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BP Plc will acquire Verenium Corp.'s cellulosic biofuels business, expanding its operations in alternative fuels.
BP Biofuels North America will pay $98.3 million for the business, which includes facilities in Jennings, Louisiana, and San Diego, the two companies said in a statement today. Shares of Verenium, which will keep its commercial enzyme business, surged the most since they started trading in February 2000.
BP, fighting the worst oil spill in U.S. history in the Gulf of Mexico, has invested about $3 billion in alternative fuels since 2005 on forecasts for global energy demand to rise 50 percent in the next two decades. Cellulosic biofuel is a liquid fuel made by extracting the sugars out of grass.
"This acquisition demonstrates BP's intent to be a leader in the cellulosic biofuels industry in the U.S.," Philip New, chief executive officer of BP Biofuels, said in a statement. "BP Biofuels should be well placed to accelerate the delivery of low cost, low carbon, sustainable biofuels, at scale."
The sale will enable the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company to focus on its enzymes business, Verenium Chief Executive Officer Carlos Riva and Chief Operating Officer Janet Roemer said on a conference call today. Enzymes are used in the manufacture of biofuels.
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"We continue to believe in the potential of cellulosic ethanol and its ability to be a significant and sustainable component of the world's alternative energy mix," Riva said. "The best and clearest way for Verenium to profit from the opportunity is to focus our resources on the enzyme component of the business."
Roemer said the company has a "deep pipeline" of possible products and a "tremendous capacity" for growth. "This transaction provides the focus and capital needed to pursue that growth," she said.
Verenium shares surged as much as 79 percent today and were up $1.61, or 65 percent, in Nasdaq trading at about 11 a.m. New York time today.
BP, Poet LLC and other companies are trying to find ways to produce ethanol from switchgrass, wood chips and agricultural waste, as an alternative to biofuels from food crops such as corn. Even so, the technology for affordable production of non-corn ethanol remains uncertain, Joe Glauber, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief economist said in April.
The Obama administration in February slashed the nation's 2010 cellulosic-ethanol mandate to 6.5 million gallons from the 100 million that had been required under a 2007 energy law.


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On Tuesday night, Richmond Football Club CEO Brendon Gale, Monash University academic Paula Gerber and Carolyn Creswell all tendered their resignations from the board.
The departures came after Mr Clark vetoed the board's unanimous choice of applicant to fill the key role of equal opportunity commissioner, which has been vacant since former commissioner
VEOHRC chairman John Searle, who was appointed by Mr Clark, issued a statement on Wednesday saying the commission's day-to-day operations were not affected by the resignations and it would continue to perform "functions at its customary high level".
Mr Clark also issued a statement on Wednesday saying "the government is disappointed that these board members did not feel able to complete the remaining few months of their terms".
He defended his decision not to appoint the board's recommendation, saying "while I appreciate the search process the board has undertaken, after careful deliberation I do not consider that the person proposed by the board has sufficient background or experience in areas required by a Commissioner".
His spokesman declined to reveal who the candidate in question was, as did Mr Searle. Mr Clark said his government was "well advanced" in appointing members to replace three existing board vacancies "and will now also proceed to appoint further new board members following last night's vacancies".
Tuesday's three resignations, which came three months before their terms were due to expire, leave the board with just three members. Two of those, Michael Gorton and Joumanah El Matrah, will leave in coming weeks, having already announced their resignations because of other work commitments.
Mr Clark's appointment, Professor Kuruvilla George, resigned in May 2012 after media coverage of his public stance against gay marriage. The one man left standing is Mr Searle.
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Craig Hospital Foundation
Many cutting edge and unique programs at Craig Hospital thrive on donor support. If you or a family member suffered a catastrophic injury, Craig Hospital would be here for you. Your gift is extremely important. It ensures that patients with spinal cord and brain injuries can access our world-class comprehensive rehabilitation services.
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- Craig Hospital Foundation
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- 303-789-8650
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- 3425 South Clarkson Street
Englewood, CO 80113
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- www.craighospital.org/
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Thank you for your interest in helping Craig Hospital to maintain its excellence as one of the world's top spinal cord and traumatic brain injury facilities. The unparalleled success of graduates who have completed rehabilitation here has given Craig Hospital this stellar reputation. Your contributions ensure that people who suffer catastrophic injury can always achieve the best possible outcomes.
Craig Hospital in Denver, Colorado is a world-renowned rehabilitation hospital that exclusively specializes in the neuro-rehabilitation and research of patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Craig is a not-for-profit, free-standing, national center of excellence that has treated nearly 30,000 patients with SCI and TBI since 1956.
We've worked with more patients with spinal cord injuries than any other single center in the world. We've gained tremendous expertise by focusing solely on spinal cord injuries (SCI) and traumatic brain injuries (TBI) since we became a specialty hospital in 1956.
30,0000 patients with an SCI or TBI have been treated at Craig Hospital. Our medical staff has pioneered rehabilitation and survival techniques that have been adopted around the world. Our nursing staff is among the best in the country. Craig Hospital has been ranked among the nation's top ten rehabilitation hospitals by U.S. News and World Report for 24 years.
