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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — U.S. stocks finished mostly higher Thursday after another day of tight trading, but blue chips turned in their second day of losses, as investors mulled mixed economic data on a banner day for mergers and acquisitions.
While both the Nasdaq Composite Index and the S&P 500 Index closed up fractionally at multiyear high levels, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.29% fell 9.52 points, or less than 0.1%, to close at 13,973.39. It's the second day of losses for the Dow since it closed up above 14,000 on Tuesday. Shares of Coca-Cola Co. KO, -0.83% declined 1%, and led 16 out of 30 Dow components lower.
Cisco Systems Inc. CSCO, -0.39% shares finished down 0.7%. Cisco late Wednesday reported a small gain in earnings for its fiscal second quarter. See: Cisco earnings beat targets on small sales gain.
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The S&P 500 index SPX, -0.68% rose 1.05 points, or less than 0.1%, to finish at 1,521.38, its highest close since Oct. 31, 2007. Telecom stocks were the biggest decliner and energy led gains among the benchmark's 10 major industries.
The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, -0.87% advanced 1.78 points, or less than 0.1%, to close at 3,198.66, its highest close since Nov. 9, 2000.
On Thursday, the Dow industrials turned in a flat trading day, only varying by 0.5%, following Wednesday's loss when the high-low varied by only 0.6%. That's extending the Dow's flattest streak in 25 years. See: Dow is trading at its flattest since 1986.
For their own part, both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq only varied by about 0.6% Thursday.
Declining stocks and advancers were about even on the NYSE, while advancers outpaced decliners by about 13 to 11 on the Nasdaq. Composite volume for NYSE-listed stocks topped 3.7 billion shares, while it surpassed 1.9 billion for Nasdaq-listed shares.
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In economic news, U.S. jobless claims dropped by 27,000 to 341,000 in the week ended Feb. 9, according to the Labor Department. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch expected a much smaller drop.
"Overall the feel is that the labor market is improving as evidenced by a dip in the number of insured claims amongst claimants, which eased to 2.4% from 2.5%," said Andrew Wilkinson, chief economic strategist at Miller Tabak, in emailed comments. "This measure tracks the national rate of unemployment and portends further declines ahead." Read more on jobless claims.
International economic news, however, was bleak. Gross domestic product in the 17-nation euro-zone contracted by 0.6% compared with the third quarter and fell 0.9% from the fourth quarter of 2011, the European Union statistics agency, Eurostat, reported Thursday. Read more on the euro-zone GDP.
And in Japan, real GDP shrank at an annualized rate of 0.4% in the October-December quarter from the preceding three months, with the result countering expectations for growth in GDP.
M&A splash highlights corporate cash piles, sidelined money
Aside from economic data, a rash of deals announced over the past 24 hours stole the spotlight.

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Next to the Italian Oregano we have Lemon Thyme, which I just used in an interesting recipe I'll be posting next week. This is the type of thyme I'd be most likely to use raw, but it's also good in cooked dishes like Roasted Butternut Squash.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Friday Night Photos: 2009 Garden Update #9 (The Herbs are Flourishing!)
Next to the Italian Oregano we have Lemon Thyme, which I just used in an interesting recipe I'll be posting next week. This is the type of thyme I'd be most likely to use raw, but it's also good in cooked dishes like Roasted Butternut Squash.
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28 comments:
I love how determined your herbs were to survive and thrive through all of the construction this summer! I'm (literally) green with envy.ReplyDelete
I really enjoy your blog, and have followed it for quite awhile. I like the low-carb recipes, as I am diabetic.ReplyDelete
If you would like to play with your camera somemore please join us at Sunday Stills, a photo challenge site, and we have lots of fun. :)
Your herb garden is beautiful. That is something I want to do next year. I do have herbs scattered here and there--especially Dill. I love Dill in many recipes, but especially in Egg Salad. I dried a couple Bell freezer jars full of Dill Weed and am waiting on the plants to dry now to save some seed.ReplyDelete
Thank you for taking the time to post the pictures and the recipes and to do all you do. Joan
I am so envious of your beautiful herbs. I live in NC and each year have the same sad story. Huge, ugly caterpillers devour my sage and parsley almost overnight and spider mite takes care of the rosemary and thyme. Annoying and expensive since I use herbs a lot and have to buy them. I don't like to spray them since they are to be eaten.ReplyDelete
Beautiful photos! You've inspired me to add more herbs to my garden next season. I grow chives, mostly for their pretty 'purple puff ball' flowers, but I haven't tried many others yet. I'm thinking the purple sage you have would look great in my flower garden, even if I don't get around to eating it!ReplyDelete
Next year plant some garlic chives - they're wonderful with egg dishes. And have you ever fried sage leaves?
The herbs were certainly persistant weren't they! I'm happy for that, no question.ReplyDelete
dibear, thanks for the invite. I'll take a look at it.
Joan, glad you like the pictures. I love dill too, I need a new location for my dill though.
Janet, so sad! Have you tried mixing some dishwashing soap with water and spraying the plants with it. I know that will deter a lot of creatures and it washes right off the plants.
Deena, I love the chive flowers too. They're edible but I've never cooked anything with them. I had that same thought about the purple save, and it's so hardy I'm thinking I might move those plants into a flower bed and put some other herb there.
Kevin, I keep forgetting about garlic chives; thanks for the reminder. I have fried sage before, it's wonderful indeed.
Absolutely beautiful! Could you do a blog on growing herbs, how much sun they need, fertilizing, do you bring any indoors in the winter etc.. I am a frustrated herb grower! Thanks -- I love your blog!ReplyDelete
Dixie, great idea for a post in the spring. A few tips until then. My herbs are planted in beds with compost-enriched topsoil, which makes a lot of difference, so enriching the soil is my first advice. Most every kind of herb grows best in full sun, but some (especially mint) will tolerate some shade. At the beginning of the year I usually use some organic fertilizer pellets on my whole garden, but I don't fertilize the herbs much except for that. I water every other day at the beginning of the year, but only every third day by late summer. Hope that is helpful!ReplyDelete
Your container herbs are beautiful. Tried just 4 of them this year....okay...not so much growth but enough for a couple of dinners a week.ReplyDelete
Need to know how to fertilize them or something.
About the rosemary: you can pot it up, cut it back by half, and then keep it on a pebble tray in the garage or cellar where it won't freeze, but won't get above 58F. Water it about once a month, so the soil is moistened and there's water in the tray. It might die back, but come spring, you can set it out (covering it or bringing it back in when temps get too low), and plant it back in the bed when it's time. A rosemary cultivar called "Arp" is supposed to be good and hardy. With a tomato cage and some leaves piled around it, it might make it. (It's hardy in N Idaho, which is only slightly warmer than Utah. I've lived both places.)ReplyDelete
This year I didn't do so hot with gardening, but I did grow some tarragon, basil (purple ruffles is a great one for salads), oregano, marjoram, and rosemary. The rosemary loved the hard, dry, clay soil of the backyard, right along with the alyssum. Go figure. :o)
You mention you have 2 2x10 herb boxes - could you elaborate on that? I saw a Martha Stewart show where a guy showed her how to build a greens table with 2x4s and screen stapled to the bottom, is this the kind of thing you are using for your herbs? Is it a table, or do you just move boxes around? When do you plant them? Do you bring them inside when the frost comes? Do you start them in a greenhouse, or in a sunny window or outside? I'm just starting to learn about gardening, so forgive my lack of knowledge here... Thanks!ReplyDelete
Annalea, thanks for the rosemary advice! I have an inside entrance to my cellar now (part of the renovations) so I just might try it. Not sure it is 58 degrees down there all winter though.ReplyDelete
Wanda and Lisa, I should probably use the word "beds" instead of boxes, because growing herbs in raised beds like this is much different than container gardening. Wanda for growing in containers I'd probably fertilize every other week or so with some type of water-based fertilizer. Lisa, I did a whole series of posts last year about the building of the raised beds (or "growboxes" as we call them in my family). Here is where to read about building the growboxes and filling them with dirt and planting. I can't stop raving about how fun gardening is with these kinds of raised beds, plus the soil is really rich so everything grows like crazy. If you have any questions about the actual construction of the boxes, leave them here and I'll ask my brother.
