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Upcoming research in the Journal of Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice reveals that Pycnogenol (pik-naw-jin-all) that many-talented extract of pine tree, is 190 times more effective than the prescription medicine acarbose (Precose) in slowing uptake of glucose after a meal, thereby preventing after-meal glucose spikes.
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The study, conducted at University of Wurzburg, Germany, by Dr. Petra Hogger, found that Pycnogenol worked by inhibiting the intestinal enzyme alpha-glucosidase, which breaks down complex carbohydrates such as starch and table sugar into glucose molecules.
The high levels of procyanidins (flavonoids) in Pycnogenol are particularly good at inhibiting alpha–glucosidase. As a result, meal carbohydrates break down into glucose slowly and enter the bloodstream more steadily, over a longer period of time. This prolongs a feeling of fullness and reduces after-meal glucose spikes.
In two prior 2004 studies, Pycnogenol was found to lower blood sugar levels in type 2 patients. In March 2004, Diabetes Care showed that supplement with Pycnogenol lowered after-meal and fasting blood glucose. The October issue of Life Sciences demonstrated further lowering of blood glucose in patients already taking acarbose and metformin.
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Pycnogenol is extracted from the bark of maritime pine trees that grow on the coast of southwest France and contain a unique combination of procyanidins, bioflavonoids, and organic acids. Bioflavonoids, which are also found in fruits, help vitamin C function as an antioxidant. Pycnogenol contains a group of bioflavonoids called proanthocyanidins.
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According to a study in Phytotherapy Research (15; 1-5; 2001), thirty people with diabetic retinopathy were treated with 50-mg dosages of Pycnogenol three times per day for two months. Another ten people were treated with a placebo. The researchers found that Pycnogenol had a beneficial effect on retinopathy, while the placebo group's retinopathy worsened. Another study, published in the journal Ophthalmic Research in 1996, demonstrated Pycnogenol's beneficial effects in cow and pig retinas.
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Thousands more underprivileged Collier County children are likely to blossom thanks to $8 million awarded to nonprofit organizations at Naples Botanical Gardens on Sunday afternoon.
Naples Children and Education Foundation, founders of the Naples Winter Wine Festival, presented 25 checks to nonprofits, including three grants for long-term strategic initiatives.
The Wine Festival, the nation's most profitable wine auction, with proceeds going to education and children in Collier County, raised $12 million in late January.
"This is really the fun day for us... giving out the money," said Anne Welsh McNulty, NCEF's grant chairwoman, as she began assisting in calling the charitable organizations' leaders up to the stage to accept their over-sized checks.
The longer term NCEF projects are often collaborations among organizations that fill significant gaps recently identified in children's services—particularly in the areas of early learning, medical and dental health, out-of-school programs, behavioral health and childhood hunger, NCEF officials said.
The largest check of the day was written to Collier Health Under Guided Systems (HUGS), which is a collaboration of several agencies seeking to provide education and early identification of mental health problems. "The HUGS initiative is particularly close to my heart," said McNulty before presenting the check for $1.05 million.
The collaboration includes the David Lawrence Center, whose director, Dave Schimmel, expressed his gratitude to the many donors for supporting a not very well-known and stigmatized need for mental health care among youth.
Kathryn Leib-Hunter, executive director of the National Alliance of Mental Illness Collier County chapter, said NCEF gives these children hope.
"Hope is priceless," Leib-Hunter said.
Another of the projects meeting particular needs for hungry children using a mobile food pantry, Lunch Boxes of Love, received $630,000. The program will also be taking inventory of food storage capacity at 22 Collier organizations identified as distribution outlets focused on children and families. The plan is then to tackle the best way to transport that food.
"The need is as great as ever. There are quite a few more children in Collier County than there were several years ago. Even though we're doing a lot of good things, there's still a lot more to do," said Bob Scott, chairman of the NCEF board.
Research indicated that the child population in the county grew from about 55,000 in 2005 to more than 80,000 in 2010, according to the University of Florida's Lastinger Center's Child Well-Being in Collier County 2010 study..
The percentage of children eligible for free or reduced lunch at school rose from 48 percent in 2005 to 58 percent in 2010.
These updated statistics became an important factor in choosing where grants would be allocated and the amounts, said spokeswoman Andrea R. Steffy.
The Boys & Girls Club of Collier County remained the top award recipient among individual organizations, receiving $1 million. The Guadalupe Center of Immokalee, which helps impoverished families in Immokalee, received $732,000 and the Children's Advocacy Council of Collier County received $460,000.
The Children's Advocacy Council is first to receive the call when children are the victims of violent crimes, particularly sexual abuse and injuries to their head, face or neck.
The organization meets state requirements as a child protection team working with the Collier County Sheriff's Office and the Florida Department of Children and Families from the beginning to the end of violent criminal cases. They also help families and communities deal with the atrocity of violent crimes committed amongst their youngest, most defenseless members.
"Not exactly an unfunded mandate, but we're horribly under-funded, horribly," said Children's Advocacy director Jackie Stephens, expressing the need for the grant.
Not all organizations needed contributions in the six or seven digit range.
VisionQuest, which helps treat vision problems in children, received $61,000.
"A boy said 'I don't understand why the teacher keeps writing on the chalkboard when no one can see it,'" said VisionQuest's director Nancy Jeppesen.
