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Enter big data
And pharma is not going to escape this shift unscathed. Deeper customer insight is forcing pharma marketers to re-articulate marketing goals, re-consider crucial touch points, channels, and connections, and most importantly redefine customer experiences. While still not the norm, there are a few prime examples of brave, data-driven ideas creating value and relevance for both the customer and the brand.
A recent example is AstraZeneca's Customer Driven Initiative designed to supplement sales force efforts to increase the quality and quantity of physician interactions. With physician access becoming an industry-wide challenge, the goal was to deliver on-demand, rep-like services through physician-preferred touch points whenever and wherever they needed them.
Digitas Health explored physician needs and preferences through custom and syndicated research; analyzed physician-rep interactions; evaluated search and online activity; and identified content, tools, and resources that could be delivered to the physicians in a non-personal setting. In-bound call centers were supplemented with a centralized and shared suite of services and technologies, including e-sampling, e-detailing, and custom content—made possible through strategic partners like Medscape, MDLinx, MedManage and Epocrates—to ensure a continuously evolving and current value proposition.
Creativity lay in ensuring seamless connectivity between brand-specific content and the centralized, shared content, providing an integrated, customer-centric experience across multiple brands, audiences, and channels. The foundation of this service is a technology infrastructure that is adaptable and responsive to support changing physician and brand needs and leverages data and analytics to drive optimization and accountability.
The result for AstraZeneca was a customer-driven initiative that continues to surpass industry norms for physician participation and engagement, while delivering centralized efficiencies and business impact.
Another example is where we put data at the heart of a very successful behavior modification program for a smoking cessation therapy. The step-by-step approach started with a questionnaire revealing the smoking habits that increase the urge to smoke. This data allowed us to build a year of support that delivered tips, tools, and a personalized "quit strategy" to combat the desire to pick up that cigarette.
This rich, surround-sound program connects across multiple channels and uses data to define the content of each communication; help progress trackers pin-point where each patient is in their journey; and celebrate the successes along the way. Along that journey, relevant content is delivered every day for the first five weeks and then weekly for the rest of the year to help patients alter behavior to achieve goals that otherwise might be unattainable.
The idea of using data in this fluid, "live" way to create dynamic content changes the creative process. It forces you to imagine beyond the 60-second commercial and into the 52-week year; to stop thinking like traditional marketers and more like publishers.
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It's important to align brands to the customer, not the other way around. The objective is to facilitate the mutual exchange of value. But our customers are not in the business of serving up their requirements to us on a silver platter. It's up to us to garner a deep understanding about the category, the competition, our brand reality, our customers' cultural biases, media consumption, and the human reality to uncover the underlying customer needs, challenges, and motivations.
Master the tools
Search engines, social media, and other consumer-controlled engagements allow for deeper insights into consumers' thoughts, motivations, and behaviors. Interactive touch points like mobile devices, smartphones, and digital destinations give consumers access to more on-demand information, offering opportunities for marketers to track these interactions in real time, enabling them to understand and influence their audiences at a broader and deeper level than ever before. An enabling infrastructure and processes lets marketers capture, synthesize, and disseminate customer interactions, pathways, and journeys, in addition to analyzing synergies and alignment with brand goals to inform the creative process.
Merge left and right brain
It is not an alien concept that structured thinking can fuel the creative process. The biggest impediment to this mind-meld is conversion of dashboards and walls of numbers into insights that create the "aha" moments and give fuel to ideas that are generous and generative—enabled by a team structure that encourages multi-disciplinary collaboration.
Let the ideas flow
And flow they must. The days of replicating the same old message across every channel are long gone. Today, creatives must think about context to keep their message relevant and timely. We need to think about the customer first and ask ourselves the same question every time we create a touch point: What is the human need that we are going to answer as a brand? And the thing that helps us do this—keep our thinking and our work fluid—is data.
Graham Mills is Executive Creative Director at Digitas Health. He can be reached at [email protected]
Mukarram Bhatty is Senior Vice President Strategy at Digitas Health. He can be reached at [email protected]


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Raleigh, N.C. -- North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory is urging leaders in the state education system to devise ways to boost teacher pay and college graduation rates, despite years of deep cuts to per-pupil funding for public education.
In a statement issued Wednesday, the Republican governor laid out five "pathways" for education, including such goals as getting businesses to hire more graduates, making reading and math a joy for every child and expanding charter schools.
North Carolina Association of Educators president Rodney Ellis responded that he would like to see McCrory's stated ambitions reflected in actual budgets and legislation.
Ellis said North Carolina teacher salaries currently rank 46th nationally, with proposals now under consideration at the GOP-controlled legislature to increase class sizes, eliminate teacher assistants and cut pay for teachers with master's degrees.

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Information Science Pioneer
Watson Davis
Davis was President and founder of ADI. He devised methods for popularizing the study of science in general. He was editor of Science Service and Science News Letter. He was also Director of the Science Clubs of America, which he saw as an "educational force for the future" (Current Biography). The documentation division of Science Services was established in 1935 and was the "nucleus of ADI" which was organized in 1937. Through ADI, Davis sought to solve the problems "surrounding publication, bibliography, library facilities, etc."
Glenn J. Seaborg, chairman of AEC, noted that "Watson Davis has done more for the popularization of science and the understanding of science by the general public than any other individual." According to Richards, Davis was "the pioneer microfilm enthusiast." Davis saw microfilm as "basis for a data and information revolution" (Burke). In 1934, Davis attempted to create an ILL program-the Bibliofilm Service at the NAL. He wanted to "create a constantly updated world bibliography of science" (Burke).
History of ASIS&T - Timeline
1937 - Beginnings in Documentation
ASIS&T was founded on March 13, 1937, as the American Documentation Institute (ADI), a service organization made up of individuals nominated by and representing affiliated scientific and professional societies, foundations and government agencies. Its initial interest was in the development of microfilm as an aid to information dissemination. ADI compiled an impressive record of achievement in its early years: development of microfilm readers, cameras and services; fostering negotiations and research which resulted in the so-called "gentleman's agreement" covering the photo duplication of copyrighted materials; establishment of programs for the storage and reproduction of auxiliary publications in support of journal editors; operation of an Oriental scientific literature service during World War II; support of interlingua, an early rival of Esperanto, to foster international science communications; and co-sponsoring of the 1958 International Conference on Scientific Information.
1950's - Transition to Modern Information Science
As the number of people engaged in developing new principles and techniques in the many areas of documentation and information services increased, the Bylaws were amended in 1952 to admit individual as well as institutional members. Thus, ADI became the national professional society for those concerned with all elements and problems of information science. With the 1950's came increasing awareness of the potential of automatic devices for literature searching and information storage and retrieval. As these concepts grew in magnitude and potential, so did the variety of professional interests.
1960's - The Information Explosion
During the 1960's, membership increased sevenfold as the problems created by the "information explosion" became of national concern. Reflecting this change in its total range of activities, as well as the emergence of information science as an identifiable configuration of disciplines, the membership voted to change the name of the American Documentation Institute to the American Society for Information Science. The name change took effect January 1, 1968, and emphasized the fact that the membership of ASIS is uniquely concerned with all aspects of the information transfer process, a national professional organization for those concerned with designing, managing, and using information systems and technology.
