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Course and Learning Objectives
CFR 522 Winter Quarter 2014
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Seminar Class for graduate students and upper division undergraduates
Winter Quarter 2014
The students will learn about the current research in plant-microbe interactions. Microbes are often essential for plant growth, providing fixed nitrogen, pathogen resistance, and increased tolerance to stress. Other microbes can cause plant diseases. The students will learn about this important field of research from those currently doing the research.
The educational goals of this course are to increase awareness of the variety of symbiotic relationships between plants and microbes. Another goal of the course is to encourage interaction between graduate students in the Departments of Microbiology, Biology, and the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences.
Grading and Credit
This course is graded (CR/NC) based on a short paper about a specific aspect of plant-microbe interactions (topic chosen by the student and approved by Dr. Doty). In addition, students will be expected to participate in the seminar discussions.
Weekly Topics: Wednesdays 10:30 - 11:20
Topics will be covered by faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and research scientists. Dr. Doty will be away at a conference on Jan 8 (no class)
Jan 15: "N fixation in non-legumes- Implications for Agriculture and Bioenergy" - Prof. Doty (UW)
Jan 22:Fungal endophytes for pathogen resistance- Dr. Posy Busby (U. Idaho)
Jan 29: Phytophthora- Prof. Marianne Elliot (WSU)
Feb 5: "Interactions between plant-associated microbes"-Dr. Brook Peterson
Feb 12: : "Orphan LuxR Regulators in Plant-Associated Proteobacteria"- Dr. Amy Schaefer
Feb 19: Non-legume invasive N-fixing grass & the role of the microbiome in invasive plant trait expression- Dr. Marnie Rout (University of North Texas Health Science Center)
Feb 26: Mycorrhizal diversity in PNW forests- Prof. Erica Cline (UW-Tacoma)
Mar 5: "Fungal endophytes for plant stress tolerance"- Dr. Rodriguez
Mar 12: Endophyte-assisted phytoremediation- Dr. Zareen Khan
Seminars organized by Associate Professor Sharon L. Doty
Doty's lab website: http://depts.washington.edu/envaplab/index.html


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Organizational Platform Seeks To Keep Harried Musicians On Track
It can be difficult for musicians to keep their lives in order whilst juggling a budding (or even barely budding) career, their inevitable "day job" and all those groupies. Well, a new platform launched this week that aims to keep even the most ADD-addled of drummers on track: Artist Growth.
Artist Growth is a platform and series of apps created by musicians Matt Urmy and Jonathan Sexton that hopes to serve as kind of a blueprint/planner for working artists.
For $4.99 per month, an artist can sign up for the service, which he can use online or on his iOS or Android device.
Artist Growth provides users with a variety of functions: 1). Artists can download "Action Packs" — such as "Promoting a Show" — which populate their calendars with certain tasks ("Post my show to Facebook," etc). The app reminds users of those tasks via push notifications, so forgetful music folk can keep on point.
2). Artists can keep inventory of merch… 3). as well as keep a record of their finances. 4). They can also learn more about the business via a database of advice from music pros.
Since I am not, in fact, a touring musician, I will withhold judgment of this app at present. However, I'll check back in a few weeks with a full review from a real-life artist, who will tell us whether or not this app can really keep a band dude organized.
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The Red Tail Project is a group of men and women who honored the Airmen by touring air shows with a restored P-51C Mustang, the famous roaring fighter plane flown in WWII combat. Their goal was to make the Tuskegee Airmen a household name, but like the men they honored, the Red Tail Project also faced adversity. In 2004 their flying homage to the Airmen crashed, killing pilot and project leader Don Hinz.
Red Tail Reborn, narrated by Michael Dorn, is a tale of inspiration. Historic interviews, unprecedented access, and emotional honesty bring to light the tale of the Airmen, and of those who honor them. The Tuskegee Airmen showed the world what hope, determination and hard work could do, and the Red Tail Project took those lessons to heart as they recovered from a lost aircraft and a lost friend.
Filmmaker's statement:
For most of my life I have never had a driving desire to do a documentary about the Tuskegee Airmen. I reiterate: most of my life. That changed a few years ago, due in no small measure to the efforts of Don Hinz and the Red Tail Project.In 2002 I was busy filming my first documentary, The Restorers. While filming a story about a B-17G bomber, a red tailed P-51C Mustang landed, making a fuel stop while traveling cross-country. It was my great pleasure at that time to meet her pilot, Doug Rozendaal, and begin the journey.
Two years later, I was told that Mustang had crashed, killing pilot Don Hinz. While I had never had the pleasure of meeting Don, his passion for the project had already infected me. I knew I had to "do something" with this story.
Having just done a movie about aircraft restoration, I naturally started prepping Red Tail Reborn as an aircraft restoration story, concentrating on the P-51C. As I dug into it though, much more revealed itself to me. Being interested in aviation and history, I knew about the Tuskegee Airmen, but only in a marginal way. I really never knew the details. The more I learned, the more I realized how much of this story needed to be told.One of the local PBS stations agreed to broadcast the film after completion; that was the first step down the long road. I felt the next was for me to shore up on my Airmen knowledge. I went to four different big-box book stores, looking for any books about the Airmen. I couldn't find one book. Not one. The real shocker was that I couldn't find a book about the Airmen and it was February – Black History Month.
