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Houston, he is now your problem.
Indecision 2013 finally came to an end when Dwight Howard made up his mind — for now.
The usually unhappy drama king of the NBA will be holding court next year in … wait for it … Houston.
Collectively, the nation can now breath easy. Our national Dwightmare is over.
Based on all the coverage you would think the world would have turned on its axis just by the news leaking out.
Or at the very least Los Angeles would have drifted out into the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
Instead, the republic is safe and the sun still rose in the East.
Howard simply made a decision far too many were worried about, or cared about.
It was never that big of a deal.
Overhyped as the next big-man superstar, Howard used all the marketing skills possible to make himself important.
Los Angeles Lakers fans and the once-proud franchise became obsessed with keeping Howard in La la land. They begged the big
man to stay, offering just about everything but the one thing that might have kept him, a new head coach.
man to stay, offering just about everything but the one thing that might have kept him, a new head coach.
Kobe Bryant even told Howard he would show him how to become a champion. Quit laughing Shaq.
While that was likely the final straw that re-broke Howard's aching back, it does show the clash of egos that was taking place
all last season in the Lakers locker room.
all last season in the Lakers locker room.
Howard believes he knows what it takes to win. Bryant knows the truth, that he doesn't.
Water and oil remain a better mix than these two.
So Howard left town just a few years after Bryant booted Shaquille O'Neal.
Kobe needs to learn to play nice if he wants another ring.
As for Howard, whose three-summer tour of NBA drop zones is now over, he comes out of all this still the same.
He has complained his way out of Orlando and whined his way out of Los Angeles.
Now, he is stuck in Houston. Or is it Houston that is stuck with him?
On paper it looks like a perfect match. Howard should be the missing piece in the Rockets' rise to power. Should be.
Then again, he should have been the last piece in the Lakers' championship puzzle instead of becoming the lost link in a chain
to nowhere.
to nowhere.
I believe the biggest of winners might just be the Lakers themselves. No longer do they have to babysit Howard and they are
free to go free-agent hunting when the big names come calling next summer.
free to go free-agent hunting when the big names come calling next summer.
LeBron James, another NBA star who
knows a thing or two about making decisions last way too long, is on
their short list already.
knows a thing or two about making decisions last way too long, is on
their short list already.
The Lakers, in the end, got off easy. They only had to survive one year of this drama that wasn't even fit for Hollywood.
Orlando had to put up with it for a few more years than that.
Orlando had to put up with it for a few more years than that.
Maybe Howard just doesn't like the whole Disney thing. After all, he does call himself Superman not Prince Charming.
Either way, he has decided to call Houston his new home when it comes to all things basketball.
Yao Ming is rolling over in his leg cast as we speak.
The city that gave us the Dream, the Twin Towers and Moses has parted the seas so Howard can come be a part of what some believe
is the next great thing in the NBA.
is the next great thing in the NBA.
Those "some" are going to be disappointed.
The Rockets are of the opinion that Howard is going to be the centerpiece for the next great pro basketball team. Not likely.
All Howard has shown us over the years is that he is the centerpiece for drama, disappointment, and in the end, confusion.
One could argue that the Rockets are second only to the Lakers when it comes to playing host to great centers.
Moses Malone, Hakeem Olajuwon and even Ralph Sampson and Yao himself have had solid runs in the post for the Rockets. Now
it is Howard who will patrol the paint.
it is Howard who will patrol the paint.
However, he brings more questions to town than answers.
How good Howard is was never the issue. How hard Howard is willing to work to become better is.
That is where the game seems to pass him by.
Howard is more hip-hop than hustle, more style than substance and clearly more posh than perspiration.
Talented and confused Howard has been proclaimed the best center in the NBA, but more often than not he is outworked by those
less talented.
less talented.
It seems that Howard more than anything else wants to be a star, wants to be loved by the public, wants to be the face of
the franchise. Then, when it got to the big stage of all, he crumbled in the spotlight of Los Angeles.
the franchise. Then, when it got to the big stage of all, he crumbled in the spotlight of Los Angeles.
Despite all his bravado, Howard would rather be a big fish in a small pond. L.A. was an ocean he never could swim in.
Now he wants to again be loved. That's not easy for big men.
Shaq used to say, "Nobody roots for Goliath," and he is right.
It is hard to be considered the underdog when you proclaim yourself Superman.
Now he has landed in Houston, bringing his poor free-throw-shooting and pouting behavior along for the ride.
If Howard really wants to show the world he is ready to become a leader he must show us on the court and in the Rockets locker
room. It is there where he will be judged now.
room. It is there where he will be judged now.
And yes, after leaving the Lakers and their 18 championship banners behind, Howard must also prove to us he is a winner.
Anything less than a title no longer cuts it.
Not even in Houston.
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3.40: Nucleic Acid Classification
Did you ever see a spiral staircase like the one in the opening image? The steps connect the two sides of the staircase, which winds around a central axis. A spiral staircase can be used as a model for a DNA molecule. DNA is a nucleic acid.
Q: DNA is such a well-known molecule that you probably know something about it already. What do you know about DNA, and why do you think this molecule is so "famous"?
A: You many know that DNA contains genes. It is so "famous" because it explains how we inherit traits from our parents and pass them on to our offspring.
What Are Nucleic Acids?
Nucleic acids are one of four classes of biochemical molecules. (The other three classes are carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids.) Nucleic acids include RNA (ribonucleic acid) as well as DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). Both types of nucleic acids contain the elements carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus.
Q: Which of the elements in DNA is not found in any other class of biochemical compounds?
A: All biochemical compounds contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen; and proteins as well as nucleic acids contain nitrogen. Phosphorus is the only element that is found in nucleic acids alone.
Nucleic acids consist of chains of small molecules called nucleotides, which are held together by covalent bonds. The structure of a nucleotide is shown in the Figure below. Each nucleotide consists of:
- a phosphate group, which contains phosphorus and oxygen (PO4).
- a sugar, which is deoxyribose (C5H8O4) in DNA and ribose (C5H10O5) in RNA.
- one of four nitrogen-containing bases. (A base is a compound that is not neither acidic nor neutral.) In DNA, the bases are adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine. RNA has the base uracil instead of thymine, but the other three bases are the same.
The Double Helix
RNA consists of just one chain of nucleotides. DNA consists of two chains. Nitrogen bases on the two chains of DNA form hydrogen bonds with each other. Hydrogen bonds are relatively weak bonds that form between a positively charged hydrogen atom in one molecule and a negatively charged atom in another molecule. Hydrogen bonds form only between adenine and thymine, and between guanine and cytosine. These bonds hold the two chains together and give DNA is characteristic double helix, or spiral, shape.
You can see the shape of the DNA molecule in the Figure below. Sugars and phosphate groups form the "backbone" of each chain of DNA. The bonded bases are called base pairs. Determining the structure of DNA was a huge scientific breakthrough. You can read the interesting story of its discovery and why it was so important at the URL below.
Q: Compare the structure of DNA to a spiral staircase. What part of the molecule do the stair steps represent?
A: The steps represent the base pairs.
Functions of Nucleic Acids
DNA stores genetic information in the cells of all living things. It contains the genetic code. This is the code that instructs cells how to make proteins. The instructions are encoded in the sequence of nitrogen bases in the nucleotide chains of DNA. RNA copies and interprets the genetic code in DNA and is also involved in the synthesis of proteins based on the code. You can watch these events unfolding at the following URL. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJxobgkPEAo&feature=related
Q: DNA is found only in the nucleus of cells, but proteins are synthesized in the cytoplasm of cells, outside of the nucleus. How do you think the instructions encoded in DNA reach the cytoplasm so they can be used to make proteins?
A: After RNA copies the instructions in DNA, it carries them from the nucleus to a site of protein synthesis in the cytoplasm, where the instructions are translated into a protein.
- Nucleic acids are one of four classes of biochemical molecules. Nucleic acids include RNA (ribonucleic acid) and DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid).
