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Congrats, celebs! We watch you on all manner of screens all day. But could you be doing more on our computer monitors? July's roundup of the Web-savviest celebs around prove that, yes, you probably could.
Candidate No. 1: Courteney Cox
Who doesn't want to look like a movie star? OK, some people maybe don't, but the prospect of picking up on movie star beauty tips seems like a surefire way to find an audience. The nice thing about Cox's new beauty blog on XOJane.com is that her tips aren't all "spend $2,000 on a manicure" and "mortgage your home for an eyeball polish." She gives actual tips, like "the $9 drugstore beauty item I buy every 28 days."
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Florida-based Design Center quietly building, recruiting
At least a dozen former AMD graphics specialists have changed their online profiles to reflect that they are now working for Apple at the Orlando Design Center in Florida, suggesting that work on graphics acceleration on Apple's Ax processor line is being quietly built up, and may reflect an overall increased interest by Apple to take more aspects of the processor in-house. Despite the addition of at least 12 engineers since the start of the year, Apple is still advertising for jobs with the Orlando center, as well as similar jobs in Cupertino.
Apple has previously had listings for a "GPU Csim/Reference Model Engineer" and design verification experts, and is clearly looking to the Orlando group to assist with ongoing improvements to the Ax processor line. The facility is not the only Apple office in the region: following the company's acquisition of AuthenTec, a "Melbourne Design Center" was referred to in job listings, reflecting where the fingerprint-recognition tech company had been based.
Orlando has had a reputation for technology development prior to Apple's increased presence, but mostly related to simulators and related 3D work mostly done for the plethora of military contractors there. The new Apple job postings call for graphic architects and hardware engineers, along with a "Site Manager" who has more than 10 years experience in leading "high-performance GFX (or equivalent complexity) IP development teams." The mirrored job listings in Cupertino suggest that Apple intends for the teams to work together to rapidly advance chip and GPU design for future products.
Apple first debuted its own self-designed chip, the A4, in 2010. The original A4 and A5 used off-the-shelf ARM "system on a chip" (SoC) parts as a template and then customized the design to fine-tune it for iOS devices. The A6 found in the iPhone 5 is the first Ax chip to feature an original CPU core from Apple.


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Pardon my barb, but Oklahoma State coach Travis Ford must be a bit delusional when he's saying sentences like this one: "Everybody might be wanting to join us."
By "us" he means the Big 12, and by "everybody" he pretty much means Cinci, Louisville and West Virginia. All possibilities and good additions in hoops to the league. (But what to make of this Big East news, breaking today?) Nevertheless, Ford speaks on behalf of basketball, as if it's got one finger in the say of what programs go where.
"Boy, you're talking about an unbelievable basketball league. Just a ridiculous, ridiculous basketball league," Ford said.
A good league. Maybe even very good, depending on the year, and depending on Kansas' national-title prospects. Ridiculous? That's ridiculous.
University presidents and chancellors are not pulling the trigger on inter-conference movement because of the quality of Big 12 basketball. These are moves made with football in mind and will only be made if Missouri makes a degrading statement on the state of the Big 12 by leaving it for the SEC.
Ford spoke to the AP's Jeff Latzke over the weekend, and he sounded downright giddy over the Big 12's survival and imminent dominance that's sure to arrive, at least in his mind.
I think from different teams that I'm hearing and the possibilities, we could have went from a league that was folding to now one of the stronger leagues at the end of the day," he said.It still wouldn't be as good as the ACC overall, and the Big Ten could put up a good argument. Not to mention there's a chance the Big East could have a league just as strong, depending on how it reacted to losing those three schools. (If it kept Connecticut and went after Xavier and the like, the Big East would still be plenty formidable.)
He's personally glad Oklahoma State didn't end up moving to the Pac-12 as part of a package deal with Oklahoma and possibly Texas and Texas Tech.
"I am for definitely staying in the Big 12 and I wasn't overly excited about going west," Ford said. "I think the time change could have really played havoc on many levels — game times starting, your kids' body times, getting back time and just everything."
Ford said he believes a lot of the changes are based on football, but noted the Big 12 has top basketball programs.
With the names floating around, it could only get stronger," he said.
But Ford's at one of the most historic basketball schools out there, and he's thrilled to be in a conference that's 10 times more stable than it seemed to be even a month ago. If Missouri goes, most believe the Big 12 is in good position to be even better, to move up to 12 teams. And in that instance, Ford's right: the conference is fat and healthy and better than it was before, when Nebraska and Colorado were paying rent to live in the basement.
But this isn't a league that's going to be elite, and it's not a place where tens of schools are suddenly urging to enter.
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A top Springfield school official said if there was any inkling that Craig Michael Wood could have been a danger, he wouldnt have been allowed to work with students.
Parker McKenna, chief human resources officer for the district, said the district followed its internal policies as well as the state law which requires comprehensive background checks followed by annual reviews in this situation.
Our primary purpose is always to ensure the safety and well-being of our staff and students, he said. Any time we have any information as a result of those processes which leads us to believe theres information in an employees background which would jeopardize the safety of staff or students, we do not proceed in employing the person.
Wood, who had a marijuana possession conviction in 1990, was hired by the district in August 1998 but remained a temporary employee until he was hired full-time in 2006. At the time of his arrest this week, Wood was working as a coach and teaching assistant primarily supervising in-school suspension at Pleasant View Elementary and Middle School.
We did do a background check initially in his early part of employment and then again when Mr. Wood went to full-time status, we conducted another background check, he said.
A state law that went into effect Jan. 1, 2005, required all school districts to conduct a standardized background check process. It calls for prospective employees to be fingerprinted and their past is checked against local, state and federal databases, including the Missouri Highway Patrol and the Federal Bureau of Investigations.
Names are also checked through the Family Care Safety Registry, which flags with child abuse and neglect histories. Employees who work directly with children must also be checked annually for any infractions.
If wed had any information which would have led us to believe that this situation would have occurred, we absolutely would not have employed (that) individual, he said.
Drug testing is required for some employee groups, such as bus drivers, but not for teaching assistants.
Court records show Wood entered a guilty plea to possession of a controlled substance, marijuana, in 1990, and had a misdemeanor charge related to illegally killing wildlife, a turkey, in 2001.
McKenna told the News-Leader that Wood has been the seventh-grade football coach at Pleasant View during his entire tenure with the district. Starting with the 2012-13 year, he was also the seventh-grade assistant boys basketball coach.
Wood was making a base salary of $17,220 last year but no coaching stipend information was available.
He previously worked as a substitute in the district, meaning he has likely worked in numerous buildings. As a paraprofessional, or teaching assistant, he would be primarily assigned to in-school suspension but if there were no students serving ISS could have been used in other ways.
McKenna said he couldnt answer any questions about Woods personnel history, including whether he was at work on Tuesday, the day of the abduction.
Were not going to comment on the specifics of an individuals background but certainly anything in a background which causes those types of concerns would be closely evaluated, he said.
Asked if students and staff at Pleasant View were being interviewed about any concerns or past behavior, McKenna would only say we are working very closely with law enforcement and cooperating fully with their ongoing investigation.
In addition to the annual reviews, the district has agreements with nearly all employee groups that require those who get arrested for any reason to notify human resources of the issue.
Wood has been suspended without pay. The district typically allows criminal proceedings to play out before making a final decision about employment, but plan to watch this one closely.
McKenna said the district is also reviewing its policies and processes.
