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Our Constitution remains one of the world's greatest achievements. In a time when monarchs, czars, and emperors ruled the world, the supreme law of the United States of America represented a novel and revolutionary idea – a living document creating a government of "We the People" and guaranteeing the natural rights of its citizens.
Much has changed in more than two centuries since the Constitution was signed. According to the first census in 1790, less than 4 million people lived in the United States. Today, our population exceeds 312 million. Whether it is separating the powers of government or securing the inalienable freedoms for all Americans, this living document has withstood the test of time.
Over the years, activist judges and some in government have moved away from the Constitutional principles of a limited federal government to pursue their individual agendas. From President Obama choosing which laws to enforce, to Senate Democrats hoping to further restrict law-abiding citizens' Second Amendment rights, our constitutional freedoms continue to be challenged.
Since Republicans took back control of the House of Representatives in January of 2011, members of Congress are required to provide a constitutional authority statement with every bill introduced, identifying the specific part of the Constitution that gives Congress the authority to take legislative action.
Like every other member who has had the honor to represent their neighbors in Congress, I took an oath to support and defend the United States Constitution upon taking office – similar to the oath taken by every president, military officer, and Supreme Court judge. Today, those 4,543 words in the Constitution continue to guide my principles and decision-making on behalf of Central Washington residents.
I firmly believe that we have the best system of government in the world, which was established by the Constitution. However, there is no question that it will continue to take hard work to preserve and protect the rights and freedoms guaranteed by this governing document. When asked by a citizen on the closing day of the Constitutional Convention whether they had created a republic or a monarchy, Benjamin Franklin responded, "A republic, if we can keep it."
Franklin's statement is as true today as it was 226 years ago.
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Project Runway is my favorite reality show on TV, and here's why: While most reality shows pit desperately unremarkable people against each other in questionable 'skills' such as bug-eating, trading spouses, or competing for the love of Brett Michaels, Project Runway is a show that is actually about talent. The designers who come on the show have real skills, and every season there are a few who are exceptionally talented and visionary. This current season of Project Runway, all of my bets are on eco-minded fashion designer Leanne Marshall, who is turning heads with her creatively structured, eco-chic couture.
Despite my avid following of eco-fashion, I knew nothing about Leanne Marshall when I started watching Season 5 of Project Runway. My interest was immediately sparked, however, when the Portland based designer started talking about recycling textiles and her use of eco-friendly fabrics such as hemp, bamboo, and organic cotton in her designs. When I checked out her beautifully structured pieces at her website Leanimal, I was immediately hooked.
As season 5 of Project Runway has unfolded week by week, Leanne has consistently charmed viewers and wowed the judges with her impeccable tailoring, creatively structured garments, and thoughtful approach to each week's contest. The Portland-based designer started the season off on somewhat shaky ground, but has quickly risen through the ranks to become the competition's most promising designer, winning the last two challenges single-handedly. Leanne even had immunity from the previous week, and still managed to win last week's Diane Von Furstenberg challenge, which is doubly impressive.
At this point in Season 5 of Project Runway, we are now down to eight contestants, and the competition is getting fierce. I have no doubt that Leanne will go to NY Fashion week (which is actually this week in NYC – how do they keep the winner a secret when there is a NYC fashion show involved?). Those of you who are interested in green fashion, now is the perfect time to start watching Project Runway, to support the eco-fashion ambitions of Leanne Marshall. Whether she wins Project Runway or not, this rising star is clearly one to watch. Go Leanimal!

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I have been giving chrome a try.. it seems harmless enough
But there are things I can do in IE that I don't know how to do in chrome.
Does anyone ever add polls to their posts?
Peace to all
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You use IE? As the adage foes IE is the number one browser for downloading other browsers.
My work insist on IE but I've always found the interface clunky and on all my personal PC's I have Firefox loaded. I've tried chrome in the past but I suppose I am use to FF. I have heard good things though and should give it another go.
The issue as I see it with IE is its less secure, slow, and often lags behind in features of the other browsers.
Of course its all about what works for you, but I would suggest taking a good look at the alternatives.
I use both IE and Google Chrome. Google Chrome works better for my Acorn TV. Does everyone like Windows 8? I think I might like it is I ever learn how to use it.
I have windows 8 and hate it. Call it windows H8. I have it on a new asus laptop. It continuously resizes the screen. I learned how to turn that function off for my old computer but for this one I've spent hours and cant figure it out. It resizes multi times per computer session.
It also keeps jumping to the home screen without my wanting it to. Some of this involves the track pad - if I learn to type without having my wrists on the computer it happens less, but that's awkward for me.
I have a blog on blogger. It is not as compatible as prior windows. There are problems with uploading - pics no longer show the pic. I have to guess.
Finally, while typing the cursor often jumps somewhere else I keep having to move it. That happened on my last computer, but it happens more now.
I'm getting used to it. As far as I can tell, it's just different for difference sake. Maybe there is more security. I am a curmudgeon.
I am still getting used to Windows 8 as well. I had to buy a book on it to help me figure it out. It is so different from Windows 7.
Sentient, my track pad died so I had to get a mouse that you plug in to the USB Port. This seems to solve all of that jumping around by the pointer. It is a very small laser mouse so I can use it on the arm of my easy chair or on the bottom part of my laptop. I has a thin retractable cord that doesn't tangle up with everything. I bought it at Big Lots so it was very inexpensive.
So... disable your trackpad? it's f6 on my computer.
I use chrome exclusively. I feel like it's faster. I like using adblock. That might be on IE too, I don't know.
Two reasons I use Firefox: the Adblock Plus and Noscript addons.
Thanks to all for the comments!
Google chrome seems very secure.
I have not figured out how to import image URL's to my favorite forum. It took me years to figure out how to do it with IE.. and now that I know how.. I do go back to IE and use that tool. I am sure it will come to me with enough exposure to chrome.
Peace be with you.
In Firefox: right-click, then "Copy Image Location".
I'd expect other browsers to have a similar feature, either in one step or (as in IE) by getting an image's "Properties" and copying its address/URL.
The ONLY thing I can do in IE and I can't do in Chrome is add pictures on a website as my wallpaper on my desktop. That's not enough of a reason to make me start using IE though. Way too many downsides for me. I don't like restrictions and chrome offers me the most freedom to do what I want. IF i want to disable every bit of security on google chrome I can, and I don't have chrome harping at me like an abusive husband. Whereas every time I disable security features on IE, I never hear the end of it. Just me though, some people do well with those kinds of restraints.
