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At the 21st century's start, few would have predicted that by 2007, a second race for the moon would be under way. Yet the signs are that this is now the case. Furthermore, in today's moon race, unlike the one that took place between the United States and the U.S.S.R. in the 1960s, a full roster of 21st-century global powers, including China and India, are competing.
Even more surprising is that one reason for much of the interest appears to be plans to mine helium-3--purportedly an ideal fuel for fusion reactors but almost unavailable on Earth--from the moon's surface. NASA's Vision for Space Exploration has U.S. astronauts scheduled to be back on the moon in 2020 and permanently staffing a base there by 2024. While the U.S. space agency has neither announced nor denied any desire to mine helium-3, it has nevertheless placed advocates of mining He3 in influential positions. For its part, Russia claims that the aim of any lunar program of its own--for what it's worth, the rocket corporation Energia recently started blustering, Soviet-style, that it will build a permanent moon base by 2015-2020--will be extracting He3.
The Chinese, too, apparently believe that helium-3 from the moon can enable fusion plants on Earth. This fall, the People's Republic expects to orbit a satellite around the moon and then land an unmanned vehicle there in 2011.
Nor does India intend to be left out. (See "India's Space Ambitions Soar.") This past spring, its president, A.P.J. Kalam, and its prime minister, Manmohan Singh, made major speeches asserting that, besides constructing giant solar collectors in orbit and on the moon, the world's largest democracy likewise intends to mine He3 from the lunar surface. India's probe, Chandrayaan-1, will take off next year, and ISRO, the Indian Space Research Organization, is talking about sending Chandrayaan-2, a surface rover, in 2010 or 2011. Simultaneously, Japan and Germany are also making noises about launching their own moon missions at around that time, and talking up the possibility of mining He3 and bringing it back to fuel fusion-based nuclear reactors on Earth.
Could He3 from the moon truly be a feasible solution to our power needs on Earth? Practical nuclear fusion is nowadays projected to be five decades off--the same prediction that was made at the 1958 Atoms for Peace conference in Brussels. If fusion power's arrival date has remained constantly 50 years away since 1958, why would helium-3 suddenly make fusion power more feasible?
Advocates of He3-based fusion point to the fact that current efforts to develop fusion-based power generation, like the ITER megaproject, use the deuterium-tritium fuel cycle, which is problematical. (See "International Fusion Research.") Deuterium and tritium are both hydrogen isotopes, and when they're fused in a superheated plasma, two nuclei come together to create a helium nucleus--consisting of two protons and two neutrons--and a high-energy neutron. A deuterium-tritium fusion reaction releases 80 percent of its energy in a stream of high-energy neutrons, which are highly destructive for anything they hit, including a reactor's containment vessel. Since tritium is highly radioactive, that makes containment a big problem as structures weaken and need to be replaced. Thus, whatever materials are used in a deuterium-tritium fusion power plant will have to endure serious punishment. And if that's achievable, when that fusion reactor is eventually decommissioned, there will still be a lot of radioactive waste.
Helium-3 advocates claim that it, conversely, would be nonradioactive, obviating all those problems. But a serious critic has charged that in reality, He3-based fusion isn't even a feasible option. In the August issue of Physics World, theoretical physicist Frank Close, at Oxford in the UK, has published an article called "Fears Over Factoids" in which, among other things, he summarizes some claims of the "helium aficionados," then dismisses those claims as essentially fantasy.
Close points out that in a tokamak--a machine that generates a doughnut-shaped magnetic field to confine the superheated plasmas necessary for fusion--deuterium reacts up to 100 times more slowly with helium-3 than it does with tritium. In a plasma contained in a tokamak, Close stresses, all the nuclei in the fuel get mixed together, so what's most probable is that two deuterium nuclei will rapidly fuse and produce a tritium nucleus and proton. That tritium, in turn, will likely fuse with deuterium and finally yield one helium-4 atom and a neutron. In short, Close says, if helium-3 is mined from the moon and brought to Earth, in a standard tokamak the final result will still be deuterium-tritium fusion.
Second, Close rejects the claim that two helium-3 nuclei could realistically be made to fuse with each other to produce deuterium, an alpha particle and energy. That reaction occurs even more slowly than deuterium-tritium fusion, and the fuel would have to be heated to impractically high temperatures--six times the heat of the sun's interior, by some calculations--that would be beyond the reach of any tokamak. Hence, Close concludes, "the lunar-helium-3 story is, to my mind, moonshine."
Close's objection, however, assumes that deuterium-helium-3 fusion and pure helium-3 fusion would take place in tokamak-based reactors. There might be alternatives: for example, Gerald Kulcinski, a professor of nuclear engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has maintained the only helium-3 fusion reactor in the world on an annual budget that's barely into six figures.
Kulcinski's He3-based fusion reactor, located in the Fusion Technology Institute at the University of Wisconsin, is very small. When running, it contains a spherical plasma roughly 10 centimeters in diameter that can produce sustained fusion with 200 million reactions per second. To produce a milliwatt of power, unfortunately, the reactor consumes a kilowatt. Close's response is, therefore, valid enough: "When practical fusion occurs with a demonstrated net power output, I--and the world's fusion community--can take note."
Still, that critique applies equally to ITER and the tokamak-based reactor effort, which also haven't yet achieved breakeven (the point at which a fusion reactor produces as much energy as it consumes). What's significant about the reactor in Wisconsin is that, as Kulcinski says, "We are doing both deuterium-He3 and He3-He3 reactions. We run deuterium-He3 fusion reactions daily, so we are very familiar with that reaction. We are also doing He3-He3 because if we can control that, it will have immense potential."
The reactor at the Fusion Technology Institute uses a technology called inertial electrostatic confinement (IEC). Kulcinski explains: "If we used a tokamak to do deuterium-helium-3, it would need to be bigger than the ITER device, which already is stretching the bounds of credibility. Our IEC devices, on the other hand, are tabletop-sized, and during our deuterium-He3 runs, we do get some neutrons produced by side reaction with deuterium." Nevertheless, Kulcinski continues, when side reactions occur that involve two deuterium nuclei fusing to produce a tritium nucleus and proton, the tritium produced is at such a higher energy level than the confinement system that it immediately escapes. "Consequently, the radioactivity in our deuterium-He3 system is only 2 percent of the radioactivity in a deuterium-tritium system."
More significant is the He3-He3 fusion reaction that Kulcinski and his assistants produce with their IEC-based reactor. In Kulcinski's reactor, two helium-3 nuclei, each with two protons and one neutron, instead fuse to produce one helium-4 nucleus, consisting of two protons and two neutrons, and two highly energetic protons.
"He3-He3 is not an easy reaction to promote," Kulcinski says. "But He3-He3 fusion has the greatest potential." That's because helium-3, unlike tritium, is nonradioactive, which, first, means that Kulcinski's reactor doesn't need the massive containment vessel that deuterium-tritium fusion requires. Second, the protons it produces--unlike the neutrons produced by deuterium-tritium reactions--possess charges and can be contained using electric and magnetic fields, which in turn results in direct electricity generation. Kulcinski says that one of his graduate assistants at the Fusion Technology Institute is working on a solid-state device to capture the protons and convert their energy directly into electricity.
