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Winged Problems
As we open into spring and I sat on my porch this evening drinking coffee and talking … I was abruptly reminded of several things that come with this time of year … bats, birds and bees.
We are receiving calls on spring beaver and skunk problems. But now the bats are moving, the honey bees are foraging and looking to set up new hives and colonies and the birds (Canada geese, European Starlings, Feral Pigeons and House Sparrows) are nesting and creating a lot of problems and issues.
If you are having early issues with these or any other wildlife species … do wait to get on our schedule. It's filling up fast with calls for animal issues and problems.
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Welcome to OK Wildlife Control®, L.L.C.
Local Call (918) 367-9060
Serving ALL of Oklahoma, 28 counties in Texas and areas in Western Arkansas.
Click here for a paper we provided at the 14th Annual Wildlife Damage Management Conference in Nebraska. This gives insight to Urban Coyote Problems & Solutions.
Why the OK Wildlife Control® L.L.C. You Ask? It's Simple …
We are unrivaled in our Warranty & Guarantees
We provide a LABOR warranty of 5 years for the exclusion of BATS, STRUCTURAL BIRDS and HONEY BEES from structures.
We provide a LABOR warranty of 3 years for the exclusion of ALL OTHER WILDLIFE SPECIES from structures.
People value wildlife for a very broad range of reasons. Protection, enhancement, consumption, preservation and aesthetics all have their proponents. Regardless of one's primary ideology, there tends to be general agreement that management of damage is necessary when too many of a given species creates negative economic impact, or health and safety concerns. We are most concerned about safeguarding people: ourselves, our customers, and the public. There are health and safety risks posed by the presence of nuisance or predatory wildlife, and by the techniques, means and methods used to control or exclude wildlife. For most people, "nuisance wildlife" means an animal is destructive or menacing. The animal may be damaging property such as buildings, crops, pets, livestock, gardens, or public parks. Wildlife may threaten human health or safety by spreading diseases; through direct attacks; or accidentally, because of collisions with cars, airplanes, or trains.
The Oklahoma Wildlife Control® Limited Liability Company is a private, Veteran & family owned business. We are not affiliated or funded by any state, local or federal government, and we do not provide services for domestic dogs and cats, nor do we shelter or adopt them out. We are called to provide services when our clients are looking for the very best company to resolve wildlife related issues, repair damages or manage populations. Regardless of your wildlife issue, either native or exotic, you can rest assured that this family owned, operated and oriented company will always hold your dearest possessions as our primary concern. Please contact us today with any questions or concerns.
Oklahoma Wildlife Control® Limited Liability Company employees, and our wildlife subcontractors are Nuisance Wildlife Control Operator certified by the State of Oklahoma. Company Founder and Owner Reginald Murray himself, has more than 25 years of experience in the wildlife control industry. Combined with the rest of the staff, the Oklahoma Wildlife Control®, L.L.C. has more than 60 years experience to bring to each wildlife situation. There is no other company found in Oklahoma or Texas, that is better prepared to serve your wildlife or nuisance animal related needs. You can see some of our credentials here.
The Best Qualities of OK Wildlife Control® L.L.C.?
It is difficult to pinpoint a single "best part" about O.W.C., but if we have to try then here's the attempt. The Oklahoma Wildlife Control® Limited Liability Company … unlike some other companies in Tulsa, Oklahoma City and surrounding areas … does not use "scare tactics" and we are always honest and open. We do not have "hidden" fees, and we explain what we are doing, and why we are doing it every time we are questioned. We work hand in hand with insurance companies to achieve the maximum legal coverage that a clients insurance policy allows for covered wildlife problems, without "scamming" the insurance company and leaving the "fraudulent activity" in the "laps" of our clients. We also work had in had with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, U.S. Fish & Wildlife, and other agencies to ensure that a "protected", "endangered" or "threatened" species is not injured or harmed in any way. We are a "Family Oriented" professional company … and we will treat our clients in no different manner than we demand for our own family when selecting a service provider.
Honesty is just one of many reasons that Oklahoma Wildlife Control® Limited Liability Company is called on by the Federal Government Entities, State Government Entities, Local Government Entities, Township Entities, Industrial or Commercial Properties and Private Land Owners to service their wildlife control requirements and damage repairs.
Where exactly do these services get rendered? To all of Oklahoma. These can be found by clicking here. ALL COUNTIES, ALL TOWNSHIPS, ALL PROPERTY OWNERS, TENANTS, BUSINESSES or any other entity with a nuisance or predatory wildlife problem.
What wildlife problems does the Oklahoma Wildlife Control® Limited Liability Company take care of exactly? A listing of those can be found by following the "WILDLIFE" link, and then clicking on the species of concern to gain more information. But we have listed them below as well.
The Oklahoma Wildlife Control® Limited Liability Company resolves problems with Alligator, Armadillo, Badger, Bats, Bear, Beaver, Birds, Bobcat, Cougar, Coyote, Deer, Exotics, Feral Swine, Foxes, Geese, Gopher, Honey Bees, Mink, Mole, Muskrats, Opossum, Otter, Porcupine, Rabbit, Raccoon, Skunk, Snakes, Turtles, Squirrels, Ring-tails and more.
Is the Oklahoma Wildlife Control® Limited Liability Company the best in the business? In their own words "ABSOLUTELY" … Reginald Murray, has personally trained some of the other "competitors" in Oklahoma. He is constantly called upon by service providers nation wide for his knowledge, experience and expertise. Don't call another company to get a "student", when you can get the INSTRUCTOR to resolve your problem personally.
We provide services for all native and exotic wildlife species, but we specialize in wildlife resolutions and client satisfaction. Don't wait for your wildlife issue to establish and begin causing continued long term damages … call us today.
Other Wildlife Issues? – Please click the "Wildlife Info" navigation tab at the top to see a full list of the wildlife we control, and please click here for our services offered. Thank you.
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Our Services
NOTE: Oklahoma Wildlife Control®, L.L.C., is a nuisance & predatory wildlife solutions and service company, with a number of specialties such as Bird Control & Deterrents, Urban Coyote Control, Urban Beaver Control, Professional Bat Remediation, Etc. However, O.W.C. is not an animal rescue organization and O.W.C. is not an insect pest extermination company. If you have problems with domestic cats and dogs, we suggest that you contact your local animal shelter for assistance. Thank you.
