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South Dakota got involved with the EB-5 immigrant investor program in 2009 when it entered into an exclusive no-bid contract with Joop Bollen and his firm South Dakota Regional Center Inc.
South Dakota's involvement with EB-5 has come under scrutiny after former South Dakota Tourism Secretary Richard Benda committed suicide last fall.
The state paid Bollen to administer the program and more than a year later, he hired Benda to monitor the loans.
Just in the last few weeks, Attorney General Marty Jackley revealed that investigators were ready to charge Benda with embezzlement as part of his role in administering those EB-5 loans.
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Documents show during former Governor Mike Rounds' administration, the state got involved with Bollen when it entered into a $45,000 contract with his company. That amount is just under the $50,000 threshold for requiring public bids in South Dakota.
That 2009 contract was signed just a year after Bollen was paid $87,000 a year for doing similar work for the state under the South Dakota Board of Regents.
In a statement to KELOLAND News, Rounds' campaign manager and former chief of staff Rob Skjonsberg said Rounds decided to move Bollen out of the Board of Regents and privatize the EB-5 administration to better compete with other private entities across the country that were doing the same work in other states.
"Over $600 million has been added to the South Dakota economy through federal EB-5 program investments," Skjonsberg went on to say in defending the state's EB-5 involvement. "Many of those projects were implemented while Gov. Rounds was in office. Eventually, the Northern Beef plant will also add to the economy; an estimated billion dollars plus per year."
Despite those numbers, the state's involvement in the program is still raising questions and records show it all started with an exclusive, no-bid contract.
South Dakota Democratic leaders plan to hold a news conference Tuesday in Sioux Falls to talk more about the EB-5 program.
Skjonsberg says Democrats want to 'politicize the issue.'
To take a look at the contract the state had with Bollen click the link below:


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Hi everyone. Yesterday I had some red oak to smooth, about 6 inches wide. I bought an extra 25 blade for my Veritas Bevel Up Jack that I am using as a higher angle blade for smoothing. I know how, and why, you put camber on a plane blade (it took me a couple times, but David Charlesworth's explanation from his videos finally sunk in). But I have also read somewhere that you can round the corners to eliminate plane tracks as well (I think Leonard Lee's book). I tried that yesterday, the blade was sharpened strait with rounded off corners. Worked great for me, not a plane track in sight.
Basically that rambling story was my way of asking if there are any advantages to rounding or cambering a smoothing blade and why you would choose one over the other? Unless there is a super compelling reason, I am thinking of sticking with rounding, because it is extremely easy.

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That's the good news. The bad news is that the gap is still large: A black baby boy born today can expect to live 5.4 fewer years, on average, than his white counterpart, and a black baby girl will die 3.7 years earlier, on average, than her white counterpart.
The report, published in Wednesday's edition of the Journal of the American Medical Assn., is based on government data on U.S. deaths in 2008, the most recent year that was available at the time of the study.
Since 2003, life expectancy "improved for everybody, but it improved a little bit more for blacks than it did for whites," said epidemiologist Sam Harper of McGill University in Montreal, senior author of the report.
The life expectancy for black men in 2008 was 70.8 years, up from 68.8 years in 2003 but still well below the 76.2 years for white men (who had an average life span of 75.3 years in 2003), Harper and his colleagues found. Life expectancy for black women rose from 75.7 to 77.5 years, while the life span for white women grew from 80.3 years to 81.2 years.
The study included data only for non-Latino whites and non-Latino blacks. The government has only recently compiled the first life-expectancy tables for Latinos, who have an edge of several years over non-Latino whites for reasons that are not yet clear.
Tables for Asians, whose life expectancy is believed to be the best of all groups living in the U.S., and for Native Americans are not yet available, Harper added.
Harper and his colleagues examined data on the number and causes of deaths among the U.S. population in 2003 and 2008. Those figures, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics, were paired with U.S. census data to calculate death rates for blacks and whites of each gender. Life expectancy was then calculated as a summary of the death rates at each age.
An analysis like this reveals how death rates from different causes vary between races and how they have shifted over time, but it says nothing about the sociological and medical reasons for those changes, Harper said. Scientists have a lot of educated guesses, though.
Blacks have higher rates of obesity, diabetes and hypertension — all risk factors for cardiovascular disease and stroke, the No. 1 and No. 4 leading causes of death in this country. Studies have documented that blacks are treated less aggressively than whites for heart problems, said Dr. James McPherson, medical director of the Los Angeles Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Group and a spokesman for the American Heart Assn.
Blacks are also less likely to have health insurance, so they are apt to be treated later in the course of heart disease than those with regular access to care, McPherson added.
"I'm happy to see the gap is narrowing, but it is still pretty substantial," he said.
An unsettling part of the new report is the uptick in deaths from unintentional poisoning among whites, predominantly in middle-aged white men.
Data from the CDC show that poisonings outnumbered deaths from motor vehicle accidents for the first time in 2008. The increase in poisonings appears to be driven by a rise in the number of deaths from prescription medications to treat pain and anxiety problems, an investigation by the Los Angeles Times found last year, citing preliminary CDC data from 2009.
The inequality in life spans has been documented for more than a century. In 1900, when life tables for blacks and whites were first compiled, the gap stood at more than 14 years, said Elizabeth Arias, a demographer with the National Center for Health Statistics in Hyattsville, Md. A black man could expect to live just 32.5 years and a black woman 33.5 years. By contrast, white men lived an average of 46.3 years and women lived an average of 48.3 years.
Infectious diseases were the biggest killers then, but that changed as public health campaigns improved sanitation and vaccines, antibiotics and other medical improvements allowed more people to survive childhood and reach middle age.
Blacks have gained ground on whites throughout the century, albeit with setbacks here and there. But the gap has never disappeared.
It even widened in the 1980s, when AIDS and homicide disproportionately killed blacks, Harper said.


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ENB - Region 4 Notices 9/26/2012
Negative Declaration
Albany County - The Town of New Scotland Town Board, as lead agency, has determined that the proposed New Salem Water District - Formation, Financing, Construction and Operation will not have a significant adverse environmental impact. The action involves a petition received by the Town of New Scotland requesting the formation of a water district to serve the New Salem area of the Town. In general terms, the proposed New Salem Water District will include 154 residential and commercial properties. The improvements will consist of an interconnection with the existing Bethlehem Water District pipeline located along Route 85, a proposed master meter pit, a booster pump station, the installation of a 200,000 gallon water storage tank adjacent to the New Scotland Highway Garage, two pressure reducing valves, and the installation of approximately 16,700 linear feet of 8 inch HDPE pipe and associated hydrants and appurtenances. The project is generally described as being located at the intersection of New York State Route 85 and New York State Route 85A and will include facilities along Old New Salem Road, New Salem South Road, Meadowbrook Place and Rock Hill Road in the vicinity of the Hamlet New Salem, Town of New Scotland, New York.
Contact: Thomas E. Dolin, Town of New Scotland, 2029 New Scotland Road, Slingerlands, NY 12159, Phone: (518) 439-4889.
Schoharie County - The Town of Cobleskill Town Board, as lead agency, has determined that the proposed Route 7 / Howe Caverns Water and Sewer Infrastructure Project will not have a significant adverse environmental impact. The action involves the installation of water and sewer lines to serve the Route 7 corridor. The project includes all related water and sewer appurtences, interconnection to the existing water main in the Village of Cobleskill and the installation of a forcemain, grinder pumps, and pump stations to flow to the Village of Cobleskill wastewater treatment facility. The project is located on the Route 7 corridor between the Village of Cobleskill and the Howe Caverns facility on Cavern Road in the Town of Cobleskill, New York.
Contact: Thomas M. Murray, Town of Cobleskill, 378 Mineral Springs Road, Cobleskill, NY 12043, Phone: (518) 234-1719.
Schoharie County - The Town of Sharon Town Board, as lead agency, has determined that the proposed Adoption of an Updated Town of Sharon Zoning Law will not have a significant adverse environmental impact. The action involves the adoption of an updated Town of Sharon Zoning law governing the use of land in the Town of Sharon. This includes changes to the purpose statements; planned developments; expressly prohibited uses; special use and site plan sections; updated standards for specific uses; definitions; application submittal requirements; addition of supplemental regulations; establishment of critical environmental area overlays; renaming of the PID to PLID; removal of CI and PCI districts; and the updating of the Zoning Board of Appeals procedures. The project is in the Town of Sharon, New York
Contact: Sandra Manko, Town of Sharon, Town Hall, 129 Main Street, P.O. Box 204, Sharon Springs, NY 13459, Phone: (518) 284-3010.


