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Last year was a busy one for the BBS office as we converted to a relational database system and implemented the use of scannable data sheets. Though successful, these transitions were not as seamless as we had hoped for and many formerly routine BBS data handling procedures became overly cumbersome, if not impossible, tasks to accomplish during the transition. Thankfully most of that is behind us now and we look forward to a smoother year in 1998, although there will undoubtedly still be a few bumps in the road ahead.
One bright spot has been the patience and cooperation you, the participants,
have shown during these transitions especially in regard to the new forms.
Generally, the scannable forms were well received by most observers as
the following breakdown of comments indicates:
10% -- Great forms!, 70% -- Like forms, but need improvement., 5% -- Dislike forms, no good will come of them., 5% -- Detest forms, wont use., 10% -- No Comment.
However, numerous participants are still wondering, with good reason, why the BBS had to undergo these drastic changes. No, its not due to some underlying sadistic tendencies of the BBS office. But thats a good guess! Its actually the result of internal reorganization and the subsequent loss of data entry personnel. Because of this, the BBS was compelled to implement a data management system that would allow a one or two person office to enter data as efficiently as six key-punchers. The best option was to scan the data, as well as, implement an Internet data entry system. Secondarily, the BBS office gets numerous requests for stop data each year which we are legally bound to provide access to under the Freedom of Information Act. Since the individual stop data are not computerized prior to 1997, hundreds of hours per year are often spent photocopying data sheets to meet these requests. And the growing popularity of Geographic Information Systems and new analytical techniques has only fueled the demand for BBS stop data. Thus, in the long run the scannable data sheets and Internet data entry system should allow the BBS office to maintain its functionality, as well as, focus on the more important tasks of expanding BBS route coverage, editing the data base, and providing pertinent analyses and interpretation of the data. Although in many ways outside forces have pushed the BBS in its current direction, we have tried not to lose sight of our most valuable resource the participants when developing this data management system. In reading this memo, you will see that the BBS has taken many of your suggestions regarding the form to heart, and hope you find the 1998 form much improved. In addition, the electronic data entry system is now on line and has the potential to significantly reduce the burden of recording and reporting data.
Many useful suggestions for improving the forms were sent in by BBS participants. We have incorporated them into the 1998 form whenever possible. For example, the species list is now more comprehensive and the same on each page -- this was by far the most popular suggestion for improvement of the form and a feature that we intended to include last year but ran out of time. Other modifications include: page numbers, pre-printed route names on each page, and extra space at the top to track your progress using mileage or time.
Besides the improvements mentioned above, there have been a few other additions to the 1998 form. The cover sheet now includes a more comprehensive questionnaire section. Please answer all the questions listed there before returning your completed data forms. The answers you provide will allow us to better manage the data and track your future participation. We will also be looking at excessive noise along BBS routes in 1998. Many of you indicated that excessive noise from sources other than passing traffic often played a role in reducing your ability to hear birds at a stop. Now you can indicate constant excessive noise at a stop by filling in the corresponding bubble at the bottom of the field sheet (see section 9, BBS Instructions).
Finally, a few ambiguous items in last years instructions are clarified
1) Write-in species may be written in lower-case letters and abbreviated as long as the abbreviation cannot be confused with another bird name.
2) Only address corrections need to be written in capital letters.
3) No need to write AOU numbers for write-in species. BBS office will provide them.
4) If surveying multiple routes, address corrections need only be provided on one Cover Sheet.
5) The Cover Sheet should always be completed, including the route summary section, and returned with the field sheets.
Which forms to use in 1998 ? -- This year there are several choices
for use of data collection forms and data entry procedures. Data
can be submitted electronically via the Internet or manually via the Postal
Electronic data entry: To utilize the electronic data entry program you must have a computer with Internet access and a web browser program that is compatible with the data entry program, preferably Netscape 4.0, but other web browsers may work as well (see section on Internet Data Entry). If you meet these requirements, you can use any type of field sheets and counting method to record your data since you will be entering the data directly into the BBS data base via the data entry program (see section 18, BBS Instructions).
Manual data entry: If mailing your data to the BBS office for processing, you can record your data using the Scan Forms provided, the old single-sided BBS field sheets provided, any photocopy of the above or any form of your own design. However, if you use the old single-sided BBS field sheets, a photocopy of the Scan Form or your own forms the data must be transcribed to the original Scan Form using Arabic numbers (see sections 14, 15 and 16, BBS Instructions).
Electronic data entry is finally here! If you have Internet access, we encourage you to take advantage of the new electronic data entry system available on the BBS Operations home page at:
The benefits of Internet data submission include the ability to record the data in the field using any type of data sheet -- including your own, the ability to use any type of counting system in the field, and quicker feedback on your results. If you use electronic data submission, please remember that you still need to return the original field sheets and completed Cover Sheet to the BBS office. Also, any route data that is not electronically submitted, must be submitted on the Scan Form in Arabic numbers to be processed at the BBS office.
The data entry program does not work equally well on all web browser
programs. It works best on Netscape 4.0, and also works with Microsoft
Explorer 4.0. Other web browsers may or may not work. To save
yourself some headaches and unnecessary work, IT IS IMPORTANT TO DETERMINE
COLLECTING THE DATA. To test their compatibility, go to the web site
above and click on the link entitled "Compatibility Test." Once in
the data entry test program, enter some dummy BBS data and click save.
If the data entry program loads, allows data entry, and saves without giving
you an error message then you should be able to submit your route data
via the Internet. If the program doesnt work with your browser,
you will need to submit your data on the Scan Forms or download Netscape
4.0. A link to the freeware site where you can download Netscape
4.0 is posted on the BBS Operations home page. See section 18 of
the BBS Instructions for more complete electronic data entry instructions.
At the same Internet site as the electronic data entry program is the BBS Operations home page. Although the site is still under development, we have begun posting general survey-related information that may be of interest to BBS participants. For example, the state coordinators addresses, the BBS memos, the data entry program, and the BBS Instructions are all currently available. Undoubtedly we will be adding much more information in the future, so be sure and visit the site from time to time to see whats new.
The American Ornithologists Union Check-list Committee has revised the AOU Check-list of North American birds to reflect the findings of recent phylogenetic research on various avian taxa. As a result, the BBS species list has also been revised to reflect these taxonomic changes. For example, Turkey Vultures are now considered more closely related to storks than to raptors and have been moved accordingly. So take some extra time to familiarize yourself with the species list before conducting the survey.
LAST YEAR FOR 8.5" x 14" SUMMARY SHEETS
Enclosed in your 1997 BBS packet is an 8.5" x 14" summary sheet for every route that you are assigned. This is the last year
the BBS office will be providing these forms. If you like using them to summarize your route results, please keep them with our
compliments. However, you will need to make photocopies of the blank form for use in future years since our office will no
longer be providing them. Under no circumstances are you required to fill out the 8.5" x 14" summary forms but if you do use
them, please do not send the completed form to the BBS office. They are for your records only.
The declining trend of BBS route coverage which began in 1996 continued in 1997 with 2865 completed surveys, a 1.6% decline from last years total. Similarly, U.S. coverage fell from 2510 to 2453 completed routes, a 2.3% decline. Undoubtedly, the dissatisfaction, and perhaps shock, some observers experienced with the new forms contributed to the declines. Although route coverage continued to decline in 1997, the magnitude of the drop is much lower than that experienced in 1996 and offers hope of a complete trend reversal next year. Moreover, Canada has already pushed the BBS in the right direction with the completion of 412 routes, a 2.2% increase over last years coverage. The 1996-1997 state and provincial coverage totals are listed below:
1996-1997 Coverage Summary
Also summarized in the above table are the average number of cars observed
on a route in each state. Unfortunately, the data set is incomplete
since numerous observers did not record vehicles when conducting their
route. But there is enough information to make some general observations.
The four states with the most heavily traveled BBS routes are Florida (4.3
cars/stop), New Jersey (4.1 cars/stop), Louisiana (2.5 cars/stop), and
California (2 cars/stop). Not surprisingly, the four most heavily
trafficked routes are in three of these states. California route
105 had 5806 cars, Louisiana route 906 had 2089 cars, and Florida routes
002 and 077 had 2068 cars and 2652 cars, respectively. Fortunately,
these extraordinarily high totals are relatively uncommon on BBS routes
and are often the result of having to sample several stops on a highway
under rush hour conditions.
On another front, the call for establishing additional BBS routes did not go unanswered. We are over one-third of the way to reaching the goal of establishing an additional 300 routes in the U.S. before the year 2000 thanks to the efforts of the following State BBS Coordinators and their cooperators: Gary Lester in Louisiana, Darryl Tessen in Wisconsin, Hugh Kingery in Colorado, Dennis Forsythe in South Carolina, and Kevin Hunting, Adam Rich, and John Keane in California. They have added have added a total of 109 routes between their respective states and look forward to increased coverage in 1998. Once again, we encourage other state coordinators, especially in the west and mid-west to consider adding new routes. But submit your request early since the BBS office has already been contacted by three additional state coordinators requesting more routes and we dont want to run out of time before the 1999 BBS season.
