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In what may have big implications for the organic-food industry, Wal-Mart Stores Inc's /quotes/zigman/245476/delayed /quotes/nls/wmt WMT largest unit, Walmart U.S., has teamed up with Wild Oats to sell a collection of pantry staples that will be much cheaper than national branded organic foods already on Walmart shelves.
Wild Oats, formerly the No. 2 U.S. organic grocer which Whole Foods /quotes/zigman/80039/delayed /quotes/nls/wfm WFM agreed to buy in 2007 before it was forced to sell it in 2009 on anti-trust concerns, will offer about 100 items, from salsa to pasta, exclusively at about 2,000 Walmart stores across the country. Walmart eventually plans to roll the line out to its 4,000-store fleet and carry additional items. For Wild Oats, the introduction marked the brand's relaunch.
"We are trying to disrupt the market," Jack Sinclair, Walmart U.S.'s executive vice president of grocery, said in an interview. "What it is that makes organic products so expensive? Where's the point of inefficiency? We want to bring accessibility" to organic items.
Walmart said the Wild Oats products will be priced at least 25% below those of the national organic brands it carries. For instance, Wild Oats has a 15-ounce organic tomato sauce that will sell for 88 cents, versus $1.38 for a rival national organic brand. Walmart, which currently carries 1,600 organic grocery items, said Wild Oats' collection will be priced on par with other national non-organic brands. Its own Great Value private-label line, which doesn't feature organic products, will still have the lowest price. Walmart has its own organic fresh produce under the Marketside label.
Sinclair said Walmart has worked with Wild Oats, which counts billionaire investor Ron Burkle as an investor, on raw-material sourcing, giving tomato farmers and other suppliers purchase commitments to secure lower costs. He said Walmart also is trying to consolidate middlemen common in the organic food market to cut costs that will allow it to lower prices.
"The organic space is so uniquely inefficient in terms of the way it supplies and sources," Sinclair told MarketWatch. "We need to get more organic crops growing. We are trying to get back to source the raw materials to significantly change the organic market."
Tom Casey, CEO of Wild Oats, told MarketWatch that Wild Oats has worked with Walmart on the initiative for a couple of years. Besides Walmart, Wild Oats is pilot-testing some fresh produce like milk and eggs at California grocer Fresh and Easy, which Burkle's Yucaipa Cos. owns after U.K.'s Tesco exited the business.
Walmart will help lead "the next phase of growth for the organic industry," Casey said.
For Walmart, the move comes as it's seeking to draw traffic and reverse its fourth straight quarter of same-store-sales declines. The company said 91% of its shoppers said they would buy organic if the products are more affordable. About half of its customers have bought organic products at its stores, the company said, citing data from 2011.
"About a quarter of Americans are regular eaters of organic food," said NPD Group analyst Harry Balzer in an interview, adding that the rate doubled from 13% in 2003. He said the percentage has stayed at about a quarter in recent years because of prices.
"The desire is there," he said. "The lower the price, that's a good thing. Consumers will respond, all things being equal. It's going to increase the number of people purchasing organic food. Right off the bat, the [Walmart] distribution will cause more people to be introduced to that."
However, Balzer said that for Walmart, it's another question whether it will bring organic shoppers who aren't Walmart shoppers to its stores.
Walter Robb, co-CEO of No. 1 U.S. seller of organic items, Whole Foods, told financial news network CNBC that he's not concerned about the growing competition.
"Their customer overlaps least with us," he said.
The Wild Oats assortment is dry groceries, while Whole Foods' private-label 365 line is also very price competitive, he said. It's a validation "the market is growing overall."
However, the Walmart, Wild Oats partnership is likely cause for worry at Whole Foods. The company's Co-CEO John Mackey said the following in a 2007 blog post arguing why the FTC should approve its purchase of Wild Oats:
"Kroger, Safeway, SuperValu, or Wal-Mart (all much, much larger companies than Whole Foods) were to acquire Wild Oats and commit their enormous capital resources to growing the company and improving its execution, then this could threaten Whole Foods' #1 leadership position."
The U.S. packaged organic-food market doubled to $12 billion last year from $5.77 billion 10 years earlier, Euromonitor data showed. In comparison, the overall packaged food market rose about 25% to $360 billion during the same period.
Walmart isn't the only one responding to the trend. Target Corp. /quotes/zigman/253872/delayed /quotes/nls/tgt TGT has introduced its own Simply Balanced organic and natural product line. On Wednesday, it unveiled a Made to Matter collection of 120 products featuring 17 well-known organic and natural brands that will be exclusive at its stores for at least the first six months. Target said it saw a 15% above-average growth in the sales of natural and organic products last year.
— Follow Andria on Twitter @AndriaCheng
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Dr. R. Anthony Perez-Tamayo, cardiothoracic surgeon, Loyola University Medical Center
Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. R. Anthony Perez-Tamayo has joined Loyola University Medical Center. He is an associate professor in the department of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. He comes to Loyola from Stroger Hospital of Cook County, where was chairman of cardiothoracic surgery. Perez-Tamayo has both a Bachelor's and medical degree from the University of Chicago, and PhD from Duke University. He completed a residency in general and thoracic surgery at Duke University Medical Center, a residency in cardiothoracic surgery at Loyola and a fellowship in surgical critical care at Duke University.
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Jason Hoppe made his season debut for the Rox. The Sauk Rapids native lasted six innings and struck out five batters while allowing no walks. He allowed three runs on seven hits.
Seven Rox had one hit apiece, with Adam Martin and Christian Helsel given credit for RBI.
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New HIV Risk Estimates Are In: Anal Versus Vaginal Sex
By Warren Tong
July 8, 2010
When it comes to calculating risk of HIV transmission, some people can really get fixated on specific percentages. That's not something to condone. But it's still interesting -- and useful -- when studies use those percentages to shed new light on key topics in HIV transmission. Which is what a group of British researchers did recently for the age-old question: When it comes to HIV/AIDS, how much riskier is anal sex than vaginal sex?
Researchers from Imperial College and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine did a meta-analysis of 16 studies related to HIV risk during unprotected anal sex. Most of the studies involved gay or bisexual men. (Our friends at NAM recently summarized the findings in detail.) They estimated that HIV transmission risk during a single act of unprotected, receptive anal sex may be 18 times higher than unprotected, receptive vaginal sex: 1.4 percent compared to 0.08 percent. The estimated risk for unprotected, insertive anal sex was, as expected, found to be lower (0.62 percent) than for receptive anal sex -- and lower still if the man is circumcised (0.11 percent). Still, the risk percentages are all higher for anal sex than vaginal sex, which is in line with earlier study findings.
The researchers went on to look at how HIV treatment might reduce transmission risk. Since the majority of the studies they looked at were done during the pre-HAART era, they used two mathematical models to predict the transmission risk in individuals with a suppressed viral load on modern antiretroviral therapy. The first model predicted that, in this case, there was just a 0.06 percent chance of HIV being transmitted from an insertive partner to a receptive partner during a single act of unprotected anal sex -- that's 96 percent less risk than if the insertive partner were not on HIV treatment. The second model found the risk would be 0.0011 percent, which is 99.9 percent lower than without treatment.
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Google Pledges to Open AppJet EtherPads After User Outcry
Dec 8, 2009 4:00 AM PT
Everyone makes mistakes now and then; the hard part is admitting it. Yet that seems to be just what Google did on Saturday following its acquisition of AppJet, maker of the EtherPad collaborative word processor.
