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Con-till's Role in Eliminating Soil Compaction Dr. John F. Bradley Conservation Tillage Specialist Monsanto Company Dr. John Bradley is widely recognized by farmers across the Cotton Belt as one of the top experts in the science of conservation tillage. For 14 years, Dr. Bradley was the leader of the University of Tennessee's Milan Experiment Station, where he conducted research on conservation- and no-till cropping systems. He also directed the Milan No-Till Field Day, which became-under his leadership-the preeminent reduced tillage field event for farmers in the United States. Currently, Dr. Bradley is working with farmers across the Cotton Belt to encourage and ease the switch to crop production systems that utilize conservation tillage practices.
The reduction or elimination of soil compaction is one very good reason to consider using a con-till system on your farm in 2001. Soil compaction occurs when soil particles are pressed together and the pore space between the soil particles is decreased. This causes an increase in the bulk density or weight of the solids per unit volume of soil. Soil compaction occurs as a response to pressure or weight per unit area exerted by field machinery, tillage equipment or animals. The risk for compaction is greatest when soils are wet. If you have noticed soil compaction in your fields, it's a good idea to assess the situation immediately and try to resolve the problem as early as possible after harvest of the 2000 crop.
Soil compaction is a problem because it restricts rooting depth, which dramatically reduces the uptake of water and nutrients into the crop. It also decreases pore size and increases the proportion of water-filled pore space - factors that can decrease soil temperature. This affects the activity of soil organisms by decreasing the rate of decomposition of soil organic matter and the subsequent release of nutrients. Compaction also decreases water infiltration, which leads to an increase in runoff and water erosion.
The major cause of soil compaction is tilling, harvesting or grazing when soils are wet. A dry soil is much more resistant to compaction than moist or wet soil. Compaction has also become more of a concern in recent years due to the development of larger field equipment for tillage and harvesting, a reduction in organic matter due to less rotation and use of cover crops, and tilling of soil when it is still wet due to the demands of larger farming operations and the need for timeliness.
Other factors that influence compaction include soil texture, the amount of pressure exerted on the soil, the composition of the soil and the number of trips or passes made over the field by machinery during the year. Sandy loam soils, loam, and sandy clay loam soils compact more easily than silt, silt loam, silty clay loam, silty clay or clay soils.
To check for soil compaction, probe the soil when it is saturated and pull up plants to observe possible root restrictions. If compaction exists, determine the depth and thickness. Probing should be performed in or near the existing row, bed or drill. By examining the root system of existing plants, you may be able to determine whether or not soil compaction is a problem in your fields. Plants with flattened, turned or stubby roots usually indicate compaction. Soils that are difficult to penetrate and have high bulk density provide another good indicator of soil compaction. Coarse, medium and fine sand and loamy sands have a higher bulk density than silty clay or clay soils.
There are several instruments that can also be used to identify soil compaction. Some are more sophisticated than others, but they are all accurate. One of these tools is a soil penetration probe. This is a device that measures the soil's resistance in pounds per square inch with a gauge or dial. A "sharp shooter" spade or shovel also works for measuring soil compaction, as does a wire or surveyor's flag. Compaction can occur at almost any depth, from the soil surface to a depth of 20 inches or more.
It is also a good idea to have someone from your National Resource Conservation Service, an extension agent, soil specialist, ag retailer or Monsanto field representative assist you when checking fields. They can help you determine whether or not soil compaction is really a problem in your situation. Many fields do not currently have problems with soil compaction due to modern farming practices, such as conservation tillage and use of crop biotechnology. Many growers have significantly reduced tillage and have still been able to control weeds and pests with Roundup Ready(r) technology and Roundup Ultra MAX(tm) herbicide. Spray booms can cover 60-90 feet swaths with only one set of tracks, and most growers use controlled traffic patterns. Fewer spray trips for insects have been made by growers in recent years as the result of good scouting procedures and the in-plant protection provided by biotech crops such as Bollgard(r) cotton and YieldGard(r) corn. All of these practices decrease the likelihood that soil compaction exists.
If soil compaction does exist, it should be addressed as soon as possible after harvest of the 2000 crop. There are several implements that may be used to remedy existing soil compaction. I prefer and recommend the parabolic plow. This piece of equipment has elbow- shaped shanks that run between existing rows, lifting and fracturing the soil under the row with the "hand", which runs under the row. A roller is often added to roll behind the parabolic subsoiler in order to level the lifting effect of the shanks. Another type of soil compaction "buster" is a rip-strip-till rig that can be run in the fall, early spring or at planting. These are very popular on Coastal Plains soils, which are composed of a sandy surface layer over a layer of clay found 8-18 inches below the soil surface. I would discourage the use of rippers or subsoilers that leave large chunks of compacted soil on the soil surface. This will require multiple tillage trips to break the chunks into clods and eventually into pulverized soil. This method of eliminating soil compaction often nullifies the fracturing of the compacted layer. All parabolic, ripping or subsoiling should be performed when the soil is low in moisture, not wet.
Once any soil compaction is determined, addressed and corrected, no-till and conservation-tillage will decrease the probability of any future compaction. The number of trips across the field, as well as the size and weight of the equipment, are reduced in a no-till or con-till situation. In a con-till program, the fields are not worked or tilled when the soil is wet. Since the equipment is usually smaller, there is less pressure on the soil.
By not inverting the soil with traditional tillage tools, plant roots are left in the soil. The root system makes up 40-50% of the total mass of most plants. As these roots die and decay, they become organic matter that reduces the bulk density and increases the water holding capacity and porosity of the soil. Rather than plowing up roots so they are exposed to the sun and burned up as carbon, the carbon can remain in the soil to build organic matter. High soil organic matter promotes aggregation of soil particles. By leaving the previous crop reside, old root systems and/or cover crop intact, soil structure is improved. As they decay, the roots provide "bio-holes" for water, oxygen, and nutrients to translocate in the soil. The layers of residue and mulch also reduce the impact of machinery, thus reducing compaction by providing a "cushioning" effect.
If you have had problems with soil compaction, consider reducing tillage trips. With conservation tillage systems such as no-till, strip-till and stale seed bed, along with the use of Roundup Ready technology, soil compaction can be decreased or eliminated completely. Don't settle for less than desirable soil conditions in your fields. The right tools, technology and expertise are available to increase organic matter in your soil, decrease compaction and improve yields.


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The 16 CUPE workers in the township of Bonfield, (just outside North Bay) are locked out by the municipality. A rally organized by the OFL was set up on October 5, 2013 to show support and solidarity toward this unfairness. Mine Mill 598/Unifor along with other Unifor locals, different other Unions and our national Office with Katha Fortier (the Ontario Regional director) gave speeches and showed real solidarity in an effort to force the municipality of Bonfield back to the table with those 16 workers.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio—The game ended with the ball in Ben McLemore's hands, which—never mind the 22 points he scored in Kansas' 74-66 victory against Ohio State—didn't really happen all that often in a game that lasted nearly as long as "Braveheart."
In 40 minutes of basketball stretched over 2½ hours, McLemore kept surging into focus, delivering some devastating action sequence and then retreating to the edge of the frame.
"He's just so effortless. And he doesn't know what he's doing yet," Kansas coach Bill Self told Sporting News. "I think he's still figuring out when to drive it, when to shoot it. Those things. He made some great individual plays.
