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SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- Lawmakers in mid-July will be able to view about 2.56 million items of presidential records under a parliamentary motion aimed at verifying late former President Roh Moo-hyun's remarks on the western sea border with North Korea during the 2007 inter-Korean summit, officials of the ruling camp and the national archive said Friday.
Earlier this week, the National Assembly approved the motion calling for access to summit transcripts kept at the National Archives of Korea. The approval comes amid conflicting claims over Roh's remarks regarding the Yellow Sea border during the meeting with then North Korean leader, the late Kim Jong-il.
The ruling Saenuri Party has claimed that Roh made remarks to the effect of offering to nullify the maritime border, known as the Northern Limit Line or NLL, while the main opposition Democratic Party claimed that Roh's remarks were aimed only at bringing peace to the tense area around the boundary.
Late last month, the National Intelligence Service made public its version of summit records, but the document failed to put conflicting claims to rest. The rival parties then agreed to view the full transcript stored at the state archives and passed the motion. Access to such records is possible with two-thirds support from parliament.
On Friday, a ruling camp official told Yonhap News Agency that the National Archives of Korea (NAK) reported to parliament that about 2.56 million items of records can be seen under the motion, and the records can be handed over to the National Assembly sometime next week.
It remains unclear when exactly parliament will have access to the records, but an official of the NAK said it is expected to submit them to the Assembly around July 15.
"We need some 10 days for preparations as limited personnel here are allowed to deal with the materials," the official told Yonhap.
"Of the total 2.56 million items, we plan to sort out related records and make their copies, which would take quite a long time," he added.
Of the massive records, 340,000 items are classified as top-secret and can be accessed only with two-thirds parliamentary approval, 10,000 items are designated as ordinary secrets and the rest of the 2.21 million items are ordinary records, the official said.
The records were made from Aug. 8, 2007 -- when the two Koreas decided to hold their second-ever summit -- to Feb. 24, 2008, Roh's last day in office, the official said. That means the records can provide clues on how the government made preparations for the summit and what follow-up measures it took after the meeting.
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Today Is the 20th Anniversary of the Death of Selena
It was 20 years ago today that Tejano star Selena was murdered.
Selena was on her way up and poised to cross over big time. She really was set to be the "Mexican Madonna." I can't even imagine all of the things this lady could have accomplished if she was still alive.

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John Mashey | September 25, 2014
By John Mashey • Thursday, September 25, 2014 - 18:02
As Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Yelp and other high-tech Silicon Valley companies abandon the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a few facts need more emphasis to understand this wolf in business clothes, bringing "sample bills" to legislatures.
ALEC is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) "public charity," as per its IRS Form 990s. Donations to it get tax breaks. Common Cause filed complaints against ALEC in 2012 and 2013, but these take years, as do similar complaints related to Fakery 2: More Funny Finances, Free of Tax.
High-tech companies finally noticed problems with climate change policies at ALEC, unsurprising given the strong influence of fossil energy companies. But companies also were effectively side-by-side with Big Tobacco, whose continued existence requires nicotine addiction of adolescents, which only works by "rewiring" the brain during rapid development that ends by age 25 or usually earlier.
ALEC includes the usual think tanks that attack science and support both industries. Does ALEC have a monopoly on access to power? Can reasonable business people find no representation except through a group that is often anti-science, anti-environment and anti-health?


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Wood Burned Wolf by FreakaruWatch
©2011-2016 Freakaru
My first attempt at wood burning! This little guy's only 1"x1 1/2" . Needless to say it was fun and I'm looking forward to working more with this medium.
you wouldn't happen to know where I can find a leather work apprenticeship here fresno do ya? well by chance.
I forget if city had taxidermy I don't think they did. Leather work was a no 3:
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I forget if city had taxidermy I don't think they did. Leather work was a no 3:
fall 2012 bebe!!
You can check out all of the local leather work shops. I know there's one in downtown sanger.
wow, that came out really awesome! bravo!!
nice I love it
really cool
It reminds me of those old European wood cuts...don't ask me what century, you'd know better than me Haha, but yeah, I love this style. Very nice
Looks like an illumination from a medieval bestiary. Great!
I'm so glad it does that's exactly what I was going for!
Well it turned out very well - I've tried a bit of that style myself lately for my medieval animations, and it's a tricky thing to get right
Great expression. Looks wonderful.
Very cool! I would definitely wear this on a necklace. Keep up the good work!
This really has quite a bit of detail for something so small. It looks sort of medievally. What sort of tools/materials did you use?
The wood felt kind of like particle board, not too sure though. And it's just a small saudering iron that I used to get the design in. I was really going for a more medieval look! Glad it came through!
That sounds like a handy way of doing it- the only time I tried, I heated a bit of wire in a candle flame. It left nice solid black marks, but was prone to burning right through the wood (though it was only balsa wood). I certainly don't think it would have been suitable for doing the sort of half-burnt bits you've managed here.
This is super beautiful, there's tons of detail in this. For you're first attempt I wouldn't have guessed that this is the first time you've work with wood burning. Would you do a trade for something like this in the future?
I'm interested in a trade, though it would depend on what it was!
Haha, what would you look for? I can for sure do traditional mixed media (Watercolour, and pencil crayon etc.) or digital of course if you were to look through my gallery. I've got to fix my scanner to get my traditional up. I'm defiantly interested in doing a trade with you.
I don't know if I'd be willing to do an art trade. I'm always looking for new art materials or pieces of natural media like bone, furs, or wood though.
I understand completely, never less I adore you're work.
well if you can find anything to trade I'd be more than down to burn one of these for you!
Alright, the most thing I've got to the things you've listed is a coyote tail key chain and a resin replica of the bottom of a wolf's jaw. If not I'll let you know if I get some good stuff in that may interest you. ^^


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Charlotte WCNC.com: Strayer University Students Graduate
The NBC affiliate in Charlotte, N.C., captures photos of Strayer University's recent commencement ceremony.
