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ISELF ready in 2013
Thursday, July 21, 2011
A new $44.8 million science and engineering building will open for classes and research fall of 2013, according to St. Cloud State officials.
Construction of the Integrated Science and Engineering Laboratory Facility, or ISELF, is expected to begin this fall, thanks to the capital improvements bonding bill (PDF) passed by the Legislature and signed July 20 by Gov. Mark Dayton.
"ISELF will move St. Cloud State into the forefront of interdisciplinary education and the discovery of integrated solutions to complex practical problems," said President Earl H. Potter III. "This is a great day for our university."
The university has spent $2.5-million planning ISELF, including $900,000 from the 2008 Legislature and $1.6-million in savings from the 2009 Brown Hall renovation. The bonding bill provides about $42.3 million.
ISELF will be the largest single construction project, measured in dollars, in Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system history, according to university officials.
The construction project will create 900-950 on-site jobs, directly support nearly 320 off-site jobs and indirectly impact another 150 off-site jobs, according to Dan McKay of McGough, the St. Paul-based construction manager at-risk.
The 100,000 square-foot research and teaching facility will be built at 8th Street South and 2nd Avenue on the site of the 801 Building. Classrooms and labs are slated to serve mostly upper-level and graduate-level science, technology, engineering, mathematics, medical technology and radiology classes.
Research in ISELF will support Minnesota companies that are global leaders in medical devices, pharma/biologics, animal science, bio-agriculture and renewable energy. St. Cloud State faculty and students will be able to do more collaborative research with businesses and earn more National Science Foundation grants, said David DeGroote, dean of the College of Science and Engineering.
"ISELF is about putting people in the same physical space to interact and collaborate around projects that are cross-disciplinary," DeGroote said. "That's how work gets done in the real world."
View the building's pre-design document (PDF) for details about how the building's large, flexible spaces, with movable benches and cabinetry, will promote collaboration and break down barriers among academic disciplines.
The facility is also a response to rising enrollment in 10 science, technology, engineering and mathematics majors. Those majors saw enrollments jump from 749 to 1,032 between fall 2006 and fall 2010, according research by the university's Office of Strategy, Planning & Effectiveness.
ISELF is the crowning jewel in St. Cloud State's three-part Science Initiative, which includes the $14.5-million addition to the Robert H. Wick Science Building and the $13.6-million renovation of Brown Hall, both completed in 2009.
From start to finish, the ISELF project received unwavering support from St. Cloud area legislators, according to Potter.
Potter said he is thankful for the support of alumni such as Joel Goergen '86, chief scientist at Force Ten Networks in San Jose, Calif., the St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce and business partners, including Medtronic in Fridley and MicroBioLogics, Inc., St. Cloud, and the Central Minnesota legislative delegation.
University officials developed ISELF in partnership with Vice Chancellor Laura King and the staff at MnSCU offices in St. Paul.
ISELF was designed by Rafferty Rafferty Tollefson Lindeke Architects, St. Paul.
The bonding bill (PDF) calls for the State of Minnesota to borrow $531 million for capital improvements by selling state bonds.
In addition to the $42.3 million for ISELF, St. Cloud State will share in a $30 million building preservation appropriation to the MnSCU system, for roof replacements, mechanical and electrical system repairs, and health and safety improvements, according to John Frischmann, the university's facilities construction coordinator.
MnSCU, which is composed of seven four-year universities and 24 two-year colleges, received $1.09 billion in system funding for the 2012 and 2013 fiscal years. View the higher education bill (PDF).
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In the Arctic, WWF's work focuses on:
Arctic Whales
In the Arctic, WWF's work focuses on:
Why are arctic whales threatened?
Diminished sea iceAs arctic sea ice cover decreases, arctic whales will need to adapt.
- The distribution and populations of prey will change
- Whale habitat will be increasingly open to industrial development
- Their migratory patterns, which are influenced by the extent of sea ice, will be altered.
Industrial developmentReceding ice is also allowing industrial development to extend further into the Arctic.
- Seismic surveys used in oil and gas exploration can damage whales' hearing.
- Hydrocarbons, including crude oil, can be released intentionally by oil tankers after offloading, or unintentionally through accidental discharges and oil spills. Fuel oil can also be released into the environment from leaking vessels and shipping accidents.
What WWF is doing for Arctic whales
- Working to reduce the major threats to whales. WWF's long term vision for whales is for all populations of whales to have recovered to viable numbers and to be thriving throughout the oceans.
Report: whales and industry collide in the Arctic
A 2013 WWF report identifies and maps the areas of potential conflict and suggests how such conflicts can be reduced in a future Arctic with increasing open-water areas.
Key findings:
To reduce the effects of industrial development on arctic whales and the aboriginal people who depend on them for subsistence, we recommend that Arctic nations:
- carefully plan ship traffic lanes and ship speed restrictions
- close important areas - where whales calve, rear young, rest and feed - to some types of industrial activity
- strictly regulate seismic surveys and other sources of loud underwater noise
- closely monitor whale populations to track their responses to environmental disturbance
- support regulations to reduce pollution from ships
What you can do
Sustainable whale watchingIt's not just good fun; whale watching is good for conservation too.
WWF encourages carefully controlled whale watching because we believe it can promote conservation.
- In the Andenes and Tysfjord areas of northern Norway, where sperm whales and orcas are commonly seen, WWF has helped develop whale watching.
- In Iceland, WWF has provided funding for The Whale Museum, an interactive museum devoted to whales and the history of whaling in Husavik.
When and where to see whales
|Bowhead, narwhal, beluga, fin, minke, killer, gray, humpback, pilot, Dall's porpoise, Northern Right Pacific white-sided dolphin, Atlantic white-sided dolphin, white beaked dolphin, harbour porpoise. Occasionally blue
|Fin, killer, minke, humpback, beluga, narwhal, harbour porpoises
|Minke, humpback, fin, blue, orca, Atlantic white sided dolphin, Atlantic white-beaked dolphins, harbour porpoises Occasionally: sei, fin, sperm, pilot
|Sperm, minke, fin, killer, pilot, occasionally humpback until Autumn. Orcas in Tysfjord in Fall and Winter.
|Alaska (US)
|Fin, humpback, killer, grey, minke

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Sign up for the 1 Minute 2 Brandeis Business newsletter - a great resource for Brandeis undergradutes looking to connect with opportunities at the business school.
