text: Student Profiles Adam Paltrineri '07 Adam Paltrineri '07 Hometown: Holliston, Massachusetts Major: History Why did you choose to come to Bowdoin? Coming from a small suburban town in New England, I knew that I couldn't live without the bitterly cold winter since that is my favorite time of the year. I was lucky — and obstinate — in narrowing my choices for college down to a few small liberal arts colleges by my senior year in high school. When it came time to decide on a school, I decided to spend a night at Bowdoin with a first-year student to get a real feel for the environment. The students I stayed with at Bowdoin simply blew me away with their generosity and outgoing natures. The college seemed like a family setting, which I really grew to love. It was an easy decision from there! Why did you choose your major? Originally history was simply a hobby of mine, an interesting side note to explore on family vacations and such. After dozing through plenty of history courses in high school, I finally became aware of all the complications in telling the story of human beings all over the world. And that's what I think history is all about: understanding how people see the problems of their lives in a larger context. Finding out that the Bowdoin History Department comprises professors who want to find answers to these questions led me to solidify my choice of major. I haven't looked back since. What has been your favorite course at Bowdoin? Of course it is difficult to choose one favorite class out of all of the classes I have had the opportunity to take. But if I had to choose one class, I would probably select High School with now-retired Professor Penny Martin in the Education Department. After having my eyes opened to the serious issues facing the American public education system in Education 101 during my first year, Professor Martin put the ball in my court by challenging me and three classmates to design our own charter school from the ground up. This incredibly enjoyable, arduous, and complicated journey gave me a much better idea of how vital it is that public schools are responsive not just to ideas of "higher standards," but also to the individual needs of students who must not be allowed to fall through the cracks. This class in particular convinced me that teaching was where I was headed in the immediate future. What professor or professors have especially inspired you during your time at Bowdoin? Besides all of the professors in the Education Department who have helped me decide to teach after graduation, Professor Dallas Denery in the History Department has been instrumental in ensuring that I receive the necessary conditioning of any good European historian. In three of his courses — History of History, Cultures of Deception, and Problems in European History — I have had the chance to share my thoughts and ideas on everything from Augustine to Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code. Professor Denery's role as a guide through some of the most important authors and ideas in the course of Western civilization has been amazing. During several small writing-intensive seminars with Professor Denery, I have been able to work with him one-on-one to improve my writing and analytical skills. As one of the more laid-back members of the faculty, Professor Denery has also taught me time and again that it is easy to find something to love in the study of history if you can recognize when an idea really tugs at your mind and won't let go. What extracurricular or work experiences have you had at Bowdoin? Since high school I have been a DJ on non-commercial, educational radio stations. Since my first year at Bowdoin I have hosted a radio show with my musical soul-mate Ted Power, who is also a senior, on Bowdoin's radio station, WBOR 91.1 FM. For the past three years I have helped run WBOR as part of the all-student management team. I am now Station Manager, a job which involves making broadcast schedules, record keeping, and making sure the station serves the needs of the community. The station is currently slogging through a lengthy reapplication process with the Federal Communications Commission. I have learned that it takes lots of time and energy to engage with the federal bureaucracy. We now broadcast (static-free) 24 hours a day [link]. WBOR's devoted following has been a big source of motivation in my involvement with the station throughout my time at Bowdoin. I also founded a sketch comedy group called Ironic T-Shirt with four other Bowdoin students after we [didn't make] the Improvabilities, Bowdoin's student improv troupe, during our first year at the school. We film, act, produce, write, and edit all of our material. We have had three years of smashing success and produced a short film called Trixophrenia during our sophomore year. We are currently working on a 30-minute film called The Mystery of Brown Beard's Ghost: The Movie, which we plan to release in December and enter into film festivals around the country. I have always found that the best way to blow off steam is to crack a joke and being able to subject other people to my warped sense of humor is an opportunity I can never pass up! For the past two years I have also played Ultimate Frisbee for Bowdoin's club team, the Stoned Clown. Being part of a growing team and playing a sport which is always evolving and presents unique physical and mental challenges has helped round out my Bowdoin experience. What have you done during your summers? I spent the summer after my first year interning for State Representative Paul Loscocco in Boston at the State House, where I got a close-up view of state government. During the summer after my sophomore year, I worked in the History Department at Bowdoin helping to integrate technology into professors' everyday lessons, allowing teachers and students to take advantage of the college's Information Technology resources in as many classes as possible. Last summer I worked as a teaching intern at the St. Paul's School Advanced Studies Program in Concord, New Hampshire. I taught the Mass Media class with thirteen of the brightest public school students in New Hampshire, and it was a dream come true to analyze, debate, and create films and TV shows with them. I also help my parents at our family's general store in Holliston during every spare moment I have at home. What is your best Bowdoin memory? Some of the best times I have had at Bowdoin have actually happened almost a hundred miles north of the college while skiing with friends on the weekends. Jumping out of bed at 5:30 in the morning on a Saturday doesn't sound like fun until you think of the chance to make fresh tracks at ski resorts like Sugarloaf or Sunday River. Getting to know so many amazing people outside of the usual routine of classes, meals, and parties (by virtue of my willingness to drive them to the mountain!) has meant the world to me. And when you have classes, clubs, and sports to worry about all at once it is absolutely necessary to take a day for yourself every now and again. If you've never tried skiing before coming to Maine, give it a shot because we have some of the best mountains on the east coast right in our back yard! What are your plans for after graduation? I am planning on teaching history at a public school, but beyond that I think I will take a back seat and let fate guide me on my way. What advice would you give to a prospective student or first-year about the Bowdoin experience? You can't come here knowing what to do with yourself and have it absolutely one hundred percent set in your mind. If you do, you will be throwing away so many wonderful experiences that it would be an absolute shame. It sounds like a cliché, but you should also never think twice about taking advantage of all that the college has to offer in terms of academics, cultural and social resources. While it helps to stop and smell the flowers occasionally, you will never be at a place and time in your life where you can take so many chances at once and where failure is just a learning experience. Live it up! What quirky or fun thing did you wish you knew before you came to Bowdoin? If someone had told me that wearing sandals in the winter is fine at college I would have been a little prepared. Since when is it okay to wear sandals when it's 30 degrees out? The first time I saw a girl walking across the quad in Teva sandals in November I wanted to wrap her feet in my jacket I felt so badly for her freezing feet. Story posted on October 13, 2006 « Back | More Student Profiles | Go to News Home


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Franklin Gallery holding reception
ROCHESTER — The Franklin Gallery at Ben Franklin Crafts, 60 Wakefield St., has scheduled a reception for the exhibit, called "From the Many, One," for Sunday, Jan. 13, from 2-4 p.m. and extended the exhibit from Jan. 2 through Feb. 27.
The Franklin Gallery and Ben Franklin Crafts are open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Unless otherwise indicated, all exhibited Franklin Gallery artworks are available for purchase. For information about "From the Many, One" and future Franklin Gallery exhibits, e-mail Ross, the gallery manager, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
History buffs to meet on Jan. 10
ROCHESTER — The Rochester Historical Society will remember Rochester School Days on Thursday, Jan. 10, at 7 p.m. at the museum on Hanson Street. The program will include a slide show from the Spaulding High School class of 1942 and a DVD presentation from the Spaulding High School class of 1960, as well as pictures from the museum's collection of Rochester schools, teachers, and students.
All are welcome to attend. There is no charge for admission. Refreshments will follow the meeting.
For more information, please call 330-3099 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
See a movie at the library on Jan. 9
ROCHESTER — The Rochester Public Library will present "Total Recall (2012)" on Wednesday, Jan. 9. Join us at 6 p.m. for this remake of the classic sci-fi blockbuster. As the nation states Euromerica and New Shanghai vie for supremacy, a factory worker begins to suspect that he's a spy, though he is unaware which side of the fight he's on. Originally based on a short story by Philip K. Dick, the film stars Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Bryan Cranston, and Jessica Biel.
This event is free!
The Rochester Public Library is located at 65 South Main St. and no registration is necessary. For more information please call (603) 335-7550 or visit www.rpl.lib.nh.us.
