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Having been accepted to Colby a few weeks earlier, I sat pleasantly disconnected from the well-worn editions of Homer's Odyssey, Romeo and Juliet, and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn stuffed into the built-in wooden cabinets. Like a snowboarder looking down from a fast moving chair at the long lines of Camelpack-wearing yahoos waiting their turn below, I glowed with a naive sense of accomplishment having made it through the gauntlet only to wait in a similar line after a brief ride down the mountain.
Before he could continue his would-be monologue, I fired back "Why do you say that?" buying time to formulate my pithy defense.
"As I said, you have figured out how to get by by relying on talent and perception more so than genuine hard work," he asserted, removing his wire brim glasses from the tip of his nose and letting them hang loosely from between his index finger and thumb.
Viewing college as a much needed four years of excused unemployment necessary to explore passions more than the time needed to find a significant other from a painfully similar background and hopefully make inroads on a lucrative, consistent career, I set off from the onset to experiment. Not in the 1960s, Fear-and-Loathing-at-College way but in the what-keeps-me up-at-night-scheming way.
Despite getting a handful of C-'s on both my academic and extracurricular endeavors, I kept going with the stubbornness of a poorly trained Jack Russell terrier. Slowly but surely refining my area of search, I continue to explore.
Mark Twain once said, "Never let your schooling interfere with your education." I like this quote not because it takes a shot at academia but because it suggests that education is a long-term endeavor, limited by curiosity, not by time spent studying at a respected institution.
Stay curious.
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The quasienergy spectrum of a periodically driven quantum system is constructed from classical dynamics by means of the semiclassical initial value representation using coherent states. For the first time, this method is applied to explicitly time dependent systems. For an anharmonic oscillator system with mixed chaotic and regular classical dynamics, the entire quantum spectrum (both regular and chaotic states) is reproduced semiclassically with surprising accuracy. In particular, the method is capable to account for the very small tunneling splittings.
The paper discusses the metastable states of a quantum particle in a periodic potential under a constant force (the model of a crystal electron in a homogeneous electric ,eld), which are known as the Wannier-Stark ladder of resonances. An ecient procedure to ,nd the positions and widths of resonances is suggested and illustrated by numerical calculation for a cosine potential.
A formalism is developed for calculating the quasienergy states and spectrum for time-periodic quantum systems when a time-periodic dynamical invariant operator with a nondegenerate spectrum is known. The method, which circumvents the integration of the Schr-odinger equation, is applied to an integrable class of systems, where the global invariant operator is constructed. Furthermore, a local integrable approximation for more general non-integrable systems is developed. Numerical results are presented for the doubleresonance model.
We consider N coupled linear oscillators with time-dependent coecients. An exact complex amplitude - real phase decomposition of the oscillatory motion is constructed. This decomposition is further used to derive N exact constants of motion which generalise the so-called Ermakov-Lewis invariant of a single oscillator. In the Floquet problem of periodic oscillator coecients we discuss the existence of periodic complex amplitude functions in terms of existing Floquet solutions.
The Wannier-Bloch resonance states are metastable states of a quantum particle in a space-periodic potential plus a homogeneous field. Here we analyze the states of quantum particle in space- and time-periodic potential. In this case the dynamics of the classical counterpart of the quantum system is either quasiregular or chaotic depending on the driving frequency. It is shown that both the quasiregular and the chaotic motion can also support quantum resonances. The relevance of the obtained result to the problem a of crystal electron under simultaneous influence of d.c. and a.c. electric fields is briefly discussed. PACS: 73.20Dx, 73.40Gk, 05.45.+b
We study the statistics of the Wigner delay time and resonance width for a Bloch particle in ac and dc fields in the regime of quantum chaos. It is shown that after appropriate rescaling the distributions of these quantities have universal character predicted by the random matrix theory of chaotic scattering.

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One person who took advantage of Smithland's opportunities was Barruch/Barrick O. Thrift, who was born about 1808 in Virginia. He married Margaret Hagey 22 December 1831 in Davidson County, Tennessee and by 1837 had moved to Smithland. Settling on Lot #7, at the corner of Front and Mill Streets, he was granted a license to keep a tavern in his home. From that time, his name, usually given as B.O. Thrift, is found often in county records. He bought two lots, including his own brick dwelling house, just past where the Smith/Strait house stands today. Thrift was also a trustee of the Methodist Episcopal Church and a trustee of Ward 2 in Smithland.
Sometime after moving to Smithland, Thrift became a bricklayer and that was listed as his occupation on the 1850 Livingston County census. He was likely kept busy as many brick houses and businesses were constructed in Smithland during this time period. Did he help build the Olive-Davis home in 1841? Or the old courthouse in 1845? Or perhaps he helped construct an addition to the Gower House.
B.O. and Margaret Thrift had eight known children. They are as follows: John W., Margaret Ann, Mary Catharine, William H., Emma, Charles H. and Alice. Mary Catherine and William H. died as children and are buried in Smithland Cemetery.
In 1860, the Thrift family moved to Metropolis, Massac County, Illinois. According to History of Massac County, Illinois by O.J. Page (reprinted 1995 by the Massac County Genealogical Society), B.O. Thrift had a store and hotel, called the Thrift House. They were also members of the local Methodist Church.
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It's not often that the fitness clubs industry becomes the center of a media firestorm. But that's what happened today.
The shootings at the LA Fitness in the Pittsburgh suburb of Collier, PA (also listed as Bridgeville, PA) led off the morning news shows on all the major networks today.
"It's certainly getting a lot of publicity," says Rick Caro, president of Management Vision. "We've had these kinds of terrible situations before, but this one is getting more publicity than normal. It doesn't reflect well on the industry at all. Obviously, it makes us [seem] unsafe."
In our September issue, we plan to address safety in clubs (we've already touched on safety in university rec centers) as well as get more reaction from the industry. For now, because we would not be able to do justice to the outstanding reporting done so far, check out accounts of the shootings at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Also, be sure to check out articles about the three vicitms, Heidi Overmier, Elizabeth "Betsy" Gannon and Jody Billingsley, as well as the amazing story of the surviving dance instructor, Mary Primis, who is 10 weeks pregnant, and a story on other survivors.


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Some of my more memorable interviews through out the years.