It is true that some books and films have been made about the Tuskegee Airmen, but the work is not finished. Not by a long shot. While it is my hope that Red Tail Reborn will be embraced by the warbird and airshow faithful, I'm looking for a broader audience. It is my hope that Red Tail Reborn will find its way to the general public – to the masses that do not know about the Airmen from Tuskegee. I wish to help the process that the Red Tail Project and Don Hinz set in motion: to bring to everyone the story of the Tuskegee Airmen, and of those who sacrifice to tell their tale.
Red Tail Reborn was produced by Hemlock Films.
For more information information about the film, its participants and the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen, visit RedTailReborn.com.
To learn more about the Red Tail Project, which provides an opportunity for the public to meet the Tuskegee Airmen and see the historic P-51 Mustang, visit RedTail.org.


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Spending time in my herb garden is something that I just can't get enough of. I've always loved having a beautiful, lush garden, especially if I can grow fresh herbs and vegetables that I can use when I cook. It's so economical and, if you ask me, growing your ingredients makes your cooking taste all the better!
Raised Garden
When I was in the process of building my garden, I knew that I wanted it to be unique. That's why I decided that I wanted to have raised planters. I just hate having to kneel down for hours at time digging, and planting. Now, I don't to stoop so low and it saves my back a lot of trouble! I can also walk in between my different planters without having to worry about tripping. And it really helps to keep my plants contained without overcrowding.
What I Plant
I call it my herb garden, but I grow a lot more than just herbs! Right now in the fall, it's kind of an odd growing season here in Savannah, so I don't have as much. I've been on a hot pepper salt kick, so I've been growing peppers that I can bring inside to make salts, sauces and jellies.
When this picture was taken, you can see the gorgeous Chinese red hibiscus plants. It's such a pretty color for the late summer and early fall months, so I love to go out and pick some and bring it inside to decorate. If you've watched my show, some of those wonderful flower arrangements you see come straight from my garden, y'all!
This past summer, however, I love growing all of my basil and thyme, and I think it's so pretty to have a tall tomato plant in the center of each planter.
And then in the winter, what's better than growing your own lettuces, like kale and swiss chard?
No Bugs About It
What to know a quick tip for keeping your garden pest-free? I like to mix a little dish soap with water and put it in a spray bottle. Then I lightly mist my plants, and it's such a miracle at keeping the bugs away. Ladybugs are also really useful at guarding your precious plants.
What do y'all plant? I would love to see photos of your gardens!


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Lane's hair is black again, and she says it's been a pretty busy day. She says the hair was too big a statement right off the bat. Both girls have changed clothes, by the way. Totally different clothes from twenty minutes ago. Rory says that, technically, Lane's got dyed hair. Jess and Probawhore walk past. "That girl's a freak," Probawhore sneers to Jess, who looks at Rory silently. Lorelai walks up at this point and hugs the "people who like [her]." Lorelai asks Lane if her hair is blacker. Rory wishes Lorelai hadn't said anything, and tells Lane to avoid direct sunlight. Lane shows Lorelai the Polaroid of herself with purple hair. She asks Lorelai to keep the picture for her. Lane runs off, reminding Rory that they didn't fix this week's subplot: she still has no idea what she's going to do about the band. Lorelai tells Rory that Lane can't quit the band, since she's counting on Lane to introduce her to Bono. Rory is standing in front of Taylor's sign with the ultra-specific directions on how to wait for the crosswalk signal. Lorelai asks if they can go to Al's Pancake World for a change. You know, since Luke just did her a favor. Jeez. Anyway, Lorelai tells Rory that she had to talk about her pregnancy at dinner. As she's recapping, they fade to black, and the episode ends.
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- Place the blackberries into a blender or food processor. Cover and puree until the mixture is smooth. Pour the blackberry puree through a fine sieve placed over a large bowl to strain out the seeds.
- Add the softened frozen yogurt and sugar to the strained blackberry puree and mix well. Pour into ice pop molds, and freeze.
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Actually, paid or approved. Clunker claims being approved is the last step before dealers get paid. But yes, Cash for Clunkers, the very popular, definitely controversial program that gave consumers between $3,500 and $4,500 for their old, low gas-mileage cars is racing towards it September 30 end date. Meaning there's one week left to approve the last ten percent. Put another way, $2.6 billion dollars is either in, or will be in the pockets of car dealers for certain, with the remainder of the $2.9 billion total still unaccounted for.
Getting down to the nitty and the gritty, $2.3 billion -- representing 534,598 claims -- has been paid out. Checks have been written, cashed, done. Leaving about $322,000,000 (76,775 claims) approved but not yet paid. Some of the unpaid claims were initially rejected by various reasons but were then resubmitted and then approved. Still, the Department of Transportation (DoT) has one week to pay out more than $615 million to hit Secretary LaHood's September 30 deadline. All in all 681,426 Cash 4 Clunkers deals transpired totaling nearly $3 billion in payouts.
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January 25, 2012, 4:12 PM — Whoever is in charge of privacy-invading lines of business at Google must really regret that sign that said 'Do No Evil.' It's the kind of thing people remember forever and call you on when you inevitably decide a little evil is the essence of good business. Well, profitable business, anyway.
Google announced yesterday that it would change its privacy and data-collection policies so it could track the activity of users on all its services – Search, Picasa, Google+, Gmail, YouTube, etc.
The intent, according to Google's blog explaining itself, is to combine all a user's personal information – including Google searches, Gmail messages, chat logs and everything else – into a searchable database so every search will return results from the user's personal information as well as the Web.
That's convenient from some points of view.
