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A refreshing recipe for the hot summer days! This recipe combines fruit, ice cream and Lotus Biscoff, an irresistible mix of flavors!
1. Bake boxed cake as directed in a 9 x 13 inch pan, remove from oven and press 1 cup Biscoff Crumbles into the top of the cake.
2. Cool cake and freeze until very cold.
3. Thaw ice cream on counter for 10 minutes, add to a bowl of a mixer until soft but not melted.
4. Mix in frozen cherries by hand, quickly spread ice cream mixture over cake.
5. Add the remaining Biscoff crumbles to the top of the cake. Serve immediately or freeze to serve later.
*If you don't have a mixer, thaw ice cream and work with a wooden spoon until soft.
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Your Child's Diabetes Care Team
Having a child with diabetes can be overwhelming. Fortunately, a team of experts can guide you now and in the years to come.
Diabetes care team
Your child may see the following specialists:
Healthcare provider. Your child's healthcare provider may be a diabetes specialist, pediatrician or general practitioner who has experience caring for people with diabetes. Make sure both you and your child feel comfortable asking questions and that you understand the explanations given.
Diabetes educator. A certified diabetes educator (CDE) is trained to help you and your child learn about diabetes and make adjustments in diabetes care. A diabetes educator can give you and your child a better understanding of the biology of diabetes, practical help in fitting diabetes care into your lifestyle and guidance in the correct techniques for giving injections or checking blood glucose. Your healthcare provider can recommend a CDE in your area.
Dietitian. A dietitian can help you and your child create a healthful eating plan. It's a good idea to talk with a dietitian at least once a year.
Mental health professional. It can be hard to adjust to diabetes. A counselor, psychologist, psychiatrist or social worker can help you and your child cope.
Ophthalmologist. Your child should have his or her eyes checked by an ophthalmologist regularly, as recommended by his or her primary healthcare provider.
Pharmacist. A pharmacist can help you choose the diabetes supplies that are right for your child.
Nurse. A registered nurse can help your child learn the day to day aspects of diabetes care.
Dentist. Diabetics are at increased risk for some gum diseases. See your dentist every 6 months and make sure to let your dentist know you have diabetes.
Podiatrist. As a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine, the podiatrist can address sores or calluses and other problems of the feet and lower legs that could lead to problems.
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The Syngenta seed pipeline includes a number of new products that should hit the market in the next two years. One is a new insect control event for corn, presently called MIR162, that offers a mode of action that is different from that of current cry-protein-based Bt events. MIR162 attaches at a different point in the insect mid-gut than other Bt proteins now on the market do.
The protein in MIR162 is referred to as a vegetative insecticidal protein (VIP), according to Wayne Fithian, business lead product manager for Syngenta. "VIPs are unique to Syngenta and offer a more complete spectrum of control for ear-feeding insects, which in turn reduces the risk of molds and mycotoxins," he says. "We've submitted the full registration package to the EPA and expect to do some efficacy trials in the U.S. in '09. Though not currently available for sale, we anticipate having hybrids with the MIR162 event commercially available in '10, pending full regulatory approvals."
The MIR162 event will not be sold as a single trait in the U.S., according to Fithian. "We'll stack the MIR162 event with our other Agrisure corn traits and both corn borer/glyphosate-tolerant and corn borer/corn rootworm/glyphosate-tolerant stacks will be available," he says.
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Soybean growers will soon find new seed products from Syngenta that offer better soybean aphid control. Gene Kassmeyer, head of the soybean product line, says that next year Syngenta will launch its Aphid Management System, which includes Cruiser Maxx treated soybean seed that has the Rag1 gene in it.
"It's an IPM [Integrated Pest Management] approach to aphid control that may reduce or eliminate the need to spray crops under most infestations," Kassmeyer says. "The Rag1 gene is a naturally occurring trait, but its ability to control aphids by itself is dependent on insect pressure. Combined with Cruiser Maxx seed treatment, we can control aphids so there's less need to spray an insecticide, which allows beneficial insects to enhance the control. Growers may still need to use an insecticide under extreme conditions where there's an aphid population explosion."
The Aphid Management System will be available to U.S. growers in 2010 in glyphosate-tolerant varieties in 1.5 to 3.0 maturities, according to Kassmeyer.
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SCN resistance will get a boost in Syngenta's varieties from a Peking source of resistance. "Peking has been around for awhile," Kassmeyer says. "As the SCN biotype changes, it challenges us to be better. And with the current economics of corn and soybean production, some guys are thinking about growing more beans on beans in areas where that hasn't been done before. The Peking source gives us a multipronged approach to SCN control."
Kassmeyer says soybean varieties with the Peking resistance should be available to growers next season.
Deeper in the pipeline are genetically modified varieties that could be as effective against SCN as genetically modified hybrids are today against corn borer and corn rootworm, Kassmeyer says. "I'm really excited about them, but they're quite a few years away at this point," he says.
