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The Tri-Centric Foundation has relaunched its website on March 1st 2012, with a new batch of 13 historic bootlegs from the 70's and the 80's offered free to the public ("members" will have access to the previous batch of bootlegs, a total of 26 historic bootlegs offered for free instead of 13).
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Bobby Thomson hits the "shot heard 'round the world," Woody Guthrie passes away, Germany comes together, and O.J. Simpson is found not guilty, all on this day.
1959: Golfer Fred Couples, a former world No. 1 who won the 1992 Masters Tournament and has been inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, is born in Seattle, Washington.

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The boys of Tenbi Academy petition the faculty for co-ed swim classes (for the sake of gender equality, of course). Naturally, the girls protest. There's only one way to solve this dilemma: a boys-versus-girls water fight full of swimsuits and nosebleeds!
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The Role of Risk-Free Assets in Your Long-Term Portfolio
What is a risk-free asset, and what role should it play in your portfolio?
That's one of the first questions many investors ask when struggling with the asset allocation question.
In today's market environment, the sudden and steep drop in the stock market as well as anxiety over the future of the banking industry and the financial health of long-term bond issuers have all caused a massive rush to—and an exclusive focus on—"risk-free" assets.
Yet only two years ago, these assets appeared "boring" to many investors who—at that time—were focused on the long-term return and current income attributes of the major asset classes (stocks, bonds and cash).
But neither of those perspectives produces a useful guideline. Instead, the role these assets play in your portfolio should be based on a perspective that encompasses both long-term and short-term considerations.
What Asset Is Risk-Free?
In the investment world, risk is typically associated with uncertainty in terms of returns: The greater the uncertainty surrounding future returns, the greater the risk. A risk-free asset is one with a certain future return.
In the real world, short-term Treasury bills come as close as possible to being risk-free because they are backed by the U.S. government (no credit risk), and because their maturities are short (no interest rate risk—the risk that changes in interest rates will cause the underlying value of the security to change).
For these reasons, Treasury bills are often used by investment theorists and analysts to define a "risk-free asset."
For individual investors, Treasury bills offer the most complete protection in terms of credit risk, but other "cash" investments (low-risk money market funds, short-term CDs, etc.) are practical alternatives.
No Such Thing as No Risk
While these assets offer real protections over short-term horizons, it is important for long-term investors to keep in mind that, despite the risk-free label, Treasury bills and other short-term cash investments do contain two very important long-term risks:
- Inflation risk: The long-term returns from Treasury bills and cash investments have been the lowest of the three main asset classes, offering virtually no growth above the rate of inflation. For example, since 1926, the long-term real (after inflation) rate of return on Treasury bills has averaged roughly 0.7% annually. Taxes can take a further bite out of returns. Thus, if cash is held in a taxable account, your aftertax return could easily be below the rate of inflation.
- Income risk: Treasury bills and cash investments face the risk that the income provided will fall sharply in a relatively short time, in tandem with declining short-term interest rates. Short-term interest rates are much more volatile than long-term rates over time. For example, returns from Treasury bills climbed from 4.9% in 1977 to 17.1% in 1981, they declined to 8.7% in 1983, and in 2008 they averaged a mere 2.0%. In mid-March 2009, three-month Treasury bills were yielding 0.45%.
Putting It Into Perspective
Treasury bills and other cash investments have the advantage of liquidity and little downside risk, but no real long-term growth, and typically the income is the lowest among fixed-income alternatives. The investment attributes allow cash to serve several purposes within an investor's portfolio:
- It serves as a ready source for spending money and for protection against emergencies, so that longer-term investments need not be liquidated at inopportune times.
- It serves as a stabilizer for your overall portfolio, tempering the overall downside risk of what may otherwise be a very volatile portfolio.
Spending & Emergencies
What's the minimum amount individuals need to keep for spending and emergencies?
One popular rule of thumb is that cash reserves should equal six months' to a year's worth of take-home pay or living expenses. But this rule of thumb applies primarily to people who are working.
Individuals who are working really don't need to maintain a large "spending" account, since they have a ready source of monthly income to meet expenses. The amount needed for spending is a function of personal preference in terms of how much you desire to have on hand to meet expenses, particularly for upcoming major purchases.
On the other hand, individuals who are working do need emergency cash reserves to protect against a major loss—primarily a loss of income due to loss of work or disability.
Assuming you are properly insured, disability insurance should eventually cover most of any income shortfall due to a disability. In this case, your primary liquidity need would be during the waiting period when there are no disability benefits; the shorter the waiting period, the less there is a need for liquidity. On the other hand, a loss of income may occur that is not covered by disability insurance—for instance, a cutback or firing. If this were to occur, you would need enough income to offset expenses over the time you are out of work. The best way to determine this liquidity need is to estimate your monthly living expenses and assume that those expenses need to be covered for some time—six months to one year.
Retirees have somewhat different emergency and spending needs.
While the financial emergency that threatens workers is the loss of salary income, a retiree living off of investment income is concerned with fluctuations in savings due to the volatility of the markets.
The major protection from this risk is a diversified asset allocation plan, which includes a large enough commitment to low-risk liquid cash assets so that you are not forced to sell stocks or longer-term fixed-income assets during a protracted market downturn.
For example, if you want to protect your longer-term assets from forced sales over a five-year period (roughly, a full market cycle), and you plan on withdrawing 4% of your investment portfolio in your first year of retirement for income, you would want to allocate at least 20% of your investment portfolio to low-risk liquid cash assets.
Of course, retirees who are living off of investments also need cash accounts from which to withdraw spending money. The size of this cash reserve would depend in part on the frequency with which you rebalance your investment portfolio and add to your spending account. Less frequent rebalancing may be more convenient—and less time-consuming at tax time—but it will cause the spending account to fluctuate more. Whether this cash account is combined with the cash reserves used to protect your longer-term assets against having to sell at inopportune times is a matter of comfort and convenience.
Tempering Volatility
A separate function of cash within an investment portfolio is to temper portfolio volatility that is the result of investments in riskier asset classes.
In general, stocks provide the most growth. Bonds and cash produce a steadier source of income than stocks do; a much larger percentage of their annual return comes from income rather than growth. Cash has an advantage over bonds of immediate liquidity, but the disadvantage of lower levels of income.
While cash tends to have higher income risk than longer-term maturity bonds, it does not face interest-rate risk. When interest rates rise, a bond's value will drop, and the longer the maturity, the greater the drop, all other things equal. It is this characteristic of cash investments—virtually no downside risk over the short term—that makes it quite useful when combined with more risky, growth-oriented investments in an investment portfolio.
Adding cash to the portfolio mix can allow you to lower your portfolio's downside risk, or it can allow you to increase your investment in more growth-oriented stocks without increasing your downside risk.
While increasing your stock exposure may not seem particularly appealing in the current market environment, stocks do offer the only real protection against inflation risk—the risk that your portfolio will fail to grow in real (purchasing power) terms over the long term. Investment portfolios with stock commitments below 50% face the substantial risk that the portfolio will not grow enough to sustain annual withdrawals that can keep pace with inflation throughout your retirement period.
Cash Benefits
Here are some thoughts to keep in mind when pondering the role of "risk-free" assets in your portfolio:
- There is no such thing as a truly risk-free asset for long-term investors. Treasury bills do not face credit risk or interest rate risk, but they do face inflation risk (offering virtually no growth above the rate of inflation) and income risk (the income they provide may fall sharply in a relatively short time, in tandem with declining short-term interest rates). What appears to be risk-free and stable may in fact translate into a declining amount over longer time periods if it doesn't increase with inflation.
- Treasury bills and other cash reserves should be kept so that you are not forced to sell long-term investments at inopportune times due to unexpected emergencies or at major market downturns in which you do not want to sell stocks for an extended time period.
- A substantial commitment to stocks will most likely be needed to provide growth and prevent a loss in real terms of the value of your long-term investment portfolio. But Treasury bills and other cash investments can be used to moderate the downside risk introduced by a large stock component and investments in more aggressive stocks.
John from NE posted over 5 years ago:
Bills, notes, bonds--include in that zero coupon bonds, when held to maturity, and laddered, can provide some security in terms of return to your portfolio. Changes in interest rates can affect the value of what you get on the return, but the investor has a set rate of return, unlike stocks. This makes for a more predictable part of the portfolio. I'm hoping that, like stocks (through direct purchase, funds and ETFs), this market will become more easy for the individual retail investor to participate in both on a cost basis and as far as access to information is concerned. Time will tell.
James from FL posted over 5 years ago:
I keep about $200,000 in cash reserves.
Jim from CA posted over 5 years ago:
I have about 18% of my investments in cash and very short term bond funds. I am worried about interest rate risk, and the role of these investments is to reduce my fixed income investment duration. I feel there are additional risks to cash as an investment. First, in cash form, it is more likely to be spent! Second, it does not keep up with inflation (effectively looses one of two percent in purchasing power per year). Personally, I don't like cash at all, and have it only because of my concerns about the probability of rising interest rates, which cause long duration bonds to significantly loose value.
Santosh from CA posted over 5 years ago:
In these uncertain times having a cash of 30% is safer. We want higher returns but our economy is fragile. we (USA) are broke and so is Europe.
If austerity is imposed, we might see another deep recession. Japan is suffering from deflation for over 20 years. And no end in sight.
Unless the super-rich are willing to pay their due share of taxes, we can end up less money in the hands of middle class. If people stop investing in the stock market, billionaires cannot make money through the Wall Street gimmicks like derivatives and hedge funds. We are at the mercy of the supr-rich. It is a gambling casino for many of us.
My suggestion is play safe.
Paul from CA posted over 5 years ago:
I keep three years of cash on hand, either cash or very short term bonds. If at the end or even during the year if we have experienced a up tick I will take out another year. If there is a down turn in the market I can sit on the side for three years if needed.
Joan from CA posted over 5 years ago:
We're holding 2 years of cash and $186,000) in I bonds. ( Purchased in 2001.)
Charles from LA posted over 5 years ago:
There was a book titled "Buckets of Money" that has provided me with my retirement allocation plan
o Bucket One had 5 years of cash and short term bonds
o Bucket Two had 5 years of longer term bonds
o Bucket Three had the remainder in equities
The approach then called for me to spend Bucket One money down over the next 5 years (this allows the other Buckets to grow and avoids selling equities during market downturns) and then you redistribute or refill the buckets a the end of 5 year.
Jack from CA posted over 5 years ago:
I'm retired and keep a two and a half year supply of money on hand at all times. Every four to six months I replenish it regardless of what the market is doing.
John from MI posted over 5 years ago:
I keep 2 years in cash and 305 invested in income and short term funds. The rest is in ETF's that will go south for 3 years only if the world ends financially.
Robert from IL posted over 5 years ago:
How about that lost decade in equities?
Judith from OH posted over 5 years ago:
I used to keep one year of cash but now have seven, which is too much. It amounts to 20% of my portfolio. There's so much uncertainty now I'm reluctant to be fully invested, but real inflation is killing me.
Paul from MI posted over 5 years ago:
I think that if you have pension, social security, and investment income that covers living expenses, then there is little need for large cash reserves. As a 80 year old retiree I have 60% in fixed income (bonds), 30% in dividend paying stock, and the balance in a govt money market fund.
I use my cash reserve to fund my "rounds of pleasure".
Marlin Matlock from CA posted over 3 years ago:
We keep 6 to 8 months in cash. We keep the equivalent of 6 mo. in high grade muni bonds.
With the impending increase in inflation I fear that the cash will actually lose value faster than the return it is earning.
Gerald Alfredson from IN posted over 3 years ago:
We keep 5 yrs in cash and only convert to cash on a monthly basis when the market is "up". I have a spread sheet that tells me when that is. We have a small (1 yr) amount in a junk bond fund that is part of that cash category. All the rest is in equities which is mostly stock mutual funds.
Ron from IL posted over 3 years ago:
Over the last three months, I have been moving my bond allocation to money markets in my IRA account. I feel that with bonds losing money with rates going up, I can use this money to consider adding to equities if we have a correction later this summer. I have been 50% equities and 50% bonds. I am now 50% equities, 25% bonds and 25% money market funds.


