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Minimum wage increase impact
To the editor:
In a recent letter to the editor, the writer claimed that increasing the state minimum wage would "raise many people from living in poverty." He also claimed that such an increase "could result in an increase to employment." I would like to respond to these claims.
The writer's first assertion assumes that those who receive minimum wage are living in poverty and that they will have difficulty rising from poverty unless the state mandates a wage increase. Is this assumption correct? Consider this:
A large percentage of minimum wage workers are young people who have just entered the work force for the first time. They are in their late teens or early twenties and are not yet living on their own. They are not necessarily living in poverty; they are living at the economic level of the household of which they are a part.
Furthermore, statistics show that most people who begin a job at minimum wage remain at that wage level for less than two years. As they gain experience and become more productive, they receive higher pay at their current job, or they move on to a different job where their increased productivity results in higher profits for the owner and increased pay for the worker.
However, the state can short-circuit this process by raising minimum wage to a level where it is unprofitable for an employer to hire anyone but an experienced worker. The employer may still hire someone at that wage level, but he will not hire the inexperienced person. An increase in minimum wage works to the disadvantage of the inexperienced worker. It may prevent him from getting his first job.
The writer's second claim is that an increase in the minimum wage could result in an increase in employment. He argues that higher wages, when spent, increase demand for goods and services, resulting in more demand for workers at all levels.
This claim, however, assumes that employers will make no adjustments, but will continue to hire as before, only at the higher rate. This assumption is totally unrealistic.
When business owners are faced with a significant increase in their labor costs, they must consider all available options that may allow them to remain profitable. New and better machinery may be less expensive than retaining the current workforce level. Relocating to another state with lower labor costs may be an available option, or working current workers longer hours instead of hiring inexperienced ones. The owner also has the option of closing the business entirely.
The bottom line is, this imagined state-wide economic benefit of raising the minimum wage is contingent on employers continuing to hire minimum wage workers at the current rate. Given the alternatives available to them, that is unlikely.
The more likely result will be chronically higher rates of unemployment among those who would like to get a start in the working world, with no positive impact on poverty or the state economy.
Michael A. Thom
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2013 NMU Volleyball Season Preview: Can young cast of 'Cats support five experienced seniors?
MARQUETTE – Northern Michigan University head volleyball coach Dominic Yoder is once again preaching floor defense and blocking in his seventh season with the Wildcats.
While he admits those two areas are still in need of work – they can always improve according to Yoder – one of the bigger challenges this preseason for the NMU volleyball team is the experience gap.
The 'Cats roster is one of extremes with five proven seniors and the other 12 spots occupied by freshmen and sophomores with limited playing experience.
Thankfully for Yoder, he has a solid class of seniors ready to lead and a group of younger players eager to learn.
"The depth is pretty good. I really like our team. Our freshmen work extremely hard," Yoder said.
"Seniors are doing a really good job leading. The freshmen are taking a back seat right now, but we expect our freshmen to take steps forward once they get (rid of) the first-week-of-school jitters and get into that first competition."
Northern will lean on seniors Sarah Hamilton, Kellisha Harley, Kalli Herron, Lina Lopes and Suzanne Solin with some youth sprinkled in as it attempts to return to the NCAA tournament for the first time since four of the five veterans were rookies.
Sophomores Alex Berger and Alexis Nelson are back healthy after injuries derailed their freshmen seasons, while Lisa Studnicka brings back the most experience of the non-seniors, having played in all 32 matches a year ago.
Freshmen Alex Larson and Meghan Supple have also caught Yoder's eye and are pushing for serious playing time.
"We have a really good group of underclassmen," Hamilton said. "They gel really well with us. They work really hard to get up to our skill level."
The Wildcats are the strongest and most experienced at left outside hitter heading into the regular-season-opening tournament in Pensacola, Fla., on Friday and Saturday.
Lopes was the Wildcats' most valuable player in 2012 and an All-GLIAC first-teamer, playing not only as an outside hitter, but in a defensive role in the back row. She tallied a team-high 379 kills and 45 aces. She was also second on the team in digs with 312.
Herron is transitioning from the middle to backing up Lopes on the left-side after finishing second on the team last year in kills (360) and blocks (83).
"Just making that transition from the right side to the left side and understanding the angles of the game, it's going to be a learning curve for her," Yoder said.
Northern's right-side attack isn't as experienced as the left, with sophomore Lisa Studnicka moving over from the left side to battle with true freshman Alex Larsen for the starting role.
Studnicka recorded 37 aces, 263 kills and 231 digs on the left side last season, but during Tuesday's intrasquad scrimmage, the sophomore played two of three sets with the younger Gold squad while Larsen played two of the three sets with the veteran Green.
Studnicka finished the night with 10 kills – eight came with the Green – while Larsen had one kill in Green and one in Gold.
"We mixed Alex Larsen and Lisa Studnicka to see who would give us a better attack on the right," Yoder said. "I really think our left sides are solidified with Kalli and Lina. We're really trying to find someone that is going to fill in on that right side and really give us the offense we need."
Feeding the left and right sides is Harley, the senior setter who transferred to Northern a year ago and was named to the All-GLIAC first team for her conference-high 1,290 sets.
One of her jobs this year is getting the middle hitters more involved, with Hamilton coming off a team-high of 91 blocks in 2012 and Nelson back from an injury that ended her freshman year after only 13 matches.
"This year we're really focused on getting our middles into it," Harley said. "We have a really good right side coming in. We're trying to balance out the offense a little more this year."
Like Lopes, Hamilton is proving to be more than just a front-row player this year with Yoder using Hamilton as a serving middle in certain packages.
"She is scoring points. She is keeping her serve," Yoder said. "That's good to see. She's a senior. We're putting her in that leadership role. I think she's really filling those shoes."
The Wildcats' depth this year allows Yoder to give his front row – minus Lopes – a rest when they rotate into a back-row position.
Solin is the lone veteran defensive specialist, having appeared in 26 games as a sophomore and 28 last year as a junior. She had 100-plus digs both years.
Berger was the Wildcats' libero for 18 games last year before getting injured, but still finished with 231 digs. She's back as a libero this season, with freshmen Megan Dahl or Meghan Supple possibly backing her up.
"We still really need to work on serve reception and really consistency across the board defensively," Yoder said. "I thought we had some really good play out of our libero (during the scrimmage) on both sides of the net. Really, ball control is going to be key. Defense is something we're going to continue to work on."

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Trying GroupHigh for Blogger Outreach Campaigns
I am hereby making the jump from humans to robots for all my blogger research. In And what was I comparing all of these social CRMs, influencer-identification services, and blogger databases to? I was comparing them to the cost of hiring a team of people to do all of the work by hand. For military bloggers, I need lists that are both American and also pro-military and pro-soldier.
The state of earned media blogger outreach
I've been doing earned media blogger outreach as a profession since 2006 and a lot has changed. To be frank, there are a lot of bloggers with their hands out looking for pay to play these days that it can feel a little daunting. Blogger outreach isn't remotely sales or marketing, either, because the entire analog of blogger outreach is the PR pitch not the cold call.
The bloggers are the victims of bad blogger outreach
I just wrote an article , Blogger outreach is earned media PR, isn't it? wherein I suggested that some bloggers are kinda jerks because they lead any blogger outreach with "here's my advertising packet." Bloggers, in fact, are the victims and we digital and PR agencies are the perps. If you're in your mid- to late-30s — or even 40s, gah!
7 Social Media Mistakes Bloggers Should Avoid
Writing on the Web
Here are Paul's 7 Social Media Mistakes Bloggers Should Avoid. A Note from Patsi: This week's guest post is about social media and it's really important. Because if you want to engage your business blog readers and grow your reader base, you need to use social media. We've been writing about the CAST system for effective blog content: C ontent (compelling). ssets (free).
Take your bloggers and social media influencers to lunch
And, it's so very rare that anyone who pitches bloggers and expects them (us) to do stuff for free ever asks bloggers (us) out to do stuff IRL (in real life). But you also must remember that most bloggers have very rich lives outside of their blogging life. Both bloggers and online influencers have real relationships with their readers and fans. And tweet it.
The state of the blogger outreach union ten years on
I stared my first blogger outreach agency back in 2006. Ten years on, the state of the union of blogger outreach is good for brands and agencies but great for the bloggers and online influencers. Tell anyone that you're a blogger or a podcaster and you'll know what I mean. Blogger Outreach is Hard. Blogging Isn't Cool. Blogging is Hard. Groan.