The news first broke last Friday, when it was announced on the EtherPad blog that Google had acquired San Francisco-based AppJet.
AppJet's EtherPad is sometimes likened to Google Docs, but with the addition of real-time collaborative capabilities.
Along with that announcement, meanwhile, came word that EtherPad would no longer be available after March 31, 2010, and that no new free public "pads" -- or collaborative documents -- could be created. EtherPad's team, the announcement read, would begin focusing its efforts on Google Wave instead.
Google Wave is an online tool for real-time communication and collaboration in which people can discuss and work together using richly formatted text, photos, videos and maps.
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Such announcements are nothing out of the ordinary in the world of mergers and acquisitions. This time, however, close to 180 customer comments appeared on the blog in short order, most of them expressing varying degrees of outrage at the news.
"This is the worst news ever," wrote haruspex, for example. "Google Wave is NOT an alternative to EtherPad.
"I've been using Google Wave for over a month now and it just doesn't compare to the months of wonderful service and growth from EtherPad," haruspex added. "Boo."
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In fact, faced with an overwhelming chorus of "boos," Google and AppJet did something all too rare in the corporate world: They listened and changed their plan.
The new course of action: EtherPad is being open sourced, and new pad creation will be maintained on the EtherPad site at least until that happens.
"Many of you were not super thrilled with the transition plan we announced in our last blog post, which I guess is really quite flattering," wrote former AppJet CEO Aaron Iba on the EtherPad blog. "I am sorry for disrupting your productivity, and I hope that this new transition plan helps you out."
The Google Wave team, meanwhile, "already gets open source," Aaron added. "We hope that by releasing the code to EtherPad we will not only help you transition your existing workflow, but also contribute to the broader advancement of realtime collaboration technology."
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Users were quick to give their stamp of approval.
"Yay! Very impressed at the consideration displayed toward your userbase here," wrote Ian Danforth, for instance. "I wish more companies were this responsive."
Similarly: "What great news!" BambisMusings agreed. "EtherPad users get a reprieve, Google gets to use EtherPad on Google Wave and the Opensource community gains a new feather in its cap!"
Google declined to provide more insight into the acquisition or the revised transition plan.
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AppJet's EtherPad seems to have been acquired at least in part for its real-time editing capabilities, RedMonk analyst Stephen O'Grady told LinuxInsider.
"While credit goes to Google for remedying the situation with a commitment to open source the product and a limited reinstatement of functionality, it is certainly reasonable to ask why this response was necessary in the first place," O'Grady asserted.
"Transition when SaaS offerings are acquired is inevitable, but this one seemed particularly graceless," he added.
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Graceless it may have been; nevertheless, the about-face is "further evidence of the inherent pressure to be open in enterprise IT today," 451 Group analyst Jay Lyman told LinuxInsider. "It's not always necessarily open source, but it is in many cases, as well as truly open standards."
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How those vendors and organizations respond to that pressure, meanwhile, has emerged as "a significant differentiator," Lyman added.


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No. 1. -- Extract, embracing the "First Period," from
Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's report of the operations
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 The method of conveying intelligence and orders, invented and introduced into the service by Maj. Albert J. Myer, Signal Officer, U.S. Army, was first practically tested in large operations during the organization of the Army of the Potomac.
 Under the direction of Major Myer a Signal Corps was formed by detailing officers and men from the different regiments of volunteers and instructing them in the use of the flags by day and torches by night.
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directions for the evolutions of our own troops. The report of the Chief Signal Officer, with accompanying documents, will give the details of the services of this corps, and call attention to those members of it who were particularly distinguished.
 The telegraphic operations of the Army of the Potomac were superintended by Maj. Thomas T. Eckert, and under the immediate direction of Mr. Caldwell, who was, with a corps of operators, attached to my headquarters during the entire campaigns upon the Peninsula and in Maryland. The services of this corps were arduous and efficient. Under the admirable arrangements of Major Eckert they were constantly provided with all the material for constructing new lines, which were rapidly established whenever the army changed position, and it was not unfrequently the case that the operatives worked under fire from the enemy's guns, yet they invariably performed all the duties required of them with great alacrity and cheerfulness, and it was seldom that I was without the means of direct telegraphic communication with the War Department and with the corps commanders. From the organization of the Army of the Potomac up to November 1, 1862, including the Peninsular and Maryland campaigns, upwards of 1,200 miles of military telegraph line had been constructed in connection with the operations <ar5_32>of the army, and the number of operatives and builders employed was about 200.
 To Professor Lowe, the intelligent and enterprising aeronaut, who had the management of the balloons, I was greatly indebted for the valuable information obtained during his ascensions.
I have more than once taken occasion to recommend the members of my staff, both general and personal, for promotion and reward. I beg leave to repeat these recommendations, and to record their names in the history of the Army of the Potomac as gallant soldiers, to whom their country owes a debt of gratitude, still unpaid, for the courage, ability, and untiring zeal they displayed during the eventful campaigns in which they bore so prominent a part.
GEO. B. McCLELLAN,
Major-General, U. S. Army.
Brig. Gen. L. THOMAS,
Adjutant-General U. S. Army.
No. 3. -- Report of Maj. Albert J. Myer, Chief Signal Officer,
U.S. Army, of the signal service in the Army ofthe Potomac,
from August 14, 1861, to March 23, 1862, and of signal detachments in other commands.
Washington, D.C., October 21, 1862.
 GENERAL: The Chief Signal Officer, then serving at headquarters Department of Virginia, was, by Special Orders, No. 26, directed to <ar5_70>report for duty at the headquarters of the then Division of the Potomac, on August 14, 1861. This order was consequent upon information which had been received that our forces on the Upper Potomac needed intercommunication between the different divisions, and also to the fact that attention had been called at that part of our lines and along our front before Washington to the telegraphic field signals of the enemy. The general commanding the then Division of the Potomac required a signal line to connect the right of his army with the forces surrounding Washington. Orders to this effect were received on the same day, verbally, from the general commanding the army and by the letter herewith from the Assistant Secretary of War.
 The organization of the signal corps of the Army of the Potomac was commenced on the issue of the order herewith. On this order officers and men were collected from various regiments and were gathered at small camps of instruction, which were formed at Poolesville, Md., then the headquarters of General Stone; on the top of Sugar Loaf Mountain, a prominent mountain in Maryland, and at Hyatts-town, then the headquarters of General Banks. These camps were respectively in charge of Lieuts. Theodore S. Dumont, Fifth New York Volunteers, and acting signal officer; Evan Thomas, Fourth Artillery, U.S. Army, and acting signal officer, and Leonard F. Hepburn, Fourth New York Volunteers, and acting signal officer, who, instructed and previously serving at Fortress Monroe, Va., had been ordered to aid in the formation of this party. The course of instruction in signal duty was commenced at the camps mentioned while the officers there stationed had communication by signals between them.
 On the 31st August, 1861, the central signal camp of instruction was established at Red Hill, Georgetown, D.C. The detachment of officers and men detailed for signal duty from the Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer Corps and on examination approved for instruction was the first received at this camp.
 On the 12th of September, 1861, the approved officers and men of the detachments from the Upper Potomac were here concentrated. The next day the new camp was organized, the courses of instruction were decided upon, and the central signal camp of instruction in Georgetown became the school for all the acting signal officers of the Army.
