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Document Length and Relevance Ranking
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This is the first in a series of posts about our work towards practical relevance ranking for the 11 million books in the HathiTrust full-text search application.
A Tale of Two Solrs
When we first started working on large scale search we confronted the issue of whether to index pages or complete books as our fundamental unit of indexing.[i] We had some concerns about indexing on the page level. We knew we would need to scale to 10-20 million books and at an average of 300 pages per book that comes out to about 6 billion pages. At that time we did not think that Solr would scale to 6 billion pages.[ii] If we indexed by page, we also wanted to be able
Multilingual Issues Part 1: Word Segmentation
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With no room left to move in the standings, the College of Eastern Utah men's basketball team went after number three Salt Lake Community college for some positive momentum before heading into the Region 18 tournament.
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7 U.S. Code § 1622 - Duties of Secretary relating to agricultural products
The Secretary of Agriculture is directed and authorized:
(a) Determination of methods of processing, packaging, marketing, etc.; publication of results
To conduct, assist, and foster research, investigation, and experimentation to determine the best methods of processing, preparation for market, packaging, handling, transporting, storing, distributing, and marketing agricultural products: Provided, That the results of such research shall be made available to the public for the purpose of expanding the use of American agricultural products in such manner as the Secretary of Agriculture may determine.
(b) Determination of costs
To determine costs of marketing agricultural products in their various forms and through the various channels and to foster and assist in the development and establishment of more efficient marketing methods (including analyses of methods and proposed methods), practices, and facilities, for the purpose of bringing about more efficient and orderly marketing, and reducing the price spread between the producer and the consumer.
(c) Improvement of standards of quality, condition, etc.; standard of quality for ice cream
To develop and improve standards of quality, condition, quantity, grade, and packaging, and recommend and demonstrate such standards in order to encourage uniformity and consistency in commercial practices. Within thirty days after September 29, 1977, the Secretary shall by regulation adopt a standard of quality for ice cream which shall provide that ice cream shall contain at least 1.6 pounds of total solids to the gallon, weigh not less than 4.5 pounds to the gallon and contain not less than 20 percent total milk solids, constituted of not less than 10 percent milkfat. In no case shall the content of milk solids not fat be less than 6 percent. Whey shall not, by weight, be more than 25 percent of the milk solids not fat. Only those products which meet the standard issued by the Secretary may bear a symbol thereon indicating that they meet the Department of Agriculture standard for "ice cream".
(d) Elimination of artificial barriers to free movement
To conduct, assist, foster, and direct studies and informational programs designed to eliminate artificial barriers to the free movement of agricultural products.
(e) Development of new markets
(1) In general
To foster and assist in the development of new or expanded markets (domestic and foreign) and new and expanded uses and in the moving of larger quantities of agricultural products through the private marketing system to consumers in the United States and abroad.
(2) Fees and penalties
(A) In general
In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary may assess and collect reasonable fees and late payment penalties to mediate and arbitrate disputes arising between parties in connection with transactions involving agricultural products moving in foreign commerce under the jurisdiction of a multinational entity.
(B) Deposit
Fees and penalties collected under subparagraph (A) shall be deposited into the account that incurred the cost of providing the mediation or arbitration service.
(C) Availability
Fees and penalties collected under subparagraph (A) shall be available to the Secretary without further Act of appropriation and shall remain available until expended to pay the expenses of the Secretary for providing mediation and arbitration services under this paragraph.
(f) Increasing consumer education
To conduct and cooperate in consumer education for the more effective utilization and greater consumption of agricultural products: Provided, That no money appropriated under the authority of this Act shall be used to pay for newspaper or periodical advertising space or radio time in carrying out the purposes of this section and subsection (e) of this section.
(g) Collection and dissemination of marketing information
To collect and disseminate marketing information, including adequate outlook information on a market-area basis, for the purpose of anticipating and meeting consumer requirements, aiding in the maintenance of farm income, and bringing about a balance between production and utilization of agricultural products.
(h) Inspection and certification of products in interstate commerce; credit and future availability of funds; investment; certificates as evidence; penalties
(1) To inspect, certify, and identify the class, quality, quantity, and condition of agricultural products when shipped or received in interstate commerce, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of Agriculture may prescribe, including assessment and collection of such fees as will be reasonable and as nearly as may be to cover the cost of the service rendered, to the end that agricultural products may be marketed to the best advantage, that trading may be facilitated, and that consumers may be able to obtain the quality product which they desire, except that no person shall be required to use the service authorized by this subsection.
(A) Any fees collected under this subsection, late payment penalties, the proceeds from the sales of samples, and interest earned from the investment of such funds shall be credited to the trust fund account that incurs the cost of the services provided under this subsection and shall remain available without fiscal year limitation to pay the expenses of the Secretary incident to providing such services.
(3) Any official certificate issued under the authority of this subsection shall be received by all officers and all courts of the United States as prima facie evidence of the truth of the statements therein contained.
(4) Whoever knowingly shall falsely make, issue, alter, forge, or counterfeit any official certificate, memorandum, mark, or other identification, or device for making such mark or identification, with respect to inspection, class, grade, quality, size, quantity, or condition, issued or authorized under this section or knowingly cause or procure, or aid, assist in, or be a party to, such false making, issuing, altering, forging, or counterfeiting, or whoever knowingly shall possess, without promptly notifying the Secretary of Agriculture or his representative, utter, publish, or use as true, or cause to be uttered, published, or used as true, any such falsely made, altered, forged, or counterfeited official certificate, memorandum, mark, identification, or device, or whoever knowingly represents that an agricultural product has been officially inspected or graded (by an authorized inspector or grader) under the authority of this section when such commodity has in fact not been so graded or inspected shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
(5) Shell eggs packed under the voluntary grading program of the Department of Agriculture shall not have been shipped for sale previous to being packed under the program, as determined under a regulation promulgated by the Secretary.
