UVa Today: Engineering Open House

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (UVa)-- From 3-D printing to game development to Nano Fun giant balloon sculptures and leading-edge research exhibits in alternative energy, transportation and health care, the University of Virginias Engineering Open House showcases how engineers make a difference in the world.

Prospective students and the public are invited to the event, to be held March 21, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in and around Thornton Hall, the home of U.Va.s School of Engineering and Applied Science.

The event, which draws more than 1,000 visitors each spring, allows prospective students, parents, educators and all others who are interested in engineering to meet faculty and staff; talk with current students; tour buildings, labs and classrooms; and visit exhibits that highlight faculty and student research.

At this years Open House, there will be opportunities to explore the field of nanomedicine and to visit exhibits on the ChemE car, biorenewable chemicals and fuels, Smart Homes, game development, spacecraft design, electric vehicles and exhibits like From Dance to Robots: Style-Based Abstractions for Human-Inspired Autonomous Systems, among many other things.

The days activities also will include a presentation by Engineering Dean James Aylor and sessions on admissions by George Cahen, professor, director of experiential programs and outreach and associate dean of undergraduate programs, and Jeannine Lalonde, senior assistant dean of undergraduate admission.

There also will be overview sessions on various engineering disciplines and a presentation by a former astronaut, engineering professor Kathy Thornton, on the Sights and Sounds of Space Flight. Engineering students will lead tours, including Rice Hall and the 3-D lab in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.

The Center for Diversity in Engineering also will host special programs and information sessions.

The Engineering School Open House is free and open to the public.

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Obituary: Wayne Fleming

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Wayne was born Oct. 11, 1936, in Walnut Grove to the late Silas and Ellie Brothers Fleming. He was a carpenter. Preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Bob, Leon, R.C., Hayden, and C.J.; sisters, Barbara Beason, Johnnie Faye Pettitt and Myrtle Elliott.

Survivors include his wife of 31 years Vernice Fleming; children, Brian Fleming of California; Tammy Fleming of California; Sonya and Mike Adams of Indiana; Wendal and Patricia Cox of Booneville; eight grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters-in-law, J.B. and Terri Fleming of Moores Chapel; Gene and Murel Fleming of Oklahoma; Cleve and Nell Fleming of California; several nieces and nephews.

Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Friday, March 20, 2015, at the Danville Cornwell Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. Owen Yandell officiating. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday, March 19, at the funeral home. Burial will be at Moores Chapel Cemetery.

Pallbearers include Cam Parish, Robin Carpenter, Bobby Cole, Jackie Corbin, Buddy Benson and B.J. Adair.

Arrangements by Cornwell Funeral Home of Danville. Online guestbook and condolences at http://www.cornwellfuneralhomes.com.

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Seagate Personal Cloud Review

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Cloud storage is the current step were taking when it comes to managing our files. We also look to cloud storage to keep our pictures and videos safe, too. With all the security mishaps of late, keeping your info locked away on someone elses hardware might be concerning. If that sounds like you, Seagate has a solution. Their Personal Cloud offers similar cloud-based features as your existing provider, except its all yours. Does it perform as well as its billed, though? We find out.

The exterior of the Personal Cloud from Seagate is a handsome black slate that will look great in any home or office. Its classy, plain and simple. A small branding efforton the front and quiet light toward the top corner are your only interruptions of note.

Inside, the Personal Cloud uses NAS HDDs. The total storage on the Personal Cloud as tested was 8TB. It is a 2-bay system, though, which means two 4TB bays that can be configured.

The two bays are RAID 0 and 1, respectively. That offers you data security as well as an option to extend your hardware; you can either activate both drives for read/write, or choose to keep one as a mirror.

Setting the Personal Cloud up is simple. I quite literally plugged it into my router, and my MacBook recognized it as a connected, shared drive in seconds.

From there, Personal Cloud acts as any other cloud storage might. You can upload files as you wish from desktop or mobile, and it even works with some smart TVs. If you want to stream it to a non-smart TV, you can cast your pics and video to a Roku or Chromecast.

