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What happens to the food we don't eat—all those discarded apple cores and rejected Brussels sprouts? Did you know that there are as many living organisms in a teaspoon of soil as there are people in the whole world? And that wriggly worms are our cool, earthy friends?
In Compost, Ben Raskin shares his expert knowledge, answering these questions and many more, through a whole heap of engaging activities and games. Teach your kids that composting is fun (and stop them from moaning about emptying the compost bucket) with this funky guide that takes you from compost menus—who knew worms were gourmands?—to Worms and Ladders, a fresh take on a traditional board game. Find out the rules for setting up your very own Worm Lovers' Society, learn all about the garden-to-plate cycle together, and get your family's feet firmly set on the road to a planet-friendly lifestyle.
"Raskin's delightful new book will change the way your family looks at kitchen crud. . . . A captivating guide that will generate family fun out of kitchen garbage. Homeschooling parents will love this book." —Publishers Weekly
"Ben Raskin shows us how to take the stuff other people throw away and turn it into something quite miraculous: compost. Follow Ben's advice and you'll find out all about our compost friends and learn how you too can make the world grow green." —Alys Fowler, author of Garden Anywhere
"In this fascinating and compelling book, Ben Raskin conveys the truly magical and healing powers of composting to a new generation who are about to inherit our precious Earth." —Patrick Holden, CBE, Sustainable Food Trust
"Unplug your kids with this super book that will get them outside, hands in the soil, having fun and learning. Ben Raskin leads the way with enough gee-whiz facts, sound science, and creative ideas to inspire kids of any age that healthy soil = healthy planet = healthy life." —Ethne Clarke, editor-in-chief, Organic Gardening
"This book will really engage families to get their hands dirty and make compost together. With plenty of easy-to-follow advice, it will help you make your garden a healthier and more biodiverse place." —Christina Harrison, editor, Kew magazine (published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)


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Boulder's Sister City program has a laudable purpose: to "encourage exchanges of diverse cultural, educational, artistic, scientific, and professional ideas and programs." Unfortunately, the proposal to establish such a relationship with the town of Nablus, a town in the disputed territory located on the West Bank, approximately 30 miles north of Jerusalem, is being promoted not with those laudable goals, but rather as a divisive political measure to prompt Boulder to align with one narrative in the complex Israeli/Palestinian situation.
From the inception of the Nablus sister city initiative, the proponents have demonstrated they are primarily motivated by political considerations. A review of the Boulder Nablus Sister City Project website (bouldernablus.com), as well as the postings of its founder and one of the lead coordinators of the effort to create the relationship, Guy Benintendi, on his blog (guybenintendi.blogspot.com), leave no doubt that a major purpose for the establishment of the proposed relationship is to promote a pro-Palestinian political agenda using divisive and derogatory anti-Israel and anti-Jewish expressions.
Going beyond one-sided anti-Israel rhetoric, the blog postings of Mr. Benintendi dredge up ancient anti-Semitic myths and promote animus toward the Jewish people. Jews throughout history have faced offensive allegations that they are not loyal to the countries where they live. Mr. Benintendi repeats that calumny, alleging the dual loyalty of representatives of the United States government that he incorrectly claims have citizenship in both the United States and Israel. He identifies primarily Jewish advisors and officials in the Bush and Obama administrations, but also -- perhaps mistakenly -- identifies some who are not Jewish. His list of those he falsely claims to have dual citizenship and allegiance include, Michael Mukasey, Michael Chertoff, Paul Wolfowitz, Richard Perle, Douglas Feith, "Scooter" Libby, Elliot Abrams, Ari Fleisher, John Bolton and Rahm Emanuel. Benintendi states, "To say that someone has duel [sic] citizenship is to say that s/he has duel [sic] allegiance. . .."
Benintendi also made highly offensive comparisons equating Palestinian terrorist suicide bombers to Jewish fighters against the Nazis, "To believe that it was noble for the Jews in Warsaw and the partisans in Paris to fight back, but 'terrorism' when the Palestinians do so is to turn history on its head . . .."
And, incredibly, Benintendi's virulently anti-Israel perspective is expressed in his belief that Israel's efforts to protect its civilian population against the murderous rocket attacks perpetrated by Hamas, which is designated by the United States and European Union as a terrorist organization, is no different than those acts of violence by Hamas against Israelis and Jews, "[L]et's be real here: If the Israeli and US governments regularly use terrorism as a means to achieve their ends, doesn't it seem incredibly hypocritical and disingenuous of them to stigmatize Hamas for advocating similar tactics . . . ?"
These postings and statements reveal the true purpose of Benintendi and many of those actively supporting the establishment of a sister city relationship between Boulder and Nablus: to support an anti-Israel narrative. It is also important to note that until recent elections in Nablus, many representatives of its government might not have been able to enter the United States and have the people-to-people relationships central to a sister city relationship because of their membership in a political party affiliated with Hamas.
We fervently hope that someday soon direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian people to achieve a solution to the conflict will result in two states for two people, living side by side in peace and security. Once that goal is reached, arrangements like the Boulder sister city program will no longer be needlessly drawn into the politics of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. Until that time, it is highly unlikely that entering into such a relationship will be able to meet the laudable goals of the Boulder Sister City Affiliation Policy without engendering rancor and division within Boulder.
Jerry Pinsker is Chair of the Anti-Defamation League Boulder Steering Committee, and Scott L. Levin is Regional Director of the ADL Mountain States Region.

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Thierry Goudket needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 147 designs submitted by 24 freelance designers.
Thierry Goudket - "THE Personal Model Manager for Women above 30"
I help women above 30 to get a Real Model Career in Belgium. I also help models that get rejected after 30 continue their model career.
Women above 30,
who would want to become a photo model
- make it personal
- Brand name: my name: Thierry Goudket
- My Family name is: Goudket
- Under title is: "THE Personal Model Manager for Women above 30" (with the quotation marks)
- it should look great in Black&White colors too
- part "Goud" means Gold in Dutch, so we prefer the logo to have some GOLD color in it.
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When 343 Industries unveiled the Limited Edition of Halo 4 yesterday, there was one particular line that struck me the most: "unique in-game weapon skin for the Assault Rifle". This line was meant to describe another bonus gamers would get for purchasing the Halo 4 Limited Edition, but it did much more. It confirmed the presence of gun customization in Halo 4.
So far all we know is that players will have the ability to choose particular "skins" for their weapons. Maybe it will be similar to choosing camouflage for your weapons in Call of Duty? I personally think it will be similar in that players will be able to choose how their gun looks, but I don't think that they'll be able to make their whole gun gold. 343 Industries will make their "skins" a bit more sophisticated than that, and make sure that no matter how players change their guns, they'll still look like something out of Halo. We should be getting some more information on this topic during E3 this year, so be on the look out.
Now really quickly, I wanted to refute a thought that will almost certainly be made in response to this news: Why the hell is Halo copying Call of Duty's idea?
First of all, we don't even know for sure if these weapon skins will be like Call of Duty's camouflage. That's just what it sounds like to me, personally. But if they are, here's my spiel:
Should Master Chief drop his gun just because Call of Duty lets users use guns? Should Master Chief, a friggin' Super Soldier, lose his ability to sprint just because Call of Duty lets users sprint? And most importantly, should every aspect of a Call of Duty game be shunned from use by other game developers just because Activison decided to use an idea first? The answer to all of these questions is no, by the way. Even though Halo and Call of Duty are very different, they have the same background: Shooting. And there is no way for both of these games to be polar opposites and still be known as "shooters". They both have to have some similar ideas just to spark interest in its audience.
343 Industries is not adding the customization of guns through "skins" because Call of Duty has that option. They are adding the customization because they feel that it will make us gamers excited for Halo 4. Weapon customization certainly has my vote, and I can't wait to start changing up my Battle Rifle to add a little more "me" to it.
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Welcome to the Jacobson Veterinary Clinic's Web site! We're committed to providing the best possible care and services. Our Web site is now available for you twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Please check out our entire site and use the features it has to offer you!
Your Pet Portal may have the answer to that burning question you may have about your pet's behavior, health, or care! We welcome your comments and suggestions, so let us know what you think of our Web site during your next visit to our clinic.
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Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express.
Pardew not happy with Ba contract clause
Manager Alan Pardew has told Demba Ba that even if he stays with Newcastle until the end of the season he will be sold in the summer if the release-clause remains in his contract.
Speculation is once more rife that the 27-year-old Senegal international will leave Tyneside next month when the £7.5million clause in his contract becomes active again during the winter transfer window.
The 51-year-old Pardew said: "Really and truly this window is the key, I think, because if Demba goes in this window, it will cause us a problem. I think he will stay, but there's a possibility he could go because of the clause that's still in force."
He added: "In the summer, I won't let it run until the summer. I'll do something about it.
"We will either move Demba on or we will secure him in the summer."
Ba, who has 11 goals to his name so far this season to go with the 16 he scored during the last campaign, has been linked with Arsenal, QPR and Paris St Germain among others in the run-up to the transfer window.
But Newcastle spent much of the summer awaiting a bid which would trigger the clause and it never came.
Meanwhile, Pardew confirmed that the ankle injury suffered by midfielder Vurnon Anita at Manchester United is only bruising and although he will miss Saturday's trip to Arsenal, he is not facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines.


