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Project roadmaps get you there
This article illustrates how correct project engineering documentation deliverables help to eliminate scope changes during concept development and design, and minimize analyzer system lifetime costs.
By Gary Nichols, PE, Jacobs Engineering Group
Two previous articles in this series pointed out the need to approach a process analyzer project with sufficient information and justification to minimize the lifetime cost of the project from conception through retirement. The first article, "How to Launch a Lifecycle Reliability Program," asserted that most lifetime project costs are determined, though not necessarily expended, by the end of the design and development phase—that is, after detailed engineering and before construction. The second article, "Accurately Scoping Process Analyzer Projects," addressed scoping an analyzer system project sufficiently before construction on the premise that changes are less costly to make on paper and in computer files than during construction and ongoing maintenance.
This article takes an additional step by illustrating how correct project engineering documentation deliverables help focus on gathering enough information about the project during concept development and detailed design to minimize or eliminate scope changes and rework during construction and ongoing maintenance.
Indeed, as Bruce Barkley and James Saylor explain in Customer-Driven Project Management—Building Quality into Project Processes, "Documentation is an essential project quality management tool because it disciplines the process and ensures that quality methods have been built into the design and production process. The project manager should see documentation in terms of a front-end process driving work rather than as a back-end process that records what work has been done and how."
Table I below shows typical documentation that might be submitted to justify project approval at the end of the concept development stage of an analyzer system project.
|Document Name or Information
|Information Needed
|Justification Scope Text
|Understand the goal of the project and the analyzer system
|Understand the manufacturing process and determine the physical conditions for the analyzer system
|Preliminary Safety Review
|Determin how to address safety concerns with project execution and ongoing operation and maintenance
|Environmental Impact Review
|Establish the project completion will not adversely impact site waste processing
|Utility Impact Review
|Establish that sufficient utilities are available to operate and maintain the capital installation
|Custsheets, Sketches, Drawings and Meeting Notes
|Go-bys to allow likely team members to prepare for kick-off meeting
|Alternatives for Solving the Problem
|Increase safety, increase quality, lower cost, shorten schedule
|Project Schedule/Time Line
|Human resource planning
|List of Project Team Members
|Establish working realtionship and give early idea for human resource planning
|Instrument Loop Sheet
|Understand how the signal is to be used and identify the signal type and power source
|Spec Item Cutsheets
|Provides physical idea of required technology and hardware deliverables
|Estimate chemical concentration to determine and justify the measurement principle
|SHS Sketch or Drawing
|Provide a physical idea of project hardware deliverables
|Provide a physical idea of project hardware deliverables
|Instrument Location Drawing
|Provide a physical idea of project hardware deliverables
Most control systems engineers and designers would agree that the P&ID, instrument loop and PFD/energy and materials balance (process flow diagram) might aptly be called the "road maps" for analyzer systems and most other instrumentation projects. (Some might argue that the PFD is not necessary unless corrosion needs to be addressed; that may be true for conventional instrumentation, but the PFD is absolutely essential for analyzer systems engineering because analyzers exist to measure chemical composition. Therefore, a successful analyzer application depends upon knowledge of the chemical composition during the concept development stage.)
Table II below is a small sample of the myriad and often esoteric documents and information generated during and required for successful detailed engineering and procurement, along with many details that need to be included in those documents.
- Instrument index
- Tagged equipment data sheets
- Engineering scope and specification narrative
- Sample probe type and design
- Sample return/disposal type and design
- Alarms generated in analyzer system, DCS, or SIS
- Digital signal protocols
- Use of analyzer on-board I/O capability for external devices
- SIS Interlock logic
- Identify piping and tubing metallurgy and pressures
- Identify "closely coupled" analyzer options (eg. spargers)
- Estimate of direct labor identified by craft and contruction indirects/overhead
- Identify requirement for associated personnel safety monitors
- Analyzer house close to roadway to ergonomically supply cylinder gases
- Analyzer house sufficiently away from vehicular traffic, piperacks, and electrical right-of-way
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Uncut video: Mother runs from police in Keego Harbor
Keego Harbor police officer Jim Cote said Uzilov's Dodge Durango reached speeds of 80 miles per hour as she blew through stop signs, weaving in and out of traffic and into oncoming traffic.
Cote said when Uzilov finally stopped, she slapped and punched officers who were trying to restrain her.
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AL West previews: Rangers | Angels | Mariners | A's
A look at the Los Angeles Angels' 2012 season:
1. There's a new guy in charge. And he didn't waste time making an impression. Expectations are definitely new—as in higher—with this team, and new general manager Jerry Dipoto is to thank for that. In his first offseason with the Angels, Dipoto landed the biggest free-agent position player, Albert Pujols, and the biggest free-agent starter, C.J. Wilson. Those moves immediately moved the Angels from hopefuls to bona fide World Series contenders. Dipoto also made solid minor moves by adding reliever LaTroy Hawkins to solidify the bullpen and giving valuable infielder and clubhouse presence Howie Kendrick a contract extension. Owner Arte Moreno gave Dipoto direct orders when he hired him: Make this team better. Dipoto seems to have accomplished that.
2. The team has a couple of game-changers. Pujols and Wilson are major upgrades to the lineup and rotation. For his work over the past decade, Pujols is considered the best hitter in the game, and leaving St. Louis seemed like blasphemy. But Dipoto made a late push to grab him from the defending champs while keeping him from the Marlins, who were also circling. Once Dipoto signed Pujols and then Wilson, the face of the franchise changed immediately. Pujols will anchor an offense that was challenged last season, while Wilson, Texas' ace in 2011, is the No. 3 starter in this rotation and helps make it one of the best in baseball.
3. The arrival of one star might delay the progress of another. Signing Pujols created a logjam at first base, and the domino effect could mean outfield prospect Mike Trout is lost in the mix. Pujols' taking over the everyday job means Kendrys Morales will move to DH and Bobby Abreu will get some spot time in the outfield, likely ousting Trout from the opening day roster. Trout is the team's top prospect, but because he is only 20, Dipoto might not have any problem keeping him in the minors for one more year.
1. SS Erick Aybar. He won a Gold Glove and had one of his best offensive seasons in 2011: .279 batting average, .322 on-base percentage and a .421 slugging percentage.
2. 2B Howie Kendrick. He made his first All-Star team, played solid defense at three positions and posted a career-best .802 OPS.
3. 1B Albert Pujols. A slow start in 2011 and a wrist injury "held" him to career lows of 99 RBIs and a .299 average. He'll have to adjust to bigger parks and better pitching.
4. DH Kendrys Morales. He's coming back from a serious ankle injury, but in his last full season in 2009, he hit 34 homers and drove in 108 runs.
5. RF Torii Hunter. He wasn't an All-Star or Gold Glover for the first time in 10 years, but he had 23 homers, 82 RBIs and a .336 on-base percentage at 36.
6. 3B Mark Trumbo. The runner-up for AL rookie of the year in 2011, Trumbo hit 29 homers but had a .291 on-base percentage. He is moving from first to accommodate Pujols.
7. LF Vernon Wells. He was a lightning rod because of his huge contract and poor production in 2011, but he did hit seven homers and drive in 16 runs in the final month.
8. C Chris Iannetta. He has struggled to be more than an average offensive catcher, and the Rockies were tired of waiting for him to break out.
9. CF Peter Bourjos. A plus defender, he contributed with the bat last season as well. If he improves his .327 on-base percentage, he will be a force.
1. RHP Jered Weaver. A 2.41 ERA, 235 ⅔ innings pitched, 198 strikeouts and 1.01 WHIP helped him finish second in last year's AL Cy Young voting.
2. RHP Dan Haren. After a down 2010, he came back strong in 2011, starting 34 games and pitching 238 ⅓ innings. His 5.82 strikeouts-to-walks mark led the league.
3. LHP C.J. Wilson. In his second season as a starter for the Rangers last year, he was the staff ace with 16 wins and a 2.94 ERA that was better (2.31) on the road.
4. RHP Ervin Santana. He had a great second half in 2011, with seven wins, a 2.78 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP, including a no-hitter in Cleveland.
5. RHP Jerome Williams. He went 4-0 with a 3.68 ERA in 10 games (six starts) last season in his first major league action since 2007.
RHP Jordan Walden. He throws gas, and his 67 strikeouts in 60 ⅓ innings in 2011 show his overpowering stuff. Control can be an issue, though.
Strengths: "This is probably one of the best rotations the American League has seen in a while, and C.J. Wilson being their No. 3 is a perfect spot for him to excel. It's arguable that the Phillies are better at the top two spots, but down to the fourth spot, the Angels might have them. If they can get good run support with that lineup, I can see them winning 95 games easily. Not a problem."
Weaknesses: "It's more of a question mark (than a weakness), but it's the lineup. Pujols helps, of course, but it's hard to know exactly what you're getting with them in the other spots. I think their fate might be with Morales and if he's healthy and productive. If he is, it's big, but if he's not, I can see them having the same kind of offensive problems they had last year."
The improvements to this club over the offseason make it a serious threat, not only for the division title but also for the AL pennant. The rotation is a strength, but the lineup still has a few more questions than the Angels would like. Still, they will reach the postseason and be a World Series favorite.


