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As your past efforts come into their own today, you may find yourself basking in the warm glow of achievement. These triumphs can serve as the proof you need to sincerely believe that you are capable of accomplishing more than you once thought possible. Consequently, this can be a good day to review your established aspirations to determine whether you can build upon them. Your competence and your confidence can carry you forward today, even when roadblocks get in your way or circumstances beyond your control interfere with your progress. If you envision yourself as successful today, few aims will be outside the range of your reach.
Even the smallest taste of success can awaken a fresh surge of desire within us because it is via the triumphs of old that we learn to believe in our ability to find fulfillment in the future. While we can cultivate feelings of capability within ourselves without ever having felt truly triumphant, the projects we tackle successfully provide us with proof that we are ready to embark upon a new phase of personal or professional growth. When we stumble along the path leading toward our larger goals, we can draw upon the satisfaction we felt in the past upon accomplishing our aims to sustain our spirits in the present. Our chances of realizing our dreams are likewise bolstered by our confidence, ensuring that we never entertain failure as a possibility. As your endeavors meet with success today, you will gradually realize the full scope of your potential.
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How Wiki Works
How does wiki work? We're not talking about low-level technical details here. Whoever gets to this page is surely acquainted with them. We're concerned with how
is created. So let's examine the two most important technical facts of the wiki:
It is always easier to undo someone else's work than it was for them to do it in the first place. This goes for useful content, but it also goes for flame wars, trolls, insults, vandalism, and even page deletes (so long as someone took the precaution of backing it up).
exists and brings everyone's attention on any proposed change to the wiki, no matter how minor.
What are the consequences of these facts?
Wiki content can only exist by consensus.
RC ruthlessly
So we see that the essential wiki nature is its being a giant consensus-making machine. What are the consequences of this?
Let's disillusion ourselves here. Consensus has nothing to do with politeness, freedom or anything like that. The idea is so blatantly stupid as to be reprehensible. Wiki is not free just because it works by consensus. Far from it, Wiki is lacking in every legitimate freedom one can imagine, be it intellectual, economic, political or even psychological! (See WikiAsAnarchy
Rather, wiki works as a clique. On this particular wiki, the clique is extremely amorphous and diffuse (
has numerous sharply differentiated cliques), but it is there. This clique determines everything from what kind of content will stay up, to what kinds of behaviour is permitted, what punishments and tortures one will suffer, and of course, who belongs in the clique.
So what is the wiki Consensus?
It can only be found spread across dozens of pages, not least in
. Not all of the rules are written down. For example, it is an unwritten rule that any violation of good behaviour is punished less severely if the content it occurred in relates directly to programming.
What are the consequences of violating the wiki Consensus?
When a person new to Wiki consistently contravenes those rules, they gradually invoke the general disapproval of those who were here before them. The manifestations of this disapproval cause some grief in both the object of the disapproval, and in the disapprovers as well, however, since the object is "ganged up on" they generally get the worst of it. One of two things then (eventually) has happened (and note that this is historical observation only): Either the new person discovers what the rules are and mostly abides by them, in which case the disapproval gradually goes away as the new person becomes absorbed into being "part of the community", or the new person continues to fight, which escalates the disapproval (sometimes dramatically) until the person in question gives up (either from despair or from simple boredom or a combination of these) and moves on. It's kind of a
thing; the harder the push, the stronger the response. The more you care, the more you can get hurt. I'm not sure if there is a third possibility, but if there is, I haven't seen it yet. -- RK mostly
Some observations:
Ward won't intervene
Wiki strenuously resists sudden large-scale change, but can (and is) capable of gradual "course correction". Despite the appearance of resistance to change, the Wiki does change, but usually in an evolutionary rather than revolutionary way
Since they've all been through it themselves, the people already here are an established system and (mostly) get along with each other, or at least are polite with each other
People are generally tolerant of "newbie mistakes"; new people are generally welcomed and brought "up to speed" with a (mostly) minimization of pain along the way. Once they see how it works, a new person either decides they like it and stay, or that it's not to their taste, and they leave. Either choice is perfectly fine.
Despite possible appearances to the contrary, the system by which Wiki governs itself has (again historically) proven to be generally stable, and allows interesting and useful contributions to in fact get made from time to time. :)
How do you challenge the Wiki Consensus?
There is no community here. They're a bunch of people, of individuals who do their thing. There is no solidarity, no group cohesion, no collective will. Everything is lost and there are a bunch of naive people marvelling at how things work so well!
I beg to differ. Since coming here some years ago I have found a very strong sense of community. When talking about ideas, opinions, difficulties and triumphs there is support, encouragement, assistance and good wishes. When going against the
there is admonishment and advice. Your experiences may be otherwise, but my experiences here are positive. Of course, I am a programmer, and that was the original target audience. People who try to make the wiki something else may find it a less welcoming environment.
Perhaps Wiki strength is its erasability.
Bingo. --
Anarchy is not an
. Whenever people form groups they form power hierarchies. Billions of years of evolution have wired us to do that. Any group that avoids power hierarchies is vulnerable to exploitation by opportunistic individuals. This wiki is no different. The mechanics of it give power to the most stubborn and attentive. --
We are fortunate that the most stubborn and attentive are generally the ones that also care the most about Wiki. The general rule to extract is then: A group should select or create power hierarchies that are attractive to individuals who strongly share the group's basic values.
Set up your own wiki and try something different. Ward will probably even
you if you ask nice. Nothing forces you to stay here and put up with this - make a better place and we'll all follow you there.
Lots of insults persist, and get restored. Lots of non-insulting (yet
, at least for the page in question) content is deleted because others disagree with it and for on other reason. Occasionally, DeletionWar
s persist, and only end when one party or the other decides he/she has better things to do.
Wait 3 months and restore the content via
. Surreptitiously cross-link it with stable content via
. Wait another week and then make it visible on
. If it doesn't stay up then, that'll be a first.
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HEDGESVILLE - Musselman and Hedgesville had two days to sit and wait for action to resume in their Class AAA, Region II semifinal game, which started on Thursday.
That means players and coaches from both sides had time to overthink their approach. When it came down to it, the key for both teams was easy - get off to a good start.
For Musselman (24-3), it was about starting strong for a second time after scoring three runs on Thursday before the rains came and play was suspended. For Hedgesville (19-13), it was about getting out of the top of the second inning without any more damage and starting something on offense.
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Taylor Stocks of Musselman slides into first base as Molly Seibert of Hedgesville waits for the throw during the seventh inning of Saturday's Class AAA, Region 2 semifinal game in Hedgesville. (Journal photo by Eric Jones)
The Applemen jumped on the Eagles for two runs to complete their second-inning at-bat and then continued the scoring in three of the last five innings to win 10-0.
"(Hedgesville's) a good team, and we hadn't seen them all year. We knew what they had, but didn't know what they had," Musselman coach Shannon DeMasi said. "You never know; any given day anything can happen, and that's why I go by by motto, 'One day at a time,' and just try to instill in them that no matter what, even up 3-0, you just gotta go from the start. The two days off were a little worrisome."
"When we started back over today, I told the girls, I said, 'We needed to get three outs in a row," Hedgesville coach Randy Shade said. "We got the popout, and I thought, 'Life's good.' Then, we end up having a passed ball and a run scores. We were fortunate to hold them to five."
Musselman was in a comfortable position, holding a 5-0 lead after two complete innings. Hedgesville never threatened as the Applemen's Taylor Stocks rolled through the lineup. Stocks finished with 17 strikeouts total, 14 on Saturday, and allowed just one hit throughout.
"I think we had four baserunners in two nights, and offensively, we just couldn't do it. We couldn't get things going," Shade said. "A lot of that was her pitching well."