Age 18- interview for a sporting goods store... I actually had my mother with me the day I filled out the application. One question stopped me dead in my tracks. I hate to lie.. but I was not about to admit on a form that my mother was reading over my shoulder that I had smoked pot before. So I checked "no" to the drug question.
Call back for the interview- was asked if there were any questions I wanted to change my answer for because I would be required to take a polygraph test. Told them about the pot. During the polygraph test, my heart raced constantly. Still got the job, so guess they recognized a lot of the racing heart as stress?
Age 19- first interview for medical assistant position. Went to the interview from our celebration lunch (after graduating tech school) where I had consumed an "I got potted" drink (7 ounces of various alcohols and lots of mixers). I was drunk for the interview. I couldn't hear the man very well, so I kept yelling "What?" at him. Needless to say, I did NOT get that job.
second interview for medical assistant job... this time I was in top form. Interviewed for a Cardiology and Internal Medicine group. Business manager had me draw his blood on the spot. I'm good.. I got that job before leaving the office. :)
Interview for a photographer position at JCPenney in 1989. Manager was also from the Phoenix, AZ area and her husband was also in the army (this was in VA). I got the job.. I think it's because of what we had in common. Leigh and I have been best friends ever since.
So last week, I went for an interview for an RN position on an orthopedic floor. I was interviewed by committee. That was a new experience for me. A group of three grilled me for 90 minutes. Guess it went well. Second interview was requested and the position was unofficially offered to me before I left the second time!
I am now waiting for the background check to come back and have the official offer made. Hopefully I'll be back at work very soon!
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Italian Politics Put the Universal Put to the Test
We've learned a couple of things this week, and it's only Tuesday. We've learned, courtesy of the beautifully messy Italian political process, that Europe's problems indeed have not been solved, and we've learned today that Ben Bernanke is a through-and-through dove.
The Fed Chairman trotted up to Capitol Hill this morning and put to bed all this talk about the Fed changing direction, cutting short its massive stimulus efforts. "We do not see the potential costs of the increased risk-taking in some financial markets as outweighing the benefits of promoting a stronger economic recovery and more-rapid job creation," Bernanke said in his prepared remarks, maintaining his standard line. The only surprise is that anybody even worried that Bernanke might change his tune.
The markets may find themselves in need of such unwavering support. A global trade emerged – buy risk (i.e., the euro), sell safety (i.e., the yen) – predicated on the idea that the Fed and the ECB, and whoever runs the Bank of Japan for that matter, can and will manage any crises that erupt. We called it the Universal Put. Yesterday's brutal reversal in the yen trade and sell-off in U.S. equities was a fresh lesson in how swift, global, and interconnected the markets have become. Many were caught off guard.


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An open meeting presenting the details of a new action plan.
An open meeting presenting the details of a new action plan.
Landsvirkjun's results for the first nine months of the year 2019.
According to Moody's, the upgrade reflects the continued improvement in the company's credit profile.
Outstanding companies build their business on a strong foundation and are focused on the interests of investors and shareholders.
Kristín Linda has participated in various international co-operations on environmental issues.
Strong cash generation and a historically high equity ratio.
Follows successful placing of a USD 200m green bond in 2018
The original power contract between the companies dates from the year 1975.
Net debt continues to decrease and the equity ratio strengthens.
The assets and transfer of the shares have negligible effect on the balance sheet and operations of Landsvirkjun.
Jónas Þór Guðmundsson re-elected chairman of the board.
S&P Global Ratings revises Landsvirkjun's rating outlook from stable to positive on improved financial position.
Landsvirkjun owns 64.7% of Landsnet.
The Green Bond Pioneer Awards are the premier annual recognition of achievement by organisations, financial institutions, governments and individuals who have demonstrated leadership through pioneering initiatives and green issuance and have provided positive examples of climate resilient and low carbon investment in a diverse range of nations and markets.
Another record year for power generation and operating performance.
Operations have already begun in Blönduós and construction work to expand the data center is currently underway.
Revenue, EBITDA and profit increase between periods.
Landsvirkjun is number three on Creditinfo's list.
The EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) has concluded that state guarantees for Landsvirkjun's hedging derivatives did not involve state aid.
After persistent malfunctions in the transformers at Sultartangi Station over the past year, one of the Station's two transformers is back online following temporary repairs.
The waterfall that forms when Hálslón Reservoir fills, has been formally named. The name was announced in Egilsstadir this week. A report on the waterfalls within the area affected by the Kárahnjúkar Power Plant was presented on the same occasion.
Landsvirkjun, the Blanda Station, was on of six companies that received recognition from the Administration of Occupational Safety and Health in Iceland (AOSH) at the Occupational Safety and Health Conference in 2008.
What does Búrfell Power Plant have in common with an aircraft hangar in Austria, a swimming pool in France and a coal mine in Germany? The answer is that these places are ideal locations for cultural events and art exhibitions.
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HOUSTON — Republican governors from oil-and-gas rich states said today that new federal rules designed to cut global warming pollution from power plants by 30 percent by 2030 will kill jobs and growth.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry hosted Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple in Houston.
Mead, whose state produces the most coal in the country, said he — like the others — will use a public comment period to express reservations and hope that the Environmental Protection Agency will make satisfactory changes to the rules before they become official. However, he pointed out his state currently has 11 outstanding lawsuits against the federal agency and will not hesitate to challenge these rules in court if necessary.
"We view this as a problem for Wyoming," Mead said.
These four governors joined five others in a letter to President Barack Obama on Monday that says data shows "millions of jobs will be lost and billions of dollars will be spent" to comply with the regulations to cut carbon dioxide emissions from power plants and other federal rules.
Carbon dioxide is the chief gas linked to global warming from U.S. power plants.
But Dalrymple, whose state has enjoyed unprecedented economic growth due to a recent oil drilling boom, said he and Mead recently met for breakfast with EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and told her that there was no feasible and economic way to capture carbon dioxide at this time. They questioned how the states are expected to make the necessary cuts to comply with the regulations.
"She talked about fuzzy things about conservation" and more efficient coal plants, Dalrymple said. "I was not satisfied with the answer."