Since our last memo, several changes have occurred among the state coordinators. With the death of Peter Petersen, Lisa Hemesath (Wildlife Research Station, 1436 255th Street, Boone, IA 50036; 515/432-2823) has agreed to take on the responsibilities of state coordinator for Iowa. Pete Petersen had been actively involved in the BBS, as state coordinator and participant, since it began in Iowa in 1967 and contributed countless hours to its success. His loss will be sorely felt in the birding community throughout the mid-west, and especially in Iowa.
Other updates include address changes for Ron Martin, the North Dakota
BBS Coordinator (16900 125th Street SE, Sawyer, ND 58781; 701/852-0535),
Hugh Kingery, the Colorado BBS Coordinator (P.O. Box 584, Franktown, CO
80116-0584), and Robert Janssen, the Minnesota BBS Coordinator (162
Lakeview Road East, Chanhassen, MN 55317). There is also a name change
and email update for Judy Camuso, the Maine BBS Coordinator (Judy Walker;
email@example.com), and an email update for Sandy Williams, the
New Mexico BBS Coordinator (email@example.com).
The importance of maintaining a current list stop descriptions for your BBS route cannot be overemphasized, since sampling consistency is paramount for the proper analysis of BBS data. And part and parcel to consistent sampling is conducting the 3-min point counts from the same stop locations each year. Depicting stop locations on the route map is helpful, but for most areas of the country the best tool for locating stops each year are stop descriptions. If you havent written stop descriptions or havent sent the BBS office a copy, please do so this year so future participants can find the stops. If you have stop descriptions for your route already, remember to update them every 4-5 years, or whenever major landmarks change along the route, and send us a copy.
The inaugural year of the PRBBS was met with considerable enthusiasm. Fifteen participants surveyed 20 out of 29 routes and more observers have signed on for 1998. Unlike the mainland BBS, the PRBBS routes are five miles long and observers record data for an additional two minutes at each stop. This methodology is still experimental and may change based on the results of a route replication study being conducted in Puerto Rico this year.
A total of 4893 individuals was detected representing 68 bird species, or approximately 50% of the breeding bird species found in Puerto Rico. Among these were 56 native species (including 11 endemics and 2 endangered subspecies), 10 introduced species, and 2 breeding migrant species. Mean species richness and mean total individuals were highest for routes in the dry life zone and both measures demonstrated an inverse relationship with the moisture gradient; mean species richness (and mean total individuals) for routes in the dry, moist, and wet life zones were 30.6 (306 ind/rte), 28.8 (246 ind/rte), and 21.5 (225 ind/rte), respectively.
The twenty most abundant species detected were native permanent residents
with one notable exception, the Black-whiskered Vireo, a breeding migrant
that winters in South America, which was the third most abundant species.
The Bananaquit topped the list with 825 individuals while the Gray Kingbird
was second with 361 individuals. The Orange-cheeked Waxbill was the
most common introduced species and the twenty-first most abundant species.
The five most abundant species in the dry life zone were, in descending
order, the Greater Antillean Grackle, Cattle Egret, Bananaquit, Adelaides
Warbler, and the Gray Kingbird. The five most abundant species in
the moist and wet life zones were the Bananaquit, Gray Kingbird, Black-whiskered
Vireo, Scaly-naped Pigeon, and Puerto Rican Bullfinch.
Copies of the article listed below can be obtained through the BBS office.
¨ Population trends of Black Terns from the North American Breeding Bird Survey, 1966-1996
by Bruce G. Peterjohn and John R. Sauer (Colonial Waterbirds 20: 566-573).
The BBS office is looking for some motivated individuals to assist with data entry. Due to the loss of our data entry support, the BBS office has a backlog of data late returns from 1996 and 1997 data submitted on non-scannable forms -- that needs to be computerized. If you have Internet access, the data can be entered from your own home. Please contact the BBS office if you are interested.
Its not uncommon for members of the general public to take an interest in the seemingly obscure roadside activities of BBSers. Usually they approach out of polite curiosity, genuine concern over the performance of our vehicles or concern over our ability to find our way. And upon learning that we are counting birds they usually politely smile, roll their eyes and continue on their way. June Ficker and Joan Junker had just such an encounter on their 003 Maine route. While completing stop 45, a smiling round-faced man, who professed he was collecting garbage from the highway, stopped to see if they needed a lift. Although chagrined at being mistaken for garbage, the ladies expressed their thanks and sent him on his way. Problems have become more severe in recent years.
For example, the following story about Larry Gardellas BBS adventure
is excerpted from Charles Kennedys 1997 column "Why the Laughing Gull
laughs" in the Alabama Ornithological Society newsletter. Larry runs
the Cottonton, AL route. "Being the dedicated observer that he is,
Larry likes to make sure he doesnt miss any birds. He realized that
he had not seen or heard a robin so at the next stop, which was in front
of a house with a well manicured lawn, he took a very good look."
"There was a robin on the lawn." There was also an armed militiaman on the lawn. "Militiamen do not look favorably on strangers snooping about with binoculars" and detained Larry. "With weapon at ready he placed a call to his commander for orders. In about ten minutes they decided to let Larry go." Needless to say, Larry wont be stopping in front of that house again.
Janet Price had a similar confrontation while running the Centerville, MO route. After completing a stop, Janet noticed a man down the road watching her suspiciously. He then followed her to the next stop and demanded to know her business since he didnt want anyone from the "damned conservation" snooping around his land. Some quick thinking and fast-talking convinced him that she meant no harm and was only bird watching.
The last story in this vein comes from Harriet Marble of Montana. Harriet runs the Sunburst route which parallels the Canadian border for several miles. She has always had a feeling that she was being watched when conducting this section of the route, but this year Harriet must have looked extra suspicious. While counting some of Albertas birds, a Border Patrol helicopter flew in and hovered above her. Fortunately, while Harriet contemplated the unhappy prospect of being detained by the Border Patrol, they must have decided she looked harmless enough and continued on their way.
As usual, wildlife in all its forms delayed and entertained numerous participants while conducting their BBS routes. We can only imagine her surprise when Frances Pope became the unwitting participant in a buffalo round-up at stop 29 on the Vindex, MD route. Luckily she had just completed the stop and was back in her car when the buffalo rounded the corner with its owners in hot pursuit.
While conducting the Gove, KS route the unthinkable happened to Scott Seltman. Having just remarked on the abundance of Western Meadowlarks on the route, a bundle of feathers shot from the side of the road and disappeared from view as it collided with the grill of his Bronco between stops 6 and 7. At stop 7 fearing the worst, Scott went to dislodge the body and found a stunned meadowlark wedged between the grill and radiator. Incredibly, the bird soon recovered and flew to an adjacent pasture. Scott didnt get to count this meadowlark though, it was a juvenile; perhaps if the birds luck holds, he can count it next year.
Nada Wareham and Mary Bush got to see a portion of the "cycle of life" while running the Pidcoke, TX route. They had just commented on the absence of bluebirds on the route, when at the next stop with seconds to spare Nada spied a pair of Eastern Bluebirds atop a leafless mesquite tree. Then while Nada and Mary were taking a moment to appreciate the birds plumage, a Sharp-shinned Hawk dropped from the sky and knocked the male bluebird to the brush below. For a second escape looked possible but the hawk quickly recovered, grasped the bluebird in its talons and flew away. Apparently not ones to let their emotions overwhelm them, a debate quickly ensued on whether to count one or two bluebirds. They correctly decided to count two since the bird was not killed until after the 3-min period.
Its not the animals that directly affected Robert Quinns ability to finish his Clarksville, NH route but what they attract people. Moose watchers regularly clog the roads on this route. And they often slow down to rubber-neck as they approach his parked car, thinking he is also a moose watcher that has detected a moose. Of course there is a positive side. Robert has been known to see 17 moose in one day.
Bob and Mary Schutsky were lucky enough to get a close-up view of an American Kestrel while conducting the Mount Joy, PA route. After completing a stop, a newly fledged American Kestrel fluttered from the side of the road and landed on their right windshield wiper where it stared at Mary who was sitting in the car. It then hopped to the left wiper and repeated the process with Bob before fluttering across the road and landing on a mown lawn. Before leaving the stop, they herded the kestrel into a flower garden that offered the fledgling some cover.
Other interesting wildlife sightings include those of Steve Gniadek and Vita Wright who saw a total of three grizzly bears on their two Montana routes. On the Inside Road route, two grizzlies were so close to the stop that they could hear them grunting. After delaying for 15 minutes, Steve and Vita were able to complete the stop, but they prudently conducted the count with their doors open and one foot inside the truck.