Our hearts, thoughts and prayers are with the family of Hailey Owens and with all of the individuals affected by this tragedy, he said.
We have several school communities that have continued to struggle to come to grips with what has happened.


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Fortress Investment Group LLC, a major buyer of distressed life settlement assets, plans to exit the market and has begun shopping around its portfolio with about $4 billion in face value, according to industry sources.
Fortress entered the market with a splash in late 2010 when it bought the $6.2 billion KBC Financial Products portfolio out from under Apollo Global Management LLC. Fortress later acquired the SageCrest portfolio with $514 million in face value for $27.6 million in a bankruptcy sale as well as the $1.34 billion HM Ruby fund portfolio through a default on a $65 million loan by fund manager Himelsein Mandel Fund Management LLC.
Fortress began reaching out to potential buyers in mid-September, according to industry sources. It's still early in the process and there are no finalists yet in the auction of its portfolio. Not included in the sale at this time are its policies with $1 billion in face value issued by Phoenix Cos., which are embroiled in litigation.
Investment bank Macquarie Capital, which represented KBC when it sold the portfolio to Fortress, is said to be working on behalf of Fortress to arrange bidders. Erik Kushto, senior vice president of Macquarie in Chicago, declined to comment.
Robert Underhill, managing director and counsel for Fortress, declined to comment.
In late 2010, Fortress edged out Apollo when it bought the KBC portfolio with almost 1,000 policies for just more than $330 million.
As of June 30, Fortress had $344.8 million invested in two life settlement funds and an additional undisclosed amount in a credit fund that includes other assets, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Fortress has also emerged as a high-profile advocate for public policy that would benefit the life settlement market. The company is lobbying state legislatures for laws that would prevent insurance carriers from retaining premiums when they rescind policies. During the last two years, Fortress has been lobbying without success to get bills passed on the premium-retention issue in Delaware, Florida, Minnesota and South Dakota. Jeremy Kudon, a partner with the law firm of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP who is working with Fortress, has said that he's hopeful that the Delaware bill will pass next year, despite resistance from the insurance industry.
Fortress was said to have been behind legislation this year requiring the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation to study whether state law and regulations adequately protect purchasers of policies, to ensure the life settlement market's viability. The office has a deadline of Dec. 1 to submit a report to the legislature.
A Fortress affiliate, Lima LS PLC, has been in a legal battle with Phoenix, accusing it of racketeering and fraud in a scheme to sell policies it knew would end up in the secondary market, collecting premiums and then avoiding paying death benefits. It also has been fighting Phoenix over its cost-of-insurance rate increases imposed in 2010 and 2011, which market players consider discriminatory to investors who own policies. Phoenix denies any wrongdoing.
In addition, Fortress has made complaints to at least three insurance departments, in California, New York and Wisconsin, about the cost-of-insurance rate increases.
A market player who asked not to be named said that Macquarie is not showing the portfolio to a lot of prospective buyers. The person said that Macquarie is being selective because few companies could execute such a large deal.
The person knows of several funds that have started looking at spreadsheets that give characteristics of each policy in Fortress' portfolio.
Over the years, Fortress has experienced maturities, lapsed policies and sold off other policies. That explains why its $4 billion portfolio is now smaller than what was originally purchased. In addition, the $1 billion in Phoenix policies are not currently on sale.
Fortress affiliate Lima LS plc reported in its racketeering suit that as of July 25, it had lapsed or surrendered 66 Phoenix policies with $303.5 million in face amount and received nothing for them. At that time, it said it still held interests in 181 Phoenix policies with $1.08 billion in face amount. Because of the litigation risk, Phoenix policies have less value than those issued by other carriers.
Industry players say only very big buyers who can afford to pay the premiums to keep policies in force would be able to buy such a big portfolio.
Jamshid Ehsani, who heads Apollo's life settlement group, didn't return a call or e-mail about whether his firm planned to bid on the portfolio.
Taylor Kushner, vice president of TPG Capital in San Francisco, didn't respond to a request for comment.
Ian Glastein, associate of Monarch Alternative Capital LP in New York, a buyer of tertiary policies, did not return a call or e-mail about whether his firm is looking at the portfolio. Matthew Popoli, senior managing director of Reservoir Capital Group, owner of provider Maple Life Financial, also did not respond to a call seeking comment.
Phil Hall, a managing director of Highland Capital Management LP, who runs the firm's life settlement business, said he could not comment on whether Fortress had reached out to him.
Dan Young, president of Vida Capital Management LLC in Austin, Texas, said in an e-mail that his firm isn't looking at the portfolio at this time.
In April, Fortress is said to have sold the $1 billion D.B. Zwirn & Co. life settlements portfolio for an undisclosed amount. It had been hired in 2009 to liquidate the hedge fund's $2 billion in assets, including the life settlements portfolio.
"I think they came in as a distressed buyer and they bought the KBC pool, which was a higher-risk, higher-return kind of investment," said Zohar Elhanani, CEO of New York-based provider Legacy Benefits LLC. "They may find that the yields have come down due to the shortage of supply and this is the right time to sell.
"There are going to be fewer bidders for that type of pool and wouldn't they expect higher returns?" he asked.
Elhanani said that the sale could demonstrate to prospective investors that there is liquidity for someone wanting to sell policies in the future.
Mike Fasano, president of Washington-based life expectancy provider Fasano Associates Inc., said Fortress' sale could hurt the market because so many policies will be hitting the market at one time.
"A stockpile of policies will be thrown out there," he said. "Their leaving will flood the market with a certain number of policies.
"I think the general issue, which is really independent of the specific players involved, is how long does it take for the market to absorb the excess number of policies out there," Fasano said. "In 2006, 2007 and 2008, more policies were sold than supported by the fundamentals. Until that overhang is worked off, the market is going to be challenged."
Chris Conway, managing director of Longevity Market Advisors LLC in Lawrenceville, N.J., said that Fortress' sale could benefit the secondary market because it would take a large number of policies off the market that probably won't trade again anytime soon.
"If it goes off at fair value, hopefully that will cause people to get back to originating non-premium-finance policies," he said. "Since there is demand for policies generally and no new manufactured policies to speak of, perhaps we will get back to originating policies in the secondary market."
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Providence, RI - Citizens Bank recently partnered with Children's Friend for their annual Spirit of Giving Holiday Drive. More than 70 Citizens executives spent an evening shopping for gifts for 45 children to benefit Children's Friend families.
Children's Friend promotes the well-being and healthy development of children by providing wrap-around services to support and strengthen their families and our communities. They have been a resource for Rhode Island's most vulnerable children and their families for more than 175 years.
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The oil production of the United States is on a sharp upward climb, and that should please anyone who is rooting for American energy independence. That won't happen in the next year or two, but the experts predict that within the next decade, the nation's oil imports could decrease by half.
Right now, the U.S. is producing about 10.9 million barrels of crude and other hydrocarbons - representing a 7 percent increase from last year until this year. That is strong growth that even the experts didn't foresee.
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My name is Mark Kelso, and I'm a professional artist...I'm also a recovering Lego addict!
One of my paintings - "In Days of Old," Oil on Panel
Yep. For years I was yet another victim of the all-consuming, uber-maniacal, life-devouring passion that is Lego.
Hard at work in the Legotorium
A "solution" I was considering to a building dilema.
