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We want to lose weight. Be happier. Eat better. Quit smoking.
Nearly half of us will make New Year's resolutions this year and, while we may be setting laudable and healthy goals, many of us will be doomed to fail.
But, experts say, there are ways to ensure success.
The key is to stop thinking in terms of "resolution" and reframe the goal as a journey — a lasting lifestyle change that can be accomplished through specific steps.
Too often, resolutions are framed in terms of black and white, said Dr. Karen Ruskin, a psychotherapist and licensed marriage and family therapist.
"A typical New Year's resolution is so linear: To do more of something or do less of something," Ruskin said. "That's why it's not long-term attainable — the moment you stop doing the 'that' you wish to do more or less of, you feel like you've failed and you give up."
Resolutions are often vague, and lack actionable steps. And they can place an artificial time limit on making permanent change, said Dr. Suzanne Koven, a primary care physician at Massachusetts General Hospital.
So rather than simply resolving to be healthier this year, take some tips from experts on how to have a healthier 2013 — and beyond.
According to Dr. Karen Ruskin, a "resolution" will only be successful if you identify exactly what it is you want to change and why, and think of it in terms of a healthier overall lifestyle. Here are her tips to help you reach your goals:
Identify a specific change
"You should ask yourself, 'What do I actually wish to improve upon' so you have clarity," Ruskin said.
Your goal can be about your relationships with other people, or something you want to improve within yourself.
"Sometimes it might be about a healthier lifestyle in terms of food, or going back to school," Ruskin said. For some it might be getting a promotion at work, or being more considerate of your spouse or being more patient with your children. But the idea is to figure out exactly what it is you want to change, then plotting specific steps.
Ask yourself: What is one step I can take today?
You're not going to write that novel in one sitting. But maybe today you'll write one paragraph, work on an outline, or simply spend some time thinking about it. Or you may choose to give yourself the day off. But asking yourself what you might do – rather than telling yourself – is a more gentle way to help you reach your goal.
Give yourself positive feedback
Whether it's a verbal pat on the back, or a smiley face sticker on a calendar (yes, even for adults!), it's important to give ourselves credit for progress that we make.
"What we say to ourselves effects our mood. We are more likely to achieve our goals if we are kind to ourselves, instead of being angry," Ruskin said.
Periodically, you should evaluate your progress and decide whether you want to continue working toward the same goal. Sometimes, you may want to shift to something else, or make some tweaks to your goal. "If we are constantly checking in, we are constantly improving," Ruskin said.
Instead of completely overhauling your diet and exercise plan, or resolving to vaguely work out more to get in better shape this year, I challenge you to do less! Start small. Don't overwhelm yourself.
The ability to sustain change significantly decreases when you try to develop too many new habits at once. So this year, establish one ultimate long-term goal, and then adopt a new small change each month that will lead you to your goal.
For example, if you want to lose 20 pounds of fat by the end of 2013, in January you might start with a goal of exercising 10 times this month, which comes out to roughly twice a week. Once that behavior becomes a habit, then you layer on something else the next month.
In February you'd still keep up the 10 workouts, but also establish a new action, like having a cup of vegetables with each meal. So as March rolls around, you've exercised 20 times over the past two months, and getting those veggies in has become second nature.
Next, you might be ready to walk the several flights of stairs each day to your office instead of taking the elevator.
Before you know it, you've developed all these wonderful habits that have become ingrained in your behaviors and will lead you to more meaningful and permanent lifestyle changes. Allowing yourself to really focus on and master one change at a time will help you adhere to your plan and achieve your goal. - RYAN HEALY, TRAINER
Feel rushed at your medical appointments? So does your doctor. Still, doctors should try to focus on the health issues that concern you most, but we need your help. Here are five important questions that doctors may not address unless patients bring them up. Asking these questions could have a big impact on your health this year.
Do I need any vaccines?
Shots are often the main event at a visit to the pediatrician, but doctors for adults sometimes forget even to mention them. An annual flu shot, a tetanus/whooping cough vaccine every 10 years, and, for certain people, vaccines for shingles, pneumonia, hepatitis, meningitis, and other conditions should be considered.
Why can't I sleep?
Difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or getting good quality sleep are common. Poor or inadequate sleep can contribute to chronic fatigue, obesity, and even heart disease. People shouldn't just assume that they are "bad sleepers." Sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, and other disorders are treatable.
Is there a cheaper version of this medicine?
If you leave prescriptions unfilled, or you try to stretch out your supply by splitting or skipping doses, ask if a less expensive option is available. Doctors don't keep good track of medication costs and know even less about which insurance company covers what drug.
Does that disease run in families?
You'll likely be asked about your family's medical history at your first visit, but may not be asked for updates later on. Colon, breast, and ovarian cancers as well as diabetes, depression, thyroid disease, certain forms of anemia and arthritis, heart disease, and stroke are only a few of the diseases that cluster in families. If a relative, especially your parent, sibling, or child, develops a new illness, let your doctor know.
Can I ask you about this thing that's kind of embarrassing?
Whether its a sexual problem, a phobia, or a discharge, tic, or mole that you're just not sure is normal, you should feel free to ask your doctor about it. If not, find a new doctor. - DR. SUZANNE KOVEN
If you want to lose weight, increase your longevity, lower you blood pressure, and fight heart disease and diabetes in the New Year, here are five tips on what and how to eat every time you sit down to a meal.
Load Up on Veggies and Fruit
One of the best strategies for losing weight is to make sure that half your plate is loaded with low calorie, high-volume veggies and fruit to crowd out more calorically dense foods such as fatty meats and fried foods. If you do this daily, you could be a smaller size by spring.
Go for the Whole Grains
Research suggests that a healthy diet that contains high fiber, nutrient- and phytochemical-rich whole grains can help fight against heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. Choose whole grain cereal and oats in the morning, whole wheat bread at lunch, and quick-cook brown rice, whole-grain couscous, or whole-grain pasta at dinner. But you still need to make sure that only about ¼ of your plate is devoted to grains in order to control calories.
Eat Fish for Longevity
Want to live longer? Studies show that consuming 8 ounces of fish weekly, especially omega-3 fatty acid-rich fish such as salmon and sardines, can reduce the risk of heart disease, the number one killer of Americans, slow the accumulation of artery-clogging plague, and even slightly lower high blood pressure. Consider having at least two 4-ounce fish meals weekly.
Drink Your Milk
Nonfat and low fat milk and yogurt are not only excellent sources of bone-strengthening calcium and vitamin D but also potassium, which can help prevent high blood pressure. To meet the recommended three servings of dairy daily, add low fat milk to your morning java, add a slice of reduced-fat cheese to your lunchtime sandwich, and reach for a vitamin D fortified nonfat yogurt for a daily snack.
