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For our series First and Main, Morning Edition is traveling to contested counties in swing states to find out what is shaping voters' decisions this election season. The latest trip took us to Larimer County, Colo.
The presidential race has become much tighter in recent days, and in Colorado, a recent poll puts Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in the lead.
Colorado is one of several swing states where campaign efforts will be concentrated in these past few weeks before the election. Of those efforts, actually getting people to the polls will be one of the most important.
In Colorado, both the Romney and Obama campaigns have an eye on Latino voters in particular. The state has seen a tremendous amount of growth in the Latino population. According to census data, that particular demographic grew by 41 percent between 2000 and 2010. Latinos make up about 21 percent of Colorado's overall population.
They're a smaller percentage of the population in Larimer County — only about 11 percent — but in a hotly contested swing county, it's a voting bloc that neither candidate can afford to ignore.
On a rainy evening in downtown Fort Collins, we met with three Latino women — Betty Aragon, Guadalupe Salazar and Jan Barela-Smith — at their favorite Mexican restaurant. They'd been caught in a downpour on their way to meet us, and by the time we arrived, they were drying off and warming up with bowls of hot chili verde.
All three women are Democrats, which puts them in sync with most Latino voters. Polls show Latinos support President Obama at a rate of more than 2 to 1.
Aragon, a self-employed resident of Fort Collins, explains to us why she thinks that is: "We're talking about the DREAM Act," she says. "We're talking about the immigration issue. These are issues that really impact the Hispanic community."
But Salazar and Barela-Smith — both of whom work in higher education — think that it's more than just traditional issues that keep Latinos in the Democratic camp. Salazar points out that the Romney campaign has raised the idea of cutting back on Pell Grants for higher education. That, she says, disproportionately affects Latinos — either preventing them from pursuing education or forcing them to take out more loans.
"Since Obama has been in office, the Pell Grant went up from $4,300 to $5,550," she explains. "That's a lot of money. That pays a full tuition, books and fees at Front Range [Community College] for a student to go. Without that money, they're not going to be able to go to college, and then they will take loans."
While the Democrats are counting on Latino support, Republicans are trying to prove that their party is the natural home for Latino voters. One man who agrees with that is Joe Andujo, an information analyst for a health care group and a member of the Northern Colorado Hispanic Republicans.
"Faith, family, freedom" — those are the values that he says he believes are held by both Latinos and by the Republican Party.
"None of us," he says, "want handouts. We want a hand up. We want to be able to work hard and keep what we earned. And I think the Republican Party best demonstrates, or best helps us to achieve those goals of retaining what we have and living the American dream, which is why most immigrants come to this country to begin with."
Andujo says he thinks the Republican Party could do much more to educate Latinos about who Republicans are and what the party stands for. That strategy could one day pay off for Republicans in attracting larger numbers of Latino voters.
In the meantime, there's no guarantee that Latinos will turn out in great numbers. Both campaigns will be using these remaining few weeks to get out the vote.
It's MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne.
And I'm Steve Inskeep. Good morning.
Debates between vice-presidential candidates have made for good political theater over the years, but they generally do not make or break elections. Tonight's debate between Vice President Joe Biden and his Republican rival, Paul Ryan, should get extra attention because of the way the race has been shifting. President Obama was leading. Now polls show him tied or even trailing Mitt Romney.
MONTAGNE: What will matter in this presidential election is swing states. And key constituencies. This year there's a lot of talk about the expanding voting power of Latinos. For our final story in our series First and Main, we go to Colorado.
INSKEEP: There Latinos make up more than 20 percent of the population. And they are polling two-to-one in favor of President Obama, even as he and Mitt Romney are in a statistical dead heat in the state overall.
MONTAGNE: In contested Larimer County, we listened to both sides. Starting with three Latina Democrats in the college town of Fort Collins, just after a downpour.
BETTY ARAGON: It must have rained 10, 15 minutes straight.
MONTAGNE: Yeah, you're soaking wet.
LUPE SALAZAR: Yes, I am. My pants are soaking wet. My feet were soaking wet. And I had to go across the street and buy me some socks.
MONTAGNE: So we're in a nice cozy restaurant. And it's some nice food in front of you.
SALAZAR: Well, this is one of our favorite restaurants - Pueblo Viejo. And I ordered a green chili bowl, spicy, Perfect for today.
MONTAGNE: That's Betty Aragon and, with fresh socks, Lupe Salazar, active supporters of Mr. Obama, along with Jan Barela. In common with many Latinos, these women are not themselves immigrants but willing to vote on the issue. Still, what they seem to prize the most is education. For Lupe Salazar especially, the issue of student loans is a deal breaker with Mitt Romney.
SALAZAR: Romney has said that he will cut back on the loans. He will cut back on the Pell Grant. He will cut back on these opportunities the students have to further their education. For example, I serve Latinos at Colorado State University. I direct a program for students to stay at Colorado State University and graduate. Today, the conversation around our table was that if Mitt Romney wins I won't be able to afford to attend college. I will not be able to further my education because I can't afford it.
JAN BARELA: This is Jan and I'm third generation native of Fort Collins, first generation to go on to college. Romney's campaign talked about there was no proof - when people got Pell Grant money, there was no proof that they were benefiting from this. There was more proof showing that people were in debt by getting loans.
So their idea was saying, OK, let's not have you go on to get your four year, your Bachelors, your Masters, your PhD. Let's have them focus on being trade and associates. And I thought, you know, where are we going? Are we going back 50 years ago, that our people are going to be just in trade again and in service jobs? No.
