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Figure 1. Anatomy of a Photographic Histogram
*Frequency indicates the number of each tonality occurrence
A histogram is a bar graph that was originally created for statistical analysis. As digital photography was developed, designers incorporated histograms into cameras to provide a graphic representation of the digitally recorded image. However, even today their function is not fully understood and the information they provide is often incorrectly used.
As shown in Figure 1 above, your digital camera creates a histogram that describes the tonal range of each scene you capture. The camera's processor locates each picture element (pixel) on this horizontal scale according to its relative brightness from 0 (black) to 255 (white). Pixels of equal brightness are stacked vertically one upon another to create lines of varying heights. The result is a graph of very fine vertical lines that can appear as a smooth curve, a series of jagged lines, or a combination of both.
A histogram cannot tell you about lighting ratios, the best flash/ambient mix, or whether the subject is properly exposed. That is why using a light meter, along with your camera's histogram is the best way to ensure optimal results that can be easily reproduced.
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It is not always easy to make sense of a histogram showing the full tonality a of scene, so we have created the graphic examples below to help simplify the process. In Figures 2-6, the tonal steps are arranged starting with no midtones, simply black and white. Each successive figure adds midtone steps. The steps in each figure are of equal size and shape. The resulting histograms clearly show each tone as an equal height line that is uniformly distributed across the horizontal scale.
As Figure 6 illustrates, even when the number of steps is increased so that they give the impression of a continuous gradation, the resulting histogram still shows all the discreet tones.


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I haven't gotten mine yet either. But remember, most of us got our acceptance e-mail the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Assuming they got 4 days off, it isn't a stretch to think they either just mailed it or haven't mailed it yet.
Clearly they haven't sent them...I wonder if they are waiting for the next wave before they start.

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DOMA Decision Triggers Military Benefits Changes
WSJ Pentagon correspondent Julian Barnes explains the impact of the Supreme Court's striking down of the Defense of Marriage Act on military benefits. Photo: Getty Images.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... the the ... in case you had any doubts about the significance of the Supreme Court's decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act ... considered it's ... been a few lousy Tuesday's ruling the Pentagon announced it would extend the health and housing benefits to the opposite sex thousands ... to same sex couples who said the same sex houses one of the same right to be buried alongside older and ... accounting National Cemetery ... good morning welcome the New Saab on Michael Casey ... with more this weekend that the ruling in the federal govern has commissioned a study couples Jillian bonds joins us from Washington good morning to in ... the morning ... join this was a remarkably Fox and copper his response to defense officials tells about it ... well the ... brunt of this is that though since the end of don't ask don't tell all of war ... a year ago ... the Pentagon has been looking at benefits now ... earlier this year they announce that they would be extending ... some benefits to same sex of partners but that announcement so ... they came at the beginning of the year when the stock short none of them really ... powerful benefits medical benefits dental benefits housing benefits education benefits ... could be extended the ... equally because of ... the Defense of Marriage Act aam and so a lot of the research about what needed to be equaliser Gordy the dot so when this ruling came down ... the panel headed I was reading that ... it was a fuss with them and given the tiny now but also the last two years two-thirds to tell more and ... that was in place just two years ago and was seen as infamous as a symbol of the of the time of the repressed to approach the millet re toward ... causes a Denny's ... 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For some reason, unlike just about every other superhero there is, Tony Stark has never really had a female opposite number. An Iron Woman.
So it's totally fair game for artists to step in and try to imagine what one would look like. I almost entirely like this effort, from SgtHK, because it's almost all practicality, and very little token "sexiness". Called Iron Maiden (cute), there's no giant Iron Boobs, she's not sticking her Iron Butt up in the air, that sort of thing.
I'm not really sold on the hair, though. Why wear all that armour if, five seconds into a fight the opponent can just grab your hair? That hurts.
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Rubeola Virus
Veterinarian Reviewed on June 17, 2012 by Paulina Nelega, RH
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Rubeola Virus
Rubeola is also called the problem of measles. It's a highly contagious infection disease. Some of the main signs and symptoms of this illness includes a hacking cough, fever, watery eyes and runny nose and a skin rash. One of the most identifiable features of this disorder is the occurrence of Koplik's spots. These are small red spots with blue-white center which appear inside the mouth. Children who suffer from this illness face a characteristic feature of sensitivity to bright lights. This problem mainly causes full-body rash. It has reddish-brown and blotchy look and arises on the face, around the ears and on the neck. It spreads to the rest of the body within a period of three days and it lasts for about one week.
The main cause of robeola is a contagious virus called paramyxo virus. It generally lives in the mucus in the nose and throat of a diseased child or adult. The patients of this illness becomes contagious from four days of the development of body rash. There occur droplets of this virus when an infected person coughs, sneezes, speaks or talks. They get attached to the air and enter into others, through the process of inhaling. These droplets may also attach to the surface and remain contagious for many hours. You can get this illness by putting your fingers in your mouth or nose or after touching the surface.
Some of the main signs and symptoms of measles are listed below:
Rash– One of the most common symptoms of measles is the occurrence of skin rash that remains even after 3-4 days of the attack of infection, causing virus. This rash starts developing from the head and gradually spreads to the whole body. This sign has mainly two visual features- macules and papules. The first one appears as flat skin discoloration and the second one arises as red and elevated dots. However, as the rash spreads, both these features join and cause a lot of discomfort and itchy feelings.
Flu-like symptoms- There may arise some flu-like symptoms in measles. It includes a runny nose, sore throat and muscle pain.
Cold-like symptoms- You may suffer from some cold-like signs while facing the distress of robeola. It mainly includes a runny nose, watery eyes and a persistent cough.
Fever– The sign of fever aggravates after the fourth day of the attack of this viral disease and may go as high as 104 to 105 degrees Fahrenheit.
Koplik Spots– These are tiny red spots that occur inside the mouth of an infected person. They first arise on the cheeks and then slowly spread to the rest of the mouth area, including lips.
There are some fine treatment options for healing robeola. It includes the use of medications which controls the sign of fever. The main forms of medicines used for this purpose are acetaminophen and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory d r u g s. Some antibiotics are also prescribed if you develop a secondary infection like Pneumonia. Do note the point that you should not use aspirin as it can aggravate this viral disease.
There are some fine lifestyle changes that you can do for controlling this viral illness. Here is their description:
– Drink a good amount of water to prevent the problem of dehydration. You can also take fruit juices and herbal teas for this purpose.
– Take rest for a quality of time.
– Avoid the triggers of cough and sneezing.
– Do not scratch your rash as it can aggravate this infection disorder.
- Consult a good medical expert if you are suffering from a severe form of this illness.