August 10, 2013
Concord, N.C. Resident Receives Outstanding Graduate Student Honors from Strayer University
Jennifer Anderson Excels Academically, Encourages Students' Growth
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Former U.S. Secretary of Education Tips His Cap to the Class of 2013
More than 1,400 graduates and their guests attended Strayer University's 121st annual commencement ceremony in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the academic accomplishments of the Class of 2013.
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GSD Course Bulletin - Fall 2010
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Courses taught by George L. Legendre
01304: Rising Mass 2 (STU 0130400)
Option Studio - 8 credits - Limited enrollment
Monday Thursday 2:00 - 6:00
George L. Legendre
Course Description
Halfway between today's dominant discourse of programmatic freedom and the alleged over-determination of pure form-making, this studio celebrate architecture's ongoing critical return to form. Our interest in the topic of form is neither aesthetic nor ideological. Contrary to the notion of shape (with which it is sometimes confused), form is a syntactic, procedural, and increasingly, technical proposition whose disciplinary autonomy parallels the study of language in the age of structuralism and the more recent development of object-oriented programming in the software industry. In the past five years, our studio briefs have systematically explored the architectural potential of the variable parametric surface, a conceptual vehicle initially chosen for its relentless abstraction and relative resistance to predictable questions of function and architectural figuration. The investigation will continue this fall-in two directions at once.At the near end of the spectrum, in conjunction with the fall term elective offering GSD 2404 Superficial Spaces, we will expand the scope of design experimentation with the production of formal analytic models likely to yield sophisticated , if largely counter-intuitive, building prototypes - later to be incorporated into pragmatic urban and architectural proposals for the island of Manhattan. Rising Mass At the far end of the spectrum we will scavenge a fading trend of global academicism to formulate our instrumental ideas in the context of what was, for a few years, the hottest academic undertaking: planning high-rise structures for the (now) slowing economies of the 21st century. But rather than simply aligning ourselves, even temporarily, with a topical - and now recessive- problem, we will take on frontally the apparent paradox posed by the high-rise type, circa 2000-2010: Why is the architecture of high-rises generally dominated by the structural expressionism of 'iconic' tower design (to the extent that skyscrapers have now become in both East and West the ultimate refuge for signature design and the fulfillment of the architectural ego) when, historically, meeting the demands of the ruthless, semi-automatic technical and commercial demands underpinning this brief ensured that high-rise buildings remained all but a sort of vernacular, a province of specialized craftsmen and consultants, an architecture without architects, as it were, much like the huts of rural Switzerland?Tipped off by Alejandro Zaera Polo's excellent recent analysis of the workings of this artificial design ecology in 'High Rise Phylum 2007'(Harvard Design Magazine, Spring/Summer 2007), we will devise high-rise proposals that express the potentially 'semi-automatic' mode of development advocated in 'High Rise Phylum',as well as the particularities of personal desire. Manhattan 2010Manhattan will be our context of operation. Unlike say, Frankfurt or London, where the themes of high-rise living, working, and development routinely undergo cyclical fortunes of infamy and rehabilitation, the Big Island has been quietly investing in the type for a century and is now witnessing the birth of its Nth generation of high-rises. In this it has been closely following the founding principles of the 'Delirious' way: these include a fondness for 'artificial' and regulated living; a enthusiastic acceptance of high-rise living (which of late includes 'vernacular' adaptations linked to local residential practices); and the fundamental tenet that all programmatic fantasies must remain private, and outward expressiveness strictly banned.At the time of printing we have earmarked several sites released by the City to prospective developers looking to build high (their exact location will be discussed at the beginning of term).We will begin by contributing diagrams and physical models to a collaborative project
02404: Superficial Spaces (VIS 0240400)
Seminar - 4 credits - Limited enrollment
Wednesday 1:00 - 3:00 Gund 508
Wednesday 4:00 - 6:00 Gund 508
George L. Legendre
Course Description
At a time when architectural discourse and practice are brimming with references to new geometries, this offering investigates the architectural potential of abstract three-dimensional surfaces. In tandem with the practical ambitions of the option studios, it is intended to help us devise formal prototypes for architectural consumption, while broadening our understanding of the rigours of abstraction and formal analysis.With equal emphasis on theoretical reading, graphic analysis and diagramming, elementary mathematics, numerically controlled fabrication techniques, and theoretical writing, the seminar will circle, in increasingly tight loops, the surface as object of knowledge.Semi-monthly hands-on sessions on modulation and fabrication will supplement a cycle of theoretical readings and discussions, leading to the conception, analysis, calculation, drawing, and making of an intricate superficial structure.Finally the seminar will incorporate a reading sequence of 6 classic texts. There will be one assigned group reading per session, followed by a short presentation and group precept.Precept Reading List Roland Barthes Cy Twombly: Works on Paper in The Responsibility of Forms, pp.157-176, University of California Press Berkeley, 1991 Rosalind Krauss Grids in The Originality of the Avant-Garde and Other Modernist Myths, The MIT Press, Boston 1986. Peter Eisenman Iconicity and Instrumentality*, Cahiers de L'IRCAM, Instruments, Paris 1995.Erwin Panofsky Contribution to the Problem of Describing The Works of Art and Interpreting Their Contents*. Les Editions de Minuit, Paris, 1975.Greg Lynn New Variations on the Rowe Complex, in Folds Bodies and Blobs, La lettre vole, Brussels 1998. Robert Venturi Some Definitions Using the Comparative Method in Learning From Las Vegas, pp. 87-103, The MIT Press, Cambridge 1972George L. Legendre Shin & I, essay on the ontology of the surface, in AA Files 52, AA Publications, London 2005 Reading List (Optional) George L. Legendre, IJP: The Book of Surfaces, (Architectural Association, 2003).George L. Legendre, JP's Way, in Mathematical Form: John Pickering and the Architecture of the Inversion Principle (Architectural Association, 2006).Prerequisites/Restrictions NoneOther Information1/3 short assignments will help the seminar participants assimilate the basics -and learn new tools. Participation to & preparation for the group reading session is required. A short midterm project will develop into the final submission.Requirements/ Grading PercentagesSemi-Monthly Readings and Assignments: 10% each. Midterm Submission: 20%; Final Project: 50% Meeting First Meeting on Wednesday Sept 1 (Room and Time TBA). Then on Wednesday Sept 8.and on Wednesdays every other week thereafter. (Wednesdays9/22, 10/6, 10/20, 11/3, 11/17, and 12/1).Final Presentation on Wednesday 12/15Location 508 Gund Hall


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You'll pay to watch your favorite wrestlers fake-fight, but will you shell out your hard-earned cash to hear them really sing? The Wrestling Album, a 1985 release by the World Wrestling Federation, sought to answer that question. As part of our ongoing commitment to exhaustively covering ill-conceived novelty records by athletes, let's take a track-by-track look at this classic.
