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Rebuilding Nevada's economy will take ingenuity, innovation and partnerships between higher education and local entrepreneurs. One area where the Nevada System of Higher Education is taking a leadership role is in the development and marketing of specialty crops. These high-value crops can be more water efficient than traditional crops such as alfalfa and corn, and can help diversify farm income. Despite the benefits and increased popularity of these crops, however, there has been little to no training available in specialty crop production for Nevada's small farmers.
To that end, Western Nevada College established the Specialty Crop Institute (SCI), an education program designed to expand and foster the success of sustainable small farms. WNC created this self-funded program in November 2008 with a single $14,000 grant. Additional grants totaling over $200,000 have kept the program in operation over the past three years.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development program took the lead in establishing a working committee to pursue funding for economic development projects. The committee includes the Specialty Crop Institute; UNR College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources (CABNR); Nevada Department of Agriculture; and USDA Rural Development. Two proposals have already been submitted with more in the works.
The Specialty Crop Institute facilitates training from local, regional and national experts through conferences and workshops, combining classroom and on-farm learning experiences for small-scale farmers, students, and professionals. Some of the topics include viticulture (the development of Nevada's wine industry), season extension and hoop house production, cut flowers, and lavender. To date, the SCI has produced 16 workshops with an average of 60 attendees per event.
In 2010, the SCI was instrumental in reviving the Nevada Small Farm Conference which had been suspended due to lack of infrastructure to produce the event. The 2011 conference included over 15 partners and sponsors with nearly 200 attendees. It has expanded to a two-day conference with an additional day of pre-conference workshops. In addition to the SCI, conference partners include UNR CABNR; Nevada Dept. of Agriculture; USDA Rural Development; Nevada Farm Service Agency; Natural Resources Conservation Service; University of Nevada Cooperative Extension (UNCE), and more.
The SCI is also involved with Native American and rural outreach through its hoop house project. A hoop house is similar to a greenhouse but is much simpler and less expensive to build and maintain. It keeps temperatures higher in cold climates and protects crops from wind and elements. In partnership with UNCE and Owyhee Unified School, the SCI replaced the school garden that had been destroyed by early frost with a new hoop house that is thriving and producing vegetables for several months each year. In January 2011, the SCI produced a low-cost hoop house construction house in collaboration with Randy Emm, tribal reservation coordinator for UNCE, and the Yerington Indian Reservation. More than 130 participants participated in the hands-on workshop to construct a low-cost hoop house on the reservation.
Participants included farmers and ranchers from Northern Nevada and California, representatives from five Nevada tribes, and community members. As a result of the workshop, dozens of hoop houses were constructed in Northern Nevada, and the workshop will be used as a template to build more hoophouses throughout Nevada. Emm has already coordinated an additional workshop and built a hoop house at a reservation in eastern Nevada.
Through these and other collaborative efforts, WNC's Specialty Crop Institute will continue to work toward rural economic development, expanding Nevada's agriculture industry, diversifying Nevada's farms for sustainability and serving the underserved.


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Redhawks manager DeFrancesco diagnosed with cancer
HOUSTON, TX - Triple A Oklahoma City Manager Tony DeFrancesco was diagnosed with cancer earlier this month while participating in the Houston Astros Spring Training camp in Kissimmee, FL.
While undergoing a physical with the rest of the staff in camp, DeFrancesco spoke to doctors about the symptoms he was experiencing. As a result, he was referred to a specialist and then diagnosed with cancer. Doctors have indicated that the cancer was detected early and are optimistic for a full recovery.
DeFrancesco will undergo treatments at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. Treatments will last approximately five to six weeks. DeFrancesco is in good spirits and is hopeful to return to the Oklahoma City RedHawks at some point in May. Tom Lawless, who served as DeFrancesco's infield coach in 2013, will be OKC's interim manager.
"I am overwhelmed and truly grateful by the support of family, friends, and everyone associated with the Houston Astros organization," DeFrancesco said. "I am very confident in my medical team at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. I am optimistic for 100% recovery. My wife, Adriene, and I would like to thank everyone for their phone calls and prayers."
"Tony has handled this situation admirably," said Astros Player Development Director Quinton McCracken. "Tony has done a tremendous job with our players and is a credit to our organization. We know he'll tackle this and we look forward to his return to OKC. "
DeFrancesco, 50, has managed the RedHawks since 2011. Last season, he led Oklahoma City to an 82-62 mark, which was tops in the Pacific Coast League, despite having the youngest roster in the league. The 2014 season will be his 20th as a manager overall. The former catcher won three PCL championships as manager for Triple A Sacramento (2003-04, 2007). In 2012, he served as the Astros interim manager for the club's final 41 games, guiding Houston to a 15-15 mark over the last 30 games of the season.


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The whys and hows of enterprise integration
CONTROL's Senior Tech Editor Rich Merritt reports on enterprise integration, who's doing it, how well it is going, and how information is provided from the process control system to enterpise-level software.
CONNECTING YOUR process control system to enterprise software (ES)—enterprise resource planning (ERP), accounting, management execution system (MES), maintenance and/or supply chain management, to name a few—can be a difficult and expensive job. Is it worth it? Perhaps a new version of an old joke explains it best:
A control engineer comes home and announces to his wife: "We finally finished that enterprise integration project!"
"Did you get a big raise?" she asks.
"I did even better than that. I saved the plant and kept my job!"
In this article, we'll cover why you do enterprise integration, how you make the connection, and how it helps you keep your job. Also, we found a government mandate that may give you the legal incentive you need to finally integrate your enterprise (Of course, it also might just be another ISO 9000/Y2K-type enterprise integration boondoggle that will annoy you and cost a fortune in consulting fees for dubious benefits.)
Acronyms R Us: From ERP to ES
Since ERP first landed in our industry, we've heard disparaging words from control engineers and vendors. Way back, when ERP first hit the scene, one anonymous plant manager resisted it at all costs, figuring that ERP was just a way for upper management to figure out which plants to close. He was probably right at the time. ERP never did anything for you, but it sure closed a lot of marginal plants.
People still complain about ERP today. "ERP never really worked anyway," said Dave Shook, marketing manager at Matrikon, in "Serving Up Asset Management," CONTROL, Nov. '05, p. 44. "The dirty little secret of ERP software is that it's used for financial and ancillary functions instead of driving manufacturing decision-making," he says. "In process manufacturing, ERP has been a pretty big bust."
As you can see in an ERP view of a plant (See Figure 1 below), all ERP software seems to care about is the "goesintas" and the "goesoutas." These are numbers that you already know about, and probably gather for the ERP software.
Here's how an SAP R/3 system views a refinery. It cares about what goes in, what goes out, and what gets consumed. Source: Honeywell. (CLICK on image to enlarge)
Before going to work for Yokogawa Corp. of America five years ago as a productivity consultant, Fred Woolfrey was an end user, who still remembers ERP's early days. "I worked on integration between SAP and plant operations," he remembers. "The integration went from SAP orders, daily receiving, and daily shipping information through planning and scheduling models, and onto the desks of plant personnel responsible for plant schedules. The system included notification back to SAP about daily information on the actual shipments and receipts, and on changes made to the recommended schedule. The link from the plant schedule to the plant control system was accomplished manually."
