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Firstly, Agmatch is not Anti-Vet – in fact we are far from it!
There are some excellent Vets operating throughout New Zealand who offer great service. Our aim is to gain better pricing outcomes and market clarity for our members that both Vet Practices and Farmers can co-exist with.
Agmatch members are able to purchase an increasing amount of Vet only products prescription only (RVM) and non-prescription (OTC) through our Agmatch suppliers. This has taken 3 years to refine but the system now works very well, and offers an effective alternative supply to buying from your Vet.
We do recognise the need to have your Vet running a successful business so when you need them they are able to respond and make a fair living while doing so.
We have found some major differences in price in items that have been sold through some vet practices over and above what could be considered reasonable.
Our aim was to provide an alternate supply that forces resellers to meet the market and it has worked really well. Some Vets have charged excessive prices on both RVM (restricted vet medicines) and OTC (over the Counter non-prescription products)
Supply has been restricted to Vet Clinics so it has been a captured market. Clients have been faced with little choice but to pay the price asked.
Some of the OTC products have been Vet-only supply through negotiations with the suppliers; products have been withdrawn from or never made it to a wider supply. There is often a significant price increase in these instances.
This is anti-competitive and misuse of a protected market. These protected markets in the wider area of retail are uncommon.
In the initial stages of this initiative we were repeatedly told by Vets that the additional margin was required so Vets could offer the service they felt was required to ensure the best possible animal health outcomes. They also argue that some of these OTC products need to be used in a controlled way and that Vets are in a position to give the best advice on their use.
Our members and farmers in general value their stock and stock welfare is of primary importance unhealthy stock don't produce well. Our farmer members take great care of their stock as their livelihoods depend on it.
After 3 years of working in this area and a lot of research our view is in these cases farmers frequently pay twice for consultations.
- Once for the consultation invoiced for the visit.
- The second on additional margin on the products.
Creating areas of grey where it is very difficult for clients to pin down what is a fair price.
There are some very fair minded well run Vet operations. However as in many areas of business this is not always the case. Sometimes especially with the Larger organisations it is just excessive overhead within the business that drives these costs up. While the smaller operations unable to buy at the rates that the larger ones can because of scale, So the smaller often have to pay more which makes it harder for them to compete on product pricing.
Our supplier has a fair sustainable margin on the product supplied, and mostly significantly better value. We now know what fair costings look like. Our supplier does not offer Veterinary advice just sells the product, will fill prescriptions from a Veterinarian much like the doctor chemist system with Human medicine.
A veterinary authorisation may be issued to a client to allow the purchase of a RVM from any person with an operating plan to sell RVMs approved under section 28 of the Act.
Our site makes what is available visible to our members where to buy it from with the costs of each product but will never try to steer you to a specific product, this is the domain of Veterinarians not Agmatch.
We will sometimes show comparative product trials so you are better informed and can ask your Vet if this may be suitable for your needs, but in the end the Vet will prescribe what is best for the animal.
Many of our members have been forced to make savings in their businesses over the last few years to survive. Vets who overcharge need to follow farmers lead so they can be more competitive, and better meet farmers budgets.
Many products are supported across the board in farming supply by rebates, free product, advertising contributions and some other incentives all behind the invoice.
The original intention of these behind the invoice incentives was to protect margin to make sure the business is run profitably covering its overhead load and head office costs these are typically paid quarterly adding to the standard mark up on the invoices for the overall business income.
In our view all of these different hidden types of reimbursement are additional margin and need to be viewed as such as they are all mark-up's on the cost price of goods.
This move away from a simple margin where they are applied have an inflationary effect on the market leading to excessive overhead structure in many rural businesses has driven up farm input costs.
Unfortunately these incentives sometimes get used as a driver for specific supplier products with scaled percentages paid quarterly based on sales growth and set targets. There are many forms, free product, sometimes trips that encourage support for products from a specific supplier. While this is part of business, the effect of this has been that certain products get may be put aside that may offer better values based on levels of rebate. These incentives are seldom passed onto clients.
As the Vet only market has enjoyed such a protected supply arrangement real competition is past due.
How do you buy Vet only products through Agmatch?
Prescription products
- You will need to get a prescription from your Vet. Your vet is obliged to supply a script whether they like it or not. They will charge for the script this is a cost that must be factored in. To provide a written prescription the veterinarian must comply with the ACVM technical performance standards and VCNZ requirements around consultation. Under the Veterinarian Code of Professional Conduct http://www.vetcouncil.org.nz/CPC/VetMed/CPC_VetMedicines.php a veterinarian is strictly prohibited from denying a farmer a prescription for any restricted medicine that he or she would have been willing to provide themselves. Veterinarians are entitled to charge a reasonable fee for writing the authorisation. However, it would be unethical for a veterinarian to require that the client meet a different standard of consultation in order to be entitled to a written authorisation as compared to the standard of consultation that would normally be required if the veterinarian was dispensing the product. For example making the client undertake further diagnostic work because a written authorisation has been requested, when such work wasn't considered necessary for the veterinarian to originally dispense the product themselves.
- Upload you prescription onto the site (link) ) If scanned the original prescription must be provided to NZ Vet Direct within 7 days
ACVM Notice: Requirements for Authorising Veterinarians. 28 August 2015
- If an authorisation is provided to the client for presentation to a legitimate seller, the authorisation must be recognisable as the original document (e.g. not a photocopy).
- If the seller is unable to fill the authorisation as specified by the veterinarian or wishes to suggest an alternative, that person is obliged to contact the authorising veterinarian to discuss alternatives. In such cases, if the authorising veterinarian considers an alternative appropriate, he or she can withdraw the authorisation and provide the seller with a new one. This can take the form of an electronic version directly supplied to the seller, but it must be documented and linked to the event record.
- Our supplier will fill the script and supply the product which will be delivered to your farm it is easy for our members.
Up until now a reasonable amount of what has been supplied has been supplied by members Vets but at a competitive price as the Vet knows that members of Agmatch do have competitive alternatives with clear pricing knowledge. If they do not offer better prices they will lose the business. Member's savings have been extraordinary.
At this point we ask members to consider where these better prices came from and what would happen if our suppliers ceased to supply? Pricing would almost certainly go back to where it was quite quickly. We ask you to give our supplier support look at the deals that are offered and buy them on their merit and this will be fair to the Vets who have always had the opportunity to be more competitive. In order to keep it this way it is important our supplier stays in the market driving better pricings for all of our members..
Our members have benefitted significantly from this initiative which has already proven to produce very real savings. In areas where Agmatch is strong this has changed prices dramatically in products we have been targeting. With the maturing of our system we now can get most items just ask if it isn't on the site we will find it.
We are not vets we will never try to influence members to buy a product based on its price and do not give Veterinary advice you need to discuss use of any of these products with your own Vet. Any prescription item must have a valid prescription from a registered Veterinary practitioner before supply is possible.
Under the Veterinarian Code of Professional Conduct a veterinarian is strictly prohibited from denying a prescription for any restricted veterinary medicine that he or she would have been willing to provide themselves.
If you are unhappy with the service you are getting and are having difficulties with your own vet let's know we will log it and have a record of issues members have had their nature with the veterinary clinic's details and would be happy to discuss this with your vet on your behalf. Also remember there are other Vets you can use. We will assist if we can with alternatives.
Any questions feel free to contact Ken on 021 337 626 or via email.


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- Age: 37
- Birthday: March 19, 1981
- Height: 6' 0" (184 cm)
- Weight: 158 lbs. (72 kg)
Kim Rae Won is a Korean actor who was born on March 19th, 1981 in Kangnam, Gangwondo, South Korea. He went to Joong Ang University. At one time, he had hoped to be a professional basketball player. However, when an injury prevented his playing, he switched to acting.
