text:
Explore your creativity and gain access to over 15 million premiere images at an affordable price. Learn More!
Stationary Helicopter At Dawn Stock PhotoDawn,Front View,Glass - Material,Grass,Helicopter,Helicopter Rotors,Mode of Transport,No People,Photography,Reflection,Rural Scene,Spotlight,Sunrise - Dawn,Vehicle Door,Vertical,WindowPhotographer dlscapeCollection: iStock James BallLanded helicopter waiting for shepherds to board. They were then flown to the snow line of Mount Linton to muster cattle.


text:
Smith, Hoogveld earn state medals
Jefferson City doubles team finishes eighth in Class 2
Sunday, October 27, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Paige Smith and Eden Hoogveld did the Jefferson City girls tennis program proud.
The pair earned all-state honors with an eighth-place finish at the Class 2 state doubles tennis tournament Saturday.
Jefferson City's other doubles team of Kelly Raithel and Haley Snellen fell in the consolation semifinals.
"I was very pleased with the way the girls played," Jefferson City coach John Blosser said. "They played doubles very well."
Smith and Hoogveld opened with a 6-1, 6-2 victory against Parkway Central's Elena Wilner and Rebecca Davis on Friday in the round of 16.
After falling to Notre Dame de Sion's Jane King and Margo Gerke 1-6, 2-6 in the quarterfinals, Smith and Hoogveld moved over to the consolation bracket.
Smith and Hoogveld beat Raithel and Snellen in the consolation quarterfinals 6-4, 6-1 to wrap up play Friday.
Smith and Hoogveld took on the defending state champions in the consolation semifinals — Rock Bridge's Phoebe Boeschen and Sophi Farid — and fell 6-2, 2-6, 1-6.
That put Smith and Hoogveld in the seventh-place match against St. Joseph's Academy's Mary Burger and Olivia Conway, where the Lady Jays fell 3-6, 1-6 to finish eighth in the state.
"They played well this week," Blosser said. "(The team) set a goal to win a match at state and get somebody into the all-state category. We accomplished the second one."
Jefferson City took fourth in the team tournament Thursday, falling to eventual state champion Lee's Summit North in the semifinals and St. Joseph's Academy in the third-place match.
Raithel and Snellen opened play Friday with a 1-6, 1-6 loss to Burger-Conway of St. Joseph's Academy team before defeating Incarnate Word's Katie Winkler and Jessica Stumpf 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the consolation quarterfinals. Raithel and Snellen ended their tournament with the consolation semifinal loss to Smith and Hoogveld.
Jefferson City appears primed for another run at state next season, as the Lady Jays lose just two seniors in Snellen and Delta Verslues.
"We're pretty fired up and ready to get back to it," Blosser said.
Use the comment form below to begin a discussion about this content.
Please review our Policies and Procedures before registering or commenting

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Orchardville Ave
Orchardville Ave is a street, running north to south, in Cypress Flats, Los Santos appearing in Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online. The avenue has connections to Dry Dock St, El Rancho Blvd, Hanger Way, Innocence Blvd and Labor Pl.
Events of HD Universe
Franklin Clinton, Michael De Santa and Trevor Philips, working for FIB agents Steve Haines and Dave Norton, ambush a Securicar full of IAA bonds on the street before holding off a number of police officers and escaping with the bonds for the FIB agents. Michael later returns to the avenue at the Raven Abattoir having been kidnapped by the Wei Cheng Triad, who own the abattoir, in an attempt to lure Trevor Philips to his death believing Michael to be Trevor's lover. Franklin, with help from Lester Crest, later rescues Michael from the abattoir and the two escape from the triad gang members. If the player chooses Option C for the conclusion to the GTA V storyline Franklin, Michael, Trevor and Lamar Davis meet at the Grand Banks Steel Inc. foundry where they kill a number of FIB agents and Merryweather Security Consulting mercenaries in an attempt to cover up their heist at the Union Depository.
Gang activity
The Los Santos Vagos control the northern end of Orchardville Ave with the Wei Cheng Triad owning the Raven Abattoir.
- Autoshop
- Body Shop
- Fleamarket
- Grand Banks Steel Inc.
- Guns 4 Fun
- Raven Abattoir
- Thorns
- Vitreous (corner of El Rancho Blvd)
- There is a garage door that will open as the player drives along the avenue although nothing happens if the player enters the garage.


text:
Society News.—
The Junior Section of the Los Angeles County Medical Association and the Junior Bar Association of Los Angeles held a joint symposium, May 15.—Dr. Joseph Brennemann, Los Angeles, discussed "Appendicitis in Childhood" before the Hollywood Academy of Medicine, May 8.
Flower Show Society.—
The Bulletin of the Los Angeles County Medical Association announces that a Physicians' Flower Show Society will be formed, evidencing the success of the society's first flower show, held April 16-17. A section will be created within the new society especially for the wives of members who are interested in flower arrangements. The bulletin also announced a two day exhibit to be held this fall during the chrysanthemum season.
Appointments at du Pont Institute.—
Dr. Daniel Murray Angevine, assistant professor of pathology at Cornell University Medical College, New York, was
Some tools below are only available to our subscribers or users with an online account.
Download citation file:
Customize your page view by dragging & repositioning the boxes below.
More Listings atJAMACareerCenter.com >
Enter your username and email address. We'll send you a link to reset your password.
Enter your username and email address. We'll send instructions on how to reset your password to the email address we have on record.
Need assistance?
Athens and Shibboleth are access management services that provide single sign-on to protected resources. They replace the multiple user names and passwords necessary to access subscription-based content with a single user name and password that can be entered once per session. It operates independently of a user's location or IP address. If your institution uses Athens or Shibboleth authentication, please contact your site administrator to receive your user name and password.


text:
Maryland Tech: Protecting your computer screen from the "shoulder surfers"
Every once in a while, I get to see -- and sometimes write about -- a fascinating new product before the consumer masses get to it. It's one of the cool perks of being a journalist, really.
That happened to me recently, when Bill Anderson (left) of Oculis Labs Inc., in Owings Mills, gave me and some colleagues here at The Baltimore Sun a demo of his new software: "Chameleon" and "PrivateEye." (Here's my full story on how he launched his company and came up with the idea.)
Here's what Chameleon does: it uses sophisticated gaze-tracking technology to dynamically render the words and images on a computer monitor so that only the authorized user can read them. It's accurate down to about one single character. If someone is peeking over your shoulder (aka "shoulder surfing"), all they will see is dummy text that is constantly changing. You, the user, will be able to read the text you choose to read wherever your eyes wander on the screen.
I tried reading the documents -- a Word and an Excel document -- over Anderson's shoulder, and I could not. I had no idea where his eyes were and the text was constantly changing on me.
For now, big government agencies involved in military/intelligence operations are the most likely ideal customers because it requires some special hardware (the gaze-tracking equipment), and the price tag ain't cheap. Anderson bills Chameleon as a way for people to protect their monitors, which can be critical in battlefield and intelligence operations, where super-spies with powerful telephoto lenses can peer over your shoulder from a very long ways away.
For consumers, there's a lighter-weight version, PrivateEye. Here's what that does: It taps into your computer's Web cam (that's the only hardware you need) and uses face-detection technology so that your computer knows when you turn away from the screen. As soon as you turn away, the screen softly blurs. Ideal for office situations where privacy of information is paramount, such as medical settings, financial institutions, law firms, etc.
Anderson gave us a tour of the software and we shot some video. Check it out below!
This is an archived version of the technology blog. For updated coverage, see the current baltTech location: baltimoresun.com/balttech
Categories: Gadgets, Government Tech, Startups, Venture Cap


text:
Sam488Follow Sam488
Sam488 hasn't gone Contiki yet.
Have a favorite tour?
Following 0 people
Followed by 0 people
Upcoming Contikis
Trips I've Done
Favorite Tours
England & Scotland (Winter)
3 countries \ 10 days \ from US$1489 per person
The England & Scotland tour will take you away to a whirlwind of sightseeing, medieval history and culture. Rolling green hills and cosy pubs are what England & Scotland are all about.
Great Britain & Ireland
5 countries \ 17 days \ from US$2469 per person
This trip is a whirlwind of sightseeing, history & culture as you hit the highlights of England, Scotland & Ireland. Practice your Liverpudlian accent in the home of rock & roll's original Fab Four - The Beatles! Stroll Edinburgh's Royal Mile, then grab some binoculars to search for the Loch Ness monster. Add in drinking Guinness, kissing the Blarney Stone, castles, cathedrals & you've got an o...
London & Paris plus Paris extension
3 countries \ 9 days \ from US$1545 per person
Spend your time discovering London & Paris with this action-packed tour. No need to negotiate maps, guidebooks, or public transport - leave that to us! Your 3 days in London include a city tour of the major sites, London Tube passes, a 'Jack the Ripper' Walking Tour, tickets to a West End musical & plenty of free time. And then its onto Paris for a tour of the city by night, a visit to a French...
Mediterranean Highlights (Start Rome)
5 countries \ 13 days \ from US$2285 per person
Beginning in Rome, your 2 week adventure takes you to all the hotspots along the Mediterranean coast. Flamenco dance in Barcelona, rub shoulders with the rich & famous on the French Riviera, enjoy the delights of Tuscany, walk in the footsteps of Roman Emperors & soak up the Spanish flavour of Madrid. Plus heaps more in between!
Road to Athens
10 countries \ 18 days \ from US$2300 per person
Anyone can fly direct to Athens but why fly over Europe when you can take your time & explore the cities at leisure? That's exactly what the Road to Athens tour offers. Paris, Austrian Tyrol, Venice, Florence & Rome with a little bit of Switzerland & Germany thrown in for good measure. Relax on the island of Corfu in Greece before reaching your final destination & the birthplace of democracy, A...
Winter Wanderer
12 countries \ 25 days \ from US$3515 per person
The Winter Wanderer is like a leisurely stroll through Europe's top destinations. Some of the highlights of the tour include: driving along the French Riviera, exploring the Eternal City of Rome (it's never too cold for Gelato!) and sampling traditional Spanish tapas in Barcelona not to mention retracing the history of WW2 and the Cold War in Berlin and Prague. Winter in Europe is not only magi...
Mediterranean Highlights (Winter - Start Madrid)
5 countries \ 13 days \ from US$1815 per person
Beginning in Madrid, your amazing 2 week Mediterranean adventure takes you to all the hotspots along the Mediterranean coast & makes sure you experience the best of each city. Flamenco dance in Barcelona, rub shoulders with the rich & famous on the French Riviera, enjoy the delights of Tuscany & walk in the footsteps of Roman Emperors in Rome. Don't forget your stay in the City of Popes, Avig...
Places I'd Like to Visit
- Austria
- Czech Republic
- England
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Holy See (Vatican City State)
- Ireland
- Italy
- Liechtenstein
- Monaco
- Netherlands
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Spain
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom


text:
Jake Lorenzo
A Day in the Life
• In-depth Product Reviews
Registration is FREE and EASY.
Aug 2008 Issue of Wine Business Monthly
:link { color: blue } :visited { color: purple } Jakelyn's mother has created her own holiday. She calls it the "Un-birthday." Jake Lorenzo has no idea about the significance of this holiday nor do I know why we celebrate it, but she announced, "It's my Un-birthday and we are going to Farm." Since Jakelyn's mother always pays for her Un-birthday events, I was ready to go, but first I had to decipher the code. Farm. Is she talking a...
» Article access restricted to registered members of winebusiness.com/
Don't Have an Account?
WBM is the leading publication for the Wine Industry.
• In-depth Product Reviews
• Industry Trends & Analysis
• Access to over 10 Years of Articles
Registration is FREE and EASY.
Already a Member?
Click the button below to sign in:


text:
Psalms for the Spirit / Edison, Choir of St John's, Elora
1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-11-21Works: George Mursell Garrett: When the Lord turned again; Psalm 93 "The Lord is King"; John Goss: Psalms 127 "Except the Lord build the house"; Herbert Howells: Psalm 122 for chorus & organ; Psalm 121 "I w...
Performers: Larkin, Mathew
Psalms have long played a central part in Christian worship, assuming even greater importance in England following the Protestant Reformation. 'Psalms for the Spirit' offers...continue...
read more Login or Create an Account to write a review
Hear my Prayer / Edison, Choir of St John's, Elora
1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-04-18Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Justorum Animae, motet for chorus, Op. 38/1; Herbert Howells: Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in G; Henry Purcell: O God, thou art my god, anthem for 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, ...
Performers: Gauvin, Karina; Larkin, Mathew
Conductors: Edison, Noel
Ensemble: Choir of St. John's, Elora
Choral elements from Protestant and Catholic Christian traditions are included in this anthology of popular hymns, anthems and songs of praise. From seventeenth-century England to...continue...
read more Login or Create an Account to write a review


text:
- Organization: U.S. Department of State
- Position: Foreign Service Officer
- Country of Residence: USA
- Country of Origin: USA
Mounir Ibrahim is a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State. Mounir acted as the State Department's primary liaison with the Syrian opposition, civil society, and religious leaders for nearly three years.
Beginning in August 2010 in Damascus, he closely followed human rights, social and religious freedom issues while developing a wide and unique network throughout the country. Throughout the first six months of the Syrian revolution, Mounir observed tens of protests throughout the country and provided critical and first-hand accounts of events in Syria. Following his return to Washington and the suspension of Embassy operations, Mounir leveraged social media networks to maintain and expand the State Department's outreach with Syrian society. As a result of his use of social media, technology has been further integrated into the State Department's outreach to inaccessible populations.
Prior to joining the Department of State, Mounir was an Associate Director at Kreab Gavin Anderson in New York, NY. Mounir received an MA from Columbia University in International Affairs and a BA from American University.
Describe the impact on foreign policy you have made in your current/past positions.
I had the opportunity to follow and work with the Syrian opposition, civil society, and religious leaders for nearly three years. Following the suspension of U.S. Embassy operations, I was able to maintain the United States Department of State's connections to the grassroots levels of Syrian society via social media networks.
If I was able to make any impact on foreign policy, it was due to the foresight of Ambassador Robert Ford as he understood the importance of maintaining the State Department's connections to the Syrian street and empowering my work. As a result, our communication with local councils, civil society, and religious leaders throughout the country was constantly factored into the U.S. government's foreign policy towards Syria.
What personal contribution to foreign policy are you most proud of?
I am most proud of the work and firsthand accounts my colleague and I were able to produce during the first months of the revolution in Syria. The first protests in Syria were small and not covered by most media networks, but the regime's violence against peaceful protesters was unimaginable. I am proud that I observed these protests and was able to witness the bravery and peaceful nature that began the Syrian revolution, a fact that is rarely mentioned by most media nowadays.
What is your vision of foreign policy in the 21st Century?
Social media has undoubtedly impacted the political trajectory and development of the modern day nation-state. The effects of social media have been evident in the Middle East, where people have risen up and are increasingly reliant on technology for their political activism. The future of foreign policy will surely involve a virtual and social media element. Virtual technology is already used for messaging, however, the potential for organizing, education, and promotion of transparency is great.
What challenges need to be overcome to create better foreign policy? What leadership traits are needed for this?
The biggest challenge to creating a better foreign policy is the size of our bureaucracy. I personally believe that reducing the time it takes to make decisions, take stances on issues, or deliver assistance greatly improves our foreign policy. We will need people who believe in streamlining our decision making process and empowering those beneath them to act.
Back to Influencers or 2013 Top 99 Under 33
The views in all interviews published in the Top 99 Under 33 feature represent those of their respective owners and not of their place of employment or the U.S. government.


text:
...because the benefits enormously outweigh the costs.
Prolific author Matt Ridley writing at the UK Telegraph enumerates them
1. Cheap and abundant energy should help spur economic growth
Cheap energy is the surest way to encourage economic growth. It was cheap coal that fuelled the Industrial Revolution, enabling British workers with steam-driven machinery to be far more productive than their competitors in Asia and Europe in the 19th century. The discovery, 12 years ago, of how to use pressurised water (with less than 1 per cent kitchen-sink chemicals added), instead of exotic guar gel made from Indian beans, to crack shale and release gas has now unleashed an energy revolution almost as far-reaching as the harnessing of Newcastle's coal.
2. Environmental Friendly
And if cutting carbon emissions is what floats your boat, you will like shale gas even more. The advent of cheap gas, by displacing coal from electricity generation, has drastically cut America's carbon dioxide emissions back to levels last seen in the early 1990s; per capita emissions are now lower than in the 1960s.
3. Market driven energy and less baggage on taxpayers compared to political driven alternatives
Britain's subsidised dash for renewable energy has had no such result: wind power is still making a trivial contribution to total energy use (0.4 per cent) while most renewable energy comes from wood, the highest-carbon fuel of all.
4. Alter geopolitical environment
Best of all, the shale revolution is causing consternation in Moscow and Tehran, which had expected to corner the natural gas market in decades to come. As a sign of the panic it is inducing, a forthcoming Matt Damon anti-fracking film was financed partly by a company owned by the United Arab Emirates government. (The film's plot had to be rewritten after the authorities absolved a gas company of causing pollution in a well-publicised case in Dimock, Pennsylvania.)
I might add that the Shale gas revolution will likely compel authoritarian resource rich, or might I rather say resource curse, economies to liberalize, knowing that their stranglehold on energy supplies faces stiff competition.
(chart from Danske Bank)
The Shale boom will also put tremendous pressure on the authoritarian regimes' energy based welfare states, which has been the main source of the political existence.
So the shale gas revolution will likely bring on more trade, more reforms and lesser welfare states
5. Safe technology
Exploiting shale gas is safe, according to the Royal Society and the Royal Academy of Engineering. Fracking of one kind or another has been used here for decades; the earthquakes it causes are no worse than a bus going past; it does not use much water compared with other industries; it's not responsible for flammable tap water; and methane leakage is not as bad as has been claimed. Nor, with a mile of rock between the fractures and the aquifers, does it cause groundwater contamination. Last year there were 125,000 fracs in the United States. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, no frac has ever contaminated groundwater.
The Shale gas boom will initially benefit the US and Canada, but will most likely spillover to the rest of the world.
Shale gas reserves can be found in many countries. The Wall Street Journal notes that
U.S.-government contracted study of 32 countries estimated they held 6.6 quadrillion cubic feet of shale gas, more than 50 years worth of current global consumption. The U.S. held 862 trillion cubic feet, or just 13% of the estimated resourceThe study didn't offer an estimate of either the volume of oil in global shales or the size of massive shale deposits in Russia and the Middle East. Other estimators have suggested this figure could be high, but nonetheless expect there is vast untapped energy in shales world-wide.
Although the boom has several obstacles to overcome mostly in terms of politics: government ownership of mineral rights, environmental concerns and the lack of infrastructure.
For instance, countries like France and Bulgaria has banned hydraulic fracking. China huge shale reserves are situated in arid or heavily populated areas where accessibility to water poses as constraints.
There are also technology constraints or access to technology which so far has limited market participants.
Nevertheless, the shale revolution has been estimated to shift energy consumption and trade patterns globally.
The US may reach self-sufficiency and become an exporter by 2035
Notes the Economist,
the same technology is unlocking shale oil, which along with fuel efficiency measures, could slash America's dependence on oil imports. With all sources of energy taken together (including nuclear, renewables, etc) the country could hit net self-sufficiency by 2035. The rest of the world is set to rely even more heavily on imports, with the exception of Japan and South Korea, which already import all their oil and gas, and the ASEAN region, which will have less of a surplus to export
Recently I pointed out that Asians have began piling on on Shale gas boom through record corporate takeovers of Shale companies
Mr. Ridley is right, countries that turn their backs on cheap energy will lose out


text:
The Math and Stats Center
Common Problems
Visit the Math Center in A-2-601 Mackinac Hall for personal help with your calculator.
- If your TI-84 will only graph one function at a time, go to APPS, Transform, Uninstall.
- If you are missing a list, such as L1 or L2, go to STAT, EDIT, 5:SetUpEditor.
- If you would like to see the correlation coefficient (R value) for a regression, go to your catalog (2nd 0) and scroll down until you see DiagnosticsOn. Select it, then push Enter.
- If you get an Invalid Dim error or a Dim Mismatch error, either double check your data entry in your Stat Lists or turn your Plots off.
Page last modified August 25, 2011


