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Electrified power, legendary 4×4 capability and commanding performance will be front and center during this year's Easter Jeep® Safari, the Jeep brand's home away from home. Thousands of off-roading enthusiasts and Jeep brand loyalists from all over the world will descend upon Moab, April 9-17, for the weeklong annual tradition of trail rides and technical off-roading. The Jeep brand and Jeep Performance Parts by Mopar (JPP) team are bringing their A game with an extraordinary lineup of custom-built 4×4 and 4xe concept vehicles to conquer the iconic red-rock terrain in Moab, Utah.
The lineup is punctuated by the triumphant return of Jeep Wrangler Magneto, the first battery-electric vehicle (BEV) concept from the Jeep brand. The even more powerful and capable Jeep Wrangler Magneto 2.0 and four additional Jeep 4xe concept vehicles are testament to the Jeep brand's commitment to Zero Emission Freedom.
The 2022 Easter Jeep Safari concept vehicles include:
Jeep Wrangler Magneto 2.0 Concept
A year ago, the Jeep Wrangler Magneto concept demonstrated that a battery-electric propulsion system would be true to the Wrangler's heritage of on-road and off-road capability. A vehicle that demonstrates the Jeep Brand's dedication to Zero Emissions Freedom.
Peak amperage in the propulsion system is more than doubled to 600 amps. That enables the Magneto 2.0 to instantly deliver up to 850 lb.-ft. of peak torque to the wheels – more than triple the torque output of last year's concept – and 625hp for serious rock-climbing challenges. A new electric powertrain calibration maintains the peak amperage for up to 10 seconds – think of it as electronic nitrous oxide – which lets the Magneto 2.0 bolt from 0-60 mph in 2 seconds.
12 inches have been added to the wheelbase of the two-door Wrangler body style – creating some extra room for powertrain components and gives the Magneto 2.0 proportions similar to the "LJ" Wrangler Unlimited from 2004-06. Augmenting that stretch are a custom 3-inch lift kit and 40-inch off-road tires mounted on 20-inch wheels.
Custom, lightweight bumpers replace the factory units front and rear. Carbon-fiber wheel flares front and rear cover the wide tires without adding much weight. These elements enhance the Magneto 2.0's approach and departure angles on the trail.
Surf Blue paint, a custom carbon-fiber B-pillar, custom bikini top and carbon fiber hood give Magneto 2.0 a powerful look. The custom hood includes a blue-tinted, transparent window that gives a view of the power unit underneath.
Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk PHEV Concept
This spring, the Jeep brand is launching the first-ever electrified Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe, which will deliver 56 MPGe and 25 miles of all-electric range. Easter Jeep Safari gives the Jeep brand and Jeep design team the opportunity to take production vehicles like the Grand Cherokee 4xe to the next level.
The most 4×4-capable and sustainable Grand Cherokee ever, the new Trailhawk 4xe has conquered the Rubicon Trail in full-electric operation, and now it's ready to tackle all that Moab has to offer.
Like the new production Grand Cherokee 4xe, the Grand Cherokee Trailhawk PHEV concept is powered by two electric motors, a 400-volt battery pack, 2.0-liter turbocharged, four-cylinder engine and TorqueFlite eight-speed automatic transmission for maximum efficiency and capability.
The concept boasts a custom Industrial Blue exterior, along with signature 4xe Lagoon Blue tow hooks and glare-proof black-and-blue matte Trailhawk hood decal. Adding to its adventuresome appearance is a custom roof rack with integrated tie downs, black painted Rhino Liner roof for added durability, custom fog light bezels with quad LED projector fog lamps and custom vinyl side graphics for protection against debris. Mopar rock rails add further protection against nature's less forgiving elements.
Jeep '41 Concept
During Easter Jeep Safari, the Jeep brand pays homage to Jeep vehicles of the past. This year, the spotlight shines brightly on the Wrangler Willys. The retro Willys concept blends military grit and determination with the Wrangler 4xe's electric-vehicle technology. The concept's 4xe plug-in hybrid powertrain is capable of an estimated 49 MPGe and delivers up to 21 miles of nearly silent, zero-emission, electric-only propulsion, making it the most capable, technically advanced and eco-friendly Wrangler ever.
The Wrangler 4xe's advanced powertrain provides a unique on- and off-road experience through the combination of two electric motors, a high-voltage battery pack, a high-tech 2.0-liter turbocharged I-4 engine and robust TorqueFlite eight-speed automatic transmission.
The concept's exterior color, including wheel flares and mirror caps, is honorably decorated in an olive D.R.A.B. '41 matte green finish, with black powder-coated steel bumpers, Warn winch and JPP bumper hoop. The retro trim cap accentuates a tan soft-top, while JPP half doors offer an enhanced open-air experience to let even more of the outside in. A custom stenciled graphics package from the Jeep Graphic Studio and accent-colored tow hooks are the finishing touches fit for a five-star general.