Spaghetti supper in Union, Jan. 11
UNION — There is nothing like a hearty Spaghetti and Meatball supper on a cold January night. The Youth Group of the Union Congregational Church is offering just such an dinner on Friday night, Jan. 11. The dinner will be held at the church at 80 Main St, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The home made meal will include spaghetti with sauce, meatballs, salad, dessert, lemonade, coffee and tea, all for a suggested donation of $6. All proceeds benefit the activities of the Youth Group. Call Maggie at (603) 315-9011 for more information and directions. There is plenty of parking across from the church at the Grange Hall.
Meet Soldiers of the American Revolution
ROLLINSFORD — The Association for Rollinsford Culture and History (ARCH) announces a family fun day at the Colonel Paul Wentworth House on Sunday, Jan. 6, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The event is sponsored by the 2nd New Hampshire Regiment, and will introduce the public to soldiers from the time of the Revolutionary War, complete with uniforms, weapons, equipment and demonstrations of all sorts. There will also be period food to sample and a big kettle of mulled cider. Kids will have a chance to try on some period uniforms, and participate in Manual of Arms drilling. Fun and enlightenment for all ages!
The event is free, but donations are strongly suggested.
Visit their website for information on the Colonel Paul Wentworth House at www.paulwentworthhouse.org.
Knights of Columbus raising funds with UNO's event
SOMERSWORTH — L/Cpl Paul R. LeHoullier Council 2078 is participating in the Uno's Chicago Grill, Community Wednesday program during the month of January. This dough-raiser function earns a percentage of all food and beverage sales (alcohol excluded) every Wednesday throughout the month, with no coupon required.
The charities which the Knights support through this include the Community Food Pantry, the Table of Plenty soup kitchen, the Somersworth Share Fund, A Safe Place, and Tatenda International, a respite program for caregivers. Your patronage is deeply appreciated.
Farm for the Future night, Jan. 12
DURHAM — The Greater Seacoast Permaculture Meetup Group and the United Campus Ministry to UNH, on Sunday, Jan. 12, will sponsor Permaculture Film and Food Night: "Farm for the Future" at 5 p.m. at the Waysmeet Center, 15 Mill Road.
Wildlife film maker Rebecca Hosking investigates how to transform her family's farm in Devon into a low energy farm for the future and discovers that nature holds the key.
Free and open to the public. Please bring a potluck item to share. RSVP at meetup.com/GreaterSeacoastPermaculture or contact firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.

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As you drive toward Mitchell Caverns, notice the tilted gray layers of rock that dominate the skyline ahead. These rocks are mostly ancient limestone (Paleozoic) like the rock you saw at the Evidence of Ancient Life field trip stop. This sequence of limestone layers is similar to those found across much of the southwestern U.S.including Grand Canyon National Park and Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
Many people visit Mitchell Caverns to admire the intricate dripstone formations (speleothems) that decorate the interior walls. These decorations formed during the last of three main stages in the development of this subterranean maze.
The first stage is the formation of the limestone itself (visit Lake Meads Paleozoic geology page to learn more)
The second stage, the formation of the caverns themselves, did not begin until late in the geologic history of this region. A few million to a few hundreds of thousands of years ago, when the climate was wetter, the porous limestone that now forms the walls of Mitchell Caverns was saturated with water. Unlike pure water, water moving through the ground contains carbonic acid that forms when CO2 is picked up from the air and decaying plants. The weakly acidic water can slowly dissolve limestone.
The acid water first attacks the limestone along weaknesses between rock layers and fractures. Isolated patches of limestone dissolve first, but as the acid continues to eat away the rock, water-filled cavities begin to form. Given enough time, cavities will grow and meet to form interconnected maze-like caverns.
Cave walls remain smooth until the level of the ground water drops below the caverns. Then the process of interior decoration begins! Bit by bit limestone is gradually redeposited by dripping water to form the stunning interior of Mitchell Caverns.
Under construction: Take a close-up look at how Mitchell Caverns' cave decorations (speleothems) form.
View geologic map of area (large files!)
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U.S. acreage for major fresh-market vegetables was forecast to decline by 1 percent to 159,700 acres for the fall growing season, according to the latest Vegetables and Melons Outlook from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service.
This compares to a 3-percent increase last fall and follows little change in summer vegetable acreage this year. Growers of five of the 11 surveyed crops were expected to increase acreage this fall. Reductions in area are expected for the remaining six crops, including two of the most consumed fresh vegetables, head lettuce (down 3 percent) and tomatoes (down 2 percent).
Acreage is expected to decline about 1 percent each in California and Florida — the top producing states. California is expected to harvest about two-thirds of fall fresh-market vegetable area.
Assuming average weather and yields, fall production may be slightly improved from a year earlier when shipments from Florida were reduced for the second consecutive year by hurricane damage. During the fall (October-December) quarter, shipments of Florida fruits and vegetables declined 26 percent from the previous year and 43 percent from two years earlier.
Georgia, which suffered a 25-percent reduction in fall volume in 2004, rebounded last year with volume well above both 2004 and 2003. Although Georgia's primary shipping season is during the late spring and early summer, fall-season fresh-market vegetable production has expanded over the past several years. In addition to various Southern greens, Georgia now ships substantial volumes of snap beans, cabbage, sweet corn, cucumbers, bell peppers, and eggplant during the fall.
Vegetable shipments increase in October
Like many other vegetables, shipments of fresh-market tomatoes gradually increased in October following the short supplies of September that developed due to an unusually hot July in California and late summer-early fall rain. For example, the early October price for a 25-pound box of California large mature green tomatoes in the Chicago wholesale market was $31.50 per box ($1.26 per pound), compared to the more usual $12 per box (48 cents per pound) a year earlier.
The impact of the July heat — temperatures in California exceeded 110 degrees F for several days — depended on the stage of growth of types of tomatoes produced under cover. The heat damaged and stressed young tomato plants that were geared for harvest in September. Temperatures of more than 95 degrees F can prevent most varieties of tomatoes from flowering normally. They also cause bloom drop in flowering plants, which means plants need to reset flowers — a process that takes about two weeks under normal weather conditions.
The heat also accelerated the growth of older tomato plants, causing bunching of harvest and disrupting the normal flow from fields timed for certain market windows. All of these impacts, which hit crops in California, Virginia, Michigan and other states, caused a gap in September-early October supplies.
By mid-October, Florida's fall crop, which also was delayed by heat and heavy rains, began shipping, easing f.o.b. shipping-point prices. Damage to Mexico's winter vegetable area from Hurricane Lane in mid-September was limited, with little impact expected on the volume of U.S. tomato imports this coming winter.
Spinach market slowed
Movement of fresh-market spinach remains slow and uncertain following resumption of shipments after a national food safety outbreak. Nearly 200 reported cases of E. coli O157:H7 infection across 26 states were tied to fresh-bagged spinach. Based on epidemiological and laboratory evidence, all contaminated product (there were at least 11 confirmed contaminated product samples) was traced back to one central California firm, with no other firms or product from any other state implicated.
Although a potential source of the bacteria was traced to a livestock ranch near a spinach field, precisely how the spinach became contaminated is not known. The extent of market loss to the industry (covering the entire value chain from grower to retailer) will not be evident until a clearer picture emerges on the length of time required to rebuild consumer confidence.
In mid-October, spinach shipments were only about one-third that of a year earlier and growers remained uncertain about how much to plant. Given that the farm value of the U.S. fresh-market spinach crop averaged $199 million over the past three years (2003-05) and spinach is marketed year-round in the United States, a rough estimate of market loss for all growers would be approximately $3.5 million to $4 million for each week that spinach was not harvested.
The value of fresh-market spinach has more than doubled over the past decade as a surge in demand has encouraged greater production. California accounts for about three-fourths of the value of both the fresh and processing spinach crops. Grower cash receipts for fresh-market spinach during 2003-05 averaged about $200 million, exceeding those for such crops as squash, cauliflower, asparagus and green peas.
Like other cool-season leafy crops, most (about 96 percent) of the fresh-market spinach consumed in the United States is produced domestically. Although rising, imports, largely from Mexico, totaled about 23 million pounds in 2003-05, compared with 3 million pounds in 1993-05. During the last 10 years, exports, largely to Canada, have doubled to 55 million pounds (2003-05), with much of the growth occurring earlier this decade.


