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Teaching the societal side of engineering
Posted on 29. Sep, 2011 by perspective in Academic Departments, Annual Report, Beyond Boundaries, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering Physics, Features, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Issues, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, People
Outreach initiative engages middle-school students and teachers
When Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Amy Wendt (right) was in ninth grade, her teacher asked the class if anyone liked math. Sitting in the front row, Wendt eagerly put up her hand. Then she realized she was the only one.
Now, Wendt is helping math and science teachers ask their students a different question to get them thinking about careers in engineering: Would you like to help society?
Led by Wendt, a UW-Madison team is working closely with teachers, counselors and administrators at six Wisconsin middle schools to develop a new kind of engineering outreach program. Along with Wendt, the UW-Madison team consists of Philip Dunham Reed Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Susan Hagness (left) and College of Engineering Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Steven Cramer, along with School of Education Professor L. Allen Phelps and Assistant Professor Kimberly Howard. Several graduate students are involved, including Lauren Aneskavich, Kevin Cheng and Tam Mayeshiba from the College of Engineering and Jacob Diestelmann, Stephen Gresham and Tsu-Lun Huang from the School of Education. Edgewood College Professor Amy Schiebel also contributes.
The current list of schools the team will work with includes Lodi Area Middle School, Madison Middle School and Kaleidoscope Academy/Roosevelt Middle School in Appleton, Mitchell Middle School and Starbuck Middle School in Racine, and Westfield Area Middle School. The schools represent a mix of urban and rural schools from different areas of the state close enough for the UW-Madison researchers to visit regularly. "This project exemplifies the Wisconsin Idea," Cramer says. "It is our hope these students will see engineering in a whole new light."
Engineering grand challenges
The National Academy of Engineering has laid out a set of major societal issues that will require innovative engineering solutions in the 21st century. The challenges are broad-sweeping and include energy, healthcare and urban infrastructure, among several others.
The Grand Challenges for Engineering initiative first came to UW-Madison in the form of an introductory engineering course spearheaded by Hagness and introduced in 2008. The course, which is now open to students across the UW-Madison campus, is based on a set of modules that asks students to investigate the various political, environmental, ethical and legal constraints behind technical solutions.
The middle school program is an extension of the philosophy behind that course, which targets first-year college students because studies indicate early exposure to the societal impact of engineering helps retain students in the field.
With the new program, UW-Madison engineers are reaching out even earlier in the education pipeline. "Middle school is the time when students start having to make choices about what courses they'll take in high school," Wendt says. "This gives us the opportunity to expose them to the humanitarian applications of engineering before they've ruled out engineering without really knowing what it is."
There are additional social issues in middle school that make it an ideal time for outreach. "Middle school is a very impressionable time for students," Hagness says. "It's the first time in a student's academic career when peer influences really start to affect choices."
Those influences can spread misconceptions about engineers, such as the stereotype that a student has to be a math whiz or will spend their career in a cubicle building gadgets.
The UW-Madison researchers will emphasize instead that engineering can be a powerful gateway to helping society. "At a basic level, I hope to just influence the awareness and attitude of students that some things aren't just a social issue or technical issue but are a mix of factors," Wendt says.
Everybody's doing it
The program will include four classroom modules, each of which will provide up to three weeks of flexible instructional content that science and math teachers can draw from and fit into their lesson plans.
The UW-Madison program is different from other outreach programs because it incorporates the modules directly into regular math and science courses instead of establishing elective courses or extracurricular activities. Every student at the participating schools will be exposed to engineering, rather than only those who self-select to join voluntary outreach programs. "Doing this in core classes means everybody's doing it, and if it's a positive experience for everybody, then a student who's kind of excited about it won't feel as much of an oddball," Wendt says.
The program has received a three-year grant of nearly $1 million from the National Science Foundation, as well as additional support from the Plexus Foundation, Young Scientists of America and the Carl Marschke family. The funds cover module materials, questionnaires to examine students' impressions before and after each module, a
summer workshop for teachers at UW-Madison and travel costs to allow teachers and researchers to frequently meet over the next two years.
Two of the modules will be introduced in the partner schools during the 2011-2012 school year and will present particular themes as multidisciplinary problems. In the solar energy module, for example, students will look at solar cookers, solar water heaters and photovoltaic lights. The restoring infrastructure module will go well beyond building toothpick bridges. Students will learn about the broad challenges involved in restoring bridges across the country, including materials science questions and how electrical sensors can monitor bridges. Students also will learn how engineers retrofit buildings and structures to mitigate damage from earthquakes and hurricanes. During the 2012-2013 school year, the team will introduce two more modules that will address clean water and biomedical challenges. Each module will include classroom activities ranging from pencil and paper assignments to design and testing projects to watching videos about UW-Madison alumni working in the field. "One of our goals is to have a curriculum that goes beyond the scientific method, where you form a hypothesis and test it," Wendt says. "We'll look more at how to achieve an engineering goal when you have constraints, so students can get a flavor of the engineering design process."
Eager for some company
While the program aims to reach out to a broad range of students, inspiring female and underrepresented minority students is a particular goal for Wendt and Hagness.
Wendt says there were few women in many science-related careers when she became an engineer. Yet as the decades went by and other fields, such as medicine and the life sciences, saw substantial growth in terms of female practitioners, the number of women in engineering remained stalled. Women on average make up 18 to 20 percent of the engineering undergraduate student population at UW-Madison. "I'm eager to have more company," Wendt says. "It seems like a shame to me that girls are missing out on some really exciting opportunities just because they aren't aware those opportunities exist at the time they start to think about careers."
Though they know not every student, female or male, will go into engineering after participating in the UW-Madison program, Wendt and Hagness say overall it's a great opportunity to raise the profile of the profession. "We can inform the students, who will become the general public, and give them a better appreciation for engineering," Hagness says.


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Sy Spector: Bill said you used to be with the Secret Service.
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[Sits back]
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[Puts on lipstick]
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Sy Spector: Tuesday morning brunch? Where'd you get this guy, Bill?
Frank: This is the night.


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Enthusiasm vs. Ethics
A reporter is the proverbial "elephant" in the room: everyone knows he's there but they do their best to overlook him. By definition, his job is to report his findings without bias. By tradition he is to remain silent during a meeting, even in settings where public comment is encouraged, because he is there to report the news, not to participate or make the headlines himself. Should a reporter speak out, he could easily influence the course of an important discussion, thus slanting his own story. Instead, he must bite his tongue and hold himself to a higher standard of ethics, saving his questions for a better time and place. (Continued)
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To finish my sentence, just the facts. The citizens of this community who are unable to attend the meetings have a right to know what is going on at the meetings. Shame on that reporter AND his father for asking questions while the mayor sat there and continued to lie and then backtrack to cover it up. I applaud Mr. King for having the backbone to stand up to the unethical behavior that has overtaken this community. It's time to restore some respect in our city government, isn't that what you're asking for? You want him to seek the respect of public officials? You have to earn respect and that doesn't come by being deceitful and unethical.
