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Small bowel bacterial overgrowth (SBBO) occurs when there is a build-up of too much bacteria in the small bowel.
SBBO is often caused by an abnormality in the small bowel. Food is not able to flow properly though the intestines. Conditions that may cause this include:
- Birth defect
- Injury
- Surgery
- Digestive disorders
Risk Factors
Factors that may increase your chance of SBBO include:
- Crohn disease
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Short bowel syndrome
- Diverticulitis
- Intestinal stricture (narrowing in the small intestine)
- Digestive disorders, such as celiac disease or lactose intolerance
- Blind loop syndrome (when part of the intestine is bypassed)
- Intestinal infections, such as food poisoning or traveler's diarrhea
- Cirrhosis
- Diabetes
- Chronic pancreatitis
- End-stage kidney or liver disease
Other risk factors include:
- Intestinal surgery
- An obstruction in the small intestine
- Weakened immune system
- Older age
Any condition that affects how food moves through the small bowel may increase the risk of SBBO.
SBBO may cause:
- Abdominal pain
- Bloating and gas
- Feeling of fullness
- Constipation or diarrhea
- Nutritional deficiencies, such as vitamins B12 , A, D, E, iron, or thiamine
- Weight loss
Your doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done.
Tests may include
- Blood tests
- Breath tests—to analyze certain gases that may be present after fasting and eating specific sugars
- Culture of intestinal fluid (aspirate)—a catheter is used to get a sample of fluid from the small bowel
The goals are to:
- Reduce the levels of harmful bacteria in the small bowel
- Treat the underlying condition
Antibiotics are often prescribed to treat SBBO. Usually treatment is temporary, but in some cases you may need to take antibiotics for a longer period.
Nutritional Support
To make sure that you get the proper nutrients, you may need to:
- Work with a dietitian
- Follow a special diet, such as a carbohydrate-restricted diet
- Take vitamins and/or supplements
- Take probiotics
In some cases, tube feeding is needed with a special formula.
For severe cases, surgery may be needed. This is done to correct an abnormality in the small bowel.
If you have any of the conditions that are linked to SBBO, get proper treatment. This may reduce your chance of having a build-up of bacteria in the small bowel.
Revision Information
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Jama CEO Eric Winquist argues that the requirements process leads to ideas being "tossed over the wall to development" and that even with the latest technology and Agile processes, there are disconnects and frustrations.
"Programmers, engineers, and testers are working from the information they have. Regardless of how crisp the requirements are at the project outset, they will continue to change. Without visibility into the business impact of changes and updates, the development team is at enormous disadvantage," says Winquist. "Jama wanted to give the development team an easy, and effective way, to pull in business stakeholders when necessary to keep projects on track."
Jama's proposition is to be able to engage stakeholders where they already work, so the software brings in people across the business with workflows familiar to them.
By using common social constructs, including @mentions, #hashtags, and a collaboration stream, Jama says that the product team can elevate critical and time-sensitive decisions to the right people and let them respond in real time from wherever they are via email, direct from a mobile device or the collaboration stream.
"One of the major problems with quality is not getting feedback during early design activities when changes are easy and inexpensive to implement. Jama, which first introduced collaborative requirements management, applies the same principles to ad-hoc discussions enabling frequent, informal collaboration, and review across the product delivery cycle. This enables team members to pull in their peers to discuss and make decisions about requirements, test cases, and other details before they are formally reviewed," said the company.
By having real-time conversations about projects in the same place where the work takes place, Jama claims that users can associate development changes and issues with potential business impact.

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Another View -- Marc Brown: Northern Pass will lower electric rates for Granite StatersMARC BROWN
July 11. 2013 10:28PM
The Northern Pass transmission project has engendered much controversy over the past few years — most of it centered on the location of transmission lines through New Hampshire's North Country. One thing that can't be debated is the low-cost electricity and reliability that the 1,200-megawatt, hydro-generated project will bring to New England's electricity grid.
Opponents of the project argue that New Hampshire won't benefit from Northern Pass because we won't get the electricity. But that premise couldn't be further from the truth. The grid essentially works like a large swimming pool with hoses bringing water in (generators), while other hoses take water out (suppliers). Generators provide energy to the grid (the swimming pool) and suppliers purchase the electricity for our homes and businesses at the "marginal rate," which represents the highest bid accepted by New England's Independent System Operator (ISO-NE), the organization that manages the region's electricity grid. Generators with bids below the marginal rate get to pocket the difference. Basically, if "Acme Generation" bids $20/mwh and the marginal rate is $30/mwh, Acme receives $30 even though its bid was only $20 — a $10 bonus. Anytime we can get new generation into the grid that lowers the marginal rate, it will benefit ratepayers, and the Northern Pass Project will do just that.
Any power from Northern Pass that isn't bid into the grid will be sold directly to electricity suppliers via Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). Adversaries of PPAs argue that long-term contracts could potentially shift costs from generator to ratepayers. This may be true with expensive power sources like wind and biomass, but hydroelectric power has historically been a source of low-cost electricity. In fact, states with high percentages of hydroelectric power — like Washington, Idaho and Oregon — have some of the lowest electricity rates in the country. Vermont utilities currently enjoy a PPA with Hydro-Quebec at 6 cents per kilowatt-hour, providing Vermonters with price stability from a reliable, base-load power source.
Roughly half of the electricity generated in New England is derived from natural gas. Recently, the ISO-NE has voiced concerns about the region being too dependent on natural gas electricity generation. Two problems face natural gas generators in time of peak demand: (1) a lack of pipeline infrastructure that restricts supply of natural gas, and (2) lack of firm contracts of current supply to natural gas generators, most of whom sit behind local distribution companies (LDCs) in the supply line. LDCs are responsible for providing natural gas for home heating throughout the region, and they purchase their supplies with firm contracts so they can be sure to have natural gas available.
Northern Pass will offer price stability and reliability to the region's grid as well as furnish ratepayers with a valuable hedge against future volatility to natural gas prices — especially against price shocks like the ones that hit natural gas generators and suppliers this past winter, causing the price of electricity to quadruple and forcing an electricity supplier out of the market.
ISO-NE has called the region's growing dependence on natural gas for power generation the highest priority strategic risk for the New England power grid. With more than 8,000 megawatts of generation to be retired by 2020, the region will need to cover a shortfall of 6,000 megawatts of electricity generation. Northern Pass will provide 1,200 megawatts of that shortfall and will do so in a way that provides clean, reliable, base-load power to our region's grid and will lower the cost of electricity to ratepayers in the process.
Marc Brown is executive director of the New England Ratepayers Association.


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Pat has a bachelor's degree in radio-television broadcasting from the University of Northern Iowa.
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VRCB Volatility Reduced Compression Bar
E-Mini S&P (March '13):
- Short Term Trends are bullish.
- Confirmation of a top with a range violation on 01/08/13 @ 1450.50. Confirmation of a bottom with a close violation on 12/31/12 @ 1420.00. Upside Targets = 1452.00 – 1471.50.
- The March S&Ps continued their drop lower to begin the week on Tuesday but battled back to close above the daily mid-range as the S&Ps remain very resilient heading into earnings reports.
- I expect the S&Ps to drop back to 1420 over the coming weeks where it should then find some support until we approach what will become the debt ceiling "crisis."
- Projected Daily Range: 11.75
- Projected Weekly Range: 59.25
- Projected Monthly Range: 76.00
COMEX Gold (February '13):
- Short Term Trends are bearish.
- Confirmation of a top with a range violation on 01/04/13 @ 1661.10. Confirmation of a top with a close violation on 01/04/13 @ 1648.90. Downside Target = 1625.70 – 1611.90.
