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Alabama alumnus Mike Riley among new USFL's head coaches
Updated: Jan. 06, 2022, 2:04 p.m. | Published: Jan. 06, 2022, 2:04 p.m.
Mike Riley works on the sideline as the head coach of the San Antonio Commanders during an Alliance of American Football game against the Salt Lake Stallions on March 23, 2019, at the Alamodome in San Antonio.AP Photo/Darren Abate
By Mark Inabinett | minabinett@al.com
Former Alabama defensive back Mike Riley will be the head coach of the USFL's New Jersey Generals, the league announced on Thursday afternoon.
A spring football league, the USFL revealed four of its eight head coaches with the kickoff to its first season 100 days away.
In addition to Riley with the Generals, the other coaches announced on Thursday were Kevin Sumlin with the Houston Gamblers, Bart Andrus with the Philadelphia Stars and Todd Haley with the Tampa Bay Bandits.
Riley played for coach Paul "Bear" Bryant at Alabama in the 1970s before embarking on a coaching career that has included serving as the head coach the NFL's San Diego Chargers from 1999 through 2001. Riley also has been the head coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League, the college programs at Oregon State and Nebraska, the World League of American Football's San Antonio Riders and the Alliance of American Football's San Antonio Commanders.
Sumlin is a former SEC coach, compiling a 51-26 record in six seasons at Texas A&M from 2012 through 2017. He was the head coach of the college programs at Houston for four seasons before joining the Aggies and Arizona in three seasons after Texas A&M.
Andrus has 40 years of coaching experience, including seven as the head coach of the Amsterdam Admirals in NFL Europe and one as head coach of the Toronto Argonauts in the CFL.
Haley had a 19-26 record in three seasons as the Kansas City Chiefs' head coach from 2009 through 2011. He also has nine seasons of experience as an NFL offensive coordinator.
Reports indicated on Thursday morning that former Auburn coach Gene Chizik would be announced as the coach of the USFL's Birmingham Stallions. But Chizik responded via Twitter that would not be case, at least not yet.
"Addressing a rumor this morning," Chizik wrote. "I am honored that the new USFL is interested in me for a HC position. We have had several discussions. Although this is a consideration, nothing has been finalized."
The head coaches for the Michigan Panthers, Pittsburgh Maulers and New Orleans Breakers also were not announced.
The USFL will be split into divisions for its 2022 season, with Michigan, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh in the North Division and Birmingham, Houston, New Orleans and Tampa Bay in the South Division.
Although the USFL teams have names reviving those of the original USFL, the new league has no connection to the former circuit past that. The old USFL lasted three seasons – 1983, 1984 and 1985.
The USFL is expected to play its entire inaugural season in Birmingham at Protective Stadium and Legion Field, but that has not been formally announced.
The USFL has not announced a schedule for the 2022 season either, but did announce on Thursday that the kickoff to the campaign was 100 days away, which would put opening day on April 16.
The USFL plans a 10-game schedule for each of its teams, followed by a four-team playoff.
Although specific games haven't been revealed, the USFL has allotted its TV schedule, with FOX televising 22 games, FOX Sports 1 10, NBC nine, USA Network nine and Peacock four.
The league's draft is scheduled for Feb. 22-23, with training camps set to open on March 21.
Each team will carry 38 players on its active roster with a seven-player practice squad.
Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.


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Name Ruturaj Gaikwad
Age 26 years 0 days
Teams Maharashtra, India Blue, India A, India B, India U23, Chennai Super Kings, India, Indians
Nickname Gaikwad
Bowl Style Right-arm offbreak
Mat - 1 9 36
Inn - 1 8 36
Runs - 19 135 1207
Avg - 19.0 16.88 37.72
SR - 45.24 123.85 130.35
HS - 19 57 101
NO - 0 0 4
100s - 0 0 1
50s - 0 1 10
4s - 1 13 113
6s - 0 5 43
A free-stroking opener whose game revolves around a fluid technique, Ruturaj Gaikwad first burst into the scene during the 2016-17 Vijay Hazare Trophy when he ended as the third highest run-scorer in the tournament. His ability to be solid and play risk-free cricket, and yet score at a fair clip caught attention immediately. Right from his childhood days, Ruturaj was a prodigy who was tipped to make it big. He rose through the age group system of the Maharashtra team, and consistently made it to the India A side as well. As of now, his success rate has been much higher in List A, where he is consistent and also makes his runs at a healthy strike-rate. However, given his temperament and technique, Ruturaj should be able to better his already reasonable returns in First-class cricket. His batting revolves around deft touches and timing, than the modern day powerhitting module that you see with most young batsmen. He got picked up by Chennai Super Kings in the 2019 IPL season and although he is yet to be picked in the XI, the youngster should be in the future plans of the management.
By Hariprasad Sadanandan

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Q: How do you manage the pushing of screens in your BlackBerry app? I was wondering how the people who develop for here BlackBerry go about managing the screens in their app. The most common practice (and the one I'm using) seems to be just to instantiate and push the new screen from the current one. The other option I've seen is using actions in the Main Application class to do the transitions. How do you guys manage?

A: We have a ScreenManager class manages the display of screens. It contains a Hashmap which has Screen name -> MainScreen pairs,public methods for adding and showing a screen.
When our application starts up all the screens required are created and added to the ScreenManager class.
In the showScreen() method we get the reference to the appropriate MainScreen class. Then we use UiApplication.getUiApplication().popScreen(screen) to hide the current screen. If the screen has already been shown we simply use popScreen() to remove screens until we reach the screen we want. Otherwise we just pushScreen() to move the screen to the top of the pile.
Calls to using the UiApplication are contained within a  synchronized(UiApplication.getEventLock()) block
This approach does the job for us. We can create all the screens once at the application startup so it does not need to be done over and over again during the course of the application.

A: I also just use the above method of pushing to the screen-stack however an addition to this I also pass references of screens within my stack as parameter to new screens added.
If you have any public methods (which might for example update the contents of the screen etc) these can be called from other screens within your stack using this kind of reference. E.g.
Screen 1
public class MyScreen1 extends MainScreen
{

private LabelField content;

public MyScreen1(){
content = new LabelField("this is the original content");
add(content);
}

public void UpdateScreen(String newContent){
content.setText(newContent);
}

private void PushScreen{
MyScreen2 screen = new MyScreen2(  (MyScreen1)UiApplication.getUiApplication().getActiveScreen());
    UiApplication.getUiApplication().pushScreen(screen);
}
}

Screen 2
public class MyScreen2 extends MainScreen
{

private MyScreen1 originalScreen

public MyScreen2(MyScreen1 originalScreen){
this.originalScreen = originalScreen
public MyScreen1 () {
LabelField content = new LabelField("Screen1 will now be changed.");
add(content);
UpdateScreen1();
}

private void UpdateScreen1(){
 originalScreen.UpdateScreen("This is new content");
}
}

In this example, once MyScreen2 has been popped, the content of MyScreen1 will have changed. This is useful if you have a scenario where you display details of an object then push an edit screen for the object which would pop back to an older version of the object.

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Q: Get parent view class of view instance I need a method to get the information if my View is an instance of Button.
MyButton is a subclass of Button.
public void onCreate(Bundle s)
{
    ...
    MyButton button = new MyButton(activity);
    getViewType(button);
}

private <V extends View> V getViewClass(V view)
{
    Class<V> clazz = (Class<T>) view.getClass();
    if (clazz instanceof Button) {
        return Button.class; //the information I need to get
    }
}

The instanceof is not working here.
I can just compare clazz with Classes like you can see below. But I need the information if this view instance is a child of the class Button.
if (clazz == Button.class) ... //returns false
if (clazz == MyButton.class) ... //returns true

EDIT:
I got it. Solution:
if (Button.class.isAssignableFrom(clazz))
{
    ...
}

A: Why not just do this?
private <V extends View> V getViewClass(V view)
{
    if (view instanceof Button) {
        return Button.class; //the information I need to get
    }
}


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Vallas Defends Quinn's Tax Plan, Attacks Rauner
Filed Under:2014 Governor's Race, Bruce Rauner, education, Income Tax Hike, Pat Quinn, Paul Vallas
Gov. Pat Quinn (right) officially introduces Paul Vallas (left) as his running mate in the 2014 election. (Credit: CBS)
CHICAGO (CBS) — Paul Vallas hit the campaign trail as Gov. Pat Quinn's running mate on Wednesday, going on the attack against Republican gubernatorial challenger Bruce Rauner for wanting to reduce the state's income tax, saying it would have a "devastating" impact on schools.
WBBM Newsradio's John Cody reports Vallas, the former head of the Chicago Public Schools under Mayor Richard M. Daley, told reporters a failure to keep the state's 2011 income tax increase in place would mean $1 billion less revenue for schools.
"The impact would absolutely be devastating," he said. "There's no way around it, that's the impact."
Vallas Defends Quinn's Tax Plan, Attacks Rauner
Rauner's campaign countered by again rolling out a caricature of Quinn dubbed "Quinnocchio," saying the governor broke a promise the income tax hike would be temporary.
Quinn signed the 2011 income tax into law, and at the time it was intended to be temporary, with a gradual rollback beginning next year.
However, last week, Quinn proposed making the tax hike permanent, saying the state couldn't afford the cuts to schools and other public services that would be needed if the state were to give up that revenue.
Rauner has said the tax hike should be allowed to expire as originally planned, coupled with spending cuts to offset the lost revenue. However, he has yet to specify what cuts he would make.
Vallas said cutting $1 billion from the state's education budget would hurt districts across the state.
"No district will be able to absorb that impact without either borrowing, which is bad; finding some way to raise property taxes, which is even worse; or going out and making draconian cuts to critical programs," he said.
He said the effect would be worse for poorer districts that already struggle to make ends meet.


