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2015 Newbery-Caldecott Banquet information and FAQ's
2015 Newbery-Caldecott-Wilder Banquet Information & FAQ's
Sunday, June 28, 2015
Note: Due to street closures from the Pride Parade, please allow extra travel time to arrive to the banquet.
Union Square Hilton
San Francisco, CA
Table reservations are currently open. Complete the table reservation form and email it to email@example.com or fax it to 312-280-5271. A table can accommodate up to 10 individuals and ensures that attendees will enjoy this exciting evening with their friends and colleagues. Table reservations are open late February and will close Friday, May 15th, 2015.
If you wish to order one or more individual tickets, you may do so via regular conference registration at alaac15.ala.org. Individual ticket holders will find open seating at non-reserved tables. If you order 10 individual tickets from conference registration, you will be ordering 10 individual open-seating tickets. Individual ticket holders who reserved their ticket before conference will pick up their banquet ticket on their first day of conference at registration. Individual ticket sales close at 12 Noon on Friday, June 26th so that we may submit a final guest count to the caterer.
Order of Events:
5:45 p.m.
Pre-Banquet Cash Bar Reception location TBD
Come early to mingle with friends and colleagues!
6:30 p.m.
Banquet Doors Open
Individual ticket holders- You may sit at any unreserved table. Servers will collect your ticket.
Table Hosts- The table number on your ticket will correspond with the number of the table (located on a stanchion). Name tents with your name/organization will be placed on the table.
7:00 p.m.
ALA President Courtney Young will make opening remarks.
Dinner served
Entree (All ticket holders will be emailed instructions to request a vegetarian meal in May.)
coffee, tea (cash bars will be open during dinner, located at each end of the ballroom)
Cash bar will be open during dinner
8:30 p.m. (approx)
ALSC President Ellen Riordan will bring a brief welcome and convene the award presentation program.
10:00 p.m.
Receiving line
Bus schedule
Note:Please allow extra time to travel to the banquet as the Pride Parade will be taking place that day. Updated shuttle information will be provided closer to the date of the banquet. The hotel is located on the ALA Shuttle Bus route and there is will be a shuttle that runs from the Convention Center to the hotel. The last shuttle bus, en route to the hotel, will leave the Convention Center at 8:00 p.m. Return service from the hotel to conference hotels will run from 8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. and will use the same route numbers as the regular daytime service. The last bus will leave the hotel at 11:00 pm. A shuttle schedule is located here.
Help! I've lost my ticket.
Please visit the information desk, located outside the banquet room doors, as soon as possible upon your arrival. Your name will be verified against a roster and you will be issued a replacement ticket to present to your server.
Will tickets be available at the door?
Tickets will not be available for purchase at the door. Individual ticket sales end at noon Friday, June 26 at the onsite registration desk. Ticket sales must close at this time in order to provide an accurate count to the caterer.
On occasion, a guest will not be able to attend. If far enough in advance, they may try to sell the ticket on ALSC-L. We have also had situations where those who have extra tickets bring them to the information desk, free to the first person who inquires about extra tickets at the desk.
Are there assigned seats? How do I find a seat?
Those who purchased an individual ticket are not assigned a seat. You may sit at any unreserved table. As a reminder, doors open at 6:30 p.m. Attendees will not be allowed in the room before this time, so that hotel staff can finish setting the room and make final preparations for this special evening.
Those who purchased a table will receive a table assignment in advance and a table ticket. One representative may check-in with an ALSC staff member, at the information desk next to the banquet room doors, and gain early access to place seating assignments. Your representative will be asked to leave the room when finished, so that hotel staff may complete their preparations.
What should I wear?
The Newbery-Caldecott-Wilder Banquet is a very special celebratory evening. Guests are encouraged to dress in cocktail attire. Please bring a wrap or sweater as the room is large and can become cool. Additionally, you will want to wear comfortable shoes if you plan to go through the receiving line. There will be a long wait as 1,000 people go through the line.
Vegetarian/Medical Dietary Restrictions
Guest who provided an email address when registering for their individual ticket will receive an email with a special web URL where they can place their request. Table hosts will be asked to send the same email request to their guests. Due to deadlines with the caterer, we will not be able accommodate requests after June 12th.
Is the cash bar open throughout the dinner?
Yes, a cash bar will be open in the back of the room throughout the course of dinner.
Will the authors/illustrators be signing books?
Our Award and Honorees will not be signing books during the banquet. However, check the conference program guide. There is a good chance they will be signing in their publisher's booth. There will also be a chance to meet and say a few words to your favorite authors/illustrators in the receiving line immediately after the award ceremony.
Receiving line etiquette
The receiving line is a great way to say hello and convey your congratulations to the Awardees and Honorees. However, with 1,000 people going through the line, we do ask that you keep your comments as brief as possible so that everyone has a chance to meet the Awardees and Honorees.
Table reservations
A table reservation ensures that attendees will enjoy this gala evening in the company of their friends and colleagues.
How many seats are there at each table? Each table can accommodate up to 10 individuals.
How much does a table cost? Please see pricing levels outlined below.
I want to sit with 9 of my friends, can I purchase a table? Yes, anyone attending the Newbery-Caldecott-Wilder Banquet may place a table order. The table must be purchased as a whole (no partial table sales) and paid for in a single transaction. If you would like to host a table,simply recruit 9 of your friends or colleagues who have not yet purchased individual tickets, and purchase a table at one of the indicated levels in a single transaction by filling out this form.Please note, individually purchased tickets may not be applied toward the cost of the table.Refund requests for individual tickets are subject to a $25 handling fee.
I need two or more tables. Will they be located together? ALSC makes every effort to locate tables together, as long as your tables are ordered at the same time and at the same pricing level. ALSC is not able to guarantee tables will be co-located if an additional table is ordered after your initial order.
How do I reserve my table? Complete the table reservation form and email or fax by May 15 to: email@example.com; Fax: (312) 280-5271. Please confirm receipt of your order prior to May 15. Seating is not reserved until payment is received.
How do I request a vegetarian meal? Each table host will be sent an email in early June with instructions to make this request. Table hosts should pass the email/instructions on to their table guests.
How will I receive my table tickets? In mid-June, the ALSC office will email you all ten of your e-tickets with the table number printed on them. You can then distribute the tickets to your table guests.
Notable Level - Priced at $1,000
Ten tickets to the Banquet dinner with guaranteed assigned seating
Full slide in the Banquet PowerPoint, recognized as a Notable Sponsor
Silver Level - Priced at $1,500
Ten tickets to Banquet dinner with choice seating
Full slide in the Banquet PowerPoint, recognized as a Silver Sponsor
Post-event acknowledgement from ALSC in ALSC's newsletter
Gold Level - Priced at $2,000.
