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It was a rubber match of revenge for the Spartans.
MSU volleyball traveled to Ann Arbor on Tuesday, and dropped to the Michigan Wolverines in four sets. Read More…
It was a rubber match of revenge for the Spartans.
MSU volleyball traveled to Ann Arbor on Tuesday, and dropped to the Michigan Wolverines in four sets. Read More…
One of the more meaningful games of the Spartan volleyball season begins tonight.
Michigan State (8-5, 1-1) attempts to improve their all-time, rivalry win record against the University of Michigan (5-7, 0-2) at Crisler Arena tonight. Spartan volleyball leads Michigan 50-38-1 all-time. Read More…
Spartan volleyball traveled more than 2,000 miles west attempting to defeat two major Division-I volleyball programs in the state of Oregon – University of Oregon and Oregon State University.
They left the weekend .500. Read More…
The Spartans will face No. 18 Oregon and unranked Oregon State this weekend as part of the Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge.
After dropping a pair of matches against No. 20 North Carolina and No. 19 Duke, the Spartans are eager to show they can put up a fight against ranked opponents and have been working on improvements this week in practice.
Big Ten-ACC Challenge play continued for the No. 14 Spartans Saturday evening against No. 19 Duke.
The Spartans displayed more cohesive offensive play than in Friday's three-set loss to No. 20 North Carolina, but fell to the Blue Devils 3-2 in five sets: 25-13, 22-25, 25-23, 23-25, 10-15.
There was no shortage of energy at Jenison Field House Friday night.
It was evident in the stands, obvious on the court.
However, it did not work in the Spartans' favor.
In the final game of the UAB/Samford Invitational, the No. 16 Spartans were trying to knock off co-host Samford to stay undefeated on the trip. The Spartans head back to East Lansing with a lot of momentum after a four-set victory.
The first set was close until MSU scored five straight points to make it 14-7. MSU's Jazmine White had two service aces in a row to help the Spartans pull away to win the set, 25-12. Samford had nine attack errors in the first set. Kori Moster and Holly Toliver both had three digs in the first set.
Following MSU football's 45-7 statement win against Jacksonville State Friday night, MSU volleyball looked to handle Jacksonville State today at the UAB/Samford Invitational tournament.
And in the end, this Jacksonville State team was game for the Spartans.
Following last year's NCAA Tournament run that ended in the regional semifinals, the MSU volleyball team opened its season on Friday with unfinished business.
The Spartans' first two matches of the season were played in Birmingham, Ala. against Southeastern Louisiana and the host, Alabama-Birmingham. The day could not have gone much better for the Spartans, as they swept each of their opponents 3-0.
Though in the midst of preparations for the quickly approaching 2014 season, Spartan women's volleyball spent some time giving back and instilling the love of the game in the hearts of young girls.
All-American libero Kori Moster is one of the Spartans working this year's summer camps.
"Really just trying to make an impact on them as a volleyball player and make them have some fun," Moster said.
With the addition of two teams to the Big Ten Conference this fall, the Spartans look to amp up their 2014 fall season with strong non-conference play and begin the battle of Big Ten volleyball with the release of the 2014-15 schedule.
In the 2013 season, eight teams from the Big Ten made it to the NCAA Tournament. The National Championship match was a Big Ten matchup between Wisconsin and Penn State, marking the Big Ten as one of the best volleyball conferences.
After back-to-back NCAA Tournament sweet sixteen appearances in the most competitive conference in the country, the loss of four seniors to graduation left volleyball coach Cathy George facing one of the toughest things to deal with as a college coach — rebuilding.
The Spartans lost Kristen Kelsay and All-American Alexis Mathews to graduation. Mathews traveled this past winter to participate in the USA Volleyball National Team's winter training block in Anaheim, Calif. Kelsay was the Detroit Athletic Club 2013 Athlete of the Year and the fifth Spartan to ever earn the honor. Read More…
Michigan State: 25, 17, 17, 22
Penn State: 22, 25, 25, 25
What began as a seemingly favorable game for MSU, winning the first set 25-22, ended in favor of Penn State.
Michigan State made it to the Sweet-16 in back-to-back seasons and fell in both. Last year, it was to Michigan.
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Wisconsin (3): 22, 25, 25, 25
Michigan State (1): 25, 20, 21, 23
After splitting the past three weekends and falling one spot in the AVCA Top 25, Michigan State tried to increase their chances of getting a top 16 seed in the NCAA Tournament against No. 15 Wisconsin. Read More…


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I don't think either are playing as well as they can this year.
Who do you guys like better and why. They're fairly comparable THIS season.
I don't think either are playing as well as they can this year.
Who do you guys like better and why. They're fairly comparable THIS season.
"I've never understood the term "women and children" as if their lives are somewhat more important than men."
Personally, I like Lee better. Sweeney is as injury-prone as they come. Lee starts slow every year, but ends up with good numbers.
"I prefer books and movies where the conflict isn't of the extreme cannibal apocalypse variety I guess." Redsfaithful
Exactly. Lee is a much better player even though he hasn't shown it this year. He always starts slow and June / July / August are his months to just torch the league. Sweeney is a good hitter, a very good hitter, who always hits .290 at least, but because he is so injury prone he has never topped 30 HR's or 110 RBI, and he also doens't steal bases like Lee will.Originally Posted by Johnny Footstool
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I prefer Sweeney. For the most part I was able to take Sweeney very late in 5x5 league drafts, due to injury risk etc. I generally wait on 1st sackers so it fit my plan better I think Lee was really overvalued this season due to the move to Wrigley.
Yet, I think Lee will put up better numbers and if I was gonna try and buy low on one of the Lee would definatly be the man.
I dropped them both on a whim this week and picked up Overbay to replace them.
