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NINJA is a 1-year-old black male. He is short haired and still adjusting to the shelter. He is very nice but may prefer to be the only cat in his home.
Milford Humane Society
The Milford Humane Society is open for adoptions at 289 West St. (Rte. 140) on Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. and on Thursday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. Cats are also shown at Petco in Milford on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Additional information about the cats listed can be obtained by calling 508-473-7008. The shelter website is www.milfordhumane.org. All Milford Humane cats have been given rabies and distemper shots, have been spayed or neutered and have been tested for FIV and FeLV.
NINJA is a 1-year-old black male. He is short haired and still adjusting to the shelter. He is very nice but may prefer to be the only cat in his home.
KRINGLE is an ultra cute long haired boy. He is about a year old and very lovable. He is also FIV positive but in good health. He gets along with other cats and would enjoy the company of an FIV playmate (such as his pal Jazzy). If you would like more information on FIV, please contact the shelter.
NAOMI is a beautiful 3-year-old female. She is a long-haired mixed-breed girl with Himalayan markings. She originally came to the shelter with kittens and with some damage to one of her lovely blue eyes. She has some vision loss in that eye but sees fine overall.
TARA AND TRISCA are 12-year-old sisters. They are tiger and white and short haired. The are nice girls who would appreciate a quiet home in their golden years.
MACKENZIE AND MORGAN are 8-month-old tortie sisters. One is medium haired and one is short haired. They are very sweet but a little shy. They warm up quickly once they get to know people. They need to be placed together.
JAZZIE is a very lovable 10-month-old female. She is a medium-haired black sweetheart who loves everybody. She is also FIV positive but in great health. For information about Jazzie or FIV, call the shelter.
DIAMOND AND DALY are a 10-year-old brother-and-sister pair. They are declawed and were surrendered when their person became ill. They are black and white, and Diamond is a little shy. They need to be placed together.
PHOENIX is an older man. He's about 10 years old and hoping to settle into someone's lap for his golden years. He is short-haired and black with a little white locket on his chest.
TYLAW is a spunky brown tiger. He is short-haired and about 4 years old. He gets along with some other animals.
NOEL is a short-haired calico. She is about 5 years old. She tolerates other cats but would probably prefer to be an only child.
ARCHIE AND REGGIE are black-and-white siblings. They are about a year old. They are very nice but a little shy.
JOEY AND JOSEPH are cute white-and-tiger-striped brothers. They are short haired and about a year old. They are a little shy and would like to stay together in a relatively quiet home. They would be fine with other animals.
Baypath Humane Society
Baypath is on Rafferty Road in Hopkinton. The shelter is open every day from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. All Baypath dogs have been spayed or neutered, wormed, heartworm tested and have age-appropriate shots. They also have a Safewatch microchip and leave the shelter with a no-slip collar. Baypath also has cats available for adoption.The following animals are available for adoption. Further information is available at 508-435-6938 or www.baypathhumane.org.
ATHENA is a 2-year-old female shepherd mix. Athena is a goofball who actually flunked out of drug detection school because she just wanted to play all the time. She has an impressive ball drive that will wear your arm out. She has lived in a foster home with children and completed a training class.
BELLA is a 1.5-year-old female retriever mix. Bella is a high energy black lab mix, who came to the shelter from Kentucky. She is looking for a forever home complete with a family who is willing to bring her to obedience training.
MANNY is a 2.5-year-old male yellow retriever mix. Manny came to the shelter from Kentucky. He is awesome and smart, but is as strong as an ox. He needs an active family who would be committed to a training regimen. True to his breed, he likes to retrieve and he'll bring the toy right back to you. He seems to get along fine with other dogs. Manny seems like a very gentle soul.
SASHA is a 3-year-old female beagle/basset hound mix. Sasha is a little cutiepie. She completed a training course and is looking for a quieter home. She loves to roll over and kick her feet in the air.
SKYE is a 1-year-old female American blue heeler mix. Skye is a beautiful dog. Due to the nature of a herding breed, we would suggest a home without small children. She is timid at first, but then warms up very quickly. She completed a training program and is ready for a home. She plays great with other dogs, likes getting a bath, playing fetch and stuffed animals. She is very affectionate and loves attention.
BELLA is an 8-year-old female pit bull terrier mix. Bella is a sweet senior who has been stuck boarding in a kennel for a year waiting for her owner who never came back. She was finally surrendered when her owner decided she could not keep her. She is a sweet and affectionate girl, but in her older age she has become protective of her food and would need an owner with patience and understanding of that issue. She is very focused on her people and treat training and doesn't even pay attention to barking dogs around her; however, we do feel a home where she is the only dog would be best. She can sit like a champ and even knows 'speak.'
FENWAY is a 5 1/2-year-old male border collie/American blue heeler mix. Fenway is a wonderful adult dog that came to us as a local owner surrender. His family had him since he was a puppy, but due to changes in their work schedule and lifestyle they could no longer give him the attention he needed. This 50-pound dog lived with a toddler and two other dogs. His owners described him as friendly, playful and affectionate. He loved to give kisses to the toddler. He is crate trained as well. We feel that a home with older children or no children may be best as he requires more activity than most dogs, typical of the breed mix. We have been working with him on a leash and he does really well. He is not reactive to other dogs and does really well with positive reinforcement and redirection. He doesn't seem interested in the dogs at all, but we think a home where he is the only dog is best as he didn't always get along with the other dogs in his last household and doesn't seem interested in them in general.
LEROY is a 3 1/2-year-old male Shar-Pei/bloodhound mix. Leroy was surrendered to us because his family didn't have time for him and one of the family members developed an allergy to him. Leroy loves riding in the car and playing catch. Leroy would do best in a family with teenage kids or an adult-only family. He is not a fan of being teased by children. Leroy has a lot of energy and would really like an owner who will given him lots of exercise. Leroy is OK with other dogs as long as there is a proper introduction.
WALKER is a 1-year-old male shepherd/hound mix. Walker is a such a love. He would surgically attach himself to you if he could. He is a medium-sized little guy who just wants to be with you at all times. He is very friendly and does well with children. He has also lived with cats. He would make a great best friend.
LIZZIE is a 10-month-old beagle mix. She is an extremely high-energy puppy who loves to play with everyone. She has a dominant personality and loves to play fetch. She doesn't do well on a leash but she is still young and needs a lot of attention and training as most puppies do.
BELLA is a 1 1/2-year-old Labrador retriever mix. Bella is a beautiful girl who is looking for a home that has active owners. She loves to walk, but needs training and a harness. She is super playful with other dogs.
NIKE is a 4-year-old Patterdale/terrier mix. Nike is a really sweet and happy mutt who is looking for his forever home. He is a little shy at first but will be snuggling with you in no time. A quiet home that can work on socializing would be great for him. Nike does not like little dogs, so he should go to a home with no other animals.