Still, Kulcinski's reactor proves only the theoretical feasibility and advantages of He3-He3 fusion, with commercial viability lying decades in the future. "Currently," he says, "the Department of Energy will tell us, 'We'll make fusion work. But you're never going to go back to the moon, and that's the only way you'll get massive amounts of helium-3. So forget it.' Meanwhile, the NASA folks tell us, 'We can get the helium-3. But you'll never get fusion to work.' So DOE doesn't think NASA can do its job, NASA doesn't think that DOE can do its job, and we're in between trying to get the two to work together." Right now, Kulcinski's funding comes from two wealthy individuals who are, he says, only interested in the research and without expectation of financial profit.
Overall, then, helium-3 is not the low-hanging fruit among potential fuels to create practical fusion power, and it's one that we will have to reach the moon to pluck. That said, if pure He3-based fusion power is realizable, it would have immense advantages.
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not the first man on the moon. but first here!!!
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U.S. astronauts scheduled to be back on the moon in 2020,,,lol thats so funny...
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The biggest mistake in history would be to frakk with the moon its already on an outward course.. from the earth. I would be more worried about the moon than global warming on earth
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Duckman142: "eren't the tides defined by the moon? and the climate defined by such things as the tides and currents, like the atlantic convayo More..Dat1111: "The biggest mistake in history would be to frakk with the moon its already on an outward course.. from the earth. I would be more worried about the moon than global warming on earth"genius more concerned over a lifeless ball of rock then the entire earth thats filled with life. try getting a shag or some dope on the moon."
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Hope the Japanese realize the idea of building a hotel on the moon.
Would be awesome to have a clear view of earth and space from there.
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backpeg: "if we just counterweight the moon with as much material as we remove it should be ok. But that will not happen...Duckman142: "eren't the tides defined by the moon? and the climate defined by such things as the tides and currents, like the atlantic convayor? don't all theses things have a pretty large effect on life on earth as we know it? More..Dat1111: "The biggest mistake in history would be to frakk with the moon its already on an outward course.. from the earth. I would be more worried about the moon than global warming on earth"genius more concerned over a lifeless ball of rock then the entire earth thats filled with life. try getting a shag or some dope on the moon."
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Helium-3 is extremely potent, nonpolluting, with virtually no radioactive by-product. Scientists estimate there are about 1 million tons of helium-3 on the moon, enough to power the world for thousands of years. Today helium-3 would have a cash value of $4.3 billion a ton in terms of its energy equivalent in oil. When the solar wind (the rapid stream of charged particles emitted by the sun) strikes the moon, helium-3 is deposited throughout the top few meters of the lunar surface. Over billions More..
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VIENNA -Crunch time is approaching for the 43rd annual Rotary Sour Mash Memorial golf event scheduled for Monday, July 21, at Parkersburg Country Club.
"We're just tying up all the loose ends, and making sure we have the golfers and sponsors," said Ray Fanta, who serves as the chairperson for the Sour Mash Memorial Golf Committee. "We could use more golfers, and we are tying up the loose ends in terms of tournament prizes and sponsors. That's the main thing we are shooting for."
The event kicks off at 10:15 a.m. with a clinic conducted by LPGA Tour professional Brittany Lincicome, who recently recorded a top 15 finish at the U. S. Women's Open in Pinehurst, N.C. Currently, Lincicome ranks 43rd on the tour money list with $162,003 and owns the fifth best average driving distance at 267.939 yards. Lincicome is a three-time member of the Solheim Cup.
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LPGA Tour professional Brittany Lincicome, right, hits a shot during last year's Rotary Sour Mash Memorial at the Parkersburg Country Club. Lincicome will conduct a clinic at the July 21 tournament, beginning at 10:15 a.m.
Her parents, Tom and Angie Lincicome, have ties to the Mid-Ohio Valley. Tom graduated from Parkersburg High School, while Angie grew up in Point Pleasant.
"Brittany is a wonderful personality and has become an ambassador for our area here in the Mid-Ohio Valley," Fanta said. "I was on a radio show and telling them what other time do you get a professional athlete to participate in the sport they compete in."
The tournament begins with an 11 a.m. shotgun start.
Last week, the Sour Mash Memorial Golf Committee selected the 2014 grant recipients and scholarship recipients. The list of grant recipients is Circles Campaign of the Mid-Ohio Valley; Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department Oral Health Program; SW Resources; Wake the World; Vienna Public Library; and Habitat.
"Anybody who received a grant can't get one for this year," said Sour Mash Memorial Golf Committee member Lisa Shaffer. "In the selection process, they look at the need and how much they have. They must be a 501 (c) (3) organization."
The recipients of the Bryce-Lietzke-Martin Scholarship Fund are Benjamin Collie, Alan Cooke, Garrett Dailey, Abby Roberts, Noah Smith, Samuel Boso and Seneca Donahue.
This year's honoree is Bob Wallbrown.
Playing in the featured foursome with Lincicome and Parkersburg Country Club PGA professional Scott Davidson that afternoon are Matt Macatol, Jeff Schramm, Jay Ruffing and Phi Chen.
Entry into this year's Rotary Sour Mash Memorial is $200 per player or $750 per team. The format is 'Play Your Own Ball' team event with two best net balls of four. The deadline for registration is July 14.


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Vermont officials say a prolonged period without rain has created unsafe outdoor burning conditions.
The lack of rain has caused dead grass, leaves and brush to become dangerously dry.
Officials say a wind-swept brush fire in Hyde Park on Monday burned several acres, a garage and threatened several homes and buildings, which were evacuated as a precaution.
The state says the majority of wild fires in Vermont are caused by fires started by homeowners that have gotten out of control.
Residents must get a permit from the town forest fire warden for open burning, which can be restricted when conditions are unsafe.


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ARCCA - Governance Structure
There are two major governance groups overseeing the role and strategic development of ARCCA:
For the strategic development of ARCCA, the OG provides clear guidance and focus for the ARCCA team in its mission of supporting the demands from a wide variety of areas of Advanced Research Computing, while ensuring that the value and benefits of the activity are demonstrable to the entire University.
The OUG is concerned with the operational, day-to-day running of the ARCCA service and how that might evolve in response to researcher needs. This group includes representation from many Schools across the University who (or may need to) use the ARCCA facilities.


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On Tue, Nov 06, 2007 at 04:34:54PM -0800, Greg KH wrote:
> Here's a patch against my current tree that gets the perfmon code
> building and hopefully working.
Thanks for your quick help.
> Note, it needs the kobject_create_and_register() patch which is in my
> tree, but I do not think it made it to -mm yet. The next -mm cycle
> should have it.
> Also, the sysfs usage in the perfmon code is quite strange and not
> documented at all. Yes, there is a little bit in the documentation
> about what a few of the files do, but there are _way_ more files and
> even directories being created under /sys/kernel/perfmon/ that are not
> documented at all here.
The full documentation for /sys/kernel/perfmon is in Documentation/perfmon2.txt
> If you document this stuff, I think I can clean up your sysfs code a
> lot, making things simpler, easier to extend, and easier to understand.
> But as it is, I don't want to break anything as it's totally unknown how
> this stuff is supposed to work...
I certainly welcome your help.
> Hint, use the Documentation/ABI directory to document your sysfs
> interfaces, that is what it is there for...
I will move the description from perfmon2.txt to its own file in
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I'm thinking of getting a PSP Slim, and I'm intending to get it all ready so it can be a christmas present, but I'd like a few things clarified.
1) I hear that a cable can allow you to play PSP games on TV, is this done well? I'm excited at the prospect of playing Silent Hill Origins on TV.
2)What is needed to be able to play PSP isos? I've seen the Undiluted Platinum modchip, but I'm not sure if I need it or not, seems to be hacked firmware.. of which I'm at a loss on how to get it onto the PSP.
