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Dr. Carol Hudachek
HUDACHEK, Dr. Carol, of Weirton, WV, passed away unexpectedly June 14, 2013.
Carol was born July 2, 1952 in Steubenville, Ohio.
Carol was predeceased by her parents, Joseph Michael Hudachek and Edna Garish Hudachek; and brother, Joseph F. Hudachek.
Carol received her BS in pharmacy from WVU in 1987 and her doctorate of pharmacy from WVU in 2003. Carol had been a pharmacist at Weirton Medical Center for many years. Carol also had a BA in Biology (1973) and MA in Education (1977). She taught at WVNCC and Weirton Madonna High School where she became assistant principal before returning to pharmacy school.
With Carol's love of teaching and her gift of knowledge, she inspired many of her students to achieve successful careers.
In addition to Carol's active participation and leadership in many state and national pharmacist associations, Carol also found the time to provide over 250 community and medical presentations and hosted a monthly "Ask the Pharmacist" radio program. She also won numerous awards including the WVPA Distinguished Young Pharmacist Award in 1990 and the Innovative Pharmacy Practice Award in 1996 and the National Association of Retail Druggist's Leadership Award in 1995.
Carol's survivors include her loving family, Joan Hudachek and her husband, Michael DiCicco and son Daniel of Shrewsbury, MA; Susan Hudachek of Pittsburgh, PA; Jean Hudachek and her fiance, William Bletzer of Grafton, MA; John Hudachek and his wife, Starla and their children, Johnathan and Gracen of Reisterstown, MD; Robert Hudachek of Scottsdale, AZ and many relatives and friends.
Visitation will be held Thursday, June 20, 2013, from 1-3 and 6-8 p.m. at the Greco-Hertnick Funeral Home, 3219 Main Street, Weirton.
Memorial Liturgy will be celebrated 10 a.m. Friday, June 21, 2013 at St. Joseph the Worker Roman Catholic Church with Father Manuel Gelido as celebrant.
Please meet at the church.
Inurnment will be in St. Paul's Cemetery, Weirton, WV.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in Carol's memory to the Joseph M. and Edna Hudachek Family Scholarship at West Virginia University. Please include the following in the memo line of the check: IMO Carol Hudachek fund 3Z146.
Checks should be made payable to the WVU Foundation (WVUF). Please mail to: WVU Foundation, One Waterfront Place-7th Floor, Morgantown, WV 26507
Share tributes and memories at www.grecohertnick.com.


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Located about 40 miles south of Detroit on the banks of Lake Erie, the city of Monroe, Michigan, has a strong history in American manufacturing. In 1834, the first paper mill rose up along the River Raisin. From there, Monroe became a manufacturing center for paper products, from cardboard boxes to newsprint to cereal cartons. Over the next century, as the community grew, so did this manufacturing hub, which included tire, furniture and automobile makers. By the 1940s, however, manufacturing had left the area and the site remained a landfill until the 1970s. With the support of the state and a federal program on brownfield redevelopment, the area has made a phenomenal comeback.
Today, the docks of Lake Erie look a bit different, hosting some of the country's most innovative manufacturing companies. Among these, Ventower Industries is fabricating and supplying utility-scale wind turbine towers for projects throughout the Great Lakes and Northeast regions. Since opening its 115,000 square foot Monroe facility last summer, Ventower has grown to 53 employees and expects to complete its 15th tower by this fall. With the help of $2.5 million in advanced manufacturing tax credits, the company has been able to complete this $25 million project, bringing new economic opportunities to the community and boosting American manufacturing strength.
In fact, the company has partnered with Monroe County Community College to train and educate the next generation of wind industry workers, including welders. Through the support of this partnership and others within Michigan, Ventower has hired new workers for its Monroe plant.
The plant's unique location gives it direct dock access to Lake Erie along with the flexibility to ship by water, rail, and truck. By the end of 2011, the Great Lakes region hosted more than 10 gigawatts (GW) of cumulative wind power capacity, enough to power about 2.5 million homes. In Michigan alone, over 200 megawatts of new wind power capacity was added last year. According to industry estimates, Michigan's wind industry supported 3,000 to 4,000 jobs in 2010.
Earlier this week, the Energy Department released its annual 2011 Wind Technologies Market Report, which found that the percentage of wind equipment made in America has increased dramatically over the past few years. Nearly 70 percent of the equipment installed at U.S. wind farms last year – including wind turbine towers – is now from domestic manufacturers like Ventower, doubling from 35 percent in 2005. Technical innovation is also allowing for larger wind turbines with longer, lighter blades – driving continued cost reduction and efficiency gains in the U.S. wind industry.
As President Obama has made clear, clean, renewable wind energy is a critical part of an all-of-the-above energy strategy that aims to develop more secure, domestic energy sources, while strengthening American manufacturing. Now is not the time to turn our backs on this tremendous growth, which is why the Administration has called for an extension of successful clean energy tax credits to ensure we continue to manufacture the clean energy technologies of the future.
Learn more about the outlook for wind energy in America by checking out our blog post: A Banner Year for the U.S. Wind Industry.

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Activation from iPhone
On Windows, the program you download gives you the full Universalis features for a one-month trial period. To make it work for ever, you need to activate it.
This page tells you how to activate the Windows program by using the Universalis application for the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. The procedure is straightforward: the Windows program asks you to type in a code that's displayed at the bottom of a particular page on the iPhone. Here is what you have to do. You don't need an active Internet connection.
- Start the downloaded Universalis on your PC.
- In the downloaded Universalis program you have opened, open the Options
menu. To do this, press the F2 key or click on the downward-pointing triangle
at the top left of the Universalis window.
- In the Options menu, select the "About Universalis" command.
- In the About Universalis window, press the button marked "Activate"
or "Enter registration code".
- Look at the window that's asking for the registration code, and make a note of the date that is shown at the bottom of the window. For example, 28-Oct-2014.
- Leave the window open. This is important because if you close the window and open it again, it may ask about a different date.
- On your iPhone/iPod/iPad: Open Universalis and go to the date that you've noted (for example, 28 October 2014). Do not select today's date. Do not select 28 October 2014 (it was only an example). On the iPhone and iPod, you do this by going to the calendar display and tapping on the date picker icon at the top right. On the iPad, you can use the date picker that you see at the bottom of the calendar display.
- On your iPhone/iPod/iPad: Now you need to get out of the calendar display. On the iPad, this is automatic; on the iPhone and iPod Touch, press the "Read" button at the top right.
- On your iPhone/iPod/iPad: You need the About Today page. If the page you see is not About Today, press the "Hour" button at the top right and select "About Today" from the list.
- On your iPhone/iPod/iPad: Scroll down to the bottom of the About Today page. You will see a message that tells you a registration code. The code will be a mixture of letters and numbers.
- Back on your Windows system, in the window you left open, enter the code that was displayed by the iPhone. It won't be F9F-5AA-3FA: that was only an example. Don't enter any hyphens or other punctuation. They are only there to make it easier for you to read the code.
- Press the OK button once to close the Enter Registration Code window.
- Press the OK button to close the About Universalis window.
There is no need to make a note of this synthetic registration code. If you ever need to re-register your copy - perhaps because your computer crashed and you had to reinstall everything - then you will need an iPhone/iPod/iPad with Universalis on it so that you can go through this procedure again.
If the registration code isn't accepted, check that the date you're viewing on the iPhone is the same as the date that your registration page is asking for. Also check that your system has the right idea of what date it is today. Big computers usually do, but a palmtop whose battery has run down completely can sometimes find itself back in 2005 without you noticing.