He began acting in 1997 when he took a small role on the television show Half of You. The following year, he acted in his first movie, called Scent of a Man. It was not until 2002, however, that he got his first lead role. The role was on the television series My Love movies and two more television series. In 2009, however, he was forced to put his acting career on hold in order to serve in the military. Following the end of his service in 2011, however, he has returned to acting with another television show.Patzzi. Then, the following year, he starred in the film …ing. That same year, he got the starring role on the television show Attic Cat. The show was popular with viewers and helped to boost his fan base.
In 2004, he starred in another movie, called My Little Bride. In addition, he starred in a romantic mini-series on television, called Love Story in Harvard.
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|NITAAI-Veda.nyf > Compiled and Imp Scriptures > Vaishnava Song Book > Bengali Songs > Sri Krsna-Caitanya Prabhu Daya Kara More
Shri Krishna-Chaitanya Prabhu Daya Kara More
Shrila Narottama dasa Thakura
shri krishna-chaitanya prabhu daya kara more
toma' vina ke dayalu jagat-samsare (1)
Shri Krishna Chaitanya Prabhu, please be kind to me. Who is more merciful than You in
this world?
patita-pavana-hetu tava avatara
mo sama patita prabhu na paibe ara (2)
You have descended as this avatara to deliver the fallen souls. O Lord, I assure You
that no one is more fallen than me!
ha ha prabhu nityananda premananda-sukhi
kripavalokana kara ami bada duhkhi (3)
Alas! Nityananda Prabhu, You are always joyful in ecstatic love (premananda)! Cast
Your merciful glance on me, for I am so full of sorrow.
daya kara sita-pati advaita gosai
tava kripa-bale pai chaitanya-nitai (4)
O Advaita Gosai, husband of Sita, be kind to me. By the power of Your mercy, surely
Chaitanya-Nitai will also give me Their mercy!
ha ha svarupa, sanatana, rupa, raghunatha
bhatta-yuga, shri jiva, ha prabhu lokanatha (5)
Alas! Svarupa Damodara, Sanatana Gosvami, Rupa Gosvami, Raghunatha dasa
Gosvami, Gopala Bhatta Gosvami, Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami, Shri Jiva Gosvami!
O Prabhu Lokanatha!
daya kara shri acarya prabhu shrinivasa
ramacandra-sanga mage narottama dasa (6)
Be merciful, O Prabhu Shrinivasa Acarya! Narottama dasa begs for the company of
daya kara prabhupada shri dayita dasa
vaishnavera kripa mage e adhama dasa (7)
Be merciful, O Prabhupada, most beloved servant of Shrimati Radhika! This fallen
servant begs for the kindness of the Vaishnavas.
daya kara gurudeva patita-pavana
shri carane seva mage e patita jana (8)
O Gurudeva, savior of the fallen, be merciful. This fallen person is begging for service
to your lotus feet.


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Kardashian Thanksgiving: Caitlyn Jenner & Scott Disick Join 'Blended' Family For Holiday
It's been one ROUGH year for the Kardashian/Jenner family, but despite all the ups and downs, everyone came together for Thanksgiving on Nov. 26. Even Caitlyn Jenner was there…and Scott Disick shockingly got an invite, too. Check out the adorable family photo!
The Kardashian family definitely had a lot to celebrate on Thanksgiving after the year they've had! From Caitlyn Jenner's transition to Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick's breakup, it was a drama-filled year, but nobody was left out from attending the holiday at Khloe Kardashian's house. See the whole group reunited for Thanksgiving here!
Despite being sick with a staph infection and quarantined earlier in the week, Khloe was well enough to host her giant family for the big day, and she definitely went above and beyond with the invites. The large group posed together for a family photo, which Kylie Jenner, 18, posted to Instagram, and we have to admit, we were kind of shocked at some of the people who were there!
The most unexpected was definitely Scott, who Kourtney broke up with over the summer after he went on a partying bender and was photographed getting handsy with Chloe Bartoli in Europe. The two have been seen together since and Scott has spent time with the kids, but Kourtney herself has admitted that there's a lot her ex would need to change in order for her to get back with him. Looks like she didn't want to leave him abandoned for the holidays, though — since his parents died in 2014, the 32-year-old doesn't really have any other family besides the Kardashians.
Kris Jenner has had an especially rough year because of her ex, Caitlyn's, transition. The pair have moved past their differences and frustrations, though, and really seem to be getting along lately, which is especially telling since the 60-year-old's boyfriend, Corey Gamble, was also at the family Thanksgiving. But, don't forget, Caitlyn has other kids on the Jenner side of the family, and Khloe had previously revealed her stepdad wasn't going to be at the dinner, so it was definitely a surprise to see here there. We're so glad she's getting along so great with her family, though!
Oh, and did you notice that Kylie's on-again boyfriend, Tyga, also joined the family for the holiday?! The couple had broken up just one week earlier on his 26th birthday, but made it clear they were back together just two days later. We've seen the lovebirds together multiple times since, but we know Kylie's family has been weary of the relationship, so it's definitely interesting that he was included. Of course, Kendall Jenner, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, North, Penelope, Mason and Reign also joined their family in the fun, group photo, which Kylie captioned, "thankful for my blended family." Awww!
HollywoodLifers, are you surprised Scott was invited to the Kardashian Thanksgiving? And are you shocked Caitlyn showed up?!


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Keratoconjunctivitis sicca (dry eye syndrome) or just dry eyes is a disease of the eye that is brought about by reduced production of tears or the increased evaporation of tear film in a person. Characteristic symptoms of this disease include burning sensation of the eyes, dryness and a sand-gritty irritation that progresses during the day. Other symptoms consist of pain, pressure at the back of the eye, redness, itchiness, and a tugging sensation. There are approved dry eyes treatments and one of them is Restasis (cyclosporine ophthalmic solution 0.05%) from Allergan Inc.
What is Restasis and how does it work? Restasis ophthalmic emulsion is a diluted cyclosporine eye drop that is indicated for the increase production of tears in clients with tear production thought to be suppressed as a result of inflammation of the eyes related to keratoconjunctivitis sicca. This could be interrupting the liquid supply to the eye due to the compression of the narrow channels. It boosts the natural ability of the eyes to form tears that may be decreased due to inflammation resulting from chronic dry eyes.
Studies have shown that this drug is not effective in increasing the tear production in patients who have been using plugs for tear ducts and anti-inflammatory eye drops. Allergan Inc. stated that it would provide early relief but based on studies, the full effect can be felt after 90 days of continued use. What are the side-effects of Restasis? Patients using Restasis could experience slight prickling or burning; blurring of images; feeling of having something in the eye. If these symptoms persist, then consult a physician.
Obtain medical attention at once if some of these acute side effects happen while using the medication: severe allergic reactions like difficulty in breathing; tightness around chest; swelling of the face, tongue, mouth or lips; alteration in vision; aggravated itching or burning; continued blurring of images; eye discharges; too much tear production; and eye pain.
How is Restasis applied and used? This medication is applied two times a day directly on the eye around every 12 hours, except if the doctor has other instructions. The bottle is good for only one dose and any residual medication should be discarded at once. If using artificial tears, there should be a 15-minute interval prior to the administration of Restasis. Make sure not to handle the surface of the dropper since this is considered sterile. Handling it would render it unsterile and could worsen the infection of the eye.
If contact lenses are used, be sure to remove them first before application of the medicine. They can be reinserted 15 minutes after the administration of medication. Are there any other dry eyes treatments besides Restasis? Cyclosporine is a cyclic polypeptide acquired from a fungus that contains 11 amino acids that would prevent the production of interleukin and cytokines and the T- lymphocyte cells from proliferating, thus reducing inflammation. This is the generic variant of the Restasis. What is the difference between these two dry eyes treatments?
Cyclosporine is the active ingredient in both the generic and brand forms thus the method of action and interactions are very similar. The difference between the two forms is their brand name, pricing and packaging. Generic alternatives are low-priced since no brand names are linked with it plus there are no operating costs toward research, development and promotion.


