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Today the big news at the Olympiad was Kirsan Illijuminov's decisive victory in the FIDE presidential election over Former World Champion and human rights activist Garry Kasparov.
Over the chess board, US drew both matches. In the Open, Kamsky lost while Akobian won to save the match.
Every game was decisive in the women's match.
Nemcova's game seemed steered for a draw but 36.b6? allowed Black a winning attack.
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Can You Copyright Homework Titles?
from the that-may-be-difficult deptEarlier this summer, we wrote about how SJSU computer science student (and Techdirt reader), Kyle Brady, had won a fight with one of his professors, over Kyle's decision to post the code he had written for the class online. He had only done so after the assignments were due (so as not to reveal the answers to other students), and did so to show off his coding skills and to help him get a job. Yet, the professor threatened him, claiming he was "cheating" and that he would get a failing grade. After taking the issue up the administrative chain, Brady was told that he had done nothing wrong and had not violated any academic policy.
At the end of the post, I noted that I was a bit surprised that a separate issue hadn't come up. The entire discussion had been about school policy, and not about copyright. Yet, many schools these days now try to claim the copyright on code written by students. Perhaps I spoke too soon.
Kyle alerts us that, with the new school year beginning, the same professor has added a new copyright policy to his assignments. Thankfully, it doesn't sound like he's claiming copyright over the code, but over the assignments themselves. You can see the policy for yourself, where it states:
The homework assignments in this class are copyrighted by Dr. Beeson, including the names of the assignments, and the names of all the required classes and methods, all the examples that are posted with the assignment, and the problem descriptions and programming hints that are posted. Your solutions are your own, but if you want to post them publicly, you must change the names of the classes and methods, and you cannot post the problem descriptions. This should enable you to show your work to a prospective employer, and possibly allow me to re-use the assignments without future students being able to Google your solutions.Now, to give Dr. Beeson credit, he appears to be trying to come up with a reasonable compromise here, allowing Kyle to do the sorts of things he wanted to do, without making it so that he would have to come up with new assignments every semester. So, I can respect that. But, I'm not sure that he's got a legal right for all of that. It's not entirely clear if the names of the assignments are enough "creative expression" to warrant a copyright. Ditto for the names of required classes and methods. Even if they were, I would imagine any student would have a pretty strong fair use argument in reposting them.
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Tuesday, 16 September 2008
Award Time
I would like to give this award to the following 6 blogs:
Hayley at Away with the FairyCakes
Tanya at Sunday Baker
Bea at El Rincón de Bea
Ivy at Kopiaste to Greek Hospitality
Lori at The Recipe Girl
Rosie at Rosie Bakes a "Peace" of Cake
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- Ivy said...
Maria, congrats for the well deserved award and this is so sweet of you to pass it on to me as well. Thanks very much. I am greatly honoured and I shall cherish it.
- 16 September 2008 at 14:47
- Rosie said...
Congrats on your well deserved award Maria! Many thanks for passing this on to me I am honoured :)
Rosie x
- 16 September 2008 at 15:31
- RecipeGirl said...
Congrats on your award! Thank you so much for passing it along to me :)
- 16 September 2008 at 15:57
- Hayley said...
Congratulations on your award and thank you so much for thinking of me! I was quite shocked when I got your comment, I haven't got an award before so I'm dead chuffed!
Do I just pass it on to other deserving blogs???
I was reading your profile earlier I didn't realise you speak Spanish, thats sooo cool :-D I did it at GCSE and would have loved to have kept it up but then I got pregnant!
Anyway, Thanks again! xx
- 16 September 2008 at 16:43
- Finla said...
Congragulations on the award.
- 16 September 2008 at 17:26
- Maria♥ said...
Your all very welcome and deserving of the award!
Hola Hayley, you pass it onto the blogs you feel are also deserving of the award ;o) Yeah I have spoken spanish all my life, infact my first language was spanish until I started school and then learnt english. My son is also fluent in spanish and got an A* in his GCSE and my hubby has learnt spanish from me. It's a shame you didn't keep it up but hey its never too late ;o)
- 16 September 2008 at 18:28
- Maria said...
Yeah on your award!!
- 16 September 2008 at 21:29
- Tanya said...
Awww, thanks so much!! You are so sweet!!
You are very deserving of this award!!
- 17 September 2008 at 03:45
- Bea Roque said...
Upsss..it seems I amd the last one to collect my prize.....Congratulations on your well deserved prize, you do have a Brilliant blog!!! and thank you so much, for passing it over to me!!!! Its so sweet!!! thanks, B.
- 17 September 2008 at 07:27
- Maria♥ said...
Thanks Maria ;o)
Hi Tanya, your very welcome!
Hola Bea
Que tal? Gracias amiga and tu tambien tienes un blog maravilloso ;o)
- 17 September 2008 at 10:09
- Reeni said...
Your kitty Madison is cute too!
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Councilwoman Brown repays $3,000 spent on refrigerator magnets
Houston City Councilwoman Helena Brown has repaid the city nearly $3,000 in taxpayer money she spent on refrigerator magnets that the Texas Ethics Commission says amount to campaign swag.
City Attorney David Feldman, who had asked Brown to reimburse the city before the commission issued its opinion Thursday, said Brown cut the city a check for $2,989.96 on Friday, the full amount at issue.
Feldman and Brown each said they had sought an opinion from the commission on what invoices show are roughly 13,000 magnets bearing a photograph of Brown and her office phone number, email address and postal address.
Feldman contended the magnets were political advertising because they tout Brown's priorities: "DEDICATION to... 1. Timely Constituent Response! Our #1 priority; 2. Responsible City Spending! 3. Standing up for residents, businesses, and for what is right and just!"
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Brown, a first-term councilwoman representing northwest Houston's District A, has said the purpose of the magnets was "to facilitate constituent communication and, therefore, timely response to community needs."
The ethics commission sided with Feldman.
"In our opinion, the refrigerator magnet is a self-promotion of a public officer because the name and photograph of the public officer appear in an unduly conspicuous way and the three-item list promotes the public officer's priorities," the opinion stated. "The refrigerator magnet at issue constitutes 'political advertising.'"
Calls to Brown's office Monday were not returned.
Using tax money on political advertising would be a misdemeanor violation of the Texas Election Code.
The commission's general counsel, Tim Sorrells, said the issuance of an advisory opinion is the commission's last step in this process. Brown's repayment of the money makes it unlikely that any prosecutor would be interested in the issue, Feldman said.
If a complaint had been filed, as opposed to an opinion sought, the commission could have determined whether the law was broken and if a penalty should result.
Feldman said it would not have been appropriate for him to file a complaint.