Ten tickets to Banquet dinner with preferred seating
Full slide in the Banquet PowerPoint, recognized as a Gold Sponsor
Post-event acknowledgement from ALSC in ALSC's newsletter
Post-event acknowledgement from ALSC in ALSC's journal Children & Libraries.
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A true, somewhat related story...For several weeks I would come home home from work and there was a message for me from a collection agency looking for a relative. I'm not sure how they found me; I'm guessing they just called everyone in the area with the same last name and hoped for the best. My last name is somewhat uncommon enough to make them think they might get lucky.I blew it off for a while until it started getting on my nerves. I broke my silence and purposely called back after hours when I knew they would be closed because I did not want to actually speak to them. I left a voicemail and said that I would pass the message along to my relative on the condition that they never call or contact me again. If I got so much as one call or piece of mail, I would fix it so they will spend countless hours chasing false leads and never find who they are looking for.I never heard from or of them again. And I have no idea if my relative ever cleared their debt .
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The FDCPA requires them to stop contacting you if requested. I have a lawsuit going right now with a collection agency who failed to stop when asked. They drag the process out as much as possible knowing they'll lose and have to pay eventually. We're donating all the proceeds to Big Brothers Big Sisters when they finally settle.
Yea it's $1,000 max per incident. We started the lawsuit on 10/17/2011 and they are still dragging it out. We hope to have it wrapped up by this Summer. It's a long painful process but that's the only way to teach them a lesson.


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Most of the hay produced in Kentucky for feeding livestock is packaged as large round bales. Large package sizes and rapid baling rates minimize labor requirements for baling and transport around the farm (local). However, storage losses of round bales are frequently much greater than those of similar hay in smaller rectangular bales. Most of the increased storage loss for round bales appears to result from storage outside without protection from the weather.
Losses during outside storage of twine-tied round bales result from weathering and from moisture movement from the ground into the bale. Weathering is visually associated with a change in color and deterioration of the outer layers of hay following exposure to rainfall, sunlight, and other factors during storage. Weathered hay suffers substantial losses of both yield and forage quality and is much less palatable to livestock than undamaged hay.
All hay baled at moisture contents above 15 percent will undergo some elevation in temperature in the first two to three weeks following baling. This heating is referred to as "sweating" or "going through a sweat" and is due to plant respiration and microbial activity. Even relatively dry hay (15 to 20 percent moisture content) will heat enough to cause measurable dry matter losses (4 to 5 percent). A small amount of heating (up to 130 degrees F) does no real damage to hay quality but serves to dry out the hay by evaporating some of the moisture it contains. Under Kentucky conditions, hay will generally reach an equilibrium moisture content near 15 percent.
When moisture contents of hay are greater than 15 percent at baling, some changes in hay color occur along with microbial growth and heating. The green color of moist baled hay typically changes to various shades of brown, depending on the extent of heating (Table 1).
Table 1. Effect of Moisture Content at Baling on DryMatter Loss and Quality Changes during Storage. | ||
% Moisture | % DM Loss | Quality Changes |
15 | None | None |
15-20 | 1-5* | Loss of moisture, slight loss of digestibility or energy (less than 5 percentage units). |
>20 | 5+ | Significant loss of digestibility (more than 5 percentage units), extensive loss of green color, lower protein digestibility due to heat-damaged protein. |
* Dry matter losses in storage are approximately equal to baling % moisture minus equilibrium % moisture (about 15% in Kentucky). |
In general, some loss in dry matter and quality is associated with these changes initially occurring after baling. A rule-of thumb useful in estimating yield loss of round bale hay is that 1 percent of original yield will be lost for each 1 percent moisture that is lost as stored hay reaches its equilibrium storage moisture. For example, if hay is baled at 20 percent moisture and then dries to 14 percent during storage, it will suffer a dry matter yield loss of about 6 percent.
Baling above 20 percent moisture without taking steps to reduce the microbial activity responsible for this heating may result in substantial quality loss. The extent of fungal growth during hay storage is a function of moisture content. Under normal conditions, the evaporation of water helps to dissipate heat generated by microbial growth on moist hay. The extent of heat damage can be assessed by looking at the color change during hay storage. Heating of moist hay causes a chemical reaction that fuses plant sugar and amino acids into an indigestible product called the Maillard product. Protein bound up in this process is called heat-damaged protein and is unavailable for animals. When hay heats sufficiently to cause a very dark brown to black color, its protein may be nearly indigestible.
Since heat movement in dry hay is slower than in moist hay, the movement of heat from the center to the outside of the bale slows down as the surface layers begin to dry. This causes the internal bale temperatures to increase rapidly after much of the surface moisture appears to have been removed. This can cause hay to catch fire due to spontaneous combustion if respiration and microbial heating raise temperatures greater than 170 degrees F. However, when spontaneous combustion occurs, it does not originate in the center of the round bale, but nearer the outside, because oxygen levels in the middle of the bale are usually too low for combustion to occur.
Dustiness in moist hay following storage consists largely of fungal spores produced during this microbial growth. Although numerous bacteria are present in hay, fungi account for most of the microbial growth during hay storage. Mold spores contribute to colic in horses and are responsible for significant economic losses to this important Kentucky livestock industry. Breathing spores of the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus during the handling of moldy hay can cause farmer's lung, a sometimes debilitating disease in which the fungus grows in human lung tissue. Hay with a significant amount of mold and mold spores can be used in cattle rations because cattle are less sensitive.
Package size and density affect hay during storage. The larger volume and greater density of large round bale packages compared with small rectangular bales result in a greater likelihood for significant heating at a given moisture level. In University of Kentucky research, round bales of alfalfa had twice the heat-damaged protein compared with small rectangular bales when both were baled at 25 percent moisture. Although 20 percent moisture or less is considered to be safe for baling small rectangular bales without fear of heat damage, we recommend a target moisture of 18 percent or less for dependable storage of round bales.
Alfalfa storage research indicates that increased size and densities of round bales increase heat-damaged protein and fiber concentrations compared with rectangular bales, possibly due to restricted heat and moisture exchange. Figure 1 illustrates the difference in heat-damaged protein between round and rectangular bales of alfalfa for the same moisture range (Collins et al., 1987).