 For the successful management and control of this camp of instruction much credit is due to the efficient co-operation of the then First Lieutenant Samuel T. Cushing: Second Infantry, U.S. Army, acting signal officer, who, from the day of its formation until it was abandoned, associated with the Chief Signal Officer, labored zealously and with perseverance to fit the officers and men there under instruction to honorably bear their parts in the campaigns of the war then just opening.
 The organizing, instructing, disciplining, and retaining for service the signal corps of the Army of the Potomac (from which all other detachments of the signal corps in the United States have directly or indirectly sprung) was attended with many circumstances of interest and many of difficulty. It was a work of no ordinary toil to originate and to put in the field in the time of such a war a corps before unknown. There were duties to be performed in the face of prejudices which were childish, and in spite of oppositions born of ignorance. The narrative of these early days and the recital of the modes in which step by step the signal corps won its way will form a part of a general report to the Chief Signal Officer.
 At the signal camp of instruction the officers and men were taught <ar5_71>the manual of the signal apparatus, and they were practiced to send messages of any kind and of any number of words by telegraphic signals. The apparatus used is now well known to the general commanding. It is sufficient, therefore, to say that, by the motions of a single flag, attached to a staff, held and worked by the hands of one man, in the day, or by the similar motions of a lighted torch, fastened to the staff instead of a flag, at night, a single man is converted into a semaphore, useful for any distances at which the signs made are visible either with the naked eye or with telescopes.
 The officers were instructed in countersign signals, by which to distinguish friendly regiments, and in the employment of colored lights and rockets as signals. They were habituated by constant use to the management of the telescope. They were taught the drill of the flagman. They learned to ride, and were instructed how to provide for themselves and their parties in the field. They were taught some duties of reconnaissance. They were fresh from civil life; it was aimed to give them something of the feeling and habits of soldiers.
 It was from the beginning the intention to place in charge of this corps the flying or field electric telegraphs, for use upon the field of battle or in the immediate presence of the enemy. These were to be similar in their general construction to those telegraphic trains at a later day brought into use on the Peninsula. The efforts to procure these trains were thwarted to some extent by the actions of persons who seemed to greatly desire that all the duties of electric telegraphy should be in the hands of civilians, and in part, perhaps, by the hesitation of officers in authority to become responsible by favoring it for the success of what was then an experiment in our service. I did all I could to obtain authority and the means to properly fit such trains to accompany the army on the march. In the early days of the war I could not obtain the asked permission to organize a party or to draw on the Departments for supplies. Later, when I submitted plans and further requests on this subject, they were either not answered or received non-committal replies. Estimates accompanying my annual report of November 10, 1862, were not acted upon.
 With embarrassments of this nature the work could not be successfully carried on. It was only when the Army was fairly in the field that the plans began to receive some favorable attention and some support. One train was, however, partially completed, and the officers of the corps were familiarized with its use. This was the first movable telegraphic train of which there is record, as made for the United States Army.
 On October 17, 1861, the order for the adoption of countersign signals in the Army of the Potomac was issued at the suggestion of the Chief Signal Officer. To acquire a thorough knowledge of the use of these signals, to procure and issue the necessary supplies, and to instruct the designated officers in the two hundred and fifty regiments and organizations comprised in the Army of the Potomac occupied much of the attention and employed much of the time of the forming corps until late in December. The theory of these signals was good; the apparatus was convenient; the modes of making the signals were practicable. Experience has shown, however, that in a new army these signals will not be safely used unless an organized corps of signal officers accompany such an army. The failure of Congress to organize a signal corps <ar5_72>during the session of 1861-'62 led, on the recommendation of the Chief Signal Officer, to the suspension, in October, 1862, of the use of countersign signals in the Army of the Potomac. They were of practical use on some few occasions, and it is probable beneficially influenced the army, in so far as, by leading the men to presume that signals would always distinguish their enemies from their friends, they prevented the stampedes and panic firings which by their sad results had early in the war so moved the nation. I am of the opinion that, with the improving organization of the armies of the United States, this use, first tested in the Army of the Potomac, will be perfected and made general.
 In December, 1861, the Chief Signal Officer was ordered to prepare a plan for outpost and scout signals, or signs by which troops upon outposts and with scouting parties might recognize friendly forces. These signals were for some months used along the lines in front of and near Washington and after the army had taken the field on the Peninsula. The very general use attempted to be made of them in so great an army was always of doubtful value. There was danger that troops widely separated, of different intelligence and of different nations, could not be rightly instructed. The proper employment of signals of this character is for especial occasions and for especial troops. Their use (from the beginning neglected) was formally abandoned while the army was upon the Chickahominy, in June, 1862.
 Early in January, 1862, the force at the signal camp of instruction, at Georgetown, D. C., was largely increased by a detail of 3 officers and 6 men, ordered from each brigade of the Army of the Potomac, which had not previously furnished its quota. Fifty per cent. of the officers thus ordered failed to report.
 The officers and men detailed for signal service manifested interest in the study of their duties, and as a corps early attained an advanced preparation. The character of their employment attracted much attention. Small signal parties had been left stationed at Poolesville, on Sugar Loaf Mountain, and at Seneca, Md. These points were in daily communication. The simplicity of the apparatus with which the officers conversed; their power of communicating at distances of many miles and in the night as well as in the day; the incomprehensible orders given by the officers to the flagmen, and the seemingly more incomprehensible evolutions with flags and torches, were, in and out of the army, subjects of ceaseless comment.
 Like comment was elicited by the work of officers sent out to practice in the vicinity of Washington, and who were found at all hours of the night as well as day scattered about the country, miles from camp, on towers or on prominent heights, busily telegraphing, and with airs of sage importance and mystery, messages as lessons of practice. In the newspaper histories of the war the signal camp of instruction will be found to have a special mention.
 The organization of the signal corps of the Army of the Potomac (then the grand army of the United States) became a fact of general knowledge. As other armies were formed or expeditions were prepared, skilled officers and men sent from the parent camp formed with these armies, with other officers and men by them instructed, the different <ar5_73>detachments of the acting signal corps which, serving in the various geographical departments, have carried the signal flag on so many fields in this war. The details for this purpose from the Army of the Potomac were as follows, viz:
 Early in the month of October, 1861, the expedition of the combined land and naval forces, afterwards styled the "Port Royal Expedition," was contemplated. On the application of General Thomas W. Sherman commanding the expedition, the Chief Signal Officer was ordered to detail signal officers to accompany it. A party of 7 signal officers, with 14 men, equipped, commanded by Lieut. E. J. Keenan, Eleventh Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer Corps, and acting signal officer, joined the expedition for duty a few days before it sailed from Annapolis. The brilliant success of this party, achieved by the gallantry and the labor of the officers and men composing it, contributed to the success of the expedition and to the advancement of the corps. The detachment of the signal corps now serving in South Carolina had hence its origin.
 In December, 1861, an application was made by Major-General Buell, then commanding the Department of the Ohio, for a detail of signal officers to be sent to him. There was some vacillation about the move-merit of this party, the order to send and to retain it being for a time alternated. At last, however, a detachment of 5 officers and 10 men, equipped, was sent to General Buell. The signal party now commanded by Capt. Jesse Merrill, Seventh Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer Corps, and acting signal officer, and serving with General Rosecrans in the Department of the Cumberland, took its origin from this detail. The difficulties encountered by this party, in the unfavorable character of the country, the situation and condition of the forces, the want of experience of the officers composing it, and the semi-official opposition of other officers, who knew nothing of its duties, have not been surpassed. That the corps through all its difficulties maintained its organization and has attained the position it now holds under General Rosecrans has proven some intrinsic value in its duties and much merit in the officers who organized and have composed it.
