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UH Mānoa physicists make research breakthrough in ChinaUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Physics and Astronomy Department
A team of scientists that includes physicists from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa earlier this month made a key breakthrough in research at the Chinese Academy of Science's Institute of High Energy Physics in Beijing. On July 19, researchers produced for the first time collisions in the upgraded BEPC-II electron positron collider that were observed in its brand new associated detector called BES-III. Although BEPC-II and BES-III had already been carefully tested separately, this was the first time they operated together. These first collisions represent a major milestone of this project, which involved eight years of planning and construction.
The High Energy Physics Group at UH Mānoa's Physics Department has been a key group in the BES experiment since 1993. This experiment grew out of the US/PRC Joint Committee on High Energy Physics, which was established 29 years ago and is the oldest scientific cooperative effort between the US and China.
Members of the UHM team include Profs. Fred Harris, Stephen Olsen and Gary Varner. Postdoctoral fellows are Chengping Shen and Qian Liu. For BESIII, UH participants constructed a monitoring system for the Time of Flight (TOF) system, which is used along with the momentum measurement to determine the velocities of the particles coming from the decays of the charmed quarks. The system uses a laser to illuminate a very intricate fiber optic distribution system that sends pulses to the TOF counters. This system was built in Hawaii and shipped last fall where it was installed into BESIII.
The China program greatly increases the capabilities for precision research in this energy region at a time when this type of research at most US facilities has been shut down.
When it is fully operational, the BEPC-II/BES-III complex will be the world's premier facility for studying the properties of particles that contain a charmed quark (c-quark), the fourth of an assortment of six different quarks that physicists have identified as the most fundamental building blocks of matter. In BEPC-II, c-quarks, which have a mass that is about 3000 times that of the electron, are produced together with their equal-mass antimatter counterpart, anti-charmed quarks (c-quarks), in head-on collisions of high energy electrons and anti-electrons (familiarly known as positrons). In these collisions, the electron and positron annihilate each other and in the process their energy is converted into the massive c- and c-quark pair in accordance with Einstein's famous relation E=mc2.
To accomplish this, the BEPC-II team confines a tightly bunched cluster of approximately 50 billion electrons inside a vacuum tube that threads through a ring of powerful electro-magnets that maintains the electron bunch in a nearly circular orbit. Likewise a similar "bunch" of positrons is made to counter-rotate in an identical second ring of magnets. The two bunches, which have a vertical profile of only about five millionths of a meter, are made to cross each other in the center of the BES-III detector. Occasionally, an electron in one bunch hits a positron in the other bunch head-on and the two particles annihilate each other to produce a pair of particles: one containing a c-quark and an associated one that contains a c-quark. These so-called charmed particles rapidly decay into more conventional particles like - and K-mesons whose energies and velocities are precisely measured in the BES-III spectrometer. From these measurements, the properties of the parent charmed particles can be deduced.
In the July 19 initial test run, a pair of charmed particles, where one contains a c- quark and the other a c-quark was recorded in the detector approximately every ten minutes. The collision rate in the initial test run was about a factor of 4,000 times slower that the project's ultimate design goal of 6 or 7 charmed-particle pairs per second. This lower rate was partly because the researchers purposely limited the intensity of the electron and positron beams in order to avoid possible damage to the very sensitive detection sensors of the BES-III spectrometer while they made sure that everything is working as expected. The next day, intensities were increased and a ten-times higher collision rate was measured. Over the next several weeks the intensity of the beams will gradually be further increased while at the same time BES-III's nearly 20,000 detection elements will be carefully adjusted and calibrated. When this process is completed, sometime in the early Fall, the BES-III research program will begin.


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Tranmere caretaker boss Les Parry is hoping winger Chris Shuker will be passed fit for the home clash with Brentford.
Shuker has been struggling with an ankle injury but is edging closer to a full recovery and is described by Parry as "touch and go".
Forward Ian Thomas-Moore sustained a foot injury in Tuesday's 3-3 draw at Huddersfield and is rated as a major doubt.
On-loan Manchester City defender Shaleum Logan is nursing an abductor problem but could again be asked to play through the pain barrier.
Rovers battled back three times to claim a point at Huddersfield and have collected four points from their last two outings.
Parry declared: "Nobody expected us to get anything on Tuesday and the point was fantastic. The other thing we get from it is the confidence boost."
Brentford boss Andy Scott is set to name an unchanged line-up.
Winger Myles Weston will travel with the squad after his recent hamstring injury but, with the Bees going into the match on the back of successive 1-0 wins, he is unlikely to be risked.
Goalkeeper Nikki Bull is the only other injury absentee following a shoulder operation.
Arsenal loanee Wojciech Szczesny will therefore keep his place in goal with youngster Simon Moore providing cover on the bench and Derby keeper Lewis Price missing out again due to the five-loanee rule.
Tottenham teenager John Bostock will start on the right wing having this week revealed he would be happy to extend his loan spell with the west Londoners.
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The number of cesarean deliveries remains very high in the U.S., and Consumer Reports says many of them are unnecessary.
It has analyzed data from more than 1,500 hospitals in the 22 states where data is available and found several where more than half the women who expect a low-risk delivery undergo a C-section.
For low-risk deliveries, Consumer Reports found that C-section rates ranged from less than 5 percent to more than 50 percent.
Low-risk deliveries are defined as: women who haven't had a C-section before, don't deliver prematurely, and are pregnant with a single baby who is properly positioned.
Consumer Reports graded several hospitals in Southern Colorado.
Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo rated better than the national average, meaning they perform fewer C-sections.
St. Thomas More in Canon City also got a better than average rating.
Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs scored right in line with the national average, as did St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center in Pueblo and the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center in La Junta.
Prowers Medical Center in Lamar scored worse than the national average, meaning they perform more C-sections.
We reached out to some of these hospitals for their reaction to the ratings.
St. Mary-Corwin released this statement to us:
"At The Birth Place at St. Mary-Corwin, we provide a strong partnership between the expectant mother and her family, the mother's obstetric and pediatric providers, and an experienced nursing staff. With almost 600 births last year alone, we're proud of our proven track record that focuses on a safe and healthy delivery."
Dr. Laura Klein with Memorial Hospital tells 11 News they are working to reduce the number of C-sections that are not medically necessary, but they will not hesitate to perform one if needed. Klein says the ultimate goal is to have healthy babies and moms.
We are still waiting to hear back from Parkview Medical Center.
There are situations when a C-section is the safest option. But the vast majority of women who anticipate a low-risk delivery should expect to have a natural birth.
Unnecessary C-sections drive up medical costs and increase risks for mothers and babies.
Consumer Reports says ask the person who will deliver your baby about the hospital's C-section rates. In general the lower the rate the better.
Consumer Reports says to look for rates lower than the national average, which for low-risk deliveries is close to 18 percent.


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Ganter signs with SDSU
The South Dakota State men's track and field team is excited to announce the signing of thrower Greg Ganter. Ganter is from Cuba City, Wis., and competed in the discus and shot put events throughout his high school career.
Ganter was not only a decorated track athlete, but he also played football and basketball as well. During his senior year of football he was named to the WFCA All-State team. He played defensive end recording 13 sacks and 20 tackles for loss in eight games and was named to the All-Region, All-Area and All-Conference teams. On the other side of the ball, he started as a guard and center and he earned All-Conference honors. He played guard in the WFCA All-Star Game this past July. He could also punt too, as he was ranked as the 34th best punter in the nation.
