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Article: Klein visits New Mexico
On Tuesday, Nov. 12, City Manager Rick Klein journeyed to Santa Fe, New Mexico, to hear the presentation by Bill Sauble, Colfax County Commissioner of Maxwell, NM to New Mexico State legislators considering the economic and social impact of the Southwest Chief in Northern New Mexico.
Recently, City Manager Rick Klein journeyed to Santa Fe, N.M., to hear the presentation by Bill Sauble, Colfax County Commissioner of Maxwell, N.M., to New Mexico State legislators considering the economic and social impact of the Southwest Chief in northern New Mexico. "All the counties and cities affected by the Southwest Chief had representatives there," Klein said.
To state the problem clearly, the report presents the following:
"Amtrak has been told by BNSF that the 10-year capital needs for the 686-mile line in question are approximately $94.4 million. There is an informal agreement that this sum be divided equally between Amtrak, BNSF, Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico, and paid in equal installments over the ten-year period. For New Mexico this amounts to approximately $4 million per year for 10 years. ... The cost in New Mexico for 'sole use track maintenance' amounts to $6.727 million for Amtrak operation beyond BNSF's minimum requirements for freight operation."
Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson had worked out an agreement with Burlington Northern Santa Fe to buy the New Mexico portion of the rails to preserve the historic route, but present Gov. Susana Martinez called off the deal because Amtrak is a national rail service and she feels New Mexico should not have to finance the maintenance of the rails.
The manager of the Philmont Boy Scout Ranch also appeared, pointing out that 150 scouts per trip arrive at Philmont by the Southwest Chief in the summertime. Each summer, Philmont employees 1,000 local citizens to work at the ranch.
Souble's presentation was based on a study by Tim Hagaman, New Mexico Economic Development Department, Region 1. The conclusion asks that the legislators do four things. First, do focused studies to determine what exactly needs to be done to keep the line open and maintained. Second, work with Congress to maintain our long-distance trains. "They are going after all the long-distance trains," Klein said. "We are just the first." Third, invest $6.7 million a year for 10 years for infrastructure on the line. Fourth, establish a permanent fund for maintenance.
Regarding the alternate route proposed by BNSF, a representative from Clovis, which is on the heavily traveled Transcon freight line proposed for use between Amarillo and Albuquerque, said, "How are they going to manage a passenger train going 79 miles per hour on the same line used by freights whose maximum speed is 39 miles per hour?" There are 100 freight trains a day on this line.
Page 2 of 2 - Klein vows to keep on fighting. The economic health and transportation needs of western Kansas, southeastern Colorado and northeastern New Mexico depend on the Southwest Chief.
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Traditional Beans and Rice Diet Helps to Control Type 2 Diabetes: Study
by Mita Majumdar on April 21, 2012 at 12:41 PM Health Watch - G J E 4
Beans and rice, the classic food combo in many parts of the world, can reduce postprandial glycemic elevations in people with type 2 diabetes, according to an American study published in the Nutrition journal.
Diet and lifestyle changes are very important interventions to prevent and control type 2 diabetes.
AdvertisementBeans are high in protein, omega-3 fatty acids and anti-oxidants, and low in fat. They are also good sources of iron, folate, magnesium and zinc. Earlier studies found that beans have some action similar to the diabetes medication, acarbose.
It is also known that beans have a low glycemic index (GI) which means they produce a relatively low rise in blood glucose after a meal. However, white rice has a high GI and can cause postprandial glycemic elevations, which damage the tissues and other organs.
So, to find out if the postprandial glucose values are lowered by beans and rice combo diet, American researchers, Sharon Thompson, Donna Winham, and Andrea Hutchins, compared the glycemic response of beans and rice meals with rice alone in adult type 2 diabetics.
Data from seventeen men and women, with type 2 diabetes controlled on metformin or diet / exercise, between the ages of 35 and 70 years was analysed in this study. The researchers selected pinto beans (Glycemic Index = 45), black beans (GI = 20) and red kidney beans (GI = 20) and long grain white rice (GI = 80) for their study. Participants received the four test meals in random order. Three meals included pinto beans, black beans or dark red kidney beans along with half a cup of white long grain rice respectively. The amount of beans was standardized to provide 50g of carbohydrates while the weight of the white rice was kept constant. The fourth meal was the control meal which included 180g of steamed long grain white rice. Meals were consumed at breakfast after a 12-hour fast.
Capillary blood glucose concentrations at baseline and at 30 minute intervals up to 180 minutes following the meal were collected. The results of the study were analyzed statistically.
The results showed that postprandial glucose concentrations were significantly lower for all three traditional bean and rice meals as compared with the white rice meal.
The findings are in agreement with other studies that show intermediate responses with mixed meals of high and low GI foods.
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All three test meals reduced the average 2-hour postprandial glucose below 140 mg/dl, the International Diabetes Federation recommended glycemic control goal.
Counseling patients to exclude cultural foods like the bean and rice combination may be unwarranted for persons with type 2 diabetes, especially in the U.S., Latin America, and Mediterranean and Middle East countries.
The three different beans varieties exhibited significantly different levels of glycemic response. The pinto and black bean and rice combinations produced a lower glycemic response overall than the dark red kidney bean and rice meal.
The authors suggested that it is important to investigate multiple bean varieties rather than assuming all are the same.
'Dietary recommendations, materials and counseling should be culturally sensitive and take into account valued traditional foods such as beans, especially when the scientific evidence supports their beneficial role in the diet', concluded the researchers.
They further add - 'While promoting traditional foods is a non-pharmacological way to manage type 2 diabetes, knowing which beans are most effective can help improve dietary adherence with an appropriate cultural twist'.
Source: Thompson SV, Winham DM, Hutchins AM. Bean and rice meals reduce postprandial glycemic response in adults with type 2 diabetes: a cross-over study. Nutr J. 2012 Apr 11;11(1):23. http://www.nutritionj.com/content/pdf/1475-2891-11-23.pdf
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It's February and in Florida the Farm to School Strawberries program offered by the School Food Service Department of Palm Beach County Schools is excited to announce that Farm to School strawberries are back. The deliciously sweet and super popular fruit will be available this week in all schools across the district. Due to varying delivery schedules, some schools will begin offering the strawberries as soon as Wednesday, February 5th with all schools serving them by Friday, February 7th.
For their first offering, close to 40,000 servings of strawberries were ordered district-wide. If the Florida strawberry supply remains plentiful, the district will surpass its 200,000 portions of strawberries served last year over six weeks. The second menu offering for strawberries will be the week of February 24th.
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Farm to school is the practice of sourcing local food for schools or preschools and providing agriculture, health and nutrition education opportunities, such as school gardens, farm field trips and cooking lessons. Farm to school improves the health of children and communities while supporting local and regional farmers. Since each Farm to School program is shaped by its unique community and region, the National Farm to School Network does not prescribe or impose a list of practices or products for the farm to school approach. The National Farm to School Network supports the work of local farm to school programs all over the country by providing free training and technical assistance, information services, networking, and support for policy, media and marketing activities.
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How would I go about proving a function is big O? Do I use the regular proofs (direct, contrapositive, contradiction)?
Example: Prove that $x^n$ is $O(n!)$ for every real number $x$.
My proof by contradiction: If $x^n$ is $O(n!)$ then there does not exist $C$ and $K$ such that $|f(x)| \leq C|g(x)|$ whenever $x>K$. But $x^n<C(n!)$ when $C>x^n$ for all numbers, a contradiction right?


