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Avid, young Hereford breeder Brady Jensen recently experienced what he described as an exhilarating and inspirational opportunity, when he was one of nearly 80 junior members representing 21 different states at a National Junior Hereford Association Conference during late summer, followed immediately by an international Hereford event.
The 20-year-old Jensen of Courtland, Kan., and approximately seven dozen young adults converged on the campus of South Dakota State University in Brookings during the last week of July and first week of August for a leadership conference.
Labelled PRIDE — an acronym for "Program For Reaching Individuals Determined to Excel" — the seminars provided by the National Junior Hereford Association offered leadership guidance for Jensen and the other participants.
Recently being selected grand champion senior showman at the mid-July Junior National Hereford Expo in Kansas City, Mo., Jensen is also now propelling through the ranks on the Board of the NJHA.
He's currently in his second year as part of a three-year term on the junior board.
During the first year, Jensen was a director.
He was then elected to the membership chair position in July 2013 — a board seat which gave him the opportunity to attend the national seminar in South Dakota, and then the international workshop in Canada.
Jensen said it's exciting being part of it all.
"Oh it's awesome. The opportunities we've had already have been crazy-good. It's a title (membership chairman,) and I get to chair a couple of events. Being on the board, I like to see all the youth who attended, and listen to the speakers and learn about animal activists, and how you would respond when the media asks questions, like in this interview with you," he relayed excitedly to The Fence Post.
Jensen also enjoyed hearing a seminar on raising cattle and farming.
A highlight of the campus event was a pep rally with inspirational keynote speaker, V.J. Smith, who was a prior fundraiser at South Dakota State University.
Smith was a big draw for the youth.
"He gave a hoorah speech to get us pumped up, and he provided several key points on interacting with people, including learning to be grateful, handshakes, writing thank-you notes and using eye contact," relayed Jensen.
Then Jensen shared an unforgettable memory, when Smith discussed a book he wrote about a senior citizen employed at the Walmart in Brookings.
Titled "The Richest Man in Town," the novel is all about an employee, named Marty, who Smith explained typically hosted the most crowded check-out lane of all their cash registers. Smith couldn't figure out why the line to Marty's location was so long, so, one day he decided to try that line, himself.
Jensen relayed that the man was apparently so friendly and helpful that Smith wrote a letter to the head of Walmart about Marty's stellar public relations qualities. That same year Marty was flown to Walmart headquarters. Smith also visited Marty a couple of times a week.
"It was an interesting book about leadership and how to live life," explained Jensen.
The NJHA leadership conference is held at a different land-grant university each year, which is an animal science or agriculture college.
"We host these leadership seminars to build our future leaders, not only in the Hereford industry, but to expose them to events going on in the entire agriculture industry," said Amy Cowan, director of youth activities and foundation for the American Hereford Association, based in Kansas City.
New this year was a unique competition with another cattle breed.
"This was the first year that we teamed up with the American Maine-Anjou organization," Cowan said. "The Herefords and the Maine-Anjou's competed in different contests, such as livestock judging."
The 78 students attending also learned about marketing and breeding programs at different ranches.
They toured the extensive Fawcett's Elm Creek Ranch, which provided invaluable information to take back home to their own family ranches.
"When we go to all these places in different states, we'll stop by a ranch, and sometimes they'll just take us under their wings for the night," shared Jensen, adding, "The camaraderie and friendships are unreal."
An exciting highlight for the junior breeders was a session on trans ova genetics, which offered the latest information on embryo transfer, artificial insemination and cloning.
"That was neat to teach them about that. The junior members learned different reproductive technology, and then afterward, four national board directors travelled north to represent us in Canada, which was really neat," shared Cowan.
Travelling to an international conference was an experience that Jensen won't forget, he said.
Immediately after the South Dakota seminar, he attended the Canadian Hereford Bonanza in early August.
Jensen said his mother's family is from Canada, and they were instrumental in establishing the first yearly Bonanza.
"We literally left at six O'clock in the morning to go to Brandon, Manitoba, Canada for four days. I went up as an ambassador promoting our events, because we want international kids to come down to our PRIDE or JNHE events in the summer," Jensen said. "People in Canada were so welcoming in the places we stopped along the way."
Jensen has just started his junior year at Kansas State University's Animal Science and Industry department in Manhattan, Kan., after graduating from Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kan., where he was on the livestock judging team.
He rooms with his cousin Cody Jensen at K-State, who was recently elected to the NJHA board as a director this past summer in Kansas City.
The Jensen family Hereford operation originated from a local project at their Republic County, Kan., 4-H organization.
Now, Jensen's dad, Kevin — who established a extensive herd of 200 to 300 Hereford cows with his brother, Kirk, at their ranch in Courtland — enjoys watching his son, other children, nephews and niece all compete together with their Herefords in Kansas, as well as across the U.S., and now internationally.
"Every kid in a family is different and has different likes, but even though the future might take Brady to ag economics, I'm relatively sure he'll stay involved in the farm somehow," Kevin Jensen told The Fence Post. "It may not be day-to-day, but he loves it, and I know he'll stay involved in what we do."
In fact, the young Jensen was fascinated watching his father conduct 'live' judging over the internet recently, while his parents were at the Illinois State Fair, via www.livestockworld.tv.
Brady's parents were also judges at the Iowa State Fair this summer. Jensen noted his father has also judged Hereford cattle shows in Australia and South America, as well as Canada.
"Watching the whole play-by-play is like watching football," said Brady, of the internet streaming.
When Jensen is home for the summer, it's 'all hands on deck' with their herd.
"It's a family-run operation, so everybody does everything. We all handle the cows, wean calves, cut thistle, everything from the top of the totem pole to the bottom — everybody does the same," Jensen grinned.
There are two large events each year geared toward the junior Hereford youth; one in mid-July, which this year was called, "Show Me the Herefords," taking place in Kansas City. It was the eight-day Junior National Hereford Expo, and was attended by 700 kids.
"They bring the cattle and the whole family to the junior nationals," explained Jensen.
The junior board hosts those two big events, and actually spends all year doing it.
"We do all the fundraising, all the planning, and run all the events. We decided who will go to the adult board of directors; Reno, Kansas City, and other places. We send a couple of people there to create excitement and to get sponsors for the other events.
A key goal for the youth was to have Herefords dominate the type of breeds at their shows, and they achieved that goal.
"A lot of people prefer Angus, Charolais and Simmental. We always had 100 more entries at our junior national show than the Angus, and had more youth attend the show, as well. So, it was really humbling to achieve our goal with the Herefords being the top dog in the junior industry," relayed Jensen.
Propelling their mission is one goal. But, getting media exposure in the Hereford publications, such as the Hereford World, published by the American Hereford Association, is also an accomplishment in itself, Jensen said.
"Everything is published in there, and they see what we're currently doing. They're more than happy to see us mentioned."
Although the juniors thrive on the press coverage and circling their wagons around their prized Herefords, Jensen's favorite part of being on the board is all about the people who own the Herefords.
"The contacts and friendships and relationships you establish at those events are my favorite part. Meeting people from across the country, whom you fit in with, and you like to be around — is the No. 1 best thing. The Junior board opens you up to meet people all over the country, from New Hampshire to Texas, to Oregon to Florida," shared Jensen.
Representation from Florida was new this year.
The next Hereford meeting, is the national meeting of the American Hereford Association, held over the Halloween weekend in Kansas City.
