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LEBANON, Mo. (AP) -- Wal-Mart says it has pulled a batch of powdered infant formula from stores nationwide after a newborn Missouri boy became gravely ill with a suspected infection and died after being taken off life support.
Wal-Mart spokeswoman Dianna Gee said Wednesday the move is cautionary as health officials investigate Sunday's death of 10-day-old Avery Cornett of Lebanon, Mo.
No government recall has been ordered for the 12.5-ounce cans of Enfamil Newborn powder with the lot number ZP1K7G.
The Lebanon Daily Record reports Avery received a preliminary diagnosis of infection from a rare bacterium called Cronobacter sakazakii.
The formula's manufacturer, Mead Johnson Nutrition, says the batch Wal-Mart pulled tested negative for the bacterium. Spokesman Christopher Perille says numerous companies sell the formula, though it's unclear if others sold from that batch.

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warehouse show in Los Angeles
"The Los Angeles street art community is likely aflame with the news that British graffiti phenom Banksy is planning a mid-September warehouse show in Los Angeles. Not entirely surprising as, judging by a recent spate of work, he's been spending quite a bit of time here on the Left Coast hanging out with fellow artists.
Banksy's last show, "Turf War," featured vandalized police vehicles and live, painted farm animals, and caused quite a stir in London. The location for the Los Angeles event, titled "Barely Legal," will be announced on Banksy's site beginning September 15th." -Press Release thingy
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Let it be known that I'm not a huge fan of celebrities dropping serious pounds to play a role in a film. Take, for example, Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway -- both went to scary extremes to get into character recently. I find their weight loss startling. I think any star shedding 30 or 40 pounds to play a part in a movie is ridiculous, unnecessary, and completely unhealthy. Though they may not be putting their careers on the line, they're certainly putting their health and well-being in harm's way.
So, I'll say it again: I'm not impressed. Mainly because I think it sends the wrong message to impressionable, young fans who believe being that thin and frail is desirable. It's scary. But this type of epidemic includes more Hollywood big names than just Matthew and Anne. Take a look at nine A-list actors and actresses who dipped to some shockingly low weights to star in a movie ...
Are you bothered by stars shedding serious weight for movie roles?
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Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Baseball Season
If you head over to J.E. Daniels' great blog, you can see a selection of Upper Deck's "Comic Ball" Looney Tunes cards from 1990. These cartoons, when collected, would form an original baseball-themed comic book story written and drawn by Chuck Jones. As Daniels points out, Upper Deck did three more series of "Comic Ball" cards but the later series didn't have the Jones artwork, but instead had the LT characters interacting with real-life baseball stars like Reggie Jackson.
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I have some of those original Jones cards. Never really liked the "chicken scratch" way the characters were drawn, honestly.
- July 17, 2007 at 3:08 PM
- J.E.Daniels said...
I remember that the 3rd or 4th series actual dealt with the NFL.
- July 17, 2007 at 9:33 PM
- Jon Cooke said...
Yeah, the 4th series of "Comic Ball" cards was NFL themed.
- July 17, 2007 at 10:18 PM
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Ukulele Festival March 4-5
The Gorge Ukulele Festival continues Friday and Saturday with several concerts and jam sessions. The opening concert, featuring festival instructors and guest musicians, will be March 4 at 7 p.m. at the Hood River Middle School. The lineup includes Kate Power and Steve Einhorn, Danielle Ate the Sandwich, Hood River's Moe Dixon, James Hill and Anne Davison, and Boulder Acoustic Society — $15 adults, $5 children 12 and under. Proceeds from the festival support local school music programs. Last year, the concert raised $11,000, and helped purchase 150 ukuleles and paid for training for five teachers. A jam session is at Andrew's Pizza, 9:30 p.m., Friday, March 4. A ukulele teachers concert is at The Pines, 6 p.m., Saturday, March 5. The teachers concert will include Hood River's Hapa Hillbillies, and Dave Mullany, Craig Chee, Shelley O'Brien, Lil' Rev, Brook Adams, Ralph Shaw, and The Canotes, performers ranging from Eugene to Toronto, Ontario. Lil' Rev gives a house concert at 401 Montello Ave. on Sunday, March 6, 7 p.m. Lil' Rev is a Wisconsin-based award-winning multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and music-historian.
Celtic music fete March 11
The White Salmon Library will have a Celtic music celebration in the Sprint Gallery of the White Salmon Library on Friday, March 11, from 7-8:15 p.m. with Connie Dunnington and the 11-piece Gorge Fiddleheads String Band. Bring the whole family for a night of Celtic jigs, reels and airs. The library is located at 77 N. Wauna Ave, White Salmon, Wash.
Switzerland by Bike' March 10
Columbia Center for the Arts presents "Switzerland by Bike, Paddle and Boots" with John Harlin and Darryl and Darvel Lloyd. The slideshow/video/lecture presentation will be Thursday, March 10, at 7 p.m. (reception/booksigning 6:30 p.m.). In June 2010, Hood River author and adventurer John Harlin set out on a three-month journey to follow the entire Swiss border under his own power, a 1,200-mile odyssey with nearly 600,000 vertical feet of climbing — but disaster struck early. Eleven days in, he broke both of his feet during a 50-foot climbing fall. Three months later, his bones partly healed, Harlin resumed his adventures in two installments. In the fall of 2010, the Lloyd brothers spent a month of day-hiking on some of the most spectacular trails in the Alps. Their program features hikes in the Chamonix/Mont Blanc area, Valais Alps, Bernese Alps and Upper Engadine/Bernina Alps. For more information visit www.columbiaarts.org.
Lip Sync show canceled
The Lip Sync Challenge on scheduled for March 12 at the Columbia Center for the Arts has been canceled due to lack of participants.
The Alvins at Everybody's
Join Everybody's Brewing on Saturday, March 5, for a show from The Alvins. The band's modern and original approach to classic rock is driven by down-and-dirty guitar grit, reminiscent of the '70s. Add throaty melody and vocal growl to the grit, mix in two parts blues harmonica and organ, and shake it to electronica-inspired keyboards. The sum is innovative, entertaining and an alluring nod to the '80s. Everybody's Brewing, 151 E. Jewett Blvd., White Salmon, Wash; 509-637-2774.
Spring Splash April 2
The Hood River Waterfront Park Association (WCPA) will hold its annual Spring Splash on Saturday, April 2. The party will be held at Springhouse Cellar in Hood River from 7 to 10 p.m. with music by "Bigfoot" featuring Char Mayer, Tim Mayer, Rick Hulett, Tim Ortlieb and Ryan Kolberg. Hearty appetizers by Nora's Restaurant and Zumba dancers will be on hand to get the crowd dancing. Tickets are $25 per person and will be available at Waucoma Bookstore or from WCPA board members. The theme for the evening will be "Picnic for the Park" and a variety of well-stocked "theme" picnic baskets will be auctioned off. Donations will be accepted for three or four more picnic tables and more shade trees, which are still needed at the park. Since 2006, WCPA and City of Hood River have been working to raise funds to complete the $3.5 million Hood River Waterfront Park and are currently on Phase 2 of the project.
Music Mondays at Solstice
