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Saturn wrote:Please... enough with trying to make put Keats was religious - its just plain wrong.]
You guys are reading your OWN religious beliefs into Keats' writings.
He I'm sure would be horrified at people tacking religious meanings to his work.
Its as ridiculous as putting Christian meaning into the work of the ancient Pagan authors, and equally erroneous.
Since this is my first post I will make it somewhat meaningful. I know I do not know much about poetry, but I do know people. If you have ever noticed people who do not believe in God or any other type of religion you would come to find 2 things. First, when they are beginning to get old they will become more religious as in maybe reading a little bit of the bible or believing in miracles and #2 they almost always before they die believe in God soon before they die because they want to be forgiven of all of their sins and be in a place that is wonderful outside of the real world which is heaven. The thought of even going to hell is not very "uplifting" to one who is going to die. For example, if you have ever seen Dead Man Walking , not saying this is the most reliable souce, but is a good example, Sean Penn, an accused Rapist and Murderer begins to follow the Christian faith with a Nun who visits him often. By the end of the movie he becomes a much better person knowing that God has forgiven his sins and he admits to his crimes. Knowing God has forgiven him helped him accept death better. Maybe this is why Keats decided to write religiously towards the countdown of his days...


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This week's Bay Guardian features a cover story on homelessness in San Francisco.
For that story, we reached out to the San Francisco Department of Public Health to interview members of the city's Homeless Outreach Team, public workers who interact directly with people who live on the city's streets.
Access was denied. It's not clear why DPH was unwilling to allow a press interview with members of the HOT team, but our requests did coincide with a March 19 Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee hearing regarding a $1.3 million budget supplemental to expand its capacity.
The item was approved 4-1. Sup. John Avalos, who opposed it, said the city ought to come up with a more comprehensive plan to address homelessness.
As Sup. Jane Kim noted in an interview for the story, "If you're just going to increase the HOT team, but not services, then you're just sending people out to harass homeless people."
Meanwhile, thanks to emails we recently obtained in response to a public records request, we now have a clearer picture of the HOT team's day-to-day activities.
Apparently, efforts to expand the HOT team are being made in the context of city officials being contacted frequently by neighbors who complain that they are very bothered by the sight of homeless people.
A records request yielded more than 100 pages of such complaints. Some are quite dramatic.
"I don't know where to begin," one resident wrote. "I feel between mad, disgusted, and frustrated. This homeless encampment keeps growing. … The city has put up wire fencing only to be cut through by the homeless. … It is within 100 yards of my 1.2M condo."
Another said: "Something is deeply wrong with San Francisco policy. Cultivating the Bohemian San Francisco style is nice but … it is as if we were in a deteriorated undeveloped country. We live in downtown San Francisco, not in the favelas, which is what it feels like …"
Still another complainant wrote: "Bags distributors are installed in the parks in order to help dog lovers clean up after their dogs, which is completely normal, but nothing is done for all the human beings who stroll, do drugs, eat, sleep, urinate, defecate and so on, on the sidewalks."
Sometimes these complaints result in HOT team visits to homeless encampments that have been described. But the emails suggest that while the city's HOT team does approach homeless folks to try and persuade them to access services or go to a shelter, the service workers don't always have full services to direct them to if the homeless individuals agree to do so.
Psychiatric social worker Jason Albertson, who is part of the HOT team, explained this dilemma in an email sent in mid-January. His email noted that the HOT team had encountered some homeless people in the vicinity of Harriet Alley and Manolo Draves Park, in response to a neighbor's urging.
They're "primarily in transit, meaning that they camp in different places each night and are not regulars," he explained. "So far, nobody has wanted to enter into shelter or discuss other access to treatment or services." But even if they had, he said, there wouldn't be too many options for moving forward with recovery.
"At this time, our case management support is limited with identified clients waiting," he wrote. "So capacity for full service is limited."

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As the results of the stress test start leaking out slowly, it's a fun exercise to make some educated guesses/predictions about what the future holds and take note of pertinent facts. As we've discussed before, there is a lot to take issue with when considering the results of the stress test at all, especially given the added layers of uncertainty stemming form the limited information provided in the scenarios. So, without further delay, let's get started.
1. The baseline scenario will prove wholly inadequate as a "stress test." Please, follow along with me as I read from the methodology (pdf). I'll start with the most egregious and reckless component of the mis-named baseline scenario (I would rename it the, "if payer works" scenario) : what I will refer to as "the dreaded footnote six." From the document:
As noted above, BHCs [(Bank Holding Companies, or the firms being stress tested)] with trading account assets exceeding $100 billion as of December 31, 2008 were asked to provide projections of trading related losses for the more adverse scenario, including losses from counterparty credit risk exposures, including potential counterparty defaults, and credit valuation adjustments taken against exposures to counterparties whose probability of default would be expected to increase in the adverse scenario.(6)
(6) Under the baseline scenario, BHCs were instructed to assume no further losses beyond current marks.
(Emphasis mine.)
Holy <expletive>! In what alternate/parallel/baby/branching universe is this indicative of anything at all? Assume no further losses beyond current marks? Why not assume everything returns to par? Oh, well, that actually was a pretty valid assumption for the baseline scenario. From the document:
New FASB guidance on fair value measurements and impairments was issued on April 9, 2009, after the commencement of the [stress test]. For the baseline scenario supervisors considered firms' resubmissions that incorporated the new guidance.
(Emphasis mine.)
Thank goodness! I was worried that the "if prayer works" scenario might have some parts that were worth looking at. Thankfully, for troubled banks, I can skip this entire section. (Confidence: 99.9999%)
2. Trading losses will be significantly understated across all five institutions that will need to report them. First, only institutions with over $100 billion in trading assets were asked to stress their trading positions. Second, from the section on "Trading Portfolio Losses" from the document:
Losses in the trading portfolio were evaluated by applying market stress factors … based on the actual market movements that occurred over the stress horizon (June 30 to December 31, 2008).
(Emphasis mine.)
Okay, well, that seems reasonable, right? Hmmmm… Let's take a look. Here is what some indicative spread movements for fixed income products looked like January 9th of 2009, according to Markit (who has made it nearly impossible to find historical data for their indices, so I'm resorting to cutting and pasting images directly–all images are from their site):
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Well, looks like a big move is taken into account by using this time horizon. Clearly this should provide a reasonable benchmark for the stress test results, right? Well, maybe not.
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Yes, that's right, we've undergone, for sub-prime securities a massive widening during 2009 already. Also, as far as I can tell, the tests are being run starting from the December 2008 balance sheet for each company. So, if I'm correct, for the harsher scenario, trading losses will be taken on December 2008 trading positions using December 2008 prices and applying June 2008 to December 2008 market movements. For sub-prime, it seems pretty clear that most securities would be written up (June 2008 Spread: ~200, December 2008 Spread: ~1000, Delta: ~800, Current Spread: ~2600, December 2008 to Today Delta: ~1600, Result: firms would take, from December 2008 levels, half the markdown they have already taken).
Also, it should be a shock to absolutely no one that most trading assets will undergo a lagged version of this same decline. Commercial mortgages and corporate securities rely on how firms actually perform. Consumer-facing firms, as unemployment rises, the economy worsens and consumption declines, and consumers default, will see a lagged deterioration that will appear in corporate defaults and small businesses shuttering–both of these will lead to commercial mortgages souring. Indeed we've seen Moody's benchmark report on commercial real estate register a massive deterioration in fundamentals. That doesn't even take into account large, exogenous events in the sector. Likewise, we see consistently dire predictions in corporate credit research reports that only point to rising defaults 2009 and 2010.
In short, for all securities, it seems clear that using data from 2H2008 and applying those movements to December 2008 balance sheets should produce conservative, if not ridiculously understated loss assumptions. (Confidence: 90%)
3. Bank of America will have to go back to the government. This, likely, will be the end of Ken Lewis. It's not at all clear that Bank of America even understands what's going on. First, if I'm correctly reading Bank of America's first quarter earnings information, the firm has around $69 billion in tangible common equity. Also, it should be noted that the FT is reporting that Bank of America has to raise nearly $34 billion. Now, with all this in mind, let's trace some totally nonsensical statements that, unlike any other examples in recent memory, were not attributed to anonymous sources (from the NYT article cited above):
The government has told Bank of America it needs $33.9 billion in capital to withstand any worsening of the economic downturn, according to an executive at the bank. […]
But J. Steele Alphin, the bank's chief administrative officer, said Bank of America would have plenty of options to raise the capital on its own before it would have to convert any of the taxpayer money into common stock. […]
"We're not happy about it because it's still a big number," Mr. Alphin said. "We think it should be a bit less at the end of the day." […]
Regulators have told the banks that the common shares would bolster their "tangible common equity," a measure of capital that places greater emphasis on the resources that a bank has at its disposal than the more traditional measure of "Tier 1" capital. […]
Mr. Alphin noted that the $34 billion figure is well below the $45 billion in capital that the government has already allocated to the bank, although he said the bank has plenty of options to raise the capital on its own.
"There are several ways to deal with this," Mr. Alphin said. "The company is very healthy."
Bank executives estimate that the company will generate $30 billion a year in income, once a normal environment returns. […]
Mr. Alphin said since the government figure is less than the $45 billion provided to Bank of America, the bank will now start looking at ways of repaying the $11 billion difference over time to the government.
(Emphasis mine.)
Right around the time you read the first bolded statement, you should have started to become dizzy and pass out. When you came to, you saw that the chief administrative officer, who I doubt was supposed to speak on this matter (especially in advance of the actual results), saying that a bank with $69 billion in capital would be refunding $11 billion of the $45 billion in capital it has already received because they only need $34 billion in capital total. Huh? Nevermind that the Times should have caught this odd discrepancy, but if this is the P.R. face the bank wants to put on, they are screwed.
Now, trying to deal with what little substance there is in the article, along with the FT piece, it seems pretty clear that, if Bank of America needs $34 billion in additional capital, there is no way to get it without converting preferred shares to common shares. There is mention of raising $8 billion from a sale of a stake in the China Construction Bank (why are they selling things if they are net positive $11 billion, I don't know). That leaves $26 billion. Well, I'm glad that "once a normal environment returns" Bank of America can generate $30 billion in income (Does all of that fall to T.C.E.? I doubt it, but I have no idea). However, over the past four quarters, Bank of America has added just $17 billion in capital… I will remind everyone that this timeframe spans both T.A.R.P. and an additional $45 billion in capital being injected into the flailing bank. Also, who is going to buy into a Bank of America equity offering now? Especially $26 billion of equity! If a troubled bank can raise this amount of equity in the current environment, then the credit crisis is over! Rejoice!
I just don't see how Bank of America can fill this hole and not get the government to "bail it out" with a conversion. The fact that Bank of America argued the results of the test, frankly, bolsters this point of view. Further, this has been talked about as an event that requires a management change, hence my comment on Lewis. (Confidence: 80% that the government has to convert to get Bank of America to "well capitalized" status)
Notes/Odds and Ends:
1. I have no idea what happened with the NY Times story about the results of the "Stress Test." The WSJ and FT are on the same page, but there could be something subtle that I'm misunderstanding or not picking up correctly. Absent this, my comments stand. (Also, if might have been mean.unfair of me to pick on the content of that article.)
2. The next phases of the credit crisis are likely to stress bank balance sheets a lot more. The average bank doesn't have huge trading books. However, they do have consumer-facing loan and credit products in addition to corporate loans and real estate exposure. In the coming months, we'll see an increase in credit card delinquencies. Following that, we'll see more consumer defaults and corporations' bottom line being hurt from the declining fundamentals of the consumer balance sheet. This will cause corporate defaults. Corporate defaults and consumer defaults will cause commercial real estate to decline as well. The chain of events is just beginning. Which leads me to…
3. Banks will be stuck, unable to lend, for a long time. I owe John Hempton for this insight. In short, originations require capital. Capital, as we see, is in short supply and needed to cover losses for the foreseeable future. Hence, with a huge pipeline of losses developing and banks already in need of capital, there is likely not going to be any other lending going on for a while. This means banks' ability to generate more revenue/earnings is going to be severely handicapped as sour loans make up a larger and larger percentage of their portfolios.
4. From what I've read, it seems that the actual Citi number, for capital to be raised, is between $6 billion and $10 billion. This puts their capital needs at $15 billion to $19 billion, since they are selling assets to raise around $9 billion, which is counted when considering the amount of capital that needs to be raised (according to various news stories). Interestingly, this is 44% to 55% of Bank of America's needed capital. This paints a very different picture of the relative health of these two firms than the "common wisdom" does. Granted, this includes a partial conversion of Citi's preferred equity to common equity.
5. I see a huge correlation between under-performing portfolios and a bank trying to negotiate it's required capital lower by "appealing" the stress test's assessment of likely losses in both the baseline and adverse scenarios. As I've talked about before, not all portfolio performance is created equal. Citi has seen an increasing (and accelerating) trend in delinquencies while JP Morgan has seen it's portfolio stabilize. So, for the less-healthy banks to argue their losses are overstated by regulators, they are doubly wrong. It'll be interesting to see how this plays out–for example, if JP Morgan's credit card portfolio assumes better or worse performance than Citi and Bank of America.