It's so laudable, in fact, that – according to PCWorld – developers at Facebook, Twitter and MySpace (MySpace?) coded up a 'Don't Be Evil' tool for Google Search as a way of dinging the quality and reach of Google's current social-network-search capabilities.
The tool searches for any topic within a whole series of social networks, not just Google+ and Picasa, as Google currently does.
Here's a little video on it:
Granted, anything involving Facebook is almost guaranteed to violate its customers' privacy in some new and horrifyingly mass-market way. But obviously some people do want to search all their social networks at once, from one place; or at least some social-network developers think they do.
Some social networkers, possibly many, probably do want that level of convenience, in the same way I want Google to keep developing Google Desktop Search, which allows me to avoid organizing the information on my increasingly voluminous hard drives and just search for the documents I want when I want them.


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The shotgun feels cold in your hand. The extended mag tube is heavy, leaded alternately with slugs and buck.
The late summer sun is going down and the light is fading fast. You move slowly through the deep shadows, and you drop into a gully to watch and listen. Beer cans and trash. Mud. Meth waste.
Your deputy responded to reports. The smell of raw chemicals. Cars coming and going up the dead-end dirt road, cars with out of state plates.
You called for local backup, and the DEA. Now you need to stake and wait.
Moving through the high weeds you see empty steel drums and you smell it— a meth lab, a big one.
A spark would set this place off like a 500-pound bomb.
You are a county sheriff. People think your life is about politicking for office, running Gomer speed traps, and serving legal papers. That's because they have no clue.
Your deputy is well-trained, patient, smart, you trained her yourself.
She has cover-positioned herself opposite you so you share the front and side view of the building. She's a mother of two kids and the coach of their softball team.
You hear the faint sound of a door. Peering through weeds you see motion in front.
Someone steps outside and lights a cigarette. Its a bald guy, a silhouette in the bad light… he's got a black rifle, AK 47 or Ar 15… no, now you see, it's a Mini-14, magus taped tandem.
The suspect steps out and starts walking. Hell, he's moving steadily toward your deputy's position. He halts, smoking, looking around.
Be cool, you think, stay cool.
You wish you had another officer in back. You wish you knew what was back there.
Now you hear a child crying somewhere. its coming from inside there. From inside the meth lab itself!
Do you go, or not go?
You're the sheriff, it's your call. Wait for backup, wait for the DEA, or do something now?
What would you do?
Sheriffs and deputy sheriffs enforce the law on the county level. More than any other law officers, they personally know their people, their citizens, their terrain.
Sheriffs usually are elected to their posts and perform duties similar to those of a local or county police chief. Sheriffs' departments tend to be relatively small, most having fewer than 50 sworn officers. Deputy sheriffs have law enforcement duties similar to those of officers in urban police departments. Police and sheriffs' deputies who provide security in city and county courts are sometimes called bailiffs.
Sheriffs and their deputies have one of the highest rates of on-the-job injury and illness.
n addition to the obvious dangers of confrontations with criminals, police officers and detectives need to be constantly alert and ready to deal appropriately with a number of other threatening situations. Many law enforcement officers witness death and suffering resulting from accidents and criminal behavior.
A career in law enforcement may take a toll on their private lives. Sheriffs are not like police with 40-hour weeks, because protection must be provided around the clock— weekends, holidays, and nights. Deputies do shifts, but sheriffs are required to work whenever they are needed— and may work long hours during investigations.
A sheriff is best equipped with a bachelor's or master's degree in Criminal Science and a minor in management can help. Sociology is a critical knowledge, and people skills are paramount.
A specific educational background related to law enforcement, such as deputy experience, or city police work, is fundamental.
A good sheriff must have highly developed personal qualities and be able to communicate clearly and persuasively.
An analytical mind, the ability to analyze large amounts of information and data quickly, and the ability to evaluate the relationships among deputies and citizens, also are important qualities.
The qualities of leadership, self-confidence, motivation, decisiveness, flexibility, sound moral judgment, and determination, all all essentials.
Because when the bad thing starts happening… it's all on you.
You're staking out the meth lab and suddenly the child you heard inside begins screaming. Someone yells inside there. A rough adult voice. The child shrieks.
You see your deputy rise up with her shotgun; she's a mother and the kid in there shrieks again and you see her crouch/aim at the armed guy smoking a cigarette.
And now the guy sees her too… he's shifting around toward her with the Mini-14…
Now you have no choice, all hell is about to break loose and you move and you move with the shotgun and your whole world slows to tunnel vision…
You are the Sheriff.


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Recipe: Cashew Chicken Salad Wraps
Recipes from The Kitchn
There are as many different ways to make chicken salad as there are cooks, but as for me, I seem to like them all. I don't know if I've ever made the same batch twice; I am always tinkering with ingredients to my liking. And while my favorite recipe always includes sliced almonds and grapes, I'm also quite fond of "Chinese" chicken salad—you know, the bastardized version found in American chain restaurants around the country. (How it gained that moniker I will never know).
I've been craving something a little lighter after last month's heavy fare; my body needed a break from all the rich and hearty holiday foods I (over)consumed. This cashew chicken salad offers the perfect breath of fresh January air. Not only is it incredibly easy to make, it's bright tastes and colors tease of warmer weather. I love the paring of flavors, from the nuttiness of the sesame oil, the crunch of the cashews, and the sweetness of the mandarin oranges. And don't skip the fried noodles. (They add the ultimate finishing touch.) Wrap it up in a tortilla or serve it in a bowl—it's delicious either way!