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Tutorial: How to make children's clothes out of take-out bags
64 Comments
lucyJune 30, 2011 at 5:02 pm
Thank you so much for the good laugh 🙂
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Brian G.June 30, 2011 at 5:03 pm
Good thinking, Dad. I recently fashioned a "dress" out of a garbage bag when our 3 year old threw up all over herself on the airplane. Desperate times call for creative solutions. 🙂
LeilaJune 30, 2011 at 5:04 pm
That was me not my husband Brian. Dumb log in thing. 🙂
SkippityDoDahQuiltsJune 30, 2011 at 5:10 pm
Hey, desperate times call for desperate measures! My nephew once had to pee in a Mountain Dew can and my sister's words were, "Jake, just stick it in there." Yes, I am totally serious.

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RaeLynJune 30, 2011 at 5:11 pm
oh hilarious! I need ed that today, thanks!
KatheGJune 30, 2011 at 5:15 pm
Just too funny!!! Thanks.
BillieBee (billiemick)June 30, 2011 at 5:21 pm
And they are waterproof.
pcflamingoJune 30, 2011 at 5:21 pm
Genius, just genius. What a hoot!
SashaJune 30, 2011 at 5:21 pm
BarbaraJune 30, 2011 at 5:33 pm
Haha, this is great.
Quiet QuilterJune 30, 2011 at 5:36 pm
Clever! And so true! Amazing!
Merry Made QuiltsJune 30, 2011 at 5:38 pm
This is sooo going to be my go-to tutorial for the next accident!! I've got to add that it's extra fabulous that you didn't sneak out in shame but finished up at the restaurant first!
AnonymousJune 30, 2011 at 5:40 pm
Personally, I like the kid's suggestion to use the black tape. Creativity abounds in your family!
–Becky C.
Denise :)June 30, 2011 at 5:49 pm
Baahahaha!!! That was GREAT! I'm forwarding a link to my daughter-in-law and my son. Just in case he's presented with a similar challenge some day soon. 🙂
The Cottage MamaJune 30, 2011 at 6:02 pm
Hahaha!! Oh my gosh, I had to click over on this because I thought – "wow, Amy's doing kiddo clothes, how awesome!!" This seriously made me laugh – too funny!!

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AmyJune 30, 2011 at 6:23 pm
haha,, maybe Dad could start a weekly guest spot.ya have to do what ya have to do:)
nikkiJune 30, 2011 at 6:30 pm
ha! i love it. am forwarding this to burke so we can laugh together. he'll be glad to know he's not the only one still watching america's funniest home videos.
BrittanyJune 30, 2011 at 6:50 pm
This is great! Very open, honest, and positive. Loved it!
Esther L.June 30, 2011 at 7:32 pm
I haven't laughed that hard in a while! Also, I'm sharing this with my hubby since we have a little boy we're currently potty training.
LindaJune 30, 2011 at 7:43 pm
You totally rock!
ElleJune 30, 2011 at 7:54 pm
I love it!
AnonymousJune 30, 2011 at 7:55 pm
This made my day. I never laughed so hard and your hubby is not only creative in clothing design, but gifted in his writing. Such a good read. I plan on sharing this with my son who has four boys. Clever.
Sandy
LynCCJune 30, 2011 at 7:59 pm
Hehe 🙂 Scott enjoyed this as much as I did! Lovin' the black tape request.
DawnJune 30, 2011 at 8:15 pm
Awesome. Just awesome. 🙂
ThimbleannaJune 30, 2011 at 8:59 pm
Hahaha — you're too funny!
dianeJune 30, 2011 at 9:34 pm
Katie B.June 30, 2011 at 9:46 pm
Hilarious, and seriously helpful too! #11 is my favorite.
amyJune 30, 2011 at 9:50 pm
Oh goodness, note to self, don't drink a beer & blog surf. Hilarious, thank you!
Quilts And PiecesJune 30, 2011 at 10:03 pm
Oh my gosh – this is hysterical!
Laurie, the girls and ScottJune 30, 2011 at 10:24 pm
This this be the first of many more Michael columns? Por favor?
KristieJune 30, 2011 at 10:27 pm
ecuakimJune 30, 2011 at 11:43 pm
Truly funny.
EliJuly 1, 2011 at 12:46 am
Absolutely brilliant! Have sent link to my husband – just in case….
AmberJuly 1, 2011 at 1:29 am
This was HILARIOUS!!! What a great read. Well written. I could totally picture this whole scenario.
Quilter in the GapJuly 1, 2011 at 6:04 am
I so needed a good belly laugh this morning…thanks for sharing!
LittleLucyGooseyJuly 1, 2011 at 6:30 am
Hysterical! An absolute classic! I had to share this link on FB — a tutorial every parent should read. LOL!
ButtonMadJuly 1, 2011 at 7:52 am
I am crying I am laughing so hard (and getting funny looks too!)Have a great weekend.
angelaJuly 1, 2011 at 8:00 am
Absoluetly fabulous! I haven't laughed out loud at a post in a while. Thanks for the fun. Dad-parenting is the best, great job!
megan.futoJuly 1, 2011 at 8:04 am
Oh my gosh this was so funny! And this something I could picture my husband doing exactly. Thank you for sharing for hubs point of view!
AprilJuly 1, 2011 at 8:30 am
Okay, I love this.
You guys are hysterical.
And we need to finish up some things, lady. When do you have time?
StephanieJuly 1, 2011 at 8:51 am
Thanks for that! Great way to start the weekend off! lol.
Live a Colorful LifeJuly 1, 2011 at 9:06 am
Thanks for the good laugh. and awesome tutorial. I have a 3-year-old grandson. This could come in handy at some point…
Crafty Girls WorkshopJuly 1, 2011 at 10:23 am
Hilarious, thanks for sharing!
CharliseJuly 1, 2011 at 12:35 pm
This is HILARIOUS!! I cannot wait to show my Dad and my brother-in-law!
MarshaJuly 1, 2011 at 1:54 pm
So funny! Thank you for the laughs. I immediately sent the link on to my daughter who is the proud mom of 3 preschoolers.
pinksuedeshoeJuly 1, 2011 at 3:07 pm
I have tears I am laughing so hard! I think steps 8 and 11 are my favorite. This is by far the most helpful post I've ever read. Nice work.
Brooke @ My Beautiful BrookeJuly 1, 2011 at 4:41 pm
BEST thing today!!! I love this!! I am laughing so hard!! You should definitely have your husband do more guest spots on your blog. Way too funny!!
Layne BushellJuly 1, 2011 at 5:13 pm
I've read through all the comments so far and I'm still laughing and I still have tears in my eyes. That was so funny hearing it from him. I can see the chain of events. Thanks for sharing him with us Amy!
ConnieJuly 1, 2011 at 5:44 pm
Can picture it all — so funny — they are right when they say kids change your life.
ktquiltsJuly 1, 2011 at 6:52 pm
Oh, I will have to keep this in mind!!! ;0)
Thanks so much for the laugh.
Everyday QuilterJuly 1, 2011 at 10:54 pm
Best guest blogger ever! you better keep that creative man!