Instead of going to that expensive grocery store, I think it's great to be able to go that lovely garden of yours and choose from that wonderful selection of herbs.ReplyDelete
Paz, I have to admit it's pretty great. I do spend a fair amount on plants each year, but now that I'm retired I hope I can grow more things from seeds!ReplyDelete
I recently moved to a coastal community in Oregon and want to grow herbs. We have a big deer population. Do the deer go for herbs?ReplyDelete
Nancy, I don't have personal experience with this (even if a deer made it this far down in the city, my whole yard is fenced.) I'm pretty sure that deer will eat some herbs though. You might try googling for more info.ReplyDelete
Thanks for your herb update. This is the first year I've tried to grow herbs: cilantro (failed) Rosemary, Thyme, and Basil. I just washed and dried my rosemary and thyme whole and put them in my FoodSaver bags to freeze. Now, on to freezing basil...ReplyDelete
I am jealous of your purple sage - and all your herbs - what a magnificent profusion!ReplyDelete
Your herbs look like a catalog! Not overgrown and falling over, and leggy, like mine.ReplyDelete
Wow Kalyn, your herbs look great! I wish I had as much basil as you so I could make pesto. Next year I think I'll plant more so I can have a beautiful crop like yours!ReplyDelete
Frieda, yaay. Love having those herbs in the freezer.ReplyDelete
Johanna, I do feel lucky. I love having the herbs in separate beds.
Pam, I try to keep them trimmed, although the basil is seriously in need of a trim right now!
Bruno, I buy a few plants for early basil, and then plant seeds for the rest. Cheap way to get a lot of basil!
I love your herbs garden. Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
Thanks Helene. I'm so glad people like seeing it, even when my photos aren't the greatest!ReplyDelete
Umm... Your photos are the BEST! ;-)ReplyDelete
Have a good one,
I love looking at other peoples garden pictures. Gives me ideas on how to improve my herb growing next year! I'm planning on writing a how to grow: [insert herb here] series next year... I wanted to do it this year... but I just started blogging a few months ago, and summer is almost gone :'( There might be some how to prepare your garden for winter posts and stuff coming when its closer to winter.ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing all those nice herbs with us!
You have a beautiful garden; it inspires me. I hope this year to beg my husband to put in raised beds. Our soil is so hard here in NC; it is almost claylike. You can't even dig into it unless it is tilled each time. What do you use for weed control? Does it go down before the wood?ReplyDelete
Wendy I didn't put anything under the soil in the beds.ReplyDelete
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42 U.S. Code § 7546 - Renewable fuel
(a) Definitions
In this section:
(1) Municipal solid waste
The term "municipal solid waste" has the meaning given the term "solid waste" in section 6903 of this title.
(2) RFG State
The term "RFG State" means a State in which is located one or more covered areas (as defined in section 7545 (k)(10)(D) of this title).
(b) Cellulosic biomass ethanol and municipal solid waste loan guarantee program
(1) In general
(2) Demonstration projects
(A) In general
The Secretary shall issue loan guarantees under this section to carry out not more than 4 projects to commercially demonstrate the feasibility and viability of producing cellulosic biomass ethanol or sucrose-derived ethanol, including at least 1 project that uses cereal straw as a feedstock and 1 project that uses municipal solid waste as a feedstock.
(3) Applicant assurances
An applicant for a loan guarantee under this section shall provide assurances, satisfactory to the Secretary, that—
(A) the project design has been validated through the operation of a continuous process facility with a cumulative output of at least 50,000 gallons of ethanol;
(4) Limitations
(A) Maximum guarantee
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a loan guarantee under this section may be issued for up to 80 percent of the estimated cost of a project, but may not exceed $250,000,000 for a project.
(B) Additional guarantees
(i) In general The Secretary may issue additional loan guarantees for a project to cover up to 80 percent of the excess of actual project cost over estimated project cost but not to exceed 15 percent of the amount of the original guarantee.
(5) Equity contributions
To be eligible for a loan guarantee under this section, an applicant for the loan guarantee shall have binding commitments from equity investors to provide an initial equity contribution of at least 20 percent of the total project cost.
(6) Insufficient amounts
If the amount made available to carry out this section is insufficient to allow the Secretary to make loan guarantees for 3 projects described in subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary shall issue loan guarantees for one or more qualifying projects under this section in the order in which the applications for the projects are received by the Secretary.
(c) Authorization of appropriations for resource center
There is authorized to be appropriated, for a resource center to further develop bioconversion technology using low-cost biomass for the production of ethanol at the Center for Biomass-Based Energy at the Mississippi State University and the Oklahoma State University, $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2007.
(d) Renewable fuel production research and development grants
(1) In general
The Administrator shall provide grants for the research into, and development and implementation of, renewable fuel production technologies in RFG States with low rates of ethanol production, including low rates of production of cellulosic biomass ethanol.
(2) Eligibility
(A) In general
The entities eligible to receive a grant under this subsection are academic institutions in RFG States, and consortia made up of combinations of academic institutions, industry, State government agencies, or local government agencies in RFG States, that have proven experience and capabilities with relevant technologies.
(e) Cellulosic biomass ethanol conversion assistance
(1) In general
The Secretary may provide grants to merchant producers of cellulosic biomass ethanol in the United States to assist the producers in building eligible production facilities described in paragraph (2) for the production of cellulosic biomass ethanol.
(2) Eligible production facilities
A production facility shall be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection if the production facility—
[1] See References in Text note below.
[2] So in original.
Source(July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title II, § 212, as added Pub. L. 109–58, title XV, § 1511,Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 1086.)
References in Text
The Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is title V of Pub. L. 93–344, as added by Pub. L. 101–508, title XIII, § 13201(a),Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388–609, as amended, which is classified generally to subchapter III (§ 661 et seq.) of chapter 17A of Title 2, The Congress. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 621 of Title 2 and Tables.
The Energy Policy Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), probably means the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. 109–58, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 594. Title XIV of the Act probably should be a reference to title XV of the Act which relates to ethanol and motor fuels and enacted subchapter XIV (§ 16501 et seq.) of chapter 149 of this title and sections 6991i to 6991m and 7546 of this title, amended sections 6991 to 6991f, 6991h, 1991i, 7135, 7545, and 13220 of this title, and enacted provisions set out as notes under section 7545 of this title. Title XIV of the Act, which contains miscellaneous provisions, is classified principally to subchapter XIII (§ 16491 et seq.) of chapter 149 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 15801 of this title and Tables.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 7546, act July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title II, § 212, as added Dec. 31, 1970, Pub. L. 91–604, § 10(c), 84 Stat. 1700; amended Dec. 31, 1970, Pub. L. 91–605, § 202(a), 84 Stat. 1739; Apr. 9, 1973, Pub. L. 93–15, § 1(b), 87 Stat. 11; June 22, 1974, Pub. L. 93–319, § 13(b), 88 Stat. 265, related to low-emission vehicles, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 101–549, title II, § 230(10),Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2529.
A prior section 212 of act July 14, 1955, was renumbered section 213 by Pub. L. 91–604, renumbered section 214 by Pub. L. 93–319, and renumbered section 216 by Pub. L. 95–95, and is classified to section 7550 of this title.
