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Rolling Las Vegas
Michael Konik
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Winston Churchill, Autumn 93
The table is blanketed with chips, nearly $50,000 worth of colorful tokens belonging to a huddle of 12 anxious bettors, thrown together by chance. They've never met each other before tonight, but like soldiers in combat they share an unspoken bond, an unwavering connection to two small ivory cubes dotted on all six sides ... the dice.
The auto paint supplier from Ohio has only a few hundred riding on the next roll; the real-estate broker to his left is gambling several thousand. But you can't tell who has the most at stake by looking at their faces--everyone at this Caesar's Palace craps table has put on the familiar visage of a dice player awaiting the next fling of the ivory: expectant, slightly pained, aroused. Oblivious to the centurions and Roman goddesses strolling past with trays of cocktails, thoroughly uninterested in the horse races and baseball games being beamed into the adjacent sports book by satellite, these people are fixated on the right hand at the far end of the table, the guy holding the dice.
Some bettors slump on their forearms, feigning nonchalance; some fiddle with their chips, compulsively rearranging them into color-coordinated stacks; some look as if they're praying.
The croupiers try not to appear bored. The box man, sitting at the center of the table, surveys the felt like human radar. The pit boss, vaguely interested, stands in the background with his arms crossed around his ill-fitting suit. For a moment--a moment that will last two seconds--the assembled players will feel as though the entire universe revolves around this slab of wood, this plane of felt in the Nevada desert.
And, a moment later, all the denizens of Caesar's Palace, entranced by their own private dramas, will look up and smile. Because an instant after the dice are flung a startling, joyous yell will be heard--the sound of someone beating the odds. Someone at the craps table will have made his point.
Of all the games of chance, craps holds a special place in the hierarchy of American gambling. Before Ed Thorp wrote Beat the Dealer in 1962, making blackjack the most popular pit game in the world, craps easily held that distinction. From Damon Runyon's dice-shooting hoods to Atlantic City's odds-laying tycoons, craps has always attracted the most interesting gamblers in the casino, the most knowledgeable, the most superstitious, the most courageous. And the noisiest.
Blackjack boasts its studious card counters, baccarat its James Bond pretenders and roulette its wheel-obsessed number watchers. Those that roll the "bones," however, are an altogether different breed, an amalgam of the bookish scholar and the degenerate gambler, thoughtful yet aggressive, cautious yet headstrong, a winner and a loser. Give a linebacker a bankroll and an advanced degree in statistics and you might have the perfect Diceman.
At the craps table you'll recognize everyone from the vaunted "high roller" (the dice game is where this generic term came from) to the tightfisted mathematician with a proven "system." With its low minimum bet--a buck or two at most Las Vegas joints--craps is the most democratic of gambles, attracting both ends of the monetary spectrum. No matter their finances, players at the craps table are there for more or less the same reason: it is the only game in the casino where, if played absolutely correctly, the patron can reduce the house edge to almost zero. And it is the game in which miracles can happen. Very quickly.
Still, the surest way to win at the craps table is not to play. But what fun is that? To novice players the game looks hopelessly complicated and too daunting to learn. In some ways, it is. But for those who have never "rolled the bones," the game can be reduced to its essentials, and a beginner armed with these few basic facts can take on the house with the best possible advantage.
The sequence of each "game" begins with the Come Out Roll. Players bet that the person rolling the dice (the shooter) will roll either a seven or an eleven (called a "pass," a winner) or a two or three (a "don't pass," a loser). This is an even-money bet. If any other number is rolled, except for twelve, which is also a loser, that number becomes the point. According to Howard Schwartz of the Gambler's Book Club in Las Vegas, the casino's edge on those who are betting on a pass roll is a mere 1.414 percent, and with full odds or up to ten times' odds it is a minuscule .18 percent or $1.80 for every $1,000 bet.
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I am an AmeriCorps VISTA member serving in Montana with the Global Health Equity Foundation on their social media based project titled "Let's Talk." This project allows me to work toward enabling Healthy Futures in a different way. In fact, I'm the only member working on a mental health project in the state.
Let's Talk promotes conversations and awareness around the issue of suicide in Montana. This unfortunate problem is being addressed by a group of courageous teenagers who are standing up to tell their stories in an attempt to provide support so that other teens know it's okay to talk and that no one is alone.
Before I became an AmeriCorps VISTA member, I worked with AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps where I saw first-hand how natural disasters and poverty affect mental health. My team and I were stationed in Queens, New York, to help with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Many of those people were devastated by the loss of their belongings, their livelihoods, their homes, and even friends and family...
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The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) recognized seven outstanding programs and participants with the 2013 National Service Impact Awards.CNCS CEO Wendy Spencer announced the honorees during the kick-off of the yearlong AmeriCorps 20th Anniversary celebration in Washington, DC, on September 20, 2013.
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Is it possible to effectively harness youthful enthusiasm and idealism and turn it into it a renewable resource for good? We think so. Twenty years ago, President Clinton signed a bill that created AmeriCorps and gave our country a new outlet for national service that did just that.
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Last week Americans around the country commemorated the 12th anniversary of the September 11th attacks with prayer, reflection, and remembrance. Like thousands of Americans, President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama marked the day with service. In fact, President Obama served next to an AmeriCorps member in Washington, D.C.
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By nightfall, more than 150 AmeriCorps members will be in Colorado to assist in the response to flash flooding.
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Americans from around the country commemorated the 12th anniversary of the September 11th attacks with prayer, reflection, and remembrance.Like thousands of Americans, President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama also marked the day with service. President Obama volunteered next to an AmeriCorps member in Washington, DC!
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Hundreds of thousands of Americans are participating in volunteer service activities today to commemorate the 9/11 anniversary on the September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance. The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) leads the annual effort to pay tribute to and honor the victims and heroes of 9/11 through service.
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The White House released the following proclamation in recognition of the 2013 Patriot Day and the September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance.PATRIOT DAY AND NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE AND REMEMBRANCE, 2013- - - - - - -BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAA PROCLAMATION
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Each September, Americans pause to remember the 9/11 victims and survivors, and the responders who defined courage in the aftermath of the attacks.