1970's - The Move to Online Information
The move from batch processing to online modes, from mainframe to mini and micro computers accelerated in the 1970's. Traditional boundaries among disciplines began to fade and library schools added "information" in their titles. ASIS stopped administering the ERIC Clearinghouse on Library and Information Services, made the Mid-Year Meeting an annual event focusing on a single topic of current interest, sponsored a bicentennial conference (1976) on the role of information in the country's development, was an active participant in the planning and implementation of the White House Conference on Library and Information Services, and the Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science appeared and became a mainstay membership publication of the Society.
1980's - Personal Computers Change the Market
By the 1980's, large databases, such as Grateful Med at the National Library of Medicine, and user-oriented services such as Dialog and Compuserve, were for the first time accessible by individuals from their personal computers. ASIS added to and revised its Special Interest Groups (SIGs) to respond to the changes, establishing groups on office information systems and personal computers as well as international information issues and rural information services. By the end of the decade, SIGs were available involving non-print media, social sciences, energy and the environment, and community information systems and ASIS had its first non-North American Chapters.
ASIS&T Today
As information and communication technology applications proliferate and encroach ever more on the daily lives of nearly all in the developed world, ASIS&T members are at the forefront in examining the technical bases, social consequences, and theoretical understanding of online databases, widespread use of databases in government, industry, and education, and the development of the Internet and World Wide Web. In 2000, the Society changed its name to American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), reflecting the range of its members. In 2013, the Society changed its name to the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) to reflect its growing international membership.
ADI Documents can be found at the Library of Congress (www.loc.gov), phone: (202) 707-5655
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Quick Facts
ASIS&T has existed for over 75 years and has over 4,000 members worldwide.
It has 56 chapters and 20 SIGs in a variety of fields, such as Bioinformatics to Visualization, Images, and Sound.
Mission & Vision
The mission of the Association for Information Science and Technology is to advance the information sciences and related applications of information technology by providing focus, opportunity, and support to information professionals and organizations.
Establish a new information professionalism in a world where information is of central importance to personal, social, political, and economic progress by: Advancing knowledge about information, its creation, properties, and use; Providing analysis of ideas, practices, and technologies; Valuing theory, research, applications, and service; Nurturing new perspectives, interests, and ideas; Increasing public awareness of the information sciences and technologies and their benefits to society.
International Perspective
International Perspectives on the History of Information Science and Technology
Proceedings of the ASIS&T 2012 Pre-Conference on the History of ASIS&T and Information Science and Technology
This volume presents the complete proceedings of the 2012 Pre-Conference on the History of ASIS&T and Information Science and Technology Worldwide, an event celebrating the 75th anniversary of ASIS&T. The 19 individual chapters provide wide-ranging historical perspectives on information science from authors representing more than 10 countries. Major sections include: The History of ASIS&T; Evolution of the Field of Information Science and Technology; Historical Contexts of Technology Innovations and Impacts; and Development of Foundational Ideas and Theories in Information Science. Offering both breadth and depth in its international perspective, this refereed volume is an essential addition to all library and information science collections.


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|Pertussis tops 1,000 in Colorado
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
With 1,026 cases and counting, Colorado's pertussis epidemic has topped the 1,000 case mark, state health officials confirmed Monday, Oct. 22. Pertussis is commonly referred to as whooping cough.
"Whooping cough cases continue to mount in Colorado, and every new case is a reminder that we need to ensure everyone is up to date on their whooping cough immunizations," said Dr. Rachel Herlihy, director of the Immunization Section at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
"It's especially important for those who have contact with young children, who are more vulnerable to whooping cough. Childcare workers, health care workers, parents, grandparents and siblings of young children should all make sure they are up to date on their whooping cough vaccinations."
All adults are recommended to receive the whooping cough booster vaccine, Tdap, but few have received it, or even know they should.
Denver (165), Jefferson (154), Adams (151), Arapahoe (128) and Boulder (121) counties had the most whooping cough cases, at last count. While the increase in pertussis cases is most prevalent on Colorado's Front Range, increases have been seen statewide. The case counts are from Jan. 1 through Oct. 6.
This is the worst year in Colorado for whooping cough since 2005 when the state had 1,383 cases. Over the past five years Colorado has averaged 324 cases per year. Whooping cough cases tend to peak every three to five years. "Pertussis is a very serious disease that can be deadly when it infects infants, so we are grateful that so far we have not had any whooping cough deaths this year," Herlihy said.
Individuals with pertussis should avoid contact with others until they have taken five full days of an appropriate antibiotic. This recommendation is especially important for children who are in school and could infect their classmates if they return too soon. In addition, people in close contacts of a case of pertussis should receive a course of antibiotics to prevent becoming sick themselves or infecting others.
For more information on whooping cough, go to http://1.usa.gov/V58r7M.
Holyoke Enterprise November 15, 2012


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Laughter Yoga is the coming together of two distinct practices – It could probably be called the happy marriage of Group Laughter, devised by Dr. Madan Kataria and Yogic breathing practices, formulated by Madhuri Kataria. Indeed this is one successful partnership that has weathered the pangs of birthing a worldwide movement that has brought joy and happiness to millions all over the world.
Madhuri Kataria along with her husband Dr. Madan Kataria is the Co- Founder of the Laughter Yoga Clubs movement. A keen student and proponent of Yoga, her presence has been a significant contributor to the growth of the Laughter Yoga movement. At present there are more than 5000 Laughter Clubs in India, USA, Canada, Australia, UK, Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Portugal, Singapore, Malaysia, Dubai, Israel, Hong Kong and Vietnam.
This innovative concept has been widely accepted all over the world and appeared in prestigious publications like TIME Magazine, National Geographic, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Daily Telegraph (UK) and many others. Laughter Clubs were also featured on BBC, CNN, NHK (Japan), ABC (USA) and many other television networks all over the world.
Today Madhuri Kataria travels around the world with Dr. Kataria as an equal partner shouldering the responsibility and sharing the joyful task of spreading the laughter virus.
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i saw this article on ArcheryTalk. guess i'll have to become a predator hunter. i don't mind killin some dogs.
I am on Big Game Forever's E-mail list and I received an e-mail regarding the reintroduction of the Mexican Wolf into the SW United States. The documents presented are from the USFWS group called the Mexican Wolf Recovery Team.They are calling for 1000 wolves throughout parts of Mexico, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Southern Colorado. Furthermore they will make it nearly impossible to de-list these wolves because Mexico will be part of the recovery area and our
government can not control what happens to the wolves south of the border. Meaning all 1000 wolves will have to inhabit the Southwestern part of our country. This number is much larger than the number involved with the Grey Wolf reintroduction. Please check out the Big Game Forever website and look at this article. I have already called the Colorado Division of wildlife as well as the U.S senators from all four of these states. It is better to nip this in the butt early than have the same problems we are having in Idaho and Wyoming.
A bad day in the woods is better than a good day at work.
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i saw this article on ArcheryTalk. guess i'll have to become a predator hunter. i don't mind killin some dogs.