Jeep Rubicon 20th Anniversary Concept
The Rubicon 20th Anniversary concept, based on the quickest, most powerful Wrangler yet – the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392 – continues the legacy established two decades ago by setting the benchmark for performance and capability with its 6.4-liter V-8 engine, customized exterior and stunning interior.
The modified four-door Wrangler Rubicon 392 features an active dual-mode performance exhaust that switches between wild and outrageous, a performance hood with center scoop, custom-built half doors and Sky One-touch powertop with removable side panels for open-air freedom.
The concept's matte Granite Crystal exterior vinyl wrap is accentuated with gold tow hooks and badging, a Rubicon 20th anniversary hood decal, American flag fender decal and Mopar swing gate air compressor.
Jeep Bob Concept
Designed to blur the lines between two mighty off-roaders, the Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator, the Jeep Bob concept is a playful spin on the popular trend of "bobbing" the long overhangs of pickup truck beds in order to make it the ultimate terrain tackler.
The Gladiator bed has been "bobbed" a full foot of length. Custom steel front and rear bumpers improve the vehicle's approach and departure angles, and are built to withstand all the rigors of off-road use, while maintaining a stylish and sophisticated appearance. Inspired by the off-road performance world, high clearance flares make room for the larger rolling stock.
All four doors and B-pillars have been removed for the ultimate open-air freedom. Additionally, a customized hardtop has been perforated and a canvas top has been stretched over top in order to provide shelter from the elements while allowing natural light through.
Off-road capability is further amplified by a 3-inch lift with custom off-road suspension components, Dynatrac Pro-Rock 60 axles that are supported by a mix of King Coils and Bypass shocks, plus massive 40-inch tires that are mounted to 20-inch beadlock wheels that, all combined, provide ultimate four-wheeling confidence.
Jeep D-Coder Concept by JPP
The gloss black Jeep Gladiator D-Coder concept carries more than 35 JPP and Mopar accessories, each painted in contrasting Maraschino Red and labeled with QR (quick response) codes, making this high-performance off-roader a rolling catalog of factory-tested and factory-backed items available for customer purchase.
Each scannable QR code provides a live link to the Mopar eStore consumer website for specific part numbers, specifications and pricing information. Enhanced QR codes on the bedside and hood link to the current JPP catalog.
The distinct Maraschino Red contrasting theme continues inside the cabin of the Gladiator D-Coder concept with Katzkin leather covering both rows of seats. An enhanced QR code on each seat links directly to the Katzkin website for details on customizable leather options, including colors, stitching and accents, along with real-time pricing information.
Jeep Birdcage Concept by JPP
Designed as a wide-open-air extreme 4×4 machine, the Jeep Wrangler 4xe Birdcage concept showcases a variety of custom accessory innovations from JPP and Mopar, while also proving its industry-best capability, as well as its class-exclusive, off-road 4xe plug-in hybrid powertrain.
Riding on an industry-first JPP 2-inch lift kit with FOX shocks, specifically engineered and tuned for the plug-in hybrid electric Wrangler 4xe, the vibrant Eagle Brown off-roader features Granite Crystal metallic and various signature Jeep 4xe Surf Blue accents.
For the serious off-roader who craves true open-air wheeling, the windshield and windshield wipers are removed. The design team tastefully closed off the instrument panel and created custom cowl and windshield-wiper filler panel covers, creating a smooth factory appearance while protecting against dirt and debris. Three concept header-mounted 14-inch JPP TYRI off-road LED lights provide sleek, modern lighting.
On the interior, Tobacco Leaf and Cocoa Brown leather seats feature distinctive seat inserts and Surf Blue accent stitching, which carries through on the instrument panel, steering wheel, shifter boot and emergency-brake handle.
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Talk to grizzled Atlanta Falcons fans around these parts and you'll likely hear that Rich McKay was not the awful general manager many made him out to be. I've agreed with that for a while on general principle, but via Join Bois at SBN, we have some numbers.
Bois broke down the 2004-2008 drafts in a hilarious piece on the mothership earlier this week, which you should read. For our purposes today, what's most interesting is the following chart, which gives Atlanta the third-best drafting record from 2004-2008, a full 24.4% better than the league average. That's four years of Rich McKay and one of Thomas Dimitroff, in case you wondered.
So what makes the Falcons better than the average team over that span? The chart explains where Bois got his measurements from, but the important thing is that the Falcons just got better players on average. The big hits obviously come in the form of guys like Jonathan Babineaux (2nd round, 2005), Roddy White (1st round, 2005), Justin Blalock (2nd round, 2007) and Matt Ryan (1st round, 2008). Yet there are players mixed in there who get credit more for the work they did after leaving the Falcons, like DeAngelo Hall, Matt Schaub and Chris Houston.