Cashew Chicken Salad Wraps
3 cups shredded cooked chicken
1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 teaspoons rice vinegar
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/4 cup roughly chopped cashews or peanuts
1/4 cup sliced green onions (white part only)
1/2 cup sliced mandarin oranges or clementines, divided
2-3 tablespoons finely chopped red cabbage
Kosher salt and pepper, to taste
4 large wraps or tortillas
Fried Lo Mein noodles, for serving
In a large bowl, combine the chicken, mayonnaise, rice vinegar, sugar, sesame oil, and Dijon mustard until combined. Season generously with salt and pepper, to taste. Fold in the cashews, green onions, half of the mandarin oranges (the citrus will crush; you want this to happen), and the chopped red cabbage. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to allow flavors to marry. Taste and adjust ingredient amounts to personal preference. Spread a wrap with a dollop of chicken salad. Garnish with a few mandarin oranges and fried noodles and roll up, sealing with a toothpick if necessary.
(Note: This salad is equally good served in a large bow or as a regular sandwich; garnish with remaining mandarin oranges and fried noodles before serving.)
Related: Recipe: Chicken and Wild Rice Salad
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Per serving, based on 4 servings. (% daily value)
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This looks delicious! Do you have a calorie count for this?
What is the best way to cook chicken so that it shreds easily?
(Before someone suggest it, I can't buy pre-cooked chickens at the grocery store because they are not kosher.)
Melibean, I'd recommend poaching whole chicken pieces (breasts, thighs, etc) in gently simmering well-salted water for ~20 minutes or until it's cooked through. Then gently lift it out of the water, let it cool on a cutting board until it's cool enough to handle, and then shred with either two forks or just use your fingers.
I usually poach chicken for chicken salad: http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-poach-ch-28367
You could probably also put the chicken in the slow cooker with some seasonings and a bit of liquid.
Melibean, I second Elizeh's thoughts about the slow cooker - my personal favorite kitchen device! Barring crazy-long work days, if you throw the chicken (along with some water/broth and spices) into the slow cooker as you leave for work, you'll have chicken just aching to be shredded when you come home! Throw in just a few pieces for this recipe, or maximize the impact by cooking up several pieces/a whole bird for various recipes. (Freezes beautifully!)
I got very excited by this - my small Alabama town has a coffee shop that has become my favorite site for Cashew Chicken Salad - but their version uses dried cranberries in place of the mandarin oranges.
Can't wait to sub these out!
ha - for me, post-holiday food is kale and brown rice, but I do love chicken salad, too. Actually, I love all the sandwich salads: tuna, egg, etc.
Melibean, for something like this, I'll often take the carcass of a home-roasted chicken (one that has already served for at least one meal) an toss it into my dutch oven (or short stock pot with a lid), cover it with water and leave it in the oven overnight at the lowest setting (170). By the morning, I have a nice chicken stock started, and the remaining meat is just falling off the bones. I carefully pick it off, and have more than enough for a chicken salad, curry or other "stretcher" meal!
Melibean, definitely poaching would be best. Or try roasting whole breasts in the oven with the skin on, then removing the skin. Ina Garten does this in all her cookbooks and it does keep the juices in. Word of warning though to everyone out there who might consider doing this for a luncheon or get together; please warn your guests if you put nuts in the recipe. Those of us who suffer (unusual) nut allergies aren't always warned before indulging and having EMS show up can put a damper on the "ladies who lunch" lunch! I say unusual because, although I can eat peanuts, I am highly allergic to cashews and macadamia nuts and these seem to be very popular in today's recipes.
This looks wonderful -- and would go great with a glass of sweet tea.
melibean, if you're cooking any kosher meats do NOT add extra salt! The brining process still leaves a lot of salt in the meat. Just gently poach the chicken, and adjust the salt at the end of the recipe.
Shabbat shalom!
Do lunches with mayonnaise like this keep without a fridge? (I am (justifiably, I assure you) terrified of food poisoning.)


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In terms of the No, I hoped you read the entirety of the last post, which had one modification to the idea to consider.
Do you also reject the "single RGB led output" like the freetronic LeoStick?
The above modified proposal has the same look at the original, except the pin13 led has been replaced with a RGB version.


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ROCHESTER, Minn. (FOX 47) -- The new People's Food Co-op opened for business in downtown Rochester Tuesday morning.
Store officials said the opening at the corner of 1st Avenue and 6th Street Southwest comes after about two years of planning and a major merger between the Good Food Store in Rochester and People's Co-op of La Crosse.
Store manager Lizzy Haywood said that many people value the fact that the food sold at their store comes directly from local and regional sources, and that it's food made from real products.
"The gathering is about the food and it's what brings people
together...it ties communities together over the rituals and Co-ops are
part of that. Co-ops are part of the ritual," Haywood said.
Haywood also said with the ever-changing planting seasons we experience here in Minnesota, the store is a place farmers know they can turn to whenever they're able to get crops harvested.
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Destiel/ Fluff because why the hell not.
Cas stared at Dean, wide eyed from the couch, looking somewhat nervous.
"Dean, what is that?" He asked, his voice quiet.
Dean, who sat on his knees next to the TV, held up the disk and smirked.
"It's Evil Dead," He explained. "Supposedly the 'scariest movie of the year.'"
"You WHAT?!" Zayn snapped. He couldn't control the rage that had built up inside him. He could tell that the anger was just there to mask the pain behind it, but he didn't care. His hands were shaking, and he quickly jerked them away from Niall as if he had just bit him, a raged expression on his usually calm face.