Are you yourself first generation and your immediate family?
First generation college student.
MONTAGNE: That's what I meant.
BARELA: Yes.
MONTAGNE: Third generation living here.
BARELA: In Fort Collins. But my family's been around since like 1568, when it was Mexico before and then the United States.
MONTAGNE: Betty, you had an answer.
ARAGON: Yeah, Betty here. You know, when Mitt Romney - I mean, he is just somebody that I - I don't trust him. You know, I feel like he says one thing and now he's changing it a little bit, you know, so that maybe there's more favor as far as the Latino vote. He stood pretty firm coming into this, saying self-deport - how many Mexicans that are here? Really? He thinks he's going to self-deport all of them? I don't think so.
MONTAGNE: You know, Mitt Romney said recently on Univision - he said the Republican Party is a natural home for Latinos. And the reason he said that was the notion that Latinos can have very conservative views on all kinds of issues that have to do with the family. So why isn't the Republican Party a natural home?
BARELA: This is Jan. When I was young, we always laugh that our goal was to be Republican one day when we became rich, because that's how we viewed it. You were rich and you were Republican, because it was always in their favor. As a Democrat, we really held with the services of other people who did not have as much money.
In fact, my mother worked for social services for 30 years. And she'd always tell me, during that time, when a Republican president came in, the services always went down. And she always knew - when there was a Democratic president, she knew the services were going to be better.
MONTAGNE: To get a Republican view, the next day we drive out to the countryside around Fort Collins to the town of Loveland. There, in a storefront that serves as the county's Republican headquarters, we meet Joe Andujo. He tells us he was born in Mexico, but because his grandfather was born in the U.S. back in the 1920's, Joe Andujo's parents were able to immigrate with their family, legally - although, it did take seven years to get green cards.
JOE ANDUJO: As Hispanics, a lot of the values, that are inherent in the Republican Party are values that we hold - faith, family, freedom - none of us, I don't think, want handouts. We want a hand up. We want to be able to work hard and keep what we've earned.
MONTAGNE: Why do you think you ended up a Republican and so many others ended up a Democrat?
ANDUJO: I think Ronald Reagan had a lot to do with how we thought of ourselves, as far as party affiliation.
MONTAGNE: What about your parents? What about the rest of your family?
ANDUJO: Every member in my immediate family - my parents, my siblings - we all consider ourselves conservatives.
MONTAGNE: Joe Andujo spent 20 years on active duty in the Air Force, before getting a masters degree in health care administration. He's a big believer in small government, and thinks his own industry is now overregulated. But the issue that he really holds against President Obama turns out to be immigration.
ANDUJO: If President Obama was a Hispanic, as a Hispanic I would be tremendously embarrassed by what he's done since he's been in office. When he was campaigning, he promised that one of the first things he was going to do was immigration reform legislation. As of now, he hasn't done anything with that. And I know that he tends to want to blame Congress for that, but he had a super majority in both Houses for the first two years that he was president, and nothing, you know, I think he panders to the show Hispanics, you know, with his backdoor amnesty that he's instituted with the Dream Act - not really the Dream Act but, you know, with allowing, what's it, children who are here illegally. For you to be able to have true immigration reform, you need to secure the borders, number one; and then you need to have an immigration plan that is going to allow people to come to this country to work and to be able to become legal residents and then natural citizens.
My dad has always worked hard labor jobs, you know, jobs that a lot of people wouldn't take. And my parents were willing to come and work to do that kind of work so that my siblings and I would have a much better life than they had. And truthfully and honestly - but when I think about how my children's future is going to be with President Obama, I just don't see - I see things going back - backwards instead of forward.
MONTAGNE: Early voting in the swing state of Colorado begins in 11 days. Everyone we've heard from this morning will be looking to get out the vote among their fellow Latinos. And political scientist John Straayer, over at Colorado State University, says it's at least possible to imagine the presidency hinging on this community.
JOHN STRAAYER: You can develop a plausible - I wouldn't say overall predictable - but a plausible scenario, that would say that the Latino vote in Colorado could turn the election. Now, I'd be real careful with that...
STRAAYER: ...but it does matter.
MONTAGNE: And when it comes to how much it matters, turnout is critical - which is true for all the key constituencies in all the swing states. You can hear other voters in contested counties in the states that we visited in our series First and Main at NPR.org.
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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has officially abandoned his hope of shutting down prisons by the end of the week, according to a Corrections Department letter obtained Monday by The Associated Press.
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has officially abandoned his hope of shutting down prisons by the end of the week, according to a Corrections Department letter obtained Monday by The Associated Press.
In the letter dated Aug. 24, department Director S.A. "Tony" Godinez, instructs employees at prisons that are slated to close - including the supermax-security lockup at Tamms - to continue reporting to work after this Friday. Godinez calls the action a "temporary delay for the layoffs and closures" that were scheduled for Aug. 31.
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Quinn wanted to empty Tamms in far southern Illinois and the women's prison at Dwight to save money, along with several halfway houses and youth detention centers at Murphysboro and Joliet. Lawmakers objected by including money in the budget to keep the facilities open, but the Democratic governor vetoed it.
Democratic Senate President John Cullerton said Monday that the Senate will attempt to override that veto in the fall legislative session. That wouldn't force Quinn to keep the prisons open but would prevent him from using money legislators set aside for prisons on other state programs. Cullerton was speaking at a campaign event in southern Illinois for Sen. Gary Forby, D-Benton, a vocal opponent of shutting down prisons.
