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As a working mom, I know what a struggle it is just to get through each day, let alone think about taking on extra responsibilities like going to school! Wake up, get the kids up, make breakfast, take the kids to the sitter / school, go to work, come home, cook dinner, put the kids to bed, collapse into bed exhausted. It's a brutal routine that we have to repeat day in and day out.
Working as a receptionist at a packaging company, I made enough money to make ends meet, but each month was a struggle, with no end in sight for a better life. I always had a bit of regret that I never completed my college degree, choosing to get married instead, but school just seemed like a distant part of my passed up opportunities in life. But after Kevin was born, I really wanted to spend more time with him and make sure that he had the things that he wanted and needed. I knew that having that degree would give me a chance to start moving up in my career, start earning more and having more financial freedom, but how?
What are scholarships for moms?
That's when I heard about scholarships for moms. A friend of mine who now lives in New York had gotten a scholarship to the University of Phoenix, and was working on her business degree, and it was almost free to her after the financial aid she won. "Why would anyone want to give moms scholarships?" I asked myself. It turns out however, that moms in my situation were so commonplace that many companies have found an opportunity in providing resources to help these moms get back to school. Many colleges are part of an education awareness project called Project Working Mom: Putting Education to Work where over $2 million in scholarships is being awarded to moms.
Many of these scholarships are for online schools, where you can take classes remotely via your internet connection. This gives you the flexibility to take classes on your own schedule. For me, I spent an hour each night on lessons and spent 3-4 hour chunks on the weekends taking exams and catching up on what I missed on busy days during the week.
Do I qualify?
My biggest fear and concern was that I was simply not qualified for a scholarship. I mean, what achievements could I point to that would make some admissions officer pick me to win a $10,000 scholarship? What I discovered is that the qualities they look for are relevant to working moms like me. Some of the things they look for:
How I applied
First, request information on availability of scholarships and the schools and degree programs that are participating. The resource that I used was Scholarships for Moms, it's a good site with a lot of information - and I think that for a limited time they are giving away a set of $10,000 scholarships. You can search and browse the programs and schools they offer, there were a few hundred so plenty of options. I had always been interested in Human Resources, and there were a number of HR programs that I qualified for. You choose the programs you want and apply to those, and from there it takes a few weeks to receive a response. I was declined by three schools, but was ecstatic when I received a note from DeVry's saying I had been accepted to their Human Resources Management Concentration program! I sent in more details to apply - and was enrolled within two weeks.
(Click to check if Scholarships for Moms is still running their $10K scholarship giveaway)
My schedule now
While I must honestly say that my daily schedule is even more demanding than before, with night time studying and less free time on the weekends, I have such a daily feeling of empowerment, knowing that my future is now in my hands. It's all so worth it to put in the extra work, knowing that I can get a position in HR management and start moving up that career path - something that I love. Plus, I love to learn, and it's fun to find out more new things each day about how company operations work and how to find and evaluate great people for an organization. Look at me, talking like a HR pro already :)
My advice for working moms
While it may seem daunting to go back to school - all I can say is that you need to trust yourself and your abilities. You can do it - there are thousands, if not millions of working moms out there who are thinking the same things are you - about how to get out of a dead-end job, or how to earn more to provide for our kids, or how to pursue that career we dreamed about but gave up on as life threw more and more challenges at us. We live in a tough and competitive world, and we need the education to prepare us to succeed. The most important thing to me, is to hear my little Kevin say "Mom, I'm so proud of you!"
Additional resources
Here are some other programs to check out with different financial aid programs
Desperate Guide: Tuition-Free Colleges, Financial Aid, Scholarships Around the World


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Comments on You Can Get There From Here: Websites for Learners
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Wonderfully thought-provoking piece. I already got immersed exploring the Sputnik site; a great illustration of the direction you're advocating.
I like your argument that we're barely scratching the surface of what's possible with content designed for exploratory learning. In our struggles as web designers to get recognised, get respect, and get professional, it's too easy to get comfortable with the current state of the web; to forget that the tools we use today are just a first draft, not the final word on what's possible.
The case studies are good, but rather than offer "solutions", you leave the matter unresolved; something for people to think about and experiment with, instead of following proven recipes. Not an easy approach to take, but exactly what we need right now.
So I'll go away and think, and see if I can somehow follow your lead in my own work.
Great piece, Amber!
It reminded me that me that sometimes, as web designers/developers, we spend so long concentrating on the minutiae of our _website de jour_ – carefully planning the navigation, information architecture etc. – that we forget that users will find their own way of doing things.
Fascinating article. I can see the implications for structured content sites like Wikipedia or library catalogs, but I'm still trying to wrap my head around applying this to blogs, particularly blogs that attempt to teach readers about a field. You've given me a lot to think about, and I'm already starting to think of some experiments with my own content.
This has been the promise of the web from the beginning. It is our responsibility as designers to learn to design for the users unique point of view, needs and desires.
bq. It's the Steve Irwin approach to discovery on the web—"I'm going to click this here link"¦just to see what happens!"
I think Steve would've been more likely to say: "Crikey! Look at the size of that link! Let's see where it goes." ;)
I always laugh when I see people avoiding the sidewalk to get to their destination. I think this idea of desire paths really hasn't been explored on the web. We try so hard to tell people where to go, that we forget to ask them where they want to go.
I think allowing users to follow their desire paths creates an environment that they want to be a part of.
Nice work, very informative. I do agree that sites should be very informative but kept clean and to the point also.
Good article, Amber. Thnx for writing it.
Not sure, but there may be a message implied by the article: When creating a Web site to support learning, use what we know about learning.
For example, we know that narratives engage people. They also help set a context for knowledge use. So, use them.
Your section on interaction is much like what constructivists say (constructivism is a learning theory). Learning is not "open up the skull and pour stuff in." Instead, people construct their own meaning from content. Nothing is truly passive, even just sitting and listening to a lecture.
Discovering is powerful. However, it may suited to some types of learning goals and contexts, but not others. For example, if you're trying to learn HTML, Wikipedia may not be the best resource.
It may be that structured lessons covering HTML basics would be more efficient and effective. The lessons would include writing pages. Not just any pages, but pages chosen by the lesson's author so that doing exercise A and then exercise B will help someone learn something specific.
Once the learner has some basics, _then_ s/he might branch out on his/her own projects. The learning mode shifts to discovery. The learner might come back to didactic lessons for specific topics. Like tables or forms.
Creating a site that supports learning well might require content authors who know about:
* The learning context (e.g., learner goals and constraints)
* Effective learning practices (e.g., how to create "levels of description" that don't overwhelm learners with too much detail)
* The knowledge domain (e.g., chemistry, Web design, ...)
Not sure how many educational Web projects put all three together.
Kieran Mathieson, CoreDogs
Amber's article was excellent and sparked a lot of ideas for me. I wanted to pass along a few sites I think do a great job in using narrative and a variety of styles and approaches to present information.
"The Tofte Project":http://tofteproject.com/flash.html
Opens with a great narrative overview and sets the tone for the rest of the content. Presents info in short 1-2 minute vignettes, mixes graphics with text, narrative, stats & data and offers multiple paths of discovery and navigation.
"Becoming Human":http://becominghuman.org/node/interactive-documentary
This site is broad and covers a lot of info, but breaks things down into layers. The outer layer is easy to digest info that draws you in; the deeper layers are for research-oriented folks looking for in-depth text.
"The Selway River":http://web.archive.org/web/19990508075025/www.nationalgeographic.com/selway/home/firsthome.html (made in 1996, accessible thru the wayback machine)
This site was a rare gem in 1996 when the rest of the web looked like Jakob Nielsen's site. It explores a river trip using bite-sized narrative and interesting sidebars. The site does a good job exploring a topic from various angles and interest levels.
One of the issues with learning on the web is that institutions generally wall off learning within LMSs (Learning Management Systems) where sometimes, it might be better for learners (students) to explore and bring back information to the classroom or online space. Considering that some LMSs are not that accessible from a usability standpoint and are not flexible in the design end of things… it's going to be an uphill battle.
Another issue that's out there is that instructors at higher education institutions are generally not web designers - so while they may understand how to design instruction they don't know how to structure navigation, interaction… becoming a teacher has gone from being a subject matter expert to being also a creator of content. As we (educators) move towards more of our interaction occurring in online spaces, we'll see some forward motion on the aesthetics of the formal e-learning spaces.
I suspect that eventually we'll get to the point where both formal and informal spaces look great, are usable and are full of great content. I also hope that at that moment, things will be more open, flexible and more discoverable. That will take a shift from educators and educational institutions in their philosophy of education, though.
Thanks Amber, I don't think I've ever read an article this big word for word. Content is something I struggle with, so I think this helped.
"I think allowing users to follow their desire paths creates an environment that they want to be a part of"
That is what I think, but how can I do that? That is my struggle!
I really think that I don't have the skills to do that.
Thanks for the eye-opening piece, Amber. I guess though everyone has there own idea of what a good website is. But you do raise a lot of salient points. The users/visitors are ultimately the final judge & jury.
Amber, you make some great points…
It's true, most websites aren't user friendly at all.
Good article
I really liked your analogy of of the seven year old girl who had an opportunity to learn from a great book, but she didn't quite understand the relavence. Later as a woman, you read the same passages, and the text made sense for you. The book never changed, the context was the same; however, it was your perspective that was altered.
In the same way, we need to help our clients understand the perspectives that their audience may gain from their website from a contexual point of view. Whether that is through a narrative perpective or purely design focused, as long as the intended perspective is brought forth from a user's understanding - that is important. Great article.
An interesting article indeed.
Narrative may not work for everyone. It does make the content more interesting, but in my opinion, it can actually cloud the main idea of the content and the learners end up getting more of the narrative instead of the knowledge itself.
Websites do not need to be overly complicated to be good. You can have simple navigation, simple graphics and design that is easy for newbies to get around, but still look and feel good.
I don't think it is possible for everyone to consider learners. For example; having help promps on their website. However if someone new wants to browse more websites then surely they can learn it on a website that is designed to help newbies.
Fascinating article.
The case studies are good,Nice work, very informative.
I do agree that sites should be very informative
When we are working on the Web. It is our responsibility to learn
to design for the users unique point of view, needs and desires.
I have already started to think of some experiments with with it.
Not an easy approach to take, but exactly what i need right now.
Thanks for this article Amber, well done. Interestingly enough, it strikes at the essence of modern internet marketing methodology. Today, successful sites (whether commercial or otherwise) focus a lot of energy engaging with prospective customers by providing remarkable, useful content from which visiting traffic can expect to benefit for free.
If one were to subscribe to the recently coined 'Inbound Marketing' dogma, their site would include a blog that genuinely educates, downloads and free tools that address a need, and a way to smoothly communicate with the website's owners or representatives.
Clearly there is much that can be directly applied from your article to Inbound Marketing with regard to how remarkable content and tools can be staged in order to foster free-wheeling, unconstrained learning.
The internet is the greatest contribution to learning since the printing press."
I would go even so far as to say the Internet is the greatest contribution to learning, period. Great article.