Eat Off a Smaller Plate at Dinner
The size of the standard dinner plate has increased 22 percent in diameter, from about 10 inches in 1900 to almost 12 inches in 2010. Let's face it: the bigger the plate, the more you will eat. Join the Smaller Plate Movement and commit to eating off 9- to 10-inch diameter plate at your largest meal of the day. Do this for a month and you will be shocked as to how effective this small change can make in shrinking your waist. — JOAN SALGE BLAKE, NUTRITIONIST


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When three people implicated in murders claim they were attacked by a "clawed shadow monster" at the moment each crime occurred, the BAU searches for an UnSub who is controlling their minds. Also, the search for the culprit puts one of the team in jeopardy, on CRIMINAL MINDS, Wednesday, April 22 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Series star Matthew Gray Gubler directed the episode. Guest stars include Bodhi Elfman as mathematician Peter Lewis, and Thad Luckinbill as Larry Merrin and Kiko Ellsworth as Daniel Karras, two of the people implicated in the murders. Pictured: Shemar Moore as Derek Morgan. Photo: Sonja Flemming/CBS ©2015 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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An update from Residential Community Director Krystal K. Jones and Residential Life Assistant Director for Training & Development Eleanor Luna:
As our group flies home to Dallas and traverses several time zones, there's that eerie feeling of time travel. When we land tonight, we will relive the evening we've just experienced in England, but then the sense that one has traveled back in time has become all too familiar over these past few days.
Our group has now spent a total of 10 days in London, Cambridge, Oxford and Bath. Many of us were reminded just how relatively young our nation, city, and university are, and we sometimes asked ourselves if these ancient customs would translate to SMU. In fact, one of our tour guides seemed shocked that we would want to "revert" back to an older way of doing things by creating a residential commons systems.
As the two residence life professionals in the group, we have spent the past 3 or 4 years respectively moving forward with the goal line as August 2014, and so we are left with a paradox. We have been moving forward toward this great goal, while also traveling backward to the classical way of housing students. It's a lofty aspiration to institute a full residential commons system in one year, but after seeing the strength of the residential college pride in Oxford, we are assured that this system will only make SMU a stronger community.
August 2014 is finally here! This weekend we will welcome all of our Resident Assistants back to a completely reconstructed way of doing things, and we couldn't be more excited to create the Oxford pride, rigor, and competition at SMU.


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Cargill Inc, the United State's third-largest meat producer, said more testing needs to be done on Zilmax and the last cattle fed with the feed additive will be out of its production supply by the end of September.
Zilmax became the focus of attention in the livestock industry after Tyson Foods Inc said on August 7 that it will stop buying Zilmax-fed cattle for slaughter beginning next month.
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Tyson, the biggest U.S. meat processor, said it was concerned about Zilmax potentially causing health or behavioral problems for some cattle.
Merck's Animal Health unit announced on August 16 that it would halt U.S. and Canadian sales of Zilmax, pending additional company research and review.
"While Cargill has not linked Zilmax to any specific incidents involving animal well-being, the company does believe more research is necessary to answer recently raised questions regarding the use of this product," the company said in a statement posted on its website.
Zilmax is part of a family of drugs called beta-agonists, a class of non-hormone growth promoters that have been deemed safe for animals and humans by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Such products are fed to cattle in the weeks prior to slaughter to increase weight by as much as 30 pounds of lean meat.
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-----Original Message----- From: email@example.com [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] Sent: 02 September 2002 14:58 To: Mark Seaborne; firstname.lastname@example.com; email@example.com; firstname.lastname@example.com Subject: Schema Modularisation in XForms (Was: xslt stylesheet for xforms to xhtml) >It seems to me that it would be very useful to have modularisation of schema (the generic term) support in XForms, >rather than a "hard-wired" need for W3C XML Schema support. I can see it both ways. Sticking with W3C XML Schema (incidentally, shouldn't the draft use the full name, rather than the ambiguous 'XML Schema') + some extra validation facilities makes life easier for implementers and authors alike, in that they know what they can expect - you get a stable base and simpler portability. Plug-in schema language support implies, among other things: setting schema validation order/precedence/alternatives; to provide graceful handling of non-support of schema languages by implementations, etc. This would probably be a lot of work - I don't know, it is not something I have ever tried to do. On the other hand it would make XForms seriously useful in ways it cannot so easily be just now. Take Schematron - its built-in support for workflow type applications should make it an ideal partner for forms based applications. As you say, it would have been better to bring this up a long time ago; in fact I would be surprised if it hasn't already been talked about a long time ago. All the best MarkReceived on Monday, 2 September 2002 10:44:49 UTC
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This trial (known as AACTG protocol A5095) compared abacavir plus AZT plus 3TC vs. efavirenz (Sustiva®) plus AZT plus 3TC, vs. all four drugs (abacavir plus efavirenz plus AZT plus 3TC). In this study the volunteers were antiretroviral naive, but started with a high viral load (median over 78,000 copies, with 43% of the volunteers having over 100,000) and low CD4 count (median 238). A data review at 32 weeks found that 21% of those randomly assigned to the Trizivir alone still had a viral load over 200 copies after at least 16 weeks of treatment (which was defined as "virologic failure" in this study), compared to 10% of the volunteers in the other two groups combined. The difference was seen both in the group with viral load over 100,000 copies when they started the trial, and the group with lower viral load. Because the difference was statistically significant and met the pre-determined standard for stopping a treatment arm, the Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) had no choice but to stop abacavir plus AZT plus 3TC and offer the participants other treatment. A March 10, 2003, letter from the U.S. Division of AIDS to the researchers, containing all the information initially available, is at: www.niaid.nih.gov/daids/default.htm.
Because the other two arms of this trial are continuing, the DSMB released the least amount of information necessary, to avoid any risk of biasing study results. For example, we do not know if the virologic "failure" usually meant a viral load barely above 200, or considerably higher. Also, we have no information about adherence and missing doses. The study was double-blinded and placebo controlled, so all volunteers took five pills at night and two in the morning, and if some were more careless about missing the morning than the evening dose, that could have biased the result in the direction seen, since all the efavirenz was in the evening dose, but every drug in the Trizivir-only arm would have been affected by missing the medicine in the morning.
Some additional information will be submitted to the International AIDS Society conference, July 13-17 in Paris; however, the other two study arms will still be ongoing, so full information may not be available even then. Continuing the two remaining arms will help address the question of whether adding a fourth drug to certain 3-drug HAART combination regimens provides enough additional virologic benefit to be worth the added cost in side effects and expense.
There is no perfect HIV treatment, and we have not seen any rush to change drug regimens because this Trizivir arm was stopped. The new information does have doctors' attention, and will be reflected in medical consensus as more is learned.
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Neil Woodford has sold out of HSBC just over a year after buying a bank for the first time in over a decade.
'I have started to become more concerned about one particular risk: that of "fine inflation" in the banking industry,' Woodford said in his latest update.
'Clearly, banks have attracted many fines in the post-financial crisis world as regulators and policy-makers have cracked down on past and ongoing wrongdoings in the industry. The size of the fines, however, appears to be increasing.'
Woodford highlighted the $1.9 billion penalty HSBC incurred for failing to prevent Mexican drug cartels laundering money through its bank accounts.
The recent $16.7 billion fine Bank of America paid to end investigations into its role in the run up to the financial crisis, selling toxic mortgages, has also spooked Woodford.
Woodford is worried that the size of fines among banks have become impossible to quantify.
'I am concerned, however, that these fines are increasingly being sized on a bank's ability to pay, rather than on the extent of the transgression,' he said.
'In particular, I am worried that the ongoing investigation into the historic manipulation of Libor and foreign exchange markets could expose HSBC to significant financial penalties. Not only are these potentially serious offences in the eyes of the regulator, but HSBC is very able to pay a substantial fine.'