Many of you probably remember such a scenario in the "bad old days" of ERP. For this article, we'll lump ERP, maintenance and/or supply-chain management, MES, asset management and similar software together under ES.
It's what ES does with these numbers that has gotten better over the years. "Manufacturing or plant operations is right in the middle of the plan-source-make-deliver supply chain for most manufacturing companies," says Mike Paulonis, technical associate at Eastman Chemical Co. in Kingsport, Tenn. "If communication and integration between various entities comprising the supply chain is poor, there will be inefficiency, waste, and problems. Companies at the leading edge of integration benefit from lower costs, higher productivity, higher quality, greater customer satisfaction, and higher profits."
Paulonis explains plant-to-enterprise integration isn't fueled by accounting. "It's not driven by benefits to plant constituencies either," he adds. "It's driven by a company-level need to improve productivity, lower costs, and compete in the global marketplace.
"Plant folks have a legitimate complaint about being whipsawed by changing demand forecasts and changing production plans," he notes. "If the plant has greater visibility to demand and planning information, then fewer surprises and last-minute changes will result. Most in plant operations would like to help the bottom line, and bring recognition to themselves by minimizing production costs.
nfortunately, it may not be obvious how to do that without enterprise-level information. By bringing real-time cost information down to the plant floor, better minute-to-minute and day-to-day decisions can be made to optimize profit."
So, what does all this mean to you, out in the plant? Refer to the joke above, and understand that if you don't optimize profit, minimize production costs, and secure all the other benefits Paulonis is talking about, then your accountant-managers might close your plant and move it to a third-world country. Therefore, you want to accomplish enterprise integration to keep your job.
Benefits of Enterprise Integration
Marc Leroux, product marketing manager at ABB also echoes Paulonis' comments. "To date, the vast majority of the connections have been limited to production requirements and costing information. This is a start, but certainly not what CEOs envisioned when they invested millions of dollars in ERP implementations. To execute on this vision, the manufacturing organization must become 'transparent.' As companies focus on improved customer service, the demand for much tighter integration will become higher than we can presently envision," he concludes.
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You're going to wish that you grew up in Finland after reading this.
Apples and oranges — that's what it's like to compare the education systems of the U.S. and Finland. Finland's is wildly successful — consistently topping international rankings. The United States' lags behind its European and Asian peers.
The numbers alone make a case against drawing lessons from Finland. In Finland, there are approximately 1.2 million total students (of all levels). That's about the same number of students in New York City's public education system. While Finland is relatively homogeneous, the U.S. is home to a diverse, multi-ethnic population. Finland reaps revenue from its large corporate taxes, cushioning its public education system while the U.S. simply does not.
So, why look to Finland? In short, the country has taken calculated risks. It's got their million dollar question right. On the state level, the U.S. could learn a lot from Finland's unconventional moves.
Kali Cordes's curator insight, February 13, 2014 4:58 PM
This article was about how the school system in Finland compares to the US school system. After reading this I was really interested in whether or not it would ever be possible for the US education system to make changes drastic enough to get the kind of results other countries receive every year. The Finnish education system has a completely different system, focusing on the success of students based on the success of the teachers, along with other factors like the amount of daily activity and amount of time spent in the classroom. Hopefully the US finds a way to create a system with results as good as those of others countries.
Tapping into the vast research resources at our disposal, it seems that whoever The Knitter is, this is definitely not his first appearance in History. (You thought the only Finns in Sochi were the athletes?
#6 Finland
GDP: $250 billion
The Finnish capital is a food-lover's paradise - get there before the word gets out!
Yeah, you read that right – Helsinki, people! So roll over Copenhagen, and tell Stockholm the news – the Finnish capital has seemingly come from nowhere to become the hottest place for food lovers in Scandinavia. Before the inevitable barrage of indignant responses rains down upon Grown-up Travel Guide Towers from supporters of the other bastions of the 'New Nordic' movement let me state that I am going to back up this claim. In fact, I'm going to give you no less than 10 very good reasons why you should make for Helsinki if you want to experience the next big thing before the Michelin man realises what's going on and everybody hears about it. By the way, you at the back there. Yes Oslo, I'm talking to you. You've got a lot of work to do…
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While Canada has had Bitcoin ATMs for over a month, bringing the virtual currency closer to mainstream acceptance; Bittiraha.fi reports that at one of the busiest spots in Helsinki, the Finns have opened the first permanent Bitcoin ATM installation in Europe. With the Chinese shunning the crypto-currency for now but the Swiss inching towards a broader acceptance, the appearance of ATMs (like this one at a well-known Finnish record store in the Helsinki railway station) will only serve to stoke the public interest.
This is not your typical reindeer. While others are gearing up to guide Santa's sleigh, Aatu, a Finnish reindeer is working on his tableside manners, munching on moss and staying warm indoors.
Ji-Wei's curator insight, January 17, 2014 1:06 AM
In Finland, a woman has domesticated a reindeer named Aatu. Aatu was adopted when he was abandoned in the wilderness by his mother. Aatu is very friendly with his owner and loves to eat moss. my question is how long do these reindeers live for?
Throw the mic in the air like you just don't care. Catchbox is a new throwable microphone designed to liven up audience participation, and in turn reduce the faffing around that seems to occur whenever a conference turns to questions from the audienc.
The Finland-based hardware startup isn't just targeting events with large audiences, such as tech conferences. Other markets include education, company meetings, and consultants (here I'm envisaging those team-building experts with their endless supply of counterintuitively awkward ice-breakers, or motivational speaker types).
"There is a high expected value from every group session in those fields so we want to provide a tool that would make each session more efficient," says Studers. "[The] internet has created new ways for sharing. We want to enhance sharing of ideas when people physically come together".
Daniel Weber's curator insight, October 18, 2015 8:09 PM
I chose this resource because it offers a new technology tool that may bring fun to more large group discussions, professional development, or a conference. I hope this and other ideas can continue to connect people and make those environments more effective.
Our holiday slideshow contradicts the idea that the northern winter is a time of lingering darkness. Bring on the light!
" To understand why the holidays are so important to Finnish families - indeed, to everyone of Scandinavian background - consider the context.
So many of my food memories of Finland are vivid summer ones - freshly smoked salmon, just-picked forest blueberries and moccasin-shaped Karelian pastries, all in a country so close to the Arctic Circle that the estival sun shines until midnight.
In winter, the script is entirely flipped. The freezing temperatures limit food options to meats, cured fish, root vegetables, pickles and preserves. The sea is iced over, so fresh fish - so abundant in the summer - is in short supply. And if snow is late, winter in Finland is an especially dark time. Perhaps that's the reason Scandinavians place such importance on the holiday season inside their homes."
- Finland is the world's most "successful" country socially, economically and politically according to Washington think tank, the Fund for Peace.
- A recent UN report ranked Finland the second happiest country in the world, behind Denmark, based on wealth, political freedom, strong social networks and an absence of corruption.
- Finnish students are also the best in the West, achieving extraordinarily high scores in a triennial survey for the OECD. Finland rivals East Asian educational hothouses such as Singapore and South Korea but without those countries' high-pressure homework expectations.
- The country is conspicuously equal in other arenas, too. It was, for instance, the first in the world to give women the vote in 1906, 12 years before the UK and 14 before the U.S.