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From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...I've had a wonderful week. My sister has been visiting, and for this brief period of time, the threads of past and present have been so tightly woven that not even light can't pass. It's been a busy time and we've shared some of our favorite haunts with her, cramming into days a decade's worth of discoveries and day-trip adventures. No trip to Oregon would be complete without a visit to the coast and no visit to the coast would be complete without a visit to the legendary Mo's for a cup of their chowder, which many argue is the best in the land. I decided to feature a Mo's-type chowder for Frugal Foodie Friday so you could judge for yourself. This particular recipe was featured on "AM Northwest" and it purports to be a home-sized version of the recipe used in the restaurant kitchen. One of our local warehouse stores sells canned sea clams at a price that brings the cost of this chowder in line with other Frugal Friday dishes. Do try the recipe. It makes a chowder that might not be the best in the land, but it is very, very nice and has the added advantage of being quite simple to make. Here is the recipe.
Clam Chowder...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite courtesy of AM Northwest
1 (51 oz.) can of chopped Sea Clams
3-1/2 cups clam nectar drained from the Clams, add water if needed
4 cups diced russet potatoes, about 1/2"
1 cup diced yellow onion
1 cup ground or finely diced bacon
4-1/2 cups whole milk
4 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1) Drain clams, reserving broth to make 3-1/2 cups liquid. Add water if necessary. Place liquid in a 4 quart saucepan.
2) Add potatoes and salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and turn to low heat to cook potatoes until soft but not mushy, about 7 minutes.
3) In a medium sized skillet, brown bacon over medium heat, stirring to brown evenly. When bacon begins to crisp and has rendered its fat, add onion and continue stirring until onion is translucent.
4) Add 1 tablespoon butter to bacon and onion mixture. Add flour and stir constantly to incorporate.
5) Add chopped clams to milk and potato mixture. Heat until very hot, but do not boil.
6) When bacon and onion roux mixture is bubbling, add it to potato and clam mixture and stir to mix well. Simmer for 10 minutes. The chowder will become thick and creamy. If it is too thick thin with milk or cream. Adjust seasoning to taste. Yield: 6 servings.
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Apr 6, 2011
Last Cake, Next Cake
I thought that the ingenious Bakers might look askance at this single-layer unadorned cake and would find some ways to prettify it. But most people kept it simple.
Jenn, however, couldn't quite resist finding some way to make it cute, so she used her new butterfly cakelet pan. The little butterfly cakes are cute all right, although they pretty much refused to budge out of the pan. Also, Jenn's husband decided they had a "weird" taste, so the Karmel cake, cute or no, may not be repeated there.
Lola's husband also failed to rave about the cake. He said it was "okay, but he has preferred other cakes that I have made."
This less-than-enthusiastic reaction was decidedly a minority view, however.
Lois, for example, found nothing "plain about the finished product," and (after making two cupcakes for home consumption) sent it with her husband to his workplace, where it was devoured in record time.
Kristina sent hers to work for the same reason. When she asked her husband whether to leave the cake at home or take it to work, he said, "Take it to work. If you keep it here, I'll eat it and get fat."
Raymond was ecstatic about the cake: "The rich and butter taste of the caramel really shines through here and every mouthful is an explosion of rich and mellow caramel flavor. No tame flower this, but a full flavored gutsy cake with a nice crumb and a strong structure to back it up. You will definitely savor every bite of this cake."
As was Katya, who loved the cake's "unadorned simplicity." "I considered dressing up this cake for the camera, but I decided that its rigorous simplicity demanded simple presentation. We ate it just like this, and it was complete in itself. The Karmel Cake, which is also a caramel cake, is a butter cake made with a milk/brown-sugar caramel in the batter, which gives it a subtle depth of flavor and a crunchy brown crust."
Jennifer added this to her "List of Cakes that are Good for Breakfast," which I must say sounds like a very useful list to have. She added, "This lovely caramel cake was a snap to prepare, and just as easy to eat. It had a lovely moist, soft crumb, with the caramelly flavors taking this cake further down the road of awesome than my beloved yellow butter cake." Cakes that are "Further down the road of awesome" would also make a good list.
In fact, some people weren't even planning to make the cake because of its plainness. When Monica, for instance, saw the recipe, she wasn't "wowed" by it at all. But after eating it, (and eating it some more), she decided that "hidden in its simplicity ... is a stand out cake. It does not even need frosting or cream or anything - ...I recommend to eat it plain because sometimes plain is good for the soul - this is one of those times."
Faithy wasn't planning to make it either. (Full disclosure: her change of heart may have had something to do with a veiled threat about Woody chasing her down with his tai chi sword). She was glad she did, because "even with my slightly burnt caramel bits, the cake turned out great."
People loved the caramel taste; if anything, they would have preferred more caramel. Nancy would have liked a punchier caramel flavor, though she thought the cake was "nice and moist," and her nephew called it a "really excellent" cake. Nancy would like to experiment with the sugar, maybe trying the recommended Muscovado. (I think Hanaa's insistence on using dark brown sugar may be contagious.)
Vicki loved it, but also thought the caramel flavor was a little mild: "If there was a way to ramp it up even more, I'd definitely go for it." She recommends Haagen-Dazs Dulce de Leche ice cream (melting) as a perfect accompaniment.
None of you will be surprised to hear that Hanaâ is this week's FEATURED BAKER. I can't tell you how much I admire her fearless attitude toward baking. "Let's pipe 'Happy Birthday Rose' on the cake!" is just one of her many spur-of-the-moment ideas. And her curiosity knows no bounds. Unlike some people (yours truly, for example), who just want to turn out an edible product and stave off disaster, Hanaâ wants to know how everything works. And then she wants to improve it. She is also warm and fun and supportive.
Our next two weeks are also butter layer cakes. When we finish the coconut cake, we'll have completed with the "Butter and Oil Cakes" chapter.
Miette's Tomboy is a smallish cake. It calls for one 6 x 3-inch round pan. These are not easy to find. Fortunately, you have the option of using two 6 by 2-inch pans, which is what I'm planning to do. If you do this option, the cake "will be slightly less dense and fudgy." But I can live with that. If you don't think that the purpose of the flower nail is to make a chiffon layer cake, you can probably duplicate the pretty pink rose that's in the center of the cake. Otherwise, you can eat it without a rose.