Still, it's clear the Falcons had a pretty good run from 2004 to 2008. Draft classes take time to grow and germinate into successful football teams, and it's not hard to see 2007 as the aberration in that span, with the Falcons building on some existing shrewd player acquisition during the 2008 breakout season and beyond. Rich McKay can probably safely blame his coaches from 2004-2007 for his middling reputation as a GM in Atlanta.
What do you think of the Falcons' track record from 2004-2008, and do you think the 2009-2013 classes will look anywhere near as good in a couple of years?

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The FSBC will take a thoughtful, methodic approach to achieving and maintain a benefits package that meets the needs of employees' while being financially sustainable for the College. The benefits offerings should be valued from an institutional perspective while considering budget, best business practices, and regulatory impact.
Below is the list of the committee members:
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Elizabeth Mendez, Director, Benefits Administration
Tina Thurston, Administrative and Financial Operations Manager
Kayla (Lepkowski) Van Dinther, IT Business Manager and Assistant to the CIO
Rachel Gould, Senior Director, Study Abroad
Danae Lowman, Faculty Affairs Coordinator
Johan Dulfer, Head Coach, Volleyball
Lilly Westbrook, Costume Shop Manager
Rob Snyder, Associate Director, Business Intelligence Architecture
Jen Hunter, Interim Director, Wellness Clinic
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Chris Hummel HSHP: Clinical Professor & Chair, Exercise Science & Athletic Training
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If you have any questions about the Tax-Exempt Equipment Financing program, please contact CHFFA.
The California Health Facilities Financing Authority (CHFFA) recognizes that health facilities utilize a variety of equipment in every day operations, and that the financing can add considerably to the overall cost of equipment purchases.
CHFFA established the program to provide health facilities with access to tax-exempt fixed rate financing for their equipment purchases.
Applicants may use the note proceeds to purchase or reimburse all types of qualifying equipment, including but not limited to:
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CHFFA has extensive experience issuing bonds in both public offerings and direct placements using a variety of structures. The depth of experience of CHFFA staff has made the agency well positioned to consider innovative financing techniques. CHFFA can issue tax-exempt equipment notes through a direct/private placement with a purchaser of the Applicant's choosing or through a competitive bid process.
Direct/Private Placement: This option is for Applicants who have identified a purchaser for financing the equipment purchase and request CHFFA to act as issuer of the tax-exempt notes.
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The parliamentary committee responsible for hearing petitions against HS2 announced its programme for hearings last week.
Ahead of the announcement, HS2 created a secure email system that it asked petitioners to sign up to to view the document outlining the response from HS2 to their petition, which attracted a lot of complaints.
Chair of the High Speed Rail Bill Select Committee, MP Robert Syms, said last week: "Given that many petitioners may not feel comfortable with the complex email system, we strongly urge HS2 to offer alternative ways for petitioners to communicate with them if they prefer, including normal email and post."
In the last few days HS2 has emailed petitioners saying it will scrap the sign-up system in favour of using more traditional methods of communication.
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The Dangers of Drinking and Driving
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Millions of people worldwide do it. Many say "What's the harm, I got home safely and no one was hurt?†Just because you made it home safely to your bed does not mean that you're making a right decision. When putting those keys in the ignition and driving away after drinking you are not only putting your life at risk but you are risking the lives of all those you come across while driving.
Poor Decision Making
Alcohol affects you in a way that changes your judgement, depth perception as well as vital motor skills required to drive safely. Its easy to think you are driving normally when truly you are not. When the police take notice you could be hit with a DUI/DWI. This is the best case scenario. Getting into an accident your life could be lost as well as any others who too are involved in this accident. According to 2009 drunk driving statistics there were 10,839 traffic fatalities in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes. This is those whose lives were lost not the total number of alcohol related accidents, or the number of individuals arrested for drinking and driving.
Is drinking and driving more important than your legal status or life? Take a cab, protect yourself as well as others on the roadways, don't become another drinking and driving statistic.  Operating a motor vehicle while sober can be difficult in itself, adding alcohol or other intoxicants into the mix is putting your life and the lives of others on the roadways at risk. Make the right choice and put your keys down.
The Legal Repercussions of Drink and Driving, DUI/DWI
The sound of a siren, the red flashing lights and a person in uniform knocking at your driver side window. Â An officer has pulled you over for suspicious driving. If the officer smells a strong odor of alcohol, you exhibit slurred speech or general incoherence you will be asked to exit your vehicle and move to the side of the road where you will undergo field sobriety testing. If you fail to demonstrate the proper motor skills or judgment to safely operate a motor vehicle during these field tests, the officer can then ask permission to perform a blood alcohol content test, commonly abbreviated BAC. In most states the legal limit for BAC Â is .10%, however many states have adopted a lower BAC of .08%. Failing these tests will result in a ride in the back of a police car, Â a night in jail and charges of a DUI or DWI. You are now facing the legal repercussions of drinking and driving.
All 50 states have taken serious action when it comes to individuals that DUI, driving under the influence, or DWI, driving while intoxicated. There is zero tolerance, all violators will be arrested and charged accordingly.