"It would have been very awkward and really antagonistic to my role as city attorney for me to actually file a complaint against a council member, because I still represent members of council, as well as the mayor, in their official capacities," he said.
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Though Brown is the council's most aggressive budget hawk, regularly recording the lone "no" vote against spending items, the magnets are not her first office expenses to raise questions.
Earlier this year, Feldman denied Brown's request that the city pay for her personal attorney to sit in on meetings with Feldman and the mayor, as well as a budget hearing. She also traveled to Asia at a cost to taxpayers of at least $16,000 in an attempt to establish direct airline service between Houston and Seoul, but never met with Korean airline officials. Brown also sought and was denied $2,000 in gas money for a volunteer adviser.


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I have spoken with Tim a little about the possibility of incorporating a Flash-based module into Bible Analyzer for exploring biblical genealogies. Bible Analyzer looks like a great platform for just such a thing. If successful, this would be the only tool I know of that could easily tell you which tribe of Israel a person belonged to or allow you to trace a person's entire ancestry without jumping around several places.
At a basic level, it would be modeled after a graphic which I produced earlier this year: http://soulliberty.com/View.php?ID=5052 . It includes only those whose genealogy can be traced back to Adam and Eve (about 830 people).
My goal is to add interactivity to highlight immediate family, click to show all descendants and/or ancestors of that person, highlight certain groups of people, and show some basic biographical detail about each. Naturally, it would also have links to verses where the person is mentioned by name. This demo can give you a basic flavor of the interactivity, with a modified layout: http://flare.prefuse.org/apps/dependency_graph
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An immigration expert in San Diego says most asylum seekers are now out of luck. The University of San Diego's Everard Meade says that most of the claims for asylum come from just the type of violence ruled out by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
On Monday, Sessions reversed an immigration court order that allowed domestic violence as a reason for granting asylum. Meade says that the lack of any proposed alternatives in Sessions' ruling will leave most people looking for asylum in the U.S. at risk. Those denied asylum can still appeal in federal courts, but Meade says it's a complicated process that could be dependent upon where the appeal is filed.
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Another example of kids running amok. On first glance you would think it would be easy to speak to the 6 year olds…but they would have the full force of the law, social services and the press claiming brutal treatment by the paramedics or that their human rights had been breached!
This happened in Manchester…a little girl was injured and the paramedic RRVÂ response car was attacked…and then the back up ambulance crew were threatened with being shot by a gang of little shits!
This is the news report…
Nothing will happen to these kids…nothing will be done to help the parents to keep their feral offspring out of trouble…just another incident to add to the others that happen everyday in this country. And these kids will grow up to be even more anti-social and kick out at everything. It's these kids who will one day very soon stamp on the head of an innocent person and claim it is their right to do what they want!!!
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Introduction and Links to Resources on Land Entry Case Files and Related Records
How to Order
Use Form Number NATF 84 to order land entry case files (such as credit, cash, homestead, and mineral) or surrendered military bounty land warrants.
The land records that are generally of most interest to genealogists are the land entry case files. These are records that document the transfer of public lands from the U.S. Government to private ownership.
There are over ten million such individual land transactions in the custody of the National Archives. These case files cover land entries in all 30 public land states.
The case files were filed as either military bounty land warrants, pre-1908 general land entry files, or as post-1908 land entry files. The information required to access and order copies of the records will differ depending on which of these 3 categories the transaction falls into. Read more.
For land records in the remaining 20 states that were never part of the original public domain, check the State Archives for that particular state. This includes the original 13 colonies, plus Hawaii, Kentucky, Maine, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, and West Virginia.
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Tract Books:
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This below from Sarah Douglas, spotted in a Chalk Farm pub
This below from a "uber-Euro member's club where they ought to know better" - sent by the delicious Sarah Reynolds.
"Foie grass"? "Tarter"? Total menu fail by the Wallace Collection - sent by Eimear Hurley
This one REALLY made me laugh - from a restaurant in Sumatra, sent by Kate Ross.
'Dear medallions with flambéed in Armagnac. Served with barley, dill and roasted beetroot' on a menu at Gessler at Daquise - sent by Monika Chodakowska
There's a lot to pick holes in with "Goats Cheese Fat Bread"; be it the lack of apostrophe or the overly blunt marketing: This is Goats Cheese Bread and it's going to make you Fat - sent by Louise Woods
"muscles in white whine and garlic" - @thegrownup
Duck "ass l'orange". I think the picture speaks for itself. It made me giggle when I saw it on a menu in Madrid. - Courtney Cooke
i am sending you via email a photo of a menu from a restaurant in Zurich - the dish was "Soft Shell Crab" but they replaced the final "B" with a "P". I didnt try it - Christy
I've got a cracking photo of a big sign reading "WAFLLES" in GIANT writing, although this was in Greece so more charming in a "Engrish" kind of way – Leila
I always thought "pumkin" was cute on menus. – Anon
Vat's Wine Bar on Lamb's Conduit Street used to serve something (fish?) with "a wig of leaks" – Tessa
I saw a menu in Spain for grilled squik and then sworkfish - maybe it was just that the 'd' button was missing on their computer! – Eliza
My favourite menu fail is one my Dad spotted (can't remember where, sorry, but I think it was in the UK): Grilled Steam (I believe they meant steak......) – Anne-Marie
The one that sticks out in my memory was a little place in Cornwall where the chalk board outside a cafe said beef buggers. I laughed, but didn't have the heart to tell them. – Samantha
I was almost tempted to order the Vanilla Pancetta on a pudding list on Scilly (I'm too scared to write dessert list now in case I spell it incorrectly). I think they meant pannacotta. – Issy
I ate at a restaurant in Milan this April whose English menu included a dish called "Find the Grid" and several salads containing "Insidious Web". The latter turned out to be octopus. – Andy Brice
I remember a menu in Spain that boasted a dish of 'you inhabit baby with pretty'. NO IDEA what it was, far too scared to order it. – The Shed


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Every British period import these days, it seems, is destined to be compared to "Downton Abbey." Can [fill in the blank] match "Downton" when it comes to inspiring international gossip about lords, ladies, butlers, and maids? Can it make primogeniture go prime time?
So here's the answer. Like "Call the Midwife" and "Mr. Selfridge," PBS's two most recent British series imports, "The Paradise" is not the new "Downton Abbey." I definitely can't see the seven-part installment of "Masterpiece Classic" becoming an Emmy-winning phenomenon that will inspire trips to its filming locations and outrage when characters leave the show, I mean die. But it's an elegant mid-weight melodrama that toggles between the haves and the have-nots, and that looks at the close alliance between romance and unattainability. It will engage — though not obsess — those of us who enjoy parsing out the morals and manners of another time and place.
