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Dee Gordon was finally held hitless this season but only because of a close call that had to go to a video review.
Gordon hit safely in each of the first 12 games until Sunday and attempts to start a new streak Monday night when the Seattle Mariners host the Houston Astros in the opener of a four-game series at Safeco Field.
Gordon's streak ended in the eighth inning of a 2-1 loss to Oakland. He laid a bunt down the third-base line with a runner on in the eighth inning of a 2-1 loss to Oakland, but Athletics third baseman Matt Chapman was able to throw him out.
At least, that's what the umpire ruled.
Mariners manager Scott Servais requested a review of the play, which was inconclusive, leaving Gordon without a hit.
Gordon, acquired from Miami during the offseason, has been quite the catalyst for the Mariners thus far, along with Nos. 2-3 hitters Jean Segura and Robinson Cano. Gordon is hitting .327 while Cano is batting .375 and Segura also is hitting .327.
"The story should be about these guys and the way they are swinging it," Mariners left-hander Marco Gonzales said. "I can't speak enough of Dee and the energy he brings. You can tell he just fires guys up."
The day they acquired Gordon, a Gold Glove Award-winning second baseman, the Mariners announced they would be moving him to center field, a position he had never previously played in the majors.
"I thought that would be a challenge for him," Mariners manager Scott Servais said. "Different ballparks and the uniqueness of where the wall is at, how to time certain things and getting a fell for reading balls off the bat -- it does take time. You want to get as familiar as you can as fast as you can. But I'm not worried about Dee Gordon. He's a pro."
Gordon has had a couple of hiccups, with two errors thus far.
"I think not enough people understand that I've only been playing center field for like, what, a month? Gordon told the Tacoma News Tribune. "If I had been perfect at this to start the season then somebody should get me a Gold Glove."
But he's getting used to it and seems up to the challenge.
"I think it's cooler (playing center field), honestly," Gordon said. "But I love second base and I do miss it. But I just want to help us win games."
The series opener will feature a pair of talented left-handers still in search of their first victory of the season.
Houston's Dallas Keuchel, the 2015 AL Cy Young Award winner, is 0-2 with a 4.20 ERA.
In 15 career appearances against the Mariners, including 14 starts, he's 8-5 with a 2.70 ERA.
Keuchel pitched just four innings in his last start, a 4-1 loss at Minnesota, and walked four batters for the second straight appearance.
"Teams are giving me the opportunity to get ahead (in the count) and I'm just behind on a few guys," Keuchel said after his last start. "I've got to attack the zone and make more quality pitches and be more competitive early to get them on the defense. When you get major league hitters on the defense, your chances at success go skyrocketing up."
Keuchel is scheduled to be opposed by Seattle's James Paxton (0-1, 5.74 ERA). Paxton has made eight starts against the Astros in his career, going 3-3 with a 3.38 ERA.
Paxton took a no-decision Wednesday at Kansas City when he allowed two runs and six hits in six innings of a 4-2 win. He allowed two runs for the second straight start and struck out 10.


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Visualized Excellence: First Lady Michelle Obama's Visit to N.C. A&T S.U.
North Carolina A&T State University is on the path to preeminence, as outlined in the university's bold new strategic plan. The university's Spring 2012 commencement speaker, First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama, affirms this vision for the future. The F.D. Bluford Library highlights Mrs. Obama's visit in the context of the university's journey to preeminence in the exhibit "Visualized Excellence: First Lady Michelle Obama's Visit to North Carolina A&T State University."
Learn more about First Lady Michelle Obama.
The exhibit thematically highlights different aspects of Mrs. Obama's visit:
- Anticipation of the event within the university community.
- Media coverage of commencement, by both traditional news outlets and social media.
- Artifacts and images illustrating the excitement of Mrs. Obama's presence.
- Alignment of Mrs. Obama's vision for the Class of 2012 with Preeminence 2020, North Carolina A&T State University's strategic plan, particularly in the areas of academic excellence and service.
This exhibit will be available at F.D. Bluford Library during the Fall Semester. Experience Mrs. Obama's historic visit and see how it corresponds with A&T's journey to preeminence.

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Jubbers & Kathy
And, I will be posting Liz's and my choices for best answer tomorrow! We're still picking!
Congratulations! Please contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com to collect your prizes.
Oh, spring is definitely here in my neck of woods! It feels nice to walk outside in the evenings with my doggies and be able to stroll around in just a light sweater or long sleeve top. Weather like this makes me wanna CO every lace shawl pattern I have queued or in my favorites! My WIP pile would not be very happy with me if I did that though, so I'm trying to maintain some self control. I have a couple sweaters to finish, and a shawl that's been growing steadily and needs finishing before I CO for something new. It's been fun browsing Ravelry in the meantime with thoughts of knitting intricate lace on my back patio in the sunshine while sipping on a lemonade... maybe I need to be spending more time knitting those WIP's than browsing Rav before the sunshine dissappears!
By the way, not that this has anything to do with the giveaway, but I've gotten a new haircut! I wish I had a picture to share; however, I'm really not a picture person. Maybe I'll see if I can get one this week to post for you. I cut off about 8 inches and I now have a cute shoulder length layered bob. It feels nice and it makes me wanna clean and organize my yarn and crafting stash. Kinda like spring cleaning, but only for the things I enjoy - just in case you wanted to know all of that!
Now, for the stuff you're really here for... I have a sweet and talented designer back on the blog, Stephannie Tallent. She is scheduled to release a new knitting book called California Revival Knits very shortly and she's here to chat about it with us. Check out my interview with her…
Links and such from the videos:
- Stephannie's blog
- Stephannie on Rav
- California Revival on Cooperative Press
- Calif Rev Knits on Rav
- Hitch call for Submissions
- Blue Sky Alpacas
- Peacock Stole
Stephannie along with Cooperative Press have put together a very lovely and generous giveaway for you this time. One winner has the opportunity to win a full PDF copy of the California Revival e-book plus five skeins of Blue Sky Alpacas Alpaca Silk - enough yarn to knit up a Peacock Stole for yourself in that beautiful rich blue!