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I did not see this coming. Perhaps if you had told me that Netflix would get all the Veronica Mars episodes, I would have believed you. Heck, even if you told me Hulu, that would have made sense to me. But no, somehow it's Veronica Mars and Amazon Prime. Not that there is anything wrong with Amazon Prime, because there isn't. It is a great service. I just think that when it comes to streaming, it is not the first place people think to go. Well, if you are a Veronica Mars fan, looks like you will have no choice.
TV Line broke the story, but it seems many fans of Veronica Mars are talking about it today. With there already being big buzz around her forthcoming movie, it was brilliant for Amazon to snatch up all the rights to all three awesome seasons of Veronica Mars. Seriously, they locked her down. Like I said, no Netflix and no Hulu. Heck, we would be surprised if you can even find clips on Youtube. Like we said, Veronica Mars and Amazon Prime are the new peanut butter and jelly of teen crime shows.
Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go make sure I am in good standing with Amazon. I love that show.
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Vote for your favorite triathlon discipline; swimming, biking, running
Bitten By the Tri Bug
Howdy USA Triathlon — my name is Natalie Kirchhoff. I'm a new pro triathlete and member of the Collegiate Recruitment Program (CRP). I've completed 13 races over the past couple years and have the tri bug like many of you. When you start, it's hard to stop!
|At the finish of the Clermont Age Group Draft-Legal Challenge in March 2011.
However, I kept at it and experienced a breakthrough the last four weeks of my senior season. I swam multiple PRs and felt like I lit the pool on fire; a testament to hard work, patience, prayer and a lot of perseverance. After completing my NCAA eligibility, I had a goal to complete a tri before graduation. One week before walking the stage I did my first sprint in The Woodlands, Texas, and I thought that I was going to explode during that 5k. It never felt so long! I'm sure many of you can relate to that feeling.
After seven races I earned my elite card (March 2011 in Clermont, Fla.). A few months after that I had the privilege of attending the CRP select camp at the Olympic Training Center (OTC) in Colorado Springs, Colo. I gained a wealth of information about triathlon, biking, running, open water swimming technique, drafting and more. By the way, the OTC is a magical place to visit. I highly recommend taking a trip to Colorado Springs. You will leave inspired and with a renewed appreciation for the time and dedication athletes spend on their respective sports to represent Team USA on the international stage.
|The Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.
I now reside in Clermont, Fla., and work part-time for The Walt Disney Company as well as doing some side jobs to help pay the bills and fuel the tri lifestyle. I look forward to sharing my experiences with you this season and also following you on your tri journey. Whether you've completed 100 races or are working up to finish your first Olympic distance, kudos to you! We are all in this together. It's the love for the tri-life that we share.
Here are a couple offseason/preseason favorites of mine:
- Go on a bakery bike ride — choose a diner, cafe or bakery to bike to. Get a group together and ride there. Eat, chat, enjoy and then ride back. Don't forget to buy a fresh baguette for the ride back. This looks great sticking out of your bike jersey.
My triathlon vision board.
- Make a vision board/collage. I love doing this! This is a great way to use all of those old tri magazines. Cut out those photos, quotes, favorite athletes and other things that inspire you. Then get a poster board; arrange the photos on there and stick them down. Go to Walmart or Target and pick up a poster-size frame (about $14). Hang this somewhere that you will run into daily (bedroom, bathroom, even living room or office decor). It's also a great conversation starter! You can make this as simple or elaborate as you want.
And make sure to add in some photos of you in action. This puts you right up there alongside those athletes you admire reminding you that you are a triathlete too. And just how all of us have role models and people we esteem, there is someone in your life who looks up to and what you do.
Happy training! Be safe. Be smart. Be fast! See you at the races!


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Goals keep me focused. And energized. Especially since they always include a plan, with their partner in crime, the to do list. My nirvana. Each year, I set out to complete an item from my life list, and this his year I blissfully set out to complete a triathlon. Not the Ironman, nor the sprint distance, but the "Goldilocks" of the triathlon, the Olympic distance....more
I have been going on and on lately about what a life saver Gobble is. For those who aren't familiar, Gobble is a weekly service that delivers prepared meals that only take about 10 minutes to assemble and pop on the dinner table. Not naming any names here, but this service is very helpful in households where "someone" may not have an opinion on meal planning, grocery shopping, or any food preparation activities excluding actual consumption (you know who you are)....more
Of all the New Years resolutions I am embarking upon, I feel best about meatless Monday. Hubs and I have been discussing more vegetarian meals leading up to the new year, ever since watching the documentary Forks over Knives. Yes, I believe most people have too much meat in their diet, so count us in for 2 less carnivorous meals each week (breakfast is always meat-free at our house)....more
Here we are again at the start of a new year. Where did the last one go? The older we get the faster the years seem to fly by. That's why I love this time of year. It is an opportunity to slow down, assess where you're at, focus on the year ahead, set goals for yourself… you know the drill. I keep my new year's resolutions close by throughout the year in order to keep me on course. This year, I am going to up the ante a bit, and assign actionable items to the usual "eat healthy, stay fit mantra". Exciting times ahead!...more
I have a confession to make. This year, I bought a candle that smells like sugar cookies. Something was askew as I strolled the aisles at Home Depot last weekend. Baking? At the Home Depot? For a second I thought I might be at Williams-Sonoma, but the lumberyard quickly brought me back to my senses. Like a bloodhound, I had to find my way to the mouthwatering source of incongruity. Et voila, a brightly colored display of holiday scents – from plug in to aerosol to my humble candle. And so I brought the inspiration of Christmas cookies home with me – holiday spirit of baking, alight!!...more
OK party people, this stuff is the ticket. Since I couldn't find a recipe for this dee-lish snack mix online, I had to march myself into the kitchen to whip up a batch. I was obsessing over it when it appeared the internet was devoid of the world's most perfect flavor combination. Tasting is believing!...more
Well, this is a new one… I googled the recipe for the AWESOME party snack mix I made a couple of years ago for Christmas gifts, and I couldn't find it. What the what? An internet search doesn't immediately deliver the precise results into your hot little hands in a mere 0.26 seconds? This is unheard of. Salivating through my round up of delicious home made sweet and savory snack mixes, I knew I had to share this fantastic little number – but where the heck was it hiding?...more
Well it's just after Thanksgiving, and you know what that means… time to start preparing for Christmas. Hey, it wasn't my idea to replace the Halloween decorations with the Christmas ones, but here we are, up to our eyeballs in garland, ribbon, and all things sparkly. And with the post-Thanksgiving tryptophan coursing through our veins, what better time to cozy up and start our Christmas crafting....more
In reminiscing about the Thanksgiving holiday, I have come to the conclusion that I might just be the luckiest girl alive. See how this T-day fairytale plays out… Lucky fact # 1. As a transplanted Canadian, my side of the family celebrates Thanksgiving one month earlier, so no picking sides or doing the dinner table shuffle on a belly full of turkey required. Lucky fact # 2. Destiny leads me to find the perfect match hubby while living in geographically remote and distant cities – the stars must have been aligned for that fortuitous connection. Extended family are most awesome and completely normal. Hurray! We could stop here, but… Lucky fact # 3. Hubby and said extended family hail from Korea. Let the Korean Inspired Thanksgiving food extravaganza begin!...more


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Cowboys QB Tony Romo on not having to face SF's Aldon Smith: "One player doesn't make that defense."
The Cowboys aren't the only defense with issues.
Quarterback Tony Romo won't have to spend his Sunday afternoon trying to avoid San Francisco's Aldon Smith since the Pro Bowl linebacker is suspended for the first nine games. Linebacker NaVorro Bowman is injured and won't play either.
That doesn't mean that Romo is taking the 49ers defense lightly.
"I think they're actually exceptional,'' Romo said. "One player doesn't make that defense. You have a bunch of outstanding football players. They're very physical.
"This will be as good of a test as we may have all season. I think it will be a great test for our ballclub and it will provide us with a great pass rush, a great front seven and a back end that has actually started to play very well.
"It's going to be a very good test for us.''


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This past weekend I ventured into some of Mom's things. I found old some old necklaces, a bracelet of mine, our baby teeth (I guess Mom couldn't part with them) and charms. One charm imperticular was of the NY Islanders symbol. Mom loved hockey and Mom loved the Islanders. In fact, at one point, the dentist that she worked for was the team dentist. We grew up going to hockey games and both Michael and Bobby play hockey now. Mia has taken a liking to hockey and actually every time she sees a hockey game she sings "Let's go Islanders". I thought the charm would be most appreciated in her little hands. She was told that it was Nana's and was thrilled. So thrilled, that she wanted to sleep with it on the first night that I gave it to her. Mia and her Nana have a special connection. Mia was just under one when Mom died. She recognizes her in photos. Knows who's Mom she was. She also knows that Nana's favorite color is red. How does she know this we will never know. She woke up one morning and told Lisa that Nana's favorite color was red. No one has ever told her this, so how does she know? I can only conclude that Mom visits Mia in her dreams. It's also kind of comforting to me. Knowing Mom is out there, watching over us and her grand kids.
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Restore Oregon members and friends are invited on a rare opportunity to tour one of the state's oldest houses amidst its restoration back into a private residence. The long neglected c.1848 Silas Beeks House was on the brink of being sold to a demolition-oriented buyer two years ago when an anonymous preservationist stepped up to purchase the historic house and design a vision for its restoration. Now, at the early stages of the rehabilitation process, the Gothic Revival farmhouse provides a unique opportunity to see inside the skeleton of a pioneer-era property.
Whether you own a historic house, love above-ground archaeology, or just want to tour something unique, members are invited to spend an evening with the Beeks House on July 19 from 6pm to 8pm.
Local food and beverages will be served.
The entire grounds—inside and out—of the property will be open for self-guided exploration.
Local experts will be on hand to answer questions and share history about the house.
All participants will be required to wear closed-toe shoes, sign a liability waiver upon arrival, and—if you'd like to sit over dinner—to bring your own lawn chair.
The house is located 30 minutes west of Portland in Forest Grove and is not accessible for those with mobility limitations.
Additional details and specific directions to the house will be provided to participants.
Tickets are non-refundable.
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United States goaltender Ryan Miller (left) and teammate Phil Kessel celebrate after a victory over Slovenia on Sunday.
The United States men's hockey team clinched a little resting time Sunday.
The Americans earned it by dispatching Slovenia one day after defeating Russia in an overwhelmingly emotional game. Add the weekend win to an opening-game rout, and it yields a bye into the quarterfinals at the Sochi Games.
The second-seeded U.S. will play the winner of Slovakia-Czech Republic. Top-seed Sweden will play the winner of Slovenia-Austria, No. 3 Canada will face the winner of Switzerland-Latvia, and No. 4 Finland will play the winner of Russia-Norway. ...