He brought home many awards during his senior year of track and field. He set the school record in both the shot put (59' 6.00") and the discus throw (173' 0.00"). His mark of 59' 6.00" in the shot put ranks fourth best all-time in WIAA State Division III and his discus throw of 173' 0.00" ranks 11th best all-time.
In both the shot put and discus competitions his senior year he was the state champion, made the WISTCA All-State team, sectional champion, regional champion, conference MVP, conference champion and all-season champion.
Throws Coach Tyg Long is very excited for him to join the Jackrabbits, he noted, "we can not wait for him to start throwing for SDSU. He is a outstanding young talent and is a great addition to the Jackrabbits in multiple areas."
"He is a solid all-around athlete and has a lot of potential," said Long. "He will be able to focus on throwing year round, which will help him make the jump into the collegiate competitions."


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Canberra: Shane Watson celebrated his return to international cricket with a sparkling innings of 122 to drive Australia to a 39-run victory over West Indies in the third one-dayer and an unassailable 3-0 series lead.
The 31-year-old opener's 111-ball knock on Wednesday helped Australia to 329 for seven in their 50 overs and West Indies flirted with reaching the big victory target before James Faulkner (4-48) polished them off for 290 with 15 balls to spare.
Darren Bravo top scored with 86 for West Indies, who will be playing only for pride in the remaining two matches in Sydney and Melbourne after a third emphatic defeat.
It was the first one-day international ever played in the nation's capital and the Manuka Oval track certainly gave the batsmen plenty of opportunity to score runs.
Watson, who missed much of the domestic season through injury, reached his seventh ODI century in 102 balls and then conjured up two fours and two sixes in the next nine balls before holing out to Kieron Pollard at backward square leg.
"I've been dreaming of that for the last four weeks," Watson, one of whose sixes was measured at 114 metres, said in a televised interview.
"It was one of those days that you dream of when even from the first ball it feels like everything's coming off the middle of your bat. I'm just so excited to be out here and playing."
Phil Hughes offered able support with 86 runs before being caught behind off the bowling of Darren Sammy, while the innings of Glenn Maxwell (4) and George Bailey (44) were both ended by stunning leaping catches from Pollard on the boundary.
West Indies started their run-chase at a slow pace but soon picked up with typical flourish to match Australia's run rate at around the 30 over mark.
Left-arm seamer Faulkner made two crucial interventions, however, the first when he bowled dangerman Chris Gayle (2) and Darren Bravo in the space of four balls to leave West Indies at 215-5.
He returned to end the match by claiming the wickets of Sunil Narine (1) and Darren Sammy (8) in three deliveries. All four of his victims in the match were bowled.


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BOSTON — Not only didn't Bruins defenseman Johnny Boychuk intend to injure Thomas Vanek late in the first period Saturday in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series with Buffalo, the rookie blueliner says he didn't even know the forward was hurt until after the game.
Boychuk took Vanek down and received a hooking penalty on the play that saw the Sabres winger crash into the end wall and leave the ice favoring his left leg. Boychuk slashed Vanek on his right leg on the play.
"I was just trying to lift his stick on the one side because it was kind of like a breakaway. And then I couldn't get to it, so I went to the other side and tried to hit his stick," said Boychuk after an off-ice workout at TD Garden. "I didn't even know I actually slashed him."
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After the game, Lindy Ruff termed the play a "two-hander" to Vanek's leg. But obviously the leg that was hit wasn't the one that was hurt. The league took no action against Boychuk.
"I didn't even know he got hurt," Boychuk continued. "I just went to the box and I didn't even know he was hurt. … I just actually was just trying to maybe slash his stick because he was like on a breakaway. So it's kind of a tough situation, I guess."
Vanek didn't return to the game. Today the Sabres Edge blog reported that he's expected to return for this series and is holding out hope he can play in Monday night's Game 3.
"This morning I expected to be sore, which I am and I'll just see how it feels tomorrow," he told Sabres Edge. "I'm hoping to play. … I'm still hoping for (Monday) even though I know deep-down it's a stretch. I would say Wednesday then. If it's not Wednesday then, I don't know. Maybe the next game. But the good part is that I feel like and we feel like I'll be back for the series."


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BLEEDTere O'Connor DanceChoreography by Tere O'Connor Marking the culmination of a two-year endeavor, choreographer Tere O'Connor collapses three of his dance works—Secret Mary, based on themes of authorship and agency; poem, a study in formalism, artifice, and complexity; and Sister, a duet about the minutiae of personality—into a single hybrid creation. With each piece lending its own unique dancers, ideas, and approaches, BLEED forms a serendipitous new choreographic language. Meanings multiply through the layering, blending, and erasure of elements from each work, and in the choreographic threshold between process and product, craft and coincidence, a poetic logic is revealed.
Music composed by James BakerLighting design by Michael O'Connor
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A woman was seriously injured when she was struck by a pickup truck last night on Hope Avenue and thrown 20 to 30 feet.
The accident was on Hope Avenue. According to police, they went to the area of 81 Hope Avenue, where they found a 62-year-old woman suffering from serious leg injuries.
Police said she was walking north to south in a marked crosswalk when she was struck by a Chevrolet pickup driven by a 56-year-old city resident.
Police said she was thrown 20 to 30 feet before coming to rest in the opposite travel lane.
The driver of the pickup was issued a citation for failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital and was in stable condition, police said.


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Animal Services announces veteran program May 23-31
In honor of Memorial Day on May 30, Beaumont Animal Services, a division of the Beaumont Police Department will be honoring all veterans, past and present, with special adoption deals. Beginning May 23, and running through May 31, the adoption fee for cats and dogs will be waived for all veterans.
For more information about Beaumont Animal Services, follow them on Facebook - www.facebook.com/beaumontanimalservices. They will be posting daily specials May 23-31. Each day, a different branch of service will be eligible for special prizes on that day if they adopt a new pet. The specials are to show our appreciation for all of those who make sacrifices for U.S. citizens.


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Submission + - 1st Video of Moon's Far Side (space.com)
chill writes: A gravity-mapping spacecraft orbiting the moon has beamed home its first video of the lunar far side — a view people on Earth never see. Because the moon is tidally locked with Earth, it only presents one face to the planet's surface (the near side). The side of the moon that faces away from Earth is the far side. Only robotic spacecraft and Apollo astronauts who orbited the moon in the 1960s and 1970s have seen the far side of the moon directly.


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Colony erect, jointed or unjointed. Autozooids hexagonal or lozenge-shaped, in longitudinal series, usually alternating around the branch. Frontal membrane transparent or light brown in colour, apparent in dried specimens as a concave glistening surface over the autozooid. No gymnocyst. Cryptocyst completely covering frontal surface of autozooid, depressed, imperforate; transparent; transition between them. Opesia reduced to a semicircular area approximately coextensive with the operculum; proximal and/or distal condyles present or absent. Spines absent. Avicularia vicarious. Ovicell completely immersed, not visible at the distal end of the autozooid – immediately above the opesia.