That's not all! One runner up will also receive a copy of the e-book as well. Enjoy!
I would like you to do the following if you would like to be entered into this week's giveaway:
1. Read over the rules if you have not done so already.
2. Leave a comment on this blog post by the end of Sunday, 4/22/12. What's your favorite California Revival Knits pattern? I'm really wanting to knit the Peacock Stole that's being featured for the giveaway.
I'll randomly pick the winners in 2 weeks and post the results along with the new giveaway, so be sure to check back. Good luck everyone.


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its just visa versa that what you are write here about this tropic.
I'm so smart to not believe the "Official-Government" story but you are believe all shit they tell you even if there is "are not proper studies" and "if you trust everything you read " from the Government " you are not too smart."
And you are not so smart to get this from the Government: "Can we have some scientific papers with statistics etc?"
the clou is Germany only uses people from outside Germany because they don't wanna pay for them if there are ill.
this means: "people die from small doses" is truth
this means a nuclear power plant is more dangerous for normal people than xray usages in clinical use because normal people don't use xray.
we have the "schwarzwald" with natural uran radioactivity
nothing special here. but this makes nuclear power plants not save.
thats because the sun ray are not colliding with the ozone layer and the sunlight goes back into the universe.
this means we need to destroy even more ozone layer on South pole to cool the earth down.
also we need to burn more coal to get more reflection of solar radiation back into the universe *[2].
also plants grow faster if they get diffused light from aerosol from dirty air *[1] and more CO2 also grow plants faster.
*[1] http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/n...620705,00.html
*[2] http://www.zeit.de/wissen/umwelt/201...chwefel-wetter
*[3] ↑ Shindell, Drew T.; Schmidt, Gavin A. (2004): Southern Hemisphere climate response to ozone changes and greenhouse gas increases. In: Geophysical Research Letters, 31, L18209, doi:10.1029/2004GL020724
means for every tree you kill you save the planet!
for example human beings for every human you kill you save the planet.
humans pollute CO2!
in your logic you need to kill all humans.


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Suitable Replacement for - (Including International Vehicles)
Technical Specification
LuK Numbers used for reference purposes only
Clutch Disk OE - 3 025 G17 01
Pressure Plate OE - 1 025 V05 10
Release / Concentric Slave - 500 0536 60
Clutch Disk Size & Spline - 250X29.8-21
Remarks - N/A
NOTE - Release / Concentric Slave - N/A
A clutch kit is a group of manual transmission parts that are either purchased as a unit or assembled piecemeal. When bought together, a clutch kit will usually consist of a pressure plate, clutch disc, and a release bearing. In certain applications a pilot bearing will be included, and many will also come with an alignment tool of some kind. Some manual transmissions are designed so that the release bearing is an integral part of the slave cylinder, in which case this will often be included as well. Most clutch kits are designed to the same specifications as the original parts, though it is sometimes possible to find a performance or racing kit.
The purpose of a clutch kit is to provide all the necessary parts to repair the clutch on a manual transmission vehicle. Clutch discs are wear items that will eventually need to be replaced, regardless of how carefully a vehicle is driven. While other parts, like the release bearing and pressure plate, may not wear out at the same speed, they may be replaced anyway since removing a transmission is often labor intensive.
In addition to the parts included in many clutch kits, certain other parts may be replaced at the same time. The flywheel, which the clutch disc is typically mounted to by means of a pressure plate, is usually removed and machined as part of a clutch job. In certain circumstances, it may be more economical to simply replace the flywheel, especially if it is cracked or missing teeth from the ring gear. The clutch slave and master cylinders are often replaced as well, as problems with these hydraulic parts may cause a clutch disc to wear out prematurely.
Defective Symptoms
Having a clutch replaced is a costly and labor-intensive proposition, involving separating the transmission from the engine. Driver and passenger safety is paramount; at the same time, it's best to be sure the clutch is really failing, or "slipping," before investing in expensive repair work and a replacement clutch. Fortunately, failing clutches present some distinct symptoms.
Failing clutches are often said to be "slipping," which is exactly the sensation drivers report. The clutch may feel as though it is not fully disengaging or engaging (if the clutch is failing, this is likely accurate). Slippage will be most noticeable when the engine is dealing with a heavy workload, such as when accelerating to pass another vehicle, traveling uphill or pulling a trailer. As the clutch slips, it overheats and incurs additional wear; this not only accentuates the problem but may cause additional damage to the already failing clutch.
Noise and Jerking
While all clutches eventually and inevitably wear down (via the friction they use to exercise control), noise from the clutch and jerking motions can indicate premature failure. This can be caused by oil contamination from several sources: the seal on the main crankshaft, the transmission input shaft or even engine oil. When oil contaminates the clutch facings, they may grab unevenly, causing jerkiness when the clutch is initially engaged. It may also slip when under a heavy workload.
Foul Smell or Burning Odor
When the clutch temperature gets too hot, either caused by the driver "riding the clutch" or driving aggressively, the facings may become overheated and begin to burn, giving off a peculiar odor. If the clutch has no chance to cool, it may be ruined as may the flywheel and/or pressure plate. Once the clutch disc has been worn beyond a certain point, the clutch may begin to slip noticeably.
Master and Slave Cylinders
Sometimes clutch-related problems can actually be the clutch linkage (or other parts) rather than the clutch itself. Many newer automobiles feature master and slave cylinders with internal pistons with seals that can develop leaks; this may result in the clutch failing to disengage fully or even causing it to engage prematurely. Slave cylinders are more likely to leak since they are situated lower than the master and are more likely to see fluid collect and leak through the seals.
