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This fisheries and aquaculture guide is one in a series being developed jointly by MU Extension and Lincoln University.
Unused swine barns can be converted into facilities for rearing other profitable agricultural products, such as fish. The key to success is to identify markets for the products and spend as little as possible on the conversion.
Tank culture offers an alternative to traditional pond aquaculture and can be used in indoor facilities such as unused barns. Tank culture systems are examples of recirculating aquaculture systems (RASs). In many cases, equipment or structures already in place in a former hog operation can be converted for use in a RAS. By retrofitting equipment and reusing water, you can develop a RAS to produce fish in a cost-effective manner. The conversion can require a significant investment, however, so before beginning, gather as much research-based information as possible and learn about fish culture, water quality, marketing and other aspects of aquaculture. Then, develop plans for the enterprise and identify potential markets for your product. Many factors affect the ability to produce fish cost-effectively, including component capital costs, operating costs and efficient management of the fish culture system, so the research you do will help you make an informed decision.
Several fish species can be produced in Missouri using a RAS. Potential warm-water fish include sunfish, sunfish hybrids, hybrid striped bass, large-mouth bass and channel catfish. Trout can be raised in cold water where abundant spring or cold well water is available.
This guide provides basic information on RAS technology and converting a swine barn into an aquaculture enterprise (Figure 1). The set-up costs are expensive, so thorough planning of the conversion and operation is critical for successful, profitable production.
Figure 1. This unused swine barn (a) was converted into an active aquaculture facility (b).
Recirculating system technology enables fish farmers to raise a uniform product while greatly reducing the amount of water used by treating and reusing it, and to concentrate fish in a small space, greatly reducing the labor for handling, harvesting and processing. Recirculating systems that use tanks for production are ideal for indoor facilities.
Like an aquarium, a RAS circulates water to the tank with a pump, and then filters the water and recirculates it back to the tank. A minimal amount of water is replaced during the circulation process, and this amount is controlled by the water input setting. Most of the water is recirculated several times before being discharged.
A RAS consists of containers to hold the fish; aerators, or air blowers, to oxygenate the water; devices to remove solids; biological filters (biofilters) to remove debris and fish wastes; pumps to move the water; and plumbing equipment. Each of these components is described in more detail below. Equipment and design features of the swine barn can be converted into RAS components. For example, the flush tank can be used as the biofilter, the rack structures and tender foot material can be used to support the fish tanks, and the waste pit can be used to remove sediment, which can be flushed through the pit into the existing lagoon that was used for the hog operation wastes. The new components to be added include tanks, valves and piping, a pump and a blower or aeration devices.
This guide briefly describes the technical aspects of tank culture, component design, and performance. To increase your chances of success with an aquaculture enterprise, however, refer to the publications listed in the Additional resources section for more in-depth information.
In addition to learning about the components of a RAS, you will need to learn about other facets of fish production:
These five facets of fish production are briefly described below and in more depth in some of the resources listed in the Additional resources section.
To succeed in aquaculture production, you need to thoroughly understand water chemistry and the biology of the fish species you are considering. Proper water chemistry and biology interact to create a fish culture system in which healthy fish will grow in a time interval that will ensure a profit. Fish culture systems are dynamic — a change in one component, such as a water quality parameter, will cause changes in another — and understanding their dynamics is essential for successful fish farming.
Water quality
A producer with a RAS must be an effective water quality manager. Maintaining good water quality is essential because poor water quality can reduce growth rates, cause disease, stress the fish and foul the filters.
Different species of fish have different water requirements. You need to know the specific water requirements for the species you are considering producing and how to manage the water to maintain them. Fish species have tolerances for varying levels of these water quality parameters:
In addition, water velocity (flow rate), fish loading (the weight of fish per rate of water flow: pounds per gallon per minute), density (the weight of fish per volume of water), feeding rate and turnover directly influence water quality. All of these parameters should be monitored and recorded regularly.
The filtering system removes suspended solids when recycling the water. Solids that settle on the bottom are removed by siphoning. Dissolved solids are diluted with the addition of fresh water and are biochemically broken down into harmless products by the biofilter.
As in other livestock production, the management of waste products is a significant cost of production and operation. With fish, both solid and soluble wastes must be considered. Uneaten feeds eventually decompose within the system and produce additional ammonia, which is toxic to fish.
Cost-effective water treatment components are available that efficiently remove waste solids, oxidize ammonia and nitrite-nitrogen, remove carbon dioxide and oxygenate the water before returning it for reuse. Success or failure of these systems is directly related to water management strategies. Investing in a water quality sampling kit is highly recommended. These kits are easy to use and produce reliable results. Record each parameter daily, and watch for changes, which are the first sign that the water needs to be adjusted.
Feed is often the biggest expense in commercial fish production. Therefore, to realize a profit, a producer should feed only the amount necessary for maximum growth. Knowing the size and weight of fish in the system allows you to calculate the amount of feed needed, which has been determined for most commercial species and is typically 3 percent of body weight. You can calculate the amount to feed in four steps:
Feed must be fresh. Store it in a dry place to prevent molding. Fish growth depends not only on water quality but also on a high-quality diet provided at rates that prevent waste.
Fish can be fed by hand or with automatic feeders.
Fish health
Monitoring the health of your fish is critical to prevent a disease outbreak. Many pathogens are frequently found with the fish and do not cause problems — unless the fish are stressed. Know your fish! Fish behaving differently or going off feed is a warning. Record any mortality daily. Losing a few fish daily is a sign of a chronic problem; losing a greatly increasing number daily is a sign of higher mortalities and an uncontrollable loss of fish.
Disease can be prevented by having a biosecurity plan. [Refer to USDA Southern Regional Aquaculture Center (SRAC) Biosecurity in Aquaculture fact sheets for information on developing a biosecurity plan; PDFs available from https://srac.tamu.edu under Diseases.] Also, having a working relationship with a trained fish health specialist or veterinarian is extremely important because very few medicines have been approved to treat fish diseases.
Several species of fish have potential to be produced in RASs. Fish species that are commonly produced in RASs include sunfish, including crappie and bluegill; large-mouth bass; hybrid striped bass; yellow perch; and tilapia. Many of the sunfish and black bass are native to Missouri and are included on the Missouri Department of Conservation's approved aquatic species list, http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/3csr/3c10-9.pdf. Raising tilapia or other nonnative species requires special permission from the Conservation Department. To ensure regulatory compliance, refer to the Wildlife Code of Missouri, http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/3csr/3csr.asp.
In Missouri, bluegill and hybrid striped bass are excellent species for producing in RASs. They grow well at water temperatures that can be maintained without water heating equipment, and they have the potential to be marketed as a food fish in the state. Both species will grow well in water maintained at 70 to 78 degrees F. Crappie, although difficult to feed-train, can be grown at lower temperatures of 60 to 65 degrees F.
Below is a list of the minimum requirements for retrofitting an unused swine facility for aquaculture production. As you review the list, determine what existing equipment in your facility can be used or easily adapted.
Figure 2. Existing equipment may be retrofitted for aquaculture production: (a) Flush tanks can be converted to biofilters, and (b) racks can be used to support fish-rearing tanks.
Determine who will buy your fish and in what form they want their product. The final product could be live fish, dressed fish, filleted fish or fish steaks (Figure 3). Producers selling fish for food markets and human consumption must comply with local and federal food safety and processing regulations. The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Fish and Fishery Products Hazards and Controls Guidance provides information about the regulatory requirements for processing seafood for human consumption. The FDA also requires the development and implementation of a hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) plan. A HACCP guide and training can be found online at http://seafoodhaccp.cornell.edu/Intro. The guide provides information that can help in the development of a HACCP plan and provides additional guidance on complying with FDA regulations. Producers are strongly encouraged to thoroughly review relevant documents and take HACCP training.
