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It Is All About BTC, LTC, ETH, ZEC mining as well as other alternative crypto currencies
The crypto mining and deposits with interest platform OXBTC has announced a Red Envelopes promotion in celebration to the Chinese New Year. This promotion allows newly registered users to get some free Bitcoin cloud mining hashrate at the platform absolutely free for 1 month. Depending on your luck you, when you open your Red Envolope, you might win between 1 GHS and 1000 GHS and the hashrate you get will be available in your account for 1 month and you get to keep all of the profits it generates without having to invest or buy anything. The duration of the promotion is between February 22nd and March 6th, so don't miss your chance to get some free hashrate for a month and earn some extra BTC.
This promotion is probably in order to stimulate more people to buy cloud mining hashrate at the platform as apparently there is not much interest from users as expected with the high prices for hashrate. The initial price of $0.499 USD per GHS with $0.0009 USD per GHS per day maintenance fee was not very attractive and while there is now a new price at $0.399 USD per GHS with $0.0007 USD per GHS per day maintenance fee it is still not too attractive with the recent jumps in Bitcoin's network hashrate and difficulty. The $13 USD per MHS for Litecoin cloud mining hashrate is also pretty high (Maintenance Fee: $0.02 / MHS / Day), even though LTC has shown pretty stable difficulty level and price for quite a while making it more predictable for profit calculation on the long term. With the not so great track record that the company previously had with the ZeusHash it is no wonder that they are not doing great with hashrate sales in this new platform as well, but when they give you free hashrate why not take it anyway.
Unfortunately their deposits with interest service is getting less attractive than it was before with Current Deposits down from 0.02% daily to 0.01% (cut in half) and the 30-Day Fixed Deposits are down from 15% APY to just 7%. Interestingly enough the HalleyBTC Bitcoin savings investment platform operated by the same people still has the same 0.02% daily interest rate and 15% APY for 3-day fixed deposits.
– To check out the OXBTC platform and their Red Envelopes free hashrate promotion…
A new cryptocurrency investment platform has been launched called OXBTC that combines Bitcoin and Litecoin cloud mining with Bitcoin and Litecoin deposits with interest. What the service essentially combines is the ZeusHash cloud mining platform with the HalleyBTC Bitcoin savings investment platform and is apparently operated by the same people behind these two other services. OXBTC extends a bit the basic functionality offered by the other two platforms and combines them into a single one to make it easy for users, or this should be the idea, but it could as easy be considered as a rebranding just to attract new customers. The claims that they are making about the "World's Highest ROI" on their homepage are probably a bit far fetched, especially with the cloud mining with the not so low prices and the recent serious jump in the difficulty of the Bitcoin network especially, so the part with the deposits with interest might be more attractive option.
The extra advantage available here is that you can have both deposits in BTC and in LTC and you have two options – 0.02% daily interest rate on deposits or 30-day fixed deposit with 15% Expected APY, available for both Bitcoin and Litecoin. The difference from HalleyBTC is the availability of Litecoin deposits here, however the 90-day Fixed deposit with 17% Expected APY is not available at OXBTC.
The other option you have is to invest in cloud mining hashrate and you again have the option to purchase both SHA256 hashrate for mining Bitcoin as well as Scrypt hashrate for mining Litecoin, just like on ZeusHash, however here you should also have the ability to trade the hashrate you have purchased. The market for trading BTC and LTC cloud mining hashrate however is still not operational apparently as the service has just launched, so it will most likely become active shortly. The regular price for cloud mining hashrate is 0.499 USD per GHS for Bitcoin hashrate (Maintenance Fee: $0.0009 / GHS / Day) and 13 USD per MHS for Litecoin hashrate (Maintenance Fee: $0.02 / MHS / Day). The prices here are a bit higher than they were at ZeusMiner, but the maintenance fee is a bit lower and OXBTC also offers Scrypt hashrate that is no longer available for quite some time at ZeusMiner.
The new platform might seem quite interesting to check out, however we would advice caution with it, because it is apparently being operated by the same people behind ZeusMiner and ZeusHash and we have seen some negative things from them. For example there were numerous issues with their cloud mining platform and even at the moment ZeusMiner is not fully functional, wallets are not working and you cannot withdraw any balances and mining does not seem to be working. Their other platform HalleyBTC does seem to be working fine for the moment, but we would still advice caution – better be safe than sorry. Still, more out of curiosity, we are going to be checking out the new service to see what they have made this time.
– To check out the new OXBTC deposits with interest and cloud mining platform…
The cloud mining service Genesis Mining has added options for its users to mine alternative SHA-256 based crypto coins besides Bitcoin with the purchased hashrate. This is probably the first and only one to offer such service for cloud mining contracts for SHA-256 hashrate, just like they also did with the Scrypt cloud mining hashrate and the option for mining alternative coins and not only LTC. The new SHA-256 coin that you can choose to is currently Unobtanium (UNO), or you can choose to have your most profitable coins mined and automatically exchanged for BitcoinDark (BTCD), DarkCoin (DRK) or Litecoin (LTC).
Genesis Mining has been out of stock for their Scrypt cloud mining hashrate for a while, so currently you can only purchase SHA-256 cloud hashrate and the ability to mine only UNO or BTCD or to share your hashrate between these is interesting, and hopefully we are going to see some other coins available soon. Regarding Scrypt hashrate, since the hardware supplier for the hashrate was ZeusMiner and with regards to the company recently cancelling their plans for next generation chips probably the service will have to find another hardware supplier before offering more hashrate to customers. So for the moment Genesis Mining is only offering SHA-256 cloud mining hashrate that is no longer limited for mining Bitcoins and there should be no problems with availability since the supplier for the hardware here is Spondoolies Tech.
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Dal_1978 wrote:
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GND--------------7--------------------23 (Any Odd Line)
DrCoolZic wrote:I believe pin 5 & 6 are incorrect - 5 is DS0 and 6 is DS1
see http://info-coach.fr/atari/hardware/int ... _Connector
DrCoolZic wrote:I believe I have a broken external Atari FD unit somewhere
I'll try to find it in the attic to see how the DIN is connected to the flat cable
1024MAK wrote:Hm, well if you still are unsure check viewtopic.php?f=74&t=19148#p166496
The details here are confirmed to work.
Note that on some drives pin 1 is not always ground.
Dal_1978 wrote:This will be for a HxC floppy emulator that I wish to use between my ST's and Falcon. I have bought a case for it and I plan to wire up the 34-way to a 15-way D-SUB mounted to the case (the 2 row variety rather than the VGA type). I guess seeing as I can assign DS0 or DS1 in software for the HxC, it would make more sense not to cross over the DS0/DS1 lines in the case and keep it all simple.
With the complete setup I will be able to use the HxC on the ST as drive A or B and on the Falcon as Drive B (I have no requirement to boot from the HxC on the Falcon for now).
Dal_1978 wrote:I have now added a Wiki article that goes through the entire process complete with the parts list and pinouts I used for cable etc.
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Meet Collin Simula. He lives in Columbus, Ohio, and is a part of Central Vineyard church. He is a 30-year-old graphic designer, and a happily married father of three. Collin has spent his whole life in the Church, in every denomination imaginable, from Calvinist/Christian Reformed churches, to a Baptist high school, being a part of Rob Bell's Mars Hill, to moving to Ohio and starting to go to pentecostal/charismatic churches, before ending up in the Vineyard movement. Here's something he wrote recently on his blog.
I'll never forget that look she gave me. The fear and deep sadness in her eyes—that image is permanently seared into my brain.
"What the hell are we doing here?"