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Kettle Falls' wins two of three to start season
Bulldogs face NWC, Riverside this weekKettle Falls High got its snow-bound and water-soaked early baseball season underway late last week. The Bulldogs, with only 14 players, most who haven't logged a whole lot of varsity time, lost a tough 4-2 decision (eight innings) to Northeast A League favorite Chewelah last Friday and swept host Liberty Saturday in a Northeast 2B (Bi-County League) doubleheader at Spangle.KFHS plated 37 runs in 16-0, 21-9 routs of the Lancers.First-year KFHS head coach Landon Johnston was pleased with how well his young team competed in their first forays on real grass, a dirt infield and in front of live pitching."We played well against a very good Chewelah team and their top pitcher," Johnston said of the tough eight-inning loss to a Chewelah team that is one of the favorites to win a NEA title this spring. "And while Liberty didn't provide quite the competition (that Chewelah did), we played pretty well and looked pretty comfortable at the plate."Against Chewelah, I think we surprised a few people and probably Chewelah too. It was a good ballgame. We had their attention."CHEWELAH RECAPKettle Falls junior Tyler Vining and Chewelah ace Caleb Wiebe locked horns in something of a classic pitcher's duel in the opener at Kettle Falls.Vining, who hasn't pitched much in the past two seasons because of knee issues, likely turned a few heads of his own against a veteran Chewelah line-up. The big right-hander struck out seven, scattered five singles and issued three walks in his six innings of work. Vining was never in serious trouble against the Cougars.Unearned runChewelah scraped together its only (unearned) run off Vining in the fourth inning. The Cougars took advantage of a leadoff walk, an infield error and a single. "Tyler did a great job," Johnston said. "He is a real competitor, but he was getting tired by the sixth inning and he had thrown more pitches than we had planned anyway (81)."Left-hander Brent McNeil came on in relief of Vining and took the loss. He issued four walks in his two innings of work. McNeil surrendered three hits, struck out three and gave up three earned runs.Chewelah pushed across three runs in the top of the eighth inning at the Kettle Falls High junior varsity field to take a 4-1 lead. The Bulldogs rallied for one run in the bottom half of the inning on a Brandon Thomas RBI single, but the Cougars were able to escape with a season-opening win.Two squeeze plays in the eighth hurt the Bulldogs, according to Johnston.Chewelah took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning. The Bulldogs tied the game in the bottom of the sixth inning on an RBI single by Thomas to centerfield that plated freshman second baseman Devin Thompson, who had walked and advanced to second base on Logan Cook's single.Thomas, this week's Kettle Falls Player of the Week, was 3-4 against Chewelah with a pair of RBIs. Thompson had a single and scored twice.Kettle's first foray onto a real field and their initial opportunity against live pitching meant that putting the ball in play was sporadic. The Bulldogs struck out 15 times.Not enough live pitching yet"That will get a lot better," Johnston promised. "It was a lot better against Liberty. It's just a lack of seeing live pitching…that was a big difference in the game."In their first Northeast 2B action of the spring, the Bulldogs had no trouble scoring runs against Liberty's pitching staff and defense.The opening game at Spangle went only four innings. The Bulldogs plated 15 runs in the third inning, taking advantage of eight walks by Liberty pitching and six singles. The big blow was a Thomas double.KFHS collected 10 hits in the first game.Cook was 3-3, with a pair of RBIs and two runs scored. Thomas was 2-3 with a double and two runs scored. The junior also had a pair of RBIs. Shortstop Nathan Disque was 2-4 with a pair of stolen bases and two runs scored.Thomas picked up the win on the hill, going the distance and giving up only three hits. He issued two walks and fanned nine."Brandon was definitely locked in," Johnston said. "He was very solid."Kettle Falls committed only one error.The second game was more of the same for Kettle Falls, who plated one run in the first inning and blew the game open with six more in the second. The Bulldogs had a double and a triple in the second inning.Reuben Winter got the start for Kettle Falls. He was pulled in the second inning (1 1/3) after giving up six runs.Winter struck out four, but issued four walks. Junior Jeff Thomas came on in relief and pitched one inning (three runs, two hits, three walks and two strikeouts). Cook pitched the final 2 2/3 and picked up the win. Like Winter and Thomas, Cook was wild. The junior didn't give up a run, but hit three batters and issued three walks. He surrendered a lone single. Come from behind win in second game at SpangleKettle had to come from behind in the second game to pick up the win. The Bulldogs trailed 9-7 in the third inning before blowing the game open with six runs in the fourth and eight more in the fifth inning.KFHS took advantage of four walks in the fourth. Key hits came in the form of Vining's RBI double and freshman catcher/first baseman Brady Hansen's RBI single.Winter's triple and Hansen's double were the big blows in the fifth inning for Kettle Falls.Vining was 4-5 in the game (two doubles) and drove in three runs. Cook and Hansen were both 2-4. UNIMPEDED Kettle Falls' stole 11 bases in the three game set last week (in as many attempts)."Overall, I was very pleased with the way we played," Johnston said. "And I was impressed with the (crowd) support. We had a good crowd at home (against Chewelah) and had a lot of fans at Liberty."The kids are excited…it's all about improving every day…we certainly have a lot to work on."THIS WEEKKettle Falls traveled to Colbert to face Northwest Christian on Tuesday in a 2 p.m. doubleheader. The Bulldogs will return home on Thursday for a non-league game with Riverside. Game time is 4 p.m.


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(89) Anonymous, September 16, 2015 3:43 PM
What the lawyer hopefully learned.
I am so very sorry this lawyer went through the trauma of not making partner. Granted, he worked so hard for such a long time. However, it seemed like he did not stop to examine what his bosses wanted from him. Were his goals aligned with the mission of his law firm? Did he behave in ways that might have offended a senior partner? I am the daughter of a lawyer, and I grew up hearing these questions around the dinner table. I WISH I had gone to law school, but my father's success intimidated me!
(88) rachel, October 1, 2014 4:05 AM
very true
This outstanding video provides a beautiful reason that rings true about our recital of Vidui on Yom Kippur. Has-hem does care about every nuance of our actions, and our recital of vidui ten times takes us more in depth each time into the nuance of our negative actions and causes of our negative actions.
(87) Anonymous, September 29, 2014 11:55 AM
This video was excellent! Perhaps the lesson this associate learned was that one should work smarter as opposed to working harder. Was he treated shabbily by the senior partners? Of course he was. However, if he learned something from this traumatic experience then it was not wasted. Sometimes we operate according to what we THINK our bosses, spouses, etc. want without checking to see if our perceptions are accurate. Yes, in the workplace we always need to see if what we are doing is in alignment with what our boss wants us to be doing.
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Ricardo Lamas
TRAINING: Two sessions with my team, conditioning, one hour of cardio.
When and why did you start training for fighting? After graduating college I still had the desire to compete and I have always been a fan of MMA.
What ranks and titles have you held? (I.S.C.F) International Sports Combat Association Lightweight Title, Division III All-America honors at 157 pounds in wrestling. 2X CCIW Champion and national qualifier at 157 pounds. He was named the CCIW's "Most Outstanding Wrestler" during the 2003-04 season. Black belt in Jiu-Jitsu.
Do you have any heroes? My parents
What is your favorite technique? Whatever wins me the fight.
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"The Apples of Maine" Poster is a Winner
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Clean and Share Your Garden Seed at the 2009 Fair
Reminder: Bottled Water Sales Eliminated for 2009 Fair
Coffee at the Fair
MOFGA Food Policy
"The Apples of Maine" Poster is a Winner
Months before the Common Ground Country Fair, John Bunker's winning design for the 2009 Fair poster (and other products) is garnering delicious praise throughout Maine. Maybe that's because the 16 apples depicted, one from each Maine county, are "a metaphor for local communities, food, family and agriculture, where a lot of potential for the future is," says Bunker. We can use the rich heritage of Maine's heirloom apples to "imagine the best of the past and use what we imagine as a way of moving forward."