Godinez's letter was prompted by ongoing talks between Corrections and the union representing its workers. The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees filed a lawsuit earlier this month, telling a judge in Alexander County, home to Tamms, that the Democratic governor's administration was required to negotiate the terms of the closures and inmate transfers - particularly the violent Tamms population.
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"The state remains committed to the closure plan, and is moving forward with an expedited arbitration with AFSCME to facilitate the closures," Godinez spokeswoman Stacey Solano said.
She did not say if the agency had set a new deadline for closures but said officials want to move "as quickly as possible" and "will implement the closures responsibly and in a way that prioritizes public safety."
Quinn aide Kelly Kraft said the Department of Juvenile Justice had not sent a similar letter to its employees regarding the youth detention centers. A spokeswoman for that agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment.


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It's too late. There's no time to finish a popcorn and cranberry garland now.
Oh sure, you could start one. But it wouldn't be ready to drape along the boughs of this year's tree before Valentine's Day, let alone Christmas.
I began mine over a week ago and am finding it is taking more time than birthing a baby. At this point, I'm simply aiming for a garland long enough to dangle across the mantel for New Year's. Of course, who would have anticipated needing months to create something so seemingly simple?
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The trees of my childhood were bound with sparkly, puffy ropes of manufactured garland. Every year, my dad would string the lights, wait for my mom to help us with the ornaments, and then add the garland. One year, my mom tried to save Dad time by putting the garland up before he arrived home from work. This did not save time, as he now had to pull it all off and re-hang it "the right way."
My cousins were tinsel people. They had a tree covered in thousands of strands of glimmering, shiny icicles made of a magically thin, wispy foil substance. We now understand it was lead-based and extremely poisonous to children and pets, but it was so very pretty. I dreamed of one day having my own poisonously icicle-laden holiday tree.
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While much attention has been focused on Tim Tebow this week at the Senior Bowl because of his struggles with center snaps, or his throwing motion, or his background working almost exclusively in the spread formation, I had to seriously shake my head.
Because even as so-called pundits and scouts and experts are ripping Tebow for not being ready to be an NFL quarterback, I think back to the not-ready-for-the-NFL quarterback the Dolphins used a second-round pick on last year.
Pat White.
Every issue Tebow has, White has. His throwing motion is a question mark. His drops from center and footwork were question marks. The fact he never played in a pro style offense was a quesion mark. And so if Tebow is a such a huge risk even in the second round (most folks are saying he's a middle round pick) why didn't anyone (including me) think White was a risk?
Boggles the mind.
The Dolphins can do nothing about picking White. He's on the team and they must hope he can progress from an unspectacular rookie season into a legitimate backup quarterback. That's why coach Tony Sparano was asked about White at the Senior Bowl this week.
"I think that he's doing very well, certainly," Sparano said, no doubt remembering that White was literally knocked out of the season-finale against Pittsburgh. "Pat's not a guy to take a lot of time off or any of those things, so he's getting right back at it. He's got a pretty good itch. I was kidding him earlier in the week. I met his dad out here for the first time when we were over at Fairhope (High School) in the beginning of the week, so I sent him a text telling him his dad was better looking than he is. He immediately sent it back and talked about his hometown here and all that, you know.
"Pat is a real proud kid that way. But he has done a nice job for us, he really has. When you think about these young quarterbacks coming in and all that they have to do, and it's a lot. You have to put a lot on their plate and you can't spoon feed them. You have to be careful with that. So, from our end, our philosophy has always been to throw everything at them and see what sticks. With Pat, he had it a couple of different times. He had it in rookie camp. He had it in OTAs. He had it in training camp. And little by little he's been able to grab more and more of our offense to the point that midway through the season he had total command of the whole package."
So White can come in the game and run the entire Miami offense if need be?
"He can really go out there with no limitations and run the offense that way," Sparano said. "Now there are still some fundamental things that we're working with Pat on and that we want Pat to get better at, but this guy is so willing and has so much character that I feel like he's going to continue to get better."
Well, there you have it. After one season the Dolphins are still working to correct White's fundamentals. After one season the Dolphins are also hoping White can actually complete a pass in an NFL game -- something he didn't do in 2009.
I hope White can make the giant leap from a struggling rookie to a viable backup in 2010. Again, no one is asking him to be ready to be the starter.
But he needs to get stronger. He needs to recognize defenses faster. He needs to get quicker with his drops. He needs to show the kind of accuracy he often showed in college but never showed in NFL games.
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I was asked to do a podcast interview at 2012 South by Southwest by the uber-talented and witty Jason Baer (@JayBaer). He needs no introduction – he's the co-author of Revolution Now with Amber Naslund (@AmberNaslund), a book about the impact social media and the real-time Web has on every company, and a recipe for changing business from the inside out in response. I'd highly recommend you pick up a copy you haven't done so already.
During my sit down interview with Jason, I also got a chance to meet another really cool guy – Eric Boggs (@EricBoggs), CEO of Argyle Social. The banter between the two before and during the podcast made it even that much more fun. Aside from spending time with these gentlemen, I got the chance to share my social media journey at JDA Software (@JDASoftware) in the Social Pros Podcast: Real People Doing Real Work in Social Media. As a digital strategist and practitioner, I know the pains that come with launching, and employing a social media program but more importantly getting executive buy-in.
The journey at JDA has been long…but the return on investment has been significant. In less than two years, we were able to develop a company-wide social media policy, education program, JDA Social Media Ambassador Program, Social Media Buddy Program, launch a corporate blog called Supply Chain Nation, establish JDA Blog Buddy Program, and integrate social media into the overall marketing mix on an ongoing basis.
