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Good Morning, Dr. Saeed Al Shamsi, Consul General Siberell, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen.
I would like to extend my thanks to the Government of the United Arab Emirates for co-hosting with the United States this Gulf Cooperation Council Counterproliferation (GCC) Workshop. It is a pleasure for me to be back in Dubai.
I am particularly pleased to be here with all of you today, and gratified that we have representatives from all the GCC countries. I think that is an indication of the importance your governments have placed on countering the threat of proliferation -- as well as an indication of the value you have placed on working together on this issue, with each other, and with the United States.
I want to take a few minutes to set the stage for the conference by outlining in broad strategic terms the threat that proliferation poses to international peace and security, to the stability of this region, and to all of the countries gathered here.
I then want to briefly discuss why it is so important for GCC countries to work to counter this proliferation threat, not only nationally, but in cooperation with each other and in cooperation with other friendly countries such as the United States.
I will then briefly note how the rest of the workshop will focus in on the broad spectrum of interlocking measures that each of us can use to combat, impede, and ultimately thwart proliferation – and by so doing improve the national security and economic viability of all of our countries.
Proliferation: The Strategic Threat
The international community has long recognized the threat that weapons of mass destruction (WMD) – nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons – and their delivery systems pose to global and regional security. And all of us are fully aware of the fact that this threat is posed not only by countries of concern, but by terrorists.
The use of WMD – especially against cities – would have horrendous physical, psychological, and economic consequences, and could even threaten the maintenance of civil order in the countries where it is used. Even the presence of WMD in countries of concern:
And you are all well aware this threat is not just theoretical. It exists in the real world, and it affects this region as well as others. For example...
Iran has been acquiring, developing, and deploying for over 20 years ballistic missiles that are inherently capable of delivering WMD, missiles with ranges that easily cover all the GCC countries and even southeastern Europe. It is actively pursuing yet longer-range systems that can cover Western Europe and beyond.
North Korea openly admits to developing and having tested nuclear weapons. It deploys WMD-capable ballistic missiles able to threaten its neighbors, has tried to flight-test missiles able to reach the United States, and sells missiles and missile technology to any country willing to pay – including to countries in the Middle East. North Korea also is widely believed to have substantial CW and BW programs.
Syria, too, has a large CW program and ballistic missiles capable of targeting the entire region. It has been researching biological weapons, and attempted unsuccessfully to conceal construction of a nuclear reactor that had no logical purpose other than the production of plutonium for use in nuclear weapons.
Beyond these examples of nation-state proliferation, it is clear that Al-Qaida and other terrorist groups are interested in acquiring WMD. Terrorists – both groups and individuals – can operate in any country, and can engage in attacks against any country. CW and BW in particular can be developed using technology available worldwide. Terrorists actually have used sarin nerve gas and anthrax bioweapons.
Why Counterproliferation Matters
It is very clear from these examples that all of our countries face a direct security threat from the potential for countries of concern or terrorists to use WMD directly against us. We also face the threat of political and economic instability caused by the use of WMD against others, as well as from the mere possession of WMD by countries of concern and terrorists.
In addition, however, the national and economic security of all of our countries is undermined by proliferators' efforts to acquire WMD and their delivery systems, and the ability to make them, by misusing the territories, economies, and institutions of our countries. Proliferators do so in four key ways.
First, proliferators seek to acquire items for their WMD and missile programs directly from our countries – not just the United States, but increasingly from the other countries in this room as your economies and technology levels develop.
Second, in order to disguise their actual intention to use the items in proliferation programs, proliferators pretend that reputable countries such as yours are the destination for items they buy in third countries. Proliferators do this by:
1. falsely listing countries such as yours as end-users in export paperwork;
2. by diverting to their countries items imported into y countries such as yours from elsewhere; and
3. by having brokers and front companies – often, small import/export companies – based in countries such as yours purchase the goods from third countries on the proliferant country's behalf.
Third, proliferators seek to move through countries such as yours goods they have purchased elsewhere for use in their WMD and missile programs, by misusing the common commercial practices of transit and transshipment to camouflage illicit activities. Indeed, proliferators have singled out transshipment hubs such as those in this region as a critical part of their efforts to evade the global framework of trade controls.
Fourth, proliferators seek to use banks or middlemen in countries such as yours to pay for the items they need for their WMD and missile programs.
Increasingly, proliferators are applying several of these approaches simultaneously.
In all of these cases, proliferators are misusing our territories and economies against our will – using stealth, lies, and manipulation to obtain support for WMD and missile programs that directly threaten our security. These same actions by proliferators also:
This directly inhibits our countries' economic prosperity, not just our national security.
And the proliferators are not standing still. They are increasingly adaptive and creative:
In addition, proliferators are increasingly interested in procuring items not on multilateral control lists. Proliferators use these non-listed items, which also have legitimate commercial applications, to help produce WMD and missiles, either directly or to substitute for items on the multilateral lists.
Counterproliferation Cooperation is the Answer
I hope I have clearly demonstrated the importance of the issue to all of our countries, and the magnitude of the challenge we face. The threats posed by, and activities of, proliferators are global in scope – and they bear heavily on this region as well.
It is no surprise, therefore, that the answer to countering and reducing this threat also is global in scope, and requires work in this region as well. Fortunately, the international community has developed effective methods against the proliferation threat that our countries and other responsible countries can bring to bear. Analyzing and discussing these various methods, how they work, and how to implement them will be the focus of the bulk of this workshop.
Let me briefly outline the tools and solutions that we will be discussing together.
We will start at the global and multilateral level, briefly examining the international authorities and control regimes that provide foundational sources and legal bases for combating proliferation. We also look forward in that segment to hearing more about the GCC Customs Union.
We then will move to a discussion of national level solutions, where we want to analyze the core elements of strategic trade controls and share experiences.
I noted earlier the challenge of proliferators seeking items not on, or below the thresholds of, the multilateral regime control lists, and their misuse of transshipment – both techniques proliferators commonly use against this region. So the next segment in the workshop will focus on catch-all controls and transshipment best practices.
Then the session on combating proliferation financing will highlight tools to prevent proliferators from misusing your banking systems to facilitate illicit trade.
Finally, we want to make you aware of some of the resources that are available to you to help build capacity in your countries to fight proliferation, and to implement these various tools.
And at the end of our second day together, we will have a "table top" exercise that will give us an opportunity to interact, directly and dynamically, to see how all the tools we've been discussing fit together in the real world. I hope this will help us develop some new ideas about how to work together and assist each other.
In conclusion, let me suggest that a recurring theme of this workshop is that the central element of effectively countering proliferation is cooperation:
Just as proliferators use networks to procure goods and services, we need to be a network of nonproliferators, employing best practices, and creating a layered, mutually reinforcing defense strategy against proliferation and its associated procurement efforts. All of the countries here today have a key role to play in this network. And I am quite sure that our workshop will promote the cooperation and collaboration needed to combat the proliferation threat that endangers the security and prosperity of us all.
Thank you.


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As the snow falls outside it is often hard to distinguish one snowflake from another. Yet each and every snowflake is unique. Similar to how every human being is slightly different from all others, snowflakes are all slightly different shapes and sizes.
Snowflakes are sometimes referred to as "snow crystals" and they form in the clouds when the temperature is underneath the freezing point (32 degrees). When the temperature drops below 32 degrees, water droplets turn into small ice particles which then drop from the clouds. As the ice crystal descends it bumps into others and knocks off enough ice to become a dainty snowflake. In fact, it is this very process of bumping into other snowflakes (along with the tendency to melt and refreeze) that results in their complex shape.
Although snowflakes are all different, they always have six sides and they can always be categorized into six main types, plate (flat), column, stars, dendrite (lacy, needle, and capped column. When it is extremely cold the snow is very fine and powdery and snowflakes become quite simple in design, usually needle or rod shaped. When the temperature is near to freezing point, snowflakes become much larger and much more complex in design.
Most snowflakes are quite small. However, in Montana in January 1887 a snowflake was found that was 14 inches wide and 7 inches thick! To date, that is the largest snowflake on record.


