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|May 10th, 2009, 12:55 AM
Yesterday CTB2 stopped by and helped me put a tire on a rim. I moved my lower mounts on the frame out 1" to get my links away from the frame and picked up another 1.5" of uptravel I also had to remove a little material from my motor mount for the upper to clear. I put the grill/rad in place to see what my clearance looked like for my track bar. I checked for tire issues at that time as well. Seems to lay in nicely. I'm going to have to find a way to drop the grill 1" after the frame unkinking. I also have about 1/4" of interference from my pitman arm to the bottom of the radiator. I'll deal with that when I get there. Pic of it last night:
This morning I made a run to Alro for some steel. Picked up some 2.5" square x .25 wall tube for trackbar brackets. Also got some 16 gauge sheet steel for fenders/floor/gas tank. I picked up an 8' pc of 1/4" x 4" for misc brackets. I also had to get 2' of 1.25 x .25wall DOM for my drag link.......$26 for the drag link They didn't have anything I could use in the drop section unfortunately. My tie rod is 4' and 1.75x.38 wall and that was only $40 because it was a drop Today's list, welded 14B truss to the axle, cleaned up truss. Moved 14B into place. Pwilson22000 came over and bent up a dead sexy track bar for me. I really like how that turned out
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I had to clearance my D60 cover for my tie rod during full steering lock. To do that I had to put my diff cover together DIY D60 front cover from Ruffstuff Specialties. These covers are beef!
Once I had it welded up it took me about 2 hours and about 50 times putting the tie rod on and off to get the clearance ground in. I put a tire on to check the steering at full lock, it's about 1/16" from the steering stop and my tire is just starting to touch my lower link. I'm happy that turned out too. Trackbar frame side bracket is tacked on. I need to attach the trackbar to the axle and cycle the suspension. Then I can burn everything on the front axle home. I have a lovely 17 day weekend due to being forced to "purchase" 2 weeks vacation time. I'll keep taking it one day at a time. Feels good to finally start burning stuff home for good
|May 11th, 2009, 02:37 PM
Last night I finished the trackbar axle side mount and tacked that in place. I'm not 100% happy with it, but 95%. I don't think it's worth the hassle to move it again for that last 1/4" of travel. It's just not easy to leave something on the table after doing that much work to get there.
This morning I put the 4 link arms and 14B back under the vehicle. Then I went to work on the tub to get the tires to clear. One side down, one to go My version of a non comp cut, cut
I'm not sure what I'm going to do for rear springs yet. Not much room at all once compressed. I might have to cut into the frame to mount the spring perches after all. This afternoon's goal is to get the other side cut out, the frame side uppers pulled out and finished welded and get them tacked back in. Hopefully I can get that far yet today.
|May 11th, 2009, 07:53 PM
Other side cut out now I fixed the alignment of the lowers so that took some extra time tonight. I got one upper welded up. I'll put that one back in and continue to work on getting the rear welded home tomorrow.
|May 12th, 2009, 08:13 AM
Wheel base is 103-104" best I can tell. I'm going to try to have all 4 tires on it today so I can get a decent measurement. CTB2 was nice enough to pick up my 3 other tires and rims last night. He's going to mount them while at work when he gets slow. He's going to attempt to balance them too just to see how out of round they are
I don't have access to TRE taps until thursday so I have to wait to put my steering together for good until then
|May 12th, 2009, 08:48 AM
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|May 13th, 2009, 09:00 AM
Yesterday I started burning the rear suspension in. I have the 14B all welded up. I have the crossmember for the lowers welded. I have the uppers all welded up and tacked in place. I was welding the lower crossmember together when I ran out of wire. I bought a 44lb spool in 2004 when I bought the welder and haven't worried about it. I was just at the welding supply place yesterday morning picking up gas too Now I need to run back there today. I ran out at about 5:30pm yesterday so I didn't quite hit my goal of getting the rear in. CTB2 dropped my tires and rims off last night all mounted up and ready to go. Thanks John Need to work around the house today so I won't get much done.
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|May 14th, 2009, 07:49 PM
Got back over to work for about 2 hrs tonight. Got the rear lower crossmember welded up and put back in. Also finished burning the rear uppers to the frame. I put the rear axle back underneath it tonight and put tires on the 4 corners to see how it looked. It's good to see light at the end of the tunnel. Tomorrow I want to get the rear spring perches put on the axle and the frame. I also want to get something worked out for the rear shocks. Pics from tonight.
|May 14th, 2009, 09:57 PM
I'll have taps to do the steering tomorrow night. Thanks for picking them up John, and Tim for letting me use them....again
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Soldier's Last Letter
Soldier's Last Letter
BJ 'n Cindy
A while back a soldier heard one on my songs and ask me, if he sent me his feelings and fears, could I write a song that reflected the sentiments of a lot of his fellow comrades in arms. Something He could leave to his wife and son, who he felt he'd never see again. I really never did find out how he made out in Iraq and he never gave is name
I just sat down one evening and put together his thoughts and wrote a song for him and any other soldier who had the same fears and concerns. I write and compose for myself and am I in no way a professional singer as you will hear but I felt this small tribute in song and a poem I wrote later, I said what a lot of our troops feel. He couldn't see his sons first ball game so he had to rely on his wife's eyes to see it and tell him what happened. The last part of the song was very hard to write but this was the way he felt and wanted it to be written!
David (aka...Unknown Legend)
P.S. If anything I've written offends you please accept my apologies and delete it .... was just my small way, as a favor, to write and sing what a soldier had on his mind and felt in his heart) God Bless Our troups, spouses and families....... and especially America May this all be over soon.
Here is the song Soldiers Last Letter from David (aka...Unknown Legend)

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Excellent image contrast. Very good SD picture quality. Network multimedia support. Four HDMI ports.
Clear screen filter is more reflective than traditional LCD surfaces. Some advanced picture settings lack fine control. Sluggish menu navigation.
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As long as you don't plan on placing it in an overly bright room, the Samsung LN52A750's well-contrasted picture and excellent HD color quality add up to an impressive viewing experience.
Producing a well-contrasted picture is perhaps the most important task any television can tackle, and the Samsung LN52A750 ($3,999.99 list) delivered the best contrast results we've encountered in an LCD HDTV. This 52-inch set's out-of-the-box color quality was outstanding, and it handled standard and high-definition video well by preserving fine detail while minimizing distracting image artifacts. Throw in a useful selection of network-enabled multimedia features and an excellent set of picture controls, and the LN52A750 adds up to one of the most capable TVs we've seen.
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The set's black-bezel design embeds a thin strip of dark red-amber color along its transparent outer edge, which is hard to notice unless you're up close; still, it's quite attractive. The remote control features rounded edges for a more comfortable grip, and its keypad has enlarged, clearly labeled, fully backlit buttons. A directional pad for menu navigation also functions as a jog/shuttle control. The set's unique interface took some getting used to and was somewhat clunky compared with the speed and smoothness I've come to appreciate in Sony HDTVs, such as the Bravia KDL-52XBR4.
Most of the audio and video ports are located near the lower right-hand corner on the back of the chassis. This outward-facing panel includes three HDMI ports, two component video inputs, and a VGA port. Also included is an RF input for tuning analog or digital terrestrial broadcasts (NTSC and ATSC), as well as unscrambled digital cable signals (QAM). Front-accessible ports on the left-hand side of the set include an additional HDMI port and a USB port for accessing multimedia content like pictures, music, and video files stored on removable media. You also get an Ethernet port that can be used to connect the set to a network to stream multimedia from DLNA-compliant servers or local Windows XP/Vista computers running Samsung's PC Share Manager software (included on CD). If you connect the set to a network, it can also display customized weather, stock, and news updates with the press of a dedicated button on the remote.
With a sprawling 52-inch screen displaying full 1080p resolution (1,920 by 1,080 pixels progressively scanned), the LCD features a clear surface filter, which Samsung claims improves contrast and color fidelity by deepening video black. The downside is that it's significantly more reflective than traditional flat-panel displays, which typically have a matte finish. I also found the TV's screen noticeably more reflective than the optical-grade plastic screen used on the Pioneer Elite KURO PRO-150FD plasma HDTV.
