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They've been spending time together in the ultra-romantic City of Lights this week, both on and off stage, fueling rumors that their romance is alive and well.
The 26-year-old "Diamonds" singer not only attended the 27-year-old "Started from the Bottom" rapper's concert in Paris, she joined him for a duet! Watch:
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as I stated up in post #9, it looks like used items will NOT be included in this.
This is the first I've heard of this, and like everyone else, this is just too weird to be true. Surely we would have heard of something as big a deal as this longer than a month before enactment? Who voted on this?
Historically, books have been considered more dangerous to read than to eat. Regardless, a memo from the CPSC, issued the day before Christmas Eve, explicitly quashed any hope that books might escape the new law. |
Are children's book, even new ones, going to become HTF because publishers cannot comply?
To make matters worse, even publishers that have already had their products tested for lead will be forced to retest. In the same memo, existing test results based on "soluble lead" — a measure of whether lead will migrate out of a product — were rejected by the CPSC because they did not measure "total lead content." <snip> Regardless of whether libraries and schools are affected, the CPSIA is poised to take a massive bite out of the book industry. Large retailers are beginning to demand that publishers comply, even in advance of the law's deadline. This Wednesday, Amazon.com sent a general letter informing its vendors that, if they did not certify their products by January 15, the items would be returned at the sellers' expense. |
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Thrashing Howard 41-7 in the region opener gives the Baldwin High School football team confidence.
Baldwin head football coach Dexter Copeland seemed pleased after early miscues. The Braves turned on the jets erasing missed tackles and assignments during the Howard second half.
"(Howard) did some stuff differently than they had shown us on film, so we had to make adjustments. We pretty much settled down the second half," Copeland said.
Junior linebacker Quandarious Holsey recorded seven solo tackles and five assisted in addition to causing two fumbles last week.
"(Holsey) is one of the guys good enough to make adjustments on his own. We don't have to tell him what to do," Copeland said. "He made some tremendous plays for us. He is a small guy playing out of position, but he has a lot of heart."
Juniors like Tony Horton, Shelton Graves and Quavez Hill compliment seniors Quentin Barfield, Jamar Johnson and Lamarcus Tuft on defense. The Braves have quality depth at linebacker and defensive back.
Also, junior D-linemen led by Tayron Greene smashed up the line of scrimmage against Howard.
The Braves' offense gained steam in the region opener victory also. Junior wide receivers Jerrel Simmons and Brandon Goodman made big plays.
A 37-yard touchdown reception on a fourth-and-long near the end of the first half saved what looked like a fruitless drive. Junior quarterback Tajhea Chambers hit Goodman on a slant and go.
"It's hard to cover Goodman in the slot, and he ended up having a linebacker on top of him on fourth down," Copeland said. "We came out and Goodman actually recognized he had man coverage and instead of running the slant went with the go route and ran right by the guy."
Baldwin's offensive line protected Chambers last Friday. He went 10-for-19 for 252 yards and two touchdowns, while rushing for 93 yards.
"If the offensive line has a good game, Tajhea will too," the Baldwin coach said. "He's the type of quarterback that with enough time is going to make the right reads and throws."
Baldwin's junior class shined over Howard.
Copeland said the group didn't lose a football game in middle school or junior varsity.
"You have tremendous wide receivers, offensive linemen, defensive backs, quarterback and running back," he said. "We have a young football team that will have some ups and downs, but those guys are getting better and gaining a lot of experience. We'll be happy to have those guys back next year."
Baldwin faces the Perry Panthers for region stop No. 2. The Braves held Perry under 100 yards of total offense last season.
Though Perry is winless so far, Copeland isn't sure what to make of the Panthers on their home turf.
BHS can look for a wide-open passing attack with four different quarterbacks. With a new coach, Perry continues searching for itself on both sides of the ball.
"It's kind of hard to get an idea of what they are doing," Copeland said. "Right now, we are hoping we don't get too surprised early on."
Perry played talented Peach County, Alcovy and Mary Persons already this fall remaining competitive each outing.
Copeland said they are a few turnovers and penalties away from being undefeated and doesn't consider them a "bad football team."
"It's an adjustment period for (Perry) right now. We hope they are still adjusting when we play them," Copeland joked.
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Taylor Will's first half hat-trick helps CLU defeat Austin College SundayPosted: Sunday, October 07, 2012 02:39 pm PST
With her three goals Sunday, Taylor Will moved into the CLU Career Goals top-ten with 29.
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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Playing at Mount Clef Stadium for this first time this season, the Cal Lutheran women's soccer team dominated Austin College (Tex.) 3-0 Sunday afternoon in the Regals final non-conference game of the year.
Cal Lutheran would get all the goals they needed with Taylor Will's first half hat-trick. The Regals got on the scoreboard first goal when Will made a sliding shot after a great through ball from Kainoa Becker.