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Walgreens now sells its own brand of baby, personal-care and home products free of harmful chemicals.
"Ology reflects our dedication to innovation, our constant drive to improve our customers' quality of life, and our ongoing committment to help people get, stay and live well," said Joe Magnacca, president of daily living products and solutions for Walgreens.
Items will be available nationwide this month. Ology liquid products include: baby care lotion and body wash, laundry detergent and fabric softener, glass and all-purpose cleaners, and adult shampoo and conditioner.
Ology lines also include light bulbs and paper products that are 100 percent free "tree-free" and made from readily renewable resources.
For more information about the brand, visit www.walgreens.com/ology.
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2012 Policy Directives from the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA).
PD-12-10—"Announcement of OMB Approval for Report Form RSA-661, Annual Protection and Advocacy for Assistive Technology (PAAT) Report. "
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PD-12-09—"OMB Approval of the Extension of the Quarterly Cumulative Caseload Report (RSA-113)"
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PD-12-05—"Approved the use of the Case Service Report (RSA-911) through November 30, 2014"
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PD-12-03—"Announcement of OMB Approval for Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights Program Assurances"
Dec 15, 2011 — PDF (147KB)
PD-12-02—"Announcement of OMB Approval for Report Form RSA-227, Annual Client Assistance Program (CAP) Report, OMB 1820-0528"
Nov 7, 2011 — PDF (897KB)
PD-12-01—"Announcement of OMB Approval for Report Form RSA-509, Annual Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights Program (PAIR) Report"
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Complaints came forward accusing Mitchell of using his new position to improve access to his wife's RV park so that the business could be more profitable, but Mitchell told county leaders in a meeting last week that the situation that developed was only an unfortunate coincidence.
Mitchell said that in an effort to secure donated water and road material with EOG Resources, he scheduled a meeting with EOG construction consultants Jason Gates and Greg West at their Gillett office.
During the meeting, EOG requested improvements to County Roads 271 and 275 due to the company's development of six well sites and a production facility in the area.
"Both of those roads were one-lane roads, so there was no way that truck traffic could pass back and forth on those roads," Mitchell explained to Commissioners Court during the June 21 meeting. "EOG used their construction equipment and contractors and bladed 275 and put rock on it at their expense and no cost to the county."
Mitchell said EOG asked the county to shore up two culverts that had holes, and clear brush away from the edges of County Road 271. He said he sent a brush crew, a bobtail truck and a motor-grader to do the work to accommodate EOG's request.
"As a result of that we received some complaints," Mitchell said. "Just coincidentally, I am married to a lady that owns an RV park in that neighborhood and the complaints were that I was building a superhighway to my RV park. That is as far from the truth as it could possibly be. We got those roads up at the request from EOG, we did no work on anyone's private property or for EOG. I think they are a good business partner, I want to do business with them and I am sorry that you had to take the heat from the complaints."
Commissioner James Rosales said he did receive complaints about this but he agreed that Mitchell's decision was good business practice.
"You are allowed to have a wife who is successful," County Judge Barbara Shaw said.
The Karnes Countywide reached out to EOG construction consultants Jason Gates and Greg West for comment last week, but messages left were not immediately returned.


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Great Seat Cover!
Reviewed By Marla W (Buford, GA) Reviewed for a 1999 Chevy Monte Carlo —1/17/2011 11:53 AM
It fits very well and I am very pleased. The stick that is included to fasten the straps works really well. It is warm and I love it. Would order another one if I need it.


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The red hot Phillies leave Atlanta with a sweep. Head south to wreck further havoc in Miami.
The Phillies have finished their sweep of the shellshocked Braves by defeating Atlanta with a three run ninth to win the game, 6-3. The Phillies would start the game off by taking the lead in the first inning, when Ryan Howard hit a RBI double, scoring Shane Victorino, who has earlier singled, to give the Phillies a 1-0 lead. The lead would increase to 2-0 two batters later, when, with the bases loaded and two out, Geoff Jenkins would ground out to first, scoring Chase Utley who has earlier singled. The Braves would tie it up in their half of the first, when Mark Teixeira hit his tenth home run of the year off of Phillies' starter Adam Eaton, scoring Yunel Escobar, who has earlier doubled. The Phillies would retake the lead in the third, when Howard would hit his second RBI double of the ballgame, scoring Victorino, who has earlier singled, making it 3-2 Phillies. In the fourth, Atlanta would come back to tie it at three all when Josh Anderson hit a RBI single, knocking in Omar Infantine, who has reached base earlier with a single. The game would then become a battle between the two teams' bullpens, once Eaton and Braves' starter Jorge Campillo were both taken out of the game by the end of the sixth inning. The bullpens would keep both teams off of the scoreboard, until the ninth. With Blain Boyer pitching for the Braves, the Phillies would retake the lead, when, with one out, and with runners on first and second, Victorino would hit a RBI single, scoring pinch hitter Eric Bruntlett, who has earlier singled, making it 4-3 Phillies. Now, with the bases loaded, and with still one out, Howard would hit his third RBI double of the game, knocking in Jimmy Rollins, who has singled earlier and Victorino, giving the Phillies a 6-3 lead. Brad Lidge would then be brought in to pitch the ninth, and he would pitch a 1-2-3 inning to record his seventeenth save in seventeen tries.
Adam Eaton would get a no-decision as he would go six innings, giving up three earned runs on eight hits. Chad Durbin would get the victory as he pitches two scoreless innings while giving up two hits. His record is now 2-1 with a 1.67 ERA. Brad Lidge would pitch a 1-2-3 ninth, as he records his seventeenth save of the season. Jorge Campillo would also get a no-decision as he pitches five and one-third innings for the Braves, giving up three earned runs on seven hits. Buddy Carlyle would go two-thirds of an inning, giving up no runs on no hits. Will Ohman would pitch two innings, giving up no runs on no hits. Blaine Boyer would take the lost as he pitches a third of an inning, giving up three earned runs on three hits. His record is now 1-4 with a 4.08 ERA. Manny Acosta would pitch two-thirds of an inning, giving up no runs on no hits.
The Phillies have swept their third series of the season, and they did it in the ballpark of the team that used to own the Eastern Division. For the third straight game, the Phillies' offense would get some timely hits late in the game to win it, while the relievers continue to shut down the opposition, allowing the offense to be able to win the game in the late innings.
The win put the Phillies (39-26) thirteen games over .500 as they head to Miami to visit the Florida Marlins (34-28) for a three games series starting Tuesday night. The first place Phillies are still three and a half games ahead of the second place Marlins, who won their game against the Reds as they wait for the red hot Phillies to arrive. With the lost, the third place Braves are now six and a half games behind the Phillies. The fourth place Mets are now seven and a half games behind the Phils as they have lost once again to the Padres. As the Phillies take the day off and travel south to Miami, the Marlins will play the final game of their four games set with the Reds, while the Braves travel to Chicago to start a series with the Cubs and the Mets will also be taking the day off.
Edit: The Phillies' win on Saturday was Charlie Manuel's 300th victory as the Phillies' manager.
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I am still so happy after the sweep I hardly know what to do with myself! And it is an off day, school is out, and I am completely bored…bad combo. Sounds like trouble… :o) So anyway, it is almost sad about the off-day with all the momentum the team has right now. But nice for our bullpen to rest…we need to get JC back! Also great to see how durable Brad Lidge is…he pitched how many days in a row? Not sure, but it was a lot. So, I think Atlanta is in real trouble now…Smoltz is gone, probably for the year, if not for good. And now they've lost Chipper for some time with that leg injury. Looks like a good time to go ahead and bury the Fish! Maybe the Reds can help us out today… :o)
I look forward to watching the Fish play the Phillies again. Good news for the series is that the Marlins will have Olsen and Nolasco pitching, and Hanley is getting hot…..bad news is that Andrew Miller will also be on the mound, Hamels is coming off a shutout and the Phillies are the hottest team in the NL right now. Great job sweeping Atlanta IN Atlanta! Either way, I'm happy the Mets lost 4 in a row to the Padres!
Yes, it was nice to sweep the Braves and to do it in their home ballpark. If
this does not represent a true changing of the guard in the National League
East, nothing will. Well, I see the day off a bit differently, while momentum is
good, if you don't give the body some rest, especially in hot weather like we
are experiencing right now, you are going to see that same body go weak from lack of rest. So, rest is good. Lidge pitched in all three games of the series against Atlanta, all in the ninth inning. So, that day off is going to do him good.
And it's going to be nice for the entire bullpen to get rested. Yes, Atlanta is in
trouble, and if I'm right, it's the beginning of the end of the Atlanta dynasty of
the 90s and 00s. I think Smoltz, even if he gets through the operation, will
probably end up retiring because of his age. As for Chipper, yes, he will be
out for a while, but I hate to be the first few pitchers he'll face when he comes
back if he stays as hot as he is right now, I mean, he's still hitting over .410. That guy is a danger as long as he can keep hitting that good, and I haven't heard of someone hitting that well before the All-Star break since George Brett's attempt to stay over .400 in the late '70s. As for the fish, this woiuld definately ie the right time to bury them while the Phillies' express train is running on all four cylinders. And if the Reds do help us, we'll all learn that by the end of the night.
Yes, the Phillies are hot, and they certainly are planning to remain hot for a while. I'm wondering if we'll see the fish fry in Miami this weekend.🙂 Yes, it was nice to see the Braves get swept at home. If the Phils can do it there, they can do it anywhere. Even if Olsen and Nolasco are pitching, I get the feeling the Phillies' batters will soon won't care who is on the mound as long as they can raise their ERA by the time the ballgame is over. And with Hamels, I'm hoping he has gotten his mechanics fixed in that game, since he needs to continue showing that he's the team's ace. As for the Mets….hee hee hee, a bad team swept them. Goodness, I'm beginning to think that last year's collapse has affected them.🙂
So nice that we can all hate the Braves and the Mets together…makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside :O) Sorry Mr. Marlin about your Fishies last night, but nice to see Mr. Griffey get #600 out of the way. He looked oh so relieved. So, another FUN series this week for our teams again! And yes, it is nice to see our pitching get some rest finally. I was beginning to wonder when Brad's arm might fall off…good that it did not🙂 Hopefully they all used the day off to sleep instead of playing with Flipper at the Seaquarium…hee! Although, I have done that and I have to say, it is tempting🙂 Gotta love Miami…
I don't hate the Braves, per se, I was just getting tired of seeing them at the top of the division every year after the divisional realignment back in '94. I mean, who do they think they are, Yankees south? I mean, the Yankees, after all, are a bunch of … ahem, I'm trying to keep things nice here.🙂 Anyway, where were we. Oh yeah, the end of the Braves' dynasty. Let's just say I won't be sorry that they'll soon be seeing the Phillies' driving away from them and leave it at that. On Junior and no. 600, I'm sure he's gald that it's finally over since he can concentrate on other things. On Brad's arm, I think that the only way it's going to fall out is for the starters to get rocked early like they were during the early part of last year and the bullpen was being run ragged. At this point, I seriously don't see it coming, as the starters have not gotten rocked for several games so far this year. I'm hoping that they keep it that way, as I'm tired of seeing and hearing people self-destructing on the mound as they pitch for us. I hope that they took it easy as well, although Im thinking a few of Flipper's relatives are hoping that they aren't on… oppps, sorry, wrong species.🙂