The US Ambassador to Finland sent the best Christmas Card. Of course the Finns are known for their love of the sauna, so it's culturally spot on.
The 2014 Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index spotlights major declines in media freedom in such varied countries as the United States, Central African Republic and Guatemala and, on the other hand, marked improvements in Ecuador, Bolivia and South Africa.
The same trio of Finland, Netherlands and Norway heads the index again, while Turkmenistan, North Korea and Eritrea continue to be the biggest information black holes, again occupying the last three positions.
With prognosticators seeming to be favoring a Russia-Canada Olympic hockey final, Anaheim Ducks star Teemu Selanne figures he might as well go with the flow.
"Hopefully I can get some tickets to that game," he said with a laugh.
Then he got serious and pointed out that Olympics are always rife with upsets and hopes his Finnish team can be part of that equation.
"If somebody takes us lightly, they're going to be in trouble."
Finland has been doing that frequently in the Olympics. Since the NHL started sending its players in 1998, Finland has won three medals — bronze in 1998, silver in 2006 and bronze in 2010 — more than any country.
Finnish Lapland trees in winters. http://t.co/E2GVQIgQsz
For the third year in a row, Bloomberg Rankings presents its exclusive analysis of the world's most attractive countries for business according to 2013 data. ...
FINLAND NR 8.Finland
Overall Rank: 14
2012 Rank: 15
Total Score: 75.2
Economic Integration: 81.6
Business Startup Cost: 70.9
Labor/Material Cost: 61.7
Transport Cost: 79.8
Less Tangible Costs: 88.3
Local Consumer Base: 68.7
How the author of the Moomin books created a children's fantasy in tune with the postwar world
Sculptor's Daughter tells us as much about Jansson's formative years and the genesis of her most famous creation as any biography could, in succinct, dreamlike prose shot through with striking images and turns of phrase. Its themes are the consolations of home, the certainties of family relationships, the contentments of childhood – the same things that have kept the Moomins forging stoically on.
Tove Jansson: Life, Art, Words, by Boel Westin, translated by Silvester Mazzarella, Sort of Books, RRP£25, 528 pages
Sculptor's Daughter, by Tove Jansson, translated by Kingsley Hart, Sort of Books, RRP£9.99, 192 pages
Does your ideal vacation involve sub-zero temperatures, survival suits, cream of smoked reindeer soup, and being able to see your breath in your hotel room? Then meet your dream destination: Kemi, Finland.
Located on the Bothnian Bay in the Lapland region, Kemi is home to around 23,000 people. Every winter, visitors flock to the town to experience its two star attractions: the Sampo, a 250-foot icebreaking ship, and LumiLinna, a castle built out of snow.
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Ji-Wei's curator insight, January 9, 2014 9:49 PM
In Finland, there are two attractions that are causing over 23,000 people to flock to Bothnian Bay. The Sampo, a 250 ft icebreaking ship is used to get tourists out onto the ice. Than, they are allowed to take a plunge in the water in survival suits. I wonder how much this trip costs?
When filmmakers Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel started looking for modern-day cowboys to follow for their new documentary, they didn't start in the American West. Instead, they looked to Finland (map).
Oreck and Teel are fascinated by how people interact with the world around them, and their film, Aatsinki: The Story of Arctic Cowboys, brings viewers into the lives of Aarne and Lasse Aatsinki. The two brothers lead a collective of herders who manage the last group of wild reindeer in Finland.
The film was nominated for best documentary feature at this year'sTribeca Film Festival.
The United States has much to learn from other countries, especially in preparing teachers and paying for schools.
Finland: Teacher Training
Though it dropped several rankings in last year's tests, Finland has for years been in the highest global ranks in literacy and mathematical skills. The reason dates to the postwar period, when Finns first began to consider creating comprehensive schools that would provide a quality, high-level education for poor and wealthy alike. These schools stand out in several ways, providing daily hot meals; health and dental services; psychological counseling; and an array of services for families and children in need. None of the services are means tested. Moreover, all high school students must take one of the most rigorous required curriculums in the world, including physics, chemistry, biology, philosophy, music and at least two foreign languages.
is Finnish and means the one and only Santa Claus living in Lapland.
The ranking of most countries is no longer attributable to dramatic political developments. This year's index is a better reflection of the attitudes and intentions of governments towards media freedom in the medium or long term. The same three European countries that headed the index last year hold the top three positions again this year. For the third year running, Finland has distinguished itself as the country that most respects media freedom.
""North Karelia is home to the largest population of bears, wolves and lynxes in Finland," explains my guide, Katariina Pennanen, as we tramp through the snowy pine forest. After this tantalising yet alarming statement, she then hurriedly reassures me that the chances of running into one of these toothy creatures while snowshoeing through the woods is very low. I'm apparently much more likely to find evidence of trolls. No, really..."
Increasingly countries around the world struggle to provide welfare and social security in world where high unemployment, an aging population and increasing expectations erode public finances. Over the past decades some of the most accomplished economists in the world, such as Josef Stiglitz and Martin Feldstein have identified a method for combining a safety net with a much lower marginal tax wedge. The Finnish think tank Libera has packaged these ideas into a clear and feasible proposal.
Libera's Life account is a concrete model for transforming the current welfare state to a new version, 2.0. The life account is a form of a personal welfare account, which improves the incentives to work, employ and save. Compared with a conventional tax-transfer system, it reduces social insurance expenditure. The model allows to combine work income and social benefits, leaving the initial need testing to the individual. It reduces the tax wedge and allows for more flexible employment by households and individuals. The life account also encourages individual saving, financial planning and the accumulation of private wealth.Read the full report here. http://www.reforminstitutet.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Life-Account.pdf
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Been looking forward to that first meal in Japan? Well, why not slurp down some delicious noodles at Kyoto Station straight off the train from Kansai Airport? Surely there could be no better welcome to Japan than a chilled plate of 'zaru-soba' in summer, or a steaming hot bowl of udon in autumn or winter.
On many occasions I have arrived at or departed from platform 30 at Kyoto Station. Home to the Haruka Express which runs between Kyoto and Kansai Airport, platform 30 has at its entrance a small noodle restaurant. How many times I have walked past this modest establishment (or perhaps more often than not, late for my train, running in an ungainly fashion, shoulder bag swinging as I attempt to pull my luggage along behind me in a frantic rush to not miss my departure and more likely than not, my flight!)? It is hard to say but I had not once stopped and thought to myself why not go sample their tasty fare.
That is until today!… Or rather 9 days ago now I have finally published this post. Fresh off the train from KIX, I was meandering along the platform with only a handful of other new arrivals when I felt myself being drawn towards the plastic depictions of noodles promising a noodly heaven and perhaps more pertinently, having missed breakfast on the plane (those final minutes of what passes for sleep on long haul flights were worth far more to me than some cold meats and a ropey croissant), satisfaction for my quietly murmuring stomach – "Feed me, feed me" – well at least that is what I assume it was saying anyway.
