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Packing Bunkers: Five Steps To Getting It Done Right
Packing Bunkers: Five Steps To Getting It Done Right
by Carole Curtis
The author is an agricultural free-lance writer based in Manitowoc County, Wis.
The goal of packing a bunker silo is to get high-quality feed in the smallest amount of space. Shape the pile correctly, blade thin layers, and use adequate tractor weight, says Lucas Vander Kinter (shown below).
While packing a crop can sometimes take a backseat to the actual cutting or chopping of corn or hay, it can be costly when done poorly, says Lucas Vander Kinter. As dairies grow in size and the delivery rate of silage to bunkers and piles speeds up, it is critical to use enough packing tractors and take the time to get the desired minimum pack density, Vander Kinter says.
He operates Vander Kinter Farms, LLC, in partnership with his father, two uncles, and two brothers. Lucas' wife, Kathy, tends the book work, lines up drivers, and helps in the fields.
The Vander Kinters custom harvest over 30,000 acres of crops annually. The growing business uses a trio of choppers and handles fields across three counties in northeastern Wisconsin.
Although packing is generally considered the weakest link in harvesting corn or hay, Vander Kinter considers it a critical step in the service his family provides. The former milk producer knows poor packing can cause a pile to settle, resulting in dry matter loss.
The culprits are oxygen and bacteria. Low density packing means oxygen trapped in the pile. Bacteria use the trapped oxygen and burn energy in the form of dry matter. As bacteria grow and multiply, heating occurs and leads to spoilage which reduces overall silage yield. Dry matter loss can be greatly reduced by forcing as much oxygen as possible out of the pile before the bacteria can use it, Vander Kinter said.
The goal when packing is to get a lot of high-quality feed in the smallest amount of space. Vander Kinter targets a density of at least 17 pounds of dry matter per cubic foot for corn silage and at least 15 pounds of dry matter per cubic foot for hay silage. The higher the density, the better the silage, he added.
Five main factors . . .
Vander Kinter believes there are five main factors to consider in reaching those goals.
1. The shape of the pile heads his list. Piles should be filled from back to front, not from top to bottom, and should be in a wedge shape. Faster fill rates can be offset by spreading the increased amounts out in thin enough layers which can be provided by longer slopes.
2. The thickness of the layer is critical. Know the area you have to work with from the start, Vander Kinter advised, and blade thin layers of 6 inches or less to avoid too much air between layers and achieve a higher density.
3. Simply put, thinner layers pack more thoroughly than thicker layers, and anything that is over 6 inches makes maintaining high packing densities difficult. Adding more weight or packing more at the end of the day does not compensate for layers that are too thick, he warned.
4. Proper moisture and length of cut are also critical, as well as the rate at which the feed is being brought in. Sometimes adjustments are necessary. "Everything and everyone needs to coordinate to make sure this gets done right," Vander Kinter noted.
5. The fifth and biggest factor on his list is the number of tractors on the pile and their weight. Vander Kinter suggested dividing 18 by the weight of the tractor (in tons) to get the number of minutes of packing required per ton of wet silage.
For instance, his John Deere 9420 packing tractor weighs 55,000 pounds or 27.5 tons. Dividing 18 by 27.5 tons, he knows he'll be packing 0.65 minutes for each ton of wet feed.
Don't forget edges . . .
Watch the edges where density has a habit of lightening up as drivers avoid the walls, and keep the density tight and uniform as the pile grows in size. The top layer is particularly important as reduced density there promotes surface spoilage.
And as soon as the last load is packed, the bunker or pile should be covered and weighted down with tires. At one dairy, Vander Kinter noted, the employees are out covering the pile as soon as 60 feet has been packed.
For the Vander Kinters, the goal is a quality job and satisfied clients. "We want to do a good job, timely, well-done, and with no spoilage, so the dairy can feed every piece off the piles," he said.


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If you are a local gardener, or if you would like to explore the wonderful world of gardening, there is an opportunity for you in the new year.
The Seneca County Master Gardeners will be conducting a series of classes, from Jan. 30 until March 27, leading to certification as an Ohio State Master Gardener.
Every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., instructors from Ohio State and some local professionals will be lecturing and demonstrating in their fields of expertise.
The program topics include soil testing, pesticide use, botany, tree identification, pruning, lawn care, landscaping, perennials, annuals, herbs, plant propagation, invasive insects, entomology, growing fruits and vegetables, composting and more.
In addition to the horticultural training from dedicated and enthusiastic instructors, participants will learn computer skills associated with the Master Gardener Resource Line that will enable them to research their own questions as well as help those accessing the resource line.
Once qualified, and upon completing an internship, the new Master Gardeners will be able to participate in a wide
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range of experiences with an enthusiastic group of like-minded people.
Community service is a main goal of the program.
We care for the entrance beds at Seneca County Fairgrounds, water, weed and cultivate the bed at the entrance to Tiffin on SR 101 in the city landscaping program, and conduct a major plant sale in connection with the second local flea market of the year.
We also staff a resource line during the growing season through which we research
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One of the intangible benefits is the opportunity to join with other gardeners and make friends.
I went through the training in 2000, and some of my closest friends are those I have met through the program. To spend time with other people who are as dedicated to gardening as you are is a true gift.
Meetings are monthly, on the second Tuesday evening of the month at the Extension Office on SR?100, and information is shared regarding workshops, lecture series, conventions and other programs throughout the state, as well as those we plan ourselves and offer to members as well as to the public.
The committee structure of the organization would give you an opportunity to share your interests in education, publicity, directing the resource line, planning and carrying out community service projects, dealing with membership issues and helping with the plant sale.
The cost for the nine days of daylong sessions is $175, and participants will receive a large manual covering all facets of gardening, as well as handouts from many of the speakers. Lunch is on your own, and you can brown-bag it or go out to area restaurants.
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BALTIMORE, MD (March 21, 2008) Both the number of employed residents and the count of
Maryland-based jobs advanced in February. Rising employment helped to lower Marylands
seasonally adjusted unemployment rate from 3.5 percent in January to 3.4 percent in February
its lowest rate for the month since February 2000 according to Marylands Department of
Labor, Licensing and Regulation. Marylands job market managed to move ahead modestly while
national indicators showed mixed results in February. Nationally, a decline in unemployment
from 4.9 percent to 4.8 percent was tempered by a reduction in the number of employed, the
subsequent withdrawal of jobseekers from the labor market and two consecutive months of
declining industry payrolls.
In Maryland, job creation during February helped to boost industry payrolls by 4,300
jobs. Construction, administrative support services, health services and state and federal
government were among the industries showing the largest monthly gains. According to
preliminary estimates, Marylands job base has grown by 30,700 jobs since last February.
Advances in firms providing administrative support and health services and in establishments
providing accommodations and food services, when combined, accounted for about 6 out of
every 10 jobs added over-the-year.
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twenty-four jurisdictions. Twelve jurisdictions, primarily located in the Baltimore
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Living in a free country, where most citizens can vote without being hassled, can sometimes lead us to become a bit a lax about the privilege. Perhaps we have to get up earlier or come home later. And yes, the tones of the many campaigns are downright nasty and off-putting.
But we shouldn't let that deter us from exercising our right … and our moral obligation to vote. Yes, moral obligation. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, article 2240, "Submission to authority and co-responsibility for the common good make it morally obligatory to pay taxes, to exercise the right to vote, and to defend one's country." The Catechism goes on to cite as its authority this from Romans 13:7:
"Pay to all of them their dues, taxes to whom taxes are due, whom reverence is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due."
In fact, the whole section, "Authorities in Civil Society" (2234-2257) is fascinating — including the footnotes, many of which refer to Part 2, Chapter 4 of Gaudium et Spes, The Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World. Couldn't find you a direct link to this chapter of that most famous Vatican II document, so you will have to scroll, but it's worth the time.


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Malaya Watson, 16, channeled her inner Aretha Franklin, belting a version of "Ain't No Way" that had Keith Urban on his feet.
"You had this voice right from day one, you just needed to be with it," Urban said. "You were with it tonight."
"You're blossoming into a star right in front of our eyes," said Jennifer Lopez. "You're gonna run away with this competition."
Alex Preston, 20, was a true original singing his original song, "Fairytales," which sounded as if it could be playing on radio stations right now.
"Half these guys were singing it with you," Urban noted, nodding at the other contestants. "That's a good sign."
