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I don't know if Trophy is up now...so close this thread if he creates another Post-Game Thread.
This Team is an "ebb and flow" of efficient scoring offense and stiffling defense with the Starting 5....and then a clinic in how not to run your offense and defense when Vogel starts subbing in the 2nd unit. You can show video of "how to run your offense/defense" when the Starting 5 are on the floor....then show a video of "how not to run your offense and defense" when you start subbing in Players.
You could track when the Pacers and Clippers went on huge runs based off of when the entire Starting 5 is not on the floor. Once the subs start coming in....the Team starts to do terrible on both the offense and defensive end.
Also.....why doesn't Vogel run plays instead of letting PG/Lance/GH "dribble dribble pass pass" until there is less than a few seconds left on the Shot clock?
Seriously.....we started to lose the lead in the 4th QTR when they started doing that. I really don't know why Vogel doesn't run more plays to avoid this.
A Win is a Win.....and we need every one we can get.....but I hate ugly wins. My Blood pressure can't take games like this.

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The NAACP launched a search for its next President and CEO.Read More »
The NAACP released a statement on Nelson Mandela's passing.Read More »
The NAACP has brokered a groundbreaking collaborative agreement on school discipline with Broward County Public Schools, law enforcement and its community partners. The agreement will serve as a model for school districts nationwide that aim to end the school to prison pipeline wreaking havoc in communities of color.Read More »
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One million new visits to Obamacare website Monday: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's chief of staff said on Tuesday that more than 1 million new visitors had checked out the HealthCare.gov website on Monday, the first day after a major overhaul of the troubled site used to shop for health insurance required under new reforms.
White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough said the website's new queuing system, used in times of high traffic, worked "pretty well," with 13,000 visitors choosing to receive an email to return later on Monday when there was less traffic, and half of that group accepting that invitation.
"No matter what, we're going to see this thing through," said McDonough, who spoke to a forum organized by Georgetown University and law firm Arent Fox.
When it launched on October 1, the website was supposed to make it easy to buy health insurance in 36 states. Other states run their own marketplaces.
Consumers needing health insurance by January 1 have until Dec 23 to sign up, while all uninsured Americans are required to have plans by March 31.
But the federal website was a flop, frustrating users with errors and slow speeds.
"That's on us. That's on me," McDonough said, echoing apologies that Obama has made for the disaster that has damaged the president's credibility and popularity.
After weeks of around-the-clock fixes, and as the December 23 looms, the government said on the weekend that the website should work well for most Americans.
The White House has signaled that it plans to outline more aggressively the benefits of the healthcare reforms. Obama will kick off the campaign on Tuesday in a speech at 2:30 p.m.
Some of those benefits include ensuring that 129 million Americans with pre-existing medical conditions, including 17 million children, cannot be denied health insurance or charged more for it, McDonough said.
McDonough said work will continue to fix the site and that the strong traffic shows there is demand for affordable health insurance.
"I will say that I've worked on many complicated issues - Middle East peace, Iran, and budget deals. And I can tell everybody in this room that reforming the healthcare system is the single most complicated issue I've faced," McDonough said.
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Yes! Yes! Yes! The Raw Review (#YYYTRR)
by, 07-31-2012 at 07:49 AM (8078 Views)
Arrogance is something which is thrown around WWE (and pro wrestling as a whole) an awful lot. Just look at Dolph Ziggler, Chris Jericho (heel or face, the man exudes it), Damien Sandow, and even TNA's Bobby Roode use it to be different. It's now time to add an exaggerated sense of arrogance to CM Punk's heel turn, and it's actually working on me.
Not only did we get the new, more arrogant, CM Punk last night, we got a great Street Fight with hilarious consequences and the reuniting of Chris Jericho and Christian as a tag team. There was also some confusion in the eyes of referees last night as Tyson Kidd was awarded a victory for being attacked after losing his match and CM Punk seemingly causes no contests rather than disqualifications.
Nonetheless, Raw made a good start to its permanent three-hour regime.
CM Punk wants HIS spotlight
Whilst CM Punk has shown in the past that he is a great heel, I've never actually disliked him in the role. Last night left me with the same feeling I had in 2000 when Triple H & Stephanie McMahon were running things, however – I actually found myself questioning whether or not I like this new attitude of CM Punk.
Don't get me wrong, I actually love his straight-shooting attitude when it comes to promos, and his points were valid. He is the WWE Champion and should be treated as such with respect (considering the last eight months he's earned it), and the look on his face when AJ announced Big Show versus John Cena as the night's main event made me laugh and simultaneously question why, after last week, Punk isn't in the main event. What made me question this heel Punk was his reaction to AJ making SummerSlam's WWE Championship match a Triple Threat.
I get that one of the standards of being a heel in WWE is that you simply do not want to defend a title in a situation which doesn't favour you, but Punk has proven he can defy the odds for the last eight months. It doesn't make any real sense to me that Punk would suddenly not be up for the challenge he has embraced for so long. I can get on board with Punk straight-talking his way into unenviable situations and crashing main events which he isn't involved with (because it makes sense that the 'best in the world' would be annoyed by these things), but the 'best in the world' shouldn't be concerned about John Cena and Big Show, should they?
All in all, this Punk heel turn might be more effective than I thought it might be…
Also, what happened to the disqualification rule? Punk attacked Show, therefore Show defeated Cena. SummerSlam should be Punk versus Show.
Daniel Bryan says no to the Yes! chants
I'm not sure what to make of Daniel Bryan's involvement in WWE since Money in the Bank. Whilst Bryan is still one of the biggest names on Raw, he seems to have drifted from any real importance storyline-wise. And tonight was a strange one for him to say the least.
It starts normally, with Bryan confronting AJ over last week, and being put into what turned out to be a great Street Fight – I loved the brutality of it, and the running knee attack off of the stage looked awesome. It gets weird when you see what happened after that. Bryan seemed to have some kind of mental breakdown (similar to that of Bobby Roode in TNA after losing their World title to Aries, now I think of it) which resulted in Bryan punting Little Jimmy out of the ring and subsequently being taken for a psychological evaluation by order of Raw's crazy GM, AJ.
Fortunately the segments with Bryan's evaluation were hilarious. The fact that Bryan answered yes to every question the doctor answered, accused him of mocking him with the term 'goat face', and then seemingly talked to himself about Charlie Sheen (a match I do not want to see, by the way), Bryan seemed crazy in my eyes.
It was just a series of funny segments, but I don't want to see Bryan being underutilised as a comedic device alone. Fortunately Bryan was involved in the best match of last night with Sheamus to counterbalance this. I'm not sure what to make of Kane's attack on Bryan though.
Also, I quite like the idea of RAWactive, so long as the votes stay true to what the fans want.
In other news…
Alberto Del Rio def. Santino – I expected the result, but I was happy to see ADR's aggressive streak continue. Also, he refuses to compete until SummerSlam, building a little hype for his next onslaught. I like it.