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As with any major upgrade to the core of your Gentoo system, there is always the possibility that unforeseen problems will ensue. It is always prudent to back up all important data before beginning this process. If possible, try to allocate a large block of time for this upgrade, so that you will not feel rushed. All the software on your machine will need to be recompiled.
This is not the only way to upgrade your system. You can install a new 1.4 system onto a separate partition and reuse some of your system configuration instead. This method also has the advantage that you can always go back to your old system in the meantime as a fallback. You may also decide to simply not upgrade your system. If you decide you want to upgrade in place, read on.
Whenever the code listings suggest running the
Some of the syntax of current ebuilds is unreadable by older versions of Portage. If you don't have at least Portage 2.0.44, try upgrading Portage.
# emerge sync # emerge -u portage
You will be installing a newer version of GCC during this
upgrade. Versions of GCC older than 2.95.3-r8 are not
designed to have multiple versions of GCC installed. You must
therefore upgrade GCC to at least version 2.95.3-r8. This
will also have the beneficial side-effect of installing the
# emerge -u gcc
You can now check to see if gcc-config is working properly:
gcc-config --get-current-profile
This should return i686-pc-linux-gnu-2.95.3 on most x86 systems. Older systems may return i586-pc-linux-gnu-2.95.3.
Now you can install a newer version of GCC without damaging
your current compiler. Look in
# emerge /usr/portage/sys-devel/gcc/gcc-3.2.2.ebuild
Now you need to change two sets of profiles: your gcc-config profile and your Portage profile.
# cd /etc # rm make.profile # ln -s ../usr/portage/profiles/default-x86-1.4 make.profile
Replace "x86" with your architecture
# gcc-config --list-profiles
Note the one for the version you just emerged, use it below# gcc-config i686-pc-linux-gnu-3.2.2 Replace with the version you noted above
Now you need to recompile your core toolchain with your new
compiler. If you are continuing in the same shell, you need
to run
# emerge glibc binutils
Now you may recompile everything on your system with your new compiler:
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I landed a coveted internship with one of the greatest, Bunny Williams and worked hard, very hard. Going to Bunny's office every morning was a dream to me. I was eager to learn and willing to listen.
Bunny Williams former proteges, Todd Gribben. Todd spent a decade with Bunny and was now branching out on his own. He thought I had a great eye and offered me part-time work as his design assistant. I jumped at the opportunity. Besides his own design firm, he owns Gris - an antique shop , he's part of 1st Dibs and was a tastemaster on One Kings Lane. Class act and very talented.
After my stint with Todd, I formed my own corporation and branched out on my own. I have been mindful to build my business slowly, but steadily with quality work. I have been determined to balance motherhood with working, even if limiting projects up until now. Being a doting mother is important to me, and so is following my passion.
Why all of the sharing? Traditional Home is asking bloggers to nominate the next top 10 New Trad designers! Nominating yourself is not an option, so I'm asking my blogging friends...who wants to see images of my work (that aren't on my blog) and if you think I'm worthy, nominate me? I'm ready...are you ready to be a guest editor at Trad Home if we are both chosen?
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Last Tuesday, October the 3rd, was Panoramio's first birthday. The present Panoramio got was a new powerful server with two dual-core Opterons, 4 GB of RAM and other nice features. Thanks very much to Mickey Everts from Neopolitan for the help with the migration to the new server and to John Hanke Director of Google Earth / Maps for his invaluable support, mil gracias John!
It was the right moment to move, the old server was smoking with traffic peaks. With the new server Panoramio's speed increased very much. The overall user experience is much better now, specially while browsing the map and watching Panoramio's KML feed. Traffic increased around 10% with the new server.
There are more good news. The day before the first birthday Panoramio reached the magic number of 50.000 photos (almost 55.000 right now). Now you can find a photo of almost any main city or known place in the World from North Pole to Antarctica. Growing at a monthly rate over 20%, Panoramio's future looks nice. We are enjoying working on it very much.
This first year we have learnt a lot about photos and maps from Panoramio's users, their requests, behaviour, comments and questions. This knowledge is going to make possible the next developments. Stay tuned, many changes are comming.
Update December 10th: 100.000 photos uploaded


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Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express.
Di Matteo likes single-minded Blues
Roberto Di Matteo hailed his Chelsea players for once again "blanking out" a scandal engulfing the club after watching them thrash Norwich 4-1 to storm four points clear at the top of the Barclays Premier League.
The European champions made it 19 points from 21 this season - their best start since 2006 - as they put the John Terry and Ashley Cole saga out of their minds for 90 minutes at Stamford Bridge.
Di Matteo said: "I think the results are telling us that we are able to blank things out surrounding us externally and that we could focus on what is our aim and target and job, to win football games. It's proven how professional the group is and how well they respond to it."
Chelsea have had plenty of experience playing amid off-field controversy during Terry and Cole's time at the club - but rarely when both have been at the centre of it.
That was exactly what they had to do here after the damning verdict of an independent Football Association regulatory commission on Terry's racist abuse case and Cole's subsequent foul-mouthed Twitter outburst.
The Italian denied a siege mentality had taken hold at Stamford Bridge, where Terry and Cole were predictably feted as heroes.
"No, I don't think so," he said. "That's not what we feel or what is happening with us. We concentrate on our strength and we try to win games with the players that we have and with a football philosophy that we're aiming to play.
"At the moment, the team is a healthy form, we are creating lots of chances, we are scoring lots of goals, and with different goalscorers as well. We don't rely on just one player, so it's a team that is in good shape."
Asked whether his players saw football as a "release", he added: "I don't know but it seems that, at the moment, they are enjoying playing football. It's what they love doing and they are also lucky people to be able to do this as a job.
"We can only try to continue to keep this momentum and form going for ourselves and I think that will help everybody involved going forward."