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Meeting a Need
It began in just one little room of a rural building on the outskirts of Durban, South Africa. In 2003 Seed of Hope founders Derek and Heather Liebenberg, along with a small core of volunteers, felt the call to respond to the mounting Aids crisis in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
At that time the HIV pandemic was widespread and mostly unchecked with medications still not yet widely available. Lives were being turned upside down and communities were in turmoil. Derek and Heather saw the impact on the children of the community and were led to launch an afternoon drop-in program for the kids who would otherwise be unattended and left alone at risk of drifting into mischief, gangs or other dangerous behavior.
The drop-in program focused on providing a fun space with life learnings – filled with songs, crafts, Bible lessons and life skills. Meeting an overwhelming need, the program soon grew to reach dozens of children who attended daily. What a blessing! And with a focus on caring for all the children as one community, the drop in children's program was given a name – Simunye Time, meaning "we are one" in Zulu.
Broadening our scope
In the following months the children's program grew to reach the needs of the greater community. Programs were developed to provide access of basic health care and education. An HIV-positive support group was established in the local community and a sewing class for unemployed women were established to reach the community from within.
With many deeply affected by the heartbreaking losses of the HIV pandemic, it was a time when hope was scarce in the community of Bhekulwandle. Our vision to equip local community members to overcome challenges was birthed through the experiences and resilience of these friends and neighbours.
A Partnership emerges
In 2005, John and Trish Pritchard, along with their family, came to Seed of Hope in South Africa for a 6 months trip to work alongside Derek and Heather. Their plan was to help run Seed of Hope. Life however took a dramatic turn from the plan. Seven weeks into the trip, Derek Liebenberg died of a massive heart attack. It was clear why God had called John and Trish to be in South Africa for such a time. Despite the tragedy, the local Seed of Hope staff and volunteers persevered in their faith and commitment to carry on the good works in serving this community. The next four months changed John and Trish's lives and they knew something more was needed to be done upon their return to Canada.
HopeShares Canada was born and was quickly supported by a committed group of volunteers raising support and awareness of the work of Seed of Hope back in South Africa.
In 2007 Carl Waldron and his family moved to South Africa to build upon the Liebenberg's foundation – to bring growth and a greater impact to Seed of Hope's work over the years to come.
Restoring a Community
Along the way, we developed a model of mentoring and training that equips people to be leaders by recognizing their God-given value and resources. People who experience restoration – physical, social, spiritual – turn into restorers of their community.
As we have transitioned, new leaders like Kierra Ward (CEO, Seed of Hope) are working alongside Heather Liebenberg (Founder, Seed of Hope) and their team to seize new opportunities for impact. At the top of the list is the 1.6-hectare (4 acre) campus in Bhekulwandle that will allow new programs to strengthen families, improve livelihoods and develop leaders. Already, a transformation is taking place, and facilities are being equipped for an expanded sewing/craft program as well as a kitchen/bakery for training catering skills.
Carl Waldron will continue working as Executive Director of HopeShares, mentoring our South African team as they grow. I'll also be working to link new partners here in Canada to international development in a way that affirms the importance of building mutual relationships between people here and those across the world.


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Kansas bill works to address budget gap
Money from highway projects, special funds diverted to general expenses
The Kansas House has approved a bill closing most of a projected $344 million shortfall in the state's current budget.
The House vote Wednesday was 88-34. Republicans relied on their large majority to push it through.
The measure mostly diverts funds from highway projects and other special funds into the state's main bank account to cover general government expenses.
The measure goes to the GOP-dominated Senate. Top Republicans there hope to vote on the plan Thursday.
Lawmakers believe they must pass a bill by Feb. 13 for the state to pay bills on time.
New figures from legislative researchers Tuesday showed that with tax collections short of expectations through January, the bill still would leave a budget deficit of about $800,000 at the end of June.


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Daily Teachings of the Masters ~ Tuesday September 27, 2016
By Nicole Singer 09/27/2016
You have now successfully passed through the portal of Truth and you are in the process of aligning with your cosmic Self.
For those of you that are still feeling the pangs of regret, remorse – it is simple. You had been wearing a hat that was two sizes two small and it did not allow you much room to grow. In a way you can say it had been a set up. In other words, as long as you were led by karmic patterns, karmic winds you were doomed to seemingly fail, make errors while still in the throes of egoic idolatry.
Now is your defining moment. Now is the cosmic time of reacquainting with your True Natural Self. This Self is EASILY guided by it's higher intuition and knowings, with it's advanced or natural states of union with Higher Truths. It does not live by the rules and fancies of the ego- ego entanglements, judgments, fear, regret, inferior and superior games- all ego attachments.
It is the delight of the Lords of karma and all heavenly host angels that you dismiss all charges towards self and others and align to this True Reality NOW.
It is a liberating moment for all of the multiverse when each soul chooses a higher identification.
You are awakening as you realize that you are not living your life for yourself but for the grand purpose of awakening the ALL, the ONE. Seek to understand the power you have to awaken all of life as you understand more and more the power that courses through your very existence, through your very Life.
For You are Life Itself – that is who you truly are.
All that you do, you do for the ALL. All that you wish, you wish for the ALL.
It is because the ALL is who you truly are.
You are not a separate being. That is a fantasy.
Identify with the life that is living through you.
Forgiveness continues to be key because lack of forgiveness towards self and others keeps you tethered to the illusionary identification of being ego consciousness, and you are learning to reside and live in a higher state of awareness now.
Allow this voice of Truth to align with your own voice and your own remembrance of your cosmic self now.
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Ten-year digital veteran Tim Allen steers the course of R/GA's 100-plus strong user experience design department. He's also in charge of bringing a human touch to the agency's projects and extending product experiences into the digital space. He was instrumental in creating some of the agency's celebrated Nike campaigns, including Nike "Black Mamba" starring Kobe Bryant and his alter ego, the Nike Film Room, the Nike+ GPS app and others. Currently, he's collaborating with R/GA's data visualization department to develop a new prototyping studio, designed to help the agency and clients assess the usability of a potential project—and also, whether or not it's worth an investment.
Ultimately, Allen strives to ensure that the agency's work delivers a balance between utility and emotion. "The biggest mistake I've seen experience designers make as students and professionals is over-indexing in pragmatism and forgetting that utility needs to be tempered with emotion and story," he said. "Interaction can be a form of storytelling as much as it can enable the completion of a task."


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Guess who was sitting three seats down from me in church today?
You can't guess. It was The Mormon Bachelorette. Her sister, who is a friend of mine, is in my ward and I had no idea they were sisters! Isn't that hilarious given my stalkerish obsession? How lucky for Ashley that I found her! (Actually, this is one of those times where I had a prayer that I didn't even know I had and then Heavenly Father answered it by delivering Ashley right to me and now I have to laugh at how He works sometimes. But this little bit of good fortune is going to make writing my next book much, MUCH easier. More on that another time.) Anyway, if you're not following this season yet, you should. She's cool.
Moving on: Thanks to everyone who calmed me in my little freak out last week. I'm all the way up to #40 and I think it will climb steadily. Here's a fact: my publisher is pretty dang awesome and they want all of their books to succeed and they have faith in me, and readers seem to like my stuff, and my husband has faith in me, so now I will have faith in me.
And here's another fact: this moment of Zen is brought to you by the fact that I was cutting carbs for two weeks and now I'm allowed to have them again and CHOCOLATE MAKES EVERYTHING BETTER. That is why I am thankful for chocolate.
That's probably why I got a kick out of my friend Kristine's new book so much. WARNING: Book reviews ahead. I've read a couple of good things lately that you might like so I will give you my brand new, patent-pending, definitive two sentence statement on why you should buy these books:
First up, I mentioned chocolate and a book and these are two very good things together. Stealing Mercy by Kristy Tate (who happens to be my critique partner) is a fun historical romance/mystery set in Seattle when it was still frontierish. There are lots of pies, a brothel, a ninja, and PIES. Oh, and it's only $2.99 on Kindle right now! Whee!