Eschaton: Does Anybody Test Drive These Things?
Does Anybody Test Drive These Things?
Scroll down the .gif of the touch screen. Fumbling with a couple of knobs and buttons is fine. You get used to them pretty quickly and can use them with no more than a glance, if that. This is like texting while driving.
The first time I noticed this I was using Tesla's semiautonomous Autopilot feature. The controls for adjusting the top speed and follow distance of adaptive cruise control are on the wheel and steering stalk on the Model S and X. They're easy to adjust without looking. On the Model 3 you have to tap the display to adjust the cruise control speed. Even worse, you have to go into a submenu to adjust the adaptive cruise control follow distance. First you tap on the car icon, then find and tap on Autopilot in the screen that pops up. Finally, you adjust the follow distance by tapping plus or minus. That's not even close to a better experience, and it's potentially dangerous, because instead of using muscle memory to find and adjust a physical item, you're reaching and tapping while looking to the right.
I'm not picking on Tesla specifically. This just popped up in the google news. But the last couple of times I've driven cars the touch screen controls have driven me nuts. They're really hard to use while driving, and you shouldn't try (but you have to).
As noted earlier, you can enable a single swipe or a cleaning of the windshield via the left stalk. But anything beyond that requires using the touchscreen. The Model 3 does have automatic wipers, which work well most of the time. During a rainstorm, however, it took longer than I was comfortable with to engage and didn't wipe fast enough for my liking. To speed them up, I had to reach over and tap the speed I wanted.
If this were any other car or automaker, that would be it. I'd tell you that these usability issues make an otherwise amazing car a pain to drive. But Tesla's cars evolve while sitting in your driveway, and apparently, it's already working on these issues.
UI improvements are possible, but touch screen controls are just...bad.


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Q: If decoupling means that photons no longer scatter how does neutral gas absorb CMB photons giving rise to the 21 cm signal? Recombination is the time in the universe when free electrons and protons combined into neutral hydrogen. One of the most important features of this transition is that after recombination the photons "decoupled" from matter. I believe decoupling refers to the fact that the probability that a given photon scatters off an atom between the time of decoupling and today is negligible. That is, after decoupling the photons travel on straight lines without interacting. This gives rise to the Cosmic Microwave Background: basically a snapshot of the universe at the time of recombination/decoupling.
My question is about "21cm Cosmology" in light of this decoupling. Neutral hydrogen can absorb a photon with a wavelength of 21cm. The detection principle is that some of the photons from the early universe are absorbed by neutral hydrogen on their way to us. We detect this as a deficit of photons at particular frequencies.
But this seems to contradict the idea of "decoupling". If the photons are decoupled it means they don't meet any atoms as they travel to us. But then how are some of them absorbed by the neutral hydrogen?
Any clarification of my clearly muddled understanding is appreciated.

A: The term "decoupling" is just a very good approximation for most frequencies. For frequencies higher than Lyman-alpha (Doppler broadened) the photons took longer to decouple. This is partly because the scattering/interaction cross-section for these transitions are very high.
For the $21\operatorname{cm}$ line, in contrast, my understanding is that the cross section is relatively low, though I can't find any data substantiating this. My understanding is that the only reason we can even detect the $21\operatorname{cm}$ line is because of the sheer quantity of neutral hydrogen in the universe. So, even though the neutral hydrogen will scatter $21\operatorname{cm}$ hydrogen, even detectably so, it isn't a strong coupling.


I think some kind of lobbying power is needed...... like an organization that knows not just the technical aspects behind broadband, but also the inner workings of major ISPs... because let's face it.... complaining to a lower level (probably outsourced) customer service rep is almost completely useless.One cool thing that this organization could do would be to inform the m@$$es about what kinds of things to look out for when going for a "broadband" connection..... maintain a blacklist of ISPs..... and possibly help consumers file cl@$$ action suits.
gotta be dreaming!Cl@$$ action suits are non-existent (almost) in India. Most get thrown out of the court as well.
Read this feature in Rediff - should be useful for newbies.
Another broadband article in rediff useful for choosing your connection.


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Matt Whineray on the Good Future podcast with John Treadgold
#64 Matt Whineray; how sustainable investing will fund the future of New Zealand pensions
Matt Whineray, is the CEO of the New Zealand Super Fund, and the co-chair of the Sustainable Finance Forum. He worked in sell-side finance in New York and Hong Kong before heading home to NZ to shift over to the buy side, and, to work for the government because NZ Super is a government run fund.
His mandate is to grow the fund to pay help support the pension system as the population ages and tax receipts fall. But he must do it responsibly, and as a long-term investor he recognises the importance of embedding ESG factors into his investment process.
Good Future · Matt Whineray: how sustainable investing will fund the future of New Zealand pensions
On this episode…
…Matt talked about the differences between the Australian and New Zealand superannuation and pension systems, and he explained the mandate he has to be a responsible steward of public funds.
He also explained the nature of the Sustainable Finance Forum, which is a forum of leaders from finance, business groups and public service to build a roadmap for the future of their financial system.
It's a lot like the ASFI Roadmap which was just released in Australia (except NZ had theirs done long before ours).
My key takeaway this week…
Matt explained that the recognition of the value of 'natural capital' is something that people from NZ hold dear. And while their systems aren't perfect, there is balance of wealth and wellbeing, of prosperity and conservation.
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Did work half way but teeth was broken but would reccomend.
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I'm afraid they didn,t work for me. I couldn't easitj slide the plastic slider back. The handle didn't seem to lock to two halves and I tried all of the Zips but none seemed to successfly integrated the two zip halves. Still never mind, I shall have a go on another broken zip some day. Thanks anyway.


Many of the details about the center are not yet known. It is led by an unnamed CIA veteran, who was tapped as the new assistant director for Korea. The CIA offshoot will work closely with the intelligence and national security community, the agency said.
The opening of the mission center comes as tensions between the U.S. and North Korea increased over the last few months.
When Iran attempted to launch a cruise missile from a "midget" submarine earlier this week, Pentagon officials saw more evidence of North Korean influence in the Islamic Republic – with intelligence reports saying the submarine was based on a Pyongyang design, the same type that sank a South Korean warship in 2010.
Nonproliferation experts have long suspected North Korea and Iran are sharing expertise when it comes to their rogue missile programs.
When Iran tested a ballistic missile in late January, the Pentagon said it was based on a North Korean design.
Defense analysts say North Korea's Taepodong missile looks almost identical to Iran's Shahab.
Iran's attempted cruise missile launch from the midget submarine in the Strait of Hormuz was believed to be one of the first times Iran has attempted such a feat. In 2015, North Korea successfully launched a missile from a submarine for the first time, and officials believe Tehran is not far behind.
Only two countries in the world deploy the Yono-class submarine – North Korea and Iran.
During [a recent] testimony, Adm. Harry Harris, the head of American forces in the Pacific, warned the United States has no land-based short- or medium-range missiles because it is a signatory to the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces, or INF, treaty signed in 1987 between Russia and the United States. But Iran and North Korea are under no such constraints.
Perhaps most worrisome for the United States is that Iran attempted this latest missile launch from a midget sub Tuesday in the narrow and crowded Strait of Hormuz, where much of the world's oil passes each day.
In July 2016, two days before the anniversary of the nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers, the Islamic Republic attempted to launch a new type of ballistic missile using North Korean technology, according to multiple intelligence officials.
It was the first time Iran attempted to launch a version of North Korea's BM-25 Musudan ballistic missile, which has a maximum range of nearly 2,500 miles, potentially putting U.S. forces in the Middle East and Israel within reach if the problems are fixed.
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Q: How can I find all rows with time values between those on other rows? I'm trying to make a SQL query that gathers all events that happen during a 'c4' event. In other words, I would like to get all rows that have a startTime or endTime during a c4.

eventId
machineId
startTime
endTime

a3
1
9:19
9:41

c4
1
9:15
9:42

a9
1
9:16
9:18

b3
1
9:40
9:46

j5
1
9:51
9:52

g6
2
9:57
9:59

In this table above, I would expect a3, a9 and b3 to be returned.
My attempt is below but I don't know how to differentiate between the time of the row being checked or the time of the c4 row.
COUNTIF(
    eventId = 'c4'
    AND UNIX_SECONDS(startTime) > UNIX_SECONDS(startTime)
    AND UNIX_SECONDS(endTime) < UNIX_SECONDS(endTime)) OVER (
        PARTITION BY machineId
) AS is_during_c4

Any guidance is appreciated.