Buddy Johnson indicated that mosquitoes were a problem on the Ruby, AK route. But upon seeing his field sheets this seemed an understatement to us. Judging by the number of squashed mosquitoes on his forms we feel he is lucky to have completed the route alive. Of course this brings up another interesting point regarding the scannable forms. For the most part, mosquito carcasses are not compatible with the BBS scanner. Although on occasion a flattened leg was interpreted as a "1" by the optical character recognition program.
The last story comes from Peg Frankel who conducts the Navarro, CA route.
Peg received natures call, as many of us do, while conducting the survey.
She answered the call and then discovered at the next stop that her binoculars
were missing. Unfortunately, Peg was never able to recover her binoculars.
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Scaring Grandma
Why everyone in the heath care fight—including Obama—plays on the anxieties of the elderly.
First came the "birthers." Now, as President Obama makes a final push for health care reform, we have the deathers.
Many senior citizens are concerned that health care reform would mean cuts to Medicare. That much was clear at a town-hall meeting hosted Tuesday by the American Association of Retired Persons at which Obama fielded questions from seniors who don't want to give up their benefits.
But one question stood out. It addressed what the host from the AARP called the "infamous" Page 425 of the House health care bill. (Read the bill here.) "I have been told there is a clause in there that everyone that's Medicare age will be visited and told to decide how they wish to die," said Mary from North Carolina. "This bothers me greatly, and I'd like for you to promise me that this is not in this bill." The host elaborated: "As I read the bill, it's saying that Medicare will, for the first time, cover consultation about end-of-life care, and that they will not pay for such a consultation more than once every five years. This is being read as saying every five years you'll be told how you can die."
"Well, that would be kind of morbid," Obama said.
The audience laughed. Many observers aren't so amused. To them, the House bill and health care reform in general are the legislative equivalent of euthanasia.
"Obama's not going to say, 'Let's kill them,' " says Charlotte Allen, a conservative commentator and author of The Human Christ: The Search for the Historical Jesus. "But he seems to be perfectly comfortable with the idea that a lot more old people are going to die a lot sooner."
Deathers point to several parts of the House bill as evidence that health care reform means letting old people die. Most prominent is the end-of-life consultation provision mentioned above. An article on World Net Daily argues that the proposal "specifically calls for the consultation to recommend 'palliative care and hospice' for seniors in their mandatory counseling sessions." In fact, the bill says the meeting must include "an explanation by the practitioner of the end-of-life services and supports available, including palliative care and hospice"—not a recommendation of it. (Emphasis added.) Still, Obama pointed out that it's not too late to remove the language: "If this is something that really bothers people, I suspect that members of Congress might take a second look at it."
Another seemingly scary provision is one that permits "the use of artificially administered nutrition and hydration"—or, more accurately, the withholding of it. Betsy McCaughey, founder of the Committee To Reduce Infection Deaths and former lieutenant governor of New York, wrote an influential (and, to many, misleading) critique of Hillarycare in the New Republic 15 years ago. She told me that the provision is a disturbing example of the government making decisions for the patient. But the bill specifically says that an order to withhold, say, an IV drip, must be one that "effectively communicates the individual's preferences regarding life sustaining treatment, including an indication of the treatment and care desired by the individual." In other words, a doctor can't make you do it.
Yet another bugaboo is "shared decision-making." The House bill would establish a program that "provide[s] patients with information about trade-offs among treatment options, and facilitates the incorporation of patient preferences and values into the medical plan." The legislation makes clear that this is an educational tool to help patients make informed decisions about whether a treatment is likely to help. To McCaughey, the decision-making is hardly shared. "This is coercion," she said.
The president himself is not the only villain. "I have not read Obama's personal views [on end-of-life treatment]," McCaughey told me. "But I have read Ezekiel Emanuel's views, and I'd say he does not belong in position of decision-making." She points to an article Emanuel wrote in June 2008 for the Journal of the American Medical Association in which Emanuel argues that doctors too often interpret the Hippocratic oath "as an imperative to do everything for the patient regardless of the cost or effects on others." The same article has led some critics to compare Emanuel to Nazi doctors. Some conservatives also voiced concerns about statements made by Obama's "science czar," John Holdren. In 1977, Holdren co-authored a paper that explored possible methods of population control, including sterilizing people by spiking the water supply. (Holdren recently released a statement saying that population control isn't the government's job.)Equally upsetting to some is the proposed Independent Medicare Advisory Council, which would oversee cost containment for Medicare. The board's membership, much less the board itself, is not final. But Allen believes they would belong to "a certain class of secularized intellectuals" who might prioritize saving money over extending life.
To be sure, there are plenty of legitimate reasons for seniors to be concerned about reform. Seniors already have universal health care in the form of Medicare. There remains the possibility that a broader universal plan will drain resources from a program they like as it is, thank you very much. Indeed, much of the overspending on health care occurs under Medicare. And a large portion of Medicare spending—about 30 percent—occurs in the last year of a patient's life. Seniors have every reason to ask questions.
But scaring Grandma is irresistible. Even Obama is hardly immune to fear mongering. When a questioner voiced concerns about rationing under a new system, Obama posed a counterfactual: What happens if we don't pass health care reform? "[The] thing that I would be most worried about right now is health care inflation keeps on going up and the trust fund in 10 years is suddenly in the red. And now Congress has to make some decisions: Are they going to put more money into Medicare, especially given the deficits and the debt that we already have? Or are they, at that point, going to start making decisions about cutting benefits, but not based on any science or what's making people healthier—they're just going to start making it based on politics?"
Mixing politics and health care? It sounds scary. But Obama's answer—in fact, his entire town-hall meeting—shows that we've already crossed that line. The question is whether the fear is justified.

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Title: Light of the World
Date: December 18, 2012
There many lights in the world, and those lights come all sorts of colors. Just look around your town or city in this holiday season. You'll see what I mean. I love seeing those beautiful lights in the darkness. Don't you? Come walk with me into a beautiful place of light.
It is beautiful here, isn't it, with all these candles bringing a warm light to this lovely stone and dark interior. There are many lights in the world and they shine in and from all sorts of places. Some lights guide, some lights save lives, and some lights, like the lighthouse outside there, do both. Maybe you are a light of God to somebody, or maybe somebody is that light to you.
Daily Devotions is a light of inspiration and hope in the darkness. We have a simple message to shine — God is love, and God loves you. Those words sum up every devotion, and they are true, and they are a light in darkness.
If you have felt God's love or light touch you through this program, or if a devotion made you think, or inspired you, or gave you hope, or if our prayer was your prayer, then please help us keep our light on for one more year. We operate on a shoestring of love given by you, and only by you. Without your help we go dark.
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a^2 (a^26-8 a^24 (b^2+c^2)+28 a^22 (b^2+c^2)^2-6 a^20 (9 b^6+28 b^4 c^2+28 b^2c^4+9 c^6)+a^18 (53 b^8+277 b^6 c^2+406 b^4 c^4+277 b^2 c^6+53 c^8)+a^16 (6 b^10-273 b^8 c^2-499 b^6 c^4-499 b^4 c^6-273 b^2 c^8+6 c^10)+a^14 (-96 b^12+184 b^10 c^2+307 b^8 c^4+386 b^6 c^6+307 b^4 c^8+184 b^2 c^10-96 c^12)+2 a^12 (66 b^14-56 b^12 c^2-9 b^10 c^4-38 b^8 c^6-38 b^6 c^8-9 b^4 c^10-56 b^2 c^12+66 c^14) -a^10 (69 b^16+6 b^14 c^2+97 b^12 c^4+43 b^10 c^6+5 b^8 c^8+43 b^6 c^10+97 b^4 c^12+6 b^2 c^14+69 c^16)-a^8 (28 b^18-238 b^16 c^2+176 b^14 c^4-11 b^12c^6+63b^10 c^8+63 b^8 c^10-11 b^6 c^12+176 b^4 c^14-238 b^2 c^16+28 c^18)+a^6 (b^2-c^2)^2 (68 b^16-256 b^14 c^2+89 b^12 c^4+65 b^10 c^6+97 b^8 c^8+65 b^6 c^10+89 b^4 c^12-256 b^2 c^14+68 c^16)-a^4 (b^2-c^2)^4 (46 b^14-120 b^12 c^2+26 b^10 c^4+73 b^8 c^6+73 b^6 c^8+26 b^4 c^10-120 b^2 c^12+46 c^14) +a^2 (b^2-c^2)^6 (15 b^12-29 b^10 c^2+16 b^8 c^4+32 b^6 c^6+16 b^4 c^8-29 b^2 c^10+15 c^12)-(b^2-c^2)^8 (2 b^10-3 b^8 c^2+5 b^6 c^4+5 b^4 c^6-3 b^2 c^8+2 c^10) )
Let N be the nine-point center of a triangle ABC. Let A'B'C' be the circumcevian triangle of N, and let A''B''C'' be the pedal triangle of N with respect to A'B'C'. The triangle A''B''C'' is similar to ABC, and the center of similitude is X(10228). (Tran Quang Hung and Angel Montesdeoca, September 14, 2016.) See 24387 .