My friend Sarah and I ditched many a party in college to check out Regency novels at the Provo City library when we'd had enough of real life boys (totally true--we were brats), and Sarah (who is a different Sarah but probably also ditched parties for Regency romance novels) Eden's Seeking Persephone is a REALLY STINKING FUN book. She's a great writer and this is a perfect Friday night read.
Then, of course, there's a slight nip in the air in some places that speaks of . . . FALL. And Josi Kilpack's book, Pumpkin Roll, is her latest, spookiest, and best installment in her Sadie Hoffmiller culinary mystery series. Also, there's a recipe for a pumpkin roll that is worth the price of admission by itself.
And I've been reading lots and lots of contemporary young adult novels lately, so let me recommend two that I got wind of via the super awesome Luisa and now I owe her big time for the fun reads: Suite Scarlett and Scarlett Fever by Maureen Johnson. They have a kind of I Capture the Castle vibe about them except they're set in this cool art deco hotel in the right now present.
Also so fun: The Ruby Oliver books by E. Lockhart. Ooh, and for pure escapism: The Heist Society books by Ally Carter.
Happy reading, everyone!
Oooooh, and stay tuned for Tuesday when it's my Book Birthday and many fun things begin to happen!


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News / Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grant to the School of Information Sciences supports efforts to diversify faculty and students in iSchools
The University of Pittsburgh is pleased to announce that the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a $600,000 grant to the School of Information Sciences to support the creation of the iSchool Inclusion Institutes (i3). The Institutes are designed to address a critical shortfall of faculty and students from underrepresented populations within the Information Science disciplines and professions by increasing the number of students from those groups in graduate programs at US-based Information Schools (iSchools), and encouraging them to consider academic career opportunities in the discipline.
The iSchool Inclusion Initiative is based on the premise that a faculty that represents the diversity of the overall population will draw students into the information professions that, likewise, will reflect the diversity of the overall population. Students will thus have role models to whom they can personally relate, and who will provide concrete evidence that the information professions are not only open to all, but that diversity in the workforce is essential.
The three-year grant, announced in June 2010, will underwrite the expenses involved in hosting a four-week introductory institute for undergraduate students at the University of Pittsburgh, providing them with an immersive introduction to the theoretical foundations and professional/academic opportunities available to students who undertake graduate study in the Information Sciences. The i3 sessions will also provide practical guidance regarding applying to graduate schools, financial aid options, and successfully completing a graduate program in the discipline. Teams of students, under the guidance of iSchool faculty and mentors, will also participate in a year-long research project using social networking technology, video conferencing tools, and related tools that enable participants to gain first-hand experience in using the tools of the information trade. Then, the students will return to the University of Pittsburgh in the second year, to further explore how information and the Information Sciences impact learning, business, governments, and society in general. The School of Information Sciences intends to host 60 students at the Institutes, helping them to discover the benefits and challenging nature of academic and professional careers within the Information field. For more information about the i3 program, please visit www.ischool-inclusion.org.
The project is managed by the University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences under the supervision of the Principal Investigators, Dean Ronald L. Larsen and Assistant Professor James "Kip" Currier. This pilot project will be implemented in conjunction with two partner iSchools – Drexel University's College of Information Science and Technology and the College of Information Science and Technology at the Pennsylvania State University. In addition, the project will also draw upon and incorporate the significant experiential information and relevant knowledge of a variety of academics and Information Professionals. Other US-based iSchools will contribute to the program as recruiters, teachers, and mentors, participating in select phases of the Summer Institutes and during the year-long research/development project. At the end of the second Institute for each cohort, all participating iSchools will recruit students for their graduate programs from among the Institute's students.
"This program is an effort to address a lack of diversity in the faculty and student body, which most academic disciplines are experiencing," notes Ronald L. Larsen, Dean and Professor, School of Information Sciences. "We need to proactively encourage students from underrepresented groups to join the Information professions and the faculty of iSchools. A dearth of faculty members and students from underrepresented groups limits the perspectives and creativity that are needed to address the complex and multifaceted issues confronting society in its management and use of information."
In 2009, the School was awarded a planning grant by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to study the need for – and appropriate elements of – such a residential and immersive program. The first Institutes will be offered in June 2011. Details about the i3 program are available at www.ischool-inclusion.org.


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There are times, and they admittedly have become more frequent, when one has to wonder the purpose that universities serve society. Because lately, they just seem to be sanctuaries for all sorts of lunacy, bad thinking and spoiled adult-children.
Take as an example, Gordon Hodson, of Brock University in St. Catherines no less, who has published a paper saying essentially this;
People with low IQ's are more likely to hold racist and homophobic viewpoints in adulthood. These viewpoints are "mediated" by right-wing ideologies. Hence people who adhere to right-wing ideologies tend to have lower IQ's.
It is a wonderful bit of logical deduction, but we'll get to that in a moment.
The irony of it is, when you peruse the web or go on the Globe and Mail's comments board, all the smug – "I could have told you that!" types of comments (hundreds in fact), is in fact demonstrating prejudice.
At first you think "can't they see that they are being prejudiced themselves?" and then you realize, ah, but being prejudiced against the following groups is OK in the books of progressive left;
- White males;
- Christians;
- Israel or supporters of Israel;
- "right-wing" ideologues, i.e. conservatives
And the goal here, with a ridiculous "scientific" study portraying conservatives as right-wing redneck racist boobs with low IQs, is actually to stifle free speech, to stifle debate… this is one of the favorite hobby horses of the left. Because why would anyone lower themselves to debate idiots? Why should they give any credence to what conservative mouth-breathers think? They are all just so obviously stupid, c'mon, and we are so s-m-r-t, I mean s-m-a-r-t.
But let's briefly examine the logical progression here that Professor Hodson uses to arrive at his conclusion.
People with lower IQ's have more likelihood to hold racist or homophobic views in adulthood – Observation of Data
Racist and homophobic views are mediated by right wing ideologies – Opinion
People with low IQ's tend to follow right-wing ideologies. – Conclusion
This is such a brilliant deductive methodology that we decided to give it our own right-winger try. Here goes;
Black men are more likely to suffer from high blood pressure as adults – Observation of Data
High blood pressure is caused by excessive masturbation – Opinion
Adult black men are more likely to be excessive masturbators – Conclusion
Let's try this again;
A lot of young people identify themselves as liberal – Observation of Data
Young people have their heads up their asses – Opinion
A person with their head up their ass is identifying themselves as a liberal – Conclusion.
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SWAN CREEK TOWNSHIP, MI -- Approximately 113 Atherton High School students attended their prom on Saturday, May 14 at the Golden Glow Ballroom.
The dance had a "Mardi Gras" theme, and students enjoyed dinner, dancing, and a photo booth. They also voted for prom king and queen.
The Flint Journal plans to cover nearly 30 proms across Genesee County this year helping families share memorable moments of their high schools students' big day.
Check out the slideshow above to see The Flint Journal's photos from the night. If you have pictures from Atherton's prom that you would like to share, email them to flpho to @mlive.com .


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November through December is my favorite time of year. I love the cold weather, the fresh apple cider, the snow, Christmas songs and all the Christmas cheer. I especially love working at the garden center this year. I spend three weeks preparing for the Holiday season. Its a lot of work involved but it always looks so beautiful. This year I went overboard making the fireplace display and decorating the greenhouse. Here are some of the highlights of what I've been working on at the store. Pictured above is the greenhouse when you first walk through the doors. You walk through a lit archway of garland and at either side are rows of poinsettias and at the end is a poinsettia tree raised above the "snow".
Looking down the aisle the beautiful Poinsettias really stand out over a blanket of buffalo snow.
Rows and rows of poinsettias line the greenhouse. They come in tons of colors I didn't even know existed.
