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What's The Difference Between Belief And Faith?
Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episode Believers and Doubters.
About Billy Graham's TEDTalk
Speaking at TED in 1998, Rev. Billy Graham marvels at technology's power to improve lives and change the world. But he says technology and science can't do everything: "There's something inside of us that is beyond our understanding." Graham's daughter, Anne Graham Lotz, reflects on her father's idea of the nature of faith.
About Billy Graham
The Rev. Billy Graham is a religious leader with a worldwide reach. In his long career as an evangelist he has spoken to millions and been an adviser to U.S. presidents. Graham has preached to nearly 215 million people in more than 185 countries and territories.
Graham was the first major evangelist to speak behind the Iron Curtain, calling for peace in countries throughout Eastern Europe and in the Soviet Union. And during the apartheid era he refused to visit South Africa until its government allowed for desegregated audiences.
About Anne Graham Lotz
Called "the best preacher in the family" by her father, Billy Graham, Anne Graham Lotz is the founder and president of AnGeL Ministries. Her most recent releases are Fixing My Eyes on Jesus, Expecting to See Jesus and her first children's book, Heaven: God's Promise for Me.
It's the TED Radio Hour, from NPR. I'm Guy Raz. And on our show today, believers and doubters - why some of us believe, and some of us don't.
UNIDENTIFIED TELEPHONE OPERATOR: Dr. Graham on 9-1.
THE REV. BILLY GRAHAM: Mr. President?
PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON: Hello, Billy. How are you, my friend?
GRAHAM: Well, God bless you. I was telling Bill that last night, I couldn't sleep. And I got on my knees and prayed for you that the Lord would just give you strength.
JOHNSON: I told my sweet wife last night - we got mental telepathy - I said, if I didn't think I'd embarrass him, I'd say please, dear Lord, I need you more than I ever did in my life. I got the Russians on one side of me taking air. The Chinese are dropping bombs around, contaminating the atmosphere. And the...
RAZ: This is a recording from Oct. 20, 1964, 5 o'clock at night. And like the three presidents before him and the eight after him, Lyndon Johnson used to call up Billy Graham, the evangelical preacher, whenever he needed some spiritual guidance.
JOHNSON: Come down here Saturday evening and have dinner with us. And let's have a quiet visit, and maybe have a little service Sunday morning in the White House itself.
GRAHAM: Well, I'll be very happy to. I told Bill that my wife couldn't come because...
RAZ: Now, the thing about those conversations was that they were about a truth - a truth that they shared. But why? Why did they believe it? And why do billions of people believe in something greater than themselves? Well, that's what we're going to explore on the show today with TED speakers who, in some way or another, are all seeking their own truth.
As for Billy Graham, he's 95 years old now, and he's not really able to do interviews. So we called up his daughter - her name is Anne Graham Lotz - and we asked her to help guide us through Billy's TED Talk. Thanks for stepping in on his behalf, Anne.
ANNE GRAHAM LOTZ: You know, I feel very honored that you would ask me.
RAZ: How's he doing, by the way? How's your dad doing?
LOTZ: He's doing real well. In fact, I called him, Guy, to just let him know that I was doing this on his behalf. And actually, I was calling to ask him to pray for me, you know.
RAZ: When Billy Graham spoke at TED in 1998, he knew he wasn't a typical guest at the conference.
GRAHAM: As a clergymen, you can imagine how out of place I feel. I feel like a fish out of water. And some of you may be wondering why they have a speaker from the field of religion.
RAZ: It's interesting 'cause when he starts his talk, it's almost like he's acknowledging kind of the awkwardness of - like, a Billy Graham speaking to a group of scientists and engineers and - many of them who just - I don't know, probably don't have a whole lot of time for faith.
LOTZ: And I thought it was a brilliant way to get into it because he was feeling awkward, but I think he knew that they would be feeling awkward, too.
GRAHAM: But some years ago, I was on an elevator in Philadelphia, coming down at a hotel. And on that elevator, a man said, I hear Billy Graham is staying in this hotel. And another man looked in my direction and said, yes, there he is. He's on this elevator with us. And this man looked me up and down for about 10 seconds, and he said, my, what an anticlimax.
GRAHAM: I hope that you won't feel that these few moments with me is not a - is an anticlimax. After all this tremendous...
RAZ: It's such a disarming moment. Was he there to talk about belief or faith, or both? Or is there a difference?
LOTZ: I think there's a difference that's worth mentioning. I believe that belief is more an intellectual assent to the truth. Or if you think of a belief system, it would be values or traditions or principles that you would live your life by. Faith is more of a heart issue. So a lot of people can believe in God, for instance, and not that many people have real faith in God. I'll quote Jesus in one instance, which is very interesting because he said, even the demons in Hell believe in him. So they believed in Jesus. They knew he was the son of God, the Messiah, but they had no faith.
RAZ: So for Anne, for her dad, belief is easy, but faith - faith is a feeling. It's something you can't easily explain. And that's what Billy Graham tried to convey in his TED Talk.
GRAHAM: You see, the Bible teaches that we're more than a body and a mind. We are a soul. And there's something inside of us that is beyond our understanding. That's the part of us that yearns for God, or something more. I find young people all over the world are searching for something. They don't know what it is. I speak at many universities. And I have many questions-and-answer periods. And whether it's Cambridge or Harvard or Oxford - I've spoken at all those universities. I'm going to Harvard in about two months from now, to give a lecture. And I'll be asked the same questions that I was asked the last few times I've been there. Where did I come from? Where am I going? What's life all about? Why am I here?
Even if you have no religious belief, there are times when you wonder that there's something else. Thomas Edison also said, when you see everything that happens in the world of science and in the working of the universe, you cannot deny that there's a captain on the bridge. I've stood at the deathbed of several famous people whom you would know. I've talked to them. I've seen them in those agonizing moments when they were scared to death. And yet a few years earlier, death never crossed their mind. I talked to a woman this past week whose father is a famous doctor. She said he never thought of God, never talked about God, didn't believe in God. He was an atheist. But she said as he came to die, he sat up in the side of the bed one day, and he asked the nurse if he could see the chaplain. And he said for the first time in his life, he thought about the inevitable - and about God. Was there a God?
RAZ: So Anne, if - as your father pointed out, right? - that there were doubters, like Edison, who wondered, you know, whether their doubts are right - I mean, do you think he ever doubted his own belief sometimes?
LOTZ: I couldn't answer that for him, but I've never heard him express that. In fact, when he began his preaching, I think he was with some of his friends out in California. And his friends were discussing the Bible. And they were sitting there deciding that this part was true and that part was true. And daddy said he got quieter and quieter. And he said his spirit was greatly troubled. And he picked up his Bible, and he left that circle of friends, and he went out into the woods.
And he put his Bible down and he told God that from that moment forward, he would believe that the Bible was true because it was God's word. And God is a gentleman. He doesn't lie. And he came back out of the wods to his friends and he was - his preaching was different. His ministry, you know, is hallmarked by that phrase "the Bible says." The Bible says. The Bible says. And the friends in that circle, some of them - their lives self-destructed. Their belief system just crumbled. But my father's has continued because he believes something that was true. He put his faith in it, and it's never let him down.
GRAHAM: A few years ago, a university student asked me: What is the greatest surprise in your life? And I said, the greatest surprise in my life is the brevity of life. It passes so fast. How should one live in order not to feel regret when one is dying? Blaise Pascal asked exactly that question in 17th century France. Pascal has been called the architect of modern civilization. He is viewed by many as the founder of the probability theory, and a creator of the first model of a computer. On Nov. 23rd, 1654, Pascal had a profound religious experience. He wrote in his journal these words: I submit myself absolutely to Jesus Christ, my redeemer.
For Pascal, scientific knowledge paled beside the knowledge of God. He was ready to face him when he died at the age of 39. King David lived to be 70 - a long time in his era. Yet he, too, had to face death, and he wrote these words: Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me.