In "The Paradise," the time is the 1870s and the place is the North of England. Adapted from the Emile Zola novel "Au Bonheur des Dames," the setting, like that of "Mr. Selfridge," is the country's first major department store, called The Paradise. The owner is the coldly charming widower John Moray, played with dark mysteriousness (and formidable dimples) by Emun Elliott. Moray wants to expand his store and bring the classes together at his sales counters, so that rich ladies used to having dresses custom made will happily shop next to butcher's wives. It's a far-fetched idea for the time, and the banks aren't willing to invest; so Moray sets his sites on the wealthy Lord Glendenning (Patrick Malahide), whose daughter, Katherine (Elaine Cassidy), has set her sites on Moray.
There is, of course, a downstairs from this upstairs. Our journey into the lives of the store workers is through newcomer Denise Lovett, who is played as a quietly ambitious and intuitive naïf by Joanna Vanderham. Denise and the other shopgirls live three to a bed under the strict supervision of Miss Audrey (Sarah Lancashire), where they gossip about Moray and the unknown circumstances around the death of his wife. Some of them dream of ascending at the store, and one is smitten with Moray, so when Denise's intelligence captures Moray's attention, jealousies arise.
The "downstairs" on "The Paradise" also includes a chatty fellow at the drapery counter named Sam (Stephen Wight) who may be sweet on Denise but who gets caught up with a troubled woman of higher standing, one of Katherine's friends.
Issues of class are central to the series, as Denise strives to rise, as the wealthy women begin to mix with the mainstream, as we wonder about Moray's background and whether earning money as a self-made businessman and being born into money are incompatible circumstances. Moray is a particularly intriguing figure, as his hunger to grow The Paradise and succeed seems to be born out of a deep psychological need, a need that Elliott makes us want to understand. In "Mr. Selfridge," Jeremy Piven's more bombastic store-owner character is motivated by American greed, which is far less interesting. When Moray says to Lord Glendenning, "I deal in appetite," he's giving a sales pitch as well as nodding to a hidden part of his character. He is a pioneering man who wants to make paradise into a place of commerce.
I'm not sure how creator Bill Gallagher's series will maintain the appeal of the two-hour premiere, Sunday at 9, for six subsequent hourlong episodes — never mind for a full second season, since the show has already aired in the UK and been renewed. But then even Julian Fellowes of "Downton Abbey" has struggled with that task, as he enters his fourth round. Not that "The Paradise" is the new "Downton Abbey."
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On August 26, 2009, Wyatt Andrew & Jackson Christopher were born prematurely to my sister, Kelly & her husband, Greg. Wyatt passed away on October 9, 2009. Yesterday, Jack lost his battle and joined his brother Wyatt and sister baby B (who died in utero) in heaven.
I was reading the guest book on Wyatt & Jack's Caring Bridge site and saw this poem:
God looked around His garden
And He found an empty place.
And then He looked down
upon the earth,
And saw your tired face.
He put His arms around you,
And lifted you to rest.
God's garden must be beautiful,
He always takes the best.
He knew that you were suffering,
He knew you were in pain,
He knew that you would never
Get well on earth again.
He saw the road was getting rough,
And the hills were hard to climb,
So He closed your weary eyelids,
And whispered "Peace be thine."
It broke our hearts to lose you.
But you didn't go alone,
For part of us went with you,
The day God called you home.
~author unknown~
I am writing this post in memory of those little angels that I never got to meet. I had just given Jack a new nickname the other day – Jackaroni. Kelly thought it was cute because she is also singing the song that says "stuck a feather in his cap & called it macaroni" to her older son, Noah. My love & prayers are going out to my sister, her husband & big brother Noah (he will be 2 in January).
Rest in Peace, Jack.
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Richard Sherman's mother knows best when it comes to her son's supreme confidence, on display in full force at the end of Sunday's NFC title game. Beverly Sherman said he likely got some of those traits from her.
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But even she can't say what her son will do next as the Seattle Seahawks star defensive back enjoys the spotlight in the run-up to the Super Bowl. It's a spotlight that turned on him at the end of the NFC Championship game when he made a spectacular play to help seal the victory -- then taunted an opposing wide receiver and provided a lively post-game interview.
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"I don't know what's going through my son's head when it comes to what he's going to say or do," said Beverly Sherman at her family's Southern California home. "He's a pretty smart kid. He knows the consequences of the things he does and says.
"He's very confident, strong-willed -- some of that he might have gotten from his mother. The apples don't fall far from the tree."
As for the backlash regarding her son?
"It does hurt a little, but a lot of times he's misunderstood," she said.
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Sherman excelled on the field and in the classroom at Dominguez High School in Compton, Calif., where coach Keith Donerson saw the same intensity and passion that was on display at the end of Sunday's game against the rival San Francisco 49ers.
Sherman gave 49ers wide receive Michael Crabtree a pat on the backside, got shoved in the face and made a choke sign toward the San Francisco bench after making a play that sealed a Seahawks trip to the Super Bowl.
"Trash talking was part of our game," said Donerson. "We practice at a high tempo. Practice was very competitive. They'd go after each other all day.
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"It was like a playground basketball style. We call it getting into the guy's head. If he talks back -- now you've got him out of his game."
The 49ers rarely threw to receivers Sherman was defending Sunday, meaning most of San Francisco's pass plays were in the direction of receivers covered by other Seahawks defensive backs. But San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick had to make a play, and with time winding down in the fourth quarter he floated a ball intended for Crabtree -- shadowed by Sherman -- in the back of the end zone.
Sherman extended in the air to deflect the ball to a teammate for an interception.
The ensuing end zone confrontation with Crabtree was just the start of the Sherman show. During his post-game interview with FOX's Erin Andrews, he shouted, "I'm the best corner in the game. When you try me with a sorry receiver like Crabtree, that's the result you gonna get. Don't you ever talk about me."
There's a method to Sherman's "madness," said Donerson.
"If he had it to do all over again, he might have done it different," Donerson said. "It's to create attention. Now you have to interview him, now you see how intelligent he is."
Fans will likely get to know Sherman much better when media day interviews begin the week before his Seahawks take on the AFC Champion Denver Broncos Feb. 2 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. His father said his son knows how to handle the attention.
"He'll handle it fine," said Kevin Sherman. "He understands, he knows what's coming. He's very aware of it."
A day after the outburst, Sherman wrote a column for Sports Illustrated's TheMMQB.com defending his remarks to Fox Sports sideline reporter Erin Andrews.