- Second consecutive inside compression day generated on Tuesday.
- February Gold rebounded from Monday's bearish settlement to close just off the session's high after narrowly missing out on confirming a ST bottom.
- Gold has recently digested the losses it incurred at the end of last week and should continue to find some support near $1,650 as it pushes higher to $1,676.20.
- Projected Daily Range: 21.10
- Projected Weekly Range: 52.00
- Projected Monthly Range: 90.30
Euro FX (March '13):
- Short Term Trends are bullish.
- Confirmation of a bottom with a range violation on 01/08/12 @ 1.3129. Confirmation of a top with a close violation on 12/21/12 @ 1.3187. Downside Targets = 1.3093 – 1.3036.
- The March Euro FX erased most of its gains for the week so far on Tuesday as it ran into some ST resistance at 1.3150 to close in the lower 40% of the day's trading range.
- Tuesday's price action suggests that the market will rally back near 1.3124 and then drop to test the weekly lows.
- Projected Daily Range: .0094
- Projected Weekly Range: .0193
- Projected Monthly Range: .0381


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Hi, well, all I know is that it was recorded with Edirol R-09 HR. I didn't record it, I found it on the internet and shared here. But it's not rip from videos.
czesc powiedz, czy Ty tez miales problemy z dodaniem zdjecia glownego?bo normalne juz wiem jak dodac, dzieki za info ale glownego nie moge ustawic za zadne skarby :/ caly czas pokazuje mi jakis blad, nawet jak zmniejsze, masakraaaaaa. pozdrawiam serdecznie!
Going great! Lot's of work right now. You? Looking forward to see The Offspring?
Yes, great to see a German headlining date!
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Oddio,sai che non lo so? XD Vado a controllare subito!!
Comunque sono abruzzese Tu?
I will stay at that Hotel too, I will book it next weekend
Hey Man! Tell me, are you coming to paris just for the shoW? to where is your flight? CDG, ORLY, BEAUVAIS?
Why not drive with us? Fun road trip!
Haha well, we've been talking about getting a car since otherwise logistically it will be a nightmare, and we'd have to go back home or something. Not sure, but a car seems like the most logic method for us now. But we'll see! We have to find a place for us all to talk actually. See what the options are.
Definitely thinking about it!
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Rich northern countries will adapt easily to climate change. Its the poor, tropical countries that will suffer.
Thats been the mantra of many authors who have speculated about how people will adapt to rising sea levels and changes in our weather patterns. Its assumed, correctly, that Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa will be ravaged by floods and famines and will have few resources with which to adapt.
Its also been assumed that the more-developed countries will be less affected by climate change because of their fortunate location in the Northern temperate zone where less-severe climate effects have been anticipated and because of their greater wealth.
America, for example, can afford to build dikes to protect its harbors from rising seas, install pipelines to move water from the Midwest to the Southwest for drought mitigation and plant southern crops farther north to take advantage of increasingly mild climates. According to the Its-easy-to-adapt crowd, climate change is no big deal.
Unfortunately, such vacuous notions could be defended until this year, helping to delay urgently needed action to slow climate change. But this is the year when climate change itself has rewritten the book about what we can realistically expect and debunked the easy-adaptation myth. This is the year of global weirding unpredictable weather, thousands of broken temperature records and seemingly endless storms, floods and droughts especially across the Northern temperate zone.
The summer drought in the U.S. the most severe since the Dust Bowl and the devastating droughts of the 1950s serves as a dramatic introduction to shifting global climate patterns.
To quote climatologist Andrew Freedman from his Climate Central blog: In May, the U.S. Agriculture Department predicted a record corn yield after farmers planted the largest area of corn and soybeans since 1937. Three months later ... those crops lie in ruin. ... The drought came on without warning ... and (its) footprint ... expanded from an already-high 38 percent to a devastating 64 percent (later 80 percent of the lower 48 states), engulfing ... the entire corn and soybean growing region.
Whats going on?
One recent column, available on my website, discusses the alarming loss of Arctic summertime sea ice (the Polar Ice Cap). Half the ice has melted, and many climate scientists believe the rest will melt soon, probably within this decade. The ice loss is directly related to the general warming of the Arctic region and its air masses, which is occurring at two to four times the rate of overall global warming.
What does Arctic warming have to do with this years Midwest drought, crop-destroying heat waves in Russia and record floods in France?
The polar jet stream, a four-mile-high river of air that circulates the globe at speeds of over 100 mph, exerts an enormous influence on regional and global weather patterns. The jet stream helps move air masses, generate low-pressure centers and steer storms.
Following the sun, the jet stream moves south in summer and north in winter, and also develops a large, somewhat random wavy pattern as it flows from west to east.
The jet stream is driven by the difference in temperature between the polar and temperate air masses, and moves more slowly if that difference decreases as it has done in recent years because of Arctic warming. And when the jet stream slows down, the weather patterns it influences tend to become stuck, that is, persist in one region. Thus, icy storms and deadly heat waves can and have hung over regions for weeks rather than days. Additionally, weaker temperature differentials tend to increase the length of the jet streams waves, bringing frigid Arctic weather farther south and warm, almost snowless winters to places such as Minnesota.
While Arctic warming is just part of the overall temperate-zone weather picture, there is increasing agreement among climatologists as to its importance. As the Arctic continues to warm, its likely that a weakened jet stream will drive increasingly chaotic weather to the temperate regions where most of the worlds food is produced.
This past year, the price of some U.S. corn-based food products has risen as much as 17 percent while the Midwest screamed for the water that easy adapters would pipe to the Southwest.
How much more adaptation can we afford at our ecological house?
Philip S. Wenz, who grew up in Durango and Boulder, now lives in Corvallis, Ore., where he teaches and writes about environmental issues. Reach him by email through his website, www.your-ecological-house.com.


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"What is your dream?" Rotary International President Sakuji Tanaka asks young people wherever his extensive worldwide travels take him.
"What is your dream?" Rotary International President Sakuji Tanaka asks young people wherever his extensive worldwide travels take him.
And, regardless of the honest answer from this young person or that young person, Tanaka always responds: "That is truly wonderful."
A member of the Rotary Club of Yashio since its charter in 1975, Tanaka has put "service above self" — a primary RI motto — in a variety of ways ranging from serving as a member of the Polio Eradication Advocacy Task Force and Future Vision Committee to working with his own Rotary district to help construct a school building in Bangladesh.
As Rotary International president-elect last year, Tanaka announced his theme for this Rotary year would be "Peace Through Service" and stated RI would sponsor three international peace forums in Berlin, Honolulu and Hiroshima. Jack Bailey, past president of the Rotary Club of Oak Ridge and current district governor of Rotary District 6780, was on hand for Tanaka's speech — and said he envisioned a district-sponsored peace forum in "The Secret City" of World War II that Tanaka would attend and address.
With Bailey's "vision" receiving the green light from others in District 6780, Oak Ridge city historian and Rotarian Bill Wilcox was tapped to help write a letter explaining Oak Ridge's involvement in producing fuel for the atomic bomb that led to Japan's surrender in August 1945, ending the war and bringing peace to a world that had lost 54 million people.
To make a long story short, Tanaka accepted Bailey's invitation and the RI president met Saturday at ORAU's Pollard Auditorium with about 250 fellow Rotarians who visited Oak Ridge from as far away as Louisiana, Illinois, Oregon and even the Republic of Turkey.
In a one-on-one interview with The Oak Ridger, the RI president commented on the "very nice people" of Oak Ridge and East Tennessee, and added that the "natural landscape is very beautiful."