When I was 17 years of age - I was born and reared on a farm in North Carolina. I milked cows every morning; and had to milk the same cows every evening, when I came home from school. I didn't make good grades in high school. I didn't make them in college until something happened in my heart. One day, I was face to face with Christ. He said: I'm the way, the truth and the light. Can you imagine that? I am the truth; I am the embodiment of all truth. He was a liar. Or he was insane. Or he was what he claimed to be. Which was he? I had to make that decision. I couldn't prove it. I couldn't take it to a laboratory and experiment with it. But by faith, I said, I believe him. And he came into my heart, and changed my life. And now, I'm ready when I hear that call, to go into the presence of God. Thank you, and God bless all of you.
RAZ: It's really interesting. The moment when he came face to face with Christ and he said, he's either insane, he's a liar, or he's telling the truth. I mean, how did he know? What tells you? What told him that there's something to believe?
LOTZ: Well, you know, for Daddy, he was listening to a little country preacher. And there was something in Daddy that sparked. I don't know how to explain it. And he made the transition from believing to faith. And he said he couldn't explain it to you after that. And he didn't know what had happened, but he knew something had happened. And he knew he was different.
RAZ: Anne Graham Lotz writes and preaches about her faith. Her dad, Billy Graham's, TED Talk from 1998 is at TED.com. In a moment, believing without faith. I'm Guy Raz, and you're listening to the TED Radio Hour from NPR. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Ascutney hospital closes nursing facility after 40 years
WINDSOR A Windsor nursing facility is closing after 40 years of serving the region.
Mount Ascutney Hospital announced Wednesday it will close its skilled nursing facility Sept. 1. The facility, which opened in 1972, accommodates up to 25 patients and provides both short- and long-term care for patients recovering from acute illnesses, accidents, strokes, fractures, surgeries and other related ailments.
According to CEO Kevin Donovan, federal legislators are implementing sequestration cuts that will go into effect April 1 and the Green Mountain Care Board the board that oversees the Green Mountain Care Health Insurance Plan set a 3 percent revenue cap for hospitals providing patient services.
Donovan said Mount Ascutney Hospital is expecting a 2 percent decrease, or approximately $500,000, in Medicare payments and the laws set by the Green Mountain Care Board prevents the hospital from making up the Medicare cuts.
The closure will affect 35 employees a mix of per diem, part-time and full-time workers.
We gave our employees five months notice that this is happening. We expect half of them will end up in vacant positions by the five month process but were going to try to fit people into other roles here as best as we can here at the hospital, Donovan said.
When asked if board members considered other alternatives to saving money, Donovan said they examined all hospital programs and determined its strengths were in primary care services such as ambulatory surgery and acute rehabilitation services. The hospital sought to serve as many people as possible and the skilled nursing facility only served up to 25 people at a time.
Donovan said the skilled nursing facility closing will save the hospital $1.2 million.
We wish we could provide services to everyone. But when it comes down to what is sustainable in the long term, the nursing home stood out as unsustainable due to the finances related to the hospital, Donovan said.
Mount Ascutney Hospital will work with their current patients and match them with other facilities offering long-term care. The patients will still receive geriatric physician and provider services once they are relocated, Donovan said.
Mount Ascutney Hospitals inpatient rehabilitation program will now occupy the skilled nursing facility and they will use the $1.2 million in savings toward upgrading patient rooms and services.
Mount Ascutney Hospital is the regional resource for inpatient rehabilitation and some of our facilities are lagging. ... There is an opportunity to move (the inpatient rehabilitation program) in the same space and can get our unit up to appropriate standards, Donovan said.
It goes back to our original point. Were trying to think of the most cost effective and fiscally responsible way to offer the services we provide.
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Those left to cherish his memories are his wife, Margaret "Sissy" Goebel of George West; two daughters, Dr. Roxanne Robertson and husband, Kevin of Corpus Christi, and Margaret Brown of George West; two sons, Luke Goebel and wife, Tari of Oakville, and Harlyn Goebel and wife, Janna of Oakville; ten grandchildren, Justin Meeks and wife, Lauren, Booky Goebel and wife, Brooke, Brandi McClendon and husband, Turel, Blanton Robertson and wife, Ashleigh, Brittany Harrod and husband, Wood, Harleigh Goebel, Hondo Goebel, Dillion Mundorf, Dustin Mundorf, and Denver Watkins, and husband, Ryan; eight great-grandchildren, Avery Goebel, Tagg McClendon, Alexa Goebel, Maddox Otto Meeks, Cy McClendon, Harper Harrod, Clay Watkins, and Maggie Watkins.
A celebration of Otto's life will be held on Tuesday, July 1, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. at The Brush Country Cowboy Church. Interment will follow at the Oakville Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Randall Rosebrock, Greg Goebel, Gordon Goebel, Jeffrey Goebel, Booky Goebel, Blanton Robertson, Justin Meeks, and Hondo Goebel. Honorary pallbearers will be Frank Colle, Jerome Dugosh, Poochie Lyne, Larry Talley, Roy Jones, Joe Pete Barnes, Russell Snyder, Vincent Roberts, Jack Meeks, Charlie Robertson, Richard Brown, and Kevin Henning.


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Ex-Davenport aldermen claims self-defense in trial
A former Davenport city alderman accused of threatening his neighbor with a gun says it was in self-defense.
Keith Meyer gave an opening statement at his assault trial Thursday that began with a Bible verse and included details about his hearing disability. He says his neighbor has attacked him and his guests over the years and damaged his property.
The Quad-City Times reports prosecutors say the 71-year-old Meyer threatened his neighbor with a shot gun last year. He is charged with assault while displaying a dangerous weapon.
He faces two years in prison if found guilty of the aggravated misdemeanor.
Meyer served as Davenport's 3rd Ward alderman for several terms. He lost his re-election bid in 2007.
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Math K-12: Common Denominators within the Common Core
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The Common Core State Standards may be fewer, clearer, and higher but they also imply newer assessments, clearer concerns, and higher anxiety for teachers. But are they that different from previous goals? This presentation attempts to identify common elements within the myriad of standards that can enhance the teaching and learning of mathematics at all levels. Common Core Mathematics resources, examples, and ideas will be shared and investigated.
Dr. Robert Mann, Associate Professor at Western Illinois University, developed and delivered this Keynote for the 2012 Regional Common Core Math Conference in Springfield, IL.
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Energy efficiency — the next big thing
Widespread energy efficiency and conservation seems to be an idea whose time has come. In his State of the Union speech, President Obama made a big deal of energy efficiency. "Let's free our families and businesses from the painful spikes in gas prices we've put up with for far too long," he said. "I'm also issuing a new goal for America: Let's cut in half the energy wasted by our homes and businesses over the next 20 years."
From devastating storms to massive oil spills to the daily rise in the cost at the gas pump, the signs are everywhere that it is past time to start radically cutting our use of fossil fuels. Now Vermont and its capital, Montpelier, must step up and become national leaders in the movement to save our local economies from the looming threat of our runaway Frankenfuels.
A couple of weeks before, a more impassioned Bill McKibben urged our Vermont Legislature: "It's high time Vermont stopped heating the outdoors. Putting in insulation will create jobs, and it will save low- and middle-income Vermonters serious money … and keep pushing it hard till every building in the state is up to snuff. Because — given the climate crisis — one of the things we most need to do is reduce our use of energy."
With heating oil at $4 per gallon and climbing, our economy stagnant and global warming heating up, a lot of Montpelierites are now ready to consider serious efficiency and conservation work for their homes, but they have a hard time getting going. As chairman of the Montpelier Energy Action Committee, I talk to a lot of folks about these issues. What I hear is a mixture of guilt and confusion. "We know we should do something, but it's such a hassle," or, "Where do we start?"
Although the early adopters in town had done the impressive efficiency work a few years ago, there remains a majority of folks who have been avoiding the commitment. They just need help knowing where to start.
Last fall, two of our committee members, City Councilor Anne Watson and Becky Wigg, proposed expanding our efforts by holding an Energy Fair. This would provide a chance for people to meet the home efficiency contractors and find out for themselves what it would take and how much it would really cost to make their homes energy efficient.
