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SEATTLE, March. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --?Baristas Coffee Company, Inc. (OTCPK: BCCI) announced that its second location in Missoula Montana located at 1515 Dearborn will open for business at 5:00am on April 2nd, 2012.?
The location has been moved to the parking lot between the Lucky Strike Casino http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lucky-Strike-Casino/104061135823 , the Missoula County Fairgrounds http://www.westernmontanafair.com ?and the Glacier Ice Rink http://www.glaciericerink.com, home of the Missoula Maulers a USA Hockey sanctioned hockey team. In addition to moving it to this highly desirable location it is undergoing a complete remodel and upgrade so as to represent the Baristas brand.
Barry Henthorn CEO stated, "This location is very well situated in order to compliment our first location in Montana that opened weeks ago in the Parking lot of Montana Harley Davidson.? The relationship with The Lucky Strike Casino allows for many synergistic cross promotional opportunities. In addition, the tie in potential with the Maulers www.missoulamaulers.com is a natural fit.? Having the second location also enhances our logistics, helps with staffing, and reduces our cost of goods sold."
About Baristas Coffee Company (BCCI): Headquartered in the Seattle, Washington area, Baristas Coffee Company, Inc. was formed to create a national brand of drive-thru espresso stands. BCCI is accomplishing this by acquiring established businesses that fit its model, opening new locations, and by franchising. Baristas has separated itself from the competition with its "theme" of joining attractive female baristas in entertaining costumes preparing the finest beverages available on the market. Baristas can currently be found in six greater Seattle area locations as well as in Texas, Florida, and Montana. Your state, Coming Soon!
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Tumbleweed Tiny House Company sells modest accommodations, from a cosy 99 square feet to a comfortable 874 square feet.
By Mark Orwoll, Travel + Leisure
Here are?five trends that are making retirement more fun ? and accessible ? for retirees of all kinds.
Senior co-housing: A Danish trend takes hold
The concept is that individuals and couples live in private homes but share ownership a central common house. Construction is well underway for Valverde Commons in Taos, N.M., which is in easy walking distance to the Taos Historic District. There will be 28 home sites on 10 acres, with a 4?acre grassy commons, a common house and a barn. Building lots sell for as little as $150,000, and each custom home will follow guidelines for sustainability and energy efficiency.
Related: See the world?s coolest rental homes
Belize: Cheap ? and they speak English
Despite its Central American setting, Belize uses English as its national language, so visitors and retirees don't have to worry about understanding the lingo. The country is also popular with Americans because it?s possible to live here comfortably for less than $25,000 a year. A complete meal in a mid-price restaurant, for instance, will cost under $40 for two ? and if you like fresh seafood, this is your culinary paradise. Belize also has big appeal as a retirement destination for active couples who love snorkeling, scuba diving and jungle trekking.
Retiring at sea ? on a cruise ship
While there are condominium cruise ships, the entry price to purchase an apartment is usually more than $1 million. But there are alternatives that can provide an extended break without requiring an entire year aboard a ship. For instance, retirees can take advantage of their flexible schedules by booking whichever ship happens to be offering the best deal to destinations with the best weather. Or consider a round-the-world cruise, which generally lasts around 100 days. Fred. Olsen Cruises, a long-time British line that is very traditional in its service and style, offers one that calls on ports in Spain, India, Indonesia, among others; prices start at under $14,000 per person for the 106-day cruise.
Build a tiny home ? in your adult children's backyard
Itsy-bitsy houses ? some just 400-square-feet ? are the newest trend in residential construction. With a tiny kitchenette, a very intimate sitting room and a loft bedroom, these houses are low-cost, low-maintenance and perfect for the retiring couple seriously looking to "down-size." A Virginia company aptly named Tumbleweed Tiny House Company sells a 400-sq.-ft. log cabin with a covered porch for $36,900. If you have grown children who want to look after you, but you still want your independence, this might be a perfect solution ? because some retirees choose to build these mini-homes in their children's backyards.
