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Dir: Hideo Nakata. Japan. 2013. 106mins
Acclaimed Japanese film-maker Hideo Nakata, perhaps best known for the hit J-horror classics Ring, Ring 2 and Dark Water, heads back into supernatural territory with his chilling new film The Complex. It might lack the high-concept conceit of Ring, but the director is a master at combing urban horror with ancient terrors and this nicely fraught and twisted tale will appeal to lovers of classic J-horror.
While The Complex is certainly more traditional and less rooted in contemporary issues – apart from the notion that Japan is a nation of lonely souls – it is still an impressively structured horror film that is likely to thrill audiences.
The film, which had its world premiere at the Rotterdam Film Festival, trades on the easy Japanese acceptance of the supernatural having a very real impact on modern life, with Hideo Nakata again making great use of grim modern buildings – with the flickering lights, dingy shapes and stained walls – as the perfect backdrop for spirits terrifying the living.
To a degree he is going back to his J-horror roots (recent films have included Kaidan and The Incite Mill –7 Day Death Game) with The Complex (Kuroyuri danchi) – which might refer both to the story's physical setting as well as the interweaving plot – which features familiar aspects to both Ring and Dark Water…such as sweet and innocent heroine, rather devilish child and a sense of dread lurking in a contemporary building.
The film stars Atsuko Maeda (the former lead singer of J-pop group AKB48, and who starred in 2007 Japanese horror film The Suicide Song) as nursing student Asuka, who has just moved into an apartment with her parents and younger brother in the rather dilapidated Kuroyuri Building Complex.
She is woken by a strange scratching sound coming from the apartment from next door, and by an alarm clock that goes off at 6.30am, and when she tells college friends where she lives there are whispers about the complex being haunted. Asuka makes friends with a young boy in the playground at the centre of the complex (rather similar to the one in vampire film Let The Right One In) who seems to have no friends.
After repeatedly being woken by noises from the next door apartment she knocks on the door to talk to the occupant. Finding the door open, she goes in, only to discover the body of an old man who had seemingly been trying to claw his way into her room. She calls the police and the body is taken away, and still drawn to the apartment next door she starts to talk about spirits with Sasahara (Hiroki Narimiya, who starred in Azumi and more recently Takashi Miike's Ace Attorney), part of the team who clear the detritus from the flat and who has experienced how the dead can still inhabit buildings.
But Nakata only uses this faintly traditional set-up to delve into horror thrills in which nothing is quite what it seems…the background to Asuka's family situation; the strange boy; the housing complex and even Sasahara himself all offer genre twists that sees Asuka gradually descend into terror and madness, with the spirit haunting the building feeding on her fears.
The structure means that the story weaves back and forth as background clues are slowly revealed, but Nakata is a master at building tension within confined spaces, and his slow moving camera and Atsuko Maeda's nicely fearful performance work well the gradually build the tension as the film head towards an impressively staged Japanese exorcism (no dull Catholic priests here…instead seven women in white robes banging drums, swaying and chanting) that delivers on the visceral violence that is missing from more subtle chills earlier in the film.
Hideo Nakata's Ring films were unique in that they offered a blend of bizarreness and technology little seen at that time, and while The Complex is certainly more traditional and less rooted in contemporary issues – apart from the notion that Japan is a nation of lonely souls – it is still an impressively structured horror film that is likely to thrill audiences. The film opens in Japan in May, and Nakata's genre reputation (though it is hard to live up to his J-horror master reputation forged with his earlier films) likely to secure international sales.
Production company/sales: Nikkatsu Corporation, www.nikkatsu.com
Producer: Ishida Yuji
Screenplay: Ryuta Miyake, Junya Kato
Cinematography: Junichiro Hayashi
Editor: Naoko Aono
Production designer: Kyoko Yakuchi
Music: Kenji Kawai
Main cast: Atsuko Maeda, Hiroki Narimiya, Masanobu Katsumura, Naomi Nishida, Kanau Tanaka


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On March 9, 1965, Myrtle Zelda Cumpston was shot and killed in the display area of the
C. & K. Aqualand Incorporated, located near Adel, Iowa. The Police are still seeking further information about this murder. If you can help them contact: http://www.dps.state.ia.us/DCI/coldcaseunit/victims/Cumpston_Myrtle.shtml
I found this newspaper item about a woman with the same name who died on the same day. Adel and Coalville are just an hour away from each other. Does anyone know if these were the same woman?
Myrtle Zelda (Dickerson) Cumpston (1965)
Earlham Echo – March 18, 1965 Obituary
Myrtle Zelda Dickerson was born September 1, 1904, at Coalville, Iowa, the daughter of Geo. A. and Mamie C. Dickerson; she passed away at her home March 9, 1965. She married Charles Lewis Cumpston February 10, 1923. To this union were born six children all of whom survive. They were in business in Fort Dodge, Tama and were established in Adel and the Redfield Community in 1936. In 1939 they moved to the present farm home where they yet reside. She was preceded in death by her parents. Those who survive are her husband, Charles L. Cumpston; their six children: Dale and his wife Margaret of Lawrence, Kansas; Duane and his wife Mary Lea of Atlantic, Iowa; Geneil and husband Earl Mosind (?) of Waterloo, Iowa; Gardette and his wife Betty of Peneville, Louisiana; Kay Eloise Cumpston, a student at the University of Iowa. There are sixteen grandchildren.
She was a member of the Redfield Methodist Church, the Order of the Eastern Star, and many other worthy organizations. Final rites were held Saturday at the Redfield Methodist Church under the direction of the Evans Funeral home, with the Revs. John Latta and Ernest Baiotto officiating. Burial was in the Dexter cemetery.
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Exchange 62:Now & Next
Designed and led by some of the world's brightest minds in management—the MIT Sloan faculty—the Exchange 62: Now and Next colloquium offered a window into the challenges faced by today's organizations and leaders, and the ideas and innovations that will guide them in the future. For a look inside these compelling and timely discussions, please check out the session summaries and videos below.
MIT Sloan's Building the Future is part of MIT's 150th Celebration.Learn More >
Collective Intelligence
Demonstrating the Wisdom of Crowds
Featuring Professor Thomas Malone
A century ago, groups that demonstrated collective intelligence relied solely on human brainpower. In today's technology-driven world, however, some of the most recognizable forms of collective intelligence—Wikipedia, Google, Linux—rely on the combined capabilities of humans and computers. This human-computer acumen is the main focus of MIT's Center for Collective Intelligence, where researchers examine how people and computers can be connected so they collectively act more intelligently than any person, group, or computer has ever acted before.
In an Exchange 62 session led by Professor Thomas Malone, a panel of experts in computer science, technology, and entrepreneurship explored various types of collective intelligence such as open innovation and computer-based crowd sourcing, and discussed how new communication technologies are changing the way people work together.
While most people recognize that Wikipedia is an example of collective intelligence, there are other forms being explored. Computer scientist Rob Miller spoke about "cloud computing" and "crowd computing." This involves the notion of coordinating a large group of people to do tiny things or to solve tiny problems that software or one user can't do.
Another key component of collective intelligence has become the role of lead users. Said Eric von Hippel, "Lead users innovate to solve their own needs at private expense and then freely reveal their innovations." Von Hippel gave an example of a surgeon who identified the need for a heart-lung machine who ended up spearheading the creation of one after other avenues he had pursued failed.
Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies
Featuring Professor Yasheng Huang
In less than a decade, entrepreneurial companies in emerging economies have acquired a number of Western corporate giants including IBM, Land Rover, Jaguar, and Volvo. These acquisitions point to the vibrant growth of entrepreneurship in developing countries as well as the shifting hierarchy of global economic players.
MIT Sloan's Global Entrepreneurship Lab, commonly known as G-Lab, places students at the forefront of these developments by sending them to emerging economies to study, research, and work with entrepreneurial companies. In 2008, G-Lab expanded to include China Lab and India Lab and has since provided more than 200 students with action learning experiences in China and India, two of the fastest growing economies in the world.