Will's second goal came 10 minutes later as she converted on a break-away and the third came after a beautiful cross from Mayra Virgen that Will one-touched into the back of the net.
With the hat-trick, Will's season goal total is up to 10, tops in the SCIAC. Today's hat-trick also pushes the sophomore's career total to 29, which now places her tenth place all-time for career goals at CLU.
Austin College had their best scoring-chance in the 78th minute when Ariel Marder corralled a Regal loose ball and broke away towards the goal but CLU goalkeeper Karly Loberg raced out and made a sliding block to end the Kangaroos attack.
Cal Lutheran would coast the rest of the second half as 18 different Regals played in the half.
Loberg recorded her first shutout of the season while her defenders Anna Medler, Stephanie Gilbert, Kirsten DiPippo and Mallory Carcich all held the Kangaroos to just four shots in the game.
Becker got her first start of the season and Deanna Dakar made her CLU debut Sunday.
Sunday's win pushes Cal Lutheran's overall record to 12-2 while Austin College drops to 4-8-1.
CLU will be back action next when the SCIAC-leading Regals host second place Redlands this Wednesday, Oct. 10, at 7:00 p.m. in Rolland Stadium.
Box Score: CLU 3 AC 0
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April 29, 2012
How do I approach dying my own hair between visits to my stylist?
I'm planning on going bleach blond (read: near-white) at the end of next month under the guidance of a new stylist who cut my hair a few weeks ago for the first time and advised me to wait a while for the dye since I had recently stripped some dark dye from my hair.
I'd love to be able to go to him every 4-5 weeks to get my hair cut and colored (I do need a cut that often, having pixie-short hair) but I'm a college student -- not poor but certainly not swimming in cash such that I feel okay about dropping what looks like will be about $150-200 on a cut and color once a month or so.
Should I express this to him at the visit? Obviously if I'm still going to him for cuts (which I would like to) he's going to see that I've done my own hair in between since I like to avoid glaringly obvious roots. Is this considered some big no-no? Like I said, this is a new stylist for me so we're not super buddy-buddy yet, but he seems like a good guy and I want to do the right thing.
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My stylist grumbles but doesn't refuse to serve me.
posted by
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on April 29, 2012
Should I express this to him at the visit?
I would. But then again I like folk who help me DIY and who are generous with their knowlege, and would stop going to someone whose response was to smack me down over their perceived, not yet tangible, financial gain.
Also, not knowing your natural hair color, it's hard to know how gentle/harsh a formulation you will need to get your color to lift out at home. The best person to clue you in to what you will need is the person who has just worked with your hair and observed it's ins and outs.
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ooops ... **its ins and outs*** strike the apostrophe!
posted by
Rube R. Nekker
on April 29, 2012
It would have to be a very highly sought after stylist who is fully booked all the time to turn down your business (for hair cuts) because you sometimes want to colour your hair at home...
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on April 29, 2012
My hair is naturally med-dark blond/light brown but I am growing out some darker brown so this first round of color is going to be a bit more complicated than it normally would be if I had a head of virgin hair. I'm not worried about being capable of doing a decent job of keeping it lightened myself since it's not as much of a leap as it could be, though with bleach there's always a bit of risk I suppose.
I'm not concerned about him turning me down for appointments (but point taken), more that I don't know how/if to approach the topic with him. I've been chastised by stylists before (at a SuperCuts no less) by dying my hair at home, despite comments that my hair felt very healthy etc.
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I would simply mention your cost concerns to him. It's entirely possible that there could be maintenance visits that would not cost as much as your initial cut and colour.
I worked as a receptionist at my friend's salon for about a year, and learned that to keep a customer and to keep the salon's good reputation, they would offer services that were anything from just touching up the root and hairline for a lower price, and bang trims were always free and such.
Other options included visits with juniors in-between; or what's often the cheapest option financially but takes more time: Free or reduced-priced cuts and colours by apprentices (which are usually finished by a senior).
His formula is his fortune, so he probably won't give it away - but if you're going to do it at home, ask him for what you could get from a beauty supply that would complement what he's using at the salon. If you're going to use drugstore products, let him know exactly what they are, because he'll have to work harder to match or correct what they're doing to your hair.
It's bad form to criticize a client's hair - after all, they're there to feel good about themselves. Remember, it's
hair and it's a luxury to do fun stuff with it, and as much as people get friendly with their stylists, it's a business relationship. So let him know very nicely just what you told us. Something like "I've got a budget for this. What can we do?"
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So yeah, I would just express it factually like you did here, what your budget and expectations are, instead of feeling like you should ask for permission.
Or, you could just ask about what he's using each step of the process, take good notes. If he thinks you're doing a crap job when he sees you later down the line, he'll let you know! In whatever way his personal business sense sees fit!
Please don't take the chastising Super Cuts folk to heart. Plus, that can happen anywhere depending on the stylists personality. Them, not you!