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In this next tutorial you will be learning "how to draw an anime wolf". I figured that there was hardly anything in the anime section, so not only did I submit an anime emo kid. I am also submitting my version of an anime wolf. Now when you think of anime you think of characters like Naruto, Sesshoumaru, Seto Kaiba, and other favorited, popular anime characters. There are a lot of ways to draw anime animals and a lot of those ways are cool. As for me I like to be creative and add my own touches to make it more personalized. It is so weird how Japanese anime has become a big part of American lifestyle, and pop culture. I have been enjoying anime since I was a kid, not a small kid, just younger than I am now. I always found anime series and moves so interesting and entertaining as well. I have been drawing cartoon like characters for years now and I have to tell you my style changes every year it seems. The more time that goes by the better my drawings get. At first all I did was draw on a sketch pad using only a mechanical pencil. Once in a while I would color the image in and add it to my collection folder of finished sketches, but I would mainly keep all my drawings as sketches inside the pad. At first all I would draw is dragons and concept art. I drew a lot of concept art in my time and a few of the concept art I drew is infact tutorials on the site, for example the rock wyrm and desert wyrm are both concept art and so is the shade dragon that I drew. I'm thinking that as I get older the more intense my drawings get. Don't get me wrong I have lazy days as well where my sketches come out like total garbage (at least to me). I've submitted more then a few tutorials that I feel could have been better because I know I am better. You always know my good days because I produced amazing drawings like the Zombie Dragon, the Mercenary Dragon, Alvin and the Chipmunks, and so forth. This drawing today like I said is going to be on an anime wolf. What inspired me to do the drawing? The answer to that is I don't know, I have been on this wolf binge for the past two days and I can't get out. But I think you will enjoy yourself with this tutorial because personally I think it looks awesome. I kind of messed up a bit on the fifth toe on the hind leg, but an easy way to fix that problem is not to draw it in at all or try and make it a bit smaller. You will learn "how to draw an anime wolf step by step". For those of you artist out there that really love wolves, you can also take a peak at my other tutorial that teaches you how to draw a cartoon wolf. Have fun and remember be creative all the time.
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I don't do this very often, so please allow me one moment to tell you how much I rock. See the above screen shot? See that number? The one circled and surrounded by arrows?
Oh yeah. 50k.
I am officially a winner of the 2007 NaNoWriMo.
Can I repeat that?
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!! This is me, laughing like I'm in Arkham Asylum, because I TOTALLY DID IT. So HA to all of the naysayers who said I'd never finish! SUCK IT! Ha ha ha!!!
Oh, wait? What's that? Everyone I know was totally supportive of me? All of my friends? My coworkers? Even my family?
You mean, EVERYONE thought I could do it?
Wow. So, I guess instead of saying "suck it, sucking suckers," I should be saying "thank you very much."
So thank you to my wonderful husband, Jarrod, who cooked dinner every evening and did way more than his fair share of dishes this month. Who crawled inside a cold, lonely bed every night and literally pushed me up the stairs to my laptop when I was doing everything within my power to stay downstairs. Who is the best. Period.
Thank you to my sister who made me get off the phone with her the other night - because she wanted me to get back to work - who said to me, "I want you to be a winner."
Thank you to all of my friends, especially the ones who asked me how my novel was going every time they saw me. That meant so much to me.
And a final thank you to my newest friends. NaNoWriMo has the most supportive writing community that I've ever been a part of. You guys are amazing. Congratulations to all of you!
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you.
Oh, and if you are wondering why my novel is all scrambly-pambly behind that word counter in the picture, it's for the NaNo robot word counter. I'd rather not show anyone what this draft actually looks like. It may be finished, but it's scary.
Speaking of, I'm off to go work on the next draft! See you all, um, let's say another year from now. 'Cause this baby's going to take a LOT of editing.
In the meantime, please enjoy the following writing/writer-related links:
Neil Gaiman (oh, how I love thee) helps a guy propose to his girlfriend.
Vote for the prettiest, bestest book cover of the year.
Check out the winners (Yay for winners!) to the 2007 Wergle Flomp Contest. My favorite: "The Castration of Sam McGee."
And I'm still laughing about this two-month old Meg Cabot post about foreign book covers.
Knitting Basket Explosion
As you may or may not have noticed from the icon in my sidebar, I'm participating in NaNoWriMo. Naturally, I'm doing everything I can to avoid actually working on said novel. So today, the first day of a golden opportunity - A THREE DAY WEEKEND, I am washing laundry, cleaning the litter box, emailing people I haven't spoken to in years, and making new to-do lists.
Why not post on my blog, too?
Last night, I heard Mr. Tumnus trying to get into his box. His box is this pathetic, dented piece of cardboard that holds his various accessories and accoutrement -- food, litter, toys -- and every time I hear him digging, I know he's looking for one thing.
Too bad he keeps pushing his toy mice underneath our china cabinet. Every few days, Jarrod and I have to crawl on our knees and use a random poking device (my favorite = the yardstick) to pull out his stupid toys from underneath it. And slowly we dole them back out, one by one, until they are all under the cabinet again. Repeat. Repeat again.
So when all of the mice are gone (like last night) and I don't feel like scrounging for lost toys (like last night), I bring out the next best thing. The ball of yarn. You know, something to distract him while the rest of us sleep.
Well. This is what I woke up to this morning.
It started in the kitchen (even Pip looks nervous, poor thing):
Then it snaked into the dining room and wound itself around the chairs:
Made a mad dash out of the dining room:
And rolled around the corner & into the bathroom:
SOMEONE had fun last night. Hmph.
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Shyatt follows Miles' housecleaning example
The subject of a rare Sunday off-season chat with Colorado State basketball coach Tim Miles started with the departure of assistant DeMarlo Slocum to the Utah staff.
It's a big loss for the Rams. Typically CSU assistants leave for better paying positions and I suspect this is the case.
During our conversation, it hit me that new Wyoming coach Larry Shyatt might be trying to break Miles' "record" for unloading an inherited roster. It took the better part of the spring, with an assist from a long-gone player who shot a couch, for Miles to get rid of all but a few in 2007.
In just a few days, Shyatt already shipped out leading scorer, Desmar Jackson (14.6 ppg), and top rebounder, Amath M'Baye (5.7).
If anyone can re-tool a roster, it's Shyatt. He did it in 1998 and I suspect he'll do it again.
A belated welcome back to Larry and top assistant Scott Duncan. When they tell recruits they left Florida and UCLA respectively to come back to Laramie, recruits will probably listen.