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Middleberry Elkhart Co. In March 27th 64
My Dear Son After our United love to you would inform you that yours of post Marked Old Paint Comfort March 11th informing us that you was well & had as Gracious favor recd your box. I presume I am more disappointed if possible, as I have from Early Life been impressed with the idea that there was honor among thieves perhaps I imbibed such notions in reading the life of the [??? Gibby] of Revolutionary Story, however that may be I did hope you would get the Sugar Butter Tea Coffee [Chuck?] Brandy Dried peaches Dried Currants & Cherries [illegible] berries Corn Starch Crackers & Cookies & those heavy blankets all of which was first rate, I think I gave you the [???] where I wrote & emitted the [???] Recipt. Well as tis an old saying that half a loaf is better than no bread. The Rebs no doubt thought you would be thankful for small favors.
Your letter to Frank came to hand with mine you say to [illegible]. I shall send no more money to you as you don't get any. I had decided not to unless by your Request.
I am of opinion that at your Release you Render strict account of your losses at the [Major?] Department you will at some future time be reimbursed as I have all confidence in the integrity of their Government& that all Lost Claims will be scrupulously cancelled.
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The height of the Massachusetts tree harvest was 1907, but by then the easiest logged areas had already been cut. The Connecticut River, with its broad access into the interior, was one of the first areas to be cut. Logs cut far to the north were floated downriver, taking as long as a year or even two to make it to the paper mills at Holyoke. By 1907, the number of rivermen moving the logs had dropped as the industry began a long decline. Many moved on to other logging operations in the south or west.
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Jon Topper needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 89 designs submitted by 30 freelance designers.
The Scale Factory
The Scale Factory is a small, independent consultancy company specialising in Linux systems administration. We work mainly with small web companies, helping them to build out their applications onto scalable, highly available infrastructure so that they can cope with growth in traffic without the systems architecture holding them back.
We concentrate on repeatability; centralised administration; network security; and detailed monitoring of hardware and software components. We use mainly free and open source tools, and do a lot of work with virtualisation.
Briefly: We make websites work bigger and faster.
We focus mainly on web startup companies, typically Web 2.0 businesses; but occasionally we'll do work for more established development companies.
We are looking for a logo which can be used on our website; this will in future be adapted for use on business cards and stationery.
The logo should convey the concept of scalability in relation to computer systems, but this should be abstract - we don't wish to have pictures of servers, or logos of operating systems or software as part of our brand image. We're keen to look intelligent, capable and trustworthy. We have no other preconceived ideas about how this should look, so be as creative as you like.
We will need you to provide a vector file containing the completed design, as well as a list of fonts that have been used - which will preferably be freely available.
Ideally, we'd like to see some idea of how the logo might fit into a website design and business card, but this is not mandatory. Indeed, a website design may form a future brief.
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|This is the Official Web Site of Paintings and Prints by Award-Winning Artist Ron Louque
All images on this site are under copyrigt protection. copyright Ron Louque 2003
|2003-04 Federal Duck Stamp
Snow geese over Chincotague National Wildlife Refuge
|Ron Louque creates Realistic oil and acrylic paintings, Art Prints, Still Life Paintings, Portrait, Figurative Paintings, Songbird Paintings, Duck Stamp Paintings, Duck
Stamp Prints, Upland Gamebird Paintings, Sporting Art Paintings, Nature Paintings, Landscape Paintings, Dog Paintings, Animal Paintings, Remarques, Waterfowl
Paintings, Bird Paintings. Wildlife Artist, Art Gallery, Charlottesville Virginia Artist.
|Ron Louque
310 Lake Forest Ln.
Charlottesville, VA 22901
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This particular Math purports to calculate the efficiency of a cyclist as compared to a car. While Bike girl has no intention of fueling her bike rides with gas, she was interested to find out how man Miles Per Gallon she would get if she suddenly woke up one day and had transformed into some sort of science fiction car/cyclist hybrid.
Bike Girl immediately plugged in her weight, and a reasonable touring/commuting speed of 12 miles per hour. Using complex Math, the widget calculated Bike Girl would get 979 miles per gallon!
Intrigued, Bike Girl tried again with a quicker pace of 16 miles per hour, thinking surely her efficiency would improve.
Bike Girl's efficiency actually dropped to 809 miles per gallon.
Now surpassing mere intrigue, Bike Girl's fascination with the calculator grew. She moved the miles per hour back to 12, and entered her Pre-Cyclist weight. (Bike Girl was once a more voluptuous protagonist than she is now.) Only 930 miles per gallon. It turns out shedding a few pounds increases efficiency!
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High School Programs
Did you know that you do not have to be a high school graduate to benefit from great Lone Star College classes, programs, and services? We offer a variety of opportunities to help high school students meet their academic goals – from earning college credit while still in high school to working with first-class tutors in our learning centers to getting assistance with college and financial aid applications.
We believe that bringing these unique partnerships to our local schools and families is an important step towards student success in our community.
- Accelerated College / Early College
(available through LSC-Kingwood, Montgomery and North Harris)
- Dual Credit/Exceptional Admission
- Dual Credit Agreements
- High School Articulation (formerly Tech Prep)
- Outreach and Recruitment
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New Brunswick Masters In History on Campus Programs | Masters Degrees in History
Masters In History on Campus Programs | Masters Degrees in History Overview
History is a broad field, and enrolling in a Masters In History on Campus graduate program is a way for students to deepen their knowledge and expertise in a particular era, or aspect in order to prepare for a variety of potential careers. If you are someone who has a passion for research, analysis, documentation and interpretation, earning a masters degree in history will provide plenty of opportunity. Students at this education level often use the master's program to specialize. For instance, local, regional, national, or world history; ancient, medieval, postclassical, modern, or an otherwise classified history; and/or economic, political, public, or social history are some of the many options.
Masters programs in history not only examine the past and how it influences current issues such as politics, gender, race, and society as a whole. Students also learn how to put these historical events into a particular context, collect data, write reports, and of course, research!
How To Search for a Masters in History on Campus Degree
GradSchools.com has helpful search tools to assist you in finding a school and a program that excites you and matches your career aspirations, or academic pursuits such as doctoral studies. If location is a factor in your decision, use the tabs to enter a city, state or country and then, browse these listings. Some of your choices might include Master of Arts in History, Master of Arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies, or Historical Studies.
Once you have a few choices, request info from the schools to differentiate their curriculums, tuition, admissions requirements, faculty and other criterion. Some Masters in History programs entail both coursework and an internship as part of their curriculum, so make sure to inform yourself.
Potential Coursework in History Masters Programs
Naturally, history programs involve in depth analysis of a past event and this might include archeology, anthropology, sociology, political science, economics and education. In addition, coursework might include:
- Historiography
- Historical research and quantitative methods (advanced)
- Methodology Teaching history at the college level (if an academic track)
- Archival methods
- Editing for historical writing
FUN FACT: Historiography is the study of the methodology of historians in developing history as an academic discipline, and by extension is any body of historical work on a particular subject[i].
Explore a Career as a Historian
Graduates holding a Masters in History degree might find a variety of potential career paths, including teaching history, working as an archivist, Curator, or Museum Conservator, writing, editing, or working as policy analysts.
Archivists, Curators and Museum workers: Archivists appraise, process, catalog and preserve permanent records and historically important documents. The work of curators is to oversee collections of artwork and historic items, or conduct public service activities for an institution. Some of the areas they are employed include museums, historical sites, governments and institutions and most positions require a Masters degree in history. If you are intending to pursue this type of career, you might look into art history, archival science, museum studies or archaeology.[ii]
Some of the jobs for Historians and History Teachers (high school, and post secondary) may require a doctoral degree in history. Many historians hold a master's degree in history or public history or complete a degree in museum studies, historical preservation, or archival management. Historians are employed by state, local or federal government, or professional, scientific or technical services, as well as by museums and historical societies.[iii]
Important Qualities of a Historian
Ideally, if you are planning a career as a historian you have:
- Good analytical skills, in order to study historical resources and draw conclusions
- Good communication skills
- Problem-solving skills to be able to decipher historical information
- Research skills to be able to examine information from documents, artifacts and other sources
- Writing skills in order to present your findings to scholars and the public
Ready To Pursue a Masters in History?
Finding an on-campus history master's program in easy using the GradSchools.com website. While data does not indicate it is a very fast growing field, if you have a passion for it, in order to establish an edge over the competition, those with a master's degree, or PhD are expected to have the best opportunities.
Sources: [i] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historiography | [ii] bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/curators-museum-technicians-and-conservators | [iii} bls.gov/ooh/life-physical-and-social-science/historians | bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/postsecondary-teachers
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In late February, an obscure real estate company in Jacksonville, Texas, placed ads in two newspapers calling on local Republicans not to support the incumbent state representative in the GOP primary.
The ads didn't work. The incumbent won handily. But they played on the worst fears of some liberal groups. In the wake of a Supreme Court ruling easing limits on political spending, will corporate money flood into political campaigns?
Shareholder groups and others are rushing to make sure it doesn't. Handed down in January, the court's decision came too late for most shareholder activists to file resolutions for corporate annual meetings this spring. So some of them are turning to uncommon methods to keep a lid on corporate political donations.
"We're thinking beyond our usual tool of shareholder resolution filing, [exploring] what else might be effective," says Laura Berry, executive director of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) in New York. "The filing tool is a good one. But it's insufficient to the magnitude of the problem [of corporate political spending] this year. And the timing doesn't help."
In its January ruling in Citizens United v. the Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court allowed corporations, and, by extension, unions and advocacy groups, to tap their treasuries to support or attack candidates for federal office – although they still can't directly contribute to these candidates. "We're horrified. It was a dreadful ruling that has all kinds of pernicious implications," says Ms. Berry.
So shareholders are fighting back. For example:
•In late February, the Center for Political Accountability (CPA) and the Council of Institutional Investors jointly sent letters to 427 of the companies in the S&P 500 stock index, asking them to disclose all their political contributions. The letters, signed by 44 other groups, also asked corporate boards to approve and review all company political outlays. As of now, 73 companies in the S&P 500, including almost half of those in the S&P 100 index, disclose their political spending, says Bruce Freed, the CPA's president.
•The Investor as Owner subcommittee of the Securities and Exchange Commission is taking up the issue of political contributions. "We will be [exploring] whether investors have a consensus view [on] what, if any, steps the SEC should take," especially as concerns disclosure, says Stephen Davis, chairman of the subcommittee and executive director of Yale University's Millstein Center for Corporate Governance and Performance in New Haven, Conn.
•Concerned parties are also supporting congressional bills that address corporate political spending. In March, for example, the Council of Institutional Investors and other groups testified at a congressional hearing in favor of the Shareholder Protection Act, which would require greater disclosure and accountability of corporate political spending.
For years, shareholders have been filing general resolutions asking companies, for example, to disclose their political contributions and directors' oversight of these outlays. As of early March, 46 resolutions on corporate political spending had been filed for 2010, versus 48 for all of last year, according to proxy advisory firm RiskMetrics Group Inc.
In the aftermath of the Citizens United case, however, one institutional investor is asking for something more ambitious. In February, the $129.4 billion New York State Common Retirement Fund in Albany asked American International Group (AIG) to give shareholders a vote on its political spending for the prior year, a request the fund calls unprecedented. "It wouldn't be a binding ratification," says Robert Whalen, spokesman for Thomas DiNapoli, sole trustee of the pension fund. "But we hope it would be a guide to the company's [future] political spending."
(Separately, the fund is the focus of a state probe of alleged kickbacks, but that investigation involves former state officials, not the current trustee.)
AIG spokesman Mark Herr had "no comment" on the Common Fund's shareholder resolution. He pointed out that AIG has "not made any political contributions at the federal level since 2008."
No one knows how much the Citizens United ruling will boost political spending on ads or other communications. The Center for Responsive Politics in Washington projects total spending (from all sources, not just corporate) of more than $3.7 billion in this year's election cycle. That excludes any Citizens United effect, says CRP spokesman Dave Levinthal.
Some investors particularly fear heavy spending by trade associations or other advocacy groups. One oft-cited rationale: In a January speech even before the Citizens United ruling, Thomas Donohue, head of the US Chamber of Commerce, said the chamber plans "the largest, most aggressive voter-education and issue-advocacy effort in our nearly 100-year history." (Chamber officials did not respond to requests for comment.)
Some other investors say many corporations will remain cautious in this area.
"Investors are concerned about the results of the Citizens United case. But so are many companies," says Timothy Smith, senior vice president of Walden Asset Management in Boston. "Political spending can be controversial and polarizing. And if a company has a brand name, it may not want to be involved in controversies regarding political contributions."