Services Offered
* 24/7 Emergency Call Services
* Wildlife Removal Services
* Dead Animal Removal Services
* Wildlife Damage Repair Services
* Deer & Feral Hog Management
* Crop Damage Prevention Services
* HS&E Consultations & Education
* Livestock & Crop Depredation Control
* Foundation Access Prevention Barrier Installations
* Insurance Claims Inspection Services & Estimates
* Predator Management & Control for Hunting Leases
* Pond / Tank / Waterway control of Muskrat & Beaver
* Canada Goose & Geese Removals, Recovery and Relocation
* Bird Control, Removal & Deterrent Estimates & Services
* Fecal Material Cleaning, Disinfecting & Decontamination
* Building, Home & Housing Pre-purchase and Post-purchase Inspections
* Complete Attic Restorations Caused by Wildlife Damages
* Honey Bee & Bee Hive Removal, Recovery and Relocation
* Bat Removals, Exclusions and Custom Bat House Installations
* Wildlife Propagation & Habitat Improvement Management Services
* Koi Pond exclusions to keep those pesky animals from eating your investment
Serviced Entities
* Communities
* Public or Private Property
* Farm & Ranch Properties
* Private Residential Properties
* Private & Commercial Hunting Leases
* Fishery & Water Treatment Facilities
* Public or Private Home Owner Associations
* Utility Companies & Electrical Stations
* Parks, Recreational Areas & Golf Courses
* Insurance Companies & Claims Verification Clients
* Gas, Oil & Utility Companies Field Support
* Commercial Businesses, Corporate & Industry Properties
* Federal, State and Local Government, City, County, Municipal Entities
* Military & Veteran Installations for Wildlife Animal Removal, Exclusion, Control & Deterrent Services
* Oklahoma Landlord & Tenant Act
Property Managers
If you have ever managed a large property, or even multiple smaller properties, you know how difficult it is to provide quality maintenance to your tenants. Large or multiples, properties are susceptible to a wide variety of nuisance and predatory wildlife issues. If you have a nuisance or predatory wildlife problem, or believe that you might have, give us a call today. We can properly and professionally inspect your grounds and buildings, and give you peace of mind.
* We offer a service plan choice specially designed for multiple properties.
* We offer scheduled property inspections.
* We offer consultations & safety presentations.
* We offer recommendations for other service providers (i.e.: Pest Applicators, HazMat Cleanup, etc.)
* And we offer more than seen here … contact us today for more information.
* Oklahoma Landlord & Tenant Act
Golf Course Managers
You work hard to maintain your golf courses. Golf courses are susceptible to very large expenditures, and these increase when wildlife species such as moles, gophers, woodchucks, and armadillos, to name a few, are left uncontrolled to cause damages your investment. These wildlife species destroy beautiful greens, fairways, tee boxes and more. The damages cause a large increase in the challenges that the game of golf inherently presents to any golfer, making the game more aggravating and unpleasant to a golfer at any skill level. Damage as simple as a mole tunnel can also cause injury to an unsuspecting golfer or by-stander, if they happen to step into it. Call us today to get your golf courses inspected for wildlife problems and damages. We will help you keep your course beautiful and intact, and keep your clientele safe from injuries.
* We offer a Professional Total Control service plan choice specially designed for golf courses.
* We offer scheduled property inspections.
* We offer consultations & safety presentations.
* We offer recommendations for other service providers (i.e.: Pesticide Applicators, HazMat Cleanup, etc.)
* We offer weekly removal and extraction reports to each golf course.
* We offer "On Call" services for emergency problems.
* Contact us today for more information.
We understand that there is nothing more trying to a property owner, than to find wildlife in your structures. That is until you receive an over-inflated estimate of what the actual repair costs will be for the damages, and then after the full estimate payment is made, to find that only an incomplete repair if any, was made.
To assist you in determining the course of action that needs to take place after the damage-causing wildlife is removed, we offer photographic or video evidence to show the actual – real damages caused by wildlife, and will advise you as to whether or not the damages are limited, or extensive. Our professional staff offers full and partial attic restoration services as needed to all of the State of Oklahoma.
We are unrivaled in our Warranty & Guarantees
We provide a LABOR warranty of 5 years for the exclusion of BATS and HONEY BEES from structures.
We provide a LABOR warranty of 3 years for the exclusion of ALL OTHER WILDLIFE SPECIES from structures.
Oklahoma Wildlife Control®, L.L.C., is unrivaled in their nationally recognized certifications, knowledge, professionalism and quality of service provided. "Setting the standards" and "raising the bar" are common-place activities for the company. And due to this, the company founder, Reginald Murray, has been called upon to educate, teach and instruct other company owners in Oklahoma and across the United States. He also advises on University Wildlife Management modules and instructions, as well as provides consultation for wildlife regulation amendments and changes when called upon by Departments of Natural Resources.
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Mendocino Coast Healthcare District has begun a search for new chief executive and chief financial officers after the current Interim CEO/CFO, Wayne Allen, announced his plans to leave the hospital in December.
Allen is retiring from full-time employment after more than 40 years in healthcare. He worked for MCDH for about three years before going to Hawaii to help a hospital there through a financial crisis. In July 2011, he was asked to come back to Fort Bragg for what he lovingly refers to as his "second tour of duty." He was hired on as CFO and after about a year, when the prior CEO"s contract was not renewed, Allen took on that job in addition to his financial officer duties. He"s carried the dual titles for the last two years.
Several options were discussed to ease the transition to new CEO and CFOs during a special meeting of the MCHD board of directors on July 15. Allen is in discussion with St. Joseph Health to try and establish a management agreement, which is expected to be finalized in the next 45 days. While searching for a permanent replacement, proposals from search firms for an interim CEO and interim CFO are also being sought.
Ad hoc committee
During the special session, board Chairwoman Patricia Jauregui-Darland suggested forming an ad-hoc committee to review and rewrite the job descriptions in order to ensure both the CEO and CFO duties accurately fit the current needs of the hospital.
The committee will also suggest whether or not members feel it necessary to hire two separate professionals for the positions, or if a dual title is still appropriate. A draft outline of the committee requirements and members was presented and approved during the regularly scheduled July 24 board meeting.
"The committee will not make any decisions, just report to the board," said Jauregui-Darland. "In addition to job analysis and job description review, their purpose will be sourcing and selection review, market compensation review and giving revision recommendations."
The ad hoc committee outline suggested it will include two board members — vacancies that Sean Hogan and Tom Birdsell have volunteered to fill. In addition, at least one member from the planning committee was to be selected, one member of the finance committee, one member from the Mendocino Coast Hospital Foundation and an at-large community member.
After a suggestion from a staff member who attended the meeting, it was also agreed that the group will further include a member of the medical staff. In all, the committee is not to exceed seven members.
Jauregui-Darland says Dr. James Katzel will be representing the planning committee and Steve Lund will represent the Hospital Foundation. Outreach for the remaining members had not been responded to as of the meeting, but the committee was expected to be fully formed by early this week.
The administrative support will be HR Director Scott Kidd, as well as Allen. They"ll be present at all the meetings to make recommendations.