Sign up for the 1 Minute 2 Brandeis Business newsletter - a great resource for Brandeis undergradutes looking to connect with opportunities at the business school.
Brandeis University Advantage
Our undergraduate programs honor the commitment to excellence of Brandeis University, one of the world's leading research universities. For undergraduate students, Brandeis University and Brandeis International Business School (IBS) offer multiple ways to enhance your liberal arts experience with a substantial, skills-driven undergraduate Business Major and Minor.
At Brandeis IBS you can take courses taught by graduate-level professors, including renowned scholars who are thought leaders in their disciplines and leading practitioners who bring their real-world experiences to the classroom. Students develop a solid foundation in core business concepts and a better understanding of the social and global context of business.
Upon completing your undergraduate degree, you will have deepened your academic expertise, honed important business skills and gotten a leg-up in a competitive post-college job market.
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Brandeis undergraduates can pursue an accelerated graduate degree, beginning coursework in their senior year and earning a master's in as little as one additional year of study.
The special five-year BA/MA is open to Brandeis University and Wellesley College undergraduates with a strong foundation in economics and/or finance.
These graduate programs prepare Brandeis undergraduates for careers in international finance, economics, business, consulting, science, technology, engineering or math. Helping students to finish their graduate studies earlier than their peers, these programs have proven especially helpful for positions that require strong analytical and technical skills.
Students interested in the Business Major/Minor or the BA/MA should discuss with their Undergraduate Academic Advisor the course plans and requirements.


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12/24/2012 (4 years ago)
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
Sometimes, like Zechariah, we seem to be fumbling in the dark, seeking understanding. In the midst of these experiences, we have to learn the lesson of patient faith.
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
12/24/2012 (4 years ago)
Published in Year of Faith
Keywords: Zechariah, Gabriel, Benedictus, John the Baptist, Year of Faith, Daily Homily, Gospel of Luke, St. Theresa Sugar Land, Fr. Stephen B. Reynolds
SUGAR LAND, TX (Catholic Online). Nine months is a long time to go without speaking. While the father of John the Baptist was able to hear others and interact with them throughout the length of his wife's pregnancy, Zechariah had lost the power of speech. He was struck mute by an angel of the Lord.
St. Luke tells us what happened. The angel Gabriel appeared to Zechariah in the Jerusalem temple, while he carried the rituals of the Jewish priesthood (see Luke 1:8-22). Gabriel had been sent by God to announce to Zechariah that he and his wife Elizabeth would be granted the gift of a son. Zechariah doubted; and as punishment, lost his power of speech. "Behold," Gabriel said, "you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things come to pass, because you did not believe my words" (Luke 1:20).
Zechariah had nine months to think things over. He and Elizabeth had been praying for a child, but were now beyond the normal years of childbearing. When God finally granted this couple's deepest wish, Zechariah scoffed. In his enforced silence, Zechariah had time to ponder. Did he really trust in God? After many years of intense petition, God had finally answered his prayer. Shouldn't Zechariah have been grateful rather than doubtful?
Despite his faith - and we shouldn't doubt that Zechariah was a man of faith - it may be that Zechariah was expecting his hopes to unfold according to his plan rather than according to God's design. Sound familiar? Haven't we prayed like Zechariah, asking for some special blessing, favor, or relief? Expecting God to answer our prayer according to our expectations could blind us to the unanticipated graces he sends our way.
We can almost hear the words of Zechariah's son, whose words have resonated throughout the season of Advent. "Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths" (Luke 3:4). Without preparation, we may not be ready to discern the will of God, much less act upon it.
What changed in Zechariah between his encounter with Gabriel and the birth of John? His forced silence led Zechariah into a much-neglected contemplation. When he could finally speak, this one-time scoffer of the divine declared, "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people" (Luke 1:68). Â
Zechariah used his time of silence well. Instead of gnawing on the bitterness of his doubts and his failure to respond faithfully to the blessings of God, he gave his time to contemplation of the work the Lord was accomplishing through his wife and him.
Humbled by his experience, Zechariah - undoubtedly aided by a special divine grace - was able to see God's plan in high relief. Finally, he rejoices in it. We can learn from his example. Â
God's will is not always clear to us. Sometimes, like Zechariah, we seem to be fumbling in the dark, seeking understanding. In the midst of these experiences, we have to learn the lesson of patient faith.
"To live, grow, and persevere in the faith until the end we must nourish it with the word of God; we must beg the Lord to increase our faith; it must be 'working through charity,' abounding in hope, and rooted in the faith of the Church" (Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 162).
If we find ourselves in darkness and doubt, let us move towards the light. The light of God radiating from his eternal Son envelops the Christmas feast, only one day away. By staying close to Christ, we will find the source of our faith, the fulfillment of our understanding, and love without limit. And Mary will be at his side.
Fr. Stephen B. Reynolds is pastor of St. Theresa Catholic Church in Sugar Land, TX, a suburb of Houston. You may visit the parish website at: www.SugarLandCatholic.com.
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I gave my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who plucked my beard; My face I did not shield from buffets and spitting. HYTHE, KENT, UK (Catholic Online) - I didn't steal any cookies mommy! says a little boy whose mother asked him if he was hungry, wiping the ... continue reading
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"A sower went out to sow. And, as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky ground, where it had little soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep, and when the sun rose it was scorched, and it withered for ... continue reading
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Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Life Lessons
This program aired on Aug. 8.
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- "There are some things I've been keeping from you," Jim Cramer told "Mad Money" viewers.
So he went a little autobiographical to tell viewers how he came to make the markets his life and where he learned his most valuable lessons about money and investing.
Cramer said that unlike most people who became interested in the stock market, his love of stocks didn't start in college or even in high school. He said it was fourth grade when he first noticed how his father's mood would change based on whether his stocks were going up or down that day. That piqued his interest, he said. That started an investment education from dad that has stuck with him ever since.
Cramer recalled how his father brought home the 1964 board game "Stocks & Bonds," manufactured by, of all companies, 3M
What's the lesson from Cramer's elementary school days? Get your kids involved with money early in life and they may just play for life, which is a good thing since the stock market is a long-term game.
It Pays to Save
Cramer's next life lesson stemmed from his high school and college days and the first jobs that followed. He said the lesson is to always be saving, no matter how hard things are at the time.