Posted 2037 days ago.
6silvermoonbeams: It doesn't a lot of brain power to read between the lines of your rambling. It's obvious that the reporter to whom you are referring is getting a little to close for your comfort. He is reporting exactly what has been transpiring during what some people refer to as the city council meetings. After attending a few of these meetings out of curiosity and a genuine concern for this lovely community, the only word that came to my mind was "a comedy of errors". You had a resignation letter read that was from a councilman who sounded like a 4 year old whining that he was getting picked on. Then there's the mayor who, while knowing that the replacement of two council members was on the agenda, had no clue of what the procedure was to accomplish that agenda item. The most glaring detail was the absence of the city recorder. The write-up in today's paper was exactly as it happened in the last meeting. No bias, no controversy, no stirring the pot, just the fa
Posted 2037 days ago.
Thank you, Rand Paul. Wikipedia to the rescue!
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Want to read more of the defination readi the whole thing at Our Town Resources facebook site!
Posted 2045 days ago.
Originally, an enthusiast was a person possessed by a god. Applied by the Greeks to manifestations of divine possession, by Apollo (as in the case of the Pythia), or by Dionysus (as in the case of the Bacchantes and Maenads), the term enthusiasm was also used in a transferred or figurative sense. Socrates taught that the inspiration of poets is a form of enthusiasm. Its uses were confined to a belief in religious inspiration, or to intense religious fervor or emotion. Thus, a Syrian sect of the 4th century was known as the Enthusiasts. They believed that "by perpetual prayer, ascetic practices and contemplation, man could become inspired by the Holy Spirit, in spite of the ruling evil spirit, which the fall had given to him". From their belief in the efficacy of prayer, they were also known as Euchites. ...more added
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Enthusiasm vs. Ethics So enthusiasm is explained as a force and action of goodness based on the 'condemnation of their peers at the time. And ethics is an ever changing set of moral ideas based on those who in society at the time decide what it is.
To make a singular condemnation about someone under the influence of either is, by their own definition is impossible. Also every month that goes by proves that the current majority do NOT agree with your current hypothesis. – Finally the 'REAL' Mark Walker 304 212-2358! Look below at the definitions of both.
Enthusiasm originally meant inspiration or possession by a divine afflatus or by the presence of a god. Johnson's Dictionary, the first comprehensive dictionary of the English language, defines enthusiasm as "a vain belief of private revelation; a vain confidence of divine favor or communication." In current English vernacular the word simply means intense enjoyment, interest, or approval. ....more addded
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I wonder, do Mark Walker, Jeff Christner, Mark Klages, Bill Rice and Alex King get together and rehearse these performances before the City Council meetings? It's obvious these theatrics are designed to make dramatic headlines and create hostile feelings toward the council, the mayor and the City Recorder. Besides trying to get Rice re-elected as mayor, what are their other motives? Who else are they trying to benefit?
Posted 2065 days ago.
I'm afraid I enjoy retirement far too much to return to the workforce. Thank you for the kind words, though.
Posted 2065 days ago.
Dearabby--your post is the best thing I have read in this paper since Jonay Corley left. Maybe Ogden Publications allows this type of sensationalist journalism to continue because they believe it sells more papers, but they should fire the Geraldo Rivera wannabe and hire you instead.
Posted 2069 days ago.
Recently it has been brought to my attention that a local reporter has been interjecting his opinion into the stories he writes in an effort to make a name for himself. While I applaud the enthusiasm of this young writer, it should be noted this type of journalism belongs in the pages of a tabloid, and not above the fold of the county newspaper. Hard news makes for a good read, but only if the content is true and unbiased.
Next time you have a question during a meeting, young lad, ask it after the quorum is adjourned. The "public forum" is for the citizens, not for the reporters. While I'm sure you are a member of the community, once you put on your "reporter hat" and pick up your pen you forfeit your rights as the latter.
Posted 2072 days ago.
A reporter should seek the respect of public officials and the community, even though he is bound by his profession to report the good and the bad. And while everyone knows there is no such thing as an off-the-record comment, he should never violate professional courtesy by attempting to record a conversation on the sly. Establishing trust is vital to the small-town journalist. Without it, you will find yourself cut off from any potential leads.
While a reporter will encounter controversy almost daily, it is not his job to create an issue where one does not exist. Stirring the pot may bring something to the surface, but good investigative reporting is based on solid facts and strong leads – not rumors, innuendo or skewed versions of the truth. (Continued)
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Emergency air drops have begun over South Sudan to reach refugees in Upper Nile State with urgently needed food. In South Sudan for a three-day visit, WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin said that air drops over the coming weeks would help to feed more than 100,000 refugees who have fled the fighting north of the border.
JUBA—A series of emergency air drops of food for refugees in South Sudan launched Wednesday as a plane from Ethiopia dropped 32 metric tons of wheat over Upper Nile State in the northwestern part of the country.
"This is the first in a series of air drops that aims to replenish rapidly diminishing food stocks for more than 100,000 people who have fled the fighting north of the border," said WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin from the South Sudan capital of Juba.
Air Drops In South Sudan
Enough food was dropped Wednesday to feed some 2,100 people for a month in Maban County where a sudden influx of refugees from conflict in Sudan's Blue Nile State brought a sharp rise in food needs just as the rains were making roads impassable.
Alarming malnutrition
Health workers at the camps are reporting alarming levels of malnutrition, particularly among new arrivals.
"People in camps have told me how they arrived weak and hungry after weeks of trekking and foraging in the forest," said WFP South Sudan Country Director Chris Nikoi.
"Our assistance has been a lifeline to more than 100,000 refugees in Maban County, but continuing that lifesaving support will require some extraordinary measures given the size of the refugee influx into an area with limited infrastructure," he said.
Thousands of children under 5 are also receiving special food products tailored to their nutritional needs. These can prevent worsening malnutrition among children who haven't been eating properly and keep healthy children from becoming malnourished.
More air drops to come
More air drops are planned in South Sudan's northern Unity State for an estimated 60,000 people in the Yida refugee camps.
Executive Director Cousin underlined, however, that WFP was also looking beyond the immediate needs of South Sudan towards a future when the world's newest country will be able to provide for itself.