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If thou tastest a crust of bread, thou tastest all the stars and all the heavens
Robert Browning
A few days back I received an email from the company who arrange most of the product reviews I do (such as this one and this one) saying that they have a new client Kerrymaid and to get things started they have some hampers to give away for the best recipe with Garlic Butter.
Those hampers sound utterly marvellous so I had to get my thinking cap on and quickly!
What could be better than making the garlic butter from scratch? I don't mean incorporating garlic into butter but literally starting with a pot of double cream and progressing from there onwards? So that is what I did. Detailed photographic instructions on how to make butter can be found here but on this post I am simply going to leave the recipe at the end of the post.
Once the butter had been washed the fun began; I added some finely chopped oregano, lemon thyme and parsley along with some pureed garlic which I had sautéed gently in olive oil to soften but not colour first. This pre-cooking of the garlic leant a sweet flavour to the butter, which lets face it can be rather harsh if raw garlic is used alone. For decorative purposes I put the butter into cupcake cases to set and then peeled them away to present, but you could just as easily pot the butter in a dish or roll it in some greaseproof paper to store in the fridge.
To make the most of the butter I decided to use it in a Provençal style dinner – baked ratatouille with garlic sourdough bread!
Before I start rattling about the ratatouille, I have to tell you about the sourdough bread, or should I say the foolproof sourdough bread. It's a long while since I attempted sourdough bread and my lovely starter went off to sourdough heaven but I've had a hankering to make some and have been putting it off and off; well when ordering some regular dried yeast I came across dried sourdough starter sachets – I just had to buy some.
Following a combination of the Free Bake instructions and a lovely recipe from my bread book of the moment – Bread: River Cottage Handbook No. 3 (River Cottage Handbook 3) by Daniel Stevens I devised a recipe that yielded a deliciously chewy and tangy bread with a delightfully crisp crust.
Sourdough breads are wild yeast breads, meaning that they take their yeast requirement from the environment in which they are situated, not by adding commercial yeast. It is likely that sourdough originated in Ancient Egyptian times around 1500 BC, and was likely the first form of leavening available to bakers. Sourdough remained the usual form of leavening down into the European Middle Ages until being replaced by barm from the beer brewing process, and then later purpose-cultured yeast. A sourdough starter is simply a combination of wild yeast and 'helpful' bacteria colonies (the same kind found in natural live yogurt and the probiotic drinks that are becoming increasingly popular) – the yeast and bacteria live together in a special sort of cooperative existence, with the yeast eating and breaking down sugars from the flour, and the bacteria feeding off some of the breakdown products from the yeast. The yeast provides the leavening action for the bread, but the bacteria are responsible for much of the flavour. Sourdough starters can live forever providing they are looked after properly, often they are passed from generation to generation. Daniel Leader goes as far as to say you have to think of them as a pet – something to feed, love and nurture. I really must get another starter going soon; maybe even today
Back to my 'foolproof' sourdough, stage by stage here's what I did.
First I made a sponge with rye and strong white flour, warm water and the culture:
I left it overnight, out on the work top covered with a damp tea towel and when I got up in the morning I had a grand ferment going on:
It was turned into a 'complete' dough by adding more strong organic white flour and some salt:
The dough was then kneaded and shaped and allowed to rise three times before being coated in rye flour prior to scoring and baking:
The finished result wasn't as airy and holey as I would have liked (or as indeed most sourdough loaves are) but I think I struggled as much as anything because of the lack of a proving basket, as you can see the dough is rather saggy and the weight of this will have adversely affected the rise of the bread. That however is a problem now rectified as I bought a couple of proving baskets (and some more goodies beside) from The Bertinet Kitchen; a most glorious website but don't blame me if you buy more than you wanted or end up spending a small fortune 😉
The bread was still highly delicious though, sweet and savoury with a slight nuttiness from the rye flour too. It makes for perfect toast too, which is where the ratatouille idea sprung from – see there is logic here! I will be entering the sourdough to YeastSpotting of course
Ratatouille is derived from the French words ratouiller and tatouiller which according to Alan Davidson (The Oxford Companion To Food) are expressive forms of the verb touiller which means to stir up. Further, Davidson states the first appearance of the word in English was found in Cassell's Dictionary of Cookery, 1877. Actually at that time the word was misspelled as 'ratouville' and referred to a meat stew. In the 20th Century later authors such as Heyraud described the dish as "a ragout of aubergine with tomatoes, courgettes and sweet peppers" eaten throughout Languedoc and Provence. This author also states that the name Ratatouille was given by the citizens of Nice. No matter who is credited with the dish it is very popular throughout France and in many other countries around the world now; it is a cool summer evenings dream dinner for me
The key consideration with ratatouille is to use the very best and freshest ingredients you can lay your hands on; fresh from the garden is best but second to that I'd say go with good organic vegetable delivery or local greengrocers should you be lucky enough to still have one; I don't much like supermarkets at the best of times and I'm going to be blunt and say this straight – good vegetables and supermarkets do not often go hand in hand. I use Riverford for my organic delivery and I have to say they are utterly fabulous, great array of produce which is of superb quality, excellent friendly service and they don't airfreight which is a major ethical bonus.
Most traditionally ratatouille is cooked on the stove top, often with all the vegetables being cooked separately and then being married together in a rich tomato based sauce before serving. My version however discards with tradition and heads straight for the oven in a one pot casserole delight. The kind of simple oven baked meal that you can forget about while you idle your time away, checking emails, tidying round and the like. By the time you return to the oven in a good hours time the vegetables will be softened, the sauce unctuously flavoured ready for the finishing touches.
The finishing touches here are some very good olives and slices of sourdough bread dotted with garlic butter to crisp up while the ratatouille finishes melding together for a true taste sensation.
Serve with plenty of extra (plain) sourdough bread to mop up all the lovely juices.
Ratatouille is even better the following day, reheated, and that is what I plan to do tonight but this time I'm going to serve it alongside some chargrilled chicken breasts.
Of course making the garlic butter is fun but if you are rushed for time or simply not in the mood to start from scratch why not try Kerrymaid Garlic Butter instead, on their website they say:
Our home County Kerry is known as Ireland's larder and is renowned the world over for the outstanding quality and excellence our fresh produce has to offer. It's the dedication to great food which makes our garlic butter taste so good.
Sounds good to me, I'll be on the lookout for it – unless of course I'm lucky enough to get a hamper with some included 😉
Garlic & Herb Butter
- 250ml double cream
- 5 garlic cloves which have been simmered until tender in 2 tablespoons olive oil and then pureed
- 1 teaspoon chopped parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon chopped oregano leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon chopped thyme leaves
- Put your (room temperature) cream in the free-standing mixer, with the paddle attachment in situ.
- Whip the cream on high speed until stiff peaks form.
- Reduce the speed of the mixer to medium and continue beating until the cream begins to go yellowish and clumpy.
- Reduce the speed to low and keep mixing, after a few minutes you will see the butter forming and buttermilk being extracted.
- Remove the butter from the dish and reserve the buttermilk, wash the bowl well and then place the butter back into the bowl. Cover the butter with very cold water and knead well, repeat the process several times or until the water is clear.
- Press the butter (using butter pats or wooden spoons) to extract the water before gently kneading in the herbs and garlic puree.
- Pot the butter and refrigerate until needed.
Foolproof Sourdough Bread
For the Sponge:
- 150g strong white flour
- 100g rye flour
- 300ml water
- 1 sachet of Free Bake sourdough culture
- The night before you want to bake your loaf, create the sponge: combine the flour, water and Free Bake starter in a large bowl. Mix well with your hands, or very thoroughly with the handle of a wooden spoon, then cover with a damp tea towel and leave overnight. In the morning, it should be clearly fermenting – thick, sticky and bubbly.
- Now make your loaf: add the flour to the sponge, along with the oil, if you like (it will make the bread a touch softer and more silky, but is not essential), and salt (which is essential). Squidge it all together with your hands. You should have a fairly sticky dough. If it seems tight and firm, add a dash more warm water. If it is unmanageably loose, add more flour (but do leave it as wet as you dare – you'll get better bread that way).
- Turn out the dough on to a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and silky. This takes in the region of 10 minutes, but it can vary depending on your own style and level of confidence.
- Put the dough in a lightly oiled bowl and turn it so it gets a light coating of oil. Cover with a damp tea towel and leave to rise for an hour. Don't expect it to whoosh up to twice its original size in an hour, as a conventional loaf does. Sourdough rises slowly and sedately. Knock it back (deflate it) on a lightly floured surface and reshape it into a round.
- Repeat stage four twice more.
- You now need to prove the dough. You are also going to be forming it into the shape it will be for baking. If you have a proper baker's proving basket, use this, first dusting it generously with flour. Alternatively, rig up your own proving basket by lining a medium-sized, fairly shallow-sided bowl with a clean tea towel, then dusting it with flour. Place your round of dough inside, cover again with the damp tea towel and leave to rise, in a warm place this time, until roughly doubled in size. This might be only an hour or it could be three or four. Then the dough is ready to bake.
- Preheat the oven to its top limit. Have ready, if possible, a clean gardener's spray bottle full of water – you'll be using this to create a steamy atmosphere in the oven, which helps the bread to rise and develop a good crust.
- About five minutes before you want to put the loaf in the oven, put a baking tray in the oven to heat up. Take the hot baking sheet from the oven, dust it with flour, and carefully transfer the risen dough to it by tipping it out of the proving basket/bowl, upside down, on to the sheet. Slash the top of the loaf a few times with a very sharp, serrated knife (or even a razor blade).
- Put the loaf into the hot oven and give a few squirts from the spray bottle over and around it. After 10 minutes, reduce the heat to 200C, give the oven another spray, and bake for a further 25-30 minutes, or until the well-browned loaf vibrates and sounds hollow when you tap its base. Leave to cool completely, on a rack, before you plunge in with the bread knife.
Oven Roasted Ratatouille:
- 100ml extra virgin olive oil
- 2 red onions, finely sliced
- 6 small courgettes, cut into rounds
- 2 red peppers, sliced
- 8 plum tomatoes, halved
- 1 tin of tomatoes
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon thyme
- 1 tablespoon fresh oregano
- 100g black olives
- 3 slices of sourdough bread dotted
- 50g garlic butter
- salt and pepper to taste
- Preheat the oven to 180C
- Place the vegetables (not the olives), herbs, salt and pepper in a large casserole dish and pour over the olive oil. Bake for around 60-90 minutes or until all the vegetables are tender and cooked through.
- Add the olives and stir to combine. Place the sourdough slices of bread on top of the ratatouille and dot with the garlic butter. Return to the oven (on top heat if you have it available) and cook for a further 15-20 minutes until the bread is golden and crisp.


