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What's the issue...??
Human bodies do not obey the laws of matter and physics. Esp... girls... *wink* We break all the metabolism rules... and hormones fluctuate. Unlike physical matter, hormone-cascades rule energy flux, flow and balance.
Biological Energy Turnover
Often like life... the more you give, the exponentially more . . . you get.
Energy in alive, biological systems appears to follow the same rule, to me. With more propelling exercise and intense power demands, the human body is the greatest machine to turn over and kick out more outputs than inputs. Mitochondria, our tiny nuclear power-generating plants, double...or even...QUINTUPLE in quantity and quality for future expected thermodynamics. (Conversely, they are degraded with 'hibernation signals' -- insulin, low thyroid, movement-deficiency + subsequent T, hGH, adiponectin hormone declines, high carbs, high F**C-tose, x-s omega-6 veggie oils, diminished daylight/Vitamin D deficiency, EPA+DHA insufficiency, micronutrient/co-factor deficiencies, etc.)
Frank Starling's Rule...of Heart/Muscles Biophysics:
Max Cardiac Output = Max Heart Rate X Max Stroke Volume
For us Paleo people, during functional, natural exercise, how does the heart provide so much ATP, energy packets, with constant and high outputs? At high intensity efforts...like Tabata squats? 100 burpee-pullups? interval 400m sprints? Oly-weight-lifting like dead-lifts and power cleans 8 x3...?? Which then translate effortlessly (without practicing) to faster running, flying across hills, and jumping to never imagined heights...!? I n d e e d y . . . Olympic-lifting explodes vertical-leaping and bounding better than... Superman himself. Another one of our important muscles, the heart, works the same way. It is a muscular biological pump. How strong the heart can pump blood-volume and how efficiently oxygen is supplied are the factors that determine the max work and max volume delivered with every heartbeat. See above Frank Starling formula. With the proper training, the heart muscle cells in fact grow BIGGER (yea)... THICKER (yea-aaahh) with mitochondria, the ATP-power-generators... MORE EQUIPPED with enzymes and co-factors to transfer energy -- fatty acids, lactate, glycogen/glucose -- and to increase 'end-products' neutralizers (Coenzyme Q10).
Our heart cells (cardiomyocytes) are one of nature's best examples of bio-engineering for structure, composition and mechanical genius. They beat for you every second...of your life ~100,000 times per day.
Unless you are . . . Lance . . . only ~46,000 times per day at rest. Uuummm...I'd like to see...umm I mean... study... his... drool-inducing PPARs... *wink* I hear he's finally picking up kettle balls...
What maintains energy supply at peak aerobic exercise in trained and untrained older men? Amir R et al. Gerontology. 2007;53(6):357-61.
In an untrained heart, the volume of mitochondria take up ~5% of the cell. However, in hearts of athletes, mitochondria reside in as much as 20-25% of the heart cell. That is five-times more massive...! Harness the power of your mitochondria... by optimizing your G-flux (see below about energy flow).
Maximal cardiac output increases in response to exercise training. Intensity determines how fast this happens.
In fact excessive endurance exercise (see below 24-h trained endurance results) worsen oxygen efficiency in mitochondria. Short intense, resistance, interval exercise on the hand produce quick generation of mitochondria in a few days, improved glucose utilization, insulin reduction, and activates PPAR-Delta, the switch for anti-inflammatory and pro-immunomodulatory actions in the body.
Reduced efficiency, but increased fat oxidation, in mitochondria from human skeletal muscle after 24-h ultraendurance exercise. Sahlin K et al. J Appl Physiol. 2007 May;102(5):1844-9.
Regulation by exercise of skeletal muscle content of mitochondria and GLUT4.Holloszy JO. J Physiol Pharmacol. 2008 Dec;59 Suppl 7:5-18.
Exercise interval training: an improved stimulus for improving the physiology of pre-diabetes. Earnest CP. Med Hypotheses. 2008 Nov;71(5):752-61.
Regulation of muscle fiber type and running endurance by PPARdelta. Evans RM et al. PLoS Biol. 2004 Oct;2(10):e294.
Genetic variations in PPARD and PPARGC1A determine mitochondrial function and change in aerobic physical fitness and insulin sensitivity during lifestyle intervention. Häring HU et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007 May;92(5):1827-33.
Mitochondrial myopathies: diagnosis, exercise intolerance, and treatment options. Tarnopolsky MA, Raha S. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2005 Dec;37(12):2086-93. Review.
Resistance training, sarcopenia, and the mitochondrial theory of aging. Johnston AP, De Lisio M, Parise G. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2008 Feb;33(1):191-9. Review.
Circuit resistance training in chronic heart failure improves skeletal muscle mitochondrial ATP production rate--a randomized controlled trial. Hare DL et al. J Card Fail. 2007 Mar;13(2):79-85.
Antioxidant enzyme activity is up-regulated after unilateral resistance exercise training in older adults. Parise G, Phillips SM, Kaczor JJ, Tarnopolsky MA. Free Radic Biol Med. 2005 Jul 15;39(2):289-95.
Muscle fat oxidative capacity is not impaired by age but by physical inactivity: association with insulin sensitivity. Morio B et al. FASEB J. 2004 Apr;18(6):737-9.
Strength and aerobic training attenuate muscle wasting and improve resistance to the development of disability with aging. Booth FW et al. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 1995 Nov;50 Spec No:113-9. Review.
What is the preferred energy source of heart and skeletal muscle cells?
Well...it certainly aint Gu or sports drinks or energy bars or carb-loading. As we exercise and become more trained, the preferred source for mitochondria is fatty acids...both our temporarily stored fats in skeletal muscle and the band of saturated fat across the heart...
"Proper heart function relies on high efficiency of energy conversion. Mitochondrial oxygen-dependent processes transfer most of the chemical energy from metabolic substrates into ATP. Healthy myocardium uses mainly fatty acids as its major energy source, with little contribution of glucose."
Metabolic and genetic regulation of cardiac energy substrate preference. de Jong JW et al. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol. 2007 Jan;146(1):26-39. Epub 2006 Oct 3. Review.
"Mitochondria in skeletal muscle tissue can undergo rapid and characteristic changes as a consequence of manipulations of muscle use (e.g. MOVEMENT...use it or lose it) and environmental conditions . . . Additionally, a shift of substrate metabolism toward a higher reliance on lipids is observed, structurally reflected as a doubling of the intramyocellular lipid content . . . Transcription factors AP-1 and PPARalpha/gamma and the protein kinase AMPK are signaling molecules that transduce the metabolic and mechanical factors sensed during endurance training into the complex transcriptional adaptations of mitochondrial proteins."
Plasticity of skeletal muscle mitochondria: structure and function. Hoppeler H, Fluck M. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2003 Jan;35(1):95-104.
G-Flux: Building the Ultimate Body (excerpt)
by Dr John M Berardi (T-Nation.com)
What's G-Flux?
"Well, G-Flux, otherwise known as energy flux (or energy turnover) is the relationship between energy intake and expenditure. It's the balance between the two. Put another way, it's the amount of calories you "turn over". ...Having a high G-Flux is 100%, without a doubt, absolutely critical to building your ultimate body – which I'm assuming includes strong, functional, well-adapted muscle, low body fat, and great health."
Energy In ≠ Energy Out
That's the thermodynamic i-s-s-u-e . . .
G-Radio: 'That's the issue...SoulJaBoytellem...'
*air-kiss-u* ...hormones... philematology...another place ancestral hormonal pathways rule


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Green buildings bloom around the US
Scraps from old wine corks, recycled tires, salvaged pickle barrels, and other byproducts normally sent to the trash heap are just a few of the elements wrapped into the new Chicago Center for Green Technology. The building, which once sat on an illegal dump site with 70-foot-high piles of rubble, had been scheduled for demolition before its transformation into the "greenest" building in the Midwest.
Even the architect of the building, which was designed as a showcase, acknowledges that some features aren't likely to see much use in mainstream designs. After all, how many building owners will spend an extra $1,800 to use genetically altered canola oil simply to avoid the pollution risk of hydraulic oil. But Chicago architect Douglas Farr feels that green building is finally catching on.