Due to the cylindrical shape of round bales, even a seemingly insignificant layer of weathered material on the bale surface can represent a substantial loss of yield and quality based on the total volume of hay affected. A 2-inch layer of weathered material on the bale surface represents 16 percent of the bale volume of a 4 foot by 4 foot bale even though less than 7 percent of the bale diameter is affected (Table 2). This calculation does not include the ends of the bale since little loss occurs there. This relation between weathering depth and the proportion of the total volume affected results from the cylindrical shape of round bales. If weathering extends only 4 inches into a 5 foot by 4 foot bale, one-fourth of the total hay in the package has been damaged. Larger round bales lose relatively less with a given weathering depth than smaller-sized packages.
Table 2. Percentage of Bale Volume Affected. | |||||
Bale Dimensions | Depth of Weathered Layer in Inches | ||||
Diameter | Width | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
% of bale volume weathered | |||||
4' | 4' | 16 | 31 | 44 | 56 |
5' | 4' | 13 | 25 | 36 | 46 |
6' | 5' | 11 | 21 | 31 | 40 |
Round bales placed outside on the ground represent the cheapest method of hay storage with the greatest dry matter weathering loss potential (Table 3). Much of the yield loss that occurs during outside storage takes place on the bottom of the bale where moisture levels remain highest and air movement is the lowest. Outside storage losses can be reduced by as much as 38 percent by selecting a well-drained site and using poles, pallets, tires, crushed rock, or other materials to break the contact with the wet soil and to provide some air space between the bottom of the bale and the soil surface. Round bales should also be packaged tight enough to maintain uniform shape and minimize contact with the soil surface. They should be placed with sufficient space between bales to allow air flow and prevent collection of water.
Table 3. Comparison of Storage System Life, Approximate Cost per 1,000-pound Bale, and Dry Matter Loss. | |||
Storage System | System Life | Approx. Cost | Dry Matter Loss |
Years | $/bale/yr | % | |
Conventional shed | 20 | 5.00 | 4-7 |
Pole structure with plastic roof on pad | 4 | 3.00 | 4-7 |
Reusable tarp on pad* | 5 | 3.00 | 4-7 |
Bale sleeve on ground | 1 | 3.00 | 4-7 |
Plastic wrap on ground | 1 | 1.50 | 4-7 |
Elevated stack on pad (rock plus filter fabric) | 20 | 2.62 | 13-17 |
Net wrap on ground | 1 | 1.50 | 15-25 |
Stacked on ground (cost is twine) | 1 | 0.75 | 25-35 |
*Bales are stacked. |
In recent years, new technologies have been developed that attempt to reduce outside storage losses by covering the circumference of round bales with solid plastic sheeting to shed water. Past research has demonstrated that wrapping the round bale surface with ultraviolet (UV) light-stabilized plastic can reduce dry matter yield losses to only 7 percent compared with 35 percent losses from unwrapped bales stored outside on the ground. Solid plastic wrap can be applied at baling with the proper attachments to late model balers. Wrapping during baling avoids the additional labor needed with bale bonnets or sleeves. No twine is needed with self-adhesive plastic wrap, thereby offsetting a portion of the cost. Wrapping with stretch plastic costs approximately $1.50 per 1,000 pound bale, or $3 per ton.
Net wraps are porous materials designed to shed water and permit greater air flow at the bale surface at less cost than plastic wraps. Like plastic wraps, net wraps can be applied during baling and eliminate the need for twine. Studies comparing yield loss between various storage methods indicate that net wrap is somewhat intermediate between twine-tied outside bales and plastic wrap (Table 3). University of Kentucky research shows that net wrap reduces tall fescue dry matter losses by 32 percent compared with bales stored outside on the ground.
Plastic-covered Post-frame Structures: University of Kentucky research has found that effective, low-cost structures can be built to store large round bales of hay. These structures consist of a center row of posts supporting rafters spanning a width of roughly 28 feet. The length of such a structure is determined by the number of bales to be stored. One "bay" would need to be twice the length of the bales for most efficient storage. The roofing material would consist of a spun-bonded polypropylene with a black waterproof coating. A floor or base impermeable to water should be installed to prevent wicking of moisture from the ground into stored hay. One option would be a filter fabric and rock base costing approximately $0.40 per square foot. Total investment cost for the structure plus rock/filter fabric floor is approximately $1.15 per square foot.
Another option for improved bale storage is the reusable heavy-duty tarp. These covers should be durable enough to last five to seven years, should be treated to avoid photo-degradation by UV light, and should have some method to distribute the strain of tie-downs across the length of the stack. Bales should be stacked as high as is practical and safe, usually in a 3-2-1 pyramid design with three bales in the bottom layer, two in the second layer, and one on top. This requires a front-end loader for stacking but minimizes the size of the tarp needed relative to the tons of hay stored.
Another bale arrangement that does not require a loader attachment is a 3-2 pyramid. This design lacks the natural peak that would more effectively shed water. Therefore, stacks of bales would need to be placed on a slope running the direction of the length of the stack so that water would drain off the end of the tarp. This design reduces storage capacity by 17 percent compared with the 3-2-1 stack but would require a slightly smaller tarp. An alternative solution is to place square bales in the middle of the upper layer to construct a middle peak to the stack, but the cost and trouble of the extra labor would have to be considered.
Some type of ground flooring under these reusable tarps is also desirable. University of Kentucky research indicates that approximately one-half of the storage losses in large round bales comes from direct contact with the ground.
Bale sleeves offer another method for protecting the round bale surface and are added to twine-tied bales before placement in the round bale storage area. Storage losses are similar to those sustained with plastic wraps and inside storage. However, the material cost per ton is usually greater than plastic or net wraps, and additional labor is required to move and place bales in the sleeve. The need for twine in addition to the wrap also adds to the cost per ton. Bales must be sized correctly for the sleeves, a difficult process when trying to get a tight fit. Plastic, net wraps, and bale sleeves are not reusable; therefore, proper disposal is required.
Numerous options are also available for permanent hay storage structures. Construction costs for such buildings range between $2 and $4 per square foot of floor space. Dimensions should be based on the size of bales to be stored, and at least 2 feet of clearance above the tallest stack is needed. Many designs accommodate three layers of bales. Using a typical design as an example, and including depreciation, taxes, and other costs, a permanent hay storage structure would cost about $10 per ton of storage capacity per year.
Weathering reduces the quality of round bale hay (Table 4). Most of the negative effects of outside storage on the quality of round-baled hay are seen in the weathered portion of the same bale, with minimal change in quality of unweathered hay from the bale interior. Indiana research showed that hay from bale interiors did not change in in-vitro dry matter disappearance (IVDMD) during storage, but hay from the weathered layer on the bale surface declined sharply to 36.8 percent after a five-month storage period (Table 4). Digestibility was approximately 59 percent for the unweathered portion of grass round bales from the interior portion of the bale compared with less than 43 percent digestibility for weathered material from the same bales.