Greyhound Rescue of New England
Dogs are available at Greyhound Rescue of N.E. Inc., Mendon. The shelter can be reached at 508-478-1617.
Purr-fect Cat Shelter
Purr-fect Cat's felines can be viewed for adoption by appointment. The cats have been vaccinated, spayed or neutered and tested for FIV and FeLV. To arrange a time, please leave a message at the shelter message center at 508-533-5855. The shelter Web site is www.purrfectcatshelter.org.
SADIE is an older kitten. She is a cute, medium-haired black-and-white girl. Sadie was rescued by our local A.C.O. and turned over to PCS when she went unclaimed. Sadie is a wonderful cat who is fun to be with and very adaptable. She would be a fantastic addition in an active home with other animals.
CUDDLES is a young adult brown tiger. She is medium haired and was found stray. Cuddles lives up to her name. She loves being with people, is very playful and will make a wonderful addition to almost any family situation.
KIRBY is a young adult black and white male. He is a very personable and friendly cat. He was surrendered to the shelter by his owners because they really couldn't afford to keep him. He is a handsome boy and gets along with the other cats in his room. Kirby is medium haired and should make a great family pet.
COCOA is an older kitten. She is a short-haired, brown-and-white tiger with double paws. Cocoa had taken up residency under a shed. At first she was a little tentative but now she is quite comfortable in her new surrounding and seems to like not foraging for food. Cocoa is sweet and gentle and has an extra toe on both of her front feet. A quiet home with no small children would be best for Cocoa. She would appreciate a non-aggressive feline friend.
BELLA is an adult, gray-and-white short-haired female. Little Bella was surrendered to the shelter along with another cat. Both cats were turned over to a relative in hopes that the cats would get along with her cats. However, since neither Bella nor the male cat had been fixed, it was never going to work. Bella is a very sweet and quiet girl who would really love to be the one and only in a quiet adult home.
MAJOR is a young long-haired, white male with tiger patches. This very handsome cat was rescued by a PCS volunteer who had been feeding him and letting him gain her trust. As it turned out, Major was not a true feral cat but most likely dumped by his family. He is handsome, gentle and loves attention. Grooming time is one of his favorite things. He would make a wonderful companion for a single person or couple. Older children would be fine but please, no other animals.
CAGNEY is an older female tabby kitten with some white. She is a very beautiful girl. Born outside to a domesticated mother cat, Cagney had some very feral ways when first taken in by PCS. After four months and lots of kindness and love, she has started to relax and not be so skittish and is letting the volunteers give her their love. She seems to enjoy being by herself rather than playing with the other kittens in her room. Cagney needs the love and peacefulness of an adult home.
DUSTY is a young adult male. He is gray and white. He was surrendered to the shelter due to the inability to get along with one of the other four cats that were already living in the home. He is starting to adjust to life at the shelter and he hopes to find a quiet adult home soon so that he can show you how sweet and loving he truly is. Dusty enjoys having his beautiful long gray fur brushed while he sits and warms your lap.
CHELSEA is a young adult, medium-haired tortie. Chelsea and her sister, Margo, were left at the animal control officer's kennel. Poor little Chelsea was in deplorable condition. She was so skinny and flea infested and after her veterinary visit the blood work showed that she was borderline anemic. The fleas had helped themselves to so much of her blood that we kept her in foster for a few extra weeks to build up her system. Now at the shelter and reunited with Margo, she seems happy and curious.
MAYA is a young adult dilute calico. This beautiful little girl, who is just under a year of age, was surrendered to the shelter as a pregnant cat. As sometimes is the case with very young cats, her kittens did not survive. She has a very laid-back personality and seems to be enjoying the safety and security of being indoors. Maya would be a wonderful family cat.
Glenda Hazard is a writer and editor for Gatehouse Media. She is also a volunteer at Milford Humane Society. She can be reached by email at email@example.com or by phone at 508-490-7454.


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A walk may be better for you
Walking vs. running
Keep moving, slow movers, and don't worry about those who might flash by you with that supposedly all-knowing grin. It turns out walking may be healthier for you than running, according to a study of more than 30,000 runners and 15,000 walkers released this month by the American Heart Association:
• Running reduced the risk for first-time hypertension 4.2 percent, while walking reduced risk 7.2 percent.
• Running reduced first-time high cholesterol 4.3 percent; walking 7 percent.
• Running reduced first-time diabetes 12.1 percent, compared with 12.3 percent for walking.
• Running reduced coronary heart disease 4.5 percent compared with 9.3 percent for walking.
Study participants were 18 to 80 years old, clustered in their 40s and 50s. Men represented 21 percent of the walkers and 51.4 percent of the runners.
Healthy Walking Challenge
BlueCross BlueShield of WNY has picked 10 walking events this year designed to promote fitness while supporting important community efforts. "The whole idea of the challenge was built around small steps to healthy," said Moira Giammaresi, a corporate relations specialist.
Register for the challenge free, and find out more about each event, at bcbswyn.com/hwc.
Autism Awareness Walk: next Saturday, Summit Educational Resources Headquarters, 150 Stahl Road, Amherst.
March for Babies: April 28, Canalside on the Buffalo waterfront.
AIDS Walk Buffalo: May 18, Hoyt Lake at Delaware Park.
Hospice Memorial Walk: May 19, Canalside.
Race for the Cure: June 8, Buffalo Zoo, Delaware Park-Zoo.
JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes: June 9, Buffalo Zoo.
Walk Off Hunger: July 27 Island Park, Williamsville.
Paws in the Park: Sept. 28, Beaver Island State Park, Grand Island.
Step Out Walk: Oct. 12, BlueCross BlueShield headquarters, 257 W. Genesee St.
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer: Oct. 19, 65 Niagara Square.

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Finally I have implemented a Markaudio Alpair 10V2 into my powered sub-woofer system for assisting low-end range of Alpair 6Ms, after tried two other conventional 13cm class woofers. Those woofers could never overcome or replace boosted bass generated from two Alpair 6Ms because I felt some unpleasantness in their sounds. Now, I'm completely satisfied with my desktop 2.1ch configuration (Alpair6M x2+Alpair10 x1) and have decided to finalize the development.
- Main System (ZAP)
Driver: Alpair 6M, 2.5L sealed box/full dampedAmp.: NuForce Icon AMP (24W x 2) or
Elekit TU-870R (6BM8 single, 2W x2)
- Subwoofer System (ZAP BASS)Driver: Alpair 10 V2, 4.0L sealed box/full damped
Amp.: Dayton Audio plate amp. (100W x 1, with built-in low-pass filter)
In this article, I will demonstrate the outstanding low-end quality and performance of Markaudio Alpair 10V2 (FULL RANGER!) comparing with two types of conventional 13 cm WOOFERs.