Many producers sell their fish directly to restaurants, at farmers markets or to seafood distributors. Determine where you will sell your fish, and check the local health department regulations. Then, determine how many fish will be sold on each date and ensure that you meet the demand. The Missouri Department of Agriculture has aquaculture marketing specialists who can help in marketing your product.
You also need to determine how you will get your product to market. Live fish need to be hauled in aerated water, and processed fish need to be kept cold at the proper temperature.
Figure 3. Before investing in the conversion of your unused barn, establish a market for your product — identify who will buy your fish and in what form, whether live, filleted, dressed or as steaks.)
Creating a budget will help you to determine if your proposed aquaculture enterprise is likely to be profitable and to estimate the market value of your proposed product. If you skip this step, you risk producing a unmarketable product.
Sketch a proposed layout to help you determine what equipment is needed for the conversion (Figure 4). Then, list the current prices for the equipment and for the fish, utilities, labor and other costs. Use realistic numbers in your budget.
The sample budget in Figure 5 is for a small system producing about 1,500 pounds of fish annually. Larger systems would have a higher initial capital investment, but differences in equipment cost per unit would decrease as scale of the system increased. For example, one tank twice the size of the tank in the budget would not be double the cost. This difference would be true for other items as well, especially pumps, blowers and other equipment.
Figure 4. Sketch a proposed layout that describes the equipment and components that will be needed. The biofilter is the center of a RAS and removes dissolved toxic dissolved ammonia from the system.
Figure 5. The costs in this sample budget are illustrative only. Enter current costs when creating a budget for your operation.
A RAS has several components that are crucial for successful production of fish. A general description of these components and how they function is provided below.
The biofilter is a container that holds media (described in more detail in the next section) in which beneficial nitrifying bacteria live and through which water flows. The biofilter supports nitrification, the process through which ammonia is converted to nitrates. Ammonia is produced as waste from fish metabolism and is the primary dissolved waste in a recirculating system. Ammonia is very toxic to fish and must be removed from the water, which is what the nitrifying bacteria essentially do. There are two types of nitrifying bacteria: Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter. Together, they remove ammonia from the water by converting it to a harmless substance. First, Nitrosomonas oxidizes the ammonia to nitrite, and then Nitrobacter converts the harmful nitrites to harmless nitrates. Nitrates at normal levels are nontoxic to fish.
The biofilter must be designed to hold enough biomass of bacteria to eliminate the production of ammonia. The capacity of the biofilter is determined by the surface area of media necessary to support the amount of bacteria needed to remove ammonia from the water. The general assumption is that about 2.5 percent of feed becomes total ammonia nitrogen (TAN). Note, however, that pH and temperature affect the TAN. Basically, 1 cubic foot of media provides enough surface area to support the bacteria needed to convert ammonia from 1.0 to 1.4 pounds of feed per day per cubic foot of medium. Several types of media can be used in the biofilter. Most suppliers have technicians who can help you determine the proper type and amount of media to use. In addition to commercially made products, sand, rock and shells can be as biofilter media.
The capacity of the biofilter limits the fish load (size and number of fish to put into a RAS), feeding rates and water flow rate. Once any of these three factors is greater than the biofilter can handle, the system becomes overloaded and unhealthy for the fish. At this point, the water needs to be treated, diluted, siphoned or otherwise managed to maintain good water quality.
Although not its primary function, the biofilter also degasses water and can aerate water if the filter is elevated and provides a drop for the outgoing water.
The biofilter media is critical to the biofilter's effectiveness and influences set-up costs. Most media are rated by square feet of surface area per cubic foot of media. Material prices vary, and although their initial costs may be higher, materials with high surface area per cubic foot will provide the best efficiency.
Flush tanks from the swine operation were converted to biofilters. The converted flush tank biofilters contain a substrate called BioFill that is rated to have 250 square feet of surface per cubic foot of media, which is generally sufficient. The media is relatively inexpensive but has some properties that are not as beneficial as other material. In general, the higher the surface area the better, but materials become more expensive and may not be cost-effective to use.
When starting a new biofilter, allow time for the bacteria to build up to a sufficient quantity to handle a full load of fish. Stock only a few fish in the tank as you get the biofilter working, then gradually increase fish stocking as bacteria mass and capability increases. Most systems take 45 to 60 days to become fully operational. Be cautious during start-up by initiating the biofilter with a minimum fish load. Often a biofilter can be made ready to handle a full fish load more quickly with the addition of a specially prepared bacteria culture, which is available from most aquaculture supply companies.
Fish loading depends on biofilter capacity, as well as water flow, tank size and feeding rate. The ideal capacity or size of the biofilter is determined by the amount of feed fed daily. For example, assume that a tank can support no more than half a pound of near-market-size fish per gallon and that the fish are receiving about 2 percent feed per day. The maximum load of a 100-gallon tank would be 50 pounds of fish fed 1 pound of feed per day producing about 0.225 pounds of TAN, requiring 1 cubic foot of media (50 pounds × 0.02 = 1 pound). The design criterion has shown that the capacity of feed in the tank is one pound per day, so the amount of media needed is 1 cubic foot. Assuming that smaller fish in the tank are fed at twice the rate of the larger fish, the capacity is reduced by ½ (25 pounds of 4-inch fish fed 4 percent of their body weight daily would require 1 pound of feed: 25 pounds × 0.04 = 1 pound).
Because fish and decomposing organic materials both use oxygen, the water in the system must be aerated. An aeration system consists of blowers, which produce the air, and aeration devices, which diffuse the air into the water and determine the efficiency of the oxygen transfer. The aerators also create water movement, or flow, to allow removal of suspended solids.
Highly efficient regenerative blowers can provide the oxygen needed for aeration. These high-volume, low-pressure blowers provide dissolved oxygen for fish survival and metabolism, and provide oxygen to the biofilters for the nitrification process. Regenerative blowers come in many sizes, so be sure to choose the appropriate size for your system.
The tanks are aerated by simple manifold aerators (Figure 6). A manifold aerator releases dissolved oxygen on one side so that it is deflected into the water to create a directional flow. The circular flow deposits most of the waste matter in the center where it can more easily be removed. Some of the wastes will go out the central drain. Solids should be removed quickly to prevent an adverse effect on water quality. When solid wastes accumulate, the organic matter begins to decompose, which uses dissolved oxygen.
Figure 6. Manifold aerators not only provide oxygen but also create a circular flow that aids in waste removal.
The water flow rate directly influences water quality. The flow rate depends on the total volume of water in the tanks, the replacement water coming in and the capacity of the pumps to move the water. Think of the water as a fluid conveyor bringing in dissolved oxygen and removing harmful wastes. The conveyor must move fast enough to supply enough dissolved oxygen for fish survival and growth and to remove dissolved and solid wastes.
Water flow rate can be measured by collecting the water coming into the tank in 6 seconds, multiplying the number of gallons collected by 10 to find the gallons per minute, and dividing the tank volume (gallons) by the gallons per minute. The result is the number of minutes it will take to replace the water in the tank.
water flow rate = tank volume ÷ (gallons in 6 seconds × 10)
The best management practice is to replace the total water volume every 30 minutes. This replacement is referred to as the water "turnover."
The fish tank water flows from the biofilter through PVC pipe that is supported by the fish tanks (Figure 7). Because this pipe has no drop, it must have a diameter large enough to prevent any reduction in water flow. Each tank has a corresponding valve (orange colored) and a vertical inlet pipe that is submerged in the tank. Holes are drilled on one side of the inlet pipe and are distributed in the same direction as the shield on the aerator (Figure 8). The direction of the flow enhances water movement and waste removal. The outlet pipe (PVC) from each tank is normally as large as the main supply line. If multiple tanks are drained into a common exit pipe, the pipe must be large enough to receive the total volume of the tanks when the drain is pulled. Pulling the drain is an easy way to remove wastes that have accumulated in the center of the tanks.