text:
With economists declaring the recession has ended, employers and employees are looking toward a more hopeful future — perhaps through different lenses. Workers across industries and locations have felt the pinch of reduced hours, income and jobs in general, and many are itching for something better.
On the other side of the coin, many employers were forced to lay off staff to stay afloat, which put additional stress on those who remained, and companies know there's dissatisfaction among the ranks. As the economy shows signs of strengthening, many organizations will need to staff up while trying to retain their current workforce. We saw similar conditions among the workforce in 2004 following the much smaller 2001 to 2003 economic slowdown, and we learned some lessons.
This scenario presents many challenges for talent leaders, who already have been under pressure to help business managers make smart talent decisions within a climate of flat or reduced HR budgets. But they can stem a probable tide of departures and lay a strategic foundation to acquire new talent by making an organizational commitment to create a workforce culture based on talent measurement, using objective insights to drive better hiring, development and promotion decisions.
Begin With the End in Mind
Strategic talent programs need to measure success and demonstrate value to the organization, proving their impact on business outcomes. Success measures must be considered and prepared for in the early stages of a program's inception. What are the business goals? How will program impact be measured? What data is available, and is it linked to the talent program? Does the organization value those particular data points?
Jana Fallon, vice president of recruiting for Prudential, said she knows firsthand what it's like to make tough decisions and manage staffing challenges through up and down cycles. She works with business leaders within her organization to set goals and relies on objective data to monitor and improve the overall function of her talent management programs. "Scientific measures guide our strategy and inform our tactics," she explained.
"We are constantly finding new ways to measure, report and, most importantly, take action based on our customers' — hiring managers and applicants — feedback. We have a responsibility to our people to systematically measure our contributions in order to tell the value story."
Start by Creating a Strategic Talent Plan
Every organization should develop an accurate staffing model, identifying key skills and competencies that exist in current employees as well as those that may be required to support future business objectives. This allows companies to make informed talent decisions and react more quickly to changing circumstances.
Many of the most successful companies create talent dashboards to highlight areas of organizational strength using key competencies needed for the job, as measured by both assessments and performance ratings. Talent leaders can use objective data to engage in strategic conversations with business leaders about the strengths and areas needed for development within their departments. These conversations can lead to improvement through:
- Targeted employee development plans to increase strength in key competency areas.
- Identification of critical skills and abilities that need to be brought in from outside the department or organization.
- Insights into what skills might be required to support future business strategies.
Find Round Pegs for Round Holes
With high levels of unemployment, companies across the board have reported receiving higher numbers of applicants for every open position, but not necessarily better-qualified applicants. This has increased the need to incorporate tools within the hiring process that can be used to rapidly uncover applicants' potential for success in an efficient and effective manner, processing candidates faster and generating more quality hires.
Combining online technology with assessments measuring critical competencies for particular jobs used early in the selection process has proven to be highly effective in the selection of candidates with the greatest potential for success. In fact, competency-based assessments combined with content designed to measure an applicant's personality fit to the company's culture can improve retention. If talent managers can identify candidates who show a preference for the work and the environment, and whose values align with those of the hiring organization, they are more likely to stay — and to perform.
At international beauty and personal care products retailer The Body Shop, the use of assessments has had exactly this impact. "We needed to provide consistency in the hiring process and find high-quality candidates who fit our culture," said Al Kong, director of human resources for The Body Shop. "Retail assessments were implemented for our sales associate positions about two years ago, which realized productivity gains while unwanted turnover decreased. We now use the assessments for most of our customer-facing positions, including our store and district managers. Managers reported from the field that these hires are of a higher caliber and continue to meet goals."
Similarly, the discipline and rigor companies use in measuring talent during the selection process should be applied to promotions. Organizations often use well-developed selection processes including assessments to select entry-level staff, but not to fill critical first-level leadership positions. However, first-level managers can be critical in influencing entry-level staff retention. Assessing individual contributors for the ability to manage, coach and develop others is critical to ensure their success as front-line leaders.
Strengthen What You've Got
Snagging top talent is all well and good, but talent management encompasses far more than finding the new and shiny. Developing existing employees, particularly when budgets are tight, is increasingly important. Experts in the field of industrial-organizational psychology, who have studied how people behave at work and in their jobs, have found that top-performing companies are often people-centric — employees feel they are valued contributors, and they are given a chance to develop new skills.
"Making employees feel valued and worthwhile vis-a-vis opportunities for continued learning and growth is a smart business strategy," said Lillian Eby, professor of applied psychology at the University of Georgia. "Employee development not only helps employees continue to feel challenged and motivated at work — it can also help fill critical skill gaps that exist in the organization and allow for greater flexibility in meeting customer needs."
Successful companies understand the value of structured, internal talent programs and link them to employee interests. "Creating internal job opportunities now can help us retain our top talent when the job market recovers," said Fallon. "One aspect of a people-centric culture that we have focused on this year is ensuring our employees have direct access to our job opportunities across the company. We now match jobs and push out information to people to suggest new roles they may be interested in applying for. It is one way we can focus on our people, and it does not add to our budget or head count because it is a feature of embedded technology."
Many leading companies also allow employees to identify their own competency development needs and link those to internal career paths and opportunities. By providing tools for employees to self-assess their skill levels and then choose from recommended training and development offerings — often self-paced and provided online — companies give employees access to, and responsibility for, self-development.
Similarly, companies do not need significant overhauls and major budget infusions to drive other impactful talent management programs. Effectively leveraging successful, informal initiatives can help retain talent, develop key competencies and meet strategic objectives. "There are many developmental activities that are low cost and potentially high return," said Eby. Examples of informal talent programs with the potential for high impact include:
- Mentoring programs, which provide employees with direct access to a leader or more experienced professional and can provide coaching opportunities and a voice within the organization.
- Stretch assignments, which create hands-on opportunities to take on larger, more complex initiatives and the potential for greater visibility within the organization.
- Job rotation experiences and cross-functional task force assignments, which provide opportunities to try new roles and develop new skills.
Get Back to the Value
Talent management leaders can make more of an impact on the organization when they present the results of programs implemented in an effectively communicated manner — not unlike a marketing campaign. One way to show the value of talent measurement is through a value road map, or four levels of value with more quantifiable impact demonstrated as one advances through the levels.
- Level 1: Gather anecdotal feedback about a program from those impacted: applicants, employees and hiring managers.
- Level 2: Show improved efficiency or cost savings that are direct tangible benefits of implementing new processes, such as moving a talent process online, which equals ease of access and less time spent, thus saving money.
- Level 3: Utilize structured surveys to solicit responses from hiring managers on the customer service level of the HR team, quality of hire or an employee's level of improvement in a development program.
- Level 4: Implement more complex impact studies examining business metrics via employee performance, such as linking test scores to sales performance: Were high scorers on the assessment likely to stay longer and have higher sales numbers?
Economies cycle up and down, but a key lesson from this recent downturn is the need to adapt rapidly by having a strong understanding of existing talent. Best-in-class organizations consistently measure their talent at multiple stages throughout the employee life cycle, especially to support selection, promotion and development decisions — whether economic times are good or bad. Companies that promote a culture based on talent measurement and focus not only on selecting the best, but also on the long-term development of their employees will be the long-term winners.


text:
Top Definition
A person exuding extreme nerdiness while simultaneously being modern and hip.
Cats that like to code Websites while wearing stilettos are totally hipnerdical.
by NuRelm March 03, 2011
Type your email address below to get our free Urban Word of the Day every morning!
Emails are sent from email@example.com. We'll never spam you.×


text:
I clearly haven't been following Boris Becker's tweets close enough to know why he was sporting a cast and crutches at last night's Grey Goose Winter Ball at Battersea Park in London. He and his wife, Lily, dressed in a beautiful winter-white gown, looked every bit a dashing couple, despite the medical accessories!
Elton John and Joe Jonas were also in attendance, among others.
(Photo: Getty Images)


text:
Features/Specifications :
Lightning 8 pin to USB cable
1 meter long cord
Durable and sleek
All digital
Lightning connector is reversible
Great for all iPhone 5, iPod Touch 5th, iPod Nano 7th Gen
Use as a spare cable for work or school or in a different room at home
How You Get It:
Purchase your Voucher using the buy button on this page.
No need to do anything else! By purchasing this Voucher and providing your name and shipping address, you've completed the order for your iPhone 5 Lightning Eight Pin to USB Cable. Order will be shipped within 4-6 Weeks after deal closes.


text:
RISMEDIA, Nov. 30, 2007-The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced the national per-mile business driving rate of 50.5 cents for the U.S. taxpayer, effective January 1, 2008. This compares to a rate of 48.5 cents-per-mile during 2007.
"The increase in the 2008 national per-mile rate reflects a combination of factors, including higher fuel prices, rising insurance costs, and higher depreciation costs," notes Ted Schuerman, Director of Research & Client Service within Government Services at Runzheimer International. "Remaining cost components, such as maintenance and registration costs, remained relatively stable," states the vehicle cost expert.
To establish the annual per-mile rate, the IRS works closely with Runzheimer International, the Rochester, Wisconsin-based management consulting firm specializing in vehicle, travel, and living costs which has provided this service to the IRS since 1980. The 50.5 cents-per-mile standard is the amount the U.S. taxpayer can deduct for vehicle expenses on his or her 2008 tax return for business miles driven.
For more information, visit http://www.runzheimer.com/.
Have a comment on this article? Share on Facebook!
Copyright© 2016 RISMedia, The Leader in Real Estate Information Systems and Real Estate News. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be republished without permission from RISMedia.
Content on this website is copyrighted and may not be redistributed without express written permission from RISMedia. Access to RISMedia archives and thousands of articles like this, as well as consumer real estate videos, are available through RISMedia's REsource Licensed Content Solutions. Offering the industry's most comprehensive and affordable content packages. Click here to learn more! http://resource.rismedia.com


text:
Apple products have been one of the most preferred products for many designers world wide. In fact this relationship with Apple has blossomed over the years. However, there is one question that keeps coming up nowadays – with Apple focusing more on low power devices to suit the mass market will the needs of the designing community be left behind? It is a known fact that iPad is a great product to have but is it really a great business tool that can help designers with their work. To understand this you must know how to use iPad for high quality design works.
How to Use iPad for Designing Works?
Well, from a designer point of view, the iPad and other similar products are a major headache really. This is because they are really too great looking to not own one. However, it is difficult to justify its purchase if you are planning to use it for business purposes. This is because for al its great looks and features, the iPad is still a low power computing device whereas designers need larger capacity RAM, powerful processors and lot of storage space to handle the day to day work. In fact the iPad is designed for web browsing, email and for running basic applications. This means you will not find the full fledged applications that you find on your desk top computer.
A lot of discussion flows through the various forums on the internet on how to use iPad efficiently for designing work. It is a fact that most iPad apps for designers comprise mostly of basic apps for sketching/drawing along with to do lists which means it is not something that as a designer you will have to get really excited about. The Adobe Ideas are good but they do not really improve the way brochures, logos, cards or web sites are designed. However, as a proud iPad owner it is important you learn how to use iPad as a professional designing tool apart from browsing the web or taking pictures or sending mails.
Well, one way of doing it is to have a look at some of the accessories and applications that can help you learn how to use iPad for designing works. If you are a professional designer and want to work and also have fun then it is important that you invest in a decent stylus. There may be people who may be surprised with this since the iPad is not built for using a stylus. In fact all the controls and applications can be used by any of the ten fingers on your hand. Many consider that a stylus actually ruins the pleasure of using an iPad.
As a designer you need something that is more precise than your fingers. A professional designer who knows how to use iPad for design works will use it for typing or navigating while for writing, drawing by hand or for manipulating graphics a stylus is a very good option that you should seriously consider.
Finally, learn how to use iPad for taking photos and videos, downloading Apps, sending emails and a host of other activities.


