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Will Shaq's Injury Tip the East's Balance of Power?Indiana opened the third straight night of nationally televised doubleheaders with a 105-102 win in Miami. Indiana led by as many as 14 but the Heat had cut the margin to 91-88 with 6:35 left in the fourth quarter when Shaquille O'Neal landed on Ron Artest's foot, sprained his ankle and had to leave the game. Recently retired Pacer legend Reggie Miller made his TNT debut as a game commentator two nights after his first appearance as a TNT studio analyst. Miller maintains that the Pacers have the deepest roster in the league and are capable of winning the NBA championship. The way that the Pacers beat a lead-footed Heat team up and down the court for the first three quarters of the game made those words seem prophetic and made one wonder why Miller did not stick around for one more year to try to win his first NBA title. Then Miami rediscovered that Shaq is in fact on the team and began delivering the ball to him inside. Shaq either scored, drew a foul or passed to an open cutter, the Heat made a run and it seemed that Indiana's earlier efforts might be in vain. Shaq's injury cost us the opportunity to see how these teams would perform down the stretch in a close game with each squad at full strength. Of course, if Shaq has to miss a substantial number of games it could cost Miami a lot more than that. Preliminary X-rays did not find a break, so Shaq is the proverbial "day-to-day."
Jermaine O'Neal led the Pacers with 27 points and Ron Artest contributed 22 points along with his customarily strong defense. Dwyane Wade had 31 points, 10 assists and six rebounds for Miami and his attempt at a tying three pointer at the buzzer went halfway down before rimming out. Shaq had 18 points, six rebounds and four blocked shots. Jason Williams "contributed" 1-8 shooting from the field, scoring three points with two assists. Perhaps someone can explain why he had eight field goal attempts in 26 minutes and Shaq had 12 field goal attempts in 29 minutes. Am I the only person who thinks that when Williams launches a long jumper with 15-plus seconds on the shot clock and Shaq waiting in vain for the ball in the low post that a trap door should immediately open on the court and send Williams straight to the Heat bench?
In TNT's second game, Phoenix ran the Lakers into the ground, 122-112. Kobe Bryant was sensational again, scoring 39 points while grabbing seven rebounds and dishing off five assists. He shot 13-26 from the field and 13-14 from the free throw line. Lamar Odom also had a strong game in defeat--23 points, 16 rebounds, eight assists. New Laker point guard Smush Parker scored 21 points and seems to be a major upgrade over Chucky Atkins. No other Laker scored in double figures but more troubling than that for Coach Phil Jackson is that his team allowed Phoenix to shoot .506 from the field. Shawn Marion led seven Phoenix double-figure scorers with 30 points and 11 rebounds, while Steve Nash had 12 points, 17 assists and six rebounds.
Even without the injured Amare Stoudemire, the Suns are a potent team. I am incredulous that some analysts talk of Phoenix trying to hang around .500 until Stoudemire returns; Phoenix is still one of the better teams in the league and can finish in the top 4-5 in the West with its current roster. The Suns still have league MVP Nash, All-Star Marion and an above average supporting cast. Most teams will find it difficult to keep up with Phoenix' uptempo style. Of course, teams with the ability to slow the pace of the game will cause Phoenix a lot of trouble and the Suns will also suffer even more than most teams when they have to play four games in five nights and are simply too exhausted to push the ball effectively.
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It is very politically incorrect but nonethess a fact that white people are much more likely to be murdered by black people in the US than vice versa.
Most murders are within the same race, but even then blacks have a much higher rate of murdering each other than whites do.
From http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2010/crime-in-the-u.s.-2010/tables/10shrtbl06.xls we see that in 2010, 447 whites were murdered by blacks, while 218 blacks were mudered by whites, for a total of 665 inter-racial murders.
Given that blacks are 12.6% of US population, and whites are 72.4% of US population, the population ratio is .174 to 1 black to white.
If the interracial murder rates were the same for both, we would expect 115 out of the 665 murders to be murders of whites by blacks. But the number was 447, which is 388% of the expected rate by populations.
OTOH, the total number was only 447 murders of whites by blacks, which is a small number relative to the total population of the US. There were over 40,000 deaths because of car accidents in the same year.
So a rational white person should be about 100 times more afraid of being killed by a car than being killed by a black person.

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To commemorate its 110th anniversary, Popular Mechanics has put together an epic list of 110 predictions for the next 110 years. And as editor-in-chief Jim Meigs admits, making predictions is not easy — so to that end, the PM editorial team consulted with over 20 different experts (including our own Annalee Newitz) from diverse backgrounds. Here's a sampling of some of our favorites.
Top image courtesy Dylan Cole.
2012 to 2022
Drones will protect endangered species. Guarding at-risk animals from poachers with foot patrols is expensive and dangerous. This summer rangers in Nepal's Chitwan National Park previewed a savvy solution: Hand-launched drones armed with cameras and GPS provided aerial surveillance of threatened Indian rhinos.
Digital "ants" will protect the U.S. power grid from cyber attacks. Programmed to wander networks in search of threats, the high-tech sleuths in this software, developed by Wake Forest University security expert Errin Fulp, leave behind a digital trail modeled after the scent streams of their real-life cousins. When a digital ant designed to perform a task spots a problem, others rush to the location to do their own analysis. If operators see a swarm, they know there's trouble.
Vegetarians and carnivores will dine together on synthetic meats. We're not talking about tofu. We're talking about nutritious, low-cost substitutes that look and taste just like the real thing. Twitter co-founder Biz Stone has already invested in Beyond Meat, which makes plant-based chicken strips so convincing they almost fooled New York Times food writer Mark Bittman.
Bridges will repair themselves with self-healing concrete. Invented by University of Michigan engineer Victor Li, the new composite is laced with microfibers that bend without breaking. Hairline fractures mend themselves within days when calcium ions in the mix react with rainwater and carbon dioxide to create a calcium carbonate patch.
2023 to 2062
Contact lenses will grant us Terminator vision. When miniaturization reaches its full potential, achieving superhuman eyesight will be as simple as placing a soft lens on your eye. Early prototypes feature wirelessly powered LEDs. But circuits and antennas can also be grafted onto flexible polymer, enabling zooming, night vision, and visible data fields.
We will find life beyond Earth. There's a horse race going on right now, and one of those horses is going to cross the finish line in the next two decades. - Seth Shostak, senior astronomer, SETI
Supercomputers will be the size of sugar cubes. The trick is to redesign the computer chip. Instead of the standard side-by-side model in use today, IBM researchers believe they can stack and link tomorrow's chips via droplets of nanoparticle-infused liquid. This would eliminate wires and draw away heat. What it won't do is help you remember where you left your tiny computer before you went to bed.
Scientists will discover direct evidence of dark matter. It may account for 23 percent of the mass in the universe, yet we haven't confirmed that dark matter exists. Why? "It's like a hidden magnet," says Dr. Fred Calef of the Mars Science Laboratory. "You can see what it pulls but can't see the source." Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku believes the proof we seek could arrive within 15 years, helping us to unlock the origins of our universe, and maybe even open the door to another one.
Navy SEALs will be able to hold their breath for 4 hours. Advances in nanotechnology will help us overcome not only illness but also the limits of being human. For example, robotic red blood cells called respirocytes could each hold 200 times the oxygen of their natural counterparts, enabling a man on a mission to, say, hide out underwater for half a day without a scuba tank.
2063 to 2122
We're all gonna die. - MythBusters host Jamie Hyneman
An ion engine will reach the stars. If you're thinking of making the trip to Alpha Centauri, pack plenty of snacks. At 25.8 trillion miles, the voyage requires more than four years of travel at light speed, and you won't be going nearly that fast. To complete the journey, you'll have to rely on a scaled-up version of the engine on the Deep Space 1 probe, launched in 1998. Instead of liquid or solid fuel, the craft was propelled by ions of xenon gas accelerated by an electric field.
Scientists will map the quadrillion connections between the brain's neurons. Quadrillion sounds like a made-up number, but we assure you it's real. Those connections hold the answers to questions about mental illness, learning, and the whole nature versus nurture issue. If every one of them were a penny, you could stack them and build a tower 963 million miles high. It would stretch past Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn and stop roughly halfway to Uranus.
There's lots more at Popular Mechanics, so check it out.