The success story behind JDA is a case example of what a company can achieve with the right focus and approach, strategy and vision – and it all starts with changing the business from the inside out through executive sponsorship and ongoing education. To gain a deeper insight into how we did it, take a listen to Social Pros Podcast: Series 7 where I share real world examples of how we do social media marketing well at JDA Software. Special thanks to Jason and Eric for the opportunity to share our story. Also, a special shout out to my team Stephen Phillips (@StevePhillipsPR), Ted Weismann (@TedWeismann), Linsey McNew (@LinseyMcNew) and Andi Narvaez (@AndiNarvaez).
I'd love to hear from you. What are some of the game-changing things you are doing with social media to move the needle within your company?
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"On Nov. 5, the way elections are conducted in Colorado will make a historic shift, but most voters shouldn't notice the change, said Amber McReynolds, Denver's director of elections. In the past, Coloradans had the option of voting by mail rather than standing in lines on Election Day. In this election, every voter in the state will get a ballot in the mail, with the option of voting in person. Also, voters can register through Election Day, rather than facing a deadline of 30 days before. Behind the scenes, Colorado will have a more efficient, more cost-effective and more consistent way of collecting ballots, McReynolds said."
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Lefeged and another passenger face charges including carrying a pistol without a license and possession of an unregistered firearm and ammunition. Alali says the car's driver fled.
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The Bend Experiment
What would happen if you took seven of the most stoked members of mtbr on a bike and beer adventure in Bend, Oregon – one vehicle, one house, one schedule. Would there be fun to be had? Would they still talk to each other after the trip?
Mtbr sent a few emails and within a few days, the trip was set. Members were selected not only for their riding skills and beer tasting ability but mostly for their enthusiasm for riding and life in general. And our Colorado sister, Sonya Looney heard about our adventure and joined in on the festivities. On the roster were:
- Kyle Maxwell – San Jose, Graphic Designer, Downieville Gathering organizer
- Andy Lightle – Corona, CA, Bike Ambassador, Downieville Gathering organizer
- Steve Potwin – San Jose, Skater, Photographer
- Peter Tsang – SF, Custom bike nerd, Beer Expert
- Mark De Ponzi – San Jose, Endurance Rider, Hot springs expert
- Andrew Lazenby – Orange County, Engineer, Fast dude but slow drinker
- Sonya Looney – Beer taster.
Commissioned for our activities were Cog Wild Tours for all rides, Alpenglow Vacation Rentals for housing, Toyota Lexus for the test vehicle and Boneyard Beer for IPA. All services were provided to us for free.
Road trips are a big part of the mountain bike lifestyle. Day trips or week-long trips define us and our appreciation for life and our sport. Read on and share in our adventures called the Bend Experiment.
We'll publish three articles on this adventure. The lodging and city of Bend, Cog Wild and the riding, COTA and the trail building efforts. Enjoy!
(Peter, Francis and Andy in the eight passenger Lexus 570)
Words and photos by Steve Potwin
The adventure started early on a Wednesday morning in October. I awoke abruptly with my alarm clock going off at 5:30am. I reached over and shut it off and then checked my phone. I noticed that I had a slew of new emails. Crap! The guys have moved the departure time up from 6:45am to 6:15am. I immediately grabbed all my gear and threw it into the car, strapped my bike to the rack and darted down the road …cautiously rolling through all 3 stop signs on my street. I reluctantly glanced into the rear view mirror only to see red and blue flashing lights. Really? The cops are out at this hour? I pulled over and the officer approached my car. I cracked the window and before he even asked me "Do you know why I stopped you?" I apologized to him for running the stop sign (singular) and explained to him that I am on my way to Bend Oregon with six of my buddies, for an epic mountain biking trip …and I am running late. He took my license and headed back to his car. Returning a few minutes later, extending his police issued clipboard into my window and asking me to sign an illegible document in the dark. He told me that this is only a warning. He sends me on my way – wishing me a safe and fun trip to Oregon. I smiled and whisked off to meet up with the crew.
(Left to Right are: Kyle, Drew, Steve, Francis, Andy, Mark and Peter)
Fast forward several hours and we're crossing the border into Oregon, cruising in luxury, in a brand new Lexus LX570. There are only two words to describe how we are feeling – Giddy and Thirsty! We head straight to Boneyard Beer in Bend. What a treat. It's Wednesday, which means that growler fills are only $6. All seven of us decide to each order up our own six beer sampler. Woah! What a tasty flight of beers. The habanero and chipotle infused, Diablo Rojo Fuego Ale, sure lives up to its name. It's the hottest, spiciest beer that I have ever tried. I found it to be delicious in small quantities. Be forewarned though, it'll leave your lips burning for a good half an hour though. The RPM IPA and the Hop Venom Double IPA turned out to be my favorites. We grabbed several growlers of RPM to go and headed out. Next stop, NW Elgin Ave. – Our mountain biking headquarters and home for the next four days.