"Over the last 10 years, it's evolved from people not knowing what green architecture was, to where we were pariahs at cocktail parties, 'those greenies.' Now people seek us out," says Mr. Farr, a leader in green design.
Environmental aspects added about 20 percent to the cost of the $5.4 million facelift of the 50-year-old building, according to David Reynolds, deputy commissioner for the Chicago Department of Environment. Using renewable materials like cork scraps and recycled tires for the floor won't have any payback, nor will the salvaged pickle barrels used to build a trellis.
But about $30,000 in annual utility costs will be saved by using things like special thermal windows that can actually be opened to reduce heating and cooling costs. Sensors turn on lights only when and where the skylights don't let in enough light. "Rooms like bathrooms have motion detectors; the lights turn on when you walk in," Mr. Reynolds says.
Heating and cooling costs are kept down by using geothermal heat, in which pipes carry liquids through deep wells beneath the parking lot to heat or cool it to the temperature of the earth, about 50 degrees. Even the parking lot is environmentally correct, using pine tar instead of petroleum materials, giving it a lighter color that doesn't heat up as much as normal asphalt.
The 34,000-square-foot building is likely to become only the third building in the US to get a sought-after certification for its extensive use of renewable materials and energy conservation.
All this activity is part of a growing trend toward energy conservation and the use of renewable materials.
Nearly 400 buildings, including Chicago's showcase, are seeking certification from the US Green Building Council (USGBC), which has established a four-level scale for what it calls Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. The extensive list includes energy usage, storm water management, and conserving materials. Indoor air quality is another big issue, giving points for using paints and other materials that don't emit odors and chemicals.
"When these buildings are new, they don't smell new. They have a healthier environment so there's less employee absenteeism," said Peter Templeton, a program manager at USGBC, headquartered in Washington, D.C.
One resident in Chicago's new building agrees that environmental design brings intangible benefits. "This is the most comfortable building I've ever worked in. It's well lit, and after working in sterile office environments, I like the idea that I can open the windows," says Mark Burger, sales manager at Spire Solar, which supplied some of the solar panels that sit atop the building beside an urban garden.
Lest anyone think it's just a few environmental extremists talking up green buildings, the Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded 729 structures with its Energy Star label, given to public and private buildings that score at least 75 on a 100-point test for energy conservation. Those buildings, roughly half commercial buildings and half schools and government offices, use about 40 percent less energy than other structures in their class. That translates to $134 million in energy savings and 1.9 billion fewer pounds of carbon dioxide emissions at those buildings.
Last year was the first year that the EPA promoted the building-oriented cousin of the Energy Star label commonly seen on refrigerators and washing machines, so it's hard to quantify how much interest in conservation is growing. But implementation is higher than expected.
"One of the sectors most interested is commercial real estate, which has historically been difficult to get interested in conservation," said EPA spokeswoman Maria Vargas.
Commercial and residential buildings use about two thirds of the nation's electricity, and by 2010, 38 million buildings will be added to the 76 million that now exist, according to the EPA.
Most observers feel that rating systems from the likes of the EPA and USGBC help by providing definitive ways to measure environmental and ecological issues.
"Before, people asked what color it was, grass green, light green, very green. This takes all the hucksterism out of it. You know what you're getting," says Bill Browning, senior consultant for green services at the Rocky Mountain Institute in Snowmass, Colo.
While the EPA focuses on energy usage, USGBC looks at other types of conservation. For example, water conservation is a focus at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation headquarters in Annapolis, Md., which was the first building to get the USGBC's top rating.
"We use composting toilets, which are essentially a 21st century version of an outhouse," a spokesman says. That helps reduce water consumption by 90 percent. In addition, rain water is captured in huge tanks and used for fire sprinklers and lawn watering.
The environmental impact of commercial and residential buildings in the US:
65.2 percent of total US electricity consumption
36 percent of US primary energy use
30 percent of total US greenhouse gas emissions
136 million tons of construction and demolition waste in the US (approximately 2.8 lbs per person a day)
12 percent of potable water in the US
40 percent (3 billion tons annually) of raw materials use globally
Source: US Green Building Council

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Storm Strength
A cyclone is an area of low pressure with winds blowing counter-clockwise around it in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise around it in the Southern Hemisphere. A tropical cyclone is a cyclone which forms in the tropics--imagine that. Tropical cyclones are given different names to show how fast their winds are. Here is a list of the different names given to the storms: Tropical Disturbance: Winds weak and unorganizedTropical Depression: Winds less than 39 mph
Tropical Storm: Winds 39 to 74 mph
Hurricane: Winds greater than 74 mph Also, meteorologists use the wind speed as one indicator as to how much damage a hurricane can do. Knowing what may be damaged lets officials know what areas they should evacuate.


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The Cusano brand of cigars got its start as the Boom came into full swing in 1995, founded by New York-born Michael Chiusano. A cigar enthusiast and financier, Chiusano travelled to the Dominican Republic for business - and he didn't leave empty-handed. Michael had the opportunity to put together a blend while on his trip, and brought a hundred sticks of his personally-crafted recipe to share with his friends in Boston. Not long after, a local tobacconist wanted another hundred to sell in his cigar shop - more demand would follow, and Chiusano found himself bringing in cigars by the thousands to meet the demand for his new Cusano cigars, generated solely by word of mouth.
Two things set Cusano apart from the hundreds of brands on the market at the time: quality, and quantity. At the height of the Cigar Boom, good leaf was hard to find...but adding Davidoff's Hendrik Kelner to the mix in 1997, he was able to help source some of the finest Dominican tobaccos - in significant quantity - and even tweak the original blend, garnering even bigger numbers for Cusano cigar reviews and ratings. Part of the brand's continued success was due to the addition of a new, very flavorful Ecuadorian wrapper tobacco to the original Dominican blend, creating Cusano Corojo cigars.
As the Boom went bust, Cusano focused on keeping a quality handmade on tobacconists' shelves at affordable prices. Cigar smokers responded - keeping Cusano in demand long after their competitors fell prey to the market's bottoming out. In 2009, the Oettinger Davidoff Group acquired Cusano Cigars; Michael, who had already been joined by his brother Joe Chiusano in the family cigar business, remained with the company; they left two years later to found C&C Cigars, and do it all over again.
Today, Cusano cigars retain the high-quality formula that made the so popular - and recession proof. Using well-aged Dominican fillers and available in a variety of wrapper options, even the more budget-friendly Cusano Celebrity bundles, like the CC and M1, have been a go-to for smokers who like a good Dominican cigar. Find the one that works best for you, and buy Cusano cigars online at Famous Smoke Shop with confidence!


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Thanks to my budding thespian daughter, I wound up watching the entire Tony Awards last night. Given that I can't recall the last time I watched an entire anything, this is a big achievement. And when it ended I was left thinking that every awards show should do it exactly like this, even if it means having Broadway actors come in and play the movie actors during the Oscars ceremony. (Except for Jennifer Lawrence, so the world wouldn't have to be denied her adorable-ness.)
Five observations in support of that theory:
1) It's almost shocking to see presenters and recipients who can actually, you know, speak, unlike some others I could mention. They're all natural and funny, as if they're used to being up in front of an audience or something. The only one who had any trouble was Clint Eastwood, who has an excuse because he's old and he's Clint Eastwood. Plus when we saw there wasn't an empty chair next to him the entire country breathed a collective sigh of relief.
2) They gave out all the boring awards during the commercials and just showed brief clips of the speeches on the actual broadcast. This is brilliant, and should be de rigueur for all sorts of live presentations, including Major League Baseball and the State of the Union.
3) The Oscars have pop stars singing nominated songs no one will remember in a year; the Emmys have tributes to famous sitcom second bananas, or whatever; the Tonys have this:
Enough said. (Although I'll go on to say all of the live performances were many, many times more entertaining than anything you see on the other awards shows. Even Sting!)