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The evergreen cacao tree grows 15 to 25 feet primarily between latitudes 10 deg N to 10 deg S, usually below 1,000 feet in altitude, and in areas with a monthly average rainfall of about 4 inches. Various cultivars, propagated by seed, are grown. The oblong or oval fruit (fig. 58), commonly called a pod, is 4 to 12 inches long, and green when immature, but may be yellow, red, purple, or green when ripe. It contains afrom 20 to 60 reddish-brown beans 3/4 to 1/2 by 1/2 to 1 inch in size, usually arranged in five rows. Pods are produced throughout the year, but the main harvest usually begins at the end of the wet season and may extend for 3 months. From 7 to 14 pods will produce a pound of dry beans. Yeilds range from 200 to 3,000 pounds dry beans per acre, but 600 lb/acre is considdered a good yield (Purseglove 1968).
The cacao flowers arise in groups directly from old wood of the main stem or older branches at points which were originally leaf axils (fig. 60). Each flower has five prominent pink sepals, five smaller yellowish petals, each of which forms a pouch, an outer whorl of five staminodes, and an inner whorl of five double stamens, each stamen bearing up to four anthers. The staminodes are about as tall to twice as tall as the upright style and form a "fence" around the style. The stamens are curled so that the anthers develop inside the petal pouches. The ovary consists of five united carpels each having four to 12 locules, and one style that has several linear stigmatic lobes (van Hall 1932). According to Cheeseman (1932) and Urquhart (1961), the flower produces no nectar and has no discernible scent. However, Stejskal (1969) stated that there are two types of microscopic nectaries, ( 1 ) the cylindrical multicellular ones, 60 to 450 microns in size, on the pedicels, sepals, and ovaries, and (2) the conical unicellar ones 20 to 25 microns in size, located on the "guide lines" of the petals and on the staminodia. He showed that they secrete nectar, which has an odor that attracts male mosquitoes and lepidopterous insects.
The flower opens about dawn, and the anthers dehisce just before sunrise. The stigma is usually pollinated 2 to 3 hours later but is receptive from sunrise to sunset of the day of opening (Cheeseman 1932). The stigma is receptive to pollen along its whole length, and not merely at the apex as in most flowers. If the flower is not pollinated, it usually sheds the following day (Sumner 1962). Pollination before noon is best (Chats 1953).
- McGregor, S.E. 1976. Insect Pollination Of Cultivated Crop Plants. USDA (online publication)
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- BILLES, D. J. 1941. POLLINATION OF Theobroma cacao L. IN TRINIDAD, B.W.L Trop. Agr. [Trinidad] 18: 151-156.
- CHATT, E. M.1953. COCOA. 302 pp. Interscience Publishers Inc., New York.
- CHEESEMAN, E. E. 1932. THE ECONOMIC BOTANY OF CACAO. A CRITICAL SURVEY OF THE LITERATURE TO THE END OF 1930. Trop. Agr. [Trinidad] Sup., v. 9, June, 16 pp.
- COPE, F. W. 1940. AGENTS OF POLLINATION IN CACAO. St. Augustine, Trinidad, Imperial College of Tropical Agr. [Trinidad], Ninth Ann. Rpt. on Cacao Res. 1939: 13-19.
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- GLENDINNING, D. R. 1958. PLANT BREEDING AND SELECTION. Cocoa Res. Inst. Rpt. of West Africa, 1957-58, pp. 50-54.
- ______ 1962. NATURAL POLLINATION OF COCOA. Nature 193(4822): 1305.
- GNANARATNAM, J. K. 1954. POLLINATION MECHANISM OF THE CACAO FLOWER. Trop. Agr. [Ceylon] 110: 98 - 104.
- HALL, C. J. J. VAN. 1932. CACAO Ed. 2, 514 pp. Macmillan, London.
- HARLAND, S. C. 1925a. STUDIES IN CACAO. THE METHOD OF POLLINATION. Ninth West Indian Agr. Conf. Proc. Kingston, Jamaica, 1924: 61 - 69.
- ______ 1925b. STUDIES IN CACAO. PART I. THE METHOD OF POLLINATION. Ann. Appl. Biol. 12: 403-409.
- HERNANDEZ, B. J. 1965. INSECT POLLINATION OF Theobroma cacao L.) IN COSTA RICA. 173 pp. Ph.D. thesis and Diss. Abs. 28(1): 2B-3B, 1967, AA-257/71, Wis, Univ., Madison.
- JONES, G. A. 1912. THE STRUCTURE AND POLLINATION OF THE CACAO FLOWER. West Indian Bull 12: 347 - 350.
- KNIGHT, R., and ROGERS, H. H. 1955. INCOMPATIBILITY IN Theobroma cacao. Heredity 9: 69 - 77.
- KNOKE J. K., and SAUNDERS, J. L. 1966. INDUCED FRUIT SET OF Theobroma cacao BY MISTBLOWER APPLICATIONS OF INSECTICIDES. Jour. Econ. Ent. 59: 1427-1430.
- MACFIE, J. W. S. 1944. Ceratopogonidae COLLECTED IN TRINIDAD FROM CACAO FLOWERS. Bul.:Ent. Res. [England] 35: 297 - 300.
- MUNTZING, A. 1947. SOME OBSERVATIONS ON POLLINATION AND FRUIT-SETTING IN ECUADORIAN CACAO. Hereditas 33: 397 - 404.
- POSNETTE, A. F. 1924a. NATURAL POLLINATION OF COCOA, Theobroma leiocarpa, ON THE GOLD COAST. Trop. Agr. [Trinidad] 19: 12-16.
- ______ 1942b. NATURAL POLLINATION OF COCOA. Theobroma leiocarpa, BERN., ON THE GOLD COAST II. Trop. Agr. [Trinidad] 19(10): 188-191.
- ______ 1944. POLLINATION OF CACAO IN TRINIDAD. Trop. Agr. [Trinidad] 21(6): 115-118.
- ______ 1950. THE POLLINATION OF CACAO IN THE GOLD COAST. Jour. Hort. Sci. 25: 155 - 168.
- ______and ENTWISTLE, H. M. 1957. THE POLLINATION OF COCOA FLOWERS. Rpt. Cocoa Conf. Grosvenor House, London, Sept. 10-12, pp. 66-69. (Abs.) Plant Breeding 28(4): 4550. Oct. 1958.
- SAUNDERS, L. G. 1959. METHODS FOR STUDYING Forcipomyia MIDGES, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO CACAO-POLLINATING SPECIES (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae). Canad. Jour. Zool. 37: 33-51.
- STEJSKAL, M. 1969. [NECTAR AND AROMA OF THE CACAO FLOWER.] Oriente Agropecuario 1(2): 75-92. [In Spanish, English summary.]
- SUMNER, H. M. 1962. [COCOA] POLLINATION. In Wills, J. B., ed., Agriculture and Land Use in Ghana, pp. 260 - 261. Oxford University Press, London, Accra, New York.
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A Republican legislator from northwestern New Mexico's oil-and-gas-rich San Juan Basin is sponsoring a bill to rescind a controversial rule by the state Oil Conservation Division that tightened pit waste regulations.
Waste products produced during the drilling and pumping process are stored in pits. The OCD claims unlined pits have polluted groundwater.
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And some, it's also blowing a gale, whipping up the snow quite badly.
Daughter just phoned from Hastings. Several inches, it seems!
Advised Mrs to walk home or get a taxi as she has no experience of snow driving, having only passed her test last year, and she has our 4yo to bring back.
Thought I'd seen the end of this thread for the year!
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Recommend me some trippy, dark jazz/fusion
Posted 10 December 2009 - 08:08 AM
Some stuff that I'm already using is the intro to Billy Cobham's Stratus and the ending of Herbie Hancock's A Wandering Star.
I'm familiar enough with the music so I'm looking for specific album recommendations or better yet, tracks.
Any response is appreciated.
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Posted 11 December 2009 - 10:22 AM
Galt MacDermot is also a master of the short funky OST tracks.
also, any conversation about jazz fusion should start with David Axelrod.
or save yourself some time and do a torrent search for dusty fingers breakz.
Posted 11 December 2009 - 10:26 AM
I'd also check out "Nem Um Talvev" from Miles Davis - Live Evil (the album in my pic) - not as "dark" but particularly atmospheric/eerie track,
and of course Bitches Brew being a classic example of dark/trippy fusion
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maynard ferguson-the cheshire catwalk
from the primal scream album
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could be a good starting place.
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there's muchos jazz funk/ fusion soundclips here >>>>> diggers digest
could be a good starting place.
Dude that Homosapiens - Saga album sounds insane!!
Dammit, now I have yet another impossible to find want to add to the list.
And this!!! "Viva Boma (IBC) 1976, Belgium
Original Belgian pressing of this classic fusion set produced by Marc Moulin. Every track is superb, and Moulin's trademark sound is present throughout. Beats everywhere, lovely rhodes, and amazing touches of femme vocals.
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Oh no! I shouldve never known about this site!
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he definately has some amazing records (and the turnover seems quite good aswell) -- but his prices are quite out the realm of us mere mortals. I'm sure you can turn these things up for much less than that price - - just look in the country of origin, thats what i do! (ebay.fr etc...)
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Kinda a mix between jazz & ambient, don't get much darker than this.
Check out their album 'Sunset Mission' if ya like this kinda stuff.
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Celebrity Mets fans
Now, how many celebrity Mets fans were we treated to during postseason coverage? Jerry Seinfeld, Matthew Broderick, and Tim Robbins were among those with flawless baseball taste. But why didn't we get to see the fairest of them all? I wonder if he was at any of the Dodgers games representing the beloved blue and orange. You go Michael Vartan with your Mets-loving self.
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Where do you leave "Doug" from "King of Queens"? LOL
He's a loyal fan!
Oh and my dear friend Apu from the Simpsons.
Now Family Guy people hates us… I saw that @ the Marlins game.
Oh and how about on that Spike Lee movie "The Inside Man" where the guy who's a hostage is complaining cause he had tickets to a Mets game and Pedro was pitching?
The Mets are everywhere man, man! HA HA
This off-season stuff s*cks! I miss David, Jose and the guys already!
Looks like Willie's due to get an extention. Good for him. He's done a good job w/ this gang. And to think all those teams passed him over.
~ Eddie @ Willie Ball
Girl!! The Fan Caravan that's like the thing before the thing! Before spring training!! It happens around Jan (I know cuz is always around my b-day and I get so pissed that I can't be in NY LOL) The Mets go around places and do certain things to pump fans up.
There's pics from the caravans of this year @ the mets site😉