A: You can use join:
select t.*
from t join
     t tc4
     on (t.starttime between tc4.starttime and tc4.endtime or
         t.endtime between tc4.starttime and tc4.endtime
        ) and
        tc4.eventid = 'c4';

Note that what is usually needed in this case is any overlap, and the above logic does not capture:
C4         -----XXXXXXX------
A9         --AAAAAAAAAAAA----

For this, the logic is:
select t.*
from t join
     t tc4
     on t.starttime < =tc4.endtime and
        t.endtime >= tc4.starttime and
        tc4.eventid = 'c4';


"I personally don't think you can make a deal without a termination but we're going to see what happens, OK? You're in good hands, I can tell you," he added.
Trump's comments appeared to hit the Mexican peso.
The three nations started formal negotiations to tweak the trade agreement this month. The U.S. came into the talks seeking a major overhaul in the deal that removed most barriers to trade between the countries. It went into effect in 1994.
As a candidate, Trump railed against NAFTA and other free trade deals, saying they sapped manufacturing jobs from American workers as companies sought to pay lower wages abroad.
The countries are two of the three largest trading partners with the United States.
Earlier this year, Trump said he decided not to terminate NAFTA and instead renegotiate it after calls with both countries' leaders.
At the start of the renegotiation talks, U.S. Trade Rep. Robert Lighthizer said the Trump administration believes "NAFTA has fundamentally failed many, many Americans and needs major improvement."


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Q: Switch Process in CRM Dynamics with Javascript error I am trying to switch the selected process from a user's option set selection based on the code below:
Xrm.Page.getAttribute("processid").setSubmitMode("always");
Xrm.Page.getAttribute("processid").setValue(workflowId);

Xrm.Page.getAttribute("stageid").setSubmitMode("always");
Xrm.Page.getAttribute("stageid").setValue(processStageId);

Xrm.Page.data.entity.save();

However, when this code runs I get the following error:
The traversed path should end with the new active stage.

I have checked the guids for the processid and stageid and believe they are valid.
Any ideas why this error occurs and the process does not change?


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The 2017 Thai Women's League (also known as the Muang Thai Women's League for sponsorship reasons) was the 4th season of the Thai Women's League, the top Thai professional league for women's association football clubs, since its establishment in 2009. A total of 10 teams will compete in the league.  The season began on 22 April 2017. Fixtures for the 2017 season were announced on 21 April 2017.

BG Bundit Asia are the defending champions, having won the Thai Women's Premier League title the previous season.

Teams

Locations

Bangkok
Bangkok
Chaba Kaew 16
Chaba Kaew 19
Dhurakij Pundit
Buriram
BRU Burirat
Chonburi
Chonburi
Khon Kaen
BG Bundit Asia
Lampang
Lampang Grand Sport
Nakhon Si Thammarat
Nakhon Si Lady SS
Sisaket
Sisaket

Personnel and sponsoring
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

League table

Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Season statistics

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

Clean sheets

See also
 2017 Thai League 1
 2017 Thai League 2
 2017 Thai League 3
 2017 Thai League 4

2017
Thailand
Thailand
2017 in Thai football leagues

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Giants place Geoff Schwartz on IR, sign Adam Snyder
Sep. 3, 2014 Updated: Aug. 27, 2017 3:28 p.m.
New York Giants guard Geoff Schwartz is carted off the field after an injury on Aug. 22.Julio Cortez — The Associated Press
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. >> The New York Giants have placed starting guard Geoff Schwartz on recallable injured reserve and signed veteran lineman Adam Snyder.
The Giants' decision on Wednesday to designate Schwartz to return from injured reserve means that he won't be eligible to play until Nov. 3 against Indianapolis. The six-year veteran signed a $16.8 million free agent contract in the offseason and dislocated his right big toe on Aug. 22 against the Jets.
Snyder is a 10-year veteran, playing nine seasons with the San Francisco 49ers. He has appeared in 137 regular-season games with 87 starts, including four at left guard last season. He was waived by the 49ers.
The Giants also signed tight end Jerome Cunningham and defensive tackle Dominique Hamilton to their practice squad.


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The  sbcD RNA motif is a conserved RNA structure identified using bioinformatics.  sbc RNAs are found some species of bacteria classified under the family Burkholderiaceae, and usually reside in plasmids.  They are always located in what might be the 5' untranslated regions of operons that include sbcD genes.  sbcD genes are involved in DNA repair.

References

External links

Cis-regulatory RNA elements


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A well-functioning multi-disciplinary team is the foundation of CALICO's efforts. CALICO's team is comprised of 30 partner agencies that work collaboratively from the point a report of child abuse is made. Together, the team ensures the physical and mental health, safety and well-being of each child.
Alameda County Sheriff's Office, Alameda PD, Albany PD, BART PD, Berkeley PD, California State University East Bay PD, Dublin Police Services, East Bay Regional Parks PD, Emeryville PD, Fremont PD, Hayward PD, Livermore PD, Newark PD, Oakland PD, Piedmont PD, Pleasanton PD, San Leandro PD, Union City PD, and University of California Berkeley PD
Law enforcement officers are responsible for investigating child-abuse allegations and ensuring the safety of children. Detectives bring children to CALICO, where the child is interviewed in a safe space by a specially trained professional. The detective observes the interview, confers with other experts on site, and relies on the child's testimony to determine if a crime occurred and if an arrest needs to be made.
Alameda County District Attorney's Office, Sexual Assault Team
A district attorney liaison is assigned full-time to CALICO. She observes interviews and is a member of the Vertical Sexual Assault Prosecution Team that prosecutes crimes against children. District attorneys rely on legally defensible statements obtained from children at CALICO to successfully prosecute their cases.
Alameda County Social Services Agency, Department of Children and Family Services,
Alameda County Counsel and State of California, Community Care Licensing
Child welfare workers ensure that children are safe at home. They investigate reports of abuse and neglect of children, particularly when family members are involved. They coordinate with law enforcement officers to refer children to CALICO, observe interviews, and make joint decisions about how to proceed with a case. Child welfare workers rely on CALICO interviews to determine whether to remove a child (and siblings) from their home and the best placement for children.
State licensing investigators perform similar functions. They rely on children's testimony at CALICO to determine whether group homes or licensed child-care facilities are safe environments for children.
Center for Child Protection at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, and
Highland Hospital Sexual Assault Response Team
Based on information children reveal in their interview, CALICO assists in coordinating medical exams as appropriate. Pediatricians and nurses conduct medical examinations to assess a child's well-being and collect physical and biological evidence vital to prosecution of the offender and treatment of the child.
Alameda County District Attorney's Office, Victim/Witness Assistance Division
Victim advocates sensitively steer families through the criminal-justice system and provide support at every stage of the legal process. CALICO's family support team coordinates with victim advocates to ensure families are offered appropriate guidance, information, and referrals and are able to access support services in their communities.
Center for Child Protection at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland and
Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services
Mental-health clinicians conduct assessments of victims and provide appropriate therapeutic interventions to help them heal from trauma. CALICO refers many children and families to the Center for Child Protection at Children's Hospital Oakland, where skilled staff provide psychological support to victims of sexual, physical, or emotional abuse and neglect. CALICO ensures families receive referrals for relevant clinical services offered in the family's preferred language and community.
Alameda County Probation Department
Probation officers enforce compliance with court-ordered terms of probation while offering rehabilitative services to young offenders, including specialized services for youth who sexually offend. At CALICO, more than one out of five children identifies another youth as their offender. Those youth may also be interviewed to determine if they have been victimized as well.
ALAMEDA COUNTY FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER
The Alameda County Family Justice Center is a one-stop center for victims of family violence. Dozens of public and not-for-profit organizations are co-located at the center and offer comprehensive services including, for example, legal support, crisis intervention, medical services, and counseling as well as access to domestic violence officers and prosecutors. CALICO has a satellite office at the center to assist families living in Oakland, Berkeley and other northern Alameda County communities.
CALICO brings everyone together. I can see a holding of hands of everyone when CALICO enters the situation.
—Brianne Nelson, Child Welfare Worker
Alameda County Social Services Agency