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Jared Foster's three-run double highlighted a seven-run sixth inning as LSU defeated South Alabama 9-0 in a non-conference game at The Box on Wednesday night.
LSU fourth inning - With two out, Kade Scivicque hit a home run over the leftfield fence. LSU 1, SOUTH ALABAMA 0
LSU fifth inning - Conner Hale doubled and moved to third base when pitcher Matt Bell made a throwing error on Christian Ibarra's sacrifice bunt. Hale scored on Jake Fraley's sacrifice fly to the leftfielder. LSU 2, SOUTH ALABAMA 0
LSU sixth inning - Mark Laird hit a double and advanced to third on a single by Alex Bregman. After Bregman stole second, Laird scored on a single by Scivcique. Bregman scored on a single by Andrew Stevenson. Following a sacrifice bunt by Hale, Ibarra was intentionally walked. Bregman, Scivicque and Stevenson scored on a pinch-hit double by Foster. After Kramer Robertson grounded out to the shortstop, Sean McMullen drove in Foster with a double. McMullen scored on an error by pitcher Hunter Soleymani. LSU 9, SOUTH ALABAMA 0
Second inning - Scivicque singled and moved to second base on Stevenson's hit-and-run grounder to the second baseman. Hale reached on an error by shortstop Drew LaBounty. Ibarra grounded into a 5-4-3 double play.
Eighth inning - With one out, Foster reached on an error by third baseman Andrew Tindell. Foster moved to second on Robertson's ground out to the third baseman. Cade Stone struck out.
Scivicque broke out a slump with three hits in as many plate appearances. He put LSU ahead with a solo home run in the fourth inning, his second of the year. Scivicque is the first Tigers player with more than one homer. Scivicque had a run-scoring single in LSU's sixth-inning outburst. Scivicque's other hit was a second-inning single. The three-hit game was the fifth of the season for Scivicque. This was his first multiple-hit game since he had two hits against Purdue on March 9. Scivicque had been 1-for-13 since that game.
In his tuneup for a possible start Sunday against Georgia, Cody Glenn allowed three singles in two scoreless innings. Five of his six outs were on ground balls. South Alabama threatened in the single on one-out singles by Adam Ballew and Matt Wojciechowski. Glenn pitched out of the jam by getting LaBounty to ground out to the first baseman Hale and Cameron Cummings to ground out to the second baseman Robertson, who backhanded the ball behind second base.
Brady Domangue, the first of eight relievers, somehow escaped his own caused trouble spot in the third. Domangue hit Davis Knapp and made a throwing error on Bud Collura's bunt. Domangue retired Cole Gleason on a pop up Robertson and struck out Erik Hindmon. Matt Bolger singled to rightfield, but Laird threw Knapp out at the plate. Henri Faucheux was quite effective as he retired all four hitters he faced - one by strikeout. Faucheux, who picked up his first victory, has allowed a run in just one of his eight relief appearances. Nate Fury got into two-out problems in the fifth when Collura walked and Gleason singled. However, Fury got Hindmon to hit a ground ball to Robertson, who flipped to the shortstop Bregman for the force out at second. Zac Person got into trouble in the sixth with a walk and a throwing error on an attempted pickoff. Person kept South Alabama from scoring by getting Wojciechowski to ground out to Hale and LaBounty to fly out to Laird. Kurt McCune had his best outing of the season with a 1-2-3 seventh where all the outs were on strikeouts. Hunter Devall, Parker Bugg and Joe Broussard divided up the last two innings with each pitcher getting two outs. The eight relief pitchers gave up a total of two hits in seven innings.
South Alabama's bus broke down en route to Baton Rouge. The team didn't arrive at The Box until 5:10 p.m. The Jaguars took a shortened batting practice. . . Fraley made his first start of the season in leftfield. McMullen was the designated hitter. Scivicque was the catcher with Hale at first base and Robertson at second base. . .No one other than Scivicque had more than one hit for LSU. . .The Tigers had six hits in their seven-run sixth. LSU had no more than five hits in any of the three games last weekend at Vanderbilt. . .Ibarra, Fraley and Robertson were the only Tigers starters without a hit. . .LSU stranded four runners, two in scoring position. The Tigers were 4-for-9 with runners in scoring position. . .South Alabama starting pitcher Matt Bell allowed four runs and five hits in five-plus innings. . .The Jaguars stranded eight runners, five in scoring position. There were six errors in the game with four made by pitchers. Domangue and Person made errors for LSU. . .Gleason had two of South Alabama's five hits. . .The shutout was the eighth of the year for the Tigers pitching staff. LSU threw nine shutouts in 2013. . .The Tigers are 18-4, while South Alabama is 10-9. . .The paid attendance was 10,326. The actual crowd was 3,826.
Paul Mainieri
"The first three innings were hard to watch. They had us on the ropes in the early innings. Cody Glenn couldn't get the lefthanded hitters out. It looked like they were going to get a two-run single and Kramer Robertson goes far to his right and makes a jump throw to first base. Then, Laird throws a guy out at the plate. We could have been down three or four runs."
"Kade Scivicque gave us a real spark. He had our first hit and then he hits a home run. He gave us some good at-bats. We finally got it cranked up. Hale gets a double in the corner. He goes to third and Fraley gets him in with a sacrifice fly. In the big inning, Foster comes off the bench and gets a three-run double. That was the highlight of the night for me. Maybe that swing will give him a lot of confidence. Before you know it, it was a one-sided game for us."
"I am undecided about Sunday (starting pitcher). I am going to stay undecided until I see who is available when Sunday comes. Glenn got through two shutout innings. That's what he's supposed to do. From the fourth inning on, we pitched awfully well."
Cody Glenn
"This was a good confidence-booster for me to put up a couple of zeros. I have really felt confident all year, but it was good to put up some zeros. This year has been frustrating. I have been good for all my outings as regards my stuff. My location has not been what it needs to be for me to have success. I am waiting for everything to line up for me."
LSU will play host to Georgia at The Box on Friday at 7 p.m. in the first game of the weekend series. Georgia (14-8, 1-2) lost its series at home to Mississippi State last weekend. Aaron Nola (4-0) will be the starting pitcher for the Tigers. The game will be broadcast on CST.