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South African Journal of Science
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S. Afr. j. sci. vol.108 n.7-8 Pretoria Jan. 2012
Fumigant activity of Elsholtzia stauntonii extract against Lasioderma serricorne
Jian-Hua LüI; Xin-Hong SuII; Jian-Jun ZhongI
ISchool of Food Science and Technology, Henan University of Technology, Henan Province, China
IIHenan Tobacco Company, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
The repeated use of phosphine over decades for the control of the cigarette beetle (Lasioderma serricorne), a significant stored-product insect worldwide, has led to serious negative effects, including strong insecticide resistance, disruption of biological control by natural enemies, and environmental and human health concerns. As an environmentally friendly alternative to synthetic pesticides, plant-derived pesticides have been the focus of much research. We investigated the fumigant activity of whole plant extracts of Elsholtzia stauntonii, a Chinese mint shrub, against the adult, larval, pupal and egg stages of L. serricorne. E. stauntonii extracts exhibited strong fumigant toxicity against L. serricorne; larvae and adults were more susceptible to this toxicity than were eggs and pupae. The toxicity significantly increased with increasing dosage. The corrected mortality of larvae, adults, pupae and eggs reached 99.32%, 97.97%, 44.67% and 33.33%, respectively, at a dosage of 40 μΙ^/Τ air after 48 h of exposure. The declining order of susceptibility of different developmental stages of L. serricorne to E. stauntonii extracts, as indicated by the concentration at which 50% of the insects died (LC50), was as follows: larvae (LC50= 8.82 air), adults (LC50= 10.99 air), pupae (LC50= 45.96 air) and eggs (LC50= 84.57 μΙ/L air). The results suggest that E. stauntonii extracts show promise as a fumigant for the control of L. serricorne.
The cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricorne (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Anobiidae), is one of the most serious pests of stored tobacco, tobacco products, cereal grains and processed foods throughout the world. Currently, control of L. serricorne is primarily dependent upon intensive use of phosphine.1,2 However, the repeated use of phosphine for decades has led to serious problems including insecticide resistance, disruption of biological control by natural enemies, environmental and human health concerns, the rising cost of production and lethal effects on non-target organisms.3,4 Development and implementation of alternative control strategies and integrated pest management systems have recently been considered as the only solution to combat these increasingly insecticide-resistant insect pests.
Plant-based insecticides may provide potential alternatives to currently used insect-control agents. They are a natural source of bioactive chemicals with complicated mechanisms of action, which make it difficult for the insect pests to produce resistance against them. In addition, plant-based insecticides are readily biodegradable, often less toxic to mammals, and are less or not dangerous to the environment if used in suitable amounts.5,6 Particularly because of their unacceptably high cost and the difficulty of researching and developing new synthetic insecticides, recent research has focused on natural product alternatives for pest control in developing countries, as well as for organic food production in industrialised countries.5,6,7,8
Many Chinese herbal plants are potential sources of pesticides and have exhibited potent toxic bioactivity to stored-product insects.7,9 In fact, as a traditional Chinese herbal plant, Elsholtzia stauntonii Benth (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) has also been used as a traditional method by farmers to protect stored products from insect infestation in China for many years. However, insecticidal activity of essential oils from E. stauntonii against L. serricorne has not been investigated thus far. We therefore evaluated the potential fumigant activity of essential oils extracted from whole E. stauntonii plants against eggs, larvae, pupae and adults of L. serricorne in the laboratory.
Materials and methods
Cultures of the cigarette beetle, L. serricorne, were maintained in the laboratory at the Institute of Stored Product Insects of Henan University of Technology without exposure to any insecticide. Insects were reared on a sterilised diet (wheatfeed: yeast, 95:5, w/w) and kept under the following conditions: a temperature of 27 ± 2 °C, a relative humidity of 75 ± 5% and a photoperiod of 12h:12h. Different developmental stages were randomly chosen from healthy individuals for bioassays.
Preparation of the extract
The E. stauntonii whole flowering plant was collected in Henan, central China in October 2008. The plant was identified by the Biology Department of Zhengzhou University, then dried at room temperature and finely ground to powder. Successive 50 g quantities of the powder were extracted by the Soxhlet method with 250 mL anhydrous diethyl ether until the distilled liquid was colourless. The solvent was evaporated under vacuum in a rotary evaporator. The plant extract was then stored in airtight fuscous glassware in a refrigerator at 4 °C.
Fumigant activity Larvae, pupae and adults
Fumigant activity against L. serricorne was investigated by exposing 30 larvae (10-12 days old), 30 pupae (1-2 days old) and 30 unsexed adults (5-7 days old) to E. stauntonii extracts in a 250-mL flask tightly sealed with a rubber stopper. Aliquots of 0 μL, 1.25 μL, 2.5 μL, 5 μL and 10 μL of the E. stauntonii extract dissolved in 1 mL acetone (analytical purity), corresponding to dosages in air of 0 μL/L (as a control), 5 μL/L, 10 μL/L, 20 μL/L and 40 μL/L, were evenly applied on a Whatman No.1 filter paper strip (7 cm χ 9 cm), which was then dried in air for 10 min prior to being fixed on the rubber stopper by a staple at one end. The rubber stopper was tightly stuffed to keep the filter paper suspended in the top of the flask. Care was taken to avoid the filter paper from coming into contact with the flask wall. The flask was placed in an incubator at 27 ± 2 °C and 75 ± 5% relative humidity. Five replicates were conducted. After 48 h of exposure, insects were moved into clean vials. The mortality of L. serricorne larvae and adults was determined immediately. Insects showing any movement were considered to be alive. The L. serricorne pupae were kept in an insect culture environment. The number of pupae that reached adulthood was recorded every day for the following 10 days. Pupae that did not reach the adult stage were considered to be dead.
The eggs (0-24 hours old) were exposed to the E. stauntonii extract on round cloning plates with diameters of 9.5 cm. Each cloning plate had 54 microwells; each microwell was 6 mm in diameter and 5 mm deep. One egg was transferred into each numbered microwell using a moistened fine brush. A total of 30 eggs was used for one replicate. The plates were placed in 5-L glass jars with screw-top lids. E. stauntonii extract was applied on a Whatman No.1 filter paper strip (7 cm χ 9 cm) which was attached to the lower side of the jar lid by adhesive tape. The tested dosages in air were 0 μL/L (control), 5 μL/L, 10 μL/L, 20 μL/L and 40 μL/L. After 48 h of exposure, the plates were taken out of the jars and placed in an insect culture environment. Eggs were observed for hatching by a stereomicroscope. The number of eggs that hatched into larvae was recorded every day for the following 10 days. Unhatched eggs were considered to be dead. All experiments were repeated five times.