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|Health Alert — Horses in Southern Alberta Diagnosed with Pigeon Fever
(Reprinted with permission from The Western Producer, written by Barb Glen, Lethbridge Bureau.)
Ottawa, October 9, 2013 -- More than 10 horses in southern Alberta have been diagnosed with pigeon fever this fall, an illness so-named for the common symptom of swellings in the chest.
Dr. Kelsey Brandon of Claresholm Veterinary Service said the clinic has treated several animals and it has also been diagnosed in horses from the Fort Macleod and Lethbridge areas.
Though not usually fatal, the fever results in abscesses that have to mature before they can be lanced, drained and regularly flushed while healing.
"We give (the horses) pain medications while they have the abscesses and they're maturing," said Brandon. Ultrasound tests reveal the proper time for lancing and treatment, which is done under sedation.
Pigeon fever is caused by a bacterium spread by flies. When the flies bite horses, they can transmit the illness.Horse to horse spread is possible but rare because it involves direct transfer of pus or exudate from one horse to an open sore of another.
Early swelling can be confused with results from bruising. Symptoms can appear on one or both sides of the chest, with swelling also common on the belly, neck and head.
"Some horses do get sick from it and some do get internal abscesses. About eight percent of the horses that get external abscesses get internal abscesses and of those eight percent that get internal abscesses, 30 to 40 percent of those are fatal," Brandon said.
This year was considered a bad fly year for livestock. Brandon said she recalls a few cases in the region several years ago but the illness is far more common in the southern and western United States.
Prairie winters tend to limit survival of the bacteria and current risk has been reduced by cooler weather."It's usually a late summer, early fall thing when there's lots of flies and its dryer out."
Prevention involves fly control, use of fly spray, masks and sheets on horses, and wearing gloves when handling horses with draining abscesses.
For more information on new disease control guidelines, please read "Drought might have contributed to upswing in pigeon fever in horses in the United States" on the American Quarter Horse Association web site, http://www.aqha.com/Showing/News-Articles/06142013-Pigeon-Fever.aspx


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The Asylum is at it again, this time unleashing a mockbuster that riffs off Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Directed by Richard Schenkman (who also wrote the screenplay based on a story concept by Karl Hirsch and Lauren Proctor) and originally released direct-to-video in 2012, Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies stars Bill Oberst Jr. as President Lincoln, who it turns out has been plagued by zombies since his youth.
The story begins with Lincoln in his youth, where he watches as his mother turns into a zombie and his father commits suicide as a result. Alone and desperate, Abe takes up a reaper's scythe, tells his mother that he loves her, and then proceeds to cut her head off. He then finds himself caught up in a zombie outbreak in his local community, which is soon squashed—for now.
The story then moves forward to Lincoln (Oberst) as an adult, at the time at which as President he is dealing with the beginnings of what will become the American Civil War. Lincoln is briefed on various rumors that a Confederate stronghold has been possibly overtaken by a strange but overwhelming force. Lincoln has his suspicions, which are soon verified when he finds that one such soldier has indeed become a zombie.
The bulk of the movie has Lincoln and a newly established Secret Service team go to the fort to solve the mystery and take out the zombie infestation. At the fort, he meets General Stonewall Jackson, as well as cliché characters such as the prostitute with the heart of gold (and old girlfriend) Mary Owns (Baby Norman) and other historical figures, such as a young Teddy Roosevelt (Canon Kuipers). Among the fighters is also a young Pat Garrett (Christopher Marrone). Of course, no story would be complete without a certain agent by the name of John Wilkinson (Jason Vail), who is none other than John Wilkes Booth.
Although not a blockbuster by any means, Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies manages to pull off enough charm to make for a night of good popcorn-and-beer entertainment. The movie gets a great beneficial boost from Bill Oberst Jr. as President Lincoln. Oberst does an excellent job essaying the President, bringing out the best qualities of his personality and making him a compelling action figure with a heartwarming core. Introducing zombies into his life may be a bit of a stretch, but Oberst's earnest determination is worth the movie alone.
I also found it quite fun to learn about all the historical figures and how they weave into the story. Outlandish—yes, but it is still fun. The script also incorporates the zombie menace quite well into various historical events, adding some spice sure to stimulate the imaginations of those who enjoy a good conspiracy yarn (the movie's ending quips are quite enjoyable).
Despite these enjoyable elements, many may find that the movie drags quite a bit in places and that little is done to advance the zombie genre. A lot of the movie is dedicated to fighting the zombies. These scenes are relatively lackluster, as the zombie makeup isn't really all that menacing and the actual fights fail to evoke any tension. There's the usual overreliance on CGI, which is obvious in most of the sequences, and the actors simply do not feel comfortable during these scenes, making their movements too awkward.
Gorehounds are also likely to be disappointed, as Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies lacks the expected amount of blood and gore that this genre often provides so copiously. There are quite a few beheadings, but these are not as shocking, as the CGI is obvious.
Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies is definitely worth watching for fans of the zombie genre and for younger, hipper fans into the literature-history-horror melding that was the rage several years ago (it has dwindled lately). There's just something about Abe Lincoln wielding a reaper's scythe to take down a horde of bloodthirsty zombies that really appeals to me. If it does to you, then you must see Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies.


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On Thursday Maker Faire held a media preview of this weekend's event in San Mateo. Organizers describe Maker Faire as "a two-day family-family festival of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker Movement. " Maker Faire started in the Bay Area in 2006. 22,000 people attended the first Maker Faire and 120,000 are expected to attend this year's event. In addition to the Bay Area event there will be another flagship Maker Faire this year in New York City. five featured Faires (Kansas City, Detroit, Rome, Newcastle and Tokyo) and 85 Mini-Maker Faires worldwide.
The press event showcased a sampling of companies, organizations and individuals with exhibits at the event. They ranged from established companies like Ford, Lego and Radio Shack to the Davis,Ca. based start-up Barobo which is starting a Kickstarter campaign this weekend to launch production of its new Linkbot educational robot.
In addition to the media briefing, there was also an Education Day event on Thursday. About 2,000 students from around the Bay Area got to try DIY activities and see a preview of some of the exhibits.
Maker Faire will take place at the San Mateo Expo Center from 10:00 a.m.- 8:00 p.m. on Saturday and 10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. For more information go to: http://makerfaire.com/


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USA Hockey fans had a nostalgic moment on Sunday morning when they watched the USA men's hockey team take on the Slovenia players and it had nothing to do with the action on the ice. It was a very moving moment when the team hit the Sochi ice wearing the 1960 Olympic gold medal uniforms. According to For the Win on Sunday, the jerseys are classic and rich with history.
The look definitely caught some viewers by surprise, but it also brought up the memories of the 1960 Olympic game. Coming from being in an underdog position, Team USA defeated Czechoslovakia. It was the first-ever Olympic gold medal in hockey for the United States.
Now Team USA fans are hoping for another gold, but even if that wish doesn't come true there is the memory of that day on the ice. After USA beat Russia on Saturday, there has been plenty of talk about gold for Team USA by the fans.
Will the team make the podium? After beating Slovenia on Sunday there is a good chance that the team will medal. Of course it would be perfect if the final game was against Canada, but then again hockey fans can't always get what they wish for. It might happen though.
Take a look at the 1960 gold medal jerseys worn at the Olympics on Sunday by Team USA.