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He Huffed, and He Puffed, But Didn't Blow the House Down! How Can Straw Make a Sturdy Building?
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AbstractIn the fairy tale of the three little pigs, the wolf huffed and puffed and blew down the first pig's straw house. But in reality, straw, tied into bales, is a viable building material that, when used properly, makes sturdy and energy-efficient buildings. Straw is a renewable resource that is available all over the world since it is the byproduct of growing grain. In this science fair project, you will test a straw bale covered with stucco to see if it's water resistant, and evaluate if it's comparable to conventional building materials.
The objective of this science fair project is to determine whether straw bales are a viable alternative building material by performing a water resistance test.
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Have you ever thought about the components of buildings? Steel, wood, concrete blocks, and insulation. These are conventional building materials that are used to build most commercial and private buildings. However, there is a new way of thinking about building structures. The Green movement promotes constructing buildings out of materials that are composed of renewable, rather than nonrenewable, resources. Alternative and green building materials can be made with virtually anything—from recycled plastics, such as plastic milk containers and plastic bags, to old wood from demolished buildings, which reduces the need to cut down trees. Old shredded jeans can be used as insulation, instead of fiberglass. This kind of insulation can use up to 85 percent recycled denim and cotton fibers. Some people even use old car tires to build their homes!
Another alternative building material is straw bales. A straw bale is straw that has been compacted and tied into rectangular shapes. Straw is a byproduct of growing grain, so it is available in most parts of the United States. An advantage of straw bales is that no trees need to be cut down. It also has tremendous strength under compression, and has a high R-value. The R-value is a measure of an insulator's ability to resist heat flow. The R-value of a straw bale is 3.1–3.7 per inch. This is comparable to the R-value of fiberglass insulation, which is 3.2–3.6 per inch. You can do additional research to find out more about the R-value scale. In addition to being a good insulator against weather elements, straw bales are also good sound insulators.
Issues that some may have with using straw bales as a building material include the perception that straw bales are fire hazards and may rot or decompose due to moisture. Since straw bales are very tightly bound, they are not a fire hazard. Fire needs oxygen, which is not available in tightly bound straw bales. Moisture, however, is a problem. When picking out straw bales, the builder needs to make sure that the moisture content is below a certain level, that the straw is yellow and not brown or wet-looking, and that the bale is tightly bound and keeps its shape.
In this science fair project, investigate whether straw bales are a viable construction material for homes. This science fair project is based on the DragonflyTV episode "Straw House by Brenett, Kim, Lucretia and Omney." Click the link in the Bibliography to see how these girls tested their stucco and straw block. You'll also make stucco and straw blocks and water test them, just like the girls in the episode did. Feel free to be creative and come up with other tests, too. For example, you could test the sound-insulation properties of straw bales compared to other building materials. Check out the Variations section, below, for ideas how.
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- What are some alternative and green building materials?
- What are some advantages and disadvantages of using straw bales in buildings?
- What is R-value and what is it used to describe?
- Wikipedia Contributors. (2008, October 30). Straw-bale Construction. Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Accessed October 30, 2008, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Straw-bale_construction&oldid=248382885
The following website is written by a straw bale builder. It has some very interesting facts and information about building with straw bales.
- Morrison, A. (2008). StrawBale.com: A World Leader in Straw Bale Education. Retrieved October 30, 2008, from http://www.strawbale.com/
This science fair project was based on the following DragonflyTV episode:
- TPT. (2006). Straw House by Brenett, Kim, Lucretia and Omney. DragonflyTV, Twin Cities Public Television. Retrieved November 3, 2008, from https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/
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Materials and Equipment
- Straw bales, not hay bales (6); available at animal feed stores
- Rags, cotton (6) of approximately the same size
- Stucco mixing tool
- Stucco (2 bags); available at your local hardware store
- Water
- Mixing tray
- Mason trowel
- Cinderblocks (3)
- Sledgehammer
- Safety goggles; available at hardware stores or through online suppliers such as Carolina Biological Supply Company
- Long pants
- Closed-toe shoes
- Digital timer or stopwatch
- Lab notebook
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Experimental Procedure
- Purchase the straw bales from an animal feed store. Note: Make sure to get straw and not hay. Hay is animal food and straw is not.
Preparing the Straw Bales for Water Testing
Poke a rag into the middle of the six straw bales. Use the stucco mixing tool to help. You will cover only three of these straw bales with stucco. Set the other three aside. For your testing, you should have:
- Three plain straw bales with rags in the middle.
- Three stucco-covered straw bales with rags in the middle.
- You're now ready to start covering three of the straw bales that have rags in them. You don't want your mixture to dry out, so only mix enough stucco and water to do one layer and one straw bale at a time. Mix the stucco and water in the mixing tray with the mixing tool. Follow the instructions on the stucco packaging. You will need to allow plenty of time (about 24 hours) for each layer to dry.
Cover the three straw bales with stucco, using the following instructions.
- For the first layer, work the stucco into the straw with the mason trowel. You do not want the first layer to be smooth, so use the toothed edge of the trowel to scrape lines into the surface so that the next layer of stucco will have a rough surface to adhere to.
- Each layer should be about ½- ¾ inch thick.
- Keep in mind as you stucco that one side needs to be resting on a surface, so you cannot stucco that side until the others are dry. Take that into account as you plan the time it takes to do three layers for all six sides, and leave plenty of time for all sides to dry.
- Wait approximately 24 hours for each layer to dry. Don't dry the stucco in the sunlight; if it dries too fast, it could crack.
- Your stucco-covered straw bales should look like the ones in the DragonflyTV video in the Bibliography.
- Repeat step 3 two more times for each of the three straw bales, until each straw bale has three layers of stucco. The final thickness of the stucco should be about 2 inches.
Water Testing
- Now you are ready to start testing. Go to your local stream or creek with all of your supplies and testing materials. Submerge the three stucco-covered straw bales that have rags, the three plain straw bales with rags, and the three cinderblocks into the water. Find a spot that isn't too deep, but that will cover the straw bales and cinderblocks. Let the nine blocks soak for at least 1 hour. Use the timer to keep track of time.
- Once the hour has elapsed, remove the straw bales and cinderblocks from the water. Remove the rags from the plain straw bales. You may cut them open to do this. Do they appear to be wet or dry? What about the outside appearance of the cinderblocks? Record your observations in your lab notebook.