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The United State of Potential
The year is still young and full of potential. This could be the year that the Tigers return to the World Series and finish what they started in 2006. This could be the year when the Lions approach .500. This could even be the year when the University of Michigan finally ends its travesty of an experiment with Rich Rodriguez and hires someone who actually knows how to coach.
But before we sail off into the sea of "what might be," I want to take one more look at "what was" in the best way I know how. Through the immortal words of Usher, Enrique and Ke$ha:
Hey, where's the Bieber?
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Believing the Tigers have that chance this year will need a lot of alcohol consumed frequently, especially of you expect the Lions to hit .500 too. I guess everyone has fantasies some are weirder than others.
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Been hearing the grumblings of a Rich Rod revolt in the maize and blue community. Great thing about the first breathes of the new year is it has that same unknown and mystical feel to it that is a premise to our hopes and dreams during each season's first tossed ball during Spring Training.
Tick, tock….40 days.
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North Central College alumna and Board of Trustee member, Esther Benjamin '90, has been named associate director for Global Operations for the U.S. Peace Corps. She is responsible for managing all Peace Corps programs worldwide, which are located in more than 70 countries. All Peace Corps offices in those countries report to five regional directors, all of whom report to her. She reports to the U.S. Peace Corps director, Aaron Williams, who reports directly to President Barack Obama.
Benjamin most recently was executive director for Resource Development at International Partnership for Microbicides. Previously, she served as vice president for business development at the International Youth Foundation, where she focused on developing strategic partnerships and programs to support children and youth initiatives around the world. During the 1993 to 1994 humanitarian crisis in Somalia, Benjamin was appointed United Nations Humanitarian Affairs Officer, the youngest person appointed in this position, and in 1999 President Bill Clinton appointed her a White House Fellow.
While at North Central College, Benjamin acquired leadership skills through Student Government Association, Model U.N., community service and Growing Edge, a campus ministry leadership development team that led youth retreats and other leadership programs. She was also a College Scholar and double-majored in English and political science.
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Report 2 (2-25-03)
Members: Gerardo Chin-Leo, Lucia Harrison, Alexander Mar, Undersheriff Neil McClanahan, Elizabeth McHugh, Officer Kirk Talmadge, Morgan Thornberry (chair), and Chrys Wildling
25 February 2003
The Deadly Force Review Board is charged with the task of examining all incidents where a firearm is drawn, discharged, or displayed in a threatening manner, or when any other type of deadly force is displayed or used by a Police Services officer. It is the responsibility of the Board to determine if such threat or use of deadly force is (1) accidental or intentional, (2) justified and necessary under the circumstances, (3) in compliance with college policy, and (4) indicative of a need for a change in the College's policy regarding training and/or Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).
On 3 March 2002 Police Services Corporal Neely and Officer Garland confronted four men who were harvesting salal on College property. One suspect ran and Corporal Neely chased him through the woods. When the suspect exited the woods, he encountered Officer Garland. The man did not acknowledge Officer Garland's commands for him to get on the ground, probably because of a language barrier. The man reached inside his front pocket. At this point, Officer Garland drew her firearm and yelled for him to get down. He did not remove his hand from his pocket, nor did he get down on the ground. When Corporal Neely appeared, Officer Garland holstered her weapon and Corporal Neely applied wrist restraints to the suspect.
Officer Garland noted that she drew her "weapon" in her report reviewed by her supervisor, Director of Police Services Steve Huntsberry. Chief Huntsberry did not report Officer Garland's drawing of a firearm to his supervisor, Vice President of Student Affairs Art Costantino, until November 2002.
The Board has separated the incident into two parts; first, the question of whether Officer Garland was in compliance with SOP in using deadly force and second, whether the reporting of deadly force was in compliance with SOP and College policy.
In responding to its charge, the Deadly Force Review Board has made the following conclusions:
Deadly force in this incident, in which Officer Garland drew her firearm in a threatening manner in an encounter with a suspect, was intentional.
Deadly force in this incident was justified per The Evergreen State College Department of Police Services Standard Operating Procedure (section 10.04.00) because Officer Garland was protecting herself against an imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury. Such a threat was present because the suspect fled from an officer and did not respond to an officer's commands, but most significantly because the suspect reached inside his pocket.
Deadly force used in this incident was in compliance with the SOP because Officer Garland drew her firearm in order to protect herself from what can reasonably be believed to have been an imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury.
Given the above findings, the Board does not believe that the incident is indicative of a need for a change in the College's policy regarding training and/or SOP.
The Board has made the following conclusions on the reporting in this incident:
While Chief Huntsberry failed to report the drawing of a firearm to his supervisor or to the larger community, he is technically in compliance with the SOP because of loopholes in the SOP. The Board holds that while he was technically in compliance, by not reporting the incident to his supervisor in a timely manner, Chief Huntsberry did violate the spirit of the SOP and the Public Safety DTF's 1996 approval of a "permanent community review board that will review [Â ] every instance in which a Public Safety officer draws or uses a firearm" (Final Report of the Public Safety DTF, 24 may 1996), which would clearly require that the Vice President in charge of Police Services, whose responsibility it is to convent the Deadly Force Review Board, be notified of the incident.
Chief Huntsberry was technically in compliance with the SOP because section 10.07.00 Reporting Use of Force only calls upon involved officers to report to their supervisor (Director of Police Services), but does not state that the Director must report to his supervisor, the Vice President in charge of Police Services.
It is the recommendation of the Board that section 10.07.00 of the SOP be amended to explicitly state the responsibility of involved officers to report to the Director of Police Services all incidents in which a firearm is drawn on a person, not just those incidents that result in a death or injury. As well, the SOP should be amended to state that it is then the responsibility of the Director to report all such incidents to the Vice President in charge of Police Services in order that the Deadly Force Review Board may be convened.
The Board supports the Director's change to departmental case report forms so that the use of force and weapons are immediately and explicitly clear (see Director's Investigation for Deadly Force Review Board, 20 November 2002). The Board recommends that this change be permanent.
Gerardo Chin-Leo
Lucia Harrison
Alexander Mar
Undersheriff Neil McClanahan
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Argen Duncan: PNT Senior Writer
Much like the rest of the country, the market for agricultural land in eastern New Mexico is lagging, say local real estate agents.
Charles Bennett of United Country Vista Nueva Inc. said during economic downturns, land quits selling. Bennett said when market starts coming back, sales are so scattered that it's difficult to tell what the market is really doing. He said the area that includes Portales is experiencing just that situation.
"There's very little land trading hands right now," Bennett said.
Sales slowed late last summer, he said.
Buena Vista Realty agent Jack Merrick said he has been able to find buyers for his client's land, but the market is slower than a year ago because milk prices have dropped and pressured the dairies.
Low milk prices have decreased the sale of irrigated land because dairies are no longer expanding, Bennett said.
Tightened credit requirements also affect property values.
Merrick said the drought has hurt the dryland market as well.
Land buyers are nervous and watching the economy to see what happens before they purchase anything, Bennett said. He expects people will begin re-investing if Congress stops cap-and-trade carbon emissions legislation and the proposed federal health care program.
Still, Merrick said some people have money and would rather invest in land than the stock market, so they buy.
"It's just estimating what the fair price is right now," he said. "Both sides are being tough negotiators."
Bennett estimates that land prices are probably down 15 percent to 20 percent, but the few sales make it hard to be sure.
Bennett said predicting the land market is "not an exact science."
"The land market, it's a complicated thing, and every piece of land is unique, and different factors go into every piece," he said.
Bennett said previously unknown factors in the agricultural land market could eventually show up.
As signs of a positive direction in the recession, and therefore the land market, Bennett pointed to the stock market going up a little and the credit crunch loosening a bit.
"There are some signs of hope out there," he said.
Merrick expects dryland field sales to be depressed for the rest of the year because of the lack of rain last year and early this year, and he said it didn't look like dairies would see relief until the beginning of next year.
"But we will survive," he said.
Bennett has worked in real estate for 25 years and seen two or three recessions. He said land markets take three to five years to return to pre-recession levels once they start rising again.


