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...Know, Grow, Go, Show, Sow
Main Library:
Love does : discover a secretly incredible life in an ordinary world [248.5/Gof] by Bob Goff. Goff shares remarkable stories from his life and shows how living and loving to the fullest is the best way to make Jesus known in this world.
Just walk across the room : simple steps pointing people to faith [248.5/Hyb] by Bill Hybels. Step out of your comfort zone! Pastor Hybels shows you how to follow Jesus' model of personal evangelism by "living in 3-D", developing friendships, discovering stories, and discerning appropriate ways to approach others about Christ. Learn how to share the good news of redemption with people living far from God, and across the room.
How to share your faith [248.5/Lau] by Greg Laurie. The author offers suggestions for sharing Christ that include how to build a bridge, how to avoid arguments, how to use Scripture properly, and how to present Jesus as the only way.
Going public with your faith : becoming a spiritual influence at work [269.2/Pee] by William Carr Peel. How to take evangelism out of the religious box and weave it into your life at work.
Children's Library:
Power-packed promises! : from God to me, from me to God [C248.82/Hol] by Andy Holmes. A collection of devotionals that rivet children's attention while equipping them for power-packed Christian living demonstrated with simple signing exercises.
Made for a purpose [C248.82/Mac] by Dandi Daley Mackall. Since her mother left, C.J. Jones does not do friends and does not smile, but as she builds sandcastles and dreams of becoming an architect, she notices a group of neighborhood children who invite her to play with them and tell her about God.
God's little instruction book for kids [C248.82/Saw] illustrated by Julie Sawyer. Like lollipops and jellybeans, this book is filled with tasty tidbits of wisdom and delicious nuggets of scripture all wrapped up in delightful illustrations. But unlike sugary sweets, this book is good for kids.
Teen Library:
We have recently moved all the teen books downstairs to the Teen Library, instead of having half of them in the Main Library divided by copyright date. We hope you use it often and find something interesting to read. FYI: teens are always welcome to use materials from the Main Library.
Have I got news for you! : how to talk about Jesus without dying of embarrassment [T248.5/Rob] by Duffy Robbins. Youth speaker Duffy Robbins will show you how to share Christ with your unsaved friends. Using plenty of stories and humor he answers common questions, and keeps things short and to the point.
Dare 2 share [T248.5/Sti] by Greg Stier. Handy "field guide" format for quick reference. Shows teens how to tell where there is spiritual receptivity. Provides a practical tool for defending your faith. Discusses different witnessing "styles." Includes a section on "Frequently Asked Questions."
The gifted sophomores : a novel [TF/Bla] by Terri Blackstock. After being pulled from the rubble of an earthquake, three socially mismatched teens are given supernatural gifts that make them an evangelism task force that cannot be stopped.
Come on in and check it out.
Continuing to serve as the volunteer director of the Ministry of the Christian Resources is an honor and joy.
With our four children grown and on their own, Kenneth and I have more free time in retirement.
I was called into doing library ministry at our previous church by the Director of Christian Education that needed an upset card catalog drawer re-alphabetized. Once that task was completed, that church library was in need of a librarian to re-organize and re-open that ministry. I learned a lot in completing those tasks and trained a young couple to continue that library before we moved our church membership.
When we joined Stow Presbyterian Church, Pat Saunders was serving as your librarian and was praying for someone that knew how to run a church library to become a member and help her. God brought us together and my service began. Over the years I have been blessed to have helpers including: Ruth Wilson, Carole Jegley, Sylvia Trundle, and Martha Henry. I appreciate all the help that our current library committee provides: Louise Mulligan, Diane Foglesong, Linda Geopfert, and Elaine Williams. I am grateful that God continues to provide new volunteers, new resources, new ideas, and new outreach opportunities. I thank each of you and Pastor David for your loving support.
The gifts presented during the service on September 21st are on display in the Church Library.
Come on in and check it out.
Pastor David's new sermon series will explain sections of the Apostles' Creed. Come, learn the Apostles' Creed and what it means. To further help you in your understanding the Church Library has several books. Please note that these materials will have a one-week loan period during this sermon series.
Main Library:
The Apostles' Creed: Beliefs that Matter [238.11/Bri] by Stuart Briscoe. The author's goal is to help Christians gain a better understanding of the Creed's timeless truths and deepen a commitment to historic Christian faith.
Basic Training: Plain Talk on the Key Truths of the Faith [238.11/Spr] by Robert C. Sproul. R.C. Sproul gives a concise explanation of the fundamental doctrines of Christianity. Excellent for those teaching church membership, confirmation or communicant classes.
Children's Library:
The Apostles' Creed [C238.11/Gim] by Jim Gimbel. This picture book is intended to help parents and educators teach children the words of the Creed and encourage them to say it in worship and at home. Presented in three sections, the book clearly and distinctly describes God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit and the attributes and characteristics of each.
Teen Library:
We have recently moved all the teen books downstairs to the Teen Library, instead of having half of them in the Main Library divided by copyright date. We hope you use it often and find something interesting to read. FYI: teens are always welcome to use materials from the Main Library.
Come on in and check it out.
This summer's sermon series has and will help us in our prayer life. This month we will consider some of the great prayers of the New Testament, and we can understand and follow these biblical examples in our personal and corporate times of prayer.
Main Library:
Pray the Scriptures Bible: God's Word translation [220.5/GW] Bible. God's Word Translation (GW) accurately translates the meaning of the original biblical texts into clear, everyday language. Author Kevin Johnson presents an approach to the power of biblical prayer by offering Scripture-specific prayers written to be read and prayed alongside the Scriptures that inspired them. Readers will pray with more confidence, learning to apply Scripture to their lives and pray words they know God will hear.
This Bible is new to our Church Library and is a very good resource to use as described above. Here are several quotes:
Luke 18:9-14 – I can never do enough good acts to get right with you. You're simply not impressed. Be merciful to me, a sinner.
John 17:9-14 – Pray for us. Keep us safe through your powerful name, and don't let any of us be lost. Give us every bit of your joy.
Colossians 1:9-12 – Fill me with insight into your will so I can live a life that proves I belong to you and please you in every way. Strengthen me to patiently endure everything with joy.
Children's Library:
The Barber who Wanted to Pray [C248.32/Spr] by Robert C. Sproul. One night after family devotions, Delaney asks her father to teach her to do better at prayer and he relates the story of Master Peter, a sixteenth-century barber who made the same request of Martin Luther.
I Can Talk with God [C248.32/And] by Debby Anderson. Explains that prayer is talking with God and we can do it anywhere or any time.