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Home now
Damn these posts are full of typos. Someone should remove WP from my phone.
Fixing dinner. Thrilling, I know.
Lots of homework, looks like I'd better get busy.
Colloquium prof said no final. ——-Beaming smile——-
Psych prof said no final paper ——–Beaming smile———
English prof said – last paper is why you deserve an A ——-Beaming Smile——
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The UST MBA Visits Target Field
Tuesday, September 7, 7:10 PM
Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals
Tuesday, September 7
Game Time: 7:10 pm
A new academic year is about to begin, but there's still a chance for some summer fun!
Join your fellow students at the beautiful Target Field to cheer on the Twins as they take on the Royals. We have two sections reserved in the Skyline Deck area on the Club Level for current Full-time and Evening UST MBA students and guests.
Tickets are $28 per person and each student can purchase a maximum of two tickets. Ticket supply is limited, so register now to reserve your seats.
Full-time UST MBA students will receive their tickets during Launch Week. Evening UST MBA students' tickets will be mailed to them.
Event Details:
Tuesday, September 7, 7:10 PM
Target Field
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no casting is required if we put value which is static final
So far I have known that precision can only be applied to float and double data types. You said long is a single precision. According to me, int as well as long are non precision numbers.
the java compiler will convert byte, short and int to int data types before using them
That is why when assigning int to byte or short won't give any errors.
But in case of returning long to int there may be a loss of precision (aah!!! why I am using the word precision).
Originally posted by Arulkumar Gopalan: single precision number: long double precision number: double byte, short, int, float are not precision numbers.


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National Weather Service Blacksburg Says Goodbye to Two Employees
Brian Sutherland, Hydrometeorological Technician at Blacksburg, Virginia (RNK) retired on September 30, 2010 with a total of 43 years of government service, including 21 years with the National Weather Service.
Brian began his career with the United States Air Force in 1967 and plotted weather maps for several years at European Weather Central in High Wycombe, England. In 1971, he was deployed for two years as a Weather Observer at McCoy Air Force Base in Orlando, Florida, and during the next couple of years served as a Weather Observer at Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome, New York, and at Sparrevohn Air Force Station in Alaska. In 1974, Brian was assigned to the USAREUR Tactical Forecast Unit in Heidelberg, Germany, where he continued to serve as a Weather Observer. In 1978, he relocated to K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base in Gwinn, Michigan and served for the next three years as a Weather Forecaster. From 1981 through 1984, he served as a MAC Technical Advisor for the 201st Weather Flight Air National Guard Unit at Suffolk County Air Force Base in New York; and served from 1984 through 1988 as a Weather Forecaster for the Alaska Forecast Unit stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska. From 1988 into 1989, Brian attended Flight Service School at the FAA Academy in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Brian began his career with the NWS in 1989, when he was selected as a Meteorological Technician at Saint Paul Island, Alaska. In 1991, he relocated to Volens, Virginia, where he served as a Meteorological Technician and WSR-74S radar operator. In 1992, he headed back to Anchorage, Alaska, as a Meteorological Technician. A couple of years later, he was hired to serve as a Meteorological Technician at the Weather Service Office in Lynchburg, Virginia; and in 1995, reported for duty as a Hydrometeorological Technician at the spin-up WFO in Blacksburg, Virginia. He dutifully served at the Blacksburg WFO until his retirement in late September, 2010.
He has plans to continue with his hobbies of photography, cars, and cool-season meteorology. We wish Brian all the best in his upcoming retirement. He will be greatly missed - both personally and professionally.
Robyn Brown, General Forecaster at Blacksburg, Virginia (RNK) left the National Weather Service (NWS) on September 26, 2010 after providing over six years of full-time government service. Robyn began her service with the NWS by serving as a student volunteer from 2002 through 2003. In 2004, she was hired as a part-time employee under the competitive Student Career Experience Program (SCEP), which requires the student to satisfy at least 640 hours of service prior to college graduation. Mrs. Brown received her B.S. degree in Atmospheric Science from UNC-Asheville in May 2005, and was subsequently hired as a Meteorologist Intern at the NWS office in Charleston, South Carolina in June, 2005. In September, 2009, Robyn was promoted to a General Forecaster position at the NWS office in Blacksburg, Virginia, where she has dutifully served since that time. We wish Robyn all the best in whatever the future may hold for her. She has been a tremendous asset to the office, and she will be greatly missed - both personally and professionally.


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Rumor: METALLO Is The Big Bad For BATMAN VS. SUPERMAN
So today has quickly turned into DC day on the internet. Wonder Woman was cast for Batman vs. Superman, there's a pretty good chance The Flash will turn up as well, and Callan Mulvey is said to be the frontrunner for the film's villain. Well tonight a big rumor about Mulvey has hit regarding who he may be playing. The bad guy Zack Snyder has in mind for the Superman/Batman team-up could be none other than Metallo.
Think McFly Think is reporting that their sources have said Mulvey is being considered fro Metallo. The man with the metal body containing a Kryptonite heart could be the threat that brings two heroes (and maybe a few more) together. They go one to say that Mulvey was also considered for Lex Luthor at one point. That's two different ends of the spectrum, but the site says they "don't know if this means Lex was originally the main villain and is now out of the film after rewrites (as some have speculated) or if WB decided to go with someone else for the role. but we can tell you that Mulvey was indeed looked at for the part."
Now take this with a grain of salt for now considering everything we official now about the film hit this morning for the most part. Mulvey is in consideration for the villain, so he could really be Metallo, or this could be the case of someone capitalizing on the hot news. The site has a solid track record though. What do you think? Would you like to see Metallo on the big screen?
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For nearly 60 years, St. Jude Medical Center has met the needs of the community, by offering the highest quality care with compassion and respect. We are one of Southern California's most respected and technologically advanced hospitals, and our four core values: dignity, excellence, service and justice are the guiding principles for everything we do. St. Jude is synonymous with exceptional care that extends beyond good medicine to a commitment to caring for you – mind, body and spirit.
St. Jude Medical Center has proudly served Southern California for over six decades, offering compassionate care of the highest quality. Our staff is composed of nearly 700 physicians who represent every specialty from cancer care to orthopedics. We always strive to set a new standard in quality and care.
At St. Jude Medical Center, we are proud to serve the healthcare and medical needs of people throughout Southern California. Find out about our specialties by clicking the option above, or search through all of our services by choosing the letter or search to the left.
Today, St. Jude Medical Center's commitment to excellence is more important than ever—and it is a generous community that makes that commitment possible. But as the medical needs of this community continue to grow, so does the importance of those willing to give to ensure state-of-the-art care. There are many ways you can help. To learn more, please call the St. Jude Memorial Foundation at (714) 992-3033.
St. Jude Medical Center has joined an elite group of hospitals certified by The Joint Commission as an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center.
The American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer honors only 5% of the nation's hospitals with this award.
For meeting rigorous standards for high-quality cancer care.
The American Heart/American Stroke Association has recognized St. Jude Medical Center's Stroke Center as a 2015 Gold Plus Award recipient, an advanced recognition that is part of the Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Program.