(6) Identification of honey.—
(A) In general.— The use of a label or advertising material on, or in conjunction with, packaged honey that bears any official certificate of quality, grade mark or statement, continuous inspection mark or statement, sampling mark or statement, or any combination of the certificates, marks, or statements of the Department of Agriculture is hereby prohibited under this Act unless there appears legibly and permanently in close proximity (such as on the same side(s) or surface(s)) to the certificate, mark, or statement, and in at least a comparable size, the 1 or more names of the 1 or more countries of origin of the lot or container of honey, preceded by the words "Product of" or other words of similar meaning.
(i) Development of facilities for assembling, processing, transporting, etc.
To determine the needs and develop or assist in the development of plans for efficient facilities and methods of operating such facilities for the proper assembly, processing, transportation, storage, distribution, and handling of agricultural products.
(j) Improvement of transportation facilities and rates
To assist in improving transportation services and facilities and in obtaining equitable and reasonable transportation rates and services and adequate transportation facilities for agricultural products and farm supplies by making complaint or petition to the Surface Transportation Board, the Federal Maritime Commission, or other Federal or State transportation regulatory body, or the Secretary of Transportation, with respect to rates, charges, tariffs, practices, and services, or by working directly with individual carriers or groups of carriers.
(k) Collection and dissemination of marketing statistics
To collect, tabulate, and disseminate statistics on marketing agricultural products, including, but not restricted to statistics on market supplies, storage stocks, quantity, quality, and condition of such products in various positions in the marketing channel, utilization of such products, and shipments and unloads thereof.
(l) Development of procurement standards and specifications
To develop and promulgate, for the use and at the request of any Federal agency or State, procurement standards and specifications for agricultural products, and submit such standards and specifications to such agency or State for use or adoption for procurement purposes.
(m) Promotion of research for handling, storing, preserving, etc.
To conduct, assist, encourage, and promote research, investigation, and experimentation to determine the most efficient and practical means, methods, and processes for the handling, storing, preserving, protecting, processing, and distributing of agricultural commodities to the end that such commodities may be marketed in an orderly manner and to the best interest of the producers thereof.
(n) Grading program
To establish within the Department of Agriculture a voluntary fee based grading program for—
Source(Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 966, title II, § 203,60 Stat. 1087; Aug. 9, 1955, ch. 632, § 1,69 Stat. 553; Pub. L. 95–113, title II, § 206,Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 920; Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(2),Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 153; Pub. L. 98–403, § 2,Aug. 28, 1984, 98 Stat. 1480; Pub. L. 98–443, § 9(j),Oct. 4, 1984, 98 Stat. 1708; Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(a) [title VII, § 755(a)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681, 2681–34; Pub. L. 106–472, title III, § 303,Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2069; Pub. L. 110–234, title X, § 10402(a), title XI, § 11016(a),May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1349, 1368; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title X, § 10402(a), title XI, § 11016(a),June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2110, 2130; Pub. L. 113–79, title VI, § 6202, title XII, § 12106(a)(4),Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 856, 981.)
References in Text
This Act, referred to in subsecs. (f) and (h)(6), is act Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 966, 60 Stat. 1082, which enacted this chapter and sections 427h to 427j of this title and amended section 427 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Pub. L. 110–234and Pub. L. 110–246made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110–234were repealed by section 4(a) ofPub. L. 110–246.
2014—Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 113–79, § 6202, substituted "the Surface Transportation Board, the Federal Maritime Commission," for "the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Maritime Commission,,".
Subsec. (n)(1). Pub. L. 113–79, § 12106(a)(4), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: "catfish (as defined by the Secretary under paragraph (2) of section 601 (w) of title 21); and".
2008—Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 110–246, § 10402(a), designated the first to sixth sentences of existing provisions as pars. (1), (2)(A), (2)(B), and (3) to (5), respectively, and added par. (6).
Subsecs. (n), (o). Pub. L. 110–246, § 11016(a), added subsec. (n) and redesignated former subsec. (n) as (o).
2000—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 106–472inserted subsec. heading, designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted par. heading, and added par. (2).
1998—Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 105–277inserted at end "Shell eggs packed under the voluntary grading program of the Department of Agriculture shall not have been shipped for sale previous to being packed under the program, as determined under a regulation promulgated by the Secretary."
1984—Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 98–403inserted provisions relating to the credit of certain funds to the trust fund account which incurs the cost of services provided under this subsection, the future availability of those funds, and investment thereof by the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Treasury.
Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 98–443struck out "the Civil Aeronautics Board" after "the Maritime Commission,".
1981—Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 97–31inserted reference to Secretary of Transportation.
1977—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 95–113inserted provisions relating to the setting of a standard of quality for ice cream.
1955—Subsec. (h). Act Aug. 9, 1955, inserted sentence to provide penalties for forgery or alteration of inspection certificates, unauthorized use of official grade marks or designations, and false or deceptive reference to United States grade standards or services.
Effective Date of 2014 Amendment
Amendment by section 12106(a)(4) ofPub. L. 113–79effective as if enacted as part of section 11016(b) ofPub. L. 110–246, see section 12106(c) ofPub. L. 113–79, set out as a note under section 601 of Title 21, Food and Drugs.