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The Russian top model with magnificent cheekbones made her debut appearance on the catwalks in Spring 2004, at the Ungaro fashion show. Her big breakthrough season was during Fall 2005, then she walked on no less than 54 catwalks, becoming one of the hottest names in fashion industry.
She worked with every top designer and brand, including Armani, Dolce & Gabbana, Cavalli, Gucci, Valentino, Westwood, Gaultier, Chanel and the list goes on and on. Poly walked twice on the catwalk of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, revealing that she can be sexy and fun as well as serious.
Poly was the first and last face on countless catwalks. During the Spring and Fall of 2008 and Spring 2009, Natasha Poly was the number one model on Fashiontv First Face countdown. In Fall 2009 and Spring 2010, she was ranked 4th place. Later that year, she landed the 5th spot of the First Face list.
Throughout her long and successful career Natasha Poly was the face of top brands like Gucci and Ralph Lauren. In addition, she was photographed for countless ad campaigns by a few of the most talented fashion photographers. Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott were the first to photograph Poly for a Louis Vuitton ad campaign in 2004. One year later, Annie Leibovitz photographed her for Roberto Cavalli's campaign. In 2007, Poly posed for Steven Klein during a Dolce & Gabbana ad campaign. She was also the star of campaigns for Calvin Klein, H&M, Blumarine and lots of other famous brands.
Natasha Poly also featured in the 2011 Pirelli Calendar photographed by top designer Karl Lagerfeld. You can find her gorgeous pictures in the 2012 issue of the prestigious calendar. This time Mario Sorrenti was behind the camera.
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Foreign Object. My kids can now define this for you. They learned it at the emergency room tonight were Simone had a foreign object, also called a piece of garlic, removed from her nasal cavity.
Before we even got to dinner tonight, much less a Valentine Making Festival, Simone came screaming to me. I couldn't understand anything she was saying, but blood was trickling slowly out of her nose. Now, I am sad to say that I had already experienced the "Foreign Object in the Nasal Cavity" crisis three times, so it was the first thing I asked. "Did you put something up your nose?!"
She did. She dragged me to the kitchen screaming, "Garlic," and showing me small bits of chopped vegetables that were on the cutting board. Garlic. Garlic! Up her freaking nose!
I laid her down on the sofa and tried to see up her nose while Quinn found a flashlight. He turned up with a little push-button keyring light, but whatever. It was enough to see that she did, indeed, have a piece of garlic shoved pretty high up her nose, so Jeff got the hemostat that has rescued the three other nose-bound objects, and I tried to grab it, but as soon as I opened the tool in her nostril (thereby opening the nostril up) it slipped further up her nose to a place that I couldn't get to. Here was our mistake: we waited to try the mouth blowing trick second. If I had tried it first we likely would have avoided the ER. The previously encountered nose blockages had all been too large to make it past a certain narrow point in the nostril. Not so with this little bugger.
I called the nurse helpline and they advised us to "head to the nearest emergency room." Off we went, all the way to town, dreading the lines and the flu. Astonishingly lucky we were. There was not a single other person at the ER tonight, and we went straight in and were home again in less than an hour, including the 35 minute round trip drive.
The doctor had me close the other nostril and blow a quick harsh breath into her mouth, as we had done at home, but it didn't want to come out.
Luckily, he was able to retrieve it with a little finesse, and a handy suction tool.
Whew! I cried. I was so relieved. He didn't tell me what the next step was if the suction did work, but his grave face when he said, "We'll do that, then... ... ... well, we'll try the suction and it will come out," was enough for me to know that we really needed the suction to work.
Garlic, ya'll. A little piece of chopped garlic left on the cutting board from making sauerkraut an hour earlier! Last time it was a raisin. And we had a long, long talk about not putting things up our noses. After all the tears I never thought she would do it a second time. Once was enough for Quinn, and for Nichola. They were all three years old when they did it. For Quinn it was a little blue fish tank rock that he found on the playground at school. I can't remember what Nichola's was.
What get into a child's head that says, "Hey, shove that up your nose!" Jeff once swallowed a quarter as a child. Aside from my toddler bouts of sneaking out of the house, stripping naked, and taking my big wheel around the block I can honestly say I never felt compelled to do anything so stupid. What the heck? I think it must be in Jeff's genes.
Ugh. If you ever find yourself facing an object up the nose, it seems that step one is always to close the other nostril and blow into the mouth to see if it will come out. Hemostats I guess should be second in case the object is small enough to slip further in.
I'm off to bed. Combing the house for nostril sized foreign objects will have to wait until tomorrow.


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Another exercise from Apostol's book, this time we're supposed to prove
$$\mathrm{Li}(x)=\frac{x}{\log x}+\int_2^x \frac{dt}{\log^2t}-\frac{2}{\log 2}.$$
which is easy to do via integration by parts. But then he goes on to write,
[...] and that, more generally, $$\mathrm{Li}(x)=\frac{x}{\log x} \left(1+ \sum_{k=1}^{n-1} \frac{k!}{\log^k x} \right)+n! \int_2^x \frac{dt}{\log^{n+1}t}+C_n,$$ where $C_n$ is independent of $x$.
My question may come across as stupid, but what's going on here? Is this a comment, or should I be able to prove this as well? If so, I'd very much like some small hint on how to approach this! Thanks!


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Justin takes a combative, "in your face" approach to comedy, but as soon as he flashes a smile you know it's all in good fun. Drawing from his dysfunctional childhood Justin delivers classic-themed jokes with modern twists, such as drunk texting, a crazy family, and dating.
A five-year veteran who is off to a great start, he finished in the top 4 out of 150 comics in the Funniest Comic in Dallas competition, had a stint on the Pugs and Kelly Show on Live 105.3 FM, and has headlined the Improv. Justin has a commanding stage presence, can work any room or audience, and will leave them with a lasting impression. Plain and simple, Justin just has fun on stage, and watching him is like hanging out with a buddy you've known for years.
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After installing the October 2011 recommended patch bundle on a Solaris 10 the host fails to boot. The output is
{0} ok boot
SC Alert: Host System has Reset
screen not found.
keyboard not found.
Keyboard not present. Using ttya for input and output.
Sun Fire V440, No Keyboard
Copyright 1998-2003 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
OpenBoot 4.10.10, 8192 MB memory installed, Serial #54744555.
Ethernet address 0:3:ba:43:55:eb, Host ID: 834355eb.
Rebooting with command: boot
Boot device: /pci@1f,700000/scsi@2/disk@0,0:a File and args:
Out of memory
Warning: Fcode sequence resulted in a net stack depth change of 1
The file just loaded does not appear to be executable.
{3} ok
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boot -F failsafe the host come up and I'm able to mount the root device (ufs on
/dev/dsk/c1t0d0s0) and nothing appears broken, i.e I can see the logfiles from the patch install etc. Root device still have 1GB+ free.
Only 2 kernel patches was installed from the patch bundle: 144500-19 & 147440-02.
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Andros Island is the largest island of the Bahamas and North Andros is the sixth largest island in the West Indies at roughly 6,000 km2 (2,300 sq mi) in area and 167 km (104 mi) long and 64 km (40 mi) wide at its widest point. It is actually composed of three major islands: North Andros, Mangrove Cay, and South Andros. The island has the world's third largest barrier reef, which is over 225 km (140 mi) long. It is affectionately known by Bahamians as the "Big Yard". Andros is the least densely populated of all the Bahamas, with a population of a little over six thousand. Most of these people live on the east coast of the island in the three major towns on the island; Nicholls Town and Andros Town on North Andros, and Congo Town, on South Andros.
Much freshwater comes from this island, with about nineteen million litres of freshwater being shipped to Nassau a day through the pumping station located in Morgan's Bluff. Andros has thousands of kilometres of freshwater rivers that come from rainwater collected in the many caves in the island's interior.
Andros lends itself well to terrestrial studies because its size correlates with its diversity. Savannah, coppice, swash, and mangrove areas are all accessible for field study. In both wetland and forested areas, a wide variety of endemic and North American birds have been included in long term bird counts. Reptiles include the endangered Bahamian boa,all five species of Caribbean sea turtles and variety of anoles. In the summertime, land crabs roam the pine yards and beaches. Along the coast compare the rocky shores to the white sand beaches, and ask to visit some excellent tidal flats in search of a variety of invertebrates.
Geologists are attracted to many features in the Bahamas, including the thick limestone foundation of the islands dramatically cut by deep channels. Andros is known for its 178 inland and 50 oceanic blue holes.
When people think of the Bahamas, they visualize white sand beaches, tropical breezes, and crystal clear water. Andros has each in abundance, but perhaps the most stunning aquatic feature is the barrier reef. Just one of several marine habitats, the reef runs the full length of the island, from a few hundred yards to one and a half miles off the eastern coast.
The Andros reef is the third longest in the world (second only to Australia and Belize), and is considered by many to be the most diverse and pristine. The reef has both fringing and barrier reef characteristics and supports a colorful and amazing diversity of life. It offers a tremendous variety of ten to 25 foot deep gardens abloom with both hard and soft corals, some of which emerge from the seas at low tides.