Blogger outreach is scary
Unlike a few years ago, today everyone at least pays lip service to reaching out to bloggers the same we PR people have always reached out to mainstream media. But I am still surprised that many companies don't do blogger outreach, even today. Simply put, blogger outreach is scary. It is a case of the abuser blaming the victim, the blogger. Image via Wikipedia.
Blogger Outreach: Pet Bloggers are the New "it" Girl
WindMill Networking
As many of you already know I am uber passionate about blogger outreach as a marketing tactic because of the roots in authenticity. The latest vertical of influencers that MANY TYPES OF BRANDS are partnering with and seeing fantastic engagement rates is the pet blogger. So, behold, the rise of the pet blogger! I'm Not […]. This monthly Blogger Outreach column is contributed by Kristen Matthews. Blogger Outreach: Pet Bloggers are the New "it" Girl by Kristen Matthews - Maximize Social Business. Blogger OutreachAuthor information.
10 Tips for Developing Better Blogger Outreach
WindMill Networking
Do you feel like your blogger outreach strategy lacks some oomph? My career centers around working with bloggers and becoming a go-to source for blogger outreach advice. The following ten tips, I assure you, will take any blogger … Continue Reading. 10 Tips for Developing Better Blogger Outreach by Kristen Matthews - Maximize Social Business. Related Stories Is it Time for a Blogger Outreach Tool? Blogger Relations Are the Perfect Advertising Foundation Is Your Brand Fan Friendly? Blogger Outreach
The evolution of a blogger
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By Srinivas Rao, Contributing {grow} Columnist. While it's tempting to see ourselves as marketers, what we're really doing is creating art. Through our digital footprints we're attempting to create our personal masterpieces and leave a mark on humanity. The Novice. As a novice you look to experts, mentors, and those who have come before you for advice. The Mechanic. The Artist. The Entrepreneur.
Using Blogger and creating gorgeous websites
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They'll all gorgeous, functional, easy to maintain, and happen to use Google's Blogger (Blogspot) as their Content Management System (CMS). As a thrifty small business solution a website on Blogger can save time, money, and headaches. big cartel web development blogger blog web design cms small business businessThey were all developed by our firm.
What I Learned About Blogger Outreach from Surveying 4,000 Bloggers
WindMill Networking
I recently published the results of a survey in which I reached out to 4,000 bloggers and gathered their perspective on their role in influencer marketing. This monthly Blogger Outreach column is contributed by Kristen Matthews. What I Learned About Blogger Outreach from Surveying 4,000 Bloggers by Kristen Matthews - Maximize Social Business. Blogger OutreachThis information has been very valuable for all influencer marketing professionals because it's not very often that you get outreach advice from the people you want to team up with […].
Have You Hugged Your Blogger Today?
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Over the past few years I have had the pleasure to get to know many of the great marketing bloggers I admire so much. Most bloggers do the work out of love, passion, and a drive to make a difference … not for money. " Now THAT is something to keep a blogger going! blogging business relationships Communty-building benefits of blogging Hug a Blogger Week
How to Turn Anyone Into a Blogger
Whether you know it or not, every person that works for you is a potential blogger. Of course, your new blogger can't write exclusively about mountain biking or pie crusts, but it's your job to find a way to incorporate their expertise and frame it in a way that applies to your blogging goals. It's a real 'teach a blogger to fish' situation. Set Your Bloggers Free.
The art of writing the perfect blogger pitch
Over the last five years that Abraham Harrison has been pitching bloggers on behalf of clients, we have learned a thing or two about how best to reach bloggers, how to engage them, how to get them to carry our client's message to their readership. Whether we're doing an outreach to the bloggers of mainstream media and celebrity blogs or to someone who has just set up a blog for the first time, it all begins with the message model. Bloggers don't trust PR firms. We We don't take the blogger's interest in our pitch for granted.
How to engage bloggers down the long tail
Outreach marketing, formerly known as blogger outreach, is a powerful tool with almost zero barrier to entry — just your time and attention. How to Engage Bloggers Down the Long Tail from Chris Abraham. In a post-Internet world, this is best handled online, for efficiency's sake. It's free and online so register ! Now that's when the magic starts happening.
Blogger and Google+, using them together to great effect
Confluent Forms
There has been lots of discussion on Google+ , speculation about the future direction of the platform, how to best use it, but also what it means for the future of Blogger. What does Blogger have to do with it? As a fan of Blogger, but also as a content strategist, I disagree. The blogger as himself/herself strategy Back to Mike Elgan's strategy.
6 Engagement Marketing Lessons from Successful Video Bloggers
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Author: Elaine Ip If anyone has mastered the art of engaging an audience, it's successful video bloggers (otherwise known as vloggers). Fashion and travel blogger Laureen Uy of Break My Style YouTube channel , who also co-hosts a fashion TV show in Manila, has learned how to address an audience of individuals effectively. That's a lot of competition for vloggers. " — Ron Gelok.
The next generation of bloggers is here. And they are computers
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Illustration courtesy Flickr CC and Justin Aerni The post The next generation of bloggers is here. The writing bots are here. Computer scientists in Finland have created an algorithm that can programmatically create better rap lyrics than actual rappers. The site bot or not challenges to you choose whether a poem was created by a human or an algorithm. Last year the L.A. Brainstorming?
7 Tools for Finding & Connecting With Influential Bloggers
Bloggers are trusted voices who can bring in customers and help you build your community. Reaching out to potential blogger is a more intricate process nowadays than it was even five years ago. Great bloggers are constantly getting pitched by marketers, making it all the more important for you to stand out from the crowd if you want them to pay attention. Here''s an example.).
Why Marketers Should Go Rogue with Blogger Outreach
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Why Marketers Should Go Rogue with Blogger Outreach by Kristen Matthews - Maximize Social Business. Blogger Outreach Author blogger bloggers brand Business Clients communication example follow for your image IT marketing outreach PR rules strategy time WHO One of the principals that I follow when it comes to marketing is to not follow any principals. I'm a fan of embracing all aspects of marketing as one giant grey area and I stray away from strategies where people try to assign rules or draw strict black and white lines. When I coach … Continue Reading.
Blogger outreach is earned media PR, isn't it?
My definition of blogger outreach has always been about acquiring earned media coverage from bloggers and online influencers. My My definition–and my assumption–has always been that blogger outreach is public relations and not paid media. I may well be mistaken. That's all well and good but it is not blogger outreach. " (Wikipedia). Right?
Blogger Relations Are the Perfect Advertising Foundation
WindMill Networking
Blogger Relations Are the Perfect Advertising Foundation by Kristen Matthews - Maximize Social Business. Why Marketers Should Go Rogue with Blogger Outreach. Blogger Outreach While advertising in the traditional sense (strictly self promotion) doesn't work anymore, with the right foundation of modern marketing and content acquisition, some traditional advertising tactics are still very relevant and useful. We now know that consumers are "ad blind" and want to hear about your brand from someone other than your brand itself. But, … Continue Reading.
Why it pays to be a patient blogger
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But that is not necessarily an ideal quality to have as a beginning blogger! Uber blogger Chris Brogan famously said that it took him three years to attract his first 100 blog subscribers. Help others, Support other new bloggers. I have a "healthy impatience." " Most successful business people do. You have to work hard and have A LOT of patience. Patient.
What Should Brands Offer Bloggers in Exchange for Posts?
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But the area of what exactly you should offer bloggers for brand mentions can be a little murky. Some marketers just don't have a big budget and if that's the case, there are other things you can offer to make it a mutually beneficial … Continue Reading What Should Brands Offer Bloggers in Exchange for Posts? At this point, you know not to expect something for nothing.
Do you have to be a great writer to be a great blogger?
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If you're not confident in your writing skills, can you still be a great blogger? At the end of the day, the most important characteristic of a successful blogger is having the courage to push that publish button! Starting is the hardest part, but to become a competent writer, there is no choice! I'm 100 percent convinced that almost anybody can be a successful blogger with the right framework, dedication and attitude. What tips and tricks would you add to help a beginner blogger? The post Do you have to be a great writer to be a great blogger?
