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Orbital Welding of Super Duplex Header
Orbital Welding of Super Duplex Header
The completed EMBLA project test header shown at Cameron's facility in Scotland. Twenty-two orbital butt welds were required to complete the manifold and two small connections were done by hand.
Cameron Forged Products Division of Cooper (Great Britain) Ltd, of Livingston (West Lothian, near Edinburgh, Scotland) has recently acquired a state-of-the-art orbital pipe welding system consisting of a power supply and two full-function orbital welding heads manufactured by Arc Machines, Inc. of Pacoima (California, U.S.A.). As a first project for this new venture, they undertook the fabrication of a specially forged super duplex test manifold for Phillips Petroleum to be used for a high-pressure application on an offshore platform in an oil field of the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.
TEST MANIFOLD. The oil/gas output from the oil well is diverted through one of two manifolds. The test manifold tests the flow directly from the well and thus receives the full unregulated pressure, whereas flow to the larger-diameter production manifold has a throttle to regulate the flow through the valve and is not subjected to the same high pressure. The test manifold has a relatively small diameter (8" or 203.2mm) and is designed to have a heavy wall thickness (31mm) in order to withstand the extreme pressures. The product flowing through the test manifold, the high operating temperatures and pressure, in addition to the seawater and moist salt air in the operating environment provide an exceptionally severe service environment. Because of the harshness of this type of environment, there is an increasing demand for the use of more corrosion-resistant materials in offshore applications.
MATERIAL. The suitability and comparatively low costs of duplex and, more recently, super duplex stainless steels for petroleum industry applications such as this, have been recognized and these materials have been specified with increasing frequency in recent years. One of the new generation super duplex alloys, UNS S32760, was selected for the EMBLA project test manifold to be constructed by Cameron. According to Cameron metallurgist Jim Bogie, the high corrosion-resistance and favourable mechanical properties of duplex stainless steels are achieved through a combination of alloying chemistry and careful control of temperature, cleanliness and other factors prior to and during forging. Careful control of these parameters results in a material with a balanced structure of austenite and ferrite in the annealed condition. Welding of the standard duplex material (UNS S31803) often produces a phase imbalance with a resulting loss of corrosion resistance unless annealing is done to restore the ferrite/austenite balance. It is impractical to anneal large weldments such as a manifold, and annealing is not feasible for most field applications.
The second-generation duplexes have made it possible to achieve a favourable phase ratio after welding without having to anneal by increasing the chromium (Cr) content compared to standard grades and alloying with nitrogen (N) which restores the austenite/ferrite phase balance more rapidly after welding and minimized chromium and molybdenum segregation (table 1). Nitrogen has a very beneficial effect on corrosion-resistance as indicated by its increase of the pitting resistance equivalent (PREn = %Cr + 3.3% Mo + 16% N) (ref. 1 and 2). The PREn is used as an index of a material's resistance to corrosion, with higher numbers indicative of greater resistance to pitting corrosion. One criterion for a super duplex is a duplex material with a PREn greater than 40. The PREn of alloy UNS S32760 is 43.3 according to this formula. There is some indication that tungsten should be included in the PRE formula, and the addition of tungsten to alloy UNS S32760 is intended to improve the resistance to localized corrosion (ref. 3). Alloy UNS S32760 also contains trace amounts of copper (Cu). Cu has the beneficial effect of reducing the amount of diffusible hydrogen and therefore limiting the amount of hydrogen-induced cracking (HIC) that occurs in sour service environments (ref. 4).
Figure 1. Forged tees positioned on a V block in preparation for welding. Arc Machines, Inc. Model 15 weld head is shown mounted on an oversized guide ring to accommodate slight modification of the usual torch position.
Table 1. Chemical composition of duplex stainless steels W%.
Constitution diagrams such as the Schaeffler and DeLong diagrams are commonly used to predict the ferrite/austenite ratio of welded stainless based on the chemical composition of the base material (and consumables). The DeLong diagram is considered to be more accurate since it includes the effects of nitrogen. However, the phase balance after welding is influenced to a large extent by the weld parameters and conditions of welding, and chemistry alone is not a reliable indicator of weld results (ref. 5). Although the improved chemistry of the super duplex material lends itself to a favourable ferrite/austenite balance following welding, this still requires careful control of welding parameters affecting the heat input and cooling rates in order to achieve consistently good welds. Duplex weld metal solidifies as ferrite (delta ferrite) and the austenite is formed through a solid-state phase transformation during cooling. The transformation temperature range shows some variation depending on the alloy content but was reported as 1250-1150° C for a 22Cr-6Ni-3Mo-0.21N weld metal (ref. 2).
Another complicating factor in the welding of duplex materials is that they are subject to the formation of sigma phase and the formation of chromium nitrites which impart undesirable mechanical properties. Sigma, which is particularly deleterious to impact strength, forms on cooling after welding in the temperature range of 1050-650° C. Although a sufficiently slow cooling rate is needed to complete the ferritic-austenitic transformation, it is essential to cool quickly enough to prevent the formation of sigma phase. Thus it is critical to establish welding parameters that produce a favourable phase ratio without developing deleterious phases. This requires precise control of welding parameters and cooling rates to achieve consistent results. Although it is often associated with welding, sigma can also form during forging of the base material or in service if subjected to temperatures in the critical range. To arrive at welding parameters that will promote favourable metallurgical properties in the welded material, the manufacturers of the various alloys generally specify permissible heat input during welding in kJoules/mm.
DESIGN AND FABRICATION. Cameron's method of fabrication of the test manifold is unique. Cameron has been making duplex pipe for ten years and have had extensive experience in forging, so they knew what they were looking for in a forged product. Cameron constructed the test manifold from seventeen individual tees which they forged from super duplex material supplied by Acciaieria Foroni of Italy. The material is melted in an AOD (argon oxygen decarburization) furnace which provides excellent control of trace elements such as carbon and sulfur. The solid blocks of material had the hollow main arms forged by reverse extrusion with the outlet machined and drilled to form an integral hub. Cameron's specialized forging equipment allowed them to closely control the metallurgy of the tees and resulted in favourable grain structure with good grain flow which nicely follows the crotch radius of the piece. This is in contrast to the standard construction method of making the manifold from pipe and pulling the tees. Since it is difficult to pull tees on such heavy-walled material, Cameron's technology permits the use of the heavier walls (31 mm) required to resist the very high operating pressures of 621 Bar g. Cameron's manifold also has fewer welds per tee than standard designs which increases the safety factor for high-pressure applications.
CONSIDERATIONS. After consideration of all factors involved, the decision was made to use orbital welding technology for the fabrication of the test manifold. Equipment costs were factored with the need for weld quality, estimated productivity, personnel requiremeets for orbital compared to manual welding, operator training costs, and shop conditions. It is important to recognize that duplex and super duplex stainless steels present a high degree of difficulty for manual welding. The weld puddle is somewhat viscous and hard to control: it is difficult to master the technique without pushing through on the weld roots (ref. 6). Thus skilled manual welders with the capability of making successful welds on these materials are a scarce commodity. Quality control of duplex welds can be a problem since manual welds can have good appearance and pass the required bend and tensile tests, but still have an unfavourable phase balance that makes them vulnerable to corrosion.
Although a rough estimate of the ferrite content of finished welds is possible with instrumentation based on the magnetic properties of ferrite, this method is neither accurate nor reliable. The only accurate methods are destructive tests which require cutting out of the welds. The best assurance of consistently achieving desirable weld metal features is the application of closely held and monitored weld parameters and conditions, repeated with a high degree of accuracy from weld to weld. Orbital welding technology makes this practical, since once successful weld parameters have been developed with the orbital equipment the same parameters can be used over and over to get repeatable, consistently good welds.
The customer, Phillips Petroleum, specified that welders be qualified to do hand welds in the 6G position prior to being trained on the orbital equipment. Cameron selected three of their manual welders for training on the orbital equipment. Initial welding parameters were developed at the Arc Machines, Inc. European Office in Gland, Switzerland, by pipe welding specialist, Francois Exelmans. Pipe welder training takes a week or more to train welders to operate the equipment and to develop weld parameters for their application.