God Listens when I Pray [C248.32/Luc] by Max Lucado. Hermie the caterpillar and his garden friends are reminded that God always listens and always helps His children.
Prayers for Boys [J242.82/All] by Herbert C. Alleman. A collection of short prayers for all occasions, written especially for boys.
Teen Library:
Stuff You Don't Have to Pray About [T248.83/She] by Susie Shellenberger. Includes stories of contemporary teens as well as contemporary retelling of Bible stories and personal application. Each chapter list suggestions for things for which to pray.
We have recently moved all the teen books downstairs to the Teen Library, instead of having half of them in the Main Library divided by copyright date. We hope you use it often and find something interesting to read. FYI: teens are always welcome to use materials from the Main Library.
Come on in and check it out.
Our expanded church library is open when the church is open and anyone can check out materials. Here's how:
Select materials you wish to borrow. Remove the circulation card and write in your name (and phone number if not a church member).Then place card in the check out box.
Books may be checked out up to 3 weeks; all other materials 1 week. When returning materials, place them in the top drawer of the lateral file cabinet marked "Returned materials."
Parents, here are some tips for helping your child select books appropriate to his/her reading level:
Have your child read the first page or two of the book. Ask them to hold up 1 finger for every word they don't know. If they hold up 5 fingers while reading, consider this a "read it to me" book, rather than a book to read on their own. If they hold up only 2-3 fingers, you've found a "just right" book.
Joyce Kight, our director of Christian resources, manages one of the largest Christian lending libraries in the area. She has spent over 30 years in library ministry (nearly 20 of them with us!), sharing her love of God and books and supporting congregational libraries. Read Joyce's story.
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Sometimes you need to relax when you're out and about and it's not convenient to take twenty minutes to lie down and relax totally: maybe on your way to a crucial appointment, in an interview, giving a presentation, or any other situation normally regarded as highly stressful. Here are five ways to relax that you can use to relax anywhere.
1. Peripheral vision
Look at the wall opposite you and find a point which is straight ahead and a little above eye level. Continue to look at this point in soft focus throughout this exercise. After a while you may find that as you concentrate on this point the rest of the room goes a little dark, or vague, or fuzzy, and you develop a kind of tunnel vision. We use this tunnel vision a lot in modern society ? watching TV or using a computer, we only see the screen; when we read or write, we are focused on the words; even when we talk to someone, we often only look at their eyes or their face and ignore the rest of them. This tunnel vision goes with a kind of inner 'tunnel vision', where we get obsessed or fixated on things, and it goes with worry, adrenaline, rushing around, stress. Continue Reading →
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The Syncrometer by Hulda Clark
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The partial shutdown of the federal government has entered its third day. More than 800,000 federal workers are furloughed, and numerous governmental programs have been forced to stop running. For example, the government shutdown has already caused as many as 19,000 children to lose access to Head Start. Many recipients of Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, more commonly known as WIC, will lose assistance....Oct 03, 2013 | Story
A national strike for a living wage and the right to unionize in the fast-food and retail sectors has spread across seven cities. Hundreds of workers walked off the job Thursday in Milwaukee, and before that in Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Detroit, Flint and New York City. "What else do we have to lose? We are already slowly dying in our day-to-day lives," says our guest Terrance Wise, who works at both Burger King and Pizza Hut...Aug 02, 2013 | Story
Kicking off a series of speeches about the economy, President Obama told a crowd in Illinois on Wednesday that reversing growing inequality and rejuvenating the middle class "has to be Washington's highest priority." During his remarks, Obama failed to mention the bankruptcy filing by Detroit, where thousands of public workers are now fighting to protect their pensions and medical benefits as the city threatens massive cuts to...Jul 25, 2013 | Story
In their new book, "The Body Economic: Why Austerity Kills," economist David Stuckler and physician Sanjay Basu examine the health impacts of austerity across the globe. The authors estimate there have been more than 10,000 additional suicides and up to a million extra cases of depression across Europe and the United States since governments started introducing austerity programs in the aftermath of the economic crisis. For example,...May 21, 2013 | Story
The eyes of the financial world are on the small Mediterranean island of Cyprus today. The government of Cyprus has brokered a last-ditch $13 billion bailout deal with European officials to stave off the collapse of its banking sector. Under the deal, all bank deposits above approximately $130,000 will be frozen and used to help pay off the banking sector's debts. An earlier version of the deal collapsed last week when Cypriots took to...Mar 25, 2013 | Story
President Obama will open deficit reduction talks on Friday with a call for a $1.6 trillion tax hike on corporations and the wealthiest Americans over the next 10 years. Obama and House Speaker John Boehner are sitting down to avert the so-called "fiscal cliff" of expiring tax cuts and automatic spending reductions set to take effect at the end of the year. We're joined by Guardian columnist Glenn Greenwald, who says the...Nov 14, 2012 | Story
Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman speaks with three workers at the Bain-owned Sensata Technologies factory in Freeport, Illinois, all of whom are camping in a tent city called "Bainport" across the street from the factory. Dot Turner has worked there for 43 years, Cheryl Randecker for 33 years, and Bonnie Borman for 23 years. All three will lose their jobs in November. [includes rush transcript]Sep 20, 2012 | Web Exclusive
With Republican Rep. Paul Ryan joining the Republican ticket for the White House, his hometown of Janesville, Wisconsin, is now in the national spotlight. Thousands have struggled with unemployment in Janesville since General Motors shut down its century-old plant there in 2008, causing mass layoffs. As the town tries to get back on its feet, Ryan has said Janesville has become a microcosm for the economic woes facing the nation. But much of...Aug 14, 2012 | Story
Part 2: Barlett and Steele on Media, Govt. Failure to Hold Wall St. Accountable for Financial CrimesIn part two of our interview with the investigative duo James Steele and Don Barlett, they talk about the media's failure to hold Wall Street or politicians accountable for financial crimes and mismanagement — topics covered in their new book, "The Betrayal of the American Dream." They also discuss attacks on Social Security, and campaign finance reform. [includes rush transcript]Aug 01, 2012 | Web Exclusive
A new report reveals how wealthy individuals and their families have between $21 and $32 trillion of hidden financial assets around the world in what are known as offshore accounts or tax havens. The actual sums could be higher because the study only deals with financial wealth deposited in bank and investment accounts, and not other assets such as property and yachts. The inquiry was commissioned by the Tax Justice Network and is being touted...Jul 31, 2012 | Story
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witchcraftSyllabification: witch·craft
Pronunciation: /ˈwiCHˌkraft /
Definition of witchcraft in English:
The practice of magic, especially black magic; the use of spells and the invocation of spirits. See also Wicca.