Statistical analysis
Percentage mortality was corrected using the Abbott formula.10 The percentage mortality was determined and transformed to arcsine square-root values for an analysis of variance. Treatment means were compared and separated by Scheffe's test at p = 0.05.11 The LC50 values (the concentration at which 50% of the insects died) were calculated using probit analysis.12
Elsholtzia stauntonii extracts showed strong fumigant activity against L. serricorne and the toxicity progressively increased with increasing exposure dosage (p < 0.05; Tables 1 and 2). The responses varied significantly across developmental stages: larvae and adults were far more susceptible than eggs and pupae. At a dosage of 40 μL/L air, the corrected mortality of larvae, adults, eggs and pupae reached 99.32%, 97.97%, 44.67% and 33.33%, respectively. The declining order of susceptibility of different developmental stages of the insects to the E. stauntonii extract was as follows: larvae (LC50= 8.82 μL/L air), adults (LC50= 10.99 μL/L air), pupae (LC5(= 45.96 μL/L air) and eggs (LC50= 84.57 μL/L air).
Elsholtzia stauntonii showed promise as a fumigant for the control of L. serricorne. The toxic effect of the E. stauntonii extract was dependent on several factors, such as the treatment dosage and the developmental stage of the insect.
Similarly, extracts of Agastache rugosa whole plant, Cinnamomum cassia bark, Illicium verum fruit and Foeniculum vulgare fruit as well as cinnamon (C. cassia), horseradish (Cocholeria aroracia) and mustard (Brassica juncea) oils showed good fumigant activity against L. serricorne adults.13 E. stauntonii extracts have also shown strong fumigant activity against adults of the sawtoothed grain beetle (Oryzaephilus surinamensis) and rice weevil (Sitophilus oryzae), with percentage mortalities of 98.0% and 54.7%, respectively, at a dosage of 160 μL/L air.14 Moreover, many essential oils and their constituents have been reported to possess potential as alternative compounds for the currently used insect-control agents for the management of populations of stored-product insects.4,15,16,17,18
Thus, the E. stauntonii extract has great potential as a fumigant against L. serricorne for integrated pest management programmes. As a traditional pharmaceutical agent, an E. stauntonii extract is also considered to be safe for humans and the environment. The appropriate use of the E. stauntonii extract as a fumigant for the control of L. serricorne in practice, as well as the plant extract pure constituent levels and structure-activity relationships against different developmental stages of L. serricorne, may warrant further investigation.
This research was supported in 2010 by the Henan Provincial Key Science and Technology Project (No. 092102110022), the Key Science Foundation of the Henan University of Technology (No. 170851), the Innovation Project for Graduate Education at the Henan University of Technology (No. 10YJS023) and the Research and Development Project of the Henan Tobacco Company.
Competing interests
We declare that we have no financial or personal relationships which may have inappropriately influenced us in writing this paper.
Authors' contributions
J-H.L. was the project leader and was responsible for the experimental design. J-H.L. also made conceptual contributions and wrote the manuscript. X-H.S. and J-J.Z. performed most of the experiments.
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Correspondence to:
Jian-Hua Lü
School of Food Science and Technology,
Henan University of Technology,
No. 140 Songshan Road,
Zhengzhou 450052, Henan, China
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Received: 13 Dec. 2010
Accepted: 01 Mar. 2012
Published: 11 July 2012
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2008 Hummer H3 Alpha - Long-Term Report
We Finally Get The H3 We've Been Asking For 2008 Hummer H3 Alpha
For 2008, Hummer finally made the H3 that we have been clamoring for-a V-8-powered model. Earlier in the year Hummer's H3 Alpha took our 2008 Four Wheeler of the Year competition by storm, earning the H3 a first place finish among its new-for-'08 peers.
As with all OTY winners, the manufacturer is required to loan us a version of the winning vehicle for a year and so it is that our Solar Flare H3 Alpha with Ebony leather interior showed up at our door. Sporting a base price $38,645, the Alpha model includes GM's 5.3L OHV V-8, mated with the corporate four-speed automatic and making an even 300 hp and 320 lb-ft of torque. Other standard features are eight-way power and heated front seats, leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob, seven-speaker Monsoon sound system with six-disc CD changer, and oversized carpeted floor mats.
To the Alpha model, we included the $2,670 California Nevada Value package with sunroof and navigation, the $850 rear-vision camera system, $390 trailer hitch and wiring (the Alpha can tow 6,000 pounds), and $295 for the extroverted Solar Flare paint color.
Most importantly, we checked off the $1,375 option box for the Off Road Suspension package that netted us LT285/75R16 (33-inch) Bridgestone Dueler A/Ts, a 4:1 transfer case, an electronically operated rear locker, and specially tuned shocks. Skidplating and recovery shackles are already hallmarks of the Hummer brand.
We also had our friends at Hummer install a few genuine accessories, such as the very functional rocker protection and grilleguard. Although we could have stopped at those upgrades, we decided to ask for the roof lights as well. We think they are so Hummer and really complete the look of the H3, and we have had several people comment about the roof lights on our newest long-termer.
So far we have put a little over 3,000 miles on the H3, mostly around town. But with a couple of trips to Northern California mixed in with a little wheeling at TTC, we have been able to get a feel for highway performance and fuel economy, which has topped out at a respectable 17.27 mpg, besting the 13/16 EPA estimate, while delivering passing power and highway confidence the 3.7L I-5 in lesser H3s can only dream about.
So far the logbook is filled with positive comments, from the fantastic V-8 burble at idle to the excellent highway ride. Our testers have commented that having both an FJ and H3 in the long-term fleet gives us a unique daily perspective between the two. While the FJ is more sporty and firmer, the H3 is more of the Caddy on road with a plusher ride.
Some of the things we wish the H3 offered are more storage, memory seats, and a trip computer. Other testers were bothered by the reverse camera mounted in the mirror housing, which has grown to accommodate the screen and limits outward visibility. Our solution would be to put it in the navigation screen and give us the smaller mirror back.
So far the H3 has performed well with only a couple of little issues. The driver-side mirror glass wiggled at highway speeds and was replaced under warranty by Cerritos Hummer in Cerritos, California, and we had a Stabilitrak fault that appeared and then cleared itself, not to return since. Otherwise the H3 has been problem free and has proven itself to be a great road-trip companion, especially for those of us who like to catch baseball on XM when we are away from home.
The staff is looking forward to getting some trail miles under the H3 for the next report and are anxious to see how the V-8/automatic fuel economy will compare to our '05 H3 with the old 3.5L I-5/manual model over the course of a year. If this H3 experience is anything like the one we had with our 2005 model, it looks like this will be an enjoyable year.