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text: Cambridge Camping and Caravanning Club Site (58 reviews) from £7.00 to £11.80 Per person/night Contact Us Book It Images Map Select Section Overview Explore the university city of Cambridge and its surrounding Fenland landscape from here. South Cambridgeshire is ideal walking and cycling country – a tranquil and rural landscape interdispersed with gentle rolling hills, beech woods and flat fertile land. The Club's pretty Cambridge campsite at Great Shelford, offers an ideal base to explore the area. This level campsite, bordered by trees is just four miles south of the cosmopolitan city of Cambridge. In addition to its famous university the city offers a range of attractions including museums, art venues, restaurants and bars. Discover the city on foot – there are many walking tours on offer – or take your bike and enjoy the many cycle routes around the city. Further afield the Fens are a pleasant place to spend an afternoon in the saddle with its flat terrain and quaint towns and villages. During the summer months Cambridge hosts a mezzé of al fresco performances of music in the parks and green spaces as part of the annual Summer in the City programme of events. July sees the city come alive as the Folk Festival takes over and in September the city's Art Picturehouse hosts the Cambridge Film Festival. No visit to city should be without a punt on the river Cam. North of the campsite historic Ely has a magnificent cathedral or take a boat trip on the River Great Ouse. The bustling riverside towns of St Ives and St Neots are closeby as is the home of British horse racing – Newmarket. The National Trust's Wimpole Hall and Anglesey Abbey, the Imperial War Museum and Denny Abbey and Farmland Museum are popular days out from Cambridge campsite. Worth Noting There is no designated Motorhome Service Point on site so a hose and a bucket for emptying the tank will be required. WiFi 100% coverage cannot be guaranteed due to rural location, weather conditions and changing flora or fauna. These can cause variable signal strength. Hotspots are available. Prices. Eat Local A weekly countyr market is held in Great Shelford Memorial Hall on Wednesday mornings. Shelford Delicatessen sells home-made sweet and savoury delights. Facilities Cambridge has the following facilities on or around the site. Members' and non-members' caravans welcome Members' and non-members' trailer tents welcome Hardstanding with electric hook-up Storage facilities Flushing toilet Washbasins Dedicated accessible facilities Chemical toilet disposal point Washing Machines Ice pack freezing Gas cylinders Pets welcome Club Site Wi-fi Battery charging facilities Members' and non-members' motorhomes welcome Members' and non-members' tents welcome Grass pitch with electric hook-up Grass only pitch (no electric) Showers Electric shaver sockets Mother and baby room Drinking water taps Dishwashing facilities Childrens play area Payphone Designated dog walk Grass only pitch for larger tents Grass pitch with electric hook-up for larger tents Reviews Review 1 |2 |15 |Next » Expand review Recommended: yes 4.7 Friendly helpful staff. Zippy Nomad (Club Member) stayed Sep 2013 This review is for Cambridge Friendly helpful staff. Ideal base for Cambridge as there is a bus nearby which runs quite late. Also good for exploring the area. My only criticism was poor wifi service. This is not a rural area so it should be good. Location: Town Suitable For: Families,Older couples,Groups,Active break,Younger couples Friendliness: 5 Cleanliness: 5 Facilities: 4 Expand review Recommended: yes 4.7 We have never been to such a friendly site, the wardens were very very friendly and helpful. Winni (Club Member) stayed Jul 2013 This review is for Cambridge We have never been to such a friendly site, the wardens were very very friendly and helpful. If something was wrong they told you in a nice way. We had family coming at the weekend (we stayed a week) and asked if they could be near us, no trouble at all unlike some sites. We would recommend this site just for the lovely wardens also the site had lovely flowers at the reception. The only downside is there is no motorhome service point. Towing: Easy Location: Town Suitable For: Families,Older couples,Groups,Peaceful break,Younger couples Friendliness: 5 Cleanliness: 5 Facilities: 4 Expand review Recommended: yes 5 A wonderful spacious site, adorned with flowers even late in the year. Judy and Terry from Shrewsbury (Club Member) stayed Sep 2013 This review is for Cambridge A wonderful spacious site, adorned with flowers even late in the year. Spotlessly clean facilities,and warm helpful and efficient staff. Couldn't be bettered. Bear in mind however that the bus from here to Cambridge can take over an hour to cover the 2-and-a-half mile distance, due to terrible traffic congestion and a very circuitous route. Can be quicker to walk. Towing: Easy Location: Town Suitable For: Families,Older couples,Groups,Active break,Peaceful break,Younger couples Friendliness: 5 Cleanliness: 5 Facilities: 5 Expand review Recommended: yes 5 Stayed over the Bank Holiday, so much space you were never botherd by other campers, excellent... Mark & Jenny (Club Member) stayed Aug 2013 This review is for Cambridge Stayed over the Bank Holiday, so much space you were never botherd by other campers, excellent staff, highly recommended. Location: Town,Country Suitable For: Families,Groups Friendliness: 5 Cleanliness: 5 Facilities: 5 1 |2 |15 |Next » Travel Local Travel Nearest bus stop: 0.25 mile from Site entrance Nearest train station: Great Shelford 1.5 miles Get Directions to Cambridge Staying here? Public transport from the site Bike ride? Find cycle routes nearby Sat Nav Download our POI file Safe Directions Print Friendly PDF Widget by Frixo Standard Fees For more information take a look at Pricing explained. 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As for furniture/electronics, Office Max, Rent-A-Center, Aaron's Rental, small local electronic repair stores..
Then FOOD! Haha yes, I have no problem eating from a dumpster. Dunkin Donuts, Manhattan Bagel.. they tend to double bag their products.. bagels with bagels, donuts with donuts. Good for a treat to share with friends. Aldi's, Jubilee... they throw out perfectly good produce! Trader Joe's I hear is always an amazing dumpster to hit, but alas, we don't have any in my neck of the woods.
Health food stores, GNC... basically, anywhere there's an unlocked dumpster, we give it a peek. It's 50/50 right now, slow season after the holidays runs about January-March. Then it picks up big time and you won't have too many "slow nights"!


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TRAVIS COUNTY -- A traffic stop has turned into a larger investigation after authorities found 13 passengers crammed into a pickup truck.
The Department of Public Safety, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Border Patrol and the Austin Police Department are involved in the investigation.
According to DPS Trooper Robbie Barrera, around 12:30 a.m. Thursday on I-35 near SH 45, a trooper noticed a driver in a Ford double cab who didn't use a turn signal to change lanes and had a defective license plate lamp light.
Barrera says the driver pulled over and parked on the shoulder of the highway, but then jumped out and ran away, along with a front seat passenger.
Troopers soon realized there were 13 more passengers in the bed of the truck. Barrera says some of them were concealed and some were not. DPS is investigating whether any of them are here illegally. Investigators are also trying to see if any of them were in the truck against their will.
After agents and troopers questioned everyone on the side of the highway, they loaded them into a Border Patrol van and drove away.
Barrera says if any of the passengers are here legally, then they've done nothing wrong, explaining that it is not illegal in Texas to ride in the bed of a truck. However, if they're here illegally, then Barrera says Border Patrol will process them and transport them back to their native countries.
Officials eventually caught the passenger of the truck and charged him with evading arrest. They are still searching for the driver. Barrera says the group was coming from San Antonio.
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It's not because my heating bill is about to go up or because I hate driving on icy roads. The reason is that my girlfriend's two dogs are deathly afraid of thunder. So afraid that they will try to claw their way out of the fence around my yard to escape it.
And at their ages, that's a potentially deadly prospect.
A few years ago they were physically able to escape and be OK, albeit with a little luck. Three years ago when they were living in Sparks and got out of their yard, Washoe County Animal Services found them on a freeway onramp.
But that was then. Their bodies no longer can handle that level of exertion. About a year ago, after coming to live with me in north Reno, they dug their way out of the yard and Canyon, a beautiful white 12-year-old wolf mix, was missing for about three days. When we finally found her, she was dehydrated and hungry and quite lucky to be alive.
But Canyon is not as much of a concern as Layla, our 11-year-old Saint Bernard. Layla is a heavy dog — "Big Mama," we call her — weighing about 140 pounds. The combination of her age and weight have crippled one of her back legs to the point where it is difficult for her to get up from a sitting position. She also can't walk or stand for long periods of time nor can she run — but it doesn't stop her from trying.
She proved that two weeks ago when my girlfriend and I were in Gardnerville at a family barbecue. Sure enough the clouds rolled in, the rain started to fall and we saw lightning to the north. All this on the one day when I thought the weather was clear so I left the dogs in the yard instead of in the house.
Knowing that the booming noise would scare the dogs, we cut our visit short and drove home. Luckily, Layla and Canyon were in the yard but the debris we had stacked against the fence was moved and Layla's paws were caked in dirt. Even worse, she couldn't stand up — a sign that she had been overexerting herself clawing at the fence and ground.
Fortunately, we caught her in time. Then again, maybe she never would have gotten anywhere no matter how hard she tried. Layla isn't the same dog who once could scale fences when the thunder came rumblin'. These days Layla basically walks on three legs: She compensates for the one bad leg by using both back legs as one. She kind of looks like a bunny hopping.
Dr. John Crumley, a veterinarian at Baring Boulevard Animal Hospital in Sparks, said it is common for any animal to compensate for a weak or unusable limb by overusing the other. Pet owners should be cautious, however, to make sure the excessive strain on the good limb does not lead to more problems.
"We walk on two legs, animals walk on four legs," Crumley said. "I don't want to say they have a spare, but they have much better compensation mechanisms."