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Introduction to Zend Framework
Learning Zend Framework
Zend Framework Reference
When creating a measurement object,
Zend_Measure_* methods expect the
input/original measurement data value as the first parameter. This can be a
numeric argument, a
String without units, or a
localized string with unit(s)
specified. The second parameter defines the type of the measurement. Both
parameters are mandatory. The language may optionally be specified as the third parameter.
In addition to integer data values, floating point types may be used, but "simple decimal fractions like 0.1 or 0.7 cannot be converted into their internal binary counterparts without a little loss of precision," sometimes giving surprising results. Also, do not compare two "float" type numbers for equality.
Example 47.3. Creation using integer and floating values
$measurement = 1234.7;
$unit = new Zend_Measure_Length((integer)$measurement,
echo $unit;
// outputs '1234 m' (meters)
$unit = new Zend_Measure_Length($measurement, Zend_Measure_Length::STANDARD);
echo $unit;
// outputs '1234.7 m' (meters)
Many measurements received as input to Zend Framework applications can only be passed
Zend_Measure_* classes as strings, such as numbers written
using roman numerals
or extremely large binary values that exceed the precision of PHP's
native integer and float types. Since integers can be denoted using strings, if there is
any risk of losing precision due to limitations of PHP's native
integer and float types, using strings instead.
Zend_Measure_Number uses the BCMath extension to support
arbitrary precision, as shown in the example below, to avoid limitations in many
PHP functions, such as
Example 47.4. Creation using strings
$mystring = "10010100111010111010100001011011101010001";
$unit = new Zend_Measure_Number($mystring, Zend_Measure_Number::BINARY);
echo $unit;
When a string is entered in a localized notation, the correct interpretation can not be
determined without knowing the intended locale. The division of decimal digits with "."
and grouping of thousands with "," is common in the English language, but not so in
other languages. For example, the English number "1,234.50" would be interpreted as
meaning "1.2345" in German. To deal with such problems, the locale-aware
Zend_Measure_* family of classes offer the possibility to specify
a language or region to disambiguate the input data and properly interpret the intended
semantic value.
Example 47.5. Localized string
$locale = new Zend_Locale('de');
$mystring = "1,234.50";
$unit = new Zend_Measure_Length($mystring,
echo $unit; // outputs "1.234 m"
$mystring = "1,234.50";
$unit = new Zend_Measure_Length($mystring,
echo $unit; // outputs "1234.50 m"
Since Zend Framework 1.7.0
Zend_Measure does also support the
usage of an application wide locale. You can simply set a
Zend_Locale instance to the registry like shown below. With this
notation you can forget about setting the locale manually with each instance when you
want to use the same locale multiple times.
// in your bootstrap file
$locale = new Zend_Locale('de_AT');
Zend_Registry::set('Zend_Locale', $locale);
// somewhere in your application
$length = new Zend_Measure_Length(Zend_Measure_Length::METER();


