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"One Good Dish" By David Tanis
New York Times food columnist David Tanis authors his third cookbook containing over 100 crave-worthy, Tanis-style comfort food recipes that are not too heavy. Each recipe is accessible and elemental but with a surprising touch. Chapters include themes such as: snacks, veggie meals, searing and quick cooking, and also things to eat out of a bowl with a spoon! Something interesting to learn on every page and not to mention the styling and photography is otherworldly.
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Hoefler Text
A modern classic.
Steeped in the virtues of classical typography, Hoefler Text is a comprehensive family of typefaces from the dawn of the digital age.
When Jonathan Hoefler founded the company in 1989, digital typography was in its infancy. Few of the great type foundries had embraced electronic publishing in any significant way, and those that had were just beginning to tentatively remaster their most famous fonts for use on personal computers. Manufacturing their most important faces first, at a time when their production processes were at their weakest, meant that some of the world's greatest typefaces were quickly becoming some of the world's worst fonts. It's no wonder that mossbacked traditionalists were so skeptical of the computer.
While the market for digital type was untested, the possibilities of the medium were apparent. For those font users willing to submit to annoying workarounds (remember the "expert set?"), digital type offered the potential for fonts to be not merely as good as traditional ones, but demonstrably better than anything that had gone before. Hoefler Text, designed in 1991, was an opening salvo in the fight for fine typography.
Following on the heels of the Adobe Originals program, which had just begun to introduce designers to such far-out concepts as "old-style figures" and "small caps," Hoefler Text resuscitated a number of other traditions that had once been central to fine printing: extended ligature sets, the engraved capitals of the early twentieth century, and the arabesques of the renaissance. Hoefler Text even invented a few traditions of its own, such as case-specific punctuation and italic small caps, and worked to expand the reach of digital typography beyond the United States by including a wealth of foreign symbols and accents.
Hoefler Text's steadfast agenda sparked the interest of developers at Apple, where a fledgling technology called "TrueType GX" was being created with the goal of making fine typography not only available to everyone, but effortless to use. Apple commissioned us to further expand the fonts, and licensed Hoefler Text for inclusion in System 7, the Macintosh operating system. While GX never emerged as a viable font format for designers, it did fulfill its original promise of turning Hoefler Text's "advanced features" into a new baseline for digital typography. In the years since, small caps and old-style figures have become standard issue with the best text faces from all of the world's great type foundries.

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INDIANAPOLIS -- The Michael Lombardi hire in Cleveland remains a talking point for those who cover the team, but Browns coach Rob Chudzinski insists the new vice president of player personnel is off to a strong start.
"Michael's extremely intelligent, bright, understands the game, great evaluator, understands the business side," Chudzinski told reporters Friday at the NFL Scouting Combine. "... Mike's staff, in a short amount of time, has really done a lot of things, and we've been impressed."
The Browns repeatedly have talked this offseason about a committee approach to picking players and growing the roster. Chud said the first order of business was to "define what we wanted as a Cleveland Brown, define what we wanted in different positions, and really separate out and outlining those characteristics and player characteristics that we need from those different positions."
That sounds an awful lot like Lombardi's first swing through Cleveland in the 1990s. Under then-coach Bill Belichick, Lombardi and friends labored to reorganize the team's scouting department and re-imagine how players would be measured. The goal was to find athletes who fit the mold of a tough, cold-weather team with the ability to grind through the rigors of the season. Belichick ultimately brought that home-cooked scouting approach to New England, where it's been updated and proven wildly successful.
It comes down to identity, something the Browns -- as a team -- have struggled to develop since their return to the league in 1999. The latest regime believes they're on to something. They'll be watched closely until they're proven correct.
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In 1611, the King James translators translated 1 Corinthians 12:13:
For by one spirit are we all baptized into one bodie, whether wee bee Iewes or Gentiles, whether wee bee bond or free: and haue beene all made to drinke into one spirit.Do you see their small "s" "spirit?" They didn't take the position of "Spirit baptism."