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Sunday, July 20, 2014
PORTSMOUTH — On Sunday, August 3, Moore Fight Moore Strong will host a Wiffle Ball Tournament and Family Fun Day at Redhook Brewery, located at 1 Redhook Way in Portsmouth.
The 40 available team slots sold out very quickly last year, so do not delay in signing up.
The MFM team originally formed by family and friends has continued to grow to include individuals and small businesses of several communities. John and Lori Nollet of Easy Parks donate their time and equipment working diligently to setup three amazing parks for our tournament. Ryan Fleming of the Redhook Brewery is an amazing event coordinator always available to answer our questions. Also, this year our committed business sponsors to date include: Paul Thibodeau of Bean Group in Portsmouth, NH; Tim Noonan Construction, Rochester, NH; Red Post Realty, Portsmouth, NH; Belanger Paving Inc., Berwick, ME and The Brickhouse in Dover, NH. Wendy McCoole of My Breast Cancer Support also provides expertise to help ensure our event is a success. |


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Created to offer America's craft brew fanatics a refreshing alternative to beer, Awestruck Hard Cider's surprising flavours pack a delicious punch. We brought that exhilarating moment to life with a bold and iconic brand identity that combines the letter A with an exclamation mark, and leaves consumers in no doubt that they're about to be awestruck! 2014 Branding, Graphic Design, Packaging -
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Black Diamond Milkshakes
At Buddy, we love a good shake. So the chance to work on this new-to-market milkshake brand had us quivering with excitement. Inspired by classic 50s American diners, we created the name Black Diamond, bringing it to life with a scoop of graphic nostalgia across a bold brand mark and extended identity. 2013 Branding, Graphic Design, Packaging -
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Come Christmastime, we like to send a bottle of traditional mulled wine to our clients and friends so they can enjoy a festive tipple on us. Reimagined each year, our designs have ranged from 2012's Original Winter Warmer (the only sure and trusted way to ward off the icy claw of winter and survive the manifold strifes of the festive season) to 2010's Warmest Wishes (a neat little pun on this traditional heated drink!). 2014 Graphic Design, Packaging, Typography -
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Pink Pigeon Rum
Born in Mauritius, the home of the rare pink pigeon, this vanilla infused rum was created by us in collaboration with devilfish for spirit merchants Berry Brothers & Rudd. Starting with a blank canvas, we were able to create the name, personality and identity for the brand along with a category-challenging bottle that contrasts a classic iconic crest with a contemporary look and feel. 2011 Branding, Packaging -
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New initiatives help AACo narrow first-half loss
PUBLISHED: 10 Aug 2010 10:23:00 | UPDATED: 11 Aug 2010 04:00:03PRINT EDITION: 10 Aug 2010Cattle trading was focused on improved trading conditions in 2011. Photo: Michele Mossop
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Australia's largest cattle group, Australian Agricultural Company, has reported a net loss of $12.2 million for the six months to June 30, substantially improving on last year's $40.8 million loss as the company turnaround strategy starts to gain traction.
AACo cut costs by 6.6 per cent on a like-for-like basis in the half.
Revenue increased 43 per cent to $105 million.
Earnings before interest and tax improved to a $2 million loss, compared with a loss of $32.6 million a year earlier.
AACo managing director David Farley is shifting the company towards new revenue streams and reduce trading risk by outsourcing some of its breeding as it moves to become a beef producer, marketer and processor.
AACo boosted herd numbers by 74,544 during the half to take advantage of better seasonal conditions and expects a "strong sales performance" in the second half and into 2011.
"The business turnaround is under way and is progressing, with a platform for growth being established through the key business initiatives announced recently," Mr Farley said in a statement.
"We expect the turnaround to progress during the medium term, with a two- to four-year horizon.
"The business is well positioned to grow shareholder value over this time."
The company did not declare a dividend.
AACo said in the first half, rainfall and seasonal conditions across key properties in Northern Australia had been above average and the company had increased herd numbers as a result.
Daily weight gain for the herd was well above the average of previous years.
Market conditions had allowed management to establish grain and fodder coverage satisfying requirements into the second half of 2011.
AACo said the rainfall and seasonal conditions had provided an ideal opportunity to roll out business initiatives.
AACo's cattle trading strategy had focused on cattle for sale within a 12-month period in anticipation of strong sales performance over the balance of 2010 and into 2011.
Cattle were accumulated during the period to take advantage of the available grass and fodder and the expected improvements to trading conditions.
AACo said it was developing a risk management platform to mitigate seasonal impacts, herd fertility and mortality, and valuation variances.
The risk management platform included better nutritional understanding and demand modelling.
AACo will roll out a breeder alliance program using the skills of selected partners to breed cattle for AACo using AACo genetics, on their land.
"This frees up AACo properties for additional trading cattle to fulfil the merchandising program," AACo said.
The breeder alliance program is expected to account for 90,000 calves per year for AACo's herd by 2013.
Shares in AACo were steady at $1.525 at 1029 AEST on Tuesday.
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Friday was the original deadline to return applications for the Ward 1 seat left empty by Al Densmore's retirement, but the council only received two applications back.
They are now extending the deadline to September 6th to try to get three qualified candidates. City Council Member Dick Gordon says he's not surprised at the low interest this late in the summer.
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I'm adding these hoodies to my fake Christmas list
If I were making a list of non-existent things I wanted for Christmas, it would probably include a set of Iron Man armor, a few Batarangs, a copy of Matt Fraction's Inhuman comic and several of these hoodies designed by deviantArt user seventhirtytwo, which have been making the rounds lately. They may not be real, but boy I wish they were.
NYCC '13 | C is for 'Cookie,' while 'T' is for 'T-shirt'
Conventions are always a great place to see creators and celebrities, but it's rare that you're given the opportunity to meet a Muppet. At New York Comic Con, Cookie Monster — and his "assistant" David Rudman — will appear Saturday from 11 a.m. until noon and from 2 p.m. until 3 p.m. at the WeLoveFine booth (#1836), where you can also buy an exclusive NYCC steampunk Cookie Monster shirt.