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- Product Code: R367MK
- Availability: In Stock
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This summer should be big for all the major TV brands that are going to release the new wave of 3D-capable HDTVs, or at least everyone hopes it to be like that and expects this to happen, but will it turn out as expected or not is another thing. It very much depends on how many early adopters will go for the 3D technology on a TV for more general use and not just for specifics like gaming in stereoscopic 3D which is something that you can even do at the moment with a 120Hz monitor. A 3D-capable HDTV will bring you a bigger screen which is best suitable for movies, but you'll be getting the whole thing – 3D photos, movies and games.
If you've been watching closely nobody besides Sony is talking about stereo 3D gaming, but Sony is doing this related to their PlayStation 3 console only, but what about the PC users? I mean at the moment playing games in stereoscopic 3D is the best thing you can do on a 3D-capable display and this is just because there is enough content. Basically almost all 3D games can easily be played in stereo 3D with the help of special software such as Nvidia's 3D Vision, DDD's Tridef Ingnition or iZ3D's Driver and you don't need games that are specially made for S3D, although that does help. Unfortunately there is no information regarding how and if we are going to be able to use these new 3D-capable HDTVs along with out computers to play games in stereo 3D or watch 3D movies! And considering that at the moment S3D gaming is the major driving force for the adoption of 3D-capable monitors why it seems that the TV manufacturers tend to completely ignore the most important factor?
Regarding videos things are not looking so bright, there is practically very little quality movies and other video content available in a stereoscopic 3D format and that is a serious issue. Hell, there are not even stereoscopic 3D trailers being officially released for movies that are being shown in 3D cinemas, something which is considered promotional material as should get you interested to go see the full movie in a cinema. There are mostly amateur stereo 3D videos that are being freely distributed or very few short demonstrations and that is all, the free content I mean, but even if you are ready to pay you are still out of luck. You'll have a very hard time finding anything good in the form of stereo 3D movie that you can enjoy on your 3D-capable TV, unless if you want to go for crappy anaglyph videos, but for these you actually don't need a special TV. Blu-ray 3D is soon going to be available, but at first there aren't going to be a lot of movies for it. Starting at the summer we'll probably have just a few titles by the end of the year, so in 2010 it might not be worth the investment for a 3D-ready HDTV, along with a Blu-ray 3D player just for watching 3D movies and there are not much of these. You might consider going way cheaper and just go watch them in a 3D cinema and wait some more, but that is if we are talking about getting a 3D-ready setup just for Blu-ray 3D this year…
And then comes the 3D TV where I suppose everyone is putting their trust into bringing the interest in 3D-capable HDTVs to a mass level, starting with the FIFA World Cup Football Championship 2010 in South Africa that is coincidentally going to start this summer. And there is a lot of trust put in the sports programs being aired in 3D that are supposed to bring crowds of fans of different sports in front of the TV, instead of them going to the stadium. But hey, don't forget that not everyone likes to watch football or any other sport so that is leaving a big hole and leads to some common mistakes being done when there are global sports events happening – relying too much on the sports fans for pushing products, services and technologies. I'll talk about the first 3D channels that we are expecting to start being aired very soon in a bit, but when I do that you'll notice that all of them do plan to have sports events in 3D and that might just not be enough. After all you know the saying – the content is the king, and without the appropriate content 3D might not turn out so big at the start. And yes, I know there are already quite a lot of 3D-capable TVs available, but most of them are actually not been used even once for displaying 3D content and if you ask why, the answer will be very simple – no attractive 3D content being available. Anyway, let me get to the 3D TV channels that are coming later this year and in 2011 that are already announced and expected to be the first and enough with my pessimism…
Sky Channel 3D appears to be the first of the 3D TV channels that we are expecting to see, but this one goes on air in United Kingdom only, sometime in April. And they already did some interesting tests by broadcasting a football match between Arsenal and Manchester United in a few different pubs in London, Manchester, Cardiff and Edinburgh. And this test received quite good feedback from the people that were lucky to be actually watching the game in 3D. Have in mind that the April launch seems to be only related to having the 3D sports content being pushed to a wider number of pubs and not to the general public. And later in the year, Sky 3D will be made available to all Sky+HD customers with a range of content on offer, that will include movies, sport, documentaries and entertainment programs.
DIRECTV (names unknown), backed up by Panasonic should be starting up 3 dedicated 3D channels in the USA. They should be available beginning in June 2010, with customers of the DIRECT TV HD service getting a free software upgrade enabling them to have access to the new 3D channels through their 3D-ready television sets. DIRECTV's new 3D channels will deliver movies, sports and entertainment content. Also DIRECTV is currently working with AEG/AEG Digital Media, CBS, Fox Sports/FSN, Golden Boy Promotions, HDNet, MTV, NBC Universal and Turner Broadcasting System to develop additional 3D programming that will debut in 2010-2011. At launch, the new DIRECTV HD 3D programming platform will offer a 24/7 3D pay per view channel focused on movies, documentaries and other programming, a 24/7 3D DIRECTV on Demand channel and a free 3D sampler demo channel featuring event programming such as sports, music and other content.
ESPN 3D is another channel that will be offering sports programs starting this summer (in USA), beginning June 11 with the first 2010 FIFA World Cup match South Africa vs. Mexico. The network plans to feature at least 85 live sporting events during its first year, but they'll probably have other non-live sports content to fill in the holes, but the channel will most likely not be airing content 24/7 at first. Among the planned sports events to be aired live in 3D are up to 25 World Cup matches, the 2011 BCS National Championship Game, college basketball and football and the Summer X Games.
Canal+ 3D will be the first 3D TV channel in France with a launch date planned before Christmas 2010. The new 3D channel will broadcast movies, live events, sports and animation. With the current set-top boxes available to satellite subscribers of Canal+ said to be already compatible with the upcoming 3D broadcast, the only thing that remains is for the viewers to get a hold of a 3D-ready TV set.