Effective Date of 2008 Amendment
Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234by Pub. L. 110–246effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 ofPub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title.
Pub. L. 110–234, title X, § 10402(b),May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1349, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title X, § 10402(b),June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2111, provided that: "The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act [June 18, 2008]."
[Pub. L. 110–234and Pub. L. 110–246enacted identical provisions. Pub. L. 110–234was repealed by section 4(a) ofPub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of this title.]
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–443effective Jan. 1, 1985, see section 9(v) ofPub. L. 98–443, set out as a note under section 5314 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Effective Date of 1977 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 95–113effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 1901 ofPub. L. 95–113, set out as a note under section 1307 of this title.
Transfer of Functions
Interstate Commerce Commission abolished and functions of Commission transferred, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 104–88, to Surface Transportation Board effective Jan. 1, 1996, by section 702 of Title 49, Transportation, and section 101 ofPub. L. 104–88, set out as a note under section 701 of Title 49. References to Interstate Commerce Commission deemed to refer to Surface Transportation Board, a member or employee of the Board, or Secretary of Transportation, as appropriate, see section 205 ofPub. L. 104–88, set out as a note under section 701 of Title 49.
Section 304 of 1961 Reorg. Plan No. 7, eff. Aug. 12, 1961, 26 F.R. 7315, 75 Stat. 840, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, abolished Federal Maritime Board, including offices of members of Board. Functions of Board transferred either to Federal Maritime Commission or to Secretary of Commerce by sections 103 and 202 of 1961 Reorg. Plan No. 7.
United States Maritime Commission abolished by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 21, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3178, 64 Stat. 1273, set out in the Appendix of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, which transferred part of its functions and part of functions of its Chairman to Federal Maritime Board and Chairman thereof, such Board having created by that Plan as an agency within Department of Commerce with an independent status in some respects, and transferred remainder of such Commission's functions and functions of its Chairman to Secretary of Commerce, with power vested in Secretary to authorize their performance by Maritime Administrator, head of Maritime Administration, which likewise was established by Plan in Department of Commerce with provision that chairman of said Federal Maritime Board should, ex officio, be such Administrator.
Executive and administrative functions of Maritime Commission transferred to Chairman of Maritime Commission by 1949 Reorg. Plan No. 6, eff. Aug. 20, 1949, 14 F.R. 5228, 63 Stat. 1069, set out in the Appendix to Title 5.
Agricultural Processing Equipment; Inspection and Certification; Fee
Pub. L. 106–387, § 1(a) [title VII, § 729], Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1549, 1549A–33, provided that: "Hereafter, none of the funds appropriated by this Act or any other Act may be used to:
"(2) carry out 7 U.S.C. 1622 (h) unless the Secretary of Agriculture inspects and certifies agricultural processing equipment, and imposes a fee for the inspection and certification, in a manner that is similar to the inspection and certification of agricultural products under that section, as determined by the Secretary: Provided, That this provision shall not affect the authority of the Secretary to carry out the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.), or the Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1031 et seq.)."
Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:
Pub. L. 106–78, title VII, § 734,Oct. 22, 1999, 113 Stat. 1165.
Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(a) [title VII, § 747], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681, 2681–32, as amended by Pub. L. 106–31, title V, § 5001(c),May 21, 1999, 113 Stat. 109.
Collection and Dissemination of Information on Prices Received for Bulk Cheese
Pub. L. 105–18, title II, § 1001,June 12, 1997, 111 Stat. 172, provided that not later than 30 days after June 12, 1997, Secretary of Agriculture was to collect and disseminate, on weekly basis, statistically reliable information, obtained from cheese manufacturing areas in United States, on prices received and terms of trade involving bulk cheese, including information on national average price for bulk cheese sold through spot and forward contract transactions, and further provided for confidentiality of information provided to, or acquired by, Secretary, report to Congress not later than 150 days after June 12, 1997, on rate of reporting compliance by cheese manufacturers with respect to information collected, and for termination of authority to collect information on Apr. 5, 1999.
Lamb Price and Supply Reporting Services Report and System
Pub. L. 102–237, title I, § 124,Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1844, provided that:
"(a) Report.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 13, 1991], the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit a report to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate on measures that are necessary to improve the lamb price and supply reporting services of the Department of Agriculture, including recommendations to establish a complete information gathering system that reflects the market structure of the national lamb industry. In preparing the report, the Secretary shall examine measures to improve information on—
"(1) price reporting series of wholesale, retail, box, carcass, pelt, offal, and live lamb sales in the United States, including markets in—
"(A) California (including San Francisco);
"(B) the East Coast region (including Washington, D.C.);
"(C) the Midwest region (including Chicago, Illinois);
"(D) Texas;
"(E) the Rocky Mountain region; and
"(F) Florida;
"(2) sheep and lamb inventories, including on-feed reports;
"(3) the price and supply relationships between retailers and breakers;
"(4) the viability of voluntary or mandatory reporting for sheep prices; and
"(5) information on the import and export of sheep, analyzed by cut, carcass, box, breeder stock, and sex.
"(b) Price Discovery and Reporting System.—
"(1) System required.—Based on the report required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—
"(A) develop a price discovery system formula for the lamb market, such as carcass equivalent pricing; and
"(B) establish a price discovery and reporting system for the lamb market to assist lamb producers to better allocate their resources and make informed production and marketing decisions.
"(2) Implementation.—The price discovery and reporting system for the lamb market shall be implemented by the Secretary not later than 180 days after the date of the submission of the report.
