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Garden Talk: October 27, 2005
From NGA Editors
Red-Stemmed Willow Adds Beauty to the Winter Garden
It's often difficult to find color in the winter garden, especially in northern climates. One of the best ways to introduce color during this dark season is to grow trees and shrubs with brightly colored bark. A new variety of willow can be added to the list of possibilities ? especially if you're planting in a wet area.
'Britzensis' white willow (Salix alba 'Britzensis') is a fast-growing variety that can grow 6 to 8 feet in one season. Left unpruned, it will reach 20 feet tall and wide. Most gardeners, however, will want to prune it back to 2 feet tall in late winter to encourage the new colorful growth. The bark on new shoots turns a brilliant red and orange in fall and winter, rivaling the showiest red-twigged dogwoods. 'Britzensis' grows best in full sun in USDA zones 2 to 8. Because it can tolerate wet soils, it's an excellent choice for growing in moist soils along streams, ponds, or in low spots where other shrubs don't thrive. Prunings from this willow are also excellent for use in floral design and basket making.
For more information about this easy-to-grow, colorful shrub, go to: Bluestem Nursery.
Calcium Fertilizer Helps Trees Survive Winter
With winter around the corner, many gardeners will be preparing their landscape plants for the coming cold temperatures. With an estimated 1 million urban trees worldwide dying each year from freezing temperatures, researchers are trying to find ways we can better protect plants. A study in England suggests that fertilizing in fall with calcium nitrate can help trees survive both freezing temperatures and salt damage from products used to de-ice roads and walkways.
Researchers broadcast calcium nitrate fertilizer around three-year-old evergreen oaks (Quercus ilex) and hollies (Ilex aquifolium) at the rate of 4, 8, and 16 pounds per 1000 square feet during the month of October. They picked off the leaves at intervals of 1, 2, 4, and 8 months after the fertilizer application, and tested them for their physiological response to low temperatures and high salt levels. Leaves from trees that received 8 pounds of fertilizer were significantly more tolerant of low temperatures and high salt levels than the control or other treatments. Lower amounts of fertilizer didn?t enhance cold tolerance, and the higher amount (16 pounds) damaged the foliage. This research coincides with earlier research that showed similar results when applying calcium fertilizer to deciduous fruit trees and landscape trees.
For more information on this research, go to: Journal of Arboriculture.
Practical Science for Gardeners
Fall and winter are great times of year to "bone up" on your garden reading. In addition to the books on designing your garden and growing specialty plants, pick up this new book by English author Mary Pratt. It will help you understand what's going on inside your soil and plants, making you a better gardener in the process. Practical Science for Gardeners (Timber Press, 2005; $24.95) delves into the basic science behind topics such as seed germination, plant propagation, and soil structure, in an entertaining and easy-to-understand manner. It also covers current hot topics, such as encouraging biodiversity in the garden, preserving wetlands, building ponds, and understanding genetically modified plants.
This is a great book for educators working with kids or any adult looking to fully grasp the inner world of their garden and plants. Pratt also peppers each chapter with practical tips on how to translate the scientific principles learned into useful gardening suggestions.
While specific plant examples pertain mostly to England and northern Europe, the principles highlighted are universal. The book also features a chapter on plant classification and naming, and a glossary of botanical terms.
For more information on Practical Science for Gardeners, go to: Timber Press.
Appreciation for Nature Begins in Childhood
Many gardeners can trace their love of plants and nature back to childhood memories of gardening with relatives or friends. New research from Washington State University confirms what many gardeners have thought all along: kids who are exposed to gardening and nature when young exhibit positive attitudes towards the environment and nature as adults.
Researchers conducted 2000 phone interviews with adults in large urban areas across the country. They analyzed the influence of demographics and childhood experiences on answers to the following three questions: ?Do trees in cities help people feel calmer?? ?Do trees have a particular personal, symbolic, or spiritual meaning to you?? and ?During the past year, have you participated in a class or program about gardening??
The results indicate that both passive (growing up around natural elements such as trees and flowers) and active (picking flowers, planting trees) interactions with plants when young resulted in strong positive adult attitudes towards trees and nature. The highest correlation came with adults who actively gardened as kids. This suggests that gardening programs for kids who aren?t normally exposed to gardens and plants can foster a better appreciation of gardening and the environment when they?re adults.
For more information about this research, go to: HortTech.


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High dollar good for Qantas
On Wednesday I attended a speech in which Qantas chief Alan Joyce presented a view that a high Australian dollar was bad for the airline.
There were two main takeaways from the speech, and the question and answer session that followed. The first is that Joyce is better at speaking off the cuff. This is not to say the speechwriters at Qantas are bad – I know them well and they are very good at what they do.
The second is that he appears to be receiving the wrong advice about the impact of the Australian dollar on the airline's business. A strong Australian dollar is unambiguously good for Qantas.
Exchange complexities
The wrong advice Joyce has received, I suspect, is a function of the very complex impact that the exchange rate has on the airline's business. And I suspect he is not the only CEO who has received wrong advice on the impact of exchange rates.
To unravel this exchange rate complexity, one must not only know and understand the revenue and cost streams that are denominated, directly or indirectly, in foreign currency, but also the extent to which the exchange rate exposure is interconnected with other exposures, such as energy prices, the economy and interest rates.
Revenue effects
Let me set out the complexity. First, a strong Australian dollar reduces foreign currency-denominated revenue. Qantas sells to passengers from all over the world and they typically pay in their home currencies.
As long as these home currency airfares are not adjusted for exchange rate movements, and generally they aren't, a strong Australian dollar against those currencies will result in lower Australian dollar revenue.
Qantas' international freight business generates revenue that is almost exclusively in US dollars or in currencies heavily tied to the US dollar. A strong Australian dollar therefore also results in lower freight revenue.
The exchange rate has very little impact on the airline's domestic and regional revenue streams, and the revenue generated from international airfares paid by Australians. The adverse revenue effect is therefore limited to just one segment of the international business.
Cost effects
A strong Australian dollar also reduces costs denominated in foreign currency. The biggest foreign currency costs are in US dollars and include fuel, operating leases, capacity hire, spare parts and aircraft purchases. These costs are born by all segments of the business, including international, domestic and regional.
There are also port and route-related costs denominated in foreign currency that pertain to the international business only, including those attributable to ground handling, station engineering, airport charges, route navigation, catering, use of overseas airspace and running overseas offices.
Qantas also enjoys indirect cost benefits from a strong Australian dollar. Many costs are paid for in Australian dollars but are affected by currency movements because the airline's suppliers pay for them in foreign currency.
These include the cost of road vehicles operated by Qantas, and IT, communications and other electronic equipment. When the Australian dollar is stronger some of the benefits of that strength are passed through into lower Australian dollar prices.
Overall, a stronger Australian dollar unambiguously results in Qantas group costs falling by more than revenue, leaving the company better off. This is mainly because the favourable cost effect impacts the whole business, while the adverse revenue effect impacts a much smaller segment of the business.
Passenger mix
A strong Australian dollar generally does not affect the total number of passengers travelling by air, only the mix of passengers. When the Aussie dollar is stronger there are more Australians travelling abroad than foreign passengers travelling inbound.
As Qantas has a dominant position in the Australian market, a strong dollar that raises outbound and reduces inbound travel is good for the Qantas group because it strengthens the demand segment in which it has the greatest revenue penetration.
About the only negative on the passenger mix front is that strong outbound travel may come at the expense of domestic leisure travel. Qantas is in a superior competitive position domestically than internationally, and so would prefer strong domestic demand over international.
Interdependent exposures
The Australian dollar is high because the oil price and other commodity prices are relatively elevated; our economy is outperforming most others; Australia attracts foreign capital because our interest rates are expected to be higher in the immediate future; and it appears that the Australian dollar's status as a currency from which to flee when global financial risk is heightened has weakened.
What this means for Australian airlines is that the exposure to the exchange rate is inextricably linked to fuel, interest rate and real economy exposures and that there are considerable opportunities to take advantage of the natural hedges generated as a result of these linkages.
In a world that appears to be experiencing significantly greater volatility in financial and commodity markets, this presents Australian carriers with an enormous advantage – one that they can use to overcome the fact they are at a considerable unit labour cost disadvantage.
Tony Webber was Qantas Group chief economist between 2004 and 2011. He is now managing director of Webber Quantitative Consulting and Associate Professor at the University of Sydney Business School.