Figure 7. This typical conversion shows select components and the water and air flow.
Figure 8. A valve (orange-colored) leads to the water inlet pipe that is submerged in each tank.
The waste pit is used primarily for the settling and removal of solids (Figures 9 and 10). Water must be held in the pit for at least 20 minutes to settle most solids out of the system. Holding the water longer will enhance removal of solids to the point that the tanks will require less frequent flushing for cleaning.
A blocking device in the waste pit causes the water to pool and can increase the time water is held in the pit. Slats on the bottom of the blocking device direct most of the flow along the bottom of the pit. The slats need to be easy to remove for when the waste pit needs cleaning.
Air stones or other air-supply devices can enhance removal of settled waste material by resuspending wastes before the slats are pulled. Air stones prevent further consumption of dissolved oxygen due to decomposition of organic material.
Finally, the best setup is to have a drain at the end of the waste pit that leads to the lagoon. To remove solids, simply pull the standpipe to the lagoon exit. To clean the pit, remove the slats and brush accumulated debris towards the standpipe. Then, pull the standpipe and the wastes will be transported out to the lagoon.
Figure 9. This waste pit and solids settling configuration shows select components and the water and air flow.
Figure 10. The waste pit allows solids to settle and be removed to the lagoon through a drain at the end of the pit.
Water quality management is key to raising fish, especially in a RAS. Successfully raising fish in a RAS depends on understanding water chemistry and maintaining various water quality parameters at or above required minimum levels.
Although other water quality parameters are operating in a recycle system, the water qualities mentioned below are the most important and should be monitored and recorded daily. An inexpensive oxygen meter and a water quality test kit that measures these basic parameters are required tools for serious fish farmers. Knowing how to test the water with these tools and interpret the results is a necessity for aquaculture success. These meters and test kits are available from most aquaculture suppliers.
As shown in Figure 11, a swine barn can be converted to a commercial aquaculture enterprise using the techniques described in this guide. However, raising and producing fish in a RAS requires skills and knowledge that differ from those needed in traditional livestock enterprises. As a new aquaculture producer, in addition to acquiring the needed skills and knowledge, develop marketing channels for the aquaculture products you plan to produce before you make any investment.
Also, start small. Make a minimum investment to gain initial skills in aquaculture, equipment maintenance, water quality management and aquaculture product marketing. Learn about fish culture and how to operate and manage a RAS. The skills and knowledge you gain will enhance your chances of success and potentially lead to a profitable enterprise. Profitability will ultimately depend on keeping costs low and successfully marketing your fish products.
Figure 11. Retrofitting an existing building such as a swine barn (a) for aquaculture production (b) can lead to a profitable enterprise.
Excellent aquaculture information is available from the Southern Regional Aquaculture Center, http://srac.tamu.edu. The information is organized so that species descriptions, techniques, systems and other data may be easily found. Most of these free fact sheets are compilations of many years of research. Some SRAC fact sheets specific to RASs are listed below.
Other fish farmers can be an excellent resource to new and experienced producers alike. Discussing issues and learning from the experiences of others can be a great help.
A list of aquaculture sites and fish farmers is available from the Missouri Aquaculture Association at http://moaquaculture.org.
The Missouri Department of Agriculture's aquaculture program, http://mda.mo.gov/abd/aqua, offers helps and guidance on getting started, meeting state and federal regulations, and marketing. It also provides an online resource directory.
The Missouri Department of Conservation's Wildlife Code (Title 3, Division 10 of the Missouri Code of State Regulations, http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/csr.asp), provides a list of approved aquatic species and regulations for their production.
Order publications online at http://extension.missouri.edu/explore/shop/ or call toll-free 800-292-0969.


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South Africa winger Thuso Phala has warned his team-mates that they will need to create more chances if they are to be successful in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
Bafana Bafana came top of Group A, sealing a place in the knockout stages of the tournament, but scored just four goals in their three games.
"It is great that we have qualified, but I think there is more work to be done. We need to keep on working hard because any mistakes that we do now, will see us out of the tournament," he told Goal.com.
"We have not really supplied our strikers very well, but I hope that going forward these are things that we must work on if we want to do well. From my side I am willing to give everything for my country."
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"Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a nonviolent man who said: "The Negro cannot win if he is willing to sell the future of his children for his personal and immediate comfort and safety." (Page 53 of The Words of Martin Luther King, Jr. ) Following Margaret Sanger's strategy to dupe "colored ministers" Planned Parenthood selected Dr. King and other Black Leaders for awards. Dr. King supported natural family planning, called the "rhythm method" in his day. He would never agree to mass murder by abortion, and chemical birth control that is linked to illness. Planned Parenthood also lied to me, telling me that my babies were "blobs of tissue" and that "abortion wouldn't hurt as bad as having teeth pulled." It was to be "our secret." I was abortion vulnerable, and they took advantage of that. They lied then, to my uncle and to me. They still lie. Planned Parenthood, stop using my uncle to promote your injustice!" Alveda C. King
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Although, personally I doubt that's going to fully resolve Tsukune's current crisis... since, I think that the only thing that Alucard's presence did, is cause the propagation of his blood to be accelerated within Tsukune's body, to the point, where the Holy Lock isn't capable of properly dealing with this additional strain.
Since I doubt, that is something, that is just going to be stopped, after Alucard is brought back to a "sealed" state... they still are going to need to do something about this, either by modifying the Holy Lock, so that it would better deal, with the increased amount of Alucard's blood + the "changes" that occurred within Tsukune's body, due to the current incident, or by making an entirely new seal, for Tsukune to use, that would be better in dealing with the negative effects of the Alucard blood or some other options, that we are currently unable to see, due to the author withholding, some critical piece of information from us...
Basically, what I want to say is that... I doubt Tsukune's current "dangerous state" is just going to be resolved, when Alucard is going to be sealed - in other words, that just such a simple solution is going to be enough to resolve Tsukune's current "state"...
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Well, the more control he can excercise over the blood when its trying to rampage, the more likely that he could concievably force the blood to 'mutate' into a form of Shinso under *his* control, and not under Alucard's sway. It's a possibility that's almost astronomically impossible but it is still a possibility.
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Although, it might be possible that some kind of "small" change occurred within Tsukune, considering how Inner Moka looked at him, in one of the last panels of the penultimate page, in chapter 61.
As for the prototype chapter... well, it might just be me, but I'm glad that Ikeda has actually made the main series the opposite of what he initially thought up, in the prototype chapter...
Although it was still a pretty interesting read...
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|2013-03-09, 12:41
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While, it definitely has had some effect on Tsukune's current situation, I doubt that's going to be enough, to resolve the issues that Tsukune currently has...
After all, the main purpose of the human modification technique, has been to "teach" Tsukune's body on how to use youjutsu techniques, not how to "control" his vampire / Alucard blood.
|2013-03-09, 13:59
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I'm not talking about control. Gyokuro stated that the blood was destroying his body. Tohou Fuhai's modification ritual was to change his body into something that was able to use that power of the blood Moka injected into him. That is why I said there is a chance that he isn't in as bad a shape as Gyokuro says he is. He still has a chance of loseing control but as long as his sorcue of will power holds out it isn't as great a threat. This might also explain why he got better once he saw all his friends, it allowed him to refocus.
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|2013-03-09, 17:07
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Seems that someone like Ura smiling so much they added a dash of colour. Not bad.
|2013-03-09, 23:56
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Since, there isn't any statement made that said that the aim of the modification ritual was to create a body for Tsukune to be capable of using the power of Moka's blood - it was to make a body for Tsukune that was capable of using yojutsu techniques - the reason why it, also had an effect on Tsukune's "vampire blood" was only a side effect, due to the fact that the "source" of Tsukune's "youkai techniques" ... is Moka's blood.