Overscan is a common problem with many HDTVs. This occurs when video is scaled (evenly stretched) beyond the edges of the active portion of the TV's screen. Most sets overscan video by about 6 percent, sacrificing part of the picture. The LN52A750 provides a picture-sizing control that eliminates overscan with 1080i/p video from component- and HDMI-connected sources. Component 720p video, however, was overscanned by 4.5 percent, and 720p HDMI sources were overscanned by a relatively minor 1 percent. Standard-definition video overscanned at an acceptable 6 percent, although an option to eliminate this altogether would have been preferable.
The set's "movie" picture mode was best at producing color and detail that matches the HD spec. This mode's primary and secondary color accuracy was almost perfect (green was slightly oversaturated), but I was able to adjust this in the settings. Videophiles will appreciate the blue-only mode that can be used to make precise color and tint adjustments without the need of special transparent filters. Unfortunately the TV's white balance controls lack the fine granularity needed to make precise adjustments in the darkest portion of its grayscale settings, something other sets such as the LG 47LG60 do very well. That said, I was able to adjust brighter portions of the TV's grayscale with adequate precision.
At its default (low) setting, the TV's 120-Hz display technology added some motion-interpolated frames to the video stream to produce smoother movementa technique that also effectively reduces the slight shaking artifacts known as judder. When this function is disabled, video frames are repeated as needed in order to maintain a look that more closely matches the original look of the source material. The LN52A750's 120-Hz display technology is similar to that found in the Sony Bravia KDL-52XBR4. Even so, Samsung's implementation of this technology produced less picture corruption with complex scenes.
The set's calibrated picture produced an utterly impressive 3725:1 contrast ratio, thanks to its dark black level of 0.03 cd/m2. This result was similar to the black level I measured from the Editors' Choicewinning Pioneer Elite KURO PRO-150FD plasma. Granted, at 20 degrees off-axis, the black level doubled (a common issue with LCD TVs that effectively halves the contrast ratio). Regardless, its elevated black levels at this angle are still lower than those of most LCDs when measured straight on.
Once I had made minor tweaks to the TV's video settings, I saw very good image overall quality across various standard-definition video sources. By default, the TV's film-mode detection is disabled, and enabling it helped the set to properly and quickly detect 24p-sourced material (most films and digital cinema). This feature also reduced some slight line flicker and moiré artifacts that were most noticeable in panning shots. In fact, the LN52A750 delivered one of the highest scores on the HQV Benchmark test DVD I've recorded to date--on a par with the LG 50PY3D plasma television's excellent video handling.
The set's video processor also excels with HD video, keeping unwanted artifacts such as banding (posterization) and jagged edges from tainting the picture. My 1080i recording of an episode of Art of the Heist via Dish Network that shows a passenger aircraft rolling along the tarmac did briefly confuse the set's 120-Hz frame-interpolation feature, causing some of the windows along the side of the fuselage to smear together into a solid line. Other challenging content such as a scene from the Blu-ray version of the movie Babel that contains a detailed close-up of a newlywed couple dancing as the camera pans around them was admirably rendered without corruption, even with the interpolation set to its highest levels. The 1080i HD HQV Benchmark's revealed that the set was delivering full detail from interlaced HD video sources such as consumer camcorders, but it did lose points for not properly processing 1080i content that was originally recorded in the 1080p24 format (most prime-time programming).
It was nice to see that the set's default picture settings were not configured for maximum, eye-grabbing brightness, which is common in HDTVs but is also the least energy-efficient. Instead the TV defaults to a "standard" picture mode that would cost its owner $7.10 per month to operate (223W average), based on 8 hours of daily use at $0.13 kWh (a local average). Calibration for dark-room viewing (reduced backlight) brought the set's monthly cost calculation down to an impressive $4.04 (127W average). Similar default and calibrated power consumption results with the Sony KDL-52XBR4 were $9.25 (292W) and $4.28 (135W), respectively.
Sure, the set's clear screen surface filter is susceptible to harsh light reflections, so it's probably not the best choice for a very bright environment. This filter technology, though, helps create awesomely dark black levels and epic contrast performancecharacteristics that directly influence perception of detail and color and make this set truly shine. Also, the Samsung LN52A750's integrated multimedia and network features are a real treat, enabling easy streaming of PC content into the living room.
Benchmark Test Results:
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VESA Uniformity (black): 62.2% (fair)
VESA Uniformity (white): 81.3% (good)
Average contrast ratio: 3725:1 (excellent)
HQV Benchmark: 125 (out of 130)
HD HQV Benchmark: 65 (out of 100)
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Wednesday, May 23, 2007
DC United to Play in Copa Sudamericana
Once again DC United has been invited to play in the super prestigious Copa Sudamericana, which along with the Copa Libertadoras serves as the continental club championship for South America. DC United participated in the 2005 edition and was defeated 4-3 on aggregate Universidad Catolica of Chile after blowing a 2-0 lead in the away leg. The Tournament takes place this fall right after the MLS Cup Final. DC United is the only MLS club ever invited to play in the event.
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Starboard Blasts Office Depot's Poison Pill
Office Depot largest shareholder, the activists Starboard Value LP, called on the office-supply chain's board to revoke a recently implemented poison-pill plan.
The hedge fund called the board's moves "part of a scheme designed to preserve and entrench the Board at the expense of the shareholders."
Office Depot couldn't be immediately reached for comment.
Last month, Office Depot's board adopted the plan, a rights agreement that deters potential takeovers. The plan triggers when a shareholder with a 15% stake or more attempts to acquire the company, diluting their power by giving other shareholders the right to buy more shares. Starboard has built a 14.8% stake.
Friday, Starboard Chief Executive Jeffrey Smith demanded in a letter to board that it revoke the "ill-advised" poison pill and take any actions necessary to ensure that the preferred-stock voting power held by private-equity firm BC Partners is used "on a pro-rata basis in accordance with all shareholders, not solely in accordance with the recommendation of the board."


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We survived the college tour. It was great. Really great. Just seemed perfect for her. Really.
Monday, November 4, 2013
Big and small. And chocolate.
Friday, November 1, 2013
Headed to Nashville for Jordan's college tour.
I'm excited.
Will also be setting up a special "Send Jordan to College" fund.
Details forthcoming on how you can aid in this effort.
Maybe I'll just call it 13th grade.
Thursday, October 31, 2013
I got my shot. It didn't hurt. I didn't faint.
I never know how much Halloween candy to get. I don't want to run out. But I don't want all that leftover. And then the dilemma of what to get. Good stuff. The less than good stuff. What do we want as leftovers? The struggle is real.
Plus, it's supposed to rain tonight and some folks said kids would trick or treat tonight AND tomorrow. Ummmm. No. I'm a grouchy old woman. One night is plenty. Get off my lawn. Yes, I'm serious. OK, the little bitty ones are cute. But, the big kids who don't even dress up and stick a pillow case in your face and grunt? No thanks. So anyway, here's a KitKat. Bye.
Yes, I bought Gauge a Halloween costume. He's a glow in the dark skeleton. He loves it. Kind of.
The Captain's finger still hurts. He just sits there with it stuck up in the air. Like he's drinking tea or something.
College tour tomorrow with Jordan. Excited about that. Nervy too.
That's all I got, people. Have a good day. Happy Halloween. Hope you get lots of treats.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Just a little stick. Then a little burn.
I haven't had a flu shot in 17 years.
My kids haven't had one in seven or eight. Hope that doesn't make me a bad mom...
Not naive enough to think that we won't get the flu, but we really just try to stay away from icky things. I wipe down door handles, light switches, remote controls, etc. Daily. Obsessively.
And, we haven't be sick in a long time.
Hope I didn't just jinx us.
But, now my employer requires mandatory flu shots.
Or, we can pass and wear a mask from December to April.
Hmmmm would that be so bad?
But I'll be getting a shot today.
Have I mentioned I'm a fainter?
Not the reason I don't want to get a shot. Just informing you.
Hope I don't fall out at work today.
Or get sick in three days.
I'll be brave.
I hope.