It's your dollar, you are completely in control of how and when you would like to spend it
... unless you are joining some hair cult or something ... which, I guess people do ...
By my metric, a
good stylist
will be happy to design a maintenance program with you, within your contstraints. And life is to short to waste time and money with those who won't!
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on April 29, 2012
A good stylist will understand that not everyone can drop that kind of cash every 6 weeks and will have tips to keep your hair looking good between color appointments. Bring it up. If he reacts poorly, it's time to find a new stylist.
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Thanks everyone. I guess I was too concerned that I would personally offend him with this information somehow and needed a little fear-assuaging.
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My stylist does what she calls a "mini" which is my roots and hairline for $15--she puts the color on and sends me home in a shower cap to rinse it out myself. We do this about every two months, and then I come in for the full thing. You might ask him about something like this, because home hair color almost never looks good, to me, at least.
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jorlyfish, as a former stylist, i just gotta say, if you are going to attempt to bleach your own hair in between visits to your stylist, then he's liking going to be doing color corrections each time you visit him. color corrections, regardless of length of hair, and especially when it involves bleaching/toning -trying to get that damn YELLOW out! - are a frikkin' pain - especially if he's setting himself up to do it every few months or so (if he "okays" an at-home plan). i'd be surprised if he gave you a regimen to do at home that includes bleach. we're talking major potential for scalp burns, yellow - not white- hair color results, and other issues if not done correctly. also, if he gives you a formula that ends up working perfectly, then that would likely take away the best way he actually makes money.
but, i could be wrong about your stylist. i know you are only asking advice about approaching him, but maybe if you had a bit more info from where he may be coming from if he doesn't respond to your liking. but sure, you could ask him; it doesn't hurt to ask!
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I just got my hair tipped in blue last week, and my stylist openly told me that I could touch it up myself if I didn't want to return for touchups.
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I've been platinum for many years (hence the name!) and my strategy is to get the color done every 7 weeks and a cut every other visit, so 14 weeks from cut to cut. It usually takes about 3 hours in the salon for just the color, so I've never even attempted to try it at home myself. Definitely talk to your stylist about a maintenance plan that works for both your pocketbook and your hair - being platinum blonde is awesome but definitely ongoing commitment!
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on April 30, 2012
I've mentioned this a few times in other hair color related askmes. I have dark brown (almost black) hair, never made a lot of money, and started going gray in my 20s and didn't feel that it suited me. I can not afford to have my roots done professionally once a month. I have been upfront on my first visit with every new stylist, that while nothing would give me greater pleasure than turning over the tedious monthly task of root maintenance over to them, it simply wasn't going to happen. I've yet to have any one give me a hard time about it. Instead they've been very forthcoming with tips on how to do it properly such as stressing only apply color to the new growth; you don't need to pull it through the rest of the hair for the last 5 minutes as most home color instructions will lead you to believe, unless the color has faded. My current stylist even gave me a tube of the professional color that she uses on me so that I could find it online and get a perfect match. It is in their best interest for you to look good, lest someone think that they are responsible for your color.
I have found that going to the stylist for color 3 or 4 times a year (every 3rd or 4th month), depending upon how flush and/or lazy I'm feeling, works to keep my color even and doesn't break the bank. A major difference is that I am sticking pretty close to my natural color and it is a single process color. Things get a bit more complicated when you are going more than 2 or 3 shades lighter or darker.
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Fans always try to rationalize successes and failures, and this often falls on a scapegoat. Most of the time it is the top goal scorer or goaltender, as they have the most obvious impact on winning games. But as has been discussed a lot lately, goaltenders and high profile goalscorers may impact the game tremendously, but it's not something that's likely to be predictable.
For many Sharks fans the aggravation of a loss, or lost season has long been the fault of either of these two players mentioned above, with most of the attention paid to Marleau. Consistency seems to be his oft cited criticism, with a multitude of explanations including laziness, heart, and a lack of motivation. Recently Kurz had this to say about Marleau's season.
Marleau didn't have nearly enough of an impact down the stretch, when top players find a way to make a difference. Far too often in March and April, Marleau was invisible while his team struggled to make it into the postseason, and his disappearing act continued in the playoffs when he was not a factor whatsoever. He finished the regular season on a four-game point streak, but prior to that, had just two goals in 20 games.
...If the Sharks truly want to change the fabric of their team and atmosphere surrounding it, and prove to their fans that last season was simply not acceptable, finding a way to move Marleau should be option 1A. It might prove to be difficult in that Marleau still reportedly has a full no-movement clause and two years remaining on a contract that pays him $6.9 million, according to CapGeek.com, but there are ways around such things, such as buying out his contract. A potential new CBA could also provide further options that aren't available at present.
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I'll give Kurz the benefit of doubt that he was playing devils advocate with Brodie, and stirring the pot a little, but there's no denying his comments are vulgar, and quite possibly unfounded. After the jump we will try to define criteria for consistency, and apply this to Marleau's goal/game rate to see if his label is accurate.