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By Jeff Borzello
BRONX, N.Y. – Although most of the teams at this past weekend's Rumble in the Bronx were from the New York metropolitan area, it was hard not to notice Los Angeles native Skylar Spencer.
Playing for Brandon Jennings-affiliated Team Jennings, Spencer looked the part of a high-major recruit. The 6-foot-8 power forward has a long, built frame that makes him a matchup problem inside. He knows how to get position on the block, and can play with his back to the basket. While he needs to refine his post moves, he is effective around the rim. Defensively and on the glass, Spencer is outstanding due to his athleticism. He also runs the floor well for someone his size.
The Price (Calif.) product is looking to expand his game and become even more of a mismatch.
"I'm working on my outside game," Spencer said. "I'm trying to be more versatile, I want to work on my ball-handling."
Spencer is one of the top post players on the West coast in the class of 2012, and he is making his way through the recruiting process.
Right now, he is focused on USC, Washington, Florida State, California and Gonzaga, with two schools sitting in the driver's seat.
"I like Florida State because of their playing style," Spencer said. "And Gonzaga, they feed the ball to the post."
Even though he is trying to become an inside-outside threat, Spencer prefers playing near the basket and is therefore looking for a school that isn't averse to involving big men in the offense.
"I'm looking to see how I fit into the offense," he said when asked what he wants in a school. "Also, education and coaching."
Playing under former Syracuse guard and NBA veteran Jason Hart on the AAU circuit, Spencer will continue to garner attention regardless of the city.
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17 November 2004
Canterbury Christ Church University College is supporting a proactive campaign of immunisation against mumps. The Kent and Medway Health Protection Agency will be offering the MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella) vaccination to all local young people aged between 16 and 25 at two of the University College's campuses. The immunisation days will take place between 10am and 4pm on Wednesday 24th November at the Canterbury Campus situated on North Holmes Road and between 10am and 4pm on Monday 29th November at the Thanet Campus situated on Northwood Road in Broadstairs.
The University College is acting upon the advice of the Kent and Medway Health Protection Unit after it was confirmed that two students and one member of staff from Canterbury Christ Church University College have contracted mumps over the last two weeks.
The University College is among a number of Further and Higher Education Institutions around Kent and Medway to be taking part in the Health Protection Unit's campaign of immunisation in order to prevent a more serious outbreak.
Clinical Director of the Kent and Medway Health Protection Unit, Dr Mathi Chandrakumar, said: "I have arranged a programme of eight immunisation days at colleges and universities. We are targeting the campaign at young people aged between 16 and 25. They are the vulnerable group for two reasons: first they are too old to have been offered two MMR vaccines and, secondly, because there is an increasing pool of young people who are unprotected. Anyone in this age group can come to one of these sessions – they do not have to be a student at the college or university where it is being held."
Geoff Haworth, Director of Student Support Services at Canterbury Christ Church University College, said: "Acting with the Kent Health Protection Unit, the University College's priority is to protect the health and welfare of its students and staff, as well as that of the local community. We are confident that the measures we have put in place are the best way to ensure this."
Notice for journalists and photographers: If you wish to visit the University College during the immunisation days please contact Claire Robinson, Media Relations Officer, on 01227 782391 or email email@example.com to organise a suitable time and she will escort you around the campus.
What is mumps? Mumps is an infectious disease caused by the mumps virus. It is a mild disease in most people causing very little upset and may even go completely unnoticed. In others, however, it can have some quite severe complications. These included swelling of the testes, swelling of the ovaries, pancreatitis, meningitis, encephalitis and deafness.
How does it spread? Mumps is usually spread from person to person by coughs and sneezes. Occasionally, it may be spread by direct contact with the saliva of someone with mumps. People with the illness can pass it to others several days before the symptoms start until just after the swelling has settled.
What are the symptoms? Symptoms begin with a headache and fever for a day or two, followed by swelling of the parotid glands, in front of the ears on one or both sides. In some cases, the salivary glands do not swell, but the patient develops symptoms elsewhere (e.g. orchitis, meningitis).
How can it be treated? There is no specific treatment for mumps. Treatment is based on alleviating symptoms.
What is the incubation period? Usually 12 to 25 days.
How can it be prevented? The only effective way to prevent mumps is by immunisation. Mumps vaccine is one of the components of MMR vaccine since 1988, given to children as part of the routine programme of immunisation, offered to all children at 12-15 months, with a second dose offered preschool between 3-5 years of age. To reduce spread, cases are advised to stay at home for nine days after the swollen glands appear.
Claire Robinson, Media Relations Officer,
Canterbury Christ Church University College
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The classic Chevy Corvette has had an extreme makeover for the first time in a decade. Chevy unveiled its 2014 model. The new Corvette is lighter and more fuel-efficient than previous models. It's still fast, going from zero to 60 in under 4 seconds. The company won't quote a price, but to put it in perspective, this year's model Corvette starts at just under $50,000.
Coca-Cola will take to the airwaves for the first time to address the growing obesity problem. The world's number one beverage maker launched 2 TV ads Monday, looking at the link between high-calorie sugared drinks and obesity. The ad's promote Coke's low-calorie drinks and says weight gain is the result of consuming too many calories of any kind -- not just sodas. The growth in Coke's soda business over the last 15 years has come from their low- and no-calorie drinks.