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"Since I was a little girl in the stands watching the rodeos I always just loved and admired the lady who would carry the American flag during the national anthem and would always think that will be me one day," Lee said.
Last October Lee decided it was time to start a team in South Texas.
Filled With inspiration from her mother who was a member of a Sheriff's Mounted Posse Drill Team and help from friend and mentor Jada Wiley, founder of the Bellville Heritage Cowgirls, Lee began to form her own drill team.
The first tryouts saw only six riders show up. The number quickly grew to 12 and now the team stands at 16.
The drill team had their first performance at the 2013 LOC Fair.
"I have to give thanks to God because starting this team wasn't the easiest thing I've ever done," Lee said. "I have some awesome ladies on my team and we are all so close, we never begin a performance or practice without praying before."
The team can be seen before performances gathered in a circle sharing a prayer.
It was this prayer that lead to the team's motto "Our team that prays together stays together."
The team is always looking to grow Lee said, the rider must have experience, must have their own horse and transportation, be at least 18 or have parents in attendance at all times.
The team recently held a benefit team roping to assist with the cost of liability fees, uniforms, and tack.
Local team ropers and residents came out to support the drill team by participating in the roping, silent auction and purchasing food from Big Lou's Cookin' Crew on June 28.
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The team's next performance will be at the Tilden Rodeo in September. Lee added that if anyone is interested in having the team open for their event, they would love to be there to perform.
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WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is making its product safety information on all recalls available in an electronic data set for use by businesses and software and application developers.
Recall data from 1973 forward is available via an Application Program Interface (API). It is formatted in XML and contains information currently found in CPSC press releases online such as brand names, product types, product descriptions, companies involved in recalls, where the products were manufactured, hazards, recall dates and UPC codes (when those are available).
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New Master's Degree Program in Genetic Counseling Takes Shape
When Augustana's new master's program in genetic counseling launches next year, it will become only the 32nd program of its kind in the U.S. and the only one in South Dakota.
Students Present Research at Symposium
Ever wondered about "The Effects of Facebook on Memory" or "Stress and Sleep Difficulties: Differences Between College Majors" or how one goes about "Fighting Cancer With Broccoli"? Research and discoveries related to those questions and many others were shared by Augustana undergraduate student researchers Saturday afternoon at the 2015 Arthur Olsen Student Research Symposium, held in the Humanities Center on campus.
Five Students Named 2015 Covenant Award Recipients
Elisa Berndt, Aimée Fisher, Megan Raposa, Thomas Elness and Lance Shaull were named the 2015 Covenant Award recipients at a ceremony tonight on campus.
2015 Covenant Award Nominees Recognized
Thirty-one students were recognized in chapel earlier today as nominees for the 2015 Augustana Covenant Awards.
Walking a Mile in Her Shoes
Members of the Augustana community joined together this morning to raise awareness for sexual violence.
In the News: Augustana Choirs Raise Breast Cancer Awareness
Augustana's choral ensembles worked together to raise awareness for breast cancer while two conductors' wives battled the disease.
Senior Earns Study Abroad Grant From National Honor Society
Senior Jennifer Kvigne, a Spanish and education major from Wagner, South Dakota, has been named a recipient of a 2015 Sigma Delta Pi Undergraduate Study Abroad Award from the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society.
Alumnus Ph.D. Thesis Chosen for 'Thesis of the Year'
Alumnus Rob Ihry '08 had his Ph.D. thesis selected for a "Thesis of the Year" award from the University of Wisconsin Graduate Program in cellular and molecular biology.
Professor-Student Research Featured on Magazine Cover
Senior Trevor Sandgren and Dr. Jetty Duffy Matzner, associate professor of chemistry, had their work selected for the cover of the April 15 issue of Polymer Chemistry, a national, peer-reviewed scientific journal.
In the News: Student Entrepreneur Featured for Customized Shoes
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Tommy Lasorda giving hitting instructions at Spring Training
Here is a short video I shot of Tommy Lasorda dressed in his batting practice jersey giving instructions to the minor leaguers on how to hit. :-) "You got an ax in your hand" "you are chopping the tree down" "como esta la republica?"
Tommy Lasorda giving hitting instructions during Spring Training
Tommy is so funny
Some pictures from my second trip to Camelback Ranch:
Kershaw signing autographs! Javy Guerra! Truck with Dodger licence, Margie and Fam, Lorena & Margie,
Margie and Fam, Lorena & Margie. Deuce & I enjoying a lemonade!
Lore, Margie, Elisa.
We love running into our Dodger friends. Here is Dee, Deuce and William. Also Jon SooHoo.
and we love our boys in Blue. Here is Andre Ethier, James Loney and Matt Kemp. These pics taken by Elisa.
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Kristen, I love the lucky green uniforms. Yoobad I did see Our favorite irishman, Vin Scully.
Matt, it was a blast. Just wished I would have stayed for Sunday's game but it ended up raining.