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- The misconceptions include black magic, witchcraft, evil eye and being possessed by a spirit.
- I don't know whether you believe in witchcraft, sorcery, black magic, and all that kind of thing.
- There was just no way his disappearance could have happened beyond black magic or witchcraft.
sorcery, black magic, white magic, magic, witching, witchery, wizardry;
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Pete Seeger on youth, careers, and social movements
David Kupfer visited with Pete Seeger just before his 90th birthday in the spring of 2009. This is the second installment of a three part series based on the interviews.
A Memorial Day massacre
The film was an on-the-scene report of what historians call "The Memorial Day Massacre," filmed by Paramount Pictures as it happened in Chicago in May 1937.
Cinco de Mayo upsurge in heart of Texas
If the size of Mexican holidays can be measured by what happened in this suburb of Dallas on April 30, then we are going to see some real upsurge!
We Are One on May Day
International Worker's Day has come home. Out of the depths of the raging class war against public workers, their unions and all working people, has arisen a call by the labor movement from Wisconsin to Connecticut to rally on May Day
Maine's governor assaults the dignity of working people
Having been raised in Maine, son of a lineman and a mother and stepmother who were state workers, I am infuriated that the Republican governor there has ordered the removal of mural that depicts the role of Maine working people.
Fort Mose: early marker in African American freedom movement
The fight for African American freedom reaches back hundreds of years, even before the arrival of the British.
Black History Month: George B. Murphy, Jr., journalist for the people
I got to know George B. Murphy, Jr. during the 25 years I commuted from Baltimore to Washington D.C. covering the capital for the Daily World newspaper, now the People's World online daily. His long career as a fighting, pro-people journalist made a deep impression on me.
Civil rights legends Nash, Vivian urge continued resistance
CHICAGO - Two "living legends" of the civil rights movement, Diane Nash and the Rev. C. T. Vivian, keynoted "Remembering the Movement," a Black History Month program, livestreamed from the Harold Washington Wing of the DuSable Museum.
Dr. Margaret Burroughs, 1917-2010: What will your legacy be?
A founder of one of the oldest African American history museums in the country has died.
CHEERS to Marx, JEERS to negativism!
CHEERS to the political foresight of comic Groucho Marx, who anticipated the 2009-10 Republican Congressional delegation with his great song, "Whatever It Is, I'm Against It!"


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Squish Squad & Sub.Mission Present
Staunch (Australia) & Mustard Tiger! (Australia) w/ Papa Skunk and kLL sMTH
Cervantes' Other Side
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Doors 8:00 PM / Show 9:00 PM (event ends at 2:00 AM)
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After deciding that some things are just better when combined, like a beer in your hand or boobs in your face… Two of Australia's favourite producers James Hayes (Shadow Fx) and Algernon Renton (Positive Thought, Yeti, Mustard Tiger) have decided to join forces to create the suitably named project STAUNCH. And STAUNCH is exactly that - bass heavy, funk laden mid-tempo breaks that are sure to make a mess of any dance floor…
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Mustard Tiger is the Glitch Hop project of Algernon Renton. As a long time solid individual force in Australian Psytrance under the name Positive Thought, Alge has delved into the funky mid-tempo styles and, as expected, shone through with flying colours in an innovative way. Recently rockin out his Skittles EP, which has dominated Addictech charts, Mustard Tiger will deliver the roar flavour. Expect some of the cleanest Glitch production you've ever heard.
Papa Skunk (Dan Scheidt) is a bass music producer based out of Denver, CO and a member of The Skunk Boyz. Known for dropping originals mixed in with his favorite glitch and dubstep tracks, Papa Skunk's live sets are an evolving journey through bass music. During December of 2010, Dan released 2 free EP's and Papa Skunk was born. An up an comer in the scene, Papa Skunk has already shared the stage with acts such as Pnuma Trio, Two Fresh, Lazer Sword, EPROM, Opiuo, Heavyweight Dub Champion, Mochipet, Sub Swara, Jamie Janover, R/D, Virtual Boy, Bass Science, and Fresh2Death since starting to perform his current style of music in 2010. His debut EP on Tycho Records came out May 4th with many more releases and tour dates around the country on the way.
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Fri, November 28
'Breaking Bread' - CO Hip Hop Gives Thanks ft. Fo Chief (of Fresh Breath Committee), Dent, AG Flux (of Black Mask), Bianca Mikahn, ILL Se7en, Team Latchkey, The Arkhightek, ODX, & DJ Havok
Sat, November 29
Caspa and The Others with PK Sound
Sun, November 30
Denver All-Stars (Live In Concert) ft. Some Of Denver's Best Unsigned Talent
Tue, December 2
Electronic Tuesday ft. JPOD the beat chef w/ Dave Seied & So Down
Wed, December 3
Bahamadia x Georgia Anne Muldrow (Stones Throw) w/ Dudley Perkins, Kankick, DJ Cavem, ArtistSent and The Great Grigsby
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Grass For That Ass ft. White Water Ramble plays Grateful Dead ft. Jeremy Garrett of The Stringdusters w/ Jeremy Garrett & Friends and Silver Plume ft. Rocky Grass Banjo Champion Kane Hollins, Nick Dunbar of MST and Bottom Dollar String Band
Fri, December 5
Jerry Joseph w/ Ignatius Reilly
Sat, December 6
Kalya Scintilla ft. Eve Olution w/ Nominus, Soulacybin and Templo
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Electronic Tuesday ft. Stylust Beats w/ GrymeTyme
Wed, December 10
Blackalicious & Daniel Marley w/ MindState, Jack Flash, Cory Kendrix and MikeMinded
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Jeff Rogers, Executive Chef for the Quail Lodge Resort, developed this recipe for a Chef Walk he led at our Farm Stand. It features delicious organic produce that peaks in late summer and early fall.
Generously season the eggplant with salt and pepper. Heat 1/3 cup olive oil over medium heat, add eggplant, and cook until soft and wilted, about 10 minutes. Drain the eggplant on a platter covered with paper towels.
Add 1/4 cup oil to the pan, still over medium heat. Season, cook, and drain the zucchini in the same way as the eggplant.
Add the remaining oil to the pan and cook the anchovies, onions, garlic, parsley, basil, and thyme until the onions are nicely caramelized, about 7 minutes. Add the tomatoes and continue to cook until they're pulpy, about 10 minutes.