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October 7, 2011
Game day goes green: K-State participates in game day recycling challenge Oct. 8
Submitted by Communications and Marketing
Kansas State University is taking on the challenge to go green with the 2011 Environmental Protection Agency Game Day Challenge, Saturday, Oct. 8. The recycling challenge will take place as part of the K-State vs. Missouri football game at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The game starts at 2:30 p.m.
"The main goal of the challenge is for schools to design a waste reduction plan for one 2011 regular season home football game and measure the results," said K-State's Joe Myers, physical plant supervisor with Division of Facilities' grounds maintenance
K-State's plan is designed to lower the waste generated at football games and increase awareness and participation of students, faculty, staff, fans and the community in waste reduction programs.
Competing against more than 65 universities, K-State's challenge activities will consist of a variety of recycling efforts. During tailgating time, members of Students for Environmental Action, student volunteers and K-State staff will be distributing blue recycling bags and informing people of what materials are recyclable.
Inside the stadium, vendors and concessions facilities have been encouraged to participate in recycling efforts, and numerous recycling containers will be placed throughout the concourse. Public service announcements will also be played throughout the challenge to remind game-day participants of the importance of recycling.
After the game, all the plastic bottles and cans that have been collected, or that fans have left behind, will be sorted at K-State's recycling center.
Participating universities can win the challenge in several categories, including least amount of waste generated per attendee; greatest greenhouse gas reductions; highest recycling rate; highest organics reduction rate, specifically food donation and composting; and highest combined recycling and composting rate. Results of the challenge will be announced in November.
Myers said the challenge is a great way for K-State to reach out to the community on waste reduction issues, and he encourages all to participate.
"I think it's important for us to reduce our waste and to reduce the negative impact of that waste," he said. "By making an effort to encourage recycling and waste reduction, we will benefit by producing less greenhouse gases along with a reduction in air and water pollution."
More information on K-State's Game Day Recycling is available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q19i3wnqLc.