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After a few agenda items, such as approving past minutes and the financial report, the meeting proceeded with Standing Subcommittee Reports. Stefani Steel and Carmen Ellis, of the Corpus Christi Medical Center in Portland, discussed new DOT and non-DOT drug and alcohol screenings for occupational incidents, as well as a phone application, known as ERG 2012, which is a safety program, available on the android and Apple markets, designed by the U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) as an Emergency Response Guidebook that provides first responders with a go-to resource to help deal with hazmat accidents during the critical first 30 minutes.
This free ERG application contains an indexed list of dangerous goods and the associated ID number, the general hazards they pose and recommended safety precautions.
For example, if emergency responders arrive at the scene of an overturned tractor trailer displaying a DOT hazmat placard, they would use the guide to identify the material associated with the placard and get guidance on how to respond accordingly.
Sheriff Leroy Moody made his presence known as he brought awareness and information that Ingleside, Aransas Pass, Gregory and Portland are getting ready to grow significantly. Moody mentioned how there are plans to bring in more rails and expand the railroad system from Odem to Gregory in order to provide easier and faster resources for companies, such as Cheniere, to move products and supplies.
The Resource and Funding subcommittee report was short and sweet as Commissioner Fred Nardini summed it up. "We've got money; we're in good shape right now," Nardini said. William "Ski" Zagorski Sr., LEPC's secretary/treasurer, reminded everyone that the LEPC Region 6 workshop was coming up and that it planned on focusing on rural communities.
The special topic of the meeting included a presentation by Leonard Stroman, Director of Operations for Southcross Energy. The presentation gave an overall review of how Southcross operates and their process by which they operate in the event of an incident or emergency.
"Our first and foremost priority at Southcross is the public and their safety," Stroman said. Stroman shared that, beginning Aug. 1, Southcross will be merging with TexStar, which will give them more pipelines and the ability for increased production.
Before ending the meeting, McLester expressed his regret that Portland Fire Chief Timothy Vanlandingham will be serving his last day at the Portland Fire Department on Aug. 15 as he has taken up an offer to work in the safety department with Voestelpine.
"I'm blessed because Voestelpine is a community based company with the same goals in mind as I have, so I am excited to be going to work for them," Vanlandingham stated.
The next meeting of the Coastal Plain LEPC is scheduled for Sept. 18, at 1 p.m. at the Civic Center in Sinton.


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I am doing baby led solids with my DS who is 8.5months. He has solids only couple times a week - veggies or fruit, we introduced when he was developmentally ready. He has recently cut a few teeth and i've gone back to work too at the same time. He had his first cold after starting creche and recently has had explosive green poo and his ezcema seems worse as scratching more- am confused as he hardly has solids - i pump so he has EBM when am work and i nurse when at home. over the last 5 weeks he has only gained 7ounces. I am not too worried as he has been teething plus reverse cycling a little as well as being more active and unwell. however health visitor has frightened other half saying his weight gain in this time is concerning ( is 19pound 11oz).
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ModernHealthcare.com recently posted a great article about PPR's Dr. Deborah Peel and her work.
A few key points from the article:
"In 2002, HHS redrafted the privacy rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, replacing its patient consent requirement for the sharing of most patient records with a new provision. The rewrite afforded 'regulatory permission,' according to the rule, for hospitals, physicians, insurance companies, pharmacies, claims clearinghouses and other HIPAA-covered entities to use and disclose patient data for treatment, payment and a long list of other healthcare operations without patient consent."
"'Let's face it,' Peel says, 'HHS is the agency that eliminated patient control over electronic medical records and has remained hostile to patients' rights ever since.'"
"'Where I'm coming from is, I've spent all this time in a profession with people being hurt,' Peel says. 'Starting in the 1970s, when I first let out my shingle, people came to me and said, if I paid you in cash, would you keep my records private. Now, we've got a situation where you don't even know where all your records are. We don't have a chain of custody for our data, or have a data map' to track its location."