Some hospital employees voiced concern that they were not represented on the committee, to which Jauregui-Darland responded, "When the interview process begins, that will take on a new and different level which will include employees, along with medical staff and the ad hoc committee. This is a preliminary committee. What they"re basically going to be doing is rewriting the job description and job criteria and so forth, and presenting it to the board, which will be at an open board meeting where you"re welcome to attend and have your input."
"We need to do a job analysis," she continued. "In other words; what are the expectations of the job at this time in healthcare, because the job description we have is very old, and it needs to be updated. That hasn"t been changed in a number of years. And then sourcing and selection, there"s a whole process that HR has put together, that when the committee is formed and they begin their process they will be presented with that information. They are not a selection committee, per se. It"s all recommendations to the board. But we have to have somewhere to start."
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A Top Beatmakers List with a Deeper Meaning and Purpose
By AMIR SAID (SA'ID)
NOTE: If you've already read the disclaimer about the nature of the BeatTips Top 30 Beatmakers of All Time, you can jump down to the rankings and click on the corresponding name for a helpful breakdown of each beatmaker.
Whenever lists of this sort appear, they're generally presented with little or no serious discussion about the list beforehand. Perhaps that's fine for pure entertainment purposes. But for readers to get the best learning experience from a review list of this kind, I believe there are a number of things that readers should know up front. Thus, I'd like to offer an important disclaimer about the nature of the BeatTips Top 30 Beatmakers of All Time list and the criteria used to determine which beatmakers were added to it.
The Nature of this List
The BeatTips Top 30 Beatmakers of All Time list is one of the first sub-projects of the BeatTips Art of Beatmaking Education Project (ABEP) that I recently started. The fundamental purpose of the BeatTips ABEP is to help preserve, promote, and expand the beatmaking tradition of hip hop/rap music through a series of specialized projects. In this way, the BeatTips Top 30 Beatmakers of All Time list is meant to serve as a discussion, MusicStudy, and general research portal.
Next, the BeatTips Top 30 Beatmakers of All-Time purposely omits the word "producer", and here's why. In the hip hop/rap music and beatmaking traditions, the term "producer" is often synonymously used to describe a beatmaker. But as I point out in my book The BeatTips Manual, this is not always appropriate particularly because the definition of "producer" can be murky: "Hip hop production is the creation of hip hop music. And although this description broadly covers every dimension of hip hop/rap music, the term hip hop production is used most commonly to refer to the making of the hip hop/rap instrumental — the beat. So technically speaking, a beatmaker, one who makes beats, is a hip hop producer; ergo, a beatmaker is a producer." But "producer" is a loose term that can be used to describe anyone within the process of the final sound of a recording. Simply put, a beatmaker is someone who actually makes beats. A beatmaker can indeed be a producer; in fact, most double as both. (Further, being a beatmaker is not in anyway less noble than being a producer!) However, and this is a critical point, a producer need not be a beatmaker. Hip hop/rap music is littered with people who have "producer" credits, even though they never actually made (or assisted in the making of) any beats. Thus, The BeatTips Top 30 Beatmakers of All Time List only includes beatmakers. Of course, each beatmaker on this list has also rightfully earned the title of producer.
There are four other important things to know about the nature of The BeatTips Top 30 Beatmakers of All Time list. First, the purpose of this list is to educate. Hopefully, new beatmakers will be introduced more appropriately to some prominent beatmakers that they've only heard about in passing. And beatmaking veterans will be reminded of just how far the beatmaking tradition has come. In either case, I'd like this list to prompt some serious exploration and reflection from readers. Preserving and expanding hip hop/rap's beatmaking tradition requires historical examination, present-day review, future speculation, and, at times, constructive (helpful) debate.
Second, this isn't a list to appease anyone that I know personally. I can count a number of beatmakers as friends; and I've interviewed many well-known and lesser-known (but quite acclaimed) beatmakers. That aside, I've made no effort to show favoritism in the making of this list. My objectivity — and naturally subjectivity — in the making of this list was based on the catalog of work of each beatmaker that I seriously considered.
Third, this is not a list intended to be safe, so as to not offend anyone. Top lists of any kind tend to offend one group or another, so I'm all right with that. And certainly, a top 100 list would have given me enough coverage to include everybody's favorite. Even a top 50 would have allowed more room for adding all of what many would consider to be the obvious names. Still, a top 30 list presents a challenge, especially when you consider beatmaking's classic past and its mixed present. I'm not interested in gathering up an easy list of names. Instead, I want readers to seriously think, perhaps even broaden their own thoughts about how, why, and where they rank their favorite beatmakers.
Fourth, The BeatTips Top 30 Beatmakers of All Time is not a "hottest in the game right now" list. I deeply respect longevity, particularly because it requires talent, drive, integrity, and hustle. I'm less interested on shining a light on just this moment in time. In fact, I believe all-time lists offer a better learning (and discovery) experience for readers. This is especially important for new beatmakers who are often less familiar with the names and critical works of earlier times.
The Criteria
When making the BeatTips Top 30 Beatmakers of All-Time list there were many different things that I considered, far too many to mention here. But there are eight main criteria that I used in making this list:
(1) Body of work. Without the work speaking for itself, there could be no serious consideration of any beatmaker who made this list. And while I did not deem it necessary that each beatmaker on the list had a massive catalog, the sheer number of beats (recognized and respected songs) of certain beatmakers could not be ignored. Therefore, a larger body of acclaimed work was appropriately given more preference. Also, special attention was paid to how many songs a beatmaker had within the cannon of hip hop/rap music, as well as whether or not a beatmaker contributed to the career of another pivotal hip hop/rap artist's career. I should further add that the body of work that I've considered here is hip hop/rap only! Whether a beatmaker could or did produce music outside of the hip hop/rap genre had no bearing on where I ranked them with respect to hip hop/rap music. If I were ranking all-time horror film directors, it would be silly to include the comedic works of those directors as consideration in where they should be ranked. Likewise, neo-soul, drum-n-bass, dub step, etc. has no influence on a hip hop/rap ranking.
(2) Critical acclaim for a clearly distinguishable and/or signature sound. Preference was given (as I believe it should have been), to those beatmakers who either established their own well-recognized signature sound or contributed considerably to one or more of the eight distinct periods of beatmaking (In The BeatTips Manual, I examine and detail all eight periods).
(3) Minimum of at least three critically acclaimed (not just top sellers) songs, albums, collaborative works, etc. within the last 30 years. Part of being a standout in any art medium is recognition within the field. Sometimes this means big hits, other times it means well-respected songs that most skilled beatmakers know of or appreciate for what they are. And note: this particular criteria reflects the reality that some of the best in any given field are overlooked for various reasons. However, this does not diminish their work. Moreover, history is loaded with artists who didn't get their proper appreciation until late in or well after their careers.