Cookie Monster isn't the only special guest appearing at their booth:
'Face Your Doom' with new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle shirts
If you're looking for some T-shirt on the halfshell, Threadless has you covered, as they've released 15 shirts featuring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — as well as Shredder, Krang, Splinter and other characters from the comics and TV show. The Turtles join a growing number of shirts based on comics and/or cartoons at Threadless, which already include Marvel superheroes and various other Disney properties.
The above shirt, "Face Your Doom!!" by Matthew Skiff, is probably my favorite, and I've included a few more I liked below.
You, too, can claim to have beaten Daredevil
Daredevil #28 is about "one man young Daredevil feared, and now Matt Murdock is representing him in court." The cover sports a young bully wearing a T-shirt that claims, "I beat Daredevil," and now thanks to the folks at WeLoveFine.com, you too can claim you got the best of Matt Murdock with a similar T-shirt.
The "I Beat Daredevil" is one of several new ones on the site; they've also got the "Fake Geek Girl" shirt Kevin linked to on Friday, as well as several Hawkeye-related shirts that were curated by Matt Fraction — including one that simply says "Bro."
Check out the I Beat Daredevil shirt, as well as the Chris Samnee cover that inspired it, after the jump.
Marvel heroes ready to rumble in grudge match T-shirts
Marvel history is filled with grudges, the kind that aren't settled with harsh words and tough love over warm tea. Nope, they're settled with fists — or sometimes claws, hammers or psychic blasts. WeLoveFine celebrates three of these ongoing rivalries with some new shirts featuring playbills for the brawl-to-end-all: Professor X vs. Magneto, Thor vs. Loki and Wolverine vs. Sabretooth.
I have it on good authority that they're hoping to do more of them, so who would you like to see next? Spider-Man vs. Doctor Octopus? Captain America vs. The Red Skull? Howard the Duck vs. Dr. Bong? Share your ideas in the comments section.
WWE debuts Jill Thompson-designed shirt for CM Punk
CM Punk might have had a rough Sunday taking on the Undertaker and his unbeaten streak at Wrestlemania, but his week seems to be getting better: The WWE has released a new shirt for the former WWE champion designed by Beasts of Burden artist Jill Thompson.
Thompson is no stranger to the wrestling world, having designed gear for Daniel Bryan and having teamed with Mick Foley for a couple of wrestling-themed kids' books. And Punk,a comics fan, recently penned the intro to the Avengers vs. X-Men hardcover. Now where's that Marvel book they once talked about?
New ElfQuest shirts make their debut at Emerald City Comicon
It's the 35th anniversary of Wendy and Richard Pini's ElfQuest this year, and as part of the celebration they've teamed up with WeLoveFine.com to offer several new ElfQuest T-shirts.
"The announcement of our ElfQuest line was originally planned for a Saturday panel announcement as part of WaRP's presence at Emerald City Comic Con, but some very enthusiastic and cyber-savvy fans sleuthed out the team-up early and shared the news, so we're hitting the web sooner than planned," said WeLoveFine's Nicole Campos.
The shirts are available now both online and at WeLoveFine's ECCC booth, #838-839. Check some of them out below. And don't forget that a new ElfQuest story is currently running over at BoingBoing each week.
Impress Chris Claremont with your X-Men T-shirt design, win a trip to San Diego
Although tickets for this year's Comic-Con International don't go on sale until Feb. 16, it's likely they'll go fast, and many fans who want to attend will have to look for other ways to get a badge.
Here's one of those alternative opportunities: WeLoveFine is holding an X-Men & Wolverine Design Contest, with the grand prize being a trip to San Diego for this year's. All you have to do to enter is design a T-shirt featuring the X-Men that's good enough to impress the judges — one of whom is legendary X-Men writer Chris Claremont.
Claremont, one of comics' "Iron Men," knows a thing or two about the X-Men, and he worked with some of the industry's best artists during his almost 200-issue run on Uncanny X-Men. So it's a bit intimating, to say the least, but if you're up for the challenge, then best of luck … we hope you survive the experience.
More details on the contest can be found below.
McKelvie's Captain Marvel, fake elements and more
This week sees the release of Captain Marvel #9 , which boasts a cover by Young Avengers/Phonogram artist Jamie McKelvie … and now you can sport that cover on a T-shirt, available from WeLoveFine.com in both a men's and women's versions.
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Comic Couture | Niles, Moore, Jones team for comic tees
This week brought the release of the latest round of "Comics-On Tees" by Threadless, the crowdsourcing T-shirt site. Following in the footsteps of John Cassaday, Brandon Graham, Ben Templesmith, Becky Cloonan, Jeff Lemire, Anders Nilsen and many more, the artists this time around include Kelley Jones, Tony Moore, Chet Zar and Menton3.
The theme this time, provided by Steve Niles, is "Bad Night at the Precinct," and each shirt features a different monster's mug shot. Check'em all out after the jump.
Comic Couture | Cyclops was right, Bat eyegear and more
If you're a Cyclops fan and still smarting from the end of Avengers vs. X-Men, WeLoveFine.com has a constructive way to express your anger–at least more constructive than, say, unleashing a Sentinel or something. They received a ton of requests for a "Cyclops was Right" shirt (a la their "Magneto was Right" shirt) and were able to turn one around fairly quickly.
Comic Couture | Super embarrassing, back to the DMZ and more
Back in July Michael linked to a couple of shirt designs by Kerry Callen (one of our favorites) that were up on Threadless for scoring. Both were eventually printed by Threadless; the female version was available in limited quantities at the Cincinnati Comic Expo, while the male version is available now on the Threadless site.