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How Buddhist deal with termites?
They welcome it!
Ok seriously…
What to do if termites infest home sweet home?
Is there a way to drive them out of infested wood/house without harming them?
How to get rid of termites without killing them
A few months ago, my house was infested with termites in one of the bedrooms on the ceiling. My father didn't want to kill them or ask an exterminator to get rid of them since we believe that killing any kind of living creature despite how small they are would be a sin.
So every time there was a new hole, my father would paste tape over it. Finally, without much improvement since there seem to be more and more holes each week, my father decided to use a different approach.
This time, he decided to use one of Venerable Master Hsuan Hua's teaching about allowing living creatures listen to the Great Compassionate Heart Dharani, which is a mantra use for protection and purification to ask the termites to stop their infestation and leave to another place for feeding.
A few days after playing the mantra repeatedly in the room and requesting the termites to leave. We started seeing the holes moving toward the other end of the wooden board in the ceiling (in a straight line).
A week or two afterwards, there were no more tiny holes seen and it seems as if they have completely disappeared.
Then one day, when my father was in the backyard, he noticed a small hole in the wooden fence with scraps of wood falling out from it. The location of this small hole was exactly in the same straight line as the previous holes in the room.
Apparently, the termites have fled from our house to infest the wooden fence.
Though this result might not be much to some, but we are very happy are living outside of the house then inside.
Thoughts: There are perhaps three reasons for this strange phenomena that I can think of.
1. From a spiritual view, the mantra had a significant impact on the termites and with this belief, mostly any request is possible.
2. From a scientific view, the sound, rhythm, pitch of the mantra may have effect the termites to seek somewhere quieter.
3. Another explanation might be that the termites wanted to feed off of something different.
Ajaan Fuang, my teacher, once discovered that a snake had moved into his room. Every time he entered the room, he saw it slip into a narrow space behind a storage cabinet. And even though he tried leaving the door to the room open during the daytime, the snake wasn't willing to leave. So for three days they lived together. He was very careful not to startle the snake or make it feel threatened by his presence. But finally on the evening of the third day, as he was sitting in meditation, he addressed the snake quietly in his mind. He said, "Look, it's not that I don't like you. I don't have any bad feelings for you. But our minds work in different ways. It'd be very easy for there to be a misunderstanding between us. Now, there are lots of places out in the woods where you can live without the uneasiness of living with me." And as he sat there spreading thoughts of metta to the snake, the snake left.
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Apparently, University of Wisconsin-Madison basketball coach Bo Ryan doesn't mind having a little fun. The head coach for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Badgers men's basketball team was spotted jumping around with basketball players in the stands during homecoming.
The video was originally uploaded to YouTube by user David Stluka and immediately started going viral. Even the basketball team's twitter account shared it, using the hashtag #MakeBoPay.
Tweets that followed:
@lanceallan: At last report I heard @BadgerMBB Bo Ryan is ok after this Jump Around at @BadgerFootball today.
@calibadger: As if Bo Ryan wasn't already awesome...
@bvincent91: Loved this! So great to see @BadgerMBB get in on the Jump Around action!
@BadgerMBB: Bo Ryan and #Badgers in the student section jumping around. #MakeBoPay


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The Water Power Program received national TV exposure on the September 15th episode of "PBS Newshour Weekend" for its pioneering tidal power project in the state of Maine with Ocean Renewable Power Corporation (ORPC).
The Newshour segment, featuring an interview with Jose Zayas, focuses on the deployment of ORPC's TidGen device in Maine's Cobscook Bay, near the town of Eastport.
Watch the segment on PBS Newshour's website: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/july-dec13/tidalpower_09-15.html


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Joe Umphenour
Representing: USA
Gender: Male
Athlete Year of Birth: 1969
Athlete Place of Birth: Seattle, WA
Athlete Weight: 154
Athlete Height: 5ft 11in
Athlete Lives: Colorado Springs Array
WTS Ranking: No Ranking
ITU Points List:: No Ranking
Athlete Biography
For 16 years I watched the lines on the bottom of the pool while swimming. After college, I wanted to look at something else so I combined my love for cycling and my natural running abilities into a new passion. After three years as an age grouper, I took the leap of faith and became a professional elite and have never looked back since.
Athlete Sponsors: FSA/Visiontech, Blue Bicycles, Zipp, Orca, Rudy Project
Athlete Language: english and a little french
Athlete Tri Entry Year: 1997
Athlete Other Sports: golf, shopping, and badmitton
Athlete Education: 2 bachelors in Poli Sci and Intl Relations
Athlete Hobbies: experimental cooking
Athlete Proudest Moment: Being told last year that I needed to be 18 to buy that R-rated movie
Athlete Injuries: I always have some sort of niggly injury...I am getting old!!!


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Trent Wilkie is a writer/journalist/performer in Edmonton Alberta, Canada. Trent has written for everything from CBC Radio (The Irrelevant Show) to The Canadian Emergency News to Adbusters to the Edmonton Sun and Horrornews.net. Trent is also a member of Mostly Water Theatre, a sketch comedy troupe and has also performed in several Edmonton International Fringe Festivals and had varying degrees of success. As well, Trent has also been a wilderness canoe guide for over 10 years. Having paddled all over Canada, he considers the deep dark woods a therapy that only comes at the cost of comfort. When taking time off from trying not to be boring, Trent likes to relax while watching horror movies and trying to write the perfect three chord song.


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Michael Schwartz was honored with the 2011 Outstanding Major in Music Education Award during Honors Day May 17 at North Central College.
Schwartz earned the award as a junior during the 2010-2011 academic year. He is majoring in music education with a focus on instrumental music. Schwartz plays saxophone and performs with the North Central College saxophone quartet.


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I want so desperately to drop pumping all together. It is taking up so much time and I'm sick of being hooked up to a machine all the time. I have a former 28 weeker. She spend 65 days in the NICU and didn't care much for latching. She is now 5 weeks corrected and does a pretty good job...I think. She latches and sucks and swallows for about 15-20 minutes. I only put her on one side at a time because I have a pretty fast let down and I know she's tires out quickly from trying to keep up. Every time I put her to breast I pump the other side for 15 minutes-so my current system is not actually saving me any time and still requiring me to put my baby down to pump.
So, I am scared to death to drop the pumping because I live in fear that my supply will rapidly decrease. Right now I put her to breast about 2 times per day and bottle feed the rest because I also live in fear that she will not gain enough weight. Today I noticed that she has wet diapers after breastfeeding but not as wet as after bottle feeding. Also, the feeding after breastfeeding she seems starving. And when I pump at the next scheduled time I find I get a lot more out of the breast I fed her on-I think it's because she's not emptying it completely?? I feel like she's not getting enough but I don't know how to really tell. I am petrified to go to a breastfeeding group because I don't want her to get sick. Plus, I'm not sure my struggles relate to full term baby struggles because I had no choice but to pump in the beginning.
Any suggestions on how to transition without worrying about supply issues and hunger issues are welcome and appreciated.


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April 22, 2013 —
On Thursday April 18, 2013, the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office executed a "no knock" search warrant at 25 Pine Street in the Village of Monticello. The search warrant was obtained as a result of an ongoing investigation into the numerous burglaries that have taken place in Sullivan County.
At approximately 8:30 PM, the Sheriff's Emergency Services Unit entered and secured the residence where deputies recovered a shotgun, 2 rifles, and 4 handguns.
The shotgun was immediately identified as the one stolen from a house on Harris Road in the Town of Thompson on Thursday April 11. Deputies also recovered jewelry, marijuana, and prescription pain killers.
Abdoor Persaud, 59, who resides at the residence, was taken into custody and charged with the Felonies of Criminal Possession of a Weapon and Criminal Possession of Stolen Property. He was arraigned before Town of Thompson Judge Martin Miller and sent to the Sullivan County Jail without bail.
"It appears that Mr. Persaud was running a large "fencing operation" dealing in property taken in area burglaries", said Sheriff Mike Schiff. "We are glad that we recovered several stolen firearms before they ended up in the wrong hands".
Schiff says that his deputies are examining other property that was found at the suspect's residence to determine its origin. "The investigation is far from over", said the Sheriff who believes additional charges are pending. The Monticello Police assisted deputies at the scene and were able to make several arrests for loitering.