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To strengthen our communities, we have to break down the barriers that can discourage Americans from building a better life for themselves and their families. Whether these barriers to economic opportunity are structural or behavioral, change is possible, and our AmeriCorps VISTAs are leading the way by creating partnerships that support service as a solution to our nation's challenges.
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Next week marks the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his I Have A Dream speech. As the federal agency tasked with leading the annual day of service named in his honor, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) draws inspiration from a life that encouraged service to others.


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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (September 16, 2008) – The average cost to prepare a school lunch has increased 10% since the 2007-2008 school year, according to a report published today by the School Nutrition Association (SNA). Results from "Heats On: School Meals Under Financial Pressure" show the average cost rose from $2.63 to $2.90 for schools to prepare a nutritionally balanced school lunch that meets federal nutrition standards. Over the same timeframe, schools received only a 4.3% increase in the federal reimbursement for each free lunch provided to low income students. This funding gap could cost America's school nutrition programs a potential loss of at least $4.5 million per school day, based on 30 million school lunches provided daily.
To prevent a compromise of nutritional integrity, school districts have responded by raising lunch prices to an average of $2.08 up from $1.96 in the 2007-2008 school year. According to the report, 73% of school districts are increasing prices for students. Even with the increases, the cost of a school lunch remains lower than the average cost to prepare a lunch at home (according to meal cost comparisons by Dr. Alice Jo Rainville of Eastern Michigan University).
School nutrition programs strive to offer affordable, healthy meals to students who buy a school lunch each day and are also working to control labor, food and supply costs to keep student meal prices reasonable. But double-digit increases in food costs combined with increases in labor rates, benefit costs, transportation and fuel charges and high prices of nutritious items such as whole grains create a situation where the cost to prepare a meal exceeds both the amount charged for the meal and the federal reimbursement issued for free and reduced meals. SNA's report indicated that 88% of school nutrition programs found the National School Lunch Program reimbursement insufficient in covering the cost of producing a meal during the 2007-2008 school year. Given the rising costs for the upcoming school year, this figure is expected to increase in the coming months.
School nutrition professionals are addressing challenges in a variety of ways:
School districts are not resorting to a la carte sales to make up the funding deficit, according to survey respondents. As a result of local school wellness policies and state regulations, districts are restricted from selling certain unhealthy food and beverage a la carte items.
Next year, Congress will reauthorize the federal child nutrition programs, providing an opportunity to increase funding. Additional federal, state or local funding for school nutrition programs will go a long way to promoting healthy childhood weight and improving academic success in America's children. Research has conclusively shown that students who eat balanced, nutritious meals perform better academically. Preventative policies like promoting fruit, vegetable, whole grain and low fat dairy consumption among children can teach healthy eating habits and cut into the estimated $75 billion per year cost of obesity-attributable medical expenditures in the United States.
"Heats On: School Meals Under Financial Pressure" is an analysis of information from 48 school nutrition programs that operate in some of the largest districts within the US. The report tracks how costs within these programs have increased due to rising food, energy and labor expenses and what measures these school nutrition programs were taking to cope with increased expenses. The School Nutrition Foundation (SNF) in partnership with Rich Products Corporation will be offering a webinar on Wednesday, October 8, 2008, at 2:30 PM EDT entitled "Paring Food Costs: Comparing Apples to Apples." Information on the webinar and the full report of the analysis can be accessed through Related Links.
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Gold Elegance Ivory Rose with Pearls Necklace
Make chains of pearls with Gold Elegance and bring them together with a classic ivory rose carved focal piece. The timeless combination of pearl beads with a carved rose piece give the necklace an antique feel, while the delicate chains keep it modern and airy. A very feminine piece of jewelry to compliment any complexion!
Material List
- Gold Elegance (plated):
- 25mm Eye Pins, 30 pc
- 6mm Open Jump Rings, 6 pc
- 18-inch Link Chain #2, 1 pc
- Lobster Claw, 1 pc
- Crystazzi Pearls:
- 6mm Light Gold Rounds, 14 pc
- 8mm Light Gold Rounds, 16 pc
- Jolee's Jewels:
- Resin Rose Pendant Ivory, 1 pc
- Tools:
- Wire Cutters
- Round Nose Pliers
- Needle Nose Pliers
- Ruler
Project Instructions
Step: 1
First create the pearl chains. Thread a 6mm pearl onto an eye pin and finish with a simple loop. Click to see technique for making loop. Make 14 small pearl links. Carefully open and re-close end loops to connect all of the links together to form a chain.
Step: 2
Thread an 8mm pearl onto an eye pin and finish with a simple loop. Make 16 large pearl links. Connect 14 of the links together to form a chain and save 2 of the links for the sides of the necklace.
Step: 3
Cut the chain into 4-4½-inch lengths.
Step: 4
Use a 6mm jump ring to hold 2 chains together to form one side of the necklace. On the other side use a 6mm jump ring to hold both a lobster claw clasp as well as the two side chains to form the other end of the necklace.
Step: 5
Attach an 8mm pearl link at the bottom of the 2 chains on each side of the necklace.
Step: 6
For the Rose side, use a 6mm jump ring to connect the rose link to the bottom of the 6mm pearl link. Attach 2 linked 6mm jump rings after the rose. Open the last jump ring and connect the 6mm pearl chain first (to lie on top) and the 8mm pearl chain second (to lie on the bottom.)
Step: 7
Bring the 2 pearl chain ends together through a 6mm jump ring. Link this jump ring to another jump ring connected to the pearl link on the other side to complete the necklace. See photo for reference.
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For years, many thought thatthe 2D platformer was dead. Once Mario took his first steps into the world of 3D on the Nintendo 64, pretty much every other name in the genre followed suit. Every game character that you can think of made the jump to the 3D-platforming bandwagon, even those who hadn't been platformers in the first place. Bomberman, Sonic, Pac-Man, Earthworm Jim, and even Mega Man, they all flocked to the budding 3D platformer genre . Recently things have started going back the other way. Much like fighting games in the past couple of years, the industry has slowly started to re-embrace the 2-dimensional perspective as the go-to perspective for the platforming genre.