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Sunday, 11 December 2011
Mum and daughter card making
Spent the whole of today getting ready for Christmas with my three year old daughter. We made some very simple cards from felt and coloured paper and divided lots of Christmas chocolates into small cellophane bags for stocking fillers.
3 comments:
- Effie said...
Nice. I made cards as well with my two four year olds:
- 12 December 2011 at 00:07
- alice apple said...
How sweet! xx
- 12 December 2011 at 01:27
- Emmie and Emma said...
making things with your children makes Christmas!...I used to love having glitter all over the kitchen floor! enjoy xx
- 12 December 2011 at 10:07
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Helen Louise Eddy
Helen Louise Eddy, 101, formerly of Williamstown, passed away June 23, 2013, in Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
She was born Feb. 17, 1912, in Waverly, W.Va., one of 12 children of the late James Seymore and Clara Loretta Bradford Sinclair, and lived in the Parkersburg area until the last few years.
Louise was a loving mother and homemaker. In her younger days, she worked at Fenton Art Glass, Williamstown Pottery and the telephone company. Later in life, she worked as a cook at the grade school in Williamstown.
Surviving Louise are her son, Carl Henry Eddy II and his wife, Mary, of Reynoldsburg, Ohio; daughter, Gloria Trembly and her husband, Dave, of Parkersburg; 10 grandchildren, Michelle Cordle, Shawn Eddy, Amanda Eddy, Cheryl Grate, Karen Gorter, Geoff Freeman, Becky Gant, Lisa Yeater, Joe Trembly and Shane Trembly; 16 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. In addition to her parents, Louise was preceded in death by her husband, Carl H. Eddy; one granddaughter, Kimberly Eddy; and 11 brothers and sisters.
The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg. Burial will be at Riverview Cemetery in Williamstown. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today and from noon-1 p.m. Thursday prior to the service.
Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.leavittfuneralhome.com