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Like all presidents, Barack Obama and his family will have to pay for their own food while they're living in the White House. But does someone actually send them a bill? How does this system work?... READ ON
Today's awesomeness: excellent travel writing from Fred Scharmen, a man who spent six days aboard Dettifoss, a container ship. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to travel on a container ship, a sort of paid stowaway on a long, slow journey? Well, even if you haven't, I personally think about this a lot. Without further ado, here are some choice snippets from this engrossing travelogue:
The only break was when Goodman, the Second Officer, invited me to come visit the bridge: "That sign... READ ON
Serial murderers can come from any background and work in any profession. However, medical careers make it easy for someone who is inclined to murder to carry it out, and to cover it up. And to do it again and again.
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Research has revealed that, upon hearing a phrase beginning with the words "Let X equal," some humans perk up and focus in on the mathematic joy that follows. Others immediately curl up into the fetal position and begin sucking their thumbs. If you're a member of the latter group, do yourself a favor and go straight to today's 5 Questions quiz. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200.
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For those who missed our interview yesterday with Hallie Ephron, author of the new mystery Never Tell a Lie, you'll want to check that out here because today we're giving away two free copies of the novel. We'll pick two random readers who answer the following questions correctly:
1. Hallie says one of her favorite mysteries is Lincoln Lawyer. True or false: the author of this book once worked as a journalist covering the crime beat in Florida?
2. Hallie's sister wrote When... READ ON
How to Lose $20 Billion of Value in 2 Trading Days. The story of Bank of America and its disastrous deal with Merrill Lynch.
Mashing Up Literature, the game of taking two well-known books and combining them. Check the comments for more silly ideas.
This song of reconciliation after a tough presidential election is pleasant, if schmaltzy. What is really impressive is the audio and video manipulation.
Keeping your used car can save you big bucks in the long run. The author of this post figures he... READ ON
Earlier today in my "what our web friends are up to" post, we linked to AskMen.com's "Top 99 Women of 2009" list. For tonight's contest, let's pretend mental_floss was going to name one Top Woman and one Top Man of 2009. The celebrities who most embody the mental_floss spirit, if you will. (And if you'd like a copy of Secret Lives of Great Authors, you must.)
This contest will have two winners. The person whose suggestions ring truest to the staff wins the book. But I realize some of you are new to this... READ ON
I was kind of stunned when I read something recently that quoted Gisele Bündchen's twin. I immediately wondered if they swap out photo shoots, like if Gisele is too tired or feels like vacationing with Tom Brady, she just sends in Patricia to do the work. But no, turns out they are fraternal twins and don't look that much alike. And then I wondered how much it would suck to be Gisele Bündchen's twin and look nothing like her. Or maybe just enough where people say, "Hey,... READ ON
The three latest mental_floss shirts were added to our store this morning. To celebrate this joyous occasion, all of our shirts, new and old, are currently on sale for the brilliant price of $14.90. Just enter the code "newtees" during checkout.
Thanks again to readers Cyntianna Ledesma (Derive), April Russel (Inconsistency) and Sharen Starkweather (Tomato) for their submissions. And if you have a great idea for a mental_floss t-shirt, your creativity could earn you $125. Send your slogans to... READ ON
Very carefully. No, I'm not being a smart aleck; fire eaters, from fakirs to sideshow performers, have very few secrets about their craft. Urban legend has it that fire eaters use "cold flames" that aren't hot enough to burn the skin or coat their mouths with fireproofing chemicals, but any flame from any source is hot enough to burn the mouth (how many times have you burned the roof of your mouth on something as innocent as piece of pizza?) and applying flame-retarding chemicals... READ ON
What do San Jose, Applebee's, Wyoming, Chuck E. Cheese, and the Apple Store have in common? They all appear on the first page of a Google search for "Hell on Earth is" "" along with war, alcohol withdrawal and Long Island. Having lived in Wyoming for two years, I'll respectfully disagree with the Cowboy State being compared to Hell, despite the fact that it's home to Devils Tower National Monument. But if you'd like to take a trip to a Hell on Earth, forget... READ ON
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Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics
, Volume 19, Issue 6, pp 563-585
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Farming and Landscape Management: How French Farmers are Coping with the Ecologization of Their Activities
- Philippe DeufficAffiliated withCemagref, UR Agriculture and Dynamics of Rural Areas Email author
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In Europe, an increasing share of public subsidies for food production is being transferred towards the production of goods and environmental services. Today, farmers hesitate between the quest for technical and economic performance, which has been the paradigm of their professional activities since the 1960s, on one hand, and taking account of the environmental concerns that have been imposed since the middle of the 80s, on the other. Is it possible for farmers to continue to work according to the paradigm of the producer of agri-food goods, and how do they react to the ecologization of their activities? In this paper, we will see the difficulties and sources of tension induced by landscape maintenance in the daily professional practice of the farmers. We will see that the professional identity of the farmers is profoundly brought into question by these changes (substitution of strictly "agricultural issues" by more general concerns such as "rural issues," substitution of the farmer by the "ecologized" peasant...). The topic of landscape reveals social strains between farmers. It also raises the question of the legitimacy of farmers to define the sense of their activities by themselves. Finally we will see that environmental orientations do not systematically open up new prospects for all farmers; they sometimes contribute to increase the inequalities between farmers (financial support proportional to land property, marginalization of farmers who are less socially integrated...).
