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Judith E. CreedMarch 30,2013
Judith E. CreedJudith E. Creed
Judith E. Creed, 63, of Mendon died peacefully Wednesday evening, March 27, 2013, at Rutland Regional Medical Center surrounded by her loving family.
She was born March 7, 1950, in Rutland, VT, the daughter of Philip A. Miller Jr. and Anne McLaughlin Miller.
Judi was a graduate of Mount Saint Joseph Academy, Class of 1968. She then went on to earn her LPN at Castleton State College.
She married James M. Creed on October 18, 1986. They resided in Rutland for several years before moving to Mendon.
She worked in several local extended care facilities before taking time to raise her family. Then as her children grew older, she began a career as a para-educator in the Rutland City Public School System.
Judi will be remembered for her selfless devotion to her family and friends. She never hesitated to offer her kindness and assistance to anyone in need. She loved being surrounded by her family and friends and she had her own unique way of charging through life.
She is survived by her loving and devoted husband James M. Creed; her mother Anne McLaughlin Miller of Rutland, Vermont; two sons, Christopher Taylor and his wife Jennifer of Milton, Vermont, and Christopher Creed and his wife Deborah of Rutland, Vermont; four daughters, Heather Perkins of Rutland, Vermont, Haley Creed of Boston, Massachusetts, Hillary Creed of Portland, Maine, and Jamie MacJarrett of Bennington, Vermont; a sister Patricia Mariano and her husband James of Scituate, Massachusetts; her brother Philip H. Miller and his wife Anne Marie of Los Angeles, California; eight grandchildren, Emily, Katherine, Grace, Courtney, Matthew, Lauren, Michael and Francis; four nieces, one nephew and her loving canine companion Ida.
She was predeceased by her father Philip A. Miller Jr., and a brother Christopher J. Miller.
Visiting hours will be held Monday, April 1, 2013, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Clifford Funeral Home in Rutland.
The funeral will be held at Christ the King Church in Rutland on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at 11 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Joslin Diabetes Center, 1 Joslin Place, Boston, MA 02215.
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Many authors say they can't read fiction while they write, partly because they are so sensitive to language and susceptible to the influence of other writers' prose on their own. You, on the other hand, have adamantly said otherwise. What books have you read recently and loved? Did you ever feel that any of them posed a risk to your own style?
I don't see how you can write well if you're not reading well at the same time. I think the only risk is reading too many books of one "type" in a row. Though I'd like to get to some of the classics I've missed, right now I'm reading a lot of contemporary fiction -- sometimes because I know the authors as friends and want to keep up with their work. (I am a very slow reader.) Here are some exceptional books I've read recently: To the End of the Land, by David Grossman; Emily, Alone, by Stewart O'Nan; A Long, Long Time Ago and Essentially True, by Brigid Pasulka; Asterios Polyp, by David Mazzucchelli; The Confessions of Edward Day, by Valerie Martin; The Walking People, by Mary Beth Keane; Where the God of Love Hangs Out, by Amy Bloom. I could go on and on!
As a teaser for your millions of fans -- including the editors here at LHJ -- can you tell us what you're working on now and approximately how long we'll have to wait before we can get our hands on it?
I'm midway through my next novel, and I don't know when it will be published -- ideally, 18 months or so from now -- but I will disclose two things about it. First, it grew out of my desire to write a contemporary "hero's quest"; second, it brings back a couple of characters from Three Junes ... and several new ones as well. And can I say how grateful I am to all those fans? I still have so much fun going out on the road and meeting "my" readers -- along with the dedicated independent booksellers who host those meetings. Without their personal passion for reading, their ability to connect individual readers with books they might never find on their own, so many authors would never have fans to begin with. I urge all my readers to support their independent bookstores. (Percy would tell you this with much more panache!)


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Iconic Blackburn monuments set to be restored to their best (From This Is Lancashire)
Iconic Blackburn monuments set to be restored to their best
11:41am Wednesday 2nd April 2014 in News By Bill Jacobs, Local government reporter
TWO of Blackburn's most recognised monuments are to be restored to their former glory.
The war memorial in the cathedral grounds is to be repaired and relocated as part of the centenary commemorations for the 1914-1918 conflict.
And the neighbouring Queen Victoria statue, created by Australian sculptor Sir Bertram McKennal out of white Sicilian marble, which stands on a grey granite plinth, will also undergo repairs on its hands after a number of fingers were damaged.
Many of the names on the stonework of the war memorial have been eroded by the weather since it was originally put in St Michael and All Angels' Church, in Bastwell.
When that place of worship was demolished in the 1980s, it was moved to its current position behind the statue of Queen Victoria, in the cathedral grounds.
Now Blackburn with Darwen Council bosses are trying to find the original list of names of the town's soldiers, sailors, and airmen, who lost their lives, and any others that were missed off.
They want to re-engrave the memorial with a complete list of Blackburn's fallen before it is moved to its new, more prominent home, near to a path to the cathedral, its new clergy court and cloister garden.
The memorial will be moved from its current site to ensure it does not get damaged during phase one of the £33m Cathedral Quarter Development, and repositioned when that work finishes in Autumn 2015.
Work on the Queen Victoria statue will be done on site.
Plans to move the statue are no longer going ahead.
Council regeneration boss Maureen Bateson said: "This will be an important addition to the town centre's Cathedral Quarter development, and it will be a timely reminder, and a great testament to the brave local people who lost their lives during the First World War.
"Some of the names on the memorial have, unfortunately, been eroded over the years, so we are very keen for anyone who has information about the names to come forward to help us pay a full, and proper tribute, to all the local people involved in the war."
Borough leader, Coun Kate Hollern, said: "I am delighted that this memorial will be renovated and placed in a better position to be seen, and honoured, by the community."
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Larry Gressley - February 16, 2012Larry Gressley, 73, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012 in Orange, Calif.
A memorial will be held on Saturday, April 7, 2012 in San Jose, Calif.
Larry Wayne Gressley was born June 24, 1938 in Los Angeles, Calif. to Elmer Gressley and Goldie (Benke, Gressley, Craft) Turner.
Larry grew up in Aurora and enlisted in the Navy after graduating from Aurora High School. He worked in the packaging industry most of his working life.
He was an accomplished vocalist. He enjoyed Karaoke, sports, especially golf and family barbecues.
Survivors include his children Vicki (Chuck) Ransom, Randee (Jon) Geipel, Jill (Paul) Mavrinac, Allen (Sholly) Gressley (Sholly), Danielle (John) Gomez, Lara (Billy) Gressley; grandchildren, Kyle and Lindsay Ransom, Brian and Kevin Geipel, Brandon and Daniel Gomez, Christian Mavrinac; great-granddaughter Isadora Geipel; sister Gloria Oury; brothers, Gerald (Trudy) Gressley, Darrel (Melva) Gressley, Tom Gressley and John Jeanine) Craft and many nieces, nephew and cousins.