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Chris Kirkland has been our insurance guy for over 12 years. He is absolutely the best medical insurance broker we have ever had. From just the smallest things to major changes in insurance he can handle it all. He is always friendly and energetic. Always a pleasure to speak with and gets the job done. Anytime we have friends or family asking about insurance or how to obtain insurance we refer them to Chris. If your looking for insurance and have had a bad experience your best bet is to contact Chris at Kirkland insurance he will make your job easy.
Owning your own business means paying for your own insurance. If you want the best policy at the best price for you call Chris. He helped get a plan for our family of four. We now have free doctor visits, where as before I had to pay fifty percent. He is extremely knowledgeable but he is happy to get to the bottom line if that's what your after. Support your neighbor hire Chris, you'll be happy you did.
Chris is great - got me off a plan I thought was terrible and brought me onto a plan that was just what I wanted and was even more affordable than what I had before. Aside from this, I felt like he really knew what he was talking about and was interested in getting me what it was that I wanted. Thanks, Chris!
It's so hard knowing what insurance is the right one, at the best price, for the type you are looking for. But it was effortless with the help of Chris at Kirkland Insurance Services. He is so knowledgeable about all types of insurance and he's good at listening to your needs and finding you the best possible insurance. Every year he goes over my policy to make sure it's still the best one for me.
I would highly recommend Chris, and he has a great personality to boot!
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Groninger Sets Meet Record in Javelin
by Brent Harris
March 19, 2011
Sophomore Evan Groninger set a new Huntsman Relay record in the javelin, combining with teammate Daniel Ambrosio to win the event and help guide Wabash to the team title at Saturday's meet.
Groninger shattered the former meet record of 51.01 meters, set by Tyler Kallemeyn of Trinity Christian in 2008 by posting a top mark of 55.86 meters (183 feet, 3 inches). His throw fell just a few feet short of the Wabash school record of 195 feet, 8 inches set by Matt Hilgefort in 1997. Ambrosio posted an impressive final result, as well. The junior finished second individually with a mark of 46.46 meters (152 feet, 5 inches). The two combined for first place points overall. The annual meet, hosted by Wabash, combines the top-two results by each team for relay scoring in all of the events normally run as individual competitions.
Seniors Matt Scheller and Alex Moseman combined to win the hammer throw. Scheller's mark of 50.80 meters (166 feet, 8 inches) also eclipsed the old meet record of 46.6 meters set by Lucas Beach of Huntingdon College in 2007. Moseman was second overall with a throw of 44.62 meters (146 feet, 5 inches). Scheller and Brad Pusateri took first place in the shot put relay. Scheller had the best overall mark at 14.38 meters (47 feet, 2.25 inches), while Pusateri was fourth overall with a mark of 13.30 meters (43 feet, 7.75 inches).
Trevor Young
and Sam Glowinski were the top duo in the pole vault. Young cleared 4.59 meters (15 feet, 1 inch) for the best performance in the event. Glowinski cleared 4.03 meters (13 feet, 3 inches). Corey McFarland won the 5,000-meter run with a time of 16:04.43. His time, combined with the third-place time of teammate Jake Ponton (16:12.62) won the relay portion of the race for Wabash.
Patrick Posthauer and John Haley started a 1-through-4 sweep of the 110-meter hurdles for the Little Giants. Posthauer and Haley were almost dead even at the line in the event, finishing with a time of 16.07. Billy Rosson took third place with a time of 16.26, while John Bogucki was fourth (16.45). Rosson and Bogucki won the 400-meter hurdles relay. Rosson finished in 56.46 to post the fastest time in the event, while Bogucki took third place by finishing in 59.12.
Chase Belton and Jonathan Koop took first place in the triple jump relay. Belton was second overall with a leap of 11.84 meters (38 feet, 10.25 inches). Koop added a mark of 11.44 meters (37 feet, 6.5 inches) to the winning total distance. Colin Dunlap was the lone Wabash runner in the 3000-meter steeplechase, finishing with a time of 10:23.34.
The Wabash four-man relay teams also performed well on Saturday. The team of Austin Hodges, Sean Hildebrand, Vann Hunt, and Charles Smothers won the 400-meter relay with a time of 43.23. Haley, Chet Riddle, James Kervan, and Kyle Najar combined to win the 1600-meter relay, finishing in 3:27.79. Jake Waterman, Seth Einterz, Donavan White, and Justin Allen were the top competitors in the 3200-meter relay, posting a winning time of 8:12.21. Kevin McCarthy joined White, Allen, and Einterz to win the 4x1600-meter relay with a time of 17:51.07.
Wabash scored a total of 158 points to easily claim the team title. Marian University was second (100 points), followed by Franklin (97) in third place.
Photos - (top right) Daniel Ambrosio finished second in the high jump. He also combined with record-setter Evan Groninger to in the javelin throw at Saturday's Huntsman Relays held at Wabash College. All photos by Drew Casey '12.
(Middle left) - Trevor Young sails over the bar in the pole vault. Seemingly flying through the air, Young easily won the event with his season-best mark of 15 feet, 1 inch.
(Bottom left) John Haley races to the finish of the 110-meter hurdles.
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The Farmer Veteran Project
Thank you to everyone who has supported us so far. If you haven't yet given, consider joining in. We'll send updates and behind-the-scenes clips to all backers. Every bit helps! Our budget for the film is actually close to double what we have raised here so if you still want to chip in, we can use your support! We'll keep you updated as the Suttons' story progresses.
xo, everybody,
The Farmer Veteran Project (working title) is an in-progress documentary film about a combat veteran seeking a new way to serve his country after multiple years fighting in America's longest wars.
Alex Sutton is a combat veteran with six tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. In 2008 an IED explosion ended his military service and destroyed his legs. Back home in North Carolina, medically discharged and standing on new titanium legs, Alex still possesses a strong desire to serve his country. He believes that he can do this best through farming.
Perhaps there has always been a relationship between war and agriculture. The Book of Isaiah (2:4) declares that after war, soldiers "will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks." This film, this story, is not political. We are documenting the physical transition of a soldier becoming a farmer. The mental and physical challenges of that transition are real and for Alex, they are what gives him the motivation to press on. "Of course it hurts. It hurts my body every damn day that I push it out here," said Alex during an interview for this film. "But you know what? It's that pride. It's worth it all just to see that one little sprout out of the ground, or that one baby chick out of it's shell. It's worth every ounce of pain."
Farmers and Veterans both make up a small percentage of the population, less than 1%, but both carry a heavy burden in service and security to our nation. They are fighting our wars and growing our food. They have the potential to make a powerful alliance, sharing the warrior qualities of vigilance, endurance, resourcefulness and the willingness to take up a challenge. During an interview for this film, Micheal O'Gorman, Executive Director of Farmer Veteran Coalition, points out that, "The challenge, the difficulty of farmer is what makes this a great transformation for them because it fills that void and it gives that sense of service that drove them. It gives them a new place to put that."
We would like to be able to reach out to more farmer veterans and researchers to help give this story context. When you support this film you make it possible for us to commit our time, skills and equipment to creating the best possible film we can on an issue that deserves our nation's attention. "Some veterans do not cope well with the loss of the structure, social, and financial support available in the military environment," according to Dr. Sally Johnson, co-author of a study that examined the protective factors important to preventing violence in veterans, including employment, the ability to care for oneself and perceived self-determination. The study surveyed veterans across the country and found that with these factors in place, 92 percent were less likely to report severe violence than veterans who did not endorse these factors.
Alex is one of the 1.6 million veterans from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan trying to make a return to civilian life. In these wars, for the first time in history, an extremely disproportionate number of soldiers are from from rural communities with high unemployment. Meanwhile, the Department of Agriculture reports that half of all farmers in the United States will retire in the next decade. By documenting Alex's story, this film explores the formidable challenges we face as a country. How do we support the wounded? Who will continue to work the land responsibly?
After many years of enduring death in war zones, Alex now finds himself surrounded by life. He devotes most of his agrarian aspirations to raising heritage birds, a variety of egg-laying breeds facing extinction. Watching chicks hatch calms him, but his mind and body are still deeply damaged.
He suffers excruciating physical pain and must take a heavy regimen of medications to abate severe PTSD. With the steadfast care of his wife, Jessie, Alex fights for a life of purpose. Their story is about finding possibility in the face of pain and what happens when soliders return home from war.
The Farmer Veteran Project is a work in progress by Vittles Films, a young film collective based in Durham, North Carolina. Vittles makes web-based, character-driven documentaries about people with unique and surprising relationships to food. We're looking for stories that show why food matters to us. How it shapes our identity and community. Our past projects include a story about two families' shared history with a Hot and Sour Soup recipe. Another film, Café Sense, examines the global coffee trade by following a visually impaired man who walks to a coffee tasting every Friday morning. All of our soundtracks, illustrations and poster artwork is created locally, by our friends and in the spirit of truly collaborative filmmaking.
Pass the biscuits! Vittles also hosts community dinners and screenings. When this film is complete, we will be taking this film to farms, backyards and roof tops. To pull this off, we will need a portable screen, a top-notch projector and portable sound system to bring a thrilling cinema experience to a wide variety of venues. Hope to see you there.
• TIME & TOOLS - In early March we began making weekly trips to film Alex's story. We've gotten to know the Suttons well, but there are a many more moments to capture; like their wedding reception and a trip to the doctor's office. We have pieced together our own equipment to manage a workable production kit, but there are a few tools that would greatly increase our ability to produce high-quality cinema. Your investment in this project will fill our gas tanks and keep the camera's rolling.
• SPACE - One single minute of filming results in roughly 100MB of converted and ready footage, which must be stored in triplicate on high-quality hard drives. Managing all of this content takes an awful lot of space and worry. Help us safely store the moments we capture and ensure that we can access them quickly.
• SKILLS - The real magic (and bulk of the work) happens in the editing room. We've been logging interviews, syncing our audio and cutting sequences with the goal of completing this film in November, just in time for Veteran's Day. We do most everything in house, but we'll hopefully have funds for top-notch color-correction, grading and sound mixing to bring it all to a fine polish. We can only do this with your support.
Here's the thing. We need $20,000 just to cover our costs and complete a rough-cut version of this film. If we exceed our goal, we can begin to expand the film to a feature-length production and seek out national distribution and broadcast rights.
We enlisted some very talented and generous local artists to create art inspired by The Farmer Veteran Project exclusively for supporters of the film.
Jeremy M. Lange, the project's Director of Photography, produced these beautiful portraits of Alex Sutton's heritage birds. The series is called Pretty Birds and they are available at various funding levels.
On July 4th we will debut a T-shirt designed by illustrator Emily Henderson. We can't wait to see what she makes!
DINNER & MARKET KITS - For cooking at home or for going to the market. Kits come with our home-made Vittles mason jars, vintage cloth napkins, canvas market bags with the Farmer Veteran logo and other mystery goodies.
Tell your friends and family, your co-workers and neighbors! Once you've made a donation, send out a message to Facebook friends or on Twitter. Even if you don't make a donation — if you believe in us — please tweet about it. We have a few ready-made tweets to use:
Turning their swords to plowshares—support this new documentary project #FarmerVeteranProject @vittlesfilms http://kck.st/JMcsuT
Can you recover from PTSD with the help of birds? #FarmerVeteranProject @vittlesfilms http://kck.st/JMcsuT
Questions about this project? Check out the FAQ
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Camp baking?????
Oh, please help the wandering baker! How can I bake while I camp?
This is my first post... I'm a writer and traveler living in Hungary, and though I've only been baking for half a year I absolutely adore it - it's my meditation and my refuge and my reward! But here's my problem...
My husband and I are planning our next journey - we'll be spending seven months living out of our '77 Volkswagon bus, camping around the Mediterranean. Not that I'm not thrilled at the trip, but I've realized and am having a secret crisis over the fact that I am my oven will be torn apart for so long! I don't want to stop baking, and I'm hoping that somebody, anybody, has some sort of recipe to use on the road.
While we camp we survive mostly off of a Coleman gas stove, and I have one recipe that I've confirmed works - Indian chapatis, just an unleavened flatbread browned on a tava and toasted in the flames. I've also got a bamboo steamer with which to make mantou, leavened Chinese steam buns, and though I haven't tried it I think I can do that on the stove fairly easily.
But I am desparate to learn any other methods with which I can bake, particularly simple leavened breads or even a quick bread, while on the road. Today I've read an article which claimed one can bake almost any leavened or quick bread by steaming the risen dough in a cleaned-out tin can resting in a pot of boiling water, but I haven't tried. Does anybody know if this is valid, and if so, how long a steaming, and how to know when the bread is done? Any other ideas or recipes to make while camping???