Monday, October 28, 2013
Cutting the busy weekend off
Whew! We couldn't cram one more thing into this weekend. It was fun. And busy. And we are tired on Monday. Which is bad ...
Football game, basketball tryouts, birthday party, regular ol' weekend chores, plus hours and hours of packing and cleaning out and moving at the houses of Deceased G'Mom and Deceased Aunt. Mover boys and a truck helped Saturday. We are allllllllmost finished. I'm so ready to have this completed.
And then, about the time we were going to wrap up the wild weekend, the Captain came home from working at the deer lease and calmly told me he had cut the tip of his finger off. OK, then. After an hour of trying to get it to stop bleeding (four hours after he had done this) I drug him - against his will - to the minor med. A little silver nitrate (which made my brave, strong Captain come straight up off the table), a tight bandage, and some antibiotic and we were on our way. Apparently severe blood loss makes him snore even more because I hardly slept last night...
So, happy Monday. It's here whether we like it or not.
Monday, October 21, 2013
Finally a post.
Wow what a slacker I am. October 4 was my last post. Sorry, people.
Enjoyed a great week at the beach. The hurricane totally fizzled out so we only had one rainy day. Nothing major at all. What a buzz kill. Read four books. Played Monopoly every night. Slept late every day, but not late enough to miss the sunrise. Beach sunrise and coffee and the Captain. Watched football. Was a great week with my people. Hated to leave. Hated.
So, back to life and reality. And, that includes continuing to clean out and move stuff from the houses of the deceased. The estate sale date is set so we have limited time to pack and clean and toss and move and such. Trying not to get overwhelmed with all this. Worked almost all weekend over there. Wasn't quite as blissful as the beach, but hey what's a girl to do. This weekend's discoveries include: boxes of bundles of pay check stubs from 1970, about 40 make up "beauty bonus" kits, and two Rubik's cubes. Anyway, a few more weekends and we will be done. Yay.
More later.
I'll be a better blogger. I promise.
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April 29, 2013
And…they're off!
Employees, students and community members head out on the 2nd annual Cougar Challenge 5K April 27 at Bridgeview Golf Course. Clawdette Cougar offers encouragement. The weather was sunny and fine for the race this year, contrasting with 2012's race that began with sleet and snow! The Cougar Challenge 5K raises money for book scholarships at Columbus State. Race results and total money raised will soon be available.
Gospel Vocal Ensemble performs at Lincoln Theatre tonight
In the last performance of the Lincoln Theatre Performing Arts Series, the Columbus State Gospel Vocal Ensemble, directed by Emma Easton, will present "Choir Mania: A Historic Flashback of Great Gospel Choirs," tonight, April 29 from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. at the theater, 769 E. Long Street. In addition to the Gospel Vocal Ensemble, singers from the community will perform, including the Mania Youth Choir (ages 4-14), The Columbus Metro Mass Choir, The Lincoln Park Baptist Church Choir, The New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church Choir, and several other special performances. The concert is free and open to the public. Don't miss this inspiring performance set in the historic Lincoln Theatre!
Concert Band performs Tuesday
The Columbus State Concert Band, directed by Thomas Lloyd, will present their spring concert on Tuesday, April 30 at 8:00 p.m. in the Conference Center Ballroom, fourth floor of WD.
The band and woodwind ensemble will present the music of fifteen women composers including Florence Price, the first African-American woman to write a symphony. The guest artist will be composer Amy Dunker from Iowa who will conduct the band in two of her own compositions. The music will range from Hildegard von Bingen of the Middle Ages to 2010 Pulitzer Prize winner Jennifer Higdon. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information contact Thomas Lloyd at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Health Rewards briefings offered
Time is winding down to achieve the minimum eight health and wellness points for your United Health Care (UHC) coverage to remain at its current rate of 20 percent. Employees may maintain that rate or regain the rate by achieving these points. The points are tallied between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013.
Additional information sessions have been set for Tuesday, April 30, at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday May 15, at 12:00 p.m., and Tuesday May 21, at 9:00 a.m.—each session will be held in CT-107. (Delaware Campus employees should RSVP with Nichole Bowman-Glover). If you have questions, please contact Wellness Coordinator Nichole Bowman-Glover at ext. 3989.
If you need a refresher course on how to navigate the UCH website, check out this web video http://welcometomyuhc.com/healthandwellness/tour/. A pull-down menu in the upper right side called "Jump to Topic" will allow you to select specific areas that you wish to view.
Budget forums open to all faculty and staff
Budget forums will be held in May to discuss the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2013. The forums have been scheduled for Thursday, May 16, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., and Friday, May 24, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., both in the Conference Center Ballroom (WD).
You do not need to preregister to attend one of the forums. Everyone is welcome to attend, and each forum will conclude with a question-and-answer session.
The forums will be live streamed on the website and posted on the website for anyone who cannot attend in person.
Voluntary Cash Separation Incentive explained
The Board of Trustees has approved Year Three of the Voluntary Cash Separation Incentive for full-time employees. Eligibility for voluntary separation is based on retirement eligibility in accordance with the following Ohio public retirement systems: ( STRS; SERS; or ARP)
Thirty years of public service at any age
Twenty-five years of public service with a minimum age of 55
Five years of public service with a minimum age of 60
If you think you meet one of the above eligibility requirements to take advantage of this opportunity, or you have questions about whether you meet them, please plan on attending one of the following meetings:
Tuesday, May 7, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. in CT-107 with video conference to Delaware campus, Room DA-129, or
Tuesday, June 4, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. in CT-107
The meetings will detail the procedure to sign up for the Incentive, what paperwork you will need for certification, how the Incentive will work, and next steps to take. If you have any questions, please contact Twila Wiley at ext. 2422.
Employees present their work at Articulation Summit
Roman Lavochnik, programmer analyst in the Data Center, and Summre Jones, systems specialist in Records and Registration, recently presented their work on the Articulation Transfer Project at the Articulation & Transfer Clearinghouse (ATC) Summit. The ATC facilitates electronic exchange of student transcripts among Ohio, state-assisted higher education institutions. The Summit was hosted by the Ohio Board of Regents in cooperation with Ohio Articulation and Transfer Network and the Ohio Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers.
Because of Lavochnik and Jones' hard work, Columbus State is one of only four other colleges in Ohio that can send, receive, and import transcripts into our Student Information System/Enterprise Resource and Planning System. These systems help the institution run more efficiently using computer systems to handle the day-to-day transactions.
Welcome Team Summer Semester forming
Summer Semester is just around the corner and the Welcome Team hopes you will have some time to volunteer to help students. Welcome Team Summer 2013 will be held May 20 and 21, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Team counts on your support and hope you will be able to join in the fun as they welcome new and returning students to our Columbus State campus.
Your service is vital, appreciated and has a direct impact on student success at Columbus State. Your enthusiasm creates an excitement that makes Welcome Team a valuable experience for all! RSVP to Barbara Allen, by calling ext. 5297 with the times and days you are able to work. She will send you a confirmation within 24 hours.
ASL Club, Lori Trent awarded
Columbus State's American Sign Language (ASL) Club and their advisor, Lori Trent, recently were given awards at the inaugural Club and Leadership Awards, hosted by Student Engagement and Leadership (SEaL).
The ASL Club won "New Club of the Year" and Trent was given the award for Club Advisor of the Year. SEaL recognized the ASL Club for serving as a role model to other new organizations, planning and participating in campus events, and promoting the opportunity for students to get involved in the campus community.
Trent was recognized for exhibiting outstanding leadership and support for the ASL Club through role modeling, mentoring and coaching. The ASL Club began in January 2013. Trent, an interpreter in Disability Services and an adjunct instructor in the Interpreter Education Program, has worked at Columbus State since 1997.
SAC Election seeks nominations
The Staff Advisory Council Election will be held on Tuesday, May 7, and nominations are now being accepted through Friday, May 3 for the following areas:
President's Office - 2 Representatives
Business Services: -1 representative
Library - 1 Representative
Arts & Sciences - 1 representative
Career and Technical Programs - 2 representatives
CEWD - 2 representatives
Distance Education & Instructional Support - 1 representative
Records & Registration- 1 representative
Financial Aid and Veteran Services - 1 representative
Disability Services/SEaL/Athletics/ Counseling Services/Diversity and Study Abroad/ Student Conduct/Career Services -2 representatives
Delaware Campus -1 Representative
Public Safety and Facilities Service - 1 representative
Communications Tech &PC Services- 1 representative
Advising Services/ Student Support and TRIO- 2 representatives
Any eligible staff member in the work area may initiate a petition to fill an open or vacant position. The petition must be signed by a majority of the members of the departments represented.
