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Online Welcome Letter
Welcome to distance learning at Bluefield State! You are now part of Bluefield Stated Virtual College. The following letter has information pertinent to accessing and succeeding in the distance learning class in which you are enrolled. Online Courses deliver content such as audio or video delivered via any medium such as the internet, television, and audio CDs, or DVD's as well as live events such as conferences or lectures and automated the materials for classroom use. Courses can be either 100% online or blended.
BS's Virtual Campus
BS classes are conducted on two Learning management systems Blackboard and MOODLE. These systems create a learning environment facilitated by BS faculty in the campus' web enhanced face-to-face courses creating a blended learning environment as well as online courses that make up the college's Virtual College Campus. Students can use these systems from anywhere that they can make an internet connection.
Log on to Bluefield States Campus Portal with your BS Username and Password. I you have forgotten your username or password you can access through BS Passport (SSRPM).
Once in the BS System you can find your course by selecting MOODLE or Blackboard icon. Find your course in the list and add the key provided by the instructor for course entry. Every instructor designs a course differently and although there may be many similarities, be sure to follow all directions posted by your instructor whether in course materials, discussion boards or announcement pages.
Firefox is the preferred web browser to use when accessing your online course through Blackboard
You can download Firefox free.
To request access to your course, please follow the steps below:
Log on to www.bluefieldstate.edu Enroll into BS PASSPORT (SSRPM)Follow directions on requesting your user name and password to access your online courses.Choose the Learning system that holds your courses. (information located on registration slip)
There are some important things to remember about distance learning classes:
1. These courses do not meet. Therefore, you must use the syllabus and course outline to complete assignments by the deadlines listed therein. Viewings, readings, and assignments should be done WEEKLY. Do not put them off until the last minute.
2. Since there is no attendance, assignments are used to determine how well you are completing the class. If you are not timely in your assignments, you will probably receive a poor grade.
Instructors may drop you from classes for failure to complete assignments. If you are not completing assignment in a timely manner, when grade time comes, instructors will be forced to give you an F grade: instructors are required to follow the college's academic regulations. Please note the final drop date for each Semester for "W" grades is in the academic calendar. If you are either making low grades or have fallen behind in your work, please drop; otherwise, instructors will be left no choices.
Rules to follow while online:
First and foremost follow the rules of conduct and institutional policies as laid out inthe BS School Catalog and Student Handbook.
Second each instructor maintains the course structure and facilitates classroom expectations. Students should find most of these spelled out in the syllabus.
BS has a Computer System Use and Abuse Policy, located on page 32 of the student handbook, that grants to student the use of lab and online resources subject to university policies, local, state and federal laws. Such obligations are suggested but not limited to copyright, intellectual property rights and academic honesty and ethics.
Most online courses are writing and reading intensive, procrastination is negative aspect toward online success. Use resources like Student Services Center or Smart Thinking™ to receive tutoring on subject presented in the course
If proctoring for a test is required for a course either the instructor or an approved proctor must administer the test in an approved testing location. The BS rules for academic integrity (page 56 – 57) both online and in the classroom. Proctors are required to monitor the test taking, and return the test to the course instructor. Proctors will add to each computer any password for protected test. Proctors should be able to answer any questions on test taking procedures, not questions on test content. Students are not permitted to leave the testing area until the test has been completed.
We strongly advise all online learning students to acquire an email account and provide it to your instructor by emailing him/her. If you are using Blackboard, you will have a private message box available to you, but we still recommend having your own personal email address in case of network problems. Emailing and messaging are the primary means of communication in these courses and you are severely handicapped if you do not have these available to you.
If you encounter any problems, please call or email the following for Blackboard Technical Support:
Marlene Robinson
Audrey Biggs
You can also communicate with Blackboard Technical Support through your class' Blackboard Mail Tool. We hope that you have a successful semester in your distance learning class.


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May 15, 2013 —
SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — Call it Championship Week I, for that is indeed what the second week in May is: the opening salvo of golf matches and track meets that will crown local athletes and teams with the distinction of being champions in their own right.
On May 13 throwers from OCIAA schools including Tri-Valley and Fallsburg competed at the Throwing Pentathlon staged at Monroe-Woodbury. Close to 60 athletes comprised of young men and women from Kingston, Tri-Valley, Washingtonville, Monroe-Woodbury, Middletown, Minisink Valley, Warwick and Port Jervis rotated through the rigors of the shot put, javelin throw, weight throw, discus and finally the hammer throw.
Tri-Valley senior Mareena DiMilia is the 2013 Thrower's Pentathlon Champion. She amassed 2,429 points. She took first in the javelin and weight throw and second in the shot put and discus. Teammate Shannon Smith was fourth in the Thrower's Pentathlon with 1905 points. In the Hammer Throw Competition Tri-Valley's Colleen Jones was fourth with a heave of 82-1. Smith was sixth in the event with a mark of 78-2.
In the boys competition, Tri-Valley's Aric Boyes was third overall in the Thrower's Pentathlon with 3, 139 points. He was third in the Hammer Throw with a mark of 145-11. Teammates Zach Roberts and Mohib Khan were fourth and sixth in the Hammer Throw with marks of 112-4 and 98-0 respectively. Khan was sixth in the Thrower's Pentathlon with 2,212 points. This was the first of three championship track and field meets this week.
The Donna Deppa Meet of Champions took place at Sullivan West on May 15 and the OCIAA Championships, one of the most glorious meets of the spring will take place at Warwick on May 17-18. Next week the Section Nine Championships will be held.
In boys golf, Sullivan West clinched its 10th straight OCIAA Division IV title as the Dawgs defeated Family School 207-223. Drew Billard led the way for the Westies 12-4 (11-1 OCIAA) with a two-over-par 37 at the Villa Roma. Eric Dnistrian was one stroke back at 38 as the Dawgs outpaced Eldred down the stretch to break an existing tie. Eldred finished second in the Division and Tri-Valley was third.
At Grossingers, the OCIAA Boys Golf Championships were staged on May 14. Billard, along with Eldred's David Powers, figured to be in the top seeded group. The Section Nine golf championships get underway at Mansion Ridge on May 20. Day two will be held at Casperkill. Fallsburg's girls golf team clinched its fourth straight Division title. The girls golf sectionals will be held at Apple Greens golf course on May 20 and May 22. While track and golf championships are underway, baseball and softball are wrapping up the regular season with sectional berths still on the line.