Niall looked away, hurt by his reaction. He could feel tears welling up in his eyes.
"You don't understand, Zayn.." His lip quivered as he tried to get the words out.
"No!" Zayn turned away, fuming, unsure of what to say."No."
It was quiet as the two boys stood there, avoiding eachothers eyes.
"You don't understand," Niall tried again, his voice thick with emotion, "I'm not important to anyone..The band will be so much better witho-"
"Selfish!" Zayn cried, interrupting Niall's words. He turned to face Niall, the emotions painted across his somehow still beautiful face.
Pain, betrayal, anger, misery.
"You are being so incredibly fucking selfish, you know that?" He shouted. "You're leaving because you think nobody likes you?!"
"Nobody would miss me," Niall whispered, tears now streaming down the irish boy's face.
Zayn stopped completely, caught off gaurd.
He hesitated, and then shook his head, confused, and furious. He turned away again, the words he wanted to say cut off by his own emotions.
Niall lowered his head in shame.
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry.." He murmered into his sleeve.
When Zayn turned around, he expected him to yell again. But the only thing he could see in the boy's eyes were pain and defeat. Zayn was now crying, too.
"Niall, please. You can't…..You can't leave us." His voice broke on the last word. "You can't leave me. Please." He fell on his knees before the blonde boy in front of him. "Please."
Niall shook his head, crying "Sorry, sorry, sorry,."
Zayn couldn't stop the tears now. "Niall, I'll do anything. You have to see that everybody loves you…" He looked away, sniffling. "I love you."


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BOSTON – Boston University and Vermont have played some strong battles on the ice in recent years, and Friday's contest was no different as the Terriers and Catamounts went down to the final whistle.
Coming into tonight's game, UVM has lost just once at BU since 2007 and sports a 2-1-3 mark in that span. The series has also featured some close matches in recent years, including six of the past nine being decided by one goal or less.
That streak did come to an end, despite a very tight final period, as the Terriers won back-to-back games for the first time since last March with a 4-3 win over the lowly squad from Burlington, which is still in search of its first Hockey East victory.
"I thought it was a pretty good hockey game," said UVM head coach and Harvard graduate Kevin Sneddon. "I am very proud of our team. I thought 5-on-5 we did a lot of great things tonight. I really could not ask for much more from our team in that aspect."
"Special teams hurt us tonight, but credit to BU for capitalizing on our opportunities. … They are frustrated, but hopefully they will be able to see all the good we've done. Our 5-on-5 game from the UNH game [last weekend] to tonight has been so much better. … There's a number of situations where I can point to the positives from our team, but we just need to fix a few things."
It was a scoring-happy first period between a pair of teams in the bottom half of the scoring ranks in Hockey East, and the league's worst offense got on the board first just 5:27 into the contest.
Senior Grant Rollheiser made his second start this season and his lack of game time this year showed when he misplayed the rebound on the first collegiate goal for Catamount defenseman Blake Doerring.
The play started on an initial shot from captain Brett Leonard, but Rollheiser came out of his net and the puck hopped to Doerring before he found the open net for the 1-0 lead.
"I thought we had great jump right out of the gate," Sneddon said. "I thought it was almost the same in every period. We came out…and kind of took it to BU in their own zone for a while."
The Terriers bounced back with two goals to close the period with a 2-1 lead.
Their first score came at the 9:02 marker as Sahir Gill centered a backhanded pass into the slot, finding an open Corey Trivino for the one-time goal through the five-hole of Vermont's Rob Madore.
The Pittsburgh native was beat cleanly by sophomore Charlie Coyle as he cashed in for the go-ahead goal, coming off a turnover behind the net at 10:21.
It was a pretty even first period and the 17-17 count of total chances was definitely indicative of the play in the stanza. The Terriers held a 13-8 advantage in shots on goal for the period.
UVM tied the game again at the 2:38 mark of the second as freshman Kyle Reynolds made a nice individual play through the offensive zone and backhanded a shot past Rollheiser on his right post.
The Terriers jumped back ahead at 6:47 when Wade Megan banged in a loose puck on a pass from Chris Connolly, beating Madore in front of the cage. BU made it a two-goal lead at the 16:34 mark when Garrett Noonan's wrist shot from the center of the left circle fluttered past Madore through a screen.
BU had the large majority of the second-period chances with its 28-16 lead in shot attempts, despite just 13 of them finding net.
"I thought we played a really solid game for a while," said BU head coach Jack Parker. "Once it was 4-2, we reverted back to stupid, selfish [play]…"
In what was a mostly uneventful third period, the Catamounts had a strong chance to make it a game again as the Terriers were called for a too many men on the ice penalty with just under four minutes remaining while trailing by two goals.
After cycling the puck around on the man-advantage, Sebastian Stalberg found the back of the net on a shot through traffic that dribbled past the BU defense and in for his team-best fourth goal of the season at 16:42 to make things interesting at 4-3.
Madore was pulled late in the third period and his squad was unable to put anything past Rollheiser late as the Terriers held on for the victory.
In the third, the Catamounts doubled up the hosts in shots at 14-7 and 23-11 in total chances. UVM held a 34-30 edge in shots on goal for the entire contest.
"I could not have been more disappointed with the third period," Parker said. "But, I thought Rollheiser played great. … We did a good job staying out of the box because we kept our sticks to ourselves. Rule No. 1 is don't beat yourself, and you do that if you take stupid penalties."