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...at the foot of the first dunes of the Moroccan Sahara.
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Ted Legasey is a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and the University of Pennsylvania. He spent nine years on active duty as an Air Force officer, and then went on to an entrepreneurial career in the information technology and systems integration business. He helped to found and, for the next 26 years, build SRA International, Inc., a highly successful company that today has over 6000 employees with about $1.5 billion in sales. The company was listed by Fortune magazine as one of the "100 Best Places to Work for in America" for ten straight years. Ted actively serves in a variety of non-profit organizations. He served for six years on the Board of Directors of the Association of Graduates of the U.S. Air Force Academy, including four years as the chairman of the board. He is board chair of Malden Catholic High School in Massachusetts and is a past president of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra. He is a member of the boards of the USAFA Endowment, the College of Charleston Foundation, and the Trident United Way. He is a founding member of the Charleston Philanthropic Partnership, an active volunteer with the Charleston Promise Neighborhood, and a member of the Charleston Cradle-to-Career Executive Team. He received Charleston's Outstanding Individual Philanthropist Award in 2010. He is also the recipient of the 2012 Distinguished Service Award and the 2013 Distinguished Graduate Award from the U.S. Air Force Academy.


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Nordic Walking With Dogs
Just when I think that every form of draft/harness activity with domestic canines has finally been invented, along comes one more. This time it is nordic walking with dogs. The name is casual sounding and so is the sport. One person who is taking this up with her Newfs has started called the activity cani-nordic walking but the term does not seem to have caught on, at least not yet.
There are similarities between this activity and Urban Mushing that I wrote about in a column last year. Urban mushing consists of sports like ski-joring, bike-joring, scootering and cani-cross. Most closely resembled would be cani-cross which is ski-joring without the skis; the dog pulls you from a waist band while you walk or run behind. Ski poles are optional.
Of course there are differences. First in the mushing sports the dog usually runs but in this one both handler and dog always walk. Another unique feature is that the dog, while usually harnessed, does not pull when doing this sport correctly. Finally, unlike ski-joring and cani-cross, the poles are not optional and are actually an integral part of the activity; in effect the human reverts back to being a quadruped.
Nordic walking evolved a few decades ago in Europe from the off season practicing for nordic skiing. To keep in shape the cross country skiers would go hiking with their ski poles. It quickly became apparent that this activity had major health benefits for the participants all on its own and soon became an all season sport. Among other things nordic walking is a range of motion exercise as well as a shoulder muscle strengthening exercise.
Defining this sport as casual is actually an understatement. There are no competitions and hence no governing bodies. Like most subjects, if you go to the internet you will get a range of opinions, some good and some not so. Cani-nordic walking has been described as merely "walking with ski poles, dog leashed to belt". Some advocates don't even go with the "leashed to belt" part and suggest that you can just hold the leash in one of your hands even though you are intently using two poles.
Some of the definitive information comes from the outfitters. While participants can make do with ski poles or trekking poles, there are specially designed poles for this sport. The poles should be adjustable for the terrain and stride. The hand straps are often specially designed for this activity. A major feature of the nordic walking poles is the interchangable tips. For example on pavement or sidewalks, a rubber tip would be needed rather than a spike foot used on grass or other soft surfaces.
Even though the dog is not suppose to be pulling, a harness setup like those used for the urban mushing sports is the safe way to go. This involves a wide padded waist band, a shock absorber (bunjee) plus a quick release in the line to the dog along with a harness for the dog. The first three items protect the human should the dog suddenly dart after a squirrel or some other distraction. Wearing a harness rather than attaching the line to the dog's collar is intended to protect the dog from a whiplash type of injury should he suddenly dart out. However some participants suggest a head halter (such as a Halti) instead of a conventional collar but this raises a further controversy as some people think that head collars are even more likely to cause a whiplash injury.
Benefits for the dog include being included when their human is engaged in serious outdoor exercise. Also it allows canines who are too young to safely haul to get early harness training without risk of orthopaedic damage. Further it enables seniors and other mature dogs with health problems that prohibit pulling sports to still engage in a harness activity. Finally the increased stride of the human coupled with the lack of side distractions that involve serious sniffing will give your canine some serious exercise of his own that does not involve running or hauling.Peter Maniate is a Newfoundland dog breeder and a professional trainer specializing in dog carting. Since 1979 he has been writing a bi-monthly column in the Newf News entitled Carting Corner. The preceding column originally appeared in the September/October, 2011 issue. Permission is granted for re-publication of the preceding article or excerpts from it as long as the author is credited and the name of the original publication and date of first publication is included.


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It is hard to be brave, when you're only a Very Small Animal.
A. A. Milne
Source: Piglet, Pooh's Little Instruction Book
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There was once an old sailor my grandfather knew, Who had so many things which he wanted to do That, whenever he thought it was time to begin, He couldn't because of the state he was in.
Source: Now We are Six, The Old Sailor
It's so much more friendly with two.
A little Consideration, a little Thought for Others, makes all the difference.
Source: Pooh's Little Instruction Book
It gets you nowhere if the other person's tail is only just in sight for the second half of the conversation.
Before beginning a Hunt, it is wise to ask someone what you are looking for before you begin looking for it.
When having a smackerel of something with a friend, don't eat so much that you get stuck in the doorway trying to get out.
Wherever they go, and whatever happens to them on the way, in that enchanted place on the top of the forest, a little boy and his Bear will always be playing.
Source: closing lines of Winnie-the-Pooh
They're funny things, Accidents. You never have them till you're having them.
Source: Eeyore, Pooh's Little Instruction Book
Come, come, come. Without a monster or two it's not a quest, merely a gaggle of friends wandering about.
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What can I say about Detective Levi Olsen? From the moment, five months ago, when he stepped off the elevator and into my life, he has rocked my world. He has a swag about him that's mysterious and dangerous at the same time. At first, I didn't understand why he had such a fear of losing control until he showed me his secret. Even then, I found myself being drawn to him like a moth to a flame. He didn't care about the jaded life style I was born into. I couldn't have asked for a better man. At least that's what I thought, until he disappeared with the woman I hated most, Nevaeh.
How could Levi betray me? I had hopes of us becoming a happy family, but there's no way in hell, I could stay. Then again…maybe it's better this way. There's so much more to me than he realizes. If he knew all of my secrets, I'm sure he would second guess his decision to be with me, just like with all my other failed relationships before him. All of my time and energy needs to be spent on being there for my daughter, Luna.
If Angie thinks that I'm going to sit by and let her get away from me, she's out of her damn mind. I've waited and prayed for someone like her to come into my life. Other women thought they could handle me and my past, but when I showed them, they all ran away. All of them, except, Angie. In fact, my true self excited her. Even after I got over the initial shock of her daughter, I accepted Luna because she is a part of Angie. Now, if she thinks I'm going to let the vengeful lies of one woman come between us, then I'll have to prove Angie wrong. She belongs to me! I'm willing to use any means to show her that; even if it means doing something that may have her questioning my loyalty, as long as I know that it's best for her in the end.


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A Heated Battle Gets Hotter: MGA Hits Mattel With Antitrust Charges
Can't we all just get along?
Barbie, can't you extend one of those slender, gloved hands across the DMZ? Bratz, can't you just mouth the words "I'm sorry" in response with those cartoonish, pouty lips, maybe letting a single oversized tear fall down your plastic cheek?
No, Law Blog, this is just your strange little doll fantasy. The real world is a harsh and unforgiving place, even for the playthings of little girls.
The latest in the interminable squabble between MGA Entertainment Inc., which owns the Bratz line, and Barbie's owner, Mattel: In the middle of a retrial of a copyright infringement suit between the two, MGA upped the ante by filing an antitrust lawsuit against Mattel in Los Angeles federal court, claiming unfair business practices and anticompetitive conduct. Click here for the LA Times story.
In Thursday's filing (complaint not available), the company alleges that Mattel tried to freeze out MGA's Bratz fashion dolls after they began crippling sales of Barbie.
MGA alleges that Mattel infiltrated its showrooms, rearranged Barbie and Bratz retail displays, intimidated and threatened licensees and paid retailers not to buy Bratz or MGA products.
"The purpose of Mattel's anticompetitive conduct, specifically monopolizing and attempting to monoplize the fashion doll market, was to eliminate or suppress the competition, mainly MGA, and effectively deprive fashion doll purchasers of the choice of buying from a Mattel competitor, including MGA," reads the lawsuit.
Separately, a retrial is underway in federal court in Santa Ana in the copyright infringement suit between the two companies.
In a statement to the LAT on Thursday, Quinn Emanuel partner and Mattel lawyer Michael Zeller said: "These same arguments have been repeatedly rejected as irresponsible by the Court. This is nothing more than an end run against these prior decisions."