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Jerry Brown is pushing an appealing idea: Local control for local schools.
Bucking a national trend, the governor wants to back the state away from making schools account for their spending and for punishing them if their students lag in achievement.
But, perhaps surprisingly, school officials aren't jumping up and down about the proposal.
Elsewhere, education is becoming more results-driven, with everyone from Uncle Sam down to the smallest startup charter school demanding more and more evidence, usually through test scores, that they're getting enough bang for their buck.
The governor wants none of that -- but it's unlikely he will get his way and free schools entirely from state oversight. Brown is proposing that school districts tie their plans for student achievement to their budgets. The 58 county offices of education would have the responsibility of approving those plans.
"A central authority should only perform those tasks which cannot be performed at a more immediate or local level," Brown said in his State of the State address.
"We are moving more authority, accountability and responsibility down to the local level," said H.D. Palmer, spokesman for the state Department of Finance.
The governor would free schools from line-item reviews in Sacramento over how they spent specific pots of money, and wants the state not to punish schools whose students are failing. Instead, Brown puts his faith in the power of the people -- to turn local school board members out of office if their schools don't perform.
Many school officials like the possibility of reducing accounting and paperwork.
"I really appreciate that," said Scott Laurence, superintendent of the San Mateo Union High School District. He'd like more leeway in using funds in ways the district determines best serves students.
But he worries that without specific state demands, schools won't always pay as much attention as they should to various student needs.
In fact, Brown's proposal sounds like it would take schools back 70 years, when local districts answered only to themselves and their voters. What prompted the state legislators to create 60-odd educational programs -- focusing on migrant children, gifted and talented students, English-language learners, arts, counseling and more -- was that schools weren't meeting perceived needs.
"They have forced school districts to pay attention to groups of students that haven't been a major emphasis for school districts," Laurence said.
What's more, the state Supreme Court has ruled that the state has a constitutional obligation to ensure that all students have basic equality of opportunity in education. "That's a non-delegable role," said John Affeldt, managing attorney of Public Advocates, a public-interest law firm that has sued the state on various school-equity issues.
That said, Affeldt too thinks the state is overly focused on specific kinds of achievement. "I think the pendulum probably has swung too far to narrow the whole focus of our educational venture around performance."
And while he advocates pushing the pendulum back, he said, "we can't swing it all the way back to the 1950s."
Brown may not want to tell districts how to spend money, but state legislators could have other ideas. "The Legislature has never shown any evidence they believe in local control," said Ron Bennett, president of School Services Inc., which advises most of the 1,000 school districts in the state on state education finance and law.
But whatever Sacramento decides, it will retain the role of enforcer of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, which demands that schools receiving federal aid attain minimal levels of proficiency. The state jumps in with advisers and money -- up to $100,000 per school -- when districts have large numbers of failing students. Nearly half of California's 1,000 school districts fall into that category, called "program improvement" by the federal government.
Even as school officials concede that it is cumbersome to answer to higher authorities, they point out that student achievement has steadily grown in the decade since the state beefed up its academic oversight. In addition, a laissez-faire accountability system could make comparisons among school districts tricky.
If each district chooses how it wants to look at accountability, said Mike Nebesnick, director of educational accountability for San Jose Unified, "I don't think they're going to be lined up."
Brown stands behind the principle of "subsidiarity," which he said is violated "when distant authorities prescribe in minute detail what is taught, how it is taught and how it is to be measured."
But as much as educators may like flexibility, they worry mostly about funding. Californians have to demand an increase in per-pupil funding, said Wesley Smith, superintendent of the Morgan Hill Unified School District. "We are still 48 out of 50 in per-pupil funding. California students deserve more."


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We sang, sang Brenda Shaughnessy (National Book Critics Circle Award), for example, a song of saying so, singing O / So we might be heard, we voted. O, out of many, one. / Out of everyone, you. The "you" here is, of course, the Big O himself, the president. O you are still president / and that is our poetry. The plain truth made beautiful. It's not hard to imagine Brenda Shaughnessy, thinking up her poem, making an "O face" of her own. In her favor, she also refers to Rachel Maddow as a "flotation device"—a poetic image that makes more sense the longer you think about it.
In "Oath," Kevin Young (National Book Award, National Book Critics Circle Award) offered an orthodontic image of the president getting sworn in: this smidge of sun—shine it down into your mouth. Glug. James Tate (Pulitzer, National Book Award) wrote a letter to the president, "Dear Mr. President," instead of a poem. It resembled a poem only in that it was impossible to decipher. (A "pile of leaves" working as a loan officer in a bank and offering discount loans! Go figure.) Paul Muldoon, in "For Barack Obama," rhymed "deliver" with "chicken livered." I'd say "Give that man a Pulitzer!" if he didn't already have one.
One of the poems created what we in the Old Media like to call "an Internet sensation." James Franco is a movie actor, hence an idiot, hence a source of rich amusement that swells to the degree he insists on being taken seriously. So seriously did he take his poem, "Obama in Asheville," that he read it for a video and even put on a T-shirt. He filmed himself lying down, however, and on the video he had a sapped, woebegone look, as though he had spent a tortured night writhing in the cauldron of poetic creation, searching, searching for le mot juste. But probably not: I was in Asheville, studying writing . . . / I write confessions and characters and that sort of thing.


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Two days ago it looked as though the market had encountered a difficult level as the advance slowed. Conversely, Tuesday brought a new high, but indecision seems to have returned and is even more apparent. Neither bad economic news nor neutral Fed commentary were able to get much of a move going in either direction. But that hesitation, after an entire month of steady advances, suggests the pause is likely to lead to a slide.
The Arms Index is now overbought on all levels, from the five-day to the 55-day moving averages, which suggests that a short-term slide is getting closer, and it could be more than just a small dip. Caution is in order....239 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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So the gears are still turning on the supposed deal that almost happened at the deadline with Charlotte. Im not open to giving up Rush in the deal.....so I wonder if Chalrotte would be open to this....
Indiana Gets:
1. Augustin
2. Henderson
3. Diop
4. 2010 1st rounder (12-16ish)
5. Earlier of their 2 2nd rounders (late 30s-early40s)
Charlotte Gets:
1. Ford/Murph/Dun (whichever expiring deal they prefer)
2. Our 1st rounder (top 2 protected, prob in the 4-8 range)
3. Our later 2nd rounder (50's)
4. Solo Jones
I think we are crazy not to do this. We can prob still get what we need in front court help at this spot, while also shoring up our back court for the future. We take on Diops deal which sucks, but is a necesarry evil to make this happen. We could likely parlay our 2 early-mid 2nd rounders into another 1st round pick as well.
All depends on if Charlotte really wants Ford or an expiring, and if they have a target thats out of their reach in the draft that they value over Augustin & Henderson, whom they dont seem to think much of.


