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The body color of the bloodybelly comb jelly (Lampocteis cruentiventer) ranges from purple to red and sometimes black. Like other comb jellies, it propels itself by moving paddle-like organs, called combs, which are composed of hundreds of cilia. Photo: George Matsumoto.
Why do you study life in the deepest regions of the ocean?
Haddock: There is such an incredible variation of biology in these regions. The deep sea is the largest habitat on our planet, and yet it has not been investigated enough. For most people, it is still a mysterious place. The deep sea is an underexplored habitat that still contains a lot of fundamental diversity.
Over 70% of the ocean's surface lies over such deep water that it never sees the light of day. People study coral reef diversity and insect diversity, but to me, the diversity of entirely different life forms—echinoderms [phylum Echinodermata] versus ctenophores [phylum Ctenophora], or starfish versus comb jellies—those very basic divisions of macroscopic organisms are really interesting. The deep ocean is a candy shop of questions and problems that I can explore. Also, the marine life at these depths offers solutions to a better life on earth as a whole.
What are some misconceptions about the deep sea?
Haddock: I think probably the number one misconception that dates back centuries is what really lives down there—the thought that there is very little life. The other misconception is related to pressure; many people believe that pressure is a terrible burden to bear for organisms in that habitat, even though they are totally adapted to that environment. Truly, that seems to be one of their least worries, in terms of just surviving.
People have strange ideas about the type of animals that live down there. An article in a popular science magazine depicted life in the deep, and how scientists are exploring deeper and deeper, yet, the story's illustrations showed mostly air-breathing organisms. The article explained that sea turtles can dive to a thousand meters, whales can go this deep, elephant seals can go this deep, and so on. However, those animals are the most ephemeral of visitors to the deep sea. People do not seem to understand that there is this whole realm of life under the surface that is not made up of air-breathing vertebrates that we can see easily see when sailing on a boat on the water's surface. The real diversity, and the real actual bulk of life down there, consists of many crustaceans to be sure, but there are also many more really fragile creatures like jellies and other species that people may feel are exotic and not widespread in the deep sea.
How vast is the understudied space of the deep?
The zones of the open ocean. Chart: AIBS.org.
Haddock: People always seem to want a number about how much of the sea floor has been mapped out. In terms of where we have done actual investigating—for example, in areas where we have done a dive into the deep sea—the percentage of space we have covered is vanishingly small. On the other hand, there is probably not a lot of difference in species in waters 50 to 100 kilometers apart in most cases. In the deep sea, you will see many of the same organisms in both of those locations, which means you can study one area and have a sense of what you are going to find within a radius of that area. So, although we have actually visited only a very small portion—a percentage in the single digits, maybe—what we know depends on the organism. Biologically, in terms of just the species, depending on the group, we have probably identified approximately 80% of deep sea fish species. Then with some of the fragile things, such as the jellies, it is closer to 20%. Remember, though, we have only explored less than 5% of the entire ocean.
What do deep-sea organisms have to contend with that is different for organisms living high up in the water column?
Haddock: Well, let us start with light and temperature for examples. There is very little light once you get down below a few hundred meters, except for biologically generated light; and the temperature is on the cold side—a couple of degrees above freezing. Additionally, the food supply is small, and the pressures are high. On the flip side of that, though, it is a very stable environment, so an animal is not going to go through a 30° temperature fluctuation like it would in a tidal pool, or even at the surface.
These organisms have evolved to accommodate some amount of transitory change, for example, getting caught in a current that takes them to areas with a few degrees of temperature change. If humans perturb that environment, the creatures may be less adapted to accommodate such changes. Climate change is a real issue here. So for example, if the temperature warms up just a little bit in the deep sea for too long a time, the organisms may be completely unequipped to deal with those changes. If we were to pump CO2 [carbon dioxide] down into the deep sea, as a way of sequestering [removing and storing carbon], then the resulting changes in pH could have a much more profound effect on the organisms because they are not used to living in such an environment.
In terms of oxygen, oxygen levels are actually high at the water's surface, and the levels drop to a minimum needed for life. In the Pacific, that's usually around 700 meters down. The levels shift around that point and begin to increase. So, by 2,000-meters deep, you actually have plenty of oxygen, and it is really in that band of low oxygen—the oxygen-minimum zone—that there is a real deficiency of oxygen available to organisms. Some organisms have adapted to move in and out of that oxygen-minimum zone; for example, they may have evolved low metabolic rates, or they may have other ways to buffer and build up oxygen supplies. Oxygen would be one of the harder constraints for any organism.
The interesting thing about the oxygen-minimum zone is that it is generated biologically; you would not have that zone if it were not for organisms and bacteria that are living there and respiring oxygen out of the environment; but of course, we would not have any oxygen on the planet without such organisms, either. The discovery in the 1970s that life can exist in the ocean's depths without much or no oxygen or light encouraged scientists who study biology in places beyond Earth. There may be life on other planets where liquid water may exist.
Did organisms adapt to the harsh conditions in the same way?
Half-naked Hatchetfish, Argyropelecus hemigymnus, chasing a crustacean. Photo: Francesco Costa.
Haddock: Whether the adaptation is the same or different, it depends on what water depth and what species we are talking about. There is a lot of convergence in the deep sea, so transparency is one thing we have observed that is common among the organisms. We have also seen larger body sizes, sort of flabby body masses, soft muscular structures, and large mouths—especially in the cases of organisms that have sit-and-wait strategies in their feeding habits. These organisms will have a convergent set of features that make them look like deep-sea versions of other organisms. Fish are an easy example to think of—there are fish with either really big eyes or really small eyes, depending on how they use sight to survive. I think the genetic underpinnings of such adaptations, however, all arrived independently in evolutionary time. I do not believe one event allowed a whole range of organisms to go into the deep sea. Organisms have ventured at different points in evolutionary time into other levels of the water column [the open water of the ocean between the surface and the seabed]. Some moved from benthic habitats [lowest level] to higher levels or from shallow water near coastlines into deeper water in the open ocean.
What are the challenges you face when observing these creatures?
Haddock: For deep-sea studies, we use submarines—either manned or remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) that are controlled from the ship that allow you to observe with video. You can monitor the physical environment with sensors and then you can also sample organisms with a variety of samplers that we have come up with—from fairly sophisticated and expensive to fairly simple (like hardware store repurposing of devices for collecting). We do not do as much manipulation in situ because it is hard to set up an experiment on site, although in some cases, it is possible, but especially where I work, in the water column, you do not have a point of reference as you would have if you had an installation on the bottom. In the water column, we will go in, collect organisms, and then bring them back to the ship to study in the lab; but we cannot keep them very long in the lab (in a seawater room) in most cases. We will do as much as we can in the first hours or days that we have the organisms, and then we have to rely on the DNA and the RNA to tell us about their features, such as bioluminescence. Those researchers that work on respiration or physiology will look at the enzymes as a way to figure out what is going on.