Your generous contributions help patients and families receive unmatched care and access to programs like Patient Financial Assistance, Adaptive Child Care, Community Reintegration, Music Therapy, the PEAK Center and more.
When you are deciding which organization to support, please choose Craig. Your generosity will help patients and their families achieve their dreams.
For our patients,
Mary Konrad Feller
Executive Director
Craig Hospital Foundation
Impact Statement
Craig Hospital's functional patient outcomes are superior in comparison with almost every national average in the most important measures of rehabilitation outcomes. On average, Craig graduates are more dependent when they are admitted, make greater functional gains during their initial treatment, are discharged home at higher rates, return to work or school in greater numbers, are more functionally independent and require less attendant care, have fewer re-hospitalizations, have higher levels of community re-integration and satisfaction with life, and have higher earning power than their national peer group treated in other rehabilitation programs.
Needs Statement
As one of the first rehabilitation hospitals in the U.S., Craig Hospital is the only free-standing facility in the country that focuses exclusively on spinal cord injury (SCI) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) - two of the most devastating and life-changing injuries one can experience. Since 1956, Craig has helped more than 27,500 injured individuals and their families, including more SCI patients than any other single facility in the world. Annually, Craig serves more than 450 inpatient patients annully and more than 2,300 outpatient clients for health maintenance, medical-surgical care, education, and preventive care.
Background Statement
Founded in 1907 by namesake Frank Craig, the hospital started as a tent colony for victims of tuberculosis. This mission continued into the late 1940's, until medical advances eradicated the disease. Shortly after, Craig transitioned into a treatment facility for polio, and then in the 1950's, into a hospital focused on rehabilitation for people with SCI. TBI was added as a second specialty in the 1970's. Since 1956, Craig has helped more than 27,500 injured individuals and their families, including more SCI patients than any other single facility in the world.
Craig Hospital is a one of a kind medical institution, not just in the state of Colorado, but also on a regional and national level. This is because Craig is more than a hospital; we are an educational institution that teaches patients and families how to live the fullest lives possible after a catastrophic injury. Our focus is on fostering as much independence as possible for our patients, and finding new and innovative ways for them to be self-sufficient, take responsibility for their futures, and succeed in spite of surface limitations.
Craig is also a family; we seek to educate patients, their families and even the community. We nurture a family culture where staff tenure is exceptional, and our graduates stay connected, supporting one another. This strong familial culture, in conjunction with our adherence to innovative rehabilitative approaches, generates patient outcomes that are remarkable and proven. Studies that compare the outcomes of Craig patients to those rehabilitated elsewhere show that patients arrive at Craig with more severe impairments, yet 91% of them return to home, work, and school, compared to 69% from other rehabilitation centers.
Executive Director Statement
Message from the Mary Feller, Executive Director Craig Hospital Foundation:
I'm constantly inspired by the determination of our patients and the strength of their family members. These individuals face life-altering situations with grace and courage. With the support of Craig staff and the help of donors like you, they are able to make incredible progress.
The past year was filled with great change and great excitement for the Craig family. The new addition opened in August, housing private patient rooms and an incredible new facility for the PEAK Center. But the project is far from complete. Attention has now turned to a full renovation of the West Building. When the project is complete in 2016, we will have a world-class facility that will match our world-class care.
Many of you have assisted us along with way, helping us raise more than $38 million for the Redefining ROI Campaign. We thank you for your investment in the future of Craig Hospital, and we look forward to your continued support as we raise the remaining $12 million to complete the project.
As you review information about the organization, I hope you will be inspired by the stories of the incredible people
and programs that make Craig the special place that it is. This report is really about you and all the ways that you have made a difference to the individuals and families that we are so very honored to serve. I hope that you feel a sense of accomplishment knowing that you helped support their efforts.
Board Chair/President Statement
Message from Mike Fordyce, President and CEO Craig Hospital:
Some things never change at Craig Hospital, year in and year out. Every year we recognize and celebrate our core blessings. We have the best staff in health care today that delivers the very best of outcomes for those affected by catastrophic spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries. At Craig Hospital our staff focuses entirely on the patient and their family members to determine the treatment and therapy processes that will bring them to the highest possible level of independence. More than 91 percent of our patients return to work or school following their injuries. Quite frankly, no one provides the total patient experience and outcomes as well as Craig Hospital.
This past year we were identified as a top 10 rehabilitation hospital for the 25th year in a row by U.S. News and World Report. The Denver Post recognized Craig as a Best Place to Work, based on our employee opinion survey outcome, and the American Nurses Association recognized Craig as the best rehabilitation hospital in the U.S. for nursing quality. But while our staff and our results remain consistent from year to year, many things are changing at Craig. We are halfway to completion of the largest campus expansion and renovation plan in Craig's history.
The new campus is taking shape, and we can now envision how truly remarkable our campus will be in the very near future. It is with your continued support that we will be able to complete the campus plan and continue to provide the very best in rehabilitation services to those we have the privilege to serve.
Please give to Craig Hospital and support patients like Blake. Your gift of $100, $500, $1,000 or $5,000 can make all the difference…to our doctors, our nurses, our therapists and our patients.