As the games have moved back to the traditional perspective, they have also chosen to adopt more complicated gameplay mechanics meant to vary the experience. That isn't necessarily a bad thing by any means, but sometimes I long for the days of simple, straight forward platforming akin to something like Bubsy or a classic Sonic adventure. It appears as though the staff over at Awesome Games does too and they set out to create just that over the past couple of years: a classic platforming experience. Enter Oozi: Earth Adventure, the result of their effort(s) and a game that would have fit right in on the Super Nintendo or Sega Genesis.
Right from the start, it is clear that Oozi has a different focus than its modern brethren. Where games such as Rayman Origins and New Super Mario Bros. aim to offer an extended and varied gameplay experience, Oozi sets out to be a straight-forward platformer. Nothing more and nothing less. You play as Oozi, a little space alien who has crash landed on Earth; during the crash, not only did you lose your ship but also your space suit which enables a wide variety of abilities for our little hero. It will be up to you to guide Oozi through this strange new planet in order to find all of the pieces to his suit so that you can get back home.
As I said, Oozi is more simplistic than modern platformers. This game isn't about solving complex puzzles or defeating complicated monsters; that doesn't mean that there aren't some big enemies though as the game does have its fair share of classic-style boss fights. The joy here is in the adventure and the platforming, just like it used to be; nothing more, nothing less. Can you make it to that platform that appears to be just out of range? Can you navigate a particularly tricky slope filled with spike-covered enemies? That pretty much describes the level of complexity that you will find in Oozi: Earth Adventure. It does become a little deeper than that as you earn back your abilities; you will eventually be able to do things such as double jump, throw objects, and eventually even wall jumping to assist you in traversing the varied landscape.
The game is all about the fun and honestly one that younger gamers will enjoy more than older ones. While Oozi put a smile on my face, my daughter, who is just getting into games, was ecstatic while playing it. That isn't to say that the game doesn't offer some enjoyment for the more "advanced" players out there. As you progress through the game's campaign and collect special hearts, you will unlock levels in the game's challenge mode. These levels introduce harder mechanics into the experience such as strict time limits, and pre-requisites such as collecting all of the power ups before you can leave an area. It is a drastic change of pace from the care free experience of the game's story mode which let's you move along at your own pace.
While the game plays like it should have been released twenty years ago, it certainly doesn't look or sound like a title from that era. Awesome Games has utilized an extremely colorful and vivid hand-drawn style. The graphics and animations are beautiful and it looks a bit like a cartoon that has come to life. The soundtrack is equally as enjoyable while it , however it does run into some issues when tracks come to an end; the tracks don't flow right into one another and there is a bit of an awkward silence when one ends before it restarts. There isn't even as much as a smooth transition audibly; one moment you are bouncing along to a catchy tune and then it just stops.
Sure, Oozi isn't anywhere as deep as something such as Rayman Origins, but Oozi does offer some enjoyment for fans of the platforming genre. It is a refreshing change of pace to have a game that I can sit down and enjoy for a few minutes without having to expel too much effort; it is even better to be able to do so alongside my daughter. The industry needs more games like this; it needs games that are more accessible and enjoyable for players of all ages. That being said, I fully acknowledge that this isn't something that will be for everyone. If you want something to enjoy that won't work your brain too hard or can help you firmly plant that controller into the hands of the next generation of gamers, Oozi will fit that role perfectly.
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Tennis in Review: Rating the top ten
With the tennis season coming to a close with the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London, it's time to look back at how the top 10 fared this year.
By Abhishek Mehrotra
Tennis fans could not have asked for a better climax to the season as Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic played out a dazzling final under the lights inside O2 Arena. Ultimately, it was Djokovic who won 7-6 7-5 to celebrate finishing a second successive season on top with his second Finals win.
Although Federer would have been disappointed with his loss, especially after taking the lead in both sets, and holding two set points in the second - it was a superb year for the Swiss as well.
He won his first Grand Slam, Wimbledon, in more than two years, and held the number one ranking long enough to pass Pete Sampras' record of 286 weeks at the top, ultimately reaching 302 before being overtaken by Djokovic.
2012 saw four different Grand Slam champions on the men's side including a breakthrough US Open win for Andy Murray. There was also a maiden ATP 1000 Masters triumph for David Ferrer while Juan Martin del Potro returned to the top echelon and there were consistent, if not dazzling, performances from Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Tomas Berdych and Janko Tipsarevic.
In the first of two parts we rate the top five players.
[x] denotes 2011 year-end ranking.
1 Novak Djokovic [1] - 9.5 (12,920)
Grand Slam Titles (1): Australian Open
ATP Masters 1000 Titles (3): Miami, Toronto, Shanghai
Others (2): Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, Beijing
Djokovic still has a long way to go before he can be considered one of the best of all time. But can we all agree that the Serbian is the best back-to-the-wall player the game has ever seen?
After startling US Open triumphs over Federer in 2010 and 2011, three of his five biggest triumphs this year came when he was staring defeat in the face. Djokovic beat Nadal in the Australian Open final after being down 4-2 in the final set. He then saved four match points against Murray in Shanghai before bouncing back to beat Federer in London.
No matter who the opponent is, the man will just not go away.
Djokovic was never going to replicate his coruscating 2011 season when he won three Slams en route to 10 titles in the year. However, when you consider this year without the baggage of the previous one, it would be churlish to complain. Three major and six Masters finals as well as an unbeaten run in London. There is not one person in the world who wouldn't be happy with that.
2 Roger Federer [3] - 9 (10,265)
Grand Slams Titles: (1): Wimbledon
ATP Masters 1000 Titles (3): Indian Wells, Madrid, Cincinnati
Others (2): Rotterdam, Dubai
In 2012, 30-year-old Andy Roddick announced his retirement from the game. 32-year-old Juan Carlos Ferrero followed suit. Meanwhile, 31-year-old Roger Federer won Wimbledon and reclaimed the world number one ranking.
Djokovic refuses to go away in the big matches. Federer simply refuses to go away. Every time there are whispers of the magic waning, the Swiss finds a way to confound his critics.
His stunning end-of-season run in 2011 salvaged what had been an ordinary year for him. His victory at Wimbledon this year - during which he beat Djokovic and Murray in successive matches - silenced those who claimed he could no longer string together seven wins. Breaking Sampras' record muzzled others who predicted he would never again ascend to the summit.