Solstice Cafe continues its Music Mondays series with local and regional acts. There is no cover charge and all shows start at 6 p.m. March. 7: Richard Tillinghast; March 14: Scott Sparks; March 21: Joel Valle; March 28: Richard Tillinghast returns. Solstice Wood Fire Cafe, 415 W. Steuben, Bingen, Wash.; 509-493-4006.
Sallie Ford at Cebu March 11
Sallie Ford and The Sound Outside are coming to Cebu Lounge on Friday, March 11, at 9 p.m. Even before their full-length album was finished, the group was crowned Best New Band of 2010 in Willamette Week. In 2011, Sallie Ford and The Sound Outside is poised to receive similar accolades from coast-to-coast and beyond. Best Western Hood River Inn, 1108 E. Marina Way; 541-386-2200.
Local radio show airs Thursdays
Jim Drake's local radio show airs Thursdays from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on 95.1 Radio Tierra. Featuring local bands and a journey through the music archives. Tune in!
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Chemistry Practice Test 9
Question 1
The critical temperature of gas in terms of Van der Waals constant
- 3b
- a/27b2
- 2a/Rb
- 8a/27Rb
- a/bR
Correct Answer : d) 8a/27Rb
a- Van der Waals constant
R-Universal gas constant
b- Excluded volume
Critical temperature is defined as the temperature above which a gas cannot be liquefied by applying pressure. It's denoted as Tc. It can be expressed in terms of Van der Waals constant Tc = 8a/27Rb. It's derived from the Vander Waals equation.
Question 2
The order of randomness of the atoms or ions in solids, liquids and gases.
- Solid < Liquid < Gas
- Gas < Solid < Liquid
- Liquid < Gas < Solid
- Liquid = Gas = Solid
- None of the above
Correct Answer : a) Solid < Liquid < Gas
Randomness will be very high in gases than in liquids, in which it is higher than in solids. In a solid, inter molecular force of attraction will be very high than that of a liquid and a gas. Therefore, there is close packing of molecules or atoms or ions. This arrangement exists to some extent in the liquid state. In gases, there is no such arrangement of close packing of molecules or atoms due to the absence of inter molecular forces.
Question 3
According to Bronsted-Lowry concept, acid is a/an
- Electron donor
- Oxide donor
- Proton donor
- Proton acceptor
- Electron acceptor
Correct Answer : c) Proton donor
According to Bronsted-Lowry acid-base theory, an acid is a proton donor and a base is a proton acceptor. Based on Lewis acid – base concept, an acid is an electron acceptor and a base is an electron donor.
Question 4
In a first order reaction, 25% of the reactant decomposed in 40.5 min. Find the rate constant of the reaction.
- 7.1 × 10-3 min-1
- 0.71 × 10-2 atm-1 min-1
- 5.6 × 10-2 min-1
- 0.56 × 10-1 atm-1min-1
- 1.2 × 10-1 min-1
Correct Answer : a) 7.1 × 10-3 min-1
Since, the reactant is 25% decomposed in 40.5 min, the remaining reactant is 75%.
Rate equation k1 = (2.303/t) log (a/a-x)
a = initial concentration
a-x = remaining concentration of the reactant
t = time
Therefore, k1 = (2.303/40.5 min) log (a/0.75a) = 0.05686 log 1.33 min-1
k1 = 7.1 × 10-3 min-1
Question 5
The angle between the axial chlorine and the equatorial chlorine in PCl5 is
- 1800
- 1200
- 900
- 1090
- 600
Correct Answer : c) 900
The geometry of PCl5 is trigonal bi pyramidal. The angle between the axial chlorine and the equatorial chlorine is 900 and the angle between the two equatorial chlorines is 1200.
Question 6
A spectroscopy technique that allows us to find out the functional group of a molecule is
- Microwave spectroscopy
- Proton NMR spectroscopy
- Mass spectroscopy
- IR spectroscopy
- UV-Vis spectroscopy
Correct Answer : d) IR spectroscopy
Microwave spectroscopy is used to find out the bond length of a molecule. Proton NMR spectroscopy is used to find out the proton skeleton of a molecule. Mass spectroscopy allows us to find out the molecular mass and molecular formula of a compound. IR spectroscopy allows us to find out the functional group a molecule. UV-Vis spectroscopy is used to determine the electronic transition of a molecule.
Question 7
Which of the following alkyl bromide reacts faster in SN1 reaction?
- Methyl bromide
- Ethyl bromide
- Propyl bromide
- Isopropyl bromide
- tert-butyl bromide
Correct Answer : e) tert-butyl bromide
Generally, in SN1 tertiary carbocation is more stable than the secondary carbocation than the primary carbocation. Therefore, alkyl halides, which can form tertiary carbocation, will react faster than the rest of the alkyl halides. Here, methyl bromide, ethyl bromide and propyl bromide can form primary carbocation and isopropyl bromide can form the secondary carbocation, whereas, the tert-butyl bromide can form the tertiary alkyl halide. Therefore, tert-butyl bromide will react faster than the rest of the molecules.
Question 8
What type of nuclear reaction occurs in the sun?
- Nuclear fission
- Nuclear fusion
- Spallation reaction
- Transmutation
- None of the above
Correct Answer : a) Nuclear fission
The amount of energy in sun is very high due to the presence of nuclear fission reaction. Nuclear fission reaction occurs between protons, which produces enormous amount of energy in the sun.
Question 9
The geometry of ammonia molecule is
- Linear
- Trigonal planar
- Tetrahedral
- Pyramidal
- Square pyramidal
Correct Answer : d) Pyramidal
The hybridization of ammonia molecule is sp3. But the molecule is in pyramidal structure due to the presence of the lone pair-bond pair repulsion.
Question 10
The oxidation number of oxygen in O2F2 is
- +2
- +1
- 0
- -1
- -2
Correct Answer : b) +1
In general oxidation number of oxygen is -2. But in this molecule the oxidation number is +1, because fluorine is more electronegative than oxygen. Therefore, it takes the negative oxidation number -1 and oxygen takes the positive oxidation number.
Question 11
In the following graph Ea corresponds to
- Kinetic energy
- Potential energy
- Threshold energy
- Activation energy
- Chemical energy
Correct Answer : d) Activation energy
In the potential energy diagram Ea corresponds to the activation energy of the reactant. Activation energy is defined as the minimum amount of energy that a molecule should posses to involve in the chemical reaction.
Question 12
Calculate the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of 100 g of water from 250C to 500C. Specific heat of water is 4.18 J/g. 0C.
- Can't be predicted using these values
Correct Answer : c) 10450 J
Heat energy = C.m.ΔT
Where, C- specific heat of the substance
m- mass of substance (g)
ΔT- Temperature change
Therefore heat energy = 4.18 J/ g. 0C × 100 × 250C = 10450 J
Question 13
Which of the following atomic orbitals contains one nodal plane?
- 3s
- 3py
- 3dz2
- 3dxy
- 2s
Correct Answer : b) 3py
Each p-orbital has one nodal plane. S-orbital has zero nodal planes. Each d-orbital has two nodal planes.
Question 14
Identify the name of the mechanism for the following reaction.
- Addition
Correct Answer : d) SN2
The above reaction indicates that it undergoes a Walden inversion. The nucleophile (I-) of the product is behind the plane to the plane of the leaving group (Br-). The reaction takes place in single step mechanism with aprotic solvent. So, it is a SN2 reaction.
Question 15
Osmotic pressure can be used to determine
- Molar mass of solute
- Total pressure of solution
- Partial pressure of gas
- Mole fraction of gas
- None of these
Correct Answer : a) Molar mass of solute
Osmotic pressure can be used to determine the molar mass of solute. M2 = (W2RT) / πV; where π=CRT; where, C-Concentration of the solute, R-Gas constant, T-Temperature; So, M2 = W2/C*V. Osmotic pressure depends only on the molar concentration of solute. Using Dalton's law total pressure of solution can be calculated. Using Henry's law, partial pressure of gas in vapour state can be calculated.