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OAKWOOD - West Hall High School's (WHHS's) Austin Paul is the Hall County School District nominee for the U.S. Senate Youth Program.
Paul will represent the school system at the district level in the next round of competition. One student from the 9th Congressional District will ultimately be selected.
Two state delegates will be selected and receive a $5,000 scholarship and an all expense paid trip to Washington March 8-15, 2014.


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A new take on the classic tale
20th Century Fox tossed its hat into the "Frankenstein" adaptation ring in June. The studio announced it was developing a new take on Mary Shelley's novel with screenwriter Max Landis (pictured).
John Davis of Davis Entertainment will produce. He's also responsible for Landis' upcoming Chronicle.
Little is known about Landis' vision of "Frankenstein." Plot details are kept under wraps, however, we have received a character breakdown that sheds some light on the world featured in the forthcoming film. I'm grinning ear-to-ear at the notion it will feature a hunchback, a dwarf and Igor.
Curious to see what they have in mind for the Monster himself.
HUNCHBACK (Male, 20): Dirty and pathologically so. He wears old clown clothes, faded. His slouched posture and long hair is offset by his intelligent eyes.
LORELEI (Female, 22): Young and beautiful, arcs through the air, her fingers catching the bar, swinging down, arcing out.
VICTOR (Male, 24): Good looking in a strange way, clean cut and tidy.
BARNABY ELLIOT (Male, 42-48): Unpleasant and red-faced in his ringmaster's uniform.
NATHANIEL (Male, 22-28): A huge circus strongman. Open
TURPIN (Male, 40): Respectable and distinguished but with a strange harried manner.
ALISTAIR (Male, 36): An immaculately kept mustache, slightly strong figure.
IGOR (Male, 42-45): Well dressed, looking spectacular. A doctor. Open
RAFFERTY (Male, 22-28): A dwarf, a person so ratlike the term human seems generous.
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Today, like I do every Monday, I bought the company lunch.
A lot of productivity experts advise against lunch meetings as participants focus too much on the food, and not enough on the discussion.
I buy that argument. But I also think that everyone appreciates it when the company springs for lunch, and we often have high-quality creative discussions.
Today we opted for Chinese food. Last time we had Chinese was about two years ago. I like to eat healthy, and I guess the others have to deal with that guideline too when it comes to Monday lunches.
And with Chinese food comes the obligatory fortune cookies.
My take on fortune cookies is this -- they are always fun and interesting to open; but I just don't think they taste very good. But, I always eat them hoping for a better experience than the last time. Today, once again, the cookie tasted decent-at-best and definitely wasn't worth eating. I guess I have trouble throwing away food though.
The one thing that is so interesting about fortune cookies is that people always read their fortune, and they always think about it for a moment.
Today, my fortune was "By listening, one will learn truths. By hearing, one will only learn half truths."
So, my personal lesson for today was to listen more. To really pay attention to those around me and the things that I experience everyday. So I can better help others and better help myself achieve my goals.
And now, by writing this down, I am confident that I will get better at this. And by improving, my life will improve and I will move closer to achieving my goals.
What is fascinating to me is that it takes a note inside a fortune cookie sometimes for people (including myself) to stop what they're doing, read something, and really think about what they have read, what it means to them, and how they can use that information to improve their lives.
So, if you don't mind, I'd like for you to stop for just one second. Take a deep breath. Imagine that you had a fortune cookie in front of you. Crack it open. And read the note inside. And I want you to imagine that the note said this "Tomorrow, you will achieve all of your goals."
Now flip the note over. And you'll see that it says, "But only if you define your goals today."
As today was the first day of August, during our lunch meeting we reviewed our July goals and our July results, and we set our goals for August. I urge you to do the same. Because without defined goals, you can't achieve the results you desire.
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text: On Oct 8, 2009, at 7:19 AM, Travis Oliphant wrote: > > I just checked a fix for this into SVN (tests still need to be added > though...) > > I can't currently build SVN on my Mac for some reason (I don't know if > it has to do with recent changes or not, but I don't have time to > track it down right now....the error I'm getting is something about > Datetime array scalar types not being defined which seems related to > the work Dave and Stefan have been discussing). I can build from SVN. The problem is I had to check-out again from SVN (and get rid of the old code-generated files --- sure would be nice if there were the equivalent of "make clean" -Travis


text: U.S. Job Growth Exceeds Estimates But Unemployment Rate Remains Elevated 10/7/2011 9:13 AM ET Boosted in part by the end of a Verizon (VZ) strike, the U.S. economy added more jobs than expected in the month of September, according to figures released Friday by the Labor Department, although the unemployment rate remained unchanged.Total non-farm payroll employment increased by 103,000 jobs in September, as the addition of 137,000 private sector jobs more than offset the loss of 34,000 government jobs. The overall job creation figure far exceeds the 65,000 predicted by economists. The job creation figure was somewhat inflated by the return to payrolls of roughly 45,000 telecommunications workers who had been on strike against Verizon in August.At the same time, revised figures show that the economy added 57,000 jobs in August rather than the zero initially reported. July figures were also upwardly revised from an increase of 85,000 jobs to a greater gain of 127,000 jobs.Despite the stronger than expected job growth, the unemployment rate remained at 9.1 percent in September, unchanged from the previous month. According to Labor Department figures, the unemployment rate has remained stubbornly high, sticking within the narrow range of 9 percent to 9.2 percent since April.Peter Boockvar, equity strategist at Miller Tabak, said, "Bottom line, 119k jobs per month have been created in 2011 on average, well below the 150-200k jobs that is needed to firmly lower the unemployment rate and eat into all the jobs lost in this recession.""But certainly for today, the better number eased major concerns about where this economy is headed, at least for now," he added.The report also showed that the number of people out of work for 27 or more weeks, known as long-term unemployed, was 6.2 million in September, accounting for 44.6 percent of the unemployed.Furthermore, the number of people working part time who would prefer full time work rose to 9.3 million in September. A full 1 million Americans are counted as discouraged workers, those not currently looking for work because they believe no work is available.Of the private sector job gains, the professional business services, health care, construction and information sectors added jobs, while manufacturing and retail jobs showed slight declines.Average hourly earnings increased 0.2 percent in September, matching economists' expectations, while the average workweek ticked up slightly to 34.3 hours, an increase of 0.1 hours. by RTT Staff WriterFor comments and feedback: email@example.com 8 Pharma Stocks that Made Headlines This Week Killer Progress: 10 Jobs Endangered By Artificial Intelligence America's 10 Worst Cities to Retire


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I drink LOTS of ginger teas, and impressed with New Chapter generally, thought this would be worth a shot. I had to use nearly 10% of the bottle to make one large cup of the tea. At that dilution, it was sweeter than I care for, and STILL had only a very mild ginger flavor. If you want any spice at all, go a different route, ESPECIALLY for the money... I'll probably use it as a sweetener in other ginger tea, which won't thrill me since I'm perfectly happy with a drop or two of stevia.
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I have ibs and this stuff is really wonder syrup for me. I have a spoonful every time I start to feel sick and it does the trick, I love the taste. It reminds me of the medicine Mary Poppins fed to the children :)
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) is due to report its third quarter before the bell Friday, March 14.
Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters anticipate a net loss of $3.76 million, or 31 cents a share, on revenue of $920,000 for the three months to January.
In its second quarter ended October, the wave energy specialist recorded a net loss of $3.27 million, or 31 cents a share, on $460,000 in revenue.
On Tuesday, shares have surged 15.3% to $5.44.
In mid-February, shares soared after the company announced a partenership with Lockheed Martin (LMT) to develop the world's largest project harnessing wave energy. Based off the coast of Victoria, Australia, the project will use Ocean Power's technology which converts wave energy into clean energy via the bobbing movement of a buoy. The mechanical energy produced drives an electrical generator, which transmits power through an underwater cable.
The project is due for completion as early as 2018.
Since the beginning of the year, the stock is up 184.3%.
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TheStreet Ratings team rates OCEAN POWER TECHNOLOGIES INC as a Sell with a ratings score of D. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation:
"We rate OCEAN POWER TECHNOLOGIES INC (OPTT) a SELL. This is driven by some concerns, which we believe should have a greater impact than any strengths, and could make it more difficult for investors to achieve positive results compared to most of the stocks we cover. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its disappointing return on equity, weak operating cash flow and poor profit margins."