To this end, the Montpelier Energy Action Committee will be holding a big, fun energy fair Monday at the National Life Group cafeteria. There, you can learn what you can do to save energy and greatly improve the comfort of your home, and enjoy refreshments and a bit of fun. Marko the Magician will be there to keep the kids entertained while parents learn all about home weatherization and alternate fuels like pellet heat and solar power. Ben & Jerry's has donated ice cream so everyone can have a sweet treat. Financial institutions will be there to show how you can reasonably pay for the work on your home. There will be exhibits on new transportation options, an electric car to check out and much more. And there will be prizes. We will have a raffle for Montpelier residents who register for the challenge at the door. There will be home energy audits worth up to $400 each and other energy-related special offerings.
All of this is part of a larger, statewide "Energy Challenge," a town versus town competition to see which municipality can have the greatest percentage of homes sealed and insulated by the end of the year. Recently, Gov. Shumlin attended the official opening of the challenge. He noted, "We know that energy efficiency is one of the best investments there is. It cuts energy bills, keeps more money in the state economy and creates jobs."
Efficiency work is no longer just a nice thing to do. It is crucial to our future.
The other night along with other members of our energy committee, I joined with 50 other central Vermont volunteers to be trained in how to do efficiency promotion home visits. We're building a statewide army of dedicated citizen volunteers who are joining in a real battle against the destructive forces of fossil fuel addiction. This energy efficiency effort really is becoming the next big thing.
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A recreational skier all her life, Ingrid Backstrom didn't enter her first big-mountain competition until she was 21, and even then it was on a whim. Lo and behold, she won it, and kept winning almost every contest she entered. More impressive, she captured the attention and respect of every athlete who's ever laid skis to snow. Some people call her the best female freeskier in the world. Those who have skied with her or seen her in person call her the best freeskier in the world. And maybe it's because she's a woman, not in spite of that fact. She approaches big lines with patience and respect for risk. Her forte? Shredding huge, gnarly lines and making it look easy. You can too.
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Local technical college opens new transportation center
People looking to get into the automotive industry now have a brand new facility to train in.
Minnesota State College Southeast Technical in Winona unveiled a new transportation facility on Sunday.
It's home to the Truck Driving Auto Body Collision and Automotive technology programs.
The new center means the college can now consolidate to one campus.
School officials say the new center, with some help from the community, is important to make sure students are receiving the training they need to be successful in the industry.
"We had to keep up with industry. We had to get the new computers if you look through here we have every make and model of car that's in our communities and they're brand new. They donate vehicles for us to work on and they donate the latest equipment so that we can help them in their industry and back out at their dealerships," said Nate Emerson, Vice President of Student Affairs.
Sunday's dedication ceremony also honored the man the center is named after.
Norris P. Abts worked at the college for almost 30 years and played an instrumental role in developing the schools transportation programs.
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A security camera recorded a robbery in progress at the Peoples United Bank in White River Junction. Police said the robbers long blond hair was a wig.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION A suspect has been arrested in the holdup of the Peoples United Bank branch here last week. Police said they expect to make another arrest soon.
Hartford Police said John Fenley, 50, of White River Junction, was picked up at 8 p.m. Friday outside his trailer in Chambers Mobile Home Park off Sykes Mountain Avenue, close to the downtown area. He went voluntarily to the police station, where he was questioned and then arrested on a felony count of armed robbery, police said.
Fenley is being held at the Springfield prison for lack of $100,000 bail. He is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday afternoon at the criminal court in White River Junction, which sits within sight of the Peoples United Bank.
Earlier in the day Friday, police had seized Fenleys vehicle. They said they believed it to be the blue Chevy pickup a witness described as the getaway vehicle moments after a bank robbery took place at 2:30 p.m. Thursday.
Several hundred dollars of stolen money from the bank was seized from Fenleys possession, Hartford Detective Michael Tkac wrote in a statement. A search warrant was executed at Fenleys home, where over $2,000 in stolen money was seized (along with) clothing that matched the clothing worn by the bank robber.
Police said the robber implied he had a gun but did not display one during his brief interaction with a female teller inside the bank at 190 Maple St. Witness Michael Trombley of White River Junction said he passed the robber in the driveway of the bank moments after the man ran out the front door wearing a bright orange-red knit cap and long blond hair that was apparently a wig.
He nodded and said, Hows it going? as he ran past me, Trombley recalled.
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Another White River Junction resident, who asked not to be identified, said that just a few minutes before the robbery took place his attention had been drawn to a blue Chevy pickup that had pulled off beside Route 14 about a block from the bank.
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Hartford officers went back later Thursday afternoon and found the spot the truck had pulled off, and took pictures of tire tracks in the snow.
Police said the Peoples United robber had also walked into the Mascoma Bank branch on Sykes Mountain Avenue, less than a quarter-mile from Fenleys trailer, Thursday afternoon.
The man briefly looked around before departing without incident, police said. The Peoples United robbery took place a few minutes later.
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"Interesting, isn't it? The Federation claims to abhor Section 31's tactics, but when they need the dirty work done, they look the other way. It's a tidy little arrangement, wouldn't you say?"
Section 31 was the name of an officially-nonexistent clandestine organization within Starfleet Intelligence that claimed to protect the security interests of United Earth and later the United Federation of Planets.
History Edit
22nd century Edit
The organization's title came from the original Starfleet Charter, Article 14, Section 31, which allowed for extraordinary measures to be taken in times of extreme threat. At some point before 2151, a young Ensign Malcolm Reed was recruited by Section 31 through former Starfleet Security officer Harris. By the time Reed was posted to Enterprise NX-01, he was no longer actively involved in covert operations.
However, in late 2154, when Reed was investigating the kidnapping of Doctor Phlox, he was contacted by Harris again. Harris' organization had entered into a secret agreement with Klingon Fleet Admiral Krell, in which Harris facilitated Phlox's forcible transportation to a Klingon colony to help in finding a cure for the Klingon augment virus in exchange for a mutually beneficial alliance.
Harris ordered Reed to slow down Enterprise's investigation until Phlox could develop a cure. Reed complied, but his tampering was discovered by Captain Jonathan Archer and Commander T'Pol, and Reed was thrown in the brig. (ENT: "Affliction")
T'Pol reconstructed Reed's communication logs and discovered that he had been in contact with Harris. When confronted with this information, Reed confessed that he had been following Harris' orders. Later, Archer had Reed put him in contact with Harris, and Harris told Archer that, if Phlox was successful, the Klingon Empire would stabilize, an outcome that would be quite favorable for Starfleet. Archer remained suspicious of Harris' motives. After the plague was cured, Harris contacted Reed again, but Reed rebuffed him, saying that he only answered to one commanding officer: Jonathan Archer. (ENT: " Divergence")
In 2155, Harris agreed to provide intelligence on the Earth-based Human terrorist group Terra Prime to the Enterprise crew, when it was discovered that Terra Prime was attempting to disrupt the creation of the Coalition of Planets and to drive all non-Humans out of the Sol system. Harris implied to Reed that this information would come at a price to be exacted at a later time. (ENT: "Demons", "Terra Prime")
23rd century (alternate reality) Edit
In the alternate reality that split off in 2233, Section 31 was headed by Admiral Alexander Marcus, and had a base located beneath the Kelvin Memorial Archive in London.
Following the Narada attacks on Vulcan and Earth in 2258 of the alternate reality, Section 31 began exploring more direct means of defense and explored unknown regions of space, particularly against the Klingon Empire. They discovered the SS Botany Bay, with Augments still in cryostasis.
Marcus woke up Khan Noonien Singh, and recruited him into the organization under the pseudonym John Harrison, using his intellect to develop advanced weapons systems. With the other 72 augments still in stasis and under Section 31's control, Khan cooperated on a project to build a Dreadnought-class vessel, the USS Vengeance, at the Io Facility near Jupiter. He also designed advanced long-range torpedoes which he attempted to smuggle his crew in, but he was discovered and forced to flee.
Assuming Marcus made good on his threat to his crew, Khan plotted revenge and blackmailed Thomas Harewood into bombing the Archive, before attacking Starfleet Headquarters and then fleeing to Qo'noS with a portable transwarp beaming device he salvaged from the London base.
Marcus attempted to cover-up the conspiracy while still using the events to his advantage by assigning the USS Enterprise to fire the long-range torpedoes on Harrison's location with the Augments still inside. The flagship's warp core was sabotaged, stranding it at the Neutral zone where Klingon patrols would come and attack, giving the Federation a reason to go to war with the Klingons. James T. Kirk prevented this when he opted to arrest Khan instead of executing him - learning the truth - and returned to Earth to expose the admiral's cooperation with a war criminal.
