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Richard Kane (UWO), Past-President
Arthur Sherk (Toronto), Treasurer
Margaret Beattie (Mt. Allison), Vice-President Atlantic
François Bergeron (UQAM), Vice-President Quebec
Tom Salisbury (York), Vice-President Ontario
Keith Taylor (U. Saskatchewan), Vice-President West
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Preamble: Les sciences mathématiques jouent un rôle prépondérant en science, en ce qu'elles sont essentielles à l'articulation bien faite d'une pensée rationnelle. Ne serait-ce que pour cela, elles revêtent clairement une importance cruciale pour les sociétés modernes. Pour mieux comprendre ce rôle des mathématiques, il est peut-être de bon aloi d'en donner une définition, non pas en énumérant une liste de sujets qui en relêve, mais plutôt qui donne idée claire de son objet d'étude. Les sciences mathématiques sont les sciences qui étudient les structures abstraites et leurs interactions. Il serait intéressant d'explorer les nuances et implications de cette définition, mais nous laisserons cette question pour une autre occasion, étant donné que le but de cette introduction est clarifier le rôle et le mandat de la Société des Mathématiques du Canada, la principale organisation de mathématiciens au Canada.
Il est naturel pour la Société de procéder à une évaluation de la façon dont elle mène à bien cette mission, et d'explorer les améliorations souhaitables dans ses activités. C'est un tel processus qui à été entrepris il y a trois ans, et qui vient maintenant à terme. Cette évaluation à été réalisé par divers groupes de travail (numérotés de 1 à 8) se concentrant chacun sur un des pans d'activité de la société. Issu du groupe de travail numéro 9, à savoir l'exécutif de la Société, ce texte est une synthèse harmonisée des rapports de ces groupes de travail.
Background: The Canadian Mathematical Congress, now the Canadian Mathematical Society, was conceived in 1945; the founding members hoped that ``this congress [would] be the beginning of important mathematical development in Canada." In fact, today the CMS is the oldest and largest professional society for university mathematicians in Canada and, after over 50 years, has become a complex operation. It is natural and timely that the CMS now review its purpose and operations.
In June 1998, the Board of Directors of the Canadian Mathematical Society approved a proposal for a strategic planning exercise for the CMS. The existing mission statement was to be replaced by a Goal for the society, namely that ``the CMS promote and advance the discovery, learning and application of mathematics'', together with a four part Statement of Purpose. As well, all aspects of the society's operations would be reviewed by Task Forces:
Report. The present Executive (TF9) has as its mandate in this planning exercise the consideration of:
With the recommendations of the Task Forces before us, many of which have been or are being implemented now, and after two years of discussion of these issues, we submit the following summary report to the CMS community.
The strategic planning exercise has led to some changes in the standing committee structure of the CMS.
Following recommendations from TF3, the CMS has established an Endowment Grants Committee (EGC) to administer the distribution of a portion of the endowment fund income on an annual basis. The EGC was established in 1999 and conducted competitions for CMS Endowment Grants in 1999 and 2000. As recommended by TF3, a review of the EGC and its mandate will be held in 2002, after three competitions have been held.
In 1999, a CMS Student Committee was established. This committee maintains a central student web site on Camel at www.cms.math.ca/Students and is involved in all aspects of mathematics student affairs.
The CMS standing committee on Government Policy has been dissolved, with the Executive Committee assuming its responsibilities. One of the tasks of the Government Policy Committee was to oversee the annual survey, sent to all Canadian mathematics departments. Following R6.9.1, a questionnaire on the usefulness and feasibility of the survey was sent to all department chairs, and a decision was made to discontinue the annual survey.
In the spirit of recommendations from TF6, the Executive will recommend to the Board in June 2001 the establishment of a new standing committee, the Advancement of Mathematics Committee. The mandate of this new committee will be to oversee, on behalf of the Society, all activities for the advancement and development of mathematics, including monitoring activities both within and without the Society. This committee will have a Fund-raising Sub-committee and the present standing Fund-raising Committee will be dissolved.
Again, following recommendations from TF6, the Executive, the Education Committee and the Mathematics Competitions Committee are discussing a reorganization of the structure and duties of these two committees.
Finally, TF2 had a mandate to examine the geographical distribution of the Board membership and recommended that no changes be made.
A review of the administrative structure of the CMS office and the responsibilities of various staff was conducted by TF8. All recommendations in their final report were supported by the Executive and Board and have been partially or totally implemented. Various solutions to the looming space problem at the Ottawa office are being explored. The Executive has also discussed the role of the Executive Director. For many years, the CMS has had an arrangement with U. Ottawa whereby Graham Wright was released from many of his teaching duties as a member of the math department to serve as CMS Executive Director. Beginning in June 2002, this arrangement will end. The Executive recommends that at this point, the CMS hire a full time Executive Director.
The CMS also has many volunteer and paid staff outside of the Ottawa office whose duties are connected with Camel or with CMS publishing. It is clear that within the next year or two, many of these positions and indeed hierarchies of duties must be redefined.
An ad-hoc Committee on Publishing Options was struck by the Executive in October 2000; their report is attached. The committee states that the CMS publishing enterprise needs to be restructured and recommends a centralized operation with a high percentage of salaried employees.
The report from the ad hoc ESC committee and response from the Electronic Services Committee present options for an administrative structure for Camel. Following the ESC committee report, the Electronic Services Committee was restructured into a leaner committee to facilitate the decision making process. The Executive has explored the possibility of revenue from commercial advertising on Camel, and concluded that this is not practical at the time. The ``two hump'' Camel operation is shrinking to a single hump, located in Ottawa.
Clearly, the administrative structure of CMS electronic services and publishing are evolving, separately and jointly, and in the next years it is crucial that the CMS direct the evolution to a model which is sustainable with the resources available.
The joint Math 2000 meeting at McMaster U. was very successful and the CMS hopes to build on this success by encouraging joint meetings with other societies in the future. Through the National Program Committee, the Institutes fund sessions at the semi-annual CMS meetings. The first CMS/MITACS job fair was held in June 2000 and it is hoped that job fairs will be held annually. Indeed, the CMS sponsored a lunch at the 2001 MITACS AGM.