One limitation of the use of super duplex has been the difficulty of obtaining suitable consumables. Filler material with correct chemistry is often hard to obtain. Sandvik alloy 25.10.4-L was selected because it is slightly over-alloyed in Ni compared to the base material to counteract the effects of Ni segregation during welding (see table 1).
The weld joint end preparation requirements are more stringent for orbital than for manual welding. End preparations must be done to very tight tolerances to assure a consistent uniform joint, so selectivity must be exercised in choosing a sub-contractor for this purpose. The preparation used for orbital welding was a compound bevel with a closed root, whereas an open root is typically specified as the preparation for manual welds on this material.
ORBITAL PIPE WELDING EQUIPMENT. The Arc Machines, Inc. Model 215 Power Supply has a library for the storage of welding programs or schedules for various sizes of pipe or special application welds. Weld parameters for the control of welding current, pulse times, arc voltage control to maintain a constant arc gap during welding, travel speed, wire feed speed, torch oscillation, etc. are entered via a Model 215 Program Operator Pendant (POP) and stored in memory. Separate schedule numbers may be used for each pass of a weld and changing from one program to another is simply a matter of entering the program number and initiating the weld sequence.
While the weld is in progress, slight steering adjustments to the torch position may be made via the POP or the smaller auxiliary pendant. The Model 15 full-function pipe weld head with an 'A' type torch is mounted on a guide ring which is clamped to the pipe or manifold. The weld head travels around the guide ring to complete the weld. Because of limited axial clearance for welding to one side of the hubs on the test manifold, one of the weld heads was fitted with a bracket to reposition the torch within a narrower envelope. This head was mounted on a 14" guide ring instead of the standard 10" guide ring used for the other weld head to permit positioning of the torch (figure 1).
WELD TEST RESULTS. Weld Procedure Specifications and Procedure Qualification Records were written according to the requirements of ASME Section IX of the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and ANSI/ASME B31.3 Code for Pressure Piping. These documents describe the welding procedures and conditions based on the weld parameters arrived at by welding of the test coupons in Switzerland. Ronnie Crawford, a welding engineer for Cameron, submitted a finished test coupon for testing. The sample weld (figure 2) was sectioned and examined at 2x (macrosection) and at lOOOx and 200x (microsection) for determination of ferrite and austenite ratios in the weld root (figure 3a) and heat-affected zone (HAZ) (figure 3b). The ferrite counts were carried out by a computerized counting process on a 16 point grid with 30 randomly selected fields after etching in a solution of ferrofluid EMG 909. The optimum corrosion resistance of the product is obtained with base material and weld metal having 50% ferrite and 50% austenite. The specification permitted a minimum of 35% ferrite and a maximum value of 65% ferrite with the balance being austenite. For the root the ferrite count was 48.75% ferrite, while the ferrite count for the HAZ was 55.75% ferrite, which is well within the specified limits. The welded samples were further examined after etching in 10% oxalic acid followed by a swab etch with 10% potassium hydroxide. No deleterious phases could be discerned.
Figure 2. Macrosection (2x) of qualification weld.
Figure 3a. Microsection of weld root (1000x).
Figure 3b. Microsection of HAZ (200x).
An estimation of the corrosion resistance of the manifold in service is made by testing welded samples in an accelerated corrosion test under conditions simulating the service environment. Samples were tested according to ASTM G-48 practice A, to determine the critical pitting temperature (CPT) of the welded samples. The CPT is a measure of the resistance to pitting in a chloride environment. Samples are immersed in a 6.0% ferric chloride solution for 24 hours at a starting temperature of 35° C, which is the minimum CPT specified for the weld metal. If no pitting occurs, the sample is put back in the solution with a 5° C increase in temperature. The process is repeated until failure occurs. The samples passed at 35° C, they passed at 40° C, but showed signs of corrosion at 45° C with pitting on the weld face and corrosion of the HAZ.
Bend and tensile tests were done to determine the ductility and ultimate tensile strength of the weldment. Four side bends were done through 180° with acceptable results. The ultimate tensile strength of the weld, determined by pulling the welded sample on either side of the weld until it breaks, was found to range from 839.31 to 855.61 N/mm2 which far exceeded the minimal 750 N/mm2 required to pass the test. The breaks occurred in the parent material and not in the weld.
Charpy impact tests were done at -40° C. The presence of sigma phase in the weld or HAZ would result in failure to pass this test. The minimum required average energy absorption specified was 42 Joules. The average impact value obtained from the specimens comfortably met this 42 Joules requirement.
The customer specified a Vickers hardness test to determine the root hardness of the weldment, but the testing agency could find no ASTM standard for this material; values for standard duplex were the closest available against which to compare the super duplex. The numbers were higher than expected and it was thought at first that this was due to root hardening during specimen preparation, but then it was found that the numbers were expected to be higher for super duplex than for standard duplex. The NACE (National Association of Corrosion Engineers) standard calls for a maximum value of 28 for standard duplex and NACE are currently being balloted to include a value of 32 for super duplex on the Rockwell C hardness scale. The customer accepted this procedure and the test results for various locations on the parent material, weld and HAZ were well within this specification.
After the initial weld passed all the required tests, the welding operators trained by Arc Machines performed additional test welds for Performance Qualification Tests according to ASME Section IX. These welds were subjected to the same test procedures as above, and since the test results for these welds were also satisfactory, the welding personnel were then certified to perform the orbital welding of the test manifold.
PRODUCTION WELDING. The production environment is critical to the success of welding duplex materials so Cameron constructed a special clean area which was a tent-like enclosure to protect the portion of the manifold being welded. Contamination of the weld joint with metals through dust or direct contact could upset the delicate phase balance of the weldment.
Tees arrived at the Cameron weld shop after end-preparation with the ends capped to keep the joints and inside surface (ID) clean. Prior to welding, the tees must be inspected visually for surface finish, and dye penetrant tests done to test for cracks. Prepared tees were mounted on specially constructed tables equipped with stainless V blocks to protect the material and hold the tees in position in preparation for welding (see figure 1). The alignment for welding was critical since very tight specifications were in effect for dimensional distortion. The finished manifold is 56' long (17.1 metres) with an overall length tolerance of ± 6 mm. A centering line was lightly inscribed on the tee to indicate the precise alignment of the tees. Final alignment was done with a laser beam. The components were then manually tacked in place to hold the position during welding. Even with these precautions, there was a marked tendency for the tacks to pull apart during the welding process.
It took about fifteen minutes to complete a single pass of the weld compared to about an hour with manual welding. However, it was necessary to wait between passes to observe the specified 150°C interpass temperature. The welders took the interpass temperature down to 125° C to be on the safe side. The oxygen level in the ID purge was measured with an oxygen meter at 0.3% maximum between welds to prevent oxidation of the weld ID. During the time it took to reach the interpass temperature, the welder, Davy Watt, connected a second Model 15 weld head to the power supply and made a pass on another weld. By alternating weld heads they were able to achieve a duty cycle of about 80%. While they would have preferred a 95% duty cycle, they were reasonably pleased with the 80% figure. Manual welding would have required two men welding from both sides of the joint at once to balance the weld. A total of 64 passes were required to complete an orbital weld with a total arc time of about fourteen hours. The direction of the weld was the same for each pass (see figure 4).
Although the root pass is considered difficult on this material with manual welding techniques, the root pass did not present any particular problems with the orbital welds. With a closed root and a precise land preparation, smooth, even penetration was easily achieved. The welds were cosmetically very pleasing and did not require any grinding. Brushing with a stainless steel brush produced a clean weld. This is a significant advantage when working with duplex materials since grinding is a potential source of contamination.
The sequence of the work was to join three tees together as a section and then to join the sections together to complete the manifold. There was some difficulty in meeting the original schedule since the finished tees supplied by the subcontractor did not arrive in the sequence in which they were intended to be welded. Although the welding itself was within the projected time-frame, delays in these areas meant that welding had to be done in two 12-hour shifts a day, seven days a week. Even with this demanding schedule, the welders experienced much less fatigue using the orbital equipment since there was no need for tiring out-of-position welding. By choosing welders such as Davy Watt, who had a keen interest in the project and was highly motivated to succeed with the orbital equipment, Cameron was on the right track to success with their orbital welding project. Mr. Watt learned quickly and exercised the 'tender loving care' during welding that assured the success of welding duplex. Still, Cameron have a continual program of welder training in duplex, super duplex and other high-alloy materials.