Comic Couture | Rocket Raccoon and Johnny the Homicidal Maniac shirts
You might have heard that Marvel has a big blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy movie on its docket for 2014. The film will not only tie into their whole movie continuity thing they've got going on with the various Avengers movies, but will also introduce Rocket Raccoon to millions of audience members. Comic fans have known about the awesomeness of Bill Mantlo and Keith Giffen's creation for decades, but no doubt his appearance on the silver screen will lead to billions of Rocket Raccoon dolls, shirts and Underoos making their way into households all over the world. Here's your chance to get a jump on the rush, as WeLoveFine.com, who regularly dig deep into the wells of Marvel characters for their shirts, offer a Rocket Raccoon T-shirt. That's his classic Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe image by Mike Mignola, if I'm not mistaken.
Comic Couture | The Bat that saved Pittsburgh and more
Our first shirt comes from a mystical, magical place known as Pittsburgh. Believe Merch has many shirts celebrating the Steel City, but only one that also spotlights Gotham. This one is currently on sale for $23.99.
Comic Couture | Marvel villains, Batcuffs and more
WeLoveFine.com recently held a contest where they asked artists to design shirts with a Marvel villains theme, and they've now posted the winners. The above shirt was the judge's pick, chosen by Loki himself, Tom Hiddleston, and designed by Mariel Thompson. You can see the other winners at their site.


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March 2010 E-Newsletter
The Alzheimer's Association – Greater Illinois Chapter applauds the Social Security Administration's (SSA) landmark decision to add Young-Onset Alzheimer's to the Compassionate Care Initiative. The initiative identifies debilitating diseases and medical conditions that meet the SSA's disability standards for Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
On Wednesday, March 24, 2010 the Alzheimer's Association – Greater Illinois Chapter will hold their annual Alzheimer's Advocacy Day at the State Capitol in Springfield. "This is an important day for anyone who is concerned about Alzheimer's disease in the state of Illinois," said Nancy Rainwater, vice-president of communications for the Greater Illinois Chapter. "In Illinois alone there are nearly 350,000 Alzheimer's or dementia caregivers who provide more than 300,000,000 hours of unpaid care. These numbers will continue to climb at drastic rates as the baby boomers continue to age."Rainwater went on to explain, "Every 70 seconds someone develops Alzheimer's disease. By 2025 Illinois will see a 14% increase in the number of people touched by Alzheimer's devastating affects. We need to let the state legislators know that Alzheimer's is the public health crisis of the 21st century."
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Watch 50 talented artists convert blank canvases into works of art as you enjoy hors d'oeuvres and cocktails from Rockford's finest caterers. The evening concludes with a live auction of all the artwork. Proceeds from Unforgettable Art benefit and support the services provided by the Alzheimer's Association for those affected by the disease in the Rock River Valley. This year Unforgettable Art will be held at the historic Prairie Street Brew House, 200 Prairie Street, in downtown Rockford.
We are excited to announce a new Early Stage Memory Loss Support Group. This is an eight-week program designed for individuals diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer's disease or another dementia, their family members or friends. The program gives those facing memory impairments the opportunity to connect with others also diagnosed as well as provide education, emotional support, and social interaction in a safe and supportive environment.
Alz Stars is the premier athletic team that represents the Alzheimer's Association across the nation. In Illinois the ALZ Stars participate in many athletic events. Join us on Saturday, March 27th in Bloomingdale for a Spin-A-Thon and on Sunday, April 18th in Lombard for the 2nd Annual Race to Reverse 5K.
Mental lapses among older adults occur more often among those developing Alzheimer's disease than healthy elders, according to new research.
Please join us for a spicy evening featuring a dinner with the flavors of the Caribbean, a Margarita Island, and live music with Salsa Dancing on Friday April 16, 2010 at the Doubletree Hotel and Conference Center, 10 Brickyard Drive, in Bloomington. Remember When began in 2002 to benefit the Alzheimer's Association - Greater Illinois Chapter and support those affected by the disease in the Chapter's 68-county service area.
Cathy Edge, Chair of the Chapter's Nominating Committee, invites you to consider membership on the Board of Directors. "A strong and passionate Board of Directors is the best way to ensure a vibrant Chapter fully capable of meeting our mission and expanding our reach to those in need. If you care deeply about our cause and desire to help us move our mission forward, consider applying to be a member of the Board," said Cathy.
The Alzheimer's Association - Greater Illinois Chapter is committed to helping those affected by Alzheimer's disease find the resources they desperately need. This includes not only the person with the disease but also their caregivers and loved ones. Over the next few months the Chapter will host several family forums and community education programs aimed at equipping caregivers with the skills they need to effectively care for their loved ones.
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In experimenting, the term control has special meaning. Here's an example of a very simple controlled experiment about making lemonade. Start with two glasses containing the same amounts of water. Into the first glass, put one teaspoonful each of sugar and lemon juice. Into the second glass, put two teaspoonfuls of each. The first glass is called the "control;' and the second glass is called the "experimental." By tasting one and then the other, you can make a better judgment about the changes than had you used only one mixture. You can continue to change the amounts of sugar and lemon juice in the experimental glass while the control glass stays the same.
Growing Popcorn Plants
An experiment with growing popcorn plants can demonstrate a more advanced controlled experimental design. It requires more materials, equipment, and time, but it can be made much more meaningful:
Use two identical planters with the same kind of soil in each one. Plant 30 popcorn seeds in each planter. To water the experimental planter, you will add baking soda to the water in carefully measured amounts, such as one level teaspoon of baking soda for each quart of water. To water the control planter, you will use plain tap water. Use the same amounts of water in each planter. Try to keep all other conditions—for example, temperature and light—the same for both planters.