- Nucleic acids consist of chains of small molecules called nucleotides, which are held together by covalent bonds.
- RNA is made of one nucleotide chain, and DNA is made of two. The two chains of DNA are held together by hydrogen bonds in the shape of a double helix.
- DNA contains the genetic code, which instructs cells how to make proteins. RNA copies the genetic code in DNA and helps synthesize proteins based on the code.
- nucleic acid: Biochemical compound (either DNA or RNA) that contains oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus in addition to carbon and hydrogen; consists of one or two long chains of smaller molecules called nucleotides.
Watch the video about DNA at the following URL, and then answer the questions below.
- What are the complementary bases in DNA?
- Assume that one of the nucleotide chains in a DNA molecule has the following sequence of bases: ATCGGCTAAC. What is the sequence of bases on the other nucleotide chain of the molecule?
- What are nucleic acids? What are the two types of nucleic acids?
- Describe the structure of a nucleotide.
- What holds nucleotides together in a nucleic acid?
- Compare and contrast the structure and functions of DNA and RNA.
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Through its Honors Program, the Department of History offers students who have demonstrated very strong academic ability the opportunity to engage in more advanced research and writing than the regular major program requires. Students who write a senior honors thesis work closely with a faculty adviser and faculty committee on a research project they design.
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I am an interventional radiologist who uses state-of-the-art radiology imaging equipment (such as CT, ultrasound, MRI, and real-time x-rays, called fluoroscopy) to guide minimally invasive procedures, which require only tiny incisions.
At Memorial Sloan Kettering, which I joined in 1996, I perform a wide variety of interventional radiology procedures for cancer patients, including needle biopsy, placement of venous access devices, and the placement of long-term catheters to manage fluid around the lungs or in the abdomen. I also have particular expertise in treating patients with complex biliary obstruction, such as obstruction of the kidneys/urinary tract and the bile ducts.
I am very interested in locoregional treatments of liver tumors — both primary tumors such as hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma — and metastases from a wide variety of primary cancers. These tumors may be treated with arterial-directed procedures such as embolization and radioembolization as well as by percutaneous ablation.
I have been invited to speak both nationally and internationally on topics such as embolization of liver tumors, diagnosis and treatment of biliary obstruction, percutaneous biopsy, percutaneous ablation, and placement of venous access devices. I helped start MSK's program using radioembolization to treat liver tumors.
I also work with our Behavioral Science Service to help teach our fellows skills to improve communication with patients, as I believe that good communication is an essential component of every procedure.
- Clinical Expertise: Vascular and Interventional Radiology
- Languages Spoken: English
- Education: MD, New York University School of Medicine
- Residencies: St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
- Fellowships: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
- Board Certifications: Diagnostic Radiology; CAQ in Interventional Radiology
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Late Nite Binghamton moves to the Downtown Center
The Binghamton University student program, Late Nite, will be held at the University Downtown Center at 6 p.m. Friday, December 7, to coincide with the City of Binghamton's First Friday events. This event is free and open to the public.
A student art exhibit, music and refreshments will be available at the facility, located at 167 Washington Street. Also, Atom, the world's fastest painter, will be on hand to entertain the crowd.
Late Nite Binghamton recently joined the Gorgeous Washington Street Association and hopes to bring programming to the Downtown Center on a monthly basis, according to Justin Joseph, Late Nite Coordinator. "We are hoping that Late Nite First Friday will be one of the many ways the community can see the talents of Binghamton University students and see this as a great opportunity to bring the campus community to the downtown area."
The Late Nite Binghamton program is designed to enhance the quality of student life during peak social interaction times by providing activities attractive to all students.
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The Gambia shuts independent radio station
New York, August 15, 2012--Gambian national security agents summarily shut an independent radio station early this morning without providing an explanation, according to news reports. Authorities have censored Taranga FM at least twice before in retaliation for its exclusive news review program, according to news reports.
Officers of the Gambian National Intelligence Agency stormed Taranga FM studios in Sinchu Alhagie village, southwest of Banjul, the capital, and forced it off the air, according to news reports. The officials also took the station's license as well as the contact information of its board members, local journalists said. The officers told the station staff only that they had received "directives from above," news reports said.


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On October 31, 2008, Curtis Lovell pulled off Harry Houdini's infamous Buried Alive escape: Lovell was shackled, handcuffed, placed in a pine coffin, lowered into a grave, and-- you guessed it--buried alive under 200 pounds of dirt. Lovell escaped after 16 minutes, dangling the empty shackles and cuffs.
On October 31, 2008, Curtis Lovell pulled off Harry Houdini's infamous Buried Alive escape: Lovell was shackled, handcuffed, placed in a pine coffin, lowered into a grave, and-- you guessed it--buried alive under 200 pounds of dirt. Lovell escaped after 16 minutes, dangling the empty shackles and cuffs.
The Davenport Brothers preceded Harry Houdini by about 40 years, riding the tails of the Spiritualism craze in America. They were known for the box illusion, in which the brothers were tied up and placed in a box which contained musical instruments. Once the box lid was closed, the instruments would sound; but when the box was opened again, the brothers would still be tied in the positions they had been at the start of the trick. They claimed "supernatural forces" made the instruments playing possible.
A British escape artist, David Straitjacket holds records for the World's Fastest Straitjacket Escape, World's Fastest Underwater Handcuff Escape, World's Fastest Handcuff Escape, World's Fastest Straitjacket Escape Whilst Balanced On Stilts, World's Fastest Suspended Straitjacket & Chains Escape, and Having The Heaviest Person Stand On His Chest, While Lying On Broken Glass.
Dorothy Dietrich was a groundbreaker: she was the first and only woman to perform the bullet catch in the mouth trick (a trick for which Penn and Teller are known these days), as well as the first woman to perform a straitjacket escape while suspended from a burning rope hundreds of feet in the air. Feminism at its finest!
Locks fascinate Thomas Solomon. As a 13-year-old, he apprenticed himself to a locksmith, moving from answering phones and sweeping floors to learning about the inner workings of the most complicated of locks. As an escape artist, he has escape from over 5,000 different pairs of handcuffs, all different types, all from different eras in history. So far he hasn't found a lock that can hold him.
A Hungarian escape artist, David Merlini is believed to be the heir of Harry Houdini himself because of this strange-but-true fact: he was born 52 years to the day after the death of Houdini, who himself died at age 52. He specializes in high-tech tricks, such as being launched along with a SCUD missile, being embedded in a block of concrete and thrown in a river, and being frozen with liquid nitrogen. He has also escaped from the inside of a steel perforated box after being chained and padlocked and thrown in the Danube in a mere three minutes.
Beginning her magical career as magician John Bundy's assistant, Morgan has since earned acclaim on her own as 2009's World Magic Awards Best Female Escapist winner. In her 55 Gallon Underwater Challenge, Morgan is cuffed with four pairs of handcuffs and lowered into a 55 gallon barrel of water, which is then wrapped in 25 pounds of steel chains and locked with three padlocks. Fun fact: she cites Dorothy Dietrich as one of her principal influences.
Steranko is most well-known for writing and drawing the 1960s superspy feature "Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D" for Marvel. However, he spent his earlier teenage and 20-something years as an illusionist and escape artist. Quite the multi-talented man.
Okay, you may have heard of Doug Henning if your parents are really into 1970s Broadway. This Canadian magician made waves when he brought his illusions to the Broadway stage in Stephen Schwartz's musical The Magic Show. In 1975, he also successfully recreated Houdini's Chinese Water Torture Cell trick for the first time since its original performance: his feet locked in stocks and he was lowered into a tank of water, from which he escaped. Furthermore, he did it on live TV.
Miss out on the turn-of-the-century sideshow craze? Well, Roslyn Walker runs a 21st Century Sideshow. Not only is he an escape artist, but also he's a human blockhead, glass walker, sword swallower, juggler, stilt walker, and mentalist, among other things; and he does it all with a lovely Victorian air. Classy.