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This has been one of the more interesting NCAA Tournaments in recent history, but that doesn't mean it has to stop here. The best part of every tournament has yet to happen, and expect it to offer some memories.
In the first of the Final Four matchups, the overall one-seed Florida Gators take on by far the most surprising of the group, the Connecticut Huskies. There's no doubt that Scottie Wilbekin and Patric Young are a dynamic duo that can lift them over any team in this tournament, but could their 30-game win streak be a liability. That may sound ridiculous, because why would a win streak be a reason for a team to lose, but sometimes those streaks can become a burden and weigh on player's shoulders. But then again, this team may just be the best in the nation that will walk over UConn.
As for the Huskies, I think it's easy to note that they're clicking at the right time. I don't think it hurt that their Sweet 16 and Elite Eight games were in Madison Square Garden, where they've played for years in the coveted Big East Tournament, but they are battle tested. UConn is undersized, which could hurt them against a decent sized Gators squad, but I think this game is about the one-on-one matchup between Wilbekin and Napier. These are two of the Association's premier guards with an opportunity to take their respective squads to a national championship game, why wouldn't they show up?
My prediction: I believe the Gators will hold on and take down the Huskies by more than six points. The Huskies are a good team, but I can't imagine they will be able to hang with the strength of Florida.
Saturday's second game will feature the Wisconsin Badgers against the Kentucky Wildcats. This tip-off, which I believe to be the better of the two games, features a normal Calipari team with one extra attribute, clicking at the right time. In my personal bracket, I had them as the darkhorse, playing through the Elite Eight, but maybe they actually are as good as they're playing up to. Something they have that is so beneficial at this time is young legs. This team can keep playing at a high level late in a game because of their incredible youth. Their "next man up" mentality also helps because if someone isn't playing at their highest level, the next person is ready to fill in their shoes.
On the other end of the ball, you have a blooming Badgers squad who live and die around their forward, Frank Kaminsky. They are coming off a win against the team that I believe is the best in the land, but they can't afford a hangover. Any slow start will hurt them down the road, so if they want any chance at winning this game, a strong start is more than necessary. Kaminsky has to play his best game of the season, and shoot just as well as he did against Arizona, a game in which he led the team in rebounding and three-pointers made. The Badgers will need him to be the best player on the floor, which isn't something he's afraid of.
My prediction: I'm riding the Wildcat train hard and will stick with them to win another. Julius Randle is one of the best players in the nation, but he is complimented by a plethora of young talent. The Badgers are big, but I think their run will stop here with a loss to the Wildcats by a margin of around four.
If I were to be questioned about it at this moment, I would give the title to the Gators because of their senior leadership, but that's why they play the games, to make predictors like me incredibly wrong.


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FRANKFURT (Sep. 24)
In a solemn academic assembly, the University and the City of Frankfurt celebrated the jubilee of "Georg Speyer House," which Mrs. Franziska Speyer of the local Jewish banking family founded just fifty years ago to put at the disposal of Prof. Paul Ehrlich the world's first scientific institute for research in the field of chemotherapy.
In memory of her late husband Georg, Mrs. Speyer provided a gift of several million gold marks, an unprecedentedly munificent endowment by pre-World War I standards. Here Dr. Ehrilich, founding father of chemotherapy as well as of modern haematology and the first Nobel laureate of German Jewry who refused to submit to baptism in exchange for a German professorship, discovered salvarsan.
Until his death in 1915, Dr. Ehrlich headed "Georg Speyer House." On the grounds of "Georg Speyer House" an institute for polio research and for the testing of polio serum is now going up.


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Iggy Pop and New Order Cover Joy Division [Video]
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Iggy Pop joined some New Order members onstage in New York and played a couple of classic songs by Joy Division, the band that spawned New Order.
Bernard Sumner, the only current New Order member who was also in Joy Division, performed with two of his newish bandmates and the Stooges frontman.
The artists were taking part in the 24th annual Tibet House U.S. Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall in New York last week.
The group played two Joy Division classics: 'Transmission' and 'Love Will Tear Us Apart.'
They also played 'Californian Grass,' a song that showed up on last year's New Orders outtakes set 'Lost Sirens.'
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Sumner told Metro that he was super-excited to perform with the punk icon. "I've been a massive fan of Iggy's from the early days of Joy Division," he said. "I shook his hand once! A friend was a roadie for him. I was a bit inebriated at the time. I was so pleased to meet him that I got really drunk."
The benefit show also included performances by Philip Glass, Patti Smith (who paid tribute to Lou Reed), Sufjan Stevens and members of the National.
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by Britt Aamodt
Contributing writer
If you live in Nowthen, you probably know Orval and Joanne Leistico. For almost 60 years, they have been at every (or nearly every) fish fry, pancake breakfast, Heritage Festival and happening in town.
Orval Leistico is the quiet guy with the farmer's roughened hands and missing finger. He once told kids at a birthday party that his wife bit off his finger. No one under 6 would go near her for the rest of the day.
Joanne Leistico is the social honeybee, flitting from person to person, greeting friends and neighbors and always full of energy.
Everyone seems to know the Leisticos. But what isn't commonly known about the couple is what makes them extraordinary.
For one thing, their dairy farm has played host to visitors from as far away as Portugal and Japan, not to mention thousands of schoolchildren. And the couple made a later-in-life job transition that would launch them across Minnesota and to many parts of the U.S. to document the best day in many people's lives.
Orval Leistico grew up in Nowthen. In 1952, he enlisted in the Army and worked as a radio operator in Germany. Two years later, he returned to Nowthen with plans for his parents' farm and a Browning camera that was quickly becoming his No. 1 hobby.
Joanne Dawson, who lived on Birch Lake just outside Elk River, was quite sure she didn't want to marry a farmer. She'd pitched in at her uncle's farm too often to find the long, grueling hours romantic.
But then that fellow she met at the Elk River roller skating rink (located near present-day Dare's Funeral Home) wasn't just any old guy.
She'll never forget going to the Leistico farm to meet Orval's parents.
"They had chickens. Oh my, did they have chickens," Joanne Leistico said. "His mother would tie them to the clothesline and cut off their heads. I almost had a heart attack."
Orval and Joanne Leistico married July 16, 1955, and moved in across the street from his parents. They had five children: Steve, Dennis, Gary, Delores and Gene.
As the kids got older, they helped their parents on the farm. Cows needed to be milked at 5 a.m. and again 12 hours later. Early on, Joanne Leistico had the job of mucking out the milking barn, until Orval Leistico invested in an automated barn cleaner. The addition of a pipeline milking system boosted their operation to a Grade A dairy farm.
The Leisticos must have been doing something right because Anoka County started sending visitors their way. Representatives from Europe, Asia and the Middle East came to them to learn about farming.
"We had this man from Saudi Arabia who wanted to farm with camels," Joanne Leistico said. "We had no idea how to farm with camels."
In the 1980s, busloads of schoolchildren started arriving. The Leistico farm had become a popular field trip destination.
Joanne Leistico organized hayrides and set out punch and cookies. Orval Leistico and son Steve showed kids how to milk cows and introduced them to the ducks, geese, foals and the pot-bellied pig named Poppy in the petting zoo.
All along, Orval Leistico kept up his photography. He was a hobbyist and hesitated when his son Dennis asked him to photograph a wedding. He and Joanne Leistico finally agreed, and for the next 35 years, they would photograph more than 600 weddings.
In the 1990s, a Bill Clinton called.
"He said he wanted us to photograph his daughter's wedding," Joanne Leistico said.
This joker was pulling her leg, she thought. But a half-hour later, Bill Clinton showed up at the farm – a different Bill Clinton.
In 2012, Orval Leistico suffered a stroke and moved into Guardian Angels' care facility. That's where you can find the Leistico couple these days. Though they don't get around like they used to, they still bump into people who say, "Hey, you're the ones who photographed our daughter's wedding."
And as chance would have it, Clinton's wife — the other Clinton — happens to work there, too.