Brodus Clay/Vickie Guerrero waste time, Sandow snaps – I'm not sure why exactly Vickie takes offence to Brodus Clay, but I don't care. I don't want to see Clay on my screen when there are people like Cody Rhodes being left off of the show, but Sandow made this segment worthwhile by attacking the big red child-groomer and potentially taking the first steps towards a push. Perhaps a new US Champion?
Titus O'Neill def. Kofi Kingston, AW makes a rape joke – I missed the joke at first, but it was right for Cole to apologise. As for Titus pinning Kofi, I'm glad. Maybe we can have a real tag team holding the titles come SummerSlam.
Randy Orton def. Heath Slater – once the challenge was sent out by Slater it was pretty clear that Orton's return was coming. Other than having a dodgy haircut and lack of beard, Orton doesn't look like he's been taking drugs for sixty days (good news!). Instead he looks as good as ever, and the RKO he hit on Slater looked pretty good. It's a shame there was no heel turn though.
Chris Jericho & Christian def. Dolph Ziggler & The Miz – Raw's other great match last night, mainly because we got to see Jericho and Christian as a team again. Dolph attacking Jericho with MitB was a good enough way to progress their rivalry too.
Tyson Kidd 'def.' Tensai via DQ – I'm not sure why, but Tensai had the decision reversed on him after attacking Kidd once he'd beaten him clean. I put this down to having no other way of making Kidd look convincing in victory over Tensai (despite the fact that Kidd was impressive last night).
I didn't have any real problems with Raw last night, except that all of the ad breaks are sleep inducing.
We got a couple of great matches out of Raw, and the main event started before the fifteen minute overrun – and managed to be a good-ish match considering it was between Big Show and John Cena. As well as some great matches, Punk rightfully took his spotlight (until AJ grabbed that from under his nose, I'm not sure I like her as GM right now…) and the show ended with me questioning my allegiance to Punk – as successful a heel turn as WWE is likely to pull off on a 22-year old fan if you ask me.
Let's just hope they can use the full Raw set next week, shall we?
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Sample Conditioning Systems Need Love Too
Process Users and Integrators Must Carefully Design and Match SCSs With Application Requirements and Specifications, Complete Application Data Sheets and Deploy Climate-Controlled Shelters
By Robert Sherman and Jim Montague
Process analyzer sample conditioning systems (SCSs) do not always get the attention they deserve. This is in part because analyzers were not able to do low-parts-per-million (PPM) analysis 40 years ago. So in past decades, process users could get away with crude, less highly developed measurements of what their applications were doing, and many of these traditional habits still persist today.
However, today's analyzers and sample conditioning systems can routinely do low-PPM analysis. Also, since 1990, new rules and regulations are requiring analyses of lower and lower PPM levels of H2S and total reduced sulfur (TRS) in continuous emission monitoring system (CEMS) applications regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), so users must now achieve defined levels of precision and accuracy in their processes. In fact, the first rigorous sample conditioning and reporting requirements were part of the EPA's original Clean Air Act circa 1969-1974. It was revised in 1990 and had its third-generation revision released last fall, including a staged application with compliance deadlines in December 2011 and December 2012.
Lack Coordination? Be Meticulous
Unfortunately, in recent years, there have been an increasing number of sample conditioning systems built by integrators that were non-functional on shipment. This can happen when a user buys an analyzer from a vendor and then has a system integrator (SI) design the SCS. Another common problem is when the user keeps the existing SCS, but it doesn't match the requirements of the new analyzer. This means the overall system may not work, so the user may have to pay daily fines if the application is a CEMS.
This problem often happens because of the lack of cooperation between analyzer suppliers, unaligned SIs and end users. The SI may not have the right field application experience. The vendor might have the field application experience, but the vendor does not feel it should have to fix a competitor's sample conditioning product. Users can be caught in between, sometimes incurring fines of $100,000 per day per erroneous CEMS value.
The solution is to be meticulous! Spend the funds wisely to get your SCS properly designed for the specific application, especially in northern climates. If a user and an SI were to expend the same attention to all details to design their process analyzer sample conditioning systems as they do when designing an operating process unit, then most sample conditioning systems would work reasonably well.
Most users do not complete application data sheets (ADS), especially for their CEMS. It is extremely important that the analyzer manufacturers have these sheets completed with all sample-plus-matrix components and MIN/NORM/MAX values for each identified component. A user will often indicate they require a 40 CFR 60 subpart Ja system for a flare, and know roughly what that requires, but then tell the analyzer vendor to just sell him something designed for this general application. There will be time made to fix it later, but no time taken to properly specify it prior to order placement. This means the user is also asking his SI to have enough knowledge to give him something that "just works."
Unfortunately, the process details for a given process application are often very specific: Products at one company are different than at others; different types of crude oil come in; and different towers create different sample conditions, including many different temperatures, pressures and other parameters.
As a result, users often believe they do not have the time to do sample conditioning systems right the first time. They perceive other higher priorities, so they hope that the equipment they specify will operate properly. If not, they will be able to deal with any problems later. This adage comes to mind: "Seldom time to do the job right; always time to do the job over!"
Diagnose, Fix—and Gimme Shelter
For example, in past years, a Gulf Coast refinery had a flare system with a 150-ft to 175-ft long sample line. This line was operating at nominal saturation due to water washes of the sample, but the sample system was not working properly. When asked about the dew point of the sample, no one knew what it was! This application had a new, insulated, heat-traced, sample-transfer line that was not specified or routed properly. The vendor checked the order for this sample line. It was specified for a low temperature of 300 °F and a high of 360 °F. However, it was still cool to the touch on a day when the ambient temperature was 65 °F. Do you recognize a problem here?
You need to consider heat-traced enclosures for your calibration gases in low-PPM level CEMS applications. This is important! While ambient temperatures in northern Texas can be -15°F in late winter, they can reach 115 °F in summer. Add incident sunlight in southern Texas and you can have 160 °F wall temperature for your calibration gas cylinder stored outside on the south side of an analyzer shelter. This ambient temperature difference can cause stratification inside the cylinder containing the calibration gas. The analyzer depends on the uniform composition of this gas to develop its results. Previously, bottles of calibration gas were put inside of the analyzer shelter, but today's they're installed outside for safety (Figure 1). They should have a separate, climate-controlled shelter for low-PPM CEMS and process analyzer applications. Some refineries are installing 2-ft x 8-ft footprint, climate-controlled calibration gas enclosure adjacent to their analyzer shelter, and installing their calibration gas cylinders inside with heat-traced-and-insulated delivery tubing to carry the calibration gas from the cylinder to the analyzer.
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Notes on prospects in the Arizona Fall League, Dominican Winter League, and Venezuelan Winter League.