Layla's bad leg has been a degenerative condition, and knowing that arthritis is common in larger dogs, I have always treated her accordingly. Crumley said an animal can live with anthritis through weight control, taking vitamins and physical therapy. I feed Layla dog food with glucosamine to help her joints and walk with her around the yard for 10 minutes or so each day.
A more serious condition, such as cancer or spinal cord disease, can mimic arthritis, Crumley said, so a pet owner will want to keep that in mind if symptoms appear.
As for Layla's reaction during a storm, Crumley said it is impossible to know what goes through a dog's mind. I often ask her what she is thinking when she tries to dig her way out of the yard in her old age and with a bad leg. She still hasn't given me a satisfactory answer.
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NAPLES — Halfway through a job building custom shelves for a customer and in need of a quick infusion of cash to finish his work, Mike Rupp turned to an old standby — Capital Pawn in Bonita Springs.
Rupp, a 37-year-old contractor, made four stops at the shop the last week of July, pawning a guitar and some fishing poles so he could pay for paint, a paint sprayer, and other supplies to finish his job.
When he gets paid for the work, he will head back to Capital Pawn to retrieve his items, just like he always does.
"I'm a single father," Rupp said. "I have to put food on the table. I've got to do what I've got to do."
Rupp said he's been going to the pawn shop on and off for about 18 years — the first time being when he needed cash for a date. But as a contractor, Rupp was hit hard by the economic downturn, and during the past few years has been doing more pawning to make ends meet.
He's not alone.
Records maintained by the Collier County Sheriff's Office show that the number of pawn and secondhand dealer transactions have about doubled since the beginning of 2006 in Collier County, and continue to increase despite claims by some economists and government officials that the economy is in a slow recovery. There were 5,173 transactions in January 2006 and 3,573 in February 2006 compared to 9,911 in June 2010.
When looked at in total dollars, pawn and secondhand dealer transactions have almost quadrupled in Collier County during that period, reaching $234,346 in February 2006 and $890,069 this past June.
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Records maintained by the Collier County Sheriff's Office show that the number of pawn and secondhand dealer transactions have about doubled since the beginning of 2006 in Collier County, and continue to increase despite claims by some economists and government officials that the economy is in a slow recovery. There were 5,173 transactions in January 2006 and 3,573 in February 2006 compared to 9,911 in June 2010.
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When looked at in total dollars, pawn and secondhand dealer transactions have almost quadrupled in Collier County during that period, reaching $234,346 in February 2006 and $890,069 this past June.
"Some people do it every month or every two months. They'll pawn that same watch and use it kind of as a cash advance to get them by until their next paycheck," said Lt. Chad Parker, of the Sheriff's Office's Financial Crimes Bureau.
In addition to the down economy, people in the industry also point to the skyrocketing price of gold as a significant factor contributing to the increase in secondhand transactions.
As part of his job, Parker monitors the transactions of Collier's 10 pawn shops and nine registered secondhand dealers. Most of the secondhand dealers — jewelry stores and gold-buying outfits — weren't buying a few years back, and some didn't exist at all.
Because of all the new people buying gold, including some who may not be reporting correctly, some in the industry believe Parker's numbers are low.
"Probably once every week we're getting an inquiry from a gold company looking to start up in Collier County," Parker said.
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Even when banks aren't lending money, Tom Sams is.
As the president of Capital Pawn, which has eight shops in Southwest Florida, and chairman of the United Pawnbroker Group of Florida, Sams, 70, has had a bird's-eye view of the economic downturn that has hobbled the region. In addition to pawning — loaning money toward capital — pawn shops also buy and sell items such as jewelry, tools, electronics, DVDs, etc.
"We are the bank for people that need cash immediately, especially for those that have collateral to pledge so that it is not risk for us," Sams said. "We can do a loan immediately."
From his perch, Sams doesn't like what he sees, and doesn't buy claims that the economy is in a recovery.
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"We're now into people that are coming in here substantially that are middle income, and also the wealthy," Capital Pawn president Tom Sams said. "They're the people today that are in need of capital, and it doesn't take a lot, even for wealthy people, to get into a bind."
"The frightening thing is, our industry feels ... that we have not seen the end of the decline," Sams said. "We deal with the people every day. I mean, you can look at the stock market and say, 'Oh, things look great.' But when you deal with the people one-on-one, it's not so good."
People typically take loans from pawn shops to make ends meet — to buy gas or put food on the table until their next paycheck. Prior to the downturn in 2007, Sams said his average loan was $89. Since then it has about doubled, he said.
Sams hasn't noticed an increase in defaults.
Sams said he's had fewer new customers since the downturn, but the customers he does have are borrowing more. And the new customers are of a different stock.
Like other pawn shop owners the Daily News spoke to, Sams said he's seeing fewer customers on the lower rungs of society. Previously they were some of his primary customers, but now they "have nothing to borrow money with. I mean they're done," Sams said.
"We're now into people that are coming in here substantially that are middle income, and also the wealthy," Sams said. "They're the people today that are in need of capital, and it doesn't take a lot, even for wealthy people, to get into a bind."
Rupp said he has seen a new clientele at the Capital Pawn in Bonita Springs.
"There's a whole new group of people going there; older men, older ladies, people selling their heirlooms, jewelry," he said.
Parker monitors pawning and second-hand transactions by known criminals, and keeps an eye out for people who pawn or sell a lot of new, in-box items — a strong indicator of shoplifting.
Despite the downturn, cases of defrauding a pawn broker have remained relatively flat in Collier County, with 31 cases in 2006; 37 in 2007; 53 in 2008; 35 in 2009 and 20 through July 8, 2010, according to Sheriff's Office statistics. Instead, thieves are selling their illicit wares to less-stringently regulated buyers.
"If they've been arrested for it in the past, they tend to shy away from going to a pawn shop in the future," Parker said. "Some do learn from their mistakes."
The gold explosion
A construction worker by trade, 56-year-old Gary Moore now spends his days inside a bare storefront with a single computer and register near the intersection of U.S. 41 North and Old 41 Road in North Naples.
Standing at the intersection, a young woman wearing denim shorts and a pink tube top over a bikini holds a sign reading "We Buy Gold."
"They bring us 80 percent of our business," Moore said of his sign holders.
Fast facts
Facts about the pawn and secondhand dealer industry
■ Secondhand dealers buy used merchandise from customers. Pawn shops either buy merchandise from customers or accept the merchandise on a loan basis.
■ Clients who pawn an item have 60 days to reclaim it with interest, but often extend their loan for 30 days.
■ The maximum interest rate a pawn dealer can charge is 25 percent for 30 days on smaller loans, generally under $100 depending on the pawn shop. The most a pawn shop can charge in interest annually is 304.17 percent.
■ All pawn shops and secondhand dealers in Collier County are required to report their activity to the Sheriff's Office once a week.
■ Pawn shops must hold merchandise for 30 days if purchased, and 60 days if pawned. During this time the merchandise must not be visible to the public.
■ Secondhand dealers are required to hold items for 15 days before they can sell or dispose of them.
■ Pawn shops and secondhand dealers are regulated under separate statutes in Florida.
By the time Moore moved permanently to Southwest Florida from New Hampshire in 2008, most of the construction work had dried up. But Moore had some money to invest, and ended up in the gold business.
In addition to opening Gold Store Plus Moore in Collier County a couple of months back, Moore also owns similar stores in Cape Coral and Port Charlotte, and is opening a fourth store in Sarasota.