It was selling ice cream at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia that taught Cramer his first lessons in business, he said, including how much money there was to be made by obtaining exclusive rights to sell something cold on hot afternoons in the upper decks. But it was Cramer's father who again helped him open an account at Fidelity to invest in mutual funds. Cramer said he put money away every week.
That dedication to investing carried on after college, Cramer noted, even when his first job as a reporter was only paying him $156 a month. As he graduated into more lucrative jobs, ones that paid $179 a week, he continued the savings.


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I don´t want to be Paul on this photoHeyJude wrote:kylestyle wrote:Is there a hi-res version of that pic available anywhere? It's the coolest Beatle pic I've ever seen. I want it for my wallpaper!
This photo is from their Mad Day Out session on 28/07/68. I did a little searcing, the biggest version I could find was this:
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In a recent interview in the Wall Street Journal, billionaire Stan Druckenmiller discusses his recent university tour sounding the alarm on intergenerational theft. The article paraphrases his case:
[W]hile today's 65-year-olds will receive on average net lifetime benefits of $327,400, children born now will suffer net lifetime losses of $420,600 as they struggle to pay the bills of aging Americans.
It goes on:
When the former money manager visited Stanford University, the audience included older folks as well as students. Some of the oldsters questioned why many of his dire forecasts assume that federal tax collections will stay at their traditional 18.5% of GDP. They asked why taxes should not rise to fulfill the promises already made.
Mr. Druckenmiller's response: "Oh, so you've paid 18.5% for your 40 years and now you want the next generation of workers to pay 30% to finance your largess?" He added that if 18.5% was "so immoral, why don't you give back some of your ill-gotten gains of the last 40 years?"
He has a similar argument for those on the left who say entitlements can be fixed with an eventual increase in payroll taxes. "Oh, I see," he says. "So I get to pay a 12% payroll tax now until I'm 65 and then I don't pay. But the next generation—instead of me paying 15% or having my benefits slightly reduced—they're going to pay 17% in 2033. That's why we're waiting—so we can shift even more to the future than to now?"
In my recent commentary, I examined the recent projections of the Congressional Budget Office: (more…)


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Roe among winners at speedway
WEBSTER CITY – When the overhead lighting went dark Saturday evening at the Hamilton County Speedway, officials threw a black flag at the track lights and a red flag to the Hobby Stock drivers during the third lap of their feature race. The grandstand area was not affected by the blackout.
The drivers huddled in Victory Lane as officials worked to get the track lights working. Luckily, the "Flying Electrician," No. 37E Stock Car driver Jason Vansickel, had already finished his race and was able to temporarily repair a broken wire.
As drivers mingled around their cars waiting for the signal to resume racing, Sport Mod driver Matt Lettow of Roland laughingly remarked that this was the first time in his racing career that he had ever seen cars on the track at the same time the fans in the stands were doing the chicken dance for entertainment.
With the lights repaired, the Hobby Stocks roared back into action. Ty Griffith, No. 56 of Webster City, took the lead but was pressured by Roger Haupt, No. 24 of Clarion, among others.
The group raced as a tight bunch until a tangle up between corners three and four near the end of the race sent Haupt, Craig Graham and Andrew Burg to the pits.
After the restart, Griffith, No. 8R Corey Roe and No. 40 Randy Embrey battled for the lead. The three were side by side as they took turn four in the sprint to the finish on the final lap. Roe of Webster City grabbed the checkers for his first win of the season with Griffith in second and Embrey in third.
Griffith left the pit area prior to the post-race tech inspection and was disqualified.
Also taking his first win of the season was No. 64 Sport Mod driver Brandon Leeman; he jumped to the front on the first lap and held it for the win.
Lettow, in his customary No. 21L, picked off cars one by one from his fifth-row start position to end up in second. Aaron Benson, No. 24 of Clear Lake, placed third.
Steve Meyer, the Stock Car point's leader in the No. 94, added to his margin with his first win at the track this year. He worked up to the lead by the eighth lap and increased it with each trip.
Duking it out for the second slot were two Webster City drivers – Vansickel in his No. 37E and Mark Elliott in the No. 15. At the checkers it was Vansickel in second ahead of third-place Elliott.
In earlier competition, Elliott won the Stock Car 'King of the Hill' competition with Vansickel in second. Also contending were Steve Mayer and Lance Deal.
Another newcomer to Victory Lane was Modified driver Beau Kaplan, No. 11 out of Boone. By mid-race he held a commanding lead over second-place finisher Mark Elliott.
Devin Havlik, No. 5D out of Iowa Falls and last week's Modified winner, took the third spot ahead of Bill Crimmins, No. 35 of Fort Dodge.
There was no doubt that Adam Strunk of Webster City, driving the No. 85S Sport Compact, would make it to Victory Lane. He secured the lead at the start and held it the entire 10 laps for the checkered flag. It was his second win of the season and kept him atop the class leaderboard.
Ryan Griffith, No. 15X of Webster City, led from start to finish in the Late Model feature for his second win of the season. Darrell DeFrance, No. 99D of Marshalltown, was second. The No. 5 car driven by Jeremy Grady of Story City came in third.
There were 66 cars on the track from 32 Iowa towns and Kansas.
The track will celebrate Fan Appreciation Night for its 75th year of racing on Saturday. Admission will be $5 for anyone ages seven and up; youngsters six and under are admitted for free.
Topping off the evening will be a fireworks display sponsored by all of Webster City's financial institutions.


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Too Much of a Good Thing - Page 3
Healing times vary from person to person, but taking a considerable break from any aerobic exercise (two weeks to two months) followed by a slow and deliberate rebuilding cycle should be expected. Unfortunately, many runners continue to push themselves while overtrained at this middle level for months, not knowing they're prolonging their recovery and inching closer to a full-on meltdown.
Over the Top
If no steps to address these symptoms are taken, hormone levels become even more imbalanced, resting heart rates drop to abnormally low levels, as the sympathetic nervous system is too impaired to provide proper cardiac function, depression is palpable and you'll lack motivation. And when you attempt to run, your performance is at an all-time low. Runners who push themselves to this place are looking at a long recovery of a year or more. This means very limited aerobic activity. At the very least kiss the current season goodbye. You may need to seek professional help to regain full health.