Keywordsagri-environment farmers professional identity landscape multifunctionality rural amenities social contract
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- Farming and Landscape Management: How French Farmers are Coping with the Ecologization of Their Activities
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Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics
Volume 19, Issue 6 , pp 563-585
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- 2006-10
- 10.1007/s10806-006-9010-0
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Who is the greatest Ducker of all time?
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No I don't believe that. Cotto was a huge draw in 2008, but let us keep in mind that Top Rank was going to make the Cotto/Margarito fight that year, we all know what happened there, and with the well known promotional issues that haven't changed since then, Top Rank changing its in house plan was likely to never happen even if Mayweather came out and wanted to fight Cotto.
But I do believe that Mayweather was officially retired, so, it doesn't really matter.
Did Joe Louis officially duck Ezzard Charles when he retired? Ducked him and waited to fight him until he was ready, huh?
How about Hatton? Let me guess, he shamefully ducked all of the junior welters and welters right when the divisions got hot, only to come out of retirement a few years later claiming his sights are on a world title and ultimate redemption against the best fighters on the planet. To you, that means Hatton has ducked em all during his retirement.
your Top Rank in-house theory is good but not just after cotto had just fought mosley, who was under GBP that time. so your in-house excuse for floyd is not valid.
floyd's retirement excuse is ok (though i believe that it's only one of his long vacations) but he should not have said that cotto is not a draw back then.
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A mid-May opening is expected for Jackson's Blue Ribbon at the Brewhouse Inn
The restaurant opening in spring at the new Brewhouse Inn & Suites downtown will go for a neighborhood feel, the operator says.
Mark Zierath, who will run Jackson's Blue Ribbon Pub at 1203 N. 10th St. with his brother, Dan, said the restaurant is targeted to open May 16. The extended-stay hotel is due to open April 25 in the former Pabst Brewing Co. complex. »Read Full Blog Post
Ridge mesmerizing in Chamber Theatre's 'Underneath the Lintel'
Midway through his extraordinary solo performance in Glen Berger's "Underneath the Lintel" - being staged by the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre under C. Michael Wright's direction - James Ridge asks the audience whether we'd recognize a miracle if we saw one.
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Aiken County sheriff's Sgt. Dave Myers said a person was shot while pumping gas about 2 a.m.
The wound was superficial, and the victim was taken to University Hospital, Sgt. Myers said.
Aiken County authorities are investigating a shooting that took place at Greg's Gas Plus on U.S. Highway 1 in North Augusta early Sunday morning.
Aiken County sheriff's Sgt. Dave Myers said a person was shot while pumping gas about 2 a.m.
The wound was superficial, and the victim was taken to University Hospital, Sgt. Myers said.
Ok and what are we suppose to be seeing?
The blue car riding up with the door open is the shooter, but you can't tell who he's shooting at.
I see it now it was the Green car! Both cars were involved, this was obviously a hit.
Look at the way they all scattered like fleas before the cops got there. Warrant check, anyone?
To me it looks like it might have been a domestic situation. She sure jumped in her car and tore off after the green car that shot at her........I just wish those danged, blue eyed, blond haired Swedish kids would stop all the violence.
i just diagnosed this video. the cops should be looking for a 1980 chevy malibu four door. there can't be many registered that are green left in the area.
Warrant check?I guess your stupid azz would have stayed around and been nosy? What a [filtered word] comment. This is getting ridiculous. You cannot even pump gas without some coward azz lowlife shooting a gun.
please catch these punks NAPD....!!
busy place for 2am.
Do any of these elementary school drop-outs even have a clue what a "surveillance" camera is? You have to be absolutely stupid to think you can get away with something like this in a public place - of course some camera somewhere is going to capture the crime! Idiots! They will be caught. And their mommas will cry. And another child will be born . . . in the ghetto . . . (to paraphrase Elvis).
These scumbags do not value anyones life. I hope they are caught and punished to the fullest extent of the law.


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Our moringa anti-wrinkle oil is a unique blend of wonderful natural herbs which supports anti-wrinkle and anti-ageing.
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KEY INGREDIENTS: Moringa Oleifera leaf infusion, Shea Butter, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Virgin Coconut Oil, Almond Oil, Lavender Oil.
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Every part of a Neem Tree has been used in India for over thousands of years as a remedy to cure various diseases. It is considered a miracle plant. Neem oil extract, with its natural anti-bacterial properties, has been used for skin care products like soaps, lotions, creams, toothpaste etc. Neem Advance Soap is 100% vegetable based and contains pure Neem Oil. Regular use of this Neem Soap will clean your skin while its astringent properties tone and nourish your skin. Our deep cleanse formula will keep your skin feeling healthy and refreshed.
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PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) -- Hasbro returned to profitability in its first quarter, driven by sales of girls' toys such as My Little Pony and Nerf Rebelle. The prior-year results were dragged down by restructuring charges.
Its latest earnings topped Wall Street estimates but revenue was short of what analysts expected.
Sales of girls' products rose 21 percent. Sales of My Little Pony Equestria Girls dolls also resonated with customers.
The boys' category reported a 2 percent increase in sales, helped by Nerf and Marvel products. This was partially offset by weakening Beyblade sales.
Game sales fell 4 percent, hindered partly by declining sales of trading card game Duel Masters.
Sales of preschool products slipped 4 percent due to soft sales of core Playskool items.
Sales for the entertainment and licensing division rose 13 percent thanks to the inclusion of Backflip Studios. International sales increased 5 percent, led by Europe and Latin America. In the U.S. and Canada, sales edged down 1 percent.