Have new species been discovered with new technology?
The deep-sea worm, the green bomber (Swima bombiviridis) with bioluminescent "bombs" was selected as one of the "Top Ten Species" for 2009. Its luminescent "bombs" are attached just below the head. Photo: Steve Haddock.
Haddock: We have found numerous new species—from all kinds of different taxa. Actually, there is a whole group of worms that arrived from the bottom (about 2600 meters deep) in their evolutionary history and started living higher in the water column—independent from other polychaetes [phylum Polychaeta consists of segmented worms], swimming around in the water column. This whole group has these little bioluminescent hand grenades attached to the sides of their bodies that they release into the water for protection. We call them the green-bomber worms (Swima bombiviridis). So the green bomber is a newly discovered species, but we also discovered its entire polycheate lineage.
Additionally, we found some new siphonophores, which are these elongate cnidarians [jellyfish are example cnidarians]. Some of the newer ones that we found have unique bioluminescent structures that they use to attract prey. There are many new or undescribed comb jellies, which are so fragile that even with ROVs, it is sometimes difficult to sample them. Some of the interesting ones of those do not fit into any of the known species' families, so we had to adjust their classification or category. That's one reason I call on students to consider a career in deep sea biology—there remains so much to discover, and the discoveries are fascinating.
Why did so many deep-sea organisms develop bioluminescence?
Haddock: Bioluminescence is this ability to create light, to create visible light based on chemical reactions that are happening inside your cells, inside specialized tissue called photophores. Bioluminescence occurs primarily in salty water, with a few exceptions in fresh water [a bacterium] and on land [some fungi and insects]. In oceans, it is found in everything from bacteria through single-celled protozoans, jellyfish, and shrimp and all the way across the range of diversity, and we think in many ways that it has evolved independently in all these different groups. There is actually a little bit of advantage, some starter material that circulates in the food chain in the form of luciferins. The light-emitting molecule that a lot of these diverse organisms use is actually the same between many different groups, and so we think that one of those groups, or a couple of those groups are producing the molecule, and the other ones are just getting it from their diet.
Sepioteuthis lessoniana, one of many bioluminescent squid. Komodo National Park.
From an evolutionary perspective, the organisms have bioluminescence available in the food chain and since it exists, the animal puts it to some use. Organisms use other enzymes and develop the ability to use that bioluminescence for multiple functions. Squid for example, use it along their lower surface to erase their silhouette; it is like a cloaking device. However, they will also have bright photophores on their eyes or on their tentacles that are thought to be used for warning flashes or to stun prey. They use these bright flashes, but at the same time, they are also able to produce a steady glow that is more appropriate for camouflage.
What happens to organisms that don't get luciferins in their diet?
Haddock: There is a fish called the midshipman fish [Porichthys notatus], for example, and in Southern California, or in the lower latitude waters, it feeds on a ostracods [Vargula spp.], which is a little crustacean. The populations of midshipman fish in that area that eat those crustaceans are able to make bioluminescence themselves because their food contains luciferins, and they are able to camouflage and hide their shadow.
Conversely, there are populations up near Washington state, and up in the Northern Pacific Ocean, where that bioluminescent prey item doesn't occur, so those populations of midshipman fish are not bioluminescent. Yet, if you take these same fish to places where they can eat ostracods, they turn bioluminescent right away. Genetically the non-bioluminescent fish still have the genes responsible for bioluminescence, and even the photophores, but they do not have the fuel, or luciferins, to power that system.
These midshipman fish in the northern Pacific are presumably at a disadvantage. It is difficult to measure that effect in our scope of operation, but they do not have one of the weapons that others of that same species would have. A similar thing actually happens in jellyfish. We did some experiments on jellies at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, California, that were not getting the luciferins in their diet. As soon as we gave them food with luciferins, they became bioluminescent.
Do the organisms use bioluminescence for purposes other than defense?
Haddock: A few organisms do. It is one of those things that are not impossible but very difficult to observe. In the case of deep-sea fish, for example, they will have species-specific patterns of photophores and even sexually dimorphic patterns of photophores, and so the inference is that if they turn on their light, a potential mate could recognize the light. How do you observe that in the natural environments, though? There is more evidence for species-specific patterning than there is for it actually being used during mating.
There is one really well studied example of Caribbean ostracods. They are little—they are about the size of a mustard seed, a millimeter or a couple millimeters in diameter. The ostracods emerge from the reef at sunset. As they swim through the water, they send out little puffs of luminescence at timed intervals. Each species has a different pattern: some organisms swim up slowly and send out a puff every so often; some will swim horizontally or diagonally across the reef and send a puff; some will send a really fast train of bioluminescence; and some will swim down. Then the opposite sex, lurking in the reef, will see the right signal, and emerge from the reef to produce a small mating cloud. I got to see this on a cruise in 2009; we were doing some evening and dusk dives. We saw light flashes—blip, blip, blip, blip. They were very much like firefly signals. Species are very attuned to a pattern of light, and that is really the best example we have in the ocean.
There are some polychaetes that have lunar [tied to the moon's phases] swarming displays that are used for reproduction. Polychaetes are annelid worms and include mostly marine worms such as the lugworm. They have fleshy, paired appendages tipped with bristles. But it is not as clear with these organisms as it is in the case of the ostracods that have a very specific sexual purpose for bioluminescence.
Why do you say that the fragile survive best in the deep sea?
Haddock: I was alluding to the fact that fragile organisms have an advantage in the deep sea. Large, muscular organisms, such as big fish, generally cannot survive the extreme environment. Fragile creatures, such as jellies, do not invest their energy to become a big burly tuna, for example, or to swim at the surface. An organism can be this gelatinous, flaccid, really fragile form down in the deep sea and be a superb survivor, devoting its resources to other things besides having big, hard body parts. Fragile beings are not the only ones that will survive, but it is not necessarily a disadvantage to be fragile.
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ORINDA — An emergency supply of Sacramento River water arrived at the East Bay's largest water district Wednesday, culminating a mission sidetracked for decades by a regional water war.
East Bay Municipal Utility District leaders welcomed the water gushing into San Pablo Reservoir as drought insurance for 1.3 million people in Contra Costa and Alameda counties.
The 32-day supply of water — enough to fill the Oakland Coliseum 24 times — will allow the district to stick with voluntary rationing this year instead of requiring mandatory rationing and raising rates.