Jensen excitedly pointed out that it produces a staggering amount of scholarships for youth.
"We'll give $30,000 dollars worth of scholarships at that event. We also give $30,000 at the summer event. These go to people who apply each year, who then go through an interview process to narrow down the finalists," Jensen said. "A lot of things go into it, such as grades, community support and other factors."
Just as travelling help shapes perspective, the visits to different cities, states and countries also provided a gentle reminder to Jensen that there's no place like home; not only in Kansas, but across the U.S.
"For me, it made me come to a realization how great our program is here in America," Jensen observed, "but also how many youth we could encourage to attend, to make it more prestigious. It was totally a junior event." ❖


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Diana Iris vs. Iris vs. Veronica Rose
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Tough one- all three are gorgeous!
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A man convicted of murder in the death of a Greensboro woman in the 1980s has passed away on death row.
James Donald King, 69, died of natural causes Wednesday at Central Prison Hospital, state public safety officials said.
King was admitted to death row in November 1998 following a first-degree murder conviction in the death of Gloria Underwood King.
Gloria King, James' second wife, was shot and killed in September 1988.
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Tallahassee, Florida- July 31, 2012
Brandi Mcintosh has been a student at the Martial Arts Fitness Academy in Tallahassee for about two and a half years.
"I started looking at it, thought I could do it maybe. Always was interested, thought it was neat," McIntosh said with a laugh.
Don't let the laugh fool you. Mcintosh's self-defense skills are no joke. She's part of a growing trend the academy has seen in women.
"A lot of our courses have more women than men. A lot of women are looking to get that self-defense, that survival mentality taught to them," said the Academy's owner Chad Wilbur.
"I like not being scared walking through a parking lot feeling like if someone did attack me, I'd have a chance to get away," said McIntosh.
Mcintosh is more than happy to demonstrate her skill set, but it's not advised to mess with her. She is a massage therapist who says the desire to learn self-defense came from some customers who had the "wrong idea," about massage therapy.
She's happy that she knows the techniques, but has thankfully never needed to use them.
"There's nothing like the security of feeling like you don't need a man to protect you," she said.
The Martial Arts Fitness Academy has several programs ranging from mixed martial arts, kickboxing, combat fitness, and basic pistol & concealed weapons permit classes. More info can be found on their website www.martialartstally.com.
FSU also offers a free Rape Aggression Defense class for women.


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A collection of free museums in Georgia. List compiled by Long Live Learning. See the original post here.
Marietta Fire Museum, Profession
Anne Frank in the World, Biographical
Atlanta Monetary Museum, Banking & Financial
Georgia Capitol Museum & Tours, Government & History
Museum of History & Holocaust Education, History WWII
David J Sencer Center For Disease Control Museum, Health & Medical
Museum of Aviation, Aviation
Fernbank Science Center, Science
Elberton Granite Museum, Topical
Adairsville Rail Depot Age of Steam Museum, Railroad Transportation
The Columbus Museum,
National Infantry Museum, Military
Robert C Williams Paper Museum, Topical
Antique Funeral Museum, Topical
DeKalb History Museum, Local History
Roswell Fire Museum, Profession
Smyrna History Museum, Local History
Martin Luther King JR Nat'l Historic Site, Biographical & Historical
Heritage Park Veterans Museum, Military
Georgia College Natural History Museum, Natural History
Cotton Museum, Topical
Jekyll Island Museum, Local History
Jimmy Carter Nat'l Historic Site, Biographical
Kingston Women History Museum, Local History
Lowndes County Historical Society Museum, Local History
Museum of Colquitt county, Local History
Thornateeska Heritage Center and Wetherbee Planetarium, Local History & Science
Thunderbolt Museum Society, Local History
Vidalia Onion Museum, Topical
Chik Fil A Headquarters Tour and Museum, Profession/Commercial
Andersonville Nat'l Historic Site & POW Museum, Military
Rome Area History Museum, Local History
Cherokee County Historical Society, Local History
White County Courthouse History Museum, Local History
Macon County Historical Museum, Local History
Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center, Science & Nature
Free on Select Days or under Select Conditions, Links to Admissions Info Provided
- Tellus Science Museum: Admissions Info, Science
- Atlanta History Center: Special Offers Bank of America Weekends, General & Local History
- Booth Western Art Museum: Currently Thurs Free Admissions Info, Art
- Imagine It! The Children's Museum of Atlanta: Free Second Tues of Month Target Tues Info, Children/Hands on
- Center for Puppetry Arts: Free Admission on Thursdays 1-3pm OR Fulton County Residents First Saturdays Info, Arts
- Atlanta Contemporary Art Center: Free Thursdays Admission Info, Art
- High Museum of Art: Free Admission for Fulton County Residents Only: 10am – 1pm First Sat of Month Info, Art
- The Bartow History Center: Free Admission Last Saturday of Month Admission Info, Local History
- Georgia Children's Museum: ree First Friday 5:30pm-7pm Macon Residents: free tuesday and second saturday More info
- Michael C Carlos Museum: Free Admission on Select Dates and Programs Admission Info, General History & Art
- Albany Museum of Art: Free Admission on Select Dates Admission Info, Art
- Georgia Southern Museum: Free Admission Last Saturday of Month Admission Info, Science & Nature
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CHARGERS: Turner likes what he sees from starters against Falcons
ATLANTA ---- Week 3 of the NFL exhibition schedule is generally regarded as a litmus test.
For the Chargers, the test results are promising despite a 27-24 last-second loss to Atlanta on Saturday night at the Georgia Dome.
The Falcons rallied with a game-winning 5-yard touchdown pass from Chris Redman to Eric Weems in the waning moments to steal a victory.
With roster cuts forthcoming, the third week of the preseason slate allows teams to vigorously test their starters, solidify two-deep lineups and implement specific game plans for an opponent.
It's as close as it gets to replicating a typical week in the NFL's regular season.
So, if the test holds up, the Chargers' prospects of repeating as AFC West champion are favorable based on what the starting units accomplished in Atlanta. And coach Norv Turner didn't use offensive weapons LaDainian Tomlinson (1,536 all-purpose yards last season) or Antonio Gates.
"Most important to me, certainly, was to come out and start fast, and I think we did that as a football team," said Turner, whose team jumped out to a 21-13 halftime lead. "I like the way that our guys are preparing to get ready for the season. I like they way that they prepared for this game and executed in the first half."
With the Falcons coming off a remarkable playoff appearance last season and playing in front of a boisterous home crowd for the first time since December, Atlanta proved to be a testy opponent.
Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers, freshly signed to a new six-year contract, was up to the task by completing 10-of-15 passes for 185 yards and a touchdown.
He was sacked one time in three possessions, one week after being sacked four times in the first quarter at Arizona.
"This is a very good blitz team," Turner said of the Falcons. "They've given the first two teams they've played a lot of problems with their blitz package, and they do get close to you. But I thought Philip hung in there well and I thought our guys made some pretty good plays."
Rivers calmly converted four third-and-long situations on the Chargers' third drive of the game. And despite penalties on offensive linemen Jeromey Clary and Marcus McNeill and a sack by Atlanta's Brent Grimes, Rivers kept the chains moving. He hooked up with running back Michael Bennett for a 48-yard touchdown on a screen pass that gave the Chargers a 14-7 lead with 8:32 left in the second quarter. That play came on third-and-24, Rivers' last action in the game.