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Indians recall INF Justin Sellers; place INF Lonnie Chisenall on paternity list
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CLEVELAND, OH - The Cleveland Indians today announced the following roster moves relative to the Major League roster:
Recalled INF JUSTIN SELLERS (#1) from Triple-A Columbus.
Placed INF LONNIE CHISENHALL on the Paternity List
Sellers, 28, was acquired on March 2 from the Los Angeles Dodgers and appeared in 13 games this spring with Cleveland, hitting .450 (9-200 with 3 doubles & 3RBI. He opened the season at Triple-A Columbus (6 games, .158, 3-for-19), appearing in 4 games at shortstop and 2 games at third base.
Chisenhall remained in Cleveland with his wife, Meredith. Lonnie has hit in all five games he has appeared in this year (.400, 6-for-15). Players can remain on the Paternity List for a period of 1-to-3 days.
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Water under the bridge
GAI Waterhouse has trained eight winners since the spring carnival picked up speed at Caulfield two-and-a-half weeks ago. The only problem is they've been at Canterbury, Randwick, Warwick Farm and Kembla Grange, not Caulfield and Moonee Valley.
As if her fortunes needed a gloomier turn, her Caulfield Cup favourite turned Melbourne Cup longshot, Glencadam Gold, was unable to work at Flemington on Tuesday, calling in sick with heat in his off-hind foot, and sent for a regenerative dip at the beach. As ever, his trainer found sunlight in the shadows.
"He's going to swim to Auckland and back – I did that with Pharaoh and won two Doncasters!" said Waterhouse, as bright and warm as the dawn sun rising above her Flemington stables. "You think about athletes when they're training – often going into those big races they can just cruise. I find the swimming is a real arm to my training, I do it with a lot of my horses."
Yes, she conceded, the gelding's 15th in the Caulfield Cup was disappointing, but not really anything to worry about. "He's gone from a 5-4 chance to probably a 40-1 chance in the [Melbourne] Cup, and he's every bit as good a chance, probably better."
This was Waterhouse at her best. Racing's first lady has known unfulfilled springs before, but never come to Melbourne holding such a strong hand. Yet she heads into Derby Day having had 13 runners (14 if you count Our Desert Warrior in the Geelong Classic) without a win.
Her sunny outlook has been tested by the first two defeats of Pierro's career, two unplaced runs by More Joyous (the latter dominated by the Singo barrier saga) Proisir's midfield Cox Plate finish, and the shooting of Glencadam Gold's star. Flemington's four big days remain, and Waterhouse has already turned the page.
"I've put it behind me – I never think of the disappointments, I think of the positives, otherwise I wouldn't be a racehorse trainer, would I?
"Home track, it's where the horses are trained, you're always looking to kick a goal and this is the most exciting carnival in the world, there's nothing quite like it."
Corey Brown, who three years ago rode the Derby, Melbourne Cup and Emirates winners for three different trainers in a dreamy week, put another Sydneysider's perspective on the days ahead that offer hope for all. "It's our grand final – not just for jockeys, but for trainers, owners . . . just to be a part of it, it's really special."
Undoubtedly, there is time still for the Waterhouse stable to play as well as talk a good game. No matter what has gone before, it is to the boss's credit that she keeps fronting the cameras rather than slipping quietly down the back stairs.
Yes, there was no Glencadam Gold, but instead she worked Kabayan, once a Derby prospect, now reeled back in distance and into Saturday's Carbine Club Stakes. The horse is "a preparation away", still structurally "a little bit immature", said Waterhouse. "But I think the Carbine Club's most winnable."
Our Desert Warrior is only a $21 Derby chance with her bookmaker son, Tom, but the trainer pointed out that the horse's fourth at Geelong came after his saddle broke mid-race, and Geelong form has measured up in recent years, so why not?
Then there's Fat Al, nominated for Saturday's group 3 1400-metre race and the Emirates Stakes a week later. Waterhouse was beaming to recall that he had cost $29,000 and won an Epsom Handicap and nearly $1 million, a boon for the brain cancer charity that benefits from his success. "He worked super, Vlad Duric rode him and thought he was really impressive," she said.
Which leaves Glencadam Gold. Surely missing "training" so close to game day constitutes a setback?
"I don't think so. He's a very fit horse, he's been in work a long time. I give them plenty of work – they don't sit around twiddling their thumbs."
Jim Cassidy, who Waterhouse said had hit a wet patch on Glencadam Gold 1000 metres from home in the Caulfield Cup, which tends to stop such "high-cruising" horses in their tracks, makes way for young Sydney hoop Tommy Berry at Flemington. This, too, was regarded as a plus.
"Flemington's a much less complicated track than Caulfield. [There] I engaged Jimmy Cassidy, a senior rider who's won at Caulfield many, many times and many group 1s. I think he was the right jockey for the day.
"At Flemington, I think it's a much easier track for a young jockey like Tom Berry, and I think he'll be well-placed on the horse."
Their Cup week partnership will begin in Saturday's Lexus, which others will use as a last-chance passage into next Tuesday's big race, but Waterhouse sees it as an ideal tune-up for her horse. "He's a bit bottomless, he's one of those horses that's got a massive girth on him, he needs that extra mileage under his belt. I think he does anyway."
Recent weeks have merely been a reminder that you don't declare anything a good thing. Asked what we can expect to see from Waterhouse in the carnival's run for home, she said: "Probably a lot of dark glasses, because I'll have big bags under my eyes."
Peter Hanlon has worked at The Age since 1995, initially as deputy sports editor, subsequently as editor of the Saturday and Sunday Age sports sections, and since 2007 as a senior sports writer. He writes extensively on the AFL, and has also covered the Beijing Olympics and Delhi Commonwealth Games.
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Relocating can be one of the most exciting and important decisions a family or individual makes.
When families relocate, they're choosing more than just a house or apartment: they are also selecting the schools, job opportunities, green spaces and other characteristics that come with that community. And, at the center of it all is a community's transportation network because people need to get to work, kids need to get to school, and families need to get to critical services.
What's the bottom line? That housing and transportation are intimately linked. Together, they represent the two biggest expenses for most families. In fact, the average working family spends close to 50 percent of their income on both housing and transportation costs.
Unfortunately, it's often difficult for families to accurately predict the combined cost of housing and transportation in advance of relocating or moving. This can make a big difference in a family's budget.
That's why, HUD and DOT have launched the Location Affordability Portal; a user-friendly tool that helps consumers calculate the true cost of their combined housing and transportation expenses, helping them make more informed decisions about where to live and work.
Here's how it works. Families just type the address of a potential home or real estate investment and see how much it would cost for them to live there by calculating the housing and transportation costs.
In addition, the LAP will help address many common misconceptions about housing affordability. For example, while some families may do better by paying less for housing in the suburbs, others could save more by doing the opposite – it just depends on the transportation options available to you. The reality is that you could end up paying more because of the costs of a longer commute just on transportation costs alone.
It's no coincidence that the communities that were most impacted by the recent housing crisis, and were among the first to experience high rates of foreclosure and abandonment were those that were located farther from job centers with limited transportation options or connectivity to ease their commute.
A recent Harvard/Berkley study on economic mobility provides further evidence that location matters more than you might think. When jobs are far from where you live, that imposes a set of costs—on individuals as well as families—that can be too heavy to bear, and carries a disproportionate burden on those who have the least, limiting their economic prospects and upward mobility.
For too long, there hasn't been a way for people to totally factor these total costs into decisions about housing and employment – that is, until now. Thanks to the Location Affordability Portal, people will now have the information they need to make better financial decisions – potentially helping them free up dollars to save for their children's education or their own retirement.
All of us at HUD and DOT are excited about the difference it will make for families across the nation. We urge everyone looking to move to use the Location Affordability Portal and make better informed decisions.


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In recent years, automated cell counting has become an attractive alternative to manual hemocytometer-based cell counting because it offers more reliable results in a fraction of the time needed for manual counting; it also significantly reduces user- and concentration-dependent count variance. A recent comparison of automated and manual cell counting methods showed improved count reproducibility and accuracy and reduced time to results.
Automated cell counters can be based on image analysis, flow (flow cytometers), or electrical impedance (Coulter counters). When used with dye image-based cell counters, flow cytometers can determine not only the number of cells in the sample but also how many are viable; most Coulter counters can determine only the number of cells in the sample. Automated cell counters like the TC20™ automated cell counter can provide both total cell counts and the percentages of viable and dead cells.