I joined the queue of suited salarymen, gave my order – "udon kudasai" and mere seconds later was handed over a bowl of the steaming hot thick white noodles. From the help yourself tempura I selected a prawn, a thick, flat piece of squid and just for good measure, tempura 'nasu' – aubergine. At the end of the counter were the essential condiments – spring onions, fresh ginger paste, soy sauce, "sauce" and my personal must have, shichimi, a mixed chilli spice. Fortunately I was not the only diner with major luggage so didn't feel to awkward as I clumsily made my way to the window-side counter to take my seat and tuck in.
And 10 minutes later it was all over. And now that a week has passed, my Kyoto Station noodles are but a mere memory. But I will be back! These might not have been the best noodles in the world. They might not even be the best noodles at Kyoto Station. But for a first meal back in Japan this was true noodly heaven. Yokosou Japan!!


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A DRIVER who died when a van and oil tanker collided on the A449 near Kidderminster yesterday (Tuesday) was a 71-year-old man from Brierley Hill.
The man was flown by air ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham after the incident, which happened near the Mare and Colt pub at around 11.45am, but he died shortly afterwards.
He had been driving a white Citroen Nemo panel van towards Kidderminster when it hit and became wedged under a grey DAF tanker - which was heading in the opposite direction.
The busy A449 was closed between the Hoo Farm industrial estate and the junction with Droitwich Road until around 5.20pm while collisison investigators examined the scene.
Constable Lee Baker said: "This was a nasty collision which has tragically resulted in the death of a man. Our thoughts are with his family at this time. We have begun an investigation into the circumstances and are keen to hear from any witnesses we have not yet spoken to who either saw what happened or noticed either of the vehicles involved on that road beforehand."
The Worcestershire coroner has been informed of the death and an inquest will open in due course.
The tanker driver, from Gosport, Hampshire, was uninjured.
Anyone with information should contact PC Baker in the operational policing unit at Rubery Police Station on the non-emergency number 101, quoting the incident reference 221-S-250214.


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Last Wednesday, November 13th, Mais Unidos - USAID presented its Social Investment Report and you can find it online here in the following link:
Mais Unidos Social Investment Report
The report includes information on Mais Unidos - USAID which is made up of approximately one hundred companies that carry out joint social responsibility activities and every year invest in socio-economic and environmental initiatives. The Group has been implementing projects, sharing good practices and establishing partnerships since 2006. The work is important and unique because it seeks to improve companies' social investments practices for the betterment of all.
The purpose of this document is to provide a brief overview of Mais Unidos achievements, as well as the main characteristics of each company. The following pages outline projects developed in 2012 by the Group in Brazil and the main social and environmental initiatives undertaken in the same period by 37 of its companies.
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Each month on the first I make a top 10 music chart. Songs I am really into at the moment. There are a few good reasons to do this. If your a band or an artist, some of your fans will be interested in what your current tastes are. The fact that I know I need a chart each month forces me to discover and seek out new music. As a musician it's important to be always listening to what's out there and not get stuck completely in the past.
There are places you can post your chart other than your own website. Your MySpace, Facebook and Last.fm pages can host your chart. Slow news week but it has been a while since you sent an email newsletter? Make it look a little more meaty with a chart. If all the songs in your chart are on iTunes then turn your chart into an iMix. Likewise, if your music is entirely available on Beatport you can publish the chart on Beatportal.com. Anytime your interviewed include your current top 10 chart. If your known enough many magazines print DJ charts each month. Groove Magazine often prints my chart.
Should you put your own songs in your chart? Hell yes! If your own new material isn't in your favorite new songs of the month then you shouldn't be releasing it to the world! If you want to get fancy make the song titles click able links to a place where someone can hear and buy the song right away. Also consider including a photo of yourself or the album cover of the number one song on your chart. If you like you can even include a little description of your chart's style. I add a disclaimer to my chart because I put everything on from Country to Minimal! Don't forget to put your website next to your name and a little message somewhere saying "feel free to reprint this chart anywhere".
With the onslaught of a million net labels charts have become an important tool to find hot songs. I like to read them and make them.
The Horrorist – Top 10 – February 2008*
01 Electric Feel – MGMT
02 Washmachine – Workidz
03 Nietzche – Abstrackt Keal Agram
04 Story of an Artist – Daniel Johnston
05 You Should Tell Me So – Orilla Opry
06 13 Dobermans – The Horrorist
07 Bubbleblitzen – Miro Pajic
08 Beneath You – Mark Mendes
09 U Turn – Mark Ramsey
10 Stereos and Such – Popof
*The Horrorist chart is not your normal DJ Chart. The music here is not normal. These are songs Oliver Chesler is listening to now. If your weird and like great music then listen to these songs. If you are normal I am sorry this chart is not for you.
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I am 62 years old and I have been in menopause for 13 years and I have been bleeding her in the last 3 months .I WENT THROUGH MENOPAUSE AND NEVER HAD A PERIOD FOR 12 YEARS BUT IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS i STARTED BLEEDING AGAIN ..WHAT COULD IT BE i AM WORRIED .. THANK YOU ..please ANSWER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
It is not normal to begin bleeding after 13 years of not bleeding. It could be endometrial cancer. You should see a gynecologist right away.
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Software giant looks to power its data center with feces
Microsoft Corp. (
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) to deploy a pretty unusual data center in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
I. From Feces to Fuel
The $5.5M USD data center, funded by Microsoft FuelCell Energy and the State of Wyoming, is attached to the Dry Creek Water Reclamation Facility and takes advantage of the Facility's most abundant resource -- wastewater.
Wastewater in scientific terms is a slew of water, human feces, and other things flushed down the toilet. When captured filtered, the "solids" slowly outgas carbon dioxide and methane thanks to their population of methane producing bacteria. When paired with a methane-fuel cell, electricity and heat can be produced from the methane gas.
Smelling a sweet idea, Microsoft plans to do exactly that with its 300 kW cell. The installation, which also serves as a test of Microsoft's latest modular data centers, will consume 200 kW, feeding the remaining third of the generating capacity to power and heat the wastewater plant.
A similar 300 kW stack from FuelCell Energy is deployed on the campus of Yale University.
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Microsoft research program manager Sean James comments, "A person is consuming data and that person's waste is going to power the data center. It's been a mind shift. When we smell that methane at a water treatment plant, we realize we're smelling energy."
II. What a Great Smell You Have Discovered
While some wastewater facilities already harvest and distribute their methane for generative purposes, many simply flare (burn off) the gas. Microsoft sees its modular "Data Plant" design as potentially a game changer for such "stranded" biogas locations.
Fuel cells have traditionally been too expensive to consider versus backup fossil fuel generators, such as diesel backup generators (which, coincidentally, Microsoft
has been accused of overusing
by locals near some of its data centers). But the reliable alternative power sources are finally dipping to prices where they may make economic sense in locations where methane gas is cheap.
Microsoft is excited about making a "circle of life" using data and human feces.
Comments Brian Janous, data center utility architect at Microsoft, "Our expectation that this is cost effective especially as we move out of the U.S. where natural gas is really cheap."
The waste CO2 from the fuel cell can be pumped into local oil wells to extract more oil.
Microsoft is not alone in looking into fuel cells. Google Inc. (
) showed off a
wastewater-coupled data center
in 2008. EBay, Inc. (
) and Apple, Inc. (
) are also investigating fuel cells as a low-emissions way of powering their data centers, according to the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Technology Review
Overseas South Korean researchers have looked to
make fuel from feces
, as well, and one Japanese research according to the
Associated Press
is even investigating
making a meat substitute from feces
(although the validity of the
report has been questioned due to the story's similarity to a stunt by Canada's "Yes Men").