I Love the smell of Elk in the mornin
The arrow is everything
Forest Gumps Mama said it best.......
I hunt because......
Looks like the enviromentalists want to ruin all of the good hunting out west!
Living in the Eastern Arizona MexWolf Intro area, I can say that the introduction is going well for the wolves, but not for the ranchers, hunters and other people in the area. The introduced packs are doing well, but the "Recovery Team" refuses to recognize that fact and take them off the list and allow the state of AZ to regulate their numbers. The elk and deer populations have plummeted.
We do not go to the green woods and crystal waters to rough it, we go to smooth it. We get it rough enough at home; in towns and cities; -George W. Nessmuk Sears-
The wolf reintroduction is nothing but a ploy to end hunting of all big game. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see what they are trying to do! If there is little or no big game left........another endangered species. Then what?
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Hunter for Life
If this is what they are trying to do, then they are succeding in a lot of areas. In September I went on a wilderness elk hunt to Thorofare in the Teton Wilderness area in Wyoming. It is a very famous area for elk ...has been for almost 100 years. The wolves has decimated the deer, elk and moose populations. Pretty sad situation. Need to start getting rid of the wolves and don't stop until it is done. Using the Endangered Species Act to reintroduce Canadian/Alaskan Wolves to the northern Rockies is/should be a crime. The extinct Wolf was the smaller sized Timber Wolf which is extinct. In my book this is fraud and someone should go to jail.
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The Original Rocket Scientist-Retired
"My Father always considered a walk in the mountains as the equivalent of church going."
Aldous Huxley
Amen to that Colorado !
They are and have been reintroducing them to other states and states that haven't had them.
I all to well know what you are talking about in N/W Wy. I saw them in the South and North Fork of Shoeshone as early as 2001.
They knew dam well they weren't going to stay just in Yellowstone. You can't even find a moose near Cody anymore. They close areas for moose hinting now. Cut elk tag numbers. The USFWS needs to be purged along with the liberal environmentalist backed judges that block wolf hunting and don't know a thing about biology. The anti hunters and enviromentalist freaks don't care one bit about any animal's welfare. Only as long as there is no hunting them. Do you think they just want to look at wolves after everything else is wiped out ? We as hunters have donated and paid the billions of dollars to get the animal populations to all time highs, not them. Now we are letting them ruin everything we worked for all these years. Typical of anything government run. They have no idea how to do it and it fails and we all pay for it.


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This concept teaches students properties of angle bisectors and how to apply them.
This video gives more detail about the mathematical principles presented in Angle Bisectors.
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Many people mistakenly believe that sunscreen is only necessary when they plan to hit the beach or spend the day outside. In actuality, the powerful ultraviolet rays from the sun can greatly impact your skin from only a few minutes of exposure, meaning that you are subjecting yourself to its harmful rays while you drive in your car, run errands or walk to your mailbox. Dermatologists recommend that everyone use an effective sun protectant every day. The Obagi In Sun skincare collection was developed for this very reason.
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'Walking Dead,' 'Suburgatory' and more return this week
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- So, I had some good columns prepared for this week and next. I was going to evaluate the season's new dramas this week and the comedies next week.
Yes, I had all my insights ready to share with you.
And then my computer died.
It's toast, and thus, so is everything I wrote.
I've got plans that prevent me from rewriting everything right now, so that will have to wait. (Although I will get to it soon.) However, there are several noteworthy listings that I wanted to share. I hear from a lot of people that the listings part of my column is a big help, and there's some good stuff to be found in it this week -- like the season premieres of "The Walking Dead" on Sunday and "Suburgatory" on Wednesday. Yay!
(Speaking of "The Walking Dead," check out its Season 3 web series, "Cold Storage," at amctv.com. It stars Diana, W.Va., native Josh Stewart.)
So without further ado . . .
"Beauty and the Beast," 9 p.m. Thursday (crime drama with a romantic twist about a cop and the mysterious doctor/beast, who saved her as a child; starring Kristen Kruk and Jay Ryan); "Emily Owens, M.D.," 9 p.m. Tuesday (quirky medical drama about a surgical intern starring Mamie Gummer and Justin Hartley).
"Dog with a Blog," 9:40 p.m. Friday, Disney (a family adopts a talking, blog-writing shelter dog); "Underemployed," 10 p.m. Tuesday, MTV (five friends navigate post-college life).
"Little Shop of Gypsies," 10 p.m. Thursday, TLC (gypsy dressmaker opens a new factory); "Extreme Cheapskates," 10 p.m. Tuesday, TLC (outrageous penny pinchers); "My Life is a Lifetime Movie," 10 p.m. Wednesday, Lifetime (true stories of women in peril).
"The Vampire Diaries," 8 p.m. Thursday, CW; "Suburgatory," 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, ABC.
"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," 10 p.m. and "The League," 10:30 p.m. Thursday, FX; "The Walking Dead," 9 p.m. Sunday, AMC (full series marathon starts 10 a.m. Saturday); "Flashpoint," 11 p.m. Tuesday, ION (final season; thanks to reader Joyce Tutalo for the heads up!); "American Horror Story: Asylum," 10 p.m. Wednesday, FX.
"BrandX with Russell Brand," 11 p.m. and "Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell," 11:30 p.m. Thursday, FX; "Covert Affairs," 10 p.m. Tuesday, USA.
"Project Runway," 9 p.m. Thursday, Lifetime (part one of two); "Cheer," 10 p.m. Friday, CMT; "Major Crimes," 9 p.m. Monday, TNT.
"The Men Who Built America," 9 p.m. Tuesday, History (four-part documentary); "Remembering Whitney," 9 p.m. Wednesday, Lifetime (tribute to Whitney Houston).
Vice presidential debate, 9 p.m. Thursday, all broadcast networks; "Kids Pick the President: The Candidates," 8 p.m. Monday, Nickelodeon (President Obama answers videotaped questions from children; Mitt Romney did not participate.); presidential debate, 9 p.m. Tuesday, all broadcast networks.
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"Frank Kearns: American Correspondent," 10 p.m. Monday, PBS (documentary chronicling the Morgantown native's journalism career and the allegation he was an undercover CIA agent).
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PHOTOS: NYC Dumpster Pools Make a Splash with All Ages!
We first wrote about these unlikely swimming holes last year when they mysteriously appeared at an undisclosed location in Brooklyn. Since then, they've made such a splash that across the city that the Bloomberg Administration commissioned Macro Sea to create
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The SQL developer needs to be able to create processes for the working database by using one of the many programming objects (like functions, stored procedures, constrains, or triggers). By creating objects that talk with SQL you simply the way other programs (like applications or web pages) can interconnect. These eternal programs only need to call on the names of your programming objects by name rather than needing to submit large pieces of advance code. With SQL Programming Development (Volume 4 of 5) in the SQL Server Joes 2 Pros development series, you learn how programming objects work in SQL Server.