Find cell viability, cytotoxicity, and hemocytometer counting protocols in the Related Content section below.
Related Topics: Transfection, Real-Time PCR and Multiplex Immunoassays.
Image-based cell counters such as Bio-Rad's TC20 automated cell counter utilize bright-field or fluorescent microscopes coupled with digital cameras (CMOS or CCD) to obtain images that are then analyzed with image analysis software. These automated cell counters are either self-contained (internal PC) or connected to an external computer.
The sample is contained in a disposable consumable (slide, or cartridge) that ensures the same volume is analyzed each time, allowing for accurate volumetric counts. The consumable is an integral part of the counting system and its performance impacts accuracy of the results. The patent-pending design of the TC20 counting slides ensures even sample distribution regardless of a user's pipetting style, leading to accurate and reproducible results.
Visit the TC20 cell counter product page for more information including instructional videos, tech notes, and more.
Bright-field-based cell counters use colorimetric dyes (for example, Trypan blue) for cell viability analysis, whereas fluorescent cell counters use fluorescent dyes for viability analysis.
See how the TC20 cell counter uses multiple focal plane analysis to assess cell viability, which prevents inaccurate counts that result from light scattering and alignment of cells at different heights in the counting chamber when analyzing viability on only a single focal plane.
Flow cytometers are used to measure the characteristics of individual cells and particles that are delivered in a flow system past a point of measurement where light is focused on one cell or one particle at a time. Then, the scattered light and fluorescent signals of different wavelengths are recorded.
Cell counting is one of many features available on these instruments; because they are complex to use, these instruments are usually not purchased solely for cell counting. Some flow cytometers use accurate volumetric pumps and are able to provide volumetric counts. To get absolute counts using cytometers that do not use the volumetric pumps, users have to introduce a calibrated means (usually beads) to determine the volumetric count.
Coulter counters are particle counters based on electrical impedance. As the liquid containing cells or other objects is drawn through a small aperture, it causes a change in electrical impedance proportional to the size of the particles. Coulter counters provide the number and size of cells per particle within the sample. However, Coulter counters are unable to provide cell viability information.
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Zach Ames Takes AX Friday Night Opener
AX Press Release
Zach Ames Emerges Triumphant at Historic
Season-Opening Night in Worcester
Michael McDade Captures Arenacross Lites Victory
WORCESTER, Mass. (January 4, 2013) – The opening night of the 2013 season was a historic one for AMSOIL Arenacross, Featuring Ricky Carmichael's Road to Supercross inside the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. The innovative and exciting new racing format was unveiled to the New England crowd on Friday, as precious championship points were on the line throughout the evening in the premier Arenacross Class, highlighted by a pair of Main Events. In the end, reigning back-to-back champion Tyler Bowers, of Danville, Ky., and Michael McDade, of Edinburg, Pa., grabbed the checkered flags in each respective Main Event, but it was Zach Ames, of Prospect, Ohio, who stood atop the podium as the first overall winner of the new era of AMSOIL Arenacross. Additionally, McDade capped off an impressive and memorable evening for himself by capturing the Arenacross Lites Class victory.
As the gate dropped on the first 12-lap Main Event, Bowers quickly asserted himself at the front of the field aboard his Babbitt's Monster Energy/AMSOIL Kawasaki presented by Maxxis machine. Behind him, Advocare Suzuki's Daniel Blair, of Lodi, Calif., and Ames, Bowers' teammate, began their battle for second. As the pair jockeyed for position early, Bowers took advantage by pulling away to a substantial lead. Just a few laps into the Main Event, Ames made his way past Blair and set a consistent pace to keep his rival at bay. Out front, Bowers made quick work of the field, kicking off his title defense with a convincing win in Main Event 1, with Ames and Blair hanging on for podium results.
After Bowers celebrated his first step towards defending his title, the field was subjected to an inversion for Main Event 2, where zero, eight, or the entire 16-rider field's gate selection would be reversed based on how they finished in the first Main Event. On Friday night, the inaugural inversion changed the position of the first eight riders, placing Bowers, Ames and Blair with less than ideal gate picks.
In the second Main Event, Ames overcame his gate position and took control of the field off the start, looking to give his new Babbitt's Kawasaki team a clean sweep of the evening. However, after capturing the Arenacross Lites Class win earlier in the evening, McDade was on his game in search of his first premier class victory aboard his Mosites Motorsports Kawasaki and stayed close to Ames' rear fender. While the lead duo set the early pace, Bowers was forced to overcome a 15th-place start after stalling his bike on the opening lap, but immediately capitalized on his aggressive riding style to move forward quickly.
Ames and McDade were never separated by much more than a bike length throughout the entire Main Event, setting the stage for a dramatic finish. After patiently waiting for his opportunity to make a move, McDade utilized a last-lap pass on Ames to steal the victory and reap the benefits of the historic triumph. Massachusetts local Robbie Marshall, of Stow, rounded out the podium in third, while Bowers battled his way to a fifth-place result. By virtue of Ames' consistency across each Main Event, he garnered the most points on the evening to secure the overall with his pair of runner-up efforts.
Many of AMSOIL Arenacross' most recognizable names experienced up and down nights in the dual Main Events. Preseason title contender Jeff Gibson, of Pataskala, Ohio, enjoyed a solid seventh-place finish in his debit ride for Team Faith/FLY Racing/Pilot Travel Centers KTM, but suffered from misfortune in Main Event 2 with a 15th-place finish. His teammate Kelly Smith, of Ludington, Mich., posted a pair of 11th-place efforts.
The Motosport.com/JBR/Spinechillers Racing KTM effort also had high hopes for the evening with veterans Nathan Skaggs, of Chillicothe, Ohio, and Willy Browning, of Pleasantville, Ohio, along with up-and-comer Steven Mages, of Sardinia, Ohio. However, the trio couldn't maintain any momentum from one Main Event to the next as Skaggs brought home 13th- and 9th-place finishes, Browning 15th- and eighth-place efforts, and Mages eighth- and 14th-place results,
In the Arenacross Lites Class Main Event, McDade, the defending Eastern Regional Champion, was forced to fend off a formidable challenge from Luevanos Racing Kawasaki's Gared Steinke, of Woodland, Calif., in an intense 18-lap race between the two. The duo was so fast that they lapped up to third place, which was secured by BWRengines.com Honda's Kyle White, of Freeport, Ill. McDade withstood Steinke's advances to take the win and set a successful tone for the rest of his evening.
Another new feature of the 2013 AMSOIL Arenacross season was introduced on Friday night as Head-to-Head Bracket Racing placed a bounty of one championship point on the line for the rider who prevailed. Following a pair of opening Heats, the top four finishers from each respective Heat engaged in an eight-rider showdown that featured two-lap elimination races until one rider remained. In the inaugural showcase of this exciting, championship-influencing feature, Bowers prevailed by outdueling his teammate Ames in the final.
As the Race to the Championship lies ahead at the seventh round of the season in February, Ames has established himself as an early favorite by taking the points lead. Thanks to his victorious effort in the Head-to-Head matchups, the bonus point has placed Bowers just one marker behind in second, with McDade an additional point back in third.
The opening round of AMSOIL Arenacross from Worcester's DCU Center continues with a second night of action tomorrow, beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET. Live coverage of Night 2 can be seen exclusively on SPEED for the first time, beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET.
Arenacross Class Results – Main Event 1 (Worcester, Mass.)
1. Tyler Bowers, Danville, Ky., Kawasaki
2. Zach Ames, Prospect, Ohio, Kawasaki
3. Daniel Blair, Lodi, Calif., Suzuki
4. Robby Marshall, Stow, Mass., KTM
5. Michael McDade, Edinburg, Pa., Kawasaki
6. Gared Steinke, Woodland, Calif., Kawasaki
7. Jeff Gibson, Pataskala, Ohio, KTM
8. Steven Mages, Sardinia, Ohio, KTM
9. Kyle White, Freeport, Ill., Honda
10. Kelly Smith, Ludington, Mich., KTM
Arenacross Class Results – Main Event 2 (Worcester, Mass.)
1. Michael McDade, Edinburg, Pa., Kawasaki
2. Zach Ames, Prospect, Ohio, Kawasaki
3. Robby Marshall, Stow, Mass., KTM
4. Gared Steinke, Woodland, Calif., Kawasaki
5. Tyler Bowers, Danville, Ky., Kawasaki
6. Dave Ginolfi, Budd Lake, N.J., KTM
7. Michael Lang, Saugerties, N.Y., Honda
8. Willy Browning, Pleasantville, Ohio, KTM
9. Nathan Skaggs, Chillicothe, Ohio, KTM
10. Kyle White, Freeport, Ill., Honda
Arenacross Lites Class Results (Worcester, Mass.)