Previous reports: None
Base price: $38,645
Price as tested: $43,090
Four-wheel-drive system: Two-speed, full-time electronic, shift on the fly
Long-Term Numbers
Miles to date: 3,053
Miles since last report: First Report
Average mpg (this report): 14.32
Test best tank (mpg): 17.27
Test worst tank (mpg): 12.0
This period: None
Problem areas: Driver's mirror, Stabilitrak anomaly
What's Hot, What's Not
Hot: V-8 power, awesome ride, off-road package
Not: Brakes grabby when cold, giant rearview mirror
Logbook Quotes
-"Wow, that's a huge rearview mirror!"
-"The clearance lights do it for me-they should be standard on the H3."
-"They nailed it on the suspension tuning, it soaks up bumps way smoother than our FJ."
-"I wish the H3 had a trip computer, it would be nice for these long drives."
-"The V-8 sounds great at idle, but is a bit coarse at WOT."


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At a news conference Tuesday, Bratton said the NYPD will conduct a "top to bottom review of all of the training this department provides to its personnel, specifically focusing on force, how do we train our officers for a takedown, how do we train them to use the various levels of force that they're authorized to use."
Bratton said he anticipates there will be a retraining of the entire 35,000 member force in the future. He said when the retraining is done, the NYPD will have "state of the art" training for officers nationally.
Bratton also met Tuesday with the FBI, which is now monitoring the investigation into the case and said he would "not be surprised" if the U.S. Attorney decides to open a civil rights investigation.
Family, friends and community leaders held a vigil Tuesday night and demanded justice, gathering at a park near where police tried to arrest Garner.
They marched to the Staten Island precinct Tuesday night chanting the last words Eric Garner uttered, "I can't breathe".
Meantime, we are now learning more about the missteps taken by 2 EMT's who arrived on the scene when Garner was unconscious.
Two EMTs and two paramedics are now all suspended without pay by Richmond University Medical Center as the hospital conducts its own internal investigation.
Critics now saying they didn't follow proper protocol.
"I can't breathe," Garner is heard saying in a video shot by a bystander.
They were the desperate words of 43-year-old Eric Garner as cops slammed his face into a Staten Island sidewalk seconds after officers, one using an apparent chokehold, wrestled the asthmatic diabetic to the ground last Thursday.
Eyewitness News has learned that one of the NYPD sergeants on the scene later told investigators, "She believed she heard the perpetrator state that he was having difficulty breathing." But she also downplayed Garner's condition, saying, "The perpetrator's condition did not seem serious and he did not appear to get worse."
A cell phone video appears to show a handcuffed Garner unresponsive as medical help finally arrives from Richmond University Medical Center.
The former director of New York City's EMS system sees problems from the beginning, starting with that apparent chokehold. Eyewitness News Investigative Reporter Sarah Wallace spoke by phone with Dr. Alexander Kuehl.
"Reasons he could have been unconscious, because of a neck injury, a head injury, a lack of blood to the brain, a lack of inability to breathe while on the ground," Dr. Kuehl said.
Dr. Kuehl was also surprised the first medical technician on the scene simply checked Garner's pulse. A few minutes later he was heaved onto a stretcher and then suffered cardiac arrest.
"What she didn't do, oxygen, check his airway, put a cervical collar, she didn't do the routine of what she was supposed to do," Dr. Kuehl said.
"The ambulance was right down the block, but the police said 'not yet,'" explained Giordio Dano.
Dano just happens to be a registered nurse and was down the block Thursday afternoon when he spotted a commotion on the Staten Island sidewalk.
Dano says he can't believe what he saw.
"I would have flipped him over, checked his pulse and performed CPR, and get the ambulance here right away," he said.
The woman who shot the seven minute long video also expressed frustration.
"He was on the ground for a good ten minutes, no response whatsoever. When they put him in the gurney and put him to the side, EMS was stopped right there because they were trying to work on him," said Taisha Allen.
Witnesses say they pleaded with EMS workers to do more than check Garner's vital signs.
"We even screamed at them and told them, why are they concerned with putting him in the ambulance when they can do CPR right then and there," said witness Ramsey Orta. Orta recorded recorded Garner's arrest and takedown on his cellphone.
Several minutes had gone by before he says Garner was taken away on a gurney.
The mother of Garner's youngest child, who is just 3 months old, says she can't bear to watch the videos of the incident.
"It's murder. It's murder," Jewel Miller said.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio Monday told reporters that - as a layman - he thought a chokehold had been employed by a cop during the incident.
"As an individual who's not expert in law enforcement, it looked like a chokehold to me. But I also emphasize you have a full investigation because all sides need to be heard and all evidence has to be looked at," de Blasio told reporters trailing him on vacation in Italy. Audio was provided to reporters in New York by the mayor's office.
The mayor left on Saturday night, after postponing his departure for a day to deal with the developing firestorm over Garner's death.
Garner, an asthmatic, was pronounced dead an hour after his arrest. Authorities said he died of a heart attack, but autopsy results have yet to be released.
Previously, the NYPD took the gun and badge away from the officer who placed Garner in the apparent chokehold. That officer, Daniel Pantaleo, an 8-year veteran, has been placed on "modified assignment," pending the outcome of the dual probes by the district attorney and Internal Affairs.
Garner was confronted by police trying to arrest him on suspicion of selling untaxed, loose cigarettes on a Staten Island sidewalk, authorities said. The 6-foot-3, 350-pound Garner became irate, denying the charges and refusing to be handcuffed. A partial video of the encounter obtained by the New York Daily News shows one officer wrap his arm around Garner's neck as he is taken to the ground.
Asked about the ongoing probe and controversy de Blasio left behind in New York, the mayor said: "There's an internal process and I respect that process. The fact is that Commissioner (Bill) Bratton acted, having looked at the facts. It's quite clear the chokehold has been prohibited for decades, but I leave the specific actions within the police department to Commissioner Bratton. I have absolute faith in his judgment. I think the actions that have been taken show that there is a serious commitment to a full investigation."
In the video obtained by the Daily News, Garner, who has been arrested for selling illegal cigarettes numerous times in recent years, says he hasn't done anything wrong.
"Every time you see me, you want to mess with me. I'm tired of it. It stops today," Garner shouts. "I'm minding my business. Please just leave me alone."
As four officers bring him down, Garner is heard gasping, "I can't breathe! I can't breathe!" The video shows one officer using his hands to push Garner's face into the sidewalk.
Garner's family, along with Sharpton and his National Action Network, claim Garner repeatedly said he could not breathe while officers used excessive force to hold him down. Then he fell unconscious. Garner went into cardiac arrest and was transported by EMS to Richmond University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
A funeral for Garner, who went by the nickname Big E, will be held Wednesday at the Bethel Baptist Church in Brooklyn. Another rally on Staten Island is planned for Saturday afternoon.
(Some information from the Associated Press.)


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I have a new album to share and I was pleasantly surprised at how it turned out. It started good, then went horribly wrong and I had to bring it back around again.