This Exchange 62 colloquium, facilitated by Professor Yasheng Huang, brought together entrepreneurs and students who participated in G-Lab for a lively discussion about the significant role that entrepreneurship is playing in emerging economies and the singular opportunities that MIT Sloan students have to take part in the action.
Speaking to the value of working with MIT Sloan students, Valtech's Bhattacharyya stated, "You can get real work done with good team members… . We can't solve this problem, but our MIT team can."
Echoing Bhattacharyya's sentiments, AE&E's Xiong stated that "We would pay more for teams; to have internships would be great."
While the impact of student teams is undeniable, Professor Huang stressed that while much has been accomplished, there is much to be done. He pointed out the need for expansion into Africa and in underdeveloped regions in China and India.
Game Changers
Businesses and NGOs Co-Evolving to Foster Social, Ecological, and Economic Well-Being
Featuring Senior Lecturer Peter Senge
Global capitalism is changing rapidly. We are still at the beginning of the beginning of what is likely to ensue in the coming years, as countries and companies get more serious about addressing the deep social, ecological, and economic imbalances that global capitalism has wrought.
In this session, New York Times bestselling author and MIT Sloan Senior Lecturer Peter Senge leads a panel discussion with the chief executives of Unilever and Oxfam GB. In addition to Unilever and Oxfam's groundbreaking eight-year partnership, conversation focused on new metrics for national progress beyond the GDP, fundamental changes in financial markets, and global business strategies for creating shared value with society.
Lessons from the Financial Crisis
New Directions for Managing Risk and the Global Financial System
Featuring Professor Antoinette Schoar
What caused the financial crisis? Some experts believe it was the result of a perfect storm in U.S. financial markets brought on by a combination of bad banking regulations, lax oversight of mortgage brokers, and reckless Wall Street practices. Others contend that the crisis is symptomatic of longer-run shifts in global economic growth patterns, which show a strong increase of wealth creation in developing countries while developed countries stagnate in the 21st century. During this session led by Professor Antoinette Schoar, financial experts shared their insights into the causes of the financial crisis and the steps that companies and government organizations could take to better manage risk and the global financial system going forward.
When asked about their views for what caused the financial crisis, Bennett W. Golub responded that there was mass confusion in people's minds between cash and the value of a security. "Many people think they're identical and they're not."
Added Chi-Won Yoon: "This is a global crisis. We need a global framework to solve it. Right now there is a fog of regulatory uncertainty around the world." Having said that, he believes that integration within the global financial markets will continue, but that "we may need to go through a process of harmonizing regulation."
Luncheon with the Laureates
Facilitated by Professor Richard Schmalensee and featuring Professors Robert Merton and Robert Solow
Is the financial system too complex for the country's good? Did it all just get too complicated? And if so, how do we deal with it?
It's the economy, but this isn't stupid. Quite the opposite when two Nobel laureates—Robert Merton, MIT PhD '70, and Institute Professor Emeritus Robert Solow—argued different approaches to making sure what happened to the U.S. financial markets in 2008 doesn't happen again.
Dean Emeritus and Howard W. Johnson Professor of Management Richard Schmalensee moderated the talk, held at MIT Sloan's Building the Future event.
Merton blamed, to some extent, a lack of financial education and insight for the people involved in and watching over the U.S. financial system. But those problems can be remedied, he said, arguing that more layers of government regulation are not a panacea for the problem of financial complexity.
"Without [education]," he said, "passing all the rules in the world won't matter."
While not giving a pass to "bad behavior, fools and knaves," and "highly questionable" credit evaluation, Merton said many people who could have known better may have been lost in the labyrinthine turns of modern-day finance.
Solow agreed that things got out of hand, but argued that many of the problems that led to the financial crisis may have been unnecessary to begin with. Finance, he said, does not exist for the sake of finance. It exists, he argued, for the production of goods and services, and to facilitate the growth of society as a whole.
"How much of the financial sector do we need?" he asked. "Was all this slicing and dicing that was done of use to the mortgage market?"
Recovery is possible, Solow said, but it will require a makeup for the production shortfalls caused by the burst housing bubble and the accompanying loss of American wealth.
MIT's Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Featuring Professors Fiona Murray and Ed Roberts
"We don't want observers, we want players."
So said David Sarnoff Professor of Management Technology Ed Roberts, of the entrepreneurial zeitgeist at MIT. His remarks were part of the Exchange 62: Now and Next Colloquium session on MIT's Entrepreneurial Ecosystem.
Over the past several decades, MIT has established itself as an entrepreneurial hub—a place where research and ideas are transformed regularly into products and businesses with broad economic and social impact. MIT's interdisciplinary approach to education helps fuel this entrepreneurial activity, which is often sparked by interactions between students and alumni from MIT Sloan and the Schools of Science and Engineering. The resulting entrepreneurial ecosystem, which encompasses Kendall Square and areas far beyond, plays a vital role in the life of MIT Sloan and the Institute as a whole.
MIT Students have certainly made their interest and dedication to entrepreneurship clear. According to Roberts, when MIT Sloan first offered the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Track in 2007, 40% of the MBA class applied to participate.
Citing an article he read recently about the top 10 economies in the world, Roberts said, "MIT was the 11th."
Nano-data and Now-Casting
The Analytics Revolution
Featuring Professors Roberto Rigobon and Dimitris Bertsimas
What do baseball, wine, and healthcare have in common?
More than you might think.
In particular, people are gaining new insights about each of the three subjects through statistical models that analyze data to make predictions.
That was the message conveyed at a recent presentation by MIT Sloan Professor Dimitris Bertsimas, who participated in the Exchange 62: Now and Next colloquium session entitled, "Nano-data and Now-Casting: The Analytics Revolution."
Bertsimas described equations that help predict wine quality and baseball wins. For example, wine quality can be predicted through an equation that factors in winter rainfall, average growing season temperature and harvest rainfall. Bertsimas also explained that companies can analyze data from their employees' healthcare transactions to better predict healthcare costs.
Of course, even good statistical models can't anticipate everything. Bertsimas explained that last year, his baseball model predicted that the Boston Red Sox baseball team would win 90 games in the regular season—and they in fact won 89. This year, he predicted the Red Sox would win 101 games in the regular 162-game baseball season. But, one-quarter of the way through the season, the Red Sox had won only half their games so far.
"They are behind [the predicted record], I admit," Bertsimas said. "But I am hopeful."
Redefining Sustainability
Motivation and aspiration instead of doom and gloom
Featuring Professors John Sterman and Rick Locke
Joking that his students often refer to him as "Dr. Doom," MIT Sloan Professor and sustainability advocate John Sterman made it clear to the gathered crowd that the time has come for motivation and aspiration—in other words, a lot less scolding and a lot more focus on solutions.
To achieve that kind of monumental change in the thinking around sustainability, Sterman and fellow faculty member Rick Locke talked about the unique approach of MIT Sloan"s Sustainability Initiative. The initiative focuses on a systems approach that is dedicated to research that matters, education and outreach, engagement in public policy, and, walking the talk.
In terms of education, both Sterman and Locke stressed that students need to understand that there does not have to be a tradeoff between economic development and sustainability. Said Locke, "Give students the tools and framework to understand the world the way it really is and to make a difference in it." And students are doing their part, asking for and engaging in more and more sustainability related classes and projects. One hoped-for outcome is that as students are educated about how to achieve positive results, they will become more and more hopeful—and motivated to do more.
As for the alumni perspective, both Joaquin Bacardi and Bruce Jamerson were clear that sustainable business requires vision and commitment, but that it does not preclude growth and economic development. Bacardi had some particularly interesting insights about how corporate social responsibility and sustainability are not exclusively for new "modern" companies. At 150 years old, Bacardi has long been committed to this culture of responsibility, and has been recycling methane from their fermentation process for 30 years.