A former chair of the Daika Company and former president of the National Household Papers Distribution Association of Japan, Tanaka also conveyed great appreciation for the tour he was given of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory during his visit. He described ORNL's research as "very exciting."
Tanaka also expounded on the "humanitarian efforts" of Rotary. Though he didn't reference Oak Ridge's three Rotary clubs specifically:
• Rotary Club of Oak Ridge's service projects have not only included the Secret City Commemorative Walk (which the RI president toured) and the annual Street Painting Festival, but the Cedar Hill Park Rebuild, the annual PolioPlus' "End Polio Now" fundraiser, the Oak Ridge High School Interact Club and more;
• Breakfast Rotary Club of Oak Ridge's service projects include Clean Water for Appalachia, the annual Literacy Luncheon (with Altrusa), Graduation Celebration, the Robertsville Middle School Interact Club and more; and
• Sunset Rotary Club of Oak Ridge's service projects include Oak Ridge City Science Fair, Christmas Baskets for Seniors, the Japan Disaster Relief, Sanitation Facility in Kabale, Uganda and more.
Going back to the "What is your dream?" question that RI President Tanaka says he asks so often of young people, he said it isn't so much about "what" your specific dream is but the important thing is that you "have" a dream and that you follow it.
"Everyone has a talent or strong skill," Tanaka said. If it's helping care for animals or being a shoemaker, then you should strive to be the best veterinarian or the best shoemaker you can be.
Regarding joining Rotary and being an active Rotarian, the RI president said its important that a person's goals or purpose in life isn't just about that person.
"What can I do to help others? What can I do to improve the world?" Tanaka asks.
Often referencing Rotary International's 1.2 million members who serve in more than 34,000 Rotary clubs worldwide, the RI president says this non-governmental organization may well be in the best position to create peace around the world.
On a personal note, Sakuji Tanaka says he gets the greatest satisfaction out of asking, "What can I do to make this person happy? What can I do to improve this person's position or his or her life?"
Personal peace then, at least for the RI president who visited The Secret City over the weekend, would appear to come from helping others to achieve their goals and becoming the best they can be.
Service Above Self. Who would have thought it could be that simple?
Darrell Richardson can be contacted at (865) 220-5510.


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Bud Werner Memorial Library and Off the Beaten Path Bookstore present National Novel Writing Month...30 days & nights of literary abandon for all ages: November 1-30, 2012.
Off the Beaten Path Bookstore is hosting four Wednesday gatherings to write! Spend November 7, 14, 21 and 28 from 5-7 p.m. in the Loft, writing and exchanging ideas with your fellow novelists. There will also be visits from local writers who will be on hand for advice. With plug-ins and space, this is your time to write together and share ideas, breakthroughs, frustration and giggles. Plus there is coffee and fresh pastry from the Off the Beaten Path Cafe!
Write-in at the library every day! BWML is a comfortable, quiet and well-lit place to work on your novel all month long. Write at the spacious desks where there are ample plug-ins. Peer out the picture windows when you need inspiration. Use the free computers and WiFi to research important details for your plot. Get to know our referencee librarians when you need a hard-won fact.
What is NaNoWriMo?
A fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing November 1. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30. Interested novelists should visit the official NaNoWriMo web site to learn more about the national program.


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Viral pharyngitis is a sore, inflamed throat.
Viral pharyngitis is may be caused by one of several viruses. It often occurs with other viral infections, such as a common cold or the flu.
Risk Factors
Viral pharyngitis is more common in children and adolescents. Other factors that may increase your chances of viral pharyngitis include:
- Living or working in crowded places, such as daycare centers or schools
- Poor hygeine
- Cigarette smoking or exposure to second-hand smoke
- Allergies
Lowered immunity due to:
- Stress or fatigue
- Recent illness
- Chronic health conditions, such as HIV infection or AIDS
- Chemotherapy
Viral pharyngitis may cause:
- Sore, red, swollen throat
- Trouble swallowing
- Throat ulcerations
- Swollen, tender lymph nodes in the neck and behind the ears
- Decreased appetite
- Fatigue
- Rashes
Your doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. Most viral sore throats are diagnosed based on the symptoms and an examination of the throat. Sometimes, the throat will be swabbed to make sure that the sore throat is not caused by a bacterial strep infection.
There are no treatments to cure viral pharyngitis. Most cases of viral pharyngitis resolve on their own within about a week.
Treatments to relieve symptoms include:
Over-the-Counter Pain Medication
Sore throat pain can be treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
Note: Aspirin can cause serious complications in some children with certain infections. It is best to avoid aspirin or aspirin products for children with infections.
You can relieve symptoms by:
- Gargling with warm salt water can help relieve a sore throat.
- Using throat lozenges.
- Drinking plenty of fluids. Hot drinks and soups or cold fluids can be very soothing for a sore throat.
- Using running a cool-mist humidifier. It can help keep your nasal passages moist and reduce congestion.
To help reduce your chance of viral pharyngitis:
- Practice good hygiene, including careful hand washing.
- Do niot share food or beverages with other people.
- Avoid areas where people are smoking.
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Max Holloway
TRAINING: Training changes everyday
Thoughts on opponent, Brian Ortega? Great opponent.
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started training at the end of my sophomore year in high school in 2007. I started training because one of my best friends that I met in that grade - Josh Keanu - told me I should train with him. I slept over his house one night and his trainer was there too. The trainer watched me hitting the speed bag and said I should come to training. So I did and the rest is history.
What ranks and titles have you held? UFC featherweight champion, I held the 155 title for X-1 world events, it's the biggest show on the island.
Do you have any heroes? Jesus Christ for leading the way for me, and my grandma Cynthia Kapoi. She was always there for me and my brothers and just gave us a lot of love.
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It means a lot because I come from a little town on Oahu that is basically looked down upon. We are seen as the punks and troublemakers of the island. It just feels so good to make it when people are looking at you thinking there is no way I can. This also was a dream since I first started fighting. I'm living my dream doing what I love to do. It's just hard to explain how I feel because I can't put it in words.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? No. Right after high school I knew I wanted to fight. People would ask me 'are you going to college' and I would say 'no, I'm gonna pursue my dream and fight.' Most of them would give me a 'you're crazy' face. But it just made me want it more.
What was your job before you started fighting? I worked with a man named Dorsey Roberts. He owns his own handyman business and that's what I was, a handyman.
Specific accomplishments in amateur competition? I won three amateur 145-pound belts within three months. In order, 808 Battleground, Destiny interim, Just Scrap.
Ranks in any martial arts styles: Purple belt in jiu-jitsu
Favorite grappling technique: Arm bar
Favorite Striking technique: flying knee
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A natural-gas well burnoff set off a scramble of firefighters, law-enforcement personnel and BP workers Sunday night after it was initially reported as a well explosion.
La Plata County Sheriffs Deputy Steve Schmidt said he initially arrived at the well, located southeast of Bayfield off County Road 523, around 8 p.m. and saw flames lessening in intensity to below the level of surrounding sound-suppression walls.
Schmidt said firefighters from Durango Fire & Rescue Authority arrived and determined it was a well burnoff, a normal operation, and not an explosion.
Schmidt said BP personnel also arrived to take control of the situation.