In the process of earning her 11th win of the season, Stocks set a single-season school mark for strikeouts. She passed Megan Holmes' mark of 125, and sits at 142 for the season.
"(The record) means a lot," Stocks said. "I was really close last year, and when I found out how close I was, it made me really want to work harder to get it this year. It was one of my goals for this season."
The Applemen gave Stocks more than enough to work with as they added a run each in of the fourth and fifth innings and three more runs in the seventh inning.
Haley Fischer's RBI single in the fourth inning, and Sabrina Shroades' solo home run to left field in the fifth inning gave Musselman a 7-0 lead.
In the seventh inning, Stocks singled to start the inning, then scored on an RBI double from Shroades. Later in the inning, Ashley Bentley doubled home Shroades, then scored on an error to give the Applemen a 10-0 lead.
Bentley and Shroades each had two hits, while Shroades and Fischer drove in two runs each.
Up next for Musselman is the Class AAA, Region II championship at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday against Buckhannon-Upshur. The Buccaneers beat Elkins 14-9 on Friday.


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Does Sloth Fur Fungus Hold the Next "Wonder Drug?"
Throughout human history, humans have included wild animals in their folklore, mythology, and daily vocabulary. Animals with especially distinctive traits have likewise become ensconced in modern popular culture and language. Leonine features are considered striking and sexy, outfoxing someone is a demonstration of cleverness, and it is obnoxious to parrot someone in a conversation. Being slothful is unlikely to gain you any respect.
Sloths spend the vast majority of their lives nearly sedentary, moving through the canopy at incremental paces. These animals are so famously lethargic that crops of algae are able to flourish in their fur, providing habitat for resident moths (Pauli et al. 2014). Our lack of respect for sloths is unfortunate, however. These Neotropical mammals essentially carry their own arboreal ecosystems around on their backs, and scientists are only just starting to scratch the surface of the complex dynamics between sloths, their microbes, and the other plants and animals that exist on their bodies.
A new paper in PLoS ONE suggests that the ecosystems of microbes living in sloth fur may soon become more than just interesting animal trivia. In fact, it appears that sloths may carry a variety of potential treatments for diseases and infections that kill millions of people every year (Higginbotham et al. 2014).
Despite the staggering amount of money spent on pharmaceutical research and development every year, millions of people are still dying of both communicable and non-communicable diseases in developing countries, and even the world's affluent populations are increasingly at risk from antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. Thus, both the under-medicated and the over-medicated are suffering.
The continuing problem of neglected tropical diseases, in addition to the increasing futility of much of western medicine's antibiotic arsenal, has spurred researchers to cast broad nets in their drug discovery efforts. This has led to a recent trend for collecting bioactive substances from unconventional natural sources.
Which brings us back to the sloth. A team of researchers--led by Sarah Higginbotham of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute--were interested in whether any of the fungi found in the sloth's hair could potentially lead to treatments for several of the world's top life-threatening diseases. They collected fungi from the fur of live three-toed sloths (Bradypus variegatus) in Panama's Soberanía National Park, and ended up with samples of 84 different fungal isolates.
The scientists assessed the bioactivity of the fungal isolates against several critical disease agents: Plasmodium falciparum for malaria, Trypanosoma cruzi for Chagas disease, and MCF-7 breast cancer cells. A fungal extract was classified as "highly bioactive" against a parasite or cancer cell if it caused at least 50% inhibition of growth for those cells in the lab.
Finally, the team conducted antibiotic activity profile screening (BioMAP), which tested extracts from 50 of the isolates for activity against 15 different bacteria known to be serious pathogens in humans. These bacteria included the species that cause MRSA infections, cholera, salmonella poisoning, and a range of other nasty infections.
The results should inspire a whole new respect for the under-appreciated sloth. The bioactivity assays revealed a potential medicine chest riding around in that famously fungal fur. Of the 70 fungal isolates that were assayed for bioactivity, two of 70 (2.5%) were highly active against the malaria parasite (P. falciparum), eight of 62 (12.9%) were active against the Chagas parasite (T. cruzi), and 15 of 73 (20.6%) were active against MCF-7 breast cancer cells.
The BioMAP analysis also showed that 40% of the fungal extracts appeared to be active against at least one of of humanity's most-feared bacteria. Interestingly, some isolates within the same genus had much different levels of bioactivity. This seems to affirm that it is useful to cast a broad net when seeking pharmaceutical solutions from nature.
How did the humble sloth come to be the carrier of such a promising array of fungi? The researchers determined that the assemblage fungi found in the sloth's hair was consistent with that found in soil and plants. This indicates that not just any sloth can host this type fungal assemblage—it may turn out that only wild sloths roaming their natural habitat may be able to grow such an ecosystem on their backs. Future analyses of both captive sloths and wild sloths from different geographic regions will shine more light on that issue.
The discovery that 29 of the fungal isolates from the sloth hair were the same as fungi found on plants also led the researchers to suggest that these fungi may have a mutualism with the green algae that grow in the sloth's pelt. This facilitation by algae could explain why a whopping 8% of the microbial communities on the sloth's integument were fungal, compared to < 0.01% for humans.
Despite serving as the eponym for one of the seven deadly sins, the sloth may actually may provide humans with promising leads to the development of new, desperately-needed pharmaceuticals. Even if no drug is ever developed from the three-toed sloth's resident fungi, however, this study also serves as a proof of point: there are innumerable organisms, habitats, and ecosystems in nature that we have yet to explore for potential drug compounds. If something as humble as the sloth could hold a clue to a new "wonder drug," that is all the more incentive to preserve as much of the world's biodiversity as we possibly can. You never know what unlikely organism may end up holding the key to a world-changing cure.
Higginbotham, S., W. R. Wong, R. G. Linington, C. Spadafora, L. Iturrado, et al. 2014. Sloth hair as a novel source of fungi with potent anti-parasite, anti-cancer and anti-bacterial bioactivity. PLoS ONE 9(1): e84549. Doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0084549
Pauli, J. N., J. E. Mendoza, S. A. Steffan, C. C. Carey, P. J. Weimer, and M. Z. Peery. 2014. A syndrome of mutualism reinforces the life of a sloth. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 281(1778). 20133006
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Sloth in tree: By Stefan Laube (Tauchgurke) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Mother & baby sloth via Dr. Carin Bondar - Biologist With a Twist.


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Women's Tennis Announces 2012-13 Schedule
Muncie, Ind. - The Ball State women's tennis team has announced its 2012-13 fall and spring schedule. The Cardinals will also host the 2013 Mid-American Conference Tennis Championship.
"The 2012-2013 schedule will be a great challenge and opportunity for our team," said Ball State head women's tennis coach Christine Bader. "We will travel to Florida twice this year for a fall event and then back for spring break. Our non-conference schedule will prepare us for the MAC season. We are excited about the opportunity to host the MAC Tournament at Ball State and showcase our facility."
The Cardinals open up fall 2012 play, Sept. 14-15, as they host the Ball State Fall Invitational. For the month of October, Ball State will compete at the Spartan Invitational held by Michigan State and then the ITA Ohio Valley Regional in West Lafayette, Ind. Ball State closes fall action at the Panther End of the Fall Tourney in Miami, Florida, Nov. 2-4.
Ball State starts the spring 2013 schedule off with three straight matches at home. The Cardinals host a total of nine matches in the spring which will be highlighted with the MAC Tennis Championship, April 26-28.
Please click on available PDF for the complete 2012-13 Ball State women's tennis schedule.