3)Where do you load said PSP isos from? I assume you'll need a bigger storage device for the PSP, since the one ISO I looked at recently was 700 megs ish, I don't think the PSP on it's own has that much space..
Sorry for asking, but I looked at the lists of tutorials.. and that just confused me even more on what to look for.
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From Hall H to Jupiter: 'Europa Report'
Film about space exploration puts the 'science' in science fiction
"Europa Report," a small movie about astronauts on a privately funded mission to Jupiter, kicked off Comic-Con's first Hall H panel of the weekend. (The convention's biggest hall actually opened with an hourlong animation showcase that played for a room that was half-full.)
The panel was by no means star-studded. Director Sebastián Cordero makes small movies like "Crónicas." Actors like Ben Browning and Karolina Wydra wouldn't get recognized on the street. The movie isn't even trying to generate a pre-release buzz; it's already available for download on iTunes.
But because two scientists from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory sat on the panel along with the actors, the afternoon seemed more like a TED discussion than geeky Con panel.
"You guys know I'm pretty picky about my science-fiction movies," said moderator Phil Plait, who is also an astronomer and writer for Slate. "I wouldn't be up here if I didn't like it."
The panel featured clips of the faux-documentary, which had neither explosions nor chases. There was also scientific NASA footage showing its actual research of the area. Actor Browning said they even screened the movie for the scientists who control the Mars Rover and it passed muster.
Steve Vance and Kevin Hand of JPL, sitting next to the movie stars, discussed the possibility of life on Europa, one of Jupiter's moons that contains water.
"Europa is the first object in the solar system, besides Earth, where we found there was liquid water," said Vance. "Maybe even a global ocean."
He also said that NASA has come up with a design to begin exploring the icy surface called the Europa Clipper.
"Within the next few decades, we are going to have the chance to answer that primordial question of, 'Are we alone,'" said Hand. "It really is a profound time to be alive."


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What is it?..and why does it affect our treatment approach?
This strange looking object is just one part of the Daimler that represents the balance of pure conservation and minor restoration that will be characteristic of the work we are doing. In many discussions with visitors and on our blog … Continue reading
Chassis work
The Daimler chassis that has been a major presence in the Large Technology lab over the past few months has been moved to another Museum site for painting now that it has been repaired. The painting will be done on … Continue reading
Paint and Project Planning
After the excitement of the RACA dinner we are now back into practicalities. Vicki Humphrey is working with the National Museum's three conservation labs to coordinate the work on the different components of the vehicle. While the bulk of the … Continue reading
Here is a challenge for you: Conservation not restoration
When conservators are treating objects, including large technology objects, they aim to preserve as much of the original as possible. This is different from the approach of restoration, which might replace original materials, for instance paint surfaces, and would aim … Continue reading
Royal Daimler returns to Mitchell
Our large technology conservation team, led by Ainslie Greiner, is delighted with the positive visitor response to the Museum Workshop: the art, science and craft of the conservator exhibition.
Last days in Museum Workshop
Since the body was lifted off the chassis on 18th November, the conservators have been busy. The engine and transmission have been removed and the engine dismantled. Conservators knew there was a problem with the crankshaft, but have been delighted to find … Continue reading
We began by looking at the inlet manifold
Nicki Smith spent Saturday 24th November working on the Daimler with Ian Stewart, in the Museum Workshop exhibition. Nicki is really enthusiastic about the work, reporting: "I've just spent a great day working with Ian Stewart on the Daimler. We … Continue reading
The lift
Please see below, pictures taken by George Serras the Museum's photographer of the body of the Royal Daimler being lifted off the chassis during Museum Workshop exhibition on Sunday 18th November 2012, during the Conservation Partner Tour. You can become … Continue reading
Conservation Partner Tour a success
We are so pleased to announce a very successful Royal Daimler Conservation Partner Tour of Museum Workshop exhibition featuring the body of the Royal Daimler being lifted from the chassis.
Museum Workshop exhibition opens
We are excited to announce Museum Workshop has opened to over 2000 visitors in the first weekend. The following are pictures of our Royal Daimler arriving and being pushed into position in the exhibition space.


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If you've been seeing white jeans in the shops and in the newest collections, read on to find out what's new for spring/sumer 2007 from some of the newest brands as well as our old favorites. This time, whites have been reworked into a variety of flattering cuts that, when paired with anything from flip flops to boots, will make their way straight to Labor Day this season.
On the Runways
Edwin jeans have gone the route of innovation rather than easy trendy styles and washes, and their dedication has really paid off for spring/summer 2007. Their white jeans were available in a style with an emphasized crossgrain for added interest. Not all of your denim needs to look the same this spring semester!
Whyred's jeans caught the attention when a white pair from Razorlight's lead singer Johnnie Borell were auctioned off on eBay to benefit the CLIC Sargent fund, which fights children's cancer. Whyred refreshed our memory this season with collection that features a virtual boatload of white jeans. Mixing cotton and seaside lifestyles, this brand developed a carefree attitude with their white denim that makes it a whole lot more fun. Denim was paired with pale gray cardigans and white boots, as well as a more dressed-up look of blazers and jackets. Nearly everything was worn with basic solids, but the variety of colors and styles add interest.
Our personal favorite from Whyred has to be their daring mix of color along with their casual jeans. Bright red belts and scarves punch up neutral shirts and shoes in colors like sand, light gray, and an interesting dull green.
Nudie jeans, a Swedish cult label which has been filling men's closets with alarming rapidity, has some of the best choices for white jeans this season. They are simple, slim, and best paired with nautical elements or fun, simple preppy styles. Nudie jeans are very versatile in terms of fit, and we saw them dressed both up and down in their recent collection. Go for a beachy vibe for a look that will work all summer long.
Lacoste has the preppy country-club white look completely down. While they specialize more in twill than in denim, their collections can give everyone who is interested in white denim some ideas on dressing theirs up. White trousers paired with soft pastel button-down oxford shirts as well as basic striped polos and collared tees.
Get the Look
As on the runways this season, your white jeans can be worn with surprisingly versatile looks for spring and summer 2007. Don't think that your favorite pair can just be worn with a tan and a pastel polo shirt and tennis shoes! While that is a possibility, you can also try western style shirts and slip-on moccasins and loafers.
• Wear white jeans with black. With the right look, this interesting graphic combination can be bold for night.
• White is perfect for the summer, so try your jeans with everything from dress shoes to bare feet.
• Avoid coordinating with completely white tennis shoes to escape the bore of all white look.
• Wear your white jeans beltless. The clean line of these classic jeans will be emphasized.
• Don't obsess about potential staining of your white denim. Wear them and try not to worry too much about making marks on your jeans. Just don't wear them if there is any chance of rain!
• Avoid too-tight white denim, which can look simply cheesy. Wear a well-fitting pair that flatters without emphasizing too much.
Care Tips
• Keep your white denim fresh by soaking your jeans for an hour or even overnight with detergent and bleach.
• White jeans should not be washed on the delicate cycle.
• Avoid hot dryers! Your jeans could turn yellowed from the heat.


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The principal office of the CCRI Faculty Association Scholarship Fund, Inc. (the Corporation) in the State of Rhode Island shall be located in the City of Warwick, County of Providence. The Corporation may have such other offices, either within or without the State of incorporation as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may from time to time require.
- The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by its Board of Directors.