X(10228) lies on these lines: (pending)
Let OaObOc be the anticevian triangle of X(3). Let Pa = X(3)-of-BCOa, and define Pb and Pc cyclically. Then X(10229) = PaPbPc-to-ABC cyclologic center; see X(10152 for the 2nd Schmidt cyclologic center and Quadri-Figures-Group #1936
X(10229) lies on these lines: (pending)
Let I = X(1). Let A' be the I-excenter of BCI, and define B' and C' cyclically. The lines AA', BB', CC' concur in X(10230). (Randy Hutson, December 10, 2016)
X(10230) lies on these lines: {79,1127}, {174,482}, {483,8351}, {3082,8092}
X(10230) = isogonal conjugate of X(10232)
X(10231) lies on these lines: {1,164}, {43,361}, {168,1743}, {188,8092}, {1128,10023}, {6726,8090}
X(10231) = isogonal conjugate of X(10215) X(10231) = Gibert-Burek-Moses concurrent circles image of X(164) X(10231) = X(1324)-of-intouch triangle X(10231) = {X(1),X(266)}-harmonic conjugate of X(1130)
X(10232) lies on this line: {1,168}
X(10232) = isogonal conjugate of X(10230) X(10232) = {X(1),X(259)}-harmonic conjugate of X(1129)
X(10233) lies on these lines: {1,188}, {164,166}, {165,505}, {167,8140}, {6726,8423}, {8089,10215}
X(10233) = {X(1),X(188)}-harmonic conjugate of X(10234)
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Tips for Growing a Container Garden
You don't need to break ground in your yard to start a new garden. Container gardening is an easy alternative to a traditional garden, and you can plant practically anything. The mobility of the containers allows you to grow many plants year-round.
1. Choose your plants. What do you want to plant? There are many great options for container planting, including flowers, vegetables, herbs and foliage.
2. Choose your container. Your plants dictate what kind of container you need. Don't let the plant overshadow the container and vice versa. Plants shouldn't be more than twice the height of the container. Keep colors and textures in mind, too. You can plant multiple types of plants in one container, but don't crowd them.
3. Make sure the container has a way to drain. Planting containers generally come with holes in the bottom. If the container you chose does not, drill holes into the container or create a 1"-2" layer of rocks. You can also put your plant in a smaller, separate container with drainage and place it in the bigger pot. This is helpful for planting in nontraditional containers.
4. Fill the container with potting soil. Do not use garden soil. There are many different kinds, but any mixture with peat in it usually does well.
5. Placement. Be mindful of how much sun your plants need. Just because it's in a container doesn't change its basic needs. The good news is that you can easily move the container to accommodate those needs.
6. Know when to water. Plants living in containers may need to be watered more often than those in the ground because their roots can't grow out to find additional water sources. Don't forget about your containers, and make sure they receive enough water.


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January 10, 2013 10:11 ET
SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN--(Marketwire - Jan. 10, 2013) - Gespeg Copper Resources Inc. (the "Company" or "GESPEG") (TSX VENTURE:GCR) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Sylvain Laberge as President and CEO.
After assisting in the creation and start-up of the Company, Mr. Victor Goncalves has stepped down as the President and CEO of Gespeg Copper Resources. The Board of Directors of the Company is pleased to appoint Mr. Sylvain Laberge as the new President and CEO.
Following a degree at the College Lasalle in Montreal, Mr. Sylvain Laberge entered the sales profession where he spent 11 years developing his skills within the service sector. Subsequently, he joined Renmark Financial Communications in 1999, where he was named Vice-President, consulting and acting as an aid to emerging mining companies. In 2007, Mr. Laberge founded S.D.N.L. Financial Communications, and as President continued as a consultant to various publicly trading companies. As a result, Mr. Laberge joined Gespeg Copper in early 2012, and since has played a key role in the development of the Company.
The board would like to thank Mr. Goncalves for his role as President and CEO, and would also like to congratulate him in his new role as Vice-President, Business Development. Mr. Goncalves is vital to this role as he brings with him the industry knowledge and know-how that is required. He also continues to hold the position of President and CEO of Threegold Resources Inc (TSX VENTURE:THG ).
About Gespeg Copper: Gespeg Copper is dedicated to creating shareholder wealth through the discovery of new copper deposits in the underexplored region of Gaspé, Québec, Canada. The Gaspé Peninsula is a prolific copper district, having hosted the historic Noranda Mines camp, in operation from 1950 to 1999.
This news release contains certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words "expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "intends", "estimates", "projects", "potential" and similar expressions, or that events or conditions "will", "would", "may", "could" or "should" occur. Although Gespeg Copper believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or realities may differ materially from those in forward looking statements. Forward looking statements are based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of Gespeg Copper management on the date the statements are made. Except as required by law, Gespeg Copper undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements in the event that management's beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulations Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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The following information contains tips to help you deal with the most common discomforts of pregnancy. If you have questions about any of these symptoms, please talk to your doctor or midwife.
Many women suffer from nausea or vomiting during the early months of pregnancy. This problem often is called "morning sickness," but it can occur at any time of the day. Nausea and vomiting usually stop by the end of the third month of pregnancy. Until then, try these suggestions:
Heartburn is a burning feeling in your chest. The pressure of the growing baby on your stomach can send stomach acid into your "food pipe" (esophagus). The acid causes the burning feeling. Heartburn usually occurs later on during pregnancy. Here are some tips to prevent or help relieve heartburn:
Constipation is common during pregnancy for many reasons. The hormones produced during pregnancy can affect the digestive system. The pressure of the growing baby can slow the action of your intestines. Prenatal vitamin supplements that contain iron also can cause constipation. Try the following tips to prevent or help relieve constipation:
Hemorrhoids may occur if you have constipation. They are swollen veins of the rectum that may itch, burn, or sometimes bleed. To avoid making hemorrhoids worse or to help relieve them, follow these tips:
Leg cramps are common during pregnancy. They may be caused by a mineral imbalance or from the pressure of the enlarged uterus. Try these suggestions:
Backache is the most common problem in pregnancy. It tends to get worse as the pregnancy progresses. To keep your body balanced, your back curves inward as your uterus grows. This change in posture causes varying degrees of backache. Try these tips:
As your uterus gets bigger, your lungs do not have as much room to expand. Try the following tips:
Toward the very end of pregnancy, especially if this is your first pregnancy, the baby may "drop." This means the baby will be lower in your body. This is sometimes called "lightening." When and if this happens, you will be more comfortable and will be able to breathe better.
Swelling of the feet and legs is common toward the end of pregnancy. With the added weight of pregnancy, circulation is slower to return the fluid to the heart, especially from your feet.
Let your doctor or midwife know if you have swelling in your legs, face, or hands. This could be a sign of pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) or toxemia (tok-SEE-me-uh). To relieve some of the swelling:
Most pregnant women have difficulty sleeping, especially during the last trimester of pregnancy. It's hard to get comfortable in bed, and there are so many things to think about — the baby, labor, delivery, just to name a few. If you are tired during the day, listen to your body, and rest when you can. Try these tips to help you sleep:
A stuffy nose is common for a lot of pregnant women. Since your blood volume increases during pregnancy, it affects the membranes inside your nose, causing them to swell. Your nasal passages may feel very dry. If you frequently blow your nose, a nosebleed may occur. Try the following:
During pregnancy, pressure from the enlarged uterus interferes with the return of blood from the feet and legs. This can cause varicose veins to appear. Try these tips:
Frequent urination occurs in the first trimester and in the last trimester. The enlarged uterus puts a lot of pressure on the bladder, especially when the baby drops at the end of pregnancy. This problem almost always improves after delivery. These suggestions may help:
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ASP introduces its Most Powerful Duty lights: the Turbo USB and Turbo CR
Armament Systems and Procedures (ASP), one of the most respected names in law enforcement products, has unveiled the Turbo USB and the Turbo CR, the two most powerful duty flashlights ASP has ever designed and manufactured.
The Turbo USB and the Turbo CR are designed with the latest Cree XML2 LED technology and produce a stunningly brilliant 700 lumens of ultra white light as measured against the ANSI FL-1 Standard.
Both lights in the Turbo Family also have several key features, including a 3-position, quiet switch (intermittent, locking and constant-on) and a foamed, vinyl grip that is durable yet tacky and provides insulation from the heat these types of lights give off.
Two CR123A batteries fuel the Turbo CR while the Turbo USB runs off one custom 18650-Lithium Ion rechargeable battery with a protection circuit module to prevent overcharging or short-circuiting. The battery indicator on the Turbo USB blinks red when charging and turns solid green when fully charged.