Workamping: Semi-retirement in an R.V.
Imagine driving around the country in your camper van or R.V., picking a nice campsite, and then taking a temporary job to earn some extra cash. When the travel bug hits you, just unhook your RV from the camp facilities and head to someplace new. A growing band of people is embracing this trend, and there are even a number of devoted websites that offer advice to workampers and help them find jobs. The cost? It's true that gas prices are high right now, but that's not necessarily a permanent condition. Plus, your other costs are minimal (mainly food and campsite fees). Some people even work for three or four months as campground hosts, get their campsite for free, and earn a salary besides. Other job opportunities for workampers include amusement parks, hotels in national parks, the Army Corps of Engineers.
Financial expert Sharon Epperson and Mark Orwoll of Travel + Leisure magazine talk about new and different places to retire, such as a cruise ship, a recreational vehicle and co-housing on the Thursday TODAY show.
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SAN DIEGO, March 25, 2012 A preservative in toothpastes, hand soaps, underarm deodorants and other everyday products is getting a second life, helping crime scene investigators preserve evidence of arson, scientists reported here today at the 243rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS).
The preservative, triclosan, would be the first evidence preservative for traces of gasoline and other ignitable fluids, or flame "accelerants," commonly used in arson, according to John V. Goodpaster, Ph.D., an international expert who reported on evidence of triclosan's effectiveness.
"We may finally have a substance that enables crime scene investigators to preserve traces of gasoline and other fire starters in the charred remains of buildings long enough to determine whether a fire was arson," Goodpaster said. "It could not only help law enforcement officials catch criminals, but also reveal the true scope of the arson problem."
Estimates already rank arson, the intentional starting of a fire, as the leading cause of fires in the U.S. Arson is involved in an estimated 267,000 fires each year; causes 475 deaths and 2,000 injuries and almost $1.5 billion in property damage. Those figures, however, may be an underestimate, Goodpaster said.
"Because of the huge backlog in law enforcement labs today, evidence often sits on a shelf for weeks or months until a laboratory technician has time to analyze it," he explained. "By then, any traces of gasoline or other accelerants may disappear due to the action of soil microbes that break down those materials. Currently, the only way to preserve this evidence is to freeze it, but freezer space in crime labs often is limited."
Goodpaster, who is with Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, traces the idea for enlisting antimicrobials as arson fighters to concerns expressed by staff at the Indiana State Police Laboratory in Indianapolis. They knew that microbes were degrading suspected arson samples and could tell that gasoline was probably in a particular sample. But the gasoline was so degraded that they couldn't draw a definitive conclusion.
Searching for a solution to the problem, Goodpaster and graduate student Dee Ann Turner began testing various antimicrobial agents as preservatives. Those agents ranged from household chlorine bleach to iodine to hydrogen peroxide. Finally, they tested triclosan, which is in many consumer products, such as antibacterial hand soaps, toothpaste and even furniture and toys.
"We decided to try it, and lo and behold, it was tremendously effective," said Goodpaster.
Under the supervision of the Indianapolis Fire Department, Goodpaster and Turner threw Molotov cocktails bottles of gasoline that shatter on impact in a ball of flame. They then collected soil samples just like an arson investigator would do at a fire scene. Unlike some other research, the sampling was done in real-world conditions, rather than laboratory settings that differ from the outdoor environment. Turner and Goodpaster stored the samples for 60 days to simulate a typical timeframe that evidence would sit in a crime lab due to a backlog. Then they did standard analyses for gasoline.
"The results with triclosan were amazing," Goodpaster said. "It worked quite well, preserving the gasoline so that it showed up in the analysis."
Goodpaster said that using triclosan is easy. It involves just pouring triclosan onto suspected arson samples until the material is soaked. Arson investigators could start adding triclosan right now. But Goodpaster's lab is looking into development of a commercial triclosan solution custom-tailored for crime labs.