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Rayce Joseph Calvaresi has always been good at just about everything he has ever attempted. As a rebellious teenager and young adult he was feared and respected for his quick temper and ruthless combatant skills. As a musician, his adroit ability to write music coupled with his soulful voice and gifted talent to play keyboards and guitar has won him many competitions and accolades from any who have had the pleasure of seeing him perform. His brilliance as a member of the automotive finance and sales industry has resulted in him becoming well respected member of that community, all while being a loving husband, father of four and stepfather of three.
Now, as he enters his middle years, he is faced with a challenge that would bring most people to their knees in defeat, but the word defeat has never been part of Rayce's DNA or his vocabulary. On October 28, 2012 Rayce fell from a third story balcony resulting in a crushed C6 vertebrae and leaving him categorized as a functional quadriplegic. His lower body from mid chest down is presently not functioning at all, and although he can move his arms and hands, the dexterity in his hands has been extremely affected.
At this point it might be good to rewind back to his young adult years when he made the amazing transition from ruthless self centered "Sonny C" (which was the alter ego and nickname by which he was known back then) to Rayce Joseph Calvaresi the God fearing church worship leader who spent the majority of every waking hour giving honor and praise to the Source of his extraordinary musical talent. Needless to say, a lasting transformation of this magnitude takes a special spiritual touch, and in Rayce's life. it can be solely attributed to his unwavering commitment to Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior.
His exceptional positive attitude and determination to get victory over his present circumstance can also be attributed to his unwavering faith. And, that couldn't have been more evident than on the very night he fell, while still on the ground and at the first recognition that he couldn't move his legs, he prayed "If this is your will for me Lord, so be it". Any professional involved in traumatic injury recovery will agree that "taking ownership" and accepting ones condition is, if not the most important, certainly one of the most important elements of recovery and rehabilitation. While at Craig Hospital, one of the most highly regarded spinal injury hospitals in the world, Rayce set records for his quick movement through the various levels of occupational therapy while being an inspiration to all those around him. He was credited with helping at least two of his fellow patients who had never totally come to grips with their injury completely change their attitudes about interacting with other patients and to explore the many special programs and equipment available that focused on all the things they could do, instead of all the things they couldn't. As a result, he has been invited back as a patient mentor.
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Scott Satterfield has enjoyed success at every stop of his 22-year playing and coaching career, most notably in his 19 years at Appalachian State University. In 19 seasons as an Appalachian State player (1991-95) and assistant coach (1998-2008, 2012), he helped lead the Mountaineers to three NCAA Division I FCS national titles, eight conference championships and played a large role in virtually re-writing the program's offensive record book. Now in his third season as the head coach at his alma mater, he has Appalachian poised to make its first-ever Division I bowl appearance.
Last season was perhaps Satterfield's most successful as a player or coach, as he led Appalachian State to an impressive 7-5 record in its first full season at the NCAA Division I FBS ranks. The 7-5 mark in 2014 included a six-game winning streak to close the season, all in Sun Belt Conference play. The six-straight victories lifted the Mountaineers to a 6-2 Sun Belt record, good for an impressive third-place finish in their first season in the ultra-competitive league.
Despite fielding only two senior starters, Appalachian State excelled on both sides of the ball in 2014, ranking among the Sun Belt's top three teams in 14 of the league's 33 official statistical categories. Most notably, the Mountaineers led the Sun Belt in total defense by allowing just 347.5 yards per game, a mark that was 53 yards per game less than they allowed in their final FCS campaign in 2013. The Mountaineers also ranked third in the conference in scoring offense (35.7 points per game) and ranked second in both rushing offense (241.8 ypg) and rushing defense (152.3 ypg).
Eleven of Satterfield's Mountaineers earned all-Sun Belt recognition in their first year in the conference, highlighted by first-team honorees Kendall Lamm and Doug Middleton and Sun Belt Freshman of the Year Taylor Lamb. Lamb became the second Mountaineer in Satterfield's two seasons as head coach to be named conference freshman of the year. Running back Marcus Cox, the Southern Conference Freshman of the Year in 2013, was a second-team all-Sun Belt honoree as a sophomore in 2014. Cox has rushed for 2,665 yards in just two seasons in Satterfield's high-powered spread offense, putting him on pace to become Appalachian State's all-time leading rusher by the time he closes out his collegiate career.
The program showed signs of promise in Satterfield's first season at the helm in 2013, despite posting an un-Appalachian State-like 4-8 record. The short-handed Mountaineers struggled to a 1-6 start but rebounded to win three of their final five games, including a 38-14 rout over future Sun Belt Conference rival Georgia Southern. Appalachian's only losses during the five-game stretch run were a hard-fought 35-28 defeat at the hands of SoCon co-champion Chattanooga and a 45-6 loss at Georgia, a game that the Mountaineers led early and trailed just 17-6 late in the third quarter.
Satterfield was named Appalachian State's 20th head coach on Dec. 14, 2012. He is only the sixth Appalachian alumnus to ever serve in the role, joining Graydon Eggers '24 (1928), Francis Hoover '40 (1945), Press Mull '47 (1951), Bob Broome '40 (1956-58) and Carl Messere '61 (1965-70).
