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Validation packets showing optimization of individual kinases in the LanthaScreen Kinase Activity Assay and LanthaScreen Eu Binding Assay are available. These validation packets show full assay optimization, including determining the ATP Km for LanthaScreen Activity Assays and tracer Kd determination for LanthaScreen Eu Kinase Binding Assays.
FAQ Contents
Filter settings, instruments, and plates
How do I set up LanthaScreen assays on my instrument?
Proper instrument setup and correct filter and mirror selection are crucial for success with LanthaScreen assays.
Conditions used for Eu-based LanthaScreen assays are not identical to other TR-FRET Eu-based assays.
Instrument-specific step-by-step setup guides for Tb- and Eu-based assays. If you do not see your plate reader, please contact us directly by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Can I use a monochromator-based instrument to read LanthaScreen assays?
In general, filter-based instruments significantly outperform monochromator-based instruments for either Tb- or Eu-based LanthaScreen assays, unless the instrument has individually adjustable bandwidths for each emission, such as the Tecan Infinite M1000.
Are there specific plates I should use for my LanthaScreen assay?
Assays are typically performed in black, low-volume 384-well plates (Corning Part # 3676). White plates may yield higher-quality data (Corning Part # 3673) for assays that give a relatively low assay window and are essential for assays that are being measured on monochromator-based instruments or older filter-based instruments.
Understanding TR-FRET ratiometric data
The following three sections address common questions involving ratiometric data. These questions are:
- Why is it necessary to analyze the data as a ratio? Isn't using the RFU easier?
- Why are the units of the ratio so low?
- Why does my assay window end at a value very low or less than 1.0?
- Is a bigger assay window better?
- Does an assay window of a certain size always mean my assay worked?
- Why should I calculate the emission ratio?
Why should I calculate the emission ratio?
Two emission signals are collected for TR-FRET assays, and taking a ratio of them represents a best practice in data analysis for TR-FRET assays including LanthaScreen assays and greatly increases assay reproducibility over reading the acceptor signal alone. The emission ratio is calculated by dividing the acceptor signal by the donor signal (520 nm/495 nm for Tb, and 665nm/615nm for Eu). Most Tb or Eu donors are not involved in producing TR-FRET signal and so the donor signal serves as a useful internal reference in the assay. Dividing by the donor signal will help account for small variances in the delivery (i.e., the pipetting) of the LanthaScreen reagents and lot-to-lot variability of the reagents.
TR-FRET is a distance-dependent phenomenon between donor and acceptor, and small differences in the number of labels or their positioning (donor or acceptor) from lot to lot can lead to differences in the acceptor output, 520 nm for Tb or 665 nm for Eu. The ratio is typically less affected by such lot-to-lot variation (Figure 16).
The numerical values of RFU are typically in the thousands or tens of thousands and these units fall away when the ratio is calculated. The statistical significance of the data is not affected. Some instruments arbitrarily multiply the ratio by 1,000 or 10,000 to make the units on the output look more familiar.
How do I calculate the response ratio?
Calculating a ratio of acceptor emission to donor emission RFU represents a best practice in data analysis for TR-FRET assays including LanthaScreen assays. Because the underlying donor and acceptor signals are dependent on instrument settings (such as instrument gain), the TR-FRET emission ratio and the resulting "top" and "bottom" of an assay window also will depend on these settings and vary from instrument to instrument. Numbers look quite small compared to relative fluorescence units (RFU) as a result of calculating the ratio.
You can normalize the data in titration curves by dividing all values in the curve by the ratio obtained at the bottom of the curve to calculate a response ratio. In Figure 17, the value from each data point from the emission ratio graph (left) was divided by the emission ratio from the bottom of the curve (e.g., 0.05) and then plotted on the right as the response ratio beginning at 1.0. Use of a response ratio plot allows quick determination of the assay window and has no effect on IC50 values or Z'-factor.
Z'-factor: Is a 30-fold window better than a 10-fold window?
Assay window depends on instrument type and settings. What is important in determining the robustness of an assay is not the size of the window, but the size of error (standard deviation) in the data relative to the assay window. The "Z'-factor" value proposed by Zhang and colleagues [1] factors both of these into account and is a key metric to assess data quality in a TR-FRET assay. Assays with Z' >0.5 are considered suitable for screening.
Figure 18 shows a theoretical graph of Z'-factor (Z') as a function of assay window assuming a standard deviation of 5%. As the assay window increases, the Z'-factor quickly reaches a plateau within the first 4- to 5-fold increase in assay window. Above a 5-fold assay window, large changes in the fold assay window result in only an incremental increase in the Z'-factor. For example, with a 5% standard error, a 10-fold assay window results in a Z'-factor of 0.82. With a 3-fold increase in the assay window to 30, the observed gain in the Z'-factor is only 0.02. Statistically, the assay with the 10-fold window is just as suitable for screening as the 30-fold window.
1. Zhang JH, Chung TD, Oldenburg KR (1999) A Simple Statistical Parameter for Use in Evaluation and Validation of High Throughput Screening Assays. J Biomol Screen 4(2):67–73.
Assay window alone is not a good measure of assay performance
See the emission ratios for the same assay plate run on two different instruments (Figure 19). The instrument used to generate the curve on the right is suitable for the assay, but the one used to generate the curve on the left is not. Both have an assay window of 2.0, but the one on the left has more variability.
Assay conditions
How many assays can I run with a given amount of antibody?
This depends on the volume of the assay and the concentration of antibody used. At 2 nM antibody in a final volume of 20 μL, 25 μg of antibody will run >4,000 wells, and 1 mg of antibody will run >165,000 wells.
How many assays can I run with a given amount of substrate?
It varies, depending on the concentration of substrate used in the assay. Typically for the peptide substrates, 1 mg of peptide will run approximately 250,000 wells (10 μL reaction, 200 nM peptide). For Poly-GT or Poly-GAT substrates, the 1 mL, 30 μM size (~1 mg) will run approximately 16,700 wells (10 μL reaction, 200 μM substrate).
20 nmol of our physiological protein substrates is sufficient for approximately 10,000 wells (10 μL reaction, 400 nM substrate).
Chemical interferences to Tb or Eu chelate signals
Are the LanthaScreen reagents stable to interference from Mg2+, Mn2+, EDTA, and Fe3+?
The Tb or Eu chelate is completely stable to Mg2+. Mn2+ strongly competes with Tb3+ or Eu3+ for the chelate, resulting in loss of donor signal. However, interference by Mn2+ can be overcome by the presence of EDTA. The chelate is stable to levels of EDTA well beyond the concentration ranges used to stop kinase reactions (Figure 20).
EDTA is added to stop kinase reactions and is typically mixed with the LanthaScreen antibody. An equimolar amount or slight excess of EDTA relative to the sum of Mn2+ and Mg2+ should be added with the antibody. In addition to using EDTA, using ratiometric data (division of the acceptor signal by the donor signal) compensates for any loss of signal caused by Mn2+ (Figure 21).
Fe3+ strongly competes with Tb 3+ or Eu3+, and will cause irreversible loss of donor signal.
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First Week Full Of Activities For Techies
SOCORRO, N.M. August 17, 2012 – New Mexico Tech is bursting at the seams and has plenty of activities to keep the Techie population entertained and engaged to start the new semester.
The residence halls open today (Friday, August 17) and activities are planned for students throughout the day. The unofficial count of new students, as of Friday, Aug. 17, is 330 freshmen and 84 transfer students, well above last year's count, with registration not yet complete.
The Student Government Association is giving away Snow Cones at Fidel Center for a "Meet the SGA" event. Two barbecues are planned: undergraduates are invited to the Athletic Field for food and games at 5 p.m.; the Graduate Studies Office is hosting a barbecue and potluck on the quad near Brown Hall at the same time.