"It's important to realize that untreated overtraining may significantly affect your long-term health," says Vagnieres. "When adrenal fatigue, thyroid dysfunction and/or hormonal dysregulation are present, health issues such as recurrent infections, allergies, asthma, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, hypoglycemia, autoimmune disorders, and even diabetes, heart disease and cancer can occur."
Preventive Measures
Thankfully, when it comes to overtraining, simple prevention is the best medicine. Immediately address the signs and symptoms of a struggling recovery mechanism. Monitoring waking heart rate can also be an effective way to catch overtraining in its earliest form (see "Keep Track").
Keeping the engine well fueled and energized with a nutritious, well-balanced diet is vital for maintaining health during periods of high-mileage running. And make sure to eat enough. Attempting to meet the demands of running and day-to-day living in a calorie-depleted state is big trouble, and at the least hinders performance.
Adds Vagnieres, "Eliminate processed foods and instead include protein, complex carbohydrates, fruits and vegetables and healthy fats in every meal. And consider taking supplemental nutrients such as B vitamins, D-ribose, CoQ10, antioxidants, l-carnitine, magnesium and omega-3 fatty acids such as fish oil. These nutrients protect the overworked mitochondria, or the powerhouse of the muscle cell, which is crucial for recovery and long term well-being."


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Resource Type: Book
Language: Latin
Collection: Miniature Book Collection
Quintus Horatius Flaccus [Unbound sheets]
Date: 1826
Creator: Horace
Description: A complete set of unbound sheets of the last printing of the Pickering Horace. The Horace was originally printed by Pickering in 1820 as the first of his Diamond Classics, and are a landmark in the world of miniature books and printing. This set of sheets are a remarkable survival, giving insight into the printing and binding process. The sheets are quarter-sheet impressions, each sheet holding 8 front-and-back leaves (16 pages) of the text. The sheets have been folded into gathers, and left thus. The separately printed frontispiece engraving is included as an individual sheet. The whole is housed in a book-form leather case.
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries Rare Book and Texana Collections
Ere e eme: pronunciamento miniaturo del importo profundissimo para los MCMLXXXs.
Date: 1983
Creator: Massmann, Robert E.
Description: Spoof of Latin and Spanish text in ornate calligraphy. The text is not in correct Latin or Spanish, but intended to "look" like it.
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The IBM Power 755 server has been withdrawn from the market, effective August 23, 2013. The learn more links provide information on the Power 755.
Learn more
- Power 755 data sheet (644KB)
- Power 755 virtual tour (IBM suggests using Java version 6 Update 12 or higher)
- Technical overview and introduction
- Hardware documentation
- Sales Manual
- Support
- Optimized for running highly parallel computationally intensive workloads and algorithms such as weather and climate modeling, computational chemistry, physics and petroleum reservoir modeling
The Power® 755 server is a four-socket, 4U rack-mounted server that offers 32 POWER7™ processor cores running at a frequency of 3.6 GHz. A maximum of 64 GB of memory is allowed on each processor card, making for a system maximum of 256 GB of memory in the four-processor card system. The IBM Power 755 compute node is designed for organizations that require a scalable system with extreme parallel processing performance and dense packaging.
Ideal workloads for Power 755 include high performance computing (HPC) applications such as weather and climate modeling, computational chemistry, physics and petroleum reservoir modeling that require highly intense computations where the workload is aligned with parallel processing methodologies. The Power 755 supports AltiVec™ instruction set and extended VSX SIMD, acceleration, which can execute up to eight single-precision or double-precision floating point operations per clock cycle per core to improve fine-grained parallelism and accelerate data processing. Using 12X InfiniBand adapters up to 641 Power 755 nodes, each with 32 cores, can be clustered together providing up to 2,048 POWER7 cores. The IBM High Performance Computing software stack provides the necessary development tools, libraries, and system management software necessary to manage a Power 755 server cluster running AIX® 6.1.
The Power 755 is an ENERGY STAR®-qualified server designed with features to help clients become more energy efficient. The leadership performance of the IBM Power 755 translates into outstanding performance per watt and IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™ exploits EnergyScale™ technology enabling advanced energy management features to help clients achieve the most efficient computing environment for their systems.
1 Capability to create a cluster of up to 64 nodes is planned to be available in March, 2010. Clusters larger than 64 nodes will be considered for support on a case-by-case basis.
Contact an IBM Sales Specialist
- Email IBM
- Find a Business Partner
Call IBM: 1-866-872-39021-866-872-3902
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Lowland Piping Workshop
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A Lowland and Border Piping Weekend
with PETE STEWART
A unique opportunity to spend a weekend with one of the leading figures of the Lowland and Border piping revival. Pete will be well-inown to members of The Lowland and Border Pipers Society, both as membership secretary and as editor of the journal Common Stock, and to others as the author of two books about the Lowland pipers and their music, 'The Day it Daws' and 'Welcome Home My Dearie'. He has also spent the past twenty years researching and interpreting the Lowland and Border repertoire and has developed a distinctive style of performance.
When asked to say something about himself Pete replied
"I came to piping from a background of playing traditional dance music on fiddle. My early days of piping were mostly influenced by the music of Central France. When I moved to Scotland in 1992 and discovered the music of the Lowlands, which at that time was hardly being played, even in the LBPS, I was immediately drawn to this unfamiliar repertoire. Twenty years on I am still discovering aspects which are new to me. In this workshop weekend I hope to share some of these discoveries. It won't be a masterclass in technical wizardry, but I hope it will introduce participants to this music and open up new ways of interpreting it.
Anyone who wants to know more about the music of Scotland outside the highlands, with a particular focus on the dance music. You should be familiar enough with your pipes to be able to play fairly simple new music and to explore new techniques. An ability to read music will be a help, but is certainly not essential.
pipes of all types are welcome. Ideally they should be in A440hz but we may be able to accommodate others.
The structure of the workshop will be determined by the preferences of the participants, but will cover some of the following:
1 Repertoire and resources; just what is Lowland music and where do I find it?
2 Interpretation; this music is unlike any I've played before - how do I make sense of it?
3 Technique; the use of ornament - is there a Lowland technique and how can I learn it?
4 History of piping in the lowlands
5 How to learn new music
6 Other topics suggested by you as participant
We are unlkely to be able to cover all these, so participants will be asked to indicate their preferences.
