2nd Annual Greater Bangor Bark for Life to Raise Funds for Cancer
www.wabi.tvA fund raising event to honor the life-long contributions of canine caregivers will again take place in Bangor. The second annual Bark for Life is scheduled for Saturday, June 15th. Dogs and ...
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President Obama recognized the promise of a new high school that The City University of New York helped create ? the Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) ? in his 2013 State of the Union address.
?Let?s also make sure that a high school diploma puts our kids on a path to a good job,? the President told Congress at a joint session on Feb. 12. ?Right now, countries like Germany focus on graduating their high school students with the equivalent of a technical degree from one of our community colleges, so that they?re ready for a job. ?At schools like P-TECH in Brooklyn, a collaboration between New York Public Schools, the City University of New York, and IBM, students will graduate with a high school diploma and an associate degree in computers or engineering.?
CUNY Chancellor Matthew Goldstein said, ?The President spoke directly to what we are striving to accomplish with Brooklyn?s P-TECH. The future of America?s global competitiveness depends on the critical connection between education and employment. Ensuring that our children receive an education that is academically rigorous and economically relevant is not a partisan issue. It is an issue of immediate national importance.?
P-TECH, sponsored by the New York City College of Technology (City Tech), is one of 20 public high schools that the University sponsors. Twelve are ?early college? high schools; starting in sixth, seventh or ninth grade, their students can earn up to two years of college credit and possibly an associate degree, along with a high school diploma. In the coming years, CUNY intends to create three more early-college high schools with business partners to prepare students for technical careers.
P-TECH opened in the economically disadvantaged Crown Heights area in Fall 2011 with grade 9 and is adding a grade each year until it is a full high school. Students do college-level work in high school and can earn a City Tech associate degree in grades 13 and 14. It focuses on information technology (IT), computers, engineering, math and science. IBM and other corporations provide all students with one-on-one mentoring, internships and training opportunities.
The school has an open-admissions policy. After just two semesters, half the students met CUNY?s college readiness criteria and virtually all were promoted to 10th?grade. Half of the 10th?graders already have completed at least one college course at New York City College of Technology, logic and problem-solving, the introductory course to the electromechanical engineering associate degree. By the end of 10th?grade, students will have completed an average of 14 college credits en route to their associate degree and career readiness.
Who are these students? ?We do not look at averages or tests for admission to this school, but get a wide range of students and abilities,? says Principal Rashid Ferrod Davis. ?We take students who may not have seen themselves as college material and are telling them from Day One they are college students. They?re taking a chance on us, and we want to make sure we do right by them and give them the best opportunity we can.?
City Tech was able to start P-TECH and bolster a sister school, City Polytechnic High School (City Poly High), when in 2011 it won two of the 16 statewide ?Smart Scholars Early College High Schools (ECHS)? grants funded by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Each of the two grants was for $450,000, the largest amount awarded, and covers a three-year period. City Poly High launched in 2009 in Downtown Brooklyn.
The Chicago school system has replicated the P-TECH model in partnership with IBM and other companies. Similar schools are under development in New York and other states.
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Feb. 13, 2013 ? The structure of a man's face may indicate his tendency to express racially prejudiced beliefs, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
Studies have shown that facial width-to-height ratio (fWHR) is associated with testosterone-related behaviors, which some researchers have linked with aggression. But psychological scientist Eric Hehman of Dartmouth College and colleagues at the University of Delaware speculated that these behaviors may have more to do with social dominance than outright aggression.
The researchers decided to examine the relationship between fWHR and dominance in the specific context of racial prejudice.
"Racial prejudice is such a sensitive issue and there are societal pressures to appear nonprejudiced. More dominant individuals might care less about appearing prejudiced, or exercise less self-regulation with regard to reporting those prejudices, should they exist," says Hehman, who conducted the research as a graduate student at the University of Delaware.
The researchers asked male participants about their willingness to express racially prejudiced beliefs and about the pressure they feel to adhere to societal norms. The results revealed that men who have higher fWHR (determined from photos of their faces) are more likely to express racist remarks and are less concerned about how others perceive those remarks.