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Lazaridis School of Business & Economics
Dont make me angry: Laurier profs research shows using anger in negotiations is a tricky technique
Communications, Public Affairs & Marketing
Jan 23/13| For Immediate Release
Ivona Hideg, Assistant Professor
Kevin Crowley, Director, Communications & Public Affairs
WATERLOO Dont make me angry. You wouldnt like me when Im angry, Bruce Banner says in The Incredible Hulk television show. While anger has been proven to induce cooperation in a negotiation situation as the Hulk famously demonstrates Laurier researcher Ivona Hideg discovered that anger is only an effective negotiating tool if it is genuine.
Hideg, an assistant professor in Wilfrid Laurier Universitys School of Business and Economics, recently co-authored the article The consequences of faking anger in negotiations, which was accepted for publication in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology and featured in the Wall Street Journal. Hideg and her co-authors, Stéphane Côté from the University of Toronto and Gerben Van Kleef from University of Amsterdam, conducted experiments with undergraduate students and actors that show faking anger in a negotiation backfires.
Students were asked to negotiate the price of a car with an actor as the salesperson. The actors were asked to either display no emotion, obviously fake anger, or genuine anger. Two experiments one dealing with face-to-face negotiations and the other with video-mediated negotiations demonstrated that surface acting or inauthentic anger (compared to showing no emotion) made students demand a better deal due to reduced trust. In addition, students displayed a lower desire for future interactions.
On the other hand, deep acting or more genuine anger decreased students demands (compared to showing no emotion) because the actors were perceived as being more tough, which is consistent with prior research on the effects of showing anger in negotiations.
Hidegs research suggests that the same emotion (anger) can produce different outcomes depending on whether it is genuine or faked. Generally, the results also suggest that faking emotions using surface-acting techniques may be detrimental to conflict resolution.
"Anger is a valuable tool in negotiations, but only as long as it is genuine and not strategically gamed, said Hideg. Negotiators should beware of using anger strategically in negotiations as fake anger may backfire by undermining the other partys trust and consequently leading to a tougher negotiation and higher demands from the other party."
For more information about this research, please contact Ivona Hideg at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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You can find a health and fitness section in just about every newspaper, magazine, website and bathroom stall advertisement you see. Most health sections worth their electrolytes offer a daily health tip, usually a satisfying pat on the back rather than an admonition to shape up.
A good number of those factoids dictate what foods you should eat. These are especially satisfying because they involve adding food to your diet.
They're also easy to forget, because every food imaginable seems to get its picture in the paper. Foods that are traditionally considered indulgent or lacking in nutrition are occasionally revealed as lifesavers, making the Fun Food Fact even more confusing: If wine and chocolate really are health foods, you might ask yourself, why am I watching my diet so carefully?
Do the benefits of said health foods always outweigh the downsides?
Here are five foods you might want to get the full story on, from soup to nuts ...
No. 5: Soup
Mm-mmm good.
Soup is one of the original health foods, people think. You sip it when you're sick, and it inspires people to write sappy inspirational books. We feed it to homeless people, and it has the potential to be delicious and low-calorie.
But dieters should be aware of exactly what's in the ladle, says Georgia Kostas, nutritionist and author of "The Guilt-Free Comfort Food Cookbook."
That's because soups can easily hide unhealthy amounts of sodium and fat.
"One that immediately comes to mind is tomato basil soup," Kostas said. "It is so popular. It's got tomatoes, so people think it's healthy. But many restaurants make it with a cream base. If it's got a cream base, it can be very high in calories, so you're getting much more fat than you need."
No. 4: Fruit juices
If you've made an effort to give up soda, you might be reaching for fruit juice instead.
Do you know what percentage of it was once attached to a tree? Kostas says that number makes all the difference.
"If it's 100 percent fruit juice, then it is a good product, but you have to make sure it doesn't have added sugars to it," she said.
That means no high-fructose corn syrup, which is often the first ingredient in bottled juices.
"It looks like fruit juice, but you have to check the label. It might only have 10 percent juice," Kostas said, making it only slightly more healthy than your former daily can of orange soda.
No. 3: Energy bars and drinks
Page through any fitness magazine and you'll begin to see a pattern in the advertising. Words like "power," "fit," "edge," "endurance" and "energy" are splayed across the rippling muscles of men and women covered in inexplicably attractive sweat beads.
The man has just finished the Ironman. The woman came in ahead of him. If you eat the same energy bar they do, you must be doing something right, the ads say.
Perhaps, if you actually require a vast amount of energy. But be especially diligent when tossing what Kostas calls "glorified candy bars" into your cart. "People think they are (healthful) because they look at the ingredients and see vitamins and minerals added," she said. "But often the first ingredient is sugar."
The first ingredient should always be a whole grain and sugar one of the last, Kostas said.


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Pocono 9
I know Tony would rather have a win, but I'll take a top 10 at this point. Liked the color scheme of the Go Daddy sponsor this week! Looking forward to a better finish at Watkins. All of us in Harrisburg, PA were disappointed that Tony wasn't able to race at Williams Grove this past weekend! Can't believe he had so much time away from racing! Bet he was very bored!


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He has evolved a cinematic photographic feel into both the still and moving image, providing timeless images for his fashion and beauty clients, as well as the music industry. His first major film "The Still Point" has been awarded best film in three international festivals. HIs model's body language reflect sensual simplicity and elegance, which leads to a vision whose signature is simply, the memorable image.