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2010: Begins his York College career looking to push for time in the goal … is a tall, athletics, and strong goalkeeper … has the physical attributes to be a top-flight netminder … excellent shot-stopper … possesses quality experience having played at a high level prior to arriving at York.
Prior to York: Played at Wilmington University in Delaware for two seasons … was named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Men's Soccer Player-of-the-Week on August 31, 2009 after leading his squad to a 2-0 record and the Wilmington University Invitational title … 2009 Wildcat team ranked as high as #9 in Division II … team reached the 2009 NCAA Tournament.
Personal: Is a criminal justice major with a minor in business administration … is the son of Pat and Cathy Kavanagh … born October 26, 1990 … played club soccer for Pittsgrove FC … was a first-team tri-county choice in high school … was a 2007 South Jersey All-State selection as a prep player … names his father as the person he most admires … hobbies including lifting weights and hanging out with friends … favorite athletes are Brian Dawkins and Anderson Silva … chose York because of the quality soccer program … most significant athletic achievement is being named Rookie-of-the-Week during his freshman season … after graduation he plans on entering the DEA or state police.


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If a student is struggling only a few weeks into the semester – missing classes or
getting failing grades – you'd want to know. You wouldn't want to find out after next
week's report comes in. You'd want to know today, so you could identify at-risk
students in time to reach out, offer help and keep them on track.
The fastest-growing university in the state for 13 years in a row, Western Kentucky
University serves nearly 21,000 students on four campuses. Originally chartered in
1906 as a teacher's training college, the school moved to its main campus on "the
Hill," 135 feet above downtown Bowling Green, more than 100 years ago.
Growing far beyond its roots, WKU now encompasses six colleges and offers more
than 170 choices for undergraduate areas of study and more than 80 graduate-level
degrees and certificates.
The university's Office of Institutional Research (IR) is the hub for data management,
analysis and reporting for all these students, faculty, programs and courses. This
information is essential for decision support. For example, current and historical
enrollment data is used for planning, recruitment, staffing and scheduling decisions.
Attendance and grade data is core to demonstrating that students and the university
are successfully meeting their respective academic missions.
For more than 16 years, the IR office has used Base SAS and SAS/STAT® software to
collect, analyze and report this type of information. "We felt we were very responsive
to the needs of our decision makers and constituents," said Gina Huff, Senior
Applications Programmer Analyst. "We were able to respond to data requests and
answer questions that decision makers had on a pretty timely basis."
However, data requests could spiral in never-ending loops, whereby one answer leads
to a new question, or a need to look at the data from another angle, or the desire to
look more closely at a certain aspect or to figure out why something is happening.
"Data requests could continue to expand and grow," said Huff. "With time and
resource constraints, we found ourselves sometimes being more reactive than
proactive. As a team, we had a strong desire to shift that, to enable decision makers
to get their questions answered quickly and accurately – and furthermore, for them to
be able to get rapid answers to questions they didn't even know were there when they
initially made the request."
From Static to Self-Service: Redefining Institutional Reporting
In August 2010, the IR team unveiled a dynamic and interactive reporting portal that
gave faculty and administrators unprecedented power to explore the data on their own.
"Implementing a SAS Business Intelligence framework was the next logical step to help
us provide our users with on-demand access to dynamic reports," said Tuesdi Helbig,
Director of Institutional Research. Users now can answer many of their own questions,
which greatly reduces the number of ad hoc data requests the IR office must respond
to each day.
"We have found that users have used the self-service report portal to address more
needs than we even imagined that they would use it for," said Huff. "The deans and
VPs use this to really start looking at the supply and demand of their courses. Our
diversity committee uses it to complete their diversity plan. These are fantastic uses
of this particular facility. It became very valuable to them, and they have a wealth of
information right at their fingertips that they just didn't have before.
"These were things that probably would have come through our office as data
requests, but now these individuals and committees are able to do this pretty much on
their own – and to dive deeper into the data than what we could have provided with
the former static reports."
In addition, the system has advanced the team's research agenda. As business
intelligence uncovered significant and persistent trends, administrators began asking IR
to determine why these trends were occurring. By automating some of the descriptive
questions – how many or which ones – IR has been able to focus more time on the
research component of its mission.
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President Obama to Speak at NAACP
President Obama will be in New York on July 16 speaking to a crowd of 10,000 people. While he has addressed much larger groups, rarely has he spoken on such a significant occasion: America's first black president will be giving the keynote speech at the 100th birthday celebration of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). More


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Dana L. Suskind, MD
Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Cochlear Implantation Program
Founder and Director, Thirty Million Words Initiative
Founder and Director, Project ASPIRE
Dr. Dana Suskind is a pediatric otolaryngologist who specializes in hearing loss and cochlea implantation. She directs the Pediatric Hearing Loss and Cochlear Implant program.
Dr. Suskind is the founder and director of the Thirty Million Words Initiative. Based on scientific research that shows the critical importance of early language exposure on the developing child, Thirty Million Words helps parents enhance their home language environment in order to optimize their child's brain development and, therefore, his or her ability to learn.
An evidence-based intervention, Thirty Million Words is supported by a broad coalition of public and private partnerships and is an extension of Dr. Suskind's Project ASPIRE, which she created to assure that her patients from disadvantaged backgrounds reached their full listening and spoken language potentials. Dr. Suskind's ultimate goal, and that of her dedicated team, is to help all children reach their full potentials and to close the ever-widening achievement gap.
Practice Locations
The University of Chicago Medicine
Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine
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Board Certification
Medical School
University of Missouri School of Medicine
Internship and Residency
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Washington University Children's Hospital, St. Louis
American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
Language Spoken
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(773) 702-1865
Office Fax
(773) 702-6809
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Clinical Interests
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Learn More About Dr. Suskind
Dr. Suskind is the founder and director of the Thirty Million Words Initiative, an innovative parent-directed initiative designed to harness the power of parent language to build a child's brain and impact his or her future.
ABC7 News profiled Dr. Suskind and Project Aspire, a program that she founded and directs to help increase language development in young children with cochlear implants.
View a video about the pediatric cochlear implant program that features Dr. Suskind.
Selected Publications
View a partial list of Dr. Suskind's publications through the National Library of Medicine's PubMed online database.


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Joe DiMaggio, seen in an undated photo with Toots Shor during the Yankee center fielders ill-fated, nine-month marriage to Marilyn Monroe, was a fixture, as were other sports and entertainment stars, at Shors restaurant in midtown Manhattan during the 1950s.
Saloonkeeper turned social phenom
Toots Shors granddaughters new film chronicles the legendary proprietors rise and fall
By JERRY TALLMER
Kristi Jacobson has a surefire method of telling if somebody knows who her grandfather was.
If they say Toots like a tugboat toot-tooting, they dont know. If they say Toots like Tootsie, they know.
Her grandfather was Toots Shor, restaurateur, New York City landmark and bear-hugging pal of everybody from shoeshine boy to newsstand guy to Joe DiMaggio, Frank Sinatra, Jackie Gleason, Jack Dempsey, Dwight Eisenhower, Frank Gifford, Walter Cronkite, Yogi Berra, Mike Wallace, Edward R. Murrow, Earl Warren, John F. Kennedy, Frank Costello, Jimmy Hoffa, you name it, between the years 1939, when, at 51 West 51st Street, the saloon-keeper with a face like an Irish potatookay, Jewish potatoopened the first of his two watering holes, and 1971, when the IRS grabbed and closed joint number 2, the one on West 52nd Street.
All those pals are male, you might notice. Palship, as John Bainbridge observed in a well-remembered 1950 profile of Toots in The New Yorker, was what Shors was all about.
Kristi was six when her grandfather died. A strapping, outgoing young Greenwich Villager in her 30s, moviemaker Jacobsonwhose work, some of it under the wing of Barbara Kopple, has focused on labor unions, justice, capital punishment, violence against women, HIV and AIDS, sex, drugs and so forthis now in the process of completing a documentary film about that grandfather.