"(3) Authorization of appropriations.—There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to develop and establish the system required under this subsection.
"(c) Consultation.—In preparing the report required under subsection (a) and establishing the price discovery and reporting system required under subsection (b), the Secretary shall consult with lamb producers and other persons in the national lamb industry."
Research To Investigate Extent to Which Grade Standards Governing Cosmetic Appearance Affect Pesticide Use in Production of Perishable Commodities; Advisory Committee; Report
Pub. L. 101–624, title XIII, subtitle C, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3566, as amended by Pub. L. 102–237, title I, § 114(a)(3),Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1838, provided that:"SEC. 1351. DEFINITION.
"As used in this subtitle, the term 'cosmetic appearance' means the exterior appearance of an agricultural commodity, including changes to that appearance resulting from superficial damage or other alteration that do not significantly affect yield, taste, or nutritional value."SEC. 1352. RESEARCH.
"(a) Requirement.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct research to examine the effects, to the extent listed in subsection (b), of grade standards and other regulations, as developed and promulgated pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.), and other statutes governing cosmetic appearance.
"(b) Scope of Research.—The primary goal of this research is to investigate the extent to which grade standards and other regulations governing cosmetic appearance affect pesticide use in the production of perishable commodities. The research shall also—
"(1) determine pesticide application levels for United States perishable commodity production and assess trends, and factors influencing those trends, of pesticide application levels since 1975;
"(2) determine the extent to which Federal grade standards and other regulations affect pesticide use in agriculture for cosmetic appearance;
"(3) determine the effect of reducing emphasis on cosmetic appearance in grade standards and other regulations on—
"(A) the application and availability of pesticides in agriculture;
"(B) the adoption of agricultural practices that result in reduced pesticide use;
"(C) production and marketing costs;
"(D) domestic and international markets and trade for perishable commodities;
"(4) determine the extent to which grade standards and other regulations reflect consumer preferences;
"(5) develop options for implementation of food marketing policies and practices that will remove obstacles that may exist to pesticide use reduction, based on the findings of research conducted under this section.
"(c) Field Research.—
"(1) Length of projects.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall implement, not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act [Nov. 28, 1990], a minimum of three, 2-year market research projects, in at least three States, to demonstrate and evaluate the feasibility of consumer education and information programs.
"(2) Scope of field research.—Research under paragraph (1) shall be conducted to evaluate programs designed to—
"(A) offer consumers choices among perishable commodities produced with different production practices;
"(B) provide consumers with information about agricultural practices used in the production of perishable commodities; or
"(C) educate the public about the relationship, as determined in the research conducted under this subtitle, between the cosmetic appearance of perishable commodities and pesticide use.
"(d) Dissemination of Results.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall disseminate to concerned parties the results obtained from prior scientifically valid research concerning Federal marketing policies and practices described in this section to avoid any duplication of effort and to ensure that current knowledge concerning such policies and practices is enhanced.
"(e) Advisory Committee.—
"(1) Establishment.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish an advisory committee for the purpose of providing ongoing review of the implementation of the requirements in this section and providing the Secretary of Agriculture with recommendations regarding the implementation of those requirements.
"(2) Membership.—The Advisory Committee shall consist of 12 members comprised of three representatives from not-for-profit consumer organizations, three representatives from not-for-profit environmental organizations, three representatives from production agriculture and the perishable commodity grower and shipper community, and three representatives from the food retailing sector, each with experience in the policy issues discussed in this section.
"(f) Report.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall report to Congress on the research conducted under this section no later than September 30, 1992. The Secretary shall report on the research conducted under subsection (c) no later than September 30, 1993."SEC. 1353. CHANGES IN PROCEDURAL REGULATIONS.
"With regard to Federal grade standards developed and promulgated pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture shall:
"(1) Take into account the impact of those standards on the ability of perishable commodity growers to reduce the use of pesticides.
"(2) Provide for citizens outside of the perishable commodity industry fair and reasonable opportunity to formally petition a change in grade standards.
"(3) Provide for a comment period after a formal petition to change grade standards has been made to enable all interested parties to submit information. The Secretary of Agriculture shall evaluate the information and consider it in the revision process.
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Subject to the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, an officer of the customs may—
(2) execute and serve any order, warrant, subpena, summons, or other process issued under the authority of the United States;
(3) make an arrest without a warrant for any offense against the United States committed in the officer's presence or for a felony, cognizable under the laws of the United States committed outside the officer's presence if the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing a felony; and
Source(June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 589, as added Pub. L. 98–573, title II, § 213(a)(17),Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2988.)
Another section 589 of act June 17, 1930, as added by Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 320,Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2056, was classified to section 1589 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 100–690.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 589 of act June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, 46 Stat. 750, related to unlawful relanding and was classified to this section, prior to repeal by act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 21,62 Stat. 862, eff. Sept. 1, 1948. See section 544 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
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Grinnell, IA -- Both the Women's and Men's Beloit College Swimming & Diving teams stand sixth at the end of day 1 at the Midwest Conference Swimming & Diving Championships, being held at Grinnell College.
The Men's 200 Free Relay of Will McAneny, Austin Smith, John Kamada and Greg Schalla made the biggest news of the day for the Buccaneers, setting a new school record during Friday morning's prelims. The group's 1:29.84 broke the record of 1:30.72 set in 2008. They were seventh in Friday's finals.
McAnany had the top individual finish of the day for Beloit, coming in seventh in the 50 Free. Anna Freyfogle was eighth in 1m Diving.