It was great to see some baseball news back on my Twitter feed, even though the only significant roster-altering move on Wednesday (Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal suspended 50 games after testing positive for elevated testosterone) hurts the team that I've been cheering for since I was a kid. Rumors are always fun, though, and there were some interesting names, including Justin Upton), mentioned as potential trade candidates and a few teams (Mariners, Orioles) being named as possible favorites in the Josh Hamilton sweepstakes. Speaking of which, make sure you're getting caught up on all things Hot Stove with Daniel Rathman's Rumor Roundup here at Baseball Prospectus. Now for notes around the AFL, DWL, and VWL.


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San Diego's tourism agency says it will shut its doors Monday because the money it needs to pay its employees has still not been released by the city.
Mayor Bob Filner acknowledged in an interview Wednesday night that he is withholding millions of dollars in tourism marketing revenue until he is assured that a share of the money will go to help underwrite the centennial celebration of the 1915 exposition in Balboa Park.
Although the city's hoteliers and Filner last month ended their months-long feud over how to spend money generated by a 2 percent hotel room levy, Filner claims that San Diego's Tourism Marketing District is not holding up its end of the deal and worries that the centennial effort will be shortchanged. The hotelier-run district counters that it does plan to honor its commitment but anticipates lower revenues than originally forecast.
"We agreed that the Balboa Park Centennial would get 5 percent of the funds they get (through June)," Filner said. "They told the Centennial people they're probably not going to get any money because they don't have any money. I want them to give Balboa Park money off the top, not the bottom. They don't want to give Balboa Park money so they shouldn't get their money until they give it to Balboa Park."
Unless the frozen funds are released soon, all marketing efforts will be suspended come Monday, said Tourism Authority CEO Joe Terzi, whose agency relies on the marketing district revenues for 80 percent of its funding. The district estimates that the 2 percent room surcharge will yield $11 million by the end of June.
That money, collected by the city, is supposed to be disbursed to the TMD under an operating agreement ratified by the City Council and already signed by the mayor.
The Tourism Authority's move to shut down, which could be short-lived if centennial funding is approved on Friday, comes as San Diego's tourism industry prepares for the crucial summer season. Unaffected by the closure is the Tourism Authority's sales and marketing efforts for the Convention Center. The 12 staff members tasked with securing long-term bookings are paid through a contract with the Convention Center Corp.
"We don't have any money, and we can't continue to operate," Terzi said. "We're waiting to see if the TMD can get the issue resolved with the mayor but right now, effective Monday, we're suspending sales and marketing operations. Do we want to do this? No. I have 85 employees I just told they can't come to work Monday. It's not a joke. I made my payroll (previously) by borrowing money."
The tourism agency earlier this year issued layoff notices to its employees, scheduling terminations for mid-May when it appeared Filner wouldn't release the marketing funds. It didn't expect layoffs would be necessary after the mayor signed the tourism agreement last month.
Also shutting down Monday is the downtown visitors center, where tickets to local attractions can be purchased, said Tourism Authority spokesman Darren Pudgil.
In a statement released by the marketing district, board chairman Terry Brown countered Filner's claims about the centennial funding.
"The SDTMD board at our meeting last week committed to funding the Centennial in exact conformance with the amended operating agreement," read the statement. "Unfortunately, the amount of money available for disbursement was less than the mayor wanted and he indicated that he would continue to withhold the tourism funding. Withholding the funding not only hurts the region's economy and tourism jobs, it also prevents funding of the centennial. Given the situation, the TMD board will consider its options at the Friday board meeting."
At that meeting, board members will be focusing primarily on allocating future funding for the coming fiscal year, which begins July 1. The Tourism Authority will be making a formal funding request, as will Balboa Park Celebration, Inc., the group overseeing planning for the centennial celebration. It's very possible that once the board acts on the Balboa Park funding request, Filner could relent and the money could be released to the marketing district, although the mayor said it could still take weeks to cut a check.
He told hoteliers Thursday that he'd had enough of their "whining and complaining."
Of the planned shutdown of the Tourism Authority, he said, "This idle and baseless threat is beneath them and I urge them to grow up and do business the right way. The City of San Diego will not be held hostage by such antics."
One of the terms of the district's operating agreement is a commitment to consider setting aside 5 percent of all revenues collected during the first six months of this year for the centennial planning effort. In addition, over the next two years, the planning committee could apply for up to $6 million, or 10 percent of marketing revenues. While the money is not guaranteed, the language in the pact states that "approval cannot be unreasonably denied."
Although it's unlikely that the marketing district board would deny funding for the centennial, it is likely that the total dollar amount that's ultimately allocated could be much less than hoped for because revenues from the hotel room charge are forecast to be lower than originally anticipated.
Balboa Park Celebration has opted to not weigh in on the funding dispute, issuing a statement that feedback on its application for funding has been "excellent."
"We do not see ourselves as competitors with the San Diego Tourism Authority, but as working toward complementary goals," said Gerry Braun, spokesman for Balboa Park Celebration.
The latest falling out between Filner and the city's hoteliers follows a tumultuous, months-long period during which the marketing district took Filner to court to force him to sign the marketing agreement. The council also intervened, passing a resolution ordering Filner to sign the pact. He ultimately did after winning some concessions, including language protecting the city's general fund in the event that lawsuits challenging the hotel room levy are successful.
If the current dispute is not resolved soon, the council could weigh in yet again," said City Councilman Kevin Faulconer. "This is complete dysfunction, it's no way to run a city," he said. "This should have been resolved weeks ago. The mayor signed the contract, the contract terms are clear and this is putting San Diego jobs at risk."Copyright © 2017, The San Diego Union-Tribune


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Party in the Park, Melksham's annual music celebration, could become a two-day event, organisers have confirmed.
The concert, which takes place at the King George V Playing Fields each summer, has always been a one-day event on a Saturday, but plans are being considered to add an extra evening of performances on the Friday night.
Tom Sangster, chairman of Melksham Music Festival which organises the popular event, said the committee was considering extending the festival.
"This is something we are toying around with at the moment," he said.
"Nothing is concrete yet. We are just researching the idea. It has been mooted before. We have thought about this for the last few years.
"Obviously there are financial risks, and we want to make sure we are not stealing Saturday night trade into Friday night, but we are going through the process of possibly making it a weekend of events on the Friday and the Saturday."
The proposal was given the backing of Melksham Town Council on Monday night, when the Town Development Committee gave its blessing.
Committee chair councillor Pam Wiltshire said: "We would welcome the Friday night concert, as long as no neighbours had any issues with it.
"We understand why they want to do this, and we welcome their commitment and desire to extend such a popular event."
The music festival committee would still need to apply to Wiltshire Council for a licence to extend the event, but Mr Sangster does not believe this would be an issue.
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To evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of ALVAC-HIV MN120TMG (vCP205) in comparison to ALVAC-RG rabies glycoprotein (vCP65) as a control when administered in HIV-1 negative volunteers.
ALVAC-HIV vCP205 is a second generation candidate vaccine that can be used to induce a humoral and cellular response against several antigens. This recombinant construct is based on the canarypox vector termed ALVAC and expresses gp120 of the HIV MN strain, plus the transmembrane portion of the LAI strain as well as gag and protease.