Coach Satt, as he is known by his players, has spent 19 of the last 24 years at Appalachian State as a student-athlete and coach.
After a three-year stint away from his alma mater, Satterfield returned to Appalachian State in January 2012 as the Mountaineers' assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Despite inheriting a unit that managed just 390.2 yards per game in 2011 (Appalachian's lowest production in eight seasons), lost three players that would go on to play in the NFL and returned only five starters, the Mountaineer offense flourished under Satterfield's direction in 2012. Appalachian State ranked among the nation's top 25 in total offense, passing efficiency, passing yardage and scoring and, for the first time in school history, produced a 3,000-yard passer, 1,000-yard rusher and 1,000-yard receiver in the same season.
Prior to his return to Appalachian, Satterfield spent one season as the passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Toledo (2009) and two as the offensive coordinator at Florida International (2010-11).
In his only season at Toledo, the Rockets ranked 20th nationally in passing (278.5 yards per game) and 14th in total offense (438.3 ypg), averages that were 89 and 104 yards better than the season prior to his arrival.
In two seasons at FIU, Satterfield helped lead the Golden Panthers to the first two bowl appearances in school history, including a victory over Toledo in the 2010 Little Caesars Bowl. After going 3-9 and averaging 321 yards of offense the year prior to his arrival, FIU won 15 games and averaged 380 yards in Satterfield's two seasons as offensive coordinator.
Before his first three seasons in the NCAA Division I FBS ranks, Satterfield spent the first 11 seasons of his coaching career at Appalachian State, mentoring the Mountaineers' wide receivers (1998), running backs (1999-2002) and quarterbacks (2003-08). He was an integral part of Appalachian's transition from a power-I to a spread offense in 2004 and the five record-setting offensive campaigns that followed.
With Satterfield serving as the Mountaineers' primary play-caller, Appalachian ranked among the nation's top 20 in the five major offensive statistical categories (scoring, rushing, passing, passing efficiency and total offense) 17 out of a possible 25 times from 2004-08, highlighted by an explosive 2007 campaign when the Mountaineers led the nation with a school-record 488.3 yards of total offense per game.
As Appalachian State's quarterbacks coach, Satterfield has overseen the development of the most prolific signal-callers in school history. Most notably, he coached both Richie Williams (2003-05) and Armanti Edwards (2006-08) to all-America recognition and was Edwards' mentor for the first of his back-to-back Walter Payton Awards (NCAA Division I FCS Player of the Year) in 2008. Prior to coaching the Mountaineers' quarterbacks, Satterfield also mentored a 1,000-yard rusher (Jimmy Watkins — 2001) and the 11th-leading rusher in school history (Jerry Beard — 2000-02).
As a player at Appalachian, Satterfield made 27 starts at quarterback from 1992-95 after redshirting as a true freshman in 1991. He earned first-team all-conference recognition as a senior in 1995 after passing for 1,461 yards and rushing for 649 more to help lead the Mountaineers to the only undefeated, untied regular season in school history (11-0) and a 12-1 final record. He graduated from Appalachian State with a B.S. in physical education in 1996.
Satterfield and his wife, Beth, a former track-and-field student-athlete at Appalachian, reside in Boone and have three children — sons, Bryce and Isaac, and daughter, Alli.
Full name: Fredric Scott Satterfield
Birthdate: Dec. 21, 1972 (42 years old)
Hometown: Hillsborough, N.C.
High School: Orange H.S., 1991
College: Appalachian State, 1996 (B.S., physical education)
Wife: Beth (Burleson)
Sons: Bryce and Isaac
Daughter: Alli
Twitter: @AppStCoachSatt
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1991-95: Appalachian State (quarterback)
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1998: Appalachian State (wide receivers)
1999-2002: Appalachian State (running backs)
2003-08: Appalachian State (quarterbacks)
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2010-11: Florida International (offensive coordinator/QBs)
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At the start of this year, I discovered Niki the Shooter. Now there's Dorothy.
Have you ever heard of Warhol's Shot Red Marilyn? I can't believe I hadn't. I discovered it reading Richard Polsky's book I Bought Andy Warhol last week. (An earlier post about the book, in which I do not recommend the full read, is here.)
Turns out a stack of Warhol Marilyns were, well, shot in the head as they leaned innocently against a wall. The woman reponsible was Dorothy Podber, an artist in her own right and all-around bad girl (pictured above, slumping and scowling in her animal prints). She died earlier this year. From her obituary:
Certainly the most outrageous [trick] was her unsolicited contribution to a few of Warhols Marilyn silk-screen paintings. In the fall of 1964 Ms. Podber, a friend of the photographer and Warhol regular Billy Name, visited Warhols Factory on East 47th Street in Manhattan with her Great Dane (named Carmen Miranda or Yvonne De Carlo, depending on the account). Ms. Podber asked Warhol if she could shoot a stack of the Marilyn paintings; he apparently thought that she wanted to take pictures of them and consented.
But she produced a pistol and fired at them, penetrating three or four. One of them, Shot Red Marilyn, with a repaired bullet hole over the left eyebrow, sold for $4 million in 1989, at the time setting a record at auction for a Warhol work.