1. Michael McDade, Edinburg, Pa., Kawasaki
2. Gared Steinke, Woodland, Calif., Kawasaki
3. Kyle White, Freeport, Ill., Honda
4. Derrick Barnaby, Sterling, Conn., Honda
5. Michael Lang, Saugerties, N.Y., Honda
6. Patrick Massie, Washington Court House, Ohio, Kawasaki
7. Scott Zont, Algonquin, Ill., KTM
8. Travis Delnicki, Woodstock Valle, Conn., Suzuki
9. Maxx Malatia, Itasca, Ill., Honda
10. Brian Alquist, Lagrange, Calif., Kawasaki
Arenacross Class Points (After Race 1 of 16)
1. Zach Ames, Prospect, Ohio, Kawasaki – 30
2. Tyler Bowers, Danville, Ky., Kawasaki – 29
3. Michael McDade, Edinburg, Pa., Kawasaki – 28
4. Robby Marshall, Stow, Mass., KTM – 27
5. Gared Steinke, Woodland, Calif., Kawasaki – 24
6. Daniel Blair, Lodi, Calif., Suzuki – 19
7. Kelly Smith, Ludington, Mich., KTM – 14
8. Kyle White, Freeport, Ill., Honda – 14
9. Jeff Gibson, Pataskala, Ohio, KTM – 13
10. Steven Mages, Sardinia, Ohio, KTM – 13
11. Nathan Skaggs, Chillicothe, Ohio, KTM – 13
Eastern Regional Arenacross Lites Class Points (After Race 1 of 8)
1. Michael McDade, Edinburg, Pa., Kawasaki – 16
2. Gared Steinke, Woodland, Calif., Kawasaki – 15
3. Scott Zont, Algonquin, Ill., KTM – 10
4. Vaughn Mays, Genoa City, Wis., KTM – 4
5. Nick Hardacre, Dayton, Ohio, Kawasaki – 2
6. Dave Ginolfi, Budd Lake, N.J., KTM – 1


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The basic structural element of most colliders is a synchrotron (accelerator) ring. The early collider projects—for example, the Intersecting Storage Rings (ISR) proton-proton collider, which operated at CERN in the 1970s—were built to collide beams of identical particles and so required two synchrotron rings that were interlaced to bring the beams into collision at two or more points. Two synchrotron rings are also required if the colliding beams contain particles of different mass, such as at the electron-proton collider that began operation in 1992 at DESY (German Electron Synchrotron) in Hamburg, Germany.
A single synchrotron ring can accommodate two beams of particles traveling in opposite directions, provided the two beams contain particles having the same mass but opposite electric charge—that is, if the beams consist of a particle and its antiparticle, for example, an electron and a positron or a proton and an antiproton. Bunches of each type of particle are injected into the synchrotron ring from a preacceleration source. Once a sufficiently large number of particles has accumulated in each beam, the two beams are accelerated simultaneously until they reach the desired energy. The beams are then brought into collision at predetermined points surrounded by particle detectors. Actual interactions between particles are relatively rare (one of the drawbacks of colliding-beam systems), and the beams can typically circulate, colliding on each circuit, for several hours before the beams are "dumped" and the machine "filled" once again.
Fermilab is was the site of the Tevatron, the world's highest-energy proton-antiproton collider, which began operation in 1985 and delivers operated from 1985 to 2011 and delivered particle beams at energies of 900 gigaelectron volts (GeV) per beam to produce total collision energies of 1,800 GeV (equivalent to 1.8 teraelectron volts, TeV). CERN operates the world's largest collider ring, with a circumference of 27 km (17 miles). From 1989 to 2000 the ring contained the LEP collider, which was able to reach a maximum energy of 100 GeV per beam. A much-higher-energy collider, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), which began test operations at CERN in 2008, replaced the LEP collider in the 27-km ring. The LHC project is designed to bring about collisions between two proton beams or between beams of heavy ions, such as lead ions. In 2009 the LHC became the highest-energy particle accelerator when it produced proton beams with energies of 1.18 TeV. As a proton-proton collider, the LHC is expected to deliver a total collision energy of approximately 14 TeV. The large 27-km synchrotron tunnel is occupied by superconducting magnets and houses two separated beam lines with opposite magnetic fields to accommodate collisions between beams of identical particles.


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Thinking maps are great tools that can be applied to all content areas including school counseling. They assist students with thinking more in depth about a topic. School counselors can use them in many ways to enhance the impact of classroom guidance lessons or small groups. Today, I want to share how you can use these eight thinking maps when teaching about careers.
The eight thinking maps are the circle map, tree map, bubble map, double bubble map, flow map, multi-flow map, brace map, and bridge map. In this post, I will show how to use each of these thinking maps when teaching students about career awareness.
The circle map is used for defining in context. This example shows medical careers.
The bubble map is used to describe using adjectives. This example shows the desired characteristics of a nurse.
The tree map is used for classifying or grouping. This example shows three career areas. Under each area are examples of jobs in those careers.
The flow map is used to show sequence and order. This example shows the steps it might take to obtain a job. I say might because people starting their own businesses could follow a completely different path.
The multi-flow map is used to show causes and effects. This example shows what it takes to go to college and how college will in turn lead to knowledge, a degree, and a job.
The bridge map is used for seeing analogies. This example shows that a chiropractor is a type of doctor just as a professor is a type of teacher.
You can use the double bubble map to compare and contrast two jobs. It is similar to a Venn diagram. The three bubbles down the center show similarities, while the bubbles on either side will only show attributes of the bubble they are connected to.
The brace map is used for analyzing whole objects and parts. Students can chose one job, list three parts of that job, and then further analyze the three parts.
If you haven't already used thinking maps in your school counseling program, just know they are a great tool to use in order to help students become better learners.
Be sure to check out my product in my TpT store for teaching careers to the lower grades. It incorporates a circle map in the paper folding activity. You can also find Careers- Go Fish! for upper grades.
Stick around! You can follow Savvy School Counselor with free email updates. As always, I'd love to hear from you. Do you use thinking maps in your school counseling program?


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Bruno Mars is taking us back to the late 60s with the new video for his current single, "When I Was Your Man."
The video begins with a piano set on a sound stage floor fitted with old school television cameras while film crew walk back and forth decked out in vintage vests, bell bottoms, and retro glasses.
Mars then seats himself at the piano and as the lights dim, begins to belt out the ballad with images of a woman appearing during various moments of the song.
Also noticeable is a glass placed a top the piano, meant to represent an alcoholic beverage.
Clearly, Mars is hurt by a past relationship and in the song, revels at all he could have done to save the relationship.
After the song is over, Mars composes himself and then walks off the stage but not before grabbing his beverage.
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In re a Minor Child (JR No. 36-94),
In Re a Minor Child
High Court of American Samoa
Trail Division
JR No. 36-94
June 30, 1994
[1] Western Samoan courts are in a better position to meaningfully assess the natural circumstances of a Samoan baby who was born in Western Samoa to Western Samoan domiciled parents and to therefore judge whether it is in his best interests and welfare to sever his legal relationship to his parents.
Before KRUSE, Chief Justice, TAUANU`U, Chief Associate Judge, and AFUOLA, Associate Judge.
Counsel: For Petitioners, Ellen A. Ryan
Order on Petition for Termination:
The petitioners are a non-Samoan couple who have been unsuccessful in their efforts to have a child and are desirous of adopting a child; petitioners are currently residing in the territory by reason of short term duty assignment with the federal government; petitioners intend to return to the United States after completion of tour duty in American Samoa; through the efforts of on-island friends, petitioners obtained physical custody of a then six month old Samoan baby who was born in Western Samoa of Western Samoan domiciled parents; the child has been in the care and custody of petitioners for a period of six months now and petitioners seek to terminate the legal relationship between the child and his natural parents in order that the child be made available for adoption; although one of the natural parents was on-island on the day before the hearing of this petition, neither natural parent appeared; while the Office of Child Protective Services has undertaken a home study on the petitioners, the court has learned absolutely nothing on the child's natural circumstances, save hearsay accounts of one of the petitioners that the natural parents have willing surrendered the child and that they are financial incapable of providing for the minor.