Johnson and her husband, Kevin Ridgeway, are devout Christian magicians who specialize in faith-based events. Like Doug Henning, she does Houdini's Chinese Water Torture Cell-- but she doesn't hide behind a curtain while she does it: she escapes in full view. Her average time is two minutes and 48 seconds on one breath, but it has occasionally taken as long as three minutes and 18 seconds.
A former con man, Matt the Knife now uses his criminal skills as a perfectly legal conjurer. He has broken 12 Guinness world records, including escapes, sword swallowing, fire manipulation, and card manipulation, and he is also now an anti-fraud expert. Way to turn your life around!
A dwarf performer who was a contemporary of Houdini, Zamora specialized in contortionism and "enterology," or, squeezing into impossibly tiny spaces. He claimed to be triple-jointed-- maybe he missed his calling as a Batman villain!


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04-10-2013, 07:19 AM #1Junior Member Guppy
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Fish dying off one by one...any thoughts?
Was wondering if anyone would have an idea of why my fish seem to be dying off?
Tank established in Nov 2012
8 gallon tank
2 fancy guppies
(recently added 2 cobra guppies and a snail)
I check my levels bi-weekly, monthly cleanings, 25% water changes etc
Ammonia: 0
Ph: 7.2
things were sailing along. I have had no problems ...tank looks good....levels stayed good...not once have I had a spike in months. We decided to add to the family and about 2 weeks ago purchased 2 cobra guppies. I acclimated them by taking about 2 hrs by adding some of my water ever 15min or so. I did not add the store water. The first week every one looked great. I checked the levels daily and there wasn't even the tiniest spike. Around this time I noticed a spot of brown algae on the side of my wall. I checked around but didn't really see anything else. 7 days in I came down to find one of the new guppies dead. I removed it ...did a 35% water change to hope keep the ammonia down. I checked 2x daily and no spike. The other fish seemed fine. I was thinking just the shock of the change got him or something. Then 3 days later ....(still checking levels 2x a day) the 2nd guppy was hanging out at the bottom. He didn't look good. I was debating trying to set up a little fish hospital but before I could he was gone. I removed him. I was very frustrated. ....Did water change..kept checking levels....everything was fine. Took the fish back to the store (14 day guarantee) . They said....I probably didn't acclimate them right which pissed me off a little bit. I'm not sure how else to do it....perhaps 2 hrs isn't long enough...but it seems a lot better then their...15min floating in the bag till the temps acclimate. They were going to replace them but didn't have any in. While there I picked up a snail.....they thought that would help with the brown algae. I'm starting to see that that might not be the case. Anyways......levels were fine...added the snail...no problems.. 2 days ago my one fancy guppy is dead. This time the ammonia did spike to 1.0. I did water changes..etc... levels quickly came down and NOW I just saw my other guppy hanging out on the bottom of the tank not looking so good. I see nothing on the fish...nothing on their gills. Levels are still reading 0 ph 7.2
I'm not sure what is going on. Is it simply that the first fish dead from shock and the ammonia...even though I read no spike in the beginning could still be the problem or is there some unseen element here?
If this other fish dies is there anything I should do before buying more fish?
I'm sorry if this is to long or if I didn't write the things I needed too
Thanks in advance
How do you test for ammonia and what filter do you have?
How do you treat your water when you refill the tank after a water change? Your levels are good but did you cycle the tank?
PS: while a longer acclimatization does minimize the stress of changing water parameters, it drastically increases the time a fish spends in the bag and is exposed to high waste, hypoxic water. This also increases stress dramatically so instead of increasing your time(two hours is very long) you likely should decrease it and strike a balance between enough time to acclimate and as little time as possible in a bag.
04-10-2013, 12:36 PM #4Senior Member Red tailed catfish
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+1 to the above post. Guppies are known as hardy fish, however, no fish will last long in a small bag in it's own waste, especially after the stress of being netted and moved.
I'm also wondering what you are using to test your water parameters. It appears you test all 3 (ammonia, nitrites & nitrates). We always recommend the use of a liquid test kit rather than test strips which can be unreliable - most pet stores use them which is why we advise the tank owner do their own testing.
If you are getting spikes of ammonia that high, it's important to change much more than 35% of your water - more like 50-75% to remove the ammonia and do it more than once a day to protect your fish.
The last thing you need to worry about is the pH - if your tank isn't cycled, pH will fluctuate anyway. Normally, a cycled tank shows 0ppm for ammonia & nitrites and a reading of 20ppm or less for nitrates.
While it is important to acclimate, if you are purchasing fish locally (like in your own town), you might not even need to do this. When I acclimate I add a little tank water every few minutes for about 15 minutes.
Unless I'm reading it wrong, and everyone is missing it, you are showing a reading on Nitrites. That'd do it.2 10 gallon tanks, 1 20 gallon tank, 1 Fluval Edge, 1 29 gallon tank, and one backyard pond.
04-10-2013, 12:48 PM #6Senior Member Red tailed catfish
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Ammonia: 0
Ph: 7.2
Tiari - am I missing something you see?
My advice. Drop a half dose of Quick Cure (or other Ick and protozoa parasite treatment) in the tank when you put new fish in. That usually eliminates any diseases that your fish might have and are immune to, but the new fish aren't, and vice versa. Also add some Stress Coat in when you move fish. That helps rebuild their slime coat and reduces stress. There is also Prime, which is a water conditioner, but it also detoxifies your NOs, if you do find that to be a problem.
Just to reiterate what's been said... doesn't sound like the tank's cycled. =/Adventures in Aquaria - The KevinVA Story
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04-16-2013, 02:19 PM #9Junior Member Guppy
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thanks for those that responded. I came down with a nasty flu bug that I am finally starting to come out of and basically return to the living.
To try and answer the questions. I have a Tetra Whisper 10i (I believe...its for 10-30 gallons) I test ONLY with liquid. specifically aquarium pharmaceuticals freshwater master kit. I don't test high ph due to advice on this board.
when I add my fish I don't leave them in a bag. they are put in a small container (dip and pour) and the water from my tank is then added. Its a 15min car ride home so they aren't in a bag very long. When I change the water I always use Prime.
The last guppy survived and is doing well as is the snail. Levels are totally normal but the brown algae is starting to bloom....I noticed 3 big spots on the glass this morning. I have been reading that this can also be caused by over feeding but I feed VERY little. When I vacuum my gravel or stir things up there is very little debris in the water. I use to over feed so I have become very good at not doing this. Any thoughts on causes and how to get rid of it?


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Fall is the time when salmon return to local streams to spawn. Bellevue has over 60 miles of streams, many of them habitat for chinook, coho and sockeye salmon. Check out the 2011 Salmon Spawner Report. Check the latest newsletter at Stream Team.
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What is the salmon life cycle?Salmon born in a creek such as Kelsey make their way to the Pacific Ocean by swimming through Mercer Slough to Lake Washington, on to Lake Union via the Lake Washington Ship Canal, through the locks into Puget Sound, and eventually out to the ocean. They stay in the ocean for two to four years and then return in the fall months to the stream of their birth to spawn (deposit and fertilize eggs).
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Posted June 25, 2009; 01:12 p.m.
UPDATE: This meeting has been moved to McCosh 50, which is both air conditioned and larger than McCosh 10.
A repeat session of the "town hall meeting" that took place on June 25 has been set for 9 to 11 a.m. Monday, June 29, in McCosh 50. The session is open to all members of the campus community.
The second meeting was scheduled to accommodate those campus members who were unable to attend Thursday's meeting due to fire safety regulations when the room was fully occupied.
The agenda will be the same, including a review of cost-savings initiatives, more information on the Voluntary Incentivized Retirement Program and an update on how current economic conditions are affecting the University's budget.
Speakers will be Provost Christopher Eisgruber, Executive Vice President Mark Burstein, Vice President for Finance and Treasurer Carolyn Ainslie and Vice President for Human Resources Lianne Sullivan-Crowley. There will be a question-and-answer period.