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State not satisfied with NRC's response on VY mishap
MONTPELIER Public Service Commissioner Chris Recchia said he received a nice letter from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission about concerns he raised last month about incidents at Vermont Yankee during its recent refueling outage, but the letter didnt answer his concerns.
Its a nice letter, but I guess well have to wait for the root cause analysis, said Recchia Wednesday.
Recchia said the April 19 letter from William M. Dean, regional administrator for the NRC, said that Entergy Nuclear workers reacted properly during the March incidents, which resulted in a panel blowing out of the containment building. At the time, Vermont Yankee was shut down and it hadnt started moving spent or new fuel, the letter said.
During the incident, the metal cables holding the panel in place didnt work, and the panel was blown about 30 feet to the roof of an adjacent building. The cables were supposed to keep the blow-out panel in close proximity.
According to Deans letter, the wire ropes and eye-bolts on the panel did not keep it attached to the building; however the purpose of attaching a wire retaining rope to the blow-out panel is to prevent a potential occupational injury. Therefore, the failure of the wire rope did not impact plant safety.
Thats somewhat entertaining. Theyre saying because no one got hurt, it functioned as intended, Recchia said, while noting the panels cables did not work as intended.
So, if a tree falls in the forest but no one hears it... said Recchia.
Recchia said that if the plant had been operating, or Entergy had been moving fuel, the incident on March 18 would have been much more serious, since the plants secondary containment around the reactor vessel had been breached.
Neil Sheehan, a spokesman for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, said that he had originally said Entergy had to make a report on the incident within 30 days, but that he had made a mistake.
Reports are only due in that relative short time span if they involve radiation exposure, radiation levels or concentrations of radioactive material exceeding limits or constraints. And that is not the case here, Sheehan wrote in an email.
He said that Entergy officials had done radioactivity dose assessments for the time period the panel was missing from the containment building, but he said Entergy determined that no criteria had been tripped by the short period of release.
Sheehan said that Entergy was still evaluating what kind of report it would make about the incident, which reflects the seriousness of the problem.
We are continuing to inspect the issue, including an assessment of reportability requirements, Sheehan added.
That is between the NRC and the state and we have no comment on it, said Robert Williams, a spokesman for Entergy Nuclear.
The problem occurred when a worker turned on the ventilation system for the containment, and the system did not line up properly, causing in an over-pressurization of the building, which in turn caused the panel to blow out.
While the panel functioned as designed, the state is concerned about the actions that led to the over-pressurization, Recchia said.
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Hope you are having an awesome day so far, today I wanted to share the 13th part of the Top 13 of '13.
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Faculty NCAA fellow attends leadership institute
Posted on November 15, 2013
Paul Leidig, director of the School of Computing and Information Systems, is one of 16 fellows in the nation selected to represent the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II athletics as a Faculty Athletics Representative.
In October, Leidig attended the NCAA Advanced Leadership Institute at the NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis. He said the gathering allowed FARs from all over the country to develop leadership skills and discuss intercollegiate athletic issues.
As a Faculty Athletics Representative, Leidig represents Grand Valley and its faculty in the university's relationship with the NCAA. His responsibilities include ensuring a quality student-athlete experience and academic integrity of the athletics program.
Leidig was appointed by former Grand Valley President Mark Murray in 2005, and reappointed by President Thomas J. Haas in 2006.


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And everyone knows it.
Fans are reminiscing about the rivalry's most memorable games. Wisecracks that begin and end with the words "wide right" or "wide left" are flying. And the winner of the game, just like in the glory years, might just play for the national championship.
"This is one of the great traditions in college football," FSU head coach Jimbo Fisher said of the rivalry series, which began in 1951 and features two teams with a combined seven national titles. "One of the reasons why you come to Florida State (is) to be able to play in this game. And then, of course, both teams being in the top 10 -- (it's) like the old days."
And that's just how the Seminoles want it.
"That's what I came here for -- FSU-Miami, FSU-Florida -- just the big games and the big-game atmosphere," said Seminoles heralded freshman quarterback Jameis Winston, arguably the hottest player in the country with 1,129 passing yards and 11 touchdowns in his last three games -- all blowout wins, with two coming against top-25 opponents. "It's a big rivalry game, and they're going to come with it and we've got to come with it, too."
The annual Sunshine State showdown had lost some of its luster in recent years with each team going through slumps -- and in Miami's case, a few NCAA sanctions. Plus, Florida State has dominated as of late. The Seminoles have won six of the last eight meetings, including three in a row by a combined 45 points. But for the first time since 2004, both programs are ranked inside the top 10 coming in.
No. 7 Miami, which enters unbeaten at 7-0 overall and 3-0 in the ACC, survived a scare last Saturday with a 24-21 comeback win against Wake Forest to ensure this would be the biggest game in week 10 of the college football season. Saturday's 8 p.m. kickoff isn't just a primetime, top-10 showdown, it's also No. 3 FSU's second date with ESPN's College GameDay in three weeks after the Seminoles (7-0, 5-0) went to Death Valley on Oct. 19 and crushed then-No. 3 Clemson, 51-14.
That win, coupled with Florida State's 49-17 rout of N.C. State last weekend, has impressed oddsmakers enough to make the Seminoles huge 21.5-point favorites against UM -- the largest spread in college football history between two top-10 opponents, according to Yahoo! Sports.
Fisher couldn't care less.
The fourth-year coach scoffed at the mere mention of the line and how he felt about FSU being such a big favorite in a game featuring two unbeaten, top-10 programs during his weekly press conference Monday.
"I have no idea what the point spread is. I don't even look at the point spread. I don't worry about the point spread," Fisher said, shaking his head. "I know they have a great team."
"Great" might be a little generous. In reality, Miami, which is without a lot of star power other than the ACC's No. 2 rusher Duke Johnson, has been more like "good enough" thus far in 2013.
The Hurricanes' perfect start has come against programs that are a combined 20-34, not to mention none are currently ranked in the top 25. Meanwhile, some critics have dubbed this year's bunch the "Cardiac 'Canes" after the Hurricanes have fallen behind to lesser competition in three straight games, only to somehow find a way to win.
Florida State, however, has been quite the opposite.
The Seminoles -- who are ranked first in the nation in pass defense, second in passing efficiency, third in scoring offense and fourth in scoring defense -- have been scary good all season, especially in their last three games. They outscored Maryland, Clemson and N.C. State by a combined 163-31, and all three games were all but over by halftime. And Winston, a Heisman Trophy candidate, has been nearly flawless during that span with FBS' second-best pass-efficiency rating, a mind-boggling 207.0. FSU is also the country's top red-zone team, converting on 38 of 39 trips this season.
But numbers like that weren't good enough for the BCS computers to keep the Seminoles at No. 2, where they debuted a week ago when the first BCS rankings came out. FSU was leapfrogged by Oregon this past week after the Ducks routed No. 12 UCLA, 42-14.
Of course, if FSU wins Saturday, it'll surely jump the Seminoles right back.
"(We) don't worry about it. Control what you can control and keep playing and don't worry about it. Polls don't concern us," Fisher said. "We'll worry about that when the year is over. Those things take care of themselves in time."
And Seminoles safety Terrance Brooks, for one, can't wait to have a hand in controlling FSU's destiny -- especially if it comes at Miami's expense.
"Miami, we're definitely going to be ready for them," said the senior, who is tied for the team-lead with two interceptions. "I can't wait. It's going to be a big stage, and that's what we all want."
--Freshman K Roberto Aguayo because it's no secret that kicking woes, particularly with the game on the line, have plagued Florida State in its rivalry series against Miami. And while it bodes well for FSU that Aguayo has already broken the school record for most consecutive kicks made to start a season (58 of 58 between PATs and FGs), kicking demons have cost FSU four potential wins in the series -- and very possibly, a few national championships. In 1991, kicker Gerry Thomas missed what would've been a game-winning 34-yard field goal with no time left as No. 1 FSU lost to No. 2 Miami, 17-16, in a game forever known as "Wide Right I." A year later in 1992 came "Wide Right II" when Miami, ranked No. 2 at the time, hosted No. 3 Florida State. This time it was Dan Mowrey who missed a 39-yarder wide right as FSU lost, 19-16. In 2000, it was "Wide Right III" when FSU's Matt Munyon couldn't convert from 49 yards out, and the Seminoles, who were ranked No. 1, lost, 27-24, to the No. 7 Hurricanes. And two years later came "Wide Right's" ugly brother, "Wide Left," when -- for the fourth time in a little more than a decade -- FSU would lose to Miami on a field goal. Xavier Beitia missed this one as time expired, and Miami prevailed, 28-27. FSU head coach Jimbo Fisher was asked this week if he felt the need to remind Aguayo about those past failures. "I don't. It's just another game. If your kicker comes in and it's time to make it, stay true to the process, go out there and kick the ball," he said. "It's no different than the kick you had in practice. Do it the same way."
--Senior LB Christian Jones might be the unsung hero of FSU's defense this season. The 6-4, 235-pounder is third on the team in tackles (31) and second in tackles for loss (6.5) and sacks (two) despite playing in just six of FSU's seven games and only starting five of them. He recorded eight tackles in FSU's huge win against Clemson and four last week in a half of action against N.C. State, drawing the praise of Fisher, who said he felt Jones may be the key to stopping Miami star RB Duke Johnson on Saturday. "(He's) great on the end of the ball, can rush, playing the run very well, athletic," Fisher said of Jones. "He's a problem for (Miami)."