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Abstract
Fire debris evidence often sits for months before analysis, wherein the ignitable liquid residue (ILR) potentially suffers degradation by hydrocarbon-metabolizing bacteria, complicating identification and classification. Degradation severity depends on bacterial populations, soil type, and season. The goal of this research is to develop a chemical method applicable in the field to stop microbial degradation and preserve fire debris evidence.
Degradation studies were conducted during two seasons with two soil types to track degradation over 60 days in samples from incendiary devices containing gasoline. A preservation study was conducted to test the efficacy of Triclosan in preserving ILRs. ILR extraction was performed via passive headspace GC-MS.
Statistical analysis of the data yielded trends among different soil types and seasons. The soil studies described above demonstrate that bacteria selectively degrade aromatic and/or n-alkane compounds readily. However, the addition of Triclosan to fire debris upon collection is an effective method for evidence preservation.
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202-872-6042
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202-872-6293
American Chemical Society
SAN DIEGO, March 25, 2012 A preservative in toothpastes, hand soaps, underarm deodorants and other everyday products is getting a second life, helping crime scene investigators preserve evidence of arson, scientists reported here today at the 243rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS).
The preservative, triclosan, would be the first evidence preservative for traces of gasoline and other ignitable fluids, or flame "accelerants," commonly used in arson, according to John V. Goodpaster, Ph.D., an international expert who reported on evidence of triclosan's effectiveness.
"We may finally have a substance that enables crime scene investigators to preserve traces of gasoline and other fire starters in the charred remains of buildings long enough to determine whether a fire was arson," Goodpaster said. "It could not only help law enforcement officials catch criminals, but also reveal the true scope of the arson problem."
Estimates already rank arson, the intentional starting of a fire, as the leading cause of fires in the U.S. Arson is involved in an estimated 267,000 fires each year; causes 475 deaths and 2,000 injuries and almost $1.5 billion in property damage. Those figures, however, may be an underestimate, Goodpaster said.
"Because of the huge backlog in law enforcement labs today, evidence often sits on a shelf for weeks or months until a laboratory technician has time to analyze it," he explained. "By then, any traces of gasoline or other accelerants may disappear due to the action of soil microbes that break down those materials. Currently, the only way to preserve this evidence is to freeze it, but freezer space in crime labs often is limited."
Goodpaster, who is with Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, traces the idea for enlisting antimicrobials as arson fighters to concerns expressed by staff at the Indiana State Police Laboratory in Indianapolis. They knew that microbes were degrading suspected arson samples and could tell that gasoline was probably in a particular sample. But the gasoline was so degraded that they couldn't draw a definitive conclusion.
Searching for a solution to the problem, Goodpaster and graduate student Dee Ann Turner began testing various antimicrobial agents as preservatives. Those agents ranged from household chlorine bleach to iodine to hydrogen peroxide. Finally, they tested triclosan, which is in many consumer products, such as antibacterial hand soaps, toothpaste and even furniture and toys.
"We decided to try it, and lo and behold, it was tremendously effective," said Goodpaster.
Under the supervision of the Indianapolis Fire Department, Goodpaster and Turner threw Molotov cocktails bottles of gasoline that shatter on impact in a ball of flame. They then collected soil samples just like an arson investigator would do at a fire scene. Unlike some other research, the sampling was done in real-world conditions, rather than laboratory settings that differ from the outdoor environment. Turner and Goodpaster stored the samples for 60 days to simulate a typical timeframe that evidence would sit in a crime lab due to a backlog. Then they did standard analyses for gasoline.
"The results with triclosan were amazing," Goodpaster said. "It worked quite well, preserving the gasoline so that it showed up in the analysis."
Goodpaster said that using triclosan is easy. It involves just pouring triclosan onto suspected arson samples until the material is soaked. Arson investigators could start adding triclosan right now. But Goodpaster's lab is looking into development of a commercial triclosan solution custom-tailored for crime labs.