They will provide a financial overview of the University and a look at how present economic conditions will affect the next fiscal year and beyond.
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Description Male has white face and chest, dark breast band, and otherwise rufous underparts; upperparts are dark. Female has white elements of male's plumage replaced by speckled rufous.
Dimensions Length: 15-18 in (38-45.5 cm)
Endangered Status The Northern Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis septentrionalis), the subspecies of the Aplomado Falcon that occurs in the United States, is on the U.S. Endangered Species List. It is classified as endangered in Texas. These handsome birds of prey once ranged over the Southwest, but were all but wiped out in the U.S. by the 1940s as their arid scrub and grassland habitat was destroyed. Efforts are being made to help this species to recovery. Populations are being monitored in Mexico, and captive-bred birds have been released in Texas. In 1995 the first Aplomado Falcon pair in 43 years successfully raised a chick in Texas.
Habitat Visit Laguna Atascosa Wildlife Area near Brownsville, Texas, for a chance of seeing this species.
Range Texas, Southwest
Discussion Impressive and beautifully marked falcon. Widespread and generally scarce in Central and South America; formerly widespread in southern U.S. and becoming re-established thanks to Peregrine Fund program.


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ISI Group networking and telecom analyst Brian Marshall today offers up some thoughts from attending the Interop telecom conference going on in Las Vegas this week, which he writes was marked by "extremely poor attendance and lack of new product launches," offering that "frankly it might be the last time we attend."
But Marshall writes that in talking to someone working at a so-called hyperscale data center "we did collect an interesting nugget of information pertaining to the costs of deploying VMWare (VMW) cloud management framework vs. an alternative open-source OpenStack solution."
The sense Marshall came away with is that despite a higher price tag for VMware's software versus the open-source OpenStack software when one considers the extra expense of making OpenStack work:
Our contact explained to us the industry's "cloud management quagmire" in very simple fashion and we thought it was worth sharing. Take ~25 racks of equipment in a datacenter…each one of those racks houses roughly ~$1mil of IT equipment (e.g., servers, storage, security, switches, etc.). If one deploys VMW across that infrastructure, it would cost somewhere around ~$5.0mil. This is obviously much more expensive than the cost associated with deploying OpenStack (~$250k). However, due to the "sharp edges" of OpenStack today, it would require an incremental ~20 engineers to support the rollout on this infrastructure (according to our hyperscale contact who we consider a "black belt" in IT). Assuming ~$200k annual "all-in" cost per each engineer, that would imply the total costs to deploy OpenStack in this example is ~$4.3mil. Net net, despite popular belief, it appears the total "all-in" costs to deploy VMW cloud management solution vs. an open-source OpenStack rollout, isn't material at the end of the day. In our view, we assume many customer will obviously continue to choose the "tested" VMW solution going forward if our conversation and numbers are accurate.
Marshall maintains a Strong Buy rating on VMware shares, and a $115 price target.
VMware stock today closed down $1.63, or 1.5%, at $107.92.


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Democracy is topic, April 26-27 and May 3-4
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Legal scholar Ronald Dworkin will deliver four lectures around the theme, "Is Democracy Possible Here? Principles for a New American Political Debate," Tuesdays and Wednesdays, April 26-27 and May 3-4, on campus.
The talks, part of the Scribner Lecture Series, are sponsored by the University and by Princeton University Press. All will begin at 4:30 p.m. in McCosh 50.
Dworkin, the Sommer Professor of Law at New York University, is expected to identify foundational principles that most Americans -- liberal and conservative -- share. He will defend a liberal interpretation of these principles and challenge conservatives to construct and defend their own competing interpretation.
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Roy Lichtenstein's color screenprint "Still Life With Red Jar" (1994) is one of more than 80 works on display in "Pop Art at Princeton: Permanent and Promised." The exhibition, which runs through Aug. 12, highlights the Princeton University Art Museum's comprehensive collection of paintings, prints, drawings and sculpture by leading figures of the American Pop art movement.
The exhibition also includes examples of seldom seen later works by major Pop artists, including Alex Katz's oil painting "Anne" (1996).
At left: Andy Warhol's iconic silkscreens, "Blue Marilyn" (1962) and "Brillo Box" (1964), are among his classic and lesser-known works on view in the exhibition.
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Exhibition highlights Princeton's Pop art collection
Posted June 28, 2007; 02:00 p.m.
An exhibition celebrating the Princeton University Art Museum's permanent collection and promised gifts of Pop art will be on view through Sunday, Aug. 12.
"Pop Art at Princeton: Permanent and Promised" highlights the museum's comprehensive collection -- acquired over the last 30 years through purchases, bequests and gifts, both past and promised -- of paintings, prints, drawings and sculpture by leading figures of the American Pop art movement.
The exhibition also includes examples of seldom seen later works by Robert Indiana, Alex Katz, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, Andy Warhol and Tom Wesselmann, providing a broad historical overview of Pop art as it has been practiced from the movement's origins to the present day.
The exhibition is complemented by the publication of "Pop Art: Contemporary Perspectives," the first in a new series of monographs that will offer in-depth explorations of the museum's rich collections.
"Over the last 30 years, the Princeton University Art Museum has steadily augmented, by gift and purchase, its collection of Pop material," said Susan Taylor, the museum's director. "These generous promised gifts highlight the significance of Pop art and mark an important addition to the museum's collections in contemporary art. The pairing of the exhibition and the new museum publication series represents a singular opportunity for the museum to fulfill two fundamental, interrelated aspects of our mission: building the collection and advancing scholarship."
Taylor added that Princeton has a long tradition of interest in modern and contemporary art. "Since the early 20th century, the University's alumni and faculty have included important historians of modern art who also have been influential critics of contemporary practice -- Alfred Barr, William Seitz, Sam Hunter, Michael Fried, Rosalind Krauss, Thomas Crow and Hal Foster, among others."
The exhibition, which presents more than 80 works, is installed in two special galleries and is organized around the works of individual artists.
The first gallery features the prints and sculpture of Indiana, a witty wall piece by Allan D'Arcangelo and cut-out portraits by Katz, all pointing toward historical traditions in American art that have been imaginatively reinterpreted by these Pop artists. The works in this gallery also introduce some of the subjects, cultural issues and revolutionary techniques of the Pop era, through major prints by Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg and Jim Dine, as well as Dine's five-paneled construction "The Art of Painting" (1972).
The second gallery concentrates on promised gifts of works by Wesselmann, Oldenburg and Van Bruggen, Warhol and Lichtenstein, and selected works from the museum's permanent collection by George Segal, James Rosenquist and Edward Ruscha. The exhibition compares several artists' early and later treatments of a single subject, pairing Wesselmann's molded plastic "Still Life #54" of 1965, for example, with his laser-cut steel "Still Life With Orange and Tulip" of 1986-92. The group of promised gifts is particularly strong in the rarely discussed late sculpture of these artists, and the exhibition provides a number of opportunities to examine drawings and maquettes along with the finished pieces. Renowned curator, collector, art historian and professor of American art John Wilmerding has promised a major gift of Pop art to the museum.
"Pop Art at Princeton" also features representations of the iconic motifs that became signature images for these artists in the Pop era -- Johns' targets, Dine's bathrobes and paintbrushes, Warhol's soup can and portrait of Marilyn Monroe -- while the darker side of American culture will be presented in Rauschenberg's layered illustrations appropriated from the news media, and in Warhol's screenprinted images of social disaster.
The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. It is closed on Mondays and major holidays.


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2.54: Groups with Metalloids
This image represents a famous ancient Egyptian named Tutankhamen. Do you see his heavy eyeliner? Most likely the eyeliner was made of a mineral containing antimony. This metalloid was commonly used for makeup by Egyptians between four and five thousand years ago. Today we know that antimony is toxic, although Tutankhamen probably didn't know that. Antimony is found in group 15 of the periodic table. Group 15 is one of four groups of the periodic table that contain metalloids.