"We made an emphasis to get out to a fast start coming into this game," Rivers said. "We wanted to get a couple of drives together and get into the end zone, and we were able to do that."
The Chargers' defense stymied the Falcons on their first possession but allowed quarterback Matt Ryan to operate freely on Atlanta's second drive, culminating in a 12-yard touchdown pass to Brian Finneran. Three Chargers defenders attempted to arm-tackle Finneran on his was to the end zone, but he plowed through with greater effort.
It was the only time Atlanta crossed the goal line with Ryan at the helm. He was replaced midway through the third quarter after completing 14-of-20 passes for 140 yards and one touchdown.
Ryan's successor, Redman, scored on a 10-yard scramble to cap off a 15-play drive in the fourth quarter. By then, most of the Chargers' starters were on the bench, with the first-teamers getting pulled sooner than predicted.
"Our starters all got in the mid-30s in terms of number of plays," Turner said. "And you get caught in the middle there. We could have played them another 10 plays and it would have been another 10 plays that I didn't get to look at our other guys."
Rivers got ample time in the pocket on the Chargers' opening possession. He completed 3-of-5 passes for 44 yards and was not touched by an Atlanta defender.
And Darren Sproles, filling in for Tomlinson as the starting running back, provided a spark as a runner and a pass blocker. He scored on a 10-yard touchdown run on the Chargers' first drive, a play that was blocked beautifully up front and gave the Bolts a 7-0 lead.
Sproles finished the game with 77 all-purpose yards. Bennett had 22 yards rushing and 84 yards receiving.
Rivers exited the game in favor of Billy Volek, who guided the Chargers on a touchdown drive on his first series. He threaded the needle on a 10-yard slant pass to Malcom Floyd to give the Chargers a 21-10 lead late in the second quarter. Volek completed 7-of-9 passes for 102 yards and a touchdown.
"I thought the intensity was right there with a regular season game," Rivers said. "Obviously, it's been a tradition for a long time in this league that the third preseason game is a real important week, and we treated it as such. But really, they're all important."


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PARKERSBURG - Children of all ages lined up along Market Street on Saturday for the fourth annual Mid-Ohio Valley Easter Parade.
Event organizer Kiki Angelos said the parade went off without a hitch, with temperatures warming up comfortably from a chilly Saturday morning.
"Everything went perfect," she said. "Everything went the way we intended and planned and it was nice to see many, many weeks of planning finish with a big bang."
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Mid-Ohio Valley Easter Parade founder and organizer Kiki Angelos rides in the final float in an Easter basket during Saturday's parade on Market Street.
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Some of the children who participated in the Easter bonnet and t-shirt contest prior to Saturday's Mid-Ohio Valley Easter Parade were, from left, Alexis Hefner, Clare Walker, Davin Miller and Brittany Miihlbach.
Angelos said the committee formed to plan the parade deserved thanks and praise.
"We had one large committee," she said. "I called on friends and others came forward because they wanted to be part of it. Some were business people who took time off from their businesses."
As in past parades, Saturday's Easter Parade was open to any group that wanted to create a float. In 2012 there were 80 floats and for Saturday's event, organizers were at their goal of 100 floats.
Angelos said people were calling late Friday asking if they could get in and others showed up at the last minute on Saturday when units were lining up the parade in the Parkersburg High School parking lot.
"We had more participants than we thought we would have and the beautiful weather was part of it," she said. "If anyone wants to come at the last minute they can; we will not turn down anybody because it is for the community, for the entire valley."
The grand marshal for this year's Easter Parade was Mike King, CEO of Camden Clark Medical Center.
Angelos said she has decided on the theme for next year's parade, which will be "Hallelujah, He is Risen." She added the committee will have its first meeting for the 2014 parade next week.
Angelos said the parade is her way of saying "Kalo pasxa" (Greek for Happy Easter) to the community.


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Here is an update on some of the info I wrote on the article entitled "The Last 7 Years" where I talked about the blasphemy President Obama uttered during his Dinner speech on May 10th while addressing the country and discussing his first and second 100 days in office saying:
"Finally, I believe that my next hundred days will be so successful, I will be able to complete them in 72 days. And on the 73rd day, I will rest."
We are now in the 172nd day ever since his inauguration day on January 20th and before noon there was already stuff to talk about which seemed to be very significant.
First, as I have explained in the article "Barack Obama, the Antichrist?", if he is in fact the World Leader spoken of in Bible Prophecy, then it should be a matter of importance the fact that there was a meeting today between President Barack Obama and Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican; maybe to talk about what they will do on the 173rd day, Obama's day of rest, which like I pointed out before, happens to fall on a Sabbath.
I believe it is a big deal that the possible World Leader(The Antichrist's forerunner) met with the possible False prophet on what seems to be such an important date, not only because of what Obama said but because what he said fits with Bible Prophecy.
Pope Benedict could be the last Pope, making him the False Prophet, or at least the one before the real False Prophet called in the prophecy of St Malachy "Petrus the Roman". Some claim that the last Pope in St Malachy's prophecy, Peter the Roman, was an addition made to the original prophecy, so if this is the case, then Pope Benedict would be the last pope on the list, either way the Office of Pope is the office of the False Prophet without a doubt.
There is much which these two men could be talking about and I am not here to speculate so I won't, but it is all falling into place very fast and accurate, just this week, Pope Benedict issued a major document calling for "a New World financial Order", meaning calling for the one currency of the New World Order.
Revelation 13:16-17
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Also today, Obama has pledged to step-up efforts for Middle East peace through a two-state solution, which the Prime Minister of Israel Netanyahu is now agreeing with, Benedict made a similar appeal during a trip in May to Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories. He issued the Vatican's strongest call ever for a Palestinian state.
This is yet another prophecy to be fulfilled any time soon as we can see, and Obama is planning to have a lot to do with it as we would expect, he pledged to continue working with all parties "to see that they fulfill their obligations and responsibilities," the statement said. I'd like to point out from Obama's words and what is written in the Scripture in Daniel 9:27, which seems to me very significant, that Obama basically said he will make sure that these countries in war go through with the deal; like they are supposed to do as he says, to me that is what "confirming" means.
This peace treaty between Israel and Palestine does not mean "World Peace", though it could definitely be the covenant which the World Leader is said to confirm for 7 years, the last 7 Years of Humanity as we know it, as I have said before, the Bible doesn't actually talk about the world being in peace, but says "when they say peace and safety, sudden destruction shall come". The world could actually engage in the Third World War at any moment, making all "rumours of wars" which we've heard for a while and are also part of prophecy, finally become "The War". Russia seems to be very much ready to fight as well as North Korea, it only needs one country to take the first step and the end will come like pieces of domino.
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Survival... • Foods • Medicine • Gear • Shelters • Techniques
Survival Fanny Packs
Have one in your bug out bag, backpack and emergency medical bag. I do. Coghlan's Emergency Thermal Blanket
Every bug out bag should contain a good first aid kit. 1st Aid Kits
Bad water can be deadly
A fanny pack for disaster survival is not a fashion statement
Note: "Hands Free" is the beauty of fanny packs. In an emergency situation, where one may be climbing or hiking, having your hands free is very important.
Emergency fanny packs usually only contain the bare necessities for short-term survival, and are favored by people who have received training to be neighborhood first responders. The hands-free carrying option of the fanny pack enables first responders to use both hands in assisting those who are victims of the current emergency.
Note: If you're an employer looking for great employee gifts, give the survival fanny pack. You'll be a true hero for thinking of the welfare of your people!