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text: Pope recalls 'joy,' difficulties in final audience Share this story email Share this story «Previous 26 of 52 Photos Next » Read the story « » Vatican Pope Pope Benedict XVI waves from his pope-mobile to a cheering crowd of faithful attending his last general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Benedict XVI has recalled moments of "joy and light" during his papacy but also times of great difficulty in an emotional, final general audience in St. Peter's Square before retiring. Benedict thanked his cardinals, colleagues and ordinary faithful for their support and for respecting his decision to become the first pope in 600 years to resign. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)


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Spend time in the company of Andrew Veiga and you'll discover why this young man possesses such a keen sense of direction. The course he mapped out is so precise, with every last detail accounted for, that it's easy to confuse him for a cartographer rather than a high school student-athlete whose forte is baseball.
Veiga has cast an eye toward the future, yet he's just as mindful of the present. Both ends are properly secured, thanks to adhering to a step-by-step process that he felt would provide him with the best opportunity to succeed and thrive. Keeping his finger on the pulse regarding everything that materialized over a short period, Veiga unabashedly admits that these days, he's perfectly content.
Elaborate preamble aside, it's rare to see someone in this fast-paced world actually take the time to carefully consider all avenues before putting words or thoughts into action. Veiga did, and because he didn't rush to judgment, the senior has a roster spot waiting for him at the University of Albany, a Division I school that resides in the America East Conference. Sliding on a Great Danes jersey will come on the heels of what will be an abbreviated stint with the Lincoln High '9' this spring.
"It's awesome," smiled Veiga while sitting at a table inside Cumberland's Upper Deck Baseball Academy late last week. "I basically have to pass my classes, have fun this senior year, and I'm all set."
Considering we're talking about someone with a stellar 3.7 GPA and has taken AP and honors classes, Veiga probably won't lose any sleep over graduating on time. Recruited as a pitcher, the well-built 6-foot-3 lefthander also considered URI and Siena. He took an official visit to Albany in early December and committed to the program a week later.
Much of Veiga's interaction with Albany was handled through Drew Pearce, who doubles as the program's pitching coach and recruiting coordinator. Last year, Pearce came to Rhode Island specifically to see Veiga throw on a mound indoors. Apparently, those sessions — Veiga was never informed by Pearce what his fastball was clocked at, though he mentioned he registered 85 miles per hour on the radar gun last autumn — coupled with a glowing endorsement carried a lot of weight.
Spreading the gospel on Veiga's behalf was Idris Liasu, the former Upper Deck Post 86 mentor and a one-time college assistant at Siena and URI. "He basically got me in with Albany," notes the 12th grader. "Everything just felt right. (Pearce) is very inviting and seems like he knows a lot about the game, and I know I can definitely improve with him and the team."
Not long after hitching his wagon to the Great Danes, Veiga was faced with another important decision. Enrolled at St. Raphael Academy, he started to lend credence to the idea about finishing high school at Lincoln. As fate would have it, Veiga went to Lincoln as a freshman before transferring to SRA during his sophomore year.
Returning to his roots would not come hassle free. Since he wasn't changing his living address, Veiga would be forced to sit out one half of the Lions' league games in compliance with the Rhode Island Interscholastic League's transfer policy. With baseball utilizing an 18-game league slate, Veiga would have to wait until Lincoln's 10th game before officially toeing the rubber.
Prior to taking the plunge, Veiga sought counsel from Pearce. The recruit explained to the college coach his rationale for switching schools in the middle of his senior year. Once Pearce gave him his blessing, Veiga embarked on the next step.
"Basically just to save money. I'd rather put that money toward college tuition," responded Veiga when asked about departing St. Raphael. "I talked to the Albany coach before anything even happened. He said it was fine with him. I definitely called him first just to see what he thought about it before telling anyone else."
The first day of the second semester at Lincoln High served as Veiga's official return to familiar hallways. "It was kind of weird, like, 'Whoa, he's back.' After that, it was like nothing changed. Everyone's very happy to have me back."
Barring any rainouts, Lincoln's 10th league game is May 3 against defending state champion Bishop Hendricken. Naturally, the date is already circled on Veiga's calendar. In the interim, he will keep busy by throwing simulated games and serving as a pseudo pitching coach to teammates such as fellow lefty Matt Kinch.
Once his penance is complete, he hopes to serve as the equivalent to a midseason acquisition that's brought aboard with bigger and grandiose plans in mind.
"(Lincoln second-year head coach Andy Hallam) is definitely going to make sure I get my work in. He's not going to forget about me," Veiga notes. "If we're doing well in the first half of the season, hopefully I can make us even better and get us to McCoy (Stadium, site of the finals). That's our goal."
When he's not on the mound, Veiga will patrol first base. At St. Raphael, he was a two-time Second Team All-Division selection, laurels based predominately on his hitting skills (he would routinely hit third in SRA's lineup). As the Saints' ace pitcher, the southpaw earned his stripes last May 17 when he tossed a complete game eight-hitter with nine strikeouts against Cumberland.
Now that time is somewhat standing still, Veiga can look at what the past few months have yielded and take comfort in knowing he was able to complete everything on his terms.
"It hasn't completely sunk in that my season starts a little later. Other than that, I'm happy," he said.
Taking the time to remember
Naturally, there was hesitation on Peter Berthelette's part. A succession plan to follow Skee Carter as Burrillville High's head baseball coach was never even a consideration, mainly because Berthelette imagined that when the day arrived that Carter felt comfortable in calling it a career, the long-time assistant would also orchestrate a similar exit.
"I never had aspirations to become a head coach," said Berthelette. "I just enjoyed coaching with Skee, and as long as Skee continued on, I would continue as well."
Carter's sudden passing due to a heart attack he suffered on Jan. 2 changed the dynamic. After careful deliberation, Berthelette informed Burrillville athletic director John Abbate that he planned to apply for the top varsity position after spending the previous 18 seasons as Carter's top dugout lieutenant. Berthelette's appointment was confirmed at a mid-February school committee meeting.
"I want to make sure that I can give these kids a pretty good experience, and hopefully I can do that," said Berthelette, regarding this passing of the torch as being another in a long list of fitting tributes to the late beloved Broncos coach. "I'm certainly hoping I can do justice to the kind of program that Skee always ran."
To that end, Burrillville's baseball program will pay homage to Carter's legacy prior to next Tuesday's Division II opener at Eccleston Field. In fitting fashion, Mount St. Charles will serve as that day's opponent (Mounties coach Tom Seaver expressed his fondness for Carter in a touching and poignant letter that ran in this newspaper on Jan. 6).
Berthelette says that the pregame on-field ceremony will take place along one of the baselines and conclude with Carter's son, Chris, and grandson, Aidan, throwing out the first pitch. The honoring will continue when the Broncos take their cuts in the bottom of the first inning.
"I've told (Abbate) that there's no way I can step into Skee's coaching box in the first inning of that game," said Berthelette. "In sort of a quiet tribute to him, we're going to leave the third base coaches' box open. I don't know how legal that is, but I'm not stepping in that box right away."
In addition, Burrillville's hats will feature Carter's jersey number (55) on the side. Commemorative patches are in the process of being sewn on all the varsity uniforms, both home and away.
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THE WITHDRAWAL of Harry S. Truman from the 1952 election race greatly increases the chances of the Democratic Party to win. With more than three months to go before the national nominating convention, the Democrats have ample time in which to weigh the available candidates and decide upon their strongest slate. In Gov. Adlai Stevenson and Sen. Estes Kefauver, the Democratic Party has two men fully acceptable as liberal standard bearers.
Andrew W. Mellon "planned, schemed, contrived and devised a comprehensive scheme and plan of tax evasions and tax avoidance while he held the office of the Secretary of the Treasury of the US." That was the charge of the Treasury Department when Mellon left. Treasury officials claimed that Mellon defrauded the government of about $2 million in taxes owed by him for 1931, his final year as Secretary. Mellon answered simply that he had computed his own return.