So long as you have your Personal Cloud hooked up to a router via ethernet (and your Internet connection stays active), you can access your files from anywhere in the world. Again, its just like the cloud solution you have now. I tried uploading/downloading/accessing files while out and about on both mobile and desktop, and never had a problem.

Uploads happen just as snappy as Google Drive, my cloud storage of choice.

Theres an automatic upload option I really enjoyed, here. It worked just like youd find with iPhoto, Dropbox, or any other syncing cloud storage solutions. Take pics and forget all about uploading.

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Gearbox Explains How To Transfer Saves To The Handsome Colleciton

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Gearbox has laid out the necessary steps for players to bring their old saves forward to current consoles for The Handsome Collection. Though the official Gearbox explanation digs into the nitty-gritty details of transferring the save data, the overall process shouldnt be terribly hard for most players.

In order to transfer old saves forward, all thats needed is the patches which enable cross-save functionality in Borderlands 2 and The Pre-Sequel as well as the day-one patch for The Handsome Collection. After that, it should be a fairly simple process of uploading and downloading saves using the in-game menus.

There are, however, a few caveats to keep in mind. Gearbox only supports one save upload at a time, which means players will have to go back and forth between versions if they want to transfer all their characters. Unlike Sony systems, for which saves can be universally transferred, the Xbox versions of the games can only transfer forward to Xbox One. Uploading a save also doesnt remove it from the original system.

Not everything will transfer along with the saves though. Character level, mission progress, Badass Points, current inventory, weapon slot, money, eridium, moonstones, unlocked character customizations, and items store in the bank in Sanctuary will all transfer. However, items stored in Claptraps stash from Borderlands 2 will not transfer, nor will trophies and achievements.

The transfer also leaves behind golden keys, which act as a currency for the game's variable-level random loot generator. Gearbox is hoping to make up for that by handing out 75 golden keys, a healthy chuck of Badass Rank, and bonus customization items for people who played previous versions of the games.

For an idea of what to expect from the games in The Handsome Collection, check out our review of Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. For more information on the collection itself, check out our in-depth preview. If you're confused or curious about the transfer process, Gearbox'sofficial explanationhas more detailed information.

Our Take It's likely no small annoyance for fans that Gearbox couldn't work out a way to transfer more than one save at a time, but they also didn't have to do it at all. It would have been easy to cite technological difficulty as a reason for making players start over again, and not doing so shows they're still committed to the series' longevity.

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Can We Build an Internet That Includes the Hearing Impaired?

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TIME Ideas technology Can We Build an Internet That Includes the Hearing Impaired?

Steve Friess is a freelance writer.

Like any good Apple fanboy, I stopped everything last Monday to see what new goodies CEO Tim Cook had up his sleeve or, in this case, on his wrist. I came away uncertain if I need an Apple Watchand wondering why a company as admired for devices that break down barriers for people with disabilities had chosen to make this event inaccessible for millions of people like me. My frustration: The presentations live stream didnt have real-time closed captioning.

This is a common problem for people with hearing loss in the digital age, and the next day I found myself equally aggravated to see that just one major news websiteCNNprovided live subtitles for Hillary Clintons email press conference. MSNBC, CBS, Fox, ABC, Bloomberg, and CSPAN all lacked live captioning on their streams, especially baffling since they all included them in the live TV presentations of the same event.

Such is, but should not be, life in the Digital Age as one of the 36 million Americans who have hearing loss or are deaf. Those of us who rely on captionsI have worn bilateral hearing aids since I was in the second gradeare being left behind, stuck reading recaps, tweets, and live-blogs instead of experiencing key cultural and news events firsthand like everyone else.

The irony of the problem is that Deaf advocates had enjoyed a near-complete triumph in getting the FCC and Congress to force broadcast and cable TV outlets to provide live captioning in the late 1990s. Then, the party moved online and those gains became increasingly worthless in the Internet age.