"We took a too many men there at the end and gave them a goal," added Parker. "That was a real stupid penalty. Other than that, special teams won the game for us, obviously."
The Cats have averaged more than 30 shots per game in each of the last four and have registered at least eight in every period through all four games. The first period of tonight's game was their only stanza during their current stretch in which they have not registered double-digit shots on goal.
"We have a mindset to do what we want," Parker concluded. "Play the way we want to play. … Vermont's not that good, they are in last place. Vermont should have won that game, I thought. They had some unbelievable chances in the last few minutes to tie the game."
Both teams return to the ice in Boston on Saturday night as the Terriers host UNH and the Catamounts head down the road to Northeastern.


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The Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards®, or TEC Awards, honor innovations in audio for recordings, live performances, film, TV, and beyond. Winners will be announced at The NAMM® Show in a few weeks, and we're pretty stoked that three of our products were nominated. GLX-D® Digital Wireless, in the Wireless …
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The Making of the SE846: An Interview with Sean Sullivan
In anticipation of the SE846 making its way into ears and hearts worldwide, I sat down with Shure earphone guy Sean Sullivan to get the scoop on what's so great about these earphones, the challenges of the earphone form factor, the pitfalls of audiophilia, and what makes it all worthwhile. …
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Daniel Lanois Pays Shure A Visit
Coming back from Red Robin after lunch, I expected some extreme stomach stretching and leaning back in my chair, what I did NOT anticipate was meeting Daniel Lanois! Cory, Mike, Nelson, and I walk up and make our introductions to which Daniel puts his arm around me and says "Now …
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What We Take To Interview Shure Artists
I love doing artist interviews. It's not just sitting down and picking the brains of our endorsers that I find engaging. In a way, it's a bit like doing live sound. We Artist Relations guys often function as interviewer, camera operator, and audio engineer when we go out and shoot …
01.25.2012| By Shure Notes|
Vocal Miking Tips
Bill Gibson has spent the last 30 years writing, recording, producing and teaching music. He is well known for his production, performance and teaching. Bill is Developmental Editor for Hal Leonard Performing Arts Publishing Group, President of Northwest Recording, serves on the National Advisory Board for the P&E Wing of …tagsBeta 58ABill GibsoninterviewKSM141KSM32KSM44KSM9live soundmicrophonesrecordingSM58tipstroubleshootingvocal miking
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Miking Videos and Podcasts
Interview with Mark Jensen. You're an IT guy and a voice-over talent, in addition to being the force behind NewMediaGear.com and Studio1A Productions. Can you explain how these inter-relate? I am fascinated with technology. This drive rages stronger now than ever before. From on-air radio guy to Senior Global IT Engineer …
10.03.2011| By Shure Notes|
Personal Monitoring for Your Church
The following article is an excerpt from Shure Notes for Houses of Worship, Issue #47 (October 3, 2011). A History Whether you believe that Todd Rundgren, Stevie Wonder, or the Steve Miller Band was the first to pioneer the use of in-ear monitoring systems, one fact is indisputable: this represented a breakthrough in live sound. With the earliest systems carrying a price tag — $65,000 by one report — placing them far outside the reach of anything but a globe-trotting touring act or a national sound company serving those artists, their adoption by houses of …
10.03.2011| By Shure Notes|
RF Coordination: What You Need to Know
The following article is an excerpt from Shure Notes for Houses of Worship, Issue #47 (October 3, 2011). There was a time when understanding pro audio and having a good pair of ears was enough to handle most church audio challenges. Then, wireless systems came into their own and changed the landscape. Touring acts may have the luxury of a dedicated RF coordinator, but few, if any, churches do. We asked Shure's Monitor Man Michael Johns for his advice on the essentials, and here's what he had to say. Usually the person responsible for getting …
10.03.2011| By Shure Notes|
Monitor Mixing at Lakeside Church
First Person with Dan Murphy The following article is an excerpt from Shure Notes for Houses of Worship, Issue #47 (October 3, 2011). Running live sound in a church setting can be a very challenging and a very rewarding experience. Every week, the sound crew is faced with a mix of professional, semi-professional, and amateur musicians who all unite together for a common cause. Some understand what they need to hear in their monitor mix, and some have no idea. My job is to be as helpful as possible, designing individual mixes so that the …
06.23.2011| By Shure Notes|
Five Techniques for Stereo Miking Drums
By Matt McGlynn A single pair of multipattern condenser microphones can provide at least five distinct overhead drum miking choices with surprisingly different sonic characteristics. To demonstrate these different sounds, we recorded a drum kit with a pair of KSM44A overhead microphones five different ways. The drums, the room, the preamps, cables, and composition remained the same. The only variable was the position of the microphones (and in one case, the polar pattern). How different can a single pair of microphones, in the same room with the same drums, really sound? As you listen to …
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Tale of Two Churches
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Press ReleaseContact
Ron Parham
Sr. Director of Investor Relations
& Corporate Communications
(503) 985.4584
Columbia Sportswear Company Reports Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2009 Results
Fourth Quarter Highlights:
- Fourth quarter 2009 consolidated net sales increased 1 percent to $358.3 million, compared to fourth quarter 2008 net sales of $354.9 million.
- Fourth quarter 2009 net income was $23.1 million, or $0.68 per diluted share, compared to net income of $18.6 million, or $0.55 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2008, which included pre-tax, non-cash impairment charges of approximately $24.7 million, or $0.46 per diluted share after tax.