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Found 1282 Records with the keyword term of "Shear strength"
Displaying 100 records - please modify your search for better results.
2015 Assessing Failure Envelopes of Soil-Fly Ash-Lime Blends
2015 Chemical Stabilization of VHMS for Disaster Recovery Applications
2015 Comparison of Measured and AASHTO LRFD-Predicted Residual Prestress Forces, Shear and Flexural Capacities of High-Strength Prestressed-Concrete Bridge Girders
2015 Dilatancy and Friction Angles Based on In Situ Soil Conditions
2015 Extending the Fatigue Life of Reinforced Concrete T-Beams Strengthened in Shear with Externally Bonded FRP: Upgrading versus Repairing
2015 Feasibility of Creosote Treatment for Glued-Laminated Pine-Timber Railway Sleepers
2015 Fully Coupled Consolidation Analysis of Shear Strength Mobilization and Dragload of a Pile Subject to Negative Skin Friction
2015 Parametric Study of a Clayey Specimen Reinforced by a Granular Column
2015 Shear Behavior of Dry Joints with Castellated Keys in Precast Concrete Segmental Bridges
2015 Shear Behavior of High-Volume Fly Ash Concrete versus Conventional Concrete: Experimental Study
2015 Shear Resistance of Tire-Derived Aggregate Using Large-Scale Direct Shear Tests
2015 Shear Strength of FRP Reinforced Concrete Members with Stirrups
2014 The φ = 0 Concept: Review of its Theoretical Basis and Pragmatic Issues with Implementation
2014 Anisotropic Undrained Shear Strength Parameters for Nonlinear Deformation Analyses of Embankment Dams
2014 Anisotropy of Undrained Shear Strength Induced by K0 Consolidation and Swelling in Cohesive Soils
2014 Assessing the Shear Behavior of Oriented Rock Joints under Constant Normal Loading Conditions
2014 Bayesian Model Comparison and Characterization of Undrained Shear Strength
2014 Behavior of a Pressure-Grouted Soil-Cement Interface in Direct Shear Tests
2014 Capacity Assessment of V-Shaped RC Bridge Bents
2014 Centrifuge Modeling Studies of Site Response in Soft Clay over Wide Strain Range
2014 Chemical and Mechanical Properties of Steel Rebars Manufactured in Pakistan and Their Design Implications
2014 Comparison Between 3D Limit Equilibrium and Shear Strength Reduction Methodologies
2014 Comparison between Shear Strength of Dry Sand Measured in CSS Device Using Wire-Reinforced Membranes and Stacked Rings
2014 Compressive, Flexural Bond, and Shear Bond Strengths of In Situ New Zealand Unreinforced Clay Brick Masonry Constructed Using Lime Mortar between the 1880s and 1940s
2014 Concrete Shear Strength of Normal and Lightweight Concrete Beams Reinforced with FRP Bars
2014 Consolidation of Estuarine Marine Clays for Coastal Reclamation Using Vacuum and Surcharge Loading
2014 Consolidation of Soils
2014 Deformation and Shear Strength Behaviors of Overconsolidated Clay from Stress-Path Testing for a Deep Open Cut Excavation
2014 Durability of Polymer Infused Roots Used for Soil Stabilization
2014 Effect of Geogrids on Interface Shear Strength Properties of Recycled Crushed Brick
2014 Effect of Ground Motion Sequence on Response of Squat Reinforced Concrete Shear Walls
2014 Effect of Naturally Occurring Salts on Tensile and Shear Strength of Sealed Granular Road Pavements
2014 Effective Strip Method for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Framed Shear Wall with Steel Sheet Sheathing
2014 Effects of Compaction Effort, Inclusion Stiffness, and Rubber Size on the Shear Strength and Stiffness of Expansive Soil-Rubber (ESR) Mixtures
2014 Effects of Principal Stress Directions on 3D Failure Conditions in Cross-Anisotropic Sand
2014 Engineering Properties of Recycled Materials for Use as Embankment Fill
2014 Estimating Parameters from a Single Test for the Three-Dimensional Failure Criterion for Frictional Materials
2014 Evaluating the Effect of Fiber Reinforcement on the Anisotropic Undrained Stiffness and Strength of Peat
2014 Evaluation of Interface Shear Strength Properties of Geogrid-Reinforced Construction and Demolition Materials Using a Modified Large-Scale Direct Shear Testing Apparatus
2014 Experimental and Parametric Investigation of Response of NSM CFRP-Strengthened RC Beams
2014 Experimental Investigation and Numerical Modeling of Peak Shear Stress of Brick Masonry Mortar Joint under Compression
2014 Experimental Investigation of Foundations on Sensitive Clay Subjected to Cyclic Loading
2014 Experimental Study on Shear Behavior of Reinforced-Concrete Members Fully Wrapped with Large Rupture-Strain FRP Composites
2014 Factors Affecting Improvement in Engineering Properties of Residual Soil through Microbial-Induced Calcite Precipitation
2014 Fire Resistance of Concrete Slabs in Punching Shear
2014 Flexural and Shear Resistance of Steel Fiber-Reinforced Lightweight Concrete Beams
2014 From Soil Behavior Fundamentals to Innovations in Geotechnical Engineering, Honoring Roy E. Olson
2014 Fully Softened Shear Strength at Low Stresses for Levee and Embankment Design
2014 Hysteretic Shear Strength and Shear-Induced Volume Change of Natural Expansive Soils Weathered from Shale
2014 Impact of Desiccation on Monotonic and Cyclic Shear Strength of Thickened Gold Tailings
2014 Impact of Organic Coatings on Frictional Strength of Organically Modified Clay
2014 Impact of Strain Rate on the Shear Strength and Pore Water Pressure Generation of Saturated and Unsaturated Compacted Clay
2014 Influence of Activity and Mineralogy in Compaction and Shear Strength Characteristics of Clays
2014 Influence of Strain History on Postliquefaction Deformation Characteristics of Sands
2014 In-Plane Strengthening of Unreinforced Concrete Masonry Wallettes Using ECC Shotcrete
2014 Instability of Saturated and Unsaturated Coarse Granular Soils
2014 Interrelations among the Soil-Water Retention, Hydraulic Conductivity, and Suction-Stress Characteristic Curves
2014 Investigation into the Influence of Grain Shape and Size on Shear Strength of Cohesionless Soils
2014 Iron- and Calcium-Based Biogrouts for Soil Improvement
2014 Laboratory-Prepared Iron Oxide Coatings on Sands: Surface Characterization and Strength Parameters
2014 Lateral Force-Displacement Response of Unreinforced Masonry Walls with Flanges
2014 Mean and Variance of Mobilized Shear Strength for Spatially Variable Soils under Uniform Stress States
2014 Nonisothermal Shear Strength of Compacted Silt at Residual Saturation
2014 Normal Strain-Adjusted Shear Strength Expression for Fully Grouted Reinforced Masonry Structural Walls
2014 Numerical Studies of I-Shaped Levee Flood Wall at St. Paul, Minnesota Site
2014 Punching Shear Strengthening of Two-Way Flat Slabs with CFRP Grids
2014 Reduction in Seismic Ground Shaking with the Use of Soil-Cement Panels
2014 Selection of Geotechnical Parameters Using the Statistics of Small Samples
2014 Shear and Interface Strength of Clay at Very Low Effective Stress
2014 Shear Behaviors of Reinforced Ultrahigh Toughness Cementitious Composite Slender Beams with Stirrups
2014 Shear Capacity Enhancement of Existing Underground Wall Structures Using Postinstalled Reinforcing Bars
2014 Shear Strength and Moment-Shear Interaction in Steel-Concrete Composite Beams
2014 Shear Strength of Chemically Based Self-Consolidating Concrete Beams: Fracture Mechanics Approach versus Modified Compression Field Theory
2014 Shear Strength of FRP RC Beams and One-Way Slabs without Stirrups
2014 Shear Strength of GFRP-Reinforced Concrete Continuous Beams with Minimum Transverse Reinforcement
2014 Shear Strength of Sand-Gravel Mixtures: Laboratory and Theoretical Analysis
2014 Shear Strength of Unsaturated Soils under Multiple Drying-Wetting Cycles
2014 Splitting Failure of Reinforced Concrete Columns
2014 Strength and Dilatancy of Overconsolidated Clays in Drained True Triaxial Tests
2014 Strength of Hollow Concrete Masonry Reinforced with Sprayed Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Polymer
2014 Test Technology Study on Mesoscopic Shear Strength of Mineral Aggregate Contact Surface
2014 Transverse Stiffener Requirements to Develop Shear-Buckling and Postbuckling Resistance of Steel I-Girders
2014 URM Walls Strengthened with Fabric-Reinforced Cementitious Matrix Composite Subjected to Diagonal Compression
2013 Advances in Shear Strength Measurement, Assessment, and Use for Slope Stability Analysis
2013 Back Analysis of Landslide Deposit Basal Failure Plane Residual Shear Strength
2013 Back-analysis & in-situ shear testing studies to estimate shear strength parameters on an actual slope.
2013 Behavior of Coarse Widely Graded Soils under Low Confining Pressures
2013 Behavior of Various Anchorage Systems Used for Shear Strengthening of Concrete Structures with Externally Bonded FRP Sheets
2013 Bimodal Shear-Strength Behavior of Unsaturated Coarse-Grained Soils
2013 Biopolymer Stabilization of Mine Tailings
2013 Cyclic Shear Strength of Soil with Different Pore Fluids
2013 Design Guidelines for Rapid Repair of Earthquake-Damaged Circular RC Bridge Columns Using CFRP
2013 Development of a Parametric Equation to Predict the Joint Shear Strength
2013 Effect of Fast Shearing on the Residual Shear Strengths Measured Along Pre-Existing Shear Surfaces in Kaolinite
2013 Effect of Manufacturing Factors on Technological Properties of Plywood from Northern Turkey and Suitability of Panels for Use in Shear Walls
2013 Effect of the Smear Zone around SCP Improved Composite Samples Tested in the Laboratory
2013 Effect of Uncertainties of Improved Soil Shear Strength on the Reliability of Embankments
2013 Effects of Particle Size Distribution on Shear Strength of Accumulation Soil
2013 Effects of Pore Fluid Salinity on the Shear Strength of a Soft Clay
2013 Effects of Principal Stress Directions and Mean Normal Stress on Failure Criterion for Cross-Anisotropic Sand


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Many thanks to all who make Christmas and school days a blessing to many families. Special thanks to all the bikers, Notre Dame Club of Gettysburg, churches, supermarkets, banks, other organizations and clubs, doctors, hospitals, schools and numerous individuals, too many to mention, who helped keep our shelves filled this year.
Your generosity will keep groceries flowing out to the needy of our community.
With school about to begin, we appreciate your many donations of back packs and supplies needed to keep children of school age from going without this year.
Give and it will be given back to you. Good measure, pressed down and running over.
God bless all.


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CHAMBERSBURG - Freedom Valley Chorus, an all-female a capella group, will present a free concert at 2 p.m. Saturday in St. Paul United Methodist Church, 750 Norland Ave.
The first part will be a musical skit, "Chicks Gone A-Fowl," and the second, "Indomitable Spirit," will feature patriotic and inspirational songs. Four of a Kind quartet will also perform.
Donations will be accepted to help defray costs of music, costumes and education. Refreshments will follow.
Freedom Valley Chorus is a chapter of Sweet Adelines International. For directions or more information, call 264-3914, e-mail email@example.com or visit http://www.freedomvalleychorus.org.