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Column published March 8, 2013 in The Mexico Ledger
100 Years Ago
"Hamilton Bros. sale of stallions, mares, Jacks and Jennets at their Blue Grass Stock Farm south of this city, Friday, reached a total of $14,242.50. The Hamilton Bros. had a splendid assortment of fine stock for sale and several fine animals were consigned by other persons. Horsemen from all over the State were present and many bought. W.W. Pollock, who was clerk of the sale, had several bids by wire and letter. He bought several horses for parties in this way. Following is a partial list of the sales: Reuben C., chestnut stallion, J.E. Downing, $400; John Collins, chestnut stallion, C. Anderson, $580; Champ Clark, chestnut stallion, W.W. Pollock, $215; Laddie Buck, chestnut stallion, Bruce Roberts, $405; Bay Ike, consigned by H.F. Noel, Martinsburg; J.W. Brewer, $165; Senator Smith, chestnut stallion, Tom Bass, $180; Kentucky Boy, bay stallion, Hook & Woods $300; Romeo, jet black Percheron, consigned by F.M. Branstetter, B.R. Middleton, $165; 6 year old iron gray stallion, W.D. Lee, $205; Gold Bond, dark chestnut stallion, S.C. McKinney, Dallas, Texas, $400; Edna Carter, light chestnut mare, consigned by Eaton Farm, J.T. Johnson, $100."
50 Years Ago
"Construction of a new electric power substation in northwest Mexico will be started this year as part of Missouri Power and Light Co.'s 21 million dollar five-year construction program. J.J. McNamara, Mexico district manager, said today the transformer substation will be built near the Hawthorne School on Curtis Street. The plans have been completed and work will be done sometime this year, he said. Also to be built this year are substations at Jefferson City and Boonville. Last year the utility spent $2,874,000 for new construction, of which $2,213,000 was on electric facilities and $661,000 on natural gas service extension. The major addition was a 19-mile, 69,000 volt line from Centralia to the Peabody Coal Co. mine north of Columbia. The line is part of the Mexico district, Mr. McNamara said. It was completed in October. The mine is expected to use 10 million kilowatt hours a year. The Mexico generating plant now uses coal from the new Mark Twain mine. Also last year MP&L increased the size of the substation serving Centralia. Renewed work on the Mexico smokestack will begin soon, Mr. McNamara said. The annual report to shareholders of MP&L showed higher earnings, reflecting increased gas and electric sales to all classes of customers noted."
25 Years Ago
"John W. Shields has been named manager of Mexico operations for A.P. Green Refractories Co.'s Mexico plant, according to an announcement by James Maunder, vice president of manufacturing. In his new position, Mr. Shields will be responsible for all manufacturing, maintenance and accounting functions for the Mexico plant. Mr. Shields joined the company in 1978 as an industrial engineer. Two years later, he was promoted to manager of industrial engineering. In 1981, he became manager of the high density plant. In 1984, he was named manager of special process plants and two years later became manager of the tunnel kiln plant. Last year he was named manager of Mexico manufacturing. Mr. Shields is a graduate of Millikin University in Decatur, Ill., with a bachelor of science degree in industrial engineering. Mr. Shields and his wife, Donna, reside at 1321 Rosebud. They have one daughter, Tracy, a junior at the University of Missouri- Columbia. Mr. Shields is a member of the Optimist Club and the American Institute of Industrial Engineers."
10 Years Ago
"A House endorsed bill that would provide state incentives for older downtown areas could be beneficial to Mexico's central business district. 'If it's passed, and I think it will, it could potentially help a lot of the downtowns in the state, including Mexico,' said State Rep. Steve Hobbs (R-Mexico, District 21). The proposal would distribute up to $150 million a year under the Downtown Economic Stimulus Act for development projects in downtowns with buildings at least 35 years old. Projects would qualify for the funding by hitting various benchmarks in job creation and by surpassing cost thresholds. For cities with more than 300,000 residents, projects must cost at least $10 million and create at least 100 jobs. For cities with 40,000 or fewer people, projects would need to cost at least $500,000 and create at least five jobs. The bill is expected to cost the state nothing in the next fiscal year and zero to $150 million in the future. The long-term costs are said to be small because of the revenue creation of the projects."
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What: CUSG Legislative Council Meeting
When: 7 p.m. Thursday
Where: UMC
Info: cusg.colorado.edu
University of Colorado administrators plan to adopt a campus-wide smoking ban this week that, once enacted, will be enforced through education and self-policing, rather than tickets.
CU officials said Monday that Chancellor Phil DiStefano is currently reviewing the policy and is likely to sign it by Friday.
Once the policy is signed, the campus will begin a six-month education phase before implementing the ban in the fall. Administrators said even after the ban is in full effect, offenders will never be ticketed for smoking.
"This is going to be handled in the same way we handle any of our other policies," said Louise Vale, vice chancellor for administration. "Like, you can't smoke inside the campus buildings, and, every once in a while, you see that and then just ask them to leave."
The policy leaves the campus community responsible for enforcing the ban by asking students, faculty and staff to educate smokers and ask them to put out their cigarettes, Vale said.
A Community Health survey in 2011 found that 60 percent of CU students said they have never smoked a cigarette. About 20 percent of students said they have smoked in the last 30 days, and 6.5 percent of students said they smoke daily, according to the survey.
CU junior Elizabeth Jameson said she's been smoking daily for about six months and a campus smoking ban likely will not help her give up the habit.
"I'll still smoke, I'll just avoid doing it on campus as much," Jameson said. "I don't think it will change much for students, especially if they're not going to enforce it."
An implementation committee -- which Vale is part of -- will discuss materials to help educate the campus about the ban and other possible punishments for offenders once the policy is signed.
"There is a difference between no ticketing and no punishment," university spokeswoman Malinda Miller-Huey said. "We are not planning on having police ticketing, but someone could be in violation of the student code of conduct or employee rules, which will be decided by the implementation policy."
Vale said it could be months after the ban is approved before the implementation committee determines punishments and other programs related to the ban.
The committee is considering suggestions from other institutions -- including the Anschutz Medical Campus, which is currently tobacco-free -- such as informational signs, designated smoking areas during the six-month education period and cards that have information about the ban, which students can hand to smokers to avoid conflict, Vale said.
"As the Boulder campus, we want to be on leading edge of things," Vale said, adding that more than 1,100 colleges and universities across the country have either tobacco-free or no-smoking policies.
The Boulder administration was planning to move forward with a tobacco-free policy in the fall but changed to a no-smoking policy after the CU Student Government denied support for the broader tobacco ban.
Chris Scheafbauer, health and safety director for the CU Student Government, said student leaders were concern about banning chewing tobacco on campus since it only affects the person using it, while second-hand smoke can impact others.
"Some members felt like the tobacco ban was overreaching, but the smoking ban was reasonable because of second-hand smoke," Scheafbauer said. "It's the level of personal choice versus choices made for others in the case of second-hand smoke."
Scheafbauer will present more information about the ban and how it will affect students at Thursday's Legislative Council meeting at 7 p.m. in the University Memorial Center.
Putting the responsibility of enforcement on the campus community could result in a lifestyle change for some students, Scheafbauer said.
"It's about empowering the community and giving them a tool to enforce and advocate for their own health," he said.
The administration and student leaders said the education period will focus on helping smokers get connected to campus programs and resources that can help them quit smoking or adjust their habits while on campus.
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On Campus: Poetry triple-header Nov. 2
Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011
The Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J., Reading Series serves up a winsome threesome for the fall poetry reading: Santa Clara's own Kirk Glaser, Claudia Monpere McIsaac, and Chancellor William Rewak, S.J.
WHERE: Fess Parker Studio Theatre
WHEN: Wed., Nov. 2 — 4 p.m.
WHO: Well, there's...