The directors shall in all cases act as a board, and they may adopt such rules and regulations for the conduct of their meetings and the management of the Corporation, as they may deem proper, not inconsistent with these by-laws and the laws of this State.
- The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by its Board of Directors.
- The number of directors of the Corporation shall be between ten (10) and fifteen (15). Directors and officers must be members of the CCRI (Community College of Rhode Island) Faculty Association. The exact number of members of the Board at any given time shall be a number within the aforementioned range as is fixed from time to time by resolution of the Board. Directors shall be selected for their experience, relevant areas of interest and expertise, and ability and willingness to participate effectively in fulfilling the Board's responsibilities. Election to the Board shall carry with it the obligation to serve the Board and participate actively in the affairs of Board Committees. A salaried employee of the Corporation may not serve on the Board.
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- Notwithstanding the foregoing, new appointments of directors for a term of one, two, or three years as may be set by the Board at the time of appointment may in the discretion of the Board be made at any time throughout the year. The Board may by resolution provide for staggered terms. In order to establish staggered terms, the terms of the initial Board members may be divided into terms of one, two, or three years as determined by the Board.
- The Board of Directors shall conduct at least one meeting annually. A November meeting on a date and at a time to be determined each year shall be designated as the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, directors and officers shall be elected and directors shall conduct such other business as may come before the meeting.
- Special meetings of the directors may be called by or at the request of the president or any two directors. The person or persons authorized to call special meetings of the directors may fix the place for holding any special meeting of the directors called by them.
- Notice of any special meeting shall be given at least ten days previously thereto by written notice delivered personally, by telegram, or by postal or electronic delivery to each director at his home address. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. If notice be given by telegram, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when the telegram is delivered to the telegraph company. The attendance of a director at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a director attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
- At any meeting of the directors, five (5) shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but if less than said number is present at a meeting, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice.
- The act of the majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the directors.
- Newly created directorships resulting from an increase in the number of directors and vacancies occurring on the board for any reason except the removal of directors without cause may be filled by a vote of a majority of the directors then in office, even though less than a quorum exists. Vacancies occurring by reason of the removal of directors without cause shall be filled by a majority vote of the directors. A director elected to fill a vacancy caused by resignation, death or removal shall be elected to hold office for the unexpired term of the predecessor.
- Any of the directors may be removed for cause by majority vote of the directors in office. Directors may be removed without cause by 70% vote of the directors in office.
- A director may resign at any time by giving written notification to the board, the president, or the secretary of the Corporation. Unless otherwise specified in the notice, the resignation shall take effect upon receipt thereof by the board or such officer, and the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
- No compensation shall be paid to officers and/or directors.
- A director of the Corporation who is present at a meeting of the directors at which action on any corporate matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting, or unless he shall file his written dissent to such action with the person acting as the secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof, or shall forward such dissent by registered mail to the secretary of the Corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a director who voted in favor of such action.
- The board, by resolution, may designate from among its members an Executive Committee and other committees, each consisting of three or more directors. Each such committee shall serve at the pleasure of the board.
- The officers of the Corporation shall be a president, a vice-president, a secretary and a treasurer, each of whom shall be elected by the directors. Such other officers and assistant officers as may be deemed necessary may be elected or appointed by the directors.
- Election and Tenure. The Board shall elect the officers of the Corporation at its annual meeting. Each officer shall hold office for a one (1) year term and until his or her successor is elected. The president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer shall be selected from among the directors of the Corporation. Any two (2) or more offices may be held by the same person, except the offices of the president and secretary. A director shall be ineligible to serve as president if he or she has served in the capacity of president for a term or four (4) consecutive one-year terms. However, such person shall again be eligible for election as president after a one year absence from that position.
- Any officer or agent elected or appointed by the directors may be removed by a majority vote of the directors whenever in their judgment the best interests of the Corporation would be served thereby, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.
- A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification, or otherwise may be filled by the directors for the unexpired portion of the term.
- The president shall be the principal executive officer of the Corporation and, subject to the control of the directors, shall in general supervise and control all of the business and affairs of the Corporation. He/She shall, when present, preside at all meetings of the directors. He/She may sign, with the secretary or any other proper officer of the Corporation thereunto authorized by the directors, any deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts or other instruments which the directors have authorized to be executed, except in cases where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the directors or by these by-laws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law to be otherwise signed or executed; and in general shall perform all duties incident to the office of president and such other duties as may be prescribed by the directors from time to time.
- In the absence of the president or in event of the president's death, inability or refusal to act, the vice-president shall perform the duties of the president, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the president. The vice-president shall perform such other duties that from time to time may be assigned to him by the president or by the directors.
- The secretary shall keep the minutes of the meetings of the Board of Directors in one or more books provided for that purpose, see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these by-laws or as required, be custodian of the corporate records and of the seal of the Corporation, keep a register of the post office address of each director and officer which shall be furnished to the secretary by such directors and officers, have general charge of the books of the Corporation, and in general perform all duties incident to the office of secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the president or by the directors.
- If required by the directors, the treasurer shall give a bond for the faithful discharge of his/her duties in such sum and with such surety or sureties as the directors shall determine. He/she shall have charge and custody of and be responsible for all funds of the Corporation, receive and give receipts for moneys due and payable to the Corporation from any source whatsoever, and deposit all such moneys in the name of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as shall be selected in accordance with these by-laws. The treasurer shall in general perform all of the duties incident to the office of treasurer and such other duties as from time to time may by assigned to him by the president or by the directors.
- There shall be no members of the Corporation.
- The directors may authorize any officer or officers, agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.
- No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidences of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by a resolution of the directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.
- All checks, drafts, or other orders for the payment of money, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the Corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers, agent or agents of the Corporation and in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by resolution of the directors.
- All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in investment companies, banks, trust companies or other depositories as the directors may select.
- A scholarship recipient must be an enrolled student at CCRI. Relatives of CCRI employees who are not benefitting from tuition waivers are eligible to apply for scholarships offered by the Corporation provided their relatives serving on the Board of Directors' Selection Committee recuse themselves from voting on the award for which their relative applies.
- A monetary award will be paid in the form of a check made jointly payable to the recipient and CCRI to be applied toward the recipient's tuition and fees. If the student fails to subsequently enroll in CCRI courses, the award will be forfeited and returned to the scholarship fund.
- The monetary amounts and number of awards will be determined by the Board of Directors based on the amount of the Corporation's net assets.
- The selection of scholarship recipients will be determined by a Selection Committee which shall be comprised of members of the Board of Directors and, at the discretion of the Board, non-board members. Selection Committee members will be elected by a majority vote of the members of the Board of Directors. The number of members of the Selection Committee shall be determined by the president, but will not be less than five (5).
- Finance Committee
- Composition: The Finance Committee shall consist of the treasurer, president, and two or more directors who are not officers of the Corporation, and such other non-directors deemed advisable to properly discharge its functions. The treasurer shall serve as the chairperson of the Finance Committee.
- Functions: The Finance Committee shall have general responsibility for oversight of the financial condition of the Corporation, for the investment of all endowment and other capital funds, for financial planning, and for the coordination of all programs affecting the fiscal affairs or financial condition of the Corporation. Specifically, the Finance Committee shall:
- review and approve the annual operating budget and the capital expenditure plan, and advise the Board as to the anticipated needs of the Corporation;
- review and make recommendations on all proposed capital expenditures, all deposits to and withdrawals from endowment funds, and all purchases and sales of investment securities and other capital assets of the Corporation;
- review the financial feasibility of the Corporation's projects, acts, and undertakings involving major expenditures as defined from time to time by the Board and make recommendations thereon to the Board;
- receive, review, and evaluate the findings and final reports of the annual audit of the Corporation's financial records and, based thereon, make recommendations to the Board concerning the financial operation of the services required by and provided to the Corporation;
- consider the recommendation of plans for securing capital and operating funds; and
- perform such other duties related to its functions as may be assigned to it by the president.