This discussion, along with every other Exchange 62: Now and Next session, took place in MIT Sloan's new home, the greenest building on the MIT campus. In a fitting turn, the building's architects, Moore, Ruble, Yudell, were in attendance at the sustainability session.
Reflections and Lessons on Organization Studies
Featuring Professors Edgar Schein, Lotte Bailyn, and John Van Maanen
How do one's personal and professional lives intersect and influence each other? What motivates employee performance? How can managers effectively navigate the occupational and ethnic subcultures within their organizations? These are just some of the many questions that fall under the research umbrella of organization studies, a highly interdisciplinary field that draws on sociology, political science, psychology, history, and anthropology. During this session, three leading experts in organization studies—Edgar Schein, Lotte Bailyn, and John Van Maanen—reflected on their varied experiences within and beyond MIT and shared some of the most valuable lessons they've learned thus far about organizational dynamics. Discussion topics included organizational culture, leadership, work and personal life integration, and the application of research findings to public policy and change management.
The Challenges Facing Today's Global Corporations
Perspectives from Deans Around the Globe
Featuring Deputy Dean SP Kothari and leaders from MIT Sloan's partner Schools: Fudan University, Skolkovo School of Management and Sabanci University
For the past three decades, MIT Sloan has been a leader in developing strategic relationships with top universities and business organizations in countries such as China, Brazil, Korea, Russia, India, and Turkey. This morning at the Exchange 62 Colloquium, Professor and Deputy Dean S.P. Kothari lead a panel discussion engaging deans from three of MIT Sloan's international collaborators: the Sabanci School of Management, the Graduate School of Business at Sungkyunkwan University, and the School of Management at Fudan University. The panel examined global trends in management practice and education as well as the advantages of researching and teaching in emerging markets.
It was very clear from all of the deans on the panel that one of the major goals of these collaborations is to insure that students learn to think more broadly, both about economics and management and the world at large—particularly when it comes to preventing another global financial crisis.
According to Dean Lu, the schools want students "to be prepared for the future and working in other countries—we want students to be visionary."
Added Dean Boyacigiller, "Companies face challenges." When that happens, we "want corporations in the hands of professionals."


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Technology juggernaut Apple reported blowout earnings results Tuesday, but the news was overshadowed by the company's disclosure Monday that CEO Steve Jobs, who has battled pancreatic cancer, has taken medical leave.
The iconic Cupertino, California–based company said it earned $6.43 per share last quarter on revenue of $26.7 billion, a 71 percent increase over last year. Wall Street had been looking for quarterly earnings-per-share of $5.38 on revenue of $24.4 billion.
"This is a monster quarter," analyst Vijay Rakesh of Sterne Agee told CNBC. After-hours trading of Apple shares was halted briefly as the numbers were released. When the stock resumed trading, buyers drove the price up more than 4 percent to reach a new record high. Apple recently became the second most valuable publicly traded company in the world, behind Exxon.
Apple said it shipped 16.2 million iPhones and 7.3 million iPads in the last three months, cruising past Wall Street expectations of 15.5 million iPhones and 6.2 million iPads. The iPad, less than a year old, generated $4.4 billion in revenue for Apple during that time.
"We had a phenomenal holiday quarter with record Mac, iPhone and iPad sales," Jobs said in a statement. "We are firing on all cylinders, and we've got some exciting things in the pipeline for this year, including iPhone 4 on Verizon, which customers can't wait to get their hands on."
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The former Holly's World and The Girls Next Door star, 32, is expecting a baby with boyfriend Pasquale Rotella, PEOPLE confirms.
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Months after making her intentions clear, Holly Madison is finally going to be a mom.
The former Holly's World and The Girls Next Door star, 32, is expecting a baby in March with Pasquale Rotella, PEOPLE confirms.
"Holly and I are so excited to announce that we are going to be parents," Rotella tells PEOPLE. "We're in love and counting down the days until we meet our beautiful baby. I can hardly believe how lucky I am."
"I've wanted kids and that's something I'm definitely doing as soon as possible," Madison told PEOPLE in June, shortly after declining to renew her Peepshow contract in anticipation of motherhood.
After years spent dating Hugh Hefner, Madison credits her current boyfriend with helping her to decide that the time is right.
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A gunman shot 7 people, fatally killing one, following a fight at a Georgia bar. WLTZ's Sara Belsole reports.
Seven people were shot, one of them fatally, during a New Year's party early Tuesday in Columbus, Ga., police said — just one of many fatal shootings to be reported across the country as 2013 got off to a bloody start.
Police detectives told NBC station WLTZ of Columbus that six people were shot inside the Majestic Sports Bar about 2:30 a.m. ET. One of the victims was pronounced dead, and the four others were being treated at the Medical Center of Columbus for non-life-threatening injuries.
The Columbus Enquirer reported that the dead man was identified as Charles Foster Jr., 24, of Columbus.
A short time later, a gunshot wounded a person sitting in a car in the club's parking lot. Police said that person was treated and released.
WLTZ reported that police knew of no suspects Tuesday afternoon but said there may have been more than one shooter.
Across the country, the New Year rang in with the sound of gunfire:
- Three people, one of them a 17-year-old boy, were shot and killed Tuesday morning in separate incidents in Philadelphia, NBC 10 of Philadelphia reported.
The teenager was shot in the head about 12:30 a.m. ET during an following a house party, police said. About two hours later, an unidentified man was shot and killed in the Frankford area of the city. Then, about 3 a.m., police who were called to a house in North Philadelphia, where they found three gunshot victims. One later died at a hospital.
- Police said they were investigating a double homicide Tuesday morning in Elizabeth City, N.C., NBC station WAVY of Portsmouth, Va., reported. The names of both victims were being withheld, but authorities said both were in their early 20s.
- Police in Suffolk, Va., said a 31-year-old man died at a hospital after he was shot at a "social gathering" about 3 a.m., WAVY reported.
- In Chicago, which hit the grim milestone of 500 homicides in 2012 last week, New Year's Day kept the toll clicking. A 20-year-old was killed Tuesday morning on the West Side, authorities said. He was among 11 people to have been shot so far Tuesday, the Sun-Times reported.
Tale of two cities: Homicides plummet in New York, leap in Chicago
- Another man was also shot and killed early Tuesday at a Georgia nightclub, this one the Club Fiesco located in South Augusta, police told NBC station WAGT of Augusta.
- A suspect was in custody after a man killed one person and wounded four others Tuesday morning at a convenience store in Lansing, Mich., NBC station WILX of Lansing reported. Three of those injured were reported to be in critical condition.
- Four people were shot, one of them fatally, at about 3:30 a.m. at a gasoline station in Lorain, Ohio, NBC station WKYC of Cleveland reported.
- Police said a man shot his girlfriend in the head in Port Arthur, Texas, during an argument Tuesday morning, NBC station KBMT of Beaumont reported. She was pronounced dead.
- A 19-year-old high school senior was dead and two other people were wounded during a shooting incident about 2 a.m. ET during a New Year's Eve party at an American Legion building in Clayton, N.C., NBC station WNCN of Raleigh reported.
- In Corpus Christi, Texas, a 35-year-old man who was found injured in parking lot Tuesday morning died at a hospital, NBC station KRIS of Corpus Christi reported. Police haven't confirmed how the man was wounded, but they arrested a man armed with a handgun after an hourlong standoff at a nearby apartment.
- Police in Flint, Mich., said they had no suspects in the death of a man who was found Tuesday morning with a gunshot wound, NBC station WEYI reported.
- Indianapolis police who were called to a duplex shortly before 5:30 a.m. found a dead man with what appeared to be a gunshot wound, NBC station WTHR reported. No other details were immediately available.
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New edition for ArcGIS 10.1 provides an easy-to-understand introduction to GIS.
Redlands, California—GIS Tutorial 1: Basic Workbook provides an effective introduction to geographic information system (GIS) technology. As the first book in the Esri Press GIS Tutorial series, this popular workbook has been updated for compatibility with ArcGIS 10.1.
