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The Oil Drum: $100 a Barrel Quickens the Beat
This Web community focuses on a new energy future and is a place where scientists gather.
After the price of oil hit $100, I checked in with The Oil Drum, a Web-based community founded a couple of years ago to discuss energy and the future. The folks who gather at the Oil Drum, by and large, agree that we're at or near "peak oil"—the moment when petroleum production will begin its inexorable decline.
This is not a site where people spout opinions on a world running out of oil. This is where geologists, physicists, and even social scientists post detailed charts and graphs and analyses on a world running out of oil. Here, you can read a technical paper on the state of depletion of Saudi Arabia's Ghawar, the world's largest oil field, or read periodic statistical updates on the status of worldwide production and how that has squared with the predictions.
You can also read postings on why the denial of an energy crisis is a conditioned response. And there's peak-oil humor, as when a cartoon of a smiling pitcher serving up Kool-Aid accompanies one of the many examinations of the predictions of Cambridge Energy Resource Associates (CERA), the widely respected oil industry consulting firm, which has often issued assurances that petroleum supplies are adequate and that prices would ease.
I spoke with one of the Oil Drum's editors, Nate Hagens, who worked at Salomon Brothers, Lehman Brothers, and ran a hedge fund ("I traded commodities but was oblivious to the greater energy picture") until about four years ago, when he read several books about resource depletion that persuaded him to change paths. He quit the finance world and is now finishing up his Ph.D. in natural resources at the University of Vermont.
The Oil Drum averages about 40,000 page views a day, but Hagens says traffic is, "as you might guess, highly correlated with the price of oil." He says, "It's interesting—$100 is just 1 percent higher than $99, but all of the sudden, it gets people's attention." Here are excerpts of my conversation with Hagens.
Tell me about the founding of the Oil Drum.
It was started by two professors, who still are known only by the pseudonyms, who met at an energy conference. They said this issue has to be discussed. But all the sites on the Internet discussing peak oil are kind of doom and gloom and "head for the hills and buy guns and tuna." We host an empirical discussion based on facts, based on research, based on referenced literature, and then open it up to the community. We do it for free, because no one else is doing it. There's now four editors and 24 contributors, the majority Ph.D.'s, and every person has volunteered their time. Some of them, 30 hours a week. It's our hope that a grass-roots, community-based discussion on the Internet is potentially a new viral model for dissemination of information, because things are happening so fast, and there's so much information. Traditional academia can't keep pace, and newspapers just gloss over some of the real core issues, especially if they're uncomfortable ones. So that's what we're trying to do, because time is also a limited resource. Two years ago we said, "You can't wait until $100 oil to start doing something." Now that warning obviously has to change to something else.
A recurring Oil Drum topic is the poor record of the oft-quoted oil forecasters, like CERA and the government's Energy Information Administration. What do you think they are doing wrong?
I think the main problem underpinning our system is the belief in infinite resources and substitutes for those resources. So until as recently as 1998, the EIA had their supply estimates published based on the demand estimates. (Peak oilers point to a note on assumptions last included in EIA's Annual Energy Outlook for 1998, a statement that its estimates were based on "nontechnical considerations that support domestic supply growth to the levels necessary to meet projected demand levels," found at the bottom of page 82 of this document.) I mean, think about that. This is what we think 20 years from now supply will be because that matches up with our demand! So clearly, on a finite planet, that can't continue—neither exponential growth, nor the perception of it.
Cambridge Energy Research Associates—they're very famous, but they've been extremely wrong. What they focus on, and I think what some of these other agencies focus on, is productive capacity—how much oil, literally the physical substance, is under the earth. They don't focus on what can actually be recovered at an economic and an energetic profit. And they also don't focus on the flow rate.
Think of a can of Coca-Cola. You can drink that with a straw, no problem. But if you had a swimming pool and a straw, it doesn't matter that you've got all that water in the swimming pool, you can only get out as much as your straw can suck out at one time. That is a big problem right now. In the face of peak oil, even if there is enough oil to meet future demand—which I don't think there is—what matters is how fast can we get it out to productive society.
It's not surprising that the Oil Drum talks a lot about geology, but why do you bring in topics like neuroscience and evolutionary biology?
It has to do with how our evolved neural wiring gets hijacked by the stimuli and all the novelty items we have in modern energy-powered society. Someone might argue that in the 1960s, we used half the oil we did now, and we were really happy then, so let's just go back and use half the oil, no problem. But studying addiction and habituation, you begin to understand that people get used to a certain condition or stimuli. Basically, we have to be aware of our own history on the planet. And if we're going to change, we have to be consistent with the constraints of who we are as evolved organisms. How do you respond to oil economists, who say that the price we're seeing today for a barrel of oil is not due to geological depletion but to factors above ground, like geopolitics and new players in the future markets?
I'd expect an economist would say this, of course. We've gone up nine of the last 10 years in oil. At $100, we're up 900 percent from mid-1999. Clearly, the market is signaling there is a problem with supply. For someone to rationalize and say it's only due to above-ground factors is pretty ignorant. This week's rally might have been due to bombings in Africa. But the broad trend is that there are geologic limits. The United States peaked in 1970, and basically we've been in decline every year since. When the United States peaked, we had other countries to go to for oil, but the problem now is a great number of other countries have already peaked and are already in decline. The ones that have not peaked yet are mostly not real friends of ours.