He added: 'The size of any potential fine is unquantifiable, so this represents an unquantifiable risk. Nevertheless, a substantial fine could hamper HSBC's ability to grow its dividend, in my view.
'I have therefore sold the fund's position in HSBC, reinvesting the proceeds into parts of the portfolio in which I have greater conviction.
'Sometimes, the evolution of an investment case can be subtle but significant enough to represent a change.'
Until last year, Woodford had not owned a bank since 2002, owing to a range of concerns. These included worries about the quality of loan books, capital adequacy and high leverage ratios. He felt the process of post-crisis balance sheet repair still had a long way to go, particularly for the UK-focused high street banks.
However, he was happy to accommodate HSBC, describing it as a 'different beast'.
'It is a conservatively-managed, well-capitalised business with a good spread of international assets. As chief executive, Stuart Gulliver has done a great job over the last four years, making a very complicated organisation much simpler to understand.'
He added: 'It is still a huge and complex business, however – its 2013 annual report & accounts document runs to around 600 pages, many of which are dedicated to the risks that it faces.
'It is a challenged business in a troubled sector, but it has navigated through the headwinds that have blighted the banking industry in recent years robustly.'
While Woodford admitted he questioned its valuation at times both pre and post financial crisis, he pointed out that over the past couple of years it has returned to a more attractive valuation level, regularly trading at around or even below its book value made it an appealing investment.
This prompted his to build a position in the bank last May and it was included it in the portfolio of the CF Woodford Equity Income fund.
Woodford has reinvested the proceeds into areas where he has greater conviction and on better valuations.
Ideas in this sphere included AstraZeneca, BAE Systems, Drax, Legal & General.
'I believe the long-term interests of my investors will be better served by focusing the portfolio towards them,' Woodford said.


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When Papa is 37 years old when he tells Raama the true and entire marble game story (Page 104). This is younger than the age at which most people become reflective and analytical about choices and actions in their lives. Why has Pap chosen THIS moment to tell his daughter the haunting truth?
Did this scene remind others (as it did me) of scenes from Khaled Hosseini's Kite Runner? Particularly the scene where Amir does not step in to stop the brutal attack and rape of his friend Hassan.


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Āryabhatta (b. 476 AD – 550) is the first in the line of great mathematician-astronomers from the classical age of Indian mathematics and Indian astronomy. His most famous works are the Aryabhatiya (499) and Arya-Siddhanta.
BiographyAryabhata was born in the region lying between Narmada and Godavari, which was known as Ashmaka,and is now identified with Maharashtra, though early Buddhist texts describe Ashmaka as being further south, dakShiNApath or the Deccan, while other texts describe the Ashmakas as having fought Alexander, which would put them further north. Other traditions in India claim that he was from Kerala and that he travelled to the North, or that he was a Maga Brahmin from Gujarat.
However, it is fairly certain that at some point, he went to Kusumapura for higher studies, and that he lived here for some time. Bhāskara I (AD 629) identifies Kusumapura as Pataliputra (modern Patna). He lived there in the dying years of the Gupta empire, the time which is known as the golden age of India, when it was already under Hun attack in the Northeast, during the reign of Buddhagupta and some of the smaller kings before Vishnugupta.
His first name "Arya" is a term used for respect, such as "Sri", whereas Bhatta is a typical north Indian name -- found today usually among the "Bania" (or trader) community in Bihar.
WorksAryabhata is the author of several treatises on mathematics and astronomy, some of which are lost. His major work, Aryabhatiya, a compendium of mathematics and astronomy, was extensively referred to in the Indian mathematical literature, and has survived to modern times.
The Arya-siddhanta, a lost work on astronomical computations, is known through the writings of Aryabhata's contemporary Varahamihira, as well as through later mathematicians and commentators including Brahmagupta and Bhaskara I. This work appears to be based on the older Surya Siddhanta, and uses the midnight-day-reckoning, as opposed to sunrise in Aryabhatiya. This also contained a description of several astronomical instruments, the gnomon (shanku-yantra), a shadow instrument (chhAyA-yantra), possibly angle-measuring devices, semi-circle and circle shaped (dhanur-yantra / chakra-yantra), a cylindrical stick yasti-yantra, an umbrella-shaped device called chhatra-yantra, and water clocks of at least two types, bow-shaped and cylindrical.
A third text that may have survived in Arabic translation is the Al ntf or Al-nanf, which claims to be a translation of Aryabhata, but the Sanskrit name of this work is not known. Probably dating from the ninth c., it is mentioned by the Persian scholar and chronicler of India, Abū Rayhān al-Bīrūnī.
AryabhatiyaDirect details of Aryabhata's work are therefore known only from the Aryabhatiya. The name Aryabhatiya is due to later commentators, Aryabhata himself may not have given it a name; it is referred by his disciple Bhaskara I as Ashmakatantra or the treatise from the Ashmaka. It is also occasionally referred to as Arya-shatas-aShTa, lit., Aryabhata's 108, which is the number of verses in the text. It is written in the very terse style typical of the sutra literature, where each line is an aid to memory for a complex system. Thus, the explication of meaning is due to commentators. The entire text consists of 108 verses, plus an introductory 13, the whole being divided into four pAdas or chapters:
gitikApAda: (13 verses) large units of time - kalpa, manvantra, yuga, which present a cosmology that differs from earlier texts such as Lagadha's Vedanga Jyotisha(ca. 1st c. BC). Also includes the table of sines (jya), given in a single verse. For the planetary revolutions during a mahayuga, the number of 4.32mn years is given.
gaNitapAda (33 verses), covering mensuration (kShetra vyAvahAra), arithmetic and geometric progressions, gnomon / shadows (shanku-chhAyA), simple, quadratic, simultaneous, and indeterminate equations (kuTTaka)
kAlakriyApAda (25 verses) : different units of time and method of determination of positions of planets for a given day. Calculations concerning the intercalary month (adhikamAsa), kShaya-tithis. Presents a seven-day week, with names for days of week.
golapAda (50 verses): Geometric/trigonometric aspects of the celestial sphere, features of the ecliptic, celestial equator, node, shape of the earth, cause of day and night, rising of zodiacal signs on horizon etc.
In addition, some versions cite a few colophons added at the end, extolling the virtues of the work, etc.
The Aryabhatiya presented a number of innovations in mathematics and astronomy in verse form, which were influential for many centuries. The extreme brevity of the text was elaborated in commentaries by his disciple Bhaskara I (Bhashya, ca. 600) and by Nilakantha Somayaji in his Aryabhatiya Bhasya, (1465).
Place Value system and zero
The number place-value system, first seen in the 3rd century Bakhshali Manuscript was clearly in place in his work; he certainly did not use the symbol, but the French mathematician Georges Ifrah argues that knowledge of zero was implicit in Aryabhata's place-value system as a place holder for the powers of ten with null coefficients.
However, Aryabhata did not use the brahmi numerals; continuing the Sanskritic tradition from Vedic times, he used letters of the alphabet to denote numbers, expressing quantities (such as the table of sines) in a mnemonic form.
Pi as Irrational
Aryabhata worked on the approximation for Pi (π), and may have realized that π is irrational. In the second part of the Aryabhatiyam , he writes
chaturadhikam śatamaśaguam dvāśaśistathā sahasrāām
Ayutadvayaviśkambhasyāsanno vrîttapariaha.