Before we can look at Marleau's career we need to first define consistency. This is by far the most contentious part of this article, as consistency is in the eye of the beholder. Consistency, at least in hockey, goes hand in hand with expectation. So what expectations should we have for the frequency for which skaters score goals?
At the end of the year I made the argument (and certainly not the first) that on a team level goals/game follows a Poisson distribution. I think it's reasonable to extend this idea to the individual skater. This in essence is how I define consistency. A player with an intra-game goals/game rate that follows Poisson distribution is completely expected. A player who is streaky will likely deviate from this distribution. In other words a streaky player will have more 0 goal games, less 1 goal games, and more multiple goal games than predicted by the Poisson distribution. Put another way, we don't expect skaters to score like a clock every "x" games based on their goal scoring rate (goals/games), instead we expect a certain amount of randomness to produce streaks. A consistent goal scorer will not deviate significantly from an expected amount of streaks for his goal scoring rate.
Perhaps intra-game scoring isn't really the issue. We will also look at expected number of games without a goal given a goals/game rate, and compare that to an expected distribution. We can approximate this distribution using probability theory. If a player scores goals at a certain rate, we can say his probability of scoring in any game is approximately totals goals / total games played. To find the expected number of games without a goal (ie. schnied, goal drought, streak) we take the exponential of the number of games, by the probability that the player wont score a goal. The formula looks like this;
Expected streak without a goal = (1-career goals/career games)^(# of games without a goal)
The 2 methods above imply goal scoring follows the same distribution as the craps table at Ceasear's Palace, it's something you might find hard to accept. But it's been consistently validated in large sample studies. This further confirms that the true measure of a player shouldn't revolve around frequency, which is subject to variation, but on rates.
Armed with a definition of consistency, we can now analyze Marleau's career numbers to determine if he has in fact been streaky. We're essentially conducting an equivalence study to determine if Marleau's goal scoring frequency is any different than expected from random chance. We will use Joe Pavelski, the American Hero, who has not carried the "streaky / inconsistent / lazy / blinky" label as our control. (Ie. we will analyze his numbers to see if they are significantly different from Marleau's, confirming or busting our results.)
The first set of graphs below are what I define as intra-game rates. This is the frequency at which 0 goals are scored, 1 goal is scored, 2 and so on. We can generate a Poisson distribution for Marleau based on his career goals/game rate, and then compare his actual numbers to that distribution. In some ways, it's similar to comparing a robot Marleau to himself. The robot Marleau will score goals at the same rate, but with distribution that we would expect from an absolutely consistent NHL skater (whether elite or average) who's goal scoring follows an independent and random interval between goals.
Error bars represent 95%CI. Each data point represents the frequency (y-axis) Marleau has had (x-axis) 0, 1, 2, and so on goals in a game.The data above represents post-lock out career stats for Marleau.
Error bars represent 95%CI. The data above is exactly as the previous graph, representing Pavelski's total career numbers.
From the graphs above we can see that both Marleau and Pavelski don't significantly deviate from the Poisson distribution. They both follow a distribution that is exactly what would be expected given our understanding of goal scoring performed in previous analysis. In addition we can say that because both Marleau and Pavelski's distributions fall within their respective Poisson distributions, Marleau isn't any more inconsistent than Pavelski when it comes to goal scoring intra-game. (Chi-square = 1 for both Marleau and Pavelski)
Dashed lines represent 95%CI. The data points represent the frequency (y-axis) at which Marleau (post-lockout) has had a streak of game(s) without a goal. Eg. 1 represents frequency with which Marleau went 1 game without a goal, 2 represents the frequency with which he went 2 games without a goal. Probability distribution represents the distribution expected by probability theory.
Dashed lines represent 95%CI. Data similar to previous graph, representing Pavelski's total career numbers.
The graphs and tables above detail Marleau's tendency to "disappear" (Ie. the frequency with which Marleau went "x" amount of games without a goal). But as we can see from the graphs above, it doesn't seem as though Marleau "disappears" any more than as would be expected given his goal scoring rate, nor Pavelski. This suggests that Marleau is as "streaky" as Pavelski, both having droughts that have been completely within expectation given their scoring rate, and thus neither has shown any significant amount of inconsistency that is out of normal. (Chi-Square = 1 for both Marleau and Pavelski)
Some may inject an important point that Marleau's inconsistent label really started as a young player, and has been something that he's never been able to shake. But after going back and looking at his pre-lockout numbers, he still shows no significant difference from the distributions above. The only interesting difference is his scoring rate, which has increased from 0.246 to 0.333. This doesn't suggest that he's been more consistent, but rather, he's been a better player, and scoring more in general.