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When we first meet Dean, a handsome Yale dropout possessed of great charm and a certain confident aloofness, he seems a man for whom life is easy and effortless. During what is intended to be a brief holiday in France, Dean pursues a passionate affair with Anne-Marie, an alluring, beautiful young shopgirl who is wise beyond her years and experience. Driving across the countryside in his elegant, somewhat dilapidated Delage, they stop at picturesque hotels and engage in romantic trysts that build in intimacy and ardor. Issues of class prove a stumbling block for Dean, however, and as Anne-Marie begins to shed her doubts about him, he vacillates between envisioning a comfortable life with Anne-Marie and wanting to escape from her suffocating proximity. The narrator keenly and acutely observes and imagines the lovers' public sojourns and private embraces, interpreting both his own voyeurism and their affair as criminal acts. In A Sport and a Pastime, Salter has created a perfect gem of a book, at once an erotic masterpiece and a haunting, transcendent examination of humanity and sexual desire.
Questions for Discussion
1. The book opens with a train trip across France. What images are used to describe the landscape? What underlying emotion is communicated? How does the trip help to set up the story that follows? The narrator states, "I've said Autun, but it could easily have been Auxerre. I'm sure you'll come to realize that" (p. 17). What does he mean by this? What role does France play in the narrative? Why does the narrator address the reader directly?
2. In the first chapter there are many vivid, alluring portraits of women the narrator does not know. Why did Salter include these descriptions? What effect is achieved?
3. What does the narrator feel about being a foreigner in France? What is Dean's response? Do Dean's amorous adventures make him more at home in this foreign land?
4. The narrator says, "I am only the servant of life. He [Dean] is an inhabitant" (p. 58), and "I breathe to the rhythm of his [life] which is stronger than mine" (p. 65). What does the narrator mean by these statements? What do they tell us about the narrator's relationship with and attitude toward Dean?
5. The narrator often quotes other writers to help illustrate the points he wants to make. He paraphrases Rainer Maria Rilke: "There are no classes for beginners in life, the most difficult thing is always asked of one right away" (p. 49). Later he states, "Great lovers lie in hell, the poet says" (p. 100). What do we learn about the story and the characters from these passages?
6. Repeatedly the narrator refers to himself and Dean as criminals: "I search for the exact ciphers which serve to open it all as if for a safe combination" (p. 65); "It's like the start of a crime of passion" (p. 80); "The simple mechanics of crime" (p. 182); "It's as if I've been in prison" (pp. 184–85). What are their crimes? How do their crimes affect our opinions of them? Does Dean view himself as a criminal?
7. The narrator says that Dean is "aware, for the first time, that she [Anne-Marie] is fully able to speak, to create images strong enough to alter his life" (p. 69). The narrator also imagines that Anne-Marie "understands effortlessly. Life is all quite clear to her. She is one with it. She moves in it like a fish, never wondering if it has a bottom, shores, worlds above it . . ." (p. 73). Salter once stated, "In my books, the woman is always the stronger." Is this true in A Sport and a Pastime? What are Anne-Marie's strengths and weaknesses?
8. The narrator declares, "Some things . . . I saw, some discovered, and some dreamed, and I can no longer differentiate between them" (pp. 57–58), and admits, "I am not telling the truth about Dean, I am inventing him. I am creating him out of my own inadequacies, you must always remember that" (p. 85). What does this tell us about the story? In light of this, is the narrator reliable?
9. After Dean is pulled over by the police, the narrator says, "He knows he's been a fool" (p. 86). Soon he buys his first present for Anne-Marie; why? How has the incident with the police affected Dean?
10. Violent images sometimes appear in A Sport and a Pastime: "Worn knives with the edge of a razor have flensed them while their eyes were still fluttering" (p. 27), and "They seem to be carving the flock" (p. 111). Why? How do these kinds of images inform the story?
11. What happens when Dean finally meets Anne-Marie's parents? What does it mean for him and for her? The narrator observes of Dean: "He feels the unhurried gaze of the father on him. He tries to return it, is determined to, but involuntarily his eyes flicker away for an instant, and that is enough. It's finished" (p. 123). What has finished? What has transpired? Why does Dean not want his parents to meet or even know about Anne-Marie?
12. The narrator foreshadows Dean's death in numerous ways: "Suddenly it is quite clear how acrobatic, how dangerous everything is. It seems not to be his own life he is living, but another, the life of some victim" (p. 164), and "It is only after the door to the room closes and he turns the key that Dean feels anything other than death" (p. 172). Is Dean's death sudden, or is it the result of a slow dissolution, the logical conclusion to the way that he develops in the narrative?
13. In the end, Dean promises to return for Anne-Marie. Does the narrator believe that Dean will come back? Does Dean believe it? If not, why does he say that he will? How does the narrator feel about Dean's departure?
14. What holds Dean and Anne-Marie together? What are the strengths and weaknesses of their relationship? How does their relationship compare to those of the married couples in the story? What are Dean's failings in his relationship with Anne-Marie?
15. Why did Salter choose the title A Sport and a Pastime? How does the opening epigraph serve the book? Which of the characters would view life as A Sport and a Pastime?
16. Throughout the book are images that blend the crude and the sublime, such as "They fuck in lovers' sunshine" (p. 128). What do these images accomplish? What was Salter trying to say about the sexual relationship between Anne-Marie and Dean?
17. The New York Times Book Review said of A Sport and a Pastime, "Archingly graceful like a glorious Fourth of July rocket, it illuminates the dark sky of sex," and called it "a tour de force of erotic realism." What makes the story so erotic?
18. In a recent interview, Salter discussed A Sport and a Pastime: "Usually in books the erotic passages are an aria, and the rest is recitative. I wanted to do the reverse, in which the eroticism was the recitative and just went on all the time, since it's so much a part of life." Does Salter achieve this goal? If so, how?
About James Salter
James Salter was born in New Jersey in 1926. He graduated from West Point in 1945 and joined the Army Air Force. Serving as a fighter pilot, he flew more than one hundred missions during the Korean War. He is the author of the novels The Hunters (1957), The Arm of Flesh (1961), Light Years (1976), Solo Faces (1981), and Dusk (1988), as well as the memoir Burning the Days (1997). He has also written stories, articles, and screenplays. In 1982 he received a grant from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. He lives in Long Island, New York, and Aspen, Colorado.
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Sentences to die for. Eroticism written as it should be written.
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Why is this book not more famous? Why am I left to write the first review of this book on this site? It is stunningly concise, cutting fiction. And the only reason I can fathom for its relative obscurity is its sexual frankness. But its images and themes go deeply beyond its beautiful eroticism. Read it.
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I wish that other authors could write as Salter does. Clear, easy to understand language
that vividly describes the action (or inaction) so that you easily see it in your minds eye.
While this is not a mystery in the conventional understanding of crime novels, I found myself on the
edge of my proverbial seat wondering how this story was going to turn out. This book is highly
recommended, as is Salter's new novel, All That Is.
Posted August 3, 2012
I find this book to be a hard read. Its only 191 pages yet a week later I am still try to finish this book.
Salter writes in a way as if you are eavesdropping on a conversation- which makes it difficult to understand. I constantly wonder whether I missed something. I read a review that describes the book as "… the seen and the unseen". This is how I feel about his writing. It's more like the spoken & unspoken. There seems to be a lot "unspoken".