The Pawtucket, R.I.-based company earned $32.1 million, or 24 cents per share, for the period ended March 30. That compares with a loss of $6.7 million, or 5 cents per share, a year earlier.
Stripping out favorable tax adjustments of 10 cents per share, earnings were 14 cents per share.
The year-ago period was pulled down by restructuring charges totaling 14 cents per share. It also had favorable tax adjustments of 4 cents per share a year ago.
Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected earnings for the latest period of 10 cents per share, on average.
Revenue edged up 2 percent to $679.5 million from $663.7 million, but missed Wall Street's estimate of $690.1 million.
Last week rival Mattel Inc. reported an unexpected first-quarter loss, hurt by soft Barbie sales and markdowns to clear excess inventory.
Hasbro Inc. shares finished at $54.61 on Friday. Its shares are down slightly so far this year.
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Sony says to expect dual-lens cameras to be adopted by 'major smartphone players'
At least one version of the next-generation iPhone is rumored to offer the technology.
Brent Dirks
| February 3
Sony releases PlayStation Messages app for chatting with your gamer friends
Sony today has released a new update to its PlayStation App for iOS. As well, it has released PlayStation Messages.
Aldrin Calimlim
| December 8
Sony to shut down Music Unlimited in favor of Spotify-powered PlayStation Music
Sony is shutting down Music Unlimited. But this doesn't mean that the company is leaving the music streaming space.
Aldrin Calimlim
| January 29
Sony Music Entertainment releases Rockin' Goat and Game of Gnomes for iOS
Sony Music Entertainment, through its Ariama publishing arm, has just released a couple of iOS games on the App Store.
Aldrin Calimlim
| January 25
Apple's smartphone market share in Asia boosted by iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus
The handsets have contributed greatly to increasing Apple's smartphone market share in China, Japan, and, most notably, South Korea.
Aldrin Calimlim
| January 21
Apple now showing Sony's controversial 'The Interview' on iTunes
Better late than never: Apple has just begun offering "The Interview," Sony's controversial action-comedy, on iTunes.
Aldrin Calimlim
| December 29
You can now watch Sony Pictures' 'The Interview' on your iPad and other devices
The controversial film stars Seth Rogen and James Franco.
Bryan M. Wolfe
| December 24
Apple reportedly declined to stream Sony's controversial 'The Interview'
The company was reportedly "not interested" in partnering with Sony for "The Interview."
Aldrin Calimlim
| December 24
Confide to launch business edition of secret messaging app in wake of Sony hack
Confide is set to persuade big companies in Hollywood and elsewhere to use a new business edition of its namesake secret messaging app.
Aldrin Calimlim
| December 23
'A Serious Man' star Michael Stuhlbarg joins Steve Jobs biopic cast
Michael Stuhlbarg of "A Serious Man" and "Boardwalk Empire" fame has joined the movie's cast as Andy Hertzfeld.
Aldrin Calimlim
| December 19
Aaron Sorkin's Steve Jobs biopic to require only four shooting locations
Through the Sony data leaks, we're made privy to even more tidbits about the movie that seems to be in perpetual preproduction.
Aldrin Calimlim
| December 12
More Steve Jobs biopic news concerning Leonardo DiCaprio and Natalie Portman
The upcoming Steve Jobs biopic penned by Aaron Sorkin is back in the news with a couple of not so good details related to its casting.
Aldrin Calimlim
| December 9
Formerly with Sony, Aaron Sorkin's Steve Jobs biopic picked up by Universal
The much-anticipated upcoming movie based on Walter Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs has been picked up by Universal Pictures.
Aldrin Calimlim
| November 25
Aaron Sorkin's Steve Jobs biopic reportedly switches studios from Sony to Universal
Sony's upcoming Steve Jobs movie is reportedly set to become Universal's.
Aldrin Calimlim
| November 20
Oscar-winning Batman actor Christian Bale in talks to star in Sony's Steve Jobs biopic
Christian Bale, the star of "The Dark Knight Trilogy" and the upcoming "Exodus: Gods and Kings," is in talks to portray Steve Jobs.
Aldrin Calimlim
| October 16
Leonardo DiCaprio no longer tapped to play Steve Jobs in upcoming biopic
Leonardo DiCaprio is not going to win his elusive Oscar as Steve Jobs after all.
Aldrin Calimlim
| October 3
In the side-scrolling CounterSpy, stealth is the name of the game
CounterSpy for iOS has launched on the App Store and is available to download now.
Joe White
| September 5
Sony unveils two new iPhone-compatible lens cameras, the QX30 and QX1
With the QX1, photographers can swap out different lenses when needed.
Brent Dirks
| September 3
Sony updates Music Unlimited app to version 2.0 with new design plus improvements
Sony has just updated Music Unlimited for iOS to version 2.0.
Aldrin Calimlim
| September 2
Sony rolls out Album of the Day iOS app to promote music purchases via daily deals
Sony is pushing for actual music purchases with its Album of the Day app for iOS.
Aldrin Calimlim
| August 14
Sony Takes Aim At The Apple TV, Announces Its Own $99 PlayStation TV Set
Sony's PlayStation TV could pose a real threat to Cupertino's similar-priced Apple TV.
Joe White
| June 10
Sony Sends Out A Firmware Update For Its iOS-Compatible QX10, QX100 Cameras
Sony has sent out a firmware update for its "snap-on" QX10 and QX100 cameras.
Joe White
| April 15
Sony To Launch SPA-TA1 Clip-On Camera Adapter For Tablets: iPadography Is Alive
Sony is set to make iPadography more of an acceptable practice.
Joe White
| January 29
Sony Updates Music Unlimited App With Support For Curated Playlists And More
Music Unlimited has just been updated with a major feature that, while not exactly new to its underlying service, is new to the app itself.
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A gathering in the wiregrass honored the lives lost 68 years ago when Japan attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Chester Faulkner survived the December 7, 1941 attacks that propelled the United States into World War II.
Faulkner and his family laid a wreath at Veterans Park Saturday in Dothan.