- The company expects first quarter 2010 net sales to increase approximately 4 to 5 percent, including an estimated 4 percentage points of foreign currency benefit, and first quarter 2010 operating margin to decrease approximately 100 to 200 basis points, compared with first quarter 2009.
- The board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.18 per share, payable on March 4, 2010 to shareholders of record on February 18, 2010.
Fourth Quarter Highlights:
- Fiscal 2009 net sales totaled $1.24 billion, down 6 percent from 2008.
- Fiscal 2009 diluted earnings per share were $1.97, compared to $2.74 in 2008, which included non-cash impairment charges of approximately $24.7 million, or $0.46 per diluted share after tax.
- Fiscal 2009 cash provided by operations was a record $214.4 million.
- Net working capital totaled $742.4 million at December 31, 2009, including cash and short term investments of $409.4 million.
PORTLAND, Ore. – January 28, 2010 – Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ: COLM), a global leader in active outdoor apparel, footwear, accessories and equipment today announced net sales of $358.3 million for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2009, an increase of 1 percent compared to net sales of $354.9 million for the same period of 2008, including a 3 percentage point benefit from changes in foreign currency exchange rates.
Fourth quarter net income totaled $23.1 million, or $0.68 per diluted share, an increase of 24 percent compared with net income of $18.6 million, or $0.55 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2008, which included a pre-tax, non-cash impairment charge of approximately $24.7 million, or $0.46 per share after tax.
Tim Boyle, Columbia's president and chief executive officer, commented, "Fourth quarter results were significantly better than our October outlook, primarily due to stronger than expected demand in our U.S. and international wholesale businesses, as well as in our expanded direct-to-consumer operations. We are encouraged that our full year 2009 U.S. sales increased 1 percent, thanks to growth from our direct-to-consumer operations, which more than offset declines in our U.S. wholesale business. Cash flow from operations during 2009 was a record $214.4 million. We believe our results demonstrate the strengthening of each of our major brands and consumers' renewed appreciation for the great value and performance that our products consistently deliver."
Boyle continued, "We have managed our balance sheet extremely well through this difficult economic cycle, ending the year with record cash and short-term investments of over $400 million, a substantially improved working capital position, and zero long term debt. Our renewed focus on product innovation driven by consumer insights is elevating each of our major brands and, together with our strong balance sheet, positions us well for growth as we enter the new decade."
Fourth Quarter 2009 Results
The 1 percent increase in fourth quarter 2009 net sales consisted of a 5 percent increase in U.S. net sales to $215.5 million and 16 percent growth in LAAP region net sales to $72.9 million, including an 11 percentage point benefit from foreign currency exchange rates, compared with the fourth quarter of 2008. These increases were partially offset by a 23 percent decline in EMEA region net sales to $46.2 million, including a 5 percentage point benefit from changes in foreign currency exchange rates, and a 12 percent decline in Canada net sales to $23.7 million, including a 5 percentage point benefit from foreign currency. (See "Geographical Net Sales" table below.)
Compared with the fourth quarter of 2008, fourth quarter 2009 footwear net sales increased 19 percent to $70.9 million, accessories and equipment net sales increased 38 percent to $22.9 million, and outerwear net sales were essentially equal at $171.5 million, while sportswear net sales declined 13 percent to $93.0 million. (See "Categorical Net Sales" table below.)
Compared with the fourth quarter of 2008, fourth quarter 2009 Sorel brand sales increased 27 percent to $29.0 million and Mountain Hardwear brand sales increased 19 percent to $28.9 million, while Columbia brand net sales declined 2 percent to $298.6 million. Combined, net sales of Montrail and Pacific Trail brand products did not comprise a significant percentage of sales in the fourth quarter of either year. (See "Brand Net Sales" table below.)
The company ended the year with $409.4 million in cash and short-term investments, compared with $253.1 million at December 31, 2008. Accounts receivable at December 31, 2009 of $226.5 million were down $73.1 million, or 24 percent, compared with $299.6 million at December 31, 2008. Inventories at December 31, 2009 totaled $222.2 million, down $34.1 million, or 13 percent, compared with December 31, 2008, and down $79.3 million, or 26 percent, compared with September 30, 2009.
Fiscal 2009 Results
2009 net sales totaled $1.24 billion, a decrease of 6 percent from net sales of $1.32 billion for 2008, including a 1 percentage point negative effect from changes in foreign currency exchange rates.
Net income for 2009 totaled $67.0 million, or $1.97 per diluted share, compared to net income of $95.0 million, or $2.74 per diluted share, for 2008, which included a pre-tax, non-cash impairment charge of approximately $24.7 million, or $0.46 per share after tax.
2009 EMEA net sales decreased 26 percent, to $197.4 million, including a 3 percentage point negative effect from changes in foreign currency exchange rates, compared with 2008; Canada net sales decreased 15 percent, to $106.5 million, including a 7 percentage point negative currency effect. U.S. net sales increased 1 percent, to $736.9 million, and LAAP net sales increased 3 percent, to $203.2 million, including a 2 percentage point benefit from foreign currencies, compared with 2008. (See "Geographical Net Sales" table below.)
Compared with 2008, fiscal year 2009 sportswear net sales declined 13 percent to $472.5 million, outerwear net sales declined 2 percent to $482.5 million, and footwear net sales decreased 1 percent to $214.6 million, while equipment and accessories net sales increased 9 percent to $74.4 million. (See "Categorical Net Sales" table below.)