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SSC CGL Tier 2 Result 2014 – SSC Graduate Level Tier II Exam Results 2014: Are you waiting for SSC CGL Tier 2 exam result? The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is all set to declare the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Tier 2 exam results. Written examination for SSC CGL Tier II was held on 9th April and 10th April 2015. SSC has announced the Graduate Level tier 2 exam result on its official website at ssc.nic.in. Appeared candidates can check CGL Tier 2 Exam results below.
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) examination for various posts into ministries and Departments of the Government of India and in Subordinates office. This year too, SSC has conducted the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Tier 2 Examination 2014 in the month of April 2015 at various exam centers across Indian. A very large number of Tier 1 qualified candidates have appeared for SSC CGL Tier 2 Exam. Now all of them are very eager to know their final result of SSC CGL 2014.
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All those candidates who have appeared for SSC CGL Tier 2 exam on 09-04-2015 and 10-04-2015, are very excited about their result. Many of them have even start searching their exam result on Internet. As per the news we got about, SSC CGL Tier 2 result, it has been declared today on 18th May 2015.
The complete information about SSC CGL Tier 2 Result, Cut-off marks, Full marks, will be available for check on SSC official website at www.ssc.nic.in. Once the result goes online, candidates can check it by name wise or roll number wise from its online portal. Follow the instructions below to check SSC CGL Tier 2 result 2014.
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- Now navigate to the "Result Section" and click on it.
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New Strategies for Trade and Globalization
Center for American Progress Senior Fellows Gene Sperling and Daniel K. Tarullo will testify to the House Ways and Means Committee this morning on trade and globalization.
Both fellows argue that the United States is at a critical point: revolutions in information technology, accelerating participation in the global economy by China and India, and increased economic anxiety at home are all signaling the need for change. We must reexamine our trade policy and begin building consensus around a new strategy.
There is no doubt that globalization has simultaneously yielded remarkable leaps in productivity and significant increases in income inequality. Technological change and production specialization have accelerated the loss of jobs even as those new technologies create new jobs and opportunities.
In their testimonies, Sperling and Tarullo offer guidelines for ensuring that we structure our trade policy to ensure maximum benefits both at home and abroad, and prevent one privileged group from reaping all the benefits while others shoulder all the costs.
Our challenge is to manage globalization to ensure that its benefits, both at home and abroad, are not limited to one privileged group while the costs are borne by others. Trade policy cannot do all, or even most, of this work on its own. But a well-conceived and well-implemented trade policy can play an important part.
Sperling outlines four key areas where we can and should seek to move forward on trade policy, including creating a globalization and trade compact consistent with values, ensuring a domestic compact to preserve U.S. jobs and worker dignity, and moving forward on the Doha round.
Tarullo details four standards for judging a sensible trade policy, including measuring benefits for workers, consumers, and businesses; providing provisions for responsible governmental authority; and supporting the international economic system in a manner consistent with American economic and political interests.
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Who say's that only Death/Black Metal can be satanic?
The following is a sample of the lyrics found in the video below. It is Satanic Hip Hop. The only thing is real Satanists such as The Church of Satan would say that this is not what Satanism is all about.
Kill God's People by Sicktanick
I am sick
I am wicked
I will make you all my victims
I am hate
I am vicious
I will kill all Christians
I am life
I am death
I will steal your holy breath
I am Satan
I am evil
I will kill God's people
I got voices in my head telling me to kill
I know I'm better off dead so I kill for a cheap thrill


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ABOUT THE LOS ALAMITOS-ROSSMOOR HISTORY PROJECTThe purpose of the Los Alamitos-Rossmoor (and Seal Beach) History Project is 1) increase awareness of local history and the part our area played in the overall development of Southern California (it's more than you thought... honest); 2) make historical information and documents about the area available to the public at convenient hours; and... 3) encourage those with first hand knowledge, documents or photos about the area to contribute what they can to the conversation before the opportunity is gone...
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Baby Name Poll Results
Addison Brooke vs. Daviney Charlotte vs. Kamerson Grace
Hey, I have two polls on here for boy names in which that is what the doctor says that we are having, and my grandmother has argued insessively over that one ...i.she is positively sure that this is a girl so to be on the safe side i need to have both genders picked out ...my DD is Feb. 28 and was changed to the 12 so i guess whenever i am ready but still undecided on a name so please answer and leave any suggestions ...i also love the name Rowan and Savilla.....thankx
The Top Baby Name is...
|Addison Brooke Evans
|54% (19 votes)
|Daviney Charlotte Evans
|31% (11 votes)
|Kamerson Grace Evans
|14% (5 votes)
Addison is becoming the new Madison! I think it's a little harsh and becoming more of a trend. It's cute,but if that bothers you then you might not to use it. Addison Brooke is cute. I'm not a fan of Daviney. Delaney would be nice. Charlotte is a nice classic name. Kamerson sounds too made-up and would be missplelled. Grace is ok. It's not a name I would choose. It's grown in popularity fast and has become quite a filler as a middle name.
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I positively love Daviney.
posted by guest :: 2007-02-02 10:32:12 | report
I also like Kameron Grace.
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I like Kamerson Charlotte best.
posted by guest: Elocin :: 2007-02-02 14:29:33 | report
I love Addison Brooke. Just a suggestion, I have picked Addison Grace for my little girl.
posted by guest: Janelle :: 2007-02-02 14:50:39 | report
Madison Brooke or Allison Brooke would be so nice...
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I voted for Kamerson I think it is okay! What about Kamber Grace? You could call her Kamie!
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My 7 month old daughter is named Daviney Mary-Ann (Mary-Ann after my mother). The other names in your poll are just to common, Daviney is by far the best :)
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I think Daviney is a gorgeous name.
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It's difficult to process the news of an Oklahoma oral surgeon whose offices were closed after the discovery that patient care standards were grossly violated, resulting in a patient infected with hepatitis C and HIV.
Shock is foremost. How could this happen? How could no one notice dirty or rusty instruments? Who could ever think, nearly 30 years after it became understood how the AIDS virus spreads, that re-using needles is acceptable?
And how could these practices go on — for years — without one staff person sounding an alarm?
For now, the response may just call for patient reassurance.
The facts are alarming: In practice for 36 years, Tulsa oral surgeon W. Scott Harrington is under investigation after inspectors allege workers at his two clinics used dirty equipment and put patients at risk. Branded a "menace to the public health" by the state Dentistry Board, Harrington surrendered his license March 20.
The public alarm went off early this month when some 7,000 patients going back to 2007 were contacted to submit to hepatitis and AIDS testing after a patient, who had a dental procedure at Harrington's office, tested positive for hepatitis C and HIV. In tracing the time of exposure for the patient, who had no known AIDS risk factors, health officials came to Harrington's office and discovered a host of unsafe practices.
According to the Oklahoma Dentistry Board's complaint, the practice had inconsistent equipment cleaning procedures, reused needles and drugs, and had no written infection-protection procedures or tested sterilization equipment. Dental assistants also performed some tasks, such as administering IV sedation, that only a licensed doctor may do.
As a fellow patient and consumer of dental services, my inherent expectation is that a doctor abides by the "do no harm" pledge. Expectations, at minimum, include that the office is clean, protocol for the safe handling and disinfection of all equipment is followed, and that instruments are kept in good order.
Taking the extra step of reassuring patients of proper practices may be needed right now.
Direct your staff to explain, or provide written explanation, of how your office handles sterilization and equipment. Are your tools set out for you before an exam or do you open sterilized bags in front of your patients as a visual cue that the equipment is clean? I see my doctor wash and dry his hands as he makes small talk before my exam, another clue that sanitary practices are followed. Welcome questions as a way to reassure and educate your patients – and quell any unexpressed fears.