"Add four to 100, multiply by eight and then add 62,000. By this rule the circumference of a circle of diameter 20,000 can be approached."
In other words, π= ~ 62832/20000 = 3.1416, correct to five digits. The commentator Nilakantha Somayaji, (Kerala School, 15th c.) interprets the word āsanna (approaching), appearing just before the last word, as saying that not only that is this an approximation, but that the value is incommensurable (or irrational). If this is correct, it is quite a sophisticated insight, for the irrationality of pi was proved in Europe only in 1761 by Lambert).
After Aryabhatiya was translated into Arabic (ca. 820 AD) this approximation was mentioned in Al-Khwarizmi's book on algebra.
Mensuration and trigonometry
In Ganitapada 6, Aryabhata gives the area of triangle as
tribhujasya phalashariram samadalakoti bhujardhasamvargah
that translates to: for a triangle, the result of a perpendicular with the half-side is the area.
Indeterminate Equations
A problem of great interest to Indian mathematicians since ancient times has been to find integer solutions to equations that have the form ax + b = cy, a topic that has come to be known as diophantine equations. Here is an example from Bhaskara's commentary on Aryabhatiya
Find the number which gives 5 as the remainder when divided by 8; 4 as the remainder when divided by 9; and 1 as the remainder when divided by 7.
i.e. find N = 8x+5 = 9y+4 = 7z+1. It turns out that the smallest value for N is 85. In general, diophantine equations can be notoriously difficult. Such equations were considered extensively in the ancient Vedic text Sulba Sutras, the more ancient parts of which may date back to 800 BCE. Aryabhata's method of solving such problems, called the kuttaka method. Kuttaka means pulverizing, that is breaking into small pieces, and the method involved a recursive algorithm for writing the original factors in terms of smaller numbers. Today this algorithm, as elaborated by Bhaskara in AD 621, is the standard method for solving first order Diophantine equations, and it is often referred to as the Aryabhata algorithm.
The diophantine equations are of interest in cryptology, and the RSA Conference, 2006, focused on the kuttaka method and earlier work in the Sulvasutras.
AstronomyAryabhata's system of astronomy was called the audAyaka system (days are reckoned from uday, dawn at lanka, equator). Some of his later writings on astronomy, which apparently proposed a second model (ardha-rAtrikA, midnight), are lost, but can be partly reconstructed from the discussion in Brahmagupta's khanDakhAdyaka. In some texts he seems to ascribe the apparent motions of the heavens to the earth's rotation.
Motions of the Solar System
Aryabhata appears to have believed that the earth rotates about its axis. This is made clear in the statement, referring to Lanka , which describes the movement of the stars as a relative motion caused by the rotation of the earth:
Like a man in a boat moving forward sees the stationary objects as moving backward, just so are the stationary stars seen by the people in lankA (i.e. on the equator) as moving exactly towards the West. [achalAni bhAni samapashchimagAni - golapAda.]
But the next verse describes the motion of the stars and planets as real movements: "The cause of their rising and setting is due to the fact the circle of the asterisms together with the planets driven by the provector wind, constantly moves westwards at Lanka".
Lanka (Sri Lanka) is here a reference point on the equator, which was taken as the equivalent to the reference meridian for astronomical calculations.
Aryabhata described a geocentric model of the solar system, in which the Sun and Moon are each carried by epicycles which in turn revolve around the Earth. In this model, which is also found in the Paitāmahasiddhānta (ca. AD 425), the motions of the planets are each governed by two epicycles, a smaller manda (slow) epicycle and a larger śīghra (fast) epicycle. The order of the planets in terms of distance from earth are taken as: the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and the asterisms.
The positions and periods of the planets were calculated relative to uniformly moving points, which in the case of Mercury and Venus, move around the Earth at the same speed as the mean Sun and in the case of Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn move around the Earth at specific speeds representing each planet's motion through the zodiac. Most historians of astronomy consider that this two epicycle model reflects elements of pre-Ptolemaic Greek astronomy. Another element in Aryabhata's model, the śīghrocca, the basic planetary period in relation to the Sun, is seen by some historians as a sign of an underlying heliocentric model.
He states that the Moon and planets shine by reflected sunlight. Instead of the prevailing cosmogyny where eclipses were caused by pseudo-planetary nodes Rahu and Ketu, he explains eclipses in terms of shadows cast by and falling on earth. Thus the lunar eclipse occurs when the moon enters into the earth-shadow (verse gola.37), and discusses at length the size and extent of this earth-shadow (verses gola.38-48), and then the computation, and the size of the eclipsed part during eclipses. Subsequent Indian astronomers improved on these calculations, but his methods provided the core. This computational paradigm was so accurate that the 18th century scientist Guillaume le Gentil, during a visit to Pondicherry, found the Indian computations of the duration of the lunar eclipse of 1765-08-30 to be short by 41 seconds, whereas his charts (by Tobias Mayer, 1752) were long by 68 seconds.
Aryabhata's computation of Earth's circumference as 24,835 miles, which was only 0.2% smaller than the actual value of 24,902 miles. This approximation might have improved on the computation by the Greek mathematician Eratosthenes (c.200 BC), whose exact computation is not known in modern units.
Sidereal periods
Considered in modern English units of time, Aryabhata calculated the sidereal rotation (the rotation of the earth referenced the fixed stars) as 23 hours 56 minutes and 4.1 seconds; the modern value is 23:56:4.091. Similarly, his value for the length of the sidereal year at 365 days 6 hours 12 minutes 30 seconds is an error of 3 minutes 20 seconds over the length of a year. The notion of sidereal time was known in most other astronomical systems of the time, but this computation was likely the most accurate in the period.
Āryabhata claims that the Earth turns on its own axis and some elements of his planetary epicyclic models rotate at the same speed as the motion of the planet around the Sun. This has suggested to some interpreters that Āryabhata's calculations were based on an underlying heliocentric model in which the planets orbit the Sun.[12][13] A detailed rebuttal to this heliocentric interpretation is in a review which describes B. L. van der Waerden's book as "show[ing] a complete misunderstanding of Indian planetary theory [that] is flatly contradicted by every word of Āryabhata's description," although some concede that Āryabhata's system stems from an earlier heliocentric model of which he was unaware. It has even been claimed that he considered the planet's paths to be elliptical, although no primary evidence for this has been cited. Though Aristarchus of Samos (3rd century BC) and sometimes Heraclides of Pontus (4th century BC) are usually credited with knowing the heliocentric theory, the version of Greek astronomy known in ancient India, Paulisa Siddhanta (possibly by a Paul of Alexandria) makes no reference to a Heliocentric theory.
LegacyAryabhata's work was of great influence in the Indian astronomical tradition, and influenced several neighbouring cultures through translations. The Arabic translation during the Islamic Golden Age (ca. 820), was particularly influential. Some of his results are cited by Al-Khwarizmi, and he is referred to by the 10th century Arabic scholar Al-Biruni, who states that Āryabhata's followers believed the Earth to rotate on its axis.
His definitions of sine, as well as cosine (kojya), versine (ukramajya), and inverse sine (otkram jya), influenced the birth of trigonometry. He was also the first to specify sine and versine (1 - cosx) tables, in 3.75° intervals from 0° to 90°, to an accuracy of 4 decimal places.