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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Senior second baseman Rob Elliott extended his hitting streak to nine games by going 3-for-5 with a run scored and the go-ahead RBI and senior lefthander Joe Bircher (2-0) struck out 10 in 7.0 innings, leading Bradley (4-3) to a 6-2 win at Memphis (4-5) in the opener of a 3-game weekend series Friday at FedEx Park.
Bircher turned in his second straight impressive outing of the early-season by allowing two runs on six hits in his 7.0 innings. The Missouri Valley Conference active leader with 207 career strikeouts entering the game, Bircher moved into sole possession of ninth place on Bradley's career list with 217 strikeouts and he did not walk a batter.
Memphis came into the game on an emotional high after earning a 7-6 win Wednesday night at Mississippi State, but the Braves jumped out to the quick lead when left fielder Mike Tauchman drew a one-out walk in the top of the first, stole second and scored on designated hitter Greg Partyka's 2-out single up the middle.
Bircher cruised through the three innings, before a leadoff double in the bottom of the fourth came back to bite him. Bircher limited the damage with consecutive strikeouts, but Jacob Wilson's 2-out single knotted the game at 1-1.
The teams exchanged single runs in the fifth - Tauchman delivered an RBI single, while Adam McClain countered with a run-scoring infield single for Memphis - before the Braves broke the game open with four unearned runs in the top of the seventh.
Third baseman Curtiss Bunch started the rally by reaching on a 1-out error. Elliott followed a Max Murphy single with a base hit to left field to bring Bunch home with the go-ahead run. After both baserunners advanced on the throw home, Tauchman drove in his second run of the game with a sacrifice fly. Shortstop Jason Leblebijian reached on a fielding error in left field and advanced to third on the play as Elliott scored. Leblebijian then scored the inning's fourth run on a passed ball for the 6-2 lead.
The defensive breakdown by the Tigers spoiled a solid pitching performance by Memphis starter Sam Moll (1-1), who suffered his first loss of the season, despite allowing only one earned run and striking out nine in his 7.0 innings.
Junior reliever Rob Kennedy made the 4-run cushion stand up, relieving Bircher to start the eighth and not allowing a hit to any of the eight batters he faced.The teams will resume their 3-game series with a 2 p.m. contest Saturday at FedEx Park. Bradley junior right-hander John Nasshan (2-0, 2.84 ERA) is scheduled to take the mound against Memphis ace right-hander Dan Langfield (2-0, 0.00 ERA), who has yet to allow a run and has struck out 18 in this first two appearances of the season.


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April 6, 2014
DALLAS (SMU) - The third round of the Dallas Athletic Club/SMU Invitational was scratched 45 minutes into the round on Sunday morning due to lightning in the Dallas area.
After an hour delay prior to the first tee shot of the day due to lightning, players got up to three holes in, before the horn sounded again to halt play.
The Mustangs finished their lone home tournament in eighth at 37-over through two rounds. Baylor finished atop the team leaderboard, winning the 36-hole tournament by four strokes.
Sophomore Jenny Haglund led SMU with a 14th-place finish, tallying a six-over 150 through two rounds. Read the full recap of the second round here.
SMU will have exactly two weeks off before beginning play Sunday, April 20, in the inaugural American Athletic Conference Women's Golf Championship. The three day, three round event will be played in Orlando, Fla.


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2014 - Senior: Game-By-Game Statistics ... USILA North-South All-Star Game ... NEILA East-West Senior Game ... Set personal-bests with 31 groundballs and 20 caused turnovers for the Minutemen ... Was first in the CAA and 29th nationally in caused turnovers per game (1.54) ... Had multiple groundballs in 10 games, including at least three during seven contests ... Recorded 16 caused turnovers in the final seven games ... Caused a turnover and picked up one groundball in his first start on close defense in the 6-5 win at Army (2/8) ... Added two more groundballs during the 12-11 overtime win vs. No. 14 Ohio State on Feb. 16 ... Scored his first collegiate goal, picked up four groundballs and caused a pair of turnovers in the 8-4 win over Harvard on Feb. 22 ... Picked up two groundballs during the 15-2 win at Brown on March 1 ... Earned a caused turnover to go with two groundballs gathered in the win over Providence (3/11) ... Set a single-game career-high with four caused turnovers and picked up three groundballs to help the Minutemen defeat No. 5 Penn State (3/15) on the road ... Notched three groundballs and a pair of caused turnovers at No. 19 Fairfield (3/18) ... Added three caused turnovers and as many groundballs in the win over Hartford (3/22) ... Earned one caused turnover against Towson (4/5) ... Tied a career-high with four caused turnovers and scooped up as many groundballs at Drexel (4/12) ... Added two more caused turnovers to go with a team-best four groundballs against No. 12 Hofstra (4/19).
2013 - Junior: Game-By-Game Statistics ... Made two starts among 12 appearances on close defense, earning single-season career-highs in groundballs (21) and caused turnovers (6) in his third year ... Scooped up four groundballs, caused a turnover and won his only faceoff attempt against Army (2/10) ... Started on defense and nabbed a pair of groundballs as UMass earned a comeback win over No. 4 North Carolina (2/16) in the Southern Showdown, hosted by Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Ga. ... Missed three games due to a leg injury suffered during the victory over No. 4 North Carolina on Feb. 16 ... Did not play against Harvard (2/23), Brown (3/2) or Albany (3/5) due to the injury sustained during competition with No. 4 North Carolina ... Returned to the lineup as a reserve defenseman at Bucknell (3/9), picking up a groundball, before adding two groundballs against No. 18 Penn State (3/16) during the Colonial Athletic Association opener for both teams ... Had two groundballs and a caused turnover during the victories at No. 16 Lehigh (3/20) and Hartford (3/23) ... Won the only faceoff he took while causing a pair of turnovers and scooping up a groundball at Towson (4/6) ... Totaled a single-game personal-best five groundballs to go with a caused turnover against Delaware (4/26) during the regular season finale.
2012 - Sophomore: Game-By-Game Statistics ... Played in 11 games on close defense ... Secured two caused turnovers and one groundball on the season ... One caused turnover came in the win over Hartford (3/10) ... Recorded a caused turnover in the victory over Harvard (3/27) ... Tallied his lone groundball during win over Drexel (5/5).
2011 - Freshman: Game-By-Game Statistics ... Saw time in three games, rotating in on close defense ... Took a pair of faceoffs at Harvard (3/29) ... Made his UMass debut at Providence (3/15), taking one faceoff.
Before UMass: Four-year letterwinner on defense at St. John's Preparatory School under coaches John Roy, Brian Roy and Jared Monico ... Scooped up 70 groundballs, had eight goals and dished out three assists in leading his team to a state title as a senior in 2010 ... Finished his scholastic career with 19 goals scored, 17 assists dished out and 355 groundballs scooped up ... Was a three-time first team all-conference honoree in 2008, 2009 and 2010 ... Also made all-scholastic and all-America teams in 2010 ... Played four years of football and was the team MVP in 2010 ... Was an honor roll student at St. John's Preparatory School.
Personal: Full name is James Francis Fahey III ... Was born on August 24, 1991, to parents Jim and Maria Fahey ... Brother of Sean, Colin and Grace ... Is Majoring in kinesiology.
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Boulder Indoor Cycling - Boulder 6
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August. Road season is coming to an end, cross season not quite started - what is there to get excited about? 303Cycling recently talked to Steven Herzfeld of Boulder Indoor Cycling to learn more about the event they're throwing later this month. It should build lots of excitement and benefit the Velodrome - a great addition to the Boulder cycling scene. Check out the details below.
[303Cycling] Can you give us the details about the Boulder 6?
[Steven] This year's Boulder 6 is going to be held August 28th, beginning at 8pm at the Velodrome. Tickets are $45. Call ahead to reserve because they won't be available at the door.
The event was a great time last year. Track racing is very exciting and entertaining for people at all levels of knowledge and understanding of bike racing. You don't need to have a deep passion for the sport to enjoy the spectacle. Hosting the event in August gets us through the slow season in more ways then one. We have a very seasonal business and are a young and growing company, so we need a little push to get us through October.
[303Cycling] The event is called the Boulder 6. Can you tell our readers a little bit about 6 day racing?
[Steven] 6-Day racing originated as 'ultra-endurance' races on velodromes around the United States including the original Madison Square Gardens held over a century ago. These races were eventually banned by state laws and led to what we now know as the Madison; a race of several 2-man teams (imagine a relay race on bikes) scored on points which riders gain in sprints during the race. Even if you can't keep track of the score, the race is an incredible spectacle.
Our event is being held in the spirit of the European 6-Day races. Modern 6-Days in Europe are huge events, essentially 6 nights of partying (which we will be fitting into one!) centered around bike racing on some of Europe's most storied velodromes. Food, beer and the Madison - that's a great night of racing!
[303Cycling] Anything else you would like to add about the event or Boulder Indoor Cycling?
[Steven] To order tickets, call Boulder Indoor Cycling at 303-CYCLING (292-5464). We sold out early last year so make sure to call!