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Many keyboards and mice lack wires thanks to Bluetooth technology.
While most people these days likely hear the terms "Bluetooth", "Wi-Fi" and "wireless" all the time - particularly in advertisements - it's no surprise that many think they're all one and the same. The truth is, however, that the two wireless technologies are far from identical and actually serve very different purposes.
Indeed, both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi - short for "wireless fidelity" - use radio waves to transmit information through the air, but that's about all they really share in common. The maximum physical distance in which most Bluetooth devices can transmit information, for example, is only about 30 feet, whereas the maximum range of modern Wi-Fi devices can exceed several hundred feet, given ideal conditions.
Transmission speeds between the two technologies also vary. The most recent Wi-Fi gadgets outpace traditional Bluetooth devices by nearly tenfold.
So what's the primary difference between the two? Bluetooth was designed primarily to replace cumbersome cables, like the ones between a computer and mouse, or those between a cell phone and a headset.
Wi-Fi devices, in contrast, generally connect to an access point often referred to as a "hot spot" that gives them high-speed access to resources on the local network, which may include printers, shared folders on other computers, and Internet access.
Wi-Fi is actually a part of the formal IEEE specification dubbed 802.11. 802.11 has had several important revisions - all of which are represented by a letter of the alphabet, most notably a, b, g, i and n. The most recent, 802.11n, increases transmissions speeds up to 100 Mbps (one million bits per second) and improves both Wi-Fi's reach and reliability. Wi-Fi technology can be found in almost all notebook computers produced during the last decade, as well as many "all in one" computers like the Apple iMac.
And while advancements to Wi-Fi continue to be made time and time again, further developments to Bluetooth have stalled considerably, partly due to confusion among consumers as to what it does and how it works. The difficulty involved in getting certain Bluetooth devices to pair correctly - so they can speak to one another - has slowed consumer adoption.
But Bluetooth shouldn't be counted out too quickly. Like Wi-Fi, it's been around since the mid-1990s, and isn't going away any time soon.
So, in short, if a computer's mouse or keyboard lacks wires it's probably powered by Bluetooth technology, and if a notebook computer is surfing the Internet, it's probably doing so with Wi-Fi technology.
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42 U.S. Code § 2000ff - Definitions
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In this chapter:
(1) Commission
The term "Commission" means the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as created by section 2000e–4 of this title.
(2) Employee; employer; employment agency; labor organization; member
(A) In general
The term "employee" means—
(B) Employer
The term "employer" means—
(C) Employment agency; labor organization
The terms "employment agency" and "labor organization" have the meanings given the terms in section 2000e of this title.
(3) Family member
The term "family member" means, with respect to an individual—
(A) a dependent (as such term is used for purposes of section 1181 (f)(2) of title 29) of such individual, and
(4) Genetic information
(A) In general
The term "genetic information" means, with respect to any individual, information about—
(B) Inclusion of genetic services and participation in genetic research
Such term includes, with respect to any individual, any request for, or receipt of, genetic services, or participation in clinical research which includes genetic services, by such individual or any family member of such individual.
(5) Genetic monitoring
The term "genetic monitoring" means the periodic examination of employees to evaluate acquired modifications to their genetic material, such as chromosomal damage or evidence of increased occurrence of mutations, that may have developed in the course of employment due to exposure to toxic substances in the workplace, in order to identify, evaluate, and respond to the effects of or control adverse environmental exposures in the workplace.
(6) Genetic services
The term "genetic services" means—
(7) Genetic test
(A) In general
The term "genetic test" means an analysis of human DNA, RNA, chromosomes, proteins, or metabolites, that detects genotypes, mutations, or chromosomal changes.
Source(Pub. L. 110–233, title II, § 201,May 21, 2008, 122 Stat. 905.)
Effective Date
Pub. L. 110–233, title II, § 213,May 21, 2008, 122 Stat. 920, provided that: "This title [enacting this chapter] takes effect on the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act [May 21, 2008]."
Short Title
Pub. L. 110–233, § 1(a),May 21, 2008, 122 Stat. 881, provided that: "This Act [enacting this chapter, sections 300gg–53 and 1320d–9 of this title, and section 9834 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code, amending sections 300gg–1, 300gg–21, 300gg–22, 300gg–61, 300gg–91, and 1395ss of this title, sections 9802 and 9832 of Title 26, and sections 216, 1132, 1182, and 1191b of Title 29, Labor, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section, sections 300gg–1, 1320d–9, and 1395ss of this title, section 9802 of Title 26, and sections 216 and 1132 of Title 29] may be cited as the 'Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008'."
Pub. L. 110–233, title III, § 301,May 21, 2008, 122 Stat. 920, provided that: "If any provision of this Act [see Short Title note above], an amendment made by this Act, or the application of such provision or amendment to any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act, the amendments made by this Act, and the application of such provisions to any person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby."
Pub. L. 110–233, § 2,May 21, 2008, 122 Stat. 881, as amended by Pub. L. 111–256, § 2(j),Oct. 5, 2010, 124 Stat. 2644, provided that: "Congress makes the following findings:
"(1) Deciphering the sequence of the human genome and other advances in genetics open major new opportunities for medical progress. New knowledge about the genetic basis of illness will allow for earlier detection of illnesses, often before symptoms have begun. Genetic testing can allow individuals to take steps to reduce the likelihood that they will contract a particular disorder. New knowledge about genetics may allow for the development of better therapies that are more effective against disease or have fewer side effects than current treatments. These advances give rise to the potential misuse of genetic information to discriminate in health insurance and employment.
"(2) The early science of genetics became the basis of State laws that provided for the sterilization of persons having presumed genetic 'defects' such as intellectual disabilities, mental disease, epilepsy, blindness, and hearing loss, among other conditions. The first sterilization law was enacted in the State of Indiana in 1907. By 1981, a majority of States adopted sterilization laws to 'correct' apparent genetic traits or tendencies. Many of these State laws have since been repealed, and many have been modified to include essential constitutional requirements of due process and equal protection. However, the current explosion in the science of genetics, and the history of sterilization laws by the States based on early genetic science, compels Congressional action in this area.
"(3) Although genes are facially neutral markers, many genetic conditions and disorders are associated with particular racial and ethnic groups and gender. Because some genetic traits are most prevalent in particular groups, members of a particular group may be stigmatized or discriminated against as a result of that genetic information. This form of discrimination was evident in the 1970s, which saw the advent of programs to screen and identify carriers of sickle cell anemia, a disease which afflicts African-Americans. Once again, State legislatures began to enact discriminatory laws in the area, and in the early 1970s began mandating genetic screening of all African Americans for sickle cell anemia, leading to discrimination and unnecessary fear. To alleviate some of this stigma, Congress in 1972 passed the National Sickle Cell Anemia Control Act [Pub. L. 92–294, see Tables for classification], which withholds Federal funding from States unless sickle cell testing is voluntary.
"(4) Congress has been informed of examples of genetic discrimination in the workplace. These include the use of pre-employment genetic screening at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, which led to a court decision in favor of the employees in that case [sic] Norman-Bloodsaw v. Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (135 F.3d 1260, 1269 (9th Cir. 1998)). Congress clearly has a compelling public interest in relieving the fear of discrimination and in prohibiting its actual practice in employment and health insurance.
"(5) Federal law addressing genetic discrimination in health insurance and employment is incomplete in both the scope and depth of its protections. Moreover, while many States have enacted some type of genetic non-discrimination law, these laws vary widely with respect to their approach, application, and level of protection. Congress has collected substantial evidence that the American public and the medical community find the existing patchwork of State and Federal laws to be confusing and inadequate to protect them from discrimination. Therefore Federal legislation establishing a national and uniform basic standard is necessary to fully protect the public from discrimination and allay their concerns about the potential for discrimination, thereby allowing individuals to take advantage of genetic testing, technologies, research, and new therapies."