The last paragraph above gets at the exact problem that Marleau's critics have in regards to his play. If you calculate Marleau's post lockout career goals/ career games, you come out with approximately 1 goal in 3 games on average. I think most detractors have an expectation that he will score exactly 1 goal every 3 games, and a deviation from this rate suggests a decline in play. Anything above this marks playing "up to his true potential." When in reality, we know that deviation about this mean is expected. To drive home the point; if you flipped a coin100 times you would expect a streak of [either head or tails] 5X or more in a row approximately 6 times. You wouldn't conclude that the coin is somehow loaded or different, but just a product of normal expected variance.
In fact, we would expect Marleau to go on a 3 game or more scoreless streak roughly 8 times in a season, 5 games or more approximately 4 times, and 8 games or more approximately once. Kurtz attempts to cherry picks his example above by starting the game after a goal, and going up to a game before a goal. In reality Marleau had a streak of 5 games without a goal, then 8 games without a goal, followed by 5 games. Last year Marleau had slightly longer goaless streaks than predicted, but its certainly not outside of what is statistically expected, and his career totals suggest that this hasn't been a consistent problem for him.
We're constantly surrounded by variance driven by randomness. In the hockey world rules are created to further augment things like Sh% and Sv% closer to chance. We've selected the worlds greatest humans at using a stick to throw some rubber at a target, pitted against the worlds greatest humans at stopping objects from going into a target. This maximizes the influence of variance, while subjecting talent to be borne out only in huge samples. Outlier's exist, but are rare, and the majority follow a predictable distribution.
The word random to describe these distributions is somewhat misleading. It's not by chance that the frequency with which Marleau scores goals follows a Poisson distribution. He is one of the best goal scorers in the world, he just happens to play against some of the best goaltenders/defensmen in the world also. The salary cap, UFA, and league parity has driven the balance of talent. This balance of skill is similar to 2 equally strong men in an arm wrestling match, they may appear to balance each other out so that neither has the strength to tip the battle, but this doesn't indicate that both men aren't strong, or that strength doesn't win the match. The match results would likely be even, the same as flipping a coin, but we shouldn't take that to mean winning is accomplished randomly, it's just predictably random, or more accurately phrased, follows a binomial distribution.


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When he talks in Web interviews, he doesn't mention the brands, just the fact that it's cyclic dextrin and casein hydro
Yeah, anyone who follows this stuff knows what he's talking about and he does mention it/show it on some of his videos, but I think he really believes in what he says and doesn't want to be a total shill...so he breaks it down on some interviews as CH/CD. Anyway, I'm with you on this one as I've personally seen benefits both performance and body comp wise while adhering to his methods.
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I eat after i train, its not withing 15 minutes or slamming a protein shake after i finish my last set of bicep curls. if its 1 hour after i train i dont make a big deal of it. Food overlap from a pre-workout meal (if i have one) or intra-workout BCAA's with aminos still present in my system. People make the craziest stuff up and think you need a shake ASAP and a meal an hour later when in essence protein synthesis wont reach baseline or their refractory period before being spiked again as Layne shows in his research.
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There are just to many variables that change from person to person or scenario to scenario. I know what you mean though, i just try to take everything with a grain of salt. As long as i hit my macros, get in the staples and hit the gym hard im happy.
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What I use is Compete with some G2 when I want some extra carbs during my workout. Usually only happens when I am training with one or two people and I know that I will be at the gym for a couple hours, but that is just me and what I do. I know some people dont find any value in having carbs during training, while others love it. All I can say is try it for a little bit, see what happens. Maybe you will like it, maybe you wont.
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A grant to identify the key motivators and barriers contributing to the safe food knowledge-behavior gap and develop, implement and evaluate "customized" safe food handling training modules was awarded to a team of ISU researchers by the United States Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension (Project Number 2009-51110-20144). This is a three-year project (September 2009 – August 2012) funded for $598,607.Project team members are:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has estimated that about half of every food dollar is spent for food prepared away from home (USDA, 2006). For the first time in history, there are four generations of employees in the retail foodservice workforce; each generational age group has different motivations and barriers to performing work. In addition, each generation has different technology capabilities and learning styles. Research has shown that food safety training translates to a gain in food safety knowledge. However, a gap exists between food safety knowledge acquisition and the actual practice of food safety behaviors. We do not know the effect of incorporating age-specific motivational strategies into training on safe food handling behavior.
The goal of this project is to identify key motivators and barriers contributing to the safe food knowledge-behavior gap and develop, implement and evaluate "customized" safe food training modules. Specific objectives are to:
A mixed methods research approach will be taken whereby qualitative and quantitative data will be collected and analyzed prior to bilingual questionnaire development. Educational modules for employees will be developed and tested using multiple methods of evaluation, including pretest/posts to determine knowledge gain and observations to determine behavior change. Validated modules will be made available to all retail foodservice operators through Iowa State University food safety web site.