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Mood Foods to Boost the Movie Experience by Dr Jack Lewis
No comments yetPosted in Change Your BrainJul 18, 2012
I recently did a little digging around in the scientific and medical literature for clues to foods that could boost mood in a way that might enhance various movie viewing experiences. I promised those who were listening to radio interviews I did across the UK that I would post these findings in my monthly brain blog, so here you go… 😉
The basic premise of these recommendations is that many people these days feed themselves almost exclusively on highly processed foods. Sadly such diets often lack certain vital nutrients that are critical for the production of important brain chemicals. Different neurotransmitters systems are fundamental to the generation of different brain states (i.e. mood / emotional responses to events in the outside world). The idea is that eating the right foods will ensure there is a plentiful supply of all the relevant chemical messengers when the brain requires them to produce the appropriate emotional state.
What's usually missing from people's diet, in this regard, is either the basic raw materials from which complex messenger chemicals like the neurotransmitters noradrenaline, serotonin, dopamine and hormones like testosterone are actually built from and/or certain trace elements, such as copper, zinc and magnesium, which are a vital component of the enzymes that enable those raw chemical building blocks to be converted into the relevant neurotransmitters / hormones.
Below is a brief account of moods that may be enhanced by including certain key ingredients to ensure that all the necessary chemical messengers are available when needed, plus movie genres that I suggest might be boosted if these ingredients are included in a meal consumed prior to watching your chosen film.
Aim: To enhance the viewing experience of five different film genres by eating specific foods.
Method: Published research in the scientific literature was reviewed to identify foods that could influence brain states to increase enjoyment of a film by:
- Increasing excitement – to boost the enjoyment of ACTION movies
- Increasing happiness– to boost the enjoyment of COMEDIES
- Increasing focus – to boost the enjoyment of DOCUMENTARY / DRAMAS
- Increasing anxiety – to boost the enjoyment of HORROR movies
- Increasing libido – to boost the enjoyment of ROMANTIC films
Results: Various foods have been identified for which evidence exists to indicate that they impact certain aspects of body and/ or brain physiology in such a way as to potentially influence a person's emotional state:
- The following meal may boost excitement of ACTION movies by increasing noradrenaline availability (which mediates the effects of the sympathetic nervous system i.e. increasing heart rate, dilating pupils, dilating blood vessels of muscles in preparation for fight or flight) via a large dose of l-phenylalanine (building block of dopamine) & traces of the mineral copper (vital to the function of the enzyme dopamine-beta-decarboxylasewhich catalyses the conversion of dopamine into noradrenaline), e.g.:
- Chicken, beef, or tofu pasta with sundried tomatoes, basil and cashew nuts
- Meal elevating mirth-levels with l-phenylalanine for extra brain dopamine plus nitrates (converted into nitrites by bacteria that live in everyone's mouth) to enhance nitric oxide release (which dilates blood vessels when you laugh at a funny scene) throughout the brain for COMEDY, e.g.:
- Beefburger and sweet potato chips served with beetroot, celery & coleslaw
- Meal enabling sustained focus using slow-release carbohydrates (rather than fast-release carbohydrates which induces the "sugar roller coaster"), powerful stimulating flavours (to activate the reticular activating systems to jolt your brain awake), plus a peppermint dessert (improving sustained attention), ideal for DOCS & DRAMAS:
- Lemon, chilli fish served with on brown rice, seasonal vegetable, nuts & seeds
- Meals high in protein/fat and low in carbohydrades (i.e. Atkins diet-esque foods) to eliminate the comforting influence of foods rich in carbohydrate (potato, pasta etc which causes elevated levels of brain serotonin) plus stimulants (e.g. coffee) to get your heart beating faster to provide for a more anxious frame of mind to scare you witless during a HORROR:
- All day English breakfast fry up (without bread), followed by a strong coffee
- Scaredy cats may wish to do the exact reverse to make the horror less, er, horrifying
- Meal rich in cholesterol (raw material from which testosterone is produced) and nutrients (rich in zinc and magnesiumviital for the enzymes involved in testosterone synthesis) that maximises availability of testosterone to make a ROMANTIC film more emotionally-arousing (well, erotic to be precise):
- Lamb satay with edamame, broccoli, garlic & coriander with egg fried rice
- or a Creamy (dairy is a good source of cholesterol), Beef (rich in zinc), Curry (coriander is rich in magnesium)
As you may be able to tell from these suggested dishes – I ain't no chef! So feel free to re-organise the suggested ingredients to your own taste…
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Brain-Informed Flirting: Dr Jack's Debut on MTV
No comments yetPosted in Dr Jack on TV Radio StageOct 28, 2011
On Tues 2nd November a beautifully shot episode of "Plain Jane" airs across Europe on MTV at 21.00 (GMT). British fashion journalist, Louise Roe, takes sweet but slightly awkward, inelegant young women and transforms them into confident, gorgeous divas.
The aim: to hone their raw potential into a final product that enables them to win their secret crush.
In a nutshell: Louise meets "Jane" who explains why she just can't seem to make a good impression, they go shopping, "Jane" gets some expert date training, confronts phobias via adrenaline sport and then turns up to a lavish date in an exotic location to seduce her man – a man who has no idea who his date for the night will be. Sure, you've heard it all before, except that in this particular makeover show they've injected some brain science!
Last summer, MTV invited me out to the beautiful alpine lake town of Montreaux (directly opposite the iconic mountains of Evian bottle fame) to provide a little brain-informed date training.
Having a neuroscientist provide inspiration to a girl trying to get ahead in the love game may sound a bit odd, but at the end of the day it is the brain after all that produces the experience of love in the first place.
The "Plain Jane" of this episode goes by the name of Sarah – a tomboy by day and a little bit too slutty by night. Her difficulty essentially boils down to the fact that she simply tries too hard and becomes clumsy when in the company of guys she really likes.
Once her shopping trip to Geneva and morning at the local Swiss finishing school were successfully completed, I coached her with a few choice tips on how to get the best out of her brain when chatting with the hottest young gentlemen that the Swiss Alps had to offer.
She was given the opportunity to practice putting this advice into action with a medley of men from the European brat pack in a beautiful hotel that looks out across the serene grace of Lake Geneva.
On a date, if one person perceives the other to be uncomfortable then that makes them feel uncomfortable too, setting up a downward spiral.
However by thinking about the signals that your body language, tone of voice, enthusiasm with which you embrace certain topics of conversation sends out, an explosion of dopamine and serotonin can be triggered in the other person's brain to make them feel comfortable and happy.
I explained to Sarah the mechanisms at work in her brain that lead to her trying too hard to impress and the influence that this subsequently has on her date's brain state. I spoke with her about how the adrenaline and cortisol release that can put a person on edge can also be harnessed to produce a spark of excitement. I explained ways in which she can wield the power of the oxytocin neurohormone that, when released in the brain, leads to feelings of trust, comfort and bonding; luring that man into her spell.
How much of this ends up hitting the cutting room floor and how much into the final cut remains to be seen. Either way I think that MTV deserves a little credit for being forward-thinking enough to employ a neuroscientist as one of their dating coaches in the first place! Personally I'm going to be watching on Wed at 9pm because I'm really keen to find out whether or not she got her guy. She was firing on all cylinders when I last saw her so I'm cautiously confident that it might just have gone her way. Plain Jane, 9pm, Wed 2nd Nov, MTV.
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Psychology of Travel by Dr Jack Lewis
4 Comments »Posted in Psychology of...Jan 26, 2011
In Autumn 2010 I was presented with an exciting opportunity: to act as neuroscience consultant for the neuromarketing section of a study that Sparkler, a leading media market research company, were conducting on behalf of Thomson Holidays. Thomson had expressed an interest in understanding the psychology of travel. Up until recently their tag line was: "Holidays built with you in mind". I immediately envisaged the compelling possibility of changing this to: "Holidays built with your mind".
We decided to use EEG (electroencephalography) to measure the degree to which participants brains' were engaged by photos depicting various holiday activities. This enabled comparison of these objective measurements of brain engagment with participants' subjective ratings of how much they would like to do the activities portrayed. Prior to the main body of the experiment, participants were run through some preliminary testing that enabled the software to establish the pattern of brain activity that occurs when: 1) the individual's attention was engaged, and 2) their emotions were stimulated. The degree of "brain engagement" with photos of various holiday activities (described below) was established by comparing the pattern of brain responses to each photo, with these subject-specific baseline measurements of attention and emotional engagement.
The photos explored a broad stimulus space, spanning a continuum from pedestrian, unambitious holiday activities like sitting on a deckchair on the beach or reading a book by the pool, to adventurous holiday activities like jungle trekking and abseiling. The activities also ranged across a hedonistic to mind-expanding continuum: fun-packed pursuits like clubbing or indulging in spa treatments to exploring local communities, communing with nature and cultural activities like visiting galleries or monuments.
We divided our 32 participants up into 4 different personality types, according to whether they scored "relatively high" or "realtively low" on two of the Big 5 personality traits: Neuroticism and Extraversion. Neuroticism is the tendency to experience negative mood states, particularly anxiety, whilst Extraversion is the tendency to be positively engaged with one's environment. Those that scored high on both scales were our "anxious extraverts" (N+E+), those that scored low on both scales were our "laid back introverts" (N-E-), those that scored high on one measure and low on the other were our "anxious introverts" (N+E-) and "laid back extroverts" (N-E+), respectively. If you're curious you can try it yourself and see how you score on these measures (PersonalityTest).
The first fascinating insight from this study was that, across the board, all personality types subjectively rated a certain category of stimuli – the adventurous and slightly mind-expanding activities like jungle cruising, visiting a waterfall and horse trekking – amongst their most favoured activities. Yet for two of our personality types these were the very images that engaged their brains the least!! The "anxious extraverts" (N+E+) brains' were actually most strongly engaged by images depicting much more relaxing activities such as reading by the pool or watching TV in the hotel room. Similarly the "laid-back introverts" (N-E-) brains' were most strongly engaged by photos of spa treatments or watching traditional dancers or a band in action. Might this suggest that we are not as adventurous as we would like to believe?
It seems that only "anxious introverts" (N+E-) know their own minds – they were the only group whose subjective preference ratings matched their objective measurements of brain engagement. And as for the "laid-back extraverts" (N-E+), the very people you would expect to favour a big night out clubbing or pursuing their love for adrenaline sports, they were actually much more engaged by photos of people walking through hills and parks or visiting galleries and cultural sites.
There are many perfectly reasonable explanations for why we might not have a clear idea of what we really want in a holiday. Kent Berridge has been researching hedonic responses for decades and has established clear differences between liking and wanting. In the context of our study, it is perfectly feasable to like the idea of trekking through the jungle but at the same time not really wanting to waste our precious week's holiday being bitten by insects, sleeping amidst predators and struggling to preserve our last precious drops of drinking water. There is also the positive illusion of self-enhancement to contend with, whereby the concept of ourselves as an "adventurous-type" falls down when we find ourselves struggling to think of a single example of something genuinely adventurous that we have achieved in the recent past. Not to mention cognitive dissonance, the various potentially conflicting factors that co-exist in our brains as we consider the suitability of each holiday option in terms of whether it suits our wishes and needs, as well as those of our partners and children. In order to reduce the cognitive dissonance all sorts of nonsense can come out of our mouths as we fail to make sense of all these competing considerations thwarting our ability to reach a sensible conclusion.
This was just the very first step into exploring the Psychology of Travel and credit must go to Thomson Holidays for funding an extremely ambitious and wide-ranging, blue skies pilot study. A journalist from the Independent newspaper, realising that this would make a great story, took us up on our offer of putting him through the half hour experiment to investigate the difference between his stated preferences and brain engagement (read his article here). I sincerely believe that there is great potential for this pioneering sortie into the world of travel psychology to be honed and developed into experimental paradigms that are repeatable and therefore publishable in peer-reviewed academic journals. Who knows, in light of these early findings, perhaps one day, in the not-so-distant future, booking a holiday will be as simple as wiring our personal EEG cap into a computer and waiting for the results of our brains' responses to various holiday pics to be converted into a bespoke selection of holiday options that suit us down to the ground?


