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Difficult conditions were present during ARRL (American Radio Relay League) RTTY Round Up Contest held on weekend 8.-9.1.2011, but my WAS (Worked All States) award hunt was partially successfull thanks to KB7Q (Montana) and KU1T (West Virginia) on 14 MHz reaching total count of 46 states (North Dakota, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho still missing). N7ESU (Idaho) was shortly on my screen but I could not break the big guns. I hope next time maybe it will be better.
The low sun activity, far behind all known predictions (flux around 72), has nowadays frustrating influence on all radio amateur community. My participation on German DL DX Contest during weekend 3rd-4th July 2010 was motivated with with good intent to make some new DXCC contacts. My attitude was to reach better result as it was gained last year in this contest with total 344 QSO and more as 400 t. points. But I left far behind this target making only 276 QSO and 307530 total points.
BARTG Contests counts to my favorite RTTY contests (see also BARTG 2009 / 2008 participation) and this year I gave me clear target to beat all previous personal records. First day on Saturday 20th March 2010 starting very early in the morning I had some contact with US stations mostly on 7 MHz band.
CQ WPX contests are very challenging world-wide amateur radio competitions. The contest held on 13th-14th Feb.2010 was again interesting with better radiocomm conditions as it was usual during last years.
Broaden openning of 21 MHz band more hours during the day influenced the contest tactics not so much stay on usual 14 MHz band but to go on 'suprising' higher frequencies.
My target was to reach more as 500 contacts with more as 500.000 points total to beat my best result from the last year 2009. Taken into account the contest scoring policy with preferred lower bands here was absolutely necessary to improve performance on 80/40m bands. After exhausting contest hours the result was more as satisfactory - total more as 600 contacts with 724,464 points.
Each amateur radio New Year in RTTY contesting starts with famous ARRL(American Radio Relay League) Round-up Contest. Following my participation in some last years I took part on this contest during Jan. 2nd/3rd 2010. Expectations about better radio wave propagation awaked with 2009 Nov./Dec. raising sun activity unfortunatelly were not right proved. But twelve hours operation brought some interesting contacts and finally my best summary result in latest 4 years.
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Computers and Thought showcases the work of the scientists who not only defined the field of Artificial Intelligence, but who are responsible for having developed it into what it is today. Originally published in 1963, this collection includes twenty classic papers by such pioneers as A. M. Turing and Marvin Minsky who were behind the pivotal advances in artificially simulating human thought processes with computers.
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I'd like to preface this article with the statement that I believe in a quality education but that we have to balance the needs of the District with the needs of the Taxpayers and Children. I am not against teachers, but I am opposed to fiscal irresponsibility.
Several years ago, I made public comments before the D112 Board of Education regarding my thoughts on the salary/benefits contained in the NSEA contract. I served on the D112 Citizen's Financial Advisory Committee, and in a few short years my own children will attend D112 Schools (just as I did) - but my fear is that if we don't act in a fiscally responsible manner now, the education that my children receive in D112 won't be as good (or better) than the one I received there.
For decades, the salary/benefits provided in the Private Sector have been undergoing changes; as the worldwide economic situation continues to be poor, our home values are dropping, tax revenues are constrained, persons have had pay freezes and benefit reductions, etc. - it's simply not feasible for the taxpayers to continue to fund automatic raises, pension spikes, and cadillac health plans for the NSEA members.
As many of us know, the North Shore Education Association (NSEA) representing the D112 Teachers has announced their intent to strike. The NSEA has made proposals that the D112 Board of Education hasn't agreed with, and the NSEA has issued a response here:
I've read this response and come to the conclusion that the NSEA are a bunch of greedy individuals who don't deserve our support. Here's why:
- NSEA: "The school board continues to try to win the negotiations battle with misinformation and innuendo".
So what? So does the NSEA. That the NSEA consider it a battle, with our children used as pawns is reprehensible.
- NSEA: "...apparently now the board is also going to keep a timetable of events."
Good. Why is this a big deal? I'd expect the NSEA to do the same. If everyone's being responsive, it won't be a problem. If someone's not being responsive, it'll demonstrate that fact.
- NSEA: "It has been apparent that [the board does] not consider the teachers their equals..."
Uh huh. That's because the TEACHERS are EMPLOYEES of the Board. They are not EQUALS of the employer. They are hired to solve a problem that the employer happens to have at the present time - education of children. They don't get to dictate the terms of their employment to the employer - if they don't like what the employer is offering, they can move to greener pastures - if indeed those pastures actually exist.
- NSEA: "At no time during the bargaining session did the board request for the strike to be delayed....The board does NOT appear committed to avoiding a strike. If they were, they would be negotiating a contract that would keep District 112 teachers on par with the contracts of surrounding districts. The NSEA will not withdraw the planned strike."
It's not up to the Board to ask for the NSEA to withdraw or delay the strike - the NSEA has CHOSEN to strike, and if THEY were committed to avoiding a strike, THEY could simply unilaterally delay or withdraw it.
The Board/District does not have to negotiate a contract that keeps anyone on a so-called par with another District - especially if it's financially unsustainable - the Board is responsible to the taxpayers - not the teachers. Ever-increasing salaries to 'remain on par' only engages us in an Educational Arms Race against other Districts with salaries that sprial ever-upward, and with no guarantee that the education of our children is any better as a result. If the NSEA/Teachers don't believe the offer is fair - they can move to greener pastures - if indeed those pastures actually exist.
- NSEA: "The Highland Park community deserves better than a board of education bent on damaging the quality of District 112 schools...."
The Highland Park community has a Board that is bent on PRESERVING the quality of the District 112 schools - both educationally and financially. What we deserve better of are TEACHERS - TEACHERS who won't weaponize our children in an effort to gain a financially unsustainable contract. We deserve TEACHERS who treat the taxpayers respectfully.
- NSEA: "Still open to discuss a multi-year contract."