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Fox News' Shepard Smith issued a heartfelt apology to viewers Friday afternoon after the channel inadvertently broadcast live footage of a man shooting himself in the head.
During the afternoon broadcast, Fox News was covering a low-speed chase in Phoenix, Ariz., and cut to live footage of the suspect getting out of his vehicle and running erratically through a field. The cameras continued rolling, giving viewers a clear aerial view of the man eventually stopping, pulling a gun from his pocket, appearing to shoot himself in the head and falling over.
As soon as the man appears to reach for the gun, Smith can be heard repeating insistently, "Get off it, get off it, get off it!" but the producers didn't cut in time — only switching back to Smith after the man was on the ground.
After a brief break, Smith explained to viewers that the production team had anticipated that something might go awry and had tried to prevent the footage from being broadcast.
"We created a five-second delay as if you were to bleep back your DVR five seconds ... so that we would see in the studio five seconds before you did," Smith explained. "So that if anything went horribly wrong, we'd be able to cut away from it without subjecting you to it. And we really messed up. And we're all very sorry. That didn't belong on TV. We took every precaution we knew how to take to keep that from being on TV, and I personally apologize to you that that happened."
He added: "That was wrong, and that won't happen again on my watch. And I'm sorry."
Michael Clemente, the executive vice president of Fox News, later issued a statement that said in part, "Unfortunately, this mistake was the result of a severe human error and we apologize for what viewers ultimately saw on the screen."
Police said the man was declared dead at the scene.
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Reporter's Oklahoma City
coverage vindicated
Appeals court dismisses defamation suit filed by Iraqi soldier
The U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed a lawsuit filed against a former Oklahoma City television reporter after finding that "defendants did not recklessly disregard the truth" in reporting on an Iraqi soldier's alleged involvement in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Building.
In short, says former KFOR reporter Jayna Davis, the appeals court "affirmed U.S. District Judge Timothy Leonard's November 17, 1999, ruling, which upheld as 'undisputed' all 50 statements of fact and opinion which set forth on the court record implicating former Iraqi soldier Hussain al-Hussaini in the 1995 bombing. …"
According to court documents, al-Hussaini alleged that the defendants – KFOR-TV, Jayna Davis, Brad Edwards and Melissa Klinzing – defamed him, invaded his privacy and intentionally inflicted emotional distress on him through news reports in June of 1995 accusing him of "complicity" in the April 19 attack on the Murrah building. But the appeals court disagreed.
"The news reports contained various comments about the potential bombers and displayed a photograph of an Iraqi man, who had been living in Oklahoma City since November of 1994, who might be the John Doe #2 sought by authorities in relation to the bombing," said the U.S. District Judge Tom Stagg, in writing for the appeals court last week. "The name of the man was never revealed by KFOR, and the face of the man was digitally concealed in all of the news reports. The reports generally related information gathered by KFOR's reporters tending to connect the unidentified man to the bombing."
"The plaintiff was unquestionably the unidentified man discussed in KFOR's news reports," the ruling continued. "Following KFOR's first four broadcasts, Hussain contacted other media outlets, voluntarily allowing his name and face to be broadcast on two other television stations and then also voluntarily identifying himself as the person in KFOR's news reports. Ultimately, it was determined that no John Doe No. 2 existed."
Davis said al-Husseini also admitted in court depositions filed with his lawsuit that he did serve in the Iraqi army. She has said she believes al-Husseini could be the mysterious John Doe No. 2 once sought by the FBI in connection with the Murrah attack that left 167 people – including 15 children – dead.
"After eight years of oppressive litigation, the courts have vindicated my work ethic as a dedicated journalist," Davis told WorldNetDaily. "The lawsuit was obviously designed to silence a legitimate investigation into Middle Eastern complicity in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing."
Davis continued, "In light of [the Justice Department's] recent disclosure of so-called Islamic charities posing as fronts to fund terrorist organizations, I would sincerely like to know who bankrolled this frivolous, but costly lawsuit against me and my former employer."
U.S. government officials have said they have discovered links between at least nine such charities and al-Qaida founder Osama bin Laden since the 9-11 attacks.
"After two separate lawsuits, both state and federal, this man was unable to produce even one witness affidavit establishing his whereabouts for the critical hours of April 19, 1995," Davis said. "The testimonies of several eyewitnesses who place him in the company of executed bomber Timothy McVeigh and fleeing the scene of the worst act of terrorism in 20th century America stand undisputed."
Two men were convicted of murder and conspiracy charges in the bombing – Timothy McVeigh, who was executed in June 2001, and Terry Nichols, who is serving a life sentence for his federal conviction on eight involuntary manslaughter counts and conspiracy.
Davis first gained notoriety when she reported that, according to her findings, there was a Middle Eastern connection to the OKC bombing. Specifically, she initially said the bombing was linked to seven men of Mideastern descent who had ties to bin Laden. But, she said, federal authorities investigating the bombing decided early on in their probe that the blast was the result of a domestic conspiracy, not a foreign one, "ignoring all evidence to the contrary."
The Washington, D.C.-based public-interest law firm Judicial Watch filed suit against Iraq in March 2002, alleging that Baghdad "masterminded" the OKC attack "in whole or in part." That suit is still pending.
Other reporters, authors and analysts have developed separate theories about the OKC bombing. J.D. Cash, an investigative reporter for the McCurtain Gazette in Idabel, Okla., says his evidence points to a group of white racists who aided McVeigh and Nichols.
The group, known as the Aryan Republican Army, which included McVeigh and possibly Nichols, robbed banks in the Midwest in the years leading up to the bombing, to finance "terrorist acts" against the federal government, Cash says.
The Associated Press reported in February that a pair of federal agencies – the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms – had information suggesting white supremacists living in a compound called Elohim City near OKC were considering attacking government buildings. But, the report said, neither agency passed on that information to federal officials in Oklahoma, documents and interviews showed.
The BATF even had an informant – Carol Howe – inside the Elohim City compound, who told her handlers before the bombing that extremists inside the camp were "preparing for a war with the U.S. government."
Authors Jack Cashill and James Sanders also hint at the Iraqi connection to OKC in their new book, "First Strike: Flight 800 and the Attack on America."
On July 16, 1996, one day before the airliner went down off the Long Island coast, a communiqu? was issued by the Islamic Change Movement – the name apparently used by Iraqi intelligence to take credit for terrorist acts, says Iraq scholar Laurie Mylroie.
It read in part: "The mujahedin [holy warriors] will deliver the ultimate response to the threats of the foolish American president. Everyone will be amazed at the size of that response."
The message warned, "Their time is at the morning-dawn," which corresponded to dusk in New York, the moment of TWA Flight 800's demise. On July 18, the Islamic Change Movement released another communiqu? through well-established Islamist terrorist channels in Beirut that read: "We carried out our promise with the plane attack of yesterday."
Davis said she was pleased with the verdict.
"[Al-Husseini] doesn't have a provable alibi," she told WorldNetDaily. "That's the broader statement, the broader ramification, of this ruling. And the evidence we put into the record – the two witnesses who identified him in a bar drinking beer with McVeigh [before the attack] and the one who identified him in a brown Chevy pickup speeding away from the site immediately after the attack – was unrefuted."


text: While it is true 0Ls don't know the language because they haven't prepared, when I wanted to learn Spanish, I moved to Spain for a year. I didn't pick up the language from "Spanish for Dummies." Likewise, law school is complete and total immersion. You will learn the language there, by reading cases and listening to professors. It is a system that has proven to be consistent. Don't freak out now. If you want to read a book about how to pass your first year, go for it, but it isn't necessary, and thousands of students have been successful in law school without it.


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"I Saw You" at the omelette station this morning
Who saw? Who was seen? Was it you?
Reply or see more "I Saw You" ads at alibi.com/personals
Hot, Anglo older (than me) man at the omelette station this morning. You tipped the chef. Did I catch you looking at me as I bent over to look in the cheese case? I was the petite brunette wandering around the salad bar area trying to see if you had a ring on your hand.
Your quiet presence was lovely and intriguing. You observed the words in your book and people wandering. We exchanged one or two gentle smiles. I was floating around in laundry day clothes, too shy to say hello. Conversation starters were everywhere, but I chose to let you read in peace instead. I hope to see you again, lost in a book, or watching the world behind a cup of coffee.
Last night I must have upset you at Sneakerz. You seemed intoxicated. We hadn't met prior, and you were pissed to meet me. You told me you were going to shart in my mouth if I didn't leave. Then you said your vagina was longer than my wiener. You are completely disgusting. I however am fascinated. Send me pics/vids to prove it. Bitch.
Hey, guys, those lapel cams sure are nifty if we want to see what kind of footwear a suspect was wearing after he was executed. It's too bad they never seem to work BEFORE and during the execution!