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Investigating the shifting boundaries between seeing and spying, the private act and the public image, the exhibition reveals the myriad ways photography has brought to light the forbidden and the taboo. Homing in on sex, celebrity, violence, and surveillance, it provokes an array of uneasy questions at the intersection of both power and pleasure.
With more than 200 photographs, installations, and video pieces, Exposed includes works by "unseen photographers" as well as images both celebrated and notorious: Brassaï's erotic "Secret Paris of the 1930s"; Weegee's iconic photograph of Marilyn Monroe; Nick Ut's documentary image of children fleeing napalm attacks during the Vietnam War. Pictures made by amateurs, professional journeymen, and governmental agencies are presented alongside renowned figures such as Guy Bourdin, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Walker Evans, Robert Frank, Nan Goldin, Lee Miller, Helmut Newton, and Man Ray.
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text: Sorry guys, no mystery or controversial story out there that says this. Just seems everytime you see the end of a defensive play Hughes is always getting that last shove in there. Just wonder at some point the refs don't let it go and the Colts get that flag thrown at a bad time because he can't keep his emotions in check.


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CARSON, Calif. – It was with more than a little curiosity that LA Galaxy goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts followed head coach Bruce Arena's offseason machinations.
Arena brought in nine new players to a team that finished the regular season atop the Western Conference for the second year in a row and earned last year's Supporters' Shield for having the best record in MLS. Arena, for example, acquired four midfielders and three forwards, including former New York Red Bulls standout Juan Pablo Angel.
But one area he didn't tinker with much was a defense that allowed only 26 goals, second-fewest in the league behind Real Salt Lake.
With the exception of adding long-time Columbus Crew captain Frankie Hejduk and Supplemental Draft pick Ryan Thomas, the core of the defense remained intact.
Ricketts said he would have understood if Arena wanted to make adjustments to that area as well.
"It's his job to get things right," Ricketts said. "It's our job to do them right on the field."
Manning the back line for another year are likes of veteran central defender Gregg Berhalter, who turns 38 in August and is doubling as an assistant coach this season; former Rookie of the Year award winners Sean Franklin and Omar Gonzalez, A.J. DeLaGarza, Leonardo and Todd Dunivant.
Behind them is, of course, Ricketts, the Jamaican international who finished third among MLS goalkeepers in 2010 with an 18-7-4 record, a club-record 12 shutouts and 0.90 goals against average.
Dunivant said he was relieved to see the defense stay pretty much the same, even though the Galaxy went through a considerable makeover at forward and midfield.
"You never know with that stuff," he said. "You come out every day and do your job, and we did that last year. We came in every day and put in our work and throughout the year we were the best team in the league."
"We've had a very good defense the last two years. Last year it was one of the best all-time in the history of the league, and that tells you something. We had a good group, a deep group. Adding somebody like Frankie just adds more depth to us. We drafted Ryan Thomas, and we got another bit of depth there. I think our defense got a little better actually in the offseason.
"If we can build on that," he went on, "we're going to be a tough team to beat."
Ricketts agreed the Galaxy's defense was good, but not as good as he would have liked.
"Obviously not good enough … we didn't win (the title)," he said. "But I think it was a good defense. Hopefully we can build on what we had, be even more compact than what we had and keep working hard.
"Individually we have good players, and hopefully we can jell again as a team.
"If we can stick together and play as a team, there is no telling what we can do. We can't think about what we did but what we have to do.
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LOS ANGELES -- Three days after Jake Westbrook had to end a bullpen session prematurely due to right elbow discomfort, the Cardinals announced that the right-hander will receive a second opinion on his ailing elbow next week.
That opinion is likely to come from Dr. James Andrews, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. The visit will not come until Tuesday at the earliest, because of the holiday weekend.
"Just want to make sure with all of our guys that they get all of the attention that they can medically to make sure we're moving in the right direction," Matheny said. "It hasn't felt right all season. He's got an old elbow that has had a lot of work on it. We kind of went into the season expecting some [issues], but whenever it feels a little bit different or a little more magnified, we stop and try to figure out what can be done to possibly help him get through this to make sure we're going on the right track."
Westbrook has already been examined by the Cardinals' medical staff, which did not identify any structural damage in his elbow while looking at a magnetic resonance imaging scan. Westbrook was diagnosed with inflammation and has received two cortisone shots to try and break up scar tissue around the elbow.
Westbrook, who had elbow reconstructive surgery in 2008, will continue to play catch on flat ground until he leaves the club for the second opinion.
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I am trying to determine the correct mechanism for playing multiple sounds at the same time through OpenML.
On the application side, I'm guessing that we need to open multiple paths with mlOpen().Would those specify the same pathID on input? (Or how far back in the chain do we need to have multiple instances for?)
Internally in the ML audio devices, I'm also wondering how mixing is handled. I see references to dev/mixer in the Linux code base but don't have any experience with Linux and have not yet tried to follow how that device is being used. By comparison, there don't appear to be any references to mixing at all in the winaudio device. Is this assuming that any contemporary Windows audio solution supports multiple voices in hardware? What happens when running on a WinCE device that only supports a single voice? Is there an entry in the capabilities tree for how many voices the hardware supports?


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going through my grandmother's jewelry, i found this and a few other cameos that looked really amazing and preserved.
does anyone have any info on it?
we believe its a Portrait Porcelain brooch/pendant, hand painted, with a sheet of glass set onto to cover it. silk on the back, but no markings.
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Survivor Series 2013: Who will survive?
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What is up one and all? I hope everyone is doing well, and is looking forward to Thanksgiving and Black Friday. I know I am. Before we get there though, we have a stop at Survivor Series. One of the big four PPV's of the year for the WWE. In this blog, i am going to give my opinion on each match that has been announced for the card, and who I think will win. To start with, I think this will roughly be the order of the PPV.
Pre Show: Miz vs Kofi Kingston
IC Title Match: Big E Langston vs Curtis Axel
Ryback Open Challenge
Traditional Survivor Series Match: Rhode Bros/Usos/Rey vs Shield/Real Americans
WHC Match: John Cena vs ADR
Traditional Survivor Series Match: Team Total Diva's vs Lee/Snuka/Fox/Rae/Aksana/Kaitlyn/Rosa
WWE Championship match: Big Show vs Randy Orton
Luke Harper/Erik Rowan vs Punk/Bryan
Yep, I think the tag match with the Wyatt Family vs Bryan/Punk will end the show, but I'll get into that later. So, lets start at the beginning and work to the end.
Miz vs Kofi Kingston
Now with Miz having just turned heel, I see this match showcasing the Miz, with giving Kofi a few big spots. The end result will be The Miz winning. If he doesn't, then what was the point of the turn?
IC Championship Match
Big E Langston vs Curtis Axel
I'm not sure what I think of Big E, but he is definitely better than Curtis. I see Big E winning this one hands down, after an ok to decent match. Part of me hopes we see Heyman drop Axel as a heyman guy, as I think Heyman's services can be better used, but we shall see.