"Having this backup supply delivered in a dry year is very timely," William Patterson, a water board member, said in a news conference near where the new supply poured into the reservoir. "This is monumental for us. It allows us to get through the worst of times and provide a hedge if next year is dry and the next year as well."
EBMUD will take 16,000 acre-feet of Sacramento River water to fill up San Pablo and Upper San Leandro reservoirs in May and June.
In normal years, the district relies on Mokelumne River water piped in from the Central Sierra, but runoff is below normal this year. The district serves an area from Crockett on the north to San Lorenzo on the south, including Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, Orinda, Lafayette, Danville, San Ramon, much of Walnut Creek, and other communities.
The East Bay district signed a federal contract in 1970 to get its new water supply from the American River. At that time, the district proposed to take up to 150,000 acre-feet per year. But Sacramento County leaders and environmentalists rebelled, attacking the plan as a water raid threatening salmon runs and the environment along the popular American River Parkway Trail.
After years of court battles and negotiations, the East Bay district and Sacramento County Water Agency agreed to jointly build a $900 million project at Freeport to benefit both regions. The East Bay will take less water from a place further downstream and limit its diversions to dry years.
"It takes a lot of tenacity to do an ambitious water delivery project like this one, especially in a water-limited state like California," said Alexander Coate, the EBMUD general manager and sixth to work on the new supply. "A lot has changed. We plan regionally now and think we can work together rather than going it alone and creating a lot of opposition."
The joint project allows East Bay up to 165,000 acre-feet over three consecutive dry years, or up to 133,000 acre-feet in one very dry year. EBMUD will decide later if it needs to take more than the 16,000 acre-feet it is using now to replenish reservoirs.
To clear the path for the new supply, the East Bay district also had to settle legal objections that its diversion would weaken river flows and allow salinity from San Francisco Bay to intrude into Sacramento-San Joaquin water drinking supplies.
In a settlement, EBMUD agreed to provide up to 3,200 acre-feet of Sacramento River water to the Contra Costa Water District in a dry year. Contra Costa Water hasn't requested that allotment yet.
The Sacramento River water travels 130 miles through pipelines and a canal to reach the East Bay.
"It's high quality water like our Mokelumne supplies," EBMUD Director Katy Foulkes, of Piedmont, said as she sipped a cup of the new river water. "I can't tell the difference."
Contact Denis Cuff at 925-943-8267. Follow him at Twitter.com/deniscuff.
1970 — EBMUD signs federal contract to divert water from American River but has no way to deliver it.
1972 — EBMUD is sued to block the diversion.
1990 — EBMUD and Sacramento County Water Agency begin water negotiations.
2002 — Deal is struck for EBMUD and Sacramento County Water Agency to build joint project at Freeport to divert Sacramento River water for both regions
2011 — Joint water project is finished, and Sacramento County takes first water.
2014 — EBMUD begins pumping Sacramento River water to East Bay.

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Court interpreter training planned for Madison
Madison, Wisconsin - September 28, 2012
The Director of State Courts Office is accepting applications for a weekend interpreter training to be held in Madison Oct. 20-21 at the Pyle Center on the UW-Madison campus.
While Spanish is the primary language requested by the courts, increased efforts are being made to recruit qualified interpreters for many other languages, particularly those spoken by incoming refugee populations. The state Department of Children and Families Refugee Assistance Services Program is offering a limited number of scholarships to qualified individuals fluent in languages such as Arabic, Burmese, Farsi, French, Khmer, Russian, Somali and Tibetan. Interpreters also are sought for more rare languages from Myanmar such as Chin, Karen, Karenni (Kayah), and Mon. In all, applicants fluent in English and almost 50 other languages, including American Sign Language, are being sought.
Training sessions are intended for individuals who are interested in learning the fundamentals of court interpreting and are designed to give participants an overview of the needs and expectations of the court with emphasis on ethical conduct, legal terminology, court procedure, and basic legal interpreting skills. Small group practice exercises will help to develop interpreting skills. This orientation is intended as an introduction to the complexities of court interpreting, rather than as an in-depth training. Faculty includes judges, attorneys, and certified court interpreters. A $160 fee covers the sessions, lunches, and materials. Each session will run 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on two consecutive days. The application deadline is Oct. 5.
Applications are encouraged from individuals who are currently interpreting in court proceedings or administrative hearings regularly. The court system also seeks applications from working interpreters in other fields who want to broaden their experience to include legal settings and to bilingual individuals who wish to learn more about the court interpreting profession. Participants who attend orientation, achieve minimal testing levels, and meet other requirements will be placed on a public roster of interpreters used by courts, law enforcement agencies, lawyers, and law-related agencies.
This training is part of the Director of State Courts Office Interpreter Program, which aims to improve interpretation and translation in the courts. For more information on these training sessions, and to register, visit the court system website at wicourts.gov/services/interpreter/orientation.htm For more information contact Carmel Capati, Office of Court Operations at email@example.com or (608) 266-8635.


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Jesse Draper's Silicon Valley roots
She brings Silicon Valley roots to her 'Valley Girl Show' on Web TV
In Silicon Valley, Jesse Draper's lineage is almost unparalleled. Her father is Tim Draper, a partner at Draper Fisher Jurvetson on Menlo Park's Sand Hill Road, a corridor known as the center of West Coast tech investment. Her grandfather and great-grandfather were venture capitalists, too.
But the 28-year-old is famous in her own right, for "The Valley Girl Show," a Web TV show she created that started its fifth season this month ( www.valleygirl.com). Draper, no stranger to the camera, briefly played a character on a Nickelodeon series (produced by her aunt Polly Draper of "Thirtysomething" fame). "The Valley Girl Show" combines informative chats with a dash of irreverence, drawing on a culture in which tech workers try not to take themselves too seriously.
In earlier seasons, Draper is the first to admit, the show was a bit rough around the edges. Some of her guests - Scott McNealy, founder of Sun Microsystems; Barry Schuler, former chairman of AOL Interactive Services; and Heidi Roizen, a former vice president at Apple - may have been unprepared for her set, with its bright pink walls, couches and chairs, and the floral leis they were asked to wear while being interviewed.
Draper is seen bounding around the Stanford campus in a pink tutu, while a voice-over proclaims "Valley Girl!" in a tone that is meant to be a spoof on the vapid, ditzy Southern California Valley Girl stereotype.
Today, the show is more polished, and Draper has expanded her pool of interviewees to include not only the founders of the latest innovative companies (Hosain Rahman of Jawbone, Sabeer Bhatia of Hotmail and Tony Hsieh of Zappos) but also other famous figures, such as former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, former Los Angeles Mayor Dick Riordan, and former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson.