"What he can do is, even when he's laboring, he can go get you an easy basket. He's figuring it out fast. When he gets to understand time, score and momentum, when to attack and when not to—when he starts figuring that stuff out he's going to become a complete player."
Meet Ben McLemore—the guy who might become the single most important factor in determining which team will win the 2013 NCAA championship.
MORE: Withey, Kansas lock down Ohio State
He is a 6-5 redshirt freshman from St. Louis, once the sidekick to Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal on a pretty fair AAU team. You might have been introduced to McLemore earlier had he not failed to qualify for eligibility as a freshman, which kept him from competing for a KU team that eventually played for the 2012 national title.
He considers that circumstance a "blessing," though, as it forced him to concentrate on proving he could thrive academically and, in basketball, to work strictly on improving his game during his first several months on campus.
Kansas has a terrific collection of players around McLemore, including three seniors who are either excellent (point guard Elijah Johnson) or dominant (center Jeff Withey, small forward Travis Releford) on defense.
Those guys could leave McLemore back in the dorm the next 2½ months and still go win another Big 12 championship. Having him grow into the focal point of their offense, however, will allow Kansas to seriously take a swing at winning the school's fourth NCAA title. He must function as a star-level player in the circumstances that require the signature of a star.
"To be honest with you, you don't score off of plays late in games. You score off of players," Self said. "We did a better job today. They played good defense, so you beat a guy, force help and go get a basket.
"He makes plays you can't coach. You run average offense, pitch it to him and he jumps over someone and he makes a shot. That's not great offense. That's just a good player. That's what I like."
The honest truth about the Ohio State game is that McLemore's partner on the wing played the greatest role in KU's victory. Although McLemore led KU in scoring and hit 3-of-6 from 3-point range, Releford was the one responsible for eliminating Buckeyes' star Deshaun Thomas in the second half.
MORE: Oriakhy, Pressey double-doubles doom Illini
After starting with the natural matchup of forward Kevin Young against Thomas, Self saw enough of Thomas' threat early to switch his best defender to the assignment and order him not to offer help. Eventually, Self increased the attention paid to Thomas by instructing the Jayhawks to switch any exchange that involved him, and by double-teaming on those rare occasions Thomas actually touched the ball.
Ohio State's counter was a drive-and-kick approach, the problem being the kick-ees. Even if Jon Diebler walks through that door, maybe for a visit, he has no eligibility left. So Ohio State had wings Sam Thompson and Lenzelle Smith taking the shots, and they were a combined 0-for-8 in the second half even though they were firing mostly unguarded jumpers. Ohio State went more than 10 minutes during the second half without a field goal, falling from a 40-37 lead to a 53-48 deficit.
"Travis played great defense on Deshaun Thomas," Withey said. "We kind of focused on him, knowing he could go off for 30 easily. I wasn't aware they didn't score the ball for that long. It felt like it was a really tough game the whole time.
"We shut down their best scorer. Ben played great defense. Elijah played great. Everybody did their job."
Although KU wound up shooting 51 percent for the game, OSU did not defend poorly. The Buckeyes attacked the ball well enough to force 19 turnovers and turned those into 23 points. But Withey's size helped him to score 14 over the smaller Buckeyes and McLemore's brilliance kept flashing just long enough for him to contribute an essential basket here and there, such as the personal four-point run he delivered late in the game to carry a six-point lead into double-digits.
When the Jayhawks lost their only game this season—to Michigan State on Nov. 13—McLemore scored 14 points but took only seven shots. It was clear he was not active enough, particularly for someone with the potential to greatly influence the game.
The coaches' message did not change. Self reiterated that McLemore must look to drive the ball because he's the one KU player dynamic enough to shred even sturdy defenses from the perimeter.
"Since I first got here, Coach was like, 'Shoot the ball, don't be afraid, be more aggressive,' " McLemore said Saturday night. "That's all I've been doing."
Self says McLemore will become more dominant as he continues to grow his understanding of the game. Though he has coached great wing players at KU before, including the Golden State Warriors' Brandon Rush, Self declares, "I've never had anybody like this guy."
The difference?
"Ben can impact the game more because he's a better scorer," Self said. "He's fun to coach because you can tinker around and draw up some plays that you can't draw up for anybody else."


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As always, there is a lot going on and not enough time to talk about it all. I hope you don't mind, but I'm going to keep this very brief because . . . Rifts® Lemuria is in final production! And we want to keep working on it.
- As I write this, Wayne has begun typesetting and we've discussed the layout of Rifts® Lemuria.
- I'm done with the rewrites and additions, except for two final sections: Biomancy War Steeds and Sea Serpents/Sea Monsters, and maybe a few final tweaks to O.C.C.s.
- Page count is almost certain to go to 224 pages and there will be no price increase. Yes, I know fans love big books, so be happy. For us, they are a mixed blessing. They are more costly in art, printing, shipping and in time to create (for example, we have spent at least two weeks longer doing more work on Lemuria and expanding the page count). So why do it? a) Because I'm an idiot. b) Because some books, like this one, deserve it. c) Because I cannot bring myself to not make these books epic and something special. Much of the material and ideas were just too darn good to cut out. Heck, I've trimmed some concepts and material to squeeze it all into 224 pages. End result: Rifts® Lemuria is awesome. Personally, I think it's on par with Rifts® World Book 2: Atlantis.
- To the printer by Monday. All of us will work through the weekend to get it laid out, proofread and to the printer. It should go in first thing Monday morning. Should ship 2-3 weeks later. Megaverse Insider hardcovers and PDFs 2-5 weeks after that. So keep those pre-orders coming (the softcover ships out the day the book arrives in the warehouse), and snag a few other items, like the new set of bookmarks, while you're at it.
- Check out this week's Murmurs from the Megaverse® for other details about the goings-on at Palladium and to read a couple of small Rifts® Lemuria "teasers." I've tried to be on Facebook a lot this week, too.
Dead Reign™ Sourcebook 3: Endless Dead™ and The Rifter® #58 are what Wayne and I dive into next. Both books will be April releases. With any luck, the Rifts® Vampires Sourcebook will also be an April Release. We are primed to get these three titles out fast. Then it's the Palladium Open House (May 4-6). And then it's back to banging out one new, hot release after another.
Online sales took a terrible tumble and stayed flat all week. As I said in a Murmur, I can't say as I can blame anyone but ourselves. You've been waiting for new books to buy for months. And we're hard at work to make that happen and soon, so please snap up the new releases coming out in April as fast as you can. Thanks.
Keep the feedback coming. We have gotten an excellent response to our poll about doing Megaverse® Insider crowdsource funding offers. Please keep the voting and feedback coming. We want to know what YOU think and want, because you are appreciated.
Click here to vote in the poll.
Palladium Bookmarks, Set Two is available now. The new bookmarks arrived Wednesday and look every bit as good as Set One. They feature Chaos Earth™, Phase World®, Nightbane® and Beyond the Supernatural™. The entire set is only $5. See the description elsewhere in this Weekly Update.