Groups 13–16
Groups 13–16 of the periodic table (orange in the Figure below) are the only groups that contain elements classified as metalloids. Unlike other groups of the periodic table, which contain elements in just one class, groups 13–16 contain elements in at least two different classes. In addition to metalloids, they also contain metals, nonmetals, or both. Groups 13–16 fall between the transition metals (in groups 3–12) and the nonmetals called halogens (in group 17).
What Are Metalloids?
Metalloids are the smallest class of elements, containing just six members: boron (B), silicon (Si), germanium (Ge), arsenic (As), antimony (Sb), and tellurium (Te). Metalloids have some properties of metals (elements that can conduct electricity) and some properties of nonmetals (elements that cannot conduct electricity). For example, most metalloids can conduct electricity, but not as well as metals. Metalloids also tend to be shiny like metals, but brittle like nonmetals. Chemically, metalloids may behave like metals or nonmetals, depending on their number of valence electrons. You can learn more about specific metalloids by clicking on the element symbols in the periodic table at this URL: http://www.chemicool.com/.
Q: Why does the chemical behavior of an element depend on its number of valence electrons?
A: Valence electrons are the electrons in an atom's outer energy level that may be involved in chemical reactions with other atoms.
Group 13: Boron Group
Group 13 of the periodic table is also called the boron group because boron (B) is the first element at the top of the group . Boron is also the only metalloid in this group. The other four elements in the group—aluminum (Al), gallium (Ga), indium (In), and thallium (Tl)—are all metals. Group 13 elements have three valence electrons and are fairly reactive. All of them are solids at room temperature.
Group 14: Carbon Group
Group 14 of the periodic table is headed by the nonmetal carbon (C), so this group is also called the carbon group. Carbon is followed by silicon (Si) and germanium (Ge), which are metalloids, and then by tin (Sn) and lead (Pb), which are metals. Group 14 elements group have four valence electrons, so they generally aren't very reactive. All of them are solids at room temperature.
Germanium is a brittle, shiny, silvery-white metalloid. Along with silicon, it is used to make the tiny electric circuits on computer chips. It is also used to make fiber optic cables—like the ones pictured here—that carry telephone and other communication signals.
Group 15: Nitrogen Group
Group 15 of the periodic table is also called the nitrogen group. The first element in the group is the nonmetal nitrogen (N), followed by phosphorus (P), another nonmetal. Arsenic (As) and antimony (Sb) are the metalloids in this group, and bismuth (Bi) is a metal. All group 15 elements have five valence electrons, but they vary in their reactivity. Nitrogen, for example, is not very reactive at all, whereas phosphorus is very reactive and found naturally only in combination with other substances. All group 15 elements are solids, except for nitrogen, which is a gas.
Group 16: Oxygen Group
Group 16 of the periodic table is also called the oxygen group. The first three elements—oxygen (O), sulfur (S), and selenium (Se)—are nonmetals. They are followed by tellurium (Te), a metalloid, and polonium (Po), a metal. All group 16 elements have six valence electrons and are very reactive. Oxygen is a gas at room temperature, and the other elements in the group are solids.
Tellurium is a silvery white, brittle metalloid. It is toxic and may cause birth defects. Tellurium can conduct electricity when exposed to light, so it is used to make solar panels. It has several other uses as well. For example, it makes steel and copper easier to work with and lends color to ceramics.
Q: With six valence electrons, group 16 elements need to attract two electrons from another element to have a stable electron arrangement of eight valence electrons. Which group of elements in the periodic table do you think might form compounds with elements in group 16?
A: Group 2 elements, called the alkaline Earth metals, form compounds with elements in the oxygen group. That's because group 2 elements have two valence electrons that they are "eager" to give up. An example of a group 2 and group 6 compound is calcium oxide (CaO).
- Groups 13–16 of the periodic table contain one or more metalloids, in addition to metals, nonmetals, or both.
- Group 13 is called the boron group, and boron is the only metalloid in this group. The other group 13 elements are metals.
- Group 14 is called the carbon group. This group contains two metalloids: silicon and germanium. Carbon is a nonmetal, and the remaining elements in this group are metals.
- Group 15 is called the nitrogen group. The metalloids in this group are arsenic and antimony. Group 15 also contains two nonmetals and one metal.
- Group 16 is called the oxygen group. Tellurium is the only metalloid in this group, which also contains three nonmetals and one metal.
- metalloid: Class of elements that have some properties of metals and some properties of nonmetals.
Watch the video at the following URL, and then answer the questions below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO36yksPOBM (6:50)
- Why does boron act chemically like a metal?
- Why do arsenic, antimony, and tellurium tend to have chemical properties similar to nonmetals?
- Sometimes silicon and germanium behave like metals, and sometimes they behave like nonmetals. Explain why.
- Which elements in groups 13–16 are metalloids?
- Name two physical properties that boron shares with most metals.
- What property of the metalloid silicon makes it useful for computer chips?
- A recent investigation found relatively high levels of the metalloid arsenic in samples of apple juice. Why might this be a serious problem?
- Why is the metalloid tellurium used to make solar panels?
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Madison police chief says he's working toward change
Chief Noble Wray talks to the community for the first time since Heimsness' resignation
MADISON, Wis. - A long table sat in the front of a Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center room. At that table sat a wide array of people, all with perspective to share on the fatal shooting that killed Paul Heenan last November.
That included mental health experts, 911 dispatch workers, community members, the district attorney and police.
"This by far has been the most trying time in my life as a police professional," Madison Police Chief Noble Wray said.
At the far end of the table, Wray was still center of attention. He explained to the crowd how tough the last eight months have been on the department and the community.
"I've got to balance both internal and external issues here," Wray said. "So I would hope we would be able to come at what I would refer to as understanding each other from each other's perspective a bit more, and that's where trust is garnered."
This was the second meeting of the Community Response Team, a group of neighbors and friends concerned about Officer Stephen Heimsness pulling the trigger on Heenan. The CRT is urging the Madison Police Department and other agencies to change policies, explore other training methods and protocol, and increase citizen oversight of the force, among other things.
Wray said part of his involvement in the meeting is to explore how to rebuild trust.
"At times, we have those incidents that challenge our trust," Wray said. "And we have to be committed to rolling up our sleeves and working at it."
The panel spoke 15 days after the announcement of Heimness's resignation. Wray filed a complaint to fire him after uncovering inappropriate messages Heimsness made on department computers, among other allegations.
Wray revoked that complaint to the Police and Fire Commission when Heimsness agreed to leave the force this coming November. Heimsness applied for state assistance for post traumatic stress disorder stemming from the shooting.
Despite the numerous counts he brought against Heimsness, Wray maintains that Heimsness was acting within police policy when he shot and killed Heenan.Madison police chief says he's working toward change
"There is a nexus between the internal investigation and the officer involved shooting, and that is those MDC messages grew out of the officer involved shooting. But everything that happened that night still from an objective standpoint still took place," Wray said. "And I know those comments were terrible comments, but they don't change the fact scenario for what changed that night."
CRT leader Jean Papalia used to patrol the Williamson Street neighborhoods. The retired officer has noticed a change in the neighbors' comfort with officers.
"I think the part that's missing is the connectedness with the police and that relationship was lost or dropped and it needs a bit of nourishing," Papalia said.
Papalia said she's confident that the discussions people are having with police and city officials will create change.
"Anything and everything is up for change. I know great tragedies that have happened and have spurred changes in policies and training," Papalia said. "But they have to be thoughtful and they can't be reactive."
Dane County District Attorney Ishmael Ozanne was also sitting on the panel. He said he had no definitive plans to revisit the shooting investigation, but mentioned he looks over anything that comes through his office.