A Little Background:
I was born in 1967 (yeah, I know...AGES ago!), and grew up with Lego. I put the bricks away in my teens, to pursue other interests...namely women...and didn't return until December of 2006 (having found the perfect woman, and somehow talking her into marrying me!). It was then I stumbled upon MOCpages, as well as other on line sites for Lego. With that discovery, I pretty much said farewell to reality, and began the rapid and dark descent into tortured madness, joining the other countless rabble of ABS victims...known as AFOL's (adult fans of Lego). So, there it is. December of 2006, and another AFOL is consumed by the fires of Legohaulism!
These days, the real world's got me by the...um...well, okay. Let's just say my build time is WAY down. Nevertheless, the addiction remains, and I still sneak down to the work space from time to time. Here's what I'm up to these days:
I have a passion for large, detailed creations, and I'm currently working a SHIP (Significantly Huge Investment in Parts) of my own design. I hope to have it finished some time this coming summer.
I also enjoy story-telling and am finally getting back to a series called Apocalypsis, which I hope to return to some time in 2014.
Scene from Apocalypsis series
From time to time, smaller creations find their way onto the Lego table, and though the theme of space is a personal favorite, I'll also often tackle landscape, and castle subjects.
Waterfall MOC from Apocalypsis series
As a moderator for MOCpages, I should also mention that if you're having some problems that can't be addressed through the permanent pages here on the site, please feel free to follow the link below for additional assistance from other members:
MOCpages Help Group
Meanwhile, welcome to the hallowed ground of yet another AFOL. Feel free to kick your shoes off, sit a spell, and take in all that...wait...what the hell's that smell?...Okay, put your shoes back on! Anyway, feel free to sit a spell, and have a look around. Comments are always welcome, and there's bonus points for humor, sarcasm, or poetic irony! Enjoy!


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|Development and in vitro evaluation of thiolated chitosan-Poly(methacrylic acid) nanoparticles as a local mucoadhesive delivery system.
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|PMID: 21215774 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher
|The main objective of this study was to develop a local, oral mucoadhesive metronidazole benzoate (MET) delivery system that can be applied and removed by the patient for the treatment of periodontal diseases. The results of present study revealed that the retention time of MET at its absorption site could be increased by formulating it into nanoparticles using thiolated chitosan (TCS)-poly(methacrylic acid) (PMAA). The nanoparticles of MET prepared from TCS-PMAA may represent a useful approach for targeting its release at its site of absorption, sustaining its release and improving its oral availability.
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Wondering how great an impact agricultural programs can have on the world's poorest people? Take a look at Donata Kuchawo's story to find out more, and make sure there are many more stories like hers by urging Congress to fully fund Feed the Future.
Another report from Malawi. On Sunday, we had an amazing visit to the Chitsanzo Milk Bulking Group (MBG), a USAID-funded, public-private partnership project with Land O'Lakes and General Mills that supports local dairy farmers in the rural area of Dedze.
A really memorable success story came from Donata Kuchawo, a 45-year-old married mother of five and caretaker of two orphans. Donning a brightly colored dress, Donata told us that she turned to dairy farming in 2003 to secure enough income and food for her family. Her cow, named Zowari, produces about 30 liters of milk each day, of which 4 liters are used for home consumption and the remaining 26 liters are sold through Chitsanzo.
As a result of her income, Donata has put three kids through secondary school and also supports her sister's two children, who attend primary school. An entrepreneur, she has constructed a small rental house, invested in a new piggery business and employed five people to help run the dairy business and tend to crops. Looking ahead, she is already saving for another cow as the other produces less milk with age. She is such an inspiration and proof that when you give women farmers a few tools, the entire community benefits.
Chitsanzo Milking Group is one project of the U.S. Feed the Future initiative and a great example of USAID's Global Development Alliance program, which leverages private sector support like Land O'Lakes and General Mills to create programs that provide the world's poorest with a sustainable path out of poverty.
At the end of our visit, the chairwoman and president of the MBG presented our team with a beautifully carved wooden cow to show their appreciation for our visit. With tears welling in my eyes and those of others, we humbly accepted the gift and left more determined to advocate for smart, innovative agricultural policies so that there are more success stories like Donata's throughout the developing world.


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Will the money standings be tied at $60,000 apiece after this challenge? Let's find out.
The challenge this time is called "Giraffic Park". There are fifteen covered cases. Each one has a wooden giraffe inside. Each giraffe has different markings on it, and the giraffes are of different sizes. On the other side of the islands are duplicates of the giraffes, and each one has a different key around their neck. Each player's goal is to study the giraffe they're going for and try to remember what it looks like as they try to find the exact match of that giraffe. If they make a match, the corresponding key will unlock that giraffe's cage. One member from each team will go each turn, and both players have 30 minutes to complete the task.
We all know the rules. The next Inferno Challenge involves females, so the best lady from each team will get a Life Shield, and Susie and Jenn would love to get one. The fastest man and woman overall each get a Schwinn gas scooter.
Starting off are Alton (Good Guys) and Janelle (Bad Asses). Alton picks up a mismatching giraffe for his chosen giraffe, while Janelle has no problems. She finishes at 8:58. Abram took over for the Bad Asses, while Alton continues to struggle. He runs out of time. Abram had some problems of his own, but finished with a time of 21:46. Cara (Good Guys) and Kenny (Bad Asses) are next. Cara is taking a lot of time trying to remember her giraffe, but she managed to finish with a time of 13:56. Davis is next for the Good Guys. Kenny runs out of time, and Aneesa takes over. Davis finishes in about ten minutes, while Aneesa finishes in 11:42. John (Good Guys) and Jenn (Bad Asses) are next. John finishes at 11:26.
When they get through everybody, the Good Guys were declared the winners, so we have a tie at $60,000! Janelle and Paula got the Life Shields. Paula and John win the scooters.
Inferno Challenge: The Susie vs. Jenn matchup stands. This challenge is called "Zero Gravity". There are two ladders at the center of the arena, and at the top of the ladders are eight flags.
Each person will be attached to a harness. To make it hard to get to the flag, each person's harness will be attached to the equivalent of 75% of each person's body weight! Each player must attach their collected flags to spots on the floor. The first person to collect and attach four flags stays alive.
Susie gets off to a 2-0 start and doesn't look back, sending Jenn home.
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You really have to respect a man who can pull off a mesh-polo-shirt.
Ergo, I have no respect for Ice T.
He can pull it off just fine. And I kinda wish he would.
Noah, I'm a straight chick and even I didn't see past that ridiculous rack to the shirt.
This is my wife. There are many like her, but this one is mine.
Another game of Bang the Tail of the Donkey.
Dang gurl, she looking green
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Look at the size of those things
WTF is that??
Same face he makes when he is at KFC too.
Darline was so much more hotter. This pig looks like a man/horse
Now thats a great loving couple who will always be together!
They are both faking it.
I'm sorry I just can't be a hater about Ice T and Coco. They're awesome.
She'd be sorta pretty if she didn't have such a horse mandible.
I wanna feed her grass and listen to her neigh…
She needs her own timpani drum
That's their 'fucking in front the video camera' faces
notice how she has one eye on the camera at all times
To sedate the African-American male one must press the buttocks firmly into his crotch region.
I don't now if this makes me like or hate SVU
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Do please go large! for a better view of the pine trees. It was a hard choice to go long instead of using the close up of the light and trees and mist!