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It has been well established that effective training for the acquisition of food safety knowledge and skills be interactive between trainee and training material (Lillquist et al., 2005). An emerging training approach involves the customization of training in three major areas 1) targeting culturally diverse employees 2) using computer based training and 3) recognizing age diverse employees.
Preliminary study by Arendt, Strohbehn, and Ellis (2009) identified internal and external factors that would motivate employees to follow safe food handling practices. Examples of external motivators included: 1) firing employees for non-compliance with safe food handling practices 2) giving prizes/rewards for employees who followed safe food handling practices and 3) receiving "paid time off". In our preliminary study, employees (n=283) were asked to rate 24 external motivators on a Likert-type scale (1=strongly disagree 5=strongly agree) as to whether these motivators would impact their safe food handling behaviors. With external motivation questions, younger employees agreed more strongly than older workers. Regarding firing employees for noncompliance, younger employees agreed more strongly (4.34+ 1.0 for 18-20 year olds) as compared to older groups (2.60 + 1.6 for 40-49 year olds and 2.37 + 1.55 for 50-60 year olds). The oldest group of employees (n=17) showed stronger agreement than the 40-49 and 50-60 year old groups. Additionally, foodservice employees were asked to respond to factors related to internal motivation as reason for following safe food handling practices. These included "pride in my work" and "feeling satisfied when I follow safe food handling practices". A similar pattern to internal motivators was not seen.
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In my job as a bilingual technical information specialist with the USDA Meat & Poultry Hotline, one of my responsibilities is to answer food safety questions from callers who speak Spanish. Since 2002, when we started offering our hotline services in Spanish, we've learned that the members of our Hispanic communities across the country are increasingly interested in getting advice from food safety experts.
The Hotline is open Monday thru Friday, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (EDT). If you happen to call after hours, you can listen to recorded food safety messages in English and Spanish. But, what do you do if you have a food safety question that just can't wait? What if it's 2:00 a.m.?
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- Hamburgers: The only way to tell whether a hamburger is done is to use a meat thermometer. Fact sheet: Is It Done Yet?
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2007 Outstanding Performance Award, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) Administrative Boards: Genomics Standards Consortium; Hellenic Society Mikrobiokosmos; Hellenic Society Computational Biology Scientific Advisory Boards: A Knowledge-Based Bioinformatics Framework for Microbial Pathway Genomics (MICROME); Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group in Bioinformatics; Genomics and Proteomics Approaches to the Small Model Genome of Mycoplasma genitalium; Metagenomics of the Human Intestinal Tract (MetaHIT); Community Cyber-infrastructure for Advanced Marine Microbial Ecology Research and Analysis (CAMERA); The PhyloFacts phylogenomic encyclopedia of microbial protein families. Editorial Board Member: Journal of Bacteriology; Standards in Genomic Sciences (SIGS) Journal
Dr. Kyrpides joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2004 to lead the Genome Biology Program and the development of the comparative analysis platforms for microbial genomes and metagenomes (IMG). He became the Metagenomics Program head in 2010 and has the combined Microbial Genomes and Metagenomes Program since 2011. Prior to joining the DOE Joint Genome Institute, Dr. Kyrpides led the development of the genome analysis and Bioinformatics core at Integrated Genomics Inc. in Chicago, IL. He did his postdoctoral studies with Carl Woese at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and at Argonne National Laboratory.
- Pati A et al. GenePRIMP: A GENE PRediction IMprovement Pipeline for Prokaryotic genomes. Nat Methods. 2010; 7(6):455-7.
- Markowitz VM et al. The Integrated Microbial Genomes (IMG) system: an expanding comparative analysis resource. Nucleic Acids Res. 2010; 38:D382-90
- Markowitz VM et al. IMG-ER: a system for microbial genome annotation expert review and curation. Bioinformatics. 2009; 25, 2271-8
- Kyrpides N.C. Fifteen Years of Microbial Genomics: Meeting the Challenges and Fulfilling the Dream. Nat Biotech. 2009; 27, 627 -632.
- Mavromatis K et al. Use of simulated data sets to evaluate the fidelity of metagenomic processing methods. Nat Methods. 2007; 4, 495-500.


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Elm City, located in the historic YWCA building on Howe Street in New Haven, provides services for alcohol and drug abusing women facing incarceration who are 16 and older. Children in their custody under the age of five can reside and participate with them.
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At least 15 ships of Indian firms, including Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd (ONGC), Great Offshore Ltd, Hind Offshore Pvt. Ltd and Samson Maritime Ltd, have been detained by Indian customs for alleged evasion of duties. Following this, these vessels are losing an average of Rs. 60 lakh a day as they are not able to ferry cargo.
Shipping industry representatives claimed the Mumbai division of customs has seized even older Indian vessels citing a 2001 regulation. The authorities are demanding levy on these ships at the old value and not taking into consideration depreciation, they said.