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Trees in Cities and Towns
Tree Selection - Thinking of planting a tree? Look here to find out how to select a compatible species.
Tree Planting - Learn the "Dos and Don'ts" of tree planting.
Tree Care - Discover watering, fertilization, and pruning practices.
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I had no idea that a cartoon with a bunch of blood could be "cute" but this was. When I think of old Westerns, I generally do not think of silent films. I was glad, however, to find out that you also played great homage to the idea of really early movies. This was cool to watch because I was expecting it to get really graphic, but it actually was not. Sure, it did get bad awhile ago but I was expecting some big gory joke. I was thinking that Pico was going to be too late to save Nene.
This makes you beckon back for the old days. Granted, I was born in 1989, so I never really watched movies like that in theaters nor did really anybody who was alive. It was nothing that elaborate, but it works because it tries to be simple. I think the funniest part was when the Uberkids were shot into their graves. It was not the most innovative of cartoons but it was worth a view.
Great flash but why
did nene die? she always dies and shes pico's chick ;), oh and btw i was wondering, how do you guys say nene cause idk how to pronounce it, i always say nene - (nay nay) but still funny ending lol :P
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by Kristy Solarflare, The Royal Stella's Musical Minstral Sunday 1st July 2012
Rosetta Stella's Stone Rock Garden Party…Out of this world
The Annual Rosetta Stella Stone Rock Garden Party saw a sell out crowd rock and dance the day and night away to Astro Joey and The Cosmic Rays with special guest performances by Annie Sunray, Ella Moony, Betti Bluestone and newcomer Little Pluto.
In Woodstock fashion, fans from across the universe came by car and jets to witness the unique blend of sounds created by Astro Joey and the Cosmic Rays and their friends.
A special presentation was made on the night to Astro Joey and the Cosmic Rays for their service to music around the Galaxies. Rosetta Stella made a grand entrance onto the stage in her space craft to present the girls with the Cosmic Quartz Rock kryptonite Award
The show opened with a strong performance of the bands hit "I am a Star" setting an electrifying tone for the rest of the evening. Annie Sunray did not let her fans down with a cool groove of her new single "Pounding Atoms",while stalwart Ella Moony teased the crowd with her scatter jazz. Betti Bluestone was a huge hit as always performing her song Cosmic Jet.
A moving moment of the evening, was when Little Pluto made her debut singing "That Song" With love and warmth the crowd and the band edged Little Pluto on to the stage. The heart-felt acceptance of diversity was expressed when Marzipan, known for her mischief, took Little Pluto's hand, gave her a warm embrace and let her drum skins do the talking.
The concert was broadcast globally by Rosetta Stella's Company i-rock. Extracts of the concert will soon be available through I-broadcast TV, Vimeo,You Tube and Astro Joey and The Cosmic Rays UStream TV Channel. Stay tuned for further updates on viewing links to watch Rosetta Stella Stone Rock Garden Party.
In the mean time enjoy Astro Joey and the Cosmic Rays Video Clip of "I am a Star"
Swing by Facebook and give the girls a like on their Band Page


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Scientific Diving: The Benefits of Being There
Audio slideshows highlight how scuba extends researchers reach into the ocean
Leah Houghton pulls on her wetsuit, shrugs into her weight belt, tank, and buoyancy vest, then slips over the side of a boat into balmy seas to count baby fish hiding in coral crevices. Erich Horgan hovers 60 feet below the sea surface, scanning the blue space that surrounds him and the four other divers attached to him by 30-foot lines. Pat Lohmann dons a dry suit on a wintry day on Cape Cod—the multiple layers take half an hour to put on—then grabs his tools and splashes into the icy seawater to switch out batteries on underwater instrument.
All three are researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) who were doing scientific scuba diving, a valuable but unheralded means of doing oceanographic research.
Oceanographers use tools and techniques ranging from nets to autonomous robots. Most measure or take samples while scientists stay on board a ship or ashore. Instruments can substitute for people's hands and eyes, taking measurements more frequently, for longer timespans, in deeper waters and worse conditions than people can. But scuba is the one technique lets the scientists extend their own reach under water.
"The diving program at WHOI provides access to the shallow ocean for people who need to observe or manipulate things, in places where you can't do that with a remote device," said Larry Madin, WHOI director of research and a scientific diver. "It's much more effective to be there in person and be able to see what you're doing."
In the 1950s and 1960s, as scuba diving became popular for recreation, it also became a standard tool for research and equipment support. Scientific diving, though, is not the same as recreational scuba diving, even when it's done in the same places.
"We distinguish scientific diving from both recreational diving on the one hand and commercial diving on the other," said Madin. "Recreational divers go to have a nice time and can go or not as they choose. Commercial divers, on the other hand, work in difficult conditions, have a job to do, and a schedule to meet.
"Somewhere in between is scientific diving: We have a job to do, but it's a job of our own choosing, because it's our own research. We have a certain amount of choice in how we do it, but it's more than just going for fun, and we're probably going to be using more complex or unusual equipment than a recreational diver, doing tasks we need to complete in a certain time length, and being responsible for collecting data and samples, and at the same time, for diving safely and looking after the people with us."
Scientific diving requires specialized training, and the WHOI diving program provides that. WHOI has had just three diving safety officers: David Owen (1953-1980), Terry Rioux (1980-2010), and Edward O'Brien (currently). The program they developed over the years has trained and certified 418 divers in all, preparing them for whatever conditions their research requires and helping them maintain their expertise.
"It isn't leisure," said O'Brien. We have a saying here: The science controls the diving." Divers come to him with a problem, describing what they want to do under water, he said. Then they talk about it and come up with a solution that safely enables the research.
"It's all in the training," he said. "Everything's possible if you take it in small bits and focus on the task."
WHOI belongs to the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS), the professional organization established by scientific divers from research institutions around the country. AAUS defines what scientific diving consists of, promotes safe procedures and guidelines, and keeps track of safety records. A diver certified at WHOI can travel to another AAUS institution and be accepted as a diver with acknowledgement of their qualifications.
These three narrated audio slideshows profile different kinds of diving that WHOI researchers do in the course of their work.
Cold-water diving
Voyages into the Antarctic Winter
Oceanus magazine story about research on krill in Antarctica
Antarctic expedition slideshow
A glimpse at cold-water diving from Dive & Discover
Antarctic Water Wear
Dive and Discover article on diving and drysuits
Blue-water diving
The Watery World of Salps
Article by Larry Madin, blue water diver and salp researcher
Dive and Discover interview with Larry Madin
Interview with zooplankton biologist Larry Madin
Dye Sheds Light on Jet-Propelled Salps
A graduate student reveals locomotion in the ocean
Transparent Animal May Play Overlooked Role in the Ocean
Oceanus magazine story on the critical role salps play in the ocean system
A photo gallery of animals from the Census of Marine Zooplankton cruise
Images of animals that live in the open ocean


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Mosen needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 107 designs submitted by 29 freelance designers.
Sufi's Kitchen
We are opening an new upscale restaurant in the Buckhead/Midtown area of Atlanta. The restaurant will draw influence from Persia and will offer wood fired persian breads and kabobs. There are only a handful of upscale restaurants like this in the country.
Our primary demographic is young profesionals and business executives. We are located in one the most affluent areas in the city and need the logo to convey a more upscale image. Our main competitor would be http://www.rumiskitchen.com.
A clean, modern look.
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5 Mickey's Evo on Ice
As the world of air ride grows bigger and bigger and stigmas are starting to lift, we are beginning to see more and more non-traditional cars being bagged. Mickey's chocolate brown Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution is one of those rides that makes us smile from ear to ear. Check out this video produced by Mike Koziel.


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Pharmacy Technician
A Pharmacy Technician assists a pharmacist in the preparation of prescriptions under the direct supervision of a registered pharmacist. A pharmacy technician performs all the duties of a pharmacist with the exception of counseling patients and taking prescriptions from physicians over the phone. Many will find that this is a very challenging field of work.
The Pharmacy Technician (PHT) program is a one-year certificate program (fall & spring semesters) designed to prepare the student to pass the National Pharmacy Technician Certification Examination given by the National Pharmacy Technician Certification Board. Once the student meets all academic qualifications of the program and passes this examination, before August 1 of the summer following the spring semester, the student will receive a certificate from the University of Rio Grande in Pharmacy Technology.
The Pharmacy Technician has several requirements and can be very competitive. Please view our Pharmacy Technician FACT Sheet for a brief overview of the program and its requirements; along with a suggested curriculum. It you have met all requirements and are interested in applying to the PHT program, please print and submit a PHT Application (accepted January 1 - August 1).
Pharmacy Technician Certificate Gainful Employment Disclosure
General Contact Information
- Keith McKinniss, R.Ph., 740-245-7448 E-mail: email@example.com
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Aaron Carter here. I believe last year we talked a couple of times with the possibilities getting together to play in Long Reach. If I remember correctly, I had to cancel, then it started to get cold. Give me a call if you're interested in meeting up and playing.
Hey. Saw your comment. I'm interested in playing. I am around 3.0/3.5 live in Windsor mill, about 15 min from Long reach High. Let me know if you are interested. 443.415.6692.
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Good luck with the sale mate. For buyers out there, Stardustgatzu's as reliable as they come.
Yea I can vouch for the seller too. Buy it from him w confidence!I really do want the zodd/wyald statue,however I have no place to put that statue and the gigantic box... ...
Oh new statue to sell, Zodd a Irvine ... nice and very goood price, why do you sell this prety/rare statue?Hey Skuller! this is definetely super piece, I saw this only one time(zodd blood) on YJP ... get in
Because I have too much Zodd at home
Thanks , Zodd I blood version received awesome statue, and I`m extremely thankful for all the help !
Stardustgatzu, from the months I've know you, I didn't know you played bass!?!? How long have you been playing? Band?