Decades ago I had been living in Sacramento, California. It was a sweltering summer when I packed up to move back to Massachusetts. Because I had no air conditioning in my Toyota I decided to leave at dusk and drive through the night to get away from the heat. I had two cats with me as well and had to think about how they would fare in the heat. After packing for days and with little sleep already we left as the sun kissed the horizon and drove through the night reaching the salt flats at dawn in Utah. The sun coming up over the flats looked more like it was literally coming up from within the white salt itself. I had never in my life seen anything so amazing beautiful as this and had to pull off the road as I had filled with such love and emotion that I could not do anything but take in what I was seeing and feeling. I will remember that feeling, those moments as long as I live.
Today was a day like the sunrise on the salt flats. It started out rather unassuming as sunrises do. It was very beautiful, calming and peaceful. I was alone next to the don't litter sign by what I have deemed Three Rocks by Lake Bomoseen. The mist was rolling east from the cove and seemed to collect by the island.
The event happened slowly and took me by surprise. The mists kept welling and the cloud cover met the mist in a way that when the sun finally greeted the morning, it appeared as a fire within the white mists. It took my breath away. I took shot after shot finding it challenging to actually do that and not stop and just stare at the unfolding.
I decided to move further down to the access. I was joined by a fisherman and a regular fellow to the access. We each stood in our chosen spots eyes agape to the unfolding sunrise. I feel emotional now just thinking of it. I witnessed something sacred, something that could only be likened to a manifestation of pure love and joy and heart. It overtook me in a way that has happened only that one other time - enough to not only make me well up - but to send tears streaming down my face with joy.
Today I was witness to a sunrise. It was a miracle that now resides within me. I have made no secret to my love affair with the sun. I thought I knew how much I loved it. Today that feeling expanded tenfold. I am in a state of bliss.
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2014 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Profile: No. 1-Ranked Gwen Jorgensen
Topping the Threadneedle ITU World Triathlon Series rankings, U.S. National Team member and Olympian Gwen Jorgensen talks about her record-breaking season and how she's prepared for the 2014 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final in Edmonton.
On her four consecutive WTS wins in Yokohama, London, Chicago and Hamburg
They're never easy, I can tell you that. Each race this year that I've won has been difficult in different ways. The one that I was probably most happy with was my race in either Yokohama or London. I had really good swims, was in the front bike pack and had an excellent run as well. It's nice when I'm able to execute on all three: the swim, the bike and the run.
On strategy for the Grand Final
Swim fast, bike fast, run fast. We do things in training to meet the demands of competition. Just show up on race day, doing what we've done in training — and have fun.
On the mental side of preparing for Edmonton
That's where I'm lucky that I have such a great support crew. At the end of the day, it's just another race and it's what I train to do. We have been training really hard all year and it's exciting to be able to go out there and show everyone what we've been working on.
On U.S. women ranking No. 1 and 2 in the world
It's incredible. I think it shows how much support, time and energy USA Triathlon is putting into their athletes and really try to improve and become competitive on the world level.
On training with coach Jamie Turner
Jamie handles his athletes in a way that everyone is able to push each other, get along, work together and really make the whole group better. It's been incredible to have this daily performance environment where every day I'm with my peers who I compete against. It's nice to have those people to kind of compare yourself and also push yourself. Somebody is always going to be having a good day. You're always going to have someone there who is going to push you to make you better.
On preparing for Rio 2016
When I first joined with Jamie, I told him what my goal was, which was to get to Rio and win gold at Rio. Since 2012, we've been on this four-year plan of how to become the best athlete that I can be and be the best on that day in Rio in about two years now. That's what the goal is and what we're continuing to work at.
On what's next after the Grand Final
After this I fly home to St. Paul, Minnesota. The day we arrive, it'll be eight months to the day since we've been home. So it will be nice to be back and get some quality time in with family and friends. Take some time off, relax and have my wedding — we're getting married Oct. 4, so I'm really excited.
The elite women's race will take place on Saturday, Aug. 30 at noon MT in Edmonton, Alberta. Find coverage of all Grand Final and World Championships events on usatriathlon.org.


text: Smart Pick for GOP VP: Puerto Rico's Luis Fortuño He's a strong conservative, and a demographic win: William McGurn By Kevin Spak, Newser User Posted Dec 6, 2011 1:29 PM CST STORY COMMENTS (22) (Newser) – Hey, Republican strategists, interested in a young, dynamic, Latino vice presidential nominee? Then William McGurn has a name for you, "And he's not Marco Rubio." Instead, the Wall Street Journal columnist suggests the less-famed Luis Fortuño, governor of Puerto Rico, who's "part of a rising generation of Republicans pushing pro-growth, small-government agendas." When Fortuño took office, one in three Puerto Ricans worked for the government, and the state couldn't make payroll. So he slashed 20,000 government jobs, and then cut individual and corporate taxes. Of course, Fortuño also has undeniable demographic appeal. "It is no dismissal of Marco Rubio … to observe that, as a Puerto Rican, Mr. Fortuño might enjoy greater appeal among the broad Latino community than a candidate from a traditional GOP constituency such as Cuban-Americans." And he'd come with an unrivaled knowledge of, and ability to speak to, our southern neighbors. Asked if he'd be interested, Fortuño insists he's working for Puerto Rico, not for his own advancement. "But," writes McGurn, "he doesn't say 'No.'" Gov. Luis Fortuno, from Puerto Rico, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, Friday, Feb. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) In this photo taken July 10, 2010, Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuno speaks at the annual meeting of the National Governors Association, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) ADVERTISEMENT(Click Prev or Next to continue viewing images.) « Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow Wall Street Journal (Source Grid ») Politics • Opinion vice president • Puerto Rico • running mate • vice presidential sweepstakes • vice presidential candidate • Luis Fortuno CLICK BELOW TO VOTE 8% 10% 45% 7% 21% 8% RETURN TO THE STORY To report an error on this story, notify our editors.


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An update on the agitation issues with Jobo & Pyrocat HD:
HP5+ in Pyrocat HD 1+1+100 in the Jobo double reel tank with 306 mls of solution showed slight signs (to the same degree) of "sprocket hole" agitation artifacts at both the slowest (28 rpm) and "normal" 75 rpm setting. Upon reviewing all the rolls I tested in Pyrocat HD all showed the agitation marks. Tri-X (new) was by far the worst, the others all to a similar, lesser degree (Acros, Neopan 400, Delta 400, HP5+ and APX 400)
I too have had NO problems with agitation artifacts on my 35mm film with other developers at the normal 75 rpm speed. I've used Xtol (from 1+1 to 1+3, my normal), Rollo Pyro, Microphen and Perceptol. No presoak except with the Rollo Pyro (and of course the Pyrocat HD I've just tested).
I don't get it. When time allows I will test said films in Pyrocat HD with intermittent agitation in my St.St. tank and reel set.
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** This was a post from a while back. Latino bloggers used to get together to hang out in the downtown Los Angeles area. Let me know if you are interested in having the bloggeros get together again at bloggeros(at)EastsideScene.com.
It is great to know there are so many great Latino writers out there sharing information, stories, and opinions in the form of web logs or "blogs." On Tuesday night, writers from Lotería Chicana, Pachucoville and EastsideScene met outside the virtual world to discuss life, writing, curanderas, food, the perils of social networking and blogging in L.A.
We all decided to plan another get-together and invite more Latino bloggers/potential bloggers into the fray. If you are a blogger or potential blogger, please email us at bloggeros(at)EastsideScene.com for the details about the get together planned for February 2008 in East Los Angeles.
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WASHINGTON — With the election of a new commissioner out of the way, I would like to see Major League Baseball tackle two issues that I believe are hurting the game.