Chapter 1 Constraints
Chapter 2 After Triggers
Chapter 3 Other Triggers
Chapter 4 Views
Chapter 5 Updating and Maintaining Views
Chapter 6 Stored Procedures
Chapter 7 Stored Procedure Techniques
Chapter 8 User-Defined Functions
Chapter 9 SQL Error Messages
Chapter 10 Error Handling
chapter 11 Change Tracking
Chapter 12 Change Data Capture
Chapter 13 Performance Tips by Pinal Dave
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Keeping Warm in Indy
An Irving Materials Inc. ready-mix truck receives a load of concrete at the company's Indianapolis plant.
Monte Larimore (left), Irving Materials' maintenance surpervisor for concrete talks with a Heatec representative.
Above: Monte Larimore (left), Irving Materials' maintenance supervisor for concrete, talks with a Heatec representative. Left: The direct-contact heater at Irving Material's plant operated successfully in its first winter of operation.
The direct-contact heater at Irving Material's plant operated successfully in its first winter of operation.
Plant manger Brendon "Scrappy" Cash monitors the Indianapolis plant's operations.
Managers for many of the Irving Materials Inc. (IMI) plants know about winter production problems too well. Immediately after Thanksgiving, they are challenged to produce warm concrete in winter conditions to keep their customers supplied. With a host of ready-mix concrete plants from Illinois to Ohio, these managers have tried many different methods to keep concrete warm.
So when they had to select a water heating system for their newly renovated ready-mix plant in Indianapolis, they had a plan. The team selected a direct-contact water heater. Earlier this year, IMI finished its first winter season with the new heater, and managers were pleased with its performance.
"IMI is always looking for new products that might help our operations," says Monte Larimore, IMI's maintenance supervisor for concrete operations in Indiana. So when engineers from Heatec, a Chattanooga, Tenn., manufacturer of water heating equipment, approached Larimore about their new design, he was intrigued. "They were willing to work with me and incorporate some special features I wanted, so I was willing to work with them on a prototype," he says.
Larimore agreed to install the first production model of Heatec's Firestorm heater, which was introduced in the fourth quarter 2006. Now a year into the process, Larimore believes the collaborative effort worked well for both parties.
Larimore was a believer in the direct-contact style of water heating, but had experienced some problems that he thought could be easily resolved. He wanted to provide a user's insights on several aspects of the heater's key design features. His influence started with the parts list.
"I asked the engineers to specify common wear components that were readily available," says Larimore. "Now, I can go to my local burner supplier or electrical store to get parts and components. That simplifies things."
In addition to simplifying parts procurement, Heatec's engineers learned from Larimore's experience with other direct-contact heaters about how to reduce routine maintenance downtime. Larimore was emphatic that he wanted easy access to the heater's packing material and the combustion areas.
"I wanted quick access to the top and bottom of the heater," the maintenance supervisor says. "We have some other direct-contact heaters at other facilities, but our men don't have access to the inside of the heater." Larimore believed that quick opening inspection panels would aid his staff in their troubleshooting efforts and also speed up common maintenance work.
As a result, Heatec engineers designed the Firestorm heater with an upper access hatch to the packing area, and a 20-inch manway for full access to the lower half of the heater.
Larimore says these improvements are significant. Along with reducing inspection time, easy access aided production. To ensure proper water heating, it's important to periodically inspect the packing. "You know if you're not getting the water temperature where it needs to be, the packing material is starting to plug," he says.
Visual inspection of this new heater helped Larimore reduce plant downtime, compared to plants operating direct-fired water heater styles that don't have inspection hatches. To ensure maximum water flow, Larimore's plant repairmen must periodically clean the packing material by cycling an acid mixture through the heater a few times.
The Indy plant eliminated this time-consuming process. Now, the plant repairman opens the upper access hatch to inspect the packing. Then, if the packing media needs cleaning, he can pull it all out and clean it. Of course, then he has to put it back in at the top. In the same manner, if the combustion area becomes dirty, the repairman opens the lower manway to clean it out.
While Larimore is happy from the maintenance side, his plant manager has also been satisfied with productivity. In the design phase, Heatec engineers sized the prototype Firestorm heater's capacity to match IMI's plant production target of 100 to 120 yards per hour. They opted for a unit that would create a water temperature rise of 120° F at a flow rate of 50 gallons per minute. "The heater kept up without batting an eye," says Larimore.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (February 8, 2013) - FCSAA No. 2 Tallahassee Community College and Gordon (Ga.) State College played a one-run game for the second time in as many days on Friday at the TCC Diamond Classic but this time with a different outcome.
After Tallahassee won 9-8 in Thursday's Classic opener, Gordon State evened the score on Friday, picking up a 4-3 win for its first victory of the season. Gordon State's victory also snapped Tallahassee's five-game winning streak, dropping the Eagles' record to 8-2.
Jordan Dwyer broke a 3-3 tie with a two-out single in the top of fifth, scoring Brian Jacobs with what proved to be the game-winning run.
NIck Baker was charged with the loss for Tallahassee.
Josh Wirsu notched the win for Gordon State, tossing six innings and striking out seven. Robert Daniel recorded the final three outs for the save.
Tallahassee got to Wirsu in its first at-bat. John Price, Jr.'s two-out single scored Clay Fenwick and Trent Higginbothem to give the Eagles a 2-0 lead.
Tallahassee took the two-run lead to the fourth before Gordon State rallied. With runners on first and second and nobody out, a defensive error opened the door for the Highlanders, who eventually knocked out Tallahassee starter Dan VanSickle and scored three runs to take a 3-2 lead.
The Eagles tied things up in the bottom of the fourth. Nick Graganella executed the squeeze bunt to perfection, plating Tyler York from third.
The TCC Diamond Classic will conclude on Saturday with Tallahassee playing a doubleheader against Central Alabama Community College beginning at 1 p.m.
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I'm really sorry if this a repeat or a stupid question.....but here goes....
I work in Birmingham, UK, and the education dept has set all schools up with Zimbra as the email and calendar provider.
My current school account was set up on the BB over 8 months ago, and has worked perfectly since then.
I set this account up by following the email set up on the BB, this needed further info, so I set the account to POP3, set the mail server to mail.myvle.org and used the correct user name and password.
This worked a treat, I have been able to send, receive and synch the zimbra account with the BB.
However, I am moving to a new school in January, and they have set me up on the zimbra account at the new school. So I tried the same method of setting up on the BB, but each time it is unable to connect, saying that it is not able to log in to the account/server.
Interestingly the BB server does send an email to the zimbra account, and is received on the account when I log into the zimbra on my Mac.
But, and this is the annoying part, I am totally unable to set up the account.
I have tried to delete the current zimbra email account and try the new one, still no joy. Then I reset up the existing account and it worked perfectly.
The email address and user names are very simliar and I have set the same password for both. Would this cause any form of conflict?
After calling the local education authority tech support, they said I should keep trying as it is a "trial and error" process! Great support.
So, I turn to this forum in the hope that anyone can help me!
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Seeds is an acronym that stands for Sustaining Environmental and Educational Development at Source. Our Seeds program was created to structure and define Counter Culture's monetary contributions to projects that are not coffee-quality-specific but still benefit our coffee-producing partners and their communities. To date, we have contributed a total of $24,963 to projects in 6 countries. We'd like to catch you up on the projects we have funded over the last couple of years through our Seeds program with an eye toward more regular updates of ongoing projects.