Also in 2009, Syngenta will introduce soybean varieties that have new races for Phytophthora root rot control. "Phytophthora has taken a bit of a back seat to glyphosate tolerance, SCN and sudden death syndrome," Kassmeyer says. "But farmers still need to pay attention to it, particularly on heavy, clay-type soils. We're starting to see a biotype shift, and some of the races for resistance aren't working as good as they used to. The new races we're introducing will improve the tolerance of our varieties and should provide a broader spectrum of control."


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The CRC Youth Golf Association offers an opportunity for juniors to play golf and participate in golf events for a minimal fee during the golf season. For $6, participants may fill out a YGA entry form at any of the CRC golf courses. Juniors may be asked to show proper identification to verify their age. Participants are given a YGA card to carry. When presented at the golf courses, this card allows the reduced fees. Participants will be placed in the YGA database.
This service is provided to Junior Golfers for $7 for the purpose of tracking their improvements, for "flighting" in events and qualification for USGA events and is available at every course, except Dunham.
The Tony Yates Junior Golf Academy uses the game of golf to teach discipline, encourage personal growth and self esteem and also fosters personal success for the boys and girls attending. The program provides golf instruction along with life skill training to enable participants to become better, more productive citizens.
The main goal of The First Tee is to impact the lives of young people in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky by providing learning facilities and educational programs that promote character development and life-enhancing values through the game of golf. The nine character qualities are: Honesty, Integrity, Sportsmanship, Respect, Confidence, Responsibility, Perseverance, Courtesy, and Judgment.
Reaching Out for Kids utilizes golf to teach children characer education and life-enhancing values to help them increase their potential for successful lifestyles. Reaching Out for Kids focuses on developing skills and has created a successful play abroad program in Jamaica and a college scholarship program for those working their way through the program into college.
The Junior League Play program provides an opportunity for junior golfers to interact with other junior players through a structured league play format. Participants must be a YGA member and between the ages of 10 – 16. Participants may call any CRC golf course for more information concerning pricing, times, start dates and entry at that facility or visit our website.
Junior players may find a registration form available at any CRC golf course and on the website. The YGA Championship is available only to those junior golfers that are YGA members. The YGA Championship is held at Avon Fields Golf Course.
Eligibility for each individual Junior Club Championship requires the junior golfer be a YGA member. Players may play in only one Championship, that being at their home CRC course where their YGA membership was initiated.
Open to all juniors ages 9-17. Players may enter at any CRC facility. The City Junior Open is one of the largest junior tournaments in the area. Over 200 young people of varying abilities from age 7 to 17 compete in this three day event held at various CRC Golf Courses.


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Outside the Museum there are now about 700 free-flying tropical butterflies enjoying the exotic undergrowth of our Sensational Butterflies house. 'In 6 weeks there may be more than 1,000,' our butterfly house manager Luke Brown tells me excitedly, with news of the first zebra butterfly larvae appearing. These should metamorphose into 100s of adult butterflies over the next few weeks.
The enchanting yet fleeting stars of our butterfly show never cease to captivate us and this Sunday, Luke will be giving visitors to the Museum an extra flutter in his free talk in the Attenborough Studio. The half-hour talk, A House of Butterflies, runs at 12.30 and again at 14.30 on 9 June.
Meet Heliconius charitonia commonly known as the zebra butterfly, and Luke Brown (below) commonly known as our butterfly house manager, in our butterfly house and find out more about both at our free talk this weekend. Close up zebra courtesy of Inzilbeth.
Accompanied by colleague Kerry, Luke's talk will explore some of our most-loved species including his own personal favourite, the zebra butterfly, Heliconius charitonia (pictured above). He hopes to bring along some caterpillars, eggs and specimens (but no live butterflies as they might not like the lights in the studio) and talk a little about the history of the butterfly house and the exhbition itself.
The first butterfly house arrived here in 2008 and has become a regular spring-summer annual attraction at the Museum, following a brief absence last year. This year's exhibition which opened at the end of March has been the most successful to date.
A butterfly fan since he was a little boy, Luke asked for a greenhouse for his sixth Christmas and ended up running his own company, The Butterfly Gardener Ltd and putting on butterfly shows all over the world. He looks forward to the continued success of Sensational Butterflies and taking his passion further afield to places like the Middle East and Brazil, with a personal project planned for the south coast.
Drop into the talk if you can and especially if you're visiting the Sensational Butterflies exhibition. Go on your own butterfly trail through the Museum taking in the Cocoon building and the Wildlife Garden nearby.
Don't forget to send in any great photos of butterflies wherever you may snap them and from inside Sensational Butterflies to our Pinterest board for a chance to win some butterfly goodies. My recent favourites are of the glasswing and butterfly shoes, and congratulations to last month's competition winner.
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A House of Butterflies is on 9 June and Butterflies in Disguise is on 15 June
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Here is a breakdown of the Atlanta Falcons' third-round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft: Stanford tight end Austin Hooper.
Height: 6'3 ¾"
Weight: 254
Arm Length: 33 ¾"
Hand Size: 10 ⅝"
40 Time: 4.72 (Combine), 4.68 (pro day)
Three Cone: 7.00
Bench Press: 19 reps
Vertical Jump: 33″
Broad Jump: 117″
Austin Manuel Hooper was born on November 4, 1994 in San Mateo, CA and went to De La Salle High School in Concord, CA. His father Michael played defensive end at San Diego State from 1984 to 1987, while his uncle Greg played fullback at Stanford from 1979 to 1982. He has another uncle Chip that played professional tennis throughout the 1980s.