History of Bass Drivers in my system
I started with a powered subwoofer from Victor. Its sound quality was quite poor (due to maybe high amount of distortions). The digital boosted bass generated from tiny Alpair 5s was much better. I threw it away.
|Victor Powered Sub-Woofer
Then I tried two types of conventional 13cm Woofer, Dynavox LW5002PPR-S (PP cone) and Dayton Audio DA135-8 (Metal cone). However, they also could not overcome or replace the boosted bass from Alpair 6Ms. I felt something unpleasant with those woofers, too.
|Dynavox LW5002PPR-S
|Dayton Audio DA135-8
|Absolute SPLs are unknown. Levels are adjusted in the range of 200 to 500Hz.
Finally I have adopted Alpair 10V2 as the bass driver, although it's a pure FULL RANGER. To confirm or identify the measurable advantages of Alpair 10, I performed a series of tests on my desktop.
Definition of Xmax
Before presenting the results, I would like to clarify the definition of Xmax (maximum excursion of diaphragm) as below:
In this article, "Xmax" refers to "maximum linear excursion" (center to point "D" (or "C") in above figure).
Hc: Coil length
Hg: Gap height
Markaudio Alpair6: Xmax=1.6mm (Hc=7.2mm, Hg=4mm)
Markaudio Alpair 10: Xmax=5.5mm (Hc=16mm, Hg=5mm)
Dayton Audio DA135-8: Xmax=3.0mm (Hc=12mm, Hg=6mm)
Dynavox LW5002PPR-S: Xmax = 3.0mm (Hc=12mm, Hg=6mm)
Alpair 10's Xmax(5.5mm) is much larger than conventional 13cm woofers (typically Xmax=3.0mm).
Test Results
1. Open Air Condition
The diaphragm displacement (p-p amplitude) and sound pressure curve were measured at the same time using below setup.
The displacement (p-p) was read from a scaled sticker attached on the voice coil bobbin via a digital photograph (1sec exposure time) or just visually.
a) Alpair 6M
As a reference, I'll show you the results from Alpair 6M first.
Common Test Conditions:Signal: sinusoidal 40Hz/0dB
Xpp=Peak-to-peak amplitude of displacement
(i) approx. at half amplitude of Xmax(iii) approx. at Xmax
(iv) amplitude > Xmax
Typical 2nd and 3rd order contents can be seen. As Xpp increases, 3rd order increases more significantly than 2nd order. This 3rd order distortion seems strongly related to unpleasant feeling. My personal subjective and rough criterion for allowable distortion is: 3rd < 2nd. If the 3rd exceeds the 2nd, then the sound pressure wave form becomes triangular and it sounds clearly different from a sinusoidal tone. With Alpair 6M, this limit roughly corresponds to its Xmax (1.6mm x 2 = 3.2mm p-p)(see (iii)).
It violates my criterion already at half amplitude of Xmax (see (i)). At Xpp=4mm, the wave form becomes completely triangular (see (ii)). At Xmax, its slopes become "S" shape. Additionally, higher order distortions (4th, 5th,….) also appear while Alpair 6M has almost no higher order contents. These high amount of 3rd order distortions seem to be the main reason why this driver could not overcome or replace the boosted bass from Alpair 6Ms, in other word, why I didn't like this driver.
c) Alpair 10
I think no explanations are necessary. Very less 3rd order distortions in the entire operating range. The 3rd never exceeds 2nd even over Xmax condition (see (iv)). Very less higher order distortion even at very big amplitude (Xpp=10mm, near Xmax) (see (iii)).
2. Sealed Box Condition
I compared the Dynavox woofer and Alpair 10 on a 4L sealed box because Dynavox has no space for the scaled sticker.
Test Conditions:
Amplifier Volume: Full (NuForce Icon AMP, 24W)
Signal: sinusoidal 40Hz with level from -18dB to -6dB
Test Conditions:
Amplifier Volume: Full (NuForce Icon AMP, 24W)
Signal: sinusoidal 40Hz with level from -18dB to -6dB
Again, Alpair 10 demonstrates very low 3rd order distortions up to tremendous amplitudes while Dynavox generates high amount of 3rd order already in very low signal levels.
Why the 3rd order distortion is generated? Why the pressure wave form becomes triangular?
To understand the phenomena, I performed very simple simulations.
This is no distortional condition. Blue curve is a pure sinusoidal wave that corresponds to "Displacement of Diaphragm". Green curve corresponds to "Sound Pressure" that is derived by differentiating the displacement with respect to time.
Then 3rd order contents are added to the displacement.
Form the results above, we can assume that the 3rd order distortion of sound pressure is derived from the 3rd order distortion in the displacement which is generated when peaks of the displacement curve are rounded or cut. It is clear that the 3rd order distortion is unavoidable if the diaphragm moves beyond Xmax (due to non-linearity of magnetic driving force). This is OK. …
However, within Xmax range, it should be reduced as much as possible. The 3rd order distortion within Xmax range could be mainly caused by mechanical losses (due to spider and edge) that disturb or pull-back the movements of the diaphragm more strongly as the diaphragm excurses more from the central position. Especially if the mechanical force has a strong nonlinear characteristic (i.e. increases drastically at larger displacement), the 3rd order distortion will be more serious.
Such low 3rd order distortions in Alpairs (especially in Alpair 10) could be attributed to their very less mechanical losses thanks to ultra thin and soft spiders and edges. On the other hand, conventional woofers with harder mechanical suspensions could generate larger 3rd order distortions even within Xmax.2nd =7.5%
When 2nd order is added, the sound pressure curve inclines toward right. This tendency can be clearly seen in Alpair 10's sound pressure curves at high Xpp. The 2nd order distortion is generally inevitable with "dynamic" loud speakers and seems not so critical as 3rd order distortion in view of subjective unpleasantness. For example, many people feel something pleasant with single tube amplifiers even though they generate relatively high amount of 2nd order distortion. The 2nd order distortion could be compensated easily via digital signal processing if necessary.
- "Low mechanical loss (High mechanical compliance)" must directly improve the quality of music reproduction in entire frequency and amplitude range because of higher sensitivity and linearity (thus lower distortion) of the diaphragm movements. I believe this must be one of the most important advantages of Markaudio Alpairs.
- In addition to reduction of mechanical losses, following measures could be effective to reduce 3rd order distortions.1. Increase magnetic force relative to mechanical loss:
Stronger magnet
Thinner air gap clearanceRectangular wire for voice coil (Alpair 10 use this)
2. Increase geometrical Xmax: (for expanding linear range)
Longer coil
Thinner gap height
I will soon report comparisons of several 3" drivers including Alpair 6M/6P/ 5, FOSTEX FE83E, Aura sound NS3-193.


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Joseph McMillin only cares about one thing — growing green.
Joseph McMillin only cares about one thing — growing green.
The recent Wofford College graduate has returned to his old stomping grounds to pioneer a project that could eventually help area restaurants and schools turn food waste into something beneficial for the environment.