(4) The number of lyrically acclaimed rappers — in their prime — who rapped over their beats, and/or the subsequent "classic" songs created over the last 30 years. This is of particular importance for two reasons. First, it serves as proof as a particular beatmaker's automatic place in the canon of hip hop/rap music. Second, it demonstrates the popularity and respect of a beatmaker among the best rhymers of their and other times.
(5) Real, not misperceived, impact and influence on other top beatmakers
of all time. Everybody has to be influenced by someone. But who influenced most of the beatmakers on the BeatTips Top 30 Beatmakers of All-Time list? Not surprisingly, many influenced each other.
(6) Real, not misperceived, overall impact (or likely impact) on the beatmaking tradition. In other words, what was their recognizable impact on the beatmaking tradition itself? For instance, what developments, styles, techniques, ideas, etc. did they contribute to the beatmaking tradition?
(7) Longevity. How long was a beatmaker able to maintain his career. For various reasons, some beatmaker's careers were cut short, while others have continued to blossom since they first began. Thus, longevity wasn't measured in a sheer number of years, but in terms of body of work within the frame of time a beatmaker made his name. Think of it this way: Jimi Hendrix's entire body of work is just four years…
(8) Projected influence and impact on future beatmakers. Of course, this is speculation at best. No one can predict the future. Still, we can recognize the lasting contributions made to the beatmaking tradition by certain beatmakers.
One final note about this list: It's not static. That is to say, the beatmaking tradition is constantly expanding, therefore, this list will necessarily need to be adjusted to account for new production output by beatmakers, as well as new research by myself. Thus, each new year, in September, a new BeatTips Top 30 Beatmakers of All-Time list will be generated.
(Homage to DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash, and Afrika Bambaataa — the grandfathers of modern beatmaking.)
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#29 • Dame Grease
#28 • True Master
#27 • Bink
#26 • The Beatnuts
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#15 • Kev Brown
#14 • Showbiz
#13 • DJ Tomp
#12 • Just Blaze
#11 • The Neptunes
#10 • Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad (of A Tribe Called Quest)
#9 • J Dilla
#8 • The Bomb Squad (Hank Shocklee, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler, Keith Shocklee, Chuck D)
#7 • Kanye West
#6 • Dr. Dre
#5 • Large Professor
#4 • Pete Rock
#2 • Marley Marl
#1 • DJ Premier
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"We looked at buying a transfer press, and it was too costly for what Exedy wanted us to do," recalls Ivan Price, Tennessee Steel's general manager. "So we looked for an alternative solution."
That solution came early in 2012 in the form of four 200-ton Komatsu gap-frame presses linked by a servo-transfer system, from Linear Transfer Automation, Barrie, Ontario, Canada. In fact, Linear Transfer, along with its distributor Production Resources Inc., completed the entire turnkey project for Tennessee Steel, including a blank destacker, die carts (two per press), quick-die-change apparatus (hydraulic clamps, lifters and bolster extensions), safety light curtains, magnetic conveyors, electric scrap shakers, and even a new press foundation.
|A press operator visually inspects each support as it exits the line, at a production rate of 13 parts/min. When the firm replaces magnetic transfer tooling with grippers and shovel-style tools, it expects to be able to kick throughput up by at least a few parts/min.
Rounding out the plant's equipment list: three overhead cranes (one 25-ton model and two 10-ton cranes), a few forklifts and a truck and trailer rig.
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The transfer line runs two shifts/day producing three torque-converter part numbers for Exedy—turbine and impeller cores, and torque-converter supports. A fourth part number is slated to make its to the line early next year—turbine shells—which will require running the transfer line around the clock. Of the firm's 18 employees, four are trained on the transfer line. Two work the line at a time. Blanks feeding the transfer line come from the plant's blanking press, and account for 20 percent of that press's output; the remainder of the blanks gets shipped up the hill to Exedy.
"The cores are the easiest to run on the line," says Price. "They are small (183-mm-dia. blanks), from 1-mm material and are lightweight. These take only three press operations, and here's where the custom engineering provided by Linear Transfer really helps. They engineered the line so we can place an outbound conveyor anywhere between the presses, to remove parts from the line. We have the conveyor mounted on casters so we can easily move it along the line, to any of three stations where we typically pull parts off, depending on the job."
Dies are on a customer-specified preventive-maintenance schedule. "We send the transfer-line dies up to Exedy for inspection and maintenance after 60,000 hits," says Price.
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Stamping the supports requires a more complex process involving seven press operations. Blanks—295-mm dia. and 2 mm thick, in lot sizes of around 9000—feed through all four presses in the transfer line for trimming, shaping, coining and flanging. Between presses one and two the transfer system spins the stampings 180 deg. and flips them over. Once the production run has completed, the plant executes a complete die change on the four-press line and the stampings run through three additional operations, feeding in the reverse direction along the line—left to right.
In all, between blanking, production stamping, and warehousing and shipping coils up to Exedy, Tennessee Steel processes an average of 5.7 million lb. of steel/month.
Following on the theme of "best-laid plans," Price admits that production on its servo-transfer line, while smooth and relatively trouble-free, remains a work in progress. For starters, it had expected to receive new dies with the project. Instead, the dies it received were repurposed from presses running in Japan.
"To get the dies to run in our line, we had to turn them 90 deg. on their base plates (compared to how they were running previously), and reengineer how we bring scrap out," says Price.
The scrap solution: Shakers pull scrap from under the dies toward the front of the line, where chutes direct the scrap down and under the press to a magnetic conveyor running along the back of the line.
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Also a work in progress is maximizing line speed and throughput. Cores run through the line at 15/min., while supports run at 13/min. Of note: all three jobs run through the press line completely free of stamping lubricant—mill oil only.
To enable a speed increase of another few parts/min., the plant is investing in new transfer tooling—grippers and shovel-style end effectors—to replace the existing magnetic tooling. The speed limiter using magnetic transfer tooling: "The blanks are never perfectly flat coming off the blanking press," says Price, "particularly blanks at the leading and trailing ends of each coil. Without near-perfect flatness, we can't dial up the speed without risking losing the grip on the work—especially the heavier support blanks. Shovels and grippers will avoid this issue."This tooling upgrade doesn't come easily," continues Price. "We have to reconfigure the dies to provide the tools access to the parts. But the expected increase in throughput will be well worth the investment. The goal all along has been to run the line at a 65-percent on time, and we're closing in on 70 percent. We'll easily surpass that when the new tooling is installed." MF
See also: Komatsu America Industries, LLC Press Technology Division, Linear Transfer Automation Inc.