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Blessing of the Boats - July 22nd at 2:30pm
The SS Atlantic Memorial Blessing of the Boats The SS Atlantic Heritage Park Society will be celebrating the annual Blessing of the Boats on Sunday, July 31, July 22nd at 2:30 pm. at the SS Atlantic Heritage Park, 180 Sandy Cove Rd., Terence Bay. Rev. Margaret Sagar will be officiating at the ecumenical memorial service, with Rev. Alan Sagar also participating. A community choir led by Freeman Dryden will provide the music. A number of dignitaries will be present at this event. To date MLA Bill Estabrooks and Mayor Peter Kelly have confirmed their attendance. Every year, a large crowd participates in the service around the SS Atlantic Monument. As many as 50 boats might also be spotted on the water in the Terence Bay observing the service. This event has been a community tradition for over 30 years. The SS Atlantic was a passenger liner ferrying travelers and immigrants from Europe to North America. In 1873 the vessel sank off the coast of Lower Prospect, taking the lives of over 500 passengers and crew. In the SS Atlantic Park is the gravesite of 277 passengers, an Interpretation Centre telling the history of the event, and a craft shop and refreshments for the convenience of the visitors. Following the service will be a reception at the Terence Bay Fire Hall.
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Nate Harvey nearly gets his head knocked off while trying to put this one up for two Thursday night in boys basketball action at Bucyrus. The Redmen hung on to beat the Falcons. / T-F photo by Beth Thompson
BUCYRUS -- On the court, Bucyrus Redmen senior guard Robby Schiefer performed physically like a race horse. Figuratively, he was also a pack mule.
Schiefer threw his teammates on his back, scoring 24 points -- 20 in the second half -- to lead the Redmen to a 55-52 victory over the Riverdale Falcons at Alex Kish Memorial Gymnasium.
"What I'm happy with is that more than one guy was in double figures," Bucyrus coach Mark McQuown said. "The games we've been in this year or won, more than one player has been in double figures. It was Robby in the second half and Gordy Teynor in the first half."
Teynor finished with 13 points in support of Schiefer, seven of which came in the first quarter.
"We were right there if we had just made some plays," Riverdale coach Craig Taylor said. "And if we had stopped Schiefer. He had a heck of a game. (Jason) Slagle and Schiefer did a great job of breaking us down off the dribble. Coach McQuown had them ready to play."
Bucyrus (3-8, 3-13) led virtually throughout. There were just two ties -- at 7-7 in
the first quarter and 25-25 in the third -- and the Falcons led just once, at 25-24, on a 3 by Taylor Kin following a Redmen turnover.
Otherwise Bucyrus was in control. The Redmen led, 14-10, after one. Jeff Hope came off the bench to can a 3 to push the lead to seven -- 19-12 -- and Bucyrus held on to a 21-18 advantage at halftime.
"We had some good bench minutes tonight," McQuown said. "Jeff Hope came in and hit that 3 and Kyle McMichael had a rebound and a steal."
The Redmen weathered a shaky start to the third quarter -- which has been a nemesis this year -- which allowed Riverdale (2-9, 3-12) to go on a 7-3 run and take its only lead of the game.
From there, the pace of the game picked up dramatically from the first half -- and the first meeting of these teams at Riverdale -- which, ironically seemed to please both coaches.
"We didn't want to get into a slow-down game," Taylor said. "Our strength isn't in a slow-down offense. We were throwing it into the third row."
"We knew we were quicker than they were," McQuown said. "We stressed getting out in transition. We thought we could beat them down the floor."
In so doing, the Redmen built their largest lead of the night, 43-32, when Schiefer hit the front end of a one-and-one with 4:58 remaining.
But the Falcons refused to fold. Justin VanAtta scored eight of his team-high 22 points in the final eight minutes -- including two 3s -- as Riverdale trimmed the Bucyrus lead to four points twice, but could get no closer until Jeremy Clark's basket at the buzzer set the final at 55-52.
"Justin did get hot," Taylor said. "The guys did a nice job of setting screens for him and they found him when he was open."
"In the second half, it was more up-and-down," McQuown said. "That definitely benefited us. Defensively, we mixed up three zones and threw a 2-2-1 containment at them. Then we went back into a man-to-man."
Kin and Clark seconded VanAtta with nine points each for the Falcons. Only five Riverdale players scored. Clark also had 15 of the Falcons' 34 rebounds.
The game was decided at the free throw line, where the Redmen hit 15 of 23, while Riverdale hit just five of nine.
"Jason Slagle hit some big free throws in the fourth quarter," McQuown said. "And 15 of 23 is solid as a team."
"I'll never be disappointed in physical mistakes, but tonight we made a ton of mental mistakes," Taylor said. "We didn't come ready to play. We were sleepwalking through the first 27 or 28 minutes. But I take the blame. It's my job to get them ready."
"Riverdale has a nice young team -- three sophomores," McQuown concluded. "If they can find some guard play, they'll be tough."
Bucyrus (6-5, 9-8) also won the junior varsity game, 61-28. The Redmen blew open a tight game by outscoring the Falcons, 37-10, in the second half.
Tyler Carter led the Redmen with 13 points, while Michael Sheerer had nine and Kyle Dennison, John Kime and Tyler Jacobs added eight each.
For Riverdale (2-9, 2-13), James McAvoy had six points.


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Two Weeks in Colorful Colorado
So as I've been going through pictures, I realized I never put up all the pictures from our trip to Colorado last summer. I even had the ones for the blog all picked out and in a folder. I know what happened. Every year, when our time is up in the Rockies, I drive home while Taido stays in Colorado for more adventures. Our kids all start school just a couple of days after we get back. We miss open house. We throw together some school supplies and last year's uniforms. The kids go back to school. We're all exhausted, … Continue reading


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SmartHeat Presented to the Hertfordshire Branch of CIPHE
Mr John Griggs, the principle scientific officer of CIPHE, presented the background to the SmartHeat project to a technical meeting at the Hertfordshire Branch of CIPHE.
John explained about the energy policies of Europe and the UK to set the scene for describing the concept of SmartHeat and its controls through the use of animated slides to help visualise the various flows of water and energy through the SmartHeat concept diagrams.
The meeting attendees were informed about ecolabelling and the implications for products and installers in the very near future and showed the surprising results of recent work to compare the lifetime impacts of various renewable heating products for central heating systems. In addition to the Ecolabelling Directive, he explained the scope of the Energy Related Product Regulations and how they covered many things from washing machines, water pumps and boilers to 'non-tertiary coffee machines'.(It turns out that a non tertiary coffee machine is one that is not intended to be used commercially, ie a domestic coffee machine, but this illustrates one of the problems with Euro documents – the unusual English that is often used). The links to the interactive Government maps of renewable installations in the locality were informative and showed that while renewable energy was only a 21st Century development in the UK it is rapidly becoming established and growing.
John left the branch with a number of questions over how the UK might meet its EU agreed commitments to energy reduction and the growth of renewables, but had shown that there was currently a lot of work taking place that the CIPHE were involved in to try to train installers, educate specifiers and policy makers and help manufactures make a difference and make the most of the opportunities that are now arising. In January The Hertfordshire Branch will be the first CIPHE Branch with a presentation from a new Industrial Associate, Aquality, who make high efficiency solar powered rainwater harvesting systems and greywater reuse systems. The speaker will be Lutz Johnen who is the current Chairman of the UK Rainwater Harvesting Association.


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Editor picks: the best fashion trends of 2013
Now that the year is coming to a close, we're taking a trip through 2013 to share the best and worst moments. First up: our entirely subjective list of the best fashion trends of the year. Faux leather and lace details were a unanimous favorite this year, while overalls made it onto all but one of our "worst" lists. See below for 10 of our top trend picks.


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"CASTLE CARY, a parish and market town in the hundred of Catsash, in the county of Somerset, 3 miles to the W. of Bruton, and 129 miles from London by railway, or 113 miles by road. It is a post town, and a station on the Wilts and Somerset section of the Great Western railway. The parish is situated in a beautiful country, and contains the hamlets of Clanville, Dimmer, and Cockhill. Here was anciently a castle, which, in the reign of Stephen, belonged to Lord Lovell, and was garrisoned by him against the king. The Lovells held the estate till the 25th Edward III., it then passed by marriage to the Lords St. Maur, and from them, in the same manner, to the Lords Zouche, who held it till the reign of Henry VII. Charles II. is said to have taken refuge here after the battle of Worcester. The site of the castle is traceable, but no remains exist of the building." From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) Transcribed by Colin Hinson © 2003
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Tuesday, March 18, 2014
ATLANTA – A quarter of a million dollars has popped up for one lucky Lithonia man playing the new Georgia Lottery daily game All or Nothing. Terrell Parker Sr., who celebrates his 31st birthday Tuesday, won a $250,000 top prize from the March 13 All or Nothing evening drawing.
Parker did not match any of the numbers from the drawing, winning the top prize. He claimed his prize Monday at Georgia Lottery headquarters in Atlanta.
"I liked All or Nothing as soon as it came out," said Parker, a fork lift driver. "I'm shocked but humbled at the same time that I've won."
He and his wife, Sheena, have two children, ages 6 and 9.
In addition to his $250,000 win, Parker played eight draws, winning an additional $22.
Chevron Food Mart, 343 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd. S.W. in Atlanta, sold the winning ticket.
All or Nothing is a $2 game that offers prizes of up to $250,000 with four daily drawings.
Players can win the top prize by matching all or none of the 12 numbers drawn.
Tickets for All or Nothing went on sale statewide March 2.
Since its first year, the Georgia Lottery Corp. has returned more than $15 billion to the state of Georgia for education. All Georgia Lottery profits go to pay for specific educational programs, including Georgia's HOPE Scholarship Program and Georgia's Pre-K Program. More than 1.6 million students have received HOPE, and more than 1.3 million 4-year-olds have attended the statewide, voluntary prekindergarten program.
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New York Red Bulls Fans Drop Sick Burn On NYCFC And The Rest Of MLS
Kinda hard to argue when Pirlo's playing like this: »
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Standard Liège fans have long memories. Today, former Red Steven Defour made his return to the stadium where he made his name, only this time playing for Standard's rivals Anderlecht. Instead of welcoming him back, fans made an enormous tifo depicting a decapitated Defour, shouted abuse at him all game, and baited him… »
FC Copenhagen played hated rivals Brøndby IF yesterday in the Danish League, and their fans were ON IT. They created a giant tifo for the spectacle, which wasn't a tifo so much as it was a movie, with a plot, moving parts, and real smoke. »
Defending Polish league champs Legia Warsaw were fined and forced to close down a stand for today's Champions League tie, after unspecified "racist behavior" at a match last month. Their fans responded with choreography and fire. »
The Seattle Sounders hosted the Portland Timbers last night, and it was no ordinary match. It was the nationally televised home debut of newest Sounder Clint Dempsey, and it was held in a sold-out CenturyLink Field. So the home faithful pulled out all the stops. »
Seattle dispatched rivals Portland 3-0 before a crowd of 66,452 at CenturyLink Field last night, retaining the Cascadia Cup in the Emerald City for at least a few more weeks and leading coach Sigi Schmid to respond, "This is what heaven must be like." »
While Portugal's Euro 2012 tune-up with Turkey didn't produce the expected result (Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty kick and Portugal lost 3-1) they can take pride in the display shown during "A Portuguesa," the Portuguese National Anthem. Thousands of tablet computers (possibly iPads, though it's difficult to… »
Spartak Moscow supporters, with an ingenuity far surpassing their maturity, rigged up a penis banner to mouth-sodomize the mascot of rival Zenit Saint Petersburg. I think the fact that it's bestiality precludes any accusations of homophobia. [Off The Post] »
We saw great photos of this on Dirty Tackle a couple days ago, but have been waiting for the video to emerge. And it is fantastic. »


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Paintings by Harry HollandJuxtapoz // Saturday, 24 Dec 2011
Harry Holland is a British painter whose work has been acquired by numerous prominent collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Tate Gallery, the British Museum, along with many others. His paintings evoke references to neoclassicism and romanticism with nudes in arranged in dreamlike and sometimes verging on heroic settings. In his painting Raft Three, one recognizes a distinct allusion to Géricault's masterwork Raft of the Medusa, while other works like Skyfly remind the viewer of romantic painters like Girodet.