He served as a team captain during his senior year at De La Salle, when his team went undefeated and was ranked No. 1 nationally by ESPN.
He redshirted his first year at Stanford, but earned 10 starts in 13 appearances as a freshman. He finished second on the team with 40 receptions for 499 yards (12.5 avg) and two touchdowns on his way to earn second-team All-Pac-12 honors. He followed that up with a solid junior campaign, tying for second on the team with 34 catches for 438 yards (12.9 avg) and six touchdowns. He also blocked an extra point while working on special teams. He earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors, Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention and third-team AP All-American. He was also one of three finalists for the Mackey Award, given to the nation's top tight end.
He declared for the NFL Draft after his redshirt sophomore. Hooper was one of Stanford's primary receiving targets in their run-heavy attack. He was often subbed out in run situations in favor of better blocking tight ends or offensive linemen, but did manage to somewhat pull his weight as a blocker. The majority of his snaps as a pass-catcher came when he was flexed out in the slot and occasionally lined up wide of the formation like a wide receiver. Also scored 29 on his Wonderlic.
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Key: YAC – Yards After Catch; UC – Uncatchable Pass; KB – Key Block; MB – Missed Block
Date Opponent Tgt Rec Yds YAC TD UC Drop KB MB Pen Pen. Type
Sep 05 at Northwestern 7 5 45 17 0 1 0 0 0 1 illegal sub
Sep 19 at USC 5 4 79 22 1 0 0 1 0 0 N/A
Sep 25 at Oregon State 2 2 50 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
Oct 15 UCLA 6 3 42 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 N/A
Jan 01 vs. Iowa 4 3 23 17 0 0 0 2 0 1 false start
TOTALS 5 gms 24 17 239 71 3 2 1 4 0 2 N/A
SKILLS: How Good Is He?
Skills are graded on a 10-point scale: 1-pathetic, 2-poor, 3-weak, 4-below average, 5-average, 6-above average, 7-good, 8-very good, 9-excellent, 10-elite
Speed (6.0): Hooper is a long-strider that can build speed when he has room to run. This makes him most effective when he's flexed out wide of the formation or uncovered as an inline tight end. Has the speed and capability to stretch the seam vertically, but not a real threat to run past most NFL defenders due to average burst and acceleration. His short-area quickness isn't particularly special because he tends to be a higher-cut athlete that can't bend and dip adequately.
Hands (8.0): Has large hands that allow him to catch particularly well. Does a good job extending for grabs and catching the ball away from his body. Will drop some passes on occasion, but they are relatively rare and more have to do with concentration issues.
Hooper (18) flexed out near the bottom does an excellent job beating a pair of USC defenders on a corner route
Hooper (18) flexed out near the bottom does an excellent job beating a pair of USC defenders on a corner route
Blocking (3.5): An underwhelming blocker that is effective at times because he can get position against a defender, but rarely moves opponents off the ball. Struggles to create push upon initial contact and has a tendency to get knocked back himself by collegiate linebackers and linemen. Tends to play too high and lacks balance as a blocker, causing him to get overextended and whiffing on many assignments as an inline blocker. Less effective inline and will likely struggle to block NFL-sized defensive ends and linebackers. Most of his better blocks come out in space or when he's on the move, usually matched up against a smaller defensive back. Comfortable acting as a lead blocker in the hole, pulling across the line and making trap blocks from time to time as an H-back.
The first GIF shows Hooper's effectiveness against smaller defenders:
Hooper near the top is able to get position against a CB
Hooper (18) is lined up inline beside the right tackle (near the bottom) and is able to create push against an undersized defensive back
The second shows his struggles as an inline blocker:
Hooper (18) lined up inline beside the left tackle (near the top) loses his balance and whiffs on his down block
Hooper (18) lined up inline beside the left tackle (near the top) gets overextended and whiffs on his down block
Body Control (7.0): Has good ball skills and does a nice job adjusting to and attacking the ball in the air on a fairly consistent basis. Can extend for high passes, timing his jumps well and can make the low, diving grab going to the turf. Does a nice job positioning himself in traffic to box out defenders.
Here's a GIF showcasing his ability to adjust to the ball in the air:
Hooper (18) makes a nice grab along the sideline
Hooper (18) makes a nice grab along the sideline, and nearly manages to get both feet down in bounds. Of course in college, he only needs one foot
Route-Running (6.0): A capable route-runner that has room to grow like most collegiate pass-catchers. He lacks ideal quickness and burst to really gain separation from opposing defenders and thrives on effective body positioning and using his large frame to box out defenders. Shows ability to make sharp cuts on outs and ins as well as option routes but he won't be a mismatch for athletic NFL linebackers and safeties. Does a nice job finding soft spots against zone coverage, settling in and making the grab.