After she left, Mr. Name told Ms. Bergmann, Andy came over to me and said: Please make sure Dorothy doesnt come over here anymore. Shes too scary.
Warhol made the Marilyns shortly after Monroe died, based on a press image from the filming of Niagara, featuring her face in all its gobsmackingly constructed glory. In the name of cosmetic realignment, even the Shot Red Marilyn has been repaired, and, why, you can buy a print of that unblemished face here, with a frame to match the sofa.


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Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the Bushehr earthquake
New York, 9 April 2013
The Secretary-General is saddened by the loss of life and destruction in Iran caused by today's earthquake in Bushehr. He extends his sincere condolences to the Iranian Government and people, particularly the families of those who have died. The Secretary-General also extends his deepest sympathy to those affected by this disaster.
The United Nations stands ready to provide assistance and to mobilize any international support that may be needed.
Statements on 9 April 2013
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates , 9 April 2013 - Secretary-General's message to World Travel and Tourism Council Global Summit [delivered by Mr. Taleb Rifai, Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization]
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Do you hang dry-cleaned clothes in your bedroom closet? If so, guess what you are breathing all night long: a probable carcinogen. Dry cleaning chemical fumes depress your central nervous system as they waft around the room. If this isn't exactly your idea of a healthy sanctuary, try wet-washing as one alternative to conventional dry cleaning. Here's how.
For most of the world, dry cleaning means that the clothes are cleaned with a solvent called perchloroethylene. Besides the health concerns mentioned above, it is also known to cause smog [1] and air pollution [1].
The biggest dangers in wet-washing wool? Shrinking and felting. These are caused by two things:
Hand washing your wool and silk in water and a neutral-pH soap is called wet-washing, and it can be very successful. The pashmina shawl shown in the picture, above, was a gift to me and is made of 55 percent pashmina wool and 45 percent silk. This is just one of many wool and silk pieces of clothing I wet-wash.
Get more nontoxic laundry secrets in this excerpt from my book Home Enlightenment [2] on Gaiam Life.
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West Texas A&M doubled its pleasure Saturday morning, making school history by moving both cross country teams on to the Division II national cross country meet.
The No. 17-ranked WT women placed third and the No. 10-ranked WT men placed fifth at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships held at the newly-built course The Range on the WT Campus.
This marked the first time in WT history both women and men programs advanced to corss country nationals.
"This was a great day," said WT men's cross country coach Darren Flowers. "I'm pleased the way things went. We had 700 people come through the gate to watch and to have both teams make it to nationals means a lot for our programs."
The top six teams and the next three individuals not on those six teams qualified for the 2013 D-II national meet set for two weeks in Spokane, Wash.
Cross country powerhouse Adams State, located in Alamosa, Colo., with an elevation of 7,544 feet, claimed first place in each the men and women divisions.
The women's individual title went to Adams State's Lauren Martin who beat the other 151 runners by covering the 6K (approximately 3.7 miles) in 21:14 leading a 1-2-3 finish by her team.
The men's individual gold medal was earned by Western State's Vegard Olstad over 146 other runners. He had the look of a guy going out on a simple morning jog covering the bumpy 10K course in an impressive 29.57 (averaging 4 minute and 50 second miles).
For the Lady Buffs this marked the second consecutive year to make it to nationals.
The Lady Buffs six top runners totaled 119 points. Adams State was first with 28 points, followed by second place Western (Colo.) State (62 points).
Lady Buffs coach Kimberly Dudley saw four of her runners — Carley Glass (22:17, 22nd place), Haley Sparks (22:18, 23rd), Emma Love (22:35, 32nd) and Michaela Johnson (23:01, 55th) — set personal bests on the chilly morning.
"We have worked hard to mentally get in a good place to race here (at The Range which finishes with a steep hill)," said Dudley, her team placing 11th at nationals last year. "We ran really poor here earlier in the year. Obviously, finishing uphill is a challenge. Don't think we haven't practiced that hill a few times."
Sophomore Mireia Guarner of Spain led WT, finishing 15th overall in 22:02.
Guarner was all smiles knowing her team was headed back to nationals.
"I was so impressed with all the girls," Guarner said. " I knew that they would do great today. We have been focused and practicing really hard up to this point. We were ready for the race."
Although Flowers was obviously thrilled over his team's first-ever trip to nationals by placing fifth with 171 points (Adams State won with 31 points), he said this wasn't their best day and looks for better things at nationals.
Flowers did praise the race run by Lone Star Conference freshman of the year Steve Legat, who finished 20th in 31:09.
"We had a pretty off day and I'd say without Steve did a great job of holding things together for us," Flowers said. "It is exciting for us to say we are going to nationals as a team."
Joining Legat in producing WT's overall time of 1:58.54 and 171 points — Adams State ran a 1:52.37 and won with 31 points — were Dylan Doss (31:00, 15th), Anthony Baumal (31:34, 30th), Lucas Marquez (32:34, 52nd), Brett Villarreal (32:37, 54th), Baptiste Moreu (32:52, 64th).
Doss, the Buffs No. 1 runner and the 2013 LSC individual cross country champion, hung back off the lead pack the first half of the race and finished strong with the best effort for WT.