Although the practice of inviting CAIMS and SSC to have representatives on CMS standing committees has been discontinued, the CMS invites these societies to send representatives to our Board meetings. The CMS has been represented at SSC Board meetings in the last year.
Included in the report of the ad-hoc Committee on Publishing Options mentioned in #2 is an option of the establishment of a publishing office shared with one or more of the three institutes.
The role of the CMS in the Canadian mathematical community is a changing one and it is important that we maintain an active dialogue with all sectors of the community.
The issue of attracting student members who will then remain active CMS members throughout their careers has been partially addressed by offering free memberships to students and by the establishment of the Student Committee.
The CMS would also like to attract more Francophone members to remain a truly national society. As a first step, the Executive recommends that editors encourage authors of articles in the CMS journals to provide abstracts in both French and English and that the editors strive to develop a pool of mathematicians qualified to vet these translations. Also the Executive recommends that the speaker's transparencies for the Public Lecture at the semi-annual meeting appear in both French and English.
Recommendation R6.5.2 concerns a statement from the CMS on the minimal requirements for the teaching of mathematics at the pre-university level. This recommendation was supported by department chairs. The Executive recommends that the Notes solicit and publish a series of articles on this topic.
Recommendation R6.8.1 is that the Notes should be enhanced; this is already being done. Recommendation R6.5.4 is that the CMS should produce a career brochure. The Executive views this as important; it could be done on-line, and jointly with the institutes.
Action Items. From the many recommendations of the task forces, ranging from the very specific to the very general and philosophical, three themes recur which should guide future planning. These three dominant action items will be addressed by the incoming Executive and referred to standing committees as appropriate.
Conclusion: The CMS is a flourishing society of which the founders may be proud. The focus of the CMS continues to be mathematical development in Canada but the CMS now reaches out to form new partnerships with the users of mathematics in business, governments and universities, educators in the school and college systems as well as other mathematical associations. In doing so, we enhance the perception and strengthen the profile of mathematics in Canada.


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As you can see from the list of our Directors and Board of Advisors, FIRE unites civil rights and civil liberties leaders, scholars, journalists, and public intellectuals across the political and ideological spectrum on behalf of liberty, freedom of speech, due process, legal equality, freedom of association, religious liberty, and freedom of conscience on America's college campuses. Our website, www.thefire.org, will give you a greater sense of our identity and activities.
FIRE is concerned about the threat to freedom of conscience posed by Grand Valley State University's (GVSU's) job announcements requiring applicants to have "a demonstrated commitment to the principles of diversity." This requirement imposes a political litmus test on job candidates and implies that faculty members must espouse fundamental viewpoints with which they might not personally agree.
GVSU posted a job listing for a Visiting Assistant Professor of Music (Flute) on April 17, 2009, and as of today the position remains open (see https://www.gvsujobs.org/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails.jsp?time=1242134704355). The position primarily involves "the teaching and mentoring of university[-]level flute students [and] performance with various faculty ensembles and may include a secondary teaching area" in the Music Department. Under "Required Qualifications," the posting states in part:
The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to successfully teach at the un[iv]ersity level in the areas of individual flute studio instruction and chamber music coaching. They will be team-oriented and willing to collaborate in faculty performances and have the capacity to recruit undergraduate flute students. Preference will be given to candidates who have earned a D.M.A. or Ph.D. GVSU hopes to attract applicants with a demonstrated commitment to the principles of diversity with the skills necessary to effectively develop and lead in a cultural climate that recognizes, respects and celebrates di[f]ferences. [Emphasis added.]
The identical language in boldface above appears in a position opening announcement for an Assistant Professor of Music (Piano), which was posted on February 18, 2009. The language dates back at least to October 2007, when it was used to advertise a full-time, tenure-track faculty position in Trombone.
The evaluative criterion of a "demonstrated commitment to the principles of diversity," which appears as a required qualification for such positions, not only unacceptably interferes with potential and actual faculty members' moral and intellectual agency, but is also so vague as to cause confusion and invite abuse. Although requiring candidates to acknowledge and demonstrate this "commitment" may seem admirable and innocuous, in practice this requirement amounts to an ideological loyalty oath to entirely abstract principles and concepts of "diversity," which can represent vastly different things to different people. This flexibility might seem to be a virtue until a professor or job applicant realizes that he or she is to be judged on the existence of his or her "commitment" to such an abstract concept.
Moreover, "diversity," in current academic life, very commonly involves a particular set of opinions on topics such as race and ethnicity—topics about which reasonable scholars strongly disagree. It is very unlikely that the listings mean, as they might in the field of music, diversity of musical styles or influences (Beethoven? John Coltrane? Eminem?) or other differences relevant to the field. In any case, "diversity" and "the principles of diversity" are left extremely vague, referring only to the "differences" that are putatively "recognize[d], respect[ed,] and celebrate[d]" in GVSU's "cultural climate."
If GVSU truly believes in tolerance (leaving aside issues of academic freedom in, for example, preferring one style of music to another rather than being forced to celebrate all styles without discrimination between better and worse, or choosing to base grades or honors on clear differences between better players and worse players, regardless of one's background), GVSU, as a public university, simply cannot require professors to adhere to a political orthodoxy, no matter how much the college may believe in the tenets of that orthodoxy and wish others to embrace those tenets. Professors are fully able to meet GVSU's stated mission of "contribut[ing] to the enrichment of society through excellent teaching, active scholarship, and public service" whether or not they demonstrate a "commitment" to whatever it is that GVSU means by "diversity" and "the principles of diversity."