Bunker has long been fascinated with multiple varieties of any crop – tomatoes, peppers, apples – that originated in a particular area, because of the deep connection to place, to agriculture. "That's the ultimate in local," he says; "saving a seed, growing it into something, naming it, creating an heirloom, passing it down."
That process makes heirloom varieties fascinating and frustrating. "A lot of local varieties are not in any book," says Bunker. The hidden history of these apples can be "maddening when you're trying to find information, but it adds to the localness of them." He recalls starting with the deep purple-skinned 'Black Oxford' apple of Oxford County, "then it became like a game" to find other Maine apples – "like the license plate game."
Bunker has brought much of that history to life by rescuing Maine's heirloom apples and offering them through Fedco Trees (
), which he coordinates; and by planting a Maine Heritage Orchard at MOFGA's Common Ground Education Center in Unity.
"Somebody, probably Russ [Libby], said, 'Let's do a couple of orchards here.'
"What an opportunity!" It fed right into Bunker's belief in the value of rescuing Maine's heirlooms. "I had made the decision not to go to Kazakhstan, Russia, China [centers of origin of many apple varieties], because I was driving by all these apples in neighbors' yards." Going abroad "would have been the ultimate in hilarity. I thought I should be learning about the apples that grow here."
About two years ago, Bunker decided to do a poster of an apple from each county. He'd been doodling all his life and had learned to draw better to illustrate the Fedco Trees catalog.
"I did one apple for a friend for a birthday present, and it came out good."
When he wrote his book, Not Far From the Tree: A Brief History of the Apples and the Orchards of Palermo, Maine 1804-2004, "people said, 'You really need to do a cover.'
"So I picked the four quintessential apples that I kept finding in Palermo and painted them." The result "gave me the courage to do the poster."
He worked with paint board and acrylics, basing the work on photos he had taken.
Limiting the design to one apple per county was a challenge. "I could have done a whole poster on Kennebec County. That was the breadbasket of Maine; all those great farming towns along the river."
Bunker liked the 16-county idea, though, "because it says something about caring enough to know what the counties are in Maine. It says local agriculture was everywhere. People can look at an apple on the poster and say, 'I know that place!'"
Bunker was at the MOFGA board meeting where the winning design was selected, "but I left before the poster meeting. I was walking out, and Roy Miller [who co-coordinates the Country Store at the Common Ground Country Fair] came running up to me saying, 'You won't believe this poster! You're going to love it!'"
Bunker praises Liberty Graphics for doing a great job with the color separation. "I'm gratified. It matters to me that people like it. And I'm proud for Maine. We did this. It's our heritage."
His advice to other aspiring poster contest entrants is, "Do it. People should screw up their courage and paint something. I didn't go about it thinking, 'What would make a good Fair poster?' but 'What do I want to say visually to the world?' It's a good way for people to express themselves."
Bunker will be signing posters at the 2009 Common Ground Country Fair (date and time TBA). Posters, T-shirts, cloth bags and other goods with the apple design on them will be available at the Common Ground Country Fair on Sept. 25, 26 and 27, and at www.mofga.org. Not Far from the Tree is also available at www.mofga.org.
In the Summer issue of The MOF&G, we said that John Bunker, whose apple art adorns this year's Fair products, founded Fedco Seeds. In fact, he founded Fedco Trees, not Fedco Seeds.
Featured Speakers Preview for 2009 Common Ground Country Fair
We are working on a tremendous offering of speakers and presenters for this year's Fair. The final schedule won't be ready until later this summer, but here's a preview of a few of this year's presenters:
Sam Levin,
one of three coordinators of Project Sprout, will be our keynote speaker on Friday, September 25. Project Sprout is a student-led and inspired, onsite garden that supplements food served in the Monument Mountain High School in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. A high school student, Levin was invited to address Slow Food's biennial gathering at Terra Madre, Italy, in October 2008, where he stole the show. We couldn't resist inviting him to speak at the Fair on Friday, when we have more than 7,000 Maine school students on hand.
Mark Guzzi of Peacemeal Farm in Dixmont
is surely one of the busiest, most industrious and entertaining young farmers leading Maine's organic agriculture movement. Guzzi agreed to take a break from running his bustling farm stand in the Fair's farmers' market to be our keynote speaker on Sunday, September 27.
Sandra Steingraber,
acclaimed author, biologist, cancer survivor and mother, returns to Common Ground as the featured speaker at our public policy teach-in.
Amy Goldman,
passionate seed saver, proponent of agricultural heritage and genetic diversity, and author of the beautiful and richly informative books
Melons for the Passionate Grower; The Compleat Squash: A Passionate Grower's Guide to Pumpkins, Squashes, and Gourds;
The Heirloom Tomato: From Garden to Table: Recipes, Portraits, and History of the World's Most Beautiful Fruit,
will be a special guest speaker in the exhibition hall.
Rebecca Laughton,
author of the newly published book on smallholding,
Surviving and Thriving on the Land,
lived for four years at Tinker's Bubble, an ecological community in Somerset, England, where the residents manage 40 acres of land without using fossil fuels.
Much more is certainly in store for the 2009 Fair. Look for workshops and talks led by many of Maine's own agricultural talents, including Will Bonsall, Barbara Damrosch, Mark Fulford, John Bunker and more. Plus, the seed cleaning demonstrations and equipment return this year (see article below).
Clean and Share Your Garden Seed at the 2009 Common Ground Country Fair – Sept. 25, 26 and 27
This year you can share your seed with the rest of the MOFGA community. Let some of those onions, hollyhocks, echinacea and other seed-bearing plants stay in the garden after they flower and make seed heads. Bring the raw, uncleaned seed to the Common Ground Fair and have it cleaned. You can then take the cleaned seed home with you or donate it to the Exhibition Hall seed swap where the Exhibition Hall staff will package and label it for distribution to other fairgoers free of charge. See the 2009 fairbook for the seed swap schedule.
The seed cleaning demonstrators will be able to process dried seed heads using a belt thresher to thresh dry seeded plants; a desktop clipper to clean chaff and debris from small seed; and an air column to clean chaff and debris from small and large seed.
We may also be able to process fleshy fruits such as melons and tomatoes, so if you want, bring some of these as well.
The seed cleaning exhibit/demonstration will be open all three days of the Fair. For the location, please see the map of the fairgrounds in the 2009 fairbook. You may leave unprocessed seed in a large box at that location if the demonstration area is not staffed when you arrive.
Place your seed in a paper bag labeled with type of seed, date it was harvested, whether you want it back or are donating it to the seed swap, and your name. Drop the bag in the box or hand it to an attendant. We will clean it as time permits.
Contact Adam Tomash at 207-582-5248 or
for details.
The MOFGA-El Salvador Sistering Committee will sell shoulder bags that hold Mason jars for carrying water at the Common Ground Country Fair. The bags were made by a Salvadoran crocheting cooperative that is part of the sistering project. Fairgoers can also buy stainless steel water bottles at the Country Store – or just bring your own cup to get free water from the many drinking water filling stations or water fountains on the grounds. Photo by Karen Volckhausen.