The Turbo USB has a continuous runtime of approximately 90 minutes and the Turbo CR has a continuous runtime of about one hour. The Turbo CR comes with two CR123A batteries and has a detachable and reversible pocket clip. The Turbo USB comes with a Micro USB to USB retractable cord, a car charger and a wall charger. Both come with a zippered travel case and a lifetime warranty.
The MSRP for the Turbo USB is $185 while the MSRP for the Turbo CR is $150. Both lights will be shipping in March.
About ASP/"Protecting Those Who Protect"
ASP is one of the industry's foremost suppliers of Batons, Restraints, Training, OC products and LED lighting. It has stood for innovative designs, flawless function and an unmatched standard of service since Kevin Parsons, PhD, founded the company in 1976. ASP holds more than 100 product patents and provides almost $2 million in free training each year to law enforcement. ASP is ISO 9001:2008 Certified. All products are designed in the United States.
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Due to the main F1 thread disappearing for some reason, I'll kick off another one for 2013.
New cars will be revealed within a couple of weeks and the testing starts in the first week of Feb.
For non-Sky'ers, the live GP's the BBC have got this year are as follows:
China, 14 April
Spain, 12 May
Canada, 9 June
Silverstone, 30 June
TBA*, 21 July
Belgium, 25 August
Italy, 8 September
Japan, 13 October
India, 27 October
Brazil, 24 November
Can Hamilton wring the most out of his Mercedes in 2013 and get a win or two? As for the fight at the front, will it be 4 titles in a row for Vettel? If Lewis can't compete for the championship this year due to the car, I hope Alonso can win it.


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Colgate earns first tourney win
Raiders hand top-ranked Minutemen first loss of the season
AMHERST, Mass. -- Colgate became the first team this season to defeat No. 1 UMass, ending the Minutemen's 15-game winning streak on Saturday, with a 13-11 victory in the first round of the 2012 NCAA tournament.
The Raiders were able to come back from a five-goal deficit to tie the game, before they took their first lead in the fourth quarter. The win marks the first time in program history that Colgate will advance to the second round. The Raiders will face No. 3 Duke, which beat Syracuse 12-9 on Saturday.
Junior Peter Baum, a 2012 Tewaaraton Award Finalist, and freshman Ryan Walsh both had three points in the game on two goals and one assist apiece. They were followed by sophomore Brendon McCann, junior Matt Baker and senior Chris Zielinski who had two goals each while senior co-captain Jeff Ledwick also added two points from a pair of helpers. Senior Patrick Campbell as well as freshmen Matt Clarkson and Conor Braddish also tallied one goal each in the game.
In the first period, both teams came out playing a very quick game, moving the ball up and down the field. After a strong save by sophomore Conor Murphy in his first collegiate start, Colgate (14-3) got the first extra man opportunity of the game, off a 30-second pushing penalty on the Minutemen at the 12:26 mark but was unable to get any shots off. Less than a minute after the penalty ended, UMass was able to cause a turnover, clear the ball and score the opening goal of the game at the 11:03 mark. The Minutemen continued to build on their offensive moment, firing a series of shots on net but were denied by Murphy and on one occasion, the post. A penalty on the Raiders then allowed UMass to score on its first extra-man advantage at the 8:41 mark, which it followed up with a second goal just over three minutes later to increase its lead to 3-0. Colgate continued to build its offense, coming close when Walsh powered past his defender, came around the crease and took a one-handed shot on net but was denied by the goalie. As the period came to a close, the Raiders continued to struggle to find their offensive rhythm until the 2:49 mark when Ledwick sent a quick pass to McCann, who then slipped it into the back of the net to reduce the score to 3-1 at the end of the first 15 minutes of play.
UMass (15-1) started the second period similar to the first, scoring the first goal of the period to increase its lead to three goals just 43 seconds into the quarter. Junior Robert Grabher then helped turn things around for Colgate, winning the faceoff and then dishing the ball over to Zielinski on his left who then fired the ball from down town into the top right corner of the net to reduce the score to 4-2. A pair of penalties on the Raiders then allowed the Minutemen to gain some momentum, with three straight goals, one of which was a man-up, to increase their lead to 7-2 with 9:08 left on the clock. One of the penalties was on Murphy, putting senior Jared Madison in net during the penalty. The Raiders struggled to get their offense going again during this time, but could not find a goal with Baker hitting the cross bar in the seventh minute, Walsh hitting the post and then Baum coming close in the final seconds of a man-up opportunity. However, an illegal body check on Baum from a UMass player after the Minutemen failed to clear the ball, then led to Colgate stringing together a trio of goals at the 5:31, 4:58 and 2:53 marks to reduce the score to 7-5 going into half time. Baker scored the first goal during the extra-man opportunity off a pass from Ledwick. Thirty-three seconds later, Clarkson added the Raiders' fourth goal off a jumping shot to put the score at 7-4. The rookie was then followed by classmate Walsh, who scored the team's second man-up goal with help from Baum to put the game within two at half time.
The Raiders started the second half with a 19-second advantage on an extra man opportunity that had carried over from the second period. Unfortunately, they were unable to capitalize, which then led to UMass finding the first goal of the period once again to improve their lead to 8-5 less than four minutes in. The early goal then propelled the Minutemen's offense, which found a ninth goal at 9:54 mark to increase the scoring margin to four goals. It was not until the final five minutes that the Raiders were able to come alive once again, similar to the second quarter, with four back-to-back goals from Braddish, McCann, Baum and then Baker to tie the game at 9-9 with just 37 seconds left in the quarter. Walsh had an assist in McCann's goal. Six seconds after Baker scored, UMass responded with a tally after winning the faceoff to reclaim a 10-9 lead going into the final 15 minutes of play.
The final quarter was all about Colgate this time around. After an aggressive start to the period, with both teams battling it out on the field, the Raiders got on the scoreboard first with a goal from Campbell to balance the score at 10-10 at the 10:25 mark. This was his first goal of the season. Feeling the pressure, the Minutemen responded with a tally of their own two minutes and 20 seconds later to steal back an 11-10 lead. However, this proved to be their last lead of the game with the Raiders scoring two goals in the seventh minute first from Walsh and then from Zielinski to claim their first lead of the game 12-11. Colgate then continued to put pressure on UMass' net and then after a timeout, found a 13th goal from Baum at the 3:53 mark to eventually secure the win 13-11.
Sophomore Conor Murphy had a stellar performance in net for the Raiders with 15 saves in the game while Tim McCormack had 13 for UMass. Both teams went 2-for-5 in their extra-an opportunities. The Minutemen held a 29-19 advantage in the groundball battle.


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Lady Rangers Bring Healthy Mix of Veterans and Rookies in 2013
ORLEANS–For the Lake Region softball program, the numbers are down in 2013.Only eighteen players turned out this spring, so while he will not be able to field a JV squad while the varsity is in action, head coach Matt Tinker is excited about the team he has this season."We only lost four players from last season, so I can not complain, but we will still have to fill those holes, just like everybody else does I suppose" said Tinker. "This year, and I know it is cliche´to say, as long as everyone comes to play, improves their game and we get the most out of everyone's ability, I am real confident about our chances."Lake Region will officially put their game face on on Thursday April 18th, when they host Hazen at 4:30.For the Full Story, See the Express on Thursday 4-4-13


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By Nita Bhalla
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's security forces have used rape to torture and extract confessions from suspected Tamil separatists almost four years after the country's civil war ended, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report on Tuesday.
The rights group documented 75 cases of predominately Tamil men and women who said they were held in Sri Lankan detention centers and repeatedly raped and sexually abused by the military, police and intelligence officials.
The victims - now living as asylum seekers, most of them in Britain - said once they confessed to being a member of the Tamil Tiger rebel group, the abuse generally stopped and they were allowed to escape by paying a bribe.
"We found that rape was used to secure some sort of confession, but also as a political tool to punish people," Meenakshi Ganguly, the rights group's South Asia director, told a news conference in New Delhi.
Other victims said they were "severely tortured, burnt by cigarettes and hung upside down," he added.
Sri Lanka's High Commissioner to New Delhi, Prasad Kariyawasam, said he had no evidence to suggest the allegations of abuse, which the rights group said occurred from 2006 to 2012, were true.
The envoy said the testimonies of 41 women, 31 men and three boys were likely made by "economic refugees" who "need a good story" to get asylum.
"Until we do a proper inquiry, we have to believe that these are all sob stories for the sake of obtaining asylum or refugee status in a developed country," Kariyawasam told Reuters.
He said the report was "a well-timed effort" to discredit Sri Lanka ahead of a vote on a U.S.-backed resolution criticizing it at the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva this week.
Tens of thousands of civilians were killed in 2009, in the final months of a war that began in 1983, a U.N. panel said, as government troops advanced on the last stronghold of the rebels fighting for an independent homeland.