John Wycliffe (1330-1384) translated 1 Corinthians 12:13:
For in o spirit alle we ben baptisid `in to o bodi, ether Jewis, ether hethene, ether seruauntis, ether free; and alle we ben fillid with drink in o spirit.It is difficult perhaps to understand Middle English, but you can see again that we have a small "s" "spirit. He didn't take the position of "Spirit baptism."
Not that I fully endorse him, but Clement of Alexandria (c. 150-211/216) gave 1 Corinthians 12:13 this reading in his Paedagogus:
For by one spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free, and we have all drunk of one cup."Do you see the small "s" "spirit?" He didn't take the position of "Spirit baptism."
John T. Christian in his History of Baptists, writes:
In the second and third decades of the Reformation Simon Menno became the leader of the Baptists in the Netherlands. He was born in Friesland, in 1492, and died in Holstein, January 13, 1559. He was ordained a Roman Catholic priest; but he became a convert to the Baptist faith when, in 1531, Seike Feerks or Sicke Snyder was burnt at the stake. On his conversion he at once preached Jesus and soon became a conspicuous leader among the Baptists.Simon Menno references 1 Corinthians 12:13 in these of his writings:
Moses believed the word of the Lord, and erected a serpent; Israel looked upon it and was healed, not through the virtue of the image, but through the power of the divine word, received by them through faith. In the same manner salvation is ascribed In scriptural baptism (doope) Mark 16:16; the forgiveness of sins, Acts 2:38; the putting on of Christ, Gal. 8:27, being dipped into (indoopinge) one body. 1 Cor. 12:13 (Menno, Wercken, 14).Menno says, as you can see, that 1 Corinthians 12:13 means, "being dipped into one body."
So we can go a long ways back to see something other than the Protestant "Spirit baptism" position for 1 Corinthians 12:13. Where did the false view come from? I've said many times that the universal, invisible body concept originated with Augustine. That's what we're talking about here with Spirit baptism. However, Augustine highly respected Platonic philosophy like several of the patristics, including the aforementioned Clement of Alexandria, who is one of the first noticed to have brought in the invisible church concept. Chrysostom broadened the concept of the body, when he wrote in his Homily:
[T]he Church amongst you is a part of the Church existing every where and of the body which is made up of all the Churches: so that not only with yourselves alone, but also with the whole Church throughout the world, ye ought to be at peace, if at least ye be members of the whole body.Chrysostom (349-407) was an archbishop of Eastern Catholicism in the imperial city of Constantinople. Of course, the whole universal church concept originated in Roman Catholicism. Augustine (354-430) popularized the invisible church concept in his well-known argument with the Donatists, a group of Bible-believers in Africa who challenged the orthodoxy of Catholicism. One of their major criticisms was the impurity of Romanism. The ecclesial and theological claims of the Donatists were that if the bishops and members were not pure, then there could be no church. Augustine developed the Catholic concept of an invisible church within the visible to combat their teaching. Augustine enjoyed and respected the Greek philosopher Plato and his concept of the higher reality of ideas, drawing his invisible church concept from this realm of the ideals.
People protecting an invisible church are warring for a concept not found in Scripture. It originated with Augustine, was passed down through Romanism, and then passed through the Reformers, who were former Catholics and lovers of the writings of Augustine. It continues today spread around through academia and through the graduates into churches. Augustine's invisible, catholic church will find it's reality in the one world church of the Antichrist.
I'm not going to expand on these bullet points, but each could be a few paragraphs. They are consequences of this eisogesis of 1 Corinthians 12:13.
- Unfaithfulness to the Local Church
- Loss of Genuine Separation
- Loss of Purity
- Dumbed Down Doctrine
- Multiplying False Doctrines
- Loss of Discernment
- False View of Unity
- Resource Draining Existence of Parachurch Organizations
- Unscriptural Methods of Ministry
- Misinterpretation of Scripture
- Distrust in the Church
1 Corinthians 12:13 teaches the water baptism of the believer into the membership of the church. This corroborates Acts 2:41 where it says that those that gladly received His Word and were baptized were added to the church. Baptism portrays the unity between believers in Christ's assembly no matter what the ethnicity or socio-economic level.