 A few days before the sailing of the Burnside expedition for North Carolina there was received the application, made by General Burnside, for a signal party to be detailed to his army, and the order to make the detail. Three officers and 6 men, equipped, and commanded by Lieut. Joseph Fricker, Eighth Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer Corps, and acting-signal officer, reported at Annapolis to accompany this expedition. A class of 22 officers was there detailed and its instruction commenced. At this time there was in the hands of the signal officer, to supply the whole Army of the United States, the sum of $208.94. Such scanty equipment as could be gathered was hurried to this party as it was embarking from Annapolis. It accompanied the expedition. Twenty-five officers, with their men, were crowded in one small schooner. They were driven off the coast in the gale which so severely damaged the Burnside fleet, and among their earliest experiences in the service was that of a sea voyage of three weeks' duration from Fortress Monroe to Hatteras. Arriving at last at Hatteras, they were at once in action at Roanoke Island. The care with which the usefulness of this party was developed by General Burnside was repaid by their services in every engagement in his department. They originated the detachment of the signal corps now in North Carolina. <ar5_74>
 On the 10th of March, 1862, after the return of the Army of the Potomac to Alexandria, following the evacuation of Manassas, two detachments, each of 3 officers and 6 men, equipped and supplied with extra stores, were ordered to report, the one In charge of Lieut. J. B. Ludwick, Ninth Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer Corps, and acting signal officer, to Maj. Gen. H. W. Halleck, then commanding the Department of the Mississippi at Saint Louis, the other in charge of Lieut. E. H. Russell, Ninth Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer Corps, and acting signal officer, to Maj. Gen. B. F. Butler, commanding the Department of the Gulf.
 The party reporting to General Halleck formed under the orders of that officer a class of 20 officers and 40 men. This party was instructed, equipped, and prepared to take the field. A detachment from it served at Fort Saint Charles, White River.
 At the time the whole party was reported for duty in the field and for some weeks after the Army of the Mississippi lay before Corinth. The country was unfavorable for their operations, and it was, perhaps, not contemplated that that army was to move, or that there might be service on the banks of the Mississippi and the incurrent rivers. The officers composing the party were ordered by the general commanding to rejoin their regiments, and the organization was thus on the 30th of June, 1862, broken up. The operations of the fall and winter of 1862-'63 have made it necessary to repeat the labor of the past spring, and to instruct and form anew the party of the Mississippi Valley.
 The detachment detailed for the Department of the Gulf reached, after many delays, the headquarters of General Butler after the capture of New Orleans. A party was organized and instructed for service in this department. It served successfully at the battle of Bayou La Fourche. It constitutes now a part of the corps serving under General N. P. Banks.
 From the date of the first order, in August, 1861, a party of 8 officers and 16 men, commanded by Lieut. W. W. Rowley, Twenty-eighth New York Volunteers, and acting signal officer, was left to serve with the forces under General Banks. During the fall and through the winter and until the advance of the force of that general into the valley of the Shenandoah, this party held stations of observation and communication on Maryland Heights, on the heights at Point of Rocks, on Sugar Loaf Mountain, at Poolesville, Md., and on the ridge at Seneca. The labors and the usefulness of this party elicited the thanks of the general under whom it served.
 Early in February, 1869, a movement of the forces under General Hooker on the Lower Potomac was contemplated. They were,.it was said, to cross the river for an advance upon the enemy. A detachment of 8 officers and 25 men, equipped and mounted, commanded by Lieut. B. F. Fisher, Third Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer Corps, and acting signal officer, reported to General Hooker for service in the expected engagement. The enemy abandoned their batteries before an attack was made, and the river was crossed without opposition. The party rejoined the main Army of the Potomac in Alexandria in April, and accompanied it to the Peninsula.
 In the early days of March, 1862, the improving condition of the roads indicating that a movement of the army would be soon practicable, the corps was mobilized. <ar5_75>
 At midnight on the 9th of March, 1862, the order of the general commanding the arnly, directing the corps to take the field, was received at the signal camp of instruction.
 At I a.m. on the 10th of March an order was received directing the field telegraphic train to be on the Little River turnpike, ready to move with the commanding general at daylight. This train had not been completed and was not ready for the field.
 The camp was struck before daylight. On the evening of the 10th of March the different sections had either arrived at the points indicated in Special Orders, No. 41, or were so near those positions that the chiefs of sections had reported in person to the different generals. One section alone was prevented by impassable roads fi'om reporting before daylight on the morning of the 11th. The headquarters of the signal corps were established on the night of the 10th at Fairfax CourtHouse, Va.
 On the morning of the 11th information was received that the enemy had evacuated Manassas and were rapidly falling back towards the Rappahannock. On the morning of the 12th signal stations were established on the heights at Centreville and among the ruins, yet smoking, at Manassas. The advance station at Manassas, in charge of Lieut. J. B. Ludwick, acting signal officer, was some miles beyond our pickets, and with no guard. These stations were held with some risk and much labor while the army lay at Fairfax Court-House.
 An effort was made to connect Manassas Junction and Union Mills by a line of signals. The attempt failed because it was found that to do so would require more stations than officers could be spared to command.
 In the reconnaissances made by signal officers of our army there was found a station occupied by the signal officers of the rebel army before and at the time of the first battle of Manassas. There is perhaps no country better formed by nature for the successful use of signal communication than on and near this battle-field. It was a subject of regretful remembrance that the Army of the United States had not secured for it in that battle such aid as signals might have given it.
On the 14th of March headquarters of the Army of the Potomac were established near Alexandria, Va. The detachments of the signal corps were quartered in that village.
 While the army lay here the report of the battle of Winchester, fought by General Banks in the valley of the Shenandoah, was received. Mention of this battle is made in this report for the reason that the corps commanded by General Banks was at that time a part of the Army of the Potomac, and that the signal corps serving with him was a part of that originally formed for that army. Stations were established in this action on the right, the left, and the center of the line engaged, and also to the rear, communicating with the general commanding at Winchester. The full reports of Lieut. W. W. Rowley, Twenty-eighth New York Volunteers, and acting signal officer, and his officers, clearly define the positions taken by them on that field and the services they rendered. Lieutenant Rowley has mentioned in his report the names of Lieuts. D. A. Taylor, Third New York Artillery, and acting signal officer; S. D. By-ram, Sixteenth Indiana Volunteers, and acting signal officer; W. L. Larned, First Minnesota Volunteers, and acting signal officer; J. II. Spencer, First Minnesota Volunteers, and acting signal officer; J. H. Fralick, <ar5_76>Thirty-fourth New York Volunteers, and acting signal officer; F. N. Wicker, Twenty-eighth New York Volunteers, and acting signal officer; I. J. Harvey, Second Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer Corps, and acting signal officer; B. N. Miner, Thirty-fourth New York Volunteers, and acting signal officer; E.A. Briggs, Forty-third New York Volunteers, and acting signal officer; E. L. Halsted, Fortieth New York Volunteers, and acting signal officer, for their parts at this battle.