UPDATE: Sneak Previews on DriveThruRPG.comDriveThruRPG.com for Rifts® Lemuria will go up sometime early next week. Till then I've been posting a few small "teasers" in some of my Murmurs from the Megaverse®. The sneak preview for Endless Dead will quickly follow after it. Don't forget, there are 90+ backstock titles, including back issues of The Rifter®, first edition rule books, other sneak previews and the Rifts® Game Master Kit, all available as PDF downloads at reasonable prices.
Reminder: Gaming at the Westland Library – March 31, 2012 – Saturday from 1-4 PM. This the next library event where Julius and I will be running games. We are already seeing more interest from local gamers so this could turn into something big. Join the fun and this is a great way to introduce a new generation to Palladium role-playing games or to give our games a try. PLEASE REGISTER with the library early, so we can make sure we have enough Game Masters to accommodate everybody who wants to play. Sign up by calling the library at (734) 326-6123 or online at http://www.westlandlibrary.org/node/3089. The gaming is from 1-4 PM, Saturday, March 31, 2012. The library is located on Central City Parkway between Ford Road and Warren.
Palladium Open House is only 7 weeks away!! We'll be ready to rock your world all weekend long with Palladium gaming events. We still need more G.M.s to send us their event information!! If you have any questions and Wayne isn't getting back to you, contact Alex or call the office. We need games! Sorry about all those exclamation points, but the POH will be here in no time.
And we need gamers in and around Michigan to join the fun! Take this opportunity to game with the guys and gals who make the games you love.
Palladium Open House Hotel Rooms are going fast! Reserve your hotel rooms as soon as you can. Your credit card does not get charged till the day of the event and you can cancel up to a week before. The hotel is inexpensive and excellent ($69.95 for two double beds or one king) and there will be two conference rooms (one small, one large) for all-night gaming at the hotel. NOTE: It helps Palladium if you reserve your hotel room BEFORE March 31. Thanks.
UPDATE: Kevin's Online Toy & Collectibles Store. Alex and I have been adding some Palladium collectibles and new toys and action figures to my online store. We'll try to add more new items next week as well. Right now they include Palladium gold editions, some artwork, art prints, The Rifter® #20, and various out of print books – most of it signed. We'll keep them coming if you keep buying them.
Other stuff. All kinds of other stuff continues, from research and development of Rifts® and Robotech® Miniatures, The Rifter #0.1 and #0.2 (digital editions), reprinting books, exploring other opportunities, and prepping for the Palladium Open House, which is coming up fast.
More news next week.
– Kevin Siembieda, Publisher, Writer and Game Designer
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March 2012 Releases
April 2012 Releases
May 2012 Releases
June 2012 Releases
The following are in development.
A set of four, 2 x 6 inch bookmarks, each depicting a different Palladium game line: Chaos Earth™, Phase World®, Nightbane® and Beyond the Supernatural™. They are attractive, useful and make a fun collectible. The first set has been so popular, we had to do a second.
"I love the Palladium bookmarks and use three of the first set all the time." – Kevin Siembieda
A set of four, 2 x 6 inch bookmarks, each depicting a different Palladium game line: Rifts®, Palladium Fantasy®, Heroes Unlimited™ and Dead Reign™. They are attractive, useful and make a fun collectible.
This popular, fan-favorite Phase World® sourcebook presents a dynamic overview of the Anvil Galaxy™ and its many alien races, technologies, conflicts and secrets. A great resource for any Phase World® fan and valuable addition for campaigns involving the Minion War™.
Rifts® Mindwerks™ is a companion to Triax & The NGR™ and Triax™ 2. It details the techno-horrors of the Mindwerks Corporation and its insane mastermind, the Angel of Death, as well as providing more information on the NGR, the Gargoyle and Brodkil Empires, robots and equipment, plus the Gene-Splicers, a dozen D-Bee races, an evil Millennium Tree, mind-altering cybernetic implants and a few notable kingdoms.
The Rifter® #57 is an extravaganza of monsters and mayhem to surprise your players and spice up your games.
"I think this book is going to amaze people." – Kevin Siembieda
Endless Dead says it all. The zombie hordes grow in number and strangeness. Can humankind survive? Where is the military? What's next for the survivors of the zombie apocalypse?
This book contains horrifying new zombies to haunt your player characters along with new O.C.C.s and tons of tables for detailing Survivors' Hideouts, Safe Haven Communities, Death Cults and more. Survival is not enough. Now is the time for the war against the Endless Dead™. This book is epic.
Unknown to most humans, deep within Mexico the vampires have established entire kingdoms. There they live like tyrants and gods, dominating an underclass of cattle people used as slaves and food stock. Learn more about the vampires, their rivals, allies and the humans who willingly serve their supernatural masters for a chance to join the undead. A must-have guide for those who wish to travel deeper into the Vampire Kingdoms or play as vampires and their human minions.
On Rifts® Earth, the Black Market is the most prevalent trader in weapons, contraband and magic items outlawed by the Coalition. Explore the day to day business of the market along with its smuggling routes, practices, policies and nefarious products. Encounter the five major Black Market factions in North America and foreign groups like the Yakuza, Green Scarf Sect and the Underground Railroads of Atlantis and the Vampire Kingdoms.
The largest independent manufacturer of weapons, robots and adventure gear in North America is Northern Gun™. Located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, they have been the premier outfitter of mercenaries and adventurers for decades, and are a major hub for hiring military contractors. With a whole new product line to offer their customers, the future looks bright for Northern Gun™.
An in-depth look at the Invid Genesis Pits, their purpose, function and the creatures they create.
The Minion War spills across Rifts Earth, where demons and infernals hope to recruit allies and use the Rifts as gateways of destruction. Their influence shakes things up across the planet, especially at locations where demons and Deevils already have a strong presence. More details to follow, but for now, 'nuff said.
This is a great resource for getting out of print Palladium titles and other select books. We've made 90 titles available as PDF digital downloads from DriveThruRPG.com. This is a great way to try Palladium products and get access to out of print RPG source material. Some notable titles include:
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The US Criminal Code Title 18 Part 1 Title 47 Section 1030 covers "Fraud and Related Activity In Connection With Computers". I'm not a lawyer, but here is my understanding of the relevant bits of the statute (quotes from the statute are in italics):
Jursidiction: a "Protected Computer" is defined, amongst other things, as any computer "which is used in interstate or foreign commerce or communication, including a computer located outside the United States that is used in a manner that affects interstate or foreign commerce or communication of the United States". In other words if your computer is on the Internet, even if its outside the US, then its a Protected Computer. That includes anything connected via Comcast, and anything that talks to any computer connected via Comcast.
Offence: there are two things to prove here:
- That someone employed by Comcast "knowingly causes the transmission of a program, information, code, or command, and as a result of such conduct, intentionally causes damage without authorization, to a protected computer". Damage is defined as "any impairment to the integrity or availability of data, a program, a system, or information". A spoof RST packet instructs the receiving computer to drop a TCP connection, so it is a command that impairs the availability of data. I have no direct evidence that these packets were sent knowingly, but I find it difficult to imagine a scenario in which they were sent by accident.