"We're working together in the quest not only to achieve a food secure nation, but also to help realise their agricultural potential to become the breadbasket of Africa," said Cousin.


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NHL Game Night: 12-21-13 Hurricanes at Lightning
Large kitchen sink eventually crushes Justin Peters.
Ben Bishop allowed 2 goals on 27 shots for the OT win. I'm shocked Carolina even had 27 shots in this one. The game seemed totally slanted, especially during the first 30 minutes. Bishop could've read the paper, had a cup of coffee, smoked a cigarette, broke into Khabi's old stash of Pedialite, and still had time to shoot dice with Chief.
First Period
4:35 CAR Tlusty (5), (Dwyer, Nash)
16:12 TB Hedman (7), (Filppula, Killorn)
Second Period
10:11 CAR Tlusty (6), (Staal, Hainsey)(SH)
Third Period
7:56 TB St Louis (15), (Hedman, Filppula)(PP)
2:16 TB Gudas (2), (Thompson)
Victor Hedman was the game's second star. He has been outstanding since returning from injury. We're 36 games into the season and he's already set a career high with 7 goals. The Lightning are starting to look like they're in good hands with two young d-men like Hedman and Gudas with, hopefully, Koekkoek on the way. For the future, the picture was fuzzy a year ago, but it's looking a lot better right now.
The Lightning did an outstanding job of putting the work in tonight to deny Carolina the 2 points. Carolina played a classic road game getting a lot of timely saves from Peters and then cashing in on their few chances when they came. Against New Jersey, the Lightning fell into the trap of making mistakes trying to open up the offense even more to try to get goals back. Here, against Carolina, they just applied their system with more and more zest. They threw the kitchen sink at Peters, a nice one too. Like, a Toto or a Kohler. Not an American Standard. Vinik buys quality. And, they did it, for the most part, without compromising their defensive structure and eventually the pressure was just too much for the Canes to take.
And now, an aside about the Filppula one-timer goal that was waved off. Folks, the NHL needs to take a look at their replay rules. Right now there's a strict standard where a puck has to clearly be over the line to be counted a goal. However, some sort of allowance for common sense needs to be added to the criteria. Justin Peters gloved Filppula's shot and his glove was clearly inside the net when he did so. However, because the puck was concealed inside the glove, it could not be said in absolute terms whether the puck crossed. But folks, c'mon. If the puck's in the glove and the glove's over the goal line, you don't need to be Sherlock Holmes to deduce the puck is also over the goal line. There was a similar play a few years back where Shanahan concealed a puck under his glove in a game against the Rangers where the goal was also disallowed because you couldn't conclusively say where the puck was under the glove, even though the glove was completely in the net (should've been a PS for a skater covering the puck with a glove in the crease at a minimum, but I digress). The chances of this sort of scenario happening in a Stanley Cup Finals game at a critical juncture are slim, but the chance should make the league sweat a little, and if they're smart they'll create some wiggle room for the Toronto war room on these calls. Mind you, Toronto doubled down on the stupidity by saying the video conclusively proved the puck didn't cross the line tonight (it didn't), but the league office's bias again Tampa Bay (which is real) is a different issue.
6 games into this 10-game segment of the season, the Lightning already have 10 of the minimum 12 points you want out of every 10-game segment. They have a real opportunity to packrat some points in these next 4 games that can help them get through January and into the time when Stamkos returns. This is a big bonus if the Lightning can capitalize on it.
Radko Gudas had the GWG, 4 penalty minutes, 5 shots, 5 hits, and 3 blocked shots in 22:34. He atoned for his mistake on Tlusty's shorthanded goal, where he just made a poor decision to try to cross the ice to hold a puck in leading to a clean breakaway for Tlusty. And, he atoned in classic Radko Gudas style: atomize Jeff Skinner along the boards in his own end to spring a 2-on-1 and then blast a slapper past Peters with extreme velocity. I'm risking committing hockey sacrilege with this statement, but there's something reminiscent of Scott Stevens in how Gudas can change games by physically taking out your best players and his ability to chip in offensively, too.
Tyler Johnson was -1 with 1 shot and he was 31% on draws in 19:08. It wasn't for lack of trying. His line, like every other line on the Lightning, was dangerous all night long.
Alex Killorn had a helper, 3 shots, and 1 hit in 18:00. His north-south game clicks well with Filppula's four-directional game. Very well.
Ondrej Palat was -1 with 3 shots and 2 hits in 16:59. He's so crafty, his secondary nickname (besides Dr. Drej) might need to be Martha Stewart. When he has the puck, working with Marty, it's a good thing.
J.P. Cote had 1 shot, 3 hits, and 1 blocked shot in 9:28. Two of his hits were of the bone-crunching variety and he had no boo boo's in this game that I detected. I'm a little squeamish about the trainers giving him Dan Boyle's #22, but all in all I'll take what the Lightning got out of him tonight. Hopefully they won't have to ask for too much more with Eric Brewer leaving tonight's game in the Second Period with an upper body injury after his arm got wrenched awkwardly.
J.T. Brown had 2 shots and 2 hits in 12:40. His work with Kucherov and Thompson is clicking right now, too.
Nikita Kucherov had 2 shots in 15:01. He gets a breakaway in pretty much every single game and he fails to complete it in every single game. I'm beginning to think he needs to stop and fire from his spot in the high slot. That's where all 3 of his goals have come from so far, after all.
Andrej Sustr had 2 shots and 1 blocked shot in 13:33. There were moments he seemed to have a hard time keeping up with the seemingly endless supply of Staals Carolina has, as well as Skinner, inside of the zone when they were really working his stop-starts hard. That said, he made arguably the biggest shot block of the Third Period to make sure the game got to OT for Gudas' heroics.
Richard Panik was -1 with 1 shot in 9:46. He had 1 or 2 decent shifts with Pyatt, who returned tonight off IR, but honestly the Lightning had 3 lines rolling so well the extra forwards were an afterthought.
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Pempek Nyonya Kamto. One of many Pempek in Jogjakarta, yet it is the best one, in my opinion. I have eaten pempek in many places, including ones from its origin place, Palembang. And from my point of view, what pempek Nyonya Kamto offers is as delicious as those from Palembang or other places at South Sumatera.
Pempek is a fishcake made of Tenggiri fish. It is served with sweet, sour and spicy sauce. As topping, you may add cucumber or noodle. You can have it wet or fried. Both are delicious. Back to Pempek Nyonya Kamto, the menus served vary. They are pempek kapal selam, pempek bulat, lenggang, pempek lenjer, and pempek kulit. They also have tekwan. Tekwan technically is not a variation of pempek. It is actually a fish ball served with delicious broth. My favorites are always pempek kapal selam and pempek kulit. Pempek kapal selam is the biggest pempek of all (in size) and stuffed with duck egg. As for pempek kulit, it is made of kulit or fish skin, mixed with flour and the ingredients. The last time I went there, my hubby tried lenggang. Lenggang is fish cake fried with omelet.