Salter's vivid imagery is amazingly detailed but the use of metaphors, at times, has me at a lost. His pick of the nameless 1st person narrator is very interesting as I have never seen in writing before (Maybe I need to read more) but it's definitely not typical.
However, the plot of this book is lacking and seems random and without purpose. But I haven't finished it yet- 30 more pages to go & I am still waiting to see where this book leads me.
In addition there were infrequent nonchalant racial remarks (dropping of the "N- word") that I found a little unnerving to read. Sigh, I know it was the sign of the times (this book takes place in 1967 France).
I have read many reviews on this book- interestingly, found many positive comments regarding this book- Many deem this a literary masterpiece. This book is not for the faint of heart (Meaning inexperieneced readers- like me) and requires the reader to really absorb the narrative.
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Rodgers looks to learn from Spain
Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers plans to "keep on top of the game" when he spends four days with world and European champions Spain at their pre-Euro 2012 training camp.
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Rodgers will link up with Vicente del Bosque's side at their pre-tournament training camp in Schruns, Austria, the week after next.
Swansea, promoted through the play-offs last season, are already certain of safety ahead of Sunday's final game of the season, and they can still claim a top-ten finish with victory over Liverpool at the Liberty Stadium.
Swansea's acclaimed passing style has brought comparisons to the manner in which Barcelona and Spain have achieved their recent successes.
Rodgers hopes that his trip, organised with the help of respected Spanish football pundit Guillem Balague to observe the likes of Del Bosque, Xavi, Andres Iniesta and Gerard Pique, will come in handy when the next Premier League season rolls around.
He said: "I am going there for a few days to watch training and mix with the staff and people there and just exchange ideas. I am always one who believes it is too difficult in-season to do that, as you are so busy and so tied up on a daily and weekly basis.
"I have done it all my life at the end of seasons - I have looked to go away and keep on top of the game at the leading edge. It's a commitment to learning and development which has been a part of my cycle as a person and a coach.
"They are the world champions, they are the European champions, I am fortunate enough to speak a bit of the language so it will be great to be in their company and see their preparations.
"Then I come back and travel to New York to see Wales play so I will be interested to see how my players feature out there against a very good Mexican team."
Before those trips Swansea will face Kenny Dalglish's beaten FA Cup finalists, with Rodgers expecting a "carnival" atmosphere at the Liberty Stadium.
Rodgers has called on Swansea fans to come to the match dressed in Elvis Presley costumes, having noted a bookmaker's statement that there was more chance of a sighting of 'the King' or an alien than Swansea staying in the top flight for more than one season.
Fancy dress shops in the city have found themselves struggling to cope with the demand, and the home crowd are set to become record-breakers by beating the current highest total of Elvis impersonators in one place, which currently stands at 645.
Rodgers said: "It's important to celebrate success. I have been living in Swansea for nearly two years and it does not take an awful lot to produce that carnival atmosphere, they love to party down here and celebrate.
"The achievement of the players this season has been phenomenal and when I heard back in pre-season about there being a greater chance of seeing Elvis or an alien I kept that up my sleeve until we were safe.
"It will be a great day for us, it's been a brilliant season for us and the city. It's a wee bit of fun, if you've ever been to Wind Street down here, which I've experienced a couple of times, it's a real carnival, they like to dress up in Swansea and I am sure they will do the same on Sunday."
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What can you do if your credit card information is stolen because some third-party company got hacked?
It's an important question to ask, especially given how frequently credit card data breaches make headlines. The latest: In August, Citi and Bank of America reportedly closed some customers' credit and debit card accounts, respectively, because of data security failures involving retailers. This was just a few months after Citi announced that its database had been hacked, giving thieves access to thousands of Citi cardholder's records and leading to nearly $3 million in losses..
A June report issued by Javelin Strategy & Research scored 23 credit card issuers on their ability to protect customers from identity theft. The top five....
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Gilbert called it a difficult decision. He was second on the team last year with four sacks.
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Sunday, March 1, 2009
Mount Tom Demo
Kudos to David Starr of GREEN Northampton for helping turn us all out. At the same time demonstrations were happening at coal-burning stations in the eastern part of the state, sponsored (like ours) by the Massachusetts Coalition for Healthy Communities.
Our mission was to call on the station owners in particular, GDF Suez, and policymakers in general to stop burning coal. Tina Clarke (on the left of the picture) and Rev. Margaret Bullitt Jonas (right) addressed the crowd. A lone officer from the Holyoke Police Department watched us from his cruiser, parked at the entrance to the station. When I went up to introduce myself I noticed he was idling; I let it go, which was wimpy of me, I admit.
But at least the officer was there doing his duty, and that is more than I can say for the mainstream media. ABC News 40 had said they would show up to cover the event but didn't. Nor did any reporters from the two local newspapers, the Daily Hampshire Gazette and the Springfield Repubican, make an appearance. Fortunately Francesca Rheannon from WMUA and a team from Valley Free Radio's Enviro Show were there to do what newspaper reporters used to do back in the day, i.e. find out what's going on and why.
Tina recalled the long struggle to force the station's former owners to reduce SOx and NOx emissions, and noted the current owner's tendency to take credit for simply complying with the law. Margaret, whose ministry centers on the struggle against global warming, described the abuse of the climate as a sin. Then, reminding us that all great movements sing, she led us in song.
Both Margaret and Tina talked about the impact of global warming on people we don't usually think of as our neighbors but who are on the front lines, paying an immediate and unjustifiable price for our consumption of fossil fuels.
For my part, I mentioned the significance of the number 350 and the fact that in the Christian calendar today, March 1, is Saint David's Day.*
Veteran peace and justice activist Frances Crowe announced a one-item wish list for her upcoming 90th birthday: everybody stay home and don't burn gas. On the subject of boosting public transportation, Leo Maley urged us to support the proposal to increase the state gas tax by 19 cents a gallon. Joan Grenier mentioned that Bill McKibben will be in South Hadley soon (details to follow) and Tom Neilson sang us a wonderful song that he wrote for the occasion.
We left Mount Tom at about 2:00 p.m., with snowflakes in the air and joy in our hearts. Several people driving by had honked in solidarity, and we had borne witness to one another (and the officer from Holyoke PD).
But what's next? If that was it -- if today's demo was the beginning and end of our struggle to put an end to coal-burning at Mount Tom -- we won't have achieved anything more than an hour in the outdoors, a sing-along, and a chat with old friends.
So what do you think? What will you commit to doing to stop the burning of coal? While you ponder that, please bear in mind that April 1 is coming up. It's exactly one month away and nowadays, at least as far as some of us are concerned, April 1 is Fossil Fools Day.
*Welsh people will know this already but, for blog readers who were careless enough to have been born outside Wales, I should mention that Saint David's claim to fame was a little out of the ordinary for religious leaders. He didn't slay dragons like St. George or expel snakes like St. Patrick. He just grew leeks. Wales may be the only country whose patron saint was an organic farmer.
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- D.O. said...
Just found this press release concerning Mt. Tom. Seems rather timely!
A proposal to remove the top few hundred feet of Mt. Tom in Mt. Tom State
Reservation in Holyoke, MA was made public today by the Enviro Show, LLC.