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March 6, 2013
Interstate Batteries, a $1 billion, privately held company, has kicked off a project to integrate enterprise routing into its corporate marketing system, Market IQ. Based on Esri's ArcGIS for Transportation Analytics, Market IQ will now provide routing data, sales orders, and marketing information to more than 300 independent and company-owned distributor partners to enhance delivery of Interstate Batteries (IB) products to dealers around the United States. The enhanced solution will allow IB partners to more strategically plan sales opportunities and optimize deliveries while reducing costs and wear and tear on vehicles.
Interstate Batteries will incorporate many different conditions to route finding including height, weight, and road restrictions for hazardous material.
"Esri was the only company that was able to accommodate the specialized routing we require to allow our partners to deliver batteries safely and efficiently," said Mike Darr, program manager for Interstate Batteries' Market IQ program. "And it easily integrates into our existing system, which is already based on Esri technology—ArcGIS for Server."
Each of IB's partners works directly with the Market IQ system, which is an intuitive, Microsoft-based application. Working through the new map-based interface, dealers will be able to more efficiently input and visualize orders by day, week, or month and optimize deliveries to better serve customers. The system's flexibility will enable distributors to adapt their plans and routes to their own specific needs. For example, if a distributor has a specific time window available within a delivery route, he will be able to easily add to or edit the route to service new prospects or perform other activities.
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text: These stocks are selling well below their 2011 highs. It's a great time to buy. By Steven Goldberg, Contributing Columnist September 12, 2012 Emerging-markets stocks are dirt-cheap. That makes this a terrific time to invest in them. There's no telling which way they'll head in the short term. But economies of developing nations remain the world's fastest growers, and that means that over the long haul, emerging-markets stocks should deliver compelling returns.SEE ALSO: Our Special Report on Emerging Markets Consider the anticipated growth rates of the developing and developed world. Next year, emerging economies will grow by an average of 5.7%, Moody's Investors Service estimates. By contrast, Moody's expects the 20 largest developed countries to grow just 2% in 2013. Emerging nations face a slew of problems over the near term. But I think share prices already reflect the negatives -- and then some. Advertisement The biggest headwind: the slowdown in the developed world. Western Europe is mired in recession, and Japan shows no signs of emerging from its two-decade-long funk. The U.S. economy is growing, but slowly. All this raises doubts about the sustainability of the emerging-markets growth story -- which, after all, has been primarily about low-wage developing nations exporting goods and services to the developed world. It's hard to boost exports when importers aren't buying. Nor is that the only challenge emerging nations face. China is undergoing a rocky transition from an export economy to an economy more focused on domestic consumers. Other emerging nations are struggling with the same transition, as well as myriad other problems. India, for instance, is an economic and political mess. But the positives more than outweigh the negatives. Here are five reasons to invest -- along with a few caveats: Advertisement 1. Emerging markets are on sale. The MSCI Emerging Markets Stock index trades at a mere 10.5 times analysts' earnings estimates for the coming 12 months. That's bargain-basement territory. By contrast, Standard & Poor's 500-stock index, which mainly includes large U.S. companies, trades at 13.4 times estimated earnings for the next 12 months (all figures are as of September 10). The long-term average price-earnings ratio for the S&P 500 is about 15.5, suggesting that U.S. stocks are cheap, too. 2. Emerging markets have already had their bear market. From April 29, 2011, through October 3, 2011, the MSCI Emerging Markets index plunged 27.9%, more than the 20% decline that usually defines a bear market (the S&P 500 dropped 18.6% over that period). What's more, the rebound off the bottom has been anemic. From the trough last October 3 through September 10, the Emerging Markets index returned just 17.2%, while the S&P 500 gained 32.8%. 3. The demographics are great. You've surely read the stories about aging U.S. baby-boomers. There aren't enough young people entering the workforce to support the boomers comfortably in retirement. The situation is worse in Europe, and Japan is in the most trouble of all. Meanwhile, emerging nations have billions of young people in the workforce or on their way to entering the workforce. 4. The domestic growth story. The emergence of the middle class is a huge story in most developing nations. Citizens in those nations have unmet needs in health care, housing, financial services and technology -- and, for the first time, the wherewithal to satisfy them. Advertisement The problem: The price-earnings ratios of the good companies in these sectors are nowhere near as low as the P/E ratio of the broad emerging-markets index. Most of these stocks command P/Es in the high teens or above, says Rusty Johnson, co-manager of Harding Loevner Emerging Markets Fund (symbol HLEMX), one of the best developing-markets funds. Johnson is buying the best companies -- as long as their anticipated growth rates support their high P/Es. He's particularly bullish on bank stocks. 5. Shares of export companies have cut-rate prices. Energy stocks and many other exporters have been beaten down because of slackening demand for their products throughout the world. Many exporters have seen their growth rates slow. But that doesn't mean you should avoid these stocks. Why? Because many are quite cheap. When the developed world does start to grow again, these stocks will surge ahead. All that said, don't overdo your emerging-markets investments. They're simply too volatile. I don't think anyone should have more than about 20% of his or her stock money in emerging markets. But I think most investors should have at least 10% in them. How to invest? Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (VWO), an exchange-traded fund, is a solid choice, with an expense ratio of just 0.20%. The Harding-Loevner fund is also a fine pick. 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The boss is back in town.
Jim Caruk - Builder Boss as he is known on his latest HGTV venture - is making a return appearance in Edmonton, headlining the 2013 Renovation Show at the Edmonton Expo Centre next week.
The popular, easygoing master contractor, who was in Edmonton years earlier when his previous show Real Renos was riding high, is bringing a simple message with him: It is time for a common sense "Renovention."
"I'll break down the renovation myth with a reality check with some case studies," says Caruk. "Sitting and watching this on TV is not the same as having them actually renovating or demolishing your house."
Caruk notes that most Candians believe the return value on their renovation investment is guaranteed and influenced by the amount of money they put into the work. But he says they fail to realize that this investment is affected by other factors, such as their home's location and the overall condition of the rest of the house.
He'll elaborate on this philosophy and how to get the best bang for your buck at the reno show, which runs Jan. 25-27. Also returning to Edmonton, and joining Caruk as part of the show's celebrity roster is John Sillaots, who will talk about kitchen and bathroom renovations.
"Jim's presentation will be fresh and specific, he's an entertaining guy. John, his specialty is really kitchen and bathrooms," says show producer Rick Young, who notes that sometimes in a reno it has to get pretty ugly before it gets beautiful. But Young says that's why the Renovation Show has become such a value-added attraction for Edmonton homeowners - not only is it a one-stop shop for everything renovation, it is also the place where you can find the experts who will be able to properly guide you through the entire process.
Young says if homeowners can dream it, the exhibiting companies are there to help realize those dreams and transform their existing homes.
"Whether it is new windows, new floors or more, the reno show is the place to be."
Helping make the show a go-to destination will be a number of renovators with RenoMark, which is endorsed by the Canadian Home Builders Association.
"RenoMark has a code of conduct and ethics that its members have to adhere to. If someone is looking for a reputable contractor, they'll know they're getting a reputable contractor who is licensed and bonded," says Mike Re-schke, president of Fortress Homes and Renovations, and a RenoMark member.
"Kitchens are probably the most popular renovation, but full house guts and additions are also very popular. As Edmonton grows, people want newer homes but that pushes them further to the suburbs and for many people location is important," says Reschke. "So to get a newer, up-to-date home, the option is to renovate their existing home or to do infill." He says the demand in Edmonton for renovations, house additions, or doing infill work is growing.
But what would renovations be without new windows, doors or cabinetry? Exhibitors bring the latest products and innovations to display at the show.
Expect to see what is being described as the world's most energy efficient glass when it comes to preventing heat loss. Winnipeg-based Duxton Windows and Doors, which has worked on a considerable variety of Edmonton residential, institutional and commercial developments, including the Riverdale Net Zero home project, will be highlighting a triple film quad cavity ultra-high performance insulating glass at the show. This remarkable "quint pane" R20 (cog) glazing is being shown alongside another breakthrough dynamic glazing product called Pleotint, a type of glass which darkens in response to heat.
