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The ICMA (Institute of Certified Management Accountants) Board of Regents, representing the certification division of IMA (Institute of Management Accountants), has voted to waive its usual bachelor's degree requirement for ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) members wishing to earn IMA's CMA (Certified Management Accountant) credential.
This is the latest outcome of a strategic partnership between IMA, the US-based association of accountants and financial professionals in business, and UK-based ACCA.
The bachelor's degree waiver will allow all ACCA members around the world, regardless of background, access to IMA's CMA credential. ACCA members who would like to take advantage of obtaining a US credential can earn the CMA after successfully completing the two-part CMA exam and satisfying the two-year experience requirement in a management accounting job role. This is a benefit to ACCA members who wish to have a US-based credential or who wish to have additional recognition of their expertise in management accounting and access to practitioner tools exclusively focused on this role.
Jeff Thomson CMA, IMA president and CEO, said: 'ACCA and IMA share consistent values, one of which is opportunity. This waiver offers a clear and tangible opportunity for all ACCA members. Both organisations recognise the value of certification and learning that comes through a rigorous exam process.'
Helen Brand, Chief Executive of ACCA, said: 'Our global strategic partnership with IMA was created with the aim of bringing benefits to our members. Our partnership agreement is based on 'empowering accountants and financial professionals to drive business performance'. We welcome this new opportunity for our members specialising in management accounting roles and the enhanced recognition this can bring, especially for our many members who work for US-headquartered corporates.'
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quote:Originally posted by ShaleeThe Julie H Levy square it done. It really was an easy knit. Now to decide which one to start next, or maybe something different for a take-along project. Doctor's appointment tomorrow and I really do need something to take along and keep me busy while I wait! So much yarn to choose from. I have lots of left over sock yarn that would be great for long cuffs on very warm double mittens with angora for the inside and sock yarn for the outside. Soft and warm on the inside and strong and durable on the inside! Or maybe EZ's Very Warm Hat using left over yarn from my winter coat/sweater, that is 100% wool, and angora for the inside. That would be cozy.Sharon in NW PAI always wanted my own library but I didn't realize it would be all knitting books!
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Goalie Jimmy Howard and the Red Wings were disappointed Wednesday night, but should be optimistic about the future. (David Guralnick/Detroit News)
It ended in crushing disappointment, but ultimately, this isn't about how the Red Wings finished. It's about what they may have started.
They traveled a long way in a relatively short time — and not just back and forth to Anaheim and Chicago. Go back a year to the aftermath of a first-round playoff loss, to all the uncertainty and pending changes. It was fair to ask then where the Red Wings were headed.
We have a much better idea now, and the trajectory is turning upward. They made the playoffs, beat the second-seeded Ducks in a Game 7 on the road and lost to the top-seeded Blackhawks in an overtime Game 7 on the road. In a sense, the Red Wings skipped over a rebuilding year, and a dangerous transition has become a doable transition.
These were the Green Wings with all their young players, and if green means go, they went after it. But it's one thing to launch an unexpected underdog ride, and another thing to return to the top of the league.
To make the jump from Green Wings back to Red Wings, they have work to do.
General manager Ken Holland has proven his worth many times, and now gets another prime shot. Along with Mike Babcock, Henrik Zetterberg, Pavel Datsyuk and Jimmy Howard, the Red Wings have such a competitive core, you're tempted to take it for granted. But nobody makes the playoffs 22 straight years, and few teams show signs of such a quick recovery.
The Red Wings rebuilt their mid-level depth with a half-dozen rookies, but now comes the difficult task. They need to find more top-end players, through free agency or trades, or from within. Zetterberg and Datsyuk do it all but can't do it forever. Howard carried the Red Wings at times and was victimized by defensive breakdowns.
When you have a 3-1 series lead and blow it, expectations shoot up, and there's no sense dimming them now.
"I think we can be a way better team, and we need to be better if we want to be in this position consistently," Babcock said. "We want to do it not just by working, but by being good enough. I coached a team in Anaheim that was a lot like this team, wasn't projected to be very good. But we got ourselves in and kept getting better."
Focus on Fs
The Red Wings definitely matched the Blackhawks effort but don't have as many impactful players, not as many scorers. This offseason, Holland must address the three Fs — Franzen, Filppula, free agents. Johan Franzen remains maddeningly inconsistent, but has a big contract and big numbers in the past. Valtteri Filppula, who suffered an ankle sprain in Game 7, is a free agent and still has tantalizing potential, but no way should the Red Wings overpay to keep him.