First and foremost, please settle the designated hitter issue. Yes, it's been around since 1973, but only in the American League. And, when interleague games are played in a National League park, the DH is not used. How this policy has lasted for 41 years is beyond me.
No other sport has two sets of rules.
The discrepancy rears its ugly head each year in the World Series. An American League team built with the DH must ditch that player on the road at the most important time of the year.
I can go either way when it comes to the DH. Use it or lose it, but make it universal for both leagues. The players association doesn't want it to go away because, in many cases, it keeps older players in uniform. Fine — expand the rosters by one player to take that argument out of the equation. But come to some final conclusion. Especially now that there's an interleague game every day.
Also, please, PLEASE, speed up the game. The length of games has increased each year. They now average over three hours.
Everyone is at fault. From the pitchers taking waaay too long to throw the ball, to the batters stepping out of the box between each pitch to walk around, adjust their batting gloves and take a few swings.
This terrible pattern has even invaded Little League ball. They copy the big boys. I would love to see a new rule that prohibits a batter from leaving the box and a pitcher from stepping off the mound between pitches.
And having it enforced by the umpires.
Lengthy TV replays only add to the problem. There should be a two-minute limit to review plays. If a decision isn't made by then, the call on the field stands.
So, Rob Manfred, it's your turn at the plate. Please hit it out of the park. In timely manner, of course.
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General Dynamics (GD) said Friday it was awarded three Navy contracts totaling $4.6 billion. A day earlier, President Obama signed a $633 billion defense bill, giving contractors a temporary reprieve from planned spending cuts.
Shares of the maker of computer networks, aircraft, submarines and defense systems fell slightly though as significant cuts to defense spending still loom despite the so-called fiscal cliff deal reached Wednesday.
General Dynamics said its Electric Boat subsidiary received the three contracts. It will begin design work on a new kind of submarine, and at the same time continue construction of Virginia-class attack submarines.
"These awards provide the stability to the submarine industrial base that will allow us to achieve even greater cost reduction through improved efficiencies ... ," Electric Boat President Kevin Poitras said in a statement.
General Dynamics shares were down 0.5% in late Friday afternoon trading.
The contracts could lift the company's results, which were lackluster last year.
Earnings per share for the past four quarters grew 3%, 1%, 0% and -2% last quarter. Analysts expect EPS to fall 5% this quarter. Its stock has a weak 66 Composite Rating, out of a best-possible 99.
The Congressional deal Wednesday postponed for two months a huge budget cut that includes a $54.7 billion reduction in military spending.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta noted that "Unfortunately, the cloud of sequestration remains." The automatic budget cuts, called sequestration, are still due to go into effect on March 27 unless Congress reaches a new deal or raises the debt ceiling.
Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin (LMT) announced Thursday that it won a $755 mil contract for Patriot missiles, slated to run through July 31, 2015.
Rival Boeing (BA) on Wednesday said it received an $895 million Air Force contract to upgrade the C17 Globemaster military transport plane. Boeing will upgrade software, hardware and weapons systems.
Harris (HRS), an electronic systems maker, said Thursday that it had bagged multiple orders from the Air Force, worth a total $85 million, to supply Falcon tactical radios and other gear.
Boeing and Harris were up slightly Friday.
Shares of some of IBD's highest-rated military suppliers, TransDigm (TDG), which makes controls, ignition systems and other components for the aerospace industry, and Raytheon (RTN), which makes guidance systems for missiles and defense systems, were fractionally higher Friday.
Under its first contract, General Dynamics will be paid $1.85 billion for R&D work on the new class of ballistic-missile subs, slated for a 2021 construction start. Under a separate part of that contract, valued at about $2 billion, it will continue to develop a missile compartment for Ohio-class subs.
Under a second contract, Electric Boat will build two Virginia-class submarines, South Dakota and Delaware, the 17th and 18th ships in this class.
Its third agreement is a $308 million contract to buy materials to get work started on the as-yet unnamed Virginia-class submarines.
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Roy Duncan Returns From Behind the 13th Door!
Fans have been dying to know what the mastermind behind SuperCreep and The Villain Next Door has been up to all these months! For avid listeners of the podcast radio show VillainLand with Roy Duncan and Jay Bradley, it's been no secret that Roy claims his house is haunted. Well now here is the proof!
Let's have Roy tell you about it in his own words!
"In late 2013, two old friends who had not seen or heard from each other in several years had Fate take a hand in the direction their separate paths would take. Both had recently experienced turmoil in their lives and both had decided to go to a horror film convention. It was at this convention that they ran into each other and the conversation that ensued would start both on a new adventure into the world of paranormal investigation!
"One was doing some amateur paranormal investigation, the other was having paranormal activity in his house. This is the story of the ongoing paranormal investigation of the Duncan house!"
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HEY! A lot of you will be reading this via email on Tuesday–I finally got the MailChimp account hooked up to this new website, so those of you who haven't had an email from me since February will now get updates and news twice a week.
I'm presently waiting to get my laptop repaired. I've spent the last several days hot-coding from my Kindle, able only to do website updates, post on Facebook, and see if my IndieGogo campaign was getting anywhere, since I wasn't able to get online to promote it. That really sux.
I did get the bulk of Roy Duncan's new website, royduncan.com finished up! I'm still waiting for him to mail me his comic pages and we'll get him back underway soon. You can now Subscribe to his email list for all updates! I've got Roy hooked up to Facebook and Twitter, and since the Duck has been out of commission for awhile now, we should expect to see him come back in full force any minute now.
Check out this screenshot! Better yet, click on it and go look around!! Is it not awesome!!!
So I'm still stumbling around without computer for a few days, but should be back soon. No worries! Latest installments of A Deviant Mind are already pre-loaded and scheduled! You won't miss a beat, even if I do.
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I have a 1992 Honda Accord LX with 175,000 miles. I have replaced the cap, rotor, plugs, wires, oxygen sensor, fuel filter, and air filter to name a few. The car still misses at low idle. I can't afford to replace everything, and two shops that I have taken it to have not been able to figure out why it runs great at higher rpms, but misses at low rpms and idle. At stop lights if you put the car in neutral it stops missing. No codes come up on the dash. My guess is that it is probably a vaccuum leak. But do not know for sure. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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PUBLIC MEETING: Wagon Trail Realignment Project Open House, 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, Bret Harte High School, 323 S. Main St., Angels Camp.
Work is progressing on a project that aims to realign a 6.5-mile stretch of Highway 4 between Copperopolis and Angels Camp.
Known as the Wagon Trail Realignment Project, the highway is expected to be realigned from near Bonanza Mine Way to about two miles west of the intersection of highways 4 and 49 in Angels Camp.
A public meeting in two weeks — to be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, at Bret Harte High School in Angels Camp — will show more-detailed maps of two proposed alignment alternatives, said project manager Matt Satow.
"It's called the Wagon Trail for a reason — it follows along the original path of a wagon trail," he said. "The tight curves may have been fine for wagons, but not for vehicles."
Caltrans initially identified the project several years ago based on the higher-than-average accident rate along that section of Highway 4.
"This project really is about improving sight-distance and safety through this section of the highway," Satow said.
Environmental studies are now in process. Potential animal habitats have been identified, and biologists are now verifying if species, such as the California tiger salamander, actually live in the area, Satow said.
"None of the studies are ready yet to submit to Caltrans for review," he said. "Some studies require two seasons."
Satow, a consultant based in Rancho Cordova, expects the draft environmental documentation to be released in early 2015 and the environmental process to be completed by the end of that year.