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Friday, February 10, 2012
Mike Jones On Science Inc.'s First Firms
Story by Benjamin F. Kuo
In November, Michael Jones, the former CEO of MySpace, announced his plans for Science Inc. (www.science-inc.com), a new "technology studio" aimed at building new businesses in Los Angeles. This week, the firm launched two companies--EventUp (www.eventup.com) and MeUndies (www.meundies.com)--the first companies to come out of the group. We spoke with Michael about those companies he is launching as part of Science, and how they came about.
Can you talk about the companies you launched this week?
Michael Jones: There are two companies we launched this week. One is EventUp, which we are launching with someone I've worked with for a really long time, which fits into the concept of a marketplace like Airbnb. The idea, is how do we facilitate marketplaces which take under-monetized inventory and fragmented markets, and consolidate them? We realized that one problem with event venues, is that each city has a wedding website, but no one can actually determine pricing and availability of those venues. That requires a phone call. It turns out that there are lots of very high end real estate and real estate companies that would love to rent out very high end properties for events. So, we've built out a marketplace and are onboarding major venues. We've started getting incredible pickup. For example, if you know the show Entourage, we've got Vinny Chase's house, to post and beam modern castles in the Hollywood Hills.What's amazing, is you rent Vinny Chase's Spanish mansion for only $2000 to $3000 a day for an event. Knowing what it costs to run special events for parties and weddings, that's an incredible price. We're really excited about it, and have a big marketplace now of 350 to 400 venues. We're also enabling live booking, which will allow you to book and pay on the site for venues. There's just been an incredible amount of pick up, from venues at both the high and low end.
Is this the startup you're doing with Tony Adam?
Michael Jones: We've been working with Tony forever, and believe in Tony. He came to us with the concept. We got excited about it, so we offered to bring it in as part of the group. We're happy to be building the company in partnership with him. We're lucky to get him, and he's an incredible young entrepreneur.
How about MeUndies?
Michael Jones: That's a little different structure, as it was a group that was already up and running. We actually reached out to them, because we were fascinated with the e-commerce space. They were a group of really great young guys out of Beverly Hills, who understand how to build a brand, and figured out how to do it very quickly, and manufacture for a very low price. They are basically taking something which had been a very boring, very expensive, high end garment and made it at a very reasonable price. They love branding, and have built a brand with provides an aspirational lifestyle through their products. We were able to bring them in through a straight investment, and they're now working in our offices, and frankly really getting good growth after we engaged with them.
What was the most important factor in deciding to work with these two companies in particular?
Michael Jones: I think it's multi-fold. On one axis, we look for sectors we are interested in. One of those sectors are marketplaces, the other is content and e-commerce. We like those sectors. We are looking for a specific model, where there is enough margin and repeat business, and repeating user value to work. WE also spend a lot of time with the entrepreneur, to figure out if they have what it takes to build a successful business, if they can build technical team, if they are receptive for feedback. We want to know if we can teach them best practices they might now know to build their services. So, from this process, we found we like these guys, and like the economics of their business.
So what's the next step with your portfolio companies?
Michael Jones: I think with EventUp specifically, which we funded internally, we'll be raising external capital in the near future. There is already lots of attraction from Silicon Valley VCs, and we also love LA capital, so we are doing some time doing that. Next, we'll have a multi-city roll-out. Right now, it's a LA-based service only. In MeUndies, we're scaling the service. There are some partnerships, and celebrity partnership which mike make the service more compelling. At this point, they have a product, and released a women's line, and are scaling their customer base.
You're in the position to see a lot of startups in Los Angeles, and to pick out the best for Science. But, as you know, there seem to be a huge number of new accelerators and incubators in Los Angeles right now. Are there enough startups to go around?