They were there to honor those who survived the bombing, but who have since passed away.
At 91 years old, Faulkner is one of very few Pearl Harbor survivors left.
"I think about it quite often what happened that day like waking up between 7 and 8 o'clock with our windows shaking and the bombs falling on wheeler field," said Faulkner.
Faulkner is one of just three surviving members from the Alabama chapter of Pearl Harbor survivors.


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The Falcons did something today Atlanta teams don't normally do in the postseason. Win. Savor it.
(Though I still think the '80 team was the best of them all.)
The Falcons did something today Atlanta teams don't normally do in the postseason. Win. Savor it.
(Though I still think the '80 team was the best of them all.)
Ken Davidoff of the New York Post is an idiot, as evidenced in this exchange with John Schuerholz.
KD : I have one question, one challenging question for you. You know how much I respect you, but one thing I've read that irks me a little. I think you've had some ceremonies where the team introduces Hank Aaron as "The real home run king" or "The true home run king." Am I right on that?
JS : Yeah.
KD : Are you OK with that? Is that your domain?
JS : Listen. If you were in Atlanta and you worked for our organization, you would feel the same way. He's without dispute, people in baseball would look at him as the guy they say is the quote-unquote real home run champion. There's no questions about how he hit his home runs.
KD : But he admitted to using amphetamines . He used illegal PEDs, just like Bonds did.
JS : I'm not going to make a big deal out of this. He is for us the real home run champion. It's our view. He's our home run king. It's our opinion. And we honor him for that. And I'm not going to stop saying it about him.
Good for JS, though I wish he had said, "Listen, moron. No one ever hit the ball further by taking greenies. Hank didn't have the best seasons of his career after his 35th birthday, when Bonds, who hit a HR every 16.1 AB's, began hitting them every 8.5 AB's (from '99-'04). Nor did he undergo an unprecedented growth spurt more than 20 years after puberty.
For his part, [equipment manager Mike] Murphy could document Bonds' physical changes via the changes in his uniform size. Since joining the Giants, Bonds had gone from a size 42 to a size 52 jersey; from size 10 ½ to size 13 cleats; and from a size 7 1/8 to size 7 ¼ cap, even though he had taken to shaving his head. The changes in his foot and head size were of special interest: medical experts said overuse of Human Growth Hormone could cause an adult's extremities to begin growing.
Regrettably, such false equivalences are repeated as gospel by many in the sabermetrics crowd, baseball's version of the tea party.
Witness these insipid comments on Hardball Talk, which addressed the Davidoff Q&A:
Holy smokes, [JS} completely handwaves away the fact that Aaron did essentially what Bonds did. That's some amazing cognitive dissonance. He'd make a great politician.
Why is Greg Maddux a first ballot hall of famer? Is he 100% clean? Really? How do you know that? If Maddux gets in, then Clemens and Bonds have to get in since they failed the same # of drug tests as Maddux…zero.
I demand scientific proof from you that steroids makes you hit a ball farther. That is my challenge to you. Do you accept? Yes or No.
It's difficult arguing facts with people who chose to ignore them.
Now, as for the effects of speed, have you ever seen a big meth addict? Speed, or greenies, don't build body mass. Those making the comparison frame the argument as one of morality, or legality. That's irrelevant. I'm opposed to Bonds' induction into the Hall because he used artificial means to create an unfair advantage, not because he broke the rules.
Conflating greenies with steroids is willful ignorance, and to what end? To ensure the enshrinement of known cheaters?
There was a time, believe it or not, when it appeared Jo-Jo Reyes would deliver on his potential. From May 28 to June 29, 2008, Jo-Jo started 7 games, pitching into the 7th inning in all but one. Against Milwaukee on the 28th he struck out 9 in 7 innings, giving up just 2 hits and one run. On the 29th in Toronto he tossed another gem, surrendering but one run and striking out 5.
He'd start 15 more games as a Brave, lasting past the 5th three times. It was a stretch of sustained suckitude unlike any Braves fans had seen since the days of Hanna and (Mickey) Mahler.
Jo-Jo saved his worst for last, allowing 10 hits and 9 earned in 3-1/3 vs. the Padres, walking three. Three months later he was traded along with Yesco to the Blue Jays, ending his Braves career 5-15 with a 6.40 ERA and 1.670 WHIP.


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| abp1873
Reviews: 11
Review posted on Friday, March 2nd 2012 at 5:12 pm
| dubyadd
Reviews: 1
Remember everything you see on TV is really real, except Barney, he is really black,he is a mule for our black serum and the TV people changes his color with our permission!
Review posted on Friday, March 16th 2012 at 4:38 am
| rascal
Reviews: 1
If the other reviewers are correct then I can't in good faith watch this show. It's not based in science. I thought if it was on TV then it had to be real and factual. Maybe I'll just watch Sons of Guns, or River Monsters. You can't get any more real than that.
Review posted on Saturday, December 10th 2011 at 11:23 am
| kyrat
Reviews: 7
It's like someone decided to copy X-Files but did it badly. Like they didn't get what made the show interesting.
I think one of the things that most annoys me is that they're making up fake science and claiming things can be done that can't. It's a small distinction, I grant you but it does make a difference to me.
In X-Files, they took paranormal situations and examined them with real science - so the only silly part was whether you could believe that Aliens existed and all these crazy things might happen.
And would Harvard really let them be reanimating people and doing inhumane experiments in their labs?
I just can't get into this show.
Review posted on Sunday, June 19th 2011 at 5:51 am
| shoemonkeyuk
Reviews: 5
now the last epp was I must say a little disappointing apart from a small gun fight witch was a bit amateurish and poorly executed, the rest of the epp was a little slow and very predictable, seems a shame to me as the rest of the season was so grate leading us to what i thought would be a much faster passed and action packed ending but no I think the writers lost there vava voom in the end. I no if i wrote it id be disappointed.