If an eligible staff member wishes to become a member of the Staff Advisory Council but has no vacancies in his/her department as a Representative, that staff member may petition for another department. The petition must be signed by a simple majority of the staff members from that department. The successful petitioner may represent that department until the next regularly scheduled election occurs. If you would like to run for a position in your area, please contact Ruvenita Hill or call ext. 5547.
Med Lab student earns scholarship
Valerie Middleton, a second-year Medical Laboratory Technology student, is the recipient of a $1,000 Siemens-American Society for Clinical Pathology Scholarship. This is the 10th year that Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics and ASCP have offered this scholarship program, aimed at helping the nation's shortage of qualified medical laboratory professionals through promotion of the profession and by assisting worthy students with their higher education costs.
Construction Sciences exhibit at Design Columbus 2013
The Construction Sciences Engineering Technologies Department recently exhibited at Design Columbus 2013, co-sponsored by The Columbus Chapters of the Construction Specifications Institute and U.S. Green Building Council. The event was held at COSI.
Guests attended a day-long series of seminars and educational sessions on case studies and current industry challenges, including new energy standards, integrated project design, and building integration modeling (BIM). Over three dozen vendors showed off their latest products and services, including the CSET Department, which featured the BIM Certificate program, updated curricula, and opportunities for credentialing in the department. Dr. Jeff Bates, Environmental Science Safety & Health, Dr. Margaret Owens, David Busch and Dean Bortz, Construction Management, joined students from the CSI Chapter in sharing the opportunities available at Columbus State.
Adjunct instructor Hines publishes second book
Conrade C. Hines, AIA, adjunct instructor in Architecture and Construction Management, has just published his second book focusing on local history. "Columbus and the Great Flood of 1913" provides a local retrospect on the centennial anniversary of this tragic event. Hinds' newest book follows last year's "The Great Columbus Experiment of 1908," which highlighted the leading role Columbus played as the first city in the world to apply scientific principles to water treatment, eliminating cholera and typhoid from the city's water supply. Both books are available in the Columbus State Bookstore and online.


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Carol Ann and Laura Stutte are suing the neighbor they say burned down their house...because they were gay.
The fire took place five months ago, but the insurance company has not acted and the FBI has not determined the act to be a hate crime — despite the fact that the word "Queers" was found spray-painted on the couple's garage after the fire. The Tennessee couple is suing one Janice Millsaps, and, it must be said, the circumstantial evidence is damning. The Stuttes say the neighbor had harassed and threatened them for months and, says Metropulse,
The complaint does allege taunts made by Millsaps that specifically targeted the Stuttes' sexual orientation. For example, a month before the fire, on Aug. 4, they allege, Millsaps, whose double wide mobile home rests about 20 feet from the gate leading to the Stuttes' property, approached them as they stopped to close their front gate. She poked at the Stuttes, alleges the complaint, and asked them, "Do you know what is better than one dead queer? Two dead queers." The complaint notes that she then threatened to burn their house down, laughed, and returned to her house.
The Stuttes say the Insurance company has abandoned them and left them, their daughter and their three dogs to fend for themselves — suggesting they return to their land, sans home and next door to their alleged arsonist — and that they'd be in deep trouble were it not for "our hidden card, the support of the LGBT community." The suit would not only provide financial compensation, but would provide an injunction banning their neighbor — and making them feel safe enough to go home. But for now, the case is in the hands of
Same-Gender Couple Carol Ann And Laura Stutte Sue Alleged Arsonist [Metropulse]


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Houston Dash forward Kealia Ohai has been named to the US U-23 women's national team that will participate in the Six Nations Tournament in La Manga, Spain, it was announced today.
The tournament will run from February 24 through March 6. During that time, the US will face off against Japan on March 1, Sweden on March 3, and Norway on March 5.
The roster includes four first-round picks from the 2014 NWSL Draft including Ohai, the No. 2 overall pick, defender Kassey Kallman (No. 5; FC Kansas City), forward Maya Hayes (No 6; Sky Blue FC) and defender Amanda Frisbie (No. 7; Seattle Reign FC). Additional draftees include midfielder Jenna Richmond, who went in the second round at No. 16 overall to FC Kansas City and midfielder Frances Silva who was the first pick of the third round, going No. 19 overall to FC Kansas City.
Ohai helped lead the U.S. U-20 women's national team to the FIFA U-20 World Cup title in 2012, scoring the winning goal in final, a 1-0 victory over Germany. She was also a member of the U.S. U-18s, U-17s and U-15 national teams.
Ohai will travel back to Houston on March 7 and is expected to be available for the start of Dash training camp, scheduled for March 10.
U.S. U-23 WNT Roster By Position:
GOALKEEPERS (2): Aubrey Bledsoe (Wake Forest; Cincinnati, Ohio), Abby Smith (Texas; Dallas, Texas)
DEFENDERS (6): Abby Dahlkemper (UCLA; Menlo Park, Calif.), Amanda Frisbie (Seattle Reign FC; McKinney, Texas), Arin Gilliland (Kentucky; Lexington, Ky.), Jaelene Hinkle (Texas Tech; Castle Rock, Colo.), Kassey Kallman (FC Kansas City; Woodbury, Minn.), Emily Sonnett (Virginia; Marietta, Ga.)
MIDFIELDERS (6): Danielle Colaprico (Virginia; Freehold, N.J.), Caprice Dydasco (UCLA; Honolulu, Hawaii), Jenna Richmond (FC Kansas City; Centreville, Va.), Meleana Shim (Portland Thorns FC; Honolulu, Hawaii), Frances Silva (FC Kansas City; Overland Park, Kan.); Erika Tymrak (FC Kansas City; Bradenton, Fla.)
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Everest Textile Co (宏遠興業), which manufactures polyester fabrics and yarns, expects sales to rise slightly this year, with the addition of fashionwear makers to its client list.
"Companies with famous sports brands have slashed their orders significantly this year, but we have started providing fabrics and yarns to new clients making fashionable clothes," Everest vice president Alice Kao (高錦雀) told reporters yesterday on the sidelines of the Taipei Innovative Textile Application Show at the Taipei World Trade Center's Nangang Exhibition Hall.
Affected by an oversupply of garments from China, textile companies have to find new growth strategies to survive, Kao said.
From January through last month, Everest Textile posted revenue of NT$5.43 billion (US$184.94 million), down 0.99 percent from NT$5.49 billion a year ago. First-half profit, the latest figures available, fell to NT$121.04 million from NT$577.95 million a year ago, company data showed.
Kao said the company expects sales to rise significantly from September through November as major garment brands increase purchases of fabrics and yarns to make winter clothes.
Kao said 80 percent of the company's sales come from woven fabrics, with Nike its largest buyer.
Everest established its own brand "EverSmile" at the end of last year and it has contributed 2 percent to the firm's total revenue, Kao said, adding that it will take three to five years for the brand to break even.
Meanwhile, Shei Chung Hsin Industrial Co Ltd (薛長興工業), the world's largest wetsuit manufacturer, said on Tuesday that it expects sales to grow by about 10 percent year-on-year this year, supported by the economic recovery in the US and Europe.
Sales to the US and Europe account for about 40 percent and 35 percent respectively of its total annual revenue of about US$2 billion, the company said.
"We saw revenue grow only 1 to 2 percent annually from 2008 to last year, but we expect a strong recovery this year," managing director Min Shiue (薛敏誠) said.
As an original equipment manufacturer for global wetsuit brands, such as Maui and Sons, Shei Chung Hsin produces 4 million to 5 million wetsuits a year, accounting for 60 percent of wetsuits sold around the world, Shiue said.
To maintain its technological advantage, the company does its own spinning, dyeing and finishing, Shiue said.