Not to mention, the ritual definitely didn't go as Tohou Fuhai planned it... and it was only thanks to Kurumu's intervention that it ended successfully.
That being said, I agree that Tsukune undergoing the human modification ritual is going to have a role in bringing him back to a less dangerous state, but to me, it won't be the only thing that is going to be needed to bring Tsukune back to normal - since Tohou Fuhai's "modification ritual" is more or less, a double edged sword for Tsukune's condition - sure, it made Tsukune's body a lot more compatible with Alucard's blood, but at the same time, it put him in a much higher risk of losing his sanity, and becoming a "second Alucard"...
Basically, Tsukune would need to find a way to slowly change the outcome of his "mutation" into something different then becoming a "second Alucard" and the first step to do that... in my opinion, has to be taken, during the events of the current arc - and I doubt that this step can be taken, without some "outside intervention"...
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What on earth , Today Rosario+Vampire chapter 0 (prototype version) was released , it appears to be the author's original idea but he scrapped it... Moka was so aggressive! Suddenly jumping into Tsukune and demanded his blood straight...
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Rosario+Vampire chapter 0 the faces are just tooo funny especially the student council face. As for the prototype it self its more violent then the first few chapters. Proto Moka is by far more violent then the other version of her. Tbh I don't think I would have read the manga or let alone the anime if it came out like that. Still the chapter was okay putting the first chapter and 0 together to see how the art compares I would say I prefer the R+V first chapter then to prototype.
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I think the prototype vampire Moka looked very evil. I liked that. It would've been even more neat if they kept the prototype series and the current one and had the two develope over time. (I know that's not how it goes, but still. Woulda been cool.)
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Poll: Kanye West's Louis Vuitton shoes revealed
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These have been on Kanye's site for a while but if you haven't seen them here are the deck shoe/trainer/spaceship hybrid here they are in all there hyperbolic glory.
Louis Vuitton SoHo gets Sproused up
Following up from Tuesday's news of the Louis Vuitton x Stephen Sprouse skateboards are images of the Vuitton SoHo flagship store being made over for the launch. It looks awesome I must say- no point doing these things by half, eh?
Dude! Grab your board and celebrate Stephen Sprouse
What's the betting that Kanye West wants one of these? He'll probably get one too, but for us laypeeps these are a little out of our price range- pretty sweet though. The uber exclusive Steven Sprouse x Louis Vuitton skateboards cost a whopping $8,250 and come with a wicked bad trunk. Released this week at Vuitton's SoHo flagship store, the skateboards and associated merchandise are all covered in the trademark Stephen Sprouse graffiti seen on the Marc Jacobs collaborated bag back in 2001.
Newsflash: Kanye West Designs Trainers for Louis Vuitton
After months of rumours and hipster-praying, Hypebeast has confirmed the rumour that Kanye West is to design a pair of trainers for Louis Vuitton. The trainers appear rather bland (they're just white high-tops,) but they might prove to be a valuable base for many a winter outift. Kanye tells the online fashion magazine that the trainers are to be released in June of this year.
I wait with bated breath!
Celeb Style: Ashton Kutcher at 'Flawless' Premiere
Ashton Kutcher is one of my low-key style icons. Firstly, he started out as a model and it was he who introduced the now infamous 'trucker cap' to the fashion scene. Rumours were rife of a fashion collaboration when he was spotted note-taking in the front rows of fashion weeks and now he has provided us with even more style inspiration.
UPDATE! Sean Connery for Louis Vuitton
Annie Leibovitz, Sean Connery, the Bahamas, Marc Jacobs and plenty of Louis Vuitton– sounds like a pretty enticing mix, doesn't it? Well no longer must it remain a fantasy as WWD has released the ex-007's advert for the French luxury-fashion house and it's better than we were expecting. After Keith Richard and Francis Ford Coppola, Leibovitz has again captured a mature cool that is slowly abolishing the bling/label-whore mood often synonymous with Vuitton's accessories.
License to wear Louis Vuitton
According to WWD Sean Connery, ex Bond and cantankerous old man could be the next face of Louis Vuitton.
WISHLIST: MR P T-Shirt by Tim Lahan
As much as I hate label-whores and Louis Vuitton/Gucci-style designs that are made only for the monogram printed across them, I have to admit that my Sartorial 'id,' survives vicariously through Kanye West's 'Universecity' blog.
Often, we catch (not very) subtle glimpses of candy-coloured designer goods but sometimes we're treated to the odd indie-flash buy. Like this 'Mr P' t-shirt designed by Tim Lahan. It's quirky, fun, lighthearted and a piece that you could wear with anything.
What will happen to Kanye's collaborations?
I can't seem to go a day without mentioning Kanye West lately, but this complex post is an interesting one on his various collaborations and the likeliness of them ever appearing in stores. Let us know which one you think will be out first in the poll after the jump.
Terry Richardson shoots N.E.R.D's Pharrell with Natasha Poly for Vogue Russia
Pharrell Williams recently let his stylish side loose in the pages of Vogue Russia for a Terry Richardson. The N.E.R.D frontman and producer to the stars teamed up with Natasha Poly in a series of images showcasing items from Pharrell's own Billionaire Boy's Club range.
Pharrell has also designed jewellery and accessories for Louis Vuitton, and fronted campaigns for the luxe brand.
Fatlace wants to know if Kanye West is homosexual or metrosexual
Fatlace isn't particularly known for it's politically correct stance, but nontheless when they asked whether Kanye West was homosexual or not I was still a little surprised. Surely the question should be 'Does it matter whether Kanye West is homosexual?' (and the answer should be no).
Pick of the Blogs: Andrew Marr at Glastonbury, Louis Vuitton and the hunt for the perfect bag
Andrew Marr's Glastonbury festival style tickled Rachael's fashion bones [Fur Coat, No Knickers]
Gladiator Sandals: Yay or Nay?
(Starting from the left: Bally Vellin sandal $315, H by Hudson Grado sandal £45, Tatami Amira thong sandal €89)
Depending on your viewpoint, sandals are either a great way to give your feet some air during the summer or an abomination that should be banned. This season, the gladiatorial sandal has made its high fashion debut, working its way into the collections of Burberry, Louis Vuitton and Basi. Are you for or against the Russell Crowe look? Vote on the poll after the jump.
Keith Richards gives his top London tips for Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton have made a nice little video with Keith Richards, who describes his favourite bits of London in his trademark 60-a-day voice.
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List any of this season's It-items and chances are they are water-related or wave-inspired. Yes, that means you boat shoe, loafer, plimsoll, striped tee and navy (hello!) blue shirt.
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Mobile numbers of girls in Pakistan are in great demand The hottest girl in Lahore award goes to this girl you must have seen while driving or riding your motorbike or even riding your bicycle or tonga on a dusty Lahori pathway or a shining motorway across Punjab. Lahori girls are proud of their appearance and they are not shy in keep themselves fit and attractive.
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AHL Game Night: 4-13-13 Americans at Crunch
Back on track.
Cedrick Desjardins allowed 1 goal on 21 shots for the victory.
First Period
SYR Connolly, (28) (Namestnikov, Korobov), 1:37
Second Period
SYR Connolly, (29) (Johnson, Palat), 8:28 (PP)
SYR Johnson, (33) (Palat, Taormina), 10:11 (PP)
SYR Wyman, (12) (Angelidis, Cote), 19:33
Third Period
SYR Connolly, (30) (Paradis, Lee), 2:08
RCH Biega, (5) (Ellis, Mancari), 4:53
Brett Connolly, Tyler Johnson, and Ondrej Palat were the game's three stars.