 The officers and men of this detachment again elicited the official commendation of General Banks on the retreat from the valley of the Shenandoah. This signal party, as was the case of that commanded by Lieutenant Wilson, acting signal officer, detailed to the corps commanded by General McDowell, served with the army corps to which they were attached throughout the summer and until (in September) the threes in front of Washington were consolidated in the Army of the Potomac for the defense of that city.(*)
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Very respectfully, general, your obedient servant,
Signal Officer, Major U.S. Army,
and Chief Signal Officer Army of Potomac.
The ADJUTANT-GENERAL ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.


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David Pocock's three-year deal with the Brumbies makes one Australian Super Rugby franchise a genuine force in the competition but leaves another in tatters.
Rated by many as the world's best openside flanker, the Wallabies captain joins the Brumbies from the Western Force in 2013 and could be the missing piece in the puzzle for the young side who, against all odds, came so close to playing finals rugby this year.
The Jake White-coached side are in stark contrast to the franchise Pocock leaves behind.
After seven years at the Force, Pocock seemingly had enough of watching his Wallabies teammates play finals and jumped ship, leaving the Perth-based side without a captain or a coach.
The Force have never reached the finals in their seven-year history and the 2012 campaign was one of their worst, finishing second-last on the overall table with just three wins from 16 games.
Pocock's departure is a massive blow to Force fans, who have had to deal with the retirement of veteran second-rower Nathan Sharpe this season, the loss of star Wallabies utility James O'Connor to the Rebels last season, and coach Richard Graham signing with the Reds mid-2012.
There was also the farcical situation this year when Queensland announced Will Genia was to leave the Reds and set to join the Force from 2013, only for the Wallabies halfback to dramatically change his mind and re-sign.
Speculation had been rife that Pocock would commit to the Brumbies, since their outstanding young flanker Michael Hooper switched to the Waratahs.
A combination of wanting to play finals and the chance to work under South African World Cup-winning coach White proved too much to resist.
"The Brumbies have a good coaching and management team of Jake White, Laurie Fisher, Stephen Larkham and Tony Thorpe, so the opportunity to learn from them and challenge myself was appealing," Pocock said.
"Over the last seven years I have travelled long distances to visit my close knit family in Brisbane and with the Wallabies schedule there is more and more of my time required on the east coast with training camps et cetera.
"Being based in Canberra will make it easier to travel to Brisbane and Sydney."
White was delighted: "To have a guy like David Pocock want to be involved with the Brumbies is very encouraging," he said.
"The attitude and commitment of Brumbies players in 2012 has been outstanding. I've been impressed with the way the boys have taken on pressure and turned it into results. I see David thriving in this environment. He will fit in here perfectly."


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Jose Mourinho has taken a swipe at Pepe in the wake of the defender's comments on the Real Madrid coach's treatment of Iker Casillas.
The centre-back claimed his coach should show Casillas more respect after los Blancos hard-fought 4-3 win over Valladolid at the weekend, but Mourinho has issued a riposte by suggesting that Pepe is simply trying to distract attention from is own struggle to secure first-team football.
"Pepe's comments? It is very easy to analyse what he says. Pepe has a problem and his name is Raphael Varane," the Madrid coach stated at a press conference.
"A 31-year-old has lost his place to a 19-year-old. It's the law of life. But who had the courage to field Varane? I did."
Mourinho then went on to explain his decision to drop Casillas in favour of Diego Lopez, stressing that it has nothing to do with any personal animosity between the pair.
"Let's see if you understand it once and for all, I am a soccer coach," he continued.
"They hired me to be a soccer coach and a soccer coach has certain responsibilities, one of which is to pick the team.
"I don't do it by flipping a coin. I do it after discussion and lengthy analysis of my decisions.
"I like Diego Lopez more than Iker Casillas as a goalkeeper. This is not a personal decision, there is nothing bad between Iker and me.
"I like shot-stoppers who play well with their feet and who come off their line to collect crosses. Iker makes great saves between the posts, but I prefer a different type of goalkeeper."
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Mandy is a beautiful spayed 8 ½ year old cat with big gold eyes. Mandy was given to her previous owner from a friend, but when she got to her new home she refused to live peaceably with the resident cat. Mandy likes to be scratched under her chin and behind her ears. She has a mellow personality and enjoys sunbathing in her spare time. Mandy would do well in a quiet home where she can be the only cat. She will be sure to greet you with a soft meow when come home. Mandy would be free to a senior citizen and also qualifies for our "Name Your Own Price" promotion.
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Check out all the animals available for adoption by going to the Tri-County Humane Society's website or Facebook page. Or visit them at 735 8th Street Northeast in St. Cloud. They're open Monday through Thursdays Noon to 6; Fridays noon to 8; Saturdays 11 to 5; and Sundays Noon to 5.


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Group Benefits LLC is growing its business by helping local businesses evaluate group health options on and off the new health insurance exchange and comply with the Affordable Care Act.
Tennessee's Small Business Health Options Program – or SHOP – marketplace was set to open Oct. 1 but has been delayed until sometime in November.
"Nothing has run smoothly so far," said Timothy J. Finnell, president and founder of Group Benefits and a certified health care reform specialist. "It's basically just not working. The SHOP marketplace is not up at all, and many people have not been able to get through on the individual exchange. The online technology is the main issue."
He feels that obtaining health insurance can be confusing for most people.
"There are now more than 25,000 pages of the law, rules and (regulations), measuring more than 8 feet tall. The idea that this new system is going to be simple and easy to understand, I think, is very misleading, so I think the role of the broker is actually going to be increased going forward" said Finnell, who has worked in the insurance industry since 1978. "The advice of a credentialed, experienced person with national resources can be very beneficial, and we've been very pleased to see an uptick in business."
Group Benefits writes some individual policies, but more than 90 percent of its activity comes from group plans – including medical, life, dental and disability – for businesses of all sizes.
Finnell compares the marketplace to a vending machine that is filled with perfectly fine products, yet the machine is broken.
"The SHOP exchange is not expected by anyone to have much activity and gain much traction. It does not serve a significant purpose, other than the one exception of the ability of a business to obtain a federal tax credit. However, a very, very small percentage of businesses qualify, based on employee income and payroll factors," said Finnell, who was certified by the National Association of Health Underwriters as a health care reform specialist in January.
To be eligible for the small-business health care tax credit, businesses are required to have fewer than 25 full-time equivalent employees making an average of $50,000 a year or less. Employers also are required to pay at least 50 percent of employee premiums.
Thus far, only one of the 70 businesses with which Group Benefits works actually qualifies for the credit.
Finnell stressed that groups will pay the same price whether they buy insurance on the exchange or through a broker.
"I don't know why anyone would shop on the marketplace, other than the tax credit," he said. "We expect most businesses to continue to shop through brokers instead of on the exchange because the costs are regulated by the state. Costs will be the same whether they do it themselves or go through us."
Group Benefits will help business owners determine if they are eligible to use the exchange or qualify for the ACA small-business health care tax credits, and they will advise owners if they should consider off-exchange options as well.
Finnell cites one client that has 25 employees with a lot of medical issues.
"We are expecting a 20 percent to 25 percent decrease for them, because with groups of 50 employees or less, they will not be able to ask medical questions (about prior history)," he said. "But overall, everyone is going to pay more because we have to subsidize the people that are lower income and pay a significant burden for them."
Another issue is that fewer than 20 "navigators" have been allocated for the state of Tennessee and Shelby County to help individuals and groups sign up for new coverage.