We also hung garland and Christmas lights above the poinsettias this year. It looks beautiful at night when all the other lights are off.
I hung empty hanging baskets filled wit presents above the poinsettias. They add a perfect touch of the Holidays to the greenhouse.
My favoirte poinsettia...the Shimmer surprise.
The original owner of the store, Walt, owns a 1925 model T. We had to push it 4 blocks down the street and then backed it into the back of the greenhouse. We had Santa Walt come down last weekend to take pictures with families and people with pets in front of the model T and inside the store in front of the fireplace.
This is one of our photos we used in our store newsletter to let our customers know about Santa Walt coming to our store.
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This is inside the store in front of the fireplace. We had beautiful angel and reindeer statues on display. (I really want to put the bunnies in the sleigh...)
The Schmidt's Crew in front of the fireplace. This is another photo we used in our newsletter.


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Christmas is the perfect time to express your appreciation to loved ones through meaningful gifts. And while a tin full of holiday cookies or a subscription to the cheese-of-the-month club may be a kind gesture, it's probably not the most welcomed gift for friends who are trying to stay fit and healthy all year round. We've got a slew of fantastic gift ideas that are both thoughtful and healthy. These gifts are perfect for your best friend, your hard-to-please great aunt, or even your personal trainer!
#1 – Vertical Hydroponic Growing System. There are some great new options for people who want to farm their own fresh produce, but don't have the time, space or desire to cultivate a traditional garden. These vertical hydro-gardens are fantastic. They normally take up about four square feet of space. And they can hold anywhere from ten to thirty plants. They have a bottom drum that holds a large amount of water and a fountain motor that circulates water to all the plants. The hydro-gardener just fills the bottom drum with water and a bit of hydroponic nutrients each week. Then the gift recipient enjoys the harvest of tomatoes, cucumbers, strawberries, salad greens and the like. These hydro-garden systems can be purchased online or at garden stores. Or if you're a DIY kind of person, there are lots of good tutorials online to help you make your own vertical hydro-garden. They're ideal for indoor or outdoor use and they're great gifts for busy gardeners.
#2 – Cast Iron Cookware. Another great gift for a serious cook on your list is a seasoned cast iron skillet. Cast iron is known as the original nonstick cookware. If it's well-seasoned and maintained, cast iron can be a chef's best friend. The pans heat food evenly and can be used on the stovetop, in the oven or even over an open fire pit. For vegetarians and vegans, cast iron boasts another benefit: when you eat food prepared on a cast iron skillet, the food absorbs a little bit of extra iron. It's crucial that the body get enough iron for immune support, brain functioning and stamina. Cast iron pans are easy to find at kitchen stores. They're also often sold at sporting and outdoor supply stores – where you'd find camping gear.
#3 – Pedometer. Got a workout partner who's always up for a healthy competition? Get of pair of pedometers and toss one to your buddy this Christmas. It'll make for a fun year of seeing who can log the most steps each week. A very basic and low priced pedometer will keep track of how many steps you take while you're wearing it. You can find them at the local stuff-mart for as little as $10. But there are, of course, some newfangled all-in-one pedometers that can count your steps, calculate how many calories you've burned, measure the distance you've traveled, keep track of your steps per minute and teach you a foreign language. Well maybe not the last one. Whether you choose the basic or deluxe model, a pedometer is a great fitness gift for someone you love.
#4 – A Better Blender. One of the easiest ways to get whole, raw fruits and vegetables into your daily diet is a morning smoothie. And nobody likes chunks in his green drink! If you've got a friend on your Christmas list who's still using the blender he inherited from an old roommate, a blender upgrade might be the perfect gift. There are blenders out there these days that can literally pulverize an avocado pit into your strawberry smoothie. No kidding. An avocado pit! These same blenders can turn kale, celery, apples and berries into a silky smooth post-workout pick-me-up.
#5 – Loose Leaf Tea and an Infuser. A high quality organic green tea is a very nice gift for someone interested in natural health and wellness. Green tea (and all true teas) have high levels of antioxidants that strengthen the body's immune response and help eliminate free radicals. A nice infuser and perhaps a pretty mug would make a swell gift set.
#6 – Sleep Mask. Sleep is something everyone needs, though many of us don't get enough of it. A soft sleep mask is the perfect gift for anyone on your list. Sleep masks can often be found in the cosmetics department of a drugstore or online. You can make a simple sleep mask by sewing a mask shape out of two comfortable pieces of fabric and filling it with a little bit of uncooked rice and some dried lavender flowers. Attach an elastic strap to the back and you've got a gift from the heart that will help your beloved friend sleep well at night.
#7 – CSA Subscription. CSA is short for Community Supported Agriculture. And chances are quite good that there's one in your area – or the area of a person on your Christmas list. A CSA subscription is a way to buy food from local farmers on a regular basis. An individual can sign up to buy a "share" of the farm's produce through a CSA box. For those who buy shares, each month, a box of seasonal produce (or other farmed goods) is prepared. Normally the farmer will transport the CSA boxes to a central drop point in the community on a set day each month. CSA recipients pick up their boxes and enjoy farm to table foods at affordable prices. Often CSA produce is less expensive than shopping at traditional grocery stores (but fresher and normally pesticide-free). If you've got a foodie on your list, consider buying them a half-year or full-year share for Christmas. They'll remember you with gratitude every month.
#8 – Top of the Line Yoga Mat. For the yogini on your list, how about an upgraded mat? There are $5 yoga mats, and then there are Cadillac yoga mats. If you have a flexible friend that you'd like to treat this Christmas, consider a higher end mat that's made of more durable, slip resistant, natural materials. Pack it in a personalized yoga mat carry bag for that extra special touch.
#9 – A Swanky Diffuser and an Essential Oil Assortment. High quality essential oils are a perfect gift for your friend who's into natural remedies and aromatherapy. A good starter kit might include lavender, sage, peppermint and sweet orange oils. There are also several good blends on the market – some to induce sleep, some to promote concentration, others to relieve tension. A diffuser is a wonderful companion gift to the oils. They come in various styles from rustic and homey to techy and contemporary. A rule of thumb when buying essential oils: make sure that the label says 100% pure essential oils. And research brands so you're sure you're buying from a reputable source. Ask around and read reviews online. The best essential oil isn't always the most expensive one.
#10 – A Relaxing Bath Experience. Nothing says, "I care for you" like a gift of sweet soothing relaxation. For the person who has everything already, here are a couple of super easy DIY bath gifts that'll be well received:
Muscle Relaxing Salts
1 cup baking soda
1 cup Epsom salt
1 cup sea salt
10 drops lavender or other calming essential oil (optional)
Combine the three ingredients well and put them in a pretty container with a lid. Handwrite instructions for use and list the ingredients. For a serious muscle relaxing bath, add the entire contents to a hot bath. Swirl the water around and soak for 20 minutes or more.
Moisturizing Sugar Scrub
1 cup organic, unbleached sugar
¼ cup olive oil
¼ cup coconut oil
10 drops peppermint essential oil or other essential oil (optional)
Pour the sugar into a short, wide mouth jar. Then pour the other oils in and stir. Cover with a tight-fitting lid and add a pretty bow around the jar. Handwrite instructions for use and list the ingredients. The scrub is to use directly on the skin in the bath or shower, then rinse. It's also excellent to put next to the sink and use it as a hand scrub.
#11 – Good Fats. For your friend who's super talented in the kitchen, a gift of culinary indulgence is ideal. Scour some thrift stores, or high-end kitchen stores for some pretty jars and bottles that will look nice on the countertop. Then head to the market and shop for the top-shelf brands of coconut oil, avocado oil and extra virgin olive oil. Clean and dry the glassware. Then pour the oils into the prepared containers. For the coconut oil, you'll want more of a jar, since it will solidify at room temperature. But bottles are perfect for the avocado and olive oils. Use some kitchen twine or sparkly ribbons (depending on your friend's kitchen décor) to decorate the jars. It may also be nice to arrange all three jars on an oblong cutting board or serving tray. Any good cook will appreciate some high quality oils as a gift at Christmastime.