Sorry, no deal. Just like we won't be suckered anymore into signing a multi-year cell phone contract, we're not going to be suckered into a multi-year teacher contract. In fact, we don't need a contact at all - it adds ZERO value to the taxpayers because it restricts our flexibility in making changes that may be necessary due to fiscal or other constraints.
- NSEA: "Honor all previously approved lane changes"
This I actually believe they should get. We made a deal with someone, we ought to honor it - be a mensch. No more automatic lane changes though - if their performance supports it, we'll consider them for a raise, but no more guaranteed raises. It's financially unsustainable.
- NSEA: "Retirement. Retain the salary enhancement plan of 4 years times 6%. Reduce the lump sum post-retirement payment to $10,000. Grandfather previously approved retirement packages from previous contract."
We ought to grandfather in previously approved packages. But we ought to ABSOLUTELY NOT retain any salary enhancement plans or post-retirement payments.
No more pension sweeteners - right now the State is stuck with the bill for that scam. How much do you want to bet that the State sticks the local taxpayers with the bill, sooner than later.
And once you're done working for us - thanks, goodbye. No more money for you other than your pension. No more lump sum payments. ZERO. NADA. ZIP.
- NSEA: "Salary. 2012-2013 3.25% inclusive of step... this percentage is less than teachers in ALL surrounding districts have received in recent contracts, less than the last NSEA offer, less than EVERY YEAR in the previous contract."
No guaranteed raises, no automatic step raises. And certainly not a raise that's more than the CPI - recall that we're only able to levy the CPI or 5% - whichever is less (plus new construction, which isn't happening very much now). I think CPI is about 1.5% - so these greedy teachers want more than we're going to take in via property taxes, which means that portions of their salaries will have to come out of reserves. Reserves that we KNOW we need for infrastructure and programming needs.
I don't think we ought to worry about the percentage being less than surrounding districts, that it's less than the last offer, or less than every year in the previous contract. We're talking about OUR District and the current offer on the table.
What they want is fiscally unsustainable - so ummm, NO you can't have a raise. The rest of us have had to contend with pay freezes/cuts, so can they.
- NSEA: Statement about reserves, and administrators.
We're not talking about administrators - yet. Right now we're dealing with the biggest cost center we have - teachers salary/benefits. Once we're done with that, we'll move on to Administrators, so stop trying to deflect and distract the argument.
- NSEA: "...we must maintain a salary schedule that reflects the hard work and effort teachers have put into continuing education courses."
Ummm, no we don't. If their performance based upon fair and achievable metrics targeted toward their individual grade level and course being taught is such, we'll consider them for a raise. And if they have continuing education we'll give them additional weighting toward such consideration.
But no guarantees. Further, all raises should come out of a fixed pool of money set aside for raises - so not everyone considered will get a raise. If they want to take continuing education courses - that's their choice and they should have to do the ROI analysis to determine if it's worth it for them or not.
- NSEA: ...we must Preserve Board contributions toward individual health insurance and provide contributions toward benefits for part time employees."
If memory serves, those contributions are currently 100% for individuals, 75% for families. Let's talk about 20% for individuals, 10% for families. Let's talk about higher deductibles, higher co-pays, and higher drug costs.
Let our contributions for part timers be contingent upon their level of Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) from 50% on up. So if they're 50% FTE - give them 50% of the FTE contribution. If they're 75% FTE, give them 75% of the FTE contribution and so on... Anyone under 50% FTE? No contribution.
Just as President Ronald Regan did with the striking air traffic controllers in the '80s: We really need to draw a hard deep line in the sand and just fire anyone who goes on strike. This extortionism of the taxpayer through the weaponization of our children has to stop.
We need to consolidate and update our District's infrastructure, probably re-district along with such consolidation, and to do that we're going to need a flexible workforce. We just don't get that with a restrictive NSEA contract that seeks to limit what we can do with the education of our children, while extracting as much money from the taxpayers for their members as possible. Nor do we have such flexibility when the NSEA eyes our reserves as a piggy bank to be raided for fiscally unsustainable salaries. If we spend down the reserves on salaries, we risk a credit rating that can cost us more money if we go out to borrow funds for infrastructure or consolidation needs.
We all want the best for our kids - we want them to do better than we have - we push them hard to do so. In essence, we value performance. Why should we expect any less from D112 teachers? The Board should stand firm.


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Summer Program to Advance Leadership (SPAL) is a comprehensive six-week program that exposes students to Lafayette and college courses. Students in the program take a math course and a writing course, participate in lab modules in the sciences and engineering, and visit local employers of scientists and engineers. They also get to meet the provost, the dean of the College, their class dean, other deans and staff, and many faculty members. Through the program students begin their career counseling, learn about study abroad, and find out about all the other academic opportunities available to them at Lafayette.
"We had the opportunity to meet personally with faculty from different departments," says Jimenez, who hopes to one day work as an aeronautical engineer. "We also had great trips to see these science and engineering majors in action in different work places, such as a trip to Air Products."
Chawne Kimber, associate professor of mathematics, serves as the director for SPAL. Tom Hill, professor of math, and Ethan Berkove, associate professor of math, have taught calculus in the program. Berkove and Elizabeth McMahon, professor of mathematics, have provided math modules on origami and the game of Set, respectively.
"The main goal of the program is to provide academic support for students from groups that are often underrepresented in science and engineering — women, minorities, and students who are the first in their families to go to college," she says. "We approach this in a way that is different from other schools in that our program is not remedial. Instead, we teach students ways to become leaders in the classroom, in their majors, on campus and in the Easton community; then they ultimately will become leaders in their chosen professions."
A total of 28 students (16 females and 12 males) have completed the program since it began in 2009. SPAL has had students from nine different states and from Puerto Rico.
It has shown good results in retention. Kimber says, "The program does better than the College overall for STEM majors with similar backgrounds. In particular, 26 of the 28 have remained at Lafayette and 24 of those 26 remained science or engineering majors."