"The grant money seemed to be disproportionately allocated to states that were running their own exchange, because the federal government wants states to run their own exchange. So the states that did got more money," Finnell said.
Group Benefits formed six years ago and is a franchise of NFP division Benefits Partners, one of the largest broker organizations in the country.
"We get the buying power of a huge, national company, while maintaining local ownership and independence," said Finnell, who believes solo brokers and small firms will have an increasingly difficult time surviving post-ACA.
Group Benefits is currently adding staff to accommodate its increased business. Two established solo brokers, Ben Arnold and Michael McManus, recently joined the firm.
Revenue is up 25 percent this year, and Finnell expects more of the same in 2014.
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Everything from squatters to truants to theft to parolee arrest
6:43 am – Misc. Disturbance Center St. Gone on Arrival
6:52 am – Found property report Incident location was Adkisson Way, Taft. Property returned to owner
8:30 am – Truant from school Officer initiated activity at Fifth St., Taft. Completed.
8:30 am – Assault – Non aggravated Incident location was Church St., Taft. Unfounded
8:54 am – Truant from school Officer initiated activity at Olive Ave., Taft. Completed.
11:11 am – Disturbing the peace 415 Verbal between the workers on the premise and tenants of apartment. Incident location was Lucard St., Taft. Civil problem
12:09 pm – Disturbing the peace Subject walked into the residence without permission from him but from the female half of the residence and started a 415. Incident location was Franklin Ave., Taft. Civil problem.
1:48 pm – Animal control Woodlawn Ave. Animal pickup
1:51 pm – Trespassing House to the East of house has squatters inside. Incident location was on Kern St., Taft. Warning.
3:16 pm – Possession paraphernelia Incident location was Fifth St., Taft. Arrest Made.
4:18 pm – Misc. – extra patrol Male sub urinating in alley. Incident location was Lucard St. Unable to locate.
5:10 pm – Theft under $50 Calvin St. Completed.
6:08 pm – Misc.- other service Officer initiated activity at Center St., Taft. Completed.
6:24 pm – Misc. – other service Officer initiated activity at Lucard St., Taft. Completed.
7:39 pm – Suspicious Person Incident location was North St., Taft. Completed.
1:07 am – Disturbing the peace Incident location was Center St., Taft. Completed.
1:21 am – Vehicle Check Officer initiated activity at E. Main St., Taft. Completed.
2:03 am – Misc. – extra patrol Officer initiated activity at Kern St., Taft. Completed.
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With so many MMOs on the horizon for 2009, it's not surprising that at least a few are encountering roadblocks along the way to release. Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment's Stargate Worlds recently suffered some setbacks as a result of financial woes, but the game seems to be on track again, and now Champions Online, the forthcoming superhero MMO from former Hellgate: London staffers, is in a state of limbo as Take-Two has dropped plans to publish the game.
Take-Two announced its plans to drop the MMO during an investor call yesterday. "We no longer intend to publish MMO Champions Online due to Atari's acquisition of Cryptic," a company spokesperson said. While the decision to drop the game makes sense given that its developer is owned by a rival publisher, Atari has yet to officially announce that it will be backing the MMO. This leaves Champions Online in a state of limbo.
It's likely that Atari's announcement will arrive sometime soon. Though Champions Online does seem like a bit of a City of Heroes rerun, the cross-platform multiplayer across consoles and the PC, combined with the unique class system which rewards experimentation with one starting class rather than locking players into a role from the beginning, make Cryptic's title one to watch in the new year.
We'll keep our eyes open; look for an update post when we find out where the game will land.


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Film captures fullness of life as much as death
Fri., July 26, 2013
"Fruitvale Station" is more than the dramatization of an obituary. It's about empathy.
In recounting (and slightly fictionalizing) the final day of 22-year-old Oscar Grant's life, first-time writer-director Ryan Coogler has made a film that piles small daily gestures – and one final, heartbreakingly tragic one – into an inspiring reminder about basic human decency.
That may sound trite, but "Fruitvale Station" – already a hit on the festival circuit – resonates not just for its portrait of injustice, but because its argument for treating strangers kindly, decently, comes at a time when fear and presumption often trump simple kindness, and the public sphere is navigated in cellphone bubbles.
In a star-making performance, Michael B. Jordan plays Oscar, the San Francisco Bay Area ex-convict and former drug dealer who, famously, was fatally shot by a transit police officer early on New Year's morning, 2009. The moment is glimpsed in raw cellphone footage at the start of "Fruitvale Station," before shifting back to the morning before and the start of Oscar's last full day.
On its surface, it's a regular day of errands. But all of the stops reflect Oscar's struggle to balance his past, his unemployment and his family: girlfriend Sophina (Melonie Diaz), 4-year-old daughter Tatiana (Ariana Neal) and mother Wanda (Octavia Spencer, also a producer of the film).
He's hotheaded and imperfect, but he listens to his mom, helps strangers (like a supermarket shopper in need played by Ahna O'Reilly) and, in the surest sign that a dose of martyrdom has crept into the portrayal, tends to a dying dog. It's a day, presumably like any other, of fraught improvisation for Oscar, a young black man trying his best in circumstances stacked against him.
Jordan, the talented young actor of "The Wire," "Friday Night Lights" and "Chronicle" – who's in nearly every scene of the movie – puts the film on his shoulders in an unqualified display of leading-man charisma. It's a naturalistic, hoodie-clad performance, with "bruh" warmly peppered throughout his speech. His proud posture is belied by friendly, intelligent eyes and an awe-shucks smile.
Coogler intimately captures Jordan's performance with fluid camera movement while illustrating Oscar's constant text messaging on the screen. The Oakland native's passion for the story is evident as he transfers with sure-handedness from the sunny, day-in-a-life meandering to the frenzied action of the devastating nighttime finale. Though Coogler verges on ham-fistedness, he's crafted a film not just heavy with racial truths, but one whose humanism reverberates.
For a movie about an unjust death, "Fruitvale Station" is bursting with the colorful, messy striving of life. The fullness of Jordan's Oscar is as staggering as his end is appalling.
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The Asus Padfone 2 was unveiled publicly today at a packed event in Milan. The quirky phone-cum-tablet device looks to crack two ends of the market, potentially bringing your phone and tablet needs together into one hybrid package.
The brains of the outfit is the phone, which slots into the rear of the parasite display - or Station, as Asus calls it - meaning you can boost that 4.7-inch display up to 10.1-inches, if you want to go big for watching movies, for example.
The advantage of the Padfone 2 is that you don't need a second device that essentially does the same thing as the first; you don't need to worry about syncing, because the phone has all the files on it already, rather than having two devices chewing at your Google or Asus Cloud accounts.
Of course the downside is that you might be in the middle of watching the latest episode of Sons of Anarchy on Netflix when your grandmother calls. But you can literally just slip the phone out of the Station: it's an incredibly smooth, yet secure piece of engineering.
Asus has been riding a design high in 2012 and the Padfone 2 is a testament to the good work it has been doing. The tablet, although an accessory, feels well built and well considered. There's a feeling of quality to the materials and even though finished in plastics, it's solid yet lightweight.
Then there's the benefit of a second internal battery, so you don't have to worry about draining your phone: on busy days, docking the phone will see it charged by the display, with Asus claiming 3x battery life when the Station is included.