Figure 4. A completed weld on the test manifold. 64 passes were required to complete the weld, which took about fourteen hours.
Welding Engineer Ronnie Crawford tried welding with 5% nitrogen added to the shield gas because it has been reported that this helps to retain the benefits of alloying with nitrogen. Since the addition of nitrogen resulted in no discernable advantage, pure argon gas was used instead. The heat input into the weld was specified as 1.5 kJoules/mm as a maximum and 0.5 kJoules/mm as minimum. Mr. Crawford claims that with the orbital power supply they could accurately control the heat input into the weld in kJoules/mm to several decimal points. The finished welds were inspected visually, with dye penetrants, and by radiography. No defects were found in any of the production welds. They are cosmetically better than manual, with a very nice appearance. The manifold has 22 butt welds altogether and in addition two small connections were done by hand. The equipment was flexible enough to be adapted to allow the welding of hubs directly to manifold branches using orbital techniques. This was done by placing the second hub on top of the one being welded in order to mount the head.
FINISHED PRODUCT. An unforeseen advantage of the orbital welding process was the ability to predict with accuracy the precise amount of shrinkage that occurred during the welding of each tee. Super duplex has a very high rate of shrinkage which presents a potential problem with manual welding since, with that process, the amount of shrinkage is unpredictable. Shrinkage and distortion were held to a minimum with the orbital welding process. The first two tees, welded to a pup piece were only 0.25mm out of a built-in allowance of 6mm for shrinkage. When the customer came to Cameron to inspect the progress of the manifold construction they were amazed by the quality of the welds and the overall dimensional precision of the nearly completed manifold. The customer was very pleased with the results.
Production Supervisor Ernie Ross was delighted with Cameron's involvement with orbital welding and is convinced that it is a real breakthrough for them. They are seeing an increase in the use of so-called exotic materials including duplex and super duplex, and feel that orbital welding will allow them to take full advantage of the favourable properties of these materials. Cameron now has the ability to make consistent high-quality welds with uniformly good metallurgical properties that will retain the inherent corrosion resistance and mechanical properties of the base material under harsh environmental conditions. They expect that the use of these materials in offshore and subsea applications will extend the pipe service life from 5-10 years currently seen with carbon steel systems, to 25 years before requiring maintenance. This should effectively reduce the cost of expensive hyperbaric welding and subsea repairs in general. Cameron's Product Manager, Douglas Armet, foresees that their recently acquired orbital welding capabilities will provide new business opportunities in offshore manifold and piping fabrication.
By Barbara K. Henon, Ph.D., Arc Machines, Inc.
1. R. Dohnke, C. Gillessen, T. Ladwein and U. Reichel: 'Nitrogen makes duplex better', Stainless Steel Europe, pp. 22-27, Dec. 1991.
2. T. Ogowa and T. Koseki: 'Effect of composition profiles on metallurgy and corrosion behaviour of duplex stainless steel weld metals', Welding J., Res. Suppl. 181-s - 191-s, May 1989.
3. D. Fruytier: 'Industrial experiences with duplex stainless steels', Stainless Steel Europe, pp. 28-39, Dec. 1991.
4. R.D. Kane, J.P. Ribble and M.J. Schofield: 'What's behind the corrosion of micro-alloy steel weldments?', Welding J., 56-64, May 1991.
5. D.V. Smith: 'A practical approach to ferrite in stainless steel weld metal', Practical welder, Welding J., 57-60, May 1989.
6. Mike Hayes, Senior Metallurgist with Acute Technologies, Inc., Houston, Texas, U.S.A. Personal communication on his experiences with orbital welding of super duplex stainless steel pipe for a critical petroleum piping system application.
Barbara K. Henon has a Ph.D. and works with Arc Machines, Inc. in Pacoima, California, U.S.A.
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My wedding in Liverpool turned out beautiful. My mother in law handled all the details, and the flowers were just like I wanted them to be.
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Choices in Landscape Design require a close attention to detail and the surrounding scenery that may not be within your own property lines. Choosing a beautiful garden is one thing, but if it clashes with the local area, the impact may be a negative one and you'll be left feeling foolish for the wasted time and effort. Proper landscaping will require more than one set of eyes to really get the full depth of the work required and the costs sustained. Many cheaper and easier jobs around the outside of the home can make a big difference in the visual impact of your yard without requiring the huge undertaking of renovating the countryside. An obvious choice lies in the traditional garden. Taken a small amount of time to get a lay of the land and clear away a good patch for the seasonal plants can make a monumental difference in the flow and colors of your lawn. Where to plant the garden is one thing, but what you choose to plant is equally as important.
We Are Working on Our Garden
I guess I have moved into the house beside my father in law, but it is not bad at all. Martin is a really nice guy and he is a really smart man who knows everything about growing his own food. Now he is a somewhat retired insurance agent, meaning that he has a fair number of clients he retained after he stopped selling insurance full time. They come over and he shows them how he collects rain water in big water tanks buried in the ground. He has a greenhouse where he dabbles in hydroponics. I kid him that the police might go through his trash and think he is growing pot, but instead he just likes to have fresh vegetables year round. He was delighted when I told him I was going to let him help me grow even more food. It is hard work, but I find it relaxing. In particular I never had my own yard except for a short time when I lived with my grandfather in South Carolina. I know almost nothing about gardening.
Why Should You Create a Sustainable Garden?
If you plan to start a sustainable garden, there is a lot of information out there about what you should do, what you should plant, and how to plan your garden. All the information can be overwhelming if you have never done any gardening before. Luckily, if you do some research before you start planting, you are more likely to have a great garden that sustains itself for years.
As a new gardener, you don't know how to grow mushrooms, how to grow tomatoes and how to compost. If you join an online forum, you will be able to network with other gardeners who are gardening in a sustainable fashion. By talking to them, you can get ideas and tips for how to handle your own garden.
After you have done some research, you need to make a plan for your sustainable garden.
Helping My Father Maintain His Lawn
It is always a challenge trying to be a good son especially when your parents get up in age. I vividly remember my father when he was younger being an extremely active man, who always took steps to make sure that his home and his lawn looked immaculate. However now that time is gone on, and my father is getting up in age you starting to let things like landscaping go. Every time I go to his house, I try to do little things to improve the appearance of his lawn. This month I contacted a landscaping liverpool company and I invited them to come out and look at my father's lawn, and see if it was something that we could do to not only beautify it, but also to reduce the amount of work that he has to do.
After reviewing my father's backyard, one of the ideas I came up with was to simply replace some of the grass areas with cobblestone. They were two benefits to this. One benefit is that it would just make the entire area look nice and it would make it look more organized. The second benefit to this is that my father would not have to cut as much grass, as he does right now, because some of the area that was formerly covered in grass would now be paved in stone.


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The fact that no specific mileage figures are mentioned in this ad for a pre-big-bumper Celica shows that it's probably a pre-Arab Oil Embargo release. This makes this "economy car" pitch for the sporty-for-its-time first-gen Celica a bit puzzling.
I'm going to say this is a '73 model year Celica, but I could be off by a year or two. When you're done watching this ad for a car that just looks better with each passing decade, you can continue with a huge sampling of other fine Early Malaise TV commercials.


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Biocomplexity Breakout Session I
Questions for consideration:
- What do we mean by Biocomplexity?
- What are the essential components?
- How do these inform our activities
- As researchers?
- As educators (i.e., what we teach and how we teach it)?
What are the essential components of Biocomplexity?
Interfaces (between bio, geo, human)
- Broadly speaking
- Specific components
- Emphasizes areas of interaction
- Spatial—hastened to be emphasized
- Temporal—critical, needs more emphasis
- Connections and lessons across scales important
- Importance of teams
- Discussion of how much of each discipline?
Systems approach
- Integrative
- Feedback loops
- Hierarchies of organization
"Human" vs. "Natural" systems
- Break down this dichotomy
- All one "system"
- Moving from deterministic to probabilistic conceptions
- Importance in managing earth systems
- Process oriented
Implications for education
- Break down false barrier between earth sciences vs. life sciences.