The focus will be principally on the first two which wil inevitably involve item 3 as well; we will look particularly at rhythmic types and tune structures; 6/4, 4/4, 9/4, 3/2, 3/4 etc., the ways in which these forms relate to the dances, and ways in which we can bring these tunes to life from the written page.
There is very little Lowland and Border music on the web but Pete does have his own Youtube channel where you can hear some of the repertoire, though Pete says that he hasn't uploaded anything in a while and his understanding of the music has moved on in the meantime. Pete also keeps a blog 'Lowland Amusement' but again, not much has been added here for a while. 'Its been a very busy time, what with workshops, Edinburgh Festival shows, conference papers and suchlike - there's not been much time for writing about piping', he says.
'Lowland Amusement' is HERE
The You Tube channel is HERE and here's Pete paying 'Mr Preston's Hornpipe':
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We're heading into mid-February now, which means spring is right around the corner. But we're not in the clear just yet, as the East Coast can attest. A little blizzard named Nemo is threatening to dump many, many inches of snow on cities such as Boston and New York. (And worst of all, maybe even cancel Justin Bieber's Saturday Night Live appearance!)
There's a good chance many East Coast-dwellers will be holed up for the majority of this weekend, huddled under blankets with the heat blasting. To help them keep warm, we've assembled a list of some of the roastiest, toastiest flicks we've seen to keep them company.
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Table of Contents
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Blackboard 9.1 Service Pack 13
Service Pack 13 for the Blackboard Learn platform delivers exciting innovations as well as deep improvements to core capabilities, resulting in a product that is more intuitive, engaging, and focused on you. Nearly 640 schools and over 1,800 individuals – including educators, students, instructional designers, and administrators – contributed to the development of Service Pack 13 and have made Blackboard Learn simply better.
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What's New?
New Feature-Set for All Users
The achievements tool allows instructors to designate criteria for issuing rewards to students in the form of both badges and certificates. Students can see which rewards they've earned and what is required of them to receive additional rewards, providing insight into learning progression toward defined competencies. Students are able to publish badges to the Mozilla Open Backpack, transporting evidence of their learning outside of Blackboard Learn. You can easily see which students have reached learning milestones.
- You create achievements in course content areas -OR- from the Control Panel > Course Tools > Achievements .
- Any rewards students earn appear in their course Tools .
- Students can publish their rewards to their Mozilla Open Backpacks.
To learn more about Open Badges and Mozilla Open Backpack, see http://www.openbadges.org/about/.
To learn more about the achievements tools, see Achievements.
Date Management
New Feature for Instructors
After you have copied a course, speed up the transition of old dates to new one relevant for the new course using Date Management. From Date Management you can adjust availability dates, due dates, and adaptive release dates within a course.
You can choose to update the dates automatically or manually from one convenient location.
To learn more, see Date Management.
Groups Management
New Feature for Instructors
The Groups Management Building Block provides the ability to:
- Easily see and modify group memberships. Avatars are now available to distinguish among users.
- Choose and manage membership for groups sets with an improved workflow.
- Import and export groups and group memberships.
- Sort columns, perform bulk actions for deleting groups, and create Grade Center smart views for one or more groups on the All Groups page.
- Optionally, manage tool availability for all groups on the All Groups page.
Blackboard is committed to ensuring that the platform is usable and accessible. The code and user interface design techniques are continually audited to ensure that the application is usable by everyone, to the greatest extent possible, regardless of age, ability, or situation.
The move from the non-accessible applet-based editor to a JavaScript-based editor improves accessibility.
To learn more see Using the Content Editor.
Blackboard measures and evaluates accessibility levels using two sets of standards: Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act issued from the United States federal government and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) issued by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). A third party conducts audits of our software releases to ensure the accessibility of the products. For Blackboard Learn 9.1's conformance with the accessibility standards under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act using the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template® (VPAT®) tool, see the VPAT for Blackboard Learn Release 9.1. For Blackboard Learn 9.1 SP11 conformance statement for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0, Level AA see Learn Accessibility Conformance Statement. To learn more about Blackboard's commitment to accessibility, see http://www.blackboard.com/accessibility. (These resources are available in English only.)
We have improved the usability of all of our interactive tools (discussion boards, wikis, blogs and journals). Service Pack 12 introduces usability improvements for everyone, especially those customers that use assistive
technology. The new experience of reading a thread is simple to consume with screen reader technology.
We also removed clutter on the page, so screen reader and keyboard-only users have less to sift through as they navigate the interface.
Test Availability Exceptions
New settings—called Test Availability Exceptions —have been added to the Test/Survey Options page, available only after the test or survey is added to a content area. The new settings allow instructors to select one or more groups of students and make a number of exceptions to the already established availability settings. Instructors can use exceptions to provide an accommodation to a disabled student, or provide accommodations for technology and language differences.
You can change these settings at any time, even after the test has been attempted by some students. If conflicts in rules occur, the most permissive settings for that user or group of users is granted. For example, students would receive the greatest number of attempts, longest availability time, and so on.
You can create exceptions for:
- Number of attempts.
- Time of test.
- Auto submit on or off.
- Availability of test using start and end dates.
- Force completion on or off.
Show Test Results and Feedback to Students
After they complete a test, test results and feedback are available to students. By setting up rules, you can set the release of progressive feedback to keep test results secure and prevent cheating.
For example, you can choose After Submission to present Score , All Answers, Correct , Submitted , Feedback , and Show Incorrect Answers to show students their scores along with all answer options. Student also see their submitted answers marked as correct or incorrect and any feedback you provided.
Test Previously Taken Page
If students already completed an attempt, they see a new test previously taken page. From here they can:
- See previous completion information, and the number of attempts remaining, if any.
- Go back to their courses.
- View previous attempts.
- Take the test again, if permitted.
Instructors can also choose to prohibit a test from being able to be completed if the due date has passed.
Test Access Log
A source of frustration for students, instructors, and test proctors is the inability to confirm whether students began a test or ran into problems during a test. Teachers and proctors have no way to verify student activity or lack of activity during a test. Students have no way to prove that they did begin a test and when. If students reported problems occurring during a test, they were either given the benefit of the doubt and the test was reset, or they were penalized for circumstances beyond their control.