The students who have participated in SPAL have gone on to be EXCEL Scholars, tutors, writing associates, and resident advisers. The current presidents of Lafayette Environmental Awareness and Protection (LEAP) and Engineers Without Borders are both former SPAL students.
For Elizabeth Miller '15 (East Stroudsburg, Pa.), SPAL provided her first real experience away from home.
"This summer was my first time ever being away from home for more than a few days without my parents and it definitely made my transition to living on campus much smoother than it would have been otherwise." she says. "I made a really close group of friends during SPAL that I still see and hang out with daily. It was great coming into orientation and the fall semester already having a few friends; it just made everything so much easier and less intimidating."
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If you are an Ubuntu user and a fan of the new Unity interface, you might be interested in a new lens in development by David Callé. The Books Lens provides a real-time search interface for e-books. It currently interfaces with Google Books, Project Gutenberg and Forgotten Books. By the time you read this, that list probably will have grown.
The Books Lens instantly finds metadata on your search, including book covers, and gives you direct links to the books themselves. For us book nerds, it's quite a handy little tool. Check it out yourself at https://launchpad.net/unity-books-lens, or install the PPA with:
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Every political season I think I've heard just about everything–every bit of contrived nonsense, smarmy half-truths and blatant lies that anyone could come up with. And then along comes someone like Republican Senate Nominee Todd Akin with a statement that isn't only stunning in its ignorance, but sinks the level of debate so far into the mud that it's frankly beyond belief.
In a recent interview (shown in full here), Rep. Todd Akin, the Republican nominee for Senate in Missouri who is running against Sen. Claire McCaskill, justified his opposition to abortion rights even in case of rape with a claim that victims of "legitimate rape" have unnamed biological defenses that prevent pregnancy.
Quoting Akin:
"First of all, from what I understand from doctors [pregnancy from rape] is really rare…If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down."
And what if these mysterious biological defenses don't succeed in shutting "that whole thing down"? Well, too bad for the impregnated rape victim anyway.
"Let's assume that maybe that didn't work, or something, I think there should be some punishment, but the punishment ought to be on the rapist and not attacking the child."
Now, forget for a moment your position on abortion, and just consider Akin's groundless assertion–accented by an astoundingly poor choice of words–that "legitimate rape" doesn't lead to pregnancy. As pointed out by the website TalkingPointsMemo.com, Akin doesn't have much of an argument. A 1996 study by the American Journal of Obstetricians and Gynecologists found "rape-related pregnancy occurs with significant frequency" and is "a cause of many unwanted pregnancies" — an estimated "32,101 pregnancies result from rape each year."
According to the Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network (RAINN), "In 2004-2005, 64,080 women were raped. According to medical reports, the incidence of pregnancy for one-time unprotected sexual intercourse is 5%. By applying the pregnancy rate to 64,080 women, RAINN estimates that there were 3,204 pregnancies as a result of rape during that period." So even with a low-end estimate, that's well over 3000 pregnancies from rape in a two-year period — certainly enough to disprove Akin's (hopefully) career-ending assertion.
Check out the full interview here and judge Akin's comments for yourself.
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If rape couldn't result in pregnancy, what in nature would compel males to pursue involuntary sex in the first place? It sounds as if Akin is implying that any woman who gets pregnant as the result of a rape (and that includes girls who have been abused, often repeatedly, by authority figures) "has enjoyed herself a little too much and deserves what she gets". This is what the crazies from the religious right have done to the once-sane Republican party.
Hi. I agree with your assertion about the impact of the religious right. I take exception with your assertion on the supposed rationale. Rape is an act of violence. The felon does not care about having a child.
I believe they were referring to rape in the context of an evolutionary reproductive strategy.
Actually, reproduction has nothing to do with rape. Most rapists need the sense of control.
He doen'nt believe in evolution. It goes against his religion.
Plenty of Christians have no problem with the theory of evolution, Kevin.
What an evil clown. How could any decent person vote for him?
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Whatever your take on his other comments, I really doubt that he meant that rape was just fine with him when he used the term "legitimate rape". I suspect that he meant something like "real rape" or "actual rape". This would contrast, for example, with the Duke lacrosse case, where the claim of rape wasn't a legitimate one. See how the word "legitimate" can be used correctly in a sentence discussing this subject?
Of course the implication you are making is that he approves of rape, which doesn't make any sense when applied to the rest of what he said. Whatever your rules are for Mr. Akin, I think you should apply them to Mr. Biden as well. His day to day commentaries are often bizzare and wildly offensive, e.g. the claim that Republicans would return members of his largely African American audience to "chains".
I'm less concerned about his lack of reproductive knowledge as I am that he thinks only some rapes are legitimate.


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Palestinian olive oil going global
For centuries, farming crops like olives has been the primary source of income for many Palestinians. Today, it's proving less than profitable. Between land confiscations, the inability to access markets due to checkpoints and closures and water scarcity, farmers in the West Bank are having a hard time covering their costs and making ends meet.
Olive growers have been particularly hard hit. Despite having the capacity to produce a surplus, the high cost of exporting Palestinian products makes it difficult for the oil to get much further than Palestinian kitchens.
Tael Misaf, a farmer from the West Bank village of Beni Zeid, says that just seven years ago he had to stockpile olive oil in his house. "After the second intifada, I didn't even think about selling my oil - all the markets were closed," he explained. "I stored the oil until it was spoiled and then I thought of giving up," he added.
Instead of abandoning his trees though, Tael, and 31 other farmers from his village, formed the Beni Zeid Co-operative for Organic Olive Oil Production. Now Tael's olive oil is selling, albeit in limited quantities, on the shelves of foreign specialty shops, delis and other food markets.
A premium price on global markets
Bassem Safir, Bani Zeid Co-operative: "Because the co-operative is fairtrade-certified I earn higher prices. With the money I made, I plan to build a cistern for irrigation." Credit: Oxfam.