The cavalry arrived, and just in time. Brett Connolly threw in a hat trick, his first as a pro, to get to 30 goals. For my money, this guy needs to be in the AHL MVP discussion prominently. He's been the most consistent Crunch player all year long, even more so than Tyler Johnson whose stats sagged a little after coming back from Lightning camp midway through the year. Connolly and Johnson are tied for 8th in the league in scoring at 60 points.
Binghamton absolutely throttled Albany 5-0 to start the day, which put huge pressure on Syracuse to win. Meanwhile, Providence beat Springfield 2-0 in a head-to-head matchup that was advantageous for the Crunch. Syracuse remains 4 back of the Bruins, pulls into a tie with Springfield at 93 points, and remains 2 up on the Senators. All three teams have a game in hand on Syracuse, though. Next weekend, starting Friday, will be a 3-games-in-3-nights set to complete the regular season, all at home: Norfolk, Worcester, and a game against Binghamton that may well decide the East Division title. With Mark Barberio out of the lineup for Tampa Bay tonight and Victor Hedman back in, I would think more reinforcements are on the way, too.
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The Atlanta Braves reassigned Ps Cory Rasmus, Juan Jaime, Aaron Northcraft, Ryan Buchter, Yohan Flande and Gus Schlosser, Cs Luis De La Cruz, Braeden Schlehuber and Jose Yepez and 3B Joe Leonard to minor league camp Tuesday, March 12.
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What's that I hear from our lefty contingent?
I'll say again, I think the entire voting process needs to be looked at and revised.Criminal probe opened over video showing Va. rep's son discussing vote scheme
Local police in Arlington, Va., have opened a criminal investigation after a secretly recorded video showed the son of a Democratic congressman apparently advising someone who claimed to be looking for ways to commit voter fraud.
In a brief statement, the Arlington County police department and attorney's office said they were "aware" of the video "allegedly depicting" Patrick Moran, son of Virginia Rep. Jim Moran, "assisting another to vote illegally."
"The Arlington County Police Department has initiated a criminal investigation of this matter," the statement said.
Patrick Moran has resigned from his father's campaign in the wake of the video. Moran was secretly recorded by controversial conservative activist James O'Keefe's group, Project Veritas.
After Moran was approached, and at first resisted the questions, he did eventually give tips on how to forge ID's -- like a utility bill -- to illegally cast ballots for 100 people he was told were not going to show up to vote.
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The audio on the tape is unclear at times, but Moran appears to say: "With the new voter ID laws ... he'll need bills. He'll need something with a name and their address on it.
"There'll be a lot of voter protection, so if they just have, you know, just the utility bill or a bank statement -- bank statement would obviously be tough -- but they can fake a utility bill with ease."
Patrick Moran told The Associated Press that he was not taking the person seriously, and thought he was unstable. He was merely humoring him, Moran claimed, but said in hindsight he should have walked away. "At no point have I, or will I, ever endorse any sort of illegal or unethical behavior," he told the AP.
But O'Keefe blasted Moran, and took issue with his claims that he was just playing along. "Moran brainstorms with our reporter on the most effective manner in which to commit voter fraud for the goal of circumventing voter ID laws; he suggests that our reporter should fabricate utility bills and impersonate poll workers over the phone, calling the unsuspecting voters before compromising their vote to ensure they hadn't voted already," O'Keefe wrote in an email to Fox News, calling the tape "manifestly damning."
The flap, though, has caused problems for Rep. Jim Moran's campaign. Patrick Moran resigned as field director Wednesday. Then his opponent, Republican Patrick Murray, put out a statement calling for an investigation by "local, state and federal election officials," adding that "it is not clear whether or not there was any wrongdoing."
"The integrity of our nation is at stake, and it appears that my opponent's campaign seems prepared to undermine free and fair elections right here in Virginia," he said.
The Arlington County Democrats, in Virginia, also said that they have asked Pat Moran "not to return to our offices."
The controversy comes as Moran and two other Virginia Democratic congressmen demand a federal investigation into a case where a 23-year-old worker for a Republican contractor was charged with 13 counts of destroying voter registration forms -- after allegedly dumping them in a mall Dumpster.
The local sheriff said it appears what happened was not widespread, but limited.
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, a Republican, is investigating that case and said he will protect the election's integrity.
"I wouldn't say there's any particular pattern that we've observed around the commonwealth, this is a continual problem. Human nature is what it is and people are going to continue to break the law and cheat and that tends to not know any sorts of boundaries, left, right, up, down. We're going to go after it wherever it exists," he told Fox News. "The attorney general is going to do everything that he can to keep their vote secure and to make sure it's not diluted by illegal voting and also to protect their own ability to get in there and cast their own vote by protecting their registration, which is what's at stake in the case that we've been called into."
1. Automatic Citizen Registration, No paperwork and no ID's required. If you are a citizen, the Feds. automaticly register you to vote.
2. 100% ID Checks at the time of voting.
If that is truly too much of a burden, then we, as a society, should just go ahead and give up now.
In my experiences, 5-10% of the population will steal/cheat any given system, regardless of whats at stake or the cost/benefit analysis.
To assume that voting is somehow immune form this basic human nature is laughable and naive. And 5-10% is more than enough to sway a close election.
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What's that I hear from our lefty contingent?
Similarly, there are reports of Voter suppression coming from some swing states directed at mostly Dem voters. Business owners sending emails to employees attempting to influence their vote. I would think this probably has the same effect, a very small percent of actual voters probably get duped or coerced.
I wonder if we think these type of actions should be illegal as well?
I can agree with voter ID if it isn't just pushed through with no concern for cost or how to make sure everyone gets an ID. I don't want a system that supresses votes, but I don't mind a full revision of all aspects of voting.
I did like the idea I read here also that vollunteering at the polls should be like jury duty, everyone has to do it at some point.
And make getting an ID free so there is no excuse.
They stop everything.
Except college freshmans buying beer.
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Libs claim it is not a big deal. Then when there is evidence of fraud libs say it happens on both sides. OK. So then lets eliminate it. Obvious solution would be voter ID. Libs oppose voter ID.
Can't have it both ways. It is a problem and only one side is looking to fix it. While the other side plays the race card.
Conservatives should call them out on it and propose something to make IDs free. Everyone should have an ID, it is beneficial. There is nothing negative about having an ID. Make it free and make it required to vote.
My wife used to get 2 Ballots one in her maiden name, one married.
- How would voter ID protect from fraud like this, which seems to be a way to obtain an ID illegally?
- That's horrible logic.
- Using that I can then say that mostly conservatives practice voter suppression since most of the people who complain about it are libs and conservatives seem to ignore it.
But as I have stated multiple times here before, I have seen deceased registered voters arrive and enter the booth. Multiple times. I have been threatened with legal action for even daring to even say something about it. I have witnessed other workers being physically threatened. I have witnessed police and other officials who can do nothing about it. I will tell you one thing however, the other workers there who scold those of us bothered by obvious fraud and who have told me to "keep my mouth shut or else" do represent one particular political party.
Mock away, but until you've done it, until you've walked in my shoes, perhaps you are the one who should be keeping the mouth shut. You know nothing, other than what you want to believe.
Well, that's one. How much are we looking to spend against avoiding voter fraud with fake ID's? I say we just let the gov't put an RFID chip in all of us to positively ID us once and for all, with no worry about losing it and little worry about forgery or swapping them, as it would require surgery. Free for all citizens, of course.
It amazes me, tbh, how reasonable, intelligent people can suddenly become raving lunatics when it suits them politically.
"ID Please", once a routine and basic validation of identity or qualification, now akin to Nazi's asking you if you want o wear a red cap or a yellow cap to your forthcoming "shower".