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According to author Jonathan Swift, the fare of a bachelor is "bread, cheese and kisses." But the sound of that is delicious to just about everyone, and not in small quantities. The proof? In 2011, the average American consumed 30 pounds of cheese, an amount that has been steadily increasing since the 1990s. Our affection for artisan cheese, made in small batches from local sources, is growing at a pace that exceeds even the growth rate of general cheese consumption. Presently it accounts for 10 percent of all cheese purchased in the United States—and given its exquisite fresh local tastes and exciting textures, dare we say a much higher percentage of total cheese enjoyment?
When searching for mouth-watering artisan cheese in the Upper Delaware River valley, Calkins Creamery in Wayne County, PA is a notable rising star. Under the inspired guidance of Emily Montgomery and husband Jay, this evolving venture has, for the last six years, been handcrafting creative small batch cheeses as a companion business conceived to help prosper the Bryant family dairy farm. And prospering it is. Calkins Creamery cheeses can be found in more than 100 locations across New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and Washington, DC, where the brand is garnering affection from loyal customers and acclaim within the industry.
California dreamin'
The couple first developed an interest in using raw milk to produce artisan/farmstead cheeses while living on the West Coast. Emily, who had worked at the Penn State University Creamery as a food science undergraduate, took a cheese-making course at Cal-Poly University, and Jay gained experience at an ice cream manufacturing company in California; his expertise is in food engineering.
In free moments they would daydream about Highland Farm, and the possibilities contained within the American cheese market. The opportunities that appeared to exist around Wayne County were certainly enticing, so they began to research the systems and costs associated with farm-based cheese production. Emily's roots, which traverse back through five generations of dairy farm know-how and perseverance, began to bring forward the bloom of something fresh and full of possibility: an entrepreneurial venture into cheese making that would fuse the couple's creativity, food science knowledge, business savvy and their heartfelt longing to help sustain and grow the family farm.
Happy cows
According to Jay and Emily's first business plan, "Calkins Creamery will specialize in fine, artisan cheeses, using only the freshest milk possible from our very own herd of registered Holstein cattle."
Cows have been wandering the grassy pastures of Highland Farm since 1841. These days, Emily's father, Bill, and her brother, Zack, care for a herd of 160 head of registered Holstein cattle, in addition to 18 whey-fed pigs. Naturally, what the animals eat affects the taste of pork, beef and milk. Much effort is put into cultivating healthy pastureland as the foundation for delectable farm products. "Our cows are well cared for and comfortable," Emily says. "Cow comfort reduces stress and results in an increase of milk production and butterfat."
"The creamery complements the farm and vice versa," Jay adds. Integrated, sustainable agriculture and land conservation projects that have been initiated by Bill and Zack result in vibrant pastures, very healthy livestock and ultra-tasty meats and cheeses.
Jay is quick to give credit to Emily for the success of Calkins Creamery. "Emily is really the brains behind the cheese operation," he says. "Her background in food sciences has been very helpful. It is a tall task to go from never making cheese to running a creamery." Because the base ingredient of these farmstead cheeses is raw milk, food safety expertise and continual oversight are paramount. But certainly true artistry comes into the success equation too. Emily is continually experimenting and developing new varieties of farmstead cheese that gain the loyalty of a growing base of customers, evidenced by over 1000 Facebook "likes" to date.
The creamery began to hone its cheese wizardry with three basic recipes—harvarti, cheddar and gouda—then developed flavor variations on each, christening them imaginatively with names such as "Four Dog Dill," "Cowtipper" and "Vampire Slayer." Later a tomme, produced from skim milk, was introduced, and most recently a soft, ripened cheese named "Noble Road" that is gaining widespread recognition for its superb texture and taste.
"Artisan cheese is an affordable luxury item," Jay says. "It costs a little bit more, but it's an extravagance that most people can manage. Coupled with a bottle of wine, you have a real treat."
Fulfilling the vision
It is clear in getting acquainted with the Bryant/Montgomery family that the diverse backgrounds and experiences of members contribute significantly to the growth potential of the farm and creamery. Everyone's talents are put to use. Jay holds the responsibility these days for marketing the Calkins Creamery enterprise. From one point of view, demand exceeds production, so sales are not a problem. "Everything we make," says Jay, "is already sold."
Still, growing the enterprise to fulfill the vision that has developed over recent year is no small job. In addition to producing quality cheeses, meats and honey, Jay and Emily hope Highland Farm customers will come to feel intimately connected to the place where the foods they enjoy are raised and manufactured. "Today, many people take food sources for granted, and we want to show them where it all begins," Emily explains.
For those interested to see the place firsthand, Highland Farm is open for visits and shopping Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m., and Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., or by appointment. While Calkins Creamery cheeses are available in many locations, the full selection is only found at the Highland Farm store. Check the website or Facebook page for information on occasional public tours of the creamery.
For more information visit www.calkinscreamery.com [5], email firstname.lastname@example.com [6] or call 570/729-8103.
Cheese and wine pairings
Wine merchant Jeff Hock, owner of Barryville Bottle in Barryville, NY, offers these wine suggestions for your picnic or party featuring Calkins Creamery cheeses:
Vampire Slayer + Dr. Frank Dry Riesling (Finger Lakes) or Fritsch's Gruner Veltliner (Austria)
This mild cheddar plus garlic, ginger, onion and paprika will pare perfectly with an off-dry.
Udderly Hot + El Coto Rioja (Spain) or Cline Zinfandel (Spain)
Choose a wine that will match the spice of this havarti double-dosed with chili peppers.
Four Dog Dill + Fleur du Cap Chenin Blanc (South Africa)
Pair this havarti that is loaded with dill with a lovely crisp white.
Smoke Signal + Astica's Malbec Red (Argentina) or any Cahor Red (France)
Marry this applewood-smoked baby gouda with a dry red.
Cowtipper + Milbrandt Merlot (Washington State ) or
Hardys Merlot (Australia)
This porter-soaked gouda with slight tones of chocolate is a perfect match for a merlot.
Lida Gold + Nero D'Avola (Italy) or Castello Monaci Primitivo (Italy)
Pair this slightly fruity Montasio-style cheese with a musical Italian wine.
Noble Road + Hanging Vine Pinot Noir (California) or Potel Aviron's Julienas Gamay (France)
This Brie-style cheese is earthy with butter and pepper notes that call for a pinot noir or Gamay grape.


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If the GT 2170 had its own Facebook page, it would get more Likes than any other running shoe. This shoe does many things well for many runners.
The 2170 is the shoe a large chunk of runners would wish for if they were stuck on a desert island (no, it's not a great shoe for the sand, but you get our point, right?). The 2170 is impressive not for any one standout feature but instead for how well it integrates a range of technologies to create a cozy shoe that lets the miles go by with ease.
Our testers were universally positive about the 2170's heel-to-toe transition, but a few of us found the heel cushioning to be right on the edge of being too soft. We imagine that most folks who are fans of the 2100 series won't mind a little extra cush, and the shoe still remains responsive overall for a high-mileage daily trainer.
It's hard to find complaints in a shoe so carefully designed to appeal to a wide range of runners. The 2170 will be a popular choice with runners who are just starting out along with veterans who trust this model on training days.
The Gel cushioning in the heel is definitely beefed up a bit. I can't see Asics dialing in much more cushioning in future 2100 series models.
Runners who liked the 2160 and prior versions are going to feel at home in this shoe. I'm impressed by how much the build quality has increased over the 2160, and that certainly was not a poorly built shoe.
If I was given $100 and told I had to buy a pair of running shoes with it, the 2170 is hands down the model I'd choose. This shoe deserves its popularity.