With funding from the European Commission and in partnership with the Palestinian Farmers Union and Bethlehem University's Fairtrade Development Center, Oxfam GB has implemented a two year project that brings technical support and guidance to 30 collectives like Tael's, so that their product can gain Fairtrade status and organic certification. Once their oil has been branded Fairtrade, it can reach global markets and fetch a premium price.
While Fairtrade has long been benefiting small-scale farmers across the globe, the project is the first of its kind in Palestine. The project is even more exciting because, at the end of 2008, the Palestinian olive growers' product actually became the first olive oil in the world to gain the Fairtrade Labelling Organization's (FLO) international certification. The prized oil is now being marketed by Zaytoun, a UK-based ethical trading company that has entered into a long term contract with the farmers to buy whatever olive oil they are willing to sell.
A competitive advantage
Jamil Hijzin, a Project Coordinator with the Fairtrade Development Center, says the most important thing for Palestinian olive growers is that Fairtrade gives the farmers new skills that can lead to financial independence. Through the project, the farmers receive training on marketing, management, pricing and reporting. Combined with a superior product, these tools can help give them a competitive advantage, no matter where they sell.
Still, olive growers know it's hard to plan ahead. Obstacles such as the Israeli separation barrier have cut off many farmers from their lands. Others suffer from harassment from Israeli settlers. In July 2009, settlers burned 1,500 olive trees in a single incident in the Palestinian village of Burin, located right outside Nablus, which is the second most important district for olive production. Hundreds of farmers were left without anything to harvest.
There are many things Palestinian olive farmers can't control, but Jamil believes that with the right support to the olive oil sector the quantity and quality of Palestinian olive oil can still grow.
"Because olive oil is so important for Palestinian livelihoods, I don't like to look at this as just a project," says Jamil.
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Usain Bolt isn't planning on changing his event schedule for the next Olympic Games, he said.
Since the 2012 Olympic Games, there has been a lot of discussion about which events the Jamaican will tackle at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. Some of that discussion has even come from Bolt himself, who has said he and his coach Glenn Mills disagreed about which events Bolt should contest. The athlete would rather compete in the long jump, he's said, while his coach would prefer that he contest the 400-meters.
On Oct. 8, though, Bolt said he would simply run his tried-and-true sprint events at the 2016 Olympic Games.
"I don't want to try any different events at Rio, because at Rio I will just defend my titles to show the world that there is a possibility that I can do it again," Bolt said at a news conference in Aukland, New Zealand. "… The three-peat. That's the focus -- there's not going to be any different event."
At the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games, Bolt won gold medals in the 100- and 200-meter sprint events, and at both Olympic Games he was a member of the Jamaican teams that won the 4x100-meter relay. In total, Bolt has amassed six Olympic gold medals during the course of two Olympic Games. Bolt also is the world record holder in each of the events sprint events.
Heading into the 2012 Olympic Games, Bolt said that he hoped his performance in the sprint events would help cement him as a legend among the track and field world. Many believe that the 26-year-old accomplished that feat with with his convincing wins in London, where he became the first man to win back-to-back Olympic titles in both individual sprint events. Should he win again in Rio de Janeiro, Bolt -- who already is among the most famous Olympic athletes in the world -- would reach a new status as a member of track and field royalty.
The three-peat Bolt hopes for in Rio de Janeiro won't be easy, though. By the time the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games roll around, Bolt will be 29 years old (the Games will close on his 30th birthday).
Countryman Yohan Blake, who happens to be Bolt's training partner, is already nipping at the heels of the track and field king, and he's made it clear that his priority is to become the best in the world as soon as possible. Can Bolt hold off Blake for four more years? Can Bolt come out in Rio de Janeiro and turn his back-to-back wins into three-peats?
Only time will tell, but Bolt seems to be sure he can make it happen.
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"The suspect is described as a black male with braided hair, 5'8" in height, late twenties to early thirties in age, medium complexion, wearing a du-rag type cap, a tan colored ¾ length construction type jacket, dark jeans and dark sneakers. Suspect believed to be carrying a large blue backpack," wrote police on their website.
Anyone with information on the suspect or the crime itself can call the Boston Sexual Assault Unit at 617-343-4400. To leave an anonymous tip, call the Crimestoppers hotline at 1-800-494-TIPS or text the word TIP to 27463 (which spells "crime" on your telephone keypad).
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Three storm-chaser stars for the Discovery Channel were among 13 people killed in tornadoes and flooding in the nation's heartland over the weekend, authorities reported Sunday.
Tim Samaras, 55, his son Paul, 24, and Carl Young, 45, were victims of a series of twisters they were tracking in their specially-equipped research van in Oklahoma City and its western suburbs early Friday evening.
Oklahoma's Medical Examiner said their bodies were found in the wrecked van outside suburban El Reno near Interstate 40. Several other people also died along the stretch of highway when their vehicles were tossed about.
Authorities said four people drowned in flood waters as a result of all-day torrential downpours from Oklahoma City to St. Louis. Three of the victims were from the St. Louis area.
Samaras had been researching the science of tornadoes for the Discovery Channel when his van got caught in the twister's vortex. Discovery said it would air a special program dedicated to Semaras and his crew for their bravery and helpful research. They had also worked for the Weather Channel.
In an interview with National Geographic last month, Samaras said he had been fascinated by tornadoes since childhood, when he first watched Dorothy's tornado ride from Kansas to the fictional land of Oz.
"I watched the 'Wizard of Oz' as a kid and vowed to myself, I'm going to see that tornado one day," said Semaras. "Tornadoes have pretty much become a focus of my life."
His brother, Jim Samaras, said father and son were both dedicated to collecting scientific data about tornadoes that would lead to earlier detection and prevent the loss of life.
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The severe weather pattern that terrorized Oklahoma and Missouri over the weekend moved toward the Middle Atlantic states and the Northeast Sunday. It featured high winds, hail and rain.
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A San Luis Obispo woman was awakened Friday morning by a naked man in her bed attempting to rape her, say San Luis Obispo police.