Range (6.0): Not a threat to make plays all over the field, mostly thriving on the short and intermediate routes that are better suited for him to use his size to his advantage. A reliable outlet receiver over the middle that has some seam-stretching potential due to his size and length to extend for high throws. But he's not going to compel most defenses to think twice about not providing safety help to defenders over the middle. Can be effective after the catch due to building a head of steam and powering through tacklers, but lacks the speed, acceleration or burst to really run away from defenders.
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Starting Prospect (5.6) – Has the potential to be a quality starter on your team but rarely will be considered a Pro Bowl-caliber talent. Typically among the better complementary starters on your roster, but won't excel or impact on a weekly basis and typically plays at a relatively consistent, above-average level. Typically can play a significant role right away but ideally will be given at least a year or two to develop before receiving extensive reps. A solid pick in the Top 75 but would be considered a reach before the middle of the second round.
NFL FORECAST: How Do His Skills Project to the NFL?
Hooper has the capability to be a solid starting tight end in the NFL, but he's probably never going to be the type of player that really scares defenses. He's probably ideally suited to be the third or fourth option in a good passing attack, yet he does possess the capability to be more.
The problem he's going to face is that it's becoming more in vogue to have tight ends like Rob Gronkowski, Jimmy Graham and Jordan Reed that create mismatches in the middle of the defense and Hooper is simply not going to be one of those players. While a good athlete, he's unexceptional in that regard to think that most competent starting linebackers can be able to stick with him in coverage.
If he's going to excel in the NFL, Hooper will have to win with his superior size and length, taking advantage of smaller defenders because he's the type of player that can push them around like an NBA power forward as shown here:
Hooper (18) is lined up in the slot and does a good job using his body to shield a defender
Hooper (18) is lined up in the slot and does a good job using his body to shield a defender on a comeback route
While that method can certainly be effective, it's not going to be as consistent and reliable as someone who is a truly dynamic athlete at the position. Hooper isn't going to wreck defenses because even when he can exploit a mismatch, he's not dynamic enough to make you pay for it after the catch.
Hooper shouldn't have too much of an issue being at least an average starter at the next level, but whether he excels beyond that level will largely depend on his ability to build a strong rapport with his quarterback. If his quarterback trusts that he can be a reliable, winning option in traffic, then he'll be a productive despite the fact that he never will jump off the screen as a dynamic player.
In that sense, you're probably looking at a player comparable to someone like Zach Miller (formerly of the Seattle Seahawks). Miller was a highly productive tight end for four years with the Oakland Raiders, averaging about 56 receptions, 678 yards and three touchdowns per season during his time there. But that was in part due to the fact that he was playing on a Raiders roster that was very limited talent-wise at wide receiver.
Miller also was productive as a Raider at a point when the NFL still was a base-heavy league, which allowed him more instances of being matched up against slower-footed linebackers. Hooper won't have that luxury, although his size could be advantageous when facing smaller safeties in man coverage as he faces more nickel defenses.
When Miller went to Seattle in 2012, his production saw a sharp decline in part because he was surrounded by better receiving talent (although few would say Seattle was loaded at that position) and his targets were nearly cut in half.
If Hooper has a quarterback that trusts him and doesn't have the compete too much for balls with more dynamic outside threats at wide receiver, he has the potential to be an above-average producer as a starting tight end.
If Hooper is forced into a situation where he doesn't have those things going for him, he can still be a capable NFL tight end but probably won't ever be reliable enough to prevent his team from exploring better options eventually. And like Miller was in Seattle, he might just wind up being a competent, but unspectacular starter over the long haul.
FALCONS FORECAST: How Does He Project in Atlanta?
In Atlanta, Hooper should have a good opportunity to reach his peak potential. In that way he reminds me more of a player like Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph than Miller in terms of his potential production and impact.
Like Rudolph, Hooper shouldn't be overshadowed by playing opposite many wide receivers in Atlanta that demand a high workload besides Julio Jones of course. Also, Hooper has the potential to be an impactful red-zone target.
His size and hands should make him a reliable target and his ability to box out defenders could become a major asset in the end zone. Yet again, it's going to all depend on the rapport he builds with quarterback Matt Ryan. If Ryan trusts him, then Hooper should become a very effective red-zone weapon because he'll get some jump ball opportunities even when he's effectively covered . If not, then he should certainly contribute but may not have the gaudy numbers that he's potentially capable of.
The reason why the rapport is so important to Hooper's success moving forward is because of the aforementioned point that he isn't a player that is going to regularly create mismatches against defenders. As a player that doesn't create a ton of separation, a lot of the passes thrown his way are going to be instances where his quarterback trusts him to win in traffic. Hooper did this well at Stanford, but that isn't a guarantee that he'll do it well enough early in his career in Atlanta to allow him to blossom as a starter.
But there's a good possibility he will and eventually that should allow him to surpass Jacob Tamme as the Falcons starting tight end. Tamme is a free agent after the 2016 season and it represents a natural opportunity for Hooper to start come 2017, similar to how the Falcons plugged Levine Toilolo into the starting lineup during his second season in 2014 after the retirement of Tony Gonzalez.