#12 – Personal Trainer Sessions. If you have a loved one that has recently begun a fitness regimen and is interested in getting serious, consider buying her a six pack. You know, six sessions with a good personal trainer so she can achieve some of her wellness goals. A gift of personal training sessions is a fantastic gift for a friend that's dabbling in exercise but could use a little direction.
A gift card is nice. Another bottle of body lotion is useful. But a loving gift of health and fitness is perhaps the best gift of all at Christmas. Spoil the ones you love with thoughtful blessings of wellness this year.
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Journalist, author, and CNN Political Commentator Carl Bernstein said that Hillary Clinton has "become a kind of specialist" at "fudging" on Wednesday's "New Day" on CNN.
Bernstein said that what Clinton blames Republicans for her poll numbers, "she's half right. I think — Hillary Clinton, as I say, in 'A Woman in Charge,' and happily I think at this point, it's the definitive biography, and because it reflects the complexity of the woman and her situation. And her situation is that she has had difficult relationship to the truth, as the book says in its closing pages, since the Arkansas years. But there are reasons for this, 'difficult relationship to the truth,' which have to do, partly, with these attacks. She is at the heart of the cultural warfare in this country over the last 30 years. The demographics today reflect that she is on the right side of this cultural warfare and on the issues that she keeps going back to, she has an awful lot of support, as do the Democrats."
He added, "I think, first of all, I think we've got to look at what politicians do generally in terms of fudging. It's endemic in the profession, but she has become a kind of specialist at it. How has — why has she become a kind of specialist? It has to do, I think, partly, with the peculiarity of the Clinton situations. It has partly to do with the history of Bill Clinton and women, in which she's had to defend him. And it's been very difficult to do with the whole truth and all the truth and nothing but the truth. She's been in a difficult position. I think, if you read the book, if you really understand her life, her great strengths and her weaknesses, you begin to understand the complexity. Look, she's the most famous woman in the world. … We've never had a candidate in our history, all over the world this morning, people are having the discussion we're having at their breakfast tables. It's remarkable, this phenomenon. So we have to look at this election in a little bit different terms, and her in a little bit different terms than anybody else."
Bernstein also said of Bernie Sanders, "I think that anyone who galvanizes the opposition within the party to Hillary Clinton is going to get some traction. She's still the overwhelming favorite, but her strategy, right now, is to win New Hampshire and Iowa, that's what she needs to do. Then, she can move on, and, you know, you get into the general election, and the themes that she is hitting on, they play into her strengths and into the Democrats' strengths. So, the strategy is there. We've just heard very wisely, by our correspondent, that she wants to get out there in a way that she's visible, and at the same time, do the limbo with the press. The press, through this whole campaign is going to be her tormentor. She knows it, the Democrats know it. There are a lot of reporters out there that really want to trip her up, that do not like her, actually. But, they also see a great story, which she is. And they're going to continue to challenge her. So, she has to stay on message, but one of the problems that we see in this interview yesterday is that she's not spontaneous. And Bill Clinton is spontaneous, and in private, she's wonderfully spontaneous. … And you see a little of it in there, but she's really on talking points. And it's a problem, I think. But that's partly theatrics, but it also goes to how a candidate is perceived."
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Burr and Burton upset in D2 semifinal
BBA quarterback Jay McCoy was injured early in the game with a broken rib, according to coach Jason Thomas, tried to play through it, but had to be lifted in the third quarter for third string quarterback John Morgantini.
In the first half, BBA took a 14-0 lead on McCoy's back. On the first offensive series for the Bulldogs, McCoy hooked up with Cam Hedberg for a 73-yard touchdown to take the early lead. In the beginning of the second quarter, McCoy finished a long drive with a 2-yard run.
On the Terriers' next possession, Shane Clark broke away from the Burr and Burton defense for a 54-yard TD to cut the lead to 14-8 with 4:45 left in the half.
Bellows Falls got the opening kickoff of the second half and drove down the field as Clark scored with 5:36 left in the third quarter to tie the game at 14-14.
The Terriers broke the tie early in the fourth quarter when Logan Cota scored on a 5-yard run to give them a 22-14 advantage.
BBA still had time and were driving in the final minutes but Cota picked off Morgantini at the 1-yard line with 50 seconds to go to seal their championship trip.
BBA got a safety in the last few seconds when Cota kneeled in the end zone to run out the clock.
Before his injury, McCoy was 8-of-13 for 135 yards and two touchdowns, one on the ground and the other through the air. Pressed into emergency service under center, Morgantini was 8-of-22 for 82 yards and an nterception.
Clark got the bulk of the offense for BF, with 155 yards on 25 carries.
BBA finishes the year at 8-2, while Bellows Falls will try to defend its title win from last season on Saturday in Rutland.
MVL all-stars chosen
MANCHESTER — The Northshire had a plethora of Marble Valley League soccer all-stars, released this week after the state championships.
Leading the way were the Arlington girls, who had six players chosen in Division C, along with coach Aaron Wood, after the Eagles went 18-0 and won the Division IV championship.
Tess Belnap, Aimee Frank, Jamie Keel, Gracie Smith, Haley Mattison and Shaana Staab were picked after leading Arlington to its first title since 2009.
Belnap led the area with 44 goals, scoring in all 17 contested games.
Mattison was second on the Eagles with 32 goals, including seven hat tricks.
Frank scored three times and played a strong sweeper spot to keep opponents away from the Eagle net. She was also the free kick specialist. Keel, Smith and Staab were a big part of Arlington's back line, with Keel and Smith working as defenders, while Staab was in net.
Staab allowed only four tallies when in the goal and overall to a GAA of 0.33. She also was credited with 11 shutouts.
In his first year as the Eagles' head coach, Wood's team outscored opponents 104-6 and finished undefeated for the first time in 25 years.
Also in Division D, a pair of Long Trail girls, Sionann Harrington and Markie Moore, were picked as MVL all-stars. Both were star offensive players for a Mountain Lions team that was 9-8 overall and reached the Division IV semifinal for the second straight season.
Long Trail's Molly Sanderson and Arlington's Lilah Ward were honorable mention selections.
The Burr and Burton girls had four players selected after a season in which they went 14-4 and finished runner-up in Division I to CVU.
Grace Pinkus was picked after a 19-goal campaign, while her sister, Hannah, was second on the Bulldogs with nine goals.
Emily Bleakie added four goals and was one of the free kick specialists for BBA. Goalie Sam Citron was also chosen as a MVL Division A all-star after allowing less than one goal a game (15 goals in 18 games) and racking up 10 shutouts.
On the boys side, a pair of Burr and Burton players were chosen as Division A all-stars in Ben Stewart and Nick Plants. Stewart was the leading scorer this season for the Bulldogs with 10 goals. BBA was 7-6-2 and fell to Essex in the playdowns.
In Division C, Arlington had four players chosen after a 9-6-1 season and an appearance in the D-IV quarterfinals.
Wil Stewart led the team in scoring, while Keyshawn King and Lane Nolan patrolled the midfield and defense. Goalie Bailey Cross was the fourth player chosen, allowing only 14 goals in 16 games this season, an GAA of .875.
Jack Lane, Kolby Wilkins and Matt Ritchie were chosen as honorable mentions in Division C.
In Division D, four players from Long Trail School were picked for the MVL all-stars. The team's leading scorer, Will McCullough, was chosen, as were marking back Eli Sanderson, center back and free kick specialist Levin Coe and midfielder Luca Ditursi.
Long Trail finished 14-3-1, the best record in school history and were Division IV runner-up, falling in its first-ever finals appearance to Rivendell.