The suspect, Bryan Kwang Kim, 28, of San Luis Obispo, had been a resident in the home on the 1200 block of Manzanita Way and returned early Friday morning around 9:30 a.m., according to police.
The victim woke to a naked Kim in her bed trying to sexually assault her. She resisted and escaped to notify police.
Both victim and suspect sustained injuries in the incident.
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Chicago, actress Sarah Bernhardt said, is "the pulse of America." A burgeoning, changing city with a background of Al Capone and South Side blues, Chicago today, on the eve of the return of Bob Dylan, was paranoia, ignorance and small-time, small-town fanaticism.
The paranoia was in the papers – 864 murders in 1973, second only to New York, twice Chicago's population; more killings than in four years of war in Northern Ireland, the paper said.
The papers heard the word about Dylan through a local gossip column, then waited, like most people, for the December 2nd announcement. They dutifully reported the response: 37,000 tickets gone in two days, "thousands of requests unfilled." And yet, when three weeks later the Stadium found a way to squeeze in another 500 at each show, no one thought to advertise, and no one thought to offer them to those who'd missed out on the first 37,000. The sound and light crew didn't need as much room as they thought they would. Somehow no one placed any ads and only a last-minute announcement brought the ticket-buyers to the box office, some as late as the day of the concert. (Bill Graham even announced the availability of the second 500 seats at the end of the first show.)
In the weeks before the concert, the newspapers' coverage of the coming event conveyed little sense of excitement. Reporters grumbled about the location of the stadium: "You have to go past the wino district to get there," said one. "It's in this depressed black shit area, where it seems that there are rifle scopes looking down on you."
The last time Dylan played Chicago, in 1965, he played the Arie Crown. "That's when he was doing that half-hour show," said a woman who saw him there and, later, in Miami. "The purists booed him in the rock part. But not as bad as Forest Hills." Since '65 the Arie Crown has burned to the ground and been rebuilt.
Another spot might have been the Arie Crown Theater. But it was ruled out by Geffen and Bill Graham. "Chicago," said Geffen, "is one of the three largest cities, and it seemed unfair to play to just 8000."
This time Dylan came into town wanting anything but exposure. David Geffen ran down the turndowns: cover stories in "all the big magazines" including Paris Match and Der Spiegel; an hour-long Cronkite news special for CBS; a $3 million guarantee to let a major studio do a feature film of the tour; a $100,000 guarantee to sell buttons in the lobby, and "at least a dozen books." All together, Bill Graham said, the tour had received ticket requests amounting to $92 million via 5.5 million pieces of mail in 21 cities.
Dylan's reaction to it all, said Geffen, is "kind of amazed. He's flattered and he would've liked for more people to be able to see him." So he may tour again? "I frankly doubt it."
But one thing was certain, Geffen maintained: "He's not going to cater or pander to the media. He feels it's nothing more than a concert tour. He considers himself, still, a songwriter, period."
"Well," Geffen conceded, "he's not being realistic. But then, he doesn't have to be realistic. I mean, he knows he's a big star, but all he knows is that every time he sees his name in print, there's some weirdness with it. At least if he says nothing, people won't misquote him."
At best the thinking is simplistic, and, in fact, by the day of the second concert things had loosened up considerably at Dylan's hotel. He chatted with one reporter from a news magazine and, lounging around, obviously at ease, asked another reporter about the audience – what the age range was. Told that some critics and fans had expressed disappointment that he hadn't done more of a solo spot, he shrugged: "Well, you can't have everything." But, he said, he'd add the reporter's suggestion "Love Minus Zero/No Limit." And he did. He also hinted at what did happen that night: A re-ordering of his set with the Band. As for the choice of "Hero Blues" as an opener, Dylan smiled: "Gotcha, huh?" In case you thought there was some significance to be found in the lyric.
Over the hotel phone, at two in the morning, Geffen summed it up: "This particular event," he said, "has drawn more response from the people than any event in media, bigger than Woodstock, Watkins Glen, any of those. You know, the Japanese chartered a jet here. A whole jetful of people, and I don't know how they could've gotten tickets, and now I've gotta go to radio stations and scrounge up tickets for them. I mean, they chartered a plane to get over here. I can't not give them tickets."
Who else, we asked, has asked him for tickets? "All the Beatles, the Kennedys, the Rockefellers, Mayor Lindsay."
The Kennedys wanted a dozen tickets. Will they get them?
"Well, now," Geffen laughed. "You can't turn down the Kennedys!"
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Through the intervention of biotech, those pink, purple and white blossoms filling northeastern North Carolina fields this time of year are subbing for one of natures ocean giants the endangered sperm whale.
Aware of the dwindling number of whales, which traditionally supplied perfume manufacturers with scent-stabilizing ambergris, German scientists in the mid-1900s started looking for natural substances that mimicked its molecular makeup.
They found that in Salvia sclarea, the clary sage plant. A native of the Mediterranean and different from sage used in cooking, it produces a waxy substance very like ambergris, which sperm whales create in their intestines to coat indigestible objects.
In the past, the floating, waxy mass excreted by the whales was picked up onshore by fishermen and sold for huge sums, but the man responsible for North Carolinas presence in the fragrance-stabilizing business said price doesnt even matter anymore.
Theres so little ambergris in the world, its immaterial, said Dr. David Peele, president of Bertie County-based botanical extractor Avoca Inc.
What is a factor in the market is sclareolide, a chemical compound Avoca creates from sclareol a waxy substance taken from the sage.
Its almost identical to what was coming out of the ambergris, Peele said.
Avocas extraction facility, based in the hamlet of Merry Hill, uses the solvent hexane to extract sclareol from sage plants harvested by 75 farmers who plant this on 14,000 acres in 11 counties.
Thats a far cry from the less than 1,000 acres being farmed when Peele and David Holmes, head of New Jersey-based botanical extractor Phamachem Laboratories Inc., bought Avoca in 2003.
The company now employs 120.
Demand for Avocas signature product stayed flat for almost 20 years, till the mid-90s, Peele said.