In baseball, Sullivan West is angling for a postseason berth but needs to win one more league game in order to do so. Their three-game league series with O'Neill began on an inauspicious note with a 14-0 loss that caused the Dawgs' record to fall to 8-9 (4-3 OCIAA). The Dawgs needed a split in the remaining two games to lock up a berth. Tri-Valley and Eldred will be contending in the Class C and D sectionals respectively. Eldred is 6-8 (3-0 OCIAA) while Tri-Valley is 8-7 (7-5 OCIAA). The Bears defeated Eldred 11-1 as Alex Brown pitched a complete game for the win. Monticello lost to Port Jervis 5-4 thereby making their chances for sectionals more remote as they fell to 5-8-1 (0-7 OCIAA). In softball, Livingston Manor helped its cause with a 16-1 win over Tri-Valley to improve to 5-6. The Lady Bears fell to 2-11. Baseball and softball sectionals will begin May 24. For ongoing stories visit www.sportsinsightsny.com [1]. For albums of pictures visit www.sportsinsights.smugmug.com [2].


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Argen Duncan: Portales News-Tribune Layni Breshears of Dora FFA shows her Grand Champion pig off to buyers at the Roosevelt County Fair Junior Livestock Sale on Friday evening. Fifty-four FFA and 4-H members had a slot in the sale.
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The community clapped as the auctioneer called, and 54 young people saw their hard work pay off at the Roosevelt County Fair Junior Livestock Sale on Friday night.
The sale brought in $162,500, not including add-ons, said sale secretary Joy Levacy. "Add-ons" are set amounts of money donors give to add on to prices the animals bring at auction.
"We had a terrific sale," Levacy said.
This year's sale alone took in more than $3,000 above last year's grand total, which was down from 2008.
"I think it's great," Dora FFA member Layni Breshears, 16, said of the sale. "It's a great way for the community to get to know people around here and help us out and support us."
Breshears sold her grand champion pig for $3,000, well above its $140 market value. She said her usual practice is to put her earnings back into show animals and supplies the next year, and one day, she'll use it for college.
Her pigs are like puppy dogs to her, Breshears said, and she tries not to think about it when she sells them.
Among the buyers, Snelling Staffing and DairiConcepts helped purchase a dairy heifer.
"You buy to help out the 4-H, help the kids with all their hard work," said Peggy Goolsby of Snelling Staffing.
Kathy Shafer of DairiConcepts said buying animals shows support for future community leaders.
Animals winning grand champion, reserve grand champion and first place in their breed or class are eligible for the sale, said Patia O'Connor of the fair office. If someone drops out of the sale, the animal with the next highest placing can fill the slot.
Sellers are limited to one animal.
Laneith Chenault, 14, of Elida FFA said the sale was fun. He sold a lamb that placed second in its class, and said he's not attached to his animals, so it doesn't bother him to see them go.
Last year, Chenault said, he bought a horse with sale money. This year, he said he would probably give the money to his parents.
"It's nice of (the buyers) to come out here to support us for showing the sheep," Chenault said.


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I have been pumping in the early morning due to being engorged and OALD. It's been working well so far. I'm not as painful as I was before and LO is no longer choking during our early morning feeding. I only pump for about 3 - 4 minutes. Just enough to take the edge off.
Now I get about 2oz. I put it in the fridge and I then go to nurse LO. I'm guessing that this is more foremilk than anything else. I just checked it in the fridge and the settling is minimal (there isn't much fat on top).
I'm thinking that if I fed this, it would cause diarrhea (i.e. that it would be an entire feeding of mainly foremilk). What do you think? Should I pitch it out?


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Amadeus, the renowned tale of Mozart as seen through the eyes of his most envious competitor, composer Antonio Salieri. The play is an interesting representative style of the style and values of the time. Jeff Recommended!
CITY:Oak Park
Join us on Tuesday, August 6th from 12-9pm for Downtown Oak Park's authentic urban French Street Festival! Featuring: art exhibits by local artists, special showing of a French film, Can-Can dancers, French music by "Paris La Nuit," Poodle Parade, French lessons, Fresh made crepes, Wine tastings, Sidewalk chalk contest, Bike Rentals, and much more!
CITY:Oak Park
August 20th Cruise Nite in Berwyn
Come down to the Depot District and enjoy Cruise Nites with other families, residents and car enthusiasts. Learn more about Berwyn's proud classic car culture and historical automotive heritage. Cruise Nites are free! Just show up and have a great time!
Head to the Depot District on Tuesday, August 6th for a combination of car show and nightlife. Evening begins at 6pm in the Depot District at Windsor & Grove Avenues steps away from the Berwyn Metra Station.
Kane County Flea Market - March 2017
"Best in the Midwest or Anywhere" monthly Flea Market with more than 1000 dealers displaying and selling antiques, collectibles & Fancy Junque. The monthly Flea Market is held the first Sunday of each month and the preceding Saturday. Food served all day.
CITY:St. Charles
Seeking a way to announce the emerging Arts District, galleries and building owners in partnership with the Oak Park Arts Council inaugurated Art on Harrison in 1995. Conceived of as an informal Friday evening gallery walk, the event has continued each September since its inception, expanding to include entertainment and performances at participating galleries. Come out and see what the area has to offer in a convivial atmosphere, a celebration of what the creative spirits of this community have accomplished.
CITY:Oak Park
Berwyn Cruise Nites in the Depot District
Head to the Depot District for the 9th Annual Cruise Nites presented by Berwyn Kia, Paisans Pizzeria & Bar, Mike & Sons Auto Services, Cicero Auto Parts, Deece Automotive! Cruise Nites take place on Tuesdays from 6-9pm in the Depot District at Windsor & Grove Avenues steps away from the Berwyn Metra Station. Enjoy your summe evenings while taking a stroll through a combination of car show and nightlife.
A beloved holiday tradition is coming to Naper Settlement in Naperville. Experience a traditional German holiday market with all the sights, sounds, and magic as well as delicious smells and treats, wonderful handmade ornaments and gifts. Traditional wooden huts will be filled with one-of-a-kind gifts including woodcarvings and delicious German delicacies harkening back to the original Christkindlesmarkt in Nuremburg, Germany. Open November 25 - December 24
Kane County Flea Market/Nov. 2017
Monthly flea market at the Kane County Fairgrounds. "The best in the midwest or Anywhere". Up to 1000 dealers display and sell antiques, collectibles & Fancy Junque. Food served all day,
CITY:St. Charles
Tour the Pollyanna Brewing Company brewery along the I&M Canal,enjoy our tap room,share the experience of fresh, flavorful, craft beer-locally in Lemont, Illinois. Pollyanna Brewing Company experiments with local fruits and spices, seasonal lagers, barrel-aging, wild yeast and bacteria, and cider-beers on occasion.