As a public institution, GVSU is legally and morally bound by the First Amendment and the decisions of the Supreme Court concerning academic freedom at public colleges and universities. In Keyishian v. Board of Regents, 385 U.S. 589, 603 (1967) the Supreme Court noted that "[o]ur Nation is deeply committed to safeguarding academic freedom, which is of transcendent value to all of us and not merely to the teachers concerned." This being the case, the Court further explained that the First Amendment "does not tolerate laws that cast a pall of orthodoxy over the classroom . . . [which] is peculiarly the 'marketplace of ideas.'" In the landmark case of West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624, 642 (1943) the Court made clear the importance of freedom of conscience in our liberal democracy: "If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion or force citizens to confess by word or act their faith therein." The Court concluded that "the purpose of the First Amendment to our Constitution" was precisely to protect "from all official control" the domain that was "the sphere of intellect and spirit."
We trust you understand it is settled law that the First Amendment's protections fully extend to public universities like GVSU. See, e.g., Keyishian v. Board of Regents, 385 U.S. at 605-06 ("[W]e have recognized that the university is a traditional sphere of free expression so fundamental to the functioning of our society that the Government's ability to control speech within that sphere by means of conditions attached to the expenditure of Government funds is restricted by the vagueness and overbreadth doctrines of the First Amendment"); Healy v. James, 408 U.S. 169, 180 (1972) (citation omitted) ("[T]he precedents of this Court leave no room for the view that, because of the acknowledged need for order, First Amendment protections should apply with less force on college campuses than in the community at large. Quite to the contrary, 'the vigilant protection of constitutional freedoms is nowhere more vital than in the community of American schools'").
Furthermore, dictating political beliefs by requiring that faculty demonstrate a commitment to diversity opposes the principles and statements of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). The AAUP guidelines of 1915 state:
To the degree that professional scholars, in the formation or promulgation of their opinions, are, or by the character of their tenure appear to be, subject to any motive other than their own scientific conscience and a desire for the respect of their fellow-experts, to that degree the university teaching profession is corrupted; its proper influence upon public opinion is diminished and vitiated; and society at large fails to get from its scholars in an unadulterated form the peculiar and necessary service which it is the office of the professional scholar to furnish. [Emphasis added.]
In short, universities must not tell their professors what they must believe, or even what they should believe, lest the whole process of intellectual inquiry and innovation end before it even starts. Does GVSU disagree with this formulation of a professor's right to think and teach as he or she will? Would GVSU fire a professor hired to teach and mentor university-level flutists, tenured or not, who genuinely changed his or her mind about his or her commitment to whatever the Department of Music or GVSU defines as "the principles of diversity"? By requiring candidates for this position to demonstrate such a commitment, GVSU impermissibly forces individuals to confess both by word and by act their faith in the opinion that a commitment to diversity is integral into their academic and teaching lives, if not also their personal performance and professional choices. Does GVSU truly wish to violate academic, moral, and constitutional prohibitions against such coercion?
The AAUP guidelines further note:
It is not only the character of the instruction but also the character of the instructor that counts; and if the student has reason to believe that the instructor is not true to himself, the virtue of the instruction as an educative force is incalculably diminished. There must be in the mind of the teacher no mental reservation. He must give the student the best of what he has and what he is.
Must instructors at GVSU who do not share the university's assumptions about diversity be made an exception to that ringing declaration of the meaning and value of true academic freedom?
This requirement, in short, requires professors to affirm a belief in a particular worldview. This is no different from requiring that instructors demonstrate their belief in Americanism, empiricism, biological determinism, or creationism. These may be perfectly valid intellectual viewpoints, but viewpoints may not be imposed at a public institution (and should not be imposed by any institution devoted to academic freedom) by fiat through official requirements.
Accordingly, FIRE would defend with equal fervor the rights of faculty at GVSU and elsewhere to be protected from prohibitions against a commitment to the principles of diversity, or inquisitions into their love of country or celebration of Americanism if, in a change of ideological climate, a public university sought to demand such conformity. GVSU has a right to evaluate a candidate with broad discretion, but its inquisition into appreciation for diversity, as stated above, imposes one fashionable agenda among many, reflecting an unacceptable orthodoxy that intrudes upon the private thought and conscience of free individuals in a free society. This truly does violate the university's constitutional obligation to content neutrality, and it truly is a "loyalty oath" inimical to academic and intellectual freedom.
Finally, I note that in the past two months FIRE has reminded both Virginia Tech and Massachusetts' North Shore Community College of their responsibilities to protect faculty from such incursions into their freedom of conscience. Virginia Tech removed from consideration a requirement that liberal arts faculty seeking tenure and promotion demonstrate involvement in "diversity" activities and initiatives after faculty members complained of its intrusions into their research, teaching, and personal development choices and FIRE brought the matter to the public's attention. Similarly, North Shore Community College removed language demanding an "appreciation of multiculturalism" from its job announcements after a prospective applicant to NSCC's English Department turned to FIRE for help. Both schools acted to restore freedom of conscience for their faculty. GVSU must do the same.
It is a human failing common to us all that we rarely see our own abuses of power. No one, right, left, or center, is innocent of that failing. Once these abuses are called to our attention, however, it becomes a moral imperative to restrain ourselves and to grant to others the academic freedom that we would demand for ourselves. The sad days of "loyalty oaths" to political ideologies have already once darkened the academy. Let us not revive them ourselves or tolerate their resurrection by others.
We ask that this position announcement be revised to accord with the First Amendment and common sense.
FIRE hopes to resolve this situation amicably and swiftly; we are, however, prepared to use all of our resources to see this situation through to a just conclusion. We request a response by July 6, 2009.
Adam Kissel
Director, Individual Rights Defense Program
Gayle R. Davis, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
D. Scott Richardson, Associate Vice President for Human Resources
Danny K. Phipps, Chair, Department of Music


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The anticipated opening tour game didn't leave the attending crowd disappointed. Launching this year's Ball Up Tour, the game was hosted by Dominquez Hills College, June 29th. Ball Up Street Team included top players like Mr. Afrika, Air Up There, Sik Wit It and Bone Collector (both from Los Angeles). Playing against Sacramento's Kings captain Tyreke Evan's Streetball Team, The Los Angeles game was set to be a crowd raiser.
Ball Up Team started the first quarter hot as Mr. Afrika amped the audience with the first slam dunk of the night. Showcasing their talent and ball court swag, Bone Collector entertained the arena while Jesse "The Kid" did a few exciting court moves.