This beautiful craftsman style, West side Bend home, was graciously provided to us by Victoria Smith, owner of Alpenglow Vacation Rentals. It is a newly remolded 2200 sqft. four bedroom, 2 ½ bath, single story home that sleeps 10. It features two King suites, two Queen suites, a fully equipped gourmet kitchen and a spacious living room with vaulted ceilings, a wrap around leather couch and a flat screen television above the gas fireplace. The house turned out to be the perfect home base for our epic mountain biking adventure – easily accommodating all seven of us and all of our gear. We immediately made ourselves at home, filling the stainless steel refrigerator with craft beers and gourmet snacks. Lev, from Cog Wild Adventures, stopped by to welcome us and share his 4-day riding schedule with us. We cracked one of the RPM growlers along with several delicious San Diego beers the Socal crew brougt up and enjoyed conversation around the spacious bar in the kitchen.
This amazing house is centrally located in a quintessential, family oriented, Bend neighborhood and is within walking distance to many popular restaurants, breweries, cafés, parks and the Deschutes River. We took advantage of the house's great location and walked to 10 Barrel Brewing on the 1st night of our stay. We enjoyed top notch gourmet pizzas and salads along with a pretty good beer selection, including a respectable single IPA (Apocalypse) and a better than average double IPA (Dub).


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But in all things we commend ourselves as ministers of God; in much patience, in tribulations, in needs, in distresses...as unknown, and yet well known....—2 Corinthians 6:4,9
Unsung but singing: this is the short and simple story of many today whose names are not known beyond the small circle of their own small company. Their gifts are not many nor great, but their song is sweet and clear....
Well, the world is big and tangled and dark, and we are never sure where a true Christian may be found. One thing we do know: the more like Christ he is the less likely it will be that a newspaper reporter will be seeking him out. However much he may value the esteem of his fellow men, he may for the time be forced to stand under the shadow of their displeasure. Or the busy world may actually not even know he is there—except that they hear him singing. Born After Midnight, 54-55.
"Father, may my song today be a sweet sound in Your ears—even if in Yours alone. Amen."
Reprinted from Tozer on Christian Leadership by A.W. Tozer, copyright © 2001 by Zur Ltd. Used by permission of WingSpread Publishers, a division of Zur Ltd.
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I really like the idea of Mutants. I know it's a personal thing but I really like the way Twin tips can take advantage of many different styles of riding but still lack wave performance.
I keep looking at the Firewire Vanguard and wonder how that design could really help a Mutant style kiteboard. http://www.firewiresurfboards.com/surfb ... d=vanguard
Seems like the way the nose is shaped... which they claim to benefit in riding backwards and peariling, would be great on both ends of a mutant. Maybe add a little fin to the edges.
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College Sports Madness honors Lundy for stellar play
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – For the second-consecutive week, Lipscomb freshman Ellen Lundy was named the College Sports Madness Atlantic Sun Women's Soccer Player of the Week.
The forward from Rogers, Ark., received the A-Sun Player of the Week on Monday and has a total for three weekly awards already this season.
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Transporting and maneuvering large planters over narrow bridges, gates, and county roads can be a challenge. Some farmers need the capacity and productivity of 40-foot planters to seed increased acres, and to complete their work within seasonal windows.
And yet, when transporting from field to field, they need a narrow configuration with plenty of under-frame clearance to navigate narrow roads and highways.
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"There are two frames available in the 177ONT Planter," says Barr. "The non-fertilizer frame uses a 7×7-inch center frame tube with three eighths-inch thickness. The fertilizer frame has a greater wall thickness to carry the additional weight of a center mounted fertilizer tank."
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John Deere has redesigned the hydraulic system on this new planter. It is a simplified system that features two frame-raise heights — 11 inches for field operation and 22 inches for road transport.
"There are five less hydraulic cylinders, and seven fewer solenoid valves in the 177ONT system," Barr explains. "This new design insures that the planter will raise and operate level in the field without frame-humping or wing droop, and will require less maintenance and no re-phasing of cylinders."
The liquid fertilizer system on the 177ONT planter consists of a single center-mounted 600-gallon tank, central manifold, and a piston pump.
"We've increased the capacity by 40 gallons. And the single center tank design eliminates fluid transfers from tank to tank when planting on side slopes or terraces," Barr said.
The use of a flow divider or central manifold provides a more reliable system that requires less maintenance. Clear hoses carry fertilizer from the central manifold directly to the fertilizer openers. Less plumbing and fewer fittings translate to fewer leaks and less maintenance.
The entire system is protected from contamination by an 80-mesh strainer in-line to the bottom of the piston pump. There are two unit-mounted fertilizer openers available — a row unit-mounted double disk opener and a row unit-mounted single disk injection opener. For those hard no-till conditions there is a redesigned frame-mounted, single-disk fertilizer opener available.
A new marker system has been designed for the 177ONT planter. It is a high-strength marker with a tri-fold configuration. The new design narrows in-field working width by eight feet compared to the older model.
"The marker arm winglets have been eliminated," says Barr. "Operators can now get closer to fence rows and field edges."
Marker hydraulics are above the marker arm to keep hoses and cylinders out of residue and soil. The cylinder rod also retracts when the marker is in the folded position, and this increases reliability because the rod is not exposed to the weather and elements when being transported or stored.
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Another reason to love buckets.
Another reason to love buckets.
Using a screen on the end of your dip tube should have prevented clogging.
Quote from: AmandaK on July 26, 2013, 04:44:15 PMUsing a screen on the end of your dip tube should have prevented clogging.+1This should work, I use a hop bag over the cane when I siphon but I also primary in buckets and just toss the hops in to swim, whole or pellets
I'm with major and joe on this one. Just throw the pellets in and after a few days they will fall to the bottom of the vessel and you can rack above the trub. You can even give the carboy or bucket a gentle rock once if the hop debris isn't settling fast enough for you.