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Standing in front of a diverse group of Hamiltonians, Jo Pitkin K'78 recalls the reading she gave in the Red Pit as a senior creative writing major: "I thought my knees were going to buckle."
Pitkin is back on the Hill 32 years after graduating from Kirkland to give a poetry reading with Nin Andrews '80 — and to meet with the current staff of Red Weather, Hamilton's student-run literary magazine. Pitkin founded Red Weather as a student, taking over leadership of Hamilton's magazine — the first woman to hold the position — and revamping it with enthusiasm and innovation. She battled time-consuming layout methods, a lack of precedent in campus publications that placed her on unfamiliar ground, and a few caustic Spectator editorials from students whose work was rejected by the magazine.
As Red Weather's current editor-in-chief, I can testify that Pitkin's enthusiasm for Hamilton's literary community has not flagged. In addition to writing educational trade books and a full-length manuscript of poems, Pitkin is currently editing an anthology of writing by Kirkland alumnae, faculty members and administrators called Lost Orchard: Prose and Poetry from the Kirkland College Community. She meets me and other Red Weather staff members with folders full of Hamilton's creative history, including copies of the magazine's early issues and yearbook photos of herself and other editors doing layout with pica rulers and X-Acto knives.
In my short tenure as editor-in-chief, I will likely never have to break into the kind of uncharted territory that Pitkin braved in the magazine's early years. Pitkin's literary artifacts and her continued relationship with Hamilton are a testament to what deep interest and a steady will can accomplish. "I'm so gratified that the magazine I envisioned in 1976 has grown and improved and still grabs an audience," she says.


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Suddenly, Kim Kardashian is showing another, more serious side of herself.
The reality starlet took time out from wedding preparations to attend a gala in Los Angeles on Wednesday marking the 20th anniversary of the video testimonials project established by Steven Spielberg after his movie Schindler's List.
In recent years, the project, in which victims give lengthy testimonials about their ordeals that can be viewed online, has been expanded beyond Holocaust victims to include other genocides, including the Rwandan and Armenian genocides and the Nanjing Massacre.
Kardashian – who in recent days has shared concerns about raising her daughter in a racist world – praised that expansion.
In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE at the event, she said she's been "extremely passionate about getting people to acknowledge the Armenian genocide, and the foundation here has acknowledged 400 Armenian genocide survivors and gotten their testimony, and I'm really proud of that.
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The ceremony was hosted by Conan O'Brien and included a speech from Liam Neeson (who portrayed Oscar Schindler in the movie). Bruce Springsteen performed acoustic versions of "Promised Land" and "Dancing in the Dark," and Spielberg presented President Barack Obama with the USC Shoah Foundation's Ambassador for Humanity Award.
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Wayzata Country Club Receives Major Remodel
Wayzata Country Club, located in a western suburb of the Twin Cities near Lake Minnetonka and long considered one of the finest family clubs in Minnesota, will open with a completely refurbished golf course and a new practice facility this season.
Duininck Golf was brought in last summer to carry out the club's plans to improve the golf course and build an entirely new practice. While work began on the practice complex and its new six-hole short course in June, the company's golf construction crews could not touch the existing layout until August 1, 2008. Operating under a deadline mandated by the short duration of a typical Midwest summer, Duininck Golf completed its remedial work on the club's 18-hole course in less than three months.
Wayzata, a Robert Bruce Harris creation circa 1958, was redesigned by John Fought, the prominent Scottsdale, Ariz.-based architect who redesigned tees, refashioned bunkers and realigned several fairways. In addition, hundreds of trees that had overgrown their original purpose and had begun to pinch landing areas were removed.
Robert J. Distel, Wayzata's superintendent, said Duininck Golf took the seemingly impossible and made it a reality. "With a tight timeline on a very large project encompassing the renovation of existing bunkers and tees as well as the construction of a state-of-the-art practice facility, Duininck Golf answered the call with an on-time completion, a talented staff and crew, and clear communication."
The bunker work in particular was significant. The upswept, sand-faced bunkers of old were converted to rolled-down, grass-faced bunkers designed to facilitate maintenance and keep the course playable in inclement weather.
Jeffrey Kreafle, who was Wayzata's General Manager and COO during the entire reconstruction period (he is now at Bellerive in St. Louis), said, "My experience with Duininck Golf was very positive. They were easy to work with, very accommodating, and they established and maintained unit pricing throughout the project as changes were made. I think the final product exceeded everyone's expectations. I can't say enough great things about the company."
According to Fought, "We usually don't like to use construction companies we haven't worked with before, but Duininck Golf exceeded our expectations by a very wide margin. They have the ability to put more men and equipment on the job than anyone else. With 75 to 80 qualified personnel on site, we were able to work on five to six holes at a time and complete the job by mid-October. I've never worked with a contractor that did such high-quality work in such a short span of time."
Prized as a championship venue through the years, Wayzata has hosted two national USGA events (1984 Junior Amateur, 1994 Mid-Amateur along with Hazeltine National) as well as numerous USGA qualifying tournaments and more than 20 state championships. The club's goal of presenting a championship-caliber test for highly skilled players while making the course playable for golfers at all skill levels was achieved through Duininck Golf's careful attention to detail.
After plowing under the club's old driving range, Dave Munkvold, General Manager of Duininck Golf, explained that the firm brought to life Wayzata's dream of a new practice center with a large double-ended range and a sporty six-hole par-three course.
Peter E. Eckerline, the club's greens committee chairman, noted that the new 35-acre facility sets Wayzata apart from all other clubs in the region that do not have a dedicated practice complex.
Eckerline gave Duininck Golf high marks for their efforts. "We were very happy with the work Duininck did on our course renovation project," he said. "They got the job done on time and did very good work."
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Hello Entrants!
If the temperatures this week aren't proof enough, this year's Wild Idaho Endurance Runs will for sure be a hot race. I hope you all are training super hard for this event and getting lots of heat training in. There are a couples changes to the race this year, below are the details:
-Drop Bags: drop bags locations will be at Boiling Springs Dispersed Campground (AKA Start/finish), Silver Creek Saddle, Skunk Creek Summit, and East mountain.
- East mountain drop bags will not be returned to the start line. Use something disposable or recyclable. This is to make the race logistically easier on our volunteer force. The drive to East Mountain is 3 hours on rough mountain roads.
-FSR 671 Aid Station: Fluids only. It is a 5.4 mile out and back from Silver Creek Saddle Aid Station. The Voice of Idaho Ham radio club will be taking times at this spot as well.
-Bib numbers: bib numbers are up! I tried to assign bib numbers according to the ones requested. If your number has changed, it is because somebody with more seniority on the course chose it as well. You can visit the link here:
- Link to Bib Numbers: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApXo8D6Ic9AXdENjNkJFTEpZNDVGYS05dW9sb3BNNkE&usp=sharing
-Bowling and Billiards Night: We we host Bowling and Billiards night again the Wednesday before the race at Meridian Lanes. Please come and try to beat me. 7 PM July 31st
-Sponsors: if you are interested in being a sponsor for the race, and have a product that would be beneficial for all runners, let me know.
-Volunteers: all volunteers are greatly appreciated. Each hour worked earns you a $1 off registration into any of my races (WIFMER, IMTUF, Standhope, NNU 100). Free t-shirts and food too 🙂
As always, let me know if you have any questions or comments. See you all in a month!