"In a 10K you are granting yourself a death wish if you go out too fast," Doss said. "I probably went out a little too slow. I was a little too chill through the 4K and 5K. But our goal was to qualify for nationals as a team. We did that so I'm happy."
Doss ran with an emotional heart printing the words "Run For Cade" with a Sharpie on both his arms.
Doss said a strong supporter of the men's cross country team was Cade Klink of Wellington. Klink passed away Friday in Amarillo after a tragic accident of falling while he was working.
"Cade has always been one of our biggest supporters," Doss said. "I worked with him for a couple of years at the rec center. We are both from 1A schools, and, with small school kids sports are our lives. He always was asking how everything was going. I started getting passed midway through the race and looked over and turned my arm up and saw his name. It was big for me and motivated me. I thought of him and how you really never know when your last day is. ... he's up there with the Lord looking down. I hope he was proud."
2013 Division II South Central Regional
Cross Country Meet
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Note: All runners from the top six teams and the next three individuals with the best times not on those six teams qualify for nationals.
Women's results
Team totals
1. Adams State 28; 2. Western State 62; 3. West Texas A&M 119; 4. Metro State 129; 5. University of Colorado-Colorado Springs 195; 6. Tarleton State 224; 7. Colorado School of Mines 229; 8. Eastern New Mexico 247; 9. Dallas Baptist, 248; 10. Midwestern State 270; 11. Chadron State 290; 12. Fort Lewis (Colo.) 297; 13. Western New Mexico 335; 14. New Mexico Highlands 341; 15. Colorado Mesa, 387; 16. Colorado Christian 412; 17. Regis (Colo.) 471; 18. Texas-Permian Basin 493; 17. Texas A&M-Commerce 518; 18, Black Hills State 536; 21. Newman (Kan.) 543; 22. South Dakota Mines 674.
Individual results (top 10)
1. Lauren Martin, Adams State, 21:14; 2. Kelly Lamb, Adams State, 21:27; 3. Alyssa Selve, Adams State, 21:28; 4. Janelle Lincks, Metro State, 21:31; 5. Tara Richardson, Western State, 21;32; 6. Regan Mullen, Colorado Christian, 21:36; 7. Anna Marshall, Western State, 21:38; 8. Breanna Hemming, Metro State, 21;41; 9. Melissa Roberts, Adams State, 21:43; 10. Chloe Gustafson, Colorado School of Mines, 21:44.
West Texas A&M individuals: 15 (overall) Mireia Guarner, 22:02; 22. Carley Glass, 22:17; 23. Haley Sparks, 22:18; 27. Amber Moore, 22:27; 5. Emma Love, 22:35; 6. Michaela Johnson, 23:01.
Men's results
Team totals
1. Adams State 31; 2. Western State 38; 3. Colorado School of Mines 89; 4. Metro State 171; 5. West Texas A&M 171l 6. New Mexico Highlands 192; 7. Eastern New Mexico 214; 8. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 248; 9. Fort Lewis 288; 10. Black Hills State 297; 11. Texas A&M-Commerce 301; 12. Colorado Mesa 358; 13. Cameron 370; 14. Dallas Baptist 395; 15. Terleton State 407; 16. Newman 409; 17. Colorado Christian 432; 18. Chadron State 447; 19. Regis 472; 20. South Dakota Mines 526; 21. Western New Mexico 594.
Individual results (top 10)
1. Vegard Olstad, Western State, 29:57; 2. Jovanny Godinez, Adams State, 30:18; 3. Kevin Batt, Adams State, 30:21; 4. Tabor Stevens, Adams State, 30:21; 5. Derek Alcorn, Colorado Mines, 30:24; 6. Andrew Epperson, Colorado Mines, 30:26; 7. Garrett Wilson, Western State, 30:24; 8. Tyler Saiz, Western State, 30:39; 9. Kyle Masterson, Adams State, 30:42; 10. Michael Cernoia, Western State, 30:49.
West Texas A&M individuals: 15. Dylan Doss, 31:00; 20. Steve Legat, 31:09; 30. Anthony Baumal, 31:34; 52. Lucas Marquez, 32:34; 54. Brett Villarreal 32:37; 64. Baptiste Moreu, 32:52.


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Spring share starts February 22 and 23. The Summer CSA starts the first week of June. These are veggies you can visit. Our farm produces about 99% of our produce. We occasionally supplement with special items, and those come from local, certified organic sources. Our Fruit CSA will have deliveries of Bing cherries, peaches, Gala apples, Bartlett pears, Cameo apples from Central Washington orchards, and delivery dates depend upon the harvest.
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The Groan of All Creation: Come Lord Jesus
In these days barren fields will sprout trees
The deaf and blind will hear and see
The dead will raise and begin to breathe
The earth will groan in pain to see
The sons of God declare to be
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The beautiful, perfect bride of Thee (Wash Me Clean, Page CXVI)
I am a city girl through and through — I've never lived outside of an urban context. Although my family lived in Queens (represent!), our church and community were in the dense and often treeless "ghetto" of Alphabet City, a neighborhood on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. My experiences of nature have mostly consisted of front and back yards, parks, and occasional trips to the beach or camping. And because I grew up in and spent most of my life in communities of the poor and marginalized, most of my experiences of God have centered around what Divine mercy, justice, healing, liberation, and restoration look like in the human heart.