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By Tom Philpott: CNJ columnist
Disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs would reach veterans sooner, and with special swiftness for severely wounded veterans and their families, under legislation to upgrade the VA disability rating process unanimously passed by the House on July 30.
The Veterans Disability Benefits Claims Modernization Act (HR 5892) is the first major bill that freshmen Rep. John Hall, D-N.Y, has led through the House as chairman of veterans' affairs subcommittee on disability assistance.
In an interview, the 60-year-old Hall, a professional musician, was upbeat as though he had written and produced another hit song. In this case the reviews will come from veterans and their families; from Senate colleagues who also must embrace the bill's 13 provisions if they are to become law; and, in November, from voters in his Hudson Valley district.
"I'm thrilled," Hall said. "I've co-sponsored and worked on many other bills, but this is the first one I shepherded through committee and worked on for a year. It's my first major piece of legislation so, to have it pass with all green up on the board, was really exciting."
As the 429-0 vote came in, Hall said he looked for Colorado Rep. Doug Lamborn on the House floor to thank the subcommittee's ranking Republican for his contributions on the bill.
Hall's bio shows he left college early to pursue a musical career. In 1972 he co-founded the band Orleans and co-wrote numerous popular songs including "Still the One" and "Dance with Me." He recorded with other performers too, including Bonnie Raitt, Chet Atkins and Linda Ronstadt.
But in discussing highlights of HR 5892, Hall sounded like a seasoned policy wonk comfortable discussing every detail. He said he is cautiously confident that the Senate, at a minimum, will include most of the bill's provisions in their own omnibus VA benefits bill this fall.
"There are some very good things for veterans here, especially for severely injured veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq," Hall said.
Here are highlights:
PARTIAL DISABILITY RATINGS — For veterans who suffered amputations, paralysis from spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries or other indisputably severe conditions, VA would be required to issue partial disability ratings as soon as veterans or their families file claims. It's not right, Hall said, that some severely wounded veterans and their families still wait months for VA to begin paying compensation.
VA RATING SCHEDULE — VA would have to establish an 18-member advisory panel of disability experts to recommend how to overhaul the decades-old Veterans Affairs Schedule of Rating Disabilities (VASRD). Revisions should raise compensation levels to cover loss of quality of life as well as lost earnings capacity, the sole yardstick today.
VA RATERS' WORK CREDITS — VA also would be directed to study and revise the system of work credits given raters and adjudicators of compensation claims. Credits toward "end-of-year bonuses," Hall said, now emphasize to speed over thoroughness in claim processing. That leads to more errors, more appeals and more reopened cases, he said.
Others provisions aim to reduce claim processing times and improve consistency in decisions across VA regions for similar injuries and ailments.
Surviving spouses or children would be able to stand in for veterans who die during the claim process rather than having to file their own claims anew starting again in the VA regional office.
Tom Philpott can be contacted at Military Update, P.O. Box 231111, Centreville, Va. 20120-1111, or by e-mail at: email@example.com


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Magnolia Blossom, 1925 (printed 1971)
Imogen CunninghamAmerican, 1883-1976
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Image: 8-3/4 x 11 in. (22.2 x 27.9 cm)
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Justly noted as one of Imogen Cunningham's most famous plant photographs, Magnolia Blossom embodies the idea of "nature as art." The radiant flower is presented close up, cropped and tilted forward like a presentation piece. A soft light suffuses the blossom and gently caresses each petal, yielding information about its surfaces and textures. It is impossible to imagine what could be added or subtracted from this paragon of natural beauty. Handsomely crafted photographs like this, essentially studies in pure design by Cunningham, were included in "Film und Foto," the influential exhibition mounted in Stuttgart in 1929 that presented avant-garde photography, heralding a new era for the medium.
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I made and sold some of those things once.Yes, you can use the same toolchain and programmer, but you can't use the same firmware, of course.If it will chirp for one minute, it will be found. Use something under 10ms, i found frequencies between 4khz and 4.5khz to be annoying. Also, a very annoying thing is to sweep down from that frequency.
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- Texas agricultural drought losses reach record $5.2 billion
- Began in September 2010
- Huge cotton losses
- The drought of 2011 will have a lasting impact on Texas agriculture.
- This drought is ongoing.
- Further losses will continue if rainfall does not come soon to establish this year's winter wheat crop and wheat grazing.
- The $5.2 billion in losses exceeds the previous record of $4.1 billion during the 2006 drought.
The historic Texas drought has led to a record $5.2 billion in agricultural losses, making it the most costly drought on record, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service economists.
"The drought of 2011 will have a lasting impact on Texas agriculture," said Travis Miller, AgriLife Extension agronomist and a member of the Governor¹s Drought Preparedness Council.
"This drought is ongoing," said David Anderson, AgriLife Extension livestock economist. "Further losses will continue if rainfall does not come soon to establish this year's winter wheat crop and wheat grazing."
The $5.2 billion in losses exceeds the previous record of $4.1 billion during the 2006 drought. "The losses also represent 27.7 percent of the average value of agricultural production over the last four years," Anderson said.
The current drought losses have reached record levels in large part due to Texas farmers failing to cash in crops during times of high commodity prices, economists said. The state's cattle producers continue to cull herds at historic levels and spend money on expensive supplemental feed.
"Livestock losses include the increased cost of feeding due to lack of pastures and ranges and market losses," Anderson said. "Market losses include the impact of fewer pounds sold per calf and the impact of lower market prices due to the large number of cattle sold in a very short time period."
The following are losses by commodity:
- Livestock: $2.06 billion (includes $1.2 billion previously reported in May);
- Lost hay production value: $750 million;
- Cotton: $1.8 billion;
- Corn: $327 million;
- Wheat: $243 million;
- Sorghum: $63 million.
To remain comparable to past drought loss estimates, the Aug. 17 drought loss estimates do not include losses to fruit and vegetable producers, horticultural and nursery crops, or other grain and row crops.
"In that regard, these estimates are considered conservative," Anderson said.
The $5.2 billion total released Wednesday takes into account $1.2 billion in drought losses previously reported by AgriLife Extension in May, which were primarily livestock-related losses due to added supplemental costs and lost grazing.