"We make the elastic fabrics ourselves and apply a special coating on the wetsuits called glideskin to enhance their water resistance," he said.
Another garment maker, Libolon Enterprise Co (力寶龍), relies on its own brands to push sales.
Libolon on Monday said that sales of its FN ICE garments increased 50 percent during the first 13 to 14 days this month to NT$4 million, from NT$2.6 million a year ago, after the company opened a shop in Eslite Spectrum Corp's (誠品生活) outlet at the Songshan Cultural and Creative Park (松山文創園區) in Taipei last month and another one at Eslite's Ximending (西門町) outlet this month.
However, company chairman Jonathan Lin (林文仲) said he does not expect the brand to turn in a profit before 2018 because it takes time to build up brand recognition.
"We think it will take seven years for a new brand to profit," he said, adding that the company will stop selling clothes under another brand, Vernor, next year because of poor sales.
The company also sells clothes online under the brandname Go Hiking via PCHome, Pay Easy, Yahoo and Momo.


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Mobile and wireless application design is complex and challenging. Selecting an application technology and designing a mobile application require an understanding of the benefits, costs, context, and restrictions of the development company, end user, target device, and industry structure.
Designing the Mobile User Experience provides the experienced product development professional with an understanding of the users, technologies, devices, design principles, techniques and industry players unique to the mobile and wireless space. Barbara Ballard describes the different components affecting the user experience and principles applicable to the mobile environment, enabling the reader to choose effective technologies, platforms, and devices, plan appropriate application features, apply pervasive design patterns, and choose and apply appropriate research techniques.
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1 Introduction: Mobility is Different.
1.1 Mobilizing Applications.
1.2 What is Mobile Anyhow?
1.3 The Carry Principle.
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1.5 About This Book.
2 Mobile Users in the Wild.
2.1 Mobile User Characteristics.
2.2 Groups and Tribes.
2.3 International Differences.
3 Mobile Devices.
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4 Selecting Application Technologies.
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As Marcel Duarte soared through the air over the heads of four children his eyes were focused on a single object � the rim.
Odds are completing the dunk was the only thing on his mind. But in Duarte�s subconscious were the voices he�s heard most of his life.
As Marcel Duarte soared through the air over the heads of four children his eyes were focused on a single object � the rim.
Odds are completing the dunk was the only thing on his mind. But in Duarte�s subconscious were the voices he�s heard most of his life.
�You can�t do it.� �You�re not good enough.� �Basketball isn�t in your future.�
Duarte and his fianc� boarded a plane headed for Charlotte just over two weeks ago. Coming home isn�t something the 2004 Kinston High graduate does very often � the past brings up too many negative memories.
But this trip wasn�t about the past. It was about Duarte�s future.
The 6-foot, 160-pound point guard doesn�t have any high school state championship rings, doesn�t know what it�s like to play for one, and doesn�t know what it�s like to wear a Kinston High basketball uniform.
Duarte was cut all four years he walked its halls, and like anyone with confidence he feels he got the raw end of the deal. To Duarte, the teams were already picked before tryouts were held � including those from the middle school ranks.
�I truly feel I was not given an opportunity,� Duarte said. �I was just never one of those kids. It hurt, but it just made me work even harder.�
On June 8 Duarte took off on a make-shift court in downtown Charlotte, barreling towards four grade-school-age kids.
His feet hit the ground, then the ball. Then he saw 10s held above the heads of NBA legends and contest judges Tyrone �Muggsy� Bogues and Darryl Dawkins.
�Impressing a legend as of Muggsy Bogues with my talent is more than an honor, because growing up in Kinston I was the kid that people said would never make it, I would never play in college,� Duarte said.
�I made it my number one priority to accomplish my dreams with hard work and faith, no matter what was in front of me. And now I can proudly say to the youth that if you have a dream you have to protect it and never let nobody tell you what you can or can�t do.�
The chance
The dunk, part of an NBA Nations Spring Slam Dunk Showdown competition, has been the latest stop on Duarte�s rise to the top.
Although he didn�t don the green and gold of Kinston High, he never stopped playing basketball. He won a state championship as a member of a local AAU team, he said, and after emailing �hundreds of universities daily,� Division II Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk gave Duarte a chance.
Duarte later transferred to Plymouth State University, a D-III school in New Hampshire. Since leaving school his only goal has been to play the game he loves professionally at some level.
Duarte, who now lives in Las Vegas with his 3-year-old son, Prince, signed an agent, who put him in touch with renowned professional trainers Norris �Bo� Bell and Dorian Lee in Atlanta.
He�s spent the past two years working with them, and after a team tryout he�s now hoping to land a spot with the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters when their training camp opens in September.
�I credit them for helping mold me into the talent that I am today,� Duarte said. �I was hoping and planning to go overseas and play (and) things really looked good, but didn�t pan out in the way I wanted so I kept training.�
Duarte had the attention of Bell from the get-go.
�My first thought was that he had potential,� Bell told The Free Press in a telephone interview. �He had the right attitude when he came in so I said, �Hey, you know, I can help this guy.��
Bell, who spent time playing professionally overseas before becoming a full-time teacher of the game, specializes in working with players� footwork, he said.
He said he also helped Duarte with his ball handling and shooting.
�I just tried to connect with him so he could maximize his own potential, whatever that is,� Bell said.
Although Bell is based in Atlanta and Duarte lives three time zones away, the two still keep in touch, on almost a daily basis. And if Duarte happens to be in the Atlanta area, he will meet up with Bell for a quick lesson or two.
When they first met, Duarte couldn�t get enough of Bell�s instruction.
�I was like, wow, he�s really trying to be something,� Bell said.
Duarte would seek Bell �a couple times a day,� Bell said, and had his workouts taped so he could see what he was doing wrong.
It didn�t take long for Bell to see he had a real diamond in the rough.
�That�s when I knew that, hey, he might not be an NBA player � but he�s giving himself the best opportunity, the best chance to be something and make a living by doing this,� Bell said.
�I was more impressed by that than anything � his drive and determination to try and make this a career.�
Not alone
Duarte�s story isn�t the only one of its kind.
Although it�s purely fiction, legend has it Michael Jordan was cut while at Wilmington Laney High (in reality, Jordan was told he couldn�t play varsity basketball as a sophomore and had to settle for Laney�s junior varsity squad) yet he is considered one of the greatest to ever play the game.
There are plenty of kids under various circumstances that may not play for their high school team, especially in Kinston.
Duarte hopes to use his story to motivate those with dreams to never give up.
�I truly believe there are hundreds of talented kids that have the ability to play at the next level that didn�t play in high school,� he said.
�Kinston is a basketball city � always has been, always will. There is a lot more talent than just what you see in green and gold.�
He�s using the internet to do so.
Duarte studied media and film in college, and is currently producing his own documentary called � Road to My Dream.�
Clips of the in-production work can be found on YouTube.
�They thought they stopped my dream,� Duarte said, �but instead just pushed me harder and made my story more relatable for many others around the world that may be enduring the same situation.�
Keep working
The day Duarte�s son was born was also the same day he lost a grandmother, who was very influential in his life.
Duarte remembers the day well � June 10, 2010.
�I knew I had to do whatever it took to make it happen for my son�s life, for myself, and in memory of grandma Mary, for being one of the few people to believe in me and my dream,� he said.
Duarte�s ultimate goal is to play professionally, and he plans on making that happen.
Like the rim in the dunk � Duarte was eliminated in the second round � a pro contract is all he is after.
�I have always been a pretty tunnel-vision guy and just a determined individual when it came to my dreams or anything I wanted,� Duarte said. �I knew I had a talent that many people don�t have and with the opportunity that I could become great and one day provide a good life for myself and family.�
A legacy
There are no signs, plaques, banners or markers around Kinston that praise Marcel Duarte for his accomplishments, but he doesn�t need them.
Titles, rings and MVP awards aren�t what Duarte�s legacy is built upon. His legacy is a never-ending story, played out in weight rooms, gyms, make-shift courts and dunk contests.
Duarte is still doing what he loves to do, and not everyone who plays basketball can say that.
And he did it on his own.