Reminder: Bottled Water Sales Eliminated for 2009 Fair
As announced in the last
bottled water will not be sold at the 2009 Common Ground Country Fair. An abundant supply of fresh, clean drinking water is available free, so bring your own bottle, jar or cup and look for one of the many drinking water filling stations or water fountains. And, of course, the Fair vendors always have an enticing array of refreshments, including bog juice (made with Maine cranberries), apple cider, smoothies, honey sweetened lemonade, peach lassis and more.
Coffee at the Fair
For most of the history of the Common Ground Country Fair, coffee sales were prohibited for a variety of reasons, including the fact that in 1977 no reliable sources of organically grown and processed coffee existed. Another strong consideration was the Fair's focus on Maine foods.
MOFGA's commitment to sustainable, organic farming is rooted in Maine but is not limited to our geographical boundaries. That spirit inspires MOFGA's El Salvador Sistering Committee, informs our policy work on food safety and other important agricultural and environmental issues, and guides our deliberations when considering what foods to serve at all MOFGA events, including the Common Ground Country Fair. (See MOFGA's Food Policy below.)
For the 2009 Fair, MOFGA is considering proposals to offer coffee from a variety of food vendors and organic coffee processors. We expect to invite one or more of these to sell coffee at this year's Fair. Among our considerations are that the coffee be grown and harvested according to organic practices, that it is processed in Maine, and that, accompanied by educational offerings, this occasion reflects MOFGA's mission to "illuminate for consumers the connection between healthful food and environmentally sound farming practices."
MOFGA Food Policy
The food offered at all MOFGA events embraces MOFGA's mission "to help farmers and gardeners grow organic food, protect the environment, recycle natural resources, increase local food production, support rural communities and illuminate for consumers the connection between healthful food and environmentally sound farming practices."*
The food offered emphasizes seasonally available ingredients. Whenever possible, the ingredients are produced organically in Maine. Ingredients not subject to organic guidelines are produced or harvested sustainably. Ingredients produced or grown outside of Maine reflect MOFGA's commitment to support "sustainable, organic farming regardless of geographic boundaries. MOFGA is committed to building relationships, when appropriate, with farmers and movements who share our mission."**
* Statement of Purpose, MOFGA Bylaws.
** Policy adopted by the MOFGA Board at its June 2007 meeting.
Help put the Word in the Street!
We are always on the lookout for good, high traffic viewing locales for our Common Ground Country Fair posters and brochures. The full size poster has instant, "Oh! There's the Common Ground Country Fair poster!" recognition and works well in lunchrooms and business locations with large spaces for displays. We also have a legal-sized poster that includes the art, photos of the Fair and general Fair information. These fit well in local Mom and Pop stores, on community boards, in shop windows and other places with limited display space. And our brochure provides more detail about the Fair, including directions and an overview of the myriad workshops, demonstrations, exhibitors and vendors celebrating rural and sustainable living in Maine. These are well suited to checkout counters and information centers.
Would you like to help promote the Fair? If you have suggestions for locales or are willing to distribute posters and brochures in your workplace, school or neighborhood, please get in touch at
or 207-568-4142. Thanks!
Artists: Call for Entries
Each year, MOFGA invites Maine residents and MOFGA members (regardless of residence) to submit a design for our Common Ground Country Fair poster. We are now accepting submissions for the 2010 Fair. The selected art will be featured on the 2010 Fair poster, Web site, T-Shirt and promotional literature. The artist will be featured in this newspaper, along with a press release that focuses on the artist and the art. In addition to these benefits, the winning artist will receive $1,000.
Artists may submit two entries. All entries must arrive in the MOFGA office by 4 p.m. on Friday, August 7, 2009. For complete guidelines, including technical specifications, eligibility requirements and timeline, please visit the Fair Art link on the Fair page at
or contact the Fair office at
or 207-568-4142.
Volunteer for the 2009 Common Ground Country Fair
Share your skills or learn something new as a volunteer at the 2009 Common Ground Country Fair. We rely on hundreds of volunteers, contributing in myriad ways, to produce MOFGA's annual celebration of rural living. Whether you have a specific skill, experience in a trade, or simply an abundance of enthusiasm and creativity, there's a volunteer role for you with the Fair. Contributing in every imaginable way – from carpentry to commercial plumbing and electrical, from preparing meals to collecting and sorting trash, with Fair set-up on through cleanup – volunteers do just about anything and everything necessary to make the Common Ground Country Fair happen.
The 2009 Fair dates are
September 25, 26 and 27.
The Fair also depends on volunteers for
(September 18 to 24) and
(September 28 to October 3). Individuals, families and groups are all welcome to volunteer at The Fair.
Volunteers who work a four-hour shift will receive a Fair T-shirt, Fair admission, and a delicious meal served by the Common Kitchen. Work additional shifts and receive additional meals and days of free admission. Most shifts are four hours long, but we also offer a few two-hour shifts with limited benefits.
Where can you fit in? Here are some possibilities:
Want to help ensure smooth traffic flow into and out of the Fair parking lots? Work with our parking team!
Want to see the Fair move toward zero garbage by reducing waste, maximizing recycling and composting biodegradable waste for our gardens? Join the compost and recycling team!
Do you enjoy cooking delicious meals from organic whole foods? Join the crew in the Common Kitchen and help us feed more than 1,000 volunteers throughout the weekend!
Are you a night owl or an early riser? Safety and the Common Kitchen need help during "off" hours at the Fair. Volunteer early or late and enjoy the Fair during the day!
Are you a commercial electrician, plumber, painter or carpenter? Our site crew has a job for you!
A thorough, detailed list of volunteer job descriptions as well as volunteer guidelines and registration forms are available via the "Volunteers" link on the Fair page at
. Or for more information about volunteering at the Fair, contact the Fair office at 207-568-4142 or
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If you would like to take a leadership role in the production of our big annual celebration, please contact the Fair office at
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Kelsey J. Ranz and Adam P. Swartz wish to announce their engagement and approaching marriage.
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The bride-elect graduated from International Academy of Design & Technology in Chicago with a degree in fashion merchandising. She is employed at Surf City Pet Lodge in Surf City, N.C.
The prospective groom graduated in 2008 from Lewis University with a degree in criminal justice. He is currently a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corp stationed at Camp LeJeune in Jacksonville, N.C.
The wedding will take place Oct. 26, 2012 in Wilmington, N.C.


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Northeasterners love their grinders – hearty, meaty sandwiches on sub rolls. This grinder gets Italian flair from onions marinated in balsamic vinaigrette and roasted red bell peppers.
1 large red onion, thinly sliced
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4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, grilled and sliced
6 oz. roasted red bell pepper, cut into strips
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Southmont Elementary and the Southmont community would like to welcome new Assistant Principal Keri Lovell.
Southmont Elementary and the Southmont community would like to welcome new Assistant Principal Keri Lovell.
Lovell is replacing Kathy Elmore, who retired Feb. 1. We wish Lovell well in the new position and we wish Elmore well in her retirement. Congratulations to both.
High Rock River Rat's Cook Off is success
The third annual High Rock Lake River Rat's Master Chef Cook Off was held Jan. 19 at Allied Veterans Post No. 17 in Southmont. Eight chefs participated in the contest with over 50 people attending to sample all the food and vote for the best dish. The landslide winner was Thelma Smith. Smith entered her signature squash casserole dish! Thelma is one of the founding River Rat members and has been a very active member for over 20 years.
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Church welcomes early service music director
Macedonia United Methodist is pleased to welcome new early service music director Bobbie Wright. Wright is a graduate of James Madison University with a major in music (piano) and a minor in voice.