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Export orientation and diversification are key factors for business success in a business environment characterised by overcapacity and volatile prices.
- Demand from the construction sector has finally picked up
- Low demand from agriculture machinery and energy sectors
- Non-payments have decreased in 2016
As in 2016, in 2017 the French steel and metals sector has continued to benefit from higher sales prices, EU anti-dumping measures targeting foreign (Chinese) steel imports and buoyant demand from the automotive sector. Demand from construction finally picked up in 2016 as building activity increased 2% - driven by government stimulus and low interest rates - and expanded further in 2017. Metal manufacturing value added growth is expected to accelerate above 2% in 2017 and 2018, despite subdued demand for metals and steel from agricultural machinery and the oil and gas sector, as the global economic environment is expected to remain benign and French GDP is forecast to grow more than 1.5%.
However, overcapacity remains an issue in French steel trading activity. Although profit margins have increased over the last 12 months, operating margins generally remain low for many small players, especially smaller steel/metals traders, wholesalers and processors. Some smaller businesses, however, are able to operate in niche segments that provide higher margins.
Steel businesses are generally highly dependent on bank finance, either due to high capital expenditures when operating upstream and/or the need for short-term facilities to finance working capital requirements and inventories. Currently the willingness of banks to provide credit to the sector can be described as neutral. Financing will remain a key element in the coming months due to higher steel and metals prices.
Payment delays decreased in 2016, and the level of steel/metals insolvencies is not overly high. This is mainly because many steel and metals traders and wholesalers are able to adapt with a flexible cost structure. That said, the foundry segment and steel and metals businesses that are dependent on the oil and gas industry as their end-market still face difficulties.
Our underwriting approach remains neutral for the time being. However, conditions can change quickly in this industry characterised by both overcapacity and volatile prices, especially if decreasing revenues and margins are not bolstered (in time) by prudent cost management. Export orientation and customer diversification remain key factors for business success in the French steel and metals sector.


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Relative High School Completion Rates in Appalachia, 2008–2012(County Rates as a Percentage of the U.S. Average)
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It is almost the end of berry-hunting season, and that's a pity. Berry picking offers an opportunity to enjoy songbirds, osprey and honking Canada geese overhead. Berry hunters out just before sundown may see deer leaping stone walls to spend the night in the depths of the woods.
There are the sounds of nature to enjoy, too — soughing pines and rustling leaves and sometimes the lapping of water on shore or the distant roar of the ocean.
A novice berry hunter may occasionally need a guide who knows the whereabouts of the best patches hiding behind stone walls or in out-of-the-way places. But more often the berry-hunter does the reconnaissance work herself. Sadly, many hunting grounds of the old Vineyard are gone, replaced by spacious summer dwellings. Some of these patches are along the North Shore, above the Lagoon and Lake Tashmoo. Although the berries do not need the view, the people want it.
Blackberries, the last of the berries to be had, protect themselves well — often hiding behind poison ivy or other greenery, their thorns fending off hunters. A few can still be found late in the season.
Now the hunt turns to beach plums and rose hips, grapes and soon wild cranberries, but none is quite so difficult to find as wild berries.


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"He stood over top of his longtime friend and fired nine more times, shooting him in his head and killing him."
That's how Philadelphia Police Homicide Cpt. James Clark described Daquan Crump's "vicious" shooting death, all over a video game console.
The day before a teenager is laid to rest, his childhood friend was charged with shooting him multiple times in the head. Police say he was angry because he wasn't included in the sale of a stolen PlayStation.
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Police arrested Malik Anderson, 18, around 5 this morning in his home on Tomlinson Road and charged Anderson with killing Crump.
A construction worker found Crump's body around 7:15 a.m. on Aug. 19 at the former site of Black Red White Furniture along the 10000 block of Northeast Avenue in the Somerton section of Northeast Philadelphia. Clark said the killing happened about two hours earlier.
According to Clark, Anderson and Crump grew up together and were together with three or four other friends the night before the killing hanging out at each other's houses, playing video games, going to 7-Eleven and watching television.
Clark said that Anderson, angry over being left out of the $60 PS3 sale, lured Crump to the demolition site and shot Crump in the back of the head causing him to fall to the ground. Clark said Anderson then shot Crump nine more times in the head as Crump laid on the ground.
"Be very careful how you choose your friends," warned Clark.
Investigators believe Anderson acted alone in the murder. The killing stemmed from a disagreement over a scheme to sell a stolen PlayStation 3 game console.
"Daquan and Malik, who were childhood friends, had conspired to steal another childhood friend's PlayStation console game," Clark said Wednesday afternoon. "Allegedly Daquan carried out this plan alone without Malik."
Crump allegedly cut Anderson out of the sale when he sold the unit on the street for $60.
"In their mind, this is worth a human life," Clark said. "Because I didn't get a cut of a $60 profit from a used PlayStation game I'm gonna stand over top and shoot a kid that I've been friends with since I was 10, 11 years old. It's really unconscionable and it's just very, very sad and very tragic."
Investigators found Anderson's .22 caliber automatic handgun inside the teen's refrigerator. Clark said it wasn't clear where Anderson got the pistol.
Earlier, Clark said "it was very personal and very vicious" attack.
Crump's death rocked his Northeast Philadelphia community.
"He doesn't deserve whatever happened to him," said Crump's mother Sherron Kaba.
The construction site where Crump was found is located across the street from the fields behind George Washington High School not far from Red Lion Road and the Roosevelt Boulevard (Route 1).
Police say Crump both lived and worked in the neighborhood and that he never had any trouble with the law. Crump was a GW High grad who began working at a neighbor Wendy's a couple weeks before his death, according to his family. Clark said he got that job in part due to pressure from his family being upset that he wasn't doing much.
Crump's backpack, which he always carried, was near his body. Inside was his Wendy's uniform. The fast-food restaurant was the last place he was seen when he left work around 11 p.m. the Saturday before the shooting.
Crump's family plans to bury the teen Thursday morning after a viewing and service at Bethel Deliverance International Church in Wyncote, Pa.


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Sony will launch a redesigned PlayStation Portable (PSP) at this year's E3 videogames show in Los Angeles next month, industry moles have revealed.
A mockup of what the new PSP may look like
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Sources "directly involved" with the upcoming PSP have told gaming website 1UP that the updated handheld console will feature a sliding screen with game controller keys underneath.
It's said this layout led Sony to consider naming the new PSP something like 'PSP Flip' or 'PSP Slide'.
The Japanese electronics giant's executives have already talked openly about expanding their support of downloadable content, but have never gone as far as admitting that UMD's a dead duck. So the moles have also, somewhat unsurprisingly, claimed to know that the impending PSP won't support UMDs.
Content will instead be delivered, as expected, through downloads, with Sony supposedly set to simultaneously launch a collection of roughly 100 classic and new titles.
Flash-based storage of up to 16GB is said to have been Sony's memory choice for the updated PSP, but it's rumoured that the device won't sport a second analogue controller stick – a style seen on the PS3's controller.
If the leaked details prove correct, we could be on course to see the PSP Flash – or whatever it gets called – released in Japan this September and in North America around October. ®


