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Music Festival Fashion
People make interesting fashion choices at Coachella--feathered headdresses, electrical tape bras, and glow-in-the-dark jumpsuits are all de rigueur--but you don't need to pack super look-at-me-now pieces to stand out in the crowd. So what's the right thing to wear while checking out The Postal Service, the xx, and more? This year we're taking cues from the Band of Outsiders S/S 13 show, particularly the collection's bohemian-inspired macramé tops, multicolored bandeaus, and ombre skirts, which feel right for the occasion. With those references in mind, we curated a selection of must-try festival items, from a bright laser-cut tee to wear-with-anything woven sandals, all of which are sure to be a hit!
1. Tory Burch Mia Frayed Short Shorts ($165)
Cutoffs are a music festival staple, so be sure to pick up Tory Burch's on-point tie-dye shorts before you leave. We'd wear them with a tucked-in tank and woven fedora.
2. Illesteva Murdoch II Matte Black with Blue Mirrored Lenses ($230)
As seasoned veterans of the music festival scene, we can tell you the perfect finishing touch for any look is a pair of cool shades. We can't get enough of the season's colourful lenses and think these blue mirrored sunnies from eyewear favourite Illesteva fit the bill perfectly.
3. Victoria's Secret Beach Sexy Zigzag Bandeau Top ($29) and Low-Rise Bottom ($23)
When you're not rocking out to your favourite bands, you might want to catch some rays poolside. This bikini from Victoria's Secret will earn you major style points.
4. K-Way Noel Klassic Pullover ($54)
Evening sets can get chilly and you never know when it might rain unexpectedly, which is why a lightweight pullover that can easily be thrown over your t-shirt or dress is a necessity.
5. Julep Neon Creme Nail Colour ($14) in Ally
Don't forget your manicure! Brighter is always better in these instances, so grab Julep's nail colour in Ally. The electric blue lacquer will add an extra splash of colour to all your festival looks.
6. Elkin Lisa Dress ($235)
When the sun is scorching, dresses made from breathable fabrics are a plus. That's why we love this little cream number from Elkin. The mesh-net insert will keep you feeling cool and comfortable all day.
7. Title Unknown Laser Cut Muscle Tee ($39) in Blush
Coachella is the perfect time to test-drive some of spring's biggest trends, like this bright laser-cut tee, which shows off just the right amount of skin. Complement its cheerful hue with some colourful friendship bracelets.
8. Loeffler Randall Raffia Lolly Sandals ($295)
Since the Coachella grounds are primarily dirt and grass, you'll want to ditch the sky-high stilettos and flip-flops for a pair of open-toed sandals. We're partial to this woven style from Loeffler Randall because they're light and airy, the neutral hues will go with everything you pack, and they have a comfortable low heel.
9. H&M Leather Shoulder Bag ($70)
When it comes to your handbag, steer clear of anything fussy or oversized. A small, hands-free carrier, like this bright yellow one from H&M, won't get in the way while you're dancing and it's all you need to store your phone, wallet, and sunscreen.
After you pack your bags with these festival essentials, be sure to check out our official Coachella style ambassador--Chriselle of The Chriselle Factor--and all of her sartorial adventures in the desert by following her, Juicy Couture, and Who What Wear on Instagram with hashtag #juicychella13.


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It's a peculiar thing, the modern-day truck; at once a ubiquitous taken-for-granted feature of our roadways across this great country, and yet also now packed with more computer technology than what NASA used to send astronauts to the moon. (Indeed, the modern-day car contains more computing power as well: click here for more on that story.)
I got to thinking about that the other day after listening to Mike Delaney, president and CEO of the WheelTime Network, talk about how today's trucks are more than just a collection of parts; they are a collection of parts AND information, which needs to be shared not just with drivers and fleet managers but also amongst the various components necessary to make commercial vehicles roll as well.
[Mike delves into that theme in the video clip below.]
WheelTime – founded in 2004 by 17 principal owners of 200 Detroit Diesel and Allison Transmission service facilities – is also trying to figure out ways to improve on its truck maintenance procedures by analyzing the over 1.7 million repair orders its collected over the last 10 years, enhanced by follow-up interviews with over 50,000 customers.
That kind of data is a big deal because Delaney said the information they've collected so far indicates about half of the estimated $63 billion truck parts and service market revolves around preventative maintenance needs. "Many repairs we've seen, however, could have been easily avoided or reduced through better preventative maintenance practices in the first place," he stressed.
As I noted in a round up story yesterday concerning WheelTime's press conference here at the 2014 Technology & Maintenance Council annual meeting in Nashville, TN, the company is now putting its collective behind the "dual-fuel" natural gas/diesel phenomenon spearheaded by the American Power Group, among others.
"By changing the way we think about fuel, and by combining new, but readily available technology with route planning, other technologies, driver training and incentives, we think we can take fuel savings much higher," Delaney explained.
[He goes into more detail on the subject in the video clip below.]
Since WheelTime jumped into the dual-fuel conversion business last year, it's completed more than 150 fuel system/tank installations with customer orders – numbers Delaney said are predicted to triple in 2014.
"In 2013 we trained technicians representing about 43 of our locations," he added. "More classes are scheduled and we will continue to expand training in 2014 to keep pace with expanding demand."
And those are just some small examples of the pace of change trucks are experiencing these days – a pace that I'm sure that's only going to quicken in the years ahead.

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I've heard a few people mention him and apparently he's not bad, he's just not elite. I found this article and in the accompanying picture, it looks like he has no upper body. No biceps, no pectoral muscles, and he suffered what may be serious calf injury.
I just don't know if he would be much help.


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Rolling Stone Responds To Marathon Bomber Cover Controversy
Rolling Stone says its cover story on Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev falls within the traditions of journalism and the magazine's commitment to serious and thoughtful coverage.
The cover is a photo in which Tsarnaev looks more like a rock star than a suspect in a bombing. A preview on the magazine's website says the story traces how "a bright kid with a charming future became a monster."
Rolling Stone editors say in a statement that Tsarnaev is in the same age group as many of its readers, making it important for the magazine to examine the complexities of the issue.
Both the CVS pharmacy chain and Rockland, Mass.-based convenience store chain Tedeschi Food Shops say they won't carry the magazine.
Tsarnaev has pleaded not guilty.
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Malcolm Barber is renowned for his professional capabilities, both on the rostrum and in the boardroom, with a career spanning more than 40-years, during which time he has risen from being a sales clerk, working through all aspects of the auction business, to conducting some of the most important auctions of fine art and classic motorcars – his expertise is unparalleled.
Mr. Barber's career began when he joined Sotheby's in 1970. He progressed rapidly through all levels of administration and finance before being appointed Manager of the Sales Office at the new Sotheby's Belgravia saleroom, which opened in 1972. Shortly thereafter, he was appointed to run Sotheby's Bond Street Sales Office, reporting directly to the Chairman.
Mr. Barber was able to indulge his passion for classic motorcars by joining Sotheby's Car Department in 1975, becoming its Director in 1980. In 1986, he became the first auctioneer to organise a car sale in Monaco, and two years later, he assumed the roles of Head of the International Car Department, Managing Director of Operations at Sotheby's saleroom in Amsterdam, and Director of Sales on location.
From being rivals with Robert Brooks in the mid-1980s, the two became colleagues in January 1995 when Malcolm left Sotheby's to join Brooks Auctioneers as Group Managing Director, followed by Managing Director of The Bonhams Group and Group CEO.
Malcolm has handled auctions across the globe, taking to the rostrum in Europe, the US and Asia, selling many collections with record breaking success.
Malcolm is a Freeman of the City of London, a member of the Worshipful Company of Carmen, and a member of the Automobile Club of Monaco, the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain, the Vintage Sportscar Club and the Goodwood Aeroclub. He is a licenced auctioneer and member of the NAA in the USA, and has a collection of veteran vintage and classic cars which he enjoys regularly.
Malcolm is Co-Chairman of Bonhams Group and CEO Bonhams Asia.