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Florence Newberger
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Department of Mathematics and Statistics, California State University, Long Beach
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Master's Thesis Students
The following students have completed Master's Theses under my direction.
2008 Blake Rector
Thesis Title: Characterization of Solenoidal Groups
2006 Jeremy Jankans
Thesis title: Invariant Quaternion Algebras and Kleinian Groups
2005 Merrick Sterling
Thesis title: Geometric Coding of Geodesics on Surfaces of Constant Negative Curvature
2004 Alison Williams
Thesis title: Equivalent statements of property (T)
2004 Jason Karcher
Thesis title: Algebraic actions and the Borel Density Theorem
CSULB College of Natural Science Outstanding Thesis Award Winner
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My Ph.D. research lies in differential geometry and dynamical systems. More specifically, I study systems such as geodesic flows and isometric group actions, in which the geometry and the dynamics closely intertwine. Recently, through my work in College Algebra, I have become interested in how the different representations of mathematics (such as graphs, equations and the contexts they model) can be used to communicate and describe aspects of science and economics. I find modeling and the mathematics that naturally arises in biology particularly interesting. I hope my research record will soon reflect this new interest.
Study Guide, for College Algebra Concepts and Contexts, by James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson and Phyllis Panman, Cengage, 2010
Counter examples to minimal entropy rigidity in the Finsler category normalized by symplectic volume, joint with B. Colbois and P. Verovic, Annals of Global Analysis and Geometry, October 2008
A Multiplier Theorem for Fourier Series in Several Variables, with Nakhle Akbar and Saleem Watson, Colloq. Math. 106 (2006), 221-230
Recounting the Odds of an Even Derangement, with Arthur T. Benjamin, and Curtis D. Bennett, Mathematics Magazine, December 2005, 387-390
Patterson-Sullivan measure for geometrically finite groups with parabolic elements acting on real rank 1 symmetric spaces, Geometria Dedicata 97, (2003) 215--249.
Minimal entropy rigidity for Finsler manifolds of negative flag curvature, joint with J. Boland, Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems, 21 no.1, (2001) 13--23Mathematics Association of America, and the webmaster for the Southern California-Nevada Section of the Mathematics Association of America. Gwen Fisher, I sell patterns for beadwork, made by sewing small seed beads together using a needle and thread. Our business is called beAd Infinitum.


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NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Federal prosecutors say a 48-year-old Gretna man has been charged with threatening to destroy a nuclear reactor.
William Dugas was charged Thursday in a two-count indictment handed down by a federal grand jury.
U.S. Attorney Jim Letten charges that Dugas called the Louisiana Public Service Commission and threatened to blow up a nuclear reactor because he was angry about his utility bill.
While serving a search warrant Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office arrested Dugas and handed him over to federal custody.
He faces 10 years in prison a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release.
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Wigged man with gun robs Subway
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Azle police have few leads in the armed robbery of the Subway store located at 913 Boyd Road early on the morning of Friday, July 11.
According to police, an employee at the store heard the door chime around 7 a.m.
When she turned toward the door, she said she saw a man pointing a gun at her.
The man was described as white and about 5-feet, 11-inches tall with a medium build. He was wearing a tan work jacket, black gloves and had a black cloth over his face.
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Look at this one here…
Eugene Kessler carries these photos around in the plastic bin on his walker, never parting with the visual cues to the memories that have made up his life.
They remind him of good times… "this is mother"
and some of the more extreme moments of his life, like when he served in World War Two.
Eugene is 97. Everyone in his family is gone now, so the photos are precious to him.
"they're all I have!"
Understanding that is what brings San Francisco app-developer 1,000 memories to Yountville.
"Do you mind if I take a photo of this one?"
Helena Price, and others, are taking these old, treasured photos, and with a snap—saving them. That and the oral history 1,000 memories collects will be turned over the Library of Congress. So far, they've collected 15.
They've focused on the Yountville Veteran's Home of California because it houses the country's highest concentration of World War Two Vets.
It's a project that is dear to the co-founder's heart.
Rudy Adler "My grandfather had these great photos…"
Now the office of 1,000 memories is decorated with old family photos, all snapped on iPhones. The 1,000 memories shoebox app launched last month and has been downloaded XX times. From here, the photos go onto pages that can be shared with family members.
Where Adler's own grandfather's world war two story is complete with captions and comments by family members.
Eventually there may be a premium fee, but Adler says the goal is to keep the basics of the pages available for free.
The 1,000 memories team will be back in Yountville in a few weeks to collect more oral histories, while they still can.
Kerry Davis, IDG News Service.


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The blabbermouth media strikes again
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Last week, it was the Washington Post spilling the beans on the nation's post-9/11 top-secret infrastructure.
Today, it's the NYTimes dutifully splashing vengeful Wikileaks' massive document dump on our Afghanistan military strategy.
The Times tries not to break its collective arm patting itself on the back for its valiant struggle to publish the documents. As if it could resist.
Remember: From September 11, 2001 to the present, the terror-tipping blabbermouths of the New York Times have repeatedly undermined national security by disclosing sensitive/classified information about many key counterrorism programs. The paper has gone to court to force the government to release such information. The paper has shown reckless disregard for the consequences of disclosure.
The only time it has shown any restraint is when disclosure would endanger one of its own reporters.
The Fishwrap of Record: Our enemies' favorite rag.
Commenter corkie quotes from the NYTimes' disclaimer:
Information that is marked "secret" has been determined to be information or material that the unauthorized disclosure of which reasonably could be expected to cause "serious damage" to the national security.
So the New York Times is freely admitting that they don't concern themselves with risking serious damage to national security.
The fact that this information wasn't marked Top Secret allows the Times to pretend that they wouldn't have published material that has been determined to cause "exceptionally grave damage" to the national security. It's nice to see that they deny contributing to exceptionally grave damage while being complicit in contributing to serious damage.
Flashback: From our 2006 Blabbermouth NYTimes photoshop contest (more here)…
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Terrorist-tipping NYTimes wants Ruth Ginsburg's help
Blabbermouth damage, again
When blabbermouths lie: question the timing
The newspaper of wreckage
How about a nice big glass of…
The terrorist-tipping Times
More blabbermouth posters
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Backlash against the blabbermouths
NYTimes blabbermouths strike again
Judge helps NY Times coin a MUCH better slogan
August 30, 2017 07:54 AM by Doug Powers
The Red York Times: First in Fake News
August 23, 2017 08:03 AM by Michelle Malkin
NY Times warns Guam of grave threat (no, not THAT one)
August 11, 2017 03:04 PM by Doug Powers
Perfect: To get Palin's lawsuit tossed, NYT must prove NYT editorial writers don't read the NYT
August 10, 2017 08:45 PM by Doug Powers
Paul Krugman serves up more proof Nobel Prize needs 'comedy' category
August 1, 2017 05:40 PM by Doug Powers
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Animation: Anete Melece's "The Kiosk"August 16, 2013
We recommend taking a minute out of your morning to watch this trailer for a wonderful looking new animation by Anete Melece. "For years now, the kiosk has been Olga's little home simply because her sweet tooth and monotonous life has made her bigger than the exit. To distract herself, she reads travel magazines and dreams of being far away. An absurd incident starts the beginning of her journey." We are looking forward to the full feature!