- Now make sure that you are wearing safety goggles, long pants, and closed-toe shoes. Take the sledgehammer and break open the stucco-covered straw bales. Are the rags dry? Record all observations about the wetness of the rags and the condition of the stucco-covered straw bales in your lab notebook.
- Still wearing safety goggles, long pants, and closed-toe shoes, take the sledgehammer and break open the cinderblocks. Are the insides dry?
- Be sure to clean up all of your test materials before leaving the area. Do not leave any debris near the stream.
Analyzing Your Data
- Compare your test results. Do you come to the same conclusion that Brenett, Kim, Lucretia, and Omney did in their tests?
- How do the stucco-covered straw bales, the cinderblocks, and the plain straw bales compare in terms of water resistance? Is there a clear difference in how these materials hold up under water testing?
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- Another important aspect of home building is soundproofing. Build three enclosures with the three different types of building blocks (stucco-covered straw bales, just straw bales, and cinderblocks). Turn on a radio and place it inside each enclosure. Cover the enclosures with a wood roof. Use a sound meter to see if you can detect sound leaking out from the enclosures.
- Test the heat resistance of the stucco straw block and the cinderblocks, as shown in the DragonflyTV video. Is there a difference in the heat resistance between the two? Does the heat resistance of the cinderblock wall depend on how the blocks are oriented to each other? Does it depend on if the cinderblocks are open during testing (as shown in the video)? Perform some tests to find out. If you do decide to work on this variation, then you should perform it in a privately owned location, and you must have two adults monitor the test site, as well as have two fire extinguishers. The test site should be cleared of flammable debris. Do not heat-test the plain straw bales.
- Try to come up with other tests, such as compression-strength tests. What are some characteristics that construction materials need to have? Read the last reference in the Bibliography to help you develop a test.
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AARP wants to significantly increase the number of companies applying for the award and do more to share best practices with other organizations who want to learn from the winners. The alliance with SHRM is a natural fit.
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Since AARP created the Best Employers program in 2001, organizations such as Scripps Health of Southern California, Cornell University, L.L Bean and Atlantic Health System (highlighted in this CNNMoney segment) have been among those selected over the years.
Employers with at least 50 employees headquartered in the United States with progressive workplace policies regarding workers 50 and over are invited to apply by November 12, 2012. And if you think your employer is worthy, you can recommend your employer.
AARP and SHRM also released the results of a national survey of 1,000 workers age 50 and over. Key findings - from those with jobs and those seeking work - include:
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- 77 percent of employed fifty-and-over workers said they plan to remain in their current job until they stop working completely.
- Of the unemployedworkers surveyed, 52 percent said they would prefer to find a job in the same field.
Adds SHRM's Hank Jackson,"It's absolutely critical for organizations to embrace new ways to retain older workers, especially in the face of the coming wave of Boomer retirements."
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Earlier today we learned that the Second Estimate for Q3 real GDP came in at 2.7%, up from the Advance Estimate of 2.0%. Let's now review the numbers on a per-capita basis.
For an alternate historical view of the economy, here is a chart of real GDP per-capita growth since 1960. For this analysis I've chained in current dollars for the inflation adjustment. The per-capita calculation is based on quarterly aggregates of mid-month population estimates by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, which date from 1959 (hence my 1960 starting date for this chart, even though quarterly GDP has is available since 1947). The population data is available in the FRED series POPTHM. The logarithmic vertical axis ensures that the highlighted contractions have the same relative scale.
I've drawn an exponential regression through the data using the Excel GROWTH() function to give us a sense of the historical trend. The regression illustrates the fact that the trend since the Great Recession has a visibly lower slope than long-term trend. In fact, the current GDP per-capita is 10.2% below the regression trend.
The real per-capita series gives us a better understanding of the depth and duration of GDP contractions. As we can see, since our 1960 starting point, the recession that began in December 2007 is associated with a deeper trough than previous contractions, which perhaps justifies its nickname as the Great Recession. In fact, at this point, 19 quarters beyond the 2007 GDP peak, real GDP per capita is still 1.45% off the all-time high following the deepest trough in the series.
Here is a more revealing snapshot of real GDP per capita, specifically illustrating the percent off the most recent peak across time, with recessions highlighted. The underlying calculation is to show peaks at 0% on the right axis. The callouts shows the percent off real GDP per-capita at significant troughs as well as the current reading for this metric.
Quarterly GDP Compounded Annual Rate of Change
The standard measure of GDP in the US is expressed as the compounded annual rate of change from one quarter to the next. The current real GDP as of the Q3 Advance Estimate is 2.7 percent. But with a per-capita adjustment, the data series is quite different. The real per-capita GDP is currently at 2.0 percent. Both a 10-year moving average and the slope of a linear regression through the data show that the US economic growth has been slowing for decades.
How do the two compare, GDP and GDP per capita? Here is an overlay of the two in the 21st century.
To expand on the illustration above: Since 1960 mean (average) GDP is 3.1 percent. Mean GDP per capita is 2.0 percent.
Year-Over-Year (YoY) GDP Percent Change and Recession Risk
Economists and financial journalists vary widely in their opinions about the present-day level of recession risk. The official call on recessions, of course, is the domain of the National Bureau of Economic Research, which makes the determination on recession start and end several months — sometimes more than a year — after the fact.
GDP per capita, as we've seen, is a weaker series than GDP. What does it suggest about our current recession risk? The next chart shows the YoY change in real GDP per capita since 1960. I've again highlighted recessions. The red dots show the YoY real GDP for the quarter before the recession began, and the dotted line gives us a sense of how the current level compares to recession starts since 1960. This chart suggests that, despite the obvious weakness in the economy, this indicator is not recessionary. That said, we must remember that GDP is a lagging indicator of the economy, and the Third Estimates and next year's annual GDP revisions will almost certainly change the latest data points.
As the chart illustrates, the latest YoY real GDP per capita, at 1.79% is higher than the level at the onset of all the recessions in this series with one exception — the second and more painful half of the early 1980's double dip. That recession was a outlier in that it was to some extent knowingly engineered by the Fed (then Chairman Paul Volcker), an inevitable side-effect of raising the Fed Funds Rate north of 19% to break the back of the stagflation of the era. Here is a snapshot that illustrates the extreme Fed maneuver.