During the second quarter, Air Up There followed Mr. Afrika's first basketball dunk with his own. The crowd went crazy. Tyreke Evan's opposing team presented a challenge but it went unnoticed when Mr. Afrika effortlessly pulled off his dynamic signature windmills throughout the second quarter.
Considered one of the top "1-foot dunkers" nationwide, Springs stole the game with back to back slam dunks. Though Ball Up Team gave a great performance, so did opponent Assassin. True to his court name, Assassin killed any windmill spectacle given by Special FX after making a few clean jump shots.
Native to Los Angeles, Sik Wit It knew exactly how to hype the crowd scoring a 3-pointer, bringing it back to Ball Up.
Displaying their competitive nature, Tyreke's streetball team relied a lot on Handy Man's 3-pointer and an impressive streak of slam dunks during the third quarter. Getting close to the fourth and final quarter, Violator heated up his game and made a team effort with a tough defense.
Coming close to the end, it became obvious that Ball Up would win the game with a lead of 20 points. The skills and performance of both teams were impressive and a lot better than anticipated, teaching the crowd a thing or two about the stamina and determination of this year's Ball Up Team.
Going around the nation, make sure to pick a ticket for this year's tour and if you miss out... there's always next year.


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Make Money Make Sense
When kids play MoneyIsland, they enter a virtual world that not only makes learning fun, but also tracks and encourages their progress. As they go on quests to fantastic destinations like the Eiffel Tower and Atlantis, they learn real-life principles of financial responsibility.
The journey doesn't end when they complete MoneyIsland and earn their real-life rewards. This website includes additional games, videos, contests, and more that continue both the fun and the learning. After all, a true guru's education is never complete.
The Need for Knowledge
Currently, 45% of high school seniors say they are not ready to manage their money.1 Even among adults, financial literacy is at an all-time low in the United States. Our standard curriculum, for tweens ages 8 to 14, is designed to change that.
MoneyIsland provides invaluable life lessons that better prepare future generations. Aligned with national standards published by the Jump$tart Coalition® for Personal Financial Literacy, the MoneyIsland curriculum builds skills in three basic areas: Saving & Spending, Earning & Investing, and Using Credit Wisely.
Children who play MoneyIsland might not realize today how critical the lessons they're learning are, but they will as adults.
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MoneyIsland is designed to give adults many ways to participate in the children's learning. The Parents & Teachers section of this website provides detailed lesson plans and sample activities to engage children at home or in the classroom. Updated articles and resources give adults opportunities to keep the dialogue fresh even after their children finish the MoneyIsland game.
Additionally, adults have access to an administrator tool within MoneyIsland that the young players don't see. The adults see exactly what the students learn, and can interact with the same content. It allows parents and teachers to track their kid's progress. Doing so can help identify areas they might struggle with, so extra attention can be given outside of game play.
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My good friend and colleague Ciaran Hughes at the Telegraph offered a few words on this bad show in the Daily Mirror on Wednesday
This appeared in Wednesday's Daily Mirror, on a double page spread along with a piece about the police investigation into Michael Jackson's last hours, and his doctor's involvement.
I think, unfortunately, for most journalists of the old school this is exactly what graphics are for. When the default setting of labeled photograph doesn't work (no picture) then the buck is passed to graphics to visualise something that only states the obvious, adds nothing to the story and can end up cheapening the entire process.
This sort of nonsense occurs at the top end of the market as well - being asked to do a graphic on how Saddam was hung for example. The strangest thing about all this is that while it only takes a second of thought to see how it will play out, it will take a couple of days for the Graphics Desk to make it happen.


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Edwin G. Salazar, 34, Downey, California, and Michael Z. Zuniga, 41, Fullerton, California, have been arrested or their alleged roles in a $1.3 million Ponzi scheme that targeted Latino investors, many of whom were seniors.
The defendants were arrested on 57 counts of elder abuse, grand theft and securities fraud. Salazar's bail was set at $100,000 and Zuniga's at $50,000.
From January 2007 through June 2008, licensed insurance agents Salazar and Zuniga, doing business as OMEGA Investment Group, Downey, California, issued over $1.3 million in fraudulent securities to individual investors they befriended through their insurance business.
The scheme targeted Latino investors, many of whom were seniors. Investors were promised that their investments were secure and "risk-free" because of the company's strong track record of buying and selling homes in foreclosure. Investors were guaranteed a return of 15 percent. In many cases, the defendants convinced investors to refinance their homes and take out money to invest in the foreclosed properties.
In fact, OMEGA had not been buying and selling foreclosed properties with the money, was never a profitable company, could not secure any funds raised, and diverted funds to other investments and to the personal uses of Salazar and Zuniga. As OMEGA continued raising and diverting money, it began to operate like a classic Ponzi scheme, paying interest to previous investors from capital raised from new ones.
Attorney General Harris formed a Mortgage Fraud Strike Force in May 2011 to investigate and prosecute crimes related to mortgages, foreclosures, and real estate.
This case is being prosecuted by Deputy Attorney General Ed Skelly.
California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced the arrests.
"The defendants defrauded investors with promises of guaranteed returns and even convinced some victims to re-finance their own homes in order to participate in the scheme," said Attorney General Harris. "What victims thought was a resourceful real estate investment only brought them losses and heartbreak."
"These agents conspired to rip-off trusting members of their own community," said Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones. "Preying on Senior Citizens for financial gain is deplorable and it will not go unpunished."
The case was investigated by Department of Justice Special Agent Debra Gard, along with the California Department of Insurance Los Angeles Investigation Division.


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Two Mississippi State University row crop researchers recently received recognition at a national conference.
MSU weed scientist Jason Bond was named the 2013 Rice Researcher of the Year at the 2013 Conservation Tillage Systems Cotton and Rice Conference in Baton Rouge, held Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. Bond has conducted research with an emphasis on rice, corn and cotton at MSU's Delta Research and Extension Centerin Stoneville for six years.