Our Sixth Project: Food Security and Cooperative Members
Fabretto Children's Foundation & Cinco de Junio Cooperative
Madriz, Nicaragua
Fabretto Children's Foundation & Cinco de Junio Cooperative
Madriz, Nicaragua
We learned about the Fabretto Children's Foundation – a non-governmental organization that works closely with farmers and specifically with members of the Cinco de Junio Cooperative – when Coffee Buyer and Sustainability Manager Kim Elena Ionescu began visiting the region in 2009. Fabretto is a registered nonprofit organization that works to provide quality education, health and nutrition, and community development programs for more than 11,000 students in Nicaragua. Their choice to work in coffee growing communities stems from their desire to support the work of improving children's education and to diversify economic activities in order to break the cycles of chronic poverty.
Fabretto sought out our collaboration in the spring of 2012 in order to support their Food Security and Nutrition program. This program creates opportunities for student groups and small farmers to produce fresh fruits and vegetables that can be incorporated into Fabretto's school lunch program. The students and farmers also learn skills to sell part of their production to generate cash income.
In an effort to improve conditions of food security in the rural communities of Las Sabanas and San José de Cusmapa, Fabretto has begun to organize groups of small growers, many of whom are also coffee growers, who diversify their farms to grow crops such as tomatoes, onions, peppers, potatoes, carrots, bananas, and other indigenous fruits and vegetables.
So far, the Seeds funds have helped provide students and farmers with practical skills in rural development and sustainable agriculture. Fabretto has injected needed resources into the productive projects that the students have been identifying and developing, particularly fruit and vegetable production.
One of the project beneficiaries is Amparo Gutierrez. She and her family have been growing tomatoes and peppers on their family's plot and have been active participants in the training sessions:
"This project has been very positive for our family. We have started growing new crops on our small farm, and we are learning new ways to improve our production. This has helped us to generate more income for our family, and we can better provide for our children."
The field staff reports that the training element has gone well, particularly with students – though working with adults requires a different methodological approach. The small farmers being trained have used traditional production techniques their whole lives, and changing to new, more sustainable practices is always a challenge. We hope to harness their lessons learned as we continue to partner with others in the coffee industry on food security initiatives.
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Everyone who celebrates Christmas probably has a favorite dish or two. Usually those dishes are things like a favorite pie or turkey. Food like that.
For Tim McGraw, Christmas makes him think of one food in particular ... spaghetti.
"My mother's maiden name is D'Agastino, so coming from an Italian family on her side, for Christmas Eve we always have homemade pasta," Tim explains. "That's sort of a tradition that I had growing up and it's continued since I've been married. We look forward to that every Christmas Eve, having a big pasta dinner Christmas Eve and getting up Christmas morning and making eggs with spaghetti sauce, which is sort of a cool deal at our house."
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Friday News, September 28
Gehlen Catholic Celebrates Homecoming
(Le Mars) -- Today is Homecoming for Gehlen Catholic Schools and you will be able to hear both the corronation ceremony, as well as the parade here on KLEM.
King and Vilsack Debate For the Fourth Time in Orange City
(Orange City) -- Republican Steve King and Democrat Christie Vilsack faced off in a fourth debate held last evening (Thursday) at Northwestern College in Orange City. The two sparred on issues relating to immigration, gun control, and even the farm bill. Recent polls show a narrowing of the gap between Congressman Steve King and his challenger, Democrat Christie Vilsack, but King says he anticipated as much, and he says his campaign is still on track.
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Following last evening's debate, King says the differences between himself and Christie Vilsack are becoming more defined. He says Vilsack is proving that she is nothing more than a liberal.
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For her part, Christie Vilsack believes she won the debate, comparing it to a football game.
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Vilsack says the time allotted during a debate is often not enough time to fully explain her ideas, so she encourages voters to seek her website.
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Vilsack says if there is one issue that resonates the most with the people of the 4th District, it would be the farm bill. She says there isn't any other legislation more important than the farm bill, and she again is critical of King's lack of leadership.
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The two Congressional candidates are scheduled to have four more debates, with one in Sioux City.
Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack Says Congress Failed On the Farm Bill
(Orange City) -- U-S Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack was in Orange City last evening to watch his wife debate Congressman Steve King. Vilsack, the former governor of Iowa, says he is pleased to hear of so many reports indicating yields in many areas are doing better than first anticipated. He says the Obama Administration approved different measures that offered assistance because of the summer drought. But at the same time, the Agriculture Secretary is critical of Congress for not getting a farm bill passed, before September 30th.
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If Congress were to approve a one-year extension of the farm legislation, would many of the programs be saved?
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The ag secretary also commented on the recent changes as stipulated with the school lunch program. In an effort to fight child obesity, schools are required to offer more fruits and vegetables, and to reduce the carbohydrates and fats. However, some people wonder if students are getting enough to eat since schools must limit the calorie intake. Secretary Vilsack calls it a national security issue.
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He says students are being encouraged to bring a snack from home.
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Le Mars Police Arrest Man For Multiple Counts of Sexual Abuse
(Le Mars) -- Le Mars Police have arrested 30 year old Michael Hagey of Le Mars on multiple charges of sexual abuse and indecent contact with a child, and lascivious acts with a child. The Le Mars Police investigated reports of sexual abuse that occurred between December of 2010 to September of 2012. The victims were two male boys between the ages of 11 and 13. Some of the incidents occurred in Remsen. Hagey has been charged with three counts of sexual abuse in the 2nd degree, a class B felony, one count of sexual abuse in the 3rd degree, a Class C felony; seven counts of indecent contact with a child; an aggravated misdemeanor. Hagey was also charged with one count of lascivious acts with a child, which is a Class D felony. Hagey was arrested at his residence and now is at the Plymouth County jail on a $50,000 bond.
Police Investigate Two Possible Abductions in Northwest Iowa
(Sioux City) -- Sioux City police officers responded to a possible abduction on Thursday. Police say a witness reported seeing a 12 year old white female being pulled into a van. The female had brown hair and was wearing a gray t-shirt and shorts. The van was described as white with dark windows. There was some blue writing on the passenger side that goes from the passenger door to the rear approximately 2/3 up from the bottom. The van is a boxy type. There was no description of the individuals in the van. The van was seen headling westbound on Military Road. Anyone having information about this incident are asked to contact the Sioux City Police.
(Cherokee) -- Meanwhile, the Cherokee Police Department also had a report of a possible abduction. A 22 year old male walking to work reported seeing a male, driving a silver van asked him where he was going. The victim responded by saying he was walking to work, and the suspect told him to get in the van. The victim refused and continued walking to work. The suspect then turned around and drove away without any further contact. The driver is being described as a male with short, gray hair who is in his forties or fifties. The van is described as a silver, newer model van.
Fire Officials Fight Brush Fire
(Le Mars) -- Le Mars Fire officials were called to a grass and brush fire last evening at about 7:30 p.m. The fire was located on County road K-49 between 260th and 270th streets. Fire fighters were able to quickly contain the extinguish the blaze. They were on the scene for about an hour.