McMillin, 22, who launched his waste disposal company Junk Matters LLC while he was still a student, has partnered with Wofford to install an organic waste dehydration unit behind Burwell cafeteria.
"This is very exciting for us," said McMillin of Inman. "We will be looking to implement these at strategic locations across the county in the future in order to help reduce food waste going to the landfill."
The unit was designed by environmental entrepreneurs Jim Gosnell and Scott Harke, co-owners of Upstate-based Industrial Integration.
It resembles a large oven with a hatch where food waste is fed into a chamber with two double helix blades. The waste is churned and heated via a condenser to a temperature that reaches up to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.
The process takes about 8 hours and essentially accelerates the decomposition of food, including bones, and compostable plastic and paper products through indirect heating, drying and grinding. The byproduct is a sterile material that resembles coffee grounds and has the distinct smell of gingerbread.
McMillin said the material is too rich in nitrogen to be planted in directly, but it can be used as a soil additive or in vermicomposting, the process of composting using worms.
Vermicomposting typically uses red wigglers, white worms and other earthworms to break down organic material. The worms create casting as an end product of breaking down organic matter. The castings have low levels of contaminants and a high saturation of nutrients than organic material before processing. The castings can act as a nutrient-rich organic fertilizer or soil conditioner, McMillin said.
Water collected during the process is called "greywater," which is safe to drain into sewers or to be used for watering gardens or crops.
"It's pretty amazing to see how it's possible to have so many benefits that can be used for so many applications," said Eric Breitensten of Valle Crucis, N.C., one of McMillin's former classmates who he recently hired to serve as vice president of Junk Matters.
"This is just the first step in our mission to help Spartanburg County residents become more aware of new technologies that can help improve the environment, reduce costs and improve their quality of life."
McMillin said the machine can process up to 1,000 pounds of food waste per day running on three cycles. The machine reduces about 90 percent of the bulk, meaning roughly 100 pounds of byproduct could be produced per day. Right now, the machine is handling 650 pounds of waste each day.
According to McMillin, the dehydrator is one of only two units in operation in the Southeast. The other is used by Greenville Technical College, but it's a smaller unit.
In the coming weeks, McMillin said he will purchase and install a newer dehydrator at Wofford that will increase capacity by about 50 percent per cycle.
The machines replaced a 30-yard compactor that used to sit behind the cafeteria. Junk Matters is also handling a pair of 6-yard Dumpsters in trash and six Dumpsters of recycling each week at the school.
Jason Burr, associate vice president of facilities and capital projects at Wofford, said the school has benefitted from the partnership with Junk Matters.
"We're trying to go to a zero-waste program," Burr said. "We want to move in that direction. It has been a really good partnership. (McMillin and Breitenstein) are pushing us to do some really innovative things."
Burr said the college started working with McMillin when he was still a student.
Last year, the young entrepreneur helped Wofford coordinate and motivate sustainability efforts on campus.
"This was the next phase of that effort," Burr said.
He said the college sat down with Junk Matters and its vendor Aramark to make sure that all of the products used in the cafeteria were compostable.
While the dehydrator is only being used at the main dining facility, Burr said he can foresee it becoming a campus-wide effort.
"At the end of the day, we've become a lot more sustainable because of the partnership that we have with Junk Matters," he said. "The work they're doing, the passion that they have is just amazing. … It's a true win-win-win. It's good for their business; it's good for local agriculture and saves us money."
During his sophomore year, McMillin took part in the school's Success Initiative, a program open to students of all majors that emphasizes innovation and creative problem solving through experience.
He was mentored by Wofford alumni and local business leaders Nick Wildrick and John Bauknight, who started their entrepreneurial careers with the document destruction company Shred First LLC.
During his junior year, McMillin decided to quit the football team and focus solely on launching his business with resources provided by Wofford's Mungo Center for Professional Excellence.
In April, he claimed the top prize from the school's "Ten students, Ten minutes, $10,000" competition. The expo-style event showcased The Space at Wofford's Mungo Center for Professional Excellence on Evins Street, as well as the work of nearly 50 students.
Part of his winnings included startup space for a year at The Iron Yard LLC's facility in downtown.
Like many of his classmates enrolled at the center, McMillin, who earned his bachelor of science degree in psychology, wanted to develop a concept that would be successful and make a positive impact on the community.
Over the past few months, his business has grown rapidly to 30 recycling accounts, as well as School Districts 1, 2, 3 and part of 7. McMillin has also added several zero-waste clients, including The Coffee Bar, Magnolia Lofts, The Iron Yard, Carolina Harvest House and RJ Rockers brewery.
"We have been very busy and are growing quickly," said McMillin. "It's exciting. People are calling us now."
For more information, visit: www.junkmattersllc.com.


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SuperMicro unsheathes SuperBlade
The energy efficient way to stuff 40 processors into a box?
High density computing can also mean high energy efficiency, SuperMicro claimed as it announced SuperBlade, a bladeserver capable of supporting up to 40 processors in a 7U-high box.
Each chassis can have up to four power supplies for redundancy, which are over 90 per cent efficient, SuperMicro marketing veep Don Clegg said.
He added that there's two sizes of power supply available, so the system can be customised to have the right amount of shared power for its application load and processor types.
SuperBlade's 10 blades are available with two or four processors each, and can support quad or dual-core AMD or Intel chips. Each blade has two Gigabit Ethernet ports, eight DIMM slots for memory, two slots for optional hot-plug SAS or SATA hard drives, and a socket for an optional Infiniband module.
The blades slot into a midplane in the chassis, which also hosts a Gigabit Ethernet switch, duplicated for redundancy, and a server management module. It can have an Infiniband switch for server clustering as well.
SuperBlade pricing has not yet been set, but Clegg claimed it will be "competitive". He added that while bladeservers do require "a certain level of sophistication" in their users, there is now plenty of open software that can make full use of this type of system, especially in areas such as enterprise server consolidation and data centre computing. ®


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On the other hand, if it is a pure pulling force, then why would the moon not be pulled towards the earth. The moon appears to be synched up with the earth, like caught in a magnetic orbit. The spin of the moon relative to the sun, is once per its monthly orbit of the earth.
This "magnetic locking" you mention is extremely interesting, and from what I've learned from looking at Simon's science, it is a much more prevalent phenomenon than we have even previously understood.
Our little "universe" here around the Sun, Earth, Moon, Mars, etc. is truly like clockwork.
If you wanted to explain this as "gravity" (a rather outmoded word associated with Newton's alchemical studies, at this point, as far as I'm concerned) then we should include what is traditionally called "anti-gravity" in the same definition. Since that merely confuses things and divides what may be a selfsame force into "attraction" and "repulsion", we might want to start with something more basic and compare gravitational effects to an electromagnetic like determiner without needing to specifically define that yet.