�People always told me I would never play college or pro basketball (but) I proved them wrong,� Duarte said. �My point is to say this: Never let nobody tell you what you can�t be. People told (President) Obama he couldn�t be president, and he is on his second term.
�Never give up on your dream.�
Ryan Herman can be reached at 252-559-1073 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter: @KFPSports.


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Jamie Dimon reportedly exploded in a meeting at the IMF conference when the governor of the Bank of Canada argued in favour of tighter bank regulations.
The governor, Mark Carney, who many believe is the future head of the Financial Stability Forum, supported what bankers call "growth-killing" capital requirements.
According to the Financial Times, Carney and Dimon were at a private meeting of the Financial Stability Forum in Washington DC at the IMF conference.
Arguing against the regulations, which he believes will kill jobs, growth, and the recovery, Dimon "launched a tirade" against Carney in a "closed-door meeting in front of more than two dozen bankers and finance officials," the FT says.
According to the FT, Dimon said:
Many of [Basel III's] rules discriminate against US banks, and I'm going to continue to use the phrase "anti-American" [which he first used in a Financial Times interview this month] because it seemed to resonate with people who might be able to modify the reforms.
The confrontation reportedly got so bad that the CEO of Goldman Sachs (who is head of the Financial Services Forum bankers' group which arranged the session) had to step in. Lloyd Blankfein emailed Carney, currently the Bank of Canada Governor, to try to smooth relations, says the FT.
Besides what we quoted above from the FT, what Dimon said exactly is not known. However because Dimon has been outspoken about the issue before, at a June speech by Ben Bernanke, we can surmise that it was similar. Back then, he said –
- Banks passed 2 stress tests with "flying colours"
- Many successful improvements that have been made since the financial crisis
- And now there are going to be even higher capital requirements, and we know there are 300 rules coming.
- Has anyone bothered to study the cumulative effect of the regulations authorities are about to impose?
- Dimon predicts they will be the reason that it will take so long our banks, our credit, our businesses, and most importantly, our job creation, to start going again
Basically: regulations kill growth. Imposing them during a crisis might curtail a recovery.
Dimon confronted Carney during a small meeting at this weekend's IMF conference in D.C., in front of around 30 bank officers.
Now the fight is ON. Two days later, Carney hinted publicly that Dimon's speech had no effect on his opinion.
"Carney delivered a speech to global bankers at the Institute of International Finance, warning them "it is hard to see how backsliding [on implementing new capital rules] would help" the global economy.
Carney said:
"If some institutions feel pressure today, it is because they have done too little for too long, rather than because they are being asked to do too much, too soon."
"Authorities are increasingly hearing concerns about the pitch of the playing field for Basel III implementation. Everyone is claiming to be a boy scout while accusing others of juvenile delinquency."
"However, neither merit badges nor detentions will be self-selected but, rather, determined by impartial peer review and mutual oversight."
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Holders Saint-Etienne face visit to PSG
Reigning champions Saint-Etienne have been handed a fourth-round clash with Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain in the Coupe de la Ligue.
The fixture is a repeat of last season's quarter-final tie, which Saint-Etienne won 5-3 on a penalty shootout after the match had finished 0-0.
Christophe Galtier's charges are seventh in Ligue 1 but face a daunting task against a PSG outfit that have gone 17 matches unbeaten in all competitions.
Laurent Blanc's men top the table, having amassed 28 points from their 12 fixtures, but the former France manager may decide to rest key personnel for the clash at the Parc des Princes.
The fourth round sees the entry of French sides that have qualified for European competition.
Marseille and Lyon have been handed home ties against Ligue 1 opposition, the former welcome Toulouse, while the latter have a showdown with Reims to prepare for.
There are two other top-flight encounters as Bastia travel to Evian, while Bordeaux also hit the road to face Rennes.
Second-tier outfit Auxerre will look to cause an upset in their visit to the Stade de la Beaujoire to face Ligue 1 side Nantes, while there is guaranteed to be Ligue 2 representation in the last eight as Troyes face-off against Tours.
All ties will take place on December 17 and 18.
Draw in full: Lyon v Reims, Nantes v Auxerre, PSG v Saint-Etienne, Troyes v Tours, Marseille, v Toulouse, Evian v Bastia, Nice v Sochaux, Rennes v Bordeaux


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Happy birthday to Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr., known better as dynamic genre-hopping rapper B.o.B. Even at the tender age of 22, B.o.B has already racked up an incredible body of work for himself, smoothly making the transition from underground mixtape favorite to chart-topping mainstream dynamo. His easy charisma and versatile flow have not only made him a player in the hip-hop world but also a crossover star in the pop and rock universes as well.


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Because of the dry conditions this past year, plants could not take up the K they needed. When corn plants pulled K out of the lower leaves to transfer it where needs were more urgent higher in the plant, producers saw classic deficiency symptoms.
"As plant cells die, you see yellow color starting on the tips of corn leaves and working down the outer edges," Ferrie explains. "After a while, that color turns from yellow to brown. It looks like someone burned the leaves.
"In soybeans, the outer leaves start to discolor. Then you see a speckling of dead brown tissue through the leaf. In many fields in 2012, corn and soybeans began showing these symptoms when plants were only ankle high."
Plants wilt faster when K levels are low, and wilting sets the stage for lower yield. "The wilting stage is a downhill run," Ferrie says. "A plant can't be wilted long without sustaining damage.
"With plentiful moisture, you can get by with lower K levels in the soil," Ferrie summarizes. "But you may pay the price if you get a drought."
K serves various functions inside a plant, many of which involve water.
In corn, potassium deficiency shows up as yellow coloring on the tips of lower leaves and runs down the outside of the leaves. Finally, the tissue turns brown, appearing as if the leaf had been burned.
K regulates water loss by opening and closing stomata in the leaves. The stomata allow water to exit the plant through a process called transpiration. Water moves from the soil through the roots and upward through the plants. The water carries nutrients upward through the plant to be used in photosynthesis. As water moves upward, it also cools the plant.
With high temperature and low humidity, plants might lose water faster than the roots can replenish it. This triggers the stomata to close and the leaves to roll up, reducing the rate of transpiration. "If the potassium level is inadequate, the stomata do not close," Ferrie says. "Rather than rolling, the leaves wilt and the plant overheats." Regulate water loss. "In a corn plant, there are 10,000 stomata openings in a leaf area the size of a dime," Ferrie says. "Most of the openings are on the bottom of the leaf. The plant opens and closes stomata by moving water in and out of guard cells. This process is driven by potassium. You need a high concentration of potassium in the leaf to open and close the stomata according to the plant's needs."
Closing of stomata results in the corn leaves rolling, the visible sign that plants are conserving moisture and fighting the effect of drought.
"When the stomata cells close, they are longer than when they are open," Ferrie explains. "Because most of the stomata are on the bottom side of the leaf, the leaf rolls. In the right conditions, you can see this happen in 15 minutes to an hour. The plant is protecting itself. But if there is not enough potassium, the stomata can't close, so the plant leaks water through transpiration. The top of the leaf remains exposed to the sun, it gets hotter and wilts, and you get cell damage."
K deficiency in corn usually leads to standability problems and lodging. The nutrient plays a role in building vascular bundles, which hold xylem and phloem tubes—the stringy part of corn stalks through which water and nutrients move up and down.
In soybeans, when stomata close, it looks as if the three trifoliate leaves are folding inward on each other. "A field may look normal, and then two hours later you can see the back side of the leaves," Ferrie says. "That's equivalent to corn leaves rolling."
In plants, K helps facilitate the movement of nutrients and water.
"Potassium plays a big role in photosynthesis and respiration," Ferrie says. "If a plant is deficient in potassium, both processes slow down."
Potassium At Work
In plants, potassium aids in:
The vital nutrient aids flowering and kernel and pod set. "Corn plants that are grown in soil that is low in K have a higher risk of missing their pollination nick in drought years," Ferrie says.
Plants take up K throughout the vegetative stage. During the early vegetative stage they take up more K than it can use and stores the excess. It's an unusual nutrient in several ways.
"Unlike other major nutrients, potassium is not a component of proteins or carbohydrates in the plant," Ferrie says. "It does not convert to other compounds. It enters and exits the plant as a potassium ion."