It makes debate, real debate, impossible frankly. When even the idea of a basic ID check, literally THE most basic form of validation of identity available, is viewed as a racist evil nazi conspiracy to stop black people from voting....
You say "thats one".
I say we have no idea how many it is, because we not even doing basic checking.
Lets meet in the middle, and do a whole election with 100% ID Checks. If attempted voter fraud is small enough, under 1%, maybe I could see your side.
If we never check, we'll never know. And I am amazed anyone could be ok with not knowing such an important thing as this.
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Senerchia eyes deep playoff run
With such a condensed regular season, the Senerchia Post 74 American Legion baseball team hasn't had a lot of time for practices this year.
If it's had any negative affect, though, it hasn't shown, as the team cruised to a 16-5-1 regular season, the No. 4 seed in the state and a bye through the first round of the playoffs, which was played over the weekend.
But armed with a few days off for the first time in a long time, Senerchia actually did get on the practice field a couple of times over the past week as it tries to fine tune its gameplan while gearing up for what it hopes is an extended run in the playoffs.
It opens up its postseason today against Gershkoff/Auburn Post 20 as one of the final eight teams remaining in the state. The tournament is double-elimination from here on out until a champion is crowned.
The time and location of the game was unavailable at press time.
"We didn't get to practice really at all this year because we played so much," Senerchia manager Chris Sheehan said on Monday. "It was nice to have a few practices to go over things like bunt defense and pick-off plays and stuff. Those are things that could get us out of a big inning and really help us."
Fifth-seeded Gershkoff beat East Bay-Riverside Post 10 11-2 and 12-2 this past weekend to sweep its first round series and build some momentum heading into its showdown with Senerchia.
The teams played three times during the regular season, and the results were about as even as could be. They went 1-1-1 in the three games, which included a 6-6 tie, while Gershkoff outscored Senerchia by a total of one run, 13-12.
As two of the best teams in the state – Gershkoff finished with an identical 16-5-1 record, which was the second-best mark in the state – the game figures to be close to a must-win if either team is going to take the title.
"I actually went and watched them play yesterday," Sheehan said. "They've got a really good team. They have a deep pitching staff. They have a few guys in their lineup that you've got to keep off the basepaths, because once they get on it's like a triple. They steal second, they steal third. Those are the things that we have to neutralize."
But Senerchia has every reason to be confident, as it closed the regular season with a flurry, winning nine of its final 11 league games. The only two losses during that stretch came to top-seeded New England Frozen Lemonade/Shields Post 43.
Senerchia did drop its final game of the regular season to NEFL, a 5-1 loss that determined who would be the top seed and who would be seeded fourth, yet the team has already moved on from that.
"We won some big games when we had to at the end of the year," Sheehan said. "It would have been nice to win that last one going into the playoffs, but it wasn't really that big of a game. I think the kids realize that we had a really good regular season. They're playing with confidence."
Senerchia should also get a boost from today's starter, rising senior Mike King.
King, a Boston College commit, has had a strong summer on the heels of helping Hendricken win the state championship in the spring, and he's Senerchia's unquestioned ace.
"He's been our best guy all year," Sheehan said of King. "When you've got your best available, you've got to go with him."
That said, Senerchia will need strong performances from the rest of its pitching staff as well if it wants to come out on top in the long run.
Depth is as important as ever this time of year with the games moving from standard seven-inning contests to nine innings for the playoffs.
"Obviously we're going to need all of our pitchers," Sheehan said. "Those are long games. I want to make sure that my team stays focused."
Health-wise, Senerchia is in good shape, as it has basically a full roster. Jarek Krajewski has missed a chunk of the season with an injury, but Sheehan is hoping he gets cleared to play for the postseason
If that's the case, he'll provide a valuable bat either off the bench as a pinch hitter or possibly as a designated hitter.
"Everyone is ready to play," Sheehan said. "Everyone is feeling good."
Win or lose today, Senerchia was scheduled to be back in action on Wednesday.
The state tournament concludes on Saturday.
"I think they're confident going into tomorrow," Sheehan said on Monday. "The pitchers have had rest. A few guys who were banged up have had some rest, too. So we're feeling good."


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Shia LaBeouf & Carey Mulligan are Bike Buddies
Shia LaBeouf and girlfriend Carey Mulligan hop onto a motorcycle as they continue to film Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps in New York City on Wednesday (September 16).
The Oliver Stone directed film is expected to be released in April 2010.
Michael Douglas (who played Gordon Gekko in the original movie) recently talked up the sequel, saying, "It's 22 years later. Gordon has done about eight years in jail and got out in about 2001. The picture predominantly focuses on these last couple of years on Wall Street, which nobody anticipated. We shot the first one in 1986 and it was a wild, wild colorful time. And here we have both a train crash and a larger-than-life period leading up to that train crash. It's an exciting time to make a picture about Wall Street!"
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This is a guest post from Jason Barr, who writes about personal development at Start Being Your Best. Jason is a potential Staff Writer for Get Rich Slowly. His first post described what he learned from failure. Jason is 32 years old, has been married for seven years, and has a 2-1/2 year old son. He's now a financial analyst, but he spent five years in the army as a Chinese linguist.
What is the value of your college education? It seems as though it is almost impossible to find a job today without one, and even advanced degrees are becoming more and more commonplace. But is it really crucial for "success" (defined here in a financial sense; your definition of "success" may vary) that you even have a college diploma? There's an argument to be made that it's not.
The value of a college education
I'm currently saving funds for my son (who's 2-1/2) to attend college. It's a daunting task. According to collegeboard.com, the price of a four-year university rises somewhere in the neighborhood of 5.5% to 6.5% a year. It's actually a higher rate of increase at public institutions than at private. An 18-year-old, beginning their studies in the 2009-2010 school year, can expect a tuition bill of $109,828 for a four-year degree at the average private university in the United States (assuming a 5.9% increase year-over-year). That's the kind of money we're talking about here.
But, according to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median income in 2008 for a worker with a high school education was only $591 a week, while a college graduate's median salary is $978. Seems like a good trade off, right? Surely it's money well-spent.
Perhaps not. Let's assume you were able to provide these types of funds for your son or daughter to begin school in September of this year. Four years from now they'll emerge, debt-free, into the workforce and will secure a job for a salary of $50,856 (adjusted for an annual rate of inflation of 4% assumed for this exercise). Assuming a constant 4% rate of inflation, and salary adjustments to keep up with that pace until retirement at age 65, your progeny can expect a lifetime earning potential of around $5.9 million. Not too shabby, right?
Against the grain
But what if, instead of paying for your child's education, you provided this lump sum to them in a one-year certificate of deposit, earning the current highest return available (2.24% as of the writing of this article, according to Bankrate.com)? Now the child's salary would be greatly reduced; the lifetime earning potential would only be $4.2 million assuming the same circumstances as before.
However, assuming that in both scenarios the child in question was able to save 5% of their annual income (assumed to be a lump-sum deposit at the beginning of the year to keep calculations simple), the child with the high school education will have accumulated $646,532 in the one-year CDs by the time they've reached retirement age. The child with the college degree would only accumulate $438.132, a difference of $208,400.
Perhaps it could be argued that the child with the college degree could live with the same expense basis as the one with the high school education, thereby freeing up more money for saving and investing. However, I would encourage a recognition of Parkinson's Second Law, which tells us that "expenses rise to meet income".
Rich or poor, thrifty or not, the current savings rate as of the end of May for Americans was only 6.9%. For much of the recent past it's been lower than that, even to the point of occasionally becoming negative. For as many responsible people who are reading these words, there are many more who would be swept along by circumstances and society, spending exactly what they make (or more), year after year.