A DUI, driving under the influence, is the act of operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol level, BAC, over the legal state limit. If you are arrested and charged for a DUI the state will prosecute you accordingly. First offense typically resulting in loss of license for 1 year, as well as, federally mandated outpatient alcohol abuse program and probation. Those who have had multiple DUI's will most likely be prosecuted to the fullest ability of the law, which varies with each individual state jurisdiction. Regardless to if this is your first offense or second if in an accident while DUI you will be fully prosecuted, if an individual is killed as a result you will too be charged with vehicular manslaughter.
A DWI, driving while intoxicated, is too the act of operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol level, BAC, that is over the legal state limit. If a law officer suspects you of DWI you will undergo a field sobriety test, breathalyzer test and/or blood test to determine intoxication level. The legal repercussions of a


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A 10-year-old Florida boy brought 20 dozen doughnuts to police in East Nashville during his journey to thank every officer in America.
Tyler Carach's started his journey when he bought donuts for deputies at a store in his hometown.
When he saw how happy they were, he asked his mom why the snack meant so much to them. She told him, people aren't always nice to police, and he decided to do something about it.
"He got really sad and he looked at me and he said 'ok, well I'm gonna thank every cop in America and buy them all a doughnut.' And of course that's not where I thought the conversation was going. I was like well sweetheart there are more than 900k cops in America that's a really big goal and he was like 'that's ok, i'm going to thank them all,'" said Sheena Carach.
In the past two years, he's given out more than 65,000 doughnuts. Dunkin Donuts provides most of them.
His next stop is Alaska, later this month.


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Authors: Ruth Ruscheweyh, Gregor Broessner, Gudrun Goßrau, Katja Heinze-Kuhn, Tim P Jürgens, Katharina Kaltseis, Katharina Kamm, Andreas Peikert, Bianca Raffaelli, Florian Rimmele, and Stefan Evers
Source: Cephalalgia, 2020, Vol. 40(14) 1574–1584
Objective: To assess the efficacy of monoclonal antibodies targeting calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) or its receptor in chronic cluster headache (CCH) treatment under real world conditions.
Background: Calcitonin gene-related peptide has an important pathophysiological role in cluster headache. Although the randomised controlled trial with the calcitonin gene-related peptide antibody galcanezumab was negative, chronic cluster headache patients with insufficient response to other preventive treatments have been receiving individual off-label treatment attempts with calcitonin gene-related peptide-(receptor) antibodies.
Methods: Data from 22 chronic cluster headache patients who received at least one dose of a calcitonin gene-related peptide(-receptor) antibody and recorded attack frequency in a headache diary were retrospectively collected at eight headache centres.
Results: The number of previous preventive therapies was 6.52.4 (meanstandard deviation, range: 2–11). The average number of attacks per week was 23.316.4 at baseline and significantly decreased by 9.29.7 in the first month of treatment with a calcitonin gene-related peptide(-receptor) antibody (p<0.001). Fifty-five percent of the patients were 50% responders and 36% were 75% responders with respect to attack frequency. Significant reduction of attack frequency started at week 1 (6.82.8 attacks, p<0.01). Results were corroborated by significant decreases in weekly uses of acute headache medication (9.87.6, p<0.001) and pain intensity during attacks (1.22.0, numerical rating scale (NRS) [0–10], p<0.01) in the first month. In months 2 (n¼14) and 3 (n¼10), reduction of attack frequency from baseline was 8.08.4 (p¼0.004) and 9.110.0 (p¼0.024), respectively.
Conclusion: Under real-world conditions, individual treatment with calcitonin gene-related peptide(-receptor) antibodies was effective in 55% of our chronic cluster headache patients. This finding supports individual off-label treatment attempts with calcitonin gene-related peptide-(receptor) antibodies in chronic cluster headache patients insufficiently responding to other therapies.0333102420949866


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Quarterback Joe Flacco and the starting offense got more extended action in Indianapolis, compared to the one series they played last week against the Rams. Flacco played three series, leading one touchdown drive and punting twice. The offense finished on a high note as Flacco hit wide receiver John Brown for a 7-yard score, which was set up by a 29-yard completion to fellow free-agent addition Michael Crabtree. The offense sputtered on the first two drives as it dealt with some sloppiness. Running back Buck Allen fumbled a handoff, left guard Alex Lewis was flagged for a false start and Flacco took a sack for a 9-yard loss. The group bounced back from those miscues to finish with a 67-yard scoring drive capped off by Brown's juggling snag in the back of the end zone. Flacco finished the day 7-of-9 passing for 72 yards and the touchdown.