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Interested in localizing GlassFish Migration Tool?
By ogino on 10 17, 2008
Today I published a wiki page for GlassFish Migration Tool localization. The tool is for people migrating their Java EE applications running on other (both other vendor/oss products and older Sun products) app servers to GlassFish. Usually, vendor specific config parameters or API need to be taken care of in these cases and the tool largely helps this by automatically making changes where possible and reporting places where human has to take care. Background of the localization is that Japan GlassFish community was interested in the tool and wanted to contribute translation to the project. BTW, They've already contributed huge volume of GlassFish wiki documents translations. Thanks!!
Anyway, the project has just started (as you can see above, no translation yet, only pseudo l10n). Currently Japanese community raised hand to do Japanese. If any of you were interested in providing your language translation, please refer to the wiki page and contact g11n at glassfish.dev.java.net. We look forward to work with you.


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Who can resist a juicy story – or a sandwich? Wendy's recently launched Pretzel Pub Chicken sandwich has fueled a second wave of pretzel passion among consumers and has spiraled into another online love fest. Wendy's is once again tapping into the social trend of turning tweets into spoken words with an over-the-top video series. This follows the successful #PretzelLoveSongs campaign for the Pretzel Bacon Cheeseburger.
As part of its Pretzel Love Stories campaign, Wendy's used pretzel fans' social media posts to create soap-opera style love stories. The first video is released on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10201446164214476.
"I've seen fans share their love about the Pretzel Pub Chicken sandwich on social media, and as a huge pretzel fan, I wanted to celebrate the next chapter of Wendy's pretzel love with the final #PretzelLoveStories video," said Sanchez. "It was so much fun to transform the pretzel love into a love story."
The exaggerated #PretzelLoveStories videos pay tribute to the heartfelt comments made about Wendy's signature, artisan-baked pretzel bun. The videos include classic soap opera scenes –such as dramatic weddings and love triangles – featuring the Pretzel Pub Chicken as the star-studded desire of each cast member.


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On a balmy Wednesday afternoon in a packed bookstore/garden shop in Berkeley, California, Ann Hood reads from her latest novel, The Knitting Circle. Off to the right, on a sage green wall, is an inscription from Virginia Woolf's classic novel: "Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself." It's Mrs. Dalloway that inspired the shop's name. And in the front window sits the store's mascot — a mannequin in a long skirt and lace-up boots, clothes Woolf herself might have worn.
The bookstore business is brutal these days, dominated by giant retailers like Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com, but the owners of Mrs. Dalloway's, Marion Bundy, 54, and Ann Leyhe, 55, prefer to see their venture as an "endless cocktail party," as Bundy puts it. She is the extroverted partner; she manages readings and other events and handles both fiction and nonfiction. Leyhe, quieter and artistic, supervises the gardening section.
Just three years ago, both women were pursuing freelance careers — Bundy as an editor and publicist, Leyhe as a writer, photo editor, and garden stylist. But it now seems inevitable that they would be in business together. The two women met at a publishing course in 1975, and ever since have fantasized about opening their own bookshop. In 2004, Bundy was walking her German shepherd past the building that now houses Mrs. Dalloway's. At the time, it was an emptied-out shell that had previously been home to another independent bookshop. A neighbor stopped Bundy and said, "You know, you should be running that store."
More important, he added, "I could offer some financial help to get you going." She immediately called Leyhe.
"Talk Us Out of This"
As a first step, the prospective partners talked to consultants about whether their idea was feasible. Bundy told the advisers, "I have a great opportunity — and I want you to talk me out of it." There were some encouraging signs. For one thing, the San Francisco-Berkeley area has a long tradition of supporting small bookshops; while indie stores nationally had only 10 percent of total bookstore sales in 2005, independents in this area had almost 59 percent of the market. And the neighborhood Bundy and Leyhe were considering is home to scores of college professors and to writers such as Michael Chabon, Ayelet Waldman, and Michael Pollan. Not so encouraging: There had been a rash of bookstore closings in recent months.
The consultants suggested that an independent bookstore could succeed if it hedged its bets by selling more than just books. So Leyhe and Bundy decided to offer plants, gardening tools, and works with nature themes by local artists. With this addition to the mix, they put together $300,000 in just six months. Bundy and Leyhe each contributed $75,000 to the total. The balance came from a group of 10 investors, who are entitled to a flat annual return of 2 percent each for as long as the bookstore is in business. Says Bundy: "Everything fell into place so smoothly that it felt meant to be."
Leyhe's husband, a builder, did a complete renovation with eco-friendly materials, and they opened in October 2004 to a strong first month. But as the holiday season accelerated, Bundy realized they had miscalculated. Although they knew that many bookstores earn 40 percent of their annual revenue in those months, they'd bought only small quantities of titles that turned out to be runaway best-sellers, such as The Kite-Runner and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, while stocking $75,000 worth of favorites by writers like Laurie Colwin, Mary Gordon, and Jane Austen.
To make the store look full, they had to arrange a lot of books on the shelves with the covers facing out. Says Bundy: "The first year was a crash course in business." Eventually the friends had a make-it-or-break-it conference call with their accountant. "Should we pack it in?" Leyhe asked. Bundy, still hopeful, remembers shouting above her, "It's too soon!"