The Women's 200 Free Relay of Haleigh Thomas, Dana Olesch, Cherrelle Phon and Shaunte Moss finished sixth, as did the Women's 400 Medley Relay of Emma Canny, Moss, Olesch and Thomas. The Men's 400 Medley Relay of Schalla, Kamada, Smith and McAneny was eighth.
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South Australia is home to many great sporting events and facilities.
In January, the state comes alive with UCI WorldTour cycling race, the Santos Tour Down Under. Throughout the year, Australian Rules Football, cricket, tennis, soccer, basketball, netball and rugby are all popular with crowds.
South Australia's historic Adelaide Oval has been the site of many great cricket matches. Legendary Sir Donald Bradman played here and a statue of him stands outside the oval.
Considered one of the most attractive grounds in the world, Adelaide Oval is currently under redevelopment. When it's complete in 2014, Adelaide Oval will seat 50,000 spectators and will continue to host cricket, along with AFL games as well.
Smash a ball over Adelaide Oval and it'll land in Memorial Drive, the headquarters of Tennis SA. There are world-class courts for hire. It's also the site of the World Tennis Challenge.
The South Australian National Football League (SANFL) is South Australia's state-based Aussie Rules competition. This is "tribal" footy at homely, suburban ovals, such as Norwood Oval, Richmond Oval and Alberton Oval. The kids will love having a kick on the ground at half-time.
Ten minutes west of the city, Hindmarsh Stadium is home to Adelaide United Football Club (The Reds) and SA Rugby League. It's Australia's best boutique soccer stadium and when full, the atmosphere is simply red hot. Five minutes from Hindmarsh is "netball central", ETSA Park. The Adelaide Thunderbirds play here. ETSA Park is right next to Santos Stadium, South Australia's premier athletics facility.
Basketball team, Adelaide 36ers play at The Dome in Findon, while the Aces Baseball team plays at Norwood Oval.
Cycling here is more than the Santos Tour Down Under. Champion track cyclists ride at the Super-Drome, just north of the city. This velodrome and the State Hockey Centre are both located at the State Sports Park at Gepps Cross.
There are plenty of places for mountain bikers to ride, including Fox Creek Mountain Bike Trails in Mount Crawford Forest and Eagle Mountain Bike Park near Mount Lofty. Eagle Mountain Bike Park has hosted the Australian National Championships.
Adelaide's swimmers love the State Aquatic Centre at Marion, just 15 minutes from the city. The centre has been the location of the Australian Swimming and Diving Championships – which were selection trials for Australia's 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics teams.
Punters get their horse racing fix at Morphettville Racecourse or regional courses like Oakbank, Clare and Balaklava.
The South Australian Jockey Club hosts 65 days of racing action throughout the year at Morphettville Racecourse. The racecourse is easy to get to. It is located on the tramline just 15 minutes from the city and 5 minutes from Glenelg.
Adelaide's beaches stretch for kilometres and host a range of sports including surf lifesaving, triathlon, beach cricket, sailing and volleyball. You can even play beach volleyball in the city centre on Frome Street. Courts can be hired, day and night.
Play tennis or ride your BMX bike at various parkland locations. There are quality public golf courses in North Adelaide, Glenelg and Belair.
Adelaide, it's a sporting feast.


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In an era of dubious economic milestones, it was yet another lowlight. This spring, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Americans' total student-loan debt ballooned to more than $900 billion — higher than their total credit-card debt. And no wonder the debt is piling up: Over the past two decades, the price of tuition has risen 20 times as fast as the average college grad's wages.
Statistics like these help to flesh out a now-familiar message: The cost of college has escalated from unsettling to obscene. College administrators say that the soaring price tags reflect the rising costs of their own biggest expenses — faculty salaries and state-of-the-art dorms and facilities.
See: Complete college rankings by graduates' salaries (PDF).
But even insiders acknowledge that it can all become a burden. At Ivy League stalwart Cornell University, for example, four years of full-price tuition and fees approaches $250,000. Faced with a choice between borrowing that much to go to that upstate New York Ivy or pursuing a more affordable education somewhere else, should an applicant really opt for the six-figure debt load? Says Thomas Keane, the school's director of financial aid: "Please, don't."
Still, families may not mind shelling out such big bucks if the investment pays for itself, and then some, in higher compensation down the road. To help readers make that kind of calculation, SmartMoney offers its annual college survey, a bottom-line approach to the academic experience that doesn't mind imitating the rude uncle at your family reunion — the one who insists on asking everybody what their salary is. And unlike many of the best-known college rankings, it's a contest where the winners don't always hail from the usual tiny pool of top names.
With help from PayScale, a Seattle-based compensation-data company that maintains 35 million salary profiles, we collected median pay figures for two pools of each school's alums: recent grads (out of school for an average of three years) and midcareer types (an average of 15 years out). For each group, we divided the median alumnus or alumna salary by tuition and fees (assuming they paid full price at then-current rates), averaged the results and, finally, converted that result to a percentage figure. The outcome: a measure of return on investment that we've dubbed the Payback Score. For example, a hypothetical alum who spent $100,000 to attend college and now earns $150,000 a year would have a personal score of 150. Just as with the SATs, the higher the score, the better.
It's admittedly a narrowly targeted formula. It doesn't include, for example, financial aid, even as many schools are increasing it — under pressure from cash-strapped families' cries of No más. And the value of an education, of course, can't be measured merely in dollars and cents. But at a time when the average college grad is entering the workforce with $25,250 in debt, it's the kind of calculation that financial advisers say more families are paying attention to.