In fact, the modern names "sine" and "cosine", are a mis-transcription of the words jya and kojya as introduced by Aryabhata. They were transcribed as jiba and kojiba in Arabic. They were then misinterpreted by Gerard of Cremona while translating an Arabic geometry text to Latin; he took jiba to be the Arabic word jaib, which means "fold in a garment", L. sinus (c.1150).
Aryabhata's astronomical calculation methods were also very influential. Along with the trigonometric tables, they came to be widely used in the Islamic world, and were used to compute many Arabic astronomical tables (zijes). In particular, the astronomical tables in the work of the Arabic Spain scientist Al-Zarqali (11th c.), were translated into Latin as the Tables of Toledo (12th c.), and remained the most accurate Ephemeris used in Europe for centuries.
Calendric calculations worked out by Aryabhata and followers have been in continuous use in India for the practical purposes of fixing the Panchanga, or Hindu calendar, These were also transmitted to the Islamic world, and formed the basis for the Jalali calendar introduced 1073 by a group of astronomers including Omar Khayyam, versions of which (modified in 1925) are the national calendars in use in Iran and Afghanistan today. The Jalali calendar determines its dates based on actual solar transit, as in Aryabhata (and earlier Siddhanta calendars). This type of calendar requires an Ephemeris for calculating dates. Although dates were difficult to compute, seasonal errors were lower in the Jalali calendar than in the Gregorian calendar.
India's first satellite Aryabhata, was named after him.
The lunar crater Aryabhata is named in his honour.
The lunar crater Aryabhata is named in his honour.


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Tim Cook might not be a visionary like Steve Jobs, but that doesn't mean he doesn't inspire awe from people in the industry.
We were recently chatting with an industry veteran, who works for one of Apple's rivals. We were asking this person about the state of the PC business.
HP, Samsung, Acer, Dell, just to name a few, are struggling to eek out a profit from PC sales. Meanwhile, Apple is cranking along with a 45 percent gross margin.
Our industry veteran explained the difference between Apple and the rest of the pack pretty simply: "If it weren't for Tim Cook the iPad would cost $5,000."
Cook was able to figure out logistics and manage the supply chain so Apple could earn those fat margins. This isn't the first time we've heard people marvel at Cook's operations ability, but it was the best phrasing for it we've ever heard.
It's also a good reminder of how important Cook is to Apple.
The real reason Apple is the most valuable company in the world right now isn't that it makes ultra-sexy iPads and iPhones. It's because it makes ultra-sexy iPhones and iPads and charges the same price as its rivals, or less, for those gadgets.
If iPads did cost $5,000 (or more realistically $1,000 like everyone thought they would) Apple would not have sold as many. And it would have given Google another opportunity to take share from Apple in the mobile market.
Thanks to Cook's operational brilliance no one has matched the iPad on price, and the stock has been a rocketship.


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The leading hypothesis as of this weekend is that mystery game The Phantom Pain is really a smokescreen for Metal Gear Solid V. But, over on NeoGAF, a new theory has emerged.
Looks kinda like GIRP, doesn't it? It would be great to see a AAA game try to incorporate the fumbly body movement mechanics from Bennett Foddy's games. But it's probably not happening in Metal Gear V.
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Despite occupying 18 hilarious pages of our January Comedy Issue (our first ever), Mark Seliger's wide-ranging photographs of America's top comedians couldn't all fit into one *Vanity Fair. *Working with the issue's guest editor, Judd Apatow (our third ever), Seliger lined up the country's comedy greats, including Will Ferrell, Mindy Kaling, Chris Rock, Maya Rudolph, Jim Carrey, Ben Stiller, and more. They also gathered Apatow's personal, lifelong comedy idols, like Mel Brooks, Steve Martin, Carl Reiner, Roseanne Barr, and Paul Reubens. Herein, the laughs continue beyond the issue.


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Thoughts for cigarettes that may seem
worse than when first quitting smoking
Video explains why thoughts that may occur long after a person quits may hit harder than the urges he or she may experience when first quitting smoking.
Thoughts that seem worse than urges
experienced the first few days
The urges that happen weeks or months after initial quitting can catch you much more off guard than the urges encountered during the first few days. When you had an urge at 10:00 am the day you quit smoking, it was no big deal. You likely had one at 9:55 am just before it. In fact, the first few days if you went to long without an urge you would have felt something was wrong. Although, some people just have one urge that first day. It hits them when they wake up, goes away when they go to sleep, at which point they dream about smoking all night. In essence, it was chronic.
When you start to get more time under your belt not smoking, the triggers become more sporadic. At first separated by minutes, then hours, eventually days and weeks. But they still happen. When they occur after a long period of time they catch you much more off guard.
Also, in the beginning, when your guard is up and urges are frequent, you are constantly talking yourself through them. You are then basically reinforcing your resolve over and over again all day long. When you stop having chronic urges, you naturally stop reinforcing your resolve throughout the day. Then when the trigger hits, not having talked yourself through it very recently, you sometimes have a harder time mustering up the initial motivation for quitting and ammunition for staying off.
One other factor happens with time making urges feel stronger. You start to forget smoking but still remember the "good" cigarettes. You forget the ones you smoked automatically, paying no real attention to even as you smoked them. You forget the nasty one you despised as you smoked them. You forget all the associated annoyances that went with being a smoker. Then you start to remember the best cigarette you ever had in your life. If you focus on this cigarette without recalling all the others and the problems that went with the others, it is hard to not want it.
But that "one" cigarette concept is a fantasy. Not smoking will never be as good as that fantasy, but smoking will not be like that fantasy either. Smoking is what it was at the end, the day you quit-not what it was like early on when it initially hooked you. At the end, smoking was annoying enough to make you want to quit, even though you were going through a horrid withdrawal and psychological readjustment process to do it. You then understood that smoking was making life complicated, ruining your health and basically slowly killing you. Well, cigarettes haven't changed. Just your memories of them have.
Remember cigarettes as they really were, not how you wished they were. Then when the urge is triggered, you will have the ammunition to squelch it. You will recognize that you were just having a bad moment, when you were quitting you were having "bad days." When you were smoking you were a slave to a product that was killing you. You fought long and hard to overcome that control and you never want to relinquish your freedom of choice over such a deadly product again. To keep the control, remember, when the urge is triggered – Never Take Another Puff!
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- "Will I ever stop thinking of cigarettes?"
- The Fallacy of "Good Cigarettes"
- Fixating on a cigarette
- Make a list of why you want to quit
- Smoking triggers
- Longer-term quitters who say they are still having bad days
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This event is both underwhelming and overwhelming at the same time. In too many disparate locations events are taking place (taking precious time to get to) we hear of excellent and innovative solutions to the big fix the planet is in.
There is creativity, and a good measure of agreement about 'what needs to be done' and many voices from around the globe having their say. No one seems to argue about the fact that we are on a dangerous course for unprecedented breakdown of the planet's life support systems; no one is arguing that the current system is broken both for nature and people, but will this, by the end of the week, give us a blueprint for the future we want?
The style of debate has been innovative. Through a series of dialogues (supported by formidable technology involving real time translation on screen) we have heard the voice of civil society who is clearly way ahead of governments in terms of 'what needs to be done'. These discussions are meant to be further considered at 'round tables' which we must hope will influence the final outcomes.