Brands and Bloggers: Keep Your Sponsored Content Legal
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Marketers, bloggers, brands and other content publishers are legally required to mention if they have a relationship that could bias the opinions they share. Brands, bloggers, and influencers, you're on notice: the FTC expects disclosure. Smart brands tell bloggers and influencers that they expect them to disclose in accordance with the law. Add "[Client]" to your tweet.
7 Ways to Make Bloggers Dislike Your Marketing
WindMill Networking
I can honestly say that blogger outreach as part of a marketing strategy can create phenomenal brand lift on many levels. To do it right, marketers need to consider the POV of the bloggers they want to work with and what it means to one's time and life to run a blog. […] Author information Kristen Matthews This monthly Blogger Outreach column is contributed by Kristen Matthews. Kristen on Google+ | Twitter | Google+ | LinkedIn | 7 Ways to Make Bloggers Dislike Your Marketing by Kristen Matthews - Maximize Social Business. Blogger OutreachWhen done right.
12 Subject Lines for Better Blogger Outreach
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One of the biggest pain points in blogger outreach is getting the attention of the bloggers you know are the perfect fit for your brand. If you follow this blog or the content I write on blogger outreach you should be all caught up on the best practices in pitching bloggers. This monthly Blogger Outreach column is contributed by Kristen Matthews. 12 Subject Lines for Better Blogger Outreach by Kristen Matthews - Maximize Social Business. Blogger OutreachBut, one of the […]. Author information. Kristen Matthews. Kristen on Google+.
How NOT to pitch a blogger
Last week, I talked about how blogger outreach is scary , and I talked about why this fear exists for most people before they start talking to bloggers. In great measure, these fears exist because of the horror stories that have resulted from wrong-headed approaches. Bloggers will always call you out if they sense you're just calling it in. Tweet This Post.
The Ultimate List of Websites Every Blogger Should Bookmark
All bloggers have a number of websites that they visit every single day. What are some of the best websites that all bloggers should add to their bookmark bar? 22 Websites Every Blogger Should Bookmark. What are your favorite websites to bookmark that help you be a more efficient blogger? That's exactly what bookmarks are for. But trust me, it's easy. Safari. Firefox.
The Quantum Mechanics of Blogger Outreach
My long tail blogger outreach strategy is periodically challenged or criticized as being too aggressive. The argument generally goes as follows: if you send thousands of email pitches to topically- and demographically-relevant bloggers and online influencers in one go, you're spamming. This is not to say this sort of quantum blogger outreach is easy. Image via Wikipedia.
5 Ways Brands are Getting Creative With Blogger Outreach
WindMill Networking
As blogger outreach becomes a tactic implemented by more brands than not, the need for creativity lies in the type of partnerships formed […]. This monthly Blogger Outreach column is contributed by Kristen Matthews. Ways Brands are Getting Creative With Blogger Outreach by Kristen Matthews - Maximize Social Business. Blogger OutreachAs both technology and the consumer mentality evolve into a process that caters to real information, real opinions and real-time—marketers are obviously evolving their marketing partnerships and digital strategies to keep up.
New Blogger Outreach Research Reveals Insights for Marketers
WindMill Networking
I love data, stats and research so I was uber excited to find some new blogger outreach research and of course; I had to share! Econsultancy recently surveyed over 250 of the UK's top bloggers to provide insights into what bloggers really want when it comes to working with brands and agencies. You can read […] Author information Kristen Matthews This monthly Blogger Outreach column is contributed by Kristen Matthews. Blogger Outreach Kristen is the marketing and community manager for GroupHigh in Boulder, Colorado.
The Top 100 Bloggers On Triberr
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For a couple of years I have been using Triberr as a way to connect and share some of my favorite blogger's content in one easy-to-use dashboard. Triberr is an influencer platform that connects you with other bloggers in "Tribes" usually based on the topics you are interested in and write about. The post The Top 100 Bloggers On Triberr appeared first on B2B Marketing Insider.
Five ways to be a more confident blogger
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How can you overcome this trepidation and become a more confident blogger? Being an effective blogger means having the courage to be imperfect. Re-frame the assignment. A lot of people get spooked about the word "blogger" like it is a special designation you need to earn or something. What do I write about? How do I attract an audience? That's right.
Six Tips to Beat the Wintertime Blogger Blues
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The post Six Tips to Beat the Wintertime Blogger Blues appeared first on Schaefer Marketing Solutions: We Help Businesses {grow}. The post Six Tips to Beat the Wintertime Blogger Blues appeared first on Schaefer. By Amber Osborne, {grow} Contributing Columnist. Until you want to scream …"Stop sucking the life out of ME!". Maybe they just need an outlet for the inner S.A.D,
I am a blogger. In other words, a piece of meat.
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If you are a blogger, expect to be copied, cheated, and ransacked. These examples have involved small-time players brashly using blogger's content for their own commercial gain. One of the world's largest companies was boldly taking copyrighted content from an individual blogger and using it on their own promotional site. The post I am a blogger. by Mark W.
Why Brands Should Consider Working With Travel Bloggers
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One of my favorite things about blogger outreach as a marketing strategy is thinking outside the box and coming up with creative ways to reach new consumers. Among the many verticals that may be relevant to your brand, studies and trends are showing that travel bloggers are surprisingly effective partners for many types of brands. […] Author information Kristen Matthews This monthly Blogger Outreach column is contributed by Kristen Matthews. Blogger Outreach Kristen is the marketing and community manager for GroupHigh in Boulder, Colorado.
Tumblr Shuts Down Popular Blogger: Who's Next?
That's exactly what happened to a popular blogger who goes by the name Bohemea. Worse, Bohemea claims other Tumblr bloggers have been similarly wiped out. But shutdowns like the one that happened to Bohemea could scare business bloggers away, Balboni says. Why do some bloggers get busted while others carry on? but instead, Tumblr deleted her entire account. Just a form.


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Advanced practice nurses achieve results equal to or better than those of GPs in cardiovascular risk management in primary care
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Many patients at high risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) are managed in primary care. According to national and international guidelines, measures to prevent CVD, such as patient education, can be delegated to practice nurses in primary care. Studies have shown reductions in cardiovascular risk factors in rehabilitation programmes, but the effect of primary prevention of CVD by practice nurses is unclear.1 2
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Mobile home fire kills man, 64
A stove left on is the apparent culprit. He is remembered as a generous man.
By JOSE CARDENAS, Times Staff Writer
Published August 24, 2007
LARGO - The American flag that Paul Marcotte hung in front of his mobile home was about all that remained after the fire.
"He was very patriotic," said Pam Bowlin, 53, a longtime girlfriend of Marcotte who took the smoke-damaged flag to her mobile home.
Early Tuesday, Largo Fire and Rescue workers pulled Marcotte's body from the ashes that had been his bedroom at Bay Ranch Mobile Home Park.
The 64-year-old man died in the fire that started just after midnight when he apparently turned on the stove and went to sleep.
"The fire was determined to be accidental in nature," said Jim Warman, Largo Fire and Rescue marshal.
Marcotte was originally from Vermont, said his son, David Marcotte, 41. The younger Marcotte lives in Safety Harbor with his girlfriend, Teri Bach, 37, and 8-year-old son, Christopher.
His father has two sisters and three brothers in Connecticut and Massachusetts, said David Marcotte.
His ex-wife, Bonnie Ray, lives in Seminole.
The elder Marcotte moved his family to Florida in 1972, his son said. Among his jobs, he owned a machine shop called Seminole Mold of Florida.
"He was the last to get paid," said David Marcotte. "He helped people all the time ... He would give the shirt off his back."
Marcotte lived at Bay Ranch, 7349 Ulmerton Road, for about eight years, said Bowlin. He had been retired for about three.
Bowlin said that while she no longer lived with Marcotte, they had remained close.
She and a few friends joined Marcotte for karaoke at a local bar Monday evening. He returned to his mobile home around 10:30 p.m.
Residents said the flames illuminated the sprawling park, lined with tightly-packed homes.
"I opened this door and all I could see was the fire over there," said Marjorie Meeks, 85, who lives across the narrow street from Marcotte. "As soon as I saw the fire, I knew I should call 911."
Bowlin waited outside the burned-down home until Marcotte's body was taken away around 5:30 a.m.
"I didn't want him to come out in a body bag by himself," Bowlin said. "I said a prayer over his body."
The home was totally destroyed, Warman said. He estimated the damage at $30,000, including the home, its contents and Marcotte's Dodge truck.