But despite sharing the same alma mater, there's reason to believe that Hooper's transition into the starting lineup will go much better than Toilolo's. Unlike Toilolo, Hooper shouldn't be miscast in the Falcons offense under offensive Kyle Shanahan like the former was under Dirk Koetter.
Hooper does his best work being flexed out and it'll be worth monitoring whether or not Shanahan will regularly feature this aspect of his game, since it should allow for a much smoother transition into the NFL. It will also challenge defenses more to cover him with corners and safeties, which should allow Hooper more favorable matchups given his superior size.
Despite that size, Hooper isn't a great inline tight end because of his limited blocking ability. He certainly has room to grow there, but at his best he'll probably be a below average blocker.
This shouldn't become a glaring issue in the future as long as he can compensate in the passing game. But I don't expect Hooper to be so effective as a pass-catcher that you largely ignore his frequent appearances as a blocking liability much in the same way that occurred for Gonzalez in the past. Instead Hooper will probably be closer to Tamme in that regard, where his weakness as a blocker is a bit more apparent because the scale isn't quite balanced.
And it's that blocking issue that does temper my expectations that Hooper will come in and start right away for the Falcons. Toilolo started 15 games last year as the team's blocking tight end, as they preferred to begin their games with someone who could help out on early run downs. However Tamme managed to play about 250 or so more offensive snaps over the course of the season than Toilolo, making him the true leader at the position despite half the number of actual starts.
Hooper is better suited for the Tamme's role as an H-back, which should allow Toilolo to breathe a bit easier moving forward since his blocking skills are still going to be needed in the future.
Hooper is certainly good enough to carve into Tamme's role as the team's primary pass-catcher, but probably not quite poised to completely overtake the latter unless an injury gives Hooper an added opportunity.
Ultimately Hooper has the potential to be a capable second option in the passing game for the Falcons behind Jones like Rudolph has been over the years behind the likes of Percy Harvin, Greg Jennings and Stefon Diggs in Minnesota. He has the potential to be a reliable option on third downs and in the red zone, but he's not going to be a consistent playmaker elsewhere on the field.
Instead Hooper is probably ideally suited to be the third option that can be chain-mover and red-zone threat, but plays behind Jones and another playmaker at wide receiver that can handle much of the work between the 20-yard lines.
I think we'll probably see steady production from him that should allow him to approach 50 to 60 receptions per year with the capacity for more at his maximum potential.
He'll definitely give the team a much more valuable option in the red zone than Tamme does, but I'm not quite sure he's poised to carve his name in the pantheon of great tight ends that the Falcons have featured this century in Gonzalez and Alge Crumpler.
It's a much safer bet that Hooper will be a tier or so below those guys, becoming an asset for the Falcons moving forward yet won't have a world-shattering impact. He should be a great benefit to Ryan, whose game seems to greatly benefit from having a reliable outlet in the middle of the field.
Hooper should be successful and have a productive career in Atlanta. It may be too much to expect him to be a dominant player here, but he's an upgrade over what the team has already at tight end and that should bear out over the next few seasons.
The biggest lingering question is going to be four years from now when Hooper's rookie contract is up, whether or not he's developed a strong enough rapport with Ryan that will prevent the Falcons from seeking further upgrades at the position.
I think he has the ability to develop that steady rapport and become a fixture at the tight end spot in Atlanta for the better part of the next decade.
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I wouldn't take her shopping until I saw the budget and her shopping list. She huffed, but in the end she did it. And you know what? She began to make great choices about things she could do without based on what she had budgeted.
If you don't budget yourself, it's hard to make the case that your kids should. If you've been challenged in this department, find someone who can help, recommends the National Foundation for Credit Counseling. The organization has member agencies across the country that can help with the budget talk. Make an appointment to see a credit counselor. Some people think the nonprofit agencies are only there to help folks get out of debt. But the counselors can also help on an assortment of finance-related issues. You can find an agency by calling 800-388-2227 or by going online to www.DebtAdvice.org.
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You need to have a discussion about the high price of overdraft fees. You might consider having your student opt out of having overdraft protection. This way, the kids really have to manage what they have. Better to have an attempted purchase with a debit card declined because of insufficient funds than rack up huge overdraft fees.
A few years before our daughter went off to college, we had her open a bank account when she started working after school. She controls it without any oversight. On her own, she signed up with Mint.com to help manage her money. She has self-imposed spending limits and gets alerts when she exceeds them.
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The Student Public Interest Research Groups, a network of nonprofit, nonpartisan student advocacy organizations, has been lobbying for years for textbooks to be more affordable. For tips on saving on textbooks, go to www.studentpirgs.org/resources/textbook-tips.
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"Ayzo" is an Amharic word we learned in the middle of our stay here. It was described to us as something you would say to a person who has fallen down, to encourage them to get up, to soothe them that it would get better, and to empathize that you have fallen down before too. I look at it as the Amharic version of "Keep your head up." It was a useful word to know for Saturday.
Saturday, May 24th was our last day in Ethiopia. The plan was to finish up the final touches of our paper for the client, visit a local coffee shop, and perhaps get some spa treatments. Low-key, relaxed and minimal planning so we could pack up and get to the airport in time for our 10pm flight back. But as the saying goes, "Man plans, God laughs."