Jessica Meuse, 23, sang "Blue Eyed Lie," an original song that showed off the "ferocity" of her voice, according to Urban.
"It reminded me of Cher from the '70s or Nancy Sinatra," said Harry Connick Jr., referring to the stillness of her body juxtaposed to the power of her vocal.
Rosy-cheeked teen Sam Woolf was pitch perfect singing "Lego House" the second time around, playing guitar on a pretty set filled with mismatched lamps.
"You're getting better every week," said Urban, while Connick believed the "wrong word" was being used to describe him.
"Connection not confidence … pick someone to look at, and smile at them … it will change your world," Connick advised.
Last week's standout Caleb Johnson, 22, also changed up Aretha, giving "Chain of Fools" a soulful, old-school rock sound that had Urban raving, "You are a blues warrior, you are a soul conqueror, you, Caleb, are a rock 'n' roll Viking," and Connick telling the rocker, "I would love if you did something that wasn't so loud once."
C.J. Harris, 23, sang "Soul Shine," and the song certainly showcased his inner light.
"There's something that comes from you that touches my heart," said Lopez.
"I can tell that you have been working … on pitch," said Connick. "If you get a record deal … and don't get your pitch down, they're going to auto-tune it, and suck the life out of you."
Dexter Roberts, 22, sang "One Mississippi" and showed Lopez "so many different nuances in your voice that I hadn't heard."
"You sat on that stool and sang the crap out of that song," said Connick, while Urban urged him to "pay less attention to the sound of your voice … think about the lyric."
Jena Irene, 17, retooled Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" into a sort of torch song that Urban "loved every second of."
The duets were largely forgettable (and occasionally uncomfortable), although Jessica and Caleb channeling Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty was the standout.
Results air Thursday (9 p.m. ET) on Fox.


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Published May 23, 2013
The School of Social Work's podcast series inSocialWork—formerly known as Living Proof—has won a national award in the "Best Website" category of the National Association of Social Work (NASW) Media Awards.
"This marks the fifth year of our podcast series and we are truly honored to win this prestigious award from NASW," says Tony Guzman, director of online programs in the School of Social Work and leader of the podcast series committee.
"inSocialWork strives to provide interviews on both research and practice to the social work community. While social work can be about human interactions, interventions and rights, it is important to leverage technology, such as our podcast, to dispense cutting-edge information in a free format."
Guzman gives special recognition to the hard work and leadership of Howard Doueck, professor emeritus who launched the podcast series, and to Dean Nancy Smyth.
"Dean Smyth's vision and determination pushed this podcast forward to become what it is today," says Guzman.
inSocialWork is a biweekly podcast series featuring conversations with prominent social work professionals, interviews with cutting-edge researchers and information on emerging trends and best practices in the field of social work.
The series website has more than 115 episodes in its archive. The podcast episodes have been downloaded more than 425,000 times from more than 50 countries, according to Guzman. Topics include trauma, human rights, veteran issues, evidenced-based practices and public policy, among many others. The inSocialWork podcast series topics can be used at agencies, practices and classrooms alike.
The National Association of Social Workers 2013 Media Awards recognize reporters, bloggers, columnists, television producers, movie directors and other media professionals who help raise awareness about the social work profession and issues important to social workers.


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Philosophy, Goals and Objectives
In collaboration with the State of Delaware, the purpose of Delaware State University Graduate Education Leadership program is to prepare Educational leaders for prominent leadership and service positions in School Districts, Higher Educational Institutions, and society. Through a rigorous educational formation and directed field experience, students emerge as viable candidates for leadership position throughout the country. Since (2002) the Doctorate and the Masters programs have consistently adjusted to meet the current needs of our public and higher education societies in dramatic changes. At Delaware State University, you will find a unique balance between rigorous research, serious academic studies, partnership, collegiality, and personal development. You will be prepared to make data driven decisions to serve authentically, and lead with integrity.
Educational Philosophy
Delaware State University fulfills its mission with an emphasis on education that prepares Educational leaders for leadership and service in the public school system, higher education and other related educational institutions. Such an emphasis mandates a well rounded curriculum which prepares individuals who are thoughtful, compassionate, culturally sensitive, and capable of integrating personal integrity and scholarly appreciation in all avenues of society.
Educational Goal
The primary goal of the Delaware State University Educational Leadership Programs is to prepare leaders who are equipped with a repertoire of knowledge, skills, and dispositions to meet the challenges of school leadership. It is also to prepare leaders who demonstrate instructional leadership by understanding and applying the curriculum standards of the State of Delaware and being able to evaluate and mentor teachers using non-coercive methods to assist them with planning, presentation, and continuous refinement of instructional and leadership skills. Additional goals prepare leaders who can:
- Articulate a vision for public schools on the district and building levels as well as other educational institutions and involve all the stakeholders in strategic planning, implementing, and evaluating processes which benefit the academic growth and development of all students.
- Demonstrate a deep commitment to diversity issues and are role models for the community.
- Demonstrate technological awareness and competence.
- Demonstrate substantive knowledge of school finance, law, contract
- Create a positive school culture that promotes student learning and development.
- Understand schools as political systems and develop relationships with constituent groups which effectively connect the community with the school.
- To enhance knowledge and understanding of Institutional Research and the relevant issues of current practice.
- To promote the use of Institutional Research in policy development and administrative processes at educational institutions.
- To stimulate interest in using national databases to address educational issues.
- To promote professional collaboration and the advancement of Institutional Research in the US and other countries
Educational Objectives
- Offers an appropriate balance between courses in educational theories, research methodologies, leadership courses, school law, finance, general education, and an internship that erase any artificial barriers between these areas of study;
- encourages a flexible schedule and promote individual research aspirations
- Personalizes the educational process by emphasizing the priority of relationship-building throughout the University experience.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Exemplify Educational literacy through applied leadership knowledge, a research foundation, and an Educational leader worldview.
- Describe the nature and mission of the educational leadership process revealed in the literatures.
- Apply a dialectic approach in the examination of educational issues that impact the school community, reflecting the conditions and dynamics of the diverse school community, enabling ongoing dialogue with representatives of diverse community groups, taking into account community resources, and recognizing the role of public education in developing and renewing a democratic society and the role of equity in a democratic society.
- Develop a framework for use in examining matters of significance in education in order to clarify personal viewpoints and develop a successful model of a school, family, business, community, government and higher education partnership that works within the greater framework of policies, laws, and regulations enacted by local, state, and federal authorities.
- Ensure that the environment in which schools operate is influenced on behalf of students and their families as well as recognize that the social, political and economic settings of schools have a great impact on their orientation, organization, and operation.
- Examine the contextual variables, value orientations, and philosophical and political assumptions that shape both the status quo and reform efforts.
- Relate educational issues to focus on the success of all students by advocating that education is the key to opportunity and social mobility and recognizing and respecting a variety of ideas, values, and cultures.
- Participate actively in the political and policy-making contest in the service of education.
- Demonstrate ethical and professional competence in their chosen disciplines.
- Integrate content knowledge and experience
- Demonstrate discernment of the ethical consequences of decisions and actions
- Demonstrate understanding of the importance of lifelong learning and personal flexibility to sustain personal and professional development
- Knowledge and application of human resource management and personnel administration and development, ensuring the maintenance of confidentiality and privacy of school records.
- Ability to communicate and work effectively with diverse populations in the school community in a human resource office.
- Knowledge and application of information sources, data collection and data analysis strategies, and related technologies.
- Ability to facilitate processes to ensure that the human resources functions support the attainment of school goals.
- Ability to engage in activities ensuring that financial, human, and material resources are aligned to the goals of schools.
- Demonstrate their working knowledge of the values and skills that are needed by successful practicing CEOs and/or administrators by being able to design interview questions, successfully conduct interviews with practicing CEOs and/or administrators, and deliver a presentation of the results of their findings.
- Demonstrate their ability to construct a vision of learning that will enhance the success of all students by conducting a visioning workshop.
- Be able to examine their current dispositions to assist in their prediction for success as an administrator by completing a reflective paper describing their predispositions toward being able to become a successful, effective, efficient and caring administrator.
- Be able to craft their individual professional development plan.
This program of study requires the completion of 33 graduate credit hours over a two year (24 month) period. Included as an integral component of the program is a six (6) credit hour Applied Educational Internship.