Right-of-way acquisition would then begin in 2016, and wrap-up — along with the design — by the end of 2017. Construction on a segment of the project is expected to begin in 2018.
The entire project is estimated to cost about $50 million.
The upcoming meeting aims to provide an update on the project, get public feedback and answer questions regarding the environmental review process.
Staff from Calaveras County Public Works, the City of Angels Camp and Caltrans will be at the "open house format" meeting to answer questions and discuss issues related to the project.
Public comment cards will be available at the meeting. Written comments, which must be postmarked within 10 days of the meeting, can also be mailed to: Calaveras County Public Works Department, 891 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas, CA 95249.


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My last post on Play vs Nodejs got a lot of traffic in the last 10 days, but it also opened a number of conversations. Here are the key comments.
Did Nodejs beat Java?
No way. As my post got retweeted, it was cast as Java winning on V8/Nodejs. That's not the case. I have no data to make such a claim. Java has its strengths as well as legacy baggage to carry along with it. It would be irresponsible on my part to make such claims based on such a such a test, and I was clear about the conclusions I drew in my post.
Is Groovy the culprit?
Play uses Groovy as the expression language in templates and hence may have impacted performance of the Play based app. However, given that it was a design choice made by the Play framework to use Groovy for expressions in its out-of-the-box template engine, I think it is fair to use Play's default template engine for testing.
How about alternative templates?
Assuming that Groovy is the culprit, how about other template languages like Japid or Mustache?
Japid claims to be 2-20 times faster than Play's bult in template engine. But I found several issues with Japid:
- It is non-intuitive to use. The syntax is a bit arcane to my taste.
- I did not like the template engine throwing exceptions about the generated Java source and not the HTML view. For a template engine to build HTML, HTML should be the basis for error reporting.
- I managed to prevent the server from starting and it was not trivial to find out what caused the problem.
Of course, these are subjective statements, and you may have a different take on Japid. These are also fixable, and as Japid evolves, I'm sure some of these will go away.
I really wanted Mustache to do well, but however, it did not pass my two-hour test. I was unable to get it up and running in about two hours. I had prior experience with Mustache, but in this particular case, Mustache required some changes to the shape of the JSON data coming from the backend. This app requires some additional mutations to the data before rendering, and Play's Java extensions made it trivial, but not Mustache. But this is fixable.
In the end, if I were to pick a Java stack for front-end development, I would go with Play over other Java alternatives.


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Chemical Finance Digest, June 13-17
3:12 PM MDT | June 21, 2011 | By VINCENT VALK
Topping the headlines last week, Grupo Alfa's DAK Americas subsidiary has agreed to buy Wellman's PET business for $185 million. In other M&A news, Russia's two biggest potash makers have completed their merger, and now say they may buy Belarus' state-owned potash company.
There were no new equity deals last week. The major debt deal was Ashland's issuing $3.6 billion in debt to fund the ISP acquisition. The debt will take the form 5-year and 7-year term loans, worth $1.2 billion and $1.7 billion, respectively, and a $750 million credit revolver. Moody's has rated the debt 'Baa3,' below Ashland's corporate rating. "Despite the significant increase in debt, Ashland is acquiring a specialty chemical company at an attractive multiple and credit metrics should recover to levels that would fully support the rating within the next two years," says Moody's analyst James Wilkins.
Moody's has also raised Brenntag's credit rating one notch, from 'Ba2' to 'Ba1.' "The upgrade of the rating was prompted by Brenntag's positive operating performance in 2010 and the early part of 2011," says analyst Gianmarco Migliavacca.
In macroeconomic news, U.S. housing starts rose 3.5% in May, to 560,000 annualized units, while industrial production inched upward by 0.1%, dragged down by weak motor vehicle production. "The manufacturing sector has entered a period of soggy growth," says IHS Global Insight economist Michael Montgomery.
The week ahead will see final first-quarter U.S. GDP figures released on Friday. Last month's preliminary first-quarter figure, at 1.8% growth, was unrevised from the original estimate released in April. Consensus is for a slight upward revision, to 1.9% growth.
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"By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail."
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There are certain aspects of planning for team building events that are more important than others, like scheduling meals and coffee breaks. However, the most important plan for effective team building is to have an actual plan in general.
Just like running a business, it's important to know where you are and were you're going, even if you just start with an outline. Depending on how much time you have, here are some ways to make sure your prepared for an effective team building event.
- Practice the team building exercise that you are planning on your own first, check timing, and make sure you have the right material. Anticipation and planning are vital.
- Make sure all team building games instructions are clear and complete. This is essential for keeping control and credibility.
- Master your team building games and any equipment that you will use. "Technical difficulties" can be a buzz kill.
- On the day of your event, bring spare materials and equipment.
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Drake will have a Knoxville native playing for the Bulldogs Golf team this season. T-J DesCamps is in his senior season and according to Coach Scott Bohlender will play significantly this fall and spring. Last fall he carded a two round 162 at the season opening Fairway Club Invitational. Drake is set to participate in the Briarwood Invitational in Ankeny this weekend. DesCamps was a four-year letter winner at Knoxville High School, four-time all-Little Hawkeye Conference selection, named to the Iowa Class three-A All-State team his junior and senior years, Iowa Class three-A state runner-up his junior year, led team to third place finish at state tournament
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YAKIMA - Nearly five months after the automobile-bicycle crash that killed local school volunteer Ronnie Shifflett, the driver of the vehicle, Gerardo R. Maciel, 43, of Toppenish, pled guilty in Yakima County Superior Court.
Maciel was driving eastbound on North Avenue in a van when he drove across the westbound lane of traffic, hit the curb and drove into a mailbox post and a fence, according to Howard Hansen, Yakima County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney who was assigned to the case. A witness driving behind Maciel watched as he corrected, veered back into the street. According to Hansen, it wasn't until after the crash that the witness realized that Maciel had struck Shifflett, who was riding his bicycle, from behind.
"The car ended up in the middle of the road," said Hansen.
Shifflett was pronounced dead at the scene.
Maciel was intoxicated at the time of the accident, according to Hansen. A blood sample was taken after the crash and his blood alcohol level was .20, more than double the legal limits.
Pleading guilty, Maciel was sentenced to 31 months in prison with credit for time served. He was also ordered to pay restitution.
Hansen said Maciel can receive time off for good behavior. At this time the prison that Maciel will be house at has not been determined. Hansen said that Maciel will be taken to the Shelton reception center, where it will be determined where he will be held for the next two and a half years.
"This is the highest form of vehicular homicide," said Hansen.
Those convicted of vehicular homicide are sentenced to between 31 and 41 months in prison, he said. By entering a guilty plea, the prosecuting attorney's office recommended the lowest number of months he could be sentenced.
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Palringo IM app on iPhone
Palringo says that it has brought its self-named instant messaging client (iTunes link) to the iPhone. In contrast to apps such as AIM, Palringo is able to interact with several different IM platforms, including not just AIM but iChat, Yahoo, ICQ and Google Talk, as well as less common options such as Jabber and Gadu Gadu. Contacts from all networks are presented in a single list.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was established in response to the mortgage meltdown and series of abuses against consumers. The agency wants to hear from consumers on everything from financial products to mortgages, credit cards and student loans.
Have a question about a reverse mortgage or a credit card? You can now go to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's website and ask. The agency has posted about 350 entries and you can submit your own question as well.