Marcotte was a helicopter mechanic in the U.S. Army in the 1960s, his son said. He loved fishing. Weedon Island was one of his favorite places.
"He really enjoyed that," said Meeks.
Around the mobile home park, Marcotte helped residents fix their homes, particularly when strong winds knocked things down.
"Most of the people here are old," said Sharon Walsh, 59. "Paul would be there to pick it up with a smile on his face."
Marcotte will be cremated, his son said.
He's planning a memorial service at Bay Pines VA Medical Center.
The residents of Bay Ranch also are planning a memorial.
"Everybody loved Paul," said Walsh. "We need to have some closure at the park."
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Ultrarunning socialite Krissy Moehl is often called sweet, fun and humble, and is known for her contributions to the community. But off the start line, she's one of the sport's most fearless competitors.
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Trotting through Utah's Wasatch Mountains in the early morning darkness, Krissy Moehl struggles to shrug off the "demons" making her legs heavy and eyes blurry. Demons are what her pacer, Roch Horton, calls the shroud of fatiguing negative energy that overcomes ultramarathoners in the late stages of a 100-miler like this one. As a multiple Wasatch Front 100-Mile Endurance Run finisher himself, Horton is sympathetic. He sees Moehl's motivation slipping and knows it's his job to prod her on.
After passing the final aid station and with just seven miles to go, Horton glances at his watch. Moehl still has a chance of beating 24 hours if he can convince her to rally. Scanning his mind for a motivational queue, he halts her on the trail, places his hands on her shoulders, looks her in the eyes and says, "Krissy, you gotta run like you stole something!"
Without a word, Moehl squeezes her eyebrows, trying to focus, takes a deep breath and launches herself down the steep, rocky slope. For the next 75 minutes, her body and breath are perfectly synchronized, energy flows effortlessly and her mind is clear. "If there was ever a time I levitated, it was on that hill," she says.
Horton recalls the race's finale differently. "Those miles were the most dangerous I'd ever run," he says. "It was all I could do to keep up with her and not fall and break a wrist."
Only that year's winner, Nate McDowell, has ever run that last section as fast. In that 2004 edition of Wasatch, Moehl put up a winning time of 23:49, becoming the race's fifth—and at 26 years old, youngest—woman to finish in less than 24 hours.
At the finish line, Moehl relaxes her eyebrows and the aura of intensity around her dissolves into softness. Now that the work is done, she flitters around laughing and joking. She has a habit of leaning slightly forward and fixing her brown eyes on the person she's speaking with, frequently nodding in enthusiastic agreement. Her shoulder-length brown hair bobs up and down, the soft waves accentuating her heart-shaped face. She seems to know everyone.
"If there was ever a sheep in wolf's clothing, it's Krissy," says David Horton (no relation to Roch), winner of 40 ultra races over his legendary career, recalling a particularly frigid December day two years ago at Lynchburg, Virginia's Hellgate 100K, a race he directs.
That day, subzero weather froze Moehl's eyeballs mid-race, rendering her nearly blind. Despite fearing that her eyesight might be permanently damaged, she kept going, managing not only to win but set a women's course record of 13:01 in the process.
It's that kind of toughness that has catapulted Moehl, 30, up ultrarunning's ranks. In 2005 she completed the Grand Slam of Ultrarunning (running the country's four oldest 100-milers—Western States, Wasatch, Vermont and Leadville—in one summer) at just 27 years old. Her combined time of 88 hours 11 minutes is second only to Ann Trason's female record of 79 hours 23 minutes, which she set at 38. "Krissy opened a lot of people's eyes to the fact that not only old codgers run ultras," says Scott Tucker, Montrail's former president.
Her fearless competitiveness drives her to chase down whoever's in her path, male or female. At the 2006 Miwok 100K in San Francisco, California, Moehl suddenly appeared behind three-time Western States winner, Nikki Kimball, stimulating a late-race surge that helped Kimball score a new women's course record of 9:11. Moehl finished just five minutes later. "She has a very mature running style and always saves a lot for the finish, so she definitely spurred me on," says Kimball.
Moehl followed up Miwok with a win at Eugene, Oregon's Where's Waldo 100K, where she pulled off a brisk 11:18 women's course record that also put her ahead of all the men. "Off the start line, I can't help but count the ponytails and see where I'm at," says Moehl. "Actually, I count the guys, too."
"There are few girls who can be competitive with the guys the way Nikki Kimball and Ann Trasan have been, but Krissy's proving she may be one of them," says Scott McCoubrey, Moehl's former boss at the Seattle Running Company.
Moehl grew up in Bow, Washington, 75 miles north of Seattle, where her mother, Peggy, shuttled her and her younger sister, Jennifer, to countless after-school activities ranging from ballet and tap classes, bowling and horseback-riding lessons to Girl Scouts. Her father, Dennis, a merchant-marine, was often away at sea.
Moehl's first cross-country practice as a high-school freshman was far from encouraging when she was the last one to complete an easy three-mile training run. "I'll never forget it because the coach passed by and I said to him, 'Even you're beating me?'" she says.
Despite the slow start, Moehl evolved into an 800-meter specialist, a distance she stuck with through college at the University of Washington. "It never occurred to me to race longer," she says. However, never one of the teams' top performers, she was often relegated to being a "rabbit" at meets for the faster girls.
In 1999 during her senior year studying linguistics, Moehl took a job managing the retail-shop floor at the Seattle Running Company. Working alongside Scott Jurek, fresh off a Western States victory, William Emerson, former U.S.A. Track and Field (USATF) Masters Ultrarunner of the Year and Jeff Dean ("He started ultrarunning back when people carried canteens!" she marvels), Moehl was instantly immersed in elite endurance-running talent.
When McCoubrey saw her run the same per-mile splits for the half-marathon as a 10K at local road races, something clicked. "She was still calling herself an 800-meter runner, but I told her she'd be a great ultrarunner," he says. But it was still eight months before McCoubrey could convince her to try trail running. "She didn't consider trails a valid running venue."
"I didn't want to give up my Sunday mornings," she says, explaining her reluctance to rise early to drive to the parks outside the city for a run.
One typical rainy January day in 2000, McCoubrey and Jurek finally wrangled Moehl into joining them for a trail run at Cougar Mountain Park. "I was wearing huge balloony sweatpants and Adidas road-running shoes, slipping and sliding all over the place," she chuckles. But after delighting in the madness of trudging through the mud for two hours, she was hooked.
She started running longer, tagging along with the Scotts whenever she could and grilling them non-stop. "She became totally intrigued by the sport," says Jurek. "She'd ask a lot of questions about training, fuelling and racing."
For that reason they weren't surprised when, three months later, Moehl easily won Bellingham, Washington's Chuckanut 50K. Despite pelting rain and an inflamed illio-tibial band sending searing pain down the side of her leg, she knew she was in her element. Though her enthusiastic training spurt helped her score a women's course record (5:03:41), the sudden mileage increase also resulted in a severe case of patellar tendonitis that sidelined her for the next eight months.
The setback taught her early on that her body cannot tolerate high-mileage training. She still limits herself to 60 or 70 miles per week, whereas most other elite ultramarathoners regularly log up to 100 miles. To compensate for the deficit, Moehl hits the gym several times a week, using an elliptical trainer and lifting weights, employing a high-rep, low-weight program that has maintained her track-runner's physique: powerful quadriceps and calves topped with a slender upper body she holds with ramrod-straight posture.


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Artists of all media will be on the premises to demonstrate and sell their art or craft. This event is presented as part of the LPCA's Green Market Wednesdays, aka the Lake Placid Farmers' Market, which is open every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the LPCA grounds.
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Brachypelma smithi (Common name the Mexican Red-kneed Tarantula), is a terrestrial tarantula native to the western faces of the Sierra Madre Occidental and Sierra Madre del Sur mountain ranges in Mexico. They are a large species, and are a popular choice for enthusiasts. Like most Tarantulas, they are very long lived.
The mature Brachypelma Smithi has a dark-colored body with orange patches on the joints of its legs, the second element of the legs (the trochanter) is orange-red. Following molting, the colors are more pronounced. The dark portion is very black while the orange-red portions will be far more on the reddish side.