Capstone Options
Students in this program option must complete a three-pronged Capstone. Each candidate will present a multimedia presentation outlining the results of an action research study they conducted as one component of the internship, reflections on their internship experience along with a portfolio documenting the internship experience
Required Courses [1]
Course Descriptions:
A study of educational theories as applied to curriculum and instruction with emphasis on current trends and the identification of the instructional process, organizing operations and skills for teaching. 3 credits.
This course focuses on the educational administrator's development of a vision for the creation of effective teaching that is shared by the school community. The course presents the conceptual underpinnings regarding building of effective learning organizations. The importance and relevance of (1) decision-making; (2) problem solving; (3) effective verbal and written communication skills; (4) relationship-building skills; (5) good listening skills; (6) ability to manage conflict; (7) creation of a safe and secure learning environment; and (8) ongoing effective reflective practice are discussed.
3 credits.
This course examines how administrators must react, understand and respond to a changing society to foster a true sense of community in school. The course primarily addresses three dimensions: 1) developing academic partnerships with parents and the members of the community; 2) creating learning organizations (communities of practice)among teachers; and 3) nurturing the development of personalized learning environments for students. 3 credits.
This course emphasizes the role of assistant principals and principals as the instructional leaders of the school and the official in charge of promoting a safe, secure student environment to make possible student learning and staff professional growth. Reflective assessment practices are thoroughly reviewed and discussed. Research is conducted by advanced students on the following topics: (1) identifying effective models of instruction; (2) student achievement; and (3) frameworks for identifying and analyzing models of teaching, decision-making, and assessment. Additionally, the course focuses on defining supervisor responsibilities, understanding and implementing controls, solving problems and making decisions, effective communications, effective leadership, motivational techniques, problem-solving, and the supervisor's role in labor relations. 3 credits.
This course addresses current technologies from a practitioner's point of view. The Internet, World Wide Web and production software are sued with the intent to make informed decisions both administratively and instructionally. Advance students will have the opportunity to focus on emerging technologies in their applications from the viewpoint of planning, enhanced communications, managing information, delivery of instruction and the latest technologies used by professionals in their respective fields. 3 credits.
This course examines the following: (1) prudent strategies, safe environments, ethical principles in decision making, and fair practices in a litigious society; 2) school district judicial policies and student/employee rights; (3) legal issues that impact today's schools; and; (4) students' and teachers practices. 3 credits.
This course provides advanced students with an understanding of the issues and challenges facing administrators with regards to the financing of education in an era of intense change. Some of the issues facing practicing school administrators, teachers, school board members, legislators and other interested parties include, but are not limited to: The No Child Left Behind Act; budget cuts at the federal, state, local and school levels; and changes in legislation allowing for school choice, voucher plans and charter schools. This course also addresses the various principles relating to the fiscal operations of a school's management and the entrepreneurial acts required to support the continuous improvement of instruction and learning for all students. Strategic planning, budgeting, accounting, auditing, and human resource management at the school level will be discussed through case studies. 3 credits.
This course focuses on the knowledge, dispositions and performance skills required of school principals that include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) development, articulation, implementation and stewardship of a vision of learning in a pluralistic society; (2) encouraging and achieving high standards of learning; (3) effective communication, consensus building and negotiation skills; (4) continuous school improvement; (5) involvement of the school community; (6) continuous staff professional growth; (7) effective instruction(learning theories, motivational theories, assessment strategies and recognizing student growth and development); (8) technology in promoting student learning and professional growth; (9) valuing student diversities and school cultures; (10) creating a safe and supportive learning environment; (11) implementing and evaluating curriculum and instruction; (12) management of school operations; and (13) selecting, supervising and evaluating staff. 3 credits.
This course addresses the fundamentals of evaluating and designing educational research with an emphasis on applied and action research. Types of research, their advantages and disadvantages, the research process and the similarities and differences between action research and formal quantitative and qualitative research will be examined. Participants will have hands-on opportunity to develop an action research proposal and use statistical software to analyze and interpret data. This course facilitates assessment of school programs and the accomplishment of knowledge and skills. This is not an accelerated format course. 3 credits.
The internship experience is a supervised field experience that enables Masters degree candidates to practice knowledge and skill performances acquired in coursework and professional experiences in an authentic setting. The Masters degree candidate will experience first hand the everyday challenges of making management decisions with the enhancement of learning and teaching in mind. Advanced students will develop and apply organizational techniques and communication and problem solving abilities in a field setting. In conjunction with the field-based administrator, master's degree candidates will execute an action- research project to examine possible solutions and to provide data to support data-based decision-making. 6 credits.
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"This is a personal and private matter for Katie and her family," says Holmes's attorney Jonathan Wolfe. "Katie's primary concern remains, as it always has been, her daughter's best interest."
Cruise's rep tells PEOPLE: "Kate has filed for divorce and Tom is deeply saddened and is concentrating on his three children. Please allow them their privacy."
The Rock of Ages star, 49, wed actress Holmes, 33, in an Italian castle in November 2006. They have daughter Suri, 6.
This was Holmes's first marriage and the third for Cruise, who previously was married to the actresses Nicole Kidman, with whom he has two children, and Mimi Rogers.
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"Elections have consequences, and at the end of the day, I won."
- President Obama
Barack Obama has won. Twice. And precisely because elections have consequences, the nation has lost. Twice.
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Today, the people know. Only 20 percent of likely voters strongly approve of Obama's job performance; 43 percent strongly disapprove. A huge gap.
There's Obamacare, of course. It's the mess that keeps on growing. The president and Democrats told us that we could keep our health insurance if we liked it, "period," that the average family would save $2,500 a year, that we could keep our doctors.
We now know the truth, and we are free. The president and the Democrats no longer have moral authority over us. Oh, the president still lives in the big white house, and the Democrats still run the Senate, but that's about it.
They recognize their plight, of course, so they've resorted to governing by coercion and deception. It's all they have left.
Coercion: A week and a half ago, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and his band of thieves voted to jam more of their agenda down the throats of the American people.
They tossed aside 200 years of tradition and eliminated important filibusters by the minority party in the Senate. Democrats (the majority party for now) thus will be able to fill judicial vacancies and important administration posts with their scallywags.
To put a face on it, the singularly inept Susan Rice, who got the Benghazi attack all wrong on the Sunday news shows last year, would be the nation's secretary of state today under the new rule.
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, one of only three Democrats to buck Reid, explained his vote. "I firmly believe that the filibuster is a vital protection of the minority views and exactly why the Framers of our Constitution made the Senate the 'cooling saucer.'"
Manchin is right. Reid and the other Democrats, including Obama, are wrong.
Deception: Last Saturday night, our dance with the devil (Iran) stopped, and President Obama addressed the nation from the State Dining Room in the White House. Good news was in the air; the teleprompter was ready.
Obama: "For the first time in nearly a decade, we have halted the progress of the Iranian nuclear program, and key parts of the program will be rolled back."
More Obama: "Diplomacy opened up a new path toward a world that is more secure - a future in which we can verify that Iran's nuclear program is peaceful, and that it cannot build a nuclear weapon."
Vintage Obama. Hope and change. Then crash and burn.
An angry Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, "What was achieved last night in Geneva is not a historic agreement, but a historic mistake."
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, added the "period."
He thanked God that Iran's new government "was able to legitimize the Iranian nation's nuclear program on the international stage and take the initial step in a way that the nuclear rights and the enrichment rights of the Iranian nation are acknowledged by world powers." The agreement, he added, will "open the way for future big strides in technical and economic progress."
The White House issued a "fact sheet" that says no such thing. It's full of hope and change.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry isn't playing along. The "fact sheet," the ministry said, is a "one-sided interpretation of the agreed text in Geneva, and some of the explanations and words in the sheet contradict the text of the Joint Plan of Action."
Foreign policy experts in the United States concur, and so it seems that President Obama has laid another egg. Again.
What next from this administration? More coercion, more deception. It's all they have left.
Yes, elections have consequences, and everyone who voted for Obama needs to think about that in 2016, when Hillary Clinton and the Democrats promise more hope, more change.


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A '56 Big-Window Extended Cab That Has It All
Maybe we're spoiled. No, change that. We are spoiled. If given a choice, we'll choose "all of the above" every time. We want chocolate and vanilla, fries and a baked potato, paper and plastic, debit and credit, Ford and Chevy, great taste and less filling and cold (and free, if possible).