Suddenly, the demand for sclareolide dramatically increased because of its use in laundry detergents and fabric softeners.
A ban on phosphates in detergents because of their role in fish-killing algae blooms turned manufacturers to the use of enzymes. Without fragrance, Peele said, clothes washed with enzymes, though clean, would smell like dirty socks.
Avocas sclareolide competes with a synthetic product by Switzerland-based fragrance maker Firmenich S. A., Peele said. Between them, according to Peele, they pretty much divide the market, though he declines to give sales figures or estimate market share.
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Ambergris, and now sclareolide, are prized as fixatives because the molecules are heavy, keeping the fragrance lingering on the body. Theyre also lipophilic, meaning they bind easily to fat molecules like perfume.
A fixative prevents a desirable fragrance from evaporating too fast, said Peele. A perfume not only has to have a pleasant smell, but youve got to then have it stay on your body as long as you think it should for what you paid for it.
After the sage plant blooms, stem and all is cut into 1-inch pieces and relieved of its sclareol, The transformation of sclareol to the sclareolide product is the most interesting part, said Peele.
We have to convert sclareol from a 22-carbon compound into sclareolide, a 16-carbon compound. Its a bioconversion done with yeast, at a sister company in Wisconsin. The yeast cell will use sclareol as its carbon source, and so inside the yeast cell the conversion goes to sclareolide.
What fragrance market?
Sclareols role in fixatives wasnt on the mind of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. executives in 1961 when they built the facility that now houses Avoca. Sclareol also can be made to mimic an ingredient in Turkish tobacco, and the tobacco giant started growing sage and extracting the chemical for that reason, said Peele.
The tobacco market changed and the company abandoned the project, switching to produce sclareolide for the fragrance market. Peele, as an RJR agronomist, worked with it.
He holds an undergraduate degree in agricultural engineering and a Ph.D. in crop science from North Carolina State University, and a masters in soil science from Ohio State University.
When RJR decided to divest itself of the sclareolide business, Peele took the plunge.
Id been here for 25 years and wanted to stay with it. So I found a partner, and we were able to take it private, he said.
Avoca also uses a variety of extraction methods to create other products for itself and, under contract, for other companies. Peele sees Avocas extraction-for-hire role growing, as more and more companies use technology to turn North Carolinas diverse plant life into new products.
The Aurora native is the immediate past chairman of the N.C. Biotechnology Centers Eastern Advisory Committee; the center is a state-funded nonprofit economic development corporation.
Laboratories around the state making specialized food products are getting to the point they need a company like Avoca to help them get what they want from a plant, he said.
Weve visited the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, for example, and what theyre exploring with foods in the lab stage, were prepared to participate in from the processing standpoint.
Gwyn Riddick, the N.C. Biotechnology Centers vice president for agricultural biotechnology, said that when hes recruiting companies to develop their products in the state, he offers the presence of Avoca as a lure.
There are only three commercial botanical extractors in North America, he said, one up in Canada, one in Texas, and then we have this one.
In North Carolina, were getting into a really fast-growing bio-economy, Riddick said. Green plants can provide us all sorts of renewable compounds that can replace a lot of the nonrenewable petroleum compounds.
In that big picture, having one of the few botanical extraction facilities in North America is a great asset.


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By MARY BEVANS GILLETT Special to the Record-Eagle
Traverse City Record-Eagle
---- — TRAVERSE CITY — BMW hit the road literally and figuratively when it opened its new facility in late June.
The new BMW dealership is a member of the Fox Motors family and is located at 2801 N. U.S. 31 South of Traverse City.
It was previously located in the Fox Grand Traverse group of dealerships at 3464 North U.S. 31 South.
General Manager Glenn Cousineau said the new building opened its doors June 24, with a soft opening under way during much of July. Grand opening festivities are set for July 22. BMW North American president and CEO Ludwig Willish and DP Fox Ventures LLC president and CEO Dan DeVos will attend.
The new 18,000-square-foot building offers vehicles displayed on a 150-foot wide path of charcoal tile stretching the length of the showroom. Tall ceilings, tiled flooring, and a wall of windows are complemented by an open floor plan with streamlined designs, European furnishings and a palette of white, grey and black.
The facility is significant because it will serve as the flagship store design for all future BMW dealerships in the United States.
"This is part of BMW's Future Retail 2016," Cousineau said of a concept designed to increase customer contact points, increase benefits and enhance the retail experience.
"All other new BMW dealerships in the United States will look like this," he said.
The Traverse City site also incorporates environmentally friendly features into the exterior show space. Situated close to Kids Creek, the site plans calls for a green buffer space adjacent to the creek that comprises at least one third of the property.
Construction began in November 2012 and was completed last month. Design goals were set by BMW, but all professional work was done locally, including architecture by Whiteford Associates, construction by Comstock Construction and excavation by Molon Excavating. Total cost was $4 million, including a complete demolition of the original buildings on-site, as well as a major clean-up once excavation started.
"When they were razed, we found that the three existing buildings were sitting on top of a dump," Cousineau said. "We were faced with a choice: do we build on top or remove and replace."
"We felt there was only one right way and that was to remove and replace," he said. Excavators needed to go nine feet below the original grade before getting to uncompromised soil.
The new facility significantly increases BMW's local footprint. The showroom can display up to 10 different vehicles, with ample space and support for BMW's new electric "I" cars slated for introduction this year. Service bays more than doubled, increasing from four to 10. Staff increased from 11 to 13, with an additional five to seven hires planned within the year.
The increased size was prompted by current demand following two years of robust growth, said Cousineau, who added that sales volume increased by 40 percent in 2011-2012 and by 39 percent in 2012-2013. The company plans to increase the number of models available, expanding from 90 to 120, during the next few years. Attention is being given to affordability at the entry level, fuel efficiency and innovative technology which is impacting demand, Cousineau said.


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Ah, summertime &hellip beach days, picnics and cookouts. Sometimes, however, summer fun takes a detour into discomforts such as sunburns, bee stings and poison ivy.