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How to Send Your Children to College
April 16, 2010
Want to know how to send your children to a great college? Ask Nub and Maureen Morris of Colorado City, Texas, who are sending two daughters to college with equestrian scholarships.
On Thursday at the Varsity Equestrian National Championships, Nub and Maureen were there in support of their daughters Kelly, a junior at Texas Christian University, and Robin, an assistant coach at New Mexico State University.
Nub carefully wore a plaid shirt with neither school's colors on it. Maureen split the difference, wearing a white shirt and then topping it as required to support her daughters.
"I have a crimson jacket and a purple TCU sweatshirt, and I put on whichever I need," Maureen says.
Kelly rides for the TCU western team, and Robin helps coach New Mexico State's western program, but competition is not new to either one.
Before trying a college equestrian career, both riders were fiercely involved in the AQHA circuits. Their parents are happy both for the experience they gained and for the scholarships they could earn through AQHA, the Texas Quarter Horse Association and their colleges.
"(Scholarships were) extremely helpful," Maureen says. "TCU? Get real. Robin went to (Texas) Tech (University) on scholarships as well. We applied for everything."
The Morrises have gone through two pickups first hauling their daughters to shows and then supporting them at Varsity Equestrian competitions.
"We definitely go to TCU-New Mexico state," Maureen says. "We have to go to that one. And we go to the home ones at TCU. I don't travel to the ones that are way off."


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Aluminum casting burrs / flash / lamination
I am looking for a finishing process that will remove flash, burrs, lamination from aluminum die castings. A trim press is used to remove large window flash, but many areas require subsequent processing to remove sharp edges from internal cavities. The current method utilized is a person with a steel file (after the parts are shot blasted). It is very ineffective. Pneumatic hand tools have been used in the past but part geometry inhibits effective processing.
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- Indianapolis, Indiana
There are too many unknowns here to answer your question properly. Because you mentioned the use of a hand file, the alternatives you suggested did not sound aggressive enough. Part size, volume of pats, configuration or accessibility as well as what is the final surface finish are all important to answer this question.
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Hatboro, Pennsylvania
The parts in question are high-pressure-cast aluminum transmission cases and converter housings. Part geometry varies widely by product line. Generally speaking, the trouble areas are oil passageways that pass through the casting. Typically 1/2" square and entering 2-3" from the face of the part. This passage intersects with a similar passage entering from an adjacent face of the casting.
The interior passage has flash at the deepest point of the passage (where the two die surfaces mate during casting). A punch press operation ensures that the flash does not completely seal the passageway off, but is not precise enough to ensure 100% flash removal from this intersection point. That's where the hand filing commences, but with 10-20 discrete oil passages that must each be inspected and "touched up"...you can imagine the volume of labor that is required to keep up with the flow of parts.Jason S [last name deleted for privacy by Editor]
- Indianapolis, Indiana
Sounds as though it's past time for new dies, so the flash doesn't occur in the first place. You can't make good quality product from worn or badly made tooling.
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Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
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It sounds like the part itself eliminates several of your options. The part is probably to large for thermal deburring, and because of the passages you definitely would not want to attempt vibratory deburring. It is hard to say without seeing the part but, have you thought of brush deburring. It may require Robotics and or fixturing, but if the volumes are high enough it could be justified.Arnold Walker
- Independence, Kentucky
Typically the options you outlined are options as follows:
1.Thermal de-burr is for small sized castings because of the chamber size and competitive pricing means filling it up to the top; Also, a thermal de-burr is good for this type of flash as you have described but the casting sounds too big.
2.Chemical mill is much more effective on zinc and for much thinner flash ( approx. 0002"-.008").
3.Vibratory de-burr could work, but needs the internal core (where the flash is)to be of a size so the media doesn't get stuck in the casting interior; Additionally, if the flash is too heavy, it just rolls it over,causing more of a problem. Also, the castings may be too large for the mills; Common mill size is from 6-10 cubic feet.
4.A small de-burring tool is probably the most plausible solution if the castings are too large for the above options; A good solution is a miniature air driven belt sander that allows the operator to go into the casting and eliminate the flash from the intersecting cores,but if the flash is too thick, it will tear up the belts, and be quite expensive and time consuming......so, files may be your only option besides fixing the tooling.Joe DeAmicis
die casting & plating - Edison, N.J., USA
Sorry it took so long to get back to you, but you got some good responses. My best suggestion is to look into abrasive honing or extrude hone technology. This is an expensive system, but it is probably the best suggestion I can come up with. If you need more info , get in touch.
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Hatboro, Pennsylvania
There are rotary disc type brushes that can be custom designed for de-burring, they are an abrasive nylon filament impregnated silicon carbide. These are typically used in a variety of applications for de-burring.Michael A. Ruffalo
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I often get requests from friends to buy different kinds of stuff, or do some sort of thing, via SMS. I almost always shrug it off, especially if it consists of several steps for me to accomplish.
Well, I might be a lazy bastard, but British surgeon David Nott sure doesn't sound like one. Nott was a volunteer for the French medical charity Medicin Sans Frontieres, when he came across a boy in Africa who needed an operation.
Nott found out that he needed to amputate the boy's arm due to gangrene that had resulted from a hippopotamus bite. He humbly asked for assistance from a London-based surgeon named Meirion Thomas (possibly a friend of his). And guess what? His friend gave him assistance, instructions actually. Via SMS.
Thomas's response was a cool 10-step guide to performing surgery on the boy to remove his arm along with collar bone and shoulder blade. Armed with that and a wish of good luck from his friend, Nott just "got on with it."
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Softball Drops Tournament Opener to Graceland
Hutchinson, Kan. - The Sterling College Lady Warriors lost their opening game of the Sterling College Softball Tournament to Graceland University on Friday morning in Hutchinson, Kansas. Sterling was defeated 6-1 by a Graceland team that held Sterling scoreless after the first inning.
Starting pitcher Courtney Bell for Sterling induced three groundouts and only gave up one hit in the top half of the first inning to establish early dominance. In the bottom half of the inning, Sterling used one hit and three walks to score the first run of the game and take an early lead.
In the second inning, Sterling made a huge homerun saving catch to prevent Graceland from taking two run lead. However, Sterling was unable to capitalize in the bottom half of the inning.
Graceland's leadoff batter got a hit to open the third inning and advance to third on two consecutive Graceland sacrifices. With the runner at third, an error on a ground ball to second would allow Graceland to tie the game. A second error would advance runners to second and third when a base hit would give Graceland a 3-1 lead. Graceland would pop out to end the top half of the inning with the damage already done.
With momentum on their side, Graceland would retire the first three batters faced in the bottom of the third, starting a defensive dual between the two teams.
In the top of the fifth, Graceland would break that duel, scoring on a ground rule double. However, Sterling would prevent Graceland from opening the flood gates as Bell would induce an inning ending groundout with a runner on third.
Sterling would continue to struggle at the plate while Graceland would add two insurance runs in the top of the seventh inning. Sterling's attempt at a seventh inning rally would be stifled by Graceland's defense and the Lady Warriors would lose 6-1.