As streaming video improvedand became more critical to basic cultural literacyaccess has gotten worse. In 2012, the FCC finally set up some rules that are only now kicking in for broadcasters regarding what they post online, but theyre very weak. By next month, programs shown on TV and posted in full must have closed-captioning within 45 days of airing. By April 2016, that window drops to 15 days. But video clips are exempt, as is live programming and, of course, all made-for-Web content.

There are legal challenges in the works regarding some situations, such as the federal lawsuit filed against Harvard and MIT last month to force them to caption online lectures and other educational materials. It boggles the mind that nobody at either of those liberal bastionslocated in the same region that boasts WGBH, the Boston PBS station that essentially invented closed captioningsaid, Oh. Right. Duh. There. Fixed. But neither the law, the courts, nor anyones conscience has yet to touch news or entertainment content providers in any important way.

Whats more, its stunning how little they seem to care, given that its not just a terrible moral decision but an awful commercial one as well. The number of Americans with hearing lossalready about 17% of the adult populationwill skyrocket as Baby Boomers age and as Millennials and Gen Xers start to pay in decibels for their lifelong addictions to earbuds. An awful lot of people are going to start missing out on an awful lot of stuff. Youd think that advertisers would at least want their commercials captioned, given the millions they spend trying to get their messages out. But almost no ads onlineand very few on TV, actuallyare subtitled.

Every person with hearing loss has a list of personal grievances. I pay as much as you for HBO Go, so why dont the extras and featurettes for Game of Thrones have subtitles just like the show itself? Ive waited seven years and counting to watch Neil Patrick Harris pioneering Web series Dr. Horribles Sing-Along Blog, but there were no captions when it first appeared for freeand still arent even now when they get $3 an episode on iTunes. And Id love to know what the big deal is with that lady who bathes in milk and Froot Loops while interviewing the presidentor somethingbut, again, no captions.

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Surprise: Upstate Medical student learns she won contest, will travel to Haiti on medical mission

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Syracuse (WSYR-TV) - A medical student at Upstate Medical University won't have to wait to finish medical school before she will start making a difference in the lives of real people.

Skaneateles native, Kathleen Isles, was announced as the winner of the 2014 Ripple Effect Contest Tuesday morning.

Heart To Heart International and Welch Allyn will send Kathleen, along with three other medical students, to Haiti this summer.

They will join doctors and aid workers, for one week, in impoverished communities.

Kathleen found out the news when CEO's from both organizations made a surprise trip to Syracuse, and into her classroom.

"I'm really sweaty. My heart's pumping. This is an amazing opportunity, and I'm really looking forward to it," says Kathleen Isles. "Even though I'm only one person, I can take my knowledge and my skill set, and make a difference, whether it be one person or a whole village."

Welch Allyn has given more than $12 million dollars worth of medical equipment to Heart To Heart International to make these medical missions possible. Click here to learn more about the Ripple Effect Program.

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UR ranked 12th among medical schools nationwide by medical journal

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A local medical school is receiving national attention for its program.

The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry has placed 12th nationwide among medical schools in the medical journal Academic Medicine. Doctors say this is an honor especially because this ranking system uses hard data rather than other systems which are more opinion-based.

Dr. David Lambert, of the UR School of Medicine and Dentistry, says, "With real data, looking at things over decades, it really validates the strength -- short and long term -- of our medical school and our medical center."

Doctors say this system is based on clinical trials, research, publications and grants to medical schools and physicians.

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A pinch of baking soda for better vision?

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Bicarbonate (baking soda) makes sparkling water sparkle, causes bread to rise, absorbs odors and can be used for cleaning all sorts of stuff, including your teeth. In the body, it plays essential roles in buffering pH, aiding in digestion and neutralizing lactic acid produced during physical exertion. Much of the bicarbonate in our bodies comes from carbon dioxide, which is produced as a waste product in all cells, although some is ingested with carbonated beverages and certain types of foods.