In 2013, her 40 new episodes will focus on technology and the fashion industry. Each episode runs about 15 minutes and garners 2 million views, thanks to partnerships she has forged with closed-circuit TV screens at airports, hospitals, chain restaurants, Roku and Boxee TV, and may soon be seen on in-flight screens on a major airline.
Draper, no airhead, can claim to be a Valley Girl two times over, splitting her time between Los Angeles and Atherton. Recently, she shared some of her choice hangouts with SFiS Style. They're, like, totally awesome.
Draper's favorite spots
Head Over Heels Boutique, 887 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park. "This is one of my favorite boutiques on the Peninsula. Not only do they have incredible shoes and Parisian fashions, but they have a consignment shop with designer fashions that appear to never have been worn. I regularly find treasures here! Not many people know about that side of it. ... I almost don't want to share."
Cafe Borrone, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. "Have you heard of a 'frosted mocha'? I have never had such a heavenly coffee drink; it's more of a coffee milk shake masterpiece. I usually have a healthy lunch, a frosted mocha and then peruse Kepler's Books next door to pick up some new reading material."
Dutch Goose, 3567 Alameda de las Pulgas, Menlo Park. "As far as sports bars go, this is a Silicon Valley favorite and one of the only ones around. All are welcome, from the businessmen to AYSO soccer celebrations to two girls having a glass of wine. I know how to appreciate a good cheeseburger and Dutch Goose knows how to make them with their secret sauce unlike any I've experienced. I have grown up coming here, playing in the arcade and eating deviled eggs."
Prolific Oven & Bakery, 550 Waverley St., Palo Alto. "I'm a chocoholic and was raised on this chocolate cake. I definitely stop by far too often and order their chocolate-on-chocolate cake - usually for a birthday celebration, but do you really need a reason to buy a chocolate cake? I never do."
Bow Wow Meow, 654 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park. "They have this hysterical little dog butler statue outside holding dog treats that my dog, Archie, looks forward to on our walks. This, of course, pulls me inside. Somehow, I don't leave there without either a doggie bow tie or a new collar."
Brick Monkey, 2400 Broadway, Redwood City. "This is my favorite place and my mom's favorite place to go on the Peninsula. It's a truly hidden gem as far as staple furniture pieces are concerned, not to mention that they have great gifts if you ever need to pick up some lovely candles or a daintily decorated tea set."
The Grove Cafe, 2250 Chestnut St., San Francisco. "When I'm in San Francisco, I'm always looking for great places to eat and work. I've been known to camp out and have meetings all day long there. I am a frequent orderer of their hummus plate with toasted and seasoned pita bread. "
Dress, 2271 Chestnut St., San Francisco. "I never fail to find a great black DVF (Diane von Furstenberg) dress for work here. I stop in when I'm walking down Chestnut Street. They're a small yet chic boutique. I once found a gray fitted leather jacket that I have since worn to the bone."
Heidi Says, 2416 Fillmore St. "Heidi Says Casual is where I find all of my tops for a night out. Lately I seem to be frequenting there for an endless collection of Rory Beca collared blouses and colored Love Quotes scarves."
Sue Fisher King, 3067 Sacramento St. "I want everything in the store, period. I found an incredible antique dark wood bookshelf here a few years ago that remains my absolute favorite piece of furniture in my home. The wood is aged and smooth and sets the tone for the rest of my place."
Anthem, 3274 Sacramento St. "This was a more recent discovery of mine. I stumbled in one day and found an incredible colorfully painted vase that had a Native American-inspired design on it. I am part Cherokee, so I loved it."
Carolyne Zinko is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: email@example.com


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Movie : Super Ranga
Year : 2014
Banner : K Manju Cinemas
Cast : Upendra, Kruthi Karabanda, Raghu Mukherjee, Priyanka Rao, Doddanna, Sadhu Kokila, Rangayana Raghu, Avinash, Mimicry Dayanand, Bullet Prakash, Chandru
Music : Arjun Janya
Lyrics : K Kalyan, V Nagendra Prasad
Story : Remake of Kick (Telugu) (2009)
Direction : Sadhu Kokila
Producer : K Manju
Genre : Comedy, Drama
Runtime : 146 min
Release Date : Sep 26, 2014
A well knit tale, the story begins with Ranga (upendra) a guy who loves challenges and cannot live without getting a 'kick' out of doing things. He falls in love with Swati (kriti) but then she leaves him since Ranga takes up jobs and keeps leaving them. He also gets the support of his father (doddanna) in this. Swati goes to Malaysia and there she gets the alliance of a tough cop (raghu mukherjee). However, the cop is there on a mission. He is there to catch a notorious thief who has been stealing money from the rich people in India and has got away with it. Meanwhile, Ranga also comes to Malaysia and he stages a drama which confuses Swati and others. Why does he do that? What is the motive of Ranga and how does he get his 'kick'? All this forms the rest of the story.
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McConnell 'Burst Into Laughter' as Geithner Outlined Obama's Plan — Mitch McConnell, the Senate Republican leader, says he "burst into laughter" Thursday when Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner outlined the administration proposal for averting the fiscal cliff.
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Prairie Weather: Congressional Republicans find themselves on a desert island with no company and 2014 elections looming
Steve Benen / The Maddow Blog: The Medicare cuts the GOP refuses to identify
Joan McCarter / Daily Kos: The fiscal cliff official negotiating begins
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly: The Deal Going Down—But Not Without Kabuki
Wall Street Journal:
GOP Rejects Cliff Offer From Obama — President Barack Obama made an opening bid in budget talks with Republicans that calls for a $1.6 trillion tax increase, $50 billion in infrastructure spending in 2013 and new power to raise the federal debt limit, a provocative set of demands that Republicans …
Discussion: Washington Wire, Truthdig, Business Insider and National Review
Damian Paletta / Washington Wire: The Debt Ceiling Returns to Center Stage
Robert Reich / Truthdig: Opening Positions on the Cliff Deal: Deja Vu All Over Again
Joe Weisenthal / Business Insider: The White House Presents Its Fiscal Cliff 'Opening Bid' And It Contains Four Excellent Ideas
Ezra Klein / Wonkblog:
The GOP's Medicare confusion — The austerity crisis talks have hit a peculiar impasse. The problem isn't, as most analysts expected, taxes, where Republicans seem increasingly resigned to new revenue. It's Medicare. And the particular Medicare problem isn't that Democrats are refusing the GOP's proposed Medicare cuts.