In short, there was no scarcity of good news for Federer fans. The better news? The Swiss has promised to return refreshed and recharged for the 2013 season.
3 Andy Murray [4] - 9 (8,000)
Grand Slam titles (1): US Open
Others: London 2012 Olympics Men's Singles Gold, Brisbane
It all began at Wimbledon for Andy Murray. The tears that streamed down his face as Roger Federer hoisted the trophy for a seventh time finally dissolved the wall of indifference that had until then separated the Brit from the nation's public.
The bond intensified when Murray beat the same opponent at the same venue a month later to clinch gold for Great Britain in the men's singles at the London 2012 Olympics. The 25-year-old's golden summer culminated on the other side of the Atlantic, where he beat Djokovic in the US Open final to win his maiden Grand Slam.
The season did not end of the same high though. Thrice Murray grabbed defeat from the jaws of victory, letting match points slip against Milos Raonic, Djokovic and Jerzy Janowicz in Tokyo, Shanghai and Paris before falling prey to a dazzling Federer in London.
Nonetheless, this was the year Murray leashed the demons within and without when a lesser player would have given up. For that, he deserves big props and so does Ivan Lendl. There's much to look forward to from the Scot next season.
4 Rafael Nadal [2] - 6 (6,795)
Grand Slam Titles (1): French Open
ATP Masters 1000 Titles (2): Monte-Carlo, Rome
Others: Barcelona
Remarkably, Rafa managed to hold on to fourth place despite missing more than half the season through injury.
It was a pity thought that he was sidelined just when he seemed to have laid the Djokovic hoodoo to rest. After losing seven successive finals to the world number one, including the longest ever Grand Slam final, at the Australian Open, Nadal at last beat his nemesis in Monte-Carlo before repeating the dose at Roland Garros for his seventh title.
And then came the shock of the season. Few could have predicted it, but Nadal's loss to unknown Lukas Rosol was to be his last match of the season as knee tendinitis took hold, casting serious doubts on Rafa's future in the game.
Thankfully though he seems to be on the mend - and has announced that he should be back in time for the 2013 Australian Open. For despite all the brilliance on display this year, tennis has sorely missed its raging bull.
5 David Ferrer [5] - 8.5 (6,430)
ATP Masters 1000 (1): Paris
Others (6): Valencia, Acapulco, Auckland, Buenos Aires, Rosmalen, Bastad
Setting out with the determination of a dogged explorer, Ferrer bustled his way through 14 countries on five continents en route to lifting a tour-high seven titles in 2012.
For years, Ferrer has been overshadowed by Nadal, a fairly successful player relegated to the status of a journeyman thanks to the incandescent brilliance of his compatriot. With Nadal ruled out, Ferrer seized his chance - winning a slew of tournaments including his first ATP 1000 level title, the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris.
It would be exaggeration to call this a breakthrough year for Ferrer. He continued to fend off the chasing pack and continued to struggle against the top four - a French Open quarter-final win over Andy Murray his sole success against the quartet this season.
But for churning out the results day in, day out, for not letting his head hang despite knowing he can never truly reach the rarefied levels of the top four - tennis' most anonymous number five of all time finally deserves to be recognised.
Check back for ratings of numbers 6-10 on ESPNSTAR.com on Thursday!


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Board of Directors (partial present)
Back left to right: Davis Watts, Eddie Clark, Alan Galloway, George Boyd (President), and Chris Hampton.
Front left to right: Jimmy Allen (Executive Director), Jimmie Loftis, Sandy Jarvis, Melissa Burniston, Chelsea Rose (Vice President), and Kathy Daugherty.
The 2014 Ag Banquet will be held Saturday, September 20th
2013 Distinguished Alumni
Jimmy Allen
Jimmy has spent fourteen years with the Ag Foundation committing his time and expertise to our students. While serving on the board, he worked closely with the school of Agriculture and the executive director of the Foundation to hold a capital campaign to solicit funds from TTU Ag alumni. Those funds provide scholarships to superior students within the field. His efforts have been notably recognized for all of his hard work and we are glad to announce him as the 2013 Distinguished Alumni.
The Tennessee Technological University Agricultural Foundation focuses its resources on ways to enhance the education and college experience for students enrolled in any discipline within the College of Agriculture. Founded in 1972, the Foundation:
- Brings together former students and graduates of Tennessee Tech with leaders in business, education and state and local governments to contribute and raise financial resources to support students;
- Expands the awareness of the Tennessee Tech College of Agriculture with business and government leaders;
- And, Recognizes the accomplishments of the College of Agriculture's Finest.
The Foundation awards almost $40,000 each year in scholarships and awards to Tennessee Tech Students.
The Foundation also provides volunteers and financial resources to support many activities of the College of Agriculture such as, the Academic Bowl, recognition for State and National FFA Officers, a Student Recognition Banquet, and Student Recruitment Efforts.
"The Tennessee Tech Agricultural Foundation plays a critical role in the educational preparations of our students. Not only does the Foundation do an outstanding job in focusing resources in scholarships and awards to our students but it also attracts outstanding citizens to its Board who in turn expands the outreach of the University across the state and nation. We are fortunate to have such an outstanding example of graduates reinvesting in the education of today's young leaders," Dean Clyde Pat Bagley, Dean of the College of Agricultural & Human Sciences.
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Among the current group of nine (including Director Ronald Rogowski) are five social scientists, two humanists, one natural scientist, and one health scientist.