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With the elections approaching many of us are wondering about which candidate to vote for. We have candidates for local, state and federal positions available. It is my prayer that those who are registered to vote and will vote in the upcoming elections, that they will become informed voters. Do a little research, make calls, ask questions, find out what the candidate and party stands for. In doing some research I found a few interesting items about the Democratic National Platform that I'd like to pass along to others.
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Journal of the Effective Schools Project, Volume 1, 1994
Description: The Journal of the Effective Schools Project covers topics related to the member schools involved in the program. According to the note from the director of the program, "The Journal is designed as a practical and useful communication tool which will enable us to highlight some of the exceptional work now underway in ESP schools" (p. 5).
Date: 1994
Creator: Tarleton State University. Effective Schools Project.
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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls
Join us in celebrating CAFES Centennial year! We have lots in store, from parades and scavenger hunts honoring our history, to the establishment of new traditions and technology taking us into the future. We're excited to showcase the spirit and pride of River Falls! Below you will find an overview of the events scheduled to date…a few more are in the works. Check back often to see what's new as details are confirmed!
We will kick-off our Centennial with a special afternoon honoring three groups important to our College and the agricultural industry – our Wisconsin Distinguished Agriculturalists and our University Distinguished Teachers. The Agricultural Hall of Fame, the wall honoring the Distinguished Agriculturalists, will be rededicated this afternoon. The day will culminate with the annual awards banquet in the University Center Ballroom recognizing and celebrating the accomplishments of our students. The reception will take place at 5pm with dinner to follow.
Be sure to submit your favorite memory (story and/or photo) of your time at UWRF. The first 100 people to submit something will be eligible for a $100 gift certificate to the Falcon Shop. The winner will be announced at the CAFES Awards Banquet.
With the coming of spring and the thawing of the ground we'll begin creating a permanent tribute to this historic milestone – the Centennial Courtyard. The Courtyard will be built in the grassy alcove between the buildings that mean the most to all of us – Ag Science, the Ag Engineering Annex and the Food Science Addition. The goal is to achieve a setting that will be tranquil, imaginative and can be enjoyed by students, staff and visitors for years to come. Stop by to watch our progress during the year, come back in future years to enjoy this new setting.
The Midwest Horse Fair® is one of the top 3-day horse fairs in America. Held in Madison, WI, hundreds of clinics, seminars and educational events are presented by some of the top horse professionals from around the country. Over 500 vendor booths offer something for everyone. In what we hope will become an annual tradition, we invite all alumni at the Fair to renew old friendships at the first UWRF Alumni Reception at the Midwest Horse Fair. Join us that Saturday, from 4-6pm in the Michigan Room of the Clarion Suites, right on the grounds of the Alliant Energy Center complex, with a walkway connecting to the Exposition Hall.
It's been several years since this group's last reunion. What better time to revive this event than during the Centennial Year! The reunion will take place at the Dairy Learning Center on Mann Valley Farm from 1-4 p.m. Team alumni should watch for your mailed invitations. Plans include an informal potluck picnic for alumni and their families. Questions?: Contact Don Taylor at (715) 425-3395 or email@example.com
All Ag alumni from the Class of 1962 are invited to a special "behind the scenes" visit to the College on Friday. The fun continues on Saturday following lunch when the Golden Jubilee Class alumni lead the processional during the afternoon commencement celebration. Invitations will be sent out to the Class of '62 this spring.
Planning on attending the Wisconsin State FFA meeting? Be sure to stop by the CAFES alumni reception on Wednesday, June 13 from 2-3p.m. in Mendota Room 4 of the Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, WI. We hope to see you there!
CAFES is proud to host the 58th Annual Conference of the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA). Hundreds of educators from across the country will gather on campus for sessions and workshops Celebrating and Sustaining Agriculture.
We want to bring the celebration to you and your hometown! So whether it's at the Burger Fest in Seymour, WI, the Karner Blue Butterfly Festival in Black River Falls or the Cheese Festival in Pine Island, MN, join your fellow alumni on a UWRF CAFES Centennial float in your annual hometown Festival parade! The float can be as simple as a tractor pulling a hay wagon – perfect for holding you, fellow alumni and your families. We'll provide the banners for the float and help enlist alumni in your area to be on the float.
If you are interested in being on a float in your hometown parade, email us at email@example.com.
If you're coming to Farm Technology Days in Outagamie County be sure to stop by the Alumni Tent. Each day at 11am and 2pm we're hosting receptions for our alumni. You can find the tent along N. 6th Street between Wisconsin and Central Avenues. Current and retired faculty and staff will be around throughout the 3-day event. Also stop by our CAFES booth in Agribusiness Tent D.
With so many UWRF CAFES alumni on the east side of the state, we needed to do something to acknowledge that! Get together with your fellow "east coast" alumni.
We're gathering at the Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC) Appleton campus between 6pm and 8pm. The buffet menu features roast beef sandwiches and potato salad. The campus is easy to get to, just off Hwy 41 on Bluemound Avenue. On the northwest side of the city. Park in the FVTC North Parking Lot and enter door #16, we'll be gathering in rooms A170 A & B. For maps please follow this link: www.fvtc.edu/public/content.aspx?ID=1340&PID=1
CAFES will be at Orange Spectacular, July 28-29, 2012 at the McLeod County Fairgrounds outside Hutchinson, MN. This is the largest all Allis-Chalmers show in the nation! Visit our booth in the exposition building. We'll also have the Falcon Pullers 1/4-scale tractor on hand. The team placed 9th out of the 26 teams at the ASABE collegiate competition this year! We hope to see you there!
Anyone coming to the campus the month of July can join in the hunt! The scavenger hunt – where you'll discover all kinds of interesting tidbits about the College. Prizes will be awarded! Print the Hunt online here, or stop by the CAFES Dean's Office in the Ag Science Building.
How to play: The contest is open to all UWRF Community members – faculty, staff, student and alumni. You have the month of July to complete at least 20 of the 25 questions below. Then mail or drop off your completed form to Holli Swisher, 210 Ag Science on or before July 31. You will be entered into a prize drawing to be held August 6, 2012. Prizes include: t-shirts, caps, Falcon Foods gift certificates and more!
CAFES will be hosting an alumni get-together at the Steele County Free Fair in Owatonna in August. Check back for details on the date, time and specific location.
We'll welcome the Centennial Class to CAFES on the first day of the 2012-2013 school year!
Show your Falcon Pride! So far we've distributed 100s of our UWRF license plates at alumni events. To help celebrate the Birthday be sure to put your license plate in a prominent location at your home or workplace. We've had a couple requests for large license plate banners for field signs, and they are going in the mail-if you have a good location for a 3'x6' banner let us know at firstname.lastname@example.com.
AND...to celebrate our birthday on campus, we're inviting the entire UWRF campus to our CAFES Birthday Celebration! Faculty, staff and students are welcome to join us for cake and fun right outside of the Ag Science building under the tent between 1:45-4:00pm!
While families are visiting their favorite student on campus, you'll have the chance to participate in CAFES' family-friendly "text" scavenger hunt. All you need is a phone with texting capabilities and we'll provide the rest! The Scavenger Hunt will be one of many activities you can choose from during the 10a.m. - 3p.m. slot on Saturday. Check back soon for more details on where to start.
CAFES Student Organizations...Now's your chance to show up the UWRF Deans! CAFES is hosting the Amazing Race: Centennial Showdown to celebrate 100 years of agricultural programming. The event will take place on campus during homecoming week on Tuesday, September 25 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. The first 15 teams of 3 to register online will be accepted. Registration is up!
The Dean's Team will have a slight handicap, a 4th person, but students have the youthful edge! Prizes will be awarded for the first team to finish, the team with the outfit that best represents their club, and maybe aprize along the way! Participants are invited to an ice cream party afterward. Questions? Contact firstname.lastname@example.com
Tractors on Parade
Coming back to campus for Homecoming in 2012? See the Tractors on Parade that will be part of the Homecoming Parade, or better yet, bring your vintage tractor and join the parade! Whether you favor red, green, or orange...you're all invited!
If you are interested in bringing your tractor for the parade please email us at email@example.com.
Alumni Hog Roast at the Farm
All alumni are invited to join us at the Dairy Learning Center at the Mann Valley Farm for a hog roast. We will start serving at 4:30 p.m. Bring your family and enjoy kids activities and tours of the farm.
World Dairy Expo is the international dairy meeting place, a five day event showcasing the finest in dairy genetics and the newest technologies available to the dairy industry. Held in Madison, Wisconsin, October 2-6, this year's theme is "Market Fresh in Harvesting Excellence." Join us for the annual CAFES Alumni Reception from 5-7pm in the Monona Room of the Exhibition Hall of the Alliant Energy Center.
The annual meeting of the American Association of State Colleges of Agriculture and Renewable Resources (AASCARR) will be held on the UWRF campus. AASCARR members are the non-land grant institutions with programs in agriculture, food and renewable resources. Forty-five percent of the baccalaureate degrees awarded each year in agriculture and related fields come from AASCARR institutions.
The Wisconsin Crop Management Conference is the Midwest's premier agronomic input industry event drawing interest and participation from all confluences of the industry across all Midwestern states. The program is held at the Alliant Energy Center each January and boasts an attendance of nearly 2,000 attendees. Join us for the annual CAFES Alumni Reception January 15 starting at 5pm in the Michigan Room of the Clarion Suites Hotel immediately following the educational sessions.
The FencePost is the annual print edition of CAFES Alumni newsletter. If you're not already subscribed, send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com and we'll add you to the list! We also have a brief electronic newsletter – the Fenceline - that gets sent out twice each year. If you are not receiving our e-mails, let us know and we'll add you to that list, too.
We've invited Amanda (Denisen) Tank 2002 back to campus to spend a day sharing her experiences with current students, the campus and the community. After earning her veterinary degree, Amanda worked in private practice, taught in a veterinary technology program, and is now the Corporate Assistant Manager for Animal Welfare and Handling for Hormel Foods in Austin, MN. She is married to Jeff Tank 2004 and they make their home in Hayfield, MN. Join us for Amanda's presentation at 2 p.m. in the Kinnickinnic River Theater, University Center. Also enjoy a reception for students following the event at 3:10 p.m. in the St. Croix Room, University Center.
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Centennial Courtyard Dedication
As the Centennial Celebration comes to a close, we will dedicate a space in honor of this milestone. This past summer and fall we started work on the Centennial Courtyard - the grassy alcove between the three buildings that mean the most to us - Ag Science, the Ag Engineering Annex, and the Food Science Addition. A loop walkway, retaining wall, and some plantings are already in place. In honor of our production agriculture heritage, a vintage tractor will be the focal point of the courtyard. Joe Schimml 1962 helped us locate the perfect tractor and a generous donation from another alumnus helped us pay for it. It is a well-cared for 1931 McCormick-Deering Farmall Regular. This particular tractor will now have ties to two centennials, as 1931 was the Centennial year for the McCormick Reaper which was commemorated with its own year-long series of events.
CAFES Annual Awards Banquet
This marks the conclusion of our Centennial Year of Celebration! The banquet will take place in the University Center Ballroom recognizing and celebrating the accomplishments of our students. The reception will take place at 5pm with dinner to follow.