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Louisiana Gov. Bobby JindalBobby Jindal says the success of "kill" for the blown-out well in Gulf of Mexico is good news. But, he says in a statement that the crisis caused by BP oil spill isn't over.
When every family and community in the state of Louisiana is made whole again, then it will all be over. The waters, marshlands, and ecosystem needs restoring again, back to its original pre-spill state.
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Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
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- University Professors Meisch, Stephen
- Professors Johnson (D.T.), Kring, Lorenz, Luttrell, McLeod, Steelman, Steinkraus, Teague, Wiedenmann
- Adjunct Professors Billings, Leonard, Reese, Thompson, Williamson
- Associate Professor Goggin, Szalanski
- Assistant Professors Akin, Bernhardt, Dowling, Hopkins, Loftin, Studebaker
- Curator Barnes
Entomology is the branch of science concerned with the study of insects and related organisms. It involves studies of their biology, structure, identification, economic significance, and population management. The major emphasis of the curriculum is understanding insect biology and applying that knowledge in an integrated approach to insect-pest management.
Entomology is a graduate degree at the University of Arkansas. Undergraduate students interested in entomology can pursue a minor in entomology or pest management. See the requirements for a minor in Pest Management (PMGT) for more information.
Minor in Entomology (ENTO-M)
The Entomology minor will consist of a minimum of 15 semester hours to include the following:
____ ENTO 3013 Introduction to Entomology
____ ENTO 4024 Insect Diversity and Taxonomy
Choose 3 courses from:
____ ENTO 4013 Insect Behavior and Chemical Ecology with lab component
____ ENTO 4043 Apiculture with lab component
____ ENTO 4053 Insect Ecology with lab component
____ ENTO 4133 Advanced Applied Entomology with lab component
____ ENTO 400V Special Problems
ENTO1023 Insects and People (Sp) Appreciation of the insects and their roles in nature and in civilization for students not required to take ENTO 3013. Biological, historical, social economic, cultural, and medical aspects of insects are discussed. Emphasizes appreciation of entomology and employs many visual aids. Lecture 3 hours per week.
ENTO1031L Field and Laboratory Studies in Entomology (Sp) A systematic survey and identification of insects and other arthropods occurring in woodland, aquatic and agricultural environments with emphasis on identification and observation of insects in their natural settings. Laboratory 2 hours per week. Corequisite: ENTO 1023.
ENTO3013 Introduction to Entomology (Fa) Fundamentals of structure, function, biology and identification of insects; typical procedures in control of representative species. Insect collection required. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 2 hours a week. Suggested prerequisites: BIOL 1543 and BIOL 1541L. Corequisite: Lab component.
ENTO400V Special Problems (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-4)
ENTO4013 Insect Behavior and Chemical Ecology (Even years, Sp) Basic concepts in insect senses and patterns of behavioral responses to various environmental stimuli. Previous knowledge of basic entomology is helpful, but not required. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory/discussion 2 hours per week. Corequisite: Lab component
ENTO4024 Insect Diversity and Taxonomy (Even years, Fa) Principles and practices of insect classification and identification with emphasis on adult insects. Corequisite: Lab component. Prerequisite: ENTO 3013.
ENTO4043 Apiculture (Odd years, Sp) Review of social behavior of insects and its exemplification in Honeybees. Previous knowledge of basic entomology is helpful but not required. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 2 hours per week. Corequisite: Lab component.
ENTO4053 Insect Ecology (Even years, Fa) To develop understanding of important ecological concepts through study of dynamic relationships among insects and their environment. To become familiar with the literature of insect ecology, and interpretation and critique of ecological research. Previous knowledge of basic entomology and/or ecology will be assumed. Corequisite: Lab component.
ENTO410V Special Topics (Irregular) (1-3) Special Topics course available to both undergraduate and graduate students, to address emerging issues and timely topics. This would supplement our graduate-only special topics course. May be repeated for credit.
ENTO4123 Insect Pest Management (Odd years, Sp) Study of principles and concept of insect pest management. Areas covered include survey of arthropod pests and damage, population dynamics, damage thresholds, physcological units, prediction models, surveillance, arthropod sampling, strategies and tactics utilized to maintain pest populations below economic injury levels. Prerequisite: ENTO 3013.
ENTO4133 Advanced Applied Entomology (Even years, Sp) Biology and ecology of major arthropod pests as model applied management systems. Activities include independent study, literature review and group discussions. Knowledge of general entomology and pest management is required. Self-learning modules are available. Lecture 2 hours/week and direct self study laboratory 2 hours/week. Corequisite: Lab component. Prerequisite: ENTO 3013.
ENTO462V Internship (Irregular) (3-6) Supervised practical work experience in pest management to develop and demonstrate professional competence. A maximum of 6 hours credit per semester or summer session is permitted. Faculty approval of projects proposal prior to enrollment, and written or oral reports are required.
ENTO500V Special Problems (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-4) Prerequisite: graduate standing. May be repeated for up to 4 hours of degree credit.
ENTO5013 Morphology of Insects (Odd years, Fa) Origin, evolution, and functional significance of external insect structure. Structure and function of major internal systems. Previous knowledge of basic entomology is helpful, but not required. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 4 hours per week. Corequisite: Lab component.
ENTO511V Special Topics (Irregular) (1-4) Topics not covered in other courses or a more intensive study of specific topics in entomology. Prerequisite: graduate standing. May be repeated for credit.
ENTO5123 Biological Control (Even years, Fa) Theoretical and practical basis for biological control of arthropod pests and weeds via parasites, predators, and pathogens. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 2 hours per week. Corequisite: Lab component.
ENTO5133 Applied Molecular Genetics (Even years, Sp) A hands on course in applied molecular genetic techniques used in agricultural research including molecular diagnostics and population genetics. Students will learn how to apply advanced molecular genetic methodologies and Internet database resources to the organism that they are using for their graduate research. Prerequisite: ANSC 3123.
ENTO600V Master's Thesis (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-6) Prerequisite: graduate standing.
ENTO6071 Seminar (Sp, Fa) Fall: special topics not covered in regular course work. Spring: critical review of research papers in entomology. Seminar will be taken by graduate student majors for both semesters. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of degree credit.
ENTO6113 Insect Physiology (Even years, Sp) General and comparative physiology of insects. Previous knowledge of basic entomology is helpful, but not required. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Corequisite: Lab component.
ENTO6213 Insect Toxicology (Odd years, Fa) Toxicology of chemicals to insects and humans including techniques of testing collecting data, and factors that influence reactions to different classes of insecticides. Previous knowledge of organic physiological chemistry is helpful, but not required. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 2 hours per week. Corequisite: Lab component.
ENTO700V Doctoral Dissertation (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-18) Prerequisite: graduate standing.


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The Minnesota Wild came out flat and were not able to recover in a 4-1 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks Saturday at the United Center in Game 2 of their second round Stanley Cup playoff series.
The Blackhawks (2-0) dominated the first period and held the Wild to just two shots on goal while blocking eight. However, the Wild were right in it, down by just one goal at the first intermission.
Jonathan Toews beat Mikko Koivu to the net to knock a rebound from a Marian Hossa breakaway into the open net behind Ilya Bryzgalov. Bryzgalov made an unbelievable save on Hossa's fake shot to forehand move after the Blackhawks scorer was all alone behind Clayton Stoner. Koivu let up a little bit on the back check and Toews beat him to the crease.
For the second time in the series, the Wild played their period in the second. They turned the shots chart around and tilted the ice back toward the Blackhawks zone. But, a perfect shot by Brandon Saad over the blocker shoulder of Bryzgalov gave the Blackhawks a two-goal lead after two periods.
Just as they did in Game 1, the Wild (0-2) got a goal early in the third period when Cody McCormick beat Corey Crawford on the short side off a pass from Clayton Stoner. Erik Haula started and made the play with his speed in the neutral zone. He took the puck from a Blackhawk defenseman and took the lane into the offensive zone before sending a cross-ice pass to Stoner. Stoner returned the puck to the slot where McCormick was waiting.
The Blackhawks took the game over late in the third period again. Bryan Bickell scored his third goal of the series with a wrist shot over the glove of Bryzgalov to re-claim a two-goal lead for the Blackhawks.
The Blackhawks scored another empty-net goal with over one minute remaining when Saad beat Jared Spurgeon to a long, banked pass off the boards from Marian Hossa. Saad whacked the puck off Spurgeon's stick and into the open net.
The Wild need to regroup and get their top two lines going. Zach Parise was on the ice for three goals allowed, Mikko Koivu for two, Jason Pominville two and Mikael Granlund two. Almost all of the offense was generated by the third and fourth lines, led by Haula.
Both teams will resume their second round Stanley Cup playoff series Tuesday for Game 3 at the Xcel Energy Center.
Three Stars
No. 3 - Marian Hossa. The Blackhawks forward recorded three assists.
No. 2 - Brandon Saad. The Blackhawks forward scored two goals.
No. 1 - Bryan Bickell. The Blackhawks forward recorded a goal and two assists.
Minnesota……0 0 1 - 1
Chicago………1 1 2 - 4
First Period - 1, Chicago, Toews 4 (Hossa, Bickell), 11:02. Penalties - Stoner, MIN (cross checking), 2:29.
Second Period - 2, Chicago, Saad 1 (Bickell, Seabrook), 19:04. Penalties - Leddy, CHI (high sticking), 10:54; Fontaine, MIN (hooking), 17:02.
Third Period - 3, Minnesota, McCormick 1 (Stoner, Haula), 2:00. 4, Chicago, Bickell 5 (Hossa, Hjalmarsson), 17:15. 5, Chicago, Saad 2 (Hossa, Hjalmarsson), 18:37 (en). Penalties - None.
Shots on goal - Minnesota 2-13-4 19. Chicago 7-8-7 22.
Goalies - Minnesota, Bryzgalov (18-21). Chicago, Crawford (18-19). Referees - Marc Joannette, Kevin Polllock. Linesmen - Shane Heyer, Jay Sharrers.