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Clayton Town Council briefs from Aug. 13 meeting.
Along with the parking concerns on East Street and scheduling of the cat workshop, there were a few other tidbits discussed at the Aug. 13 Clayton Town Council meeting.
Committee appointments
Howard Blackstone was approved for a new position on the Board of Adjustments. He will serve along with chairperson William Carrow, John Petro, Al Hill and Pat Kennedy.
Former council member Wayne Stover and Drew Thomson were approved as additions to the Planning & Zoning Committee. They will replace Dexter Perry and Larry Duhadaway. Other committee members are Eddy Seger, Bill Brockenbrough and chairperson Tom Watts.
Police Department grant
Clayton Police will receive a grant from the state through the Fund to Combat Violence Crime Program, Chief Brian Hill said.
The program was passed by the legislature last year; this is the first time Clayton Police are eligible for funding. Clayton will be allotted about $17,800.
Hill said the police department will be getting new computers.
"We're going to have new computer systems. A new network server, which we don't even have at this time so we're not linked to each other," Hill said. "And we're also going to have a new evidence program for recording evidence going in and out of the building."
These items are within the allotted amount and will be of no cost to the town as the grant is a sure thing.
"We look for that number to increase considerably, probably double next year for the department based on the funding that's coming in," Hill said.
Dealing with rundown buildings
The town is in the process of coming up with a way to deal with some of the rundown buildings in Clayton.
Town Foreman Jeff Hurlock presented a draft copy of a quick synopsis of a way they could address the problems Clayton is having with dilapidated houses that don't meet the building maintenance code in town. While the town has an agreement with First State Inspection Agency to do inspections, Hurlock said the company doesn't actually enforce property maintenance.
"I can give them [home owner] the first notice, but when it comes time to actually cite them, we have to have a certified code person to cite them and take them to court," Hurlock said.
Hurlock said he wasn't exactly of how to move forward in the process or what committee should take a look at the draft.
Councilman Dave Letterman said maybe the first step should be for town lawyer Scott Chambers to take a look at it and then bring it back to council.
"We just need somebody so we can have a mechanism put in place," Hurlock said.
The question of rundown homes was even brought up during public forum by a resident questioning boarded up homes on Smyrna Avenue. Mayor Tom Horn reiterated the fact there's no rebuttal during public forum, but did say this is exactly why Hurlock wants a mechanism to deal with such houses.


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Has anyone ever made a true analog sampler? I was reading the recent posts under the Korg DSS-1 in which one user declared it to be analog and several others rightly explained it is hybrid at best. The DSS-1 stores samples (and modeled harmonics and hand-drawn wave forms) as PCM samples, which are digital, which makes the oscillators digital in nature. Every other sampler I look at, no matter how analog the signal path, digitizes the samples in a certain number of bits even if the waveforms are captured analogically. Is there any sampler that stores actual analog waves and plays them back directly as analog signals? The only one I can think of is the Mellotron, which uses the actual analog recordings stored on strips of magnetic tape. Is there any sampler that does this more conveniently in circuitry? Even an experimental one that never went into production? Has any sampler ever been based on wire recording? (The predecessor of magnetic tape.) I could imagine a device much like a piano with linear array of wires, but operating like the Mellotron with moving read/write heads, or perhaps the wires spooled endlessly on a drum. I'm rather surprised the Mellotron designers didn't go with this technology rather than the much more fragile magnetic tape. Tape recording is much higher density, at least with later technology, but wire is hardier and would last much longer under continuous use.
More central to the proposition, the only difference I can see between analog and digital is resolution. Digital recording has a set resolution, but so does analog. An analog recording on, say, vinyl, is limited by the material's ability to retain the shape of a sound wave. The resolution could be down to a few molecules, but really depends on the size of the tip of the needle that cuts the track, and the needle that follows the track to play it back. That is a limit that can be compared to digital resolution. Magnetic recording is limited to the fineness of the magnetic domains which depend on the size of the iron oxide crystals in the medium. The crystals are huge on a molecular scale, so magnetic recording may not be as fine as vinyl recording as far as waveform resolution is concerned. I just read that, very soon, hard drives will be able to store ten times their current linear density. I haven't run the numbers, yet, but this might approach the physical resolution of analog recording devices. I realize that a digital recording could be made at or near analog resolution, but the wave file would be enormous. Nearly the size of some hard drives. The proposed drives would be able to store that in the current fraction of the drive. So, does this mean that future samplers will be able to store digital samples that are indistinguishable from analog samples? Will CPUs and DSPs at that stage be able to handle that density of signal flow? What is the near future of samplers?
Addendum: 78 RPM records play back audio at about 43 inches per second. Wire plays back at 24 inches per second, so wire recording could be considered nearly twice the audible density of early vinyl. 33⅓ RPM records play back at about 20 inches per second, exceeding the audible density of wire. Highest quality magnetic tape recording is typically 30 inches per second, with consumer quality at 7½ inches per second. This does not take into consideration the audible quality of the various recordings, but it is doubtful that wire at standard speed could sound as good as reel to reel tape at high quality speed.
Later: I just had a thought, after randomly remembering that old ST:TNG episode with the Dyson sphere, in which Scotty saves his own life by storing himself in a transporter pattern buffer for eighty years by feeding the buffer back into itself in a continuous loop. I'm getting the inkling of an electronic circuit concept that involves capacitors and diodes to create a self-sustaining signal loop, much like booster technology in communication networks only in a discreet closed system. A circuit that analyzes the signal that it is passing through it in real time and replicates the signal to feed back into the start of the circuit, maintaining the signal indefinitely. With enough refinement, it could be the basis for a solid-state analog sampler.