Importantly, these results did not show that the men were necessarily more prejudiced -- men with greater fWHR did not score higher on measures that assessed implicit, or more automatic, racial prejudice. Rather, these men were simply more likely to express any prejudicial beliefs they may have had.
"Not all people with greater fWHRs are prejudiced, and not all those with smaller fWHRs are non-prejudiced," says Hehman. "You could think about it as a 'side effect' of social dominance -- men with greater fWHR may not care as much about what others think of them."
Results from a second study suggest that observers actually perceive and use fWHR when evaluating another person's degree of prejudice.
Looking at the photos from the first study, a new group of participants evaluated men with wider, shorter faces as more prejudiced, and they were able to accurately estimate the target's self-reported prejudicial beliefs just by looking at an image of his face. The results were confirmed in a third study.
The third study also showed that non-White participants, whose outcomes are more likely to be influenced by their race or ethnicity, were more motivated to accurately assess targets' prejudice. This greater motivation, in turn, was associated with increased accuracy. The finding is consistent with the idea that people allocate their attention to stimuli that can influence their outcomes.
Together, these three studies add to a growing literature exploring how people perceive and accurately infer personality characteristics based on physical appearance.
"This research provides the first evidence for a facial metric that not only predicts important and controversial social behaviors, such as reporting prejudices, but can also be used by others to make accurate judgments," says Hehman.
These studies may open up new avenues of research; Hehman and colleagues speculate that fWHR may be linked with explicit prejudice on a number of different dimensions beyond race.
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Pope Benedict XVI greets the faithful at the end of the Ash Wednesday Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Wednesday.
By John Newland, Staff Writer, NBC News
A capacity crowd in St Peter's Basilica gave Pope Benedict a thunderous standing ovation on Wednesday night at an emotional last public Mass before he stands down at the end of the month.
"Thank you. Now, let's return to prayer," the 85-year-old pontiff said, bringing an end to several minutes of applause that clearly moved him.
In an unusual gesture, bishops took off their distinctive hats in a sign of respect and a few of them wept.
Earlier Wednesday, the pope explained that he had reached his decision to resign after prayer led him to conclude it would be for the best for the Catholic Church.
"I have done this in full freedom for the good of the church, after much prayer and having examined my conscience before God," Benedict said at his weekly general audience speech, according to an English transcript from the Holy See press office at the Vatican.
On Monday, when he revealed the?news publicly, Benedict, 85, said that the papacy required "strength of mind and body," and that his health had deteriorated.?
The Vatican says the pope will likely not be named pope emeritus to avoid having two popes at once. NBC's Anne Thompson reports.
Later, the Vatican revealed?that the pope had a pacemaker?installed 10 years ago.
In Wednesday's remarks ahead of the Mass, the pontiff said he felt uplifted by the outpouring of support that followed his surprising resignation announcement.
"Thank all of you for the love and for the prayers with which you have accompanied me," he told the packed general audience hall. "In these days, which have not been easy for me, I have felt almost physically the power of prayer -- your prayers."
Benedict also said he had made his decision "knowing full well the seriousness of this act, but also realizing that I am no longer able to carry out the Petrine ministry with the strength which it demands."?
Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi?told Reuters that on the pope's last day in office, Feb. 28, Benedict would receive cardinals in a farewell meeting. Afterward, his ring of office, used to seal official documents, will be destroyed, as is traditionally done when a pope dies.?
'A very quiet' role
The pope is to live in a four-story building attached to the Mater Ecclesiae?monastery?inside the Vatican, something that the church's senior communications adviser, Greg Burke, told The Associated Press was significant.
"It is something that he has wanted to do for a while," Burke said. "But I think it also suggests that his role is going to be a very quiet one, and that is important so you don't have a situation of ... two different popes at the same time, and one influencing the other. I think the obvious thing is when he says retirement, it really means retiring."