MSU Extension Service cotton specialist Darrin Dodds was named the 2013 Cotton Researcher of the Year. Dodds, who has worked at MSU for six years, studies cotton variety performance and management, fertility, plant growth regulator use, irrigation management and weed control.
"We are fortunate to have outstanding researchers such as Dr. Bond and Dr. Dodds at Mississippi State," said Joe Street, MSU Extension Service associate director. "Their work helps keep Mississippi a leader in agricultural production."
Seven mid-South universities and several corporations sponsor the annual conference.


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Hey you. Glad you're picking up the latest edition of The Carroll News with the intention of reading it cover-to-cover. Or stuff it in your backpack and pull it out later during classes like film & communication, sports journalism or campaign issues and images (all some of my favorites).
I did the same back in my day, learning all things seen and heard on JCU's campus, as well as re-reading my prose – seeing it in print to figure what I could've possibly done better as a budding beat writer. Covering various sports for The Carroll News, primarily football, I had it easy as the teams were consistently successful … except against the school in Alliance that shall go unnamed. It was a great experience, for I was using what I was learning as a communications major while preparing for my then-desired career as a sportswriter. I landed an internship in the sports department at The Plain Dealer and parlayed that into a position as a full-time sportswriter at a hometown newspaper covering prep sports and Ohio State football after graduating in 2001.
Now more than 10 years later, I find myself leading marketing programs and initiatives in the university banking segment of consumer marketing at PNC Bank. My work takes me to colleges and universities across our 19-state footprint. One of many reasons I enjoy my job is because it's a steady reminder of how great the college experience is and what mine at John Carroll University has meant to me both professionally and personally. I met my wife here and boast many friendships with classmates I still see regularly. Needless to say I'm a proud alum.
Along the way during my career pursuits, the interview question always came up: "Where do you want to be in 10 years?" In college, I'd never imagine I'd be a sportswriter turned banker. And I still feel that it's a trick question. Who really knows what they want to be when they grow up? I don't know – I'm still trying to determine an answer to that one.
I do know that, through all of its offerings and experiences, JCU taught me transcendent skills that I've come to rely upon as I've navigated my own professional endeavors across various functions from consumer/small business underwriting to retail distribution strategy to marketing. The 5 -part programming series Backpacks 2 Briefcases (BP2BC) is a great opportunity to learn and practice the intangible skills that leave lasting impressions, like how to stand out from other applicants during job interviews all while networking and building relationships with fellow students and members of the local Cleveland business scene.
One's professional and career development – much like the college experience – is what you make of it. So my advice to you? Take full advantage of all the opportunities JCU provides to exercise and enhance your personal brand, thereby living the John Carroll University brand of learning, leadership and service.


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"It's time to get our sh*t together and focus on sanitation", is the message that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is bringing to the World Water Forum Marseilles.
The lack of progress on sanitation, which was reconfirmed by the 2012 JMP Update, is what originally fueled the foundation's call to action to "reinvent the toilet." To us, reinventing the toilet is not just about science and technology, it's about a whole new approach to working with poor communities in urban and rural areas of the developing world to create affordable, sustainable, and aspirational sanitation solutions.
The Gates Foundation has turned the usual distribution of funding and advocacy for WASH programmes on its head by committing 90% of its WASH funding to sanitation, write staff members Frank Rijsberman and Sara Rogge.
The Foundation is focussing on the following components to achieve its long term vision of providing sustainable sanitation services for all:
- Explore and Implement Sanitation without Sewers
- End Open Defecation
- Provide Sustainable Services at Scale
- Promote Sanitation as a Business
- Cooperate and Partner
In 2011, the Gates Foundation committed US$ 120 million in new commitments, grants and contracts, 90% of which was focused on sanitation, including:
- US$ 79 million for Sanitation Science and Technology, including grants to 8 universities to develop prototypes of affordable toilets that don't need to be connected to sewers
- US$ 47 million for Delivery Models at Scale by implementing demand-led sanitation programmes, which aim to end open defecation for 30 million people by 2015
- US$ 18 million for Policy & Advocacy grants that support sanitation policy development and advocacy campaigns
Read the full details of Gates Foundation message for the World Water Forum here
Use the following links to read more about the Gates Foundations's WASH strategy and awarded grants
Source: Frank Rijsberman and Sara Rogge, Impatient Optimists, 12 Mar 2012


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Good Eats for a Great New Year
As 2013 approaches, I look forward to the new year and all its possibilities. Who knows what joy might occur, what wonder I might find, and what peace I could bring to others. One thing is for sure though: On New Year's Day, I will be eating black eyed peas. These, in particular:
The Southern tradition of eating black eyed peas for good luck and prosperity on January 1 is one that I love, mostly because they are one of my favorite legumes! Eden makes them even better by packaging the in BPA-free cans and cooking them to perfection. They're fail proof, really. I drain 'em, rinse 'em, and add 'em to collards cooked up with onion, garlic, and veggie stock. You can't beat it. Add copious amounts of hot sauce and it's the perfect hangover cure as well. Because, let's face it, you partied hard the night before. 🙂
Speaking of hot sauce, I have a favorite one of those as well. Something else for you all to look forward to in 2013 I suppose. For now, enjoy the revelry, the resolutions, and robust rations of black eyed peas.
Happy New Year from your good friends at Vegan Favorites!
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Suzy Vincent / Dec 31 2012 2:59 pm
YAY Eden Organics! Their entire line of canned beans (and there are MANY varieties) is all "No Salt Added" and they cook the beans with sea vegetables to tenderize them… exactly the way I cook beans at home, but with right-out-of-the-can convenience. What's not to love about that?! Happy New Year, all year long 🙂
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Carson City, NV - If you ask most people on Mountain Street about Walter Samaszko, they can't tell you much. That's because most people didn't know the 69-year-old - even though he'd lived at the same home there for at least 30 years.
"I didn't really know him, nobody really knew him," says Sondra Baxter, who lives in the house across the street. "He mostly kept to himself."