Review posted on Saturday, January 19th 2013 at 8:21 pm


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In his first effort with the bat since being deposed as
skipper of the national side, Taylor was caught behind for
four and left to watch the Stags reach 303-8 declared on the
first day's play at McLean Park in Napier.
Coming in at No 4 with the Stags on 64-2, a circumspect
Taylor spent almost half an hour at the crease and faced 25
balls before nicking an angled delivery from seamer Ryan
McCone through to Tom Latham behind the stumps.
Taylor's last turn in the middle was much more successful -
he scored a century and led the Black Caps to a test victory
over Sri Lanka in November before he was replaced by Brendon
McCullum as captain in all three forms of the game.
The 28-year-old, unhappy with the way in which New Zealand
coach Mike Hesson made the change, opted to take a break from
all cricket and sit out the Black Caps' tour to South Africa.
After announcing his intention to return to the national
set-up for next month's home series against England, Taylor
was left needing match practice with his domestic side before
he plays for New Zealand XI in two Twenty20s against the
touring English.
He may not have managed much time at the crease today, but
that was far from detrimental for the hopes of CD. A
half-century from opener Jeet Raval set up the Stags, before
Mathew Sinclair (86no) and Kruger van Wyk (71no) combined for
a 142-run stand for the sixth wicket.
Their efforts saw the Stags in a position to declare shortly
before stumps, and Kyle Jarvis justified that decision by
claiming the wicket of opener George Worker in his first over
to leave Canterbury on 1-1 at the close of play.
Elsewhere, Northern Districts and Otago are firmly in control
of their matches against Auckland and Wellington,
In Hamilton, 22-year-old seamer Anurag Verma took 7-82 in
just his second first class game to dismiss Auckland for 240
inside of two sessions.
It could have been even worse for the Aces were it not for
Hawaii-born allrounder Dusan Hakaraia. Making his first class
debut, Hakaraia came in at No 7 and hit an unbeaten 141 to
save his side from potential embarrassment.
In reply, ND looked right at home at Seddon Park, recovering
from the early loss of Joseph Yovich to reach 152-1 at
stumps. Daniel Flynn (78no) and Brad Wilson (63no) will
resume tomorrow morning with the Knights trailing by 88 runs
with nine wickets in hand.
It was a similar story in Dunedin, where Blair Soper and
James Fuller combined for nine wickets to dismiss Wellington
for 254.
Hamish Rutherford's rapid 90 not out made that total seem
rather small at stumps, leading Otago to 139-1 and leaving
the deficit at 115 runs.
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text: Theses, Dissertations and Student Research Papers (Sustainable Forest Management, Forest Engineering, & Forest Management) http://hdl.handle.net/1957/10902 Graduate student research from the Forest Engineering, Resources and Management Department 2016-07-22T21:50:50Z Forest Harvest Residue Moisture Management in the Pacific Northwest, USA http://hdl.handle.net/1957/59544 Forest Harvest Residue Moisture Management in the Pacific Northwest, USA Belart Lengerich, Maria Francisca Moisture content management is a key requirement to improve forest harvest residue economics for bioenergy production. This dissertation aims to contribute towards better management through these three general objectives (1) Determine average moisture content of fresh forest harvest residues and its changes over the different seasons of the year, focusing on the three main commercial forest species growing in the Pacific Northwest, (2) Determine in-forest stored drying rates of this material for two harvest systems and the same species specified in objective (1) and (3) Determine the cost effectiveness of in-forest drying for two harvest systems and the advantages of drier material when its energy content is considered at a cogeneration facility. A repeated measures experimental design was conducted to determine average branch moisture content in live trees during each season of the year in four different locations in Oregon. At the same time, an innovative sampling protocol was employed to determine moisture content for in-forest stored of piled and scattered harvest residues for one year in four different Oregon sites. These data were used to calibrate finite element analysis (FEA) models to predict residue drying rates based on weather information such as temperature, relative humidity, precipitation and wind velocity. Finally, one of the FEA models was used to determine drying rates on real Douglas-fir units harvested with different harvest systems (a case study). These harvest units were employed to set a mixed integer linear program to optimally deliver harvest residues to a hypothetical cogeneration plant over 24 periods (months) and determine processing and transport costs. Major findings indicate that from all sites, the highest moisture recorded was 50% (wet basis) in ponderosa pine during the winter; the lowest was 43% in the summer for both the same ponderosa pine and Willamette Valley Douglas-fir. When compared by season, ponderosa pine had significantly higher moisture content in the winter than in other seasons (1.6 to 9.8% higher). Summer moisture content was also significantly lower than fall moisture content for ponderosa pine (5.4 to 2.5% lower). Willamette Valley Douglas-fir had significantly lower moisture content during summer than during other seasons (0.8 to 3.9% lower). FEA models were successfully developed to determine drying rates for four different climate regions in Oregon. These models were compared with data obtained in the field and statistical tests show model agreement with correlations between 0.56 and 0.92 (Kendall's tau) on all sites. The harvest residue generated from the case study was sufficient to optimally deliver the necessary volume to supply 63% of a hypothetical 6 MW-hr cogeneration plant. Approximately 98% of the harvest residue generated with cable logging system was delivered to the plant compared with only 56% of the residue generated with a ground-based system. By considering the energy content of drier residues, the amount of ODMT needed to supply the plant can be reduced by 13.3% without affecting the energy output over a 6-period planning horizon. A lower ODMT demand and shifting to drier material results in 16.5% lower cost, which represents a more accurate estimate of the production cost. We conclude that forest harvest residues that are mainly composed of branches should not have moisture content levels greater than 50%. Seasonality should not affect the average moisture content of this material unless it is composed of ponderosa pine. After harvesting, piling residues in a berm (windrow) shape will promote drying in the summer and re-wetting in the winter. It is best to reduce pile size to facilitate drying in summer, and increase pile size if material will be left in the field over the winter. Drying times can be reduced up to 1/3 if the material is cut and left to dry during the dry, warm summer months versus starting in the winter. I this case study, residues coming from cable harvest units present a cost advantage compared to ground-based harvest units. Collection cost from the drier ground-based units was too large to offset the higher moisture content of piled residue in the cable harvest units. Recognizing