Mr. Glen Ayers, spokesperson for the company stated: "We are not sure
exactly what important geologic materials are buried deep inside of Mt.
Tom, but it could be something that is needed somewhere in the world, and
who ever needs it should not be concerned about the impacts that blowing
off the top of this mountain will have on our local environment."
The proposed operation would remove the top part of the mountain with
explosives to get at the deeper, economically important geologic
materials. Ayers said the Old Growth Forest and the excess overburden from
the blasting could be bull-dozed and dumped into the Whiting Street
Reservoir which is conveniently located down hill, providing plenty of
capacity for spoil materials and any associated toxic wastes that the
mining will generate. The project is seen as a boon to economic
development in the region.
Ayers noted that "Immediately next to the Mt. Tom State Reservation is the
Mt. Tom Power Plant on the banks of the Connecticut River, which gets its
coal from mountain top removal operations in Central Appalachia, burning
1,200 tons every day to generate CO2 and 146 Megawatts of much needed
electricity. That coal is delivered by 80-car long trains, directly from
the mines in places like Rawl, West Virginia". Ayers says that mountain
top removal has become an accepted practice and that it will benefit the
community through the creation of jobs and eventual recreation
opportunities on the leveled area.
"This represents a good business opportunity", says Ayers. "We are
looking for smart investors, and expect the State of Massachusetts and the
Patrick Administration to fully support this important effort to improve
the economy of the Pioneer Valley. Public lands are special places that
should be used to benefit society, industry, and the local economy. Such
uses have a long and proud history in the Valley."
The Enviro Show, LLC, plans for this site include creating a large
flat treeless expanse that will better support future development
opportunities. Some ideas that may be pursued on the reclaimed site
are community or private football and athletic fields, golf courses,
cross-country skiing, community gardens, parkland and open space, and
solar panel arrays, making this proposal a truly "green" opportunity.
Its win-win-win for everyone!
For more information contact Glen Ayers at The Enviro Show, LLC
trick or treat!
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An investigation of the effects of low salinity on survival of gametes and larvae of Mytilus californianus at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California shows that susceptibility begins at salinities below about 30‰. Moreover, even though fertilisation still occurs at salinities as low as 21‰, larval survival is poor. The author suggests that gamete and/or larval mortality may at least partially explain the absence of adults in brackish bays.
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The Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis1 has a demonstrated ability to invade novel locations around the world, for example, Africa and Japan, and has been highly successful at displacing the resident by mussel M. trossulus along much of the California coast after its introduction during the first half of the 1900s to southern California, likely via ships. Does its invasive prowess owe to better tolerance of temperature and salinity? This is tested at Hopkins Marine Station, Pacific Grove, California by monitoring the effects of both parameters, both acute and following acclimation, on heart rates2 of the 2 species3.
Results show that at different acclimation temperatures and salinites the heart rate of M. trossulus is significantly higher by about 1.5-fold than that of M. galloprovincialis, consistent with the notion of evolutionary adaptation to a higher habitat temperature in the latter species (see graph). Interestingly, heart rates of hybrids are intermediate between those of the 2 species (data not shown). At acclimation temperatures of 14oC and 21oC both species show partial compensation. At increasing experimental temperature, heart rates of both species rise until a critical high temperature is reached with, as predicted, M. galloprovincialis being more heat tolerant than M. trossulus. Conversely, the evolutionarily cold-adapted M. trossulus is the more cold-tolerant of the 2 species. Exposure to low salinity seawater is tolerated more by M. galloprovincialis than its congenor. The authors discuss their findings in relation to the potential for further range expansion along the coast by M. galloprovincialis.
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Games against the Blackhawks are always a treat. Sure, they've owned the Wild lately, but the Wild and Hawks always find a way to make their matchups exciting. Of course right now, we would take the most boring games ever if they could give us wins. Turns out tonight's game wasn't all that exciting, nor was it a win. It was actually an eerily uneventful game.
The Wild started well enough, good pressure on the puck, nice passing and speed, but it seems the first line was doing most of the heavy lifting when it came to offensive zone possession. Devin Setoguchi, who had been scratched last game for missing a team meeting, had a taste of redemption by scoring on a rebound off a Marek Zidlicky shot (yes, it turns out he can shoot). This proves you need to TAKE SHOTS. Should be pretty basic. If the puck doesn't go towards the net, it certainly won't end up IN the net, right? Setoguchi needed this goal. Coming off a leg injury, he's done very well in his return, but he'll need to keep it up, because before the injury, he was slumping. That lead would be short lived, as Andrew Shaw (who?) scored to tie things up at one. Shaw, along with Jimmy Hayes, are recent callups that have been doing a pretty good job for the Hawks. Isn't it scary that they have so many good, young players?
The second period is where the wheels flew off, and I mean FLEW off. The aforementionned Hayes buried a perfect feed from Dave Bolland after Jared Spurgeon inexplicably left the front of the net to go after Bolland, clearing the way for Hayes, leaving Mikko Koivu confused. Never in a million years could he have expected Spurgeon to forget such a basic rule of defending: Cover the guys in front of the net, leave the guy behind the net alone, he won't score from there. 20 seconds later, in another ''fine'' piece of defending, the two d-men went towards a streaking Jonathan Toews, who fed Viktor Stalberg, leaving him all alone against Harding, who was unable to stop him. 3-1 for the home team. The game was basically already over then. The Wild had no legs, no puck possession, no drive. They were on their heels and managed to give two power play goals to the Hawks, who had only scored 2 in their last 31 tries. Dave Bolland had the Hawks fourth goal on a somewhat wacky miscommunication of sorts as Clayton Stoner was surprised to see the puck end up at his skates after Josh Harding chose to not freeze a rolling puck, instead whacking it at Stoner's feet. Bolland swooped in and had one of the easiest goals he ever scored. That was the end of Harding's night, in came Matt Hackett.
The third period...meh. Kyle Brodziak broke an 11-game scoreless streak (#signbrodziak) but the Wild didn't do much to suggest there would be any sort of a comeback. Sure, they did their signature ''Start playing when it's already too late'' bit, but it didn't amount to much. Hackett was a perfect 8-for-8 though, so there's that.
Yeo was P-I-S-S-E-D after the game, and why wouldn't he be? We're all mad about seeing this team fail so miserably all of a sudden. What their excuse? Can't be injuries, they were 1st in two categories at one point this season: Points and number of players dressed for at least one game... Granted, the Koivu injury is basically what started this tailspin, but even though he's the heart and soul of the team, there is absolutely no reason for the Wild to become a kid without his blanket whenever Koivu's gone.
In all seriousness, not many of us expected a win, but we sure expected better than this. I'm at a loss for words, really.
A few facts:
- We will be seeing Michael Cammalleri's ugly mug again as he was traded back to Calgary, along with Karri Ramo and a 5th round pick for Rene Bourque, Patrick Holland and a 2nd round pick. Now, while most people are saying the Habs were fleeced for some reason, they forget that while Cammy may get rejuvenated in Calgary, it was never going to happen in Montreal anyway. Also, Calgary traded youth they already don't have enough of for an overpriced, overrated player. Montreal got much needed size in Bourque, a mid-level prospect and a 2nd round pick, which will probably be high, because it's from Calgary. They also saved the money they took in with Tomas Kaberle. I actually don't think anyone WON the trade, but I'd say Montreal lost less.