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Demise of the journalist, rise of the blogger
By Michael Vatikiotis
BANGKOK - Long ago as a journalist I considered my primary role to be an observer, to be a reporter of what I saw and heard with the aim of informing the public. These days, however, I am a consumer of news, and it seems to me that many journalists have become participants as well as observers of the events they cover. As a result, they are doing more persuading than informing. There is a crucial difference.
Participants have a point of view shaped by their role, whilst observers can afford the luxury of objectivity. This may make for a more trenchant or passionate piece of writing, it may also, for many, give meaning to the freedom of speech; but it does not constitute journalism in its purest sense.
There are two principal reasons for this trend towards participant reportage. The first is simply that there are fewer jobs for reporters tethering them to financial support and editorial policies that can afford and enforce strict objectivity. The slow death of the institutional press is strangling the profession and forcing its members into, for want of a better word, prostitution.
But there's an even more pernicious threat to professional
reporting, and it stems from the pervasive presence of social networking tools such as Facebook and Twitter. These Internet-based outlets have their origins in the social world, enhancing connectivity and building networks, yet they have become powerful news media platforms. Full disclosure: I tweet. I also increasingly surf Twitter as a source of news. In a world preponderantly dominated by online media, it is Twitter that alerts you to what may be interesting and relevant, as well as breaking.
Unlike the days of hot type and cold copy, you don't need a newsroom filled with editors and subs to become an influential news source. Just about anyone with thumbs, a smart phone and a data-plan can move stories, influence opinion and command the news.
This may not be a bad thing. After all, if there are fewer publications to cover the news, why not give motivated citizen-journalists the job? The BBC News website solicits the views of citizen journalists, with the request for input to its stories. "Have your say," the Beeb declares with a people's power flourish. More of its once-authoritative broadcasting on World Service radio has been given over to the views of listeners culled from social networking sites.
Democracy of voice
So the business of reporting has become more democratic. Gone are the days when the well-connected correspondent or the imperious editor was lord of all knowledge and opinion; instead we now have millions of voices contributing to a composite compilation of news that takes a practiced ear and eye to navigate and interpret. Just browse the videos posted on YouTube under the subject heading "Civil War in Syria" and a cacophony of voices and images assaults the senses.
In a broader sense, access to this new media has empowered people to take a more active role in events. It has given people in countries where the media is muzzled a chance to express themselves freely. It has also allowed people who hate to give voice to their hatred.
Journalists, in the purest sense of the term, abjure political involvement to maintain their objective stance. The netizen reporter strives to acquire followers and lead as an opinion maker. As such this may seem like acting the arbiter, but in reality it can form the basis for political power and a platform for corrosive hate speech.
Instant access to news as it happens - via a smartphone feed - offers no way of knowing who is right or wrong. The editors, whose job was to ensure objective reporting and to help refine and order train of events into a logical and comprehensible story, have largely disappeared from the news process. Reporters have been unleashed.
The result is that the news consumer has the task of editing the copy as it is received: filtering out the clearly biased and subjective view from what is possibly an objective fact. It's difficult, and clearly very much dependent on the reader's own proximity and knowledge.
There are platforms known as Aggregators that aim to replicate the editor's role. Often they simply browse the net and produce manageable packets of news, like canapés. Qualitative judgments are still left to the consumer. You must know which side of the conflict in Thailand or Ukraine blogger A or B is to appreciate and judge his or her content.
Left unknown, of course, is the whole issue of who sponsors these citizen journalists. Unpaid bloggers thrive in periods of intense political crisis, but so do the paid spin-doctors in search of the tools of deception. Traditional journalism was always prone to influence peddling and inducement, but there were editorial safeguards, and more importantly the financial security to fend off offers to write for hire. As that financial security goes, so for the most part do the editors. This leaves it to the individual moral conscience of the reporter. How sacred is the truth on an empty stomach?
These issues have been afflicting the news business for the best part of two decades, but we have in a sense become immune to the effects. "Someone posted on Twitter and Facebook" has become the modern equivalent of "read all about it." Like many other aspects of our civilization that have broken away from institutional moderated moorings to become atomized by technology, we simply need to make more judgments for ourselves, which may not be a bad thing intellectually. Carpe Diem.
But then how will history be written, and who gets to judge how events played out? Sadly it will be those who hold power through organized means, with the resources to chronicle events and frame their context, rather than what used to be known as the Fourth Estate.
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I've always told my kids, it's not about starting over, it's about going back; finding a way to layer the experiences of our past to create our future. A loss can become a beginning, if we choose it to be so. My name is Carla Beaumont, and I'm the creator behind root essentials, www.myrootessentials.com.
I've always been in the telecommunications industry and my successes have been primarily with leveraging technology to reduce cost, improving processes, and increasing efficiencies. My greatest personal satisfaction, however, came when I discovered the solution to an annoying problem with my hair, my gray hair. I created a "dry" natural product that let you brush it, blend it, leave it, and one that would "naturally", restore the health to my hair, protect it with SPF protection, while adding colour to the gray roots. Just like my technical profession, I decided the approach would be to blend multiple benefits into one product. Very appropriate that the finished product would help others, save time, money, and solve a problem, right up my alley! We launched root essentials September 2009 in Hollywood California, and we received in 2010 " Insiders Choice Award" from CEW beauty organization. Something that I spent over 20 years fighting against is now what empowers me. I not only found a way to restore my roots but to add pep to my step. I embrace the grays, challenges, and look for ways to continually improve our product, and spread the magic to our customers. We've just launched Root Causes, where we will be donating funds to our customers favorite charities.
In the beginning challenges were the norm and expected. I would jokingly say, "This is good, the harder the journey, the better the story and outcome"; however there was a time when I felt like giving up. Root essentials was self-funded so after borrowing once from the family, I went back for more, and was told absolutely not a good idea. I knew in my gut I had to finish what I started and this felt like one of those walls for sure. I stewed for awhile, and then realized I wasn't following my own advice. I started to pray, meditate, and exercise, and just had faith somehow it would work out. Shortly later I was notified that root essentials (www.myrootessentials.com) was selected as CEW Beauty finalist. Root essentials is now sold globally, something I'm very proud of since woman like me are really enjoying it!
If you have a passion in life, go for it. If you're not sure what it is, keep searching, don't settle. Stay positive, be kind to yourself and others. It makes life more rewarding. Above all, I've learned death doesn't separate us, and by having faith it actually guides us. We learn more from our losses then our gains.