"It's quite new; very few people know anything about it. This would be like the Mercedes or Rolls-Royce of the window industry," says Dux-ton owner Al Dueck.
"The other feature product which has caught the imagination and the spirit of the marketplace is to provide increasingly more contemporary looks to new homes or renovation projects," adds Dueck. "There is a growing interest in very contemporary doors. In our business, people say that the front door is a great way to make a statement and more and more people are ready to spend a little more for that dramatic door."
Once you're past that front door, Alexander Neb, co-owner of Eurolux Kitchens, believes his cutting-edge modern cabinetry options will make just as much of a statement.
Imagine sleek cabinetry with a modern European look, painted tempered glass countertops or digitally printed tempered glass backsplashes.
"This is a family business that we originated in Germany," says Neb. "When we arrived in Canada we definitely saw the need for it. There isn't too much choice in regards to cutting-edge materials in kitchens. We bring an understanding of European modern design; there aren't too many people that can design that for you here.
"This year we will bring a lot of glass surfaces to the show. These glass countertops are very popular in Europe instead of granite, especially for their hygienic properties and amazing looks," says Neb, noting their kitchen designs usually incorporate touches of wood to warm up the modern feel so the end result isn't too stark.
"The look may be modern and simple on the outside, but these cabinets are extremely versatile and functional," says Neb, whose father Vitaly, is the other co-owner.
The show, he adds, is the company's major marketing initiative and allows a vast portion of the Edmonton marketplace to become familiar with their products.
"It opens the eyes of most of the people to more than just solid wood and makes them familiar to a whole new level of quality. We love going to the shows," he says.


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This week, Devin and I celebrated our ten-year anniversary. Wow! Ten years.
When I said "I do," to him back on April 25, 2002, it was with the conviction that I had found someone who matched me. I knew that being married to this guy would be fun. Of course, it would have its share of ups and downs, like any marriage. Naturally we'd bitch and moan at each other along the way. I knew there would be many things I'd do and say that would bug him – and that there would be many, many (did I say many ?) things he'd do that would seriously nark me. And then there would be all the other regular stuff that would interfere, sneak up, challenge, or freak us out. Like pets, work, no work, children, money, mortgage, fridges, religion, family, schedules and all that.
Of course we love each other. That's a given. But the secret to what has kept this union sound, light-hearted, reasonable and fun is ….. silliness.
Very early on, I realized that Devin is as silly as I am. What clicked between us – and which has endured through ten years of marriage – is our very natural way of not taking ourselves too seriously. Once when we were dating, he gave me a copy of Dr Seuss' Cat in the Hat, with his own silly riddle hidden inside. Of late, I've taken to secretly doctoring his daily to-do list. Instead of saying goodbye when we speak on the phone, he's started saying "f@*k off Frank." No clue why, but it makes me chuckle.
Fortunately for us, our innate and combined silliness was a perfect foundation for raising children. Now we have an audience! Our kids get a huge kick out of us all being silly together – and an even bigger thrill when they watch mama and papa being silly with each other. It's downright gleeful.
Other couples count on love, respect and teamwork to nurture their relationships. We have that too. But for us, being silly is the cherry on top!
(Post note: I looked up the definition of silly on dictionary.com and was displeased. I much prefer the definitions on Urban Dictionary, check them out!)


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Al-Star Detective: Purple WidowSubmitted by metaphorical_cowboy on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 17:35.
[This is actually a part of a round robin exercise, but since the character's not really used in the rest of the series and I kinda created him, it works well enough as a self-contained story.]
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Greater than the sum - Chapter one of my NaNoWriMo entry this yearSubmitted by Karnuvap on Tue, 11/06/2007 - 11:01.
"Explain this agency, how may we help you?"
"It's THE Explain this agency, Carla!" said Simon Banks, the agency's owner but Carla wasn't listening to him. Once again her eyes rolled upwards as she started to type furiously.
Simon sat down at his screen to see what was coming in. This time it was his turn to roll his eyes. Yet another member of the Great British Public had failed to 'get' the point of his investigation agency.
Trex World, Part 31Submitted by kelson.philo on Thu, 08/23/2007 - 16:39.
Paul's face brought more attention than his run-in with yesterday morning's terrorist event. Standing outside the local hospital wing, the skylight felt harsh, domineering. Checking the time, he found himself to be in the middle of a shift change, he'd have to wade through about a million or so eddies of humanity to get home. A long walk was ahead of him. One positive, people actually got out of his way, if only to bring their trex's into focus range. Why all this publicity couldn't score him some raisins, Paul didn't know.
Trex World, part 30Submitted by kelson.philo on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 14:07.
He awoke to see the visage of the Detective glaring down at him. "Idiot," she intoned.
"Good to see you toof, detectif. Fleebus Marley, waffs wrong wiff me."
"That's something I'd like to know, truth be told. You're on assignment, Paul. I should have you retired for obstruction of justice."
Omnitrex Tech Part 10Submitted by kelson.philo on Wed, 03/28/2007 - 12:34.
Paul could feel his sweat starting to evaporate. If that was happening, it meant his disguise was fuming into air as well. He had very little time to get out of the arteries the Detective was plowing through. He looked desperately for some place of salvation. The buildings in the business district of the Expanse were like forced bubbles with cylindrical bottoms. Various doors and windows of transparent spongiform glistened in the skylight, style shops with a trickle of customers at this hour, none of which seemed too appealing for a fellow that was about to transform into something else.
Omnitrex Tech part 9Submitted by kelson.philo on Mon, 03/26/2007 - 10:33.
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Through the hole in the casino wall went the Detective, followed by Paul and four officers. The detective flashed her spectacles at the building's superintendent and the group of six were ushered into a quite backroom.
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Omnitrex tech part 8Submitted by kelson.philo on Fri, 03/23/2007 - 09:57.
She is tall, just over six feet, with mouse brown hair swept back into a tight bun. Her piercing green eyes use her full pouting lips to their distracting advantage. She would be beautiful if she wasn't so severe. The robes and spectacles of her office do not detract from this.
Omnitrex Tech part 7Submitted by kelson.philo on Wed, 03/21/2007 - 10:57.
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Paul was running full speed now, a, something he hadn't done since he was a younger man, since the Games during school, and he was pleased with himself how well he was doing, nearly catching up with the boy. His trex was primed, ready for vid capture.
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SkullHack SixSubmitted by alphaborie on Sun, 03/18/2007 - 18:40.
Skullhack Six
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Breaken the Younger rode the lift down underneath the Industrial tower alone, and silent. His mind dwelt momentarily on his sister, Maggie. He had taken her life, in a way. Tossing her like a piece of scrap meat to Diego after he had learned of her treachery, her "love" for Jordan. Deep inside he sneered. He had felt an inkling of remorse as he walked away from his dying sister the night before, but he discarded it as vestigial emotion he no longer wanted or needed. Another Maggie could be made, Clare she would be called this time. Indeed, he himself had been grown just as she had, as had his other brothers and sisters. As had his "father" and "mother". He had, once, contemplated the implications of his family. The same two people being grown and re-grown in perpetuity, but he had no fondness for philosophy, so implications didn't particularly matter. What mattered was that the Breaken clan were strong, and would last until the end of time. He would make sure of that, just as his predecessors had, even if it meant destroying your own blood.
Skullhack Part 5Submitted by alphaborie on Mon, 03/12/2007 - 03:36.
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|My grandmother Mary Ann Brown nee Quirk not Zuirk!
I learned cursive when I was in 3rd grade, or at least sometime around 3rd grade. Before that, we naturally concentrated on printing, and we were graded on our penmanship. Then we were taught cursive. Oh how intimidating it looked at first when you're supposed to learn something that you can't even read...but it all worked out. We learned cursive....and survived [gasp].