That is, all three effects — "buoyancy" ("anti-gravity") and "gravity" (Earthly objects, the rare celestial matter such as meteor materials being drawn to the Earth and observed parallels on nearby planets serving as our only proof of a universal gravity that is said to exist throughout the known universe) and "magnetic locking" (such as the clockwork and seemingly miraculous whole-number rhythms of the observable spheres in our Earth system) — might be read as a single kind of force: one that "works out" (without necessarily implying intelligence behind it) what is seemingly "attracted" or "repelled" from what, and in what rhythms and patterns (something like cymatics perhaps) that these things appear to be.
Anyway, I think you are onto something. Keep up your studies, aa5 and let us know if you find out more!
My personal suspicion is that we may need to get away from the idea that these phenomena are totally understood and "solved" within observable phenomena of the universe made of human senses and known particles like electrons. There may be something "underlying" (or "overlying" but in any case harder to observe) that determines what we merely discover as "gravity" and "buoyancy". This is probably why mathematical attempts to define the universe's activities have to invent things like the "graviton".


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Pam Carr was concerned. She was expecting a 9-week-old male bichon frise puppy she had named Darby to arrive from Kansas. Her concern was her 7-year-old Boston terrier, Desi, who had been the only pet in the house since the death of Lucy, a 14-year-old Boston terrier, in November. Desi was boss of the house and Pam wasn't sure how she would feel about Darby's arrival.
She was talking about it with Tori Hellewell at Tori's pets' general store, Island Animal, behind Jamestown Family Practice. Tori suggested that when Darby arrived to bring him to the store and have someone bring Desi and have the introduction there. The store was closed on the day Darby flew in, but Tori opened and Caroline Sears brought Desi for the introduction. Pam said that Desi and Darby met each other, played for a while, and both dogs went home together like old friends.
While we were getting wet last week and much of the rest of New England's citizens were up to their armpits in snow, five islanders were climbing to the top of the highest peak in Vermont, Mt. Mansfield. After reaching the summit by struggling through heavy drifts of new snow, Dave Barone, Lauren Champagne, Nick Digiando, Mike Jacquard and Tommy Munro rode the trail Hellbrook down to the bottom.
Dorothy Strang has some scrambled names:
"Unscramble the following street names. They are all from in town. (Note: These are not openended questions, but I won't give the answers anyway.)"
Phyllis Anderson wonders whatever happened to the cannon that at one time sat on the lawn in front of the Thomas H. Clarke School?
Tomorrow night is the opening reception for "Collaboration '10" at the Jamestown Gallery, 47 Conanicus Ave. from 6 to 8 p.m. Artists young and old are urged to come and enjoy the community art show and support the Jamestown Arts Center by buying some of the affordable art, and/or by becoming a member.
Monday night, and again on March15, island photographer Eileen McCarney Muldoon and her partner, Cindy Horovits Wilson, will host a photographic workshop on behalf of the Jamestown Arts Center from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Jamestown Gallery. For more information, go to www.jamestownartcenter. org.
Jan Tabit writes: "In response to Larry Lewis, I live 10 minutes from Washington, D.C. and the federal government just celebrated Presidents' Day and the federal government had authorized the holiday."
The crocuses are coming up. Hang in there!
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Peter Pemantell writes, "The answer to John Murphy's question about the actor who played Boo Radley is the great Robert Duvall and it was his first film. The two children in the movie 'To Kill A Mockingbird' had never acted before that film. It's one of my favorites and I own copies of the movie and the book. Good question, John, however the latter part of the question will have to go to someone else, I have no idea who his classmate was (unless maybe it was you)."
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Elizabeth Mancini has the correct answer to last week's poser. The lyrics are from "Fly Like An Eagle" recorded by the Steve Miller Band.
In the 1947 movie, "My Wild Irish Rose," what famous Irish singing star did Dennis Morgan portray?
Check out the new addition to Jamestown Wine & Liquors. It has the greatest cookies. Yep, cookies and other delicacies.
Robert Fleming asks, "What famous actor lived on High Street, attended Rogers High School and performed with June Allyson and Esther Williams, among many others?
A public service announcement from Jim Pemantell: "Anyone with Internet access wanting to report a street light being out can Google "National Grid." Click on a box named street light (something or other) that will allow you to fill in all the info about the light. I believe, but am not sure, that the town pays for every street light even if they don't work."
For you dump-goers heading north, North Main Road at the reservoir is a 25 mph speed zone though it's not posted until almost to the top of the hill. Beware!
"You know" has become a national epidemic and "got" with its ugly, guttural sound has replaced "have."
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With politics in mind, Texas Republicans avoiding measures to crack down on illegal immigration
By KAREN BROOKS HARPER
13 January 2013 11:16 PM
AUSTIN — Faced with the prospect of a booming number of Hispanic voters, Republicans in the Legislature have stayed away from hot-button immigration proposals, such as banning "sanctuary cities."
When lawmakers last met, they filed dozens of such measures well before the session started, setting the tone for an emotional and divisive immigration debate. Now, GOP lawmakers and party leaders say they want to show Hispanics that they understand their needs — and that they want their support at the polls.
"If somebody thinks you don't like them because of their race or ethnic background, it doesn't matter if they agree with you on 99 out of 100 issues. They're not going to vote for you," said Steve Munisteri, chairman of the Republican Party of Texas. "We have adopted a change in tone, hopefully, and a re-examination of how we were messaging, and we did that way before the election."
Last summer, Texas Republicans added support for a temporary guest-worker program to their party platform. The platform still calls for English-only policies and criminal punishment for entering the U.S. illegally. But the guest-worker proposal was a watershed moment for GOP-Latino relations and a nod to a changing reality in Texas politics, said GOP Rep. Larry Gonzales of Round Rock.
"It's a little different tone this time," said Gonzales, who has been pushing a message of inclusion to Republican groups in recent weeks and, he added, "being very well received. A lot of people woke up and realized that this population matters."
Just 29 percent of Latinos voted for Republican Mitt Romney in November — a significant drop from more than 40 percent who supported Republican George W. Bush in 2004. So it's wise to mend fences, said Sylvia Manzano, a Houston-based senior analyst with Latino Decisions, which tracks Hispanic influence in politics.
"You can't attack and court at the same time," Manzano said. "For every one vote you gain by being antagonistic, you lose five Latinos."
That hasn't been lost on the Texas GOP leadership, which has made no secret of the need to attract Latino voters.
No sanctuary ban
Perhaps the most telling sign of this new conciliatory tone is the absence of sanctuary city legislation from remarks this week by Gov. Rick Perry. Such a measure would prevent cities from barring police from asking those they stop about their immigration status. Two years ago, Perry declared it an emergency priority for legislators on the day the session began, though it never became law.
He now mentions the proposal only when asked.
"I still think it's an issue we need to talk about as a state," Perry said.
But he declined to say whether that legislation, which strips funding from cities that don't actively enforce immigration laws, would re-emerge on his list of priorities.
"If there are issues that we think are important enough to rise to the level of an emergency from the standpoint of the state, you all will be some of the first to know," he told reporters.