Saturday kicks off with orientation for new students at Macey Center, with a welcome from Vice President Melissa Jaramillo-Fleming. New students will also get the list of items to collect for the Scavenger Hunt. Returning students can pick up the list at the gym.
Student services offices are open in the afternoon Saturday, while the Bookstore will be open all day. More Snow Cones are available at La Raj (the patio outside the gym) in the afternoon. Saturday closes with a pool party and more barbecue in the evening. Student can get giveaways and prizes. Also, the Society of Women Engineers is hosting a Cardboard Regatta during the pool party. Students are invited to build cardboard boats and race them. Winners will be awarded prizes.
Sunday features tours of the Very Large Array in the afternoon. Those interested should be at the Swim Center before 11 a.m. Skeen Library is hosting a get-to-know-you event all afternoon. Students are invited to an indoor putt-putt tournament with complimentary refreshments and prizes.
Campus Drive will be blocked off in the evening for a block party … and more barbecue! Students can get more prizes at the Block Party.
Monday is set aside for registration and convocation. At 4 p.m., new students are invited to Macey Center for the official welcoming ceremony. After dinner, a Foam Party will be held in between Fidel Center and the Gym. Come play in foam!
Tuesday is the first day of classes, with the Scavenger Hunt concluding at 4:48 p.m. at the Athletic Field.
Wednesday's activity is movie night at the outdoor pavilion north of the gym.
Comedy Night is at Macey Center on Thursday, featuring the guitar-playing comic Chris Newberg beginning at 7 p.m.
Friday features more "Fun in the Sun" at the pavilion north of the gym in the evening.
Students are invited to visit and tour the Magdalena Ridge Observatory on Sunday, August 26. The Observatory includes a 2.4-meter telescope and an interferometer that is under construction. Meet at the Swim Center at 2 p.m. for the tour.

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Here at Chaa Creek, the site of an ancient Maya settlement containing over 70 recorded Maya sites including pyramids and plazas, we support and encourage further research into Maya habitation. We also welcome our guests to explore the Maya archaeology of Belize and discover this fascinating, enigmatic civilisation for themselves. Who knows? Future discoveries may well be made by someone who became interested in this fascinating culture while exploring the 365 acre Chaa Creek Nature Reserve and visiting our Natural History Centre.


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Maxwell & Ursula's Light Rental Reno: Floors - #2
Name: Maxwell & Ursula
Type of Project: Light renovation of a rental apt
Location: Soho, NYC
Type of building: Two bedroom apartment
Things are moving slowly, as I'm piecing things together on a tight budget, but this week shows how powerful it is to care for your floors. The base of any good home is a healthy shell and the floors get the most wear. If I were to try to hide the bad floors it would haunt this home forever. If you look at the last installment where the floors were undone, you can see how raw and low energy it felt then. Now the floors are clean and sharp and the walls look better too.
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From Maxwell:
To quickly give this space new energy, I redid all the floors as efficiently as possible with refinishing and carpet. I prefer well sanded wood floors in general, but carpeting is great for bedrooms. I also like to go dark with my floors as it makes walls seem taller, is warmer and provides for more contrast when you lay rugs and furniture on top of it. After laying down this warm, dark layer, I'll follow up with lighter and more colorful layers, which will also add to the depth and richness of the space.
The Wood Floors:
Vincent Devaney ( email@example.com) did the floors and he's been a great resource for me (he's done floors for me for almost ten years) with quick service and a good price. What you're seeing is
a. Sand
b. Stained with a waterbased analyne die
c. Stained with a mix of ebony and coffee brown penetrating stain
d. Finished with Basic Coatings Streetshoe Satin waterbased polyurethane
The Carpeted Bedrooms:
I like to carpet bedrooms for softness and better, quieter acoustics. I went to ABC Carpet and found the cheapest warm, beefy wool I could find. It's a 100% wool BERBER TAUPE.
The Kitchen Floor:
The tile in the kitchen was old and cracked and dispiriting, so I asked Vincent if he could cover it. He said he could with some leftover wood he had from a shoe store he did recently. It's not a big piece of floor, but the difference is tremendous. Now only the bathroom floor is still a bit sad, but I'm hoping I can clean it up and it will get by.
This week I start work on removing some kitchen cabinets, the counter and reconfiguring the closet space in the two bedrooms. Dirty work for the next week or two and then putting back in a new countertop, commercial metal open shelving and new storage.


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|My Gran
But now I do. And this weekend in prep for filling out my application for DAR and UEL, I found some discrepancies that should have been staring me in the face from my database. [Hey, I rhymed.] But I dunno what happened. I know I've switched this database a multitude of times over the years in search of software that I like. More than likely, though, I, myself, messed it up somewhere.
Anywho, the devil's in the details, especially when you don't pay attention to the details. I don't know to what level DAR and the UEL go as far as proof is concerned, but me? I'm trying to adhere to the Genealogical Proof Standard [GPS]. [Mostly.]
Not only is the devil in the details, but so are the family stories. Here's my research plan. And then I'll continue this story on the other end. [Yeah. I know. It's long. I'm sorry. Not really.]
- Need to provide evidence for my Gran's birth and parental relationship.
- Need to reconcile her different names on different pieces of evidence.
- Need to reconcile the difference in birth year between baptismal index, the 1910, 1920, 1930 censuses and other evidence. The variances suggest something is wrong with the listed ages or the birth year of 1901.
- Also need to reconcile parent's names listed in 1910 census with other evidence.
She was born 21 Sep 1901 or 1902 in Cheneyville, LA.
US Passport App from Ancestry.com
Birth is listed as Sep 1901 Cheneyville, LA
Letter vouching for her identity attached to her US passport application. Letter written by her maternal aunt, Vyla (Vaughan) Clifton./Ancestry.com
She may have been baptized at St. Mary's Cathedral downtown S.A. in 1913 but they list her b.21 Sep 1892.
Baptismal Index on FamilySearch.org
Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 from FamilySearch.org
Pasted from <https://familysearch.org/search/records/index#count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22Mary%20Alice%20Velda%22~%20%2Bsurname%3ATruitt~>
7yo b. LA in 1910
1910 Census/Ancestry.com
18yo b.LA in 1920
1920 Census/Ancestry.com
27yo b.LA in 1930; first married at age 20yo
1930 Census/Ancestry.com
Her birthdate is 21 Sep 1902
Her name is Alice V. Truitt
1910 census/Ancestry.com
Her name is Mary A. Blacketer
1920 census/Ancestry.com
Her name is Alice Blacketer
1930 census/Ancestry.com
Her name is Mary Alice Velda Truitt
Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981
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Index on FamilySearch.org
She was a practicing Catholic.
Personal knowledge.
I knew her name to be & knew her to be called Mary Alice (Truitt) Blacketer, Mary, Alice, "Sam", "Gran".
Personal knowledge.
Mother is listed as Alice Vaughn.
Baptismal Index
Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 - FamilySearch.org
Pasted from <https://familysearch.org/search/records/index#count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22Mary%20Alice%20Velda%22~%20%2Bsurname%3ATruitt~>
Father is listed as Claud R. Truitt
Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981
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Index on FamilySearch.org
Her mother's name is listed as "Cora"
1910 Census/Ancestry.com
Her father's name is listed as "Chas R."
1910 Census/Ancestry.com
Her parents were married 22 Nov 1901 in Bexar County, Texas.
Published index of Marriages of Bexar County, Texas/MCML
Her mother Alice Truitt is listed as my Gran's husband's daughter
1930 census/Ancestry.com
- According to a published index, her parents were married 22 Nov 1901. All the evidence of her birth is secondary [like census] and is far from the actual event of her birth. Was Gran conceived and born before her parent's marriage? It's possible her birth year was earlier as the baptism index suggests, but that much earlier? Doubtful.