My oldest son is in 5th grade. He too learned cursive in 3rd grade, but he can't write in cursive. Why? Well, because they learned it and never used it again! Yep, they were taught and then they ignored it like a dirty little secret...let us not speak of this "cursive" thing again! Well, it's really funny, but I thought educators would realize that if you don't use something...you don't reinforce something...you will forget it. You see when I learned cursive we were told, "Great! Now you know it so write in it!" and we were from that point on forbidden to print. That was how they reinforced it. It's not like they had to continue spending time in class to teach it. The teaching was done and we were supposed to use what we had learned.
You know when you use something you've learned, you tend to get better at it. Sure it was slow going at first, but so is printing everything! At the beginning of 4th grade I realized that while my son had learned cursive, he wasn't using it. I asked him why and he told me that the teachers don't want them to. Well, then why did they teach it?
I'm not saying that they shouldn't have taught it, I was just amazed that they taught something and then told the kids not to use it. What was the point and why does no one else around me think this is ridiculous?!?! I talked to my son's 4th grade teacher about it. I even talked to his 3rd grade teacher about it (an awesome teacher, by the way) and I talked to other parents, friends and family about it. I just didn't understand what was going on!
My youngest sister is 17 years younger than I am. She's in law school right now [gosh I'm so proud of her...sniff] and she told me that when she started college that she retaught herself cursive so that she could take notes faster. I was stunned that my sister hadn't even been taught, and it's been a little while since she was in 3rd grade! So this trend is actually not new at all, but it's getting to the point where they want to take it away completely and no one seems to care! Some of the parents and friends that I spoke to use the nonsensical explanation that students need to learn keyboarding because computers are what's important today.
|Will future generations know this was a "Q"?
Sure we're entering a more technologically oriented generation and change is to be expected, but sometimes I wonder about the change that gets made. There aren't computers at every desk in elementary school, middle school or high school. Every student that goes to college doesn't have a laptop to take to class so they can take notes! Sure many do, but some people are struggling just to send their kids let alone sending them with a computer that needs replacing every few years! So how do these people take notes? Printing? That's not the most efficient method. A voice recorder? Again, if you're having financial difficulties this is a luxury that all will not have. It's just plain silly!
Cursive is also a means of expressing oneself. I know my handwriting doesn't look anything like the prim and proper cursive I was taught. Most of us changed our writing style to something that suited us, to something that expressed a sense of art and creativity. Who can forget the loopy y's, the hearts dotting the i's and j's and the long lines crossing the t's? Slanting to the left, to the right or straight up and down. Our handwriting told a little bit about ourselves and now even that small bit of creativity is taken out of the classrooms (just like Art class...do you know that there is no Art class in my son's school?!?!)
|Yes the lower case "D" looks like a "g"!
A little Russian tidbit that I'd like to share as well. When I learned Russian not only did I have to learn their "crazy" alphabet with all those backward R's and squared-looking D's in the printed language, but I had to learn to write in their version of cursive! Do you know what else? My teachers were natives and they would tell us on a regular basis that YOU DO NOT PRINT! Why? Because in Russia if you printed instead of writing in cursive your were stereotyped as being stupid. I'm serious. We were told this on numerous occasions. Were they pulling our legs...well, I never did quite get Russian humor, but I doubt it. Have times changed and do they still view it this way? No idea, but is this lack of cursive just another way of dumbing down? How does it make us look in a global economy...because we are global.
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What will it be like for our children, grandchildren, etc who pick up our work and try to take over where we leave off? How will they even begin to try to read those documents? What will future generations of historians do? Learn cursive as a subject in college? Has our cursive become some ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics on the wall? Will our descendants not even be able to read the Declaration of Independence when they view it in a museum? Not only do we lose the ability to research when we don't teach and reinforce cursive...not only do we lose an outlet of personal expression when we become so complacent and neglectful of something so vital, but we lose a part of our culture. I've already purchased a book of cursive worksheets on Amazon.com and I intend on plaguing my children's summers making sure they don't miss out on this skill.
Keyboarding be damned. My super-power is writing in cursive!


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Get ready for the next release of Microsoft's C# programming language with this essential Wrox beginner's guide. Beginning Microsoft Visual C# 2010 starts with the basics and brings you thoroughly up to speed. You'll first cover the fundamentals such as variables, flow control, and object-oriented programming and gradually build your skills for Web and Windows programming, Windows forms, and data access.
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For decades cattle producers have dealt with tall fescue toxicosis and hoped for a remedy. Often, promised fixes have led to unneeded expense and exasperation.
Fescue toxicosis is a constant thorn in producers' sides. The condition is caused when cattle forage on "infected" fescue containing ergot alkaloids produced by fungal endophytes (Neotyphodium coenophialum). The infected fescue negatively affects animals' blood circulation, causing problems for everything from weight gain to heat dissipation/retention to conception.
In recent years, novel endophyte fescues have come on the market. These don't contain the harmful qualities of their infected cousins. But seed is expensive and management is sometimes difficult.
Until an easy-to-use, sure-fire cure is found, might it be better to skip the magic bullets and concentrate on managing a herd on toxic tall fescue? Over the last three years, Arkansas cattle researchers have been looking for the wiser course.
"After collecting a lot of data, we're now asking, 'How much benefit did we really get out of these improvements?'" said Ken Coffey, University of Arkansas professor of animal science, who spoke at the Livestock and Forestry Branch field day outside Batesville, Ark. "Sometimes, the best answer points to what was already available in the fields."
Standing on a dirt road between two pastures, Coffey said both sides are in the second year of a study looking at novel endophyte fescue versus commonly planted "infected" Kentucky 31 fescue.
"They're fairly pure stands of fescue. In the first year we found about a 50-pound advantage in weaning weight with the novel endophyte fescues. As many know, though, at $4 a pound for seed, that's kind of expensive renovation for 50 extra pounds of weaning weight."
Coffey and colleagues will continue the study this year and then switch to another approach. "We'll be looking to see if we can use just a little of it at strategic times and leave most of what we have — utilize the infected fescues and renovate just a bit and graze at the right times."
Fall/spring calving
Another three-year study was conducted on a nearby hilly area with fall calving cows. Most producers calve in the spring.
"We had different weaning dates. The calves were weaned early (mid-April) or late — just after the first of June."
At the same time, researchers checked rotation schedules — either twice monthly or twice weekly — to try and keep more legumes in the pastures. Unfortunately, the legumes failed miserably.
"We seeded them twice and could get a little to come up in the spring. Then, when the summer drought hit, the legumes went bye-bye. We had very poor luck getting those established."
One positive out of the study was when the pastures were overseeded with crabgrass. The cows took advantage of a continual increase in the proportion of crabgrass on the hills.
"That is much better than the straight fescue pastures in the summer. That was encouraging."
Another encouragement: there was better than 92 percent conception rates on the pastures regardless of the treatment imposed.
Can all producers switch to fall calving cows?
"Economically, probably not," said Coffey. "But if you have some open cows in the spring and want to hang onto them and start a fall calving herd, we were able to get very good conception rates. The advantage to that is when we wean calves off, we're selling on the high market. Weaning weight on calves sold in mid-April is about 450 to 500 pounds. That's the top of the market."
This approach allows some flexibility.
"If you want to leave the calves on their mamas until the first of June, that produced 600-pound calves. Most folks won't complain about selling off calves that big and the June market is still good — much better than in October."
Coffey brought up a southern Illinois research project looking at spring versus fall calving on infected fescue. The study made use of two herds — one spring, one fall. Any open cows in one herd were moved to the other. After four years, some 80 percent of the cows were calving in the fall.
"If you're having reproductive problems with fescue pastures, this might be an option to consider."
Pasture options
Most cattlemen in Arkansas hill country aren't going to have straight fescue pastures.
"If you do, it probably won't be too hard to get some bermudagrass into that fescue. Can we manage that and get along all right? How much advantage would different forages provide?"