3D Pictures is set to launch its own 3D TV channel by the end of this year in Spain. The new channel should be made available to the users via IPTV, satellite, cable, different mobile devices and so on. The channel is currently negotiating with suppliers of content such as sports, movies, concerts, entertainment, documentaries, animation, plays, circus, current affairs and high profile live events.
Discovery 3D (most likely name) by Discovery Communications, partnering with Sony and IMAX is another 3D TV channel competitor expected to launch in 2011 (in USA), but with plans to have content 24/7, unlike some early competitors. The program of the channel will feature high-quality premium content from genres that are most appealing in 3D, including natural history, space, exploration, adventure, engineering, science and technology, motion pictures and children's programming from Discovery, Sony Pictures Entertainment, IMAX and other third-party providers.
But what happens if you don't happen to live in USA, UK, Spain, France or Korea for that matter as they seem to be always ahead in terms of new technology – no 3D TV for you at least for now. Of course the major TV networks will soon have their 3D channels available in other countries too with localized subtitles, but that might bring other issues as 2D subtitles will not always look good over all 3D video content. And even then, there is the matter with you having to wear glasses every time you want to watch TV and that is also something that will take some time to getting used to for most of the people that are new to 3D. So in the end there are a lot of unknown factors yet ahead of the wider stereoscopic 3D adoption that everyone is betting on for starting the summer of this year.


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My amazing supervisor brought me to an urgent care department where I quickly developed a fever. The fever stumped them, but I know my body all too well. My autoimmune conditions have taught me to both expect and fear any kind of fever, but I'm sure it was just my body responding to the shock. They called an ambulance to take me to the hospital where I stayed for the rest of the day. My amazing mom drove up to be with me and, since John was still in Rochester, she also spent the night to make sure I was safe.
Prior to this concussion, things were going very smoothly. I was happy and settling into a weekly routine, Most importantly, I finally had my health under control. Now I'm dealing with daily headaches and fatigue, as well as severe and sporadic migraines. Although things are slowly returning to normal, the whole event really threw me for a loop - both physically and emotionally. It's normal to feel "off" after a hit to the head (there's even something called post-concussive syndrome). I could feel myself slipping into sadness, and was determined to fight back against it. I had come too far to go down without a fight.
There are days when a trip to the grocery store or a walk down the street is as much as I can manage... and that's okay. Be it a stroll through a nearby park, a trip to the coffee shop, or a quick visit with a friend, I've found that leaving the house when I'm feeling down is essential. It's easy to stay put when you're feeling crumby or sad, especially with the winter months setting in. But if you're anything like me, it's best to keep moving. An outing a day can be life-changing, so fight back against those blues. You'll thank yourself for it later.


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The Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine captures a unique balance of world class research in animal and public health, high quality learning experiences and cutting edge medical care all with a family-like atmosphere. Mississippi State graduates excel in their careers whether that path leads to a small town practice, research laboratory or an international program. Our faculty are national and international leaders in their fields and are committed to providing excellent veterinary education, advancing research in veterinary medicine and biomedical fields and serving the community through cutting edge diagnostics, clinical care and shared learning.


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HONOLULU (Reuters) - Hawaii's state Senate approved legislation on Wednesday to legalize same-sex marriage in a state long popular as a wedding and honeymoon destination, voting overwhelmingly to overturn a ban on gay matrimony.
The 20-4 vote in favor of the bill, with three Democrats joining the state Senate's lone Republican to oppose the measure, came two days after the start of a special session called by Democratic Governor Neil Abercrombie to take up the legislation. One senator was absent for the vote.
If the bill is approved, as expected, by the state House of Representatives - where Democrats outnumber Republicans 44-7 - Hawaii would become the 15th vote to make it legal for gay and lesbian couples to wed.
A House committee is expected to hold a hearing on the measure on Thursday. No floor action in the lower chamber has been scheduled.
Abercrombie has said the proposal was crafted to address opponents' concerns that legalizing gay marriage would infringe on religious freedom. The proposal exempts clergy and churches from having to perform same-sex marriages.
Abercrombie, who served more than two decades in the U.S. House of Representatives before running for governor in 2010, signed a same-sex civil unions bill into law two years ago and has since been a vocal proponent of gay marriage.
His predecessor, Republican Linda Lingle, vetoed a civil unions bill in 2010.
The special session in Hawaii comes at a time of increasing momentum for gay marriage in the courts, at the ballot box and statehouses across the country.
Only six states and the District of Columbia recognized same-sex marriage a year ago, but the number has since more than doubled, due in most cases to litigation over the issue.
Three states - Maine, Maryland and Washington - became the first to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples by popular vote with passage of ballot initiatives last November.
Last week, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie dropped his legal opposition to gay marriage, making his state the 14th to legalize same-sex weddings.
The debate has long divided the "Aloha State."
In 1993, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled it was discriminatory to deny marriage rights to same-sex couples.
The ruling prompted a conservative backlash. The legislature voted in 1994 to restrict marriage to heterosexual couples, passing a law at odds with the courts. In 1998, Hawaii voters took the courts out of the equation by approving a constitutional amendment giving the legislature power to limit marriage opposite-sex couples.
Gay marriage opponents have opposed further action in the legislature and instead argued that the matter should be left to the voters. Gay marriage supporters counter that questions of basic civil liberties should not be left to popular vote.
(Reporting by Treena Shapiro; Writing by Steve Gorman; Editing by Peter Cooney)
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Cherry Trees
Johns Market Garden cherry trees are grown from the cherry rootstock Colt, they are suitable for gardens of all sizes. We pride our cherry trees on being the very best, and as the majority are E.M.L.A. virus tested, you can be sure that you are investing in a high-quality cherry tree which will supply you with delicious fruits for a very long time. We also sell White cherry trees; white cherries are very sweet and popular! And also dwarf cherry trees suitable for pot growing. The cherry trees for sale are available in varieties which produce cherries in a range of colours and sizes, and which are ready for picking from mid to late summer.[more...]