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- Average Payback Score: 134
- Average salary for recent grads: $47,790
- Average salary for midcareer grads: $87,257
Among many folks who fixate on big-name northeastern liberal-arts schools, the Georgia Institute of Technology flies under the reputational radar. Even its president, G.P. Peterson, goes by the unassuming, guy-next-door nickname of "Bud." But based on our Payback Score, the school deserves a higher profile — and some bragging rights. After all, it's offering the best academic deal in America.
Recent Georgia Tech grads earn $59,000, or a stellar 67% of what they paid in tuition. Grads in their 30s average $102,000 a year, more than three times their 1990s tuition tab. Peterson says those imposing scores are no accident. Virtually all of Georgia Tech's students are focused on science-oriented disciplines, including engineering and computer and software design. Those, of course, are the kinds of fields where the prospects and opportunities have remained strong even in this shaky economy. And then there's the school's status as a public university, which gives it access to taxpayer funds that have subsidized the cost of attendance, especially for in-state students. "We're in a fortunate position," says Peterson.
All of Georgia Tech's neighbors at the top of the heap are also public universities; indeed, state schools have historically dominated our Payback Scorecard, and this year, they hold the top 17 slots. At midcareer, our public school graduates earn less in absolute dollars than their private-college counterparts, but as a proportion of their tuition, they're pulling down 58% more than Ivy grads, and 85% more than alumni of non-Ivy private schools. For many middle- and upper-middle income families, that translates into a lighter economic burden — all the more important in an economy where salaries for college grads overall have been stagnant.
Kent Chen of Los Angeles chose the University of California, Berkeley, over a top private school this spring after his family confronted the price gap between the two — more than $27,000 a year. Paying higher tuition seems like too great a risk, says Kent's mother, Yvonne, the chief financial officer at a community bank in Los Angeles, who notes that college in general is an economic gamble these days: "There's a lot of kids graduating right now that can't find good jobs."


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Robert and Lynette Potts are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter Julia Diane to Luke Daniel Shettell son of Mark and Merlene Shettell for time and all eternity in the Manti Temple on the 27th of Dec. 27, 2013.
A reception was held in their honor that evening at the Price 8th Ward, 995 E. 700 N., in Price.
Julia graduated from Carbon High School, attended CEU, and served an LDS mission in Rochester, New York. Luke graduated from American Fork High School, attended UVU, and served an LDS mission in Sao Paulo, Brazil. They will continue their education at Southern Utah University.


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As committed beauty aficionados, we've willingly tried just about every trend and perhaps even invented a few of our own (or at least like to think so). Though it's tough to admit, our experimental moments-like brownie batter-colored lipstick, inspired by Drew Barrymore, circa 1995- rarely stick around for more than a season. Much like how we rely on a perfectly broken-in pair of jeans and our favorite killer black dress in times of wardrobe woes, we always return to two timeless makeup looks: the sweetheart and the seductress.
Before you roll your eyes and think, "Tell me something I don't know, Who What Wear," we'd like to point out that yes, each season there's always a version of wholesome-cheerleader-next-door girly goodness, as well as the sexpot-I-eat-men-for-breakfast-and-sometimes-toast-too hotness. That said, while these beauty concepts are not exactly new, what is newsworthy is the way the two looks evolve through technology, technique, and context.
We spotted excellent interpretations of these classic (and completely opposite) styles at the Charlotte Ronson and Zac Posen Fall 08 shows, and pestered their public relations teams for some answers. As always, you don't have to follow directions exactly, we encourage you to make the look your own. You can always take inspiration from not only the shows, but also from the red carpet interpretations as well (we think Leighton Meester and Diane Kruger both accomplished the looks quite nicely). Read on for all the products needed to achieve their fresh-faced and femme fatale beauty looks!
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Charlotte Ronson's fall collection was accompanied by a gorgeously innocent makeup look that was inspired by Jane Birkin (in the swinging sixties). Tina Turnbow, Beauty.com's Celebrity Makeup Artist, and Sarah Lucero, Stila's Celebrity Makeup Artist created the look for the show using Stila Cosmetics. They kept the skin fresh and naturally beautiful by prepping the models' skin with Sheer Tinted Moisturizer SPF 30 Oil Free ($32). Any imperfections were covered with the light-reflecting Illuminating Concealer ($22) and the skin was given a light dusting of Sheer Pressed Powder ($28) to reduce shine. The sweetly flushed cheeks came courtesy of a touch of Convertible Color ($24) in Petunia.
Lucero used a charcoal pencil, specifically the Kajal Eye Liner ($16.50) in Smokey Quartz, just underneath the brow bone, at the top of the crease, where one would normally put shadow. She smudged and blended the line a bit, to soften the look, and then dusted Chinois Eye Shadow ($18), a matte off-white, over the entire lid. In a nod to mod makeup, lower lids were lined with a black gel Smudge Pot ($18) and tiny lower lashes were painted onto the models' skin, just at the lash line. The models' actual lashes were coated with Major Lash Mascara($8.50) in black and they were given a splash of faux freckles across the bridge of their noses and on the top of the cheeks (to do this at home, just dip a skinny brush into a brown Smudge Pot and make sure you don't touch them until they dry!).
Finally, for the lips, there were two options: Convertible Color ($24) in Fuschia or SPF 20 Lipstick ($22) in Charlotte. We own Charlotte and really have to say it's the most gorgeous color ever. It might look a little bright in the tube, but it gives you this lovely lip that's simply irresistible.