Most of those K ions are found in the plant's saps and juices. Because of that, K can literally leak out of plants if leaves are shredded by hail.
"Inside the plant, potassium is mobile," Ferrie says. "If the plant's daily uptake doesn't meet its needs, it will move potassium from the oldest part of the plant to the newest. That's why deficiency symptoms show up first in the lower leaves."
Only about 40 lb. of K per acre leave the field in a 200-bu. corn crop. But to grow that crop, plants remove 240 lb. or 250 lb. per acre of K from the soil. Most of it is returned to the field in the crop residue. K in the soil. Hence, in dry conditions, it's harder for plants to take up the K they need. Clay lattices, or layers in the soil, can collapse during drought periods trapping K ions in the soil between the layers—another reason for K deficiencies in 2012.
In the soil, K differs from nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus. Those nutrients cycle through the soil in organic (unavailable) and inorganic (available) forms, converted from one form to the other by microbes. K is in the mineral form. It must go through a weathering process to become available to plants.
In many soils, there's typically 40,000 lb. of K per acre in a slice of soil 6" deep. But most of it is bound up in a non-exchangeable form that plants can't get to. "This potassium must be processed, or weathered, into the exchangeable form by acids given off by microbes or plant roots," Ferrie says.
"Typically, 500 lb. to 600 lb. of the total amount of potassium will be in the exchangeable form," Ferrie continues. "This exchangeable potassium is like a cloud of K ions, which, because of their positive electrical charges, are held close to the organic matter in clay particles, which carry a negative charge.
"The K ions farthest from the clay particle diffuse into the soil solution. They are held with water in the macropores, or large air spaces, between soil crumbs. This is the soluble potassium that plant roots and soil microbes are able to access.
"At any given time, there will be about 6 lb. of soluble potassium available for plants to use. As plants remove this potassium from the soil, more exchangeable K ions diffuse into the soil solution.
"The 6 lb. of potassium is less than one day's requirement for an acre of 200-bu. corn. If we don't have good growing conditions to constantly replenish the supply of soluble potassium, deficiencies show up in the crop. That's what happened in 2012," he says. Prevent K deficiency. One way to reduce the chances of K deficiency is to maintain soil test levels. "At low or moderate levels, we are almost guaranteed to have a deficiency if we have prolonged dry weather," Ferrie says.
Another way is to prevent and remove soil compaction. "It's similar to drought in that soil particles collapse, so potassium is held tightly and cannot get into the soil solution," Ferrie says. "With comparable levels of soil fertility, plants growing in compacted soil will show potassium deficiency sooner than plants growing in uncompacted soil."
During the growing season, tissue analysis will reveal deficiencies. "You also can do a visual inspection to check how well your fertility program is working," Ferrie says. "First, look for symptoms on the lower leaves.
"Later in the season, as plants move into the reproductive stages, split a stalk. Starting at the ear, look inside the stalk for a Styrofoam appearance. A deficiency shows up as 'cotton pith'—what you're seeing is cells from which K (and also nitrogen) have been drawn out. This is a natural process in which, at the reproductive stage, the plant translocates potassium to areas where it's needed.
"The farther down the stalk you see cotton pith, the more K has been pulled. At pollination, you want to see three solid nodes at the bottom of the plant with no cotton pith."
With the possibility of another dry season looming in many areas, now's a good time to learn all you can about the vital nutrient K. In the next two issues, we'll tell you how crop and soil conditions influence the timing of K fertilizer and how to determine the ideal rate.
How Potassium Finds Its Way to PlantsIn soil, roots find some potassium by intercepting it as they grow, says Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie.
Nutrients in the soil solution are carried to the plant as water is taken up. This is called mass flow. "The potassium ions are carried along like a leaf flowing with water," Ferrie says.
As plants take up potassium ions from the soil solution, other exchangeable potassium ions move from their positions around soil particles into the soil solution. This process is called diffusion—from an area of higher concentration into an area of lower concentration. "It's like a drop of food coloring spreading out in a glass of water," Ferrie says.
The three processes occur simultaneously in the soil.
Types of Potassium FertilizerAbout 90% of the potassium fertilizer applied by farmers is muriate of potash (potassium chloride—KCL). Because it contains 60% potassium, farmers know it as 0-0-60.
Another form is potassium sulfate, which contains sulfur (0-0-50-18S). A third form is potassium magnesium sulfate (K2SO4-2MgSO4), which contains potassium, sulfur and magnesium. Farmers know it as K-MAG. Its analysis is 0-0-22-22S-11Mg. Finally, there is potassium nitrate (KNO3), with an analysis of 13-0-44.
Potassium comes in three colors, notes Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie. Along with white potassium, there is red potassium, which results from iron impurities not removed during process, and pink, which is a mixture of the two. Plants don't care which color you apply, Ferrie says; but if you apply K through a center pivot irrigation system or foliar feed through a sprayer, you must use white because the impurities in red potassium might plug the nozzles.
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Apple's first attempt at rolling out support for its new Thunderbolt devices ended in tears, when it stopped many Macs being able to boot properly. Fortunately, the problem's now fixed.
The new update, which provides support for Apple's new Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet adapter, doesn't seem to mess up OS X beyond belief. Which is nice. That means that, if you did the sensible thing and put off updating until the problem was fixed, you're now good to go. The update is available now. [9to5mac]


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>In general, the decision to stop diving varies in individuals, but there are guidelines a healthy 64-year-old male should consider. Physical fitness is a key element for diving. Generally, you should have the ability to perform activities like surface swims and entering a boat after a dive.
>The most important medical consideration in a disease-free individual includes soundness of the cardiovascular system and the lungs. Before you dive, you should be free of symptoms such as coughing, congestion, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing after exertion. To some degree, cardiovascular disease affects the vessels of the heart in all older individuals. Your physician can order a procedure called a treadmill "stress" test to evaluate your cardiovascular response to exertion.
>Finally, remember to include a program of regular exercise. This promotes good cardiovascular health and good health in general. Cutting back on your depth and time are reasonable decisions in continuing to dive, too. You should make your final decision on when to quit diving based on your physician's advice, your overall health and your confidence in your abilities as a scuba diver.


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We'll confess to having less of a problem with Dan Patrick than we do with some of the other Bristol folks; he's got a little smugness to him, but on the whole, we don't think he's one of the bad guys.
Apparently, some disagree; TravelGolf writer Chris Baldwin tried to interview Patrick at the Lake Tahoe Celebrity Golf tournament over the summer — like our own Rick Chandler — and was rebuffed. Baldwin didn't handle the rejection well.
Having interviewed everyone from Rush Limbaugh to Justin Timberlake to Roger Clemens to Bode Miller on the course, there is one clearcut egomaniac of all egomaniacs. Take a bow, ESPN SportsCenter czar and self-appointed funny man Dan Patrick. That's right, no super talented athlete, pop mega star or political pundit can compare to Patrick in jerk rating.
My encounter with the man obsessed with his own hair came at the American Century Championship in Lake Tahoe over the summer. In dozens of celebrities approached, Patrick was the only one who blew off the idea of an interview.
We're not sure skipping out on an interview at a celebrity golf tournament is quite enough to classify one as "the No. 1 pompous jerk," but it does give us an excuse to run this closeup picture of Patrick's head.
By the way, outstanding timing on this story, writing about an event from July in November.
ESPN SportsCenter King Dan Patrick The No. 1 Pompous jerk In Celebrity Golf [TravelGolf]
Baby You Can Sign My Card [Deadspin]


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Somewhere in my Super Programming Languages post, I asserted that in some of my scripts, 95% of the work has already been done by third party libraries. Such is the power of the CPAN! And other folks obviously use Perl for similar reasons – there are libraries available that solve at least part of their problem.
So, I'm surprised when people complain that libraries have been provided that help them out.
Steve obviously had second thoughts over publishing this post (google cache). Is blogpost necrophilia reasonable here? I'm afraid I've seen other people make similar arguments, and I can't remember the location of their posts. Sorry Steve.