Table 4. Quality of Weathered and Unweathered Portions of Grass and Grass-alfalfa Hay in Round Bales (Lechtenberg et al., 1979). | ||||
Hay Type | Bale Portion | Digestibility | Crude Protein | Acid Detergent Fiber |
-------------%------------- | ||||
Grass | Unweathered | 58.8 | 13.5 | 44.4 |
Grass | Weathered | 42.5 | 16.4 | 49.4 |
Grass-legume | Unweathered | 56.5 | 14.3 | 45.0 |
Grass-legume | Weathered | 34.2 | 16.9 | 48.7 |
Weathered hay is poor in quality because soluble carbohydrates in the outer layer of hay are both leached out by moisture and consumed by microbial growth. Increased fiber concentrations reduce livestock intake levels because fibrous constituents are used more slowly in the rumen compared with nonfiber components of the forage. Research at the University of Kentucky shows that even relatively low-quality hay is negatively affected by unprotected outside storage (Figure 2; Collins et al., 1995). Researchers compared the digestibility of hay from round bales of June-cut fescue stored for about one year using a variety of methods. Hay samples taken from the interior of all storage methods had similar digestibility values, approximately 50 percent. This indicates that the portion of hay protected from the weather retained its quality. However, samples taken from the outside surfaces of bales exposed to the weather were drastically reduced in digestibility. Although net wrap provided some protection from weathering, it did not prevent loss in quality of weathered hay. Bales stored inside, or tied using solid plastic wrap and stored, showed little or no loss of digestibility.
Of the quality constituents routinely measured during hay storage, crude protein concentration is least affected by outside storage conditions. Analysis of weathered hay often shows a slight increase in protein concentration compared with unweathered hay from the same bales. Increased protein concentration can result because protein is lost at a slower rate than that of some other forage constituents, such as carbohydrates, and such water-soluble minerals as potassium. However, research also has shown that the protein in weathered hay is used less efficiently than protein from undamaged hay. Crude protein analysis alone does not provide a very accurate reflection of the impact of storage on hay quality.
Legume forage is more susceptible to losses during outside storage than grass hay because legume hays, such as alfalfa and red clover, contain more water-soluble constituents that are most susceptible to loss during weathering. Indiana research shows much greater losses of digestibility in weathered hay from grass/legume-mixed hay than from grass bales (Table 4). Digestibility fell to 34 percent in weathered grass/legume-mixed hay compared with 43 percent in similarly treated grass hay. These data suggest pure legume hay or grass/legume-mixed hay with a high proportion of legume is preferred for inside storage or for outside storage options that offer protection from the weather.
To evaluate the economics of round bale storage, it is important to compare the cost and the estimated life of the storage structure or method and its value in terms of hay value saved. The cheapest storage is not always the best solution, unless hay is extremely poor in quality and low in value.
Tables 5, 6, and 7 show a comparison of several methods of storage of 100 tons of 5-foot by 4-foot round bales weighing 1,000 pounds each. The final calculations are made for two types of hay: 1) alfalfa hay valued at $85/ton, and 2) grass hay valued at $40 per ton. Table 5 indicates the assumptions used for the economic analysis of investment costs for each system. Table 6 specifies the projected annual costs for depreciation, interest, repairs, taxes, and insurance for each storage option.
Table 5. Investment Costs in Six Potential Hay Storage Options. | |||||
Storage System | Unit Cost ($/sq ft) | Unit Cost ($/ton) | Cost $ for 100-Ton Capacity | Life Years | Salvage Value |
Conventional shed | 3.50 | 78.97 | 7897.00 | 20 | 0 |
Pole structure with plastic roof on pad | 1.20 | 37.33 | 3733.00 | 20 | 0 |
0.12 | 3.73 | 373.00 | 4 | 0 | |
Reusable tarp on pad* | 0.73 | 17.60 | 1760.00 | 4 | 0 |
Bale sleeve on ground | 0.15 | 6.00 | 600.00 | 1 | 0 |
Plastic wrap on ground | 3.00 | 300.00 | 1 | 0 | |
Elevated stack on pad | 0.40 | 18.67 | 1867.00 | 20 | 0 |
Net wrap on ground | 0.08 | 3.00 | 300.00 | 1 | 0 |
Twine-tied on ground | 0.04 | 1.50 | 150.00 | 1 | 0 |
* Bales are stacked two high in a 3-2 pyramid; no front end loader is required. |
Table 6. Annual Costs of Depreciation, Interest, and RTI (Repairs, Taxes, and Insurance) for Each System. | ||||||
Storage System | Depreciation | Interest* | RTI % | RTI | Annual Cost | Cost per ton |
Conventional shed | 394.85 | 394.85 | 3 | 236.91 | 1026.61 | 10.27 |
Pole structure with plastic roof on pad | 186.65 | 186.65 | 4 | 149.32 | 522.62 | 5.23 |
93.25 | 18.65 | 2 | 7.46 | 119.36 | 1.19 | |
Reusable tarp on pad | 440.00 | 88.00 | 3 | 52.80 | 580.80 | 5.81 |
Bale sleeve on ground | 600.00 | 30.00 | 1 | 6.00 | 636.00 | 6.36 |
Plastic wrap on ground | 300.00 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 315.00 | 3.15 |
Elevated stack on pad | 93.35 | 93.35 | 1 | 3.00 | 189.70 | 1.90 |
Net wrap on ground | 300.00 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 315.00 | 3.15 |
Twine-tied on ground | 150.00 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.00 | 157.50 | 1.58 |
*Interest rate of 10 percent on the average value of the system (Beginning value minus ending value divided by life of system or structure). | ||||||
Note: Total cost of plastic-covered structure is sum of these two rows. |
Table 7. Total Annual Costs for Each System, Including Dry Matter (DM) Losses, on a Per Ton Basis. | |||||||||
Storage System | DM Loss* | System Cost | Grass Hay | Alfalfa Hay | |||||
Hay Value | DM Loss | DM Savings over Stack on Ground | Hay Value | DM Loss | DM Savings over Stack on Ground | ||||
% | ..................................................$/ton................................................... | ||||||||
Conventional shed | 5 | 10.27 | 40.00 | 2.00 | 10.00 | 85.00 | 4.25 | 21.25 | |
Pole structure with plastic roof on pad | 7 | 6.42 | 40.00 | 2.80 | 9.20 | 85.00 | 5.95 | 19.55 | |
Reusable tarp on pad | 7 | 5.81 | 40.00 | 2.80 | 9.20 | 85.00 | 5.95 | 19.55 | |
Bale sleeve on ground | 8 | 6.36 | 40.00 | 3.20 | 8.80 | 85.00 | 6.80 | 18.70 | |
Plastic wrap on ground | 5 | 3.15 | 40.00 | 2.00 | 10.00 | 85.00 | 4.25 | 21.25 | |
Elevated stack on pad | 10 | 1.90 | 40.00 | 4.00 | 8.00 | 85.00 | 8.50 | 17.00 | |
Net wrap on ground | 23 | 3.15 | 40.00 | 9.20 | 2.80 | 85.00 | 19.55 | 5.95 | |
Stack on ground | 30 | 1.58 | 40.00 | 12.00 | 0.00 | 85.00 | 25.50 | 0.00 | |
* The weight of the weathered layer is considered part of the total dry matter loss. |
The value of each storage system relative to outside storage on the ground is estimated in Table 7 for grass hay and alfalfa hay valued at $40 and $85 per ton, respectively. Values for dry matter losses for each storage system were based on the value of the hay. These figures were compared with the losses of the same hay stored outside on the ground with no weather protection (stack on ground option). These differences are expressed as "Savings over Stack on Ground."