Usually, these common summertime ailments can be taken care of quickly and easily at home. Read on to find out how to remedy them yourself, and learn when you should consult a doctor.
What to Do:
- Apply aloe vera gel or lotion liberally and frequently to the burned area.
- Take a cold shower or bath. Adding a half-cup of oatmeal, cornstarch or baking soda to the bath can help relieve the pain.
- Take over-the-counter pain relievers such as aspirin, ibuprofen or acetaminophen, as needed.
- Stay out of the sun until the burn has healed.
- If there is any blistering, do not open the blisters.
When to Call:
- You feel weak, sick, or confused
- Your discomfort is significant
- There is swelling in burned areas
- You have (any) difficulty breathing
- Blisters larger than a 1/2-inch are present
Insect and Bee Stings
What to Do:
- Remove the stinger as soon as possible. Do not pull or squeeze the stinger out--this can release more venom into the body. Instead, scrape it out with a credit card or fingernail, using a sideways motion until it releases.
- Move away from the area. Bees release a substance when they are in danger to attract other bees.
- Wash the site with soap and water.
- Apply ice to reduce swelling.
- Apply a paste made of baking soda and water to reduce itching and swelling.
- Do not scratch the stung area.
- Take ibuprofen for pain and/or Benadryl for itching and swelling.
When to Call:
Call 911 immediately if the person stung has a history of  , or if there are any of the following signs:
- Swelling of the face or neck
- Wheezing
- Drop in blood pressure
- Dizziness
- Difficulty breathing
- Hives
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Poison Ivy
What to Do:
The FDA recommends the following plan, which should ideally be executed within 10 minutes of exposure:
- Cleanse exposed areas with rubbing alcohol.
- Wash exposed areas with water only.
- Take a shower with soap and warm water.
- Put on gloves and wipe down everything you had with you when exposed (shoes, water bottle, etc.).
- Apply cold compresses or rub an ice cube over the affected area(s).
- Apply Calamine or cold oatmeal lotion to reduce itching.
- Take Benadryl to help relieve itching at night and help promote sleep.
When to Call:
- If the reaction is severe, widespread or affecting sensitive areas such as eyes, mouth or genitals.
- If blisters are oozing pus.
- If the rash is not getting better after a few weeks.
- If the rash is accompanied by a fever of 100 degrees or more.
Hopefully, your summer will be filled with many more cookouts than sunburns, more amusement park rides than bee stings and more roasted marshmallows than poison ivy encounters. But if one of these summertime hazards should come your way, you'll be prepared!


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HOUSTON -- Houston Texans running back Arian Foster admitted to receiving money during his senior season at the University of Tennessee, according to an interview he did for the documentary, "Schooled: The Price of College Sports."
According to a report from Sports Illustrated, the producers of the documentary approached Foster in February to be interviewed for their film.
"Honestly, I don't know if this will throw us into an NCAA investigation, but my senior year I was getting money on the side," Foster said in the EPIX documentary. "I really didn't have any money. I had to either pay the rent or buy some food. I remember the feeling, like, 'Man, be careful,' but there's nothing wrong with it. You're not going to convince me that there is something wrong with it."
Foster, who played for the Volunteers from 2005-08, expanded on his comments Friday after the Texans' practice.
"I feel very strong about the injustice that the NCAA has been doing for years," Foster said Friday.
The Texans running back said he feels like he should not have to run from the NCAA anymore.
"They're like these big bullies and I'm not scared of them," he said.
Andrew Muscato, a producer of the documentary, said Foster didn't specify how much money he received or who paid him during the four-hour interview in February.
Bar patron Andre Valmore believes college athletes "deserve a lot more."
"The school is getting a lot of money and they're [college athletes] not getting anything but a scholarship and maybe an allowance," Valmore said.
Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart said in a statement released by the university Friday that, "We can't speak to something that allegedly happened a long time ago."
Hart said what the university can "say is that the values and priorities of our athletic department and football program are aligned, and the constant education of our student-athletes regarding the rules and the consequences of their choices is of the highest priority."
In response to an email about Foster's comments, NCAA spokeswoman Emily Potter said that "I can't speak to a specific situation."
On Friday, Foster described how his financial situation while playing for the Volunteers led to him accepting money on the side.
"When you're in college and your family doesn't make a lot of many, it's hard to make ends meet especially with the scholarship checks. You get the bare essentials, but towards the end of the month you run out ... every month," Foster said. "It's just a problem all across America, but if you play top tier Division 1 (now called Football Bowl Subdivision) football, there are people that are willing to help you out. And I got helped out."
Foster explained to a group of reporters that the NCAA should not be allowed to hide behind the rules of amateurism.
"It's not wrong, that's how I keep my lights on now and there's nothing wrong with it. But they have us feeling like it's OK to sanction 18-year-old kids, because they received money for playing a sport," Foster said. "They try to disguise it under the rules of amateurism, but if you watch the documentary, they break down the history of amateurism. It's just a big charade for years. It's about time for it to come to an end, and I'm just not going to shy away from that question. I'm tired of that."
The Texans running back went on to say that he could not believe that with as much money being made off of student athletes that it could be referred to as amateur sports.
"That's the life of college athletics. It's a billion dollar industry and they disguise it and hid it as an amateur sport," Foster said. "Coaches coaching amateur players are getting paid millions of dollars. The head of the NCAA guys, they're getting paid six- to seven-figure salaries and they're still talking about amateur sports and it's amazing to me that adults let this go on."
Foster said Friday the money he received didn't come from a coach.
A phone call Friday to Phillip Fulmer, the Tennessee coach during Foster's college career, wasn't immediately returned.


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Do D&D characters take a vacation? I'm assuming they'd want to after trekking long days through the wilderness regardless of the weather, delving into the dank caverns and forgotten corners of the world, and recovering from tremendous often near-fatal injuries. They must, from time to time, look for something more significant than even an extended rest. Sometimes even they must long for an extensive rest. A vacation. Time to spend their hard-gotten gains ordering mugs of ale on a foreign beach somewhere. . . .