From Jane: Hi Everyone! Fun to read all the updates.
The kids are our joy and delight. I joke I am the queen of the recessive gene. Look at those 2! And they are both very artistic and musical as well as (maybe some mom here) athletic.
Olivia, after graduating from VT, is working in Interior Design in D.C. Steven is at Lehigh as a Chemistry Major in his Jr. year.
I still play tennis, love to kayak, ski, golf, travel & go on mission trips. I am also on the board of Salt N' Light Youth Ministries. My best to all!
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From Brenda: Life is a gift !
great parents and family, respect and love for the greatest country on earth, and an awesome God.
I have a great boss at work (me at home office) and clients that are my friends.
Thank you for Another great opportunity to connect with the past and bring it forward to the present ! Thank you for the time and effort ! You are appreciated.
From Wendy: Hello to all!
This is a fun way to reconnect.I just love seeing what everyone is doing. Thank you to Hope, Bev and Seth.
Well, Chuck and I were married in 1979. We have 2 amazing sons, 15 and 18. The oldest will hopefully graduate in June from Wissahickon HS... what a trip!!
I spent 18 years driving a school bus in order to have the same time off as the kids, as well as some pretty great benefits. Stopped doing that after being stricken by a couple of brain anuerysms one day in 2004. Funny how they didn't want me driving after brain surgery. Chuck just happened to be home that day, which saved my life. Everything is more or less back to normal now.
Anyway, we are still in the area, Lower Gwynedd, Chuck is the Fire Marshal for Springfield Township (Montgomery Co.) and our boys have followed him into the fire service ,but in Ambler rather than Ft. Washington.
I look forward to seeing you all at the reunion.
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From Teg: First, what an effort put forth by Hope and Beverly( and Seth)! Thank you! I arrived at UD High in 1970 when my dad was transferred from Clarks Summit to Ambler with Sunoco. I spent the summers of my Sophmore and Junior years at our cottage in Fleetville PA. Post Upper Dublin I attended a small Private school, Albion College in Michigan. Upon graduation I spent 13 years with General Motors, retired in 1990 and embarked on a career in sales at several companies including MCI Telecommunication (8 years)and now with AT&T (11 years) . I met my wife Deb at the Buick Open in Grand Blanc Mi. We have have been married for 26 years and it gets better with every year. Deb and I have 2 children, Tara (25) employed at Haworth Office Furniture and attending Pheonix University for for Cisco CCIE certification and Bryce (21) Junior at Grand Valley State University studying Math and Religion. We live in West Michigan (Zeeland) very close to Lake Michigan. We spend most of the summer at Yacht Basin Marina boating and socializing with our "Dock mates" and cruising on Lake Michigan... no sharks...no salt , no ManOWars no JellyFish just a great body of fresh water to "beach and boat".. Looking forward to the 40th, the 36th reunion was great and was good to see old friends. Hoping the gang...Bob Mosely, Dave Roland, Jim Terry, Bob Walters and Dave Buehler can get together one more time ..bring the fire extinguishers..I will bring the convertable!!!
From Keith: Married to my wife Nancy for 33 years - we met at West Chester University where we both graduated with degrees in music. Retired from Verizon Communications as VP of Finance. Was working as a substitute teacher in Upper Dublin two year ago - WOW, was that strange. Now working part-time at CLC International as Director of Finance. I am still singing with various groups and was the conductor of the Abington Choral Club. I am also on the Board of Trustees at West Chester University, where I am the Treasurer. We have two sons, 30 and 27, who both went all through Upper Dublin schools. One graduated from West Point and the other from West Chester University, and both have served tours in Iraq (and are going back). We still live in Upper Dublin! I rarely miss a day going to the gym to lift weights (those of you who remember me from UD must be in shock)!
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Issues related to the development of civil aviation in Artsakh and cooperation of the two Armenian states in this sphere were discussed during the meeting. Special attention was paid to the re-opening of Stepanakert airport. Head of the Civil Aviation Department under the Artsakh Republic Cabinet of Ministers Dmitry Atbashyan informed about the corresponding process.
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This Sandwich, Windsor and Amherstburg electric streetcar is featured in The Windsor Star's new book From the Vault, and it ran until 1939. Then, unfortunately, streetcars were scrapped.
When a resurgent Detroit celebrates the grand opening of its Woodward Avenue streetcar line in late 2016, Windsor residents will be mere bystanders at a game we once dominated.
It's hard to believe, given that we now can't get beyond paying lip service to a pipe dream, that we in Essex County were once North American public transit trailblazers.
How high we soared. How far we have fallen. That thought whacked me between the eyeballs as I digested From The Vault, The Star's recently released and absolutely mesmerizing photo history of the Windsor area.
We had, more than a century ago, what progressive cities across America, from Atlanta to Seattle, from Tucson to Washington, D.C., are spending hundreds of millions of dollars to bring back from the dead: streetcars.
As those old photos make crystal clear, this region had effective streetcar/local train links between Windsor and the county as far back as the 1890s. Cross-border commuters could, for example, take a streetcar from Amherstburg to the foot of Ouellette to board a scenic ferry for the brief ride to downtown Detroit.
So civilized. So progressive. And so utterly beyond the reach of anyone without wheels these days.
Our ancestors dreamed big. They were also team players, judging by the transit links that rapidly evolved between Windsor and its county neighbours.
And where are we now? Nowhere. Regional transit is a nice idea that expires at the first mention of shared costs. And any reference to a streetcar line, even one limited to a few downtown blocks, brings a torrent of ridicule.
Former Coun. Al Maghnieh, one of the last council's sharpest minds, even with his credit card debacle, was eviscerated in 2011 for suggesting Windsor consider a modest trolley system.
The idea resurfaced in a recent chat with former councillor Fulvio Valentinis about his city-building preferences.
Valentinis believes a Riverside Drive streetcar line linking historic Sandwich with Old Walkerville would be a huge boost for those neighbourhoods, the university, downtown, tourism and could trigger condo development on the forlorn south side of Riverside east of the casino.
I can hear the trolls now. Enough already with the big dreams. Just fix our potholes. And remember, public transit is for losers so don't give it an additional dime.
Post-bankruptcy Detroit, for all its woes, still boasts city builders with deep pockets and big ideas who are committed to the Motor City's revival.
The M-1 Rail streetcar line, which will run 3.3 miles along Woodward and cost $139 million, is backed by some of the city's most prominent players, including Roger Penske, Quicken Loans boss Dan Gilbert, Ilitch Holdings and the Kresge Foundation. The bulk of the funding is coming from the private sector.
Penske, auto racing legend and retail titan, has described it as Detroit's "home-run project" that will attract more development along that corridor.
We had our own home run — thirteen decades ago. So how did we squander such an obvious civic asset as our streetcars?
The big blow, said Dr. Trevor Price, U of W professor emeritus in political science and urban politics expert, came in 1929 when a change in American immigration rules ended cross-border commuting for huge numbers of Essex County residents. Many opted to move to the U.S. Those who stayed here had to find new jobs.
"The Depression gave it the final kick," said Price, but the streetcar system was already in decline. Lack of investment and heavy debts resulted in poor maintenance. Service breakdowns impacted ridership. In 1939 the last streetcars were phased out in favour of buses.
I suspect few mourned here in Canada's automotive capital. In a city devoted to building cars, the electric streetcar must have seemed a lousy fit. And who knows what pressure was exerted to make it go away?
But we lost something special. Take New Orleans. What would it be without the lumbering old streetcars that define America's most eccentric city and lend it character and romance?
No self-respecting tourist would visit New Orleans without riding the St. Charles Streetcar Line. Dating back to 1835, it's the world's longest continually operating line and has been declared a U.S. National Historic Landmark. But this is no gimmicky toy. Its rebuilt 1920s streetcars haul 20,000 passengers a day between downtown and the 'burbs. It works for a living.
We don't have rich tycoons and wealthy foundations like New Orleans did and Detroit does to lead the fight for streetcars.
But maybe, some day, Windsor will find a way to reclaim at least a token piece of its remarkable rail transit heritage.