In all but one case (conventional shed and $40 per ton grass hay), improved bale storage resulted in sufficient savings to cover all costs associated with the storage system employed. The savings in $40 per ton grass stored in a conventional shed was only $0.27 per ton short of covering all costs for constructing the shed.
Several round bale storage options are available for Kentucky farmers. The hay savings from these methods will vary according to the method and the value of the hay. Economic analysis of hay storage options indicated that improved bale storage options will pay for nearly any bale storage system.
Collins, M., W.H. Paulson, M.F. Finner, N.A. Jorgensen and C.R. Keuler. 1987. Moisture and storage effects on dry matter and quality losses of alfalfa in round bales. Trans. of the American Society of Agric. Eng., 30:913-917.
Collins, M., L.D. Swetnam, G.M. Turner, J.N. Hancock, and S.A. Shearer. 1995. Storage method effects on dry matter and quality losses of tall fescue round bales. J. Prod. Agric. 8:507-513.
Lechtenberg, V.L., K.S. Hendrix, D.C. Petritz, and S.D. Parsons. 1979. Compositional changes and losses in large hay bales during outside storage. p. 11-14. In Proc. Purdue Cow-Calf Res. Day. April 5, 1979, West Lafayette, IN., Purdue Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. West Lafayette, IN.
Figure 1. Effects of Alfalfa hay package type and moisture at baling on heat-damaged protein.
Figure 2. Digestibility of tall fescue hay in round bales
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Penn Masala
Penn Masala | |
Penn Masala with US President Obama, 2009.
Background information | |
Origin | University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Genres | World, a cappella |
Years active | 1996–present |
Website | pennmasala.com |
Penn Masala is an American a cappella group. It is the world's first[1][2] and premier[3][4] Hindi a cappella group.[5] Formed in 1996 by students at the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Masala's music has been influenced by the Eastern and Western cultures that represent the group's membership. The group was featured on the soundtrack of American Desi,[6] and has released eight full-length albums: Awaaz, 11 PM, Soundcheck, The Brown Album, Pehchaan, On Detours, Panoramic, Kaavish, and the compilation album Out of Stock. They are currently working on a ninth album.
Penn Masala, often stylized as pennmasala, was formed in 1996 by students at the University of Pennsylvania who wanted to represent their subcontinental heritage and music through a cappella singing. Among other, more long-standing a cappella groups, Penn Masala stood out as the only one in the world that sang Hindi music.[7] This defining characteristic of the group brought it immediate attention as members fused Hindi and English music in original song formats. Soon, the group began to bill itself as "The world's first and premier Hindi a cappella group". Within just four years of its inception, Penn Masala had gained close to 15 members. By 2002, the group released its first two CDs: Awaaz (Hindi for sound) was released in 1999, and 11 PM was released in 2001. Over the next 3 years, Penn Masala released two more full-length albums, Soundcheck and The Brown Album, and a compilation CD entitled Out of Stock, which included favorites from the first 3 albums. In 2007, the group released its fifth studio album, Pehchaan (Hindi for identity). The group followed up the success of Pehchaan with their sixth album, On Detours, which was released in March 2009 and Panoramic, released in 2011. In 2013, they released their eighth studio album titled Kaavish, which features the hit single "Fix You / Ishq Bina". In March 2014, Penn Masala released The Evolution of Bollywood Music video, which has since received over 1 million views on YouTube. In March 2015, Penn Masala released The Bollywood Breakdown, a compilation of contemporary songs that combine elements of hip-hop with Bollywood music.
Penn Masala performs around the world, with much of their traveling done in the United States; the group performs at numerous universities and events across the world, spanning cities from Kolkata to London to Montreal and San Francisco.[8]
In 1998, soon after the release of Awaaz, Penn Masala went on its first international tour to the United Kingdom, hitting the airwaves and performing all across the United Kingdom. The group gave two particularly noteworthy concerts in New York City: once in 2000 at the Zee Gold Bollywood Awards in the Nassau Coliseum, and again in 2002 at the Bollywood Music Awards in the Hammerstein Ballroom.
India tours[edit]
The group has traveled to India four times. In 2002, the group traveled to Mumbai, India to perform at the Star Screen Awards, during which time the members appeared on MTV Asia. In 2006, the group celebrated its 10th anniversary with a tour of India. The men performed at such venues as the National Centre for the Performing Arts at Nariman Point in Mumbai and Swabhumi in Kolkata. In January 2010, the group did another tour across India, selling out the Hard Rock Cafes in New Delhi and Mumbai. Penn Masala also performed at the Oberoi Trident at a ceremony honoring the achievements of Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani. Present were many notable personalities, including Nita Ambani, director Rajkumar Hirani, director/producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah, actors Imran Khan, Rahul Bose and Vinod Khanna, and cricketer Sachin Tendulkar among others. The group also performed at the well-known Lumbini Park Amphitheatre in Hyderabad, and were featured in numerous media outlets, including NDTV, CNBC TV 18, BBC Asia, The Hindustan Times, Zee TV, and CNN-IBN among others.[9] Penn Masala's fourth India tour took place in January 2013, where they shot a music video of "Fix You / Ishq Bina" and performed in five cities across all of the Hard Rock Cafes in the entire country.[10] The January 2013 tour was covered by many major India new outlets, including The Times of India and DNA India, who met with Ram Narayan and Sam Levenson to write about the tour.[11]
United Kingdom and Canada tours[edit]
After its initial United Kingdom tour, Penn Masala continued reaching out to audiences abroad with a tour of the nation in March 2010. Among others, two notable performances were at St. James Piccadilly in central London, and in Hammersmith, where the group headlined a nationwide music competition. In November 2010 Penn Masala performed in Montreal, their first Canadian performance in ten years. Then again in 2012, Penn Masala toured the United Kingdom and did a show for The Rajasthani Foundation's Diwali Charity Gala Ball. Audience members included the Hinduja Brothers of the Hinduja Group, Lakshmi Narayan Mittal, Europe's richest man and CEO of ArcelorMittal, as well as the company's CFO Aditya Mittal.