Yes, I'll be taking my own vacation this month. The birthday funtivities in June included my first ever paragliding lesson. In July, the full-on vacation encompasses a trip to Pamplona to run with the bulls. I'd like to believe these are the sorts of things my character would be up for as well.
Then again, perhaps I have things backward. Many people work their day jobs just so they can go paragliding, traveling . . . and adventuring. Maybe that's what my character secretly does off-screen. He's working his own day job, saving up enough vacation time and resources to go off on his next adventure to the Trollhaunt Warrens, Thunderspire Labyrinth, or perhaps even the Demon Queen's Enclave. Adventuring might not be his day job, but it's clearly his calling. (Alternatively for me, this is my dream job, punctuated by a series of more manageable adventures!)
Wherever the truth may lie, here's what you can expect for this month and beyond!
Peter Lee has already previewed the contents of the Divine Heroes 2; let's take a look at those heroes appearing in Martial Heroes 3:
Here we are, knee-deep in ongoing excerpts for both the Eberron Campaign Guide, as well as for Divine Power. To give you a better sense of what excerpts to expect, we've started to post mini-calendars for each book at the bottom of every excerpt . . . so by now, you should be well aware that the Campaign Guide is due to wrap up with a look at Droaam as well as a sample encounter from the appendix, introducing a flashback scene from your party's past exploits.
In the following excerpt, we offer the continuation of this flashback encounter, after the party has left the Tower of Scars.
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Strange orange lightning flashes across the sky, followed by a rumble of thunder that shakes the ground beneath your feet. A gust of wind, unseasonably warm, shakes the dry branches of the trees—and then you notice the corpses shambling toward you. Two human men wearing the insignia of the Order of the Emerald Claw grin at you from behind the zombies, hefting their flails. Behind them, a gaunt woman dressed in green and black scowls in your direction.
Staunch protector, saver of lives, formidable foe, and worldly representative of the gods -- all of these are roles filled by divine characters. Their special connections with the deities and other forces of the cosmos give them a suite of powers and abilities -- as well as responsibilities -- that make them indispensable in the continual struggle to advance the causes of righteousness and justice. Those who attain the highest levels of accomplishment literally do ascend, becoming entities not unlike the deities they worship and emulate.
Divine Power is a tome that broadens the choices available to those who follow the dictates of a deity. In its pages are new ways to build a divine character, along with new options to fill out your role as an avenger, a cleric, an invoker, or a paladin.
Likewise, while we've been showing off plenty of Divine Power, we have only one of its incredible epic destinies due to be excerpted: the Avatar of Death, on 07/10. Let's show off one more right now:
Avatar of Freedom Features
Freedom of Mind and Body (21st level): Your Dexterity score and your Wisdom score both increase by 2.
Liberate the Mind (21st level): Allies adjacent to you gain a +2 bonus to saving throws against being dominated, immobilized, restrained, or slowed.
Liberating Revival (24th level): The first time each day you begin your turn dying or dead, you revive. You regain hit points equal to your bloodied value, and each ally within 10 squares of you ends any immobilizing, slowing, or restraining effect currently affecting him or her.
Agent of Freedom (30th level): You cannot be dominated, immobilized, slowed, restrained, or petrified. You ignore difficult terrain, and you can shift your speed as a move action.
Adventurer's Vault 2 is a successor and a companion to the Adventurer's Vault supplement. In it you'll find a wide selection of magic items to augment those presented in its predecessor as well as in the Player's Handbook, Player's Handbook 2, and other sources. More than just a continuation, though, Adventurer's Vault 2 puts forth a few advances in the way that magic items are presented and conceptualized.
Before we start showing off a few of these items in full, let's preview a high-level sword as well as the stats and background for a new suit of armor:
The reclusive mage Sarkudo hid his laboratory deep under the capital city out of a desire for privacy. To his chagrin, he discovered that by plying his trade in the sewers, he had invited a dungeon to his doorstep. Dealing with slimes, molds, vermin, giant bugs, and the like was so frustrating and time-consuming that Sarkudo almost gave up and left. Sarkudo had long observed one of the city's rat catchers and was baffled as to how the man had survived so long in such a dangerous place, armed with only a sharp stick and a small but vicious dog. The wizard asked him what his secret was. The rat catcher opened Sarkudo's eyes by revealing the secret lore of the sewers and how to live in harmony with the unique environment. Sarkudo was so impressed that he hired the rat catcher to help redesign his lab, and in short order, it was attracting much less trouble.
The wizard also made a protective coat for his assistant, which the rat catcher in turn passed on to his heir.
The child aspired to a grander career, namely adventuring. The coat served its wearer so well in battle that fellow adventurers made versions of their own, and rat killer's coats soon became popular.
The King of Cats: The King of Cats is a very specialized shop, carrying special items such as silver weaponry, rat poison, and exotic tools. Ruffians are extorting protection money from the owner, who seeks assistance in stopping them. She offers a rat killer's coat as a reward.
The Grieving Family: Sven is a hunter of vermin and a minor adventurer. He entered the sewers over a week ago and hasn't been seen since. His wife has given up hope but wants someone to recover the body for a proper burial. Whoever accomplishes this task can keep the tools of Sven's trade, including his magic coat, if he's really dead.
We started with minis, we'll end with minis! This time from the forthcoming monster set:
Until next month!
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Bart Carroll is most frequently found underground, although he infrequently will lair in desolate wildernesses. The globular body of the author is supported by levitation, and he floats slowly about as he wills. Atop the sphere are 10 eyestalks, while in his central area are a great eleventh eye and a large mouth filled with pointed teeth. His body is protected by a hard chitinous covering. The author's eyestalks and eyes are also protected, although less well. Because of his particular nature, Bart is able to withstand the loss of his eyestalks which will eventually grow back (1 week per lost member).


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