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Jon Elhai
posted on Friday, November 30, 2012 - 6:13 pm
Do you have sample input syntax for a CFA measurement model, whereby the observed variables are count variables, with zero-inflated negative binomial regression paths as factor loadings? I could not find zero-inflated syntax examples in the Mplus Manual.
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Saturday, December 01, 2012 - 9:29 am
Use the regression example ex3.8 as guide.
Jon Elhai
posted on Saturday, December 01, 2012 - 11:25 am
Bengt. Would I simply substitute "BY" for the "ON" statements in example 3.8? Or is there something else needed to transfer the syntax in 3.8 to a CFA model?
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Saturday, December 01, 2012 - 2:16 pm
I think using BY is all you have to do.
Jon Elhai
posted on Tuesday, December 04, 2012 - 7:59 am
Bengt. You mentioned that taking example 3.8 and substituting BY for the ON statements would give me neg binomial or poisson (or zero-inflated) regression paths within CFA. But in 3.8, the variable preceding the word "ON" is the count dependent variable. But in a "BY" command for CFA, the variable preceding the word "BY" would not be the count variable, but rather would be the latent factor; the variables after the "BY" would be the count variables. So how I would turn 3.8 into a CFA with something like negative binomial factor loadings estimated?
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, December 04, 2012 - 1:52 pm
f BY y;
is the same as
y ON f;
So you just specify u1-u10, say as count negbin:
COUNT = u1-u10(nb);
and then say
f BY u1-u10;
Tom Booth
posted on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 4:13 am
Dear Linda/Bengt,
I am fitting a CFA model with 5 indicators. 3 are ordered categorical and 2 are count variables with a high proportion of zeros. The model is fit with MLR and numerical integration with logit link.
I have a number of questions about this model:
1) Is it reasonable to fit zero-inflated parameters within CFA?
2) If the answer to (1) is yes, does the inflation parameter get included as a factor indicator? e.g.
f by u1 u1#1 u2 u2#1 ....
3) I am also not sure which combination of standardizations I would need to report in this model for the values to be comparable. For example, I assume the inflation params would be STDY as this is binary.
Having run a couple of variates of this model, I tend to receive estimates and p-Values in the raw and STD solutions, but estimates of 1.00 and associated -999 for the count variables in the STDYX results.
Any assistance would be warmly received. As always, apologies if this has been answered elsewhere but I have struggled to find it.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 1:11 pm
1. Yes.
2. You would have factors with count indicators and factors with inflation indicators. You would not use them in the same factors.
3. Standardization is not done with count variables.
Tom Booth
posted on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 2:17 pm
Thanks Linda.
Can I ask why you would fit difference factors for the inflation indicators. Is this because the zero inflation models assume 2 processes are underlying the patterns of responses in the count variables and thus 2 latent factors are required?
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 3:27 pm
What influences the inflation probabilities may be different from what influences the number of counts among those in the non-zero class.
Tom Booth
posted on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 11:27 pm
Thanks both. In sum:
1) Its fine to model inflation params in CFA.
2) Model them on a separate factor to model different influences.
3) Report unstandardized values.
Sorry for what may be a further very simplistic question, but is there a good reference/reading for why counts are not standardized?
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Thursday, June 13, 2013 - 8:32 am
In a model where a residual variance is not an estimated parameter, standardization with respect to y cannot be done. You can standardize with respect to x. I know of no article that addresses this.
Rob Dvorak
posted on Monday, April 21, 2014 - 8:35 am
Hi there,
I'm running some CFA models using behavioral observation data where the variables are counts (the number of X type of utterance), but unlike most count variables, their distribution does not really approach a Poisson or Negative Binomial distribution because it's extremely skewed (e.g., the median may be 2 or 3, but valid cases have counts over 50). In fact, when I run count models in Mplus, it gives a warning that counts exceed 50 and perhaps a continuous model would be better. My sense is that there is no ideal model for data distributed this way (count data that are extremely positively skewed), but I figured I would ask if you have any recommendations.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 10:05 am
Is there a substantive reason for the counts over 50. Do they represent a different subpopulation?
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The Senate confirmation hearing Thursday for White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan to become CIA director may have been tumultuous in the early going, as protesters had to be ejected. But Brennan himself mostly skated through questioning about the administration's policy toward the use of drones and legal justification for targeted killings, including of Americans.
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Blogs are marvelous devices, but due to their behavior as a diary or log, the most recent posting is always on top or first on the home page. To read a series of postings on a related topic, you either have to read last to first or scroll down to begin.
To make it easier to use the Finding Family for Free series of postings here at Relative Musings, I've created an annotated index that runs more naturally, first to most recent. You can click on the above link to view it or you can always find it on this blog's right navigation bar under the title Index to Free Genealogy Tools. It will open in a new window for ease of use.
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Phoebes are inconspicuous in plumage, but you will hear them from wooded areas loud and clear: FEEE-bee-bee-bee! Eastern phoebes, part of the flycatcher family, swoop down from understory branches to catch moths, mosquitoes and other Undesirable Flitting Objects. The generic name for flycatchers, Empidomax, is from the Greek for king of the gnats.
Prim grey coloring belies the phoebes' bold and charming nature. A sporty convertible crest pops up when extra emphasis is called for. I've seen males entertain a nest-bound female, dancing and singing along the porch railing like Justin Timberlake of the bird world.
Along with its flirtatious streak, a Phoebe male is a faithful father, bringing tidbits to its mate and working from dawn past dark to feed four or five hungry mouths. Most years the pair will raise two broods.
Phoebes take advantage of a small sheltered platform to construct a lacy green nest made of mud and moss, lined with hair, feathers and grass. Newlyweds usually set up housekeeping on top of our porch lamp but this year chose the uppermost bend of a downspout. The Birder's Handbook says nest-building takes seven to 12 days, but we watched this one start-to-finish in three, including the extra work involved in leveling it where the drainpipe slopes downward.
When nestlings hatch, I like to provide mealworms at a raised tray feeder. Andy Brown, senior naturalist for Calvert County's Natural Resources Division, cautions me to discontinue free lunch once babies have fledged out of concern that birds may be lulled into delaying or abandoning migration. As with songbirds in general, phoebes' numbers have declined, and a few have been known to risk overwintering here.
If a pair settles in your vicinity, there will be no mosquitoes bothering you, nor any cabbage butterflies chewing your Brussels sprouts. You might attract these fascinating birds to your yard by building a small four-by-six-inch wood platform mounted by small L-brackets about six inches below the eaves on the shady side of your house or garage.


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Nicole Richie Dyes Her Hair Icy Blue [PHOTOS]
Nicole Richie has ditched her lavender locks for a cool new shade of icy blue.