Return the eggplant and zucchini to the pan. Crack open the chile and add it to the pan, and continue to cook slowly until the mixture is soft and juicy, about 20 minutes. Stir in the vinegar and let the whole thing cool to room temperature to serve.


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Igor Chapurin About Russian Fashion Industry
An interview with Chapurin under a curious title 'No More Gzhel and Fur Hats!'
Well, I can tell that he is older than me because I remember none of those. I don't remember "Soviet uniformity" mentioned in the article either… At the time I went to school and began to care how I look, I saw the birth of the trends' concept in Russia. A trend was usually started not on the catwalk, but rather on the TV screen and the next season every market selling made-in-China goods was stuffed with similar looking clothes. There were no boutiques, no Internet to point us in the right direction…
Some 20 years have passed since then, Russia has totally changed and I guess people all over the world are already getting it. As this interview was originally published in Russian I can also guess that, paradoxically, it is Russians who still needs to forget.
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The state's plan to convert paved roads to gravel in areas with heavy drilling traffic hit a speed bump Thursday.
Rep. Jim Keffer, R-Eastland urged the Texas Department of Transportation to meet with lawmakers, farmers and the oil and gas industry before moving forward with plans to convert some farm-to-market roads to gravel. He's pushing for a 90-day moratorium.
"I think it's a big sea change in the way we've done our business in the state," Keffer said in a phone interview Thursday. "I think it's moving pretty quickly and I don't think there's been enough discussion with the affected parties. There's a lot of people with a lot of concerns."
In July, TxDOT announced a plan to convert 83 miles of roads in four South Texas counties and two West Texas counties to gravel because it lacks the money to repave them. The roads are crumbling because of increased truck traffic related to the Eagle Ford Shale and Permian Basin drilling activity.
The Texas Tribune reported that the first sections have already been converted, a three-mile stretch of Interstate 37 frontage road in Live Oak County and a portion of FM 1916 in Dimmit County.
TxDOT officials described the process as grinding up asphalt and adding a water/asphalt mixture that reduces dust as vehicles drive over it, according to the newspaper.
Keffer, the chairman of the House Energy Resources Committee, would rather TxDOT utilize the $450 million the Texas Legislature set aside in Senate Bill 1747 to repair rural roads ravaged by truck traffic, according to the Texas Energy Report.
The bill passed in the regular session earlier this year and the state hasn't even had time to set up investment zones for areas that are eligible for funding, Keffer said.
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Seton Hall would probably have the biggest drop, per the chart accompanying the article, yet it is not mentioned on this blog. Seton Hall has as many part time students as it does full time students, and would fall much further in the rankings than the schools you mention here.
I've always hated the USNWR rankings. I went to a "top 10″ law school, and they seem to mention these "rankings" in nearly every pitch for money. Moreover, I really detest the schools' rationale for not including PT students cited in the article. It's just another way to further dilute an already diluted *business*.
When SUNY Buffalo law understands that it is New York State's law school, rather than Buffalo's law school, it might make some progress. It is far too Buffalo centric.
It's about time. The rankings should include data for all classes at any given time to account for transfers and part-timers. For the schools with the daytime part-time programs, how can one argue with a straight face that it serves any purpose other than to manipulate rankings: the students have one less class than the "full time" students, take a summer class following 1L, then transfer into the full time program. Silly.
And I wholeheartedly agree with the person from US News in the article that how law schools respond to the changes is not the magazine's responsibility. If the law schools didn't whore themselves out to game the rankings, they wouldn't have anything to worry about.
If a school has a part time program and wants to keep the data of those students from the rankings, it should be just that: a part time program. Not an illusory way to admit students that they don't want included in their ranks. Many B schools have part time programs that do not allow the students to transfer into the full time program, and the part time classes actually meet in the late afternoon, evenings, and weekends. Many of the law school part time programs meet during the day, their students don't work (hence, no reason to attend part time), and they can join the full time class after 1 year, when the data no longer matters for US News. As long as that practice exists, US News is right to consider including the data from those students in its rankings. If a law school does not allow the part timers to transfer, and the program is truly designed to serve those who work, then a compromise makes sense to keep that data out so long as the school can certify that it's not running a numbers-gaming scam.
We all know that law schools are revenue hungry so they won't be cutting back on part time programs. They will tell you that they're not cutting back because they want to maintain the entry point for working professionals [maybe] and minorities [Bingo!], but really it's about the $$$.
I welcome the "roiling" of the rankings; maybe then the rankings will be more reliable, since we all know that they won't go away and employers rely on them for recruiting.
Ditto to 10:44 on Buffalo – that school should be much more focused on downstate & LI recruiting than it currently is, especially in this tight student lending market. — Push the in-state tuition, folks!!!
Also, charge out-of-staters more!!! If out-of-staters really bump up your LSAT & GPA figures that much, that shows that more in-state recruiting (or selectiveness) is needed, not discounted tuition for mercenary students.
this shouldn't be front page material. a more interesting article would comparing the Leitner rankings with the USNW rankings.
11:03. When you become editor of the WSJ or buy out Murdoch, I'm sure your guidance and management will be appreciated. Until then, back on your head!
Its an embarrassment to all of higher education that they have ceded their reputations to this publication. But never fear, it will soon die away like Time and the newspapers.
As a practical matter, 95% of the graduates from the law schools mentioned in the article will not be impacted by any slight drop (or increase) in their school's standings. As it now stands, with the possible exception of perhaps the top five to 10% of the class, graduates of the law schools mentioned in the article will be vying for positions that pay very modest starting salaries, i.e., $35,000 – $50,000. A minor change in their school's ranking will not alter this reality. The $160,000 a year starting salaries, not including bonus, will continue to go virtually exclusively to graduates of the top 10 – 14 law schools who are not impacted by any potential change in the ratings scheme.
The real tragedy in this story is that so many law schools, in an effort to game the USN system, clearly cheat in every way they can — admitting miniscule first year classes then taking in scores of transfers, shuttling not-ideal students to their part-time programs, hiring their own graduates after graduation to keep the "employment" scores up, etc., etc. This behavior conveys very clearly to students that gaming the system, taking short-cuts, and doing so with a smile on your face is what's required to get ahead in the world. The law schools are getting to look just business schools, where cheating is rampant and misrepresentations breed winners.
if us news changes to include part time programs, it should also change its grading criteria beyond just LSAT and grade point to include what kind of jobs the students maintain while in law schoo and where they go after schooll.
Hill staffers dominate the evening programs of the DC law schools and go on to careers that vary from the traditional path, such as BIGLAW. See George M. Mitchell to name one.