Containing the basic necessities for one person for up to 48 hours, emergency fanny packs are lightweight and unobtrusive, perfect for tucking into a desk drawer in the office, or keeping in the trunk or glove compartment of the car. With the widespread awareness of how vulnerable people are to natural and man-made disasters, the disaster fanny pack has become a popular corporate gift.


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Benchmark crude for April delivery rose 29 cents to finish at $93.13 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude, used to price oil that many U.S. refineries use to make gasoline, rose 57 cents at end at $114.10 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange in London.
At the pump the national average for a gallon of regular gas was $3.78, about where it was on Thursday, but 14 cents higher than a week ago and almost half a dollar more than a month ago, according to AAA. Drivers in California, Florida, the Northeast and the Midwest are paying the most.
Encouraging news about the global economy helped oil prices stabilize. The European Commission said Friday that it expects the recession afflicting the economy of the 17 countries sharing the euro to bottom out during the first half of the year, with growth reaching an annual rate of 0.7 percent in the fourth quarter. The EC expects growth in the eurozone to accelerate to 1.4 percent next year.
And a survey of German business optimism rose sharply this month, raising hopes that the country will avoid a recession. A solid German economy could help weaker eurozone countries out of recession.
A stronger global economy is likely to mean more demand for oil and gas, which points to higher prices for fuel.
In other energy futures trading on the Nymex:
— Natural gas rose 4.5 cents to finish at $3.29 per 1,000 cubic feet.
— Heating oil was up less than 1 cent to end at $3.10 per gallon.
— Wholesale gasoline for April rose 3 cents to finish at $3.27 per gallon.
David McHugh in Frankfurt, Germany, and Pablo Gorondi in Budapest contributed to this report.


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How Turtles Snarled JFK Airport
Why did the turtle cross the runway at JFK Airport? On Wednesday morning, no joke, it was to lay eggs.
The first turtles were spotted around runway 4L at 6:45 a.m., according to a report by the Associated Press, and within three hours their ranks had swelled to around 150 — forcing air-traffic controllers to reroute flights to a different runway. Flight delays averaged about 30 minutes, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
Audio of the encounter between the departing aircraft and the wayward reptiles, as relayed to the air-traffic controller, can be heard here. It makes for a rather surreal listening experience, with a mixture of technical airplane jargon, barely concealed amusement and, well, turtles.
Be advised," one pilot radios in. "Left of the center line there's another, um, turtle."
"Do you want to wait for the turtles to be, uh, inspected?" the air-traffic controller asks another pilot.
Turtles are not the only wildlife causing problems at JFK Airport. As WSJ's Barry Newman reported in April, airport officials had for years employed falconers to help control the population of gulls and geese flying in from the adjacent federal bird sanctuary in Jamaica Bay. Between 2000 and 2008, as Newman noted, birds caused 30 accidents at JFK, more than at any other U.S. airport.
The awkwardness of its location led JFK to become the first and only commercial airport in the U.S. ever to try falconry. The idea was to teach the local birds nesting in the sanctuary that a flight over the airport fence might turn them into lunch for a bird of prey.
Falconers became fixtures at JFK, roaming it with lots of publicity. That was before the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's latest budget crisis. Now JFK's operator has cut short by a year its $3 million, five-year contract with Falcon Environmental Services Inc., of Ontario. It's negotiating (without bids) to award the job of banishing birds to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Read Newman's full story about the end of the falcon era at JFK Airport.


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February 6, 2007
AIKEN, S.C.---Smoking could soon be outlawed in Aiken County. A ban on smoking in public is one step closer to passing.
The Aiken County Council voted by a majority to approve the motion.
More than a hundred people came out to the Council meeting tonight, and for more than two hours they made sure their voices were heard.
Do you have a right to light up in public? It's a question that led to a packed house in Aiken...and opinions were split right down the middle.
"Smoking is not a right," said Holly Woltz. "You can do it in your own private areas. Do not inflict your deathly gas upon me my family or my friends. Don't do it."
"The businesses and bars in this area are not currently breaking any laws and should be allowed to operate as they see fit rather than have a government that tells them how to run their business," said John Magruder.
The ban would make smoking in most public places a thing of the past. Smokers could not light up in parks, malls, on public transportation, in restaurants or in bars attached to restaurants.
Restaurant owners like Sam Erb say that's bad for business.
"Our main competitor is Augusta, Georgia. And if we have this strict ordinance that the county is going to give to us here, we're going to lose business to across the river," he said.
Even nonsmokers rallied in favor of the opposition, saying the ban infringes on our civil liberties. That's why people like Vicki Simons support a partial ban.
"What if I wanted to enjoy a cigarette with my meal?" she said. "I know that's sounds strange coming from a nonsmoker, but I don't want those liberties to be impinged."
For others, this ban, like other bans before it, is a matter of life and death.
"The government is there to protect us," Woltz said. "Seatbelts, how we cook, prepare our food, licensing...we need protection with the air that we breathe. It affects us all."
Tonight was considered the ordinance's second reading. It passed 6 to 3, with an amendment. The amendment was offered by council member Scott Singer, and it exempts bars attached to a restaurant so long as the bar is divided by a wall and has a separate ventilation system.
Other amendments were proposed, and those are being reviewed by the judicial and public safety committee.
The third reading will be two weeks from today. If approved at that reading, the ordinance will pass.


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The ever-increasing presence of the workforce on social media presents opportunities as well as risks for organizations. While on the one hand, we read about social media embarrassments happening to organizations, on the other we see that social media activities by workers and candidates can enhance a company's brand and provide insight into what individuals are, or can become, influencers in the social media sphere.
HR can play a key role in helping organizations make the most value out of the activities and presence of workers and candidates, while at the same time also helping to manage the risks that come with the permanence and viral nature of social media.
What is Missing from Understanding Our Workforce?
"If only HP knew what HP knows, we would be three-times more productive."
Lew Platt, Former Chairman, President, CEO, Hewlett-Packard
What Lew Platt recognized was that organizations only have a partial understanding of what their workforce is capable of. This lack of understanding impacts the company in several negative ways:
1. A particular skill that the company needs to access in one part of the organization might exist somewhere else, but there is no record that the skill exists, so the need is unfulfilled.
2. As market conditions change rapidly, the company needs to know strategic options, but some options are missed entirely because the company doesn't know that sufficient capability already exists to enable those options.
3. Employees may miss out on opportunities to demonstrate how their hidden skills could create new value to the company.
Why don't companies have that more complete picture of their workforce capabilities " that is, not know what they know" One very good explanation is that companies put most of their efforts into rating their workforce according to the jobs and roles they are filling today. This is the essence of two important talent management processes: recruiting and performance appraisals.
In recruiting, a set of requirements is put together for a job, either explicitly or indirectly through a job description. During the recruiting process, much of the attention is paid towards whether the candidate has the qualifications, the skills, the experience and the cultural fit to be successful in the role. This makes a lot of sense.
In the performance appraisal process, an employee is measured on how well they performed the functions of their role and in an effort to help the employee do even better next time, they are also measured on proficiency in the competencies that are deemed to be key in doing that job. Again, the logic is impeccable.
But in both these cases, two adages come to mind:
1. What gets measured is what gets managed.
2. You only see what you are looking for.
In other words, the fact that the current roles the workforce are performing are the basis for measuring which capabilities the workforce has, makes them the only capabilities to be measured. What was initially meant to be a positive, i.e. identify what is needed to perform well and measure it, in order that it can be managed, comes with the unintended negative consequence of overshadowing the other capabilities the workforce has.