She knew she had something worthwhile when she ran home one afternoon and popped into the player the just-arrived CD of an eight-hour oral history that Toots, two years before his death in 1977, had put to tape for a Columbia University researcher named Edward Robb Ellis.
Shed first heard of the very existence of the tape from one of her own researchers. He said to me: Im sure you know about the Toots Shor oral history up at the Columbia library. I said, What? It was by far the most exciting moment maybe in my whole life.
First she hunted down a transcript, then a one-inch tape.
They werent sure if perhaps something had been recorded on top of it, so they sent it out to be transferred to a CD. Now here was the CD, and my grandfather in my apartment. A most surreal instant. He was really good, you know. Eight hours of talk, done in the Drake Hotel where he was then living, broke, with other people helping him.
Toots Shor, a bulky Jewish street kid from Philadelphia, who made and gambled away several fortunes in the big town, was in a sense the original insult comiccrass, coarse, jesting jibes being the prime ingredient of palship among all those heavy hitters.
What interests me, this interviewer said to Kristi Jacobsonwhat interests me in your regardis that the world of Toots Shor was not in any sense a feminist world.
And thats what interests me, said Ms. Jacobson. In that time I wouldnt be making this film. Id be making dinner. But whats also true is that I love sports, and have always been able to hold my own in a roomful of men talking about sports. Once in the 80s at a Super Bowl, some guy said to me: Oh, youre just a girl. Then he and the others started throwing jersey numbers at me, and I knew every one.
Im a diehard New York Giants fan. We inherited my grandfathers season tickets, and my father and I still go to the games when we can, 11th row, section 33, on the 30-yard line, visitors side. My mother gets a little emotional when the national anthem is played. Now I know why. She used to be sitting there with her father.
Kristi Jacobsons father is New York Stock Exchange specialist James Jacobson; her mother is Kerry Shor Jacobson, one of the three daughters, along with one son, of Bernard Toots Shor. My parents were married in the 52nd Street restaurant in 1967. I was born April 23, 1971ironically, the same year the restaurant closed. End of an era.
Does Kristi really remember anything about the grandfather who died when she was 6?
I have this vague memory that he called me Crusty instead of Kristi. It might have been some derivative of crumbum.
Which takes us back to that distant world of, if you likeor dont likea big noisy bunch of macho, uncouth slobs.
Yes, in all honesty, said the filmmaking granddaughter, it was a crude male society, kind of raw in its camaraderie. But more than that, I feel, theres something kind of wonderful in this code of loyalty and friendship above all else.
It was also, said her interviewer, interracial.
Yeah, and that was pretty rare in this country at that time, and it came from him and where he came from.
Kristi Jacobson, who lives near the Washington Arch kind of with my boy friend, an actor/writer, hopes to have the film finished by the end of the year. A distributor would be most welcome. Shes raised most of the needed $700,000. Her footage to date includes interviews with Frank Gifford, Walter Cronkite, Nicholas Pileggi, David Brown, Peter Duchin, LeRoy Neiman, Whitey Ford, Gay Talese, Mike Wallace, Yogi Berra, Bill Gallo and Sidney Zion.
George Plimpton died, Joe DiMaggio died before I could get underway. Thats when I said I cant wait another minute. What I want now are regular people. One writer leads to another writer, one athlete leads to another athlete, but the hardest to find are regular people who can talk about Toots.
Who once, in his establishment, or so the fable goes, was chatting with Sir Alexander Fleming, Nobel Prize-winning discoverer of penicillin, when New York Giants outfielder Mel Ott entered the restaurant. Excuse me, Sir Fleming, Toots Shor said, but I gotta leave you. Somebody important just came in.
Quick, Kristi, what was Mel Otts uniform number?
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Yeah, It Turns Out That Technology Doesn't Make Us Lonely
from the the-lonely-moral-panic dept
Perhaps that's because the actual evidence suggests it's a load of crap. Boing Boing points us to a good piece by Claude Fischer in the Boston Review noting that the idea that we're living in an age of increasing loneliness is complete hogwash and not supported by the data at all. First, the article notes just how many articles and books have been claiming the opposite. It seems that claiming that we're all getting more lonely is a lucrative niche sector for the publishing industry. It's one of those things that lots of people want to believe, so books that support that worldview are apparently quite popular. Fischer has compiled a bunch of data looking at their social connections from 1970 to 2010, and finds that "Overall, Americans reported no more loneliness in the 2000s than they did in the 1970s."
It is true that the nature of social relationships has changed, but the difference is just different, not "bad."
The results, which I compiled in Still Connected (2011), show that some aspects of social involvement have changed since the 1970s. In particular, Americans these days sit down to fewer family dinners and host guests in their homes less often; eating and sociability continues, but outside the home. Americans communicate more frequently with their relatives and friends. Critically Americans are not discernibly more isolated—few were isolated at any point in those decades—and Americans remain just as confident of the support family and friends provide.What the research really shows is that technology is a tool, and people use it for a variety of purposes. Some use it to avoid contact with people, while others use it to increase their contact with people. You can't blame the technology for how people use it. The technology just amplifies the individual aspects of different people:
People using the Internet, most studies show, increase the volume of their meaningful social contacts. E-communications do not generally replace in-person contact. True, serious introverts go online to avoid seeing people, but extroverts go online to see people more often. People use new media largely to enhance their existing relationships—say, by sending pictures to grandma—although a forthcoming study shows that many more Americans are meeting life partners online. Internet dating is especially fruitful for Americans who may face problems finding mates, such as gays and older women. Finally, people tell researchers that electronic media have enriched their personal relationships.As the article notes, this doesn't mean loneliness isn't a problem for those who experience it, but it's not a growing problem, and there's no evidence to suggest that social networking or Facebook in particular increases loneliness.
People typically turn new technologies into devices for doing what they have always wanted to do. And people like to stay in touch. A century ago, Americans, especially women, turned two new technologies marketed for other purposes, the telephone and automobile, into "technologies of sociability." Developers of the Internet meant it to be a tool for the military and for scholars, and only a few imagined it might even serve business. Now users have made the Internet a largely social technology.


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Arts & Mysteries: Separated at Birth?
Western and Eastern tools might not be as different as you think.
By Bob Rozaieski & Wilbur Pan
Pages: 22-24
From the April 2011 issue #189
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At first glance, Japanese woodworking tools and techniques seem like the platypus of the woodworking world. Beginning in the Edo period in the early 1600s, Japan isolated itself from the rest of the world, especially the West. A policy of Sakoku meant that no foreigner could enter Japan and no Japanese could leave the country – under penalty of death in either case. This policy continued for more than 200 years until the mid 1800s, when Commodore Matthew Perry forced the opening of Japan to the West.
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Pathophysiology: The Biologic Basis for Disease in Adults and Children, 6th Edition
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Well-known for its authoritative and comprehensive coverage, complete treatment of pediatric pathophysiology, and the most extensive illustration program in its field, this textbook features expert content on everything from the general principles of pathophysiology to detailed discussions of genetics and specific diseases. Chapters on alteration present the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, and evaluation and treatment of each disease to help you learn to identify normal anatomy and physiology, as well as alterations of function in adults and in children.Unparalleled coverage of disease processes makes this text the most comprehensive pathophysiology text available. The largest full-color art program in the field illustrates the clinical manifestations of diseases and disease processes Consistent presentations of each disease with pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, and evaluation and treatment help you find the information you need quickly and easily. Ten separate pediatric chapters cover the pathophysiologic effects on children. Aging content is highlighted throughout the text. An Introduction to Pathophysiology section at the beginning of the text provides a solid start to the basics of the study of disease. Algorithms and flowcharts of diseases and disorders illustrate the disease process in an easy-to-understand format. Nutrition and Disease boxes present evidence-based information on the relationship between health promotion through diet and disease. Updated content on leukocytes in pain modulation, seizure disorders, brain injuries and disorders, acute encephalopathies, reproductive disorders, and much more keep you at the cutting edge of this constantly changing field. What's New? boxes highlight the most current research and findings to ensure you have the most up-to-date information. New animations, review questions, Key Points, and an audio glossary have been added to the Evolve companion website to strengthen your understanding of key concepts. Media Resources Lists encourage you to develop a study plan to master the important content in each chapter.