The reality TV star stopped by 'Good Morning America' this morning to promote her new VH1 show 'Candidly Nicole' — and to show off her new bright hair.
Nicole has been rocking pastel purple since March, when she was dared by fellow purple-hair expert Kelly Osbourne to dye her hair a similar shade. Apparently the 32-year-old doesn't back down from a challenge. Within a week, she was debuting her new lavender look!
In May, Nicole told PEOPLE that the purple dye was still chosen on a whim, and that she wasn't committing herself permanently to the color. "I didn't even know I was going to have purple hair until two days before I had it, so it's hard for me to say if I'm going to have it for summer or not," she said. "But we'll see."
And the conclusion is… bye-bye, purple! Nicole is now a frosty shade of blue. She shared a few photos of her new color on Instagram, captioning her look as "TRUE BLUE."
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Lights, Appliances, and Sunshine: A New HERS?
A version of this article appears in the November/December 2002 issue of Home Energy Magazine.
November 01, 2002
The HERS industry debates incorporating new end uses into a HERS score.
For more than a decade now, a HERS rating has been calculated with an eye on the meat and potatoes of energy end uses. Only the energy use associated with heating, cooling, and the production of domestic hot water contributes to the making of a HERS score (see "The Current Construction of HERS"). It may be time to bring out the vegetables. Discussions about expanding HERS to include other end uses have been ongoing for years, but recently the debate has become more pointed.Two new studies on the impact of incorporating lighting and appliance energy consumption, and even PV power generation, into HERS ratings have helped to ground the discussions. Why the Debate? From the beginning, HERS ratings were designed to rate only the permanent features of a home."Rate the house, not the occupants" has been the often expressed industry mantra, implying that a home's performance should not be distorted just because energy hogs live there. In keeping with this philosophy, two identical houses that have different thermostat setpoints, for example, should and will ...
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There was once a woman from the city of Savatthi by the name of Kisa Gotami, known for her wisdom and kindness. Her virtues had earned her as a husband, a nobleman's son. She was blessed with one son. In one of the dark stormy nights, she noticed her son was not crying. He was dead. Kisa Gotami was devastated. She carried her son in her arms and pleaded gods and folks around her alike to help her and save her son.
No matter what people said she paid no heed and continued searching medicine for death. One apothecary she met pretended to consider her request and then said "I don't know of any medicine, but if anyone does it would be the sage Buddha".
She immediately rushed to the place where the Buddha was lecturing a large assembly and fell on his feet and laid her dead son flat on his back. She begged for medicine for death. She said "I beg you, sir, bring my son back to life. Please! My husband is amongst the city's wealthiest. I can pay you any fee".
A silence of pity spread through the crowd, and the Buddha looked on the distraught mother in silence. Finally, Buddha said "yes". The crowd was shocked and many of his disciples threw a suspicious look. Buddha said, he would be able to prepare the medicine but it requires her to get one of the ingredients – mustard seeds. These seeds needed to come from some house which has not known death. Kisa was ecstatic and ran to get the seeds. Buddha saw the rotten body of the kid and asked his disciple Ananda to help cremate him.
In the meanwhile, Kisa ran from door to door asking for mustard seeds. People obliged readily but when she told about the clause the answer was always in negation. Finally, Kisa realised her folly and returned to Buddha.
Buddha greeted her and said "Neither those wise nor those foolish are immune to death. However great a father roars, he can never waken a dead daughter. However much a mother begs the gods, a dead son will never cry again. One by one, Gotami, we each die. This is but a greater disappointment among a thousand lesser ones, and just as a Sage does not mourn a broken pot, a Sage does not mourn death.Be prepared, Gotami, for you will suffer many other deaths in your time, and some day, your own. Destroy the attachment that causes your grief, and you will lead a better life."
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Brewers unveil Spring Training broadcast schedule
MILWAUKEE -- Every Brewers home game in the Cactus League will be televised in 2014, part of a full Spring Training broadcast schedule unveiled by the club on Tuesday.
Brian Anderson and Bill Schroeder will be on the call for FS Wisconsin telecasts of all 14 of the Brewers' games at Maryvale Baseball Park, a first for the network. The slate includes Milwaukee's "home opener" on Saturday, March 1 against the Dodgers and three other Saturday afternoon games -- on March 8 against the Royals, March 15 against the Reds and March 22 against the Angels.
In past seasons, FS Wisconsin has televised only a handful of exhibition games.
In addition to the telecasts, Newsradio 620 WTMJ-AM will broadcast 16 games on the statewide Brewers Radio Network, with Hall of Fame announcer Bob Uecker and his partner Joe Block on the call. The radio schedule includes Miller Park exhibitions against the Royals on March 28-29 that are not technically part of Cactus League play.
Seven other games that are not on television or radio will be webcast exclusively on MLB.com and brewers.com by Anderson, Block and Schroeder.
All of the Brewers' 2014 Spring Training games are in the afternoon, except for the March 28 game against Kansas City, which is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. CT. Times for all games are subject to change and will be continuously updated at brewers.com/schedule.
Pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report to Spring Training on Saturday, Feb. 15. All position players have a report date of Friday, Feb. 21. The first full workout is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 22.
Tickets for games at Maryvale Baseball Park are on sale now at brewers.com/springtraining. Tickets for the two games at Miller Park will go on sale at a later date.
Thursday, Feb. 27 at Oakland Athletics -- brewers.com
Friday, Feb. 28 at San Francisco Giants -- Radio
Saturday, March 1 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers -- TV
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Sunday, March 2 at Colorado Rockies -- brewers.com
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Monday, March 10 vs. Chicago White Sox -- TV
Tuesday, March 11 Off-day
Wednesday, March 12 at Los Angeles Angels -- TV/Radio
Thursday, March 13 at San Diego Padres -- brewers.com
Friday, March 14 vs. Arizona Diamondbacks -- TV/Radio
Saturday, March 15 vs. Cincinnati Reds -- TV
Sunday, March 16 at Arizona Diamondbacks -- brewers.com
Monday, March 17 vs. Chicago White Sox -- TV/Radio
Tuesday, March 18 vs. Texas Rangers -- TV/Radio
Wednesday, March 19 at Seattle Mariners -- brewers.com
Thursday, March 20 at Colorado Rockies -- Radio
Friday, March 21 at Texas Rangers -- brewers.com
Saturday, March 22 vs. Los Angeles Angels -- TV/Radio
Sunday, March 23 at Cincinnati Reds -- brewers.com
Monday, March 24 Off-day
Tuesday, March 25 vs. San Francisco Giants -- TV/Radio
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I served, poured cups, cut PBJ's and bananas, gave advice on electrolytes, food, water and stretching IT bands, hugged and talked and even knitted as the biggest waves wounded down. Henry Hobbs, a volunteer-extraordinaire, was my right hand and a leg and together we sizzled - with a step in from a couple of girls smashing those PBJ's.
|EnduroPhoto, with Henry and "little English lady" Ann - both always at TT races.
|EnduroPhoto - action shot for AS.
|RD Joe - photo courtesy Scott Dunlap.