- Finance Committee
The fiscal year of the Corporation shall begin on the first day of June in each year.
The directors shall provide a corporate seal to be circular in form and to have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation, the state of incorporation, year of incorporation and the words, "Corporate Seal."
Unless otherwise provided by law, whenever any notice is required to be given to any director of the Corporation under the provisions of these by-laws or under the provisions of the articles of incorporation, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice.
No director, officer, or any other private individual shall be entitled to share in the distribution of any corporate assets upon dissolution of the Corporation. Upon the dissolution or winding up of the Corporation's affairs, any assets remaining after payment of or provision for payment of all obligations, debts, and liabilities of the Corporation shall be distributed to such non-profit funds, foundations, or corporations which are organized and operated exclusively for charitable, scientific, or educational purposes, and have established their tax exempt status pursuant to Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall determine.
These by-laws may be altered, amended, or repealed and new by-laws may be adopted by a vote of a majority of the directors in office at any regular meeting or at any special meeting when the proposed amendment has been set out in the notice of such meeting.
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In this installment, The Tools, Bert demonstrates how he uses the brushes, filters, and textures in Photoshop to create everything from the trees in Central Park to the billboards on Broadway, and shares his techniques for keeping his project organized with layers and groups. He also touches on the importance of channels and channel calculations, and how the evolution of the tools in Photoshop from CS3 to CS5 shaped his work.
- Making a chain brush
- Understanding the layers in lights
- Using the 3D tools in Photoshop
- Using layer styles
- Creating wood and fabric textures
- Applying a layer mask
- Linking layer masks with layer styles
- Understanding channels
Skill Level Intermediate
In this tutorial we're going to modify an existing brush in Photoshop, one that comes with the program, in order to make it do what we want it to do. One of the things is going to be a somewhat complex and another one simple. Let's zoom in and look at the complex one first. Way up here we see this one bllboard and when I zoom in you'll see that the shirt is made up of intricate crochet pattern. Pulling back, we're going to zoom in on this simpler one, which is way down here, which is the strings of lights that adorned this little enclosed eating area of the Novotel Hotel.
Those are the two we're going to do right now. Like I said it's an existing brush, and that brush is going to be a solid circle. Let's switch to a white and what it does is that. It just creates a streak. Well, that's perfect. That's exactly what we want. We're going to modify it though to do what we've need it to do. In this particular case it's to crochet. So in the Background layer I've added a nice little gradient of colors kind of like a flesh tone. And on top of that is a series of paths, all these paths that make up the shape or the pattern for the crochet.
And this is covered in more detail in another episode dealing with Illustrator Connection. But that's what's going to guide our brush, but first we have to go in there and create that brush. So we have the brush. We've picked the Size, hard edge. So we go into our Brushes panel. In the Brushes panel we're going to modify the brush to do what we want it to do. We're going to turn off the Transfer modes and make sure that those aren't on because you want to it to be hard edge. In Brush Tip Shape I am going to bring the Spacing down to 1 % so it is a solid line.
The Size should be smaller. So I am going to go in there and I place the cursor over the image so I can kind of gauge the size. I am going to reduce the Size of the brush to size that is just about what I want, which is a 10. Then I kind of test it out, see what it looks like. And maybe I can make it a little smaller. Just go down to 8. And an 8 looks good. I'll do that. So now we see that it's going to give us the right size that we want, but instead of having a straight line like that what we want it to do is to look more like the little stitching.
So in that Brushes panel again, I am going to increase the Spacing between them just enough so that they're just touching. See, I don't want to have a dotted line. I want it to just touch. At 100%, they are distinct dots, one next to another. But by making it less than 100 % they start to encroach on each other, making them look like they're attached. And about there, about 74, that looks good. So now we're getting that kind of a look. So now I make sure I am in the layer right here which we'll call the crochet and I have my path.
I am in the brush with the parameters set for it so I can take the path and say stroke it, which is going to create that whole effect that we see there. We can deselect the path and we have the crochet, which now we want it to give that dimension to make it look like it is in fact the stitching. So I want to go into the layer styles for it, give it a little drop shadow so it is separated from the skin below, and we give it a Bevel and Emboss. Now the Bevel and Emboss I am going to decrease the Size. My brush size is less than 10 so 5 is just halfway across.
I don't want that much so I am going to say let's make it about 3 and I am going to increase the dark side. And this light side, well, we don't really see the light side because it's white against white. So I am going to change the white to a gray and change the mode to that of Normal. So we're just picking up that little gray edge right along the sides there. So now that gave the threads a nice dimension. Click OK. And the other thing that would be needed at this point would be to wrap this around the skin. So depending on the complexity we could do something simple like say just Warp it. And we'll grab the center part and bring it up.
And we'll just kind of bring these edges in, like so. So it starts to wrap around the skin the way we want it to, right about like that. And there you could see that it is now this crochet pattern wrapped around the skin. Now the little lights that we saw before, that's even simpler because of the fact that in that particular case we were just doing straight lines, right. I have my background here which I am going to go ahead and invert to black. Then in the layer on top of that I am going to say this is the lights, little strings of lights.
And I've got some paths that I created for those strings of lights. Now we're going to use the same exact brush we used a second ago for the crochet, but in this particular case we're going to increase the distance between them. So I am going to go in there to Spacing and make them more of a dotted line like that. Once I have that, I am in the brush. I take a path and say stroke it. Take off the path and there we have these nice little strokes. Now these are lights in the night sky so what I am going to do is I am going to go into that layer that we put the lights into, and I am going to give them a little Outer Glow. Yellow is fine.
I'll just make it a little bit bigger and spread it out a little bit so they get that nice little kind of a harder edge to them. That's all that was necessary. And there you could see we have these nice little strings of lights which could be strings of lights around a Christmas tree or whatever it is that you want to do. But it is that simple to simply take a existing brush that comes with Photoshop and alter it to do what you want it to do.


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Canada Stocks to Watch: TransCanada Enbridge, Celestica, MDC and more
By Judy McKinnon
Here are some of the stocks we're watching Friday:
TransCanada posted an adjusted profit of 51 Canadian cents a share in the second quarter, in line with analyst estimates. On Keystone, it said it expects the pipeline to be in service about two years following final U.S. approval and said the US$5.3 billion cost estimate will increase depending on the timing of the permit.
Enbridge said Thursday it will proceed with the previously announced C$1.3 billion Woodland pipeline extension project in Alberta. Enbridge's investment in the project, which has a target in-service date of 3Q 2015, is about C$650 million.
Celestica said its third-quarter profit improved to 15 cents a share from 11 cents. Adjusted earnings of 21 cents were ahead of company guidance of 13-19 cents a share, Celestica said, but a penny shy of year-earlier adjusted earnings. It puts third-quarter adjusted earnings at 17-23 cents a share.
MDC Partners posted improved second-quarter results, raised guidance for the year and increased its quarterly dividend 21%.
Brookfield Office Properties said second-quarter earnings jumped to 78 cents a share from 38 cents, while funds from operations fell to 28 cents from 30 cents.