Sometimes this happens when a look you are going for, doesn't quite turn out like you thought it would in your head. Actually, that happens more often than not and I am OK with that. It's part of the process-right? I just need to remind myself of that when I create...or else it will suck the fun out of anything you do.
So here it is. I have looked at this album time and time again, loving it but not sure what to do with it or how to make it shine like it deserves. This album has gorgeous art work on the cover already. This is a canvas album designed by Donna Downey for Prima. It is made of canvas and holds 5 canvas pages and 5 clear pocket pages inside.
Next-I colored the canvas vines with Apple GM, gessoed the manila tag and used the iron on sentiment over a canvas ATC (also from Donna's Prima collection). I layered book paper, the tag and the ATC. Then pieces of washi tape around the layers (Engraver washi and some pretty teal tape from my stash). The oversized Pom Pom trim was also added during the layering process and one the right side of the album cover too.
The flowers are Prima's Au Naturale collection, Poppy's and Peonies Donna Downey collection and Powder Puffs with Grove Vines. Then I sprinkled some Sculpture flowers (Donna Downey) around my clusters for more color. The inside of the album is white, so I added gesso, then molding paste and finished it with Broken China Distress Stain, to give it the same look as the outside cover.
Then I went to town layering more book paper, stenciling, painting and layering on each page. I also stamped little random background images onto my layers and decorated as I went along....
Here is another page, with a stenciled background. I used the 6x6 Hexagon Grunge mask by Donna, with molding paste and colored over it with Apple GM. The color just pops on this page!! Plus I used the Typo Bulbs from the Junkyard Findings collection by Ingvild Bolme for Prima. They are wonderful embellishments to add to your projects....
Products Used:
- 921989-Donna Downey Poppy Album
- 922429-Donna Downey 6x6 Art Stencil-Hexigon Grunge
- 920791-Donna Downey Pom-Pom Trim
- 921224-Donna Downey Iron-On
- 921736-Donna Downey Sculpture Flowers
- 922030-Donna Downey Canvas ATC's
- 922009-Donna Downey Fabric Poppy Flowers
- 921910-Canvas Banner
- 563851-Wood Clips-Sunrise Sunset
- 564957-Wood Buttons-Sunrise Sunset
- 891527-Junkyard Findings-Typo Bulbs
- 562731-Au Naturale Flowers
- 562670-Au Naturale Flowers
- 562724-Au Naturale Flowers
- 552251-Powder Puffs Flwoers-Cassie
- 553708-Grove Flowers-Grey
- 564933-Washi and Fabric Tape-Engraver
- 950439-Divine Paper-En L Air
- Studio Gesso by Ranger
- Broken China Distress Stain by Ranger
- Light Molding Paste by Golden
- Tan Paint Studio by Ranger
- Apple and Black Magic Glimmer Mist
- Ribbons by May Arts
Thanks for stopping by! Have a great week!


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BEIJING — Chinese regulators rebuked fashion brand Zara, Delta Air Lines and medical device maker Medtronic on Friday for calling Taiwan a country on their websites in a fresh show of Beijing's acute sensitivity about the self-ruled island.
Zara, Delta and Medtronic were ordered to remove the "illegal content" and make public apologies, airline and internet regulators said. Other airlines were ordered to check their own websites.
Taiwan and the mainland split in 1949 after a civil war but the Communist Beijing government claims the island as its territory. It regularly lashes out at publishers of books, maps or other materials that call the island a country.
"We apologize for hurting the feelings of the Chinese people!" Delta said on its website. The airline said it took "urgent steps to correct errors" on its website and was "thoroughly examining internal processes."
In a statement on its microblog 10 minutes ahead of a 6 p.m. deadline set by the internet regulator, Medtronic said it understood the Chinese authorities' position but was only trying to help users quickly find the appropriate location.
Zara added a three-sentence statement to its website expressing "sincere apologies" and said it would conduct a "self-examination."
The hotel chain Marriott was ordered this week to shut down its mainland China website and app for a week after it sent out a customer survey that included Taiwan, Tibet and the Chinese territory of Hong Kong in a list of countries.
"Cyberspace is not an extralegal place, and multinational corporations should abide by relevant laws and regulations," the Shanghai Cyberspace Authority said on its microblog account.
Zara and Medtronic were "required to conduct a comprehensive self-examination," it said.
Marriott International Group executives were questioned by Shanghai police in an investigation of possible violation of cybersecurity laws, according to news reports.
The CEO of Marriott International Inc., Arne Sorenson, said in a statement the company "respects and supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China."
Chinese news websites carried screenshots of what they said were the websites of other prominent foreign brands that included Taiwan on lists of countries before being abruptly changed this week.


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Robert Wyatt | 28/05/10
Album out 7 June 2010 on Domino
Having made available the landmark recordings of Robert Wyatt: Rock Bottom (1974), Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard (1975), Nothing Can Stop Us (1981), Old Rottenhat (1985), Dondestan Revisited (1991 / 1998), Shleep (1997), EPS (1998), Cuckooland (2003), Robert Wyatt & friends, Theatre Royal Drury Lane 8th September 1974 (2005), 'Comicopera' (2007) both individually and as a box set, on 7 June 2010 Domino are to reissue 'His Greatest Misses'.
Previously released only in Japan as a limited edition, the 17 track album is the perfect introduction to the music of Robert Wyatt.
As Robert says, "A thoughtful chap in Japan brought these tunes together as a sort of canter around my back catalogue: a reminder or introduction. I'm grateful to Domino for giving it a run round the block over here. And blimey! My little drawings were done about sixty years ago....how retrospective can you get?"
(p.s, Arauco [tiene una pena] lists indigenous cultures more or less extinguished by several centuries of european invaders in what is now called Chile. Robert Y@.)
Around the release of Comicopera Robert Wyatt did a special Q&A at the Purcell Rooms and talked in depth about all manner of things.


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Mount Olive College, which operates several satellite campuses including one in New Bern, will become University of Mount Olive effective Jan. 1.
Mount Olive College, which operates several satellite campuses including one in New Bern, will become University of Mount Olive effective Jan. 1.
Mount Olive College is a private institution rooted in the liberal arts tradition with Christian values. The college, sponsored by the Convention of Original Free Will Baptists, has locations in Mount Olive, New Bern, Wilmington, Goldsboro, Research Triangle Park, Washington and Jacksonville.
Mount Olive College President Philip P. Kerstetter said the name change was recommended by the administration and approved by the Board of Trustees at the December meeting.