- That this action caused "loss to 1 or more persons during any 1-year period [...] aggregating at least $5,000 in value". "Loss" is defined as "any reasonable cost to any victim, including the cost of responding to an offense, conducting a damage assessment, and restoring the data, program, system, or information to its condition prior to the offense, and any revenue lost, cost incurred, or other consequential damages incurred because of interruption of service". This is a bit tricky, but people do value their time. $10 per hour is a pretty low wage, and many professionals charge many times that. If failed P2P connections have cost 500 Comcast users 1 hour each in wasted time then this threshold has been reached. You might also be able to make a case purely on the cost of running a computer and keeping it connected via Comcast. The professional IT people who have taken the time to run tests with packet sniffers could certainly count their time at a professional rate as "responding to an offence" and "conducting a damage assessment". There is also some evidence that Comcast inadvertently disrupted other protocols, including Lotus Notes and Windows Remote Desktop. These are used commercially and their disruption would have real financial impact. So while a detailed accounting remains to be done, it certainly looks likely that the $5,000 threshold has been reached.
So it certainly looks like a Section 1030 offense has been committed that could see someone put in the pen for five years. Any Comcast customers want to call the FBI?


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I've tried many ways but I can't execute a good occlusion culling using ARB_occlusion_query extension.
- glClear(...)
- BEGIN WHILE for each object....
--- frustum culling check
--- if not in frustum, continue to next object
--- I turn off color mask
--- glDisable(GL_CULL_FACE);
--- I render bounding box
--- glEnable(GL_CULL_FACE);
--- check culling result with glGetQueryObjectuiv(...., &occlusion_result)
--- I turn on color mask
--- I render only visible object (visible = "occlusion_result" variable greater than 0)
Using this way I have boundig_boxes drawn on screen!
How I can "render" without print to screen?
I've already tried to "render" to FBO but it seems not to work using occlusion_query...so I preferred to stay in the default "DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER" which give me some fragment_count greater than zero.
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jonmarnie needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 28 designs submitted by 10 freelance designers.
we sell airsoft guns / called bbguns in the uk
we are trying to be the best low cost seller in the uk with good support fast delivery and lots of info on the products.
someone the buyer can trust
users are mostly boys from teenage up in age
but lots of the buyers are mums and g/f buying as gifts for kids or boy/f
my site is bbguns4less.co.uk
i like 2.0 site style designs and read smashing magazine i was thinking maby a desert war camouflage style but i dont know if it will match the guns (i also thing the colors i have now are ok ) but be creative
the aim is to sell as much as possible
on the new site things i want on the page are
a new logo
follow us twitter
facebook find us
you tube follow us
also i like on http://www.seomoz.org/blog where it says "Show your SEOmoz Pride" there is a icon button that says "i love seomoz" on my site i want something simuler saying "i love bbguns4less.co.uk " (i think its a nice way to get a link)
competitors in the uk
but sites u can maby get ideas from in the usa
but there are loads of sites
be creative and give me you best shot please (no pun)
if you need and help or images message me i am here to help
i have given 3 contest b4 and always more work after same with this contest
as soon as there is a design good enough i will make to contest guaranteed
google key worlds for your research are bbgun and air soft guns
hope the was not too long
good luck
competitors in the uk
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Food & Drink
Indian master chef gets fresh at 'world's best restaurant'
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As a multi award-winning chef, bestselling author, TV channel proprietor and hugely successful syndicated show host, Sanjeev Kapoor is arguably the world's most revered exponent of Indian cuisine.
For the past 18 years he has concocted a handful of new recipes every week as the host of "Khana Khazana," said to be India's most watched, and Asia's longest-running, cookery program.
As if that weren't impressive enough, Kapoor has penned 36 cookbooks, while his website consistently attracts a hungry audience of 25 million users a month.
Suffice to say, the man has a distinguished rep in the venerable tradition of Indian cuisine.
But the myriad blend of spices and stimulation of the senses that characterize his country's culinary heritage couldn't be more at odds with the restrained subtlety that dominates contemporary cooking in northern Europe.
Indian Chef, Sanjeev Kapoor begins his Fusion Journey in Mumbai where he talks about his love for Indian cuisine.
So it is perhaps testament to Kapoor's desire for a challenge that he chose Copenhagen, Denmark, as the location for his "Fusion Journey."
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Here he would meet with, and learn from, Rene Redzepi, head chef and proprietor of Noma, the two Michelin-star restaurant ranked
best in the world
by Restaurant magazine, where fresh ingredients and simplicity reign supreme.
His mission was to synthesize the two divergent culinary traditions, and ultimately combine them into a completely original dish of his own. In his own words, Kapoor looks back over his Fusion Journey.
Sanjeev Kapoor:
When you've been in the profession for as long as I have, it's imperative to keep making new discoveries, to go beyond your particular area of expertise. And the best way to do that is to travel.
So I couldn't resist the chance to fly to Copenhagen. With its Scandinavian climate and classic European architecture, it's a world away from Mumbai -- and the style of our cuisines are just as contrasting.
The challenge is that from an Indian perspective taste is paramount. Our savory dishes are more salty, our hot dishes are more hot, our sweet dishes are more sweet, our sour things are more sour.
This is all because the use and blend of spices is very bold -- the objective is to embellish and we often have 15 to 20 contrasting herbs and spices in a single dish.
But Rene and his Nordic cuisine is all about simplicity. It's all about passion and appreciation for the ingredients themselves.
This philosophy was immediately apparent as soon as we journeyed out to the farms around Copenhagen, where Rene buys most of his food directly.
This emphasis on sourcing fresh ingredients, having a relationship with the producers, knowing the history of the food, is something I admire and relate to -- but not something that I'm able to practice very often in my country.
It's an irony that the act of going to back to nature, as it were, is something that is so easy to do in India, and yet we have been going in the opposite direction.
Unlike a lot of the industrialized West, we're generally much closer to our environment, but we don't focus on it.
Instead, it is all becoming very commercial in nature. The food deliveries arrive at your kitchen and you won't know where it's come from, how far its traveled, who the supplier is, what relationship they have with the grower and so on.
This is a shame because you can't then guarantee the quality of the product and, on top of that, you lose the emotional connection to the food ... it becomes more like a commodity.
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Watching Rene work at Noma was a fascinating experience. He has so much reverence for the food and tries to keep the natural essence of his ingredients intact. So for instance, a simple carrot might be slow-roasted for hours, allowing it to soak in its own juices -- really bringing out its essential flavor.
In India, we're quick and explosive in the kitchen -- we'd rarely cook a vegetable for longer than 15 minutes -- and the culture is about pleasing every taste sense on just one spoon, adding layers of flavor so that they all blend together. But then, of course, the individual ingredients are somewhat hidden.
So, how to bring these two very different styles together in one dish? I took the best of both. While Rene and I had been foraging, I'd come across some wonderfully fresh and fragrant mustard leaves. It's not too sharp yet it's pungent and very mustardy ... something that I have grown up with as it's very popular in traditional North Indian cooking.
I decided to blend this beautiful Norwegian salmon -- coating it with the mustard leaves and some lime, a little seasoning and let it cook gently. The result was a dish that had a distinctive Indian aroma, but with more of a Nordic approach to the style and philosophy of preparation.
The respect for the ingredient -- focusing on Mother Nature, one leaf to the next -- has enabled me to return home with a new appreciation for what Indian cuisine still has to offer.
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There's always room for more Vietnamese places that serve pho soup and banh mi sandwiches. And so Pho 68 on New Park Avenue is a welcome recent arrival to the West Hartford restaurant scene.