Why not weight part-timers' data based on FTE? Or to make it simpler, just count them as a half?
The current system ignores them in the calculations, and the revision would seemingly over-count their impact on the student body.
when suny buffalo starts landing better students, it will make progress. The difference between that school and the good public law schools isn't the former's choice to be regional, it's the fact that buffalo student body isn't as accomplished and as a result isn't going to draw national attention. There certainly are exceltions, but if you're a recruiter, why spend all that time and energy looking for a diamond in the rough when there are dozens of schools you can visit who have student bodies that are full of students like buffalo's best?
Many of the students who complain about their school's ranking (or career prospects based on the ranking) are the same ones who wouldn't be admitted if the school were more exclusive. If you attend a middle of the pack school because you had middle of the pack grades and lsats, why would you expect recruiters of top notch talent to come looking for you?
I'm a student at Loyola L.A. in the part-time program, and our class has an average age in the mid to upper 30′s. While there are some young folks, the majority of us have work experience, and that adds a rich dimension to class discussions. Almost half the class has advanced degrees, including 5 PhDs. I doubt that my LSAT and undergrad GPA were the sole criteria for my admission, and if we expect law schools to help advance the legal profession through graduating well trained professionals, then the criteria for entering these programs and measuring their success should go well beyond LSATs, undergrad GPAs and starting salaries.
Doesn't the fact that part time students get the same education – same professors, same books, etc. support the argument that the likely differentiating factor in part/full time – the LSAT is not a good measuring stick and needs to be massively revised.
to 11:55 – obviously buffalo isn't going to be nipping at the heels of the T14 anytime soon (if ever) but they could do a better job at making downstate inroads so that employers on the island or in the 9th Judicial District could have a better opinion of the school and its graduates.
The school can't compete with the top talent that gets the boy-band money in NYC, but it could push around the likes of Hofstra and NYLS if more of UB's students came from those schools' recruiting circles and returned there upon graduation.
Too many UB grads grow up eating at Jim's Steakout and go on to, as one past poster posited, "preparing powers of attorney in a strip mall on Transit Road."
Sorry for the alliteration. Wipe your screen.
Law school rankings are highly unfair for us TTT grads. They should be abolished.
AWNSS at 12:02: No one is saying that the schools have to change their programs, or even that they should. Rather, many schools DO manipulate their standings by using such programs, and US News is finally figuring out that it skews accuracy with regard to their pointless rankings. Yes, the unintended consequence may be that schools get tougher on part time admits, but that's not US News' problem, as they correctly note in the article.
The print version of this mentions Seton Hall and says they'd be largely unaffected (drop to low 70s from #66). As a part timer myself, the article appears to presume that all part timers go into the part tine program because they could not get into the day program and then have a scheme to transfer to day. As someone who went part time myself I can tell you that the vast majority of people in my program had viable day jobs and went in the evenings for various reasons, including to defray living costs, to advance in their non-legal careers, as a hobby. Not all part timers are the backwater rejects they are made out to be.
Does anyone know whether having a degree from schools ranked 15 through 50 even matters? What difference does it make?
The rankings are just clusters of schools (Tiers) and so long as a school is in a higher tier, they feel great.
But does it matter, for hiring purposes, if a student went to a school above, say 50?
I mean, what's the difference (for the average grad, not Law Review) between the 50th and the 150th or 250th school?
This part-time loophole has been a USNews problem for a long time. Why were GT and GW not mentioned in the article. Both take over 250 part timers each year.
As for the effect on non-traditional students: that is a critique of the USNews fixation on LSAT and UGPA. As long as we're using these highly imperfect indicators, all JD students should be counted.
Bob Morse, while you're at it, do something about the 2L transfers too. Look at the net inbound transfers at some of the T1 schools – many take students as transfers that they didn't take as 1Ls, just to preserve their medians. All these transfers can't be good for legal ed or the students.
What do you think the nyls and hofstra grads are doing while the buffalo grads are working on transit road? You've acknowledged those students aren't going to compete with the top tier students, so rather than growing up on steakout and ending up on transit, they grow up on deli sandwiches and end up in queens.
What you're not acknowledging is that with the exception of a couple schools, the school speaks to the quality of the student, which draws the good employers. You can't make the 100th best law school appreciably better without improving the quality of the students. Your discussion of the school not doing enough should focus on the students. The school did not become regional overnight. You should have considered that before enrolling. if you want what nyls or hofstra offer, go there. If the combination of tuition and job prospects there make the prospect of being a lawyer a bad financial choice, maybe you should't become a lawyer.
law prof, it certainly will emphasize the inequities inherent in their ranking system, but "that's not US News' problem."
Certainly, the USNR will have a problem comparing apples to apples when they lump in part timers who drop overall LSAT scores but keep the prestige of the school high due to the accomplishments the part timer/non tradish bring to the school after graduating, another component of the USNR ranking system.
Curious, and just an aside, since u are a law prof, what would Socrates call a promoter of an admittedly "highly imperfect system"? Not a sophist?
Does anybody think GULC, GW or Fordham will close its part-time programs if the US News implements this change?
>>>The print version of this mentions Seton Hall and says they'd be largely unaffected (drop to low 70s from #66).
The chart accompanying the paper article refers to Seton Hall falling to "lower 70s." I assume that means the lower ranked numbers of the 70′s, eg. 78 or 79, or the lower numbers in the 70′s, e.g., 71 or 72. They refer to a number of schools which will fall to "lower Tier 3″, which appears to mean higher numbers, so I am assuming Seton Hall's fall would be to something like 79, a big 13 place drop. Bigger than most of the other schools mentioned in the blog.
Why doesn't USNWR just calculate separate rankings for full-time and part-time programs?
Here's an actual idea that may be a compromise on this "part-time statistics for US News rankings" debate. Why not have only include part-time students who actually change over to full-time? You can include these students' statistics if and when they make the change since its not going to make much difference whether their statistics count one year or the next.
This will make the loop-hole for "back-door" full-time 2Ls much more difficult once law schools realize that they'll take a hit in the rankings while still maintaining the viability of the part-time program for "real" part-time students. I don't see many students trying to "back-door" their way into Georgetown or GW if they knew that they'd have to be a part-time student for 4 years and law schools will have one less method of gaming the system.
This approach isn't perfect, but its a hell of alot better than the current system and won't completely disadvantage actual working part-time students.
To: Compromise Approach @ 2:55pm
Good idea. About as close to a truly representative ranking as is possible.
to Comprise, much better.