I'll update these charts next month, when the Third Estimate of Q3 GDP is released.


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Asteroid (2867) Steins: a portrait
Vital stats
|4.6 km
|Orbital Radius
|353 million km
|E-type asteroid
|Rotation Period
|approximately 6.05 hours
|irregular but not elongated
|Closest approach
|5 September 2008, 20:58 CEST
|Distance at closest approach
|800 km
|Relative Velocity at the time of fly-by
|8.62 km/s
Asteroid (2867) Steins is the first scientific target of ESA's comet chaser Rosetta. Located in the main asteroid belt, lying between the orbit of Mars and Jupiter, this space rock is being intercepted by Rosetta, which is on its way to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Closest approach is scheduled for 5 September 2008, 20:58 CEST.
Steins is one of the rarest types of asteroids in the Solar System and holds clues on how the planets formed.
To date, planetary scientists have used various spacecraft to visit eight different asteroids, with six fly-bys and two close orbits. On 5 September 2008, the Rosetta spacecraft will make it nine. It will fly by asteroid (2867) Steins en route to comet 67/P Churyumov-Gerasimenko, which it will reach in 2014. Before then, it will fly-by another asteroid, (21) Lutetia in 2010.
Steins was discovered in 1969 by N Chernykh at Nauchnyj, Crimea, and first listed as 1969 VC. After its orbit was firstly established, it received the number 2867 and was named after Karlis Augustovich Steins, the former director of the Latvian University Astronomical Observatory. Before the Rosetta team chose it for their fly-by, it was an object about which astronomers knew very little.
So, an observational campaign with ground-based telescopes was started in order to piece together some facts in preparation for the closer look. Steins surprised them: it turned out to be a kind of asteroid that no spacecraft had flown close to before.
Called an E-type asteroid, it may once have been part of the outer regions of a much larger asteroid, which has fragmented. Such E-type asteroids are quite rare.
Asteroids are important because they pre-date the planets and retain a memory of that phase of the Solar System's formation: they are the pieces that got left behind in the process of planet formation. Planets form in a chaotic process in which some planetesimals collide and coalesce, whilst others impact each other with such energy that they fragment. After millions of years, the coalescence wins and planets are formed.
In the asteroid belt, however, the accretion process was halted with the birth of Jupiter because its enormous gravity shepherded the asteroids into more orderly orbits. This reduced the chances of collision and effectively stopped the asteroids from developing into planets any further.
During the fly-by campaign Rosetta will be taking accurate measurements of the asteroid's size, shape and volume, and will measure its rotation rate and reflectivity of the surface. It will also take images and spectra, from which conclusions can be drawn about its composition and collisional history. Rosetta will be on the lookout for natural satellites around Steins, dust and any magnetic field that the asteroid might be generating.
Apart from delivering brand-new science, this fly-by acts as a rehearsal for the campaign planned for asteroid Lutetia in 2010.
For more information on asteroid types, please see article Debris of the Solar System: Asteroids.


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Benefits of Free-Range Parenting
Maybe you don't allow your tween to walk to the corner store or bike to a friend's house alone. But letting kids roam a little and adopting a free-range parenting style (with a bit less supervision) is not only fun for them—it helps make them strong in unique and important ways.
The stars have started to pop through the sky on a warm evening in Minneapolis, and almost everyone on our residential street has either gone inside or retreated to the mosquito-free comfort of their screened-in porches. That is, everyone except my kids, Peter, 12, Henrik, 10, and Luisa, 7, who are dashing down the sidewalks with flashlights. Or at least that's what I imagine they're doing. Because I'm not with my free-range kids, I can't say for certain if they are spraying water into a mud pit, or building a fort, or even pounding each other with water balloons.
That my children are outside by themselves isn't some isolated kids-gone-rogue event. My family operates on a sliding scale of independence pegged to each child's confidence and common sense. As long as Peter can find a friend to tag along, he's allowed to explore the lakeshore a few blocks away or bike to the convenience store. Henrik can wander anywhere on our block and cross the two streets that don't have a lot of traffic. Luisa walks to her friend's house two doors down. All three get home from the bus stop together without me there to meet them. My husband, Walter, and I moved here precisely because it is safe enough for them to enjoy these solo forays, which we believe are good for them. This is our own twist on the free-range parenting style.
We're in a tiny minority, though. Today most kids' lives are monitored 24/7, and independent wanderings exist only in the pages of Little House on the Prairie. Nearly a third of San Francisco Bay Area parents cite safety as the reason they drive their 10- to 14-year-old children to school rather than let them walk or bike unsupervised, according to one survey. When a Mississippi 10-year-old was seen making his way alone to soccer practice a few years back, anxious moms called 911. Other hallmarks of relaxed childhood are also disappearing. Paper routes? Many news companies demand that you be at least 18.
That's a huge shift from the 1970s, when I was allowed—encouraged—to ride my bike and take the city bus all over Minneapolis. In those days, parents accepted lumps and bumps as part of childhood, says Helene Guldberg, Ph.D., author of Reclaiming Childhood. But as any mom who has ever gotten the stink eye from a stranger knows, that live-and-let-live spirit has been replaced by a widespread belief that every childhood mishap is the parents' fault. "There's this myth that we can prevent anything bad, from disappointment to death, if we only watch our children more carefully," says New York City's Lenore Skenazy, a blogger and author of Free-Range Kids, who was labeled "America's worst mom" when she blogged about letting her 9-year-old son take the subway alone. (One mom changed her parenting style and *drastically* improved her bond with her teen.)
Adding fuel to the free-range parenting style fire, many parents have bought into the idea that the world is full of predators waiting to harm our kids. So is free-range parenting safe? Turns out, U.S. violent crime rates have plummeted almost 50 percent since they peaked in 1992. And the number of children who are kidnapped or murdered each year is so small that every case makes big news. Of course, even one tragedy is one too many. And sure, my heart pounds harder whenever I call out the front door, expecting them to be right outside, and nobody answers. Then I remind myself that some 200,000 kids age 14 and under are injured every year in car accidents, yet my family still logs plenty of hours in our minivan.