QB Lamar Jackson
The rookie quarterback entered the game in the second quarter and played through the third quarter. It was a rough beginning as the offense went three-and-out on his first three series, and he was off the mark on a handful of throws. But Jackson started to find his groove running the two-minute offense at the end of the first half and orchestrated a 56-yard drive that ended in a field goal just before halftime. He then led a scoring drive on the opening drive of the third quarter, and his 7-yard touchdown strike to wide receiver Chris Moore was an impressive example of what makes him so dangerous. He rolled to his right and could have tried to run for the score, but he showed patience and delivered a strike to Moore in the back of the end zone. Jackson finished the game 7-of-15 for 49 passing yards and the touchdown.
RB Kenneth Dixon
The third-year running back saw game action for the first time since the end of the 2016 season. He missed last season because of a knee injury and then missed the first two preseason games of this year because of another injury, but showed flashes of his potential against Indianapolis. Dixon displayed nice agility and a quick burst, which is what he was known for before the knee injury. Head Coach John Harbaugh said after the game that Dixon still isn't back to 100 percent just yet, but he still led the Ravens with six carries for 32 yards and had a team-high three catches for 24 yards. Dixon's issue in his young career has been his inability to stay on the field, and playing in a game is a big step in the right direction for him. If he's able to get healthy and build off his performance Monday night, he could push both Alex Collins and Buck Allen for carries.
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The numerical value of polynomial is a prime number for x = 0,1,2 … 40. Check it out in some cases (This famous formula due to Leonard Euler.)
The numerical value of polynomial is a prime number for x = 0,1,2 … 80. Check it out in some cases.
Take a three-digit number. Form the number obtained by writing to the right of the previous repeat number. This 6-digit number, divide it by 7 and the quotient obtained by 11 and the last quotient by 13 What is observed?
31, 331, 3331, 33331, 333331, 3333331, 33333331 are prime numbers
however no next:
333333331 = 17 · 19607843
We would be difficult to find a set of numbers whose property and whose history were more fascinating (and more completely useless), or is found surrounded by the deepest mystery that the perfect numbers and their closest relatives, the friends numbers (Martin Garder.)
A number is perfect when it is equal to the sum of its divisors excluding same.
The less perfect number is 6 which is equal to the sum of its three dividers (1,2,3). The next is 28, the sum of 1,2,4,7 and 14.
Perfect numbers are given by the Euclides formula , where 2n-1 is a Mersenne number. The last discovered is 257885161-1(257885161-1) generated with the largest Mersenne known. see Mersenne primes.


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The Center for Publishing & Editing
Student Involvement
The Center for Publishing & Editing offers students a variety of ways to get involved with publishing and editing projects. Most publishing and editing courses include Performance Learning opportunities. Additionally, from their first semester on campus, students can get involved with student-run publications and businesses.
Student-Run Publications
The newest student-run publication on campus, BURST magazine is produced each year with the goal of getting readers to think about how the world outside of Millikin affects what students do on campus and how students affect the world beyond the university. Each issue of BURST has its own focus, or theme, that guides all of the content in each issue. Students are responsible for all aspects of producing the magazine, including developing and assigning story ideas, writing, editing, designing, taking photographs, preparing the publication for printing, marketing, and selling advertisements. To learn more about BURST, contact the adviser, Dr. Julie Bates.
Collage, Millikin's literary and fine arts magazine, is published by students who are responsible for selecting the best fiction, poetry, drama, and essays. Students also copy edit and design each issue. All Millikin students are invited to submit writing and artwork and work on the staff of Collage. Submit your work with your name and title of the work on a separate sheet of paper. For more information, contact Dr. Stephen Frech.
The Decaturian
The Decaturian is a biweekly student newspaper published during the academic year. The paper is written, edited, and managed by students. Each issue reaches about 2,500 readers and is a primary source of news on campus. Students get credit for writing and working as a staff member for The Decaturian through EN120, Journalism Workshop. Students with questions or who want to get involved in The Decaturianshould contact the newspaper adviser, Dr. Scott Lambert.
Student-Run Businesses
Blue Satellite Press
Blue Satellite Press is a letterpress poetry broadside company publishing leading contemporary poets in museum-quality prints. Students solicit previously unpublished work from contemporary poets, and then design a broadside that showcases what they admire in the poem. Students learn the aspects of design and print production that letterpress printing encourages and participate in all roles necessary for maintaining and operating a commercial printing press. A key component of this learning laboratory is letterpress printing, an antique print process with movable type. While letterpress printing has largely been phased out of commercial use, knowledge of its mechanics and the vocabulary of its tools and methods are at the core of most contemporary commercial printing processes. To learn more about Blue Satellite Press, contact the adviser, Dr. Stephen Frech.
Sting & Honey Press
Sting & Honey Press is a chapbook publishing company created and run by Millikin students. For more information, contact the adviser, Dr. Stephen Frech.
Performance Learning Opportunities
Many publishing and editing courses at Millikin University include Performance Learning components, through which students work with clients from the university or the community to complete projects. Some recent examples of Performance Learning opportunities include:
- •Designing and publishing websites for clients in EN305: Web Publishing. Examples include the Center for Publishing & Editing website and the Writing About Literature Casebooks created in conjunction with Dr. Tony Magagna's Writing About Literature course.