The customs authorities demand duty—5% of a ship's value—when shipping companies seek permission to ply coast-to-coast in India. Till such time these ships are plying international routes, they are exempted from paying such duty.
The customs division started charging the fee in November.
Shobha Chary, chief commissioner of customs of zone 1 (Mumbai), confirmed the development. Two customs officials said at least 15 vessels were detained but declined to divulge details citing ongoing investigations.
Experts say the sudden imposition of this duty will adversely affect the shipping lines.
A small ship of Hind Offshore supplying equipment to oil exploration blocks in the sea is under detention for at least a month and another vessel of the same firm has been seized for the past 20 days. Each of them is losing Rs. 10 lakh a day.
A couple of ONGC vessels are losing Rs. 60 lakh a day each as they are detained.
Company representatives met customs authorities early this month regarding this.
Interestingly, in November 2010, the Central Board of Excise and Customs had issued a circular saying vessels already acquired and plying in India do not need to pay any duty.
They are also exempted from filing bills of entry. India-registered ships are required to file bills of entry only at the time of breaking of the vessel, according to finance ministry guidelines.
A bill of entry is a declaration by an importer or exporter of the exact nature, precise quantity and value of goods that have landed or are being shipped out. Prepared by a qualified customs clerk or broker, it is examined by customs authorities for its accuracy and conformity with tariff and regulations.
"It is illegal to demand duty on vessels that have been acquired five years ago," said J.S. Sanghvi, a consultant at Sanjosh Consultants Pvt. Ltd. A former Indian Revenue Service official, Sanghvi is advising several of the companies whose ships have been detained.
"Earlier, we were not required to pay duty on supply vessels. Now, they are classifying certain supply vessels of my clients as tugs and demanding tax. As we are losing revenue, bankers are also refusing to extend bank guarantee to companies," Sanghvi said. Tugs are small boats that carry cargo.
Anil Devli, chief executive officer at lobby group Indian National Shipowners' Association (Insa), said such a duty was announced in 2001 but never implemented. "If the law did exist all these years, why was it not implemented?" Devli asked.
He said vessels imported before 2001 should not pay any duty. "They entered Indian waters several times. No duty on the value of the vessels was sought to be imposed all these years by the very Mumbai customs. Why are the vessels being asked to pay duty on the original value of the vessels?" Devli asked.
S. Khader Rahman, additional commissioner of customs (Mumbai), said his organization is not making law but simply interpreting it. He did not elaborate.
Insa has approached the Central Board of Excise saying no duty should be imposed on these vessels since the customs authorities are aware of these vessels being in Indian waters.
Shipping Corp. of India Ltd's chairman and managing director S. Hajara said the Indian maritime sector needs a level playing field with other parts of the world. Shipping Corp. manages vessels of ONGC.
Chary of Indian customs said her organization is aware of the gravity of the issue. "We understand the repercussions of this in the shipping industry. We are discussing it with our top authorities, and the matter is under the active consideration of the (finance) ministry," Chary said.
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Matt Marinkovich's weekly At Sea Diary entry is a popular feature of the National Fisherman Web site, and now you can post your own reflections on Matt's experiences fishing in the Pacific Northwest and North Pacific.
Preseason, Bristol Bay 2007 — This year I almost took my boat out to pasture and shot it. The engine was nearing its last revolution, as there were some major chunks of metal floating around in the oil. I ran it like that through the 2006 season because I discovered the issue at the beginning of the run. But I knew something had to be done before the next season.
I had no intention of running one second longer that I had to, so immediately after the season I started my standard search for a used engine — asking everybody I knew, and even walking around Fish Expo with a sign pinned to my shirt that read "I need a 300-hp engine." My attempts brought nothing that would work for me, so eventually I decided to purchase a remanufactured engine from a guy who ran a shop down in San Diego. I was referred to this guy from a reputable John Deere dealer out of Anacortes, Wash.
It all looked legitimate, so I went ahead and ordered it just after the new year, 2007. That gave him a full three months to assemble the engine before it had to be on the first barge headed up to Naknek at the end of March. I advanced him half the $$$, and said a prayer that it would all come together for me.
The engine I decided on was a 300-hp C-series Cummins diesel engine, a 6CTA, which means it is a six-cylinder engine that is turbocharged and aftercooled. The C-series is a step up from the B-series engine, which would have fit my boat better, were half again lighter, and still would have provided me with 300 hp. But the C-series has better torque in the lower RPM range, which is what I needed because my refrigeration unit draws its needed horsepower from the engine as it works away in the lower RPM range all day long. Everyone I talked to said this engine is just a workhorse, and was a great choice for an engine.
Well, my problems started early, about the time the engine was supposed to be finished. Simply put, it wasn't finished, and since I was preparing to go fishing on the Discovery, I really wanted to see that thing with my own eyes land on the barge heading to Naknek before I embarked on my longline trip.