In other words, it's very easy for me to grasp the idea of a "New Jerusalem" or "a city whose architect and builder is God." It's easy for me to see the human component of God's kingdom and what it means for people. It's not so easy for me to imagine trees "clapping their hands" or even fully to appreciate the majesty of God's handiwork in the stars ... because I've rarely seen a night sky free from light pollution. It's not easy for me to imagine what a renewed creation would look like apart from new hearts and restored people.


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Will probably get some attention and is relevant :) Not a HUGE idea though :)
Very nice. I haven't seen something like this before. That's pretty hard to do.
Would have been cool if they trimmed those edges around the tire. Too costly I guess. Still nice.
A bit dinky, isn't it?
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I think it's great that the whole board is transformed by just adding a small little flag to it. It uses the environment and the shape of the board to do the rest. Combining the tire with the mailbox gets across shipping really quickly for me. Simple idea, simple execution. Not over-thought. I like it.
Agreed, not a big idea, but a very cool one off execution. Kind of wish the tire was the end of the billboard, and that there wasn't faux sky around it.


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STATS: 1 hour speed painting.
I get asked a lot to do portraits for people and since I do warmup speed paintings like this daily I thought why not make this a service for those who care to have one done while I'm still getting my warmup routines done. A full detailed portrait is no less than big money and these are affordable.
What you'd get is a digital file of the speed painting and a five inch square Giclee print snail mailed to you to hang, throw darts at or use as a coaster.
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I'll give it a try for a while and see if it burns me out.
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the sexual act of pinning a girls hands down with heavy guitar amps,shoving a microphone into their mouth,and proceed to fuck them in the recording studio.Most commonly used on groupies.
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I don't really see the need, as a module with functions (and not a class) would serve well as a singleton. All its variables would be bound to the module, which could not be instantiated repeatedly anyway.
If you do wish to use a class, there is no way of creating private classes or private constructors in Python, so you can't protect against multiple instantiations, other than just via convention in use of your API. I would still just put methods in a module, and consider the module as the singleton.
Here's my own implementation of singletons. All you have to do is decorate the class; to get the singleton, you then have to use the
And here's the code:
You can override the
A slightly different approach to implement the singleton in Python is the borg pattern by Alex Martelli (Google employee and Python genius).
So instead of forcing all instances to have the same identity, they share state.
The module approach works well. If I absolutely need a singleton I prefer the Metaclass approach.
See this implementation from PEP318, implementing the singleton pattern with a decorator:
As the accepted answer says, the most idiomatic way is to just use a module.
With that in mind, here's a proof of concept:
See the Python data model for more details on
The one time I wrote a singleton in Python I used a class where all the member functions had the classmethod decorator.
I'm very unsure about this, but my project uses 'convention singletons' (not enforced singletons9, that is, if I have a class called DataController, I define this in the same module:
It is not elegant, since it's a full six lines. But all my singletons use this pattern, and it's at least very explicit (which is pythonic).
Creating a singleton decorator (aka an annotation) is an elegant way if you want to decorate (annotate) classes going forward. Then you just put @singleton before your class definition.
Here is an example from Peter Norvig's Python IAQ How do I do the Singleton Pattern in Python? (You should use search feature of your browser to find this question, there is no direct link, sorry)
Also Bruce Eckel has another example in his book Thinking in Python (again there is no direct link to the code)
There are also some interesting articles on the Google Testing blog, discussing why singleton are/may be bad and are an anti-pattern:
The Singleton Pattern implemented with Python courtesy of ActiveState.
It looks like the trick is to put the class that's supposed to only have one instance inside of another class.
The Python documentation does cover this:
I would probably rewrite it to look more like this:
It should be relatively clean to extend this:
I think that forcing a class or an instance to be a singleton is overkill. Personally, I like to define a normal instantiable class, a semi-private reference, and a simple factory function.
Or if there is no issue with instantiating when the module is first imported:
That way you can write tests against fresh instances without side effects, and there is no need for sprinkling the module with global statements, and if needed you can derive variants in the future.
Singleton's half brother
I completely agree with staale and I leave here a sample of creating a singleton half brother:
Being so, we can have the same effect and use simpler things like a variable or a module. Still, if we want use classes for clarity and because in Python a class is an object, so we already have the object (not and instance, but it will do just like).
There we have a nice assertion error if we try to create an instance, and we can store on derivations static members and make changes to them at runtime (I love Python). This object is as good as other about half brothers (you still can create them if you wish), however it will tend to run faster due to simplicity.
My simple solution which is based on the default value of function parameters.
Being relatively new to Python I'm not sure what the most common idiom is, but the simplest thing I can think of is just using a module instead of a class. What would have been instance methods on your class become just functions in the module and any data just becomes variables in the module instead of members of the class. I suspect this is the pythonic approach to solving the type of problem that people use singletons for.
If you really want a singleton class, there's a reasonable implementation described on the first hit on Google for "Python singleton", specifically:
That seems to do the trick.
OK, singleton could be good or evil, I know. This is my implementation, and I simply extend a classic approach to introduce a cache inside and produce many instances of a different type or, many instances of same type, but with different arguments.