Ben Blessing, Race Director


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Julia Howard, Republican
Residential address: Magnolia Avenue, Mocksville 27028 (map)
Incumbent or challenger? Incumbent
Date of birth: 68
Campaign website or blog: rephoward.com (link)
Occupation and employer: Owner, Howard Realty
Previous elective experience (including election campaigns): NC House, 1989-present; Mocksville Town Council, 1981-1988
Civic and volunteer experience (including service on local government commissions and boards): Served 12 years as chair of Davie County Hospital; Rotary Club; Paul Harris Fellow; First United Methodist Church youth Sunday school teacher for 12 years; Davie County Realtors Association; fireman's auxiliary; chair of athletics club; Girl Scout leader; PTA president
Education (highest degree attained and name of institution): BA in psychology, Salem College
Where were you born? Rowan County (raised in Davie County)
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Crews called to fire in LeBoeuf Township
MILL VILLAGE -- Crews are on the scene of a structure fire this morning in LeBoeuf Township.
The mobile home fire was reported at 7:25 a.m. in the 14000 block of Route 19, an Erie County emergency dispatcher said.
He said one of the residents was possibly being treated for breathing problems.
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Six star athletes and coaches along with one legendary team from Buckhannon-Upshur High School will be inducted into the school's Hall of Fame Saturday.
The banquet honoring those individuals will take place at 6 p.m. Saturday at the high school. Tickets are $15 and must be purchased in advance at the school or at the Upshur County Board of Education office.
Catherine "Splash" Williams
A 1942 graduate of Charleston High School, she became a teacher and coach in the Upshur County School system. Williams coached track, basketball and cheerleading during her time, and she founded the Buckhannon-Wesleyan swim team in 1964. She coached that team through 1996.
She was a U.S. Master Swimmer from 1981-2005, holding several records and winning three gold medals in the National Senior Olympics in 2005.
She was also active in the Buckhannon Rotary Club, being awarded the Athena Award in 1988 and the Service Above Self Award in 1997. Williams passed away in 2007. Her children, Tim, David, Danny and Tappan all reside in the Upshur County area.
Eric Chandler
A 1992 graduate of Buckhannon-Upshur High School, Chandler was a four-time all-conference cross-country runner, winning the NCAC championship as a senior. He was named the NCAC Runner of the Year in 1991.
Chandler was a three-time qualifier to the state cross-country meet, winning the Regional championship and making the all-state list in 1991.
Chandler also was the North Central Athletic Conference 3,200-meter run champion in track in 1992.
Chandler continued his running career at West Virginia Wesleyan College, becoming a three-time all-West Virginia Conference runner. He was two-time cross-country champion and Runner of the Year in 1994-95.
In track, Chandler was an eight-time WVIAC champion, winning the 3,000, 5,000 and 10,000-meter runs. Chandler was named the WVIAC Athlete of the Year in 1995 and was an All-American in 1995.
He is now a first-grade teacher in Loudoun County, Va., where he resides with his wife Ursula.
Newton S. Anderson
A former principal at B-UHS, Anderson also served as the head football and baseball coach for Upshur County High School in 1932 and in the same capacity at B-UHS from 1933-45.
He also served as principal in the Tennerton Division of B-UHS and from 1945-58 and as principal at B-UHS from 1958-63.
Anderson was the Pioneer, founder and leader of the 4-H clubs and Boy Scouts of America in the county.
Anderson was a Walter Camp All-American football player at West Virginia Wesleyan College in 1929 and all-conference selection as an end in 1928-29. He played baseball in the Washington Senators organization from 1931-32. Anderson passed away in 1963.
James Edward McDaniels
A 1974 graduate of B-UHS where he was a three-sport letterman, McDaniel has served as the school's athletic director since 2007 until retiring this year. At B-UHS as a student, McDaniel played football, basketball and baseball.
He was the captain of the Big 10 Conference football team and an honorable mention selection to the all-state team in 1973. He was the catcher on the 1972 B-UHS team which won the AAA state championship. In 1974, he was the Big 10's all-conference catcher and was on the all-state second team.
McDaniels went on to play baseball at West Virginia Wesleyan College. Returning to his alma mater, McDaniel coached wrestling from 1988-89, football in 1992 and boys and girls basketball from 1990-98. He became the school's assistant athletic director in 2005.
Stephen L. Feola
A 1959 graduate of B-UHS, Feola was a stand-out basketball and baseball player. He led the Big 10 in scoring during the 1958-59 season and was the captain of the all-conference team. He was named the captain in the North-South All-Star Basketball Game, and he won MVP honors in 1959 His 830 career points still ranks 11th in school history. He continued playing basketball at Marshall University.
Feola was unbeaten as a pitcher in the 1958 and 1959 seasons, and he played center field when he was not on the mound.
Feola taught and coached for several years in Florida. He is retired and resides in Buckhannon with his wife Patricia.
Amy Rohr-Queen
A 1991 graduate of B-UHS, Queen earned varsity letters in volleyball, track and cross-country. She was the NCAC Runner of the Year in 1990 and 1991, and was part of the state-record setting 4x400-meter relay team. She holds school records in the 100, 200 and 400 and is part of record-setting relay teams in the 4x200 and 4x400.
She continued her running career at Wesleyan, winning 15 all-WVIAC awards between 1991-95. She holds five WVWC records and was named the college's Female Athlete of the Year in both 1994 and 1995. Queen is employed as a physical therapist at Health Works in Buckhannon. She resides in Upshur County with her husband Mike and daughters Maggie and Grace.
The 1979-80 B-UHS boys basketball team
The Buccaneers were Big 10 Conference, sectional and regional champions in a year that saw them finish 22-2. Losing the season opener by three points to Morgantown, the Buccaneers then rattled off 22 straight victories to earn a berth in the state tournament. They easily defeated Lewis County (83-35) and Elkins (71-25) to win the sectional tournament, then topped Greenbrier East (45-32) to earn the trip to the state championships. The Buccaneers season came to an end in the first round of the tournament, losing a two-point heartbreaker, 45-43, to Princeton.
The team was led by head coach Jim Marsh and assistant Tim Rollins. Players on the team included Wes Nickel, Lyn Wilcher, Joe Abel, Chet Wamsley, Bruce Blend, Scott McDaniels, Tim Murphy, Lytle Batten, Tim Critchfield, Rob Bennett, Tom Blend, John Poundstone and Jim Shaver. The managers were Tom Light, Mark Chandler, Keith Arbogast and Mike Rogers. Ron O'Neal served as the team's trainer.


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Credit Types & Loan Types
By learning about different credit types, you can make a more informed decision about your financial future.
Secured Loan:
A secured loan is one in which you guarantee your loan with something of value called collateral, such as a car or home. Since a lender can take your collateral for non-payment, this type of loan may offer lower rates.
Unsecured Loan:
With an unsecured loan, your promise and your signature on the loan note are all the lender has to ensure you will repay your debt. Unsecured loans may have higher interest rates than secured loans
Credit Cards:
With a credit card, you are given a maximum allowable balance and each month you can make purchases up to that amount. Choose to pay it off in full each month or make minimum payments as set forth by the creditor. If you only make minimum payments, your creditor will add interest to your balance each month, which can significantly increase what you owe. Interest rates will vary based on the card you choose.
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The first time a mortgage is taken out on a property, it is called the First Mortgage. A mortgage is always a secured loan, with the property as the collateral.
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With a second mortgage, you can take out a loan on the difference between what your home is worth and what you owe on a first mortgage. The difference is often called equity. Use the money you receive from a home equity loan to pay off existing loans, consolidate debt or make home improvements, just to name a few.
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Debt consolidation loans are generally used to consolidate multiple bills such as credit card balances into one loan. By consolidating your debt into one loan, you may receive a lower interest rate and a lower overall monthly payment amount, making it easier to manage your budget.