It wasn't long ago that news of a restaurant serving banh mi in the Hartford area could get people — or at least me — pretty worked up. Those dainty and delicious Vietnamese sandwiches are savory and sometimes slightly sweet snacks that have absorbed a few culinary elements from the French colonial influence (notably the baguette). But for a time one could only find them at a barely visible spot on Park Street. Then another restaurant popped up nearby. And another. Then one in Manchester, and another in West Hartford. Soon it seemed like we were having a banh mi bonanza. It wasn't quite that. I can probably only name a half dozen places that make them in the region.
To a lesser degree, the same was true of pho soup, that very popular and deeply soothing rice noodle and aromatic beef broth concoction. But pretty much every Vietnamese restaurant serves pho, so there are maybe a couple dozen places to slurp up those noodles in the area.
Of course, there's Pho Boston, the dominant and venerable pho powerhouse. And then Pho Saigon opened near there. Now Pho 68 joins the bunch, not far away.
The banh mi at Pho 68 is among the best in the Hartford region (which, I guess, isn't saying too much, since there aren't so many others making it, but still). A banh mi thit bo (grilled beef) was served on a fresh and nicely crusty mini-baguette, with a few strips of slightly sweet and tangy beef accented with matchsticks of semi-sweet carrot and radish pickles, along with a few clusters of cilantro, a spear of cucumber and some chopped scallion. There were a few sliced jalapenos on the plate, and I slid them into the sandwich. Heat-seeking masochists can get busy with the sriracha (on each table). At $3.50, this has got to be one of the greatest lunch bargains in town, up there with the Jamaican beef patty. You won't be stuffed, but you'll be very satisfied.
The pho soup, with thinly sliced beef, a few pieces of tendon and tripe, is also a satisfying dish as the weather gets chilly. (Don't let the offal scare you; they've got versions that are devoid of weird bits.) Eating pho always reminds me of the movie Tampopo, where mystic seekers of the perfect soup expound on the virtues of broth. The stock is as much the thing as what goes in it. One hopes for a satisfying beefiness, a hint of star anise, a peppery edge, and the uplifting suggestion of cilantro. There was all that. And the thin slices of onion, tender meat and scallion made for something both complex and comforting.
Pho 68 serves more than sandwiches and soup. There are of course spring rolls, and grilled chicken, pork and teriyaki beef, and other dishes. I say stick with the banh mi and the pho. Orders of Vietnamese pancake (a sort of omelette stuffed with mung bean sprouts) and spring rolls proved to be a little on the oily side. There are also some interesting beverages on the menu, like salty lemonade, salty plum soda, and lychee and pearl drink, as well as strong and sweet Vietnamese iced coffee.
With the weather in full-on autumn-erratic mode, there's no telling if we'll be craving nurse-a-cough soup or go-on-a-picnic sandwiches and lemonade. Pho 68 has something for either forecast.
Pho 68, 589 New Park Ave., West Hartford, is closed Tuesdays. Information: 860-461-7069.


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Thanks LMoya I have spoke to Coach Upchurch several times and have had great conversations with him. My boy plays every other weekend in SA and can hold his own as he is pretty decent. He aint an Easton but could help out his squad. I'd love to see if maybe he could cut the rotaion and hopefully one day contribute to his team. Thanks for the info......
HA! HA! It was all set up so that they could get people in the stands, so they tricked TYFA parents into going!!!!! Cuz you know only in the RGV would they fall for some bull shyt like that, I certainly would not spend a dime to see some crap arena ball!!!! ALL PART OF THE MASTER PLAN, GET PEOPLE IN THE STANDS IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MIGHTY DOLLA!!!!
Yes, I'm afraid they are!!!! A black shirt is our Organization President and although he is a real nice man, you can certainly see an EGO too! What is really going on in the RGV with all the TYFA drama? What is Rival talking about besides the incident in Waco?
This is The Rooster Damnit,where all you Sons of Bitches At
If it's the black boy he's talking about ole' boy needs to put the crack pipe down. That boy had no positive yards when he played the HAWKS!
Since Volunteer keeps dodging the question, who's the beast RB that he's referring too?
I think so too!!!! He just talking out the side of his neck! LOL
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Whooping cough is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by the Bordetella pertussis bacterium. It is an airborne infection, spread by direct contact between infected people. In regions without a child vaccination program, transmission occurs from one child to another. However, in regions where child vaccination programs have been in place for decades, transmission is now occurring between adults and infants. Whooping cough does not convey lifelong immunity, and a person may become infected more than once in his or her life.
Symptoms and diagnosis confirmation
Typical clinical whooping cough is characterized by three phases. The first is a symptomless incubation period, followed by atypical rhinorrhea lasting about two weeks. The second phase is the paroxysmal stage, lasting over a week and characterized by a persistent cough, in most cases without any fever. Bouts of coughing are combined with difficulty inhaling, apnea or cyanosis. Vomiting may occur after the coughing fits. Symptoms are usually worse at night in teenagers and adults. Lastly, the disease enters the convalescent stage, which may last from one to several weeks. In young children, major complications include types of pneumonia or neurological disorders (seizures, encephalitis).
Whooping cough can be extremely serious, even fatal, in infants. Clinical characteristics can vary - particularly in adults, who may have residual immunity. This is why laboratory diagnosis is vital, to prevent transmission of this highly contagious disease and protect people who are in contact with the infected person.
The incidence of this disease has greatly reduced in countries where there is widespread vaccination of young children. However, there are still between 40 and 60 million cases of whooping cough reported in the world each year, causing around 300,000 deaths, most of them occurring in developing countries. These figures nevertheless represent a gross underestimation, since not all countries have a surveillance system in place.
Changes in transmission mode
Countries that have had a widespread vaccination program in place for over fifty years, such as Australia, Belgium, Canada, the USA, Finland, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, have seen a change in the transmission mode of the disease. The policy not to administer booster vaccinations after the age of eighteen months has led to transmission occurring not between children, as it did before the advent of vaccination campaigns, but from teenagers and adults to newborns. In the past, the recommendation was against the administration of booster vaccinations, based on a possible increase in side effects caused by the repeated use of whole-cell vaccines.
The situation in France
Surveys carried out in 1991, 1993-94, 1999-2000, 2005 and 2009-10 by the Institut Pasteur, and surveillance undertaken since 1996 by the RENACOQ national whooping cough surveillance network (comprising 42 hospital pediatricians and the same number of hospital bacteriologists, as well as the Institut Pasteur and the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance), show that this trend is also reflected in France. This is why a late booster vaccination has been recommended since 1998 for adolescents (given between the ages of 11 and 13). Furthermore, in 2004 the cocooning strategy was introduced (i.e. vaccination for all adults in contact with a newborn infant, parents, grandparents, childminders and nannies, etc.), at-risk adults and health workers in contact with newborns. Such booster vaccines were made possible by the development of subunit or acellular vaccines (made from inactivated bacterial proteins) specially adapted for newborns, teenagers or adults. Other countries, such as Germany, Austria, Australia, Canada and the USA, rapidly followed suit. However, with vaccination coverage remaining very low in adults, whooping cough vaccination has been recommended in France since 2008 for all adults vaccinated over ten years previously, along with health professionals and staff working in institutions - particularly those caring for newborns or the elderly. Since april 2013, new recommendations were introduced (see below).