- Here's a startling tweet from Russo: ''#mnwild 0-7-1 in last 8 on road (7 goals). 7 of next 9 on road, including next 3. At one time was leagues best road team.''
- What do the Phoenix Coyotes, the Detroit Red Wings, the Vancouver Canucks, the St Louis Blues, the Nashville Predators and the Colorado Avalanche have in common? Apart from being Western Conference rivals, they were all involved in a game that ended in OT/SO tonight. Yuck. Two more Western Conference games were in progress at time of writing.
The Bennett's Chop & Railhouse Stars of the Game:
- Dave Bolland (2G, 1A, total domination)
- Jimmy Hayes (1G, 1A)
- Devin Setoguchi (1G, one of the only Wild players actually trying)
- The aggressive Wild showed up in the last game. Are they around tonight? Nope. I miss those guys.
- How does Koivu look with his newly minted All-Starness? Not his best game.
- Can the defense pull together and maybe NOT give up four goals? Well, they gave up five, which is technically not four....they were absolutely awful tonight.
- Who gets to be the hero (or goat) tonight? The defense is the collective goat, despite Josh Harding taking the bullet.
- How does Setoguchi look in his first game back after sitting in the corner? One of the best Wild players tonight. A timeout in the corner did him good.


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It began like any other phone call for a CFANS Extension engineer. A farmer with a problem, albeit an odd one: Some kind of foam was suddenly bubbling up through the slats in the floor of his hog barn. How should he deal with it?
There were more calls in the following weeks—foam, from a few inches to 4 feet deep and threatening to suffocate livestock. Then there came reports of flash fires, of explosions, all related to this foam rising from manure pits. Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering (BBE) researchers Larry Jacobson ('72–B.S.; '74–M.S.; '83–Ph.D., agricultural engineering) and Chuck Clanton visited the afflicted farms and began surveying Minnesota pork producers. It seemed like a straightforward problem that they would be able to resolve quickly.
That was the summer of 2009. Three years later, they and colleagues from several Midwest universities are joining forces to try to answer the question that seemed so simple: What is causing hazardous foam in manure pits in the region's hog barns?
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"This foaming is something we've only heard about very sporadically in the past," says Jacobson, an Extension engineer. "Then for a few months in the summer of 2009, we started hearing from farmers that they were noticing this foam on the floors of their barns. It was pretty alarming timing for them, and they wanted to try to knock it down."
Most hog barns in the upper Midwest use deep-pit manure storage throughout the year—8-foot-deep pits beneath the slatted floors. The pits preserve nutrients in the manure, which is pumped out in the fall and used as fertilizer on harvested agricultural fields. The pits also have become popular with neighbors, since they keep swine manure out of sight.
Rather than pumping out the pits early and having to find alternative cropland for the manure, several farmers tried to knock the foam down by agitating the pits or spraying it with water. This was when the real trouble started. When they examined the foam, Jacobson and Clanton discovered that it acts like a sponge over the manure, collecting the methane gas produced in the pit. Analysis by a researcher at Iowa State University showed the foam consisted of nearly 60 percent methane.
"It was a methane tank stored on top of this manure," Jacobson says. "When they started to agitate the foam, the bubbles released all this methane in a matter of minutes into the barn. All it needed was a spark—a pilot light, a motor starting, a welding torch, light switch or cigarette. The lesser problem would be a flash fire, a whoosh of blue flame. But the worst case scenario is an explosion."
As recently as September 2011, the foam has caused about a half-dozen explosions in the upper Midwest, where this phenomenon is centered. One explosion destroyed a barn on a farm in northern Iowa, killing 1,500 pigs and severely burning the worker involved.
Jacobson and Clanton and their team spent much of that first year in the field using a grant from the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station Rapid Response Fund, examining pits both foaming and non-foaming, as well as surveying farmers throughout southern Minnesota. Their results showed a frustrating lack of connection between the problem sites. At that time about 25 percent of the people they contacted had some issue with foaming pits, but nothing appeared to be a common tie among them. Even on a farm with a double-wide barn consisting of two rooms and two pits beside each other, sharing a single wall, it was common to find foaming in one pit and none in the other.
"We would hear from one producer with three barns that one is foaming and the other two aren't," Clanton says. "We'd start to try to identify the differences, but it's the same pigs, the same feed, the same genetics, management and building. Everything's the same."
"We thought, maybe naively, that we would find some obvious commonality," Jacobson says. "We'd do some simple lab analysis and something would jump out to trace it back to a cause. But we couldn't."
Photo by Martha Enzler
By the summer of 2010, instances of pit foaming had begun to spread beyond southern Minnesota and northern Iowa, and without a clear connection between cases, the team needed a closer look at this foam. They brought BBE scientist Bo Hu on board to analyze their field samples at a microbial level.
The scientific community had begun to theorize that a new bacteria introduced into manure pits would explain the sudden onset of foaming. Similar cases of spontaneous foaming have been recorded in some wastewater treatment facilities and been traced back to a type of filamentous bacteria prevalent in samples. Hu and his graduate student Mi Yan did identify this type of bacteria in some foaming samples, but not all of them. In a set of six samples analyzed together, one foaming sample had an 18 percent population of these filamentous bacteria, Hu says, but one non-foaming sample held a 14 percent population. Two foaming samples showed no filamentous bacteria at all.
"In the wastewater facilities, people saw foaming and kept finding this bacteria in those communities, so they put a label saying it's a cause of foaming," Hu says. "Probably, though, it's the foaming situation that stimulates bacterial growth. There are all kinds of fibers in manure that could serve the same purpose in foaming. This led us to look at a second theory that seems to be pointing back to diet."
On a basic level, three things must be present for a liquid to foam: gas, surfactant and stabilizer. Methane gas is present in all the manure pits, and the filamentous bacteria might serve as a stabilizer—something that keeps the bubble from bursting. Hu decided to look at a possible surfactant—soap-like chemicals that initiate bubbles—in this case, long-chain fatty acids.
The most likely source of an increase in fatty acids in pig manure is the addition of distiller's dry grains with solubles (DDGS) into livestock's diet, which may cause incomplete digestion of oils. DDGS is a byproduct of corn processing for ethanol that is added to most swine feed, and while DDGS has shown nutritional value for pigs, Hu thinks the high levels of unsaturated fatty acids present may prove to be part of the foaming equation. But identifying how big an issue it is will be a challenge, since the quality and quantity of DDGS varies widely by refinery, season and farmer.
"From a dietary standpoint, the pig can only metabolize about half of the fatty acids in DDGS, so it all goes back to how much you put into the diet," says Clanton. "But this is the frustration we're running into—we're dealing with a pit where manure's accumulated over a year, in a building where two groups of pigs have turned over and with diets changing weekly. In a 2,400-head building it's hard to pinpoint which pigs, which diet."