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Quantum OS now renamed to Papyros
Some time ago I wrote a post about Quantum OS, an operating system designed to follow Material Design guidelines. It has been renamed for the second time now and it's name is now Papyros.
If this works, I'm going to release new Slax with this desktop instead of KDE. This is very exciting. There is no ETA of course, it can take many months, but I think it's worth to wait.
User comments
Long time no see.
This DE is gorgeous and it seems more lightweight than KDE. Good choice! Wait for Slax with this DE.
Hello there Tomas...
Keep updating more often :D
Lxqt 0.9 out. I'm betting on that horse. Be nice to see a wayland in usable form tho
Can't wait for the new version! Good luck, Tomas!
Halo,folks.How do i install Slax 7.0.9 on the same hard drive as my Windows XP.Isit possible.I already have partitioned the hard drive to ext.4 for linux using gparted.The hard drive also has a partition for linux swap.The linux partition is visible on Windows XP.
I want to ask if there is any customization service for Slax Live CD? I mean some people may want touchable CDs instead of ISO files? USB Pen drive is good but in my opinion, CD is better. And I believe in Kingston.
Zdravím a už se těším. Kdo si počká ten se dočká. Díky a držím palce!!!
Definitely looking forward to seeing this in Slax. I really think its time for a Desktop Environment change.
Very stoked about this. Hope that it'll be a GO for Slax soon.
We ain't interested in another skin, we need new Slax.
Hello there Tomas...
Continue with work!
Is a great distro!
what is the ETA
It is to switch to the new kde?
im looking for a more minimal gui distro. for a charity project im working on. any help there would be nice.
Thx for Slax. Is great:)
I need a little eternity to found a Linux, that is small, easy to use and troublefree.
I understand not many from linux, so sorry for this stupid question, but:
I have create a directory under a partition from my internal hdd named slax, as location to downloading slax-related software (e:\slax). So after a reboot and start of slax from usb-drive, slax scan at start after directories named slax and found my directory and stop his work after found at. Is not the problem, i rename this directory, but this new papyrus, make that the same mistake? I think is it not necessary, to scan more as USB/CD after the slax-directory, or? Again, is only a question:)
This is DE is so elegant! And I can't wait to see this.Great job,Tomas!
Look nice, but what about plasma5?
Just a general question but are you going to add the forum back, I had to find it on another site that records old web pages I couldn't find it here.
I am so excited to see this... how is it coming with implement Papyros to Slax?
How can I add a printer to SLAX..
I have an HP8625 printer.
That would be awesome! Keep on.
many s.ops. like Puppylinus and Porteus and others has developed this project....
I think that they are copied from Slax, also......
but Slax remain the more efficent and light s.o...... can't you copy parts of new programs for faster developement of your project ?
Would you consider add UEFI support in the next release of Slax? New laptops are using UEFI by default, and the current release can't boot.
sound like music for me :)
I can't launch Google-Chrome
root@slax:~# /opt/google/chrome/google-chrome: error while loading shared libraries: libgconf-2.so.4: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
greetings from El Salvador!!
Update the Slax FFS!
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Would you consider add UEFI support in the next release of Slax? New laptops are using UEFI by default, and the current release can't boot.**
in win7 or win8 slax work if bios - boot is setup for LEGACY and fdd is selected....
but slax can't see the h.disk with dolphin...
note: delete-change files in win s.o. isn't a good idea...system is always online with windows servers ...
Hey as i didnt see any where to do a request i do it here ;)
Would love some music apps like Qtractor, Qsynth qjackctl etc
and maybe xfce4 slax portable?
This is awesome. If only there was a way to download zipped folders of all the programs in each category. I'm downloading each, that's under 100 MB, to conserve space on my class-x (10) 16 GB micro SD, and hosting all the program files there along with saved webpages containing the descriptions. I also love how a simple program is less that 10 KB, that's spectacular. Can't wait to try this out.
good job!
I'm wondering for light linux (under 1GB) with fast booting; beautiful desktop effect (like compiz) animated icon (wbar/cairo) as a default; easy install module and huge module repo (like old slax) ; desktop environment can be vary (XFCE; LXDE; MATE or any as long its lite). Papyros looks good too...
Waiting for a new fresh looking "SLAX"
I love Slax (Old) ; now I use Porteus but I always missing waiting loving "SLAX".
why don't you compile it with kde 4?
kde 4 icons but this desktop or vice versa is all ok for me
put this also in slax 8
waiting for this release of slax 8
I search a mini OS. that find in internet Slax one of 5 mini OS.
I download it. CD iso and USB module.
but it is run in command mode. not graphical mode.
I want a mini Os that have graphic mode and pdf reader and internet browser and mini file manager such NC for dos.
and I don't find any user manual for Slax that I start it for work.
can you help me?
I took another look at Papyros and I'm very excited because it will have Wayland and Qt.
I am moved from MS to linux (Elementary) to OSX and now using Chrome OS as my main system, the world is changing, we like systems as fast as our android or IOS tab/pad/Handphone... open the lid, and working. Chrome OS is perfect, simple to use, consistent user interface, but lacks the ability to run applications. I appreciated the minimal approach of ElementaryOS, but for whatever reason I am not able to install the new version anymore on several systems at my office. The best linux system was Puppy and Slax with the ability to run in memory, only disadvantage, the userinterface, employees adopted automatically ElementaryOS and GromeOS. A Papyros like userinterface would be my solution... when it has integration with GDrive and chrome as browser. Easy updates, just a new USBstick, no employees who spend 30 percent of their time to manage their Windows10, waiting for updates a half day... super-fast working environment because everything runs in memory.


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Chris14 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 501 designs submitted by 127 freelance designers.
Inflection Point Innovations
Inflection Point Innovations is a start-up that helps companies develop customer interaction strategies that incorporate social media into their marketing, sales and customer care organizations. We provide online workshops and training that is based on cutting edge research. Additionally we will provide "high-touch" consulting to Fortune 1000 companies. We are essentially capturing the 'inflection point' and market transitions being created by the emergence of the Social Web. We want to come across as young & fresh, yet established and professional. In other words not a "web 2.0" software start-up logo.
Target audience is Fortune International 1000 companies. Marketing efforts will go after all levels of organizations, C-Level down to operational managers. We are definitely a B2B company.
Want something fun and creative but not "cute". Needs to incorporate imagery of an 'inflection point' somehow, but there is flexibility with how that happens. I like the color blue, but not necessarily a requirement.
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Q: Hi, Greg, maybe you want to share some of what follows with your LaSalle audience after reading your recent great article. Basically, I had a hard time trying to leave a comment after reading your story, so I just emailed you.
Anyway, I just wrote an article for a LaSalle club newsletter entitled, �A Breakthrough On An 87-year Old Controversy.� The article flushes out the �delicious pressure� of what was going on in the background of General Motor�s (GM�s) engineering world after my grandfather Harley began working with key players in �autodom� (Cadillac) starting in the mid-�20s.
After Harley stepped down some 30-odd years later, many GM engineers would go on to do a number (in the history books) on his legacy. No doubt this has to do with how badly America�s auto design pioneer/HJE had sidelined GM�s myriad of traditional engineers from being at all involved in the exciting genesis process of creating the company�s new product designs. In other words, after Harley�s new hybrid-engineering/art department, aka GM Art & Colour, came into existence and when it turned into GM Styling it really became powerful. Harley and his team of players took entire control of this exciting engineering process of, �WHAT A GM CAR WOULD BE,� and hence all GM�s cars became not only more useful, but beautiful, too.
You could even say that right after HJE stepped down from the auto business, something new started in the 1960s. This was when the traditional engineers inside GM ganged up right alongside the finance guys, (remember, both these factions had entirely been cut out of the creative control process HJE and his team dominated for 30-plus years), so moving forward in auto history, let�s just say for simplicity�s sake �the decades that followed the 1960s� some of GM�s biggest engineers and finance guys had an axe to grind and went on to get even with HJE�s legacy/design department. In this aftermath, GM�s auto designs (especially the Interior Designs of all GM�s cars) were significantly watered down in comparison to the cars Harley and his team designed so flawlessly.
Your readers can please take notice of the La Salle Club article link I leave below. Also, if you get a chance, the fast-growing Harley Earl �I Love Automobile� Facebook page has a trove of pictures and scholarly info I feel your many readers will enjoy. Check us out at www.facebook.com/pages/Harley-Earl-I-Love-automobiles/210134269031472?ref=hl. Here�s the link for the LaSalle article. www.scribd.com/doc/220289170/Las-Vol1-No3. Take care, Richard Earl, Harley�s youngest grandson.
A: Richard, I am honored that you have contacted me, as I hold your grandfather in the highest of esteem when it comes to General Motors design. He indeed is the most influential designer/engineer EVER! I want to thank you, along with my readers, for the links you provide, as both are loaded with excellent photos and information. I�ve already �liked� your Facebook page, and look forward to chatting with you soon.
Another reader, C.J. Marshall of Towanda, Pa., noted that he always wondered what a LaSalle automobile was, as he recalled in the opening number of �All in the Family,� that the next to the last line that Archie and Edith sang was, �Gee, our old LaSalle ran great,� right before the ear-shattering �Those were the days!�
Thanks again for your letter and links, as I�m sure my readers will enjoy the hours of fun ahead of them checking them out.
Greg Zyla writes weekly for More Content Now, BestRide.com and other Gatehouse Media publications. He welcomes reader comments or questions on auto nostalgia, collector cars or old-time racing at 116 Main St., Towanda, PA 18848 or at email@example.com.
Greg Zyla: Harley Earl's grandson responds to La Salle column
Q: Hi, Greg, maybe you want to share some of what follows with your LaSalle audience after reading your recent great article. Basically, I had a hard time trying to leave a comment after reading your story, so I just emailed you.