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ALVAC-HIV vCP205 is a second generation candidate vaccine that can be used to induce a humoral and cellular response against several antigens. This recombinant construct is based on the canarypox vector termed ALVAC and expresses gp120 of the HIV MN strain, plus the transmembrane portion of the LAI strain as well as gag and protease.
Volunteers are randomized to receive doses of ALVAC-HIV vCP205 or ALVAC-HIV vCP65 control or both according to varying schedules over 12 months (was 6 months, amended 11/17/95) with a 12 month follow up. [AS PER AMENDMENT 5/29/98: One additional follow-up visit is required at 30-36 months.]
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- History of immunodeficiency, chronic illness, autoimmune disease or use of immunosuppressive medications.
- History of anaphylaxis or other serious adverse reactions to vaccines.
- Prior immunization against rabies.
- History of serious allergic reaction to any substance, requiring hospitalization or emergent medical care (e.g., Stevens-Johnson syndrome, bronchospasm, or hypotension).
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- History of cancer unless there has been surgical excision that is considered to have achieved cure.
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The study authors found that for every 100 mg per day increase in magnesium intake, the risk of ischemic stroke, a common type of stroke, decreased by 9%. The risk of the other stroke types—intracerebral hemorrhage and subarachnoid hemorrhage—was not related to dietary magnesium levels.
The meta-analysis approach allows for larger numbers of people to be studied together, and typically, more study subjects makes for a stronger study. However, this type of study is observational, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Still, the results suggest a high-magnesium diet may protect against ischemic stroke.
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Exciting things are happening at Oglethorpe this year! In addition to the new scene shop and developing track and field and campus center, Oglethorpe just established a great partnership with Education First, or EF. As both an OU alum and an EF employee, I'm very excited to watch this partnership evolve! If you don't know what EF is, we're an international education company that aims to break down barriers of language, culture, and geography. We have more than 40 schools around the world, including sites in Boston, London, Rome, Paris, and Sydney, just to name a few.
Our site at Oglethorpe, referred to as EF Atlanta, is the newest EF school. Currently, our students come from a wide range of countries, such as France, Taiwan, Japan, and Colombia. Most students live on campus in the recently reopened Schmidt Residence Hall. Though our students live on campus and come abroad, they are different than the traditional OU international students. Unlike traditional international students, our students do not take OU classes; instead, they take English classes with our EF teachers. However, our students are almost identical to OU students in other ways: they eat in the cafeteria, pay activity and facility fees, and want to meet other students and make friendships while they are here.
In addition to occupying Schmidt, most of our classrooms and offices are located in the newly renovated lower level of Robinson Hall. If you haven't checked out the new area, I highly encourage you to drop by! It's incredible that a storage area can be transformed into such a beautiful spot in just a few short months!
Going forward, EF Atlanta aims to have 150-200 students, both on campus and with nearby host families. We also aspire to unite with existing groups on campus, so that EF and OU students can benefit from the combined resources and innovations of two amazing schools. Students can expect more co-planned activities with EF and OU, like our upcoming trip to Cirque du Soleil on October 26th. In the future, we hope to work with Oglethorpe's study abroad program to offer a more comprehensive and diverse experience for OU students looking to learn another language while immersing themselves in another culture.
Current students can help us and OU out by showing our students the famous Oglethorpe hospitality, attending our many events, and introducing yourselves to our students! If you're a local alum with an open room, you can help out by hosting one of our students. I think that this partnership is amazing for Oglethorpe, and I hope that yOU want to be a part of it with me. (Even as an alum, I can hardly resist the urge to underline or capitalize every consecutive "OU" that I come across!)
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Meh.As a general rule, I hate kohl-type eyeliners. I find them too waxy or hard, and the color is never true on me. I picked up this NYC Waterproof Eyeliner by accident, thinking I was buying an automatic eyeliner, and had I not been down to a nubbin on Prestige automatic liner, I would have taken this back to Rite Aid toute de suite. I'm glad I gave this a try! The pencil I tried was black, and the b...read morelack is a basic, true black that does not look grayish on me. The formula is even softer than the automatic pencils I'm accustomed to, yet it can create a fine, delicate line. What's more, I can actually pencil in between my lashes and on my waterline with this, something I have never been able to do with ANY eye pencil. I took off one lippie because the color does seem to fade, but only after six hours or more. For the price and the ease of application, that's something I'm willing to live with - after all, I can reapply! I have used this in black everyday for yeeears, just because it's super cheap and gets the job done. But now that I have the funds to go for more expensive brands, I don't think I'll ever be coming back to it because I HATE how the color starts to fade after about four hours. I have super oily lids and watery waterlines, so I always have to put powder on underneath. It is very soft and gentle, and actually quite waterproof too. I have cried in this, swum in this, been rained on in this, and it holds up reasonably well, especially for the price. I just can't stand how it turns grayish after just a few hours. But like I said, this has been my go-to eyeliner for several years, and if I repurchased that many times then it's still got to be decent. And my skin is also really uncooperative, so I'm sure it will be fine for most of you. I own two eyeliners: an Urban Dacay 24/7 pencil liner in bourbon--a beautiful shade of brown with lots of gold and silver shimmery glitters and this one. I really don't need/want any other eyeliners than these and I really really like this one b/c it's DARK brown, almost black, and it does not smudge as easily as 24/7. (and I dont have oily eyelids!) (this one is shimmery too but you cant really tell.) It only costed me $4 and I dont think I'll be purchasing a Sephora brand eyeliner any more! AMAZING QUALITY! — 5 years, 7 months agomihshelle | 182 reviews
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Great drugstore kohl liner!I bought this in Smokey Plum, which is a cooler shade of purple than I expected. However, the liner itself is good, great even for the price! I experienced good staying power and was able to line my water line with no smudging or issues. For $1, it really can't be beat! If you are looking to spend just a bit more, Rimmel London also makes a really good option. — 3 years, 6 months agopixie_dust | 492 reviews
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Review subjectit doesnt show on my eyes! i swatch, and warm, and set it on fire. Nothing works. Terrible quality I mean it is a dollar. save that dollar for candy! — 4 years, 9 months agorayshaviolet | 245 reviews
best dealFor the price, this eyeliner is a great deal because the quality is excellent. These days, drug store brands are using very similar formulas to high end lines, and this one performs perfectly. Goes on very soft and smoothly, and lasted all day, without any smearing. On buy on get one free days, this deal cannot be beat. — 8 years, 3 months agoMakeupGuru | 444 reviews
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It's greatIt actually is really dark when you put it on which of course what everyone wants for an eyeliner I don't really have anything to say bad about it! — 4 years, 5 months agohaileyb | 33 reviews
Going on 2 yearsI love this product. It's gentle on my eyes and lasts all day without a lot of smudging or disappearing. It can get a little dry but i sharpen it and heat it with my blow dryer just a little — 5 years, 5 months agostatickyogo | 160 reviews
NYC Waterproof Eyeliner PencilI use this pencil everyday! I dip the pencil in a gel eyeliner and the NYC liner plus the gel eyeliner mixed together work great! The NYC liner alone is very pigmented. I have the liner in black and it is a true black not a dark gray. It doesn't stay on as long as I like so that is why I would recommend putting it in some gel eyeliner. — 5 years, 6 months agoemily_rocchio | 3 reviews
Beat my expectationI bought this on sale in a dusky purple that I wasn't really expecting to show up much because I had such a bad experience with the automatic pencil, but then I put it on and WOW. The color was so bright (or as bright as this shade can be) and vibrant, and it definitely showed. It's also very long-lasting. Next time CVS has them on sale, I will definitely be buying more. — 5 years, 12 months agoKokome | 25 reviews
Not blackAfter I read the reviews I was really looking forward into trying this on my waterline but this is not black and it looks gray compared to my usual smearing kohl eyeliner. Disappointed. Not smooth either. — 6 years, 2 months agoHungrystorm | 5 reviews
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TORONTO -- Nolan Reimold, who was claimed off waivers from the Orioles in early July but never really settled into a comfortable role with the Blue Jays, was designated for assignment Tuesday afternoon.