Domestic tours[edit]
Every semester, Penn Masala tours at a few university campuses. For example in 2011, Penn Masala performed full-length shows at University of Michigan, Vanderbilt University, Ohio University, University of Houston, Rutgers University, Philadelphia Museum of Art, University of North Carolina, University of Maryland and a second performance at Rutgers University, as well as an international gig in the United Kingdom. The group performed at Southern Methodist University for Bhangra Blitz in April 2013. However on top of these routine performances, Penn Masala has also performed for a number of famous individuals ranging from Anderson Cooper to Henry Kissinger to Ban Ki-Moon.
On October 14, 2009, Penn Masala performed at the White House in Washington, D.C. for the White House's celebration of Diwali and the signing ceremony of the Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.[12] The event took place in the East Room, with attendees including President Barack Obama, the Secretary of Commerce and Secretary of Education, Associate Director of Public Engagement Kalpen Modi (also known as Kal Penn), members of Congress, and distinguished community members. Penn Masala opened the ceremony with a performance which was followed by a speech by President Obama, who commended their creative energy and contributions to the Asian American community. In fact in 2012, it was leaked that along with artists such as Jay-Z, Adam Levine, Fergie, Arcade Fire and others, Penn Masala was to be courted by President Barack Obama's team in order to obtain their celebrity endorsement.[13][14] In 2011, Penn Masala was invited to perform for the presidents of universities all over the world as well as UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon.
Penn Masala also holds a large annual spring concert at the University of Pennsylvania in the university's largest performance venue, Irvine Auditorium. The concert features a wide selection of their songs, and incorporates humor throughout the show using skits and videos that often parody or spoof popular culture. The end of the show is usually marked by a traditional gathering of Masala alumni and current members of the group on stage to commemorate the group and its extensive alumni network.
Penn Masala combines various musical traditions, including Hindi film music, pop, hip-hop, R&B, rock, and Indian classical styles. The group also uses a wide array of languages in their songs. Their compositions are primarily sung in English or Hindi, but certain songs include Arabic, Punjabi, Kannada, and Tamil as well.[15]
Penn Masala blends popular songs to create its own independent version, which is melodically and thematically unified. Most songs fuse popular Hindi and English songs (in the past the group has covered songs by artists such as U2 and Justin Timberlake), into an a cappella rendition. Some songs are purely Hindi; for example, "Bahara" on Panoramic,[16] and "Yeh Honsla" on On Detours and others purely English, such as "What Goes Around Comes Around" on On Detours. Other songs, such as "Aicha" and "Is Pal Mein", incorporate Hindi and English lyrics into a single song. "Aankhon Mein Tu Hai" also includes Tamil verses, "Saade Dil Te", "Kangna" and "Tere Werga" incorporate Punjabi songs, while "Masala Dosa" begins with the Kannada hymn "Krishna Ni Begane", "Aicha" includes Arabic verses and "Fix You - Ishq Bina" includes Bengali. While most of the group's songs are interpretations of already-existing songs, the group also composes originals, such as "Main Tanha" and "Pehchaan" on the album Pehchaan, "Kal Ka Sapna" and "Distant Places" on On Detours, "Is Pal Mein" and "Kaash" on Panoramic, and "Mann Mein Ujaala" on Kaavish.
Penn Masala's music has been popularly and critically acclaimed. "Meri Sapno Ki Rani" and "Aap Jaise Koi" were both featured in American Desi, while a music video for "Chamak Challo" debuted in the Top 10 on Channel [V] India. Both "Chamak Challo" and "Bharat Humko Jaan Se Pyara Hai", a celebration of India's 50th anniversary of independence, brought immediate attention to the group in the fall of 1997, and have been fan favorites ever since. Penn Masala songs have been routinely selected for Varsity Vocals' Best of Collegiate A Cappella CD.[17] "Bharat Humko Jaan Se Pyara Hai" was the first Penn Masala song to be honored. After that, " "Pehchaan" from Pehchaan, "Lovestoned/Ya Ali" from On Detours and "Is Pal Mein" from Panoramic have all been selected to be on the Best of Collegiate A Cappella CD for their respective years.[18]
In 2012, the group was named one of the five best college a cappella groups in the United States by USA Today[19] and twelve best college a capella groups by online magazine Her Campus.[20]
Penn Masala is a living, evolving group. Made up of University of Pennsylvania students, the group's membership constantly changes as veteran members graduate and new members enter the group[21] through an audition process. Although the majority of Penn Masala's members are of Indian descent, non-Indian members such as Brian Hong, Sam Levenson, and Brendan McManus have been or are currently a part of the group.[22]
Penn Masala currently consists of: Dilip Rajan, Prashant Ramesh, Chetan Khanna, Hari Ravi, Aneesh Kanakamedala, Pranay Sharma, Brendan McManus, Kashish Hora, Praveen Rajaguru, Yamir Tainwala, Nikhil Raman, and Vishnu Rachakonda.[23]
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1997 | Santosh Govindaraju |
1998 | Ananda Sen, Siddhartha Khosla |
1999 | Alekh Dalal, Ankur Gupta, Himanshu Sheth, Naveen Wadhera, Sumit Bothra, Swapnil Shah |
2000 | Abhijeet Patwardhan, Brian Hong, Budhaditya Bhattacharya, Deep Trivedi, Kunal Bajaj, Mihir Talati, Rishi Patel |
2001 | Ameesh Shah, Pankaj Kakkar, Sandip Agarwala, Veeral Rathod |
2002 | Akash Shah, Arpan Punyani, Saurabh Moonat |
2003 | Gaurav Kapadia, Kalin Agarwal, Rishabh Jain, Sandeep Acharya, Vimal Vora, Vishal Oberoi, Viral Juthani |
2004 | Indranil Guha, Prateek Sureka |
2005 | Adarsh Shah, Ashish Doshi, Prashant Shankar, Shakir Iqbal |
2006 | Ramnath Vaidyanathan, Samir Amrute, Varun Sureka |
2007 | Anand Anbalagan, Ankit Agarwal, Jay Patel, Sathvik Tantry, Srikant Rao, Tushar Vashisht |
2008 | Ameya Phadke, Ankit Shah, Samir Sheth |
2009 | Anup Bharani, Chethan Mudiyam, Ricky Sharma |
2010 | Ankit Dhir, Nikhil Marathe, Sagar Bhatt |
2011 | Bhuwan Vashisht, Dhruv Batura, Manoj Racherla, Sachin Amrute |
2012 | Bharat Moudgil, Harshil Shukla, Mahesh Murali, Shriram Chauhan, Vinay Rao |
2013 | Akshat Vaidya, Ram Narayan, Sam Levenson |
2014 | Akiff Premjee, Varshil Patel, Rohan Murthy |
- Kaavish (2013)
- Panoramic (2011)
- On Detours (2009)
- Pehchaan (2007)
- Out of Stock (2005)
- The Brown Album (2005)
- Soundcheck (2003)
- Awaaz (1999)
- ^ Rapkin, Mickey (2009). Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate A Cappella Glory. Penguin. ISBN 1-59240-463-4.