In the 50M Cody Moat won (coming from behind on the last loop), with Paul Terranova 2nd and Jason Bryant 3rd (again:)). On girl's side Michele Yates almost closed on boys, with Melanie Fryar 2nd and Pam Proffitt Smith 3rd. Both men and women set new Course Records, Paul improved his course PR by 30 min (he lead for close to 40 miles).
A few local guys and girls are going after Tejas 50 - running every 50M in Tejas Trails events - and they all finished.
My best Texas friend Eman, whom I took on her first trail run 3 years ago, had completed her first 50k - and I couldn't have been more proud. Way to celebrate an important birthday (wink) and a freedom coming with a Greencard! This course is special, as she ran her first 25k here as well.
|Another hat, anyone? Photo JoAnna Brand.
|Eman celebrates with mentor - photo credit Eman.
|That's my girl Eman! Photo JoAnna Brand.
Other than that, things are moving along. Last week I gave my body time to recover and allowed it to dictate the pace is it felt - some days were ok, some much better. Today I ran a great hilly 6M tempo and felt springy. This week will be squeezing a lot in terms of training, as it's the only one I got before Syllamo 50M. Basically, as bad as it sounds, every day is planned to be either a quality workout, or moderate effort run (track, 10M "negative", hill repeats). My plan on easy is for Friday only. Sunday is a flat 10k race after Saturday's longish trail run (just because I haven't run a road or other 10k since 2002 and because I am petrified of short races and discovering how bad I am now - but truth is always good to know and to overcome fear.
We'll be leaving Austin next Tuesday with kids for Spring break. We'll drive through OK and visit with Larry's family for a couple of days, then drive through NW Arkansas to Syllamo races location. Those will be killers. Abandon all hope. I better figure out that cramping thing - and Meredith had agreed to chat with me this week briefly to see if anything strikes out. 50M with 14k elevation gain, and not in big climbs/descends (although those seem to be there as well), is something I am not certain I am ready for. Never thought I'd say that, but despite that I feel great and train hard, where mileage and serious hills come - I lack both of those big time. Do the best you can with what you have...
On other fronts, I will be in Portland in May! Every year Portland is THE most exciting trip of the year for me, more so than any race. It is HOME. Every nook, turn, trail, view, even road and street...friends I was blessed to meet...strengths I found in myself, discoveries made within...pains and aches nevertheless...dreams, hopes, shuttered and new ones... Planned that trip today. I won't come back for good (we say "never walk into the same river twice"), but I will always visit with heart full of love. I have a fully tight agenda scheduled literally by the minute, with Friday morning run in Forest Park with Ronda S. and Amy Sproston (hope they are kind to me, those speedy gals!), day with Alex (who had just moved in with his father, keep your fingers crossed it's a great step forward for good!), evening dinner with Monika and Stan (family), with additional trip to Corvallis for McDonald Forest 50k - another one with 7k feet of elevation gain (my 3rd take at this local monster and a greatest training for my new summer goal!), where I'll stay with Pam and Mac Smith and then party after the race with all my buddies (bonus to see so many friends at once!), then a trip to Bend to see my best friend Gail and run some Smith Rock park with Maura. Phew! Thrilled every time I think about it.
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- Uncle Elvie's Story: Part 1
- Uncle Elvie's Story: Part 2
After the war, Elvie apparently returned home to Hopkins County for at least a visit. A photo of Elvie with brothers Perry and John places him there sometime after the war and before 1922 when Perry died. But Elvie again headed west to work for the railroad.
By the time the 1920 census was taken on January 20th, Elvie lived in Elmore County, Idaho. He was a yardmaster for Oregon Short Line Railroad and lived on Idaho Avenue in Glenns Ferry in the home of Effie M. Mesinnell. Elvie and another railroad employee, Edward Masterson were lodgers in Mrs. Mesinnell's home.
On 24 Dec 1921, Elvie married Harriet E. Massey in Caldwell, Idaho. He lived in the Canyon County, Idaho town of Nampa at the time but still worked as yard master for Oregon Short Line railroad. Harriet also lived in Nampa and taught school. She was born in Illinois about 1890, the daughter of John R. and Mary Ellis. Harriet was a divorced mother of two daughters, Harriett Edna and Maryetta Massey. She'd married Charles F. Massey on 5 Oct 1911 in Jerome County, Idaho but they were divorced before 1920.
Elvie and Harriet still lived in Nampa a year after their marriage and they made at least one trip together to Kentucky. According to the 22 Dec 1922 edition of the Idaho Statesman, they had stopped to visit Harriet's parents "while en route from Kentucky to their home in Nampa."
Elvie and Harriet moved to Park County, Montana sometime after that. The 1930 census shows them living at 104 N. E. Street in Livingston City. Elvie had changed careers from railroad man to insurance salesman and Harriet was no longer teaching school. Her teenage daughters lived with them.
They were still in Livingston in 1935 but moved again before 1940 to Spokane, Washington. Elvie and Harriet lived in an apartment building at 2216 W. 1st Street and paid $45 a month rent. Elvie was a supervisor for Health and Accident Insurance Company. Harriet's daughters, now in their twenties, were not living with them.
It isn't known if Harriet died or they divorced after 1940 but Elvie married Ethel May Powers on 1 August 1948 in Spokane. Ethel was the daughter of Frank Alvord and Katherine Kleckner, was born in 1895 in Washington and grew up in Montana. She married James Powers before 1920, probably in Montana. By 1940, they were divorced and Ethel was living alone in Spokane working as a saleslady in a dress shop. She died on 30 Dec 1948 in Spokane. Her parents and a sister, Mrs. Frankie Shindle of Whitefish, Montana and Elvie were mentioned in her obituary but no children. Ethel was buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Spokane.
Elvie made a trip to Kentucky about 1950 to visit relatives in Hopkins and Muhlenberg Counties. The photo below was taken in Greenville at the home of his niece, Elizabeth McCauley Carver.
Family lore said that Elvie was married seven times. I don't know if that is true, but he was definitely married four times and Bernice Jackson Gamble was his last wife. Elvie and Bernice were married on 1 July 1951 in Spokane. She was the widow of Vernon W. Gamble and the mother of two sons. Bernice and Vernon were married on 27 Aug 1914 in Spokane and he died in Tacoma on 10 Jan 1940.