4) Hugh Jackman couldn't have been any better if he'd slashed the entire audience with adamantium claws or shot them with a giant vampire-killing crossbow. Well, maybe a little better, but he was still awesome — he should be brought on to sing the nominees at every awards show, including the adult video one. (And I'm still not quite sure why he did all that hopping, but I got an impressive cardio workout just watching him.)
5) I want to hang out with James Monroe Iglehart. He probably has interesting weekends.
Sure, it's not all perfect — apparently I'm the only person in the world who nods off whenever somebody mentions "Wicked," and then there was the requisite Rosie O'Donnell sighting. Plus, "Rocky." (Only one "Adrian!"? That's a travesty.) But given that most of us will rarely get a chance to see an actual show on the Great White Way, the Tonys remain the next best thing. It's definitely a great way to spend a Sunday evening with your budding thespian daughter.
And I can only imagine how good it will be if Jennifer Lawrence ever wins one.
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Without condoms, I only last five minutes: what's wrong with me?
Heather Corinna replies:My girlfriend and I have been dating for over a year. I have never loved or felt this way about a girl. We have been sexually active ever since we started hooking-up and dated. She has the ring, and I like not having to use a condom. She is the first girl I have never worn a condom with though. At first I could last 15 to 20 min of intense intercourse and now I last 5 min tops. Why am I doing this? It also seems to turn her off and worries her sometimes cause it's not as long. I always get mad at myself and want to go again like I have something to prove. Am I doing this to myself? We do other activities and she and I both love it, I get her to come and orgasm (sometimes) but when we do this it turns me on so much. Could this be another reason why I go so fast?
It's very typical for condom use to contribute to longer lasting erections. Because they do reduce sensation somewhat -- especially if you're not putting a little lube inside, or using the thinnest condoms -- and because the ring at the bottom of a condom also constricts the base of the penis, that's a pretty typical effect, and something some people consider a bonus of condom use.
It's very normal for people with penises to reach orgasm five minutes after the start of intercourse when it continues. Overall, it takes people with vaginas longer to reach orgasm than people with penises, particularly if vaginal intercourse is all that's going on (and a majority of people with vaginas -- around 70% in most studies -- won't reach orgasm from vaginal intercourse alone no matter how long it goes on for). The Kinsey Institute states that 75% of all people with penises reach orgasm within 2 minutes of the start of intercourse. When people talk about sex going on for hours and hours, they usually are either a) talking about more than just one session of vaginal intercourse, or b) seriously fibbing.
As well, when we get really turned on by our partner's pleasure, it will tend to arouse us more and thus, get us closer to orgasm and can make reaching orgasm easier. Let's bear in mind that you're telling me that not using a condom isn't the only difference here: you also feel differently about this girl than you have other partners, and heightened emotions tend to equal heightened arousal.
I'm not sure why she's being turned off by this, but why not have a talk about it, make clear that this is perfectly normal and average, and that how long you last isn't anything for her to be worried about?
You might point out that when she reaches orgasm relatively quickly, she probably isn't worried about anything: she just knows she was obviously really turned on and that whatever she was doing obviously felt really good! It certainly doesn't mean YOU aren't turned on, after all, nor that you're not interested in sex with her. It also doesn't have to mean any sex you're both having needs to end, if she really isn't finished: after all, your penis isn't the only sex organ you have, you've got hands, a mouth, a whole body to work with and that you seem to already know is enjoyable for you both.
You don't have anything to prove, and if you did, I'm not sure how your penis could prove it for you, any more than the nose on your face could prove anything. :) Being mad at yourself is pretty unproductive, and someone resenting themselves or their bodies, or feeling they have to prove something to themselves or anyone else during sex certainly isn't going to add anything fantastic to your sex life.
I suggest you cut yourself a break, acknowledge this is totally normal, and just have a chat with your partner about this so that you both can relax about it and just enjoy the sex you're having. It sounds like you have a good sex life together, so it'd be a real pity to let the false notion that something is wrong when everything seems pretty darn right muck that up.


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The Death of a Team Society pays more attention to its sports teams than to its children. Today in L.A. the world shattering concern is whether to keep the Lakers' roster intact or break it up and get new players. A great deal of thought is put into salary caps, locker room and court chemistry that it takes to put a winning team together.
There is also talk as to whether the U.S. Olympic team will have enough time to mold itself into a team. Teams are difficult to assemble and even more difficult to maintain. Egos, personalities, leadership and money all determine success.
I was fortunate that I came up through the ranks as a teacher. I started in the Los Angeles City Schools as a janitor or custodian as we preferred to be called. In order to get my credential I had to teach two years at a Yeshiva where I taught grades K-12 (all in one classroom) – I was the only goy, non-Jewish teacher. Once I got my credential I taught at a public junior high school for three years and then at a high school for five years. It was a great experience, it taught me how to teach.
In education classes we talked a lot about team teaching but in the schools very little of that went on. The only time that the teachers got together was in the smoking rooms where they complained about the students, rarely sharing their experiences or their teaching methods. They went to in-service classes but that was only to get service points that counted toward salary increments.
Through experience I found that a team at any level whether it be in sports, the schools or life itself is rare. So it seems stupid to break one up when successful especially in education where so many young lives are affected.
But this is exactly what is happening in the Tucson Unified School District where under the cover of night Superintendent of Schools John Pedicone and his gaggle of board members are dismantling a highly successful team in order to feed the mendacity, the whims and racist notions of state and local elected officials.
It is a team that has defied the rule in the education that Mexican American students cannot learn. More often than not they drop out of school at a rate of over fifty percent. In contrast, the TUSD Mexican American Studies students want to learn; they don't want to be warehoused and parrot material so they can pass a test.
For mainstream teachers, rote memorization is a matter of survival. They must adhere to the reality of the wrongheaded standard that how the students perform on a test is the measure of the teachers' effectiveness. How well the students do, determines whether they are doing a good or bad job and whether they keep their job.
This leads to an institutional racism where teachers and teacher unions excuse their performance with pretexts such as that the students are mostly minority and from poor communities – the terms "educationally and culturally" disadvantaged" have crept back into our vernacular. They say that it is not their fault; it is the students' fault for being poor and Latino.
This is lamentable since what is wrong is the system itself and teachers should be fighting system not the students.
Before I get too far into the discussion I want to clarify what team teaching is. To begin with, there are very few Mr. or Miss Chips in education. Indeed, the popular teachers are often the worse teachers.
Team teaching is a strategy where teachers improve each other's performance by sharing teaching experiences and strategies. Team members share a common purpose and feed off each other's' energy. The team works as a support network.
The team functions more like a kinship than a nuclear family. In Mesoamerica kinship units offered support especially for women in a household. (The Spaniards controlled the Indians and women forcing the nuclear family on them).
Team teaching strategies are more often used in middle schools. Ideally the team members regularly critique each other and the program. Teachers also motivate each other to make changes.
A strong, productive team recognizes its strengths and weaknesses. Members work together to create curriculum that helps them achieve common goals, a characteristic of all teams.
They develop a spirit of team teaching, which benefits students' academic and social growth and performance. The end is guiding, not directing students, so they can make their own choices. The bottom line is that teaching should be horizontal not vertical.
In Tucson through trial and error a multi-racial team was assembled whose members have established close relationships. Much of this solidarity is forged by combat which has strengthened the bond among team members.
Sean Arce has emerged as a leader because he has fought for the program, and put it all on the line despite vicious attacks and his brutal dismissal. Other members of the team have also sacrificed and fought for its survival.
Titles do not determine leadership. This is the old model which is vertical.
In my fifty years plus of years of teaching, I have known very few great leaders who successfully built teams. The one that stands out is my first junior high vice-principal, Hugh Hodgens who I owe my career to. Hodgens was a Republican, worse at that time, a Methodist.
Hodgens was a leader in a school that was mostly Mexican American and black and literally divided racially by the railroad tracks and a wash. At first most of the teachers including myself dismissed him as a light weight because he had been a shop teacher. But he set out to change the culture of the junior high that was divided by racial divisions and class divisions.