An adult female has a body roughly 4 inches long, with a leg span of 6 inches, and a mass of approximately 15 grams. Both sexes are similar in appearance, with the male having a somewhat smaller body, but longer legs. Thus the male is of comparable size to the female, but has a significantly smaller mass.
They grow very slowly and mature relatively late. The Mexican Red-kneed Tarantula can live between 20 - 30 years.
Like all tarantulas, the Mexican Red knee, a mygalomorph,[1] must go through a moulting process in order to grow. It is an essential part of their life process. Moulting serves several purposes, such as renewing the tarantula's outer cover (shell) and replacing missing appendages. As tarantulas grow they will regularly moult (shed their skin), on multiple occasions during the year, depending on the tarantulas age.[2] Since the exoskeleton cannot stretch, it has to be replaced by a new one from beneath. A mygalomorph may also regenerate lost appendages gradually, with each succeeding moult. Previous to moulting the spider will become sluggish and stop eating in order to conserve as much energy as possible. Their abdomens will lose hair, darken and look swollen. This is the new exoskeleton beneath. Normally the spider will turn on its back to moult and lie still in that position for several hours. Once this has been accomplished, the tarantula will not eat for two or more days, as its fangs are still soft: the fangs are also part of the exoskeleton and are shed with the rest of the skin.[3] The whole process takes less than 24 hours and leaves the tarantula with a shiny, moist new skin in place of an old, faded one.
Like most New World tarantulas, they will kick urticating hairs from their abdomens and their back legs if disturbed, rather than bite. They are only slightly venomous to humans and are considered extremely docile, though, as with all Tarantulas, allergies may intensify with any bite.[4]
They carve deep burrows into soil banks, which keeps them protected from predators, like the White-nosed Coati, and enables them to ambush passing prey. The females will spend the majority of their lives in their burrows. The burrows are typically located in or not far from vegetation and consists of a single entrance with a tunnel leading to one or two chambers. The entrance is just slightly larger than the body size of the spider. The tunnel, usually about three times the tarantula's leg span in length, leads to a chamber which is large enough for the spider to safely molt in. Further down the burrow, via a shorter tunnel, a larger chamber is located where the spider will rest and eat its prey. When the tarantula needs privacy, e.g. when molting or laying eggs, the entrance is sealed with silk sometimes supplemented with soil and leaves.[5]
Their natural habitat is in deciduous tropical forests in the hilly southwestern Mexico, especially in Colima and Guerrero.[4][5] In 1985 the species were listed as endangered by CITES because the wild-caught specimens shipped for the pet market were decreasing in size. The smaller sizes were suspected to be a consequence of a declining population due to excessive export. The export is not the only threat however; some local people have reportedly made a habit of killing these spiders in a nearly systematic way using pesticides, pouring gasoline into burrows or simply killing migrating spiders on sight.[4] The causes of these actions seem to be an irrational fear based on myth surrounding B. smithi and related species[6][4]. Thus, whether the listing strengthened the B. smithi wild population or not remains uncertain. The species has nonetheless been bred successfully in captivity, making them readily available on the pet market despite almost no export of wild-caught spiders from Mexico.[4]
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- ^ a b c d e Stanley A. Schultz, Marguerite J. Schultz. The Tarantula Keeper's Guide: Comprehensive Information on Care, Housing, and Feeding (Revised Edition). Barrons (2009).
- ^ a b A. Locht, M. Yanez and I. Vazquez. Distribution and Natural History of Mexican Species of Brachypelma and Brachypelmides. Journal of Arachnology (1999).
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Onaway school operating millage passes easily
ONAWAY – Voters approved a renewal of an 18-mill, non-homestead operating millage for Onaway Area Community Schools Tuesday by a wide margin.
In the eight precincts in Onaway's school district, only Bearinger and Case townships voted the millage down. Overall, the 10-year renewal passed 289-125, including Cheboygan County's Forest and Waverly townships.
The millage provides about $2.5 million annually for the district, just under half of the district's budget, Superintendent Rod Fullerton said. Without it, the district's existence would be threatened.
The renewal "basically means that we will be able to continue to collect what we're supposed to collect in order to maintain our foundation allowance," he said.
Fullerton said the state assumes the district will get $6,996 per pupil, per school year. The state multiplies this by a blended pupil count, and subtracts what equates to 18 mills times the district's non-homestead property values.
"The assumption is there that we will collect that millage, but it's up to the voters to approve it, which kind of puts the district in the middle," he said. "Theoretically, there could be a school district that does not have that operating millage approved."
If the operating millage was not approved, the state would not make up the difference, Fullerton said. This would essentially mean the district would have to close its doors.
After some initial confusion of when to place the renewal on the ballot, the district board opted to do so for Tuesday's election. They had hoped to piggy-back on another in order to share the costs; however, Onaway's millage renewal was the only issue at question in Tuesday's election in all of Presque Isle County, County Clerk Ann Marie Main said. Public ballots for Forest and Waverly townships show that both had fire protection millages.
Ultimately, Fullerton was happy to hear the district's operating millage was renewed, he said.
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Delta Continues In-Flight Technology Investments
Delta is continuing its investment in in-flight technology systems, as the carrier plans to launch a new in-flight connectivity service for its flight attendants next week.
The service, provided by Gogo and accessed through Windows Phone 8 handheld devices, will allow flight attendants to process credit card purchases and provide updates about weather and connecting gate information for passengers.
"Delta's use of Gogo's network in this capacity is truly historical. It makes sense that, with often times more than $100 million invested in a single aircraft, airlines will leverage connectivity to assure that their operations are connected to the ground," said Michael Small, president and CEO of Gogo.
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Jeff, looks great!! still remember the late night pasta and meatballs we had during your visit .i did run a make to order special the week after you left,sold out in two hours. i did make all to order with a 4 container pasta . pasta pre cooked al dente . it was very nicely received.
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IRON MOUNTAIN – Anglers did well last weekend before the arrival of Arctic weather on Monday quieted things down.
At Whispering Pines Outpost in Breitung Township, John Grier reported a busy couple of days.
"Last weekend was awesome, bluegills were everywhere," Grier said. "Anywhere people were fishing – whether it was a mine pond, or Peavey, or Gene's Pond – they were catching fish like crazy."
Grier said the panfish were biting mostly on wax worms.
At Florence Sport and Bait in Florence, Wis., Pattie Teske reported a successful weekend as well.
"We had somebody who caught a nice 45-inch northern," Teske said. "They've been getting a couple of nice walleye on the Brule River too," she added.
After the frigid weather came in on Monday, things slowed down quite a bit.
According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, some nice crappie, perch and bluegill have been caught, but action has been spotty in northern Wisconsin. The walleye bite has continued its erratic trend of the winter, and most anglers are seeing just enough action to keep them interested.
The Michigan DNR reported the following fishing conditions across the Upper Peninsula:
Lac Vieux Desert: Has good ice and excellent pike fishing with most fish averaging 16 to 24 inches and a few in the upper 20's to low 30's. Most are using golden shiners on tip-ups over submerged vegetation or along the edge of the weeds. A few walleye measuring 18 to 24 inches were caught at dusk and dawn. A good number of bluegills were caught in the bays when using wax worms in 6 to 10 feet of water. The fish were smaller at 6.5 to 7.5 inches. Crappie were caught but were still hard to find for the most part. Catch rates for perch were good but anglers are having a hard time getting fish over 8 inches. The better fishing was along the west shore and in Thunder Bay.
Groveland Mine Ponds: Island Lake was producing bluegills for those jigging or using tip-ups. West Lake had few anglers but those heading out did catch bluegill and sunfish when jigging wax worms. East Lake had a few anglers catching panfish but the bite was slow.
Lake Antoine: Is producing good numbers of small perch for those jigging wax worms or minnows near the City Park. Those fishing further out caught some nice bluegills, a few black crappie and a couple perch. The north end of the lake is where you will find those spearing or using tip-ups with large minnows for northern pike.
Lake Michigamme: Was producing 16 to 18 inch walleye on the north side.
Greenwood Reservoir: In Marquette County was producing a few walleye, pike and panfish however catch rates were mixed.