Marcus attempted to destroy the Enterprise with the Vengeance, but sabotage by Montgomery Scott and a boarding party of Kirk and Khan further foiled Section 31's machinations. Khan killed the admiral and then crashed the Vengeance into Starfleet Headquarters, presumably killing all the Section 31 personnel aboard. A year later, Kirk spoke out against Section 31's agenda at a memorial for those killed by their attempts to harness Khan's mind. (Star Trek Into Darkness)
24th century Edit
In 2374, Section 31 attempted to recruit the chief medical officer of space station Deep Space 9, Doctor Julian Bashir, after putting him through psychological testing on the holodeck of a ship to which he had been abducted. Subjecting Bashir to an elaborate deception designed to test his loyalty to the Federation, Section 31 operative Luther Sloan presented himself to Bashir as the Deputy Director of Starfleet Internal Affairs, and placed Bashir in a scenario wherein it appeared that he had defected to the Dominion. Eventually, Sloan became convinced of Bashir's loyalty and, citing his genetically engineered background and fascination with spy stories, offered him a position within Section 31.
Bashir, appalled at the thought of an organization that was not accountable to anyone and regularly violated the very principles and core values upon which the Federation had been founded, declined Sloan's offer, although Section 31 continued to regard him as a potential asset. After the agency returned him to Deep Space 9, Bashir alerted the station's senior staff – including his commanding officer, Captain Benjamin Sisko, and Bajoran Militia officers Major Kira Nerys and Constable Odo – of Section 31's existence and its attempt to recruit him. Sisko advised Bashir to accept Section 31's offer to join them, should they ask again, so that Bashir could spy on the organization for Sisko. (DS9: "Inquisition")
In mid-2375, Sloan resurfaced and assigned Bashir to diagnose the health of Koval, Chairman of the Tal Shiar, during an upcoming conference on Romulus.
In the course of his efforts to expose Section 31, Bashir discovered that he had actually been manipulated by Sloan into convincing Romulan Senator Kimara Cretak to access Koval's personal database, on suspicions that Section 31 planned to assassinate Koval. This gave Koval sufficient evidence to have Cretak arrested and charged with treason, which assured his own seat on the powerful Continuing Committee. Bashir learned that Koval was an agent of Section 31 after discovering Starfleet Admiral William Ross' complicity in the scheme.
It seemed Section 31 had been planning for what it regarded as a likely war with the Romulan Star Empire following the Dominion War. The agency projected that the Dominion was likely to end up confined to the Gamma Quadrant with the Cardassian Union occupied and left a shambles, and the Klingon Empire left to spend at least ten years rebuilding from the damage left by the Klingon-Cardassian War, the Federation-Klingon War of 2372 to 2373, and the Dominion War itself. Section 31 regarded Cretak as a potential threat to the Federation in the post-war Alpha Quadrant, as her primary loyalties were to the Star Empire's interests, while Koval could be counted on to influence Romulus in the Federation's favor.
Admiral Ross attempted to defend his actions to Bashir by stating that the high cost of the war justified the extreme measures being taken, but Bashir refused to concede that the ends justified the means. Ross responded by dismissing Bashir from his office and forbidding him from repeating and otherwise acknowledging their conversation. (DS9: "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges")
Later that year, while researching the morphogenic virus which was ravaging the Great Link and Odo, Bashir discovered that Section 31 had actually engineered the disease and deliberately infected Odo during a visit to Starfleet Medical three years previously, in a preemptive attempt to neutralize the threat posed by the Founders and the Dominion. Despite the risk that a cure for the disease might reach the Changelings and thus not only strengthen them but also continue the genocidal war they had initiated, Bashir decided to still pursue the matter and find a cure to help Odo. He lured Sloan to Deep Space 9 with false claims of having developed a cure. Sloan, who was committed to the cause of protecting Federation and Starfleet interests at all costs, committed suicide in an attempt to prevent the cure from being discovered, nearly killing Bashir and Chief Miles O'Brien in the process. Unable to revive him, Bashir and O'Brien used a multitronic engrammatic interpreter to link their minds to Sloan's, in order to finally retrieve the information before Sloan's brain injuries rendered him brain dead. (DS9: "When It Rains...", "Tacking Into the Wind", "Extreme Measures")
After the cure was discovered, the Federation Council decided against sharing it with the Founders, an act which Odo likened to abetting genocide. The cure was later given to the Female Changeling by Odo as a condition for surrendering her forces and ending the war. These events ruined the organization's plan to eradicate the Founders. The Changeling's surrender ended the war and allowed the Founders to live. Odo eventually returned to the Great Link to distribute the cure to the rest of the Founders, saving his people. (DS9: "The Dogs of War", "What You Leave Behind")
Organization and tactics Edit
"Is that what we have become? A 24th century Rome, driven by nothing other than the certainty that Caesar can do no wrong?"
Luther Sloan, a high-ranking member of Section 31, claimed that the organization dealt with threats to the Federation that others did not even realize existed and that jeopardized the Federation's very survival. Section 31's actions were autonomous and its existence was neither acknowledged nor denied by Starfleet Command or the Federation Council. Those found guilty of posing a security threat to the Federation were dealt with quietly, as Sloan once explained. Section 31 was not accountable to anyone; it did not submit reports to anyone or ask approval for specific operations. As such, it has been described as having granted itself the powers of "judge, jury, and executioner." Under Section 31 credo, to save lives, the ends always justified the means and its operatives were not afraid to bend the rules if the situation warranted it. Odo once compared Section 31 to the Cardassian Union's Obsidian Order or the Romulan Star Empire's Tal Shiar.
Section 31 had no known physical headquarters or base of operations. A select few were chosen to carry widespread knowledge of their operations. Recruitment of new agents had to be done in secret. One method that Section 31 used to accomplish that involved kidnapping potential agents and testing their loyalty. Section 31's recruitment policy did not allow agents to officially retire from duty, and agents who had long since moved on from the agency could be called upon at any time to carry out a mission. (ENT: "Divergence"; DS9: "Inquisition", "Extreme Measures")
Known agents Edit
- Alexander Marcus (alternate reality)
- John Harrison (alternate reality)
- Thomas Harewood (alternate reality)
- USS Vengeance personnel (alternate reality)
- Luther Sloan
- Julian Bashir
- Koval (double agent)
- William Ross (sympathizer)
- Two unnamed Human operatives working for Sloan
|Intelligence agencies of Earth
|Great Britain: MI5 • Nazi Germany: Gestapo
|Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: KGB
|United States of America: CIA · FBI · NSA
|United Earth: Section 31
|The branches of Starfleet
|United Earth: Command • Materiel Supply Command • Medical • Mission Control • Security • Section 31 • Training Command
|United Federation of Planets: Administration • Administrative Operations • Advanced Technologies • Applied Sciences Division • Cartography • Command • Communications • Control • Dental • Engineering • Exploratory • Information • Inspector General • Intelligence • Internal Affairs • Judge Advocate General • Materiel Supply Command • Medical • Mission Operations • Office of Special Plans • Operational Support • Operations • Orbital Operations • OSHC • Planetary Geosciences • Research and Development • Science • Section 31 • Security • Shipyards Operations • Stellar Imaging • Tactical • Tactical Analysis • Terrestrial Defense • Training Command • Warp Technologies
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Appearances Edit
Background information Edit
Section 31 was created by Deep Space Nine executive producer Ira Steven Behr, and resulted from his desire to look into the darker aspects of the utopia created by Gene Roddenberry. Behr was inspired by a line of dialogue he had written in "The Maquis, Part II" where Commander Sisko remarks that "It's easy to be a saint in paradise." Behr remarked, "Why is Earth a paradise in the twenty-fourth century? Well, maybe it's because there's someone watching over it and doing the nasty stuff that no one wants to think about. Of course it's a very complicated issue. Extremely complicated. And those kinds of covert operations usually are wrong!" (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, p. 551) According to Ronald D. Moore, the writing staff had "extended discussions" about the backstory of Section 31, with much debate about how long the organization was to have existed. (AOL chat, 1998)
The concept of Section 31 was criticized by some fans who saw it as undermining Roddenberry's vision. In response to such criticisms after "Inquisition" aired, Moore commented, "The idea that there's a rogue element within the Federation doing dark deeds outside the normal chain of command is certainly a provocative one, I'll grant you, but does it really throw into question 'on a fundamental level...the principaled Federation we have known...'? Not yet it doesn't...It's a little early to declare the death of the UFP, folks." (AOL chat, 1998) Elsewhere, Moore commented, "We like pushing the concept of Starfleet and the Federation itself into uncharted territory. We like to question the ideals and beliefs of the Trek universe and put our characters into difficult situations that may not have easy answers. To be sure, we like Trek and enjoy working in this universe, but we're not satisfied with just painting the UFP as a happy-go-lucky place where everyone gets along and the Prime Directive is always right." (AOL chat, 1998)
Costume designer Bob Blackman noted that the uniforms worn by Section 31 agents were chosen for their fascist overtones. "We design a lot of Gestapo / S.S / Naziesque outfits for our villains. And when they're really the ultimate, like the Section 31 people, we immediately go that way to make them look like storm troopers, because that's an imagery that works best, not only for the viewers, but for the producers. For 'Inquisition,' Ira asked for dark black, severe, hostile looking garments. Well, that's black leather." (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, p. 553)
While the organization seen in Enterprise was never explicitly referred to as "Section 31", production staff have confirmed that it was intended to be the same organization seen on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. (ENT Season 4 DVD "Terra Prime" audio commentary) Harris wears a leather uniform similar to the one worn by Sloan two hundred years later, and refers Captain Archer to "Article 14, Section 31" of the Starfleet Charter. This is consistent with Sloan's comment that Section 31 was created as part of the "original" Starfleet charter, but not with Bashir's statement that Section 31 has managed to stay hidden for "over three hundred years" in "Tacking Into the Wind". Ronald D. Moore, who wrote the DS9 episode, considered Bashir's figure a mistake and stated that it should have been only around two hundred. The figure was later corrected. (AOL chat, 1999)
All of the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine DVDs feature several "Easter eggs" known as "Section 31 hidden files."