the energy value of drier material has potential to improve the supply and cost estimates of the utilization of forest harvest residues for power generation. Graduation date: 2017 2016-07-06T00:00:00Z The Effects of Seed Source and Planting Environment on Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) Foliage Diseases http://hdl.handle.net/1957/59466 The Effects of Seed Source and Planting Environment on Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) Foliage Diseases Wilhelmi, Nicholas Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) is a commercially and ecologically important tree species native to western North America. The foliar pathogens Phaeocryptopus gaeumannii, the causal agent of Swiss Needle Cast, and Rhabdocline species, the causal agents of Rhabdocline needle cast, are two important pathogens specific to Douglas-fir. These pathogens are highly influenced by climatic conditions and have been shown to disproportionately affect genetically maladapted populations, causing decreased productivity and sometimes mortality. The relationship between the levels of resistance/tolerance to these foliar pathogens and climate of the population source is a key component in the identification of proper seed sources for reforestation. The Douglas-fir Seed Source Movement Trials (SSMT) is a large provenance study of Westside Douglas-fir which consists of populations and test sites chosen to represent the range of climatic conditions experienced by Douglas-fir west of the Cascade and Sierra Nevada Mountains. We used the SSMT to assess variation in the probability of moderate to severe infection by Rhabdocline spp. and P. gaeumannii, as well as expression of disease symptoms, in relation to climatic differences between test sites and population sources. Using generalized linear mixed models and the probit link function, probabilities were calculated using differences between population source and test sites with respect to the climate variables May through September precipitation (MSP), continentality and mean winter temperature (MWT). Stark differences were observed in side-by-side trees from different seed zones, especially in relation to the resistance to Rhadocline needle cast. No patterns were observed in the infection levels of P. gaeumannii based on number of stomates occluded by fungal reproductive structures. However, there was variation in disease symptom expression such as crown density which was used as a surrogate for Swiss needle cast impacts in this analysis. The transfers of populations from regions of low MSP to test sites of high MSP, cool to warm MWT and high to low continentality are associated with high probabilities of moderate to severe Rhabdocline spp. infection and SNC disease symptoms (low crown density). Trends in high probabilities of disease symptoms and Rhabdocline spp. infection were associated with the movement of populations from south to north. Predictions of disease occurrence based on climate-disease-host seed source interaction indicates danger in choosing trees for assisted migration from drier regions and moving them to wetter areas in anticipation of climate change. This project exemplifies the importance of seed source movement trials in understanding trophic interactions as well as environmental controls on tree growth and adaptation Graduation date: 2017 2016-06-07T00:00:00Z Forest Soils and Topography : Decoding the Influence of Physical Site Characteristics on Soil Water and Forest Productivity in Oregon's Coast Ranges http://hdl.handle.net/1957/59449 Forest Soils and Topography : Decoding the Influence of Physical Site Characteristics on Soil Water and Forest Productivity in Oregon's Coast Ranges Rodman, Henry Forest soils and topography have long been known to influence forest productivity in complex terrain such as Oregon's Coast Ranges. Incorporating physical site characteristics into predictions of forest growth and yield, however, has been problematic because of the high spatial variability of soil properties and the challenges associated with representing topography and soil properties at the stand level. We assessed the efficacy of using a combination of a spatially intensive surface soil sample and terrain indices derived from a digital elevation model for explaining local variability in forest productivity across a forested watershed in northwestern Oregon. Analysis of correlations between several textural characteristics of the surface soil horizon and the average values for the top 100 cm showed that surface soil samples could provide an index of deeper-soil water holding capacity. Analysis of a time series of soil moisture observations from 34 locations in the Panther Creek Watershed revealed that surface soil texture, topographic wetness index, and slope can be used to predict relative soil moisture availability near the end of the growing season. We integrated the findings of the first two analyses to assess the influence of sur- face soil texture, hydrology, and topography on fine-scale variability of basal area periodic annual increment, height increment, and site index across five intensively- managed Douglas-fir plantations within the Panther Creek Watershed. Basal area periodic annual increment was maximized on sites that slope approximately to the south-southwest on the shoulder of ridges, and did not appear to depend on any surface soil characteristics. In contrast, site index was maximized in north-facing draws and increased with clay content of the surface soil. Graduation date: 2017; Access restricted to the OSU Community, at author's request, from July 1, 2016 - July 1, 2017 2016-06-08T00:00:00Z The Effect of Downed-trees on Harvesting Productivity and Costs in Beetle-killed Stands http://hdl.handle.net/1957/59297 The Effect of Downed-trees on Harvesting Productivity and Costs in Beetle-killed Stands Kim, Yaejun The mountain pine beetle has impacted over 5 million hectares of pine forests in the Rocky Mountains region in the United States. Although some beetle-killed stands are available for salvage harvesting, there are many uncertainties in harvesting beetle-killed stands including safety, costs, recoverable products and their values. These uncertainties impose limitations on the ability of land managers to make timely decisions regarding beetle-killed stand management. This study aimed to quantify the difficulty of harvesting operations in beetle-killed forest stands with various downed-tree proportions. A detailed time study was conducted on a whole tree clear-cut harvest using a ground-based system in western Montana in August 2015. The effects of downed-trees on machine productivity and cost were analyzed using the collected field data. Our results indicated that tree conditions, including standing or down, not only significantly affected the productivity of the feller-buncher, but also affected the unit costs and productivity of the entire harvesting system, changing of the bottleneck machine in a combined felling, skidding and delimbing operation. This research also provided insight into how optimized system configuration may help cope with the increase of harvesting cost caused by the temporal changes in beetle-killed stand conditions, allowing forest managers and practitioners to understand the potential impact of delayed stand management decisions on harvesting costs and outcomes. Graduation date: 2016 2016-05-26T00:00:00Z


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