The access log shows a detailed list of every interaction that students engage in when taking a test. If a student claims to have started a test, the log will show the time the test was started. If a network or internet disruption occurred during the test for example, the log would show an unusual gap in the time.
Exporting Test Questions
All questions are now retained in exported and imported tests, including questions that originate outside the exported test, such as Question Sets, Random Blocks, and Question Links. When the user exports a test and imports it back into a different course, all questions are now present irrespective of their origin.
Inline Grading
New Feature for Everyone
For interactive tools and assignments, you can view, provide comments, and grade student-submitted items without leaving the tool page.
While assigning grades, the inline grading sidebar allows you to view information about gradable items, navigate between users and attempts, and view and use associated rubrics inline.
Inline Grading has been updated with many new features such as the ability to view the work in full screen, as well as inline grading support added to Blogs, Journals, Wikis, and Discussion boards in addition to assignments.
A. Expand assignment details to show the information from the assignment content item.
B. Collapse or expand the grading sidebar for more screen real estate.
C. Select additional attempts from a drop-down list. Click the attempt to load the submission in the inline viewer and update the sidebar with the appropriate attempt-related data.
D. Type a grade for the attempt.
E. Download the originally submitted file. If more than one file was submitted for the attempt, all files are available here.
F. Expand the rubric and comments fields.


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Baxter to Buy Gambro for $2.8B: Hot Trends
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Popular searches on the Internet include Baxter International(BAX) as the drugmaker said Tuesday it will buy Swiss competitor Gambro for 18.3 billion kronor ($2.8 billion).
The acquisition will help Baxter expand its dialysis-equipment business and its kidney division. According to Baxter, dialysis treatment is growing at a rate of more than 5% per year. Baxter is the world's second-largest provider of kidney dialysis, while Gambro is third.
Baxter said the deal should cut per-share profit by 10 cents to 15 cents in 2013 and be neutral or add to profit in 2014.
Baxter shares have risen 33% this year. It has a market value of about $36.1 billion.
Qualcomm(QCOM) is trending as the company will invest up to $120 million in Japanese TV-maker Sharp.
As part of the agreement between the two companies, Qualcomm and Sharp will collaborate on developing new power-saving screens. They will also potentially work together on chipsets.
Qualcomm's cash injection will help Sharp boost its shareholder equity ratio, which has been at low levels.
Qualcomm will invest 4.93 billion yen ($59.91 million) by the end of the year, giving the company a 2.64% stake after dilution. Its remaining investment will be conditional on Sharp returning to profit by March 31.
ADM is another popular search. Archer Daniels Midland Co.(ADM) raised its bid for Australia's GrainCorp by 3.8% to A$2.8 billion after its prior offer was rejected.
ADM's offer comes to A$12.20 a share in cash, compared to its prior offer of A$11.75. Its new offer includes a dividend of A$0.35 a share, announced last month, which shareholders are allowed to keep. ADM's acquisition of another 5% of GrainCorp shares brings its stake to 19.9%.
GrainCorp's board has not yet responded to the new offer. It had rejected ADM's prior bid due to its belief that the offer "materially undervalued" the company.
GrainCorp is the only major publicly traded grain handler in Australia.
The chatter on Main Street (a.k.a. Google, Yahoo! and other search sites) is always of interest to investors on Wall Street. Thus, each day, TheStreet compiles the stories that are trending on the Web, and highlights the news that could make stocks move.
-- Written by Brittany Umar.


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Yesterday, State Department employees around the world logged on to their computers to find two cables - one from Secretary Rice and another from Director General Harry Thomas - announcing with equal parts triumph and relief that all 252 positions in Iraq for the Summer 2008 transfer cycle had been filled on a voluntary basis. After all the hand wringing, the embarrassment of a cathartic internal town hall meeting made public, the misinformed press stories about "soft diplomats," and the sometimes amateurish scramble by Human Resources to develop a policy and respond to concerns about directed assignments (the first time the Department had contemplated such a policy since the Vietnam War), it turns out there was no need for directed assignments after all. I wasn't surprised.
The Foreign Service I know and am proud to be a part of is an organization that invariably rises to meet a challenge. Indeed, more than 1,500 of my colleagues have served in Iraq since 2003. Three have been killed.
I am one of those who came forward in recent weeks and volunteered for assignment to Iraq, not because I received a letter euphemistically identifying me as a "prime candidate" (I didn't), but because I decided to take advantage of the opportunity to demonstrate to myself, the Department, and yes, even the Iraqi people, that my skills and talents could make a positive contribution in our combined efforts to bring stability to the country. Idealistic? Perhaps, but not a decision I made lightly and without first doing a fair amount of research and reflection.
There are nearly 11,500 people in the Foreign Service (roughly 6,500 generalists and 5,000 specialists) and at least as many reasons for volunteering or not volunteering to go to Iraq. Much as politicians of a certain generation are asked whether or not they served in Vietnam, I believe whether or not one served in Iraq will be a question asked of future leaders in the Foreign Service. Serving in Iraq doesn't and should never guarantee promotion, and there are certainly valid reasons for not going. Nevertheless, it's a question people will ask, even if only to themselves.
I may or may not have voted for President Bush in the last election and I may or may not personally support the administration's Iraq policy, but as a career Foreign Service Officer my job is to implement the foreign policies of the United States to the best of my ability. There is no foreign policy objective more important than Iraq and that won't change with the next presidential election. I have tremendous respect for Ambassador Crocker and the team he has assembled in Iraq. If there was ever a group that can turn things around, this is it. I want to be a part of it.
Of course, there's also the money - it would be disingenuous to say this wasn't a consideration. A typical Foreign Service Officer receives various incentive payments (danger pay, hardship differential, overtime differential, etc.) while serving in Iraq, which nearly double his or her salary. I'll take it, but I also would have volunteered if the monetary benefits were less generous. If you're going to Iraq for the money, you're going for the wrong reason and should seriously reconsider.
Iraq assignments are unique and therefore require Foreign Service Officers to put aside criteria we might typically use to evaluate whether a particular position is likely to be professionally and personally rewarding. For example, as I researched positions on Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) and at Regional Embassy Offices (REOs), I quickly learned that things like being able to interact in person with local contacts on a regular basis and having one's own bathroom - pretty much givens in any other country of assignment - were benefits of some but not all positions. Ultimately, I accepted an offer to be director of the REO in Al Hillah, which supports five PRTs that cover the South Central provinces of Babil, Najaf, Karbala, Qadisiyah, and Wasit.