Robert Boyd, Professor of Anthropology, works on the evolutionary psychology of the mechanisms that give rise to and shape human culture, and how these mechanisms interact with population dynamic processes to shape human cultural variation. He is the author of Culture and the Evolutionary Process (with Peter J. Richerson), How Humans Evolved (with Joan Silk), and Not by Genes Alone: How Culture Transformed Human Evolution (forthcoming). With Herbert Gintis, he co-directs the MacArthur Foundation Preferences Network, which will soon publish Foundations of Human Sociality: Experiments in Fifteen Small-Scale Societies. Boyd has been a Guggenheim Fellow and a Fellow of the Wissenschaftskolleg in Berlin. www.sscnet.ucla.edu/anthro/faculty/boyd
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Michael Heim, Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures, is fluent in Czech, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Serbo-Croatian. His professional interests include comparative literature, translation studies, and methodology of foreign language teaching. He has done extensive work in translation, focusing on contemporary and classical prose and drama and including: Anton Chekhov, The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard from the Russian; Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, from the Czech; Bertold Brecht, The Wedding and Günther Grass, My Century, from the German. He is also the author of The Russian Journey of Karel Havlícek Borovsky, Contemporary Czech, The Third Wave: Russian Literature in Emigration (with Olga Matich), and Un Babel fericit. Heim has held fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Fulbright Foundation. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/slavic/faculty/heim_m.html
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Edward E. Leamer is Chauncey J. Medberry Professor of Management, Professor of Economics, and director of the UCLA Anderson Forecast. His research interests cover a broad range of topics in the analysis of nonexperimental data and the economics of globalization. Author of the seminal article "Let's Take the 'Con' out of Econometrics," Leamer has written over one hundred articles and four books on topics such as the North American Free Trade Agreement, the dismantling of the Swedish welfare state, the economic integration of Eastern with Western Europe and of Taiwan with Mainland China, the United States business cycle, the impact of the Internet on economic geography, the effect of globalization on the U.S. economy, and the potential impact of the Free Trade Area of the Americas on inequality in Latin America. Leamer is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and of the Econometric Society, and a frequent visiting scholar at the International Monetary Fund and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. www.anderson.ucla.edu/faculty/edward.leamer
Françoise Lionnet is Professor of French and Comparative Literature and also serves as chair of the Department of French and Francophone Studies. Her teaching and research interests include comparative and Francophone literatures, postcolonial studies, autobiography, and race and gender studies. She is co-director of the Multicampus Research Group on Transnational and Transcolonial Studies and serves on the editorial and advisory boards of several journals and university presses. Her publications include: Autobiographical Voices: Race, Gender, Self-Portraiture; Postcolonial Representations: Women, Literature, Identity; and Minor Transnationalisms (co-edited with Shu-mei Shih). She has held fellowships and grants from the Cornell Society for the Humanities, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Fulbright Foundation, the Social Science Research Council, the United Nations Fund, the Humanities Research Institute at the University of California-Irvine, the Center for Advanced Feminist Studies at the University of Minnesota, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. www.french.ucla.edu/people/lionnet.htm
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Portland >Food & Dining > Refectory Prime Rib & Stkhse
1618 NE 122nd Ave, Portland, OR | Directions 9723045.534403 -122.537645
Sat: 12pm-2am, Sun: 12pm-12am, Tue-Fri: 11am-2am, Mon: 11am-12am
Neighborhoods: Russell, East Portland Neighborhood Office
Great Prime Rib – Love the feel of this place.. The Happy hour is everyday w. great food Friendly staff and servers ... Offers lots of different music venues (Five Guys Named Moe were awesome)...Guest Celebrity Bartenders on Thurs. is a lot of fun (some celb. bartenders donate tips to charity) ...One of the few clubs on the East side to dance ....
Baby Boomers Social Club 4th Friday at Refectory – The boomer generation ushered in rock and roll and they are still rockin ! This is the place to party like it is 1964 and meet your peers and run into old friends. They socialize and dance check the pictures and calendar on their website babyboomerssocialclub. Come join the fun
its ok not great – not a family joint at all food took a long time not cooked perfect service was slow and mediocre good potential but not hitting it might go back but not a top pick at all3
will not return to this establishment – I recently ate at this establishment in a party of nine for a retirement dinner celebration. the service was poor; we were overcharged by $96 on our bill and the management, even tho admitting we were overcharged and it would be resoved, it has not been and it has been almost a week now. I have never seen worse customer service ever and we won't be back!
Sat club night – I've been going to the refec for Sat night dancing frequently for the past 5 years. Last night we went and they got 2 new female djs. We waited an hour for some good music. They were playing RAVE 80s TECHNO BS. My friend went to get a drink and asked the bartender what was up with music. He said that they got 2 new djs and they are getting away from hip-hop to 'change the crowd'...REALLY?!?!?! I told my girl to chug her drink so we could leave. Too bad 'cuz I really like Jason, our usual bartender. Got to the front counter and asked for our money back. 3 other girls followed and asked the same. Staff asked the manager and he said that we could have our money back but that we couldn't come back tonight. UH YA WE'RE ASKING FOR OUR MONEY BACK SO WE COULD COME BACK L8R?!?! Needless to say, went to the 2nd choice, Copper Penny, and amazingly, it was packed. HUH IMAGINE THAT. Had a great time GREAT MUSIC! All the hits. Won't be going back to the refec until they bring the hip-hop back.
Sometimes familiar is good. – We have been going to the Refectory since the 1970s. The food is good, plentiful, cooked correctly and served promptly. They don't serve "upscale Northwest cuisine" or "Asian fusion." The restaurant is kinda kitchy and fun. It doesn't have tile floors and granite counter tops- in fact it hasn't changed in 30 years and sometimes that is a good thing. If you want a very good steak or prime rib this is a great restaurant! The shrimp is also very good. The prices are extremely reasonable and it's comforting to go to an old familiar place.
Chippendales 7/25/08 – I love seeing the Chippendales when they come since it always makes me feel good. My favorite skits are Cowboy and Hero! The guys are so sweet and so easy on the eyes. Ladies you can't miss them when they come to the Refectory!
A steakhouse GEM! – "The Refectory" A "quiet" steakhouse GEM. We have eaten here twice. Both times our Prime Rib was a perfect "medium rare." Both times! (20 hour slow roasted with housemade au jus & horseradish.) Wow-I thought I was in Iowa. Our salad was "all green lettuce." Just as I requested. Our potato was too big again! The low prices were embarassing. Finally our server Parker was great! Check it out!