- Think her parent's name differences in 1910 is just an anomaly, because her father's name is close and they had another Claud living with them as a boarder. Plus her mother's name was Alice Florence, and the listed name on the census is "Cora" which sounds like "Flora" and could be a nickname for Florence. Why would she be going by a nickname from her middle name? Her daughter, my Gran, was Alice too. [Can't tell you how many multiple Mary/Pollys in the same households I've seen, and then they switch off from census to census on who's gonna be Mary and who's gonna be Polly. So this could be true.]
- I've never heard the middle name "Velda" for my Gran, but that means nothing. It probably is my Gran's middle name. Mary was probably added when she was baptized. The maternal line here is decidedly Catholic. [I used to take Gran to mass when she came to visit.] In the 1910 census, she's listed as Alice V. Truitt.
- Think the relationship listed for my great grandmother in the 1930 census is just a mistake made by the enumerator as her age alone makes that impossible.
- Bexar County Courthouse
- Catholic Diocese of San Antonio
- Survey FamilySearch.org for available applicable microfilm, esp. for LA births.
- Survey records available for Cheneyville, Rapides Parish, LA. Were they recording births? Obtain birth record, if possible. This would clear up name & year discrepancies.
- SS App? The index says 1902. She would've needed her birth record to apply for SS or something to vouch for her birth. For her US Passport application, she had her aunt vouch for her which tells me she probably didn't have her birth record. [Oh joy.]
- Because the baptismal index indicates she may have been baptized in 1913 at St. Mary's Cathedral in San Antonio, contact the San Antonio Diocese Offices and inquire about their archives. Obtaining her baptismal record might clear up the year and will be enough evidence to prove parentage. The 1892 birth year on that index throws me for a loop because that would mean when my Gran died in May 1993, she wasn't 91yo but [*counts on fingers*] 100yo about to turn 101yo. She *totally* did not look ~ at any time that I knew & saw her ~ 10 years older than her age. Either there's a mistake or my Gran had awesome genes. [And there's hope for me.] Plus, her mother would have been 9yo. Impossible. So. Need birth record & baptismal record to clear up the birth year and name variances.
- My Gran divorced my grandfather and my great grandmother divorced my great grandfather. So evidence may lie in those records [because lots of stuff was in my other grandfather's, Big Paw Paw's, multiple divorce records in that same county]. So need to obtain those divorce records because there just might be something in them that will settle this birth year and name variances dilemma. Her parent's marriage needs to be verified as well at the Bexar County Courthouse. [So, I'll be busy there. Thank goodness St. Mary's Cathedral is next door to the courthouse. I'm trying to be thankful for the little things.]
- Find the family in the 1940 census in San Antonio, Texas. Names and birth year could add to the evidence. Her mother, supposedly, remained living with her to help her raise her kids. Could possibly have correct information on it. [Stranger things have happened.]
So. Yeah. My Gran wasn't just my Gran and my Boo wasn't just my Boo. They had lives and secrets. Most of all, they were human beings. Human beings before they were Catholic.
And they had stories. Stories I plan to find and share.
Cuz we're all just human beings. Sometimes we need to be reminded of that.
[Stay tuned in the next post, I'll show you how I've revised my tech method to apply to DAR and UEL in a video tutorial cuz I really like making those tutorials. Sometimes showing tells better than I can tell it.]


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The MoU will be signed on 1 May at a state visit by United Arab Emirates president Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed at Buckingham Palace.
Under the deal, Masdar and GIB will look to investment in "green infrastructure projects" in the UK over the next seven years. The two will also look to bring in other investors.
Previous Masdar projects in the UK include London Array, where it is a co-developer.
Speaking about the deal, GIB chief executive Shaun Kingsbury said: "This relationship shows how we can act as a catalyst to bring in additional funds for UK clean energy projects to complement the support we've already received from the UK government."
Masdar CEO Sultan Ahmed al Jaber said: ""Masdar is pleased to be contributing to the UK's renewable energy portfolio through the London Array and we are actively engaged in exploring new investment opportunities in the UK offshore wind and clean technology sectors."


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By TLex Read below a special report from BLANCPAIN's Expedition-Logbook as CEO Marc A. Hayek personally tests the X Fathoms. All the lovely photos and video within the report were taken by Marc A. Hayek himself . . .
Read my recent report on BLANCPAIN Pristine Seas EXPEDITIONs . . .
From BLANCPIAN Blancpain laid down a set of extremely stringent demands for the development of the X Fathoms, with specifications personally compiled by none other than President & CEO Marc A. Hayek, himself a passionate diver and underwater-photographer. Reflecting the brand's long-established relation with the underwater world, this approach echoes the process that took place in 1953, when Jean-Jacques Fiechter, managing director of Blancpain at the time and one of the earliest sports divers in Switzerland, developed the very first authentic diving watch in the world: the Fifty Fathoms.
Mr Hayek, after years of development and considerable investments you had the opportunity to test the X Fathoms in real conditions. What are your first thoughts?
Well, this is the second time I'm diving with the X Fathoms. The first was in the 11-meter deep Dubai Mall Aquarium during the launch event, where we confirmed the precision of the depth gauge and the good operation of all the functions. But it was in Rangiroa that I was able to check functions, legibility and comfort without feeling as a goldfish in a bowl (laughs), and I have to admit I'm impressed with the result even though I knew what to expect since heavily implicated in the project since its very conception.
So, as a diver, it seems the X Fathoms met your expectations?
Yes! Legibility was the feature that jumped out at me right away. Indications are fully readable at least down to depths of 50-55m where I went. Superluminova, colors and the matt black dial all come together to offer a stunning result. Having a double scale and two hands for depth indications is also very useful, especially during the ascent. The idea was to take into account the difference of pressure gradients whether in shallow or deep waters, and I think it's a great feature, perfectly adapted to divers' needs, just as the 5-minute retrograde counter for decompression stops.
The X Fathoms being so imposing with its 55.65 mm diameter, how does it fit on the wrist?
Because of its size, I was initially planning to wear a classic Fifty Fathoms for the trip and take the X Fathoms in my luggage to use when diving, but when I received it, I put it on my wrist and realised there was no need for that. The special X Fathoms' strap system offers very good comfort underwater, just as on the surface. With or without a diving suit.
What does the Fifty Fathoms represent for you?
Being a passionate diver, the Fifty Fathoms is something special for me. It has beautiful history and is an iconic piece as the first modern diving watch. It also is the expression of one of Blancpain's primary considerations: the client's side of problems. Because the Fifty Fathoms wasn't simply developed on the basis of the movement and watchmaking side of problems, but was based on the client's needs: a need for a reliable and robust diving watch, with unidirectional bezel, legibility, optimal water-resistance; an instrument for professional divers more than a watch. And this way of thinking is part of Blancpain.
Is the X Fathoms a turning point for this iconic collection?
Some years ago, considering the strong roots and identity of Blancpain, I felt it was the moment to enrich the Fifty Fathoms collection with additional elements composing the brand's DNA. Having a long history on the technical side, always developing and producing movements, as well as on the sport watches side, we had to go a step further. New materials and high technology had to join the well established features of the Fifty Fathoms to produce a new model pushing the limits of diving watches. The result, the X Fathoms, presented last October in Dubai, is 100% focused on the diver's needs, using high technology and efficient design to offer the most extreme diving watch Blancpain has ever produced. It makes the collection more complete expressing values inside the brand and shows how we can create products out of these elements.
Besides its technical features, the X Fathoms is aesthetically imposing. Was design a primary consideration?
For me it's very important when you start developing a new model to think about the functionality and the added value you get for the consumer, but it is as well about beauty, emotions. If a watch is functional but not beautiful that will not work. So it's something that during development is really coming together. We don't work on design and then wonder which functions to add, nor do we just develop the functions and place indications and then say ouahh it just looks horrible. It is something that is really going hand in hand, and this is especially important for a diving watch which needs to satisfy the high-standard legibility criteria set by the Fifty Fathoms almost 60 years ago!