Pempek Nyonya Kamto have several branches in Yogyakarta. I have been to its first outlet at Jalan Beskalan 3, Yogyakarta (close by Toko Ramai) and to another outlet at Lower Ground floor of Plaza Ambarukmo, Yogyakarta. The price is affordable. A pempek kapal selam costs only 10.000 rupiahs. Other menus like lenggang, kulit, lenjer, and bulat are priced 7500.


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The San Francisco Public Library has formed an Advisory Committee to help address new and emerging technologies, especially those that entail privacy concerns. Privacy concerns are increasingly important to both libraries and the public at large, due to many factors, including but not limited to identity theft, sophisticated tracking systems, and current provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act.
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Mallory Samson is one of my favorite wedding photographers—I love how she captures the soul of an event that is wrapped in ritual, and then turns it into art. So when she became engaged to Bob Pressman, I knew she'd plan one amazing celebration. Sure enough, her vision for a western wedding was so rich and ambitious that she and Bob pushed back the date an entire year (!) to September 2006 in order to get it absolutely right. The result was so worth it: a ranchy weekend replete with a passel of Type As who traveled from both coasts to trail-ride and toast the union of two terrific people.
When the invitation arrived in a sturdy wooden box tied with a pink grosgrain ribbon, our names in calligraphy, my husband, John, and I knew this wouldn't be your average Saturday black-tie. Among the enclosures was an itinerary in brown and pink, which previewed both the wedding colors and the weekend at Averills' Flathead Lake Lodge in Big Fork, Montana: cocktail parties, cookouts, rodeo games, picnics. We booked our flights that day.
Like most of the guests, we were first-timers to Montana who didn't know many people besides the bride and groom. By scheduling lots of activities, Mallory and Bob created a weekend that was inclusive and fun. Every event brought our group closer together and got us deeper into the western spirit. At first, we wore our new cowboy hats a little self-consciously; by Day Two, you couldn't pry them off our heads.
The main event, complete with nervous groom and personal vows, couldn't have been lovelier. But what came after was breathtaking: We entered the lodge, which had been off-limits all day, into a candlelit fantasy where three long tables were dressed with flower-filled teapots, tall candelabras and pink silk that puddled on the floors. Sheer magic. After dinner, we walked down a path lit with luminarias to the barn, where there was not one but seven wedding cakes, and a Motown group (flown in from New York!) for dancing.
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Instructor Heather Sparks of Middle Smithfield Township and her team of 16 members and an alternate from the McElligott School of Irish Dancing in Stroudsburg are competing in the World Championships of Step Dancing through Sunday in Boston.
Instructor Heather Sparks of Middle Smithfield Township and her team of 16 members and an alternate from the McElligott School of Irish Dancing in Stroudsburg are competing in the World Championships of Step Dancing through Sunday in Boston.
The two age groups competed and placed in the nationals last July and are taking on entries from Ireland, Great Britain, Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
"They're an amazing group of kids. Regardless of how they place, they have accomplished so much," Sparks said. "They are Olympians even if there's no gold or silver or bronze. It really says a lot about any dancer and their family that has made it to this level. The dedication and group effort, I'm really proud of them."
The girls put in at least six hours and as much as 10 on practice a week, and many do a lot more on their own.
It's really strength training. For instance, on March 9, they danced on their float throughout the duration of the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Scranton, only to drive back to Stroudsburg and put in another three hours of practice. They've met their qualifications at the Oireachtas (regional gatherings for dance competitions), which takes place up and down the Northeast from Connecticut to Delaware.
"They love it. No one is forcing them to dance," Sparks said. "Parents tell me that they are dancing down the aisles of the supermarket. They always practice. They do it because they want to do it."
McElligott dancer Reilly Glynn, 9, of Marshalls Creek is humbled and hadn't boasted a word at school.
"I feel nervous, but excited. I've never been there before," said Sparks. "I must know three dances, and I'm more confident with the figure choreography, because there's the 16 of us, and some of them are older."
But she has had an added incentive to qualify for the trip as her dad works in Boston.
Glynn's cousin — Michelle Quinn, 7 — of Middle Smithfield Township, shares some of her thoughts.
"I feel excited. I think it's a really great opportunity for our school," Quinn said. "I would love even if we got just one medal. It will be fun just to dance at the Worlds. I would love to dance solos, but I can't, because you have to be 10."
The excitement was palatable at a recent practice at the school's studio on Ann Street in Stroudsburg. Parents and siblings contribute to the girls' efforts, assisting with hair and wardrobe and those who competed in past events offer advice.
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Is it over yet? On a feels-like basis, the length of the speech was Castroite. And not just the length! (Note to self: Remember to frame your observations in the form of a question.)
Did the lady who stood in line for six hours to vote in Florida have a flashback during the speech?
Here's a question for conservatives: How come we didn't realize during the Clinton administration how good we had it? President Obama really is giving us a new perspective on the state of the nation, isn't he? (There, that's better.)
When Obama describes the "sequester" budget cuts as a looming disaster, does he expect us to forget that he is their author? Is he counting on his friends in the media to keep a secret? (Okay, foolish question.) How is it possible to take anything he says in good faith?
When Obama says we've already cut $2 trillion from the deficit, does that include the savings from Obamacare? Or just the savings from throwing in the towel on Afghanistan and Iraq? Let's see, here you say, "Already, the Affordable Care Act is helping to slow the growth of health care costs…." Yes, indeed, much more to come!
When did "global warming" become "climate change"? Having grown up in Minnesota, I've gotten accustomed to climate change. Is there anything wrong with that?
When Obama says, "If we want to make the best products, we also have to invest in the best ideas," doesn't that depend on the meaning of "we"? (Damn, I can't get Clinton out of my head.) Is "we" the United States government?
When Obama promises that his proposals aren't going to add a penny to the deficit, what does he mean exactly? That they don't cost anything? That they will be financed by the savings from Obamacare?
When did tax deductions become loopholes? Or are they just loopholes when taken by those earning more than $200,000? I think I missed that class in law school.
When did government spending become "investment"? Was it during the halcyon days of the Clinton administration?
Why not just imposes a 100 percent tax on the millionaires and billionaires exploiting tax loopholes and be done with it? Why the half measures? Does anybody really need more than $200,000 a year to live on?