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Although the prior owner's notes indicate that he is playful, friendly and knows commands, he has found himself in need of a New Hope Rescue partner because he displayed "concerning" behavior during his assessment; Banks reacted poorly to the fake hand used in the assessment - apparently the young dog did not like the hand removing his food or rawhide bone.
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Current Issues: Magnet Recognition for Nursing Excellence—Is Your Organization There Yet?
Patient safety, quality of care, nursing research, nursing excellence—are you working in an organization where these are more than words in the news?
Dean-Barr (2003) was defining Magnet when she wrote, "Research shows that nursing is critical to quality of care and patient safety—so how do we create, maintain, and support an environment that is committed to nursing excellence?" (p. 38). The Magnet Recognition Program® identifies and exemplifies organizations which meet the criteria that answer this question and empower nurses to provide the very best in nursing care (American Nurses Credentialing Center [ANCC], 2005). Is your organization there yet?
Getting to Magnet
The concept of magnet hospitals originated with research commissioned by the American Academy of Nursing during the early 1980s. The sample comprised 41 hospitals known for success in recruiting and retaining professional nurses, even during a national nursing shortage. The investigators discovered common strengths in the areas of nursing administration, professional practice, and professional development in these 41 hospitals and suggested that this triad of strengths led to their success in recruiting and retaining professional nurses (McClure, Poulin, Sovie, & Wandelt, 1983).
This research led to the development of a nursing excellence assessment program based on the research findings and the Standards for Organizational Nursing Services and Responsibilities of Nurse Administrators Across All Settings (American Nurses Association [ANA], 1991). The ANA Board of Directors approved the Magnet Hospital Recognition Program for Excellence in Nursing Services in 1990. The magnet hospital concept became a reality in 1994 after the first hospital met the Magnet standards (Bliss-Holtz, Winter, & Scherer, 2004).
Organizations interested in Magnet status are invited to join nurses from Magnet organizations at the annual National Magnet Nursing Conference. Credentialing information is available online (www.nursecredentialing.org/magnet.html). Even with all the attention given to this program, however, less than 3% of the 5,801 hospitals in the United States have earned Magnet designation.
And it is Magnet, not "magic" (Monarch, cited in Trossman, 2002, p. 21). It takes research, best practices, dedication, teamwork, and hard work to create a Magnet environment, but the rewards are worth it. Like the magnet it is named for, Magnet designation is a strong draw for recruiting (pulling power, attraction, prestige) and retaining (staying power, engagement, loyalty) professional nurses.
Magnet designation creates an organization-wide excitement for nursing and a celebration of nursing value, professionalism, and achievements. When the North Carolina Baptist Hospital of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center hospital achieved magnet designation, the president and chief nurse executive took out full-page advertisements in the newspaper and posted large banners outside the hospital announcing the award. Every nurse was given a Magnet badge holder, and flowers and congratulatory balloons were delivered to all areas where nurses worked. The excitement spread throughout the organization as coworkers congratulated nurses and told them how proud they were to share in the pride of being part of a hospital nationally recognized for nursing excellence.
The Forces of Magnetism
In 2002, McClure and Hinshaw reanalyzed the research by McClure, Poulin, Sovie, and Wandelt (1983) and identified 14 characteristics or forces of magnetism that merged into all aspects of the nursing and patient care of Magnet hospitals. In a major revision to the Magnet Recognition Program Application Manual (ANCC, 2005), the Magnet standards are now based on these 14 forces of magnetism:
Magnet for Rehabilitation
The forces of magnetism are the threads that provide the environment to support, nurture, and inspire nurses in their professional practice. North Carolina Baptist Hospital of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center began the quest for Magnet recognition in 1996. The application process required extensive assessment, communication, documentation, hospital-wide preparation, and a site visit by Magnet appraisers. Rehabilitation nurses played significant roles in attaining Magnet designation. In 1999, North Carolina Baptist became the 14th hospital in the country to receive the Magnet Recognition Program Award for Excellence in Nursing Services. The hospital celebrated but continued to review standards and update documentation. The hospital invited Magnet appraisers back for a redesignation site visit and was re-Magnetized in July 2003.
A major characteristic of Magnet facilities is the ability of the nursing leadership team to create an environment that empowers and respects nurses. Magnet organizations showcase quality patient care, better patient outcomes, adequate nurse staffing, nurse autonomy and accountability, clinically competent nurses, nursing control over nursing practice, staff nurse perception of trust and work satisfaction, support for continuing education, positive nurse-physician communication, and visibility of the chief nurse executive (Kramer & Schmalenberg, 2003; Laschinger, Almost, & Tuer-Hodes, 2003; Laschinger, Shamian, & Thomson, 2001; Robinson, 2001; Upenieks, 2003; White & Olson, 2004). These concepts are important to the advancement of rehabilitation nursing.
For instance, the new Timetakers initiative enhances nursing control over nursing practice by improving interdisciplinary service to patients and staff nurses. Nurses are encouraged to call the Timetakers phone number to report occurrences that interfere with nurse efficiency and effectiveness in providing patient care. The line is monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. One nurse reported that noncardiac units could not get emergency electrocardiograms (ECGs) from 6 am to 6:30 am because all ECG technicians were in the cardiac units doing daily ECGs. After being notified of this concern, the Heart Station immediately assigned one experienced ECG technician to be available to all noncardiac units for emergency ECGs from 6 am to 6:30 am, 7 days a week. Rehabilitation nurses soon saw the results if they needed an emergency early morning ECG.
As another example, the chief of professional services attends orientation for interns, speaks with pride about the hospital's nurses, and tells the new physicians that they are entering a workplace nationally recognized for excellence in nursing services where nurses are treated with respect. If this respect is violated, the offending physician will soon be in the chief's office confirming that it will not happen again.
Magnet enriches the nursing care and the lives of rehabilitation nurses who work in organizations that reflect their recognition for nursing excellence. Magnet empowers nurses to govern their own practice and patient care challenges. In addition to their primary responsibilities of assessing, planning, and providing care to adolescents and adults in need of comprehensive rehabilitation services, the hospital's nurses participate in the shared governance process. Rehabilitation staff nurses serve on each of the five nursing shared governance councils—leadership, practice, quality, research, and professional development. They take active roles in determining best practices, rehabilitation policies, quality indicators, nursing schedules, unit routines, capital equipment needs, and the interdisciplinary team operations.
Because they are so involved at so many levels, the hospital's rehabilitation nurses say they think they have a voice that is heard and respected. They practice autonomously and collaboratively in anticipating and meeting the needs of rehabilitation patients and their families. Recognizing new CRRNs and nominating nurses for hospital employee of the month, the hospital Nursing Excellence award, The Great 100 Nurses of North Carolina, Sigma Theta Tau International community leader membership, and the Winston Salem Mayor's Council for Persons with Disabilities Volunteer of the Year award all contribute to keeping staff members energized.
Quality of care is important to rehabilitation nurses, and Magnet status ensures an invitation to participate in the nursing research process and in quality benchmarking. Magnet hospitals submit data quarterly to the National Database for Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI Project Staff, 2004). Data on staff skill mix, nursing hours per patient day, pressure ulcers, falls and fall injury rate, nursing education degrees, and national certification are benchmarked against the data of all rehabilitation units in the NDNQI database. Rehabilitation nurses collect the data, discuss the findings, report at Quality Council, and display the results on unit Quality Improvement boards. They serve on the Nursing Research Council and the Medical Center Institutional Review Board and are involved in suggesting, conducting, disseminating, and utilizing research to change nursing practice (Weeks & Satusky, 2005).
One tenet of Magnet recognition is that staff nurses must have access to resource specialists, especially advanced practice nurses. Our staff nurses collaborate daily with the rehabilitation clinical nurse specialists and rehabilitation nurse practitioners. Rehabilitation staff nurses are encouraged to consult with wound/ostomy nurses and the neuroscience, neurosurgery, orthopedic, pulmonary, psychiatric, geriatric, and pediatric clinical nurse specialists. Nurses also seek best practices in the medical center library, in rehabilitation books on the unit, and via computers with free internet access on the unit.
A Magnet environment encourages nurses to pursue national certification and become involved in professional nursing organizations. Nurses earning national certification in this Magnet facility are reimbursed for the examination, and 50% of the hospital's rehabilitation nurses are proud to say they are Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurses (CRRN®). Nurses attend the annual Association of Rehabilitation Nurses Conference, hold regional rehabilitation leadership roles, and are active in planning educational activities for rehabilitation nurses. Nurses are encouraged to and assisted with submission of manuscripts for publication and abstracts for conference presentations. Registration, travel, and hotel expenses are paid in full for nurses invited to present at national conferences. This year, the hospital's Professional Development Council is sponsoring a Certification Challenge with several prizes for newly certified nurses. They will also be drawing the names of two certified staff nurses and offering them all-expense paid trips to the 2005 National Magnet Nursing Conference in Miami Beach, FL. One of the winners may be a rehabilitation nurse.
Is Your Organization There Yet?
Brenda Kelly, RN BSN MA CNAA BC, chairman of the ANCC's Commission on Magnet Recognition, notes that "A Magnet organization incorporates the components of the forces of magnetism into all areas of patient care. These components are not unique to acute care. They are engrained in our culture and are evident in the day to day practice of the rehabilitation nurse" (B. Kelly, personal communication, February 20, 2005).
Rehabilitation nurses at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center are empowered by the forces of magnetism. Is your organization there yet? Magnet attracts and retains excellent nurses because it ensures a practice environment that empowers professional nurses to provide high-quality patient care in a collaborative working relationship with physicians and other members of the healthcare team. If your organization is not there yet, vow now to make Magnet more than a word in the news. Get in on the action and help your institution get Magnetized!
About the Authors
Sandra Kenney Weeks, MSN RN CRRN CNAA, is director of medicine and oncology services at Pardee Hospital, Hendersonville, NC.
Barbara Custard Smith, MSN RN BC CNAA, is Magnet coordinator and director of nursing at North Carolina Baptist Hospital of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC.
Elizabeth Hubbartt, MSN RN CRRN, is a rehabilitation clinical nurse specialist at North Carolina Baptist Hospital of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC.
Direct correspondence to Sandra Kenney Weeks, MSN RN CRRN CNAA, Director, Medicine and Oncology Services, Pardee Hospital, Hendersonville, NC 28791, or via e-mail to email@example.com
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to play the devil's advocate to a small degree an explorer's specs on paper (minus the pickups if it comes with the ceramic mag humbuckers) would lead to it being a potentially great jazz guitar as far as solid bodied electrics go. a simple string change and a possible pickup swap will get you a lot closer to sounding more "authentic" AND you know your explorer's quirks and don't have to adjust to a new instrument. If I were in a similar position this would be the route I'd probably take as being in school would mean any money would be at a high premium and spending it on something I wouldn't technically need would be an ill advised idea
Yeah, i love my explorer to death but the biggest problem is that it is SO hard to carry to and from class too, the case is quite cumbersome. But you're right about a pickup switch could make it a nice jazz guitar. I can get pretty good tones out of it already but issues like the shape and weight makes me unsure of how much I want to keep this guitar.
I keep hearing good things about the PRS SE and I'm really leaning towards it at the moment, I was thinking of getting a Steinberger Spirit but the PRS SE has got lots of good reviews.
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In these lessons, we will learn simple probability, experiments, outcomes, sample space and probability of an event.
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More lessons on Probability
An outcome is a possible result of an experiment.
A sample space is the set of all possible outcomes in the experiment. It is usually denoted by the letter S . Sample space can be written using the set notation, { }.
Experiment 1: Tossing a coin
Possible outcomes are head or tail.
Sample space, S = {head, tail}.
Experiment 2: Tossing a die
Possible outcomes are the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
Sample space, S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}.
Experiment 3: Picking a card
In an experiment, a card is picked from a stack of six cards, which spell the word PASCAL.
Possible outcomes are P, A 1, S, C, A 2 and L.
Sample space, S = {P, A 1, S, C, A 2 L}. There are 2 cards with the letter 'A'
Experiment 4 : Picking 2 marbles, one at a time, from a bag that contains many blue and red marbles.
Possible outcomes are: (Blue, Blue), (Blue, Red), (Red, Blue) and (Red, Red).
Sample space, S = {(B,B), (B,R), (R,B), (R,R)}.
Explains three methods for listing the sample space of an event and introduces conditional probability. List, Table, Tree Diagram.