There are questions, but not as many as a year ago, when Nicklas Lidstrom and Tomas Holmstrom retired and Brad Stuart left for San Jose. The greatest defenseman of a generation was gone, and when Detroit went hunting for help, it hit a wall. Free-agent targets Zach Parise and Ryan Suter went together to Minnesota and Holland was left with slim pickings.
There also were lingering questions about Howard's playoff steadiness, which he just answered in stellar fashion. Not that there were concerns, but Zetterberg's first season as captain was a resounding success. After years of Lidstrom's calm, Zetterberg's strong-willed nature created a more delicate dynamic with Babcock's hard-driven style. They worked through it, and both became even stronger leaders.
I didn't think the Red Wings were doomed a year ago, although they appeared to be in some trouble. You figured they could scrape into the playoffs and continue rebuilding, but no one had any idea they could push this far.
A lot of young guys gained a lot of playoff experience and should only get better, in theory. Suddenly, the Red Wings have real possibilities, from forwards Damien Brunner, Gustav Nyquist and Joakim Andersson, to defensemen Danny DeKeyser, Brendan Smith and Jakub Kindl. When DeKeyser returns from his broken thumb, and if Darren Helm ever returns from his back issues, the Red Wings will have legitimate depth.
Shoot for the stars
The key is, they need more star depth, and perhaps it comes from one of the young guys. Nyquist and DeKeyser have the skill, and Brunner has the scoring touch (he led the team with five playoff goals). Smith, 24, is alternately stirring and sloppy, but his skating and aggressiveness make it worth the patience.
After Detroit dropped Game 7 in Chicago, it was somber. But the Red Wings also tossed around positive superlatives, which were warranted.
"Playing in the playoffs for the first time, it's unbelievable how competitive everybody is," Smith said. "I think I grew up a lot. I got a lot of criticism and a lot of praise, so I got both spectrums. But I think it's huge to see how our team grew."
Early growth spurts don't guarantee more, and difficult decisions await.
There aren't prime free-agents available, which again will test Holland's player development expertise. But at least the Red Wings are back to being fully relevant, and the surprising twist is, they weren't even gone that long.


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Detroit � He�s not the most-renowned or the highest-paid. But on a team of pitching stars, it�s Max Scherzer�s turn to star.
The Tigers are pretty darn good at collecting gaudy individual feats, and now here comes Scherzer, hanging 10s all over the place. He�s 10-0 after another 10-striekout performance to open a 10-game homestand. And the Tigers� 5-1 pasting of the Orioles Monday night finally lifted them to 10 games over .500.
If you can take a break from the Tigers� other nagging issue (Day Five: Closer Crisis), you�ll notice Scherzer is doing things not many players have ever done. In fact, no one in baseball has started a season 10-0 since Roger Clemens in 1997, and Scherzer is on a strikeout streak not seen since the days of Pedro Martinez.
�Man, that tickles me when you say those type of names,� Scherzer said, shaking his head. �But I got blinders on. All the other extracurricular stuff falls in line when you pitch well.�
An All-Star appearance surely will fall in line, and he might even earn the starting nod. Jim Leyland will have some interesting choices as the All-Star manager, but he has plenty of other things on his mind right now.
'Passing out bouquets'
The day began with the Tigers putting Anibal Sanchez on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right shoulder, and for all the fretting about the bullpen, that�s the latest concern. But the Tigers have the best possible antidote to the closer problem (short of trading for, say, Jonathan Papelbon). They line up so many dominant starters, the issue could sort itself out over time. Jose Valverde may not be the answer, but when Scherzer and others pitch like this, Leyland doesn�t have to ask the question.
Drew Smyly finished off the heavy-hitting Orioles with three perfect innings, one day after Joaquin Benoit collected a save. The line between patience and panic is notoriously thin during a long season, but Leyland has a comfort few managers ever have.
�When I get in the car and I know Max Scherzer is pitching that night, and the same with Justin Verlander and Rick Porcello and Doug Fister and Anibal Sanchez, I feel pretty good,� Leyland said. �You can get carried away with how good a rotation is, and I don�t want to be passing out bouquets. But it�s like sending Mariano Rivera out there in the ninth � you think you got a great chance.�
Earlier in the day, Leyland was talking about furniture, and how it isn�t quite arranged properly in the bullpen. He wasn�t sure who would close, if necessary, and called it �The Days of Our Lives.�
Those are fine analogies, and I�ll take it a step farther. The furniture might not be set up in the bullpen, but the rotation is an expensive five-piece sectional sofa. You feel good when you sit in it, and no one is feeling better than Scherzer these days.