This also comes with an employee engagement price, for the measurements and management of workforce capabilities is to typically focus on where the workforce comes up short. Again, it makes sense to do this, since improving a capability that appears to result in improved performance benefits, both the individual through improved performance ratings and the company through improved productivity. But this is based on the assumption that the capabilities identified and their required proficiencies are the only attributes of the individual that matter. Anything else the individual brings that results in high performance, while resulting in a desired performance outcome, often goes unrecognized or underappreciated at best.
As social media begins to occupy a more important part in current and future roles in organizations, businesses must incorporate social media savvy and innovation into job descriptions and expectations. These new measures could provide insight into how well someone can use social media tools to influence communities and decision makers; keep abreast of trends in fast-moving industries; present a positive brand image for the organization around thought leadership, customer focus, social responsibility; and coordinate and collaborate with partners. These measures should demonstrate the "social capital" the individual has invested in and developed over time. Without this dimension, "short cut" methods may generate a narrow set of positive metrics that do not have real, long-lasting benefits to the organization.
How Workforce Reputation Management Helps HR Harness Social Media
With hundreds of petabytes of social media data flowing across Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, businesses are tapping technology solutions to effectively leverage social for HR. Workforce reputation management technology helps organizations discover, mobilize and retain talent by providing insight into the social reputation and influence of the workforce while also helping organizations monitor employee social media policy compliance and mitigate social media risk.
There are three major ways that workforce reputation management technology can play a strategic role to support HR:
1. Improve Awareness and Decisions on Talent
Many organizations measure the skills and competencies that they know they need today, but are unaware of what other skills and competencies their workforce has that could be essential tomorrow. How about whether your workforce has the reputation and influence to make their skills and competencies more effective" Many organizations don't have insight into the social media "reach" their workforce has, which is becoming more critical to business performance.
These features help organizations, managers, and employees improve many talent processes and decision making, including the following:
2. Talent Search and Discovery
The right technology helps organizations find information on people that might otherwise be hidden. By leveraging access to candidate and worker social profiles as well as their social relationships, workforce reputation management provides companies with a more complete picture of what their knowledge, skills, and attributes are and what they can in turn access. This more complete information helps to find the right talent both outside the organization as well as the right, perhaps previously hidden talent, within the organization to fill roles and staff projects, particularly those roles and projects that are required in reaction to fast-changing opportunities and circumstances.
3. Reputation Brings Credibility
Workforce reputation management technology provides a clearer picture of how candidates and workers are viewed by their peers and communities across a wide range of social reputation and influence metrics. This information is less subject to individual bias and can impact critical decision-making.
Knowing the individual's reputation and influence enables the organization to predict how well their capabilities and behaviors will have a positive effect on desired business outcomes. Many roles that have the highest impact on overall business performance are dependent on the individual's influence and reputation.
In addition, reputation and influence measures offer a very tangible source of feedback for workers, providing them with insight that helps them develop themselves and their careers and see the effectiveness of those efforts by tracking changes over time in their reputation and influence.
The following are some examples of the different reputation and influence measures of the workforce that Workforce Reputation Management could gather and analyze:
The Vital Ingredient of Workforce Reputation Management: Employee Participation
"Nothing about me, without me."
Valerie Billingham, "Through the Patient's Eyes", Salzburg Seminar Session 356, 1998
Since data resides primarily in social media, a question arises: what manner is used to collect that data" While much of social media activity is publicly accessible (as many who wished otherwise have learned to their chagrin), the social norms of social media have developed to put some restrictions on what is acceptable behavior and by whom. Disregarding these norms risks a repercussion firestorm.
One of the more recognized norms is that while individuals can follow and engage with other individual's public social activity (e.g. Twitter updates) fairly freely, the more an organization does this unprompted and without getting permission from the individual beforehand, the more likely the organization risks a totally opposite outcome from the one desired.
Instead, the organization must look for permission from the individual, which can be met with resistance. That resistance comes from not knowing how the information will be used, how it will be shared with others, and not receiving enough benefit in return for granting permission. As the quote above about patient concerns and rights succinctly states, no one likes not feeling in control of the information about themselves, or the uncertainty about where it will be used. This is well understood in consumer social media (i.e. permission-based marketing) and is applicable to workforce reputation management. However, asking permission leaves open the very real possibility that no one, or so few, will grant permission, resulting in a small set of data with little usefulness for the company.
Connecting Individual Motivation to Organization Needs
So what is it that makes an individual decide to grant an organization access to the data it wants" It is when the individual's own motivations are in alignment with the organization's objectives. In the case of workforce reputation management, when the individual is motivated by a desire for increased visibility and career growth opportunities to advertise their skills and level of influence and reputation, they are aligned with the organizations' objectives; to fill resource needs or strategically build better awareness of what skills are present in the workforce, as well as levels of influence and reputation.
Individuals can see the benefit of granting access permission to the company through multiple means. One is through simple social awareness; they begin to discover that peers who are getting more career opportunities are those who are signed up for workforce reputation management. Another is where companies take the message directly to the individual; we think you would benefit from signing up with our workforce reputation management solution. Another, more strategic approach is to make reputation management part of a larger Career Development effort by the company; providing a wide set of tools to help the workforce find ways to plan and take action to achieve their career aspirations in the organization.
An effective mechanism, that facilitates connecting the visibility and career growth motivations of the workforce with the larger context of the organization's business objectives, is to use game mechanics to help individuals transform their career goals into concrete, actionable steps, such as signing up for reputation management. This works in favor of companies looking to use workforce reputation because the workforce is more apt to see how it fits into achieving their overall career goals, as well as seeing how other participation brings additional benefits.
Once an individual has signed up with reputation management, not only have they made themselves more visible within the organization and increased their career growth opportunities, they have also enabled a tool that they can use to better understand how their actions and behaviors impact their influence and reputation. Since they will be able to see their reputation and influence measurements change over time, they will gain better insight into how reputation and influence impacts their effectiveness in a role, as well as how their behaviors and skill levels in turn affect their influence and reputation.
This insight can trigger much more directed, and effective, efforts by the individual to improve their ability to perform at a higher level and become more productive. The increased sense of autonomy the individual experiences, in linking the insight they gain to the actions and behavior changes they make, greatly enhances their engagement with their role as well as their career prospects within the company.
Workforce reputation management takes the wide range of disparate data about the workforce being produced across various social media platforms and transforms it into accessible, relevant, and actionable information that helps the organization achieve its desired business objectives. Social media holds untapped insights about your talent, brand and business, and workforce reputation management can help unlock them. Imagine - if you could find the hidden secrets of your businesses, how much more productive and efficient would your organization be?