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Penn State DuBois student Andrea Graham has taken a stand on ethics on many occasions, which has earned the Wildlife Technology student the Stand Up Award from the Rock Ethics Institute at Penn State. She was honored at a ceremony on Saturday, April 18, at the Nittany Lion Inn at University Park.
According to the Rock Ethics Institute, their mission is to promote ethics across the university through education, research and outreach. Instructor of Wildlife Technology Keely Roen, who nominated Graham for the award, said she exemplifies ethics and the promotion of ethical behavior.
"Andie Graham has been nothing short of an ethical force on campus, taking a series of stands that made her the target of both persecution and respect," Roen said.
One of the accomplishments Roen nominated Graham for was the successful establishment of a Students for Obama Club on campus. In the face of opposition form most other students, Roen said Graham persevered. "On a small, primarily conservative campus, she experienced resistance to the club's presence. As club president, she endured harsh emails in response to her student listserv announcements of meetings and events and even one personal attack on Facebook."
Graham went on to organize a successful student voter registration drive, and arranged a debate of candidates for the fifth congressional district on campus. Roen said these accomplishments are in addition to Graham taking a stand for women's issues and appropriate ethical behavior on campus.
"I have worked with Andie on many issues, and I am certainly a better teacher, advisor and member of our campus community because of her presence," Roen said.
Graham has remained humble, saying, "I'm completely flattered to receive this award, but I don't feel like I did anything special; I was just being me." She explains, "I think that it is important to make a stand for what you believe in. I would rather speak out against something and lose than not speak up at all."


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Chapter 10, Regional Marketing Type Analysis, International Trade Type Analysis, Supply Chain Analysis;
Chapter 11, The Consumers Analysis of Global Sleep Monitor ;
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SanDisk Announces Expanded Capital Return Program
Initiates Quarterly Dividend, Increases Authorized Stock Repurchases by $2.5 Billion, and Enters Into $1.0 Billion Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement
MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), a global leader in flash memory storage solutions today announced that it has expanded its capital return program with the initiation of a quarterly dividend and the authorization of $2.5 billion of additional stock repurchases. The company will complete part of this stock repurchase through a $1.0 billion Accelerated Share Repurchase ("ASR") agreement, which was entered into today.
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"Today's announcements underscore our confidence in the company's business and our commitment to share our success with our shareholders," said Sanjay Mehrotra, president and chief executive officer of SanDisk. "The dividend provides immediate and ongoing returns to our shareholders, and we believe that utilizing our cash for share repurchases will add significantly to long-term shareholder value."
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SanDisk Corporation (NAS: SNDK) is a global leader in flash memory storage solutions, from research and development, product design and manufacturing to branding and distribution for OEM and retail channels. Since 1988, SanDisk's innovations in flash memory and storage system technologies have provided customers with new and transformational digital experiences. SanDisk's diverse product portfolio includes flash memory cards and embedded solutions used in smart phones, tablets, digital cameras, camcorders, digital media players and other consumer electronic devices, as well as USB flash drives and solid-state drives (SSD) for the computing market. SanDisk's products are used by consumers and enterprise customers around the world.
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HAMDEN, Conn. -- Freshman goaltender Laura Bellamy recorded nine saves and held Quinnipiac scoreless on two power plays, but the fifth-ranked Harvard women's hockey team fell on the road to the Bobcats by a 1-0 margin Saturday afternoon at TD Bank Sports Center.
In a scoreless first period, Harvard (8-4-3, 6-4-1 ECAC Hockey) fired four of the five shots on goal in the opening stanza, including two off the stick of Anna McDonald late in the frame that were saved by Quinnipiac goaltender Victoria Vigilanti. In the opening minutes of the second, Quinnipiac (9-7-6, 6-3-5) tested Bellamy, and the rookie netminder came up with two big saves on Bobcat rushes. First, Janine Duffy skated down the left side before wristing a shot that Bellamy turned away, and then Breehan Polic's attempt from the right circle was batted away by the Harvard goaltender.
Harvard's best chance in the middle stanza came on a quick move in front of the goal by Jillian Dempsey. Playing the puck in the right corner, Dempsey spun around, eluding a defender, before trying to stuff the puck through the pads of Vigilanti. The Quinnipiac goaltender covered up the puck on the play, as Harvard extended its advantage in shots on goal to 13-4 at that point. At the 17:12 mark of the second period, Quinnipiac's Kate Wheeler slid a pass to Kelley Davies who fired a shot through Bellamy and into the back of the net, giving the Bobcats a 1-0 lead.
In need of a goal to tie the game late in the third period, the Crimson earned a power play at 16:07 when Quinnipiac's Heather Hughes was called for slashing. On the ensuing chance with an extra attacker, Liza Ryabkina blasted a shot from the right point, but the puck hit Vigilanti in the chest, allowing her to make the save. With time winding down in regulation, the Crimson pulled Bellamy with 48 seconds remaining, giving Harvard an extra attacker. In the final seconds, Kate Buesser nearly tipped home a rebound in front, but the puck bounced over her stick and away from the cage.
The Crimson held the final count in shots, 31-9, and was 0-for-2 on the power play.
Harvard will return to Bright Hockey Center to host No. 8 Cornell in a key Ivy League and ECAC Hockey contest Friday, Jan. 15 at 7 p.m.
No. 5 Harvard Drops Road Contest at Quinnipiac, 1-0
Pictured: Laura Bellamy made her second career start,
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San Mateo County Sheriff's deputies responded about 8 a.m. to reports that a suspicious boat and white Chevy Blazer had been abandoned near the water's edge, authorities said. Inside the Chevy were 42 bales of marijuana weighing between 25 and 30 pounds each. The bales appeared to have been moved from the boat to the truck.