Gone way downhill over past 10 yrs – I had my wedding reception there 10 years ago and it was absolutely perfect. The service was great and the atmosphere of both the restaurant and banquet area was elegant. My husband and I recently went back and I so wish we hadn't. I was so disappointed. The crowd has changed to low-class gheto. I felt really uncomfortable there and I love to dance... but not at that place - just really trashy. The bartender was nice, but the front (bouncers, check-in) were rude. We are not trashy or scary looking - my husband is a soccer coach and had on some sports pants (he wears nothing but sporty stuff) and we were nearly kicked out AFTER we had already had a table and had been served. Unbelievable! Yet, punks with pants hanging off their butts, with chains are allowed to wander freely. One dude was so wasted, he was passing out in his chair, but the staff chose to pick on the two most normal people in the whole place. Whatever... I'll never go back. I'm glad my sister won't be having her reception there this summer.
Excellent service and food – I've just recently moved to Portland and someone recommended The Refectory. Me and my wife visited Refectory on Friday night for dinner and I must say, we'll definately will be back. The service was great and so was the food. All workers had a polite attitude and looked like they wanted to be there. I had the 20 hour prime rib and my wife had the pacific red snapper. It is one of the best prime ribs I've ever had. I was also suprised the we received 20% off our check, the server told us that it is one of the promotions that they are doing at the moment. Great food, great price and great service, highly recommended.
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Thought I'd post this now, or else I'll probably forget to otherwise. Yes, yet another study on another "wonder drug". Vacyclovir/valacyclovir/Valtrex for EBV-infected patients. But still an interesting read...
(Edit: The study applies to people who test positive for all herpesvirus subgroups (EBV, HCMV, HHV6))
• The Group A herpesvirus CFS patients (no coinfections) returned to a near-normal to normal life (P = 0.0001). [Probability of result occuring by chance 1 in 10,000.]
- The long-term EIPS value increased (primary endpoint, P < 0.0001) with subset-directed long-term valacyclovir and/or valganciclovir therapy.
- Secondary endpoints (cardiac, immunologic, and neurocognitive abnormalities) improved or disappeared.
• Group B CFS patients (herpesvirus plus coinfections) continued to have CFS.
So maybe...maybe...if you get rid of the coinfections before you give the drug, Group B people will recover as well?? Don't know, will have to read the full paper tomorrow.
Plus, a new study at Stanford. Granted you have to live in the bay area to do this, but they test for XMRV among many other things in an extensive blood panel. And you have to have the energy to actually go there...a bit of a self-selecting, biased sample I'd say ;)
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Valtrex & Valcyte for CFS
Posted by DolceVita at 10:58 PM
2 comments:
- Lee Lee said...
This was actually a good study. I believe that they were working with over 7000 blood samples so the results would definatly be reliable. Of course if you don't have herpesvirus 6 in your system then this is of no help anyway. I got re-tested this week and I'm negative for HV-6.
- June 25, 2010 at 12:54 AM
- DolceVita said...
Yeah, it's a very thorough study! But actually, they looked at all subsets of herpesviruse (Epstein–Barr virus (EBV), cytomegalovirus (HCMV), and human herpesvirus 6 (HHV6)). They used two separate drugs, one for EBV and one for HCMV/HHV6 and said that both sets of people performed equally well. Granted, if you have NONE of the 3 above, it's still pretty useless!
- June 25, 2010 at 11:42 AM
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The owner of the car involved in the crash turned it in on Monday, but he kept quiet and didn't say if he was behind the wheel.
Operator: "Is the vehicle still there?"
Caller: "No the vehicle took off..it's a little red convertible..I believe it's a Fiat and a white man is driving."
The driver sped off after swerving onto the sidewalk, striking a woman on Northern Avenue near 11th Street.
Caller: "It was a convertible and the windshield on the passenger side was smashed."
The 1970s model Fiat convertible was turned in -- the owner went to police headquarters with his attorney, but chose to keep quiet. Police don't know if he was behind the wheel, but they believe whoever was driving was under the influence when the car struck 41-year-old Anna Blaze.
Operator: "Is the person breathing?"
Caller: "Yes."
The woman who called 9-1-1 described traumatic injuries to the mother of two. You can hear the desperation in her voice.
The caller repeatedly asked when the ambulance would arrive, knowing that Blaze's time was running out.
Caller: "Is the ambulance coming?"
Operator: "They're coming ma'am. Do you understand? We spoke to them the whole time we've been talking here."
Caller: "Okay, thank you..I've never seen an accident like this before."
Blaze died Monday. Her friend Karla was able to step out of the way and survived without injuries.
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Portsmouth Herald (Maine) - Portsmouth Naval Shipyard to hire 'hundreds'
Local tradesmen and contractors hurt by the economy are expected to get a boost from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, which will be contracting out work for $24.5 million in repairs to buildings and other facilities at the yard.
Members of the Maine congressional delegation announced Monday the yard will receive the money as part of the federal stimulus package…
"This is great news for the shipyard and our surrounding Seacoast communities," said Deborah White, public affairs officer at the shipyard…
O'Connor agreed. "This is going to be good for the local economy," he said. [3/25/09]
KRDO Channel 13 (Colorado) - Stimulus bill to help power Colorado's new energy economy
Business and political leaders are banking on Colorado's new energy leadership to give it a big edge in the competition for billions of federal stimulus dollars promoting renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Colorado expects $130 million for weatherization of homes and the state energy program. Communities are in line for block grants. And businesses and researchers will compete for undetermined grants and loan guarantees… [3/24/09]
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Va. military bases to receive $330 million in stimulus funds for construction, restoration
Virginia military bases will receive nearly $330 million through the federal stimulus package for quality-of-life improvements, infrastructure work and energy-saving projects…
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Gov. Beverly Perdue said today that work will soon begin on a $56 million building in West Raleigh to house the National Guard, the Highway Patrol and the state Division of Emergency Management.
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The University of Tennessee's acting president said Tuesday that Gov. Phil Bredesen's proposed use of federal stimulus money to fill state budget gaps will give the university time to pare spending without huge layoffs.