Samaszko died in June, but officials didn't find his body until a month later. Baxter's husband, Joe, had not seen Samaszko outside his house for a while, so he knocked on Samaszko's door to check on him. No one answered, so deputies were called out. That's when they found the 69-year-old homeowner's body.
When it came time to put the house up for sale, a real estate agent was trying to clean it up when she saw ammunition boxes in the garage and under the crawl space. When those boxes were opened up, they revealed gold coins. And there were a lot of them.
Alan Glover, who serves as the Carson City Clerk-Recorder, was called over to the home.
"Boxes and boxes," says Glover, about the discovery. "The boxes all stacked up together were about two feet long and two-and-a-half feet high. "A lot of them were just stacked in boxes in the garage along with lots of other boxes. and they were just sealed in marked books. along with all sorts of other boxes of canned food and other boxes.
not a bad way to hide stuff, I suppose."
Glover was amazed by all the coins he saw.
"Every kind. 20-dollar gold pieces, American. There are Austrian ducats with a picture of the Emperor of Austria on them. There are British sovereigns with Queen Victoria's picture on them, gold maple leafs and a lot of Mexican coins."
The boxes of coins had to be carefully removed from the home. Glover sought out Allen Rowe, the owner of Northern Nevada Coin, to learn more about the newly discovered treasure.
"We've seen quantities of gold like this but never this large a quantity at one time," recalls Rowe. "There were hundreds of gold coins. The real value is going to be between seven and eight million dollars. It depends on where the price of gold is."
As of now, all the gold has been moved out of Carson City and into a safe location. Carson City officials still need to hire an appraiser. They've been able to track down one relative of Samaszko: a cousin in Northern California. Since Samaszko did not have a will, most of the fortune will likely go to that relative.
"We've got our main issue, to deal with the IRS because this is a state subject to inheritance taxes, so we'll be working with them and of course, they'll take a nice chunk of it," says Glover. "And we're in the process of proving the only, well, closest heir anyway, a cousin in California."
Those who lived around Samaszko can't believe that there was a golden treasure not far from their own homes that had likely been there for years. Some say, it's proof you never really know your neighbors.
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In the second chapter of Hebrews, the author notes that God did not appoint angels, but human beings, to rule the world to come (v. 5), and he quotes Psalm 8 to prove it: "You made him for a little …Read More
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Type: Improvement
Status: Closed
Priority: Minor
Resolution: Completed
Patch:Code and Test
I'm working on a static analyzer for Clojure, where I'd like to have a reader which provides precise form coordinates and source representations.
Specifically this enables analyses where it's straightforward to bind an object like:
(fn* [p1__3615#] (inc (conj p1__3615#)))
to the source form which it was read from:
"#(inc (conj %))"
Would this kind of functionality be considered appropriate to tools.reader? Specifically I'd like to make a change such that
- Read data is unchanged
- When an IMeta is read, additional information is embedded in the metadata, but no existing metadata is changed
- The additional metadata would include the source character string, the ending column, and the ending line from the source stream
As an example, reading a stream that contained the following on the first line:
#(inc (conj %))
Would return a list as follows:
(fn* [p1__3615#] (inc (conj p1__3615#)))
And would change the metadata from:
{:line 1, :column 1}
to augment it with more metadata, as follows:
{:line 1, :column 1, :end-line 1, :end-column 15, :source "#(inc (conj %))"}
I'd happily contribute a patch to include this behavior if you'd be inclined to accept it. I'd like to first see if it would be considered appropriate, and also discuss any other concerns you might have (such as having this behavior be optionally enabled, etc)


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First impressions / new owners' driving experience
First impressions / new owners' driving experience
There is one here: http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/10336-Dave-s-(dsm363)-Signature-Performance-Model-S
I had an opportunity to drive the Model S this weekend. It was a P85, and it was very fast, and very nice. That being said, I do have 2 real world concerns, but am hoping it was just the vehicle I drove. Being in the Automotive Business, I understand the car is new, but any comments from owners would be appreciated.
The first concern is that I could hear the Pano Roof making a buffeting sound the entire time, and it was closed. The second item is that while my wife drove, and I was in the back seat, the noise from the rear tires was quite loud. The Tesla agent who was very nice, and very knowledgeable agreed with me, and mentioned that he keeps the sound system on so that it was not as prevalent. This drive was in the city, and I can only imagine how this would be at 75mph. Are there any owners out there that can shed some light on this since your in them daily?
I'm pretty sure your experience was specific to that car. There were no noises like that in the car I drove at 75 mph with the audio off. You didn't happen to get the VIN number, did you?
Test drive cars are not really 100% off the line at least not yet. Expect some oddities and variances like the one you described.
I've test driven two different P85s; once at the Get Amped tour and the second time last Friday. Neither Model S had the sound issues you mentioned. Sounds like it was car specific.
Last Friday in addition to driving I also sat in the rear while my wife did a test drive. I definitely didn't notice any unusual noise. The sound of the motor was a little louder in the back seat but even that was quiet.
Very curious to see if women drivers have any different reactions than men do. What's your wife's "take"?
We drove the Blue Model S from the Newport Beach store. My wifes take was the same in the Sunroof rumbling, and the tire noise while in the backseat. Sounds like this is not something that the actual owners are saying is going on. Perhaps this is a very early vehicle. I know changes are almost daily on the cars, and excited to hear more from the daily driving owners. Also thinking that the parcel shelf, once available, may cover up some of the rear tire noise as well. Perhaps a drive in a different S is in line. Thanks for the feedback from everyone.
When I gets drove the s in ny (actually north jersey) I for to both drive it and sit in the back when my brother drove his test drive. The stones hitting the inside of the wheel well in the back seat is surely audible. It was the only time in my life that I've heard this. Now it could be that it's because there is so much less other noise in this car but it sure would be nice if it was insulated there. When driving I did not hear it so I am not very concerned about it but I would have thought that it would quieter in the back. Amazing car, can't wait to get mine P6484
Sunroof noise. I would appreciate some feedback from "S" owners who have had their cars for a few weeks + or -. Do you hear noise (wind, buffeting , etc) when the roof is closed, also how about rattling?