DonuraJuly 3, 2011 at 9:42 am
My husband was two thumbs up for the creative and gumption for the DAD, and loved the humor. Gave us a morning laugh. He doesn't usually so any interest in my blog reading :>)
JoannJuly 4, 2011 at 6:41 pm
Too funny!!!!. What a great post. Thank you
RachelJuly 7, 2011 at 2:07 pm
Seriously laughing out loud….too funny…thanks for sharing!
KariJuly 12, 2011 at 7:58 am
HILARIOUS Amy!!!!
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schlawittchenApril 23, 2012 at 7:49 am
Haha, this is HILARIOUS!!! :D

But you forgot point 13: Never show picture of former 3-yr-old wearing a plastic bag "overall" on his 21st birthday party.

;)
GloJoeSewsJune 22, 2012 at 10:01 pm
OMG! I've read this several times and each time it makes me laugh out loud and share with others! Kudos to ur husband! What a creative family. Hilarious!
Jamie GuptonJuly 27, 2012 at 11:37 pm
This had me in stitches! Thank you for the "guest" post. 🙂 I think your husband is also very creative.
June DJune 14, 2013 at 10:37 pm
Happy Father's Day!

:)

Sarah ElliottJune 16, 2013 at 8:40 am
There are no words…except for HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to a very quick thinking cool Dad!
grannymaudsgirlJune 17, 2013 at 10:29 pm
Reading this, I am laughing so hard I am crying.
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The national conversation surrounding LGBTQ rights is usually focused on marriage equality and while that remains important for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community, some say the issue of workplace equality is also crucial.
There are no federal laws that prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. And, most sates, including Arizona, do not have laws that protect LGBTQ people in the workplace.
The city of Tucson adopted a non-discrimination ordinance in 1999 that prohibits discrimination in the workplace based on sexual orientation or gender identity, "but ordinance or not, discrimination is still happening," said Abigail Jensen, a transgender public defender in Pima County.
Transgender people have a tougher time finding employment, she said.
"That moment of disclosure of being trans is the most touchy moment that there is for trans people, so when someone like me is applying for a job there is always that question of, 'do I tell them or do I not?'" Jensen said.
With electronic records and online databases available, Jensen said it is almost impossible to conceal the fact that a person was a different gender in the past.
"If the employer knows that they're trans, they don't even get an interview, so it's a very difficult decision and there are myriad stories of trans people and mostly trans women who are highly qualified, filled out job applications and the employer calls them back and says, 'this looks great, come in for an interview,'" Jensen said. "But as soon as they walk in the door and because of their bodies, the employer realizes that they are in fact transgender and all of the sudden the job's filled, or there's some other excuse as to why the won't be hired."
Some Arizona businesses, such as PetSmart, have written internal policies to prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ people. PetSmart is one of dozens of companies in the state that have signed The Unity Pledge, an effort to encourage workplace equality.
"I think PetSmart is unique because it is a large corporation that is taking a public stance on this," said Andy Izquierdo, vice president of corporate affairs for PetSmart.
It is important for companies to understand the need to talk about gay, lesbian and transgender issues when they talk about diversity in the workplace, he said.
LGBTQ students entering the workforce after college have the added stress of researching discrimination policies, state and city laws, as domestic partner benefits, said Stephen Russell, interim director of the John & Doris Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences.
"I tell my students, 'do your research, ask questions,'" he said. "They have to assess if they are going to be in a safe comfortable (environment)."
Sometimes a graduate may find a good job but in a company that does not give equal respect to LGBTQ people, he said, so he recommends that the student finds a job elsewhere.
"Some people say, 'oh anybody can be out' and hopefully that is the case, but in too many other cases it is not," Russell said. "We see evidence of discrimination in the workplace, even if it is subtle and unintentional."


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Marco Andretti hoping offseason work leads to wins
- Marco Andretti spent time in the offseason working in London with driver coach Rob Wilson
- Andretti enters Sunday%27s race with renewed confidence after finishing third in the season opener
- Because of his famous father and grandfather%2C there%27s enormous pressure on Andretti
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Marco Andretti thinks people have the wrong idea about his comfort level with the status quo.
The scion of one of the great racing families insists his desire to win isn't at all diminished by the apparent job security of working for his father, Michael Andretti, at Andretti Autosport.
In fact, Andretti spent the offseason examining what was holding him back in IndyCar and worked with a coach overseas.
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"Just one win every couple of years is not enough for me, obviously," Andretti said Thursday. "I'm very competitive. I just want people to know I'm not going home satisfied. I'm not going home happy. And I shouldn't. That's often a misperception of me is exactly that. I'm not happy until we are in victory circle on a regular basis. We've been knocking on the door. We've been leading the wrong laps, though."
Andretti certainly knocked on the door with a third-place finish in the season opener at St. Petersburg, his first top-five finish on a street course since Toronto in 2011. Perhaps he can check off one key goal of the offseason work: Improving in street races.
Andretti enters Sunday's Indy Grand Prix of Alabama with renewed confidence after a performance that "almost felt like a win."
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The 26-year-old son and grandson of former greats Michael and Mario Andretti, respectively, isn't trying to ride his famous racing name, but build on it. Why do people think he might be content to be just OK?
"Because I drive for my dad. Simple as that," Andretti said Monday while eating barbecue and deviled eggs at a downtown restaurant. "Driving for dad, it can be the best possible scenario when we're winning but if we're not, the easiest thing to say is I'm there because of obvious reasons. My dad is probably my toughest critic in the world and people don't know that. He'd be the first one to tell you, he might overcompensate the other way within the team. I'd be the first one on the street if he didn't believe I'd perform."
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Andretti, who turned 26 last month, isn't about to be out on the street but he did have a frustrating 2012 season.
He finished 15th in the points standings and had only one top-five finish and three top 10s in 15 races. That followed four straight seasons in the top 10 with an average of four finishes in the top five and 8.5 in the top 10.
Still, his only IndyCar wins came at Infineon Raceway in 2006 and Iowa Speedway two years ago. Teammate Ryan Hunter-Reay said being an Andretti in racing is a large burden to carry, particularly for a young driver.
"It's an immense amount of pressure he's lived with since he was go-karting," Hunter-Reay said. "He's carrying the name of Andretti. He's got a lot of weight on his shoulders. I think he deals with the pressure very well. It's a pressure that not many people in racing have — Andretti, Rahal and Earnhardt. Even then there's an argument that Andretti is the biggest name in racing in the world."
Andretti said he's not feeling pressure from his father, because "he believes I can perform, and it all has to come together."
After all, 39-year-old Dario Franchitti won four of five series championships starting in 2007. Franchitti drove in NASCAR's Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series in 2008.
"Dad just keeps saying, 'Look at Dario,'" Andretti said. "Dario was literally in his mid-30s or something when he started winning championships and he clicked off four in a row. I'd love to get as many wins as I can now but when stuff starts going right for me, I will be hard to beat every track we go to. The only way to do that is to stay in it. If you doubt yourself, don't even show up."
Andretti's 2012 season might be summed up best by the Indianapolis 500, where his grandfather won in 1969 and his father never did. Andretti led a race-high 59 laps but got pushed back in the field by caution flag after a pit stop and then crashed on lap 188.