When are we going to get serious and start talking about a wealth tax on millionaires and billionaires who are hoarding their savings? Who needs to save, when Social Security and Medicare have promised to take care of us?
Having consulted with his union friends, Obama has determined that the time is ripe for increasing the minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.00 an hour. That makes perfect sense. Hey, you can't live on $7.00 an hour, can you? But can you live on $9.00 an hour? Why so cheap? Can't we get serious? How about $90.00 an hour?
Okay. I've only skimmed the surface of the first half of this marvelous speech, but here comes my final question. Obama wants us to generate more wind power. Couldn't he do it just by giving this speech on a monthly basis?


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Transgenic Crops Currently on the Market
Crops, Traits, and AcreageThe
most important transgenic crop in terms of acreage planted
is soybean, followed by corn, cotton, and canola.
The number of acres for each crop are given in the graph
below (Source: James,
2002, 2001a, 2001b, 1997). This graph is also available
hectares instead of acres.
Adoption of transgenic crops in the United States has
been far greater than in many other countries. The following
graph shows the acreage of transgenic crops in the United
States from 1996 to 2003.
In 1999, the area planted
to transgenic varieties was approximately half of the
U.S. soybean crop and about 25% of the U.S. corn crop.
The estimated worldwide area planted to transgenic varieties
in 2000 increased 11% over the 1999 area (James, 2000b). Most of
the transgenic crop varieties currently grown by farmers
are either herbicide tolerant or insect pest-resistant.
In addition to the crops listed below, minor acreages
were planted to transgenic potato, squash, and papaya.
For information on transgenic crop acreage as a percentage of the total U.S. acreage in 2000, see the news update entitled Acreage for transgenic cotton and soybeans up, corn down.
Herbicide Tolerance Weed control is one of the farmer's biggest challenges in crop production, because poorly controlled weeds drastically reduce crop yield and quality. Many herbicides on the market control only certain types of weeds, and are approved for use only on certain crops at specific growth stages. Residues of some herbicides remain in the soil for a year or more, so that farmers must pay close attention to the herbicide history of a field when planning what to plant there.
Herbicide tolerant crops resolve many of those problems because they include transgenes providing tolerance to the herbicides Roundup® (chemical name: glyphosate) or Liberty® (glufosinate). These herbicides are broad-spectrum, meaning that they kill nearly all kinds of plants except those that have the tolerance gene. Thus, a farmer can apply a single herbicide to his fields of herbicide tolerant crops, and he can use Roundup and Liberty effectively at most crop growth stages as needed. Another important benefit is that this class of herbicides breaks down quickly in the soil, eliminating residue carry-over problems and reducing environmental impact. Herbicide tolerant varieties are popular with farmers because they enable less complicated, more flexible weed control. These varieties are commonly marketed as Roundup Ready® or Liberty Link® varieties.
Weed-infested soybean plot (left) and Roundup Ready® soybeans after Roundup treatment. Source: Monsanto
For more information on herbicide tolerant transgenic crops see the article "Herbicide Tolerant Soybeans: Why Growers Are Adopting Roundup Ready Varieties", J. Carpenter & L. Gianessi, AgBioForum online journal, Vol. 2 No. 2, http://www.agbioforum.org/
Bt Insect-Resistant Crops
European corn borer (left) and
cotton bollworm (right) are two pests controlled
by Bt corn and cotton, respectively.
Source: USDA.
"Bt" is short for Bacillus thuringiensis, a soil bacterium whose spores contain a crystalline (Cry) protein. In the insect gut, the protein breaks down to release a toxin, known as a delta-endotoxin. This toxin binds to and creates pores in the intestinal lining, resulting in ion imbalance, paralysis of the digestive system, and after a few days, insect death. Different versions of the Cry genes, also known as "Bt genes", have been identified. They are effective against different orders of insects, or affect the insect gut in slightly different ways. A few examples are shown in the table below.
The use of Bt to control insect pests is not new. Insecticides containing Bt and its toxins (e.g., Dipel, Thuricide, Vectobac) have been sold for many years. Bt-based insecticides are considered safe for mammals and birds, and safer for non-target insects than conventional products. What is new in Bt crops is that a modified version of the bacterial Cry gene has been incorporated into the plant's own DNA, so that the plant's cellular machinery produces the toxin. When the insect chomps on a leaf or bores into a stem of a Bt-containing plant, it ingests the toxin and will die within a few days.
Bt insect-resistant crops currently on the market include
Corn: primarily for control of European corn borer,
but also corn earworm and Southwestern corn borer.
A list of approved Bt hybrids is available through
the National Corn Growers Association web site (http://www.ncga.com/biotechnology/know_where/know_grow_approved.htm).
Click on the "event" name to see the list
of hybrids.
Cotton: for control of tobacco budworm and cotton bollworm
Potato: for control of Colorado potato beetle. Bt
potato has been discontinued as a commercial product.
See our Discontinued
Products page for more information.
Corn hybrid with a Bt gene (left) and a hybrid susceptible to European corn borer (right). Source: Monsanto
Results of insect infestation on Bt (right) and non-Bt (left) cotton bolls. Source: USDA
Corn hybrids resistant to corn rootworm
Corn rootworm (Diabrotica spp.) is a serious
pest of corn in many U.S. growing areas. It damages
roots of young corn seedlings, resulting in reduced
growth and poor standability of the plant. This
insect is responsible for the application of the
largest amount of insecticide to U.S. corn fields.
What's more, to control this pest the insecticide
must be applied directly to the soil, where it
may leave residues or leach into the ground water.
By replacing these chemical insecticides, corn
rootworm resistant hybrids may provide major benefits
to environmental quality.
Corn rootworm feeding on a young
maize root. Source: USDA
Range of damage due to corn
rootworm feeding, from severe (left) to no damge
(right). Source: USDA
Although rootworm-protected hybrids apparently offer
pest management and environmental benefits, there are
serious concerns about development of resistance to
Bt in this adaptable insect. More information about
rootworm-resistant Bt hybrids is available in articles
by Byrne
(2001), Moellenbeck
et al. (2001), and Ostlie
(2001). Michigan
State University has a discussion of rootworm-protected
corn at http://www.msue.msu.edu/ipm/CAT02_fld/FC4-11-02.htm#4.
Rootworm-resistant corn was approved in 2003.
Have Bt crops reduced the use of chemical pesticides?