I ordered the sunroof because I think it looked cool and distinctive, and was a "defining" option. However, my highest priorities are a quiet and smooth ride. Significant noise would be a distraction. So, "is the juice worth the squeeze?"
Please forgive my rudeness. I prefer not to hear from test ride experiences.
I drove the Blue Model S at the Newport Beach Store, and I did notice a significant buffeting sound. The Rep there agreed, and said he usually keeps the sound system on. I posted this earlier, but felt I upset the tropps by putting it out there. Not the intend, but Tesla has a very low drag coefficiency, and this should be an easy fix. The noise is much worse in the backseat. I also came to learn that there were a significant number of sunroofs, and winsheilds that were not correct, and that would most likely be replaced down the road. I love most everything about the car, and realize that this is a game changing vehicle. That being said, changes to the car will be ongoing. I praise companies that push the limits, and hope to be a part of solution in taking many manufacturers back to the drawing board.
I've got 2K miles and about five weeks on my S and have never had any noise from the roof while closed.
@ petero - After 3 months and 3000 miles, we have no noise from our pano roof when the roof is closed. If there is noise coming from a closed pano roof there is a problem with the roof that needs to be fixed by Tesla.
This is great to hear. Thanks for sharing MandL, Rod and Barbara.
Sounds like the fix is handled.
About 1000 miles in and no sound from my pano roof. Granted, I haven't opened/closed it much due to the weather up here in Seattle.
No "roof" noise or car wind noise but I can hear trucks easier through the glass than I expect the solid roof would transmit. I prefer the head room as the car was designed to have the pano roof. I have anxiety about long term use but won't know the answer for several years.
Over 1K miles and I do not notice any roof noise when closed. Have you noticed a sharp whistle just upon opening if you are moving at speed? But that's all.
Yes to the sharp whistle when openning at speed. It startled me. By the way I think the aging of the roof is related mostly to the number of opening/closing cycles and any trash accumulation in the seal area rather than milage per se.
I agree with others who posit that the car is so quiet that they notice the wind more. Driving on Chicago Interstates I thought that the car let in a lot of noise from the trucks around me, but the noises went away when I was passing other trucks on less busy roads.
The rear wheel well issue of rock noise I hope to never experience.
Anyone try and save their 'favorites' when on the web? I can't get it to show me my 'favs' after I save them, and the 'fav' screen is blank?
Otherwise, how long should it take to unplug the charging cable after you push the charging-cable release switch? Mine turns to a solid blue color, and I hear a clicking sound, but it won't release the lock. After about thirty seconds, it finally goes to white color, and unlocks, so I can unplug it. (Does this sound correct?) Also, still heard the clicking sound until I shut the charger-port door?
No wind noise from my pano roof but I do notice that the car interior is cold and stays cold even if I have the heat turned up high - I think it's the glass roof (thermal mass that's cold) staying cold and pulling the cold into the car whereas a metal roof would have a roof liner and maybe some insulation.
Regarding the charging cable, mine unlocks within 1 to 2 seconds consistently.
My favorites for music seem to stick. I haven't tried the web favorites yet.
Now, speaking about first impressions (I've driven mine for about 1100 miles so far over 2.5 weeks)....
I like how we can choose what shows up on the speedometer display left and right areas. Also, the Nav shows up in that area so I don't need to keep looking down at the large screen (and I don't need to have NAV maps open on the large screen).
Here's a few others that I like:
- The Ambient interior lighting - it's a nice touch.
- LED map lights are pinpoint so rear passengers can have them on without disturbing my driving (other cars may have this already, but it's new to me).
- When turning a corner, a side light turns on to light the area that I'm turning into (again, other high end cars probably have this already)
- I can load a USB flash drive with music and play it from the console screen - even the album art shows up!
- Music from my iPhone sounds great over Bluetooth (in stereo).
- The charging cable has its own bag and place to store it in the trunk
- That cavern beneath the trunk area that can conceal items - it's quite large and good for heavy items so the cornering ability of the car is not compromised
I think there's many more, but this is what comes to mind quickly.
The heating thing sounds wrong. Get a service check.
I take it all the seals are tight on the panoroof and steady rain hasn't presented any leaks or concerns?
Ack.....the prior comment was directed @joepruitt or others.
I've had my car for 11 days and around 600 miles. Last night I experienced my first instance of pixilation on the dash. Reset the dash using the two upper buttons on the steering wheel and the issue was gone when the dash came back on. The car did not seem to allow the dash to reset until the car was in park. I've read that both the touch screen and the dash can be reset on the fly. Perhaps in my case the delay coincided with me reaching my destination?
I continue to have problems getting my iPhone to sync with the car. It works for a while then stops paring. Resetting the touch screen seems to solve this problem but Tesla, assuming you are reading this, I think based on other owner experiences reported, you should investigate why this is happening.
I have a rattle that has developed. Have not pinpointed the cause yet. When I do, I will report the location.
Things I love other that the obvious (car's looks performance and oh yeh, the no gas thing!!!):
the ergonomics are fantastic. Easy to operate, logical and responsive. Charging is easy. I use a NEMA 14-50 at home and get 27 miles an hour of range and a J1772 charging station at work that charges a a rate of 18 miles per hour.
The chargepoint app on my iPhone works great and even tells me when my car Is full. As previously posted, my only caution is that when traveling, investigate charging locations in advance because I've found the information regarding charging locations on the various apps (chargepoint, recharge, plug share) are not always accurate.
One last comment regarding range -both rated and projected. Most of my driving is local and my projected range is much lower when I start each day after fully charging (not using max range mode when charging so battery does not fully charge) then I thought it would be. Car shows projected range each morning of 185 and rated range of 235. Is this what other people are experiencing?