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> Last night, another member of a women's professional group told me that I "look 12." I know she meant well, and we laughed it off. But do I need to start wearing makeup to look my actual age (29)? I have worn makeup to these meetings because I speak at them (I'm the president), but it's not an everyday thing.
D.K. / Natick
So you're the victim of a minor girl-on-girl crime, and your response is to assume good intent, brush over the awkwardness, and then use the incident to self-reflect and possibly life-hack your way into greater social effectiveness? Yes, I can see how you became president of a professional women's organization before 30.
It's possible that your acquaintance's comment had little to do with your physical appearance. There's this moment in middle age when everyone younger than 30 starts looking as though you were seeing them from the wrong end of a telescope. The feeling of time's whooshing velocity can overwhelm a person, and in the effort to express that feeling, a person can say something stupid, like "You look 12." It's kindest for you young ones to ignore us when we say things like that and ask us for more tales of the '90s.
Alternately, perhaps you do look 12. The clubwoman ought not to have offered that observation, but your question isn't about her faux pas, it's about your face paint.
While etiquette teaches that we ought not judge others by their physical appearance, social science teaches that we do, and that those judgments are swift, unconscious, and predictable. Multiple studies show that baby-faced people (men and women both) are thought of as guileless, friendly, weak-willed, submissive, non-threatening, honest, warm, kind, and trustworthy. Less likely to embezzle, more likely to be bamboozled. It can be harder to prove your competence as a baby-faced person, but much easier to prove your good intent.
If that's what you're up against, D.K., cosmetics are probably not your best solution. You're right to wear some face paint when you're speaking in public, as it helps the audience read your lips and facial expressions better. On the day-to-day, wear as much or as little as is appropriate for your work and style, and don't try to use it to change what you fundamentally look like.
To ensure that your baby face is not working against you, avoid frills and pastels and any styles that are infantilizing (you'll want to skip the great 2013 Romper Revival). Scrub any whine and giggle from your voice. Keep your silhouette simple, your colors warm or soothing. This is advice, by the way, useful to those who actually are young, not just young-looking.
Take advantage of the fact that in a frightened world, you are perceived as non-threatening. Learn to ask tough questions in a tender voice. At work or in your community, look for opportunities to be a link between groups or to represent your team or company to the outside world. And while you're doing this, keep meticulous track of your objective, quantitative career accomplishments so that your hard skills are never in question. And never, ever use the power of the baby face for evil, of course.
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Henrietta Louise Edwards Park is one of the Famous Five Parks. Henrietta Louise Edwards was a women's rights activist and reformer. In 1875 she founded the Working Girls' Association to provide vocational training for women and edited a journal called Women's Work in Canada. She helped found the National Council of Women (1893) and also helped found the Victorian Order of Nurses. One of Alberta's "Famous Five" she was a supporter of divorce on equal grounds, prison reform and mother's allowances. She aimed to expand women's rights in the political and the legal sphere and wrote The Legal Status of Women in Alberta (1921) and pressed for the 1917 Dower Act. Even though it is a small park, there are a number of surprises throughout. You can walk across the Leilani Muir Pedestrian Bridge where you get great views of downtown Edmonton and the River Valley. Going the other way, you get quick access to the Muttart Conservatory and it's iconic pyramids. Close to the parking lot, there is a full bar-b-que pit and picnic tables for the family to enjoy. Walking past this area, you head over a wooden bridge and into a nice quiet paved path that is enjoyed by walkers, joggers and bikers. Halfway through the park you'll come to Rafter's Landing where the Queen of Edmonton is docked. Further along towards the boundaries of the park, you can enter the trail system by the Low Level bridge and are treated to a final fantastic view of downtown Edmonton and the Hotel MacDonald. Walking back to the entrance of the park, you will see a number of picnic areas dotted around the area. A great park right in the heart of downtown.


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Freshman Guard Earns Ivy Honors After Career-High Outing in Win Over St. Francis
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Sarah Halejian, a freshman guard on the Yale University women's basketball team, played a crucial role in the Bulldogs' win in their only game last week, and her performance was worthy of recognition by the Ivy League.
Halejian (Wyckoff, N.J.) scored 14 points, her highest output in her short Yale career, to help lead Yale to a 72-41 win over St. Francis (N.Y.) on Sunday. She also matched a season-high with three rebounds and added two steals in the victory. Thanks to that performance, Halejian was named the Ivy League Co-Player of the Week Monday afternoon.
"Sarah is a gifted offensive player and is becoming a very strong defender as well," said Chris Gobrecht, the Joel E. Smilow, Class of 1954, Head Coach of Women's Basketball. "It is great to be able to get such significant contributions from our freshmen."
Princeton's Niveen Rasheed was named the Ivy League's Player of the Week, while Cornell freshman Marissa Rakestraw was named Co-Player of the Week.
In her fourth start of the season, Halejian scored eight of her 14 points in the second half, helping the Bulldogs outscore the Terriers 44-20 in the second half. Halejian scored her 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting with one 3-pointer and a 1-for-1 showing at the free-throw line. She was 3-for-4 from the floor in the second half, including a perfect 1-for-1 from 3-point range and 1-for-1 from the line.
Halejian has come on strong following a scoreless collegiate debut in Yale's season opener against Holy Cross. While she may have finished the Holy Cross game with no points, she provided some crucial defensive help and finished with a season-high six steals.
She has averaged 8.0 points in the eight games since her debut, beginning with a nine-point outing against Fairleigh Dickinson at the Hackensack, N.J. campus. Growing up just 12 miles away, the Wyckoff, N.J., native erased the memory of her scoreless debut with a strong performance in front of many friends and family who came out to support her and her Yale teammates.
Halejian scored five points in the loss at Marist, but she saved her one of her best outings for the nation's best team. Halejian scored a team-high 13 points against the Baylor Bears. She hit five of her nine shots, including 3-of-4 from 3-point range.
Halejian and her Yale teammates return to the court Tuesday with a key matchup against in-state rival Quinnipiac on the Bobcats' Hamden, Conn., campus. The game will tip off at 4 p.m. and can be seen on cable sports network NESN.
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Communication and Communication Disorders: A Clinical Introduction, 3/E Elena M. Plante, The University of Arizona Pelagie M. Beeson, The University of Arizona ISBN-10: 0205532098 The examples of clients that are provided in each chapter are helpful, and may make these disorders more real to students. Linda Shuster, West Virginia University The book is very user-friendly and it includes many good examples. Patricia Mercaitis, University of Massachusetts Amherst The students enjoy it. Ben Munson, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis The Third Edition of Communication and Communication Disorders: A Clinical Introduction provides an introduction to the field of communication disorders that engages students interests in professional practice. The authors include case illustrations, figures, and photographs liberally to illustrate concepts and place them in a clinical context. The chapters maintain a balance between speech, language, and hearing to assure a balanced presentation of the professions of speech-language pathology and audiology. Chapters addressing disorders include information on the scientific basis for understanding each condition, as well as its assessment and treatment. The blend of science and clinical applications provides students with an understanding of normal processes and disorders. Highlights of the Third Edition: Introduces the concept of Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in speech-language pathology and audiology. Includes information on the emergence of literacy in childhood development (Chapter 7) and disorders of reading (Chapters 8 and 9). Contains more clinical cases to illustrate the nature of normal development, disorders, and professional practices. Updated figures and illustrations depict normal and disordered aspects of communication.Pelagie M. Beeson is the author of 'Communication and Communication Disorders: A Clinical Introduction (3rd Edition)', published 2007 under ISBN 9780205532094 and ISBN 0205532098.[read more]
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Pub Gougères with Anchovy and Cayenne
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Author Notes: Anchovies give this riff on traditional cheese gougères a bistro-pub feel and a bold taste. Salty, spicy and savory, these are best with a strong, hoppy beer. These are great right out of the oven or made ahead for a crowd. —withinseason
Food52 Review: Withinseason's directions are on the mark every step of the way. The dough was a little moist after the addition of the second egg but it came together nicely once the cheese was added. My batch did not get very puffy but they were extremely tasty and easy to make. My husband accused me of disrupting his nap 'with all those delicious kitchen smells'. Luckily I had a plate full of hot pub gougeres in my hand and he helped himself. The cayenne is a subtle spicy note and the anchovy offers that certain je ne sais quoi. It was a hit and I'll add this to my arsenal of impressive and inexpensive snacks.