In setting up a controlled experiment, many decisions must be made. For example, which seeds will you use for the experimental and which seeds for the control planter? You will take all of the seeds from the same package, of course. Of course? There, you see, is an important decision. You want the seeds to be as much alike as you can get them—as alike in inherited traits as possible. As you pick the seeds you should be careful to choose uniform, sound seeds (e.g., not broken, undersized, or discolored). See appendix A for instructions on how to do a seed germination test to make sure the seeds you have are viable.
Even with all this care, it is possible for prejudice to begin to affect results, so do not decide yet which planter will be experimental and which will be control. You will use a random choice method for making this decision, as you will in making others to come. Put the two groups of seeds into separate containers, then decide which group goes in which planter by random choice, "blind;' as in taking names out of a hat or in tossing a coin.
At this point, some people might say. "Why all this bother? Why not just plant the seeds and get on with it?" Of course, if one were just planting seeds for the fun of it, or for growing food, you would not worry about doing it by random choice, in an unprejudiced manner. We must look ahead, however, to the final judgment—your report—that will depend very much on the making of random decisions at this early stage, and when you report your findings, you want to have full confidence in your methods.
Continue to make as many decisions as you can randomly: The soil you use in each planter must be mixed thoroughly in one large container and then transferred alternately to each container in small amounts so as to not favor either. Plant the seeds by spreading them in as nearly the same pattern around each planter as you can, and take care to cover them uniformly with soil.
Now you are ready to choose which planter is to be the control and which is to be the experimental. To make an unprejudiced decision, a random choice, you might flip a coin.
The rule is to arrange to make as many random decisions as you can—by tossing a coin, pulling numbers or names out of a hat, using a list of random digits, or by other means. Even though you held constant as many variables as you could, there are probably unknown variables that you could not make constant, for example, differences in the genetic traits of the seeds, or differences in the soil about which you may not know. Therefore, you will need to take your chances on these unknown variables. They may work for or against your hoped-for result—your hypothesis.
Can we ever make the conditions exactly alike in the two parts of a controlled experiment—aside from the independent variable? Not likely. Nevertheless, we can count on a controlled experiment to give more valid results than a simple, uncontrolled experiment would give us, and certainly more than the usual mixed-up conditions of ordinary, everyday life.
Measuring Results
When the plants have grown to a point that you feel you can judge the results, you end the experiment. Carefully measure the heights of the plants in each planter to compare them, keeping careful records of the measurements for each planter. If a camera is available, take photographs, always with the planters marked in such a way that it is easy to see in the photo which one is experimental and which one is control.
An even better way to measure the plants for comparison is to weigh each one on a laboratory balance scale. Dig up each plant, taking care not to damage the roots. Carefully wash the soil off of the roots and layout each plant on newspaper to dry, keeping the plants for each planter separate while you do the washing and drying. Next, weigh each plant and carefully record the weights for the experimental and for the control.
Now the statistics: For each planter, calculate an average, or mean, of the weights (or measure the lengths if you did not use a balance). You can now compare the averages to determine whether the independent Variable—the baking soda in the water—made a difference in the growth of the plants.
Here a most important problem comes up. We can assume that the mean weights of the plants in each planter will differ somewhat, anyway. So how much difference do you need to show to be able to claim that the baking soda in the water (the independent variable) made a significant difference? Of course, if the plants all died in the experimental planter, you have no problem. Most often, however, the differences are not that obvious. In this case you need to use statistical methods for deciding how much difference is meaningful or significant. The term significant difference should become part of your thinking about any investigation you do.


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Students rewarded for academic excellence, voluntary work and sporting merit.
Liverpool John Moores University has given Merseyside a boost in the economic downturn, awarding local students over £180,000 worth of scholarships.
Over 180 talented students have each received £1,000 for academic excellence, voluntary work and sporting merit. They will be given the same amount every year of their degree course. As most LJMU students come from the Merseyside area, the extra financial support is welcomed by families in the region.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Michael Brown said: "LJMU is the most generous Higher Education institution in the North West, providing more bursaries and scholarships than any other local university.
"We have this year awarded over £200,000 worth of scholarships. Alongside the 180 scholarships, two students have won the Vice-Chancellor's Award and will each receive £10,000 every year of their degree course. Importantly, over 65% of the scholarships we've awarded have been given to students from low income backgrounds."
In addition to the scholarships, LJMU awards non-repayable bursaries which, thanks to the institution's generous eligibility requirements, will this year be received by two-thirds of its full-time home students.
According to The Office for Fair Access, LJMU spends more than the sector average on supporting lower income and other disadvantaged students. The institution currently allocates around one third of the additional income generated from variable tuition fees – over £6.5 million – on supporting students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Nationally, the sector average is only one quarter.