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TRAVEL BLOG Sacred Song lines in Alice Springs - Desert Song Festival
Sacred Song lines in Alice Springs - Desert Song Festival
The ancient Aboriginal song lines - the indigenous memory code of ancestral sacred stories - run deep through the heart of the Red Centre, making Central Australia's dramatic landscapes and Alice Springs' iconic heritage venues the perfect stage for the annual Desert Song Festival, a celebration of the singer, the song, the instrument, the land and its people.
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This annual celebration of cultural diversity and artistic brilliance will unite singers, musicians and audiences through a series of concerts, workshops and masterclasses. Along with the traditional music of the people of Western Arrarnta and Pitjantjatjara, the freedom songs, folk music, classical and a cappella singing traditions of Africa and the Americas will come together to showcase the musical talent of Central Australia's vibrant, multi-cultural community.
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Over ten magical days - from 6 - 15th September 2019 - choirs, musicians, vocal ensembles and soloists will perform, not only within Alice Springs township, but also in Central Australia's extraordinary natural landscape as the setting.
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The 2019 Desert Song Festival will launch with The Parade of Performers. This late afternoon event will ignite Todd Mall with a kaleidoscope of sound, colour and harmony. This will be followed by APERTURE, a rousing community celebration in the Alice Springs CBD that will offer a captivating preview of the tapestry of talent uniting to perform over the ten-day event, including the Central Australian Aboriginal Women's Choir comprising choirs from six remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory. The women of this remarkable choir embody the culture, heritage and pride of Central Australia, performing emotive choral arrangements and centuries-old sacred songs in their own Western Arrarnta and Pitjantjatjara languages.
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Other highlights of the diverse and colourful 2019 Desert Song Festival program include the Festival's main attraction, the three-time Grammy Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir that has been spreading sheer joy to audiences across the globe for nearly two decades, adding 6 days of musical spice to the event! Hailing from the town of Soweto, the birthplace of South Africa's democratic movement's struggle for freedom, Soweto Gospel Choir continues to inspire audiences around the world with their powerful blend of African gospel, freedom songs, and international classics.
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Add to this a performance of musical and poetic musing like no other – 'Under the Southern Cross': lie in the sand, nestle under your rug and surrender yourself to the Aurora and Arafura Collective as you gaze into the night sky.
A Desert Song Festival schools' event will see a parade of young choirs and dance ensembles from local schools and youth groups showcase their incredible talents. And a special Picnic Day at White Gums will offer visitors a range of wonderful guided journeys on country, traditional Central Australian cooking demonstrations by the Central Australian Aboriginal Women's Choir, an Aboriginal Art market and, of course, more enchanting song.
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One of the highlights of this year's festival is the season's dazzling outdoor finale. The natural acoustics of Ormiston Gorge, in the Tjoritja (West MacDonnell) National Park, will create a breathtaking and uniquely Australian amphitheatre for 'A cappella in the Gorge', a magical afternoon of melody and voice like nothing you'll experience anywhere else on earth!
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And don't miss out on a true blue Aussie dining experience at the Festival Club – Watertank Café. Surrounded with signature watertank fittings and features, this is a welcoming café for locals and travellers alike to enjoy a genuine and relaxed Centralian dining experience and hospitality.
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The 2019 Desert Song Festival provides a once in a lifetime opportunity for music lovers to connect with country, local tradition, and the original inhabitants of Australia through sublime music, spirit and song. Take 'the Essential Australian Journey' to the Red Centre and Find Yourself at DSF!
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Here comes the New Year party and you have a reason to shop. Yes you can shop for yourself, your friends and your relatives or for your loved ones. New Year Shopping needs no explanation. We love to shop on any day and also without any occasion. We shop daily may it be miscellaneous. But New Year party is an occasion when we wish to plan a big party and which needs a big shopping list. If we are throwing a New year party at our residence we need to look at all the managements like decorations, food, list of invitees, gifts and presents, music, dance and many more.
For that you first make a list of all guests and then proceed with New Year shopping, according to type of guests. Always remember that when you are a host you cannot plan as per your likes, you have to keep in mind the invitees. Shopping for New Year is very important aspect. What to purchase for decorations and for gifts is to be thought on very perfectly. When you plan out for a party at your home you have to purchase some important stuffs like flowers, ribbons, curtains, balloons, crackers, dazzling rings, some music audios, cakes, snacks for children, chocolates, return gifts packed properly for kids and other invitees.
If the party is given in a hotel or club then its better you make arrangement for party organizers or let the staff of that hotel or club manage the things.
New Year Shopping for decorations would not be a very big issue if the party is organized outside you residence. As every arrangement is with the party organizers then the only shopping would be that of party gifts. Party gifts can be given in form of daily used belongings or gifts such as music audios or movie videos. While Shopping the number of guests should be taken into consideration. How many of them are kids? How many are young? How many are older? New Year shopping must include gifts as per the needs of each age group. Usefulness of that gift should be understood. Shopping for Party gifts can also include cakes, pasties, small wine bottles, candles, perfumes, beauty products, soaps, floating or perfumed candles etc.
When New Year Party arrives, it brings with it joy and happiness. One more thing which New Year brings is Christmas. Christmas trees and Santa clause are the attraction of New Year. Christmas trees and silver stars for the Christmas tree are also an essential part of New Year shopping. There cannot be New Year without Santa clause. Small structures of Santa clause can be purchased for the New Year party. They can be placed in party premises or at the entrance of the venue.
Shopping for New Year can also include shopping for pets. In western countries there is a trend of giving pets as gifts. People even purchase gifts for their own pets.