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In His Element
Let me preface this blog entry by saying this: It is practically impossible to watch any child with a disability participate in physically challenged sports without being inspired. The sheer fact that they choose to play at all means they have a leg up on determination and perseverance, probably more than any of the world's able-bodied athletes.
Of course, it's not for everyone: Some kids play one round of wheelchair basketball, find a giant blister on their palm, and call it quits. And that's fine—like I said, it's not for everyone. But every once in a while we get a kid (or young adult) so determined and so willing to push his limits that they can't help but stand out in our minds. As director of the Bennett Institute for Physically Challenged Sports at Kennedy Krieger, I'm fortunate to have met many such players. Like Jorge Medrano.
Jorge was born with spina bifida, a birth defect that involves incomplete formation of the spinal cord. As a result, he typically walks with braces. Don't let them fool you though: This young man has skills.
Of course, when you think of so-called natural athletes, you probably imagine the Kobe Bryants and Derek Jeters of the world, not a kid who needs special equipment to walk. But perhaps it's his very ability to rise above his disability and score that makes Jorge the quintessential natural athlete that he is. In fact—in addition to playing wheelchair basketball and sled hockey, Jorge has been an integral member of our softball team, so much so that he made the national all-star team, where he proved an outstanding first baseman. It seems that whether he's catching a ball or shooting it, he's in his element with a ball in his hands. Continue reading
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They Know They Can
In April, the Bennett Blazers, Kennedy Krieger's wheelchair basketball team, and I travelled all the way to Denver, Colorado for four days to compete in the 2011 National Wheelchair Basketball Association's (NWBA) National Championships. We felt prepared—we'd been a strong team all year with a solid defense that anticipated each other's moves. We were also the only team that had brought just six players to the tournament, which left us with only one substitute—a fact other teams seemed to be more concerned about than my players. They were ready to play the whole game no matter what, and they did.
I had complete faith in the team and their abilities, but I couldn't have predicted their dedication, composure and confidence throughout some of the hardest minutes of basketball they had ever played. It was a nail-biter all the way to the end. Here's a play-by-play:


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CSI Microscale: Calcification Scene Investigation of calcareous microbenthos -- Method development and test case
Joan M. Bernhard, Geology and Geophysics
Project summaryBecause of their small size and inhabitation of deep-sea sediments, understanding when and
where calcareous microbenthos form their skeletons is not easily pinpointed. Thus, we liken this task to the popular CSI television franchise, where Crime Scene Investigators use a barrage of high-tech methods to solve their assigned cases. Wearing research-detective hats, we propose to unravel this mystery by developing a new method that will unequivocally identify where and when important calcareous microfauna such as benthic foraminifera calcify in situ. Chemical signatures in the carbonate shells of benthic foraminifera are arguably the most commonly used tool in paleoceanography; not knowing where and when such microfauna calcify introduces significant uncertainty in paleoceanographic and paleoclimate data. Uncertainty in science can quickly be viewed as fraud by a large sector of the public, as evidenced by the recent allegations of misconduct by scientists interpreting climate change data. Regardless of the details and outcome of the subsequent investigations into "Climategate", clearly climate scientists should devote effort into decreasing uncertainty in their interpretations.
This proposed project will develop a tool to help minimize uncertainty in paleoceanographic proxy data. Specifically, we propose to develop a method to fluorescently label calcite as it is precipitated in benthic foraminiferal shells while they are living in situ using osmotic pumps to slowly dispense calcein, a fluorescent compound incorporated into carbonates precipitated during such incubation. More specifically, we propose to: (1) Use spectrometry and whole core incubations to determine the duration osmopumps dispense in sediment cores at bathyal seafloor temperatures. (2) Use whole-core incubations, culture approaches, and epifluorescence microscopy to determine the lateral and vertical extent that calcein is dispensed from osmopumps to tag calcifying foraminifera in situ. (3) Use analysis of δ13C of pore-water and foraminiferal tests, and distributions of Rose Bengal-stained and calcein-labeled populations from whole-core osmopump incubations to test the hypothesis that benthic foraminifera calcify in one sediment horizon and then migrate vertically. Due to the relevance of this project to OCCI (relevance to paleoceanography / paleoclimatology), OLI (relevance to ecology), and DOEI (deep-sea method development), we seek joint funding for these activities.