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Anyway...it was fun. Everyone looked great. There were the usual fantastic raffle prizes none of which came home with me. I consider the cost of my 80 tickets a donation. There were competition dolls and all of them looked like winners to me.
Upon arrival we were greeted with a cute canvas tote inside of which was an Ellowyne item of clothing or outfit, a book of Ellowyne poetry, some postcards and a catalog.
There was a big bowl of lovely mood rings at the registration table. Mine didn't change color until I put it inside my bra for a while. Hey, a table full of women usually gets a little raunchy.
Dessert was good and I would have been happy to have eaten just that. It was a big scoop of vanilla ice cream on a puff pastry shell drizzled with either chocolate sauce or strawberry sauce. And then the server brought a trough of whipped cream to the table. Heaven. I love whipped cream.
The centerpiece was Prudence:
After the event those who wished to purchase additional dolls did just that. There were plenty of dolls to buy. I'm guessing the extras will be offered through the Tonner Store so if you are interested, keep an eye out for announcements at the Tonner Direct website.
We were invited back to the store after lunch to have dolls signed and to spend more money. Everything in the store (except event dolls) was available to us for 20% off the current price. Dealers do not carry Wilde Imagination products so there is no discount unless they go on sale directly from WI. I made up my mind before I left the luncheon that I would buy the Wilde Rose Vanity and Stool I have been eyeing for two years.
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I prefer "fat kid" over the term childhood obesity. I hate the clinical sound of the phrase. Let's just call them KIDS! We don't need labels for children that describe their physical features!
The important thing to remember is they are no different than any other kid weighing less and should not be treated differently. That doesn't mean that nobody gets ice cream; it means everybody gets ice cream!
Don't put a child on a diet to lose weight. There isn't any proof this works and lots of proof it fails miserably by making the problem bigger. The goal is to slow the weight gain or help the child maintain his weight until he grows into it by growing taller.
Here are TEN GUIDELINES for Establishing Healthy Habits for the WHOLE FAMILY
1. No fat talk. If you want to lose weight, just do it but don't talk about it and please don't point out your big hips or flabby arms to your kids or in front of them.
2. Feed everybody in the house the same. Do not make special low-calorie meals for one child.
3. Let each family member serve him/herself. Do not place the serving bowls on the table. Suggest everybody start with a smaller portion and go back for more if they're still hungry. Do not demand they clean their plates and never push the leftover food on your family to avoid throwing away a "little bit too small to save." (hint: cook less)
4. Keep lots of fruit and vegetables handy for snacking. Don't call them "healthy" snacks."
5. Don't be a food cop. Explain that cookies, and the like, are treats and when they're gone, they're gone. If they can't make a package last a week, they won't have cookies until the next time you do your weekly grocery shopping.
6. Be neutral about food. Avoid extolling the virtues of "healthy food" and condemning the evils of "junk food."
7. Allow your kids to have input in the family menus. Let them help to shop and prepare the meals.
8. Don't nag about too much "screen time." Involve the children in household chores. They can earn screen time by helping with dusting, vacuuming, yard work, cleaning the car (interior and exterior) picking up around the house and keeping their rooms clean.
9. Play! And play often. Get the family moving doing fun activities.
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A Scottish teenager has been arrested for alleged incitement after posting pro-disorder statements on Facebook.
Glasgow has been mostly untouched by the disturbances despite the dangerous incitement of 16-year-old Alexander McQuarrie from Cessnock.
Strathclyde Police said the arrest sent a strong message "to anyone who is thinking of causing trouble here", The Times reports. He was accused of inciting others to "commit acts of disorder".
The police said the arrest also showed they were actively monitoring the situation and were ready to act if required.
Facebook pages calling for riots on Friday in Glasgow were damned by many commenters and reported to police.
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By Kate Bennett, KF16, Peru
I spent last week at the beach. But from my resiliently pasty skin, you wouldn't have guessed it. For better or worse, I wasn't in Camaná, Perú to suntan and lay by the ocean, but in fact to visit borrowers with Kiva Field Partner Caja Rural Señor de Luren. Camaná was founded in 1539 under the name "Villa Hermosa de Camaná," a name that hardly does it justice. Camaná, propped on the edge of the Pacific Ocean, is an oasis in the otherwise long, dry Sechura Desert that dominates the coastline in Southwestern Perú. It has historically served wealthy Peruvians as a respite from the city and thrived as a summer beach resort. However, the last decade has seen a downturn for Camaná's tourist industry and an upsurge in microfinance.
Southwestern Perú has a history of very large earthquakes, and the 2001 quake was no exception. In June of 2001, an 8.4 magnitude quake rocked the city of Camaná and the surrounding area. The tsunami that followed shortly thereafter was at its worst in Camaná, where heights reached up to seven meters and extended more than one kilometer inland from the coastline.
A beachfront formerly occupied by restaurants, bars, and top-notch hotels was devastated. After seven years of reconstruction, Camaná was struck by another earthquake and tsunami in 2007 that measured 7.9 on the Richter scale (this earthquake also decimated the nearby city of Ica, where Caja Rural Señor de Luren is headquartered). After the second catastrophe, investors pulled out of Camaná for good and left the city to fend for itself.
Which it has. When the tourism industry in Camaná dissolved, jobs vanished as well. But the one upshot of unemployment is that it creates an environment primed for microfinance. Microfinance allows a jobless entrepreneur to realize their would-be microenterprises.
This is where Caja Rural Señor de Luren and Kiva enter the picture. Caja Rural has been providing affordable microloans in rural Perú since 1994 and partnered with Kiva two years ago in order to support the extension of their services to the highest-needs areas of the country- to cities like Camaná.
I had the good fortune to meet one of Caja Rural and Kiva's clients in Camaná last week to talk about his loan, his work, and the reality of sustaining a micro-enterprise in rural Perú. We visited Rulo at the home he shares with his wife, children, and mother-in-law, set in the dry, dusty hills above Camaná. Rulo, his wife, and two children were all at home for lunch, which is usually a three-course and three-hour affair in this part of Perú.
Rulo is a motorcycle taxi, or mototaxi, driver here in Camaná. Mototaxis look just like the tuk-tuks common in India (in fact, most of them are made and manufactured in India), with a motorcycle up-front and a low bench-seat in the attachment on the back. At 4,600 Peruvian soles (about US$1654), mototaxis are an inexpensive capital investment comparable to a regular vehicle. Though the demand for mototaxis is relatively dependable, as the common person in Camaná does not own their own vehicle, any routine repair can put a driver out of work until he can afford to mend it.
On the day that I visited, Rulo's mototaxi was parked outside the home and looked like it was in terrific shape. In fact, Rulo used his loan to buy new tires, spokes, and perform some engine maintenance on the vehicle. He gave the tire a tap with his shoe to indicate their newness. Rulo said he usually has to do some routine maintenance each month- change the oil, rotate the tires, etc. But he takes as good of care of it as he can, to keep it in the best possible condition. Rulo also used his loan to buy his "soat," which is motor vehicle insurance obligatory for taxistas, and to pay a fee to join the local association of mototaxi drivers.
His income breaks down like this: on a given day of work, Rulo makes about 60 soles. Gas costs about 13 soles per day, and his monthly routine maintenance costs break down to about 2.5 soles each day. His soat, which cost 145 soles to renew each year, costs about .5 soles/day (per working-day each year, assuming 28 work days each month). Many taxistas rent their mototaxis, which costs about 50 soles a month, but Rulo is fortunate to own the one he drives. Nevertheless, at the end of the day Rulo makes about 44 soles, which come out to US$16.18/day. This, of course, is before the costs of renting his home, covering the costs of food, education for his children, occasional health expenditures, and basic water and electricity costs in his home. As you can see, it is difficult for Rulo to accumulate savings, though he has the potential to do so.
This is income his family- his wife, 7-year-old daughter Abish, and 4-year-old son Alexander- depends upon. Being able to make capital investments in his vehicle is invaluable to Rulo. It also makes it possible for Rulo to pay 50 soles a month to send Abish and Alexander to school, and hopefully soon to install a basic telephone line in the home. Rulo told me he's making more as a taxista than he probably would have working in the Camaná beach tourism industry- but more importantly, he feels more accomplished as a small business owner. Even better, he says, is that he is able to come home every day to have his three-course lunch with his wife and kids.
Kate Bennett (KF16) is thrilled to be working in Ica, Peru with Kiva Field Partner Caja Rural Señor de Luren. For more on Kate's experiences with Caja Rural Señor de Luren or life in Peru, follow her work here.
If you have any other questions about Caja Rural Señor de Luren's work in Ica, send Kate Bennett a message via her lender page or check out their Field Partner page.
And better yet, to continue supporting Kiva and Caja Rural Señor de Luren in rural Perú, join Caja Rural's lender team or check out their currently fundraising loans on Kiva!