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2008-09 Season Primers: #27 – America EastPosted by rtmsf on October 14th, 2008
Corey Johns is the RTC correspondent for the America East conference.
Predicted Order of Finish:
- Boston U (13-3)
- Vermont (12-4)
- Hartford (9-7)
- Binghamton (8-8)
- Albany (8-8)
- New Hampshire (5-11)
- Maine (2-14)
- Stony Brook (2-14)
What You Need to Know (WYN2K). Last year nobody could predict what happened in this conference. One of the pre-season favorites, Vermont, had a new star in Marquis Blakely but still couldn't crack the top two in the league, while the other preseason favorite, Boston U., didn't even finish in the top half of the league. UMBC and Hartford shocked everybody by being the two top teams. Both built their team in different ways: UMBC through transfers, Hartford through the tremendous improvement of returning players (along with a freshman and one transfer). But this year don't expect Vermont and Boston U. to disappoint – they should be ready to regain their spots on top of the conference.
Predicted Champion. Boston U. (NCAA #15 Seed) This is truly a toss up between Boston U. and Vermont. Both teams are similar – Vermont has one of the top forward/guard tandems in the conference in Marquis Blakely and Mike Trimboli, and BU has John Holland and Corey Lowe. Last year BU's Holland won the freshman of the year award and was a major reason for their turnaround at the end. After a horrid 5-14 start to the season, the Terriers put it together and finished 9-3 to advance to the semifinals of the conference tournament. BU returns every significant player from last year's team, including second team all conference point guard Corey Lowe (Am East #2 scorer – 18.8 ppg). But what truly sets Boston U. above Vermont is that head coach Dennis Wolff runs a very good defense on his team. They gave up the least amount of points per game in the conference last year (64.8 ppg) and if the offense picks up they should win the title.
Others Considered. Vermont has a lot of talent on their team and can certainly put together a run for another conference championship (three titles from 2003-05). Marquis Blakely and Mike Trimboli are a great one-two punch but the Catamounts added another factor with Maurice Joseph, a transfer from Michigan State who averaged 6.2 ppg there as a freshman. The only thing that might hurt them is they lose two starters including Kyle Cieplicki, the lone member on the team last year who was on the 2005 team that upset #4 seed Syracuse in the NCAA tournament.
The Rest of the Conference. UMBC took major losses by graduating three all-conference players from last season, but they return and add plenty to remain competitive. Jay Greene and Darryl Proctor were both first team all-conference players last year and possibly the best at their positions. Greene was second in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio and was fourth in the nation with 7.2 assist per game. One thing about Greene is he can be one of the best scorers in the conference if he chooses to shot the ball. He only averaged 8.8 ppg but when he needed to score had games of 26, 21, and 17. Hartford is another team that still has enough to make an impact with four starters back, led by Joe Zeglinski and Jaret Von Rosenberg. The big issue that could keep the Hawks out of the conference championship game is their lack of rebounding. Last season they were last in the conference in that category and lost their best rebounder and major inside presence. If they can develop another big body to take control of the paint then they may still have hope. Binghamton and Albany will be relying on the development of transfers, combining for eight between the two teams. Transfers did wonders for UMBC last season but it is always a gamble in terms of team chemistry. Both teams lost three of their top players but if the transfers can have an impact right away then both teams can be dangerous. New Hampshire has been one of the bottom dwellers for a while but can move up if Dane DiLiegro steps up at center and inproves the team's rebounding. With a lack of quality big men they might end up starting four guards including Tyrece Gibbs, who is one of the premier scorers in the conference, and Alvin Abreu, who was the top freshman guard a year ago. As for Maine and Stony Brook they will likely finish in the bottom two spots again.
Games to Watch. As a one-bid league, only one game will matter to most people.
- America East Championship Game (03.14.09) ESPN2.
RPI Boosters. The America East in one of the conferences where if you don't win it, you don't get in the NCAA Tournament. Two years ago Vermont went 15-1 in conference play but lost in the conference finals and took a nice consolation trip to the NIT. With the win-or-go-home aspect of the conference the teams also know they have to do everything they can in OOC games to get higher than a #15 or #16 seed, which is tough to do. UMBC won 24 games last year, beating American and almost beating Ohio State but still ended up with a 15th seed. This year four of the top Am East schools all scheduled games against big-time opponents where an upset wouldn't be out of the question and they all could have a major bearing on where the winner of the conference is seeded.
- Albany @ DePaul (11.17.08)
- Hartford @ Penn State (11.20.08)
- Vermont @ Maryland (11.21.08)
- Boston U. @ Notre Dame (12.13.08)
- UMBC @ Nebraska (12.13.08)
- Hartford @ Baylor (12.22.08)
- Boston U. @ Cornell (12.29.08)
Impact Transfers. The America East might soon get the nickname "The Conference of Transfers." Between the nine teams in the conference there are 17 eligible transfers either cleared from sitting their transfer year or coming from junior college. Last year transfers did wonders for UMBC and other teams hope for the same this year. This year the transfer list is headlined by Vermont's Maurice Joseph, a transfer from Michigan State who averaged 5.9 ppg in 16.8 minutes per game as a sophomore (get a look at Joseph in HS below). Other key guys include Binghamton's quartet of transfers, Tiki Mayben, Malik Alvin, Sean Watson, and Theo Davis (eligible in the second semester), Albany's Louis Barraza (20.1ppg at the JuCo level), and UMBC's 6'7" Ricky Flemming, a transfer from Fairfield.
Neat-o-Stat. Since 1980 when the conference started, the champion has repeated 44% of the time while the regular season champion has won the conference championship 75% of the time. The lowest seed to ever win the conference tournament was a #3 seed which happened once in 1993 when Delaware beat the #1 seed Drexel (67-64).
65-Team Era. The America East is 3-23 (.115) since the field moved up to 65, with three first-round victories from 1989 (#14 Siena over #3 Stanford), 1996 (#12 Drexel over #5 Memphis), and 2005 (#13 Vermont over #4 Syracuse). But the America East is surprisingly the only mid-major conference in the northeast that has never been apart of the play-in game.
Final Thought. Usually two or three teams have a chokehold on the top of the conference, but this year the conference remains top heavy but it is still anybody's league. Vermont and Boston U. are projected to be the top teams this year but Hartford, UMBC, Albany, and Binghamton all can make some noise and should make the year very interesting.


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For us Finns rye is our staple grain. We are brought up eating rye bread with a rye flour content of around 70-80% (compared to some bread sold as "rye" bread in Australia might have around 20% rye flour, rest is wheat). When I was small white (wheat) bread was something my mum didn't even consider as 'real' bread and would very rarely buy it. At school all kids from primary school through to high school get a free warm meal every day and rye bread is always part of this meal.
I was so excited to find rye grain at my local health food store. I really recommend you give it a go if you happen to find it, and use it in warm salads where you'd normally use rice. It's so earthy and wholesome! In this warm salad, I've combined the rye with some lovely fatty salmon and a tangy, vinegary dressing.
350g salmon fillet
Himalayan pink rock salt
freshly ground black pepper
1 tbsp French capers
1/2 lemon, finely sliced
1,5 cups organic rye grain
2 tbsp organic apple cider vinegar
2 tbsp lemon extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 tsp dry mustard
1/4 lemon, juiced
freshly ground black pepper
Preheat the oven to 180C. Place the salmon fillet in an oven dish and season with salt and pepper. Add the capers on top of the fillet and arrange the lemon slices on top of the capers. Cook for 20-30 minutes or until it's just cooked through. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly.
In the mean time, cook the rye in plenty of boiling water for about 20-30 minutes or until tender (there will still be a bite to it). Drain and place in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together the apple cider vinegar, lemon olive oil and dry mustard. Pour on the warm rye and stir through. Season with some black pepper and extra lemon juice. Break the salmon into bite size pieces and fold them together with the capers through the rye. Serve warm.


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(Boston, Mass. Sept. 28, 2011) Six…
(Boston, Mass. – Sept. 28, 2011) – Six companies based in New England that produce pesticide products recently agreed to pay a total of more than $34,000 to settle claims by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that they failed to properly submit annual production reports to the agency, as required by federal law.
The law that governs pesticide use in the U.S., the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), requires pesticide manufacturers to submit annual production reports to EPA. According to the settlements filed by EPA's New England office, each of the six companies has failed on at least one previous occasion to properly submit this information.
The companies and what they paid to settle
• The Old Mill Troy, Inc. of North Troy, Vermont paid $9,720;
• EFD International, Inc. d/b/a Specialty Products of East Providence, R.I. paid $4,455;
• Harrison Specialty Company of Canton, Mass. paid $9,720;
• Creative Chemicals Inc. of Holyoke, Mass. paid $9,720;
• Traveler's Supply Inc. of Chicopee, Mass. paid $990; and
• FCS-Chemsupply Inc., d/b/a Chemstation-Boston of Weymouth, Mass./ who received no penalty in exchange for cancelling its establishment registration and agreeing not to produce any pesticides or pesticide devices, or seek re-registration under FIFRA for at least five years.
The companies have addressed all violations and have paid their fines. Penalties were based on several factors including the type of violation and size of the business.
This federal pesticide law requires that any company registered as a pesticide producer submit annual production reports to EPA on or before March 1. These reports are the only means that EPA has for obtaining information on the types and amounts of pesticides being produced, sold or distributed both domestically and for export. EPA uses the information to trace ineffective, contaminated or recalled pesticide products, among other purposes.
Pesticides include insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, antimicrobials and other substances and pest control devices used to control insects, weeds or microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses.
More information: Pesticides enforcement in New England ( http://www.epa.gov/region1/enforcement/pesticides/index.html)
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President Donald Trump read from a prayer delivered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as he joined other world leaders and veterans Wednesday in marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
The book is called "3 Dimensional" and tells of the 13-time All Star's rise from Chicago's South Side to NBA stardom.
The former Chicago mayor completed the more than 900-mile trip Tuesday, according to a post on Facebook.
Food trucks, street festivals, the Chicago blues and green gooey slime usher in the weekend. Here are 10 things to do in and around Chicago.
Chicago summers are nature's way of rewarding your winter survival skills. And now that warm weather is here, it's time to get off the couch and actively embrace the season. Here are 10 fun, easy ways to do just that.
In the midst of a massive growth spurt that began in late winter, the century plant at Garfield Park Conservatory now hovers above the glass dome. We last visited the plant in March, when it stood a mere 17 feet tall.
Watch the June 5, 2019 full episode of "Chicago Tonight."
This unabashedly flamboyant fantasia by Tina Landau and Tarell Alvin McCraney spins the true story of Joan Jett Blakk, who helped found the Chicago branch of the Queer Nation Party and ran for Chicago mayor in 1991.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot is out with a new round of ethics proposals. Our politics team tackles that and more in our weekly roundtable.
Passing and managing a budget is one of government's most basic functions, but as he signed a new $40 billion spending plan into law Wednesday, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker called it a "watershed moment."
Animal Recovery Mission says an investigator for the animal rights group secretly recorded footage that shows the "daily mistreatment of the resident farm animals" at Indiana's Fair Oaks Farms.
Medical marijuana is legal in Arizona, but dispensaries are struggling with banking systems. Arizona PBS producer Allysa Adams has this report as part of our series on legalization.