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The agricultural chemicals industry faces "a real challenge in making sure our products are as secure as possible," says Jay Vroom, president of the American Crop Protection Association, Washington, D.C.
"We've formed a task force of ACPA board members, representing a number of companies and organizations, to closely examine the issues of food security and potential for misuse of some of our products for terrorism, or using them in ways that could contaminate the fresh food supply," he told members of the Southern Crop Production Association at their annual meeting at New Orleans. Representatives from the transportation and distribution systems will also provide input, he said.
"Our industry makes a very important contribution to the nation's security with the food and fiber we produce," he noted, and in light of the events of Sept. 11, ACPA and several other chemical industry associations have been asked to report to the Environmental Protection Agency "what we're doing individually and collectively to make sure our products, our facilities, and our people are secure."
Subsequent to Vroom's remarks, the Bush administration proposed a multi-billion effort aimed at thwarting terrorism, including a $106 million package to improve food safety against bioterrorism and other potential threats. Because of potential infection of fresh fruits and vegetables and livestock, Congress is looking at proposals to strengthen food inspections, animal health/safety procedures, and to better protect USDA laboratories that work with various pathogens.
He noted that the American Chemistry Council (www.americanchemistry.com) has posted on its Internet site new guidelines for security of chemical products. "It's a very comprehensive document, and we'll be looking closely at it to see what kind of supplemental information, recommendations, and checklists the crop protection industry may need to develop," Vroom said.
"We're also working closely with the Fertilizer Institute. While it's been general knowledge by the bad guys, domestic and foreign, that ammonium nitrate can make a handy weapon of mass destruction, there is also potential for other nitrogen fertilizer products to be misused — in some cases with even more devastating explosiveness than ammonium nitrate. The institute has a long-standing outreach program to impress on their members the need to be aware of who their customers are and where these materials are going."
It's ACPA's position, Vroom said, that security is "just one element" of the larger issue of stewardship, "which has been a major focus for our industry."
Even though the crop protection industry "has a substantial investment in security already," ACPA and its member organizations are looking at a number of what-if scenarios to try and foresee additional potential for terrorism, he said.
"There are some areas that were unthinkable before Sept. 11 that we now need to re-evaluate so we can redouble our efforts to make sure we as secure as we can possibly be in order to protect the food supply chain." This should include, he said, an intensification of efforts with regard to employees in the sales, transportation, and distribution sectors.
Recounting a conversation with Environmental Protection Agency administrator Christie Whitman, Vroom said "she does not view this crisis as an opportunity to expand the agency's regulatory authority" over the crop protection industry.
"She just wants to be sure that sufficient security is there for our industry and other areas for which the EPA has oversight."
Whitman has announced that Steve Johnson, administrator for pesticides and toxic substances, will be leading the effort across the federal government to coordinate chemical security issues.
"That's good news for us," Vroom said. "He is someone who understands our industry's products and won't be prone to overreacting and throwing us a lot of curve balls."
Industry relations with the EPA with the advent of the Bush administration "have been open and refreshing," Vroom said. "Steve Johnson and his aides are far more accessible and proactive" than those in the previous administration.
"We had our first industry meeting with Ms. Whitman back in July, with an excellent exchange of views. She clearly recognizes the value of sound science in the regulatory process. We've made good progress in our effort to try and help the EPA to work through issues related to screen, toxicity, and risk assessment. There has been much greater opportunity, in the political climate since Jan. 20, for open and fair discussion of issues and concerns."
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You might think that a book about friends from the wrestling business that have died would be a little maudlin, but for "Big" Bill Anderson, it's not; instead, it's all above keeping the names of fallen colleagues alive.
The self-published Big Bill Anderson Remembers ... His Fallen Friends of Wrestling recently was released.
"The main reason I wrote this book Big Bill Anderson Remembers ... His Fallen Friends of Wrestling was because of my incredible respect to my fellow professional wrestlers that have passed away," said Anderson. "I never want their names forgotten. They touched so many hearts while they were alive, especially mine. I felt this was the best way that I could keep their memory alive."
Choosing who was in the book was pretty onerous, scaling down a vast list of names to a select few.
"I was not honestly sure how many people I could fit into the book, but the ones that were chosen, really jumped out at me," he said, figuring there were 35 or so people that genuinely affected his wrestling career; which ran from 1974 to the early 2000s and included training a number of wrestlers, including Sting, the Ultimate Warrior, Cheerleader Melissa Anderson, and Louie Spicolli.
"Freddie Blassie and John Tolos were my inspiration to become a wrestler. That dream started in 1971, with the big angle done on live L.A. TV, where Tolos threw the Monsel's powder into Blassie's eye. That was the defining moment, that I knew that wrestling was my destiny.
"Others impacted my life in various ways. I wanted to include many more in the first book, but I was running over the page limit I had set."
That first book, "Big" Bill Anderson Remembers...The School of Wrestling!, came out in 2011, and covers the names that Anderson helped train.
He's learned more about the self-publishing process in between.
"Self-publishing can sometimes be tough, but in the end, you the individual have no one to answer to but yourself," he said. "What is hard is making sure you have the right template. Also, worrying that all your hard work is saving properly until you upload it to your publisher. It is a long process sizing photos, greyscaling them and choosing the right photos and sacrificing others because of space constraints."
Like with The School of Wrestling!, he recognized that stuff had to be cut, painful as it might be. "Costs have to be kept down to a minimal. The more pages, the more it costs to print. I have found through my first two books that between 175 to 180 pages works best. I also, personally like the 8.5 x 11 in. book size. I think it makes for an easier read. Another great benefit of this process is that I can order as many books as I need at one time."
Also painful was revisiting some of the more important relationships from his life.
"Writing about George 'Crybaby' Cannon was really tough. I am not embarrassed in the least to tell you that I shed many tears reflecting back on my relationship with George," confessed Anderson. "As he was dying of cancer, he and I would write letters to each other -- something we did before computers! His penmanship was a bit shaky, and he would constantly apologize for that. My thinking at the time was that this man has literally days left on this Earth, and he is worried what his friend is thinking. It still brings tears to my eyes, even now."
Anderson believes that Ladd's devotion might surprise people, and that his book has other treats along those lines.
"I think some fans might not realize how much a man like Ernie Ladd had turned to religion in the latter part of his life; or that referee Joey Marella would have rather been a pitcher for the L.A. Dodgers than a referee; or that fitness guru Jack LaLanne, was a former professional wrestler; or that one of the meanest heels in wrestling, in the ring, Professor Toru Tanaka, was the kindest, nicest man anyone could ever meet outside the ring."
Superstar Billy Graham wrote a very moving foreword for the book. [Read it here.]
Recognizing that it's just him out there pushing the book, Anderson is content with the reaction.
"The response has been good so far. Not overwhelming, but consistent sales through my website at bigbillanderson.com and also my Facebook page," he said. "I go into any project like this with no expectations set. I realize that no matter what the content, some people would rather read what a Ric Flair or a Hulk Hogan have to say. The book was written to offer a bit of closure for me. Not that I ever want to forget these men and women. Nor do I want anyone else to either. It is simply my way of showing respect to these fine people."
It's a non-wrestling book, tentatively called Big Bill Anderson's Death Tours -- A Photographic Journey Into the Darker Side of Hollywood and Other Locations.
"This book will have several hundred photos of locations like Spahn Ranch, where Charles Manson lived at the time of the Tate-LaBianca murders," said Anderson. He also visits homes where stars lived and died like Superman's George Reeves, Rock Hudson, Carole Landis, Nick Adams, Natalie Wood and Joan Crawford, as well as locations where films like It's A Wonderful Life, Die Hard, The Dorothy Stratten Story and many more were filmed. Plus, there are photos from gravesites, from Marilyn Monroe to Rudolf Valentino to Bob Crane
"It is like a sight-seeing book for the off the beaten path sightseers in Los Angeles especially," he said. "But I am very passionate about this next book. I have taken my 24 year old son, Audie, along with me on all my research ventures thus far."
Greg Oliver is the Producer of SLAM! Wrestling. He can be emailed at email@example.com, and you can follow him on Twitter @gregmep.