[1] In these circumstances, we decline to exercise jurisdiction. The Western Samoan courts are the courts of domicile and have a more substantial interest in the minor's welfare. Furthermore, the Western [26ASR2d106] Samoan courts are in a better position to meaningfully assess the child's natural circumstances and, therefore, judge whether it is in his best interests and welfare to sever his legal relationship to his parents.
The petition is denied.
It is so ordered.


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A group of concerned parents and grandparents in Onslow County have arranged for speakers from the North Carolina Education Alliance and the American Principles Project to discuss Common Core with area residents.
A group of concerned parents and grandparents in Onslow County have arranged for speakers from the North Carolina Education Alliance and the American Principles Project to discuss Common Core with area residents.
The Common Core State Standards set out what students are expected to learn in math and English language arts, according to the Common Core website. Onslow County Schools has been working to implement the standards for four years.
Among the speakers is Lindalyn Kakadelis, director of the North Carolina Education Alliance.
Kakadelis, a former school board member who has researched Common Core, said she plans to discuss: what Common Core means; who is in control of it; how it came about in North Carolina; among other topics.
�I think everyone is in agreement that Common Core is a transformational shift in what our teachers have been doing at every classroom level so this has a major impact on the education of our children. I feel that is important to every citizen,� she said.
One concern with Common Core is whether or not educators can modify the standards to better educate their students, Kakadelis said. Another is who is in control of the standards, which were adopted and written through the National Governor�s Association and the State School Chief Officers.
�That�s why I think it�s important for people to understand if they have concerns, who should they talk to. Local boards and local superintendents have very little, have no control in this issue. And our state board has no control since the General Assembly has put it into state statute. ... I guess it leaves the two trade organizations in Washington in control, which is a very long ways away from my child,� she said.
Kakadelis said that she plans to discuss the �good, the bad, and the ugly of Common Core.�
The second planned speaker is Jane Robbins, senior fellow with the American Principles Project, which aims to reinvigorate and restore the country�s founding principles. Robbins could not be reached for comment.
Jacksonville resident Elizabeth Berg said the event is being organized by parents, grandparents and citizens who want to learn more about the standards.
�We just feel education is so important to everyone and affects everyone,� she said.
Berg said that she and others have been trying to research the standards themselves but have found it to be difficult. As a result, they decided to organize the town hall meeting so everyone could get the answers they are searching for.
The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, at First Freewill Baptist Church, located at 919 Gum Branch Road in Jacksonville.
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I believe that morally speech needs to be honest. I do not believe in using government to enforce my morality. Those are two separate issues.
I see a cabinet official practicing politics of anti-tolerance and hatred
Perhaps I could more easily see what you saw if you made less assumptions about what framework we share. Who, exactly, is practicing anti-tolerance and hatred?
Jerry Falwell scares me to death, but if we are dependent on James Dobson, I'd say we are in good hands. His books and broadcasts have done some great things for my marriage. You're not anti-tolerant and hating of him, are you?
When we began Focus, in 1977, the seven founders had only two objectives: (1) To help Americans raise their children and (2) to help us maintain our marriages. Millions of Americans would say that James Dobson has made a tremendous contribution in those two areas. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said regarding his ha
Very, very interesting, but I have trouble accepting that speech as serious when it states, "I apologize to African Americans and other ethnic minorities who are concerned by the continuing vestiges of intolerance in the land and by the dangerous role James Dobson, a wealthy, powerful, white, heterosexual male, plays in promoting intolerance." I can accept that Dobson portrays attitudes that some might deem intolerant of women, gays, and non-Christians. I cannot accept that he portrays an attitude of into


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Mets rally late after Niese's solid start vs. Fish
By Joe Frisaro / MLB.com
JUPITER, Fla. -- In the final stretch of Spring Training, the Marlins and Mets each threw their Opening Day starters on Friday. Both teams also got a feel for playing at night, performing in front of a crowd of 4,758 at Roger Dean Stadium.
The tightly pitched game was decided by two-out singles, the biggest one a Josh Rodriguez two-run hit in the eighth inning of New York's 4-2 victory. Rodriguez capped a three-run eighth after clutch hits by Rob Brantly and Nick Green had given Miami a 2-1 lead.
Ricky Nolasco got the nod for Miami, and New York went with Jonathan Niese. Both were able to stretch out to at least five innings.
Niese exited after five innings, allowing two runs with four walks and five strikeouts. The left-hander logged 92 pitches, with 49 strikes.
Nolasco stretched out to 101 pitches, throwing six innings, while giving up one run on four hits with five strikeouts.
In the fourth inning, the Marlins capitalized on three walks and scored two runs to take a 2-1 lead.
Niese got into a jam by walking Giancarlo Stanton to open the inning. The lefty also walked Casey Kotchman and Chris Valaika. Brantly slapped an RBI single to center, and Green's run-scoring single to right put Miami in front.
"It was a bad fourth inning there," Niese said. "I was nibbling with my offspeed pitches and fell behind. I was forced to make a pitch and I missed with a few of them. But besides the three walks in the fourth inning there, I thought overall I was pretty good."
The Mets had gone up by a run four batters into the game. Jordany Valdespin hit a leadoff triple down the right-field line, and with one out, Mike Baxter was hit by a pitch. Andrew Brown's sharp single to center gave New York the early lead.
Up next: With Shaun Marcum still recovering from his cortisone injection earlier this week, prospect Rafael Montero will return to big league camp to start Saturday's 1:10 p.m. ET game against the Nationals on MLB.TV. In two Grapefruit League outings prior to his demotion, Montero gave up two runs over four innings. Marcum is due back in the rotation next week.
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter @JoeFrisaro. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Walters' research is helping us see that the Middle Ages were not so dark…and that our modern times, by contrast, are not so modern.
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When Lori Walters, Professor of French in the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics, began her lifelong study of Christine de Pizan (1365 - c. 1430), scant light had been cast on this historical figure from the Middle Ages.
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No longer, now that Walters has focused her passion and research skills on the life of Christine and revealed a remarkable story. The story, which Walters has rendered through numerous articles and books, will find its fullest revelation in her forthcoming book, provisionally titled From the City of God to the City of Ladies: Christine de Pizan, Augustine and Jean Gerson.
When most women were personae non gratae in the royal courts of yore, Christine became the voice of France's body politic and helped seed France to grow into a modern nation. She advised King Charles VI and became, Walters explains, " France's memorialist of the times, the shaper and keeper of the collective memory of the nascent nation-state."
To participate in the creation of France as nation-state, Christine overcame obstacles none before her had: her own gender and her foreign birth. She did so by furthering the monarchy's project of adopting French, rather than Latin, as the official language of the time. "These," Walters says, "were issues concerning who could speak and what voice or language others would listen to."
Walters has had little trouble having her own voice heard: She has presented a plenary address at the Fifth International Christine de Pizan conference in Salzburg, Austria, and has been invited to do another at the Sixth International Conference, to be held in Paris in 2006. She's recently delivered lectures at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge (in England) and St.-Quentin-enYvelines (in France).
Although, as Walters remarks with ironic satisfaction, "medievalists are very modern, and use the most current Internet technology to view and collaborate on documents that are centuries old," she began her research while in residence at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France and the British Library, and still travels to Paris frequently.
The more Walters engages with Christine's life, the more Walters finds a woman who inhabited unimaginable roles for her times, or even modern times. In addition to court advisor and historian, Christine was also a literary critic, a defender of women, and, using her pen and poetic sensibilities, the sole supporter of her family after both her father and husband died.
Christine, Walters explains, took on the literary establishment by criticizing such canonical works as The Romance of the Rose, a long 13th-century French poem that portrays outspoken women as suspect. Christine similarly critiqued male portrayals of female literary figures from Medea to Dido, all the while making herself vulnerable to the ridicule of her contemporaries.
Similarly, Walters has defended this heroic personage against criticisms. Why, some have asked, did Christine support the royal court and Charles VI and help to solidify a nation-state built on assumed power?
"Christine was using her position within the system to change it," Walters explains. "It was, really, the best—in fact the only—position and role a woman who wanted to expand the rights of the people could take. If she had written from outside the system, no one would've listened. We likely would never have heard of Christine de Pizan if she had not been a part of the court."
Christine's writings were crafted by hand into books that queens and other female royal figures used to educate future monarchs in their formative years. "So," Walters says, "in a very real way, Christine was helping construct the future of the kingdom."