- Create cultural shift to problem solving in a new integrated way.
A list of key words in Biocomplexity
- Interaction
- Integrative perspective
- Temporal scale
- Spatial scale
- Interactions
- Synthesis
- Systems dynamics
- Multiple feedbacks and mechanisms
- Environment (human and otherwise)
- Intersections of sub-systems
- Interconnectedness
- Interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary
- Whole is greater than the sum of the parts
- How do we translate these themes into education?
- Do we consider humans as simply part of biological systems?
- What about social, cultural and economic systems?
Key points:
- Biocomplexity research takes lots of people.
- Biocomplexity is entirely incompatible with academic structures (tenure, promotion, traditional disciplines and departments).
- "Utter failure" or "inadequacy" of a reductionist approach
Biocomplexity componenets:
- Physical, chemical, biological and human interactions and feedback (also pre-human)
- Spatial and temporal variability on a range of scales
- Non-linear
- Multiple perspectives and ways of "knowing" and collecting "knowledge"
Value added—beyond what has been done before
- Advanced math understanding—emergent math
- Different levels of interaction
- Human response manifest in humanities
- Multiple ways of "knowing" and collecting "knowledge"
- Evolving science and academic culture
- Interdisciplinary/team building
- Change in individual thinking
- We don't know all the answers
- Clear teaching templates and students' resources
- Play on strengths of classroom
- Could be focus of:
- Intro courses (e.g. place-based)
- "Block" or "linked" courses
- Synthesis courses
- How would a biocomplexity curriculum be perceived post-graduation?
- What would a biocomplexity major/minor/degree mean?


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We are currently spending over $200 a week on postage alone, and are in desperate need of support.
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Fuquay-Varina, NC - Tennessee State running back Trabis Ward has been named Boxtorow National Player of the Week. Ward, a redshirt junior from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., carried the ball 27 times for 154 yards and two touchdowns in the Tigers 21-14 victory over Bethune-Cookman on Saturday.
The 154 yards is the second most in a single game in his career. Also, with a run late in the first quarter, Ward moved into 8th place on the all-time TSU rushing yards list surpassing Nathaniel Simpson.
Ward is three yards away from passing Alfred Reese (1970-72) for 7th place and 22 yards away from passing Lee Derricks (1953-55) for 6th place. He currently ranks 17th in the nation with 110.25 rushing yards per game and 8th in the country with 10.5 points per game.
Ward is featured on www.boxtorow.com as Boxtorow National Player of the Week and will also appear as a guest on the sports talk show FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW with host Donal Ware.
FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW airs on 36 radio stations around the country including Saturdays from 8-9 a.m. on WFSK-FM 88.1 in the Nashville metro area. The show also airs on Fridays from Noon-1p CT/1-2p ET/11a-12p MT/10-11a PT on SiriusXM Channel 141.
Additionally the show can also be heard Saturdays from Noon-1 p.m. CT at www.boxtorow.com
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April 15, 2011
Submitted by:
Julie Palakovich Carr
Senior Public Policy Associate
Robert Gropp, Ph.D.
Director of Public Policy
American Institute of Biological Sciences
1444 I Street, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-628-1500
Submitted to:
Senate Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies
The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) appreciates the opportunity to provide testimony in support of fiscal year (FY) 2012 appropriations for the National Science Foundation (NSF). We encourage Congress to provide the $7.767 billion requested by the Administration.
AIBS is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) scientific association dedicated to advancing biological research and education for the welfare of society. Founded in 1947 as a part of the National Academy of Sciences, AIBS became an independent, member-governed organization in the 1950s. AIBS is sustained by a robust membership of some 200 professional societies and scientific organizations whose combined individual membership exceeds 250,000. AIBS advances its mission through coalition activities in research, education, and public policy; publishing the peer-reviewed journal BioScience and the education website ActionBioscience.org; providing scientific peer-review and advisory services to government agencies and other clients; convening meetings; and managing scientific programs.
NSF is a vital engine that can help drive our nation's economic growth. The agency's support for scientific research and education programs fosters innovation, improves science education, and maintains our scientific infrastructure. Through its competitive, peer-reviewed research grants, NSF is leading the development of new knowledge that will help to solve the most challenging problems facing society. The agency's education programs are preparing the next generation of skilled workers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). NSF's investments in research equipment and facilities will enable our nation to continue to innovate and compete globally. These efforts, however, require a sustained and predictable federal investment. Unpredictable swings in federal funding can disrupt research programs, create uncertainty in the research community, and stall the development of the next great idea.
NSF is a sound investment that pays dividends. The use of peer-review to evaluate and select the best research proposals means that NSF is funding the most promising research. Recent discoveries that stem from NSF-funded research include the development of a faster and less expensive method for identifying bacteria in water and food samples; the identification of a high yielding biofuel that can grow on degraded lands; the creation of tomatoes that provide increased levels of the essential nutrient folate; and insight into the spread of the West Nile virus.
As the primary federal funding agency for fundamental research in the non-medical sciences at our nation's universities and colleges, NSF is responsible for generating new scientific discoveries, patents, and jobs. For many scientific disciplines, NSF is the primary funding source for basic research. For instance, NSF provides approximately 68% of extramural federal grant support for fundamental research in the areas of non-medical and environmental biology.
Importantly, the FY 2012 budget request would allow NSF to fund nearly 2,000 additional research grants, thereby supporting more than 6,000 additional researchers and students. This added support would build upon the agency's central role in science and STEM education. In FY 2010, NSF programs reached almost 300,000 scientists, teachers, and students across the nation. NSF provides vitally important research support to early career scientists, helping them to initiate their research programs. Support for the scientific training of undergraduate and graduate students is also critically important to our research enterprise. Students recruited into science through NSF programs and research experiences are our next generation of innovators and educators. In short, NSF grants are essential to the nation's goal of sustaining our global leadership in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and reigniting our economic engines.
The Biological Sciences Directorate (BIO) funds research in the foundational disciplines within biology. These fields of study further our understanding of how organisms and ecosystems function. Additionally, BIO supports innovative interdisciplinary research that improves our understanding of how human social systems influence - or are influenced by - the environment, such as the NSF-wide Science, Engineering, and Education for Sustainability program. In collaboration with NSF's engineering and math and physical science directorates, BIO is working to develop new, cutting-edge research fields. For example, the BioMaPS program is accelerating understanding of biological systems, and applying that knowledge to new technologies in clean energy.
The FY 2012 budget request for NSF would enable the agency to continue to fund highly competitive grant proposals in BIO's five core programmatic areas: Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, Integrative Organismal Systems, Environmental Biology, Biological Infrastructure, and Emerging Frontiers. Equally important, BIO provides essential support for our nation's place-based biological research, such as field stations and natural science collections. Each of BIO's program areas also contribute to the education and training of undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students.
The budget includes a request for $10 million to support the digitization of high priority U.S. specimen collections. We strongly encourage Congress to provide at least this level of funding. This investment would help the scientific community ensure access to and appropriate curation of irreplaceable biological specimens and associated data, and would stimulate the development of new computer hardware and software, digitization technologies, and database management tools. For example, this effort is bringing together biologists, computer and information scientists, and engineers in multi-disciplinary teams to develop innovative imaging, robotics, and data storage and retrieval methods. These tools will expedite the digitization of collections and, more than likely, contribute to the development of new products or services of value to other industries.
The FY 2012 budget request includes funding in the Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction account for the continued construction of the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON). Once completed, NEON will collect data across the United States on the effects of climate change, land use change, and invasive species on natural resources and biodiversity. This information will be valuable to scientists, resource managers, and government decision makers as they seek to better understand and manage natural resources.
We encourage the Committee to provide the requested funding for the successful Graduate Research Fellowship program. The budget request would provide 2,000 new fellowships, which are important to our national effort to recruit and retain the best and brightest STEM students. The budget would also provide a needed $1,500 increase to the fellowship's education allowance, which has not changed since 1998.
Thank you for your thoughtful consideration of this request and for your prior efforts on behalf of science and the National Science Foundation.
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Ann Stratton
Using lamb slashes fat; mixing a milk-soaked pita into the patty keeps it moist.