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Cher's six-bedroom Hawaii home overlooking the Pacific Ocean is set to be auctioned Jan. 18.
Concierge Auctions estimated the three-quarter-acre property with views of the Hualalai Golf Course was worth about $8 million to $12 million.
A Web site set up for the sale says the property has a main residence and five freestanding bungalows totaling 8,821 square feet. Four have bedroom suites, and the fifth is a media bungalow with a bar.
It says the residence was designed by Cher and "balances modern sophistication with traditional Balinese style."
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Obama State of the Union Calls for a "Year of Action"— Highlighting Multiple Industry Priorities
By Jamie Girard, senior director, North America Public Policy, SEMI
On January 28, 2014, President Obama used the occasion of his 5th State of the Union address to Congress to call for a "Year of Action." The President touched on many different policy areas during his talk, and specifically mentioned a number of issues that are of top concern in the industry and with SEMI member companies. Among these are funding for federal R&D, including public-private partnerships, trade, high-skilled immigration reform, and solar energy. With 2013 being a year that set the mark for futility in numbers of bills passed into law in the modern era, lawmakers of both parties will need to boost their standing with the public if they hope for a successful outcome in the mid-term elections to be held in November of this year.
Advanced Manufacturing
"We also have the chance, right now, to beat other countries in the race for the next wave of high-tech manufacturing jobs.…"
Although the President failed to name his program in his speech, he was referring to the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI). This program aims to create public-private partnerships which bring together industry, government, academia, economic development agencies to focus on challenges that are faced in advanced manufacturing. Because SEMI members are at the forefront of some of the most advanced manufacturing imaginable, there is great potential seen in this program.
Even though the administration has been rolling out some of the manufacturing hubs, to make the program truly successful, Congress needs to pass legislation to authorize the program. That's why SEMI has been supporting H.R. 2996/S.1428, the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation (RAMI) Act, which will do just that. This bill has been introduced in both houses, has by partisan support, and has been considered in multiple Congressional hearing, including one in which SEMI testified. In addition to SEMI, the bill is supported by SIA, numerous colleges and universities, and the National Association of Manufacturing (NAM)
Federal R&D Funding
"Listen, China and Europe aren't standing on the sidelines; neither should we. We know that the nation that goes all-in on innovation today will own the global economy tomorrow. This is an edge America cannot surrender. Federally-funded research helped lead to the ideas and inventions behind Google and smartphones. And that's why Congress should undo the damage done by last year's cuts to basic research so we can unleash the next great American discovery."
Because of the mandatory government spending cuts known as "sequestration", the federal government cut funding for research and development funding by $10 billion in 2013, or 7 percent. SEMI opposed these cuts, and will work with policymakers to try and reinstate greater levels of funding for basic research at the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes for Standards and Technology (NIST), and the Department of Energy (DoE) Office of Science. The good news out of the December bipartisan budget deal is that these cuts are beginning to be reversed, with an increase of $4 billion for FY2014. SEMI will continue to educate our elected officials to make them fully aware of the need for federal R&D spending and the great return on investment that taxpayers get from those investments.
High-skilled Immigration Reform
"Finally, if we're serious about economic growth, it is time to heed the call of business leaders, labor leaders, faith leaders, law enforcement — and fix our broken immigration system."
Although the Senate passed a comprehensive immigration reform bill in July 2013 by a vote of 68-32, much work remains to be done in the House of Representatives to makes those changes in the Senate bill into law. While SEMI takes no position on the other issues surrounding immigration reform, we are in strong support of reforming the high-skilled immigration statutes that currently exist. The Senate bill would raise the number of H1-B visas in the US to 185,000 per year in good economic times, and also allow those who earn a Ph.D. in a STEM field to obtain a green card. SEMI supports the needs of its members to higher qualified individuals to meet the needs of the market, and keep U.S.-educated talent in the U.S. to strengthen the economy and seed innovation.
"…[W]hen 98 percent of our exporters are small businesses, new trade partnerships with Europe and the Asia-Pacific will help them create more jobs. We need to work together on tools like bipartisan trade promotion authority to protect our workers, protect our environment, and open new markets to new goods stamped "Made in the USA." China and Europe aren't standing on the sidelines. Neither should we."
SEMI applauds the President's pledge to work with Congress to pass Trade Promotion Authority legislation and his remarks on the importance of advancing U.S. trade agreements to support American growth and jobs. Passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), and the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) remain key priorities for SEMI as we work to expand market access for SEM products around the world. It is our hope that the Administration's support for these free trade deals will provide the impetus for bipartisan Congressional backing in the coming year. SEMI remains closely engaged in the negotiation of each of these agreements to promote the best possible outcomes for our members upon implementation.
"It's not just oil and natural gas production that's booming; we're becoming a global leader in solar, too. Every four minutes, another American home or business goes solar; every panel pounded into place by a worker whose job can't be outsourced. Let's continue that progress with a smarter tax policy that stops giving $4 billion a year to fossil fuel industries that don't need it, so that we can invest more in fuels of the future that do."
Following a year of unprecedented growth in domestic solar installations, the President's reaffirmation of support for solar comes as welcomed news. SEMI has been a strong advocate in Washington for federal tax incentives supporting solar manufacturing and adoption. Of particular note are two pieces of legislation that closely align with the President's State of the Union comments. Having partnered with the broader renewable energy coalitions, SEMI has pushed for consideration of the Renewable Energy Parity Act (HR 2502) to allow solar projects to qualify for the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) as soon as they break ground, rather than at the time of project completion. Similarly, we have engaged a host of Congressional officials to discuss the merits of the Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act (HR 1696), a bill that would extend to solar the same tax-free investment structure available to the fossil fuels industries. Along with other important solar initiatives, SEMI plans to work with the Administration and Congress in the coming year to see these provisions signed into law.
While SEMI supports many of the policy objectives put forward by President Obama, there were some issues on which the President did not touch. SEMI also supports the renewal and making permanent the Research & Development tax credit, which expired at the end of 2013, and should be renewed by Congress immediately. In addition, SEMI member companies continue to face burdensome regulations like the need to obtain export licenses on many of their products, which hinders U.S. companies' ability to be competitive internationally.
SEMI continues to support the needs of its members in Washington, D.C. with federal lawmakers and welcomes any thoughts our members have with regards to their interactions with federal policy. If you have any input regarding SEMI's U.S. public policy, please contact Jamie Girard, senior director, Public Policy, at email@example.com.


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An energetic black Lab-Great Dane mix named Buddy Miles had a health scare last month after contracting a rare fungus.
His owner, Reid Hyams, of Chicago, noticed that Buddy had lesions on his skin, was reluctant to walk and had red eyes.
The first veterinarian Hyams visited couldn't provide a correct diagnosis but treated 5-year-old Buddy for his symptoms, Hyams said. After a week and a half, Hyams sought a second opinion from Dr. Katie Baldwin of the VCA Misener-Holley Animal Hospital, and she had a diagnosis: blastomycosis.
"It's not a common disease in Chicago," Baldwin said, "but it's not something you haven't heard of in 15 years. It's definitely out there."
In the past, the infection has been reported more frequently in Indiana and southern Illinois, Baldwin said. She suspects there have been more cases in the Chicago area in recent years but said there isn't any solid statistical evidence.
Dr. Nancy Park of Eye Care for Animals in Chicago confirmed the diagnosis for Hyams and for Susan Gray, an Evanston owner of a cocker spaniel that was infected last year. The treatment for blastomycosis is a strong antifungal medication.
Caused by the fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis, blastomycosis is not contagious but can result in permanent blindness or death.
"The clock was ticking, and we didn't even know it was ticking," Gray said.
Buddy, named after the Jimi Hendrix drummer because Hyams got him the day Miles died, had symptoms common of blastomycosis — fever, respiratory problems and loss of appetite.
After learning about Buddy's story, Ald. Joe Moore, 49th, issued an alert Monday in an effort to raise awareness of an infection that often "isn't on people's radar," he said.
The fungus grows in moist soil and in areas around water, Moore said. Especially during periods of extended warmth, spores are released into the air that can be inhaled by dogs or enter open wounds.
Gray's cocker spaniel, Wyatt, with curly, soft fur like a teddy bear, is blind in one eye after the infection was caught early and treated in June.
Buddy, now completely blind, used to love going on five-mile walks. Now he struggles getting around the house, Hyams said.
"We'll try going on walks again soon," Hyams said.
Hyams and Moore said the fungus grows in small patches, and no widespread area is contaminated.
"I would say go on walks," Hyams said. "You can't tell someone to stay away from soil ... but if you see some of the symptoms, go to the vet."


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Update: the giveaway is now closed. The winners will be picked on the forum and I will announce them later on the blog.
In this giveaway you can win a Nikon D700 or a Nikon D3s/D3x book by David Busch (bibliography). The rules are again simple – just leave a comment to this blog post indicating which book are you interested in. One entry per person, one book selection per person (if you have both cameras, I assume you don't need a book). I will close all comments next week and one of the NR forum moderators will randomly pick the winners. I still don't believe in "US only" giveaways and will ship this book anywhere in the world. Make sure you enter a valid email address.
Fine print: The contest is void where prohibited by law. All taxes are the responsibility of the winner. NikonRumors.com is not responsible for anything.