Canfor Corp. said second-quarter earnings climbed to 77 Canadian cents a share from 2 Canadian cents a year earlier. Adjusted earnings came in at 61 Canadian cents a share, up from 7 Canadian cents. Lumber shipments were up 12% on higher production.
MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. said it has signed a "multimillion" dollar contract with Boeing Co. to provide technology solutions for communication satellites.


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Definition of water bag in English:
water bag
A bag made of leather, canvas, or other material, used for carrying water.
Example sentences
- After only a week she throws the burlap water bag over her shoulder and walks to the river to turn the trout back into the Little Bighorn.
- He handed her a water bag mechanically and she took a long drink.
- Filling her basket with food, sweets, and a water bag, she left her house early that morning.
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Hi all, I've created a second user account to one of my blogs, and I've created it for one of the scripts in Second Life to allow me to do live postings.
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MCIMX53-START-R no longer features an accelerometer due to vendors EOL and no direct replacement. The BSP is not affected.
The i.MX 53 Quick Start Board is a $299 open source development platform integrated with an ARM® Cortex®-A8 1 GHz processor and the NXP® MC34708 PMIC.
Quick Start Board includes a display controller, hardware-accelerated graphics, 1080p video decode and 720p encode as well as numerous connectivity options ideally suited for applications such as human machine interface in embedded consumer, industrial and medical markets.
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On Tuesday, July 9 at 10:00 a.m., the House Education and the Workforce Committee, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a hearing entitled, "Keeping College Within Reach: Improving Higher Education through Innovation." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
Over the last decade, college costs have risen dramatically. Annual in-state tuition and fees at public four-year universities cost an average of $4,793 in 2001. Today that price tag is $8,665 – an 81 percent increase. Similar trends can be seen at private institutions and two-year degree programs. Instead of relying on federal interventions and temporary fixes to help reduce college tuition and ease student debt, states, institutions, and private entities are developing innovative ways to offer students a quality education at a more affordable price.
Tuesday's hearing will provide members an opportunity to discuss new initiatives and policies, such as competency-based education, online coursework, and prior learning assessments, that are helping expand higher education access and allowing students to earn a degree more efficiently, while accumulating less debt. To learn more about the hearing, visit http://edworkforce.house.gov/hearings.
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America Ferrera is CFL's New Cover Girl!
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Did you guys peep Condoleeza Rice at the RNC convention? I was so focused on the red lipstick all over her teeth that I barely heard her speech. Don't pull a Condee! Before and after you apply lipstick use Vaseline across your top row of teeth to keep lipstick from sticking or smearing.
Sometimes when I hug my hubby I leave foundation stains on his shirt or someone hugs me and does the same. Pre-treat your stains! Apply hairspray to the stain and let it stand for a few minutes. Use a dry toothbrush and rub alcohol over the stain. This should get rid of it completely. After that, throw clothes in the wash. The foundation will be completely gone.
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Hello guys and gals,
Just like to say im new to the forum and was wondering if anybody could recommend me some good cheap PCs that can run Guild Wars 2 on decent settings (hopefully around medium settings for graphics etc). I think my maximum budget will be around £550. Obviously if this isn't possible, then anyone know where i could get the parts for cheap and any tips on how to build a PC from scratch (im a complete rookie when it comes to building PC's) ?
And if you do have or find a good site or place, it would be much greater appreciated if it was in pounds instead of dollars, thanks
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The 2015/16 White Gold Card, which allows the purchaser to ski one time at each of our 35 great ski areas for the 2015/16 season, has officially sold out! Thank you for your support. Have fun on the slopes and trails! Learn more about the MSIA White Gold Card here.
MSIA Members! Your Annual Meeting is Monday, August 22 at Shanty Creek Resorts!
The Farmers Almanac is forecasting a winter with below-average temperatures for the Great Lakes Region and skiers and boarders can look forward to a fun-filled winter with plenty of places to enjoy Michigan's snow-filled slopes and trails. There are a lot of changes for the coming winter!
MSIA & The President's Challenge
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Definition of limerence in English:
Entry from US English dictionary
The state of being infatuated or obsessed with another person, typically experienced involuntarily and characterized by a strong desire for reciprocation of one's feelings but not primarily for a sexual relationship.
Example sentences
- I am unfamiliar with the literature on limerence, but after reading this chapter I still had no idea about what research had been done on this topic.
- What is destructive is getting married when limerence is the only thing that's drawing you together.
- If limerence is returned, the feelings intensify and the couple end up ignoring their friends.
1970s: from limer- (apparently an arbitrary syllable) + -ence.
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Recently I have had several older trees suddenly exhibiting signs of serious stress. They aren't suffering from a disease, but instead I believe they are dying due to their lack of root flare. Trees should not look like power poles, but instead need to show off their root flare for all to see.
Root flare is the top of the roots at the point where the trunk ends and the roots begin.
Visualize trees growing in a native setting. Most of them have their root flare exposed. It is the preferred way to grow, and most trees in the wild know it.
Unfortunately, many homeowners aren't aware of it and therefore often plant their trees too deep, leading to later problems.
If the root flare is buried, it will become stressed and can even rot. It won't happen overnight. It usually occurs after you have invested 10-15 years worth of care into that tree.
When it does happen it will begin to lose its vigor, appear stressed, and even begin to deteriorate or go backwards. There is no cure for this.
When a tree is planted at the proper depth, the roots grow just under the surface and even break the surface slightly getting the necessary oxygen and nutrients it needs. When the tree is planted too deep, the roots have to try and grow up towards the surface leading to tree girdling. Tree girdling interferes with tree growth, and we end up with more above ground growth than the girdled roots can support.
Planting trees at the right depth is the key and then also following that up with proper mulching techniques is the key. When you mulch a tree you should leave 4-6 inches between the tree flare and the mulch, preventing any future root rot. Never be afraid to show the tree's root flare!
The Extension Office has information on how to properly plant a tree that can be picked up or downloaded online. Also if you are considering planting a windbreak or conservation tree planting next spring, the Kansas Forest Service is now accepting orders for just such trees. For information on these bulk trees, google the Kansas Forest Service and click on their conservation tree planting tab.
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SIKESTON -- Halene B. McGee, 77, died Sept. 21, 2007, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.
Born Oct. 5, 1929, in LaForge, daughter of the late Henry Barbre and Rosa Duke Barbre Fausett, she was a member of the First Baptist Church in Sikeston. She taught remedial reading and math for Sikeston Public Schools.
On Oct. 26, 1946, at Piggott, Ark., she married Jesse Lee McGee, who preceded her in death on Nov. 19, 1999.
Also preceding her in death were: one son, Gary McGee; one sister, Haley Mahar; and one grandson, Adam McGee.
Survivors include: one daughter and son-in-law, Sandy and David Couch of Sikeston; one sister, Mildren Munson of East Prairie; two grandchildren, Jeremy Couch of Bolivar and Ryan McGee of Sikeston; two special friends, Jackie Hayes and Edna Colbert, both of Sikeston; and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. tonight at Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston, where services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Monday. The Rev. David Jackson, pastor of First Baptist Church, will officiate, assisted by the Rev. Dolan Rogers, pastor of First Baptist Church in Bertrand.
Burial will follow in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bertrand.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the:
First Baptist Church
Building Fund
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Sikeston, MO 63801


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On Friday, the State Department's top investigator was forced to resign, following the disclosure his brother sat on Blackwater's advisory board. Inspector General Howard Krongard had initially denied his brother's ties to the company. Current and former State Department officials have previously accused Krongard of thwarting probes into contracting waste and crimes in Iraq, including alleged arms smuggling by Blackwater guards.