In January 2006, gold was selling at somewhere between $500 and $600 per ounce. Since then, the price has more than doubled, and now is selling between $1,100 and $1,200 per ounce, hence all the gold investment ads on TV and radio. The price of gold is influenced by several factors, including investor activity, the strength of the U.S. dollar, political tensions, oil prices and buying and selling by banks, according to Reuters.
Moore, who is a licensed secondhand dealer in Florida, acts as a middle man, buying gold jewelry and coins from customers, holding it for 15 days as required by law, and then selling it to refineries for a profit. So far, business has been "good," Moore said.
When asked if he viewed buying and selling gold as a long-term career, Moore said no. He said he intends to be in business for three years, maybe five. It all depends on the economy, the gold market and whether there will be enough people left with spare gold to sell.
"This type of business you can open and close the doors tomorrow because there's no inventory," Moore said.
Like pawn shop owners, Moore said he has customers come in every day to sell old jewelry simply to make ends meet.
"We have people bringing in a single item that gives them $12," Moore said. "It's because they need food or gas or whatever that is."
In a way, by providing people with cash, Moore said he feels like he's helping people in need.
"I didn't open the store for that," Moore said, "but my heart generates to that."


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Atmospheric Science at Indiana University is a dynamic program with exciting opportunities to undertake field, laboratory or modeling research. The Atmospheric Science Program at IU integrates research across scales from nanoparticles and turbulence, through boundary-layer processes to synoptic (forecasting) scales and climate change science and its impacts. Our program is diverse and has excellent office and laboratory facilities in the new Multidisciplinary Science Building II. Research grade laboratory space facilitates development, operation, and testing of instruments including atmospheric chemistry and remote sensing. For field studies, we have a collection of state-of-the-art meteorological instrumentation, including a variety of instruments that focus on particles, surface fluxes and remote sensing (photo 1).
The Atmospheric Science Program has active research at a number of sites managed by the Integrated Program in the Environment including the Morgan-Monroe State Forest site (photo 2) that was established in 1997 under a grant from the Department of Energy to Grimmond, Barthelmie, Pryor and Schmid. The site is home to a meteorological tower and provides access to a wide range of research projects and instrumentation. We utilize Indiana University's outstanding technology resources, including network connectivity, laboratory resources, and high-performance computing in our research and apply WRF and other models in the following research.
Our wind energy research encompasses measurements in the field at active wind farms and at test sites. In addition to cup, propeller and sonic anemometry, we currently operate three lidars (photos 3 and 4) that measure wind and turbulence characteristics, including one brand new scanning lidar that measures over large distances.
We also have access to industry standard models and in-house models and are working with industry on a range of research issues relating to the development of on- and off-shore wind energy. One of our new projects is designed to develop strategies for accurate measurements of wind and turbulence over the 3D volume of a wind farm and involves multi-partners working with remote sensing and in situ platforms including tethersondes (photo 5) and a UAV (photo 6). Professor Barthelmie is internationally recognized for her wind energy research. In 2009 she was awarded the European Wind Energy Academy annual scientific prize for 'her extraordinary efforts and achievements in wind energy research'.
Our climate research focuses on physical climatology, specifically climate change and variability, and impacts on the energy and agricultural sectors. We have developed and applied physical and statistical downscaling to wind speeds, temperature and precipitation in order to examine projected climate change impacts in multiple sectors (photo 7 and 8). Our research was cited by recent Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change, we have two books published on climate change in the MidWest and Provost's Professor Sara C. Pryor is a member of the National Climate Assessment and Development Committee, convened by the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to help the U.S. government prepare for and deal with climate change. This research area benefits from paleoclimate research being conducted by other members of the Geological Sciences faculty.
Atmospheric aerosol particles represent one of the largest uncertainties in understanding the forces that influence climate, both historically and possibly in the future. Key processes in determining concentrations are the formation of new particles (nucleation) and the removal of such particles by surfaces, known as dry deposition. Our research focuses on experiments and modeling to understand the role of forests in removing particles from the atmosphere, but also the mechanisms that determine rate of removal including physical and biological controls on removal rates. Some of the experimental research for the project is conducted in a chamber located in the Multidisciplinary Science Building II (photo 9). Field research is being conducted at the IU Tower in Morgan-Monroe State Forest north of Bloomington (photo 10) (and also in the Manitou Experimental Forest in Colorado as part of the international field experiment BEACHON (Bio–hydro–atmosphere interactions of Energy, Aerosols, Carbon, H2O, Organics and Nitrogen)).
Access to this extensive infrastructure is open to all graduate students and faculty. Graduate students and advanced undergraduates (photo 10) can expect to participate in faculty research projects funded by the Environmental Protection Agency, National Science Foundation and Department of Energy. Fully funded graduate student positions are available at both the M.Sc. and Ph.D. level and funding is also available for undergraduate research.
Here are some videos describing some of our research on atmospheric aerosols.
- A video of the set-up of our experimental chamber that we have installed in MSBII.
- Here is a brief update of the Particle Chamber video.
- Click here for a video of our field site in Morgan Monroe State Forest where we are making flux and aerosol particle nucleation measurements.
Email: Rebecca Barthelmie
Phone: 812–856–5135
Email: Cody Kirkpatrick
Phone: 812-855-3481
Email: Sara C. Pryor
Phone: 812-855-5155
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About the biting.. I got my puppy in the summer and I could no longer wear shorts or short sleeve that's how bruised I was.. Did tone of research, tried the "ouch" thing for weeks with no avail, finally came across an article that said to time out ur puppy every time she bites.. OUCH->if she doesn't stop ENOUGH-> if she doesn't stop pick her up and put in crate for 30seconds to 1minute saying TOO BAD.. it worked as a charm! And fast too!! Btw, it was my concern that i shouldn't use a crate as a punishment but she never stopped loving it so i guess the time being so short matters a lot ..just make sure u don't let her out when she's whining (and she will) I always told her to lie down and the minute she did I let her out..
About not liking to be petted or handled.. Still working on it lol yummy treats seem to help a lot.. Good luck to you!
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Ohhh, you're bringing back such memories! I have opened my home to rescues with the last 5 canines, starting with a wolf shepherd rescue, then the following 4 (including the current 2) have been GSD rescues. I MISS THE PUPPIES! but--at 66 I am not sure I have the energy for a puppy any more!
That being said, the boys are more snuggly than the girls. She will want to snuggle and have your undivided attention sporadically and for short periods of time. The boys--all the time!
My WORST puppy (which are the ones you remember and laugh about) was a female from STRONG working lines. At the time I had my first rescue canine, a tall wolf shepherd who had been with us for about 3 years (and had just lost his best friend GSD). Sarah, at 11 weeks, had been at our house about half an hour when she looked at Joker, the wolfdog, sized him up, ran at him and launched herself at his neck, slamming into him with the force of a heavyweight punch, I swear! It really surprised him and puzzled him, and he backed away. That set the tone for their relationship the rest of his life. A few days later I was sitting on the floor with my legs stretched out, her on one side, him a few feet away on the other side. I was watching her just as her eyes fixed on him. I could see it coming, and as her muscles tensed and she launched herself at him, I caught her in mid air, put her on the floor next to me and held her there for a few moments. That was the first time I ever saw a puppy temper tantrum, big time. She screamed and hollered and kicked her feet, just like a very bad child. It was hilarious! And she was a screamer. While I was obedience training her I took her to a trainer's class, particularly for the socialization. When she saw me grab the backpack with our gear, she would start screaming at the top of her lungs, not quiet until we actually got in the car. If I had had neighbors back then, they would have called 911, I am sure! I asked her breeder about the screaming, and she told me Sarah came from a long line of screamers. A German schutzhund trainer who worked mostly with rotties, asked her once if all GSDs screamed. She told him, "Only the good ones." Joking, of course.