The Southern (Manhattan) Coconut Cake is, on the other hand, a largish cake--it serves 16 to 20. Unless you're planning to cut the recipe in half, or even less, this would be a good cake to take to the office--or offer up at the end of a big party. This cake doesn't just require packaged coconut--it's supposed to have fresh or thawed and towel-dried frozen coconut. I've never seen frozen coconut in a grocery store. In the other hand, I've never looked. The buttercream also calls for CocoRibe, but since it's optional, I think I'm going to ignore it.
5 comments:
- Hanaâ said...
Awww... Marie, thank you! But you did most of the work, so how can I be Featured Baker? :o) Either way, thank you very much for your kind words. That was very sweet. I really look forward to us staying in touch, even after the bake-through :o)
- April 6, 2011 at 3:59 PM
- Jenn said...
Congrats Hanaa for being the featured baker!! And Marie, you should be a featured baker too - for organizing the MN fearless threesome get together. We all benefit from it :) as it's so fun to read your adventures baking together.
I'm looking forward to Miette's Tomboy - though the mousseline kinda scares me (I failed the last time I made it). I wonder if the recipe will work with a 7 x 3 inch pan? Or maybe it's another opportunity for me to do some cutesy shape again :).
- April 6, 2011 at 6:50 PM
- Monica said...
Totally deserving Hannaa!
I'm looking to both of the next cakes, specially the coconut cake. Mine post will come late since this weekend I'm off to Orlando to play with other food bloggers at the Food Blogger Forum conference. But I will be back on Sunday and it will be tomboy time!
- April 6, 2011 at 7:30 PM
- evil cake lady said...
Congratulations Hanaa!
I will start on that "cakes that are further down the road of awesome" list ASAP.
- April 7, 2011 at 10:58 AM
- Vicki said...
Congrat's Hanaa! You are very inspiring. I'm definitely trying this recipe again with dark brown sugar.
- April 7, 2011 at 3:18 PM


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 6, 2006) - East Tennessee State University women's soccer head coach Heather Henson announced yesterday that six skilled young ladies have signed National Letters of Intent to join the Buccaneer squad for the 2006 season.
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2006 Recruiting Class
Danielle Bayles * Striker *
Prep: Four-year letterwinner at North Forsyth HS�coached by Eric Moore�captained the team from 2003-2006�was named Freshman of the Year in 2002, All-County team 2002-2005, Team MVP 2005, Offensive MVP 2005�member of the Atlanta United Soccer Association and the Norcross Magic Gold coached by Josh Burns�member of the Spanish Club, Beta Club, and had a 4.0 GPA throughout high school...community service includes volunteering in election polls
Personal: Born on Jan. 20, 1988�plans to major in business�daughter of Brad and Grace Bayles.
Coach Henson on Bayles: "Danielle brings great pace that will keep defenders honest and make her constant threat. She looks to take on and create scoring opportunities for herself and her team."
Kim Jones * Defender *
Prep: Four-year letterwinner at West Springfield HS�.coached by Kellie Mastrodonato�named to the All-Patriot District Team in 2005�was an honor roll member�was in North Region HS semifinals in 2004�member of BYRC Attack coached by Ashu Savena�BYRC - Orange Classic Tournament champions (2005), WAGS League runner-up (2005), VA State Cup finalist (2000, 2002, 2003), VA State Cup champions (2002), Region I Director's Cup finalist (2003)�received academic award for achieving a 3.5 GPA during the season in 2005�was a member of the WSHS Symphonic Band where she was the 2nd chair flutist�community service includes Peer Buddy program and Krista's Christmas and Campaign work.
Personal: Born on April 21, 1988�plans to major in Education�daughter of George and Peyton Jones.
Coach Henson on Jones: "Kim will bring a great wit to our team. She is a player who enjoys playing and works hard. She has a great understanding of how to utilize her abilities to be successful."
Kia Kindell * Defender *
Personal: Born on Feb. 28, 1988 � plans to major in criminal justice�daughter of Jim and Karyl Kindell.
Coach Henson on Kindell: "Kia is an extremely athletic player who has a great presence on the field. She has improved her game every time we have seen her and has the ability to become dominant force."
Megan Masch * Goalkeeper *
Prep: Three-year letterwinner and starter for Princess Anne HS�coached by Matt Delaney�was named 1st team All-Beach, 2nd team All-Region, and 2nd team All-Tidewater�member of the Hampton Roads Piranhas�member of Beach FC Fyre coached by Max Moore and Karl Greaves�member of VA Olympic Development program and VA State team (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005)�also lettered in volleyball and basketball� HS state AAA basketball champion (2005)�was Girl's State selection and Wendy's Heisman All American nominee�member of the student council, Latin Club, Latin Honor Society, National Honor Society, and Latin Convention�named to the All-Beach Academic Team�community service includes tutoring, working at the public library and her church group.
Personal: Born on Jan. 15, 1988�plans to major in biology�daughter of William and Brenda Masch.
Coach Henson on Masch: "Megan is an extremely gifted athlete who knows how to win; she has won championships is soccer as well as basketball. Her experience from Virginia ODP and W-League soccer will be an asset to our team."
Jordan Monty * Midfield *
Prep: Four-year letterwinner at Poteet HS...coached by Kelly Thomas�captain of her team in her senior year�was named All-District Forward/Midfielder in 2003, 2004, and 2005�named Tournament MVP at the Emily Hunter Memorial in 2006�named High School Player of the Year by the City of Mesquite, Texas in 2004�was named Pre-Season All-Metro First Team in 2006�helped her team to an overall 53-20-4 record during her career�received All Tournament Team and two team championships (2005 and 2006)�HS team won Berkner HS Invitational in 2005 and 2006, were regional finalists in 2004, 2005 and 2006�was HS career goal leader with 82 goals from her freshman - junior years�also played for FC Texas 88' coached by Ashley Gordon�was an honor roll student and was a member of the student council. Personal: Born on Nov. 4, 1987 � major is undecided�daughter of Garry and Vickie Monty.
Coach Henson on Monty: "
Krista Toliver * Forward *
Prep: Three-year letterwinner and starter at Mansfield Summit HS � coached by Kirby Davis�captain during her senior year�helped her team to a high school district championship title in 2004�team undefeated in district play�started every HS game thus far�named to the 2nd team All-District in 2003 and was named to the 1st team All-District in 2004 and 2005�held the freshman scoring record�named the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Dallas Morning News, "Player to Watch" in 2005�also played for the FC Texas �88 soccer club coached by Ashley Gordon�with soccer club, held Raleigh Shootout Tournament championship (2001), #1 national ranking (2003), Region III Premier League championship (2003) and runners-up (2004), North Texas State Cup championship (2002 and 2004) and finalist (2003)�North Texas Olympic Development team (2001)�was student body president in 2005 and student body vice president in 2004�was also involved in student council, Spanish Club, comedy improv troupe, Summit Athletic Council, and National Honor Society�received Who's Who Among HS Students and was also a National Merit Achievement Scholar participant�community service includes volunteering for the Mansfield Police Carnival, working school food drives and volunteering as a soccer referee.