The 28-year-old right-hander is becoming masterful, always eager to make adjustments to get better. Last year, he worked hard on his slider and went 16-7. This season, he added a curveball and has a 3.08 ERA, with these astonishing numbers: 116 strikeouts and 24 walks in 96.1 innings.
�My stuff is the best it�s ever been, and that�s a product of the curveball,� Scherzer said. �We (starters) don�t compete against each other, we�re all such different pitchers. But right now, as a staff, I think we�re the best in the game, one through five. We�re able to go out there, all of us, and attack hitters, pitch deep into games, generate swings and misses, and minimize walks.�
'He's simplified some things'
Scherzer might be the most-cerebral of the bunch, but he can turn quickly into Mad Max. He did it early and forcefully in this one, striking out the side to escape trouble in the fifth. He ended it by whiffing Chris Davis with the bases loaded on a 3-2 pitch that sizzled at 97 mph.
Scherzer hit double figures in strikeouts for the 15th time in his career, and joined Martinez as the only pitchers in AL history to strike out at least six in 14 consecutive outings to start a season. Yes, that statistic is a little geeky � thanks to the fine number-crunchers at Elias Sports Bureau � but there�s nothing geeky about 10-0. The only other Tiger to start a season like this was George Mullin in 1909, but I don�t think Ol� George dialed up fastballs in the high-90s.
The strikeout is Scherzer�s signature, and the entire staff�s trademark.
�Max is a very bright guy in a lot of areas, and I think he�s fine-tuned it to where he�s not overloading the computer,� Leyland said. �I think he simplified some things.�
He�ll probably complicate things for Leyland and his All-Star decisions. Verlander started the All-Star game last year and famously got knocked around. The starters� internal competition is completely healthy, pride pushing pride, pitchers pushing pitchers. Scherzer keeps rising, and the others surely don�t mind keeping up.


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The Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 2012 mandated that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) begin functional limitation data collection on January
1, 2013, for Medicare beneficiaries. The new functional limitation reporting will be done through nonpayable G-codes that are similar in their appearance to PQRS quality data codes. The functional limitation reporting will be visit-driven and must be completed on evaluation, every 10th visit, and at discharge. All practice settings that provide outpatient therapy services must include this information on the claim form. Specifically, the policy will apply to physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language-pathology services furnished in hospitals, critical access hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facilities (CORFs), rehabilitation agencies, home health agencies (when the beneficiary is not under a home health plan of care), and in private offices of therapists, physicians, and nonphysician practitioners.
Simultaneously, attention is increasing on PQRS as the program changes from an incentive-based program to a penalty program, with the 2013 year being pivotal to the program's changeover, informing both the 2013 bonus and the 2015 penalty. PQRS, the quality reporting program for Medicare Part B, was implemented in 2007. Physical therapists are eligible professionals in this reporting program and can report a variety of measures, including pain assessment on initial evaluation and a measure related to the use of a functional assessment tool. Reporting under the PQRS program is tied to CPT codes. Therapists reporting under this program submit quality data codes for the selected measures with CPT code 97001 and sometimes with 97002.
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Museum Victoria is continuing its exciting project to learn more about owls through studying their DNA. The project, sponsored by Australian Geographic, will provide valuable information for the conservation of owls and their habitats, as well as insights into the origin and evolution of Australia's owls.
Mount of a Masked Owl, Tyto novaebollandiePhotographer: Benjamin Healley. Source: Museum Victoria
Australia has nine species of owl. They fall into two genera, Ninox (hawk-owls and boobooks) and Tyto (barn owls and masked owls). The four species of Ninox (Rufous Owl, Powerful Owl, Barking Owl and Southern Boobook) all have large, yellow eyes and a hawk-like face. The five species of Tyto (Masked Owl, Sooty Owl, Lesser Sooty Owl, Grass Owl and Barn Owl) all have a heart-shaped facial disc. Some species, like the Boobook and Barn Owl, are widely distributed across Australia, while others, like the Lesser Sooty Owl, have a restricted distribution. Australia's owls are more often heard than seen.