While Marc A. Hayek was focused on checking every single detail of the X Fathoms in this real conditions test, sharks, dolphins, rays and turtles showed up as if they were intrigued by his presence. It is impossible to figure out whether they were curious about the divers, or about the watch, but one thing is for sure, they made the dive even more unforgettable.


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Genesis Senior Living, Aledo is a 92-bed, skilled nursing facility attached to Genesis Medical Center, Aledo providing convenient access to all hospital services.
Quality of care and resident satisfaction are our top priorities. Our 5-Star overall rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the highest rating a nursing home can achieve, is also the highest in Mercer County and one of the highest in the region.
Genesis Senior Living, Aledo offers a wide range of health care services including:
Our professional nursing staff consists of registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and certified nursing assistants. We provide personal care and attention to our residents 24 hours a day. Nursing staff educate residents about choices in their health plan and daily living preferences.
Certified nursing assistants provide compassionate care with the resident's comfort as a top priority. They take pride in making sure the resident's health and appearance meets the family's expectations.
Licensed staff accommodate the medical needs of our residents through nursing assessment, physician referral, medication administration, inter-departmental evaluation, and family input. Our interdisciplinary care team develops a personalized care plan for all staff to follow to meet the individual needs of each resident.
Genesis Senior Living, Aledo prides itself in being about the resident and their needs. The Transition Care Department's main responsibility is to ensure residents transition well to life within the facility. The department seeks to maintain that each resident exercises their rights to preserve dignity, independence, and control over their own lives.
Some of the services provided by our department include counseling services for residents and families, assistance with advanced directives, assistance with securing needed items for residents, transportation coordination, specialized group therapies, and discharge planning.
Additionally, Transition Care conduct monthly Resident Council meetings to encourage residents to voice their opinions about life within the facility.Our staff provide support for the resident and their families. We realize it is a hard decision to make when placing your loved one into a nursing home, so our social service staff is here to answer any questions you may have.
Many residents find rehabilitation to be a difficult task. Our rehabilitation staff design individualized care plans that motivates residents to improve their strength and abilities in a fun and cheerful atmosphere.
We offer rehabilitation and restorative care seven days a week. Our staff evaluates each resident and develops a therapy program designed to fit their specific needs.
Different types of our rehabilitation programs include; strengthening exercises, ambulation, hydrocollator packs, paraffin baths, transfer training, assisted dining programs, communication programs, and more.
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Some shareholders of Mountain 1st Bank said they are the ones who lost out in the recent merger with First Citizens Bank.
The merger will take place no later than the first quarter of 2014. The agreement provides for the merger of Hendersonville-based 1st Financial Services Corp. and Mountain 1st Bank into First Citizens Bank, which is headquartered in Raleigh.
In accordance with the agreement, $10 million will be split between the U.S. Treasury — which will receive $8 million so that 1st Financial Services Corp. can pay off the federal TARP program — and common shareholders, who will receive $2 million.
"The merger is a sham," shareholder Tom Lanwehr told the Times-News. He said Mountain 1st dug a hole it couldn't get out of.
"In my opinion, they agreed to the merger to eliminate themselves from the embarrassment of the federal government shutting their doors," Lanwehr said.
In 2003, Lanwehr said he bought shares at $11 each. By May 2005, shares jumped to $20 and were at their highest in March of 2006 at $31.50, according to Lanwehr's records. Then the recession hit.
Lanwehr didn't jump ship because he was hopeful the shares would bounce back.
"But it didn't work that way," he said. "It started trickling down."
Now, the common stockholder will get about 38 cents per share, he said.
"This is where we ended up," Lanwehr added.
Mountain 1st was supposed to be a good, local bank, he said.
"I would've rather seen the government shut their doors so the board of directors and officers receive the embarrassment because they ran it into the ground," Lanwehr said.
1st Financial and Mountain 1st CEO Michael Mayer said he has spoken with several shareholders since the announcement of the merger.
"Once I explained the transaction and the financial position of the company, they understood the benefits of merging with First Citizens," Mayer said.
He encourages shareholders to the read the proxy statement regarding the merger when it becomes available.
"The proxy will outline all aspects of the merger and provide the history of what the board and management has done to realize the maximum value to the shareholders," he said.
Mountain 1st began in 2004 in the midst of the growing real estate bubble, and the bank flourished at 120 percent for its first four or five years, said Ken Flynt, associate dean of the Western North Carolina College of Business.
That is not typical, Flynt said.
"That is very excessive for a normal growth track," said Flynt, who spent four decades in executive positions in the banking industry, including serving as the CEO of four banks.
"In some sense, the timing from the beginning was bad," he said.
Its total stockholder's equity peaked at $62 million in 2008 and over the span of the last five years, it diminished to $10 million due to bad loans in real estate. They also carved assets from $793 million in 2009 down to $683 million at present, Flynt said.
Mountain 1st did attempt to make strides by entering into a Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. consent order three years ago in hopes of making a comeback.
Flynt said that is common for banks that are in trouble. The consent order mapped out the bank's path to repair their actions.
Unfortunately, Mountain 1st was unable to meet the stipulations of the consent order. As a result, a merger between 1st Financial Services Corp., Mountain 1st and First Citizens Bank was created in late August.
1st Financial Services Corp. operates 12 branches in Western North Carolina communities through Mountain 1st Bank, with $692 million in assets, $669 million in deposits and $363 million in loans as of June 30.
The Mountain 1st branches are in Asheville, Brevard, Columbus, Etowah, Fletcher, Forest City, Hendersonville (two branches), Hickory, Marion, Shelby and Waynesville.
Pending completion of merger, Mountain 1st will open as First Citizens.
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Some shareholders of Mountain 1st Bank said they are the ones who lost out in the recent merger with First Citizens Bank.


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May 10, 2009
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Yale women's track and field team finished competition at the Heptagonal Championships at Penn with some very fast team. Following Saturday's preliminary heats, Yale had four athletes qualify for finals in individual running events, and on Sunday those finalists, steeplechasers, field athletes and three relay teams competed. The Bulldogs ended the meet with 30 points for eighth place, and posted some impressive times in the process.
Princeton carried away the Ivy League banner, as they did at the cross country championships in the fall. Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each event: 10 points for first place, 8 for second, and 6, 4, 2, and 1 points for the following four places.
All-American sophomore Kate Grace lived up to everyone's expectations as she ran away with the 800-meter run title. Grace captured the win in 2:09.01, only .17 seconds ahead of Penn's Anna Aagenes. She also finished just ahead of Aagenes at indoor Heptagonals in March, when she won in 2:07.83, only .97 seconds ahead of the Penn runner. Grace ran 2:11.11 on Saturday to qualify, leaving her with the third-fastest time of the day, while Serita Lachesis of Columbia ran the fastest qualifying time of 2:09.26. On Sunday Lachesis placed third. Grace is the first Bulldog to win the event outdoors since Louisa Gerritz in 1987. Last year she finished a close second outdoors. Grace's best time is 2:07.83, which qualified her for NCAA championships again this year.
Junior Claudia Duncan finished the 400-meter dash in 55.49, breaking her own school record from yesterday of 55.62. This put her in third place - a freshman from Columbia won the event in 53.55. Duncan's time finally qualifies her for the ECAC regional championships, after running tantalizingly close to the mark for the past several weeks.
Senior captain Jennifer Lin finished fourth in the 400-meter hurdles in a time of 1:01.82, which is a personal best by .22 seconds. She was ranked fifth going into the championships, and was happy to have run faster than expected.
Freshman Alexa Monti ran the 100-meter dash for the Bulldogs, finishing seventh - a good deal better than her ninth-place ranking going into the championships - in 12.62 seconds, about .4 seconds than the personal best she ran Saturday in her preliminary heat.
Yale's relay teams performed well today even though all three posted slower times than usual because their many of their members either were also running individual events, or else were stretched thin among events. Monti, Duncan and Grace competed for Yale in the 4x100 meter relay, along with sophomore Jennifer Parker. The team placed fifth in a time of 48.01, slightly slower than their personal best.