She and Joker, the wolfdog, became best buds, by the way. They had this strange understanding. She was over him in the house, but outdoors, she was fair game. Don't know how they worked that one out! I worked with her on tracking, mainly to keep her mind exercised, and he was the distraction. He would do everything he could to tease her, pull her off the track, interfere with her--and she acted as though he didn't exist. They were so funny together. I miss them both, as I do all of them.
|You will be fine! They are quite a handful and I had so many issues with my Cheyenne I was almost in tears when she was so wild. Just looking at her today, at 2yrs 5 mths old and she is the sweetest, gentle, lap dog ( yes she sits in our laps at 70 pounds), and well behaved dog that I can hardly believe it is the same dog. By age 2 they really start settling down into the devoted, great dogs they are known to be. Patience and don't be too hard on yourself, they are active mischievious little buggers!
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Thank you all so much-hearing all this makes it easier to take!
I gotta tell you, she is a smart one! This morning she and I were in the living room,
she started whining, so I figured she had to potty. Before I could even stand up, she ran off to the door. Did she go to the door? Nope, she grabbed the boots I slip into to take her outside (close to door), knocks them over with her mouth, looks up at me and starts whining again. Out we go, and yes, she pottied.
Scary smart. I don't think it was a coincidence.
|LOL! Am I glad to be out of that stage! My girl was a HUGE landshark. She bloodied pretty much everyone! I tried EVERYTHING...nothing really worked. I feel like she just had to mature out of it and also learn that I was in charge and she needs to listen to "no", (the prong collar helped). Some are very dominant and stubborn, she actually tried to hump me several times. (WTF??) But she's a year now and we are good. Not perfect by any means but so much easier. My best advice, and I am no expert by any means, is exercise. Both physical and mental. A tired pup is a good pup as you've probably read everywhere. But it's the truth. I kind of feel like we have an understanding....I give her the exercise she needs and she won't eat me : ) lol. But seriously, get a flirt pole, do training, get that energy out, and she will be much calmer, but it takes time.
Oh she sounds like a sassy little thing! Just wait until she hits 6 months, then you'll really be feeling sorry for yourself!! LOL!
I agree, just be firm and consistent and enjoy the little devil.
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I am going to fall into the same puppy trap again soon, am dreading it a little bit. So far it has happened with every pup I raised. two weeks into it, I always asked my self this very same question: "Why didn't I just get an adult dog?" But after a year of hard work, you and that beautiful young dog have something really special that you wouldn't trade for anything else.
In the meantime, hang in there, work her gently but consistently and once in a while step back when she sleeps and enjoy her cuteness.
She seems independent so I would limit her free time and keep her more with you, either tethered or engaged in play and/or training.
The good thing is that they do grow up fast.
Watched the videos from Micheal Ellis. What he calls engagement, we just call attention. She's good at watching me when I ask her to--just not sure yet how to keep that focus. Aftetall, she's just a baby. Span of a gnat. But don't want to start the habit of her getting bored and ignoring me either
One more question--are all GSD this noisey??? Man, she talks, carries on when she wants, hates, or needs something. Definately gets the point across!
Then I'll bring them back into the house and one goes into a crate. The other gets one on one time. We play or work or train, sometimes I just go about doing housework and the dog will just follow me around. But I make sure it stays focused on me.
Then dog A goes into a crate and dog B comes out. We do the same thing as above. As long as it's one on one time. As long as the dog stays focused on me.
You know it's working when both dogs would rather engage with you than eachother.
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Prior posts
- Lousy week for the first week of earnings season. Good earnings = stocks down
- More ammunition for double-dippers
Capital Markets Recap
(as of 2:27)
Please note the spike in Implied Volatility. Also known as the Fear Index, what used to go by the ticker VIX (now VXO) measures the expected volatility based on option prices. Option prices are a function of the following factors:
D – dividends
I – interest rates
V – volatility
U – underlying stock price
T – time
S – strike price (the price at which the option can be exercise)
Those initials made a great mnemonic aid in one of the CFA exams, and five of the six factors in the acronym are easily known . . . all but volatility. From algebra you'll recall that with just one unknown, it's easily solved for. While options can be used for both speculation and protection it seems that their prices move most violently when they're bought for protection. When put options are bought for protection their prices rise, while all of the factors remain fixed or at least known. Therefore, what changes is their implied volatility. It goes up. Thus, the Fear Index.
The VIX is a contrary indicator. As it rises it should push one closer to being bullish.
Here's a simple technical look at the S & P 500. With this week's action we've made the third lower high (labeled LH on the chart). Coupled with two lower lows (labeled LL on the chart), that makes for a downtrend. The horizontal lines are previous areas where either buyers (red) or sellers (dashed white) have stepped in with enough force to overwhelm the selling or buying (circled areas).
Admittedly simple, the chart does present us with a straightforward lens through which to view the action:
- A decline that drops through1043 is likely headed to 1011.
- A decline that drops through 1011 confirms the downtrend and likely heads points us toward 900 – time to sell some stocks.
- A reversal–like this week's–that stops short of 1011 is an alert that the trend is reversing upward. Ideally, we would want to see some basing action above 1011, rather than a V-shaped bounce. It'll set us up for a bullish, inverted head-and-shoulders pattern. If it plays out, it'll target 1200.
- A more aggressive strategy might include making some buys with the S & P 500 around 1011 and making some sells around 1100. In effect, taking advantage of the apparent summer range.
Top stories
If you hadn't heard, the second quarter earnings reporting season started in earnest this week, kicked off by Alcoa. So far just 23 of the companies in the S & P 500 have reported. It's been overwhelmingly positive (20 positive surprises, 3 negative) but from a really small sample. 129 of the companies will report next week.
- Alcoa's earnings were better than expected
- Intel reported blowout earnings, its best quarter in a decade. Analysts looked for revenues of $10.3 billion; the company reported $10.8.
- GE reported earnings that beat estimates, helped by better results in its finance unit, but its sales came up short.
- Bank of America beat the GAAP earnings estimate but came up short on the adjusted number. The stock is down (-)9.5% from last night's close.
- Citigroup knocked the ball out of the park, beating the GAAP and adjusted numbers by 63% and 83%, respectively. Stock down 5.5%.
- Goldman Sachs came to a settlement with the SEC . . . cool $500 million. Stock up 7.3% from the announcement.
- Apple says its "working our butts off" to address the iPhone4′s antennae problem. It might want to spend some time listening to engineers who point out these problems before they arise. Buyers of the three million phones will get a free case that addresses the problem.
Bloomberg reported that "Consumer Confidence in U.S. Slides, Heightening Risk of Economic Slowdown." Sorry, folks, that should have read "Consumer Confidence in U.S. Slides, Reflecting Risk of Economic Slowdown." At best, consumer confidence is a coincidental–occuring at the same time–indicator, not a leading indicator.
The much-ballyhooed Financial Regulation bill passed through Congress, and the President is expected to sign it next week. Despite at least one poll that said 4 of 5 don't think it'll prevent another financial crisis or protect them (what do those four know, anyway), and despite misgivings by the solons in Congress ("well, it's not perfect, but . . . "), those faithful stewards of our nation insist it's good enough to sign.