She has taught piano for 30 years and most recently directed the Lake Norman Charter Schools Choir for 10 years. Smith and husband Steve recently moved from Charlotte to retire on the beautiful shores of High Rock Lake. They have three adult children — Clay, Seth and Ethan. Miriam Austin continues to lead and direct the 11 a.m. worship service and is accompanied by Martha Godwin and Jane Kerns.
The church is asking for volunteers to help with the puppet ministry. Please contact the church office at 798-3097 if you are interested in helping with this wonderful ministry.
The church's book club's first meeting went very well with 10 readers meeting and discussing the book "Christmas Jars." The next meeting will be at 7 p.m. Feb. 19 in the old fellowship hall. The book to be read and reviewed is "Water for Elephants" by Sarah Gruen. Come join the club for lively discussion and great fellowship.
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TWO Sri Lankans were put in hospital by Mitchell Johnson's pace assault in Melbourne, and Michael Clarke says his quartet of fast bowlers will look to exploit the tourists' vulnerability to short balls and send Michael Hussey out a winner with a 3-0 series victory.
Baulking at the chance to trial Victorian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell in a dead rubber in Sydney, Clarke was convinced enough by a green SCG wicket to want four pacemen for the third Test, the first time Australia have done so at the ground in more than 50 years.
The intimidation factor has done the trick so far this series. In a one-sided Boxing Day Test, the tourists were twice rolled cheaply. Kumar Sangakkara and Prasanna Jayawardene were sent to the emergency room, and out of the series, with finger injuries.
Clarke defended the decision not to blood Maxwell in the lead-up to the four-Test tour of India starting next month when the off-spinning all-rounder is expected to feature.
''I'm purely focused on this Test, as the selectors are,'' he said. ''The chairman of selectors, coach [and] other selectors need to make sure they're thinking about the future, and I'm sure the Indian tour is at the front of their mind, but in regard to me as captain of the team and the boys playing the game, our focus is to win this Test and to have beaten Sri Lanka 3-0.''
Australia's pace trio in Melbourne - Johnson, Peter Siddle and Jackson Bird - will be joined in Sydney by Mitchell Starc, welcomed back from a rotation-policy rest. Australia have used three quicks and a bowling all-rounder such as Shane Watson and Andrew McDonald in Sydney in recent years but this is the first time since 1954 - when a line-up against England included new-ball duo Ray Lindwall and Ron Archer, and left-armers Bill Johnston and Alan Davidson - that Australia will field four frontline seamers at the SCG. Nathan Lyon will handle spinning duties on his own, to be called upon more heavily on days four and five if the wicket turns and if the Test lasts.
Clarke denied Sri Lanka's batsmen would be bombarded with short balls, but Johnson is tipped to be given licence to attack as he did in Melbourne, while Bird, in his second Test, builds pressure at the other end. ''You can expect some good, fast bowling but it doesn't necessarily need to be short. It's about execution,'' Clarke said. ''We have plans for each individual player. Some of those plans involve short-pitched bowling but not necessarily for every player. It's about us bowling well to our plans, catching well and having some more success.''
Johnson, narrowly denied a century in a man-of-the-match performance at the MCG, will rise to No.7 in the batting order in a reshuffle forced by the absence of Shane Watson. Clarke has little doubt the bowler-heavy line-up will be enough to beat the Sri Lankans.
Clarke, who scored an unbeaten 329 against India in Sydney a year ago, will bat at No.4. Hussey and wicketkeeper Matthew Wade will also be bumped up a spot.
''He is a genuine top-order batsman, Matthew Wade,'' Clarke said. ''It's just that he keeps [wicket], so batting at six or seven gives him more time to recover. Matthew Wade batting at No.6 won't be a problem at all. He's been hitting the ball really well, hasn't made a big score for a while, so I wouldn't be surprised if you see him walk out and make a hundred in this Test.''
Clarke said Australia would not appoint a temporary vice-captain in Sydney but Hussey would take over if he were forced off, adding that the team was determined to win for the retiring batsman.
''It's something we've certainly spoken about,'' he said. ''Since I've been playing cricket for Australia, it's been a contributing factor to our success when guys retire. It's special to get a win in that last game for them, and I'm certain this Test will be no different in regards to Michael Hussey.''
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Telcos, mobile pushers muck in to trial 'clever' Wi-Fi
Hotspot 2.0: We don't need no skeenkin' logon
Fourteen of the largest telecommunications companies around the world have participated in successful trials of Hotspot 2.0, which made it easier for them to use Wi-Fi.
During the trials, users received devices which can automatically attach to Wi-Fi when its available, and present credentials without having to bother the user for a password. But the real interest is from network operators, who get to use Hotspot 2.0 as though it were a cellular base station while also preventing those who haven't paid from latching on to it.
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Devices connecting to an NGH can use the cellular SIM, or other secure element, or even credentials stored on a hard drive, to automatically log on to a hotspot when it's nearby, so users don't have to manually connect and airports can be stripped of the brightly-coloured service marks which so consistently remind one how great connectivity would be if only one had signed up with a different provider.
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March 26, 2013 > Dental Care Center celebrates 40 years of service
Nearly 40 years ago, ground was broken on the Union City Dental Care Center, a clinic that began with a goal of providing low-cost dental care to East Bay Area residents and still does to this day. As the clinic approaches a milestone anniversary, it is inviting East Bay residents to learn more about affordable dental care and services offered.One of the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry's satellite clinics, the Union City Dental Care Center is home to one of the school's Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) programs and has a full-time staff of twelve dental faculty experts. Fees average about 20-30% less than an average Bay Area private practice.The clinic treats patients of all ages and offers a range of comprehensive dental services including exams, X-rays, cleanings, dental implants, dentures, Caries Management by Risk Assessment (CAMBRA), extractions, root canal treatment, periodontal surgery, crowns, bridges, as well as a variety of cosmetic treatments and some orthodontic treatment. The Union City dental services page provides a complete list of care offered.In late 2012, Dr. Allen Wong was appointed as director of the clinic and the Union City AEGD program. Wong has been a faculty member at the Dugoni School for many years, and has previously held the roles of director of Highland Hospital's Hospital Dentistry Program; assistant director of the school's AEGD program; and others. He currently serves as the director of Pacific's Hospital Dentistry program, a position he holds alongside his role of Union City clinic and AEGD program director. Wong emphasizes the medical and oral systemic connection and focuses on minimally invasive dentistry.Under Wong's leadership the clinic will be offering the same high-quality, low-cost care it has since 1974. Plans are also underway to bring in new patients by raising the clinic's profile in the community while also expanding services offered by adding new dental specialists to the clinic staff.Recently, Dr. Keivan Zoufan joined the clinic staff, bringing many years of endodontic training and experience to the clinic and AEGD program. In his new faculty practice at the Union City Dental Care Center, Zoufan is able to offer patients complex endodontic treatment and retreatment, as well as endodontic microsurgery and treatment of dental injuries. He will also be responsible for endodontic training of AEGD residents."We look forward to working with East Bay residents who may not be aware of the oral healthcare services in their own backyard through the Union City clinic," said Dr. Wong. "We also offer special emphasis on cavity risk assessment as part of our comprehensive dental services."Prospective patients and community members interested in making an appointment or learning more about the Union City Dental Care Center are invited to call (510) 489-5200 or visit the clinic web page at: http://dental.pacific.edu/Dental_Services/Clinics/Union_City_Dental_Care_Center.html. The state of the art clinic is located at 1203 "J" Street (on corner of 12th and J Street) in Union City. The clinic is located within walking distance of the BART Union City station.University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry1203 "J" Street, Union City(510) 489-5200http://dental.pacific.edu/Dental_Services/Clinics/Union_City_Dental_Care_Center.html


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I was in my local AutoZone today here in Connecticut and saw a sign indicating that you could borrow certain tools for free! A short listing of these tools include various AC clutch pullers and installers, clutch pilot bearing tool, exhaust pipe spreaders and cutters, oxygen sensor socket, a variety of gear pullers, torque wrench, brake caliper tool (for turning it in), 30-36mm sockets and ball joint press tools to name a few. There were approx. 60 tools in all but some specified for Ford, GM etc..