- Yield
- Makes 4 servings
- 4 whole-wheat pitas (6 1/2 inches each)
- 1/4 cup skim milk
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
- 4 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano or 1 teaspoon dried
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 3/4 pound lean ground lamb
- 2 teaspoon olive oil
- 3 cups arugula
- 1 medium tomato, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
- 1 red onion, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
- 1/3 cup crumbled feta
- Dressing
- 2/3 cup nonfat plain yogurt
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
- 2 teaspoon chopped garlic
- 2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1/2 cup peeled, seeded and finely diced cucumber
- Heat oven to 350°F. Cut 1/4 off each pita (a half-moon shape from 10 o'clock to 2 o'clock). Chop half-moons, transfer to a bowl and sprinkle with milk. Let soak 5 minutes. Drain and squeeze out excess milk. Purée soaked bread, onion, garlic, herbs and lemon juice in a blender or food processor. Transfer purée to a bowl. Add lamb, season with salt and pepper and combine. Form into 4 patties. Wrap pitas in foil and heat until warm, about 8 minutes. (Or place pitas between sheets of paper towel and microwave until warm, about 30 seconds.) Heat oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Cook burgers to medium, 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Whisk yogurt, mint, garlic, mustard and honey in a bowl. Stir in cucumber and season with salt and pepper. Open each pita, stuff with arugula and drizzle with some of the dressing. Add burger, tomato and red onion to pita. Sprinkle with feta. Serve leftover dressing on the side.
Per serving: 377 cal, 11 g fat (4 g saturated), 43 g carbs, 7 g fiber, 32 g protein See Nutrition Data's analysis ›


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US Weekly is reporting exclusively that Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth have broken up citing a source that confirms that "they are definitely over". At this writing, it's only 8am in LA. Miley hasn't woken up yet to comment or not comment on Twitter but it's been over 3 months now since the Oscars, when Liam hooked up with January Jones, 3 months of saving and trying and pretending and even an alleged intervention...
It's probably time, right?
And the perfect timing too.
Miley's new single We Can't Stop drops on Monday. A billboard promoting the track was unveiled in Times Square yesterday:
And here's a photo of herself that Miley posted showing off her red lips.
She's 20. She's planning Phase 2 of her career. It was ludicrous to expect that they'd make it anyway, not at that age. Let's move on then. As I suggested last week, let him move on to Kristen Stewart. Give us another summer of Great Gossip.


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Onset Of Schizophrenia Triggered By Faulty 'Wiring' In The Brain
September 13, 2019
A new study by researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP), King's College London has discovered abnormalities in the white matter of the brain that seem to be critical for the timing of schizophrenia. The study, led by Professor Phillip McGuire and Dr Sophia Frangou, has been published in this month's edition of the British Journal of Psychiatry.
The white matter of the brain consists of nerve fibres that connect parts of the brain and help regulate behaviour. The normal brain develops in a back to front fashion, i.e. posterior regions mature first and the frontal lobes last. The research discovered that if there are very severe deficits in the white matter in these posterior (specifically parietal) regions, then schizophrenia develops early in adolescence. As people grow older their deficits "migrate" in a back to front manner and in adulthood, they impact the frontal lobes of the brain quite dramatically.
Schizophrenia is a disabling and emotionally devastating illness that affects about one per cent of the population worldwide. Professor McGuire, from the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and IoP comments: 'Although we can trace the origins of schizophrenia to early brain development we still do not know what triggers the onset of the full blown symptoms. Our study suggests that at least part of the answer lies in problems affecting the "wiring" of key brain areas.'
The team used Diffusion Tensor Imaging, a state-of-the-art neuro-imaging technique, to examine white matter connections in adolescents and adults with schizophrenia. Abnormalities in white matter appeared first in posterior parts of the brain in the younger patients and became more prominent in the frontal lobes in adult patients. In interpreting the results, Dr. Kyriakopoulos, the lead author, explained that the scans capture the interaction between brain development and disease mechanisms.
Dr Frangou on the value of this research: 'We believe this study is unique as it approaches schizophrenia research from a new perspective. It takes a life-long view on schizophrenia and thereby bridges traditional barriers between child and adult patients.'
The study adds new insight to mounting evidence that abnormalities in white matter play a critical role in what turns schizophrenia on and may provide clues to new treatments.
Marinos Kyriakopoulos, Rocio Perez-Iglesias, James B Woolley, Richard AA Kanaan, Nora S Vyas, Gareth J Barker, Sophia Frangou and Philip K McGuire (all from the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London): Effect of age at onset of schizophrenia on white matter abnormalities. The British Journal of Psychiatry (2009) 195, p346-353. bjp.rcpsych/cgi/content/abstract/195/4/346.
Melanie Haberstroh
King's College London


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Competition in the sector is high, and there are clear signs of price wars as the industry is struggling with overcapacity and weaker demand.
- In 2014 the Canadian steel/metals sector recorded 5.5% production growth, up to CAD 47.1 billion. However, since the end of 2014 and into H1 of 2015 growth slowed down, mainly due to decreased demand from the energy sector. This has resulted in growing overcapacity, decreasing sales prices and profit margins. While the lower Canadian dollar has increased steel export opportunities, global overcapacity issues have reduced this potential upside for Canadian businesses.
- Competition in the sector is high, and there are clear signs of price wars as the industry is struggling with overcapacity and weaker demand. This is ultimately expected to result in reduced financial strength - especially for smaller and medium- sized players.
- The average payment duration in the industry is 90 days. Payment delays have increased since the end of 2014, and are expected to rise further in the coming months, especially in the energy and mining related subsectors. Due to overcapacity concerns many companies are facing inventory issues, which is stalling their cash conversion cycle.
- In general, our underwriting stance remains neutral for metals manufacturing and steel, however we have become restrictive on the energy and mining related segments due to the on-going problems in these industries.


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Missouri High School Football Scores and Fan Photos: Week 4
COLUMBIA - Friday night's high school football games were action packed with high scores, big hits, Hawaiian shirts and homecoming festivities.
Click here to see all the scores.
Columbia area schools finished the night 2-1 with Hickman and Battle both picking up wins. Battle upended Carnahan 49-28 and Hickman came back to beat Helias. Battle scored 28 unanswered points and improves to 3-1 on that year. Rock Bridge was the one Columbia school to lose, falling to Ray-Pec by a score of 31-21. Both Rock Bridge and Hickman are now 2-2 on the year and meet next week at Hickman High School.
Around Mid-Missouri there were plenty of points! Sixteen games featured more than 50 total points scored. While many of the games were in hand by their end, seven games were won by 10 points or less. Hannibal outlasted Mexico, winning 21-20. Marshall snuck past Kirksville 33-32. And in a defensive battle, Brookfield beat Monroe City 9-6.
Check out below how the rest of Friday's games played out in real time. Our blog was in reverse chronological order with the newest updates on top
Next week tweet your game photos to us @komunews or @komusports to show us what's happening where you are. If it's easier, email us at firstname.lastname@example.com
Remember to watch Friday Night Fever, which airs Fridays at 10 p.m. during the season. Chris Gervino puts together our Play of the Week poll. Check back Sunday for that.
Below is the events as they played out in real time. Items are posted in reverse chronological order, so the newest is on top.
Montgomery County 35 - Orchard Farm 9 F
Battle 49 - Carnahan 28 F
Macon 41 - Clark 27 F
Wright City 40 - Van-Far 6 F
Marshall 33 - Kirksville 32 F
Marceline 42 - Putnam County 14 F
Grain Valley 37 - Smith Cotton 14 F
Kickapoo 21 - Camdenton 19 F
Paris 44 - Knock County 38 F
Brookfield 9 - Monroe City 6 F
Sacred Heart 54 - Slater 7 F
South Callaway 31 - Hermann 6 F
Moberly 43 - Fulton 7 F
Bowling Green 49 - North Callway 34 F
Hickman 27 - Helias 17 F
Hannibal 21 - Mexico 20 F
Ray-Pec 31 - Rock Bridge 21 F
Eldon 62 - Warsaw 19 F
Boonville 34 - Knob Noster 3 F
This is going to be a great finish!