At my small Independent Fundamentalist Baptist high school in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the teachers and administration seemed well-meaning for the most part. Besides the fake Mandy-Moore-in-Saved-type characters, I always felt like my friends—and especially my teachers—really cared about me and my education.
But I was one of the few lower-income kids, and I always felt like I really couldn't get ahead of my wealthy counterparts. I didn't talk like them. I didn't dress like them. And I didn't care like them.
I struggled to keep my grades up—part laziness, part apathy from feeling like an outcast most of the time—and I always jumped at extra credit for any class when it was available. As a slacker-type student, my grades were sustained by the opportunity of extra credit.
My twelfth-grade Bible teacher was one of the oldest and most respected teachers at the school. Everyone talked about him in the highest regard. He'd change every kid's life that came through that class. He'd get them excited about doing missionary work. He'd get them passionate about fighting in whatever current culture war was going on. He'd help them find purpose in their lives beyond just getting ready for college. He was after God's will for them.
Beyond that, he had the most infectious old-guy happiness. He was carefree and jolly all the time. Full of grandpa-jokes and encouraging squeezes on the shoulder.
In his class, there was always extra credit available for the taking. You and one or two others would sign up for a time slot, usually a Tuesday or Thursday morning, grab one of the handmade "ABORTION IS MURDER" or "THOU SHALT NOT KILL" signs, and head on down to the local clinic. It seemed to make sense to me. Abortion was wrong, and I needed better grades. It's a win-win.
That Tuesday morning it was just me and one other slacking student. I remember it was beautiful that day—probably March or April. It was sunny and 65 degrees. We got out of the car and unfolded our signs. We stood there. And stood there.
And stood there.
A young girl started walking across the parking lot. Alone. She couldn't have been 16 even. She was hurried and kept her head down.
"This is why we came here," I thought to myself. I held the sign up and said "HEY!"
She looked up at me. Her look went straight into my heart. It was as if I immediately felt all of her hurt as if it was my own. Her guilt, her shame, her sadness, her fear. All mine now. She turned away and kept walking into the clinic.
My friend and I lowered our signs and looked at each other. The silence was deafening. After what seemed like an eternity, I spoke to him.
"What the hell are we doing here?"
We got in the car and went to Subway. Neither of us had an appetite anymore, but we couldn't go back to school yet because we hadn't served out our two-hour time slot. We sat at Subway and barely talked, but we both knew deep inside that what we were doing was the exact opposite of grace, mercy, and love.
I don't know that girl's story, where she is now, or if she even went through with it. I can't be sure, but I can imagine that my actions deeply hurt her heart. I've played that scenario over and over in my head enough to see that.
What I know is that I murdered a part of my heart that day.
I missed my chance to make her feel loved. I missed the chance to show her what the grace of the merciful God I believed in looked like.
I learned that hatred can take on the sincerest form of piety. And that the sincerest form of piety can take on the childish pursuit of better grades.
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Monica Galleti is a breath of fresh air. She is a serious chef. Not a pouting diva delivering us lectures on how to boil eggs – I am looking at your Sophie Dahl or a distracting us from the food with an overdose of screen sexiness – I am looking at your Nigella Lawson. Monica is a down to earth hard-working professional who knows her stuff.
She was back this evening in a recap of Masterchef over the years in MasterChef: The Professional Uncovered. A look back at the professionals who have competed recently for the prize of being called BBCs MasterChef. Along with her boss Michel Roux Jr and Gregg Wallace they took us through the highs and lows of the series.
Monica traditionally takes the first half of the series, separating the wheat from the chaff so to speak, and obviously the riskier part of the show because some of the food presented by the cooks for her to taste in those first rounds defy polite description.
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I have to admit I am a bit of a philistine when it comes to food, and particularly do not like my food over-pampered but when I see Monica putting a dish together skills test for the contestants to recreate it just always looks exquisite and rarely matched by even the best of the contestants.


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Guangdong, China, January 2017: Atlas Copco Rental supplied 3 PTS to Yangjiang Nuclear Co., Ltd. in order to help them with rapid cooling of the steam turbines.
During maintenance of a nuclear plant the process of cooling down the steam turbines is one of the most time-consuming. The total maintenance time is crucial since the shorter it is, the less financial impact on the operations. Finding ways to safely cool down the turbine as fast as possible is an important success factor during a turnaround at any nuclear plant around the globe.
The Yangjiang Nuclear Power Station is a nuclear power plant in Guangdong province, China. It's one of the major energy projects of the Eleventh Five-year Plan. The station will have six 1,000 megawatt CPR-1000 pressurized water reactors (PWR).
It began commercial operation in March 2014.
The CPR-1000 is a design developed by China from the French Areva-designed PWRs at the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant. Yangjiang marks a step in the development of China's domestic nuclear industry.
For the first turnaround in early 2016 experts from the China Guangdong nuclear group suggested that in order to get a faster cooling speed, and therefore a shorter cooling time of the steam turbines, it would be better to use compressed air. This was a big challenge because this method had never been used before.
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Yi Hai Wei, Project Engineer explained that, "It was such a good decision from our side to cooperate with Atlas Copco Rental. Not only the performance of the equipment was superb but also the staff were extremely professional and knowledgeable. We certainly will consider more projects together and this is the start of a long-term partnership."
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Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher wasn't shy when asked Thursday about the NFL's concussion issue.
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"You have to make that decision on your own."
The topic is front and center in Chicago with Bears quarterback Jay Cutler likely to miss Monday's game after sustaining a concussion last week. Urlacher believes the whole in-game testing process is shaky itself.
"Yeah, I mean there's points in every game where you get a hit and you feel a little woozy," Urlacher said. "Not every game, but mostly every game you hit someone and you're like, 'Whoa, that was a good one.'
"But I don't know how you can lie these days with all the crap they have to see who's concussed and who's not. I don't know how they can tell in the first place."
Urlacher brought up a common question among defensive players: What about dangerous blocks?
"I think they shouldn't allow cut blocks, because our knees are important to us, too," Urlacher said. "I know concussions are a big deal, too, but I think knee, cut blocks are a big deal, but that seems to be OK with the NFL. So they're not too concerned about safety, obviously. They're concerned about long-term concussions, but immediately, they're not concerned about your knees or your ankles or anything like that.
"A knee injury could put you out for a season. A concussion, you may miss a game or two. Huge difference."
Urlacher isn't alone with this mindset. Oakland Raiders wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey said he's not concerned about the long-term damage after he suffered a concussion earlier this season.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 6, 2012) – The current U.S. Women's National Team Weekly update released on Feb. 6 includes briefs on U.S. players competing overseas and other team news.
TOM WITH FENERBAHCE UNIVERSAL IN TURKEY: U.S. Women's National Team outside hitter Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah) is competing for Fenerbahce Universal of the Turkish League in 2011-2012. Fenerbahce dominated Ankaragucu 25-14, 25-9, 25-13 on Feb. 4 as Tom did not compete in the match. Fenerbahce defeated Eregli Belediyesi 25-27, 25-8, 25-20, 25-20 on Feb. 5 to stay undefeated in the Turkish League. Tom notched eight kills on 25 attacks, four aces and a block for 13 points. She added a 58 positive reception percent on 24 chances. Fenerbahce, 16-0 on the regular season with 48 points, plays Iller Bankasi on Feb. 12 in its next Turkish League match. In CEV Champions League action, Fenerbahce stopped VK Modranska Prostejov 23-25, 25-23, 25-17, 25-16 on Feb. 1 in Czech Republic. Tom totaled 13 points with nine kills on 24 swings, three aces and a block in the victory. She added a 71 positive reception percent on a team-high 21 chances. For a photo gallery of the match, click here. The teams meet again on Feb. 9 in Istanbul to conclude the home-and-home series. To watch the match live online, click here.click here. The teams will complete the home-and-home series on Feb. 9 in Azerbaijan. To watch the match live online, click here. To read Glass' blog, click here.