I think there will be a Ryback open challenge. He Shellshocked Big Show on Raw, and the Great Khali on SD. He still is going with the "I'm a bully", and I could see him do an open challenger to either a) give him someone to squash, or b) bring back someone to challenge him, maybe Mark Henry, or someone else.
Traditional Survivor Series Match #1
Ok. So I am glad to see Rey back. I am a big Rey fan. My only concern is, Rey, sooner rather than later, will run out of it. It's already happening, him getting continually injured. I am wonder if this is Reys last big run. If so, I see his team winning. There are multiple ways this could go down. If they are thinking of splitting Reigns from Ambrose and Rollins, we could see Reigns get screwed over and be pinned, only to come back later in the match and spear one of the other shield to screw the. If that doesn't happen, well then, I see this being a rather normal survivor series match. I predict Rey and Cody being the sole survivors of their team.
WHC match:
John Cena vs ADR
So there was a blog on the editorial section of the site, where the writer said he thinks we will see a Cena vs ADR rematch at TLC. I think he is right, but I think we will see a twist added to it. I think we will see Sandow added to the mix, making it a triple threat TLC match. There are a variety of ways this match could end, with or without Sandow interfering, but I think the end result is Cena wins, and on one of the shows after Survivor Series, ADR demands a rematch, Sandow demands one, and it leads to the triple threat match.
Traditional Survivor Series Match #2
Ok so with the fact that the WWE is heavily pushing Total Diva's, I fear we will see the Total Diva's team win. Personally, I'd rather not see that. I'd rather see AJ Lee be the sole survivor of her team, and pick up the win, showing she is the dominant diva.
WWE Championship Match
Randy Orton vs Big Show
This is a match that I'm really not excited for. I like the Big Show, I like Randy Orton, but I don't like them together. I see Orton getting the win, and hopefully moving on to a new opponent at TLC. I see the Big Show either losing clean, or getting screwed, and moving onto a match with either kane or HHH. Either way, keep Show out of the WWE title scene.
The Wyatt Family vs Punk/Bryan
So I have this as the main event. I know many will disagree, but I feel like the Wyatts are hot in the WWE, as are Punk and Bryan. I think this will close the show. I honestly can't predict a winner on this. On one hand, Punk and Bryan could get the win as a measure of revenge from the recent attacks, or the Wyatt Family could pick up the win to keep their momentum going. Either way, I think this is going to be the match of the night, and the match everyone is talking about.
So, I feel like this PPV is ok. It's not bad, it's not great. It's in the middle. I feel like a few of the matches have had a proper build, but I also feel like others are just meh. I don't think this will be a PPV that will stand out as a massive memory ten years from now. Maybe we will get some kind of surprise like last year with the Shield debuting. Who knows.
So, those are my thoughts. I look forward to reading your comments. Thanks for taking the time to read!


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George Hill off the bench or Jamal Crawford?
Lance Stephenson or Monta Ellis? (providing both should come off the bench - Lance will be, Monta SHOULD be)
If you don't like any of those examples insert your own.
What brought me to this was reading Bill S and Zach Lowe's trade deadline columns. They were both talking about how Monta was a net negative on the court because of his dumb offense and **** poor defense. They made the obvious conclusion that Monta would probably be a great irrational confidence guy of the bench. I was thinking how amazing this would be for the Pacers until it dawned on me- I'd probably like Lance Stephenson more. He's a better defender. I don't think I ever like having defensive liabilities on the court. Especially when they're playing heavy minutes.
Lance playing good defense and scoring 13 or 14 a game per 36 would be my choice over Monta Ellis.. Anywho, Whadaya folks think??


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A Kanawha County judge refused to reinstate a former administrator with the state Department of Health and Human Resources on Friday.
Susan Perry, a former deputy secretary for the DHHR, was fired on June 28 after being on administrative leave for about a year.
Perry and former administrator Jennifer Taylor are suing the DHHR, its former acting secretary Rocco Fucillo, deputy secretary Warren Keefer and purchasing director Bryan Rosen, contending they were victims of illegal reprisals for their efforts as whistleblowers.
Perry's attorney, Walt Auvil, asked Kanawha Circuit Judge James Stucky to reinstate Perry on Friday and grant her back pay before the completion of the lawsuit.
In Perry's motion for immediate reinstatement, she says that the state officials who fired her didn't have legal authority to do so, because state lawmakers never approved Fucillo's role as acting secretary.
Fucillo's name was never given to senators during the 2013 legislative session following his appointment as acting secretary, which means any decisions he made after April 17 (the last day of the legislative session) last year are null and void, according to Perry's motion.
Perry contends, "that at the time of her termination, the Governor of the State of West Virginia was the only person who possessed the requisite authority to terminate her employment. Governor Tomblin's Chief of Staff specifically testified that he did not discuss Plaintiff's termination with the Governor until after it occurred."
Perry and Taylor's lawsuits claim that they, along with DHHR communications director John Law, were fired for raising concerns about inconsistencies in the evaluation and scoring of the bid packages for an advertising contract.
According to the complaints, Perry asked Taylor to review the score sheets for the advertising bid packages to determine whether they could provide grounds for the successful protest of the contract award by any of the bidders, which could delay awarding of the contract and prompt legal costs.
Taylor prepared a spreadsheet comparing each vendor's response and score for each item on the request for proposals. The spreadsheet was blind, in that the names of the vendors were omitted.
Taylor's analysis, according to the lawsuit, found major inconsistencies in scoring, with some vendors losing no points for failing to fully provide requested information and work samples, while others had points deducted for the same or similar omissions.
In raising concerns, Taylor described the scoring as "a poster child for arbitrary and capricious," according to the complaints.
When they raised concerns with DHHR officials, Perry and Taylor were told they could be charged with the criminal offense of interfering with the awarding of a state contract, according to the complaints.
In response, they said they were not concerned about which vendor was awarded the contract, but wanted the process to be conducted correctly so the DHHR could be defended in the event of a vendor protest or lawsuit.
According to the complaints, the issue came up in a July 13, 2012, conference call with Fucillo, who was working out of the DHHR's Fairmont office, and Fucillo advised he would discuss the matter with them on July 16.
Instead, on that date, Perry, Taylor and Law were placed on administrative leave, barred from DHHR offices, had their email accounts blocked and were prohibited from contacting DHHR staffers at the workplace, according to the lawsuit.
Also, Perry and Taylor allege that Fucillo ordered an investigation by the DHHR Office of Inspector General, "undertaken in bad faith, with malice, and the intent to retaliate and engage in reprisal against [Perry and Taylor] for their actions as whistleblowers."
The lawsuits contend they were the subject of a "purported search warrant" which they argue misrepresented facts surrounding the RFP review, and which essentially accuse Perry and Taylor of criminal conduct.
A trial date in the case has not yet been scheduled.
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House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), addressing the cameras after his weekly meeting with House Republicans, was his usual, courtly self Wednesday morning until Nancy Cordes of CBS News found her way under his tanned skin.
"Mr. Speaker, most major conservative groups have put out statements blasting this deal," she said of the compromise that House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) reached Tuesday night with Senate Democrats.
Boehner interrupted her. "You mean the groups that came out and opposed it before they ever saw it?" he asked.