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The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) protects the retirement benefits of more than 44 million workers and retirees without the use of funds from general tax revenues. PBGC finances its operations from insurance premiums paid by more than 29,000 insured pension plans, from investment income, and from recoveries in bankruptcy. Premium revenue totaled $1.9 billion for fiscal year 2009.
Every PBGC-insured plan must pay premiums annually to PBGC. There are two kinds of premiums: (1) the flat-rate premium that applies to both single-employer and multiemployer plans, and (2) the variable-rate premium that applies only to underfunded single-employer plans. A separate termination premium of $1,250 applies to certain distress and involuntary plan terminations occurring on or after January 1, 2006, payable for three years after termination.
For plan years beginning in 2010, all single-employer plans pay a flat-rate annual premium of $35 per participant. Underfunded single-employer plans pay an additional annual variable-rate premium of $9 per $1,000 of unfunded vested benefits. The flat-rate annual premium for multiemployer plans is $9 per participant. For plan years beginning in 2009, the flat-rate premium for single-employer plans was $34 per participant and the variable-rate premium was the same at $9 per $1,000 of unfunded vested benefits. The flat-rate premium for multiemployer plans was the same at $9 per participant.
Each plan is responsible for calculating and paying its own premiums based on a reported participant count and, when required, plan funding information. All plans must submit their premium filings electronically using PBGC's secure Web-based application, My PAA, which is available through PBGC's Web site at www.PBGC.gov/prac, as are instructions for calculating and paying premiums.
Premium Compliance Evaluation
The PBGC premium program relies on data reported by plan administrators. PBGC established its Premium Compliance Evaluation (PCE) program to help ensure that plans comply with PBGC premium regulations and pay the appropriate premiums. PBGC also offers compliance assistance to promote greater awareness of PBGC premium rules and to help plan professionals who contact PBGC with questions. By helping to ensure that all covered plans pay their required share of the insurance program costs, the PCE program protects the pension insurance program for the benefit of all premium payers. Plans that pay what they rightly owe should not have to subsidize those that do not.
Selecting Plans for Evaluation
PBGC selects plan filings for review based on a screening process. The screening process helps to identify premium filings that may include errors in calculating the premium due or that may reflect data anomalies requiring further review. PBGC uses electronic data analysis and pension data matching tools as part of this screening process.
Objectives and Types of Reviews
The primary objectives of a premium compliance evaluation are to assess the accuracy of the number of participants reported and, for single-employer plans only, the determination of the variable-rate premium.
There are three types of reviews PBGC may conduct: letters of inquiry, limited reviews, and on-site evaluations. PBGC usually sends a letter of inquiry when a clarification is needed regarding an aspect of a premium filing. If more complicated issues are involved, PBGC will conduct a limited review. A limited review typically requires the submission of the plan document and certain records for more detailed analysis and discussion with plan representatives. PBGC may also conduct on-site examinations, which are broader in scope and include direct verification of evidence supporting the calculation of the premium paid.
Generally, evaluations are limited to a single plan year unless PBGC notes problems. Before making an initial determination that additional premiums are due, PBGC will discuss the draft findings with the plan administrator, provide an opportunity for the administrator to comment in writing, and review any additional supporting documentation provided by the administrator. PBGC may also conclude that the premium due was overstated and a refund may be due. After considering the plan's response, PBGC will issue an initial determination letter to the plan if PBGC determines that additional premiums are due. Initial determinations include specific instructions for filing a request for reconsideration.
Requests for Reconsideration
If the plan administrator disagrees with PBGC's initial determination, the administrator may file a request for reconsideration within 30 days of the date of the initial determination. A senior PBGC official will review the request and make PBGC's final determination.
Practices to Consider
Some administrators of defined benefit pension plans have found a number of practices helpful in connection with their administrative responsibilities. Plan administrators may wish to consider one or more of the following to help ensure premium compliance and more easily document the premium reported:
- Maintain detailed records supporting the number of participants reported (for example, maintain required participant records, keep a list of specific participants for whom premiums were paid, update baseline participant count information regularly);
- Maintain records regarding the plan's exemption from or calculation of the variable-rate premium (for example, plan asset valuations, actuarial worksheets);
- Perform periodic reviews of payroll and plan data to verify which employees are plan participants;
- Compare the number of participants reported to PBGC with the number of participants included in the actuarial valuation and analyze differences;
- Document reasons for significant changes to participant counts or vested benefit liabilities; and
- Review comparable information reported on PBGC premium filings and the Form 5500 to identify obvious errors.
Incentive for Self-Correcting Underpaid Premiums
PBGC provides an incentive for plans to self-report errors or omissions relating to the amount of premium paid to PBGC. If a plan corrects an underpayment by the date PBGC issues a written notice of either a Premium Compliance Evaluation or an actual or potential premium delinquency, then the plan is eligible for a reduced monthly penalty rate of only one percent of the outstanding unpaid premium. Otherwise, the applicable monthly penalty rate is five percent. The total penalty paid cannot exceed the amount of the unpaid premium, and a penalty charge may be waived for reasonable cause. All unpaid premium amounts are also subject to a late payment interest charge.
Contact Us for Compliance Assistance
- If you have questions about the PBGC Premium Compliance Evaluation program, please email email@example.com.
- If you have general questions about PBGC premiums or the status of your account, please email firstname.lastname@example.com or call PBGC toll-free at 1-800-736-2444. TTY/ASCII users may call the Federal Relay Service toll-free at 1-800-877-8339 and ask to be connected to 1-800-736-2444.