text:
Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO)
Industry: Energy
Community Rating:
View: MRO After Hours
Edit Symbol List
Enter up to 25 symbols separated by commas or spaces in the text box below. These symbols will be available during your session for use on applicable pages.
Don't know the stock symbol? Use the
Symbol Lookup tool.
Alphabetize the sort order of my symbols
Symbol Lookup
Investing just got easier…
Sign up now to become a NASDAQ.com member and begin receiving instant notifications when key events occur that affect the stocks you follow.Access Now
Marathon Oil (MRO)
Q4 2010 Earnings Call
February 02, 2011 2:00 pm ET
Gary Heminger - Executive Vice President of Downstream and President of Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC
Clarence Cazalot - Chief Executive Officer, President, Director and Member of Proxy Committee
Howard Thill - Vice President of Investor Relations & Public Affairs
David Roberts - Executive Vice President of Upstream
Janet Clark - Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Member of Proxy Committee
Edward Westlake - Crédit Suisse AG
Katherine Minyard
Jeffrey A. Dietert
Douglas Terreson - ISI Group Inc.
Evan Calio - Morgan Stanley
Pavel Molchanov - Raymond James & Associates
Mark Gilman - The Benchmark Company, LLC
Paul Cheng
Arjun Murti - Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Faisel Khan - Citigroup Inc
Douglas Leggate - BofA Merrill Lynch
Paul Sankey - Deutsche Bank AG
Blake Fernandez - Howard Weil Incorporated
Previous Statements by MRO
» Marathon Oil CEO Discusses Q3 2010 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
» Marathon Oil Q2 2010 Earnings Call Transcript
» Marathon Oil Q1 2010 Earnings Call Transcript
Howard Thill
Thank you, Monica. And I, too, would like to welcome you to Marathon Oil Corporation's Fourth Quarter 2010 Earnings Webcast and Teleconference. The synchronized slides of the company in this call can be found on our website, marathon.com.
On the call today are Clarence Cazalot, President and CEO; Janet Clark, Executive Vice President and CFO; Gary Heminger, Executive Vice President, Downstream; Dave Roberts, Executive Vice President, Upstream; and Garry Peiffer, Senior Vice President of Finance and Commercial Services, Downstream.
Slide 2 contains the forward-looking statement and other information related to this presentation. Our remarks and answers to questions today will contain forward-looking statements subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. In accordance with Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Marathon Oil Corporation has included in its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, and subsequent Forms, 10-Q and 8-K, cautionary language identifying important factors, but not necessarily all factors, that could cause future outcomes to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.
In the Appendix of this presentation is a reconciliation of: net income to adjusted net income, by quarter, for 2009 and 2010; preliminary balance sheet information; first quarter and full year 2011 operating estimates; and other data that you may find useful.
Moving to Slide 3. Our fourth quarter 2010 adjusted net income of $780 million was a 241% increase over the fourth quarter 2009 and 10% higher than the third quarter 2010. Slide 4 shows key drivers to the fourth quarter-over-quarter increase in adjusted net income.
Earnings before tax for all four segments were lower but the decrease was offset by lower taxes, which resulted from a shift within the quarter toward greater domestic versus foreign income along with normal year-end true-ups. The quarter-to-quarter difference in taxes was also impacted by the absence of currency fluctuations in prior quarters. The overall income tax for 2010 was 50%, within our previously provided guidance of 49% to 54%. For 2011, we expect the rates between 54% and 59%. And please remember, the overall rate is highly sensitive to the mix of income and can fluctuate from quarter-to-quarter.
As shown on Slide 5, our adjusted net income more than doubled year-over-year going from $1.2 billion in 2009 to almost $2.6 billion in 2010. Slide 6 shows the key drivers to this year-over-year increase in adjusted net income, including significantly better earnings in both our E&P [Exploration and Production] and Downstream businesses, partially offset by higher income taxes and lower earnings in our Oil Sands Mining [OSM] segment.
As shown on Slide 7, E&P segment income was slightly lower for the fourth quarter compared to the third quarter of 2010. Higher realizations and sales volumes were largely offset by higher domestic DD&A associated primarily with the Droshky field and higher exploration expenses.
Average E&P realizations and market indicators are shown on Slide 8. Quarter-over-quarter, our average E&P realization per BOE [barrels of oil equivalent] increased $6, while NYMEX prompt WTI [West Texas Intermediate] increased $9 per barrel and the bid week natural gas price decreased $0.58 per MMBTU [Million Metric British Thermal Units].
Slide 9 shows our E&P production volumes. Production sold increased 5% from the third quarter to the fourth quarter. The higher sales volumes in the fourth quarter 2010 as compared to the third quarter were a result of a smaller underlift in the fourth quarter. We ended the year approximately 3.4 million BOE underlifted. The makeup of this underlift was 2.1 million BOE in Alaska gas storage and underlift in Europe of about 700,000 BOE in both EG [Equatorial Guinea] and Libya being underlifted by approximately 300,000 BOE. Fourth quarter 2010 production available for sale increased 3% from the third quarter 2010 and 4% from the fourth quarter 2009. These increases were primarily a result of a full quarter of Droshky production.
Turning to Slide 10. Compared to the prior quarter, fourth quarter E&P earnings per BOE decreased $12.95, primarily a result of the higher exploration expenses largely attributable to unsuccessful exploration wells in Indonesia and Norway, higher DD&A from Droshky and higher field level controllable costs and other expenses. These negatives were partially offset by higher commodity prices and higher volumes. Total operating costs per BOE increased from $24.47 to $33.34 quarter-over-quarter.
Slide 11 shows the trend, by quarter, over the last three years for field level controllable costs and exploration expenses per BOE. The increase in exploration expense per BOE is attributable to the aforementioned dry wells. The increase in field level controllable cost per BOE is largely a result of work-over costs in the Gulf of Mexico, timing of international listings and year-end accruals from outside operator properties, which added $0.66 per BOE to the fourth quarter results.
Read the rest of this transcript for free on seekingalpha.com


text:
This profile was last updated on 12/1/15 and contains information from public web pages and contributions from the ZoomInfo community.
Karl ZimmermanWrong Karl Zimmerman?
Customer Service Manager
Phone: (800) ***-****Email: k***@***.net
Local Address: Fort Wayne , Indiana , United States
Continental Diamond Tool Corporation
1221 Hartzell Street
New Haven , Indiana 46774
United States
Company Description: Continental Diamond Tool has been providing technically superior precision tooling solutions to numerous distinct industries since 1973. The following list is a... more
ProPub_Iteration_NT.402[03] SEIDXWK-19