Mark Bennett is a Director of Product Strategy at Oracle. Mark focuses on setting the strategic vision and direction for tools that help organizations understand, shape, and leverage the capabilities of their workforce to achieve business objectives, as well as help individuals work effectively to achieve their goals and navigate their own growth. His combination of a deep technical background in software design and development, coupled with a broad knowledge of business challenges and thinking in today's globalized, rapidly changing, technology accelerated economy, has enabled him to identify and incorporate key innovations that are central to Oracle Fusion's unique value proposition. Mark has over the course of his career been in charge of the design, development, and strategy of Talent Management products and the design and development of cutting edge software that is better equipped to handle the increasingly complex demands of users while also remaining easy to use. Follow him @mpbennett


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Hi Cheryl - I'm glad you're going to get this checked out. An inverted nipple can indeed be a symptom of breast cancer. it can also be a symptom of other things; or it could just be your body doing its own thing. You've made the right move; and on Wednesday, you'll get some answers to your questions. Best of luck to you - PJH
Yes, it could be a symptom, so it is so good you are getting it checked out. You'll get your answers. I was diagnosed 18 months ago with breast cancer, also have 2 small kids, they were 9 months and 3 years at the time. If you do have to deal with this, there are resources I would be happy to share with you. Best of luck.READ MORE
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CHENNAI: The DMK has retained seven sitting MPs and replaced three others, in the 15-member list of the party's candidates for the May 10 Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu. Dayanithi Maran, the younger son of former Union minister, Murasoli Maran, makes his political debut and will be contesting from Central Chennai, a seat held by his father until his death late last year.
Another new face to figure in the party's list is Radhika Selvi, whose husband, Venkatesa Pannaiyar was killed a few months back in a police encounter in Chennai. She will be contesting from Thiruchendur.


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3/4 cup fine bulgur
1 cup finely chopped fresh mint
4 cups finely chopped fresh Italian parsley (approximately 2 large bunches)
1 bunch green onions with green ends, finely chopped
3 Roma tomatoes, cut into 1/2 inch dice
1 cucumber, peeled, seeded and cut into 1/2 inch dice, 2 cups
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
Serves 6 to 8
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Place the bulgur in a fine mesh strainer, rinse under cold water and drain well. (There is no need to soak the bulgur in the water. It will doften as it soaks in the dressing.) Transfer to a large bowl and toss with the mint, parsley, green onions, tomatoes and cucumber.
In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, cinnamon and nutmeg. Pour the dressing over the bulgar and mix well. Let the salad sit for at least 15 minutes at room temperature for the flavors to marry before serving.
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This salad can be prepared a day ahead of time. Simply layer the ingredients in a bowl in the following order: bulgur, parsley, mint, onions tomatoes and cucumber. Cover tightly and refrigerate. When ready to serve, toss the bulgur and vegetables with the dressing. Let sit for 15 minutes and it's ready to serve.
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Zoning is a land use tool where properties are assigned a zoning classification to best suit the character of their neighborhood. Zoning also includes setback requirements designed to prevent negative impacts from development on a neighboring property being too close to the property line. For the average property owner, zoning provides more protection than restriction.
Onslow County implemented county-wide zoning in phases; this process was completed in 2005. As a result, all properties in the County's zoning jurisdiction now lie within a zoning district boundary. The zoning ordinance includes seven residential districts, two commercial districts, two industrial districts, a conservation district, and a rural agricultural district. Included in the zoning ordinance is a map showing the zoning district boundaries and text containing regulations that apply to the various uses of land in the zoning districts.
A central part of the zoning ordinance is the Table of Uses, which shows what type of development or use of land is permitted in each zoning district. The Table of Uses distinguishes between uses that merit detailed consideration and those that do not by dividing uses into three categories: Permitted (P) – These uses are permitted by right and require a zoning permit, which is typically issued along with the building permit, assuming all setbacks and other requirements are met.
Special Requirement Uses (SR) – These uses also require a zoning permit, but the zoning permit application must include a site plan, drawn by a surveyor in most cases. In addition, the zoning ordinance outlines specific requirements that must be met for each use.
Special Uses (S) – Some types of development or uses of land are generally appropriate for a zoning district but might have negative impacts that need to be considered in more detail on a case-by-case basis. A public hearing is required for these uses. Owners of properties within 1,000 feet at the site will be notified of the proposed use and notice will be posted on the property. A site plan drawn by a land surveyor or engineer must be submitted with the special use permit application.
The zoning map is displayed at the Planning & Development Department offices at 604 College Street, Jacksonville. The County's interactive map provides a convenient way to view the zoning for your property and other useful property information.
To download the zoning ordinance, click here.
For a summary of the zoning ordinance, click here.
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Deals: Dad's Day discounts
MICHAEL RIETMULDER | Updated 6/19/2013
Dollar-minded Dads will love these Father's Day drink deals.
Cafe Maude owner/operator, Kevin Sheehy
No one appreciates a good deal like dear old Dad. When taking out the old man for a Father's Day dinner on Sunday, show him that he instilled in you the value of a dollar by working the discounts. Who knows, maybe you'll finally earn that patriarchal approval you've always sought.
Cafe Maude
5411 Penn Av. S., Mpls. • 612-822-5411 • www.cafemaude.com
There's no better way to thank him for reaming out your Little League coach or intimidating your high school boyfriends than with a three-course meal at Maude. At only $25, this dad-friendly prix fixe also comes with a tap beer or glass of house wine. This Sunday- and Monday-night special warrants sans-dad excursions, too.
Stella's Fish Cafe
1400 W. Lake St., Mpls. • 612-824-8862 • www.stellasfishcafe.com
Satisfying a father-sized appetite isn't always easy. Luckily Stella's Dad's Day deals defy portion control. All day Sunday (while supplies last), whole 1.5-pound lobsters and 16-ounce ribeyes are $25. He'll be so busy chewing, he won't be able to grumble about why you're not doing anything with your life.
Mill Valley Kitchen
3906 Excelsior Blvd., St. Louis Park • 952-358-0000 • www.millvalley kitchen.com
If someone in the family's toting a tyke, Mill Valley makes a budget-savvy destination. From 4-9 p.m. on Sundays, the SLP eatery feeds wee ones under 12 for free with a paying adult. Sure, this deal's only good for the child-rearing, but be thankful your disposable income isn't wasted on SpongeBob merch.


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Most Satanic SongsNord666 ...As the mighty demon hordes spread their wings and rise to the sky... The seven gates of hell opens wide...
...Sell your soul to an evil cause... THAT DARKNESS SHALL BE ETERNAL...666...
The Top TenXW
Who cares if it's really real or not. The point of this kind of music and gimmick is to believe in it for between 4 and 40 minutes (Depending whether you're listening to one song or the entire album). I find myself enjoying this for some underlying strong tie with my love for autumn, and a not so well understood perception of what my ancestral livelihood was like. The presentation is awesome, the music is really heavy and chunky, which gives me a rush of adrenalin. All I'm saying is; Until Gabriel or Belial comes down (Or up respectively - laugh out loud) and says "Hey, bro. Turns out all this stuff is real", I'm just enjoying the way the music makes me feel. Behemoth wins.
Satan is as real as Justin Bieber's manhood
All these songs are pointless. These bands are wasting their lives worshiping a myth. The same goes for Christian bands and all their Jesus songs. Write some better lyrics that don't have to do with the plague of religion.
Almost all of these bands don't believe in Satan. It's their way of attacking the plague of religion - ryanrimmel
Could you believe the lead singer of this band is a judge on the Polish version of The Voice?V2 Comments
The lyrics are literally taken from a black mass; how much more evil can you get? With the sound of thunder, a haunting organ, and King Diamond's shrieking falsetto, "The Oath" is basically a love song to Satan.