The phone itself is also neatly designed. The sleek lines challenge the top-tier smartphones out there. Asus might not be a big name in smartphones, but it certainly knows design, as the Transformer tablets and ZenBook PCs demonstrate.
The Padfone 2 might be the device to change opinion, though. It looks and feels great. The specs and dimensions are impressive. It might be a touch on the expensive side at €799 (approx £645) for the 32GB version, but that includes the Station, so you're getting two devices for that.
Asus has at least ramped up the spec to the max in the Padfone 2. Starting with the display, you get a 4.7-inch, 1280 x 720 pixel resolution Super IPS+ panel, with a cracking 312ppi. It's finished in Corning Fit Glass and it looks stunning. It also boasts a 550 nits brightness, so will be good for indoor and outdoor use. It certainly looks vibrant, with nice rich colours and excellent viewing angles.
Internally you have a powerful quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, clocked at 1.5GHz, backed with 2GB of RAM. Although we didn't have the chance to run any intensive applications on the Padfone during our play at the launch event in Milan, we were impressed by the fluidity and speed of navigation around the OS.
Asus has left Android 4.0 relatively unsullied in the Padfone, which we like. However, there are some considered tweaks, such as the addition of a "pad only" section in the apps tray. That's where you'll find your tablet-specific apps, so they're easy to get to.
There have been some tweaks made to the camera, too. With a 13-megapixel sensor on the rear, Asus is claiming continuous capture of up to 100 shots, at a rate of 6fps. Nice shootin' Tex. Although we're yet to see the quality of the resultant images, or the 1080p or 60fps 720p video it will capture, it sounds compelling.
The great thing is being able to slide the phone into the tablet to preview those images or share them with those around you instantly.
We like the considered approach that Asus has made with the Padfone 2. It's easy to mock those who dare to be different, but we like the results here. It focuses on delivering impressive specs in a neatly designed package, and our only concern is whether people will be drawn to Asus for their next smartphone.
Asus has confirmed to us that it will be on sale in the UK in early 2013, price to be confirmed. Of course, we'll bring you a full Padfone 2 review when we get our hands on one.


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Carnival Cruise Lines recently notified the Commission that it intends to compensate passengers who were onboard the CARNIVAL TRIUMPH when a fire occurred in the vessel's engine room earlier this month.
The Commission has been in regular contact with Carnival, including President and CEO Gerry Cahill, regarding consumer related matters and the passengers aboard the vessel. In a letter penned last week by Mr. Cahill that he subsequently provided to the Commission, Mr. Cahill states:
"I want to take this opportunity to personally extend our most sincere apologies for the fire that occurred earlier in the week. I recognize the journey back has been longer than anyone anticipated at the beginning of the week and I am deeply sorry for what you have had to endure these past few days."
Accordingly, Mr. Cahill informed the Commission that Carnival will provide all passengers who were onboard the February 7, 2013 cruise with the following:
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From birth, females have a fixed-though plentiful-supply of eggs
(ovarian reserve). As a woman ages past her mid-30s, her eggs gradually
degrade, making it less likely that she will naturally conceive, or that an
assisted reproductive technology (ART) procedure will
result in pregnancy and a healthy baby.
Among American women in their 20s to mid-30s, over 35 out of 100 give birth
for each ART cycle using their own eggs. As women age, the live ART birth rate
gradually drops:footnote 1
While there is no definitive test of ovarian reserve, a woman's
follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) level can be measured
to evaluate how well her ovaries are working. A high FSH level is a sign that
the body is trying to stimulate the
ovaries to make more egg
follicles, but the ovaries are not responding and
conception is unlikely.
A woman's FSH level can be tested using a blood sample:
Health Tools help you make wise health decisions or take action to improve your health.
CitationsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, and Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (2010). 2010 Assisted Reproductive Technology National Summary Report. Available online: http://www.cdc.gov/art/ART2010/PDFs/ART_2010_National_Summary_Report.pdf.
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- Date: Every Sunday until May 19, 2019
- Time: 5:45pm – 7:30pm
- Coordinator: Jess Martin
Children who are not registered online will not be admitted to AWANA. Dues are 150 AED/child. All clubbers should wear regular shoes—no sandals or Crocs please!The schedule is as follows:
Sunday evenings
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AWANA, derived from the first letters of Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed from 2 Timothy 2:15 is an international organization whose mission is to help churches and parents raise children and youth to know, love, and serve Christ.
We have clubs for children ages 3–14 which meet throughout the school year. The components of the program include a handbook time where clubbers review and recite Bible memory verses, a large group time where biblical lessons are taught to a large group, and games time where children and youth play team games designed to promote healthy competition and teamwork.
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I wanted to use chipboard letters for the title to add dimension to the page, but I wanted a soft look. To see how I made these letters, check out my Fuzzy Letters Quick Tip.
My original intentions were to use a lacing technique that I use when creating bridal bouquets. However, it didn't work so well on paper. So I came up with this lacing technique instead. Take a peek at my Twisted Lacing Tutorial to see how I did this. Although it's difficult to see in the photo, all of the eyelets I used were tinted in eggplant alcohol ink.
This flourish is made by Dusty Attic. I painted it using white acrylic paint and then misted it with a mix of bundled sage Distress Ink and Perfect Pearls. I also applied a coat of Distress Crackle Paint in clear rock candy. I love the cracked effect of these paints. The little roses were actually cut apart from the Pima pearl flourishes. I have a tendency to butcher my flourishes and cut them apart. LOL
This is another close-up of the lacing. The butterfly was made using Martha Stewart's Monarch Butterfly punch. I attached two butterflies to create a shadow effect, and I decorated the butterfly with Stickles and pearls. The curled paper was stamped with Prima's Notary stamp.
Here's a close-up of the corner cluster. The purple flower is made by Prima. I tore out the middle and attached the blingy brad to it. The pearl flourishes are also made by Prima.
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text: Hovis Auto and Truck Wrecking was first opened as a family business in 1952. By 1969 our business had grown to include new parts sales and Hovis Auto and Truck Supply was formed. Since that time, we have added eleven locations and expanded our business to include heavy duty truck parts and paint, body and equipment sales. At Hovis Auto and Truck Supply we have based the success of our business on four key ingredients: our dedicated professionals, our large inventories, our quality name brand parts, and our competitive prices. Hovis Auto and Truck Supply is poised to keep pace in a rapidly changing market. We belong to one of the largest program distribution groups in the nation. As member of Federated Auto Parts, we are kept abreast of changes in technology and quality parts in today's fast paced economy. Hovis Auto and Truck Supply is one of the largest distributors for each of its two automotive refinish lines: DuPont and Akzo Nobel. Located in Western Pennsylvania, our officers sit on advisory councils of numerous manufactures, allowing Hovis Auto and Truck Supply to be on the cutting edge of technology.For 50 years our business has believed in three things: offer your customer a diverse inventory, present that inventory at the most competitive price possible, and back your presentation up with a highly skilled and dedicated sales staff. At Hovis Auto and Truck Supply, we can answer your questions and your needs for used and new automotive parts, heavy duty truck parts, and paint, body supplies and equipment. Can you get all this from one source? At Hovis Auto and Truck Supply, you can.