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A Tallahassee court cleared the way Thursday for legislators to expand gambling in South Florida without a referendum vote, while two key sponsors of a casino bill finished drafting their proposal to allow three resort casinos to operate in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
The ruling by First District Court of Appeals Judge Marguerite H. Davis was a victory for Hialeah Racetrack and serves as a promising omen for the push by the world's largest gaming companies to bring resort casinos to Florida.
Davis affirmed a lower court decision, saying the law passed by the Legislature allowing Hialeah Racetrack to offer slot machines was constitutional. She rejected the argument by Flagler Gaming Centers and Calder Race Course, which argued that when voters approved slot machines in Miami-Dade and Broward in 2005 and 2008, they intended to limit the number of permits to the seven pari-mutuels that were currently operating.
Davis said voters did not intend to give the entities "a constitutionally-protected monopoly over slot machine gaming in the state."
The ruling was hailed by Rep. Erik Fresen, R-Miami, and Sen. Ellyn Bogdanoff, R-Fort Lauderdale, who want legislators to approve their proposal to build three resort casinos in Miami Dade and Broward Counties without first having to seek voter approval. They have filed identical proposals to invite companies to submit bids for three casino licenses to a newly created Florida Gaming Commission. Each of the bidders would be required to show that they will invest a minimum of $2 billion in capital in each facility.
This gambling commission, which itself will be carefully vetted, will evaluate the bids and select the winners based on a scoring scale that gives preferences to proposals that create the most jobs and complete work the earliest, Bogdanoff said.
The bills also require that the multi-billion dollar resorts give gambling a low profile. Each resort is restricted to using no more than 10 percent of the total square footage for the Las Vegas-style games, such as slot machines, roulette wheels and craps tables. The gambling space also must be segregated from other attractions — so that a visitor can attend the resort without having to see the gambling machines, Fresen said.
The bills will transfer all the gambling and licensing duties from the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to the gambling commission. Only the state-run lottery program would continue to be run by another agency.
The structure of the new gambling board is patterned after the Nevada and New Jersey regulatory gaming commissions, the sponsors said.
The proposed bill would also require strict background checks for all casino employees and vigorous financial screening for casino owners and partners, Bogdanoff said.
The 90-plus-page bill will give casinos the lowest tax rate yet for any gambling operation in Florida: 10 percent on net revenues. That is certain to draw the ire of the seven pari-mutuels with slot machine licenses in South Florida. They currently pay a 35 percent tax rate on their slots games and have made it clear they want parity, as well as the opportunity to bid for the resort casino licenses.
The proposed legislation has no language addressing pari-mutuels, the horse and dog tracks and jai alai frontons that now operate across the state. It also contains no provisions to regulate or outlaw the so-called internet cafes, maquinitas and sweepstakes gambling halls that have sprung up at more than 1,000 locations across the state because of a loophole in the sweepstakes law.
Both Bogdanoff and Fresen said that it was too early to wrap the internet cafe ban into their bills but both want to see the loophole and the strip mall casinos closed.
"I can pretty much guarantee you that if this bill passes, that ambiguity will be done away with,'' Fresen said. "Maquinitas will be black and white illegal in the state of Florida."
Bogdanoff said that although she would like to see her bill pass the Senate as she proposes it, she predicted it is "going to look like the dog chewed on it" when the Senate is done.
Among the expected changes, she said, is a provision that will give the 10 percent tax rate to not only South Florida slots casinos but to all other pari-mutuels around the state. The reason: The industry traditionally has deep support in the Senate and may be the only way to secure enough votes for the bill in that chamber.
"With all due respect, it's a dying industry and they know it,'' Bogdanoff said. "They need to re-tool themselves."
Although the two lawmakers had initially hoped to have the bill completed as early as Friday, Bogdanoff said that it is more likely to take legislative lawyers until Oct. 17 to get it done.
As for the Florida Supreme Court ruling, lawyers for Calder and Flagler said no decision had been made as to whether the companies will appeal.
Meanwhile, casino companies cheered the court ruling as they continue to lobby legislators to support the Fresen and Bogdanoff bills.
Jessica Hoppe, general counsel for the Malaysia-based Resorts World/Genting Group said the court "has cleared the way for this legislation, and Genting is hopeful that the Legislature will act in the best interests of the Florida economy in the upcoming session."
Genting is the first casino giant to purchase land to underscore its interest in bringing a resort casino to Miami. It bought land owned by the Miami Herald for $236 million and assembled nearly 30 acres of adjacent property for what it estimates will be a $3 billion development called Resorts World Miami.
The Las Vegas Sands has also promised to build a $3 billion facility in Miami. Its executives, as well as those from Wynn Resorts, have also met with South Florida property owners, including the owners of the Miami World Center property in Miami's Park West neighborhood.
South Florida's largest casino resorts operator, the Seminole Tribe, said this week it also hopes to be part of the conversation.
The Tribe, which operates the Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, is interested in bidding for one of the full casino licenses in Miami Dade or Broward, said the tribe's lawyer Barry Richard. The Seminoles already are committed to paying the state $1.3 billion for first five years of the existing 20-year gambling compact in exchange for the monopoly operation of some casinos games. The state could lose that guaranteed money if competitors are allowed to operate in South Florida.
But, Richard said, it the state is willing to give them a casinos contracts, and re-open negotiations for revenue sharing, "they don't have to give up the money they just make a deal with," the Tribe.
Staff writer Laura Isensee contributed to this report. Mary Ellen Klas can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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CAMAS VALLEY — The excavation and hauling of an estimated 10,000 cubic yards of earth from the County Line slide requires closing a one-mile section of Oregon 42, located roughly ten miles west of Camas Valley, from 5 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18 to 1 a.m. Monday, Feb. 20.
ODOT maintenance officials held an emergency meeting earlier today to hire a contractor to remove the material. Bids are being accepted today; however, it could take another day or so before a contractor is selected.
The westbound lane along this stretch of Oregon 42 — hemmed in between a sheer rock wall and the Middle Fork Coquille River — has been under single-lane traffic with flaggers providing traffic control since January 19. ODOT District Manager Darrin Neavoll said the highway will reopen next Monday in a single-lane configuration and remain that way until the end of February. Drivers should continue to expect 20-minute delays during this period.
"Our rockfall protection strategy continues to evolve," Neavoll said. "So far, mitigation has included scaling operations, improving fallout area geometry and regrading portions of the slope to remove launch features. We're now looking at other long-term solutions such as increasing the size of the rockfall ditch and draping a protection mesh over unstable portions of the slide."
The agency contacted demolition contractors earlier this month in hopes of using controlled blasting to remove material from the slide. The unanimous advice from the contractors was to pursue a slower, more manageable approach employing excavators, which reduces the risk of rocks being launched into the river.
"The material consists of shale and other low-grade rock that isn't suitable for construction," Neavoll said. "Our objective is to clear it off as quickly and safely as possible."