Brazil as the host country is, as ever, showing leadership with flair combined with some interesting techniques to avoid painful protracted sessions arguing about square brackets. 'I am going to leave the room' said one coordinator'; 'when I come back I hope you will have agreed on some new text'.
On the positive side we had great interest in the latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (linking species declines to livelihood and the benefits of biodiversity) and in the Rio Pavilion there was a warm welcome for the announcement of The World Parks Congress to be held in Sydney, Australia, in 2014.
Over 100 heads of state and government have arrived here amidst formidable security. Some significant absentees plead the state of the world's economy as their excuse for absence. To my mind this is exactly why they need to be here – to get to grips with how the economy can be put on a greener path.
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Contrary to the typical dreary weather, I arrived in London on a beautiful sunny day. As I rode in my taxi to The W in Leicester Square, the driver explained to me that typically there aren't so many British flags everywhere, however I had arrived on the weekend of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee; a festival celebrating her sixtieth year as Queen.
I was instantly charmed by the adorable accents and overall chipper mood of everyone in the hotel, and set off to find the closest tour bus to go see all of the trademark sites. Outside of the hotel I noticed a large gathering in a courtyard, and later, after talking to an executive producer friend from Hollywood who was also in town, I found out it was for the London movie premier of Prometheus, whose after party would later be in the hotel lobby.
I immediately booked one of the bus tours, and took my usual preferential seat at the top of the bus in order to get the best views of the city. Even though I always bash the traffic-inducing tour buses in Hollywood, I find them quite informational and efficient in other countries. The hop on hop off tour explains important and historical sites and information in an engaging live, British-accent tour.
Our first stop wasn't far from the hotel, Trafalgar Square, which had a beautiful courtyard in front of the National Portrait Museum, and the famous statue of Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson who led the fleets victory over Napoleon. The plaza also is home to four massive bronze lion statues, sculpted by Sir Edwin Landseer, who supposedly used his dog as a model for the bodies.
Next we saw the Queen's entrance into Buckingham Palace, which only she is allowed to enter and which is at the opposite side of the main entrance. We drove along the outskirts of the palace where we caught glimpses of her garden and tennis courts, and oh what I would give to have seen Prince Harry in a match.
Next we drove through Westminster where we saw the beautiful architecture of Westminster Abby, where coronations take place. Across the street was the immaculate and intricate architecture of Parliament, and the famous, boldly standing Big Ben, which is actually only the name of the clock face and not the entire tower.
As we passed over the River Thames on the Westminster Bridge, and looked back at the breathtaking panoramic view of Westminster, Parliament and Big Ben and then ahead of us at the massive, popular new attraction, The London Eye. EDF Energy constructed the London Eye as a temporary exhibit, but it's popularity earned its keep along the riverside. Similar to an over-sized Ferris wheel, each one of its capsules holds up to twenty people and is constantly, slowly rotating. It would take a full half an hour to make one revolution, so I skipped that one too.
Up the river we crossed over the Millennium Bridge into London Town. (I should note that all of London is not in fact all considered "London" and that it is separated into several smaller cities that used to be separated and distinguished by walls and statues, now only the statues remain.)
London Town is home to many historical buildings and is the epicenter for young business professionals that are constantly bustling about. This was also where the fabled Sweeny Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and his lover, ran their bloody barbershop, and (human) meat pie bakery below.
Going back over the river on the London Bridge, whose mundane appearance is often confused for the ornately constructed Tower Bridge, we entered another young area of town where a friend suggested the Borough Market to explore. It was full of foreign food carts erupting with steamy aromas of meats and vegetables, waxy cheese wheels and sugary sweets to be bought by the pound, and various spices in every color and texture you could imagine.
Several little bars and restaurants with open fronts lined the adjacent street and were jam packed with young professionals on their lunch breaks. It was very interesting to experience a "local" scene as opposed to a typical tourist spot. And there was something about the sweet and sassy British banter that made me inclined to join in.
Crossing back over the River Thames on the magnificently constructed, gold embellished Tower Bridge, we got off at our last spot, The Tower of London, which, as anyone could see, is a grandiose, fairytale-like stone castle. It was getting late, and the low, grey tumbling clouds began to create an eerie backdrop for the already ghostly looking castle.
I got off for the tour, which was a self-guided audio tour that allowed me to fully experience the castle's past at my own pace. I learned about the history of the castle and all of the Kings and Queens who added to its construction, who died there, and the stealthy scandals that make its history so enthralling. A popular attraction is the Tower Green Scaffold Site where you may recognize names like Anne Boleyn, and 16-year-old Lady Jane Grey, who got beheaded there.
Another tearful and fearful tale is about the "Bloody Tower" where two young sons who were next in line for the throne when their father fell ill, were murdered. The Kings brother and the boys' uncle, Richard III is the typical culprit in the young boys murders, a fate that ensured they would never be wearing a crown.
One of the tower's most guarded sections, the Waterloo Barracks, is home to the famous Crown Jewels, which are tantalizing enough to make your mouth water, and your inner prince or princess come out in full force. On display are jewelry pieces, crowns, sabers, and banquet serving items, all adorned in the finest jewels, and used by some of the most famous royal members in London's history. Several empty glass display cases noted if an item was in use, and since it was the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, there were quite a few empty cases.
In the courtyard there were grim and threatening-looking Ravens, which are said to have been requested by Charles II be the keepers and protectors of the castle. According to legend, if there aren't Ravens there at all times, the Tower will fall. However now a day there is a more logical way to keep typically dangerous and ferocious aviary inside a roofless confinement; clip their wings and train them to be friendly.
Finally it was time for my beloved high tea at the famous Dorchester Hotel, known for Elizabeth Taylor's frequent visits...and honeymoons there. My first choice was the prestigious Ritz Carlton, but as I unfortunately found out, reservations are required days in advance. I chose the high tea course that came with a fleet of champagne in addition to several tea choices. Quaint and adorable finger sandwiches, fresh scones, and desserts were also served, and alongside the fancy and classy ambience, made me crave high tea every day.
After I had a decently solid understanding of the different areas of town, the famous tourist attractions, and the local hidden gems, I dedicated the next day to experiencing what it might be like to actually live there. I started with a prim and proper English tea breakfast with fresh scones and cream (butter), then set off to book tickets for a show in the West End Theater District near Westminster. The theater district is home to many historical, and beautifully designed theaters, amongst which are a few supposedly haunted ones.
While waiting for dinner and the show, I decided to get on the tour bus again, which took me back around to all of the areas I had seen the day before. I hoped off at stops that seemed like they were the least touristy and began exploring. I found Sherlock Holmes' bar, which also offered a mannequin reenactment scene of one of his most famous mystery cases.
The weather reverted back to its typical London dreary so I avoided the prospect of catching pneumonia and headed back for some wine and cheese at the hotel. The service at The W was phenomenal, from the bellboys that meet, greet, and flatter you with their adorable smiles and accents, to the chipper and speedy cocktail waitresses in the lobby lounge. Just sitting there as I caught up on some writing gave me a magnificent modern yet classic feeling.
Strutting out past the charming bellboys and carefully out onto the slick cobblestone in my stilettos, I hailed a cab with ease to the theater for the 8:00pm showing of Wicked. The theater was quaint and welcoming, and there was a surprisingly large amount of teenage and young adults there. The performance was captivating and made me feel like I was back in the States at a Broadway performance.