Something that will help narrow down the likely causes of foaming are the numerous samples the team will collect for and from their new research partners at Iowa State University, University of Illinois and University of Nebraska, in a multiyear project funded by the Iowa Pork Producers Association. The group of scientists has established protocols for collecting and sharing field samples to build a foundation for coordinated research.
While each organization will focus on different aspects of the problem, the Minnesota team will continue its outreach with producers and survey analysis. The researchers also plan to continue their work to refine feed and DDGS sources, targeting specific conditions that generate foam. In 2011, Hu hit a landmark in the research by producing foaming manure in the lab, providing a key diagnostic resource.
One of their goals, he says, is to come up with a tool farmers can use to assess the likelihood of foaming from a formulated diet. The long-term solution for preventing foaming, though, is to trace it back to its source.
"What started as seeming like a fairly simple, routine Extension phone call has ended in a real CSI mystery type of thing," Jacobson says. "What's causing this thing and how can we fix it?"


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Overheard at a pecan farm north of Austin...
The Dude: Dude.
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The Dude: Dude. The bag man, man. Where do you want us to go?
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Now that that's over, on to the crux of my dilema.
I'm struggling with this Ramonce thing. How should I feel about the situation?
On the one hand, Ramonce was an absolute idiot for not only hanging out with this particular crowd, but also leaving room for interpreting this the way most have. He has continually screwed up the last 6 months or so and has alienated his coach and many fans.
However, and this is a big however, he was an integral part of the 2005 National Championship team and showed great promise as an athlete. It's hard for me to turn my back on a Longhorn because of some idiot choices. It's not like he's OJ. He's RT. Maybe the weed was his, maybe he is being set up. We won't know until all of the facts are on the table. Right now, all of this is supposition. As Longhorn fans, we should support him and hope that the situation is resolved in a fair manner. If it turns out it was his and/or he was involved, I hope the law gets him. If not, I wish him the best and hope he is cleared of all charges. I don't think we should berate him based on conjecture.
Points I want to clarify:
1) If guilty, he should get jail time. If not, let it go.
2) He should be off the team for good. He has had too many chances and messed them up. Mack runs a clean program and doesn't need to jeopardize that on one misguided player.
3) Let the other sites make fun of him for his mistakes. I take pride in the fact that I'm a Longhorn, and also take pride in the fact that we are for the most part a class organization and school. Let's not bring ourselves to the level of a&m or OU.
Those are my thoughts. I'm sure some of you disagree, but we're still Longhorns. So is Ramonce (for now). I believe we should treat him as such.


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While South Carolina and the Midlands prepares for an ice storm that could knock out power to thousands of power customers, a look back to what happened during an ice storm in 2004 may give us clues as to what to expect today.
The WIS News 10 First Alert Weather Team is forecasting at least a half-inch to an inch of ice accumulation associated with this storm. This storm also has the potential to deliver several inches of snow later in the evening.
Back on Jan. 24 through Jan. 26, 2004, the entire state of South Carolina was affected by a similar storm that brought a quarter of an inch to a half-inch of ice to the Midlands.
According to a post-storm report from the state Department of Natural Resources, every county in the state, with the exception of Jasper, Beaufort, and Colleton counties, was under either a Winter Weather Advisory or Winter Storm Warning at one point in time.
The report goes on to say as many as 200,000 homes were without power as a result of the storm and some of those outages lasted a week.
The 2004 ice storm also caused the most tree damage since 1989's Hurricane Hugo.
Of course, the storm continues to evolve and so does the forecast. We'll continue to update you throughout the day.
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Bell in action for England U20
Bell in action for Leeds
Bell, who is part of the England U20 squad heading to the Junior World Cup in South Africa later today, will link up with his older brother Chris in the Wasps squad ahead of the start of the 2012/13 season.
Having played for England at U16 and U18 level, Bell was called up to the national U20 squad earlier this year, starting at fly-half in the 6 Nations against Wales, while he has also just completed a hugely impressive season for Leeds Carnegie in the Championship where he was on loan, scoring 234 points in 21 appearances.
His outstanding goal-kicking and all round play saw him pick up the Club's Young Player of the Year award and the Supporters' Player of the Year award outlining his huge potential in the game.
Equally comfortable at fullback, fly-half and inside centre, Bell is an exciting young talent and will add strength in depth across the Wasps backline.
London Wasps Director of Rugby Dai Young said: "As a young English player with huge potential, we are delighted to welcome Tommy to the squad. He has impressed up at Leeds last season and he'll provide us with excellent options across the backline."
Tommy Bell said: "I've really enjoyed my time at Sale Sharks and want to thank all of the academy staff who have helped me develop. Playing regularly this season in the Championship with Leeds has allowed me to kick-on, and I'm excited about joining up with Wasps this summer for the next phase of my career. For now though my focus is on the Junior World Championships – the training camp and our preparation have been good, so hopefully we can do England proud in South Africa."
On Twitter? Then give Tommy a big welcome to Wasps on @_TommyBell


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Curry + Monta > Lawson + Felton. How about Curry + Monta > Paul + Jack?
What is it with the two small back court? Teams are learning from Curry and Monta? Wish we can add JRich as our 3rd guard this offseason. For SF, I like Battier, Ariza or Artest who can also play as SG.


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SNL is portraying Obama as a buffoon tonight. ~ #EndGame—
Adam Baldwin (@adamsbaldwin) October 07, 2012
Oh, my! This is a rarity, indeed. Last night, even "Saturday Night Live" was forced to admit that President Obama's debate performance was, well, "like Barack Obama at a debate." In other words, epic fail.
RT @dglasscock: SNL is destroying Obama right now #yes Obama is done—
(@toddstarnes) October 07, 2012
This is actually funny. RT @rorycooper Seth Myers: "70 mil people watched the debate, either on tv, online, or from one of the podiums" #SNL—
Ken Gardner (@kesgardner) October 07, 2012
So basically SNL is saying Obama voted "present" during the debate.—
Seth (@dcseth) October 07, 2012
RT @dglasscock: "Have to hand it to @MittRomney … Obama did" #snl #yes—
(@toddstarnes) October 07, 2012
Conservative Twitter users were amazed. And delighted; it's about time. In fact, it's far past due.
OK, I was wrong. #SNL is mocking both Obama's failure and MSNBC. And it's kind of funny, which is even more rare.—
Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) October 07, 2012
The SNL skits making fun of Obama and MSNBC were funny. 3 f***ing years overdue, but funny.—
David Burge (@iowahawkblog) October 07, 2012
How atrocious was Obama's debate performance on Wed? Not even SNL could spin it favorably for Their Precious weaselzippers.us/2012/10/07/snl… … #p2—
Little Miss Rightie (@LilMissRightie) October 07, 2012
SNL Goofs on Dreadful Obama Debate Performance and MSNBC: 'The worst thing that ever happened anywhere' jammiewf.com/?p=18284—
JammieWearingFool (@JammieWF) October 07, 2012
RT @DrewHampshire: SNL is mocking the hell out of Obama, Al Gore and PBS. As Newt would say, that's mildly amazing.—
WhiteHousePressCorps (@whpresscorps) October 07, 2012
SNL mocks MSNBC: 'A look back at the Obama debate disaster' dailycaller.com/2012/10/07/snl…—
Jim Treacher (@jtLOL) October 07, 2012
Hilarious: SNL spoofs MSNBC's post-debate meltdown j.mp/T8MCTg—
Right Scoop (@trscoop) October 07, 2012
The Right Scoop has the video of the side-splitting spoof of the stompy foot tantrum at MSNBC after the debate. Must-see television!