Can you give me some examples of the impact you think the Oil Drum has had?
We get E-mails from people who have left or changed their jobs to better prepare for a world of high energy prices. Some people have downsized, or moved to the country and tried to grow some of their own food. Cities like Portland [Ore.] are scaling up renewable energy and creating local task forces on how the city's going to deal with the oil and gas situation. And still, there's a great deal of resistance to a message that we need to use less energy.
I really don't think that people understand the magnitude of the energy lottery that we won 150 years ago or so. One barrel of oil has the amount of joules, or energy, of up to 25,000 hours of human labor. And at 40 hours a week, that's 12.5 years of labor for one barrel of oil. And the average American uses 25 barrels. That's 300 years of labor from an energy slave, just from the oil. At $20 per hour, that's $500,000 per barrel, but it's selling for under $100. That total amount of energy in BTUs is very hard to replace. There are alternative sources—solar, wind, geothermal—but none of them are liquid fuels and none of them have the transportability and energy density that oil does. So it's not just a plug-and-play, BTU-engineering problem.
You came from Wall Street—do you see more people in that world tuned in to the question of peak oil?
There's an Association for the Study of Peak Oil. At the last few ASPO conferences, a good percentage of the participants were from hedge funds. Some came up to [co-editor] Stuart [Staniford] and said, "Thank you so much for all your work on the Oil Drum. We've made a fortune on your information." You know, it's a pat on the back, but it feels a little bit like an insult too, because Stuart's never made a dime off any of this. He's doing it, as we all are, to further public knowledge and accelerate change. Who we're trying to reach is the smart, civically minded person that you went to high school with, that is just not getting this information by normal channels. If they understand and get a grasp on the wider issues, they get vocal and active in their local community, and that kind of change swells upward toward the top. That's what I'm hoping for.
Soon after Hagens and I talked, as the price of oil receded somewhat and the presidential primary coverage soon took over the headlines and airwaves, the Oil Drum released its official take: "The $100 a barrel price is a sign that times will never be the same again," reads the statement. "The world is entering a new era, where the supply of energy will come to dominate the political landscape in a way that is currently not recognized by any of the leading candidates."


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met de postboot langs de westkust van Alaska: de inside passage
By Dolph Kessler
This book is about a trip by the Alaskan Marine Highway.
First trough the so called Inside Passage on the westcoast of Alaska
Then along the Gulf of Alaska from Juneau till Witthier
About the Author
I was born in Amsterdam (1950). I have been a professional documentary photographer since 2006. Then I finished my studies at the Fotoacademie in Amsterdam and have been a documentary and autonomous photographer ever since.
I am a member of the GKf, the most important professional organisation of documentary and autonomous photography in the Netherlands. See: www.gkf-fotografen.nl.
My galery: Galerie Smarius / Steven Sterk (www.galeriesmarius.nl)
Publish Date October 24, 2010
Dimensions Standard Landscape 76 pgs
Standard Paper
Category Fine Art Photography
Tags Inner passage, documentary, travel, sea, Juneau, postboat, Ferry, Alaska
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I think we can all can accept the reality I've just described: I enjoy crossword puzzles, Frank does not. Who cares? After all, nobody's life depends on a crossword puzzle, so it doesn't really matter if either one of us ever completes one.
Replace "crossword puzzle" with "test," though, and "Frank" and "I" with the names of a couple of kids, and you get another reaction. Suddenly that paragraph up there is rife with problems. It's no longer a matter of personal preference but of weighty issues like "career" and "future" and "consequences." Even the fact that I like to collaborate (a skill that is highly valued by employers!) becomes a problem.
So, we conducted an interesting little experiment last summer. It was unintentional; we were just being good little compliant homeschoolers by completing our annual standardized tests.
(Background: Unschoolers are subject to the random homeschool laws of their particular state, which range from Texas' "do what you want" to New York's "tell us every last thing you are doing and it had better be good enough." Washington regulates homeschooling, but the requirements are pretty simple: (1) file an annual declaration of intent to homeschool, (2) keep attendance records, (3) cover each of the required subject-matter areas, and (4) test or obtain a teacher's assessment each year. The parents keep all records (including test or assessment results), there is no administrative review, and it's not a big deal to comply each year.)
Our daughters kind of enjoy taking the tests. We test at home, so it's relaxed and flexible. For us, the tests are a strewing device and nothing more. The girls are allowed to ask questions, look things up on the Internet, talk to each other, rest whenever they want, and so on. For those reasons, or maybe just because, they enjoy the challenge. When they stop enjoying it, they make pretty patterns with the remaining dots on their answer sheets and move on to other things.