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The Lineup
(JV games at 6 p.m. unless noted)
Girls basketball
Weir at Madonna
Boys basketball
OVAC Tournament
Class 3A
No. 4 Linsly at No. 1 Fort Frye
No. 3 Steubenville Central at No. 2 Monroe Central
Winners, Saturday, 10 a.m. at OUE
Class 4A
No. 4 St. Clairsville at No. 1 Union Local
No. 3 East Liverpool at No. 2 Steubenville
Winners, Saturday, 12:30 p.m. at OUE
Class 5A
No. 4 Morgantown at No. 1 Parkersburg South
No. 3 Brooke at No. 2 Wheeling Park
Winners, Saturday, 3 p.m. at OUE
Class 1A
No. 4 Trinity Christian at No. 1 Madonna, 7 p.m. (V)
No. 3 Paden City at No. 2 Bishop Donahue
Winners, Saturday, 5:30 p.m. at OUE
Class 2A
No. 4 Bridgeport at No. 1 Wellsville
No. 3 Caldwell at No. 2 Wheeling Central
Winners, Saturday, 8 p.m. at OUE
OVAC Tournament
Pool play
Beaver Local at Edison
Oak Glen at Indian Creek
John Marshall at Buckeye Local
Toronto at Weir
Magnolia at Harrison Central
Barnesville at Martins Ferry
Buckeye Trail at Shadyside
Bellaire at Shenandoah
Frontier at Clay-Battelle
St. John Central at Cameron
Valley at River
Conotton Valley at Beallsville
Hundred at East Richland
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Regular season
Indian Creek at Weir
Ohio Girls
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Sectional Tournament
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Morgan vs. East Liverpool, 6 p.m.
Steubenville vs. Beaver Local, 8 p.m.
Girls basketball
Morgantown at Indian Creek, 6 p.m. (V)
Weir at Brooke
Oak Glen at Madonna
OVAC Tournament
Pool play
Boys basketball
Buckeye Local at Toronto
Edison at Oak Glen
Weir at Barnesville
Harrison Central at John Marshall
Indian Creek at Buckeye Trail
Beaver Local at Martins Ferry
Clay-Battelle at University
Martins Ferry at Beaver Local
Shadyside at Bellaire
Shenandoah at Conotton Valley
Cameron at Frontier
River at St. John Central
East Richland at Valley
Beallsville at Hundred
Ohio sectionals at Buckeye Local, 5 p.m.
Ohio districts at Ohio State
Girls basketball
Ohio Division II
Sectional Tournament
at Union Local
Dover vs. Indian Valley, 6 p.m.
Maysville vs. Buckeye Local, 8 p.m.
WVSSAC regionals at Brooke, 11:30 a.m.
Ohio districts at Ohio State
Ohio sectionals at Buckeye Local, 10 a.m.
Weir, Brooke at Oak Glen, Noon
Girls basketball
Ohio Division IV
at Union Local
Toronto vs. St. John Central, 1 p.m.
Newcomerstown vs. Bishop Rosecrans, 3 p.m.
Ohio Division II
at Dresden Tri-Valley
West Holmes vs. Edison, 6 p.m.
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NHL realignment plan shifts Red Wings, Blue Jackets
Proposal also reduces divisions from 6 to 4
Under the proposed plan, the league would be divided into two eight-team Eastern Conferences and two seven-team Western Conferences. Detroit and Columbus would move out of the West and into one of the Eastern conferences.
In addition, the new plan calls for divisional playoffs rather than the conference playoff system currently in place. The division winner with the most regular-season points would play the lowest-seeded wild-card team in the first round, with the other division winner playing the other wild-card team.
The proposal needs to be approved by the NHL Players' Association and the NHL's Board of Governors. If approved, it will go into effect next season.
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Students at North Central College have the most diverse and significant opportunities in the country to learn and practice conflict resolution.
The Dispute Resolution Center is the place to begin your career in conflict resolution, your path to law school or graduate studies in psychology or your effort learn the skills all successful business people must possess. Opportunities available to North Central students outside the classroom are described in detail at the Dispute Resolution Center site.
The LEV program works with professional in student life to provide programs and training in the residence halls for students seeking to sharpen their leadership abilities. LEV also provides programs for students in the residence halls on ethics and leadership issues.
LEV routinely sponsors campus speakers to raise issues of leadership for the campus and community. In Interim 2004 and 2005, LEV 290, "The Practice of Leadership," features speakers and community visits that bring students into conversation and reflection with prominent public officials, leaders in the professions, and social advocates.
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Home List of Titles Endophytes from an Australian native plant are a promising source of industrially useful enzymes
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/236586
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- Endophytes from an Australian native plant are a promising source of industrially useful enzymes
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- Zaferanloo, Bita; Virkar, Aditya; Mahon, Peter J.; Palombo, Enzo A.
- Abstract
- Endophytes are microorganisms that live within plant tissues that are potential sources of novel bioactive compounds, including enzymes. We have identified endophytes of the Australian native plant Eremophilia longifolia which were screened for the production of industrially useful enzymes. Seventeen fungal endophytes were isolated from the leaves of E. longifolia and enzyme production was investigated within a range of pH (3.5, 5.5, 7 and 9) and temperatures (9, 25, 37 and 50°C). Amylase was the most common enzyme encountered with numerous isolates showing production throughout the temperature and pH ranges. Protease production was also seen over the conditions tested but was more dominant at lower pH and temperature. Activity was not observed for other enzymes including ligninase, xylanase and cellobiohydrolase. Enzymes from isolates of Preussia minima, Alternaria sp. and an unclassified fungus, which showed highest activity in screening assays, were investigated further. Enzyme production was verified by zymography and the amylase activity of P. minima was found to be significantly greater than that of Aspergillus oryzae particularly in alkaline conditions and low temperature which are desirable properties for the detergent industry. This work shows that enzymes with potential use in industry can be readily identified in fungal endophytes.
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- Journal article
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Life and Social Sciences. Environment and Biotechnology Centre
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- World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Vol. 29, no. 2 (Feb 2013), pp. 335-345
- Publication year
- 2013
- FOR Code(s)
- 06 Biological Sciences; 10 Technology
- Keyword(s)
- Amylase; Endophytic fungi; Eremophilia longifolia; Preussia minima; Zymography
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- Springer
- 0959-3993
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- Copyright © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2012.
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Man love
I could go into how much I love David Wright as a ball player–his work ethic, his care for the game, his heart, his production.
But if you've been listening to the SNY broadcasts so far this season, you'll know one of their favorite discussion topics has been "Man love." So here's some man love from David Wright for his former teammate, Paul Lo Duca.
And of course speaking of love, who would have thought that Mike Pelfrey would be our first pitcher to register 2 wins? Even better than the shut-out, perhaps, was the duration: 7-innings, giving some of the bullpen a needed break. Pelf, I reach out my arms to you David Wright style and say keep it up, buddy.
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Did you see in today's NY Times, Carlos B. told Jose Reyes "I want you to be the Reyes you've always been. Forget what people say, what they write about you, what people think. Just be you."
Great advice.
I can't wait for you guys to come into Philly this weekend. I am looking forward to the Santana Hamels match up tomorrow!