Ever hear of "technical correction bills?" Neither had I, but our Strategas service had this to say this morning about them.
Financial Regulation: The Senate passed the final financial regulation bill yesterday and President Obama is expected to sign the measure next week. The details will be filled in over the next few years through regulatory rulemaking and through "technical corrections" bills that could potentially make substantive changes to key provisions. Think Reg Reform Is Done? Just Wait for the 'Corrections' Bill: Top lawmakers have acknowledged another bill will be needed to clean up their bill to overhaul the financial system, in which many complicated provisions were decided near the end of a marathon 20-hour session…But how far the corrections bill could go remains a question. Some said it may be confined to technical changes to better reflect congressional intent; others see an opportunity to make more substantive alterations… Even a change as simple as inserting or striking a word could have a big impact and once any corrections bill delves into making substantive changes, every interested lobbying group will be going to the mat for its issues. (American Banker, 7/16). (Underlining is mine.)
And this to say about Goldman Sachs:
GS/SEC Bookends: You'll read a lot about the timing of the Goldman Sachs settlement today. We will leave the conspiracy theories to others. Goldman Settles SEC Suit for $550 Million: It's interesting to note the timing of both the beginning and now the end of this case. Goldman was formally charged right around the time when the public was beginning to take interest in financial reform. The case made for the perfect narrative of an evil Wall Street firm that needed to be reined in with thoughtful regulation from Washington. And when did the case end? The settlement was announced a few hours after Congress passed the financial reform bill, sealing the legislation's fate. So there's no longer any reason to make an example of Goldman. (The Atlantic, 7/15).
So Tiger Woods' wife gets $750 million, the SEC gets $500 million. Is that right? I mean right?
This week
Folks looking for evidence of a double dip in the economy–the feared second V in W–found it this week in the Empire State Manufacturing and Philly Fed indexes. The former dropped from 19.57 to 5.08; the latter fell from 8.0 to 5.0. Both were significantly below estimates. As the chart below attests, however, neither index has much predictive ability–about as much as a broken clock. Say 2:00 long enough and soon you'll be right.
All of this is beginning to wear on the consumer. University of Michigan Consumer Confidence fell sharply, from 76.0 to 66.5, far below economists' expectations of 74.0.
NFIB Small Business Optimism didn't do much to counter the message from the regional indicators, falling, as it did from a recent near-term high. There's no question that the economy has run into a soft spot, only that some of the indicators don't have a very good track record.
That housing is in for a double dip seems more of a certainty, both from anecdotes and from solid data, such as the recent mortgage activity. Despite record low 30-year mortgage rates (green line), Mortgage Applications for refinances (orange) and purchases (white) fell again this week. This is a mini-version of what John Meynard Keynes called a liquidity trap. Rates can be pushed ever lower with no resulting spurt in economic or mortgage activity. While probably overused, no cliche works as well to describe the phenomenon as "pushing on a string."
Those watching for lurking inflation will need to look around the next corner because it didn't come this week. The Producer Price Index fell to a 2.8% annual rate and just 1.1% when looking at Core PPI. Prices at the consumer level were similarly subdued in June. The headline Consumer Price Index slowed to a 1.1% annual rate and, net of food and energy prices, stayed at a 0.9% annual rate.
Next week
Housing, housing, housing
Key indicators to watch
- National Association of Home Builders Housing Market Index (July) – Monday
- Housing Starts (June) – Tuesday
- Building Permits (June) – Tuesday
- Initial Jobless Claims (weekly) – Thursday
- Existing Home Sales (June) – Thursday
- House Price Index (May) – Thursday
- Leading Economic Indicators (June) – Thursday
Graig P. Stettner, CFA, CMT
Vice President & Portfolio Manager
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The NFC South champion Carolina Panthers join the postseason party next weekend by playing host to the San Francisco 49ers, who escaped a wild-card war in Green Bay with a final-play field goal, 23-20. Kickoff at Bank of America Field in Charlotte, N.C., is 1:05 p.m. ET Sunday. This is a rematch of a Nov. 10 game in San Francisco when the Panthers gained serious attention by coming back from a 9-0 deficit to beat the reigning NFC champs, 10-9. Although it was an ugly game, it was a statement that the Panthers needed as they had been 2-14 in their previous 16 games decided by a touchdown or less. Since that win, Carolina is 5-0 in close games. The more veteran 49ers now come into this divisional battle on the heels of winning two consecutive games with a field goal on the last play -- also winning at Arizona to close out the regular season on a game-winning kick by Phil Dawson. These two teams are somewhat of a mirror image. On offense they each have athletic quarterbacks who can run or pass, Carolina with the No. 1 pick in the 2011 draft in Cam Newton and San Francisco with Colin Kaepernick, the No. 36 player selected in the same draft. On defense each team has great linebackers led by second-year phenomenon Luke Kuechly and Thomas Davis for the Panthers, while the 49ers have Navarro Bowman, Patrick Willis and Aldon Smith. After their regular-season game, Newton acknowledged the importance of that win at that time. "This game is a maturity jump for us, because in the past what I've been a part of, we've been somewhat uncertain of how we will turn out in these types of games," Newton said. "We needed that type of game, just to be in a dog fight, in somewhat of a barnburner, to show what type of team this really is." Kaepernick went 11-for-22 for 91 yards with an interception and was sacked six times for a 42.0 passer rating. Newton was only slightly better, going 16 of 32 for 169 yards, an interception and four sacks for a 52.7 rating. Those number reflected each team has a defense that can take control even of a potentially prolific offense. The rematch is expected to be a low-scoring, physical affair. One of the big early keys will be how Newton performs out of the gate in his first career playoff game. "This is going to be a new venture for me, and I'm going to try to make the most of it," Newton said during the team?s bye week. "We have to worry about ourselves first. I feel as if when we're playing at our best, there's really no team that can stop us."
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CENTERBURG The Centerburg Public Library will be hosting a book signing on Sept. 29, from 1 to 2 p.m. by local author James M. Butler. After traveling around the world, Butler landed in Centerburg and has decided to call it home. He considers himself to be part rock musician, part screenwriter and part novelist.
History has always been a passion of his and he has written several alternate history books; the most recent being, Birth of a Nation, published this year. He has several books that he is working on at this time including one in the Science Fiction genre and another in the Fantasy genre.
Learn what inspires him and what his next project will be.
Refreshments will be served immediately following the book discussion. Call the library at 625-6538 for further information.
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Let the Children Pay
I was hoping for an interesting season of political debate about the budget process. At the local level, it could get ugly. At the state level, it has been ugly all along. At the federal level, it's just plain chaos.
The federal government is showing absolutely no sign of political will in order to rein in the annual deficits. We have been told for generations the dangers of budget deficits. Yet we continue to run them up like there's no tomorrow. So let's ask the bigger question; do these deficits really matter?
The Cowboy Poetry Festival
The world makes sense to me now. Well maybe not the entire world, but at least the government budgetary process. This week, we learned why it is become next to impossible, if not completely impossible, to cut back on any of the federal budget. We will have to keep borrowing $.40 of every dollar spent. Any further tax reductions will become a thing of the past. Senate majority leader Harry Reid brought it home for America-the Cowboy Poetry Festival.
Oh give me a poem, about the buffalo home. Where deer and the antelope stay. Where seldom I hear, a complaint about beer. And the Marlboros are fresh every day. How's that for an entry?