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Michigan Guide to Environmental, Health, and Safety Regulations (June 2018)
The "Michigan Guide to Environmental, Health, and Safety Regulations" is a joint publication of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) and the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA). Manufacturers, suppliers, consultants, and regulators can all benefit from this guide, which steers the reader through the maze of state and federal environmental, health, and safety regulatory programs. Although some reference is made to local building and fire codes, local requirements are not discussed in the guidebook in any detail. Be sure to contact your local government officials for information on applicable local requirements.
The "Self-Assessment Survey" is a tool you can use to find which regulations are applicable to your specific operation. Simply answer each question in the survey "yes" or "no" to be directed to the portions of the book relevant to your business.
We would like your feedback on this guidebook. If you have comments or suggestions on how to improve it, send an email to Jim Ostrowski, Training and Outreach, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Section One: Environmental Regulations
Chapter 1: Air Quality Regulations
Chapter 2: Waste Management
Chapter 3: Wastewater
Chapter 4: Material Storage and Transportation
Chapter 5: SARA Title III - Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
Chapter 6: Environmental Emergencies
Chapter 7: Sites of Environmental Contamination, Property Transfers, and Liability Issues
Chapter 8: Activities At or Near the Land/Water Interface
Chapter 9: Drinking Water
Chapter 10: Radioactive Material Regulations
Chapter 11: Geological Resources
Chapter 12: Pollution Prevention/Environmental Management Systems
Section Two: MIOSHA Regulations
Part 1: Common Regulations for Safety and Health
Chapter 13: Hazard Communication/Employee Right-To-Know
Chapter 14: MIOSHA Posting
Chapter 15: MIOSHA Record Keeping
Chapter 16: Personal Protective Equipment
Chapter 17: Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals
Chapter 18: Permit-Required Confined Spaces
Chapter 19: Spray Finishing Operations
Part 2: MIOSHA Health Regulations
Chapter 20: Air Contaminants
Chapter 21: Asbestos
Chapter 22: Bloodborne Infectious Diseases
Chapter 23: Emergency Response
Chapter 24: First Aid
Chapter 25: Sanitation
Chapter 26: Noise
Part 3: MIOSHA Safety Regulations
Chapter 27: General Housekeeping Guidelines
Chapter 28: Machine Guarding Requirements
Chapter 29: Openings in Floors and Walls
Chapter 30: Fire Safety
Chapter 31: Electrical Safety
Chapter 32: Lockout/Tagout
Chapter 33: Powered Industrial Trucks
Chapter 34: Flammable and Combustible Liquids
Chapter 35: Other MIOSHA Safety Standards
Section Three: Construction & Fire Codes
Chapter 36: Construction Codes in Michigan
Chapter 37: Local Fire Department
Appendix A: Acronyms
Appendix B: Definitions of Regulated Materials
Appendix C: EGLE and MIOSHA Overview
Appendix D: Federal and State Laws and Rules


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Ravens @ Bengals
Every weekend there is at least one big game to watch. This week, I think the Ravens-Bengals match-up will be that game. The Bengals have struggled out of the gate but the passing game seems to have caught fire of late. Both teams had tremendous defensive performances last week, posting shutouts. Who will win in this meeting of two AFC North rivals. The Bengals are down but not out and a win could move them closer to a potential playoff birth. Check out this piece which describes the game in more detail.


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What's the Molecule Mattress?
Molecule Mattress Opening Instructions
Molecule Mattress Opening Instructions
The Molecule mattress is an ultra-breathable memory foam mattress that's fantastic for hot sleepers that crave the feel of foam but do not enjoy the warmth retention a traditional foam mattress is known for. Right now this mattress is only available through their site . As soon as your order is placed by you it should arrive in about 5 business days. It includes a 100-night sleep trial where if you do not like it after 100 nights, they will allow you to return it at no cost to you.
How Much Does it Cost?
Below are the current prices of the mattress. Please be aware that they often have discounts and coupon codes to make the price competitive. Right now they are offering $200 off prices given below.
|Retail Price
|Twin XL
|Cal King
Overview of this Molecule Mattress
Here is a video summary of the Molecule highlighting some of its advantages. This mattress is on the milder end of the spectrum but not soft's squish king. The foam dries quickly but you sink into it to get hug and more contouring. I believe the best portion of the mattress is that it does not insulate as much as a foam mattress. This is terrific for sleepers.
Who Sleeps on a Molecule Mattress?
Molecule has athlete brand ambassadors. Their slogan is that we're all athletes significance we need rest and recovery the following day to perform our best. Listed below are a few athletes that sleep on a Molecule:
Nastia Liukin: 5 time olympic medalist
Susan Francia: two time olympic gold medalist
Ryan Hall: American record holder for marathon and half marathon
Sara Hall: 2012 US National cross country winner
Construction of this Molecule Mattress
Below are the construction details as recorded on their website:
Wicks heat and moisture away to keep skin cool. As your body temperature changes during the night, Molecule's advanced cover material responds dynamically, adjusting cooling and evaporation. Microban® antimicrobial treatment keeps your mattress fresh and clean.
Microban is a registered trademark of Microban International, Ltd..
The restorative rest occurs when your body temperature is cooler. Only Molecule offers this revolutionary airy, intense open-cell structure for consistent cooling even when compressed by your body weight. Cozy support with over seven-times the airflow of memory foam that is traditional.
Individuals airflow than traditional foam mattresses can provide and need support. Ergonomically-engineered Molecule features a meticulously-engineered matrix of hexagon-and diamond-shaped channels which respond to your unique anatomy and encourage warmth even in the deepest melancholy points. You awake refreshed from muscles and sore joints with relief.
The base of this Molecule mattress. An ample 7″ of firm support promotes healthy spine alignment. Materials encourage even more airflow and heat transfer.
My Molecule Findings
The Molecule has a stretchy knitted cover which works well with the mattress. This is the very first mattress I have reviewed where the cover is made with microban technology. Even though it has microban, I advise using a mattress protector merely to keep it in pristine condition.
My Molecule Recommendation
The Molecule isn't your average 3 layer foam mattress. It feels like one and even feels similar to some others I've tried but what sets it apart is that it is one of the trendiest sleeping foam mattresses I have tried. A way to handle heat issues in mattresses is to use a phase change material from the cover that's cool to the touch but this effect is temporary and eventually, the mattress will heat up. Molecule has designed the foam and cut of the foam for maximum breathability where using phase change materials isn't necessary. Molecule Mattress Opening Instructions
I discovered this mattress for a bit on the softer end of the spectrum and for it may not be best for stomach sleepers but back sleepers and side sleepers will love the design, cooling and pressure relief that this mattress offers.