With Chloe's school-induced hatred of math, there were a couple of years where her enjoyment of the Math Computation section ended after about 2 minutes. But this year, she found it fascinating. I think the rules for the section allowed her 35 minutes, but we spent an hour going through it together, working problems (she did her own) and talking about what they were testing for and why. She was having fun and would have kept going, but I encouraged her to stop since we were both getting tired and she had more than done her time. She made a pattern in the remaining dots (about a fourth of the section, I think) and called it a day.
Chloe's score on that section is three grade levels above where she's "supposed" to be.
So, what does this tell me about Chloe? Not a damned thing. But it tells me quite a bit about schooling and test results.
The suppositions about this test include:
1. The test asks questions that represent the key skills for the student's grade level.
2. If the student cannot answer enough questions correctly in the time allotted, he or she has not learned the key skills.
Right? We must assume those things are true. Otherwise, what is the point of the test?
But the only conclusion I can draw from those "facts" and the scores that schooled kids are achieving and that Chloe the unschooler achieved is this: Our schools are failing utterly to teach. What schooled kids can do on this math test in an unfriendly 35 minutes, after all those years of school, is comparable to what my third-grade dropout can do on this math test in a friendly hour.
So what exactly is Chloe supposed to have missed?
And, perhaps more interestingly, what have all those other kids missed by being in school?
What if...
- our schools and our government cared more about learning than the proof of learning?
- we stopped assuming there are key skills for any grade level?
- we stopped assuming that all kids test equally well?
- we stopped assuming that all people should work at the same pace?
- we stopped assuming that the average result produced by a broken system is a standard to strive for?


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Kings sign nine new deals
The Los Angeles Kings National Hockey League (NHL) team has announced nine new partnership deals for the lockout-truncated 2012/13 season.
Travel Alberta, Tiffany & Co., The Flame Broiler, Graham Watches, Geico, Cornerstone OnDemand, United Healthcare, Jersey Mike's and Northrop Grumman have all signed one-year sponsorship deals with the current NHL champions.
Flame Broiler, Geico and Jersey Mike's have all expanded their existing deals with the franchise and will increase their presence at the Staples Center during Kings games.
Cornerstone onDemand, a human resources software company, will become the presenting partner of overtime periods at Kings games.
Military aircraft and weapons manufacturer Northrop Grumman will sponsor the 'Hero of the Game' award.
Picture shows Kings captain Dustin Brown showing off the Stanley Cup before their clash with the Chicago Blackhawks on 19th January.
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Bringing in Harrington and Anthony will give this team a tremendous boost, but with Anthony saying the only way he signs an extension with the team if they bring in other players, our front office is going to have to be very careful in who they ultimately decide will best fit this team and turn us into contenders. Below are very possible options, some alot better then others, but realistic trade senarios that i hope our front office explores.
Even though they may not be the flashy names ones would expect to hear in a 'blockbuster trade' , they directly fullfill two needs this team has; Efficiency at the PG and rebounding with solid defense. Only downside on this trade would be the fact that Camby and MIller both are in the twlight of their careers. This would just be a quick fix, something to keep Anthony comfortable with signing the extension.
Rip Hamilton & Tayshaun Prince
We obviously know these two have championship exprience, they can both score and defend with the best of them. Prince is one of the most versatile forwards in the league and Hamilton, in my opinion, it the best off ball player in the league. There is no reason why they, with melo, wouldn't be more then enough to compete in the eastern conference.
Jamal Crawford & Jordan Crawford/Marvin Williams
Jamal is one of the best combo guards in the league. He has an uncanny ability to score and has seemingly fixed his biggest problem; shot selection. Jordan Crawford could flat out score, we've seen that in college last year. And Marvin Williams is as efficient as they come. I think this would give our team alot of of offense, Harrington and Melo along with Jamal and Brook would be a match made in heaven.
I shouldn't have to explain why this move would make us instant contenders in the east. I shouldn't have to tell anyone that pairing one of the best PG's in the league with one of the best scorers in the league will NEVER go wrong. I shouldn't have to explain that with the coaching staff we have and a billionaire owner, sustaining a team like this will be unbelivably easy. Chris Paul and Melo on the same team with Harrington and Lopez means the skies the limit.
Comments and suggestions? (Please, this fanpost is for rational fans only)


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In June 2009, WSBI/ESBG Training and Consultancy Services signed a contract with the Zambian Ministry of Finance and National Planning to provide consultancy services to WSBI member National Savings and Credit Bank (NatSave). This project, implemented through IFAD's (International Fund for Agricultural Development) Rural Finance Program, aims to promote and develop rural and sustainable banking services for low-income households and entrepreneurs.
In order to facilitate this project and at the same time supporting the bank's development as a financially sound and professionally managed financial institution, technical assistance to NatSave will concentrate on implementing its Institutional Development Plan (IDP). This comprises five main areas:
1. Conducting a post implementation review of the computerisation program at NatSave which was completed in June 2009;
2. Supporting the IDP by reviewing and updating action plans for all departments at NatSave;
3. Assisting NatSave in developing and implementing new savings, loans and other products for its low-income clientele;
4. Increasing NatSave's outreach to low-income clients by assisting in the provision of market-led microfinance services.