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Farmington Hills, MI (November 9, 2006) -- Botsford General Hospital launched a new MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) service on the hospital campus earlier this week. A mobile MRI unit will be operating at the hospital Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Botsford will continue to provide MRI service at the Botsford Wellness Center in Novi on weekends.
"The on-campus MRI represents a convenience for patients coming from the east side of Botsford's service area. It also gives us immediate access to this important technology for Emergency Department patients as well as our inpatients," said William F. Scheuber, Botsford Administrator for Professional and Support Services.
A MRI scan is a radiology technique that uses a magnetic field and radio waves to produce images of body structures via a computer. "The images produced by MRI are quite detailed and can detect tiny changes of structures within the body," said Stephan Morse, D.O., Chairman of Botsford's Department of Radiology.
The technology represents an extremely accurate method of disease detection throughout the body. Dr. Morse explained that an MRI scan can be used for patients with a variety of medical conditions. In the head, abnormalities associated with stroke or tumors can be very sensitively diagnosed. Neurosurgeons use MRI in evaluating patients with spinal injury or back pain. An MRI scan can assess the structure of the heart and aorta, where it may detect aneurysms or tears. The images produced also provide valuable information on organs within the abdomen, and accurate information about the structure of the joints, soft tissues, and bones of the body.
Botsford General Hospital, an independent, acute care, 330-bed community hospital in Farmington Hills, Mich., was founded in 1965. Nationally recognized for quality, safety and medical education programs, Botsford has received the 2005 Solucient 100 Top Hospitals: Performance Improvement Leaders award and the 2005 Governor's Award of Excellence for Improving Care in the Hospital and Emergency Department Settings. Botsford's Web address is www.botsford.org.
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EDITOR'SĀNOTE:ĀThis article was edited at 4:20 p.m. Thursday to correct the address of the Madison Historical Society.
When Ohio Chautauqua comes July 2 to Madison Township's Stanton Park, it will come free to the public. And to keep it that way, the committee organizing the event famous for its historical reenactments is gathering donations and sponsorships.
Denise Michaud, the event chairwoman, said Madison Historical Society's goal is to raise at least $15,000. Half of that goes to the Ohio Humanities Council, which organizes the Ohio Chautauqua tour every summer.
"The money pays for the actors to come up and for other sources of publicity for the event," Michaud said. The council absorbs an equal share of costs to host the event, she said.
The theme for 2013's Ohio Chautauqua is "When Ohio was the Western Frontier." Historical characters include frontier aristocrat Margaret Blennerhassett, Lewis & Clark expedition member York, Iroquois Indians leader Chief John Logan, Battle of Lake Erie hero Oliver Hazard Perry, and folk hero Johnny Appleseed.
The tour will also provide workshops and presentations.
"This is educating the people about our history." Michaud said.
To help pay for the five-day event, the Madison Historical Society is hosting a reverse raffle and dinner 5 p.m. April 13, at Stanton Park, 5585 Chapel Road.
Tickets cost $40 per person and are on sale at the Madison Public Library, 6111 Middle Ridge Road, or Madison Historical Society's headquarters, 136 West Main St. in Madison Village.
The buffet dinner, catered by Wagon Wheel, will feature a $1,000 prize, several side raffles and several more door prizes.
"We've had 30 businesses donate certificates and other prizes," Michaud said. "We've had good community support on this."
Sam Britton Jr., the mayor of the Madison Village, will play auctioneer at the dinner.
"It's meant to be a fun evening," Michaud said. "At the same time we're here to add some dollars to make the project rolling."
Michaud said Madison Historical Society is halfway to their $15,000 mark.
"We'll meet our goal," Michaud said. "We're very confident of that."
The Ohio Chautauqua tour will make four other stops in Ohio this summer. It travels to Lakewood from June 25 to June 29, Rossford from July 9 to July 13, Bexley from July 16 to July 20 and Coshocton from July 23 to July 27.


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Elderly couple dies in Salem fire
SALEM, Ore. - An elderly couple died in a mobile home fire in Salem Friday night.
It happened in the Arrow Head Mobile Home Park in the 5400 block of Portland Road NE at around 7 p.m.
Neighbor Rick Beal said he tried to get inside the house to help the couple after he heard them yelling.
"I was home and the first thing that I noticed was the gal next door on this side and they were yelling and I looked out the kitchen and I saw them yelling," Beal said. "I came around the side to see if they got out and the windows started popping out and the smoke really started coming up, and then I thought I better not try for it."
Multiple 9-1-1 callers reported seeing large flames above the roof of the home.
When fire crews arrived, they found the home fully engulfed in flames and evacuated neighboring homes.
It's unclear what caused the fire.
Firefighters said they could not enter the home until they put out the fire. When they went inside, they found the couple dead inside the home. The state medical examiner said they appear to have died of smoke inhalation.
Their names have not been released.
Neighbors have been placing flowers in front of the home. They said the couple had lived at the home for about 10 years.
"What can I say? We're going to miss the heck out of them," said neighbor Melanie Benet.
Firefighters told neighbors they may never know what caused the fire because it burned so hot.
One firefighter was injured while fighting the fire, but did not need immediate medical attention.


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Elevator Company Fires Five On Duty During Fatal Midtown Accident
An elevator service company says it fired five mechanics who were on duty during a deadly accident that killed an advertising executive in Midtown. Transel Elevator announced the firings just two days after a city report said a mechanic had overridden an important safety system before the December accident. Suzanne Hart, 41, was crushed to death when the elevator jumped up as she stepped in. Read More: NY1
Obama Back In Town For Re-Election Fundraiser
President Barack Obama is headed to town this afternoon for a fundraising sweep. As usual, his visit will likely mean traffic tie-ups in Manhattan. The president is scheduled to arrive at John F. Kennedy Airport at 4 p.m. following a day trip to New Hampshire. He's set to attend an event at a private residence around 5 p.m. After that he will head to the Flatiron District for a fundraising dinner at ABC Kitchen, followed by another event at a private residence. Read More: NY1
Teen collared in Far Rockaway, Queens, shooting had 2 prior busts
Christopher Chinloy, 17, a 5-foot-6, 150-pound nobody till he felt like somebody as an alleged gun-packing member of the Crips, has been arrested three times since last September with loaded handguns. Amazing. On Feb. 22, a little past midnight, Chinloy was busted for opening fire with a .40-caliber Glock on a group of people outside a grocery store on Beach Channel Drive, hitting one 14-year-old in the buttocks, police say. Read More: Daily News
Conservative commentator Andrew Breitbart dead at 43
Conservative media publisher and activist Andrew Breitbart, who was behind investigations that led to the resignations of former Rep. Anthony Weiner of New York and former U.S. Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod, has died in Los Angeles. He was 43. Breitbart's website, bigjournalism.com, announced Thursday he died of natural causes in Los Angeles. His death was confirmed by breitbart.com editor-in-chief Joel Pollak, who said he was at the hospital, and by the Los Angeles County coroner's office. Read More: New York Post
Yankees owner counting on young pitchers to lower payroll
Hal Steinbrenner believes the additions of Hiroki Kuroda and Michael Pineda improved the Yankees from a year ago. And the Yankees boss guaranteed the 2014 payroll will be at $189 million because the financial benefits in the collective bargaining agreement are hard to ignore. To get there, Steinbrenner said it's up to the young arms in the organization to develop into dependable major league winners so big money doesn't have to be spent on free agents. Read More: New York Post


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Interesting news have come out today about the entirely new Leica C camera. The compact camera is based on the Panasonic Lumix LF1 digital camera, yet received a new outfit, designed by none other than Audi Design. Coming with a Leica DC Vario-Summicron zoom lens, the model introduces the iconic German brand to an entirely new market. Priced at $699 USD, the camera is supposed to hit the market October 2013. Take a closer look at the specifications of the new Leica C here below.