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The American Chemical Society is a non-profit organization chartered by the U.S. Congress. With more than 164,000 members, ACS is the world's largest scientific society and a global leader in providing access to chemistry-related research through its multiple databases, peer-reviewed journals and scientific conferences. Its main offices are in Washington, D.C., and Columbus, Ohio.
To automatically receive news releases from the American Chemical Society contact newsroom@acs.org.
Abstract
Fire debris evidence often sits for months before analysis, wherein the ignitable liquid residue (ILR) potentially suffers degradation by hydrocarbon-metabolizing bacteria, complicating identification and classification. Degradation severity depends on bacterial populations, soil type, and season. The goal of this research is to develop a chemical method applicable in the field to stop microbial degradation and preserve fire debris evidence.
Degradation studies were conducted during two seasons with two soil types to track degradation over 60 days in samples from incendiary devices containing gasoline. A preservation study was conducted to test the efficacy of Triclosan in preserving ILRs. ILR extraction was performed via passive headspace GC-MS.
Statistical analysis of the data yielded trends among different soil types and seasons. The soil studies described above demonstrate that bacteria selectively degrade aromatic and/or n-alkane compounds readily. However, the addition of Triclosan to fire debris upon collection is an effective method for evidence preservation.
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From Peyton Manning in Denver to Tim Tebow in New York.
From Sean Payton getting suspended for New Orleans' bounty system to Saints players awaiting possible punishment for participating in it.
Not to mention the other big free agent signings. How did Mario Williams wind up in Buffalo? Answer: There's 100 million reasons.
How about Calvin Johnson's $132 million deal through 2019 with the Lions, merely the richest contract in NFL history, with Megatron getting $60 million guaranteed?
No matter what happens in the NCAA basketball tournament, with the Final Four in the Big Easy of all places, it can't top what the NFL has produced in March.
And that's with the draft, usually the focal point of the offseason, still a month away.
It has become impossible to escape NFL headlines pretty much since the Giants beat the Patriots in the Super Bowl ? that was Feb. 5. The next meaningful pro football game is more than five months away.
The past two weeks, in particular, have been off the charts for NFL interest.
"Fans love it and they crave it," said Rich Gannon, the 2002 NFL Most Valuable Player and now a host on SiriusXM NFL Radio. "They don't want an offseason and there hasn't really been one, from the Super Bowl and the one-month buildup to the combine and free agency, and then to everything lately.
"I took my car in for service and three guys there, all they were saying was what about the Saints? And then the Tebow stuff; I am not surprised by that at all. And Peyton in Denver."
In addition to the front-page news, there have been some offseason moves that would be a big deal ? in any other year.
Example A: A massive trade of picks between Washington and St. Louis already has spiced up the draft, with the Redskins in position to land Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III (if Indy doesn't take him at No. 1 instead of Andrew Luck).
Example B: The same Redskins and their division-rival Cowboys, each get dinged for huge salary cap reductions by the league.
Rarely does anything in sports push The Big Dance off center stage. But all the NFL action has done just that.
No reason to think it will stop now, with penalties for Saints defensive players sure to come, if not by the end of this unpredictable month then quickly in April.
By then, the Senate Judiciary Committee could be holding a hearing about the bounties that led to Payton being suspended for the 2012 season; former assistant Gregg Williams, who ran the program and now is defensive coordinator in St. Louis, getting barred indefinitely; New Orleans general manager Mickey Loomis suspended for eight games and Saints assistant Joe Vitt for six games; and the team stripped of two second-round draft picks and fined $500,000.
"Let's be real basic about it here," said Sen. Dick Durbin, who is calling the bounty hearing. "If this activity were taking place off of a sporting field, away from a court, nobody would have a second thought (about whether it's wrong). 'You mean, someone paid you to go out and hurt someone?'
"It goes way beyond the rules of any sporting contest, at least team contest, to intentionally inflict harm on another person for a financial reward."