An interesting idea. It might lead to one unwanted consequence, though: Say you are one year out, and the school wants to let one student transfer to Full Time. There are two students who want the spot: one who had better admissions statistics but the other did better in their first year grades. Which is more worthy of the transfer? But which would the school have the incentive to pick?
I truly don't know how this will affect Fordham. NYC has many brilliant professionals that want go to law school part time. Fordham is the best part time program in town. There are, however, some students that use the PT program to back door into the FT program.
This "solution" causes a bigger problem than it solves. Who are trying to protect? Students or employers. Neither needs the protection.
Knowing that law schools do have to worry about revenue, it is only fair to count these students. Schools without part-time programs also need that revenue, and have decided to tighten belts, or suffer in USNWR expenditure per pupil, in order to maintain the integrity of the program. If there's any legitimacy to the student quality ranking, than these part-time students count, because they do interact with day students and they do graduate and go out with the reputation of the school marked on them. And all these school mentions in the comments have failed to count two of the giants who will really suffer: GW and Fordham. They both have enormous part-time programs, have low student quality numbers in those program (but generate revenue), and at least for Fordham, they waive right into the FT program 2d year. Someone should check facts on GW, but this is a genuine issue for those schools who have not compromised their programs with this easy route to revenue. USNWR stinks, but compare all the schools on an apples to apples basis–that's the only way to lend ANY meaning to these rankings.
Good riddance. There is a massive supply of lawyers in the US. We don't need more of them that can't even score well on a test that is widely considered a joke to other major professions such as doctors and engineers.
I say cut the night programs. Why is anyone worried about shrinking law school admissions. Any law student applying for a job right now knows that the market is saturated anyway, and demand for lawyers is less than the supply coming out of law school. I see no problem with reducing the number of law students.
As a day student at UConn, the bigger problem is students who enroll in the "evening program" only because they didn't get into the day program. They have easier course loads, get better grades and then transfer into the day program. Not to mention, they screw traditional evening students who actually have jobs and less time to study. Then, these students apply for jobs but employers don't realize they're actually night students, NOT day and in a less competitive program.
It's crap.
I am a potential part-time nontraditional law student for fall 2009. I, along with other nontraditional (worked 12-years or more) potential law students have paid over $1200 bucks for classes to prepare for the October 2008 LSAT. My peers are Pratt engineers, area hospital health consultants, directors of nonprofit adolescent programs, and other professionals whom are so busy they often miss these high-priced classes because of work commitments. Most of us are scoring mid- to high-160s and will readily reach our admission goals; however, some people with impressive backgrounds are scoring 10-points less or so. My concern is that some potential part-time law students whom would add professional points of view and classroom diversity need to continue to pay mortgages and private school tuitions while attending evening programs. These students might be unnecessarily affected if law schools with part-time programs change their admissions policies. I'd like to see diplomacy, responsibility, and thoughtfulness go into how best to account for variances in the rankings.
Booooo Hooo….
Someone somewhere will be affected by something!
Sure cuts to part time programs have an affect on working and older students' ability to pursue a J.D.
Maybe all law school should be correspondence courses. Honestly, all we do is go to a lecture to listen to some self-important Yalevard graduate, read a book, then take a test. Can't we do this all on our own and then take the bar exam?
If we're concerned with opening up the legal profession to non-traditional students than let's really open it.
So unfulfilled 30 somethings somehow add to my ability to learn future interests and restrictive covenants?
@ 10:52
With MBA programs, the part-time/evening programs are ranked in a separate category. The same school can be ranked at 40 for full-time while their PEMBA program would be ranked at 10. Savvy hiring managers know that a PEMBA grad with a 3.85 was not faced with the same level of competition as an MBA grad with a 3.45 from the same school. But most hiring managers are idiots.
Unfortunately, you are hopeless in that regard.
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@ 10:27
No, you dolt. The 30-something has more life experience than you and a more expansive profesional network. He's your ticket to decent job after law school. The whole point of law school is to get a good job, not play college for 3 more years.
if i'm such a "dolt". why did YOU go to law school so late "to get a good job" as you put it?
You still haven't said how your presence in the classroom enriches my learning.
At my DC law school, it was HARDER to get into the evening program than the day program, and the top 10% of the graduating part-time class had HIGHER GPAs that the graduating day class! We had the same professors as the "daycare" students and many of those professors remarked that we were much more enjoyable to teach due to our real world experience. Many of us (including myself) went on to Big Law jobs. And we had less loan debt when we graduated! The myth of part-timers being inferior needs to end!
I think US News should move to a grade ranking system like the ones used to rate bonds. I think that would provide a much clearer and more honest evaluation of law schools. The fact is the #35 law school is just not THAT much better (if at all) than the #36 law school or probably even the #50 law school. The bond rating system also makes sense when you consider the huge amounts of debt students take on. Every year, Harvard, Yale, and Stanford vie for the top spot, and one is crowned. But the fact is all three are ridiculously hard schools to get into and very prestigious. Saying one is better than another is just as silly as saying that ExxonMobil's debt is better than General Electric's. They are pretty much the same. Anyway, I think this would be a better way to handle things. My two cents.
A ranking system like the ones used to rate bonds? No wonder Judge Posner calls law school's failure to teach anything related to math or business shameful. Where have you been? If you're saying there should be greater granularity among the tiers, say it. Comparing US News to bonds is like comparing the Andrea Doria to the Titanic.
I'm not a law student, have no desire to be a law student, and so I have no horse in this race.
It seems to me, however, that this is what is going on. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
(1) people looking to hire don't have time to research each school, so they use rankings as a proxy for school "value" if you will.
(2) Partially as a result of (1), and partially as a result of what the ranking measures, people looking to get good jobs want a school with a high ranking.
(3) As a result of (1) and (2), schools want to get good rankings.
The problem seems to be that the current ranking system is looking at only a very few variables, and so is a relatively bad proxy for value. In particular, there are ways for large schools to "game" the rankings, hence distorting the value of the ranking statistic further. The people who put the rankings together want to fix some of the distortions caused by the gaming without introducing worse distortions.
The question, then, is twofold.
(a) Do the people who put together the rankings care about its use as a proxy for hiring value, or do they merely care about whether it is a useful proxy for some sort of "school experience" for the student? In other words, from their perspective, should ranking highly mean that an average graduate is a better hiring prospect, or should it only mean something to the student?
(b) What incentives will a change in the ranking system produce, in the short and long term, for schools and individual students?