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|Grant Recipient:
|Loyola University Medical School
|Pediatric Quality Improvement Modules: Head Trauma, Seizures, and Diabetic Ketoacidosis
|Project Period:
|October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2011
|Project Team:
|Project team is led by Mark Cichon, DO, and includes Evelyn Lyons, RN, MPH, Kathy Janies, and Dan Leonard, MS
|Overall project goal: To demonstrate measurable improvements in emergency department (ED) management of children with mild head trauma, seizures, and diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). These diagnoses were selected due to their high risk of mortality/morbidity. The project team is partnering with more than 100 hospitals with EDs that have been designated by the state health department through a facility recognition program.
|Project Progress:
|A multidisciplinary pediatric DKA educational module is being finalized with an anticipated December 2010 posting date to the Illinois EMSC website. Research on evidence-based management of pediatric seizures is completed and conceptualization of the pediatric seizures educational module is in process. The pediatric seizure quality improvement (QI) tool, survey, and educational module are under development. A mobile application of the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) Mild Head Trauma Suggested CT Algorithm also is under development.
|The mild traumatic head injury educational module is completed and posted to the Illinois EMSC website -www.luhs.org/emsc. The module includes patient education resources in English, as well as in Spanish. The PECARN Mild Head Trauma Suggested CT Algorithm and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Heads Up concepts are integrated into the module. All continuing education modules are approved for nursing contact hours. A mobile application is being explored for the PECARN CT Algorithm. Participating hospitals collect and submit DKA survey and medical record data. In follow-up, hospitals receive individual QI reports that support benchmarking.
|Development of a statewide web-based data platform is completed, facilitating the collection of ED data on defined patient populations. Data on mild head trauma patients is collected by hospitals. In follow-up, benchmarking reports are provided to hospitals, facilitating comparison of care management regionally and statewide.
|Dissemination and Sustainability:
|All educational modules undergo a regular review to ensure integration of evidence-based management. Abstracts/manuscripts related to the project topics are under development. Presentations: Project staff share information via multiple statewide EMS, quality, and trauma forums, meetings, and professional newsletters.


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1777 France recognized American independence.
1830 South American patriot Simon Bolivar died in Colombia.
1903 Wilbur and Orville Wright of Dayton, Ohio, conducted the first successful manned powered-airplane flights near Kitty Hawk, N.C., using their experimental craft, the Wright Flyer.
1944 The U.S. Army announced it was ending its policy of excluding Japanese-Americans from the West Coast.
1957 The United States successfully test-fired the Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time.
1979 In a case that aggravated racial tensions, Arthur McDuffie, a black insurance executive, was fatally injured after leading police on a chase with his motorcycle in Miami. (Four white police officers accused of beating McDuffie were later acquitted, sparking riots.)
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Dec. 17, 1937, in The Star: Congressman Lister Hill, who's seeking the Democratic Party nomination to run for U.S. Senate, will make three speeches in Calhoun County three days from now. He'll be in Piedmont late morning, Jacksonville mid-afternoon and in Anniston in the evening. Also this date: An editorial on "The Danger of Dope" states, "most common of the habit-forming 'weeds' today is marihuana," which is "often sold to school children, as are other drugging concoctions which stupefy the brain, make beasts of gentlemen and murderers of the meek."
Dec. 17, 1987, in The Star: Two Anniston High School seniors were recently given an insider's view of the American political process at the Youth Congressional Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. Allyson Lee and Coke Williams were selected by Anniston High School Principal John Toland and guidance counselor Marti Warren to attend the conference, which was held from Nov. 10-15. Miss Lee is president of the AHS student Senate and Williams is senior class president.
Birthdays of Monday, Dec. 17:
Actor Ernie Hudson is 67.
Political commentator Chris Matthews is 67.
Comedian-actor Eugene Levy is 66.
Actor Bill Pullman is 59.
Actor Barry Livingston is 59.
Country singer Sharon White is 59.
Producer-director-writer Peter Farrelly is 56.
Pop singer Sarah Dallin (Bananarama) is 51.
Country musician Tim Chewning is 50.
Country singer Tracy Byrd is 46.
Country musician Duane Propes is 46.
Actress Laurie Holden is 43.
Actor Sean Patrick Thomas is 42.
Actor Giovanni Ribisi is 38.
Actress Milla Jovovich is 37.
Singer Bree Sharp is 37.
Actress Jennifer Carpenter is 33.
Actor-singer Nat Wolff is 18.
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DreamWorks Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury, 7 p.m. on Fox: Based on the hit animated film How to Train Your Dragon, this new special returns to the villagers of Berk as they prepare for the winter holidays. As the festivities approach, the dragons make a sudden mass exodus, leaving Hiccup, Astrid, Stoick and the rest of the gang saddened by the loss of their winged friends.
Gossip Girl, 7 p.m. on CW: After six seasons, Serena (Blake Lively) and her high-living Upper East Side friends and relatives bid farewell with the two-hour series finale, in which we can expect Gossip Girl to be identified, once and for all.
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, 7 p.m. on ABC: This new episode follows the story of James and Devonda Friday, a North Carolina couple who adopted all five siblings rather than see them split up. Their modest ranch home was too small to house their now-bursting family, so Ty and his crew step in to give them a specious new residence for the holidays.
Movie: A Christmas Carol, 7 p.m. on AMC: George C. Scott brings all his famous crustiness to the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in this 1984 adaptation of the Charles Dickens' classic. In fact, it almost seems like typecasting when he faces off against the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future before they change him for the better.
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas, 7:30 p.m. on Fox: This holiday special, based on the Ice Age films, finds the Arctic herd busily decorating for the holidays. In his rush to help, Sid destroys Manny's favorite decorations. Manny is so upset that he convinces Sid he is now on Santa's naughty list. Joined by Crash, Eddie and Peaches, Sid takes off for the North Pole to plead his case to Santa.
Movie: Happiness Is a Warm Blanket Charlie Brown, 8 p.m. on Fox: This animated "Peanuts" special finds the gang trying to help Linus break away from his childhood security blanket. The stakes are high as Linus learns his grandmother is coming to visit, and he must decide whether or not to dispose of his most cherished possession.
1600 Penn, 8:31 p.m. on NBC: Television's newest take on the White House gets a "sneak preview" prior to its official Jan. 10 premiere. Bill Pullman has played president before (Independence Day), but he puts a comedic spin on the Oval Office as a chief executive whose family affairs are as critical to him as affairs of state.