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Posted 22 November 2003 - 06:32 PM
Generally, you put a deposit down, and when you return it, you get it back. Great for things that you don't use real often, like GM power steering pulley remover/installer.
Posted 22 November 2003 - 06:48 PM
Canadian Tire store offers the same service.
Posted 22 November 2003 - 09:40 PM
Originally posted by frag
Canadian Tire store offers the same service.
Canadian Tire store in western Canada and Northern Ontario (where I am now) do not loan tools anymore (if they ever did). When I lived in Montreal though, I found that the Kirkland supersize Canadian Tire never had the tools that I needed... And they would not take tool reservations...
I have borrowed tools from Partsource in Alberta which is Canadian Tire's standalone auto parts store.
I think Pepboy's in the US also loans tools.... It is a fairly common practice.
Posted 23 November 2003 - 10:26 AM
Right for no reservation.
But in Montreal, at the store near where I live, they almost always have a full selection of loaners.
But in Montreal, at the store near where I live, they almost always have a full selection of loaners.
Posted 23 November 2003 - 10:47 AM
I've seen tool loan signs in the Canadian Tire stores where I live (Toronto). I don't know how the program works, or if it is a store by store thing. I've never made use of it (yet).
Posted 23 November 2003 - 11:46 AM
Inquired recently about a spring compressor to remove and install springs on struts (will be doing this on my car). They had three available.
Same system Snotrocket wrote about: you pay for it and they give you back your money when you bring it back. No need to buy the parts there.
Same system Snotrocket wrote about: you pay for it and they give you back your money when you bring it back. No need to buy the parts there.
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BUTTE VALLEY — Some timely shots from a few Roadrunners and some key hustle plays from reserve Justin Gavard propelled the Butte College men's basketball team past Siskiyous 69-61 Thursday night at Cowan Gym.
The Roadrunners never trailed in the second half and led by as much as 17 at 54-37 before the midway point, but the visitors rallied over the next 5 minutes.
Watkins Williams' three-point play with 5:15 left in the game cut Butte's lead to 59-54.
"That's the kind of game we play. We're not a well-oiled machine," Butte coach Russ Critchfield said. "We made enough plays tonight to give us the handle, the control of the game."
After a timeout, the Roadrunners gathered themselves and found enough offense to hold on for the victory, improving to 3-0 at home in Golden Valley Conference play.
Kenneth Bell drained a long, straightaway 3-pointer, giving the Roadrunners some needed breathing room at 62-54.
"It was just all instinct," Bell said.
Then Kenneth McMillian converted a spinning drive with a layup, getting Butte's lead back to double digits. After a Siskiyous bucket, McMillian turned in another spinning drive for another basket, putting Butte back at 66-56 with 2:21 left in the game.
The Eagles would not go quietly though as Lavar Moore got a 3 to fall.
Bobby Lombardi answered with a short jumper in the key, boosting Butte to 68-59 with about a minute left. Then Gavard drew a charge, forcing Siskiyous to foul time and again as Butte was nowhere near the bonus yet, taking plenty of time off the clock.
McMillian led Butte (8-10, 3-1 GVC) with 16 points. Josh Rolls-Tyson had all 10 of his points early in the second half, the last of which made it 54-37 for Butte. Bell added nine points on three 3s.
Williams had 14 points and Moore had 13 for Siskiyous (5-13, 0-3 GVC).
Butte led 39-31 at halftime, but the Roadrunners could have been up by more as Siskiyous had a sizable advantage in gathering loose balls.
"No one was getting on the floor," Gavard said. "We have to be aggressive."
Gavard got the coaches' message at halftime as he provided quality minutes. Several times, he was able to tip the ball out, giving the Roadrunners an extra chance on the offensive end.
That didn't go unnoticed from teammates or his coach.
"Justin was busting his butt to get to the ball," Bell said.
"He made seven or eight plays that don't show up in the box score, but that help you win," Critchfield said.
Butte is off Saturday and plays next Thursday at Lassen in Susanville. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. after the women's game.
Siskiyous 63, Butte 49
The Roadrunners trailed 32-19 at halftime and got to within eight points four times in the second half but could get no closer.
Hailey Wales led Siskiyous (15-3, 3-0 Golden Valley Conference) with 21 points, and Anna Cameron had 17. Carrie Watson had nine points.
Fatima Castillo led Butte (5-13, 1-3 GVC) with 14 points. Karlee Burns had 12 points, and Darian Prius added eight.
Siskiyous benefited from an advantage in fouls in the second half and made Butte pay for it as the Eagles were 16 of 20 from the free-throw line in the second half and finished 18 of 23 for the game. Wales was 10 of 10 by herself in the second half. The Roadrunners were 6 of 7 for the game and 2 of 2 after the break.
Butte plays at Lassen next Thursday in Susanville. Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m.
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Career Center Partners with Days-Massolo to Deliver its Message to More Students
Hamilton's Maurice Horowitch Career Center is without doubt one of the most valuable assets on campus for students preparing to make the transition off the Hill and into the "real world," but sometimes stepping through the doorway and into the third floor of Bristol can be a little intimidating. To address this issue, the Career Center has teamed up with the Days-Massolo Center to offer a collaborative workshop series spread out over the course of the second semester.
The workshops, which range in topic from resume writing to the basics of interviewing, make Career Center services more accessible and allow staff and student mentors to deliver their message to those students who would have otherwise had trouble securing appointments during the Career Center's busiest time of year. "I'm delighted to be partnering with Days-Massolo on this initiative," remarked Assistant Vice President of the Career Center Mary Evans, "in order to bring career exploration and development programs beyond the third floor of Bristol and into spaces where our students live and work on a daily basis."
Although the Days-Massolo Center has been on campus just since 2011, it already boasts a steady stream of students who frequently make use of its services. "The goal of this collaboration was to provide career planning workshops in spaces where students visit often and are comfortable," said Days-Massolo Center Director Amit Taneja.
This initiative is part of the Career Center's larger goal to get students involved in the career planning process as early as possible by "meeting them in a physical space where they feel comfortable gathering for conversation about career development," says Evans. The Career Center is also expanding its services to provide a satellite office in the Burke Library on Monday nights and to deliver its message in unique venues like residence halls and athletic facilities.
Given the success that this workshops series has seen so far, Senior Associate Director of the Career Center Kino Ruth suspects that it will become an annual installment on the hill. Students are encouraged to register for and attend the upcoming Days-Massolo workshops on the Alumni Directory and Networking (Feb 28), Cover Letter Writing (March 6), and The Basics of Interviewing (April 3). For juniors and seniors, the career search process should be pursued like a fifth class, says Ruth, and students should keep in mind that career planning is an ongoing process – putting together a good resume and securing an internship are just two stops along the long the road to career success.