Carla woke up painfully sick. The rest of us decided to call the HTH Insurance plan which covered us during our travel, determine which local health clinic or doctor we could use, and then go visit. But unfortunately, that wasn't so easy. Internet was still out (since Addis had been experiencing ongoing blackouts since Monday) and we had limited phone credit to call the international hotline.
While Alejandra and Danny went to the local internet cafe to research doctors within network, our guide (and really, guardian angel) Tigist came to the rescue, calling friends to get information and eventually picking us up from the hotel and driving us to first one, then another medical center that would treat our sick friend without demanding extraneous paperwork. Due to distance and hideous Addis traffic we were in the car for hours, but eventually Carla was able to see a doctor who could treat her and prescribe her some helpful medicine.
We are so thankful that Carla was able to get treated and we were all able to get on the plane back home. We are also immensely grateful for our extraordinarily hospitable hosts, and for the opportunity to explore such a different and vibrant culture these past three weeks.
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Getting GPS console output with gllin
From Openmoko
This article describes the "quick start" procedure allowing to see the first output and actually use the GPS device in the command line mode, using the gllin driver.
After you download, scp and install the gllin_1.0+r350-r0_fic-gta01.ipk (or similar), it creates the folder 'gllin' in the root home. This folder contains the executable with the same name which starts the driver.
To get the output of this driver, read the file /tmp/nmeaNP (it is actually a pipe, not a file). The simplest way is to open another ssh connection to the phone and use cat:
cat /tmp/nmeaNP
Type cat after you start the gllin, not before. The output from the GPS driver looks like
$GPRMC,235946.99,V,,,,,,,120180,,,N*78 $GPGSA,A,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,11.2,5.0,10.0*36 $GPGGA,235946.99,,,,,00,00,5.0,,M,0.0001999,M,0.0020199,*57 (and so on).
The data are presented in NMEA format which gives a lot of data. The coordinates themselves are reported with the two messages that are described below.
GPRMC tels the latitude, longitude, speed, time and date. Hence the proper signal could also be used to set up the clock. If the device can see the satellites, the message looks like
- 143812 Fix taken at 14:38:12 UTC
- A A for the normal (active) message or V for the void message. Void messages are described below.
- 4301.028,N Latitude 43 deg 01.028' N
- 01232.000,E Longitude 12 deg 32.000' E
- 020.0 Ground speed in knots
- 083.4 Track angle in degrees True
- 240307 Date - 24rd of March 2007
- 003.2,W Magnetic variation
- *6A The checksum, begins with *
If the device cannot see the satellites properly (it usually does not work indoors unless very close to the window), it puts 'V' (void) at the output. In this case the GPRMC messages look like
In this case it is necessary to go to the more open place. It may take several minutes before device reports the correct location.


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An Anxious Public Talks about Today's Economy and the American Dream
Feb. 3, 2011 - - Despite signs of recovery from the Great Recession, 4 in 10 Americans find themselves living lives of constant economic struggle and worry, not just about paying their bills today, but about whether they'll keep a middle-class life in the long term, according to a new Public Agenda survey.
The survey, conducted with funding from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, shows how widespread the struggle remains to make ends meet in America. Four in 10 Americans (40 percent) say they're struggling "a lot" in the current economy [1], while fewer than 2 in 10 say they're not struggling at all. Another 4 in 10 fall somewhere in the middle.
The economically struggling are more likely to be concerned about long-term issues like paying for college and being able to retire than losing their job or paying immediate bills, the survey found. They're also more likely to gravitate toward solutions like making college affordable[2] and preserving Social Security and Medicare than tax cuts or reducing the federal deficit.
Those who are struggling a lot, and those who aren't, live in dramatically different worlds. Half of those who say they're struggling "a lot" (52 percent) say they've had trouble paying the rent or mortgage since 2008, compared with only 4 percent of the non-struggling. More than one-third have lost their job in the past two years, compared with 9 percent of the non-struggling.
Not surprisingly, the struggling are dramatically more worried about their financial well-being. Fully 77 percent of the struggling who are also parents say they're "very worried" about paying for their child's college education. In addition, nearly one-third of those who are employed (32 percent) say they're "very worried" about losing their job. Of the group overall, 61 percent are very worried about being able to retire, while 45 percent say they're very worried about paying back debt.
By contrast, 8 percent of those who aren't struggling are worried about retirement, and only 2 percent are worried about paying back debt or losing their job.
Overall, the survey shows how broadly the Great Recession[1] hit society. Three in ten Americans say they've had trouble paying the rent or mortgage since 2008 (31 percent) and nearly as many (27 percent) said they had to change their housing situation because of financial pressures. One in five, 22 percent, said they had lost their job since 2008.
But the impact is heavier on some than on others. Nearly half of those who say they're struggling "a lot" financially are more likely to make less than $30,000 a year (48 percent, compared with 16 percent of those who say they're not struggling at all). They're more likely to have children under 18 (37 percent to 21 percent). And, compared to the non-struggling, they're twice as likely to be black or Hispanic.