@KOMUsports Short-yardage TD by Key ties the Battle-Carnahan game @ 28! Ensuing kickoff fumbled by Carnahan recovered by BHS #FNF— The Battlefront (@BHSBattlefront) September 21, 2013
Tipton 20 - Tolton 13 F
Salisbury 57 - North Shelby 0 F
Blair Oaks 48 - Southern Boone 0 F
Westran 54 - Skhuyler County 16 F
Cole Camp 36 - Fayette 0 F
California 57 - Hallsville 8 F
Centralia 50 - South Shelby 0 F
Osage 57 - Versailles 0 F
From Corey Miller: Boonville widens lead over Knob Noster 28-0 in the third quarter
LEAD CHANGE: Hickman-21, Helias-17 6:30 left in the 4th
From Brent Pearson: Moberly up 29-7 over Fulton with 10:20 left in Q4.
Spartans getting some love from the home crowd.
The Moberly student section from tonight's game versus Fulton. @KOMUsports #FNF pic.twitter.com/lbPjMvQade— Brent Pearson (@b_pearson) September 21, 2013
Thanks for the memories!
Centralia honors the 2003 State Championship team at halftime. @KOMUsports #FNF pic.twitter.com/HSvwf5jBjG— Jack Bernstein (@JackBernstein_) September 21, 2013
From Mark Kim: Eldon - 62, Warsaw - 19 in 3Q. Rushing TD by Eldon RB Raymond Kwok and Eldon WR Dalton Lister scores his third rushing TD of the day.
Are we in Columbia or Hawaii? Look at all the shirts!
The Rock Bridge student section gives their team support ... with a palm tree. @KOMUsports #FNF pic.twitter.com/pTZjLIOEHi— Clayton Conness (@ClaytonConness) September 21, 2013
From Jack Wascher: Blair Oaks 48 Southern Boone 0 - End of the 3rd Quarter.
From Mark Kim: Eldon - 48, Warsaw - 19 in 3Q. Warsaw RB Paul Derks rushes for another TD
From Beth Anne Carroll: Southern Boone - 0, Blair Oaks - 48, 4:59 3Q. Caleb Bischoff runs 47 yards and Dominic Jamerson runs 34 yards both for touchdowns.
Update from Moberly
@KOMUsports Moberly still up 14-7 with 3 minutes left in Q3 pic.twitter.com/NYSydgfohp— Shannon Shaver (@shaver_shannon) September 21, 2013
Quarterback and Homecoming King, not bad!
@KOMUsports Boonville's Carley Esser crowned queen and QB Jacob Francis crowned king at homecoming halftime. #FNF pic.twitter.com/5LXD5CGCNO— Corey Miller (@4cmill) September 21, 2013
South Callaway leads Hermann 6-0 at the start of the third quarter.
From Shannon Shaver: Moberly up 14-7 over Fulton at halftime
From Beth Anne Carroll: Blair Oaks leads Southern Boone 34-0 at halftime.
From Andrew Weiss: Carnahan - 14 Battle - 21. 3:00 left in the first half.
Think the Pirates are pumped for Homecoming?
@KOMUsports Boonville scored 14 points in their first three games total. The Pirates have 13 at halftime of tonight's homecoming game. #FNF— Corey Miller (@4cmill) September 21, 2013
Touching moment at Battle High School.
@komusports #FNF The Battle Spartans take a knee as they hope their teammate Nash Sutherlin is ok pic.twitter.com/F3AfdIrPhY— Andrew Weiss (@TheAndrewWeiss) September 21, 2013
From Mark Kim: Eldon - 41, Warsaw - 13 in 2Q. Eldon QB Wyatt Greenwalt with a 2-yard rushing TD. 2-point conversion good.
From Madi Morris: Centralia 29- South Shelby 0 at the half.
From Mark Kim: Eldon - 33, Warsaw - 13 in 2Q. 32-yard rushing TD by WR Dalton Lister.
From Beth Anne Carroll: Helias leads Hickman 17-0 at halftime
From Corey Miller: Halftime in Boonville.
@KOMUsports At the half it's Boonville - 13. Knob Noster - 0. Let the homecoming festivities begin! #FNF pic.twitter.com/Ie9YAT2AFn— Corey Miller (@4cmill) September 21, 2013
From Clayton Conness: Rick Bridge leads Ray-Pec 21-14 in the 2nd quarter
From Andrew Weiss: Carnahan - 8 Battle - 21. 7:47 left in the first half.
We have a tight one in Moberly!
@KOMUsports Moberly QB passes to junior Gregg Bain to set up a 1 yard touchdown. 14-7 Moberly. #FNF #actionshot pic.twitter.com/HRj6I3wut6— Shannon Shaver (@shaver_shannon) September 21, 2013
FAN PHOTO! Boonville High School ready to crown this year's Homecoming Queen!
@KOMUsports 2012 Boonville Himecoming Queen ready to crown 2013 royalty. #fnf #gopirates pic.twitter.com/kcYoKxYp35— Julie A. Brown (@5BrownMom) September 21, 2013
From Madi Morris: Centralia up 29 to 0 on South Shelby 3 yard touchdown run by Gannon Peavler. 6:36 left in the half.
From Corey Miller: 8 yd TD run by Brenden Meyer makes it Boonville - 13. Knob Noster - 0. 2:14 left in the 2nd Quarter.
From Tyler Greever: Hallsville - 0, California - 36 2Q. 66 yard touchdown pass from Jaden Barr to Drew Norton.
From Mark Kim: Eldon - 27, Warsaw - 7 in 2Q. Rushing TD by Eldon WR Dalton Lister. Extra point no good.
From Andrew Weiss: Carnahan - 8 Battle - 14. 10:07 left in the half.
From Beth Anne Carroll: Hickman - 0, Helias - 17, 6:23 2Q. Garrett Buschjost's TD run gives Helias a big early lead
@KOMUsports Warsaw QB Jeremy Eierman will sit the game after suffering an injury. #mopreps #FNF pic.twitter.com/dTpVugk4rW— Mark Kim (@Mark_Kim_Sports) September 21, 2013
Update from the Battle High School Student Section (@BHSBattlefront) : Battle vs Carnahan start of the 2nd with the game tied 8-8.
From Thomas Casselman: Osage Indians force safety in second quarter, up 16-0 on Versailles Tigers.
From Clayton Conness: After a Rock Bridge TD, Ray-Pec answers again with a TD. Score is 14-14 with 6 minutes left in the 2nd.
From Mark Kim: Eldon - 21, Warsaw - 7 in 2Q. Eldon QB Wyatt Greenwalt with a 62-yard rushing TD.
From Thomas Casselman: Osage QB Austin Riley 5-TD pass to WR Collin Samuelson. After PAT Indians lead Versailles Tigers 14-0 in the 2nd quarter
From Beth Anne Carroll: Hickman - 0, Helias - 10, 9:20 2Q. Helias kicks a field goal to go up by 10 in the first half.
From Amber Alise: Bowling Green takes 14-0 lead on another 20 Yard TD run by QB Jake Niemeyer.
From Corey Miller: 12 yard TD run by Brenden Meyer makes it Boonville - 7. Knob Noster - 0. 7:54 left in the 2nd Quarter.
From Madi Morris: 2nd rushing touchdown for Centralia QB Zach Etzler to kick off the second quarter. Centralia 22- South Shelby 0
Some pregame festivities at Rock Bridge High School.
@KOMUsports Rock Bridge football begins! Go Bruins!!! pic.twitter.com/eMeD82BP2v— Tim Rich (@Tim_Rich) September 21, 2013
From Joe Laland: Hallsville-0 California-22 2Q. Jonathon Goans 17 yard TD catch from Jaden Barr.
From Nick Hehemann: Bowling Green takes 14-0 lead on another 20 Yard TD run by QB Jake Niemeyer.
From Shannon Shaver: Passing touchdown to Moberly senior Blake Joiner to make it 7-7 at the end of the first quarter.
From Amber Summerville: Spartan's capitalize on fumble with a touchdown by #22 Blake Joiner and we are tied 7-7 with 19.3 seconds in the 1st quarter.
@KOMUsports Fulton fumbles to make it first down for the Moberly Spartans #FNF pic.twitter.com/VNFPH84X7T— Shannon Shaver (@shaver_shannon) September 21, 2013
From Clayton Conness: Ray-Pec ties the game on a touchdown pass!