We're the same way when it comes to our taste in custom classic trucks. We want custom and classic. And don't ask us to decide between a show truck and a driver and a work horse because we already found out a long time ago that you don't have to choose. The best trucks combine all of those elements.
Apparently, a lot of people agree, because we keep running across their trucks. You're looking at one right now. Dannie Eaves, from Linden, Alabama, is the owner of this multipurpose '56 Ford extended-cab F-100 that looks good and gets driven and wins trophies and pulls that cool teardrop trailer.
You heard right; '56 and extended cab. That's not a combination you see every day, unless you happen to build one. Dannie built this one at Eaves Custom Trucks, the shop he owns as a sideline to his construction company in Demopolis, Alabama. The '56 Big-Window he started with had been a local school bus repair shop truck. He replaced the rotten floor and cab corners while looking for the right donor truck for the cab extension. It took two cabs and five doors to turn this thing into an extended cab with fully functioning rear doors. Dannie added 20 inches to the length of the cab. The donor doors were narrowed and reversed driver side to passenger side, with the hinge pockets reversed to allow them to open suicide-style.
Extending the cab meant extending the stock '56 Ford frame by the equivalent 20 inches to keep up. In addition to the stretch, the 'rails were boxed, and bridge notched six inches to lower the truck to an on-the-ground crouch. The stance can be adjusted by the Ride Tech air suspension front and rear. Chubby Chassis built the Mustang II-style front end, and the modified ladder bar rear suspension built at Eaves Custom Trucks.
For looks and function, Dannie packed the wheelwells with plenty of rubber, choosing 255/45ZR18 Michelin Pilot radials on 18×9 Budnik five-spokes in the rear with a pair of 225/45ZR18s rolling on 18×7 rims. Disc brakes do the stopping at all wheels.
The powertrain choice for the truck was another case of wanting "all of the above." What Dannie wanted was a small-block with electronic fuel injection–something that would provide reliable performance and make decent fuel economy and have enough power to pull his trailer and put a smile on his face. The "all of the above" choice was a readily-available 350ci LT1, out of a '97 Firebird. These engines have been rated at 304 hp. Dannie's Firebird donor car was generous enough to provide a 4L60E automatic transmission and a 3.73:1 rearend as well. The trans was treated to a B&M shift kit and the driveshaft was lengthened by Precision Drive Shaft to reach all the way to the rearend. The Firebird also donated its wiring harness, which Dannie had to cut down and modify for its new application. "It took some head scratching to get that done," he said.
The bed was kept stock, with oak boards used to build the floor. One of the center boards opens for access to the filler for the 21-gallon aluminum tank. Lani Kaeo gets thanks for helping with bodywork. Tim Tanner from Eaves Customs shot the two-tone paint using DuPont Teal and Silver.
With the extended cab, Dannie's '56 needed a rear seat. The owner built a custom bench by following the style of the TEA's Design split-bucket font bench. M&M Custom Interiors, located in Holly Pond, Alabama, used camel-colored leather on the seats, door panels, and headliner. The steering wheel is Budnik. The factory instruments were replaced with VDO gauges in an aluminum panel, with the lower dash housing the Vintage Air A/C vents, Ride Tech controls, and head unit for the Pioneer stereo.
We'd say the extended cab is probably the coolest part of the truck, but when we asked Dannie, he said the coolest thing is the fact that he can jump in and drive it, sometimes towing the mid-century–style fiberglass teardrop trailer he built from a kit. The steel toolbox and bumper were his own additions. The trailer hauls luggage, chairs, cleaning supplies, and whatever else Dannie needs when he hits the road. In 2008, he hit the road with the Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour, which followed a C-shaped route from Little Rock to Madison, Wisconsin, via Kansas and Nebraska. It was a 2,500-mile circle by the time Dannie got back to Linden. He's also driven the '56 to the F-100 Supernationals and to numerous local shows, where the all-of-the-above '56 extended cab typically attracts a few trophies and a lot of attention. CCT


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Dr. Mastrian to Present Lecture on Big Data in Health Care
Penn State Shenango will continue its 2013-2014 Faculty Lecture Series with Dr. Kathy Mastrian, associate professor and program coordinator for Nursing, who will speak at 7 p.m. on Thurs., March 20 in Sharon Hall room 105. Mastrian's topic is Big Data in Health Care: What is it? Why is it Important? The event is free and open to the public.
Mastrian is a leader and expert in nursing informatics, a discipline on the cutting edge of nursing science. She received her doctorate in medical sociology from Kent State University. Mastrian has written two books on the subject, Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge (two editions); the third edition will be released in March 2014, and, Teaching with Technology: Tools for the Knowledge Age. In 2012, she received the prestigious Penn State Shirley Novosel Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award.
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Carter's staying the night at Mimi's tonight and it feels like I'm missing a limb.
Maybe I need to cut the cord, maybe I need to let them wander from the nest once in a while, but maybe I just love all my babies so much and like to have them close.
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8 Hilariously Insane Examples of Vladimir Putin Propaganda
We've seen his incredible antics before. This time we're looking at the effects of a world leader using the international stage to show everyone how casually awesome you can pretend to be while keeping a straight face.
#8. A Thousand Breasts For Putin
One man was allowed to grab a thousand breasts in a row because Putin. That was his entire strategy. Russian comedian Sam Nickel had a chance to shake hands with the Russian prime minister, wanted to pass on two kilotits of "positive energy and tactile experience" through his hands and kept a straight face while explaining that to a thousand women. He maintained a fierce scowl of concentration throughout the project, possibly to prevent himself from giggling, "It's working!"
He actually tried it on five thousand women, proving that simply saying "Putin" gives you a 20 percent chance of getting to second base. That's one word per thousand gropes. Even pick-up artists don't claim rates that good, and desperation, bullshit and ridiculous online claims are their entire deal. He finished off this electronically-recorded 1,000-grab combo with a triple-hit-finisher, something which is normally the opposite of touching tits.
My Duck's Vision
Here a fat sumo really would be a combo breaker.
Jesus might have wasted his touches on leprosy, but Putin knows what's important.
#7. Super Putin
Most world leaders are drawn by political cartoonists. Putin was drawn as a comic book hero by a man who seemed to be motivated by the question, "What if Superman actually did something constructive for a change, and also wasn't such a pussy?"
The Man of Steel dreams of a Man Who's Real.
The only difference with regular Russian news stories was Super Putin used art instead of photos. In most comics the character starts off a regular Joe and accidentally gains superpowers. In Super Putin, he starts off as Vladimir Putin and just keeps kicking ass from there. He defeats evil corporations, terrorists, zombies and interplanetary space ducks. In one scene he summons the spirit of wisdom (in a state Godzilla-breeding farm run by a mystic kung fu master) by pouring a bottle of Stolichniya into a mystic cauldron to summon Darth Vader, who uses the flaming heart of democracy to turn the Russian Bear Spirit into Dmitri Medvedev. There was not a single metaphor in that sentence.
This is pretty much Friday night at the Cracked offices
When American presidents appear in comics, it's just to hang out with "real" heroes. Russians realize how insulting that is.
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Obama saving a blue-collar worker
This comic makes Putin look even better than Batman. Bruce Wayne was just born into billions of dollars he could spend on training and looking awesome -- Putin had to join the KGB and take over an entire country first. Though he does now have just as many people writing, filming and imagining fictional scenes to make him look cool. The future plot of the comic is decided by democracy, safe in the knowledge that no one can effectively vote against Putin. Just like in the real Russia.
#6. Putin Vodkas. Plural.
Russia has a massively popular vodka named after Putin, which would be like Obama releasing a burger that went on to outsell the Big Mac in America. He's just won at Russia. While a political vodka technically violates their separation of church and state, it does show that they've made up for all those communist years by out-capitalizing America.
American presidents get in trouble when women put them in their mouths.
"Putinka" is actually an affectionate diminutive form of Putin's name, and you'd need at least a bottle of high-end vodka in you before you tried to call Putin "babbums." It's no novelty product either -- it has won multiple "Product of the Year" awards in the vodka category in Russia, and is the second best seller in their $11 billion vodka market. It's so popular there are even ridiculous knock-offs. This year a Lithuanian distillery launched "Putin" vodka, sold only in Lithuania, which isn't part of Russia and has about as much reason to like them as Ronald Reagan's Chechnyan summer home. After World War II, Lithuania fought a guerrilla war against the Soviets for almost a decade, losing 30,000 people, and losing very badly. They were then the first republic to break away from the Soviet Union, which is like being the first guy to charge the machine gun nest. They were blockaded, attacked by troops, then attacked again by paramilitaries. Putin vodka should be about as popular in Lithuania as Emperor Palpatine's Alderaanian Wine. But it sells, because Putin. (See also: boobies.)