Bernice was the daughter of James Jackson and Fannie Sturtevant, born on 28 Feb 1897 in Jewell County, Kansas. She was a music teacher for most of her life and traveled in the summers studying music and languages in France, Italy, and Greece. She taught French and Italian classes at the local YMCA.
At the time of their marriage, Elvie was living in the Palmerston Hotel in Spokane. Bernice lived at E. 3408 17th Street and that is where they lived during their marriage.
Elvie died on 7 Jun 1959 of acute pulmonary edema and heart disease in El Paso, Texas while Bernice was traveling in Europe. He was 76 years old and still working as an insurance salesman. His obituary from the Spokane Daily Chronicle says he was on a trip but doesn't mention where he'd been other than El Paso. According to his death certificate, Elvie had been hospitalized at Providence Memorial Hospital in El Paso for three days before his death. His brother, Jimmy, was apparently with him as he provided the personal information for the death certificate. It isn't known if Jimmy was traveling with Elvie or went to Texas from his home in California after Elvie became ill.
Elvie was buried on 12 Jun 1959 in Pines Cemetery in Spokane. Bernice died on 20 February 1972 and was buried next to him.
[Photos courtesy of Bettie Gamblin Hendricks and Faye McCauley.]


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International Week, organized by the International Student Council and various other international campus student organizations, began last week and will be coming to a close this Friday with International Cultural Night. Although perhaps only a coincidence, International Cultural Night is very similar to the International Nights (see below for one of their programs) held by an early international student organization here at Iowa State. While the ISU campus now hosts dozens of international groups, in its early days as a small college campus there was a single international student group – the Cosmopolitan Club. And the University Archives holds its records!
Please note: cosmopolitan here does not refer to the cocktail! According to the wonderful Oxford English Dictionary, cosmopolitan means "belonging to all parts of the world; not restricted to any one country or its inhabitants." And, according to one of the documents in the Cosmopolitan Club's records, the definition of the Cosmopolitan Club is:
The National Association of Cosmopolitan Clubs began as a national organization in 1903. Soon after, Iowa State College (now University) began organizing its own chapter in 1907, and was officially admitted to the National Association of Cosmopolitan Clubs, as its tenth chapter, in 1908. The purpose of the club was to encourage friendship, respect and understanding among men and women of all nationalities, and its corresponding motto (the national motto for all cosmopolitan clubs) was "Above all nations, humanity." Membership was open to all students, faculty, and staff of Iowa State University, and members were both from the United States and from around the world.
The above image comes from one of the scrapbooks in the collection, and shows the cast for a Cosmopolitan Night Play from November 28, 1928.
The club hosted a variety of events each year, including international food fairs, talent shows, hayrides, barn parties, international films, and the MYCE BAAR (co-sponsored with the YMCA, the MYCE BAAR featured coffeehouse gatherings which often included presentations, shows, music and food of a specific country). These events were fun ways to acquaint club members and the community to the diverse cultures of the Cosmopolitan Club's members. The club also served as a supportive group for international students, and often had orientations for new international students at the beginning of the school year. The Cosmopolitan Club ceased to exist on campus during the mid-1990s; the last year it is listed in the campus directory is in the 1995/1996 school year.
Although a rather small collection of records, the contents almost span its entire years of existence, 1908-1992 (there are no records from its final years). The collection documents the club's activities on campus, in the Ames community, and nationally and include historical narratives, scrapbooks, financial accounts, constitutions, membership lists, brochures, posters, programs, newsletters, and yearly records produced by the club.
Pictured above is the program of an International Night held on March 28, 1931, showing the wonderful variety of international students and programs put on by the organization in 1931. According to an undated history of the club found in the collection, "International Night, a prominent activity of the club for many years, served as a means of acquainting other students with the dances, music, clothing, etc. of people in other lands." Not very different from the description of this Friday's International Cultural Night: "International Night is one of the biggest events organized by International Student Council to celebrate different cultures and traditions through a variety of performances! A night filled with laughter, culture, tradition, dance, music and FUN!!" (the entire schedule can be found on the International Week 2010 events page).
To find out more about the Cosmopolitan Club's records housed in the University Archives, please take a look at the collection's finding aid.


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It's funny how you can love a brand then you sort of forget about them? It's like that with Shu Uemura. I'm not tempted by any of their new releases at all – why is that?
Their Rouge Unlimited Supreme Shine lipsticks are though – completely gorgeous but absolutely not faultless. Annoying, eh? Still a week or so ago I treated myself to a new lipstick from the collection (and I forgot what other shades I had so had to google my own blog – sad!). I ended up with PK345 which is a full on rosy pink with a hint of blue microsparkle.
I've been picking up bits and bobs in SpaceNK and actually I like their loyalty card system – spend £100 and get £5 off any purchase. No it's not a fortune but then they could give us nada, like a lot of other department stores do!
Now – it swatched beautifully on my hand but I have to say on the lips, I'm not convinced.
It's almost too full on pink – but it's not brash enough to be a hot pink, it's not muted enough to be a nude pink, so it's just a pink. Plain and simple pink with some sparkle in it. Too much and it looks a bit clownish. I have a warm skintone and can usually pull off most pinks apart from deathly pale ones but I felt this warm pink did nothing for me:
On the plus side the texture is beautiful and it leaves such a gorgeous watery shine finish.
If I ever buy any more of these (just one more!) it will be a beige tone as I don't have one of those hues in this formula.
Have you tried Shu Uemura Supreme Shines?


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Paladino 4 Light Wall Sconce - Polished Nickel
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Earrings - Did you know that Catherine Jones started her business after she couldn't find a decent pair of earrings to wear to a ball? She had the gown but no earrings were to be found. In a flash of brilliance, Catherine said, 'If I can't find them, then no-one can'. So she decided to open a shop and sell beautiful jewellery, herself, and that is how Catherine Jones of Cambridge was created 50 years ago in 1963.
Catherine Jones Jewellery stocks modestly-priced contemporary silver earrings, playful and brightly coloured titanium drops all the way up to dazzling diamond or gorgeous gem-set pieces. Great contemporary designs from our own workshops or from group of hand-picked designers and goldsmiths.
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The go for the sweep today and look to get Ryan Dempster his first win of the year. It would be nice to win three straight here before the Cubs hit the West Coast, and they will be doing so with Steve Clevenger back in the lineup, praise the Lord. Here is how the Cubs will line up.
1. David DeJesus – RF
2. Starlin Castro – SS
3. Joe Mather – CF
4. Bryan LaHair – 1B
5. Alfonso Soriano – LF
6. Ian Stewart – 3B
7. Darwin Barney – 2B
8. Steve Clevenger – C
9. Ryan Dempster – P
Thanks, go Cubs!
– George