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Installment loans are often used for a large purchase such as a car, furniture or major appliance. An installment loan is repaid over a set period of time by making monthly installments or payments. The term of an installment loan is generally between 1 and 5 years.


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One dies in morning crash
By From staff reports
Published in News on April 12, 2013 1:46 PM
News-Argus/BOBBY WILLIAMS
Rescue personnel stand by the scene of a fatal accident this morning on U.S. 13 North, several miles north of Goldsboro near its intersection with Hood Swamp Road.
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A Mazda CX-7 rests on its roof after it ran off the road, hit a tree and flipped this morning on Old Smithfield Road. One woman and an unknown number of children were taken to Wayne Memorial Hospital. N.C. Highway Patrol officials had no further information as of press time.
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Hoop 10 will host small group trainings with coach Johnna Pointer at Court Time, 3205 S.W. 34th Ave.
The trainings will be July 2 from 10 to 11 a.m. for 4-, 5- and 6-year-olds and from 11 a.m. to noon for second grade to fourth grade, and June 19 and July 3 from 10 to 11 a.m. for 4-, 5- and 6-year-olds and from 11 a.m. to noon for middle school-aged children.
Registration is $20 per training or $65 for the series.
Amarillo Parks and Recreation Department is accepting registration until 5 p.m. Monday for the adult softball leagues beginning play in mid-July. Men's, men's church, co-ed, co-ed church and women's softball leagues are being offered.
The team entry fee is $350 per team. Teams may register in person on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Room 201 of Amarillo City Hall, 509 S.E. Seventh Ave., or online at www.amarilloparks.org.
For more information, call 806-378-9301.
Amarillo Juniors will offer volleyball summer camps at Amarillo College's Carter Fitness Center. Camps include:
All skills camp: 4 to 6 p.m. July 14, 21 and 28 for third- through fifth-graders and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. for sixth- through eighth-graders. Cost is $60 per session.
Advanced position camp
■ Sixth through eighth grade: July 7, 14 and 21. Libero/DS, 2 to 4 p.m.; Hitters/setters, 4 to 6 p.m.
■ Ninth through 12th grade: July 8, 15 and 22. Libero/DS, 2 to 4 p.m.; Hitters/setters, 4 to 6 p.m.
Cost is $60 per camp.
Texas Tech Guns Up Volleyball Camp will be run by Head Coach Don Flora.
Cost is $165 for registration by Monday and $175 after Tuesday.
■ July 10: 1 to 4 p.m. for ninth through 12th grade; from 5 to 8 p.m. for sixth through eighth grade
■ July 11: 8 to 11 a.m. for ninth through
12th grade and 1 to 4 p.m. for sixth through eighth grade
■ July 12: 9 a.m. to noon for ninth through 12th grade and 1 to 4 p.m. for sixth through eighth grade.
To register, go to amarillojrs.com.
For more information, contact Kyle Gamble at email@example.com.


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Great leaders understand the value of effective performance: It can communicate authenticity and spark excitement. In January, Philadelphia Company of Friends members gathered at the Private Chef Kitchen in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, to explore the craft. The speaker: Constance Goodwin, president of Goodwin Associates, a consultancy specializing in "leadership by design." Here's her short course on the "Executive Performing Artist."
Professional Experience
Have you ever noticed the buzz when you leave a theater after a play? The experience engages people. When we look at what we do in business as a performance, another world is at our fingertips. Artists juxtapose things to create possibilities. They shake things up.
Equation for Excellence
There's also a performing art in the body. Actors consciously lead with their bodies to connect with audiences. That is the first step in being an executive performing artist. The formula includes five parts: communication, connection, attendance, authenticity, and authority.
The Four Dimensions
There are four dimensions of performance: visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and spatial. Artists use them to manipulate your attention. Think about stage direction for yourself. Have you ever considered how you move through space? What is your spatial awareness? What kind of theater are you creating? You're only as good as your last performance.
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Thursday, July 24, 2014
Live broadcasts of The Citadel home games will be available for free through the new CitadelSports.com website and video portal.
The Citadel athletic department has teamed up with Sidearm Sports to create a state-of-the-art website and video platform for the 2014-15 season.
The new-look CitadelSports.com site is designed with an emphasis on graphics, video features, coaches shows and social media for all of The Citadels 16 NCAA Division I sports.
The Citadel football team, under the direction of first-year head coach Mike Houston, begins its season on Aug. 30 against nationally ranked FCS foe Coastal Carolina at Johnson Hagood Stadium at 6 p.m.
The Citadel will host its annual Meet the Bulldogs event Aug. 17 from 1-3 p.m. at the Altman Center, behind the south end zone of Johnson Hagood Stadium. Citadel athletes and the Bulldogs live mascots Boo X and General II will be on hand to take pictures and sign autographs with fans.
To order tickets for the upcoming football season, visit www.etix.com, call 843-953-DOGS or come by McAlister Field House between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday and 8:30 and noon on Friday through Aug. 8.
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Abstractions Too Near
This is the situation where one wraps or abstracts a concept with another concept that is too similar to what it is wrapping such that it provides no net benefit. This is because each layer has maintainence cost and interface management overhead associated with it. If the abstraction does not offer something signifantly higher up the abstraction scale or significantly different, it is just adding red-tape to the mix. --top
Possible Examples:
Wrappers to HTML - HTML is already an abstraction, it is not "machine GUI code". See
. (App-specific shortcuts such as a "cell()" function are not the issue, but rather general-purpose UI wrappers in place of HTML.)
Class wrappers around database schemas - The classes and database fight over which gets to be the application or business "domain noun model".
HTML is
particularly abstract, though it is somewhat less concrete than postscript. HTML carries both low-level (string/text) based content plus presentation information just as much as any physical carving; it only leaves a little budge-room for interpretation. I believe HTML is a horrible mix of content and presentation. The momentum HTML has built is among the great impediments to machine processing content in a meaningful manner (e.g. for more intelligent search-engines and intelligent agents). True
for document presentation (or a 3D-model presentation, for that matter) requires the use of stylistic presentation of structured content... and a fine (but still primitive) example is provided in CSS over XML. Even better, and more abstract, would be structured content that carries high-level 'meaning' and can be translated from this structured language into the reader's language. As is, calling 'HTML' an 'abstraction' is sort of like calling C a 'high level language'; i.e. you'd certainly be dating yourself.
WRGT 'Wrappers to HTML', just how
a wrapper are you thinking, Top? Certainly if a wrapper separated content from presentation information and recombined them to HTML or High-Level Content + CSS or whatnot at will, it wouldn't be an '
'. Or are you thinking more a helper-class for reading and writing XML? And would such a class even be trying to be abstract, or just to relieve the user (programmer) of string manipulations? I've never really used a class where the
, mostly because I tend to build abstractions top-down from a 'top' that is as sky-high as I can manage (up to the point that code-proof becomes possible, at least).
My "top most" abstractions tend to be app-specific. I do not strive for a generic wrapper over HTML because those usually fail in my experience. --top
Hmmm... my experience is quite different. My top abstractions are usually abstractions of domain components, with app-specific implementations. These, for me, usually result in a much easier time for both code-integration and proving correctness (which is something I take seriously.) However, it does come at the cost of it taking me much -longer- to code certain pieces than it would for someone pumping out code at the lowest abstraction possible.
Each department or application tends to have a different view of the domain such that a domain-level is often too high a target in my experience. Marketing versus production are natorious for this. It also requires more inter-department coordination and cooperation, which is difficult to come by. They each have different goals, priorities, and time-lines. One can barrow abstractions across such, but it is risky to marry them.