Personal: Born on Dec. 26, 1987�major is undecided � daughter of Harold and Becky Toliver.
Coach Henson on Toliver: "Krista is an accomplished player who brings a great deal of versatility; she has the ability to play several positions on the field making her a key to future success."


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Behavior or behaviour (see spelling differences) is the range of actions and mannerisms made by individuals, organisms, systems, or artificial entities in conjunction with themselves or their environment, which includes the other systems or organisms around as well as the (inanimate) physical environment. It is the response of the system or organism to various stimuli or inputs, whether internal or external, conscious or subconscious, overt or covert, and voluntary or involuntary.[1]
Although there is some disagreement as to how to precisely define behavior in a biological context, one common interpretation based on a meta-analysis of scientific literature states that "behavior is the internally coordinated responses (actions or inactions) of whole living organisms (individuals or groups) to internal and/or external stimuli"[2]
Behaviors can be either innate or learned.
Behavior can be regarded as any action of an organism that changes its relationship to its environment. Behavior provides outputs from the organism to the environment.[3]
Human behavior is believed to be influenced by the endocrine system and the nervous system. It is most commonly believed that complexity in the behavior of an organism is correlated to the complexity of its nervous system. Generally, organisms with more complex nervous systems have a greater capacity to learn new responses and thus adjust their behavior.[citation needed]
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Behavior outside of psychology includes physical property and chemical reactions.
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In environmental modeling and especially in hydrology, a "behavioral model" means a model that is acceptably consistent with observed natural processes, i.e., that simulates well, for example, observed river discharge. It is a key concept of the so-called Generalized Likelihood Uncertainty Estimation (GLUE) methodology to quantify how uncertain environmental predictions are.
In management, behaviors are associated with desired or undesired focuses. Managers generally note what the desired outcome is, but behavioral patterns can take over. These patterns are the reference to how often the desired behavior actually occurs. Before a behavior actually occurs, antecedents focus on the stimuli that influence the behavior that is about to happen. After the behavior occurs, consequences fall into place. They can come in the form of rewards or punishments.
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- ^ Elizabeth A. Minton, Lynn R. Khale (2014). Belief Systems, Religion, and Behavioral Economics. New York: Business Expert Press LLC. ISBN 978-1-60649-704-3.
- ^ Levitis, Daniel; William Z. Lidicker, Jr, Glenn Freund (June 2009). "Behavioural biologists do not agree on what constitutes behaviour" (PDF). Animal Behaviour 78: 103–10. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.03.018.
- ^ Dusenbery, David B. (2009). Living at Micro Scale, p. 124. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass. ISBN 978-0-674-03116-6.
Further reading
- Plomin, Robert; DeFries, John C.; Knopik, Valerie S.; Jenae M. Neiderhiser (24 September 2012). Behavioral Genetics. Shaun Purcell (Appendix: Statistical Methods in Behaviorial Genetics). Worth Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4292-4215-8. Retrieved 4 September 2013. Lay summary (4 September 2013).
- Flint, Jonathan; Greenspan, Ralph J.; Kendler, Kenneth S. (28 January 2010). How Genes Influence Behavior. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-955990-9. Lay summary (20 November 2013).
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OpenAirplane: More Flying, Less Hassle
Aviation entrepreneur Rod Rakic's idea for OpenAirplane has earned the support of some big names in the aviation industry who believe it could simplify access to aircraft, improve pilot safety, increase profits for flight schools and FBOs, and generally boost the aviation industry -- all by changing how we rent airplanes.
OpenAirplane is nearing its public rollout, expected before year-end. If the concept catches on, Rakic believes it won't just put more pilots in the air more often, it will also lower accident rates for a segment of the industry that is notoriously worse than average. And it might just make him rich. Maybe. But Rakic's idea isn't revolutionary or even all that new. His approach might be. And, so far, that's made all the difference.
The concept is simple. OpenAirplane would standardize checkrides throughout a network of operators so that any pilot who has passed a checkride at any one operator within the network would be qualified to rent equivalent equipment offered by any other operator in the network. There would be no further paperwork, no extra flight checks or ground work, no separate insurance policies ... not even a questionnaire ... just an annual checkride (with currency requirement) active in the system. The result would be a streamlined rental process for member pilots flying from their home base -- and especially for pilots interested in renting aircraft from operators away from their home base. To facilitate usage, all in-network operators would post their available aircraft online, offer scheduling through OpenAirplane online, and partake in an online ratings review system. That wouldn't just keep people and operators honest, it would also let each of them know what to expect. But what about fees... .
"When was the last time you stopped at the front desk when you checked out of the hotel?" asks Rakic. "Well, OpenAirplane brings a similar 'checkout' experience to aircraft rental." After a flight, an OpenAirplane member would just log into the system's app through any web-enabled device, log their flight time, and go home. The operator would later check the logged time versus the time on the hobbs meter and bill, accordingly. Only then -- and only if the flight occurs at any operator other than the pilot's "home base" -- would OpenAirplane take a 10-percent fee for having created the systems that brought the two together. But there's a social aspect too, and OpenAirplane cleverly weaves it into a form of checks and balances.
Any discrepancies noted by either party (an aircraft that doesn't live up to its billing or a renter that abuses the aircraft ... any complaints or comments at all) are logged and revealed to the entire OpenAirplane community through an online ratings review system. It's a simple system that gives both pilots and operators a measure of assurance that both the aircraft and pilot can be expected to meet and maintain. It gives both parties added incentive to perform, and it's all integrated seamlessly into the OpenAirplane system.
The foundation of that system is a software platform that exists as a web app, meaning it is not iPad or Android dependent. Like the rest of Rakic's business plan, the system is built on the foundation of easier access and standardization. Any member with any web-enabled device can interact with the system, anywhere they have web access. And with that, all the keys to Rakic's program are laid out. But one critical component is missing ... insurance. So, how did he get the insurers on board?