Discussion: Sky Dancing, The Impolitic, Hit & Run, Daily Kos and Washington Monthly
Dakinikat / Sky Dancing: Creating Fiscal Strife
Peter Suderman / Hit & Run: False Balance in the Fiscal Cliff Deal: Real Tax Hikes, Fake Spending Cuts
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly: Tough Spot For the Saviors of Medicare
USA Today:
GOP calls White House cliff offer a non-starter
GOP calls White House cliff offer a non-starter
Discussion: Weekly Standard, Weasel Zippers and Guardian
Alexis Levinson / The Daily Caller:
Gingrich: House Republicans should stop negotiating with President Obama
Gingrich: House Republicans should stop negotiating with President Obama
Discussion: Mediaite, Doug Ross, Twitchy, Political Insider, Michelle Malkin, Alan Colmes'Alan Colmes', Nice Deb and The Heritage Foundation
Anjali Sareen / Mediaite: Newt Gingrich Slams House Republicans For Negotiating With President Obama: 'Get A Grip!'
Directorblue / Doug Ross: JUST BOUNCE: Stunned pundits react to Obama's "balanced deal" of no cuts, tax hikes, and increased spending
Sdesprat / Twitchy: Surf's up! Obamas taking $4 million Hawaiian vacation as America plunges over fiscal cliff
Nice Deb: Conservative Pundits tell Republicans: "Use Your Leverage Over Obama - Don't Cave on Entitlements" (Video)
First Read / firstread.nbcnews.com:
First Thoughts: Moving on? — After a hard-fought election …
First Thoughts: Moving on? — After a hard-fought election …
Robert Wright / The Atlantic Online: William Burns for Secretary of State?
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice: New Election Results: Obama's Victory Over Romney Bigger than Bush Over Kerry
Matthew Alexander / msnbc.com: Would Obama settle for Kerry as secretary of state?
GottaLaff / The Political Carnival: President Obama's victory margin grows, while Romney is stuck with, yes, 47%
Alec MacGillis / The New Republic: We'll Always Have Denver — Stuart Stevens, Mitt Romney's …
Michael Falcone / ABCNEWS: Campaign Comes Full Circle (The Note)
Russell Berman / The Hill:
'Disappointed' Boehner calls on Obama to get serious on spending in deficit talks
'Disappointed' Boehner calls on Obama to get serious on spending in deficit talks
David Rogers / Politico: Five year farm bill gets new life
Daniel Strauss / The Hill: Rep. Cole defends tax stance, downplays split with Speaker Boehner
Mark Halperin / The Page: Cliff Notes
Alex Seitz-Wald / Salon:
Liberals double down: No entitlement cuts
Liberals double down: No entitlement cuts
Discussion: Daily Kos, Hullabaloo, Hit & Run and Politico
Joan McCarter / Daily Kos: Congressional Democrats taking hard line against raising the Medicare eligibility age
Nick Gillespie / Hit & Run: Is John Boehner Dumb Enough to Take $400 Billion in Cuts a Decade From Now in Exchange …
Tom Cohen / CNN:
Spending cuts stymie fiscal talks
Spending cuts stymie fiscal talks
Discussion: New York Times and State of the Union
Associated Press:
UN General Assembly votes overwhelmingly to recognize state of Palestine; US, Israel object — UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations voted overwhelmingly Thursday to recognize a Palestinian state, a long-sought victory for the Palestinians but an embarrassing diplomatic defeat for the United States.
Discussion: BREITBART.COM, "The Lid", The Gateway Pundit, Examiner and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Joel B. Pollak / BREITBART.COM: EXCLUSIVE: UN CONSPIRES TO EXPEL PROMINENT JEWISH GROUP FROM PALESTINE VOTE
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit: At UN Mahmoud Abbas Calls Israel Racist, Colonialist State - Demands Palestinian State at 1967 Borders (Video)
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion: "defamatory and venomous speech that was full of mendacious propaganda"
New York Times:
General Assembly Grants Palestine Upgraded Status in U.N. — UNITED NATIONS — More than 130 countries voted on Thursday to grant Palestine the upgraded status of nonmember observer state in the United Nations, a stinging defeat for Israel and the United States and a boost for President Mahmoud Abbas …
Discussion: Hot Air, Weekly Standard and Balloon Juice
Allahpundit / Hot Air: UN votes to recognize Palestine as non-member state
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard: U.S.: 'This Resolution Does Not Establish that Palestine Is a State'
John Cole / Balloon Juice: What Does This Vote Mean
Ron Prosor / Wall Street Journal:
What Kind of Palestinian State?
What Kind of Palestinian State?
Discussion: New York Times, Telegraph, Hot Air, Spectator and The Investigative Project …
Isabel Kershner / New York Times: After Vote, Palestinians and Israel Search for the Next Step
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air: Germany reverses on Palestinian bid at UN General Assembly
Douglas Murray / Spectator: Abbas and the death of the two-state solution
Joel Himelfarb / The Investigative Project …: Abbas, Hamas Poised for U.N. Victory
Joshua Mitnick / Wall Street Journal:
Palestinians Granted U.N. 'State' Status
Palestinians Granted U.N. 'State' Status
Discussion: Alan Colmes'Alan Colmes', Palestinian Media Watch and Atlas Shrugs
Why President Obama Isn't Using His Most Powerful Weapon — Again — The stakes in "fiscal cliff" talks are high — so where's the e-mail list? So far, it's 2009 all over again. — Via: barackobama.com — President Obama and his victorious campaign team have signaled that they won't repeat …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns & Money: Keep Raisin' That Green Lantern!