The survival of Australia's owls is threatened by land clearing and fragmentation of their forest habitats. Unfortunately, conservation efforts are hampered by a lack of basic knowledge about the biology and ecology of owls – studying an animal that is only active at night is extremely difficult!
To improve our knowledge of Australian owls, and assist conservation efforts, Museum Victoria scientists are studying the DNA of owls. The project will help to assess the impact of deforestation on owl populations, to determine if owl populations are at risk from inbreeding, and to establish any patterns of movement of owls within and between forest fragments.
The project will also examine the relationships between Australian owls and owls from other parts of the world so we can discover more about how they have evolved.
One of Museum Victoria's DNA laboratory scientists preparing Hawk Owls. Photographer: Michelle FcFarlane. Source: Museum Victoria
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Hollands, D. 1991 Birds of the Night: owls, frogmouths and nightjars of Australia. Reed Books, Balgowlah, NSW.
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Hi Peter,
The 'owl' is a Tawny Frogmouth which is common in some suburbs with lashings of trees. They often use the Hills Hoist as a perch while watching for insect/mouse prey as these cross the lawns through lights from windows.
Hi Sharrie, from your description our collection manager was only able to provide the following information; colours brown to grey (=Southern Boobook Owl to Tawny Frogmouth); call whoo hoo (= 'boo-book' [repeated] of boobook owl to oom-oom… [continuous] of frogmouth). I suspect it is the latter [frogmouth] but a recording of the call would be good to definitely identify it. Otherwise the museum does have an app with some bird calls or the Museum has some CD's that we can make available for you to listen to in the Discovery Centre.
Hi Sandy
According to the information in a conservation report prepared by the Department of Environment and Conservation NSW, "The Masked Owl lives as monogamous, sedentary life-long pairs in large permanent home ranges". According to the Australian Museum website, the masked owl lives in a coastal strip that stretches from NSW to South Australia, which at most is 300km from the coast. At the moment, this species of owl is considered to be vulnerable.We cannot ascertain how these creatures would have died.
Hi Jenny, Museum Victoria has a free Identification Service. If you send us the photos you took of the owl, we'd be happy to identify it for you. (Hope your head is ok - and that the owl is too!).
Hi Owl Lover,
This appears to be a Tawny Frogmouth, their calls can be readily distinguished from the Boobook. A softly repeated 'Oom, oom, oom' versus the Boobook's 'more-pork, more-pork'.
As for keeping them in an area, this can be difficult, if not impossible. If there are mature trees then there is every likelihood of them staying in the area, although they will move around after food.
Hi Darren,
Owls are generally nocturnal hunters. They have acute hearing that is enhanced by a facial feather ruff and the structure of their feathers enables them to fly silently. These features enable them to locate prey accurately. Owls can have a hunting territory and so become familiar with possible prey within that territory.
Hi Robyn,
According to an article published in EMU Astral Ornithology, the range for the Powerful Owl is 5.7 to 8.9 km. The Australian Department of Sustainability and Environment states an estimated home-range size of 400 to 3000 hectares, depending upon habitat.
The Southern Boobook (Ninox boobook) is the most common owl species in Australia, and is also common around Melbourne. They are very reluctant to move about during daylight hours, but being a predatory bird they are sometimes discovered and mobbed by other birds, particularly ravens. The cryptic colours hide Boobooks well, but when an owl's cover is broken it needs to leave its hiding place and find somewhere safe. That's the most probable reason the owl ended up on your front porch and why it was reluctant to move away again until dark.
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- A heat pipe energy recovery coil captures heat from the exhaust air stream and uses that heat to preheat the incoming outside air. The system can recover free heat on any day that the outside temperature is less than the room operating set point.
- Instrumentation monitors total VOC levels in the space on a continual basis. The ventilation airflow rate automatically modulates to maintain the tVOC levels at acceptable levels. This will allow for reduced ventilation rates and corresponding energy costs when tVOC emissions within the room are less than the design criteria.
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The video, produced by the Bayou Bengal staff under the direction of Van Reed, Public Relations Director, is part of an initiative to create a culture of "giving back" and volunteerism on the LSU Eunice campus. It will be shown to students on the campus Wednesday, November 20 in commemoration of the 50 the Anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963.
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Northern Illinois won the Mid-American Conference championship game last season in front of 13,052 at Ford Field in Detroit. (John T. Greilick/Detroit News)
Detroit Kent State is 192 miles from Ford Field.