To understand how Rakic managed to earn the support of insurance agencies, we need to look at his history. Rakic is one man in a universe of pilots who love flying and would love to own an aircraft, but haven't yet acquired the means. For Racik, that desire evolved into a life that made flying part of both his vocation and avocation. It drove him as a young man to the Civil Air Patrol (CAP). His association with CAP now spans many years and has seen him rise to the position of operations manager for a squadron. In short, his experience with CAP has brought him more than just flying experience, he's also learned the standardized efficient methods of operation the organization maintains. The same methods that place CAP as one of the safest subgroups in the light general aviation community. And Rakic has taken note.
What Rakic saw at CAP was a standardized training and a currency program derived from a military example, applied in the context of an organized pilot community. Like the airlines, CAP's standard systems didn't just produce safe pilots, they also maintained a culture of vigilance. Rakic reasoned that by applying a similar standardized checkride and currency program as a core requirement for OpenAirplane pilots and operators, he too could produce safer, more proficient pilots and develop a new pilot community based, in part, on that culture. He also believed that if his systems improved access to aircraft and facilitated the renter experience, he could draw more pilots and more operators into his network. It boiled down to more pilots flying more hours, safer; maybe, he hypothesized, up to 60-percent safer than certain other segments, as was the case for CAP. And that, he calculated, would be the hook for insurers.
With his sales pitch loosely formed, Rakic set off for Oshkosh 2011 to take his case directly to insurers. At the time, he didn't have much to offer other than a lemonade and some shade that he'd leverage into the chance to share his idea. And things didn't take off right from the start. "What I heard from the insurance representatives I spoke to was a lot of noncommittal, 'that sounds pretty good. Let me know how it develops.'" Until, says Rakic, he bumped into John Sweeney.
Years earlier, Sweeney was with Avemco. And Rakic, being proactively entrepreneurial, thought it might be a good idea to purchase the Avemco.com domain name. Once he had, he approached the company with a plan to develop a web interface for them. Back then, Sweeney was the guy who said "OK." At AirVenture Oshkosh 2011, he was about to help Rakic, again.
Sweeney had since moved from his position as underwriter with Avemco to broker at Air-Pros aircraft insurance, and he had ties throughout the industry. He passed some names and among them was Jim Anderson of Starr Aviation. When Rakic approached Anderson, Anderson listened. And when Rakic later returned with a letter of intent stating that Starr was willing to work with OpenAirplane, Rakic's idea earned life. "No one else had told me 'no,' but once Jim stepped up and said he was willing to work with us by signing a non-binding letter of intent ... that's when we earned permission from the industry to explore the idea and take it further." Unfortunately exploration doesn't make a business. Rakic still hadn't sampled his market.
Fortunately, also among Rakic's earlier entrepreneurial ventures was creation of MyTransponder.com, a social network site for pilots. Through that site, Rakic developed and maintained connections within the industry, including people at AOPA and NAFI, and also grew what would now become his own sample universe of pilots.
Rakic turned to his forum and posted a survey for his roughly 4,000 members. "With Jim [Anderson] on board, I had permission from the industry. In order to have a business, I needed permission from the market." Respondents to Rakic's survey gave him the statistics he needed to move forward. Of his audience, he learned that 28-percent don't fly when they're away from their home base because it's hard to find airplanes. Fully half said they don't fly at other locations because of the added time and expense of required check rides. Rakic was encouraged. OpenAirplane had solutions for those concerns. But what motivated him most was learning that a full 96-percent of those surveyed said they'd fly more if there was an easier way to do it. And 32-percent of those respondents estimated "more" at 10 more hours per year, on average. That spoke to Rakic's own experience and his desire to help the industry he loves.
And so it begins.
OpenAirplane hopes to be online by year-end, and will come to market with a ready group of pre-qualified pilots. Because its check system is based on CAP's, any CAP pilot with a current Form 5 checkride is automatically grandfathered in, pending application and verification. And aside from small independent operators, Rakic says Cessna is now on board, encouraging its Cessna Pilot Centers to join the OpenAirplane network. As more qualified pilots find easier access to aircraft and more operators find a broader base of qualified safe pilots, Rakic expects more of both will sign on. If that happens, out of network operators and pilots could start to feel the negative effects of not opting in. And that would be the tipping point that leads to OpenAirplane's market dominance.
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That process would be a major gain for firms. They can hugely reduce costs by spreading the fixed cost per worker over more hours of work. More hours worked shouldn't increase costs of healthcare, training and fringe benefits so the fixed costs fall in line with their reduced workforce.
There are also productivity boosts by lengthening the work day itself in terms of travel time, starting up computers and lunch breaks that we wouldn't expect to increase at the same rate as hours worked. The longer work day may also push forward globalization as workdays overlap for longer periods across time-zones.
Once again though, the gains go even deeper than this. Probably the largest productivity improvement of all will be in human capital accumulation and the returns an individual can expect from it. From the perspective of a student, a sleepless world is an increase of a third in expected working lifespan giving a longer time period for her to benefit from the investment she has made in her human capital. It also means she can potentially finish her education in a shorter time or use the additional waking hours in employment, reducing the opportunity cost of an extended university education.
The sleepless world may finally begin to reverse the age inequality in employment (at least temporarily). Young people will accumulate job experience at a faster rate through more hours of work experience. They may also be more willing to adopt the new drugs than older generations increasing their relative value as employees.
So given the benefits, do we want to grab this piece of low hanging fruit?
The main argument against it is that it will not be a voluntary choice for an individual. If these drugs become widely available then workers who are willing to use them will easily out-compete those who do not. In addition, if the drugs are expensive then it will further increase inequality between those who can afford them and those for whom the price is prohibitive. However, a Google search of various dubious websites suggest the current drugs retail for around $5 a day. At that price, even those working at minimum wage would find it worthwhile to buy the pills.
The final argument against is that a rapid introduction of these pills would amount to an increase in the labour supply and cause a fall in hourly wages or unemployment. However, it's likely that individuals would generally still see an increase in their overall income and their additional leisure time (2 hours extra) would allow this to be translated into an increase in demand in the economy through increased consumption.
Overall the transition to a sleepless world seems beneficial to humanity. There's nothing special about the 7 hours of sleep we get right now and I think people would rightly be opposed to a change that made everyone spend an extra hour asleep every day.