As for the soon-to-be ex-pope's new name, Burke told the AP that Benedict would most likely be referred to as "Bishop of Rome, emeritus" as opposed to "Pope Emeritus."
Other Vatican officials said it would probably be up to the next pope to decide Benedict's new title, and wouldn't exclude that he might still be called "Your Holiness" as a courtesy, much as retired presidents are often referred to as "President," the AP reported.
It is unclear if he will keep the name Benedict, which he took on becoming pope, or return to being Joseph Ratzinger again.
Immediately after his resignation, Benedict will spend some time at the papal summer retreat in Castel Gandolfo, overlooking Lake Albano in the hills south of Rome, where he has spent his summer vacations reading and writing, the AP said.
Afterward, he will return to the building in the Vatican's grounds, which was built in 1992 on the site of a former residence for the its gardeners, the AP reported. The building, which was occupied by an order of nuns until October, has a garden, where the nuns would tend to the lemon and orange trees as well as the roses.
The pope's older brother, Georg Ratzinger, confirmed that Benedict has no intention of returning to live in his native Bavaria. "You don't transplant an old tree," Ratzinger said.
Ratzinger?said Tuesday that, in addition to his health issues,?Benedict had been troubled by episodes such as the "Vatileaks" scandal in which a butler leaked secret documents. He also brought up "the relationship to the Pius Brotherhood" as a problem that troubled the pope.
Although the Pope's announcement that he would abdicate his position seemed sudden, Benedict reportedly made his decision in 2012 after a trip to Cuba and Mexico. NBC's Anne Thompson reports.
That organization, formally known as the Society of St. Pius X, fell into a harsh public spotlight in December when its leader, Bishop Bernard Fellay, said Jews were "the enemies of the church." His comment drew criticism from all corners of the church and from the public in general.
Ratzinger said he thought his brother had handled those problems well, but that they had taken their toll.
On Wednesday, the pope asked for continued support for him and the church.
"Continue to pray for me, for the church and for the future pope," he said. "The Lord will guide us."
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.
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Why the buzz over St. Malachy's 'last pope' prophecy outdoes 2012 hype
This story was originally published on Wed Feb 13, 2013 9:07 AM EST
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13 February 2013 by Mike We visited Infosys, one of the first businesses to realise India's potential way back in 1981. Since then it's morphed into one of the biggest IT companies in India with a 43-acre headquarters that boasts a swimming pool, jacuzzi, gym and golf course. In fact it's so big people zip from building to building on limousine-type golf carts.
Check out all the highlights from our second day in India in the awesome video below.?
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Sarah Jessica Parker on "The Carrie Diaries"? Not so fast.
The "Sex And The City" actress reportedly turned down a $500,000 deal to appear on an episode of The CW's "Sex And The City" prequel in a flash-forward sequence.
"Sarah doesn't need the money and wasn't sure appearing on the show would be the right career move," an insider told The National Inquirer.
Centering on the life of teenage Carrie Bradshaw portrayed by AnnaSophia Robb, "The Carrie Diaries" follows Carrie's early adventures in New York City while she faces the typical challenges of being a teenager.
"When I landed the role, [Sarah Jessica Parker] sent me a really lovely letter giving me her blessing and encouragement, and then I bumped into her at a fashion show very briefly," Robb told HuffPost TV of her relationship with Parker, adding, "I don't think anyone can run in heels better than Sarah Jessica Parker."
When reached by HuffPost, Parker's rep declined to comment.
"The Carrie Diaries" airs on Mondays at 8 p.m. EST on The CW.
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Researchers at USC have developed a new lithium-ion battery design that uses porous silicon nanoparticles in place of the traditional graphite anodes to provide superior performance.
The new batterieswhich could be used in anything from cell phones to hybrid carshold three times as much energy as comparable graphite-based designs and recharge within 10 minutes. The design, currently under a provisional patent, could be commercially available within two to three years.