text:
- Nov 18:
- Rahim Moore out after emergency leg surgery for Denver Broncos; IR a possibility
- Injured ankle? Forget about it! Peyton Manning looks just fine
- Hochman: In eyes of Tiger Woods, Broncos ace AFC test
- Kiszla: It's true, Kansas City Chiefs really are NFL frauds
- Chiefs check Broncos offense, but still lose ground in AFC West
- Paige: Broncos' defense struts its stuff in beating Chiefs
- Nov 17:
- Hobbled Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos run over Chiefs for AFC's top spot
The lenses point. They zoom. Will they catch a twitch, a twist? The reporters stare. They crane their necks to glance as he turns. Will he limp when he thinks he's out of sight of the media?
In these moments, it matters little that the Broncos are about to square off against the 9-0 Kansas City Chiefs, the immovable defense standing between them and the top of the AFC West. In these moments, the Broncos' world is much narrower: an ankle, a pair of gray, team-issued sweat pants, a leg — not a limp, thankfully. The world is Peyton Manning's as he steps onto the box from which he addresses the media each Wednesday, and reporters obsess about his gait as he trudges away when he's done talking.
The big picture doesn't matter, not now. It's only Manning.
No matter that Sunday night's game is the NFL's biggest so far this season, November's Super Bowl. No matter that a win keeps a division title within reach.
What matters is Manning's right ankle, because without its strength, without Manning at full health, the Broncos (8-1) could be reduced to chewed up, spit out, blue-and-orange irrelevance.
Protecting that ankle Sunday night will be as important as securing a tie at the top of the division. This is a quarterback playing with a high ankle sprain, the same injury that relegated Jay Cutler to the sideline last week and has doomed many other quarterbacks in seasons past. With Manning hobbled, the Broncos' offensive line — sans all-pro left tackle Ryan Clady — slips into the spotlight against the best pass rush in the NFL. After giving up eight of their 13 sacks in the past three games, adjustments may just be necessary.
"We're definitely on high alert wanting to protect our quarterback," interim Broncos coach Jack Del Rio said. "We didn't do as well as we can (last Sunday), and we'll need to."
The Chargers sacked Manning twice last Sunday in San Diego, and hit him several other times, including late in the game when Manning had his ankle reinjured.
For all of the negative attention the Broncos' offensive line has gotten of late, it still grades out on Pro Football Focus as the best in the league in terms of pass blocking efficiency. The vitriol is likely a result both of the offensive deviating if only slightly from a record setting pace, and the drama of Manning's bumps and bruises. He isn't just getting sacked, he's getting sacked and fumbling, sacks that lead to scores.
Gunning for you know who
They're sacks that at times appear to leave Manning rattled.
Add in the ankle injury, and the Broncos are out to minimize the drama. Granted, the Chiefs have gotten 27 of their 36 sacks against teams with offensive lines ranked 20th or worse in pass blocking efficiency, but still, rush specialists Justin Houston and Tamba Hali are among the best in the league — and they're gunning for Manning.
Denver's offensive line needs to be near perfect, or get more help.
Broncos Ring of Famer Tom Nalen, a former center, has watched Denver's offensive linemen closely this season and he's encouraged by their play. But he'd like the coaches to give the linemen more help and occasionally keep an extra blocker in the formation.
"As a fan and as an offensive coordinator, it would be exciting, because you're putting up 40-something points per game," Nalen said of the Broncos' fast-paced approach. "Yeah, Peyton Manning is bruised a little bit now, but he's the guy who can change the play at any point, and he's not. He's not calling for it. He's not checking for more protection, so he obviously likes what they're doing as well."
At this point, though, it appears the Broncos are looking to score, score fast and keep the heat on opposing defenses. And hope that approach doesn't come at the expense of their quarterback, a four-time league MVP.
League's quickest trigger
Manning, because of how many passes he throws, is more vulnerable than most quarterbacks in the NFL. More dropbacks mean more chances to be sacked.
Of course, there are factors that work in Manning's favor too. Manning, more than any other quarterback in the league, makes his offensive line look good without trying. His league-best 2.35-second release goes a long way toward that, as does the way he shuffles his feet in the pocket to avoid getting hit. That said, having the pocket clean for Manning this week is huge.
"It's football," Manning said of getting hit. "Every week you go out and you never know what type of identity a game is going to take on."
Referring to the Chiefs, he said: "They're coming off a bye week; they'll be fresh. I'm sure there are certain things, defensively, they haven't shown yet, even in this first half of the season. So you're still preparing for some 'what ifs.' That makes it even more of a challenge."
Manning is not the kind of quarterback who likes "what ifs." That's why he puts a defense under a microscope and dissects it before ripping it to shreds on game day. If anyone might know what's coming, it's him.
Problem is, what's coming might be a 260-pound defender, a physical freak who finds his way to Manning and to that injured ankle. Knowing what's coming isn't the same as escaping it.
Joan Niesen: email@example.com or twitter.com/joanniesen
Falling fast
The 2013 season has been the year of the quarterback injury, with everything from foot sprains to ACL tears to fractured collarbones. Things haven't exactly gone swimmingly for teams that lost their starting QB. Those teams are a combined 8-21:
Buffalo: After E.J. Manuel's knee injury, Thaddeus Lewis and Jeff Tuel made four starts. The Bills went 1-3.
Chicago: Josh McCown made one start after Jay Cutler was sidelined because of a groin injury. The Bears won, defeating the short-handed Packers.
Cleveland: Brian Hoyer assumed Brandon Weeden's starting job in the Browns' third game, but Hoyer's season ended in their fifth game when he suffered a knee injury. Since then, Weeden and Jason Campbell have accrued a 1-3 record.
Green Bay: Aaron Rodgers broke his collarbone in a game against the Bears on Nov. 4, and since then Seneca Wallace and Scott Tolzien have gone 0-1.Wallace finished the game when Rodgers was injured but had a groin in- jury early in his start last week.
Houston: The pick-prone Matt Schaub suffered an ankle injury against the Rams. Since then, Case Keenum is 0-3.
Jacksonville: Blaine Gabbert has been battling a hamstring injury and has started only three games. Chad Henne, his back- up, has gone 1-5.
Oakland: Terrelle Pryor is out Sunday because of a knee injury. Matt McGloin will start.
Philadelphia: With Michael Vick battling a hamstring injury, Nick Foles has made four starts, going 3-1.
St. Louis: After Sam Bradford tore his ACL, Kellen Clemens took over. He has gone 1-2.
Tennessee: Jake Locker sprained his hip and knee early in the season. Now he is out for the season because of a foot injury. Replacement Ryan Fitzpatrick is winless in three starts.
Joan Niesen, The Denver Post


text:
Scottish Trinity - Scottish Terrier, Scottie, Dog, Painting, Art, Montana
painting by artist Sandra Merwin
20 in X 16 in (50.8 cm X 40.6 cm)
Mixed Media: ink, Acrylic on stretched canvas
This painting is available directly from the artist via PayPal.
More Paintings by Sandra Merwin
More in Dog Paintings
More in Animal Paintings
More art in Today's New Paintings
Keyword Tags
acrylic animal art artist blue canine canvas colors contemporary dog ink media merwin mixed modern painting purple sandra sandra merwin stretched
link to us - subscribe - about - contact us - art links - press room - login
The Daily Painters Art Gallery - www.dailypainters.com
© 2016 Daily Painters Gallery. All artwork is copyrighted by the individual artists.
Images may not be reproduced without the permission of the artist.


text:
July 17, 2011
Brian Mohr
The commitments keep coming for the Hokies with a new one just minutes ago. The latest addition for Virginia Tech comes from the Commonwealth after a bit of contemplation. ...More... To continue reading this article you must be a member. Sign Up Now!
Already a member? Click here to sign in


text:
Bellevue, WA, August 16, 2012 --(PR.com)-- What: Avoid the 3 major stumbling blocks of system copy. System copies are an essential process for all SAP® deployments. Unfortunately it's not uncommon for the system copy process to be a highly manual, labor intensive, error-prone process that can take several days to complete. However, new technologies have enabled organizations to rethink IT automation processes and reduce process times and errors by up to 90% translating into significant cost savings.
Who: Join Scott Rohrbach, Deployment and Automation Engineer at Air Products and Chemicals, and Ralf Paschen, Senior Product Manager at UC4, to discover how Air Products and Chemicals optimized their SAP System Copy processes, to acheive100% automated weekly system copy. This webcast will be an excellent resource for SAP Basis Administrator, Managers of SAP Operations, or a Team Lead for SAP Operations.
Where: Online at http://offer.uc4.com/SAP-System-Copy-LP.html
When: August 28, 2012 at 10:00AM PDT
Contact Information:
UC4 Software
Hedge Stahm
1 (425) 644-2121
Contact via Email
Click here to read the full story: Webcast -- Cut Your System Copy Time Up to 90%, Aug. 28, 2012
Press Release Distributed by PR.com


text:
BOSTON, Massachusetts, December 16. A snowstorm and freezing temperatures didn't deter many of the competitors at the New England Masters short course championships last weekend, including world record holder Fritz Bedford.
Bedford, the older brother of Olympic champion B.J. Bedford, lowered his own world record in the 50 backstroke for the 50-54 age group by just three hundredths of a second, from 27.39 to 27.36. Bedford first broke the record in October.
Go Swim co-founder Barbara Hummel got into the record-breaking fun as well, teaming up with U.S. Masters Swimming membership coordinator Tracey Grilli, Joel Feldmann and Jacki Hirsty to put up a 2:22.18 in the women's 200 medley relay. The foursome from New England Masters broke Oregon Masters' record of 2:27.93 that was set back in 2005.
A younger squad from New England Masters wrapped up the meet with a 7:43.72 in the final event of the meet, the 800 free relay. The team of Tobias Work, Michael Emmons, Dan Moran and Eric Nilsson beat the 7:50.37 posted earlier this year by Japanese team RComet.