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Reading the World Challenge 2011 – Update 4, wrapping it upWednesday, January 4th, 2012
So, 2012 is now rolling and it's time to wrap up our Reading the World Challenge for 2011…
So did we complete it – yes, by the skin of our teeth! Older Brother spent a couple of hours on Saturday finishing off Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin (The Young Reader's Edition adapted by Sarah Thomson, Puffin Books, 2009). It was clear that it had a profound effect on him by the way, all the way through reading it, he would tell us about different parts of the book at mealtimes; and he was much struck by the interview with Mortenson's daughter Amira and her involvement in the project.
The other two books he read to complete the Challenge were Secret Heart by David Almond; and Bird by Zetta Elliott, illustrated by Shadra Strickland (Lee & Low Books, 2008). He was moved by both of them. Secret Heart was ultimately uplifting but Bird made him "really sad". When I asked what it made him think about drugs, he said, "I don't know how to explain or describe it, but NO!" A fairly incoherent but nevertheless eloquent response.
Younger Brother combined his local and non-fiction criteria into one book, The Dinosaur Coast by Roger Osborne and Alistair Bowden, and published by the North York Moors National Park Authority (2000). For his poetry book, we have read together Where the Steps Were by Andrea Cheng (Wordsong, 2008). I have blogged about this wonderful book before – suffice to say here that Little Brother was captivated. In general, he is very much drawn to the conciseness of poetry, and he became very caught up in the narrative here – the blend of history, the relevance of that history to the children, and the children's individual concerns. He managed to keep tabs on each child's voice much better than I did!
Our last two books for reading all together were Children of the World by Anthony Asael and Stéphanie Rabemiafara (Art in All of Us / Universe Publishing, 2011) and the third of Susanne Gervay's Jack Books, Always Jack (HarperCollins Australia, 2010).
We have so enjoyed dipping into Children of the World, which was PaperTigers' Book of the Month in November. We have looked up countries at random, picked countries out of the air, looked through for places we've never heard of – and in all cases, the boys have found the pictures and poetry written mostly by children around their age to be inspirational. We've also had some interesting discussions about making generalisations, particularly arising from the last two of the three sentences under the title banner – "We eat…", and "We play…", and particularly with reference to the UK pages!
Always Jack was another great read. We loved the previous two books in the series, especially I Am Jack, so our expectations were high and we were not disappointed. Jack himself is, as ever, a well-rounded blend of confidence and insecurity, determined to get the last word with one of his (usually) funny jokes. Several highly charged themes run through the book, including cancer (Jack's mother), dementia (his Nan), and the Vietnam War (through Jack and his best friend Christopher's joint school project into their family histories). The book made us laugh; it made us sad (and me cry); and it made us think. Both my boys empathised with Jack every step of the way and were delighted when his Mum's wedding to Rob went ahead – not only because it meant she had won that particular battle against cancer, but also becasue it signified an end to all that mum, sister and best-friend Anna stuff of taking months to decide what to wear etc! Always Jack is an enjoyable, easy read and the book will be a very useful tool to give to children who may be going through similar experiences in their families. It also highlights the importance of keeping the channels of communication open, in the case of illness in a family, or indeed of creating those channels between generations in the first place. In Always Jack, Christopher's parents had never before spoken to him about their journey from Vietnam for a new home in Australia; for his mother especially it had been too traumatic. Jack himself did not know the story behind his grandfather's medals. By entrusting these stories to the younger generation, family ties were tightened and wounds had a chance to heal. So yes, Susanne has done it again. All three of us wholeheartedly recommend Always Jack and just wish there could be more.
And what about other participants in the Challenge? Sandhya over at My Handful of the Sky has completed it, both on her own account and with her daughter. You can follow links to her posts on all the books they read in her round-up post here – definitely worth delving into.
If you took part in the Challenge, do let us know how you got on, if you haven't already – and look out for the post (imminent) for the PaperTigers Reading the World Challenge 2012.


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At present stereoscopic 3D output for video games is only supported by Nvidia Corp., but later this month ATI, graphics business unit of Advanced Micro Devices, will enable support of stereoscopic 3D technologies in its new Catalyst 10.1 drivers.
Among other innovations and improvements, ATI will also update the Direct 3D driver so as to allow third party firms to use their 3D solution with 120Hz screens and will also add support for active-shutter Bit Cauldron glasses, reports Geeks3D web-site citing another media report. At present Bit Cauldron glasses are not available, hence, it will not be possible to take advantage of stereo 3D just now.
Earlier this month AMD's graphics group already demonstrated work of ATI Radeon HD 5000-series hardware with active-shutter Bit Cauldron glasses at Consumer Electronics Show. Bit Cauldron glasses will be available from major household brand names in the second half of 2010.
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We are a team of local artists from the Studios at 3 Adams Street with combined experience in the arts for over 30 years. We love Natick, we love the arts, and are very excited about sharing our passions with you. It is our belief that the arts should be accessible to everyone and that there is a creative side in all of us.
Hello Everyone! My name is Meaghan Brady and I am so happy to be a part of Palettes. I am currently a student at UMass Lowell, a mother to a beautiful four year old girl named Melody, and a lover, seeker and creator of art. Throughout my explorations as a developing artist I have felt the true meaning of patience, dedication, passion, fearlessness and beauty. I believe that art is much larger than what we think we can or want to create. Sometimes art can move beyond our intentions, and in turn surprises, excites and inspires us in ways otherwise not possible. I believe that anyone is capable of making these fascinating discoveries within themselves, and it is truly a pleasure to show others what the incredible world of art has to offer.
I thoroughly enjoy working with all kinds of mediums from paint, to charcoal, to photography, to the computer and back. I do not believe in limitations! You can see some of my work at mbrady.carbonmade.com and I look forward to seeing you soon!
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Liberty man faces up to 10 years in state prison for gun and drug charges
December 10, 2013 —
District Attorney Jim Farrell announced today that Raymond Copeland, 37, of Liberty, N.Y., entered a plea of guilty in Sullivan County Court to Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree, a class B felony, and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 2nd Degree, a class C violent felony.
Farrell said that Copeland admitted to selling cocaine to an undercover police officer in the Village of Liberty on February 23, 2013. He also admitted to the possession of an illegal and loaded 22 caliber Ruger handgun that was recovered at his home, located on Lake Street, on March 7, 2013.
Copeland was arrested after an investigation into his trafficking of cocaine by the Detective Division of the Village of Liberty Police and the execution of a "no-knock" search warrant at his home that resulted in the seizure of cocaine, marihuana, the handgun, over 100 rounds of ammunition and approximately $650.00 in United States Currency.
Under the terms of the plea agreement, Copeland faces a minimum of 7 years and a maximum of 10 years when he is sentenced on February 13, 2014. Farrell said his office will seek a 10 year sentence. Copeland also faces 5 years of post release supervision and has agreed to forfeit $650.00 in United States Currency, 3 flat screen TVs, 2 laptops, and an I-pad – all of which will be put to use in law enforcement.
Farrell praised the work of the Liberty Police, "This was a pro-active investigation into the street level dealing of cocaine in the village that resulted in the recovery of illegal drugs and an illegal handgun that was employed in cocaine trafficking and the Liberty Police and the detective division are working very hard to remove drug dealers from our streets and will continue to investigate street level dealers who have an adverse impact on our community. This was yet another example of the fine work and an exceptional investigation by the detective division that had an excellent result."