The 4x400-meter relay team consisted of Lin, Parker, freshman Gabriella Kelly and junior Faith Briggs. They finished fourth in 3:51.89. The group that has not competed together before; as Lin said, "we ran really well for the situation."
The 4x800 meter relay ended with Yale in fourth place as well; junior Erin Walsh, senior Kathryn Schleckser, junior Stephany Reaves and Grace, anchoring the team, finished in 9:00.25.
In all, Yale was not disappointed with the day; as Lin summarized, "Everyone who made finals did pretty well, and ended up higher than they were seeded for going into the race."
This was the final meet for many Yale athletes, but those Bulldogs who have qualified will be competing next weekend at the ECAC championships at Princeton.
Report by Kyle Eichner '12, Yale Sports Publicity


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Apple is said to have taken ownership of 1,024 patents acquired by the Rockstar Consortium - of which Apple is a major stakeholder. By obtaining full rights to the patents Apple can now sue any company it believes is infringing them.
Apple owns a 58% stake in the consortium, having contributed approximately $2.6 billion to the deal that saw Apple, Microsoft, Research In Motion, Sony, Ericsson AB and EMC team up to buy Nortel Networks' 6,000 patent portfolio for $4.5 billion back in 2011. The patent enforcement firm was previously called Rockstar Bidco.
The purchasing group won the auction for the patents on 30 June 2011. 1,350 patents were originally acquired, with access to a pool of about 4,000 - 6,000 former Nortel patents covering data networking, wireless, optical, voice, semiconductor and service-provider technologies. Google had hoped to buy the portfolio, making a $900 million "stalking horse" bid in April that set the minimum asking price in a multi-day auction.
Since Apple owns a 58%, the company already had access to the patents, however, having outright ownership of a patent allows Apple to use the patents offensively, explains Business Insider. By obtaining full rights to the patents, rather than merely having licensed it, Apple can use the patents offensively in its ongoing lawsuits. The company can now sue someone for using the patent.
The transfer of patents took place over the past six months, according to Yonhap News.
Apple didn't comment, but Mike Dunleavy, Rockstar's general counsel, told Business Insider that contrary to widespread reports that Apple had a majority stake in the company, "No one shareholder owns a controlling interest in Rockstar Consortium."
Nortel, once a major supplier of enterprise voice and data networks and wireline and mobile carrier infrastructure, declared bankruptcy in 2009.


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Price recently enjoyed a visit from members of the University of Manitoba Society of Automotive Engineers as a stop on their annual Sponsorship Tour.
Throughout the year five teams, comprised of nearly 100 undergraduate students, work on designing and building formula, formula hybrid, baja, aero, and micro-aero vehicles, all of which they enter into international competitions. In the fall a tour is arranged for the student group to showcase their work to their most valued sponsors and to receive industry feedback.
Price is proud to be involved with this organization and looks forward to seeing the vehicles after another year of hard work!


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I don't know why the hell it took so long to invent this thing! Let's think about it. If you could plug your Ipod into anything else besides the wall to charge it, where would you want to plug in it? How about a hot chick wearing a hot power source! Well my friends, that day has come!
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Climate and Energy Project awards five research
grants totaling more than $11 million
M. Orr Jr., director of the Stanford University Global
Climate and Energy Project (GCEP), announced that
five new research grants totaling more than $11 million
have been awarded to Stanford faculty and collaborating
researchers at other institutions in the United States
and overseas. The new programs will focus on solar
energy, advanced combustion, and carbon capture and
separation. Investigators will use the funding to
conduct fundamental research in energy technologies
aimed at significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions
on a global scale.
- "The granting of these awards broadens
the scope of GCEP research and provides us with additional
research in renewable energy technologies," said
Orr, the Keleen and Carlton Beal Professor of Petroleum
Engineering at Stanford. "It also expands the global
nature of GCEP to include institutions in Australia
and Japan in addition to the institutions working
with us from the U.S. and Europe."
Funded over a three-year period beginning in fall 2005, the grants will bring
the total number of research efforts supported by GCEP to 28, with total funding
of approximately $37.5 million.
Stanford faculty will lead three of the new studies, and investigators at the
University of New South Wales in Australia and the Research Institute of Innovative
Technology for the Earth in Japan will lead two. Discussions between Stanford
and the other institutions are under way to establish subcontracts that are required
before the funds can be used.
Three studies will investigate novel approaches to the design and fabrication
of solar cells, with the goal of developing efficient and low-cost options for
converting solar energy to electricity:
"Inorganic Nanocomposite Solar Cells by Atomic Layer Deposition," led by Stanford
researchers Stacey Bent, Department of Chemical Engineering; James Harris, Department
of Electrical Engineering; and Michael McGehee, Department of Materials Science
and Engineering.
"Nanostructured Metal-Organic Composite Solar Cells," led by Stanford researchers
Mark Brongersma, Department of Materials Science and Engineering; and Peter Peumans
and Shanhui Fan, Department of Electrical Engineering.
"Nanostructured Silicon-Based Tandem Solar Cells," led by University of New South
Wales researchers Martin Green, Centre of Excellence for Advanced Silicon Photovoltaics
and Photonics, and Gavin Conibeer, Centre for Photovoltaic Engineering.
"This award from GCEP offers my colleagues and me a unique opportunity to pursue
a bold approach for making inexpensive but efficient solar cells," said Bent,
an associate professor of chemical engineering at Stanford. "We look forward
to working together to address a problem of such global significance."
Added Green: "This award allows us to explore a very original approach to solar
energy conversion that uses abundant materials and little energy, but promises
high performance and low costs. Our work so far suggests we have a good chance
of making a breakthrough in this area."
Another research effort will seek to improve understanding of new fuel formulations
that may lead to acceptable transportation options with reduced carbon dioxide
"Optimization of the Molecular Structure of Low-Greenhouse-Gas Emission Synthetic
Oxygenated Fuels for Improved Combustion and Pollutant Emission Characteristics
of Diesel Fuels," led by Craig T. Bowman, David Golden, Ronald Hanson, and Heinz
Pitsch of Stanford's Department of Mechanical Engineering. SRI International
in Menlo Park, Calif., also will participate.
One program seeks to use unique materials and design techniques to develop novel
membranes for use in the key processes of carbon dioxide capture and separation:
"Sub-Nano Structure Controlled Materials—Development of Innovative Gas Separation
Membranes," led by Koichi Yamada, Shingo Kazama and Katsunori Yogo, Research
Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth.
"These new awards are definitely in line with GCEP's mandate of supporting step-out
research that will have a long-term global impact on reducing greenhouse gas
emissions," commented Philippe Lacour-Gayet of Schlumberger, chair of the GCEP
Management Committee. "The research is high risk, but there is also a high potential
for breakthroughs and the end results could be far-reaching."
Launched at Stanford in December 2002, GCEP is a collaborative effort of the
scientific and engineering communities at academic research institutions and
industry. Its purpose is to conduct fundamental, pre-commercial research that
will foster the development of a global energy system with significantly reduced
greenhouse gas emissions. The GCEP sponsors—ExxonMobil, GE, Schlumberger and
Toyota—intend to invest $225 million in GCEP to seek new solutions to the world's
energy future through a portfolio of technical areas.
The GCEP sponsors plan to fund additional programs at Stanford and other universities
and institutions around the world. GCEP is conducting assessments of advanced
coal and advanced transportation technologies to identify technical barriers
and opportunities for research that could lead to significant advances in those
The project also is conducting two workshops:
GCEP International Workshop, "Exploring the Opportunities for Research to Integrate
Advanced Coal Technologies with CO2 Capture and Storage in China," in Beijing,
China, on Aug. 22-23.
GCEP Advanced Transportation Workshop at the Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center
at Stanford on Oct. 10-11.