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65 Sustainable Development of Medium Strength Concrete Using Polypropylene as Aggregate Replacement
Authors: Reza Keihani, Ali Bahadori-Jahromi, Timothy James Clacy
Plastic as an environmental burden is a well-rehearsed topic in the research area. This is due to its global demand and destructive impacts on the environment, which has been a significant concern to the governments. Typically, the use of plastic in the construction industry is seen across low-density, non-structural applications due to its diverse range of benefits including high strength-to-weight ratios, manipulability and durability. It can be said that with the level of plastic consumption experienced in the construction industry, an ongoing responsibility is shown for this sector to continually innovate alternatives for application of recycled plastic waste such as using plastic made replacement from polyethylene, polystyrene, polyvinyl and polypropylene in the concrete mix design. In this study, the impact of partially replaced fine aggregate with polypropylene in the concrete mix design was investigated to evaluate the concrete's compressive strength by conducting an experimental work which comprises of six concrete mix batches with polypropylene replacements ranging from 0.5 to 3.0%. The results demonstrated a typical decline in the compressive strength with the addition of plastic aggregate, despite this reduction generally mitigated as the level of plastic in the concrete mix increased. Furthermore, two of the six plastic-containing concrete mixes tested in the current study exceeded the ST5 standardised prescribed concrete mix compressive strength requirement at 28-days containing 1.50% and 2.50% plastic aggregates, which demonstrated the potential for use of recycled polypropylene in structural applications, as a partial by mass, fine aggregate replacement in the concrete mix.
Keywords: Compressive strength, concrete, polypropylene, sustainability.
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64 A Renovated Cook's Distance Based On The Buckley-James Estimate In Censored Regression
Authors: Nazrina Aziz, Dong Q. Wang
There have been various methods created based on the regression ideas to resolve the problem of data set containing censored observations, i.e. the Buckley-James method, Miller-s method, Cox method, and Koul-Susarla-Van Ryzin estimators. Even though comparison studies show the Buckley-James method performs better than some other methods, it is still rarely used by researchers mainly because of the limited diagnostics analysis developed for the Buckley-James method thus far. Therefore, a diagnostic tool for the Buckley-James method is proposed in this paper. It is called the renovated Cook-s Distance, (RD* i ) and has been developed based on the Cook-s idea. The renovated Cook-s Distance (RD* i ) has advantages (depending on the analyst demand) over (i) the change in the fitted value for a single case, DFIT* i as it measures the influence of case i on all n fitted values Yˆ∗ (not just the fitted value for case i as DFIT* i) (ii) the change in the estimate of the coefficient when the ith case is deleted, DBETA* i since DBETA* i corresponds to the number of variables p so it is usually easier to look at a diagnostic measure such as RD* i since information from p variables can be considered simultaneously. Finally, an example using Stanford Heart Transplant data is provided to illustrate the proposed diagnostic tool.
Keywords: Buckley-James estimators, censored regression, censored data, diagnostic analysis, product-limit estimator, renovated Cook's Distance.
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63 The Future of Electronic Money
Authors: Maria E. de Boyrie, Darlene Nelson, James A. Nelson
The history of money is described in relationship to the history of computing. With the transformation and acceptance of money as information, major challenges to the security of money have involved engineering, computer science, and management. Research opportunities and challenges are described as money continues its transformation into information.
Keywords: Electronic, information, money, risk.
62 Process Analysis through Length Consistency
Authors: James E. Ponder
The requirement for consistency in physics can sometimes offer a common ground between disciplines such that their fundamental equations share a common parameter set and mathematical method for equation extraction. The parameter set shared by Relativity and Quantum Wave Mechanics enables an analysis which will be seen to be very straightforward, primarily classical in nature using linear algebra concepts, yet deriving a theoretical estimate of the value of the Gravitational Constant along with dependencies never before known.
Keywords: Gravitational Constant, Physical Consistency, Quantum Mechanics, Relativity.
61 Research on Hypermediated Images in Asian Films
Authors: Somi Nah, Timothy Yoonsuk Lee, Jinhwan Yu
In films, visual effects have played the role of expressing realities more realistically or describing imaginations as if they are real. Such images are immediated images representing realism, and the logic of immediation for the reality of images has been perceived dominant in visual effects. In order for immediation to have an identity as immediation, there should be the opposite concept hypermediation. In the mid 2000s, hypermediated images were settled as a code of mass culture in Asia. Thus, among Asian films highly popular in those days, this study selected five displaying hypermediated images – 2 Korean, 2 Japanese, and 1 Thailand movies – and examined the semiotic meanings of such images using Roland Barthes- directional and implicated meaning analysis and Metz-s paradigmatic analysis method, focusing on how hypermediated images work in the general context of the films, how they are associated with spaces, and what meanings they try to carry.
Keywords: Asian Films, Hypermediated Images, Semiotics, Visual Effects
60 Some (v + 1, b + r + λ + 1, r + λ + 1, k, λ + 1) Balanced Incomplete Block Designs (BIBDs) from Lotto Designs (LDs)
Authors: Oluwaseun. A. Alawode, Timothy. A. Bamiduro, Adekunle. A. Eludire
The paper considered the construction of BIBDs using potential Lotto Designs (LDs) earlier derived from qualifying parent BIBDs. The study utilized Li's condition  pr t−1  ( t−1 2 ) + pr− pr t−1 (t−1) 2  < ( p 2 ) λ, to determine the qualification of a parent BIBD (v, b, r, k, λ) as LD (n, k, p, t) constrained on v ≥ k, v ≥ p, t ≤ min{k, p} and then considered the case k = t since t is the smallest number of tickets that can guarantee a win in a lottery. The (15, 140, 28, 3, 4) and (7, 7, 3, 3, 1) BIBDs were selected as parent BIBDs to illustrate the procedure. These BIBDs yielded three potential LDs each. Each of the LDs was completely generated and their properties studied. The three LDs from the (15, 140, 28, 3, 4) produced (9, 84, 28, 3, 7), (10, 120, 36, 3, 8) and (11, 165, 45, 3, 9) BIBDs while those from the (7, 7, 3, 3, 1) produced the (5, 10, 6, 3, 3), (6, 20, 10, 3, 4) and (7, 35, 15, 3, 5) BIBDs. The produced BIBDs follow the generalization (v + 1, b + r + λ + 1, r +λ+1, k, λ+1) where (v, b, r, k, λ) are the parameters of the (9, 84, 28, 3, 7) and (5, 10, 6, 3, 3) BIBDs. All the BIBDs produced are unreduced designs.
Keywords: Balanced Incomplete Block Designs, Lotto Designs, Unreduced Designs, Lottery games.
59 Information Security Risk in Financial Institutions
Authors: James A. Nelson
The history of technology and banking is examined as it relates to risk and technological determinism. It is proposed that the services that banks offer are determined by technology and that banks must adopt new technologies to be competitive. The adoption of technologies paradoxically forces the adoption of other new technologies to protect the bank from the increased risk of technology. This cycle will lead to bank examiners and regulators to focus on human behavior, not on the ever changing technology.
Keywords: Banking, information security, risk, technologicaldeterminism.
58 Endothelial Specificity of ICAM2, Flt-1, and Tie2 Promoters In Vitro and In Vivo
Authors: Jing Lei, Yoram Vodovotz, Timothy R. Billiar
To identify an endothelial cell-specific promoter suitable for vascular-specific targeting, we tested five promoters in vitro--Tie2SE, Tie2LE, ICAM2, Flt-1 and vWF--for promoter activity and specificity in endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells and non-vascular resident cells as well as tissues. These promoters, except for vWF, exhibited good endothelial activity and specificity in vitro. In a syngenic heart transplantation model, the ICAM2 promoter was variably functional in coronary endothelial cells of donor hearts. Thus, the ICAM2, Flt-1, Tie2SE and Tie2LE promoters hold promise for endothelial-specific targeting, but in vitro expression may not predict in vivo expression.
Keywords: vascular-specific targeting, endothelial cell-specificpromoter, endothelial specificity.
57 The Control Vector Scheme for Design of Planar Primitive PH curves
Authors: Ching-Shoei Chiang, Sheng-Hsin Tsai, James Chen
The PH curve can be constructed by given parameters, but the shape of the curve is not so easy to image from the value of the parameters. On the contract, Bézier curve can be constructed by the control polygon, and from the control polygon, we can image the figure of the curve. In this paper, we want to use the hodograph of Bézier curve to construct PH curve by selecting part of the control vectors, and produce other control vectors, so the property of PH curve exists.
Keywords: PH curve, hodograph, Bézier curve.
56 Some Results on the Generalized Higher Rank Numerical Ranges
Authors: Mohsen Zahraei
In this paper, the notion of rank−k numerical range of rectangular complex matrix polynomials are introduced. Some algebraic and geometrical properties are investigated. Moreover, for Є > 0, the notion of Birkhoff-James approximate orthogonality sets for Є−higher rank numerical ranges of rectangular matrix polynomials is also introduced and studied. The proposed definitions yield a natural generalization of the standard higher rank numerical ranges.
Keywords: Rank−k numerical range, isometry, numerical range, rectangular matrix polynomials.
55 Automata-Based String Analysis for Detecting Malware in Android Programs
Authors: Assad Maalouf, Lunjin Lu, James Lynott
We design and implement a precise model of string operations using finite state machine transformers and state transformers to approximate the values string variables can take throughout the execution of the program.We use our model to analyze Android program string variables. Our experimental results show that our string analysis is very efficient at detecting the contextual effect of string operations on the string variables. Our model proved to be very useful when it came to verifying statements about the string variables of the program.
Keywords: Abstract interpretation, android, static analysis, string analysis.
54 An Investigation on Organisation Cyber Resilience
Authors: Arniyati Ahmad, Christopher Johnson, Timothy Storer
Cyber exercises used to assess the preparedness of a community against cyber crises, technology failures and Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) incidents. The cyber exercises also called cyber crisis exercise or cyber drill, involved partnerships or collaboration of public and private agencies from several sectors. This study investigates Organisation Cyber Resilience (OCR) of participation sectors in cyber exercise called X Maya in Malaysia. This study used a principal based cyber resilience survey called CSuite Executive checklist developed by World Economic Forum in 2012. To ensure suitability of the survey to investigate the OCR, the reliability test was conducted on C-Suite Executive checklist items. The research further investigates the differences of OCR in ten Critical National Infrastructure Information (CNII) sectors participated in the cyber exercise. The One Way ANOVA test result showed a statistically significant difference of OCR among ten CNII sectors participated in the cyber exercise.
Keywords: Critical Information Infrastructure, Cyber Resilience, Organisation Cyber Resilience, Reliability Test.
53 U.S. Supreme Court Justices and Partisanship: Support for the President and Solicitor General
Authors: James Meernik, Joseph Ignagni, Rebecca Deen
This paper analyzes the extent to which the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court cast votes that support the positions of the president, or more generally the Executive Branch. Can presidents count on such deference from those justices they nominate or those whom are nominated by other presidents of the same party? Or, do the justices demonstrate judicial independence and impartiality such that they are not so predisposed to vote in favor of arguments of their nominating president-s party? The results suggest that while in general the justices do not exhibit any marked tendency to partisan support of presidents, more recent and conservative Supreme Court justices are significantly more likely to support Republican presidents.
Keywords: Separation of Powers, Solicitor General, U.S. President
52 Grid-Connected Photovoltaic System: System Overview and Sizing Principles
Authors: Najiya Omar, Hamed Aly, Timothy Little
The optimal size of a photovoltaic (PV) array is considered a critical factor in designing an efficient PV system due to the dependence of the PV cell performance on temperature. A high temperature can lead to voltage losses of solar panels, whereas a low temperature can cause voltage overproduction. There are two possible scenarios of the inverter's operation in which they are associated with the erroneous calculations of the number of PV panels: 1) If the number of the panels is scant and the temperature is high, the minimum voltage required to operate the inverter will not be reached. As a result, the inverter will shut down. 2) Comparably, if the number of panels is excessive and the temperature is low, the produced voltage will be more than the maximum limit of the inverter which can cause the inverter to get disconnected or even damaged. This article aims to assess theoretical and practical methodologies to calculate size and determine the topology of a PV array. The results are validated by applying an experimental evaluation for a 100 kW Grid-connected PV system for a location in Halifax, Nova Scotia and achieving a satisfactory system performance compared to the previous work done.
Keywords: Sizing PV panels, grid-connected PV, topology of PV array, theoretical and practical methodologies.
51 Life Cycle Assessment of Precast Concrete Units
Authors: Ya Hong Dong, Conrad T.C. Wong, S. Thomas Ng, James M.W. Wong
Precast concrete has been widely adopted in public housing construction of Hong Kong since the mid-1980s. While pre-casting is considered an environmental friendly solution, there is lack of study to investigate the life cycle performance of precast concrete units. This study aims to bridge the knowledge gap by providing a comprehensive life cycle assessment (LCA) study for two precast elements namely façade and bathroom. The results show that raw material is the most significant contributor of environmental impact accounting for about 90% to the total impact. Furthermore, human health is more affected by the production of precast concrete than the ecosystems.
Keywords: Environment, green, LCA, LCIA, precast.
50 Adaptive Educational Hypermedia System for High School Students Based on Learning Styles
Authors: Stephen Akuma, Timothy Ndera
Information seekers get "lost in hyperspace" due to the voluminous documents updated daily on the internet. Adaptive Hypermedia Systems (AHS) are used to direct learners to their target goals. One of the most common AHS designed to help information seekers to overcome the problem of information overload is the Adaptive Education Hypermedia System (AEHS). However, this paper focuses on AEHS that adopts the learning preference of high school students and deliver learning content according to this preference throughout their learning experience. The research developed a prototype system for predicting students' learning preference from the Visual, Aural, Read-Write and Kinesthetic (VARK) learning style model and adopting the learning content suitable to their preference. The predicting strength of several classifiers was compared and we found Support Vector Machine (SVM) to be more accurate in predicting learning style based on users' preferences.
Keywords: Hypermedia, adaptive education, learning style, lesson content, user profile, prediction, feedback, adaptive hypermedia, learning style.
49 Improving Taint Analysis of Android Applications Using Finite State Machines
We present a taint analysis that can automatically detect when string operations result in a string that is free of taints, where all the tainted patterns have been removed. This is an improvement on the conservative behavior of previous taint analyzers, where a string operation on a tainted string always leads to a tainted string unless the operation is manually marked as a sanitizer. The taint analysis is built on top of a string analysis that uses finite state automata to approximate the sets of values that string variables can take during the execution of a program. The proposed approach has been implemented as an extension of FlowDroid and experimental results show that the resulting taint analyzer is much more precise than the original FlowDroid.
Keywords: Android, static analysis, string analysis, taint analysis.
48 Evaluating the Factors Influencing the Efficiency and Usage of Public Sports Services in a Chinese Province
Authors: Zhankun Wang, Timothy Makubuya
The efficiency of public sports service of prefecture-level cities in Zhejiang from 2008 to 2012 was evaluated by applying the DEA method, then its influencing factors were also analyzed through Tobit model. Upon analysis, the results revealed the following; (i) the change in average efficiency of public sports service in Zhejiang present a smooth uptrend and at a relatively high level from 2008 to 2012 (ii) generally, the productivity of public sports service in Zhejiang improved from 2008 to 2012, the productivity efficiency varied greatly in different years, and the regional difference of production efficiency increased. (iii) The correlations for urbanization rate, aging rate, per capita GDP and the population density were significantly positive with the public sports service efficiency in Zhejiang, of which the most significant was the aging rate. However, the population density and per capita GDP had less impact on the efficiency of public sports service in Zhejiang. In addition, whether the efficiency of public sports services in different areas in Zhejiang reciprocates to overall benefits in public wellbeing in both rural and urban settings is still arguable.
Keywords: DEA Model, public sports service, efficiency, Tobit model, Malmquist productivity index, Zhejiang.
47 Correlating Site-Specific Meteorological Data and Power Availability for Small-Scale, Multi-Source Renewable Energy Systems
Authors: James D. Clark, Bernard H. Stark
The paper presents a modelling methodology for small scale multi-source renewable energy systems. Using historical site-specific weather data, the relationships of cost, availability and energy form are visualised as a function of the sizing of photovoltaic arrays, wind turbines, and battery capacity. The specific dependency of each site on its own particular weather patterns show that unique solutions exist for each site. It is shown that in certain cases the capital component cost can be halved if the desired theoretical demand availability is reduced from 100% to 99%.
Keywords: Energy Analysis, Forecasting, Distributed powergeneration.
46 Optimization of Multifunctional Battery Structures for Mars
Authors: James A Foster, Guglielmo S Aglietti
Multifunctional structures are a potentially disruptive technology that allows for significant mass savings on spacecraft. The specific concept addressed herein is that of a multifunctional power structure. In this paper, a parametric optimisation of the design of such a structure that uses commercially available battery cells is presented. Using numerical modelling, it was found that there exists several trade-offs aboutthe conflict between the capacity of the panel and its mechanical properties. It was found that there is no universal optimal location for the cells. Placing them close to the mechanical interfaces increases loading in the mechanically weak cells whereas placing them at the centre of the panel increases the stress inthe panel and reduces the stiffness of the structure.
Keywords: Design Optimization, Multifunctional Structures, Power Storage.
45 Body Mass Index for Australian Athletes Participating in Rugby Union, Soccer and Touch Football at the World Masters Games
Authors: Walsh Joe, Climstein Mike, Heazlewood Ian Timothy, Burke Stephen, Kettunen Jyrki, Adams Kent, DeBeliso Mark
Whilst there is growing evidence that activity across the lifespan is beneficial for improved health, there are also many changes involved with the aging process and subsequently the potential for reduced indices of health. Data gathered on a subsample of 535 football code athletes, aged 31-72 yrs ( = 47.4, s = ±7.1), competing at the Sydney World Masters Games (2009) demonstrated a significantly (p < 0.001), reduced classification of obesity using Body Mass Index (BMI) when compared to the general Australian population. This evidence of improved classification in one index of health (BMI < 30) for master athletes (when compared to the general population) implies there are either improved levels of this index of health due to adherence to sport or possibly the reduced BMI is advantageous and contributes to this cohort adhering (or being attracted) to masters sport. Demonstration of this proportionately under-investigated World Masters Games population having improved health over the general population is of particular interest.
Keywords: BMI, masters athlete, rugby union, soccer, touch football.
44 Design Histories for Enhanced Concurrent Structural Design
Authors: Adam Sobey, James Blake, Ajit Shenoi
The leisure boatbuilding industry has tight profit margins that demand that boats are created to a high quality but with low cost. This requirement means reduced design times combined with increased use of design for production can lead to large benefits. The evolutionary nature of the boatbuilding industry can lead to a large usage of previous vessels in new designs. With the increase in automated tools for concurrent engineering within structural design it is important that these tools can reuse this information while subsequently feeding this to designers. The ability to accurately gather this materials and parts data is also a key component to these tools. This paper therefore aims to develop an architecture made up of neural networks and databases to feed information effectively to the designers based on previous design experience.
43 A Hypermap for Supply Chain Management
Authors: James K. Ho
We present a prototype interactive (hyper) map of strategic, tactical, and logistic options for Supply Chain Management. The map comprises an anthology of options, broadly classified within the strategic spectrum of efficiency versus responsiveness, and according to logistic and cross-functional drivers. They are exemplified by cases in diverse industries. We seek to get all these information and ideas organized to help supply chain managers identify effective choices for specific business environments. The key and innovative linkage we introduce is the configuration of competitive forces. Instead of going through seemingly endless and isolated cases and wondering how one can borrow from them, we aim to provide a guide by force comparisons. The premise is that best practices in a different industry facing similar forces may be a most productive resource in supply chain design and planning. A prototype template is demonstrated.
Keywords: Competitive forces, strategic innovation, supplychain management.
42 Improved Body Mass Index Classification for Football Code Masters Athletes, A Comparison to the Australian National Population
Authors: Joe Walsh, Mike Climstein, Ian Timothy Heazlewood, Stephen Burke, Jyrki Kettunen, Kent Adams, Mark DeBeliso
Thousands of masters athletes participate quadrennially in the World Masters Games (WMG), yet this cohort of athletes remains proportionately under-investigated. Due to a growing global obesity pandemic in context of benefits of physical activity across the lifespan, the prevalence of obesity in this unique population was of particular interest. Data gathered on a sub-sample of 535 football code athletes, aged 31-72 yrs ( =47.4, s =±7.1), competing at the Sydney World Masters Games (2009) demonstrated a significantly (p<0.001), reduced classification of obesity using Body Mass Index (BMI) when compared to data on the Australian national population. This evidence of improved classification in one index of health (BMI<30) implies there are either improved levels of this index of health due to adherence to sport or possibly the reduced BMI is advantageous and contributes to this cohort adhering (or being attracted) to masters sport. Given the worldwide focus on the obesity epidemic and the need for a multi-faceted solution to this problem, demonstration of these middle to older aged adults having improved BMI over the general population is of particular interest.
Keywords: BMI, masters athlete, rugby union, soccer, touch football
41 A Confucianism Observed in Disaster Films of East Asia
Authors: Timothy Yoonsuk Lee, Jinhwan Yu, Somi Nah
Hollywood has produced various blockbusters on the subject of disasters. Entering the 2000s, disaster films began to be produced in the East Asian region as well, and as most of them were successful, disaster films have settled as a popular genre in the region. East Asian disaster films utilize a plot structure similar to Hollywood films but, at the same time, represent East Asian people-s unique value system. East Asian people-s social behavior pattern defined as collectivism is a characteristic that distinguishes this region from other cultural regions. In order to examine Confucian culture in disaster films on the premise of the difference, the author conducts this research as follows.This study first reviews the concepts disaster and disaster film, and understands the genre through analyzing the narrative structure and style. In addition, it discusses collectivism, a characteristic of the East Asian region distinguished from the West, and investigates Confucian culture in films and examines differences among Korean, Chinese and Japanese Confucianism. Films selected for this study are Tidal Wave (Korea, 2009), After Shock (China, 2006), and The Sinking of Japan (Japan, 2006). Using the characters in these films, we analyze how Confucian thought is described and reproduced.
Keywords: Confucianism, Disaster Film, East Asian Films, Three Basic Principles and Five Moral Disciplines in Human Relations
40 Stochastic Learning Algorithms for Modeling Human Category Learning
Authors: Toshihiko Matsuka, James E. Corter
Most neural network (NN) models of human category learning use a gradient-based learning method, which assumes that locally-optimal changes are made to model parameters on each learning trial. This method tends to under predict variability in individual-level cognitive processes. In addition many recent models of human category learning have been criticized for not being able to replicate rapid changes in categorization accuracy and attention processes observed in empirical studies. In this paper we introduce stochastic learning algorithms for NN models of human category learning and show that use of the algorithms can result in (a) rapid changes in accuracy and attention allocation, and (b) different learning trajectories and more realistic variability at the individual-level.
Keywords: category learning, cognitive modeling, radial basis function, stochastic optimization.
39 Positioning Analysis of Atlantic Canadian Provinces as Travel Destinations by Americans
Authors: Dongkoo Yun, Melissa James-MacEachern
This study analyzes Americans' views of four Atlantic Canadian provinces as travel destinations regarding specific destination attributes for a pleasure trip, awareness (heard) of the destinations, past visit to the destinations during the prior two years, and intention to visit in the next two years. Results indicate that American travellers perceived the four Atlantic Canadian provinces as separate and distinct when rating best-fit destination attributes to each destination. The results suggest that travel destinations, specifically the four selected destinations, must be prepared to differentiate their destination's image and the range of experiences and services to appeal and attract more American travellers.
Keywords: Atlantic Canadian provinces (travel destinations), American perceptions, competitiveness, positioning analysis.
38 An Efficient Run Time Interface for Heterogeneous Architecture of Large Scale Supercomputing System
Authors: Prabu D., Andrew Aaron James, Vanamala V., Vineeth Simon, Sanjeeb Kumar Deka, Sridharan R., Prahlada Rao B.B., Mohanram N.
In this paper we propose a novel Run Time Interface (RTI) technique to provide an efficient environment for MPI jobs on the heterogeneous architecture of PARAM Padma. It suggests an innovative, unified framework for the job management interface system in parallel and distributed computing. This approach employs proxy scheme. The implementation shows that the proposed RTI is highly scalable and stable. Moreover RTI provides the storage access for the MPI jobs in various operating system platforms and improve the data access performance through high performance C-DAC Parallel File System (C-PFS). The performance of the RTI is evaluated by using the standard HPC benchmark suites and the simulation results show that the proposed RTI gives good performance on large scale supercomputing system.
Keywords: RTI, C-MPI, C-PFS, Scheduler Interface.
37 Empirical and Indian Automotive Equity Portfolio Decision Support
Authors: P. Sankar, P. James Daniel Paul, Siddhant Sahu
A brief review of the empirical studies on the methodology of the stock market decision support would indicate that they are at a threshold of validating the accuracy of the traditional and the fuzzy, artificial neural network and the decision trees. Many researchers have been attempting to compare these models using various data sets worldwide. However, the research community is on the way to the conclusive confidence in the emerged models. This paper attempts to use the automotive sector stock prices from National Stock Exchange (NSE), India and analyze them for the intra-sectorial support for stock market decisions. The study identifies the significant variables and their lags which affect the price of the stocks using OLS analysis and decision tree classifiers.
Keywords: Indian Automotive Sector, Stock Market Decisions, Equity Portfolio Analysis, Decision Tree Classifiers, Statistical Data Analysis.
36 Prediction of Overall Efficiency in Multistage Gear Trains
Authors: James Kuria, John Kihiu
A mathematical model for determining the overall efficiency of a multistage tractor gearbox including all gear, lubricant, surface finish related parameters and operating conditions is presented. Sliding friction, rolling friction and windage losses were considered as the main sources of power loss in the gearing system. A computer code in FORTRAN was developed to simulate the model. Sliding friction contributes about 98% of the total power loss for gear trains operating at relatively low speeds (less than 2000 rpm input speed). Rolling frictional losses decrease with increased load while windage losses are only significant for gears running at very high speeds (greater than 3000 rpm). The results also showed that the overall efficiency varies over the path of contact of the gear meshes ranging between 94% to 99.5%.
Keywords: Efficiency, multistage gear train, rolling friction, slidingfriction, windage losses.