Kirk Glaser. He's taught writing and literature at Santa Clara for over 15 years and serves as faculty advisor to The Santa Clara Review. His work has been nominated twice for the Pushcart Prize, and he has received an American Academy of Poets prize, C. H. Jones National Poetry Prize, and University of California Poet Laureate Award. His poetry can be found in The Threepenny Review, Cerise Press, Alsop Review, Berkeley Poetry Review, as well as the The Cortland Review.
Claudia Monpere McIsaac. She's taught at Santa Clara for 25 years, and her poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction have appeared in The Kenyon Review, Prairia Schooner, Ecotone, Puerto del Sol, and elsewhere.
William Rewak, S.J. Known as Santa Clara's poet-president, Fr. Rewak led the University 1976–88 and returned to Santa Clara as Chancellor this summer, after having served as President of Spring Hill College, director of the Jesuit Retreat House in Los Altos, and professor of poetry at Loyola Marymount University. Read more about Fr. Rewak in the Fall issue of the Santa Clara Magazine. And read his poems Abundance and Modern Warfare in America magazine.
Also know: We here at the mag like good writing. And it just so happens that Fr. Rewak founded Santa Clara Magazine 30 years ago, in autumn 1981.
Share the news: A PDF flyer about the poetry reading is available here for downloading, printing out, pasting up, handing forth.
Who's responsible? The reading is sponsored by the SCU Department of English and the Creative Writing Program.
—Jon Teel
Tags: Claudia Monpere McIsaac, fess parker, glasser, Kirk Glaser, mcisaac, On Campus, poetry reading, rewak


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The Star Courier's Athlete of the Week
Kewanee wrestler Mark Breedlove has prevailed in 29 of his 30 matches this season. But that one match in the loss column still resonates with him.
"He obviously went out there and wrestled a lot harder than me and I wasn't expecting him to be as good as he was," said Breedlove of his 6-3 loss to Wyatt Fox of Shelbyville in the quarterfinals of the PORTA Invitational Dec. 8. "Through the season, that match has pushed me a little harder to try to make sure that doesn't happen again."
Losing can be the best teacher of all, and Breedlove took that lesson to heart. He hasn't let it happen again as he stands 29-1 after cruising to the 138-pound title at the Kewanee Invitational last Saturday.
"He walked through our tournament pretty easily. He looks great and his technique is awesome right now," said Kewanee coach Charley Eads. "When he turns the switch on and he's ready to wrestle, he's going to be tough to beat."
Eads concedes Breedlove's switch has been on ever since that December defeat.
"He made one mistake. He took the kid lightly," said Eads. "Since then his head has been on straight and he hasn't taken anybody lightly. I think he's ready to cap off his high school career."
Breedlove has put up some impressive numbers in his wrestling career. He started his senior year with 89 victories, and has pushed the total to 118 entering this weekend's Bob Mitton Orion Invitational Wrestling Tournament. He's the seventh wrestler to crack Kewanee's 100-win club, joining Tate Sturtevant, Tommy VanDusen, Adam Breedlove, Andre Dunn, Trae Walters and Brandon Rohrig.
He's a three-time sectional qualifier, but has yet to take that ultimate step to the state tournament. It's not hard to figure out how Breedlove would like to close his high school career.
"I think my biggest goal right now is just to make it down to state. That would be really nice," said Breedlove.
And once again, a loss helps serve as motivation for Breedlove to make the trip to Champaign this season. His state dream was dashed last year at the Macomb Sectional by Eureka's Ben Pintar. It was the third defeat Pintar handed him last season.
"I can't tell you how angry and how frustrated I was last year not making it, just being one match away and losing to a kid I lost to three times before," said Breedlove. "It was just terrible not being able to beat this one person that stands in your way. It wasn't multiple people, it was just one person that eliminated me and kept me from going down last year. Hopefully I'll be able to make it down there and see where it goes from there."
If Breedlove completes the mission to state, it'll be at 132 pounds. He's wrestled at 138 all season, but is dropping down to 132 this weekend in Orion.
"That's what we expect to go for regionals," said Eads. "We're just practicing getting down to weight. That's why we're doing it this week for him to see how he wrestles down a weight. If he feels strong, we should be good to go for regionals at 132."
"My brother was really successful with it his senior year," said Breedlove of moving down a weight class.
Older brother Adam dropped from 145 to 140 for the state series his senior year (2008-09), and emerged as a state champion.
"This is my first time going down a weight. I should be a lot stronger," said Breedlove.
Eads believes if Breedlove can pair confidence with his physical talents, he'll be awfully tough to beat in the state series.
"When you start watching the best wrestlers, they know they're going to go out and get it. There's 100 percent commitment on the moves that they do," said Eads. "I think he's taking that to heart a little bit. You see him go out there and you know that he's going to do it now. He's like the Energizer bunny, he just keeps going."
Breedlove knows he has push himself in the coming weeks if hopes to finish his career in Champaign.
"The conditioning, training and drilling and the amount of time I put in this next three weeks is really going to have to step up," he said. "It's imperative that I do train to a much higher level than I have previously in order to beat some of these higher ranked kids. I also have to stay focused and not let it get to your head. I'm just going to do everything I can these next few weeks."
More about Mark Breedlove
Favorite Meal — "If I could have one meal right now, it would be a five-gallon Krispy Kreme doughnut sundae."
Favorite TV Show — Community
Favorite Movie — "Too many to count."
Favorite School Subject — English
School Activities — Wrestling, TEAM, J. Kyle Braid and Key Club
Spare Time — Filmmaking and hanging out with friends
Future Plans — Study filmmaking and television in college. Considering Bradley University and Florida State University. Neither has a wrestling team.
Parents — Dan and Liz Breedlove


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"Before arriving at Moritz I had already decided that I wanted to work in international law. In my 2L year, I took four international law classes and found them to be extremely useful and quite relevant in terms of the kind of work that I wanted to pursue after graduation. Two of the classes, International Business Transactions and International Intellectual Property, were taught by Professor Chow. The remaining two classes were both week-long courses taught by visiting practitioners as part of the Distinguished Practitioners in Residence Program in Business Law.
After my 2L year, I landed a position with an Australian law firm, working in their Ho Chi Minh City office in Vietnam. The knowledge that I gained in my international law classes proved invaluable.
After law school I hope to return to Asia and work as a corporate attorney for one of the many corporate law firms in the region. I'm confident that with the knowledge and experience I've gained at Moritz that I will achieve this goal."
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International law consists of two distinct parts, First, public international law includes the rules
that govern the relations among nation-states to create order, prevent war, and facilitate
cooperation. It also includes the study of several organizations that help govern the international
community, e.g. the United Nations.
The second focus of the area is on international business law, which concerns the rights and
obligations associated with international exchanges of goods, services, and capital. It, too,
includes the study of several organizations that help govern international business and trade, e.g.
the World Trade Organization.
The College's international faculty have studied and practiced across countless borders, and are experts in a vast number of legal fields. Professor John Quigley, who was a research scholar at Moscow State University and a research associate in comparative law at Harvard Law School, teaches International Law and Comparative Law. His focus is international human rights. His seminar, Inter-Ethnic Conflict Resolution, examines dispute resolution issues in the context of ethnic conflicts. His numerous publications include books and articles on human rights, the United Nations, war and peace, east European law, African law, and the Arab-Israeli conflict.
On the international business side, Professor Daniel Chow teaches International Business
Transactions, International Trade, and Doing Business in China, among others. Students
interested in practicing international business law will find there are multiple courses related to
international taxes, joint ventures, and mergers.
Professor Chow also was instrumental in launching Ohio State's China Gateway in Shanghai. The Gateway is the result of the University's global initiative to expand the reach and impact of its many resources with a physical presence in strategic areas of the world. Other Gateways are expected in India, Brazil, Turkey, sub-Saharan Africa, and Europe.