Barry Fills Out His Bracket
A few weeks ago when it was clear that the NFL owners and players were going to have a lockout, President Obama was asked by a reporter if he was going to intervene. President Obama said that he would not stating that it's something that the owners and the players union have to work out and it was not a subject that the president should be involved in. I was in complete agreement with the president. The president has far more priorities that need addressing and his complete attention than what is going on in the NFL especially during the off-season. I was hopeful that he was going to come to his senses and find that he has far too many crises to attend to and forgo a waste of time explaining his brackets for March madness. But I was wrong.
Perhaps this bothers me more than it should because I am not a college basketball fan, but President Obama has far too many things going on in the world that need his attention and college basketball is not one of them. First, there is Libya. After weeks of trying to figure out what's going on, the president has decided that Moammar Qaddafi needs to be removed from office. The United States is officially siding with the rebels... whoever they are. This comes after a crisis in Egypt in which the president has decided that Egyptian President Mubarak needs to go. The United States was sliding with the rebels who oppose the government... whoever they are. Whatever happened to ending the war in Iraq? The United States government is supposed to be helping the people of Iraq establish a stable government with their leader... whoever that is.
Mission Accomplished
I find it at least mildly ironic that the person who has been issued for 2009 Nobel Prize for peace has now ordered military action that has begun what has been called the Americas third war. Once again the United States is engaged with military action on another Muslim country. Wasn't part of President Obama's agenda a mission to help Muslim countries feel better about themselves and the United States? Are we accomplishing these missions?
About eight years ago, the United States stepped in to begin a humanitarian effort that would stop an evil dictator who was leading a mid eastern country from causing harm to his own people. Yes, at the time we were convinced that there were also weapons of mass destruction. Yet today, we are involved with Libya because we believe that an evil dictator, i.e. Momar Qaddafi, (or however it's spelled this year,) has also been stopped from committing mass murder on the people of his country. That's what we're being told this week. Of course, this will become clear when the president comes out and makes a statement about why we are involved in a military action in Libya. Then of course, we'll feel good about this because it is only going to be a limited effort. The war in Iraq was also supposed to be a very short war because we got used to short wars during operation Desert Storm. We got in, we got out. It was mission accomplished.
Vote for The Drunk Driver Guy
Election day for county executive is fast approaching. Did the primary election actually give us two candidates worth choosing from? There are many people who will say yes.
I got a call the other night from Mayor Tom Barrett. He wanted to discuss local politics, which is one of my favorite subjects. But as I tried to get in the conversation, the mayor just kept talking like he wasn't even listening to what I had to say. He was recommending that I vote for Chris Abele. But because the mayor would not let me get a word in edgewise, I think I will have to think this over.


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Mountain Dew has pulled an offensive ad they did with ODD FUTURE rapper TYLER, THE CREATOR after people complained that it was racist and poked fun at battered women. Odd Future's manager says Tyler didn't mean it to be offensive.
Let the crazy continue for Amanda Bynes...Celebrities are now starting to speak out...First you have Jonathan Jaxson who is a publicist for the Kardashians who supposidly spoke to Amanda and tweeted this hoping to help her...
Then Jenny McCarthy tweeted this...
Here are more of her topless...Someone help this chick...
Famed photographer Mario Testino photographed Miley Cyrus in the June issue V Magazine. Her risque outfits make it obvious that Miley is 'emancipated'!
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Chris' pal certainly didn't deny that he wrote the new song about Rihanna — and how could he? The lyrics couldn't be more clear!
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A man apparently was going to keep the burger around for one month, then forgot about it...until he pulled it out of his pocket 14 years later. OMG EW WHY DON'T YOU CHECK YOUR POCKETS.
The burger was practically the same. It had hardened, but there was no bold, no decay.
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Jordan Stevens, Carin Avery Agree to Extensions
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Valparaiso University director of athletics Mark LaBarbera announced today that softball head coach Jordan Stevens and volleyball head coach Carin Avery have both agreed to extensions.
"We are excited that we have come to agreements with both Jordan and Carin on extensions to keep them at Valparaiso," said LaBarbera. "It is our goal as an athletic department to identify coaches of excellence and then partner with them over the long term. Jordan and Carin are both coaches who have experienced success in competition while developing and maintaining programs in accordance with our core values, and we look forward to them leading their programs to continued success in the years to come."
Stevens led the Crusader softball team to an unprecedented season in 2012, guiding Valpo to the Horizon League regular season and tournament titles, the first league titles in program history. The Crusaders also made their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 2012. Entering his third year as head coach at Valparaiso, Stevens has already won 76 games through his first two seasons, including a record-breaking 42 last year. He has coached 13 All-League honorees through two seasons, including the 2012 Horizon League Newcomer of the Year.
Avery has guided the Valparaiso volleyball program over the last decade as one of the nation's most consistent programs, as the Crusaders are one of just 12 teams nationwide to have won at least 20 matches each of the last 10 years. Over her 10 years as head coach, Avery has won 241 matches and has led Valpo to three league regular season and tournament titles, as well as three NCAA Tournament appearances. A two-time league Coach of the Year, Avery has coached 42 All-League recipients over her tenure as Crusader head coach.
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DVTK-fans May Root With Their Own Beer (Translation)
25 April 2012
Agreement reached between DVTK and Dreher Beer Manufacturers Zrt.
Dreher Beer Manufacturers Zrt., and the NB. 1 soccer team, DVTK, signed an Agreement of Cooperation due to begin in the spring section of the 2011-2012 Season. According to the Agreement, the parties will market a joint product, which had been introduced at a press conference last Thursday. Fans may become acquainted with this beer on March 11, during the team's first championship home game.
"I congratulate the leadership! Again, they have achieved something that we didn't even dare to hope for a few years ago. We will have our own beer, and I will be a regular, you can count on that! GO DIÓSGYŐR!!!", one of the fans from Diósgyőr commented on the cooperation announced at the end of January.
At the Press Conference, Péter Kerekes, Marketing Director of Dreher Beer Manufacturers Zrt., and Hunor Dudás, Managing Director of Diósgyőr FC Kft. introduced the joint product bearing the name, "Kőbányai-DVTK."
"Beer and soccer fandom has been going hand-in-hand for decades. DVTK is extremely grateful to its spirited fans. Thanks to them, there is an excellent mood during the games, so it is natural that we would like to reciprocate for their perseverance. What could be a better solution for that than our own beer? Following a lengthy tender process, we decided to create the team's beer brand together with Dreher Beer Manufacturers Zrt. We have received several tenders, which we have evaluated during a number of rounds over several months. Considering numerous criteria, we have finally selected the winning tender according to which the competitor's goals matched ours best, and which was most committed to the cooperation," Hunor Dudás said.
Kőbányai-DVTK beer will make its debut on March 11 in the Diósgyőr stadium as a draught but, beginning in April, it will also be available in bottled and canned form, mostly in grocery stores and pubs within the county of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén.
"The new product was born from the meeting of two trademarks, Kőbányai, a high quality refreshing Hungarian beer awarded several times with the Monde Selection medal, and DVTK, one of the country's most popular teams with a rich history. We share the team's motto, 'Together, we'll win!' So when we found out that DVTK intends to market its own beer, there was no question for us that we wanted to cooperate with the team, especially considering that Kőbányai is the second most popular beer in the region. The goals and the principal ideas were the same for both DVTK and Dreher Beer Manufacturers Zrt., thus the cooperation was realised and Kőbányai-DVTK beer was born. We hope that the beer bearing the DVTK name will help further elevate the mood at the games. This is all the more important, since it is among the goals of our company to support and assist local communities," said Péter Kerekes.