- ^ Penn Masala performs at the White House Penn Current - October 15, 2009
- ^ Penn Masala to perform in city The Hindu - January 10, 2010
- ^ Penn Masala - The World's Premier South Asian A Cappella Group India West
- ^ Matheson, Kathy (2007-02-24). "UPenn group spices up college a cappella scene with Hindi songs". Associated Press. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
- ^ Patel, Anhoni (May 18, 2001). "Penn Masala Croons A Cappella". AsianWeek. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
- ^ Steinberg, Jacques (Jan 4, 2012). "10 Questions for the Dean of Admissions of the University of Pennsylvania". New York Times. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
- ^ "Penn Masala's Pehchaan". IndiaPost.com. March 4, 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
- ^ Penn Masala's 2010 India Tour Recap - Penn Masala
- ^ [1] Penn Masala Eyes Bollywood
- ^ Badola, Shreya (January 4, 2013). "'Penn Masala' eyes Bollywood". DNA.
- ^ Penn Masala performs at White House Daily Pennsylvanian - October 14, 2009
- ^ Smith, Grady (January 19, 2012). "Obama's wish-list of celebrity endorsements leaks, but Lady Antebellum says no thanks". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
- ^ Cass, Michael (January 19, 2012). "Confirmed and Passed Surrogates" (PDF). Tennessean. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
- ^ Sharda, Ashish. "Interview with Penn Masala". Shabd. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
- ^ Panoramic (Album) XDV Magazine - January 2, 2012
- ^ 01/26/10, Honors and Other Things - Almanac, Vol. 56, No. 19
- ^ 2012 announced
- ^ The 5 Best College A Capella Groups in the Country
- ^ 12 Best College A Capella Groups in the Country
- ^ Welcoming New Members - Penn Masala
- ^ Patel, Ahoni (May 18, 2001). "Penn Masala Croons A Cappella". Asian Week.
- ^ "Penn Masala - About". Retrieved 26 June 2013.


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Best TV of the '00s: Reality Series
More of our best of the decade coverage, which started on Tuesday. You can read the other posts at the link above. Here, we talk about a major category that came of age in the aughts: Reality shows.
While I would never call myself a reality TV junkie, it really bugs me when people make blanket statements like, "I hate reality TV," or, "Reality TV is the bane of my existence." The genre has grown so much in the past decade that it has become just like scripted television, in that there's good and there's bad. Even though we're splitting this up into two lists, "Reality," and "Trashy Reality," you won't see a single show that starts with, "Who Wants to Marry" on either list.
This list is dedicated not to the guilty pleasures, but to the shows that you wouldn't be embarrassed for your neighbors to know you watch: the classy reality, if you will. So without further ado, here is TV Squad's list of the best reality shows of the decade.
New TV DVDs for Dec. 15: 'Robot Chicken,' 'The Tudors' and More
Okay, so maybe 'Robot Chicken' isn't quite your father's stop-motion show, but retailers around the nation are about to find out how today's brand of animation stacks up against favorites of the past as several offbeat animated series get the DVD treatment. But don't worry, if cartoons aren't your thing, we've also dug up some releases from other genres that will make some of the best gifts this side of the Island of Misfit Toys.
The History Channel dilutes its brand with even more reality shows
They've heard us, which is why The History Channel is bringing us more reality, starting with a spi-off of the aforementioned Truckers. Extreme Trucking will travel the world looking for the most treacherous roadways anywhere, and the brave men and women who drive them.
We can also look forward to traveling the US with Pickers, as people hunt for rare artifacts. And we'll get down and dirty with a 61-year old feud at a North Carolina NASCAR track with Madhouse. Even more unusual is Sliced, a series where objects are cut in half so we can see what they look like. Hey, if they cut a tree in half we can look at the history of it!
Ice Road Truckers iPhone app lets fans hit the frozen road
But, that's not stopping The (former) History Channel from launching its first paid iPhone and iPod Touch game with an application that allows users to command 18-wheelers across Arctic roads.
Fans of the show -- and of snowy truck driving in general -- can download a free, "lite" test version of the game now through Apple iTunes.
Ice Road Truckers heads north to Alaska for third season
Set to return Sunday nights on May 31, new episodes of Ice Road Truckers take the show's cameras from the diamond mines and frozen highways of Canada's Northwest Territories north to the oil fields of Alaska.
Previous seasons featured rugged truck drivers (like Hugh "The Polar Bear" Rowland, right) braving subzero temperatures to drive rigs weighing thousands of tons over ice pathways smoothed out over frozen lakes.
What to Watch Weekend, Sept. 6-7
(Sun., 9PM, HBO) series premiere
You've gotta hand it to 'Six Feet Under' creator Alan Ball for one of the season's most clever new drama premises: Vampires no longer thirst for human blood, thanks to Tru Blood, a synthetic drink available at the vamps' local supermarket.
That leaves the undead free to (try) to join the mainstream ... if curious, but suspicious humans will allow it. Bayou waitress Sookie (Anna Paquin) is certainly willing, especially when vamp hottie Bill walks into her bar.
But Bill and his kind have a new concern: while vampires are off human blood, humans have discovered that drinking vampire blood makes for a great high, meaning the hunters have now become the hunted.
A history of reality television (part eight): Family, work ... and the future
Family and the workplace -- two constants in everyday American society. They are the places where we spend most of our lives. Sometimes we spend more time at one over complaints of the other. Other times, we barely want to spend time at either location.