I wouldn't go for a generic wrapper over HTML, but rather an abstraction of all content-presentation mechanisms. I'm not sure it's correct to call it a 'wrapper'... I'd probably tear apart the HTML and re-create it later. However, I'm thinking of this in the context of editing HTML or displaying it alongside other sorts of content-presentation objects, and possibly running it through a stylistic artist for final presentation (i.e. allowing meta-css), not displaying it as fast as darn possible. It sure is slow coding the first time, but then you can prove it is correct on multiple levels. I have some fondness for
accompanied by rigorous proof of design.
You seem to suggest that a generic "content-presentation mechanism" is possible. I am highly skeptical. But, there is already a discussion about that somewhere around on this wiki, and I'll link to it when I find it. I've been jaded by one-size-fits-all generacy attempts in the past and feel it is an impossible goal, almost like getting a Soviet-style economy to be more efficient than Capitalism. Ideally, it is better
. In practice such large-scale coordination is very very difficult for humans.
Many have observed and agreed that re-use and abstraction on a "local" basis (intra-app and intra-shop) is much easier than general abstractions.
, there are no trivial fixes.
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Fertilizer and Proposition 37
By Douglas Ehrman - October 16, 2012 | Tickers: AGU, CF, DD, MON, MOS | 0 Comments
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November 6 will be an important day in the U.S. for obvious reasons, but the results of the Proposition 37 referendum in California has the potential to usher in a new generation of forces in the agricultural sector. The legislation would require any food that employs genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to be labeled as such. If the measure passes, not only will companies that make GMO seed – like Monsanto (NYSE: MON) and DuPont (NYSE: DD) be impacted – but the influence will likely extend to fertilizer companies, including CF Industries (NYSE: CF), Agrium (NYSE: AGU) and Mosaic (NYSE: MOS). Ultimately, the impact of the proposition remains in the background, but any investor with an allocation to agriculture is well advised to become familiar with the situation and the potential impact.
The Heart of the Proposition
On its surface, the proposition seems fairly straightforward and not worthy of the hype that it has garnered by both the press and the companies opposed to it. There are three primary features to the measure that will go into effect if a majority of citizens vote yes in November. First, the law would require that any food that contains GMOs reflect that fact clearly on the label. While this may seem fairly straightforward, some estimates place the occurrence of GMOs as being in 40 to as high as 70% of the foods commonly found in grocery stores.
Furthermore, it is not always clear if GMOs are present because of the complex supply chains involved in food production. For example, if GMO seed is used to grow feed corn that is fed to cows that ultimately give milk which is used in the production of a finished baked good, does that product need to be labeled as including GMOs? It seems unclear as to how many layers removed the GMOs must be or if any inclusion will require special labeling. The process will be overseen by the Department of Health, but the ultimate responsibility falls with retailers to properly label.
The second requirement is something of a throw away – that food containing any GMOs cannot be labeled as "all natural" – but the third feature is scary as a matter of economics. Under the law, either the government or a private citizen will be able to bring suit over mislabeled food, and –here's the scary part – it will not be required that the entity bringing suit be able to demonstrate any damages. Even if I had not spent three years getting my law degree I could tell you that this is a ludicrous abuse of the system that will allow individuals to leverage the law to accomplish unrelated ends.
The "slippery slope" – if you'll permit what is commonly referred to as a term of art – is that once California goes down this path, the rest of the country may follow. Additionally, once this door is opened on GMOs, when will trans fats or fast food or any food that a large enough group does not like come under attack? We all have a right to know what we are putting into our bodies, but this Proposition will carry a very real cost. While some surveys suggest 70% of Californians plan to vote yes, half of those surveyed said they changed their vote when they learned the measure would raise food costs. One estimate suggests the measure could cost the average family as much as $400 per year.
An Argument for Yes
A recent French research study concluded that under specific circumstances, GMOs could be linked to an increased incidence of cancer in rats. The results were, however, immediately challenged by the EFSA: "The European Food Safety Authority has concluded that a recent paper raising concerns about the potential toxicity of genetically modified (GM) maize NK603 and of a herbicide containing glyphosate is of insufficient scientific quality to be considered as valid for risk assessment." Either way, the study highlights the importance of understanding the impact of the foods we eat. This type of measure may be the only way to get there.
The Trades
While there is significant speculation as to which way the vote will go as opponents get the word out – companies including Monsanto and DuPont have raised over $35 million to fight the proposition – if the measures becomes law it will be negative for GMO seed companies. The auxiliary impact is that if GMO seed suddenly comes under fire, farmers may be forced to turn to fertilizers to target the yields possible with the enhanced seed varieties. If Proposition 37 carries, expect to see Monsanto and DuPont come under immediate pressure, while CF, Mosaic and Agrium should benefit. It may be too soon to call, but participants in agricultural stocks should monitor the situation heading into the vote.
Excellent article, except the fertilizer part. If your farm is done "right", the P and the K will already be at the correct levels for maximum yields, and adding more than the crops removed the previous year is an exercise in futility as far an increasing yields the next year. . Nitrogen, of course, would fit the bill for the articles point on fertilizers, but there is a point where that does not pencil out in a profitable way when you add unusually high amounts....


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Obama continues to obfuscate and equivocate in the wake of today's arrest of Antion "Tony" Rezko, the indicted slumlord who is one of Obama's main political patrons. I quote ABC News:
Rezko has ties to presidential candidate Barack Obama. The senator says he had no indication of any problems with Rezko when he accepted thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from him.
So Obama tells ABC News he had no indication of Rezko's mounting problems when he accepted over $180,000 from the notorious kickback artist. But in April 2007 he stated that is was "possible" his state Senate office received complaints from Rezko's tenants. I quote the Chicago Tribune:
Obama said in the interview Monday that he was unaware of the scope of properties owned by Rezmar or the problems surrounding them. He said none of the affected residents personally sought his help and that aides at his state Senate district office did not recall any inquiries. Still, he said it was "possible" that during his tenure in the legislature that a constituent may have written or called his office "saying, 'We're in a building, and we're unhappy with the service here.'"Such problems, he said, would normally be brought to the attention of an alderman or the city's Housing Department. "Had I known that there were buildings that were in deteriorating or poor condition, that certainly would have given me pause. But I didn't" know, Obama said.
He also maintained during the interview that is the subject of the Chicago Tribune article I cite that he never intervened on behalf of Rezko's tenement empire.
Asked if he had intervened on behalf of Rezko or Rezmar with any government entity, Obama replied, "Never. No."
"Never[,] no:" his answer could not be more unequivocal. And yet, he did serve as an advocate for Rezko when he penned letters on his Illinois state Senate letterhead for New Kenwood, LLC, an enterprise Rezko jointly owned with Obama's former boss Allison Davis. Did he or did he not intervene of Rezko's behalf? And did Obama's state Senate office receive complaints from constituents who were Rezko's tenants, or was it is only "possible" that these constituents voiced their concerns to Obama's state Senate staff? Although the evidence I reproduce provides the real answer to the first question, the second question will remain unresolved, for Obama prevaricated when confronted with the probing questions of the Chicago Tribune's inquisitive reporter. Having had uttered one falsehood during the interview, it is "possible" Obama dissembled when asked about constituents' complaints about Rezko's properties. But even if Obama were honest with the reporter, it is only "possible" that his office fielded Rezko's questions. And it was indeed "possible" that his office received complaints both from Rezko's tenants and from the neighbors of Rezko's various properties. It is also possible Obama was aware of Rezko's legal and financial woes when he accepted Rezko's many political donations. Let us begin with a few facts the Chicago Sun-Times didactically outlines for students of the Rezko scandal.