- I've never used Modafinil. This is because I don't know where to buy it, I have some moral qualms about using it when the rest of the world is not and because it is still a bit early to conclude that there are no long term health effects;
- Some people I've talked to have raised the issue of environmental damage. I think the total environmental impact of a sleepless world could be positive or negative but surely the damage would be lower per unit of output (because there are a lot of fixed carbon outputs per work day such as commuting and building overheads). At the very least, a sleepless world looks like a more environmentally friendly growth strategy;
- This argument is premised on the safety of these drugs. Clearly the calculus will change if they are shown to have negative long term consequences;
- For those people who already work long hours with little sleep, these drugs should at least make that lifestyle less dangerous. There is convincing evidence that chronic lack of sleep is harmful in normal circumstances;
- The precise amount of sleep that a Modafinil user can get by with seems to vary but all sources I've seen suggest it is dramatically lower;
- The short term costs of a rapid change might be substantial so gradual adoption is probably preferable from the standpoint of welfare.


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Davenport is the largest of the Quad Cities and the third largest city in Iowa with a population of 98,975.
The Quad Cities total metropolitan population is nearly 400,000 people, with cities including Bettendorf, Iowa, and Rock Island, Moline, and East Moline, Illinois. In 2012, Davenport and the Quad Cities Metropolitan area was ranked among the fastest-growing areas in the nation for the growth of high-tech jobs.
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Davenport is named for George Davenport, a native of Lincolnshire, England, who settled on Rock Island in 1816. He came as a supplier for Fort Armstrong, which was constructed as a frontier fort that year – and he sold provisions and supplies to the soldiers. In 1835 he bought land from Antoine LeClaire, Davenport's first resident, on the west bank of the Mississippi, adjacent to Rock Island, and helped lay out the town that bears his name.
Scott County was formed by an act of the Wisconsin Territorial legislature in 1837. Davenport and neighboring Rockingham both campaigned to become the county seat – the city with the most votes in the February 1838 election would become the county seat. On the eve of the election, Davenport citizens acquired the temporary service of Dubuque laborers so they could vote in the election, winning the election. Rockingham supporters protested the elections since the laborers from Dubuque were not Scott County residents and results were not certified.
A second election was held the following August. To avoid another import of voters, the governor set a 60-day residency requirement for all voters. Davenport was again the victor by only two votes. Because the margin of victory was so close, a third election in the summer of 1840 was held. As the August election drew nearer, Rockingham residents grew tired of the county seat cause, and the efforts of Davenporters were difficult to challenge. Davenport easily won the third election. Consequently, to ensure that the county seat issue would not be played out again, Davenport built the first county courthouse.
With the mix of home styles and historical areas highlighted throughout the city, Davenport is the perfect mix of Victorian living in a modern city. Located on the banks of the Mississippi River, Davenport has over 20 parks and more than 12 miles of recreational paths for biking or walking. In the middle of the city, bordering VanderVeer Park is a selection of Victorian and Tudor revival style homes. The park was one of the first beautification projects completed by the city and is styled after the famous New York City, Central Park, complete with a fountain, rose garden and large botanical center. The Village of East Davenport ("The Village") on the east side of the city holds the popular neighborhood, McClellan Heights, with historical homes and small specialty shops. If you venture downtown Davenport you will see some of the largest buildings that the city holds along with a new 5-star hotel, restaurants and popular nightclubs.
Several annual music festivals take place in Davenport, including the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival, The Mississippi Valley Fair and the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival. An internationally known 7-mile foot race called the Bix 7 is also run during the festival.
Downtown Davenport has many points of interest including the Davenport Public Library, the Davenport Skybridge, Figge Art Museum, River Music Experience, Putnam Museum, the RiverCenter/Adler Theater, Modern Woodmen Park, which is home of the Quad City Class A minor league River Bandits baseball team, and the Centennial Bridge. Uptown features a few historic landmarks such as the Iowa Soldiers' Orphans' Home which took in homeless children from all of Iowa's ninety-nine counties following the Civil War and Ambrose Hall which was the original building of St. Ambrose University.
Aside from landmarks, uptown contains some entertainment venues too, such as the Great Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, which hosts fairs, stock car racing, and many other events. NorthPark Mall is the city's main shopping mall and has 160 stores. Brady Street Stadium is home to Davenport high school and Saint Ambrose University football games. Davenport has a number of parks, including Credit Island park which has a bike path, baseball diamonds, tennis courts, and fishing along the Mississippi River.
Attractions and entertainment opportunities for other Quad Cities communities are readily accessible to Davenport residents.
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As just about every moviegoer knows, when Dorothy clicked her sparkly red heels together and chanted "there's no place like home," it was Kansas she was referring to. Many a retiree knows how Dorothy feels: With its low cost of living, solid economy, wide-open spaces, sporting options and laid-back lifestyle, Kansas can offer a compelling proposition for retirees.
For one, retiring in Kansas is easy on the pocketbook, says Jim Hanna, an Ameriprise financial adviser based in Topeka, the state capitol. The median home costs just over $111,000, significantly below the U.S. average, the cost of living is more than 12% below average, and assisted living and nursing home costs are lower than average.
For the year 2013, Kansas cut its top income-tax rate from 6.45% to 4.9%, which is below average for the nation. The unemployment rate in Kansas is just 5.5%, compared with 7.6% for the U.S. as a whole, with future job growth predicted to be faster than the national rate—good news for retirees who want to work in retirement.
Whether retirees like to watch sports or participate in them, Kansas has plenty to offer. The Flint Hills (yes, there are hills in Kansas) in the eastern part of the state are one of the largest tallgrass prairie grasslands on the continent. Here cyclists will find a 117-mile bike path lined with bubbling streams, from which you can bird-watch (be sure to look for wild turkeys, prairie chickens and the bobwhite quail) and catch glimpses of wildlife like bison and bobcats.
Fisherman in the state enjoy the more than 250 lakes and 10,000 miles of rivers and streams, and hunters like the variety that the state offers, from pheasant, quail, prairie chickens and turkey to larger game like antelope and deer. Because of the presence of Kansas State University in Manhattan and the University of Kansas in Lawrence, college sports, especially football and basketball, are huge here.
There are some pricey spots in Kansas, particularly in the suburbs outside of Kansas City. It costs so much to live in Mission Hills—the cost of living is more than 93% higher than the U.S. average and the median home costs more than $840,000—a suburb of Kansas City, that one would be forgiven for thinking this was the East Coast. But there are plenty of affordable spots to consider. Here are three.


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From Stalin to Sequestration
Allow me to begin by apologizing for having been absent from these pages for a while. My up-coming book Disinformation, which I have co-written with Professor Ronald Rychlak, became the subject of a documentary movie to be released in June, and that has monopolized my time.