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Clashes over cuts in Greece
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9 Summary This unit has focused on planning a project. At this stage you may find it useful to recap on the learning objectives introduced at the beginning of the unit and to think about some of the issues associated with them. You should now be able to develop plans with relevant people to achieve the project's goals. This will involve identifying and finding ways of including the appropriate people in the project. You should be able
7.5 Materials costs There will be many categories of materials, supplies and consumables used in a project. Once again, the materials that are in constant use and easily and 'freely' available in an organisation might be overlooked in costing the project. For example, it is easy to assume that stationary will be available in much the same way as it is for day-to-day work. However, a project is a bounded activity, and if you are to understand the full cost of achieving the outcomes, you will need to know
6.3 Identifying the critical path The critical path describes the sequence of tasks that would enable the project to be completed in the shortest possible time. It is based on the idea that some tasks must be completed before others can begin. A critical path diagram is a useful tool for scheduling the dependencies and controlling a project. In order to identify the critical path the length of time that each task will take must be calculated. 5.3 Team structure and responsibilities Teams have great difficulty in working effectively if they are too large to work together conveniently. Six to eight people is often considered to be about right. Where the project needs more staff to deliver all of the outcomes, the structure could consist of a number of teams, each with a team leader. In some projects there may not be a team but, instead, a number of individuals or groups making a specialist contribution at an appropriate time and a method for co-ordinating these inputs bec 5.1 Introduction One of the most difficult aspects of planning a project is estimating how long it will take to complete each key stage. An estimate might be based on: the size of the tasks and the effort required to complete them; the number of days that are not available for working on the project; historical data from other projects, including the experience of colleagues. Where a project has a fixed end-date (for 4 Identifying deliverables The project brief will identify the goals of the project and may express some of these as key objectives. At an early stage of planning you will need to identify all of the project objectives and the deliverables that are implied or required from each objective. Each objective will identify a clear outcome. The outcome is the deliverable. In some cases, the outcome will be some sort of change achieved and in other cases it will be the production of something new. In either case, the pro 3.3 Using a logic diagram to identify key stages To use a bottom-up approach to planning, the activity schedule is best compiled by drawing on the collective experience and knowledge of the project team that is going to carry out the tasks. Grouping their ideas into related tasks will remove duplication and you can then start to identify activities which have to run in series and those that could run concurrently. Some tasks have to be sequential because they are dependent on one another: you can't put the roof on a house until you have wal 3.1 Barriers to planning The planning stage of a project usually takes place before the activities start, but not always. In any case, planning always continues during the implementation of a project because there is always a need to change some aspects and to revise plans. 2.2 The classic six-stage project management model This model also consists of stages, but, unlike the sequential flow of the project life-cycle, the six-stage model assumes that some stages are carried out simultaneously. In particular, the model (Figure 3) assumes that communications will take place throughout the project. It also assumes that team building, leading and motivation will take place once the project has been defined and continue until it ends. 2.1 Introduction The planning process aims to demonstrate how the project outcomes will be achieved successfully within both the required timescale, the agreed budget and the required quality. As each project is different, there are a number of ways of taking an overview of a project. Two of these are: the project life-cycle, which is a useful way of understanding the different phases of a project as it progresses, and the classic six-stage project ma Microsoft Help Viewer 1.1 - Updates Planned for Visual Studio 2010 SP1 Paul O'Rear, a Program Manager on the Library Experience Team, walks us through an early build of Help Viewer 1.1, which will ship with Visual Studio 2010 SP1. Help Viewer 1.1 is intended to specifically address many productivity issues raised by customers regarding the Visual Studio 2010 RTM release. Details on the overall story of how we got to this stage can be found here: The Story of Help in The University as Patron of Cutting Edge Architecture Global Resources and the Built Environment Video: "Live Art: Learning to Cry on Cue" Cameron pleads to Scottish voters You Kiss by the Book': Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet General Information About Cervical Cancer Lesson resources - WebPages - hswanim2
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No longer capable of remaining on the sidelines as a separate administrative domain, today's networked storage must be managed with a deeper awareness of business objectives.
But in an era of compliance, litigation, and highly interactive, data-dependent apps fine-tuned for maximum responsiveness, it takes more than a shift in philosophy to establish the kind of business-conscious storage environment that can deliver a true competitive advantage. It takes management tools born of the need to mitigate the downsides of the deluge of data today's enterprises face.
Enter data classification, CDP (continuous data protection), data deduplication, and tiered storage -- three recent advances and one revamped mainstay poised to hone your daily storage operations.
Seemingly unrelated, these four technologies share a common objective: alleviating the pain of enterprise data management.
Whether providing improved data protection, reducing required capacities, ensuring a more flexible infrastructure, or presenting deep insights into stored data content, they seek to better align the traditionally technical benchmarks of storage management -- capacity, performance, and so on -- with business-related metrics, such as relevance, integrity, and responsiveness. In so doing, they are fast becoming essential tools for enterprises looking to derive greater advantage from existing and future storage assets.
Data classification
The all-too-silent pink elephant in the room of storage management, data classification is finally receiving some much deserved attention from storage vendors. Compliance and e-discovery may be among the central motivating factors for this trend, but enterprises are fast finding data-level awareness of stored content to be an essential component of any comprehensive storage management strategy.
The rise of networked storage as a separate administrative domain has resulted in numerous benefits, including consolidated management and improved scalability. Yet this strategy has led enterprises to manage their storage containers without much understanding of the data content housed therein.
As a consequence, looking at data from the storage side rather than from the application front end is a lot like entering into a gigantic warehouse full of mysterious, cursorily labeled boxes. And when it comes to protecting data off premises or responding to requests from a judge or challenger in court, not to mention surfacing what your enterprise already knows, having precious information buried deep in storage silos can prove detrimental to your bottom line.
Making sense of what is stored in those mysterious boxes is the primary objective of data classification.
Chief among the benefits of data classification is the ability to allocate data to the appropriate storage tier. Compellent's Data Progression, for example, automatically classifies blocks of data according to criteria such as age and frequency of access, then pushes them to tiers accordingly. Data Progression has the unique capability of decoupling blocks from their file wrapper, but on any other storage system, administrators can combine analysis of standard file metadata -- name, file type, date created, and so on -- with simple classification criteria to identity files that need to move elsewhere.
Relatively easy to implement, that kind of functionality proves inadequate for more ambitious classification exercises. To comply with regulations such as HIPAA, to respond to FRCP (Federal Rules of Civil Procedures) e-discovery requests, or to assess risks of disclosure, companies need more comprehensive data classification tools capable of finding files that contain sensitive information such as Social Security numbers, credit card numbers, or other private personal or corporate data.
Data classification solutions of this caliber provide the applications and structure to search for those needles in companies' archive haystacks, scanning for relevant patterns and creating rules to automatically assign data to the proper containers. Implementing such tools is often a recursive exercise in which the human element must complement the results of the search and classification engines.
Infoscape -- EMC's ambitious and still evolving data classification project -- is the cornerstone of the company's ILM (information lifecycle management) strategy. Using templates, Infoscape users can quickly identify the steps and rules needed for each classification task.