- •Writing, editing, and designing a variety of customized materials for community partners including Paw Print Ministries, Girl Scouts, Planned Parenthood/Generation Action, Big Blue Food Pantry, and more in EN300: Community Engagement Writing.
- •Pitching, writing, and revising magazine articles that are published in BURST magazine and other publications in EN306: Freelance Writing.
- •Editing Decatur Magazine, BURST magazine, cookbooks, and more for clients in EN307: Professional Editing.
- •Writing in-depth investigative articles that are published in The Decaturian in EN319: Investigative Reporting.
Our courses emphasize the histories, theories, and practices central to the publishing industry.
Some notable courses offered through the Center are listed below. All of these courses are part of our Publishing & Editing minor.
EN270: Computer-Aided Publishing
This course is an introduction to computer-aided publishing for print-media production. EN270 is a workshop-based class, and uses a combination of more simple to more complex publication projects to develop three essential roles: (1) the user of computer-aided publishing technology, (2) the publication designer, and (3) the manager of the publishing process.
EN280: Journalism Laboratory
Staff members of the The Decaturian, Millikin's student newspaper, receive credit for making a regular contribution to the paper for the semester, either by writing, or performing other weekly duties for each issue. Participants create a portfolio reflecting on their development during the semester. This course can be repeated each semester for up to eight credits. Pre-requisite: EN215 Newswriting 1 or consent of instructor.
EN305: Web Publishing
This course introduces students to foundational principles of writing, editing, designing, and publishing on the web and to the computer tools that can assist students with this type of work. Students develop a rhetorical awareness of design concepts and learn applicable skills through a combination of analytical and production-based assignments such as: conducting a rhetorical analysis of a specific website; creating a personal website; writing and editing web content for a variety of purposes; and collaborating on a web design project for a local client.
EN306: Freelance Writing
This course emphasizes the fundamentals and business of freelance article writing for print and online publications, including consumer magazines, trade magazines, custom publications, websites, and blogs. Students learn about the publishing industry and how it operates; research and study a variety of print and online publications as potential markets; develop story ideas and pitch them to an appropriate market; and write department, feature, and online articles. Students also will write articles for BURST magazine.
EN307: Professional Editing
This course focuses on the theories and practices that guide professional editors who are integral in a variety of capacities to the production of written texts. Students will learn about the different roles of editors in the publishing industry and will practice all levels of editing: developmental editing, content editing, technical editing, copyediting, proofreading, and fact checking. The course enables students to interact with current professional editors and also gain hands-on editorial experience through a performance learning client project.
EN384: Art of Publishing
The Art of Publishing is a performance learning course on book publishing. Students will spend the semester developing a new publishing company, from mission, publishing philosophy, proposed projects, business practices and goals.
EN386: Blue Satellite Press
Blue Satellite Press prints poetry broadsides (more commonly known as posters) in letterpress formats. We will learn aspects of design and print production that letterpress printing encourages: layering, color "interaction" and font as a design element, all aspects one can learn in computer layout, but only with deliberate, conscious effort. And we will be doing the editorial work of an ongoing press: selection of work to print, communications with poets, and distributing the printed broadsides.
EN480: Professional Writing Internship
The internship provides qualified students an opportunity to receive academic credit for supervised, non-classroom experience in an employment setting. Students may choose to complete editorial internships with scholarly publishers, magazine publishers, and more.
Our faculty are newspaper journalists. Book and magazine writers and editors. The founders of two literary publishing companies and a literary magazine.
Altogether, our faculty bring more than 80 years of publishing and editing experience to the Center. We use this experience to teach a wide variety of publishing and editing courses.
This experience led us to help our students launch two student-owned and operated publishing companies, a literary magazine, a campus magazine, and more. Students who work with our faculty gain practical experience not only in writing, editing, and the publishing process but also in all facets of running a publishing business.
Meet Our Faculty
Dr. Julie Bates
Dr. Julie Bates teaches professional writing and editing, rhetoric, and composition coursework in the English department. She has a PhD in Rhetoric, Composition, and Technical Communication from Illinois State University, an M.A. in Liberal & Integrative Studies (with emphases in environmental studies and journalism) from the University of Illinois-Springfield, and a B.A. in Magazine Journalism and English Writing from Drake University.
Dr. Bates holds the Warren F. Hardy Distinguished Professorship in English for 2019–2021. Additionally, she the coordinator of Millikin University's first-year writing program, the faculty advisor for BURST magazine, the Book Review Editor for Rhetoric Review, and the Contributing Editor for Decatur magazine. In addition, Dr. Bates is a professional writer, editor, copy editor, and proofreader with 15+ years of professional experience.