Northern Illinois … 385 miles.
Well, when teams have to travel that far to play a football game — albeit a championship game like Friday night's Mid-American final — it usually equates to small crowds.
And that's the case when it comes to the MAC and Ford Field.
Since 2004, a span of eight games, an average of 18,294 fans have attended MAC championship games at Ford Field, which holds 65,000.
And the high-water marks came when Central Michigan — 23,714 in 2009, 25,013 in 2007 and 25,483 in 2006 — and Toledo — 22,138 in 2004 — were in the final.
That averages out to 24,087 for games involving Central Michigan and Toledo, and 12,501 for all other entries.
Still, what makes matters worse is the lack of interest from Metro Detroit.
"The MAC has football?" asked Toni Stoic of St. Clair Shores. "I have no interest. I won't be going."
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MAC and Ford Field officials signed a four-year extension to keep the championship game in Detroit through 2015. This came after conference officials talked of returning the title game to campus sites and even Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
But, instead of following the Big Ten to Indianapolis, MAC officials opted to maintain its identity and establish its own territory, this securing Ford Field as its home a while longer.
"This is one of the premier showcases in the entire country," MAC commissioner Dr. Jon Steinbrecher said. "We always know it is going to be 72 degrees and sunny on game day. We know the elements are not going to decide the outcome of the game and it will be decided by the young men on the field."
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The game is being played Friday night, and people from Northern Illinois and Kent State would have to take a day off just to attend the game.
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So, why not play the game on campus? Between 1997-2003, before the game moved to Ford Field, attendance for the game at the highest-seeded participant's stadium topped 20,000 on a consistent basis.
But this is the MAC's signature event, and playing at Ford Field adds to the prestige.
And let's be honest, games like this are all about television. The conference will be showcased on ESPN2 and there won't be wind or rain … or snow.
It's a win-win for the conference.
"We can put on a quality event there and we know everything we can control and everything we can't," Steinbrecher said about Ford Field. "We know that. It is a pretty great place for somebody to come and watch a top-notch game."
Coming up short
A look at the attendance for Mid-American Conference championship games at Ford Field:
2011: Northern Illinois vs. Ohio (13,052 attendance)
2010: Northern Illinois vs. Miami (Ohio) (12,031)
2009: Central Michigan vs. Ohio (23,714)
2008: Buffalo vs. Ball State (12,871)
2007: Central Michigan vs. Miami (Ohio) (25,013)
2006: Central Michigan vs. Ohio (25,483)
2005: Northern Illinois vs. Akron (12,051)
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Detroit � We have a crisis here. With six weeks remaining in the season, we�re running low on angst and adjectives. If you have any new words to describe Miguel Cabrera, I�m taking all suggestions.
This is a thunder show for the ages, and I�m not sure which is more enthralling � Cabrera�s mightiness or the joy he takes in doing it. Here was Max Scherzer continuing a brilliant run, now 18-1 after the Tigers pounded the Royals, 6-3, Sunday. And yet, the indelible image again was of Cabrera, who�s just merciless.
He�s the best hitter in baseball and one of the best ever, and that�s no news flash. But I�m prepared to add this: He�s the most dominant Detroit athlete of my lifetime (and probably yours). We can debate Barry Sanders, Nicklas Lidstrom, Steve Yzerman and Isiah Thomas over beers, but what Cabrera is doing is virtually unprecedented.
He did it again to the Royals Sunday, slugging a two-run homer on the first pitch he saw. The night before, he slugged the winning homer on the last pitch he saw, which set off a delirious celebration at Comerica Park, capped by Prince Fielder�s water-bucket dousing of Cabrera.
The first-place Tigers won three of five against the charging Royals and have risen to the best record in the AL (73-51). And ever since a series of bumps and muscle strains threatened to stop Cabrera, he�s been borderline unstoppable, as if the injuries somehow strengthened his resolve.
Incredibly, he has powered his way back into contention for another Triple Crown, leading the league in batting average (.360) and RBIs (120). His 40 home runs trail Baltimore�s Chris Davis by five, and yet opposing managers still pitch to him with first base open.