The people who aren't struggling, in addition to being higher-income and less likely to have children, are also more likely to have a college degree (46 percent, compared to 20 percent of the struggling).
|Those who are struggling "a lot" financially are more likely to:
|Struggling "a lot"
|Not struggling
|Have had problems paying their mortgage or rent since 2008
|Made under $30,000 in 2009
|Be parents of children under 18
|Have lost their job since 2008
|Have a college degree (or higher)
|Be Hispanic
|Be African-American
When it comes to what would be "very effective" in helping people become economically secure, the public puts its faith in higher education and job training, along with preserving programs like Social Security and Medicare. These are the top three solutions among both those who are struggling and those who aren't.
"Making higher education more affordable" led the list overall (63 percent) and among those who say they're struggling (65 percent). Preserving Social Security and Medicare was next at 58 percent (62 percent among the struggling) and expanding job-training programs came in third at 54 percent (56 percent for the struggling).
Neither cutting taxes for the middle class (48 percent) nor reducing the federal deficit (40 percent) get majority support, and other options rate even lower.[3]
Requiring employers to offer flexible scheduling, paid leave and sick time was only rated as "very effective" by 32 percent. In this case, there's a big divide between those who say they're struggling (42 percent say it would help "a lot") and those who don't (25 percent).
Despite the fact that many of the struggling people we surveyed said they had problems paying their rent, direct housing help turned out to be a relatively low priority for people overall. Only 29 percent of the total group say that subsidizing affordable housing would be "very effective." Even fewer support providing financial help to those who are "underwater," families and individuals who owe more on their mortgages than their houses are worth. Only 22 percent say that idea would be "very effective."
|How effective do you think the following proposals are when it comes to helping people who are struggling in the current? (Percent saying "very effective")
|Struggling "a lot"[4]
|Not struggling
|Making higher education more affordable
|Preserving Social Security and Medicare
|Expanding job-training programs
|Cutting taxes for the middle class
|Reducing the federal deficit
|Requiring employers to offer more flexible scheduling, paid leave and sick time
|Subsidizing affordable housing
|Providing financial help to people who owe more on their mortgage than their house is worth
One reason for the faith in education may be the public's perception of who's struggling the most in the current economy. Three-quarters of Americans say that people without college degrees are struggling a lot these days, compared to just half who say college graduates are struggling.
The political debate often frames choices as between government help and individual effort, but the public seems to see these as equally important. Of the total sample, 55 percent said individuals themselves have "a lot" of responsibility for helping those who are struggling, but nearly as many (51 percent) said the government also has a lot of responsibility. Fewer saw faith-based and charitable organizations (42 percent) and businesses (36 percent) as bearing a lot of responsibility.
Overall, this held up regardless of whether people saw themselves as struggling or not, with one major difference; those who aren't struggling are far less likely to say that the government bears a lot of responsibility to help people (43 percent versus 57 percent of those who are struggling).
Nor has the Great Recession changed some attitudes about government assistance. Seven in 10 agree "poor people have become too dependent on government assistance programs," and there's no difference at all on this point between those who are struggling and those who aren't.
Yet there's also agreement on another point, with 7 in 10 also agreeing that the government should provide help to children in poverty "even if their parents are unwilling to work."
[1] The National Bureau of Economic Research says the recession officially lasted from December 2007 to June 2009. For current economic data, please see the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[2] For more on the issue of college costs and access to higher education, see the Public Agenda reports Squeeze Play 2010: Continued Public Anxiety On Cost, Harsher Judgments On How Colleges Are Run; Changing The Conversation On Productivity: Strategies For Engaging Faculty And Institutional Leaders; With Their Whole Lives Ahead Of Them; and Can I Get A Little Advice Here.
[3] For more on the budget deficit and national debt, see our "The Buck Stops Where?" series of public opinion surveys and join the discussion on Our Fiscal Future, in which Public Agenda is a partner, on the web, Facebook and Twitter.
[4] Of the total sample, 40 percent of those surveyed say they are struggling a lot in todays economy, 42 percent are struggling a little, and 17 percent say they are not struggling at all.
The survey is based on a nationally representative sample of 1,004 adults living in the continental United States. Telephone interviews were conducted by landline (670) and cell phone (334) from November 18 21, 2010. Results are weighted to correct known demographic discrepancies, and the margin of sampling error is ±3.5 percentage points.
This research was funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. We thank them for their support but acknowledge that the findings and conclusions presented in this report are those of the author(s) alone, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Foundation.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation is a private charitable organization dedicated to helping build better futures for disadvantaged children in the United States. It was established in 1948 by Jim Casey, one of the founders of UPS, and his siblings, who named the Foundation in honor of their mother.
The primary mission of the Foundation is to foster public policies, human-service reforms and community supports that more effectively meet the needs of todays vulnerable children and families. In pursuit of this goal, the Foundation makes grants that help states, cities and neighborhoods fashion more innovative, cost-effective responses to these needs.
The foundation is on the web at http://www.aecf.org and is also on Facebook and Twitter.