Public vs. private
What if one were to assume a lower university bill? Perhaps a private school isn't in the cards for these two kids (and their parents), but a public four-year institution could be.
The current median cost of four years at a public university for the 2009-2010 school year is only $29,021. At that rate, assuming the same parameters as before (rate of salary increase and inflation, etc.), the college grad does come out ahead, but only by $26,090 at age 65. Certainly, that's a much smaller margin than I would have assumed, and I would guess it surprises many of you, as well.
In fact, for the lifetime earnings calculation to balance (that is, for both the high school and college grad to show the same dollar figure in savings at retirement age), the high school graduate would only need a "head start" fund of $38,030! Just think, for less than the price of a new SUV, four years of college-educated earning power can be rendered moot. This result, frankly, surprised the heck out of me.
Other scenarios could be run, as well. What if you're not able to provide any funds at all for your son or daughter? My folks didn't pay for any of my college expenses; I expect many of you are/were in that same boat. One could look at the opportunity cost of college loan repayment vs. a clean slate for a high school grad with no debt encumbrance.
For a graduate of an average private university, repaying a college loan bill of $114,626 at 6% interest (remember, student loan interest is capitalized while the student is in school) will take 10 years and $152,710. That's assuming they're able to make the monthly loan payments of $1,273 right out of college, and don't have to go with a longer-term repayment plan. After this is done, the college grad will only amass $37,272 more in savings than the high school grad, simply due to the long repayment period they must overcome.
Do what works for you
Be sure you always challenge the conventional wisdom. While often times it's conventional wisdom for a reason, there are often unforeseen circumstances that cause things to turn out differently than one would expect.
Is a college degree a guarantee of financial prosperity over a high school diploma? As with everything in life, the answer isn't cut and dried. Depending on the circumstances, it's entirely possible that college doesn't make sense for everyone, even from a financial perspective.
If you have the ability to provide a financial gift to your child such as the ones discussed here, you may be wise to consider it, in order to provide options for your children that they may not otherwise have. Certainly there are other things to be gained from a bachelor's degree than just increased earning potential, just as there may be benefits to some kids to go straight into the work force. It's really important that a child attend college due to consideration of their goals, not just because "it's the right thing to do".
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's nominee to be the nation's top energy regulator came under sharp questioning Tuesday from lawmakers concerned that he may be opposed to coal and natural gas.
Republicans and at least one Democrat on the Senate Energy Committee said they believe that former Colorado regulator Ron Binz favors renewable energy sources such as wind and solar over traditional fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas.
Specifically, Republicans said they were troubled by Binz's comment that natural gas may be a "dead end" fuel. Republicans and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., also criticized Binz's support of a Colorado clean-air law that they said resulted in the closure of several coal-fired power plants.
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, the panel's top Republican, told Binz at the conclusion of a three-hour hearing that she would vote against his nomination to chair the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Murkowski said she was not convinced Binz's views were "compatible with FERC's mission" to regulate interstate transmission of electricity, oil and natural gas.
Murkowski and other Republicans also said they were concerned that Binz was not truthful when he assured them that he was not part of a coordinated effort by a green-energy group and a Washington lobbying firm to boost his nomination.
Binz served on Colorado's utilities commission from 2007 to 2011 and helped oversee efforts to reduce the state's reliance on coal-fired utility plants and increase use of renewable energy such as wind and solar power.
He previously served as the state's advocate for energy consumers. He now works as a consultant and is affiliated with a Colorado renewable energy institute headed by former Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter.
Manchin, who strongly supports coal, said he was undecided on Binz's nomination, but his comments made clear he has serious concerns. If Manchin or another pro-coal Democrat, Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, oppose Binz, his nomination would be in jeopardy. Democrats control the energy panel, 12-10. No Republicans spoke in favor of Binz Tuesday.
Manchin said he was "skeptical" of Binz's tenure as chairman of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission.
"Mr. Binz's record shows he strongly favors renewable (energy) over other energy sources, and he favors rising rates as part of the new economy,' Manchin said.
The senator also said his coal-producing state is getting "beaten up" by the Obama administration, which he said shows little appreciation for the nation's largest source of electricity.
Binz said that as Colorado utilities chairman, he approved the state's largest coal-fired power plant, and noted that coal provides 40 percent of Colorado's electricity, the largest share of any power source.
As FERC chairman he would be "source neutral" on energy, Binz said, adding that he would emphasize reliability.
Binz told the energy panel he had spoken "inartfully" at a March forum when he called natural gas a "dead end" fuel. He said he fully embraces use of natural gas, at least for the next two decades, but is concerned that steps need to be taken by 2035 to ensure that natural gas does not contribute to greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global warming.
He called natural gas "a terrific fuel" and said it would be needed for several decades at least, until other, less-polluting energy sources can be developed.
Natural gas may even "be permanent" if technology can be developed to "capture" carbon dioxide produced by gas generation, Binz said.
He denied that he had participated in a lobbying effort on his own behalf. "I have hired no one. I am paying no one" to represent his interests before the committee, Binz said.
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., the energy panel's chairman, said FERC does not regulate coal. Wyden said he was convinced Binz shared his view that the energy commission should not "pick winners and losers" among competing energy sources.
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'Super-pest' Robidas leads way as Stars get up early, never look back
Stars defenseman Stephane Robidas is a gentle sort, off the ice. On the ice, he can drive an opponent into a spitting rage.
Robidas turned into super-pest Friday night. He drove the Anaheim Ducks over the edge early, goading them into penalties that set up two first-period power-play goals on the way to a 3-1 victory at American Airlines Center.
The Stars have won three consecutive games for the first time this season. This was the best performance of the mini-streak. The Stars outplayed the team that shares the Pacific Division lead and even out-shot an opponent (26-21) for the first time this season.
And the power play is showing signs of a pulse.
The Stars have three power-play goals in the last two games. That will not cause a sea change in the NHL, but it represents progress for the Stars. They had two goals in 29 chances for the previous nine games.
There have been subtle indications of advancement, coach Glen Gulutzan said. The personnel shuttle on the power-play units has slowed. A power-play goal in Wednesday's win at Edmonton hinted that a breakthrough was near.
"There are signs that it's trending [upward], but we've got to get guys playing together longer," Gulutzan said beforehand.
The Stars got the power-play chances early because Robidas incensed the Ducks in the first period with the use of his stick.
The Ducks claimed Robidas speared winger Corey Perry, but no penalty was called. That added to the Ducks' anger, and they went on a vendetta that played to the Stars' advantage.
The Stars went on a power play when winger Brad Staubitz took a roughing penalty. With Michael Ryder and Reilly Smith in front of the net distracting goalie Jonas Hiller, Trevor Daley scored on a slap shot from the point. Daley had not scored a goal in his previous 56 games.
Three minutes later, Staubitz went after defensemen Brenden Dillon well away from a play and sent him crumpling to the ice with a below-the-belt spear. For that misdeed, Staubitz received a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct.
The Stars scored 25 seconds into the extended chance when Jamie Benn, shooting from a sharp angle to Hiller's right, steered a shot off the post.
As has been their habit, the Stars could not keep up the quick start. They went into a shell in the second period, giving up a goal on a deflection by Nick Bonino, were outshot 13-5 and spent the majority of their period in the defensive end. In one stretch, the Ducks kept the puck in the Stars' end for nearly two minutes.
The Stars kept the lead because of the work of goalie Kari Lehtonen. He made the most important play of the period, stopping Anaheim's Daniel Winnik on a 3-on-1 chance.
With the Ducks attacking, Lehtonen dropped low and held his ground. He did not go for Winnik's feint and smothered his shot off the forehand.
Winnik had been effective at the net, scoring five goals in the first nine games.