It was a frustrating weekend in a year with plenty of them.
"Everything that could go wrong did," Andretti said. "As bad as we ended up in the points, it wasn't that bad on track. We were in contention in our Super Bowl, at Indy. I was one of the cars to beat, and we look to be the same this year. But then I ended up being a DNF. A lot of different point swings and stuff like that. Street courses, outside looking in. In this series, you're not fifth if you're a little off, you're 16th, and that's where we were."
Andretti spent much of the offseason trying to figure out what was keeping him from the winner's circle.
He worked in London with driver coach Rob Wilson. One issue Andretti cites is that the new tires have less grip.
"Basically Firestone's been doing a great job at making the racing better for us, but they're doing that by making the tire have less grip and that works against a guy like me because I'm really aggressive," Andretti said. "I was driving the car over the tire and once you're over the tire you kind of create work for yourself. Even the driver coach was like, 'You're one of the best natural talents we've ever seen, but your problem is you tap into it too much.' It makes sense, because I wasn't pushing.
"I got to the point where I was just saving myself and wondering why I was getting beat and coming in soaking wet in sweat. We always knew we were overdriving, but we really diagnosed how and I think we've got a decent handle on that."


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Zinc key to increasing crop yields for agricultural use, as well as in automotive tire production, and paints, coatings, glass and construction materials
"Total demand for zinc-derived chemicals is currently 1.5 million metric tons (MMT) (expressed as Zn equivalents)"
Improving diets worldwide and the need to feed the more than 9 billion people who are expected to inhabit the earth by 2050 are driving greater global demand for zinc chemicals to use as micronutrients in agricultural crops. This holds especially true for chemicals such as zinc oxide, zinc sulfate and zinc chloride, according to a new global market research report released by IHS (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of critical information and insight.
"Zinc is an essential element for animal and plant life, and zinc deficiency, particularly in children, has become such a threat to public health that many countries in zinc-deficient regions are implementing programs to increase the use of zinc in fertilizers," said Stefan Schlag, director of specialty chemicals at IHS Chemical. "We see this trend contributing to healthy demand growth for zinc chemicals during the next few years."
"Total demand for zinc-derived chemicals is currently 1.5 million metric tons (MMT) (expressed as Zn equivalents)," Stefan said. "However, by 2018, the end of the study period, we expect demand for these chemicals to exceed 1.8 MMT Zn. About 400 thousand metric tons (TMT) of that demand will be tied to agricultural demand, most of it in the form of zinc sulfate."
In 2012 and 2013, for example, China included zinc fertilizer in the national fertilizer recommendations for major crop production, Schlag said. "This project will help bring zinc fertilizer into the mainstream of balanced fertilizer management and significantly increase zinc fertilizer production and use in China by an additional 50,000 metric tons to 100,000 metric tons annually, according to our estimates at IHS Chemical."
Schlag co-authored the IHS report, entitled the IHS Chemical Economics Handbook: Inorganic Zinc Chemicals. In it, he says the biggest demand growth sector for zinc chemicals during the period 2013 to 2018 will be for fertilizer production for animal feed and human food production. Agricultural applications of zinc chemicals in 2013 accounted for more than 290 TMT (Zn), with growth forecast at about 6 percent from2013 to 2018.
Zinc deficiency is the one of the most common micronutrient deficiency problems globally, especially in cereal grain crops, which comprise the dominant food source for much of the population in developing countries. Nearly 50 percent of cultivated soils worldwide currently contain low amounts of plant-available zinc, and by 2018, said IHS, this could reach 65 percent. Plants growing in the potentially zinc-deficient soils have reduced productivity and contain very low concentrations of zinc in the edible parts.
In many studies, including projects in Brazil, China, India and Turkey, agricultural yields were increased in zinc-deficient regions by adding zinc to standard fertilizers and premixes. According to IHS, field trials proved that zinc fertilizer application increased crop yields from 8 percent annually to 20 percent annually, which increased zinc content in grains by 20 percent to 40 percent. This development also improved the soils' nitrogen fertilizer uptake and increased economic returns for farmers.
Said Schlag, "With the amount of arable land per-person declining and population expanding, global crop-yields must increase to meet food production needs. As a result, we are seeing the most dramatic demand increase for zinc chemicals in fertilizer and agricultural production. There are additional options to address crop yields, including improvements in seed technology and improvements in crop protection. However, the greatest potential for improvement is fertilizers and micronutrients, and in particular, zinc, which is why our forecast for demand growth is so bullish on the agricultural industry."
Zinc deficiency has been identified as a means to address malnutrition in children, which the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF cite as one of the world's major health concerns. According to WHO literature, "severe acute malnutrition affects an estimated 19 million children under the age of five worldwide and accounts for approximately 400,000 child deaths each year." The issue is of such significance to global development, that according to UNICEF, "the Copenhagen Consensus, a group of leading economists, has consistently confirmed that "'taking action on under-nutrition is the single-most important, cost-effective means of advancing human well-being.'"
The global zinc industry, noted IHS, is rebounding and will continue to grow after being hard hit by the recent economic crisis due to its dependence on the automotive industry, which experienced a strong decline in volume. Zinc chemicals suffered the strongest in the area of rubber compounding for tires, which comprises about 20 percent of total consumption of zinc chemicals globally. Additionally, much of the rubber not consumed in the tire segment is used in other automotive applications.
However, according to IHS Automotive, automotive production numbers are expected to nearly double by 2030, as the standard of living increases in highly populated countries including China, India and Brazil. This increase in automotive volume will also drive more demand for zinc chemicals. Currently, the global rubber industry accounts for more than 54 percent of the zinc oxide market, or about 860 TMT. Of that, an estimated two-thirds of zinc oxide supply is used to produce tires, while all other rubber applications accounted for the remaining one-third. By 2018, IHS estimates the global tire and rubber industry will consume approximately 1 MMT of zinc oxide.
According to IHS estimates, the world demand for zinc oxide in 2013 was 1.6 MMT, with global demand growth forecast at nearly 4 percent annually during 2013 to 2018. China is expected to continue to be the largest consumer of zinc oxide (China currently consumes nearly 42 percent of global capacity) and to have the highest demand growth rate of approximately 6 percent per year. The U.S. and Western Europe follow China in terms of consumption, each with approximately 12 percent of global demand.
Other uses for zinc chemicals are the production of chemicals, ceramics, glass, and paints and coatings. The largest manufacturers of zinc chemicals, in terms of capacity, are Votorantim (Brazil), Zinc Nacional (Mexico), Umicore (Belgium), Grillo (Germany), and Weifang Longda Zinc Industry (China)
Said Schlag, "Global zinc chemical production will soon be reaching very high utilization rates, so new capacity is needed. At IHS Chemical, we expect new capacity for zinc chemicals to come online during the next five years, most likely in Asia and in China, in particular, to satisfy the increasing demand for tire production and rubber goods, in general." The region is expected to consume an estimated 2 MMT of zinc oxide in 2018.