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Makes: 12-15 gougères
tablespoons Unsalted butter
ounces Nonfat milk (Or: 1:1 whole to water) + extra for brushing tops
teaspoon Salt
cup Flour
cup Gruyère, grated + extra for topping
cup Pecorino, grated + extra for topping
tablespoon Fresh thyme, leaves picked
teaspoon Black pepper, freshly ground
Anchovy fillets, finely chopped
- Have your oven at 350. Oil or line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Add butter, milk, and salt to a small, heavy saucepan. Heat till the butter melts and bring the mixture to a full boil, stirring.
- Add the flour in one go. Stir! As the mixture pulls away from the pan and thickens, remove from heat and allow to cool slightly. You can transfer to a new bowl to help cool, or, you know, save dishes...
- Add eggs one at a time. Fully incorporate before adding the next egg. Your mixture should be thick and smooth. Add cheeses, black pepper, and thyme.
- Add anchovy and a generous pinch of cayenne to the remainder (At this point, for variety on the plate, you could also opt to dole out half the dough with just cheese. Use less anchovy if you're going half-half). Using two spoons, dole out dough in 1 inch dollops, about 1-2 inches apart. Smaller is better for these flavor packed puffs.
- Brush with milk and scatter extra cheese across tops. Bake 30-35 minutes, or until puffed up and browned. Try to leave till they are well-browned, unless you're not concerned about the gougères falling as they cool. They'll be tasty either way!
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Sony Spectral Layers Pro 2Now you can unscramble the audio egg!
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Digital audio editing software has made amazing signal processing and manipulation possible with the click of a mouse, but until now it has been virtually impossible to take a fully mixed track and un-mix it. Sony's new Spectral Layers Pro allows you to do just that.
As Sony's training guru Gary Rebolz explains it, there's a simple analogy with a photograph. Using graphics software it's relatively simple to cut out part of a photograph and move it around before pasting it down. You can then use a clone tool to fill in the gap where the clipped portion used to be.
Precisely the same mindset applies when you're using Spectral Layers Pro: you can now select any specific part of a mixed audio clip and cut it, paste it, remove it, and alter its gain.
In the introductory video, there's a woman speaking amid a background of bird calls and wind noise. She's enjoying the forest sounds, but then an ambulance siren spoils the mood. She wishes she could get the siren to stop, but we all know that's impossible, don't we? Gary shows us how it's done, and it's the closest thing to audio magic I've ever seen!
The screen shows a graph of Frequency versus Time. This is a very different view of an audio clip and in this view, volume or amplitude is represented by brightness. Loud sounds are bright, quiet ones are subdued. The complete, mixed sound resides in a layer to the right, which is an audio equivalent of a graphic layer in Photoshop.
You now add a new layer called Siren, and select it. It turns red, meaning it is the only layer you can work on.
You choose a tool called Extract/Harmonics and simply place the pointer on the easily recognised wail of the siren. A section under the pointer turns pale blue. This is part of the fundamental frequency of the siren. If you look closer, though, you'll see that the siren sound is repeated more faintly three or four more times at equal intervals above the fundamental. These are the harmonics or overtones of the siren, and this tool automatically selects all of them. You move the tool along the siren's fundamental frequency and select as much as you want, until the entire siren sound and all of its harmonics are now contained in the Siren layer.
Now for the magic: there's a small '+' sign to the left of layer's header. This represents the phase of the audio. You click on the Siren layer's '+' sign and its phase is reversed. This means that the siren sound in the original layer and that in the Siren layer will cancel each other out. You can immediately see this in the main graph because the image of the siren sound is now missing. You can also hear the difference because all that remains is the woman's voice and the forest sounds: the siren has been completely removed.
This extraordinary program effectively allows you to 'paint' with sound. The possibilities are endless but include noise reduction, removal of specific musical instruments, remixing a final mix and plucking out specific sounds for use in other projects. Spectral Layers Pro integrates seamlessly with Sony Vegas (or any other NLE) and with wave programs such as Sound Forge or Audition. I am already using it professionally and will probably use it on a daily basis. I recommend you also download and use the Seminar Series of videos to help you get your head around this brilliantly original method of working with audio, although there is currently a glitch in this 1.9GB download whereby several of the clips finish too early. Hopefully Sony will fix this very soon.
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Historian Iain McCalman explores the dominant scientific attitudes to ideas of evolution in Britain in the years before Darwin's Origin is published. He explains why evolution was widely regarded as a lunatic theory and was resisted so fiercely.
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- A lunatic idea: British science and evolution on the eve of Darwin's Origin of SpeciesProfessor Iain McCalman, University of Sydney
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That's where we come in. We're Branson Shows Reviewed. We are a group of volunteers who LOVE Branson and the wholesome, family-oriented entertainment available here. That's why we write reviews of Branson shows. We live in Branson and we see every show before we review it. We nominate the best for our Branson Show Awards and then our committee votes on the winners which are posted in late September or early October of each year.
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© ® The Nobel Foundation
IPCC honoured with the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize
Phone: +41-22-730-8208/84 e-mail:
To date, the literature does not explicitly address financial services firms
outside the insurance sector. There is emerging evidence that some investors
or businesses as a group are modifying their risk perception to incorporate
the potential for climate change. Partly this is driven by pension funds that
are filing shareholder resolutions against polluting companies or banks that
finance such practices (Behn, 2000). Similarly, there also is emerging evidence
that financial services firms are including consideration of potential climate
change as a risk factor in evaluating investments or developing new products
(World Bank, 1999; Jeucken and Bouma, 2000). However, history has shown that
the ability of banks and asset management firms to respond and adapt to external
shocks is strongly tied to the ability of those institutions to diversify risk,
both for themselves and for their customers. Over the past 25 years or so, financial
services firms have changed significantly in response to a variety of circumstances,
including macroeconomic disturbances of local and global proportions, advances
in communications and information technologies, and changing regulatory regimes
(Kaufman, 1992; Downing et al., 1999). Several types of tools can be
identified for managing risk: improved information and research, diversification,
building up reserves, and new product development.
The Role of New Product Development
Over the years, banks as a whole have demonstrated their ability to continuously
develop new products and services to respond to changes in their own business
environment as well as the changing needs of their customers (Folkerts-Landau
and Mathieson, 1988; Haraf and Kushmeider, 1988; Jeucken and Bouma, 2000). The
ability of those firms to respond and adapt to any impacts of potential climate
change will be determined largely by their ability to identify any changes in
their customers' views of asset risk and to develop new products to hedge
and diversify that risk. Again, the literature does not discuss explicitly which
specific existing products might be useful in responding to changes in risk
stemming from potential climate change or what types of new products might be
developed to respond to such potential changes in risk. However, the industry
continues to apply basic conceptsincluding options, swaps, and futures
contractsin new and different ways to create new products that provide
investors and businesses with useful tools for reducing well-known and understood
risks (Mills, 1999, Vine et al., 1999). These products can range from
environmentally and socially screened investment funds to very sophisticated
derivatives that hedge against weather risks.
In the past few years, such weather derivatives have seen rapidly growing use
to hedge the risks of businesses whose sales and revenues are strongly affected
by the weather. Securitization is becoming more and more widely used as a means
of spreading risk and obtaining resources for investment banking with a secure
flow of income in the future. Financial institutions other than insurance companies
have been developing and offering such instruments in the form of catastrophe
bonds, for example (see Box 8-3).
In summary, the banking industry is more likely to see climate change and the
possible response more as an opportunity than as a threat. In the new global
competition, banks and asset managers are likely to be less concerned about
any possible threat posed to their existing portfolios by weather extremes induced
by climate change and more preoccupied with adjusting to a rapidly changing
and increasingly competitive global market in which failure to adjust leads
rapidly to loss of market share and net revenue and a decline in share price
and shareholder value. They have little incentive to try to change the rules,
but they are highly motivated to respond once changes are imminent or implemented.