1. Stila SPF 20 Lipstick ($22) in Charlotte
2. Stila Smudge Pot ($18)
3. Stila Kajal Eye Liner ($16.50) in Smokey Quartz
4. Stila Illuminating Concealer ($22)
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The look at Zac Posen was full-tilt glamour but with a modern, sexy edge. Makeup Artist Charlotte Tilbury used MAC Cosmetics to create the strong look, and started by perfecting the skin with Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15 ($26) for a polished complexion. Cheeks were left unadorned and brows were groomed with a soft taupe pencil, Eye Brows ($14.50) in Lingering, and Brow Set ($13.50) in Clear.
As for the eyes, instead of a traditional smoky or the recently popular cat-eye line, Tilbury went for a more dramatic, rock 'n' roll look. She used the highly pigmented, cream-based Paint Pot ($16.50) in Blackground on the lid and then added more sheen with a bit of
Clear Gloss ($17.50) on top of the black. Both the upper and lower lids were lined with a super sooty pencil, Eye Kohl ($14.50) in Smolder. After curling the models' lashes, Tilbury used a new product, Dazzlelash Mascara ($12, available in November), but their Fibre Rich Lash Mascara ($12) will work as well. Nails got an equally dark treatment, thanks to a couple of dark coats of specially created polish, Fade To Black ($15), that celebrity manicurist Deborah Lippmann created for Posen's show.
To finish the look, Tilbury gave the models of-the-moment red mouths. This particular red is quite matte and a combination of burgundy and true red (the texture and hue is what makes it modern). Tilbury used a blue-red liner, Lip Pencil ($13) in Cherry, to define the mouth. Next came a coat of Ruby Woo Lipstick ($14) and a dab of Charred Red in the center of the lips. Charred Red is a MAC Pro product, so not available everywhere, but try Chili for a similar look.
1. MAC Clear Gloss ($17.50)
2. MAC Ruby Woo Lipstick ($14)
3. MAC Dazzlelash Mascara ($12, available in November), though Fibre Rich Lash Mascara ($12) is a great substitute.
4. Lippmann Collection Nail Polish ($15) in Fade To Black
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"I remember it like yesterday," Uncle Spud said as he sat on the porch sipping a cup of discontinued Postum from his secret stash. "We crossed the plains with Brother Brigham and settled the Salt Lake Valley. 'Twas the summer of 1847 it was. I was just a lad back then and hadn't yet reached my full measure of status and respectability in the mountain man community."
"You couldn't be that old," I insisted. "Brigham Young came to Utah 161 years ago."
"Pure mountain air, clean livin' and lots of onions and Tabasco sauce are the fountain of youth," he insisted. "I was old enough to drive Brigham's wagon, wrangle the horses and scout the route all the way from Winter Quarters to the Salt Lake Valley."
"So tell me, since you are obviously the last of the Days of '47 pioneers, what was the journey like?"
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"And then there were lots of hostile Indians," he continued. "I was out scouting the trail when I got captured by Stupid Horse, a half-brother to the famous Sioux war chief, Hypertensive Buffalo."
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Skip to comments.Obama: Look at Michigan to See How Unions Built Americas Middle Class
Posted on 12/10/2012 5:28:25 PM PST by Olog-hai
Speaking at the Daimler Detroit Diesel Plant in Redford, Mich., on Monday, President Barack Obama lashed out at the Michigan legislature for passing a right-to-work law and declared that Americans only needed to look at Michigan if they wanted to see how unions helped build the middle class.
These so-called right to work laws, they dont have to do with economics, Obama said. They have everything to do with politics. What theyre really talking about is giving you the right to work for less money. You only have to look to Michigan, where workers were instrumental in reviving the auto industry, to see how unions have helped build not just a stronger middle class but a stronger America.
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If you substitute a more appropriate word for "built," he wouldn't be that far off.
When the unions say jump....Obama says "How high??"
He is a piece of work. That is for sure. Geez!
was he doing stand up?
Who writes this stuff for him?
Yes, Detroit is a perfect representative of what unions and liberal entitlement philosophy can do for all of us. I encourage all of America to study Detroit closely.
The sad thing isn't that he says it. We now know a great number of imbeciles believe whatever comes out of his mouth...regardless of any factual basis. For about 2.5 years I thought enough people saw through this crap. Now I am just sad to see that is not the case.
Higher wages, higher pension cost, higher medical cost and lower profits.
"Did unions build Detroit?"
The car companies hire workers to make cars.
The unions make what?......besides strikes, goons and politicians.
What killed Detroit was federal regulation, forced busing, democratic mayors and their sponge-worthy sycophants who can't get enough of taxpayer bacon.
Detroit is pretty much a Worker's Paradise now. Yeah, they are all in charge and they are all cashing in all their Obama coupons.
I would substitute the word "feces" for the word "work" in your sentence.
"Who writes this stuff for him? "
No QC whatsoever?
Well, at least he was truthful.
"to see how unions have helped build
Higher wages, higher pension cost, higher medical cost and lower profits."
Without the unions, the workers still have jobs.
Without the car companies the workers have..........?
If unions were all that the Food Stamp President and his commie friends say, a right-to-work law would have absolutely no effect on union membership because they would all be lined up to join anyway. Wisconsin unions, how's that working out for you? Oops, no one will belong voluntarily except for the union bosses and other commies.
The Onion gets funnier every day.
Why wasn't Bronco touring the Packard Plant?
Barack Obama, Muslim uniion turd
To Big Labor, regarding the Middle Class:
That 4th picture is a fake. As much of a mess as the city is, there still are no shanty towns.