Apocrypha Edit
There are no canonical references to Section 31 activity during the 23rd century in the prime reality, but the non-canonical novels published by Pocket Books posit that Section 31 was involved in the theft of the Romulan cloaking device by the USS Enterprise (TOS: "The Enterprise Incident"), the development of the Omega molecule and the subsequent destruction of subspace in the Lantaru sector (VOY: "The Omega Directive"), and spying upon Federation civilian attorney Samuel T. Cogley (TOS: "Court Martial"). Starfleet Admiral Lance Cartwright was established to be a Section 31 agent in the novel Section 31: Cloak, suggesting the possibility that the Khitomer conspiracy was, from the Federation end, a Section 31 operation.
Although the televised appearances of Section 31 have been limited to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Enterprise, a short series of novels, Star Trek: Section 31, has also been published, documenting encounters with Section 31 in the other Star Trek series. These stories were largely designed around, and serve to explain or provide background to, certain canon events. In the novels, it is revealed that Section 31:
- had a hand in the disastrous test of the Omega molecule (see VOY: "The Omega Directive")
- had Admiral Cartwright, Cortan Zweller, and eventually Sarina Douglas as agents (see Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, TNG: "Tapestry" & DS9: "Chrysalis")
- placed an agent aboard the USS Voyager before it was transported to the Delta Quadrant in 2371 (see VOY: "Scientific Method")
- attempted to recruit USS Enterprise-E conn officer Lieutenant Hawk (see Star Trek: First Contact)
- was responsible for Admiral Dougherty's mission to forcibly and illegally relocate the Ba'ku (see Star Trek: Insurrection)
- continues to regard Julian Bashir as an asset
- had a hand in the events of TOS: "The Enterprise Incident"
- attempted to kill the former Borg drone Seven of Nine
Section 31 is also revealed to be responsible for allowing the Dominion to engage in an infamous massacre of Federation civilians during the war, as part of an attempt to recruit a potential agent, Ethan Locken.
Section 31 has also appeared in the Star Trek: A Time to... series. In A Time to Kill and A Time to Heal by David Mack, it is revealed that Section 31 has a hand in a coup d'etat organized against the President of the United Federation of Planets, Min Zife, whom they assassinate.
After the events of the novel Section 31: Cloak, Captain Kirk briefed Starfleet Captains Phil Waterson and Nick Silver and Commodores Aaron Stone and José Mendez of his discoveries and suspicions about Section 31 and the five men formed the Kirk Cabal, a secret group designed to oppose Section 31 whenever it was involved in any known activity. The Kirk Cabal was still active as of 2376, when Elias Vaughn recruited Julian Bashir into its ranks.
In the novel Hollow Men, Tomas Roeder, a Section 31 agent, learns of the Changeling disease and attempts to leak the information to the Dominion. Roeder failed in his objective and Elim Garak was forced to kill him.
In The Good That Men Do, by Andy Mangels and Michael A. Martin, Section 31 recruited Commander Charles Tucker III to enter Romulan territory. Also according to The Good That Men Do, the existence and activities of Section 31 were exposed to the general public by the early 25th century and its agents were eventually brought to justice for their crimes. The public release of Section 31's files and records ended over 300 years of the bureau's illegal and unsanctioned black-ops and infiltration programs.
Video gamesEdit
In Star Trek: Starfleet Command III, in a mission in the Romulan campaign, the player is inspecting the damage to the Unity One starbase. While listening to the Federation-Klingon Alliance broadcasts, one Starfleet officer suggests, "Why don't you ask Section 31?" as to how Starfleet could know if the Unity One scans could detect cloaked Romulan vessels.
In the MMO game Star Trek Online, Section 31 tests player characters on a mission in a fashion similar to that of Dr. Julian Bashir. A Section 31 agent also enlists the player's aid in several other missions. When Devidians start haunting the Klingon Neutral Zone, Section 31 assists the player in stopping them.
External link Edit
- Section 31 at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
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Preston Moore PhD
Preston Moore PhD
Director, West Center for Computational Chemistry and Drug Design
Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry
BS (Bates College)
PhD (Boston University)
Research Interests
The development and use of condensed phase, molecular simulation methods to investigate chemical problems. Simulating molecular dynamics of lipid bilayers, membrane proteins, ion channels, and the spectroscopy of molecular liquids.
My research focuses on the development and use of condensed phase, molecular simulation methods to investigate chemical problems. An understanding of the fundamental physical laws governing the interactions between atoms and molecules can be used to describe complex biological systems.
The ideas I am pursuing are united by a common theme: unraveling the structure, dynamics, and thermodynamics of complex chemical systems such as proteins, molecular liquids, and lipid bilayers. Great success has been achieved using molecular mechanics to describe the behavior and structure of biological molecules, and ever-increasing computational power allows for larger and more complex systems to be investigated. Theoretical chemistry, chemical physics, and computational chemistry, as applied to model biological systems, are a powerful combination for a research program addressing interesting and timely questions in biology and chemistry.
My current research focuses on the molecular dynamics simulation of lipid bilayers, membrane proteins, ion channels, and the spectroscopy of molecular liquids. My group uses simulation and collaborations with experimentalists to interrogate the structure, dynamics, and interactions of these chemically and biologically complex problems. Currently, I am investigating coarse grain models of lipid bilayers and proteins. These models have recently been shown to be surprisingly robust.
My research also includes the development and application of new computer modeling techniques. For example, we continue to develop our stateof-the-art, parallel molecular dynamics code. This code takes full advantage of recent algorithmic developments and new parallel computer technology, which allows us to investigate ever larger and more complex systems.