These guys were having cash flow problems; they were having trouble getting paid for service jobs, and they were also having trouble in the rebuilding side of things, as well. Of course I found all this out after the fact, after they dilly-dallied their way to almost missing the barge altogether. The man in charge and his right-hand-man both worked late into the night to make the deadline in order to get it to the freight company, all the while under constant monitoring by my tenacious wife, Maureen, who really helped get this thing finished while I was up longlining on the Discovery.
They told me they started it up before they shipped it. I suppose if they had actually taken the time to do so that they would have missed the deadline. In fact I'm sure they would have because when I went to start it up in Naknek on May 28, 2007, it had exhaust shooting out the side of the turbo, water squirting out of the front of the engine, and zero oil pressure. This was a few days after I arrived in Naknek to work on the engine installation.
I got on the phone, and remained calm. The guy said all the right things, like he was going to get up there as quickly as he could, which wasn't quick enough for me, but at least he did get up there by June 5.
He brought most of the parts he needed. It turns out his spiteful worker that he had to fire for some reason or another (he blames it on drinking) decided to totally mess with him when he put the guts of that engine together. That would have been the case if he had fired it up in San Diego like he said he would, but since he skipped that important step, his disgruntled worker screwed me out of 10 full days of engine installation time.
The shortcomings of that engine included the turbo gasket being put on sideways (so it leaked), a critical O-ring not being installed in the cooling system so it shot water out the front of the engine, and (and this is the topper) a B-series oil pump installed in the guts of my C-series engine, and for some reason there was an extra wire that didn't have a home for the alternator. It looked suspicious to me, but the guy assured me it was all right. He did something to make that wire go away.
He managed to get the thing running, and I managed to get the thing installed in my boat amidst all the late-comers fighting for shop time, parts, and every other precious commodity that evaporates when the hoard arrives and they all want to get their boat in the water at the same time (I am usually in the water by this time).
I missed most of the free week, and started fishing in competitive fishing with zero confidence in my engine. Not exactly the way I like to start my season, but it was the way it played out to kick off my 2007 Bristol Bay season on the Sunlight III.
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Scenarios for the Future: Convention Exhibits and Trade Show of 2016 is the product of a year of face-to-face discussions, online conversations and extensive research within the exhibits industry. With funding from the ASAE Foundation, Center for Exhibition Industry Research Foundation, Freeman, Gaylord Entertainment and the PCMA Education Foundation, the report outlines what trade show and convention exhibit organizers can do to maintain continued relevancy, deliver more leads and ensure financial success.
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The Rise and Decline of UnionsMichael L. WachterUniversity of Pennsylvania Law School Regulation, Vol. 30, No. 2, pp. 23-29, Summer 2007 Abstract: Union membership, as a percentage of the private sector workforce, has been in decline for 50 years. The cause of this unrelenting decline is a single, fundamental factor: the change in the United States economy from a corporatist-regulated economy to one based on free competition. Unions are central to a corporatist regime and are peripheral in a liberal pluralist regime. Number of Pages in PDF File: 7 Keywords: the rise and decline of unions, michael wachter, unions, union membership, private sector workforce, declines, corporatist, regulated economy, free competition, liberal, liberal pluralist, NIRA, NRA, industry regulation, public interest, deregulation, labor law, corporate law JEL Classification: A13, D21, D74, H11, J39, J50, J51, J52, J53, J58 Accepted Paper SeriesDate posted: July 19, 2007Suggested CitationContact Information
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The apex of Jesus' mission and magnificence was reached in the period beginning with His passion and culminating in His Ascension. The final volume of Journey with Jesus- The Life of Christ covers in poignant detail the gripping weeks in which the world was shaken, the Redeemer's mission was accomplished, and His people were empowered to love and serve Him. As we explore these events with Dr. David Jeremiah, our hearts are steeped in the truths they yield. 12 lessons.


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That is a nice looking box. I like the splines on the lower part and drawer, must have took some time to get right. Randy -- That was not wormy wood when I started working on it. |
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Now that would be nice for the work bench…nice design schultz |
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Great design, lovely details and well made. Congrats, thanks for sharing and for the inspiration. Best, Serge http://atelierdubricoleur.wordpress.com -- Learn from yesterday, work today and enjoy success tomorrow. -- http://atelierdubricoleur.wordpress.com |
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John, -- "Everybody makes mistakes. A craftsman always fixes them." (Monty Kennedy, "The Checkering and Carving of Gunstocks", 1952) |
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Sweet I love the simplicity of it, very nice… -- Wood and Glass they kick (well you know) Have a great day - Dug |
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Do you have a table saw to cut the splines? I don't have such and tend to use pinned or dovetails instead. Nice looking box. I made a piece in hickory recently, but got a bit tired of re-sharpening my tools. -- Stanley generally struggling |
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Very nice box, lovely wood and design, well crafted, I like your accents and lift and pull, thanks for sharing -- It's Mic Keep working and sharing |
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