Reimold landed on the disabled list after four games and received sporadic playing time upon his return.
The 30-year-old likely will be claimed on waivers, but if that doesn't happen, there's still an outside chance he could remain in the organization and report to Triple-A Buffalo.
"He wasn't getting a whole lot of steady work," said manager John Gibbons, whose team promoted outfielder Kevin Pillar from Buffalo in a corresponding move. "It's tough in that role and he never really got it going."
The move comes as somewhat of a surprise considering Reimold is eligible for arbitration at the end of the season and would have been under team control. There seemed to be a possibility that he could return next season as a fourth outfielder while also providing insurance in case Melky Cabrera left as a free agent.
That will no longer be the case and the move likely has less to do with the addition of Pillar than it does clearing a spot on the 40-man roster. Teams are allowed to expand their rosters on Monday, and there's an expectation that a prospect like left-hander Daniel Norris could be among the callups.
Pillar also would have been one of those promoted, but he arrives a few days earlier than anticipated. He had a brief conversation with Gibbons on Tuesday afternoon as they cleared the air about Pillar's previous demotion. He was sent to the Minors on June 25 after he took issue with being lifted for a pinch-hitter and became visibly frustrated in the dugout.
"We moved on from it, said it was water under the bridge," Pillar said. "We didn't really much about expectations, but I'm sure the expectation is to play when he tells me to, defensive replacement, pinch-run, just go out there and help the team win."
Pillar was a late addition to Tuesday's starting lineup, as Colby Rasmus was a late scratch because of flu-like symptoms. Rasmus was originally listed in the lineup and expected to play center field while hitting sixth in the order. That plan changed approximately one hour prior to first pitch.
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Children's Hospital of Michigan has announced it will build a new 70,000 square-foot pediatric outpatient center in Troy, which will cost around $42 million.
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The facility will create about 100 new full-time jobs.
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AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is considering closing spring turkey hunting in 15 East Texas counties where turkey populations are believed to have dipped below what biologists believe are sustainable numbers. The recommendation tops a brief slate of proposed hunting regulation changes for 2011 presented to the TPW Commission's Regulations Committee.
Public comment will be taken on all proposed changes prior to any rulemaking by the Commission at its March 30-31 public hearing.
Closing spring turkey seasons in the following counties will enable biologists to reassess Eastern turkey restoration efforts in areas having suitable habitat, restock sites and provide brood stock protection. Counties proposed for hunting season closure and further restocking consideration include: Cherokee, Delta, Gregg, Hardin, Houston, Hunt, Liberty, Montgomery, Rains, Rusk, San Jacinto, Shelby, Smith, Tyler and Walker.
The agency's goal is to reopen hunting once the Eastern turkey populations in the affected counties are capable of sustaining harvest.
TPWD is also proposing to delay spring Eastern turkey hunting in the remaining counties having an open season by two weeks. If adopted, the spring Eastern turkey season would run from April 15-May 14 beginning in 2012. Biologists say the delay would give hens time to begin nesting prior to the season opening.
Biologists are also recommending altering the bag composition during the spring season for Rio Grande turkey in all counties with a bag limit of four turkeys. The current bag composition for turkey during the spring season is gobblers only. The proposal would make any bearded turkey legal during the spring season. TPWD has determined the Rio Grande turkey population in Texas is large and stable, and since bearded hens constitute less than 5 percent of the total hen population, allowing harvest of bearded hens during the spring season would not have a negative impact on the population.
TPWD is also proposing to clarify that Managed Lands Deer permits for mule deer are valid during the archery-only season for the take of mule deer by means of archery equipment. This recommended change would clear up any confusion as to when MLDPs can be used for mule deer.
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OROVILLE — Low water levels at the Thermalito Afterbay enabled a crew of divers and contractors to remove a temporary dam Wednesday that was stuck.
Scientists were also out at the Afterbay recently to remove predatory fish that endanger ducklings in brood ponds.
Department of Water Resources Water Resources Supervisor Kevin Wright said crane operators and divers completed two days of work Wednesday to pull a stoplog that had been placed upstream of a gate at the river outlet at the bay a year ago.
Wright said a stoplog is a heavy, temporary dam that looks like a steel door.
Last May, DWR officials went out to inspect the gate to the river outlet. Inspections are required every 10 years under the dam licensing agreement, he said.
Wright said they were unable to complete the inspection because the water flow in the Afterbay was too swift. A stoplog was dropped in upstream of the gate to stop the flow.
However, when it came time to remove the stoplog, it was stuck.
Officials aren't sure how it got stuck and will investigate that.
"It was acting like it's heavier than it is — it weighs 7,000 pounds — but it took much more force to pull it free," he said.
DWR lowered the water in recent weeks to get the stoplog out and also to work on the brood ponds.
Once the water was lowered, the crews were able to try to remove the stoplog again.
"We have to think of safety and figure a way to lighten the load," Wright added. "We wait until the water is low, so there's not much pressure."
Divers attached chains at the bottom of the stoplog and with a crane to pull the chains, the stoplog was successfully taken out of the water.
Wright also explained the work on the brood ponds.
There are several in the Afterbay. Small earthen dams separate those from the rest of the bay.
Over time, large-mouth bass get into the ponds and grow, becoming a threat to ducklings.
The work was done a few weeks ago, and all the fish were removed from the ponds.
Wright said when the water level is raised again, the brood ponds will fill again "and will be ready for ducks."
He said DWR had to wait until now to do the work because during irrigation season, water needs to be a higher level to supply it to irrigation districts, and because elevation restrictions on the Afterbay vary for wildlife, such as ducks, grebe and giant garter snakes.
"We have to preserve habitat," Wright said. "All of this wildlife creates various restrictions to the time and elevations in the Afterbay. There are only certain times of the year we can lower the elevation in ponds (and) to do the brood pond or stoplog work."