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Yea, it's a great idea for a story.
I was thinking of Groundhog Day. What about Groundhog Life? You live it over and over again, trying to make your life perfect, but in the end you realize, no matter what you do, there is no 'perfect'. It's just a concept in our minds that is unattainable. That first life was the one you always wanted with all its imperfections.
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Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) is one of the largest processors of oilseeds, corn, wheat and cocoa in the world, posting revenues of $62.9 billion.[1]It processes crops and makes them into food and Biofuels.
Because ADM sells crops, anything that increases demand for crops without damaging the supply tends to help the company. Some examples include increasing world population, consumption of meat, and the production of Biofuels and other crop based products (soy-based foam etc). The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2009-2018 predicts that crop demand will increase substantially in the next decade, even surpassing 2008 highs. [2] Much of the demand will be driven by emerging economies, especially China, which are already accounting for much of Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM)'s growth (especially in the soy-bean sector).
It is important to note that semi-drought conditions, and crop supply shortages that benefit agricultural fertilizer companies like Bunge (BG), Monsanto Company (MON), Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (POT), and Agrium (AGU) do not benefit ADM nearly as much. Agricultural fertilizer companies sell more yield-enhancers when crops are hard to grow, but ADM actually grows crops so it faces higher expenses during bad times. Crop shortages only benefit ADM from a competitive standpoint- they drive smaller farms out of business and make them easy acquisition targets for agricultural giants like ADM and Cargill.
ADM is a world leader in agribusiness segmented into four categories: oilseed processing, corn processing, agricultural services, and other. It also has a Corporate segment which accounts for some rather interesting accounting profits.
The following are more in depth descriptions of ADM's business lines.
ADM is involved in processing soybeans, cottonseed, sunflower seed, canola, peanuts, and flaxseed primarily for the food and feed industries. Crude oil is sold "as is" or is further processed into salad oils, margarine, shortening, etc. ADM also markets partially processed oil for use in industrial products such as chemicals, paints, and Biodiesel. ADM also sells oilseed meals to commercial Livestock and Poultry businesses, cottonseed flour to the Pharmaceutical Industry, and cotton cellulose pulp to chemical, paper, and filter companies.
ADM operates both wet and dry mills for the production of syrup, starch, glucose, dextrose, sweeteners, ethyl alcohol (both for beverages and fuel), among other products, for sale to the food and beverage industry. It also markets amino acids (for use by the pork and poultry industry), citric and lactic acid, sorbitol, and xantham gum.
The company recently announced that it would consider expanding into ethanol; now that market prices are down, the company may considering purchasing ethanol-refining plants and may even attempt to acquire ethanol companies.
This segment utilizes the company's elevators and transportation network to transport, store, buy, and clean commodities and then resells them to the agricultural processing industry. This in turn provides reliable services to its own processing operation.
ADM is involved in various other operations including: milling wheat, corn, and milo into flour; processing cocoa beans into liquor, butter, powder, chocolate, and other compounds; producing wheat starch, gluten, and lecithin; producing soy flour, soy grits, soy protein, and soy isolates; producing vitamin E; raising fish; processing and distributing edible beans; producing and distributing formula feeds and animal health and nutrition products.
Archer Daniels Midland announced earnings of $578 million for the third quarter of 2011, a 32% increase (or $157 million) from year-ago earnings.[3] Operating profit also increased to $1.0 billion for the quarter, a 45% (or $310 million) increase from Q3 FY 2010.[3] ADM posted growth in all of its operating segments.[3] Oilseeds Processing income increased from $405 million to $512 million.[3] Corn processing increased from $104 million to $204 million. Agricultural services increased to $171 million from $165 million and other income increased to $119 million from $22 million.[3]
Archer Daniels Midland announced net earnings of $732 million for the second quarter of 2011, up $165 million from year ago earnings.[4] Operating profits similarly increased to a record $1.4 billion for the quarter, up $392 million - or 40% - from year ago results.[4] Leading these segment improvements were gains in the corn processing and agricultural services sectors.[4] These segment profits increased by $109 million and $276 million respectively.[4] Gains in corn processing can be attributed to rising gas prices and increased demand for ethanol substitutes. Oilseeds processing, however, fell by $27 million for the quarter.[4]
Archer Daniels Midland posted quarterly earnings of $345 million for the first quarter of 2011, a $151 million drop from the same quarter in 2010.[5] Segment operating profit also decreased by $9 million when compared to year ago results, finishing at $765 million.[5] Losses were driven primarily by changing inventory valuations.[5] Both oilseeds processing and corn processing saw increases in earnings for the quarter, increased by $24 million and $153 million respectively.[5] Earnings for oilseeds processing finished at $308 million and corn processing culminated at $341 million.[5] Agricultural services and other segments saw decreased earnings compared to year ago results with agricultural services finishing at $132 million and earnings from other segments posting losses of $16 million.[5]
Archer Daniels Midland posted earnings of $1.9 billion for the year of 2010 as well as operating profit of $3.2 billion, increases of $246 million and $786 million respectively.[6] Fourth quarter earnings were $446 million, and increase of $388 million from year-ago earnings.[6] Segment operating profit similarly increased, totaling $799 million, an increase of $591 million from operating profit one year ago.[6]
Oilseeds Processing profit increased by $132 million for the quarter, totaling $359 million.[6] Corn Processing also increased by $151 million, totaling $140 million.[6] Agricultural services increased by $195 million to $178 million for the quarter.[6] Earnings were driven by higher sales volumes as well as higher bioproducts results.[6]
Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) is betting on ethanol by maintaining its corn operations and ethanol production plants. If ethanol does become a major fuel alternative to gasoline then the company will gain profits on a large portion of its business. Ethanol in the U.S. is produced from corn, which ADM grows and processes.
The demand for Ethanol and biofuels increases when gas prices are extremely high. Despite this preference, ethanol is about 15-20% less efficient than gasoline, and studies have shown it needs to be about 40 cents cheaper per gallon to compete. [7]
But assuming corn and soy biofuels remain the primary alternative energy prospect, if petroleum prices go up, demand for both corn and soy biofuel will increase. Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) is hoping the government will favor ethanol by mandating that cars use a 15% ethanol blend by 2010. [8]
Emerging Market indices have outperformed the US markets by over 40% on a dollar adjusted basis prior to the turn of the decade. [9] Prosperity in the developing world has resulted in a demand for more agriculture intensive food. For example the average Chinese citizen now eats twice as much meat as he/she did in 1990.[10] Each pound of meat produced requires about 16 pounds of grain for feed, which increases demand for Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM)'s products. [11]Not only does the growth of emerging markets benefit agricultural production, but it also increases aggregate oil demand, which in turn encourages bio-fuel production.
Thus, a stronger developing world means a better business for Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM), assuming it can displace local competition. Chinese soy consumption was one of the company's few growth areas from 2008-2009.
The amount of arable land worldwide is dwindling. The population boom has cut the amount of arable land per person in half over the past 50 years.[12] As population and personal incomes in developing regions of the world increase, the worldwide demand for food also has increased. Worldwide population has grown 12% in the past ten years, while farm acreage has grown only 2%.[13]
Brazil, China, and India are three of the five most populous countries and are trying to meet the growing demand for food, fuel, and feed for livestock. [14] With their respective populations on the rise, these countries need to make the most of the arable land they have. In addition, weather factors such as temperature, rain, floods, droughts, and hurricanes destroy arable land for a particular crop season and render land unusable for a few seasons.
Reduction in arable land encourages yield increases, which favors large conglomerates like the Archer Daniel Midlands companies. Think about a private farmer. He does not have the same irrigation contracts, expertise, and seed distribution networks that a major corporation enjoys due to Economies of scale. Increased need for world production in the context of less land will benefit major corporations like Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) (though they will benefit irrigation and fertilizer companies like Monsanto Company (MON) and Valmont Industries (VMI) more).
While ADM competes with many different companies across all of its operating segments, it does not have a competitor with which it competes across all of its segments. Its primary competitor is Cargill, the world's second largest privately held business. Bunge (BG) also competes with ADM. As the graphs show, Cargill dwarfs both ADM and Bunge in terms of net revenue. Archer Daniels, however, unlike Bunge, has nearly caught up to Cargill in net earnings. Showing that ADM efficiency allows it to turn a great profit without having such large revenues.
With the world's population expected to rise to 9.1 Billion by the year 2050, feeding humanity, --according to a recent Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations report-- will require a 70 percent increase in global food production. Look for a marked increase in corn and soybean production in by mid-century.[1]