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- August 9: Nissan Settles Takata Class-Action Lawsuits For $98 Million news | 48 days ago
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These vehicles can suddenly become impossible to start thanks to a faulty electronic steering column lock (ESCL). Nissan dealers will gladly replace it, but that will run you $1000.
It's one of the many reasons this car was named CarTalk's Turd of the Week and given our Beware of this Clunker badge. Two dubious honors.
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Sravanam, or Sravana Masam (July – August) is the fifth month in the traditional Hindu calendar followed in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Sravana Masam is considered an auspicious month and numerous rituals are held in the month. For some communities Sravana Masam is dedicated to Lord Vishnu; for some it is dedicated to Lord Shiva. In Sravana Masam begins on July 31 and ends on August 29.
Mondays of Sravana Masam is dedicated to Lord Shiva.
Mangala Gowri Vrata is observed on Tuesdays in the month of Sravana by women.
Fridays in Shravan month is dedicated to Goddess worship.
Saturdays are dedicated to Lord Shani and Lord Balaji.
The birthday of Lord Krishna is observed in the month and therefore many people consider the month highly auspicious and perform numerous functions like Grihpravesh etc.
Shravan Poornima is observed as Raksha Bandhan.
- Sravana Masam Shukla Paksha (waxing phase of moon) is from July 31 to August 13.
- Sravana Masam Krishna Paksha (waning phase of moon) is from August 14 to August 29.
It must be noted that Shravan month in 2011 in the traditional calendar followed in
North India is from July 16 to August 13.
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Symphonic Band Performs Multi-Cultural Concert
April 18, 2013
The Symphonic Band, under the direction of Mr. Gary Stewart, performed a concert in the Fine Arts Auditorium on Thursday night. The show contained a variety of musical styles representing American, Middle Eastern, Jewish, South American, Italian, Gypsy and Appalachian traditions.
The Symphonic Band is a "communiversity" band, including students and members from the staff and community of Rio Grande and surrounding areas. Anyone interested in playing in the Symphonic Band may contact Gary Stewart.


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Subsidized Employment a Key Strategy in President's Budget
Mar 07, 2014
By Elizabeth Lower-Basch
President Obama's FY 2015 budget proposal includes several provisions to expand the availability of subsidized employment for unemployed and disadvantaged workers. This is critical, because unemployment remains high, with 3.8 million workers unemployed for 27 weeks or more. Youth face particularly high unemployment rates, 21.4 percent in February 2014. Subsidized employment was shown to be an effective and well-received strategy when funding was available under the TANF Emergency Fund.
The proposals in the President's budget include:
- A proposed $2.5 billion for Summer Jobs Plus, of which $1.5 billion would be distributed by formula funding to local communities to support summer and year-round jobs for an estimated 600,000 youth. The remaining $1 billion would support innovation grants aimed at improving skills and career options for disadvantaged youth.
- A recommendation to shift $602 million from the TANF Contingency Fund to a new Pathways to Jobs program, which would support state-subsidized employment programs for low-income individuals. Participants could either be eligible for TANF cash benefits or have incomes below 200 percent of the federal poverty level and facing other barriers to employment. The program could cover 100 percent of wages, benefits and training costs for up to the first 90 days of employment. Because the Contingency Fund is included in the budget baseline, this proposal would not require new funding.
- Allowing funding under the Health Professions Opportunity Grants, which supports job training and supportive services for TANF recipients and other low-income individuals, to be used for subsidized employment to help workers transition from training to unsubsidized jobs in the health field.
- Supporting training and work opportunities for youth and veterans to improve and maintain parks as part of the National Park Service's Centennial.
- Extending and revising the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC), which provides tax incentives to businesses that hire members of certain targeted groups, including welfare and SNAP recipients, veterans, and individuals with disabilities. The reforms would focus the credit on businesses that expanded their hiring from these groups compared to previous years.
This budget builds on steps the Administration has already taken, such as prioritizing funding for subsidized employment and other work-based learning for long-term unemployed workers under the competitive Ready to Work grants supported by revenues under the H-1B visa program.
CLASP believes that subsidized employment is a valuable way to enable disadvantaged adult and youth workers to develop real work skills and experience while earning money to support themselves and their families.


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The end of the year is a study in extremes. For many, it is a time of merriment and celebration. For some, it is yet another day to survive.
I believe most people reflect on the past year as it draws to a close. We think about the things that happened over the year: the accomplishments of ourselves and others; goals set and met; goals not met; gain; losses; and the inevitable change that happens to us all every year. It's likely this year has been a mixed bag for you as it has been for me. There have been high highs and low lows.
Examples? Wow, there are many. Some subtle, some not. In roughly chronological order:
Do these things matter? Sure. But do they matter most? Not by a long shot. Here are some examples of things that happened in 2011 that matter most:
Can you spot the difference? What matters most involves people. Most of these events were incredibly positive – awesome, in fact. Some were and are great but are continuing to mature. I still cannot bring myself to think for long about Stevie's appendectomy; the harsh realities of that situation still chill my soul.
High highs and low lows.
As the year has progressed, I have become more and more aware of how truly blessed I am. I deserve none of it, and yet much is given to me. A bunch of it comes my way as a winner of the Birth-Nation Lottery. We have so much in America. As I read recently on a friend's blog, many of America's poor post on Facebook or Twitter about their needs and concerns from their iPhones. Destitution exists in America, but this isn't it. This isn't the poverty others experienced as children. The fact that most of America's poor are among the richest in the world is a thing of mixed emotions. I hurt to see anyone in poverty – in America or elsewhere – and this pain is motivating.
Motivating For What?
I believe I can do better and more to help. The faith I share with millions compels me to do more. So I am doing and will do more. My watchword for 2012 is "intentional". Plans are already underway to intentionally work to reduce the poverty of those in the United States, Europe, and elsewhere. I don't know how many of these actions will make it to the annals of this blog. I am certain some of these activities will appear here, though they will likely not be advertised in the category of "reducing poverty". I will have no such category on this blog. Or any blog.
I have endeavored my entire career to give back. This will continue, though with a bit more focus, planning, and (yes) intent.
I am truly blessed to have a business partner who shares faith, philosophy, and a desire to implement positive change in the workplace. Brian has taught me much technically, but he has taught me much more about endurance and faith. I am honored to work with him. We are endeavoring to create a different kind of business; one that enables what Tom Nelson calls "human flourishing" in Work Matters. That sounds lofty, mostly because it is. The Linchpin People website went live earlier this month even though we've been in business since April. We are architecting Linchpin People to be different, and different takes time. We are building a culture by defining a philosophy. Beyond that, we are cognizant of the movements around us. We are leveraging them at a minimum; we may be starting a movement – time will tell. I would love to share an optimistic story with you, but the starkness of our beliefs compel us to face the reality: this may succeed or this may fail. Only time will tell.
That's not all. But that's all I want to share here and now.
Be Intentional
I want to encourage anyone so inclined to be intentional in 2012. I lack the words to adequately express how it feels to know something you did made a difference in someone's life. Suffice it to say it is unlike any other positive feeling I have experienced.
Help someone less fortunate. Be there for people who need you. This isn't always as straightforward as it sounds, as sometimes tough love is what they need most.
We are a community of brilliant problem-solvers. Can you imagine what we can accomplish if we simply put our minds and hearts and hands to it? Just think of the things we can do; things for people; things that matter most.
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Tendulkar Battles for India at Eden Gardens
Sachin Tendulkar scored 76 runs on the first day of the third Test in Kolkata, which ended with India on 273 for seven and England in the better position. If Eden Gardens had a driver's seat, the visitors would be settling into it now.
Tendulkar is used to life under the spotlight, but the glare has rarely been as intense as it is now, following a long dip in form and mounting speculation about his retirement, particularly with Australia's Ricky Ponting deciding to depart from the international scene.
The 39-year-old fought hard for his 76 runs Wednesday before he edged a James Anderson delivery to Matt Prior, who dived to his right and just held on to the ball as it rolled up his arm.
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Anderson, who has now dismissed Tendulkar eight times in his career, was the pick of England's bowlers, ending the day with three wickets, the last of which was of Ravichandran Ashwin, who he clean bowled just as the No.8 was staging a late fight with captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Monty Panesar also continued his fine form from the second Test in Mumbai, which England won by 10 wickets, celebrating in style after dismissing opener Gautam Gambhir for 60 and Cheteshwar Pujara, India's dangerman of the series thus far, for 16.
England will be the happier of the two teams at the end of the first day, with the four-Test series delicately balanced at one win apiece. But with Dhoni still in, India has the chance to press on toward the 300-run mark on Thursday, even though the Indian captain has been out of sorts in Test cricket. He faced 59 deliveries for his 22 runs, adopting a similarly slow and steady approach to Tendulkar, who faced 155 balls.
Tendulkar relied more on boundaries, scoring 13 fours in his innings. But he looked uncomfortable for much of the day, particularly as he crawled toward his half century, the 66th of his Test career and 13th against England. He looked more at ease from then on, and the chatter inevitably turned to whether or not he'd get his 101st international century.
He didn't, and the scratchiness of his innings means the doubters won't have been silenced, but Tendulkar's supporters will take heart that he still knows how to put up a fight.
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Mission awareness trip to Guatemala
April 18-25, 2009
A CFCA lifestyle brings freedom
Before meeting up with the sponsors coming to Guatemala, we drove to the headquarters of the northeastern region, El Rancho. On April 18, when it came time for supper, 15 members of the staff from this region showed up with a big birthday cake for me.
For the sponsors and for each of us, it is an inspiring and emotional experience to spend time with our sponsored families in Guatemala City.
The next morning, we had the quiet but powerful testimony of Maria Cristina. She comes from a very modest familyóand, like many, was abandoned by the father. Maria has been sponsored for 16 years. She is now doing her residency and rural service as the final step for graduation from medical school. She spoke confidently about how the love and emotional support of her sponsors has been an important part of her success.
Seems as though each time we come to this project in Guatemala City, we inaugurate a new livelihood program. This time it involves nine mothers (Ruth, Myra, Esmeralda, Carmen, Flor de Maria, Margarita, Olga, Maria and Magdalena). They have a catering service, specializing in soya products and pastries made from chocolate.
Fiesta, Mass in Patulul
In the town of Patulul, we come across Father John Goggin and about 400 of the sponsored children, their parents and scholars from Atitlan subproject B. They met us on the road and ìwalkedî into the stage area. Every gathering must have an initial prayer, words of welcome, the acts themselves and finally words of thanks. We are now headed up the mountain to San Lucas to prepare for Holy Mass at 5 p.m. Former sponsored seminarian Geovanny Perez will celebrate the Mass.
$3 for a dayís work
In San Antonio, we are pleased to serve 1,152 sponsored families, plus 45 scholars. We began our visit at the CFCA center in San Antonio where we met three of the scholarsóyoung girls with high hopes, aspiring to be doctors and teachers. They help tutor children in studies and letters. We loaded the pickup with food commodities and headed out through the cane fields on the dusty road/path to Saquil, a small community of 59 CFCA families. There's no doubt about need. Men here can earn about $3 for a full dayís labor on the neighboring fincas (farms). But the children are attending school.
Heroes and martyrs
In order for our sponsors to understand the current lives of their sponsored families in Guatemala, it helps, I believe, to study and appreciate the lives of our martyrs in this country. There are literally tens of thousands. I dedicate this report to some of the martyrs I have known, including Guillermo (Bill) Wood, a Maryknoll priest, martyred Nov. 11, 1976 and Mario Mujia Cordoba, one of the first to join the Christian Brothers volunteer brigades, martyred July 20, 1978.
The troubles continue in Guatemala. On our way back to San Lucas, we just passed the spot where five young police officers were killed by narcos on April 24. May they rest in peace. We pray for their families. The narcos escaped.
A very special group
This is a very special group of sponsors. I am very grateful to have had this time with them. My gratitude to each of you, also, for your solidarity and prayers. Please join us in prayer for the 11th anniversary of the martyrdom of Bishop Juan Gerardi. This week, we have staff formation and visits to subprojects before heading to Venezuela for the mission awareness trip.
Godís blessings.
Bob Hentzen