Hugh made me a believer. He told me, "Students have to want to come to school. They have to like you before they want to learn."
It wasn't perfect; we had some weak links. You could not always be certain that the students you received in 8th grade had learned sufficient skills in 7th grade. But we had fewer fights on campus, from five a day to one a semester. Students smiled.
In Tucson the founders of the program did a great job of putting together a Course of Study. A team emerged from their shared faith in the curriculum.
Teaching goes beyond the pay check; it is not about being a profession, it must be a vocation.
The MAS program has been successful because teachers have faith in and trust the students and each other. What they are teaching is important to what the students are learning. They don't see students as robots but as human beings.
I don't believe that most people, even in Tucson realize the stakes in this fight to preserve MAS as well as the team. It goes beyond their constitutional rights. It is the loss of community. It is the death of a team.
I remember when I knew every name on the Ram's roster. I remember when my doctor knew my name and took time to know me.
The decision to break up this team is much more important than whether the Lakers keep Pau Gasol or Kobe Bryant returns. It is about the kids; it about the future. But even more important it is about education. How to teach and what we teach are important.
It troubles me that education is more and more being controlled by non-educators who want to privatize it and reduce it to a business formula, mass produce students whose success is measured by computerized tests.
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GTMA/Vero Event Highlights Improved Processes and Material Advances
A Government grant for robotics and automation; linear motor technology for machine tools; and how CAD technology can manage complex spring back compensation were amongst a number of items discussed at a sheet metal seminar for the automotive industry, co-hosted by the GTMA and Vero Software, featuring advances in materials, along with a number of processes from right across the supply chain.
GTMA Chief Executive Julia Moore said around 135,000 people were employed in the UK motor industry, and car manufacturers needed to support and nurture the supply chain. The GTMA's Manufacturing Resource Centre provided a focal point for taking the supply chain to them, and demonstrating that tool makers provide good quality products, on time.
Delegates learned how VISI Modelling from Vero Software, combats spring back, where residual stress after a bending operation causes the sheet metal to spring out of shape due to the material elasticity. Trevor Dutton, of Dutton Simulation, said this was critical for components such as outer panels on vehicles. "Spring back causes geometrical fit and function problems, along with cosmetic flaws. By calculating the deviation from the required shape, this can be applied in reverse to make the necessary corrections to the tool. Once the prediction is within tolerance it goes back to CAD."
Vero Marketing Manager Marc Freebrey then demonstrated the VISI tools which compensate the original CAD geometry by a precise amount at the pre-production stage to achieve the desired form. "These steps use the difference between the original CAD data and the mesh analysis to change the relevant parts of the geometry to adequately compensate for spring back once production starts."
Other topics included Chris Buxton, CEO of the British Automation and Robot Association, explaining that Government grants are available to help companies implement automation. The "UK Automating Manufacturing Programme" provides awareness and education about the benefits of robots and automation, along with expert support and financial assistance. For further information on the scheme, including how to apply for the grant, go to www.automatingmanufacturing.co.uk.
With the event held at Agie Charmilles Technology Centre, the machine tool maker's Product Manager Steve Burrows said the main benefits of linear motor technology which features in their machines, were accuracy, surface finish, and repeatability. "We have seen a ten-fold improvement in surface finish over two years, with linear motors."
Dr Per Hansson, SSAB's Tooling Product Manager, said die making manufacturing time had been reduced by 32% using pre-hardened tool steel. He gave an example where pre-hardened tool steel was used to make the tools for the stamping of 1.8mm 600DP, and the tool manufacturing time was reduced by two weeks. Another benefit is its stability and strength. A company using pre-hardened steel for the tools to stamp 1mm 400DP found the die displayed no visible wear after stamping 1.6 million components.
Developments in low cost sheet metal processes were demonstrated by Roger Onions, Business Development Director at the MRC. He said low tooling costs and reduced lead times, along with high tolerances and level of detail on parts, meant Incremental Sheet Metal Forming was becoming increasingly popular over traditional press tools for manufacturing low volume body parts in the automotive, aerospace, rail and marine industries. ISF is also popular for repairs in aftermarkets, architectural features, signage, personalised or customised products and medical plate inserts.
Giving an overview of the Formula 1 motorsport, James Robinson from the Lotus F1 team, also detailed the team's close working relationship with Agie Charmilles since 1997. Lotus leases 10 Agie machines – wire EDM, EDM machining centres and mills – updating them every three years, to machine around 60,000 parts a year. And Lotus will shortly be taking delivery of six 5-axis multi-palette machines.
SMIRT software, from Vero is a manufacturing process management tool designed specifically for the Die Build stamping industry. Cosimo Galante showed how it integrates with design data giving an effortless and clear 3D representation, reducing errors, leading to overall improved data management. Best practices are captured and made available as a template for use in future projects.
The event was rounded off by Mike Richards, Managing Director of press toolmaker Accura Geometric, giving an overview of the toolmaking industry. He said the sector was currently in a positive period of high activity, following ten years of UK manufacturing outsourcing presswork, which saw the number of toolmakers reduced by 60%. Identifying a need for UK toolmakers to demonstrate the overall savings in total lifecycle costs of British-made tools compared to those from abroad, he said they had to challenge the willingness of customers to accept inferior overseas products.


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SOUTHFIELD, November 30, 2010 – Lawrence Technological University recently completed a 14-month, $146,000 feasibility study that documented unmet needs of innovators and entrepreneurs in southeast Michigan. The final report, available online, recommends pursuing a Collaborative-based Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CCIE) that uniquely addresses those needs.
More than 1,200 Michigan business owners, investors, entrepreneurs, consultants, business accelerators, employees and displaced workers participated in the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Needs Assessment Survey (I&E Survey). In addition, more than 60 stakeholders provided input, feedback and support throughout the project.
By enlisting more that 20 channel marketing partners to promote the I&E Survey, the research team tapped into the "voice of the customer" – innovators and entrepreneurs – at a grassroots level. The results of the I&E Survey documented that the primary unmet needs of innovators and entrepreneurs in Southeast Michigan include:
- Access to capital.
- Securing new customers.
- Access to market data.
- Assistance with structured innovation.
- Assistance with product development/launches.
- Short-term advocacy with state and local agencies.
The feasibility study was co-authored by Mark Brucki, executive director of economic development and government relations at Lawrence Tech; Assistant Professor Matthew Cole, who directs the psychology program at Lawrence Tech; and College Professor Robert Inskeep of Lawrence Tech's College of Management.
"Capturing the 'voice of the entrepreneur' and formally identifying the unmet needs of Michigan business owners, innovators, entrepreneurs, and displaced workers provides the necessary data to address these needs with effective market-based solutions," said Brucki, the feasibility study's director. "The level of interest, involvement, and collaboration on the project has been outstanding."
The Feasibility Study on a Collaborative-based Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CCIE) was funded by a $70,000 grant from the Economic Development Administration, which is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, and partial match and in-kind funding from the Detroit Regional Chamber, Lawrence Tech and others.
When U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke visited southeast Michigan in September, he was quoted as stating: "I have a lot of friends who are small business owners, and they don't have time to navigate the federal, state and local bureaucracies. Businesses spend all their time trying to find new customers, trying to meet payroll and keeping their customers happy."
According to Brucki, Secretary Locke's comments parallel what the I&E Survey uncovered and documented.
"The unmet needs identified by Lawrence Tech are exactly what innovators and entrepreneurs face every day," said Josh Linkner, CEO and managing partner, Detroit Venture Partners, and founder of ePrize. "Now that these needs are documented, we can act on them effectively. Lawrence Tech's recommendation to pursue a connective network that brings together corporate innovators, stage 2 entrepreneurs, and early stage firms to help each other grow is the type of creativity this region needs."
The research team and 18 key stakeholders concluded that an early-stage concept for a business-to-business (B2B) collaborative consortium model has the potential to address the needs identified in the I&E Survey. It is the basis for the proposed Collaborative-based Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CCIE).