Laboratory diagnosis
The only laboratory tests reimbursed under the French health scheme are isolation of the bacterium or detection of its genetic material by PCR, from nasopharyngeal aspirates or swabs.The PCR diagnosis is a very sensitive one but is a Bordetella diagnosis, not specific of B. pertussis.
Macrolides are the preferred antibiotics, eliminating the bacterium from secretions, thus reducing the risk of contamination. Antibiotic therapy is recommended for all people in close contact with a patient, irrespective of their age and if their booster vaccination is older than five years.
In France, vaccination is recommended for children from the age of two months or eight weeks. The vaccination schedule consists of two injections at 2 and 4 months. The whooping cough vaccines are combined with vaccines against tetanus, diphtheria, poliomyelitis, Haemophilus b and sometimes hepatitis B. Boosters are given at 11 months, 6 years, 11-13 years and 25 years, the cocooning strategy being maintained. Vaccines for adolescents and adults are combined vaccine that also protects against tetanus, diphtheria and poliomyelitis.
At the Institut Pasteur
The Molecular Prevention and Therapy of Human Diseases Unit, led by Nicole Guiso, houses the National Reference Center for Pertussis and other Bordetella, which is responsible for, amongst other things, monitoring changes in the number of circulating Bordetella pertussis isolates and other species of Bordetella. This center is part of the national whooping cough surveillance network, in association with the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance, the RENACOQ network and primary care pediatricians in the ACTIV network. In addition to analyzing clinical isolates, it develops new biological diagnostic tests, which it then transfers to bacteriologists in the RENACOQ network.
The research unit is also part of a European network known as "Eupertstrain", responsible for carrying out detailed analysis of the isolates circulating in Europe. The unit analyzes the impact of vaccination on the immunity of the population and the target pathogen. It also aims to develop therapeutic tools and improve prevention.
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This braised beef recipe was derived from my "Tuscan Short Ribs" recipe, but uses Beef Stew Meat instead. You can easily find Stew Meat at the grocery store - it is usually the trimmings of roasts and steaks that were leftover when cutting the large pieces. At about $5 a pound, it is a steal and usually very high quality and lean. I find that if I cook it for at least 4 hours, it always breaks down into very tender, shredding beef that is perfect for stews and pasta.
The "Tuscan" part of this recipe is the rosemary, wine and olives that really perfume the beef stock as it cooks. I like to serve it over chive mashed potatoes or with really crusty bread that has been toasted and rubbed with a garlic clove.
For these types of recipes, I use my Staub dutch oven (that I featured in my USA Today Modern Woman Fall Entertaining article), but you can also use a crock pot for the all day simmering or sauce pan with a lid that can go from stove top to oven.
Tuscan Braised Beef Stew
with Mashed Potatoes
2 tablespoons of olive oil
2 teaspoons of sea salt
1 teaspoon of pepper
1/4 yellow onion, quartered
2 pounds of Beef Stew Meat
2 cups of red wine
4 cups of beef broth
1 cup of whole green olives, halved
6 cloves of garlic, rough mince
2 sprigs of rosemary
1 cup of mushrooms, halved
4 sprigs of thyme
4 carrots, medium dice
mashed potatoes
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Heat oven to 250 degrees.
Season beef with salt and pepper. In a large dutch oven, sear stew meat and onions on high heat, for 2-3 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 30 more seconds. Add red wine, broth, olives, rosemary, mushrooms and thyme. Remove from heat, cover and put it into the oven.
Slow cook in the oven at 250 degrees for at least 4, but up to 6-8 hours.
Remove the stew from the oven when the meat is tender and shredding. Remove the herb stems. Add carrots to the pot and cook on the stove top for 20 minutes until the carrots are tender. Serve with mashed potatoes and french bread.


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The Complete Guide to Carb Counting, 3rd edition, is a thorough and comprehensive book written in an easy to follow style that covers everything that I , as a registered dietitian, would want my patients, especially those with diabetes, to know. The book provides tips I would consider important including information on sodium and fiber and effects of fat and protein on BG. Other health conditions related to hyperglycemia eg cancer and cataracts are reviewed. Explanations of insulin pump terminology, insulin timing, insulin factors, and factor adjustments are also provided.
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This book is a great resource for anyone with diabetes, newly diagnosed or who has had diabetes for years. This book teaches you how to account for the carbohydrates you are eating. It reviews how determine carbohydrates in your own personal recipes, in foods from restarants and from food that you purchase at the grocery store and then how to track your carbohydrate intake.
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The video is quite useful.
Have not seen the book am trying to buy it.
A great one-stop resource that covers all of the nuts and bolts of carbohydrate counting. This book would serve as a great resource for those interested in improving their carbohydrate counting skills and achieving better glycemic control.
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This book is a great starting point and/or support for carb counting. It provides much of the information a Certified Diabetes Educator would share about carb counting but certainly not a replacement for meeting with one.
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Chair Thompson called the meeting to order. She thanked Trustee Kendrick for hosting and coordinating the workshop. She said that she and President Delaney felt the workshops had been extremely effective as open forums, but there were some issues with the format. She observed that because the Board was quite diverse, there were some differences in perspective and said it was time for the Board to narrow its focus. She added that President Delaney had some recommendations based on his experiences in working with the Board. The recommendations were made in concert with priorities important to the Board of Governors and the Governor. Chair Thompson noted that though the Board would not want to ignore those priorities, they should not necessarily drive the Board's decision-making either. She asked President Delaney to speak further on his recommendations. President Delaney recapped earlier discussions, stating that the Board and the University had gelled around a mission statement that said UNF would be a comprehensive university offering an array of degrees, that teaching was the prime directive, that research would play a role but would not be the prime directive, and that the University would own a series of niches where it was recognized as a state or national leader. He said there were several recurring themes, with the Board and the University coalescing behind ten elements of the strategic plan. He observed that the term quality was heard repeatedly and said that though he realized the Board wished to meet its responsibility to the state in terms of providing the needed bachelors degrees, he knew it did not wish to do so at the expense of quality. Regarding funding, President Delaney said that currently the Governor was recommending discretion for the boards for an increase of up to 7.5 percent for undergraduate tuition and fees and complete discretion for out-of-state and graduate tuition. President Delaney felt the Governor's recommendation was likely to pass. Therefore, one decision the Board would need to make was whether and how much to increase tuition for each category. The Board would also need to determine the future size of the institution and the rate of growth. President Delaney noted that the more quickly the University grew, the lower its average SATs and GPAs would have to be – last year, UNF ranked fourth in the state behind UF, FSU, and UCF. He said that though the quality of the students enrolled had increased over the last year, it had not done so at the expense of minority enrollments. This year's freshman class had a third more minority students than the previous class. He said the Governor's office had even called to remark on the increase and to ask how it had been accomplished. Trustee Gonzalez asked if this workshop was the appropriate forum for discussing integration and being an urban institute. Chair Thompson said that though the issues were quite pertinent, they would probably need to be discussed in a separate workshop. Trustee Gonzalez observed that though the University might be comfortable with the number of minority students enrolled, he did not see minorities at campus events. He said minorities must be made a part of campus life as well as academic life. Dr. Serwatka introduced Dr. George Perkins, stating that he had generated most of the data for the meeting. Dr. Serwatka said that during the workshop the Board would look at guidelines that would improve