It does grab attention; scandals always do. So two of the NFL's transcendent quarterbacks came along to rescue the league's image a bit: Manning and Tebow.
Anytime a four-time MVP changes addresses, it's huge news. When that player never missed a start in 13 seasons before sitting out an entire year after four neck surgeries, interest is piqued a mile high.
"It is a huge plus to have a Peyton Manning on your roster," Broncos boss John Elway said upon signing Manning to a five-year contract worth $96 million if fulfilled.
And a huge plus to have him in the league to deflect some attention from the bad vibes surrounding the Saints.
Ditto for Tebow, whose job disappeared in Denver when Manning joined the Broncos. Where else for him to land but with the Jets, who seem determined to win the back pages of the New York tabloids while their co-inhabitants at the Meadowlands, the Giants, win Super Bowls.
The Jets' swift action ? well, swift until there was an eight-hour delay as the Jets discovered a clause in Tebow's contract that would have cost them $5 million before it was renegotiated ? shifted the glare away from the Saints, as well.
In the middle of all this, the Cowboys had $10 million of salary cap space stripped and the Redskins lost a whopping $36 million, spread over this year and next. Yet both have found ways to spend enough on free agents to fill some holes.
What chaos could be ahead? Plenty.
? New Orleans star quarterback Drew Brees has yet to reach agreement on a new contract and, given the Saints' precarious situation, imagine how ugly things might get if he ignores the franchise tag the team plunked on him and stays away from offseason workouts.
? With a rookie wage scale limiting financial investments, more blockbuster draft trades could happen. As it is, the Redskins mortgaged much of their future to move up four spots to get RG III. Yet, after his sensational pro day at Baylor, there's thought Griffin has become a challenger to Stanford's Luck as the top overall pick, owned by Indianapolis.
? Still out there ready to grab attention, if not many passes, is Terrell Owens. So might be Chad Ochocinco if the Patriots, as expected, release him. And Randy Moss, who didn't even play in the NFL in 2011 and was no factor the previous year, landed in San Francisco.
? Tebow vs. Mark Sanchez. Just wait until the incumbent stumbles, even momentarily, and the Big Apple is rocked by screams from Tebow's loyal legions.
? New jersey designs by Nike resemble the Oregon Ducks' varied uniforms, causing a surge to ? or away from ? the merchandise shelves.
At least there are no labor battles to be waged for 4? months by America's richest sports league and its players. Last year at this time, we were in the middle of the lockout. No one knew if the 2011 season would even happen.
"I think the NFL is in great shape," Manning said, "with some great owners, great coaches and great people in leadership."
I realize that many women receive scrutiny for under-going breast augmentation.? I?ll admit I am a bit of a neutralist on this topic along with many other issues.? I think most grown women are fully capable of deciding what changes they want to make to their body.? But if you consider that 1 out of 8 women get diagnosed with breast cancer and therefore choose to schedule a mastectomy followed by implant surgery; it seems wrong to pass judgment on any woman who is easily identified as a recipient of a ?breast job.??? What concerns me is that some women feel that they need to justify why they got breast augmentation at all.? In any case, there is a growing need for breast implants to continue to become safer and offer less risks across the board.
According to a study led by Colleen McCarthy, MD at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, women who have undergone a double mastectomy found themselves happier with silicone implants over saline.? Many of the breast cancer organizations offer support, research, clinical and emotional guidance for women in making the decision whether to get implants.?? Perhaps the new implant developed by researchers at Brown University will impact the decision process for women considering breast implants.
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From?Pam Townsend:?On March 31 and April 1, six DC-area shelters will converge at a seventh--the Washington Animal Rescue League (WARL)--for a first-ever ASPCA Mega Match-a-thon adoption event. Their goal: to find loving families for as many of the Capital region?s homeless animals as possible.?