"Lawrence Tech's study identifies the value and importance of public-private partnerships to facilitate small business job growth," said Tammy Carnrike, chief operating officer of the Detroit Regional Chamber. "The Chamber supports the study's recommendation to pursue a B2B collaborative consortium to purposefully foster innovation and entrepreneurship to help us move into the 21st century era of collaboration."
Next steps for Lawrence Tech include establishing a working group and convening stakeholders on the topic of a B2B consortium and its potential structure. According to Brucki, by working collaboratively, Michigan can become a national and international "go to" destination for innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship.
For a copy of the "Feasibility Study for a Collaborative-based Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship," click here or visit www.iereport.ltu.edu.
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The serene blue waters and natural beauty of Lake Tahoe have inspired many over the years, from explorers and immigrants to Mark Twain and John Muir. People from all over the world come here to play and live, taking advantage of Tahoe's year-round beauty and easy-going lifestyle. Because of its diversified terrain and distinct seasons, Lake Tahoe has been an appealing setting for films (True Lies, Jack Frost, and The Deep End), TV shows (Bonanza) and numerous commercials.
Wintertime in Tahoe and its numerous ski resorts have attracted world class skiers for years. In fact, Squaw Valley was the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics. Other popular winter activities include snowboarding, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and snowmobiling. The Cal-Neva Resort, a favorite watering hole of Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack, straddles the California-Nevada border and sports spectacular views of the Lake and casino gambling year-round.
Summer activities have become highly popular. They include hiking, rock climbing, boating, water-skiing, hot air ballooning, etc. Last year, top mountain bikers converged in Tahoe to compete in a world class competition. Also, the country's highest-altitude bungee tower can be found perched above a cliff overlooking Squaw Valley and spectacular Tahoe scenery.
Among those attracted to Tahoe and who now call it home are experienced local crew people, many with special skills in such areas as high altitude diving, aerial photography, cinematographers specializing in skiing, technical experts and stunt personnel competent in many of the extreme and not-so-extreme sports that are popular in the area.
They have the knowledge and know-how to accommodate the unique location needs of production companies who shoot in our area. Please contact the Film office for further information by calling 530.889.4091.
World class restaurants and plenty of lodging facilities (including five star resorts, bed and breakfast establishments, quaint motels, beautiful rental homes) are two more excellent reasons that make Lake Tahoe an ideal place to shoot on location.
You can visit the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association's website or call Jason Neary at 530-581-8703 for more information. Jason has personal experience in working specifically with production companies and their needs, finding them the best deals for lodging, house rentals, etc.
By Air
Tahoe is easily accessed by two airports, Reno International Airport, with hundreds of daily commercial flights, is a 55 minute drive. Private planes, helicopters and small jets utilize the closer Truckee-Tahoe Airport, only 20 minutes from Tahoe's North Shore. Another option is the Sacramento International Airport to the west, a 2.5 hour drive.
By Land
Interstate 80, which begins in the San Francisco Bay Area and heads east to Sacramento, crosses over the Sierra Nevada mountains and reaches Lake Tahoe at the eastern end of Placer County before swinging northeast to Reno, Nevada. A reasonable drive north can be made from Los Angeles to Sacramento via Interstate 5, which intersects with Interstate 80 east to Lake Tahoe.
Lake shore elevation is 6,255 feet (1,907 meters).
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Animal Stories - Free Range or Caged - Exotic Pets
I have received many questions, statements, and so forth about the topic of allowing exotic pets to have free run of the house. In my opinion there are just too many dangers to allow many species of animals to have total run of the house. The use of common sense goes a long way.
Personally, I am in the middle. I allow my exotic pets plenty of exercise time and playtime outside of their cage or the area where I confine them. Some animals should never be caged. After a few potential mishaps and near disasters I just don't allow them to run free without constant supervision.
Honey, why is the rabbit in the dryer? What? The rabbit is in the dryer. I had just taken out of the dryer the clothes I wanted to hang up on hangers before I grabbed the last handful of clothes out of the dryer. I left the dryer door open. Evidently, the exotic pet rabbit thought that the cubby hole with warmth emanating from nice soft clothing looked intriguing. He climbed into the dryer, evidently to take a nap.
What if I had decided to turn the dryer back on to keep the rest of the cloths from wrinkling? There isn't a lot that can be said about a fluffed rabbit. I also have heard of rabbits lured to fireplaces attracted by the heat and have gotten their fur scorched. After the dryer mishap, the rabbits were given one room to play in, and that one room was searched from top to bottom for any possible dangers. When they are out of their rabbit cages they are in their designated room and chaperoned.
One email I received was from a man that was concerned because his wife felt their rats should have total freedom of the house. It is near impossible to find all the dangers in the house when it comes to a rat. We had the windows cracked open a bit in a second floor bedroom. The windows had good screens. We went to check on our rat children and one was missing. There he was out on top of the second floor roof wandering around. We are afraid to death of heights, we had to crawl out the window and retrieve the rat. Luckily he was the type to run toward us, and not run in the opposite direction. Rats just don't fly well.
Even if an animal is in the same room with you doesn't mean he isn't going to get into trouble. We had our office on one wall of the bedroom many years ago. We lived in Oklahoma in the country. I heard something outside and I looked out to see a sheriff's car and then two sheriffs cautiously walking toward the house with their hands on their holsters. They looked very apprehensive. We both went outside to greet them, trying to look as friendly as possible. The two men were still uneasy until I asked what the problem was.
They explained a 911 call was made from our phone, but no one would speak to the dispatcher, and there was a strange noise on the line. In fact, they still had the connection and the bizarre noise was still coming over the line. I had one of those bingo moments. Our two baby raccoons had been playing on the bed behind our backs. The phone had also been on the bed. Somehow those two little rascals had taken the phone off the hook, managed to dial 911 and they were chuckling and chattering to the dispatcher. When I explained this to the two officers they looked incredibly relieved. I had to laugh when I heard them laughing quietly as they got back into their car. I was also glad I had my license to have the raccoons.
One of the same raccoons was playing under my desk one day. They were still very young and far from litter box trained. He urinated on my brand new APC battery backup surge protector. There was a loud zap and pop. Off went our computers. I looked under the desk and there was a very rattled, puffed up baby raccoon looking mighty scared. He ran to me and stayed in my arms for at least an hour. Thank goodness he hadn't been electrocuted. But, I assure you he never peed on anything electrical again.
I don't know how many times I have heard that skunks don't climb. Bull roar, they climb. They may not be able to climb a tree like a raccoon but they can climb. We picked up two baby skunks up in Iowa; one skunk for a doctor that was a family friend, and also one for ourselves. Through previous experiences I knew that baby gates didn't work to contain a skunk. I won't cage a skunk – ever. I do use a child's playpen when they are very tiny to keep them safe. We had a piece of glass against the doorway to keep them from getting out of the bedroom. It was well wedged and the edges were guarded. A little while later we had two baby skunks coming toward us. To this day we have no idea how they got out of that bedroom.
I kept large dog food bags in big plastic bins so that the skunks couldn't get into the dog food. It is not good for them, no dog food or cat food is good for a skunk. The container was kept under the stairs. Our skunk went missing one day. I was looking around the house when I spotted a white tipped tail sticking out of the dog food bag. The little monster had climbed the stairs and dropped into the dog food bag from above. Skunks are very smart animals.
Ferrets are great at finding nooks and crannies. One day in Northern Minnesota, not just one ferret, but all my ferrets went missing. How can this be? I had previously looked over that house with a fine tooth comb looking for any possible dangers and escape routes. After looking high a low for them in the house, I went outside and crawled under the house. There they were. Since I never did find how they had got down there. I placed blankets under the house near the access door. Any time they disappeared I knew exactly where they would be. After they play they run out of steam quickly. The blankets were the only warm place under the house. They also needed each other for body heat. I would just reach my hand in, pat for lumps, pull the ferrets out of the blankets, and take them back into the house; all seven of them. I now use a ferret cage with supervised playtime. A ferret cage has its advantages.