The numbers don't support keeping my three on a short leash, but that doesn't mean we let our free-range kids run wild. Peter's trips to the store required several test runs with me in tow, and before Luisa knew the drill, I called my neighbor to make sure she arrived safely. And I wouldn't be allowing any of these outings if I didn't believe my kids were capable of handling them.
- Related: Should You Change Your Parenting Style?
Walter and I also factored in expert evidence that says too many restrictions would be harmful. If my three always had be within my sight, for example, they'd spend a lot more time indoors just so I could plow through my to-do list. "Getting outside gives them infinite opportunities to explore," says Todd Christopher, author of The Green Hour. Tethered to me, they'd have fewer chances to hang out with pals and engage in creative play, which is crucial for developing constructive problem solving, creativity and critical thinking, says Susan Linn, Ed.D., author of The Case for Make Believe. And unmonitored friend time, even if it's rowdy and chaotic, is a vital part of childhood, adds Stuart Brown, M.D., the founder of the National Institute for Play. "At these times kids start to know themselves and how they relate to others," he says. (Unsure of what to do with the family al fresco? Get inspired by our outdoor adventure guide.)
That's why I try not to interfere unless I can hear that things are truly getting out of hand. Of course, my absence has ensured that our yard is the most popular hangout in the neighborhood—a fact that has not gone unnoticed by the well-meaning moms who perhaps think they're doing me a favor by standing guard at our play structure. What these moms don't understand is that free-range parents like me are still listening, albeit from a distance. If one of my kids has strayed past his or her boundaries or is breaking any of our family rules—bullying, using bad language, destroying someone else's property—he or she has to come inside immediately.
And when I let my kids back out, I do so with the confidence that I'm teaching them to be less anxious about the world around them. Allowing Peter to go to the store without me tells him that I trust his judgment and teaches him how to handle unexpected situations. "If a kid gets lost on the way or loses his money," says Michele Borba, Ed.D., author of The Big Book of Parenting Solutions, "he gains real in-the-moment experience figuring out how to manage life, the single most important skill he can have." Giving Peter adventures also shows him that I think our community is safe and that the people he will come into contact with are—with a few exceptions, which we discuss—kind and decent.
My reasoning is shared by even the staunchest child-safety advocates, including Patty Wetterling, who has already faced the worst. In 1989 her 11-year-old son, Jacob, was abducted on a rural Minnesota road and has never been found. In response, she helped launched her state's AMBER alert program. But Patty says, "Kids should be walking around smart, not scared. They should know what to do if somebody says or does something to them, then tells them to keep it secret."
Monitoring kids too closely, even when it's a well-meaning way to try to keep them safe, has ratcheted up their anxiety to unhealthy levels, according to child development experts. "Overprotecting children keeps them from experiencing and resolving disappointment and failure," says Bernardo J. Carducci, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at Indiana University Southeast. "Kids who don't learn to handle frustration become fearful. They're the teenagers who won't try new extracurricular activities. When they arrive at college, they retreat to their rooms and play video games rather than going out and connecting with others." (Check out another hot debate about raising independent kids.)
I'd be lying if I said my husband's and my approach to the free-range parenting style is always an unqualified success. Last summer I was working late in my home office while Walter was putting Luisa to bed. That's when Henrik and Peter decided it would be fun to spritz several of our neighbors' garages with cooking spray. Walter caught them mid-high jinks, and the next morning the boys were marched to the neighbors' to apologize and clean up. Even though I was mortified, I knew the boys were learning firsthand about consequences at an age when the stakes were relatively low.
Still, the incident did give me a bad case of mom guilt. Was I failing my kids by not hanging out with them more? Richard Weissbourd, author of The Parents We Mean to Be, says no. Overinvolved parents are often addressing their own need for closeness rather than giving kids the space they need. Being a supportive parent, in other words, can't always mean doing what's comfortable. It's also about bearing the anxiety and consequences that occur when your child strikes out for new territories.
Encouraging free-spiritedness also creates more opportunities for our kids to show us just how creative and resourceful they are. This came to mind a few days after the garage door incident when I turned into my alley and noticed handmade signs tacked on to the utility poles. "GARAGE DOOR CLEANING SERVICE," they read. "Call Peter and Henrik or just stop over."
5 Tips for Free-Range Parents and Their Free-Range Kings
Freedom has to be earned and learned. Help your kids—and yourself—feel safer as they move out of your orbit as free-range kids.
- Start with the facts. Don't base decisions on feelings. Find out exactly what real hazards there are in your neighborhood.
- Know your kid. If she follows through on tasks, owns up to mistakes and tends to look before she leaps, you're probably safe saying yes when she asks to ride her bike to the park, have her curfew extended or go to the mall with a friend.
- Practice. Go with your son to the bus stop until he gets the hang of it and tells you he feels comfortable doing it on his own.
- Power down. If your kids call constantly for your advice (Lenore Skenazy's son once rang her from home to ask if he should eat another piece of banana bread), try turning off your cell phone for at least part of the day, to allow them the chance to make independent decisions.
- Dial back fear. People who watch more news and violent dramas on TV tend to see the world as more dangerous than it is. Skip the graphic shows in favor of less frightening fare.
Go easy on others. The next time a kid you know hurts herself or does something dumb, resist the urge to blame her mom. Even if our parenting styles differ, we're all in this together.


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Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aime came to today's exclusive-news-filled VGX show today to reveal Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze's release date, confirm a leaked character—Cranky Kong, and show a couple of gorgeous levels of the game. Enough?
Not according to VGX host Geoff Keighley, as you'll see in the clip here. Is Nintendo being a bit too stingy? Should they be dropping us some Metroid news, perhaps?
Here's a bit of the game as it was shown at the VGX. A rep from the game's development studio, Retro, talks us through it...
Go here to see much more about the 2013 Spike VGX, including all the award categories and their nominees.


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Editor's note: Use this crab stock to make Chef John Besh's Basic Crab Pan Sauce for his Busters and Grits recipe.
- Yield
- Makes 6 cups
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1 onion, coarsely chopped
- 1 stalk celery, coarsely chopped
- 1 carrot, peeled and coarsely chopped
- 1 leek, white part, coarsely chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 pound crab shells
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 sprig fresh thyme
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
- Heat the canola oil in a large pot over moderate heat. Cook the onions, celery, carrots, leeks, and garlic, stirring often, until they are soft but not brown, about 3 minutes.