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SAMJ: South African Medical Journal
On-line version ISSN 2078-5135
Print version ISSN 0256-9574
SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. vol.99 n.8 Cape Town Aug. 2009
A little carrot and a big stick OSD beds down
Chris Bateman
Government and the Health Professions Council (HPCSA) fired punishing legal salvoes at striking doctors on the eve of the 30 June Occupation Specific Dispensation, OSD, negotiation deadline effectively telling them: 'Settle or potentially ruin your career'.
Hundreds of mainly juniors, this time not just predominantly United Doctors Forum (UDF) constituents1 but a significant percentage of South African Medical Association (SAMA) members, downed stethoscopes across the country to signal disgust at the 24 June revised salary offer. That offer on average fell way below the demanded minimum 50% increase with a lower lump sum in lieu of the July 2008 back pay initially promised by the health ministry, yet SAMA hung in at the negotiating table until the final whistle.
A final flurry of early-morning negotiations just ahead of the 30 June deadline ended with junior doctors, previously virtually ignored, among the biggest potential winners.
That is if SAMA, 91% of whose respondents rejected the overall package via an electronic poll, made a surprise last-minute turnaround before the 21 July acceptance deadline.
At the time of going to press SAMA had secured an 'agreement in principle' from Department of Public Service Minister Richard Baloyi enabling it to shoot for a majority-union special resolution allowing the re-opening of the bargaining chamber. This immediately led to heated wrangle between SAMA and the far more powerful National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) which was in favour of settling.
Rejecting the offer means taking a fraught arbitration route where a positive ruling can be overturned in parliament, leaving doctors at the mercy of government 'largesse'. Izindaba sources warned that the employer first had to 'sign off' on agreeing to arbitration, something it only did for its wage offer.
Challenging the employer in the Constitutional Court, where the prospects of a win are shaky,2 could take years and cost SAMA millions.
Interns were offered a 42% hike and Community Service Officers 8% from 1 July, with another 6.1% in April for Comserves. The category of first-year medical officers (previously level 9) was eliminated in 2007 and recalibrated to senior medical officer pay levels (level 10). These doctors were offered a 3.4% increase from 1 July with another 7.7% due in April 2010.
Collectively these 'juniors' form the bulk of public sector doctors due to the historical attrition of seniors who spent more time in a deteriorating work environment with inadequate resources and largely woeful management. They are the notable exceptions in a package which sees principal medical officers (level 11) and chief medical officers (level 12) get below inflation increases from 1 July this year (3.7% and 1.5% respectively), improving via a 7.7% and 9.3% 'top-up' in April 2010.
Commuted overtime
According to Dr Pophi Ramathuba, SAMA deputy chairperson of the public doctors committee, exhausted negotiators left the bargaining chamber still arguing about the employer including commuted overtime in their 'inflated' version of the increase.
The OSD hikes are also experience-related for each level, with additional percentage increases for 5 years but less than 10, and 10 years and above, enabling certain older hands who were 'stuck' in a level to benefit beyond the average top offer. The notoriously numerous 'notches' in each level were also shrunk with annual performance assessments agreed upon as mandatory in future.
Ramathuba stressed that general health worker negotiations (non-OSD) were to immediately follow, potentially adding 'up to 10% or more' to doctors' packages.
But for the OSD furore, it was classic carrot-and-stick government strategy.
First KwaZulu-Natal's health department with national approval secured a labour court interdict against 226 striking doctors (27 June) and then fired most of them for not returning to work, followed by the Eastern Cape with an interdict against another 60.
KwaZulu-Natal set up an 'appeals committee' to hear the sacked doctors' cases, thus keeping alive the possibility of maintaining pre-existing patient service levels. Eventually, after Cosatu and SAMA intervention, the province reluctantly agreed to reinstate the legally vulnerable doctors. At the time of writing it could not be established if the Eastern Cape had copied the 'fire and possibly re-hire' tactic.
SAMA's labour relations unit in Pretoria was put to work appealing at least 150 KwaZulu-Natal dismissal notices on procedural and substantive grounds that ranged from doctors on leave being fired to sacked doctors having swapped 'on-call' duties or that they were actually working in another part of the hospital. One SAMA lawyer said hospital chiefs simply forwarded doctor duty registers to head office, which then summarily issued 'unfair' dismissal notices.
The HPCSA then waded in with two probes against striking doctors following 'complaints', the first involving 16 doctors from Addington Hospital's paediatrics department, for allegedly 'refusing to attend to life-threatening emergencies'. The second involved 60 doctors across 6 hospitals in the Ethekwini District (Greater Durban) for alleged 'dereliction of duty'.
Advocate Boyce Mkhize, the HPCSA's Registrar, and national health minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, issued strongly worded statements, the former firing a belligerent legal salvo across the strikers' bows and the latter claiming to 'set the record straight'.
Responding to strikers having dared the government to fire them and face them going into private practice or emigrating, Mkhize 'advised' that he was 'obliged' to inform regulatory bodies world-wide once a complaint had been lodged against doctors. 'This has a huge bearing on whether the doctor is registered in that jurisdiction to which they may want to emigrate. Furthermore the HPCSA issues a certificate of status a prerequisite for registering in another jurisdiction. Other regulatory bodies would not knowingly register doctors with issues of misconduct against them. Once doctors are deregistered or suspended they (also) cannot enter into private practice in South Africa,' he added.
'We warned you' HPCSA
Citing the laws that prevent emergency service workers from striking (due to the absence of a minimum service level agreement), Mkhize added ominously that the doctors' failure to heed repeated HPCSA warnings not to strike could 'only serve as an aggravating factor during sentencing'.
He failed to mention the plethora of pre-conditions required before a formal enquiry can be launched. These include a complaint in writing to him with contact details of the complainant, a list of the doctors involved (including ID or practice numbers), the circumstance of the complaint, the name of the patients affected, how they were affected (to establish negligence or detriment). The 'accused' doctor then has 40 working days to provide an explanation before a preliminary enquiry decides on whether grounds exist for a formal professional conduct enquiry.