Even though I was jet-lagged and exhausted, on my way home I couldn't help but meander into the open front of a bar across from the hotel that was bursting with hip music, loud laughter, and exciting chatter. I talked to two young men who explained to me that while not too many people live in the actual city, many of them would stay in the area after work to meet friends for drinks and dinner.
Finally when I couldn't hold my eyes open any longer, I forced myself back to my ultra modern hotel room, complete with a cube shaped tub, glass enclosed shower, and marshmallow-fluff bed. It's never fun to pack to leave a place you've just fallen in love with, but luckily my plane ticket for Dublin the next day helped to motivate me.


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Two of Europe's biggest telecom operators reported lower revenues on Wednesday, blaming the weak European economy and stiff regulation while seeing some bright spots in markets abroad.
The figures from Spain's Telefonica SA and Deutsche Telekom AG chimed with recent statements from peers such as France Telecom , Swisscom and KPN as European operators struggle with an overcrowded market, tough regulations and recession.
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They complain such pressures are hampering their ability to invest in faster networks, important for future growth.
Telefonica, Europe's biggest telecom group by revenue, reported a 11.7 percent drop to 6.7 billion euros ($8.8 billion) for its European operations in the first quarter, with total revenue down 9 percent at 14.1 billion.
Deutsche Telekom said revenue in Europe shrank 6.9 percent to 3.33 billion euros, while overall revenue fell 4.5 percent to 13.8 billion.
Reflecting the pressures the sector is under, European telecom stocks are much lower valued than U.S. peers and trade at roughly 11 times prospective earnings against 19 times for U.S. peers, according to Reuters data.
Telefonica shares were down 1.4 percent by 0925 GMT, the biggest decliner in a flat European telecom sector , dragged down by an increase in its debt despite being on a debt-cutting drive, as well as a weaker-than-expected performance in Spain.
Telefonica aims to cut debt to less than 47 billion euros by year end but reported net debt of 51.8 billion at end-March, against 51.3 billion three months earlier. The company has sold all its treasury stock and 40 percent of its central American businesses to slash debt this year.
A 701 million payout for spectrum, the devaluation of the Venezuelan bolivar and seasonally more payments due in the first quarter set back progress on debt reduction, though Moody's analyst Carlos Winzer said the company was still on track to reach its debt target of 2.35 times EBITDA by year-end.
Deutsche Telekom shares were up 2.5 percent, top of the sector gainers after reporting slightly better-than-expected core earnings and the first net addition of customers in the United States since early 2009.
While Telefonica generated cash in some Latin American countries, it depleted its cash reserves in Europe, with operational cashflow decreasing particularly in Britain, the Czech Republic and Ireland. Operational cashflow was 22 percent down on a year ago at 2.6 billion euros, with cashflow in Europe falling 40 percent to 1 billion.
European telecom operators face particular challenges at their home markets.
In Telefonica's recession-hit domestic patch, revenue fell 16 percent to 3.3 billion euros, though margins continued to improve, reaching 47 percent following Telefonica's decision to scrap costly handset subsidies last year.
"It's a tough year ... because the domestic market continues to suffer as a result of contraction in consumer spending," said Moody's Winzer.
Telefonica is the biggest shareholder in Telecom Italia , which was holding a board meeting on Wednesday on merger talks with Hutchison Whampoa <0013.HK>, a deal Telefonica is strongly opposed to, according to sources.
Deutsche Telekom meanwhile is facing a turf war at its home mobile market, the European Union's largest, where consumers are catching up with the rest of the continent by switching to smartphones from basic mobiles.
In response, Deutsche Telekom as well as Vodafone , Telefonica Deutschland and KPN's E-Plus are revamping tariffs to focus more on mobile internet and are hiking spending on advertising campaigns.
Deutsche Telekom said mobile service revenue declined 0.1 percent during the quarter. "This was the best figure since the fourth quarter of 2011 and underlines the progress Deutsche Telekom has made compared with the competition," the company said in a statement.
The decline is excluding the effect of lower so-called mobile termination fees (MTRs), that operators charge each other each time a customer ends a call on their network.
German regulators have ordered MTRs need to be nearly halved by the end of this year from last year.
In the fourth quarter, Deutsche Telekom's mobile service revenue excluding this effect was down 2.2 percent.
Earlier Telefonica Deutschland had reported a 0.5 percent rise in the first quarter, while KPN's E-Plus said mobile service revenue was down 2.5 percent from the previous year.
Telekom Austria said on Tuesday it expected price competition to intensify in its major markets, rather than diminish as had been hoped by Austrian carriers after a consolidation of the market.
(Editing by Noah Barkin and David Holmes)


text: Co-ops Set Record Sales, Income January 8, 2013 07:20 PM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Ed Clark Top Producer Business and Issues Editor Email Asian market aids CHS in its No. 1 position Farm cooperatives posted record sales and income in 2011, beating the previous record sales year of 2008 by $10 billion, according to USDA. However, the number of farm co-ops continues to decline because of mergers. On a positive note, overall membership and asset values are up. The 100 largest ag co-ops reported revenue of $148 billion in 2011, up almost 30% from 2010. Net income for the top 100 was $3.17 billion, up from $2.35 billion in 2010. "Our two primary businesses are agriculture and energy, and these are the two biggest stars of the U.S. economy." CHS Inc. of St. Paul, Minn.—an energy, farm supply, grain and food co-op—was again the nation's largest ag co-op, with $36.9 billion in revenue in 2011. That trend continued in fiscal 2012. In November, CHS reported record net income of $1.26 billion on revenues of $40.6 billion, another new record. "Our two primary businesses are agriculture and energy, and these are the two biggest stars of the U.S. economy," says Carl Casale, CHS president and CEO. One key factor driving the company and agriculture overall is the demand boost from Asia. "We are involved in the whole cycle," Casale adds. CHS provides farmers with supplies needed to produce crops on the front end, as well as export goods on the other end. The leading co-ops are regionally diverse, though four of the nation's top 10 co-ops are located in Minnesota and five are dairy co-ops. In USDA's survey of 2011 financial results, CHS was followed by Dairy Farmers of America, Kansas City, Mo., with $12.9 billion in revenue. It traded places from 2010 with third-ranked Land O' Lakes Inc., St. Paul, Minn., a dairy, food and farm supply co-op, with $12.8 billion in revenue in 2011. Rounding out the top 10 list in 2011 were GROWMARK Inc., Bloomington, Ill.; Ag Processing Inc., Omaha, Neb.; California Dairies, Artesia, Calif.; United Sugars Corp., Bloomington, Minn.; Northwest Dairy Association, Seattle, Wash.; and Associated Milk Producers Inc., New Ulm, Minn. (No. 7's name was withheld upon request.) Looking at the entire ag co-op sector, grain and oilseed sales by cooperatives climbed by almost $14 billion in 2011, while dairy product marketing increased by $8 billion. Cotton sales increased more than $1.5 billion, while livestock and sugar sales each gained more than $600 million. Carolinas Cotton Growers Cooperative, Garner, N.C., made the largest jump, rising from 129 in 2010 to 71 on the 2011 list. Marketing of food, fiber, renewable fuels and farm supplies by cooperatives experienced 24% increases over the previous year. Minnesota Home to Most Top 10 Co-ops More than half of states are headquarters to co-ops, although many co-ops operate nationally if not internationally, while some others are regional cooperatives Nebraska has 10 CO-OPS on USDA's top 100 list of ag co-ops Iowa has more co-ops on the top 100 list than any other state Minnesota was home to four of the nation's top 10 ag co-ops in 2011 The agricultural co-ops on USDA's list serve a who's who of producer enterprises—dairy and other livestock, mixed (energy, supply, food and grain), cotton, fruit and vegetable, sugar, nut and rice—and they are regionally diverse, literally coast to coast and border to border. Back to news


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What You Should (and Shouldn't) Buy in October
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When it comes to shopping, October is full of tricks and treats.