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The Maynard Triplets are a lovely trio of ladies who remix famous pop songs with popular geek books (like Harry Potter's Beyonce "Halo" Ballad). Their latest conquest: a Hunger Games spin on Bruno Mars' "Grenade". It's supremely silly and ridiculously sweet. Still, we love anyone that can find a rhyme for "tracker jacker" in a song.
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Gov. Jay Inslee has declared a state of emergency in Snohomish County after a large landslide hit the town of Oso on March 22. Tragically, at least eight lives were lost and several people were injured. Searches underway for more than 100 people who are still missing. The Office of the Insurance Commissioner's thoughts are with the families, emergency responders and communities affected by the landslide.
In addition to the human toll, the slide destroyed at least 30 homes and 20 other structures, and caused a backup in the Stillaguamish River, sparking concerns about flooding. The landslide destroyed an area of at least one square mile, including Highway 230 and parts of neighboring Darrington. FEMA announced today it will assist with the landslide response.
People who lost or suffered damage to property as a result of the landslide can contact the Insurance Commissioner's consumer advocates with questions about their options at 800-562-6900 or online.
In general, homeowner policies do not cover landslides or land movements caused by rain runoff. That type of coverage would be covered by a separate policy. If you think you purchased such a policy—or you would like to–contact your insurance agent or broker.
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Insane New Republican Bill Would Send Women to Jail for Having Abortions After Rape
Last week we saw a flurry of news articles about Republicans being taught how to talk about rape, because the victim-blaming thing just wasn't working out as they'd hoped.
Well, they've still got a lot of work to do if they plan to hide their sickness; case in point, New Mexico Republican Rep. Cathrynn Brown (yes, a woman), who is introducing a bill that would send women to jail if they get an abortion after being raped.
And the rationale for this insane bill is even worse. The same Republicans who preach about the "sanctity of life" are calling terminating a rape-caused pregnancy "tampering with evidence."
These people are really not right in the head.
House Bill 206, introduced by state Rep. Cathrynn Brown (R), would charge a rape victim who ended her pregnancy with a third-degree felony for "tampering with evidence."
"Tampering with evidence shall include procuring or facilitating an abortion, or compelling or coercing another to obtain an abortion, of a fetus that is the result of criminal sexual penetration or incest with the intent to destroy evidence of the crime," the bill says.
Third-degree felonies in New Mexico carry a sentence of up to three years in prison.
Rep. Brown explained further that her only intention — really, honest — is to "protect" women.
Brown said in a statement Thursday that she introduced the bill with the goal of punishing the person who commits incest or rape and then procures or facilitates an abortion to destroy the evidence of the crime.
"New Mexico needs to strengthen its laws to deter sex offenders," said Brown. "By adding this law in New Mexico, we can help to protect women across our state."


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Jason Clarke in Talks to Star as John Connor in 'Terminator' Reboot
The 'Terminator' reboot (now officially titled 'Terminator: Genesis') is moving forward quickly and is closing in on its two leads. Jason Clarke ('Zero Dark Thirty') is in talks to star as John Connor while 'Game of Thrones' star Emilia Clarke looks to have won the hotly-contested role of Sarah Connor.
Deadline reports that Clarke is in "early talks" for John Connor role, previously played by Edward Furlong, Nick Stahl and Christian Bale in the earlier 'Terminator' movies. They also note that the other Clarke, Emilia, appears to have edged out Brie Larson ('Short Term 12') for the Sarah Connor role. (UPDATE: The Wrap notes that while Taylor favors Clarke, Paramount is partial to Larson and the decision has yet to be finalized.) Both Clarkes would join Arnold Schwarzenegger who has already confirmed himself to return as The Terminator himself (insert your own "I'll be back" joke here).
This is Clarke's second big role in an tentpole franchise as he can be seen next in 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,' which opens in theaters next summer.
Not much is known about the film's plot, but we can't imagine a full reboot if Schwarzenegger - looking much older - is returning as a cyborg. Yet, with four different actors playing the John Connor role, this clearly needs to take place in some alternate timeline (are we pretending that 'Terminator: Salvation' didn't exist?). We could certainly see Emilia Clarke passing for a young Linda Hamilton, but Clarke bears almost zero resemblance to the previous characters. This is all well and good (cast the best actor, not the closest resemblance), but we're hoping for a full-on reboot, instead of a soft reboot that acknowledges some of the previous films, but ignores others.
Alan Taylor ('Thor: The Dark World') is directing from a script by Laeta Kalogridis and Patrick Lussier. 'Terminator: Genesis' is expected to hit theaters on July 1, 2015.