Democrats say that even if they don't go to the lengths they did in 2011, Republicans still hurt Hispanic constituents with cuts to public education and social services.
"It's still early, so I'm not holding my breath," said San Antonio Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, chairman of the House Democratic Caucus.
Indeed, bills have been filed to repeal in-state tuition for illegal immigrant college students and clamp down on day labor sites. In addition, several House freshmen list the issue among their priorities for their first session.
But nobody has filed the Arizona-style bills that would empower local police to enforce immigration or require proof of citizenship for schoolchildren.
"I don't think those are helpful in the conversation that we're having with Hispanics," said freshman Rep. Jason Villalba, R-Dallas, adding lawmakers will probably focus on education, jobs, and infrastructure issues. "We need to do a better job of focusing on opportunities for Hispanic families here in Texas rather than always focusing on those issues that are a little more divisive."
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Rep. Debbie Riddle, R-Houston, was once the face of Texas' war on illegal immigration. This year, she's focusing instead on border security and support for the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Riddle made national headlines before the 2011 session when she camped outside the House so she could be first in line to file her version of Arizona's law. She warned against "terror babies" born in the U.S. to illegal immigrants, and said people had grown "sick and tired of political correctness."
Asked last week whether she'd be filing the same immigration slate this year, Riddle said sanctuary cities legislation would be too difficult to enforce and steered the conversation toward securing the state's border with Mexico.
"Border security, and security as a whole, is my No. 1 priority," said Riddle, a member of the budget-writing House Appropriations Committee last session. "I am looking at what we need to do as far as making sure that the DPS has the funds that they need in order to do what they need."
Advocates for strengthening laws against illegal immigration say they don't want to see a new political approach compromise efforts to battle problems that arise from the issue, such as illegal immigrants who cycle through the criminal justice system and commit more crimes when they're released.
"I agree very much with those people that say the rhetoric has gone in a direction that hasn't been welcoming, hasn't been helpful," said Ken Emanuelson, a Dallas lawyer and tea party activist. "But we can't just close our eyes, stick our fingers in our ears, and say 'La-la-la, I can't hear you,' because there are very real issues that arise from the lack of attention to these policies, and they're not going to go away."


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Denver No. 1 in Olympics viewing
In the seven-day average ratings released today, Denver beat Milwaukee to be the top metered market in Olympics TV consumption with a 23.3 rating and 38 share (percent of the viewing audience).
Overall, NBC has 26.6 million Americans watching in the first week of Olympics coverage, the biggest Olympics audience for a non-U.S. Games since Lillehammer (aka, the Tonya and Nancy soap opera). Credit Shaun White for doing his part to boost the numbers.
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BRISTOL, Tenn. – On Tuesday night, the King University women's volleyball team played a tough nonconference match with Concord University. The Tornado got off to a slow start, and grinded out a tight 3-1 win over the Mountain Lions to extend their winning streak to nine matches.
Concord (7-7) jumped ahead early, but King gradually came back and went on a run with the score tied at 12 apiece. Lauren Willoughby sparked a quick 4-0 spurt for the Tornado offense with a kill. Kelsey Griffitts followed with a kill, and Willoughby registered another put away on the run. However, the Mountain Lions made a comeback late in the set and evened the score at 22 before Maribeth Kern came up with a kill. Kern then gave King (10-3) a chance at set point with her fifth kill of the set as the Tornado took the frame 25-23.
Willoughby kept the Tornado in the second set early as she recorded kills on four of the first seven King points. The Tornado used an 8-2 run later in the set, that was capped by an Ashton Beckner kill to take an 18-12 lead. Griffitts then gave King a chance at set point with one of her four kills in the frame, and Payton Tipton ended the 25-19 King win with an ace.
King looked to have control in the third set as they held a four point advantage most of the set, and at 16-12 following a Sarah Collins kill. However, the Concord offense came alive as the Mountain Lions gradually worked their way back, and used a 7-0 run to take a 23-19 lead. The Tornado tried to comeback, and got within one twice, the last coming at 24-23, but the Mountain Lions took the frame 25-23 to force a fourth set.
The teams traded points in the fourth set, and Blair Fields gave King a 10-7 lead with an ace. The Tornado held the lead there, and Summer Kremer gave the Tornado a 20-14 lead with back-to-back kills. However, Concord came back to even the set at 20 before Kremer struck with another kill to give the lead back to King. Willoughby capped her night with a kill to give King a chance at match point as the Tornado took the set 25-21, and the match on an attack error.
Willoughby only made two attack errors on 20 attempts while leading the team with 14 kills. For the match, she hit a blistering .600. Kern also reached double figures in kills with 10 while Olivia Underwood dished out a team-high 32 assists. Tipton led the defense with 20 digs, her fifth match with at least 20 digs this season, and third in her last four matches.
King returns to Conference Carolinas play on Friday night when they travel to Due West, S.C., to take on Erskine College. First serve is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.


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Amid all the hubbub surrounding the defections of Professors Cornel West and K. Anthony Appiah from Harvard to Princeton recently, it went unmentioned that only thirty years ago, African-American studies as we know it today didn't even exist. Although the Kulturkampf of the 1960s touched many academic disciplines, it was the creation of black studies programs that led to the most rancorous debates on American campuses. British historian Marcus Cunliffe captured the scene well. Following a tour of American universities in the late 1960s, he reported, "Every spokesman was indulgent in spokesmanship, every apologist in apologias, every militant in militance…. Visually, one feels the same strain: white facial muscles ache with nervous smiling, black ones with intimidating scowls." This was a period in which (for once!) academic battles were so fierce because the stakes were so high.
Apropos of which is Mark Naison's engrossing new memoir, White Boy, which explains how a Jewish kid from Crown Heights, "whose childhood passions were sports and rock and roll," later made interracialism the "organizing principle" of his social life, activism and scholarship. Even by the lofty standards of the 1960s, when picket lines and protest marches were briefly fashionable and young people trumpeted their idealism with something less than total irony, Naison's commitment to antiracism was profound. In addition to demonstrating for civil rights and volunteering for inner-city organizations, he found community and intimacy in black cultural life, and he began teaching black studies just as an emergent nationalist consciousness among African-Americans challenged his intellectual authority to do so. (Today, he is professor of African-American studies and history and director of urban studies at Fordham University, and author of a seminal work on Communists in Harlem during the Depression.) But White Boy is more than just a political memoir; like most coming-of-age tales, it also reflects the comedy and anguish of life itself.
Naison wasn't raised with any special regard for the social significance of race relations. Growing up, the biggest problem he faced was the cultural dissonance between his closely knit, working-class neighborhood and the intensely intellectual environment that prevailed in his home. In the former, kids his age typically proved their mettle through their physical prowess, and it was in the handball, stickball and basketball games that took place in his local schoolyard that his lifelong love of sports found its earliest expression. But back home, academic achievement was what mattered, and so his parents deluged him with egghead toys like chemistry sets, along with books and music lessons. As a child, Naison was so defensive about his precocity that anyone hapless enough to make "a good-natured comment about [his] piano lessons or science-fair projects might draw a barrage of punches."