Bill Koch ski league
WOODFORD — The Prospect Mountain Bill Koch Youth Ski League will hold an informational meeting and ski/gear swap for new and returning families on November 11 at 4 p.m. at Prospect Mountain Nordic Center on Route 9 in Woodford.
The ski and gear swap (selling gently used skis, boots, poles and relevant clothing) will start at 4 p.m. in the Lodge, and will be followed by an information meeting about the Bill Koch Youth Ski League at 4:30. The meeting will provide an opportunity for prospective families to learn about the Bill Koch Youth Ski League, a cross country ski program for youth ages 4-13. The program introduces young people to the life-long sport of cross country skiing with all of its recreational, social, fitness and competitive opportunities. The program attracts children and families from nearby communities in Vermont, Massachusetts and New York.
The Prospect Mountain Bill Koch League practices every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon at Prospect Mountain in Woodford. Practices will begin on December 12 and will run through early March. Interested families attending the meeting on November 11 can register for the Program at that time, and there will be skis, boots and poles available for lease for those participating in Program.
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The latest public enemy No. 1 comes complete with an ominous, super-villain name and a tendency to waver drunkenly around the Northern Hemisphere, leaking great, vast gasps of frigid Arctic air into normally more temperate latitudes.
But what is the polar vortex, and why has it been making so much trouble over the last few winters?
First off, there's the scary name. It comes from the fact that when viewed from above the North Pole, the polar vortex forms a river of air that spins in a rough circle, around the hemisphere from west to east. It's always been there, but most of the time it minds its own business and serves as a wall of wind to hold wintry Arctic air where it belongs -- in the Arctic. But this week it's not doing that.
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"That wind can look like an ellipse or it can be wavier," explained James Overland, a senior scientist at the NOAA/Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory in Seattle. "That wavy pattern is what we are seeing today."
The waviness is usually bad news for the Eastern United States because that region is already on the edge of a back up and turn in the vortex's river of air, caused by the obstruction of the Greenland's mountains, Overland said.
The wavier the vortex, the more likely it will swerve even more as it veers over and around Greenland, sending a lobe of Arctic air down the center of North America and over the East Coast like a blast straight from the hyperborean lungs of Jack Frost. The past four out of five winters have seen seen more of these blasts, Overland said. Which naturally prompts the question: Why?
"The atmosphere will often repeat itself," said forecaster Bob Oravec with the National Weather Service in Maryland.
Historic cold events in January 1994, 1985 and during the 2009 first inauguration of President Barack Obama, for instance, happened when the atmospheric patterns looked similar to what we are seeing this week. But that doesn't explain why extreme winter weather may be on the rise.
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"We can't really explain why we tend to have more extreme events," said Overland. "But it's clear that we are."
And while some non-scientists and lobbyists argue the cold waves disprove tomes of peer reviewed science on global warming, the scientists themselves are not suggesting this at all -- although they have a range of opinions on the cause of the events.
On one hand some researchers put it down to dumb luck, Overland said. After all, four out of five winters isn't a lot to go on. On the other hand, there have already been connections found between Arctic warming changes in the northern jet stream which cause weather patterns to slow and increase the changes of heat waves and droughts. Perhaps the dramatic warming of the Arctic is changing the wintertime behavior of the polar vortex as well.
Whatever the cause, Overland points out that the waviness of the polar vortex is not permanent, and can switch back and forth, from wavy to a nice, tight circular pattern in a matter of weeks, as has happened already a few times this fall and winter.
"It's not a prolonged event," agreed Oravec. By the end of the week the worst of the cold will have moderated, he said.
An image captured by a NOAA satellite on Jan. 6 shows an area of low pressure from the polar vortex over North America.
Winter Storm Hercules brought heavy snow and fierce winds to the Midwest and Northeast and has been blamed for at least nine deaths so far. Here, drivers in Cleveland battle high winds and heavy snowfall as they navigate on The Detroit Shoreway on Cleveland's West Side.
This satellite image taken on January 3, 2014 by the Suomi NPP satellite shows the blanket of snow that stretches from the Midwest across to New England.
A pedestrian walks along Carroll Creek in Frederick, Md.
Firefighters in Brooklyn, N.Y. dig out of their firehouse after Hercules deposited up to 8 inches of snow in the area.
Headlights of a car illuminate the street on Cleveland, Ohio's W. 112th St. after power was lost.
A snow plow removes snow on a street near a statue put on a bench in New York.
Being in the doghouse isn't always bad, especially for this Brooklyn, N.Y. dog scooting into an actual doghouse, during the fun of newly fallen snow.
Boston pup Leyla has a blast in the new powder.
A husky in Somerville, Ma., with snow-fearlessness in its genes, waits for its owner outside of a store.
A Brighton, Ma. resident takes his son and puppy to a dog park for some fun before the storm worsens.
A branch and its berries in St. Michael's, Md. bear up under the weight of Hercules.
This green fairy light stands out against the sea of white.
A young man snowboards in Chicago's Humboldt Park. An unexpected look for a beach, but that's winter for you.
A Cleveland, Ohio resident clears snow in the Edgewater neighborhood of the city.
Twitter users, too, have been photographing the new year's winter weather. From Twitter user @GutterIsATool: @Discovery_News Here's a good #snowstorm pic from the NHL Winter Classic in Ann Arbor, MI.
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From Twitter user @JPMajor: @Discovery_News 27" drifts in my back yard here in RI!
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Topics for the Spring Meeting in Berlin from 11. - 16. March 2018
Contributions can be submitted to the following topics:
- Battery Materials
- Biomaterials and Biopolymers (Joint with BP)
- Electron Microscopy of Materials
- Functional Materials (Actuators, filters, sensors, shape memory
- Interfaces
- Liquid and Amorphous Metals
- Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys (joint with MA)
- Methods in Computational Materials Modelling (methodological aspecst, numerics)
- Microstructure and Phase Transformations
- Nanomaterials
- Structural Materials (Steels, light-weight materials, high-temperature materials)
- Transport (Diffusion, conductivity, heat)
- Topical Session (Symposium MM): Fundamentals of Fracture
- Topical session (Symposium MM): Hydrogen in Materials
- Topical session (Symposium EPS & MM): Mechanical Properties at Small Scales
- Topical session (Symposium EPS & MM, joint session with MA): Magnetism in Materials: Thermodynamics, Kinetics and Defects
- Topical session (Symposium MM): Big Data in Materials Science – Managing and exploiting the raw material of the 21st century
Invited speakers:
- Andrea Baldi (FOM Institute DIFFER, Eindhoven, The Netherlands)
- Christoph Kirchlechner (MPIE Düsseldorf, Germany)
- Laurent Ponson (Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, Germany)
- Alessandro De Vita (King's College London, UK)
- Wolfgang Sprengel (Universität Graz, Austria)
- Martin Peterlechner (Universität Münster, Germany)
The Metals and Materials Physics Division organises the following topical sessions at the Spring Meeting in Berlin 2018:
Topical session (Symposium MM): Fundamentals of Fracture
This symposium is intended as an international forum for the presentation and discussion of the latest scientific developments regarding the physics and mechanics of fracture. Rather than addressing specific engineering problems and approaches, this symposium will cover fracture of brittle and semi-brittle materials at a fundamental level, with a focus on crack nucleation and crack-microstructure interactions. We aim at bringing together specialists from the fields of solid state physics, materials science, continuum mechanics, statistical physics and mathematics to cover theory, multi-scale modeling and experiments related to Initiation of fracture and crack nucleation Grain boundary fracture and interface cracks Crack – obstacle interactions Interplay of fracture and plasticity Fracture of nanostructures and disordered materials Fracture of composites Statistical aspects of fracture Micromechanical and local approaches to fracture
Invited speakers:
- Laurent Ponson (Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France)
- James Kermode (University of Warwick, UK)
- David Armstrong (Department of Materials, University of Oxford, UK)
- Dov Sherman (Tel-Aviv University, Israel)
- Remi Dingreville (Sandia National Laboratories, USA)
- Reinhard Pippan (Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science, Leoben, Austria)
Prof. Erik Bitzek
Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Institute I,
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg FAU
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Prof. Sandra Korte-Kerzel
Institute of Physical Metallurgy and Metal Physics
RWTH Aachen University
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Prof. Peter Gumbsch
Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM, Freiburg
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Topical session (Symposium MM): Hydrogen in Materials
Hydrogen is well known to play an essential role in materials, but the underlying physics gives still rise to many open questions. The relevant mechanisms include the adsorption of hydrogen at surfaces, its absorption and diffusion inside the material and the interaction with its microstructure. Understanding and controlling these mechanisms is decisive for renewable energy applications, but also for design concepts in the case of many more structural and functional materials. Further on, hydrogen containing materials serve as model systems for general physical properties such as the impact of nano-sizing or isotope effects. In this context, the symposium addresses hydrogen-related issues spanning from theory to application and from the physics at surfaces to that in the materials interior. Key topics will be:
- H interactions with materials surfaces (incl. H-production and catalysis)
- H absorption in materials including nano-materials (incl. hydrogen storage)
- H-interactions with defects (incl. H-embrittlement)
We welcome abstracts.