For more details visit: http://gcep.stanford.edu
Maxine Lym is communications manager for the Global Climate and Energy Project.
Contact: Maxine Lym
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Standard ECMA-211
Private Integrated Services Network (PISN)
- Specification, Functional Model and Information Flows - Advice
of Charge Supplementary Services (AOCSD)
3rd edition (December 2001)
This Standard specifies the Supplementary Services Advice of
Charge (SS-AOC), which are applicable to various basic services
supported by Private Integrated Services Networks (PISN). Basic
services are specified in ECMA-142.
SS-AOC is a set of supplementary services which enable a user
to receive information about the charging of its calls that leave
the PISN and enter another network.
AOC-S enables the user to receive information about the charging
rates at call set-up time and also to receive further information
during the call if there is a change of charging rates.
AOC-D enables the user to receive information on the recorded
charges during the active phase of the call.
AOC-E enables the user to receive information on the recorded
charges when the call is terminated.
The provision of charging information to the called user, the
provision of charging information for calls that do not leave
the PISN, and PISN accounting are outside the scope of this Standard.
Charging assumptions which apply to the specification of SS-AOC
in this Standard are contained in annex D.
Service specifications are produced in three stages, according
the method described in ETS 300 387. This Standard contains the
stage 1 and stage 2 specifications of SS-AOC. The stage 1 specifications
(clauses 6, 7, 8) specify the supplementary services as seen by
users of PISNs. The stage 2 specification (clause 9) identifies
the functional entities involved in the supplementary services
and the information flows between them.
The following file can be freely downloaded:
This Ecma publication is also approved as ISO/IEC 15049.
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The White House last week said the U.S. will start arming certain Syrian opposition groups with light weapons, moving to intervene in that country's bloody civil war. The question now is how deeply America will become involved in the fighting.
The decision to supply arms is a cautious half-step for President Barack Obama, who previously concentrated on ending the two wars begun by George W. Bush. Obama has only agreed to military entanglements when world opinion clearly leaned in favor of it. When he has done so–in Libya and Central Africa, for example–he's largely succeeded in keeping the U.S. from being drawn further into the bloodshed.
But Syria is by far the largest war in which Obama has picked sides, and with U.S. stakes already high in the region, intervention carries far more risks than rewards.
(MORE: Is Obama Prolonging the War In Syria?)
The recent history of U.S. intervention in messy civil wars is mixed, and suggests there are four ways Obama's risky Syria gambit could end.
1. Mission creep to a bad outcome.
When President George H. W. Bush deployed U.S. forces to Somalia in late 1992, it was for similarly humanitarian reasons as the Obama administration now cites for stepping up its involvement in Syria. On taking office less than two months later, Bill Clinton found himself waging a war he had not expected. The escalating U.S. involvement introduced the term "mission creep" to the American vocabulary as the initial humanitarian mission turned into a hunt for the conflict's worst players.
After American troops were killed and dragged through the streets of Mogadishu on one such expedition, Clinton was suddenly facing a potential quagmire: he could drastically escalate, but with little guarantee of lasting victory, or he could cut and run. He chose the latter.
The memory of Mogadishu is still fresh for many who advocate humanitarian intervention, including Obama, which is why he remains leery of being drawn deeply into the Syrian war. "We don't at this point believe that the U.S. has a national interest in pursuing a very intense, open-ended military engagement through a no-fly zone in Syria at this juncture," said Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes in announcing the arming of Syrian rebels.
Obama already faces calls from members of Congress on both sides of the aisle to do more. None envision troops on the ground, but many advocate a no fly zone. "Our goal should be in the short term is to balance the military power and providing small arms won't do it," Senator Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, said Sunday on NBC's Meet the Press. "So we need to create a no-fly zone to neutralize the [Syrian president Bashar] Assad's air power."
(MORE: The Syrian War: Israel and U.S. Coordinating How to Target Assad's Arsenal)
2. Mission creep to an acceptable outcome.
After Mogadishu, Clinton resisted calls to intervene in the wars in the Balkans. He also faced strong resistance from Russia, which viewed the region as its traditional area of influence. Clinton pushed a series of U.N. missions led by a mix of European and Asian troops that failed to deliver peace or protect civilians. Over the following three years, nearly 100,000 people died as the U.N. missions expanded. Ultimately, the Clinton administration led a NATO mission to end the fighting.
The United Nations estimates that 93,000 have perished in Syria in the last two years of fighting. NATO needed 80,000 troops to secure Bosnia, and the Pentagon estimates it would take 80,000 troops to secure Assad's stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons. Russia has strongly condemned European and U.S. involvement. Former Rep. Jane Harman, a California Democrat who now heads the Woodrow Wilson Center, suggested on Fox News Sunday that the lessons from Bosnia may apply in Syria. "I have some reservations about the air campaign [proposed by Graham and others] because of the chemical weapons. But we have to show the Russians that we are tough. And we haven't shown that yet."
3. Limited U.S. military aid tips the balance in favor of the rebels, Al Qaeda-allied groups emerge more powerful than before.
Part of the conundrum for Obama as he gets the U.S. involved in Syria is that some of the rebels the U.S. is backing are allied with groups tied to Al Qaeda. So even if U.S. aid helps topple Assad, the U.S. could face a worse outcome: radical jihadists empowered and emboldened in the region. That is the kind of mixed blessing the U.S. got backing the Taliban against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It's a primary reason Obama is limiting the kind of military aid he is sending to the rebels.
4. America's involvement remains very limited but helps tip the balance in favor of the rebels, but not those allied with al Qaeda.
There are no real models for that kind of success in recent American history. The closest is Obama's intervention in Libya, his first as commander-in-chief. When Muammar Gaddhafi threatened widespread attacks against his own people a U.N. sanctioned coalition of countries, including the U.S. stepped in to help insurgents oust Gaddafi. The Libyan opposition was better organized and more cohesive than their Syrian counterparts. Even so, jihadists emerged in the east to launch the raid in Benghazi that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.
Even if a good outcome were likely in Syria, there are few upsides at home. Polls show there is little support for the U.S. sending arms to the Syrian opposition, let alone engaging in another Middle Eastern war. And Obama's opponents are already critical. "It's not clear to me what the mission is here," former Vice President Dick Cheney said on "Fox News Sunday." "Is it strictly humanitarian? Is it geostrategic? Does the United States have a vested interest in the outcome?"
The President is weighing all his options, White House Chief of Staff Dennis McDonough said on CBS's "Face the Nation." "We have to be very discerning about what's in our interest and what outcome is best for us, and the prices that we're willing to pay to get to that place," McDonough said. "We've rushed to war in this region in the past. We're not going to do it here."
MORE: Arming Syria's Rebellion: How Libyan Weapons and Know-How Reach Anti-Assad Fighters


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daftbeaker wrote:It was quite a good episode, it does seem to be getting increasingly silly though. The Mitchell and Webb robots struck me as a way to shoehorn a cameo in that didn't really fit the rest of the plot.
Sometimes it seems they are writing steadfastly to twelve regenerations and then end the franchise. Sometimes it seems they are writing themselves into a corner just to see how far into one they can get before they have to back out again with a clever twist. I'm not sure if my Inner Critic is just fatigued from watching since Patrick Troughton, or if the sillyness is actually increasing. Reason leads me to believe it's the former, as there have been some very good stories with the resurrection of the series.


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Can anyone offer a Latex template for a popular mathematics journal? It is easy to prepare a template for a technical journal with simple page layout but what I am looking for is something like the AMS Notices. A partial template I can work on or basic tips are also welcome.
Edit: Thanks for the answers but it seems I couldn't express myself clear enouh. I am not going to submit a paper to a journal. There is already mathematical magazine prepared in Indesign and I am trying to convince the editor to switch to Latex.