The U.N. panel said it had "credible allegations" that Sri Lankan troops and the Tamil Tigers both carried out atrocities and war crimes, and singled out the government for most of the responsibility for the deaths.
Sri Lanka has come under international pressure to bring to book those accused of war crimes and boost efforts to reconcile a polarized country.
It has rejected allegations of rights abuse and resisted pressure to allow an independent commission to investigate war crimes committed by its army, saying that it is has its own plan to deal with the issue.
But Human Rights Watch said, despite the end of the war, no one had been prosecuted and human rights violations of Tamil Tiger supporters continued. Thirty-one cases of rape and torture in the report had been documented since 2009.
"Many of the medical reports examined by HRW show evidence of sexual violence such as bites on the buttocks and breasts, and cigarette burns on sensitive areas like inner thighs and breasts," the group said.
At the Geneva meeting, the United States is expected to sponsor a resolution for the second time censuring Colombo and urging it to prosecute soldiers suspected of killing civilians.
Britain, Canada and the European Union, where there is a large presence of Tamil refugees and asylum seekers, are expected to support the resolution.
Human Rights Watch also said Britain needed to review its asylum policy to ensure that people who are forcibly sent back to Sri Lanka are not at risk of torture and ill-treatment on their return.
The group's UK director, David Mephan, told Reuters a flight carrying 60 Sri Lankan nationals was scheduled to leave Britain for Sri Lanka on Thursday and there was a chance some of them might be at risk.
The UK Border Agency defended its systems saying people who could show they were at risk of being tortured were offered protection.
(Additional reporting by Maria Caspani in London; Editing by John Chalmers and Robert Birsel)


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This is going to be fun to watch - too bad I'm not SM any more :cry:
So where do we find out what job assignments we have? And Ian i should be in SM right? JR can you still order me numbers? If so shoot me an e-mail. thanks.
Eric, if John can run them for you tomorrow I can pick them up (I'll be there by 3 to pick up my trailer - wait until you guys see this ). Just tell him to do the same format that he's done for Jay and me. I signed you up on the thread for course setup (6am). I haven't seen a response from Kinch regarding the crew, so keep an eye on that thread. If you don't get course setup, the Chief of Workers will assign a duty based on what heat you're running.Buzz me if anyone has any questions. I'll be at WA Saturday evening around 5pm.
Argh, if I'd checked the forums this morning, I might've just ordered some numbers. So since I'm in SM, I guess I'm running heat 2, is that correct? Any idea when that might start?
Mad fun in Colorado Springs was had by all, I think! My best time was 64.2, which I am somewhat pleased with considering I am not used to my A6 and it needs to be...customized to my liking..
Boy do I still wish I was still in SM - FP index took 10 points from me :cry:


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Things started heating up in our corner of the world last week.
I don't think it had anything to do with Memorial Day and its unofficial heralding in of summer.
But I must admit, the constant humming of our chillers at the office last Monday reminded me that spring will soon be behind us.
I pretty much had the place to myself as I worked through some interviews, project deadlines and telephone calls on the holiday.
Our air-conditioning units were my only company when the sun really started bearing down.
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Think local, deploy globally
Deploying digital frameworks across large pharmaceutical organizations is a tricky business, and sidestepping internecine turf battles and efficiency-sucking sour grapes requires securing local buy-in first, as Lundbeck's Tim White attested on the second day of eyeforpharma's Barcelona 2013 conference.
White, global director and head of customer interaction management at Lundbeck, related to industry delegates his experiences in implementing a global multichannel strategy at Novartis, where, until a few weeks ago, he spearheaded global digital commercialization. The idea was to standardize a multichannel platform whereby the global division would directly feed all content and information down to the local teams.
"The CEO stood on a stage and presented the project, saying 'This is going to change the way we do business," recalled White. "It all seemed very robust."
But there was a small problem: the plan was not being adopted. "Individual countries were going against the strategy," said White.
It seems local brand managers, typically proud of their efforts and hungry for recognition, were demoralized by the plans to bypass them. Agency partners, too, were irked at having been cut out of the content loop and even began pitching different systems to the local brand managers. As a result, not much was happening.
"We had reps waiting around with iPads and nothing to load onto them," said White. "We were stuck at stage one."
White and his team had made a mistake. "We had forgotten the simplicity aspect," he said. "We built this incredibly complex system but we had forgotten the local level. It's the market that drives how we interact with our customers."
So they wasted little time in meeting again with stakeholders, realizing "this was the beginning to solve the needs." Soon after, version two appeared – again, a standardized framework, but with the flexibility to download content at global, regional and local levels.
Although White didn't stay at Novartis long enough to offer delegates any robust results, he said the new platform appeared to be "very successful", particularly in southern Europe and Scandinavia.


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According to the recent Suffolk University-USA TODAY innovative poll of unregistered and unlikely voters, nearly 40 percent of Americans will not vote in the November presidential election, but if they were to cast ballots, President Barack Obama would coast to a second term in office.
The Wall Street Journal's Washington Wire blog article "Political Perceptions: An Elusive Vein of Obama Support," calls this survey "a fascinating poll" that "dug into the thinking of the 40% or so eligible voters who say they'll probably sit out this election."
The article points out "the poll also shows why the Obama team is throwing so much muscle and money into grassroots, get-out-the-vote work in precincts and neighborhoods across a dozen battleground states. The electorate's least engaged citizens may be fed up with politics, but they're still unusually forgiving toward the president, and ill-disposed toward Mr. Romney."
David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center, said "the poll itself is testament to how tough it will be for either camp to dip into the disenchanted 40%."
The blog notes "to flip the usual polling model and go in search of unlikely voters who are willing to be surveyed took the Suffolk pollsters two weeks and thousands of calls."


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"She is the dark mirror version of Oliver," said Executive Producer Andrew Kreisberg, "and it was a nice contrast to him because he's pretty extreme. He goes a lot further than not only his comic book version but lots of comic book characters — most have a code of draws the line against killing... Oliver has taken the darkness inside with him and is doing something positive with it. She's taken the darkness inside her and is seeking revenge and doesn't care who gets hurt in the process."
But how many episodes will the DC heroine appear in?
"It's two episodes for now but we definitely hope we see more of her. We certainly set her up as an interesting foil for Oliver and we're excited to see where else we can take her."
The character will make her debut on the November 28 episode, titled "Vendetta."