To answer the question, a study was set up in bermudagrass-based pastures. Overseeded into the test areas were orchardgrass, some with endophyte-free fescue. Also included in the test was infected fescue that had already been seeded.
Going in, the researchers knew the endophyte-free fescue and orchardgrass would likely need closer management. "We were certainly told that. So, we looked at twice-weekly and twice-monthly rotations on the endophyte-free forages and a simple twice-monthly rotation on the toxic forages.
"We found that at breeding the cows did weigh less on the infected fescue. But body condition scores stayed well above the cutoff level where they won't breed well. We were able to do this while feeding no concentrate to those cows."
Researchers fertilized the fescue with 60 pounds of nitrogen in the spring. Then, around the first of June, they fertilized the bermudagrass with another 60 pounds. Come fall, another 60 pounds was applied to kick-start the fescue's fall re-growth.
By doing that and simply feeding the cows bermudagrass hay during the winter, "we kept those cows well. If anything, a lot of them were a little too fat — with no concentrate. If you look at the conception rates, they were a little lower than what we were getting with the fall-calving cows. However, we were looking at about 5 percentage units (88 percent verses 83 percent) lower conception rates on the endophyte-infected versus the endophyte-free or orchardgrass. When we had bermudagrass in the pastures, we didn't see a substantial reduction in conception rates."
Looking at average birthdates there wasn't any difference. "So we're getting 80-plus percent of our cows bred and are keeping them on a yearly cycle because the endophyte-infected cows calve on the same date as the others."
The researchers found actual weaning weights averaged about 510 pounds across four years on the infected fescue. "That's not bad. Can we live with that versus orchardgrass with a 50- to 60-pound differential? Doing the math, that 60 pounds may be worth around $30. How long is it taking you to pay for the orchardgrass overseeding versus what's already out there needing management?"
To Coffey, the extra 60 pounds isn't worth the cost to kill infected fescue "that's already going to contaminate those pastures."
Producers in northwest Arkansas who have tried orchardgrass warned Coffey to watch it closely. "They said, 'We get three or four years out of it and it's gone.' And that's what we saw in this study. I felt really good three years into the study. We were walking these pastures measuring species composition. The next fall, we looked at it again and couldn't find the orchardgrass."
If managed on a twice-weekly rotation, "we got the orchardgrass percentage up to about 50. But by the end of the fourth year of grazing, we were down to 36 percent. And it was just going to get worse from there."
Managed in a twice-monthly rotation, the orchardgrass dropped to 22 percent. Based on the study results, "we're going to have to manage it hard and hope for the best. Or, we'll have to reseed it every four years.
"Can we do that? We thought, 'We'll use the cows for weed control in the spring of the first year to give that orchardgrass a chance.' The cows then went down the drill rows, clipping the orchardgrass at ground level. So that first year, it has to be babied."
So how best to manage orchardgrass?
"It's very sensitive to grazing. Even in parts of the world where it's well-adapted, it's the same. On these pastures, we try to get cows off when it's about 4 inches tall. Flash graze it, leave them on for three or four days and move on. That keeps the proportion up somewhat, but bermudagrass will still compete heavily with it."
There is research looking at summer dormant orchardgrass. If released, Coffey believes it will help producers. "If it'll go dormant, it doesn't matter — we can graze it harder. Problems occur when it doesn't go dormant during the summer and gets grazed too short and the sugar reserve is used up. Hopefully in five years, we'll have an orchardgrass that fits the bill."
If infected fescue is combined with bermudagrass, the Batesville station research shows, producers lose about 50 pounds of weaning weight. Strangely, that's about what we're losing between infected and novel endophyte forage.
"When you put the dollars to it, you wind up with about 50 cents per pound as the value of the extra gain. That's $25. When you figure most operations run one cow per 2 acres, the cost is down to $12.50. How long will it take to make up that $12.50?
"When you check the finances, an infected fescue mix may be something to hold onto. You may not want to get too excited about going whole-hog with pasture improvements."
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The country may be in the early days of offshore wind power, but it has great ambition. The current national plan calls for China to boost offshore wind to 5GW by 2015 and to 30GW by 2020. Leading Chinese wind-farm developers - mainly large, state-owned power companies - have shown great interest in offshore wind power, since they have already carved up all the onshore areas that have rich wind resources.
According to the China Meteorological Administration, the country has 750GW of exploitable wind resource offshore - three times that on land.
The ideal sites for offshore wind farms are on the eastern and southern coastlines, near China's economic powerhouses.
By tapping offshore wind, power companies will avoid having to shut down turbines on windy days, as is happening in northern China when local towns cannot consume all the power generated. There are concerns that too much power from variable wind might damage the security of the grid. According to the China Wind Energy Association (CWEA), the grid rejected 10 billion kWh of energy generated in 2011, at a value of almost CNY 10 billion ($1.58 billion). But the large conurbations in the east and south of the country, near China's planned offshore locations, would consume as much power as offshore turbines are expected to generate.
Leading developers have shifted their attention from large-scale onshore bases in the north to offshore wind power in the east and south, as well as small-scale, so-called "distributed wind power" in central and southern land areas characterised by low wind speeds, high altitude and low temperatures.
So far, China has put only 138MW into operation offshore, less than 1% of the country's total potential. The country's first offshore wind turbine was erected in a pilot project in northern China's Bohai Bay in 2007, connected to the independent power grid of an offshore oilfield. A policy to promotte offshore wind power development was published in early 2010.
In June that year, China completed construction of its first large-scale offshore project, the 102MW wind farm near the East Sea bridge of Shanghai city. Comprising 34 Sinovel 3MW turbines, the project was the only offshore wind farm outside Europe. Three months later, the National Energy Bureau (NEB) announced a public tender for four offshore projects totaling 1GW in Binhai, Sheyang, Dongtai and Dafeng in east China's Jiangsu province, to be completed in four years.
At the same time, Longyuan Power, China's largest wind-farm developer, completed a 30MW intertidal pilot project in Rudong, also in Jiangsu - the first of its kind in the world. In June 2011, Longyuan Power started to construct a 150MW intertidal project in Rudong. This was seen as the launch of the country's large-scale development of offshore wind power.
Last July, NEB and the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) issued rules for offshore development. Under these regulations, offshore wind farms must be constructed no less than 10 kilometres from shore, and in waters no less than 10 metres deep. This will limit the development of inter-tidal projects - near-shore stations in waters less than five metres deep - which are taking place mainly in Jiangsu and Shangdong provinces.
In February this year, Sinovel announced it would supply 17 offshore turbines of 6MW for the first stage of Shanghai Lingang offshore pilot project. Industry officials say that China has launched pilot projects in order to gain experience for future large-scale offshore construction, provide a platform to test domestic offshore turbines and establish a feed-in tariff (FIT) policy and management mechanism.
Local governments and leading power companies have announced offshore wind plans larger than the national plan. Shanghai wants to construct 1GW offshore by 2015. Southern China's Guangdong province plans to construct 2-3GW offshore before 2015, and another 7-8GW from 2016 to 2020.
In March this year, Huadian signed an agreement with Xuwen county government in Guangdong province to develop a 300MW offshore wind farm. In the same month, Huaneng Renewables signed a contract with Dafeng county government in Jiangsu province to develop a 300MW offshore pilot, with an investment of CNY 6 billion. Meanwhile, Guodian Power signed a CNY 9 billion contract with the Zhoushan government for a 500MW offshore wind farm.
Delayed progress
But despite China's ambitions, its offshore wind plans have not progressed as smoothly as hoped. Each of the companies that won the first four offshore projects had to delay construction because the oceanic agency SOA disagreed with the sea areas designated by the energy agency NEB, which it said failed to conform to various environmental-protection plans. This meant the offshore projects had to be relocated, says Xie Changjun, general manager of Longyuan Power. There has been some progress though. In February, SOA examined and passed the environmental impact report for the four concession projects in their new locations.