HODGE, ALISHA GLASS WITH POLAND'S ATOM TREFL SOPOT: U.S. Women's National Team outside hitter Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.) and setter Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.), both Penn State University products, are playing for Poland's Atom Trefl Sopot in 2011-2012. Sopot (13-3) edged KS Palac Bydgoszcz 23-25, 25-19, 25-16, 23-25, 15-10 on Feb. 5 in PlusLiga regular season action. Hodge was a reserve in the first, fourth and fifth sets producing four kills on seven errorless attacks. Glass did not compete in the match. The PlusLiga completes the 18th and final regular season round next week as Sopot plays KPSK Stal Mielec on Feb. 12. In CEV Champions League action, Sopot topped 2011 CEV Champions League runnerup Rabita Baku 22-25, 25-22, 25-20, 26-24 on Feb. 1 to begin a home-and-home series in the 8th Final Round. Hodge scored a match-high 28 points with 26 kills on 54 swings and two blocks. She also handled 39 service receptions with a 56 positive percent. Glass set Sopot to a 43 kill percent for the match while providing two blocks. For a photo gallery of the match,
CRIMES, MIYASHIRO, LICHTMAN WITH POLAND'S BKS ALUPROF BIELSKO-BIALA: U.S. Women's National Team middle blocker Alexis Crimes (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.), spiker Cassidy Lichtman (Poway, Calif.) and libero Tamari Miyashiro (Kaneohe, Hawaii) are competing for BKS Aluprof Bielsko Biala in the Poland Plus Liga. After a week hiatus for the Polish Cup, Bielsko-Biala returned to regular season action on Feb. 5, only to lose to Organika Budowlani Lodz 25-20, 25-18, 25-22. Miyashiro provided 15 service receptions with an 80 positive percent. Lichtman earn the match start and played the first two sets recording one kill on two attacks. Bielsko-Biala ends the regular season with the 18th Round match against KS Palac Bydgoszcz on Feb. 12. Bielsko-Biala edged Italian Serie A1 regular season leader Yamamay Busto Arsizio 26-24, 25-20, 19-25, 19-25, 15-7 on Jan. 31 to start their CEV Cup 4th Final Round home-and-home series. Bielsko-Biala saved a set point in the opening period to earn a 26-24 victory, then led by as many as nine points in the second set. Busto Arsizio controlled the third and fourth sets to send the match into a tie-breaker. Bielsko-Biala never trailed in the fifth set and were leading 8-3 at the court switch after earning four unanswered points. The teams will complete the series on Feb. 9.
DAVIS, RICHARDS WITH PIACENZA IN ITALY: U.S. Women's National Team libero Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) and outside hitter Kristin Richards (Orem, Utah) are part of the Italian Serie A1 Rebecchi Nordmeccanica Piacenza squad in 2011-2012. Piacenza defeated Riso Scotti Pavia 31-29, 25-18, 31-29 in an exciting three-set match on Feb. 5. Davis supplied 46 service receptions with a 59 positive percent. Richards did not compete in the match as she attended to personal matters back in the United States. Piacenza, now 8-7 with 22 points for fifth place in the Serie A1, challenges ninth-place Cariparma SiGrade Parma (5-10, 16 points) in its next Serie A1 match on Feb. 11.
BERG, WILSON WITH VILLA CORTESE IN ITALY: U.S. Women's National Team setter Lindsey Berg (Honolulu) and past U.S. National Team player Makare Wilson (Gardena, Calif.) are playing for MC-Carnaghi Villa Cortese in the Italian Serie A1 in 2011-2012. Villa Cortese defeated Cariparma SiGrade Parma 25-14, 26-24, 25-15 on Feb. 5. Wilson scored nine points with six kills on eight attacks and three blocks in the victory. Berg did not play in the match. Villa Cortese resumes Italian Serie A1 action on Feb. 12 against Norda Foppapedretti Bergamo. In CEV Champions League action, Villa Cortese edged Russia's Dinamo Moscow 25-20, 25-18, 18-25, 23-25, 15-12 in a home win on Feb. 1 to start its 8th Final Round home-and-home series. Wilson was credited with 12 points via seven kills on 17 attacks, four blocks and an ace. Berg was not available to play in the match. For a photo gallery of the match, click here. The two teams conclude the home-and-home series on Feb. 9. To watch the match live online, click here.
LLOYD WITH BUSTO ARSIZIO IN ITALY: U.S. Women's National Team setter Carli Lloyd (Bonsall, Calif.) is playing for Yamamay Busto Arsizio of the Italian Serie A1 for the 2011-2012 season. Yamamay Busto Arsizio remains undefeated in the Italian Serie A1 division with a 14-0 record and 40 points after topping LIU-JO Modena 25-12, 22-25, 25-22, 25-17 on Feb. 4. Lloyd set her squad to a 43 kill percent while adding three individual kills on nine attacks, two blocks and an ace for six points. Busto Arsizio returns to Serie A1 regular season action on Feb. 11 against 11th-place Riso Scotti Pavia (0-15, 1 point). In CEV Cup action, Busto Arsizio enters the 4th Final Round with a home-and-home series against Poland's Aluprof Bielsko Biala on Jan. 31 and Feb. 9.
BARBOZA, HARMOTTO WITH MODENA IN ITALY: U.S. Women's National Team outside hitter Cynthia Barboza (Long Beach, Calif.) and middle blocker Christa Harmotto (Hopewell, Pa.) are competing for LIU-JO Modena of the Italian Serie A1 in 2011-2012. Modena lost to league leader Yamamay Busto Arsizio 25-12, 22-25, 25-22, 25-17 on Feb. 4. Harmotto scored a team-high 13 points with nine kills on 22 attacks and four blocks. Barboza added two kills and a block in a starting role. Modena, ranked eighth in the Serie A1 Division with a 5-10 record and 17 points, is idle this coming week.
KLINEMAN WITH PESARO IN ITALY: U.S. Women's National Team outside hitter Alix Klineman (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) is competing for Scavolini Pesaro of the Italian Serie A1 in the 2011-2012 club season. In CEV Champions League action, Pesaro lost 25-16, 25-20, 25-22 to Volley Bergamo to open the 8th Final Round home-and-home series. Klineman scored seven kills on 18 attacks, one block and one ace as she started the first two sets and came off the bench in the third set. For a photo gallery of the match, click here. The two teams complete the series on Feb. 9. To watch the match live online, click here. Pesaro's regularly scheduled fifth round match versus third-place Chateau d'Ax Urbino Volley (10-3, 30 points) was pushed to Feb. 15. Pesaro's next Italian Serie A1 match will take place on Feb. 12 against fourth-place Asystel Volley Novara (10-4, 23 points). Pesaro currently sits in seventh place with a 6-8 record and 18 points.
PAOLINI WITH ICOS CREMA IN ITALY: U.S. Women's National Team middle blocker Lauren Paolini (Ann Arbor, Mich.) is playing for Icos Crema Volley in the Italian Serie A2 Division for 2011-2012. Icos Crema held off seventh-place Assistur Corriere Espresso Soverato 25-17, 25-15, 18-25, 23-25, 15-7 on Feb. 5. Paolina tallied 15 kills on 30 attacks and seven blocks for a match-high 22 points. She also provided three service receptions with a 67 positive percent. Icos Crema improved to 14-4 with 42 points in the Serie A2 standings for third place. Icos Crema will face 16th-place Time Volley Matera in its next Serie A2 match on Feb. 12.