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Runners in Bakewell will be taking part in a banana relay across the Dales on Saturday in aid of Fairtrade Fortnight, which starts on Monday.
Mayor Cllr Paul Morgans will blow the whistle at 12 noon at Riverside Crescent in the fairtrade town, sounding the start of the race to Matlock.
Cllr Irene Ratcliffe said: "This is a great opportunity for the Dales to go bananas."


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Brrr…it's cold outside. You need a hat, there's no doubt about that. But, sometimes a super cute hat is hard to find. And when you do find it, mega expensive. Well, Jamie to the rescue yet again. All you need is a cheap, plain hat and she'll show you how to cute it up for just a few extra bucks by needle felting. Needle felting? Well, you'll have to watch to find out what it is.
What does your winter hat look like? Tell us in the comments!
Get Organized! Make Jamie's 2013 Calendar!


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Troubleshooting and Performance Monitoring Virtualized Environments
From DocWiki
A virtual environment brings new considerations to troubleshooting and performance monitoring. Those considerations are discussed in this section.
General Guidelines
Performance indicators still valid from within virtual machines. For the UC applications that support it, use RTMT or the perfmon data for to analyze the performance of the UC application. Data from these tools provides a view of the guest performance: disk, CPU, memory, and other details.
Move to the VMware infrastructure when there is a need to get the perspective from the ESXi host. Use the vSphere Client to view data:
- If vCenter is available, historical data is available through the client
- If vCenter is not available, live data from the host is available through the client
VMware and VM Configuration
- Verify your virtualization configuration matches the UC requirements/restrictions
- Verify your VM was conforms to the specifications of one of the supported configurations available from the OVA for the specific release of the application you are running.
|The released OVAs include virtual disk drives with aligned partition(s) (to optimize performance). It is required that the OVA be used to create the virtual machine.
vCenter Settings
|Recall that VMware vCenter is mandatory for UC on UCS Specs-based and HP/IBM Specs-based, as described here. VMware vCenter is optional for UC on UCS TRC deployments.
Just like some of the UC applications, vCenter can be configured to save more performance data. The more historical data saved, the bigger disk space needed by the database used by vCenter. Note, this is one of the main areas where you need vCenter rather than going directly to the ESXi host for performance data. vCenter can save historical data that the ESXi host does not keep.
The configurations to change the amount historical data saved by vCenter is located in the vSphere client under Administration > Server Settings. For each interval duration and save time the statistic level can be set. The statistics levels range from 1 to 4 with level 4 containing the most data. View the data size estimates to ensure there is enough space to keep all statistics.
For a UC on UCS Specs-based or HP/IBM Specs-based deployment, Statistics Level 4 is required on all statistics. Configuring VMware vCenter to capture detailed logs, as shown in Figure 1 below, is strongly recommended. If not configured by default, Cisco TAC may request enabling these settings in order to troubleshoot problems.
Figure 1
VMware Performance Indicators
The following table lists the performance indicators to monitor and view from a VMware perspective when a virtual machine is having suboptimal (or bad) performance. Most counters are from the ESXi host, which can give a perspective of VM interactions and overall host and data store utilization.
|Performance Area
|Acceptable range
|Less than 80%
|Virtual Machine
|Less than 3%
|General trend is stable
|Balloon/Swap used
|0 Kb
|Specific datastore
|Kernel command latency
|Less than 3ms
|Specific datastore
|Physical device command latency
|Less than 20ms
|Specific datastore
|Average commands issued per second
|Less than LUN capacity
|Receive packets dropped/Transmit packets dropped
|0 packets
Physical Hardware Serviceability Items
|Top Items
|View at
|Alerted How?
|ESXi Host or vCenter
|SNMP/Email(via vCenter)
|ESXi Host or vCenter
|SNMP/Email(via vCenter)
|Hard Drives
| ESXi Host or vCenter
|SNMP/Email(via vCenter)
|RAID Controller
|ESXi Host or vCenter (DAS only)
|SNMP/Email(via vCenter)
|SNMP/Email(via vCenter)
|Power Supply
ESXi Host or vCenter
UCS Manager(B-series)(2)
|SNMP/Email(via vCenter)
| ESXi Host or vCenter(C-series)
UCS Manager(B-series)
|SNMP/Email(via vCenter)
|IO Controller
|ESXi Host or vCenter(DAS only)
|SNMP/Email(via vCenter)
|The vSphere client can be used to view the data and alarms. vCenter is required for any automatic notification.
CPU Troubleshooting
A high CPU usage could be due to a small number of VMs taking all of the resources or too many VMs running on the host. For the too many VMs running case, look at the VMs running on the host and see if CPU reservations are in use (see oversubscription section). To isolate a CPU issue for a particular VM, consider moving it to another ESXi host.
To view the CPU performance indicators, go to the ESXi host's performance tab and select the Advanced button. Under Chart options, select CPU, timeframe, and then only the host (not individual cores) to view overall CPU usage on the host. You can view each VM's CPU usage from the Virtual Machines tab on the host.
To get a view of the reservations set by all of the VMs, use the Resource Allocation tab of the cluster.
|The "Resource Allocation" tab is only available via vCenter.
Memory Troubleshooting
Our guidelines do not support memory sharing between VMs. To verify, follow the following performance indicators to make sure swapping and ballooning counters are zero. If a given VM does not have enough memory and there are not memory issues on the specific host, consider increasing the VM's memory.