- Add the chicken bones and carcass, the bay leaf, thyme, peppercorns, and 3 quarts water. Increase the heat to high and bring to a boil. Immediately reduce the heat to low and gently simmer, skimming any foam that rises to the surface, until the stock has reduced by half, about 2 hours.
- Strain through a fine sieve into a container with a cover. Allow the stock to cool, cover and refrigerate, then skim off the fat. Freeze the stock in small batches to use later.
Reprinted with permission from My New Orleans: The Cookbook, by John Besh., © September 2009 Andrews McMeel Publishing
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Nutritional Info
- Calories21
- Carbohydrates1 g(0%)
- Fat1 g(2%)
- Protein2 g(3%)
- Saturated Fat0 g(1%)
- Sodium29 mg(1%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat0 g
- Fiber0 g(1%)
- Monounsaturated Fat1 g
- Cholesterol7 mg(2%)


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Accounting for United States Treasury Tax Notes
THis BULLETIN deals with the reporting of United States Treasury Tax Notes in the balance sheet of the purchaser.
(1) The usual procedure of showing the notes in the current asset section of the balance sheet is obviously proper, and especially should they be so shown if, at the date of the balance sheet, or at the date of the report of the independent auditor, there is evidence of intent to use the notes for other purposes or if such presentation is required under accounting definitions of applicable bond in-dentures or preferred stock agreements.
(2) Since the tax notes were presumably purchased with the intent that they be used for the payment of federal income and excess profits taxes, it is also good accounting practice that they be shown as a deduction from the accrued liability for such taxes in the current liability section of the balance sheet. The full amount of the accrued liability should be shown, and the tax notes should be deducted therefrom in an amount equal to their tax payment value at the balance-sheet date.
United States Treasury Tax Notes, Tax Series A-1943 and B-1943, have been authorized and issued under a "Tax Savings Plan" for the stated purpose of making it easier for taxpayers to meet the in-creasing taxes required by the National Defense Program. Tax-payers may purchase the notes while income is accruing for use as a medium of payment of the income and excess profits taxes subse-quently falling due. The notes are issued in the name of the pur-chaser; they cannot be transferred or used as collateral. They may be redeemed at the purchase price on or before maturity; no advance


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Common Health QuestionsBack
Can my baby go swimming before or after vaccinations?
You can take your baby swimming at any age, both before and after they have been vaccinated. It doesn't matter if they haven't yet completed their course of vaccinations.
Babies sometimes experience side effects after a vaccination. These are generally quite mild and shouldn't stop you taking your baby swimming.
However, babies who are feverish or irritable in the days or weeks after a vaccination may not feel up to swimming for a few days, so you may prefer to wait.
Read the answers to more questions about vaccinations.
Further information:
Find out when you can start taking your baby swimming, and whether or not to wait until they have had their vaccinations.


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INDIANAPOLIS -- Butler found its next basketball coach the same place it usually does -- inside the family.
On Saturday, the Bulldogs announced they were promoting recently hired assistant coach Brandon Miller as Brad Stevens' replacement. The decision came three days after Stevens surprised everyone by taking the head job with the Boston Celtics.
But like Stevens and his predecessors Todd Lickliter and Thad Matta, the Bulldogs didn't have to look far to find the next coach.
"I am confident that Brandon will carry on the Butler University basketball tradition of excellence, especially as we make the transition to the Big East Athletic Conference," athletic director Barry Collier said in a statement.
"As a player, assistant coach, and person, Brandon has exemplified the Butler Way and brings a blend of energy, talent and integrity to this role. With Brandon's leadership, Butler is well positioned to expand upon the success of the last few years."
Stevens congratulated Miller on Twitter:
Congratulations to the Millers. Brandon is an inspiring person and coach - just like he played! One of BU's all-time greats.
— Brad Stevens (@BCCoachStevens) July 6, 2013
Stevens reiterated that sentiment in a text message to ESPN.com's Andy Katz.
"Brandon is awesome," Stevens told Katz. "A great person and coach with ultimate passion for the game.''
Starting forward Khyle Marshall said Wednesday that the players had been virtually assured that the next coach would have a Butler background.
Only two candidates' names were bandied about -- Miller, a former Butler star who was just rehired by Stevens as an assistant coach in April, and Michigan assistant LaVall Jordan, another Butler alum and former Bulldog assistant.
The school scheduled a 4:30 p.m. news conference to introduce Miller.
For Miller, it's a remarkable ascension after taking a one-year hiatus from college basketball just two years ago.
He takes over a program that finished as NCAA tournament runner-ups in 2010 and 2011 and then reached the regional semifinals last season after missing the tourney in 2012. Their continual postseason runs made Butler one of the most recognizable mid-major programs in the nation and allowed them to move from the Horizon League to a much stronger Atlantic 10 last season and now on to the re-formed Big East next season.
But the Bulldogs couldn't afford a protracted search for Stevens' successor.
Recruiting kicks into high gear next week, and the Bulldogs are scheduled to make an overseas trip to Australia in early August.
In Miller, though, Butler knows what it's getting.
"What I know for sure is it's going to be a Butler guy, a guy who knows our identity as a team and who is not going to change our identity," Marshall said Wednesday. "I think we'll be pretty comfortable with whoever the guy is."
Miller knows the Bulldogs' background as well as anybody.
A native of New Castle, Ind. -- the same hometown as UCLA coach Steve Alford -- Miller started his college career at Southwest Missouri State. He transferred to Butler in 1999 and became one of the most prolific 3-point shooters in school history.
He finished his career with 1,121 points, 189 3-pointers and 305 assists, earning all-league honors and all-league defensive honors. As a senior in 2003, he was the co-MVP of the Bulldogs team that beat Louisville in the NCAA tourney and reached the regional semifinals for the first time in four decades.
Following his college career, Miller joined the staff of Ohio State coach Matta, whom he played for at Butler. He spent six total seasons under Matta -- three as an assistant and two as director of basketball operations, though he coached at Butler in 2007-08 before rejoining Matta's staff. Miller took a year off from coaching in 2011-12 season, returning last season as a special assistant for Illinois coach John Groce.
Stevens then rehired Miller in April after his top assistant, Matthew Graves, accepted the head coaching job at South Alabama.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.