The oath to an absent entity. There is no satan
In the name of Satan, the ruler of Earth
Open wide the gates of Hell
And come forth from the abyss
By these names: Satan, Leviathan,
Belial, Lucifer
I will kiss the goat - ryanrimmel
This song is the most satanic of them all this should be number one
This song scares satan, seriously
This how true black metal sounds like.. Pure evil a dark. A true satanic masterpiece
This song showed me that satan is realV21 Comments
Satan is real, in every culture, country, era and etc... They have wrote about an evil creature who tries to produce evil, misery, death, grimness, the ones who follow him, do these things for him. Not just Abrahamic religions, every culture noted about him. - GREYBOYYV3 Comments
Haha I don't believe in Satan, I don't think nord666 does either. It's the evil, sinister vibe that we get out of it and enjoy. I'm not talking about gorgoroth cause I hate them. But bands like mercyful fate, ghost, venom, and behemoth have the most evil, extreme sounds - ryanrimmel
Yo Nord666 if you think satan is real you have no sense of intelligence. Satan is just as made up as Jesus
People still think Satan is real? How many more idiots are left in this world...V2 Comments
The whole song is about how Satan will rise up above god and bring mankind to its knees. And there's also the fact that the chorus is "Hail Satan" and it opens with six different names for Satan which it repeats throughout the song.
Why the hell is Baby above Year Zero? - SirSkeletorThe3rdV1 Comment
More like empty mass
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This song talks about a Satanic Ritual and sacrifice to Lucifer.
I'm not a Satanist I just know these things cause I worship the true Lord, Jesus. - SirSkeletorThe3rd
Enter to the realm of satan... (satan... satan... )
haha... I am Christian but I really love this bands...
slayer deicide mayhem behemoth marduk... etc.
What antichrist? Satan ain't real mate
Well, the Antichrist is known as a Satanic anti-thesis of Christ though, so...
What this got of satanic if only is a instrumental?
When Satan rules his world...it really won't do any difference. In fact, nothing will happen at all. You know why? Satan isn't real
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Molecules 2013, 18(4), 4669-4678; doi:10.3390/molecules18044669
Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of Some New Thieno[2,3-b]thiophene Derivatives
1 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia 2 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt † Current address: Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha 61441, Saudi Arabia
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Received: 28 March 2013 / Revised: 10 April 2013 / Accepted: 16 April 2013 / Published: 19 April 2013
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AbstractA series of thieno[2,3-b]thiophene moiety-containing bis-cyanopyrazoles 5a–c, bis-aminopyrazole 9 and bis-pyridazine derivatives 11 were synthesized and evaluated in vitro for their antimicrobial potential. The antimicrobial activity of some selected products was evaluated and showed good results. 5,5'-(3,4-Dimethylthieno[2,3-b]thiophene-2,5-diyl)bis(3-acetyl-1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carbonitrile) (5d) was found to be more potent than the standard drug amphotericin B against Geotricum candidum and equipotent to amphotericin B against Syncephalastrum racemosum. In addition, it was found to be equipotent to the standard drug Penicillin G against Staphylococcus aureus. Moreover, it was more potent than the standard drug streptomycin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli.
Keywords: thieno[2,3-b]thiophene; nucleophilic addition; hydrazonoyl halides; bis-pyrazole; antimicrobial activity
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VAIL — Mikaela Shiffrin said in seeing all the young fans welcome her back Friday, she can't help but wonder which of them she'll be competing with one day.
The 19-year-old Eagle-Vail native was welcomed back to Vail by hundreds of cheering fans in a gathering that both celebrated her gold medal at the 2014 Olympics and previewed the slalom champion's 2015 season, which will culminate with the World Championships here in the Vail Valley in February.
"I just try to do the best I can whenever I'm in the starting gate," Shiffrin told the crowd.
Standing next to Shiffrin atop the stage at Solaris was 12-year-old Meriel Upton, a Ski & Snowboard Club Vail athlete and member of the 2015 Dream It Team of aspiring ski racers.
"She's my favorite athlete," Upton said.
In a press conference before the event Friday, Shiffrin described herself as a mix of Upton's generation and the generation of young athletes like herself who made it to the Olympics.
"I feel like I connect with those younger athletes a lot easier than somebody who's 27 years old and had a ton of success, but they're maybe getting ready to think about retiring, moving on and have already done something for the sport," Shiffrin said. "... I might be racing with some of those athletes in the crowd in a few years, if they work hard enough and they believe in themselves."
Ski & Snowboard Club Vail athlete Kate Kirwood, 13, said Shiffrin is her favorite athlete because she's "fun."
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Shiffrin was escorted to the celebration in a town of Vail firetruck driven by local firefighter Ricky Knudsen.
In addition to Shiffrin, the 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships mascots — Pete the Mountain Lion and Earl the Raccoon — were on board. Fans were given "Vail loves Mikaela" stickers and Shiffrin head-on-a-popsicle-stick commemorative items.
Once on stage, Shiffrin was presented with a lime green cruiser bike named "Goldie" from the Vail Valley Foundation and the town of Vail, a knit pillow from Chris Romer on behalf of the Eagle-Vail homeowners association and a lifetime Vail Resorts ski pass from Vail Mountain Chief Operating Officer Chirs Jarnot, who issued it to Shiffrin in the form of a 4-foot tall Epic Pass.
"Anyone who's born and raised here and gets a gold medal in the Olympics gets a lifetime pass," Jarnot said with enthusiasm as the crowd exploded in cheer.
Shiffrin said the cruiser bike was a great gift because her brother is "in love" with cruiser bikes.
"Or at least he was for about a week last summer," she said. "He tried to take one of our old bikes apart and paint it gold and silver ... Anyway, the bike is still totally taken apart in our garage."
Shiffrin spent this week training on the World Championships super-G course at Beaver Creek.
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Colloquy Reveals a Decline in Word of Mouth
Even though consumers today use a barrage of social technologies, including SMS, email, Facebook, Twitter, ratings and reviews sites, and blogs, a new study shows that they are less inclined to share word-of-mouth (WOM) experiences than they were three years ago.
Of 3,295 U.S. consumers surveyed in the study by Colloquy, only 58 percent said that they often have conversations with family, friends, and coworkers about products and services they've used. That's a 20 percent decline from 2008 when consumers were posed the same question.
Additionally, 57 percent of respondents in the latest survey said they often recommend products and services to others, compared to 75 percent in 2008, a 24 percent decline.
Despite the ease that social sites and handheld devices have created in helping consumer spread WOM, there's a reduction in WOM activity. Colloquy attributes the fall-off to the economic downturn, saying that 74 percent of respondents who see their own financial outlook brightening said they have conversations about products and services, versus 55 percent for those who see their financial outlook worsening.
"Consumers on shrinking budgets don't seem to be in the mood to talk about the hottest new restaurant, the brightest plasma screen, or the best airline. Or, if they are in the mood to talk, they may be sensitive to the possibility that others in more dire straits are in no mood to listen," said Colloquy Partner Jim Sullivan in a press release.
Colloquy offers some tactics for helping companies engage with consumers and to grow word of mouth. They are:
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2) Involve customers in WOM programs by forming online social sharing communities, panels and co-development platforms.
3) Make sure content is relevant, fresh, and rewarding. Start by transforming your marketing mindset from "incentive" to "service."
These tips might not provide a cure-all to what's ailing WOM, but they do offer ideas and opportunities to involve customers more frequently in a conversation about your brand.
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That's the end
Very very sad end of our beautiful trip. We won't get to Panama. We are back in Europe.
Very very sad end of our beautiful trip. We won't get to Panama. We are back in Europe.