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It all started out with folks in Cargill's Canadian operations asking for the return of a railcar that had been used to transport 92 metric tons of canola oil from Saskatchewan to the West Texas and Lubbock rail yard.
Absolute Fuels bought the canola oil, apparently intending to use it as feedstock in its efforts to create biodiesel. And the railcar was tied up federal agents seized Absolute assets in the course of its biodiesel fraud investigation.
Cargill now apparently has the rail car back, but on Friday, the company asked U.S.
Over the last couple weeks I have been getting to know the people of Plainview rather well. My first trip was on the day of the announced closure of the Excel plant operated by Cargill. Note: This isn't a news article, so I can say it is closed. I think it is closed as do most of the people I have talked to about the plant's future.
Since then, I have met the mayor, the county judge, the president of the Downtown Association, a county commissioner, the city manager and the director of the Industrial Foundation.
It has been so long since I have written anything in this blog. I have been out to Plainview covering the sad story of people losing their jobs.
If you are like me you've had the sad fate of losing a job. There are always doubts about why the job ended and what you are going to do next.
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OXFORD, Miss. - After trailing by as many as 19 points in the second half, the Alabama men's basketball team mounted a furious comeback against the Mississippi Rebels Tuesday night cutting the lead to three before falling, 87-83 as time expired in Oxford.
Alabama goes to 19-11 on the year and 11-6 in Southeastern Conference play.
"Uncharacteristically for us we had 14 turnovers in the first half, which was really our demise," UA head coach Anthony Grant said. "They're a very offensively talented team. They had a lot of guys that were explosive and they really hurt us. We dug a hole for ourselves and it really carried over into the second half.
"They did a good job continuing to attack in the second half. They had multiple guys step up for them, (Marshall) Henderson is a terrific player, but I thought they got great play out of their bench. LaDarius White did great. Derrick Millinghaus gave them great minutes, and Jarvis Summers came in and gave them good minutes."
Sophomore forward Nick Jacobs had a career-high 18 points and nine rebounds while sophomore guard Trevor Lacey led the Tide with 19 points to go with seven assists and six rebounds.
Behind by 12 at the half, Alabama trailed by as many as 19 in the second half. The Tide shot 60 percent (9-of-15) from behind the three-point line in the second half to cut the lead down to three points with four seconds remaining. But Mississippi closed the game with a free throw to put the game out of reach.
"I was proud of the way our guys battled through, but unfortunately for us we couldn't get the win," Grant said. "Despite the deficit it was good to see our guys continue to compete and play out the whole 40 minutes. It's a tough loss for us, but give credit to Ole Miss, they played extremely well."
Junior guard Trevor Releford had 16 points before fouling out while sophomore guard Rodney Cooper came away with 12 points and seven rebounds. Rebels guard Marshall Henderson had a game-high 24 points.
The Tide outrebounded Mississippi 41-25, its largest biggest rebounding margin of the year. Alabama also had an advantage in second chance points, 23-7.
For the second straight game, Alabama's opponent got to the free-throw line more than the Tide with Mississippi (22-8, 11-6) going 26-35 from the line, while Alabama went 13-16. The 26 free throws are the most made against Alabama all season. Alabama is 1-8 this season when shooting fewer free throws than their opponents.
Alabama returns to Coleman Coliseum on Saturday, March 9 and will play Georgia at 3 p.m. The SEC Network will televise the game and the radio broadcast will be carried on the Crimson Tide Sports Network.
The contest will be the final home game for senior guard Andrew Steele, who will be honored prior to tipoff. In addition, the game will mark the culmination of the 100th year of Alabama basketball, Over 100 former players, coaches and staff members will be on hand for a special halftime ceremony. All fans in attendance will also receive a one-of-a-kind poster commemorating the 100th year of Alabama hoops.