Ray-Pec caps off their drive with a TD pass to Scotty Schaffner. Extra point is good. Tied 7-7. @KOMUsports #mopreps pic.twitter.com/bZSV20tbRV— Clayton Conness (@ClaytonConness) September 21, 2013
From James Packard: Osage - 7, Versailles - 0. 0:35 Q1. QB Austin Riley with Osage TD
From Corey Miller: After one quarter it's Boonville - 0. Knob Noster - 0.
from Mark Kim: Eldon - 14, Warsaw - 7 in 1Q. One yard rushing TD by Eldon RB Raymond Kwok after Warsaw tied the game at 7 on a 1 yard rush from QB Jeremy Eierman.
@KOMUsports Eldon - 7, Warsaw - 7. Warsaw QB Jeremy Eierman with a 1 yard rushing TD. #FNF #mopreps pic.twitter.com/kCNAfzcWQF— Mark Kim (@Mark_Kim_Sports) September 21, 2013
From Madi Morris: Centralia 14- South Shelby 0, 3:36 1Q. Centralia WR Gannon Peavler with a 53 yard rushing touchdown
From Joe Laland: Hallsville-0 California-14 Late 1Q #41 Luke Burger 1 yard TD run
The Rock Bridge student section getting loud as they cheer on their Bruins.
@KOMUsports The student section cheers on their Bruins as Rock Bridge leads Ray-Pec 7-0 pic.twitter.com/Vhmbgcia7x— Justin Cowan (@JustinRCowan) September 21, 2013
Ray-Pec driving down the field looking to tie the game!
Ray-Pec has possession in Rock Bridge territory trying to respond to the TD. @KOMUsports #mopreps pic.twitter.com/wHbVZ4Bbs1— Clayton Conness (@ClaytonConness) September 21, 2013
From Madi Morris: Centralia quarterback Zach Etzler rushes for a 24 yard touchdown. Centralia leads South Shelby 7 to 0 in the first quarter
From Nick Hehemann: Bowling Green takes 7-0 lead over North Callaway early in 1Q after long TD run by QB Jake Niemeyer
From Andrew Weiss: It's halftime in Tolton: Tipton Cardinals lead the Trail Blazers 6-0 in a tight one!
From Clayton Conness: Rock Bridge's Eli Stout breaks free and rushes for a 49 yard touchdown. They lead Ray-Pec 7-0 early.
From Mark Kim: Eldon - 7, Warsaw - 0 9:35 in 1Q. QB Wyatt Greenwalt TD pass to TE Thomas Kriegshauser.
From Joe Laland: California takes a 7-0 lead over Hallsville on a 56 yard touchdown run from Walker Borghardt.
Winless Versailles is looking for their first win tonight at home against 1-2 Osage.
In Versailles tonight as the Tigers take on the Osage Indians #FNF @KOMUsports pic.twitter.com/n20ZdvTw0p— James Packard (@JamesPackardMU) September 20, 2013
California High School students are ready for kickoff against Hallsville! @KOMUsports pic.twitter.com/pHagi9NMJZ
— Tyler Greever (@Tyler_Greever) September 20, 2013
Another Missouri high school is celebrating Homecoming tonight!
@KOMUsports Eldon is less than 10 minutes away from kicking off their Homecoming game against Warsaw. #FNF #mopreps pic.twitter.com/MBcGV5rt2M— Mark Kim (@Mark_Kim_Sports) September 20, 2013
Moberly is hoping to continue its winning streak against Fulton on Homecoming night. The Spartans haven't lost to Fulton since 2002.
@KOMUsports Homecoming at Moberly #FNF pic.twitter.com/m8rN9S4CIe— Shannon Shaver (@shaver_shannon) September 20, 2013
From Andrew Weiss: Tipton - 6 Tolton - 0. 3:17 left in first half
Tolton football warming up before matchup against Tipton.
40 minutes to game at Tolton field! @KOMUnews #INAM #toltonvtipton pic.twitter.com/snB5XQwCND— Tolton Football (@toltonfootball) September 20, 2013
Southern Boone 0 @ Blair Oaks 48 F
Ray Pec 31 @ Rock Bridge 21 F
Carnahan 28 @ Battle 49 F
Hallsville 8 @ California 57 F
Knob Noster 3 @ Boonville 34 F
South Shelby 0 @ Centralia 50 F
Versailles 0 @ Osage 57 F
Bowling Green 49 @ North Callaway 34 F
Hermann 6 @ South Callaway 31 F
Brookfield 9 @ Monroe City 6 F
Jefferson City @ Hazelwood East (Saturday)
Kirksville 32 @ Marshall 33 F
Macon 41 @ Clark County 27 F
Putnam County 14 @ Marceline 42 F
Grandview @ MMA
Mexico 20 @ Hannibal 21 F
Knox County 38 @ Paris 44 F
North Shelby 0 @ Salisbury 57 F
Kickapoo 21 @ Camdenton 19 F
Sacred Heart 54 @ Slater 7 F
Van-Far 6 @ Wright City 40 F
Smith Cotton 14 @ Grain Valley 37 F
Schulyer County 16 @ Westran 54 F
Montgomery County 35 @ Orchard Farm 9 F


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This latest installment of our "Conversation on Race" Op-Doc video series highlights the negative emotional impact of racist attitudes on black women's lives. Everyone we reached out to for this project was eager to tell her most intimate stories of pain and discrimination, from childhood, to work, to profiling by the police. We hope that in sharing them, we are helping to complicate the public representations of black women and girls — highlighting the unique challenges they face, as well as experiences and feelings that are universal.
From Harriet Tubman to Ida B. Wells to Dorothy Height, black women have been heavy presences in social justice movements throughout history. However, issues particular to these women are often relegated to secondary status in our collective consciousness. This seems to be changing. Recent events in Texas, Baltimore and Missouri show that black women are again in leadership roles, and are speaking out against the mistreatment they regularly experience. But in our nation's current movement for social justice, women's voices need a louder bullhorn. Conversations like the one we're hoping to start with this Op-Doc are a first step to understanding, and to changing.
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It looks like Demolition's about to begin at the abandoned Firestone Building by Oak Park 'Maul'.
I took the later bus this morning. I was up pretty late working on some pet projects, the results of which I'll share with you at the end of this post. This allowed me to watch the sun come up. That makes me happy.
This is The Blackintosh. It's a Mac SE/30 From 1989 or thereabouts. Yes that means it's about 20 years old. I took the photo about 10 years ago before I went to DefCon 7 in Las Vegas. I used an Apple QuickTake 100, which was cutting-edge at the time. I did 'photoshop' this (I used GIMP, actually) to remove some unsightly clutter from the left.
Why am I posting a photo of a 20 year old computer on my bike blog? Well, because I had to carry a ton of parts for it (more like 12 pounds) on my way to work today, and I'm heading to the CCCKC Cave after work to hopefully get this beast back up and running for a presentation on using old computers.
I've got a LOT of really old computers. I happen to have two fully-functioning Mac SE/30s like this. I painted this one for reasons unknown. While both of them boot, I've found that MacOS 7 isn't really conducive to getting anything done. When you throw something like Linux (in my case, NetBSD) on it, though, you end up with a cute, tiny machine that can do basic text-only things such as email, light-duty web surfing, word processing and other fun stuff.
A lot of midnight oil was burned into the wee hours of this morning in an attempt to get things working properly for the little Blackintosh. Here's hoping the presentation goes smoothly this evening...
Friday, March 06, 2009
It looks like Demolition's about to begin at the abandoned Firestone Building by Oak Park 'Maul'.
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- Pat Ring said...
The Blackintosh cracks me up. I bought my first PC around that time, too. A Packard Bell 8088. It had a 40MB HD and 640K RAM. I bought a Panasonic KXP1124 24-pin dot matrix printer, which at the time was pretty decent hardware. The problem with this stuff is that it accumulates until it's no longer "donatable." There are only so many linux-based browser PCs one can have in a home. I have about five of those indestructible IBM keyboards in the basement collecting dust, a few Dells, etc. It's hard to get rid of and even charities are reluctant to take stuff anymore unless it's good hardware.