text:
Roots Spirit Perfume
By Coty for Women
Roots Spirit Perfume by Coty, With roots spirit by coty, you can easily stand out without other people knowing right away just what it is about you that they find intriguing . This fragrance features the distinctive aroma of angelica combined with the intense quality of lemongrass, along with various floral and woody notes, resulting in something uncommon but in pleasant way. The recognizable character of this scent makes it the choice of women who know how to be gracefully rebellious. All products are original, authentic name brands. We do not sell knockoffs or imitations. ... Read More
- O D'azur
- O De L'orangerie
- O De Lancome
- O Des Soupirs
- O'pomelo
- Oahu Coconut Sunset
- Oblique Fast Forward
- Oblique Play
- Oblique Rwd
- Obsession
- Obsession Night
- Obsession Summer
- Ocean Dream
- Ocean Pacific
- Ocean Sun
- Odalisque
- Odeon
- Odeon Tendency
- Odeon Very Fashion
- Odette
- Odeur 53
- Odeur 71
- Odin
- Odin 01 Sunda
- Odin 04 Petrana
- Odin 06 Amanu
- Odin 07 Tanoke
- Odin 08 Seylon
- Odin 09 Pasala
- Odin 10 Roam
- Odin 11 Semma
- Odin 2 Owari
- Odin 3 Century
- Odori Iris
- Odori Spigo
- Odori Tabacco
- Odori Zafferano
- Oeillet Sauvage
- Ofresia
- Oh De Moschino
- Oh La La
- Oh Lola
- Oh My Cat
- Old England
- Old Spice
- Oleg Cassini
- Olene
- Oligo.dx
- Olivier Strelli
- Oltremare
- Olympea
- Ombre Mercure
- Ombre Platine
- Ombre Rose
- Ombre Rose Blue
- Omnia
- Omnia Amethyste
- Omnia Coral
- Omnia Crystalline
- Omnia Crystalline L'eau De Parfum
- Omnia Green Jade
- Omnia Indian Garnet
- Omnia Paraiba
- On Ella
- Onde Extase
- Onde Sensuelle
- Onde Vertige
- One & Only
- One Direction
- Onika
- Only
- Only Crazy
- Only Givenchy
- Only Me Passion
- Ooh La La
- Op Juice
- Op Juice Blend
- Opera
- Opium
- Opium D'ete Summer
- Opium Eau D'orient Fleur De Shanghai
- Opium Eau D'orient Orchidee De Chine
- Opium Eau D'orient Poesie De Chine
- Opium Fraicheur D'orient
- Opium Legendes De Chine
- Opus 1870
- Opus I
- Opus Ii
- Opus Iii
- Opus Iv
- Opus V
- Opus Vi
- Opus Vii
- Opus Viii
- Or Des Indes
- Orange Blossom
- Orange Blossom The Healing Garden
- Orange Cannelle
- Orangers En Fleurs
- Organza
- Organza First Light
- Organza Indecence
- Oriens
- Oriental Lace
- Oriental Lounge
- Orientalia
- Original Santal
- Originale
- Orlane
- Oro
- Oro Paulina Rubio
- Os Signature
- Oscar
- Oscar Bamboo
- Oscar Celebration
- Oscar Citrus
- Oscar de la Renta
- Oscar De La Renta Extraordinary
- Oscar Flor
- Oscar Gold
- Oscar Marine
- Oscar Red Orchid
- Oscar Red Satin
- Oscar Soft Amber
- Oscar Soft Blossom
- Oscar Summer Dew
- Oscar Tropical
- Oscar Violet
- Ose Parfum Pour Lingerie
- Osez Moi
- Osmanthus
- Otto Kern
- Oud Al Sahraa
- Oud For Love
- Oud Robert Piguet
- Oud Save The King
- Oud Save The Queen
- Oui
- Our Moment
- Own It
- Oxygene
- Oyedo
- Ozbek
Sorry, Roots Spirit is not in stock
Enter your email and click "Notify Me" and we will email you as soon as it comes back in stock.
This product has 3 Out of Stock items |
6.7 oz Body Lotion
Item #455410
Gift Set - 1.7 oz Eau De Parfum Spray + 3 oz Body Lotion + 6.7 oz Body Wash
Item #455409
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought
More Coty fragrancesfor Women: Exclamation , Sand & Sable , Vanilla Fields , Emeraude , Vanilla Musk , more
for Men: Stetson , Aspen , Preferred Stock , Gravity , Coty Musk , more
See all Coty products
Customer Comments
Great place to shop. They had what I was looking for and at a great price. Delivery was as promised. I will shop with them again and let all my friends know about them!
S. Joseph (Moyock, NC)
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®by PowerReviews
- Great smell (33)
- Clean & fresh (30)
- Great value (28)
- Draws compliments (27)
- Sexy (20)
- Doesn't hold (3)
Best Uses
- Daily use (27)
- Signature fragrance (13)
- Evening (12)
- Special occasions (11)
- Anytime (10)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Natural style (17), Adventurous style (9), Classic style (6)
- Fragrance Type:
- Fresh/aquatic (19), Citrus/fruity (11), Woody/earthy (10), Powdery (8), Oriental/spicy (5)
Most Liked Positive Review
Compliments Galore!
Two years ago I was at my local [...] and smelled a tester of Roots Spirit parfum....Loved it and bought 1 bottle. From the 1st time I put it on...Read complete review
Two years ago I was at my local [...] and smelled a tester of Roots Spirit parfum....Loved it and bought 1 bottle. From the 1st time I put it on I got compliments every single time I wore it. Couldn't find it at [...] after that...did a google search for it and found it at FragranceX.com!! I wear it every day and have turned more than 5 friends on to it. Two of my sisters loved how I smell so much that I bought them each a bottle from FragranceX.com! I love to use the body wash, followed by the body lotion and finishing off with the parfum! The gift set is the best value for your buck! You will love this product if you purchase it! The only con is the scent doesn't last long enough for my liking...even with layering the lotion and the parfum....I wish Roots would make a powder in this scent!!! Love FrangranceX and tell all my friends and family about it. Was at the Orthodontist w/my son a couple months ago & one of the staff there wanted to know what perfume I was wearing and where I got it. I told her fragrancex.com...she was going to buy it that day!
Most Liked Negative Review
Nice, but Roots is better
I had been looking for a cedar-ey woodsy kind of scent that was clean smelling. I like how Light Blue smells on other people, but it doesn't work well with my skin. I...Read complete review
I had been looking for a cedar-ey woodsy kind of scent that was clean smelling. I like how Light Blue smells on other people, but it doesn't work well with my skin. I tried this on in the store and wore it for a day. I really liked it at the time and found that it lasted well. It had some slightly fruity notes at the beginning and dried down to quite a strongly cedar smell. Since buying it, I have found that it is nice, but comes on too strong at first. I like the smell after a few hours, but I think for a work environment, it is a little too strong at the beginning and could bother those nearby who are sensitive to scents.
Reviewed by 35 customers
Sort by
Displaying reviews 1-5
Previous | Next »
- Clean & Fresh
- Draws Compliments
- Great Smell
- Great Value
- Long-Lasting
- Not Overpowering
- not available
Best Uses
- Anytime
Comments about Coty Roots Spirit Perfume:
- Fragrance Type:
- Fresh/Aquatic, Herbal, Oriental/Spicy, Powdery, Woody/Earthy
- Great Scent For Everyday
- Never in stock
Best Uses
Comments about Coty Roots Spirit Perfume:
This scent is never in stock. too bad it is amazing.
- Clean & Fresh
- Draws Compliments
- Great Smell
- Sexy
Best Uses
Comments about Coty Roots Spirit Perfume:
Dolce and Gabbani Light Blue is the only perfume thats scent comes close to Roots Spirit.
- Clean & Fresh
- Complimented Me
- Draws Compliments
- Great Smell
- Long-Lasting
- Not Overpowering
- Perfect For Day Or Nite
- Sensual
- Sexy
Best Uses
- Anytime
- Daily Use
- Evening Use
- Perfect
- Signature Fragrance
- Special Occasions
Comments about Coty Roots Spirit Perfume:
This was the only fragrance I have ever been able to really wear and feel great...it totally complimented me and my style...i could wear to work and out for an evening I really wish ROOTS would bring this back. If not why could Coty continue to make it but give it a different name. Surely that can be done.
- Fragrance Type:
- Clean, Fresh/Aquatic
- Clean & Fresh
- Great Smell
- Great Value
- Long-Lasting
- Not Overpowering
- Sensual
- Sexy
Best Uses
- Anytime
- Daily Use
- Evening Use
- Signature Fragrance
- Special Occasions
Comments about Coty Roots Spirit Perfume:
love this product has been disontinuded anyone know how to get some more :((
- Fragrance Type:
- Fresh/Aquatic
Displaying reviews 1-5
Previous | Next »


text:
26 U.S. Code § 5176 - New or renewed bonds
prev | next
(a) General
Source(Added Pub. L. 85–859, title II, § 201,Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1353; amended Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A),Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834; Pub. L. 96–39, title VIII, § 807(a)(16),July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 282.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 5176 (c), act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 629, consisted of provisions similar to those comprising subsec. (a) of this section, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 85–859.
Prior section 5176 (a), (b), (d), (e), related to distiller's bond: form and approval; additional bond; exemption from survey requirements; and cross references, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 85–859. See sections 5173 (a), (b), 5174 (a)(1) and 5177 of this title.
Provisions similar to those comprising this section were contained in prior section 5232 (c), act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 643, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 85–859.
1979—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–39, § 807(a)(16)(A), struck out ", 5174," after "sections 5173".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–39, § 807(a)(16)(A), substituted reference to paragraph (1) of section 5173 (a) for reference to section 5173 (c) and struck out provisions relating to failure or refusal of the proprietor of a distilled spirits plant to withdraw any spirits from storage on bonded premises before the expiration of the time limited on the bond and pay the tax thereon.
1976—Pub. L. 94–455struck out "or his delegate" after "Secretary" wherever appearing.
Effective Date of 1979 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 96–39effective Jan. 1, 1980, see section 810 ofPub. L. 96–39, set out as a note under section 5001 of this title.
Continuation of Distiller's Notice and Bond
Authority to waive requirements for filing notice and executing new bond on May 1, 1959, if distiller and surety have executed consent to continuation of the terms of existing bond to cover operations from May 1, 1959 to June 30, 1959, see section 210(f) ofPub. L. 85–859, set out as a note under section 5175 of this title.
LII has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references LII.


text:
VARIOUS ARTISTS 12 Monkeys Soundtrack (1995)
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA Suite Punta Del Este (1996)
Suite Punta Del Este may not be the best place to start investigating the brilliance of Tango great Astor Piazzolla. But, as with much of his work, there's always something wondrous to behold. For the uninitiated, Piazzolla essentially reinvented the age old music of the Tango, instilling it with a vibrant experimentalism and a haunting, cinematic mystique that has little to do with the "dance" most of us know from stage and screen. Piazzolla's vision is darker, more intricate and nearly alien in its rich array of textures and atmospherics. The All Music Guide concisely states that "the genius composer took an earthy, sensual, even disreputable folk music and elevated it into a sophisticated form of high art." 1996's Suite Punta Del Este is comprised mostly of live tracks so, sonically speaking, it doesn't capture the subtleties of his studio work. But Suite Punta Del Este is here for those that want the nearly 19 minute title track that formed the basis for Paul Buckmaster's soundtrack to Terry Gilliam's mad, mad, movie, 12 Monkeys. Some think of it as a Piazzolla score, but the soundtrack actually uses only a tiny extract of Astor's "Suite," entitled "Introduccion," as arranged by Buckmaster – best known for his early work with Elton John. The bulk of Buckmaster's own contributions are spooky and disjointed (fitting the movie perfectly) and weave in and out of the film's plot-fitting songs (Louis Armstrong, Tom Waits, Link Wray) and Piazzolla's short, oft-repeated "theme."
Adios Nonino (6:59)
Mumuki (9:45)
Verano Porteno (6:30)
Chin Chin (6:26)
Libertango (4:10)
Suite Punta Del Este (18:40)
"Introduccion" From Suite Punta Del Este (12 Monkeys Theme) (0:53)
Cole's First Dream/Volunteer Duty/Topside (3:12)
Silent Night (1:08)
Spider Research/Introduccion/The Proposition (1:59)
Time Confusion/To The Mental Ward/Planet Ogo (1:53)
Wrong Number/Cole's Dream/Dormitory Spider/Introduccion (3:33)
CHARLIE OLINS Vivisection (1:20)
B.J. COLE Sleepwalk (2:23)
Introduccion/Scanner Room/Capture And Sedation (3:33)
Cole's Third Dream (0:21)
Interrogation/Time Capsule/Cole Kidnaps Railly (4:56)
FATS DOMINO Blueberry Hill (2:20)
LOUIS ARMSTRONG What A Wonderful World (2:18)
Cole's Fourth Dream (0:27)
LINK WRAY AND THE WRAYMEN Comanche (2:04)
TOM WAITS Earth Died Screaming (3:36)
Introduccion (4:34)
Fateful Bullet/A Boot From The Trunk/Cole's Longing (3:04)
Photo Search/Mission Brief (1:28)
Back In '96 (2:06)
Fugitives/Fateful Love/Home Dentistry (3:22)
Introduccion/Giraffes & Flamingos (1:04)
This Is My Dream/Cole's Call/Louis & Jose (3:14)
Peters Does His Worst (3:52)
Dreamers Awake (3:36)