Lehtonen was good enough to stop a teammate, too. Shortly after the play on Winnik, Lehtonen had to scramble when a puck in the crease changed direction of glancing of the sake of Robidas. The Ducks fumed.
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Bo supporter says she set up new political party
BEIJING (AP) — A supporter of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai said Sunday that she has set up a new political party and named the imprisoned former official its chairman, a move that poses personal risk for her but little threat to the Communist Party.
Wang Zheng said in a phone interview that the Zhi Xian Party was established last Wednesday in Beijing with the objective of bringing "common prosperity" — a fairer distribution of wealth — to China. The name of the party roughly translates to "supreme authority of the constitution."
Wang, a Beijing-based lecturer, said she wrote letters to Bo about her plan to start the party but named him chairman without his express consent. She also refused to provide more details about the party's membership except saying indirectly that there were at least a dozen members.
"I can only tell you that we have more members than the number of people who attended the Communist Party's first congress after it was established," Wang said. Twelve deputies attended the Communist Party's first congress in Shanghai in 1921.
China allows a small number of officially recognized alternative parties, although they serve as advisers rather than competitors to the ruling Communist Party. People have been jailed for setting up and participating in other political parties, mostly on charges of subverting state power.
The appeal of Wang's party appears limited, with several prominent Maoist commentators saying in interviews that they were not members of the party and had not even heard about it. Discussions about the new party on leftist websites which have been supportive of Bo ranged from expressing skepticism about the new party to questioning whether Wang had the right to appoint Bo as chair of the party without his permission.
Wang provided the contact for one of the party's members, Xu Hua, a man in the southeastern city of Wuxi, who said party members have not met in person but have held discussions on email and a popular Chinese mobile messaging application.
Wang represents the type of residual support that Bo still has among those who have been angered by economic reforms over the past three decades that have entrenched a new elite while leaving out others. Wang said the party seeks to protect the state's ownership of key sectors and share wealth with the poor.
Bo, the former party boss in Chongqing, was convicted in September of embezzlement, bribery and abuse of power and sentenced to life in prison. His social policies earned him a limited popularity mostly among the region's farmers and low-paid workers.


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GUILI ZHANG: Bringing better results
As educators in many settings face budget cuts and reductions in force, it's important to know what academic programs and tactics are most effective. East Carolina University associate professor Guili Zhang is at the forefront at assembling the nuts and bolts of how to measure that in an accurate way.
Since joining the faculty in 2006, Zhang has become a leading researcher in the College of Education's Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Her work centers on designing and conducting statistical analyses used in measuring academic program success. Zhang has examined the existing statistical standards, identified inadequacies and developed new tools – including a Robust Root Mean Square Standardized Effect Size and the Bayesian Coefficient Alpha – to better evaluate the effectiveness of programs or treatments.
She also has a focused interest in engineering education. Zhang developed a database of information on engineering students at colleges and universities across the southeast from 1987 to 2007. It identifies tactics to help improve students' chances of success and offers a model for how schools and colleges of engineering establish curricula, develop retention models and set student-centered strategies for success.
"It's critically important for the U.S. to continue to excel in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields in order to remain its global competitiveness," Zhang said. "The quality of engineering education determines the caliber of future engineers who will play vital roles in the development of the nation.
"My research and evaluation work aimed at assisting colleges and schools of engineering improve women and minority student recruitment and success, improve the quality of engineering graduates and graduate engineers with more real-world experience and help institutions focus limited funding on activities and endeavors that are statistically shown to bring about better results."
Over the last five years, Zhang participated in 11 grant projects, said Carolyn Ledford, Curriculum and Instruction interim department chair. Zhang was selected as primary investigator and awarded three new national grant projects funded by the National Science Foundation and Learn and Serve America, one internal grant project from East Carolina University, and continues working on two additional projects sponsored by the National Science Foundation. She has taught online classes on research design and data analysis each semester and co-taught classes on action research.
"Dr. Zhang is a remarkable faculty member," Ledford wrote in her nomination of Zhang for the Five-Year Achievement Award. "Her contributions to the fields of statistical/quantitative research, program evaluation, engineering education and teacher education are extraordinary and profound. Her work has uniquely impacted the quality of graduate teacher education…and the ability of thousands of U.S. teachers to be critical consumers of research which informs their practice in U.S. public schools and classrooms."
Zhang, a native of China, holds a doctorate in applied statistics, quantitative research, evaluation, assessment and measurement from the University of Florida.
"My parents never had the privilege to go to school," she said, "But they taught me to be a good person, to work hard and always do my best.
"I am thankful to the excellent leadership at ECU and our college and department, which provided a fertile environment for faculty research. My sincere thank you goes to my wonderful colleagues in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and College of Education. In August 2006, they welcomed me, someone who is somewhat different from them, and someone who is originally from the other side of the planet, and treated me like family ever since."
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Potsdam, N.Y. -- Clarkson University alumnus David A. Taylor, director of player personnel for the Dallas Stars Hockey Club, has been elected to Clarkson's Board of Trustees. He will serve on the institutional advancement and student affairs committees.
Taylor received his bachelor of science degree in industrial management from Clarkson in 1977. He received an honorary doctor of science degree from Clarkson in 1997 and was given the University's highest alumni honor, the Golden Knight Award, in 1992.
While playing for the Kings, Taylor was named Most Valuable Player, Most Popular Player, and Rookie of the Year, among other awards. Taylor is the King's all time leader in games played with 1,111. He served as team captain for four seasons. He also received the NHL Masterton and Clancy Trophies, played in four NHL All-Star Games and on three Team Canada World Championship Teams. His jersey was retired by the Kings in 1995. He was named an inaugural member of the Los Angeles Kings Hall of Fame in 1997.
With Taylor as general manager, the L.A. Kings achieved the most wins in the King's 40-year history. He also improved Kings average attendance from 12,297 to 17,821, provided oversight for construction and design of the Kings Toyota Training Center, built a top-level player development system, and oversaw AHL Franchise purchase and development in Manchester, N.H., resulting in a five-year performance record and the Atlantic Conference Championship in 2004-2005. Taylor was named the Hockey News NHL Executive of the Year for 2000-2001.
During his collegiate days (1973-77) skating as a Clarkson Golden Knight, Taylor set many records and earned a myriad of honors, including All-American and ECAC Player of the Year recognition in 1977. Named to the ECAC's 1970 All-Decade Team, he was the NCAA leading scorer in the 1976-77 season with 108 points (41-67) in 34 games. He earned the Paul J. Pilon Award and was named Clarkson Senior Athlete of the Year in 1977. Taylor served as team captain in 1975-76, and 1976-77, and was named Clarkson's MVP in 1974, 1976, and 1977. The Green and Gold's all-time leading scorer, he amassed 251 points on 98 goals and 153 assists in 116 career games. Taylor is a member of the Clarkson Athletic Hall of Fame's Inaugural Class of 1992.
Taylor has hosted the annual Dave Taylor Cystic Fibrosis Golf Classic since 1988, which has raised over $2 million for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. He has also been celebrity co-chair of the Mark Bavis Leadership Foundation Tourney since 2002 and participated in the L.A. Kings Tip-A-King charity benefit from 1988-2007. He has been a member of the Newport Sports Museum Board since 2003.
Clarkson University crosses the boundaries of disciplines, nations and cultures in order for discovery, engineering innovation and enterprise to come together. As a result, faculty and graduates grasp the full impact of their calling, direct their research to the world's pressing issues and lead with confidence and distinction. One in seven alumni is already a CEO or other senior executive. Located in Potsdam, N.Y., just outside the six-million-acre Adirondack Park, Clarkson is home to 3,000 students preparing for rewarding careers through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, science, and health sciences, as well as unparalleled outdoor recreation and life experiences beyond the classroom.


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