SYKORA WITH VOLEI FUTURO IN BRAZIL: Stacy Sykora (Burleson, Texas) has returned to Brazil to compete with her club team Volei Futuro in the Brazil Superliga. Sykora returned to the court for her first official appearance on Jan. 20 after suffering serious injuries in an April 2011 bus accident as Volei Futuro was traveling to a post-season match in the Brazil Superliga. Volei Futuro handled Mackenzie 25-20, 25-14, 25-15 on Jan. 31 as Sykora continued to serve as the team's libero. Volei Futuro out-lasted Rio Do Sul 25-23, 21-25, 25-16, 25-17 on Feb. 3. Volei Futuro, ranked second in the league with 30 points and a 9-2 record, plays Sao Bernardo on Feb. 7 live on SporTV, followed by a Feb. 10 match with Banana Boat.
HOOKER WITH SOLLYS/NESTLE IN BRAZIL: Destinee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas) is competing for Sollys/Nestle in the Brazil Superliga during the 2011-2012 club season. Sollys/Nestle topped Sao Caetano 25-18, 25-23, 25-21 on Jan. 31 as Hooker scored eight points in the victory to open the second half of the season. Hooker notched seven points as Sollys/Nestle recorded a 25-22, 24-26, 25-15, 25-17 victory over Mackenzie on Feb. 3. Sollys/Nestle, now in fourth place with an 8-3 record and 25 points, plays Rio Do Sul on Feb. 7 followed by a Feb. 10 match with Sao Bernardo live on Esporte Interctive. To follow Hooker in social media platforms, visit destineehooker19.blogspot.com for her blog and click here for her Facebook athlete page.
SCOTT-ARRUDA WITH SAO BERNARDO IN BRAZIL: Danielle Scott-Arruda (Baton Rouge, La.), a four-time Olympian for the U.S. Women's National Team and attempting to become just the third women's volleyball to compete in five Olympics, signed midway through the 2011-2012 season to play for Sao Bernardo in the Brazil Superliga. Sao Bernardo dropped a 25-21, 25-15, 25-22 match to Usiminas on Jan. 31. Scott-Arruda scored six points in the match with five kills and one block while adding nine digs. Sao Bernardo pushed Pinheiros to five sets before losing 25-18, 17-25, 25-19, 16-25, 15-8 on Feb. 3. Scott-Arruda contributed a team-high 15 points with 11 kills on 22 attacks and four blocks. Sao Bernardo, now 4-7 overall with 12 points for eight place, plays second-place Volei Futuro on Feb. 7 live on SporTV followed by a Feb. 10 match against Sollys/Nestle live on Esporte Interactive.
LARSON WITH DINAMO KAZAN IN RUSSIA: U.S. Women's National Team outside hitter Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) is competing for Dinamo Kazan of the Russia Super League. Kazan topped second-place Uralochka-NTMK 25-19, 25-20, 35-33 on Feb. 5 to improve to 13-2 overall with 37 points in the Russia Super League. Kazan, which is in first place with a two-match lead over Uralochka, returns for action on Feb. 12 against eighth-place Odintsovo (6-9). In CEV Champions Cup action, Kazan dominated Dresdner SC 25-12, 25-20, 25-13 on Feb. 1 on the road. Larson charted seven kills on 21 attacks, two blocks and two aces for 11 points in the victory. For a photo gallery of the match, click here. The two teams meet again on Feb. 9 to conclude the series. To watch the match live online, click here. To read Larson's blog, click here.
AKINRADEWO WITH DINAMO KRASNODAR IN RUSSIA: U.S. Women's National Team middle blocker Foluke Akinradewo (Plantation, Fla.) is competing for Dinamo Krasnodar of the Russia Super League in 2011-2012. Krasnodar (10-5, 32 points) lost for the second consecutive time in the Russia Super League with a 25-16, 15-25, 25-23, 30-28 setback to fourth-place Dinamo Moscow on Feb. 5. Akinradewo tallied five kills on 13 errorless attacks to go with two blocks for seven points. Krasnodar, now in third place, looks to break its two-match losing streak on Feb. 12 against Tyumen. In CEV Cup action, Krasnodar handled SVS Post Schwechat 25-20, 25-22, 25-22 on Feb. 1 to start its 4th Final Round home-and-home series. The two teams meet again on Feb. 7.
KIM GLASS, SPICER WITH RABITA BAKU IN AZERBAIJAN: U.S. Women's National Team outside hitter Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.) and setter Nellie Spicer (Barrington, Ill.) are competing for Rabita Baku of the Azerbaijan Super League. In CEV Champions League action, Rabita Baku lost the opening match of the 8th Final Round home-and-home series with Atom Trefl Sopot on Feb. 1. Glass was a sub in the second set, while Spicer was a reserve in the second and third sets before starting the fourth set helping the team to a 39 kill percent the last period. The teams will meet again on Feb. 9 for the return match in Azerbaijan. To watch the match live online, click here.
BOWN, TAMAS WITH AZERRAIL BAKU IN AZERBAIJAN: U.S. Women's National Team middle blockers Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.) and Jennifer Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.) are playing for Azerrail Baku in the Azerbaijan Super League in 2011-2012. Azerrail will face Lokomotiv Bilejeri tentatively on Feb. 12 in its next Super League match after a winter European storm canceled last week's matches. Azerrail defeated Volero Zurich 25-19, 22-25, 26-24, 25-16 on Feb. 1 to open the CEV Champions League 8th Final Round home-and-home series. Bown contributed 19 points with 12 kills on 21 swings, five blocks and two aces. Tamas was a sub in the third set. For a photo gallery of the match, click here. The two teams meet again on Feb. 8 to conclude the series in Azerbaijan. To watch the match live online, click here.
METCALF, THOMAS WITH LOKOMOTIV BAKU IN AZERBAIJAN: U.S. Women's National Team opposite Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa) and middle blocker Elisha Thomas (Grass Valley, Calif.) are playing for Lokomotiv Baku of the Azerbaijan Super League in 2011-2012. Lokomotiv Baku (3-2) will play Baki tentatively on Feb. 12 in its next Super League round after matches this past week were canceled due to the European winter weather and travel problems. In CEV Cup action, Lokomotiv opened its CEV Challenge Cup 8th Final Round home-and-home series with a 25-20, 25-18, 22-25, 25-18 victory over Vizura Beograd on Feb. 1. The two teams meet again on Feb. 8 to cap the series.
HANEEF-PARK WITH IGTISADCHI BAKU IN AZERBAIJAN: U.S. Women's National Team opposite Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Laguna Hills, Calif.) is playing in the Azerbaijan Super League with Igtisadchi Baku in 2011-2012. Igtisadchi will face Azeryolservis on Feb. 12 in the next Azerbaijan Super League round after winter weather and travel canceled this past week's league schedule.
GIBBEMEYER WITH TOYOTA AUTO BODY IN JAPAN: U.S. Women's National Team middle blocker Lauren Gibbemeyer is playing for Toyota Auto Body of the Japan V-League during the 2011-2012 club season. Toyota dropped a 25-15, 25-15, 23-25, 25-21 match to fourth-place JT on Feb. 4 as Gibbemeyer scored 13 kills on 26 attacks without an error to go with one block for 14 points. Toyota bounced back to top eighth-place NEC 27-25, 25-17, 19-25, 25-18 on Feb. 5 as Gibbemeyer contributed 17 kills on 38 swings with one block for 18 points. Toyota, now 4-9 on the season and in sixth place, continues its schedule with matches against second-place Toray (11-2) on Feb. 11 and third-place Hisamitsu (8-5) on Feb. 12 at Gifu.