Walters' research is helping us see that the Middle Ages were not so dark…and that our modern times, by contrast, are not so modern.


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ST preps ST75MM smart meter chip supporting METERS AND MORE spec
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STMicroelectronics has developed what it claims is the worlds first smart-meter IC with built-in support for the METERS AND MORE open communication standard, which enables widespread interoperability among smart metering equipment using Power Line Communication (PLC). This will help to maximize smart-grid benefits for the environment, consumers and utility companies.
According to ST, the ST75MM is the first to embed hardware and communication protocol support for METERS AND MORE, simplifying meter design to ultimately enable faster, lower-cost and reliable deployments. The METERS AND MORE is an open specification managed by the METERS AND MORE not-for-profit Association comprising leading technology companies and utilities spanning the Americas, Europe and Asia.
Customers using the ST75MM can join the METERS AND MORE Association and achieve Certification for their products to enable widespread use by utility companies.
ST implemented METERS AND MORE in its ST75MM IC to benefit from the protocols strong features for smart meter and Advanced Metering Infrastructure applications, such as short messages, robust encryption and authentication features, support for network configuration and management, and retransmission management.
The ST75MM joins STs STarGRID SoC portfolio of smart-meter system-on-chip devices, which also includes the ST7570 supporting IEC 61334-5-1 communication, and the ST7590, which implements the PRIME standard.
First samples of the ST75MM, in the 7x7mm QFN 48 package, will be available to selected customers by October 2013. For further information, including pricing, please contact your ST sales office.


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When it comes to liberalism, the usual story in postwar America is one of decline, accompanied by the subplot of conservatism's ascendance. But take a longer view—look beyond and below politics—and it is the unchallenged triumph of liberalism and its philosophical assumptions that ought to command our attention.
The triumph of liberalism means the tyranny of liberalism, explains James Kalb in this illuminating book, for liberalism is the extension into the sociopolitical realm of modern scientific thought and technological rationality. These modes of thinking are regarded by nearly everyone today as uniquely authoritative; those institutions and beliefs which do not conform are regarded at best as annoyances, and at worst as evil. Furthermore, Kalb shows how liberalism is an expression of the interests and outlook of commercial and managerial elites, who are suspicious of less rationalized and controllable forms of social organization like the family.
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"The title of this book may seem oxymoronic, which testifies to how completely the regime of freedom and equality that liberalism claims to be has triumphed over other sociopolitical ideas. . . . Without any specialist jargon, reams of statistics, or heavy-handed anecdotes, Kalb makes us see how all the ills of liberalism logically proceed from its deliberate philosophical poverty. Preparatory to liberalism's demise, he suggests adopting a traditionalist outlook and resuming the loyalties and the functions liberal hegemony has tried so hard to suppress and usurp."
"James Kalb's investigation of the increasingly oppressive character of liberalism is a conceptually rich and ingeniously argued study going back to the beginnings of the liberal worldview. The author is relentless in working to uncover the invitation to tyranny that has always been inherent in the "philosophy of freedom." Kalb tries to remove any doubt that the social engineering and wars against thought crimes that are characteristic of current liberal political practice have a long pedigree. These practices flow from what liberalism has always been, as a justification for liberating individuals from traditional social bonds and for valorizing individual choice and self-expression."
"This work is a source of consolation for anyone who has had to endure the interference of managerial elites and technocrats undermining their creativity and standards of excellence. It shows that liberalism really is the ideology of a particular class and also a kind of class religion. Like Alasdair MacIntyre, Kalb draws attention to the way in which liberalism operates to conceal what it does. He demonstrates that advanced liberalism is intolerant in somewhat the same way the Taliban are intolerant."
"The Tyranny of Liberalism is an outstanding contribution to political philosophy. Readers who recoil from the arid wastes of Rawls will find Kalb a welcome and instructive relief. But he is no head-in-the-clouds philosopher. He has a sharp sense of current political realities. . . . Those in search of a revitalized American conservatism will find The Tyranny of Liberalism essential reading."
"Liberalism seems to be riding high; and, truth be told, it never really went away. Some . . . may wonder, 'What is the problem with liberalism anyway?' A new book aspires to analyze and anser this question. In The Tyranny of Liberalism: Understanding and Overcoming Administered Freedom, Inquisitorial Tolerance, and Equality by Command James Kalb, a lawyer and scholar . . . , shows that modern liberalism, despite the term's etymology and the lofty ideals it exudes, is hardly the liberating system it claims to be."
"Liberals—:on both the Right and Left—may posit that they favor freedom, reason, and the well-being of ordinary people. But some critics believe that liberalism itself erodes the very institutions . . . necessary to restrain its excesses. . . . One such liberal skeptic is attorney and writer James Kalb. . . . He believes liberalism inevitably evolves into a form of soft totalitarianism, or a 'dictatorship of relativism,' and why the Church is well positioned to be its preeminent foe."
"There is no shortage of treatises against liberalism, but James Kalb's new book is distinguished by remarkable comprehensiveness and a refreshing freedom from rancor. It is an excellent resource for those new to this debate, and those steeped in it will commend Kalb's clarity and may even find something to learn from or profitably argue with."
"The roots, reach, and results of liberalism are inspected with consummate precision in James Kalb's The Tyranny of Liberalism. . . . His clarifying, commanding work warns of the growing darkness . . . and presents bottom-up solutions for the restoration of a noble, humane society."
"Perhaps the highest praise I can give The Tyranny of Liberalism, is that it is Kirkian. It is filled with frank and illuminating criticism, and it rests solidly on a cogently expressed and cohesively articulated system of principles. . . . It is the work of an imaginative conservative who offers frank criticism and expresses the truth about authentic values and the permanent things with notable clarity, unusual insight, and welcome eloquence."
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The Climate-Change Diet
Original post made by sharon, Fairmeadow, on Apr 25, 2007
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a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Apr 25, 2007 at 4:49 pm
I'm all for fighting global warming in the kitchen!! I am going to speak to my husband about taking me out for dinner at least five nights a week.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Apr 25, 2007 at 4:56 pm
I am all for it.
Let's go back to the old days when strawberries were a summer treat you gluttoned yourself on because you knew that in a month's time they would be gone. Winter celery, a real treat because it was white from the cold rather than green. Apples, fresh from the trees, rather than tasteless from long transportation.
Yes, we are very fortunate here. Most produce can be grown in California and very little has to be imported in. It tastes much better if it is local and the wait til the right season is very definitely worth the wait.
a resident of Greenmeadow
on Apr 25, 2007 at 5:42 pm
Solar Oven! It's done a better job than the regular oven on almost every recipe I've tried.
a resident of Greenmeadow
on Apr 25, 2007 at 10:17 pm
Try to not to breathe much when you are in the kitchen, so you don't exhale any CO2. And get your guests to cut down on their breathing too.
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Apr 27, 2007 at 10:29 am
There's an excellent story on this topic in today's Weekly:
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a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Apr 27, 2007 at 9:13 pm
Every tiny bit helps. What about the 60,000 autos/trucks that commute to Palo Alto every day. They burn millions of gallons of gasoline/diesel every week.
It's the jobs/housing inbalance that is the real problem or elephant in the room that, almost ,everyone dosen't want to talk about or take action on.
The Greenbelt alliance, a group of high density housing advocates/developers and their attorneys wants to build high density, high rise buildings all around town and the county. Do you want something like the Hyett development on Charleston/ElCamino in your neighborhood?
Stanford should build or allow to be built, housing on their property that will house most of the workers on all of their property. This would be a start. They should build it and make it affordable to all the people who work on their property. They have the land and the money to finance it. If the city/county won't allow it it would show that they don't really care about the enviroment and CO 2. Also think of all the freeways/expansion that wouldn't have to happen and the lost hours of driving the employees would save.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Apr 28, 2007 at 11:21 am
Yes, but just think of the amount of food that would have to be trucked in daily!
a resident of Palo Verde
on Apr 28, 2007 at 6:38 pm
One solution was dramatized in the 1973 movie, "Soylent Green". I assume this can still be rented, so I won't spoil the plot if anyone is interested in watching it. It's sort of a logical extension to those that are so willing to sacrifice to nature.
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Bogue's lone mayoral candidate was sent the following questions by The Daily News in advance of Election Day Nov. 5. This is the candidate's full, unedited profile.
Bogue's lone mayoral candidate was sent the following questions by The Daily News in advance of Election Day Nov. 5. This is the candidate's full, unedited profile.