Students can pursue a Certificate in Legal Issues in International Trade and Development.
Moritz students also have a valuable opportunity to take several courses – whether related to international law or not – alongside international attorneys. Students in Moritz's LL.M. program, designed for foreign attorneys, take classes with juris doctor candidates. The learning environment allows Moritz students to hear and discuss the law with professionals from other countries.
Students can learn about international law as a member of the International Law Society, which strives to cultivate discussion and study of international and comparative law. Members of the International Law Society have worked across the globe, in places like England, Egypt, and Switzerland. Additionally, the organization provides global-thinking students with information about obtaining internships and careers with organizations like the United Nations and the World Bank.
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July 17. 2013 4:23PM
AG Foster: Lawmakers should 'take another look' at 'stand-your-ground' law
By JOHN DiSTASO
Senior Political Reporter
CONCORD -- New Hampshire's new attorney general said Wednesday state lawmakers should consider "another look" at New Hampshire's "stand your ground" law after a repeal effort failed earlier this year.
The comments by Joseph Foster came after United States Attorney General Eric Holder strongly condemned such state laws Tuesday in an address to the NAACP in Florida. Holder commented in the wake of the George Zimmerman acquittal in the Trayvon Martin case.
A bill to repeal New Hampshire's "stand your ground law" was passed by the House this year but then tabled by the state Senate, on a bipartisan vote of 19-5. The session ended with the bill still tabled, effectively killing it but leaving the issue available to be considered again next year.
Foster told UnionLeader.com he respects the legislative process, but, "In due course, it would warrant taking a look at it.
"This office opposed its passage and supported its repeal" before Foster was confirmed as attorney general in April, he noted. Foster's predecessor, Michael Delaney, strongly opposed the "stand your ground" law.
Foster, a former state senator said that before he was attorney general, he opposed "stand your ground."
"In due course, it would be wise to take another look at it," he said.
"I think what it can do is cause a situation to escalate that doesn't need to," said Foster. "And it could result in serious harm to not only the initial actors but others in the wrong set of circumstances."
Under prior state law, Foster said, "you only had to retreat if you could safely do so."
Foster said he is not on a "bully pulpit" calling for repeal, but said that when he was asked about it by the media Wednesday, he stated his views.
New Hampshire's current "stand your ground" law allows for the use of deadly force if a victim "reasonably believes" deadly force is about to be used against him. Such force can be used wherever the victim encounters a perceived attacker.
The law was passed in 2012 by the then-GOP-controlled state Legislature over the veto of then-Gov. John Lynch.
In March of this year, the House, controlled by Democrats, voted narrowly -- 189-184 -- to repeal it.
The Senate, however tabled the repeal bill.
The repeal bill's prime sponsor, House Majority Leader Steve Shurtleff, D-Penacook, said he may try to revive the bill next year.
"I would talk to people on both sides of the aisle and in both bodies and see if they felt it had merit," said Shurtleff. "I would talk to Democrats and Republicans, and if they felt there was a good chance of passage, then possibly I would bring it back."
Holder on Tuesday told the NAACP, "These laws try to fix something that was never broken," according to The Washington Post. The list of resulting tragedies is long and, unfortunately, has victimized too many who are innocent."
The NAACP is pressuring Holder to file federal civil charges against Zimmerman, the Post reported.
According to the Post, more than 30 states have versions of "stand your ground" laws.


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A worker on an oil rig operating in Heritage Park was taken by Life Flight helicopter to the University of Toledo Medical Center after he was rescued from the damaged rig after it partially collapsed.
Adrian City Administrator Dane Nelson said at the scene the man was conscious but had an apparent head injury received in the incident, which occurred shortly after 11 a.m. Friday.
"I talked with the president of Savoy (Energy of Traverse City), and he said they were bringing up a pipe when the pressure shifted and something snapped," Nelson said. "They don't know what caused it, but he said this is the first time he had seen something like this in 30 years."
Heritage Park is owned by the city but is in Raisin Township. The city agreed to a three-year oil and gas exploration lease with Savoy on about 500 acres of city-owned property, including Heritage Park, in October 2011.
Nelson said the company was planning to lay the oil rig down in anticipation of investigators from its insurance carrier and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration visiting the site. The man, whose name was not available, had been trapped when the rig snapped, but was wearing his safety harness and helmet, Nelson said.
The worker, 38, fell 15 to 20 feet when the rig suffered a partial collapse, Raisin Township Fire Chief Richard Renard said.
Andy Poenicke of Baltimore and several others were in the park and witnessed the mishap.
"We were walking the dog when I heard a loud, industrial thud. It sounded like the noise you hear when a tool box drops and everything gets jumbled up," Poenicke said. "I ran over to the rig and saw two guys on it. One looked to be trapped, but they got him down."
Poenicke is visiting family in Adrian for Thanksgiving.
Crews from the Raisin Township Fire Department and the Adrian Fire Department were at the scene. Adrian firefighters brought the department's aerial ladder truck in case it was needed to rescue the man, who was about 15 to 20 feet off the ground, witnesses said.
An employee of the drilling company, who did not give his name, said they had been drilling in Heritage Park for about a week.
Renard said the incident did not cause an oil spill.
Daily Telegram News Editor David Panian contributed to this report.
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A worker on an oil rig operating in Heritage Park was taken by Life Flight helicopter to the University of Toledo Medical Center after he was rescued from the damaged rig after it partially collapsed.


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Exeter High teachers' resignations announced at school board meetingBy JASON SCHREIBER
Union Leader Correspondent
June 19. 2013 8:48PM
EXETER — Superintendent Michael Morgan publicly announced Tuesday the resignations of two Exeter High School teachers who quit amid a scandal over a sexually explicit screenplay.
At a meeting of the Exeter Region Cooperative School Board, Morgan said Mark Forbes and Tod Grossmith resigned their positions in the social studies department earlier this month. Their resignations followed the resignation of Robert Batchelder Jr., a social studies teacher who left in May.
The teachers quit after an investigation was launched in April. Batchelder was placed on paid administrative leave while police investigated allegations that a female student may have been sexually assaulted in 2009.
Morgan said Batchelder and Grossmith resigned as part of an agreement reached through attorneys. Forbes did not quit under an agreement.
No charges have been filed, but police continue to investigate.
During the investigation, the manuscript of a screenplay called "Graduation Crashers" was uncovered and is now part of the probe. The names of Batchelder, Forbes and Grossmith appear as the writers on the cover of the screenplay, which tells the story of a group of wild teachers from a school called Biltmore High School who crash graduation parties.
The main characters in the screenplay are identified as Batchelder, Grossmith and Forbes.
The screenplay has scenes that show teachers drinking, involved in sexual encounters with mothers of students and a college intern, and engaged in other questionable behavior.
None of the scenes involve teachers involved in sexual acts with high school students.
There was no mention of the screenplay scandal at Tuesday's meeting, and no members of the public spoke about the controversy.
Most of the meeting focused on the achievements of Exeter students and awards they've received this year.


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TC Arts Council spring tour of homes May 18
The Transylvania Community Arts Council will host its spring fundraiser from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 18 with a Spring Tour of Homes in Brevard and Transylvania County.
Neighborhoods featured on the tour include Straus Park, downtown Brevard, Connestee Falls and Glen Cannon.
Tickets, $30, are on sale at the TC Arts Council, 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard and will also be available at the arts council on the day of the tour.
Proceeds will benefit the TC Arts Council youth programs, including Arts in Schools, Summer Art Camps and Kids Art Day.