THOMPSON, JONES, FORSETT WITH CATANO IN PUERTO RICO: U.S. Women's National Team setter Courtney Thompson (Kent, Wash.), outside hitter Angie Forsett (Lake Mary, Fla.) and middle blocker Jessica Jones (Naperville, Ill.) are playing for Catano in the Puerto Rico Super League. Catano topped Juncos 25-18, 25-20, 25-20 on Jan. 31 as Forsett scored a team-high 14 points – all on kills – to lead the squad. She added 13 digs for a double-double. Jones was credited with five kills and three blocks for eight points, while Thompson provided 20 assists, one kill and one ace. However, Catano fell to Corozal 1-25, 25-22, 25-23, 25-17 on Feb. 3. Forsett notched 13 kills, two blocks and two aces for 17 points to go with 13 digs. Thompson charted 10 assists and 13 digs to go with two kills and a block. Jones chipped in six kills and four blocks for 10 points. Catano, currently in fourth place with a 5-2 record, plays Ponce on Feb. 6, Guaynabo on Feb. 8, and Corozal on Feb. 10.
OTHER AMERICAN HIGHLIGHTS IN PUERTO RICO: Caguas is the only undefeated team in the Puerto Rico Super League with a7-0 record, followed by Mayaguez with a 6-2 record. Corozal and Catano are both 5-2 in the league…Julie Bennett tallied a team-high 27 points while Shonda Cole added 17 points and Ashley Benson notched 11 points in Corozal's five-set win over Bayamon on Jan. 30. In the loss, Kelly Wing recorded a match-high 28 points and Erin Moore added 19 points for Bayamon. Brianne Barker provided 18 assists, 15 digs and two kills in the loss…Juncos' Kim Willoughby scored 12 points in a three-set loss to Catano on Feb. 31…Blair Brown scored 13 points to propel Mayaguez to a three-set win over Ponce on Jan. 31 as her American teammates Stephanie Niemer added 11 points and Sydney Anderson provided 10 assists and six kills. Ponce was led by Airial Salvo's 12 points, followed by Meagan Ganzer's 11 points and Kelsey Black's four points…Michelle Bartsch totaled 18 points and 14 digs in leading Toa Baja to a five-set victory over Corozal on Feb. 1. Julie Bennett tallied a match-high 26 points in the loss, while Shonda Cole added 15 points and Ashley Benson nine points…Cagaus defeated Bayamon in three sets on Feb. 1 as Brooke Delano tallied five points in the victory. Erin Moore scored a team-high 10 points in the loss, while Kelly Wing added six points and Brianne Barker handed out four assists and two points…Blair Brown notched 14 points and Stephanie Niemer added 10 points in Mayaguez' four-set win over Guaynabo on Feb. 2. Sydney Anderson added 19 assists and five points in the victory. In the loss, Kelly Murphy scored a triple-double with 11 points, 12 assists and 10 digs, while Kristy Jaeckel tallied 12 points…Corozal's Shonda Cole hammered 23 points and Julie Bennett added 17 points in leading their team to a four-set win over Catano on Feb. 3. Ashley Benson added eight points in the victory…Michelle Bartsch scored 13 points and Jessica Swarbrick added 10 points in leading Toa Baja to a three-set win over Bayamon on Feb. 3. Kelly Wing and Erin Moore scored 17 points in the loss, while Brianne Barker provided five assists, 10 digs and three points…Megan Ganzer scored 22 points to lead Ponce to a four-set win over Carolina on Feb. 4. Kelsey Black added 19 points and 14 digs in the victory, while teammate Airial Salvo tacked on 15 points. Kristen Dozier scored 19 points for Carolina in the loss, followed by Morgan Beck's 16 points and Diane Copenhagen's 12 points…Brooke Delano scored nine points in Caguas' four-set win over Mayaguez on Feb. 4. In the loss, Stephanie Niemer charted a team-high 17 points while Blair Brown added 12 points. Sydney Anderson contributed 17 assists in the loss…Kristy Jaeckel collected 18 points in Guaynabo's four-set win over Juncos on Feb. 4, while Kelly Murphy added 16 assists, eight kills, two aces and nine digs in the victory. Kim Willoughby pocketed 22 points in the loss and Mekana Barnes scored five points.


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RTC Conference Primers: #20 – Northeast ConferencePosted by Brian Goodman on October 17th, 2011
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- Coaches Enjoy Honors: In September, Mount St. Mary's coach Robert Burke coached in the Congressional County All-Star Classic. Burke coached a team of members of Congress while George Washington mentor Mike Lonergan guided a team of lobbyists. The game was at GW's Smith Center. Hopefully Burke did not allow his 'club' a lengthy recess. In other news, Wagner assistant Bobby Hurley was inducted into the Duke University Hall of Fame in September. Hurley scored over 1,700 points, handed out an NCAA record 1,076 assists and led Duke to two national titles during his playing days (19989-93).
- A Long-Awaited Repeat In The NEC? Long Island is attempting to become the first NEC school in nearly two decades to successfully defend its conference title. The last? Current MAAC member Rider, which captured the NEC crown in 1993 and 1994.
- The Numbers Game: Among starters lost, FDU and Quinnipiac lead the way with three each. It's a matter of perception. FDU, coming off a five-win season, can look at this as a fresh start. Quinnipiac, a 22-win team from a season ago, has spots to replace. Tom Moore has options as he has the Bobcats primed for another run. The program with the least amount of starters lost? Wagner. The Seahawks, coming off an encouraging 9-9 conference slate good for a sixth-place tie, have every starter back on board.
- Sacred Heart Mourns Loss Of Former Star: On a sad note, Sacred Heart is mourning the passing of Chauncey Hardy, a prolific player for the Pioneers from 2006-10. Hardy scored over 1,200 points during his Sacred Heart career and was playing professionally overseas in Romania at the time of his tragic death, which came after Hardy was assaulted in a pub.


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RU Alert Notification Technologies
Radford University uses multiple communication technologies to quickly notify students, staff, and visitors of a perceived or actual threat and/or emergency situation that may directly impact the RU campus community. The emergency notification system and activation procedures support RU all–hazards emergency planning through use of multiple emergency communication technologies. The following is a listing of primary and secondary systems.
RU Alert (Blackboard Connect Primary System)
The Radford University RU Alert system allows registered RU students and RU staff to sign-up and receive emergency messages through telephone, email, and text messaging outlets. Additionally, when a RU Alert is generated additional campus alert technologies can be activated providing a multiple alert capability. Companion alert technology services include.
Campus Email (Primary system)
In the event of any emergency or need to relay important information to the Radford University community, a "coverage" or "blast email" is sent that reaches all radford.edu email users. The email system also will be used to provide continuing information about the emergency or event. This email will go to all RU email recipients regardless of being registered in the RU Alert system.
RU Alertus Desktop System (Primary system)
Alertus Desktop Alert system notification software has been installed on all campus computer labs and multi-media classroom computers and is currently being installed on l RU faculty and staff computers (fall, 2013). In the event of an emergency, the Alertus Desktop Alert system receives a direct RU Alert notification message and generates a full-screen safety message to campus-owned computers equipped with Alertus software. This is a popup window and only requires that the computer user acknowledge the alert by clicking on the green acknowledge button at the bottom of the alert screen. It does not impact any program running on the computer.