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CARTA- Birth to Grandmotherhood: Childrearing in Human Evolution – Sharing Childcare and Knowledge in Infancy, Grandmothers and the Extended Family, and Human Fathers
Date: 4/28/2014; 58 minutes
From the moment of birth, human infants require an inordinate amount of care and, unlike our nearest living relatives, remain dependent on a variety of caretakers during an unusually long maturation period followed by extraordinary adult longevity. How did such a distinctive pattern of development evolve and what other human features are linked to it? Barry Hewlett (Washington State Univ, Vancouver) begins with a discussion on Sharing Childcare and Knowledge in Infancy, followed by Kristen Hawkes (Univ of Utah) on Grandmothers and the Extended Family, and Hillard Kaplan (Univ of New Mexico) on Human Fathers. (#28018)
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Humans are social animals: relationships are critical to our wellbeing. Indeed, a lack of face-to-face contact can put our health at risk. This understanding has inspired the Grattan Institute's new report, Social Cities. It looks at ways to make cities better places to live by increasing our opportunities to connect with other people.
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Interdisciplinary Seminar: Saul Anton
Tuesday, February 5, 2013, 7 - 8pm
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Spirals, Ruins: Notes on Robert Smithson and the "Contemporary" in Art.
In the past two decades, the notion of "contemporary" art has emerged as the generic catch-all replacement for the various ism's of the twentieth century. Today, it represents a presumably open-ended and globalized pluralism anchored in the concepts of the the specific, the local, the historical and the contingent. Yet what are the limits—conceptual, critical and theoretical—of the contemporary? This lecture will address some of these questions by looking at the work and writings of Robert Smithson and recent art.
Saul Anton is the author of the critical fiction, Warhol's Dream (2007) and has written for Afterall, Artforum, Frieze, Parkett, Fillip and many other periodicals. He is also the translator of Jean-Luc Nancy's Discourse of the Syncope: Logodaedalus. Anton has taught at the Tyler School of Art, at Princeton and the New School. He holds a Ph.D. from Princeton and teaches at New York University and the Pratt Institute. He is currently completing a book about Lee Friedlander's celebrated 1960s photographs of televisions known as "Little Screens" for Afterall's "One-Work" series.
Saul Anton is a Robert Lehman Visiting Artist at The Cooper Union for Spring 2013.
The Interdisciplinary Seminar was designed twenty years ago to contribute to a regular and sustainable discussion on artistic practice for the students of the Cooper Union School of Art and the creative community that surrounds them. Lectures are free and open to the public.
The Spring 2013 Interdisciplinary Seminar is part of the Robert Lehman Visiting Artist Program at The Cooper Union. We are grateful for major funding support from the Robert Lehman Foundation.
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Stark County Commissioners approve appointment to Stark Metropolitan Housing Authority.
The Stark Metropolitan Housing Authority will get a new board member next year.
Roger Mann, a retired banking industry veteran of 38 years who has served on numerous local boards of directors, was appointed to the post Wednesday by Stark County commissioners.
Mann is the retired chairman of Huntington National Bank's Greater Akron/Canton region. Prior to that, he was president and chief executive of Unizan Financial Corp. and chairman of Unizan Bank. He's the current board chair for the Sisters of Charity Health System and is a trustee with the Stark County Port Authority.
Mann was not available for comment Wednesday.
He'll take the spot now held by Frank Beane, who is winding up his 27th year on the SMHA board. County Commissioner Tom Bernabei said it was time for someone else to serve.
"We believe one of our duties ... is to bring as much expertise to that board as possible," he said.
County Commissioner Richard Regula agreed.
"I think there's been a lack of oversight there," he said.
All five of the volunteer board seats are five years in duration, with staggered terms beginning Feb. 1, so that one seat opens every year. County commissioners, common pleas judges and the probate judge have one appointee apiece, while the mayor of Canton has two.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Inspector General chastised the SMHA board in a report released on July 15. HUD determined the Housing Authority spent $10.5 million in federal funds on ineligible projects and/or without proper documentation.
In one section, which dealt with an oil and gas lease signed with Chesapeake Exploration, the report noted that: "Previous executive directors and the board of commissioners lacked a sufficient understanding of HUD's requirements regarding the encumbrance of program assets ..."
The agency was advised to reimburse its federal accounts — and the SMHA board is expected to vote on a repayment plan today.
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A native of Atlanta, Ford Mylius Lallerstedt began studying piano at age five. He studied organ with Vernon de Tar at the Juilliard School, where, in 1973, he won both prizes in organ performance and was awarded teaching fellowships in piano and solfège. Dr. Lallerstedt received his Bachelor of Music, Master of Music, and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from Juilliard. He studied musicology with Gustave Reese, conducting with Warren Brown, and musical analysis with Jacob Druckman, Vincent Persichetti, and Roger Sessions.
Dr. Lallerstedt made his New York debut at Alice Tully Hall in 1979 and has performed in Europe and throughout the United States. He founded the Wahnfried Chamber Orchestra, and he serves as regular accompanist and recital partner for mezzo-soprano Brenda Boozer.
He has been on the faculties of the Juilliard School, State University of New York at Purchase, Mannes College of Music (organ), and Tanglewood Music Center (conducting studies). He is director of music at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Mt. Kisco, N.Y.
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By Julie Steenhuysen
Children who are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder at an early age are at greater risk of depression and suicide than other teens and parents need to take the condition seriously, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
They said 18 percent of children in a study who were diagnosed with ADHD between ages 4 to 6 were depressed as adolescents – about 10 times higher than adolescents without ADHD.
And about 5 percent of children with an early ADHD diagnosis thought about committing suicide at least once, and were twice as likely as other children to have tried it.
"This is another pretty powerful demonstration that parents should not disregard ADHD in early childhood," said Benjamin Lahey of the University of Chicago, who worked on the study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry.
ADHD is one of the most common child mental disorders and is estimated to affect around 3 percent to 5 percent of children globally.
Children with ADHD are excessively restless, impulsive and easily distracted, and often have difficulties at home and in school. There is no cure, but the symptoms can be kept in check by a combination of medication and behavioral therapy.
For the study, researchers from the University of Chicago and the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, followed 123 children diagnosed with ADHD at age 4 to 6 for up to 14 years, until they reached 18 to 20.
They compared these children with 119 children from similar neighborhoods and schools. The children were checked every year for the first four years, then during years 6 through 9 and 12 through 14.
"This is a study that … shows that children diagnosed at 4 to 6 years of age are at increased risk for depression and to some extent suicide during late childhood and adolescence," Lahey said in a telephone interview.
The researchers did not study children diagnosed at an older age.
Lahey said suicide attempts were relatively rare, noting that more than 80 percent of children with ADHD did not try to commit suicide and no one in this study committed suicide.
Even so, the disease is something to take seriously.
"We've known for a long time that children with ADHD are at risk for all kinds of problems such as accidental injuries," Lahey said. Children with ADHD are also more likely than others to smoke and abuse drugs.
"At least some segments of the public tend to regard ADHD as something too minor to take seriously. There is a sense to some that it is psychiatriaztion of normal exuberance," he said.
Last week, British researchers discovered the first direct evidence that ADHD is a genetic disorder, a finding they said should help dispel the myths that ADHD is caused by bad parenting or high-sugar diets.
"I think the best advice we can give is that they take it seriously and seek help from a mental health professional early on so they can help the child have the best possible outcome."
Millions of people take ADHD drugs including Ritalin, Concerta, Adderall, Vyvanse and Strattera. Global sales of ADHD drugs were estimated at around $4 billion dollars in 2009.
SOURCE: link.reuters.com/xyb96p Archives of General Psychiatry, October 2010.


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Friday, May 13
'Tiger Is Down, But Is He Out?'
(Video: Part 1 of a 2006 "60 Minutes" interview with Ed Bradley. Remember this guy?)
I GOT AN EMAIL from a friend today who asked the question: "Tiger is down, but is he out?"
It's a great question. Perhaps the question. How would you answer it?
If only Tiger had stayed home this week. A hobbling nine holes, an ugly 42 and another WD at the Players. What does it all mean? The speculation is endless.
Tiger is down, no doubt. Maybe we won't see him for a long while. But is he out? I don't think so. At least not as in finished. Yes, the road back looks a lot longer. There are so many physical and mental issues that apparently need to be addressed. It's like Tiger is lost in the tall pines to the right of the 11th fairway at Augusta National, a place he's visited all too often. Will he play a brilliant recovery or will he scuff it? Will he ever get back to the fairway?
That guy talking to Ed Bradley, above, is gone. I'll call him old Tiger. We last caught a glimpse of him at Torrey Pines in 2008. I'm convinced we'll never see him again. If you watch and listen to him, I think you'll agree. He sounds and looks nothing like the new Tiger.
The world belonged to old Tiger, but since that Ed Bradley interview it has been one huge loss after another: first the death of his father Earl, then his physical sturdiness (knee problems), then Y.E. Yang, then his wife, then his image and aura, and then, inevitably, his swagger, his game and his confidence.
Much of the last five years, especially the last two, has been about devastating loss for Tiger, both on and off the golf course.
This new Tiger is clearly not as good as the old Tiger, and never will be. No one has ever been as good as that guy. But can he be good enough to win again on the PGA Tour, win majors and chase Jack Nicklaus?
There's no strong evidence right now to suggest that he can. If Tiger's legs can carry him, I think it will come down to what's inside him, that intense competitive fire. If he still has that, then he has a shot. I think it's still in there.
−The Armchair Golfer
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- Dutch said...
Folks,I was very surprised when Tiger showed up for the PLAYERS...remember 2weeks earlier was the disclosure that he suffered a serious injury that prevented him from hitting balls after the MASTERS.
Now,knowing that Tiger only shows up for a tourney if he has prepared to win......he clearly wasn't prepared,one reporter asked him when was the first time since the MASTERS he "practiced" he replied just yesterday meaning Monday of the PLAYERS.
Very strange,almost everyone knows Tiger just can't showup & expect to win much less without any practice time.Why he showed up has more to do about something else other than the potential to win the PLAYERS.
He really ought to stay away until he is ready for golf...follow the code he used so well before..only show up to play if you have prepared to play.But I guess that was the old Tiger....you never know what the new Tiger will do.