Wright said there is "no good answer" at this time to why the stoplog got stuck."
"We will be investigating it," he said.
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March 3, 2009
It's True: Caddo Lake Holds Monsters
ATHENS, Texas—Caddo Lake has long been a lake of mystery, spawning rumors of strange happenings and sightings of mythical creatures.
Ronnie Arnold of Karnack met one of those creatures face to face Monday: a 15.1-pound largemouth bass that became the latest entry into the ShareLunker program.
Perseverance is important whenever one pursues monsters of the deep, and Arnold's experience is an example. "I was fishing in the same area where I'd hooked and lost a big fish a month ago," he said. His first impression was that he'd caught just another ordinary bass. "I've caught four-pounders that fought harder," he said. "But when I got it up on top, I saw it was a big fish."
Arnold was fishing in 5 ½ feet of water with a crankbait. He was quick to clear up the mystery about where he caught it: "On the Texas side."
Arnold's catch becomes the sixth ShareLunker entry from the East Texas lake, but it's not the biggest. In 1992 Bobby Shaver of Waskom caught the current lake record, a 16.01-pounder.
The last ShareLunker to come from the lake was caught just more than 10 years ago, on February 22, 1998.
Arnold's fish is the ninth entry into the ShareLunker program this season and the fourth to weigh 15 pounds or better.
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THE latest Otley 10-Mile Road Race was a gripping event with Nathaniel Williams first across the line in 55:34, beating last year's winner Mike Jefferies (Billingham Marsh Harriers) by just under a minute.
His time of 56:26 was just enough to hold Otley AC's Scott Harrington (56:38) who was being chased down by another Otley runner, and the 2012 winner, Matt John in 57:05.
Harrogate's Andy Grant was fifth in 57:28, and first MV40, just ahead of another Otley man and first MV50 Mark Hall (59:03) who crossed the line 10 seconds in front of Valley Strider Andy May (59:13), while yet another Otley ACer Liam Dunne was eight (59:34).
For the ladies, first home was Sharon Barlow (Ripon Runners) in 1:03:45, followed by Hannah Holyord (UKnetrunner) in 1:06:31 and Donna Edmondson Booker (Skyrac) third in 1:06:53.
Otley took the team prize, with Skyrac AC winning the ladies accolade.
Meanwhile Joanna Hobson took part in the Borrowdale 13km Trail Race, the results of which are awaited.
She said: "Having attended the registration and briefing on Saturday afternoon and discovered there was a 21k, 42k including Scafell Pike and a triathlon all running a similar route I quickly brushed up on my map reading skills to ensure I didn't find myself swimming in Derwentwater or clambering over Scafell Pike!
"My preparation proved to pay off as several runners did apparently take wrong turns and I was actually able to guide a few on the right route, which was really quite remarkable.
"The winner of the 13k event is currently awaited and according to my tag printout I came in 56th position out of 108 finishers in a time of 1:38:40 and was fourth in my age category."
She added: "Unfortunately when I attended the official presentation in the afternoon it became apparent that a number of runners had taken the wrong route and had run a much shorter and lower level route and, therefore, the results are questionable.
"This obviously impacts on everybody's place but my Garmin proved I had done the full correct route.
"The runner claiming the first place had run the wrong route causing a very unpleasant argument with the course organiser. The 2013 winner did a time of 1:03:29 and the first runner over the line this year came back in 46 minutes. Oops!"
Well done to Tom Adams fourth in the senior men's race and Georgia Malir who won the under-23 junior women's race, at the British Athletics Senior Home International which was also the BA trial for the European Championships.
A super result too from Lucy Williamson in the FU23 race.
the breaking news from today's race is that Jane McCarthy stormed home to take First Lady's place in 3h35. Dick Waddington had another superb race finishing 1 minute in front in 3h34. This is a truly stunning race. So much so that I stopped to take half a dozen photos at various points. Anybody who was disappointed that The Wharfedale Off Road
Marathon didn't run this year should come up & do this next year. At the finish I got collared by a runner who told me it was the Ilkley Trail Race that got him in to fell running! Results ...
(1 Tony Lambert, Swaledale) 3h:00, 16 Dick Waddington 3:34 ,19 Jane McCarthy 1st lady 3:35, 41 Jez Hellewell 4:05, 131Helen Horton 4:51, 132 Nigel Tapper 4:51, 436 finished.


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Going to be in Tonawanda May 6th through 10th and I will have time to play in the evenings. Hoping to hit a few courses in the area, would love to play with someone local
Anyone brought their bags on a flight before? Did you have to check it or can you do the whole "wait for it on the off ramp after the flight" thing?


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"They've got some guys playing enormously well at home," Crean said. "We're getting ready for the best Minnesota team."
That best has free-fallen into mediocrity. Minnesota has lost four of its last five games. It has scored less than 60 points in all five of those games. It is 18-9 overall and 6-8 in the Big Ten.
What was once a top-10 team has fallen out of the national polls and jeopardized its NCAA tourney prospects.
Crean doesn't see that. Well, he does, but he's focused on the Gopher squad that beat Memphis, Florida State and Michigan State, the one that staggered the Hoosiers in the second half of last month's 88-81 Assembly Hall victory with pressure defense and fast-moving offense, when a 52-29 halftime lead dissolved into a nail-biter.
"We're focused on the games they played their best in, how they played against us, the pressure and movement they brought against us," Crean said.
"They really get after you when they get into that press and try to turn you over. That's what we expect to see. We focused on the best Minnesota has to offer. That's what we think we'll see. That's what we're seeing night in, night out. That's the way you want it."
This is not the way Minnesota coach Tubby Smith wanted it. The Gophers' recent turnover struggles — they have 41 in their last two games — have cost them possessions they couldn't afford. Smith said they're worked on the problem in practice, but tried to do it in a way that doesn't cost them aggressiveness.
"It's been so prevalent and we don't want them worrying about doing something wrong," Smith said. "We're trying to have more fun. Go in that direction instead of just talking about the turnovers.
"We'll do different looks. Have more ballhandling in warmups and pre-practice drills. Hopefully that will make a difference."
Beating No. 1 Indiana tonight would be a big boost given Minnesota's recent submissive play — road losses of 71-45 to Ohio State and of 72-51 to Iowa.
"We're in a quandary," Smith said. "We've played poorly. We've shot poorly. We've had some time to work on some of those areas.
"We know we're going against the best team in the country. They deserve their ranking. They're very talented."
The Gophers haven't played since last Wednesday. The time off helped forward Rodney Williams' ailing left shoulder. He averages 10.5 points and 5.2 rebounds.
"He's using that left arm more," Smith said. "He's ready to go."
Minnesota's main firepower comes from guards Andre Hollins (13.6 points, a team-leading 90 assists) and Austin Hollins (11.1 points). Power forward Trevor Mbakwe averages 9.5 points and 8.5 rebounds.