future funding for the University if they could be accomplished. He added that lobbying would help. Giving statistics on Florida's past funding of higher education and also in comparison with other states, Dr. Serwatka said Florida ranked 36th among the states in tax dollars spent on higher education. The state belonged to the Southern Regional Education Board and ranked almost last in terms of those peers. President Delaney noted that the BOG recommendation was an increase of $80 million to cover six to seven thousand new students. The Governor's recommendation was $20 million for the same number of students. UNF's share of that $20 million might be $1 million. On top of that, in the past the state had paid for raises for the universities and this year it was recommended by the Governor that those raises come out of the $20 million. Even the $80 million recommended by the BOG did not cover the one thousand extra unfunded students UNF already had. At issue, said the president, was what percent of the cost of education should be paid by the student. He felt a fair portion was between 25 and 40 percent. He said Florida should be in the middle of the states in total tuition. Trustee Coggin asked if any specific type of index was utilized in isolating very successful states in education. He thought Florida should use those states as benchmarks. President Delaney said there were two parts to the funding issue: the portion to be paid by the students and the portion to be paid by the state. The state kept moving up the portion to be paid by the students but not the amount covered by the state. For Florida to be successful, he said, it must do both. He said the University's recommendation was to raise in-state undergraduate tuition to the full amount as money from the state was virtually non-existent. Dr. Serwatka presented information on UNF's funding over the years, showing how much FTE the University had each year and how much of the FTE had been funded. President Delaney said that his inclination was to slow down enrollment growth a bit as UNF was still not getting funding for the students it had. This would mean that the University would not hit enrollment goals the state had asked the institution to meet. However, he said, it seemed almost irresponsible to try to hit the state's goals without money for faculty, classrooms, etc. In response to a question about FTE, Dr. Serwatka said that in Florida one FTE was the equivalent of forty credit hours. For most of the rest of the country, one FTE was equivalent to thirty credit hours. Trustee Kendrick asked if community colleges had the same issues. Trustee Abdullah responded that FCCJ also had students unfunded as its budget had gone up and down over the last several years. There was a wide berth between one institution and another. However, FCCJ was well funded right now, she said. President Delaney observed that community colleges had several advantages, as both President Bush and Governor Bush were fond of them. Trustee Abdullah agreed with President Delaney's statement. Dr. Serwatka added that often the Legislature divided the number of FTE into the amount available for funding, so there was no constant on how much the institutions would receive. He went over the amount spent by UNF for education, the amount funded by the state, and the amount paid for by the students. He noted that students were, in fact, paying about 40 percent of the costs at the lower division. Trustee Abdullah confirmed that UNF was several hundred dollars in the hole per student. Dr. Serwatka said the University was forced to lower the cost of instruction, increasing class sizes, using more instructors rather than full professors, etc. Dr. Serwatka presented the University's recommendations for changing the funding structure. He said minimum and consistent levels of funding per FTE should be established at each level and reviewed each year. The state should establish the percent of funding to be covered by tuition, allocating new FTE only as predetermined and covering unfunded FTE beforehand. Institutions should then be allowed to fund through tuition flexibility above the state set levels. President Delaney said that this was the approach university administration would like to advocate as the right approach for UNF and the rest of Florida. Trustee Taylor agreed with the recommendations, stating that they were very gradual and answered his questions. He felt they would work. The trustees asked for a copy of the recommendations. Chair Thompson asked if anyone disagreed with the recommendations philosophically. No one did. Trustees discussed whether tuition should be raised for out-of-state. Dr. Serwatka reported that out-of-state SATs and GPAs were lower than the in-state, so better quality students were not culled from outside of Florida. He said that 5 percent added to out-of-state tuition was an alternative as the rate of increase to the cost of tuition would then be slower than in-state. Though Florida would still be at the top of the pack nationally for out of state tuition, the rate would be climbing commensurately with the national rate. Trustee Taylor said the question to be answered was what percentage of out-of-state students should be included in the mix of the overall student body. President Delaney replied that the percentage should probably be more than 5 percent, the current amount. Trustees asked for information regarding the percentage students were paying in Florida compared with the percentage students were paying in other states, what other states charged for in-state tuition, estimated additional funds from the recommended tuition increases, and the percent of out-of-state students subsidized by scholarships. President Delaney said the trustees would probably need a profile of graduate and undergraduate out-of-state students including minority status, financial status of families, etc. Trustee Kendrick suggested finding out what would encourage international students to obtain an education at UNF. She thought fees might not be the determining factor. She asked for the demographics of UNF's international students. Trustee Taylor asked if comparative numbers could be provided such as on benchmark institutions that had an emphasis on quality undergraduate education; what size were they and what were their profiles? President Delaney said his sense was that there were three things on the table to be decided: a rational funding framework tying students to the formula that Ms. Owen could take to the other presidents to lobby the Legislature, a general sense of where the University should go in terms of the budget, and the future size of the institution. He said the staff philosophy leaned toward slowing growth until funding could be caught up. He was cognizant of UNF's role in increasing production of bachelors degrees but couldn't raise enrollments by eight hundred FTE without funding. He also felt that out-of-state should probably not be increased substantially at this juncture. Chair Thompson made sure the trustees were in concurrence with the topics for the next workshop. She thanked Dr. Perkins and Dr. Serwatka for the information provided, stating that it was very helpful. Dr. Allaire recommended postponing the agenda item on endowment and the workshop was adjourned.
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Dhoni happy despite tied game in Auckland
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni rued that his side did not grab the chances that came their way in the tied third cricket one-dayer against New Zealand but said he was happy that the visitors can at least draw the five-match series.
"I think we batted well. But if we are to pick situations where we could have closed the game quite comprehensively, those were the situations we did not grab. It is a bit disappointing, but overall a good result as it keeps us alive in the series," he said after the third ODI ended in a tie to leave New Zealand 2-0 up in the series.
"It would have been better had we won today and thought of wining the series. But overall, I am happy we tied the game today to keep ourselves alive. Even if we can't win the series, we can go for the draw," Dhoni added.
Image: MS Dhoni
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Dhoni unhappy with pacers
Chasing 315 for a win, India ended at 314 for nine with Ravindra Jadeja (66 not out) very nearly pulling off a sensational victory though he failed to take the visitors home in the end. India will now have to win the remaining two matches in Hamilton (Jan 28) and Wellington (Jan 31).
Dhoni said the run chase could have been easier had India restricted New Zealand less than the 314 they scored.
"I think the straight boundaries were quite short, and overall 300 would have been fantastic. We had a chance to restrict them but we couldn't quite do it," he said.
"The bowlers who bowled quick, their strengths are all about going full and going for yorkers. And, when it does not happen that way, then you got hit," he said, talking about his bowlers' performance.
Image: Mohammad Shami
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'Had faith in Jadeja and Ashwin'
He patted Jadeja and R Ashwin (65), who shared 85 runs for the seventh wicket to raise India's hopes of a stunning win, for their gutsy efforts.
"I had faith in them (Ashwin and Jadeja), but my problems started when Jadeja told Bhuvi what he needs to do.