On March 6, 2013, we celebrate 60 years since the death of Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili, whose nom de guerre was Stalin — meaning man of steel. I deliberately use the word "celebrate," because Stalin's death allowed the first ray of light to penetrate into one of the darkest and bloodiest disinformation operations in history: the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics itself. Soon after Stalin died, the curtain shielding his "workers' paradise" from public view was ripped apart, and the rest of the world got its first glimpse of the gulag empire that the Soviet Union really was. According to recent revelations, some 94 million people were killed during the lifetime of the Soviet empire[i] so as to uphold the heretical system of socialism, a creed that deprived mankind of the very motivational forces needed to keep mankind going: private property, competition, and individual incentive.
In theory, socialism is an idyllic dream. In reality, it is a phony nightmare, modeled after Karl Marx's infamous dictum "Jeder nach seinen Fähigkeiten, jedem nach seinen Bedürfnissen" (from each according to his ability, to each according to his need), a social theory that has destroyed the economy of every country where it has been applied. To put it into plain English, the socialist redistribution of wealth is theft, and stealing became a national policy on the day the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was born. Immediately after the revolution of November 1917, Russia's new socialist government confiscated the imperial family's wealth, seized the land owned by the rich Russians, nationalized Russian industry and banking, and killed most of the property owners. In 1929, the Kremlin turned its covetous eyes toward the poorest elements in the country; by forcing the peasants into collective farms, it stole away their land, along with their animals and agricultural tools. Within a few years, virtually the entire Soviet economy was running on stolen property.
In the mid 1930s, the Communist Party itself became a target for theft. Following a brief period of collective leadership exercised by the Central Committee and later by its elite, the Politburo, Stalin personally stole all the top-level positions in the country and pinned them onto his own chest like war decorations, thereby establishing a dismal new feudalism in the middle of the 20th century. That is exactly what occurred later throughout Eastern Europe, when the Soviet socialists took over after World War II. By the time I said goodbye forever to Socialist Romania in 1978, the list of official positions and titles accumulated by Ceausescu and his wife could have easily filled a whole page.


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With the opening of the Mill City Farmers Market last weekend and the start of many people's summer CSA shares, the perennial topic of food storage becomes fresh again (see how I did that?).
Numerous ways to extend the life of fresh fruit, veggies, meat and dairy exist, but here are the 5 I could think of.
What do you do to try to make your food last longer?
Those clear drawers in your fridge aren't just for convenience. Many models allow you adjust the humidity of your crisper drawers to suit their contents. Consult your use & care manual for specifics on your model, but in general, set humidity to high for green, leafy vegetables and low for fruits and vegetables with skins.
Brands might create the perfect space for gallon-jug storage on your refrigerator door, but consider how quickly you will use highly perishable foods before storing them here. Why? Consider the temperature fluctuations of this region of the refrigerator.
If you go through a gallon of milk every couple days, then maybe it doesn't matter, but those of use who just use a sprinkle in our coffee should definitely select a cooler spot, like the back of the fridge, which is less affected when the door opens.
Accordingly, produce like broccoli, asparagus and apples benefit from colder temperatures located near the rear, while corn and berries — for example — benefit from the warmest spot in the refrigerator, so choose those for the front.
3. Use a paper towel to keep your greens…green
I love making big salads, but we all know that greens (especially leftovers) quickly become yellows and browns.
I arrange washed greens between paper towels to absorb excess moisture and seal them in punctured plastic bags. I'm not sure how "official" this is, but it's allowed me to eat salad leftovers for two days before.
Ethylene gas, that is. Foods like apples, peaches and pears produce ethylene, a gas that kick-starts ripening, which can cause premature aging in some fruits and damage in others. Avoid storing ethylene-producing foods near others sensitive to it (see list here) or keep them in a plastic bag to contain the gas.
5. Know what NOT to refrigerate
Sometimes the refrigerator can do more harm than good — as in the case of avocados, bananas, tomatoes, pineapples, mangoes, potatoes and squash — which should be stored at room temperature. Cold temperatures can dehydrate and damage these foods.
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Embattled Barilla Chairman Releases Video Apology For Anti-Gay Remarks, Wants To Meet With LGBT Groups
Guido Barilla, chairman of the popular pasta company that shares his family name, has issued another apology for disenfranchising the LGBT community from his customer base in an anti-gay rant heard 'round the world.
This time around, Guido is using an intimate video to plea for the gay community to give him another chance, as well as to announce meetings with leaders of LGBT organizations in the coming months.
Considering his first apology did nothing to blunt the blow of damage for Barilla, will this more intimate statement do the trick?
I agree with Kyle - THOUGH - UNTIL that day when it's ALL in PLACE - I support a BUY-cott of BERTOLLI since they've been recognizing the gay community for OVER 4 YEARS (NOT just trying to cash in on the Barilla crap) - it's GENUINE - http://youtube.com/watch?v=IOQYv66CptE
Regarding Coors - SADLY VERY FEW people know that the other beer companies were NEVER called to scrutiny from the Coors drama & for a LONG LONG TIME they were the ONLY beer company to have Domestic Partner Benefits & a Gay Employee group. Yet the gay community held on to it for a LONG LONG time - heck - some STILL hold onto it!!!!!
this dude is just digging himself even deeper in the dark hole of falling sales. Look, I get it. You are probably a strong Catholic Italian family and you don't support promoting gay families cause of your faith or whatever. But if you REALLY mean that you are sorry about your comments then my question is... Why do you care? You said yourself that if we didn't LIKE your advertising (which i sure as hell don't NOW!) we will just "eat another brand." So obviously you don't give a shit if we strongly disagree with your comments or not. I eat very little carbs but and I sure hell won't use them on your damn pasta bro.
No. This is not something that can be compensated for. What he said was not an accident. He did not accidentally use the word "fag" as an expletive. He stated with considerable detail his position on an issue and why. This is simply damage control. At least stand by the few, if any, convictions you have Mr. Barilla while we do the same. You do not 'apologize' away age-ism, gender-ism, race-ism, sex-ism, or any other 'ism'. You change your beliefs over time or not at all. While I do believe people do, over time, embrace change...I do not believe it is done so quickly and with such clear external (disingenuous) motivations. Your apology is insincere...you just got caught and are afraid of how this will impact your companies bottom line. Make a crow flavored Barilla product and move on...we will...we have.
He's a bigot, and should not be trusted by his apologies, what was said is obviously how he feels about the LGBT community so that is what his company should feel, the LGBT community should boycott so to speak his brand of pasta and sauces which I don't think are very good to begin with when I tried them in the past... make a better product if he wants to get on the good side of the community


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Pride Month, which happens every October, celebrates the culture, contributions, and value of the LGBTQQIA (Lesbian, Gay, Bixsexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual) communities. One highlight is Coming Out week, which is a time of empowerment for individuals who might not have previously felt ready or able to embrace their identity and live openly.