Despite signs of recovery from the "Great Recession," significant numbers of Americans find themselves living lives of economic struggle, and worry about whether they'll keep a middle-class life in the long term.


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It is easy to see why corn-breeding companies are emphasizing drought tolerance. Just read some of last year's reports from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Climatic Data Center:
July 2007 brought record and near-record warmth to the western U.S. Below-average rainfall, combined with high temperatures, put 46% of the U.S. in some stage of drought by the end of July.
The June through August summer season ended with a long-lasting heat wave that produced more than 2,000 daily high temperature records across the southern and central U.S. At August's end, drought affected almost half of the U.S.
Temperatures in September 2007 were the eighth warmest on record, hot enough to break 1,000 daily high records.
According to Pioneer Hi-Bred International, drought stress is responsible for more lost bushels of corn yield than any other cause, costing American farmers as much as $3 billion annually.
Breeders and agronomists agree that water is the most limiting factor for corn producers. It is not surprising then that breeders have been selecting corn for drought tolerance for decades. More recently, they have been able to speed the process with marker-assisted selection and transgenic technology.
Pioneer uses conventional breeding, marker-assisted breeding and transgenics (incorporating genes from other species) in a coordinated approach, reports Jeff Schussler, Pioneer research scientist.
Its transgenic hybrids with drought-tolerance genes are still about five to seven years away, he says. But through genetic screening technology, Pioneer already has introduced some hybrids with native tolerance to drought.
Complex process
Breeding for drought tolerance is a complex process. Lack of water affects different parts of the corn plant (for example, roots, leaves and silks) at various stages throughout its growth. Breeders must accumulate genes that convey drought tolerance to these various plant parts simultaneously without adversely affecting yield, explains Mark Lawson, Monsanto's corn technology yield and stress lead. "Breeding is a slow process, but hopefully biotech will allow a step change," he says.
Monsanto's biotech trait for drought tolerance in corn is in early development. "We have technology in the field and are collecting yield data," Lawson says. "We'll decide this fall on the next steps to take." The company could release hybrids with biotech-derived drought tolerance some time after the turn of the decade.
Monsanto's first-generation drought-tolerant hybrids will be targeted for the dryland market in the western Corn Belt, and its second-generation products will be aimed at broad-acre applications throughout the Corn Belt.
Water optimization
Enabling corn to use water more efficiently in both irrigated and dryland conditions is a centerpiece of corn development at Syngenta Seeds, says Wayne Fithian, the company's business lead product manager. Syngenta is using conventional breeding as well as gene sequencing, marker-assisted breeding and transgene technology to develop hybrids that optimize water.
"We're testing thousands of hybrids on both dryland and irrigated ground," Fithian says. This includes test locations throughout the Corn Belt and particularly the West. Syngenta expects hybrids featuring its biotech-derived drought-tolerance genes to be commercialized sometime around the end of the decade. Syngenta's brands are NK Seed, Garst and Golden Harvest.
One of the company's goals is to stabilize yield potential in areas where it has been quite variable, such as in the western Corn Belt, Fithian says. The company's work also could allow corn to be grown in dry areas where it has not traditionally been grown. This is important as the demand for corn for both food and fuel continues to rise.
Growers in certain areas of the West who currently follow a wheat-fallow-wheat rotation could potentially switch to a wheat-corn-fallow rotation. This could help them better manage weeds and diseases affecting wheat production, Fithian says. He adds that university research has shown that breaking the wheat disease and wheat cycle (by introducing corn into the rotation) could help growers get as much as seven more bushels of wheat per acre.
Decades of progress
Hybridization and modern management practices also have helped improve drought tolerance and corn yields over the decades.
Paul Sun, vice president, research, Dairyland Seed, points out that in the 1930s, widespread drought occurred twice and only 85% of the corn was harvestable. With the introduction of double- and then single-cross corn hybrids, not only did yields climb, but at least 90% of the corn crop was harvestable after the long drought of 1988.
"We've been building drought tolerance over the years with conventional breeding. Hybridization has helped," Sun says. Dairyland Seed has focused on conventional breeding, selecting hybrids that demonstrate high yield and consistency of yield year after year. "We cannot predict the weather, so stability is important," Sun says.
He observes that high planting density tolerance also has an effect on drought tolerance, particularly in areas that experience periodic times of drought stress. In the 1930s, corn farmers planted an average of 8,000 plants per acre. Today, it is not unusual to see fields with 32,000 plants per acre.
Over the years, corn breeders have made significant genetic progress in yield gain in hybrid corn. Still, in the Corn Belt (with one crop per year), breeders face a fundamental challenge. Today's hybrids are not able to maximize use of all natural resources available to them during the growing season, Sun says.
Dairyland Seed's research program focuses on developing hybrids that will maximize use of all available natural resources during the growing season. "By taking this approach, we will secure yield gain as well as drought tolerance," Sun explains.
Next year's weather patterns may be very different from those of 2007, but prolonged drought and periodic dry periods can happen at any time. Fortunately, work is being done to develop corn hybrids now and in the not-too-distant future that can better optimize water when it is there and survive when it is not.