Walking Tour of Historic Riverside
The Frederick Law Olmsted Society is pleased to offer great opportunities to learn about our historic landmark village. Discover the winding roads, delightful parks, beautiful landscapes, varied architecture and much more!
2nd Annual Outdoor Sculpture Walk
Take a self-guided tour of public art from June 2 to September 2 as part of the 2nd annual Sculpture Walk in downtown Oak Park. The walk features 12 world-class sculptures prominently placed among Oak Park's many shops and restaurants.
CITY:Oak Park
Chicago Botanic Garden- Weekend Family Classes
Together, adults and children can explore cool things about how plants connect to science, art, history, and culture. Each program includes a variety of hands-on activities and projects, as well as opportunities to bring the Garden home. Programs run from November through April on Saturdays.
Illumination: Tree Lights at the Morton Arboretum
Illumination is where lights meet nature, harnessing technology to draw attention to the beauty of trees in the winter months. Immerse yourself in a symphony of music and light at our interactive experience of dazzling projections, sweeping lights, sparkling chandeliers, and lilting melodies on a mile-long walk through the Arboretum.
Aurora's Holiday Festival of Lights
One of the largest free outdoor holiday light displays in Northern Illinois, the Festival of Lights, returns with dazzling displays that will delight both adults and children. Enjoy the magic! This year features a 20' tall "singing" Christmas tree. This signature winter event is a drive-through of more than one mile of spectacular lighted displays, many of which are animated, and are illuminated by tens of thousands of bulbs. Staged at Aurora's gem, Phillips Park, the festival will be open from 5 - 9 pm Sundays through Thursdays and 5 - 10 pm Fridays and Saturdays. Presented by the Aurora Rotary Club in partnership with the City of Aurora, Free: donations encouraged.
Holly Days, sponsored by the Warrenville Park District is the City's annual holiday celebration that marks Santa's official entry into Warrenville. Guests can enjoy a warm bonfire, raffles, free horse and carriage rides, hot cider and cookies, and, of course, a visit with Santa. Local Park District and school dance troops, singers, and bands entertain attendees during the event. It is at this event that Warrenville officially turns on its holiday lights creating an array of colors for passersby along Route 56 to see. Holly Days, primarily for Warrenville residents, gives the community an opportunity to come together and kick off the holiday season.
Wonderland Express at Chicago Botanic Garden
Take a magical trip to a winter wonderland of twinkling lights and holiday beauty at the Chicago Botanic Garden when we kick off the holiday season! Outside, 750,000 lights sparkle and welcome you and your family to the Garden's wonderland. Inside the Regenstein Center, a 10,000-square-foot exhibition of miniature trains winds over bridges, under trestles, past waterfalls, and through more than 80 mini-replicas of Chicago's favorite landmarks. Paul Busse, designer of the Model Railroad Garden, created this amazing exhibition exclusively for the Garden's holiday celebration.
Pick any decade and come ready to dance! Event fundraiser features: *King & Queen voting *Groove to the DJ mix *Raffles & Prizes *Finger foods & desserts from local restaurants *A Local Celebrity Lip Sync Battle General Ticket $75: includes open bar, appetizers & desserts and coat check.
Kane County Flea Market/April 2017
Monthly Flea Market at the Kane County Fairgrounds. "The Best in the Midwest or Anywhere". Up to 1000 dealers display and sell antiques, collectibles & Fancy junque. Food served all day.
CITY:St. Charles
Christmas Around the World & Holiday of Lights
As is tradition, the museum's 45-foot Grand Tree takes center stage in the Rotunda decked out in 30,000 lights. It takes on a different theme each year so expect giant gears to be part of the decor to match the special MSI exhibit, Robot Revolution. Surrounding it will be more than 50 smaller trees beautifully decorated by volunteers from Chicago communities to represent their various cultures and holiday traditions. The occasional falling of "snow" adds to the fun. . New this year, and in conjunction with MSI's Brick by Brick exhibit, guests can create their own holiday trinket to remember their visit—a LEGO® ornament.
Enter a winter wonderland illuminated by the laughter of children and more than one million lights at Lincoln Park Zoo's annual ZooLights. This holiday classic has become one of the Windy City's must-see seasonal events. Join us for the brilliance of this fun, free, family-oriented holiday celebration, featuring luminous displays and holiday-season activities throughout zoo grounds. Animal exhibits stay open late as guests roam taking in the lights, music and taking photos with Santa. Prepare holiday crafts and enjoy the zoo's incredible animals immersed in an atmosphere unlike any other.
Halloween fun awaits families at Brookfield Zoo's annual Boo! at the Zoo celebration. The popular daytime event, presented by Fisher-Price, features a Costume Parade, Costume Showcase, professional pumpkin-carving demonstrations, not-so-scary games and activities, special animal Zoo Chats, and haunted hayrides. For more information, visit www.CZS.org or call (708) 688-8000.
The Christkindlmarket is a four-week, open-air market modeled after the famous Nuremberg Christmas market dating back to 1545. The market offers shopping opportunities and serves as a winter wonderland meeting place for family and friends. Plus, enjoy German delicacies like brats, goulash and potato pancakes while you're there.
The Chicago Flower & Garden Show brings springtime to winter with its 20 lush gardens, beautiful and fragrant flowers, trees and other plants allowing "newbie" gardeners and experts alike to experience the latest the industry has to offer. Top garden builders create fresh designs, while nationally-known presenters teach visitors how to get that professional garden look. It's all happening at the Chicago Flower & Garden Show. Be among the first to see new plant varieties for 2017 and experience the newly-redesigned Navy Pier. Enjoy art, free kids activities, wine tastings, cooking demos from noted chefs, and a shopper's paradise of garden gadgets, jewelry, and more. Special rates available for groups.


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Democrats align behind SorrellToby Talbot / AP Photo
Attorney General William Sorrell, left, and his Democratic primary opponent, TJ Donovan, shake hands Wednesday.
BURLINGTON — Summer's biggest political rivals vowed to become autumn allies as TJ Donovan on Wednesday morning conceded the Democratic primary for attorney general to incumbent William Sorrell.
Trailing by about 600 votes with fewer than a dozen precincts left to report Wednesday morning, the 38-year-old challenger phoned Sorrell to congratulate him on a hard-fought win.
"I have absolutely no regrets," Donovan, 38, said in a concession speech in Burlington's Battery Park. "I'm proud of the campaign we ran."
Though the contest turned nasty at times — each of the candidates in one debate accused the other of violations of election law — Donovan said he made a "commitment to work with Attorney General Sorrell on his re-election bid."