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10:11, UK, Wednesday 23 November 2005
Sam - the ugliest dog in the world - has died just short of his 15th birthday. The purebred Chinese crested with the hairless body, crooked teeth and sparse tuft of hair was put down last week.
He had become somewhat of an international celebrity after twice winning an ugliest animal contest in California.
Owner Susie Lockheed travelled the world showing off his rather unappealing looks.
"I don't think there'll ever be another Sam," she said. "Some people would think that's a good thing."
Ms Lockheed said she was initially terrified of Sam when she agreed to take him from an animal rescue group six years ago.
But she soon fell in love with him despite his looks.
Sam had to be put down because his heart was failing.
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This Distribution Agreement involves
Title: DISTRIBUTORSHIP AGREEMENT
Date: 3/9/2011
Industry: Computer Services Sector: Technology
Exhibit 10.1
THIS DISTRIBUTORSHIP AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made and entered into as of the 4th day of March, 2011 (the "Effective Date"), by and between DYNAMIC RATINGS, INC. , a Wisconsin corporation ("Manufacturer") and TELKONET, INC. , a Utah corporation ("Distributor").
Manufacturer and Distributor desire to confirm the terms of the relationship by which Manufacturer sells and Distributor purchases and resells Series 5 Power Line Carrier products (the "Products") manufactured by Manufacturer.
Manufacturer and Distributor both desire that this Agreement result in a mutually profitable and enduring business relationship and recognize that the attainment of these objectives requires each of them to assume certain responsibilities.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the promises and covenants contained in this Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
Manufacturer appoints Distributor, and grants Distributor the right, to sell the Products worldwide for Non-Utility Applications (defined below). This is not an exclusive agreement and Manufacturer reserves the right to appoint other distributors who may sell the Products. For the purposes of this Agreement, "Utility Applications" shall mean installations where the product is used to transmit information for monitoring and/or control of electrical power apparatus. The owners of these utility applications may be investor owned utilities, public power utilities, independent power producers, government installations or industrial clients who own, operate or manage their own power substations and/or generation. Non-Utility Applications shall mean any other installation where the transmitted data is for something other than the monitoring or control of electrical power apparatus.
During the term of this Agreement and any renewals of this Agreement, Distributor shall notify Manufacturer in writing of its intent to offer for sale or sell any product competitive with the Products. The notice shall be given at least 30 days prior to Distributor offering for sale any competitive product.
Upon at least 30 days written notice to Distributor, Manufacturer may, at its sole option, make additions to or eliminations from the Products which
Distributor is authorized to sell and service under this Agreement. The written notice shall constitute an amendment to this Agreement.
Manufacturer reserves the right to make changes or modifications in the design or discontinue the manufacture or sale of any Products.
In addition to other rights of Manufacturer, Manufacturer reserves the right to maintain direct contacts with customers and to make:
Sales of the Products to any customers for Utility or Non-Utility Applications;
Sales of the Products to original equipment manufacturers or to other manufacturers for incorporation in, or resale with, products not manufactured by Manufacturer;
Deliveries on a no-charge or replacement basis under warranty or in satisfaction of customer claim.
TERM OF AGREEMENT. Subject to the provisions for termination as provided in Section 11 below, the initial term of this Agreement shall be for a period from the Effective Date through March 31, 2014. This Agreement shall be automatically renewed for 1 year terms on terms and conditions identical to those terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, unless written notice of termination is provided by either party at least 60 days prior to the end of the initial term or any 1 year renewal.
PROMOTION BY DISTRIBUTOR. In the fulfillment of its obligations under this Agreement, Distributor agrees to do, without limitation, the following:
To actively promote through Distributor's own advertising, service and sales promotion activities, the purchase and use of the Products by customers;
To purchase, use and recommend the Products for normal or standard applications only, and to consult with Manufacturer regarding any non-standard applications;
To organize and maintain a sales and service organization that shall include trained sales personnel;
To maintain adequate financial records relating to the sale of the Products, in accordance with guidelines provided by Manufacturer. Upon Manufacturer's reasonable request, Distributor shall provide reports of financial information, inventory data, operating data and credit data related specifically to the Products as specified by Manufacturer, and it shall permit Manufacturer's officials or agents, to examine Distributor's financial
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and sales records related specifically to the Products upon reasonable notice; and
To be responsible for and to pay any and all sales tax, excise taxes or any other governmental or municipal charges imposed or levied based upon sales, storage, use or delivery of the Products to or by Distributor and to reimburse Manufacturer for any taxes, levies or assessments which Manufacturer may be required to pay or to reimburse to others.
Manufacturer shall develop and maintain a Tier 2 support system for the Products.
Advertising, sales promotion and sales campaign materials shall be offered from time to time by Manufacturer to Distributor at no cost to Distributor.
RELATIONSHIP OF MANUFACTURER AND DISTRIBUTOR. Manufacturer and Distributor acknowledge and agree that Distributor is an independent contractor, and not an employee, of Manufacturer. As an independent contractor, Distributor and its agents and employees are not agents or legal representatives of Manufacturer and have no authority to commit or bind Manufacturer in any manner.
PRICING. Products pricing to Distributor shall be based upon a gross margin of sales by Distributor split of 50-50 between Manufacturer and Distributor. Manufacturer shall provide a gross price list for all Products to Distributor following each production batch. With each purchase order from Distributor to Manufacturer, Manufacturer will be provided with the end customer purchase order to Distributor (establishing a sales price) and a purchase order from Distributor to Manufacturer reflecting the 50-50 sharing of the total sales margin. This pricing structure shall be utilized for the duration of this Agreement.
ADDITIONAL SALES INCENTIVE. Manufacturer will provide Distributor with an additional sales incentive (the "Sales Incentive") for sales of Products by Distributor through March 31, 2013, calculated as follows:
25% of Manufacturer's sales revenues of Products to Distributor from the date of this Agreement through March 31, 2012;
25% of Manufacturer's sales revenues of Products to Distributor from April 1, 2012 through March 31, 2013;
The total value of the Sales Incentive, when combined with Consulting Compensation under the Consulting Agreement, dated the same date as this Agreement, shall not exceed $700,000.00; and
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The Sales Incentive amounts shall be calculated and applied by Manufacturer to the Promissory Note of Distributor to Manufacturer, dated the same date as this Agreement, in the original principal amount of $700,000, on June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2013.
Products may be branded as "Telkonet" or as "Dynamic Ratings" as preferred by Distributor and indicated in Distributor order to Manufacturers.
All sales from Manufacturer to Distributor shall be net 60 days through March 31, 2013. Thereafter, sales shall be net 30 days.
Manufacturer shall maintain a supply of Products to Distributor with at least 1 month's average supply volume (based upon the prior year's monthly average) available at any time. Any large order projects (those exceeding 2 month's average supply, based upon the prior year's monthly average) will require Distributor to provide a forecast to ensure adequate supply planning.
Distributor's sales revenue from the sale of Products for Non-Utility Applications shall total at least $250,000.00 per calendar year (pro-rated for the partial 2011 year). Notwithstanding the foregoing, and to facilitate Distributor's establishment of the distributorship, Distributor sales revenue for the first 3 years of this Agreement shall average at least $250,000 per year, calculated at the end of the third year of the term of this Agreement, and prorated for the partial 2011 year.
Manufacturer reserves the right to make alterations, additions to and eliminations from the price lists by written notice to Distributor (which may be in the form of revisions to the price lists or by price bulletins) which shall be effective only with respect to orders received by Manufacturer after t


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Randy Wolken, the regional franchisee for Gandolfo's Deli Sandwiches has been working hard to get his food truck on the road. In April, he drove the truck from Florida to Texas, got his permits for multiple cities, and started searching for sites to park the truck for service. He wanted to be on the road […]Read More