The use of Bt varieties has dramatically reduced the
amount of chemical pesticides applied to cotton. According
to a story in Science (Ferber,
1999a), US farmers used 450,000 kg less pesticides
on Bt-cotton than they would have used on conventional
varieties in 1998. Yields and profits also improved
in Bt-cotton fields. The benefits from Bt-corn, however,
were not as clear-cut. Due to the difficulty of effectively
controlling corn borers with insecticides, most farmers
do not apply chemical controls to their conventional
corn fields. Thus, Bt hybrids substituted for chemical
pesticides on only about 20% of the total US Bt-corn
area. Profitability of Bt-corn is not as certain as
for cotton; it will vary over years and locations, depending
on the intensity of the corn borer population. See our
discussion of pesticide use on Bt crops on this
Will insect pests become resistant to Bt toxins?
Although Bt genes have proven to be quite effective
in the short term for protecting against crop insect
damage, as well as reducing fungal contamination of
corn [Munkvold
and Heimlich, 1999, http://www.apsnet.org/online/feature/BtCorn/Top.html],
there are concerns that widespread use of Bt varieties
will accelerate development of resistance to Bt in the
target pests. This could mean the loss of Bt as an effective,
environmentally friendly insecticide. In response to
these concerns, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
has mandated measures to reduce the risk of resistance
development. These measures depend on a combination
of high dose of the Bt toxin and a planting of refuges.
A refuge refers to an area planted to a non-Bt variety
that is physically close to a field planted with a Bt
variety, as shown in the diagram below.
Diagram of the BT refuge strategy, in which at least 20% of a farm's corn acreage must be planted to non-BT corn. R = resistant European corn borer adult; S = susceptible adult.
Beginning in 2000, the EPA requires that farmers growing Bt corn must plant at least 20% of their total corn acreage to a non-Bt variety. The rationale is that the few Bt-resistant insects surviving in the Bt field would likely mate with susceptible individuals that have matured in the non-Bt refuge. Thus, the insect genes (alleles) for resistance to Bt would be swamped by the susceptible alleles. Whether this strategy will work or not remains to be seen. Some of the potential problems with the refuge strategy are:
The frequency of Bt-resistant alleles in insect populations may be greater than assumed in refuge models.
Resistance to Bt in European corn borer may be semi-dominant rather than recessive.
Resistant insects surviving in the Bt field may mature several days later than susceptible insects in the refuge, thus preventing their mating.
For information on compliance with the refuge requirements,
see the news updates entitled 29%
of Bt corn farmers in U.S. broke the rules last year,
of Bt corn farmers in U.S. still breaking the rules,
compliance improves, and 14%
of U.S. Bt corn farmers still breaking the rules.
and Van Rie 2002 discuss the biochemistry and genetics
of insect resistance to Bt.
A discussion of designs for refuges is available from
the University of Illinois Extension Office at http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/cespubs/pest/articles/200203e.html.
Pioneer Hybrid explains the rules for planting a refuge
at http://www.pioneer.com/usa/agronomy/insects/yg_pug.pdf.
Additional InformationBecause there are a number of web sites with extensive information on Bt crops, we refer you to them for additional information on the topic.
Managing Corn Pests with Bt Corn: Some Questions
and Answers. F.B. Peairs, Colorado State University.
Bt Corn: Health and the Environment. F.B.
Peairs, Colorado State University. http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/crops/00707.html
Bt Corn & European Corn Borer: Long-Term Success
Through Resistance Management. 1997. University
of Minnesota Extension Service. http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/cropsystems/DC7055.html
Genetically modified, insect resistant corn: Implications
for disease management. G.P. Munkvold, Iowa State
University, and R.L. Hellmich, USDA-ARS. http://www.scisoc.org/feature/BtCorn/Top.html
The Environmental Protection Agency's White Paper
on Bt Plant-Pesticide Resistance Management. 1998.
Monarchs and Bt corn: questions and answers.
1999. Marlin Rice, Iowa State University. http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/icm/1999/6-14-1999/monarchbt.html
Now or Never: Serious New Plans to Save a Natural
Pest Control. Union of Concerned Scientists http://www.ucsusa.org/publications/report.cfm?
100 Years of Bacillus thuringiensis: A
Critical Scientific Assessment. American Academy
of Microbiology http://www.asmusa.org/acasrc/pdfs/Btreport.pdf
Papaya is a tropical fruit rich in Vitamins A and C,
but susceptible to a number of serious pests and diseases.
The transgenic variety UH Rainbow, resistant to the
papaya ringspot virus, is currently in production in
Papaya is an important source of vitamins in tropical areas. Source: USDA
For more information, refer to:
Transgenic virus resistant papaya: New hope for controlling
papaya ringspot virus in Hawaii. http://www.apsnet.org/education/feature/papaya/Top.htm
Cornell University's page on virus resistant GM
crops, including payapa. http://www.comm.cornell.edu/gmo/traits/virusres.html
Global Status of Approved Genetically Modified PlantsAgriculture and Biotechnology Strategies (Canada) Inc. maintains a database of trangenic plants that have been approved for environmental release, use in livestock feed, or use in human food. Information is organized by crop and by trait. The information can be accessed at http://www.agbios.com/_Synopsis.asp.
Transgenic Foods on the Supermarket ShelvesThe cooperative extension office at Cornell University has assessed the likelihood that food products contain genetically engineered ingredients. Their assessment is available at http://www.comm.cornell.edu/gmo/crops/eating.html.
Greenpeace's List of GM and Non-GM FoodsGreenpeace, which campaigns against transgenic foods, maintains a list of food brands that they claim contain or do not contain transgenic ingredients. The list is available at http://www.truefoodnow.org/shopping_list.html.
Discontinued Transgenic ProductsSeveral transgenic products that received approval for marketing have been discontinued for a variety of reasons. Some, such as the FlavrSavr tomato and NewLeaf potato, were available for years before they were discontinued. We have assembled a list of these products with links to more information about their history and the reason for their disappearance.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Birmingham-Southern scored three unanswered goals to break a 1-1 tie and earn a 4-1 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference win over Austin College, Sunday at BSC Soccer Park.
The win was the second straight for the Panthers, improving to 6-3 overall and 2-0 in the SCAC. Austin dropped to 4-4-2 overall and 0-2 in league play.
Senior Tyler Evans gave the Panthers an early 1-0 lead in the fourth minute off a pass from sophomore Ingvi Georgsson before Austin College tied the game on a goal by Andy Johnson in the ninth minute.
Senior Garner Shivers scored on an assist from senior Sean Head in the 29th minute to give BSC a 2-1 lead at halftime.
The Panthers scored two goals in a span of 1:05 during the first 10 minutes of the second half to take command of the match. Freshman Emil Saevarsson gave BSC a 3-1 lead in the 54th minute on a feed from senior Nicolas Reitmeier, who also scored the final goal just over a minute later to give BSC its final margin of victory.