For true bargainistas (those whose favorite designer is Mark Down), October is the calm before the storm. Deals and discounts are nowhere near as numerous as they'll be in November and December.
Whether you're spending big bucks or pinching your pennies, it pays to know what not to buy in October. Here are seven items that will probably cost you full price in October (and when they could go on sale), along with seven things that can net you some savings right now.
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From phones and tablets to operating systems, a lot of makers are releasing new models, new machines and new operating systems this month, says Jim Barry, spokesman for the Consumer Electronics Association.
So while this is the time to get brand-new technology, it's not the month to get a discount on the latest in personal electronics, he says.
"That's the penalty for being an early adopter," says Barry. "You are going to pay top dollar for something new."
When to expect better deals: In the weeks before Christmas. Look for discounts and deals starting with Black Friday and Cyber Monday, says Andrea Woroch, savings expert with CouponSherpa.com. And retailers will discount new electronics throughout the holiday season, she says.
What is on sale this month: Older models of personal electronics. Manufacturers and retailers tend to drop prices on earlier models when the new stuff hits the stores. So if you don't have to have the latest version, you could save up to 15% to 20% on the gadget of your dreams, Barry says.
Winter Boots
"Right now, boots are going to be at their most expensive," says Andrea Woroch, savings expert with CouponSherpa.com. "When everyone is thinking about buying boots, that's when prices will be the highest."
When to expect better deals: At the holidays. You'll start seeing deals on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, she says. And check for deals in the weeks leading up to Christmas, she adds.
"In January and February, you'll start seeing anything that didn't sell at the holidays marked down in the clearance section," Woroch says. That's when "retailers are clearing out for spring merchandise."
What is on sale this month: "Summer sandals, peep-toe pumps and anything that was big for summer," Woroch says. Sizes will be limited, but you can find huge deals -- 60% to 80% off, she says.
Winter Coats
In the market for a new winter coat? Buy it in winter, and chances are you'll pay a premium.
In October, winter coats are already in the stores. But "trench coats, wool coats -- anything that's for cold weather -- will be at its peak price," says Andrea Woroch, savings expert with CouponSherpa.com.
When to expect better deals: Starting in January, retailers not only will be looking "to reduce prices on holiday merchandise that didn't sell, stores will be looking to move winter merchandise to make room for spring and summer goods," Woroch says. As a result, "you can expect big markdowns starting then."
What is on sale this month: Fall coats, which are lighter weight, "will already be marked down," Woroch says, with savings up to 30%.
Whether it's a power drill or a hammer, the price on tools generally doesn't fluctuate much throughout the year. But at the holidays, tools are often discounted, says Andrea Woroch, savings expert with CouponSherpa.com. So if you're in the market, it can pay to wait.
When to expect better deals: In November and December. "You start seeing specials as early as mid-November" as retailers start marketing for the holidays, she says.
What is on sale this month: Gardening supplies and air conditioners.
Everything from shovels and wheelbarrows to outdoor brooms and gardening gloves gets less expensive as the temperatures drop, Woroch says. While folks who live in warmer climes won't see superdeep discounts, those who live where it gets truly cold outside can save 60% to 70%, she says.
In October, bargains can be found on portable air conditioners, too, says Sharon Banfield, spokeswoman for PriceGrabber.com. "Retailers are really looking to clear their shelves," she says. And consumers who do their research and compare prices from different retailers "can find significant savings in the realm of 40% off the original price," she says.
Lingerie, Jewelry and Perfume
Pity the poor woman with an October birthday.
Price breaks on popular gift items such as jewelry, perfume and lingerie are harder to find in October, because many retailers are waiting to discount them until the start of the holiday shopping season, says Sharon Banfield, spokeswoman with PriceGrabber.com.
So while you can find some deals, they won't be as plentiful as in the weeks to come.
When to expect better deals: In November and December, Banfield says. "If you wait another four weeks, you can take advantage of holiday sales," she says. That's when you can expect discounts of 25% to 30% on lingerie and jewelry. With perfume, look for discounts in the form of extra products or larger sizes for the same price, she says.
What is on sale this month: Back-to-school clothes. "Not full-fledged cold-weather apparel, but things like long-sleeved T-shirts, denim products and other remaining back-to-school items," Banfield says. "Retailers want to clear the remaining back-to-school inventory to make room for holiday items."
How much of a discount you'll get will depend on the store and the inventory. However, because it's valuable retail real estate that stores are trying to clear, shoppers who do their homework should be able to score deals of up to 40% off in many places, Banfield says. For backpacks, another back-to-school staple, look for price cuts of 30% to 40%, she says.


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Ozark Plateau WMA consists of approximately 2,076 acres and is located approximately 2 miles east of Bell, OK in Adair County. Dense stands of oak-hickory timber on rolling, rocky, and relatively steep hills predominates the area. The average annual precipitation is about 41 inches. The WMA has been signed and is open for fall hunting seasons. Area use regulations can be found in the Oklahoma Hunting Guide.
WMA Driving Directions: From Stilwell: 2.7 miles east on State Hwy 100, 3.7 miles south on Bell Rd to the Bell Community Center, turn east and south 2.1 miles on 4737 Rd, 1.9 miles east on E0899 Rd.
Game Species of Interest:
Bear: No season. Occasionally observed in the WMA but they are very secretive.
Deer: White-tailed deer present in fair numbers.
Turkey: Eastern turkey present in low numbers.
Furbearers: Coyote, bobcat, gray fox, raccoon, skunk, and opossum are found on the area.
Squirrels: Both fox and gray squirrels are present in fair numbers.
Rabbits: Cottontail rabbits are available
Description of Fish and Wildlife Management Practices: The area was acquired to protect important habitat for the continued existence and recovery of the federally listed endangered Ozark big-eared bat and the gray bat. Therefore, the land is maintained in a natural state with little development. There are no food plots or timber management on the WMA.
Nongame Species of Interest: This is a foraging area for the Ozark big-eared bat and the gray bat. Area is rich in amphibian diversity including 11 species of salamanders and notably the Pickerel frog and Wood frog. Good location for observing migrating warblers in the spring and fall.
Camping and Facilities: Camping is not permitted on the WMA. Accommodations can be found in Stilwell. The Stilwell Chamber of Commerce can be reached at (918) 696-7845.
Fishing Opportunities: No fishing available on the WMA.
Hunting Opportunities: Consult the Oklahoma hunting guide for open seasons.
Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge - This new area is adjacent to the Ozark Plateau WMA. This area, too, is in the final stages of purchase and establishing regulations through the federal regulatory process. For additional information on this area please contact the U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service office in Tulsa at 918-382-4507.
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