Selected Scholarly Activity
Effect of Carboxylation on Carbon Nanotube Aqueous Dispersibility: A Predictive Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics Approach. C. Chiu, RH DeVane, ML Klein, W Shinoda, PB Moore, SO Nielsen J Phys Chem C, 116, 23102–23106. DOI:10.1021/jp307545m (2012)
A theoretical study of the sum vibrational spectroscopy of the carbon tetrachloride/water interface, AJ Green, A Perry, PB Moore, and B Space; J Phys: Condensed Matter 24:124108 DOI:10.1088/0953-8984/24/12/124108 (2012)
Raft Registration across Bilayers in a Molecularly Detailed Model", DA Pantano, PB Moore, ML Clein, DE Disher SoftMatter 7:8182-8191 DOI:10.1039/C1SM05490B (2011)
Morphologies of Charged Diblock Copolymers Simulated with a Neutral Coarse-Grained Model; D Pantano ML Klein, DE Disher PB Moore J Phys Chem B 115:4689-4695 DOI:10.1021/jp201085 (2011)
Quantitative Assessment of Force Fields on Both Low Energy Conformational Basins and Transition State Regions of the (φ-ψ) Space; Z. Liu, B. Ensing, and PB Moore, JCTC 7:402–419 DOI:10.1021/ct100395n (2011)
Adaptive multiscale molecular dynamics of macromolecular fluids; SO Nielsen, PB Moore, and B Ensign Phys Rev Lett 105:237802 (2010)
Parametrization and Application of a Coarse Grained Forcefield for Benzene/Fullerene Interactions with Lipids; R DeVane, A Jusufi, W Shinoda, C Chi-Cheng, S Nielsen, PB Moore, ML Klein; J Phys Chem 114:16364–16372 DOI: 10.1021/jp1070264 (2010)
Recent progress in multiscale molecular dynamics simulation of soft matter; SO Nielsen, PB Moore, RE Bulo, B. Ensing; Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 12:12401-12414 DOI: 10.1039/C004111D (2010)
Coarse-grained molecular dynamics of tetrameric transmembrane peptide bundles within a lipid bilayer; THT Nguyen, NZ Rao, WM Schroeder, and PB Moore Chemistry and Physics of Lipids 163:530-537 (2010)
Coarse-Grained Potential Models for Phenyl-Based Molecules: II. Application to Fullerenes; CC Chiu, R. DeVane, ML Klein, W. Shinoda, PB Moore, SO Nielsen J. Phys Chem B. 114:6394-6400 (2010)
Coarse-Grained Potential Models for Phenyl-Based Molecules: I. Parametrization Using Experimental Data; R. DeVane, ML Klein, CC Chiu, SO Nielsen, W. Shinoda, PB Moore J. Phys Chem B. 114:6386-6393 (2010)
A mean field approach for computing solid-liquid surface tension for nanoscale interfaces; C. Chiu, RJKU Ranatunga, DT Flores, DV Pérez, PB Moore, W. Shinoda, and SO. Nielsen; J. Chem. Phys. 132:054706 (2010); doi:10.1063/1.3308625
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by Anton Shilov
UPDATE: Correcting manufacturing capacities of TSMC due to mistake in reporting.
Globalfoundries, a contract maker of semiconductors controlled by Advanced Technology Investment Company and Advanced Micro Devices, on Tuesday announced major plans to expand its manufacturing capacities. When the expanded fabs become fully operational, Globalfoundries may easily become the world's second largest manufacturer of advanced chips, which are made on 300mm wafers.
At the company's leading-edge Dresden manufacturing campus, Fab 1, the expansion focus will be on adding new capacity to support additional growth opportunities for 45/40/28nm technologies as well as initial 22nm development. This expansion will see a new facility constructed at Fab 1 that will add nearly 110 thousand square feet of clean room space to enable the site to scale output up to 80 thousand wafers per month over the next two years. The largest wafer fab in Europe, Fab 1's leading-edge wafer fabrication equipment will cover an area equivalent to approximately eight soccer fields. The first output from this new expansion is expected in 2011 with construction work planned to start immediately. The start of this expansion project at Fab 1 is, however, still subject to the approval of a state aid package by the German authorities and the European Commission.
To support long-term growth at the 22/20nm generation, Globalfoundries plans to expand Fab 8, the company's new leading-edge fab currently under construction at the Luther Forest Technology Campus in Saratoga County, New York. The expansion will increase the size of the cleanroom shell by approximately 90 thousand square feet, bringing the total available cleanroom space to approximately 300 thousand square feet, equivalent to roughly six soccer fields of state-of-the-art wafer fabrication equipment. Work on the shell expansion is expected to begin later this month pending final approval of an investment agreement with Empire State Development Corporation and the State of New York. The total facility, including cleanroom support infrastructure and office space, includes more than 1.3 million square feet of space and is expected to come online in 2012 with volume production targeted for early 2013. The larger cleanroom would allow for the future fit-up and equipment necessary to enable a total output of approximately 60 thousand wafers per month once fully ramped.
In addition to new expansion initiatives in Dresden and New York, Globalfoundries also is continuing with its previously announced expansion at Fab 7 in Singapore to reach an output level of 50 thousand wafers per month, an increase of nearly 50% from current levels. During the expansion, Fab 7 will continue to focus on manufacturing technologies ranging from the 65nm to 40nm technology nodes.
When the new expanded fab become fully operational, total Globalfoundries' 300mm output will be around 190 thousand wafers per month. By contrast, the planned 300mm capacities of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and United Microelectronics Corp. are 271 thousand (plus one fab with unknown capacity) and 128 thousand wafers, respectively.
In addition to the capacity expansion projects at Fab 1 and Fab 8, ATIC announced initial plans for the creation of an advanced technology cluster in Abu Dhabi. The site, adjacent to Abu Dhabi International Airport and measuring three square kilometers in size, is ideally suited to house a future advanced technology cluster in the region with close proximity to regional transportation hubs and physical infrastructure. Globalfoundries is committed to partnering with ATIC to share best practices and expertise in cluster creation in the near-term and putting a significant technology and manufacturing presence in the region long term. The goal for the site is to be the Middle Eastern hub of a global technology and manufacturing network to support the long-term deployment of capital for ATIC portfolio companies, in capital-intensive advanced technologies.
"The formation of the new Globalfoundries was predicated on creating a world-class technology and manufacturing company that had the scale and resources to compete for industry leadership in this capital intensive market. For ATIC, this also represented the first step in Abu Dhabi's vision to become a leader in the semiconductor industry. Today we announce the next phase as we take our first steps in establishing a world-class advanced technology cluster over the coming years. We look forward to working with the Globalfoundries team to leverage the collective successes of Singapore, Dresden and New York as we create the industry's next innovation cluster in Abu Dhabi," said Ibrahim Ajami, chief executive officer of ATIC.


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text: Kickstart Breakfast Drink Vs. Coffee Unrolled this week: from Pepsico and Mtn. Dew. They're targeting folks who don't like coffee or tea, but who do like a sweet buzz. A 16-ounce can of Kickstart Orange Citrus contains: 92 mg caffeine (about the same as a cup of coffee) 80 calories 180 mg sodium High fructose corn syrup (second ingredient) Concentrated orange juice (a small amount, just 5%) Artificial sweeteners and flavors I haven't tried it yet (will pick some up when I … [Read more...]


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Producers have options for identifying ketotic cows, but some methods are better than others.
by Abby Huibregtse, Hoard's Dairyman Associate Editor
Cows that do not adapt to the negative energy balance experienced after calving are candidates for developing hyperketonemia, commonly knows as ketosis. Cows that are ketotic in early lactation lose milk yield and are at higher risk for other post-partum diseases, potentially setting them up for early removal from the herd.
Ketosis is diagnosed by measuring the ?-hydroxybutyric acid (BHBA) ketone bodies circulating in the blood. The best way to test for ketosis is to have serum BHBA measured at a laboratory. Although not too expensive or difficult, some farms would like to identify the disease with a cowside test. Garret Oetzel, D.V.M. of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, explains ketosis testing options in his paper, "On-farm ketosis monitoring."
There are methods for cowside ketosis testing, but their reliability is variable. The accuracy of a cowside ketosis test is compared to the standard laboratory test in order to determine their sensitivity and specificity. Sensitivity is the percent of cows identified as ketotic that are truly ketotic. Specificity is the proportion of cows identified as negative that are truly negative.