Now a new study from the Makino Laboratory at Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School and colleagues at Salus University, describes how bicarbonate also alters how we see by modifying the visual signal generated by rod and cone photoreceptors that detect light. This study is described online in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

Within rods and cones, a small soluble molecule, cGMP, links photon absorption to the electrical activity of the photoreceptor. In the light, cGMP is destroyed and ion channels are closed. Positively charged sodium ions cease to enter the rod or cone and the membrane potential becomes more negative or hyperpolarized. Bicarbonate directly stimulates an enzyme called guanylate cyclase that synthesizes cGMP.

"By opposing the effect of light, bicarbonate limits the size of the photon response and quickens its recovery. As a result, sensitivity to light is slightly lower but our ability to track moving objects is improved," said lead author Clint Makino, Ph.D., director of the Makino Laboratory at Mass. Eye and Ear and an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School. "An intriguing implication is that vision may change with metabolic state, although further research is necessary for confirmation. It is now known that in some types of retinal diseases, a genetic defect causes cGMP in the rods and/or cones to rise to abnormally high, lethal levels. Once lost, rods and cones are not replaced, so an irreversible blindness is the tragic outcome."

In the future, scientists in the Makino Laboratory want to investigate the possibility that controlling bicarbonate levels in the eye will slow the progress of, or may even prevent, eye diseases.

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This study was supported by NIH EY011358, EY014104, EY023980, Research to Prevent Blindness, and the Howe Laboratory Endowment of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear.

The paper is entitled: Bicarbonate Modulates Photoreceptor Guanylate Cyclase (ROS-GC) Catalytic Activity J. Biol. Chem. published March 12, 2015 as doi:10.1074/jbc.M115.650408. http://www.jbc.org/content/early/2015/03/12/jbc.M115.650408.full.pdf+html

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NRMP to Release Results for More Than 40,000 Physician Residency Applicants on March 20

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The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) will announce results of the 2015 Main Residency Match on Match Day, March 20, at 1:00 PM ET. In 2014, more than 40,000 applicants vied for over 29,000 residency positions at institutions across the country, and the 2015 Match is expected to be even larger. Results of the Match are closely watched because they are predictive of future changes in physician manpower supply. Members of the media who would like to receive the embargoed advance data tables on Thursday, March 19, should email media@nrmp.org with your name, publication, and email address.

Match Day is an annual rite of passage for U.S. medical students and other applicants from around the world, a culmination of years of hard work and dedication. The achievement is recognized by medical schools at Match Day ceremonies across the country beginning at 12:00 PM ET on March 20. All applicants receive their Match results from the NRMP at 1:00 PM ET.

At the medical school ceremonies, students are given personalized letters showing where they matched. Its an exciting moment because it validates their years of effort and defines their future careers as physicians, says Mona M. Signer, NRMP President and CEO. We consider it a privilege to share in this life-changing day.

The Match Process The Main Residency Match process begins in the fall for applicants, usually in the final year of medical school, when they apply to residency programs at which they would like to train. Program directors review applications and conduct candidate interviews in the fall and early winter. From mid-January to late February, applicants submit to the NRMP their rank order lists of preferred programs, and program directors rank applicants in order of preference for training. The NRMP uses a computerized mathematical algorithm to match applicants with programs using the preferences expressed on their ranked lists. Research on the NRMP algorithm was a basis for awarding The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel in 2012.

Resources: Match Data Reports & Interviews Match data reports from previous Matches are available on the NRMP Match Data page. To schedule an interview with NRMP President and CEO Mona Signer, contact media(at)nrmp(dot)org. Contact your local medical school for details on their Match Day ceremonies.

About NRMP The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) is a private, non-profit organization established in 1952 at the request of medical students to provide an orderly and fair mechanism for matching the preferences of applicants for U.S. residency positions with the preferences of residency program directors. In addition to the annual Main Residency Match for more than 40,000 applicants, the NRMP conducts Fellowship Matches for more than 50 subspecialties through its Specialties Matching Service (SMS).

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Let’s Play StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Part 23 – Schlund der Leere – Video

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