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NREL's Wind Technology Patents Boost Efficiency and Lower Costs
March 22, 2013
Wind energy research conducted at the National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) during the last decade has earned the lab two patents, one for adaptive pitch control and one for a resonance blade test system that will ultimately help its industry partners increase the efficiency of wind technologies and reduce the cost of wind energy. The most recent patent for adaptive pitch control for variable-speed wind turbines was granted in May 2012.
Variable-speed wind turbines use rotor blade pitch control to regulate rotor speed at the high wind speed limit. Although manufacturers and operators have been interested in developing a nominal pitch to improve energy capture in the lower wind speed regions, the methods of selecting the nominal pitch have not been entirely effective because the models used to predict wind turbine behavior are inaccurate. Wind turbine models are based on predictive design parameters that differ from operating parameters because operating parameters change with variances in components and operating conditions. These differences between design and operating parameters in addition to model inaccuracy often result in nominal pitch settings that are either too high or too low for optimal energy capture.
NREL's adaptive pitch control system, which includes an adaptive torque gain control, works while the wind turbine is operating. The system modifies the pitch of one or more blades in continuous increments based on power measurements taken over a period of time until optimal pitch and power production are achieved. This adaptive control system enables wind turbines to produce more power at lower wind speeds. Energy production increases of 0.5% to 5% or more are anticipated for a typical variable-speed wind turbine.
The second patent, granted to NREL in May 2011, is for a resonance blade test system that significantly reduces the cost and time required for testing the wind turbine blades used on today's multimegawatt machines. Multimegawatt wind turbines use larger, longer blades that are subjected to greater static and dynamic loads. To avoid the risks of failure in the field, and hence, costly replacements, manufacturers must have prototypes of their designs tested before they are commercially deployed. But as wind turbine blades become longer and stronger, they become more difficult to test for endurance. Traditional test methods developed for smaller blades are not suitable for larger blades because they cannot be cost effectively scaled up to accommodate the much larger loads and resulting deflections experienced by the blades under dynamic test conditions.
NREL's hydraulic resonance blade test system can be scaled up to test blades 90 meters or longer in length. It uses a series of modules that consist of a servo-controlled hydraulic actuator and oscillating mass. The displacement of the mass is precisely controlled to oscillate up and down, which excites the blade at the system's natural flap or edge frequency. The number of modules, amount of oscillating mass, and placement on the blade depends on the size of the blade and is tailored to match the bending moment target levels. NREL's system uses one-third the energy that some of the conventional methods use and oscillates a blade at more than twice the rate. Instead of taking as long as 4 months to apply 3 million cycles to fatigue test a blade, researchers can now do it in less than 2 months. Test durations of 1 to 5 million cycles, at accelerated load amplitudes, are typically used to represent the 20-year lifespan that blades are expected to perform in the field.
NREL's resonance blade test system is used to test blades for manufacturers in the United States at the NWTC near Boulder, Colorado, and at the Wind Technology Testing Center in Boston, Massachusetts. In addition, whereas many patents are not implemented beyond their point of origin, NREL's patented blade test technology has been adopted by wind turbine manufacturers in the United Kingdom, Spain, and China. NREL has worked with industrial test system supplier, MTS Systems, to provide a commercial version of the test system.


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Kate Middleton's July 11 due date is still almost two weeks away, but the royal baby frenzy is already well under way outside St. Mary's Hospital in London, where the Duchess of Cambridge is expected to give birth. Photographers and other members of the media started setting up camp across the street from the hospital on Monday, July 1, in anticipation of the headline- and history-making delivery.
Pictures of the press corp show them milling about on the sidewalk behind a row of cameras lining the curb. Additionally, an eyewitness tells Us Weekly that a bay of parking spaces outside the hospital has been closed off with signs saying it's reserved for an "event" spanning July 1 to July 31.
Middleton, 31, is due to give birth to her first child with Prince William on July 11, but as she herself noted in April, "babies have their own agenda." Should she go into labor early, a helicopter will fly her to St. Mary's, where she hopes to give birth naturally, a source revealed to Us Weekly.
In any case, news of the royal baby's birth will be revealed via a framed announcement placed on a wood and gold easel behind the gates of Buckingham Palace. "There will be gun salutes, flag flying, and bell pealing," a palace aide told Us. "It's very exciting."
The aide also promised that the royal couple would pose for pictures with their newborn when they leave the hospital.
"While it is a deeply personal and private event, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge realize this is a time of national celebration and that there will be vast interest in the baby," a source told Us in June. "They realize many people will want to share in their happiness."
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Hey, folks. I thought I'd let you know about a product roadmap for RWFF.
First of all, I'd been hoping to see Gideros, the development system I use for the mobile versions of the games, add the ability to produce applications for the Windows and Mac desktop operating systems. That's been on their roadmap, but now Gideros is going free and open source. What that means for features that had been planned is hard to say. If at all possible I'd like to eventually have one version of RWFF/FFS that is almost identical whether you're on Windows, Mac, Android or iOS.
With or without that, I do want to start preparing for the next generation of the game. I want it to be backward compatible, so content created for the current RWFF will still work, whether sites are animated with 3 or 6 stills, or with an HD video loop. From this point forward I plan to shoot all new locations in both stills and HD video. I'll be bringing my daughter to the eastern US for college in September, and after I drop her off in New Jersey I'm planning to work my way through New England to shoot a bunch of new locations. I bought a new camera for the shoot, and have learned how to edit video of flowing water into a seamless loop, so I'm eager to start building some more content. Perhaps the results of this shoot may go out for mobile platforms as a New England Edition of Fly Fishing Simulator, and I could share the photos with outing developers if anyone wants to make outings from them for the current RWFF. Whenever I've got the code done to support HD video loops instead of stills, I'll have the videos ready for that too.
Does anyone have any spots they recommend in the Northeastern US? I've already got a list of candidates, but I'd like to hear your suggestions too.
Tight lines,