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Penn State moves forward as leader in ethics education
Penn State moves forward as leader in ethics education
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- It's often said that a house is only as strong as its foundation. Penn State's research "house" is supported by a solid legacy of ethical integrity and leadership, according to Candice Yekel, assistant vice president for research and director of the Office for Research Protections. Yekel is part of an interdisciplinary team of administrators and faculty who guide the University in strengthening its already robust programs and policies related to ethics education, literacy and compliance.
Yekel pointed to the appointment of Regis W. Becker as the first director of University ethics and compliance as one clear indication of this enhanced commitment. Becker's plans include the development of Penn State's first comprehensive program of institutional ethics. The announcement of plans to make 12 tenure-track appointments across an array of academic disciplines also speaks to the seriousness of this goal, she noted.
"Penn State has been a leader in Responsible Conduct of Research, or RCR, since 2009... We offer Penn State researchers and scholars comprehensive, multilevel training in RCR, in a way that is tailored to address the issues typically faced by individual disciplines."
--Sharon Shriver, assistant director of Educational Programs in the Office for Research Protections
A commitment to a strong program of ethics education, literacy and compliance is not new to Penn State. Explains Michael Verderame, professor of medicine and associate dean for graduate studies at Penn State's College of Medicine, "The College of Medicine has required education in Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) for all its doctoral students since about 1999, in a course originally established by Professor Gaylen Bradley; our requirement for all students to participate in RCR education has long exceeded the standard established by the National Institutes of Health." What's more, notes Verderame, "In 2010, the Graduate Student Association at the College of Medicine developed a Graduate Student Oath reflecting their commitment to the highest standards of scholarship and integrity. This oath, which was featured in the monthly newsletter of the Association of American Medical Colleges is recited by every incoming graduate student at the CoM during orientation, and again recited by the graduate students at commencement. We are one of only a very few colleges nationally to have such an oath."
"Penn State has been a leader in Responsible Conduct of Research, or RCR, since 2009," said Sharon Shriver, assistant director of Educational Programs in the Office for Research Protections. In that year, in response to heightened concerns within all of higher education about academic research misconduct, Penn State was among seven universities awarded funds by the United States Office of Research Integrity to develop models for integrating research and scholarly integrity into the graduate school experience. The Project for Scholarly Integrity, created by the Council of Graduate Schools, aimed to better inform students, researchers and faculty about the ethical responsibilities and complexities of research in the 21st century.
The Scholarship and Research Integrity program (SARI@PSU) emerged from the 2009 initiative. "All graduate students at Penn State who matriculated in fall of 2009 or later are required to complete the SARI@PSU requirements prior to graduation," Shriver noted. "We offer Penn State researchers and scholars comprehensive, multilevel training in RCR, in a way that is tailored to address the issues typically faced by individual disciplines."
SARI@PSU programs address topics such as publication practices and responsible authorship, conflicts of interest, research misconduct, peer review, mentoring, data management, collaborative research, human subjects protections and animal welfare. Since September 2011 the program also has required participation by new full-time faculty, postdoctoral fellows and undergraduate researchers, although participation requirements are less stringent for those groups. SARI@PSU courses, workshops and seminars are available online to all Penn State personnel.
"I'm frequently contacted by other educational institutions to provide information, consultation and resources as they explore setting up similar programs," Shriver said. "Often they understand the need for broad research ethics education, but are stumped about how to implement such a program. It's rewarding to see that SARI@PSU is viewed as an innovative model."
Yekel and Shriver noted that many offices and programs at Penn State share the complex task of ethics education, including the Rock Ethics Institute. Established in 2001 through a $5 million initial gift from Doug and Julie Rock to the Department of Philosophy and the College of the Liberal Arts, the Rock Ethics Institute has a mission to increase "ethical literacy" in the campus community, identify "ethical challenges, weigh options, consider other viewpoints, and take a stand for their beliefs and the interests of others."
"We're looking specifically at enhancing ethics literacy in research projects in the sciences, engineering, humanities and social sciences, as well as to advance the integration of ethics into the curriculum at all levels, including graduate and postdoctoral mentoring in research ethics."
-- Susan Welch, dean of the College of the Liberal Arts
The 12 new faculty to be appointed will have teaching and research interests in ethics as it applies to their home discipline. All appointees will work primarily in their home departments but have partial appointments in the Rock Ethics Institute, according to Susan Welch, dean of the College of the Liberal Arts, the home of the institute, which is directed by Nancy Tuana.
"We're looking specifically at enhancing ethics literacy in research projects in the sciences, engineering, humanities and social sciences," said Welch, "as well as to advance the integration of ethics into the curriculum at all levels, including graduate and postdoctoral mentoring in research ethics."
For example, a faculty member in a health field might develop a couple of courses integrating ethics as a major component of the material they teach, Welch explained. They might also help train others in their unit and work with colleagues on campus-wide initiatives. "Each faculty member's specific work will differ depending on their field and the specific needs of their department and college," she said.
Shriver noted that at Penn State, all disciplines are included in research ethics.
"That's one of the features that makes our approach unique, effective and relevant," she said. "Traditionally, research ethics has been the domain of the sciences, particularly medicine and engineering. But ours is not a one-size-fits-all program. Each graduate student and faculty member at Penn State explores ethical issues relevant to their discipline, whether they're in engineering, English or music theory."
Debra Thurley, associate director of the Office for Research Protections, said that when it comes to the University's code of research ethics and its compliance and enforcement procedures, the approach is decidedly not tailor-made.
"In the event of alleged non-compliance or research misconduct, there are specific policies and procedures to be followed," she said. "Once a concern is reported, we first have to evaluate the issue to ensure it is a valid claim and that there is enough information provided to review. If yes, we move to an inquiry stage and determine if the information gathered warrants an investigation. In all cases, there are specific procedures to follow, and committees that stand ready to become involved, as needed, such as the Institutional Review Board, the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee and the Conflict of Interest Committee. Each of these committees have developed standard operating procedures on how to review and process allegations of non-compliance or misconduct, or both."
Thurley's duties include managing the day-to-day operations of the Conflict of Interest Program, or COI.
"The University takes conflicts of interest and the potential for (or perceptions that) outside financial interests to affect our research and other decision-making very seriously," she said. "Thus, Penn State applies its conflict of interest policies University-wide and to all research, whether sponsored or unsponsored. The goal to ensure the public that our research and decision-making is not biased by outside financial interests is just as important when the research is funded by the NIH as when it is funded by the investigator's department or by industry."
One broad misunderstanding about COI, Thurley added, is that when most people -- members of the general public and the research community -- hear "there is a conflict of interest," they assume there has been wrongdoing or someone's integrity or ethics is being challenged.
"We have been trying very hard for several years to re-educate and explain that when we are looking at outside financial interests and their relationships to University research or business, we are usually looking at the potential for a conflict of interest or the perception that the researcher or the University could be conflicted in its decision making," Thurley said. "It is not a determination of wrongdoing or something that researchers or the University should feel they need to hide."
The goal, she emphasized, is to disclose, address and manage -- or in complex cases, eliminate -- the potential or perceived conflict before there are any issues.
Yekel said the size of the University presents challenges for monitoring for research compliance.
"So, we take a pro-active approach to develop a culture of concern by meeting with faculty, staff and students regularly and being readily available to answer questions," she explained. "The University has implemented an ethics hotline that is available to not only the University community but also the public. However, I am a strong believer that the best compliance is achieved with education and developing partnerships with our researchers."
Yekel reflected on her own experience as an undergraduate and graduate student at Penn State.
"Back then, most -- if not all -- of my education and training on how to conduct research ethically and in compliance was provided by my advisor," she said. "Since that time, areas like research compliance and research ethics have become even more complex and require a more institution-wide approach."
Because of some high-profile cases involving violations in the conduct of research, there has been an increase in federal policies and expectations, Yekel said. Universities have by necessity become more pro-active in providing many educational opportunities about ethics for students and faculty alike.
"Our goal is to keep growing in the ways we strengthen our own approaches to research ethics issues," Yekel said. "These efforts are not intended to replace the mentoring provided by faculty advisors; rather they are expected to enhance and encourage dialogue about difficult and challenging dilemmas."