Campus IP Telephone Reverse Announcement System (Secondary System)
In the event of an emergency the message generated by the RU Alert System will initiate a reverse audio message through most newer IP telephones and selected building speaker locations. Additional IP telephones and speakers will be deployed including links with new fire alarm audio systems.
RU Cable Television Emergency Messaging (CTEM) (Secondary)
The CEM System is automatically activated through the Emergency Alert System (EAS) by a Blackboard Connect/RU Alert link on all non-HD University cable television channels during EAS activations. (This is similar to EAS messages that interrupt programing during a National Weather Service EAS alert). The system does not currently work on the University's ten HD channels but is transmitted to over 90 analog channels.
Campus Siren System (Secondary System)
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RU Campus Signage Digital Displays (RUSDD)
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Spring is now upon us and many gardeners and outdoor enthusiasts are enjoying the warming conditions and sun-filled days that spring ushers in. The old adage "April showers bring May flowers" still holds true, but for many, April showers and May flowers also signal the onset of a busy season battling the Red Imported Fire Ant.
Red Imported Fire Ants (RIFA) (Solenopsis invicta Buren) were accidentally introduced (imported) into the United States at the port of Mobile, Ala., in the 1930s. Originally from South America, the RIFA spread across the southern states in nursery stock and sod during the 1940s and early 1950s. Today, more than 260 million acres in 10 states are infested with this serious pest. Researchers have determined through modeling that the spread of RIFA will likely move north into Oklahoma and Arkansas and are also likely to continue to expand into portions of Virginia, Maryland and Delaware in the east and New Mexico, Arizona, California, Oregon, Nevada and maybe even Washington and Utah in the west.
Left unchecked, fire ant populations can increase very quickly and inflict damage — and even death — on young birds, small animals and livestock, as well as unsuspecting children and adults who are playing or working in their backyards. With a myriad of fire ant control product choices available to lawn care operators, this pest can provide a new business opportunity.
In order to understand control strategies, you must understand the biology of these fierce combatants. RIFA live in colonies that contain cream- to white-colored immature ants (eggs, larvae, and pupae), a couple hundred thousand workers, several hundred winged males and winged females (which are unmated queens) and one or more mated queen. The colony generally thrives in an earthen mound, which is essentially an incubator for the brood. In addition to the mound is an interconnected series of underground tunnels, which radiate out from the mound.
Inside the mound, young wingless, sterile female ants work tirelessly tending to the brood — moving it up or down in the mound depending on the external temperature, moisture conditions or invasive predators. Older workers are busy foraging for food (oftentimes at distances of more than 100 feet from the nest) and defending the nest. As we all well know, RIFA are highly aggressive and will attack anything that threatens them. Each worker ant can sting repeatedly by gripping the flesh with its toothed mouthparts and piercing the skin with its stinger mounted on its tail-end.
As spring emerges, winged males and females leave the mound and mate in flight. Shortly after mating, the males will die and the fertilized females become queens who may fly or be blown several miles by wind. After landing and finding a suitable nesting site, the new queen sheds her wings, which makes her vulnerable to predators — especially other ants. If she does survive, she will burrow into the ground and lay a cluster of eggs. After a week or so, the eggs hatch into legless larvae that will go through several growth stages. Larvae will develop for 6 to 12 days, pupate, and then adults emerge 9 to 16 days later. Once a colony is established, a single queen (who mated only once in her life) can lay her weight in eggs daily, producing nearly 2,000 new ants each day of her two- to five-year life span!
Many homeowners talk about the "home remedies" for controlling fire ants. Although they may appear to work, you need to let your customers know that most home remedies are simply "old wives tales" and have not been proven effective. For example, some say that feeding corn grits to fire ants will cause the ants to swell and explode. This is simply not true. RIFA are omnivorous feeders; they eat everything. However, because of a sieve plate in their throats, they are only able to ingest liquids. When food is found, the worker ants will carry it back to the colony where they place the solid material on a depression in front of the mouth of the oldest larvae that regurgitate digestive enzymes onto the food, breaking it down into liquids. These same larvae then suck up the protein and regurgitate it to the workers, which pass it on to the rest of the colony.
Similarly, some suggest that moving fire ants from one mound to another will encourage the colonies to fight and kill each other. In reality, you will likely get stung if you start handling shovels full of fire ants. Some advocate the use of scalding water to burn the pesky ants. Although this may provide some "control," typically the mounds have simply relocated and will continue to thrive. Caution should be used since hot water may injure the plants around the mound. And still others promote the use of gasoline and related materials; however, these are not registered for control of fire ants and will more than likely kill the turf and pollute the environment.
Although routine applications of insecticides for control of grubs, chinch bugs or mole crickets may limit the infestation of RIFA, oftentimes, you may need to implement specific RIFA control strategies. Lawn care operators should consider providing this as an "add-on" service and charge the customer accordingly.
Typically, these specific control strategies involve a two-step approach: baiting and mound treatment. Baits are insecticides incorporated onto a food source that is palatable to fire ants. As fire ants forage for food, they pick up the bait and carry it back to the colony where it becomes part of the food chain. Eventually, the bait will eliminate the reproductive potential of the colony by controlling the queen or disrupting the lifecycle of the ants. Baits may be applied to individual mounds or broadcast over an area depending on the size of the treated area. Most baits are generally applied at very low rates (1 lb. product/acre) and the oily baits can "cake-up" in the application equipment if you are not careful. An added caution with baits is that they tend to go bad soon after the container has been opened and the unused portion is exposed to air. Although purchasing large packages of bait products may be less expensive on a per-pound basis, the unused portions do not last more than a few weeks after the package has been opened.
A second strategy, which is often used in concert with baiting, is to treat individual mounds in sensitive or high-traffic areas with a small amount of quick-acting insecticide, either as drenches, granules or dusts, or injections. As the name implies, drenches are solutions of water and insecticide that you pour onto the mound. For drenches to be effective, the solution must contact all the ants, including the queen. Therefore, drench applications are most effective when made to undisturbed mounds on cool, sunny mornings when the majority of the colony, including the queen and the brood, is situated near the top of the mound where it is warm. Granular or dust formulations of contact insecticides may also be applied to the mound and then, if called for, watered in with 1 to 2 gallons of water. Some insecticides are sold in aerosol cans equipped with a tube that you can insert into the mound and inject the contents into the mound. Just as with drenches and granular insecticides, the insecticide must make contact with the ants to be effective.
Gardeners, outdoor enthusiasts, and families who enjoy the outdoors are intolerant of fire ants. With the new tools available for Red Imported Fire Ant control, you would do well to consider adding this service to your current offerings. However, companies must accurately weigh the strengths and weaknesses of each insect management tool to see how they will best fit into their business strategy to ensure a profitable venture.
J. Bryan Unruh, Ph.D., is associate professor of turf science and Extension turfgrass specialist at the University of Florida IFAS West Florida Research Education Center (Milton, Fla.).
Table 1. Examples of bait products for use in managing red imported fire ant populations.
|Chemical Name
|Product Name
|How They Work
|Speed of Activity
|Ascend Varsity
|Insect Growth Regulator that halts egg production and sterilizes the queen(s).
|Award Logic
|Insect growth regulator that reduces the production of viable eggs and prevents the development of worker ants.
|Chipco Ceasefire
|Nervous system toxicant.
|Amdro Siege
|Interferes with ants' ability to convert food into energy.
|Similar to fenoxycarb.
|Distance Spectracide Fire Ant Bait
|Similar to fenoxycarb.
|Ortho Fire Ant Killer Fertilome Come & Get It Fire Ant Killer Justice
|Affects the nervous system of fire ants.
|*For an expanded listing, see "Chemical Update: Turfgrass Insecticides" in the February 2004 issue of Grounds Maintenance.