5. Reviewing NatSave's; organisational structure, job descriptions and staff manning to meet the Bank's Business Model
The above tasks will be implemented by a small team of three senior experts who travelled to Lusaka for the inception visit at the end of July 2009. As part of this visit, the work plan for the remainder of the assignment was prepared and agreed upon. The project is due for completion in December 2010.


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Niagara Gazette — That any author would choose a cemetery to autograph a new book is baffling, to say the least.
For Alexis O'Neill, a former school teacher and expert on books for children, it makes perfect sense. In fact, it's an appropriate location for the subject of her book (easy for children age 8 and up to read) is Homan Walsh, a boy raised in Niagara Falls and buried in Oakwood Cemetery. You'll hear even more reasons for the site selection if you attend "Family Day" activities Saturday at Oakwood Cemetery.
People familiar with local history, especially the falls and river, probably know that Walsh earned a place in history for winning a kite-flying contest here. In 1848, he won the $10 prize when his kite was the first to span the Niagara Gorge, stretching from Niagara Falls, Ont., to Niagara Falls, N.Y. That feat was considered a vital factor in determining the location for the new Suspension Bridge between the U.S. and Canada.
Walsh, a native of Ireland, is the central character, in O'Neill's latest children's book,"The Kite That Bridged Two Nations" (Calkins Creek, 40 pages, hardcover, $16.95). The historical fiction approach works fine for the author who spent nearly four years researching and writing the incredible story of a 16-year-old boy whose unique contribution brought two nations together.
On Saturday, O'Neill will launch her book as part of "Family Day," sponsored by the Oakwood Cemetery Association, 763 Portage Road, from 1 to 4 p.m. The free program will include kite-making, free posters (while they last), and a special treat for anyone whose last name is Walsh. (Additional information is available from local historian Pete Ames (297-4429) or via e-mail: email@example.com
O'Neill, who has won numerous awards for her books, has also served as a museum education consultant and a regional advisor for the Society of Children's Books & Illustrators. Among her other popular works: "The Recess Queen" (Scholastic); "The Worst Best Friend" (Scholastic); "Estella's Swap" (Lee & Low Books); and "Loud Emily" (Simon & Schuster).


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Holiday Wish Lists
The season of giving is upon us. And it's no surprise that our fave characters already have their gift lists all planned out! Take a look at what these guys are hoping for this holiday.
Cat: More Bibble
Of course Cat wants more Bibble. She can't get enough of this stuff! Don't even bother with the wrapping paper, it'll only get in the way.
SpongeBob: A new spatula
Don't get him wrong, SpongeBob's spatula has stuck with him through thick and thin (patties), but sometimes a fry cook needs an upgrade.
Sanjay: Tufflips' autograph
Sanjay wants an autograph from action movie hero Remington Tufflips more than anything. But if that's not possible, he's willing to settle for a supporting role in his next big blockbuster.
Patrick: A rock
Sometimes Patrick forgets about the one he already has (err, lives in), but it's good to have a back up. Plus, rocks rock!
Sam: A new motorcycle
Sam Puckett loves her motorcycle more than anything... even more than meat! And what's better than a motorcycle? Two motorcycles. Duh.


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Times West Virginian
Betty Irene Barnes Boord, 84, of Fairmont, died Thursday (Feb. 7, 2013) in the Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown.
She was born Nov. 16, 1928, in Fairmont, a daughter of the late George Howard Barnes and Rebecca Pearl Linn Barnes. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Ezra Boord, on April 27, 2000.
She is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Becky Boord of Fairmont and Sherry and Rick Gillett of Fairmont; a brother and sister-in-law, Thomas and Karen Barnes of Fairmont; a sister, Nancy Turner of Mississippi; several nieces and nephews; seven sisters-in-law, Joann Layne, Laura May Cochran, Sally Boord, Jean and Donald Cosco and Dorothy Lucille Broadwater, all of Farmington, and Shirley and Bill Conrad and Susie Wright, all of Ohio; one brother-in-law, Bill Boord of Farmington; and a special friend, Ellen Bartlett and Buster.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Joan Shreve.
Mrs. Boord was a retired employee from Wells Flowers of Fairmont. She was Baptist by faith and was baptized with her grandmother and mother at the Baptist Temple in Fairmont with Rev. Dr. William J. Bonner. She was a graduate of East Fairmont High School. Mrs. Boord enjoyed working the daily newspaper's crossword puzzles, crocheting and gardening. She enjoyed camping and vacationing at Smoke Hole with her family.
The family would like to thank Dr. Perry Hall and his staff and the all of the caregivers at the Genesis Healthcare Tygart Center in Fairmont.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, Ohio Valley Affiliate, 162 Court St., Charleston, WV 25301.
The family will receive friends at the Ford Funeral Home, Ford Chapel, 201 Columbia St., Fairmont, from 1-4 and 6-8 p.m. today and Sunday from noon-2 p.m. The funeral service will be held in the funeral home Sunday at 2 p.m. with Rev. David Cyphers and Rev. Drew Long officiating. The entombment service will follow at the Mt. Zion Cemetery and Mausoleum in Fairmont.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.fordfuneralhomes.com.