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Real Salt Lake Head Coach Jason Kreis
On how gratifying the win was after some tough losses:
"It's huge. I think it just builds an incredible amount of momentum for us. An incredible amount of confidence and positivity. To get that goal in the first half, I think was giant for us. It took a big, big monkey off our backs."
On how the ball movement helped open things up:
"Yeah, I thought the guys – again – the energy on both sides of the ball when we had it. The movement was spectacular. There were players that were wanting to get forward to take opportunities, to take risks. Then the amount of the work they put in defensively was absolutely spectacular, especially in the midfield."
On having 10 men in the last 10 minutes:
"The first thing I'm thinking honestly is that I'm probably a stupid coach again. Maybe I shouldn't have made that sub. I wasn't trying to analyze in my mind as quickly as I could if I could have held a sub so we wouldn't have to play a man down. At the end of it all I don't think you really think about somebody pulling a muscle. It wasn't due to fatigue, it was due to a muscle pull. But we've been there before haven't we? I think back to the Open Cup match when we went into overtime I think we were playing down a man and for some moments in that game, and in the playoff we were down two men. Guys have been through a lot – every scenario possible in a game this year. They should be well-prepared to hopefully move forward into the next round and beyond."
On hitting the crossbar and the post:
"Déjà vu all over again, right? Yeah, I did. I started to think to myself 'it's going to be one of those nights. Maybe they'll catch us on a counter and we'll leave here scratching our heads that we couldn't put one of those away." But just a little bit of a different feeling tonight, the whole night: before the game, as the game was going on, the spirit of the crowd tonight. It didn't feel like there was any lulls from our crowd and often times there is. But tonight I think the crowd did an unbelievable job, they just keep spurring us on and spurring us on. Interesting right? The two guys that scored tonight, I believe it was their first goals of the season, Sebastian's first goal of his career. This was a playoff series of guys that don't normally score goals scoring the goals."
On what was better tonight than the first leg:
"How much time do we have? I just think – I say it to the guys and I've said this in the press before. I think sometimes we do too much talking about tactics and shape, and all the other things, the beautiful game, the passing all these things. For me, honest to God, every time Real Salt Lake wants to win the game more than their opponent we win the game. And tonight we wanted it more than the L.A. Galaxy. But I feel like last Sunday they wanted it more than us. I think – I wouldn't say all the time for everybody – but I would say 90% of the time the team that wants to win more in our league wins."
On the special feeling surrounding the game:
"Ever heard of je ne sais quoi? I don't know. It's just a feeling. I think perhaps it was great that there was so much talk about this difficult thing we've been having about playing games at home and games we're expected to win. I think we've had a hard time dealing with that. So everybody was talking about that the last couple of days. I think there's one thing people forgot – this wasn't a game we were supposed to win, this wasn't' an opponent we were much better than. This wasn't a game where we could come in and draw and advance. We had to win. We had our backs against the wall. We were the underdogs and our guys went out there and showed what it means to be part of the team and how to treat each other like family."
On Schuler's contribution to the series:
"He was massive. Again, a number of balls he stepped in front of from Donovan and Keane today. He made physical challenges and completed the first pass. All those little things were huge for us. Once again this game I walk away from it and I say 'I'm really happy that Chris Schuler scored the game winning goal because he deserved it."
On Rimando's save on Donovan:
"Which one? It's all a blur. The most dangerous one I remember when he went down on the ground to save it and it bobbled out in front of him, the defender made a good play and I believe that was Schuler. He was there to make a hard tackle on Keane. I only remember because I remember seeing Bruce wanting a penalty. But yeah, I think again this time of year, you need players like Rimando, Beckerman, Morales, Saborio to step up and make huge plays, Borchers, Schuler included. All of those guys did everything and anything possible to win that game, were willing to do whatever it took."
On a coming of age for Sebastian Velasquez:
"Yeah, he's just a guy that – we have quite a few guys on the team that will literally run through that wall if the coaching staff asked them: 'Sebastian run through that wall' he'd run through that wall right now. He is an extremely hungry player that has some real gifts. It's sometimes difficult to get some of those gifts to come out of him. But tonight I think he took a major step forward. There's no kind of cow towing to the veteran players around him. He just stepped forward and said I'm going to have an impact on this game in some way and he did in a major, major way"
On what the crowd needs to bring at Sunday's game:
"I think for me it's pretty simple. We need to be here early – there needs to be that really raucous singing of the song "Believe." At the beginning of the match I thought that was spectacular today how noisy it was. And just to carry that energy and to continue to believe. We tell our players all the time that no matter what happens in the game we continue to work hard we need to stay together and we need to believe. If you do those three things in the end good things will happen."
Real Salt Lake MF Sebastian Velasquez
Thoughts on scoring his first career goal:
"It's a great feeling to contribute and help the team win against LA. Obviously I wanted to get a goal, but the most important thing was to win. If I would have been able to choose when to score a goal, I think today would have been perfect. Other than that, I remember the play where I saw Wingert take a touch back and then he just crossed it. I saw that Robbie made a first place run and Omar went with him and then I was in a place kind of by myself. I kind of put my head into it and it went into the bucket. It was an amazing feeling. I'm never going to forget that moment."
Thoughts on being found open by himself:
"I kind of really was surprised that I was by myself. Especially when you see a kid with rat tails that's 5'6", or 5'5" head and a bump into the net is just not an easy thing. It's a moment that I'm always going to cherish, but at the end of the day we still have the playoffs to play. We still have another game, so we got to keep our minds in the game."
Real Salt Lake MF Kyle Beckerman
Thoughts on the 120 minute match:
"We really talked about it yesterday and today. If we're gonna have a chance at winning this game, we got to have 11 guys on there that's going to fight for the guy next to you. No matter what happens, he's going to run for the other guy, and he'll run for the next guy. That's what happened tonight. When we do that we're going to be successful."
Difference from this match and the last in LA:
"We got 11 guys on there who are going to fight for each other, but also the Galaxy are a good team. They win most of their games at home, just like we do. It's never going to be easy going to LA to play. They're going to play better there. And when they play better, Landon, Robbie and those guys are going to be super dangerous. We'd like to play better, but you got to give them credit. They're a good team."
Feelings after Schuler got the second goal:
"It really felt awesome. I was thinking they were going to call it back for some reason, and when they didn't it was just an amazing feeling."
Thoughts on Sebastian Velasquez:
"He's a good player. He's got some great skills. We really got on him to work on the defensive side. I think he's just going to get better. I think the main thing you'll see is that he will be refined I think. As he gets older and gets more games, he's going to be a bit sharper. We'd like to get him on the score sheet more, but tonight you got to get one to get the next one, so that was big for him to get that first goal. He's got a great upside."
Thoughts on facing Portland six times in four months:
"They're a great team. They've shown really well this year, so it will be another two games that we're going to have to give another great effort like we did tonight. Nothing comes easily in the playoffs, but it's something we look forward to. They're a good team, we're a good team and we just like to go against the best."