One problem with changing a system like this is that a well-meaning change, which will produce better rankings in the short run, may actually both create incentives that aren't to the benefit of certain groups (or all groups!) and may actually produce worse rankings in the long run as schools learn new ways to game the system. Thus any change needs to be thought of in both the short and long run scenarios—ideally any system change would be both stable and better in the long run, and given the previous comments re part-time students, I'm not sure this one would work that way.
That said, what is the impact if some schools cut part-time programs? Logically, if there's still demand for part-time programs, those programs will probably continue to exist, just at different schools. Remember that there's interaction between members of this system. What will the effects be on the full-time students?
Also, one thing I haven't seen anybody mention is the people who gain from this. Who are they? What schools are bumped up in the rankings? How will this affect them?
at GW, you can transfer to full-time from part-time after one semester. you run into a lot of folks that cheat the system that way.
US News should definitely include part-time stats.
@ August 27, 2008 at 1:26 pm
It's not about your learning. It's about the school's reputation. In aggregate, employment stats are weighted more heaviliy than average LSAT in driving that reputation. Like it or not, networking is the most effective way of landing a job. Older students have much better networks than 22-year-olds and your savvy young classmates will tap into them. Don't be a dolt, do the same.
BTW, I'm a numbers guy, I wouldn't waste a day in law school.
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GULC has already been thinking about closing its PT division in an attempt to break T10.
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Maybe I'm crazy, but isn't it time for the legal profession to stop letting a *magazine* dictate how they teach future lawyers?
If we want law schools ranked, why not get the American Bar Association to put together rankings that evaluate things like bar exam pass rates, feedback from law firms and other employers on graduate quality, etc?
I find it ridiculous that a major law school would change their practices "because US News & World Report says so"
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Shift Work: The Massey Ferguson Dyna-6 Transmission on the Farm
Ask Gavin MacDonald why he and his father, Donnie, purchased their Massey Ferguson® 6490 and he counts the reasons, literally.
Specifically, the number of times he would have to shift gears while driving to the field farthest from the barn in a comparably priced "green" tractor.
"Twenty-one shifts there and 21 back," he says. "We figured that was a lot of shifting to do with a lot of clutch work when you're spreading manure or something like that." Because the MacDonalds' MF6490 has a Dyna-6 transmission, "you set it and it shifts on itself," Gavin continues.
"You basically drive it like an automatic [transmission] car," adds Donnie. "It'll go through its ranges … and gear down when it can. That's great on fuel economy."
The first Massey Ferguson tractor Donnie bought was almost 27 years ago and from Brock Proudfoot at Proudfoot Motors in nearby New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. "Since then," says Donnie, who now owns five Massey Ferguson tractors and one combine, "we've been pretty well with him for everything that he can supply. We get great service … right through to the parts and service, and all the guys at the shop. We don't have a lot of breakdowns, but we get good service when we do have them."
Donnie and Gavin do, however, comparison shop. "You just don't buy something because the color," says Donnie. "Massey's always been competitive.
"They're also very durable," he continues. "Like I say, some of the tractors have been here for quite a while."
See the full story about the MacDonald operation, "Budding Trend: Young People on the Farm."
Antarctica2 – For Those Who Dare to Dream
Massey Ferguson, a worldwide brand of AGCO (NYSE: AGCO), has celebrated the launch of an ambitious mission to drive a tractor to the Geographical South Pole, the fulfillment of a dream for a Dutch theatre maker that also aims to inspire others to dare to dream.
Antarctica2 follows in the footsteps of Sir Edmund Hillary, who drove a specially adapted Ferguson TE20 to the South Pole in 1958.
But the 2014 mission, which departs Cape Town on 15th September for the 2350km journey, has enlisted the help of leading industry partners to take a wheeled tractor to Antarctica for the first time.
The MF 5610, modified by the engineering team at AGCO's Beauvais tractor plant, will be driven by Manon Ossevoort, better known as Tractor Girl, who has already driven a tractor from her childhood home in the Netherlands to South Africa.
"It was my dream to drive a tractor to the end of the world, and I was inspired by Sir Edmund Hillary's mission," Manon explains, "I found that along the way my journey inspired other people to talk about their own dreams, so I set about collecting these dreams with the goal of taking them to the South Pole with me."
When her original mission – which was undertaken largely with only local support –ended with Manon unable to make the final leg to Antarctica, she remained convinced that she had to finish it. She approached Massey Ferguson via its distributor in Holland, Mechatrac, and was assured of the company's commitment to help her follow her dreams.
Support for Antarctica2 will be provided by partners including Massey Ferguson, Trelleborg, Castrol, AGCO Finance, AGCO Parts and Fuse Technologies. There are still opportunities for additional partners to join this exciting project, which will reach a global audience.
Richard Markwell, Vice President and Managing Director of Massey Ferguson EAME,who handed over the keys to the MF 5600 to Manon in a special ceremony at Beauvais, said: "I congratulate our Engineering Project Manager Olivier Hembert and his team, who worked in their spare time, along with AGCO Power in Finland, to adapt the tractor for conditions that are probably the toughest in the world."
"As John F Kennedy said about the mission to the moon in 1962 – 'We choose to do these things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.' This is Massey Ferguson, wanting to take on a challenge and work in the spirit to achieve not only easy things, but challenging things. On behalf of AGCO and the full team of sponsors, I wish Manon and her straightforward, dependable MF 5610 a safe and exciting journey to the South Pole."
Expedition specialists Arctic Trucks will provide guidance and safety support with the help of two Toyota four- and six-wheel drive pick-up trucks, and has worked closely with Trelleborg and Massey Ferguson to develop tyre technology for the mission.
Gudmundur Gudjonsson, Arctic Trucks Project Manager for Antarctica explains: "Tyres are more efficient than tracks in this kind of expedition, being capable of higher forward speeds and using less fuel. They also provide suspension, which is beneficial to the environment as well as the vehicle and the driver."
Under Arctic Trucks guidance, MF 5600 tractors have undergone extensive cold weather testing, while the expedition team has received polar training, including guidance from seasoned polar explorers Matty McNair and her daughter Sarah McNair-Landry who will be key team members for Antarctica2.
A technical support specialist and former Massey Ferguson photographic specialist Simon Foster complete the team.
The expedition will call on not only the straightforward and dependable engineering of the MF 5610 to endure temperatures down to minus 40deg centigrade, altitude of 3400m and deep, soft snow, but also AGCO's impressive parts and technical capability.
Up to 1000kg of parts will be carried on the mission, a twice daily maintenance regime adhered to, and the Agcommand™ telematics system will relay performance information back to a 24 hour support team in Beauvais.