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Career Education Programming and EventsFall Interview Day
Students are able to submit resumes in consideration of an interview for various types of business and IT related positions and internships with several different employers. This event is typically held mid-October.
Fall Institute
Workshops on the preparation of resumes and cover letters as well as the process of finding the right internship are normally held during the all-campus Fall Institute day.
Graduate & Professional School Fair
Typically we host over 50 graduate programs. This gives our students an opportunity talk first-hand with the recruiters. Our fair is normally held in October.
Career Development On-Demand
An exciting and interactive way for us to provide a valuable career-related service to your student organization, residence hall, team, group or department. We have a variety of workshop topics to choose from.
Carlin Career Development Forum
Presented by an outside facilitator, this event typically is held during Fall term and provides a tremendous array of helpful tips about career development for students.
Virtual Career Fair
A new technological event, we will be hosting a virtual career fair that gives our students a chance to enter chat rooms with employers and recruiters. Students are able to apply for full-time positions and internships, and if chosen, will be able to participate in a virtual interview.
Consortium Interviewing
As a member of the Illinois Small College Placement Association (ISCPA), Knox students are able to submit their applications with employers looking to hire small college liberal arts students. If selected for an interview, students are able to talk with recruiters about the position posted on the consortium's website. Consortium interviews take place throughout the entire academic year.
Spring Interview Day
Students are able to submit resumes in consideration of an interview for various types of non-profit, government, communications, and science-related positions and internships with several different employers. This event is typically held early March.
Etiquette Dinner
Usually presented by an outside facilitator, this dinner is typically held in Spring term and focuses on helpful tips on dining etiquette and professional networking.


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By Will Broaddus
Staff Writer
In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October, The Salem News asked Karen Krag, medical oncologist at Massachusetts General North Shore Cancer Center in Danvers, some questions about breast cancer prevention, treatment and screening.
Is breast cancer a worsening problem?
It is an increasing problem. About 200,000 cases have been diagnosed in 2010. It's increasing for a multitude of reasons. First among these are changes in reproductive patterns: Women are having fewer children and having them later. Also, girls are having their periods earlier, which exposes them to cycling hormones longer.
The second thing tied to it is that, 100 years ago, the life expectancy of women was 40 years. Now it's 80 years. Breast cancer in young women is actually not increasing, although those cases are reported often in the news. It occurs almost exclusively in post-menopausal women.
Any other factors?
Breast-feeding plays a role. Very few women exclusively breast-feed. If you exclusively breast-feed, you suppress the menstrual period, and if you do that, you have a decreased risk. So although breast-feeding is increasing, and is becoming more prevalent, it's still at less than 10 percent at 6 months.
Are there things women can do to decrease their risk for getting breast cancer?
We can make an enormous impact. The lifestyle stuff is extraordinarily important. Obesity, drinking — more than five alcoholic drinks a week — and lack of exercise all increase risk. Each of these factors is also independent of the other, so even if you weigh 300 pounds, if you exercise, it will decrease risk.
Who's at risk for breast cancer?
Everybody. All women are at risk.
When should women get mammograms?
Screening should start at 40.
How often should mammograms be performed?
Once a year, and they should continue as long as you're in good health.
Controversial recommendations were made last year by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force regarding screening. What do you think of them?
The recommendation of this panel last year was: If you have a woman at average risk, you shouldn't screen until 50, because there are false positives in the 40-to-50 age group that lead to lots of anxiety without a huge medical benefit, statistically speaking. But statistics don't help the individual who does test positive. The panel would limit screening in the 40-to-50 age group to women at high risk. But since most breast cancer is diagnosed in women of average risk, limiting screening to identified high-risk women makes no sense. Besides, there isn't a medical downside to screening.
What is the fatality rate from breast cancer?
The death rate is decreasing. There were less than 40,000 deaths from breast cancer in 2010, and that number has gone down over the last 20 years. That's because of screening, finding it earlier when it was treatable. Also, our treatments are better, and we're getting better at figuring out who needs what.
The vast majority of women who have a cancer diagnosed by mammogram will be cured of their cancer. The majority of breast cancer deaths occur in women who were diagnosed because of something they felt. A lot of those are unscreened, or have cancers that grow rapidly between mammograms.
What if there is a family history of breast cancer?
Mammograms should begin at 40, unless there is a family history, in which case they should start 10 years earlier than the age of the youngest family member who was diagnosed.


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Tazewell Co. (WVVA) - We have some breaking news out of Tazewell County. The man charged with the March 2009 murder of his parents has entered a no contest plea on two counts of capital murder with robbery.
FAIRLEA (WVVA) - The above images were captured by WVVA's team at the 2013 State Fair of West Virginia.
Our crew will be in Fairlea all week for the festivities, so check back often for more photos and be sure to tune in to WVVA News at 6 each evening!


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RALEIGH — Sandersons wrestling team waited for another Cap Eight conference matchup against Millbrook for more than a year.