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Dick's Sporting Goods lays off 478 golf pros nationwideJuly 23, 2014 10:08 PM
Dick's Sporting Goods has laid off all of its PGA professionals from its retail stores nationwide about two months after the Findlay-based sports retailer announced it missed its golf sales projection by $34 million in the first quarter alone.
The move leaves 478 PGA professionals without a job, said a PGA of America spokesman Wednesday. Attempts to reach Dick's representatives were unsuccessful.
"The PGA of America is aware of the decision made by Dick's Sporting Goods that affects the livelihoods of many PGA professionals who have been employed at Dick's," the organization said in a statement. "We are extremely disappointed by the news as any time even one PGA member loses a job we are extremely sensitive to such matters."
The PGA of America provides career counseling and employment services to all of its 28,000 members and pledged to support those affected by Dick's decision. The organization has 12 employment consultants located throughout the country, and those consultants will contact the former Dick's employees in the coming weeks.
Dick's employed PGA professionals to separate itself from online retailers who offered many of the same products at competitive prices. The professionals offered in-store lessons to customers, among other responsibilities.
Dick's was the largest sole employer of PGA professionals in the country.
But golf sales are dragging nationwide as fewer people are taking interest in the sport. Television ratings are down, in large part because Tiger Woods has failed to regain his dominant form, and fewer people are playing the game, Edward W. Stack, Dick's chairman and CEO, said during a conference call in May to discuss first-quarter earnings.
"We don't feel we've found the bottom yet," Mr. Stack said, after disclosing sluggish golf category sales.
Despite its issues in golf sales and a decline in hunting sales, Dick's posted a profit of $70 million, or 57 cents per share, in the three months ended May 3. That compares to $64.8 million, or 52 cents per share, during the same quarter a year ago.
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By Tiernan Ray
JMP Securities's Erik Suppiger today reiterates a Market Outperform rating on shares of networking security technology vendor Barracuda Networks (CUDA), without offering a price target, writing that the company's fiscal Q3 report on January 9th will likely top his and the Street's expectations, but that after a 92% rise in the share price in December alone, it won't be a catalyst.
Suppiger models Q3 revenue of $57.8 million and break-even on the profit line. That is in line with consensus. The stock has broken through his price target of $25, and he plans to review that target after the report.
Suppiger's "checks" are favorable going into the report, but there could still be volatility in the stock, he writes, given high valuation:
Our channel checks point to accelerating growth in the company's storage business in both North America and EMEA and growing interest in the company's new SMB firewall release. We believe demand for content security has also been relatively stable with some modest acceleration. Our checks also suggest the company has expanded its channel presence, particularly in EMEA and that it gained notable momentum with managed service providers. However, the bulk of Barracuda's billings come from high volume, low price deals, which provides relative stability but reduces the prospects for outperformance commensurate with CUDA's appreciation. Accordingly, with CUDA trading at an EV that is 7.9x our CY14 revenue estimate – the highest multiple in our coverage – we feel the stock may experience some volatility as investors reposition portfolios for the new year.
Barracuda shares today are down $2.90, or 7%, at $36.78. The stock is up 71% since the close of its first day of trading on November 7th.


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Introduction and Specifications
Most of the PCIe SSD cards on the market today, with the exception of products from Fusion-io, still rely on SATA or SAS-based NAND controllers to interface on the backend of the device to the NAND array. PCIe cards from OCZ, Intel, LSI and others use controllers from LSI SandForce or the like. Fusion-io was the first company to introduce a true native PCI Express to NAND Flash controller-processor employed in their products, though Micron has also been cooking up their own native PCIe SSD technology for some time now.
Today we're looking at the Micron P320h, a PCI Express SSD that was introduced to the market well over a year ago and has actually been shipping to OEM customers for some time, but is just now hitting the market for general availability. Micron partnered with IDT, a veteran semiconductor manufacturer out of San Jose that specializes in high speed serial switching and memory interface technology, for co-development of the product. A match made in high bandwidth heaven, between a bellwether memory giant and a cutting-edge high speed logic manufacturer? Perhaps. Read on as we find out.
- Capacities: 350GB, 700GB
- NAND Type: SLC (Single Level Cell)
- Interface: PCIe (Gen2-compliant) x8
- Sequential Read Bandwidth: Up to 3.2 GB/s
- Sequential Writer Bandwidth: Up to 1.9 GB/s
- Random Read Throughput: Up to 785,000 IOPs
- Random Write Throughput: Up to 205,000 IOPs
- Read Latency: <42μs (512 bytes) posted
- Write Latency: <9μs posted
- Lifetime Endurance: (Total bytes written) 350GB SSD = 25PB; 700GB SSD = 50PB (Petabytes)
- Error Correction or ECC
- Hardware-based NAND translation
- Hardware-based Wear Leveling
- Hardware-based Reclaim or Garbage Collection
- RAIN/RAID Management (Required over-and-above ECC in any NAND array for enterprise level data integrity)
- Active Power Consumption: 25W max
- Form Factor: Half Height Half Length
- Operating Temp: (0°C to +50°C)
- Dimensions: 68.90mm x 167.65mm x 18.71mm
- One unit quantity price: $6,995
The primary difference in what Micron and IDT have partnered together to build, versus what Fusion-io has developed, is that the co-developed Micron-IDT solution is a ground-up custom ASIC design, whereas Fusion-io relies on FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Arrays) to implement their technology. At least in theory, there is a high degree of hand tuning involved in custom ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) design implementations, versus programmable logic (FPGA) chips. The latter of which, from a volume production standpoint, is also generally more costly as well. (Full disclosure: I used to work for IDT as a Field Sales Engineer.)
The IDT ASIC follows the emerging NVMe standard of optimized PCI Express SSD Interfaces. IDT purpose-built this ASIC with Micron for their application but also has a number of similar devices available now on the open market. The 89HF3208 is a 32 channel NAND controller with a X8 PCI Express interface that is both Gen 2 and Gen 3 compatible, though Micron's P320h card is currently only validated for Gen 2 operation. The IDT 89HF3208 is a rather large 1517 pin FCBGA (Flip Chip Ball Grid Array) packaged device, which is understandable with a 32 channel NAND memory controller on board.
Regardless, the net result of what Micron and IDT have pulled together here is a X8 PCI Express SSD that claims monster performance numbers of up to 785K IOPs for reads and 205K IOPs for writes, along with over 3GB/s and 1.9GB/s read/write bandwidth, respectively.
The Micron P320h isn't cheap though. At a one piece price of $6995, this is an SLC (Single Level Cell) NAND solution that is squarely targeted at high availability, high throughput data center and enterprise applications. Let's take a closer look at what makes the Micron P320h tick.


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CPUC meeting scheduled for March 30
Posted March 20, 2009; 05:55 p.m.
The Council of the Princeton University Community (CPUC) will meet from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Monday, March 30, in 101 Friend Center. All members of the University community are invited to attend.
Agenda items include:
• a report on programs and initiatives in mental health from John Kolligian, who was selected last month as the new executive director of University Health Services.
• an update on the work of the Alcohol Coalition Committee by Amy Campbell, director of campus life initiatives and co-chair of the committee, along with members of the committee.
• a report on campus sustainability efforts to reduce the use of paper from representatives of the Office of Information Technology, the Office of Sustainability and the Undergraduate Student Government.
More information is available on the CPUC's website.


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Extension Report Features Powerful Tools For Caregivers Workshop
Date posted - March 10, 2014
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach helps carry Iowa State's land-grant mission beyond campus, to be the university that best serves the citizens of Iowa. With Iowa State University, Extension embraces the land-grant philosophy of:
- access to high-quality education
- research applied to the needs of Iowa, the nation, and world
- extending knowledge to strengthen Iowa's economy and citizens' quality of life
Iowa State University Extension does that by offering practical, how-to education based on powerful university research. It's available to any resident of Iowa and is tailored to meet the needs of Iowans, needs we know firsthand. Extension educators, specialists, and volunteers live and work in all 99 Iowa counties.