I get very close to the rated range on the highway at highway speeds (for me around 73mph on average). That's much better than I expected. I expected the opposite - namely, higher range with local driving and worse range with highway driving.
no wind noise here in the UK
I've noticed the projected range is much lower as well for my daily driving (2 miles of city driving then 17 miles of highway driving). The city driving chews up projected range fast due to start and stops (the stops don't regen enough to compensate for the energy used to start moving). So, if I reset my projected range after a standard charge, the project and rated range will be approx 240 miles. Projected miles drops to about 210 very quickly - approx. by the time I'm at highway speeds on the freeway. I recover some of that project range while driving on the freeway but seldom does it completely compensate for the city driving over the 17 miles of highway driving.
I did, however, find that my driving method has a huge effect on projected range. On a long trip, I was able to keep projected range fairly close to rated range.
I estimate that rated range seems to average about 300W/mile. My driving style varies, but since I got the car about 3 weeks ago, my average is about 335W/mile (this includes A/C, Heater, audio, lights, etc.). So, for range, I would "derate" by about 11% on average. Tnstead of 240 miles range on a standard charge, I'm expecting 215 miles range based on my driving habits. I could probably eek out more range if I change my habits, but I would do that only if I had to.
@Brian, yea, I'll need to have that checked. I'm also a bit sensitive the cold too. The seat heaters work very well though.
Yes, you should be able to eke out more cabin heat before you have to say, "Eek, my nose froze!"
Hey, I just learned something. I had no idea the difference. Thanks!
I've had no problems with rattles or whistles from the (closed) pano roof in my first 1500 miles. The wind noise/buffeting does start to become noticeable above about 90 mph, though. ;-)
I was doing a posted 75 mph on the highway last night when I became aware of a loud roaring noise that I couldn't locate or identify. It seemed to be coming from everywhere, and nowhere. Then I spotted an afterburner trail through the top of the windshield: it was an F-16 launching over my head from Buckley ANG.
You're doing pretty well then, my average (about 1,400 miles now) is about 380Wh/mile.
The best I've seen is about 4miles per kWh, the worst is around 2miles per kWh.
I've now seen pixelation about 3-4 times, pretty much any time I use navigation.
I was able to reset the instrument panel in-flight.
That was not enough to fix the navi though, had to reset the main console/screen as well both times.
They do need to fix it, it's definitely a bug.
Brian is always good for grammar lessons. Next to talking about our cars what else would we come here for?
Can any owners comment on long term seat comfort? Ergonomically is the seat comfortable for a two hour stretch? Obviously not an easy question to address on my ten minute test drive.
My drivers door handle slid out but did not open the door. Later that day it worked fine, but I needed to open it up from the inside by crawling in the back door. I have only had the car 3 days. All else fine.
no wind noise from pano roof or elsewhere!
I did notice noise when you open the sunroof while driving, butonce opened it is pretty quiet.
but I usually drive with it closed.
I have not seen pixelaion on the screens
front seats are comfortale in long drives, no backseat experience for long trips.
I had this on the front passenger door, tesla replaced the handle and sensor.
The seats are very comfy, been driving for 4 hours a couple of days, at least 2 of them without a break - no problems whatsoever.
I agree, the seats are very comfy. Took a 2 hr trip last week and had no issues. I like the lumbar support - works well and is adjustable both in strength (i.e. how much) as well as height.
Seat heaters are great on cold days.
@sergiyz, it actually takes some patience to get a low watts/mile average. After I posted my long term results above, I started driving a bit more spirited and now my long term average is around 350 watts/mile. I have a feeling that I won't be able to sustain below 340 w/m since the car is just too fun to drive!
Yeah, the only real reason to worry about W/mi. is long range driving, hypermiling it. Cost and "incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons" from goosing it no longer apply! :)
I have been driving the car back and forth to work for two weeks. About 60-80 miles per day. I'm speechless--still. The numbers you read about just dont do the experience justice. The lack of sound and vibration combined with the low center of gravity and acceleration characteristics make for a very unique driving experience. My commute will never be the same. Its almost like a drug.
I've had the car for about a week know and all I can say is amazing. Performance and handle are the best I've ever driven before. I'm not a car expert, but I've had BMW 540,Audi A6 and this car blows them away. There are a couple of issues.
1) There is some left over glue around the rubber seal of the sunroof.
2) The breaks squeak/hum when I press of them hard at the end of breaking. I spoke to Tesla and they said this is normal, since the high performance breaks don't get used that much. Could take 5000 miles to break it, but Tesla is looking into the issue. They suggest I bring the car in to check that my noise is normal.
3) the charge port door is a little picky and sometimes I need to open it from inside the car.
The are lots of software updates they need, but they will come. I also got an RV extension cord and am using it and the mobile charger to charge the car during the day, but over night I just use the mobile charger.
The technology package is great, love the streaming internet. I also copied music to a usb drive and have been playing music off that.
After 1030 miles my average consumption is 362 wh/mi. I've given about 12 test rides showing full acceleration each time. Drove on the highway yesterday and obtained 302 wh/mi for a 20 mile trip.
Extremely pleased with the Model S.
Signature #121 - Performance
@Robert22 - No issues at all with the seals on the pano roof and with the non-stop rain lately here in Seattle, I've been perfectly dry!
Just today I noticed the windshield wipers going on when I open the driver's door. This didn't happen before. But then I noticed that I had left the windshield wiper lever in the "rain detect" position. I wonder if this is related. I've since changed the setting to off and will see if I have the issue.
I also had the issue of not being able to open the drive's door from outside. The handle came out but pulling on the handle did not unlatch the door.
These two issues occured at the same time. This was the first time I had to use the keyfob to get into the car once the door handles didn't work. All other times, I waited a few more seconds and was able to unlatch the door by a slight tug on the door handle.
Went down to the Menlo Park service center to have my brakes looked at and some interior spots cleaned.
1) Those guys are great...
2) The humming on the breaks is normal. Since the breaks don't get used that much (regen) they don't break in or heat up enough. I turned regen low and the sound went away after a few miles.
3) I also found out the chargpoint antenna is in the rear window, not near the charge port. I was having problems opening the chareport with the mobile cord since I was pointing it at the charge port. They told me to hold the cable chest high and aim it at the rear window. The door will open.
I took some guys out for a test ride on 280 in CA. They were blown away.