Mkhize did however list the penalties for practitioners found guilty of improper or disgraceful conduct. These range from a caution or reprimand (or both), suspension from practising, a fine, a compulsory period of professional service, payment of the costs of proceedings or 'restitution', or both.
Motsoaledi took what he termed the 'extraordinary' step of publicly announcing the 24 June government offer while negotiations continued and accused 'faceless individual doctors' of muddying the waters by misrepresenting it.
He took 'serious exception' to these 'inflammatory remarks and 'unacceptable' responses, in particular to a Wits Business School academic who said that 'doctors have been cheated because the figures do not add up'. He urged doctors to rather work with SAMA to 'get the true facts'.
'Do the comparisons' Motsoaledi
Motsoaledi challenged doctors to approach various government departments and probe salaries of various public sector workers from Assistant Director up to Director General and compare these with those proposed for doctors, from medical interns up to professors, 'and see who comes out tops'.
He again acknowledged that state doctors were badly paid but added: 'We are not prepared to throw the rule books out of the window and we cannot allow the striking doctors to do so'. Motsoaledi stressed that it was not the doctor unions that the government was interdicting.
SAMA's acting chairman, Dr Norman Mabasa, said government was 'ill-advised' to apply the law so rigidly 'when realities dictate otherwise'.
'There are genuine problems which have created desperate situations and therefore anybody caught in that scenario needs to be handled with some sympathy you cannot dismiss your own people when you have the common goal of saving lives. Government must deal with the cause of the problem and not what prevails. SAMA will help doctors facing legal action wherever we can, depending on the merits of each case,' he added.
'It's about saving lives' Mabasa
Of the HPCSA's 'wielding of the big stick,' Mabasa responded: 'This is a unique problem requiring a unique solution. It's not as easy as uttering statements and dismissing doctors. It's about saving lives.
The Rural Doctors Association of South Africa (Rudasa), in a letter to Motsoaledi and Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, called the offer 'shocking', especially for seniors who provided vital support and supervision in rural areas. 'With a 34% vacancy rate in the public service nationally and well over 50% vacancy rates for doctors in virtually all rural areas, this offer shows no insight into how difficult it is to recruit doctors to work in rural areas nor what we actually do and under what circumstances we are expected to function.'
Rudasa said the offer undermined the health care system where the majority of patients were seen and posed a danger to doctor recruitment, placing the district health system in danger of collapse.
1. Bateman C. S Afr Med J 2009; 99: 416-422. [ Links ]
2. Bateman C. S Afr Med J 2009; 99: 497. [ Links ]


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Senegal: Risk Assessment
Country Risk Rating
Business Climate Rating
- Economic momentum linked to the implementation of major investment projects
- Supported by international donors under the Plan for an Emerging Senegal
- Progress on business climate and governance
- Solid track record for political stability
- Significant offshore oil and natural gas reserves
- Growth and exports subject to weather events and movements in commodity prices
- Inadequate infrastructure (energy, transport)
- Significant twin deficits
- Low per capita wealth, unemployment and regional disparities
Current Trends
The Plan for Emerging Senegal Still Supports Growth
Year 3 of the Plan for an Emerging Senegal led to higher economic growth in 2017. In 2018, the consolidation of economic performance is expected to continue thanks to the completion of energy and infrastructure projects and the implementation of reforms aimed at improving the business climate and stimulating private investment. Private investment could, in particular, be catalyzed by the creation of the Dakar International Integrated Economic zone (DIIEZ), a logistics and industrial hub located near the Blaise Diagne airport (inaugurated in late 2017). Apart from the construction and energy sectors, the extractive and chemicals industries are also expected to contribute positively to growth, supported by the recovery of Industries Chimiques du Senegal, enabling phosphate production to be maintained at a high level. In contrast, the promising prospects for hydrocarbons, with projects still at the exploration phase, are unlikely to be reflected in the growth figures before 2019-2020. In 2018, higher agricultural output, buoyed by investments in key sectors (rice, groundnuts, horticulture) and the programme for the Acceleration of Senegalese Agriculture, will be one of the main growth factors. Services will also be robust thanks to trade and transport.
Debt Control - A Priority for Managing Public Resources
Ongoing budget restructuring under the IMF-backed Policy Support Instrument is expected to result in further fiscal deficit reduction. The strength of the economy combined with progress on tax collection will boost revenues. This will help to partially finance the investment drive under the Plan for Emerging Senegal. Debt interest payment, which has been higher in recent years (rising from 13.5% of fiscal revenues in 2006 to almost 35% in 2017), will continue to put pressure on spending. Efforts to rationalize public spending are expected to result in a controlled increase in current expenditures. Budget restructuring is aimed at controlling the debt ratio, which has been rising rapidly in recent years. Accordingly, there is likely to be less recourse to credit in 2018. The government hopes to reverse the trend in the debt ratio from 2019.
The current account, which widened in 2017 due to the worsening trade balance and repatriation of corporate profits, is expected to continue to show a large deficit in 2018. The trade balance and income balance deficits are expected to stabilize. Transport and tourism, stimulated by investment in airport infrastructure, could help reduce the services balance deficit. The transfer balance, thanks to remittances from expatriate workers, should make a positive contribution to the current account balance. Increased FDI's will help finance a proportion of this external deficit, which apart from grants and loans to the public sector, is also financed by external debt. Senegal's vulnerability in the event of an external shock is heightened by falling foreign exchange reserves, which covered 3.5 months of imports in 2017 compared with 4.6 in 2015, in the WAEMU.