Naison's childhood exposure to black athletes and performers may have laid the groundwork for his progressive outlook on race relations, and the infectious optimism that animated the black freedom struggle had its effect on him as well. But more disturbing were the "racial fears and prejudices" that began creeping into Naison's own neighborhood and family. While his parents may not have been openly racist in these years, they were deeply protective of their hard-won social status, uncomprehending of African-American folkways and troubled when black immigrants began to change the social composition of their Crown Heights neighborhood. When Naison first expressed an interest in opposing racial discrimination during his senior year in high school, his mother asked "Why are you trying to help the schvartzes?" To Naison, this was a plangent moment; to his mother, a sincere question. "My parents' entire response to civil rights," Naison writes, "could be summed up by the phrase, 'Is it good for the Jews?'"


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And, if EPA provides final registration, the Indianapolis-based seed company also plans to bring two new varieties containing the WideStrike Insect Protection trait to market this season, company officials said.
"PhytoGen Seed Co. is committed to being a long-term player in the cottonseed market," said Joe Sobek, global cotton business leader for Dow AgroSciences. PhytoGen is a joint venture between Mycogen Corp., an affiliate of Dow AgroSciences LLC, and the J.G. Boswell Co.
"We plan to bring new, exciting varieties to the market along with real innovation in cotton traits," he said. "Our Pima and Acala varieties continue to be the products of choice among growers in California, and our conventional varieties in the Eastern markets have provided an excellent foundation for growth."
PhytoGen plans to introduce five new varieties, a new consistent look from coast to coast and increased market visibility, says Sobek.
Four of the new PhytoGen varieties will include the Roundup Ready trait:
- PHY 410 R, an early-to-mid maturity Roundup Ready variety adapted for the Mid-South, Southeast and Southwest;
- PHY 510 R, a full season Roundup Ready variety adapted for the Southeast and southern areas of the Mid-South;
- PHY 710 R, A Roundup Ready Acala;
- PHY 810 R, the first Roundup Ready Pima variety available to the market.
The fifth new variety is PHY 800, a conventional Pima variety that has also shown outstanding yield potential and excellent fiber quality in field tests.
"All of the new varieties will be in limited supply during 2004," says Duane Canfield, cotton marketing specialist for PhytoGen and Dow AgroSciences. "We intend to manage our supplies to maximize use and exposure for these varieties in all markets.
"This is the first of multiple new variety introductions scheduled for the next few years for all major cotton markets," he noted. "PhytoGen's breeding program continues to develop exciting new varieties which, combined with traits like WideStrike and Roundup Ready, will provide growers new options for high-yielding, profitable cotton production."
PhytoGen is also introducing a new logo and graphics for 2004.
"Since PhytoGen's inception, the company has used multiple logos," said Canfield. "Some were used only in the western markets, some in the East and some crossed over into both. As we begin this new stage in PhytoGen's growth, we wanted a clean consistent look for everything we do."
The new logo features PhytoGen's familiar blue and green colors and a stylized cotton boll. The logo will be prominent on all company materials, including field signs, caps and bags.
All conventional PhytoGen varieties, including Acala and Pima varieties for California, will feature a blue coating to match the bag. Roundup Ready varieties will have red coating and a red stripe on the bag. Additional colors will be used as WideStrike and stacked gene varieties are added to the product line.
"For 2004, we will package our seed in 50-pound bags," says Canfield. "We're exploring our options for converting to seed count bags and plan to do so as soon as possible."
"These are exciting times for us," said Sobek. "Our pipeline is full of high-performing varieties, and we're poised to build a solid future. We have some aggressive growth goals set for the next several years, and we're confident that we'll be able to reach them."


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This week's Under the Fedora Saints and Sinners is now up. Not only at the Conservative Commune, Minority Report, Conservatively Speaking.net and NACBU (a day late there, my bad forgot to send it) but now can be found at a fifth location Zilla of the Resistance! A sample:
On Morning Joe Monday I was treated to yet another day of people praising members of the GOP who are willing to attack the party and being told how far to the right Republicans have gone.
Somehow they never note how far left democrats now are. Katrina Vanden Heuvel would never have been considered a mainline guest on a show just a decade ago, now she is on regularly. You never saw people citing the Nation or Mother Jones, now they are treated as mainstream left.
And what ever happened to the DLC that Joe cited when he brought up Bill Clinton? Gone with the wind.
You would think by now I'd be used to this, I hope to God I never am.
And if you suggest my inclusion on the list of winners in the Zilla Awards had anything to do with this decision, well it sure didn't hurt.


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An Oak Forest teenager has been charged with aggravated driving under the influence after she hit another car head-on, paralyzing the other driver.
Erica Gallardo, 19, was given a $50,000 bond by Judge Laura Sullivan in Cook County bond court on Saturday.
According to court documents, Gallardo was driving a 2001 Mercury Mountaineer and hit a 2005 Chevy Trailblazer head-on on March 27 at the intersection of Steger and Richton Roads in Steger.
The other driver, a 26-year-old man, suffered a fractured femur bone and T-12 vertebrae, paralyzing him from the waist down, according to the assistant state's attorney.
According to prosecutors, Gallardo's blood alcohol level was .117 blood alcohol level; .08 is the legal limit. Prosecutors said Gallardo had no criminal record.
Gallardo was arrested on April 11 and charged April 12, according to court documents.
Gallardo's private attorney declined to answer questions from reporters after court Saturday.
Her next court date is set for April 16.
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Singer Sewing Machine. I am trying to trace what model of machine it is. Can anyone help please
It belonged to my grandmother with whom i lived from birth, 1955. I remember as a child her using this whilst sat on a chair made by her husband, my grandfather, which i now use as my computer seat.
The drawers of the sewing machine are full of bits and pieces, buttons, bobbins i think they are called, etc.
I do have the lid which has faded somewhat due to sunlight. Next step is how to restore that.


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Good morning CrackBerry Nation! It's Monday Feb 4th, and as planned, Research In Motion is now BlackBerry on the stock exchanges. The ticker symbol has changed from RIMM to BBRY on the Nasdaq, and from RIM to BB on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
And as much as I loathe short term trading, I have to say it's a nice beginning to have the stock up almost 6% in early trading today.
A big part of the stock movement is probably due to the Bernstein upgrade. Their analyst, Pierre Ferragu, has been covering the stock for a few years and is known on Wall Street as a huge bear. I've read lots of his reports before and I didn't always agree with his logic, but in the end Wall Street only remembers your call on the stock. So to have him flipping over to an "outperform" rating is significant.