�The timing is right to take on the title of university,� said Board Chair Darrell Horne in a news release. �The elevation from Mount Olive College to the University of Mount Olive acknowledges the continued growth and success of the institution while providing students and graduates additional prominence in today�s competitive job market. We believe the word �university� more accurately reflects the current complexity of our academic programs and ultimately enhances the value of a Mount Olive degree for past, present and future graduates.�
Kerstetter said the college�s founding sponsors, the Convention of Original Free Will Baptists, saw the need for an educational institution that would serve the region and the church, and the college has continued to build upon that vision.
�Over the past 62 years, we have witnessed the transition from a junior college to a four-year college, and now the transition to a university with an emerging graduate program,� he said.
Kerstetter the core commitments of the institution remain the same. �The name change marks a logical progression of growth and development for an institution of higher learning,� Kerstetter said. �Although our name will change, we remain a Christian faith-based, values-centered institution that offers a variety of educational programs that all have their roots in the liberal arts.�
Kerstetter said becoming a university will benefit the institution on a number of levels. The new designation will help boost marketing and branding for the school. It will also help the institution with international recruitment efforts.
�In many places around the world, the term �college� actually means high school,� Kerstetter said. �So �university� in our name translates into greater credibility on the international front. It also opens more doors for our students going abroad, and elevates our profile as a destination for students and faculty from across the globe. I also believe that the change of status would enhance our standing within our local area. For example, people in the greater Goldsboro area often talk about �the College�. However, they usually are referring to Wayne Community College, not Mount Olive College. Wayne County is very fortunate to have two outstanding higher educational institutions, and I am confident that a change in our designation will encourage a greater recognition of this. Now, Wayne County has both �the College� and �the University.��
Other benefits cited by Kerstetter include facilitating fundraising and foundation opportunities and the future acquisition of grant awards.
Kerstetter indicated that although the name will officially change on Jan. 1, the complete roll-out will take several months.
�Every aspect of our operations from business cards, to signage, to letterhead, to institutional marketing, to athletic uniforms, etc. will ultimately be changed,� Kerstetter said. �To do it all at once would be an expensive undertaking. We want to be good stewards of the gifts entrusted to the University, so we will transition into our new name over the next several months.�
For more information, visit www.moc.edu.


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It seems as if within the past couple of years cupcakes have been everywhere. From television programs like TLC's 'DC Cupcakes' to best selling cookbooks like 'Bake Me, I'm Yours Cupcakes', these petite versions of everyone's favorite special occasion sweet treat have become the latest trend. Cupcakes are now the dainty and adorable alternative to serving a large sheet cake at a birthday or graduation. These no silverware necessary desserts even started being served in lieu of wedding cakes!
So where exactly did this new vogue originate? Cupcake lover and founder Candice Nelson opened Sprinkles Cupcake Bakery in Beverly Hills in 2004 as a testament to her great grandmother who owned her own bakery in San Francisco in the 1930's. Quickly people began to respond to these fresh baked sweets, ordering cupcakes by the dozen and waiting in line outside for flavors like Chocolate Coconut and Peanut Butter Chip. As a result of its Beverly Hills location, celebrities began to frequent the bakery, ordering cupcakes for weddings and birthday celebrations. Soon enough Sprinkles creations were showing up anywhere from morning talk shows like 'Oprah' and 'Good Morning America' to reality shows like 'Cribs' and 'The Girls Next Door', even prime time HBO television series 'Entourage'.
With this critical acclaim came the opening of new California locations in Palo Alto, Los Angeles and Newport Beach and soon after expanding to Dallas, Houston and Scottsdale.
On July 26, 2010, Sprinkles opened their seventh store in downtown Chicago. Chicago natives and patrons of the California and Texas bakeries eagerly anticipated the opening of a Midwest location, and warmly welcomed Sprinkles on 50 E. Walton Street, just off Michigan Avenue.
Managing the Chicago store is Maura Weber, a former associate at the Arizona location. Although she's been at Sprinkles for two and a half years, Weber hadn't always been in the business of cupcakes, "I was a Justice Studies major in college. I didn't have any prior experience, but I made a list of things I've always wanted to do in life, and working in a bakery was one of them. I saw an ad for the job and it just sort of went from there, working my way up to where I am right now."
Managing 30 on staff, including bakers and 12 associates working at the front of the store, the business is run like a well-oiled machine in a fun and happy environment. Weber prides Sprinkles employees and the store itself as being just that, "It's cupcakes! How can you not have fun?"
In order to see what she is talking about, just walk through the large glass door into the whimsical bakery where least four smiling faces greet customers, excitedly asking them what they would like, always happy to explain flavors or ingredients. Establishing a connection with customers is one of Weber's favorite parts of her job, "It's great to see familiar faces and have conversations with people, and we'd never be able to have that without such awesome employees."
Supervisor and Hershey, Pennsylvania native Courtney Woods too can attest to this. After getting a degree in Restaurant Management and finding the job opportunity as a post on Craig's List in August 2010, Woods has loved every minute of her time working there, "I love the people I work with. The staff couldn't be nicer or friendlier and that's strongly reflected in our customer service. Everyone is just having a good time and it shows!"
When it comes to balancing a work and play aesthetic, neither comes up short. Lines are often out the door, and sometimes even have to be closed due to such an overwhelming crowd on weekends and holidays are especially busy. To prepare for the daily rush, Bakers, all full time workers, start at 4:00AM, Frosters come in at 5:00AM, all preorders are done by 7:00AM and deliveries out by 9:00AM. Bakers work meticulously to ensure that their product is everything they promise: made from organic and when possible local ingredients. In addition to their initial conscious approach, Sprinkles also offers gluten-free and Vegan options in two of their cupcakes. However, Weber does not encourage individuals with nut allergies eat at Sprinkles due to a peanut butter and walnut presence in three of their cupcakes.
Also, nothing ever goes to waste. Customers can always donate to churches and the Salvation Army via the boxes at the register and all leftovers at the end of the day are taken to food banks and homeless shelters. As a whole, Sprinkles has donated 2.3 million dollars to charities.
This level of care is also made apparent through employee's relationship with the owners, Charles and Candice. Mike Riemen, a Shift Supervisor and college Theatre major from Richmond Virginia never feels like he's working as part of a large corporation because his bosses make their employees feel like they're not just a number "We're well taken care of as employees. Even though it's a large company and they're not here all the time, when they (Charles and Candice) come in to visit it still feels personal. We want everything about our store to feel that way!"
Clearly they've been quite successful. Hundreds of people have visited Sprinkles to taste their devilishly delicious confections. Customers are tourists and locals alike, with a common mission to sample these trendy little treats. The two most popular flavors are Red Velvet, a red velvet cake with a vanilla cream cheese frosting and Black and White, dark chocolate cake with vanilla frosting and of course, dusted with chocolate sprinkles.


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