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WASHINGTON Both the National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association are heavily in favor of the creation of a third class of drugs, according to testimony provided by both associations before a Food and Drug Administration panel on the matter here this afternoon, provided that the increased pharmacist-patient interaction a behind-the-counter class of drugs would generate would be duly compensated.
NCPA president Stephen Giroux suggested three reasons behind retail pharmacy's strong support of a BTC class of drugs—reduced health costs, increased consumer convenience and the potential utilization of BTC as a vehicle in creating a comprehensive post-marketing tool with pharmacist oversight. "Not only are pharmacists the most accessible healthcare provider [out there], pharmacists have the training and the knowledge to [provide drug] interactions," he said.
"Pharmacists are uniquely qualified to take on this new role," testified NACDS' Mary Ann Wagner, but if an appropriate reimbursement model is not included in that new rule, a BTC class of drugs could evolve into a medicine class that limits access to consumers, and similarly has the potential to increase healthcare costs.
As for concerns raised earlier in the day pertaining to the potential draining a BTC class of drugs would have on pharmacy workflow (see "FDA panel hears arguments in BTC debate"), Giroux suggested pharmacists would take that new challenge in stride. And pharmacists may not have a problem accessing comprehensive patient records, Giroux said, especially as e-prescribing capabilities continue to evolve through association backed partnerships such as SureScripts.
Wagner suggested that a BTC class of drugs not be used as a reverse-switch option. "This class should not be used to enforce age" or any other restrictions, she said. The recently legislated migration of pseudoephedrine to behind the pharmacy counter could serve as an example of an inappropriate use of a BTC model—PSE was first BTC because of concerns over diversion, not concerns over product safety.
Likewise, Wagner opined that the BTC class of drugs should not be a layover for a prescription medicine en route to over-the-counter status. Rather, it should be a permanent class of drugs because of the necessity of pharmacist intervention.
Giroux, however, suggested that BTC might indeed become a new waypoint for drug switching from Rx-to-OTC, and appropriately so.
And while Wagner acknowledged that the FDA had little to do by way of establishing a reimbursement-based business model around the proposed BTC class of drugs, that issue could very well be the most crucial question for pharmacy operators. It is possible, she said, that moving drugs from prescription-only to BTC could prompt maintenance care operators to drop those medicines from their drug formularies. "The additional clinical role [of the pharmacist] must be recognized and compensated," she said.
Liability is another concern for drug store operators, Wagner said, noting that product liability in a BTC model should not necessarily pass from manufacturer to retailer.