text: On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 2:32 PM, Pierre GM <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > Alexander, > The rationale behind the current behavior is to avoid an accidental > propagation of the mask. Consider the following example: > > >>>m = numpy.array([1,0,0,1,0], dtype=bool_) > >>>x = numpy.array([1,2,3,4,5]) > >>>y = numpy.sqrt([5,4,3,2,1]) > >>>mx = masked_array(x,mask=m) > >>>my = masked_array(y,mask=m) > >>>mx[0] = 0 > >>>print mx,my, m > [0 2 3 -- 5] [-- 4 3 -- 1] [ True False False True False] > > At the creation, mx._sharedmask and my._sharedmask are both True. Setting > mx[0]=0 forces mx._mask to be copied, so that we don't affect the mask of my. > > Now, > >>>m = numpy.array([1,0,0,1,0], dtype=bool_) > >>>x = numpy.array([1,2,3,4,5]) > >>>y = numpy.sqrt([5,4,3,2,1]) > >>>mx = masked_array(x,mask=m) > >>>my = masked_array(y,mask=m) > >>>mx._sharedmask = False > >>>mx[0] = 0 > >>>print mx,my, m > [0 2 3 -- 5] [5 4 3 -- 1] [False False False True False] > > By mx._sharedmask=False, we deceived numpy.ma into thinking that it's OK to > update the mask of mx (that is, m), and my gets updated. Sometimes it's what > you want (your case for example), often it is not: I've been bitten more than > once before reintroducing the _sharedmask flag. > > As you've observed, setting a private flag isn't a very good idea: you should > use the .unshare_mask() function instead, that copies the mask and set the > _sharedmask to False. OK, in your example, copying the mask is not needed, > but in more general cases, it is. > > At the initialization, self._sharedmask is set to (not copy). That is, if you > didn't specify copy=True at the creation (the default being copy=False), > self._sharedmask is True. Now, I recognize it's not obvious, and perhaps we > could introduce yet another parameter to masked_array/array/MaskedArray, > share_mask, that would take a default value of True and set > self._sharedmask=(not copy)&share_mask Thank you for your thorough explanation. I was providing the mask array to the constructor in order to do my own allocating, mostly to ensure that the MaskedArray had a dense mask that *wouldn't* be replaced with a copy without my intentional instruction. I didn't realize that the MaskedArray was not taking ownership of provided mask (even though copy was False) because the implied usage for providing the mask explicitly is to read-only alias another MaskedArray's mask. I was working against my own goal! Now that I understand a little better, the easiest/betst thing for me to do is change the way I create the MaskedArray to: >>> a = numpy.ma.MaskedArray( ... data=numpy.zeros((4,5), dtype=float), ... mask=True, ... fill_value=0.0 ... ) This appears to cause MaskedArray to create a dense mask which persists (i.e. isn't replaced by a copy) for the lifetime of the MaskedArray. > So: should we introduce this extra parameter ? The propagation semantics and mechanics are definitely tricky, especially considering that it seems that the "right behavior" is context dependent. Are the mask propagation rules spelled out anywhere (aside from the code! :-))? I could see some potential value to an additional argument, but the constructor is already quite complicated so I'm reluctant to say "Yes" outright, especially with my current level of understanding. At the very least, perhaps the doc-string should be amended to include the note that if a mask is provided, it is assumed to be shared and a copy of it will be made when/if it is modified. How does the keep_mask option play into this? I don't understand what that one does yet. Thanks! Alex


text:
|John Mayer - On Sale Saturday, September 21
|News Releases - Music & Entertainment
|Written by Stephani Nagle
|Friday, 13 September 2013 15:25
Born & Raised Tour!
Special Guest Phillip Phillips
Tuesday, November 19 at 7:00pm
iWireless Center
Moline, IL
On Sale Saturday, September 21 at 10 am!
Reserved seats ($29.50, $49.50, $59.50, $69.50 plus applicable fees) will be available at the iWireless Center box office, charge by phone at 800/745-3000 and online at www.ticketmaster.com
Brought to you by Jam Productions.
More Information on John Mayer available at:
Seven-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician John Mayer has announced additional dates for his current U.S. tour after a successful summer run, selling out in Los Angles, Denver, Houston, and Dallas among other territories. This is the singer's first tour following a three-year hiatus.
The new tour dates kick off on 11/19 in Moline, IL and run through 12/17 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY, with Phillip Phillips ("Home," "Gone, Gone, Gone") continuing to support for most U.S. shows. Tickets go on sale for most cities on September 20and 21 at 10 a.m. in respective time zones. Citi cardmembers will have exclusive access to presale tickets with most dates going on sale September 17 at 10 a.m. EST. For full details please visit www.citiprivatepass.com and www.johnmayer.com .
Mayer's new album Paradise Valley debuted at #1 in 4 countries, and in the Top 10 in another 8 countries. The new album also marks his highest career chart entry in Switzerland, Ireland, Austria, Italy, and Belgium. His previous albums-Room for Squares, Heavier Things, Continuum, live album Where the Light Is, Battle Studies and Born and Raised-have sold more than 20 million copies worldwide combined.
Mayer is using the U.S. tour to both raise funds for and heighten awareness of the effects of post- traumatic stress on our military veterans. One dollar from each tour ticket sold in the United States will go to the Northern California Institute for Research and Education. Mayer partnered with NCIRE two years ago to create programs that help veterans return to healthy and productive civilian lives.
He has been honored with seven Grammy Awards and an additional 11 nominations. Mayer has also been included in Time Magazine's annual Time 100 list of the most influential contemporary thinkers, leaders, artists and entertainers, and twice been featured on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine's annual "Guitar" issue. Last year, he was honored in Washington, D.C. by the Recording Academy for his philanthropic work on behalf of both U.S. military veterans and young people interested in music.
Tags See All Tags


text:
Sharon Gimpel
Revision as of 12:52, February 16, 2012 by 220.127.116.11 (Talk)
40,394pages on
this wiki
this wiki
Real World article
(written from a Production point of view)
(written from a Production point of view)
|Sharon Gimpel
|M-113 creature
|"The Man Trap"
Sharon Gimpel (born 5 June 1944; age 71) is a former dancer and actress who played the M-113 creature in TOS: "The Man Trap". She was a trained dancer, who went to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. However, her Star Trek appearance ended up as her sole screen performance.
Gimpel was disappointed to learn that getting the part meant playing it incognito. Playing the creature under the heavy costume was also an uneasy experience for her. During her brief time in the hot costume, the diminuative Gimpel sweated off quite a few pounds. One time, she was seen crying when they took off the mask. Disillusioned with Hollywood, Gimpel left Los Angeles afterwards, and never returned to the entertainment industry. [1]


text:
The city of Pueblo has agreed to pay 50-thousand dollars to a woman whose husband was killed in a no-knock police raid.
Terry Lynne Taylor filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city and officers involved in the 1998 raid on her house.
SWAT team member Mark Bravo said he fired the fatal shot in self-defense after Steven Taylor aimed a gun at him.
Terry Taylor said her husband was not armed, even though pictures taken immediately after the shooting depicted him holding a gun.
Police conducted the raid to uncover a suspected methamphetamine
lab. No lab was found.
The officers admitted no wrongdoing in the agreement.
Assistant City Attorney Tom Florczak says the city did not want to take its chances in a trial.
Click Here to access the online Public Inspection File
Viewers with disabilities can get assistance accessing this station's FCC Public Inspection File by contacting the station with the information listed below. Questions or concerns relating to the accessibility of the FCC's online public file system should be directed to the FCC at 888-225-5322, 888-835-5322 (TTY), or email@example.com.


text: Home Culture Teacher to Students: No Experience Is Just 'for White Girls' A trip to the American Girl store taught 27 Bedford-Stuyvesant girls, "you have access to any place." By: Jenée Desmond-Harris Posted: June 18 2013 12:15 PM 0 P.S. 28 students at the American Girl store (DNAinfo New York) A teacher at Public School 28 in Brooklyn, N.Y.'s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, where an estimated 80 percent of children qualify for free lunch, overheard a student dismiss Manhattan's expensive American Girl doll store as an unattainable destination -- specifically, "a place that white girls go to." A $14,000 fundraising campaign later, he took 27 girls on a trip that included tea with the store's cast of characters, DNAinfo New York reports. His only goal: to prove to them that they could have the same experiences as anyone else. "I decided I had to help change their perception of themselves and their worth," Rob Robinson said. "This is less about the dolls, and more about telling them you have access to any place." The money, raised through a website that Robinson set up called "27 Girls of Color to American Girl NYC," allowed Robinson and a group of chaperones to buy the girls dolls, new clothes and shoulder bags. It also paid for a private dining experience with the toys in the store ... On the website, donors were encouraged to donate as little or as much as they could. They also left messages for the young students ... American Girl did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the trip. This isn't the first time Robinson has taken P.S. 28 kids on trips. In 2011, he took a group of students to the Russian Tea Room, followed by a Broadway show. Robinson said he was inspired by his own experiences growing up in the Farragut Houses in Fort Greene and participating in the Fresh Air Fund and the NAACP's Brooklyn Youth Council. Through those programs, he got to experience more of the country than he would have otherwise been able to, Robinson said. "There are things outside the physical walls that I lived in," Robinson said. "I lived in the projects. That showed me there was a whole world outside of that." Read more at DNAinfo New York. Like The Root on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. Get what we're watching delivered to your inbox everyday! Sign up for our daily video newsletter below. Page 1 of 2 NEXT PAGE > Powered by Livefyre 0