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
White House: Obama And Romney "Pledged To Stay In Touch"
White House: Obama And Romney "Pledged To Stay In Touch"
Discussion: The Caucus and Alan Colmes'Alan Colmes'
Peter Baker / The Caucus: Romney Visits the White House
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Obama, Romney have White House turkey chili summit
Obama, Romney have White House turkey chili summit
Discussion: Ballot Box, The Hill and Taking Note
Emily Goodin / Ballot Box: OVERNIGHT CAMPAIGN: Glimpses of Romney
Justin Sink / The Hill: Romney, Ryan meet off Capitol Hill
David Firestone / Taking Note: Medicare Off the Menu
Jessica Yellin / CNN:
White House personnel shuffle: Who's on the list
White House personnel shuffle: Who's on the list
Discussion: Politico
Josh Gerstein / Politico: White House threatens veto of defense bill
James Cowie / Renesys Blog:
Syrian Internet Is Off The Air — Click for latest update: 01:00 GMT Friday. — Starting at 10:26 UTC on Thursday, 29 November (12:26pm in Damascus), Syria's international Internet connectivity shut down. In the global routing table, all 84 of Syria's IP address blocks have become unreachable …
Discussion: Guardian, AllThingsD, Reuters, WorldViews, The Lede, Betabeat, Internet Events Bulletin, New York Times, GigaOM, The Week, Wired, NO QUARTER USA NET, National Review, Infowars, The Atlantic Online, SocialTimes, The Verge, Business Insider, Via Meadia, WJLA-TV, This Just In, The Daily Dish, Outside the Beltway, Committee to Protect … and Life is like an Analogy
Arik Hesseldahl / AllThingsD: Syria Has Disappeared From the Internet
Oliver Holmes / Reuters: Damascus fighting cuts off Internet, airport
Steve Huff / Betabeat: Syria Shuts Off The Internet, Anonymous Plans to Shut Down All Syrian Government Websites
Renesys Events / Internet Events Bulletin: 77 networks out in Syria
Anne Barnard / New York Times: In Syria, Internet and Main Airport Shut Down
Stacey Higginbotham / GigaOM: Reports: Syria is cut off from the internet and how it may have happened
Noah Shachtman / Wired: Syria Has Just Been Taken Offline
Larry Johnson / NO QUARTER USA NET: Obama Naivete Destabilizing the Middle East
Patrick Brennan / National Review: Syria Shuts Down Cell Service, Internet, Flights
Martin Chulov / Infowars: Syria shuts off internet access across the country
Megan Garber / The Atlantic Online: The Internet Is Down in Syria
Cameron Scott / SocialTimes: Amid Conflict, Syria Drops Almost Entirely Offline
Dante D'Orazio / The Verge: Syrian internet goes dark in the midst of violent upheaval, cause still unclear
Walter Russell Mead / Via Meadia: Breaking: Syrian Internet Down
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish: Syria Goes Offline
Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway: Syrians Shut Off From The Internet
New York Times:
U.S. Is Weighing Stronger Action in Syrian Conflict
U.S. Is Weighing Stronger Action in Syrian Conflict
Discussion: Belmont Club, Weekly Standard, Weasel Zippers, Via Meadia, Infowars, The Week, The Caucus and National Review
Richard Fernandez / Belmont Club: (Free ||Freeze) Syrian Army
Lee Smith / Weekly Standard: Communications Blackout in Syria
Walter Russell Mead / Via Meadia: After the Election, Obama's Thinking on Syria "Evolves"
Kurt Nimmo / Infowars: U.S. Ready for Direct Intervention in Syria
Ashley Southall / The Caucus: The Early Word: Frustrations
Patrick Brennan / National Review: As Syria Teeters, U.S. Sidles Up to Rebels?
Syria: Internet and mobile communication 'cut off'
Syria: Internet and mobile communication 'cut off'
Discussion: WorldViews
Ben Armbruster / ThinkProgress:
McCain Gets Petty On Susan Rice Attacks: It's 'Meaningless To Take Out Core Al-Qaeda' — Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said on Wednesday that it is "meaningless" that al-Qaeda's core leadership — including presumably, Osama bin Laden — has been wiped out over the last four years. Why would McCain make such a claim?
Discussion: Alan Colmes'Alan Colmes' and Daily Kos
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
The Time John McCain And Lindsey Graham Relayed Bad Intelligence On A Sunday Talk Show
The Time John McCain And Lindsey Graham Relayed Bad Intelligence On A Sunday Talk Show
Discussion: AMERICAblog, CBS News and msnbc.com
Lucy Madison / CBS News: Graham "more disturbed" than before about Benghazi explanation after meeting with Rice
Jon Seidel / Chicago Sun Times:
Police report: Maine West coach witnessed sexual hazing, congratulated victim — At the law firm of Romanucci & Blandin, a parent who did not want her identity disclosed, talked about transferring her son from Maine West to Maine East after she reported hazing of a sexual nature against her son …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Dean Esmay / The Moderate Voice: "Hazing?" The Proper Word is "Rape"
Byron Tau / Politico:
Clinton: Legalization not the answer to the drug war — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that she did not believe that domestic drug legalization was the answer to the cartel violence that plagues Central America as a result of the drug trade. — Asked by the Costa Rican ambassador …
Discussion: Alan Colmes'Alan Colmes', Hit & Run and Gretawire
Steven Greenhouse / New York Times:
Drive to Unionize Fast-Food Workers Begins — After three years of working at the McDonald's restaurant on 51st Street and Broadway, Alterique Hall earns $8 an hour — and is yearning for something better. — So when he heard about an unusual campaign that aims to unionize dozens …
Josh Eidelson / Salon: In rare strike, NYC fast-food workers walk out
Sarah Jaffe / The Atlantic Online: McJobs Should Pay, Too: It's Time for Fast-Food Workers To Get Living Wages
Rick Moran / The PJ Tatler: Burger Flippers of the World Unite! The Drive to Unionize Fast Food Workers
Charlie Spiering / Washington Examiner: Former New York City ACORN office working to unionize fast food workers
Catherine Ruetschlin / American Prospect: Fast Food Shouldn't Mean Low Wages
Colin Campbell / Politicker: Mayoral Candidates Back NYC's Fast-Food Strikers
Laura Clawson / Daily Kos: Hundreds of New York City fast food workers strike
Hamilton Nolan / Gawker: Looking for the Revolution Outside a Wendy's in Brooklyn
Malia Zimmerman / Hawaii Reporter:
Residents Alerted to Obamas' Hawaiian Holiday Plans — BY MALIA ZIMMERMAN - KAILUA, OAHU - Residents living near the beachfront homes where President Barack Obama and First Family vacation with their friends every year since 2008 were alerted on Monday to some specifics of the Obamas' holiday vacation plans.
Discussion: White House Dossier, Weasel Zippers, The Lonely Conservative, The Daily Caller and americanthinker.com
ZIP / Weasel Zippers: Report: Obama Scheduled To Go On Hawaiian Vacation Day Country Would Go Over Fiscal Cliff...