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text: U.S. Stocks Advance With Commodities While Treasuries Retreat September 26, 2013 10:00 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Bloomberg Email Sept. 26 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks rose, with the Standard & Poor's 500 Index rebounding following its longest losing streak of the year, and commodities advanced after jobless claims unexpectedly decreased. Treasuries fell. The S&P 500 climbed 0.3 percent to 1,698.48 at 9:34 a.m. New York time following a five-day slump. The S&P GSCI gauge of 24 commodities gained 0.1 percent, with copper adding 0.9 percent. Ten-year Treasury yields increased two basis points to 2.65 percent after falling for four days. The Shanghai Composite Index decreased 1.9 percent, the Stoxx Europe 600 Index was little changed and Italian 10-year bonds fell for the first time in nine days. Japan's Topix Index rose 0.8 percent while the yen slipped against all major peers. Initial jobless claims dropped by 5,000 to 305,000 last week. The government's final estimate of U.S. growth showed that the economy expanded at a 2.5 percent annualized rate, unrevised from the previous report and signaling the nation was weathering federal budget cutbacks and higher taxes. President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans are debating the U.S. federal budget in a confrontation that risks a government shutdown within days. "Risk conditions turned slightly more upbeat," analysts led by Vincent Chaigneau, global head of rates and foreign- exchange strategy at Societe Generale SA in Paris, wrote in an investor report today. "Toxic politics in Washington have yet again the potential to disrupt the investment environment. Our base scenario by default is that cooler heads will prevail." U.S. Stocks The S&P 500 advanced after closing at the lowest level in more than a week. The index had fallen 1.9 percent over the previous five days after closing at an all-time high on Sept. 18. The yield on 10-year Treasury notes has fallen from a two- year closing high of 2.99 percent on Sept. 5. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Jeffrey Lacker said in Stockholm that the size of the Fed's balance sheet increases the risks and the costs of policy errors. Minneapolis Fed President Narayana Kocherlakota will speak today in Houghton, Michigan, and Fed Governor Jeremy Stein talks on "Yield Oriented Investors and the Monetary Transmission Mechanism" at Goethe University in Frankfurt today. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will announce an economic stimulus package on Oct. 1 at the same time as his decision on whether to raise the country's sales tax, ruling Liberal Democratic Party tax panel chief Takeshi Noda told reporters today. The nation plans to pledge to promptly start a study on cutting the effective corporate tax rate, Kyodo News reported, without citing anyone. Topix, Yen The Topix climbed to 1,220.49 at the close in Tokyo, its highest since July 23. The yen pared a decline after an advisory panel for Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund said the administration should review its portfolio. Takatoshi Ito, an economist who leads the panel, said in an interview earlier this week that there "was a consensus" to reduce the fund's allocation to government bonds. Japan's currency weakened 0.5 percent to 98.96 per dollar, after sliding as much as 0.7 percent before the pension fund announcement. It was down 0.3 percent at 133.6 per euro. The Bloomberg U.S. Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against 10 major currencies, gained 0.2 percent. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index fell 0.2 percent, paring its quarterly gain to 6.9 percent. China Shares The Shanghai Composite Index slumped the most in more than a week as companies linked to the city's free-trade zone led declines amid concern recent gains were excessive. Taiwan's TWSE Index dropped 1.2 percent and Poland's WIG20 Index jumped 1 percent. Copper for three-month delivery on the London Metal Exchange gained for a second day, climbing 0.9 percent to $7,265.25 a metric ton, after jumping 0.7 percent yesterday. The metal rose 7.7 percent this quarter. All six main industrial metals traded on the exchange advanced. West Texas Intermediate crude for November delivery rose for the first time in six days, climbing 0.4 percent to $103.02 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. WTI closed yesterday at the lowest settlement since July 3. Italy's 10-year bond yields increased nine basis points to 4.32 percent before the country auctions as much as 6 billion euros ($8.1 billion) of debt tomorrow. Volume on the Stoxx 600 was 20 percent greater than the average of the past 30 days. The gauge has surged 9.8 percent this quarter, on course for the biggest gain in four years. Movers Ladbrokes Plc sank 6.5 percent as the U.K. gambling operator said 2013 operating profit for the digital unit will be below analysts' estimates. Thomas Cook Group Plc slid 5.5 percent after the U.K. tour operator said winter bookings have started more slowly than last year. Hennes & Mauritz AB, Europe's second-biggest clothing retailer, surged 6.9 percent after reporting quarterly profit that topped estimates for the first time this fiscal year. Alcatel-Lucent SA rallied 7.9 percent as people with knowledge of the matter said Nokia Oyj, which is set to become a manufacturer focusing on wireless networks after the sale of its handset business, is evaluating a linkup with the French company. Nokia was little changed in Helsinki trading. --With assistance from Yoshiaki Nohara in Tokyo and Tom Stoukas in Toronto. Editors: Michael P. Regan, Paul Dobson To contact the reporters on this story: Glenys Sim in Singapore at email@example.com; Paul Dobson in London at email@example.com To contact the editor responsible for this story: Lynn Thomasson at email@example.com Back to news


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I went to the World AG Expo In Tulare, CA in mid-February. Here are a few things I learned.
The drought is causing real problems. The water levels of snow fed reservoirs are dwindling and wells are going dry. The farmers' first priority will be to save their orchards and vineyards; they may have to let some of their other crop ground go fallow.
According to a real estate agent who had a booth at the show, farm land is selling for $6,000 - $20,000 per acre near Tulare (depending on its proximity to water). Cash rent for vegetable or orchard ground averages $375 per acre.
Track tractors are huge in California. At the John Deere booth, they said 50% of the 8000 and 9000 series tractors sold in California have tracks. I talked to a Deere dealer from the Salinas valley and he said 100% of the 9000 series tractors that he sells are track machines and 90% of the 8000 series have tracks. Compaction is a big concern in their vegetable fields. Also farmers like the narrower transport width of the track machines versus dual wheeled tractors.
If there was any doubt, the Deere company has been working on robotics. I was told by my nephew who is involved in the management of a 42,000 acre farm in Arizona that Deere has robotic tractors running successfully there. They go out at night and are shut inside a shed by daybreak.
The Challenger track tractors at the AGCO booth (the 700 E and the 800 E series) were no longer powered by 6 cylinder CAT engines. The 700 E series uses a 7 cylinder SISU [now called AGCO Power engines] with 2 turbo chargers and the 800 E series use a V-12 SISU engine with 4 turbo chargers. AGCO people said that the SISU engines have more low end torque as well as better fuel economy than the CAT engines they replace.
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After this terrible collapse was complete and another Dolphins season ended in disappointment and out of the playoffs, Dolphins owner Stephen Ross emerged from a back door to his team's locker room and basically announced no one's job is safe.
Ross, looking lean and beaten down, wasn't ready to do what New York Jets owner Woody Johnson did immediately after Sunday's game when he announced Rex Ryan would return as coach in 2014.
And who could blame Ross. Johnson's team finished the season with consecutive victories and Ryan milked an 8-8 record out of a roster that has obvious flaws while playing with a raw rookie quarterback.
Ross, expecting to be in the playoffs only two weeks ago, today owns a team that not only underachieved but picked the worst time of the year — the final two weeks against teams with losing records — to play some of its worst football of the season.
So Ross wasn't ready to say anyone — not general manager Jeff Ireland, not coach Joe Philbin nor any of his assistants — would be back in 2014. No, he didn't say anyone would be fired either, but the feeling among team sources is changes of some significance are coming.
"We're going to look at everything," Ross answered when asked directly if he has decided whether to keep or fire anyone. "I'm disappointed. What else can I tell you? For everybody, you know? I have a lot to think about. I'm going to look at everything. When you're disappointed you don't make decisions on the fly. You have to give it a lot of thought and go look at everything."
Money matters
That all encompassing picture Ross will be studying starting immediately is not a pretty one.
The Dolphins committed more than $200 million in new contract obligations and spent more than $100 million in guaranteed money to upgrade the team that finished 7-9 in 2012.
And that spending spree, along with trading up in the draft's first round to the No. 3 overall spot, got the owner exactly one more victory over a year ago.
So Ross paid a mint to have an unremarkable 8-8 team.
The problem is this 8-8 doesn't really suggest progress despite the mathematics of it all. This 8-8 reeks of underachievement and a late-season swoon. And that should color Ross's decision on people's careers.
The Dolphins, after all, took a stop back in the AFC East. They finished third in AFC East and were swept by fourth-place Buffalo after a second-place finish a year ago. Miami posted the division's worst record. The Dolphins were more, not less, vulnerable at home this year.
And did I mention the collapse?
Ross, it should be noted, was willing to understand and even dismiss last week's loss to the Bills as just a bad performance. He was willing to hold his nose after that stinker as long as the Dolphins made the odor disappear with a victory over the Jets.
But a loss to the Jets now turns the final two games into twins to be considered at the same time as a trend.
"You expect to win," Ross said. "To have something like this — to lose the last two games — I'm disappointed for everyone."
So why did the Dolphins lose these final two games? Why did they regress the last two weeks, particularly against a Jets team they manhandled in November?
Obviously, players have to shoulder much of the responsibility. Obviously, coaches, led by Philbin, have to take blame.
"You have to earn your way into the playoffs," Philbin said. "Clearly, we didn't do that. Certainly that was the objective. I thought we would have played better. I have to start with myself. We didn't play well enough to win and earn a spot in the playoffs."
The thinking throughout this season has been that Philbin's job is safe. Ross loves his coach because his coach, while unspectacular, is everything previous coach Tony Sparano wasn't with the owner — communicative and engaging.
Philbin's issues
But this coach has issues. He either lacks fire or has decided to show little fire or personality. He's about steadiness and stability.
The problem is the Dolphins are neither stable nor consistent so they haven't taken on Philbin's personality and they lack fire and swagger because they see very little from their coach. This team just kind of sort of exists.
There's also this: Philbin has a long and well-chronicled allegiance to offensive coordinator Mike Sherman. Sherman is something of a mentor to Philbin.
And yet Sherman's offense has been disappointing much of the year save a few games early. Sherman's offense did not find an identity all year long. Sherman's offense had no balance and it scored one touchdown the final two weeks with the playoffs and the season on the line.
It would not surprise if Sherman decides to go do something else now — a resignation with honor. But if that were not what he wants, would Philbin be willing to fire his mentor?
There are also questions about offensive line coach Jim Turner and quarterbacks coach Zac Taylor. Turner presided over an offensive line that was a disaster much of the year. Taylor got moderate but unimpressive improvement out of quarterback Ryan Tannehill. Both Turner and Taylor are related to Sherman by either blood or marriage. So do they stay if he goes?
And Ireland?
That brings me to Ireland, who put this team together. Weeks ago things looked good for him. Ross had even given him an assurance things would be fine.
But because he's still not been able to help the Dolphins post a winning season in the time he has been general manager, Ireland is in trouble following the collapse of 2013.
Interestingly, if Ross decides to can Ireland it will happen in the year the general manager did one of his better jobs. Again, only two weeks ago this team was in great position to finish 10-6 and make the playoffs.
The talent Ireland gathered looked good enough then. Today?
"I don't look around this locker room and see average," defensive end Cameron Wake said. "I don't look in the units and see average. I feel like we have above-average talent, I think exceptional talent when you break it down."