At a noontime Democratic "unity rally" in a redeveloped commercial property on the Burlington waterfront, Donovan grasped Sorrell's left hand and raised it skyward as the two smiled for a cheering crowd of about 75 party loyalists.
"Bill, I'm with you all the way," Donovan said.
Having survived the fight of his political career, Sorrell said he heads into the general election race against Republican businessman Jack McMullen "battle hardened."
"I do have a tough race," Sorrell said. "There are very real differences between myself and my Republican opponent."
Sorrell's campaign manager, Mike Pieciak, said a victory in November hinges on rebuilding relationships with groups that backed Donovan over the summer. Donovan won more than 20,000 votes Tuesday. Pieciak said Sorrell will need those same people to come out for him in November to be assured a win.
"The priority now is to mend the fences, number one," Pieciak said.
Donovan won endorsements from organized labor, including the Vermont State Employees Association, AFL-CIO, Vermont Troopers Association and Professional Firefighters of Vermont.
Those groups played a key role in a highly regarded Donovan field organization credited with nearly pulling off what would have been a remarkable upset over a seven-term incumbent.
Donovan also showed crossover appeal, winning endorsements from Republican mayors and state senators.
"We need to mend fences with everybody — the 20,000 people that voted for TJ, and the various organizations that supported him," Pieciak said.
Sorrell admitted Wednesday that while he thought the race would be close, "I didn't think it would be quite that close."
"I thought it would be over by 9:30 or 10 Tuesday night, not 9:30 or 10 Wednesday morning," Sorrell said.
Pieciak said the campaign had been focused on returns from two cities at opposite ends of the state — Burlington and Brattleboro.
"We thought those would be a good barometer of the race," Pieciak said. "So when we lost by 400 votes in Burlington and won by 400 in Brattleboro, we knew it was going to be close."
Pieciak and Sorrell's top political adviser, Kate O'Connor, both hail from Brattleboro, a fact that Pieciak said may have had something to do with the lopsided margin. Pieciak said he thinks Sorrell, who fared well in other Windham County precincts, also had support from the anti-nuclear contingency living near the Vermont Yankee plant in Vernon.
Though he lost the race, the narrowness of the margin of defeat to a 15-year incumbent secures Donovan's status among the Vermont Democratic Party's brightest prospects. Asked about his political future Wednesday, Donovan, with his wife and infant son next to him, said, "I'm going to look at my wife and not answer that question."
"I'm not thinking about the future," said Donovan, the second-term Chittenden County state's attorney. "I'm thinking about all the work I need to do at home."
Speaking at the unity rally, Gov. Peter Shumlin was less circumspect.
"If you look around at statewide office holders, you will see we have something in common: graying hair … lack of hair in some cases, and we are growing older," Shumlin said. "But what TJ Donovan has proven in this campaign without any reasonable doubt is that we and he have a bright future in younger Democrats that want to lead this state."
Addressing Donovan directly, Shumlin said, "TJ, you will continue to have a critical role in (Vermont)."
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Move over Sidney, there's a new Crosby in town
The Pirates are reportedly close to signing infielder Bobby Crosby to a one year deal on Thursday. The 29 year old shortstop is a former Oakland A with an aresenal of talent hiding within him and six years of big league experience.
As the winter meetings come to a close and the biggest blockbuster officially landing on Wednesday (the 3-way trade of the Yankees, D-Backs and Tigers), it is safe to say this free agent pick up by Pittsburgh will be overlooked, not only by the baseball world, but in the Pittsburgh area as well.
The Pirates will be a better team. Maybe not in 2010 but by 2011 they should have a developing young core of guys that will make a push for the playoffs. Once the girls of the metropolitan area catch on, Pirates fever will begin to rank right up there with the recent surge of the Pens. Call me a wishful thinker but if the Pirates flirt with .500 this year and maybe, just maybe make a run at the playoffs Bobby Crosby will be reason for that overdue change of pace.
He will only be signed for one year at 1.5 million dollars. In no way will he be a starter, but a relaible option of the bench and an ideal utility infielder. Last year he made a majority of his starts at first base surprisingly but he is a natural shortstop. He adds to the expanding depth in the infield as he joins Delwyn Young, Neil Walker and Ramon Vazquez on the bench filling in for Andy LaRoche, Ronny Cedeno and Akinori Iwamura.
Personally I like this signing. It is low risk and worth the 1.5 million for a solid utility guy. For some reason I get a good vibe from he, though just a backup I feel he will give the team a different kind of spark and catch the attention of ladies if, and thats a big, IF, the Pirates catch fire in 2010.
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First of all, you are SO right that women have become a force to be reckoned with when it comes to professional sports fans. We represent 50% of those attending baseball games these days – a big change from past years. Second, I like the Crosby deal. He impressed me when I watched him with Oakland.
Again, the Pirates front office makes me scratch my head. Crosby? Why? He'll be hurt most of the time, probably. For one year? Why? What's the point? I don't get it at all.
I HATE Sidney Crosby. He whines too much, which is not what a captain should do. And his ego is overinflated.
But Bobby Crosby plays well in video games, so I have no problem with him. It'd be great if he put a cramp in Sidney's name-recognition thing.
I think that the Pirates have the good young players to finally put a stop to the losing in a few years.
For the money they paid, it is a good move I guess. What I remember of him is that he is always hurt. Now I know its difficult to hurt yourself sitting on the bench, but this kid is better then riding the pine.
With the additon of Crosby, the Pirates are truly shoring up the middle of that defense for 2010.
With Akinora Iwamura and Corsby now in the fold, the defense got better by reputation even before Spring Training.
And as we both know, defense wins baseball games too.
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Crosby is one of those deals that can go either way, but with all the chicks at the games these days who cares, when there's enough eye candy to keep you smiling… I have the Pirates down to break .500 in 2010 it has to be their year since the Steelers seem to have lost all credibility after getting beat by the Browns on national tv….
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If it wasn't for my wife and her fascination with the Red Sox curse at the time, I might've remained a fan soured by the 1994 strike. Instead, Baseball has become a huge part of my life in ways I couldn't have envisioned even a year ago. Interesting take about the babes there, Matt … and very true I suspect. Just look at the Dodger stands and look at Jonathan Broxton's sideburns. Yeah, the chicks are watching.
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The Filibuster
Everyone hates me! I don't understand it. It's like I'm the anti-Midas.
Instead of turning to gold, everything I touch turns to s**t. And now
they're even booing me! I just want to be loved. What do I have to do
to be loved?