Little Bay De Noc: Ice conditions are improving and so are travel conditions with the added snow. Ice along the shoreline and the near the pressure cracks have water coming up due to the weight of the snow. Most anglers are still fishing from Gladstone to Garth Point. Some were venturing south but ice conditions were dangerous, caution was a must. Most walleye anglers were fishing in the evening with the better catches coming near Kipling in 17 to 30 feet of water. Fish were caught off Gladstone with minnows in 27 to 30 feet. Perch fishing has improved with fair to good catches reported between the Kipling Flats and Garth Point. Jumbo perch were caught in 18 to 22 feet of water. Those fishing in 8 to 14 feet had good catches but many were throw backs. Fishing is definitely getting better but anglers still need to use caution because ice thickness varies greatly.
Manistique Lakes: Have ice but catch rates were not good. Extremely cold temperatures and falling snow are responsible for fewer anglers heading out.
Munuscong Bay: Has a lot of snow on the ice which is preventing anglers from taking four-wheelers out. Walleye and perch fishing are fair for anglers trying to get out to 5 feet of water. The area east of Roach Point is dangerous because the ice deteriorated with the thaw and the new ice is still very thin. Avoid this area!


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This is my last guest post, so I thought I'd take on one of my favorite big topics: the fad of the big idea. In an era of TED talks, "essential questions," and so-called "higher-order" thinking, we are witnessing a shiny bubble that will pop sooner or later. Eventually it will come clear that we need much more than grand ideas. We need a better grasp of details and their relation to larger structures.
TED ("Technology, Entertainment, Design") is a nonprofit organization devoted to "ideas worth spreading"; it is chiefly known for its conferences and online videos of talks.
Over at Salon, Alex Pareene nails what TED talks tend to have in common. (Note: not all TED talks fit this formula–and not all talks that fit it come across as formulaic.)
The model for your standard TED talk is a late-period Malcolm Gladwell book chapter. Common tropes include:
- Drastically oversimplified explanations of complex problems.
- Technologically utopian solutions to said complex problems.
- Unconventional (and unconvincing) explanations of the origins of said complex problems.
- Staggeringly obvious observations presented as mind-blowing new insights.
What's most important is a sort of genial feel-good sense that everything will be OK, thanks in large part to the brilliance and beneficence of TED conference attendees. (Well, that and a bit of Vegas magician-with-PowerPoint stagecraft.)
Pareene takes issue primarily with the TED conference's smug elitism and its avoidance of controversial topics. My criticism is related but different; to me the main problem is the insistence on bigness, and, with it, the avoidance of the sort of modesty, tentativeness, and probing that could make the speeches even more interesting.
Take Salman Khan, for example. I bring him up not to pick on him (I've questioned the viability of the "Khan Revolution" before) but to turn toward the subject of education. At the time of his TED talk, Khan had created a library of some 2,200 instructional videos on mathematical and scientific topics. Now there are about 3,200, and the range has expanded. The talk begins with a montage of videos and topics: a hypotenuse, a map of animal fossils, integration, galaxies, and more. "If this does not blow your mind," he says, "then you have no emotion."
He then tells the story about how it began, how it grew, and how, bit by bit, he realized that it was more than a collection of videos. It was a way of flipping the classroom; that is, with the help of these videos, students could learn the content at home and then come to class to work in groups, receive extra help, engage in projects, and so on.
A dialogue starts up in my mind:
—But wait! I want to hear more about the hypotenuse.
—Oh, you can, in your own time. Let's focus on the big idea for now.
And there lies the problem. If we are content with a swift montage of topics, if we choose not to bother with the actual geometry, astronomy, or calculus of Khan's videos, then our trust in his "flipped classroom" is wishful trust indeed. By this I don't mean that an error or flaw in the videos would invalidate his project. Rather, his presentation excites the audience precisely because it doesn't go far into the subjects (or at least partly because of that).
Now, we find a similar phenomenon in classrooms that emphasize ungrounded "big ideas" and "essential questions." For example, you have classes that emphasize the "scientific method" without making clear that in order to apply it well, you have to know the science. Yes, certain principles apply to all scientific investigations, but they must be translated properly into the nitty-gritty.
Or take "interdisciplinary thematic units" that focus on a theme such as identity, prejudice, or progress. The danger of such a focus on a "theme" is that it can (and often does) encourage sloppy analysis. For instance, if you're studying Sophocles' Antigone in a unit on dissent, you may think the play is primarily about dissent and gloss over whatever doesn't fit. To work well with themes, one must handle them loosely and with great caution.
Now, big ideas are not bad. Whether they're ideas about the past, present, or future, they can help make sense of phenomena. The challenge is to determine when they do and when they don't. To this end, one must be willing to bear with the details, to admit to error, and to do without bigness for long stretches of time. A "big idea" economy can't sustain itself. In fact, it could land us in a rut. If we're too hooked on the grandeur of ideas, we won't know what to do when they wobble or break down.
We have seen the rise of the entrepreneurial geek (e.g., Mark Zuckerberg or Bill Gates), the person who can turn an intense, specific intellectual interest into something popular and huge. It's dazzling, but some of the dazzle deceives; the person had to do the unpopular work behind the scenes. Spectators come to believe that they can jay drive straight to the big stuff; it rarely works that way.
So, let's expect students to delve into the details–to practice a scale until they get it right, to memorize a poem and thus learn all its tones and turns, and to learn the binomial theorem and its proofs. Through such study, students will encounter ideas of many sizes and will learn to tolerate their temporary absence. They may not make it big; why should they have to? But whether or not they do, they will have something solid.
Now that's a big idea. But it isn't revolutionary, and its implementation isn't easy.
Note: I made a few edits to this piece after its original posting but before any comments appeared.


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RECAP: Slalom World Cup No. 1
(Pictured: Fabien Lefevre in kayak)
New U.S. paddler Fabien Lefevre (Bethesda, Md.) won the Bronze medal in the Men's Kayak (K-1) Saturday at the 2013 Slalom World Cup No. 1. The two-time Olympic medalist for France improved from 16th after heats and 5th after the semifinals with a penalty-free final run time of 89.14, which was 2.03 seconds behind the Gold medalist Fabien Doerfler of Germany.
WHAT: 2013 ICF Slalom World Cup No. 1
WHERE: Cardiff, UK
WHEN: June 21-13
WHO: U.S. Senior National Team
Click HERE for complete results.
In his first day of international competition as a member of the U.S. National Team, Lefevre also placed 14th in C-1 semifinal with a time of 98.90, +7.11 seconds behind the round's first place finisher. Click HERE to see an interview with Lefevre.
Zach Lokken (Durango, Colo.) and the two-time Olympian Eichfeld finished 18th and 20th in the C-1 semifinal. Lokken finished in 101.51, including 1 gate-touch penalty. Eichfeld, who ranked 12th after the heats, accrued 6 penalty seconds en route to a time of 103.25.
Michal Smolen (Gastonia, N.C.) placed 14th in the K1 semifinal with a time of 91.56. The 19-year-old committed 1 gate-touch penalty, which was enough to knock him out of the Top 10 and the Final. Beijing Olympian Richard Powell (Parkesburg, Penn.) ranked 43rd after heats with a 2nd run time of 95.29, including 4 penalty seconds.
In men's double canoe (C-2) Devin McEwan (Salisbury, Conn.) and two-time Olympian Casey Eichfeld (Drums, Pa.) finished 13th with a semifinal time of 110.86, including 4 seconds of penalty time. They missed qualifying for the final by +1.99 seconds.
Ashley Nee (Bethesda, Md.) placed 36th in women's kayak (K-1) with a 2nd heat time of 111.85, including 4 penalty seconds.
The U.S. participating in the men's kayak and canoe team races, finishing last in both. The K-1 team missed one gate, while the C-1 team missed three.
The U.S. athletes head to World Cup No. 2 next weekend in Augsburg, Germany, where they will be joined by U.S. kayaker Dana Mann (Washington, D.C.), and canoeists Colleen Hickey (Okawville, Ill.) and Micki Reeves (Denver, Colo.).
Fabien Lefevre, Men's Kayak: "I wasn't in a good shape - Igot a sinus infection since last week - so I really enjoy this performance as my first World Cup for the USA! To transform hard training hours into a medal is always a great satisfaction but sharing it with my family, teammates and sponsors is what I prefer the most! That's a good start and a first step in my international season. … It seems that most of the Europeans are in a good shape as they had the Euro Champs 10 days ago. About C1, I am a little disappointed with my semi-final because I got the time to reach the final but a penalty doesn't allow me to race this morning. Tomorrow, that will be my first time also for the team races in K1 and C1 so let's check how we are able to paddle together!"