Because these are so important to many people across this country, it made sense that television would delve into both of these environments during the Reality Revolution. However, since a 60-minute show about a senior technical analyst sitting in his four square-foot cube was not likely to draw in the audience, the reality shows that were created focused on those families and workplaces that were a tad more unique. Thusly, shows were created around well-to-do families, celebrity families, or families with multiple children, while workplace shows dealt in tattoos, motorcycles, hair styling, and house-flipping.
Coming in later than the game operas and relationship shows, these family and workplace programs ushered in a new phase of the Reality Revolution and set the stage for the future of reality programming.
USA bumps up the In Plain Slight premiere
NBC pens deal with Deadliest Catch, Ice Road Truckers producer
After making Deadliest Catch a huge hit for the Discovery Channel back in 2006, and still going strong, Thom Beers' Original Productions struck gold again with The History Channel's adrenaline rush Ice Road Truckers. Catch chronicles the real-life adventures of Alaskan crab fishers, considered one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, while Truckers is about one of the most dangerous jobs on land, driving big rigs in the Northern Canadian provinces over frozen lakes.
Now, according to Zap2It, Beers has inked an aggressive deal with NBC for three new shows. The network has given a 10-episode commitment to all three and guaranteed they will run at least two in prime time. So what are they about? Apparently, it didn't matter because Beers is working with the network now to figure out the subjects for all three.
History Channel keeps on Ice Road Truckin'
One of my favorite series this summer has been Ice Road Truckers on the History Channel. If you haven't seen it, a quick synopsis: truck drivers in northern Canada haul critical supplies hundreds of miles across frozen lakes to diamond mines owned by DeBeers and other corporations.
Ice Road Truckers is the kind of reality show I can dig, because it features real people with an extraordinary occupation. There's some drama, but it's never contrived or played up for the cameras. I stopped watching Dog the Bounty Hunter because I got sick of egregious musical cues dictating when I was supposed to feel something, and Ice Road Truckers is mercifully void of such manipulation. The fact that these men are driving heavy rigs with only a few inches of ice between themselves and the water is dramatic enough.
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Flippers Pizzeria announced it opened two new restaurants in its home state of Florida in January. The first new unit was opened near SeaWorld in Orlando, and the second is a franchisee-owned store in Tampa, according to a news release.
"We look forward to welcoming our loyal customers at these new locations and, of course, meeting new ones as our brand continues to expand in 2014," said Kelly Pfister, marketing director at the Orlando-based company.
The Tampa restaurant is owned by franchisees Watch These Franchises Grow!
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Library Dependencies
HiveMind has a number of dependencies on other open-source frameworks. The Ant build files for HiveMind will automatically download dependencies from the Maven repository on ibiblio.
Occasionally, HiveMind outstrips the availability of JAR versions on ibiblio.com. If a version of a JAR is
not available, you will need to locate and download the other package's distribution, extract the necessary JAR file
(and occasionally rename it), and copy it into ext-package/lib. The build scripts will pick up the file from there.
File | Name | Notes |
commons-logging-1.0.3.jar | Commons-Logging | |
easymock-1.1.jar | EasyMock testing framework | Only needed by HiveMindTestCase, which exists as the basis for your own tests. |
groovy-all-1.0-beta-10.jar | Groovy | Used by the GroovyModuleDescriptorProvider to support Groovy module descriptors. |
jboss-j2ee-3.2.1.jar | JBoss J2EE Server | Used by some services of the HiveMind library. No dependencies on JBoss itself, just on the javax.ejb package. |
javassist-3.0.jar | Javassist bytecode library | |
oro-2.0.6.jar | ORO Regular Expressions | |
spring-full-1.0.1.jar | Spring | Used by the hivemind.lib.SpringLookupFactory service. |
Typically, all you need is the HiveMind libraries, Javassist, ORO and commons-logging. Your EJB container will provide the javax.ejb classes. Obviously, you should include Spring if your are using Spring, and EasyMock if you are writing tests using the HiveMindTestCase base class.
In most cases, HiveMind has been built against a "handy" version; in all likelyhood you can vary the exact version of a dependency to suite your existing environment. Just remember to write some tests!
HiveMind is explicitly designed to be used with JDK 1.3 and above. It uses no features from JDK 1.4
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Brad Trost Maverick Watch
Brad Trost is vaguely interested in empowering backbenchers.
The biggest hurdle is how to make your voice heard, says the MP for SaskatoonHumboldt. That's why Trost, a backbencher since he was elected in 2004, says he hopes to introduce a bill later this year that would give backbenchers more power.
He's vague, however, about what form that bill might take. It could focus on better communication and more direct input from backbenchers, or less control of the political agenda from other government institutions. It could also include ways of making MPs more accountable to their own constituents.
Mr. Trost mused on party discipline and backbenchers earlier this year.


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This one should be very interesting, as perennial WCIA fave Comcast — who has stomped on DirecTV and United Airlines in earlier rounds — faces off against this year's giant killer, Apple. The iCompany has gone all Little Mac on both Microsoft and AT&T, but will they be able to get in the right punches to beat the Philadelphia Kid?
Which of these two companies deserves a shot at the WCIA title?
This is a post in our Worst Company In America 2010 series. The companies competing for this honor were chosen by you, the readers. Keep track of all the goings on at consumerist.com/tag/worst-company-in-america. Print the bracket, here.


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Checking out a Book
Where To check out a book, bring it to the Circulation Desk. The circulation Desk is located on the first floor of the Eli M. Oboler Library. You will need a valid ISU ID card to check out books.
How Long The borrowing period for undergraduates is 28 days.
Return or Renew The Circulation Desk is also the place to renew or return books. You can also renew your books within the Library Catalog.
Recall Item If the book you want is checked out, you can ensure that you will be next in line to get it. Recall forms are available at the Circulation Desk and within the catalog (just click on the "Request" button).
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Doug White, Shopping Bag Market, date unknown. Photograph, 4 in. x 5 in. Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives. Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
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Ron Swanson, on Yoga. And Fishing.
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Funny thing is, yoga is killer. It kills stress. It kills resistance. It kills not-being-present. It kills…aggression.
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Japan Lingerie Designer Unveils "Super COOL Bra"
Description:Japan unveils a bra to keep women cool. One lingerie maker on Wednesday said they hoped to raise awareness of Japan's energy crisis with the release of a summer bra that should make it unnecessary to wear anything else. (1:25)
Source: IBTimesTV
Tags: ibtimestv , energy , global warming , japan