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I have a confession to make. I've been a bad blogger friend. Way back in December Claire passed on the Stylish Blogger Award to me, which involves recognizing the award, sharing 7 random facts about yourself and then passing on the award. Well, in the midst of Merry Mondays, the holidays, and moving across the U.S., I completely forgot about it. Then, this weekend I was given it again by Surly Kitchen. There was no way I was forgetting about it again, so here goes:
Seven Things About Me
1. My birthday is this month! I'll be 25 on the 23rd.
2. I started college at Mizzou as a journalism major. After a personal life event, I decided to go into physical therapy. Seven years have passed and I'm about to graduate in May.
3. If I crack one of my knuckles, I have to crack them all.
4. I have ran 5 marathons, and am running my 6th in October.
5. I have a problem with starting books and then not finishing them. I currently have six half-read books waiting to be finished.
6. Marc has nicknamed me Hurricane Taylor because I'm more destructive than a hurricane in the kitchen.
7. Sometimes I get intense cravings for beef. The last time this happened, I made these sandwiches. They're to. die. for.
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BOULDER -- Boulder County commissioners opened the door Tuesday to allowing existing medical marijuana businesses to expand into the recreational marijuana marketplace.
Under a licensing measure approved by Commissioners Cindy Domenico, Deb Gardner and Elise Jones, medical marijuana facilities in the county's unincorporated areas would be eligible to seek county licenses to grow, manufacture, test, store and sell marijuana and marijuana products for recreational use.
Boulder County is to begin accepting and processing recreational marijuana license applications Dec. 9.
However, only those establishments that have county medical marijuana licenses, or that had applied for such licenses as of Oct. 1, can begin applying for Boulder County recreational marijuana licenses. Any other would-be recreational marijuana businesses would have to wait until at least Jan. 1, 2015, to start applying for county recreational marijuana licenses.
Jones said the new regulations will allow Boulder County to move forward with carrying out the will of the majority of Colorado and Boulder County voters who approved Amendment 64, the state constitutional amendment that legalized the use and possession of small amounts of marijuana by adults over the age of 21, and that the county rules "will do so in a way that's safe for our children."
The regulations include a number of provisions that staff said are intended to prevent or discourage youths' purchases of marijuana. That includes a prohibition for anyone under age 21 from being inside any retail marijuana store -- something the shops would have to verify with an electronic ID scanner -- and would require that recreational marijuana buyers' receipts carry notices stating that it's illegal to transfer or sell marijuana to anyone under 21.
Deb Roberts, executive director of the Longmont-based Alternatives for Youth organization, said during Tuesday's public hearing that even with those provisions on the books, "we've got to have the enforcement piece and the monitoring" to protect teens from getting access to the substance.
Michael Bellingham, an owner of the Boulder Medical Marijuana Dispensary in Boulder, expressed disappointment that the county's moratorium on new recreational applications won't allow him to try to open a business outside that city.
If it were to allow others to submit applications between now and January 2015, "the county will not be inundated by an influx" of retail recreational marijuana shops, Bellingham predicte4.
But Ben Cort, a Longmont resident who's a community liaison at the University of Colorado hospital system and the father of three children, said: "I love the fact that our county is taking things slowly".
"Thanks," Cort said. "Let's keep going slow."
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Driven by concerns that running the Jefferson Parkway across a strip of land along the eastern edge of the Rocky Flats Wildlife Refuge would stir up clouds of plutonium-laden dust, Boulder's Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center commissioned a study last fall to gauge contamination levels in the area.
The newly released results show the area is as contaminated by radioactive plutonium now as it was 40 years ago, before the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant, which operated on that site, was closed and cleaned up.
"The material is still there; it's still on the surface," said Marco Kaltofen, president of Boston Chemical Data Corp., the contractor hired by the Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center.
Still, officials with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment insist the amount of plutonium contamination at the eastern edge of the site is well below levels that would be dangerous to human health.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife service, which manages the refuge, agreed in December to a land swap that would add 617 acres to the refuge's southwest border in exchange for giving up a 300-foot-wide right of way along the refuge's eastern edge, adjacent to Indiana Street. The right of way would be used to build the proposed Jefferson Parkway, which would nearly complete a beltway around the Denver metro area.
Though the land swap is now being held up by several lawsuits -- including one filed by the cities of Golden and Superior, and another, filed last week, by two environmental groups -- Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center officials fear that any construction in the area could be dangerous.
The center joined other concerned citizens in asking the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to test the soils on the strip of land that would be used for the parkway.
When federal officials said they planned to rely on testing of the area that was done in the past, Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center hired its own contractor to test the soils. But after being denied access to the refuge for testing, that contractor was forced to take samples from just outside the fence along Indiana Street.
The results show that the plutonium contamination in the area is roughly the same now as it was four decades ago, according to Kaltofen.
"Essentially, what people found back in the '70s is still true," Kaltofen said. "There is a locus of plutonium contamination on the eastern side of the Rocky Flats site -- this is material beyond the fence line that pretty much follows Indiana north and south -- that hasn't changed."
Kaltofen said the finding is surprising because he would have predicted that weathering over the decades, especially from the area's stiff winds, would have dispersed the particles over time.
"One explanation is that there's as much material coming from the central part of the site that's replacing any material that's eroding or blowing away," he said.
Background levels
Kaltofen's results showed levels of plutonium isotopes in the area ranged from 0.019 picoCuries per gram of soil to 1.579 picoCuries per gram. By contrast, Kaltofen said the background plutonium contamination in the West tends to be no more than 0.01 picoCuries per gram.
But the question of how much background radiation is "normal" is contested, according to LeRoy Moore, a longtime nuclear watchdog with Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center. He says the baseline background radiation level that set the standard for the Rocky Flats cleanup was 0.04 picoCuries per gram of soil, four times the amount that Kaltofen believes is the average for the West.
"If the average background really should be lower, then maybe the cleanup is not as protective (as it should be)," said Moore.
But the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says the amount of plutonium contamination found in the soil in the right of way is not at unsafe levels.
The agency based its statement on older measurements -- which Kaltofen and Moore agree are similar to recent observations -- and sought expertise from both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
In a joint letter written last September, officials with the EPA and Colorado's health department say that the risk of excessive cancer incidence for people who work at the refuge is below standards set by the state and the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act.
The two agencies point out that a construction worker might have a greater exposure to the plutonium through inhaling dust than an average refuge worker, but they also note that construction workers will be exposed to the contamination for much shorter periods of time.
"Due to the very short exposure duration, the very low levels of residual plutonium on the strip of land proposed for transfer and the calculated low radiation dose, the risk to a construction worker would be at or below (that of a regular refuge worker)," the letter reads.
Risks of exposure
David Lucas, chief of refuge planning for Rocky Flats, said the agency took the possible risks of plutonium contamination very seriously and that the Fish and Wildlife Service's efforts to reach out to the EPA and the Colorado health department reflect that.
"At the end of the day, the Fish and Wildlife Service gave this a hard look," he said. "We didn't rubber stamp anything. I think our comfort level is where it needs to be."
Moore said he disagreed with the Fish and Wildlife Service's standards for how much plutonium exposure is safe.
"I don't think the standards that exist protect the public or protect the workers," he said.
Moore said he has shared his recent testing results with the Fish and Wildlife Service, and he's calling for the government to take a closer look at what background radiation levels should really be set at.
And in the meantime, he's also considering what the Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center's next move should be if the pending lawsuits fail to stop the project from going forward.
"We're watching the situation with the Jefferson Parkway closely, and we're working with other people and other organizations to think about the best approaches we need to take to make sure the public is well-informed about the danger of plutonium," Moore said.
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