Real Salt Lake GK Nick Rimando
On the team's defensive performance:
"Eleven players defended and for us that's a big key. The way we play in our system, we need everyone to pitch in and give effort – tonight, we did that. [Head Coach Jason Kreis] said we needed to do that, he challenged a lot of us, and the result today shows that the challenge was met."
On Chris Schuler's performance:
"He was fantastic. In the end, he was such a beast. He and Nat, together, really solidified our back line. He was really frustrating [Robbie Keane] when he stepped in that area. I thought he did great."
On his double-save late in the first half:
"[Landon Donovan] shot to my left, and I got both hands on it, pushing it with my fingers to the middle. My thought was to get on it as quickly as I could. I was just trying to make myself as big as I can, and I was able to get on it."
Real Salt Lake DF Nat Borchers
On the team's defensive performance:
"As a group, we really made a decision be good defensively and bring a lot of energy. You could see, from the opening whistle, we got a lot of help from the outside backs in 2-v-1 situations. [Kyle Beckerman} and [Javier Morales] did a great job of limiting the space that Donovan and Keane were able to use. I thought the back line was solid."
On getting that long-sought big win at Rio Tinto Stadium:
"It means a lot. We've thought about all the times when we failed at home, and it's worn on us. To be able to have a game like this, where we had to win by two goals, it's really satisfying."
On Chris Schuler's performance:
"He was fantastic; a well-deserved Man of the Match. He covered really well, won everything in the air and his distribution was really solid. I'm really proud of him, and I feel like he did a great job."
Real Salt Lake DF Chris Schuler
On his overall reaction to the game:
"They're a great team. L.A. has shown that they can get it done in the playoffs – to win back-to-back championships. It's good to not let them have a chance at a three-peat."
On what was different about tonight's performance:
"I think we're in pretty good form right now. We've had a lot of momentum. Everyone's been buzzing the whole time, and we had a nice fanbase show up today. I've never heard our stadium be that loud. It's pretty cool; it was a good experience. There are some good things going in our direction."
On his game-winning goal:
"Borchers actually helped me out a bit on that one; he made the call. [Morales] put in a great ball – he was dropping dimes all night. The ref pulled one out of the goal earlier on. I made a run and just had to put my foot on it. I put it away, fortunately."
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LA Galaxy Head Coach Bruce Arena
Overall thoughts:
"We didn't play well tonight. We really had our opportunities on Sunday to have a cushion coming in here and didn't do it. Tonight we failed on defensive set pieces. The wind made the game terrible with the field conditions and all of that, so it was a real sloppy game – a scrappy game. They were more opportunistic in their set pieces than we were, and that was the difference in the game."
On Landon Donovan's and Robbie Keane's lack of impact in the game:
"They were not factors for us tonight. Give Salt Lake credit, they played them well."
On his team's sloppy passes throughout the game:
"The conditions were tough for both teams with the hard field; this field is like playing on the street and makes the ball bounce a lot. The conditions are tough, but both teams had to play in those conditions and they played better than we did. They were very direct. They played balls behind us and put our backs under pressure and scrapped a lot and were hectic in their attack and created some opportunities from that. The last goal, the referee, though the whole game was like a boxing match, decided to call that foul, but in all fairness, we shouldn't position ourselves to be called for a foul there. They scored. We have to be smarter to play this game in to penalty kicks once we got into overtime and didn't get it done."
LA Galaxy FW Landon Donovan
Overall thoughts:
"We had a number of decent breaks. We got the ball in some good positions a number of times, but we got no production. It's good to get a bunch of corners, but at some point we've got to get some real balls in front of the goal and give ourselves a real chance to score. I don't think that we did that well enough tonight."
On how the game came down to set pieces:
"They had a number of quality set pieces and [Javier] Morales hits a good set piece. Obviously the wind, and the way it was going, made it difficult, but give [Chris] Schuler credit. He made a great play on that to get his foot on it and put it in. It's frustrating, but at this point it's over with and you've got to learn. We know that there were a number of errors where we fell short and we just didn't deserve it tonight."
LA Galaxy DF Omar Gonzalez
Overall thoughts:
"I think that they came out high-pressing from the very get-go and didn't really stop the whole game. I think that we kind of came out flat and didn't stick to our game plan of playing as if it was just another game, not even a playoff game, attacking, putting pressure on them. We let them play out of the back, and we started dropping off and let Kyle [Beckerman] and [Javier] Morales make the game. When they do that, it's pretty hard to play them. I think that we should have come out with a lot more high pressure and made the game tough for them, but that didn't happen."
On their inability to put shots on frame (2 of 21 on frame):
"You are not going to score if you do that. We had a couple chances, good looks, but we weren't sharp enough in the final third. I guess for both legs we weren't sharp enough. We couldn't score at home, and now we couldn't score here."
On if they lost the series in the first leg:
"No. Not at all. Coming in here 1-0, we should still play with an offensive mentality. We were the ones who were more poised to the win the game because we were up 1-0, but we shot ourselves in the foot by not coming out sharp enough or with enough intensity.


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The search for three missing mariners was called off on Monday after two towing vessels collided on the Mississippi River at mile marker 123, near Luling, La., Sunday, the U.S. Coast Guard said.Search crews scoured more than 835 nautical miles for approximately 67 hours but were unable to find the three missing mariners, the Coast Guard said.The towing vessel Cooperative Spirit was reportedly transiting upbound on the river when it entered a barge fleeting area and allied with barges before colliding with another towing vessel RC Creppel, causing the RC Creppel to sink and barges to breakaway. Four crew members were missing intially, but one was rescued by nearby vessel.