Caroline May / The Daily Caller: Report: Obamas to spend holidays in Hawaii at $4 million cost to taxpayers
Pew Social & Demographic Trends:
U.S. Birth Rate Falls to a Record Low; Decline Is Greatest Among Immigrants — OVERVIEW — The U.S. birth rate dipped in 2011 to the lowest ever recorded, led by a plunge in births to immigrant women since the onset of the Great Recession. — The overall U.S. birth rate …
Discussion: Washington Post, BBC, Wonkblog, NBC Latino and Alan Colmes'Alan Colmes'
Tara Bahrampour / Washington Post: U.S. birth rate plummets to its lowest level since 1920
Sandra Lilley / NBC Latino: Report: U.S. birth rates hit record lows, largest drop among immigrant Latinas
Joshua Green / Business Week:
The Science Behind Those Obama Campaign E-Mails — One fascination in a presidential race mostly bereft of intrigue was the strange, incessant, and weirdly overfamiliar e-mails that emanated from the Obama campaign. Anyone who shared an address with the campaign soon started receiving messages …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers, ABCNEWS, Washington Monthly, Mediaite, The Week, Washington Examiner, Taegan Goddard's …, Washington Post and Politico
Devin Dwyer / ABCNEWS: Odd Obama Email Subject Lines Drew Huge Cash
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly: Hey! Those Emails Worked! Hells Yes!
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite: Morning Joe Guest: Obama Campaign Used 'Monkeys Chained To Computers' To Create Email Subjects
Charlie Spiering / Washington Examiner: Obama campaign: Profanity a hit in fundraising emails
Rachel Weiner / Washington Post: Obama supporters liked profanity, ugly e-mails, Hey'
Jennifer Epstein / Politico: Obama campaign: 'There's more to come'
Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:
Donald Trump Partnership Ruins Macy's Popularity — The old adage that "all press is good press" might not ring true with department store chain Macy's. Their recent partnership with conservative billionaire oddball Donald Trump is causing a sudden drop in the brand's popularity, particularly among women.
Discussion: YouGov - BrandIndex and The Raw Story
Ted Marzilli / YouGov - BrandIndex: Is Trump taking his toll on Macy's?
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Photo of Officer Giving Boots to Barefoot Man Warms Hearts Online — On a cold November night in Times Square, Officer Lawrence Deprimo was working a counterterrorism post when he encountered an older, barefooted homeless man. The officer disappeared for a moment, then returned with a new pair of boots …
Discussion: The Week, Newsday, Infowars, Weasel Zippers, Ricochet Conversations Feed, Memphis Commercial Appeal, Telegraph, Gawker, New York Magazine and Gothamist
Anthony M. Destefano / Newsday: NYPD Officer Larry DePrimo's act of kindness becomes a Facebook sensation
Undergrowth / Infowars: NYPD Cop Buys Homeless Man Boots
Ricochet Conversations Feed: Mollie Hemingway, Ed. : Inasmuch As You Did It To One Of The Least Of These
Taylor Berman / Gawker: Arizona Tourist Takes Heartwarming Photo of NYPD Officer Giving New Pair of Boots to Homeless Man
Joe Coscarelli / New York Magazine: NYPD Officer Caught On-Camera Doing Really Nice Thing


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Scientists have only scratched the surface of the plant microbiome, but they already believe it might increase crop yield and save species from extinction.
Scientists had to get creative in testing the technology for the Parker Solar Probe, using huge mirrors, dust tunnels and even reams of paper.
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Editor in Chief Nancy Shute discusses the importance of robotic space missions for scientific research.
Scientists had to get creative in testing the technology for the Parker Solar Probe, using huge mirrors, dust tunnels and even reams of paper.
Scientists have only scratched the surface of the plant microbiome, but they already believe it might increase crop yield and save species from extinction.
Pigs implanted with lab-grown lungs recovered from surgery with no breathing problems.
Smoothing out a material used in desalination filters could help combat worldwide water shortages.
Two events can happen in different orders at the same time, thanks to quantum physics.
Magnesite takes a long time to form in nature. Now, a team has found a way to speed up the making of the mineral, which can store carbon dioxide.
On Madagascar, a type of lemur called aye-ayes may have a singular evolutionary history.
DNA analysis of a bone fragment reveals Neandertal movements between Siberia and western Europe.
Researchers have found another gene that may play a role in explaining elephants' cancer resistance.
Sick phytoplankton shed their calcium carbonate plates more easily than their healthy counterparts, which could play a role in forming clouds.
A review of hundreds of scientific studies finds that the label "promiscuous" is applied to a surprisingly wide range of mating behaviors in animals.
The FDA just approved the first drug that works via RNA interference.
The rate of opioid use during pregnancy more than quadrupled in 28 U.S. states, prompting physicians to call for increased screening.
New Horizons may have seen a hydrogen wall just past the edge of the solar system, where the solar wind meets the stuff of interstellar space.
Thanks to a newly deciphered genome of red foxes, researchers have pinpointed regions in the animals' DNA linked to taming them.
It's getting harder to tell fact from fiction — even on camera.
Solid cheese preserved in an ancient Egyptian tomb may be the world's oldest.
Differences in stem cells in the spinal cord explain the amphibians' ability.
Surgeon Christiaan Barnard performed the first successful human-to-human heart transplant in 1967. In 1968, he predicted that patients would survive five years at best. Fortunately, he was wrong.
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The economic structure of intellectual property law
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2003 - Business & Economics - 442 pages
This book takes a fresh look at the most dynamic area of American law today, comprising the fields of copyright, patent, trademark, trade secrecy, publicity rights, and misappropriation. Topics range from copyright in private letters to defensive patenting of business methods, from moral rights in the visual arts to the banking of trademarks, from the impact of the court of patent appeals to the management of Mickey Mouse. The history and political science of intellectual property law, the challenge of digitization, the many statutes and judge-made doctrines, and the interplay with antitrust principles are all examined. The treatment is both positive (oriented toward understanding the law as it is) and normative (oriented to the reform of the law).
Previous analyses have tended to overlook the paradox that expanding intellectual property rights can effectively reduce the amount of new intellectual property by raising the creators' input costs. Those analyses have also failed to integrate the fields of intellectual property law. They have failed as well to integrate intellectual property law with the law of physical property, overlooking the many economic and legal-doctrinal parallels.
This book demonstrates the fundamental economic rationality of intellectual property law, but is sympathetic to critics who believe that in recent decades Congress and the courts have gone too far in the creation and protection of intellectual property rights.
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Nov. 1, 2008
WESTFIELD, MA-Both of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's cross country teams finished third in the conference at the Little East Conference and New England Alliance Championships, hosted by Westfield State at Stanley Park Saturday.
The Corsair men finished third and the women were fifth at the Alliance Championships. The women had 82 points in the LEC race and 141 in the Alliance race, while the men had 75 and 100. Keene State won the LEC and Alliance championships for both the men and the women.