"So we're talking about all the ways people borrow and access money to live their lives; mortgages, credit cards, student loans, basic banking, savings accounts, debit cards. Could be pay day loans; other types of transactions. Debt collection is in our authority," CFPB Director Richard Cordray said.
The CFPB is an oversight bureau and is currently coming up with new rules for home loan services, including requiring statements that are easier to understand and warnings before interest rates change. The CFPB wants to force mortgage services to provide direct and easy access for troubled borrowers.
"They can expect continuity of contact so they don't call once and send in paperwork and no one remembers they ever talked with them and paperwork has been lost. It's happened repeatedly to many people across this country and it's poor customer service and it's something that the mortgage services need to clean up and under our authority, we'll be able to make them clean it up," Cordray said.
The CFPB says it needs consumers' help to find out where problems are in the financial industry and it's asking people to file complaints online.
"They can bring those to us and we will work with financial institutions to try to get those complaints rectified. That's an important think we're going to be able to do for Americans across the country and that's something that I think will make a difference, already is making a difference for people from what I hear from them about problems we've helped them resolve," Cordray said.
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Water: Total Maximum Daily Loads (303d)
Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) at Work: Oregon
Spread the Word…NOT the Tui Chub
Restoring Diamond Lake's Water Quality and Trout Fishery Through Invasive Species Removal and Education
What is a total maximum daily load (TMDL)?
It is a study or analysis that calculates the maximum amount of a pollutant that a waterbody can receive and still meet water quality standards. The TMDL establishes a pollutant budget and then allocates portions of the overall budget to the pollutant's sources. For more information on TMDLs, visit EPA's Impaired Waters and Total Maximum Daily Loads Web site.
|Factors causing impairment
|Aesthetics, fishing, and water contact recreation designated uses impaired due to elevated pH levels and reduced dissolved oxygen levels from excessive algal blooms
|Sources contributing to impairment
|Introduction of the tui chub, an invasive fish species, resulting in the removal of native aquatic organisms that typically control algae growth
|Restoration options
|Tui chub removal and educational efforts to prevent introduction of invasive species
|Stakeholder involvement
|Umpqua National Forest, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Partners for Umpqua Watersheds, Oregon Wildlife Heritage Foundation, Oregon Division of State Lands, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Douglas County, PacifiCorp, watershed residents, local businesses, and several other state and federal agencies
|Status of waterbody
|Restoration of aquatic life designated use after removal of tui chub; anticipated attainment of other water quality standards with potential delisting by 2010
|Benefits to stakeholders
|Improved water quality, recreational opportunities (fishing, boating, and swimming), and lake aesthetics, as well as increased tourism
|Approved TMDL document
|Diamond Lake TMDLs- pH and Dissolved Oxygen (approved April 2007)
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The introduction of rainbow trout to the naturally fishless Diamond Lake attracted both wanted and unwanted visitors, resulting in significant changes to the health of the lake and lake-based recreational tourism. Fishing enthusiasts visiting Diamond Lake brought an invasive fish species, the tui chub, to use as live trout bait. (Live bait is illegal in Oregon.) Over time, the exploding tui chub population not only took its toll on the rainbow trout fishery, but also on the overall water quality of the lake. The tui chub fed on larger herbivorous zooplankton-the microscopic organisms in the lake responsible for controlling algae growth-throwing the lake's nutrient cycling processes off balance. As a result, Diamond Lake suffered from excessive growth of toxic algae blooms that increased pH levels and reduced dissolved oxygen (DO) levels. Diamond Lake could no longer support its aquatic life designated use and was often closed for recreation during summer months due to potential health risks.
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) initiated the development of a TMDL to help Diamond Lake restore its aquatic life designated use. The TMDL analysis predicted that removing the tui chub from Diamond Lake would restore the lake's nutrient cycling processes and support the aquatic life designated use. Based on the TMDL recommendations, multiple stakeholders from the federal, state, and local levels collaborated to develop and implement a plan to remove the tui chub and restore the trout fishery. The biology and chemistry of Diamond Lake have shown significant improvement due to the removal of the tui chub. As a result, Diamond Lake is now both fishable and swimmable. Currently, Diamond Lake is meeting Oregon's water quality standards and ODEQ expects to remove Diamond Lake from the state's list of impaired waters in the next assessment cycle in 2010.
How are TMDLs at work in Diamond Lake?
Through the technical analysis, the Diamond Lake pH and DO TMDL provided stakeholders with a clearer understanding of the external and internal loads of nutrients affecting the levels of pH, DO, and algal blooms in the lake. The final TMDL report provided an explanation of how changes to the biological community found in Diamond Lake due to the tui chub population changed how efficiently the lake cycled nutrients, resulting in excessive algal blooms. The computer model tailored to Diamond Lake used in the TMDL analysis estimated the percentage of tui chub that stakeholders would need to remove from the lake to improve the lake's nutrient cycling and restore water quality. In addition, the TMDL analysis revealed that changes in trout stocking densities would also be necessary to attain water quality standards.
What is the current status of Diamond Lake as a result of the TMDL process?
In 2005, partners mechanically and chemically removed approximately 103,000 pounds of tui chub from Diamond Lake. Monitoring data collected in Diamond Lake after the removal of the tui chub demonstrate that the lake now supports its aquatic life designated use. To monitor the health of Diamond Lake after the removal of the tui chub, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) assessed the lake in 2007 and compiled the 2008 Lake Conditions Index Report. This report uses metrics related to water chemistry and biology to measure changes in the lake's condition. The 2008 report states that Diamond Lake's pH levels are near or below the 8.5 water quality criteria value and DO levels meet the water quality criteria appropriate for Diamond Lake on most days. In addition, the 2008 report states that chlorophyll a values decreased from a high of 50 µg/L before the rotenone treatment to less than 10 µg/L (the numeric water quality criterion associated with aquatic weeds and algae) after treatment. Figure 1 illustrates the changes in chlorophyll a values in Diamond Lake before and after tui chub removal.
Stocked trout health has also improved since the eradication of the tui chub, according to ODFW assessment data. Before the removal of the tui chub, stocked trout had a growth rate and a survival rate of nearly zero. During the summer of 2007, stocked trout grew an average of two inches per month. ODFW states that trout growth rates are now similar to the growth rates observed in the 1970s and 1980s-the decades known as the hey days for fishing in Diamond Lake.
Data from two years after tui chub eradication and trout restocking have shown signs of water quality improvements in Diamond Lake. Benthic organisms, an important food source for mature trout, increased from less than 25 pounds per acre (lbs/ac) in 2004-2006 to 200.6 lbs/ac in 2007 and 168 lbs/ac in 2008. Before treatment of Diamond Lake in 2006, the bio-volume of cyanobacteria was 24,407 cells per milliliter (cells/ml), or 25.7 percent of the bio-volume. Two years after treatment of the lake, the bio-volume of cyanobacteria decreased to 49 cells/ml or 4.9 percent of the bio-volume. ODEQ will use this information and other required data inputs to run the model used in the TMDL analysis to determine how these decreases translate into annual cyanobacteria biomass (i.e., kilograms/year) reductions-the numeric target established in the TMDL. The pH of Diamond Lake also decreased from 8.5 to less than 7.8 during this two year period.
How did local stakeholders benefit from the TMDL process?
Stakeholders Say...
"Anyone working in recreation does it for the satisfaction, not for the money, but it is our livelihood. When your lake has a problem, you get involved to find a solution. Getting involved answered a lot of questions for us about the area. We found a solution that had a huge ripple effect both on the lake's ecosystem and on our local economy."