This event--one of 55 held concurrently around the nation?will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. In addition to WARL, participants include the Washington Humane Society, Montgomery County Humane Society, Prince George?s County Animal Shelter, Animal Welfare League of Arlington, Animal Welfare League of Alexandria, and Fairfax County Animal Shelter.
PHOTOS: Dogs Seized From Kentucky Puppy Mill?
Planners expect to have more than 200 dogs and cats available. Special event adoption fees--$20 for cats and $40 for dogs?will be offered for animals onsite at WARL and at all participating shelters.?
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?This really is an extraordinary event,? says WARL president and CEO Dr. Gary Weitzman. ?As far as I know, it?s the first time this many shelters in our nation?s capital have gathered in one place for two days for the sole purpose of adopting animals. And it?s truly a win-win situation. With so many available animals to choose from, people are sure to find the perfect animal companion for their families. And the more animals the participating shelters place, the more homeless animals we can save.?
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For more information about the Mega Match-a-thon, please visit warl.org/mega
Looking for a faster, more colorful and fun golf experience? Then this newest edition of the popular Let?s Golf series is just the thing you need for the most exciting golf adventure you?ll ever find!
A GAME WITH CHARACTER Liven up the sport with 8 fun characters, fully modeled in 3D. Customize your golfer with a selection of gear and clothes you can unlock to improve your skills.
GOLF AROUND THE GLOBE Discover 108 holes of golf across 6 varied locations like Mount Olympus Golf Club, Aztec Temple, a Winter Wonderland in Greenland, a tree-filled Bavaria, the spectacular English Countryside and even the wild Royal Safari in Kenya. Each spot has its own challenges to overcome that grow in difficulty.
SUPER-POWERED Each character has their own unique super power that can give them an unexpected edge. Pull off unbelievable shots by stopping the ball at will, making it super-sticky or by even rewinding time.
A WHOLE NEW GAME Spice up your game with new modes for a totally different way to play. Enjoy an in-depth Career mode and new challenges like Shoot Out where you eliminate 1 player after each hole, and Closest to Pin where players put it all on the line with a single shot.
Rating:
Design: 10
Usability: 10
Performance: 10
Price: 9
(Same as App Store though I think it should be on the ?2.99 mark?)
Category: Applications, Lumiappaday, Nokia, Windows Phone
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Divers found a total of five bodies on Thursday in the wreckage of the Costa Concordia near the island of Giglio off Italy's Tuscan coast. Two more bodies were found following the discovery of three earlier in the day, NBC News has learned.
Contact: Peter Vietti onrcsc@onr.navy.mil 703-588-2167 Office of Naval Research
Dr. Judea Pearl honored for groundbreaking work in artificial intelligence
ARLINGTON, Va.For his research that helps computers "think" through uncertainty, an Office of Naval Research (ONR)-sponsored scientist received the world's most prestigious computer science award March 15.
The Association for Computing Machinery named Dr. Judea Pearl its 2011 A.M. Turing Award winner, based in part on Pearl's innovations in artificial intelligence (AI) that have helped bridge the gap between man and machine. His groundbreaking work that helps computers "reason" when faced with uncertaintyand even explain their actionsearned him the award, considered the highest in the field.
"Dealing with uncertainty is a universal problem, occurring any time we face noisy data and uncertain assumptions about the world," noted Pearl, a professor at UCLA. "Many Naval tasks such as object tracking, object recognition, scene interpretation and battlefield assessment" use Pearl's approach to reduce uncertainty during computational analysis.
His work is a significant asset to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, said Dr. Behzad Kamgar-Parsi, an ONR program officer who has been supporting Pearl's research.
"It's had a tremendous affect on our automated analysis of surveillance images and video," observed Kamgar-Parsi. "Also in robotics, which are used increasingly in the Navy, and across the Department of Defense."
Pearl's work in AI has spanned decades, much of it sponsored by ONR.