The Panthers, who were outshot 8-6 in the first half, turned the tables in the second half with an 11-3 edge in shots to finish with a 17-11 advantage overall.
Sophomore BSC starting goal keeper Sveinbo Grimsson and sophomore reserve Alex Levinson each had one save, while Gran Gosselin recorded three saves for the 'Roos.
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It's been an impressive season for the Yale men's swimming and diving team so far. The Bulldogs have powered their way through five meets, winning all of them, including four victories over conference foes. But the young and talented Elis will face what is, by far, their toughest test of the season when they face off against perennial powers Harvard and No. 24 Princeton this weekend in Cambridge.
Harvard and Princeton have distanced themselves from the rest of the Ivy League pack in recent years, and dominated the Ivy League swim scene for much of the last few decades. In fact, either the Crimson or Tigers have won a share of every Ivy League title since the 1970-71 season, with Princeton taking an astounding six straight coming into this year. Both teams also have unblemished Ivy League records entering this weekend's meet.
So this year's much-improved Yale squad will be looking to make a statement, while keeping their eyes on the ultimate prize: the Ivy League Championship meet March 1-3 in Princeton. This weekend's H-Y-P showdown will be good experience in heated competition for the Bulldogs' freshmen, who have ignited the team's rise this season. The class has been a versatile and consistent presence that has complimented the small corps of upperclassmen nicely for Robert J.H. Kiphuth Director of Swimming Tim Wise's squad.
They will face off for what should be the first of many exciting showdowns with classes from Harvard and Princeton that have been equally as impressive: Harvard's Chuck Katis, for example, grabbed three wins against the Big Ten's Ohio State recently, while the Tigers' Harrison Wagner is the owner of the Ivy League's top 50-free time this season.
Both Harvard and Princeton boast that kind of talent up and down the lineup, but Yale will look to show the dynamic duo at the top of the Ancient Eight may soon be expanding to a trio in the next few years. The Bulldogs' quest to that end continues Saturday in a meet that will be streamed live on Harvard's athletic website here: http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/harvard.portal#
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Portland, OR, October 2012—Ooligan Press is proud to announce the release of Close Is Fine, a collection of short stories by Eliot Treichel; a book Publisher's Weekly called "a clear-eyed and perceptive debut." Like an album of Polaroid snapshots, Close Is Fine is a finely wrought collection of short stories that gives us a brief glimpse into the quirky and complex lives of the inhabitants of a rural Wisconsin town. At times mournful and haunting, this collection celebrates the nobility of simple life—of striving and failing, without ever losing hope.
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Hello! I just found out about the game a few days ago through Desura, and decided to test it. As there was no working 64bit version for Linux, I decided to compile my own. I got the sources form SourceForge, followed the build guide, had to upgrade from CEGUI 0.6 to 0.7 and switch libloki for ferrisloki, but the game compiled and seems to work.
The problem is, I can't actually start the simulation. I get the menu, sound etc, but when I start a new game with bots I get some Segmentation Fault, gdb says:
in terrain::TerrainData::getHeightAndNormalBicubic(float, float, float&, Vector&) const ()
When I set the number of bots to 0 on the other hand, I get missing data errors, some of them are:
Cannot load texture data/textures/models/level_light.dds
Cannot load texture data/textures/models/grass06.dds
Cannot load texture data/textures/models/allfirversion1.dds
Cannot load texture data/textures/models/holzende1.dds
Cannot load texture data/textures/models/treelod3.dds
I tried different maps to get each one of them.
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The rich tradition of championship curling in Saskatchewan grows even stronger in 2012 with the return of the Tim Hortons Brier, March 3 – 11 in Saskatoon's Credit Union Centre. Today, the Host Committee stepped up the excitement with the launch of full event ticket packages – including an innovative new option!
"Saskatoon set Brier attendance records in 1989 and 2000," said Host Committee Chair Kerry Tarasoff. "The 2000 edition still stands as the second highest in the history of the event. With expanded seating in Credit Union Place – and the new ticket options – we're looking forward to the best Brier ever in 2012!"
In addition to the "Old Classic" full event pass – for those who crave the excitement of all 22 draws – the 2012 Brier features three "Double Impact" packages that allow fans to double up on the draws that work best for their personal schedule:
- The Opener – Two tickets to each of the first 11 draws for $369
- The Champ – Two tickets to each of the final 11 draws for $419
- The Weekender – Two tickets to each of the first 5 draws and last 6 draws for $419
- The Old Classic – One ticket to all 22 draws for $389
With the introduction of virtual seat selection, for the first time ever, buyers can go online to seasonofchampions.ca and pick the seat that provides the best view of the action in the Credit Union Centre.
All four packages are on sale starting Monday, February 28 at 10:00 am. Purchases can be made by phone at 1-800-970-SEAT or 306-938-7800, online at seasonofchampions.ca or in person at the Credit Union Centre Box Office.
Another new feature for 2012 makes the Brier pass more rewarding than ever! Every full event ticket package includes the all new Season of Champions Rewards card – a $25 value. The card delivers a wide range of benefits, such as: savings on roadside assistance; free travel insurance; best prices on cars, hotels and airfare; pharmaceutical and drug discounts; plus, front of the line ticket opportunities for Season of Champions events!
Substantial benefits will be added to the rewards program on an ongoing basis, further enhancing its value to cardholders. Proceeds from the initiative will be invested in the growth and development of curling throughout Canada.
The full event pass also provides unlimited access to Keith's Patch – the heartbeat of the party, all day every day. It's where fans and competitors alike gather to enjoy an appetizing array of food and beverages, and dance to the sounds of some amazing Canadian bands. The Patch is also the home of Cool Curling – the tabletop version of the roaring game where fans play for the chance to win cash!
On top of all that, there are all kinds of opportunities to meet the athletes, starting with the exclusive Fan Appreciation Night, Friday, March 2 – a special meet and greet gathering with the Brier competitors.
Team Autograph sessions are held daily with members of all the teams taking part throughout the event. And, daily Up Close & Personal interviews feature candid discussions with players from past and present, offering a unique insight to the biggest names in the game.
"There are just so many advantages to the full event pass," said Karasoff. "It's definitely the best way to experience the 2012 Brier… our advice to fans is to select their seats soon!"
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George Bolton and Fog City's Stable's The Factor, who loomed as a possible favorite for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) until his seventh-place finish in last week's $1 million Arkansas Derby (GI), got a feel for the Churchill Downs racing surface on Wednesday when he jogged a mile on his first day at the historic Louisville track.
The Bob Baffert-trained winner of Santa Anita's San Vicente (GII) arrived at the home of the Kentucky Derby Monday afternoon following a plane flight from Hot Springs, Ark. to Lexington and a subsequent van ride to Churchill Downs.