Removal of the tui chub from Diamond Lake provided the lake's natural nutrient cycling processes to regain its balance. As a result, both water quality and the lake's biological communities showed improvement. It is anticipated that these improvements will lead to Diamond Lake's removal from the state's list of impaired waters in 2010.
In addition to water quality benefits, the restoration of Diamond Lake has benefitted stakeholders in several ways. Additional benefits that followed the restoration of Diamond Lake include:
- Decreased human health risks. Before treatment of Diamond Lake to remove the tui chub, state officials closed the lake for recreation during summer months when the toxic blue-green algae dominated the lake. Blue-green algae blooms produce toxins that are harmful to humans and animals. After implementation, blue-green algae went from the dominant algae type in Diamond Lake to only a small percentage of the algal community.
- Revived tourism to boost local economy. Diamond Lake recreational enthusiasts contribute approximately $3.5 million to the local economy each year. Restoring water quality and aquatic communities have helped to also restore Diamond Lake's reputation as a favorite destination for trout anglers. According to ODFW, there were 72,085 angler trips in 2007. These trips generated an estimated $3.76 million in sales and $2.57 million in labor income in the area (based on the 2006 value of the dollar). The Diamond Lake Resort, the third largest employer in the area, had a staff of 80 when tourism was suffering most and has since increased the staff by over 60 percent due to the boost in lake-based tourism.
- Improved aesthetics. Significant reductions in nuisance algae occurred and the lake increased from a visible depth of 10 feet to almost 50 feet after implementation.
- Increased educational awareness to prevent spread of invasive species. It is illegal to use live bait for fishing anywhere in Oregon. The educational effort for Diamond Lake reminds visitors of that law through educational brochures and signage around the lake. In addition, partners conducted a boater survey to better understand boaters' habits and perceptions relating to the spread of invasive species. Educational efforts remind boaters and recreational enthusiasts of the simple steps they can take, such as washing boats and fishing equipment, to avoid giving aquatic hitchhikers a free ride to Diamond Lake.
For more information on the Diamond Lake TMDL, contact: Paul Heberling (firstname.lastname@example.com), Oregon Department of Environmental Quality: telephone: (541) 440-3338 x224
For more information on the Oregon TMDL Program, visit Water Quality Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Program


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Auckland Residential Services
If someone in the northern half of the North Island has a severe traumatic brain injury, it is likely they will be referred to the ABI Rehabilitation New Zealand residential service in Auckland. The intensive rehabilitation facility is a purpose-built campus in the West Auckland suburb of Ranui, which is close to Henderson. The facility has good access from the North Western motorway coming off at Lincoln Road.
The site has a pleasant 'village' atmosphere in a semi-rural environment. Up to 27 clients live on the campus at any one time. The campus has five houses, each with 2-8 beds and a kitchen, lounge and full bathroom facilities. Clients can use any of the common facilities. The entire site is wheelchair-accessible and the houses have to-the-door access for ambulances and transport vans.
There is a large central building called 'The HUB', which has a full gym for physiotherapy, large meeting or conference room, a café with a comfortable TV-viewing area, a computer with internet access, a kitchen where coffee/tea and simple meals can be prepared, a vending machine and indoor and outdoor seating.
The campus grounds are spacious, full of green spaces and beautiful flowers. We are currently putting the finishing touches to our new sculpture garden, which is a great place to enjoy some fresh air. A dairy, small shops and bus/train stops are all within a five-minute walk.
Visiting hours and accomodation information
Families-whānau are encouraged to be part of the rehabilitation process. Details of any restrictions are in the Family Information Guide which will be available before an admission. There are some general principles however.
Rest is important for people with brain injury, so after 8pm we would expect clients to be left to rest. In the mornings clients will be showering and getting ready for the day and privacy is appropriate. In the early stages, we may have to limit visitors to immediate family in order to avoid fatigue or overstimulation for clients.
Please bear in mind that other clients will be at different stages of recovery and may find a lot of noise and visitors quite disturbing. You will quickly become a partner in the whole process and we can negotiate together what is appropriate and helpful to your family member.
For families and whānau members from out-of-town we can also provide help and advice about accomodation close to our centres. So please contact us.
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Picture an interior designer and chances are you're not envisioning a bearded, burly, tattooed ex–punk musician from New York City—unless, of course, you tuned in to season four of Home & Garden Television's reality show competition Design Star. Devoted watchers are already well familiar with season winner Antonio Ballatore, the man the judges deemed their "bad boy of design."
"I'm definitely shocking to the traditional HGTV crowd," says Ballatore. "I build houses and 1920s-themed sets, create live special-effect explosions, design over-the-top kids' rooms, and modify old hot rods. There's no limitation to where I can take my creativity."
It's exactly this brazen enthusiasm that helped Ballatore advance past the 10 other finalists throughout the show's weekly interior design challenges. In one episode, his unorthodox decision to ornament a wall with fluorescent-pink geese was a surprising hit with the judges.
Ballatore's path to design fame hasn't been a predictable one. After spending years playing in New York hardcore bands, including Murphy's Law, and bartending and building sets to pay the bills, Ballatore landed the coveted spot of set builder for famed photographer David LaChapelle. It was during his years with LaChapelle that Ballatore honed his chops, eventually rising to the rank of set designer. "I quickly became known as the guy doing all these over-the-top sets," says Ballatore. "Crazy shit like 20-foot rocket ships with Pee-wee Herman jumping outta them."
Ballatore's next challenge will be his new show, The Antonio Project (the prize he was awarded for his Design Star win), which begins airing in January on HGTV. For the special inaugural episode, Ballatore redid his own house in five days and gave viewers a taste of the unconventional collaborations to come. To add a distinct personal flair to the headboard in the bedroom, Ballatore brought in the low-rider airbrush artist Buckwild, who painted a 9-foot metal-flaked sombrero girl.
"That's also a tattoo I've wanted for years," Ballatore says of the lovely señorita. "Buck's switching over to tattooing, so he'll be doing that one on my back." While most of Ballatore's early tattoos—traditional, thick-line Americana—were obtained in New York City during the mid-'90s, the designer says he's become enamored of "all that black and gray gangster stuff" since moving to Los Angeles. It's a style that now decorates his chest, courtesy of Spotlight Tattoo's Baby Ray.
Whether building surreal sets, punishing a bass guitar, chopping hot rods, or wowing design fanatics, Ballatore's nothing-to-prove, punk rock attitude has been at the root of his many undertakings. Fittingly, that sentiment is the source of his next ink: "Next week, my friend Toby [Morse] from [hardcore band] H20 and I are going to get 'NTP'—nothing to prove—tattoos from LA Ink's Dan Smith. Dan is amazing, and I'm so stoked."


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Mark Lowe has Grade 2 hamstring strain; likely out for ALDS
Reliever Mark Lowe will probably be unavailable for the first round of the postseason after tests Thursday revealed a Grade 2 strain of his left hamstring. Every Grade 1 strain, which is less severe than a Grade 2, suffered by a Ranger this year has resulted in at least a 15-day absence. Lowe was given an injection of platelet rich plasma to accelerate the healing process.
The Rangers roster for the first round of the postseason would have to be set by a week from Friday. Teams can adjust rosters from one round to the next.
"We're not going to definitively say anything," general manager Jon Daniels said. "The stress on a short reliever's legs is different than on that of a full-time position player. It certainly puts his availability in doubt, but we will see what happens."
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