I called it Singleton_group, because it groups similar instances together and prevent that an object of the same class, with same arguments, could be created:
Every object carries the singleton cache... This could be evil, but it works great for some :)
In cases where you don't want the metaclass-based solution above, and you don't like the simple function decorator-based approach (e.g. because in that case static methods on the singleton class won't work), this compromise works:


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PHILADELPHIA -- Even in a matchup as complicated as Sunday's roller coaster contest, marked by peaks and valleys and wild swings of momentum and emotion, the outcome of the game was still reduced to a simple NFL fact of life.
The team that makes more plays usually wins.
That the Philadelphia Eagles prevailed 38-24 over the hated Dallas Cowboys certainly held to that truism, right to the end, with cornerback Lito Sheppard's 102-yard interception return for a touchdown securing an important victory. But what really made the difference in the final outcome was three big offensive plays the Eagles made, all on passes where the Dallas defense was undone by its two most notable attributes: youth and speed.
Those three plays -- a 60-yard catch by tight end L.J. Smith in the second quarter that set up a short touchdown run by Donovan McNabb, an 87-yard TD catch by rookie Hank Baskett in the third and a 40-yard scoring grab by wideout Reggie Brown on a flea-flicker in the fourth -- established the Eagles as the best team in the short term.
In the long run, though, many came away from the contest believing the Cowboys had outplayed the Eagles in several facets, and Dallas might ultimately become the better team. Right or wrong, such a suspicion was based on two factors: First, despite surrendering seven sacks and five turnovers, and with quarterback Drew Bledsoe playing miserably, Dallas still had a chance in the closing seconds to send the game into overtime. Second (and far more meaningful), the Cowboys have assembled a defense that could emerge as a terrific unit.
Of the 11 defensive starters, eight have less than five full seasons of NFL tenure, and four are either second-year players or rookies. The starters average just 26.2 years of age and everybody runs well. Coach Bill Parcells used the 2005 draft to all but complete the transition to the 3-4 front he preferred, netting three starters, and now has his kind of personnel on hand. Even the reserves on the unit are young, quick and aggressive.
The only older players in the lineup are 10th-year nose tackle Jason Ferguson and linebacker Greg Ellis, the ninth-year pro who balked at moving from defensive end in the spring, but has made an excellent transition to a stand-up role.
"I think the pieces are here, yeah, even if it didn't show all the time [on Sunday]," said second-year linebacker DeMarcus Ware, who had three tackles, 1½ sacks, a quarterback pressure, one pass defensed and a fumble recovery that he returned 69 yards for a score. "There are a lot of good, young, hungry players around here. But we've got to grow up. A lot of us were in position to make
plays and we didn't. And that was the difference."
A look at the three difference-making plays:
• On the 60-yard pass to Smith, up the right seam, McNabb was able to get the ball to his tight end behind the coverage because inside linebacker Bradie James had taken a misstep toward the line of scrimmage, and rookie free safety Pat Watkins failed to cover the void created. It was the first but hardly the last play on which Watkins, a gangly, fifth-round draft choice, committed a crucial error.
• Leading 21-17 midway through the third quarter, and with Philadelphia backed to its own 13-yard line, the Dallas coaches made what should have been a perfect defensive call for the play the Eagles ran on first down. Ellis blitzed from the left and Anthony Henry came on a "corner fire" blitz from the right side. But Ellis, who got around right tackle Jon Runyan easily on the play, as he had most of the afternoon, whiffed on what should have been a sack. McNabb stepped up and, because Henry had blitzed, knew that Baskett was in single coverage against Watkins. He lofted a perfectly thrown pass deep up the left side that Baskett took in stride. Watkins missed a tackle, and the Eagles scored.
"It was the perfect [defensive] call for the play they ran," a frustrated Parcells said. "I mean, we couldn't have made a better call. We blitzed the corner [Henry], because we felt like we knew the play. But McNabb made a good adjustment [to avoid the sack] and then [Watkins] missed a tackle."
• With the game tied at 24 in the fourth quarter, the Eagles ran the flea-flicker, with reserve tailback Correll Buckhalter taking the handoff then pitching back to McNabb. The Eagles' quarterback floated a deep pass toward the end zone, where Watkins and strong safety Roy Williams seemed to have Brown blanketed. Somehow the ball got through Watkins' hands and Brown made the catch deep in the end zone for the go-ahead score.
Those three pass plays accounted for 187 yards, nearly half of the 383 yards the Eagles netted and more than 60 percent of McNabb's passing yardage.
"For them to make as many big plays as they did, no, never did I see that happening," James said. "Give them credit, but put [the onus] on us for not making the plays ourselves."
Said Williams: "When there are plays right in front of you to be made, you've got to make them, because those are plays that determine the outcome. Most games are going to come down to three or four key plays, and this was one of those games. And today, we didn't make them, and it killed us."
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Net income declined to $664 million, or $2.24 a share, in the three months ended June 30 from $812 million, or $2.53, a year earlier, New York-based Travelers said Thursday in a statement. Operating profit was $2.20 a share, beating the $2.04 estimate of 23 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.
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