The Legislative Elections Were the Starting Gun for the Presidential Elections in 2019
Often considered a model of stability and democracy in Africa, Senegal partly confirmed its reputation during the 2017 parliamentary elections. Marked by the return of ex-president Abdoulaye Wade (2000-2012), the campaign was marred by violence and tensions. Winning 125 seats (out of 165), the United in Hope (BBY) coalition, which supported the president in office, Macky Sall, was deemed to have an absolute majority. However, with no fewer than 13 parties represented and fewer than 3,000 votes separating the winning side from Khalifa Sall's list in Dakar, the victory was not as big a landslide as the results suggest. While the significant growth rates are slow to materialize in the form of social progress for the population, dissatisfaction with the president is growing. He could, therefore, find himself in a precarious position in the run-up to the 2019 presidential elections. With no fewer than 47 lists for the parliamentary elections, the opposition could, however, find it hard to get itself sufficiently organized to topple the president at the polls.
Political stability continues to be an argument in Senegal's favor when assessing the business climate. The efforts made, particularly in the context of the Business Climate and Competitiveness Reform Plan, have been rewarded with a seven-place jump in the Doing Business 2018 rankings. With progress made on starting a business and enforcing contracts, Senegal (140th out of 190) is consolidating its position above the regional average and is now hot on the heels of Ivory Coast.
Islamist terrorist groups continue to pose a significant threat of destabilization. In 2017, attacks perpetrated in Mali, Mauritania and Burkina Faso resulted, in France and the United States, in particular, issuing recommendations to their nationals to be more vigilant.


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This article first appeared in Aviation Week & Space Technology.
The Pentagon's "black" budget for secret programs is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma, taped up in a Wheaties box and locked in a safe that has then been built into a bridge abutment adjacent to the one containing the mortal remains of Jimmy Hoffa.
A Congressional Research Service report concluded that "there is no authoritative, unclassified, aggregate budget total for the black budget" and that the effectiveness of special-access program (SAP) oversight "is difficult to measure." That was in 1989. What has changed is that secret expenditures have grown much faster than the budget as a whole, while the process of declassification has slowed to a spasmodic crawl. Actually, "process" is a misnomer -- there are no rules, or even formal guidance, that cover disclosure of completed SAPs.
Neither has the level of congressional oversight changed much since 1989. The "big eight" -- the chairs and ranking minority members of the House and Senate armed services committees and defense appropriations subcommittees -- have some access into defense SAPs, and a parallel process takes place on the intelligence side. A problem that was identified in the 1990s -- the fact that literally hundreds of SAPs are reviewed in a handful of closed hearings -- does not seem to have been addressed.
Militaries need to keep secrets. But secrets naturally elude oversight, and whenever decisions are immune to challenge, there may be a lack of balance. And there are very good reasons why over-classification is an imbalance that creates its own problems.
Secrecy shuts off debate. "Most of the best American strategic thinking has come from civilians, both inside and outside government," one long-time source says. "Today, with the most strategic portions of technology and acquisition off limits, strategic discussions and writings are largely vacuous." The same goes for budget discussions, because half the important R&D spending is black.
Black programs stifle competition. Within the industry, competitors may know only the basic details of a classified project, but they assume that the incumbent has that area locked up.
For example, the much-rumored existence of the stealthy Quartz UAV (see page DT4) froze all other work on stealth UAVs for about 15 years. Why invest in an area where somebody else has black magic that would make your work pointless?
The quasi-mystical secrecy surrounding stealth itself has a powerful influence on policy. In Canada, the government's final argument in favor of the Joint Strike Fighter is that it is the only aircraft that meets the air force's stealth requirements -- but the requirement itself is secret.
Stealth technology is less openly discussed today than in the early 1990s. That does not seem to make sense, given that the rest of the world has a good grasp on the technology, even if the U.S. retains a lead in its application. There is no Special Access Required stamp on Maxwell's equations.
JSF customers also like to hint that the fighter has other secret capabilities that guarantee victory in air combat. Many believe that this is a high-power microwave mode in the radar that is intended to barbecue the processors in an incoming air-to-air missile. That is not a technical impossibility, but such a weapon is not magic: It has limitations (range and rate of fire to name but two) that could make it less decisive than an advocate's simulation shows, and that should be part of a discussion. But they are not, because it's secret.
The Lockheed Blackbirds flew faster and higher than any known aircraft -- and were retired 20 years ago. To learn more about the Blackbirds, other projects you have heard of and some that you probably have not, click here to check out Bill Sweetman's Secret Projects interactive slide show.
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Peyton Manning reclaims top spot on NFL Players sales list
You could argue that Peyton Manning's play slipped in the latter half of last season. You could argue that, at 38, his so-called window has closed. But what you can't dispute is that Manning, just being Manning, is a money-maker. The numbers speak for themselves.
The Broncos' quarterback reclaimed the No. 1 spot from Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson on the NFL Players Inc. Top 50 Player Sales List for the third fiscal quarter of 2014, a list based on total sales of all officially licensed products from Sept. 1-Nov. 30, 2014. Wilson, Colin Kaepernick, Dez Bryant and Tom Brady rounded out the top five, while Demaryius Thomas, the only other Bronco on the list, came in at No. 45.
Manning outsold all players in Fatheads, bobbleheads and Nike game jerseys, and based on this ranking, we're guessing John Elway isn't the only one who wants Manning to return in 2015.


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I'm reading a text on ray tracing. There is this section about radiometric quantities where radiance is defined as
$L = \frac{d^2\Phi}{dA cos\Theta d\omega}$
$\Phi$ is the radiant flux
$\Theta$ is the solid angle (sr) subtended by the observation or measurement
$\omega$ is the incidence angle measured from the surface normal
This is just one of many equations using $d$ and $d^2$. I'm pretty sure that $d$ has something to do with differential equations. I already read some texts on differential equations but I still don't understand the meaning of $d$ and $d^2$ in this context.
Can someone explain this to me or point me to some reference/resource/book whatever?
Especially the $d^2$ puzzles me.