M. Bradley
Chicago, IL
RSBS' dear readers know that I am always one for some good old japery, so I will ignore the fact that this question comes to us from a Hotmail address with the username LouBrockLover67 attached and assume that you, M. Bradley, were at one time a huge follower of the powerhouse Cardinal club of the mid to late 60s and just go with it. Of course, I am also secretly holding my breath that the Chicago Tribune gets word of this post and in digging through the RSBS archives publicizes the fact that I have called a certain M. Bradley a "whiny spoiled crybaby man-child" on more than at least twenty occasions. Hey, It worked for J-Rod and Raul Ibanez… ah… yes, a fettered blogger can dream; I suppose that is still legal and accepted (for now).
But, at this time, what causes my greatest concern is the notion that the Chicago Cubs are being hijacked by just one individual's antics, gaffes and overall lack of production at the plate, which runs contrary to the the aged tradition of the Cubs' losing woes being dependent on a complete team effort (or, more appropriately, the lack thereof).
Yes, M. Bradley, everything you touch does turn to s**t, but at least you have the good sense to throw it back into the stands — with only two outs. Look, they are going to boo you just like they boo Fukudome and Soriano and Lee, just like they booed Kyle Farnsworth and Jacque Jones and Keith Moreland before. Cub fans boo. That's what they do. There ain't no changing that.
Still, a less hostile playing environment at Wrigley could be had if you, M. Bradley follow these simple guidelines for success: a) hit over .230 b) bash a Gatorade cooler in the dugout with a bat and c) give back that $30 million and just play for the fun of it!
See? Now that was the easy part. Unfortunately, M. Bradley, since Northsiders have proven over the years that they are absolutely incapable of love (see Bartman, Sammy Sosa and Dusty Baker), I am afraid that you will just have to do without while patrolling the swirling winds of fickleness at Clark and Addison.
Beer. That is the only thing Cub fans love. Buy the right field bleacher bums a couple of rounds of beer with that fat, zero laden paycheck and you might just get the impression that you're liked… sorta.
Until they sober up.
Don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.
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I love Milton Bradley, really, what's not to love? Everything that comes out of that man's mouth is pure gold. He has a notoriously short fuse, so there's always the possibility of a good old-fashioned brawl whenever he's on the field. Plus his brain cramp completely made my day (which reminds me, I should send Milton a thank-you card).
Milton Bradley is great material for us bloggers. He should keep up the clown act!
I love watching Milton Bradley–from a distance. He's baseball's answer to Lindsay Lohan.
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Julia — Could be. There is no other excuse.
Paul — Most Cub fans don't even know who Gerald Perry is!
Jonestein — He gave you guys the best year of his career! Good thing he left when he did.
Erin — I figured you'd like that play😉
Jane — Secretly, yes, I agree.
Emily — Seems to be the root of all MY problems.
Steve — Except not as sexy.
Bradley cracks me up…he is too emotional for his own good sometimes. Phils fans boo'ed him when he was visiting a few years back, but instead of just ignoring them (like most players do), he started yelling back! That was pretty entertaining. I felt for the guy, but he did not do much to help himself out.
Children often do not know when they are being childish, Jen. Hey, "THE PEN" was awesome by the way!
Jeff – One man's bat does not a team make (I typed that in my Yoda voice). I always saw Milty as the Terrell Owens of the Rangers. Both teams are better off without their respective "T.O's". :^)
Jonestein — Except T.O. actually earned his money with big plays… Bradley has yet to do that this year but I like the comparison.
Dillon — Who is? LOL.
When my father was in college at Northwestern, he used to go to Cubs games everyday over the summer, sit in the right field bleachers, and wave to Andre Dawson. I want to go to Wrigley.
I remember watching his… I don't even know the word… inauguration? for the Cubs (when he got his uniform or whatever) he seemed pretty monotonous and unexcited. Good tips for him though. In the very early stages of baseball, there were rules stating that no one would be paid– it should stay an amateurs game. Oh research paper…
Elizabeth — Rightfully noted. Bradley has had the air of stuck-up-edness from day one… delivering nothing (to date). For your research: The owners also collectively agreed in the mid 30s that night-games would be the ultimate end to the beloved game of baseball. Nope. They were wrong😉


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In 2010, a bevy of court decisions and actions by Congress impacted agricultural law.
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10. Crop insurance fraud (United States v. Hawley)
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The case "is really a result of the federal-private kind of partnership that exists for the provision of crop insurance."
This dates back to 1938, when Congress created the Federal Crop Insurance Act (FCIC), which established the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation within the USDA. That system was changed substantially in the 1996 farm bill when the Risk Management Agency was created and tasked with the job of administering the FCIC.
"What we have now is a system of private crop insurance companies that are reinsured by the FCIC. So, it's a partnership between private industry and the federal government. Farmers go out and buy a policy from a private insurance company that pays them for covered losses. Then, the insurance company seeks reimbursement by the federal government through the FCIC.
"What happened in this case is an Iowa crop insurance agent submitted fraudulent crop insurance claims. He knew the farmers didn't have an interest for which they were claiming insurance. He sent the (claims) in and was reimbursed by the federal government."
The government found out and then prosecuted the agent under the Federal False Claims Act, which "has a lot of teeth."
The agent prevailed at the trial court level "because the government couldn't prove that he intended for the government to rely on false documents to reimburse his company out of the claims. The reason for that is what he did was make the claim through a private company that turned around and sought reimbursement."
However, on appeal, "the court said in essence what (the agent) did was make a false claim … and the tax-paying public was harmed.
"Part of the case is remanded back to the trial court for further developments consistent with what the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit said. So, a bit of it stays alive. But it's important as to what constitutes submission of a false claim under the FCA."
Any idea what penalties the agent is facing?
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The Apache SOAP Project is an open source Java implementation of the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) v1.1. SOAP is a wire protocol that leverages HTTP or SMTP as its transport layer and XML as its data layer, to execute remote methods, known as SOAP services.
The Apache implementation of SOAP provides two methods for invoking SOAP services: a Remote Procedure Call (RPC) model and a message-based model. The RPC method, which is the focus of this article, is a synchronous technique using a client-server model to execute remote SOAP services. The message-based model uses SMTP to transport SOAP documents to and from the appropriate SOAP server. While this method is interesting, it is out of the scope of this article.
The RPC model can be defined using the following steps:
Before we begin using the Apache SOAP project, we must acquire the necessary components to execute SOAP services. Listing 1 provides a list of these items and where they can be found.
Listing 1. Components required to execute SOAP clients and services
mail.jar v1.2
<TOMCAT_HOME>/common/lib/ directory.
activation.jar v1.0.1
<TOMCAT_HOME>/common/lib/ directory.
xerces.jar v1.4.2
<TOMCAT_HOME>/common/lib/ directory.