Available in "Skull," "Bear!" and "So strong you can't look directly at the liquid" versions.
Even Medvedev has his own vodka, which (predictably) isn't nearly as popular. It's only a pity they're on the same party. A political debate turned drinking competition would finally get elected officials speaking honestly, even if only to say, "Ah luff yoo man, yuir ma bess fren."
#5. "He Must Be Like Putin"
Putin plans to boost Russia's falling birth rate, but no need to brace yourselves -- he's not doing it personally. Much to the disappointment of Russian women -- two of which formed a band to sing "He Must Be Like Putin," describing the qualities (well, quality) of their ideal man. A group hasn't gotten together to nail a guy so hard since 33 AD.
While insecure rappers rent boats, stage lights and dozens of women to pretend that they're cool, for Putin the women go and film themselves in the hope he'll see. And they don't use editing, special effects or expensive props: They use stock news footage because he looks manly for real. The song opens with them immediately dumping their boyfriends in the hope of one day, maybe, meeting someone a bit like Putin. And by "a bit" they mean "an unconvincing stunt double voyeuring on us with a fat man."
The Putin Girls
This is how much Putin they'll settle for.


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Boylan Titans
Coach: Steve Price (12th year)
2013 finish: 1st, 56 points
Key players: Marcus Muldowney (Sr.), Josh Reichardt (Sr.)...
Predicted order of finish
Boylan Titans
Coach: Steve Price (12th year)
2013 finish: 1st, 56 points
Key players: Marcus Muldowney (Sr.), Josh Reichardt (Sr.)
Top newcomers: Jared Flores (Jr.), Ben Rose (Sr.), Luke Farley (Sr.), John Schappert (So.), Adam Pycior (Fr.)
Outlook: Boylan, the five-time champ, should battle with Guilford again for team title. ...The Titans graduated six of their top 8 from last season. Muldowney and Reichardt are slated at No. 1 doubles, however, there remains a crop of newcomers whose positions haven't been decided yet. There are 23 players in the program.
Guilford Vikings
Coach: Michael O'Neill (1st year)
2013 finish: 2nd, 53 points
Key players: Ian Beeman (Jr.), Patrick Moore (Sr.), Christopher Alexander (Jr.), Ethan Tagala (Sr.), Rogelio Villa (Jr.)
Top newcomers: Aaron Provido (Jr.)
Outlook: The Vikings return six and are highly favored to challenge Boylan for title. Beeman and Moore will play No. 1 doubles. The pair qualified in doubles at the state tourney last year. Alexander and Tagala are slated for No. 1 and No. 2 singles, respectively. Team depth is a concern with 20 players, but there remains a great deal of untapped potential. The progression of players at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles will tell if the Vikings are to have a championship season. O'Neill, who is a former coach at DeKalb High, replaces Terry Egan after one season. O'Neill becomes the Vikings third head coach in four years.
Freeport Pretzels
Coach: Ed Schradermeier (15th year)
2013 finish: 3rd, 40 points
Key players: Alex Cornacchia (Sr.), Chris Wiley (Sr.), David Wichman (Sr.), Adam Winters (Sr.), Thomas Greene (Jr.)
Top newcomers: Nate Head (Sr.), Austin Zuck (Sr.), Marcus Fitzpatrick (Sr.), Ryan Carey (Sr.), Tykee Vilces (Sr.), Caleb Wright (Sr.), Mighty Sandhyapagu (Sr.), Tyler Hoops (Jr.), Peter Van (So.), Micah Schlesselman (Fr.), Marius Dornhagen Schradermeier (Fr.)
Outlook: Freeport has the numbers again with 50 in the program. Last year, big numbers helped the Pretzels finish third in the conference. Freeport has the potential to be a top-three team again led by its five key returners in Winters, Wichman, Cornacchia, Wiley and Greene. Winters was an all-conference pick and state qualifier last season.
Auburn Knights
Coach: Tracy Palmer (24th year)
2013 finish: 5th, 34 points
Key players: Neil Mediratta (Sr.), Mike Whitman (Jr.), AJ Shirley (Sr.), Douglas Chan (So.)
Top newcomers: Tytus Metzler (Fr.), Marc Troutman (Sr.)
Outlook: The Knights graduated three-time NIC-10 MVP Branden Metzler, but his younger brother, Tytus, who has a lot of junior tournament experience, is expected to take his place at No. 1 singles. Lack of depth is a concern for the young Knights. Mediratta and Whitman are slated for No. 1 doubles.
Hononegah Indians
Coach: Harrison Hearne (11th year)
2013 finish: 4th, 39 points
Key players: Austin Owens (Sr.), Kevin Lefaivre (Jr.), Drew Hasse (Jr.), Jared Lund (Jr.)
Top newcomers: Brandon Kim (Fr.), Jerry Louh (Fr.)
Outlook: Indians have four returners to provide some depth, but overall team is inexperienced.
North Blue Thunder
Coach: Ken Hillman (7th year)
2013 finish: 7th, 25 points
Key players: Matt Vittore (So.), Matt Stiles (Jr.), Joey Klosowski (Jr.)
Newcomers: Andrew Cook (So.), John Steward (Fr.), Josh Cassaro (Fr.), Lucas Abbott (So.)
Outlook: North's starting lineup will not have one senior this season. Two freshmen in Cassaro and Steward are projected to play either No. 2 singles or No. 2 doubles. Other newcomers, Cook and Abbott will be seen in doubles play. Vitorre and Stiles could be seen at either No. 1 singles or together at No. 1 doubles. Klosowski will be at doubles.
Harlem Huskies
Coach: Bill Dredge (39th year)
2013 finish: 6th, 28 points
Key players: Dylan Wells (Jr.), Brennan Malahowski (Jr.), Kyle Christianson (So.), Nick McCormick (So.), Malik Lightfoot (Jr.), Sean Dailey (Jr.), Jacob Polhill (Jr.).
Newcomers: Alex Karbarz (Jr.)
Outlook: This year's team is inexperienced, with the graduation of key seniors.
Belvidere Bucs
Coach: Josh Shumaker (2nd year)
2013 finish: 8th, 19 points
Key players: Sabit Ejub (Sr.), Benediktas Burneckis (Sr.), Samuel Morales (Sr.)
Newcomers: Leon Krogull (So.)
Outlook: Bucs bring more experience with no key losses from last year's team.
Jefferson J-Hawks
Coach: Jay Phillip (3rd year)
2013 finish: 9th, 14 points
Key players: Brandon Chantharangsy (Sr.), Alex Luna (Jr.)
Outlook: The J-Hawks are fielding a young team with four upperclassmen and 15 fresh/soph players.
East E-Rabs
Coach: Scott Schemel (3rd year)
2013 finish: 10th, 12 points
Key players: Marco Kopecky (Sr.), Tony Dzik (Jr.), Rudy Hernandez (Jr.)
Newcomers: Sean Miller (Sr.)
Outlook: E-Rabs remain young and inexperienced with 14 players on roster.
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After initially deciding to skip the boys tennis season, Alex Sommer has returned for Guilford.
His teammates and new coach, Michael O'Neill, convinced the class valedictorian and state champion bowler to play tennis once more for in his final season.
"Being a senior, I didn't think I would have time to do it," said Sommer, who is the president of the school's student council and a member of National Honor Society. He was a member of the school's state winning boys bowling team in February.
O'Neill, the former DeKalb tennis coach, called Sommer recently to ask him to reconsider.
"I told him we really wanted him and needed him on the team," said O'Neill, who also serves as a tennis pro at Forest City Tennis Center. "It's great to have him on the team."
Sommer has been a member of the Vikings since his freshman year. He spent two seasons at the fresh/soph level and was on the JV team last year.
"It's exciting to be on varsity," said Sommer, who is projected at No. 2 doubles with junior Aaron Provido. "It's what I've been working toward for three years."
Sommer will be one of several solid players for the Vikings, who finished second by three points (56-53) to Boylan in last year's NIC-10 meet.
O'Neill said his team's first goal this season is to improve on that performance.