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How can I tell my folks to end the negativity?
Q. This question has been stewing for a long time, and I really don't know what to do. Two years ago my brother and his now-wife were preparing to get married and felt so much pressure, judgment and negativity from my parents leading up to the wedding that they almost uninvited them. That relationship has since repaired a bit, though there is still a lot of tension.
My parents are now applying the screws to my relationship, my life and all of my decisions. They disapprove. Have resorted to screaming and yelling, angry 2 a.m. emails, and making it blatantly clear my significant other is unwelcome at holidays. They say, "But he's welcome! I think we were very civil to him when we saw him in August" -- but the "civility" was palpable tension and anxiety.
I've explained boundaries to them: that if this relationship DOES work, they're making it really stressful, and if it doesn't, I will distance myself super far away from them to avoid this type of intervention in the future.
I'm a happy, successful person in my early 30s and their attitude is a major negative force in my life. How do I make it go away without cutting them out?
A. I appreciate the idea of a boundary, but what you set down is not a boundary, it's a pair of consequences. Consequences are an important part of boundaries, which I'll get to in a second, but they need to be immediate, concrete and directed at the people whose invasiveness you're trying to thwart.
One of your consequences is so deep into the future as to be nearly abstract: If your relationship doesn't work out -- in however many months or years you give it to play out -- then you'll move away? Imagine a mousetrap that snaps two years post-snatching of cheese.
Your other consequence is "making it really stressful" -- for you. So, they snatch the cheese, and you get snapped?
A viable boundary involves a cause (their behavior), an effect (your response to their behavior), a clear statement of your position, and a direct consequence:
Cause: "Mom, Dad -- recently you've responded to my choices with pressure, judgment and negativity, and you did a similar thing to Brother as he was planning his wedding."
Effect: "When you scream, yell and send me 2 a.m. emails, I feel stressed and (your other feelings here)."
Position: "I will no longer discuss my relationship or my decisions with you -- not until you're ready to trust that you raised me well enough to handle my own life, including any mistakes I make."
Consequence: If they keep up the hysterics, you respond calmly and decisively by ... hanging up the phone/leaving the room/deleting the email/opting out of the family holiday.
This gives your parents a chance to make an immediate connection -- that if they impose their opinions on you when you haven't asked for them, then you will not stick around to be badgered. Better they learn this now, in low-conflict, single-encounter-size increments, than in your abrupt overseas relocation after years of bitter arguing.
Q. My daughter is engaged. This will be her second marriage and her fiance's first. Her first wedding was a traditional, expensive affair that my wife and I paid for.
We are wondering what we should be doing for her second wedding. We are approaching retirement age and need to continue throwing money there. We have a son who likely will be getting married in a year or two and another son who hopefully will be following suit in the not distant future. First marriages for both. My daughter is in her early 30s and the fiance is a year younger.
A. Short answer: Do whatever you want.
Slightly less short answer: Do what you can afford and think is fair to all your kids.
Preachy answer: Don't let your opinion of marriage or remarriage influence your decision. When your kids are old enough to marry, they're old enough to be spared attempts at puppeteering by purse strings.
Contingent answer: Hope she doesn't expect or ask you for anything and makes this whole question a moot point.
Pre-emptive answer for other parents with a question like this in their future: Plan ahead, and not just financially. Also prepare yourselves philosophically by figuring out how you'd handle a child who remarries or doesn't marry at all; or one who can afford to pay his or her own way versus one who can't; or one whose vision of a tasteful wedding differs vastly from yours or from a previously married sibling's; or just different kids wanting or needing different things from you. We're all familiar with the power of unintended consequences, but unintended messages pack some serious power, too. Don't risk sending one by failing to think things through.
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NTL is tinkering with a couple of its broadband products to bring them in line with those offered by Telewest.
From 1 June, NTL punters hooked up to the cableco's 2 meg service will see the speed of their service doubled to 4 meg at the same price of £24.99 a month. The upgrades are to be carried out throughout June.
At the same time the firm is to ditch the 75 gig usage limit on its 10 meg service.
The shake-up means that from June both NTL and Telewest will offer broadband products with speeds of up to 10 meg and up to 4 meg. Telewest entry level service sits at 2 meg, while NTL's starts at 1 meg.
In March, NTL and Telewest merged to create a mega cableco with more than five million residential punters in the UK. Last month, NTL confirmed it is to acquire Virgin Mobile as part of a billion pound master plan to create a giant communications company to take on pay TV outfit Sky and incumbent telco BT.
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Tonight at 5: Go inside a debt collection agency
Tonight at 5: Go inside a debt collection agency
If you've ever had a bad experience with a debt collector, you're not alone. The debt collection industry ranked number one for consumer complaints in 2012, according to the Better Business Bureau.
Tim Elgin, of Townville, recalls what a debt collector said to him soon after Elgin's brother passed away.
"He said, 'Somebody needs to dig him up and have him pay his bills,'" Elgin said. "I have never ran across somebody that was so cold and heartless."
But debt collectors say a "few bad apples" have hurt the entire industry's reputation.
Tonight at 5, News 4's Tim Waller goes inside the largest debt collection firm in South Carolina for a rare look at how they operate and the pressures they face when trying to recover a debt.


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Informing without overwhelming
While a district should include in its parent notifications all the information that parents need to make informed decisions, it also needs to be wary of presenting parents with too much information all at once. Developing a notification letter that meets the law's requirements and includes any additional needed information and that does not overwhelm parents can indeed be a difficult task, but it is not an impossible one. In crafting truly user-friendly notification letters, districts should strive to find a balance between under-informing and inundating parents.
Using attachments. A notification letter that is written in plain, simple, and succinct language using the tools described above can be an important first step in the effort to provide appropriate information without overwhelming parents. Beyond this, a district might consider limiting the contents of its notification letters to what is absolutely necessary to help parents learn about their public school choice or SES options. As for information that is not required by law but is nonetheless needed in a fully informative parent notice as described above, a district may include it in an attachment or in other supplemental materials. However, if a district opts not to include a required component of parent notification in the letter, it must be sure to include this component in an attachment to the letter when it goes out in order to ensure compliance.
Including an SES provider catalog. Rather than include descriptions of SES providers' services, qualifications, and evidence of effectiveness in the letter itself—which can result in quite a lengthy notice if there are many providers serving the district—a district might consider developing, as some have done, a separate catalog of SES providers that includes this required information and attach it to the parent notice. The district might also consider including additional general information about SES in the catalog to further assist parents in choosing a provider. In developing such a catalog, a district should be mindful of the bases on which parents make decisions about SES and present information about SES providers in multiple ways. For instance, in addition to providing individual descriptions of providers' services, a district could include a chart that conveniently summarizes providers' services and allows for comparisons of providers based on key considerations such as provider type (site-based, in-home, online, etc.), location of services, and number of hours or sessions offered.
Including a public school choice catalog. Districts might consider developing a similar catalog of the schools available as transfer options, where appropriate. In addition to the information districts are required to provide about transfer schools (e.g., measures of academic achievement), districts could also include descriptions of special academic programs or facilities, the availability of before- or after-school programs, and the professional qualifications of teachers at these schools.
For more information on providing materials in a supplement to parent notices, see "Using supplemental materials" on page 18.


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DURHAM, N.C. - Former Duke University standout Mistie (Bass) Mims has signed a two-year contract with the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA. Mims - formerly Mistie Bass - is a 6-foot-3 forward who appeared in 120 games over five seasons with both the Houston Comets and Chicago Sky. Selected out of Duke with the 21st overall pick in the 2006 WNBA Draft, Mims is expected to be the complementary front-court role player Jessica Moore became during the 2011 season. Moore, now a free agent, recently had an arthroscopic procedure on her left knee and is in rehabilitation."We were in the free agent market because we're not sure Jessica Moore is going to be able to play at the beginning of the season," Connecticut Sun coach Mike Thibault said. "Mistie is somebody we have been looking at for a couple of years. She can play both post positions. She fits into our style. She's a post player who can run the floor. She's a good offensive rebounder and a good defender in our defensive scheme, particularly against the posts we have to face in our conference. She will be able to play with either Tina (Charles) or Asjha (Jones) and complement them."Mims did not play in the WNBA during the 2011 season, but she is currently averaging a league-high 19.7 points per game for Challes-Les-Eaux in the French League. Playing for the same team in 2010-11, Mims was the MVP among foreign players, averaging 19.1 points and 9.2 rebounds."She is a high, high energy player, and I think she will fit in great with the personalities on our team," Thibault said. "The chemistry will be terrific with her."A letterwinner at Duke from 2003-06, Mims scored 1,409 points and had 800 rebounds over 142 career contests with the Blue Devils. She was a three-time All-ACC selection and helped lead Duke to the NCAA Final Four in 2003 and 2006. The Sun will open their 10th season on May 19th at New York, and will return home to host the Liberty the next day at Mohegan Sun Arena at 5 p.m.For more information on the Connecticut Sun, visit www.connecticutsun.com. Sun season ticket plans for the 2012 season are currently on sale and can be reserved by calling a Sun Ticket Sales Representative at 1.877.SUN.TIXX or by e-mailing the Sun at firstname.lastname@example.com. To purchase season tickets online, visit http://tinyurl.com/seasontickets2012. Deposits are also now being accepted for mini plans. - d - u - k - e -


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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Two Chinese companies have signed an $11.2 billion deal to build a new railway, a port and a steel factory in Cambodia.
San Sok Lika, a Cambodian official working with Chinese-owned Cambodia Iron and Steel Mining Industry, said Friday that construction on the projects should begin by July.
The projects include a 400-kilometer (249-mile) rail line which will run from a steel plant in northern Preah Vihear province to a port in Koh Kong in Cambodia's southwest.
A statement issued by the two companies said the deal was signed Dec. 31.
Steel Mining Industry is based in Cambodia's capital, Phnom Penh. The other company involved in the project, China Railway Group, is based in China.
Chinese companies have invested heavily in impoverished Cambodia over the last decade in projects ranging from hydroelectric dams to agriculture.