Dr. Carmella Braniger
Dr. Carmella Braniger is Associate Professor of English at Millikin University where she teaches first-year writing, creative writing, literature, and classical rhetoric. Her poems have appeared in Sycamore Review, Poems and Plays, The Dirty Napkin, MARGIE: The American Journal of Poetry, Modern English Tanka, Magnapoets, Atlas Poetica, and many others. Pudding House Publications published her chapbook, No One May Follow, in 2009. Dr. Braniger co-authored a book chapter entitled "Redefining the Undergraduate English Writing Major: An Integrated Approach at a Small Comprehensive University" in the collection What We Are Becoming: Developments in Undergraduate Writing Majors, published by Utah State University Press. She is the co-editor of three volumes of Critical Storytelling published by Brill | Sense, and was recently invited to become an acquisitions editor for the series. Her critical story "'Hey, Sister': Utterances, Sexualities, and Dialectical Tensions in Sibling Relationships" appeared in the first volume she edited. She enjoys collaboratively writing and publishing poetry sequences and critical stories with fellow faculty and students.
Dr. Randy Brooks
Dr. Randy Brooks is the Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences and Professor of English at Millikin University. He has received international recognition for his writing, editing and publishing of haiku poetry. He has developed and taught a wide range of courses on writing, rhetoric, poetry, teaching writing and publishing and is a leader in curriculum design of professional writing programs, emphasizing the integration of performance learning, community service, technology and publishing.
Before becoming the Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, he served as Acting Dean from 2008-2010 and as Chair of the English Department from 2003-2008. Drawing on his years of experience as an editor and publisher, Dr. Brooks collaborated with Edwin Walker, Associate Professor of Art, to establish a book-publishing performance learning curriculum—blending instruction in a co-taught course, the Art of Publishing, with the business of a student-run book publishing company, Bronze Man Books. Dr. Brooks has four decades of literary editing experience and has published over 70 books and four literary serial publications. He and his wife, Shirley Brooks, are co-editors and publishers of Brooks Books, (formerly High/Coo Press) and editors of Mayfly, a biannual magazine featuring haiku. Dr. Brooks is also web editor for Modern Haiku magazine and the Electronic Media Officer (web editor) for the Haiku Society of America. Hundreds of his poems have been published in journals and anthologies including a book of his selected haiku, School's Out.
Dr. Stephen Frech
Dr. Stephen Frech has earned degrees from Northwestern University, Washington University in St. Louis, and the University of Cincinnati. He has published four volumes of poetry: Toward Evening and the Day Far Spent (Kent State University Press 1995), If Not For These Wrinkles of Darkness (White Pine Press Poetry Prize 2001), The Dark Villages of Childhood (MWC Press 2009), and Into Night's Tent (River Glass Books 2020). He has a fourth volume titled A Palace of Strangers Is No City, a sustained narrative of prose poetry/flash fiction, published by Cervena Barva Press in 2011. His translation from the Dutch of Menno Wigman's book of poems Zwart als kaviaar/Black as Caviar was published in 2012.
He is founder and editor of Oneiros Press, publisher of limited edition, letterpress poetry broadsides. At Millikin University, he teaches letterpress printing and helps to operate two presses: Blue Satellite Press and Sting & Honey Press.
Dr. Scott Lambert
Dr. Scott Lambert was an award-winning sports columnist and editor before entering academia. At Miilikin, Lambert teaches writing and journalism courses and is the faculty adviser to The Decaturian. Lambert's academic interests lie in media ethics and media history.


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EU carbon prices slipped 3.4% on Wednesday to move back towards the previous session's 20-month low of €5.46, as EUAs briefly tracked a volatile oil market but failed keep pace with its late gains.
The Dec-16 EUA contract ended down 20 cents at €5.64, towards the bottom end of the day's €5.52-5.85 range, on healthy volume of 16 million.
Prices were in negative territory from the first minute of trade, dipping further after a weak Polish auction, before dropping amid brisk mid-afternoon selling as the front-year contract broke below €5.70.
This came just ahead of the weekly US oil inventory data at 1530 GMT, which some market watchers said had been a target for some carbon speculators in light of the stronger correlations between EUAs and crude oil that have emerged throughout carbon's 30% collapse in January.
"(The US) published bad numbers and the moment Brent started to drop, carbon just followed," said one broker, referring to a 10-cent drop in EUAs to the day's low after having already been down by 22 cents or 3.8% when the data was released.
Front-month Brent prices briefly fell after the data showed a bigger-than-expected rise in US stocks, but quickly rebounded to gain as much as 6% or $2 to $34.81/bbl on perceived profit-taking by shorts.
EUAs also turned upwards but failed to keep pace.
"It makes me wonder if only prop traders are on the market and utilities are still on the side, waiting for carbon to find its bottom. With (big) compliance clients standing aside, traders are following oil for market direction," the broker added.