"We have a great mesh of singles and doubles talent and I am incredibly impressed by the strong work ethic and character of our team," he said.
Senior Patrick Moore and juniors Ian Beeman and Christopher Alexander lead the Vikings. Moore and Beeman, who won the No. 2 doubles conference title last year, are now at No. 1 doubles. Alexander will play No. 1 singles.
"This triad plays extremely well," O'Neill said. "Each has been practicing at Forest City Tennis Center most of the winter."
Moore, who is a team captain along with Alexander, said the Vikings are confident.
"We feel we have a good team, but we also know that there are some other good teams to go against," he said.
Other key players rounding out the Vikings roster include Ethan Tagala, Jude Molina and Rogelio Villa.
Boylan, the defending champ, remains a threat despite graduating six of its top eight. Amogn the top players this season are Auburn freshman singles player Tytus Metzler, the brother of three-time NIC-10 MVP Branden Metzler, and Freeport's Adam Winters, who took third at No. 1 singles last year.
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Brendan O'Rorke and Jason Pierce return to lead a young Rochelle team.
O'Rorke is slated for No. 1 singles, while Pierce is likely at No. 1 doubles.
Pierce's partner could be newcomer Kalvin Parker, who is a senior.
"We are very inexperienced, but the kids worked really hard in the summer to improve," said Rochelle coach Mike Pence, now in his 35th year.
The rest of the Hubs' lineup features seniors Mario Belmonte, Miguel Astudillo, Ben Ward, Joe Goshko, Alex Escobar, and Chance Bolin.
"I love watching the seniors battle each other in practice," Pence said. "I am looking forward to see how much we improve once we get a few meets under our belts."
The Hubs finished sixth in conference last year. Yorkville, last year's champs, and Geneseo, are the top teams.
Rockford Christian graduated several seniors including four-time state qualifier Justin Ancona. His younger brother, sophomore Brandon Ancona, returns to lead a young team.
Brandon, who also qualified for state last year, is slated for No. 1 singles. Teammates, Austin Odling, David Hook and Sam Bubnack are all projected at doubles. Freshman Nick Jacobson is also a key newcomer.
Lutheran will also be young led by junior Matt Fry and sophomores Jensen Buetle and Nick Schanstra. Expect to see freshman Owen Horst in the lineup as the team has only one senior in the top two singles and doubles positions.
Elsewhere, Keith looks to improve with 16 boys in the program. Of those 16, nine are sophomores.
The Cougars will be led by sophomores Byrn Lipton and Jeremy Martinez at No. 1 doubles and Nolan Zielinski at No. 1 singles.
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A new solution to this challenge uses high-resolution vision technology to audit both volume and precipitate in racks containing up to 96 tubes. An advantage of this approach is that auditing can take place without de-capping of the tube, thus minimizing any exposure of the sample and helping reduce potential degradation or cross-contamination.
A high-speed vision system incorporated into a benchtop instrument is used to image multiple sample tubes simultaneously—up to a full column of eight tubes in a standard SBS footprint rack. The captured image is analyzed, and the liquid meniscus detected for each tube being audited.
Advanced image processing routines take into account variations between different liquid types, for example DMSO or aqueous solutions.
Once the position of the meniscus has been determined, the volume of liquid is calculated, taking into account the tube type. Further algorithms are used to detect the presence of a cap and any precipitate in the base of the tube.
Figure 1 illustrates a column of eight tubes following image capture, with various regions of interest depicted, with detection of caps, meniscus, and precipitate (in two of the tubes).
Benefits of this approach include: speed, less than two minutes to audit a 96 tube rack; accurate, volume measurement better than +/-10 µL; precipitate and cap detection; no need for tare-weighing of tubes; noncontact and operates with capped tubes.
The RTS Tube Auditor™ (Figure 2) can be used manually, with racks of tubes presented by the user, or integrated into a fully automated system, with racks of tubes being loaded/unloaded by a robot. This allows end users to audit small or large numbers of tubes according to the needs of their organization.
By integrating the instrument into an automated system, typically where the liquid sample is aspirated from the source tube and dispensed into a plate, it is possible to perform auditing following selected, or indeed every, access to the sample. Users can determine the frequency at which they audit samples based on their own quality control processes.
Although originally intended to facilitate in-process auditing, this technology is also finding applications at an earlier stage in the drug discovery process. Having an accurate record of the volume prior to putting the sample into storage is clearly important.
The Tube Auditor can be used to measure volume at the time of initial sample dissolution (and also give an indication of how well it has been solubilized). During early trials the technology reliably identified samples with lower volumes than had been anticipated. Upon investigation, this was found to be a result of blocked tips in the liquid handler used to perform the solubilization.
Chris Walsh ([email protected]) is sample management product manager at RTS Life Science.
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Serves 8 |
Prep Time 10 minutes |
Cook Time 30 minutes
30 ounces Eden Pinto Beans, 2 cans, do not drain
15 ounces Eden Cannellini (White Kidney) Beans, do not drain
2 Tbsp Eden Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 medium onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup green bell pepper, diced
1 ear organic sweet corn, removed from cobor 1/3 cup frozen organic sweet corn
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text: The play revolves around the issue of the over-riding force of human sexuality for which the dance provides the play with a ritual focus. Of course the Morris Dance is an English medieval tradition but still has a pagan flavor fitting ancient Greece. Dance was a crucial factor in Shakespearean staging, normally at least as a concluding device, but often more central, as here.


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Hello all.
I am student currently studying and soon to be doing bachelor's degree. My intrests are pretty much watching football (tho i don't love sports anime/manga!), anime, LNs, VNs(eroges), manga. I'm thinking of translating some written works in the future, if time allows.
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I joined here because I have.... Nowhere else to really go. My spirit was recently banhammer smashed somewhere else and I am trying to start over again. Starting over for the umpteenth time might not matter, but it might. I am mecha fan from a certain image board dedicated to mecha. I have always been interested in expanding my anime horizon, I guess the best place for irredeemable scum like me is rock bottom and at a place this huge is the best place to start. The rules seem reasonable enough since I never successfully downloaded an anything in my life and as long as my jokes can be tolerated I shouldn't have too much to worry about.
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Hello to you (or evening if you're reading right now x)).
I am french, and I have 16. I am a fan of anime, manga and dramas.
I read manga for a long time, having started with classics like Dragon Ball etc. ...
My favorite anime and manga are on MAL, so go take a look if you want to know ( and here, no need to rewrite everything )
http://myanimelist.net/profile/Oo-Kami here it is ^ ^
I listen a lot of music, like J-Pop, K-Pop ( occasionally ) and J-Rock ( rarely )
Currently, I love listen Altima, Mizuki Nana or another band who do opening/ending.
I love Hirano Aya ( God Knows :3 ), Kajiura Yuki and the band ClariS ( Connect, Neo Moon etc... x) )
I also love playing Visual Novel
My favorites are those of Key (without exception ;O), then Umineko / Higurashi, and Saya no Uta
I also like Galge, like Amagami or Tokimeki Memorial ( but my favorite is Persona 4, because it's an RPG and a galge x) )
I'm also a player of Osu!, the best rythm game
If there are people who play this game or Hisotensoku and wants to play, let me know °w°
The last things that I want to say, it's I love the auto-save message x)
Yoroshiku ^w^
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Hehe I'm new to this website lol. I had another website where I used to talk about anime and Rp but it shut down and never came back. But I hope to make some new friends here! ^ ^ I'm a nice guy in most aspects and I love to hear about other people too. I am an anime fan of course, and I am currently following Sakurasou no Pet Na Kanojo, and Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai NEXT. Hajimemashite!
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Hehe Hi Im new c: Animes I have seen: Ouran High School Host Club (OHSHC ^.^ So awesomee!) Angel Beats (Brought tears to my eyes <3 Loved it!) Air (All time favorite. Made me cry for hours.. as you can see im extremely emotional. ._.) Fruits Basket (Furuba. So sweet! I totally ship KyoxTohru!) Tokyo Mew Mew (SO cute :3) I can't name the rest >.< I forgot. xD Well anyways, My favorite type of animes are probably the sad ones. :3
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Hi, i'm Mentatsumi!
I'm french too, like Oo~Kami!
I am a huge fan of mangas and animes, but i read alot of Light Novels
My Anime List is here: http://myanimelist.net/profile/Mentatsumi
I don't often listen to music since i live with people, but i love Kalafina and FictionJunction!