From the west to the east, from Pacific to Caribbean sea, sometimes for 3 days without asphalt… Guatemala is not only those "places-to-be" from the travel guides but much much more, somewhere between one village and another.
Yes, sometimes it's worth to get up before the sunrise and have an adventure of a month: the breakfast on the top of 1300 year-old-temple in one of the most powerful kingdoms of the ancient Maya world.
Would be strange not to visit Antigua, an old capital of Guatemala. But it's so full of students of language schools that is already a bit annoying.
That was the first time when changed our mind and didn't take our own car for a day trip. Was a good decision. Those crazy, bumpy 11 kilometres took a while but at the end… there was again a bit of paradise.
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Morning MoneyBeat: The Elusive 10% Pullback
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MARKET SNAP: At 6:00 a.m. ET, S&P 500 futures up 0.5%. 10-Year Treasury yield higher at 2.65%. Nymex up 92 cents at $104.67. Gold 0.2% lower at $1300.30. In Europe, FTSE 100 up 0.3%, DAX up 0.7% and CAC 40 up 0.9%. In Asia, Nikkei 225 up 3% and Hang Seng up 0.1%.
WATCH FOR: March Housing Starts (8:30 a.m. Eastern Time): seen +6.4% at 965K; previously =0.2% at 907K. March Building Permits (8:30): seen unchanged at 1.01M units; previously +7.3% at 1.014M units. March Industrial Production (9:14): seen +0.4%; previously +0.6%. March Capacity Utilization (9:15): seen 78.7%; previously 78.4%. Abbott Laboratories, American Express, Bank of America, Capital One, Google, Huntington Bancshares, IBM, PNC Financial, SLM, St. Jude, U.S. Bancorp and W.W. Grainger are among companies scheduled to report quarterly results.
Close, but no cigar.
At one moment on Tuesday, the Nasdaq Composite was a matter of points from entering correction territory — Wall Street parlance for a drop of 10% from a recent high. But a fierce turnaround pushed the tech-heavy index back into the green, and left it down 7.4% from the 14-year high hit last month.
Money managers have warned for months that a pullback of 10% or more was long overdue. The last time the Nasdaq suffered such a drop was in November 2012, when it fell 11% over a two-month time frame. One has to go back to the second half of 2011, when Europe was in the midst of a debt crisis and the U.S. credit rating was downgraded, for when the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 suffered more than 10% drops.
A 10% decline in and of itself doesn't necessarily mean the market is set for a larger drop. But it is a big, round number that some investors say could have a psychological impact on the market's next move. The Nasdaq falling by 10% or more could signal the buy-the-dip mentality is no longer in vogue on Wall Street.
That has yet to happen, so far.
Stocks pulled back several times this year, provoking fears of a broader decline, only to recover and move higher each time. Investors repeatedly used those drops as buying opportunities. As long as that mindset remains, traders say losses will be limited.
Look no further than the action on Monday and Tuesday. Some of the market's biggest momentum plays, such as biotech, Internet and social-media stocks, suffered big early losses and dragged the broad market lower. Each time, those stocks recovered in midday action and shot higher. The major indexes followed suit.
"Despite the turnaround, there is still enormous under-the-hood damage, not just to stocks and sectors but also to sentiment," Dan Greenhaus, chief strategist at New York brokerage firm BTIG, wrote to clients Tuesday night. "Smaller-capitalization stocks along with the higher-beta Nasdaq remain the hardest high. Our client conversations suggest an imminent and meaningful turnaround in these hardest hit would be a surprise but clearly there's interest among several areas which may be classified as 'overdone.'"
To be sure, the Dow and S&P 500 are far from correction bound. The two-day rally has left the Dow only 1.9% away from its recent high. The broad S&P 500 is off 2.5% from record levels.
As long as stocks don't enter correction territory, the buy-the-dip mentality will remain alive and well on Wall Street.
Morning MoneyBeat Daily Factoid: On this day in 1912, one day after the Titanic sank, WSJ ran a headline: "Liner Titanic Struck By Berg But Passengers Are Saved." The Journal wasn't alone in getting it totally wrong, at first. Check out a version of the 102-year-old article.
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Bank of America is projected to report first-quarter earnings of 5 cents a share, according to a consensus survey by FactSet.
Google is likely to post earnings of $6.35 a share in the first quarter. Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald on Monday reiterated the stock's buy rating and price target of $650.
IBM is forecast to post earnings of $2.54 a share in the first quarter. "We maintain our neutral on IBM ahead of its upcoming earnings. The risk/reward is balanced at present stock price levels, but ultimately IBM will need to return to growth in order to drive margins and reach long term targets," said Joseph Foresi at Janney Capital Markets in a note.
American Express is likely to report first-quarter earnings of $1.30 a share.
Hundreds Missing in Korean Ferry Disaster: "South Korea said almost 300 people remain missing after a passenger ferry sank early Wednesday near the country's southwest coast."
Ukraine Uses Military Force for First Time: "Ukraine's military fired its first shots Tuesday in the fight to regain control of the restive east from pro-Russian separatists, as soldiers repelled an armed mob from a military air base."
Deflation Threat Becomes More Widespread in Europe: "Consumer prices in the 28-member European Union rose at the slowest pace for 4½ years in the 12 months to March, indicating that falling inflation rates are a problem for economies throughout the continent, and not just those that share the euro."
Alibaba Flexes Muscles Before IPO: "Despite challenges, a big surge in profits and revenue has put the Chinese e-commerce giant on track for a $15 billion stock sale, just shy of what Facebook sold when the social-networking firm went public in 2012."
Housing Market Slow to Hit Its Spring Stride: "A flurry of recent housing data suggests that the market's spring selling season is getting off to a slow start, a worrisome sign after a winter of expectations that warmer weather would rekindle growth."
China's Economic Growth Slows to 7.4%: "China's gross domestic product growth slipped in the first quarter to its slowest level in 18 months as the world's second-largest economy continued to downshift."
U.K. Unemployment Falls Below Bank of England Threshold: "U.K. unemployment fell in February below a threshold set by the Bank of England, official data showed Wednesday, a fall that will prompt officials to reassess their interest-rate stance next month."
Credit Suisse Profit Misses Forecasts: "Credit Suisse's investment banking business weighed on profit in the first quarter, forcing Switzerland's second-largest bank by assets to lean heavily on its roots in private banking."
Goldman Moves to Energize Stock Trading: "Under pressure from unhappy clients and losing market share to rivals, Goldman Sachs is trying to jump-start its stock-trading business."
RBC to Close Proprietary-Trading Desk: "The Global Arbitrage and Trading arm will be spun off into a hedge fund, a victory for U.S. regulators trying to cut down on banks making big bets with their own money."
For Moelis, a Challenge in Wake of Weak IPO: "After decades of deal making, Ken Moelis closed one of his toughest sales yet, selling shares in a deal that valued his eponymous firm at a less-than-hoped-for $1.3 billion."
Stockbroker Records to Receive More Scrutiny: "Securities regulators are expected to unveil plans to step up checks on stockbrokers' records, including requiring brokerage firms for the first time to do formal background checks on new employees."
Ahead of the Tape: IBM Needs to Offer Investors More Than Safety: "IBM's earnings, cash flow and dividend make its stock a popular haven, but the company faces challenges."
Search for Rich Payouts in Emerging Markets Hits a Wall: "Seeking out safety in emerging-market stocks is turning out to be a dangerous proposition."