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By Scott Yingling '11, FEI Student Research Analyst
During the week of January 10, 2011, the Financial Economics Institute sponsored the eighth annual New York City Networking Trip, which provided an extraordinary learning experience for fourteen juniors and three seniors.
This was the second year that the trip was organized by students. The student-run committee was comprised of a group of three seniors and one junior: Kaitlyn Desai '11, Nathan Doctor '11, Scott Yingling '11, and Jeff McNerney '12. The students met on a weekly basis to organize everything ranging from firm visits to networking events.
During the week, the students visited eight firms including: Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank of Canada, Wells Fargo, Deloitte Consulting, CitiGroup, and Goldman Sachs. In addition, they attended an opening cocktail party, an alumni reception dinner, and a young alumni panel.
The week in NYC began with an introductory cocktail reception that was hosted by Alan Delsman '68 at his home in Brooklyn Heights. At the reception, students had hors d'oeuvres with several CMC alumni working in the field of finance.
On Tuesday morning, the students enjoyed breakfast with Scott Ashby '95 at Morgan Stanley. Mr. Ashby discussed his role as managing director, how the MS firm culture is different from other investment banks, and how a position in Debt Capital Markets is unique from other jobs within an investment bank. This discussion included Morgan Stanley's recent role in the government's regulatory changes. The students also enjoyed speaking with an analyst panel, where they asked questions about the transition from college to the first years on Wall Street.
Next, students visited Deutsche Bank's Credit Risk Management Department and had lunch with Alan Delsman '68, Managing Director; Rich Ferguson '80, Managing Director, Treasurer – Americas; Tejas Gala '09, a market risk management analyst; and Zain Jamal '10, credit risk management analyst. The students discussed the role of risk management in an investment bank and how to evaluate this risk, especially in the current economic environment.
In the afternoon, the students visited Citi and met with Doug Peterson '80, COO of Citibank. He gave the students a broad overview of Citigroup and spoke about his career path and international experiences that led him to his current position as COO of Citibank. The students also spoke with Ben Taborsky HMC '09 and CMC Robert Day Scholar '09, about his experiences as a quantitative trading analyst at Citi. Additionally, a panel of HR representatives fielded questions from the students about recruiting and internship opportunities.
On Tuesday evening, the students attended a CMC Alumni Association reception hosted by Doug Peterson '80 at Citi. Despite the looming snowstorm, the reception drew many members of the CMC community including current students, alumni, parents, and CMC faculty. The evening gave students an excellent opportunity to interact with alumni, establish contacts, and openly ask questions outside a formal business setting.
Wednesday morning, the students visited JP Morgan, where they were hosted by Peter Barker '70 P'01, the California head of JP Morgan; and Susie Kim '06, an analyst in San Francisco's Technology, Media, and Telecom group. Mr. Barker shared stories from his experience at CMC as well as his career path and answered questions from students. The students had the opportunity to speak with a panel of four analysts, which included Marc Rollins '07, an analyst in JP Morgan Private Banking in NYC, as well as two representatives from HR who discussed internships and the recruiting process.
On Wednesday afternoon, the students headed to Wells Fargo for lunch where they were hosted by Michael Cummings a Managing Director and Business Manager in the Securities & Investment Group for Wells Fargo Securities. The students also had a Q&A session with an analyst and associate. John Shrewsberry '87, Executive Vice President and Group Head of Securities and Investment Group at Wells Fargo, was the alumni contact who made this trip possible.
This year was the second year that the students had a dinner with young alumni from the Claremont Colleges. Attending the dinner were Tejas Gala '09, a market risk management analyst at Deutsche Bank; Erinn Lachner '07, an associate project manager at Citi Global Transaction Services; Marc Rollins '07, an analyst at JP Morgan Private Banking; Mike Karp '06, working in Business Insights at American Express; Susie Kim '06, an analyst in San Francisco's Technology, Media, and Telecom group; and Kyle Salter '07, from the Human Capital Management Team at Goldman Sachs. These alums provided helpful advice on the interview process, anecdotes about work after CMC, and informal perspectives.
On Thursday, the final day of activities in New York City, students began their day by visiting Deloitte Consulting. Celia Ramos, a Senior Manager; David Carney, principal; and Josh Siegel '10, a business analyst, hosted the students at Deloitte. Following a presentation which provided an overview of the consulting industry, students participated in an analyst panel which enabled students to ask candid questions. The visit to Deloitte provided a great opportunity for the students to learn about the differences between consulting and banking.
Early Thursday afternoon, the group headed downtown to meet Robert Wetenhall '94, Vice President, High Yield Research Analyst – U.S. Debt Markets, and Steve McGhee '95, a senior trader in the Global Arbitrage Trading Group, to get an overview of Sales and Trading at the Royal Bank of Canada. Mr. Wetenhall gave the students a tour of the firm's trading floor, where scenes from the recent film Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps were shot.
The final visit was to Goldman Sachs where the students met with David Alvillar '01, a Vice President in Capital Structure Finance Trading; and Andrew Kaiser P'13, COO of the Goldman Sachs Bank. Mr. Kaiser discussed some of the bank's broader strategies in addition to Goldman's role in the recent governmental and regulatory changes facing the finance world. Mr. Alvillar introduced students to the organization and culture of Goldman Sachs as well as an array of opportunities within the bank. Kyle Salter '07, from the Human Capital Management team discussed the recruiting process and internship possibilities with the students.
This year, Deutsche Bank, RBC, and Goldman Sachs took the initiative to interview students while they were in New York. Several students have already secured summer internships based on interviews and connections made in New York. Two students will be joining RBC this summer – one as an equity research analyst and one as an investment banking analyst – and one student will be joining Goldman Sachs as an investment banking analyst.
The eighth annual New York City Networking Trip was a great success. It tied a record set by last year's trip in the number of firms visited, spanning consulting, investment banking, sales and trading, and asset management. The breadth of firms allowed students to gain a greater insight into the many different opportunities within the field of finance, and the experience will prove invaluable as the students work to establish themselves in careers in finance.


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Bye-bye to 'GS, And Other Trial Balloons From OPM's John BerryIf the federal civil service had a flag, it would be flying upside down. The civil service is in distress -- not dead, but in need of rescue. Recognizing this, John Berry, the Office of Personnel Management director, ran some sweeping ideas up the flagpole on Monday to see who salutes. At the same time he heaped praise on the "unsung ...Published over 9 years ago |
After All The Fuss, Public Health Covers FewWASHINGTON (AP) - What's all the fuss about? After all the noise over Democrats' push for a government insurance plan to compete with private carriers, coverage numbers are finally in: Two percent. That's the estimated share of Americans younger than 65 who'd sign up for the public option plan under the health care bill that Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is steering ...Published over 9 years ago |
18,000 employees accept Postal Service buyoutAs another deadline looms, approximately 18,000 U.S. Postal Service employees so far have accepted a $15,000 buyout offer, officials have reported. The final tally of buyout acceptances from each job category isn't available yet, said Yvonne Yoerger, a Postal Service spokeswoman. It's also too soon to determine the agency's savings as a result of the buyout, she added. Employees were required ...Published over 9 years ago |
Mass. Gov. Credits Stimulus With 23,000 jobsBOSTON — Gov. Deval Patrick said Wednesday that the federal stimulus program has created or saved more than 23,000 jobs in Massachusetts since February. State agencies have received $4 billion from the national $787 billion package, and have spent $1.9 billion. The expenses include $1.3 billion for such benefits as unemployment insurance and $500 million on programs and infrastructure. The 23,533 ...Published over 9 years ago |
Time For a Plain-Language RevolutionSometimes Uncle Sam sounds like he has marbles in his mouth. Read, if you can, the accompanying excerpt from an Education Department regulation, which was printed in Wednesday's Federal Register. This one sentence has more than 220 words, nearly the equivalent of a typed page, double-spaced. It's typical of impenetrable fedspeak that produces more indigestion than information. But help is on ...Published over 9 years ago |
First Openly Gay US Attorney Begins Job in Wash.SEATTLE — The new top federal prosecutor in Seattle knows the significance her role carries for many people: She's apparently the nation's first openly gay U.S. attorney. But as a daughter of privilege — her dad was a powerful Democratic state senator, and she had all the benefits of a comfortable upbringing and a good education — Jenny Durkan also recalls ...Published over 9 years ago |
DEA Crackdown Hurts Nursing Home Residents Who Need Pain DrugsHeightened efforts by the Drug Enforcement Administration to crack down on narcotics abuse are producing a troubling side effect by denying some hospice and elderly patients needed pain medication, according to two Senate Democrats and a coalition of pharmacists and geriatric experts. Tougher enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act, which tightly restricts the distribution of pain medicines such as morphine and ...Published over 9 years ago |
In Hiring, Uncle Sam Could Use Better HR -- and PRThe 40 people who met behind closed doors in the Ronald Reagan Building on Wednesday weren't in a position to make any decisions about fixing the federal government's recruitment and hiring process, but their discussion could have a lasting impact on federal policy. The Harvard Kennedy School, along with the University of Maryland and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), organized ...Published over 9 years ago |
End of NSPS, FERS Flu, And More From The Defense Authorization BillPresident Obama signed the Defense Authorization bill on Wednesday, which means many federal employees will see changes in their pay & benefits. On this week's Your Turn, Mike Causey spoke with Jessica Klement of the Federal Managers Association, who broke down some of the more significant aspects of the bill. Listen to the audio at FederalNewsRadio "[It] will credit FERS employees ...Published over 9 years ago |
Government Hiring to Increase From New RulesCivilian agencies should increase their acquisition workforce by at least 5 percent by 2014, according to a memo the Office of Management and Budget released on Tuesday. In a second memo, OMB sought to limit the use of noncompetitive and higher-risk types of contracts. "These steps are essential to achieving the president's goal of $40 billion in annual savings through contracting ...Published over 9 years ago |
Stimulus Money a "Lifeline" for ColoradoThe stimulus money flowing through state agencies has saved or created almost 4,500 jobs in Colorado so far, most of them in colleges and prisons. An analysis released Tuesday by Gov. Bill Ritter's economic recovery team also found that about 6,200 homebuyers have taken advantage of the one-time $8,000 federal tax credit for buying their first home. It also found that ...Published over 9 years ago |
For Labor and Management, Bargaining Rights Loom LargePresident Obama wants to issue an executive order creating panels that would foster greater collaboration between management and labor in federal agencies, but it's hard to craft a document that pleases both sides. Union leaders, who had felt good about an early draft, aren't so happy with a revised proposal from the White House this month. But groups representing managers are ...Published over 9 years ago |
Government Fitness Challenge Shows Wet DeterminationEver the optimist, John Berry didn't seem fazed by the dreary skies, the steady drizzle, the muddy paths and the swampy grass. Resplendent in bright-green athletic shoes, the Office of Personnel Management director braved the weather with fellow federal workers to gather on the Mall at lunchtime Tuesday in the name of physical fitness. "Who said federal employees aren't tough?" he ...Published over 9 years ago |
NSPS Repeal May Lead to New Performance SystemThe Defense Department's controversial pay-for-performance system is headed for repeal, and there are several ways the dismantling of the National Security Personnel System could proceed, say advocates and employee groups. The fiscal 2010 Defense authorization legislation, which is on its way to President Obama, requires the Pentagon to begin returning the 200,000 employees covered by NSPS to their previous pay systems ...Published over 9 years ago |
Pay & Benefit Changes in Sight for Federal EmployeesLong-sought changes to the pay and benefits structure for current and former federal employees await President Obama's signature. The defense authorization bill passed by the Senate on Thursday night included alterations to benefits and practices first announced earlier this month. Perhaps the biggest change is that members of the Federal Employees Retirement System will be able to get credit for unused ...Published over 9 years ago |
On the fence and running out of timeOne of the most common complaints among federal employees who enforce Uncle Sam's laws and regulations is that there are too few of them to properly protect the public. But one area where one would expect that not to be the case, given our nation's recent history, is border protection. Yet testimony before a House subcommittee Thursday painted a picture of ...Published over 9 years ago |
OPM's Berry on Changes in the Hiring ProcessIt's been six months since John Berry took over the Office of Personnel Management. With his appointment, and increased attention provided by President Obama's White House, federal personnel issues have gained a much greater profile. More attention, however, doesn't mean Uncle Sam's broken hiring system is fixed, or the confusing employee pay and evaluation structure is suddenly sane, or the federal ...Published over 9 years ago |
Nominees Pledge to Improve Management and Employee RelationsPresident Obama's nominees to lead the Merit Systems Protection Board on Tuesday told senators that if confirmed they would focus on recruiting talent to replace experienced staffers who are retiring and to meet increasing demands for the agency's services. During a confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, they also pledged to improve ...Published over 9 years ago |
Government Watchdogs are Given Their DueThere was no red carpet or pregame show. No musical acts or (good) jokes. No celebrity appearances, and perhaps best of all, the ceremony didn't drag on for hours (just 58 minutes). But the awards distributed Tuesday at the Andrew Mellon Auditorium honored achievements much more noble than "best supporting actor" or "best on-screen kiss." They heralded the federal watchdogs who ...Published over 9 years ago |
NASA Scientist Accused of Espionage to Remain in JailA federal judge ordered that a Chevy Chase scientist remain jailed on a charge that he tried to pass national secrets to the Israeli government in exchange for $11,000. Stewart D. Nozette, 52, was arrested Monday afternoon on a charge of attempted espionage after authorities accused him of passing classified information to an undercover FBI agent posing as an Israeli intelligence ...Published over 9 years ago |