Healthiest State Initiative Asking People To Take A Walk
(Le Mars) -- Organizers of Iowa Healthiest State Initiative are encouraging people to take a walk. On Wednesday, October 3rd at 12:00 noon, people from across the state will walk nearly a half mile as part of the Healthiest State Initiative. Last year, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad challenged Iowans to make the walk. Le Mars had several hundred people participate with last year's Healthy Walk, and local coordinator, Todd Lancaster of the Le Mars YMCA says he hopes Le Mars residents will again be active with this year's walk.
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American Hustle (2013)
American Hustle SynopsisA fictional film set in the alluring world of one of the most stunning scandals to rock our nation, American Hustle tells the story of brilliant con man Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale), who along with his equally cunning and seductive British partner Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams) is forced to work for a wild FBI agent Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper). DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia thats as dangerous as it is enchanting. Jeremy Renner is Carmine Polito, the passionate, volatile, New Jersey political operator caught between the con-artists and Feds. Irvings unpredictable wife Rosalyn (Jennifer Lawrence) could be the one to pull the thread that brings the entire world crashing down. Like David O. Russells previous films, American Hustle defies genre, hinging on raw emotion, and life and death stakes.
American Hustle Release Date
In Theaters December 13, 2013
American Hustle Credits
Starring: Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Jennifer Lawrence
Written by: Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell
Directed by: David O. Russell
Produced by: Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison, and Jonathan Gordon
MPAA Rating: [ R ]
Distributor: Sony / Columbia
External Info: American Hustle Official Website
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by Brent McKnight March 2, 2016 comments
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Bradley Cooper's 10 Greatest Roles, Ranked In Order
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by Sean O'Connell January 19, 2015 comments
American Hustle Is Being Sued Over This Throwaway Line
We're used to Jennifer Lawrence's outrageous quotes causing drama offscreen, but who knew a line uttered by her American Hustle character, Rosalyn, would cause this much trouble?
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Its finally here! The most distinguished, important and prestigious award show of the entire year has finally arrived! Its the MTV Movie Awards, and they boast enough clout to break careers and ruin lives.
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Youd think Disney might have exhausted the fairytale canon for princess stories at this point, but with Frozen, the famous animation company has pulled together a zinger of a story with plenty of emotional payoff, helped along by a story from Hans Christian Anderson and artwork by Kay Nielson.
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MTV Movie Awards Bet Big On American Hustle, Wolf Of Wall Street
And because the MTV Movie Awards are a show for the people, the smash-comedy hit Were the Millers racked up 6 nominations, including Best Shirtless Performance for Jennifer Aniston. Who says this isnt the Golden Age of Cinema?
by Sean O'Connell March 6, 2014 comments
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Zero. Thats how many Oscars, combined, were won by American Hustle, The Wolf of Wall Street, Captain Phillips, Philomena and Nebraska.
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For Your Consideration: American Hustle Is The Only Oscar Nominee That's Good At Everything
I left my showing of American Hustle with a smile on my face and a healthy appreciation for what Id just seen. I knew, without a doubt, it would go on my yearly Top 10 Movies list. The where was the only question. I initially assumed it would end up about seventh or eighth, but when I sat down to actually make the list, it kept getting bumped up and bumped up
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American Hustle Passes $200 Million; Does This Affect Its Oscar Odds?
The film has yet to open in several international territories, so $250 million globally is certainly in play. That being said, what effect will this have on the Best Picture race? Hustle is actually not the highest grossing Best Picture nominee. That honor goes to the behemoth Gravity, which was a monster hit, bringing in $698 million worldwide in 3D receipts.
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American Hustle Will Con Its Way Onto Blu-ray In March
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by Kristy Puchko January 29, 2014 comments
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Every year, the Academy Awards and its voters honor screenwriters old and new by handing out the statue for the Best Original Screenplay, often while employing a lackluster script of its own. While it remains to be seen what kind of material host Ellen DeGeneres will be given, you can bet than the stage direction This is the part where you dance will show up more than a few times. Probably in between jokes about Christian Bales gut, or his beard, or his hair.
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by Gabe Toro January 21, 2014 comments
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by Nick Venable December 3, 2013 comments
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Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper Go Retro-Glam In Groovy American Hustle Posters
Hustle actually tells of an elaborate sting operation launched by the FBI. It used criminals and con artists in a scheme to trap corrupt politicians. And to everyones surprise, the line of dirty thieving politicians stretched all the way up to Congress. That statement was shocking in the 1970s and early 80s, when the ABSCAM scandal rocked the Philadelphia area.
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I'm jacked there's gonna be more tags given out. Hopefully I'll draw one now.
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Either way I hope everyone that put in for the tags get them. That goes for me too. :-)
The quotas are crazy. Hoping I draw a bighorn tag for desert since me and a buddy are going to kill one with a bow and he is a master guide here in the state. We are going to film it too but have to get the tag first! Going for a book ram too.
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So here is the email I received from a local biologist regarding my questions on tag quota increase. Shines the light from a different angle.
Attached is justification/talking points sheet that Tony Wasley (Mule Deer Staff Biologist) and I wrote up to explain partially the reasons why we are recommending increased quotas. Unless someone has knowledge and understanding of what is out on the landscape both from the perspective of plant communities and mule deer herds and their status and ability to be productive and healthy (plants and vegetation are very complex system that most hunters are clueless about). Most humans are pretty clueless about eating a healthy diet. If they can't even figure out how to eat right, how the hell would a human care to figure out how a deer must eat right to thrive and survive. Some of our biggest problems in not being able to support and grow more mule deer is our summer range. I don't have time to explain the details of mountain brush community age structure and nutrient/biomass levels have dropped along with reduced understory of perennial grasses and forbs that are essential for deer in the spring and summer months. Also water distribution has changed for the worse because dried up springs and reduced snowpack. 99% of the hunters only see a mountain with rocks on top of it, a road up the bottom and maybe a stream running down it. They are clueless about how it all functions to support thousands of deer and elk and livestock and feral horses and rodents and so on. It all may look the same but not to me or others who are trained to understand ungulate and plant ecology. We continue to have thriving mtn lion and coyote populations that take their share of deer but they are not controlling the deer herds as much as most people what to give them credit. It is multi-factorial in the sense of no single silver bullet is keeping deer herds depressed. It is a combination of factors from weather to plants, to human disturbances, to predators.