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Hello and Summary of Fordham's Tri-State Conference on Intellectual Property
Greetings folks and many thanks to our fearless leaders at Concurring Opinions for the opportunity to guest blog on this site. This week, my colleague, Jeanne Fromer, and myself had the pleasure of hosting a Tri-State conference on Intellectual Property at Fordham Law School. The conference featured several papers and a selection of commentators, all selected from the Tri-State area (broadly defined), listed below:
Horace Anderson, Jr., Pace Law School
No Bitin' Allowed: A Hip-Hop Copying Paradigm for All
of Us
Commentator: Greg Lastowka, Rutgers School of Law, Camden
Mark Bartholomew, University at Buffalo Law School
A Right Is Born: Celebrity, Property, and Postmodern Lawmaking
Commentator: Jason Mazzone, Brooklyn Law School
Oskar Liivak, Cornell Law School
Incentives & Indecision in Patent Law
Commentator: Clarisa Long, Columbia Law School
Amy Kapczynski, UC Berkeley Law School (visiting, Yale Law School) and Bhaven Sampat (Columbia School of Public Health)) (with Chan Park (UNITAID)
Hydrates and Solvates and Salts (oh my!): Secondary Patents and Effective Patent Life
Commentator: Rochelle Dreyfuss, NYU Law School
Jeremy Sheff, St. John's University School of Law
Veblen Brands and Invisible Hands: How Trademarks Create a
Market for Suppressed Speech
Commentator: Barton Beebe, NYU Law School
Brett Frischmann, Cardozo Law School
Intergenerational Progress (with Mark McKenna, Notre Dame Law School)
Commentator: Joel Reidenberg, Fordham Law School
James Grimmelmann, New York Law School
A Bridge Too Far?: Google Books and the Limits of Class-
Action Settlements
Commentator: Diane Zimmerman, NYU Law School
Because of the scintillating quality of the papers presented, I couldn't let the opportunity pass up to mention them on this site. It was a fascinating and fun day, and one that I hope sets the foundation for more regional collaborations with the various intellectual property/information law scholars in the Northeast.
So the day began with hip hop, where Horace Anderson presented us with a great paper that blended an analysis of copyright law with the social norms that surround hip hop artistry. The title of the paper, No Bitin' Allowed, focused on some of the informal ways in which hip hop artists both regulate and respond to copying and appropriation of lyrics and sampling. For Anderson, this study demonstrates how, at times, the reality of creative collaboration sometimes conflicts with our romantic notion of authorship that predominates within copyright law. This work, as Anderson acknowledges, joins the work of other scholars (Dotan Oliar, Christopher Sprigman, Jacob Loshin, Mark Schultz, Emanuel Fauchart and Eric von Hippel, among others), both in and outside of the law, who study norm-based practices among chefs, comedians, jambands, magicians, and others, to name just a few areas.
What Anderson does, though, that is particularly notable in this paper—is to dissect and offer a taxonomy of at least eight different ways in which artists can imitate or appropriate from a preexisting work in hip hop—ranging from outright copying of lyrics (without attribution) to quoting to sampling of actual beats. Anderson then explores the social implication of each practice in the hip hop world, examining how a host of factors impact the "acceptability" of the appropriation—the role of consent from the original source, the identifiability of the original source, the "brand" implications for the original artist, and others.
Two other aspects of the paper that turned out to be particularly notable concerned the limitations of Copyright law in addressing the complexity of internal social norms regarding copying—and, as our commentator, Greg Lastowka, focused on—potential trademark or "branding" issues regarding the role of such appropriation within the hip hop community. Lastowka also encouraged Anderson to analyze further a growing division between the impact of performance-based works (which might be more sympathetic to appropriation due to their ephemeral nature) and product-based works (which might be less sympathetically treated under the law due to the multiplicity of other intermediary actors—recording producers, publishers, distributors, and the like).
From there, we turned to the rise of the right of publicity in the United States, A Right is Born: Celebrity, Property and Postmodern Lawmaking, by Mark Bartholomew, who explored a fascinating tension regarding the growth of the right of publicity both before and after the 1980s. The conventional story of the right of publicity is that the right came into being after the 1950s because of the obvious economic value that celebrities added to advertising. Bartholomew's account, however, unpacks and challenges the dominant story of the right of publicity, pointing out that even though the right emerged in the 1950s, courts remained somewhat frosty to the right—despite its clear commercial value—until much later, around the 1980s and 1990s, demonstrating a clear recalcitrance towards thinking of the right as both descendible and property-based. Bartholomew's account, however, ties the emergence of property rights in publicity to the changing intellectual, political and economic landscape that surrounded the culture of celebrity status.
Whereas intellectuals in the early 19th and 20th century distrusted celebrities, the twentieth century can be characterized by a growing recognition of the social and economic value of fame, culminating most prominently in an increasing democratization of celebrity status. Views on publicists also changed, making the study of celebrity seem more scientific due to more refined data on celebrities, enabling the study of popularity to become quantifiable.
Our commentator, Jason Mazzone, encouraged Bartholomew to explore the unfinished story of the right of publicity—pointing out that while it has gotten more powerful in recent years, it still remains far less developed, as a property right than other areas of intangible goods, exhorting Bartholomew to explore further why it has lagged behind others.
Our third paper moved towards patent law. Oscar Liivak presented a paper entitled Incentives and Indecision in Patent Law (or, alternatively, a slightly wordier title, Building a Free Market for Inventions: Removing the Vestigial Mercantilism from Patent Theory). In this paper, Liivak ambitiously argues that we've become too dominated by a view of 'patent exceptionalism;' Liivak's idea that the patent system needs to be an exception to a competitive market and that a patent, therefore creates incentives above and beyond those available in a free market. Liivak, however, disagrees with this view, and argues that instead of postulating patents as an exception to the free market, the purpose of the patent system is to augment the free market instead.
Under this view, patents are not incentives per se, but rather the means to an end within a free market patent system. An incentive-based system, along with the patent system's anticompetitive stance, Liivak argues, conflicts with the broader goals of antitrust law. However, a market theory, Liivak suggests, recasts a patent as offering a baseline of background protection to an inventor, reserving financial gain only to those inventors who can successfully commercialize their invention.
Liivak's commentator, Clarissa Long, suggested that Liivak consider the dual trajectories of distribution vs. creation—is Liivak's story focusing less on the domain of creation, and more on questions of distribution, and the distinction between them. Finally, Long encouraged Liivak to explore more deeply the range of patents in our system—e.g, improvement patents, 2nd generation patents, and queried how Liivak's alternative theory might play out in exploring questions about patent scope.
Our fourth paper, continuing the patent theme, Polymorphs and Prodrugs and Salts (oh my!): An Empirical Analysis of 'Secondary' Pharmaceutical Patents, by Amy Kapczynski, Chan Park (UNITAID), and Bhaven Sampat (Columbia School of Public Health), is a fascinating example of the great results that transpire when a law professor, empirical researcher, and public health and policy expert decide to study a particular issue. In this case, the object of study concerned secondary patents, that is, patents that are motivated, in part, by those that cover either base compounds (or further modified forms), 'new' medical uses, compound combinations, dosage requirements, and process patents, among other types of patents that have the collective effect of extending the 'life cycle' of a particular invention.
The results of their study are fascinating—demonstrating that for the class of new molecular entities (NMEs) approved by the FDA between 1985 and 2005, more patents are associated with secondary than primary compound patents, and that these secondary patents are more often 'follow on' patents, coming in usually later in the primary patent's life cycle—thus demonstrating a potential predisposition towards extending the life cycle of a particular drug.
Our commentator, Rochelle Dreyfuss focused her comments primarily on the implications of this study—asking whether in fact the secondary patents ARE invented later, or whether its possible that many of these uses might be found at the moment of creation, raising further considerations for patent policy. Dreyfuss also suggested various implications of this research for KSR's outcome, the issue of secret prior art, and the role of TRIPS and international agreements in regulating secondary patents. (After all, some countries, India notably as the paper points out, ban secondary patents for both administrative and substantive reasons).
Our fifth paper introduced the topic of trademarks—Jeremy Sheff presented his work in progress, Veblen Brands and Invisible Hands—How Trademarks Create a Market for Suppressed Speech. In this provocative and very interesting paper, Sheff explores the speech implications of the doctrine of post-sale confusion, which is an umbrella term for various types of confusion stemming from bystanders (who may view a knockoff good, carried by a consumer, inducing various potential purchasers to misidentify the product as coming directly from the plaintiff (usually a luxury goods manufacturer).
This type of 'bystander' post-sale confusion usually presumes that the bystander views the knockoff good as immediately inferior (a proposition that seems pretty speculative, to Sheff and others, but often adopted by courts) and will therefore be dissuaded from purchasing the good in the future. Then there is also 'downstream confusion' which stems from situations where a defendant might either resell admitted replicas of a particular good OR modify a genuine article and then resell it in a secondary market. The issue, here, as Sheff points out, appears to be that this theory directly conflicts with our theories of contributory liability and the first sale doctrine.
But the real heart of Sheff's paper lies in his exploration of 'status confusion,' that ephemeral idea that consumer's might buy a defendant's knockoff good for the purpose of acquiring the prestige that is signaled from having or displaying a luxury good. The confusion in these cases, Sheff writes, does not focus on the inferiority of the product, but rather are confused about the 'consumers' of such products, because the entrance of the knockoffs reduces the scarcity (and hence status) of the luxury goods. Sheff describes this phenomenon in light of Thorstein Veblen's classic work, The Theory of the Leisure Class, focusing on the intersection of the idea of 'conspicuous consumption' and status confusion. In Sheff's final section, he explores the phenomenon of status confusion in relation to First Amendment concerns, arguing along the lines of Buckley v. Valeo, that the doctrine tends to curb the expressive speech of some consumers in favor of enhancing the speech of others.
Our commentator, Barton Beebe argued that a big part of Sheff's analysis could be the doctrine of dilution, which raises similar expressive considerations, and encouraged Sheff to analyze further the First Amendment issues present in post sale confusion—is the doctrine focusing on misappropriation, instead of expression, he asked. Finally, Beebe also encouraged Sheff to consider the possibility that we may have moved from a product-based economy to an economy that focuses mostly on the consumption of signs and status instead.
The sixth paper focused on a more meta-oriented theory of intellectual property. Brett Frischmann presented his paper (with Mark McKenna), Intergenerational Progress, where they argued for a less shortsighted approach to innovation, focusing in part on the cumulative nature of scientific and cultural progress. To the authors, a more future-regarding system of intellectual property focuses on the idea of 'intergenerational progress'—the idea that IP must be committed to the welfare of future generations. In their analysis, Frischmann and McKenna focus, at the outset, on the pitfalls that stem from our system's clear commitment to utilitarianism within the world of intellectual property.
Instead, the authors propose a more foundational consideration of the Capabilities approach as offered by Amartya Sen and others, and also argues for a more rigorous leveraging of the benefits that nonrivalrous goods offer. Nonrival resources, Frischmann and McKenna argue, offer us a much wider degree of freedom in allocation decisions than rivalrous resources, including sharing and other potentially nonmarket arrangements. However, the market-based system that characterizes our current state of affairs introduces some degree of shortsightedness, because it focuses too narrowly on supply side market failures (including markets in downstream products) and overlooks the reality that demand side market failures may exist. To resolve this conflict between intergenerational progress and market-based shortsightedness, the authors propose the construction of mixed regimes of private property rights and public commons, noting that at times, other means of protecting innovation may be necessary (like public funding for research).
Our commentator, Joel Reidenberg encouraged the authors to do more work analysis on the idea of 'progress,' asking whether the notion of intergenerational progress is already part of the normative fabric of IP, and offer more examples of how a focus on intergenerational progress would carve out different results than those that currently exist. Other comments focused on the reach and breadth of utilitiarianism and whether utilitarianism is truly the source of shortsightedness—could it be, instead, the market's focus on wealth maximization, or is it possible that utilitarianism is already capacious enough to embrace other possibilities of resource management?
I'm going to refrain from summarizing the last paper that was presented, James Grimmelmann (New York Law School)'s paper, A Bridge Too Far?: Google Books and the Limits of Class-Action Settlements, in part because of the currency of the Google Books case, which may alter James' analysis. Special thanks, however, to James' commentator: Diane Zimmerman, NYU Law School.
The day closed with a short discussion of various issues raised in today's intellectual property scholarship—including some very helpful comments on empirical research and interdisciplinarity from Bhaven Sampat, and also on the future of research in our field (including future events like this one). Ideas for future meetings centered on, aside from a clear interest in empirical research, encouraging greater conversations between intellectual property scholars and law professors from other disciplines (like international law, for example).
All in all, it was an awesome day—fabulous papers, commentators, and moderators, and Jeanne Fromer and myself especially thank the Deans at Fordham Law School (Michael Martin and Sheila Foster) and our sponsors, the Center on Law and Information Policy and the Intellectual Property Institute for their support.
More to come on other topics….