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Memo to CBS' Bob Schieffer: It's not just critics; Bush administration admits private accounts cost a bundle, don't address solvency
While questioning Senator John E. Sununu (R-NH) about the effect on the federal budget of partially privatizing Social Security, CBS Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer stated on the program's February 27 broadcast that "critics say that the plan to create these personal savings accounts will cost $1 trillion to $2 trillion down the line and does nothing to resolve the problem of solvency with the system [emphasis added]." But these claims do not depend on the credibility of unnamed "critics" ; the Bush administration itself has confirmed that they are accurate.
An official White House outline of Bush's proposal admits that partial privatization will cost $754 billion in its first ten years, through 2015. But this estimate is misleadingly low since under this proposal, private accounts are not fully phased in until the last five years of the ten-year window, and the administration did not provide cost estimates for subsequent decades. Using the same assumptions as the administration, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities calculated that the proposal would cost $4.9 trillion through 2028.
On the February 6 broadcast of FOX Broadcasting Company's FOX News Sunday, Vice President Dick Cheney confirmed that partial privatization would cost "trillions more" in transition costs after 2015:
CHENEY: Well, but, again, remember how much we're going to borrow. We're going to borrow $758 million [sic] over the next ten years to set up the personal retirement accounts. We think that's a manageable amount.
WALLACE: But trillions more after.
CHENEY: That's right. Trillions more after that.
Similarly, an unnamed senior administration official acknowledged on February 2 that the administration's proposal to let workers divert payroll taxes into private accounts will do nothing to address Social Security's long-term revenue shortfall. From a February 2 White House background briefing:
QUESTION: Can you give us a second ten-year estimate on the revenue effect? Can you tell us how you would pay for that, in the first ten years' revenue loss? And am I right in assuming that in the way you describe this, because it's a wash in terms of the net effect on Social Security from the accounts by themselves, that it would be fair to describe this as having -- the personal accounts by themselves as having no effect whatsoever on the solvency issue?
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Sir Ranulph Fiennes to Attempt First Wintertime Trans-Antarctic TrekThe page above and many others revealed that a key purpose of the event was to promote the global warming panic:
But this trek is not merely another notch in Fiennes' belt (which, presumably, is comprised entirely of notches). Ironically, the expedition team hopes 'The Coldest Journey' will draw attention to global warming — namely, the effect that climate change has wrought upon the polar ice cap. Fiennes additionally intends to raise $10 million for Seeing is Believing, a charity organization that assists the blind.This motivation has been behind many similar treks so you may be able to guess what the outcome is. ;-)
Yes, the outcome was described in The Telegraph and uncountable other outlets:
Sir Ranulph Fiennes abandons Antarctic crossing after frostbiteDuring a (Southern) summer training for his trek, he made the "small slip" to remove his glove at –30 °C. Previously, he cut fingertips on his hand so that doctors wouldn't have to amputate the fingers.
Unfortunately, such a previous case of frostbite makes one more susceptible and sensitive. So his new frostbite is another problem, perhaps a greater one, and the plans for the "Coldest Journey" have been abandoned.
At any rate, he managed to draw attention to global warming as he planned. Global warming has clearly caused his frostbite. While global warming warms the globe, it brutally cools down the volumes of air surrounding gloves that have been just taken off.
More seriously, I want to assure all heroes and not quite heroes that even if a real ongoing trend or process deserved to be called "global warming", it just cannot have any detectable implications for the old wisdom that the polar regions are damn cold. Global warming – independently of the subtle questions about its causes – may have added 0.15 °C per decade. In two decades, since your last visit to the frozen continent, it could have contributed 0.3 °C to the temperatures over there. But there's still about 50 °C by which Antarctica is colder than what your fingers would find comfortable! When it comes to the experiences of an individual who visits the frozen continent, global warming is at most a 0.01 sigma effect and that's surely considered a non-effect by everyone familiar with statistics. As long as you are mostly rational, the concept of "global warming" just cannot and shouldn't possibly affect what you do with your gloves! ;-)


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- Young Scholars Summer 2020 Schedule
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Gifted high school seniors, and in some instances, juniors, may take first-year or introductory-level courses during the academic year and in the summer at King's College. The purpose is to orient talented local high school students to the college environment and to provide each student with an extensive, challenging experience in an academic discipline.
To qualify for the program, high school seniors should be in the top 20% of their class, and juniors in the top 10% of their class. Students need to complete the application/registration form for the program, and have their guidance counselor recommend them by signing the form and sending it along with a copy of their transcript, to the Young Scholars Program at King's College. Students can obtain the application/registration form from their local guidance offices.
The college also offers a limited of classes via Distance Education for students who live outside the local area. These classes are offered via videoconferencing through the high schools, so students would need to check with their high schools to see if they have the capability to receive a class via videoconferencing.


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Director Brian De Palma is assembling all the pieces to shoot Passion, his remake of the French thriller Love Crime. Noomi Rapace is set to play a young protege engaged in a tense cat-and-mouse game with her heartless boss. According to Thompson on Hollywood, Rapace's Sherlock Holmes 2 co-star Rachel McAdams is in talks to join the project, presumably as the executive (played by Kristin Scott Thomas in the original). [Correction: McAdams is actually just one year older than Rapace, so I am not sure who will play which role.] Passion will take precedence over The Key Man, the paranoid thriller De Palma was prepping for a late 2011/early 2012 shoot. Passion is scheduled to start shooting in Berlin in March with a $20 million production. More after the jump.
De Palma is more than a decade removed from critical favor, but there is optimism in the film community surrounding Passion. This is the kind of dark, twisted material that De Palma executes better than any other filmmaker when he's in peak form. The director said as much in the initial report:
"Not since Dressed to Kill have I had a chance to combine eroticism, suspense, mystery and murder into one spell-binding cinematic experience"
Rapace was excited about the project in our recent interview with the actress, calling De Palma's screenplay "a really, really cool script."
Here's a synopsis courtesy of Fandango:
Christine (Scott-Thomas) is the head executive at a top agribusiness firm in France. Ruthless and uncompromising, she revels in playing diabolical head-games with her staffers that include blackmail and seduction, and enjoys an almost pathologically close relationship with protégé Isabelle (Ludivine Sagnier). The women also share a lover, accountant Philippe (Patrick Mille), who readily assumes a submissive role to the dominatrix posturing of each lady in the bedroom. The balance of power shifts, however, when a colleague (Guillaume Marquet) shows Isabelle how to "one-up" Christine in the office – which prompts Christine to respond with a nasty, humiliating trick involving a security camera. In the days ahead, retaliation escalates on both ends until each of the women begins contemplating felonious action against the other.


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Our golden candle plant is flowering!
The golden candle is actually one of the first plants guests see upon entering our Upland Tropical Rain Forest exhibit.
Also known as the lollipop plant or the golden shrimp plant, it has yellow spiky structures (known as bracts) that protect white flowers. The leaves that surround the golden candle plant's yellow structure are each around six inches long. The plant earned the nickname "shrimp plant" because the bracts are arranged in a pattern that resembles scales on a shrimp.
The golden candle can grow to be about two to six feet tall in its natural habitat, the rain forests of Peru. While the plant blooms year-round in its native rain forests, it often blooms seasonally when grown in the United States.
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This massive Chicago aquarium was the world's largest when it opened to the public in 1930. Today it holds 5 million gallons of water and features a dazzling array of creatures. Learn more fun facts about the Shedd.
New research suggests legalizing recreational marijuana for U.S. adults in some states may have slightly reduced teens' odds of using pot.
President Donald Trump can't ban critics from his Twitter account, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, saying the First Amendment calls for more speech, rather than less, on matters of public concern.
Watch the July 9, 2019 full episode of "Chicago Tonight."
From rare blind salamanders to adorable red wolf pups, here's our guide to the newest and most unique animals to visit in and around Chicago.
A memorial dedicated to those who were allegedly tortured by former Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon Burge is one step closer to reality, now that a final design has been selected.
A look at what Cook County is doing to help ensure a full and accurate census count in 2020 – with our without a citizenship question.
As he looked down at a photo of his daughter, Ronggao Zhang could not contain himself. He turned away, inhaled sharply and began crying on the witness stand. Then the man convicted of killing Yingying Zhang did the same.
On Sunday, the final mass at St. Adalbert church in Pilsen is set to take place, but supporters of the church vow to appeal the closure.
Meet Dr. Mika Tosca, a scientist who traded a job at NASA's renowned Jet Propulsion Lab to teach climate science to art and design students in Chicago.
Restoring the Chicago River has been a project many decades in the making. One of many organizations taking part in that effort offers a water-level view of the work underway. We go for a look.
As a teen, Charlie Grass was Bob Fosse's dance partner. Now at age 91, he's teaching their old routines to young Chicago dancers.
"The Music Man" marches into the Goodman Theatre. Tony Award-winning director Mary Zimmerman gives us details on the big parade.
Country rock band Confederate Railroad has been barred from performing at an Illinois state fair because of its use of the Confederate flag.
Chicago's water meter installation program is on an indefinite hold after new data showed an increased level of lead in some metered homes.


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Lawmakers to move ahead with WEDC budget vote
Agency under fire after audit
MADISON, Wis. — The Legislature's Joint Finance Committee plans to move ahead with a vote on Gov. Scott Walker's proposed budget for his chief economic development agency despite mounting concerns and Democrats' calls for a delay.
Committee co-chair Rep. John Nygren said Wednesday he was prepared to move ahead with Thursday's vote on the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. two-year, $75.6 million budget.
Democrats have called for a delay given serious issues raised in a nonpartisan audit last week. That report was to be reviewed by the Legislature's Audit Committee at the same time on Thursday that WEDC's budget was up for a vote.
Nygren says that while reforms may be needed at WEDC, he doesn't believe it should hold up consideration of the agency's budget.