[For meaning of references to an intellectual disability and to individuals with intellectual disabilities in provisions amended by section 2 ofPub. L. 111–256, see section 2(k) ofPub. L. 111–256, set out as a note under section 1400 of Title 20, Education.]
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text: Snipe Hunt Call Army Staff Sgt. Mathew Fox waits to engage a target in the live-fire stalk event during the 2012 International Sniper Competition at the U.S. Army Sniper School in Fort Benning, Ga., on Nov. 3. Fox, a sniper, is assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's 3rd Brigade, 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment. Yes, above is a sniper, but here is another kind of sniper. Doing a Snipe Hunt Call.


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Alan Vaughan, Psychology
Alan VaughanPsychology Faculty
Alan Vaughan had never planned to go into psychology. He could barely hold still sitting through Psych 101. He was a social studies teacher at a California high school for troubled kids, and that was where he wanted to be.
But something wasn't working – and somebody had to fix it.
"Working in the inner city schools, I realized that psychology was absent from what we did," he says. "The schools were designed as a holding tank, to get kids out of the mainstream so it could keep going. These kids had to work out their own problems. But we didn't have any counselors or psychologists or social workers … nobody was actually working with the kids on their deeper psychological and emotional problems."
When the school system wouldn't address the problem, Alan rolled up his sleeves.
"I got involved setting up some innovative programs within the school system, but I had to reach outside the school to the community to get psychologists to come and work with us to change attitudes and to help develop new mental health education programs," he remembers. "We got violent kids into counseling; we got kids who used drugs into substance abuse treatment. We got a teen mothers program started so that the girls could continue to attend school during the pregnancies, and when they gave birth nurses and developmental psychologists worked with them on mothering. These young women went on to pursue college degrees. This was gratifying work"
Eventually he decided that he liked doing this more than teaching, so he went back to school to get a PhD in psychology at New York University.
He'd thought that would be the end of his education, but while he was working as a psychologist in the New York family court system he became fascinated by the way the legal system shaped the kids who were put into its care. Neither they nor their immigrant parents understood the system, or its inequities at all, but their psychology was profoundly shaped by it. Again, Alan realized that he didn't just want to work with people … he wanted to improve the system they lived in. So when the opportunity to study law at the University of Virginia came up, he jumped on it.
"I did it with the interest of understanding more about how the environment, of which we are mostly unconscious, shapes human behavior," he says. "It seemed like studying the law was the best way to understand how systems operate in the U.S. and the world and how these systems evolve out of and affect the human psyche."
While at law school he also became interested in global affairs. He extended his legal studies at The Hague Academy of International Law before practicing international trade law with a firm for a few years
He didn't like it. "While I enjoyed the travel and it sounds interesting, it was basically just selling things, silk from Japan, steel from Korea, shoes from Brazil, and arguing about the prices. I came back to the idea that I like being a psychologist, I like Carl Jung's theories, I like to teach, I like to practice and I like to write."
But he wanted to integrate what he knew: if doing "just" law hadn't satisfied him, doing "just" psychology wouldn't either. He needed to integrate and incorporate his interest in world culture with his understanding of how individual psychology is shaped by the "invisible" structures in which it lives, organizing the human species and human experience.
So he came to teach at Saybrook. "I get to do what I'm interested in doing: at most traditional institutions I wouldn't be able to focus almost exclusively on this," he says. "They were at the forefront of using advances in technology to provide the best education possible, without losing the human element, and I think they have an innovative faculty and an innovative model of education. I like the tripartite mentorship, the face to face learning, and distance learning model of pedagogy unique to Saybrook. The quality is much higher than other distance learning programs."
Meanwhile, he's continuing his own education through travel and research. He has become a certified Jungian analyst and investigates African historiography, mythology, and religion, and African-American cultural history and psychology. He also examines the psychology underlying U.S. Supreme Court cases as manifestations of America's cultural attitudes and behavior.
"I think the future of psychology involves tapping into globalism," he says. "Psychology has to evolve to help the microsystems of global culture reflect on the macrosystem of globalization, its efficiencies and limitations. It has to disperse across disciplines into the economic system, the political system, the health care system, the education system … and focus on promoting human community and global culture. If it doesn't do that, it remains a marginalized western phenomenon."
As always, there's work to be done – and Alan is rolling up his sleeves.


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15 U.S. Code § 78pp - Investor Advisory Committee
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(a) Establishment and purpose
(1) Establishment
There is established within the Commission the Investor Advisory Committee (referred to in this section as the "Committee").
(2) Purpose
The Committee shall—
(A) advise and consult with the Commission on—
(ii) issues relating to the regulation of securities products, trading strategies, and fee structures, and the effectiveness of disclosure;
(b) Membership
(1) In general
The members of the Committee shall be—
(D) not fewer than 10, and not more than 20, members appointed by the Commission, from among individuals who—
(i) represent the interests of individual equity and debt investors, including investors in mutual funds;
(ii) represent the interests of institutional investors, including the interests of pension funds and registered investment companies;
(2) Term
Each member of the Committee appointed under paragraph (1)(B) shall serve for a term of 4 years.
(c) Chairman; vice chairman; secretary; assistant secretary
(1) In general
The members of the Committee shall elect, from among the members of the Committee—
(d) Meetings
(1) Frequency of meetings
The Committee shall meet—
(e) Compensation and travel expenses
Each member of the Committee who is not a full-time employee of the United States shall—
(1) be entitled to receive compensation at a rate not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for a position at level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5 for each day during which the member is engaged in the actual performance of the duties of the Committee; and
(2) while away from the home or regular place of business of the member in the performance of services for the Committee, be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703 (b) [1] of title 5.
(f) Staff
The Commission shall make available to the Committee such staff as the chairman of the Committee determines are necessary to carry out this section.
(g) Review by Commission
The Commission shall—
(h) Committee findings
Nothing in this section shall require the Commission to agree to or act upon any finding or recommendation of the Committee.
(i) Federal Advisory Committee Act
The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply with respect to the Committee and its activities.
(j) Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Commission such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.
[1] So in original. Section 5703 of Title 5 does not contain a subsec. (b).
Source(June 6, 1934, ch. 404, title I, § 39, as added Pub. L. 111–203, title IX, § 911,July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1822.)
References in Text
The Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in subsec. (i), is Pub. L. 92–463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, which is set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Effective Date
Section effective 1 day after July 21, 2010, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 ofPub. L. 111–203, set out as a note under section 5301 of Title 12, Banks and Banking.
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Rebecca G. Wells
Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical Staff Physician, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Medicine at Radnor, Presbyterian Hospital
Member, NIH/NIDDK Center for Molecular Studies in Digestive and Liver Diseases, University of Pennsylvania
Member, Fred and Suzanne Biesecker Center for Pediatric Liver Diseases, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Member, Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania
Member, Center for Engineering Cells and Regeneration, University of Pennsylvania
Member, Program in Translational Biomechanics, Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania
Member, Penn Muscle Institute, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Medicine
Contact information
421 Curie Boulevard
9th Floor Biomedical Research Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104
9th Floor Biomedical Research Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215 573-1860
Fax: 215 573-2024
Lab: 215 573-1881
Fax: 215 573-2024
Lab: 215 573-1881
Graduate Group Affiliations
Education:Permanent link
B.S. (Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry)
Yale University , 1983.
Johns Hopkins University , 1987.
B.S. (Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry)
Yale University , 1983.
Johns Hopkins University , 1987.