Anyway, the attachment should hopefully explain the increases. Just because we had a certain tag quota last year, last 5 years or last 20 years, doesn't mean it was an appropriate quota in relation to what the deer herd size was and what the herd could support from harvest of bucks, death of old age animals, death to all natural mortality factors and recruitment of young every year. We biologists have known we have been conservative on providing hunting opportunities since 2000 and we are tired of seeing this conservatism. Most states have much more hunting opportunity then Nevada does per 100 deer. We wanted to challenge the process to see if hunters really want to hunt more or if they want to sit around and wait 5-10 years for a deer tag? By allowing the number of bucks to build in a herd, the overall productivity of each herd is slowly reduced because bucks don't make babies. What if you had 100 cattle and could never feed any more than that and you kept all the old breeder bulls in some pasture and weren't able to buy more cows to breed because you didn't want to "cull" the old bulls. You would end up with fewer cows to calf and a bunch of unproductive bulls taking up space in your pasture. There is a "happy medium" where you are harvesting both young and mature bucks, young bucks are growing into mature bucks and fawns are being recruited into the herd to become young bucks. There is no doubt that a high school of 1,000 kids will likely have more talented athletes than a school of only 100 kids. Same is true with a deer herd and the number of bucks that have genetics to make a B&C antler frame. But there is a point where you "waste" talent or in our case you waste mature bucks because there is many of them that will not be harvested because we are so conservative in our quotas. Bottom line is we biologists based on better data than any hunting guide or hunter can provide even by being out in the field for 2 months every fall humping the hills even with expensive optics, are recommending quotas that will all provide more hunting opportunity. We make no bones about it, that this increased level of tags will reduce the number the of mature bucks, but not to the point that there will not be any mature bucks left the following year. No, our quotas will still leave 1 buck in the population for every 4 does after the season is over.
Regarding the hunters that decide not to hunt or turned back their tag, they are included in our calculations to generate the next year's quotas. So if last year for a particular unit group we gave out 100 rifle tags and only 40 of the tagholders were successful, then that 40% success is used in conjunction with how many dead deer we want to harvest based on a buck ratio after the hunting season, to calculate the next year's quota. We don't care why the other 60 hunters were unsuccessful - can't shoot straight, are too picky or changed their mind on deer hunting that year. So if we get more tagholders that are unsuccessful each year, the tag numbers will grow accordingly so that we can still kill a certain number of deer. The problem with guys turning their tags back each year, is that each year brings new challenges to a deer herd and bucks grow older each year and some will be pushing up daisys. We never take full advantage of the deer that weren't harvested in 1 year. Survival rates change slightly, may have a hard winter, weather during the next year's hunt may be shitty and success is low, all kinds of reasons why if the deer are available now, we should harvest them now because next year is a new and different year where the exact same deer are not in the exact same location or could have died of some natural cause.
I see some of our Nevada hunters including myself have been spoiled to be able to walk 2 miles from a road and not see another hunter during the hunt and really have a great time. If we approve our quotas you will definitely have company out there, but with most of the added hunters driving up and down roads or within 1 mile of vehicle access bitching about not seeing the deer. So in the end, it is a social decision to take advantage of the bucks that are out there this year, or be conservative because you have high expectations of a "quality" experience and you have talked yourself into the notion that getting a deer tag every year is only a dream.
I asked that if you don't want more tags, have an explanation/justification of why. I have heard way too many ignorant and lame excuses over the last 2 weeks!
Here is the talking point he mentioned he attached.
NDOWs 2012 Big Game Quota Recommendation Justifications for Elk, Antelope, Bighorn Sheep, and Mule Deer
The Nevada Department of Wildlife is making the recommendation for some healthy increases in tag quotas for many big game species and here are some of the reasons why. Growth in most big game populations (elk, antelope, bighorn, and deer) and elevated male ratios have provided a biologically safe opportunity for a significant increase in hunting without jeopardizing herd health. Tag quota recommendations are extremely conservative and based on biologically safe harvest levels. Recommendations are made in the absence of any consideration of revenue generation. Some of the biological information supporting these recommendations is listed below.
Antelope - herds continue to grow, and every year since 2008 the statewide population estimate has set a new state record with the latest set at 28,000 antelope. Post-season antelope buck ratios remain strong at 35 bucks/100 does with the last 5 years ratios between 35 and 40. Trophy quality in our antelope herds is still good. In fact the likely new state record buck was harvested in 2011.
Demand for buck and doe hunting opportunity remains strong with 7 to 1 odds for resident rifle buck tags and 5 to 1 odds for resident doe antelope tags. We are recommending a 20% increase statewide in antelope tags compared to 2011.
This quota recommendation is biologically safe and is providing quality hunting opportunities relative to the rest of the west. Nevada is not the most conservative western state in terms of % of bucks harvested of the total estimated bucks available. At the same time, we certainly could be harvesting even more antelope; many states harvest 9 10% of their herds annually where Nevada averages only about 7% harvest.
We feel we are striking a balance between maintaining adequate trophy quality bucks at the same time providing more and more opportunity to hunt antelope commensurate with herd increases and mature buck numbers.
Desert Bighorn Sheep We are recommending a 28% increase statewide in desert bighorn sheep tags compared to 2011. The statewide average desert bighorn lamb ratios from 2002 2007 ranged from 42 to 45. Those are phenomenal lamb production years considering long-term Nevada has only averaged low to mid 30s lambs/100 ewes. These lambs would be the 5 -10 year old age class rams in 2012, the primary age groups of mature ram harvest. It was recognized over the last few years that a few of our larger bighorn herds have been underestimated based on recent survey data and population modeling.
The 2012 statewide desert bighorn population is another new record at 8,600.
Additionally, nearly all ram harvest indices are near record values such as average age of rams harvested at 6.6, average hunt days below 5 days, average ram score nearly 154 points, and number of harvested rams over 170 points.
The data clearly shows we have a tremendous opportunity for mature desert bighorn ram harvest and there is no reason not to take advantage of it now. As we see the lean lamb production years move into the 5-year old and older age classes, we will again, as we always have, make commensurate reductions in tags.
Elk Female elk harvest is keeping herds well below their habitat carrying capacity and has allowed all of our elk herds to continue to be very productive and actually set new population records each year.
The 2012 statewide elk estimate surpassed 15,000 for the first time. We are recommending a 21% increase statewide in bull elk tags and 22% statewide in cow elk tags compared to 2011.
2011 bull elk harvest indices continue to be strong: 72% of bull harvest were 6 point or better (highest ever); percent of all bulls harvested with main beam length of 50+ inches rose from 25% in 2008 to 31% in 2011; 5.8 years average age of bulls harvested in Area 11 & 22 (5.6 average from 2001-2008).
With the need to maintain elk herds at social carrying capacities (population objectives) and continued high numbers of mature bulls, the 2012 tag increases are strongly justified.
Mule Deer After the second consecutive year of a modest increase in Nevadas mule deer population estimate, a series of factors are contributing to NDOWs increased tag quota recommendations in many areas. Some of these areas have been growing rapidly with commensurate increases in their buck ratios, some of those same areas experienced significant tag reductions last year allowing for increases in the buck ratios. Further exacerbating the issue, many of those same areas had exceptionally high production AND recruitment due to a favorable 2010-11 winter, good summer, and very mild 2011-12 winter. Nevada continues to maintain one of the highest post-hunt buck ratio objectives in the country with many areas well over 30 bucks per one hundred does. The 1980s have been regarded by many as the hay day for mule deer in Nevada. Therefore, for comparative purposes, harvest strategies from the 1980s are considered relative to those used today.
Buck ratios in the 1980s ranged in the low to mid 20s per 100 does. Today, Nevadas quota recommendations are extremely conservative and if approved would result in a post-hunt buck ratio of 30.
Bucks typically comprised roughly 26% of the population in the 1980s, today bucks comprise approximately 32% of the population.