From 5-7 p.m. May 17, a special kick-off party fundraiser will be held for the TC Arts Council. This year's event will be at the home of Dan and Peg Bresnahan in Cedar Mountain.
The party includes catered heavy hors d'oeuvres, wine, musical entertainment by George Andrews and an art raffle. Tickets are $50. Call 828-884-2787 or visit www. artsofbrevard.org for more information.
Kemp is gallery's featured artist
The featured artist for May at the Asheville Gallery of Art, 16 College St., is Floyd Kemp, and an opening reception is set for 5:30-8 p.m. Friday.
The exhibition, "From My Garden," features a series of acrylic still-life paintings of flowers and foliage from Floyd's garden combined with objects he has gathered.
The show will be on display through May 31. Gallery hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
For more information, call 828-251-5796 or visit www.ashevillegallery-of-art.com.
Juried sculpture exhibit on display for May
Tryon Fine Arts Center at 34 Melrose Ave. is hosting Sculpture 2013, a juried regional sculpture exhibition and sale, from Friday through May 30.
The exhibiting sculptors opening reception is set from 4-6 p.m. Saturday. Artists receiving the cash awards totaling $1,800 will be announced during the reception. Awards will be selected following the installation of the exhibition.
Sculpture entries are juried by Sherry Masters, former manager of Grovewood Gallery in Asheville. Masters has experience mentoring new artists and establishing special events, as well as judging craft shows across the eastern US including ACC shows, TACA, Greenville Art in the Park, Kentucky Crafted, Heritage Arts & Crafts Festival, and Niche Artist Awards.
Guided tours of the exhibit featuring artists from throughout the Southeast can be scheduled for area arts organizations, businesses and schools.
From 6-7:30 p.m. May 14, sculptor Stoney Lamar will join fellow artists Dale Weiler and Dustin Farnsworth for a panel discussion of their personal and professional process of creating works of art.
Sculpture 2013, co-chaired by volunteers Jean Pettigrew and Sofia Dow, is expected to be a biennial event.
All sculptures are open for viewing from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. Call 828-859-8322 or visit www.tryonarts.org for more information.
Choral Society concert Friday at Porter Center
The Transylvania Choral Society's annual spring concert is set for 3 p.m. Friday at the Porter Center for Performing Arts on the campus of Brevard College.
The program features choral works by John Rutter, and the centerpiece of the program is his well-loved "Requiem."
This work (always an audience favorite) was originally scored for large orchestra and choir, but was later adapted by the composer for the much simpler instrumentation of choir, organ, harp, flute, oboe, cello, and percussion. The Choral Society will perform using this reduced scoring.
With the use of the pipe organ in the Porter Center, the audience will experience this piece in one of the finest venues imaginable. This rich work will be followed by other choral favorites by Rutter, such as "Gaelic Blessing" and "Look at the World."
In addition, the Brevard Middle School Choir, recipient of this year's TCS choral scholarship, will join in on one piece and also perform some works by themselves. The choir is directed by Rivers Smith.
The concert is free and open to the public. There is no reserved seating.
Kevin Winchester wins Wolfe fiction prize
Kevin Winchester of Waxhaw has won the 2013 Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize for his short story, "Waiting on Something to Happen."
Final judge Ruth Moose called Winchester's piece "a powerful story, with sparse dialogue, at a critical juncture in the life of a tragic hero. Not a word is wasted, and the emotion skillfully underplayed so that the reader's mind fills in the backstory. … A masterpiece of work."
Moose, the author of three short story collections and six collections of poetry, also awarded honorable mentions to Pittsboro's Ashley Memory for her story "Once in a Blue Moon" and to Jacob Appel of New York City for "Some Helpful Background for the Incoming Tenant."
Winchester will receive a prize of $1,000, and his story, along with the two honorable mentions, will be considered for publication by The Thomas Wolfe Review.
Winchester is a North Carolina native who holds a B.A. in English from Wingate University and an MFA in Creative Writing from Queens University. He is currently the director of the Writing Center at Wingate University. His short story collection, "Everybody's Gotta Eat," was released in 2009.
isit www.ncwriters.org for more information.
Ann Ross tea and book-signing on May 8
Bestselling author Ann B. Ross cooks up a batch of fun in the latest novel in her popular Miss Julia series and will share her thoughts on writing the book, along with tea and snacks, at a book signing at 1 p.m. May 8 at The Market on Oak, 262 Oak Ave., Spruce Pine.
Fans of the Miss Julia series will be able to meet Ross and enjoy lunchtime treats as they learn "behind the scenes" notes from the writing of her 14th novel, "Miss Julia Stirs Up Trouble." There will be a question-and-answer period, along with a time for Ross to autograph her newest release for attendees. A $5 donation is suggested for the tea.
Ross holds a doctorate in English from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and has taught literature at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. She lives in Hendersonville.
Call 828-765-0571 for more information.
Performers for LEAF Festival announced
LEAF announces the lineup of performing artists for the spring LEAF Festival May 9-12 in Black Mountain.
Headlining the 36th festival are R&B icon Mavis Staples; urban Latino culture-mashers Ozomatli; Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band, led by the bluegrass legend; Zimbabwean maestro Oliver Mtukudzi & the Black Spirits; and Abigail Washburn, Appalachian songbird & long-time LEAF favorite.
With support in part by a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts, LEAF will present an eclectic sampling of vocal traditions, from American folk, vocal jazz, and gospel traditions to Tibetan a cappella, Zimbabwean afro-pop and classical choral customs.
Adult ticket prices start at $47 for a one-day pass.
Call 828-686-8742 or visit theleaf.org for tickets or more information.
Group seeks items for shoebox fundraiser
Tryon Arts and Crafts is seeking artists and patrons to contribute a piece of their own craft or a painting to fit the size and price point of the "Shoebox Art Show" fundraiser from May 28-June 1.
All of the art must be able to fit inside a shoebox and will be displayed attractively within a tissue-lined box.
The event is a fundraiser for the institution as well as a popular social gatherings and opportunities for the public to purchase art within a limited budget.
The majority of artwork at Tryon Arts and Crafts will be priced at $25 and can be purchased Friday evening or Saturday before 1 p.m. Some items will be designated for a "silent auction" with starting bids of $25.
Creating art or craft on a small scale and at an affordable price is a challenge for many artists. Call Christine Mariotti at 828-859-8323 or email firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
Knutson to conduct sculpture workshop
Barbara Knutson will return to The Village Potters at Riverview Station in Asheville's River Arts District, 191 Lyman St., No. 180, to lead a four-day, hands-on workshop titled "Exploring Possibilities with Sculptural Concepts" Wednesday-Saturday.
The workshop is a result of the positive response to Knutson's 2012 Masters Series Workshop on soft slab construction. The sessions will focus on construction techniques, form development, and surface design. Students will use sketches to explore different approaches to form and will construct their own sculptures based on images they bring to the workshop.
Knutson is a gifted potter and teacher with a career that spans many decades and extends from Vermont to North Carolina to Florida.
This workshop is limited to 12 participants, and the fee is $390. Visit thevillagepotters.com/pottery-classes/workshops/ for more information.
Puppet festival on Saturday in Asheville
The National Day of Puppetry puppet festival and parade is set for 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday in downtown Asheville at Roger McGuire Green in Pack Place.
This festival features free puppet performances and a giant puppet parade.
For a small fee, visitor also can make puppets and play puppet-themed games. There will be a bounce house, balloons and more.
The event receives support from the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Cultural Resources, with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. The NDOP Asheville is also made possible by a generous donation from Heather Henson's Ibex Puppetry and WNC Parent.