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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese fans on Friday welcomed news that former Beatle Paul McCartney is expected to make a full recovery from the viral infection that landed him in a Tokyo hospital for treatment.
McCartney, 71, called off his sold-out Japan tour this week after postponing several concerts, much to the disappointment of fans - some of whom had paid 100,000 yen ($980) to see him. He later canceled a concert set for South Korea next week.
"The shock was huge when I heard the two concerts which I had bought tickets for were both canceled," said Shinichi Noguchi, 40, who had come to the Tokyo hotel where McCartney was believed to be staying.
"It's good to hear he's recovering and I'll be happy if he can come to Japan again in the near future."
McCartney spokeswoman Perri Cohen said in a statement on Thursday that McCartney had been treated successfully at a Tokyo hospital for the viral infection, which he came down with a day after his arrival in Japan last week.
"He will make a complete recovery and has been ordered to take a few days rest. Paul has been extremely moved by all the messages and well wishes he has received from fans all over the world," she added.
McCartney, who rarely cancels concerts, said in a statement earlier this week that he hated to disappoint his fans. He came to Japan after a South American tour.
"I hope he fully recovers and will give us a concert in the near future," said Fumio Ito, 66. "Fingers crossed."
The dearth of news about McCartney's condition on Thursday prompted concern among fans around the world, particularly when the only new comment posted on his Twitter account was an old photo of him with a ram.
"We want to know about Paul's health!" one fan tweeted.
McCartney and drummer Ringo Starr are the two surviving members of the super-successful Beatles, which broke up in 1970.
A native of Liverpool who largely taught himself how to play, McCartney has been known for a long and versatile musical life that included a stint with the band "Wings" after the Beatles, followed by a flourishing solo career.
His song "Yesterday" is one of the most covered songs of all time.
In 1980, on arriving in Japan for a tour with "Wings", McCartney was arrested and jailed for some nine days after customs officials found marijuana in his luggage. He was then deported without being charged.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A trio of elite training opportunities are on the books as the Lipscomb baseball coaching staff releases the dates for each camp throughout the month of September.
The camps include a College Prep Camp for high schoolers on Sept. 5-6, a Developmental Transition Camp for middle schoolers on Sept. 12-13 and a Pitchers/Catchers camp (ages 8-18) that will be held on Mondays (Sept. 8, 15, 22, 29).
Each camp will give players a chance to learn from some of the best coaches and players in the country. It will also provide an opportunity for youngsters who want to pursue a career in baseball to get in front of the Lipscomb staff and the perfect chance to get noticed.
College Prep Camp (Friday Sept. 5 – Saturday Sept. 6)
The College Prep Camp will be led by Bison head coach Jeff Forehand and all participants will be instructed in all major aspects of the game: hitting, fielding, pitching, and catching. Campers will also be able to participate in a pro style workout as well as competitive games throughout the two-day camp.
The numbers for this camp will be capped at 80 campers, so hurry and lock up your spot now!
Developmental Transition Camp (Friday Sept. 12 - Saturday Sept. 13)
Players will be instructed in all phases of the game of baseball. Games will be played each day with emphasis on the instruction taught during the camp.
Grades 6-8 are a critical period in a player's development. The skills developed during these years will serve as the foundation for future development in high school and beyond. Players will leave this camp with techniques to help develop their skills to the next level and begin the process of maximizing their potential. This is also a great way for youth players to become familiar with the "BIG FIELD".
Pitchers/ Catchers Camp (Mondays, Sept. 8, 15, 22, 29)
Don't miss an opportunity to learn from some of the best instructors at every level.
The staff includes current Lipscomb coaches and former players.
Not only will you learn what it takes to become a pitcher or catcher at the next level, you will also have the opportunity to learn the importance of strength and conditioning as well as injury prevention.
The camp will offer tips on pitching and catching mechanics and throwing programs.
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I recently had the opportunity to specify the purchase of a couple of Dell PowerEdge R810 2U servers that will be used as database servers for SQL Server 2008 R2. These two servers have four Intel Xeon E7-4870 (32nm Westmere-EX) processors and 256GB of RAM each. This model server can hold up to 512GB of RAM using relatively economical 16GB DIMMs, or up to 1TB of RAM with the still outrageously expensive 32GB DIMMs. That is quite a bit of power in a 2U server.
Since each Xeon E7-4870 processor has 10 physical cores, plus hyper-threading, this gives me a total of 80 logical cores visible to Windows Server 2008 R2. You can see this in Task Manager below. With machines like this, it will be very nice to get the improved Task Manager that will be in Windows 8.
In order to recognize more than 64 logical processors, you must have both Windows Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008 R2 or SQL Server 2012 installed. With either of these combinations, you can have up to 256 logical processors. Microsoft has already announced that Windows 8 will support up to 640 logical processors. Once Windows Server 8 is released, it is extremely likely (although not officially announced) that SQL Server 2012 running on top of Windows Server 8 will also support up to 640 logical cores. Of course, with the new core-based licensing in SQL Server 2012 Enterprise Edition, that would be a pretty expensive proposition.
Looking at CPU-Z, you can see that the Core Speed of Core#0 on Processor #1 is running at 2794.6MHz, which shows that Intel Turbo Boost is enabled and running, since the rated clock speed is only 2.40GHz. In order to get this, you should make sure that you have the Windows Power Plan set to High Performance (instead of the default of Balanced), and that your main BIOS Power Management is set to OS Control. Otherwise, you will have some sort of power management in effect, either from Windows or from the hardware itself. This will cause your processors to throttle back to a slower speed (by reducing the Multiplier) when the processor load is relatively light. It can also cause issues for Fusion-io cards on your PCI-E expansion slots.
When the processors see a spike in load, they will increase the multiplier to increase the clock speed of the cores. The reaction time of this throttle up mechanism is slow enough that it can affect the performance of short-duration OLTP queries. I have seen this both on synthetic benchmarks (like GeekBench) and in the real-world. The Intel Sandy Bridge processors that I have tested, such as the Core i7-2600K seem to be much less susceptible to this problem.
Depending on what combination of settings you have for your BIOS power management and Windows Power Plan, you may also lose out on the benefit of Turbo Boost, which will "overclock" individual cores based on the overall load, temperature and power usage of each processor. I think power management is a great thing for laptops, desktops, and web servers, but not for mission critical database servers.
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