Some people are able to smell ketones that are excreted in a cow's breath. The specificity of this method is very high (about 95 percent) so if the smell is present the cow is very likely to be ketotic. Unfortunately, even those able to smell ketones are only 50 percent sensitive in their ability to diagnose ketosis. This makes the smell test too inaccurate to be the only form of ketosis detection.
The traditional cowside test for ketosis is a urine dipstick, which measures urine acetoacetate concentrations. Urine dipsticks have very good sensitivity (95 percent), which means they rarely give out false positives. However, sensitivity is at about 80 percent, so 20 percent of ketotic cows are missed. The biggest challenge with the urine dipstick is obtaining a quality urine sample.
The traditional milk test is a powder that measures milk acetoacetate. For this test, you mix a small amount of milk with the powder and then interpret the color change. This test has excellent specificity (98 percent) but poor sensitivity (35 percent), and because it misses a majority of ketotic cows it should not be used as a sole cowside test.
Another cowside milk test is the milk BHBA strip test. These strips take a room temperature milk sample and must be read one minute after dipping the strip. This method has moderately good specificity (83 percent) and sensitivity (82 percent).
According to Oetzel, the best cowside test for diagnosing ketosis is the Precision Xtra meter (Abbott Laboratories). It is 90 to 97 percent sensitive and 94 to 98 percent specific. This meter was designed to measure either whole blood BHBA or whole blood glucose in humans, but it is excellent at measuring whole blood BHBA in cows. This cowside test is accurate enough to estimate herd prevalence for ketosis. The meter and test strips can be purchased through most pharmacies or veterinary clinics.
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Demon Hunter
Ranger/Sentinel/Scout/Dark ranger
Witch Doctor
Stuff can be fixed, just get enough glue or duct tape!
Roses are red, mana is blue. Suramar Guards, Will always find you!
Three expansions in dust; Cata: 1-2 hrs, MoP: 40-60 min, WoD: 60 min (own experience).
There are very different reasons to take each healing class. There are very specific reasons for taking an ele shaman over many classes that do more damage than them. There are no reasons to take a Hunter outside of siegecrafter. Etc..
That's not "does the same thing as everyone else with different spell names". Calm down on the exaggeration please.
That said I don't feel we need any new classes. Blizzard has a hard enough time keeping up with the current ones.
The Defiler
Just as Warlocks draw their power from demonic forces, Death Knights from the Scourge, and Shaman from the earth, the Defiler is a former agent of N'Zoth* who has broken his master's spell, and now uses the power of the Old Gods to exact revenge!
- Armor type: Mail
- Roles: DPS / Tank / Healer
- Resource: Rage / Black Blood (similar to mana)
Dragon (DPS): A long-range tactician who conducts chromatic dragonflight experiments on his unsuspecting victims. This spec almost never worries about Black Blood, as all their damage dealing abilities use Rage. DPS cooldown abilities reduce Black Blood to zero, and Black Blood regerates at a very fast, fixed rate.
Treachery (Healer): A dark whisperer who controls the fates of friend and foe alike, transferring life from enemies to allies, and syphoning health and mana from allies to bring swift death to enemies. Healers consume Black Blood while healing, but can regenerate it by attacking.
Madness (Tank): A vile tyrant who fills enemies with terror, causing them to obey and destroy themselves. Tanks consume rage for attacks, hold aggro and take damage in order to regen Black Blood, and use large quantities Black Blood for defensive cooldowns
Explode Corpse: creates an explosion of blood and fire from a recently fallen enemy, causing damage to all enemies within 5 yards.
Enslave: causes an enemy humanoid to fight for you for 1 minute, 5 minute cooldown. When the effect expires, the slave takes damage equal to 50% of damage dealt while enslaved.
Induce Madness: cause all enemies within 5 yards to attack eachother for 10 seconds.
Doom: instantly reduces all allies to no less than 50% health and inflicts the amount of health lost as damage to a single enemy. 150% of all health lost is then restored over the next 30 seconds. 10 minute cooldown. Allies below 50% health will not be affected. Does not generate threat.
* Side note: N'Zoth was confirmed during Blizzcon 2010 to be the source of the Emerald Dream, so an Emerald Dream/Dark Below type expansion would be an ideal time to introduce this class.
I like to read how most of ppl are for one and only true option saying that others are totally impossible the most possible of those you pointed are imho:
Demon Hunter because it would be very logical as 2nd hero class. after your-own-Arthas, your-own-Illidian. but mechanics would be hard to imagine because of beeing very close to warlocks and warrior/rogue and maybe even monk.
Tinker because technology based class would be unique but maybe too unique and too less races would be able to be tinker.
Ranger as I said my personal favorite because it's classic to every rpg. Everyone talks about ranged spec for rogue, hunter w/o pet(not on 100 lvl but from the beginning) so why no make such a class instead of new 4th specs. + would be nice to add some rivality in looting ranged weapons to hunters
Warden because srsly everything can hide behind this name. ranged,melee,caster :P
and for other most popular ones:
Bard - since support spec isn't announced it's hard to speculate about it.
Spellbreaker - it's BE elite force :P why other races would be able to train and have them :P it's like shadow hunter, witch doctor, spiritwalker so race iconic class.
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Just give me that damn demaon hunter. We all know dh become a class sonner or later
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Voted for Archmage/Battlemage. I just love the mage style so that was a easy call for me.
"Ascend may you find no resistance. Know that you made such a difference. All you leave behind will live to the end. The cycle of suffering goes on. But memories of you stay strong. Someday I too will fly and find you again."
Alter Bridge - Blackbird
Don't get all the Demon Hunter votes, last 2 classes added were both melee.
no new classes, no new races .
all the options sound pretty similar to one or even 2 specs of classes we already have. therefore IF they add a class in the future I hope it is none of the options you gave us.
I've wanted to have a battle mage since shock paladin was removed from the game.
Other than that. I like the bard concept, but treated as a pet class with with a wider range of pets than hunters (giant, humanoid) and with a tendency toward musical instruments associated with battle, like horns and drums. By preference, he'd be mounted indoors and in combat, but that would screw up too much stuff.
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And the Demon Hunter takes the lead...
My youtube Channel : Arberian021
WoW isn't all about new concepts or themes, it's about classic archetypes that fit the Holy Trinity gameplay style of Warcraft.
Demon Hunter Class Idea
I find it hard to get excited about a Demon Hunter class, for some reason.
Bard would be pretty awesome. I'm thinking of a support class that provides buffs to the group or debuffs to enemies by using musical instruments/songs. It just seems like a support-only class would be hard to fit in WoW's current model (ie, the "We don't want you feeling like you must have a Bard to down certain bosses" thing). I dunno. Melee class that hits stuff with an electric guitar? I'm running out of ideas on how to make a bard work.
Tinker would be cool. Mail-wearing hybrid class that can equip a shield. Ranged DPS with things like machine guns, flamethrowers, bombs, etc. The tank spec gets a big armor boost and all sorts of...uh....tank abilities (would some kind of Star Trek shield generator with a cooldown be over the top for a game like WoW?). Based on the pic below, I guess a melee DPS spec could work too. That big-ass claw looks like it could hurt.
That does look pretty awesome. Only problem I could see is how awkward it'd be for any race other than goblins or gnomes. Humans and Dwarves, I could see. Maybe Forsaken. Anything else would just seem awkward.
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Soothing Mist:"Healing them for a minor amount every 0.5 sec, until you take any other action."
Jade Serpent Statue: "The statue will also begin casting Soothing Mist on your target. healing for 50% as much as yours. "
[What's half of minor?]
"Statue casts Soothing Mist at a nearby ally for toddler healing."


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Beyonce's electrifying halftime performance has been ruled out and so has the demand for power at and around the Superdome, according to AP reports.
The blackout proved an embarrassment for New Orleans just when that city was hoping to show the world it had totally recovered from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
But just why is it necessary to stage such a spectacle in the first place? Do we really need 30-minute halftime productions, featuring edgy, seductive and sometimes wardrobe-malfunctioning entertainers? After all, this is a football game.
Also, where we would suggest the power outage should occur is during the most suggestive TV commercials. Do we really need GoDaddy.com, Jack in the Box and others pushing the envelope during a prime-time, allegedly family-friendly viewing event? Several surveys showed even macho men squirmed during the airing of several of these ads.