2009 Columbia brand net sales decreased 8 percent, to $1.07 billion, while Sorel net sales increased 26 percent to $60.6 million and Mountain Hardwear net sales increased 6 percent to $100.5 million, compared with 2008. Combined Montrail and Pacific Trail net sales decreased 18 percent to $10.4 million, compared with 2008. (See "Brand Net Sales" table below.)
Dividend and Share Repurchase Program
The board of directors approved a dividend of $0.18 per share, payable on March 4, 2010 to shareholders of record on February 18, 2010.
During the fourth quarter of 2009, the company repurchased approximately 67,500 shares of common stock at an aggregate purchase price of $2.6 million. Through December 31, 2009, the company has repurchased a total of approximately 8.9 million shares at an aggregate purchase price of $407.4 million since the inception of the stock repurchase program in 2004, and approximately $92.6 million remains available under the current repurchase authorization. The repurchase program does not obligate the Company to acquire any specific number of shares or acquire shares over any specified period of time.
Q1 2010 Outlook
The dynamic nature of the current economic environment limits the company's visibility and its ability to estimate future results. All projections related to anticipated future results are forward-looking in nature and are based on backlog and forecasts, which may change, perhaps significantly.
Anticipated incremental direct-to-consumer sales, partially offset by the 5 percent decline in Spring wholesale backlog that we announced in October 2009, leads us to expect a 4 to 5 percent increase in consolidated net sales for the first quarter of 2010 compared with net sales of $272.0 million for the first quarter of 2009. This anticipated sales increase includes approximately 4 percentage points of foreign currency benefit.
2010 first quarter gross margins are expected to improve by approximately 2 percentage points compared with first quarter 2009 due to a smaller proportion of low-margin sales of excess Fall inventory. First quarter 2010 operating expenses as a percent of net sales are expected to increase approximately 3 to 4 percentage points compared with first quarter 2009, primarily reflecting changes in currency exchange rates, the incremental costs of our retail expansion, reinstatement of personnel and benefit programs that were curtailed or postponed as part of our 2009 cost-containment efforts, and transitional costs associated with internalizing our sales organizations in North America and Europe. As a result, we expect first quarter 2010 operating margin to decrease approximately 1 to 2 percentage points compared with operating margin of 3.8 percent in the first quarter of 2009.
Spring product sales have historically accounted for a minority of the company's full year net sales, therefore, the company does not traditionally comment on the factors that it believes will influence full year net sales and profitability levels until April when it announces first quarter financial results and Fall backlog.
Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call to discuss fourth quarter and full year 2009 results and anticipated future performance on Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. To participate, please dial 800-851-3059 in the United States, Conference ID # 51032871. Outside the United States, please dial 706-679-8430. The call will also be webcast live on the investor information section of the Company's website at www.columbia.com, where it will remain available until April 22, 2010.
About Columbia Sportswear Company
Founded in 1938 in Portland, Oregon, Columbia Sportswear Company is a global leader in the design, sourcing, marketing and distribution of active outdoor apparel, footwear, accessories and equipment. As one of the largest outerwear manufacturers in the world and a leading seller of skiwear in the United States, the company has developed an international reputation for innovation, quality, performance, functionality and value. The company manages a portfolio of outdoor brands including Columbia Sportswear, Mountain Hardwear, Sorel, Montrail and Pacific Trail. To learn more about Columbia, please visit the company's website at www.columbia.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including statements regarding anticipated results, net sales, gross margins, cash flows, earnings, and strategic initiatives in future periods. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in these and other forward-looking statements. The company's expectations, beliefs and projections are expressed in good faith and are believed to have a reasonable basis; however, each forward-looking statement involves a number of risks and uncertainties, including those set forth in this press release, those described in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 and the company's most recently filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, under the heading "Risk Factors," and other risks and uncertainties that have been or may be described from time to time in other reports filed by the company, including reports on Form 8-K, Form 10-Q and Form 10-K. Potential risks and uncertainties that may affect our future revenues, earnings and performance and could cause the actual results of operations or financial condition of the company to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements in this release include: unfavorable economic conditions generally and weakness in consumer confidence; international risks, including changes in quotas and tariffs or other duties, political instability in foreign markets, exchange rate fluctuations, and trade disruptions; our ability to attract and retain key employees; the financial health of our customers and their continued ability to access credit markets to fund their ongoing operations; our ability to effectively deliver our products to customers in a timely manner; our reliance on product acceptance by consumers; the effects of unseasonable weather (including, for example, warm weather in the winter and cold weather in the spring, which affects consumer demand for the company's products); our ability to integrate and manage acquired businesses; our dependence on independent manufacturers and suppliers; our ability to source finished products and components at competitive prices from independent manufacturers in foreign countries that may experience unexpected periods of inflation, labor and materials shortages or other manufacturing disruptions; the effectiveness of our sales and marketing efforts; intense competition in the industry (which we expect to increase); business disruptions and acts of terrorism or military activities around the globe; the effective implementation and expansion of our distribution facilities; our ability to implement our strategic initiatives and retail expansion plans; changes in tax policy and laws; the operations of our computer systems and third party computer systems; and our ability to establish and protect our intellectual property. The company cautions that forward-looking statements are inherently less reliable than historical information. We do not undertake any duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this release to conform them to actual results or to reflect changes in events, circumstances or our expectations. New factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for the company to predict all such factors, nor can it assess the impact of each such factor or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.
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