Incumbent: Yes
Name: Mitchell Merrill Russell, Jr.
Office your are seeking: Mayor, Town of Bogue
Address: 5282 HWY 24, Bogue, NC 28570
Date of birth: 12/19/1946
City of birth: Morehead City
County of birth: Carteret
How can voters contact you? Phone � 252-916-4587
Occupation: Retired (Dupont 35 yrs � Senior Research Engineer)
Education: Swansboro High School; UNC Wilmington � BS Computer Science
Prior publicly elected, appointed or held positions:
a. Mayor � Town of Bogue
b. Bogue Planning Board
c. Bogue Town Council
d. Bogue Town Planner (Interim)
e. Western Carteret Interlocal Agency
i. Board of Directors
ii. Budget Committee
iii. Personnel Committee
iv. Finance Officer
f. Eastern Carolina Council of Governments - General Membership Board
Leadership experience:
a. Current Mayor of Bogue
b. 35 years in Industry in supervisory/management/engineering roles
How long lived in municipality? Grew up in Bogue. Moved back in 2006 after retiring.
Why are you running for office? The current term for Mayor of Bogue is 2 years. Seemed like a long time when first elected but it has gone by fast. Would like to work to improve communications with residents, make some street improvements, and maybe assess the feasibility of providing trash collection for residents.
What makes you a good candidate? Experience and the will to work hard to make improvements.
What do you think will be the top Issue in coming term? Continue the recent effort to assess the feasibility of improving the condition of Chimney Branch Road. It is a private dirt road that serves 12 residences and is in very poor condition. It is a concern for the residents and an issue that impacts fire and ems service to the residents.
What do you see as the biggest budget issue facing the town? Meeting the town�s financial obligations and making some improvements without increasing our tax rate.


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Harwell's passing hits broadcasters hard
Dickerson, Price share memories of legendary voice
By Jason Beck / MLB.com
Dickerson knew what he had to say, that it had to be said. But as he went on the air for the bottom of the first inning of the Tigers' game against the Twins to break the news that Ernie Harwell had passed away from cancer earlier in the evening, he hesitated. And it hit him.
"You're expecting it any day, but when it came time to say it, I couldn't say it," Dickerson said after Tuesday's game, still in the broadcasting booth at Target Field. "'We have some sad news to pass along,' and I got out the words, 'Ernie Harwell ...' And I had to stop. You think you can do it, and I eventually did, but it was so much harder. I guess the finality of it kind of hit you. It hit like a ton of bricks."
Millions of listeners could relate. So could millions of baseball fans who weren't listening. The day that everyone knew was coming hit hard.
And there were few places it hit harder than the broadcasting booths.
Dickerson worked with Harwell on Tigers radio broadcasts for three years before Harwell retired. Dickerson had the daunting challenge of succeeding Harwell as the play-by-play voice of the Tigers in 2003, and he did it successfully.
Tigers radio analyst Jim Price was Harwell's partner dating back to 1994 on television and '99 on radio. Together, he and Dickerson gathered themselves after the news hit them and turned Tuesday's Tigers-Twins into a fitting tribute. They told stories every couple innings while trying not to take away from what ended up being a nip-and-tuck game. They called the game without overlooking the obvious.
They grieved with millions of listeners, but they also did what Harwell would want them to do: They went on with the game. It was a microcosm of what Harwell became in his career, a great part of telling the game without replacing it.
As Dickerson paged through clippings of Harwell quotes and stories, it brought back memories of Harwell's last game behind the microphone in 2002. When Harwell signed off for the last time, he had a script of what he wanted to play in front of him. It was short and simple. They told famous stories, and they told personal memories.
"After the initial great difficulty in getting it out, you want to pay tribute to him," Dickerson said, "and I think we did that pretty well."
For Price, the memories were especially personal, and some of them fairly recent. While Price had the honor of being Harwell's last broadcasting partner, he also received help and counseling from Harwell over the winter, when he had his own scare with cancer.
"You know, my favorite line is: If you met Ernie for the first time, you'd walk away and felt like you were Ernie's best friend," Price said. "I mean, that just says it all. The times I've seen him spend with people and sign autographs and go out of his way to be with people, you cherish those moments.
"The love, you can't describe it. There will never be another one like him."
Price found comfort in remembering the stories. He recalled going out to dinner with Al Kaline, his former teammates on the Tigers in the '60s, and Harwell. While Kaline and Price would trade stories, they would quiet to a hush and lean in whenever Harwell had something to say.
Price remembered how Harwell loved pies, would decline a piece of pie before a game only to be caught scooping out a piece later. He would wear a beret to games in later years and jokingly would ask Price if he looked like a French director.
But just as much as the stories, Price remembers the strength and the grace.
"You know, he told me many times he was ready for his new adventure," Price said. "And when he would call me during my cancer situation and we would talk about some really important things, his grace, his understanding and his faith just really stood out. It's just a lesson for all of us.
"We knew it was going to happen, but just to hear it, this was the toughest broadcast I ever did."
But Price and Dickerson got through it. And when they saw a rainbow out in the Minnesota sky later, beyond left-center field, they had to smile in amazement.
"I said on the air, 'That was for Ernie,'" Price said. "You can't make that up."
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Jaguar Gets Support for RIM Management Changes; BlackBerry Outage Hits North America
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Jaguar is calling for a new RIM CEO to replace Lazaridis and Balsillie, and wants RIM to break up into separate public companies or be put up for sale as a whole
Just last month,
two proposals
were suggested in regards to the sale of RIM's intellectual propoerty as well as an executive shake-up. Now, Canadian merchant bank Jaguar Financial Corp. is pushing Research In Motion (RIM) to make some hefty changes in the way of a new chief executive and putting the company up for sale as a whole or in parts -- and its ideas are gaining support.
RIM, maker of BlackBerry, is currently run by President and co-CEO Mike Lazaridis and co-CEO Jim Balsillie. The company has had a hard time keeping up with competitors like Apple, Google, Microsoft, HTC and Samsung when it comes to mobile devices and mobile operating systems because of its slow response to a constantly-changing market. Its stock hit a "52-week low" of $19.29 on October 4 after hitting a high of $70.54 in February.
In addition, lukewarm reception to the
BlackBerry PlayBook
bleak quarterly results
, and business' decision to escape RIM's proprietary BlackBerry email service have not helped RIM in this matter.
For the above-mentioned reasons, Jaguar, which has acquired more shares of RIM since the stock price began to drop, is now calling for a new RIM CEO to replace Lazaridis and Balsillie. It also wants RIM to break up into separate public companies or be put up for sale as a whole.
According to Jaguar, a minimum of 8 percent of stockholders agree with its ideas and are calling for a company shake-up as well.
"Everybody is in support of a sale of RIM or another value creative transaction...like splitting the company into separate public companies -- a network company, a device company and a patents company," said Vic Alboini, Jaguar chief executive. "It's time for RIM to bring in a transformational leader and a respected independent chairman."
But Lazaridis and Balsillie will likely not take this sitting down. Between the two, Lazaridis and Balsillie hold over 10 percent of the stock and have a crucial role in the company's decision-making as chairman of the board.
Jaguar said it has spoken to 20 of the larger institutional holders so far out of 1,000 stockholders, but plans to continue speaking to more.
"We haven't adopted a call-center approach," said Alboini. "It has been very highly targeted, but now that we've got the response, you know we are going to go out and see how many more we can get."
According to Alboini, Jaguar can call a shareholders meeting with 8 percent support, which would force RIM's board to listen to its demands.
RIM saidover 90 percent of its voting shares had supported the re-election of directors that includes Lazaridis and Balsillie during the company's annual meeting in July.
In other RIM-related news,
BlackBerry services
continue to be disrupted in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, India, and now, North America as well. The outage is going on three days now in some areas, and could affect 70 million BlackBerry users outside of North America, according to RBC analysts Mike Abramsky and Paul Treiber.
"The messaging and browser delays...were caused by a core switch
within RIM's infrastructure," said RIM. "As a result, a large backlog of data was generated and we are now working to clear that backlog and restore normal service."
RIM originally said the services were restored Tuesday, but have now said they are still working on the problem and haven't mentioned how long it would take.
The outage, which has now spread to North America as well, could negatively affect RIM competition-wise with the
new iPhone 4S
launching in only two days.
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I continue to be amazed by what you conspire to create, and just how much you continue to achieve.
print 0,
print 1and so on to
print 9, i.e. the ten programs Punie can currently handle.