It is so mind-whacking to get these fantastic, victorious actions by states while trying to not go postal over what zero's still doing as BLOATUS.
I agree with Obama the Unions are definitely responsible for the plight of present day Detroit!
Does the "Middle Class" have the Right to determine their own preference (Right-to-Work States)?
Given the DumBO curse, the plant will file for bankruptcy soon. Certainly, after they add wind turbines to those diesels.
The sale of A123 systems to China was announced today. I'm Guessin Bronco didn't bother to mention it while he was trying to interfere with our legitimate state government.
I really hate liberals.
"The unions make what?......besides strikes, goons and politicians."
Way, way too much money in relation to what they do!
If somebody has to take the hit for corporations shutting down US operations and moving to third world countries it ought to be "Big Labor". Private corporations have only one primary function, to make as much money as possible for their stockholders while obeying the laws of their homeland. It is nowhere near their primary function to make union members wealthy beyond their dreams of avarice.
Of course nothing stops a union from from "passing the hat" among it's members and forming an "employee owned start-up" to compete with their former "Robber Baron" bosses either. True, it's never happened that I know of, but it is an option none the less.
The reason for the speech is to show the USA what will happen with America. Thanks to Odumbo there will be no middle class. As Detroit has gone so will the rest of America. The Unions destroyed America. But it was also the desire to build more and more and have not enough to cover the liabilities that would come done the road. Pensions, Healthcare costs. Remember the Ford Motor Company dealt with many of the issues with pensions health insurance for retirees. Ford weathered the storm of 2008. GM Chrysler did not.
Oddly enough how many other plants and automobile manufacturing facilities were shuttered in Michigan in the last 6 years. I know about the Wixom( Ford)Plant. I have driven through Saginaw and Flint area and the automobile manufacturing facilities are not the same names anymore. They even look like there a lot less employees working. They are just east of I-75.
Looks like Obama is never ever going to stop campaigning and just do the job he was elected (LOL) to do .He is never going to work with the GOP ,he's always going to RUN OFF and give another stupid speech
My thoughts exactly. Unions can do for other cities and towns what they did for Detroit - destroy a century of progress in return for one or maybe two more years of inflated paychecks before the Goose that used to lay the Golden Eggs dies.
"Speaking at the Daimler Detroit Diesel Plant in Redford, Mich.,..."
You mean Detroit Diesel which was started by General Motors years ago, but is now owned by the Krauts? Thanks to the UAW, GM ( and the other two as well) have been "shedding" their original parts trying to continue to be viable businesess. Everybody is tooting their horns about Ford, but as I see it, Ford is in about the same fix as the two that were bailed out. Ford is closing plants all over the world to stay solvent, and has already announced that they will never build another production facility in the United States again.
Ah.... That doesn't mean they won't take an existing plant revamp or expand on existing field, and not go to a green-field and start new or rehab an intercity brown-field.
Free men built America.
Unions and government destroyed it.
One GM is still dysfunctional, I have a gnome their trying to jump ship, can't say more how fubar'd it is.
2nd Chrysler, is no cake walk either, it is such a weird run and owned Company, I'll keep my powder dry.
3rd yes the line guys and gals helped, but the only real turn-around Ford made the hard re-invent yourself cost cutting decisions Obama won't do w/ entitlements.
4th, many went along for the ride, a lot of good product came from the minds Bill Mitchell and so many other leaders and engineers that moved the process forward that gave the line guys something good to build and sell.
Obama's focus is such thin soup and vacuous of what really made Detroit Iron, maybe he should stick to riding that weenie bicycle of his...
I thought it was satire. The union is what is driving auto worker jobs to China.
Let's cut to the chase about Detroit.
What killed Detroit was the white flight that started in the late 50's as the population of blacks rose rather quickly, and with the increase in the black population came the usual conditions that come along with an increase in a black population: Crime, violence and social unrest.
By the time of the 1967 riots, the white population was already "one foot out the door." After '67, the white folks said "See ya, gotta go" and with them the source of tax revenue and civic pride left as well.
Today, there's almost no white population left in Detroit. Their political power structure is quite third-world in both their economic outlook and their level of corruption. No sane, law-abiding business owner would want to locate in Detroit. If your business is selling crack pipes and stolen merchandise, then Detroit is a garden of profit.
But if you're trying to be a legit, law-abiding business owner... Detroit is the last place in the US where you'd set up shop.
"Ah.... That doesn't mean they won't take an existing plant revamp or expand on existing field, and not go to a green-field and start new or rehab an intercity brown-field."
Maybe, but I wouldn't bet on it. The "Big Three" know that their survival depends on getting out of the US. GM and Chrysler had an opportunity to get rid of the UAW in bankruptcy, but Obama got in the middle of it and crashed the opportunity. I am just hoping that the pissed off judge reopens the whole GM bankruptcy. I was with Romney on this one; GM should have gone through a normal bankruptcy and may still get the opportunity ( that is unless it goes under in the meantime). Ford was somewhat fortunate that it had a good product line when it counted, because the year before the GM/Chrysler debacle, the industry was saying that of the three, Ford had by far the worst labor cost structure of any of them. There is no question that Ford had better top management when it counted. GM had a bunch of limp dicks.
And when Rick Trumpka says, "Sh*t!" Obama squats like a coyote and asks,"What color?"
Unions don't build crap. It's the labor of citizens; the men and women the unions corral.
I had no idea Detroit was in South Africa.
What? That is an actual picture? Good GOD!
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