Table 2. Examples of contact insecticide products for use in managing red imported fire ant populations.
|Chemical Name
|Product Name
|How They Work
|Speed of Activity
|Carbamates: Carbaryl
|Sevin Turcam
|Disrupt nerve transmission (cholinesterase inhibitor)
|Chipco TopChoice Chipco Choice Over 'n Out! Fire Ant Killer
|Nervous system toxicant.
|Organophosphates: Acephate Diazinon
|Ortho Orthene Fire Ant Killer Diazinon
|Disrupt nerve transmission (cholinesterase inhibitor)
|Pyrethroids: bifenthrin cyfluthrin deltamethrin lamda-cyhalothrin permethrin
|Talstar One, Onyx Tempo DeltaGard Battle, Scimitar Astro
|Destabilize nerve cell membranes.
|*For an expanded listing, see "Chemical Update: Turfgrass Insecticides" in the February 2004 issue of Grounds Maintenance.
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The 'Long Island Cheese' Pumpkin
This month we are collaborating with the National Museum of American History to present the second annual FOOD in the Garden evening series. Every Thursday in September we will explore one of four key maritime regions with connections to the War of 1812: the Long Island Sound, the Chesapeake Bay, the Great Lakes, and New Orleans. Join us tomorrow for a relaxed evening in the Victory Garden & enjoy fresh food and cocktails as we discuss the foodways and waterways of the Long Island Sound. Every week we'll highlight a different plant from the Victory Garden with ties to the past and present agricultural heritage of the featured region.
The 'Long Island Cheese' pumpkin is a little-known heirloom with a mild, sweet flavor, making it a longstanding regional favorite for pies. This cream-colored pumpkin can be found peeking through its light-green leaves in our Victory Garden at the National Museum of American History. It was a popular variety in the Long Island Sound area in the 1800s, mentioned frequently in cookbooks and farmers' almanacs, but is less common and harder to find in today's modern markets. A member of the Cucurbita moschata species, this vine originated in Central or South America and made its way via trade and commerce to European and North American gardens as early as the 1500s. By the time of the Revolutionary War it was commonly found in gardens and markets up and down the Atlantic seaboard. In 1807, Bernard McMahon of Philadelphia introduced cheese pumpkin seeds to the commercial market. Cheese pumpkins made their way into seed catalogs and were popularly cultivated in the Long Island region.
The 'Long Island Cheese' pumpkin does not, in fact, taste like cheese at all—though we think it would make an excellent filling for ravioli. The flattened shape and the ribbed, light skin of the pumpkin resemble a wheel of cheese, a common sight in early American markets. Connecticut and the New England states were famous for their dairy production, exporting their delicious cheeses to other states and territories.
The medium-sized cheese pumpkins have deep orange, stringless flesh and a sweet taste, a perfect choice for pumpkin pie. According to one D.D. Tooker in an 1855 issue of the Michigan Farmer, cheese pumpkins were the pick of the pumpkins for any self-respecting pie baker:
The 'Sweet pumpkin,' alias 'Cheese pumpkin' or 'pie squash,'—is the only true article, in my opinion, for making that most delicious of 'yankee notions'—pumpkin pie—and I am not alone in my opinions, for I have yet to see the individual who would not agree with me in this matter . . . The shape and color of the fruit resembles that of a small sized dairy cheese, its flesh is very firm, fine grained and brittle, is of a rich orange color, and very sweet. They will keep all winter in a cool dry cellar if picked and stored before 'Jack Frost' touches them.
Seeds are still available from a variety of heirloom seed companies. Or be on the lookout for one in your local farmer's market or pumpkin patch for the upcoming Thanksgiving baking season. As Tooker observed, this pumpkin stores very well in a cool, dry place.
Tomorrow evening, September 4th, FOOD in the Garden attendees will have the opportunity to sample spirits from Westford Hill Distillers, learn about the process of salt-making from Amagansett Sea Salt, and chat with the Smithsonian Gardens horticulturists who keep the Victory Garden growing. The evening's panelists include Cindy Lobel, author of Urban Appetites: Food and Culture in Nineteenth-Century New York, Stephanie Villani, co-owner of Blue Moon Fish, and Diana Whitsit of Terry Farms.
More information about the program and how to purchase tickets for "Long Island Sound: Human Impact" can be found here.
Up next week: a pepper to spice up your seafood stew just in time for "Cultural Connections: The Chesapeake" on September 11th.
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The enraged Tunisians who took to the streets in December in revulsion at their corrupt, autocratic regime achieved their primary goal: The removal from power of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. But what sort of new order will emerge in the North African country, or whether it will be much different from the old one, has not yet been determined.
Here's a list of some of the key individuals and actors who will shape the future:
Former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali: The ousted president is now in Saudi Arabia, after the plane he fled on appeared to have been denied permission to land in Malta and Paris, France being Tunisia's former ruler. Born in 1937, he followed a well-trod path to power for post-colonial rulers, joining the anti-French Neo Destour movement while in high school. He also received military training at St. Cyr, France's most prestigious military school. After Tunisia gained independence in 1956, he joined the nation's military, with a specialization in internal security and intelligence. In 1985, he was named Interior minister, making him chief enforcer and suppressor of internal dissent for Tunisia's first president, Habib Bourguiba. In 1987, he led a sweeping crackdown against Islamists for Bourguiba, and was named prime minister. Ben Ali soon turned on Bourguiba, and when doctors declared Bourguiba mentally unfit to rule, stepped in as president.
Though it's hard to imagine Ben Ali returning to power, he amassed vast wealth and still has many loyalists inside the country. Monitor Correspondent Kristen Chick reports from Tunis that elements of the police appear still loyal to Ben Ali. There were fierce clashes between the Army, which is backing the forces of change for the moment, and members of Ben Ali's Presidential Guard, who were driven from the presidential palace Sunday.
The corruption of the regime was widely noted. As the US Embassy in Tunis put it in a cable in 2008 (released by WikiLeaks): "According to Transparency International's annual survey and Embassy contacts' observations, corruption in Tunisia is getting worse. Whether it's cash, services, land, property, or yes, even your yacht, President Ben Ali's family is rumored to covet it and reportedly gets what it wants."
Acting President Fouad Mebazaa: Parliamentary Speaker Mebazaa was named acting president on Saturday. A long-time member of Ben Ali's Constitutional Democratic Party (RCD) and a key supporter of the regime until recent events, he has promised fast elections and the creation of an interim government of "national unity" that will include members of Tunisia's political opposition, which have long been frozen out of meaningful political participation. Whether the opposition are in fact given a meaningful voice and Mr. Mebazaa shepherds a revision of electoral and political laws will demonstrate whether his promises are sincere.
Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi: Mr. Ghannouchi, another Ben Ali loyalist, at least until recently, has been described in the leaked US embassy cables as a technocrat and generally more respected by the Tunisian public than his former boss, since he's generally seen as less corrupt. Writing at Foreign Policy, Blake Hounshell agrees that he's seen as more honest, but says it isn't clear if he's an acceptable figure to Tunisians, given his close association with the ousted president.
"Ghannouchi is not necessarily any more popular than Ben Ali, though he's not nearly as tainted by the lurid tales of corruption and excess that so damaged the ruling family. But Tunisians certainly don't respect the prime minister; they call him 'Mr. Oui Oui' because he's always saying yes to Ben Ali."
Ghannouchi was "acting president" for a few hours himself on Saturday, before Mebazaa was chosen as the more constitutionally acceptable option.
The Security Forces: The December suicide of Mohammed Bouazizi, an unemployed and despairing young man, was the spark; the mass public protests and riots were the fire; but it was the military's decision not stand between Ben Ali and the conflagration reaching out for him that was decisive on Saturday. Whether the generals really want fundamental change in Tunisia is an open question, and there were signs of heavy-handed behavior against protesters and journalists on Sunday.
Steven Cook at the Council on Foreign Relations had a good snap analysis of the military's role on Friday. "The military's decision to end Ben Ali's rule reflects their desire to save Tunisia from consuming itself in the convulsions of demonstrations, protests, and violence that were sure to continue had the president stayed on," he wrote. "Whether the military's leaders are democrats is not the issue; rather, their concerns seem to be that that graft, corruption, and the practices of one of the worst police states in the Middle East proved to be a threat to social cohesion and stability."
The role of the police is another matter, with indications out of Tunis that some commanders still side with Ben Ali, and persistent rumors that some of the looting and gang behavior in recent days were actually run by cops or intelligence operatives out of uniform, seeking to sow discord.
Outside powers: The country with the most influence on Tunisia is former colonial power France. The Elysée Palace of President Nicolas Sarkozy said in a statement Saturday that "France has taken the necessary steps to ensure suspicious financial movements concerning Tunisian assets in France are blocked administratively," an apparent allusion to the fortune Ben Ali and family members are said to have squirreled away in Paris, a city that first lady Leila Ben Ali regularly visited on the presidential trip for lavish shopping trips. Sarkozy also expressed support for democracy in Tunisia.
Traditionally, France has been a strong supporter and ally of Ben Ali (unlike the US, which could be classed as friendly to Tunisia but had little in the way of strategic interests or investment there). Global Voices has a nice roundup of French press reaction to Ben Ali's ouster, with translation. France was largely silent about events unfolding in Tunisia in recent weeks, and French Foreign Minister Michèle Alliot-Marie expressed steadfast support for Ben Ali as recently as this Tuesday, saying France prepared to provide the "know-how of the French police to the Tunisian police" to put down the unrest.


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Dr. Harold Willmington, dean of Liberty University's Willmington School of the Bible, has been named Moody Bible Institute's 2014 Alumnus of the Year. He was honored during Moody's annual Founder's Week conference in Chicago last week.
According to a Moody news release, the award honors a graduate who has "demonstrated loyalty to the kingdom of Christ through honorable character, ardent service, and accountability to the Word of God."
Willmington graduated from Moody in 1955 and entered full-time ministry as a pastor. He came to Liberty in 1972 and started Liberty Bible Institute as a campus program. In 1976, he helped launch the home correspondence course, Liberty Home Bible Institute, with Liberty founder Dr. Jerry Falwell. The course became the world's largest correspondence diploma program on the Bible. The current Willmington School of the Bible is now an online certificate program offering 20 courses and 60 credit hours, which may be transferred to an undergraduate degree at Liberty's School of Religion.
Willmington is well-known around the world for his book, "Willmington's Guide to the Bible," with more than 350,000 copies distributed since it was first published 30 years ago. He has written 20 other books, including "The Outline Bible," and served as a contributing editor to "The Topical Study Bible."
In the fall, Willmington started his 42nd year of teaching with Liberty, making him the longest-serving member of Liberty's faculty to date.
Nancy Hastings, executive director of Moody's Alumni Association, presented Dr. Willmington with the award. "We are deeply grateful to the Lord for his (Willmington's) dedication to the Word of God, his love for the body of Christ, and his faithfulness to train believers in kingdom work," she said in the news release. "Dr. Willmington has served the Lord well and it's our prayer that his ministry will continue to bear fruit for the glory of God."


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More than six months after President Barack Obama and seven other world leaders converged on Camp David for the G-8 summit, local officials appear to hold out little hope that taxpayers might ever recoup the cost of preparing for and hosting the event.
"Are we expecting it? Not necessarily now," Thurmont Mayor Martin Burns said. "If we were, we should have been paid by now, but we're about to go over a fiscal cliff here."
Obama's announcement in March that the event would move from Chicago to Camp David near Thurmont sent local officials scrambling to plan for the unknown. Previous summits in other cities have attracted massive protests.
The relative seclusion of Camp David meant that officials couldn't pinpoint where protesters might set up shop, or if they would. Local law enforcement agencies said they were monitoring the Internet for clues in the weeks and months running up to the event.
The two-day event in May came and went with few problems, though several hundred protesters turned out peacefully in Thurmont. The White House during the summit said it would look into reimbursement after Rep. Roscoe Bartlett sent a letter requesting assistance. Sheriff Chuck Jenkins at that time said it was unfair that Chicago would receive up to $40 million to host the NATO summit.
The White House referred additional requests for information to the U.S. Secret Service.
The Secret Service does not have a funding mechanism to reimburse local officials for their expenditures, spokesman Max Milien said.
Several officials, including Burns, Frederick Police Department Lt. Dennis Dudley and Mayor Randy McClement said the Secret Service told them in March not to expect federal assistance.
The G-8 cost the city of Frederick $60,189.39, McClement said. A financial breakdown provided by the city — used to track expenses in the event of reimbursement — showed that $44,296.84 of that total was for police.
"The feds did not declare the event a National Special Security Event," McClement said in an email Thursday. "Without that declaration, there is no possibility of reimbursement."
Maryland Emergency Management Agency spokesman Ed McDonough also said in an email Thursday that the office was advised by the Secret Service not to expect reimbursement because "all of the state and local operations were being done at their own discretion and not at the direction of the Secret Service."
Bartlett said neither his letter to the White House nor a subsequent email or phone call received a response.
"Since we had security expenses, we felt that we ought to be included," Bartlett said. "Of course, the president's from Chicago."
Burns said that Thurmont had initially expected that the town would spend about $20,000 around the G-8.
It wound up spending about $6,000, he said. He said he's been working with Sen. Barbara Mikulski's office to try to recoup funds.
Mikulski spokeswoman Rachel MacKnight said Thursday that the senator's state director is working with the county's emergency management staff to identify a "workable option" for the county, including grants.
Jack Markey, the county's emergency management director, could not be reached for further comment.
Burns said that if any local entities should receive reimbursement, Thurmont should, because it was the nexus of activity.
The town could not "just ignore" the G-8, he said — it had to prepare for the worst in the event that something happened.
"If the federal government thinks that it's OK just throwing bills out in this economic climate, it's not OK," Burns said.
Jenkins said the sheriff's office had spent a little more than $70,000 on the summit, including equipment purchases, but said the financial burden to the office was not one of a hardship because it has a surplus.
"To me, it's the cost of doing business," Jenkins said.
Jenkins said he had long since moved on from the G-8 and has no expectation that Mikulski's office will be able to help in the end.
"I don't expect any money," Jenkins said. "There's no money anywhere. I just don't think they're going to be able to find it."


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The versatile 38DL PLUS can be used with dual element transducers for the measurement of corroded pipes to the very precise thickness measurements of thin or multilayer materials with a single element transducer.
The Magna-Mike is a Hall Effect thickness gage that uses a magnetic probe to perform accurate measurements on nonferrous and thin materials such as plastic bottles.
The 35RDC is a simple Go/No-Go ultrasonic gage designed to detect subsurface defects caused by impact damage on aircraft composite structures.
Olympus offers a variety of single and dual element transducers and accessories for precision and corrosion thickness gaging.
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