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�I�ve never seen anything like it,� Jim Leyland said. �(Former Cardinals manager) Tony La Russa called me the other day and said, �Make sure you�re enjoying that, because it�s unbelievable what he�s doing.� He�s the best right-handed hitter I�ve ever had, by far, and (Barry) Bonds was by far the best left-handed hitter. And I don�t know which one was better.�
Cabrera�s name is entering discussions with such luminaries as Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Albert Pujols, but please don�t ask him to join the conversation. One of his best traits is his team-first mentality, an almost maniacal disdain for personal acclaim. It�s reflected in his smart hitting approach, his willingness to draw walks and settle for singles, if necessary.
As he sat at his locker Sunday, he sported a raw welt on his right thigh and a nasty mass of bruises on his left shin. He missed seven games earlier but didn�t go on the disabled list, and probably won�t now. The aches make running painful but don�t slow his swing, and he said he was getting closer to 100 percent.
But inquire about his standing as one of the game�s greats and he�ll gladly take the intentional pass.
�Nah, I don�t like that question,� he said. �You guys talk about it, all I do is play baseball and try to win games. Don�t put me on that spot.�
Pressed on whether he ranks with the all-time best, he smiled and twirled his right index finger in circles by his head. Crazy notion? Not really.
Doing it with 'magic'
Cabrera would rather joke with teammates and playfully lighten the pressure. He won a World Series in Miami in 2003, but this has become a singular quest, and it could cement him forever in Detroit lore. Sanders played 10 spectacular seasons for the Lions and never won a title. The Red Wings stars almost deserve a separate category because the team was so good for so long.
But Cabrera is doing things that have everyone marveling. Shortly after his home run Sunday, fellow major leaguers took to Twitter to pay homage. From the Indians� Jason Kipnis: �Dear Miggy � You�re making the rest of us look bad. Knock it off! � MLB Hitters.�
Just a week ago, Cabrera hit two dramatic ninth-inning home runs off Mariano Rivera.
�It�s his intelligence,� Torii Hunter said. �You would think because he�s a power guy, he�d just take a chance and swing at everything. But he has a plan, he knows what the pitcher is gonna do to him and what adjustment to make. It�s just sick what he�s doing. And I don�t know how, because you can�t get in that man�s mind.�
Doesn�t mean we don�t try. Asked how he hones his hitting eye, Cabrera grinned.
�Magic,� he said. �Why you going to tell everybody what you do? You got to keep it a secret.�
Scherzer views it from both sides, as a teammate and a pitcher. He was masterful again, lowering his ERA to 2.82, and he saw the conundrum the Royals faced. Fielder seems to be getting his swing back, which partly explains why these poor managers keep pitching to Cabrera.
Kansas City�s Ned Yost did it again in the third inning with a man on second and two outs, and Cabrera ripped an RBI single. He finally was intentionally walked in the fifth.
�I�d want to walk him every time,� Scherzer said. �He�s not just guessing at pitches, he�s reacting to what he sees. That�s what makes him scary.�
As scary as anyone we�ve ever seen. You pitch, you pay. No sense making it any more complicated than that.


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There are four months of new Baker Farms data on Windenergy.org! The new data is for December 2009 – March 2010.
Click here to download it. You can find raw wind data, converted wind data, and our monthly updated excel file there.
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Seafood Fraud
Fish sold as red snapper, wild salmon, and Atlantic cod are commonly mislabeled.
A Boston Globe study of over a hundred Boston-area seafood restaurants found that 48 percent of the fish was mislabeled. When asked about the discrepancies, some restaurant owners shrugged saying that everyone does it.
The most common kinds of fraud are mislabeling a fish as wild when it's not, such as salmon, or selling a completely different fish than the one named, for instance selling a rockfish as a red snapper.
In the high priced world of caviar from threatened sturgeon, fraud exists on several levels, from directly misrepresenting the fish as farmed when it's actually wild to counterfeit labels on the fish or the caviar tins.
Seafood fraud not only cheats consumers but it could also adversely affect catch data that form the basis of sustainable fisheries management. In some cases, seafood fraud could undermine healthy choices.
Consumer reports found many samples labeled as grouper were in fact tilefish, which contains much more mercury than grouper. The Food and Drug Administration recommends that pregnant women, women of child bearing age, and children avoid eating tilefish because of high levels of mercury.
Government agencies that have the authority to enforce rules around seafood fraud have not made it a priority. While an estimated 86 percent of all the seafood that Americans consume is imported, the FDA inspects less than about two percent of it.
One of the challenges to combating seafood fraud, aside from the lack of DNA testing out in the field and slack government agencies, is the supply chain. Seafood often changes hands repeatedly from net to consumer. Determining where the fraud begins can be difficult.