I mostly play Visual Novels (Little Busters!, CLANNAD, Hoshizora no Memoria..)
But i sometimes play rhythm games like osu! and Stepmania
I'm actually quite the silent type so i don't talk often.. But i hope to get along with you all! ^_^
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hi, new to this forum--i didn't even know of this site before yesterday, but i'm a major otaku!! i have +/- 150 different anime on my hd. i'm currently watching naruto, one piece, fairy tail, and magi. looking forward to being able to comment on them, and hope to get suggestions for other anime.
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New here...wanted to introduce myself. UN Dr Octagon, or Dr8 for short.
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The Coldplay frontman is composing the official anthem for Prince Harry's Paralympic-style games for wounded servicemen and women.
The tune will be performed at the opening ceremony of Harry's brainchild, the Invictus Games, heralding four days of sports beginning Sept. 10.
The eve-of-games show will appeal to people who like events like the Trooping of the Colour, insiders say, with bands from the Royal Marines, Royal Air Force and Army participating. There will also be a flyover by the Red Arrows, it was announced Wednesday.
It still remains to be seen if Martin will perform, but even so, "It's great to have him involved," a source tells PEOPLE.
The show's producer is Kim Gavin, the creative director of the London 2012 Games closing ceremony, where Coldplay appeared.
Worth noting, perhaps, is that only last month, Prince William acknowledged to a group of school kids that Coldplay is a favorite band of his.
Like at the Olympics, there will be a competitors' parade, featuring more than 400 servicemen and women from around the world, including the U.S.A.
"It will be military-themed but will be peppered with other surprises," a source says.
Closing night will bring a concert at the Olympic park. Stars and performers will be announced "in due course," according to a spokesman.
The 5,000 tickets for the ceremony show went on sale Wednesday. They cost $21.50 and are available at www.invictusgames.org.


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Debbie Birns
IMF Medical Writer
Since 2001, the achievements of the IMF's International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) have made a profound difference in the landscape of myeloma research. Members of the IMWG meet at an annual Summit with a mission to identify, support, and implement the most promising research to prevent onset of active disease, improve treatment, and find a cure for myeloma. A record number of myeloma researchers from around the world assembled for the 5th Annual IMWG Summit, which was held in Milan, Italy, June 9-11, 2014.
The members' enthusiasm was palpable as they greeted each other, and it fueled lively and sometimes heated debate throughout the Summit. While collaboration is key to the IMWG, the experts often must wrestle with difficult questions as they reach consensus.
The Summit is structured so that the attendees first assess progress and then brainstorm, debate, and determine new areas in which research must be done to push the field forward. Dr. Brian G.M. Durie (IMF Chairman) welcomed the attendees and opened the first session by introducing important presentations of the latest data on advances in flow technology, new diagnostic criteria, and geriatric risk stratification. These are areas of research that the IMWG had previously identified as of the highest priority.
First speaker Dr. Alberto Orfao (University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain) presented data on advances in flow technology that makes the test specific for myeloma and highly sensitive. He and his team have tailored this molecular test to aid in a better understanding of the biology of myeloma and why it relapses even in patients who achieve complete responses. The behavior of myeloma has taught us that "complete response" does not mean the same thing in all patients, and that "complete" does not mean that every myeloma cell is gone. Until now, we have not had the tools to detect and characterize what the experts call "minimal residual disease" (MRD), the cells that remain after treatment.
Current flow cytometry techniques vary widely among centers within each country and around the world, and results have been far from uniform. This makes it very difficult to compare clinical trial data. Dr. Orfao's new multi-parameter 8-color flow test is highly sensitive, is reproducible at any center, and, because results are analyzed using computer software he designed, human subjectivity and potential error are eliminated. This new flow test has clear advantages over the next-generation sequencing (NGS) technique, which may miss myeloma cells in 5-10% of patients tested, and is also more labor-intensive, time-consuming, and expensive than flow cytometry.
Since flow cytometry uses bone marrow samples, it must be accompanied by PET/CT imaging to assess any myeloma activity that may be present outside the marrow (extramedullary). Dr. Orfao and his team are currently working on additional myeloma cell markers, as well as on a technique to analyze blood samples.
The MRD test will make it possible to have a new endpoint to use in clinical trials. Rather than waiting to see which treatment provides the longest remission period or the longest overall survival—a period that could extend for a decade or longer—the new flow test will provide an immediate answer to the question "which drug or regimen led to the lowest rate of MRD in the greatest number of patients"?
Next on the agenda was Dr. Vincent Rajkumar (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota), first author of the new IMWG consensus guideline on diagnostic criteria for myeloma. He was charged with the very tricky feat of defining and validating biologic markers that could be used to prevent patients with smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM) from being harmed either by waiting too long for treatment or by being treated too early.
When a project like this is in progress, the entire IMWG contributes data and every member of the IMWG comments on the resulting manuscript. If disagreements arise, there must be compromise and consensus. It can take years to gather the necessary data to support an important paradigm change, and it can take many months thereafter to form a consensus for publication. With Dr. Rajkumar as lead author, this important paper was conceived four years ago and is now in its final form, having been submitted for publication. It sets forth new biomarkers to determine when it is appropriate to begin treating patients who do not have CRAB criteria but who are at 80% or greater risk of progressing to active myeloma with organ damage in the next two years. Such patients are termed "ultra-high-risk," and they constitute only 10-15% of all patients with SMM.
Dr. Rajkumar noted that the new flow test will be included in the diagnostic criteria for ultra-high-risk SMM when it has been validated. Data on FISH testing and on monoclonal protein level do not support the 80% risk cut-off for immediate treatment, and were therefore not included. The current consensus is that ultra-high-risk SMM should be considered as and treated as MM; high-risk SMM should be treated only in the context of a clinical trial; patients with low-risk SMM should be followed by observation only.
Next week: Part 2 of Highlights from the 2014 IMWG Summit


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It's the topic that won't go away. For nearly 40 years, abortion has been the never-ending subject of protests, political promises and presidential elections. It is once again, and in spades, as the Republican National Convention nominated Mitt Romney as its standard bearer against President Obama.
It wasn't going to go away. Opposition to abortion was ensconced, as usual, in the Republican Party platform, where many party leaders hoped, no doubt, that it would remain inconspicuous, like a piece of furniture. Todd Akin dashed those hopes.
The Missouri congressman's appalling and ignorant comments that women don't get pregnant after a "legitimate rape" shoved the issue once again into the forefront of political discussion, replacing, at least for a time, jobs, the economy and the federal budget deficit. The lesson for those who believe that women, not the government, must have final say over their bodies is that they will always have to be on guard against not just the quacks like Akin, but also those whose heartfelt conviction is that government should have the right to compel women to carry their pregnancies to term, regardless of their wishes or their circumstances.
So polarized is this issue that it is questionable if there was ever a way to avoid it. Some critics of the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision contend that the matter would have been more broadly accepted had the issue been resolved through legislative debate rather than judicial fiat. It is not an implausible idea, but the passion that abortion unleashes strongly argues otherwise.
So single-minded is the opposition to abortion, especially among those on the Republican right, that presidential aspirants feel compelled to renounce any previously moderate position. Thus, George H.W. Bush ran in 1988 as an abortion foe, despite previously supporting abortion rights. Thus, too, in today's campaign Romney is against abortion rights that he previously championed.
It's not the only issue on which Romney has reversed himself - health care is another - but it is transparently disingenuous. Not only that, but frighteningly so. Akin's crackpot ideas on rape and pregnancy came, he said, from a doctor, evidently one Jack C. Willke, father of the anti-abortion movement and a surrogate for Mitt Romney in his unsuccessful 2008 presidential bid.
We understand that many Americans hold passionate positions on abortion and that it is, and probably always will be, a heated subject - and for good reason. Whether one believes life begins at conception or not, the fact is that a fetus, left to develop, will indeed become life. It's not like removing a mole, or at least it shouldn't be.
But those very passions are, in part, the reason that government needs to keep out of the issue as much as possible. The analogy isn't perfect, but we insist on guarantees of free speech and freedom of religion and freedom of assembly for good reason. At various time, majorities - perhaps even well-meaning ones - have tried to abrogate those rights for reasons they deemed just.
As former President Clinton once put it, the best circumstance would be for abortion to be safe, legal and rare. Opponents would do better to focus on persuasion - remember those "Life. What a Beautiful Choice" ads? - than to demand that government interfere where government has no business going.