"It's an exciting research. It opens the door for the design of the next generation lithium-ion batteries," said Chongwu Zhou, professor at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, who led the team that developed the battery. Zhou worked with USC graduate students Mingyuan Ge, Jipeng Rong, Xin Fang and Anyi Zhang, as well as Yunhao Lu of Zhejiang University in China. Their research was published in Nano Research in January.
Researchers have long attempted to use silicon, which is cheap and has a high potential capacity, in battery anodes. (Anodes are where current flows into a battery, while cathodes are where current flows out.) The problem has been that previous silicon anode designs, which were basically tiny plates of the material, broke down from repeated swelling and shrinking during charging/discharging cycles and quickly became useless.
Last year, Zhou's team experimented with porous silicon nanowires that are less than 100 nanometers in diameter and just a few microns long. The tiny pores on the nanowires allowed the silicon to expand and contract without breaking while simultaneously increasing the surface area which in turn allows lithium ions to diffuse in and out of the battery more quickly, improving performance.
Though the batteries functioned well, the nanowires are difficult to manufacture en masse. To solve the problem, Zhou's team took commercially available nanoparticlestiny silicon spheresand etched them with the same pores as the nanowires. The particles function similarly and can be made in any quantity desired.
Though the silicon nanoparticle batteries currently last for just 200 recharge cycles (compared to an average of 500 for graphite-based designs), the team's older silicon nanowire-based design lasted for up to 2,000 cycles, which was reported in Nano Lett last April. Further development of the nanoparticle design should boost the battery's lifespan, Zhou said.
"The easy method we use may generate real impact on battery applications in the near future," Zhou said.
Future research by the group will focus finding a new cathode material with a high capacity that will pair well with the porous silicon nanowires and/or porous silicon nanoparticles to create a completely redesigned battery.
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Public release date: 12-Feb-2013 Share ] Contact: Robert Perkins
perkinsr@usc.edu
213-740-9226
University of Southern California
Researchers at USC have developed a new lithium-ion battery design that uses porous silicon nanoparticles in place of the traditional graphite anodes to provide superior performance.
The new batterieswhich could be used in anything from cell phones to hybrid carshold three times as much energy as comparable graphite-based designs and recharge within 10 minutes. The design, currently under a provisional patent, could be commercially available within two to three years.
"It's an exciting research. It opens the door for the design of the next generation lithium-ion batteries," said Chongwu Zhou, professor at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, who led the team that developed the battery. Zhou worked with USC graduate students Mingyuan Ge, Jipeng Rong, Xin Fang and Anyi Zhang, as well as Yunhao Lu of Zhejiang University in China. Their research was published in Nano Research in January.
Researchers have long attempted to use silicon, which is cheap and has a high potential capacity, in battery anodes. (Anodes are where current flows into a battery, while cathodes are where current flows out.) The problem has been that previous silicon anode designs, which were basically tiny plates of the material, broke down from repeated swelling and shrinking during charging/discharging cycles and quickly became useless.
Last year, Zhou's team experimented with porous silicon nanowires that are less than 100 nanometers in diameter and just a few microns long. The tiny pores on the nanowires allowed the silicon to expand and contract without breaking while simultaneously increasing the surface area which in turn allows lithium ions to diffuse in and out of the battery more quickly, improving performance.
Though the batteries functioned well, the nanowires are difficult to manufacture en masse. To solve the problem, Zhou's team took commercially available nanoparticlestiny silicon spheresand etched them with the same pores as the nanowires. The particles function similarly and can be made in any quantity desired.
Though the silicon nanoparticle batteries currently last for just 200 recharge cycles (compared to an average of 500 for graphite-based designs), the team's older silicon nanowire-based design lasted for up to 2,000 cycles, which was reported in Nano Lett last April. Further development of the nanoparticle design should boost the battery's lifespan, Zhou said.
"The easy method we use may generate real impact on battery applications in the near future," Zhou said.
Future research by the group will focus finding a new cathode material with a high capacity that will pair well with the porous silicon nanowires and/or porous silicon nanoparticles to create a completely redesigned battery.
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The work was funded by the USC Viterbi School of Engineering.
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