Meanwhile, after initially indicating it would let Blackwater's contract expire in May, State Department officials are now raising the likelihood of a renewal. The acting head of US diplomatic security, Gregory Starr, has reportedly told Blackwater it will be judged on its actions "from here on out." That would preclude from consideration the September shooting deaths of seventeen Iraqi civilians by Blackwater guards in Baghdad.
In his latest piece in The Nation magazine, independent journalist and Democracy Now! correspondent Jeremy Scahill writes that Blackwater isn't taking any chances on keeping its lucrative deals. Scahill says Blackwater has launched a major rebranding campaign aimed at winning new government contracts far beyond Iraq. And it's also playing a role in the presidential race, establishing deep ties to Republican hopeful Mitt Romney.
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Day: March 1, 2013
I had some fun at the Vice President's expense last week, after he said a double-barrel shotgun was better than an AR for home defense, (see Stand your Ground with a double-barrel shotgun).
As a matter of fact, a lot of gunwriters had fun at the Vice President's expense…
Now, however, the Vice President has doubled-down on his earlier comments, and added a bit more advice – advice that's very, very dangerous.
In an interview with Field and Stream, Vice President Biden recommended shooting through a closed door, with a shotgun of course, to keep intruders out of your home.
Here's an excerpt:
F&S: What about the other uses, for self-defense and target practice?
BIDEN: Well, the way in which we measure it is—I think most scholars would say—is that as long as you have a weapon sufficient to be able to provide your self-defense. I did one of these town-hall meetings on the Internet and one guy said, "Well, what happens when the end days come? What happens when there's the earthquake? I live in California, and I have to protect myself."
I said, "Well, you know, my shotgun will do better for you than your AR-15, because you want to keep someone away from your house, just fire the shotgun through the door." Most people can handle a shotgun a hell of a lot better than they can a semi-automatic weapon in terms of both their aim and in terms of their ability to deter people coming. We can argue whether that's true or not, but it is no argument that, for example, a shotgun could do the same job of protecting you. Now, granted, you can come back and say, "Well, a machine gun could do a better job of protecting me." No one's arguing we should make machine guns legal.
As I said in my earlier story, I have nothing but respect for the Vice President's political skills, but he's certainly not a firearms trainer, and his advice is tactically unsound.
Imagine a homeowner's plight after they discharge two loads of 12 gauge buck through their front door, only to find their spouse, who had run out to get milk or cigarettes, laying in a pool of their own blood.
Imagine finding your drunken neighbor dying of gunshot wounds on your doorstep, after he mistakenly thought he was trying to open his own front door, or a kid playing a prank, or a FEDEX driver, the mailman, a teenage son or daughter sneaking back into the house, or about a thousand other plausible scenarios…
Unless you're blessed with x-ray vision, don't shoot through doors – period. It's bad advice. It doesn't work at the Vice President's home in Greenville, Delaware or in Sarasota, Florida.
As a card-carrying member of the mainstream media, I am bound by, and subject to, rigid ethical guidelines.
(I shall pause a bit for the laughter to subside…)
I cannot, for example, answer the one question I am most often asked: Can you recommend a good local firearms instructor?
I can, however, offer some tips to find the right trainer, and some warning signs – indicators that you may want to widen your search a bit.
We are blessed in Florida to have more highly-qualified firearms instructors per square inch than anywhere else on the planet – and I'm talking highly-qualified.
The skill-sets available among the state's instructor cadre are truly remarkable – especially on the tactical end of the spectrum. Simply put, we've got world-class instruction here, at reasonable prices, and lots of it.
However, as with any subset of humanity, there are a very few – and I'm talking an extremely small minority here, like only one or two – who are… well… who are quite frankly …
nuts ..less-professional than their peers.
Ask any legit instructor. They may share a horror story or two. This is something trainers talk about amongst themselves after the students have left the range.
'Have you heard what so-and-so is doing? I'd never do anything like that…'
The first thing I look for in an instructor, when evaluating whether to invest my hard-earned dollars into their class, is paid trigger time: military, law enforcement or civilian contractor experience.
Simply put, there is no substitute for military experience. Having someone who's been downrange and used their firearms skills is invaluable when it's time to pass those skills on to another. While all military service is honorable, those who served in the combat arms and/or elite units were exposed to more high-level tactics and training than say those who worked in support roles.
It took me years to appreciate the quality of the marksmanship training I received as a young private. At the time, I was a little more preoccupied with pushing half of Ft. Benning closer to the center of the earth, one pushup at a time.
Law enforcement firearms training traditionally focuses on the pistol. If your potential instructor was a street cop, great. If they were a firearms trainer at their agency or a SWAT team member, even better. Also, a former cop is one of the best possible information sources you can find to explain the legal aspects of using deadly force.
Ask about your instructor's background. Ask about their service. Look at their affiliations and memberships – especially their standing with the National Rifle Association. Most trainers won't have any problem discussing their background or giving you a copy of their résumé. As a matter of fact, they're probably proud of their skills, schools and special training and post them on their website.
Be very wary if you're talking to someone who claims they served in a unit that's so secret and highly-classified they can't talk about it. As a matter of fact, run!
Even trainers who served in über-elite Tier 1 units – such, as Delta or DEVGRU – can talk about their service to some degree. These high-level trainers offer classes around the country. They're constantly in high demand. Their classes fill up quickly, so a few have trained and certified other instructors to teach students using their training techniques and methods. Folks, this is as good as it gets. If one of these classes is offered near your AO, jump on it.
I'm not saying every firearms trainer had to have served in the military or law enforcement. There are great civilian instructors, but most have spent decades studying and teaching marksmanship. Be wary of anyone who began teaching around the time the economy tanked. I know of a few who started training after their other business failed. Training someone to defend themselves and their family is a noble calling. It's not a get-rich-quick scheme.
You can put some stock in online student reviews. There are several websites that host discussions, forums and chats about different classes and trainers. However, I'm always a bit skeptical of the true identity of any anonymous reviewer.
Finally, look for someone who makes firearms training enjoyable and fun. There should never be any yelling or belittling. Find someone who's comfortable teaching novices, but who's not threatened by shooters with experience.
My favorite trainers learn from their students, admit when their wrong, have a great sense of humor, and most importantly, keep things simple.


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Vox Popoli: PZ Myers, professional "biologist"
Myers doesn't even attempt to address any of the factual statements I made or try to challenge their accuracy, he merely points-and-shrieks. No wonder he has twice run away from debates with me; he's not capable of rational dialectic. As for not being embarrassed, why would I ever be embarrassed by being aware of history, capable of logic, and reasonably up-to-date on genetic science? If the hysterical left is really going to abandon history, logic, and science in favor of its precious equality myths, it's simply not going to be possible for anyone with a functioning brain to take it seriously much longer.
Forget the SFWA kerfluffle. The real scandal is that a science illiterate like PZ Myers is employed to teach science to college students.
Why should science be immune from the effects of the illiteracy infecting all other areas of the academy?