Of course our pets need playtime and exercise time but with limits. They must have a closed-off limited place and be supervised. It would take me days to list all the potential dangers in a home, from electrocution, getting loose, getting poisoned, or even burned. Be aware of these dangers and don't let them have total free range of the house. Exotic pet safety comes first.
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Saints streak past Jake Locker, Titans to clinch playoff berth
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- New Orleans got a wake-up call from the Tennessee Titans and Drew Brees came through to keep the Saints' winning streak going.
Unable to reach the end zone through three quarters, the Saints got a pair of touchdown passes from Brees to Marques Colston in the final 15 minutes to beat the Titans 22-17 on Sunday.
"It was a gut-check win for us," New Orleans coach Sean Payton said. "A lot of things early on didn't go our way. We had some calls that could have went either way. We just kept fighting and won a good game on the road against a good team."
Now the Saints (10-3) have won five straight and remain in the lead of the NFC South with three games left in the regular season. They clinched a playoff berth when the Chicago Bears lost in overtime to the Denver Broncos later Sunday.
They got another strong performance from Brees, who joined Hall of Famer Johnny Unitas as the only quarterbacks to throw a touchdown pass in 40 straight games.
On third-and-6, Brees threw 35 yards to a wide-open Colston, who jumped into the air just in front of the goal line at the middle of the field, caught the ball and fell forward into the end zone, making it 16-10 with 12:39 to play.
The Saints converted two third downs on their next drive before Brees connected again with Colston on a scoring pass, this time for 28 yards.
The touchdown gave New Orleans a 22-10 lead with 7:01 left, and Colston finished with 105 yards on seven catches.
"We knew they were going to get yards," Tennessee safety Michael Griffin said. "Drew knows how to dissect a defense."
Brees was 36 for 47 for 337 yards and completed passes to nine different Saints. He has 39,413 yards passing in 150 career starts, which ranks just behind the 39,498 yards passing Dan Marino achieved in his first 150 starts.
The Titans (7-6) twice had the ball in the final minutes with a chance to win.
Their loss allowed the Houston Texans, which won at Cincinnati on Sunday, to clinch the AFC South and kept them from gaining any ground in a crowded race for the second AFC wild-card spot.
"As bad as this one's going to hurt ... we can't let this one cost us anymore games," Titans coach Mike Munchak said. "We have three games, we have to win all three games."
Jake Locker hit Nate Washington on an 18-yard pass on second down, and Chris Johnson ran 3 yards around the left end to convert a fourth-and-1 to keep the drive alive.
Faced with another fourth down at the Saints 24 with 2:18 left, Locker kept the ball. Though a replay seemed to show he picked up the needed yard, the officials ruled him down with no gain, and the Titans did not challenge the ruling.
Tennessee held New Orleans on the next drive, and Washington caught a 40-yard pass from Locker with 27 seconds left, setting up another chance for a Titans rally.
Locker spiked the ball at the Saints 5 to stop the clock, but his pass on second down to Marc Mariani in the end zone was batted down by Tracy Porter, and Jo-Lonn Dunbar sacked a scrambling Locker on third down as time expired.
"I was just hoping they didn't throw a flag. I kind of grabbed him by the helmet," Dunbar said. "It was definitely a lot of relief to see those guys jumping, and with that excitement, you can't put a price tag on that."
The rookie quarterback entered the game with the score 3-3 with 11:13 left in the second quarter, replacing Matt Hasselbeck.
Hasselbeck hurt his left calf after trying to chase a pass of his that had been tipped and left the field and watched most of the game from the sideline, filling in for Locker on a single play after the backup took a hard hit.
Locker was 13 for 29 for 282 yards and a touchdown, and Washington finished with 130 yards on six catches and a score. Johnson, who was coming off consecutive games with more than 150 yards rushing, had just 23 yards on 11 carries.
Locker ran for a second touchdown, scrambling around the right end and meeting Roman Harper at the corner of the end zone. He stretched the ball over the pylon with his right hand as he spun in the air, and the play was upheld on review to make it 10-9 with 2:19 in the third quarter.
Washington caught a 40-yard TD pass from Locker and broke a tackle before tripping into the end zone to cut New Orleans' lead to 22-17 with 5:58 left.
Penalties and other mistakes kept New Orleans' league-leading offense from getting any rhythm through three quarters, and three times the Saints got within 11 yards of the end zone only to settle for a field goal. John Kasay kicked field goals of 29, 25 and 22 yards to help the Saints build a 9-3 third-quarter lead.
The Saints also missed another scoring opportunity early in the first half. Darren Sproles returned a punt 82 yards to the end zone, but the score was negated on a holding call on Dunbar.
The only other time the Saints didn't score a touchdown in the first half was in their 31-21 loss at St. Louis on Oct. 30.
Game notes
Payton and Brees together are 20-0 in games where the Saints don't turn the ball over. ... New Orleans improved to 4-3 in road games. ... Klug entered the game leading Tennessee in sacks, and his two against New Orleans gives him six for the season. ... Brees extended his NFL-record streak of games with 20 or more completions to 33. ... The Saints' victory ended a streak of four wins by the Titans in the 13-game series between the teams.
Game Information
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- Mike Carey
2023 NFC South Standings
Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
Tampa Bay | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 348 | 325 |
New Orleans | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 402 | 327 |
Atlanta | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 321 | 373 |
Carolina | 2 | 15 | 0 | .118 | 236 | 416 |
2023 AFC South Standings
Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
Houston | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 377 | 353 |
Jacksonville | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 377 | 371 |
Indianapolis | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 396 | 415 |
Tennessee | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | 305 | 367 |


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Some books on algorithms are rigorous but incomplete; others cover masses of material but lack rigor. Introduction to Algorithms uniquely combines rigor and comprehensiveness. The book covers a broad range of algorithms in depth, yet makes their design and analysis accessible to all levels of readers. Each chapter is relatively self-contained and can be used as a unit of study. The algorithms are described in English and in a pseudocode designed to be readable by anyone who has done a little programming. The explanations have been kept elementary without sacrificing depth of coverage or mathematical rigor. The first edition became a widely used text in universities worldwide as well as the standard reference for professionals. The second edition featured new chapters on the role of algorithms, probabilistic analysis and randomized algorithms, and linear programming. The third edition has been revised and updated throughout. It includes two completely new chapters, on van Emde Boas trees and multithreaded algorithms, substantial additions to the chapter on recurrence (now called "Divide-and-Conquer"), and an appendix on matrices. It features improved treatment of dynamic programming and greedy algorithms and a new notion of edge-based flow in the material on flow networks. Many new exercises and problems have been added for this edition. As of the third edition, this textbook is published exclusively by the MIT Press.


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So, it's great to see how players here and around the world will learn more about our myth and folklore. Check out the Malaya map of Ragnarok, that's filled with tikbalang, mananaggal, bangungot and a bakunawa.
There is a place of legend, where the spirits of nature mingle with the stuff of fairy tales. The people of Port Malaya have lived in peace for a long time, but a dark force is slowly creeping in, corrupting everything and turning once harmless spirits into fearful monsters!
The citizens of Port Malaya need courageous new heroes to combat this threat and rid their once-peaceful land of evil once and for all. Will you answer the call?
Get ready to go on an adventure closer to home as Philippine Ragnarok Online prepares to launch its most anticipated update, Episode 25: Port Malaya! Explore a whole new world and battle monsters based on our own Philippine folklore and legend!
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OLPC Australia has released an update to their USB 'toolkit' for XOs, a collection of software on a USB thumb drive designed to assist in recovery, repair, and support scenarios. The new version is ready for testing, and Sridhar expects only documentation changes between now and its final release.
The XO-AU USB is OLPC Australia's official means of delivering updates and troubleshooting tools to schools.


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Utah Highway Patrol troopers committed 82 serious violations of policy or state law during three years, according to statistics released by UHP.
UHP found lesser policy violations in 41 other cases. The agency provided the data on Dec. 5, months after The Salt Lake Tribune requested it.
The data cover the years 2009, 2010 and 2011 and represent complaints filed against troopers by the public or colleagues. UHP divides complaints into two categories: Serious violations of policy or state law are called Category I complaints. The lesser cases are called Category II.