Industry officials say that NEB has kicked off preparation for the public tender of a second batch of offshore concession projects, totalling 1.5-2GW. The tender was originally expected to finish in the first half of this year, but this has not happened.
Arguably the key obstacle to offshore wind is the high development cost. Xie Hongwen, a senior engineer at China Hydropower Planning and Design Institute, says the country's offshore wind farms are constructed at a cost of CNY 16,000-19,000/kW - two to three times more expensive than onshore.
But FITs for concession projects are too low for developers to make a profit. To win the first four offshore projects, Chinese power companies undercut each other's prices. The bid-winning FITs came in at CNY 0.6881-0.7779/kWh, far lower than the CNY 0.978/kWh for the Shanghai East Sea project.
Industry officials say that the winning companies, which are well funded, state-owned businesses, would sacrifice economic gains to win development rights, showing their determination to accumulate experience and develop their confidence in offshore wind power.
Liu Qi says that to improve efficiency, China should use turbines no smaller than 3MW and gradually move up to 5MW and beyond, while intertidal projects should use turbines no smaller than 2MW.
Only a few of China's 80-odd turbine manufacturers are capable of producing such large turbines. To take a slice of the CNY 80 billion offshore cake up to 2015, manufacturers are now competing to develop large-capacity machines. In May 2011, Sinovel announced a 6MW offshore prototype, and it has already won 150MW of orders. Then in December, Guodian United Power also produced a 6MW prototype. This was followed in March by XEMC, who installed a prototype 5MW direct-drive offshore turbine at an inshore test site near Fuqing, in south China's Fujian province. At the time of writing, Goldwind was expected shortly to roll a similar 6MW prototype off the production line, to be put into mass production in 2014.
Cold water
In the face of all the obstacles, leading developers remain positive. Zhang Yuan, deputy general manager of Longyuan Power, says China's 5GW offshore target for 2015 is conservative. It is highly likely to fulfill this objective ahead of time, with more companies eyeing offshore opportunities, he believes.
But industry officials have poured cold water on this optimism. A CWEA official says turbine makers cannot be criticised for developing offshore turbines, as this will have long-term benefits. But the slow progress of offshore construction means the schedule of purchasing and installing wind turbines will be hampered. This will be a big test for manufacturers, many of whom are already suffering cash-flow problems. "If turbine makers gamble on offshore wind turbines, they risk losing the capital they have invested," the CWEA official says.


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AgCarolina awards $30,000 in grants to local programs
Miss Kinston-Lenoir County will host a Princess Party at the Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16. The event is free and open to the public.
Miss Kinston-Lenoir County, Juanette Roache, invites all young girls ages 12 and under to have an afternoon at the library. Roache and some of her friends, who are Queens and Princesses in the area, will converge at the public library to share their favorite books, talk with the young ladies about conducting themselves as little princesses, and other special activities. All of the queens will be available to take pictures after the Princess Party. Everyone is encouraged to wear their tiaras and princess attire.
Juannette Roache is an Elizabeth City State University student whose platform is �Helping Out People Everywhere.� Roache was crowned Miss Kinston-Lenoir County 2014 in the 60th annual program in November and will represent Kinston-Lenoir County during the franchised preliminary of the Miss America Pageant.
Look for Super Hero Sunday at the library in March. For more information on these upcoming events sponsored by the Friends of the Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library, please contact Antuan Hawkins at the Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library at 252.527.7066 ext. 133 or visit the website at www.neuselibrary.org. Calendars of events are also available at each library branch in Lenoir, Greene, and Jones Counties.
AgCarolina awards $30,000 in grants to local programs
RALEIGH � Fourteen organizations across eastern North Carolina, including two in Lenoir County, have been awarded grants through AgCarolina Farm Credit�s corporate-giving program, the Fund for Rural North Carolina. Grants totaling $30,600 will assist the recipients in carrying out programs that specifically benefit farmers and rural residents in the counties where the Association conducts business.
Grants up to $4,000 per organization were awarded in one of the four focus areas of Education, Environment, Technology, or Quality of Rural Life to the following organizations:
Banks Elementary, $2,000, to purchase iPads for student use to assist with �Help our EGGspers Grow Project.�
Corinth Holders High School, $1,000, to continue the Partnership in Active Learning Support (PALS) program to educate youth at middle and elementary school age about agriculture and leadership principles.
Gatesville Elementary, $1,100, to understand how plants survive in their environment while learning state standards in third and fifth grade.
Heritage High School FFA Alumni Chapter, $2,000, to provide leadership training to Heritage High School FFA members, which will reduce cost for students who are unable to participate due to financial limitations.
Johnston County 4-H, $2,000, to develop youth to be leaders in their community and provide funds to those that would not otherwise be able to participate in the program.
Lenoir County 4-H, $3,000, to purchase 30 incubators to increase agricultural knowledge, technology skills, and hands on training in elementary school.
NC FFA Foundation, $3,000, to expand the promotion for the profession of �agriculture teacher.�
Pasquotank County 4-H, $2,000, to support the purchase of science based educational materials for Pasquotank County 4-H to use in the county school system to provide hands on learning activities.
Perquimans County Cooperative, $2,000, to teach young people the necessary skills in judging livestock, as well as educating livestock producers.
Princeton FFA Ag Department, $4,000, to aid in developing an animal science facility for students to gain hands on experience with livestock animals.
Riverside FFA, $2,000, to assist with a membership affiliation program and chapter officer support program.
Southside High School Ag, $2,500, to offer students additional learning opportunities in an agricultural mechanics program.
Wakefield FFA Alumni, $2,000, funding to purchase a high tunnel hoop structure that will lengthen the growing season for vegetable production, at the school.
West Carteret FFA, $2,000, to purchase a new aquaculture lab for the ag education program. The aquaculture lab will teach students chemical, biological, and natural processes in an aquatic environment.
Association CEO, Dave Corum states, �AgCarolina Farm Credit is committed to enhancing the quality of life and future opportunities for Eastern North Carolina rural residents and their communities. Through this Fund, we can impact a broad spectrum of organizations in our service area that support rural North Carolina.�
AgCarolina Farm Credit is a farmer owned financial cooperative with headquarters in Raleigh. They are the leading provider of credit to farmers in central and eastern North Carolina. AgCarolina Farm Credit has over $1.2 billion in loans and commitments outstanding to nearly 3000 North Carolina farmers. Loans are made to finance land, homes, farm buildings, operating expenses, livestock and equipment, as well as other purposes. Credit life insurance, crop insurance, appraisal services, and leasing are also available through AgCarolina Farm Credit.


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Opera has announced the Metadata Analysis and Mining Application (MAMA), a search engine for web developers looking for backend analytics. Basically, the reports are regular search results, but with the focus on things like the number of <font> tags used on the web, or the shocking fact that less than 5% of websites pass the W3C's validation test.
The wealth of data was culled from 3,509,180 URLs over 3,011,668 domains. All of this data will help you win geek bar fights over internet trivia questions like:
Q: What is the most popular web server on the internet?
A: Apache. Apache serves about 50.76 percent over 2,011,088 domains (67.72 percent). IIS: 35.84 percent over 769,375 domains (25.91 percent).
Q: How many web developers are good enough to write code that passes W3C validation?
A: 145,009 out of 3,509,180 URLs passed validation — only 4.13 percent.
Q: Which country uses Ajax the least?
A: Japan showed the least usage of XMLHttpRequest, while Norway (Opera's home country) exhibited the highest usage rates at 10.1 percent.
Otherwise, this is a great source of data to help drive standards forward. In many ways, standards bodies were moving on blindly and adding cool features as they are developed. Perhaps with the plethora of data Opera provides on the web, decisions can be made on practical numbers.
The capability to run searches of your own isn't available to users, but the key findings report is available on Opera's developer's site. The reports include many of the most popular questions.
Luckily for us, Opera has offered to run some reports for Webmonkey.
So you tell us: What questions you have for the MAMA oracle? We'll send them to Opera and post them later. Leave your questions in comments.
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