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DO you know someone who is a community hero?
The Guardian has teamed up once again with Equilibrium Asset Management to find the Knutsford Community Hero for 2014 and we need your help.
We're looking for nominations of who deserves to follow last year's winner, Val Bryant, in being crowned Knutsford Community Hero 2014.
Our hero could be any age; all we want to know is what they do to make Knutsford a better place to live.
They might be a charity fundraiser or help out with children's activities. They could be a long-standing volunteer or help out their elderly neighbours or family members. In fact, they could do anything at all that you think benefits our community.
Thanks to our partner, Equilibrium Asset Management, we have a brilliant prize on offer.
The winner of our Community Hero 2014 will receive £500 and a further £500 to donate to a charity of their choice.
There is also £100 up for grabs for the person who nominates the eventual winner, so it's well worth getting your nominations in.
Colin Lawson, managing partner of Equilibrium, said: "As soon as we opened our Knutsford office we could feel the sense of pride local people have in their town.
"We're looking forward to supporting this campaign once again and I can't wait to read about the fantastic things people do to help their friends, family and community.
"Often what appears to be the smallest gesture can make a huge difference to people's lives so please don't hesitate to make a nomination."
We will be accepting nominations over the next four weeks after which we will publish a short list of nominees picked by our judging panel.
The judges are Guardian editor Carla Flynn, Colin Lawson from Equilibrium, Knutsford Town Mayor Clr Barbara Coan and our two previous winners, Kane Gunter and Val Bryant.
Carla Flynn, editor of the Guardian, said: "We know about some of the selfless things people are doing in our community from the nominations we received last year.
"Just to be short listed in this competition is great recognition and nominating them for this award proves their actions don't go unnoticed.
"Last year Val was selected by our judging panel to be a worthy winner thanks to her loyal volunteering and dedication to the Heritage Centre, which is considered a valuable visitor attraction for people to learn about the town's history and promote clubs and community activities."
Nominating your Community Hero is simple.
Fill in your details on a blank sheet of paper and send it, along with 250 words on why you believe your nominee should be crowned Community Hero 2014, to the Knutsford Guardian, 5-6 Theatre Court, London Road, Northwich, CW9 5HB.
You can also email nominations to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Remember, you could win £100 just for making a nomination and there's no age limit on who you can nominate.


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SDSU Extension may be 100 years old this month, but it's using the milestone to set its future leadership direction in the state based on a recent survey that shows SDSU Extension remains South Dakotans' trusted, go-to source for unbiased, research-based information.
"While we're 100 years old, in the age of information overload, SDSU Extension remains the safe and trusted place where South Dakotans know our only agenda is their success," said Barry Dunn, dean of the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences and director of SDSU Extension.
The SDSU Extension Benchmark Survey, conducted by a third-party source, includes information gleaned from extensive interviews with 400 South Dakota crop and livestock producers as well as users of one or more of SDSU Extension's five additional key program areas, which include: community development, food and families, urban/rural initiatives, Native American programs and 4-H Youth development.
Combined, the common theme from all respondents is that SDSU Extension is a leader and trusted source of unbiased, relevant information. Nearly 95 percent of respondents surveyed throughout 2013 already utilize SDSU Extension services and reported positive experiences.
Service to South Dakota is the foundation upon which extension was established 100 years ago. A product of the Smith Lever Act of 1914, SDSU Extension was established to serve as the outreach arm of South Dakota State University, South Dakota's land grant institution.
Supporting agriculture is one of the original reasons Extension was established. Because the industry has the greatest economic impact on the state, a portion of the survey effort was focused on crop and livestock producers.
The survey confirmed that crop and livestock producers trust Extension. SDSU Extension ranks second highest behind veterinarians for being the most trustworthy source of information about ag science or best practices in agriculture.
According to survey respondents, the most needed types of information to be a competitive producer in the future include information about chemical/pesticide usage, seed hybrids/genetics, marketing and exports and best practices for managing input costs and increasing profits. Overall, there is a growing demand for science-based knowledge that can help increase productivity, profitability and global competitiveness. And South Dakota producers trust SDSU Extension for that unbiased, research-driven knowledge.
Reorganized to Better Serve
Three years ago, SDSU Extension made a bold, unprecedented move to make the first major operational change in its history by reorganizing to meet the needs of today's technology-savvy marketplace.
Dunn explains that today's SDSU Extension provides research-based information through innovative and progressive outreach services that strengthen South Dakota's agriculture, natural resources, families and communities.
"SDSU Extension is available where South Dakotans' turn for information," Dunn said.
One of the major enhancements to information delivery that SDSU Extension introduced was to launch iGrow.org, an online learning platform that provides research-based information 24-7.
Although 4-H programming continues to operate at the county level, 4-H programming is now implemented by a focused team of 4-H and youth advisors. All other SDSU Extension programs operate out of regional centers. The faculty who also serve as SDSU Extension specialists still operate from campus here in Brookings or the West River Ag Center in Rapid City.
"With limited resources, we find iGrow.org and the regional model to be a very effective way for our specialists to reach citizens of the state," Dunn said.
Dunn's comments are backed by the SDSU Extension Benchmark Survey, which discovered that not only was SDSU Extension meeting the land-grant mission, but also that changes made to the delivery system through the reorganization were in-line with the evolving needs of South Dakotans.
More and more, South Dakotans are going to iGrow.org for information on everything from crop and livestock production to community gardens, food preservation and nutrition. The survey revealed that awareness and usage of the iGrow.org website tends to increase with the level of education and income of respondents. And a younger demographic, ages 18-49, are the highest user group of iGrow.org.
Connections to Extension
SDSU Extension is best know for its involvement with 4-H and youth development programs. Producers carry this connective experience throughout their careers as farmers and ranchers. For example, 4-H families are more likely than non-4-H families to be aware of and use SDSU Extension services.
The Benchmark study also showed that highly educated, successful producers use Extension. The likelihood that farmers will turn first to SDSU Extension when they need reliable information on ag science or best practices tends to increase with the level of education. And producers with a gross farm income over $250,000 consistently use SDSU Extension services more than other producers.
Since the beginning, Extension has been tasked to bring the land-grant mission of research, education and outreach full circle. And, it continues to accomplish this task through a team of highly skilled specialists who provide research-based information and education, create opportunities and empower individuals, explains Karla Trautman, SDSU Extension Associate Director.
"Our staff has risen to the challenge. They work hard to build relationships and engage communities of learners in vibrant and relevant programs," Trautman said. "They have developed strong collaborations and partnerships which support the land-grant mission."
The highly skilled professionals Trautman references have always been keys to providing research-based information and resources to consumers in ways that are relevant to meeting the everyday needs of South Dakotans, explains Alvaro Garcia, SDSU Extension Agriculture & Natural Resource Program Director.
"SDSU Extension specialists have the capacity to filter research and information and provide individuals with what they are looking for in a way they can understand and implement," Garcia said. "Just as our world is constantly changing, SDSU Extension is evolving. Our specialists continually look for innovative ways to furnish information."