The latest broadcast and social media technology will also be employed in stark contrast to when Sir Edmund Hillary's arrival at the South Pole was marked by at telegram of thanks to Harry Ferguson. Live streaming and regular updates via a dedicated website will keep the rest of the world in touch with the mission's progress.When the MF 5610, with its Tractor Girl and her cargo of dreams on board, arrives at the South Pole around 7th December, it will be a testimony to the work of all the partners in the Antarctica2 project and their tireless commitment to its message – #BelieveInIt
Thermochemical Processing: Converting Biomass into Fuels and Chemicals
By: Robert C. Brown, Director, and Robert Mills, Communications Specialist, Bioeconomy Institute, Iowa State University
The use of fermentation to produce ethanol from corn and other biomass is well known in the agricultural world. There are, however, other technologies that can convert biomass into fuels and chemicals. Foremost among these are thermochemical processes, which use heat and catalysis to break down biomass to intermediates that can be upgraded to transportation fuels.
One advantage of thermochemical processing is that the end result can be "drop-in fuels," those that are fully compatible with the existing fuel infrastructure. While not perfect, these drop-in fuels are good enough to run in today's engines without modification.
Another advantage to thermochemical processing is that most systems can work with a variety of biomass feedstocks. Often the feedstock is lignocellulosic biomass, such as corn stover, switchgrass, miscanthus, wood, etc. But thermochemical processing can also use lipid-rich biomass such as distillers dried grains and algae as well as mixed wastes from commercial and municipal sources.
There are two basic types of thermochemical processing, indirect and direct liquefaction. Indirect liquefaction includes gasification, where the solid biomass is heated to create synthesis gas, or syngas, that is subsequently upgraded to liquid fuels. Various catalysts are then used to convert the gas into alcohols or hydrocarbons. The advantages of gasification is that the process produces a uniform product and it is commercially proven. Gasification, however, requires technologies to clean the gases, which are still under development, and the capital costs can be high.
Direct liquefaction uses heat and pressure to convert the biomass into liquids which can then be further upgraded into finished products. Direct liquefaction includes pyrolysis and solvent liquefaction. In the case of pyrolysis, biomass is heated in the absence of oxygen. The process yields bio-oil, syngas, and a solid product known as biochar. The bio-oil can be upgraded to drop-in fuels. Pyrolysis can be performed at relatively small scales, allowing it to take place close to the source of biomass rather than moving biomass to one large, centralized processing facility. One of the major problems with pyrolysis is that the bio-oil is unstable, complicating its conversion into fuels.
At Iowa State University, we have invented a process to condense the pyrolysis gases in fractions, resulting in better, more stable products. The economics of fast pyrolysis are promising. In addition to producing fuels and chemicals from the bio-oil, the biochar may also have economic value. Consisting mostly of carbon, biochar can be used a soil amendment, helping retain moisture and nutrients. There is also research underway to use biochar as a filter medium for purifying water.
Solvent liquefaction, or solvolysis, is similar to pyrolysis except that it is performed in a solvent at elevated pressure. Though the fundamental chemistry of solvolysis is not well understood, the technology has promising economics. The process can upgrade bio-oil in a way similar to oil refining, and it can create sugars which can be further upgraded without expensive enzymes.
In addition to extensive research into thermochemical technologies, there are also many efforts underway to commercialize these technologies. Like all start-ups, these efforts have met with various degrees of success. There are, however, several pilot-scale systems being tested and commercial plants being built.
Bioenergy is a complex topic. There are many pathways from raw material to finished product. What's more, bioenergy technology must be viewed in context of larger energy issues and policies. You can learn more in a book written for the general public, "Why are We Producing Biofuels," by Robert C. Brown and Tristan R. Brown. The book is available on Amazon. You can read the first chapter for free online at: http://www.brownia.com/content/whyareweproducingbiofuels_excerpt.pdf.
AGCO China Wins Two Prestigious Ag Machinery Awards
China's Annual Ag Machinery Top50 Awards were recently announced in Tianjin, China. The collaborative judging process and standards are handled by three different organizations: China Association of Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers (CAAMM), Chinese Society for Ag Machinery (CSAM) and Farm Machinery Magazine. Nearly 900 products were entered into the competition represented by 227 companies. There are four categories of awards for which products could compete: "Technology Innovation Award", "Market Leading Award", "Application Contribution Award" and the newest award titled "China Ag Machinery Top 50 Comprehensive Golden Award" the top prize to honor those that are achieving outstanding performance in all three of the previously mentioned award categories.
"As China's agricultural mechanization increasingly deepens, innovation of technology has been significant for ag machinery enterprises to transform growth mode" commented Fred Yang, AGCO Vice President & Managing Director, China. "Since AGCO entered China in 2009, we have been devoting ourselves into China's agricultural mechanization construction, and have been committed to offering the most reliable, efficient and sustainable products to Chinese customers. The awards for MF7624 and MF1844N this time are not only recognition from the industry, market and customers, but also a reflection of AGCO's achievements on tech innovations. In future, we shall continue exerting our innovation spirit on research & development of products and technology, further complete our full range of high tech agricultural solutions so as to better serve China market."
Congratulations, AGCO China! Well done.
FFA String Bands: Front Porch to Center Stage
To some, it might seem odd that the Future Farmers of America (FFA) would recognize and reward musical talent. After all, the 85-year-old organization's stated mission is to "prepare future generations for the challenges of feeding a growing population."
Yet the organization's Career Development Events program does spotlight the musical endeavors of its members, as well as other pursuits. Besides awards for swine and goat production, dairy evaluation and tractor driving, the National FFA Organization honors members who excel at such activities as public speaking and crime prevention.
"Everybody stereotypes ag, thinking it's just cows and plows. If you look at the industry, there are more jobs in the world not directly producing food but manufacturing it, hauling it or marketing," says Marty Myers, a high school FFA sponsor. "Ag teaches leadership, not just farming and plowing. It tries to get them ready for real life."
Real life includes finding a balance, and music has always been a part of many farmers' recreational time. That's why the FFA at the national and state level holds competitions to help develop and showcase talent and leadership skills.
In 2014, the National FFA Organization is offering $2.1 million in scholarships. AGCO is part of this effort. During the 2013-2014 FFA scholarship year, AGCO and nearly 50 local Challenger®, Massey Ferguson® and Gleaner® dealers will distribute a total of 100 scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each.
Follow one of FFA's young bands as they compete for the glory, and check out one of their songs at myFarmLife.com.


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