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Health Status and Cardiovascular Stress of Veteran Soccer Players
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|Health Status and Cardiovascular Stress of Veteran Soccer Players
- Descriptive data from medical check up and physiological testing [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
The investigation represents a cross-sectional examination of cardiovascular parameters and metabolic stress induced by training and competition:
- resting ECG
- stress ECG
- blood sample
- VO2max
- visit of training and competition (including the measurement of heart rate and blood lactate)
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|Study Start Date:
|March 2010
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|January 2011
|Primary Completion Date:
|January 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|veteran soccer players from Saarland County, Germany
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Facing the demographic trends in Western societies there is an expected increase in interest in soccer for males between 40 and 60 years. Positive effects of such an activity on health can be suspected based on some studies and analogous conclusions. However, no sufficient database is available yet. Moreover, the range of cardiovascular risk factors or pre-existing diseases for this specific population is not known.
This study shall provide missing descriptive data on health status of veteran players and potential preventive effects of soccer at an age of 40 to 60 years. The investigation represents a cross-sectional examination of cardiovascular parameters and metabolic stress induced by training and competition. Additionally, orthopedic and other medical risks are to be revealed, and options should be developed to minimize these risks, e.g. by preventive measures included in training or rule modifications.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|40 Years to 60 Years (Adult)
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- Male veteran soccer players aged 40 years and older, who are member of a club veteran team
Exclusion Criteria:
- Diseases or injuries which are contraindications for physical exercise
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01171222
|Saarland University
|Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany, 66123
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|Tim Meyer, Prof. Dr.
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|Prof. Dr. Tim Meyer, Saarland University
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|NCT01171222 History of Changes
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Saarland University
|Study First Received:
|July 22, 2010
|Last Updated:
|August 26, 2011
Keywords provided by Saarland University:
veteran athletes
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Engagement and Marriage in New Hampshire
Marriage license Laws in the state of New Hampshire, here is what you need to bring with you, and what you need to know about the New Hampshire marriage laws before filling out the New Hampshire marriage license form. You do not have to be a resident of New Hampshire, however, if both parties reside outside of the state the marriage intentions must be filed with the clerk of the same city or town where you plan to be married. If one of the parties reside in the state, the marriage intentions must be filed with the clerk of the city or town where the resident lives. If both parties reside in New Hampshire in different cities/towns, the intentions can filed at either location, however, only one filing is required. This license may be used anywhere within the state but it must be returned by the officiant after the marriage to the clerk who issued the license. A license is valid for a period of 90 days from the date of filing. If license is not used for some reason, it must be returned to clerk who issued it. Anyone resident or not can obtain a license anywhere in the state and be married anywhere in the state.After the marriage ceremony is performed the officiant will provide the couple with the contracting parties copy of the marriage certificate. This is strictly a "souvenir" copy until brought to the clerk of issuance and certified by him/her free of charge. The certification cannot take place until the clerk has in his/her possession the completed copy of the certificate from the officiant. Permit adequate time (approximately two weeks) for this to take place before requesting this service. Marriages may be performed by any ordained minister of the gospel who resides in the state and is in good standing with his church. Ministers not residing in the state may obtain permission to perform a marriage upon application to the Secretary of State. Ministers must send a copy of the marriage certificate to the town clerk.
Ending a Marriage or Engagement in New Hampshire
In the state of New Hampshire, no fault divorces are granted only on the basis of irreconcilable differences. All other grounds including, impotency of either party, cruelty or even being a drunkard are considered reasons for an at fault divorce. New Hampshire requires a period of residency of one year prior to filing. New Hampshire's divorce rate has steadily declined since it's highest levels in the early 1980's. This is good news for New Hampshire residents, as there were less than 700 divorces in the small state less than a decade ago in 2003. This is still double the number of divorces that took place in the 1950's. The state is also allows that if both parties can come to an amicable settlement agreement and have that agreement notarized, then a court will simple file the document and the divorce is considered finalized. Selling your engagement ring just became a whole lot easier now that you found The Diamond Lining. We can help you sell your diamond jewelry or wedding ring through our safe and efficient system, and we will help you get the most money possible for your engagement ring. Selling an Engagement Ring in New Jersey, , Selling an Engagement Ring in New Mexico, , Selling an Engagement Ring in New York


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Tomatoes and basil are raised from seed; ground is cleared to plant wheat; and clay is mixed with sand to make a wood-fired oven. The wheat is ground into flour for a sourdough crust; the tomatoes made into sauce; milk into cheese; and pork becomes salami. Finally the oven is fired up, the pizza assembled, and cooked, magically, in less than three minutes.
This is a visual narrative, woodcuts and linocuts document every stage of making pizza from scratch including scale drawings for the adobe clay oven.
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There are many different ways to cook curry – this transcript of a conversation with a taxi driver describes just one approach and was recorded at 4.30 a.m. while travelling between terminals at London's Heathrow airport.
The illustrations are woodcuts based on kolam, Indian designs that are created outside homes to bring prosperity and ward off evil spirits.
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Today is the final day of NBC News' "Education Nation" conference. New York City Mayor and Bloomberg founder Michael Bloomberg will be a speaker, as will former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. NBC will announce a digital toolkit for parents to support their children's academic growth, and the conference will end with a panel of education journalists (from NBC and elsewhere) talking about the challenges of covering education in America.
Earlier, AOL CEO Tim Armstrong discussed innovation in tech. Below, Armstrong is photographed with NBC News Group Chairman Pat Fili-Krushel, and NBC News president Deborah Turness.


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James A. Brown (J.B.), from Flint, MI by way of Detroit, MI is a poet, spoken word artist, percussionist, visual artist, and author of the popular series \'Crazy Joe\'. \'Suck My Mind\' is a compilation of two poems written by J.B. The first poem \'fine\' is rich in augmented- alliteration. This technique allows the listener to experience a metaphoric/meteoric experience as no other. Mind \'mingling\' is the title of the second poem with the refrain, Suck My Mind! Being the hook of the piece. I chose \'Suck my Mind\' as my introductory spoken word presentation because of the inherent message in the crafting of the poem. That message is that sensuality and sexuality can be achieved without the use of vulgarities, and that what is left to the imagination is indeed the euphoric experience that one truly desires. I invite you to enjoy! I invite you to Suck My Mind!


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Wireless Workers Unchained
Wireless Workers Are Already Roaming Around Process Plants Worldwide. Might Your Facility Be Next?
By Dan Hebert, PE
The phone rings in the middle of the night. It's the third shift operator, telling you that there's been a process upset. Do you get out of bed, dress and drive 25 miles to the plant? No, instead you use your Blackberry and check what's happening, make a few changes to process setpoints and watch the system recover. Far fetched? Not at all.
Mohawk Fine Papers instituted such a system. On a Sunday afternoon at home with a single click of a Blackberry, a Mohawk engineer can tell that the paper machine is up, running at a particular speed and consuming so much energy. This is part of the "Information Everywhere" project that Mohawk implemented in 2009.
"Information everywhere is an important part of our continual improvement efforts," says Ben Whitaker, manager of enterprise process reengineering at Mohawk. "This project has played an important role in Mohawk's overall 2009 improvement in machine output, customer satisfaction and energy consumption." (To read more about Mohawk's mobile application powered by Transpara (www.Transpara.com), see the "Information Everywhere on a Blackberry") at the end of this article.
Working with Wireless
While it may not work from home, Novartis, a biotech manufacturer in Huningue, France, uses a different kind of mobile workstation to provide the flexibility needed to control their manufacturing processes.
Novartis has been using wireless since 2000. In 2008, when migrating to version 9 of Emerson Process Management's (www.emersonprocessmanagement.com) DeltaV system, the company added integrated Wi-Fi and wireless security. In 2009, Novartis expanded the wireless architecture with additional Wi-Fi access points, implementing a complete mobile wireless solution. "The most recent developments to Emerson's DeltaV system have enabled us to implement a plant-wide wireless solution," says Philippe Heitz, head of engineering.
The wireless network includes 17 mobile operator stations (see Figure 1) and 100 DeltaV controllers spread over two systems. The first system controls the upstream process of cell cultivation and harvesting, and the second controls the downstream phase of purification and freezing. Both systems will soon be interconnected using DeltaV ZONE, a software and hardware solution for connecting two automation platforms.
To meet the standards required for sterile zones, the mobile operator stations each have a stainless steel enclosure that houses the central processing unit. The devices are equipped with a USB connection to the usual keyboard, monitor and mouse for this type of environment. Each station connects to the network via Wi-Fi access points.
Operators can move from one level to another with their mobile station and still maintain an overview of the process. This has not only significantly improved operator efficiency, but also has made it possible to reduce the number of required workstations by 50%. A further benefit is that when a new product is being launched or a recipe changed, the mobile stations can be moved throughout the plant, obviating the need to install new operator stations.
"Because of the wireless network, we don't need to systematically invest in new control stations, even if production requires a change to the plant equipment or layout," explains Patrick Boschert, automation expert, at Novartis. "Thanks to wireless technology, Novartis cut in half the number of operator workstations required for the production area."
Another type of wireless solution doesn'- mobilize the worker, but instead the asset that is being monitored. Yokogawa (www.yokogawa.com) has implemented a wireless mobility solution for a life sciences client using 900 MHz meshing I/O radios. Their client has thousands of identical refrigeration units on a large campus. Two or three analog inputs plus a digital input are monitored on each unit.
The existing system hardwired these inputs into local data acquisition hardware, which was then collected via Ethernet over the corporate LAN by a SCADA monitoring system. These units were frequently relocated, which required rewiring of inputs and manual reassignment of tags within the SCADA database.
In the new system, a 900 mHz I/O radio is mounted with each process unit, allowing analog and digital inputs to be terminated directly on the process unit. Using the wireless network, inputs are then transmitted to centrally located wireless gateways and data concentrators. The inputs are then collected via Modbus TCP by the existing SCADA system.
Refrigeration units can now be moved anywhere on campus without making changes to the wireless network or the SCADA system database. The 900 MHz mesh network is self-organizing and self-healing, making network management more efficient.
Table PCs are the Writing on the Wall
Honeywell Automation and Control Solutions (http://acscorp.honeywell.com) has two installations where tablet PCs are being used as HMIs. Neither customer can be named, but the examples are illustrative of how the technology can be used to improve process plant operations.
The first is a refinery in Big Spring, Texas, that uses wireless to allow operators to access their operating console directly from the field via a tablet PC. Wireless also allows the plant's mobile workforce to send data collected during rounds to the automation system via handheld devices.
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A Flooring Designer's Tips for Finding a New Floor
Since 2011 has come to a close, "trend-spotting" for 2012 has moved into full gear. This is when designers like me are looking for flooring trends for the year. What's hot? What colors are in – which are out? Typically, the first quarter of each year is the time when trade shows related to flooring are in full swing – both domestic and international. This is where we find out about new products and show many of our own. In fact, most of the new flooring products you will see in 2012 are being developed and finalized as I type this blog post. It's exciting to see the floor styles that will be coming to your local flooring store soon!
Where to Start
As you head out this year in search of your new floor, don't be in a rush. I recommend giving serious thought to the room where your new flooring will be installed. Think about your lifestyle and your interior style of choice – traditional, casual, contemporary or possibly eclectic. Think about color, visual, surface texture, gloss level and format – tile, plank or vinyl sheet. And here's a consideration many people never think about: what will your flooring look like under the light sources in the room where it will be installed?
The Importance of Lighting
I mention lighting because there are so many lighting options, and floors will appear different depending on your light sources. Your options may vary from daylight to a cool white or warm fluorescent bulb and subtle variations of those. To discover how your new flooring will look, I recommend getting samples from your flooring store and viewing them under the different lighting conditions in your room during the day and at night. I also like to evaluate flooring with a "raking" light effect, in a room that may get early sunrise or late day sunset. This will help you evaluate the appropriate gloss level for your environment, and it will also highlight the surface texturing in a detailed fashion. You'll be surprised by the surface details you may have missed at first glance!
Surface Texturing
A big trend we've been seeing in recent years is related to texturing – in floors, in furniture and in textiles. Consumers want to be able to see the texture as well as feel it, and when it comes to flooring, the surface often needs to be realistic – like it came from nature. If you have a "rough and tumble" household, you might want to consider a hand-scraped hardwood floor with strong surface texturing or a vinyl floor with stone-like texturing.
Here's what I want you to remember when floor shopping: first, consider your lifestyle and your interior decorating style, then take your favorite flooring samples home and look at them under different lighting conditions.
Now you're ready to go out and look for all those exciting new products! Enjoy your new floor!
Sara Babinski has worked with practically every type of flooring, and is currently the lead designer for our hardwood and laminate flooring products. She received a BFA in Illustration and Design from the Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida. Sara likes to blog about how nature influences design and new hardwood and laminate products. Born and raised in the beach community of Sagaponack, New York, she looks for inspiration in the textures and colors found in nature.