Joe Jacobi, USA Canoe/Kayak CEO: "From the standpoint of the program, it's fantastic to have an Fabien representing the United States and winning a medal in his first World Cup with his new team. It sets a reachable standard for his young teammates too that reinforces a positive path forward while increasing confidence for the program. On a personal level and having known Fabien for many years, I know today was a rewarding day for him and his family."
Casey Eichfeld (Drums, Pa.) and Ashley Nee (Bethesda, Md.) will be returning to Wales with mixed emotions. For the two-time Olympian Eichfeld, it marks a return to the course where he notched one of his best results.
"Last year, I really put a lot of pressure on and made my first finals at the Cardiff World Cup and that was what secured me in my Olympic spot," Eichfeld said. "So I'd like to continue that, knocking on the door of the finalists. With a little luck and some good smart training, hopefully I can be knocking on the door of the top 3."
Nee and teammate Caroline Queen headed into Cardiff last year in a dead heat for the lone Olympic slot in women's slalom kayak. Queen finished 1.06 seconds before Nee to book her ticket to London.
"I have a big goal of going back to Cardiff, where the Olympic selection was last year and getting a top 20," Nee said. "I didn't get it last time, so I've been thinking about it for a year. A little bit of redemption would be nice. Otherwise, I'm just trying to see a little bit of improvement in performance."
The following athletes will be competing:
Men's Single Canoe (C1): Casey Eichfeld, Fabien Lefevre (Bethesda, Md.), Zach Lokken (Durango, Colo.)
Men's Kayak: Fabien Lefevre, Richard Powell (Parkesburg, Penn.), Michal Smolen (Gastonia, N.C.)
Women's Kayak: Ashley Nee
Men's Double Canoe (C2): Eichfeld/Devin McEwan (Salisbury, Conn.)
U.S. National Team Kayaker Dana Mann (Washington, D.C.) will not race this weekend and is already in Augsburg, Germany, site of World Cup No. 2.
Fabien Lefevre, a two-time Olympic medalist for France, finished the 2013 U.S. Slalom Team Trials first in Men's Kayak and second in Single Canoe. He battled with Michal Smolen, 19, for the top spot among kayaks.
Fabien Lefevre, Men's Canoe and Kayak: "I am very happy to be part of and represent USA C/K for this season. It's such a big but great transition in my career. I don't really know what to expect from these races. I would say that I will check out how the winter training allows me to be competitive in both classes, K1 and C1. That will be my first season in C1 and every race is a new challenge! … My goals for these races are much more to learn and improve my racing level in order to be ready for the World Champs in Prague in mid-September."
Michal Smolen, Men's Kayak: "It's hard to describe my feelings towards the World Cup happening this weekend in Cardiff. We work very hard during the off-season to prepare ourselves for these important competitions and when the time comes to actually race, everything changes. Now, the focus shits from preparation to performance. This weekend will determine not only how hard I've worked during the last couple of months, but also how well I can apply all that work. I really hope to come out of this season with some good results but my main goal, as of right now, is on getting my head straight and just trying to race my best."
Rick Powell, Men's Kayak: "This is my first World Cup as a senior team member. I have had the chance of racing in races of this caliber before, but never in K-1. I am ready to prove myself on the water tomorrow and throughout the rest of the season. There are five World Cups this summer as well as Worlds - all great opportunities to gain some experience. My goals this summer would be to make all the semi-finals as well as a few finals. I am confident that I can achieve this, as long as continue to paddle the way I have been in training. I want to wish the rest of the competitors good luck in the races. It should be a fun racing season."
Casey Eichfeld, Men's Single and Double Canoe: "The summer season is upon us and with that comes the extended World Cup series. I am excited that we will have more World Cups through the summer, meaning more racing for us! I hope to continue on the track of the past few years. I've steadily performed better each year and I am looking to progress even more."
Headquartered in Oklahoma City, USA Canoe/Kayak is a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee and the International Canoe Federation. It governs the Olympic disciplines of Flatwater Sprint, Whitewater Slalom, the Paralympic discipline of Paracanoe and sanctions Freestyle, Marathon, Outrigger, Wildwater, Stand Up Paddle Board, Kayak Polo, Dragon Boat and Canoe Sailing in the United States. For more information about USA Canoe/Kayak, please visit us on the web at www.usack.org, on Twitter at @usacanoekayak and Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/USACanoeKayak.


text: LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE CURRICULAR GUIDE Molecular Biotechnology Associate in Applied Science Degree Curriculum Code: 0212 (Effective Fall 1999 - Summer 2004) The Biotechnology program is a laboratory-intensive curriculum which emphasizes the wide-ranging applications of recombinant DNA technology (genetic engineering). Graduates of this program will be able to work in many exciting areas of biotechnology, such as human genetic disease research, improvement of disease-resistance in plants, enhanced crop production, pharmaceutical research, and biological cleanup of environmental pollution. Near the end of the program the Science Department will make every effort to arrange for internships in university or industrial research laboratories for students who wish to gain further experience. If you plan to transfer to a four-year school, please see an academic advisor or counselor before enrolling. Visit the biotechnology web site for further program details: http://www.lansing.cc.mi.us/science/molecbio PREREQUISITES Students should see the "Course Descriptions" section of this catalog or the Course Schedule for course prerequisite information. Basic skills assessment and advising information may be found on page 8 of this catalog. GENERAL EDUCATION General education is an important part of this program and includes a mathematics competency requirement. To fulfill the mathematics competency requirement, students may need to complete specific coursework in mathematics. For information on how to fulfill all general education requirements, see page 22. INFORMATION Contact the Science Department, Arts and Sciences Building, Room 408, telephone number (517) 483-1092. REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 50 CREDITS CODE TITLE CREDIT HOURS BIOL 127 Cell Biology 4 BIOL 275 Molecular Biology I (See Note 3) 4 BIOL 276 Molecular Biology II 4 CHEM 151 General Chemistry Lecture I 4 CHEM 152 General Chemistry Lecture II 3 CHEM 161 General Chemistry Lab I 1 CHEM 162 General Chemistry Lab II 1 CHEM 251 Organic Chemistry Lecture I 4 CHEM 252 Organic Chemistry Lecture II 4 CHEM 272 Organic Chemistry Laboratory 2 MICR 203 Microbiology 3 MICR 204 Microbiology Laboratory 1 SOCL 120 Introduction to Sociology 4 SPCH 120 Dynamics of Communication 3 WRIT 121 Composition I 4 WRIT 122 Composition II 4 LIMITED CHOICE REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 20-21 CREDITS Complete the indicated number of credits from each CHOICE listed below. CHOICE 1: General Education Core Areas 0 Credits (See the "GENERAL EDUCATION" section above) Writing Core Area (See Note 1) 0 Speech Communication Core Area (See Note 1) 0 Science/Technology Core Area (See Note 1) 0 Global Perspectives and Diversity Core Area (See Note 1) 0 Mathematics Competency (See page 22 for information on how to fulfill this requirement) CHOICE 2: Humanities (See Note 2) 8 Credits CHOICE 3: Social Science (See Note 2) 4 Credits CHOICE 4: Mathematics 4-5 Credits MATH 121 College Algebra I 4 MATH 126 College Algebra and Trig 5 CHOICE 5: Science Elective 4 Credits BIOL 128 Organismal Biology 4 SCIN 287 Internship in Science Technology 4 MINIMUM TOTAL 70 NOTES: 1. Students completing "REQUIREMENTS" have fulfilled the requirements for this Core area. 2. See the MACRAO Transfer Agreement in the "Transfer Information" section of this catalog for appropriate Humanities and Social Science courses. 3. Students are strongly urged to complete BIOL 127 and CHEM 161 before enrolling in BIOL 275. SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE Students should see course descriptions to find out when departments plan to offer courses. Students who for any reason are unable to follow the course sequence suggested below (for example, those who are part-time, have transferred in courses from another school, or have prerequisites to fulfill) should contact an academic advisor or counselor for help with adjustments. I II III IV BIOL 127 CHEM 152 BIOL 275 BIOL 276 CHEM 151 CHEM 162 CHEM 251 CHEM 252 CHEM 161 WRIT 121 MICR 203 CHEM 272 SPCH 120 Lim. Ch. 2 MICR 204 SOCL 120 Lim. Ch. 4 Lim. Ch. 3 WRIT 122 Lim. Ch. 5 Lim. Ch. 2


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Jim Cramer's Best Blogs
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Jim Cramer fills his blog on RealMoney every day with his up-to-the-minute reactions to what's happening in the market and his legendary ahead-of-the-crowd ideas. This week he blogged on:
- why not all areas of the market are abject right now; and
- why thinking in the market is being dominated by an oversimplistic dichotomy.