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Dick Cavett, the legendary talk show host, NYTimes.com columnist and raconteur, is back with a new collection of provocative essays, of his reflections and reminiscences about Hollywood legends, American cultural icons, and the absurdities of everyday life in BRIEF ENCOUNTERS: Conversations, Magic Moments, and Assorted Hijinks.
In his signature charming prose, Cavett introduces readers to the fascinating characters that have crossed his path. He recounts meeting John Lennon and Yoko Ono in bed at the St. Regis; sparring with Muhammad Ali; being wooed by Steve Jobs to be Apple's first celebrity pitchman; and flirting with the ultimate Hollywood star, Elizabeth Taylor. Other notable figures that cross Cavett's path in these pages include James Gandolfini, Mel Brooks, Nora Ephron, Tony Curtis and Groucho Marx. Delightfully, Cavett also shares his youthful – and not so youthful – escapades, including his first violent hangover and a few instances when he almost found himself in the county jail.
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The Vietnam War was the first "television war." Night after night, the evening news broadcast the conflict into living rooms across America. As the country watched coverage of the fighting, Dick Cavett's late night talk show featured thoughtful conversations and often-times spirited debate about the war from all sides of the political spectrum, mirroring the public's growing unrest and the divisiveness that was ripping the country apart. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the fall of Saigon (April 30, 1975) and the end of America's presence in Vietnam, Dick Cavett's Vietnam examined the conflict and its impact on America through the prism of interviews conducted by the iconic host of "The Dick Cavett Show."
Dick Cavett hosted "The Dick Cavett Show" on multiple networks for more than 35 years while interviewing a wide range of guests, from authors and politicians to musicians, actors and other creative types. He often featured controversial people and topics which weren't the norm for the variety talk shows that were airing at the time. He won three Emmy Awards for his work and is currently is a contributing blogger to the New York Times.
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Microsoft supplied the SQL Trace utility with SQL Server 6.x and replaced it with SQL Profiler in SQL Server 7.0. You can use SQL Trace, an Open Data Services (ODS) sniffer program, to monitor and record SQL Server 6.x database activity and troubleshoot 6.x systems. For example, you can capture five activity types (connections, SQL statements, remote procedure calls, attentions, and disconnections) within SQL Server 6.x. You can save generated traces as a trace file or an SQL script and apply five filters (login name, application, hostname, remote procedure call filter, and SQL statement filter).
Because SQL Trace is external to the SQL Server architecture, it has limited reporting capability. SQL Trace is an intrusive monitoring program that can report on only high-level events. For example, SQL Trace can report that a user is calling a certain stored procedure. If stored procedures contain many conditional statements, the same stored procedure (depending on the system state at that time and parameters passed to it) can perform wildly different actions. You cannot use SQL Trace to determine what the stored procedures will do. In addition, if you run SQL Trace on a severely stressed server, you might bring the server down.
SQL Server stores trace definitions in the Registry. If the user has appropriate permissions, SQL Server stores those permissions in the Registry of the SQL Server being traced. If the user doesn't have appropriate permissions, SQL Server stores user permissions in the Registry of the machine performing the trace. The location is not negotiable. If many developers or database administrators (DBAs) define traces, one server (typically a development server) could hold many trace definitions.
Although you can still use the old stored procedure xp_trace (a stored procedure for controlling trace activity on a server), SQL Server Books Online (BOL) states that this stored procedure is "for backward compatibility only and may not be supported in future versions." In a future article, I'll tell you about a richer mechanism you can use for profiling that involves about 65 stored procedures, but this method of controlling profiles is beyond the scope of this article.


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#IllmaticXX: Nas & ESSENCE Music Festival Share 20th Anniversary Celebration
Thursday night, Nas took the stage at the ESSENCE Music Festival to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his debut album, Illmatic, as well as the 20th anniversary of the annual Essence Music Festival with a special performance during the ESSENCES's "Now Playing" concert. Performing at New Orlean's Mercedes-Benz Superdome, Nas headlined a night of entertainment that also included performances from artists K. Michelle, Jesse Boykins III, Jazmine Sullivan and Trey Songz. "It's an honor to be going out there," Nas said as he prepared to take the stage. "Twenty years of ESSENCE and at the same time twenty years of my first album. So to do this, like this – it just worked out really crazy."
Dressed in a black jacket and 20th Anniversary Illmatic t-shirt, Nas took the stage with a high energy performance of his debut album as the crowd reminisced and joined the emcee rapping lyric for lyric. Backed by DJ Green Lantern and a live band, Nas continued his performance mixing in other well known classics, including "If I Ruled The World," "Hate Me Now," and a remixed version of "One Mic" accompanied by a sample of Phil Collin's "In The Air Tonight." The event kicked off the annual ESSENCE Music Festival celebration consisting of three days of performances from more than 80 artists and 150 guest speakers.


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This evening excursion includes round trip TRAMsportation to the base of the mountain where you will experience the Sandia Peak Tramway (Tram ticket included, a $25 value), as well as restaurant and nature trails at your leisure. The TRAMsporter departs from Old Town at Hotel Albuquerque (800 Rio Grande Blvd NW) and Downtown at the Hyatt Regency (330 Tijeras Ave NW). Please read our terms below.*
Tour timeline (Tuesday - Saturday | May - September)
5:00pm - depart Hotel Albuquerque (Old Town)
5:15pm - depart Hyatt Regency (Downtown)
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8:15pm - depart Sandia Peak
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Kenzo Spring 2013
Kenzo Spring 2013
Humberto Leon and Carol Lim looked to the Southeast Asian jungles for inspiration, but the fully realized Spring '13 lineup was the kind of safari-inspired style that's more suited to the city. A punchy palette of orange and green was made all the more playful with oversize leopard spots (that start to look more like flowers than animal prints) and all-over abstract jungle prints. Of course, even if print isn't your thing, hear us out: they feel infinitely more contemporary worn with the line's cropped, safari-style jackets or tempered with buttery leather sleeves. And, if you're seeking something sexier, Kenzo answers with its off-the-shoulder dresses, bustier-style tops, and cinched waists.
- Trends: Animal-inspired prints and colorful jungle prints, jumpsuits, cutouts, vests, and safari-inspired silhouettes.
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- Who Should Wear It: Gwen Stefani could pull off even the cutout look.