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A lot of water has gone under the bridge since the Algonquins took the rocky island they called Manhattan and unloaded it on Peter Minuit at a special discount price. For forty years the Dutch called it New Amsterdam. Then the British took it from them and called it New York. Since then this same rocky old island has been called a lot of things by a lot of people. The city that Washington Irving referred to as "the renowned and ancient city of Gotham" drew less eloquent appraisal from Ralph Waldo Emerson, who dryly stated that "New York is a sucked orange." In one of the kinder physical allusions to the city, Christopher Morley called New York "the nation's thyroid gland" And although O. Henry sometimes referred to his favorite city as "noiseyville-on-the-subway," he could also wax romantic about it with phrasing like: "Far below and around lay the city like a ragged purple dream, the wonderful, cruel, enchanting, bewildering fatal, great city.' Hiding somewhere within this broad spectrum of feeling must be the initial reaction of a typical H&S accountant upon hearing that he has been asked to transfer to New York. Each year the Executive Office invites a number of principals and senior accountants to New York so that they can advance in their profession by engaging in more specialized work than they would encounter in a practice office. Usually this service in the Executive Office will be limited to two or three years, during which time the transferee may work with the research department, computer auditing group, auditing procedures group, practice furtherance group, the tax department, the SEC department, or the professional education and development section. Certainly, from a career standpoint, the advantages of making such a move are many In some cases, the accountants coming to New York have requested transfer to the Executive Office and have been looking forward to the many cultural and recreational activities to be enjoyed in the city and surrounding area. On the other hand, there are those who have been adversely conditioned by newspaper and TV accounts of such problems as drugs, crime and air pollution, or by pessimistic predictions by friends. For these people, the thought of moving to the New York area might evoke a smattering of colorful expletives. But whatever the initial response to the invitation or however distorted the image of the city may be, the record shows that most of the people transferring to EO agree that once the move is made and the family has weathered a few months in the new environment, things seem to work out pretty well. In fact, most are soon enjoying the new surroundings and new friends. Predictably enough, the most common complaints of H&S people moving into the New York area are about the high cost of living and that pet peeve of native and newcomer alike, commuting and public transportation. Housing is scarce and costly in the city and in many of the closer suburban communities. A number of accountants who have transferred to the New York area in the past year or so said that they had heard beforehand that apartments and homes were expensive but they were surprised to find out just how expensive. Senior Dave Goldman, formerly of Los Angeles, says that a house in the San Fernando Valley, a very popular middle class residential area, would be $4,000 to $5,000 less than a comparable house in thesuburban areaaround New York City. Perhaps even more startling to recent arrivals was the price of a Manhattan apartment, in many cases at least $200 a month more than they had been paying and often twice the going rate in other cities. But while the high cost of living in the New York area might have come as a shock, the Firm recognizes So you're moving... 10
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MTA bus driver texting while driving
If sleeping on the job weren't enough, an MTA bus driver was caught on camera, texting while driving, endangering the lives of passengers and pedestrians.
Commuters boarded a B47 Ralph Avenue bus at Ralph Avenue and Fulton Street in Brooklyn, NY around 7:30 pm Wednesday, July 28th.
A witness photographed the driver deeply engaged in texting on his cell phone, oblivious to passengers as they boarded the bus. The witness said the driver appeared unaware of his surroundings while engrossed in texting on his cell phone as passengers boarded the bus and swiped their MetroCards. Once all the passengers were seated, the driver allegedly continued to text, even after the light turned green. When the driver finally looked up and noticed the light was green he commenced driving.
According to the witness, the driver stopped at the next bus stop and again began texting while people boarded the bus. Once the bus was boarded, the driver, still tuned out, continued texting while the doors remained open. The driver eventually snapped back into focus, looking up from his cell phone long enough to close the doors and make it to the next red light. The driver coasted towards a red light, still texting while the bus was moving. The driver came to a complete stop at the red light, and as he waited for the light to change, he resumed texting. The witness stated that the driver became so involved in his texting that he continued to do so even after the light had turned green.
Witness states once he exited the bus, the driver closed the doors and continued to text while the bus was moving towards the next light.
The driver was so preoccupied in texting that he was totally unaware that he was being photographed. The witness approached another passenger who exited at the same stop and asked if she had seen the driver texting, to which the other passenger stated that she had, in fact, seen the driver texting, and became very concerned when the driver continued to text while the bus was moving.
Oprah Winfrey, declared April 30th of this year, national "No Phone Zone Day," asking drivers to acknowledge that "distracted driving kills 6,000 people a year and injures another 500,000," as reported by the Daily News.
On January 26, 2010 the U.S. Department of Transportation banned texting for commercial truck and bus drivers.
Several attempts have been made to contact the MTA but they have not yet responded.
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It's said that if aspirin were to go before the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today, it would only be available by prescription and with a warning label as long as a child's arm. Lucky for all those with mild aches and pains, people were using aspirin long before the FDA was around.
Side effects are just a part of life when taking medications. I think most people can accept this idea by assessing the cost-to-benefit ratio. "I might get a little upset stomach, but this awful headache will be gone." Those of us with MS have had to make these kinds of decisions for some time now.
When the first disease-modifying drugs came on the market, we were so excited to have something, anything that might help, we were willing to accept a lot. The slight red spot at an injection site and the pain in the rear (literally sometimes) of giving oneself a shot were easy to get past. How many of us accept a near constant fever, the feeling of having the flu every other day or give up one weekend day to recover from a weekly dose? We did the math, and we accepted the risk. Then, out come the big guns.
IV drugs like the steroids and chemotherapy can make us fat, sick and nasty. We seem, however, to queue up for these treatments like they're candy when things get really bad.
So here we are today on the brink of a whole new type of drug therapy for MS - a method of treatment that is much more strategic than the old tactical weapons in our MS arsenal. The thing is, now some of us are going to die from these treatments.
I'm not fear-mongering. It seems to be accepted medical fact that until there is a clinical test for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), one in every thousand MS patients on the newest drug therapy will develop this deadly infection. For me, that means that nearly eight people in my MS community could lose their lives if we all were to go on the new drug.
Now, a one-in-a-thousand chance may be a slim chance. No doubt about that. A one-in-a-thousand chance of death, however, is not dealing with a site reaction nor is it as temporary as "steroid rage." Assuming that the FDA allows Tysabri (natalizumab) back on the market, we all have some serious decision making to do.
I know people who were on the drug during and after the trials, and most say that for as good as they felt the risk is worth the benefits. I offer this: It may be a decision we need to make with our families as well as with our doctors. We can suffer an itchy red spot or a fever alone. This new side effect is shared. We all need to ask, "At what cost cure?" -especially when it's only a treatment, not a cure.
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LOWELL — With less than 48 hours left before polls open in the Senate race, Republican Gabriel E. Gomez and Democrat Edward J. Markey scrambled to scoop up last-minute votes as they campaigned across the state on Sunday.
Gomez urged supporters to stay positive despite polls showing him lagging and predicted he would ride a wave of bipartisan support to victory. Upbeat and high-energy, the former Navy SEAL assured about three dozen supporters in Springfield that "the good guy is going to win."
Markey, meanwhile, exhorted volunteers not to become complacent. He said the results on Election Day were contingent upon the final stretch of the campaign.
"We will have an excellent result on Tuesday night if we do the work for the final three days," Markey said in Lynn. "We just have to make sure that we do it."
A win is possible only, he said, if his voters go vote on Tuesday, when sunny weather and scorching temperatures may make an already distracted electorate even less inclined to cast a ballot.
"Ring the doorbells, hold the signs, make the calls, get out the vote!" Markey said to about 50 supporters who crowded into a campaign field office, some clutching clipboards with maps of local neighborhoods.
Compared with most Senate races, the special election campaign to replace former Senator John F. Kerry has been compressed — to fewer than six months — but it has still been long enough for both men to evolve as candidates.
Both are clearly more at ease with the retail aspects of campaigning than when they started this winter, as snowstorms blanketed Massachusetts.
Markey, who faced almost no tough elections representing a safely Democratic US House district for more than 36 years, often seemed stiff and robotic in the early days. But over the months, Markey settled into his role as campaigner, becoming more comfortable on the trail.