But that talent didn't deliver, didn't develop, didn't produce nearly enough.
No wonder Ross is looking at everything.


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Manhunt in progress for murder suspect on motorcycle
CAVE JUNCTION, Ore. - A manhunt for an armed and dangerous murder suspect on a motorcyle is taking place in a remote wooded area just north of the Oregon/California border.
State, local and federal officers actively searched for a Daniel Joseph Martinson near the Page Mountain Sno-Park in the southeast corner of Josephine County on Wednesday.
Police said the search was scaled back Wednesday afternoon with the suspect still at large. State police plan to maintain a patrol presence in the area.
Martinson, 44, is wanted for murder in the November 2013 slaying of a man in Cave Junction.
The area is sparsely populated but there are some homes, police said.
State police urge the public not contact Martinson, who should be considered armed and dangerous. If you see him, call 911.
Martinson was spotted several times Tuesday night and Wednesday morning and has eluded officers on a motorcycle on several remote paved and dirt roads, state police said.
The motorcycle is described as black with a red tank.
Martinson was last seen Wednesday morning wearing full camouflage clothing. He has shaved his head, police said.
OSP troopers from several Department divisions (Patrol, Criminal, Fish & Wildlife) are involved in the search with support from other agencies on the ground and in the air including California Highway Patrol, Del Norte County, California Sheriff's Office and the US Marshals Service.
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Genius Brands International Inc. and A Squared Entertainment LLC will merge to form an intellectual property (IP) and multimedia content creation and distribution company focused on branded content with a purpose for kids. The assets and experience of both companies will be consolidated under the Genius Brands International banner.
Andy Heyward, formerly CEO of DIC Entertainment and co-president of A Squared Entertainment, will assume the role of Chairman and CEO of Genius Brands International. Amy Moynihan Heyward, formerly co-president of A Squared Entertainment, will serve as president. Klaus Moeller, currently CEO of Genius, will become vice president of special markets, and will continue with the company as a member of its board of directors.
The company will utilize its combined strengths to build upon its unique "content with a purpose" positioning. In addition to producing original content with subject matter experts, the company will develop interactive digital entertainment in all formats including broadcast, online, mobile, tablets, and more. A comprehensive consumer products program will be created to extend the learning into other areas outside of digital media.
Andy Heyward is a multi-Emmy Award-winning producer of children's entertainment. He has produced more than 5,000 episodes of award-winning children's programs, including Inspector Gadget, Alvin and the Chipmunks, G.I. Joe, Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theatre, and Sonic the Hedgehog. Amy Moynihan Heyward is a brand-marketing executive who has spent more than 20 years managing, creating, and launching brands with a focus on kids.


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Oh, another application for screenwriters. Before you wonder about niche-dedicated applications, think about that day you had an epiphany that would be an awesome movie. One of those you would pay twice to watch, like you did with Avatar. Then you looked for an application to write a screenplay only to find out it would cost you more than what you'd expect it to sell for. So you opened your everyday word processor and began typing your story. As you're finished, you sent to a few movie agents.
You never got a reply, even after your mother got high hopes that her child would become famous. That's because writing a great story is not enough. The screenwriting business also requires your script to to follow a strict presentation style, which those expensive apps help achieving. Fountain changed the table, allowing regular Jacks to write screenplays in plain text. Slugline takes the game to the next level.
Screenwriting is not for the weak of heart. Writing the next blockbuster to break into Sunset Blvd is no easy task, and the required applications to do the job often come with an expensive price tag. The film industry itself mostly forces you to use a specific formatting for your scripts and spend more than 200 bucks on an application that is not even that good.
Highland is the prime resource for screenwriters that use the Fountain syntax to write their screenplays. It's a minimalist, almost distraction-free writing environment that is closer to iA Writer or Byword rather than any other screenwriting application. So if you have any interest in learning a little bit about the struggles to write down your favorite films or have no clue what is this Fountain thing, keep reading.


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Calgary cop's son charged in mass killing
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Monique Verhoef lights candles as friends and fellow students of Jordan Segura and Kaiti Perras gather at a vigil at Mount Royal University in NW Calgary, Alta. on Thursday April 17, 2014. A number of students, friends and staff joined together to remember them and the three other young people killed on April 16th, 2014 at the hands of the accused Matt de Grood at an end of school year party. The Stuart Dryden/Calgary Sun/QMI Agency
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In the worst mass killing in Calgary's history, five young adults were stabbed to death during a Brentwood house party.
The accused, the son of a senior Calgary Police Service officer still in hospital as of Tuesday night over concerns of his mental state, has been charged with five counts of first-degree murder.
"The scene was horrific," said a visibly shaken police chief Rick Hanson at a press conference, adding each victim was stabbed several times.
The killings happened at a house party celebrating Bermuda Shorts Day at the University of Calgary, and the accused in custody is the son of a senior police officer, Insp. Doug de Grood, a 33-year veteran.
The accused is 23-year-old Matt de Grood.
The last entry on his Facebook account read: "Dread and the fugitive mind- the world needs a hero" apparently referencing two Megadeth songs.
De Grood worked at a local grocery store and was enrolled as a law student at the U of C.
He made a brief first court appearance late Tuesday — via a telephone call to a room at Rockyview General Hospital.
Justice of the Peace Scott Morgan read de Grood five charges of first-degree murder before asking the suspect if he was aware of what was occurring.
"Mr. de Grood, do you understand the charges," Morgan asked the accused over a phone line.
"Um, no comment," de Grood stated.
"I just need to know if you understand what you've been charged with," said Morgan, after reading out the names of the five victims.
"I'm not sure," said de Grood, who was in the custody of a police detective at the hospital.
Morgan proceeded to tell the accused in Calgary's biggest mass murder the issue of his release will have to be dealt with in Court of Queen's Bench as he had no authority to grant bail on a murder charge.
"Do you understand?" Morgan asked.
"Yes, I understand what you are saying," de Grood said.
The accused said he's being represented by defence counsel Allan Fay.
Fay, who was not with the accused for his appearance, later said it's too early to determine whether he will be seeking de Grood's release pending trial.
De Grood will appear next in provincial court on April 22.
The stabbing happened in a home in the 100 block of Butler Cres. N.W., said CPS spokeswoman Emma Poole.
"We went to the home at 1:20 a.m. for reports of several injured people," Poole said.
At the scene, three people were found dead, and two others with critical injuries were taken to hospital, where they later died.
In total, four men and one woman were killed.
Two of the dead have been identified by friends as Josh Hunter and Zackariah Rathwell, members of a popular local band called Zackariah and the Prophets.
Court documents show the other dead are Jordan Segura, Lawrence Hong and Kaitlin Perras.
"These were all good kids. They did nothing wrong," said Hanson.
Hanson talked to Insp. de Grood just before a press conference.
"He is absolutely devastated. He is heartbroken as is his wife," he said.
Hanson said the suspect had been invited to the party and allegedly used a knife he found in the house.
A suspect fled the scene before police arrived, but officers were able to track him down a short distance away and arrested him with the help of the K9 unit.
Hours after the killings, a police officer retrieved what looked like a bloody kitchen knife dropped in a gutter about 40 metres south of the murder scene.
Jason Stein, who lives three doors down from the massacre scene, said he heard people talking for nearly an hour at the party.
It then took a loud turn shortly before police arrived, he added.
"It got loud at one moment...there was shouting, it sounded like somebody pleading with someone, like 'come on, come on,'" said Stein, adding he's disgusted with so much bloodshed so close to home.
"It's just ridiculous."
Throughout the day, friends of the home's occupants showed up to the view the scene, some of them emotional and red-eyed.
Neighbour Doug Jones said he believed between three and five university students lived in the home, and he has never had any trouble with them.
Early in the afternoon, Connor Hill, who's friends with some of those in the party house, laid a bouquet of flowers near the home.
"I just wanted to show some respect," he said.
"It's not fair, I just think it's bad."
He said his surviving friends "are doing alright."
The tragedy has doubled the number of homicides in Calgary in 2014 to 10.
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Harper Lee Sues Over To Kill a Mockingbird Copyright
The 87-year-old author claims that her literary agent's son-in-law took advantage of her bad hearing.
In a show of Atticus Finch-like determination, Harper Lee is suing her literary agent over the copyright to her Pulitzer Prize-winning 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird. The reclusive 87-year-old author alleges that Samuel Pinkus "took advantage of her declining hearing and eyesight seven years ago to get her to assign the book's copyright to him" without payment after his father-in-law, Lee's longtime agent Eugene Winick, became ill. The lawsuit also claims that Pinkus ignored Lee's previous attempts to get the copyright reassigned, and that he failed to respond to offers to make the novel available as an e-book. Lee is asking that the copyright be turned over to her, along with all the To Kill a Mockingbird commissions Pinkus received from 2007 onward. If people are still taking legal action over books, then how can they be coming to an end?