Click here for information on RealMoney, where you can see all the blogs, including Jim Cramer's -- and reader comments -- in real time.
A Day Does Make a Difference
Posted at 2:43 p.m. EDT on Friday, Feb. 22
I don't blame you for not wanting to trust this market.
Aren't you being given a golden chance to bow out of it, literally 26 hours after Dennis Gartman told you he's gone all cash when he was on CNBC yesterday? Doesn't it make sense to sell everything because of higher gasoline prices, sequestration, no more payroll tax holiday, slowing China, sinking Europe and weakening housing (according to Toll Brothers (TOL) )? Or at least according to news reports about Toll Brothers? How about copper and gold going down endlessly? Doesn't that signal the end of the world? Armageddon's beckoning, Mayan-like and the averages scoff at it.
What's going on here? How can this market not be clobbered. Some of it happens to be the anomaly of Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) fighting back, confounding the critics. Others parts of it have to do with the age-old issue of shorts being put on that weren't immediately requited.
Oh, and there's that nagging problem of companies continuing to declare higher dividends and bigger buybacks exactly when people are betting against them, like Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) , which we found out from an errant email that February's a disaster. Now no one seems to care except the shorts, who are actively covering.
No, we are not out of the woods. We are simply recognizing that there are parts of the woods that aren't as scary as other parts.
I still want to lean toward the sell side because of the drumbeat of sequestration woes and because gasoline and tax-holiday worries have become so standard that I tire of having to be whacked by them.
Still, the market feels a heck of a lot better than it did 26 hours ago when we got the Gartman bombing.
Just pointing it out! He could still be right!
Action Alerts PLUS , which Cramer co-manages as a charitable trust, has no positions in the stocks mentioned.
Maybe I Shoulda Been a Glib Macro Guy
Posted at 7:08 a.m. EDT on Friday, Feb. 22
One thing is for certain, if you asked the hedge funds what is the one reason why this market goes higher, they are going to say "the Fed."


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Cats can develop skin problems, some that are painful and others that may be unsightly. According to VCA Animal Hospitals, one condition that cats can develop is a disorder of follicular keratinization, commonly called chin acne.
The term keratinization refers to the overproduction of a protein called keratin that is found in the outer layer of cats' skin. If excess amounts of the protein gets trapped in hair follicles, then "blackheads" or "pimples," similar to the acne found on humans, can form.
Clinical signs that a cat may be suffering from chin acne include a "dirty" looking appearance on its chin, although the blemishes can also occur on the lower or upper lip as well. The areas may be swollen and painful if touched, so owners need to be careful when addressing the problem.
Chin acne can be related to feeding cats out of plastic bowls. The nooks and crannies of plastic bowls harbor bacteria which may lead to this unsightly condition. However, if you change out your cats plastic bowl for a ceramic or stainless steel one and the issue still persists, you should bring your cat to the veterinarian health clinic for an examination. There may be an underlying allergy or other medical problem responsible for the chin acne. Tests that may be done include blood and urine tests, culture of the acne or sometimes even a biopsy to make sure the acne is nothing more serious.
Other possible treatments for chin acne include omega-3 fatty acid supplement, special acne cleansers and occasionally medicated antiseborrheic shampoo to cleanse the infected areas.


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Interactive Travel Map | Text the SecretaryAbout the Author: Robert Gatehouse serves as a Vice Consul at the U.S. Consulate General in Monterrey, Mexico.
After the meet and greet with the consulate community, the Secretary's motorcade made its way to the industrial sector on the outskirts of town. There, on a few acres next to the municipal landfill, the Secretary visited the Benlesa biogas plant.
Benlesa is a strategic alliance between the government of the state of Nuevo Leon through SIMEPRODE (System for Ecological Waste Management & Processing) and the private company SEISA (Sistemas de Energia Internacional S.A. de C.V.). The plant converts methane captured from biomatter in the landfill into clean electricity.
In 2003, Benlesa began operations with a capacity of 7 megawatts and currently produces 12 megawatts of electrical power. By the end of this year, the facility will expand to 16 megawatts, providing Monterrey with enough clean energy to power the local metro rail system and 40% of the public lighting in the metropolitan area. It is already the biggest facility of its kind in the Americas and will be one of the largest in the world once the expansion is complete.
After a meeting at the facility, the Secretary observed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between U.S. and Mexican universities. Highlights of the collaborative agreement include the creation of joint degree programs between the University of Texas and the Monterrey Institute of Technology, one of the premier private universities in northern Mexico, and the development of a joint research program between those schools and the Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, Nuevo Leon's dynamic public university, and the Monterrey City of Knowledge. Under the agreement, those four institutions will share information and design joint research programs to expand renewable energy.
If diplomacy used to be conducted in smoky sitting rooms and parlors, facilities like the Benlesa biogas plant may be the more typical venue for the modern diplomat. The methane burners, giant vats of machine oil, and electric transformers as a backdrop to Secretary Clinton's remarks all contributed to the sense of industry and government cooperating for a better environment and a better future.
It was a fitting end to a jam-packed trip to Mexico.
Patrick in Maryland writes:
This is a great start on renewable energy for Mexico. I thought the Idea of a joint research program, on renewable energy sounded very good. I hope the signing of the Memorandum, leads too the ferthing of Mexico's renewable energy programs .
I think Secretary Clintons trip to Mexico was a success. I would like to see some photos of her trip...:).
Cya :)
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@ Patrick in Maryland -- Thank you for your comment. You may view more photos of the Secretary's trip on Flickr.
Austin P. in Maryland writes:
I like this idea of green energy. Also, it's great to see Mexico in a positive light in the news. There's been way too much trouble with the narcos lately but I really like that there are still progressive industries in Mexico.
Monterrey is my family's hometown and I have always had a strong affinity for it. To see that they are helping lead the world into a greener future brings a wide smile to my face.
I also enjoy the irony in such that the source of the green energy is actually a landfill. I think it shows the resourcefulness of mankind when faced with adversity (in this case, growing waste and shrinking resources) and how we are capable of creating almost anything when we need to.
I agree entirely with Secretary Clinton. It is only by having government move hand in hand with industry that we will take our greatest leaps towards a green future. I applaud her for the job she has done so far and I applaud SIMEPRODE and SEISA for all that they have achieved so far.
Wendy in California writes:
Dear Vice Consul Gatehouse,
This memorandum of understanding among U.S. & Mexican universities is simply fabulous. This is the kind of collaboration that the dear world has to get after pronto.
I loved your contrast of the old smoky parlours with the new smart energy facilities as Venues for Diplomacy. What a frisson! It's so exciting. I feel so much closer to a sustainably sane future. With all you smart and dedicated people working so hard at it, it's just a hop, skip, and a quantum jump away. Hurray!
Wendy in California writes:
ps. I've been sending the following to all my friends.
In all of my 64 years, this is the first time that I EVER heard an American official ever say that someone else is doing something better than the United States. I stood up and cheered so loud I scared the cat. Being gracious and giving other people credit. What a novel idea.
Find SecState Hillary's !wonderful! Benlesa Municipal Plant speech at
I'm archiving this particular speech as the moment when I feel like our dear country became mature enough in confidence and self-esteem to give up bragging and posturing and to realize (make real) the power of praising others for original ideas and efforts. It is beautiful.
Palgye in South Korea writes:
-- before saying, mourning to the dead (both) official and citizen
i agrees Sec will.
Mexicos`s problem is simple. 1-5% have all power and wealth. a national is poverty, very.
if, mid-class tec transfer and old(?)factories move to (factory itself,like a moving), open to foreign investment to Mexico make rapidly improve and will be Back industry and good market. yes, will be. but, fair sharing is all.(just my`s)
everyones know, job and purchasing power (scondary industry is good to..) is good.
p.s do, know Harrison Ford? he is good at Patriot Games (he acted "shadow", abandoned his official`s) -- sorry, i just, worried.