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VV2 gave me problems with mastering plants and now VV3 is giving me potion problems! T_T
Alright, so I have a master scientist. I collect the rose, cactus, and lotus in that order and I have tried collecting them in all other out of order combinations... My scientist makes the potion and I try having all my people drink it or just one person drink it multiple times but all I get is the message "oh, it burns." am I doing something wrong? I have tried so many times :(
Chloe - primitive lift
Did you try the Guide- and Faq Section on top of these comments?
Maybe you can already find help there :)
Greetings, Kayleigh
Don't know if this has anything to do with what I've done by changing the time or whatever, but ever since I've changed the time, one of my villagers stops doing anything after one activity. For example, I put her up to building a house, or clearing leaves, and after she's done that for a while, she doesn't do anything anymore. In activity bar it says: nothing. And I've tried waiting for her to start something else, but nothing. Does anyone know what could have caused this, and maybe how to fix it?
I was just wondering if someone here could help me?!
After setting the time once or twice, I found one of my villagers doing nothing anymore. For example, after setting her up to clearing leaves, she does that for a little while and later on she's just standing there doing nothing. I set her up to building a house, she does that for a while, and again, nothing anymore.
Does anyone know if this is a consequence for setting the time or something? And can you help me fix this?
Kim -
You really shouldn't mess around with resetting the computer time to advance the game. Not only can it cause problems with other programs on your computer, it can cause some strange problems in the game, like making the time it takes the trees to fruit a lot longer.
Xette -
Time passes as follows: fast 1 hour = 2 years, medium 1 hour = 1 year, slow 1 hour = 1/2 year. Those are rough estimates, not exact. For instance, your fire will burn for 10 hours at fast speed if you don't give it any more wood, 20 hours at medium speed, and 40 hours at slow speed. Don't know the food consumption rate, sorry.
Meola Rose -
When you've solved all the puzzles, technically the game is over. However, you can keep the village going and work towards things like completing all of the collections, or experiments in selective breeding (I managed to create a village of brunettes, a village of redheads, and a village of blonds).
I have been playing the game (game 3)for a week or two, during that time I have been unable to activate the alchemy lab. I have collected 4 pieces of pottery. The table looks mended but villages insist the lab is in pieces. There is also a broken pot. I have reached level two in nature but villagers refuse to collect herbs because they say the lab is in ruins. Is this a bug or am I missing something? I would be grateful for some help.
I competed all the puzzles in game 2.
I've built two huts, but there is another section that looks like the foundation of a third hut. When I place someone over it, they say more research may be needed. I have level two restoration atm. How can I get the third hut built? Do I need level 3 restoration? What's the second population limit before I need the third hut?
Thank you.
My statue is stuck at the top and I can't get anyone to work on it. I tried to upload the game again but it has an "installed" button in the corner of the screen and it won't let me reinstall unless I delete the game and if I delete it there goes everything. Is there any way to fix this without losing everything? I've tried several times turning it on and off, trying to get the chief to "direct work" but he won't tried to get master builders to push but they won't. Thanks!
I'm level 3 on everything, I've got all the puzzle except #16, I've looked in the spoilers and did what it said and it's not working, I've had everyone in my tribe (48ppl) talk to these ghosts and still it says i haven't passed the milestone. it's driving me nuts. Do I need to have all the collectibles in order to finish this? Help please...
Hi, I have a question on the fantastic walk through... I'm quoting from your the recommended order of techs to buy? "Yes, Level 1 Faction is cheaper, but it doesn't provide all that much benefit, plus your scientists will accrue more tech points faster if they can successfully experiment with potions."
Do potions help increase your tech point production?
Thanks a bunch. This guide is fantastic and makes the game that much more fun!
I got the lift machine fixed, easy no problem, and it fills up and goes up when it rains but if i put a person, (I tried, the farmers, children, the tribal cheif, scientists, everyone) on the lift while its raining they wont stay put, they run away and then the lift goes up and they cant get on it.
Is this a bug or did i miss something in the puzzle? I have level 2 restoration.
Hi, I have a question
I noticed some of my children, when they get around 8 or 9 years old, one of my children began a aprenttice for building then a adept builder when he was grown. Some of the kids that hang around the research lab are like that as well, but can you assign them like farmer apprentice or will they choose on their own?
Darin -
The absolute best way to quickly increase tech points is to ruthlessly collect the collectibles, each extra one earns tech points: common - 100, uncommon - 250, and rare - 1,500.
JI Guest -
The kids who become apprentices either (a) inherited some skill from their parent, or (b) learned it when the chief trains. This is random.
As for the child, they can do everything a chief does (contemplate tribe, direct work, etc...not sure about the educating chilren though, but I would assume that they can), and they can also do everything a child does (get collectibles and mushrooms). Having a child chief it really really awesome for a number of reasons:
- If your first chief is a child you have one extra adult to work on skills, which at that point in the game is a lot
- You chief will not have much skill (it's really annoying when someone who has mastered a skill is the chosen one and all of that time is wasted)
- Your chief will be chief for a long time
- It is a child not wasted - apart from getting collectibles and directing work all the chief and children they do is eat your food and run around. This is a combo of the two, and is much more efficent for your tribe.
Gryphon78 -
Potions sometimes explode, especially if you don't have the highest level of alchemy technology. Did you use a master scientist to mix the potion? They tend to explode less if you use a master. Try again with a master scientist, and if that doesn't work you might need to wait until you can purchase the next level of alchemy technology.
Meicward -
Have you tried dropping people on the area just at the bottom of the path? In some of the early versions of the game there is a bug whereby the statue gets stuck halfway up the path. Contact the vendor where you purchased the game and see if they have a later version that you can download.
Andrei -
What age are the villagers you are trying with? Women usually can't have kids after age 50, so try with someone younger than that, and keep trying. Don't let them walk to the hut, just keep dropping them together until they produce a baby.
Jojo -
If all of your building projects are done, the only way to train builders is to drop them on the existing huts and have them repair. It does take a long time, but it does work.
I need to build the statue so that I can get the last key (the pearl key one) for the door but I dont have a Master Builder to draw up the plans. I've already finished building all three huts and clearing the rubble and the leaves and I was wondering if the only way to increase my villagers' building skill is to keep on fixing the huts? Or is there another way?
Thanks! :)
hi, please help me.
I have finished all the puzzles but i want to finish my collectables. i can put the chief at the top of the path and they "point out a rare collectable" or something like that... but how do i act on this? i move the map the way the chief points but i cant see a new collectable!!
Brokenwhiterose -
Until you have the tech points to get the plant you need to repel the sharks and open up fishing, make sure you look for mushrooms with the children, this can help a lot, especially if you find the red mushrooms.
Anonymous -
Have you bought restoration level 3? Are you using a master builder? Has the hot tub already been completed? Are you dropping a master builder on the drawing board?
Clauds -
People on the lift don't go on the cliff. What happens is this: when you have a villager on the lift and the rain causes it to rise, a seed will drop down onto the ground below. Then you need to drop a villager onto the seed. The villager will either (a) plant the seed (if you don't have all of the trees in the orchard yet) or (b) take the seed to the food bin as food.
Anelson -
There is one way to do it, it can be a bit tedious. Find a woman who is over 60 and not likely to get pregnant. Keep dropping your guy on her over and over (don't let them go to the hut), eventually you will get him to master. You need to not be at your maximum population when you do this, as it won't let you if you are at the max. It can take over 100 drops, but it will eventually work.
I'm having the same problem with the lift that I saw mentioned up above: I try to put a villager on the lift, and most of the time they step off it before it goes up. But sometimes even when the villager is clearly on the lift, it goes up without them. I'm playing on the iPod Touch, if that makes a difference.
Is there something I'm missing?


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Caught in a good restaurant.
Singer and pop-culture sensation Lady Gaga was spotted chowing down in Sonoma County over the weekend during a visit to wine country with boyfriend Taylor Kinney, according to a report in BiteClubEats. And why not? One of her nights out featured a cake with a personalized message for the starlet.
Gaga ate dinner Saturday night at Catelli's Restaurant in Geyserville and then took Sunday lunch at The Girl and Fig in Sonoma city, the Web site reported.
The owners of Catelli's are consulting with Gaga's parents, Joe and Cynthia Germanotta, on their own restaurant enterprise, Joanne, in New York City. Some of the Catelli's crew spent New Year's Eve at Joanne in New York, where they in turn met Gaga.
"They're a very loving Italian family," said co-owner Dominica Catelli. Hence the return trip. Guess they were born that way.
Since you're bound to ask, at Catelli's Gaga dined upon 10-layer lasagna, kale salad, and rabbit bolognese. A cake with "We Heart Gaga" was dessert.
Following the restaurant's recommendation, Gaga and her BF went to Girl and The Fig in Sonoma for lunch, where they ate mussels, salads with beets and figs, a Croque Monsieur with egg, and steak frites during a late Sunday afternoon lunch at the bar. This meal included a Fig Kiss cocktail and a few other drinks mixed with blood oranges.
Rumor is that Gaga is house-hunting in wine country, so we may have a front-row seat for the rest of her fame.
Lady Gaga Spotted in Sonoma, Eating
Pop starlet Lady Gaga and her man ate like kings and queens in Sonoma County this weekend.
Caught in a good restaurant.