Once we have all of these items, we need to extract the SOAP archive to a local directory. We then need to add each of the previously mentioned .jar files to your classpath, including
soap.jar, which comes packaged with the SOAP archive. This step is very important and must not be ignored.
There are several ways to deploy a SOAP project to Tomcat. Of these methods, we are going to perform the easiest, which is simply to copy the
soap.war file to the
<TOMCAT_HOME>/webapps/ directory. You can find this file in the SOAP 2.2 archive.
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Once you have moved the
soap.war file into
<TOMCAT_HOME>/webapps/directory, you need to make sure that each of the previously listed .jar files are in the
<TOMCAT_HOME>/common/lib/ directory, excluding the
soap.jar file.
After you have copied the above files to the named locations, restart Tomcat. You should now be able to access the SOAP Web application by opening your Web browser to http://localhost:8080/soap/
You should see a page similar to Figure 1.
At this point, you should also be able to use the SOAP admin tool, which can be accessed by selecting the Run link. Figure 2 shows the home page for the SOAP admin tool. From this page, you can list the current services, deploy new services, and remove previously-deployed services.
Now let's develop a simple SOAP application that acts as a simple integer calculator, with only addition and subtraction functions. To do this, we need to first develop a SOAP service for handling our calculator functions, and then create a client to access the service.
Writing an RPC-based SOAP service is a very simple process that can be broken down into three steps.
Creating a SOAP service is the simplest step of the entire "SOAPifying" process. A SOAP service can be just about any Java class that exposes public methods for invocation. The class does not need to know anything about SOAP, or even that it is being executed as a SOAP service.
The only restriction is that the method parameters of a SOAP service must be serializable. The available types that can, by default, be used as SOAP service parameters are shown in Listing 2.
Listing 2. Types that can be used as SOAP service parameters.
java.lang.Object (must be a JavaBean)
The source listing for our service, a simple adding and subtracting calculator, is shown in its entirety in Example 1.
Example 1. Simple calculator service
package onjava;
public class CalcService {
public int add(int p1, int p2) {
return p1 + p2;
public int subtract(int p1, int p2) {
return p1 - p2;
As you can see, there is really nothing special about this class. It simply defines two public methods,
add() and
subtract(), each with a parameter list containing two native
ints. To make this class available, build and copy it into the
<TOMCAT_HOME>/webapps/soap/WEB-INF/classes/onjava/ directory.
The next step in creating a new SOAP service is to create a deployment descriptor. The deployment descriptor describes the SOAP service. This description is required for the service to be published as an Apache SOAP service. The deployment descriptor for our service is contained in Example 2.
Example 2. Deployment descriptor for a simple calculator
<isd:service xmlns:isd="http://xml.apache.org/xml-soap/deployment"
<isd:provider type="java"
methods="add subtract">
<isd:java class="onjava.CalcService"/>
The deployment descriptor for our calculator service contains only three elements that we need to look at. The first element is the service element, which defines two attributes, the XML namespace and the unique ID of the service to be deployed. The ID defined in the service element must be unique, since this attribute is used to uniquely identify a published SOAP service.
The next element we need to examine is the provider element. It defines the actual implementation of the SOAP service. It does this with three attributes, each of which are defined as follows:
Listing 3. Attributes of the Provider Element
type attribute defines the implementation type of the SOAP service. We defined our service as a Java service.
scope attribute defines the lifetime of the SOAP service. The possible values are
session, and
application. These scope values map one-to-one with the scope values defined by the JSP specification.
methods attribute defines the names of the methods that can be invoked on this service object. This list should be a space-separated list of method names.
The final element of the deployment descriptor that we'll look at here is the
java element. This element contains a single attribute,
class, which names the fully qualified class of the named service.
Now that we have defined our SOAP service and its deployment descriptor, we can publish it so that it can start servicing requests. To do this, you need to first compile the service and make sure it is in your classpath.
After you have compiled the service, you're ready to deploy it. The Apache SOAP Project is packaged with two administration tools -- a graphical tool and a command-line tool. They both allow you to easily deploy and undeploy services to the SOAP server. The three functions provided by these tools are listed below:
deploy function allows you to deploy a new service to a SOAP server.
undeploy function removes an existing SOAP service from a SOAP server.
list function lists all deployed SOAP services.
For our examples, we are going to use the Apache SOAP command-line tools to manage our service. SOAP command-line management functions are implemented by the
org.apache.soap.server.ServiceManagerClient class. Using the
ServiceManagerClient is very easy. We'll go through each of its functions in this section.
As we cover the following commands, you should note that each command references a servlet named
rpcrouter. This servlet is at the core of all SOAP actions. It performs all service management and execution.
list command lists all currently deployed services. To execute the
list command, type the following line:
java org.apache.soap.server.ServiceManagerClient
http://localhost:8080/soap/servlet/rpcrouter list
If you have not published any other SOAP services, you should get a response that shows no deployed services. If you examine this command, you see that it executes the Java application
ServiceManagerClient with two parameters: the location of the SOAP server, and the command to perform (
list, in this case).
deploy command deploys our service to the SOAP server. This command also uses the
ServiceManagerClientwith the deployment descriptor describing the SOAP service. To deploy our service, execute the following command:
java org.apache.soap.server.ServiceManagerClient
deploy DeploymentDescriptor.xml
This command takes three parameters: the URL to the SOAP server, the command
deploy, and the file containing our deployment descriptor. After you have executed this command, execute the
list command. You should now see output listing
urn:onjavaserver, which is the unique ID of our service. You can also view this service from the Web admin tool. Go to
http://localhost:8080/soap/admin/index.html and select the "List" button. Typical results are shown in Figure 3.
If you select the service name, you will see the details of the service, as shown in Figure 4.
undeploy command removes a previously deployed service. To execute the
undeploy command, type the following line:
java org.apache.soap.server.ServiceManagerClient
http://localhost:8080/soap/servlet/rpcrouter undeploy urn:onjavaserver
Note: Do not execute this command until you have completed the remaining exercises in this article.
undeploy command takes three parameters: the location of the SOAP server, the actual command to perform (in this case, the
undeploy command), and the name of the service to remove.
Now that we have a service defined and deployed, let's write a client that will execute one of the service's methods. The Apache SOAP Project provides a client-side API that makes it extremely simple to create SOAP clients. An example client, which we will use to execute the
subtract method of our service, can be found in Example 3.
Example 3. A SOAP Client
package onjava;
import java.io.*;
import java.net.*;
import java.util.*;
import org.apache.soap.*;
import org.apache.soap.rpc.*;
public class CalcClient {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
URL url = new URL ("http://localhost:8080/soap/servlet/rpcrouter");
Integer p1 = new Integer(args[0]);
Integer p2 = new Integer(args[1]);
// Build the call.