Templates, however, can help only to a point, and EMC is finding that customers may have to manage documents outside of Infoscape. "[In Infoscape], we have implemented a copy to Documentum feature," says Sheila Childs, director of marketing at EMC.
Kazeon Information Server is another comprehensive data classification solution. Michael Marchi, vice president of solutions marketing at Kazeon, contends that e-discovery, compliance, and security are driving enterprises to incorporate integrated data classification solutions into their overall storage management strategies.
First launched in 2005, Kazeon's Information Server houses content-aware indexing, data classification, search, reporting, and migration in a single appliance in an effort to meet those needs. Information Server is also offered by NetApp to manage, for example, the retention dates of files created by NetApp's data protection offerings.
Index Engines, as its name suggests, leverages indexing as a means for creating metadata that makes corporate data easily searchable. The added twist this vendor offers, however, is the ability to create online metadata from files on tape reels, a lifesaver for companies housing a multitude of media in their vaults.
Despite the advances of such offerings, it would be disingenuous to paint data classification as a mature technology. That said, the technology is evolving and may in fact be the most effective means currently available for maintaining compliance, protecting sensitive data, and ensuring adequate responsiveness in the event of litigation. No other technology comes close to supplying an answer for those needs.
Continuous data protection
Once an acronym becomes popular, altering it -- even to better reflect the underlying technology -- is difficult business. CDP, the natural evolution of conventional backups, would probably benefit from a name change to something along the lines of "data recovery preparedness." After all, the objective of adopting a CDP solution is to ensure that your enterprise -- or selected business processes within -- can survive a disruption without data loss.
As many enterprises have been made painfully aware, the traditional backup paradigm has never provided an impenetrable data protection shield. In essence, conventional backup applications take a picture of selected databases or files at recurring intervals, typically each day at business closing time.
The approach, however, has severe limitations, most notably its long intervals between protective copies, which in the event of a disruption, translates to lost data. In today's world of highly interactive applications, a prolonged risk of data loss is fast becoming increasingly unacceptable, which is probably what triggered GlassHouse Technologies CTO James Damoulakis to title a recent BusinessWeek white paper "Best Practices: Are Backups a Waste of Time?"
Backups may not always be a waste of time, but the fact that just about every backup-software vendor has added CDP to its portfolio is probably the most unbiased acknowledgement of the importance of CDP -- and the limitations of traditional backup wares. CDP moves beyond backup's limitations by providing virtually infinite recovery points, an enormous improvement that leaves very little or no data at risk.
In the main, CDP solutions take one of two approaches: Either they use a host agent to intercept and replicate every write to disk, or they schedule frequent snapshots to create numerous volume images from which to restart in case of damage.
Less granular though easier to implement, the snapshot approach is worthwhile -- and perhaps less burdensome -- when full recoverability is not needed. For example, scheduling snapshots every 30 minutes can adequately protect an accounting system. In the event of a disruption, users can easily re-enter the last half hour of transactions after the proper files are restored from the latest volume image.
With more storage systems offering snapshot capabilities, this quasi- or near-CDP snapshot approach is certain to become more popular. Another notable advantage is that the snapshots can be the source of traditional backup operations so that tape copies for vaulting or data exchanges with other parties can be created offline.
However tempting near-CDP may be, it is no substitute for the no-bits-left-behind approach of a true, host-agent CDP solution. Recovery is not as easy with the host-agent approach because it requires applying data changes against a known good copy of the affected file or database. But true CDP makes it possible to bring data back at the very instant preceding the damage, which is quite a departure from the a priori, fingers-crossed decision one has to make when scheduling near-CDP and backups.
The kind of flexibility true CDP offers brings the VCR -- or TiVo -- rewind capability to mind, making it the ideal data protection safeguard for applications without a safety net, such as e-mail, database updates, word processors, and CAD/CAM. Not surprisingly, a number of lightweight CDP applications on the market protects user files, including what's stored on desktop and laptops. But the heavy lifting of data recovery for many companies revolves around e-mail and database-centered applications.
When considering a CDP solution, however, keep in mind that CDP alone does not provide application recovery. For that, you will need additional software. That said, CDP is an important first step toward ensuring that your data is safe -- and that the lifeblood of your business can easily be restored should something damaging transpire.
Data deduplication
Few technologies can claim the quick road to success that data deduplication can. Just four years ago, the technology was proposed by but a few pioneers, largely ignored by major storage vendors. Today it is difficult to single out a vendor that doesn't have a data deduplication slide in its marketing materials.
In hindsight, the quick success of data deduplication is easy to explain: It's the most effective strategy for offsetting a significant portion of the data currently deluging companies. And with some enterprises doubling the amount of data they must manage every year, it's not surprising to see how data deduplication's promise to shrink data capacities by a factor of 20 to 1 would appeal to most.
To achieve that level of capacity reduction, data deduplication technologies use algorithms that essentially replace identical globs of data with pointers to a single instance. Implementations differ in how they apply those algorithms; for example, Sepaton pursues file-based byte-level comparisons, whereas Data Domain looks for equal fragments within files.
Moreover, the size of the fragments replaced can be either fixed or variable, another key differentiator among data deduplication solutions. Avamar, for example, uses a variable-size segment to identify duplicates. According to the vendor, which was recently acquired by EMC, the approach remains effective even when minor changes, such as inserting a single line in a document, could defeat comparisons between fixed-length segments. Despite such comparative claims, however, vendors' declared average deduplication ratios differ very little.
Other differences in how vendors implement the technology can have a more significant impact on the effectiveness of data deduplication in your daily operations. Adding traditional, hardware-implemented compression, for example, can further reduce data capacities by 50 percent -- a nontrivial gain that essentially doubles your dedup ratio.
Putting the dedup magic wand to work in line with your backups may seem the smart thing to do, but only if the added overhead doesn't extend your backup windows into business hours. Because of this, some companies may benefit from a more prudent offline, off-band approach to deduplication.