"Our long term goal is to have a world class team, and while we achieve it, we would like to create an atmosphere worthy of professionals for our fans, as well. An important component of this plan will be the revenue from the sales of Kőbányai-DVTK beer. Transparency is important for us, therefore the fans who contribute to the team's success by buying this product will be able to track what happens to this income. For this purpose, we have created a counter showing the figures, and simultaneously, we will inform our fans about our realised and planned projects. We can already say that we would like to use the revenue from the beer sales to develop the stadium," emphasised Hunor Dudás.
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On Dawson Avenue, just one street down, there is a dog in heat running around along with two other dogs. They are tearing up property, making a mess of garbage, chasing our cats, running several streets away on busy roads and stealing the cat bowls off my porch. The sad part is that if the Calhoun County Animal Control gets involved, it's these beautiful animals who will pay and probably taken to the over-crowded pound, and it's not the animal's fault.
Why can't owners be held responsible? Why can't they be fined or written warnings or even eventually jail time for not following the law with their animals? These animals can't help how they are treated and, to me, one being out running loose is as bad as one being physically abused or neglected.
We have to start being held accountable for these things. I love animals, and if I had the space and money, I would bring home every stray, neglected and unwanted animal I knew about. But I can't; my cats and dog stay inside, and it's to the point I can't even take my Chihuahua out to potty without a B.B. pistol in my hand because I never know what dog is going to come running at us. I'm not mad at these beautiful animals, but somehow someone has to make these pet owners accountable.
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These cookies get a boost of nutrition from dried cherries, blueberries and cranberries.
Submitted by PHULLER
Carbs: 16.6g | Fat: 2.1g | Fiber: 1g | Protein: 1.2g | Calories: 76.5
Serve these holiday cookies with a cup of tea or lowfat vanilla ice cream.
Submitted by CHEF_MEG
Carbs: 10.3g | Fat: 2.6g | Fiber: 0.5g | Protein: 0.8g | Calories: 61.1
Pumpkin is subbed for butter in this lowfat treat! Cranberries and almonds add flavor and nutrition!
Submitted by CMWELLS83
Carbs: 14.4g | Fat: 1.2g | Fiber: 1.3g | Protein: 1.6g | Calories: 64.3
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This is a yummy dessert or snack that I have when I am craving something sweet.
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Carbs: 22g | Fat: 1.4g | Fiber: 0.4g | Protein: 7.8g | Calories: 133.2
This quick and easy fruit pizza makes a delicious, refreshing dessert and a colorful centerpiece. Try it at your next special occasion
Carbs: 35.5g | Fat: 12g | Fiber: 2.7g | Protein: 2.6g | Calories: 256.7
This creme brulee recipe is full of flavor not fat. The cranberry-orange combo is perfect balance of tart and sweet.
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Carbs: 14.9g | Fat: 6.2g | Fiber: 1.1g | Protein: 5.1g | Calories: 133.6
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This almond shortbread recipe replaces my mom's buttery shortbread.
Carbs: 17.2g | Fat: 7.5g | Fiber: 1.9g | Protein: 3.2g | Calories: 142.5
A zesty way to prepare a traditional cheesecake.
Carbs: 26.3g | Fat: 4.2g | Fiber: 0.7g | Protein: 8.6g | Calories: 177
At 300 calories a pop, donuts are an easy way to wreck a healthy breakfast. Not my baked ones. They're bursting with fruit and flavor--not fat!
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Carbs: 21g | Fat: 1.9g | Fiber: 2.2g | Protein: 2.4g | Calories: 104.9
When I want chocolate mousse, only the real deal will do. This version is low in fat, but it's still creamy and rich. The hardest part is waiting for it to cool!
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Carbs: 27.4g | Fat: 3g | Fiber: 2.9g | Protein: 7.5g | Calories: 145.8
By choosing a darker chocolate and fat-free evaporated milk, we've cut the calories of this chocolate dip in half!
Submitted by CHEF_MEG
Carbs: 14.7g | Fat: 3.5g | Fiber: 0.6g | Protein: 1.2g | Calories: 88.8
Just one of these muffins packs nearly 9 grams of protein! Pack one of these sweet, moist and delicious treats in your gym bag for a post-workout snack.
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Carbs: 19.2g | Fat: 7.4g | Fiber: 2.8g | Protein: 8.7g | Calories: 173.1
Scones are perfect for weekend house guests, hostess gifts, or picnics. Traditionally made with loads of butter and cream, mine use far less butter--and wheat flour.
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Carbs: 30.2g | Fat: 5.2g | Fiber: 4.9g | Protein: 5.7g | Calories: 180.3
Frozen bananas rival soft serve when given a whirl in the food processor. No cholesterol and no added sugar, just creamy and sweet bananas!
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Carbs: 27g | Fat: 0.4g | Fiber: 3.1g | Protein: 1.3g | Calories: 105.4
This frozen yogurt is better than the premium stuff you buy at the store-and much less expensive. A little time consuming, but really easy to make, this frozen yogurt treat is delicious and perfect for those special occasions.
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Carbs: 29.2g | Fat: 15.5g | Fiber: 2.5g | Protein: 10.5g | Calories: 284.4
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This fudge is super quick and easy, it can be made with any flavor combination you choose (chocolate mint, peanut butter, anything) but this is my favorite. The chocolate melts best in a double boiler but can be melted in the microwave if needed.
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Carbs: 19.7g | Fat: 5.7g | Fiber: 1.4g | Protein: 2.3g | Calories: 131.4
Ditch the toaster pastry. They're loaded with sugar and fat--and not much else. My hand tarts are full of fruit, and if you make them ahead of time your kids can grab them and go.
Submitted by CHEF_MEG
Carbs: 34.8g | Fat: 4.8g | Fiber: 4.4g | Protein: 2.8g | Calories: 185.4
Not too sweet but not too healthy, these delightful muffins are equally delicious for breakfast or dessert.
Submitted by FIREFLY75
Carbs: 16.1g | Fat: 0.6g | Fiber: 1.5g | Protein: 2.4g | Calories: 91.7
Enjoy all the wonderful flavors of autumn with these delicious breakfast bits
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Carbs: 25.2g | Fat: 1.7g | Fiber: 2.5g | Protein: 4.3g | Calories: 131.3


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Over at Human Events, John Hayward has a piece today titled "A Word on Joe Soptic." It's well-reasoned and well written as his work always is, but I think there is a bit more to what moves Joe Soptic. Having your wife die is about the worst thing that can happen to you. Not even waking up unable to move my arms and legs with | Read More »


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Thursday, November 22, 2007
As the holiday season begins, 67% of American adults like stores to use the phrase "Merry Christmas" in their seasonal advertising rather than "Happy Holidays." A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that just 26% prefer the Happy Holidays line.
There is no gender gap on this question and few demographic differences. From a politically partisan perspective, 88% of Republicans prefer "Merry Christmas" while just 57% of Democrats favor the saying.
The poll says … Merry Christmas!
By Michelle Healy, USA TODAY November 30th 2009
If you think greetings such as "Happy Holidays" or "Season's Greetings" are poor substitutes for "Merry Christmas," you've got company.
A USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll taken Friday through Sunday finds that 69% of adults surveyed say "Merry Christmas" is the greeting they most likely would use this time of year when first meeting someone. That's up from 56% in 2004. Only 29% would opt for "Happy Holidays," down from 41% in 2004.


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