And string constants are coming soon, so that
print "1..0\n" would be a valid punie program? Followed by the more advanced
print "1..1\nok 1\n" ?
String constants are indeed coming soon to Pugs's new runcore, but I don't know about Punie [perl.org]... You'd have to ask its maintainer.


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Cold air and strong winds continue pushing from the north into Orange County as the week begins, but a turnaround is expected by Wednesday, the National Weather Service says.
High-pressure air will take the place of the low that has been keeping things chilly, potentially pushing highs into the 70s. And while winds continue to blow toward the ocean through much of the week, they should ease down by Wednesday as well.
For now, low pressure dropping southward has prompted a high-wind warning through 2 p.m. Tuesday.
Much of Orange County could see winds from the northeast of 25 to 35 mph Monday, with gusts up to 55, especially near the mountains.
Monday remains on the cold side as well, with highs of 50 to 55 under mostly sunny skies.
Some parts of Orange County were showing overnight lows in the 20s.
Gusty winds should continue into the evening, with blowing dust possible in places; lows could dip again into the low 30s overnight Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday are mostly sunny, and Tuesday should see a slight warming – 60 to 65 inland, 59 on the coast. Winds could gust to 35 mph.
Then high pressure moves in Wednesday, pushing inland highs into the 66-to-71 range, 65 on the coast.
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Gillaspie back in the fold after rehab assignment
By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
CHICAGO -- Conor Gillaspie returned from his rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Charlotte and was activated from the disabled list prior to Wednesday's home contest with the Cubs. Gillaspie went 2-for-12 over three games with the Knights, having been on the disabled list retroactive to April 22.
The White Sox third baseman, who was not in the starting lineup against Travis Wood, believed rest would cure the bruise on his left hand that affected his hitting and stemmed from getting jammed repeatedly over a month-long period.
"I'm really excited to be back out there and start playing and start working again," said Gillaspie, adding that his hand feels better than it has for the last month and a half. "It's been kind of a long two weeks, so it's definitely good to be back here and see everybody.
"Offensively, there might be a few hiccups. Obviously, facing pitchers up here is a lot different than facing them down there. Defensively, I tried to get my work in every day. I spent a lot of time doing that, spent a lot of time strengthening my arm, things that I could do. I'm ready to go now and am very excited to be back."
To make room for Gillaspie, outfielder Jordan Danks was optioned to Charlotte. The White Sox starting outfield figures to feature Moises Sierra, Alejandro De Aza and Dayan Viciedo until Adam Eaton returns from the disabled list, although manager Robin Ventura mentioned Adam Dunn also could play in left from time to time.
This move also means that Marcus Semien, who started Wednesday at third, stays with the White Sox and takes his late-inning clutch hitting into more of a part-time role.
"There's enough for him to be in the mix and get him some opportunities to still be up here and get at-bats and help us win," said Ventura of Semien. "He deserves to be up here the way he's been playing. We'll find a way to play him."
White Sox willing to take risks with defensive shifts
CHICAGO -- The White Sox frustrated Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo through the first two games of the four-game home-and-home series, and not just with stellar pitching.
Rizzo does have two of the Cubs' eight hits, but he also had two singles taken away by second baseman Gordon Beckham because of the White Sox defensive shift. That shift features three infielders between first and second, with Beckham in short right, and third baseman Marcus Semien playing shortstop.
It's a shift the White Sox haven't employed exclusively against the Cubs and Rizzo. Over the weekend in Cleveland, the White Sox did the same against Carlos Santana, Jason Giambi and Nick Swisher hitting from the left side and Ryan Raburn and Yan Gomes hitting from the right side.
"There's so much information out there now to where, you know, I have the information where every ground ball they hit from the beginning of last year until the present day when we go into a series," said White Sox third-base coach Joe McEwing, who also works with the team's infield defense. "So, with all the information that's out there, and the way we are pitching certain guys, we are going to be pretty aggressive on it."
"I think it's the new fad actually," said White Sox designated hitter Adam Dunn, the victim of many shifts. "You can theoretically, if you looked at everybody's charts, pretty much you could probably shift just about everybody."
Dunn pointed out that the shifts are only noticed when you check-swing a grounder down the third-base line, which he has done, to beat the shift or when the shift takes away hits. He pointed to the first inning from Friday's contest against Cleveland, when his grounder up the middle targeted for center field turned into a routine double play because of the shift and the positioning of shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera.
McEwing added the White Sox play Semien in at shortstop to guard against a bunt from someone such as Rizzo, but if he drops it down the third-base line, there's no counter. Rizzo beat the shift with both hits against the White Sox, but it still can be a source of aggravation for opposing hitters.
"You see guys try to alter their swing to go against it and they end up down in the count because they are trying to do something they are not used to doing," McEwing said. "It benefits us for guys to try to get out of their comfort zone.
"We would rather take the percentages of a guy hitting a ground ball there than going outside of it. Sure, you are going to get beat with it once in a while. But we just have to be patient with it and ride out the percentages of it, and I think overall it has benefited us to a large degree."
Hahn believes Johnson will be long-term contributor
CHICAGO -- Erik Johnson made a second straight strong start for Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday morning, holding Lehigh Valley to two earned runs on five hits over seven innings, striking out four and walking one. He threw 63 of his 95 pitches for strikes.
Johnson had a 6.46 ERA over five starts with the White Sox before being optioned to Charlotte. But it wasn't a sign of the White Sox changing their mind concerning the right-hander.
"Here's the thing, as I told Erik directly when he was sitting on the couch in Robin's office," said White Sox general manager Rick Hahn. "I said, 'Look, Joe Crede and Aaron Rowand sat exactly where you are sitting right now and received similar messages like the one we are giving you.
"'That is: We think you have a very bright future and can be a part of successful White Sox teams for years to come, but where we are at right now, you are not in a position to effectively pitch at the big leagues. You have to go down and work on X, Y and Z and get that done right and you will be back.
Velocity for Johnson had dipped from an average 92 mph in '13 to 89.6 in '14, per fangraphs.com. That issue also is being explored, as Johnson will get another Charlotte start.
"I view it as part of development. Development is not always linear," Hahn said. "And inevitably some part of this young group we are putting together, someone is going to wind up back in the Minors. You never know which one it's going to be, but we know sometimes guys have to take it back half a step to take two steps forward.
"Erik Johnson still has a bright future. But it was important for him to go down to Charlotte and get his things right in a different environment."
Second bullpen session a positive step for Sale
CHICAGO -- Chris Sale threw a second bullpen Wednesday at U.S. Cellular Field as he continues to progress toward a rehab assignment. Sale has been on the disabled list retroactive to April 18 with a flexor strain in his left arm.
"His thing is you see how he kind of reacts to this and then you go from there," said White Sox manager Robin Ventura. "But talking to him and seeing how he feels, he feels confident with how he's progressing.
"Again, you're cautious with him. We've done this in the past. You're probably more patient with him, just his reactions to how he has been feeling every time he goes out. He's eventually going to be back. When it is, we'll wait and see how he does."
Part of that patience comes from the admirable fill-in starts put forth by Scott Carroll, Andre Rienzo and Hector Noesi.
"We'd be patient no matter what," Ventura said. "The way those guys are pitching and filling in, you're letting it play out a little longer and making sure he's 100 percent over the top feeling great when he goes back out there."
Third to first
• Courtney Hawkins, the organization's No. 5 prospect per MLB.com, continues to lead the Carolina League with 30 RBIs. He has a .971 OPS to go with seven homers and six doubles.
• Since Sunday, April 27, the White Sox have faced past Cy Young winners in David Price, Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer, not to mention starters with great stuff in Jeff Samardzija, Justin Masterson and Corey Kluber. The White Sox split those six games.
"We've been blessed to have faced everyone's best at their best," said Dunn with a smile.
"It's good for us though," Semien said. "You've got to beat the best to be the best."
• Entering Wednesday's contest, White Sox closer Matt Lindstrom had thrown 25 career scoreless innings against the Cubs over 25 appearances.
• White Sox pregame stretch started about 20 minutes early Wednesday so the team could run through drills focused on fundamentals as well as pitchers' fielding practice.
"When you have a day like today, you bring it back out just as a refresher course, stuff that you haven't been able to work on for a while," Ventura said. "You want to be able to work on it and stay sharp at it."
Scott Merkin is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Merk's Works, and follow him on Twitter @scottmerkin. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.