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Well so I finally managed to get my multi-seat up and running. Its pretty stable, screens turn off (DPMS). The last big remaining problem i have is I can only seeming shutdown the computer by pulling the plug. Shutdown hangs, also having issues with suspend( but I can understand that not working). Any suggestions, is there at least some way i can make it so I don't have to run fsck on next boot. Like forcing it to write all data to disk. Note I can login, logoff ok. If ok means that it takes logon screen about 20 seconds to appear from last logoff. I think my computer boots quicker than the time it takes for switch users. I can't find anything in my xorg log that looks suspicious any other logs I should be looking at? I hope there's some sort of hack job i can do so i don't have to worry about corruption
No announcement yet.
Multiseat getting closer.
new posts
I read you did this with 2 ATi cards. Could you tell me how you did this?
For the shutdown problem, same here.
- When 2 users are logged in and 1 of them decides to shutdown, it just doesn't.
- It does not shutdown from within Gnome/KDE. Only gdm.
- "shutdown -P now" always works somehow.
It seems the xserver / gdm does not get killed properly.
My Setup for multi Seat
heres xorg.confHTML Code:
0=Standard0 1=Standard1 [server-Standard0] command=/usr/X11R6/bin/X -novtswitch -sharevts -nolisten tcp -layout Seat0 flexible=false [server-Standard1] command=/usr/X11R6/bin/X -nolisten tcp -novtswitch -sharevts -layout Seat1 flexible=false
Note: I am messing with the isolatedevice command, but I haven't been able to get that from freezing up on login. If u tell me specifics I might be able to help as I have reconfigured more times than there is sand in the sea. I will give that shutdown thing u mentioned a shot after i post this.
In my multiseat setup using nvidia cards (proprietary driver) I can shut down if all screens except one are at the login manager (kdm).
Attempts to shutdown the system when more than one person has an active session results in the shutdown hanging.
I originally started my multiseat setup with ATI hardware. There's a few postings about it buried in this forum.
I was able to get 2 seats setup using a Radeon 3850 and a 4850 using the fglrx driver (Catalyst 9.4). Both seats were hardware accelerated and ran pretty reliably. For kicks, I tested out playing Unreal Tournament 2004 (linux amd64) on both seats at the same time (worked great).
I was never able to get the OSS drivers to work reliably, although I admittedly didn't test much because I was looking for 3D acceleration.
The biggest issue I had was that I could not get DPMS to work in the setup.
I'm not sure if that information will help your case testing at all since I have not used GDM at any point in the process. The process took some time to work out and I had to do a lot of xorg.conf editing to get it to work.
I'm very excited to see that Multiseat is getting some much needed love in Fedora 12s upcoming features (although I switched away from Fedora to Ubuntu several years ago) and I imagine that it will only get better from here.


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MCC expansion doomed without Larson, Walters?
The proposal for a $42 million health sciences building at McHenry County College may be dead because of a major turnover on the board that will follow Tuesday's election.
Two longtime board members who supported the expansion project were not re-elected, while three newcomers, all of whom announced opposition to the plan during the campaign, were voted in. Trustee Dennis Adams did not run for re-election to the board.
The health science center, as proposed, would include a public fitness club as well as classroom and lab space for the college's nursing program. The board has suggested paying for the project with alternative revenue bonds, which do not require taxpayer approval.
Barbara Walters, a 30-year veteran of the board, and Carol Larson, who was elected in 1989, both supported the plan. But voters chose newcomers Molly Walsh, Chris Jenner and Thomas Wilbeck over the veterans, according to unofficial results.
Jenner and Wilbeck were adamantly opposed to the $42 million expansion project and Walsh disagreed with the proposal as it was presented, if not in theory.
Walsh, Tuesday's highest vote-getter, said MCC's nursing labs do need some help, but she does not think a $42 million building is the answer. She also said she objects to borrowing, which could be done without voter approval, but taxpayers would be on the hook for repaying the loan.
"The community needs to vote on it if in fact they're going to build to that extent," Walsh said, adding that she wouldn't be surprised if the project were tabled once the feasibility study is submitted and a new board has the chance to consider it.
Walters would not comment Wednesday on whether her support for the expansion doomed her re-election bid. She said she has no regrets about her years of service and plans to continue being involved with the college.
"I have had the honor and the pleasure of seeing the college grow to the stage that it is now," Walters said. "I am pleased to have been part of the decision making that has made it possible."
Larson could not be reached for comment Wednesday.
Voters also passed up Mike Smith, Arne Waltmire and William Scott Alford in the board of trustees race.


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Reductions in corn and wheat supplies should bring an improvement in prices for those commodities in the 2001/02 marketing year, according to Philip Sronce, director of the Grains and Oilseeds Analysis Group of USDAís Farm Service Agency.
"Even though wheat use will decline moderately, lower supplies will reduce supplies," he says. "For corn, slightly larger use will combine with lower supplies to reduce ending stocks."
The price for wheat is projected at an average $2.85 per bushel, he said at the annual Agricultural Outlook Conference in Washington. That would a 20 cent increase over last year. For corn, the price is expected to be $1.95 per bushel, up from 1.80 last year.
Significant acreage shifts have been occurring between wheat, corn, and soybean in the 1996-2000 period, Sronce points out, following enactment of the 1996 farm bill.
"Soybean acreage has increased from 64.2 million acres in 1996 to a record 74.5 million acres in 2000, while wheat decreased from 75.1 million acres to 62.5 million. Corn acreage has been relatively stable, without a discernable trend, ranging between 77.4 million acres to 80.2 million acres."
The 2001 planted acres forecast for corn, at 78 million, is 1.6 million below last year. "Many analysts believe nearly ideal planting conditions were responsible for up to half of the 2.2 million acre increase in corn last year," Sronce says. "Assuming normal weather, much of this "extra" acreage will likely not go into corn this spring. Attractive soybean loan rates and lower fertilizer requirements for other crops will account for the rest of the expected decline in plantings.î
Less fall-planted wheat, higher fertilizer prices, planting flexibility, and the benefits of the soybean marketing loan program are expected to provide growers with incentives to further expand soybean acreages at the expense of corn and wheat.
"Mitigating factors to the soybean acreage expansion are the limited availability of quality seed and the longer term benefits of maintaining crop rotations."
"Mitigating factors to the soybean acreage expansion are the limited availability of quality seed and the longer term benefits of maintaining crop rotations," Sronce says.
Winter wheat plantings dropped 2 million acres last year to the lowest level since 1971, due primarily to prolonged drought over much of the production region, followed by cold, wet weather that kept some Plains producers from planting.
Considerable uncertainty exists over how much will be harvested from the current winter wheat crop, he notes, with the current forecast of 52.5 million harvested acres the lowest since 1972. Assuming an average yield of 40.5 bushels, production of 2,125 million bushels would be down 98 million from last year.
"The lower production, combined with lower beginning stocks, will result in 2001/02 supplies declining a bit more than 200 million bushels from the previous year,î Sronce says.
Domestic use is expected to drop about 11 million bushels and stiff competition is likely to cut U.S. wheat exports to 1,025 million bushels. China is ìa big question markî in terms of how much wheat they will import and what level of stocks they hold. ìNo one knows,î he says.
"The crucial question for the price outlook is whether this will be the year that the world market tightens enough to push up prices. A significant decline in stocks over the last two years increased the marketís vulnerability to shocks, but production problems around the world were too limited to strengthen prices. The 2001/02 trade year will open with relatively low carryin stocks and the outlook is for some decline in world wheat area.î
U.S. corn growers are expected to plant 78 million acres this year, down from last year's 79.6 million, Sronce says. Production from 71.2 million harvested acres is projected at 9,675 million bushels, which would push total supplies to 11,576 million bushels, one percent below 2000.
"Concerns at this time center more on input costs and fertilizer availability than on weather, although the focus on weather will increase as we approach and go through the planting season. The number one issue for 2001 is how growers will deal with higher nitrogen prices and possible shortages.
"Many Corn Belt agronomists have said that some reduction in application rates may have little impact on yields due to overuse in the past. Also, more producers have integrated soybeans into their crop rotations and may not be fully taking into account the effect of nitrogen carryover from the beans.