Description of Research ExpertiseResearch Interests
- Hepatic stellate cell and portal fibroblast function in liver fibrosis
- The role of mechanical factors and ECM proteins in myofibroblast differentiation in fibrosis
– Characterization of myofibroblast precursor populations in liver fibrosis
– The role of liver stiffness and other mechanical factors in fibrosis and cirrhosis
- The etiology and mechanism of fibrosis in biliary atresia
- The mechanism of fibrosis in autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease
- The role of fibronectin splice variants in liver fibrosis and angiogenesis
Key words: Hepatic stellate cells, liver fibrosis, TGF-ß, portal fibroblasts, biliary atresia, liver mechanics, autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease
Description of Research
My research focuses on the mechanism of hepatic fibrosis.
Liver fibrosis results from the deposition of excess, abnormal extracellular matrix by myofibroblasts derived from non-fibrogenic cells that undergo "activation" in the context of chronic liver injury. We are investigating the mechanism of fibrosis in three ways: a) by studying the matrix, mechanical, and soluble factors that influence activation of known myofibroblast precursor populations; b) by identifying new fibrogenic cell populations and new means of studying previously identified cells; and c) by applying the results of our experiments with isolated cells to whole animal models and to the study of human diseases.
We are studying the matrix, mechanical, and soluble factors that influence activation of two known myofibroblast precursor populations, hepatic stellate cells (HSC) and portal fibroblasts (PF). HSC have for many years been regarded as the most important myofibroblast precursor population and have been studied extensively in a cell culture model of activation. PF have only recently been identified and isolated but are now appreciated to be as important in some liver diseases as HSC. We have successfully developed and characterized an in vitro activation assay for PF. We have used a novel cell culture system to study the role of mechanical and chemical factors in activation of both PF and HSC and have demonstrated for the first time that activation of both PF and HSC is determined by matrix stiffness. Additionally, we have shown that PF absolutely require TGF-β for activation, while HSC require TGF-β, signaling specifically via the downstream mediator Smad3, only in late stages of activation. We have proposed different models of in vitro activation for each cell type.
We are also applying our findings about the role of mechanical stiffness in liver myofibroblast activation to whole animal models. We have demonstrated in rat models of fibrosis that increased liver stiffness precedes matrix deposition and that fibrosis and liver stiffness are not linearly related. Current work is focused on determining the cause of early increases in liver stiffness, in particular the role of collagen cross-linking enzymes, the relevance of in vivo liver stiffness to myofibroblast activation, the role of early matrix synthesis, and the role of TGF-β in the mechanical changes of the liver in fibrosis. We are also interested in the role of mechanical changes in driving the architectural changes of late fibrosis and cirrhosis.
We have recently begun studying other mechanical factors (including compressive pressure) which drive myofibroblast activation and fibrosis in the liver. Additionally, we are actively studying the role of fibronectin splice variants in fibrosis and angiogenesis, and the role of small proteoglycans (including lumican) in collagen mechanics and myofibroblast differentiation.
Human model diseases of interest to our studies of the mechanism of fibrosis include biliary atresia and autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD). We are part of an international group which has recently identified a plant toxin that causes biliary atresia and are actively studying its effects on cholangiocytes. We area also studying the mechanism of fibrosis in ARPKD, in particular the role of portal fibroblasts and mechanisms of portal hypertension in this disease.
Summary: Overall, my goal is to develop a unified and comprehensive model of liver fibrosis that incorporates multiple cell types, soluble and secreted factors, matrix proteins, and local and regional mechanical factors.
Rotation Projects
There are several; please speak with Dr. Wells.
Lab personnel:
Shannon Tsai - Research Specialist
Orith Waisbourd-Zinman, MD - Fellow
Marina Perepelyuk, PhD - Postdoctoral Researcher
Bridget Sackey - PhD Student
Alexander Ventriglia- Undergraduate
Jessica Bermudez - Masters student
Jennifer Smith - Masters student
Jude Dong Hun Han - Masters student
Bhavana Vidyashankar - Undergraduate
Christine Dang - Undergraduate
Robert Kent- Undergraduate
Description of Itmat ExpertiseDr. Wells is studying liver fibrosis, in particular the cellular, soluble, matrix, and mechanical determinants of the fibrotic responses to injury. She also studies biliary fibrosis, in particular biliary atresia.
Selected PublicationsGuvendiren M, Perepelyuk M, Wells RG, Burdick JA: Hydrogels with differential and patterned mechanics to study stiffness-mediated myofibroblastic differentiation of hepatic stellate cells. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 1751-6161(13): 395-0, December 2014.
Wang H, Nair A, Chen CS, Wells RG, Shenoy VB.: Long Range Force Transmission in Fibrous Matrices Enabled by Tension-Driven Alignment of Fibers Biophysical Journal in press, 2014.
Karjoo, S; Wells, RG: Isolation of Neonatal Extrahepatic Cholangiocytes. Journal of Visualized Experiments in press, 2014.
Pogoda K, Chin L, Georges PC, Byfield FJ, Bucki R, Kim R, Weaver M, Wells RG, Marcinkiewicz C, Janmey PA: Compression stiffening of brain and its effect on mechanosensing by glioma cells. New J Physics 16: 075002, 2014.
Saums MK, Wang W, Han B, Madhavan L, Han L, Lee D, Wells RG. : Mechanically and chemically tunable cell culture system for studying the myofibroblast phenotype. Langmuir 30(19): 5481-7, 2014.
Muir AB, Dods K, Noah Y, Toltzis S, Chandramouleeswaran PM, Lee A, Benitez A, Bedenbaugh A, Falk GW, Wells RG, Nakagawa H, Wang ML: Esophageal epithelial cells acquire functional characteristics, of activated myofibroblasts after undergoing an epithelial to mesenchymal transition. \{Esophageal epithelial cells acquire functional characteristics, of activated myofibroblasts after undergoing an epithelial to mesenchymal transition. Exp Cell Res.} in press, 2014 Notes: 2014 Aug 27 [Epub ahead of print].
Fickert P, Krones E, Pollheimer MJ, Thueringer A, Moustafa T, Silbert D, Halilbasic E, Yang M, Jaeschke H, Stokman G, Wells RG, Eller K, Rosenkranz AR, Eggertsen G, Wagner CA, Langner C, Denk H, Trauner M: Bile acids trigger cholemic nephropathy in common bile-duct-ligated mice. Hepatology 58(6): 2056-69, Dec. 2013.
Karjoo S, Hand NJ, Loarca L, Russo PA, Friedman JR, Wells RG: Extrahepatic cholangiocyte cilia are abnormal in biliary atresia. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 57(1): 96-101, Jul 2013.
Yanger K, Zong Y, Maggs LR, Shapira SN, Maddipati R, Aiello NM, Thung SN, Wells RG, Greenbaum LE, Stanger BZ: Robust cellular reprogramming occurs spontaneously during liver regeneration. Genes Dev 27(7): 719-24, Apr 2013.
Perepelyuk M, Terajima M, Wang AY, Georges PC, Janmey PA, Yamauchi M, Wells RG: Hepatic stellate cells and portal fibroblasts are the major cellular sources of collagens and lysyl oxidases in normal liver and early after injury. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 304(6): G605-14, Mar 2013.
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Join Daniel Paladini, Gonzalo Segares, and Patrick Nyarko next Thursday July 25th from 6-8pm at Molly's Cupcakes located at 2536 N. Clark Street in Lincoln Park.
Come by and see the Men in Red serve up your favorite cupcakes including the "Chicago Fire Velvet Swirl". For each Fire Swirl cupcake sold, $1 will go back to the Chicago Fire Foundation.
Molly's will match all tips collected during the evening with proceeds benefiting the Chicago Fire Foundation.
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Earlier Thursday morning I was once again invited back to U.S. Soccer Federation headquarters in downtown Chicago to witness the semifinal round Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup coin flips.
Let me be honest, unlike the previous three rounds, Thursday's process was the simplest I've witnessed.