And, of course, Big Bird made an appearance.
"What's a Twitter?" – Big Bird on SNL http://t.co/b96G8dqg—
Anthony De Rosa (@AntDeRosa) October 07, 2012
Even more hilarious? Evidently, Big Bird is all the Obama campaign has left. They are banking on Big Bird! Now that is a game changer!


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Inside the Situation Room: Have your class become the Atrocities Prevention Board
It has been said that the most important part about learning about the Holocaust is linking its study to the world today. This website attempts to make that connection by showing a series of fictional videos that allow students to analyze the causes of genocide in real-life international situations. To begin the lesson, please play the short video on the left as an introduction, then proceed to the top tool bar under the button entitled "How to do this lesson".
Introductory Video for your students:
Warning Signs Video #1 For Class:
Presidential Cabinet lesson on Syria ready for use:
Teachers--have your students get engaged about the human rights situation in Syria by watching a simulated intelligence briefing shown to the President's cabinet. Get the directions, print the student handout, watch the video, become involved!


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Kokomo Tribune
---- — Chad M. Damewood 31, Kokomo, passed away at 7:59 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013, at Community Howard Regional Health. Chad was born Jan. 11, 1982, in Kokomo, to Terry G. Damewood and Darlene S. Stout. His father preceded him in death. His marriage to Dayna M. Damewood, who survives, was in Kokomo on June 3, 2008.
Chad enjoyed fishing, taking walks or anything that involved being outdoors. He loved playing ball with his sons and was a loving husband and father. Chad never knew a stranger. He could strike up a conversation with just about anyone. He will be sadly missed by all his family and friends.
Survivors include his wife, Dayna M. Damewood; four sons, Christien G. Damewood, Blayke C. Acord, Chathan Damewood, and Kylar Damewood; his mother, Darlene S. Stout; three sisters, Amanda Augustus (James), Crystal Marion (Danny), and Anna Damewood; two nieces, Shaylin and Ashley; along with a cousin who was like a brother, J.R. Damewood (Lisa).
Chad was preceded in death by his father, Terry G. Damewood, along with his paternal grandparents and several aunts and uncles.
Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Friday at Ellers Mortuary Main Street Chapel, 725 S. Main St. Services will follow at 1 p.m., also at the mortuary, with Pastor Dennis Chapman officiating. Burial will be in Albright Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Chad's memory to the family. Envelopes will be provided at the mortuary.


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Global commodity markets have come under increased pressure for a variety of reasons including weak manufacturing data flowing from China and Euro zone, geopolitical tensions once again coming to the fore and currency market gyrations.
The choppy movements in the market culminated in broad-based weakness in commodity prices last week.
China is the focus of attention with January and February trade data coming under close scrutiny for new signals.
While it is generally accepted that the Asian major's growth will slow this year because of monetary tightening and weaker export growth, extant commodity trade data suggest continued robust imports in the first two months of the year.
It is important to note that global commodity prices have remained fairly stable in recent days after making early gains this year. However, the stability may prove deceptive when placed in the context of high geopolitical risks, reduced capacity to bear further oil price shocks, strong demand for many commodities (especially growth related ones such as crude and base metals) in emerging markets and unaddressed supply-side issues.
This combination actually points to the potential of a big price move to the upside from the current levels sometime in the ensuing quarter.
In the event, base metals are likely to make big price gains in the coming months, while oil prices could come under pressure.
Agricultural commodity markets are likely to stay firm in the first half and head lower in the second half with prospects of a crop rebound in the northern hemisphere.
On the LME, the entire base metals complex declined over the week. The market turned cautious with weak PMI data from Europe and China. The fall was heavy in lead (4.8 per cent) and tin (4.7per cent) followed by aluminium and nickel (3.8 per cent each), and zinc (3.6 per cent).
Copper showed resilience with decline of 1.4 per cent for the week ended March 23. Precious metals were not spared either, except for gold which gained 0.4 per cent week on week despite a weak sentiment.
Gold: In the last one month, the precious metal has lost as much as $100 an ounce with tactical investors scaling back their exposure to Comex gold.
On Friday the metal staged a rally with London gold PM Fix at $1,664 an ounce, up from the previous day's $1,636/oz. The yellow metal has regained its premium to platinum. Silver moved unlike gold with Friday AM Fix of $31.54/oz versus previous day's $31.79/oz.
The entire precious metals complex looks vulnerable in the near-term. For gold, physical demand has remained muted despite price declines. The expected support or a solid floor from physical demand has failed to materialize.
Fortunately physically- backed ETPs have held well with holdings at a record 2,445 tonnes, and gold coin sales in the US are reported to be healthy. However, on the Comex while non-commercial positions were reduced on the back of long liquidation, fresh short positions have been established.
In other words, the speculative positioning is lighter than before. Yet, softer global prices have not really benefited Indian consumers because of weaker rupee and higher import taxes.
The big news continues to be India where gold is taxed (customs duty, excise duty) from end-to-end covering imported raw materials (ores, concentrates), imported standard and non-standard gold, manufacture of jewellery both branded and unbranded.
Jewellery makers are protesting the heavy fiscal impost, but the government is unlikely to relent. There is also the possibility of investigation into gold imports and disposal during 2011. A slowdown in India's gold import is expected.
According to technical analysts, a decisive break below 1630 in gold would confirm near-term downside toward 1600 where there is the possibility of buying interest emerging. Silver looks bearish and a break below 31.60 signals extension toward 30.50 area. The medium term outlook is neutral.
Base metals: Prices remain under pressure as emerging pessimism over China seems to be pervading.
However, demand signals from other parts of the world are picking up as the US data show demand recovery and in Europe the worst may be over. Currently, conflicting signals from different parts of the world mean that the market lacks conviction.
If global growth signals continue to improve and China further eases its monetary policy, it may improve physical demand and trigger a return of risk appetite to establish long positions.
In the event, metals such as copper and tin which are in deficit this year have the largest upside price potential. Q2 usually tends to be a strong period for copper demand. According to technical analysts, there is reason to be bearish on aluminium and break below 2120/2145 area will confirm downside extension toward 2040.
For copper, a move lower toward 8175 can be expected and then the range lows near 8130. The medium term outlook is range.
Crude: The market continues to remain in a state of suspense with tug of war between demand and supply side forces. The current market fundamentals are characterized by low inventories and stretched spare capacity. Oil prices are likely to remain high on the back of emerging market demand and constraints on non-OPEC supply growth.
On current reckoning, Brent crude is almost certain to stay well above $ 100 a barrel and possibly in the $115-125 a barrel area for some time.
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Frank T. Garcia, Jr.