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tipsandtrip needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 108 designs submitted by 49 freelance designers.
Dreamr.com will be a web site where people can submit their dreams, see other dreams, comment and rate dreams. The web site will also automagically discover the emotions and mood of each dream and autotag it. The website will also do a lot of statistic analysis on dreams with different charts.
Users can post their dreams via the website, twitter, email and iphone application.
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Commissioner Cheryl A. LaFleur Statement
November 15, 2012
Docket No. AD12-12-000
Item No. M-1
Coordination between Natural Gas and Electricity Markets
As natural gas increasingly becomes the fuel of choice for new electric generation, the interdependence between the gas and electric markets takes on increasing importance. Both the electric and gas markets are critical to customers, but their methods of attracting investment, market structure, and operations are different, and in some cases may work at cross purposes. Addressing these issues is important to ensuring the reliability of both electric and gas service to customers.
In February 2012, when we opened this docket, I posed several questions to focus comments on this topic. I appreciate all the comments we received, as well as the strong participation by both gas and electric industry participants in the regional technical conferences held over the summer.
Questions related to gas/electric interdependency highlight one of the central issues we face as federal regulatorswhether to encourage regional solutions, or act to promote national solutions. We learned in the comments and in the technical conferences that certain gas/electric issues varied sharply by region, while others were more national. Thus, both regional and national actions are called for.
Regional Issues
Among the key differences between regions discussed at the technical conferences related to whether regions relied on organized electricity markets or regulated pricing of vertically integrated electric companies. In general, organized markets face the issue of whether market pricing and tariffs are structured to support secure fuel supply for electric generation. In addition, differences in geography and proximity to shale gas plays affect the level of pipeline supply to different regions.
Because of its geography, gas infrastructure, and generation mix, New England is facing the most immediate and acute issues of ensuring adequate fuel supply to support generation. For that reason, ISO-NE has indicated that it is working to develop enhancements to its power markets to help address these issues, as well as short-term proposals to help ensure that the region maximizes its pipeline capacity this winter. PJM, NYISO and MISO also indicated that they have begun work to consider these issues at a regional level.
I believe we should allow development of regional proposals to adapt regional electric markets to address gas/electric issues. However, we will be closely monitoring the issues and regional progress on addressing them. As directed in todays order, I look forward to hearing from each of the RTO regions in the spring and the fall to hear the lessons learned from challenges faced over the peak operating periods.
National Issues
There were other issues common to regions across the country rather than regional in nature. Based on feedback heard at every technical conference this summer, there are presently two issues that have emerged as issues requiring national focus. First, we heard concerns over whether standards of conduct or other FERC rules may impair effective communications between gas and electric market participants. Second, we heard concerns over whether differences between the gas and electric trading day, and certain Commission regulations and tariffs, are impeding the most efficient use of the pipelines to ensure reliability.
Where problems are national or are closely related to FERC regulations, I believe the Commission should act proactively to lead the development of solutions. This is also very consistent with the recommendations for NAESB in their recent report. As todays Order reflects, we will begin by holding technical conferences focused on (1) improving communication between natural gas and electric operators and (2) natural gas and electric scheduling and pipeline capacity release issues. These focused conferences will inform our next steps.
In the meantime, it is timely that we heard winter assessment today. We will be closely assessing the situation this winter and stand ready help on any real-time issues. I would like to emphasize the guidance provided in paragraphs 6 through 9 of the order regarding information sharing. Going into this winter heating season, I encourage market participants to refresh their understandings of the Standards of Conduct and the exceptions for emergency circumstances. When in doubt, please take advantage of the very knowledgeable staff willing to offer guidance through the Commissions Compliance Help Desk.
Thank you to the Commission staff and to my colleagues for all your work to date, and for continuing to prioritize this issue.


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Watch our TV appearance on Global National News assessing damage and starting the restoration process after floods inundated homes in Toronto.
Our appearance on Global News explains the dangers of flooding, and how waterproofing can protect you from costly repairs.
Global News questions whether flooding is caused by lack of City infrastructure, or home care.
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Gear shifts: Alumna follows her heart and chases down a life-long dream
By Audrey Webb
A study abroad program changed Brianne Corn's life in ways she had never intended. In her final semester at Texas State, Corn enrolled in two courses in Italy: Italian art history and street photography. At that point, her plan was to graduate, then travel to Greece to photograph the 2004 Summer Olympics. But after a daring drive up a mountain in a rental car, Corn steered her life in a whole new direction.
On a day off from class, Corn started racing Italian drivers up a curvy mountain road — "misbehaving," she admits with a grin — and when she finally pulled over, her heart still racing, she had what she can only refer to as an epiphany, "literally in the shadow of a castle," she recalls.
"I asked myself a question: 'If you won the lottery, and money was no object, what would you do?' My answer was that I would become a rally car driver," says Corn.
She completed her degree — a B.S. in digital and photographic imagery with an art/design minor — ditched her plans for Greece and set out full throttle to fulfill a dream that had begun when she was growing up in Victoria, Texas. Continue reading


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Tunde Olaniran 'Brown Boy' Is Bringing a Artistic Sound to Flint! [Video]
Flint artist Tunde Olaniran releases 'Brown Boy' and it's the perfect blend of artistic/raw music that will catch you off guard and make you bob your head to the beat.
Their are very few artist in Flint that I can say have that edge in music that will get them noticed. Tunde has it. From style, to his own sound of music. Tunde is not to be taken lightly.
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March was a month full of milestones for Boulder-based SendGrid.
The company that specializes in e-mail infrastructure as a service — technology used by companies such as Pinterest, Spotify and Uber to deliver their confirmation messages and receipts to customers — surpassed 200 billion e-mails delivered, crossed the mark of 150,000 customers and added its 200th employee.
"We're just seeing tremendous growth in the e-mails our customers are sending, the number of web (applications) using our service," said Jesse McCabe, SendGrid's director of product marketing.
The broader industry trends appear to favor the continuation of future growth. Triggered messages accounted for 3.7 percent of total e-mail volume during the third quarter of 2013, an increase of 42.3 percent from the third quarter of 2012, according to a report released in December by Epsilon's Email Institute.
As a result of the activity, SendGrid is "rapidly approaching" $50 million in annual revenue, expecting to close the year at 360 billion sent e-mails, setting its sights on the execution of an initial public offering in the near future and budgeting 60 new hires this year across its sites in Boulder, Denver and Anaheim, Calif.
In SendGrid's hometown of Boulder, the company is making preparations to accommodate a bevy of new workers.
Construction is underway on new a headquarters for the burgeoning firm that was founded in 2009.
Come early May, SendGrid intends to fill the top three floors of the five-story building at 1401 Walnut St. in downtown Boulder. At 19,690 square feet, the new space will be triple the size of SendGrid's existing office at 929 Pearl St.
"We are bursting at the seams here, so it's a good opportunity to get some additional square footage, move to a new office and upgrade (the space)," McCabe said.
The 60-person workforce addition allocated for 2014 will span all business units across SendGrid's three U.S. offices, he said.
"Obviously, given the square footage that we have here, Boulder will be a big focus for recruitment," he said.
Until the planned May move, SendGrid's largest office domestically is 1451 Larimer St. in Denver, where the firm leases a roughly 15,000-square-foot space.
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Trey Ratcliff necesitaba un nuevo diseño de otro y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 74 diseños de 12 diseñadores freelance.
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Hello designers! Let's face it.. I wish I was one of you, but I am not… I don't think I'm a good graphic designer, but I can recognize great graphic design.
We are building a camera app for the iPhone. I am Trey Ratcliff from http://www.StuckInCustoms.com -- we have a very popular photography site, and this app finished… just doing one more rev on the UI before release!
"100 Cameras in 1" is a unique camera app that allows users to apply 100 different effects to their pictures. It has a many cool features that differentiate it from other camera apps:
- 100 Effects, which is a lot!
- A "poetic" feel to the app, the names of the effects, and the results. This is much "softer" feeling camera app that has a nice sensitivity, for people that are open to this sort of thing.
- It is FAST. We are using some special tech that make it the FASTEST camera app avail. (A problem with other camera apps is that they can be quite sluggish).
This camera app is for casual iPhone users. This includes moms that want to take photos of their kids, people that appreciate both style and substance, and people who simply love filling their iPhone with beautiful, compelling apps.
Your mission: Improve upon the existing UI design while maintaining the "feel" of the current design. I think you will see what I mean.
Deliverables: Provide at least 3 screens (more as a bonus) that shows off your "improved version" of this UI. Required screens are "Effects Chooser", "My Creation", and one other of your choice. I'll pick the favorite as the Winner!
-- All PSDs and the font are included in the ZIP file at http://dl.dropbox.com/u/565159/For%…rasApp.zip
- You can see there are only 7 screens (most of them very simple) -- and 2 tiny popup windows
- After I choose the Winner, that person will then be required to complete the design all 7 screens (and 2 popups) before payment.
- Winner will also have to deliver all PSDs with layers unflattened (in case we have to make changes)
- Winner will probably also be used for follow-up work on future versions!
Graphic Design Notes:
- Obviously, I like this "clean" white design. It is meant to be different (and better) than other camera apps.
- Existing designs are full of a few hints of ideas that you can either run with or change... I am very open-minded.