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Cardinals' Motte delivers on, off the field
Kary Booher
News-Leader
The disabled youngsters at Miracle Field in south Springfield got a treat Monday night when none other than recent St. Louis Cardinals closer Jason Motte made an appearance.
The way he told it, the stop may have been the highlight of his time here in the Ozarks this week, despite a pair of dominating, injury rehab appearances for Double-A Springfield — including a six-pitch effort on Tuesday.
"It was awesome," Motte said of Miracle Field, after his eighth-inning work in Springfield's 2-1 victory against Tulsa at Hammons Field. "(Springfield manager Mike) Shildt had brought it up yesterday about the team going out there yesterday and said a lot of guys were going out there. I said, 'Tell me what time. I'll be there.' "
Motte then joked, "So this is actually the third day in a row. I don't think I got an out. I let up about 50 runs."
There was no joking about his work Tuesday. Motte covered the eighth inning in only six pitches. The first batter flied out to the warning track in left field, the next two were retired on groundouts — including a chopper fielded by Motte.
He sprang off the mound as the ball faded toward the first-base line, gloved it and tagged a speedy runner in the back all in one motion.
Motte's fastball topped out again at 95 mph, two days after he struck out the side in his only inning Sunday.
He did not lobby to handle the ninth and wouldn't have been allowed to anyway, given the Double-A club is under orders to handle Motte for only one inning.
He'll pitch again Thursday at Northwest Arkansas as he returns from elbow ligament replacement surgery.
"Aggressive. Clean actions," was the way Shildt described his Tuesday performance. "The ball is coming out good. He was quick and efficient. He pounded the zone. He had some riding life at the end."