Nevertheless, because of the unprecedented data reduction ratios offered by data deduplication, it has become an indispensable addition to VTLs (virtual tape libraries). In fact, by storing more data per gigabyte, data deduplication narrows the cost gap between tape reel and SATA storage, which makes it economically viable to keep all but the oldest data online.
In addition to enabling quick restores, keeping more data online makes it possible to conduct extensive analysis on historical data, which becomes impractical if data is scattered over hundreds of tape media.
For companies supporting numerous remote offices, which are typically staffed with business-minded rather than technically proficient personnel, deduplication can help consolidate backups. Just install compatible VTL appliances at each location and replicate over the WAN only the data deltas, or just a pointer for a duplicate segment.
The general advantages of data deduplication are undeniable, as it is likely the most viable means for achieving significant savings on storage infrastructure and management. Yet choosing the best solution for your enterprise requires homework. More so than with the other technologies discussed here, data deduplication should be test-driven before purchase to assess its actual impact on your company's data assets.
However challenging choosing the optimal offering might prove to be, not choosing data deduplication will probably be the worst decision you can make, as its upside will give competitors who deploy it a measurable advantage over those that don't.
Tiered storage
Tiered storage has been essential to daily IT operations since the dawn of computing. Founded on the fact that not all storage media are created equal, the concept involves migrating data to the media that best satisfies business requirements and cost objectives.
The logic behind tiered storage hasn't changed much since the Paleolithic age of computing, when managing tiers was often as easy as loading a file of punch cards to disk, running a much faster batch processing of that data, and returning that precious online space to a common pool when the processing was complete.
But the number and variety of storage systems currently available, as well as the amount of information enterprises must now manage, have made tiered storage's inherent benefits -- cost savings and increased responsiveness to business requirements -- even more desirable and perhaps easier to attain.
For example, recent advances in drive technologies have produced SATA devices that favor capacity and offer a cost per gigabyte significantly lower than that of typical high-performance FC, SCSI, or SAS (serial attached SCSI) drives. That said, high-performance drives now offer a blend of capacity and performance, and whereas SATA devices lead with capacities of as much as 1TB and growing for a single unit, high-performance drives have extended their capacities into the range of hundreds of gigabytes.
Based on such advances, storage vendors now offer an unprecedented granularity of storage arrays that range from very dense solutions based on high-capacity SATA drives to spindle-rich systems that provide fast interactive access at sensibly higher acquisition and operating costs.
By grouping homogeneous storage media in tiers, companies can store data more efficiently -- for example, maintaining frequently accessed transactional records on the fastest devices and moving older or seldom accessed files to a less expensive tier. As such, tiered storage provides obvious financial benefits, reducing the average cost of data that is parked for longer periods of time and rarely referenced, if at all.
And when it comes to seldom accessed data, the lower acquisition price of SATA systems can be reason enough to move to a tiered storage architecture. According to a recent IDG study, the cost per gigabyte of "capacity optimized" systems is less than half that of "performance optimized" systems, a ratio that seems likely to extend into the future.
Though the cost gap between systems can be even greater than those worldwide averages, acquisition savings are not the only benefits of tiered storage. Purchasing dense devices, for example, can avoid or delay capital expenditures to extend the datacenter.
Although difficult to put a dollar value on, isolating critical tier-1 data from the crowd of less sensitive data is the first step in establishing a more business-conscious storage environment -- likely the most desirable aspect of employing a tiered storage strategy in the enterprise.
In fact, some vendors are now offering "tier 0" devices to create a very fast, memory-based buffer between servers and conventional, disk-based storage. Not to be confused with traditional cache memory, which is either embedded within the application server or the storage device, these tier-0 devices are SSDs (solid state drives) that are fed with or deprived of data to improve the response time of the storage system.
Xiotech, for example, recently announced SSDs for its Magnitude 3D 3000 SAN systems. Gear6, a startup recently out of stealth mode, has customers tapping its CacheFX, a RAM-based NFS accelerator.
Obviously, such implementations target a different objective than traditional tiered storage does -- namely, creating a top performing layer of storage, rather than reducing cost. However, even if more expensive, tier-0 solutions respond to the same optimization criteria that suggest moving your data from enterprise storage to high-capacity SATA drives and eventually to tape. Managing those data allocations efficiently is the new challenge that storage admins face.


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Every spring, professional golfers come to Acadiana to tee up for the Louisiana Open golf tournment at Le Triomphe golf club.
Every year, the winning golfer walks away with a big pile of cash but there is not just one winner.
50 different local and regional charities and youth groups walk away with checks.money that makes a big difference for groups trying to make a big difference in the community.
The event has been around for 2 decades contributing more than 4 million dollars to area charities.
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Here are some "nice finds" I did over the last couple of days:
Ning, a social web service, let's you create and customise applications such as voting sites, online groups etc... They have just announced a new template which allows you to create your own YouTube site. By using a template you can create your own branded video upload site, including the social side of things like rating, commenting and the embedding of clips on your own blog or site.
I can see how to use this; creating a YouTube copy for just interviews with leading bloggers or one with video tutorials on new media. I made a quick copy and loaded up an example video so you can see what I mean.
Next is a new RSS to e-mail service called SimplyHeadlines. I think this is a nice one for people who want to stay up to date with news headlines by e-mail based on RSS feeds. The lay out is very easy to read and they also have a "mobile" version for Blackberry or other mobile readers. Another one to add to the list of "RSS by e-mail" readers.
And then there's the mix of blogs and forums set off by Tooum and called Switchboard. Their hosted service includes categories, tagging, RSS feeds, sticky posts etc... Combining a blog and a forum can definitely have its value in the context of community creation. The "blogforum" is quickly set up and very user friendly. I tested one here.
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