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Manu Ginobili could miss start of playoffs for Spurs
- San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili out three to four weeks with strained right hamstring
- Ginobili must heal quickly to be back in time for start of playoffs
- Ginobili averages 11.9 points%2C 4.6 assists for Spurs as No. 2 ball-handler
If San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili is a quick healer, he will be ready for the playoffs the weekend of April 20.
If Ginobili heals slowly from a strained right hamstring, he will miss the first round of the playoffs.
Either way, he will miss the rest of the regular season. The Spurs announced on Monday Ginobili will 3-4 weeks with the injury which he sustained in Friday's 104-102 victory against the Los Angeles Clippers.
The team also announced that Tim Duncan (sore left knee) and Kawhi Leonard (sore left knee) are both out for Monday's game at Memphis.
Ginobili, who also missed the Spurs' 88-86 loss to the Miami Heat on Sunday, is a mainstay in the Spurs' rotation and will be a factor in determining how far the Spurs go in the playoffs.
In 59 games off the bench this season, Ginobili averages 11.9 points, 4.6 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 1.4 steals.
The Spurs have not reached the Finals since 2007, the season they last won a title, and have looked like the team in the West all season to reach the Finals. San Antonio has the Western Conference's best record at 55-18, 1½ games ahead of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Spurs are in the middle of a difficult portion of their schedule. Their past six games have been against teams currently in position to make the playoffs.
Four of their next five games are also against playoff teams, starting tonight at Memphis in a game in which Spurs forward Tim Duncan (sore left knee) and forward-guard Kawhi Leonard (sore left knee) will not play. San Antonio plays the Thunder Thursday in a game that will have seeding implications.


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Explore Change Auditor's new features, such as Golden Ticket detection & auditing Kerberos and NTLM authentication.
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Learn how to prioritize Office 365 & Azure AD security for your remote workforce in this TEC Talk presented by Microsoft Certified Master, Sean Metcalf.
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Learn steps you can take to secure privileged Active Directory access.
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As the surge in remote workers continues to grow, learn how to manage Office 365 license costs by answering a few of these questions.
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Learn what to do – and what not to do – when engaging customers and vendors in Teams Live Events.
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With the increase in Microsoft cloud usage by remote workers, it's important to know which Office 365 and Azure AD security events to monitor. Learn more.
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Learn what challenges Quest customers are facing due to COVID-19 – and suggested ways to solve them.
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See why your Office 365 data may be at risk and how you can overcome the gaps to ensure comprehensive protection for all your Office 365 applications. Quest data protection product manager Michael Gogos explains how.
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Join Microsoft experts as they discuss how you can overcome governance and adoption challenges of Teams.
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Learn the simple strategy to find sensitive data in record time when you watch this video from CBR. You'll gain expert insight to help you understand what data you need to protect and where it resides. You'll also learn how to set up audit policies and scan databases automatically.
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Learn why Quest is the leader in Active Directory, Exchange, SharePoint and Office 365 with modernization solutions that help organizations get future ready and keep pace with evolving business priorities.
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As the number of organizations transitioning to cloud applications continues to grow, the risk of data loss, security breaches and failed migrations is ever present. Having the right level of preparation, knowledge and the proper tools is critical for keeping your Microsoft environment productive and safe. So, how can you quickly and efficiently move, manage and secure your data? Watch this video and see why Quest is the go-to expert for everything Microsoft, including SharePoint, O365 Teams, OneDrive and Active Directory. Learn how Quest helps millions of users: • Master Microsoft migration • Secure internal environment while ensuring compliance • Manage on-prem, cloud or hybrid Microsoft platform
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Active Directory and Azure Active Directory are at the core of your organization's security allowing employees, partners, customers and devices to authenticate to a network to access resources. Targeting these AD credentials for access to these company resources are cyber criminals. Uncover how to improve your AD security to prevent unauthorized access using Quest's Microsoft platform migration, security and management tools.
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Don't let the rush to Legal Day 1 derail your IT integration. Watch this video to learn about several IT security pitfalls to avoid during the complexity of your M&A. Visit our Mergers & Acquisitions solutions page to learn more.
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Tanto si migra a SharePoint u Office 365, como si necesita consolidar su entorno de AD o Exchange o asegurar su plataforma de Active Directory, Quest dispone de las soluciones que necesita. Conozca más a través de este video.
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We had a fun submission from Alison this week for her son's Owl Birthday party (Party Printables available here). last spring…she did such a cute job. I particularly liked the flowers as favors, as well as the cute dessert table and cake! Check her party out!
Such a cute party, Alison! Thanks so much for sharing with us!


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Bayside Capital is a credit oriented investment firm. Focused on middle market companies, we invest across several segments of the primary and secondary debt capital markets with an emphasis on long term returns. With eight offices throughout the U.S. and Europe and over 350 investment professionals to draw upon, Bayside Capital has the experience, resources, and flexibility required to provide capital solutions quickly, and the strategic and operational expertise to help support its investments. Bayside Capital invests through two separate groups:
Bayside Capital provides rapid access to debt and equity capital, in partnership with existing stakeholders, generally in time-sensitive or challenging situations requiring a creative solution.
Bayside Fixed Income trades in public and private debt instruments in the secondary market.
Bayside is active across a wide spectrum of industries, including business services, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, food/agriculture, and specialty finance. With the ability to invest in all parts of the capital structure, we are able to develop creative financing solutions and consummate transactions on an expedited basis. We can generally progress from an introduction to a company to the closing of a transaction in as little as three weeks. Typical investment size ranges from $10 million to $100 million.
Bayside is an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, a leading global private equity investment firm with $37 billion of equity capital under management.* Since its founding in 1993, H.I.G. Capital has invested in more than 300 companies worldwide and has developed an extensive track record for creating value for its partners and investors.


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You already know that Medicare.gov has a wealth of current information: everything from basic costs and coverage to details about screening tests and visits to help you stay healthy. Es.Medicare.gov is one of many ways we're sharing Medicare information so everyone can better understand their health care options and get the best care. Now, Es.Medicare.gov also includes everything you need to know about preventive benefits, like recommended cancer screenings and discounts on brand-name drugs in the donut hole. Here's what you'll find:
- Details about exactly what Medicare covers and what you pay, including for preventive tests and screenings
- Helpful Web sites and phone numbers for people who can answer your questions
- "Medicare & You" handbook
- Fact sheets and publications with specific details about the Medicare Program
- Step-by-step information about how to file an appeal
- Forms to apply for Medicare , file claims, and more
Visit Es.Medicare.gov, and tell your friends and family. Because when you share the news, you share the health.


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Happy 100th
Happy Birthday to Edith Houghton, who turned 100 years young on February 12. Ms. Houghton was a female baseball star in the 1920s-1930s in Philadelphia and New York. Returning from World War II she contacted Phillies president Bob Carpenter seeking a job as a scout.
Carpenter finally agreed and Ms. Houghton scouted for the Phillies from 1946-52, signing 15 players, none of whom made it to the majors. A member of the Naval reserves, her career as a scout ended when her unit was activated during the Korean War.
She's been living in Florida for a long time and follows the Phillies as best she can on TV.
As a special birthday present, we've sent her her very own pinstriped jersey, HOUGHTON 100.
**Equipment truck arrived from Citizens Bank Park and was unloaded at Bright House Field this morning by Frank Coppenbarger and his merry crew. Let's hope the bats brought south weren't the ones that went silent last October. New year, new wood.
**Ruben, Charlie and their respective staffs will meet at 10 a.m. Friday at Bright House. They'll review every player in camp and discuss the daily workouts which are organized by Rich Dubee. Two days later pitchers and catchers work out for the first time.
**Communications Department has arranged for media meetings with Papelbon on Saturday and Howard on the 22nd. Rather than having those two do multiple interviews, they will meet the media en mass in the lunch room. It is the most convenient way for both the individual players and media.
**The Pope lives on. Geoff Owens, grandson of Paul Owens, and his wife, Diana, became parents of a boy earlier this month. They named him Paul Francis Owens III.
**Speaking of the Pope, the City of Clearwater and the Phillies will unveil a bronze bust of Paul Owens at the Carpenter Complex on February 22, 5:30 p.m. Paul was the master mind in designing the complex back in 1967.
**Since there is no official workout scheduled for this coming Saturday, fans can try something different. The Florida State Fair in Tampa will hold a lawn mower race this weekend. Guess you could say the fair is on the cutting edge of exciting entertainment.