"In the early days of AI, dealing with uncertainty was considered a fundamental philosophical hurdle," said Pearl. "How can a digital machine, programmed to obey the rules of binary, true-and-false logic, ever cope with the heavy fog of uncertainty that clouds ordinary daily tasks such as crossing a street, parking a car, reading a text or diagnosing diseases?"
His solution included the development of Bayesian Networks, where uncertain information including humans' imprecise prior knowledge and observationswere utilized in computer algorithms.
"Judea is an amazing person," said Kamgar-Parsi. "The Turing Award is considered the highest honor in computer science, a yearly award very much like the Nobel Prize."
Beyond the Navy, Pearl's pioneering AI studies have been adopted for use in everything from economics projections to medical analysis and more.
Pearl said he's glad to feel "useful and trustworthy," and that he's gratified by the recognition being accorded to AI.
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Named for British mathematician Alan M. Turing, the award includes a $250,000 prize.
About the Office of Naval Research
The Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) provides the science and technology necessary to maintain the Navy and Marine Corps' technological advantage. Through its affiliates, ONR is a leader in science and technology with engagement in 50 states, 70 countries, 1,035 institutions of higher learning and 914 industry partners. ONR employs approximately 1,400 people, comprising uniformed, civilian and contract personnel, with additional employees at the Naval Research Lab in Washington, D.C.
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Contact: Peter Vietti onrcsc@onr.navy.mil 703-588-2167 Office of Naval Research
Dr. Judea Pearl honored for groundbreaking work in artificial intelligence
ARLINGTON, Va.For his research that helps computers "think" through uncertainty, an Office of Naval Research (ONR)-sponsored scientist received the world's most prestigious computer science award March 15.
The Association for Computing Machinery named Dr. Judea Pearl its 2011 A.M. Turing Award winner, based in part on Pearl's innovations in artificial intelligence (AI) that have helped bridge the gap between man and machine. His groundbreaking work that helps computers "reason" when faced with uncertaintyand even explain their actionsearned him the award, considered the highest in the field.
"Dealing with uncertainty is a universal problem, occurring any time we face noisy data and uncertain assumptions about the world," noted Pearl, a professor at UCLA. "Many Naval tasks such as object tracking, object recognition, scene interpretation and battlefield assessment" use Pearl's approach to reduce uncertainty during computational analysis.
His work is a significant asset to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, said Dr. Behzad Kamgar-Parsi, an ONR program officer who has been supporting Pearl's research.
"It's had a tremendous affect on our automated analysis of surveillance images and video," observed Kamgar-Parsi. "Also in robotics, which are used increasingly in the Navy, and across the Department of Defense."
Pearl's work in AI has spanned decades, much of it sponsored by ONR.
"In the early days of AI, dealing with uncertainty was considered a fundamental philosophical hurdle," said Pearl. "How can a digital machine, programmed to obey the rules of binary, true-and-false logic, ever cope with the heavy fog of uncertainty that clouds ordinary daily tasks such as crossing a street, parking a car, reading a text or diagnosing diseases?"
His solution included the development of Bayesian Networks, where uncertain information including humans' imprecise prior knowledge and observationswere utilized in computer algorithms.
"Judea is an amazing person," said Kamgar-Parsi. "The Turing Award is considered the highest honor in computer science, a yearly award very much like the Nobel Prize."
Beyond the Navy, Pearl's pioneering AI studies have been adopted for use in everything from economics projections to medical analysis and more.
Pearl said he's glad to feel "useful and trustworthy," and that he's gratified by the recognition being accorded to AI.
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Named for British mathematician Alan M. Turing, the award includes a $250,000 prize.
About the Office of Naval Research
The Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) provides the science and technology necessary to maintain the Navy and Marine Corps' technological advantage. Through its affiliates, ONR is a leader in science and technology with engagement in 50 states, 70 countries, 1,035 institutions of higher learning and 914 industry partners. ONR employs approximately 1,400 people, comprising uniformed, civilian and contract personnel, with additional employees at the Naval Research Lab in Washington, D.C.
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