That's because even before showing up at Soccer House on Thursday morning, U.S. Soccer had already confirmed what the potential semifinal pairings would be earlier this week based on geography.
Combine that with all eight quarterfinal teams applying to host the semifinals, literally all that was needed was to flip the famous bicentennial silver dollar twice.
Still, Competition Secretary Paul Marstaller kept things official, handing out the same formatted paper which clearly listed the matchups and assigned heads and tails.
That sheet looked like this:
|D.C. United/New England Revolution
|Chicago Fire/Orlando City*
|Real Salt Lake/Carolina RailHawks*
|Portland Timbers/FC Dallas
If I can be bold enough to say, every time the Fire have come up in a coin flip, I honestly get this strange excitement in my stomach. The feeling of a simple coin going a long way to deciding your team's tournament fate is a thrilling, if not brief emotion.
TICKETS: Chicago Fire vs. Orlando City Quarterfinal on June 26
Luckily for the Fire, the first coin flip landed tails, meaning the winner of next Wednesday's game vs. Orlando City will host the winnder of D.C. United/New England on August 7. This is the third straight flip the Fire have won after losing the initial third round flip to the Charlotte Eagles.
In the second flip, the coin came up heads, meaning the winner of Real Salt Lake/Carolina RailHawks will host the winner of Portland/FC Dallas. The flip was the fourth consecutive win for RSL in the 2013 U.S. Open Cup.
And that was it.
Only one coin flip remains and that's for the final which will be played in early October. I'm told that will go down at some point in July.
All intentions to host the final were due along with intentions for the semifinal on Wednesday, though U.S. Soccer will likely not make that list public until the final coin flips occur.
I can confirm the Chicago Fire have applied to host the 2013 U.S. Open Cup final.
Earlier 2013 Open Cup Coin Flips:
I took two MLS virgins to the game on Saturday night at Toyota Park. Takeaways the night of: Modelo and Tyskie were a plus, Section 8 is loud, my stadium blanket is missing a button or two.
But when I asked them about the game last night, the takeaways were different. "It's like they were snakebit," one of them said.
Snakebit is probably too kind. Cubs-related words start to come to mind when you miss the chances the Fire missed in the second half before Jeff Larentowicz finally scored in the 83rd.
Andy Greunenbaum was on fire, ok, and obviously if the finishes were a wee bit more clinical the Fire could've made it a laugher, but in the moment, in the stadium, freezing, it felt like the goal would never come.
Section 8 and the rest of the fans were torn between encouraging the team and letting out some boos (and grunts and groans and other moans) of frustration. In my section, a kind of supporter dichotomy emerged throughout the second half as one fan stood to admonish Chris Rolfe after a second half miss, while a soccer team sized group of young girls cheered Rolfe on, assuring him he'd get the next one.
But Gonzalo Segares had a shot from 10 feet right at the keeper in the 49th minute and Larentowicz badly sliced the follow up, Austin Berry was robbed in the 75th, Patrick Nyarko was blocked in the 51st and 54th, and Rolfe in the 56th and 75th. The crowd was exasperated and freezing and desperate to figure out what to make of the game.
Every good passage seemed to be punished or mercilessly ignored by Greunenbaum, who was scarily springy. Every time Nyarko's hustle was rewarded with space behind the Crew or the decisive pass (which seemed like every time he was near the ball), nothing. Every time Rolfe turned his man, he booted the finish. That was what was most frustrating - it was like the game was ignoring how well the Fire were playing. It all felt sort of cruel.
And so it makes soccer-perfect sense that the goal didn't come from a measured through ball or some quick passing, nor did it come from the high pressure that harassed Columbus all game. It came on a basically ugly long throw and an industrial finish from Larentowicz.
The game ran out of ways to keep the Fire from scoring, and the team reacted - erm, celebrated - with as much an exhale, like, "Finally," as hysterical exuberance. Look at the gif above. After his goal, Larentowicz barely smiles!
But the game doesn't care. In the end my friends had witnessed a fairly good introduction to Toyota Park. The game was exciting, the Fire won the day, and maybe most important, the cheering dilemma in my section was definitively decided in favor of the encouraging girls.
Between the Lines is a weekly column from Chicago-Fire.com contributor Ben Schuman-Stoler. Follow him on Twitter @bsto.
Former Chicago Fire player Jared Montz is Juggling to save lives... and you should too.
The Online Soccer Academy World Juggle-A-Thon will take place on April 25th (World Malaria Day) to raise money for Nothing But Nets, a foundation that provides bed nets for people in Africa to prevent malaria.
Check out the cameos made by some Fire and Red Stars players, as well as some folks from Section 8 Chicago in Jared's #SoccerWalking Chicago video below.
For more information on the Juggle-A-Thon, or to make a donation Click Here.
Its fun to win. Even better is looking back on all the tweets surrounding a win...
Didn't have the time? We did it for you! Some of the top tweets surrounding Sunday's 3-1 comeback over New York below...
Be sure to Tweet #cf97 to see your name in a future Storify gallery...
A lot of cool media around Section 8 Chicago's tifo from Saturday... One more piece is this movable GIF file done up by our web maestro Nick Sintich:
With the recent announcement of Major League Soccer's Jersey Week, a lot has been raised regarding the club's plans for future kits as well as a potential third jersey. We at Always on the Inside caught up with the club's Chief Operating Officer Atul Khosla to shed some light on future jersey plans.
Always on the Inside: MLS announced that as part of a league initiative a number of clubs would be participating in a Jersey Week celebration kicking off on Monday, Feb. 25. What does that mean for Fire supporters?
Atul Khosla: The league is moving to a yearly jersey launch cycle, where every club will roll out a new jersey each year. It will rotate, primary/home one year, secondary/away the next year. Therefore, each jersey is in market for a total of two years. This new approach allows a fresh product in market every year. Since the Fire launched both new kits last year, we are on an off cycle this year, similar to a number of other teams. As of next year, we will be back on cycle, and we will launch a new home kit.
PERUSE: Chicago Fire Jersey History
AOTI: Can you talk about the merchandise progress the club has made in the past few years and how you see it developing further?
AK: We want to see Chicago Fire jerseys everywhere in Chicagoland. We want people to represent our club by wearing our colors in the community, at games and around town. It's been a key for us to grow our merchandise and we've seen success over the past three years because of a number of factors.
First was design. We have tried to refresh the product line, bring back some original Chicago touches, and at the same time push the envelope in being edgier with our brand. As part of these strides the club has built a Fan Shop at Toyota Park, grown its online presence and built a partnership with Fanatics, Inc.. It has also been key for us to integrate merch and our products throughout our marketing efforts, on television and at the stadium. These actions have resulted in solid growth and we now have to continue to build on it.
AOTI: It's a question that is raised from time to time from some Fire supporters, what's going on with the Chicago Fire flag third kit?
AK: We hear and understand the request from some of our supporter base for a third Fire kit, especially one that from a design standpoint has strong ties to the city of Chicago. This is precisely why over the past few years we have added key Chicago elements to our uniforms. Starting in 2010 the club worked closely with adidas to have the four, six-sided stars of the Chicago flag adorn the bottom left of the white secondary/away tops.
The current secondary/away kit includes a number of elements from the Chicago flag including horizontal lines that are created by using the stripes and four stars from the civic flag representing Fort Dearborn, the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 and the Century of Progress Exposition of 1933. These details were created to pay homage to the city and the club's origins. I believe it's the first time outside of a third kit that our jerseys have ever had the municipal flag woven into the design.There is tremendous and deep civic pride, and the Club will continue to build on the traditions of soccer, our supporters, our club and Chicago.
AOTI: With that said, are you saying that Fire doesn't need a third kit?
AK: No. What I am saying is that the primary reason for creating a third kit would be to engage our fans in a unique way. Also, we need to take into account the practical considerations of the true demand for this product so we can meet the minimum requirements from adidas before we place the order. Since we just released new kits last year, we wanted to focus on our new designs and pace things appropriately to avoid flooding the market.