Hawaii Five-0, 9 p.m. on CBS: Forever a favorite of Star Trek fans as Mr. Sulu, George Takei — also a popular Internet presence these days — guest stars as Chin's (Daniel Dae Kim) uncle in this new episode. Fabulous.
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I currently have CS5.5 Web Premium.
My understanding is that I can get
(option 1) CS6 Web Premium for $375
(option 2) Adobe Creative Cloud for a year for $359.88.
Let me state right off the bat that I don't need, nor want the rest of the CS apps, nor the cloud storage.
After a year, with option 1, I am in a stable situation. If CS6.5 comes out, I can choose whether or not to upgrade. And if the past is any indication, that upgrade would probably be about $375.
After a year, with option 2, the following year would cost $599.88.
So here's my question, if I cancel Adobe Creative Cloud after the first year, what would my upgrade price for CS6.5 be?
Or rather, here's the question: Is there an upgrade path from subscription to non-subscription?
Thank you.
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Hi TigerKR,
To be very frank, we cannot say what will be the upgrade price for CS6.5 as it's not yet launched and is still in progress, So, we have no clue about the princing as of now. No-one has seen the future yet.
Now, as per your 2nd question, you cannot upgrade from a subscription to a perpetual product. You need to cancel the subscription and place an order for the perpetual product.
Hope that Clarifies your doubt.
Arprit this is question I have raised elsewhere the issue is not how much an exit strategy would cost it is people who have invested in Adobe products in some cases for many years are concerned about loosing their investment buy joining the cloud. The question is at some point in the future should we have to exit the cloud would Adobe provide an exit strategy or would the be left with no acces to software at all.
If you consider that the cost of a normal could subscription compares with the annual cost of upgrading the cs product.
With the cs product you will have access to the software untill your os or computer no longer supports it
So say in 10 years time I had to exit the cloud through I'll health or any other reason which meant I could no longer afford the subscription. Would the subscription count as a potential upgrade qualification to the perpetual product Or on a retirement case could some end a subscription with the last version of the software.
The point is the cost would be similar either way but at present it would seem that joining the creative could wipes out all your previous investments in adobe products which is significant and the incentive to join really does not compensate for the value of that investment.
I purchased a subscription to CS5.5 about 6 months ago. How to I get an upgrade to CS6?


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Alvin Gentry responds to Marcin Gortat interview
"I'm glad he did," Gentry said of Gortat's remarks. However, Gentry wasn't quick to defend the "Polish Machine," claiming that the Suns "try to throw him the ball and we will try to give him the ball as much as we possibly can."
In the interview, Gortat described being one-on-one with his back to the basket as one of his "strongest variants."
Gentry disagreed.
"We would love to be able to throw him the ball, have him post up and score for us, but that hadn't been one of his strengths really," Gentry said.
Instead, Gentry wants to continue to use Gortat in the same ways that made him successful last season.
"Screen and rolling to the basket, athletic enough that he can get defensive rebounds, running in the open court like he did last year," Gentry said. "Nothing's changed from last year."
Gortat is averaging 11 points per game and averaging 9.3 field goal attemps per game this season, both of which are fewer than last year's averages.
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- Channing Frye, Suns forward - Thursday April 17Channing discusses the Suns' completed season, and what he is looking forward to in the offseason.
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text: RFS Changes Could Stagnate Biofuels Investment, Groups Say More than 37 agribusiness and ethanol companies signal concern over leaked Renewable Fuel Standard draft proposal Published on: Oct 31, 2013 Tweet Post to Your Wall. Email Story RSS Permalink Print Ethanol and agribusiness organizations Wednesday issued a letter to the White House, signaling concern over the possibility of lower Renewable Fuel Standard volumes next year. The concern of lower volumes stems from the mid-October leak of an Office of Management and Budget draft document that proposed a 3 billion gallon cut in RFS volumes. The groups signing on to the letter, including Monsanto, Novozymes, DuPont and the Advanced Ethanol Council, said lower volumes could send the wrong signal to renewables investors, stagnating growth and limiting the availability of cheaper fuels. The change, the letter argues, is unnecessary given that the RFS is "engineered to address challenges like the oil industry's historic and current refusal to blend more renewable fuels.More than 37 agribusiness and ethanol companies signal concern over leaked Renewable Fuel Standard draft proposal "Investors in next generation biofuels understand how the RFS and (Renewable Identification Number) values work to introduce market access for advanced biofuels," the letter said. "As such, any perceived unwillingness on the part of RFS administrators to allow the program to work would send a clear signal to the advanced biofuel marketplace that the RFS may not be allowed to change market behavior as promised." The group went on to say that any reliance on the blend wall – the point at which some say more ethanol will be produced than can be used by the marketplace – to provide effective waiver of the program presents the same problem, because the legal standard for a waiver is narrow by design. Supporters of changes to the RFS, like the American Petroleum Institute, and recently the AAA Motorclub, say the policy must be changed to accommodate decreasing petroleum use. "Rigid mandates of the RFS have no place in today's energy market. . .The RFS was based on gasoline use rising significantly when the opposite is occurring. In what is termed the ethanol blend wall, consumers are now faced with putting more ethanol in their tanks than their engines were designed to accommodate," suggested API Downstream Group Director Bob Greco in an Oct. 24 press statement. The group said lowering the RFS to 12.9 billion gallons of ethanol would "avoid the ethanol blend wall for now while also preserving the availability of ethanol free gasoline for consumers who demand it." But the agribusiness groups dismissed API's claims in Wednesday's letter, noting, "the controversy over the RFS boils down to a market share battle between a growing biofuels industry and the incumbent oil industry… In essence, the oil industry wants the Environmental Protection Agency/OMB to make administrative adjustments to the RFS that will greatly reduce or eliminate the drivers that facilitate more biofuel blending over time, which will ultimately lead to price competition between the two industries at the fuel pump." Though the EPA confirmed in August that it would propose to use flexibilities in the RFS to reduce renewable volumes in the 2014 standards, it was not specific on what flexibilities it would use or by how much volumes would decrease. EPA also sought to cool rumors following the document leak, with the agency confirming that the information was a draft that had yet to be reviewed. View the complete letter here.