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Craig Borne '15 has a not-so-secret mission: to help students feel more spirited on campus.
Borne's identity is not a government super agent but rather a super student at Oglethorpe. (Sorry, had to do it!) He's a biopsychology major with a double minor in sociology and chemistry. To top this off, he's a member of the tennis team, the Student Athletic Advisory Committee and Phi Delta Epsilon, and is trying to help start a new fraternity on campus, Delta Sigma Phi.
Borne also is in the midst of writing a charter for the Spirit Squad, and hopes to get the new student club approved soon. Through the club, he wants to help keep the school mascot active through try-outs for the most spirited Petey the Petrel and hopes to increase attendance at athletic events by building school pride. Our university has much to be proud of—not only athletic championships (let's hear for men's soccer and golf!) but all of the efforts and accomplishments by every team, athlete and student. Borne says he wants all students to feel connected to our collective accomplishments and to be proud and to show it.
Borne encourages Oglethorpe students to get involved on campus and says there's a club for everyone. Black & Gold Club in the Admission Office is just one example of a way students can get involved on campus and interact with prospective freshmen and their families. There is also a variety of Greek Life on campus between honor societies and traditional sororities and fraternities. And the best part is, if you don't think there's a club for you: start one! Gather a group of friends and create the club for you.
Borne is even thinking about the future of the club after he graduates. He wants to put a five-year plan into effect that will help to care for the mascot uniform and create pep rallies to get students excited for upcoming events on campus.
Why is school spirit so important to have? "It's really tough to make something better without support," says Borne. "And if we want to make the school better, we need to be better at having spirit for our school."


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Dudley Kingswinford 7, Otley 60
Otley climbed a place to 11th in SSE National League Two North on the back of this eight-try romp in the Midlands.
It was 5 minutes before the visitors got into the home 22, Dudley Kingswinford, without looking particularly dangerous, managing good ball retention.
However, Otley showed they meant business when, after a drive had been held, the ball went wide for centre Jack Mackie to go in, fly half Mark Ireland making the first of seven conversions from all angles, which, plus a brace of penalties and a try, gave him a match total of 25 points.
Ireland kicked his first penalty on 13 minutes as Otley began to dominate, although they missed two good opportunities with forward passes.
However, Stephen Depledge, supporting well, took an inside pass to scarper to the line, and a penalty on half-time secured a 20-point lead.
A high return kick from the hosts' restart was allowed to bounce and was secured by Otley, prop Paul Hill racing in from 35 metres, and a confident Otley began to cut loose.
Running back the re-start, winger Alexander Beaumont was given a run to the corner, then Hill went in for his second try and, not to be outshone, lock John Stannard was up to support a Mackie break to outpace the defence.
Right winger Nazir Karim, threatening throughout, showed his speed to score but, just before the close, with Otley up in attack, replacement Peter Knight got away to put Dudley Kingswinford on the board, centre Gareth Brown converting.
However, there was just time for Ireland to chip, follow up and dive on the ball.


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"Shutting off the thought process is not rejuvenating; the mind is like a car battery -- it recharges by running."
--Bill Watterson,
American cartoonist
"We have concerns with those local
Rebecca Rust, Agency for Workforce Innovation, state unemployment agency, after the June jobless report showed the biggest hit was in local government employment, which reportedly lost 1,700 jobs, from 14,200 to 12,500 since May, while state and federal jobs experienced no change.
Local jobless story: http://www.chieflandcitizen.com/content/unemployment-levy-rises-111
"But this is Florida and we have gators everywhere, so there's no cause for alarm."
FWC Investigator
Jim Smith after learning 17
alligators escaped from a Citrus County alligator farm and that only nine were accounted for.
I've had nicotine coursing through my veins for about half my life. And I received a healthy second-hand dose for the other half — when I was a kid — from my parents who smoked anywhere and everywhere. On occasion, my mother would even let me light her cigarettes for her. I think I was about 6, and I don't think too many people were surprised when I took up the habit as a teenager.
"Editor: A person employed on a newspaper whose business it is to separate the wheat from the chaff, and to see that the chaff is printed."
Elbert Hubbard,
American writer,
publisher, artist
and philosopher.
"They have a saying: At home, you're a rascal. You get 50 miles away from home and they heard of you, and you get 1,000 miles from home and you're a hero."
Bill Brown
on his becoming a finalist for the
Congressional Citizen Service Before Self medal
Chiefland City Commission
It's a shame they don't hold the General Education Diploma commencement in a more public place than the conference room at the College of Central Florida's Levy Center.
Based on my five-year-old's behavior in the last few days leading up to Christmas, I got the distinct impression he did not believe Santa was watching him through a crystal ball.
And after his ruthless cross-examination of me on how Santa manages to transcend the laws of physics, I got another distinct impression that he did not believe in Santa at all.
Jessica Nicole Standridge died Friday, Dec. 24, 2010, at her home in Old Town after a long illness. She was 19.
Jessica was born on Dec. 23, 1991. She graduated from Dixie County High School in 2010 and was dual enrolled in Gateway Community College during high school. She worked as a cashier at Hitchcock's Foodway in Old Town. She was a member of the Cross City Pentecostal Holiness Church, she was active in the Driven Youth Team. She enjoyed scrapbooking, swimming and reading her bible.
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About the Klondike Branch Library
Built in 2007, the beautiful Klondike Branch Library is located on the west side of Tippecanoe County. It houses approximately 50,000 items, including materials in Spanish. Visitors can find books, movies and non-fiction DVD's, music CD's, audiobooks, magazines and E-readers available for checkout. The library has 23 computers, for use by the public, including stations for using the Internet, online resources, word processors, youth educational games and the TIPCAT online library catalog. The library offers wireless Internet access (Wifi) and has a public copier, scanner and computer printer ($0.10 per B&W page, $0.50 per color page).
Klondike Branch Library has a 1,020 square foot public meeting room. It is used for community meetings and library programs. Reservations can be made by calling (765)429-0100. The branch features a fireplace sitting area, two study rooms, an outdoor patio area and a drive-up book return (on the west side of the building). Klondike Branch Library is also one of the few Indiana library properties certified as a wildlife habitat.
Visitors can participate in regular programs such as weekly Family Storytimes on most Wednesdays at 11 a.m. and 2p.m. Other Klondike Branch programs can be found here.
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23-7-2013 to23-10-2013Meditation Retreat teacher,Ven U Kovida
During 2013 Vassa, Sayadaw U Kovida will conduct 3-months Meditation Retreat at Nandaka Vihara from 23rd July to 23rd October. Sayadaw U Kovida is a meditation teacher mainly teaching foreign yogis (meditator) in Pa Auk Tawya Forest Monastery. Sayadaw has 17 Vassas, being ordained in the Maha-visutarama Monastery in 1996. He has practiced meditation in Pa Auk Tawya Meditation Centre at the main centre in Mawlamyine under the guidance of the Most Venerable Pa Auk Sayadaw and other Sayadaws such as Sayadaw U Revata etc. Later on Sayadaw U Kovida began to teach meditation in Pa Auk Tawya Meditation Centre. Currently, both Sayadaw U Revata and Sayadaw U Kovida teach mostly foreign meditators in Pa Auk Tawya Meditation Centre. * Sayadaw U Kovida has also taught in meditation retreats in foreign countries such as Korea (2010) and Latvia (2010). He has also given Dhamma talks in other countries such as Singapore (2010), Malaysia (2011) and China (2013).
Nandaka Vihara is honoured to be able to invite Sayadaw U Kovida to teach meditation here during Vassa 2013 period. We are open for registration from all who want to come to learn meditation. Due to limited space, priority will be given to those who can register for longer periods of meditation. You can register for 3 months or 2 months or 1 month or weeks or days; but priority will be given in chronological order.(Edit: I think he means priority will be given to longer term yogis). For application, please email to [email protected] to ask for the application form, or request your application form directly at Nandaka Vihara's office Do register as soon as possible. Any enquiry, please contact Bro Ng Soon Beng +6012 4855770 or Bro Tay Kah Hee +6012 4352124 2013
Nandaka Vihara is a Buddhist meditation monastery situated in Bukit Mertajam, Penang, Malaysia
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Dirty Martini Restaurant Bar and Lounge is located in Dupont Circle within minutes walk from our historical Washington DC Lodging. This restaurant is setting the standards for food, service and events. Check out their Valentine's Day Special – it is wonderful! This restaurant is very trendy, a place to be seen.
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At Lookout Point, we provide comprehensive pampering and concierge services. Which means that we make dining suggestions every day. Fortunately, Hot Springs enjoys a multitude of really good restaurants!
Here's our FAVORITE FIVE and WHY we love them:
1. Luna Bella. Fabulous food, artfully and freshly prepared by a top-notch chef, in a lovely setting. Added bonus: very convenient and close to Lookout Point. Type of food: Italian American Fusion. Try: pear endive salad or buttery scallops.
2. Bohemia. Described as continental cuisine, and located north of the historic downtown in a funky building. Chef/owner really cares about his food. Try: Petit Jean lamb (local).
3. Central Park Fusion. Located in the historic downtown, featuring world class dining. Type of food: fusion from around the globe. Try: one of their steaks. Note: nice decor but can get quite loud on busy nights.
4. Rolando's. Downtown. Check out their outdoor dining option, tucked into the side of a mountain, with live music in the evenings. Type of food: nuevo Latino. Try: the cubano platter.
5. J & S Italian Villa. Great views of the lake from this friendly restaurant. Bonus: piano bar with live entertainment, plus it's close to the inn. Type of food: Italian. Try: chicken verona.
Of course, we'll be delighted to make reservations for you when you are enjoying a great stay at our Hot Springs B&B/ inn!