I haven't seen the full report yet, but Reuters is reporting on it with the following headline quote: "We upgrade BlackBerry to outperform today as we believe BB10 is set for a strong launch."
Personally, I've now been using my Z10 for 5 days. I can't put it down. I love the device. Everything about it feels different in a very good way.
Cheers to a brand new BlackBerry.


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California Planting Cotton Seed Distributors (CPCSD), the oldest seed supplier of San Joaquin Valley cotton planting seed, is dropping all but a handful of its newest varieties in an effort to stay in business.
Bill Van Skike, CPCSD president, said acreage has fallen by 50 percent 1997 and sales have dropped dramatically with it.
At its annual grower meetings prior to planting this year's crop, Van Skike said "we did not sell a lot of seed last year" and asked grower to "step to plate; talk with your neighbors; talk with your distributors and come home to CPCSD in 2006 so we can be around in the future.
"We know you have choices and we realize you must select what is best for our farm. However, unless the other guy is better, we are asking growers to plant CPCSD seed in 2006 so we can continue a research program that that will make San Joaquin Valley cotton shine in the future," said Van Skike.
CPCSD has marketed SJV cotton seed for more than 70 years and had the ball game pretty sell to itself until 1978 when the one-variety law was changed and the valley was opened up to all commercial companies when USDA abandoned its Acala breeding program. Since then competition has been keen in a relatively small cotton market with a dwindling cotton acreage.
Today there are three major seed companies in the valley, Phytogen Seed Co., a partnership between Dow AgroSciences and J.G. Boswell Co., whose varieties accounted for about 57 percent of California's upland cotton acreage; CPCSD with 34 percent of the upland acreage and Delta and Pine Land Co. with about 6 percent. Phytogen dominated the Pima market with 69 percent of the SJV Pima '05 acreage followed by Deltapine with about 14 percent. CPCSD did not have a ranked proprietary Pima.
Deltapine is an 80-year-old cotton seed company that is publicly owned and Phytogen is taking its variety development program Beltwide with the deep pockets of Dow AgroSciences. These companies, said Van Skike, had greater financial resources than CPCSD, which basically develops varieties only for the San Joaquin Valley. A 15-member grower board directs CPCSD program. It is the only grower-governed seed company of the three operating in the valley.
'Financial storm'
"We cannot survive a financial storm for more than five years," said Van Skike. "It is a tough world out there for you as growers and for us as a seed company. We can no longer keep a warehouse full of seed."
In opening his remarks to growers, he indicated that five years may be at hand when he said CPCSD is "facing drastic changes."
One of those is the elimination of a wide array of varieties from its portfolio after 2006. This includes Riata RR, Sierra RR, non-transgenic Ultima varieties, non-transgenic Hammer, Summit and the two Nem-X varieties and others.
Van Skike said CPCSD has commercial supplies of most of its older varieties for 2006, but there will be no seed production of the older varieties this season for future plantings. "In the future if it does not sell, we will drop it." He said there will be no more CPCSD variety "niche" markets.
Van Skike is not asking growers to plant CPCSD varieties inferior to other commercial offerings. "We have varieties now that can compete effectively with (Phytogen) 72. We now have the breeding program depth than can compete. A new breeding platform," he said will provide high yielding, high quality varieties in the future.
The three key varieties for 2006, according to vice president of sales John Palmer, will an Acalas, Fiesta RR and Daytona RF and Cobalt, a Pima. Fiesta and Cobalt are expected to win San Joaquin Valley Cotton Board Approval this spring.
Daytona is a Roundup Flex variety eligible for SJVCB release in 2007 for planting next season. However, there will be enough seed only for about 15,000 acres this season.
Ultima RF also will be marketed this year, but there is onl enough seed for about 3,000 acres. Even though Ultima is approved by the cotton board, the transgenic Ultima EF will not be eligible until 2008 since a transgenic variety is considered a new variety and must be tested for three years before officially released.y
Seed supplies for Fiesta RR are plentiful.
Insert rf gene
CPCSD breeders have inserted the RF gene into the non-Acala Hammer. Its quality is "just below that of SJ-2" and is classified a California Upland. It will never be an approved variety, but it is sold by Acala-focused CPCSD because it is the highest yielding variety ever tested in cotton board trials. According to the seed distributor, Hammer RF is even higher yielding than non-transgenic Hammer.
The competition for a dwindling acreage has become so fierce, seed companies are selling relatively large quantities of Acala and Pima varieties before they are eligible for release by the SJVCB and this is creating problems.
Although classing may identify it as a high quality Acala, it must be identified by law as an experimental cotton and marketed as a California Upland and presumably sold at a discount compared to approved Acalas. Some marketers, however, have sold these Acala on HVI readings and growers did not take a discount.
"There were a lot of complaints last year that some seed companies did not identify their varieties as non-approved," said Van Skike. By law non-approved cotton variety bales must be tagged and non-approved status marked on invoices.
"CPCSD has always identified its varieties as experimental if it has not been approved. Other seed companies may not have been doing that," he said.
The new Roundup Flex technology which will allow producers to treat cotton with the Roundup herbicide up to seven days prior to harvest is expected to be a big boost to California producers and seed companies are rushing to get RF varieties on the market. The old RR technology does now allow Roundup sprays after the fourth node or fifth leaf. Irrigation can interfere with timely Roundup sprays under the RR system
NO '06 approvals
"There will be no Roundup Flex approved Acala varieties in California in 2006. There are only two that will be eligible for release in 2007 — Phytogen 715 RF and Daytona RF. All others will not be eligible until 2008 and beyond," Van Skike pointed out.
Anything Acala that is not approved in 2006 must be marketed as a California Upland, said Van Skike.
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Latest content added for Digital Library Collection: Texas Fashion Collectionhttps://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/collections/TXFC/browse/?sort=added_d&fq=untl_decade:1910-1919&fq=str_year:1918&fq=str_location_country:United+States2015-12-21T10:25:28-06:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing Digital Library Collection: Texas Fashion CollectionYoung Girl's Party Dress2015-12-21T10:25:28-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc795300/

Young girl's party dress of yellow heavy crepe paper over white cotton(?). "Paper dress" is knee-length, sleeveless, with rounded neckline and wide straps. A-line under-layer of white cotton is overlaid by 7 wide horizontal tiers of yellow heavy crepe paper "petals". Center-back opening with single tiny circular white button at neckline. No labels visible in garment.
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Pair of woman's shoes of black leather and black suede. The black leather toe sections of the shoes are designed with gently rounded points. The back part of the shoes, and the single strap across the instep, are of black suede. Each of the straps secure with two circular iridescent black buttons. Shoes are lined in tan cloth inside toes, black leather insoles, and black fabric inside heels. Soles of black and tan leather. Medium heel of modified French style, with rounded sides and back, and slightly curving inner side. Stamped in gilt on insole: "Bench / Volk's / Made". Hand-written notation inside shoes: "6C / 18638 / 29"
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