- March 06, 2009 5:18 PM
- Ben said...
Hah, that SE30 is badass. Once, a couple years ago, I picked up a Quadra 800 at a university surplus auction. It had A/UX (Apple's Unix) on it. I about cried for joy, I'm not kidding.
Pretty cool, entirely useless, but still pretty cool at the time..:)
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VANCOUVER — Slow sales have forced Molson Canadian Hockey House officials to expand their discounted $99 "Fan Zone" entry to the Olympic hockey pavilion, making it available throughout the entire 17-day Games period.
"Things weren't selling at a rate we wanted to see so we wanted to get some more action," MCHH project director Stu Ballantyne said in an interview. "We thought this would get the place full and that's what it needs to be."
Daily VIP entry to the pavilion — which includes all you can eat and drink — ranges from $450 to $995 but operators announced $99 passes last month that allowed entry for half a day on Feb. 13, 14 or 15. Half-day access on other days ranged from $129 to $259.
But the new $99 rate applies every day and allows entry for an entire day, including complimentary food. The previous fan zone passes included food and two drinks but the new ones do not include beverages.
Ballantyne said the fan zone area will be like a sports bar, with complimentary food for patrons but not the gourmet meals and table service offered in the VIP area.
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Kenya graduates part of bigger global picture
NAIROBI, KENYA - Simon Mwangi is not your typical Wayland Baptist University graduate.
He's not 22 years old, armed with a new diploma and out to conquer the world in a new career. He's not spent the last four years calling a small dorm room home, dropping into bed after midnight or attending sporting events with his classmates.
And unlike his counterparts nearly half the globe away, Simon is not sitting through his graduation ceremony wishing it were over, ready to take off the cumbersome gown and awkward mortarboard cap.
Instead, Mwangi, associate pastor of Parklands Baptist Church in Nairobi with a membership nearing 1,000, is giving the student address at the first commencement ceremony held by Wayland in Kenya, and he's speaking with deep gratitude.
"Simon spoke about the broader knowledge he has now with his Wayland degree and how those classes were like gifts from the faculty," explained Dr. Vaughn Ross, professor of biological sciences and program director for the Wayland partnership with Kenya Baptist Theological College. "He spoke of the gift of science, the gift of history and the gift of languages - gifts because of what he can now do with them."
Unlike many new college graduates, Mwangi and the other 15 members of the Kenya class of 2003 know their new Associate of Applied Science degrees don't represent an end but a continuation of training for ministries to their church families.
It was that bigger picture thinking that had Ross entranced during the July 19 ceremony. Admittedly, his mind was in other places, thinking back to when Wayland's involvement in Kenya was in its infancy stages just four years ago. Then, the dream of making education accessible to the people of Kenya - with whom he had worked as a missionary for 19 years - was just in the planning stages.
"Two things kept running through my mind," Ross said. "First was a personal dream to see Wayland - the school I love - involved in participation missions, then combining that with the dream the Kenyans have to meet their greatest challenge, which is Christian leadership training. Just getting to be part of that dream was great.
Ross' next thoughts, however, were even more mindboggling.
"Thinking that these are just small parts of God's bigger dream of winning the world for Christ gave me an overwhelming sense that we were helping the churches to write Christian history in Kenya." he said.
That big picture is what makes the newest Kenya graduates most excited. Take Isaac Esilima for example. An older student and a pastor, he has been a public school teacher for many years and is nearing retirement from that profession. He still is excited about earning the diploma that Ross says is an opportunity "he never would have dreamed of." This gentle pastor proclaims that it will equip him to serve his congregation better. He leads a new church in Nyahururu town.
For many of Isaac's classmates, the diploma they now have is not a promise of great riches but an open door to better serve Christ through their churches. They also in some cases will be able to advance their vocations - many of which involve public school teaching - and expand their territory to spread the Gospel.
The ceremony itself was fairly similar to those held on Wayland campuses in the U.S., except for the opening praise and worship segment led by a group of young people. Choirs of Maasai traveled 100 miles by bus from Kajiado to perform, dressed in traditional outfits. Another group traveled 80 miles from Kaputei to sing.
Dr. David Howle, director of Wayland's Virtual Campus, gave the commencement address, and Ross conferred the degrees with help from Anne Foster, program registrar at KBTC, and Bernard Kabaru, KBTC principal. Along with their A.A.S. in theology from Wayland, students earned an advanced diploma from KBTC.
A tradition from KBTC ceremonies was carried into the Wayland ceremony as well, that of presenting the symbol of servanthood.
"Each student received a charge to servant ministries at their churches, and they each received a towel as a symbol of being a servant," Ross explained, adding that the towels had been embroidered with the Swahili word "mtumishi," meaning "servant," and their initials, courtesy of Plainviewan Don Smith's Sunday school class at First Baptist Church. Other Wayland faculty who have taught in the program sent gifts for the graduates as well, including devotional books and jackets with the Wayland logo.
Ross noted that about one-third of the graduating class are members of the Giriama, a people group that were first ministered to about 30 years ago by missionaries Clay and Pat Coursey, Wayland graduates now retired in the states.
During the visit to Kenya, Howle spent much of his time setting up an electronic database for the KBTC library and working on connections that may soon make a satellite link to Wayland's home campus possible.
Ross spent time meeting with KBTC leaders and others in a reflection of the past and in planning for the future.
"We came to a point of looking back and looking forward and two things really emerged," Ross said. "First was the success of the students, about their transformations in critical thinking skills for ministry, plus English language skills and writing.
"We also reaffirmed our original concept, which was to train those with few other opportunities and to retain those who would have opportunities but can get their education here rather than go abroad. In this graduation exercise the number of Baptists in leadership with a college degree increased by approximately fifty percent. I can remember when there were very few Maasai believers in Kenya, and now there are 3,600 Baptist churches representing multiple tribal groups. These Baptist leaders were trained in Kenya and will remain there. Baptist churches in Kenya just can't afford to lose those Christian leaders."


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I'm trying to help a relative get out of a bad fix.
He makes $50,000 a year, but Sam has $54,000 (!) of debt on his credit cards. Worse still, he just showed us plans for a $7,500 cruise next year. "Don't sweat it," he said, "I still have room on my Visa!" Crazy, right?
At our big family dinner last month, several wanted to make Sam see the error of his ways. Being his (favorite) nephew, I tried to gently nudge him to face his problem. When that didn't work, others called him out directly. By the end of the dinner nearly half of us were screaming, "danger ahead!" But my uncle kept laughing it off and telling us about the cool time-share condos, jet skis, and other must-haves he plans to buy over the next few years.
Since he won't cut spending, we've passed him help wanted ads so he could at least boost his salary. "I've got a sweet gig," he says, "I don't have to work too hard and I never get my hands dirty. You wouldn't want to see me drilling for oil like my old man. Disgusting!"
Like the rest of the family, I'm at a loss for words. How do we get through to Uncle Sam before he crashes and takes the whole family down with him?
By now, you've probably figured out who Uncle Sam is. The U.S. national debt is 108 percent of our gross domestic product, which I translated to the easier-to-grasp "credit cards" and "salary." The annual deficit, 15 percent of GDP, was translated into what Uncle Sam will borrow this upcoming year. A GDP of about $15 trillion is nearly impossible to wrap your head around; a near-median household income of $50 grand is easier to visualize.
Though an imperfect analogy, the story of Uncle Sam brings our national fiscal crisis into terms that can be discussed around the kitchen table. Even the most profligate family members don't need advanced economics degrees to recognize that the U.S. is in deep trouble.
The political posturing surrounding the "fiscal cliff" is so much kabuki, intending to make politicians on both sides appear fiscally responsible. Let's face it, the car went over the fiscal cliff years ago — politicians are just pretending to steer so the passengers don't panic.
The panic will come soon enough unless each of us convinces more of our friends, family members — even spendthrift uncles — that spending more than you have is a very bad thing. This simple fact holds true whether you lead a household or the greatest nation on earth.
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I'd change the wording of "spending cut." It breaks the immersion too soon.
Its the economy, stupid. Remember that? At a time when the economy was MUCH better than now, a fine man was driven out of office because of it, and yet, the worst prez in the history of the nation, economically, was just re elected. WHY? Cause hes the candy man.