text:
Skip to main page content
(Downloading may take up to 30 seconds. If the slide opens in your browser, select File -> Save As to save it.)
Click on image to view larger version.
Erythrocytic proteins are O-GlcNAc modified. Fifteen micrograms of erythrocyte proteins (hemoglobin depleted) were run on
a 12.5% SDS-PAGE gel, transferred, and immunoblotted with antibodies against O-GlcNAc (A), O-GlcNAcase (B, top), or OGT (B, bottom). Different lanes represent samples from different individuals.
What's this?
Copyright © 2016 by the American Diabetes Association


text:
Are you wearing red today? Red socks, sparkly red jewelry, pinned a red heart to your shirt pocket? We want to see it!
I HEART Red Photo Contest:
Wear red every Friday in February, take a picture of yourself or your friends wearing red (be creative) and submit it! If you wear red every Friday in support of heart month, your name will be submitted into a prize drawing. All "Wear Red" photos are to be submitted to firstname.lastname@example.com by February 28th.
Questions? Email Allie at firstname.lastname@example.com and check out our FEBRUARY IS HEART MONTH website at http://www.ithaca.edu/hr/benefits/wrklife/go_red!
**Please consider participating in our other challenges and events this month as well**
Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Katie Sack at email@example.com or (607) 274-1208. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.
0 Comments


text:
April 29, 2016
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina officials are advising lawmakers to change the state's anti-illegal immigration law to put it in line with last week's U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
The Senate could take up the proposed changes later Wednesday as part of a bill that requires officers to check suspects' immigration status.
The amendments would tweak South Carolina's 2008 law that put the onus on businesses to check their employees' immigration status. The state's labor director and attorney general say the changes would ensure state law would be deemed constitutional.
The proposal would do away with the current system of fines for not checking workers. The state would instead punish businesses that continue to break the law after warnings by revoking their operating business licenses and filings.
Have information or an opinion about this story? Click here to contact the newsroom.
Copyright WRDW-TV News 12. All rights reserved. This material may not be republished without express written permission.
Click Here to access the online Public Inspection File
Viewers with disabilities can get assistance accessing this station's FCC Public Inspection File by contacting the station with the information listed below. Questions or concerns relating to the accessibility of the FCC's online public file system should be directed to the FCC at 888-225-5322, 888-835-5322 (TTY), or firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
The Daily Agenda for Saturday, June 18
Jim Burroway
June 18th, 2011
Protest Against Municipal Pool Which Barred Gay Swimmers: Hazard, KY. Earlier this week, an organized group of special needs clients from Mending Hearts, Inc., was asked to leave the Pavilion public pool during a special group outing when a city staff member discovered that two of the developmentally disabled men were gay. Shirlyn Perkins, executive director of Mending Hearts, said in a statement Monday that the Pavilion staff member used the Bible to order the couple to leave the facility. "My staff asked the Pavilion staff why they were being asked to leave, and they were informed that 'gay people' weren't allowed to swim there," she said. "My staff told this man that what he was trying to do was discrimination. The man stated that what he was doing was in the Bible and he could do it. My staff continued to argue with this man but was ultimately forced to leave. My clients, who already feel ridiculed and different, left the city-owned facility crying and embarrassed for trying to participate in 'normal' activities that everyday 'normal' people do."
In response, Kentucky Equality Federation is planning a protest at the Pavilion on Deaton Street in Hazard, beginning at 2:00 p.m. Jordan Palmer of the Kentucky Equality Federation told the AP that he received several angry emails, including one that said Palmer would leave the protest "with a bullet in his head." With attitudes like that, a strong show of support is urged for anyone in the area. Folks in Huntington, Charleston, Lexington, Knoxville, Asheville, and Johnson City — you're really not that far away.
Trans Youth Summit: Boston, MA. This summit is for youth 24 and under from Massachusetts/New England who identify with, or could fall under, the label 'transgender' or youth who are in some way connected to the transgender youth community, such as partners/friends. The goal of this summit is for youth to meet and connect with other transgender and gender variant youth. Young people will have the opportunity to share ideas, learn about their legal rights, learn about the larger transgender community, participate in workshops and fun activities. The summit takes place at Fenway Health, 1340 Boylston St, Boston, and will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Symposium: Waltham MA. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) will hold a symposium on suicide prevention in the LGBT community, "A Call to Action." The symposium will educate attendees and propose interventions aimed at reducing suicidal behavior and suicide risk in the LGBT community, which has been receiving more attention recently in the news but has been a health crisis for decades. The symposium will also call to reduce the stigma against seeking mental health services, as well as for the funding necessary for health research and for changes in discriminatory laws that stigmatize people based on their LGBT identities. The symposium will be held at Bentley University at the LaCava Conference Center in Waltham, Massachusetts, from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m.
AIDS Walk: Oakland, CA.
Pride Celebrations This Weekend: Baltimore, MD; Bisbee, AZ; Boise, ID; Bozeman, MT; Calderdale, UK; Columbus, OH; Denver, CO; Flagstaff, AZ; Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Grand Rapids, MI; Iowa City, IA; Lancaster, PA; Las Cruces, NM; Louisville, Ky; Memphis, TN (Black Pride); Nashville, TN; Norwalk, CT; Portland, ME; Portland, OR; Providence, RI; Syracuse, NY; Tijuana, BC and Vienna, Austria.
Agnes Goodsir: 1864. An Austria Australia-born painter, Agness Goodsir joined a mass exodus of Austrian artists seeking the artistic stimulation and freedom that had blossomed in Paris in the early 20th century. That's where Goodsir studied at the Académie Delécluse, the Académie Julian and then the Académie Colarossi. Her constant companion was Rachel Dunn, depicted in several of her paintings, including Morning Tea (1925), Girl with Cigarette (1925), The Letter (1926) and The Chinese Skirt (1933). She was best known for her portraits including, reportedly, one of Mussolini. When she died in 1939, she left her remaining paintings to Rachel Dunn, who sent about forty to Agnes's family in Australia and others to Australian galleries. The Agnes Goodsir memorial scholarship at the Bendigo Art Gallery where her work first appeared is named in her memory.
If you know of something that belongs on the agenda, please send it here. PLEASE, don't forget to include the basics: who, what, when, where, and URL (if available).


text:
Darwin's Abominable Mystery
Where did flowers come from?
Amborella is in a confused state when it comes to sex, as if transitioning from gymnosperm to angiosperm anatomy. It has separate male and female organs on the same plant, like a conifer. The male flowers have stamens only, but they don't look like modern stamens—that is, with filaments topped with two pollen-bearing sacs. Instead, the two pollen sacs are carried on the edge of flat and broad petals that look very much like the scales in male conifer cones. But they also have flowers that look like hermaphrodites, with both carpels and stamens. These stamens, however, are sterile, making them staminodes.
How did these other flowers (which function as female flowers) manage to acquire both carpels and nonfunctional stamens? The debate is far from over, but it seems the first and critical step was a "whole genome duplication" in the common ancestor of all flowering plants. A gymnosperm (like a human) is diploid, which means it has one copy of its genome in the nucleus of all of its cells. (The term diploid indicates that the genome is a set of paired chromosomes, one from each of its two parents.) After the whole genome duplication, the mutated plant and its tetraploid descendants had two copies of its genome in the nucleus of its cells. These plants became instant winners in the survival game. They now had spare genes for experimenting, spare genes that might mutate freely without endangering the viability of the individual. If a mutation in a spare gene conferred an advantage, the mutation could be passed on. If the spare gene mutated in an unproductive way, it would be lost.
Today most flowering species have more than one copy of their genomes, and thousands have a dozen or more copies. Plants with multiple copies are called polyploids, and tend to be larger, have more complex flowers, and bear bigger fruits than their genomically less endowed relatives. Humans have shaped plant evolution by selecting polyploid plants for cultivation. Modern garden strawberries, for example, are octoploids, and some have berries so large they need to be cut in quarters to be eaten, while their wild relatives are diploid or at most tetraploid and have berries the size of a pea. Plant breeders often propagate garden flowers with doubled genomes to produce double the usual number of petals. In the era just before the amborella emerged, however, a doubled genome simply meant a new plasticity for basic forms and functions. That plasticity was critical to evolving leaves into colorful petals and into sepals, the leaves that protect unopened buds. Gene redundancy also was a factor in developing male and female organs in the same flower.
Gender in gymnosperms of the era must have already been nuanced and mutable. Only four groups of gymnosperms are still living today, but some of their members have interesting sexual variations. Some gymnosperms change genders as they mature. Male gingkoes occasionally metamorphose into females, much to the distress of city residents. (Gingkoes are popular urban street trees—they're so tough, some survived the nuclear blast in Hiroshima—but female seeds are terribly messy and their odor has been compared to that of vomit or rancid butter.) The Mediterranean cypress starts off female but later becomes male. Many conifers have their male cones on the lower branches and female cones on the upper, but a spruce and several pine varieties are sexually upside-down. So, when the gymnosperm genome first doubled and was chock-full of extra and as-yet-unassigned genes, gender would have been particularly malleable. Amborella, with its flowers that are unisexual in function but hermaphrodite in appearance, is not a shocking experimental result. And amborella is known to go transgender, too.
One of the most important innovations of amborella and later angiosperms was to enclose its seeds in an ovary. No gymnosperm seed has an ovary: Their fertilized ovules are "naked," covered only in a single, thin protective layer. An angiosperm's ovary protects its embryo from desiccation and physical harm. Some species' ovaries enlarge significantly to become edible fruits. If you're a plant and you want to have your seeds spread widely, fruits are the way to go. Animals transport the fruits inside their digestive tracts, and then deposit the embryo far from the parent, along with a nice pile of nitrogen-rich manure. Botanically speaking, grains and nuts are also fruits. It's just that their ovaries are dry and tough.
So where did the ovary come from? Gene duplication again. The ovary is the bottommost part of the carpel, and the carpel, genetic analysis shows, is a repurposed leaf, which by folding and fusing its edges together came to form a second, impermeable covering over the seed. In fact, the amborella carpel has a visible seam where the leaf has not quite fully fused. An edible fruit is not the only transportation method that angiosperms developed for their seeds. Thanks to those duplicated genomes, external seed structures, such as burrs and hooks, plumes, and sticky liquids, have evolved to send seeds far down the road. Wait a few million years, and angiosperm seeds will be hailing cabs.
Excerpted from Garden of Marvels: How We Discovered that Flowers Have Sex, Leaves Eat Air, and Other Secrets of Plants by Ruth Kassinger, out now from William Morrow.