"We're ready for how good both Hollins are and how good Trevor is," Crean said. "How aggressive (guard) Joe Coleman is. We know what Rodney Williams is capable of.
"One thing they have as good as anybody is their length."
Indiana (24-3, 12-2) hasn't played since its big win at Michigan State last Tuesday. Could that time off have cost the Hoosiers momentum and timing?
"You never know," Crean said. "If you spend time worrying about it … there's no sense in worrying about things you can't do anything about. We've practiced well. We're prepared. We did not have a lull. We healed up. The main thing remains getting better."
A victory would maintain IU's two-game lead in the Big Ten race with three to play.
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A Clitheroe man brandished a Samurai sword during a dispute with his neighbours.
Blackburn magistrates heard Anthony Allan Birchall, 43, was due to be evicted from his home in Seedall Avenue as a result of the long-running disagreement.
And matters came to a head when he confronted his neighbours after he had been drinking.
Birchall pleaded guilty to using threatening behaviour towards Stephen Scott and Rachel Duerden, possessing an offensive weapon, a Samurai sword, and possession of cannabis. He was committed in custody to Preston Crown Court for sentence.
Catherine Allan, prosecuting, said Miss Duerden had ignored several comments from Birchall during the day of the incident.
At 10.45 pm she was standing at the front door having a cigarette when she saw him and he mumbled something.
"Next thing he emerged from his home with the Samurai sword," said Miss Allan. "He had the weapon in his right hand and was wielding it above his head. Miss Duerden has children and was concerned for their safety."
Andrew Church-Taylor, defending, said the neighbour dispute was largely over noise and there had been heated arguments in the past.
"He says his neighbours have done everything they can to get him evicted," said Mr Church-Taylor.
"On this day he tried to offer an olive branch earlier on, but his apology was not accepted.
"He accepts he had this ornamental sword above his head but he was some distance away and was always behind the fence. He never went into their garden."


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RUN FOR YOUR WIFE Opens 2/15 at Imagination Theater
Imagination Theater has announced the British Farce, Run for Your Wife, opening Friday, February 15 and running through Sunday, March 3. Shows are at 7:00 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays with matinees at 2:00 p.m. on Sundays.
This madcap British farce is the story of mischievous London cab driver, John Smith, who has two wives, two lives and a tight schedule to keep! Trouble brews when Smith is mugged and ends up in the hospital. When two addresses are discovered, the police investigate and Smith becomes hilariously entangled in his own hopeless attempts to explain himself. This side-splitting comedy is for ages 18+.
Tickets can be purchased at www.imagination-theater.org or through the box office at (530) 642-0404. Opening night, Thursday shows, and Group tickets are $12. Imagination Theater, located on the El Dorado County Fairgrounds, brings quality, live, local community theater to Placerville and El Dorado County.


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Monday morning USDA news indicating that private exporters sold 102,2000 tonnes of corn for 2013 delivery over the weekend probably played a sizeable role in the moderate gains posted by the yellow grain market in early-week trading. The reaction may have been exaggerated by ideas that recent losses had been overdone by year-end position liquidation and pessimism about export prospects. And while the sales news seemed quite supportive, the result of the weekly Export Inspections report stated the latest total below forecasts, thereby suggesting the export situation remains precarious. The concurrent U.S. dollar decline was somewhat encouraging, since that lowered the comparative cost of U.S. grain. Ultimately, grain and soy complex trading could be subdued and/or choppy this week, since the USDA is set to publish major production and supply/demand news late Friday morning (1/11). March corn rose 4 1/4 cents to $6.84 1/2 Monday, while December gained 3 cents to $5.74 3/4 per bushel.
Pessimism about prospects for U.S. soybean exports has recently weighed rather heavily upon the grain and soy complexes. Moreover, soybean futures ended last week badly due to an increased 2012 production estimate from a private firm published Friday. The annual production total and expected ending-2013 stockpiles will almost surely be a major topic of conversation amid CBOT trading this week, since the USDA will release its latest estimates Friday morning (1/11). Given the bearish nature of recent soybean developments, including growing optimism about the size of the forthcoming South American crop, it would have been easy to anticipate continued losses Monday. But that was hardly the case, with nearby futures ending the Chicago session over 18 cents higher. The rise may have been largely driven by the simple fact that futures were relatively oversold in the wake of the December breakdown. March beans ended their Monday session 20 cents higher, at $13.87 1/4 per bushel, while March soyoil surged 0.15 cents to 50.05 cents/pound and March meal jumped $9.2 to $408.2/ton.
The weekly Export Inspections report proved more favorable to the short-term wheat outlook than for corn or soybeans, since the result, at 13,400 tonnes topped pre-report forecasts in the 9,000-12,000 tonne range. In addition, the nearby wheat contracts seem more technically oversold than do their CBOT counterparts. However, recent news that India may force stored product from its stockpiles onto the international market may bode ill for the wheat outlook, as might also be the case with improved precipitation forecasts for winter wheat pastures across the Southern Plains. Those may explain the limited nature of wheat gains posted Monday. March CBOT wheat climbed 3 cents to $7.50 1/4 per bushel; March KCBT wheat gained 3 cents to $8.07 1/2 and March MGE futures surged 4 3/4 cents to $8.45 3/4 per bushel.
Despite likely industry disappointment with cash cattle trading last Friday, when prices ranged between 128.00 and 128.50 cents/pound, CME traders pushed nearby futures slightly higher Monday morning. The fact that packers got few takers at the higher levels may have discouraged some, but others in the cattle/beef industry may be expecting a wholesale price advance to push country cattle prices higher. That is, prospects for moderately improved beef demand and seasonally slowing production could push the wholesale market significantly higher during the coming weeks, which in turn might boost fed cattle prices substantially. On the other hand, nearby futures are already anticipating considerable first-quarter strength, so a cash advance is already required to support nearby futures at current levels. February cattle rose 0.05 cents to 133.00 cents/pound on the day, but April slipped 0.07 cents to 136.70.
Lean hog futures are also trading at substantial premiums to cash equivalent values as the swine industry anticipates a seasonal advance through mid-February. That is, pork demand traditionally improves after the first of the year, while hog supplies and pork production decline from early-winter highs. The mixed nature of Monday morning trading suggests the industry is wondering whether the implicitly bullish forecasts being made by nearby futures are justified. Much may depend upon the strength, or lack thereof, exhibited by fed cattle prices during the coming weeks. The technical situation also seems rather clouded. February hogs advanced just 0.07 cents to 86.40 cents/pound, whereas the June contract slipped 0.20 cents to 98.55.
Ideas that the USDA will modestly reduce its estimate for the 2012 U.S. cotton crop seemed to boost white fiber prices at the ICE Monday. Wire service reports also cited concurrent slippage suffered by the U.S. dollar, since a weaker greenback lowers the relative cost of American products. The strong March futures bounce from technical support associated with its 40-day moving average very likely sparked fresh buying as well. But while the situation seems supportive of further short-term gains, traders may also be reluctant to sponsor the long side of the market ahead of the Friday morning USDA reports. March cotton advanced 0.65 cents to 75.70 cents/pound Monday, while December edged just 0.11 cents higher to 79.21 cents/pound.