3 things you can do to fight seafood fraud:
1. Buy whole fish.
2. Be wary of very inexpensive seafood.
3. Ask questions: Where was this fish caught? Is it in season?
Other great ways you can make a difference.
Seafood Fraud Overview – Oceana
Caviar Caveats – Science News
Mystery Fish – Consumer Reports
Feds to Fight Massive Fraud in Seafood Sizes – Huff Post
Don't Be Fooled – Fresh
Buyer Beware: Wild Salmon Scams Run Rampant, Randy Hartnell, Vital Choice Blog
Fish as Food in an Age of Globalization, University of British Columbia
Bait and Switch: How Seafood Fraud Hurts Our Oceans, Our Wallets, and Our Health, Oceana
Trade Secrets: Renaming and Mislabeling of Seafood, University of British Columbia
Government Falls Short on Seafood Inspections, Food and Water Watch
Related Videos:
How Seafood Fraud Works, Boston Globe
Fish is often mislabeled along the supply chain from hook to fork.
Hake Hoax: Fish in Spain Not Always What Label Says
Hake is Spain's most popular fish, but consumers aren't always getting what they think they are buying. A scientific study conducted by the International Center for Investigative Journalists found that almost one in 10 fish purchased at markets in Spain were mislabeled.
Fish Fraud: CBS Report
The non-profit group, Oceana reports that nearly one in three fish purchased is mislabeled. CBS News contributor Katie Lee investigates seafood fraud and tells consumers what to look out for.


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Recognition of Photographic Achievement (ROPA)
Director, ROPA
Kristina Erin Kaye, FPSA, EPSA
The Recognition of Photographic Achievement (ROPA) Distinctions were established in February 1997 for the purpose of recognizing PSA member's photography achievements in PSA-recognized International Exhibitions. PSA members in good standing may apply for ROPA Distinctions and, when approved, the member can use the ROPA acronym letters (PPSA, EPSA, MPSA, GMPSA, GMPSA/b, GMPSA/s, GMPSA/g, GMPSA/p) after their name. The PPSA and EPSA certificates are presented at the Opening Ceremony and the MPSA and GMPSA plaques are presented at the Honors Banquet of the PSA Annual Conference (in the year following approval of the ROPA application). See also: PSA FAQs.
Requirements: Applications must be made by June 1 in order to ensure presentation at that year's PSA Annual Conference in September.
Star Ratings certificates required: A copy of the qualifying PSA Star Rating certificate(s) must accompany each application. Only the highest-level Star Rating certificate in each Division is required. Any Star Rating certificate from any PSA Division can be used.
In order to qualify for any of the ROPA Distinctions the following is required:
Application: A member completes the online ROPA application by providing background information and listing the PSA Star Rating certificates that are being provided as proof of acceptances in PSA-recognized Exhibitions. A word doc application is also available. To help complete an application, a sample ROPA application (doc) is provided or you can download either or both of the two documents: Information Needed for a ROPA Application (doc) or ROPA Questions Answered. Online or emailed applications are preferred, but applications can be sent via snail-mail as well.
ROPA Distinction sequence: A member can apply for a ROPA Distinction without applying for the previous Distinctions. For example, a member can apply for the ROPA Master (MPSA) without applying for ROPA Proficiency (PPSA) or Excellence (EPSA).
Membership Card: The member's PSA membership card can be scanned and included with an email application. A copy of the membership card can be included with a mailed application.
Portrait Photograph: A digital vertical head and shoulders photograph with a plain background (no hat or props) is required with a vertical dimension of 768 pixels at 300 ppi.
Application Fee: None
Application Deadline: June 1 of every year. Applications will be processed year-round to allow a member to use a ROPA distinction as soon as it is approved by the Director. The approval of ROPA Applications received after the June 1 deadline will be processed; however, the ROPA certificate or plaque will be presented at the following year's PSA Annual Conference.
PSA Journal Listing: The ROPA Distinctions that are approved each quarter are listed in the PSA Journal in January, April, July, and October and online.
ROPA Photo Galleries: Once a member's ROPA application has been approved, the member receives an invitation to place three to six of their best images, a biography, and his or her head shot in a ROPA Gallery on the PSA web site. Interested PSA members should go to that page for instructions on how to upload their images. If a member receives a new distinction, their PSA ROPA gallery will be updated and moved to that distinction for them.


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