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Sears Fight With Cash Drain Puts Parts in Play: Real M&ATara Lachapelle
Sears is running out of ways to address its cash drain.
Even before Sears Holdings Corp. said this week it's considering selling Sears Canada, the retailer had already been divesting real estate and pieces of its business such as Lands' End to raise the cash it needs to fund operations. That's left Sears, which faces operating losses of more than $1 billion a year for the foreseeable future, with fewer attractive assets left to sell to keep plugging the gap, according to International Strategy & Investment Group LLC.
"After Sears Canada, you look at what remains and there's not a whole lot before you get to the scrapping and junking," Louis Meyer, a special situations analyst at Oscar Gruss & Son Inc. in New York, said in a phone interview. "This is like a long-term liquidation sale, and Sears is trying to spin off or sell anything that has value."
Sears may divest its $746 million remaining stake in its Canadian stores, possibly as a sale of the whole unit. Pension funds, retailers or private-equity firms may take a look, said Desjardins Securities Inc. Sears's remaining units would include its core store chains Sears and Kmart, a reinsurance unit and an auto-repair business. The more it sells, the less there is to generate cash or borrow against the next time funding needs arise, said David Stowell, a professor of finance at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.
Sears Focus
Chris Brathwaite, a spokesman for Hoffman Estates, Illinois-based Sears, said in an e-mailed statement that the retailer "is embarking on a transformation of its business, from simply being focused on selling products in a traditional store network, to serving our members -– wherever, whenever, and however they want to shop. As part of this transformation, we've continued our efforts to simplify and focus our company, while simultaneously creating long-term value for our shareholders.
''Through these efforts and through other initiatives, we believe we have demonstrated the financial flexibility we have to fund our transformation and to create long-term shareholder value,'' he said. ''We have met our maturing obligations, and we believe we've positioned ourselves to give our transformation time to bear fruit.''
Sears was at one time the largest U.S. department-store chain, profitable and generating cash. When it split off financial businesses such as Allstate Corp. and Discover credit cards to become purely a retail chain, investors cheered. Now, every analyst who rated the company as of this year says investors should sell, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Shares of Sears climbed 2.1 percent to $40.14 today.
Canada Stake
Forget price-sales ratios and peer-group comparisons: any valuation of the shares based on traditional metrics is flawed because what matters now is how much the remaining pieces can fetch, said Matt McGinley, a New York-based analyst at ISI. The stock is being propped up by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Edward Lampert and his hedge fund, which own almost half the shares, he said.
Sears's Canadian operations, which were spun out in 2012, last year announced plans to cut almost 800 jobs and sell store leases to raise cash as it tried to stop a streak of 20 straight quarters of declining year-over-year revenue.
Expansion Opportunity
Major landlords, pension funds or private-equity firms may have an interest in Sears Canada, according to Keith Howlett, an analyst at Desjardins in Toronto. The sale also could give Macy's Inc. or Kohl's Corp. an opportunity to expand in the country, he wrote in a May 14 report. On the other hand, Target Corp., which is larger than Macy's and Kohl's, has struggled with its own expansion into Canada.
''Sure, there will be plenty of lookers, but I don't think they're going to get too many bidders," McGinley of ISI said in a phone interview. "Given the issues Target has had, the appetite for a U.S. retailer like Macy's to go into Canada is probably quite limited. My hunch is it's unlikely they get a bid for Sears Canada and probably wind up spinning this out to shareholders."
Jim Sluzewski, a spokesman for Cincinnati-based Macy's, said the company doesn't comment on speculation. Jen Johnson, a spokeswoman for Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin-based Kohl's, didn't respond to a phone call or e-mail seeking comment.
The Canadian stores are just the latest chunk of Sears to be divested. Earlier this year, the retailer spun off its Lands' End clothing brand, which has declined 19 percent since becoming a listed stock. Sears has also said that it's considering alternatives for its auto-center business. Some investors have eyed the reinsurance unit as another possible spinoff.
'Challenging' Changes
Lampert wrote in a May 9 blog post that Sears's recent moves are part of the retailer's "transformation."
"Turnarounds are challenging, but transformations are even harder because not everyone sees the direction you're heading in or your destination," Lampert said. "After spending our annual meeting with shareholders, associates, and other partners, however, I am hopeful that looking carefully at other companies' transformations sheds more light on the actions we are taking and why."
He cited Apple Inc. and General Dynamics Corp. as other companies that have gone through transformations.
The problem with divesting asset after asset is that eventually you run out, said Northwestern's Stowell. If losses continue to mount, Sears has to find cash somewhere, and debt providers aren't going to lend to Sears if there aren't high-quality assets to back the debt, he said.
Collateral Question
"To me, a big question is collateral," Stowell said in a phone interview from Evanston, Illinois. Selling assets "jeopardizes cash flow to support the debt. At some point, it's just a zero-sum game and they may not have the ability to raise additional financing if all their assets are already encumbered."
Sears's free cash flow has been negative for six of the last eight quarters, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. At this rate, if operations don't improve or it doesn't obtain additional financing, Sears will burn through its cash in less than nine months, the data show.
"We continue to view Sears as a struggling retailer in the process of undergoing a slow orderly liquidation," Evan Mann, an analyst at Gimme Credit LLC, wrote in a May 14 note. "Although near term sources of liquidity remain adequate, we remain skeptical regarding the company's longer term credit prospects."
Vendor Protection
Insurance companies that provide protection to Sears suppliers have scaled back policies in recent months, said people with knowledge of the matter, who asked not to be identified because the matter isn't public. Such policies reimburse manufacturers if a retailer is unable to pay for their goods. With less coverage, vendors may decide to sell smaller quantities or even stop supplying products to Sears. Suppliers find it harder to get coverage for Sears than any other chain, one person said.
Howard Riefs, a spokesman for Sears, said May 14 that the company's ties with vendors are strong and it hasn't seen any disruption in the flow of products.
CEO Lampert "has been very clever in sustaining this company far beyond what most people thought it could survive, but at some point there is no more wiggle room," Stowell said. "I only hope the company figures out a solution, but there's no apparent miracle cure that I see and it's a bit of a race."
When Sears merged with Kmart in 2005, Lampert said it would create a company with enough scale to compete with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Instead, Sears is reminiscent of defunct retailers Bradlees and Caldor, Meyer of Oscar Gruss said.
'Stripping Airplanes'
It can continue to try to sell off real estate, though some of it may not be seen as desirable locations, and it's also difficult to find buyers for big-box stores as retailers cut down on square footage, Meyer said. Selling Sears Canada, which had a total market value of $1.46 billion yesterday, is just another attempt to get cash in the interim, he said.
"It's like stripping airplanes in the desert for parts," Meyer said. "At first, a few parts are taken out and nobody really notices, but towards they end they really start gutting out the big pieces. Right now this is a liquidation game plan, and you know how that's going to end up."
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Hey guys
So I've been struggling with a problem.
I have a javascript function that's returning UTF-8 encoded content which I need to display on my iso-8859-1 encoded page.
If I just output it, things such as "tm" (utf-8 encoded) comes out as 3-4 random characters.
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but have had no luck. The most promising was the second, which was the use of the function decodeURIComponents. This worked in Safari.
But in Firefox and IE it caused an error "malformed URI sequence" which was presumably from some characters in the text.
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