Call call = new Call();
Vector params = new Vector();
params.addElement(new Parameter("p1", Integer.class, p1, null));
params.addElement(new Parameter("p2", Integer.class, p2, null));
call.setParams (params);
// make the call: note that the action URI is empty because the
// XML-SOAP rpc router does not need this. This may change in the
// future.
Response resp = call.invoke(url, "" );
// Check the response.
if ( resp.generatedFault() ) {
Fault fault = resp.getFault ();
System.out.println("The call failed: ");
System.out.println("Fault Code = " + fault.getFaultCode());
System.out.println("Fault String = " + fault.getFaultString());
else {
Parameter result = resp.getReturnValue();
This client follows a simple process that is common to most SOAP RPC clients. It first creates a URL referencing the
rpcrouter (which we noted earlier) on the HTTP server localhost. This is done in the following code snippet:
URL url = new URL
The next step performed by the client application is to parse the arguments from the command line. These values will be passed to the SOAP service in a subsequent method. The values created will be integers.
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After the client has parsed to command-line arguments, it creates an instance of an
org.apache.soap.rpc.RPCMessage.Call. The
Call object is the main interface used when executing a SOAP RPC invocation.
To use the
Call object, we first tell it which service we want to use. We do this by calling the
setTargetObjectURI, passing it the name of the service that we want to execute. We then set the name of the service method we want to execute using the
setMethodName() method, with the name of the method we want to execute. The next step is to set the encoding style used in the RPC call. The final step is to add the parameters that are expected when executing the named method. This is done by creating a
Vector of
Parameter objects and adding them to the
Call object using the
setParams() method. All of these steps are completed using the following code snippet:
Call call = new Call();
Vector params = new Vector();
params.addElement(new Parameter("p1", Integer.class, p1, null));
params.addElement(new Parameter("p2", Integer.class, p2, null));
call.setParams (params);
The next step performed by the client application is to call the service method that we are interested in. This is done using
invoke() with the URL we created earlier. Here is the snippet of code calling the
invoke() method:
Response resp = call.invoke(url, "" );
You will notice the return value of the
invoke() method is a
Response object. The
Response object returns two very important items -- an error code and the value returned from the executed service method. You check for an error by calling the
generatedFault() method. This method will return true if there was an error returned; then you can check the
getFault() method. If
generatedFault() returns false, you can then get the value returned in the
Response object, using the
Response.getReturnValue() method. The following code snippet shows how you should process the response of an
if ( resp.generatedFault() ) {
Fault fault = resp.getFault();
System.out.println("The call failed: ");
System.out.println("Fault Code = " + fault.getFaultCode());
System.out.println("Fault String = " + fault.getFaultString());
else {
Parameter result = resp.getReturnValue();
That is all there is to it. To test your client and service, compile the client and execute it using the following command line:
java onjava.CalcClient 98 90
Note:At this point, you should have the
CalcService deployed and Tomcat should be running.
In this article we discussed the Apache SOAP Project. We described each of the steps involved when integrating SOAP into the Tomcat container. We also created a sample SOAP application demonstrating how each of the SOAP components works together.
As for the next topic we examine, I am leaving it up to you. From this point, we can go in many different directions. Some of the topics that we can discuss include:
Please let me know where you think we should go next, or if you have other related topics that you would like to see covered. You can reach me at email@example.com Please include "onjava" in the subject line.
James Goodwill is the co-Founder of Virtuas Solutions, LLC, a Colorado-based software consultancy.
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Smartphone maker launches curious cartoon campaign amid plunging sales
Research in Motion, Ltd.'s (
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The company is clinging to profit margins thanks to
strong sales in emerging markets like China
(who is the new largest smartphone market), markets which gravitate towards budget smartphones with lower end hardware -- RIM's specialty. But RIM's dominance in these sectors may be short lived as they are increasingly looking to emulate the American market in turning to sleek Android handsets or the iPhone.
I. RIM Goes Full Hard on Superhero Campaign
But don't worry, investors. RIM has a plan -- superheroes. No, really.
RIM has put out a bizarre marketing campaign to boost its sinking market share. The campaign features childish cartoon caricatures (think 2D versions of Microsoft Corp. (
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Meet Gogo Girl (left), who "saves the day with a brilliant strategy", Justin Steele (bottom left), who's "always ready to stick up for his friends"; Trudy Foreal (middle), who "isn't afraid to call it as she sees it"; and Max Stone who is "able to jump out of a plane."
The full campaign aired
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But this is hardly the first sign that the company's grasp of reality may be slipping. After being outsold nearly 10-to-1 on the U.S. market by Android, new CEO Thorsten Heins claimed that
Android phones were unappealing
and that all of them were the same.
While Heins was clearly getting at software differentiation, the majority of consumers don't seem to be finding BlackBerry's fee-laden messaging and email services all that appealing. While their strong encryption may be a selling point to privacy fanatics, politicians, CEOs, or other high profile officials that handle sensitive transactions on a regular basis, to the average Joe or Jane they're a lot of buck for not much bang, compared to free offerings from rivals.
Mr. Heins was bumped up from the chief operating officer spot, which he came to in 2007 after years at Germany's Siemens AG (
). Many -- including a vocal investor contingent -- felt
the ouster of long time co-CEOs
(and company co-founders) Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis was
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Mr. Heins, for his part, vows to "stay the course", saying that making smartphones "isn't baking cookies."
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The "Be Bold" campaign was first announced on Jan. 1 and its new cartoonish mascots just hit the web. RIM hopes to use the characters to lure consumers back to the company. RIM will launch in H2 2012 the
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While RIM has struggled in the era of modern touchscreen smartphones with
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Serving Size 1/8 recipe
Calories 340
Calories from Fat 25
Total Fat 3 g
Saturated Fat 1 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 430 mg
Total Carbohydrate 60 g
Dietary Fiber 14 g
Sugars 11 g
Proteins 19 g
Vitamin A 8% DV
Vitamin C 45% DV
Calcium 20% DV
Iron 25% DV
Percent Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Servings and Times
Servings 8
Preparation Time 30 minutes
Cups of Fruits and Vegetables Per Person: 2.0
Ingredients and Preparation
Ingredients Measures
Olive oil 1 tablespoon
Onion, chopped 1½ cups
Garlic cloves, minced 2
Low sodium chicken broth 1 can (15 ounces)
Great Northern beans, rinsed and drained 2 cans (15 ounces each)
Cannellini beans, rinsed and drained 1 can (15 ounces)
Lima beans, rinsed and drained 2 cans (15 ounces each)
Oregano ½ teaspoon
Rosemary ½ teaspoon
Basil ½ teaspoon
Black pepper ¼ teaspoon
Evaporated skim milk 1 cup
Fresh parsley, chopped 1 tablespoon
- Heat oil in large saucepan. Sauté onion and garlic until onion is translucent.