4. In 1995, Obama began campaigning for a seat in the Illinois Senate. Among his earliest supporters: Rezko. Two Rezko companies donated a total of $2,000. Obama was elected in 1996 — representing a district that included 11 of Rezko's 30 low-income housing projects.5. Rezko's low-income housing empire began crumbling in 2001, when his company stopped making mortgage payments on the old nursing home that had been converted into apartments. The state foreclosed on the building — which was in Obama's Illinois Senate district.6. In 2003, Obama announced he was running for the U.S. Senate, and Rezko — a member of his campaign finance committee — held a lavish fund-raiser June 27, 2003, at his Wilmette mansion.
And let us listen to constituents of Obama who resided in Rezko's tenements. Here is Joann Larkins, a resident of a dilapidated Rezko structure just eight blocks from the palatial mansion Obama jointly purchased with Rezko:
Mrs Larkins, 51, lives just seven city blocks away, in a district where posters advertise "dirt cheap properties" and "foreclosure advice". She moved there almost a decade ago, taking a subsidised apartment with her 20-year-old daughter and one-year-old grandson in a building that had fallen into neglect when run by Mr Rezko.The family boiled water on the stove and draped plastic sheeting across the windows in an effort to keep warm during the city's bitter winters, as the heating was not working. Rubbish piled up uncollected and repeated requests for basic repairs were ignored."It was a terrible place to live: there were a lot of drug dealers and people fighting and getting shot," Mrs Larkins, a widow who receives invalidity benefit, told The Sunday Telegraph."The owners never took any interest in the place; they just wanted the rent money. We had to call the city just to get the garbage collected."The 44-apartment complex was one of 30 low-income housing projects run by Mr Rezko and his partners with funds from the city during the 1990s. By early this decade, many were boarded up as bills and mortgage payments went unpaid, but Mr Rezko moved into the fast-food business, while tenants like the Larkins struggled with the legacy of his management.
Janet Jenkins, a neighbor of another Rezko property in Obama's state Senate district, also witnessed squalor and crime:
Janet Jenkins witnessed the deterioration of one building that Rezmar co-developed with the Chicago Urban League a dozen years ago. Today, the 12-unit building at 62nd Street and Rhodes is boarded up. And she's glad."Oh, absolutely," said Jenkins, 57, who lives a few doors south of the building. "That building has been a problem to this block for years."We had numerous complaints. Drug selling. Prostitution. The whole nine yards. Filthy. Deplorable. Rats. Mice. Roaches. Urine. Feces. Name it."
In one case City Hall was contacted, and in another an entire block of residents were up in arms over the the squalor and crime besieging another Rezko property. Surely Obama's state Senate office never received notification of the problems besieging Rezko's tenement empire from 1997-2004. Or perhaps he did. After all, he claims it is "possible" these constituents contacted his office.But even if his constituents never alerted his state Senate office to the squalid conditions of Rezko's deteriorating structures, it is "possible" Obama's political allies informed him of Rezko's financial troubles. The testimony of Deputy Housing Commissioner Jack Markowski is particularly revealing in this respect. I quote the Chicago Sun-Times:
Rezmar's financial problems became a concern to city officials in the summer of 1998 — six years after it first missed payments on city loans. Rezko and Mahru were seeking a $3.1 million loan in 1998 for what would be their final low-income housing project.Rezmar's loan application apparently made no reference to financial problems, including a bank's threat to foreclose on Rezmar's first deal, the building at 46th and Drexel. This worried Jack Markowski, then the city's first deputy housing commissioner, now commissioner."For Rezmar, I'd want to see their 1997 computation since rumors are that they're in bad shape," Markowski wrote in a July 8, 1998, memo to his staff.Despite Markowski's concerns, the Daley administration gave Rezmar a $3.1 million loan to help rehab 84 apartments.Asked about his 1998 memo, Markowski issued a statement last week saying the city gave Rezmar the loan because "credit references were positive and loans current." And Markowski noted that others — First National Bank of Chicago and Apollo Housing Capital — invested in that project.That deal included three of the mayor's top African-American allies: Bishop Arthur Brazier, Leon Finney Jr. and Allison Davis. Brazier and Finney ran the Fund for Community Redevelopment and Revitalization, a not-for-profit group that was Rezmar's partner in the project.Davis' company is listed in state records as an investor in the deal, though the state said he didn't end up investing in the deal. Davis said he had no recollection of investing in the deal. But one of his companies formed a partnership with Apollo and got a $130,000 fee on that deal, state records show.Davis and Finney are also members of the Chicago Plan Commission, appointed by Daley.
Notice that Allison Davis, Obama's former boss and partner of New Kenwood, LLC, was heavily involved both in the suppression of Markowski's reservations and in the deal Rezmar struck with City Hall. Also notice that Obama wrote a letter on behalf of New Kenwood, LLC, the same year rumors of Rezko's problems were circulating in City Hall and in Chicago's various political circles. This is also same year in which Obama performed legal work for Rezko at the law firm at which Davis was his former boss. If Obama's constituents did not inform him of the crime and squalor surrounding Rezko's underfinanced tenement empire, I am sure Allison Davis described the situation when she asked Obama to advocate for New Kenwood, LLC, on state Senate stationary in 1998.Rezko's tenants were without heat in 1997; rumors on Rezko's legal and financial woes were circulating in 1998; Obama performs legal and political work for Rezko and Davis in 1998; foreclosed buildings in Obama's state Senate district were literally crumbling in 2001; Rezko holds fundraisers for Obama in 2003; Rezko serves as a campaign finance chair of Obama's US Senate bid in 2003 and 2004: no wonder why columnists of the Chicago Sun-Times and the Chicago Tribune find Obama's equivocations on the possibility of his awareness of Rezko's problems at the time when Rezko was coordinating lavish fundraisers for the Senator unconvincing. Here is the Chicago Tribune's reproving admonition of Obama:
Last week, Hillary Clinton attacked Obama for his association with alleged influence-peddler Tony Rezko. If Obama had dealt with the Rezko issue forthrightly long ago, it might rank in public memory with Clinton's remarkable success in cattle futures.Instead, as we've said, Obama has been too self-exculpatory. His assertion in network TV interviews last week that nobody had indications Rezko was engaging in wrongdoing strains credulity: Tribune stories linked Rezko to questionable fundraising for Gov. Rod Blagojevich in 2004 — more than a year before the adjacent home and property purchases by the Obamas and the Rezkos.One more time, Senator:You need to divulge all there is to know about that relationship. Until you do, the journalistic scrubbing and opposition research will intensify. You should have recognized Rezko as a political seducer of young talent.
Lynn Sweet of the Chicago Sun-Times also desires an aboveboard discussion with the Illinois Senator on his relations with Antoin "Tony" Rezko, for she too views Obama's recent statements with incredulity. I quote:
Obama has never agreed to an interview about Rezko, but after Clinton injected the name into the campaign on Monday, on Wednesday, ABC's "Good Morning America's" Diane Sawyer asked Obama about Rezko. Obama made it seem like he hardly knew Rezko — who was a friend, a client and a fund-raiser — and was clueless about Rezko's potential criminal legal problems that had been reported by the Chicago press.
Because Obama has been anything but forthcoming when asked about his knowledge of and relation to Antoin "Tony" Rezko's various legal and financial woes, I believe he must preside over a press conference wherein he will address all the remaining queries the press may have about the indicted slumlord who was also one of Obama's main political patrons. Answers with the adjective "possible" will require further elaboration, and photographs of other politicians cannot be deployed in a vain attempt to create yet another media distraction. For Rezko, if I may quote the Chicago Tribune, "is Obama's problem," and it will remain his problem until the record is fully clarified.


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