The Spartans kept 2013s one-point loss to Millbrook the one that helped knot things in a three-way tie for last years conference title in the back of their minds, and used it as fuel during Thursdays 39-21 win over the Wildcats to remain undefeated in the league.
We waited 365 days for tonight and we were mad for 365 days waiting for tonight, Sanderson coach Jeremy Barefoot said. (My guys) were hungry. They were focused, they were pumped up. I was nervous coming into the match, but I was confident and I knew it was going to take an act of God for anybody to beat us including Millbrook, a very tough team and dead even on paper but I just had a feeling. ... (My guys) wanted this, they were hungry for this, theyve been itching for this for a year.
For Adam DeRose, Thursday was a day of both individual and team accomplishment. The 113-pound senior captain helped Sanderson avenge itself from what had been the only conference team loss in his four years wrestling for the Spartans. He won by forfeit against Millbrook, and later pinned Enloes Stephen Chapman in 2:20 for his 100th career win.
Its just the beginning because the real goal is winning states, but its really nice, DeRose said. It feels great to be there. ... Its not the ultimate goal. Its a reward on the way there.
Sanderson (13-1, 6-0 Cap Eight) is now one win away from completing its fourth consecutive season as Cap Eight champions a title the team intends to win outright this year. The Spartans close the regular season Wednesday hosting Wake Forest.
We definitely want to win it outright, and weve got to beat Wake Forest to do that, Barefoot said. I guess if we didnt it would be a three-way tie again, so we definitely want to beat them because were not interested in three-way ties. ... Its a stepping stone. Winning conference is huge. Winning it four years in a row is huge, but its a stepping stone. Thats not not our ultimate goal. The ultimate goal is a state championship.
Sanderson jumped to an early 33-9 lead through 11 rounds against Millbrook, with Patrick MComas (126 pounds) pinning Millbrooks Jordan Gailey and Brandon Barrentine (170) pinning Hunter Jamison, Christopher Grannan (195) winning by major decision over Aaron Rehberg, and Said Al-Hammami (160) winning by technical fall over Justin McWilliams.
Sandersons Miguel Royall (120), David Losada (132), Evan Angrella (145) and Antwuan Elliott (220) won by decision two coming by two points or less.
(Sanderson is) solid top to bottom. They work really hard, and they just out-worked us, Millbrook coach Scott Saby said. We lost the two close matches, and when we did get a few wins early, they were decisions. We talk to our kids about bonus points all the time, and they held us to just a few wins.
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Millbrook (17-4, 5-1) defeated Heritage, 53-17, Thursday before taking on Sanderson, as Enloe hosted four Cap Eight teams looking to finish league matches before next weekends conference tournament and the state playoffs.
We definitely told our guys dont look past Heritage, Saby said. Theyre a much-improved team. They wrestled well and they took it to us and we had to work to beat them, and we knew that would be the task. ... (The multiple duals conference meet) was definitely different, but we are used to wrestling multiple duals at a time. Sometimes with rivalries its emotional and you want to make sure you have everything in place and set ... Would I have liked to have had it differently besides the score? Of course, but were used to that.
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Gaignun Kukai Jr, true name Rubedo, is a director of the Kukai Foundation, an organization based on Second Miltia. He appears to be a child, and is thought by the public to be the son of his fellow director, Gaignun Kukai (thus his alias, Gaignun Kukai Jr.). However, he is actually Gaignun's older brother.
Rubedo was a survivor of the U.R.T.V. (U-DO Retro Virus) unit created by the scientist Dmitri Yuriev to combat U-DO, a mysterious waveform that threatened to destroy the galaxy. Rubedo's unit number as a U.R.T.V. was 666. He possesses the unique abilities of all U.R.T.V.s, including telepathy and various telekinetic powers. However, despite being a "designer child," he was born with his twin brother attached to him through the heart—a problem that was remedied when they were separated. He is the strongest U.R.T.V., vessel to a power none of the others possess—including the other variants—and reputed to have the one perfect anti-U-DO wavelength, and was therefore made their leader. Although to date he hardly uses his unique powers compared to his living brothers instead preferring to fight with his guns or machines, Albedo states that Rubedo is weaker than he was before either indicating a lax in training or that he himself has become much stronger. A bit of both but more the former. Rubedo, while his formerly conjoined twin brother was called Albedo, U.R.T.V. #667. Gaignun Kukai was the last brother, christened Nigredo.
Over the course of the first two games, Rubedo and MOMO, a 100 Series Observational Realian, grow very close to each other, somewhat due to MOMO's resemblance to the model she was built after, Sakura Mizrahi. Before her "death," Rubedo and Sakura shared a juvenile romance.
While Jr. looks like a child, and can act rashly, he is also capable of making tough decisions and cutting observations. He also has a fondness for guns, action movies, and classic novels, including The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, The Wonderful Wizard of OZ and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. Because of his hobbies Jr. is a master of gunplay, especially with pistols and enjoys fighting akimbo. At the beginning of Xenosaga Episode I, Rubedo, using the name Jr., carries a pair of Rook Company pistols. However later, and in Episode II he wields two antique Makarov pistols, they are mistranslated as "Makalov" in the English version likely due to the lack of the "r" in Japanese. The Makarov was originally a soviet built pistol, taken from designs acquired from the Third Reich at the end of World War II. The Makarov is a 9x18mm caliber.