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A child dies from malaria every 45 seconds.
Today we are in a special moment where we could turn this around. Working though Lutheran churches in Africa, the ELCA Malaria Campaign is uniquely positioned to provide mosquito nets, insecticides, medication, health care, education and more to help eliminate deaths from this disease—for good.
For more information and resources, click ELCA Malaria Campaign.


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We look forward to delivering fresh raw milk and cream, as well as other artisan products to you. In order to make this experience an excellent one for all, I ask you to please thoroughly read and adhere to the following guidelines with respect to ordering and picking up items.
- Claravale Milk and Cream, Best of Breed egg, Evergreen Acres Egg and Three Stone Hearth orders are due before 8pm each Saturday, for delivery the following week.
- Product orders, other than for Claravale products, Evergreen Acres eggs and Best of Breed eggs, are due once a month for delivery 10 days later (see the bottom of our Home Page for exact order deadlines and delivery dates).
- Place your orders on the www.realfoodbayarea.com website, using a credit or debit card.
- If you have any issues with the website, please call or email immediately.
The exact delivery address will be sent to you a couple of days before your first delivery. Deliveries each week have the following "delivered by times":
Monday Delivery
If the driver is delayed those who have ordered will be emailed to let you know the estimated arrival time.
When you pick up your items, there will be a binder with a sign out sheet. Be sure to check your order and initial next to your order, every time you pick up. If you do not consistently sign out, you will not be allowed to order. If your name is not on the list, please don't take anything as it means your order was not processed for whatever reason.
- Pick up your order before 10pm. If you come late please bring your own flashlight and be respectful of the hosts and their neighbors - don't slam your car door, don't clank the milk bottles and don't carry out loud conversations. The hosts and neighbors appreciate your courtesy.
- Consolidate items in the coolers, and shift ice or ice packs from empty coolers to fuller ones (if it's not late). Don't leave one or two items alone in a cooler if there is another cooler with other items. They'll keep each other colder when together. Your consideration is appreciated.
- Close cooler lids tightly. Push them down all the way. Don't just let them drop or leave them open all the way.
- Be sure to pick up your items within 24 hours after delivery. After this time the delivery location hosts will clear the coolers and donate and products that have been left. If they are yours, you will still be responsible for paying for them. If you have an unexpected emergency, please contact us immediately and we will try and arrange extended storage.
- If you have someone else picking up for you, please inform them of the procedures so they can follow these guidelines as well.


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For the gambler in you, Week 8
Posted on: October 29, 2011 6:09 pm
Posted by Josh Katzowitz
Each Saturday, we'll take the best -- and most clever -- odds collected by bodog.com for the upcoming week and give our take. This is important stuff, perhaps the most important post you'll read all week. Because if you can't lose money while watching a game in which you have absolutely no effect, what's the point of watching sports at all?
FYI, Tim Tebow, a leader of men, had a big impact on Bodog's business last week. For good and for bad. Said Richard Gardner, Bodog's sportsbook manager: "With Tim Tebow playing for the Broncos we saw more action on the Denver this week than we have in a long time. It will be interesting to see how the bettors treat the Broncos this week against the Lions since Detroit has also become a very publicly bet team this season. Either way Tebow is good for the game and good for the book, even though he cost us a lot last week."
Just to remind you, last week I said you should go under on Tebow's O/U of 175.5 passing yards and over on his O/U of 45.5 rushing yards. His totals from last week's game in Miami: 161 passing and 59 rushing. Just pointing that out.
Will there be another game this regular season with no touchdowns scored? (Last week the Seahawks/Browns game had no touchdowns)
Yes +115
No -145
Do the Browns and Seahawks play each other again? No? Good. I'll go with No on this one.
Which coach will be fired or resign first?
Jim Caldwell 2/3
Ken Whisenhunt 2/1
Steve Spagnuolo 3/1
I love that they don't put even put Tony Sparano's name up there. Like the world would implode before he wasn't fired by the end of this season; like there's no reality in this world that Sparano will be employed after this year is finished. I don't see Whisenhunt and Spagnuolo losing their jobs in the middle of the season, and I don't really see Caldwell suffering that fate either. But it's certainly not out of the realm of possibility, especially if the Colts are sitting at 0-12 and 0-13. So, go with Caldwell. Then, maybe Peyton Manning can become the head coach.
DeMarco Murray -- total rushing yards Week 8?
Over/Under 85½
After the 253-yard ridiculousness he showed last week, Murray is bound to come back to earth this week. He's also never gained more than 34 rushing yards in any other game during his short career. Although the Cowboys are playing the Eagles, ranked No. 23 in rush defense this year, I'd still go under with Murray.
Will Tim Tebow have another 4th quarter comeback when trailing by 13 or more points in the 2011 regular season?
Yes 10/1
Obviously, he won't. But I like the idea of taking the long odds. So, if I were putting money on it, I'd go with yes. Because, as we've all learned, anything with Tebow is possible.
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|Modified versus producer milk calibration: mid-infrared analyzer performance validation.
MedLine Citation:
|PMID: 16840599 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|Our objective was to determine the validation performance of mid-infrared (MIR) milk analyzers, using the traditional fixed-filter approach, when the instruments were calibrated with producer milk calibration samples vs. modified milk calibration samples. Ten MIR analyzers were calibrated using producer milk calibration sample sets, and 9 MIR milk analyzers were calibrated using modified milk sample sets. Three sets of 12 validation milk samples with all-laboratory mean chemistry reference values were tested during a 3-mo period. Calibration of MIR milk analyzers using modified milk increased the accuracy (i.e., better agreement with chemistry) and improved agreement between laboratories on validation milk samples compared with MIR analyzers calibrated with producer milk samples. Calibration of MIR analyzers using modified milk samples reduced overall mean Euclidian distance for all components for all 3 validation sets by at least 24% compared with MIR analyzers calibrated with producer milk sets. Calibration with modified milk sets reduced the average Euclidian distance from all-laboratory mean reference chemistry on validation samples by 40, 25, 36, and 27%, respectively for fat, anhydrous lactose, true protein, and total solids. Between-laboratory agreement was evaluated using reproducibility standard deviation (s(R)). The number of single Grubbs statistical outliers in the validation data was much higher (53 vs. 7) for the instruments calibrated with producer milk than for instruments calibrated with modified milk sets. The s(R) for instruments calibrated with producer milks (with statistical outliers removed) was similar to data collected in recent proficiency studies, whereas the s(R) for instruments calibrated with modified milks was lower than those calibrated with producer milks by 46, 52, 61, and 55%, respectively for fat, anhydrous lactose, true protein, and total solids.
|K E Kaylegian; J M Lynch; G E Houghton; J R Fleming; D M Barbano
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|Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
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|Title: Journal of dairy science Volume: 89 ISSN: 1525-3198 ISO Abbreviation: J. Dairy Sci. Publication Date: 2006 Aug
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|Created Date: 2006-07-14 Completed Date: 2006-10-13 Revised Date: 2006-11-15
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|Northeast Dairy Foods Research Center, Department of Food Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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Milk Proteins / analysis
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|0/Fats; 0/Milk Proteins; 63-42-3/Lactose
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The Preucil School of Music will present its 39th annual free string concert, in celebration of Doris Preucil's 50th year teaching Suzuki lessons at 2 p.m. today at the Iowa Memorial Union Main Lounge.
The concert will feature more than 300 students playing violin, viola, cello and bass and the Espressivo Strings directed by Doris Preucil, will perform Liebesfreud by F. Kreisler.
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DWR officer dies in Wyoming traffic accident
A state wildlife officer died in a traffic crash Tuesday in Wyoming.
Keith Fullenkamp was driving home from a hunting trip in Colorado about 1 p.m. when he crashed somewhere between the town of Baggs and Interstate 80, said Mike Fowlks, deputy director of the Utah Department of Wildlife Resources.
Fullenkamp was a sergeant supervising several conservation officers in the northern region of the state, Fowlks said.
Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were investigating the crash on Tuesday night.
As a wildlife officer, Fullenkamp was instrumental in organizing several community and youth events, including a waterfowl fair Sept. 7 at Farmington Bay, Fowlks said. More than 650 people attended.
"Getting youth involved in hunting, fishing and shooting sports is absolutely critical for the future of wildlife conservation," Fullenkamp said in a press statement released just Monday.
Fowlks described Fullenkamp as a "talented and dedicated wildlife officer."
"He absolutely loved showing kids how great wildlife was," Fowlks said.