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A Weekend When Rankings Meant Nothing
As upsets go, St. John's 93-78 victory over third-ranked Duke at Madison Square Garden Sunday qualifies as at least More Than A Little Upsetting. The Red Storm, after all, had lost five of its last six games, and have losses against non-powerhouses such as St. Bonaventure's and Fordham on the season's ledger. Duke is, well, Duke – the iconic coach who stars in those TV commercials and has an ethics and leadership business program named after him, the 2010 NCAA champions, the whole deal. But while St. John's dominated from the jump – at one point leading 50-25 – in what has to qualify as the weekend's most shocking win, it barely felt like a surprise after a Saturday that saw a whopping 11 ranked teams go down to defeat, nine of them to squads that were either ranked lower or not at all. It's not yet February, but last weekend, at least, felt oddly like March.
For many of the weekend's highly touted losers, those defeats count as little more than a reminder that nobody's perfect. That lesson extends even to the lone remaining undefeated team, as Ohio State gutted out an excruciating grind of a win over Northwestern. And in other instances, such as 23rd-ranked Louisville's road win over fifth-ranked Connecticut, the game represented a talented team finally finding its stride. But for Duke, which once looked like a team that could reach February without a loss, Sunday's defeat could be more bruising than the weekend's other crashes and burns.
"It's a bad loss when you lose by 15 points to a team that had already lost eight games," Gary Parrish writes at CBS Sports. "Can it be explained? Sure. The Blue Devils were 5-of-26 from 3-point range while committing 17 turnovers; good luck beating anybody of quality with those stats. So, yeah, I understand why Duke lost Sunday. What I'm having a more difficult time understanding is how the Blue Devils are going to earn a No. 1 seed with no great wins and at least two questionable losses."
If Duke's dearth of quality wins owes much to a seriously down year for the Atlantic Coast Conference, St. John's faces the opposite issue – the Red Storm has the third-toughest schedule in college hoops by RPI, but remains 12-8 after wiping the floor with Duke. Still, just 20 games into the Steve Lavin Administration, there's reason for hope at St. John's, which is decades removed from its last stint of college basketball relevance and hasn't made the NCAA tournament since 2002. "For St. John's, this one is huge," Sports Illustrated's Stewart Mandel writes. "It could ultimately put them over the top and into the tournament. If nothing else, it goes in the record book and helps create excitement for the program." And if nothing else beyond that, it stands out as the biggest and brightest upset in a weekend full of them.
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It's not that Tiger Woods isn't a great golfer – even after a disappointing 44th-place finish at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, Tiger is inarguably that. But while Woods continues to struggle with his retooled swing to the point where some wonder whether we'll ever see the old Tiger again, something more noteworthy seems to have occurred. Woods is no longer the most interesting story on tour anymore. By weekend's end, both Woods's playing partner on Saturday – Venezuelan tour rookie Jhonattan Vegas, who finished tied for third at -13 – and winner Bubba Watson looked both stronger and much more intriguing than the player whose name has been synonymous with the PGA for a decade.
Vegas, who surprised by winning the Bob Hope Classic in his second PGA Tour start, nearly won this one in his third. The 26-year-old has now won more than $1.2 million in his last two events, shot 10 straight rounds in the 60′s, and announced himself as more than a feel-good one-off. In the San Diego Union-Tribune, Ed Zieralski traces the Venezuelan's unlikely path to the Tour.
Like everyone else, Vegas finished the weekend looking up at Watson, who was previously best known as an enigmatic long-hitter, but who looked every bit an emerging force en route to his second Tour win during a brilliant showing at Torrey Pines. In the Orange County Register, Mark Whicker celebrates a golfer whose oddball approach and uncanny skill make him a uniquely intriguing prospect. "On a tour inextricably chained to yardage books and straight-line shots," Whicker writes, "Watson sees transcontinental rainbows that start left and land right and says, 'Why not?'"
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As women's champion Kim Clijsters and men's winner Novak Djokovic can attest, this was a good year to be a three seed at the Australian Open. Clijsters won her first Australian Open on Saturday – and notched the first of her four wins in a major to occur outside Queens – by coming back to defeat Chinese upstart Li Na. But the Belgian was already a fan favorite Down Under due to an early-career romance with Australian player Lleyton Hewitt that earned her the nickname "Aussie Kim."
While Clijsters' comeback win was a study in perseverance, Djokovic's victory over fifth-seeded Andy Murray was something else entirely. Djokovic won the Australian Open in 2008, but not like this. He thoroughly outclassed Andy Murray in a 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 victory, and emerged as a potential third party in the long-running struggle for dominance between Roger Federer – whom Djokovic dispatched in straight sets in the semis – and Rafael Nadal. "Djokovic was dazzling," the Journal's Tom Perrotta writes. "He won with defense, with passing shots, with a few timely volleys and with grit. Most of all, he won with his quickness: The 23-year-old Serb's lateral movement rivals that of any current player, and perhaps any in the history of the game. Indeed, Mr. Djokovic is the latest master—after Mr. Nadal—of a new style of tennis, one in which defense becomes offense."
For Murray, this latest disheartening loss was especially hard to take, and may have provoked a new crisis of confidence.
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Both the NFL and the NHL held their all-star celebrations on Sunday, and the stakes were low, as usual. The Pro Bowl was the Pro Bowl – that is, something a joke, if at least a good-natured one. The NHL All-Star Game, played on the home ice of the Carolina Hurricanes, was arguably even goofier. But while the game itself wasn't any more memorable than the average all-star game game, Sports Illustrated's Michael Farber writes that it was another reminder of just how unexpectedly well hockey has taken root in North Carolina's research triangle. "While this will be recorded for posterity as an 11-10 victory for Team Lidstrom, the clear winner was Raleigh, which reinforced its position as a most prominent, if not model, Sun Belt franchise."
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Mr. Strong: Good Thing I Came Along by Michael Daedalus Kenny, illustrated by Gabriel Corbera. January 1, 2013. VIZ Media LLC. 80 pages. ISBN: 9781421540733
Mr. Strong and the other Little Miss and Mr. Men characters were a memorable part of my childhood. I had my own personal collection of the small, white, and square paperback books, my personal favorites being Little Miss Bossy and Little Miss Chatterbox. I'd never considered what a wonderful cartoon show these characters would make, but clearly someone did, as there is now a Mr. Men Show on the Cartoon Network featuring many of the characters from those 1970s picture books. This book - Mr. Strong: Good Thing I Came Along - is written by a writer for the Mr. Men Show, and it seems to be based on the show's interpretation of the characters rather than the original books.
Mr. Strong is Dillydale's resident superhero. He can carry a horse one-handed, speed up cars with just a push, and, after a long chase, catch a dog. He's proud of his strength, as evidenced by how often he kisses his own biceps, but even though he seems cocky, he is always right there to help his friends The episodes in this book show off his strength, but also poke fun at the pitfalls of having superhuman capabilities. Each story - from stopping a train, to chasing a dog, to throwing a last-minute dinner party - is fast-paced and lighthearted, with lots of action and visual gags. The connection to the television show is obvious, especially when there is an actual break in the story for a musical interlude. Reading the book is a similar experience to watching a cartoon, a style which at times feels chaotic to me, even though I know it will be just perfect for kids.
While the original picture books about the Mr. Men and Little Miss characters seemed to be focused on character education, this book is just plain fun. Kids who love comics, and those who have graduated from early chapter books, will breeze through each episode about Mr. Strong, and they'll be likely to look for the other titles in the series: Mr. Bump in: Lights, Camera, Bump! and Little Miss Sunshine in: Here Comes the Sun!
I received a digital ARC of Mr. Strong: Good Thing I Came Along from the publisher via Edelweiss.
For more about this book, visit Goodreads and Worldcat.
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Review: Mr. Strong: Good Thing I Came Along by Michael Daedalus Kenny
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