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In late 2012, the difference between the U.S. average retail prices for premium gasoline and regular gasoline reached 30 cents per gallon for the first time, a level at which it has remained for most of 2013 (Figure 1). Since 2000, the spread has climbed steadily, increasing from an average of 18 cents per gallon that year to a monthly record of 33 cents per gallon in January 2013. On a percentage basis, however, the price spread between premium and regular has been stable since 2009, with the price of premium averaging 8 percent above the price of regular (Figure 2) and ranging between 6 percent and 10 percent. Before 2009 and starting in about 2001, the spread actually declined, moving from 17 percent in late 2001 to 6 percent in mid-2008. This decline coincides with increased blending of ethanol into the motor gasoline pool.
Over the last decade, ethanol has emerged as a significant component of motor gasoline (Figure 2), along with reformate, alkylate, fluid catalytic cracker gasoline, and butane. Ethanol has also become a significant source of octane. The fuel ethanol that is blended into motor gasoline has an average octane rating of 115, which is greater than the octane rating of either finished regular (87) or premium (91-93) motor gasoline. With the higher octane of ethanol blended into gasoline, the octane of the gasoline blendstock shipped from refineries has declined. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimated that refiners are currently producing 84 octane blendstock that, when blended with ethanol, will meet the 87 octane minimum for regular-grade finished gasoline. Similarly, refineries are producing 88 octane blendstock that, when blended with ethanol, will meet a 91 octane premium-grade finished gasoline requirement.
To lower blendstock octane, refiners reduce the use of certain refinery-produced gasoline blendstocks. Among the first blendstocks to be reduced are the highly aromatic compounds such as reformate. Reformate is a high-octane component for gasoline that is produced in a refinery by a reformer, which processes straight-chain hydrocarbons into aromatics that contain ring-shaped structures. For refiners, the cost of octane depends largely on reformer operation, which involves a tradeoff between the octane of reformate and the amount of reformate produced. As a result, higher-octane reformate, such as that used to make premium gasoline, costs more than lower-octane reformate for the same volume. This tradeoff between octane and yield is not linear, and the decline in reformate yield for a one-number change in octane increases as octane increases. Because of this non-linearity, more cost savings result from reducing octane of gasoline blendstock from 91 to 88 than from 87 to 84. Thus, as ethanol replaces reformate as a source of octane in gasoline, higher-octane gasoline blendstock becomes relatively cheaper, reducing the percentage-based grade differential for premium versus regular gasoline.
In addition to the decline in premium gasoline production costs, the change in the price relationship between premium and regular gasoline likely reflects factors such as vehicle characteristics and consumer preferences. After the use of premium gasoline peaked in the late 1980s, its consumption has fallen by more than 50 percent. In 1989, premium accounted for slightly more than a quarter of all gasoline sold in the United States; since 2006, that share has been between 8.5 and 9.5 percent.
Gasoline and diesel fuel prices fall for a 7th week
The U.S. average retail price of regular gasoline decreased seven cents from the previous week to $3.54 per gallon as of April 15, 2013, down 38 cents from last year at this time. Prices were lower in all regions of the nation, with the largest decrease in the Midwest, where the price fell 10 cents to $3.46 per gallon. The Gulf Coast price dropped seven cents to $3.36 per gallon, and the East Coast price is $3.53 per gallon, five cents lower than last week. The West Coast price declined four cents to $3.89 per gallon, but remains the highest in the nation. Rounding out the regions, the Rocky Mountain price is two cents lower than last week at $3.51 per gallon.
The national average diesel fuel price decreased four cents to $3.94 per gallon, 19 cents lower than last year at this time. Prices decreased in all regions of the nation, with the largest decrease on the West Coast, where the price decreased five cents to $4.07 per gallon. The Gulf Coast price dropped four cents to $3.85 per gallon. The East Coast and Midwest prices are both three cents lower than last week, at $3.98 per gallon and $3.92 per gallon, respectively. Rounding out the regions, the Rocky Mountain price fell two cents to $3.88 per gallon.


text: brianne roy, chatham asked Tricia Berry, The University of Texas at Austin AddedFriday, November 30, 2012 at 8:24 AM What is the greatest thing you have made? Dear Tricia Berry, I have always wanted to be a chemical engineer. What is the greatest thing you have made in your career? Reset Sort By Default Tricia Berry , The University of Texas at Austin Answered Friday, November 30, 2012 at 8:24 AM Hi Brianne! Thanks for the question. I'm going to answer it...and then some: Chemical engineering is an extremely broad field where you can impact our world, create products and process that improve lives, and work in just about any industry out there. I went into the chemical industry and then ended up in higher education. My career path included working in process design where I designed the processes to manufacture various chemicals, to research where I worked on developing new testing methods for chemical products, to new business development where I worked with customers testing out our products in their systems and in their products to see if our product would work better in the market. I have friends in environmental or patent law, consulting, personal care products, automotive industries, chemical processing, oil & gas, energy, government and more. Focusing on my Product Development Engineer role, one of my jobs was to work on the development of a process and formula for using a Dow epoxy (plastic/polymer) in biodegradable packaging peanuts. I worked on pilot testing various formulations, testing the product, researching options on manufacturing the peanuts (made on the same machine as Cheetos's by the way), and interacting with the potential customers to test our product on their machines and assess their needs. I traveled to customer sites, conducted research at various universities where they had the equipment we needed to use (Dow didn't have the equipment in house), and worked with a team of chemists, engineers, manufacturing specialists, technicians, equipment fabricators, customers, etc. I love the flexibility and creativity involved in being a chemical engineer. With a degree in chemical engineering, I'm ready to tackle a challenge in a variety of fields and have the creativity to come up with a number of solutions. I could head to the food industry to design healthier potato chips or soda bottles that keep the fizz forever. I could work in the oil and gas arena, designing looking at ways to harness energy in environmentally and economical ways. I could explore the plastics industry, seeking to reduce waste, develop applications for biodegradable plastics and come up with the latest and greatest new gadget. I could work for a consumer product company, figuring out how to make a toothbrush that has bristles that never wear out or new household cleaners or never-chip fingernail polish. Chemical engineers are everywhere you find paints, plastics, food, packaging, medicine and so many other things we interact with in our daily lives. Chemical engineers work in a variety of environments and it can vary based on your interests. I have worked in an office setting, a corporate lab setting and a university lab setting, and a production environment where I was often out in the chemical plant. Depending on what environment best suits you, you can find a chemical engineering job to fit. I have worked on projects where I was the sole person seeking a solution with input from a variety of customers. I have worked on small teams of 2-5 people to seek a solution. I have also worked on large teams of 20+ where each person or small group of people had specific responsibilities that tied in together to provide the overall design or solution. Chemical engineering is one of the most diverse engineering fields. With chemical engineering, you really can make a world of difference! Hope that helps. Best wishes in your journey! -Tricia


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