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24 Hr Comic of the Past Video
A few years ago (2004?), I did the 24 Hr Comic Challenge with my buddies Iron Henry and Shannon "Voya" Potratz.
Here's a video that Iron recorded during the epic 24 hours.
This was one of my first attempts to draw vector art straight into the computer, and as Iron indicated, I got a little bit of a head start before the 24 hours began.
Both of these guys are super talented illustrators, and we had a good time surviving this epic challenge. Make sure you look at Iron and Shannon's work.
This year, I'll be doing another 24 hr Comic with some of the TINY ARMY gang, at SpazDog comics. This should be a lot of fun, as sitting in my chair for that long will kill.
I should add that I'm doing a variation of the basic 24 hr plan: I'm just working on the Monster Commute. So, I'm ignoring the 24 pages bit, as I'm using it work on the comic non-stop.
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While the massive-clean up is well underway in Queensland, the full environmental impact of the floods is still being assessed.
The recent floods have devastated much of the Queensland landscape. Only time will tell how our ecosystems will bounce back from this natural disaster. Floods are a natural part of the Queensland environment but the widespread and intense nature of the current floods affecting around 80% of the state is unprecedented. It is too early to tell the full extent of the impact; the reality is we may never know. We do know that while some species will thrive others may have been killed or forcibly relocated to higher ground. Scientists suggest that ground dwelling fauna such as small mammals and reptiles may be the worst hit.
The health of our waterways has been impacted significantly as many rivers and creeks were eroded, contaminated and littered with debris. Large numbers of fish have died left stranded as waters receded. The erosion of river banks is of particular concern for freshwater turtles such as the Mary River and Fitzroy River turtles. Exotic species such as carp, tilapia and red slider turtles may have spread with the floodwaters. Many riparian zones were damaged from rapid flowing water which striped away vegetation and exposed soils making them more prone to rapid erosion from future rains. The foolishness of clearing riverine vegetation has now been exposed.
Soils and waterways may have been contaminated by chemicals from nearby industrial and commercial premises – this is of particular for food producers. During the floods only 15% of the states 57 coal mines were fully operational. The coal industry lobbied the Government to temporarily drop environmental regulations and allow 44 mines to pump out millions of litres of contaminated floodwater into creeks and rivers. A large number of permits were issued. One can only contemplate the impact of such a huge release of highly toxic materials on our waterways. The current approval process and assessment criteria have clearly failed to stop environmental harm from occurring. The Government must review the current regulations. The floods should be a wake-up call to the Government about its attitude to development approvals. The Government has been warned repeatedly about approving development in flood plains but still it is allowed to happen. It is the public and ordinary folk in the high-risk areas who carry the burden of these poor planning decisions. No doubt Governments will continue this practice, if so they must lift the standards of design and enforce enhanced regulation.
The flow on effects of high volumes of fresh water, sediments, nutrients, pesticides and other contaminants in waterways poses a huge threat to marine environments such as Moreton Bay, the Great Sandy and Great Barrier Reef marine parks. Mangrove habitats are particularly susceptible as they act as a net catching sediment and all sorts of debris often causing damage to their root systems. Toxic flood plumes are expected to have a significant impact on seagrass beds, corals and wetlands. Excessive silt and sediments will smother corals and seagrasses. The widespread nature of the plume will also limit the ability of species such as dugong and sea turtles to find alternative food and could cause malnutrition and death. High sediment and nutrient loads can result in algal blooms and increased disease and mortality of many marine species. Excessive scouring of riverbeds could expose acid sulphate soils which wash into the marine environment. The toxic flood plume covering much of the coast poses a threat to the Queensland seafood industry with species like prawns expected to be heavily impacted. In Moreton Bay, voluntary halts on fishing continued for weeks after the flooding event.
The Government is currently evaluating and assessing the environmental impacts of the floods. It is inevitable that the environment will suffer significant short and long term impacts. There will be numerous flow-on effects as we start to see many environmental programs cut back as dollars are directed to rebuilding the state. The Gillard Government has already proposed cuts to climate change programs in order to fund flood recovery. The flood recovery must be a green recovery and cutting greenhouse gas reduction programs to fund it is not a smart solution. While no single extreme weather event can be directly attributed to climate change, the recent floods are consistent with what climate scientists have been warning for decades. If we cut carbon pollution we can reduce the severity of extreme weather events and help protect our people and our economy.
Calling for the building of new dams is not the solution. We must look at ways to redevelop our cities smarter, greener and more resilient to the impacts of extreme weather events such as this. Reassessing design and development regulations must be part of the solution. Traditional catchment management has concentrated on preventing floods. We need to look at alternatives by focusing on minimising the damage rather than the occurrence. There is a need to identify ways of living and working in flood prone areas, while protecting high value assets. People living in flood prone areas should be helped to be 'flood ready', similar to people living in bushfire risk areas. If we can learn to accept that floods are a part of the natural cycle in the Australian climate, we can become better equipped to deal with them when they occur.
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College Hockey:Skidmore To Drop Ice Hockey
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Skidmore has decided to eliminate men's ice hockey following this season after a two-year, comprehensive study of its offerings in sports and recreation. It is the fourth school in six months to announce the dropping of men's hockey.
"Athletics in the broadest sense is a core aspect of a liberal arts education," said Skidmore President Philip A. Glotzbach. "Our intention is to structure a program that will serve all of our students in the best possible way. We have taken a close look at Skidmore athletics, and we are making decisions on how to direct our limited resources to maintain excellence and serve a wide array of student interests."
Skidmore will eliminate its intercollegiate men's ice hockey program, beginning with the winter season of 2004-05. At the same time, it will direct additional resources to women's soccer, tennis, volleyball, softball, and lacrosse, in some cases upgrading part-time coaching positions to full-time. The College will also expand opportunities and instruction in recreation and fitness, in such areas as aerobics, yoga, and weight-training.
"Eliminating the intercollegiate ice hockey program was a difficult decision. In particular, I recognize the deep disappointment felt by the student-athletes who have committed themselves to this program. But I believe this step is in the best interest of Skidmore athletics," said President Glotzbach. "Shifting these resources to our remaining programs will enable us both to strike a better balance in our support for male and female athletes and to increase opportunities for the entire campus community to pursue a broader range of fitness activities."
The decision follows an in-depth review of Skidmore athletics by the college's Athletic Review Committee, which comprised faculty, coaches, administrators, and students. The committee, which issued its final report in May 2002, reviewed the intercollegiate program, intramural and club sports, the physical activity program, and general recreational opportunities. The report called for a renewed commitment to athletics but noted that financial realities could well force the college to trim back in some areas in order to strengthen others.
"Whatever we do, we should do properly," stated the report. "Quality is more important than quantity, and if that means we field fewer intercollegiate teams for the foreseeable future, so be it."
"The study reaffirmed the importance of athletics to the educational mission of the college, but it also revealed that our current staffing, facilities, and financial support cannot sustain all that we are doing at the level of excellence we want," said Athletics Director Jeff Segrave.
He also said that the men's intercollegiate ice hockey program was a likely candidate for elimination because it is relatively expensive and the facilities are not available on campus or owned by the college. He added that Skidmore has both men's and women's ice hockey clubs.
With this decision, the college will field 18 intercollegiate teams. Skidmore last eliminated intercollegiate teams in 1992, when it changed the status of men's and women's polo, men's and women's skiing, and women's ice hockey to club sports. At that time the college also cut junior varsity teams in men's basketball, men's soccer, women's lacrosse, and women's field hockey.
Skidmore's travel partner in the ECAC East, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, eliminated its hockey program this season. Two Division I schools, Fairfield and Iona, also dropped the sport at the end of 2002-03.
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