Meanwhile, utilities got a stronger incentive to enter the market as German clean dark spreads rose to their highest levels this week as power prices nudged higher, carbon fell and a stronger euro made slightly weaker coal prices cheaper for continental utilities.
Poland, in its first EUA auction of 2016, sold 3.526 million spot EUAs at 8 cents below market. Bid coverage was 2.05, close to the 2016 average of 2.21.
Prices dropped as much as 9 cents in the minutes after the sale cleared.
Poland's auctions this year feature the most volume of any government sale.
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Increasing Disposable Revenue and Urbanization is Driving the Market
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Diving into the Hackintosh
Today I'm writing about the Hackintosh and the community around it - a place where people have spent many hours reverse-engineering Apple's macOS kernel with the grand goal of making it run (with native speed) on Windows or Linux-based hardware.
Sacha's Takeaways
- Building a solution to a seemingly impossible problem, no matter how small the impact, is extremely rewarding
- You can get performance similar to or greater than the highest end Mac Pros ($12,000+) for less than $4,000 by building the rig yourself, and dual-booting Windows / macOS
- For those of us who develop for different platforms, having the ability to switch to and from macOS (to build for iOS, for example), while maintaining expected speed, is a huge productivity boon.
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The first time I heard the term "Hackintosh" was back in 2010 - when OSX Snow Leopard was the "next big thing" and Universal Binaries were everywhere as Apple was mid-migration from the PowerPC architecture to the more mainstream x86_64 Intel instruction set. I was in high school, and had a few friends who spent too many hours trying to get their PCs to run Mac so that they could do 4-person video iChats with their cooler, Mac-owning friends.
Unfortunately for them, many motherboards/systems were "bricked" in vain attempts to get OS X to boot. Nothing was really permanently broken, but we were in high school, therefore lacking much of the debugging knowledge and experience we have now. Suffice it to say the parents were not pleased.
The fear of "bricking" my machines tempered my interest and passion to solve this problem for a few years, but as I spent more time coding, learning about system architecture, and becoming more conformable working with the kernel, I gradually began researching.
For those unfamiliar, the go-to place for anything Hackintosh-related is tonymacx86. There you can find installation guides, debugging tools, build results, and a wealth of experts with more experience dealing with extremely arcane problems than you could ever imagine. One of the most important things you'll see upon browsing through their forums is that the hardware you own is a key determinant of how successful your Hackintosh build will be. Unfortunately (or fortunately?) for me, I built my current machine in late 2011, so when I went to tonymac earlier this month to do some preliminary research, I found very little content related to the components I own. For reference, I'm running an i7-3930k Sandy Bridge-E CPU on an ASUS P9X79 Deluxe motherboard. More details can be found at the build link below.
Because there was no "one stop shop" solution to how to get macOS on my now 6-year old machine (I can still run most games/apps at max settings somehow), I decided to experiment with different settings and ideas for a couple days. Back in high school when I first looked into the Hackintosh, this would have been extremely dangerous. If I hit a kernel panic (KP), I would have been completely hosed. But now, comfortable with unix and log digging, I thought - why not? Long story short, I did actually break my bootloader, Windows OS, and sent my machine into an unbootable cycle. Overconfidence is indeed deadly.
This wasn't an entirely bad thing - I had the chance to start fresh. I grabbed a new Samsung 850 EVO SSD from Amazon Prime Now (apparently you can now order computer parts and have them delivered to you in less than an hour…) and decided to install each OS on a different drive rather than partition a single one.
Three days of work later, and I'm writing this blog post from Visual Studio Code on Mac, with streaming TV on a second monitor and some games open on the third. The machine is whirring away at full speed and I've had no issues.
Let's chat a little bit about that three day span I just glossed over.
Making a Hackintosh work is a bit like putting together a 2,000 piece puzzle that completely falls apart if you incorrectly put in one small tile.
Think of each major function your computer provides as a subsection of pieces - you have audio, networking, CPU, GPU, Bluetooth, WiFi, USB, SATA (storage), and more. But that's not it - since we are basically impersonating a Mac to Apple (aka Big Brother), many software features we take for granted also need to be addressed - iMessage, FaceTime, Handoff, iCloud, etc.
I was able to get Mac "running" quite easily - the tooling provided on tonymac is very good for the initial setup of a computer, but getting things to run at full speed was much harder. I won't repeat the entire build process here, but you can find my installation guide here with specific links to extra steps needed to get Audio, iMessage, and full CPU speed working.
When sharing this arduous procedure with friends, the most common reaction I got was "I don't understand why people spend so much time on these things". To be completely honest, I don't have a great answer for that. There are many (better) things I could have done with a holiday weekend, but something about getting everything to the working state I have now is insanely rewarding.
There is great benefit in working at a seemingly impossible problem, regardless of impact, and coming through with a viable solution.
Six years of waiting and exploring came full circle today. Thanks for reading, and as always, feel free to reach out to me with any questions, or if you are considering trying your hand at a Hackintosh build.