Of the available bucks in our deer population in 2011 we harvested around 21.5%. In the mid 1980s we harvested up to 36% of our bucks.
In 2011, Nevadas post hunt buck ratio objectives were nearly 50% higher than post-hunt buck ratio objectives in the 1980s.
Unnecessary quota reductions in 2011 of 25% in most areas of the state, exaggerated an already overly conservative process and resulted in the highest post hunt buck ratio ever observed.
Nevada currently possesses a population of 112,000 mule deer with 35,000 bucks. In 1985 there was an estimated 155,000 deer with 44,000 bucks. Todays higher buck ratios can sustain a higher level of harvest because a much higher percentage of the population is bucks.
Higher percentages of bucks in the herd do not equate to higher quality deer OR herd growth, but may in fact limit fawn recruitment via competition for limited winter range in some areas.
We should not continue to stockpile bucks when there are limited benefits to buck quality and likely detrimental effects on recruitment and herd size associated with doing so.
At the current statewide average of approximately 38% hunter success and 42% 4 point or better, its important to understand that a 10 tag increase does not equate to 10 dead 4-point bucks as many hunters may imagine. For each 10 tags issued, the average result will be 4 dead bucks with 1 and in some cases 2 being 4-points or better. 20 tags typically results in close to 7 dead deer, on average 3 of which should be 4-points or better.
In the case that social carrying capacity (the maximum number of hunters that is socially acceptable in the field) is significantly lower than the biological carrying capacity, the value of continuing to conduct aerial surveys in those areas should be carefully evaluated.


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In 2009, WRSP-TV Fox Illinois was confronting the grim financial realities faced by companies and organizations nationwide as the Great Recession took hold. With ad revenues in a free fall, the Springfield, Illinois, television station ultimately decided to pull the matching contribution from its 401(k) retirement plan.
"People were understanding," says Stacy Austin, the station's business manager. "They were happy to keep their jobs, and we didn't have many quit the 401(k) plan."
It took two years, but with an improving economy, WRSP decided to bring back its match in early 2011. The station maintained its pre-recession pact, matching 25 percent up to 6 percent of employee pay. Since the comeback, Austin says the match is generating a lot of interest.
"We don't have automatic enrollment," Austin says. "Now that the match is back, I think it makes [employees] want to get into the plan."
A number of small companies are following WRSP's move and sweetening their 401(k) plans with matching contributions, a new survey from the Plan Sponsor Council of America shows. According to the annual survey released in October, nearly 93 percent of companies with fewer than 200 participants made a match to worker contributions in 2011. That's up 10 percentage points from 2010 data.
"We all know small companies are struggling," says Bob Benish, interim president and executive director for the Chicago-based defined contribution industry group. "Those [companies] that have made it through the recession are using benefits to demonstrate their commitment to their employees."
The council's 55th annual report surveys 840 plans' data from 2011. It covers 10.3 million participants with $753 billion in plan assets. Overall, nearly 96 percent of companies had a match in their plan, compared with 91 percent in 2010.
Not only are more companies matching the contribution, but what they are offering increased in 2011. The survey showed company matches increased slightly to 4.1 percent of employee pay in 2011 from 3.7 percent.
Benish says that when companies put money on the table, employees respond by boosting contributions to their accounts. Last year, participants put just a little more into their accounts—6.4 percent of pay from 6.2 percent in 2010.
"When you have a match, it is a great incentive for employees," Benish says. "Most people will say this is a great deal."
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"You spend the same amount but you encourage the employee to put a little more in to get the full amount," he says.
Research from Principal's client base show that participants are able to save more when employers require a little extra from the worker to get the full match. In stretching the match formula, but keeping the employer contribution the same, total contribution amounts increase to 9 percent, from 7.3 percent.
"It's encouraging to see companies of all sizes make the investment in employees in the form of a match," Vandermillen says.
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The fact that the stilted language of this document didn't tip you off that it's an Internet hoax designed to whip up emotion is, frankly, a little disappointing.http://www.snopes.com/politics/guns/unoda.asp
If it a hoax then shame on me...All this misinformation is really making a mess of thing...I should had gleaned the doc more carefully as it did seem a bit to plain in language...Don't be disappointed, I feel better that its not accurate either...GM
It's amazing the trouble people go through to fake something. Maybe they should try to get a job somewhere to use up their time. ERC
Even if that particular thing was disinfo, nothing changes about the fact that "they" DO have disarming the people as part of the agenda, and it has been part of the agenda for a LONG time. And the rest of the agenda ain't any nicer. The rights and freedoms of the American people have been under serious assault for a hundred years or more, in an incremental manner.
I'm not disagreeing with a lot of what u guys stated, it just total BS that someone started a bogus official looking memo to perpetuate a political direction...Yeah I get pissed too but I rather have my facts straight...Agent X got the straight dope on this .That why I like this forum, it self correcting.. ..
Huxley's "Brave New World" seems to be more accurate then Orwell's "1984" in regard to what might come our way.
Try "Atlas Shrugged". Now eat your peas and pay your fair share.
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It's been said some of the best things in life are free, and when it comes to a custom car and hot rod show like Gene Winfield and Larry Watson's first annual gathering, we're here to tell you its true! The flyers for Larry and Gene's October 19, 2008 show started circulating in early June, and the buzz was well on its way to a major clamor by the time we rolled into to Mojave, California to take it all in. In the spirit of carpooling and just hanging out together to raise a little hell I rode up with Bob Ryder, Truckin's tech editor, and Michael Stanford, Street Rodder's art-director. I knew it was going to an incredible day as soon as Bob rolled up in a pitch black '08 Ford pickup that Truckin' had just finished running the wheels off for its truck of the year awards. On the flyer the hours for the gathering were listed from 11 a.m. to till 7 p.m. but somehow the three of us decided to roll out of Orange County at five in the morning, and as luck would have it, it turned out to be a good idea.
By 9:30 a.m. there was already a long line of every kind of cool vehicle parked alongside the highway in front of Gene's shop. We bailed out of the Ford and hoofed it the rest of the way to discover a proverbial custom culture smorgasbord. Check out some of the photos Michael and I shot, and you'll see what I mean. For those of you that would like to attend next year's show it will be held on October 18, 2009. For show information call (661) 824-4728.
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Here's Gene Winfield being photographed by a Tim Bernsau from Rod & Custom impersonator. Who says paint fumes aren't good for you, look how great Gene looks after all these years.Here's Larry Watson and Bo Huff. Larry is giving Bo some custom painting tips on how to keep his beard out of the acrylic lacquer while he's shooting clear.Man, who didn't build this AMT Double Kit when they were a kid? Fresh from the cover of the August '63 issue of Hot Rod the XR6 was at Gene and Larry's gathering.Not a famous show truck from the good old days, but obviously inspired by one. It's the El Camshrinko.Chico from Mooneyes got an early start at the gathering and no that's not his 4-door '59 Mercury he's standing in front of.Here's pinstriper Dennis Ricklefs and custom painter Bill Carter. We won't kid Dennis about how many different TV shows we see him pulling stripes on these days.
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