He used an extremely useful and mature scripting language and a module that solves part of his problem. Because the module doesn't work with a later version of that excellent scripting language, he's doomed, doomed, DOOMED I tell you. And of course, it's Perl's fault.
The first thing is that he's not doomed. He is simply going to have to find an alternative module or implement the functionality provided by the module himself. He'd have had to do that if the module wasn't provided anyway. So in no way was he disadvantaged by having the module (and Perl) available.
The other thing is that this happens in every changing environment. Say your C++ compiler upgrades and you were inadvertently depending on a particular bug. Oops! (Don't laugh – it happens). If your firm upgrades Excel to version 2000007, maybe your macros aren't going to run any more. We're moving to a 64-bit OS and I'm glad there's a bunch of Perl that I can be confident will more or less work. I'm not looking forward to porting the C++ though.
To try and add a fair and balanced viewpoint, I should point out that part of the argument does make sense. It is disappointing that
Daemon::Simpler has gone from Backpan. Having said that, sometimes it is important to take some responsibility. Any module that I bring into our production environment is archived as is the current version of perl we're using.


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The Dessin Academy is run under the able guidance of its Founder/Director Mr. R. Rajendran MFA and a core group of dedicated faculty members who embrace diverse styles and working methods. This institute, in a reflection of the various age groups of its students, who range from 3 year olds to 60 year youths, offers a wide spectrum of courses. These are (i) Fundamental Course Level-1 & 2 (ii) Intermediate Course Level 1 & 2 (iii) Advanced Course
Its students have participated in several state and national level competitions and, more often than not, have walked away with the highest honours. The institute conducts an exhibition of its students work every year, with a maximum of 36 students participating, each of whom presents 6 paintings. The Dessin Academy is a place where experimentation, ideas and concepts are encouraged to freely develop.


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The Aldrich Alert
A Publication of the Patrick Henry Center for Individual Liberty
by Gary Aldrich - Volume 1 Issue 28 January 9, 2001
Gary Aldrich, retired FBI agent and President and Founder of the Patrick Henry Center for Individual Liberty, has every reason to believe that president-elect Bush will observe proper protocol and well-proven methods when it comes to security clearance examinations.
Time constraints caused by the protracted election have provided the Bush transition office much aggravation, as these complex background investigations require much care.
Nevertheless, Mr. Aldrich is confident Fred F. Fielding, Washington lawyer and former Reagan White House counsel, will handle the interrogations for new Cabinet selections and new White House employees responsibly and effectively, in spite of the time "crunch."
Having experienced firsthand a security melt down during the Clinton Administration, Mr. Aldrich is optimistic every precaution has and will be taken in this administration to protect the security of the President, the White House, and our National Security.
Statement of Mr. Aldrich:
"I'm not surprised to learn that the incoming Bush Administration is reverting to the Reagan/Bush model to screen Executive Branch appointees.
"They didn't have to suffer through the chaos and destruction of the last eight years of the Clinton/Gore Administration to persuade them to use proven common sense methods to choose decent people to work in our highest offices.
"Of course it's the wise thing to do, and I believe it reflects President-elect Bush's respect for the office of the president, as well as his desire to give American citizens the best possible federal workforce.
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Tuesday, April 05, 2011
Finishing A Book . . .
. . . writing one that is.
Sunday night I put the finishing touches on the first version of THE FRIDAY SOCIETY and sent it off to my editor at Dial.
And it occurred to me, we all have our different responses to that moment. That metaphorical typing of "The End" at the finish of a manuscript.
Some writers feel a sense of loss, a kind of postpartum depression, which I can relate to as that's how I feel after a show I'm in comes down. Some feel the need the jump into the next thing, whether it's an anxious feeling of "what now??" or an elated feeling of "ooh, and now . . .!".
Well, for me . . . I feel . . . awesome.
I often compare my writing process to another activity I undertake frequently: exercise. I know I need to do it. But in the moment before, I want to do anything but. I finally convince myself to do it, and as I'm doing it I usually feel a lot of pain. Once in a while though, I feel great, really strong, really sure of what I'm doing. Most of the time . . .pain, hard work, struggle, a sense of "I'm never going to make it." Then, when it's over, I feel so proud of what I've done. I feel physically fantastic and mentally I feel a great sense that what I did was exactly the best thing I could have done for me. Also I feel exhausted.
So when I finish writing a book, the first thing I feel is a massive weight off my shoulders. I feel light, I feel elated. Okay, let's be honest, I feel a little giddy. I also tend to sleep really well that night. I relish the time I now have to do other things in my life. I finally picked up a book for the first time in ages (my relationship with fiction changes drastically in the final moments of writing a book and I can't read a word of it . . .for many complicated and ridiculous reasons). Sometimes I panic - "Adrienne! You can't just sit here! You have a novel to write!" And then with a fabulous relaxation I remember, "Actually, no, no I don't."
My life is filled with projects, so the lack of writing a novel doesn't leave an empty spot for me. Instead I feel incredibly proud of myself. And stunned too.
Many of you who follow this blog know the story of how I became a writer, and how it wasn't exactly the expected path for my life. So the fact that I have now completed 5 novels, blows my mind. So yes. I feel proud.
And of course a little scared, as I am nervous what my editor is going to say (just because I finished writing a book, doesn't mean the book is any good - and when you're so closely tied to something, it gets really hard to be objective about it after a while), and I anticipate the hard work when the edits come back . . .
But right now, I just feel awesome.
Now that I've shared :) I was hoping others of you would too. We are all individuals and how we write and how we feel differs widely. So, how do you feel when you complete a writing task (doesn't have to be finishing a book)? I'd like to know.
9 comments:
- Cat Connor said...
I think awesome pretty much covers it. That delightful moment when the ms is sent off to my editor and the sense of accomplishment mixes with a wave of relief, is awesome!
I look forward to the edits more than the original writing. There's less pressure (to write!) and it's more fun.
- J M McDermott said...
I always feel like I'm living inside a Massive Attack album. I play video games in a haze, go for long walks, and get confused at the grocery store because normal, everyday things seem odd and strange and grotesque.
It takes a few days, but I come around.
I wouldn't call it depression. More like recovering from hacking my own head.
- L.E. Falcone said...
I feel lost but not in a bad way. It feels like I'm supposed to be doing *something* but I can't remember what and then I realize, oh yeah, never mind. Once I shake that feeling, I just veg out for a while.
Count me in as GIDDY! I recently sent my latest ms off to critters and spent a significant portion of the next day jumping on the trampoline with my kiddies. It was a great way to celebrate, plus helped ease some of my guilt over the neglect that can happen during those final days of revisions. (Cereal and popcorn for dinner, anyone?) Felt so good to be free PLUS like I was Super-Mama.
Now if I can just resist the shiny new ideas for a while...
- Maureen McGowan said...
I like your exercise analogy. It's like that for me, too.
And when I'm done I usually feel great. Sense of accomplishment. Strong, but tired. Powerful.
Then fear sets in, especially if I don't hear immediately from agent/editor/crit partners, whomever I sent it to. I read all sorts of crazy things into every minute/hour/day/week before I get feedback.
- Drawn by a Star said...
Congratulations... really well done... love the photo on your blog too... this is the first time I've come across your blog.. looking forward to following you !!
Good luck,
Meg Robinson
- Gary said...
A sense of relief. Light. Fulfilled. Two chapters to go in the latest book. We'll see if the pattern holds true.
- Naima Haviland said...
Alex, I'm glad I found you through JA Konrath's blog. I have a lot of the same feelings about writing a novel. I don't like writing -- I like having written! It feels great when I finish my work for the day and I know it's good and a big smile spreads across my face. I go to bed with a sense of accomplisment and sleep well. Good luck on your newest. I just bought a kindle so if you're publishing for that format I'll definitely download :)
Naima Haviland
- Jenknightbooks said...
I just finished the first draft of a book, and I felt AMAZING as well! It was a total high...which I came down from eventually, but still. It's writing that last perfect sentence and closing the journey for my characters--one that I am extremely close to, and feel like I have gone on too--that powers me through that awful middle part where you don't know WHAT the heck you're doing, lol.
Btw, I can't wait to read Corsets & Clockwork!!