But what else would you expect in this day and age, with advertisers showering us with Viagra and Cialis come-ons, and TV shows with constant themes of lust, adultery and sexual humor.
And we wonder why teenage pregnancies, STDs, pornography and so-called dads with several baby mamas are so prevalent in our culture...
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Returning to the gridiron theme, area football fans should run up Highway 181 to Falls City on Thursday evening.
The second annual Roadrunners Road Trip will kick off with a visit there, presented by Beeville Publishing Co.
Head football coach Larry Coker and most of the University of Texas at San Antonio football coaching staff will be present, along with Athletic Director Lynn Hickey. Quarterback Eric Soza, former Beeville Trojan star, is coming along with volleyball player Jordan Kotara from Poth. All of them will speak to the 300 people expected to attend.
The UTSA Athletics Department representatives will host a dinner at the Falls City Dance Hall from 6-8 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door and include a meal and two drink tickets.
It's shaping up to be a successful, first-time event in our area, as the Roadrunners are reaching out to the Eagle Ford workforce to boost attendance at their home games in the Alamodome next season.
Sounds like a real football fan's dream – and nobody's likely going to pull the plug.
– Chip Latcham


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State Board of Education Meeting
via video conference
Thursday, August 15, 2013
10:00 a.m.
View Packet
(Revised 8/13/13)
Chicago Location:
ISBE Video Conference Room, James R. Thompson Center
14th Floor, 100 W. Randolph, Chicago, IL
Springfield Location:
ISBE Video Conference Room, 3rd Floor
100 N. First Street, Springfield, IL
This meeting will also be audio cast on the Internet at: www.isbe.net
- Roll Call/Pledge of Allegiance
- Consideration of and Possible Actions on Any Requests for Participation in Meeting by Other Means
- Presentations/Showcases
- Race to the Top Year-One Report
- Center for School Improvement Updates
- EverFi Education Technology Company
- Public Participation (20 minutes allotted)
- Closed Session
- *Superintendent's Report – Consent Agenda
All action consideration items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine and will be enacted in one motion and vote. Any board member who wishes separate discussion on any item listed on the consent agenda may remove that item from the consent agenda, in which event, the item will be considered in its normal sequence.
- *Approval of Minutes:
- Plenary Minutes as Corrected: January 23-24, 2013
- Plenary Minutes as Corrected: February 20, 2013
- Plenary Minutes as Corrected: March 20, 2013
- Plenary Minutes: June 19, 2013
- *Rules for Initial Review
- *Rules for Adoption
- Part 20 (Standards for Endorsements in Elementary Education)
- Part 21 (Standards for Endorsements in the Middle Grades)
- Part 25 (Educator Licensure)
- Part 26 (Standards for Certification in Early Childhood Education and in Elementary Education)
- Part 27 (Standards for Certification in Specific Teaching Fields)
- Part 65 (New Teacher Induction and Mentoring)
- Part 75 (Agricultural Education Programs)
- Part 140 (Calculation of Excess Cost under Section18-3 of the School Code)
- Part 210 (Illinois Hope and Opportunity Pathways through Education Program)
- Part 226 (Special Education) [school nurse and medical reviews]
- Part 228 (Transitional Bilingual Education)
- *Contracts and Grants Over $1 Million
- IHE Partnership
- Illinois Response to Intervention Network
- Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Parent Mentor Program for Early Childhood Learning
- PERA Prequalification Training Award of RFSP
- Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin SALSA contract, IGA
- Illinois Migrant Council
- *FY 12 Compliance Audit
- *Statewide Single Audit
- *NASBE Dues for 2014
End of Consent Agenda
- Appointment of State Educator Preparation Licensure Board Members
- Qualified Zone Academy Bond Authorization(s)
- Discussion Items .
- District Oversight – Monthly Update (Superintendent Koch)
- Other items for discussion
- Announcements
- IBHE Liaison Report (Dr. Proshanta Nandi)
- Superintendent's/Senior Staff Announcements
- Chairman's Report
- Member Reports
- Information Items
- ISBE Fiscal & Administrative Monthly Reports (available online at http://isbe.net/board/fiscal_admin_rep.htm)
- Adjourn
This meeting will be accessible to persons with disabilities. Persons planning to attend who need special accommodations should contact the Board office no later than the date prior to the meeting. Contact the Superintendent's office at the State Board of Education, Phone: 217-782-2221; TTY/TDD: 217-782-1900; Fax: 217-785-3972.
NOTE: Chairman Chico may call for a break in the meeting as necessary in order for the Board to go into closed session.


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Vt. unemployment rate posts another slight increaseBy Bruce Edwards
STAFF WRITER | July 20,2013Vermonts unemployment rate increased for the second month in a row, inching up 0.3 percentage point in June to 4.4 percent, the Department of Labor reported Friday.
The national unemployment rate for June was 7.6 percent. Vermont continues to have the fourth lowest jobless rate in the country.
The Vermont economy is showing a bit of changeability this month, which appear to be linked to specific employment issues, Commissioner Annie Noonan said in a statement accompanying the monthly figures. While the states revenues remain strong, we saw the layoff of IBM workers.
In the aftermath of last months layoff of 419 at IBM, Noonan said a job fair this week attracted more than 85 employers looking for qualified workers. She also said there is employment progress in the Northeast Kingdom with its EB-5 visa project, which encourages foreign investment.
The Labor Departments Mathew Barewicz said some laid-off IBM workers might have been included in Junes unemployment numbers. The monthly report is based on a survey of 1,400 households. The latest survey was conducted the week of June 12, the same week IBM notified employees about pending layoffs, said Barewicz, chief of economics and labor market information.
He said technically IBM workers should not be in the June numbers because those workers were still employed at the time the survey was conducted.
June represents the second consecutive monthly increase in the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate.
Barewicz said last years initial data also showed a similar increase during May and June. But when more data became available the increases were not as great as initially estimated, he said.
Last year we had that temporary rise, and it ended up declining for the better part of the remaining year, he said.
Barewicz said a similar scenario may be occurring this year with indicators showing were better off than last year, so things are still improving.
For June, he said, employment was mostly flat with declines in construction, education and health care services. There were gains in manufacturing along with leisure and hospitality, Barewicz said.
The Public Assets Institute was less optimistic, noting in its analysis that the number of Vermonters who report being employed has been trending down since last December, and in June was lower than it was in March 2010.
The Montpelier-based organization also cited a new U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual report that found most counties in the state have seen little or no job growth since the depths of the recession in 2009.
June unemployment rates for Vermonts 17 labor market areas ranged from 3.2 percent in Hartford to 6.6 percent in Newport. Local labor market unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted.
Rutlands rate rose from 5.4 percent in May to 5.9 percent in June; Barre-Montpelier experienced a 0.5 percentage point increase to 4.6 percent; Benningtons rate shot up 0.8 percentage point to 5.8 percent; Springfield inched up 0.3 to 6.1 percent; and Burlington-South Burlington saw its rate increase 0.7 percentage point to 4.2 percent.
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A recall effort to unseat Audrey Kader came up short on Tuesday, January 29, with La Crosse's City Council President defeating her two opponents by a wide margin.
The Restore La Crosse Committee, which started the recall effort against Kader, released the following statement after the race was called Tuesday night:
"While the Restore La Crosse Committee is disappointed that Audrey Kader will continue in city government, we are proud of our effort to recall her. As stated from the beginning our main reason for the recall was Audrey Kader voting to eliminate the public hearing and committee of the whole which is the citizen's only opportunity to address their city council as a whole.
"We were successful in saving the committee of the whole, and we were successful in bringing to public discussion many critical issues where the city council led by Audrey Kader is failing the citizens. The recall efforts have made clear that while Kader is securely entrenched in her district with certain voting blocks, she is wildly unpopular citywide."


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Gown: Hibiscus
Date of wedding: April 16, 2011
Photographer: Studio Zanetti
Hot tip: Be organised so you can relax in the weeks leading up to your wedding and do not fret about things you cannot control (like the weather).
What they loved: It fit perfectly, it was beautifully constructed and I knew the moment I put it on that it was "the one".
Husband: Dean