"He felt good," said Baffert assistant Peter Hutton, who was in the saddle aboard The Factor.
The Factor will be joined in Barn 33 on Thursday by Arnold Zetcher's homebred Midnight Interlude, the winner of the Santa Anita Derby (GI) and a contender for Kentucky Derby 137. The son of War Chant will be joined by Plum Pretty, a 25-length winner of the Sunland Oaks and a contender for the $1 million Kentucky Oaks (GI), on a flight from Southern California that will carry several Baffert trainees to Louisville.
Missing from the flight manifest is Zayat Stables' Jaycito, the runner-up in the San Felipe (GII) who was knocked out of the Santa Anita Derby by a foot abscess. Baffert had looked at running Jaycito in Keeneland's Coolmore Lexington (GII) on Saturday, but his name was not among the half dozen 3-year-olds entered in the race.
But Baffert said by telephone on Wednesday that Jaycito's absence from Wednesday's flight should not be interpreted as an indication that the colt is out of consideration for Kentucky Derby 137.
"He's just not ready and I didn't want to bring him into bad weather," Baffert said. "I'm still working on the foot, so we'll keep him here where it's dry."
The Sutton Forwarding Company flight carrying Baffert's horses from California is scheduled to land at 12:45 p.m. at Louisville International Airport. The horses should arrive at Barn 33 about 30 minutes later.
ARCHARCHARCH, JOYFUL VICTORY SETTLE IN – Robert and Loval Yagos' Archarcharch, winner of the $1 million Arkansas Derby (GI), had an easy morning of walking under trainer William "Jinks" Fires' shedrow at Churchill Downs on Wednesday.
It was the colt's first full day back in familiar surroundings at Churchill Downs, where he trained last summer and fall and made his career debut in a runner-up finish in a November maiden race. He arrived at Churchill Downs following a van ride from Oaklawn Park at approximately 7 a.m. Tuesday.
Also taking it easy on Wednesday was Fox Hill Farm's Joyful Victory, the winner of the Fantasy (GII) at Oaklawn Park (GII) and a contender for the Kentucky Oaks. The J. Larry Jones-trained daughter of Tapit walked under the shedrow during her first morning at Churchill Downs.
Two Kentucky Derby contenders – Reeves Thoroughbred Racing and Dream Team Racing Stable's Mucho Macho Man and Just for Fun Stable's Decisive Moment – galloped over a track left sloppy by a round of severe storms that rolled through the Louisville area overnight. Trainer Juan Arias, who jogs and gallops Decisive Moment, was in the saddle aboard the Vinery Racing Spiral (GIII runner-up.
Mucho Macho Man and Decisive Moment, both housed in Barn 41, walked off the track together.
OAKS HOPE KATHMANBLU RETURNS, DAISY DEVINE DUE THURSDAY– Five D Thoroughbreds and Wind River Stable's Kentucky Oaks contender Kathmanblu, third in Keeneland's Central Bank Ashland Stakes (GI), returned to Churchill Downs Wednesday afternoon.
The Ken McPeek-trained daughter of Bluegrass Cat arrived at the Louisville track shortly before 3 p.m. following van ride from Central Kentucky. She won Churchill Downs' Golden Rod (GII) in November.
Scheduled to arrive at Churchill Downs on Thursday to continue preparations for the Kentucky Oaks is James Miller's Daisy Devine, winner of the $500,000 Fair Grounds Oaks (GII).
Daisy Devine, who is trained by Churchill Downs regular Andrew McKeever, will try to continue a strong run of success by winners of the Fair Grounds Oaks in the Kentucky Oaks. Four of the last six winners of the Fair Grounds Oaks went on to take the Kentucky Oaks. That group includes Ashado (2004), Summerly (2005), Proud Spell (2008) and Rachel Alexandra (2009).
SPECIAL TRAINING HOURS FOR DERBY AND OAKS CONTENDERS BEGIN ON SATURDAY – A special segment of Churchill Downs training hours devoted exclusively to horses being prepared for the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks will begin on Saturday, April 23. The special training session for those horses was introduced last year.
The first 15 minutes of training following the mid-morning track maintenance break will be set aside for Derby and Oaks hopefuls. It is not required that the Derby and Oaks hopes train during the period that will last from approximately 8:15-8:30 a.m. through Thursday, May 5. But that period it will be available to them if they wish to exercise their Derby and Oaks horses during exclusive training period when traffic on the track is considerably lighter than that they could encounter during open training.


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Everybody stores canned food for that inevitable emergency. Whether it's an earthquake, flood, blizzard, or any other imaginable disaster, canned food does tend to be the one thing that survives. This first trick shows you how to do it with nothing more than your bare hands and a patch of concrete (garage floors, concrete decks, sidewalks, etc.).
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How Much Do You Love Me? Poem
Edited, Recited, Typed & Written
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How much do you love me,
More than I can ever know,
To put flowers on you like a crown,
As If you were sitting on the throne.
What makes you so beautiful,
Despite all the boys being so pitiful to you,
Don't let them hate or throw shades at you,
Just because you look so beautiful even more than they do.
But is how much you love the person right next to you,
Deep inside your heart,
Right from the very start,
How to find the person you even meet in one day can even be your best friend till the very end.
Who do I love is my mother,
She will always take good care of me,
Unlike any other person that I have ever seen,
That can even be put in an iPad screen.
How much do you love your family,
All the above,
Especially for my Mom, My Sisters,
My Brother and I,
Will one day reach for the stars
oh so high.
That's how much,
I can tell,
That makes me feel so well,
That's all I ever wanted was love and connection,
But what's love got to do with it,
When you are standing with the person right in front of you.
As you look into her very eyes,
With every single step you took,
As She says "I love you",
You love them back,
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Works by Hope College seniors will be featured in the gallery of the De Pree Art Center from Friday, March 30, through Sunday, May 6.
There will be an opening reception at the gallery on Friday, March 30, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The public is invited to both the reception and the exhibition. Admission is free.
The Senior Show is the capstone exhibition for the graduating seniors of the department of art and art history. There are 16 studio majors, five art education majors and three art history majors.
In addition to the exhibition, the department will host a capstone reading of papers by the art history majors on Wednesday, April 25 at 4:30 p.m. in Cook Auditorium in the De Pree Art Center.
The De Pree Art Center is located at 160 E. 12th St., on Columbia Avenue at 12th Street. The regular gallery hours are Mondays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.; and Sundays from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. The gallery will be closed on Friday-Sunday, April 5-7, in observance of Easter Weekend. The gallery is handicapped accessible.