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Study finds lakes filling faster with sediment
Study finds lakes filling faster with sediment
A new study says sediment buildup in Iowa's natural lakes has accelerated despite soil conservation efforts.
The Gazette reports that the Iowa State University study authors say the buildup could damage wildlife habitat and contribute to other environmental problems.
In the study, core samples from 32 natural lakes were taken to track sediment deposits over the past 150 years.
ISU professor John Downing says the study showed that in 1900 it took more than 23 years for an inch of sediment to settle at the bottom of a lake. He says it takes only four years for that to occur now.


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Not to nitpick as I agree with general sentiment but Luongo signed the deal in 2009, after getting lit up ONCE by the Blackhawks.Mondi wrote:Luongo was re-signed after getting lit up in back-to-back year by the Hawks.
IMO, he was never the same as a goalie in big games after '09 versus the Hawks. Yet, Gillis gave a player coming off two bad playoffs and in his 30s a 12-year-deal.
I agree though that he was never the same goalie after Game 6 against the 'Hawks. It was not only player but franchise defining (Farhan's beloved 'mental fragility').
For me that was the turning point in Luongo's career when he went from being the next Roy/Brodeur to the next Cujo.
And what's insane about the whole thing is that it really came down to that one game. Luongo was actually fine the rest of the series. Yes he gave up 6 goals in game 2 of the series but he bounced back with tremendous performances in game 3 and 4 in Chicago. If you look back at that series, the Canucks were reverting to a defensive shell, relying on their superstar goalie to shut down the high octane Chicago offense. And he nearly put them up 3-1.
But game 6.... that was one of the most memorable games in Canucks history. It was the one game where the Canucks truly deserved to win and Luongo completely imploded. I couldn't believe my eyes, as I felt like Cloutier had been reincarnated in the form of our superstar goalie.
Luongo was spectacular in 2007 playoffs, completely blanked the Blues in the first round of the 2009 playoffs, and then the Blackhawks....
From that point forward, there 'bouts of inconsistency, unheralded shakiness.... the unflappable confidence/arrogance of being the best goalie of his generation was gone. I wonder what would have happened to this team, to Luongo if we didn't collide with the 'Hawks in '09.
So yes in short, the timing of the 12 year signing was a little suspect though not as suspect as it would have been in '10.


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Canada's Filip Peliwo named ITF junior world champion
Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams named International Tennis Federation world champs
Being named junior tennis player of the year was a big moment for Filip Peliwo, even if the Vancouver native knew it was coming for three months.
The 18-year-old who reached the junior boys final of all four grand slam tournaments this year, winning at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, got the confirmation Tuesday when the International Tennis Federation announced its champions for 2012.
Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams were named world champions while Peliwo and American Taylor Townsend took the junior titles. Djokovic won the men's award for the second straight year, while Williams took the honour for the third time in her career.
Peliwo, the first player to reach all four grand slam finals in 28 years, is the first Canadian to hold two grand slam singles titles.
"I expected it to happen after I finished the U.S. Open [in September]," Peliwo said at the national team training centre. "It feels great just to be finally recognized officially as the world No. 1 junior."
He lost the Australian Open final to Luke Saville and the French Open final to Kimmer Coppejans, then beat Saville to take Wimbledon and Liam Broady to win the U.S. title.
He said consistency was the biggest factor in his final year of junior tennis.
"I managed to be able to bring my game up in the big tournaments and the grand slams, even when I wasn't playing my best," said Peliwo. "I found ways to win matches I was down in.
"Everything came together, whether it was my game, my mental strength, my consistency, the physical part. Hopefully I'll be able to keep that going."
His victory at Wimbledon came a day after Genie Bouchard of Westmount, Que., made history as the first Canadian grand slam singles winner when she took the junior girls title. Bouchard also took the junior doubles crown.
They were part of an unprecedented surge in Canadian tennis that saw power-hitting Milos Raonic rise to 13th in men's world rankings and the Davis Cup team maintain its place in the prestigious World Group for 2013.
Veteran Daniel Nestor of Toronto, the only other Canadian ITF world champion, has won eight grand slam doubles titles.
Peliwo will be at the sold-out Thunderbird Sports Centre in Vancouver when Canada faces Spain in Davis Cup first-round action Feb. 1-3, but only as a practice partner for Raonic, Nestor, 125th-ranked Vasek Pospisil and the rest of the squad.
"I'll hit with the guys, take in the experience," he said. "If it happens, I'm hoping maybe to play a dead rubber [a meaningless game when a best-of-five series is already decided]. You never know. I'm not expecting it, but it would be a great experience."
Climb up the rankings
Peliwo is beginning his own climb up the world rankings. He lost to Pospisil in the semifinals of a small event in Rimouski, Que., in March, but only turned pro for good after the U.S. Open.
Since then he had another semifinal appearance in Winnipeg, and made a first pro final Nov. 18 at an ITF Futures tournament in Mexico, losing to 18-year-old Frenchman Lucas Pouille.
"I ended up losing to someone I know pretty well from juniors, so that was a bit disappointing," he said. "I beat him earlier this year, but I didn't play as well as I'd hoped.
"It was great to get past that semifinal barrier. I'm worming my way up there."
Peliwo is ranked 522nd and his goal for 2013 is to reach the top 250 or better.
"I'll work on developing my weapons while still playing really solid, like the top guys," he said. "The top guys don't usually blow people off the court.
"They just wear them out completely with their consistency and by moving them around."
Peliwo plans to spend the holidays with his family in Vancouver, then head to Florida in January for three Futures tournaments ahead of the Davis Cup.
Djokovic won the Australian Open and was runner-up at the French Open and U.S. Open. He finished the season No. 1 in the ATP rankings with six tour titles.
Williams won Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and the Olympic gold medal. She had a tour-best 58-4 record and seven titles.
American twins Bob and Mike Bryan were named men's doubles world champions for the ninth time in 10 years, while Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci of Italy took the women's doubles award.
Esther Vergeer of Netherlands won the women's wheelchair tennis award for the 13th consecutive year and Stephane Houde of France was named the men's winner.
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From Google Android devices to the Apple iPhone, there is no shortage of mobile devices making their way into the enterprise. So far, mobile malware has remained a nascent threat next to the flood of Trojans, rootkits and viruses targeting PCs. But that doesn't mean the iPhone in your pocket isn't being targeted, or that enterprises don't need to factor mobile threats in to their security assessments. On the contrary, the growing consumerization of IT means businesses are under increasing pressure to meet the demands of managing and securing mobile devices.
So what do some of the latest malware threats to your smartphone look like? We have gathered some examples to paint an image of recent threats that have knocked on the digital doors of smartphone users around the world, as well as what businesses should consider when crafting policies to protect their employees and their data.