The statistics do not specify the transgressions, although a few episodes have been reported over the years.
In 2010, UHP Cpl. Lisa Steed was issued a letter of reprimand for removing her microphone while having a suspect perform a field sobriety test. UHP spokesman Dwayne Baird said that was one of the Category II complaints.
UHP has about 425 troopers. UHP and the Salt Lake City Police Department run neck and neck as the two largest police forces in the state.
The UHP statistics show that the majority of complaints against troopers are found to be without merit. That's typical for police forces across the country.
Samuel Walker, a professor emeritus of criminal justice at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, said it's difficult to compare rates of sustained complaints from one police force to another. Some police departments make it easier than others to file complaints or have more interaction with the public. Other factors, such as varying standards for what constitutes misconduct, also can influence the number of complaints.
However, Walker wrote in an email to The Tribune, UHP appears to have a "fairly large number" of sustained allegations. That can be a good thing, he said.
"Although we can't put this into any meaningful context, it does say that the agency is not sweeping them all under the rug," Walker wrote.
The Tribune first asked for misconduct statistics in the summer. Utah Department of Public Safety spokesman Dwayne Baird said UHP had no such statistics. Then, in a written response to inquiries from the newspaper for an investigation published last month, UHP said providing such statistics is "a laborious but not impossible task."
The Nov. 18 Tribune article raised questions about how UHP investigates misconduct allegations and reported that UHP did not have discipline data.
In a Nov. 29 meeting with The Tribune, UHP Maj. Mike Rapich and Maj. Mike Kuehn said UHP tracks complaints and reviews statistics quarterly. On Thursday, Baird said he and a UHP attorney, Lana Taylor, did not previously know those statistics were compiled.
In the Nov. 29 meeting, Rapich said UHP has a sergeant assigned to track complaints against troopers and to call on supervisors to ensure complaints are investigated.
"We feel like we're extremely conscientious in following up on problems," Rapich said.
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Lolly Wolly Doodle: 60% of Sales Driven by Facebook. Larger Businesses Could Learn a Thing or Two about Their use of Social Media.
Forrester Hinds
October 19, 2015
Organisation Name: Lolly Wolly Doodle. Website: http://www.lollywollydoodle.com/ Industry: Personalized children's wear and accessories. Started as a way to use up extra fabric from crafting clothing for her own children, Brandi Tysinger-Temple used social media with some unexpected results. When looking at the clothing available to children in stores, Brandi Tysinger-Temple felt they didn't reflect her view of how a child should… Read more »


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The brother of top junior middleweight boxing contender Sechew Powell and former New York Golden Gloves champion Jamelle Hamilton, has a fighting bloodline.
When most folks say they were born to do something, it's usually
just a catchy conversation starter. When unbeaten middleweight prospect
David Branch says it, it couldn't be more accurate.
The brother of top junior middleweight boxing contender Sechew
Powell and former New York Golden Gloves champion Jamelle Hamilton,
Branch certainly has a fighting bloodline. But when you also consider
that he currently resides in the same Brownsville, Brooklyn
neighborhood that was home to Mike Tyson, Riddick Bowe, Eddie Mustafa
Muhammad, and Shannon Briggs, it's just too much fate in one batch for
the 28-year old. Jeez, he even spent time in the same Tryon State
School for Boys that housed the young 'Iron Mike'.
"I think I come from that kind of bloodline, so when I said that I really meant it," he laughs.
But like anything, the story of David Branch isn't as cut and dried
as that. The Bronx native wasn't born with gloves on his hands; in
fact, his life was headed in a less than positive direction early on,
and he spent time behind bars for various infractions over the space of
five years.
Eventually, Branch started to fly straight – at least as far as the
legal system was concerned – when he began working as a union
ironworker for Local 580, but partying was still on the agenda.
"I was living check to check and blowing all my money," he admits.
"I wasn't saving anything, I was getting into trouble, drinking,
destroying my mind, destroying my body, and I just didn't feel good
about myself."
After work one day, the 21-year old was about to commence with
business as usual, but this day at 152nd Street and Crotona Avenue was
going to be different.
"I got a few cheap beers, was stopping to get something to eat, and
some crackhead was selling videotapes. He said 'I'll sell you five
tapes for two, three dollars.'"
One of them was a UFC 3 tape.
"It was all beat up and used," said Branch. "I said 'I don't want
the rest of your tapes. Why don't you give me that one, and I'll give
you three dollars for that one.' I took the tape home and I watched it
and I saw Royce Gracie messing people up."
That was it – game, set, match.
"I said, 'I want to do this. This is something I want to do,
something I need to do.' It was just my calling. This is in me, and I
gotta seek it out."
Seven years later, he's about to step into the same Octagon where
Royce Gracie, Ken Shamrock, Keith Hackney, Kimo Leopoldo, and Steve
Jennum competed in on that September night in 1994. But it wasn't that
simple; not by a long shot.
First, Branch had to find a school, and he ended up at the Five
Rings Centers in Brooklyn. After three years, he returned to the Bronx
to study at a Relson Gracie satellite school, and then his journey
truly began.
"I won my first tournament, then the next two, and I just kept on
winning. I got a few silver medals, but I was winning the majority of
the tournaments."
He also kicked all his bad habits, and in the process, began reaching a plateau in his training.
"Renzo's cousin Relson suggested that I go to Renzo's in the city
because I was hitting a growth spurt," said Branch. "Relson said, 'I
don't want you training with any other family than the Gracie family.'"
At the time, Renzo Gracie was preparing for his 2005 fight with BJ
Penn. When he returned, he welcomed his new student to the school.
Then, Branch says, "my game shot right through the roof."
"Renzo's really one of the guys who helped me believe in myself,"
adds Branch. "He noticed my potential a long time ago, he took it when
it was like a small plant, and he nursed it into a mighty oak tree, and
now it's starting to bear fruit."
Among other accolades, Branch earned his BJJ black belt from Gracie
and also won three Pan-Am game championships. In September of 2007, he
entered the world of pro MMA with a first round TKO of Craig Simone,
and his next five fights have ended in similar fashion – with Branch
victorious before the final bell tolled.
So he's got the bloodline, the team, the black belt, and the
finishing ability. Will that translate into victory this Saturday night
against rising star Gerald "Hurricane" Harris? Well, you know Branch's
answer to that one.
"He (Harris) is a really strong guy," said Branch (6-0). "I think he
does make some mistakes, and some of those mistakes that he makes, he
makes up for in brute strength. The guy's really strong, and he's gonna
try to come in there and try to run roughshod on you. If you let him go
in there and beat up on you, that's what he's gonna do. I'm not
knocking the guy, but he's not gonna do that to me. I don't think he's
ever faced an opponent like me. I'm sure that I'm not the first person
to say that, but I think that he's gonna know that, and at the end of
this, he's gonna respect me."
And if anything, when David Branch steps into the Octagon for the
first time this weekend, armed with memories of walking where Royce
Gracie walked and of representing himself, his family, and his team to
the fullest, he will do so with no pressure and with his head held high
because he's been to the bottom, he's survived the streets, and after
all that, fighting one man one-on-one isn't such a big deal anymore.
"A lot of people talk about the first time jitters, but I fought in
so many arenas, and fought throughout my whole life, and I'm one of
those people that doesn't fall down under pressure," he said. "I think
pressure creates diamonds or it crushes coal, and with the UFC
pressure, I think it's gonna create a diamond because I rise to the
occasion. I like that kind of pressure and I need it."
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Spring offers best time to apply phosphorus
By Robert H. Wells
Delta Research and Extension Center
STONEVILLE -- Waiting until spring to make phosphorus applications can mean a nearly 10 percent increase in rice yields, according to new research by Mississippi State University.
"We receive a lot of questions this time of year about applying phosphorus fertilizer in the fall when fields are dry and prepared for spring planting," said Tim Walker, rice agronomist at MSU's Delta Research and Extension Center in Stoneville.