We recently spoke with ISU Extension family program assistant Mackenzie Johnson about a Powerful Tools For Caregivers Workshop coming up later this month.
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From top are UTSA Alumni Association honorees Linda Foster,
Cindy Jorgensen and Alfonso Barrientez III
Alumnae of the Year, Distinguished Service awards to be presented Aug. 15
By Marcia Mattingly
Communications Consultant, Office of Alumni Programs
(Aug. 6, 2009)--UTSA alumni reflect the past, the present and the future of UTSA. Two outstanding alumnae and a community business leader will be recognized at the 10th annual Reflections Alumni Gala on Saturday, August 15, at the Westin La Cantera Hotel and Resort.Wayne Terry '85, chair of the nominations and awards committee for the UTSA Alumni Association, said: "It was a highly qualified field of nominees. In fact, not since the first year of the gala have there been multiple award recipients for Alumnus of the Year. The two selected were eminently deserving."
Linda Foster M.A. '76 and Cindy Jorgensen E.M.B.A '00, will receive the Alumna of the Year Award. Foster is principal of Alamo Heights High School. Jorgensen is senior vice president, chief financial officer, for SWBC in San Antonio.
Alfonso Barrientez III will be presented with the Distinguished Service Award. He is group vice president, U.S. warehousing operations and Mexico supply chain, for H-E-B.
Gala honorary chairs are Robert Crittenden and Yolanda Crittenden '92. The gala chair is Yvonne Fernandez '85. Special guests will be UTSA President Ricardo Romo and Dr. Harriett Romo.
A gala cocktail reception will feature the UTSA Jazz Ensemble and a silent auction beginning at 6:15 p.m. Dress for the evening is black tie optional for men and cocktail attire for women. Henry Brun and the Latin Playerz will provide dance music until midnight.
Table sponsorships are available: Diamond level for $5,000, Emerald level for $3,500, Ruby level for $2,500 and Sapphire level for $1,500. The Diamond, Emerald and Ruby sponsors will have a student scholarship named for them for the 2010-2011 academic year. Individual tickets are $125. Each table seats eight.
Money raised at the gala provides scholarships for UTSA students and a portion of the proceeds benefits alumni programs and services. Make reservations or purchase Power Drawing tickets online at the UTSA Alumni Gala Web site or call (210) 458-4133.
2009 Award Recipients
Alumna of the Year
Linda Foster M.A. '76
Principal, Alamo Heights High School
Foster has never stopped teaching and her influence has meant good things for UTSA and the Alumni Association. She recalls that "helping Yvonne Katz start the UTSA Alumni Association was a special opportunity. And, teaching classes at UTSA for over 25 years is a connection I cherish." Foster exemplifies lifelong learning. She received her B.S. from Iowa State University, M.A. from UTSA, M.E. from Trinity University and her Ed.D. from Texas A&M University.
Throughout her formal classroom preparation, she was busy moving her career forward. She became department chair at MacArthur High School and then assistant principal. She was next tapped to be director of special programs and coordinator of academic enrichment for the North East Independent School District. Since 1986, Foster has been in the Alamo Heights School District, first serving as principal of the junior school and later as principal of the high school, the position she holds today.
Her resume is filled with many accolades, testimony to her extraordinary professionalism and dedication to mentoring and helping others. She served on numerous community boards including the National Kidney Foundation of South Texas, YMCA and San Antonio Area Council of Girl Scouts. In 1986, she was inducted into the San Antonio Women's Hall of Fame in the category of elementary/secondary education. That year, she was recognized as a Woman Achiever -- one of six selected in San Antonio and the only public educator ever recognized. She was a regional finalist for a White House Fellowship in 1985 and 1986.
She is married to Stephen Foster and they have two children, Jeff and Andrea. Foster is a life member of the UTSA Alumni Association.
Alumna of the Year
Cindy Jorgensen E.M.B.A. '00
Senior Vice President, CEO, SWBC
If UTSA alumni could bleed orange and blue, Cindy Jorgensen would be one of them. She is the consummate Roadrunner. Jorgensen immediately adopted San Antonio on her arrival in 1982, and eventually UTSA, where she received her Executive Master of Business Administration degree in 2000.
Her professional career in San Antonio began with Price Waterhouse, where she worked for eight years, achieving the level of audit manager. In 1990, she decided to leave the world of public accounting but wanted to stay in San Antonio. She was hired as controller by Southwest Business Corp. in 1990 and has been there since. Today, she is the chief financial officer for SWBC, where daily she displays passion and enthusiasm for her work.
An avid golfer, Jorgensen took an interest in the UTSA Intercollegiate Women's Golf program and in 2008 joined UTSA24, a volunteer support program for young women in the golf program. She mentors team "to help them understand more about life after college."
Volunteering her time, talent and resources to numerous good causes and organizations in the community has brought great satisfaction to Jorgensen. And UTSA has benefitted greatly from her wise counsel, commitment and enthusiasm. She serves on the college's business advisory board and the Department of Athletics advisory board. Jorgensen speaks to classes and has volunteered several times to be "professor for a day." She serves as a great advocate for the UTSA Alumni Association.
Joregensen is married to Kirk Jorgensen and is a life member of the UTSA Alumni Association.
Distinguished Service Award winner
Alfonso Barrientez III
Group Vice President, U.S. Warehousing and Mexico Supply chain, H-E-B
Al Barrientez acknowledges that he came from humble beginnings in Brownsville, Texas, and is truly experiencing the American dream. Perhaps this is why he has dedicated himself to helping others. "I feel it is my obligation to give back having been so blessed," he said.
Barrientez received his B.B.A. and M.B.A. from UT Austin. An employee of H-E-B for 25 years, he now serves as group vice president, U.S. warehouse operations and Mexico supply chain.
Although not an alumnus of UTSA, his dedication to the university, the College of Business and the development of UTSA students is commendable. He is a champion and passionate advocate of education, and works tirelessly to support UTSA in its mission, knowing that the experiences of so many UTSA students mirror his own growing up in south Texas.
One award nomination letter stated, "besides his general strong character and work ethic, Al demonstrates values of international respect, diversity and different ways of approaching challenges. These are UTSA values that he continues to spread to others though his work and service."
Barrientez is married to Blanca Estala, and they have three children, Alfonso Julian, Ileana Isabel and Estevan Adrian. He is a member of the UTSA development board and an associate member of the UTSA Alumni Association.


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Family: Emberizidae, New World Sparrows view all from this family
Description ADULT BREEDING Has streaked gray-brown back and brown wings with two buff wing bars. Nape is gray in taverneri, gray-buff in breweri, and all birds have gray-brown crown and pale-centered brown ear coverts, with pale gray supercilium and lores, and pale throat bordered by dark malar stripe. Underparts are otherwise almost unmarked pale gray-buff. ADULT NONBREEDING Similar, but paler overall and with less contrast in streaking and face markings. JUVENILE More heavily streaked (especially taverneri) than respective adult.
Dimensions Length: 5" (13 cm)
Habitat Common summer visitor (mainly Apr-Aug) to dense brush and sagebrush habitats; winters in arid sagebrush and brushy desert habitats in southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
Observation Tips Easiest to see on breeding grounds.
Range Western Canada, Northwest, Texas, Southwest, Alaska, California, Rocky Mountains, Plains
Voice Song is a series of buzzing trills, sometimes preceded by wheezy whistles; call is a thin tzik.
Discussion Small sparrow with a dainty, pointed bill and unremarkable plumage. Forms flocks outside breeding season. Ssp. taverneri (so-called Timberline Sparrow) from northwest is isolated in breeding season from southern ssp. breweri, and possibly a separate species. Sexes are similar.


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The Canadiens practised Monday morning in Brossard and all hands were on deck.
Raphael Diaz (flu) and Douglas Murray (lower body), who both missed Saturday's game in Toronto, were back on the ice. Alex Galchenyuk, who has missed five games after suffering a broken hand against the Florida Panthers on Jan. 6, skated on the second sheet of ice in Brossard with strength and conditioning coach Pierre Allard. Davis Drewiske, who hasn't played all season after undergoing shoulder surgery, also skated before the regular practice.