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Matthew Schuler & Caroline Pennell: 'The Voice' Top 12 Performances - Watch Now!
Matthew Schuler and Caroline Pennell hit the stage for the first live show during the Top 12 episode of The Voice on Monday night (November 11) in Los Angeles.
The 20-year-old Pennsylvania native took on the classic "Hallelujah," while the 17-year-old New Jersian sang "Wake Me Up" by Avicii.
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"Good Morning. It's an honor to still be here on the Voice and it's all thanks to you guys. Thank you for voting for me #TOP12," Matthew recently tweeted.
Watch Matthew and Caroline perform during the Top 12 show below!
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Detection Systems
Detection Systems
The Detection Systems Group supports MSSL's space instrumentation projects and carries out research and development into the underlying physics of detectors and instrument systems. Most of MSSL's flight hardware projects have been built on a foundation of detector development. The selection of instruments to fly on spacecraft is a highly competitive process and it is essential for MSSL to maintain its position at the forefront of detector technology.
The Photon Detection Systems group specialises in detecting light over a range of wavelengths, from infrared and optical to high energy X-rays and Gamma-rays. These detectors are used in astronomical telescopes or earth observations.
The Plasma Detection Systems group designs detectors for particles, used in studying the physical interaction between the Earth and the Sun and the fundamental physics of space plasmas.
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OVB Outside Vertical Bar
VRCB Volatility Reduced Compression Bar
Brent Crude Oil (March '13):
- Short Term Trends are bullish.
- Confirmation of a top with a range violation on 01/11/13 @ 109.13. Confirmation of a bottom with a close violation on 12/12/12 @ 107.17. Upside Targets = 110.67 – 111.37.
- March Brent Crude continued to slowly move higher on Friday as it made new highs for the year but closed back below the daily mid-range and inside the daily RBB for the only time last week.
- With an IT double VRCB formation established last week, Brent has a 99.875% chance of having a weekly trading range greater than $2.49 this week, which will either help push Brent through the $115 ceiling or start a ST correction back down to below $110.
- Projected Daily Range: 1.12
- Projected Weekly Range: 3.50
- Projected Monthly Range: 7.54
WTI Crude Oil (March '13):
- Short Term Trends are bullish.
- Confirmation of a bottom with a range violation on 01/08/13 @ 93.36. Confirmation of a bottom with a close violation on 12/18/12 @ 88.40. Upside Targets = 96.36 – 97.57.
- Second consecutive inside day generated on Friday.
- March WTI Crude Oil was unable to build on last week's positive momentum as it traded out to the side virtually all week and actually closed down from the previous week.
- Given that WTI generated its second VRCB week in the past three trading weeks, if it is unable to trade and close outside of last week's high, WTI could be forming a ST top that could see the market fall back below $92.
- Projected Daily Range: 1.55
- Projected Weekly Range: 3.29
- Projected Monthly Range: 7.18
Natural Gas (February '13):
- Short Term trend is bearish.
- Confirmation of a bottom with a range violation on 01/14/2013 @ 3.359. Confirmation of a bottom with a close violation on 01/14/2013 @ 3.373. Upside Targets = 3.583 – 3.628.
- VRCB generated on Friday making new lows on the current move @ 3.423.
- March Natural Gas logged a small gain on Friday with bearish divergent price action in a tight trading session as traders seemed at odds on the next direction of the trade.
- With current weather forecast signaling an end to the recent cold spell that has plagued the northeast, natural gas could drop to the mid-$3.30s before any buyers return and the next, and possibly last, up leg of the season begins.
- Projected Daily Range: .099
- Projected Weekly Range: .250
- Projected Monthly Range: .492


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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry met his Sudanese counterpart for talks on Monday on the South Sudan peace process and conflict-hit areas like Darfur, but did not raise U.S. concerns over the government's crackdown on protesters, the State Department said.
The talks with Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Ahmed Karti focused on peace between Sudan and South Sudan, and the need to address the root causes of conflicts in Darfur, Blue Nile and southern Kordofan regions of the country.
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Kerry did not repeat the United States' concerns about excessive force used last week against protesters demanding the resignation of veteran President Omar Hassan Bashir.
"It was not a topic in the meeting," Psaki said. "This was not a long meeting, they discussed a range of issues and clearly we've condemned it and continue to given our concern."
About 34 people have been killed and 700 arrested during a week of unrest in central Sudan over fuel subsidy cuts. In a statement on Friday, condemning the "brutal crackdown" on protests and expressing deep concern over the "heavy handed approach."
The subsidy cuts have been driven by a severe financial crunch since the secession of oil-producing South Sudan in 2011, which deprived Khartoum of three-quarters of the crude output it relied on for state revenues and dollars used for food imports.
Bashir has remained in power for almost 25 years despite armed rebellions, U.S. trade sanctions, an economic crisis and an indictment from the International Criminal Court for war crimes in the Western Darfur region.
Khartoum summoned the U.S. charge d'affairs in Khartoum on Friday to protest against the United States' failure to issue Bashir a visa to attend the U.N. General Assembly in New York.
Bashir's indictment for war crimes by the ICC was one of the considerations in the visa application, the State Department had said.
Psaki said Karti raised the issue of Bashir's visa during Monday's talks with Kerry. "It came up but was certainly far from a focus of the meeting," she said, declining to elaborate on the discussion or whether the United States had declined the visa application.
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For the second year in a row, Brewer Science has been named to a prestigious list of top workplaces in a survey conducted by The St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
For the second year in a row, Brewer Science has been named to a prestigious list of top workplaces in a survey conducted by The St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Brewer Science, a leading global technology company headquartered in Rolla, was recognized for its company culture and employee satisfaction.
"We work hard to create a company culture that makes Brewer Science a great place to work, and it's rewarding to see that work validated with this survey," said Dr. Terry Brewer, president and founder of Brewer Science. "We are inspired every day by our team for whom we provide a unique environment that encourages creativity and innovation that does change the world."
Brewer Science received this recognition by The St. Louis Post-Dispatch following a review of the company that included an employee survey measuring the level of worker satisfaction in the following areas: opportunities for growth, teamwork, work/life balance, work environment, quality and customer focus, fairness, mission and purpose, respect for management, respect for employees, diversity, workplace resources and communication.
Brewer Science made its mark in the area of microelectronics, creating processes and products that allowed smartphones and other electronic devices to become smaller, faster, and more powerful.
The company specializes in creating advanced materials critical for manufacturing next-generation high-tech smartphones, tablet computers and other portable devices.
Brewer Science is also a leader in the emerging field of carbon nanotube technology, which has the potential to dramatically reduce power consumption, as well as a broad range of applications from health care to national security.
The company recently announced a major expansion in Vichy that will result in the creation of 65 new Missouri jobs.


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Officers in Ohio have arrested Brian Adkison, the man who led lake area officers on a massive manhunt in June.
Officers have arrested the man who led lake area officers on a massive manhunt in June and later escaped from jail hundreds of miles from where he committed violent crimes.
Police in Westlake, Ohio, arrested Brian J. Adkison, 23, shortly before 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Adkison has been on the run since breaking out of the Caldwell County jail Aug. 11. He was being held on kidnapping, domestic assault and protection order violations out of Caldwell County for the abduction and assault of a University of Missouri medical student.
No one had seen Adkison since fleeing the jail in white boxer shorts until the early morning hours of Tuesday, Sept. 3, when police in the Cleveland suburb approached Adkison, who was sleeping in a pickup truck at a hotel. As police approached him, he took off, leading authorities on a high speed chase. The truck was stolen from West Virginia and licensed in Pennsylvania.
According to Westlake Police Captain Guy Turner, a resident who saw a photo of Adkison spotted the fugitive Wednesday morning riding a bicycle through the town and called police. Officers from six jurisdictions chased Adkison as he attempted to flee police through the woods on the bicycle.
Adkison later attempted to enter a nursing home, prompting employees to call the police. Turner said the wanted man did not want to surrender his hands and a brief struggle ensued before Adkison was taken into custody.
Turner described Adkison's behavior in an Ohio jail to be "difficult, to put it nicely."
He also said his officers were happy to bring some peace to a situation that has had entire communities on edge in Missouri.
Before breaking out of the Caldwell County jail, Adkison led police on a weeklong manhunt throughout the lake area the week of June 17. He was arrested in Morgan County on June 21 after breaking into area homes, stealing a vehicle and a vessel and causing dozens of officers to respond to the lake area from across mid-Missouri.
Adkison has additional charges in Caldwell County for escape while under arrest for a felony and damage to jail property. He is facing burglary charges in Morgan County. He has a lengthy criminal record spanning throughout most of central/north central Missouri.


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