"After comparing phosphorus applications made in the fall and in the spring for two years at two on-farm locations in the Mississippi Delta, we found waiting until the spring to apply phosphorus increased rice yields by 8 percent to 9 percent over applications made in the fall," Walker said.
The optimum timing for phosphorus fertilizer is the window between planting and just prior to flooding.
"Many growers apply a starter application of nitrogen when rice reaches the one- to three-leaf growth stage. In situations where phosphorus is deficient, diammonium phosphate, or DAP, can be used to supply a small amount of nitrogen and cover phosphorus nutrition needs," he said.
Walker said when phosphorus is applied as part of a larger fertilization program, DAP can be blended with ammonium sulfate to supply about 20 pounds of nitrogen, 23 pounds of phosphorus pentoxide and 12 pounds of sulfur per 100 pounds of product applied.
The rice agronomist said cool temperatures and wetting/drying cycles in Midsouth soils during the fall and winter months decrease phosphorus availability.
"Also, phosphorus is a relatively immobile nutrient in the soil," Walker said. "It can be bound easily by other elements, making it unavailable to rice during the growing season if applied in the fall. With the high cost of phosphorus fertilizer, we want to maximize that investment and have it available for the plant at an opportune time."
Steve Martin, Extension economist based in Stoneville, said phosphorus prices have risen in recent years with growing demand for the mineral.
"It started a few years ago as Brazil and other countries increased row-crop production," Martin said. "This year, the increase in corn acres in the United States just added to the demand. Additionally, higher fuel prices have affected phosphorus prices since it is bulky and expensive to ship."
DAP is selling for up to $443 per ton in October compared to about $275 per ton in October 2006, a more than $150 per ton increase in one year.
Phosphorus is important in rice production for root development and growth. It also promotes tillering, which is a major component of yields.
Nathan Buehring, Extension rice specialist, said rice producers usually need phosphorus on lighter, silt-loam soils that have been recently land-formed.
"Phosphorus is needed typically in the heavy-cut areas of the field because there is not much available phosphorus," Buehring said. "We also have seen times when phosphorus is needed in a maintenance fertilizer program."
The rice specialist said in high production settings, such as 60-bushel-an-acre soybeans rotated with 170-bushel-an-acre rice, phosphorus is mined from the soil at a faster rate than 10 to 20 years ago when those high yields were unachievable.
"In these situations, a maintenance program including phosphorus may be needed to keep producing high yields," Buehring said. "Pulling and having soil samples analyzed is a good tool to monitor soil nutrient levels."
Rice agronomist Walker recommended Mississippi rice producers have their soils tested once every three years to determine fertility requirements.


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Press Release: People v. Montgomery, Claude, 2/3/10
February 03, 2010
Bradford R. Fenocchio
District Attorney
10810 Justice Center Drive, Suite 240
Roseville, California 95678
For Immediate Release
Date: February 3, 2010
Art Campos
Public Information Officer
Scott Owens
Assistant District Attorney
Claude Montgomery, the 91-year-old Roseville man who was arrested for allegedly trying to kill his 78-year-old wife, was sentenced today to six months in the Placer County Jail.
However, because he's been incarcerated on $100,000 bail since his October 27 arrest, Montgomery has just 22 days left to serve on his sentence.
Placer County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Penney credited him with 158 days of incarceration. The breakdown included 102 days of actual jail time and 56 days of credit for good behavior.
Penney also placed Montgomery on four years probation, ordered him to attend classes for batterers and granted a restraining order that prohibits the defendant from having any further contact with the victim.
Montgomery was originally arrested on charges of attempted murder but, in an arrangement worked out with the District Attorney's Office, he pleaded guilty on December 18 to charges of assault with a deadly weapon, inflicting corporal injury to a spouse and making criminal threats.
After his release from jail, Montgomery is expected to be moved to the Bay Area by his children, ensuring that there will be no contact with the victim.
Prosecutor Jim Deslaurier said the felony assault offense will not count as a strike on Montgomery's criminal record and that the charge of attempted murder has been dismissed.
The counts of corporal injury and making criminal threats will be misdemeanors on the defendant's record.
Montgomery was arrested October 25 after Roseville police responded to a 911 call made by his wife.
The woman suffered minor injuries in a physical scuffle with Montgomery, who threatened her with a knife as she tried to make the emergency phone call.
Montgomery's wife was in court today and she had a representative read a statement to the judge for her.
The statement said that the wife continues to have "sleepless nights and anxiety" due to the thought that Montgomery will be released from jail and come back to finish "what he started because he is so vindictive."
Her statement said that her husband became more controlling in recent years after she suffered a stroke and became totally dependent on him.
"In my wildest dreams, I could not conceive of him doing what he did to me," the statement said, referring to the October 25 incident.


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Photo ID Requirements
Photo ID is now required to receive a ballot in all special and regular elections.
Voter Photo ID Requirements
What do voters need to know about photo ID in Wisconsin?
While there is not a separate "Voter ID" card there are many other forms of Photo ID, which you may already have, that can be used to vote. If you already have a Wisconsin drivers license, you do not need (and cannot get), a WI state ID card simply in order to vote. Anyone with a valid Wisconsin driver license or Wisconsin state ID card, or any of the documents listed below, already has the photo ID they need for voting purposes.
Acceptable Photo IDs
What can I use as Photo ID to vote?
The following photo IDs are acceptable for voting purposes, and can be unexpired or expired after the date of the most recent general election (currently the November 4, 2014 General Election):
- A Wisconsin DOT-issued driver license, even if driving privileges are revoked or suspended
- A Wisconsin DOT-issued identification card
- Military ID card issued by a US uniformed service
- A US passport book or card
The following photo IDs are also acceptable for voting purposes, but must be unexpired:
- A certificate of naturalization that was issued not earlier than two years before the date of an election at which it is
- A drivers license receipt issued by Wisconsin DOT (valid for 45 days)
- An identification card receipt issued by Wisconsin DOT (valid for 45 days)
- An identification card issued by a federally recognized Indian tribe in Wisconsin
- A photo identification card issued by a Wisconsin accredited university or college that contains all of the following:
Date of Issuance
Signature of Student
Expiration date no later than two years after date of issuance
The ID must be accompanied by a separate document that proves enrollment
What needs to be on my Photo ID?
The following things must be included on any of the Photo IDs listed above:
- Elector's Photograph
The photograph must reasonable resemble the elector.
- Elector's Name
The elector's name must conform to the name on their voter registration. Conform does not mean that the name
must be identical to the name on the voter registration (Example: Richard:Rich, Robert:Bob, Jessica:Jessi,
- An expiration Date within the deadlines described above
An acceptable Photo ID does not have to include a current address.
Are there any Photo IDs I cannot use to vote?
Yes. You cannot use these IDs to vote:
- Military Veteran Affairs ID
- State or Federal government employee ID
- An out-of-sate drivers license or ID card
- Employment ID
- Membership or Organization ID
- Certificate of Citizenship
The following documents, which do not contain a photo, can be used as a Photo ID for voting purposes:
- A citation or notice of intent to revoke or suspend a driver license, which is dated within 60 days of the date of the
election. If your drivers license has been taken away by law enforcement or a court, you may present written
documentation of that fact in order to vote without your photo ID.
- A Wisconsin DOT Temporary Driving or Identification Receipt, issued when the DMV is experiencing equipment
and printing difficulties, valid for 60 days from issuance.
- A Wisconsin DOT driver license or identification card without a photo, issued to those electors with a religious objection
to being photographed.
The following electors do NOT need to show a Photo ID:
- Confidential electors are always exempt from Photo ID requirements. Confidential electors have applied for this status
with their municipal clerk, and have presented a court order, a letter from law enforcement, a letter form the staf of a
domestic abuse shelter, or the staff of an agency assisting victims of domestic abuse.
- Military and overseas voters are not required to present Photo ID when they vote by absentee ballot, but if they vote
in-person, they must present Photo ID.
- Indefinitely confined voters and voters in special care facilities can provide a witness signature on their absentee ballot
certificate envelope in substitute for showing Photo ID.