- Add broth, beans, salt, and seasonings. Bring to a boil.
- Simmer on low for 10 minutes.
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ICENHOUR, Emily Jean, 75, of Martins Ferry, OH, died Wednesday, December 5, 2012, in Wheeling Hospital.,
Emily was born January 3, 1937, in Bellaire, OH, a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Ellen Masciarelli DiSantis.
She was retired manager at Dance Twirl of Martins Ferry, OH. and a Catholic by faith.
Preceding her in death was a son, William Lee Icenhour Jr.
Surviving is her husband of 59 years, William Lee Icenhour Sr, two daughters, Debra L. (Steve) Lohri of Wheeling, WV and Dana (Mike) Olshefski of Orient, OH, a brother, Joe (Sharon) DiSantis of Dayton, OH, and a sister, Violet (Robert) Thomas of Moundsville, WV, six grandchildren; Amber Kuzma, Kylene McCombs, Christopher Icenhour, Kristin Icenhour, Alec Olshefski, Jenna Olshefski and two great- grandsons.
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Feast of weeds
May 15, 2013 —
The asparagus is up. The stout, purple stalks put those pencil-thin, store-bought shoots to shame. We have been enjoying them along with the other early spring wild things—leeks and dandelions and toothwort.
I have been gathering wild leeks (ramps as they are called in finer restaurants) with friends in the woodlands near my home. And, it is just a step outside the back door for a feast of weeds from the lawn. Dandelion greens, wilted with a dressing of vinegar and bacon grease or olive oil, make a delicious salad as well as a nutritious, green smoothie.
As a kid, we gathered many edible wild plants as the seasons progressed, starting with watercress and leeks. Dandelions, toothwort, milkweed, juneberries, lamb's quarters (a tender-leaved weed good as a cooked green) and ground nuts are some of the common ones I remember. (You can "Google" all of these for photos and information.)
Puff ball fungi are flavorful when fried while they are still young and firm and white. Of course there were always wild berries to pick as well, starting with the wild strawberries which are presently in blossom.
I like to imagine who discovered the value of our wild plants for medicinal and food use. I mean who died in the discovery that foxglove (the origin of the drug digitalis) could slow down your heart? Who had the drive to start grinding pickerel weed seeds into flour? Who found out that the long, slimy roots of the pale pink marsh mallow could be used to make the first marshmallows?
One of my favorite spring wild flowers is the toothwort, or "pepper top" as it is colloquially called. The four-petaled white or pink flower has blunt toothed leaves that have a distinctive peppery taste similar to horseradish. It is also the food plant of the "wood white" or West Virginia White butterfly. This lovely, white butterfly, currently flying locally, can easily be mistaken for a cabbage butterfly.
The Algonquin are said to have used toothwort as a relish and to treat fevers in children. The Lenape used it as a stomach medicine and for venereal diseases. The Cherokee boiled the leaves to eat and also smoked it. The Mic Mac tried it as a sedative. And the Iroquois are said to have drunk a cold infusion of the roots for "when love is too strong," and used another root infusion for when the "heart jumps and the head goes wrong."
I just put the leaves in my salad.
Also in bloom now are the drooping, white flowers of the juneberry trees. Known also as shadbush and serviceberry, these small trees flower at the same time as the shad are swimming up the Delaware to spawn.


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FatherChild Connection
By Health Day
A Norwegian study, just published in the journal, Pediatrics, looked at data from more than 31-thousand pregnancies.
Researchers collected information about the fathers mental health during the second trimester, the mothers pre and post-natal mental health, and their child's development at 36 months of age.
At week 17 or 18 of gestation, 3-percent of the fathers had high levels of psychological distress. Using a special model to analyze all of the data, the team found a small, yet consistent link between the fathers mental health and their children's wellbeing at age 3. Kids whose dads had high levels of distress had higher levels of emotional, social and behavioral problems.
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Warren Buffett's Sneaky Berkshire Buyback Math
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Berkshire Hathaway(BRK.A) has decided to repurchase over $1 billion of shares, indicating that the 'Oracle of Omaha' may have changed the math behind rules that govern share buybacks.
Berkshire Hathaway said in a statement Wednesday that it is buying 9,200 of its Class A shares from what it calls "estate of a long-time shareholder" because the firm's shares sit below 120% of the company's book value per share. According to a press release announcing the repurchase, Berkshire is buying shares back at $131,000.00, or roughly $1.2 billion.
But 120% of book value figure appears to be an increase from levels previously stated in Berkshire's 2011 annual letter for a buyback bogey.
In February, Buffett said he will consider buying back Berkshire shares so long as the company's stock trades at less than 110% of its book value. Tuesday's repurchase indicate an increase in Berkshire's rules and might reflect the notion that valuation multiples of the legendary value investor uses are on the rise.
Book value is the Buffett's preferred metric for valuing Berkshire Hathaway, and the 'Oracle of Omaha' stresses it over the company's stock performance relative to the S&P 500.
As of the third quarter, Berkshire Class A shares stood at a book value of $111.718.31 a share. Buybacks priced at $131,000 put repurchases at roughly 117% of Berkshire's book value.
"Berkshire Hathaway has purchased 9,200 of its Class A shares at $131,000 per share from the estate of a long-time shareholder. The Board of Directors authorized this purchase coincident with raising the price limit for repurchases to 120% of book value," the press release states. "Berkshire may purchase additional shares in the market or through direct offerings at no more than 120% of book value."
"The value of our float is one reason- a huge reason- why we believe Berkshire's intrinsic business value substantially exceeds book value," Buffett wrote in his annual letter that was released on Berkshire's website in February.
Buffett limits repurchases a fixed ratio relative to book value because he sees buybacks at higher prices as destroying shareholder value. Previously, Buffett has criticized companies such as JPMorgan(JPM) for expensive stock repurchases.
"Continuing shareholders are hurt unless shares are purchased below intrinsic value. The first law of capital allocation -- whether the money is slated for acquisitions or share repurchases -- is that what is smart at one price is dumb at another," wrote Buffett in his February letter.
For more on Buffett and his investing math, see why stock buyback policies explain his explain his investments in Wells Fargo(WFC) and IBM(IBM) .
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Most people are familiar with Leonardo Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man: A nude man, with his arms and legs stretched, inside a square within a circle.
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