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Talks I would love to attend, if only somebody would give them.
Perl in PostgreSQL
I would like to see a talk on using Perl in PostgreSQL. PL/Perl looks very interesting but I have yet to really use it for anything real. Some good stories from the field I think would be interesting.
Under-appreciated Perl Idioms
Gems of Perl-programming practice that ought to be used more frequently.
Functional-style Perl
Can everyday Perl code be made better by borrowing ideas from the world of functional programming? You betcha! Let's count the ways...
Essential One-liners
Perl is not only a world-class programming language but also a potent command-line tool. In this tour de force of compact Perl prowess, every audience member will become a command-line ninja!
Logitech G15 Keyboard and perl
What I do with my Logitech G15 Keyboard and how perl helps me do it.
How Perl Saved my Life
It would be great to hear anecdotes of real-life situations where Perl swooped in and saved the day!
The Perl community: We're not grep!
At the last PPW, Bill O'dom said that some people think that the Perl community is akin to "The Grep Community". Perl is often under-appreciated for it's varied uses. A beginner-level talk focusing on some of the more interesting applications of Perl would be great.
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Throughout his life, Joseph Campbell was deeply engaged in the study of the Grail Quests and Arthurian legends of the European Middle Ages. In this new volume of the Collected Works of Joseph Campbell, editor Evans Lansing Smith collects Campbell's writings and lectures on Arthurian legends, including his never-before-published master's thesis on Arthurian myth, "A Study of the Dolorous Stroke." Campbell's writing captures the incredible stories of such figures as Merlin, Gawain, and Guinevere as well as the larger patterns and meanings revealed in these myths. Merlin's death and Arthur receiving Excalibur from the Lady of the Lake, for example, are not just vibrant stories but also central to the mythologist's thinking. Read More...
Goddesses Now Available
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In 1980, when JCF president Robert Walter was working as Joseph Campbell's editor, the two men drew up a list of books that Campbell felt were important to publish. At the top of that list was a book on the feminine divine.
For more than thirty years, that project languished.
Edited by Dr. Safron Rossi, a Goddess scholar as well as the archivist at OPUS Archive and Library's Joseph Campbell Collection, Goddesses: Mysteries of the Feminine Divine brings that dream to life. Rossi pulled together Campbell's writing and lectures on the subject of the history of the mythologies of the feminine and created a sweeping narrative of the Goddess as She has appeared in the myths of the world's cultures. As far back as we have records of mythic thinking — back to the days of the cave dwellers — the image of the divine feminine as creator, as nurturer, and as devourer has been a prime expression of our species' metaphysical worldview. In this volume, Campbell explores the development of that mythologem, that fundamental mythic image, from the paleolithic Venus figurines, to the goddesses of Old Europe and the first human cities, to the subjegation of the feminine through the Bronze Age, through to the renaissance of the feminine in the late Classical and European traditions.
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These pieces, along with nine other essays ranging in subject from the numerology implicit in the Goddess mythologies to the erotic irony of modern novelist Thomas Mann, are included in the collection The Mythic Dimension. This volume was reissued in 2008 by New World Library as part of the Collected Works o Joseph Campbell series.
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Camby was quite versatile in his 20's, Chandler is freaking one-dimensional.
Defensively he's right up there with the best, but the guy got no offense, even on team USA he's by far the worst player on offense. To be precise, the only reason coach K selected him was to play defense on the Gasol brothers in the gold medal game, other than that he's totally useless for USA. K-Love and even Anthony Davis looked much much better at center.
Not saying Chandler is a bad player, but we definitely overpaid on him and Camby in his prime would be my starter.
In terms of defense in their primes,
Chandler is definitely better one v one on staying with his man and making things very difficult even without blocking the shot.
Camby is more of a drifter. His one on one defense was always considered sub-par by coaches because he's so interested in just blocking shots. However, his weak side help is off the charts because of this.
In offense?
Camby is definitely more versatile, but Chandler takes much much better shots which is reflected in their percentages.
My personal opinion? Camby is more talented, Chandler is the smarter player.... Not sure which you'd rather have.
Right now, Chandler. Unquestionably.
DPOY. Where to go from there?
As defensive 5s, there are disparities between their approach.
Ultimately, I think the worth of either boils down to their mental toughness, as the playoffs are when that edge comes under the most scrutiny. Chandler is untouchable by comparison.
For this team, if you wanna know who's better, make the choice of losing one and keeping the other. Same result all round, every time.
The question isn't who's better, it's how effective they'll be in their roles this year (Camby the only question mark, IMO), and how exciting they'll be together when the chance arises.
The precision stems from being the only reliable man on the offensive glass all season, basically. Amar'e's, in a way, helped him out in that sense.
Also, no way has Davis ever looked better than TC for team usa.
Real Talk
One on One Low post Defense = Chandler
Help Defense = Camby
Rebounding = Camby
Shot Blocking = Camby
On Offense...
At this point the only thing Camby does good on offense is get offensive rebounds and hes a good passer...
Chandler is the better offensive player off the strength of how many dunks he gets.
The only thing i really disagree with is Chandler being the smarter player, Im not really convinced either one is smarter then the other
F*ck it, we have both
Chandler rebounds, plays D, is a high percentage scorer and provides those intangibles like leadership and toughness. Cuban screwed up by not offering him a multi year deal and the Knicks are fortunate to get him.
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We will analyze the mainstream and alternative media coverage of current issues and of the social movements dealing with them. We will build our analyses using data-driven descriptions, narratives of those directly affected, and theories that place issues in larger social and historical contexts. Students will be introduced to competing theoretical frameworks for explaining the causes of social problems and their potential solutions (frameworks such as neoclassical economics, liberalism, Marxism, feminism, and anarchism). We will study how social movements have actively addressed the problems and investigate their short- and long-term proposals and solutions as well as how they would be addressed in alternative economic and social systems.
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Taking the rancor out of politics
Parkersburg Mayor Bob Newell has proposed changing city elections to be nonpartisan, which potentially could eliminate some of the political rancor that has sprung up in recent elections.
There is no doubt in my mind that eliminating the political party affiliations attached to candidates would downplay some of the petty politics, especially considering a mayor and city council races are more about local issues and local candidates than about political party philosophy and national issues.
At the local level, I find in hard to believe candidates are being voted on purely because of the letter after their names, especially when so many voters have firsthand knowledge about the candidates who they personally know and see frequently.
It seems possible that some well-qualified candidates might not even consider seeking political office under the current system in which one must run as a member of a political party and face the harassment due to that political affiliation. It's also possible that voters lose a well-qualified candidate for office because a less-qualified, but politically connected, candidate is running in the same party for the same office.
It's possible that a nonpartisan election might bring out more and better qualified candidates … and then the city really is benefited by the elimination of those political party tags that mean so little in a local election.
It should be more important that a candidate is well qualified than it is whether he/she is a Republican, a Democrat or a supporter of the tea party.
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At what point does law enforcement have the legal right to stop a citizen without any obvious probable cause or suspicious conduct, detain them and search them?
That's the question put before a federal judge in Manhattan involving the New York City Police Department's so-called "stop-and-frisk" policy, purportedly aimed at decreasing crime in 3,000 participating Bronx buildings.
U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin initially ruled the practice unconstitutional but has delayed banning the practice until she decides what permanent remedies are necessary to prevent police from overstepping their bounds and illegally stopping people without just cause.
"There is more than enough proof that a large number of people have been improperly stopped as a result of NYPD practices. These facts warrant an injunction," the judge wrote.
According to an Associated Press account, a trial in March is set to decide the fate of a lawsuit more broadly challenging the city's stop-and-frisk practices. That lawsuit, filed in 2008, challenges whether minorities are stopped at an unconstitutionally disproportionate rate, and whether there is a failure to monitor, supervise and discipline officers who fail to meet the NYPD's stop-and-frisk reporting guidelines. The judge refused a request by the city to delay that trial. Scheindlin acknowledged that letting the current practices persist in the Bronx might allow more illegal stops by police.
NYPD officials support the stop-and-frisk policy, saying it has been effective in reducing crime in high-crime buildings.
The issue, though, centers around one's constitutional right to be free of government intervention unless there is just cause to suspect illegal activity, especially when dealing with the infringement of one's person by search.
I have to admit, I believe the only time I ever have been patted down was at an airport outside London, England, when I was preparing to board a plane heading back to the United States. It was during the height of the IRA bombings in Great Britain and security measures understandably called for everyone to be searched.
If I were merely walking along Market Street toward my Thursday noon Lions Club of Parkersburg meeting at the Blennerhassett Hotel and was stopped and frisked by a Parkersburg police officer without any just cause, I suspect I would object ardently to being so detained and searched.
And, to me, being stopped and searched without just cause is the root of the issue.
If I matched the description of a suspected criminal or wanted person, then there would be just cause to stop and frisk me, but without that just cause why should I or anyone be so detained?
The stop-and-frisk policy might be a good tool for decreasing some types of crime, but at what cost to personal freedom? And, the question always arises as to how individual police officers might interpret the policy and potentially abuse their authority in stopping and frisking citizens without just cause?


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