And Rene Bourque, who was a healthy scratch Saturday night in Toronto, practised on a line with Daniel Brière at centre and Michael Bournival.
Late Monday afternoon, the Canadiens announced they have called up Louis Leblanc from the AHL's Hamilton Bulldogs. In 36 games this season with the Bulldogs, Leblanc has nine goals and 11 assists. Montreal's first-round draft pick in 2009 (18th overall) played five games with the Canadiens earlier in the season, going pointless.
"It's been a tough year," Bourque, who has six goals and one assist in 36 games and is minus-4, told reporters after practice. "I've been good some games, some games I haven't. I had a feeling (the benching) might be coming soon and it just happened to fall on Saturday."
Bourque added that coach Michel Therrien didn't have to say anything to him about being a healthy scratch.
"Obvously, I know what it's about," Bourque said. "So I have to pick up my play and get better.
I think I just have to be a little bit more aggressive … play with the puck more, be more confident with it … challenge the defencemen one on one," said Bourque, adding his poor performance has nothing to do with any injury. "It's a lot of things. Hopefully it's a wakeup call and I get back to playing my game and helping produce a little bit."
Goaltender Carey Price started breaking in a new pair of pads at practice that he will wear for Team Canada at the Sochi Olympics. Price has two assists this season, one more than Bourque.
Here's how the lines and defence pairings looked at practice:
The Canadiens play their next game Wednesday night in Pittsburgh against Sidney Crosby and the Penguins (7 p.m., TSN, RDS, TSN Radio 690). The Habs then travel to Detroit to face the Red Wings Friday night and will play host to the Washington Capitals Saturday night at the Bell Centre.
(Photo by John Kenney/The Gazette)
Bourque, Habs looking for some chemistry, by The Gazette's Pat Hickey
Canadiens recall Leblanc from Bulldogs, hamiltonbulldogs.com
Financial cost of injuries to NHL teams studied, by Pat Hickey
How did a jersey tug become an insult? by The Gazette's Dave Stubbs
Hockey Canada's problems start at grassroots level, by The Gazette's Jack Todd
Carey Price breaks in new Olympic pads (video), Canadiens.com
Price's new pads red, white and black, Canadiens.com
Team Canada believes in coach Babcock, NHL.com
Tribute to Penguins coach Bylsma sensible, classy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette


text: I agree with your reviews of Magnus and Thundertron (does that mean I should give in and buy Lambor?... Ugh, maybe...) Anyway, Magnus would rank higher if the plastic had a little more heft to it and if the ball joints ANYWHERE on the figure were at all tight. I agree, though - why all mechtech weapons don't have a locking tab, I'll never know. RID Megatron would be a much cooler figure in my book if he did.


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Rural Communities Benefit from Wind Energy's Continued Success
Rural Communities Benefit from Wind Energy's Continued Success
Date: 10/29/2013
Source: Seanica Otterby, National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service
Audio with John Stulp, Colorado Interbasin Compact Committee chairman. (MP3 2.5 MB). Download Windows Media Player. Time: 00:02:41
During the past decade, the wind energy industry has made significant strides. John Stulp, chairman of the Colorado Interbasin Compact Committee, says adding more wind to the United States' energy portfolio is very positive.
In 2007, Stulp said if it were up to him, every rural community would have a wind farm and every farm or ranch would have wind turbines. He stands by that statement.
"It's amazing how fast time has passed since the first turbines went in, but they continue to be very helpful economically to those farms and ranches that they're located on. They're still providing a tax base for the counties and local communities that they're in. And as we've seen additional development here in Colorado, additional communities as well as additional farms and ranches have been receiving a benefit from wind energy."
As director of the IBCC, Stulp discusses Colorado's future water needs with other individuals from each basin. As western states respond to an ongoing drought, he says water resources have to be managed in the best way possible.
"So when we look at energy production in the west, we have all forms of it, from fossil fuels to solar to wind. And the thing that's attractive about wind is that once you've poured the concrete for the foundation for the turbine, you're pretty much finished using water, as wind turbines do not have to use water for cooling like the other thermal electric-type plants do. We've had over 2,300 megawatts developed here in Colorado, and had we developed that from a different energy source, required a lot of cooling, why it would have taken a considerable amount of water for the cooling part of, you know, that size of production of electricity."
Since 2007, the United States has almost doubled its wind capacity, and Stulp says wind energy projects have been well received in his state.
"A number of different companies have been developing portions of these large wind farms. And of course it continues to employ a lot of people during the construction phase, and then a lot smaller workforce obviously after the completion of the project, to manage them and service them. Another outgrowth of the development in the rural communities is that Vestas has invested in 4 manufacturing plants here in Colorado. The employment's somewhere between 1,300 and 2,000 people."
Stulp says this outgrowth of wind energy has been helpful to rural economies due to the wind industry's continued success.
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This activity is about rocket shape and performance. Learners will test a rocket model and predict its motion. They will launch their rocket multiple times, make observations and record the distance it traveled. They will have the opportunity to... (View More) answer a research question by collecting and analyzing data related to finding out the best nose cone length and predicting the motion of their model rockets. The lesson models the engineering design process using the 5E instructional model and includes teacher notes, vocabulary, student journal and reading. (View Less)
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If you're looking for a new way to have refreshing ice whenever and wherever you need it, we suggest investing in a portable ice maker….
Professional 24 Inch Refrigerator with Black Cabinet and Locking Glass Door
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Marvel Professional 24" Refrigerator w/ Black Cabinet and Locking Glass Door - Black/Stainless Steel
Ensure that you get the best refrigerator by getting the Marvel Professional 24 Inch Refrigerator with Black Cabinet and Locking Glass Door (MPRO6GARM-BS-LR, MPRO6GARM-BS-LL). This refrigerator doubles as a beverage center, which allows you to store your cold cans of beer, soda, and whatever else you'd like with ease. The adjustable shelves allow you to store up to 20 standard size wine bottles or 134 12-ounce cans, which is great for holding drinks for events, BBQs, and even watching the games on Sunday.
The cooling technology allows you to adjust and maintain the temperature inside the cooling unit for your different beverages, and the temperature ranges between 35 and 43 degrees F. The stainless steel design allows you to place the unit in your kitchen, game room, or elsewhere and allow it to blend in to any motif or decor. With a dual-pane, tinted door glass, this fridge/cooler helps to protect the contents from harmful UV rays, which can contaminate the cans or food inside the fridge. Perfect for any setting, this refrigerator/cooler will be ideal for holding anything you need.
Close Door Assist:The close door assist hinging system ensures that the door will close even if it is accidentally left ajar
LED Interior Lighting:Soft blue LED lighting helps illuminate what is inside the cooler while not overexposing it to too much light
Door Lock:Standard with this refrigerator/cooler, the door comes with a lock to keep people from taking your contents
- Model: MPRO6GARM-BS-LR, MPRO6GARM-BS-LLMarvel Professional 24" Refrigerator w/ Black Cabinet and Locking Glass Door
- Brand: MarvelStainless steel door frame
- Can store wines, drinks, and food togetherRecessed glass door
- Adjustable shelvesDual pane, tinted door glass
- Shelves w/ 1" stainless steel frontUV-resistant
- Two (2) full width glide out shelvesClose door assist system
- One (1) half-width shelfBlue LED interior display
- Dynamic cooling technologyTemperature controls
- Accurate temperature controlStandard door lock
- Temperature range: 35-43 degrees FBuilt in the USA
- Professional-style handleInput voltage: 120 V/60 Hz
- Stainless steel toe kickWeight: 120 lbs
- Warranty: 3 yearsDimensions: 33.88" H x 23.88" W x 23.5" D
- Height: 33.88"
- Width: 23.88"
- Depth: 23.5"