Abortion is not a happy subject, but it is one that needs to be left to the best judgment of individual women. Clearly, it is an issue that voters will once again need to keep in mind as they choose a president.


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Third-grade students from Krout 2-3 Elementary School participated in the renewable energy program at the Franciscan Earth Literacy Center Wednesday morning.
Sisters Shirley Shafranek, educator for FELC; Barbara Jean Miller; and Jean Frances Olmor taught students the importance of preserving the environment and the differences between renewable and non-renewable energy sources.
The program ran Wednesday and will be repeated Friday.
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Third-graders from Krout 2-3 Elementary use mini wind turbines to experiment with wind power and electricity.
Students use the sun's rays to power small fan motors.
"This is sort of a pilot program," Safranek said. "With the state science standards, we wanted to come up with a renewable energy course to teach the third-graders about the importance of protecting their environment."
The students got to experiment with mini wind turbines and solar panels; took a tour of the straw-insulated house, Little Portion Green; and learned the steps for turning coal and wind power into electricity.
"It's great that the students get the chance to explore hands-on and work together and learn outside of the classroom," Krout teacher Tiffany Dicker said.
Nearly 200 students will experience the program in two days. The program was possible through a grant from the Sisters of St. Francis.
The program is to teach students to be careful with non-renewable resources, Shafranek said."The concept of renewable energy is vague," Krout teacher Cam Fox said. "These programs are wonderful. They bring the students together out of the classroom and are able to see how things actually work. Everything comes together."
The FELC offers programs for adults, Boy and Girl Scouts, K-6 grade students, leadership and team building programs, weekend and holiday programs, summer camps and programs for special needs.
"The biggest thing we want people to take away from these programs is an appreciation of our environment and hope, that with that appreciation, comes respect," Shafranek said. "The saddest thing that I have seen is that for many students it is their first time in an environment such as the woods. If we lose that connection with nature, it can hurt the environment."
"We hope to do more with renewable energy especially with the adult programs," Shafranek said. "Eventually, we would like to move to the higher grades."
The FELC is located on the St. Francis campus at 194 St. Francis Ave.
For more information about the FELC summer camps or programs, visit www.felctiffin.org or call Shafranek at (419) 448-7485.


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Semex Releases New Genomax™ Bulls
Semex Releases New Genomax™ Bulls
Semex believes that Genetics for Life is about delivering the best possible product to our clients. By genomic testing over 5000 bulls in all breeds annually, Semex is ensuring that only the very best of the best enter our stud and are designated as a Genomax™ sire. These rigorous testing standards are certainly paying off as five of Holstein USA's top 10 TPI™ Genomic Young Sires belonged to Semex following the August 2013 genetic evaluation.
At Semex, we are very proud of these bulls we call Genomax sires," says Pierre Laliberté, Semex Senior Vice President, Genetics & Research. "They are the result of intense selection and offer tremendous potential for GTPI, GLPI, Type, Net Merit $, Calving Ease and many other traits breeders are interested in. While some bulls will be identified early as sires of the next generation, others are being used as groups in commercial environments, spreading the risk of lower reliability, while offering the herd new and top genetics."
Now, Semex is pleased to announce that the following new Genomax sires are available to be put to work in herds today, maximizing genetic gain and profitability:
- 0200HO02935 Claynook Deductive
- Numero Uno x VG-87-USA Planet x VG-88-USA DOM Elegant
- Immunity+™ and HealthSmart™
- +2455 GTPI, +888 NM$, +7.2 PL, 2.61 SCS, +2.64 PTAT and 6.5% CE
- 0200HO03906 Velthuis B Ahead
- Supersonic x VG-87-CAN Man-O-Man x VG-87-CAN 3* Goldwyn x EX-92 GMD DOM Atlee
- HealthSmart and Robot Ready™
- 0200HO03911 Comestar Supersede
- Supersonic x VG-87-CAN Man-O-Man x VG-88-CAN Lautama Goldwyn
- Immunity+, HealthSmart and Robot Ready
- +2381 GTPI, +790 NM$, +6.2 PL, 2.78 SCS, +2.56 PTAT and +2.0 DPR
- 0200HO03927 Swissbec Brekem*RC
- Bookem x VG-86-CAN Man-O-Man x VG-87-CAN Mr Burns
- Immunity+, HealthSmart, Robot Ready and Red & White™
- +2270 GTPI, +651 NM$, +4.6 PL, 2.83 SCS and +2.66 PTAT
For more information on Semex, Genetics for Life or the industry leading Genomax sires visit www.semex.com.
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Brooklyn Decker and her husband, tennis pro Andy Roddick, have plans to start a family down the road – and it will include their own biological kids as well as adopted children, according to the model.
"I want to adopt a child or a baby with an intellectual disability one day," Decker, 25, tells Canadian magazine Flare. "I mean, that's in the distant future, but that's always been a goal of mine."
Despite saying their plans are in the "distant future," Decker's made no secret of her desire to have children with Roddick, whom she wed in 2009. In 2010, she said she couldn't wait to be "barefoot and pregnant".
As far as her desire to adopt, Decker said she was inspired to do so by her aunt, a Special Olympics athlete.
"Unfortunately a lot of kids with intellectual disabilities are given up for adoption when they're born 'cause it's a lot for a family," she told Flare.
Brooklyn Decker Wants to Adopt a Child with Special Needs
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014
In my defense, it looked cool and refreshing. Cool as in temperature wise, not style, and refreshing, as in maybe a little aromatic relief from this ridiculous heat.
I bought a bottle of Aqua Velva aftershave.
I was standing in line at Walmart, waiting to pick up a prescription and I was perusing the different aftershaves until I came across the bottle of Aqua Velva Ice Blue. It even said, Cooling aftershave, on the bottle and it was on sale for just $2.99.
How can you beat that kind of a deal?
Apparently I couldnt because I bought a bottle.
I hurry home, thinking Boy, am I going to feel refreshed!
I remember Aqua Velva from my days as a boy. My grandfather wore Aqua Velva and so did my dad.
Aqua Velva offers the classic American fragrance, the bottle says, and more importantly, this is a fragrance you trust. Like Old Spice.
You cant go wrong with Old Spice, just like you cant go wrong with Aqua Velva.
Trust me, the bottle says, and I do. Completely.
The fine print on the back of the bottle goes on to say that Aqual Velvas Ice Blue firms and tones skin for a face thats fit.
Thats what I want, a fit face. I figure Im going to splash on some Aqua Velva Ice Blue and get fit-faced. And you know why?
Theres something about an Aqua Velva Man.
I remember seeing the Aqua Velva bottles in the medicine cabinet, and as a child, I always got this pleasant feeling when seeing the Aqua Velva bottle.
I anxiously popped the seal and uncapped the bottle because Im ready to feel cool and refreshed.
I noted the CAUTION portion of the bottle. The fine people at Aqual Velva warned that the contents of this container might be flammable until dry.
Thats because Aqua Velva Ice Blue is so HOT.
It also says, Do not apply, near fire, and Im left to wonder, what kind of man decides to bathe in an alcohol and glycerin based product near an open flame?
The alcohol part is self-explanatory, but glycerin too?
Thats glycerin as in nitro glycerin, as in stuff that will blow up your car. Besides, since when am I a cautious man?
The bottle also said, Splash it on, and I am always one who does as he is told.
So I do a cannon ball into this stuff.
Right about the time the entire seven-ounce contents of this bottle splashes onto my right hand and all over my pants Im reminded of a word of advice my daughter-in-law gave me when it came to wearing aftershave or cologne: Wear a dot, not a lot.
A cannon ball into a swimming pool full of Aqua Velva I pretty much blew that.
Thats when the aroma hit and I do mean aroma.
Oh, my God, I thought.
I smell like my grandfather. If my grandfather were still alive today hed be 105.
And still wearing Aqua Velva.
I remember the aroma now and Im being kind when I call this an aroma.
Its Aqua Velva Ice Blue trying unsuccessfully to mask the pervasive scent of spent methane.
A lifetime of pull my finger, and Aqua Velvas Ice Blue. It took three showers to eradicate the aroma.
So here I sit pondering my predicament. A near full bottle of Aqua Velva in my shower kit.
Im wearing tanktop T-shirt. Boxer shorts. Knee high black socks.
Oh, yeah, theres something about an Aqua Velva man.
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