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The list of Top Ten Naval Forces in the World puts into account serviced and active warships. Top three naval forces in the world: United States with 12% of all active naval ships; Russia comes in second with 10% and China third with 8%. More emphasis on these rankings is put on the country's warships than navy personnel. Training vessels, …Read More »
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The end of the year is a good time to reflect on what happened agriculturally in the region in 2010. Here are some highlights regarding crop production, grain prices, crop input costs and livestock profits for 2010.
Crop Production
This year will be remembered as a very good to excellent crop year in most portions of southern and western Minnesota; however, some areas were hurt by severe storms that lead to some yield reductions. Most of the corn in the region was planted during the last half of April and first few days of May and got off to a good start due to warm soils with adequate moisture. A Mother's Day frost on May 9 did set the corn back in many areas; however, most of the corn recovered quite nicely, with very little replanting being required. Tornadoes and severe storms on several occasions in mid-June caused considerable property damage and crop damage across southern Minnesota due to wind, hail and heavy rains. In late September, 8-12 in. of rain fell across a large area of southern Minnesota, causing flooding and significant crop loss. After that storm event, harvest weather in October was almost ideal. Corn and soybean harvest across the Midwest was virtually completed by early November, which was the exact opposite of 2009, when the Midwest experienced the slowest and most delayed harvest in over a decade.
Overall, corn and soybean yields in 2010 were good to excellent; however, the yields were much more variable across southern Minnesota, primarily due to the severe storms in June, as well as the heavy rains and flooding in September. Some portions of western and central Minnesota had their best corn and soybean yields ever. There were many yield reports well over 200 bu./acre for corn, scattered throughout the southern half of Minnesota. Whole field yields on every crop acre typically ranged from 175 to 200 bu. for corn, and from 45 to 55 bu./acre for soybeans in most areas of southern Minnesota. Very little drying was required for the 2010 corn crop, with most corn being harvested at 14-17% moisture, making it safe for on-farm storage. The quality of the 2010 corn crop was also excellent, with most test weights well above the normal 56 lbs./bu.
USDA is projecting the overall 2010 average corn yield for Minnesota at a record level of 175 bu./acre, surpassing the previous record of 174 bu. in 2009 and 2005. The projected 2010 average corn yield in Minnesota is the highest among the major corn-producing states, with Iowa's corn yield estimated at 167 bu., Illinois at 159 bu., Indiana at 160 bu. and Nebraska at 166 bu. USDA is projecting the overall average soybean yield in Minnesota at 44 bu./acre, just below the state record average soybean yield of 45 bu. in 2005. The estimated average 2010 soybean yield in Iowa is 52 bu.
Grain Prices
Grain prices have been highly volatile during the last half of 2010, with large price movements up and down; however, the overall trend in both the corn and soybean market this past fall has been significantly higher. March CBOT corn futures closed at $5.96/bu., and January CBOT soybean futures closed at $12.98/bu. on Dec. 17. This compares to near-term CBOT prices in late August of about $4.15-4.25/bu. for December corn futures, and $10-10.25/bu. for November soybean futures. The recent rapid rise in corn and soybean prices is being driven by steady domestic grain demand for the renewable fuel industry and for livestock feed needs, lower-than-expected crop yields in many areas of the U.S. and very strong export demand.
Local cash bid prices for corn in southern Minnesota were above $3 at most locations throughout much of 2010, while cash soybean prices stayed above $8.50 throughout the year. Local cash corn prices in southern Minnesota were in the $3.15-3.50 range during much of the first seven months of the year, before beginning the rapid price rise in the last four months, ending the year with cash corn prices above $5. Cash soybean prices in southern Minnesota ranged from $8.75 to $9.50 during most of the first six months of 2010, before rising to the current cash price levels over $12. The higher-than-expected grain prices combined with average to above-average corn and soybean yields have helped most crop producers have a very profitable year in 2010. Many producers forward priced a significant portion of their 2010 corn and soybean crop prior to the price rise this past fall; however, they are now using current favorable grain prices to forward price some of their anticipated 2011 corn and soybean production.
By comparison, at this same time in recent years, nearby CBOT corn futures in mid-December were trading near $3.85 in both 2009 and 2008, $4.41 in 2007, $3.60 in 2006, and $1.94 in 2005. The local cash corn prices were near $3.50 at this time in 2009 and 2008, and around $4 in 2007. Nearby CBOT soybeans futures in mid-December a year ago in 2009 were trading near $10.40, $8.65 in 2008, $11.60 in 2007, $6.50 in 2006 and $5.95 in 2005. Local cash soybean prices were about $9.80 in mid-December 2009, compared to $8.25 in 2008 and $10.85 in 2007.
Crop Input Costs
Crop input costs in 2010 stabilized, following sharp increases in most input expenses from 2007 to 2009. In many cases, crop input costs for 2010 will be lower than 2009, due to the limited corn drying costs this past fall, compared to the $50-80/acre expense that many producers incurred last fall. It appears that the price for anhydrous ammonia and other fertilizer inputs, as well as seed costs and projected fuel expenses, will be significantly higher for the 2011 crop year. Land rental rates, which were fairly stable in 2010, are also likely to increase in most areas for 2011. Agriculture interest rates, both for operating loans and longer-term loans, remain quite low, a trend that should continue into 2011.
The livestock industry finally got some relief in 2010 from the serious financial difficulties and negative profit margins in 2009 and 2008. Pork producers, and most other segments of the livestock industry, experienced some profitability during the first six to eight months of 2010, with improved market prices and lower feed costs. However, by the fourth quarter of 2010, feed costs had risen sharply, market prices had dropped and most livestock profit margins were barely breakeven or were negative. It appears that livestock profit margins will remain extremely tight in most sectors well into 2011.
Editor's note: Kent Thiesse is a former University of Minnesota Extension educator and now is Vice President of MinnStar Bank, Lake Crystal, MN. You can contact him at 507-726-2137 or via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Picture this: You're driving down the road one rainy day as someone bearing an uncanny resemblance to Mitt Romney approaches you from the other direction in a Cadillac. One of you hydroplanes and there's a collision.
After both of you have confirmed that nobody's hurt – and that the dog and his carrier are still securely fastened to the roof – you call your insurance companies. Soon the claims adjusters show up in their little cars – you know, the ones with the insurance company logo on the door. (I know that doesn't happen in real life. This is a story.)
Your claims adjuster punches some figures into an electronic device, then smiles and says "You're all set! The check will be mailed out tomorrow." So far, so good.
But then you overhear the other driver arguing with his adjuster: "What do you mean, my claim is rejected! The headlight is cracked. On a car like this that's going to run me six grand, easy! Why won't you guys honor my claim? I paid my premiums just like everybody else."
"I'm sorry, sir," the adjuster replies. "At your income level you're not entitled to file a claim. But we sure do thank you for all those payments. Keep 'em coming – and have a good day!"
If that scenario doesn't make sense to you, why do it for Social Security?
And yet that's exactly what conservatives and their media enablers keep proposing. They insist that Social Security beneficiaries should be submitted to a "means test" before they can receive the benefits they've paid for all their lives. They're pushing the idea for three reasons: The first is to convince people that Social Security isn't really a social insurance program, or that they've earned their benefits. They'd rather have us think that it's a generous government "entitlement" we don't deserve. The second is to add another costly bureaucratic layer onto the program, which as of this writing is one of the most cost-efficient administrative systems in government.
And the third reason is a plain old bait and switch: If you study the "means testing" proposals it quickly becomes clear they're not targeting "millionaires" at all. The Concord Coalition, a right-wing group that first pushed this idea, thinks that the "means-tested" cuts should begin with people who have earned more than twenty thousand dollars per year during their working lives.
Twenty thousand dollars.
Funny thing: The people who express outrage over millionaires collecting Social Security are the very same people who keep lavishing tax cuts on them. And if you try to stop them they cry "class warfare"! There can't be any worse example of "class warfare" that demonizing some old well-to-do couple as they're going to the Post Office to pick up their checks.