On Sunday, he exhibited none of his previous awkwardness. The Malden Democrat gamely gave pep talks to volunteers, schmoozed with voters, and gave fist bumps to little kids. He appeared energetic and to be enjoying the final days of his electoral effort.
Gomez too has settled into his role as a candidate. In the early days of his campaign his lack of experience running for office was obvious. His hands shook as he spoke to reporters and he was known to spend an entire campaign stop talking to just a few voters. That nervousness has morphed over the months into a more relaxed sense of confidence. Campaigning in Western Massachusetts on Sunday, he seemed to have taken to the rhythm of the trail.
At each of his stops in the morning and early this afternoon, he bounded enthusiastically from his campaign's black SUV, shook hands at a pace that seemed nearly frenetic, and encouraged voters to show up at the polls on Tuesday.
"I couldn't be more excited about where we are now," Gomez told the crowd in Springfield at Sal's Bakery & Café. "These polls go up and down, but I know that our message is resonating with independents, Democrats, and Republicans out there. And on Tuesday night, they're going to see that a wave just hit them. And they should have seen it coming."
Gomez said he believed the forecasts of dismal voter turnout and urged his supporters to tell their friends and relatives to vote.
"A lot of people don't even know when the election is," he told the crowd at Sal's, which included police officers and veterans. "When I go to a fund-raiser, people give me a lot of money and they don't even know when the election is. They think it's in November or something."
Gomez rolled from the Western part of the state toward the east. Stops included a Latin bakery in Chicopee; Sal's, a veteran-owned bakery in Springfield; a family-style restaurant in the conservative Springfield suburb of Agawam; and a rally in Boston's North End with Mike Milbury, a former player and coach for the Bruins.
Markey, for his part, made his way west from Lynn, rallying supporters in Lowell to make a strong final push in what his campaign called an "unparalleled" effort to get Markey voters to the polls. The Malden Democrat also made stops in Waltham, Framingham, and Worcester to kick off canvassing efforts there.
In Lowell, Markey spoke to about 100 people, a mostly Cambodian-American audience, at a function hall in the Pailin City restaurant. Posing for photos with supporters there, he encouraged more of them to cram into the shots, his arms draped around shoulders.
Markey was joined by former Massachusetts Governor Michael S. Dukakis, who told a reporter that after months of work, the last three days of grass-roots organizing were essential.
"You know, I'm still running into people that don't know it's Tuesday," Dukakis said.
Republican Scott Brown won the city of Lowell in his upset 2010 Senate special election victory. Democrats have worked to ensure that the former mill city votes for their candidate this time around and Markey has held six events there this campaign season.
Brown, meanwhile, is set to appear at an event with Gomez on Monday evening in Quincy.
At the Fifties Diner in Chicopee, Gomez predicted victory on Tuesday, but sounded a valedictory note as he reflected on the experience of running in his first major race for elected office. "I ran a clean race," he said. "I can look myself in the mirror and know that I ran an honorable race and I'm proud of that."
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AGREED. We the fans have a hard time getting up for a game like this but we expect the players to??Arachnid wrote: Canuck fans are morerons ...many elite teams have sucked before the playoffs begins, these games mean nothing, try getting yourself motivated for them....many of you have admitted yourselves that you are having a hard time getting into this season not only after being burnt out from last Spring...nothing matters but the post-season...these guys want revenge, they have something to prove...and nothing beginning with regular or ends in season...can't wait...so I don't have read this whiny crap that doesn't matter right now...
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URBANA, Ill. – LSU's No. 42 Chris Simpson is set for first round action of the NCAA Singles Championship as he will take on Texas' No. 37 Soren Hess-Olesen on Wednesday, May 22 at 12:30 p.m. CT at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex/Atkins Tennis Center hosted by the University of Illinois.
Simpson and LSU are coming off a second round loss to No. 12 Pepperdine at the NCAA Team Championships in Malibu, Calif., on May 11. A member of the All-SEC Second Team, Simpson was also pegged as Player to Watch for the Southern Region by the ITA this past week.
The Derby, England, native holds a 12-13 record in singles on the season as he took down nine ranked opponents along the way. One of these victories was a dramatic three-set match-clincher over then-No. 3 Mikelis Libietis – the 2013 SEC Player of the Year and No. 1 seed of the Singles Championship – of then-No. 6 Tennessee. Another loss dealt to a ranked opponent by Simpson was to then-No. 15 Evan King of Michigan. Simpson also defeated John Morrissey of then-No. 40 Stanford in the first round of the NCAA Team Championships. All three of these opponents will be competing in the NCAA Singles Championships this week.
Hess-Olesen has notched a 12-9 singles record for the 2013 season. He went 11-8 on Court 1 and 1-1 on Court 2, and defeated two ranked opponents in the process, including then-No. 34 Japie De Klerk of Tulsa to help the Longhorns defeat the then-No. 17 Golden Hurricanes. Like Simpson, Hess-Olesen also faced off against Michigan's King. However, King was able to overcome Hess-Olesen and defeated him 6-4, 6-1.
The winner of the match will take on the winner of Ole Miss' No. 14 Nik Scholtz and Tulsa's No. 56 Clifford Marsland on Thursday, May 24.
For up-to-date information and behind the scenes access on the Tigers, fans can follow the LSU men's team on Twitter @lsutennis, and follow head coach Jeff Brown @LSUCoachJBrown and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/lsutennis.


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Mike and Kenny talk Jets with writer for the New York Post, Anthony Sulla-Heffinger. They disscuss more chatter from Antonio Cromarite and the upcoming game in Seattle. Beat Reporter Joe Vitiello has more sound from Gang Green.
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In the General NFL segment, the show stays in the NFC East and discuss the futures of coaches Andy Reid and Jason Garett among other hot topics. In his weekly fantasy segment, Steve Simineri gives you solid start' em, sit' em advice. Finally, the guys have their weekly picks segment.
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Here's the rundown of my feelings on the features:
- Batman - fine, but nothing thrilling so far
- Kamandi - fantastic, the best story in this thing
- Superman - slow, but beautiful
- Deadman - fine, but again, nothing thrilling
- Green Lantern - Not a lot of actual GL in this, is there?
- Metamorpho - I like the camp, and the art, making this a strong entry
- Teen Titans - average
- Strange Adventures - fantastic stuff, I'd buy this monthly
- Supergirl - amusing, but no real story going on
- Metal Men - Love the art, story doesn't really have anything to it
- Wonder Woman - illegible
- Sgt. Rock - great looking, but not a lot of story
- Flash - I don't understand what is happening
- Demon & Catwoman - Actual plot movement and decent art
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The Logan County Historical Society will resume its monthly meetings on Jan. 15. The group will meet at 7 p.m. at the Heritage Center.
The speaker for the evening will be LaRose Karr, who will review her great-great-grandfather's personal account of the Civil War. Thomas Jefferson Cypert kept a journal that was discovered many years after his death and was published, unedited, by the University of Alabama. The name of the book is "Tried Men and True, or Union Life in Dixie."
Karr will have copies of her book for sale after the meeting. The public is invited to attend.