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Judge Sautner said Lindsay is now restricted for the remainder of her house arrest to one friend at a time at her Venice loft, in addition to family members.
And, the judge said NO PARTIES at Lindsay's crib.
Judge Sautner said the only thing Lindsay was guilty of was "extremely poor judgment."
Judge Sautner asked Lindsay if she wanted to get on with her life. Lindsay replied, "Yes I do."
And this is interesting. The Probation Dept. cannot test Lindsay anymore for drugs or alcohol, because there's no court order allowing it. So Lindsay is free to drink all she wants, as long as she's not driving after she drinks.
UPDATE: Lindsay just tweeted, "Thank you to all of my fans for your support. Sending you Love and Light."
The judge should have sentenced Lindsay.. not to jail, but over the knee for a good long hard spanking! THAT is the only way this girl is ever going to learn something, and something she should have received a long time ago.
How long will it be before she crashes her whatever car into an innocent person and kills them and herself? Why do they let her get away with so much?
party on lindsay, better yet grab a porsche and a friend, obviously the state has no solution for you.
I think this is fair. Alcohol is not illegal or a controlled susbtance, except for being 21 or over and she qualifies, so....
This judge has been holding Lindsay's hands through all of this. Downgrading her felony, allowing house arrest, setting no restrictions regarding drinking alcohol while on house arrest ect ect. Atleast the public knows Lindsay Lohan is full of sh*t and lying about being sober.
She's like John Gotti; The Teflon Don"; nothing sticks to her. Amazing how much trouble she can get into and skate! Good money and lawyers every time.


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There's good news and bad news about the future of edible food in the world, and, specifically, in New Mexico.
One item of bad news is that the New Mexico Senate rejected the bill to require labeling of genetically modified food (SB18, sponsored by Sen. Peter Wirth of Santa Fe), deciding that you don't have the right to make informed choices about what you're eating. This was a disappointment but not a surprise; New Mexico rarely does well at resisting powerful lobbies.
The good news is that New Mexico is seeing growth in organic farming and local marketing of farmed products. According to New Mexico Secretary of Agriculture Jeff Witte, organic farming in New Mexico brought in about $53 million in 2011.
The organic food movement reflects several overlapping themes about healthful food and environmental sustainability. Public concern is growing over the
long-term safety of genetically altered food, hormones, antibiotics, pesticides, the health of the soil, toxic chemicals in the water, humane treatment of farm animals, and even the health of those essential pollinators, bees. As the concern grows, so does support for local farmers who choose to grow organic.
This year's annual New Mexico Organic Farming Conference, believed to be the largest agriculture conference in New Mexico, packed a hotel conference center recently with roughly 800 people attending.
One sign of the trend was featured speaker Temple Grandin, a renowned expert in the humane treatment of cattle. Grandin, whose fascinating life story was told in an HBO movie, has developed methods of handling cattle, so that they remain calm and tranquil even on their way to the slaughterhouse. Her approach, and that of organizations represented at the conference, reflects the growing interest of farmers and consumers for animals raised naturally on sustainable pasture with concern for the animal's welfare, the quality of the meat, and the impact on the land.
New Mexico will be host, in April, of the national conference of the group Beyond Pesticides (www.beyondpesticides.org). The conference will focus on building resilience in our food system and bringing ecosystems back to balance, incorporating regional issues such as water and food sovereignty in the Southwest.
Lots of organizations are supporting this conference. The list of New Mexico cosponsors includes Agri-cultura Network, Amigos Bravos, Cuatro Puerta, Farm to Table, Food and Water Watch NM, Holistic Management International, Mid-Region Council of Governments Agriculture Collaborative, New Mexico Department of Agriculture's Organic Program, Our Endangered Aquifer Working Group, Skarsgard Farms and South Valley Economic Development Center (SVEDC).
Another recent conference was sponsored by the Quivira Coalition, best known for creating a cooperative dialogue between ranchers and environmentalists in southwestern New Mexico. The conference was titled, "How to feed nine billion people from the ground up." Nine billion is the estimated population of the planet by year 2050. This conference focused on similar issues with more emphasis on land and water conservation, including such ground-breaking science developments as using soils to trap environmental carbon.
The website for the organic program at New Mexico State University has a data base listing all certified organic producers in New Mexico, covering everything from pecan trees to goat cheese and ayurvedic herbs.
Patronizing the farmers' markets last summer, I noticed more and more stalls that advertised their produce as organic; many others said they have not qualified for certification yet but they use organic methods. The gold standard is labels with the USDA "certified organic" logo.
Though a few markets operate year round, most will be starting up in the spring. You can find local markets at www.farmersmarketsnm.org.
Fortunately, this movement is buoyant, positive, excited and brimming with energy. Unfortunately, it all depends on water.


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