"Higher prices this year will likely promote more precise application rates through soil testing and increased sidedressing. However, high fuel prices will raise the cost of additional passes through the fields, so this option may not be an automatic choice."
Increased hog/poultry production are expected to keep corn feed use strong, while a 4 percent drop in beef production will see less feed use there.
A "generally favorable" global feed grain demand "suggests continued increases in meat and poultry consumption," strengthening demand for corn and other feedstuffs, Sronce says. A modest increase of 50 million bushels in U.S. corn exports is forecast.
Ending stocks are forecast at 1,636 million bushels, a drawdown of 255 million bushels and the lowest level since 1997/98. The ending stocks-to-use ratio of 16.5 percent is below the 2000/01 estimate of 19.3 percent.
If dry conditions develop prior to and during the pollination period, corn prices could increase significantly above the forecast level, Sronce says.
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Gerard Butler & Jennifer Aniston: Just Friends!
Gerard Butler is debunking rumors and telling the world that his Bounty costar Jennifer Aniston is just a friend and nothing more. Gerry, 39, tells People:
On the rumors that he's romancing Aniston: "That is just annoying. People say I'm always dating so and so, and sometimes it's three people in one day. "I'm trying to make movies, work hard and do my best. Then this kind of thing happens and people start to associate me more with that. It gets ridiculous."
On Aniston's character: "She is one classy lady. Everyday I go to work with her I'm always surprised about how cool, easy and down to earth and real she is."
On working with Aniston: "I'm in New York right now filming and I'm in heaven. I can't always say that about movies, but to be filming this romantic comedy with Jennifer and a story that made my side split when I read it – I'm lucky. I'm happy as a pig in s—, as they say."
This morning, Jen was nominated for an Emmy Award in the category of Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on NBC's 30 Rock. Congrats, Jen!


text: Jeremy Rondeau (at right), a partner at MNP in Swift Current, presented a cheque of $10,000 to Mayor Denis Perrault, Sept. 13. The presentation was made during the fall/winter city wide registration event for community groups at Kinetic Park. The MNP Bronco Alumni Golf Classic took place at the Elmwood golf course, July 29. There were 144 golfers and the event raised a total of $22,000. It was the largest amount raised in the history of this tournament. The Bronco Education Fund received $10,000 while $2,000 was donated to KidSport.


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The clothes make the man, as the saying goes. It's somewhat similar if the man is in agriculture. The more accurate phrase is, "The vendor makes the farmer."
Farmers aren't exactly NASCAR drivers, but if you want to give us an article of clothing with your logo or company name on it, do it for free and we will be your personal billboard. You need to be a bit realistic in your expectations, however. Farmers have standards. They're not so high as to make Olympic track and field types shy away, but they are higher than your average limbo bar.
First of all, your item needs to be functional. Nothing says functional like a hat or a jacket. Following closely behind would be leather gloves. Everyone wears these things; everyone needs to update them once in awhile. Slap a logo on any of those items and they will get used.
Right after functional would be fashionable. No, seriously. Okay, okay, so the first thing that comes to mind when you think fashionable is not, "I saw this really sharp-looking farmer who . . . ." Even so, some of us still like to look good.
Stick with the basics. For color, you need something a farmer will wear. Green, red, blue, gray, orange, yellow, basic black or white will get worn. That may be the order, too. I have rules. If I'm going to use it for work (and still expand my audience), I'm not going to sport something in flashy white that's going to get dirty. That's why Two Guys Farming hats are gray.
If you're going to give me a hat with your logo on it, make sure it's not pink. It can be the coolest style ever, but if any of my farmer friends are going to give me static when I'm seen in it, chances are it will end up in a Hefty bag with the latest junk mail. No, on second thought, it won't go with the junk mail. That means it could be recycled. It could extend its life over and over, like Jason in those Friday the 13th movies. Or like a fruitcake. Gone would be better. A pink hat will be buried — composted at the very least.
Any marketer will tell you that a product needs to make a bold statement. Here's a bulletin. Farmers aren't into bold. We like small statements on fairly mundane clothing. A splash of color is okay, but it can't get too wild. We think UPS uniforms are high-octane. When the cops in Homicide need to do a lineup to positively identify a criminal, you won't see them get a guy from a skateboard park, another one from an inner city hip-hop club, and a farmer, with the idea the perp could be any of those three. "Yes, officer, I saw the whole thing. He was 5 feet 10, average build, he was wearing a big gold medallion — oh, and his neon pink hat was on sideways. I'm pretty sure he was a farmer."
A little variety is a good thing, too. From my own personal wardrobe, I have choices among several different articles of clothing all from different companies. That can create a mix-and-match conundrum. You look strange when you're wearing a hat from one seed company and a coat from its biggest competitor. Worse yet, if you're caught wearing a hat, a jacket, gloves and a shirt all from the same company, you have crossed that imaginary (but completely understood) line into being a shill. No one is so far in the tank for one company that he wears an entire ensemble from it unless he works there. I mean, let's say, hypothetically, you put on your John Deere denim shirt and then go with a John Deere hat, and since it's cold, a John Deere jacket. You show up at a meeting somewhere and the university guy giving the Power Point presentation can't get his laser pointer to work, so you whip out your John Deere laser pointer and all of a sudden you're labeled a company guy or something by all your farmer buddies at the meeting. Totally bogus.
There was a knock at my door a couple weeks ago. Lo and behold, it was Ada Austin, The Old Goat Woman! (I'm not being mean. That's actually how she signs her e-mails and cards.) Seeing as how the reputation and sales of goat socks have expanded somewhat in the last few months (see "The hair of a goat," March 17, 2008), Ada decided I needed more wardrobe. She stopped by to have me try on a jacket. You want to throw up a billboard, you make sure the measurements are right so the signage looks good. That's not always easy with me. If you ever watch The Simpsons, you know that some of the best humor in the show is stuff in the background. I remember a scene where they were at a ballpark, probably watching their hometown minor league team, the Isotopes. One of the billboards in the outfield had a sign for some clothing store by the name of Royal Majesty or something like that. What caught my eye and made me review the scene a couple of times was the line immediately below the name of the store: "For the Obese or Gangly Gentleman."
I usually have to shop at places like that. So far, it's for the second half of the equation, not the first. Give me time and enough Bavarian Cremes for breakfast each morning and maybe I'll need both sections of the store.
Ada was thinking before she showed up. She brought an XL and an XL Tall jacket for me to try. The XLT was far and away the winner. She also wanted to check on a spelling issue. You can't just give a sock promoter a generic coat. It needs to be personalized. Ada said she couldn't find my card, so she wanted to make sure she had the personalization right. I whipped out a card so fast she almost bled to death from the paper cut.
My mail carrier pulled into the yard a few days later and honked. That always means there's a package that won't fit in the mailbox. As I came over to see what it was, Pat smiled and handed me a big box. "Hey, Jeff, it must be a BUNCH of goat socks!" He listens to The Big Show each day on his route, so he heard my appearance on the show when we talked about goat socks, as well as several other mentions of them before and since. After one of those incidents, I put a brochure from Ada in the mailbox for him. When he handed the box to me the other day, he said rather enthusiastically, "Man, I gotta order some of those socks!"
Call him what you want, but make sure astute is toward the top of the list.
I had a hunch what was in the box from Austin's Mohairs. A little Exacto knife work revealed my hunch was correct. Ada had granted me a pass on the standard color for her business. She didn't think I'd be as wild about purple as she is. She went with something a bit more understated. Ada knows farmer fashion, and she hasn't even read this story.
I had a photo taken for her of me as a walking billboard. My shirt was from Clint Eastwood's restaurant in Carmel, the hat was from the French Dip place in LA, and the coveralls could have been ordered with the name of my own vet clinic on them if I owned my own vet clinic.
Oh, the item from Ada was personalized appropriately, too, as only she would. On the back of the jacket was a huge illustration of a long-haired, long-horned goat. On the front was the identification:
Guy No. 2
Did I ever mention she's a character? I have no idea why we get along so well.
Guy No. 2


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