If you're so outraged, folks, why not just lift the cap on payroll taxes and restore the program too 100-percent actuarial balance for the next seventy-five years? (In actuary-speak, "seventy-five years" has roughly the same meaning as "eternity.")
The answer is, because they're not really outraged at all.
As a recent Kaiser Family Foundation brief confirms, only a tiny fraction of upcoming retirees fit the "don't need Social Security" profile anyway. And, as the paper reaffirms, most of them depend on Social Security, and will use a significant portion of their Social Security income for medical care.
("Hey!" Our Romney look-alike is saying to his adjuster. "I think I hurt my neck! Who's gonna cover my medical bills?")
Cuts to Social Security – whether they're in the form of means-testing or the Ryan/Romney proposals to raise the eligibility age and reduce cost-of-living benefits – will hurt most seniors. They'll cause the most pain to elderly and disabled women and minorities.
And yet the ludicrous idea persists that Social Security is some sort of welfare program. "By all rights," writes financial columnist Robert Samuelson, "we should ask: Who among the elderly need benefits? How much? At what age?"
Right – and Geico's lizard people should have the right to pore through your personal financial records whenever you file a claim.
There's no time here for dissecting all the foolishness and dishonesty in Samuelson's piece, which has already been addressed by Lawrence Hunter and Dean Baker. We'll just point out that Samuelson doesn't even understand basic insurance financing. His figures lack internal coherence for anyone who does.
Samuelson repeats this bit of silliness: "The trouble is that contributions weren't saved. They went to past beneficiaries. The $2.6 trillion in the Social Security trust fund at year-end 2010 sounds like a lot but equals slightly more than three years of benefits."
No, their contributions were saved. Saying the Trust Fund's account equals "three years of benefits" overlooks the fact that most baby boom retirees are still paying into the fund, and shows an unawareness of the way reserving and cash flows work in an insurance program. (Funny thing – Samuelson doesn't even mention the idea of lifting the payroll tax cap.)
You know it's a phony argument whenever someone says we should cut benefits to protect young people. Every cut on the table, including means-testing, would hit today's young people a lot harder than they would hit older folks.
Samuelson and the other means-testers don't like to point that out. Instead they fall back on a argument that's the equivalent of saying "No fair! The guy who had the auto accident got way more money than I did!" That's what it means to pool risk. It's one of the many ways we act together within the social economy to serve the greater good. The right question to ask about any insurance program isn't isn't "Who's ripping off whom?" It's "Is the program fair, effectively, and actuarially sound?"
The answer for Social Security is "yes," "yes," and "yes – with a minor adjustment." But they're not interested in that.
Picture this: Someday you're in an auto accident and you find out you're not covered. You're not covered for your car, you're not covered for you're medical bills, and you're not covered for your living expenses while you're laid up with your injuries. And when you ask why, you get a lecture on getting over your "entitlement mentality."
Now picture that happening when it's time to retire – because if these people have their way, it will.
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MAYSVILLE - Sandy Earl Dyer, 55, passed away Monday, September 2, 2013.
He was born in Duluth, the son of the late Frank Fred Dyer and Bonnie Moore Rawlins. Mr. Dyer was a brick mason and was of the Baptist denomination. He was preceded in death by a sister, Pat Montgomery.
A memorial service will be held on Sunday September 8, at 10 a.m. at Hurricane Shoals Park, 416 Hurricane Shoals Rd., Maysville, GA 30558.
Survivors include his wife, Vinnie Claudio, Maysville; daughters, Krystal Dyer and Casey Smith, both of Commerce; sisters, Judy Wright, Dacula, Linda Knight, Maysville, Sue Givins, Braselton, and Penny Griffin, Maysville; brothers, Buck Dyer, Auburn, Joe Dyer, Maysville, Jeff Dyer, Flowery Branch, Stanley Dyer, Auburn, and Mark Dyer, Commerce; four grandchildren; and a number of other relatives.
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-As you stretch into the day's first downward-facing dog pose, consider that despite having been around thousands of years, scientifically rigorous studies of yoga's effectiveness are scant.So folks at the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, part of the National Institutes of Health, decided consumers could benefit from knowing about a few of the most recent studies on yoga's effectiveness in easing such common conditions as low-back pain, asthma and arthritis. They produced a new video -- free online -- featuring researchers George Salem of University of Southern California and Karen Sherman of Group Health Research Institute in Seattle. In one study, Salem and colleagues aimed quantify the biomechanics, forces, muscle recruitment patterns and torque in healthy older people as they moved through yoga poses by wiring them to high-tech tools. Preliminary results, Salem says in the video, were surprisingly counterintuitive. Poses researchers thought targeted certain muscle groups actually targeted others. Poses they believed were safe appeared less so under laboratory scrutiny. For instance, warrior poses thought important for increasing balance by targeting the outer thigh muscles actually targeted the muscles of the inner thigh. Researchers found tree poses much better for building balance. Salem says such information should help yoga instructors better design programs appropriate for older people concerned with balance. In Seattle, Sherman hoped to discover whether yoga could alleviate something for which there's often believed to be no cure: low-back pain. "I was actually surprised that yoga did work," Sherman says in the video. It was clearly superior to typical prescriptions for care and better than typically prescribed exercises, "not enormously better," she says, "but statistically significant and intriguing." The takeaway: A carefully adapted set of yoga poses, individualized for each patient, can reduce pain and improve function. Yoga, on the other hand, hasn't been found helpful for treating asthma, according to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, and studies looking at yoga to alleviate arthritis symptoms have had mixed results. - Katy Muldoon; twitter.com/katymuldoon (c)2012 The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.) Visit The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.) at www.oregonian.com


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Area of Circle = f(r), and Circumference of Circle = f'(r)
volume of sphere = g(r) and surface area of sphere = g'(r)
is this a coincidence?
A logarithm is just a misspelled algorithm.
I noticed that myself about 5 years ago,
but I know nothing about it really.
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Nice! It also works for a 4D hypersphere (called a "3-sphere"):
Any more like that I wonder? Or is it special to spheres?
"The physicists defer only to mathematicians, and the mathematicians defer only to God ..." - Leon M. Lederman
Well, now that your bought hyperspheres into it...
Given "hypercube" with side of length > 1, it's area diverges as you go up in dimensions.
Given a hypersphere with radius of any length, it's area goes to 0 as you go up in dimensions.
"In the real world, this would be a problem. But in mathematics, we can just define a place where this problem doesn't exist. So we'll go ahead and do that now..."
I actually realized the relation with the surface area and area/volume of a circle and sphere make perfect sense!
Consider the change in volume of the volume of a sphere dv coresponding to dr, this should be like adding a thin coating of paint onto the surface, increasing its volume ever so slightly. The total area of this coating would be the surface area, and the thickness would be dr.
Likewise, consider a circle thats getting wider. The slight change in the surface area should be like wrapping a string once around the outside to increase the area. The width of the string would be dr, and the length would be the circumference of the circle.
Now, who wants to explain why this makes sense in 4 dimensions?
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A logarithm is just a misspelled algorithm.
?Ring Method for circle?
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We used something like this in Physics... I wish I could remember the details, something to do with linear density. But it does make a certain kind of intuitive sense, Mikau's description of paint is genius. I always "felt" that explanation, but could never verbalize it, I really appreciate that description thanks.
There are 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary, those who don't, and those who can use induction.
Area of Circle = f(r), and Circumference of Circle = f'(r)
volume of sphere = g(r) and surface area of sphere = g'(r)
is this a coincidence?
Ofcourse not!
You get a sphere by integrating many surfaces and a circle by integrating many circumferences
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
Agnishom has it right, of course. But this only works for very symmetric shapes. No matter how you try to work it on ellipses and ellipsoids, for example, it fails.
"Having thus refreshed ourselves in the oasis of a proof, we now turn again into the desert of definitions." - Bröcker & Jänich
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