The most successful way to create a third kit, is for us to collaborate with our supporters, get everyone energized, and create the demand. In order to initiate this movement, in the coming weeks we will be launching a social campaign asking supporters to help us design a potential third kit, vote for their favorites, and then rally each other to make a commitment by putting a deposit down.
Stay tuned to Chicago-Fire.com and our social channels. We need everyone's support to make this happen and are excited to collaborate with you and create something we can all be proud of.
A quiet hangs over Toyota Park. A grey monochrome colors the morning sky and a slushy snow blankets the ground. It's winter in Chicago.
Behind the brick façade and deep in the bowels, a solitary figure works diligently to make-ready one of Toyota Park's most renowned features – the field. It's been 99 days since the Toyota Park pitch saw action and Toyota Park Turf Manager Eric Adkins has #cf97withdrawals.
Only 30 days until Opening Night at Toyota Park.
Don't worry, Eric and his crew will have the pitch ready.
59 Days until Opening Night at Toyota Park
54 Days until First Kick in Los Angeles
12 Days until the First Team departs for training camp in Ave Maria, Fla.
These are important beginning of the year days but none are as close as the 2013 MLS SuperDraft in Indianapolis which is now literally right around the corner next Thursday, January 17.
With the event being so close to our fair city, Section 8 Chicago is running a bus to and from the SuperDraft for just $10 (departing Toyota Park at 7AM and returning at 9pm).
Admission to the actual draft is FREE and signups are beginning to go quickly.
So...get on the bus and you'll be the first fans able to greet (and indoctrinate) the newest member of the Fire like these folks did with the future MLS Rookie of the Year last year in Kansas City…
Convinced yet? Sign up here and see you in Indy!


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Las Vegas, NV (Sports Network) - Anthony Bennett posted 22 points and 16
rebounds as No. 24 UNLV survived to take a 76-71 overtime win over Air Force
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Bryce Dejean-Jones scored 17 points while Mike Moser added 14 points and 11
boards for the Rebels (14-3, 1-1 MWC), who bounced back from a conference-
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Second Life of Agony Reunion Show
Posted on February 12, 2008The first and only Life Of Agony show in New York City featuring the original line up sold out so quickly (20 minutes), that a 2nd has been added for the night prior. In addition to the January 4th date, Life Of Agony will now be playing at NYC's Irving Plaza on Friday, January 3rd, 2003 as well.
Tickets go on sale this Saturday (November 9th) via Ticketmaster at 1:00pm Eastern (US) time. That's 6pm UK time.
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Employee Participation in Award-Winning Volunteer Program Increases by 34% in 2008
CHICAGO (March 18, 2009) Exelon recently presented its third annual "Energy for the Community" employee volunteer awards to 12 employees selected for their commitment to volunteerism. As part of the program, which is designed to encourage volunteerism in the communities it serves, Exelon donated $100,000 in cash grants to nonprofits where the winning employees give their energy and leadership.
"Exelon's core values are best represented by our employee volunteers through their activity in the communities we serve," said John Rowe, Exelon's chairman and chief executive officer. "I congratulate and thank all our employee volunteers who continue to demonstrate a strong commitment to making community service an important part of their lives."
Exelon's volunteer program was recognized by VolunteerMatch in 2008 as "Corporate Volunteer Program of the Year" for exceeding every benchmark the nonprofit volunteer network site tracks, including the percentage of employees who participate, the impact of their volunteerism, as well as their volunteerism engagement, commitment and interest. The average Exelon volunteer, for example, donates 43 hours of service each year – as compared with an average of 26 hours for the other corporations tracked by VolunteerMatch. In 2008, more than 1,750 Exelon employees volunteered 53,000 hours of service at community organizations, a 34 percent increase in volunteer hours from the previous year.
"Exelon has done an exceptional job incorporating effective communication, innovative recognition programs, and outstanding nonprofit partnerships," said Greg Baldwin, president of VolunteerMatch. "We're pleased to honor Exelon as a corporate leader and proud to work with them to promote and engage their employees."
Exelon launched the Energy for the Community volunteer program in 2005. Since the program's inception, Exelon employees have tracked over 100,000 hours of community service while at the same time Exelon has donated more than $115 million to charitable organizations.
2009 Honorees
Top Winner: Pat Fennell, senior revenue recovery specialist at PECO, received Exelon's first-place Excellence Award for her service with the Kingdom Care Reentry Network, a prison recidivism program in Philadelphia. The organization received a $20,000 grant from Exelon.
Achievement Awards: Each of the following organizations received a $10,000 donation from Exelon in honor of its employees' commitment to service:
· Courtney Erickson, a principal accountant at Exelon's Chicago headquarters, led 200 colleagues in a series of volunteer projects with the Greater Chicago Food Depository.
· Shah Quaiyoom, senior engineer with ComEd in Libertyville, Ill., coaches and mentors 250 children and teens at the Mundelein Soccer Club. President of the group, which serves a primarily Latino audience, Quaiyoom also organizes fund-raisers to help athletes and their families with clothing needs.
· Jaime Salazar, senior engineering technician with ComEd in Libertyville, Ill., gave 175 hours of service as a mentor and tutor in the family literacy program at Centro Communitario Juan Diego (CCJD) in Chicago community where public schools fall in the bottom 25th percentile for student graduation.
· Steven Serpe, control room operator at Exelon's Nuclear Station in Oyster Creek, N.J., serves on the community's First Aid Squad and has been a township EMT volunteer for nearly three years.
· Renee Tarpley, regulatory assessor at PECO Energy, has been a volunteer and board member with the Northwest Raiders Athletic Association of Germantown, Pa., for 14 years. The program encourages youth to excel in sports and education, and to become involved in their community.
Merit Awards: Each of the following organizations will receive a $5,000 donation from Exelon in honor of its employees' commitment to service:
· Nancy Eriksen, site records manager at Exelon's Nuclear Station in Oyster Creek, N.J., serves as a director for the Natural Resource Education Foundation of New Jersey. In the past decade, she has volunteered an average of 150 hours annually.
· Ann Harris, generating station clerk at the Exelon's Nuclear Station in Clinton, Ill., supports the music programs at Blue Ridge School District #18 in Farmer City, Ill. In 2008 alone, Ann donated 235 hours to this work.
· Dana Kyles, a principal financial analyst at Exelon's Chicago headquarters, donated 200 hours of her time as treasurer and CFO of the Metropolitan Board of the Chicago Urban League, and led financial literacy classes for Chicago Public School students.
· Carolyn Selagy, a senior financial analyst with Exelon Generation in Kennett Square, Pa., has volunteered with the Kennett Amateur Theatrical Society for the past three years.
· James Laird, director of public affairs with Exelon Generation in Kennett Square, Pa., has volunteered with the American Cancer Society for 23 years. In 1981, he started the Daily Times/Exelon Champs "n" Charity Softball Classic, which raised more than $38,000 during last year's 25th anniversary event.
· Nichole Tillman, executive assistant in the office of the president at ComEd, has been volunteering for more than half her life, starting at the age of 16, with St. Agatha Family Empowerment (S.A.F.E.) in Chicago.
High-resolution photos are available upon request by calling Exelon Corporate Communications at 312-394-7417.
About Exelon CorporationExelon Corporation is one of the nation's largest electric utilities with approximately $19 billion in annual revenues. The company has one of the industry's largest portfolios of electricity generation capacity, with a nationwide reach and strong positions in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. Exelon distributes electricity to approximately 5.4 million customers in northern Illinois and southeastern Pennsylvania and natural gas to approximately 485,000 customers in the Philadelphia area. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and trades on the NYSE under the ticker EXC.