To view the memory performance indicators, go to the ESXi host's Performance tab and select the Advanced button. Under Chart options, select Memory and Timeframe, then select the following counters:
- Used memory (to view general trends)
- Swap used
- Balloon
Swap and Balloon should always be ZERO, otherwise memory sharing is being used (which should not be the case).
Disk Troubleshooting
Bad disk performance often shows up as high CPU usage. IOPS data can provide information on how hard the application/VM is working the disks. Specific activities can cause spikes in IOPS: upgrades and DB maintenance are two examples. If VMs running on the same datastore are all doing these activities at the same time, the disks might not be able to keep up. IOPS data can be seen from vCenter or the SAN. Disk latency (response time) is a good indicator of disk performance.
To view the disk performance indicators, go to the ESXi host's performance tab and select the advanced button. The appropriate datastore needs to be selected, which can be found on the datastore page (see below). Under chart options, select disk and timeframe, then select the following counters:
- Physical device command latency
- Kernel command latency
- average commands issued per second
The kernel counter should not be greater than 2-3 ms. The physical device counter should not be greater than 15-20 ms. The "average commands issued per second" counter can be used if IOPS are not available from the SAN. IOPS should be considered if it looks like datastore is overload. This IOPS data is viewable from the host and each VM. Note, for NFS datastores, the physical and kernel latency data is not available. Starting in VMware 4.0 update 2 and beyond the esxtop command (see below) can be used to view NFS counters and in particular the guest latency (called GAVG in esxtop). The guest latency is a summation of the physical device and kernel latencies.
On the C-series UCS servers there have been issues with the write cache battery backup. If this battery is not operating correctly, performance will suffer. Use a tool like wbemcli to verify the battery is ok. An example of using the wbemcli:
wbemcli ei -noverify 'https://root:<password>@<ESXi Host IP>:5989/root/cimv2:VMware_HHRCBattery'
See the MegaCli User Guide for more information.
Network Troubleshooting
Generally, network performance issues can be seen by dropped packets. If dropped packets are seen from a ESXi host, the network infrastructure needs to be investigated for the issue, which might include a virtualized switch (Nexus 1000V). In ESXi 4.1, issues have been seen with large file transfers (e.g. SFTP/FTP transfers). For this issue, the Large Receive Offload options need to be disabled on the ESXi host. That setting is found on the host's Configuration tab -> Advanced Settings -> Net.*. Note, there are several LRO settings on this page and all of them need to be disabled. If a VM has been cloned and uses static MAC addresses, verify there are not duplicate MAC addresses in the network. LRO settings:
To view the network performance indicators, go to the ESXi host's performance tab and select the advanced button. Under chart options, select Network, timeframe, then select the following counters:
- Receive packets dropped
- Transmit packets dropped
The main thing to check is that no packets are getting dropped in the network.
|Advanced network debugging and configuration can be done on Nexus 1000v (if used, which requires vCenter and Enterprise Plus licensing).
Alternate Access to Performance Data
If vCenter and/or the vSphere client are not available, some real time data can be pulled using command line tools. If you have a vMA VM, then the resxtop tool can be used. The resxtop tool is a remote version of the esxtop tool. Otherwise, the esxtop tool can be used directly on the ESXi host (root access must be enabled). See http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-11812 for details on esxtop.
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WINDSOR, Ont. -- Alan McLean survived a turbulent back nine and made a clutch late birdie Sunday at the Jamieson WFCU Windsor Roseland Charity Classic to lock up his first Canadian Tour victory in 132 attempts.
The London, Ont., resident hit four straight birdies on the back nine before making double bogey and bogey on the 15th and 16th holes. But he righted the ship on the 17th hole to finish the tournament at 10-under par, two better than Chile's Hugo Leon.
"It's a pleasure to win," said the 45-year-old McLean, this year's oldest winner. "You never tire of that feeling. This week I felt really, really calm. I had an inner peace."
Michael Gligic of Burlington, Ont., and American Garrett Frank tied for third at 6-under, while Danny Sahl of Sherwood Park, Alta., rounded out the top five at 5-under.
After his stumble on 15 and 16, the Scotland-born and South Africa-raised McLean put a shot from 140 yards within eight feet from the 17th hole, then converted the put and restoring a two-shot advantage.
"When I made that putt, it just eased the nerves coming down the last hole," said McLean. "I knew I was still in the driver's seat and that I could win the tournament with some smart golf."
The win nets McLean $16,000 and moves him to 10th on the Order of Merit.
Earlier, it looked as though American Will Strickler was the man to beat. He led by one stroke until he hit two bogeys and a double bogey from the 10th to 12th holes to derail his chances.
Gligic's finish earned him $5,400 and pushed him to second place on the Order of Merit, $5,900 behind leader Matt Hill.
The tour heads to Toronto this week as the historic Scarboro Golf & Country Club celebrates its centenary year.


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Pianist shines for new generation of classical music fans
By Chris Shull
Lang Lang may be known for his pyrotechnic performances of the great piano pieces of the 19th century, but he is truly a musician of today.
The 25-year-old is as at home on the Internet as he is in the world's great concert halls. He's appeared as a cartoon "avatar" in the online virtual world Second Life, and he's serenaded the Muppets on Sesame Street. He's a regular on YouTube, and he soloed with Herbie Hancock on George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue during the recent Grammy Awards telecast.
Although Lang says he embraces TV and the Internet as tools to attract his generation to classical music, some critics argue that his fame has interfered with his development as an artist and a performer.
Read more about this including an interview with Lang Lang at the Star-Telegram website: