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Robson A G, Harding G, van Kuijk F J G M, Pauleikhoff D, Holder G E, Bird A C, Fitzke F W, Moreland J D, 2005, "Comparison of fundus autofluorescence and minimum-motion measurements of macular pigment distribution profiles derived from identical retinal areas" Perception 34(8) 1029 – 1034
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Comparison of fundus autofluorescence and minimum-motion measurements of macular pigment distribution profiles derived from identical retinal areas
Anthony G Robson, Glen Harding, Frederik J G M van Kuijk, Daniel Pauleikhoff, Graham E Holder, Alan C Bird, Frederick W Fitzke, Jack D Moreland
Received 11 December 2003, in revised form 3 September 2004; published online 15 June 2005
Abstract. The optical density of macular pigment was measured at twelve retinal locations in ten subjects by minimum motion photometry, comparing 460 nm with 580 nm or 550 nm. Fundus autofluorescence images were obtained for the same subjects with a scanning laser ophthalmoscope. Optical density was computed from mean calibrated grey-scale values for a central circular field and for annular segments, identical to areas tested psychophysically, and for complete annuli. Psychophysical assessments of optical density were similar irrespective of whether 550 nm or 580 nm was used. Optical density values derived psychophysically showed a linear correlation with assessments based on identical sampled areas of annular segments (slope=0.98, r2=0.97) or complete annuli (slope=0.89, r2=0.96) in autofluorescence images.
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News Release 2007-19
July 17, 2007
Lori McClenahan, President of St. Elias Mines Ltd. (the "Company"), is pleased to announce that an additional 157.4 tonnes of bulk sample material has been processed and has returned an average grade of 0.93 oz/t gold including 4.1 tonnes of 11.2 oz/t.� These samples were obtained from development material taken from the ZCV#1 Vein on Zona Canchete and the A4 Vein System on Zona Central at the Tesoro Gold Project (the "Property") in southern Peru and are part of the Company's ongoing underground exploration and development program.
Included in this tonnage processed were an additional 24.1 tonnes of bulk sample material which returned an average grade of 0.84 oz/t gold from the Zona Canchete.
From Zona Central, a total of 133.3 tonnes of bulk sample material has been processed and has returned a weighted arithmetic average grade of 0.95 oz/t gold including: � 4.1 tonnes at 11.22 oz/t, 7.1 tonnes at 2.9 oz/t, 43.8 tonnes at 0.59 oz/t and 78.3 tonnes at 0.44 oz/t.
These bulk samples were processed by the "carbon-in-pulp" milling facility of Dynacor Mines Incorporated (T-DYN) located to the north of the Property.� Sample preparation and analytical work for check assays was undertaken at ALS Chemex SA laboratory (an ISO certified 9002 facility) in Lima , Peru using standard industry practice fire assay with AA finish.
To date, St. Elias has identified five gold-bearing zones at the Tesoro Project (Zona Canchete, Zona Central, Zona Sur, Zona Incognito and Zona Este) with more than 50 quartz veins (collectively) having a total combined length of approximately 9.0 kilometres.� The Company is currently developing only two (ZCV#1 Vein and A4 Vein) of the more than 50 known veins within two of the five known mineralized zones identified to date.� A map showing the location of the zones within the Project can be viewed at http://www.steliasmines.com/properties/PeruFig3.pdf .
Zona Canchete continues to provide consistent (width and grade) high-grade gold results from the ZCV#1 Vein. � Gold occurs in quartz veins but not in the adjacent wall rock units (granodiorite.)� To date, a total of 257.4 tonnes of bulk-sample material averaging 0.96 oz/t gold has been extracted from ongoing underground exploration and development at the ZCV#1 Vein.� This is from only one of at least five gold-bearing quartz veins identified in this zone.
The A-4 Vein System at Zona Central comprises one to three veins and is part of eight other main veins (or vein swarms) with an aggregate length of approximately 3,000m within an area measuring 1,000m x 1,200m.� In the A4 Vein System, gold occurs in quartz veins which contain high grade pockets (3 - 4 oz/t Au) � In addition to gold occurring in the quartz veins, it also occurs in the adjacent wall rock units (the andesite dyke, fault gouge and fresh granodiorite).
As previously announced, the Company recently purchased its own diamond drill and related equipment.� The Company's ownership of a diamond drill will provide significant savings in drilling costs and substantially expedite the development of the Project. � The drill is now in Peru and will be on-site shortly, whereupon the Company will begin to implement its development plan (refer to News Release 2007-17 dated May 10, 2007 for further details.)
The objective of the Company's development plan is to define sufficient reserves and resources to achieve a sustainable economic production rate of 300 to 500 tonnes per month while concurrently defining resources and reserves.� This is a forward-looking statement.� Forward-looking statements address future events and conditions and therefore involve inherent risks and uncertainties.� Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements.� There is no guarantee that the Company will achieve these objectives.
Diamond drilling will guide the development activities at both Zona Canchete and Zona Central.� The Company has developed a drill plan for each of the ZCV#1 Vein and the A4 Vein System.� Initially 4 or 5 strategically placed holes will be drilled on each system to guide shaft deepening (to 100m) and level development (at 50m intervals).� Subsequent systematic drilling (surface and underground) of both vein systems will follow in order to delineate resources and reserves for mining.� Shallow surface drilling is planned to test the veins with drill holes having a maximum length of 150 metres spaced at approximately 30m centres.� Surface drilling is needed to plan mine development which in turn will permit detailed underground drilling to be undertaken to define stope geometries and grades for mining purposes.
The Tesoro Gold Property is 100% owned by the Company with no underlying royalties.� The Tesoro Gold Project is situated in a highland desert plateau in southwestern Peru within the well-known Nazca-Oco�a Gold Belt where there are at least 70 known gold deposits comprising narrow but generally high-grade gold-bearing quartz veins.� Although the veins are narrow, the mineralized structures tend to extend along strike for kilometres and to depths of 1,000 metres.� Evidence indicates that the Project has the potential to host a million ounces of gold, or more, within multiple veins traced for an aggregate strike length of 9.0 kilometres.� The potential quantity and grade is conceptual in nature.� There has been insufficient exploration to define a mineral resource.� It is uncertain if further exploration will result in discovery of a mineral resource.
The technical information contained in this news release has been verified by, John Brophy, P.Geo., a Canadian geologist residing in Peru , who is a qualified person as defined in "National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Properties. "
The Company has granted incentive stock options to certain of the Company's directors, officers, employees and consultants to purchase up to 500,000 common shares under the Company's Stock Option Plan.� The options will be granted for a period of two years, commencing on July 17, 2007 at a price of $0.62 per share.
For additional information on St. Elias and its projects, please visit us at www.steliasmines.com or call 1-888-895-5522 (toll free US and Canada ).
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This News Release may contain forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, comments regarding the timing and content of upcoming work programs, geological interpretations, potential mineral recovery processes, etc. Forward-looking statements address future events and conditions and therefore involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements

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Are College Degrees Surrounding Food and Animals and Plants Really "Useless"?
While doing my usual scroll through the social media landscape yesterday I discovered Facebook, Twitter and Google+ to be abuzz about what College degrees were useful in today's society and which were not. Having a Degree from Iowa State University myself, I found myself interested in finding out what degrees were deemed useless based on facts. So I clicked on the article that everyone seemed to be talking about
The Yahoo article turned out to be a blog post of sorts citeing info from the Department of Labor (indirectly) with quite a few of the authors opinions mixed in and few real facts. So what were the top five listed "Useless Degrees" you ask?
- Agriculture
- Fashion Design
- Theater
- Animal Science
- Horticulture
Judging by this list, apparently no one needs to :
- Eat
- Wear Clothes
- Watch Actors on TV or Broadway
- Have pets care options
- Have any Landscaping around their houses, Golf Courses, Football Fields, or local Flower shops.
From a guys point of view, we need all of these! WE love to eat good food provided by farmers and others in the Ag industry, we can't live without a good pair of Jeans and a T-shirt, there are few things better than watching a great action movie, mans best friend needs a good vet like Kata Nichols (a vet with a Animal Science Degree) to go to once in a while, and sometimes most importantly us guys need a good local Florist to provide us with flowers for our wives/girlfriends or both (just kidding) from time to time. Not to exclude the girls, but lets face it, while the the above could be said for you too gals too, I doubt you buy flowers for the guy in your life.
After reading the article I began to think about the value of my degree I worked hard to get, a Bachelors in Agricultural Business. While I was fortunate enough to be able to come home to work on and eventually take over the everyday operations of our farm, there were many other job opportunities along the way that my Ag Degree allowed me to pursue. I recall going to an agricultural job fair at ISU where countless companies from all across the country were actively seeking those with Ag Degrees to work for them. No Degree…NO Job. It's that simple. I wonder if going to the job fair was "useless" hmm…. NO. Like I said above, I didn't take any of those 9-5 jobs which my degree allowed me to enter into, however I do work in the AG field on my own farm. While I may not need a degree to run my farm, I value it and the education I received greatly because it helps me everyday, in every decision I make which in turn makes my farm better than it would have without a degree. Many others in my situation would agree.
- Nearly 30 percent of today's farmers and ranchers have attended college, with over half of his group obtaining a degree. A growing number of today's farmers and ranchers with four-year college degrees are pursuing post-graduate studies
- Agriculture employs 17% of the U.S. workforce, or about 23 million people.
- Agriculture employs more than six times as many workers a the U.S. automotive industry
Back to the original article, In response to the article a Facebook Page was quickly created appropriately named
"I Studied Agriculture, and I have a Job"
Almost immediately the page took off and was running…well sprinting…well…something faster than that, maybe like a speeding Indy Car. It seemed to be gaining exponential popularity as the day went on. As of this morning, less than 24 hours into the pages young life it had over 2500 likes and growing. As for the time this post was written, it is boasts over 2700 likes. Countless posts on the page have stated what degree the posting person has, how they use it and why they believe the article to be in error. Recently other media types have even picked up on the flaws of the Yahoo Article like those listed below:
The Huffington Post:
And AG DAY on YouTube
And even other media stations like WIBW.
An Agricultural Photographer https://www.facebook.com/#!/lens.of.a.farm.girl Posted these pictures
In the end, if the author was looking for attention he got it. But in the end, which is more useless, the degree or the article? In my honest opinion even this flawed article wasnt totally useless because it had 2 items of value.
- It brought the AG, Animal Science and Horticulture (all 3 of which are Agriculture Based) together
- It proves just how important the AG industry is to our world, and how many jobs are out there for those with AG Degrees.
So, I suppose, in a weird way, we should Thank the author for not doing his homework, studying his sources, or filling in the blanks (so to speak) on his article. Wait…that kinda sounds like what we all had to complete to get our degrees doesnt it? Have a great day, and God Bless!
#BsLabels, Boneless Bananas, Popcorn, and Marketing.
A few weeks ago, the Term "Boneless Bananas" came into my vocabulary for the first time ever thanks to a post on www.thefarmerslife.wordpress.com and its author Brian Scott.
What are boneless bananas? Well believe it or not, you can purchase them at your local grocery store, market, or even the famous Trader Joes. They are yellow in color, (sometimes pale green) are usually sold by the bunch (by the pound) or sold individually. I can even guarantee that if you ever have eaten bananas you have consumed a boneless one at some given time in your life.
Confused? concerned? I bet you never knew there was a such thing as boneless bananas! The truth is there is. That is simply because ALL bananas are boneless. To say that a banana is "boneless" (according to yahoo answer search) simply describes their shape. However, if someone (who didn't know any better) saw a sales sticker in a store such as this:
Someone (again who didn't know any different) may be more inclined to purchase these vs regularly labeled bananas. Afterall the sign implies that other bananas have bones right? And who wants to chip a tooth on a bone when biting into a banana!
So how does this relate to popcorn? While watching the local news the other day, a "heathy food expert" recommended popcorn as a good healthy snack. Now, I like popcorn, and have actually grown some myself in the past, so she had my attention. The next thing this "expert" said really caught my ear. She proceeded to recommend "whole grain popcorn…." such as this…
Now, I've always known that corn, or popcorn in this case is considered a whole grain food in its natural state, but didn't know if it was still considered a whole grain after popping. A google search lead me to:
This site stated that all popcorn is Whole Grain even after it is popped. Very interesting. I learned something new. Taking this intriguing idea to the next step, I began to look around for signs of "Boneless Bananas" well, similar #BSLablels. I began to look for popcorn labeled as Whole Grain. I found that like the picture above, mostly all of Orville's popcorn (as well as a few other brands) are labeled as Whole Grain. However many other brands are not. The question I had to ask myself is, If I didn't know about popped popcorn being a whole grain, would I (or other consumers) be more inclined to purchase the package marked Boneless Bananas, (excuse me, sorry) "Whole Grain" vs one that isn't marked? I'll let you decide that one for yourself.
Since I usually (maybe excessively) try to take a look at the marketing side of labeling and packaging, (which I believe my wife is probably rolling her eyes right now) I began to see why Boneless Bananas and Whole Grain Popcorn are marketed the way they are. Its not about providing healthy popcorn or bananas without a hard boney center. It's about getting you to purchase their product, even if it means stating the plain and simple truths that the consumer may not put much thought into while picking out food items at the store.
Moral of this story,
While the "Boneless Bananas" and "Whole Grain Popcorn" labels are clearly true in nature, they are not necessary because every Banana is Boneless, and Every kernel of Popcorn is Whole Grain. In a way, that makes these labels #BSLabels
Want more BS Labels? Search #bslabels on twitter, Facebook or blog sites around the internet today, for today is BS Labels Day!
I hope you enjoyed this post, learned something, and most importantly, it made you smile. Now, I'm off to eat a boneless banana. HAHA


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Produced by John Fields -with Jon Lind and Kevin Jonas, Sr., serving as executive producers- "A Little Bit Longer" covers much musical and emotional ground, kicking off with the joyful jam "BB Good." Says Joe of the track, "It's a big sing-along song, and it's fun." The funky and danceable debut single, "Burnin' Up," keeps the party going, with Big Rob, the brothers' hefty security guard, rapping midtrack. "It's about this girl," adds Joe. "Maybe she's at a party, and you feel that immediate connection. You both know it's there." Though relentlessly upbeat, most songs on "A Little Bit Longer" explore star-crossed standoffs and missed romantic opportunities. Songs like "Shelf," the hard-rocking "Pushin' Me Away" and "One Man Show" survey love's unequal playing field, bad break-ups and the defiant isolation that follows. "'Shelf' is one my favorite songs on the record," says Nick. "Basically, it's about a girl that has a gallery of hearts." Other songs take a light-hearted look at the craziness of fame and fortune. "Video Girl" paints a portrait of the shallow wannabees dotting the entertainment landscape -" Move to L.A., got no talent/Not even like you won a Miss Teen pageant"- while "Lovebug" starts out as sweet-tempered acoustic love song before ending up a crashing Queen-like rocker. Of course, the brothers made sure the album breathes. The power ballad "Sorry" features classic JB harmonies and an eternal message of forgiveness. But the song that will have people talking is "A Little Bit Longer," Nick's stunning account of his struggle with diabetes. With strings underscoring a plaintive piano/vocal, he sings about his battle. Recalls Nick, "I was having one of those days where I was discouraged. So I went into this empty hotel ballroom and wrote this song." Adds brother Kevin, "Nick sings this song every night and it brings people to tears. It's amazing." Package Made from 100% Recycled Materials.
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this Cd rocks its the best in the world
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It is "A little bit longer"Not " A little bit stronger"How dumb are you. Gosh!!!Anways i love the cd!!
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I have been a Jonas fan for a long time now. Since 2005 actually. =) But i must say this cd is the best. I love it. When im sad or angry it helps calm my nerves. And the thing with the Jonas Brothers is they write sad things but you don't feel sad when you listen to it. It makes you get up and dance. That's why im always in my room singing and dancing to the one and only JONAS BROTHERS!!!!!!!!! oh and btw it's A LITTLE BIT LONGER. Not a little bit stronger. Please fix that.
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Montana Wojczuk chats with Robert Persons about his poetic new film General Orders No. 9, cartography, and Southern melancholia.
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Churches in eastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota continue to see more giving from their congregations, reflecting a rising trend among churches nationally.By: Stephen J. Lee, Grand Forks Herald
Churches in eastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota continue to see more giving from their congregations, reflecting a rising trend among churches nationally.
"Last year we finished a month ahead of budget in projected giving," said the Rev. Sam Wellumson, starting his third year as pastor of Christ the King Free Lutheran Church in East Grand Forks.
"A few church members said it's the first time we had met budget, let alone exceeded the projected giving," he said. "And I know this year we are ahead again as well."
A national survey, released last week, found that giving was up in more than half of the 1,360 or so congregations of various denominations surveyed last year. Fifty-one percent of the congregations reported giving was up in 2011, compared with only 43 percent in 2010 and 36 percent in 2009, according to the fourth annual "State of the Plate."
Local churches diverged from the national trend in that there wasn't as much of a drop off in offerings after the 2008 national recession, church leaders say. But long-term population declines continue to challenge local congregations.
"Like a lot of churches over the past decade or so, we had a time when we lost some members," said the Rev. Jerry Bass, pastor of Wesley United Methodist in Grand Forks. "That has had a slight effect on our finances, but our giving has remained pretty steady, and actually is up a little bit this year. It was up last year, too. So we are ahead of last year."
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In the national survey, bigger churches were more likely to see increases: 70 percent of megachurches — those with more than 2,000 in attendance — saw giving up last year while only 39 percent of churches with fewer than 100 attending each week saw increases.
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The Midwest, including Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri, saw the "biggest rebound," with 55 percent of the congregations reporting increases.
The West Coast again led the survey in showing declines in giving: 38 percent of the churches reported less giving last year, although 45 percent reported increases.
The survey is a collaboration by Brian Kluth's MAXIMUM Generosity ministry, Christianity Today magazine and the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, which is a sort of better business bureau for many congregations and ministries.
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The strong economy in northeast North Dakota and northwest Minnesota, especially the agricultural sector, has generally bolstered religious congregations.
Bass said only one of his church's families is directly and entirely dependent on farming, a sector that's seen record returns in recent years. "But of course, the overall state of the region's economy, whether it's farming or retail or tourism, I think all have propped up the economy in Grand Forks and that's reflected in our congregation as well."
Wellumson says a few more members and a solid farm economy seems to have bolstered bottom lines at his congregation as well, which, in turn, helps others.
"We tithe on everything we get," he said. "So we can continue to give to our denominational headquarters (Association of Free Lutheran Congregations in Minneapolis) and also give to seven local groups, like the Women's Pregnancy Center, Northlands Rescue Mission and Salvation Army and the local food shelves."
The congregation also might be able to pave its parking lot this summer, Wellumson said.
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Not all congregations have gained from the growing local economy.
"With the American Crystal lockout, donations have dropped," said the Rev. Leo Kinney, pastor at St. Rose of Lima Catholic parish in Hillsboro, N.D., where one of the company's five sugar beet processing factories is located. "People are coming to church, but they can't give as much."
The Moorhead-based company locked out about 1,300 union-member employees Aug. 1 after they rejected the company's offer for a new five-year contract.
For a city the size of Hillsboro, the American Crystal factory is the major employer in town and raising beets is major part of farming for miles around.
"We have both workers and producers sitting next to each other," Kinney said.
With the annual processing campaign within a month of completion, there is little expectation any settlement will come soon on the labor impasse. Many locked out workers have taken other jobs, some moving to take new positions. Meanwhile, the company has hired replacement workers until an agreement is reached with the union.
The decreased giving hasn't led to any major changes in parish life, Kinney said. "We have just curtailed our expenditures, like everyone else."
Lutheran synods
Meanwhile, the local bodies of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the single-largest denomination in the region with a membership equal to 27 percent of the population, have seen fall-out from the church-wide vote in 2009 to allow clergy in same-sex relationships to serve.
The Northwestern Minnesota Synod of the ELCA based in Moorhead has seen nearly 10 percent of its 271 congregations vote to leave the denomination since the 2009 decision and giving has been affected. Synod staff and resources have been cut; this year each synod leader, including Bishop Larry Wohlrabe, took a week of unpaid furlough to help with the budget cutting.
The Eastern North Dakota Synod of the ELCA has seen giving to the synod from its more than 100,000 members decrease by about 17 percent since 2009, and also has cut synod spending, including staff. It recently announced it will move synod offices into a Fargo church building as part of the cost-cutting.
But new ELCA congregations, too, have been formed in recent years and most are financially healthy, bishops and pastors say.
"We're kind of surprised and pleased that things are looking up a little bit," said the Rev. Gary Halverson, pastor of First Lutheran Church in Karlstad, Minn., and Eidsvold Lutheran in nearby Halma, Minn., both ELCA congregations. "The farm economy could be part of it. But this particular chuch has never had any serious financial issues."
And now, with several large manufacturing plants in northwest Minnesota, as well as the recent expansion of the U.S. Border Patrol's workforce, more jobs and people have moved in the past year or two, after a couple decades of regional population decline, he said.
Catholic dioceses
The members of the Catholic Diocese of Fargo, which covers 84,000 across eastern North Dakota, is on track, or a little better, with giving to the annual God's Gift Appeal, said spokeswoman Tanya Watterud.
This year's goal is $2.67 million, up a fraction of a percent from last year's goal, in the effort that kicks off in February and continues all year as pledges and actual gifts come in to fund diocesan programs. So far, $2.22 million has been pledged.
"We are at week seven, so we are at 83 percent of our goal," Watterud said. "Last year at week seven we were at 80 percent of our goal." About 80 percent by this time is typical of the past four years, so 83 percent is slightly ahead, she said.
One change, however: Last year, the diocese came in at 97 percent of the appeal's goal. This year's target is only a third of a percent higher than last year's goal, which was 3.3 percent higher than the 2010 goal.
In the Catholic Diocese of Crookston, a special effort over the past year or so brought about $150,000 in gifts to help stave off a crisis at St. Mary's parish and school on the Red Lake Indian Reservation, according to Bishop Michael Hoeppner in the diocesan newspaper.
That singular effort, above and beyond the regular Diocesan Annual Appeal, has led to stable finances for the mission for the first time in years and also is leading to new funding sources outside the diocese, Hoeppner told parishioners.
Special projects
One way Pastor Bass has noticed a trend in giving at Wesley is more interest and participation in missions and service projects, such as the Spirit Lake Ministry Center near Devils Lake as well as international efforts.
"For example, every two or three months, the children circulate "noisy buckets" to collect change during the service," Bass said. "We did it in March for the 'Feed My Starving Children,' and had nearly $1,000 in the buckets, which was super. And a congregational member matched that, so we had nearly $2,000."
The greater willingness to fund specific projects hasn't affected giving to the general budget, Bass said. "I think they just dig a little deeper for mission projects."
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Detroit� Kwame Kilpatrick likely will spend the next 28 years in prison alongside mobsters and drug kingpins � and not necessarily in his adopted state of Texas, legal experts said.
Kilpatrick was officially listed as an inmate at the federal prison in Milan but is expected to eventually be transferred to a federal prison outside of Michigan.
U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds said she would recommend that Kilpatrick be incarcerated at one of a dozen federal prisons in Texas but a final decision is outside of her control, legal experts said. Kilpatrick�s three children and wife moved to Texas after he resigned as mayor in 2008.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons will decide based on his security level and available bed space.
Legal experts and former federal inmates shed light on the fate awaiting Kilpatrick behind bars and said his crimes, including racketeering conspiracy, and lengthy sentence means he likely won�t be incarcerated in a low-security prison or country-club type setting.
Kilpatrick, 43, could have a rough time in prison despite his size � 6 feet 5 and about 250 pounds � because of his high profile and frequent problems following orders, including repeated parole violations.
�It�ll be an interesting situation. He�s a physically imposing guy but I can assure you, there will be more physically imposing people in the federal prisons,� said Keith Corbett, former chief of the U.S. Attorney's Organized Crime Strike Force in Detroit. �If he keeps his head down and doesn�t create any problems, I don�t think his life inside will be excessively harsh.
�Otherwise, (prison staff) will crack down on him pretty harsh.�
For example, Vito "Billy Jack" Giacalone, one of Metro Detroit�s most notorious organized crime figures and a suspect in the unsolved disappearance of ex-Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa, occasionally ran into trouble in prison, Corbett said.
Giacalone, who died last year, had an artificial leg.
�When he violated the rules,� Corbett said, �they�d take his leg away.�
Kilpatrick could shave about 54 days a year off his sentence � or more than four years over the course of a 28-year sentence � if he behaves himself while in prison.
�He will be in prison with large-scale narcotics offenders and mobsters,� Corbett said. �Because that�s the kind of offense you�re talking about: racketeering.�
Kilpatrick also could be barred from seeing his father, Bernard Kilpatrick, who was convicted of a single tax charge in the corruption case. He will be sentenced Oct. 17 and faces up to two years in federal prison.
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