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With the second wave of content announced for this year's Fantastic Fest, heavy hitters such as Tim Burton's "Frankenweenie", Pete Travis' "Dredd 3D", and Rian Johnson's "Looper" are already making folks salivate with excitement, but the festival is more than just famous directors and Hollywood hits. One of the true joys of Fantastic Fest is exploring the cinema of the world, discovering rare and unusual films from other countries that you might not get to see anywhere else. In honor of this, I've composed a quick list of six (just couldn't get it down to five) films which fans of foreign film should keep an eye on.
"Everyone in Our Family", Dir. Radu Jude, Romania
Critics will tell you, Romania has been on a cinematic role of late, producing amazing film after amazing film, and winning numerous awards in the process. After debuting at several festivals early this year, Everyone In Our family is on course to continue this trend, with an emotional, and yet darkly funny, story of a man trying to save his family from utter collapse. Shot in a hyper-realistic style, the film is said to be an emotional and suspenseful journey, and though it may not be the typical Fantastic Fest fair, it's sure to be one of the highlights of this year's festival.
"The King of Pigs", Dir. Yeung Sang-Ho, South Korea
Let me start off by saying, I am a sucker for unique, indie animation, and this South Korean wonder looks to be delivering plenty of that, along with a story that is said to parallel "Lord of the Flies" with the strength of its commentary. Featuring a fractured narrative about a group of children whose childhood troubles follow them well into adulthood, the film is said to be devastating and raw, unflinching and uncomfortable, and has been compared to the work of late, great Satoshi Kon, making it one of this critic's must-sees at this year's fest.
"Holy Motors", Dir. Leos Carax, France
Things have been relatively quiet from Leos Carax in the last few years. After making a name for himself with "Lovers on the Bridge" and "Pola X", he disappeared from filmmaking for many years, with only a short segment from "Tokyo!" to satiate his fans. Luckily, he's back in full force at this year's Fantastic Fest with "Holy Motors", a bizarre little surrealistic work which follows a man as his normal days quickly becomes anything but. Carax has been known for producing controversial and conversation-starting work at every turn, and "Holy Motors" looks little different. From early word, viewers can expect all the weirdness of his recent "Tokyo!" segment, spread to feature length, which is just what the audiences at Fantastic Fest are looking for.
"Wrong", Dir. Quentin Depieux, France
A few years ago, Quentin Depieux's debut "Rubber" shot off like a bullet to become of the most talked about films of the year, dividing audience along a wide gulf between "love" and "hate" that hadn't been seen for ages. Now he's back with an even more bizarre little film by the name of "Wrong", which follows a man who wakes up at 7:60 one day to realize his dog is missing. What follows is said to be an episodic trip to some surreal locales, in what has been called a surreal masterpiece by many early critics. It's sure to prove divisive with audiences once again, but there are sure to be many at this year's festival who will absolutely adore this little slice of French madness.
"Doomsday Book" Dir. Kim Ji-Woon and Yim Pil-Sung, South Korea
What happens when you get two of South Korea's best directors, and put together to plot out of the end of the world? You get one of the most anticipated foreign releases of the year with "Doomsday Book", a three-part science fiction anthology that takes a clever crack at guessing just how this mad world of ours will finally fall apart. Directors Kim Ji-Woon, of "A Tale of Two Sisters" and "I Saw The Devil" fame, and Yim Pil-Sung, creator of "Hansel and Gretel", come together to create what is said to be a beautiful, and oft-times hilarios, look at humanity and all its foibles, in what is sure to be one of the standout films of not just the festival, but of the film landscape during the next year.
"Outrage Beyond", Dir. Kitano "Beat" Takeshi, Japan
After a series of experimental films, superstar director Kitano "Beat" Takeshi returned to his roots with the flashbang gangster Outrage, which may not have garnered as big a following than some of his earliest hits, still showed he had some great stuff left in. Fans of Outrage can rejoice this, because the direct sequel, Outrage Beyond, takes place after the events of the first film, and finds the characters from the first bringing the fight to the entire city. Kitano broadens his scope in his already outrageous first film, giving audiences even more of the action and drama they loved in last year's film.
Fantastic Fest is already offering up so many phenomenal films, and this is only the second wave of programming. There are also a dozen other fantastic foreign and indie films that deserve your attention as well, so be sure to visit the fantastic fest website to find out more at Fantasticfest.com.
Be sure to check back in a few weeks to see my top picks from the third wave of announced films, and in late September, expect full coverage of Fantastic Fest, including reviews of the all the big (and small) films.


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This is a collection of "Choose Your Own Adventure" stories written by the 6th grade class at Chaminade College Preparatory School in St. Louis, MO.
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Montreal man claims he was humiliated at license office
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A Montreal man says he was humiliated at a license bureau in front of his family.
Mohamed Amin spoke English at the S-A-A-Q outlet on Decarie.
He told the Barry Morgan show he intervened after his wife failed to get a bureau worker to address her in English.
"I told her why are you doing this to us, in front of everyone", Amin told the show.
"Why it's so lovely to you to see us being like that. And then she answered me, with a very cold bood, tu est in Quebec, you are in Quebec, you have to address me in French. And I told her listen to me, my lady, I'm in Canada. The official two languages, English and French" Amin went on to say.
Amin added he pays taxes and therefore should be addresed in either official language with respect.
He also says the worker then looked at him and called out for another customer by saying "next".
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What exactly is long term care?
According to the National Clearinghouse for Long Term Care Information, long term care is "a range of services and supports you may need to meet your health or personal needs over a long period of time." These services fall into two major categories:
"Activities of Daily Living" include bathing, dressing, transferring to or from a bed or chair), and eating.
"Instrumental Activities of Daily Living" include (but are not limited to) housework, taking medication, errands, caring of pets, and using communication devices.
The need for long term care, which can be provided at home or in a special facility, usually stems from a health condition, such as a chronic illness or disability. Age-related factors can also increase the likelihood for needing services.
The National Clearinghouse for Long Term Care Information is a government website that provides information and resources to those who are inquiring about long term care needs for themselves or a family member. Here's a short list of age-related factors or risks they cite when considering long term care:
The cost of long term care is a major issue to consider, and you may benefit from signing-up for coverage early on.
"Medicare, VA benefits and employer programs cover some costs of long term care," says Katherine Hutt, spokesperson for the Council of Better Business Bureaus. "But more and more people are adding private long term care insurance policies to their retirement planning. Make that decision sooner rather than later; the younger you are when you buy the policy, the less it will cost you. And once you have a major health issue, such as stroke, Alzheimer's, metastatic cancer or Parkinson's, you may not be able to get coverage.


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Monday, January 05, 2009
So what happened in 2008 that is worth noting?
I started the year at 174 pounds and managed to get down to 156.
After the holidays, I am back up to 164.... so lets just say that in 2008, I lost, and kept off, 10 whole pounds.
I'd say that's a pretty good thing, wouldn't you?
After we bought a house in September, we decided to go off the pill and "see what happens". So we are gearing up for a pregnancy any month now. Which is very exciting for us. We're all growed up now!
We have tried for the last 2 months with no luck, but I'm not really worried at this point. I was on the pill for 16 years and we really didn't "plan the deed" during the fertile period or anything.
So what's in store for 2009?
I would like to do a couple things..... I want to have a baby, and until I get pregnant I want to focus on losing 10 more pounds. If I could get down to 154, I'd be overweight no more.
And that is important to me, and my future baby.
So during the month of January, my focus is going to be this:
Get active every day. Even if it is just 12 minutes on the elliptical or a 20 minute walk over lunch. Get ACTIVE.
Eat right- No more McDonald's trips or Applebee's lunches during work. Bring my lunch to work every day- and eat the damn thing!
Plan our meals in advance for shopping day- That way we are less likely to eat pizza or carryout. If we have food on hand, there should be no excuse! There just need to be a few Quick and Painless options lying around that don't hurt the healthy lifestyle I'm trying to live.
Less alcohol- this shouldn't be a problem. With the holidays, there have been quite a few empty bottles of Jack in my trash can. But I'm bored with that... and the parties are over and the carefree cash spending month is passed. I just need to make an effort to watch my drinking. One glass of wine after work, or one cocktail should be all I allow myself most days. Of course, the weekends are different, but I'm just saying..... watch the booze because it stimulates my snacketite!
Don't obsess over any of the above goals! This is not going to take over my life! I just want to be focused; have these things in my mind; but not spend hours nit picking each calorie. There will be plenty of time for that when I'm pregnant and can't drink! Lol.
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Oak Harbor High School
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Rick Neumiller
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|Bothell, WA USA
|Makayla, born 2008; Madelyn, born 2009
Spent 1983-85 playing baseball at Tacoma CC. Claim to fame was playing on that team with Mike Blowers, former Seattle Mariners thirdbaseman and now does the M's games on Root Sports. Also played at TCC with Scott Carpenter (class of '84). Had 3 great yrs at WSU rooming with Richard Balster, Kurt Peck (class of '84) and Marc Peck (class of '85). Go Cougs! Hired at Boeing in 1988 and have been holding down a desk there ever since. Married my hottie wife and best friend in 2006 in Maui with my best man Ray Atwood at my side along with Scott Martin and Marc Peck. Since 1996, I organize a 3 day weekend every Summer to golf with my old OH boys... Lee Sherman (fellow organizer), Ray, Richard, Scott, Doug Zylstra, Dan Weedin, Jerry Hawkins, Eric Seelye, Kevin Carrothers, Corey McIntyre, Ron Lange, Marc Peck, Jim Mathias, Jim Garvey (my bro-in-law, class of '80), Kevin Bailey (Donna Dewald's husband) and hope to someday get Paul Carlson back with us. Not everybody can make it every year but we usually get at least 10-12. We've traveled all over WA, and been to Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Canada, and will some day stretch out to other great golf destinations, spouses and money willing. Lots of great times with these guys and plenty of great stories to follow...
Hey Mr. Des Voigne, we have a tug-o-war today. Zimmy, go get that football and I'll give you an ice cream sandwich! How about Zylstra breaking his hip while we had to hang on to a bar attached to the back of Duck's pickup. Watching Atwood trying to waterski on the back of Kenny's boat. I think he drank 10 gallons out of Campbell lake. Filling up hundreds of dixie cups full of water in the halls of Parker's and Vanderstoop's offices, then turning all of the desks over in Senor Ingram's classroom.
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