Consistently throughout my career I have found the reality of an assignment differs to a degree from one's expectations regardless of the amount of preparation. Right now, REO Al Hillah is in growth mode as part of the "diplomatic surge" and I am encouraged by press reports indicating violence in Iraq has declined in recent weeks. However, with nearly a year to go before arriving in country, I'm preparing for the unexpected.
Foer writes:
There is no volunteer at the State Department. If 'you' received a letter to go to China, would you refuse to volunteer? If assignments can be refused, the pay needs to reflect that and the union agreement needs to be renegotiatied.
The pay incentives really aren't needed.
The three dead. These all broke the rules. The rules say 'stay in the zone and don't do anything.' That was the job. This isn't understood?
Holland left and got another person killed while she went out to enforce a policy she knew would increase the chance of an attack WAY beyond security limits. She worked for Mercy Corps, then the Provisional Authority, then not the CIA? Her escort should have been informed he was going to his deaath because that is what she knew. Everyone with her training knew this.
We should open all Foreign Service assignments to anyone with qualifications. They can be trained to do this work in six to eight weeks in country or in the U.S.
SNP in Syria writes:
LOL, why calls them U.S. Diplomats serving in Iraq. Say the truth; they are enforcing U.S. occupation of a Muslim country. Aiding and abetting in genocide, war crimes and gross human rights violations that by far had acceded the worst of terrorist states like Israel crimes against humanity. What else besides killing innocent women and children, theft of oil resources and help building the world's largest group of military bases and Embassy do these U.S. diplomat volunteers do? Let me guess… Hand out hand washing instruction and don't drink the unsafe river water leaflets. Oh no, they are facilitating the immigration to safe country of millions of helpless Iraqis to the United State, busy issuing visas to those escaping the genocide and leaving the oil fields for XOM to secure it. You may fool those 99.998% of illiterate and undereducated Americans with a nice line of P.R., but the people of the Middle East do have news freedom, (restricted by AIPAC in America) and knows the true mission and goals of the Americans in Iraq and the whole petrol loaded region.
Anne in Virginia writes:
Brian: Congratulations on your decision! I couldn't have said it better myself... Your posting was a breath of fresh air after so much angst and anger that John Matel's posting has generated.
It sounds like you''e got all the right reasons for going to Iraq -- very similar to mine, to be honest. I salute you and hope you enjoy your tour as much as most of us who have served there already enjoyed ours. If you'd like some logistical advice on getting into Iraq, check the website I maintained while I was in Baghdad: www.baghdadanne.com. I never made it to Al-Hillah, but it will give you some flavor of life in a hootch!
Best regards!
Conrad in Florida writes:
You've volunteered because others have volunteered before you have on other assignments. You know then that volunteering is a good thing especially in government work. When you volunteer for work it usually means a harder assignment.
You have to make the plan work by the rules to make it easier on yourself and your fellow workers. Always ask the person in charge. "What do you want me to do?" Everyday/everytime a situation arises communication with your workforce seems to be the easiest way.
Ralph in Greece writes:
God Bless you! I was a bit embarrassed by some of the U.S. diplomats who appeared to be whining about going to Iraq. Of course, it's dangerous and not many probably would like to go, but when DUTY CALLS, you stepped up to the plate and made Americans like me proud. I see the U.S. Military folks doing this daily and it's good to know there are State Folks who also take DUTY seriously.
The military receives hazard duty pay in Iraq as well. There is no shame or explanation needed for you to graciously accept these additional benefits. Plus, from what I've read in the media, you will be working with a "Dream-Team" of diplomats assigned to that embassy. One of which is our former US Ambassador in Greece, Mr. Charles Ries.
God speed and good luck in Iraq!
Dipnote Blogger John Matel writes:
You will find life here is more "normal" than you think. At least you get used to it fast. The situation changes very quickly. Any description of Iraq six months ago does not reflect reality today, so what it will be like next year is impossible to predict accurately. All I know is that security conditions improved much faster than experts predicted and are much better now than most American back home know. Bad news is front page news; improvements are often just ignored.
The good thing about working in Iraq is that you have the personal chance to help something good happen. It is a chance few people get in life. You are right to view it as an opportunity and not a burden.
Moshin in Pakistan writes:
Good for you. I think that if there's a chance of making a difference in Iraq, it'll be dependent on people like you.
Did I mention that I like the picture of you here? I think I took that one ;)
Kathleen in Florida writes:
Brian: Thom and I wish you well on your upcoming trip. We are very proud of your patriotism. It is nice to see you haven't changed at all.
Kelvin in California writes:
My experience training pre deployment Marines in the Operation Mojave Viper makes me interested in working for the State Department.
I would like to make a direct human contact instead of going to a website. My skills are unique and valuable.
What is the most appropriate route for someone like myself?
Bill in Missouri writes:
Thank-you for your service to our country.
M in U.A.E. writes:
American people are amazing
God Bless America
Mina in Kuwait writes:
How can I volunteer in serving secrecy to help and support your government. I'm Egyptian and I live in Kuwait.


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My favorite dishtowels are the ones that Mama makes. They�re usually simple unbleached muslin with a healthy dose of hand embroidery.
Mama doesn�t think her embroidery work is anything special, but when I wrapped my youngest son in one of her quilts and took him to the pediatrician�s office, our nurse brought half the office in to see the handiwork. When my sister snuck around and entered one of Mama�s pillowcases in the fair, she won second place without even knowing she was competing.
So, when she sent me a new set of days-of-the-week towels with some of my favorite flowers, I decided to use them only for decoration. I wanted them to remain forever free of stains. And that�s exactly�how it worked for about a year � until Mama came to visit.
This time she had tucked two other dishtowels in her suitcase, one with a bright yellow duck appliqued on it and another with purple pansies embroidered on it. I hung my favorite one, the one with purple pansies, on the stove handle where I could admire it and keep it safe, but in a flash it was gone. I found it crumpled up on the counter with splatters of chocolate cake batter.
Mama had used it.
If one of my boys had used my special towel, he would have gotten an ear full about all the work that had gone into creating that. Instead, I said nothing because it�s hard to argue with the creator. Besides I knew what Mama�s answer would have been. I made them to be used and enjoyed.