Design by Audi Design
Based on the Panasonic Lumix LF1
12.1MP 1/1.7″ sensor
7.1x zoom, Leica DC Vario-Summicron f2.0-5.9/6-42.8mm ASPH. lens (28 – 200mm equivalent)
WiFi / NFC connectivity
Comes with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
New accessories for the Leica C will be available
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Topic: Taxotere (Docetaxel) Any Imputs?
Hi Cholangiocarcinoma Members...... Well, my oncologist feels that my CC has become resistant to the oxy and Xo regimen and would like to try me on Taxotere in two weeks after radiation has cleared somewhat. He stated new studies have shown it had positive tumor reductions seen. Any imput would be greatly appreciated. I personally am feeling arkward and hesitant and would prefer trying something different. Look forward to hearing from you all who have gone or tried or heard of this chemo drug. God Bless!
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Billy Hunter's corrupt as hell
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Billy Hunter's corrupt as hell
I would love to have Barbosa back.
@hoopshype: Update: Leandro Barbosa wants out + Wolves shopping Derrick Williams. http://t.co/ii7wzF0jNBA Trade Rumors: Leandro Barbosa has requested trade, expects one soon
Lol at Barbosa. Signing with Boston because they were the only team that offered him a contract, and then requesting a trade.
"Nobody wants to play against Tyler Hansbrough NO BODY!" ~ Frank Vogel
"And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen. "
Stuff like this is what makes lockouts in sports so laughable. Oh yeah the noble Billy Hunter fighting the good fight for his underpaid players!
There were reports during the lockout about the corruption of Billy. Fisher and BH had a fall out during the process over some stuff. Just another layer to the cake.
Yep Crawford would have been nice off the bench for the Pacers, damn.
I thought it was pretty obvious there were three sides: Fisher, Hunter, and Stern.
We could have got him for 7mil though(no this year but the one before).
The only thing that surprises me about this is that it didn't come out during the lockout.
I know everyone hates LeBron, but I think Wade is much, much worse. Can't stand him at all.
Let's just agree that they're both douches.
He actually publicly declined a 5 milliion a year offer before accepting the same exact offer from portland lol
I'm going out on a limb here, but the Lakers are bad this year for one main reason......Steve Nash has an old man's hair cut. Side Part with a floppy bit at the front. Gone are the forever young locks he has to constantly tuck behind his ears, and the short choppy punk look. Hair is about attitude ya know.....he might as well be driving around in a mini-van with that hair. I can't think of many side parts in the NBA that have much success.
edit.....he has the same Hair cut as Mike D Antoni!
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You can't get champagne from a garden hose.
The moving (grabbing) screens Miami gets away with, against Kobe Bryant no less, are ridiculous/amazing.
If the Pacers play the Heat in the playoffs, I think Vogel should address this like he did the flopping last season. Put everyone on notice. Because its pretty bad.
Wow those guys are moving those screens like crazy.
Kobe damn
@PeterVecsey1: Just in: Sources say doctors cleared Bogut 2 play. 1-1 so far. Next wk team contact. If ankle holds up he'll play soon after. Don't tell TNT
Game over, Lebron is too damn good.
Kobe and Nash can't defend ****. No wonder they can't beat anyone.
Wade is just walking past Kobe every play.
They have to get rid of Nash, they have to get someone who can defend in the backcourt. Hide Kobe on D every possession. Having two defensive liabilities in Nash and Kobe is a disaster.
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'Lindy Ruff says he wants to be more "comfortable" with his roster before deciding whether to remain the Buffalo Sabres' head coach. He sounds like a man who wants more of a say in personnel matters. You can't blame him. Darcy Regier is on thin ice as general manager. Coaches almost invariably make a play for more power when they sense that the GM is weakened. It's amazing. In most NHL organizations, the coach wouldn't be out for more power after missing the playoffs two straight seasons. He'd be out of a job.'
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Hot Toys shakes things up a bit by announcing that their next 1:6th scale Avengers movie action figure will be from the opposing side, the main villain of the film: LOKI.
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Undergraduate Secondary Education Program
Spring 2013 - Program Rating -Student Teaching - Earned Score 2 Stars
A high quality student teaching experience depends on:
- Sufficient feedback as defined by five or more observations with written feedback provided at regular intervals;
- Clear communication to school districts that cooperating teachers must be strong mentors of adults and highly effective instructors, and
- The capacity of the program to play an active role in the selection of cooperating teachers, as evidenced by its solicitation of substantive nominating information.
While the program requires observations to be spaced at regular intervals and asserts its critical role in the selection of cooperating teachers, it only partly meets this standard because it does not provide student teachers with written feedback after five or more observations and does not clearly communicate to school districts the desired characteristics of cooperating teachers.
Rejoinder to Spring 2013 Program Rating
The Clinical Experiences for the Secondary Education program are designed under four components:
- Clinical Field Experience I
- Clinical Field Experience II
- Clinical Field Experience III.
The analysis of the Secondary Education Clinical Experience report is found at the following link: Undergraduate Teacher Education - Secondary Education Programs.
William Carey University's School of Education participated in the Blue Ribbon Commission on the Redesign of Teacher Preparation Programs. The following report outlines the School of Education's redesign implementation plan.
- Blue Ribbon Commission on the Redesign of Teacher Preparation Programs - William Carey University
Link to Memorandum of Understanding with School Districts
Link to Analysis of Field Experience and Clinical Practice Elementary and Secondary Programs
Link to Teacher Internship Assessment Instrument (TIAI) Data Analysis Report - Instructional Effectiveness and Classroom Management
Link to EDU 484 Secondary Education (Biology, Chemistry, English, Mathematics, Social Sciences - Student Teaching (Internship)
Link to EDU 496 Special Subject Areas (Art Education K-12, Music Education K-12, Physical Education K-12 - Student Teaching (Internship)
Link to The School of Education Internship Handbook Part I The School of Education Handbook Part II
- Overview of the Internship Program - pages 1-2
- Undergraduate Intern Personnel - pages 3-6
- Undergraduate Internship Experience - pages 7-9
- Evaluation - page 10-19
- Legal Status for Undergraduate Interns - page 20
- Professional Dispositions - page 22
- Undergraduate Intern Schedule - page 23
- Teacher Intern Assessment Instrument (TIAI) Reference Guide - page 25
Link to The Secondary Field Handbook
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- Teacher Intern Assessment Instrument (TIAI) Formative Instrument used in Field Practica.
- Domain 4 - Learning Environment - Classroom Management Formative Instrument used in Field Practica and Final Internship
- M-Star Statewide Teacher Appraisal Brochure
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