Freshman Courtney Testa (Hopkinton, MA/Hopkinton HS) led the women in the 5k race, finishing seventh in the LEC in 19:43 and earning both All-Conference and All-Alliance honors. Freshman Stacey Dybel (Littleton, MA/Notre Dame HS) was 15th and 28th in 21:16, sophomore Deirdre Ginley (Taunton, MA/Taunton HS) was 19th and 37th in 21:35, sophomore Jess Carpenter (Rutland, MA/Wachusett Regional HS) was 20th and 40th in 21:45, freshman Emily Migre (Whitman, MA/Whitman-Hanson HS) was 24th and 46th in 22:03, and freshman Megan Oliveira (Somerset, MA/Somerset HS) was 36th and 68th in 23:03.
For the men, senior Eric Holmes (Abington, MA/Abington HS) led the way in the 8k race, finishing 12th in the LEC and 15th in the Alliance in 26:36. Freshman Kevin Gilmore (Hanson, MA/Whitman-Hanson HS) was 15th and 19th in 26:46 and junior Derek Stevens (Swampscott, MA/Swampscott HS) was 16th and 20th in 26:47, and all three earned All-Alliance honors. Freshman Travis Wright (Hanson, MA/Whitman-Hanson HS) was 20th and 27th in 27:08, sophomore Eric Nygaard (Medway, MA/Medway HS) was 23rd and 30th in 27:13, sophomore Steve Burke (Norwell, MA/Norwell HS) was 40th and 65th in 28:12, junior Tim Whalen (Abington, MA/ Abington HS) was 78th in 30:11, freshman Rich Goldblatt (New Bedford, MA/Greater New Bedford Vo Tech HS) was 50th and 87th in 29:38, junior Matt Lemanski (East Longmeadow, MA/East Longmeadow HS) was 53rd and 92nd in 30:03, sophomore Wes Meserve (Merrimack, MA/Merrimack HS) was 57th and 98th in 30:17, sophomore Ryan Sechovicz (Kingston, MA/Silver Lake HS) was 58th and 103rd in 30:20, and senior Tyler Buck (Valley Center, CA/Valley Center HS) was 59th and 108th in 30:20.
"It was a very good day for us," said UMass Dartmouth Head Coach Jon Hird. "The men ran smart, they ran together, and we had a number of very good races. Eric Nygaard moved up due to an injury, and pretty much ran the best race of his life. When everyone runs at their best at the conference meet, you can't complain. The women were focused, they were healthy, and we had six runners on the course. Courtney Testa ran a great race, but one of the best races of the day was turned in by Emily Migre, who was in her first race this fall. She did a terrific job, staying with Jess Carpenter, our number four runner, most of the way. Stacey Dybal and Deirdre Ginley both attacked the course really well. It's rare when you go home and everyone is happy, but everyone felt good about their races, which is a good thing to happen in your conference meet."
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Elmhurst is a pretty sweet place to call home. Not only was the city home to the Keebler Company, Sunshine Biscuits and a distribution center for Famous Amos cookies; Elmhurst was named one of the "Ten Best U.S. Towns for…Learn More
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Milwaukee District West, Union Pacific West
at Elmhurst Metra (1.53 miles away), Elmhurst


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StollerUSA is utilizing the latest Web technology to enhance visitors' experience at www.StollerUSA.com. Highlights of visiting the improved Web site include product details, university research, farmer interviews and a blogging forum where growers can exchange opinions and share experiences.
The updated Web site is designed to be more accessible with significant information on new developments and product specifications, including labels, application instructions and safety information. Farmers' videotaped testimonials and university data will provide practical information about StollerUSA's specialty products that help to manage crop stress, increase crop yields and profitability.
"This extensive Web site upgrade is another example of Stoller's continuing quest for improvement and innovation," said Jeff Morgan, marketing director of StollerUSA. "It is our goal to help farmers obtain the information they need for healthier and more profitable crops. By farmers, for farmers — that's the idea. Visitors will learn about other farmers facing familiar challenges, finding unique solutions. Growers will learn how others overcome these challenges and how Stoller technology fits into their business strategy."
StollerUSA is dedicated to helping producers enhance their crops by maximizing genetic expression. The result is in enhanced marketable yield; resistance to insects, nematodes, and disease, while maximizing the return on investment. Products are proven to ensure optimum plant growth activity by maintaining appropriate hormone balance in combination with supporting nutrients, resulting in healthier, more productive crops that are better able to withstand stress and achieve their full genetic potential.
"Stoller's hormone balance technology considers the factors that impact a plant's growth cycle and works to enhance the genetic expression while nullifying the impact of stress issues," said Jerry Stoller, CEO and agronomist. "Our products focus on how to maximize the performance of plants to maximize profits for growers."
For more information on StollerUSA, visit www.StollerUSA.com.


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Can you lay out the pictures of the drinks in the way described by the clue cards?
Complete these two jigsaws then put one on top of the other. What happens when you add the 'touching' numbers? What happens when you change the position of the jigsaws?
In this challenge, you will work in a group to investigate circular fences enclosing trees that are planted in square or triangular arrangements.
You are organising a school trip and you need to write a letter to parents to let them know about the day. Use the cards to gather all the information you need.
These clocks have only one hand, but can you work out what time they are showing from the information?
Which pairs of cogs let the coloured tooth touch every tooth on the other cog? Which pairs do not let this happen? Why?
What happens to the area and volume of 2D and 3D shapes when you enlarge them?
Choose a couple of the sequences. Try to picture how to make the next, and the next, and the next... Can you describe your reasoning?
Use a single sheet of A4 paper and make a cylinder having the greatest possible volume. The cylinder must be closed off by a circle at each end.
Imagine a large cube made from small red cubes being dropped into a pot of yellow paint. How many of the small cubes will have yellow paint on their faces?
Jo made a cube from some smaller cubes, painted some of the faces of the large cube, and then took it apart again. 45 small cubes had no paint on them at all. How many small cubes did Jo use?
Drawing a triangle is not always as easy as you might think!
Work in groups to try to create the best approximations to these physical quantities.
Can you find a quadratic equation which passes close to these points?
Unearth the beautiful mathematics of symmetry whilst investigating the properties of crystal lattices
We had many well-explained solutions to this problem. Have a look!
We had some clear descriptions of the relationships between functions and their graphs.
Rajeev sent us a great description of his exploration of different quadratic mappings.
This very difficult toughnut received a lot of attention over the last few months. If you wish to see how the pattern was made, read on.
Many NRICH tasks have been designed with group work in mind. Read about Jo Boaler's research on the benefits of collaborative work and watch a clip of a teacher working in this way.
Group work depends on effective team work. This article describes attributes of effective team work and links to "Team Building" problems that can be used to develop learners' team working skills.
Who said that adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing couldn't be fun?
A game in which players take it in turns to turn up two cards. If they can draw a triangle which satisfies both properties they win the pair of cards. And a few challenging questions to follow...