It is said that the experience and lessons we learn are useful for our future course, but psychologists argue that this applies only if you remember the right things!
New study published in the journal Memory suggests that it is more likely to remember pleasant events of the past and we memorize most negative experiences by giving them a pleasant note.
This phenomenon is called «Fading Affect Bias» (FAB). In simple words, it means that our emotions affect our memories.
The study involved 562 people from 10 different countries, who were asked to recall different events from their lives. After that, they had to describe how they felt then and how they feel today.
It turned out that happy events had left a stronger and clearer imprint in the participants' memory. Moreover, the descriptions related to unpleasant experiences included positive details.
The human brain has a tendency to skip the negative experiences, so that pleasant events leave a stronger imprint. The causes behind this phenomenon remain unknown, although some scientists argue that this is a technique our brain uses to enhance our confidence. The FAB phenomenon can be found in mentally healthy individuals all over the world.
I found this colorful Easter egg lying on a web site in full view of all who would pick it up to see more of it… and take it with them to study more of its charm and character.
Val, are there spectrum delineations for gauging FAB ranges suggesting healthy vs. unhealthy mental subjects? Where may one find more details of this post? More Val, please.


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KITP Director David Gross Wins Nobel Prize in Physics
By Gail Gallessich
Tuesday, October 5, 2004 - 17:00
The 2004 Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to David Gross, professor of physics and director of the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and two others.
The prize is for the "discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction" and is shared with H. David Politzer of the California Institute of Technology and Frank Wilczek of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Wilczek also served on the faculty at UCSB from 1981 to 1989.
Wilczek was a student of Gross's at Princeton University when they made the discovery. Politzer was working independently on a similar calculation while at Harvard University.
According to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, their "discovery was expressed in 1973 in an elegant mathematical framework that led to a completely new theory, Quantum ChromoDynamics." With this discovery, "Gross, Politzer and Wilczek have brought physics one step closer to fulfilling a grand dream, to formulate a unified theory comprising gravity as well––a unified theory for everything."
Faculty members at UCSB have won five Nobel Prizes since 1998.
"Our campus is tremendously honored and proud of this prize to a truly outstanding scientist and colleague, David Gross," said Henry T. Yang, chancellor of UCSB. "We are extremely pleased by this news and offer David and the researchers with whom he shares this prize our warmest congratulations."
In a statement, UC President Robert C. Dynes said: "Professor Gross, an alumnus of the University of California, has been a superb researcher and teacher throughout his career, and the awarding of the Nobel in physics today underscores his significant contributions to the field and his achievements in the creation of new knowledge. This award underscores, once again, the major contribution that research universities make to our understanding of the world. My heartfelt congratulations to my colleague and a fellow physicist."
Said UCSB's Dean of Science, Martin Moskovits, "Nothing could be more fundamental than the structure of the nucleus––the tiny kernel at the center of every atom. David Gross is one of the founders of our current understanding of the nucleus, the so-called standard model. His work has impacted the entire field of particle physics for decades and continues to break new ground in our quest for the one central and unified theory that underlies all of physics, all of chemistry–– everything. He is one of the great physicists of the age."
The National Science Foundation has supported the institute at UCSB since its creation in 1979. Professor Gross has been the principal investigator on major NSF awards since 1994 totalling $31.8 million.
Biographical snapshot
David Gross joined the Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara in January 1997. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1966 and then was a Junior Fellow at Harvard. In 1969 he went to Princeton where he was appointed Professor of Physics in 1972, and later Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics, and Thomas Jones Professor of Mathematical Physics.
Dr. Gross was an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellow (1970-74), was elected Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1974, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1985, Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1986 and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1987.
He is the recipient of the J. J. Sakurai Prize of the American Physical Society in 1986, a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship Prize in 1987, the Dirac Medal in 1988, the Oscar Klein Medal in 2000 and the Harvey Prize of the Technion in 2000. He has received two honorary degrees.
The Frederick W. Gluck Chair in Theoretical Physics, an endowed chair for the director of the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, was established in 2002 with a generous gift from UCSB Trustee Fred Gluck.
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