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Acquisition Targets: Defensemen
It's no secret the Lightning are in need of another top-4 defenseman if they are to make a run at the conference title next season. With the expected departure of Sami Salo this summer, and the overuse of Radko Gudas last year, there's a hole next to Victor Hedman on the top pair that has to be filled. Lightning GM Steve Yzerman has a hoard of tradable assets in his back pocket ready to make a deal (2 first round picks this year and next, young forwards with scoring upside, Gudlevskis/Wilcox) in June.
The following list is as informal as it gets. These are players who are either rumored to be on the block, may be on the block (not "core*" players), or could be available for the right price based on their individual situations or existing depth on their respective clubs.
The list is limited to right-handed defensemen, preferably with the ability to move the puck and run a power play (unless otherwise noted). Lightning coach Jon Cooper used Mike Kostka more than he probably should have last year as he was one of the few (only?) players he had able to move the puck on the right side. Cooper has shown in his career with the Lightning organization that gives his defensemen a bright green light, and the more forward-like they are while maintaining defensive responsibilities, the better.
The following categories are broken down into those capable of top-4 minutes now, those who could work their way into that role quickly, and those who could be acquired in addition to a top-4 if Yzerman wants to get a righty puckmover on the cusp of top-6 defensemen minutes – something that is severely lacking in the system.
* core = 1-2 defensemen per team the club can't survive without (TB has one, Hedman)
In no particular order...
Kevin Shattenkirk, STL (No. 3 of Big-3 in STL)
Cody Franson, TOR (TB was rumored to be interested last summer)
Slava Voynov, LA
Jared Spurgeon, MIN (Suter, Brodin ahead of him, Dumba and Folin behind him)
Mike Green, WSH (6M cap hit through 14-15, modified NTC)
Anton Stralman, NYR (complimentary role to Hedman)
Zbynek Michalek, PHO (complimentary role to Hedman)
On the rise:
Sami Vatanen, ANA
Ryan Ellis, NSH
Mark Psysk or Rasmus Ristolainen, BUF
Matt Dumba, MIN (if Spurgeon kept; MIN just signed Folin)
David Savard, CLB (former teammate of Barberio)
Adam Larsson, NJ (stalled)
Cody Ceci, OTT (Ottawa stacked with RHD)
Jason Demers or Justin Braun, SJ (Burns moving back to D)
Michael Stone, PHO
Chris Tanev, VAN (marginal, but potential complimentary player)
Change of Scenery Needed?
Zach Bogosian, WPG (passed by Trouba)
Erik Gudbranson, FLA (stalling; still a core player?)
Knocking at the door or stepping through:
Chris Wideman, OTT (huge numbers in AHL, mostly vs Syracuse)
Ryan Pulock, NYI
Jerome Gauthier-Leduc, BUF
David Runblad, CHI (injured this year)
Adam Clendening, CHI (van Riemsdyk just signed)
Stefan Elliott, COL (stalling with Colorado organization)
Ryan Sproul, DET
Steven Santini, NJ
Connor Murphy, PHO
Connor Carrick, WSH
Way Outside the Box:
Brent Seabrook, CHI (5.8M, Limited NTC)
Justin Schultz, EDM (TB was after him during sweepstakes)
UFA (Yzerman stated team can't count on building through UFA):
Matt Niskanen, PIT
Dan Boyle, SJ
Aaron Ekblad is the only defenseman in this year's draft capable of stepping onto an NHL roster and excelling. The Lightning would have to trade up into the No. 1 slot to get him. Unlike Victor Hedman's situation after he was drafted, Ekblad would find himself on a playoff team right out of the shoot and could provide solid play while developing, much the same as Drew Doughty did in LA.
Radko Gudas - Much more of a people-mover than a puck-mover, Gudas needs to stay at about 18/20 minutes a night as a No. 4 right now. He may develop into a top-pair guy as a complimentary player, but first he has to stay healthy and stay fit mentally. Fatigue caused some lost focus last year. He was also battling nagging injuries.
Andrej Sustr - He may one day be a nice complimentary top pair guy, but he's not ready yet. He should start next year as the right side D on the third pair and see where that leads him. If he stays there all year, that's not a bad thing either. He has to get playing time, though.
Artem Sergeev and Dylan Blujus aren't NHL-ready and aren't knocking on the door yet. Both project as bottom-pair guys right now at the most.
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After spending a few seasons watching Ozzy Osbourne putter around his kitchen in 'The Osbournes,' we thought nothing could surprise us about the domesticated Prince of Darkness — but as it turns out, we underestimated his wife Sharon's tendency to overshare.
According to the UK's Sun tabloid, Ozzy schedules his conjugal visits with Sharon around episodes of 'The Late Show with David Letterman,' squeezing in a few intimate moments during the commercial break before announcer Alan Kalter starts rattling off the evening's special guests. Their source? None other than Mrs. Osbourne, who doesn't sound very happy about her husband's TV habit.
"We have sex at a particular time," she's quoted as saying. "Ozzy loves David Letterman. We lie in bed and watch it and he says, 'Oh, we've just got time before Letterman's monologue.'"
Sharon's response: "I lie back and think of the Queen."
As the Sun points out, this represents something of a comedown from a few years ago, when Ozzy boasted that he'd "pump away on top of Sharon like a road drill all night" after taking Viagra, and…uh, listen, can someone famous in the UK please go and do something silly enough to distract the tabloids from pursuing stories like this? We love you, Ozzy, but it isn't even breakfast yet, and we already feel unclean.


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Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Kitten Portraits
The girls treasure their kitten portraits, as tender-hearted Sydney, especially, dearly misses her kitten buddies after they've gone, but I also like to print out an extra copy of each portrait to give to the shelter when we return the kittens. Now, kittens don't really need a lot of extra marketing, but I still like to give them the best odds that I can, and I think that everyone can agree that, while an animal shelter mug shot certainly makes a critter look more pathetic and in NEED of adoption, it takes a beautiful, sunny day, a happy and comfy animal, and a lot of time and patience to take a photo that lets a potential guardian see my little foster kittens as a pet and a best friend.
Here are our best friends:
Photographing kittens is hard. They don't "smile" like dogs do, and generally the best you can do is a photo in which they don't look like they're actively trying to escape. You can better see their happiness in candid shots, but candid shots of each kid with each kitten? Yikes!
So we may not get the best portrait of each foster kitten in our foster kitten portraits, true, but in each portrait, look at the kid. See the love in their faces? Those kittens put that there, and that's what I hope sells them to their future guardians.
4 comments:
- Kimberly said...
I am NOT a cat person, but even *I* want the wee grey one.
- April 4, 2012 at 3:28 PM
- Miranda Jacobs said...
Oh my! The eyes on those kittens. They'll be adopted in about 10 seconds. ;-)
- April 4, 2012 at 3:50 PM
- Tina said...
So cute! The more I think about it, the more I like the idea of having kittens for a bit, giving them lots of love, and then letting someone else share the wealth of kitty love.
How do the girls do when the go back to the shelter? Is it really hard every time?
- April 4, 2012 at 4:56 PM
- julie said...
Will doesn't seem fazed when the kittens go back, but I'll be honest that Syd is always very upset. It's a healthy grief, though, if you know what I mean--it doesn't break her spirit, she's able to work through it, and she's amenable to being encouraged to focus on the happy memories and the mementos. Frankly, I want the girls to have this regular practice in sacrifice and loss and service; I want them to have the coping skills to deal with grief before they have to experience a devastating loss, and I want them to become used to the idea that service to others includes sacrifice of one's own temporary comfort. When they're older, I hope that they'll be able to appreciate their personal legacy of bettering the lives of all these kittens.
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Happy New Year to all of you!
I hope you capped off an amazing 2011 and are welcoming 2012 with open arms.
I know I am.
I've been silent as things in my life got reorganized with my day job. I've said before, I've been promoted, it takes more of my time, but one of my 2012 resolutions is to re-establish a better work/life balance.
I resolve to be more organized.
I resolve to take better care of myself and my family.
I resolve to get back to writing, baking, cooking, because it truly is my therapy.
I resolve to be more positive and happier.
I resolve to have tea and read a bit (of something) as many nights a week as my tired eyes allow.
This recipe is neither lighter nor local, I promise to get back there. These, however, are homemade, which is again all part of my focus, to make as much from scratch as possible, but also to not go overboard. I like to embrace moderation in all life, and I know that sometimes, convenience trumps all.
It's all part of the resolution to be more balanced overall.
I hope 2012 is already treating you well, and I wish everyone the happiest of New Year's!
Banana Bread Muffins
Yield: 1 dozen
These are perfect for a weekend morning treat. They're easy to throw together and you'll have almost everything on hand to make them in a pinch!
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 large eggs
- 3 ripe bananas
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons chilled butter, cut into small pieces
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Grease/butter your muffin tins and set aside.
In one bowl (or a stand mixer bowl) cream the sugar and butter until fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time and beat well after each addition.
In another large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt and whisk to combine further.
In a small bowl, mash the bananas with a fork, add milk and cinnamon and stir.
Finally, add the banana mixture to the sugar/butter mixture and stir to combine. Slowly add flour mixture to the bowl stirring as you go until flour just disappears.
Spoon batter into your muffin tins, and set aside.
Now, for the topping - combine brown sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives (or in a food processor) until mixture resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle topping evenly over batter.
Pop into your oven for 30 minutes and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the muffin comes out cleanly.
Allow to cool in the pan for at least 10 minutes before popping out to serve or cool completely on a wire rack.