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Aug 13, 2014 at 5:10 am
Sports for Wednesday, August 13th
MLB: Astros 10, Twins 4
- Oswaldo Arcia had 2 HR's in the loss
- Yohan Pino drops to 1-5 on the season after giving up 7 earned runs in 4 and a third innings of work
- Twins and Astros finish up their 3 game set today with some day baseball
- Kyle Gibson (10-9) vs. Brett Oberholtzer (4-7), first pitch is at 1:10pm
- Twins will then return home to take on the Kansas City Royals for four games
- Twins top prospect, and the top ranked prospect in all of baseball, Byron Buxton, was promoted to Double-A. He has missed most of this season with a wrist injury he suffered in spring training.
- The league will release their full schedule tonight at 5pm on the NBA network. According to reports the marque match-up on Christmas will be the Cleveland Cavs heading to Miami as LeBron will take on his old team
- The sale of the LA Clippers is now final, the franchise was sold for 2 billion dollars
- A joint practice between the Raiders and Cowboys got out of hand yesterday as a huge brawl between the two teams went up against a fan that separated fans from the action. During the brawl a fan, holding a Raiders helmet, hit Cowboys cornerback BW Webb in the head 3 times.
- The Vikings second preseason game is Saturday as the Cardinals come to TCF Bank
- More football tomorrow night as the Jaguars and the Bears hook up on ESPN at 7pm
WNBA: Sparks 71, Lynx 63
- Maya Moore had 20 points for the Lynx who have lost two games in a row
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Juno Temple delivers a superb performance as Alicia, an unhappy teen dispatched from California to Chile to chill with her cousin Sarah (Browning) and Sarah's boyfriend Agustín (Agustín Silva). Hooking up with some buddies, they venture into a verdant forested island for some down time... but pretty soon the antsy Alicia feels alienated, particularly by the bullying Brink (Cera) who enjoys revelling in her discomfort. Haunting, psychedelic horror from writer-director Sebastián Silva.
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Juno Temple
Michael Cera
Emily Browning
Catalina Sandino Moreno
Only 24, Juno Temple's got a Bafta under her belt and has already worked with Stephen Poliakoff, Noah Baumbach, Christopher Nolan and William Friedkin. After witnessing her performance in this strange and seductive drama, it's not hard to see why she's in demand.
The young Brit puts on her best American twang to play Alicia, an awkward young woman taking her first trip outside the US to visit her cousin Sarah (Browning) and her friends in Chile.
When Sarah swiftly returns to Santiago for an exam, Alicia's left with her confrontational friends, including the smug and effete diplomat's son Brink (Cera). The bucolic landscape turns threatening as Alicia's loneliness and the others' oblique behaviour sets off a chilling drama about fear and destruction.
Director Silva worked with Cera on the recent independent comedy Crystal Fairy and coaxes an intriguing performance from the Superbad star here.
Brink is subtly aggressive, juvenile, irritating but a captivating presence whenever he's on screen, especially in sexually charged scenes with Temple. Magic Magic certainly deserves credit for being the first film to make an audience seethe with loating for such an adorable actor as Cera.
Moreno is uncomfortably combative from the get-go while the mostly absent Browning is an ethereal presence, well balanced by the inherently good, but weak and listless Augustine (Agustin Silva). Temple, however, is the film's heart and its fracturing soul and the only really sympathetic character in the piece.
Though there are some striking and creative visuals from Silva, it's Temple who makes a difficult, often hard-to-like, frequently maddening film worth the effort.
She's got a tremendous talent for packing layers of feeling into her diminutive frame and impish face and as the reality begins to shift and we join Alicia in being unsure of what's true and what's deceit, Temple pulls the audience, willing or not, into the full throes of a psychological breakdown.
With some haunting imagery and an unusual, throbbing sense of dread throughout, this is a trippy twist on the horror trope about sadists and innocents.
Thanks to a captivating lead performance, it's also a melancholic journey on which you'll be willing to go.
Whether you come back in one piece is another matter.
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Tryouts for Boys Travel Basketball will be held on Saturday, October1st, at the Cambridge-Isanti High School Gym. Travel basketball is a competitive basketball program sponsored by the Jacket Hoop Boosters. Teams play 20-30 games by participating in weekend tournaments held in Cambridge-Isanti, in the Great Northwest League (Eastern Minnesota and Western Wisconsin), and in the Twin Cities metro area. Practices (1-2 per week) are generally held on weekday evenings. A fee will need to be paid in order to participate.
For the 2011-2012 season, the Jacket Hoop Boosters will sponso combined teams in the 3rd – 4th grade, and also teams in the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. There may be multiple teams at each grade level, but this is determined by how many coaches we have at each age level. The maximum number of players for each team will be limited to approximately 8-10 players to maximize individual participation.
Listed are the times for the tryout for these teams:
4th, 5th, and 6th Grade Teams 3:30 P.M. – 5:30 P.M.
7th and 8th Grade Teams 1:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.
If there are any questions about this program, or if you would like to volunteer to coach a travel basketball team, please contact Mike McDonald, Cambridge-Isanti Bluejacket Head Basketball Coach, at 689-6481.