Born on Nov. 14, 1952
RUNGE - Frank T. Garcia, Jr., passed away Saturday, May 18, 2013 in Runge, TX. Frank was born November 14, 1952 in Karnes County, TX to Francisco and Erminia (Torres) Garcia. He was a lifelong resident of Runge, TX.
A visitation will be held Monday, May 20, 2013 from 5-7 p.m. with a Prayer Service starting at 7 p.m. at Finch Funeral Chapel, Runge Tx.
Funeral Service Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 10 a.m. Finch Funeral Chapel, Runge, Tx. Pastor Trey Hill will officiate. Interment will follow in the Runge Latin American Cemetery.


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Lebanon — Click HERE to watch the Reporter Network's candidate forum webcast beginning at 6:30 p.m. tonight from the Lebanon Public Library.
The forum will be moderated by media personality Dick Wolfsie and feature Lebanon candidates for:
- Clerk-Treasurer
- City Council District 3
- City Council At-Large
- Mayor
The event will give voters a unique opportunity to hear from the candidates. And you can be part of it. Questions may also be submitted before and during the event through Twitter to @lebanonreporter.
Viewers may also visit the Reporter Network any time between April 20 and the May 3 primary to watch the forum on demand.


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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Top order batsman Hamilton Masakadza stroked an unbeaten century as Zimbabwe enjoyed a good outing ahead of next week's first Test, against the WICB's High Performance Centre here Thursday.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Graeme West has urged the members of his Sagicor West Indies High Performance team to make the most of the "golden opportunity" when they play against Zimbabwe.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – West Indies players Marlon Samuels and Kemar Roach have been named in the Sagicor West Indies High Performance Centre squad to play against Zimbabwe this week.
The three-day contest will be played from Thursday to Saturday at the Desmond Haynes Oval at the Carlton Cricket Club complex and will be a minimum of 90 overs per day.
BRISBANE, Australia - West Indies opener Johnson Charles says his stint at the Sagicor High Performance centre (HPC) has significantly improved his batting and resulted in his maiden century in the final One Day International (ODI) match against Australia last weekend.
Gros Islet, St Lucia –The Board of Directors of the West Indies Cricket Board met in St Lucia at the weekend. Following are synopses of the more critical decisions taken and reports presented at the meeting.
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This time, it's Texas-Pan American, about as far south in Texas as you can go before you're in Mexico.
The 2013-14 lineup of the WAC:
Cal State Bakersfield
Utah Valley
Grand Canyon
New Mexico State
Texas-Pan American
Chicago State
Idaho will be gone in 2014-15 (to the Big Sky), leaving them with seven members after that (unless there are more additions or departures).
The WAC has gobbled up most of the Great West Conference (which only has NJIT left) and is attempting to rival the Big East for most geographically awful conference ever. The closest schools as far as driving distance goes are Grand Canyon U and New Mexico State, which are both over 350 miles apart via the shortest route.
What a mess. I still feel a bit sorry for NMSU ... hopefully they'll end up in the Sun Belt or C-USA at some point. Realistically, at least half of these teams - perhaps all of them - belong in some other conference.


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Leather and canvas iPad case. The Quantum iPad case is carefully constructed by hand. Each calf skin leather piece is hand cut and sewn together with contrast stitching and individually hand painted. The Quantum iPad case is made-to-order and is handmade, please allow up to 10 days to process.
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Now that the Combine and many Pro Days have taken place and we've had time to research some of the prospects in the draft, I'm curious as to whether some of your minds have changed with regard to what you think the Jets' greatest needs are and what position drafted could have the biggest impact on improving the club. For instance, some think that upgrading the DL talent will not only make the Jets' D more effective vs the run, but also have the biggest impact on improving the pass rush. Some of you may have initially thought that adding an OLB would help improve the pass rush the most, but after viewing many mock drafts, reading the projections, and studying the prospects, you may not think that the Jets have the ability to get an OLB at #30 that will have the necessary impact on improving the team.
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Reality Stars
Saturday, November 19th, 2011 by Heather Montgomery from Celebrities, Stilettos, & Sippy Cups
I am certainly guilty of watching the train wreck that was Jon and Kate + 8, as well as other ridiculous reality TV shows where children grow up in the limelight. As the world watched, this family was torn apart by the celebrity the show cast on them. I can't imagine I would have wanted my poop, potty training, and other child antics to have been broadcast across the nation. I have to wonder what kind of damage the publicity and show has caused the children of Jon and Kate. What do you think?
On the other hand, we see the successful families in the limelight such as the Duggar's. With the announcement recently that they are adding the 20th child to their family, they seem to be going strong. While some complain about the "Buddy" system the Duggar's employ in their child care, at least on camera, the children seem well adjusted and loved. The celebrity has not seemed to damage their family in any way. So the thought that comes to my mind is, would each of these families have succeeded or failed regardless of the reality show? In my opinion, I think Jon and Kate had problems long before the reality show came into their lives. I think anyone can watch the first few episodes to see how rude and dismissive the two parents in the Gosselin family are to each other. On the other hand, Jim Bob and Michelle are loving and respectful of each other on the show.
What are your thoughts of reality families in general? Do you think they should be considered "celebrities" at all or are they just actors looking for ratings?
What do you think? Reality Stars


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Larrivee P-03mt All Mahogany Parlor Guitar Mint
LARRIVEE D 03BW Acoustic Electric Guitar Rare Blackwood
I have for sale a very special Limited Run Larrivee P-03MT All Mahogany Parlor Guitar.It would easily pass for a new guitar. Played for less than an hour, and is perfect in every way. This is the prettiest Mahogany I have ever seen. This guitar is truly one of a kind. Action is low and fast! Includes Custom Hardshell Case. Shipping is free to the lower 48 states. Will not ship to Hawaii or Alaska.
Larrivee P-03MT Features:
- Satin finish
- Solid Mahogany back and sides
- All solid wood construction
- 3 piece Mahogany Dovetail Neck
- Solid Mahogany Soundboard
- African Ebony Fretboard & Bridge
- Flamed Canadian Maple Body Binding
- Symmetrical X-Bracing
- Dovetail Neck Joint
- Ebony headstock overlay with Sterling Silver border
- Abalone inlayed Larrivee logo
- Schaller "Mini" Tuners (18:1 Ratio) with Chrome buttons
- Exclusive Beveled Tortis pickguard
- Herringbone Rosette
- Ivoroid Fretboard Binding
- Silver Microdot Fretboard Inlays
- D'addario Medium Gauge Strings
- Tusq nut and saddle
- Larrivee Limited Lifetime Warranty
Larrivee P-03 Specifications:
Lower Bout: 13.125"
Upper Bout: 9.125"
Waist: 7.875"
Depth: 4"
Scale Length: 24"
Nut Width: 1 & 3/4""
Fretboard Radius: Compound (16" to 21")
Setup for Medium Gauge Strings
Frets: Nickel/Silver
Frets: Width: 2.5mm (0.0985")
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Larrivee started building their first Parlor guitars on July 6th, of 1999. Today the Larrivee Parlor has become the parlor guitar by which all others are measured. Quality, tone, workmanship, and playability-- all wrapped-up in an affordable package! And now for a limited time, the reintroduction of the satin Parlor that started it all.
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