"Ashwin should have batted till the end, but this is also the first time he was put into a position like this. I definitely feel that he's someone who can definitely bat like a batsman. He has improved his power hitting as well, which he has been working on."
Man-of-the-Match Ravindra Jadeja was happy that he had contributed for the team's cause.
"I feel very happy because I have done something for the team. I just wanted to play till the last ball, but unfortunately we didn't cross the line, but we have learned a lot from this game. I think we bowled well, but the straight boundaries are very short," he said.
Image: Ravindra Jadeja
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'India showed why they are one of the powerhouses'
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum praised India for their fighting spirit.
"I thought it was a brilliant game of cricket. India showed why they are one of the powerhouses of cricket. We thought we had a powerful score, but I guess that wasn't the case," McCullum said.
"They did well to get as close as they did. But credit to India for standing up and not lying down at any stage and keep us on our toes," he added.
McCullum also felt that his side could have won the match had they grabbed the chances that came their way.
"We had a few opportunities at the end which we didn't take, which does hurt. We don't tell the batters anything. We just trust they know their games and if they play well then they can definitely get us in a position," said the New Zealand captain.
"We didn't' utilize the position well initially when we lost a few too many wickets at one stretch. I thought our guys bowled pretty well. We missed a few times, but that is the nature of ODIs, and it hurt when it did. There was a bit of sloppiness in there, but it is hard to fault what was a brilliant game of cricket."
Image: Ravindra Jadeja and Varun Aaron
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Daytona bound: Darren Pifer isn't your run-of-the-mill go-kart driver
PUNXSUTAWNEY — Every NASCAR-loving youngster dreams of strapping into a car and driving around the turns of Daytona International Speedway when he or she grows up. One local 18-year old is grown up, and is going to have the chance to live out that dream. Well, sort of.
2011 PAHS graduate Darren Pifer has been driving a race car since he was six years old, but the type of car he drives runs on dirt, not pavement like Daytona International.
Although it has a few less horsepower than the Sprint Cup cars, that doesn't mean there's not an element of danger and excitement in his sport.
Pifer drives a go-kart, but don't mistake the kind of kart he drives for the type one would hop into at the local go-kart track.
Pifer's go-kart typically averages speeds of 65 mph, and at larger tracks, like Clearfield Mountain Speedway, they've been known to reach speeds of 85 mph.
Oh, and there's no seatbelt.
"There really aren't any safety features," Pifer said. "There are no seatbelts. They actually want you to come out of the kart if you wreck, because it weighs around 150 pounds, so they don't want it to land on you. All you have is your helmet, gloves, shoes, jacket and neck brace. So, the helmet technology is important. You have to have a good helmet."
Pifer and approximately 1,500 other kart drivers will be given the thrill of their lifetimes when they make the trek to Daytona to participate in the World Kart Association's annual event at the dirt track just outside the Daytona Speedway made famous by the annual season-beginning 500-mile race for NASCAR. The event runs Dec. 27-30.
Pifer's road to Daytona began at the age of six after watching his cousin race a kart at Race One, a track in DuBois.
"Mom and Dad took me when I was about five, and I decided that's what I wanted to do, so when I was six, I started and that's what I've been doing since then."
Pifer started out in the youth classes, which run with restrictor plates and don't reach the speeds of the adult karts, but now, he races in the adult classes, which are separated into 10 weight classes.
Although Pifer isn't exactly over-sized, he races in the Super Heavy division of WKA's dirt kart series.
It was in the Super Heavy class at Selinsgrove Speedway in eastern Pa. that Pifer earned his starting spot in the coveted Daytona race, which is scheduled for Dec. 27-30.
"They had a national race up here at Selinsgrove, and we decided to go to that," Pifer said. "I won that, and it gave us a free starting spot down there. Last I heard, there were 1,500 go-karts listed there. I didn't have to qualify for Selinsgrove. Anyone who showed up there could race, and I didn't expect to win, but I did."
Pifer didn't expect to win, but he does recognize the honor it is to receive the free entry pass to the Daytona race.
"It's such a big deal to even make the race that they give you a sticker just to make it," he said. "Usually, you have to win a race to earn one. It's a pretty big deal to be considered to go down there. There'll be a couple NASCAR drivers, so you have the chance to race against the best in the world."
It turns out several NASCAR drivers even link their beginnings to racing in the kart series.
"It's the first step for a lot of the NASCAR drivers," Pifer said. "I mean, I don't plan on going to NASCAR or anything, but a lot of driver development people see that you won a WKA race, and it really helps you get noticed."
There is one thing about the kart series that is very similar to NASCAR racing: Tire selection means everything.
"This is all about the tires," Pifer said. "We have 10 sets of tires we're taking down with us, and it's a lot of money. You put chemicals on the tires to treat them, too, and every day of the week, we're in there working on them. It's pretty much a job."
Tire selection is especially important in the bigger races, as qualifying comes down to split-second differences.
"At qualifying out of 150 karts, they could all be within a second of each other," Pifer said. "The pole position can be determined by thousandths of seconds."
Pifer's been racing go-karts since he was young and he's been fortunate enough to be involved in just one serious accident, but that was one too many for his family's liking.
"There is very little as far as brakes go," Pifer's mother, Penny, said. "Someone checked up or something in front of him, and he went to avoid him, ended up in the loose stuff, hit the dirt, and it threw him right out of the kart. It was very scary."
Fortunately for Pifer and his entire family, including father Rod, who serves as his crew chief, and his sister, Jeane, who serves as photographer and helps out with the car, and his grandparents, who are big fans, Darren's helmet did its job.
"It actually broke his helmet," Penny said. "We always buy good helmets, and we actually sent that helmet back to Simpson, because they wanted to make sure it worked properly, and thankfully, it did."
Unfortunately, Pifer ended up with an ambulance ride, but he was fortunate enough that his injuries were limited to a messed-up shoulder.
"A lot of people say it's dangerous, but we're the ones who sign in every week, and you live for a little bit of a thrill," he said. "They're so low to the ground that it takes a lot to wreck real bad. So, it's not as dangerous as it seems."
Another similarity to stock car racing that adds to the thrill-factor is drafting on larger tracks.
"On the quarter-mile or bigger tracks, you have to draft," Pifer said. "You concentrate on the person right in front of you, and you wait to make your move. The drafting really came into play at Clearfield. You could pick up a half of a second per lap."
One thing Pifer confessed is that he's not in the racing for the money, as it's an expensive hobby.
"There are lots of money shows, but you have so spend money to make it," he said. "Around here, there are classes where it's just more for fun. We go out east where it's a little more common. Around here, it's a hobby, but out there, everyone does it. It's nice traveling to different tracks. We couldn't afford to go to some of the tracks we do with a stock car."
Although it's a financial investment for the entire family, Penny and Rod said the family element of going racing makes it all worth it.
"It's a family event," Penny said. "We have guys down in the Selinsgrove area that help us out. We do spend a lot of money, but we do it all as a family. We have to clean the tires after each race, and so we all do that."
Mom even confessed that she has a bit of a thrill for the race.
"I actually race against him when we're at Blairsville," she said. "I've beat him once or twice. He doesn't like that too much. But it's a good thing to do as a family. I know where my kids are on the weekends, so I know they're not getting into any trouble."