During the Miltian Conflict, Rubedo and the other URTVs fought against U-DO before the planet's disappearance into the void. As leader of the URTVs, Rubedo was responsible for keeping them connected through a spiritual link, which would protect them from U-DO's destructive powers. A moment before the U.R.T.V.s were to destroy U-DO, Rubedo had a vision of the Old Miltian planet being destroyed when something monstrous emerged from within. Rubedo, fearing for the lives of his companions, broke the Spiritual Link leaving the other URTVs with no protection against U-DO. U-DO slew or drove mad all of the standard U.R.T.V.s, as well as Albedo during the fighting, Rubedo carried an injured Nigredo several minutes before Canaan and chaos rescued the U.R.T.V. duo on the E.S. Asher. Therefore, the only documented surviving U.R.T.V.s were Nigredo and Rubedo, though Albedo survived as well. In the original version of Soraya Saga's EPISODE II script U.R.T.V. #668 Citrine survived the Miltian Conflict as well, but she was edited out of the final version of the game.
He is one of the "variants," U.R.T.V.'s who undergo a stimulated mutation along with Albedo, Nigredo, and Citrine. Superficially this caused his hair to turn a bright red and his eyes a deeper blue but more significantly it allowed him to pause his cellular development. This allowed him to retain his youth, however in Xenosaga: The Animation, it is suggested that this somehow staved off infection from U-DO or halted some form of physical trauma. The original version of Soraya Saga's Episode II script called for Jr. to suddenly unpause his development and rapidly mature into an adult version of himself. For some reason this idea was thrown out by Monolith Soft's new team of writers and editors. While this did not appear in Episode III, a brief glimpse of Jr.'s "true form" was shown to him by Gaignun. In addition to that he has some unique power called "Red Dragon Mode", not much is known about this save that it briefly created a dragon-like shadow and manifests as a blazing red aura and only manifests in periods of extreme stress. This apparently boosted his power though we are shown no significant effects other than it was used to kill Albedo. Part of Gaignun's role as a U.R.T.V., besides being the future host of Dimitri Yuriev's consciousness seems to be a living stop-gap meant to keep Rubedo's "Red Dragon" from going out of control.
Because Rubedo and Albedo began life as conjoined twins, the two share similar but opposite powers regarding the regulation of their cellular growth. Rubedo is able to slow down his aging at the cellular level, thus his youthful appearance, while Albedo is able to speed up cell growth to the point of being able to instantly regenerate any part of his body. Neither appears to be capable of dying of natural causes because Rubedo never ages past a juvenile state and Albedo's cells constantly regenerate themselves.
The name "Rubedo" refers to the philosophic beliefs of Karl Jung, who believed that the process of self-realization has three major steps, which he named using terms derived from alchemy, which he studied prior to developing his theories. These three steps are known as Negredo, the death of the old, perceived self, Albedo, the discovering of one's inner identity, and Rubedo, the process of living a self-aware life.
666 is the number of the Beast (also called the Anti-Christ), a seven-headed emissary of the Devil in the Book of Revelation and alongside his power of the Red Dragon Jr. is set up as a demonic character superficially but lacks any such personality traits. However, the comparison to the anti-christ is fitting considering he was designed to produce the anti-wave of U-DO, a god.
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Before launching a multi-week cruise of Russian rivers with Deanna, his wife of 44 years, Rich Sincovec floated on the good wishes and memories of faculty, staff and students from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and beyond.
The group honored his retirement in May at the June and Paul Schorr III Center for Computer Science and Engineering: the facility that Sincovec helped create while he was CSE's department chair (2000-2008). UNL's supercomputers known as "Red" and "PrairieFire" are now housed in the Schorr Center— a renovated space under Memorial Stadium's south wing. Sincovec remembered moving the machines in with a different kind of tunnel walk—less boisterous, perhaps, but no less exciting.
Professor Sharad Seth, with the department since 1970, observed how CSE struggled for space for its first 30 years. "Then, Rich Sincovec arrived and we made real progress," Seth said, with improved facilities including Schorr, as well as the hiring of additional CSE faculty to occupy those spaces.
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Prior to joining UNL, Sincovec directed the Computer Science Division at the University of Texas at San Antonio; led the Computer Science and Mathematics Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), and was director of the Research Institute for Advanced Computer Science (RIACS) at the NASA Ames Research Center near Mountain View, California. He also held positions at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Boeing Computer Services in Seattle, Kansas State University, and Exxon Production Research in Houston.
While on faculty development leave in 2008-09, Sincovec was the Coleman-Richardson Chair of Computer Science at the U.S. Air Force Academy. His career of 43 years specialized in scientific computing, parallel computing, numerical algorithms and the application of modern software engineering and computer science concepts to scientific computing. He received his B.S. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Colorado and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Iowa State University.


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- Chapter I: The Two Poets of Saffron Park
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Dr. Theresa Schenck from the UW-Madison Department of American Indian Studies stopped in at school today to meet with Lane and Mr. Filipczak about the project. She gave us wonderful new information about Chief Buffalo and the times he lived in.
Dr. Schenck, an enrolled member of the Blackfeet Nation who is descended from Michel and Madeline Cadotte on her Ojibwe side, was in town to give a lecture on Ojibwe resistance to Christian missionaries. She has written a number of books and scholarly papers about the Ojibwe people during Chief Buffalo's lifetime.
She viewed the progress of the mural and Lane's Chief Buffalo book and came away impressed.
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Design Option #7: Portrait of Chief Buffalo by unknown artist. Part of the Madeline Island Historical Museum collection.
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Where the image comes from: The top version hangs in the Madeline Island Museum and the bottom version is part of the image collection of the Wisconsin Historical Society and can be found on its website. This is probably the most well known image of Chief Buffalo, appearing in both Ronald Satz's Chippewa Treaty Rights and Patty Loew's Indian Nations of Wisconsin. The Historical Society website gives this contradictory description suggesting that it is Chief Buffalo's grandson at the same time it gives details from his life:
Portrait of Chief Buffalo, over-painted enlargement, possibly from a double-portrait (possibly an ambrotype). Grandson of Great Chief Buffalo. Chief Buffalo was a principal Chief of the Lake Superior Band of Chippewa (Ojibwa). He was also known as Ke-che-waish-ke (Great Renewer), Peezhickee or Bishiki (Buffalo), and (in French) Le Beouf. He was born at La Pointe on Madeline Island in about 1759, and died 7 September 1855 at La Pointe.
We can't figure out which image is the original and how it was made. We assume one was copied from the other. According to museum staff, the island museum received the top image from the historical society about 50 years ago. Almost nothing is known about its origins, however. The only information they got at the time was that this was a portrait of Chief Buffalo.
Why it might be him:
- There isn't a lot of dispute about this one. Pretty much every source that uses it says it is him.
- Buffalo received several medals from both the British and American governments. He could have sat for this mural in U.S. military uniform during one of the many treaty signings he took part in.
Why it might not be him:
- It could be another "Chief Buffalo." There were two other Ojibwe chiefs named Buffalo in Wisconsin and Minnesota during his lifetime. His descendants were considered chiefs of the Red Cliff band, went by the surname Buffalo, and were called "Chief Buffalo."
- Island museum staff expressed doubts to us on our visit that the technology to make these images existed during Buffalo's lifetime. This image does not appear to show a 90+ year-old man, so it probably would have to have been created earlier in his life than the 1850s, which means even earlier technology.
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Five Thirty Eight's Nate Silver is famous for accurately forecasting presidential elections, but he also correctly picked the 2012 NCAA men's basketball champion—the Kentucky Wildcats.
This year, Silver is forecasting that the Louisville Cardinals have the best chance of winning the NCAA Tournament, though he cautions that they're not overwhelming favorites.
The Cardinals chance of winning is 23.8 percent, Silver writes.
Here's an interactive graphic from The New York Times with breakdowns of every team's chance of advancing each round.
Silver writes on his New York Times blog:
The saving grace for Louisville is its travel itinerary: its road to the championship would run through Lexington, Ky. (just 70 miles from campus), then Indianapolis (just over 100 miles), then Atlanta (about 300 miles away). Its potential Round of 16 matchup, against No. 4 St. Louis or No. 5 Oklahoma State, also does not look especially tough. Mostly, though, the forecast favors Louisville simply because it is a good enough team to endure some difficult games.
The Indiana Hoosiers (18.4 percent in the graphic) are Silver's second choice, followed by Florida, Kansas and Duke.
Silver became renown in statistics analyzing performance potential for Major League Baseball players before starting FiveThirtyEight.com—now part of The Times—and correctly picking the winners of the past two presidential elections. In 2008, he got 49 states right. Last year, he got all 50 right.
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SafeGuard Enterprise offers Local Self Help to enable users who have forgotten their password to log on to their computers without the assistance of the help desk. Local Self Help reduces the number of calls concerning logon recovery, thus freeing the help desk staff from routine tasks and allowing them to concentrate on more complex support requests.
With Local Self Help, users can, for example, regain access to their laptops in situations where neither telephone nor network connections are available and where they cannot use a Challenge/Response procedure (for example, aboard an aircraft). Users can log on to their computer by answering a predefined number of questions in the Power-on Authentication.
The local Self Help function is available in the "standalone mode" of SafeGuard Enterprise as of version 5.40 and has been extended to managed clients as of version 5.50. In turn, the formerly available Web Self Help add-on to SafeGuard Enterprise is discontinued for new customers, since its functionality is covered by Local Self Help more efficiently.
See Chapter "26 Recovery with Local Self Help" in the SafeGuard Enterprise Administrator Manual for details on how to enable Local Self Help in a SafeGuard Enterprise Environment.
Logon recovery using SafeGuard Enterprise Local Self Help for end Users is described in the SafeGuard Enterprise Users Help on chapter "8 Recovery with Local Self Help".
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