Invited speakers:
- Andrea Baldi (FOM Institute DIFFER, Eindhoven, The Netherlands)
- Christoph Langhammer (Chalmers Universität, Göteburg, Sweden)
- Martin Dornheim (Helmholtz-Zenrum Geesthacht, Germany)
- Markus Wilde (University of Tokio, Japan)
- Axel Groß (Universität Ulm, Germany)
- Tony Paxton (Kings College London, UK)
- Dirk Ponge (MPI Eisenforschung, Düsseldorf, Germany)
Prof. Dr. A. Pundt
Institute of Materials Physics
University of Göttingen
Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1
D-37077 Göttingen
Dr. Tilmann Hickel
Department of Computational Materials Design
Max-Planck Institute for Iron Research, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Topical session (Symposium EPS & MM): Mechanical Properties at Small Scales
Nano-objects such as ultrathin layers, quantum dots, nanoparticles, nanowires, are at the heart of an intense research activity, because of their specific properties and their potential use in a vast range of applications. It is of prime importance to understand how these properties can be modified by stresses, independent whether they are externally applied or a consequence of growth or processing including local re-arrangements of the atomic structure and chemistry. Several answers were recently obtained through the development of experimental devices allowing for fabricating nano-objects, measuring strain fields at the nanoscale or structure-chemistry relations determined with atomic resolution. Besides, simulations begin to reach the point of closing the gap with experiments, opening the way to fruitful comparisons. Overall, investigations indicate that mechanical properties dramatically change when characteristic dimensions are reduced to the nanoscale. However, there is still a long road to be able to make routine measurements, to predict behaviors from simulations and models, and to fully determine and understand the mechanisms at play in these objects. The objective of this symposium is to present latest results in this multidisciplinary field, and to stimulate discussions to overcome the current state of the art. More specifically, we welcome submissions related to:
- Mechanical properties at small scale, such as elasticity, plasticity, fatigue and fracture
- Development of methods allowing for local fields mapping or mechanical te
- Coupling between growth, stress and composition in nano-objects
- Modeling and numerical simulations
- Strain-engineered physical properties
Invited speakers:
- Christoph Kirchlechner (Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, Düsseldorf, Deutschland & Materialphysik, Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria)
- Hosni Idrissi (Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium)
- Jon Molina Aldareguia (Madrid Institute of Advanced Materials, Spain)
- Sandrine Brochard (Université de Poitiers-CNRS-ENSMA, France)
- Sandra Korte-Kerzel (Institute of Physical Metallurgy and Metal Physics, RWTH Aachen, Germany)
- Benoit Merle (Faculty of Engineering, FAU Erlangen, Germany)
Prof. Gerhard Dehm
Max-Planck-Institut for Iron Research GmbH
Max-Planck-Straße 1, D-40237 Düsseldorf Germany
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Prof. Olivier Thomas
IM2NP Aix-Marseille Université
13397 Marseille Cedex 20 France
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Dr. Laurent Pizzagalli
Institut P'
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Topical session (Symposium EPS & MM, joint session with MA): Magnetism in Materials Science: Thermodynamics, Kinetics and Defects
In the framework of materials science, significant efforts are devoted to the development of specially tailored magnetic compounds for a broad range of modern technologies like automotive, energy generation and energy conversion. While the impact of magnetism on various functional properties is widely studied, much less is known about the interplay of magnetism, microstructure and mechanical properties, which is decisive to optimize the structural aspects of these applications. An important challenge for materials science is hence to understand the influence of magnetism (i) on thermodynamic properties like phase-stability, (ii) on kinetic processes like phase-transitions, (iii) on the formation and mobility of defects like vacancies and dislocations, and (iv) on the resulting macroscopic mechanical properties. In the symposium we will review the current state of the art in the field of magnetism in materials science. Topics that will be addressed and that are open to abstract submission are:
- Advanced modeling and simulation methods of magnetism in alloys
- Characterization and simulation of phase-stability, diffusion and microstructure evolution in bulk/thin-film magnetic alloys
- Characterization and simulation of magnetic structure and ordering in bulk alloys, thin-films and multilayers
- Effect of magnetic entropy and magnetic transition in materials properties
- Magnetic properties driven by microstructure and compositional changes
- Advanced methods to characterize defects in alloys
- Advanced study of (inter)diffusion in alloys and multilayers
The symposium will consist of invited talks, contributed talks and a poster session. The contributions of the symposium should highlight the importance of magnetism in structural materials for progress in materials science by providing theoretical or experimental insight, by addressing open questions, by contributing to method development or similar.
Invited speakers:
- Anders Bergman (Uppsala University, Sweden)
- Silke Biermann (École Polytechnique Palaiseau, France)
- Markus Gruner (University Duisburg-Essen, Germany)
- Oliver Gutfleisch (TU Darmstadt, Germany)
- Christian Mény (IPCMS Strasbourg, France)
- Dmitri Molodov (RWTH Aachen, Germany)
Dr. Chu Chun Fu,
DEN/DMN/SRMP CEA-Saclay
Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Dr. Thomas Hammerschmidt
ICAMS, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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Dr. Tilmann Hickel
Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Dr. Véronique Pierron-Bohnes
IPCMS CNRS-Unistra, Strasbourg, France
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Topical Session (Symposium MM): Big data in Materials Science – Managing and exploiting the raw material of the 21st century
Materials science is entering an era where the growth of data from experiments and simulations is expanding beyond a level that is addressable by established scientific methods. The so-called "4 V challenge" – concerning Volume (the amount of data), Variety (the heterogeneity of form and meaning of data), Velocity (the rate at which data may change or new data arrive), and Veracity (uncertainty of quality) is clearly becoming eminent. Issues are, for example, an early discrimination between valuable and irrelevant experimental data, understanding errors in both experiment and theory, and assigning error bars and trust levels to density-functional theory high-throughput screening results, just to name a few. Big Data of materials science, however, can also be seen as a chance, promising completely new insight and knowledge gain when fully exploiting the information content in the already available and strongly increasing data. This exploitation requires new and dedicated technology based on approaches in statistical and machine learning, compressed sensing, and other recent technologies from mathematics, computer science, statistics, and information technology. Making use of this synergy, will enable the development of novel, domain-specific, and even property-specific methods to enter and shape the era of data-driven materials research.
Invited Speakers:
- Stefano Curtarolo (Duke University, USA)
- Manuel Guizar-Sicairos (Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland)
- Cécile Hébert (EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland)
- Christoph Schweizer(Frauenhofer IWM, Germany)
- Jilles Vreeken (MPI Saarbrücken, Germany)
- Jan Vybíral (Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Rebublic)
Prof. Claudia Draxl
Humboldt-University Berlin, Germany
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Prof. Peter Fratzl
Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Golm, Germany
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