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Some local residents may not realize how many automotive treasures are parked behind garage doors in Los Altos and Los Altos Hills. The owners of these vintage vehicles often display them at community events, such as the ones listed below.
Los Altos Kiwanis Pet Parade. An array of fine cars will transport pets and their owners down Main Street at the 60th-anniversary event, scheduled May 19.
Annual Los Altos Hills Town Picnic. Nearly 40 vintage cars, tractors, a fire engine and small-combustion engines will be displayed at the 10th annual event, scheduled 1-4 p.m. June 3 on the Little League fields on Purissima Road.
Los Altos Community Picnic. About 30 vehicles - a variety of makes and vintages - will be on display outside the Los Altos History Museum at the annual event. This year's picnic is scheduled Sept. 9 at the Civic Center, Hillview Avenue at San Antonio Road.
Corvette Spectacular Car Show. More than 150 Corvettes, dating from 1953, are expected to line Main Street Sept. 9.
Los Altos Fall Festival. The annual two-day event, scheduled Oct. 6-7, includes an area showcasing more than 100 vehicles - from the classic to the unusual. A marque vehicle is chosen each year, with a car from all the years of that make displayed.
Los Altos High School Homecoming Parade. Ten to 12 vintage cars annually carry the homecoming court and other students down Main Street. This year's parade is scheduled Oct. 12.
Festival of Lights Parade. Marking the beginning of the holiday season, the annual parade features several classic cars transporting the mayors of Los Altos and Los Altos Hills down Main Street in Los Altos. The 2007 parade is scheduled Nov. 25.
Los Altos History Museum. Several automobiles are now on display, such as a red 1929 Franklin, a white 1959 Thunderbird and a blue 1955 Oldsmobile, for the "Hooray for the Red, White and Blue" exhibit of historic American flags.
Donut Derelicts. An informal forum of auto enthusiasts meets 8:30 a.m. Saturdays (weather permitting) at Main Street Cafe & Books in downtown Los Altos. Look for their cars in the parking lot behind the cafe on State Street. Members talk cars as they sip coffee and nibble breakfast treats.
Other events near Los Altos include:
Palo Alto Concours de Elegance. Scheduled June 24 at Stanford University.
Vintage Vehicles and Family Festival. Scheduled Aug. 5 at El Camino Park, Palo Alto (across from Stanford Shopping Center).


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Chamber music camp provides music and leadership training
July 19, 2012
Scale the Summit Chamber Music Camp is returning for its fourth year and inviting young people of all ability levels to exercise their creativity while building leadership skills.
The weeklong camp, geared for 7-18 year olds, begins Monday and runs through Friday from 9 a.m to 3 p.m. daily. Students of all ability levels explore strings, woodwinds, piano and harp under the guidance of artistic director and camp cofounder Chas Wetherbee, along with a cast of top faculty.
"Music is a perfect art to learn about the give and take between being a member of a team, working with others and stepping out and working on leadership roles. Other skills highlighted during the week include improvisation, chamber music and orchestra," Wetherbee said.
The mornings will consist of small chamber ensembles working alongside faculty members followed by individual lessons, practice time, group improvisation, percussion ensemble and chamber orchestra in the afternoon.
Violinist Ella Reed, a 13-year-old from Dillon, will be returning for her second year at the camp. "I get to play music with people who also like to play music," she said, recalling how much she enjoyed playing with the faculty and other musicians. She also enjoyed the final concert, which takes place Friday afternoon and features the students playing music learned throughout the week. "We work on techniques and chamber music every day," Reed said, not to mention juggling to work on hand-eye coordination.
The first Scale the Summit Chamber Music Camp ran in 2004 with 14 young musicians, cofounder Janet Harriman said. Since then the camp has doubled in size and extended its reach beyond Summit County.
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"The kids show such enthusiasm for music and their playing improves tremendously over one week," Harriman said. "Chas Wetherbee and the rest of the faculty inspire these kids to play beyond what they think they are capable of."
The chamber music camp costs $300 for the week. To sign up or for more info, contact Janet Harriman at (970) 468-0110.


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Senior Stories
Jenna Gaska
Jenna Gaska was interested in studying both natural science and the humanities in college; as a double major in biology and classics at Southwestern, she was able to do just that. She also had two research internships and became involved in a number of campus organizations, including Circle K International.
In your opinion, what makes Southwestern special?
The relationships students can build with professors. Every teacher I had was accessible and approachable, whether we were discussing coursework or I was seeking personal advice.
What do you know now that you didn't know as a first-year (we're not talking chemical formulas and such)?
How to relax! Taking a night off to be with the people you love can make getting back to work the next day easier.
Who is the person you'll miss most?
Dr. Maria Cuevas, associate professor of biology. We worked together in her research lab since the spring of my sophomore year and I had her as a professor for two classes. She has been a true mentor to me and supported me in pursuing my dream of going on to graduate school for a Ph.D. in the sciences.
What activities or groups on campus were you involved in?
As an officer/member of Circle K International, I created and headed up a project called "Bead the Change" which raised more than $10,000 by selling handicrafts made by Ugandan women. The proceeds were sent back to their village to fund childhood education and provide financial support for orphans and widows.
What's your favorite memory of the University?
Reading in the Melville Alcove at the Smith Library Center. After I met a big deadline, I loved to go to the library, pick out some new books, and just read for an hour or two.
What would people be surprised to learn?
I used to be a clogger; my parents were in the Air Force and I lived in Japan for three years where my elementary school mascot was a Siberian Snow Swan; I was home schooled for 5th and 6th grade; and I've taken nine years of Latin.
This summer, Jenna took it easy at home in Cibolo (near San Antonio), gathering her energy for grad school. She is now in a molecular biology Ph.D. program at Princeton University.


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Since formation of the Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) Steering Committee in early 2007, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and public and private partners have invested considerable resources to better address pollinator declines and major factors adversely affecting bee health. Several individuals from the Committee, along with Pennsylvania State University, organized and convened a conference in October 2012 that brought together stakeholders with expertise in honey bee health. This new report is the product of unprecedented collaboration and shows that there is much work yet to do. The key findings are summarized below.
There are multiple factors playing a role in pollinator declines, including parasites and disease, genetics, poor nutrition and pesticide exposure.
Parasites and Disease Present Risks to Honey Bees:
Increased Genetic Diversity is Needed:
Poor Nutrition Among Honey Bee Colonies:
Additional Research is Needed to Determine Risks Presented by Pesticides:
Consensus is building that a complex set of stressors contribute to pollinator declines, and researchers are increasingly studying multiple factors of colony losses. Steering committee members and stakeholders agreed that the following research questions and policy actions should be considered:
To read the full report on the National Stakeholders Conference on Honey Bee Health, click here.