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It has been four weeks since I left Japan. Those four weeks have been some of the busiest of my life! Not only did I have to move back home, unpack and mentally wrap up my past year in Japan but I've also had to prepare for and transition into moving down to Virginia to begin seminary. As soon as I unpacked my suitcases I had to fill them back up again! Today begins my second week of orientation at Virginia Theological Seminary and I can already tell that it is going to be a wonderful experience. However, it is only now that I am settling down and beginning a routine that I am noticing how strange it is to be back home. I still sometimes find myself on the wrong side of the hallway or stairwell. I have more difficulty understanding professors who speak fast than I would have last year and the other day I was shocked to discover that I don't have the worship service completely memorized in English anymore! I know that these things will pass and soon I'll lose the awkwardness of becoming reacquainted with a culture that I haven't been around for a year.
The past year was such a learning and growing experience for me. I know that I'll always remember how my YASC year gave me so many opportunities that I never could have imagined last year before I left. Even now in seminary, I have to stop myself from talking about Japan constantly! On my desk in my dorm room is a picture of some of the kids I taught English to every Friday of last year. I love to look at it and remember the place I was living last month and the people that I got to know well over the course of last year. Even if I return to Japan to visit, I'll never again have an identical experience to my YASC year in Nagoya. For me, that year only lives in my memories, pictures and stories. However, that experience is now a part of my experiences and is therefore a part of who I am. As I begin new adventures and new studies, I am better prepared because I carry with me the experience of my year in Nagoya.


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Merle Haggard Returns to Hospital
Merle Haggard attempted to go home to Northern California last week, following treatment for double pneumonia. However, he returned to the hospital partway through the bus ride, realizing something still wasn't right.
The Associated Press reports that the 74-year-old singer was found to have three stomach ulcers, eight polyps in his colon and diverticulitis of the esophagus. A hospital spokeswoman says that he's now undergoing aggressive treatment for the pneumonia.
"Thanks to all the wonderful people all over the world that prayed their special prayers. I'm a new man," Haggard said in a statement issued through the hospital. "Another special thanks to the folks of Macon, Ga., for their kindness, intelligence and probably saving my life."
The country legend entered the hospital on Jan. 17, minutes before he was scheduled to perform in Macon, Ga. He's since canceled the remainder of his January tour dates. The next scheduled show is on Feb. 28 in Tucson, Ariz.


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Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said that Attorney General Eric Holder is so "inept that he is dangerous to have as the Attorney General" and that President Obama should consider removing him from office.
Issa made the comments on the Laura Ingraham show while commenting about the controversial "Fast and Furious" gun-tracking program......."He doesn't want to admit that it was felony-stupid," Issa said of the operation, which was run by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), which allowed assault-type weapons to be illegally purchased and smuggled across the border.
The Department of Justice was monitoring the weapons, but they have turned up at crime scenes across Mexico. Two weapons that were sold under the program were found at the murder scene of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry last December.
Acting ATF Director Kenneth Melson was removed from his position late last month as the result of an investigation pushed by Issa, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. But Issa believes that Attorney General Holder either signed off on the operation or was "willfully ignorant."
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Holder has a lengthy record of how stupid he really is. He is currently working on his next lifelong goal of hedging his racism legacy.Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.
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Do not ever say that the desire to "do good" by force is a good motive. Neither power-lust nor stupidity are good motives. (Are you listening Barry)?:mad:
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Title: Eagle Forward : Newspaper of the 24th Infantry Regiment, Korea, 1950-1951
Arrangement: The issues of the Eagle Forward newspaper are mostly double-sided with an occasional extra page or attachment. Each newspaper contains a date, as well as volume and number. There are some inconsistencies in numbering, five missing issues, and extra copies of two issues.
The Eagle Forward was an official military publication that ran from September 14th, 1950 (the first issue was titled Eagle's Flight) to October 1st, 1951. It was published by and for personnel of the 24th Infantry Regiment under supervision of the Public Information Office, 24th Infantry Regiment, Korea, APO 25. The African-American 24th Infantry was one of the last segregated regiments in the U.S. Army.
Known as a "foxhole daily," the popular Eagle Forward was a two-page newspaper that was published Monday - Sunday and had a press run of about 600 copies for the soldiers to share. In an article about the Eagle Forward, Associated Press reporter Hal Boyle wrote that the newspaper was "put out by candlelight, Korean gaslight and flashlight. It has gone to press in bombed-out buildings, abandoned factories, in open fields, in tents and in creek beds." Boyle continued that "its editors sometimes have to melt the frozen ink on the stove to publish, but no difficulty yet has stopped them."
In its thirteen-month run, the Eagle Forward published news material from the Armed Forces Radio Services, the Armed Forces Press Services, Associated Press (AP), United Press (UP), and International News Service (INS). Also featured were news items about the companies and individual soldiers, as well as advice to soldiers, occasional cartoons and humorous items.
This newspaper was donated in June of 2006 to the Archives and Special Collections Department of the Healey Library at the University of Massachusetts Boston by Quentin Chavous. Quentin Chavous is a professor in the College of Public and Community Service at the University of Massachusetts Boston and was a member of the 24th Infantry Regiment and editor of the newspaper from May 1951 to its ending.


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Top Food and Beverage Companies for 2005
Tyson unseats Kraft as king of the U.S.-Canada food and beverage industry; plus exclusive results of the first Grant Thornton-Food Processing Survey of Food and Beverage Companies.
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To access the Top 100 table (PDF format), click the Download Now button below. For an alphabetical list, see Table 1: Top 100 Processors (listed alphabetically) at the end of this article.
We don't mean to make this annual ranking into a horse race. As the theme of last year's story indicated, bigger is not necessarily better. Nevertheless, a torch has been passed. After 30 years as the largest food processor in the U.S. and Canada, Kraft Foods Inc. has been unseated by Tyson Foods Inc.
Tyson increased overall 2004 sales 8 percent, by nearly $1.9 billion, and did so without a major acquisition, a favorite tactic of the past (it did, however, end up with a 53-week fiscal year). The Springdale, Ark., protein company did it the old-fashioned way, via 400 new product introductions and double-digit sales increases in its chicken and pork segments, the latter up 29 percent. Tyson was, by our figuring, just $13 million behind Kraft in last year's ranking (using 2003 sales). Overall, counting sales from overseas operations, Kraft remains much larger.
"By our figuring" is an important phrase. Because every company does things a little differently, we impose our own subjectivity to achieve objectivity. We want our table to show the 100 largest value-added food and beverage processors in the U.S. and Canada, the top producers (not necessarily marketers) of grocery store-ready packaged food products.
|Tyson edged out Kraft for the top spot in our ranking by introducing 400 new products and logging double-digit sales increases in its chicken and pork segments in 2004.
We use the most recent fiscal years available. In all cases that was at least calendar 2004, although we were able to squeeze in some 2005 FYs before our deadline.
Despite its No. 2 ranking, Kraft did not stand still. In 2004, the Northfield, Ill., company grew its sales by $153 million. But that may be its last year of overall growth, as the behemoth began shedding extraneous businesses and creating a focused portfolio.
Other companies also had notable increases. Dean Foods grew by $1.6 billion, due in part to the completion of gradual acquisitions of specialty-milk companies White Wave and Horizon Organic as well as the soaring price of milk (which didn't help profits, however). Sara Lee (unfortunately, the most recent available figures were from June 28, 2004) added nearly a billion dollars in its fiscal year 2004, thanks to double-digit increases in its meats and beverages units. Smithfield Foods fully realized sales from 2003 acquisitions Cumberland Gap and Farmland Foods to add $1.3 billion in sales.
In the bad news department, the same number of companies (four) had net losses in 2004 as did in 2003.
The Grant Thornton-Food Processing survey
For what's going on behind the numbers, in most cases driving the numbers, we partnered with Grant Thornton LLP, the global accounting, tax and business advisory organization, for a survey of food and beverage executives.
What's uppermost on the minds of these executives? The development of more healthful products, as well as higher quality products, competition with larger companies and gains in employment and capacity. Those are some of the top issues identified in the Grant Thornton 2005 Survey of U.S. Food & Beverage Companies, sponsored by Food Processing.
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