She�s right, really. Too often I save things. I protect them and pull them out only on special occasions, afraid that my day-to-day life is too messy. You can always bleach them, she tells me. The embroidery should still hold up.
So, now I hang each of the hand embroidered dishtowels on the door of the refrigerator where little fingers covered in markers and dirt find the dishtowels a hundred times a day, and I remind myself that if the creator isn�t afraid of stains maybe I shouldn�t be either.
It has been a good lesson for me, not just in the kitchen, but in my soul because I think about my Creator and how faith isn�t something designed to sit on a shelf or hang on a towel rack. It�s meant to move into the messiest areas of our lives � and into the messiest areas of our society � to bring healing.
And I have to believe its most beautiful parts, its compassion and mercy, will hold up to the task because that�s what it was meant to do. That�s what its Creator had in mind when he created it.


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As most middle-aged men and women would attest, an aging body is one that experiences more than a few changes. Among the more common changes are a decrease in vision or hearing and a reduction in how much exercise the body can take.
While everyone's body is different, it's safe to say both men and women can expect a change or two in their body's makeup, as they get older.
One of the most common chronic health problems among Americans is arthritis, which affects 46 million adults in the United States alone. While most people are aware of the word "arthritis," they might not be aware of the specifics surrounding these conditions.
What is arthritis?
Unbeknownst to many people, arthritis is not actually a single disease. In fact, arthritis refers to more than 100 medical conditions. And though arthritis is commonly associated with senior citizens, it is not restricted to the older set. While the most common form of arthritis generally afflicts those over the age of 60, young adults, the middle-aged and even infants are not immune to arthritis.
So why is arthritis such a blanket term? All types of arthritis share one commonality, which is, they affect the musculoskeletal system, in particular the body's joints.
Arthritic conditions can result in pain, stiffness and inflammation of the joints and can cause damage to a joint's cartilage as well.
Damaged cartilage can make seemingly ordinary tasks such as brushing your teeth, walking or even using your computer's keyboard very difficult.
While joint problems are the piece that links all types of arthritis, the damage done by arthritis can extend beyond the joints as well. Systemic arthritis can affect the body's major organs, such as the heart, lungs and kidneys, among other things.
Who gets arthritis?
According to the Arthritis Foundation, more than half those affected with arthritis are under the age of 65. Those numbers include the nearly 300,000 children who suffer from an arthritic condition.
As for men and women, women are more likely to be stricken with arthritis. Of the more than 41 million cases of doctor-diagnosed arthritis, roughly 24 million are women.
What Are the Types of Arthritis?
Though there are more than 100 medical conditions classified under the umbrella term arthritis, the following types are a few that qualify.
- Rheumatoid arthritis: This affects mostly women and is one of the most disabling forms of arthritis. It's serious because, as the joint becomes inflamed, it has an adverse affect on the body's immune system.
- Juvenile arthritis: Like the term "arthritis," juvenile arthritis is a general term and refers to a handful of arthritic conditions affecting children.
- Fibromyalgia: This can be very painful, affecting the muscles and attachments to the bone. Rare in men, fibromyalgia mainly affects women.
- Gout: Unlike fibromyalgia, gout affects mostly men and is often the result of a defect in body chemistry, one that can be brought on by poor diet. Fortunately, gout, which often attacks the big toe, can typically be controlled by both medications and by making positive changes in diet.
- Osteoarthritis: This occurs as bone cartilage begins to deteriorate. As the cartilage at the ends of bones deteriorates, bone begins to rub against bone, making osteoarthritis one of the more painful and difficult to live with forms of arthritis. The most prevalent form of arthritis, osteoarthritis greatly limits a person's movements as the cartilage continues to deteriorate.
For more on arthritis
To learn more about arthritis and its many forms, visit the Arthritis Foundation Web site at www.arthritis.org.


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Power Authority Hydropower to Support Buffalo Firm's Plans to Create 12 New Jobs
April 26, 2005
NEW YORK—The New York Power Authority (NYPA) Trustees Tuesday approved an allocation of low-cost hydropower from the Niagara Power Project for Graphic Controls, LLC, a Buffalo company undertaking a $1.8 million expansion that will lead to12 additional jobs.
"Once again, we're demonstrating the unique value of Niagara hydropower for new jobs in Western New York," said Louis P. Ciminelli, NYPA chairman and a resident of Buffalo. "We continue to forge ahead on this front, thanks to Governor George Pataki's efforts and those of state and local economic development organizations, in maximizing the job benefits of this vital generating facility and supporting the region's economy."
Ciminelli noted that the Western New York Advisory Group, consisting of the Power Authority, Niagara Mohawk, Empire State Development Corp. and the Buffalo Niagara Enterprise, recommends the allocations to businesses from two blocks of Niagara hydropower, known as replacement power and expansion power. In late 2003, the members of the group signed a Memorandum of Understanding for allocations of available Niagara power on a continuous basis.
Since the agreement, the Power Authority has made allocations to a total of 30 Western New York companies, including the one approved Tuesday.
Graphic Controls, which has operated in Buffalo since the1940s, is a world leader in producing quality precision charts and marking systems for recording vital information for medical and industrial processes.
The company, which currently employs 245 people, is adding a new printing press for expanding the output of its operation, which runs round-the-clock, seven days a week.
It will receive an allocation of 330 kilowatts (kw) of replacement power, which will help maintain its competitive position and presence in Buffalo. The company is at 400 Exchange St.
Replacement power is a 445,000-kw block of power reserved for manufacturers within a 30-mile radius of the Niagara Project. A second, smaller block of power—expansion power—totals 250,000 kw. Together, the two blocks are linked to more than 43,000 jobs in Western New York.
The 2,400,000-kw Niagara Project, in the Town of Lewiston, is the single largest source of electricity in New York State. It provides some of the state's lowest cost power, along with a second NYPA hydroelectric project, the St. Lawrence-Franklin D. Roosevelt Project in Massena.


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Is it bad for your health, flavor or a BGE to use pieces of wood from a backyard (mostly pines) to heat up the oven for pizza making? I just use charcoal and wood chips now, but I'd save some money, and probably end up baking more on my BGE if I could just use wood from around my yard instead.Thanks for taking time to read/reply!