Featured puppet companies will be Aesop's Fables by Red Herring Puppets and At The Hop by Mountain Marionettes.
Call 828-273-1488 or visit www.ashevillepuppetry.org for more information.
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Kristen Smith would be last on the ballot for the six City Council candidates if the ballot listed their names in alphabetical order.
To be fair, Colorado law requires a lottery to determine the order of names on a ballot, but Smiths lot did not change Wednesday as the drawing in City Council Chambers, decorated with red, white and blue bunting, kept her at the bottom of the list.
That the last shall not be first did not seem to phase her in the least.
Thats OK, said Smith with a shrug.
The lottery did little to shake up the list as candidate Dean Brookie, who would have been second on the list if alphabetical, moved up to first, switching places with Keith Brant.
Council candidates did not view the drawing as they might a NASCAR qualifying competition, although candidate Jordan Golson, who drew second to bottom, asked for a do-over. Candidates seem to have confidence that voters wont fill out the ballots like monkeys randomly punching the keys of a typewriter.
You would hope people would do their homework, Brant said.
Election officials were not so sure about the quality of due diligence by voters.
You would think, County Clerk Tiffany Parker said skeptically.
Golson thought the drawing was more applicable to busier election seasons when multiple races and issues can make a ballot several pages long and exhaust the attention span of voters.
For this municipal election, voters will have to determine only who should serve on the council, deciding between the six candidates to fill three seats. To make it more convenient, registered city voters will get ballots in the mail beginning March 16.
April 2 will be the last day of the mail-in election.
When voters open their envelope, they will see local architect Brookie listed first, former La Plata Electric Association controller Brant second, former school board member Floyd Patterson third, incumbent Councilor Christina Rinderle fourth, technology writer Golson in fifth and artist and Ska Brewery server Smith in sixth.


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New developments over the last week include a report from Rothstein Kass indicating that women managing hedge funds provide higher returns and the announcement by IMCA of the winning academic paper in its 2012 competition.
Also, CapX Partners announced the closing of CapX IV, its $225 million SBIC debenture fund; and the FPA and Veralytic announced that Veralytic's research on life insurance suitability will be available to FPA members at a discount.
In addition, Cook & Bynam Capital Management announced that it has lowered the net expense ratio on the Cook & Bynam Fund; Security Benefit Corp. introduced its new next-generation fixed indexed annuity; and J.P. Morgan Asset Management announced that it will increase market-based NAV disclosure for three money market funds.
Here are the latest developments of interest to advisors:
1) Rothstein Kass Report: Women Hedge Fund Managers Provide More Alpha
Rothstein Kass announced Thursday the release of "Women in Alternative Investments: Building Momentum in 2013 and Beyond," the firm's second annual report examining the performance, prospects and outlook of women in the alternative investment industry. The report focuses on the trends and opportunities for women in the industry, and proprietary performance analysis of women-owned or managed funds.
Results indicated that women hold the highest percentage of C-level jobs within the operational space, at 35.0%, followed closely by C-level compliance and financial positions, at 34.0% and 32.0%, respectively. The percentage of female CEOs and CIOs currently averages less than 20% within the firms polled. In addition, it found that women-owned or managed hedge funds historically performed ahead of the industry, and were also leading for the year to date through September 2012. The Rothstein Kass Women in Alternatives Hedge Index produced a YTD net return through September of 8.95%, compared with the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index, which has generated a 2.69% net return through September. Furthermore, over a five-year period, the WAI Hedge Index outperformed both the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index and the S&P 500.
2) IMCA Announces First Academic Paper Competition Winner
Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA) announced on Thursday the winner of its 2012 Journal of Investment Consulting Academic Paper Competition. The winning paper, "Monitoring Daily Hedge Fund Performance When Only Monthly Data is Available," addresses a common problem related to time lag that confronts investors who wish to monitor their hedge funds on a daily basis. The paper's authors are Russ Wermers, associate professor of finance, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland at College Park; Daniel Li, research analyst, Markov Processes International LLC; and Michael Markov, chairman, Markov Processes International LLC. The paper will be published in the next issue of the Journal of Investment Consulting, and winners receive a $5,000 cash award. The competition called for papers that examine recent research relevant to investment consulting and private wealth management, and provide a development of theory and applied research related to risk management. Paper submissions were invited from nontenured faculty and doctoral students. The Journal of Investment Consulting editorial advisory board selected the winning paper based on quality and relevancy of the research to investment management consultants and investment advisors.
3) CapX Partners Closes $225 Million SBIC Debenture Fund
CapX Partners announced Thursday the close of its latest fund with total commitments of $225 million. CapX IV closed at the end of 2012 with $75 million of private capital. With its SBIC debenture license, CapX IV now has access to an additional $150 million in debenture leverage funding from the SBIC.
The SBIC program is a federally funded, public-private program created in 1958 to enhance access to investment capital for small business. Total financings to businesses through the SBIC debenture program grew to a 54-year record high of $2.95 billion in fiscal year 2012.
4) FPA, Veralytic Announce Alliance to Provide More Research Access
Veralytic and the Financial Planning Association (FPA) announced Wednesday an agreement to license Veralytic's life insurance pricing and performance research at discounted prices for FPA members. The Veralytic research consists of several measures of policy suitability in a graphical overview, summarized by a star rating system that measures against five different categories of policy performance. The validity and utility of the research has been recognized by national industry publications as well as regulatory and oversight agencies.
The research will be an addition to FPA's Practitioners Resource Guide. FPA members can sign up online for a discounted monthly subscription for unlimited reports.
5) 5-Star Cook & Bynum Fund Lowers Its Expenses
Cook & Bynum Capital Management announced Tuesday that it has lowered the net expense ratio on the Cook & Bynum Fund (COBYX) to 1.49% from 1.88%, effective Jan. 1.
The three-year-old fund earned a five-star ranking from Morningstar on Dec. 31, as well as a five-star ranking from Standard & Poor's Capital IQ on Oct. 26. Morningstar's ranking of COBYX's fee level prior to the lowering of expenses was "high."
6) Security Benefit Corp. Introduces New Next-Gen Fixed Indexed Annuity
On Wednesday, Security Benefit Corp. introduced Foundations Annuity, a next-generation fixed indexed annuity (FIA). Security Benefit Life Insurance Co., a Guggenheim Partners company, designed the annuity to protect principal, provide a guaranteed income stream for life and an interest-crediting opportunity tied to equity-market growth, and allow retirees greater liquidity than was associated with prior-generation FIAs.
Foundations Annuity offers, in addition to a guarantee of principal and a 1% bonus on first-year premium payments, three interest-crediting strategies tied to potential equity market growth. It also offers an optional guaranteed life withdrawal benefit (GLWB) rider with guaranteed payout rates and less complexity than many FIAs. 7) J.P. Morgan Asset Management to Increase Market-Based NAV Disclosure
J.P. Morgan Asset Management announced Wednesday that three of its U.S. money-market funds will begin to disclose their market-based NAVs per share (also known as shadow NAVs) on a daily basis. This additional disclosure will provide investors with greater transparency regarding the market-based NAVs' fluctuation, but will not change the funds' existing objective to maintain $1 stable NAV.
Beginning Jan. 14, the JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund (VMVXX), JPMorgan Liquid Assets Money Market Fund (MJLXX) and the JPMorgan Current Yield Money Market Fund (JCCXX) will calculate their market-based NAVs per share to four decimals at the funds' close of each trading day and disclose it the following business day on its website. J.P. Morgan plans to add market-based NAVs disclosure for its other money market funds in the near future.
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