Michael Jones: We choose who we want to engage with fairly specifically. For us, it's not a quantity game. There are very few companies who we'll want to partner with, and we're working with them in the office every day. For Los Angeles, I'm hopeful there is enough entrepreneurship in Los Angeles, and it does feel like enough, but incubators are different in that they're rotating companies through a set of advisors, and put very little money into those companies. We're more about partnering and co-founding companies, and staying with them day to day, and scaling with them. For us, it's not a numbers game, it's about tripling down on the companies in our portfolio, and really making them a success.
I'm sure you're tired of questions about it, but how much are you watching the Facebook IPO?
Michael Jones: I think it's amazing. I'm a huge fan of them. I wrote this article talking about a social operating system, and the more I think about it and the ramification of that on companies like EventUP and MeUndies, the more I see how completely it changes marketing and the scaling of businesses. I'm a huge fan, and absolutely a buyer of the stock. There is so much long term potential. They've built a great team around them, and are focused on a long term outcome. There are not lots of startups who can do that, so it's an exciting time.
Finally, back to Science—you mention that there are a few sectors you are specifically interested in, what are the others?
Michael Jones: We love social e-commerce, and we love marketplaces. We love harnessing the power of influencers networks, and companies working with influencers. We want to leverage the deep and large volume of socially mined data. We're working on other things in those two other sectors, influencers and social data, but we're also open to looking at things that might catch our fancy.


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Kids & Teens
Family Vacations Made Easy
Travel is exciting for kids. At Topnotch, we want you to relax and have a worry-free holiday. And we want our young guests to feel a special welcome and take home great memories. That's why we have so many family-friendly amenities, services, and activities – whether you need a shuttle to the slopes, arrangements for evening childcare, or stuff to do on a rainy day. Forgot sunscreen or a fleece? No problem – we have essentials on site. If you forgot a sippy cup, just ask. We've thought of everything. So for once, you don't have to.
- Family-friendly rooms with a variety of room and bed options
- Pack & Plays, rollaways and aero beds
- Outlet covers
- High-chairs and booster seats (for restaurant or in-room use)
- Childcare services
- Kids' menus, poolside dining, picnic lunches and room service
- Junior Tennis Academy
- Seasonal Organized Activities for Kids and Teens
- Spa Newbies Menu
- Indoor and outdoor family-friendly swimming pools
- 100+ acres of activities, including hiking, biking and horseback riding
- A modernized game room for teens
You think a lot about your kids. We do, too. Which is why our resort has a variety of on-site family activities to appeal to everyone from an energetic four-year-old to a jaded teen. Best of all, Stowe is a big playground, offering hundreds of acres of Vermont terrain to explore. There's so much for kids to do here that you'll never hear the words "I'm bored".
Ping-pong, board games, and a selection of lawn games, including croquet, badminton and bocce.
The Junior Tennis Academy is a big favorite with kids. Here, kids ages 3 to 14 are placed in groups by age and ability, and taught by our resort's experienced, kid-friendly tennis pros.
Our Spa Newbies Menu features salon services designed especially for kids.
Game Room
Open till 10pm, and featuring video games and a Wii, this is where teens can socialize without their parents.
Every morning, younger teens (up to age 14) can take tennis lessons at the Junior Tennis Academy. Ages 15+ can join the adult Academy.
Teens over the age of 16 are welcome at both the Topnotch Spa and the Fitness Center, and can enjoy teen spa treatments, fitness classes, and personal training. Younger teens can enjoy salon services with our Spa Newbies menu.
Stowe Activities for the whole family
At Topnotch
Tennis Courts
Lessons, and clinics for all ages
Horseback Riding
For all abilities, including trail rides and carriage or wagon rides
Large indoor family pool open year-round, and outdoor family pool
Stowe's renowned recreation path begins at Topnotch, and rentals are available on property at the Nordic Barn
The Great Outdoors
Nature is abundant in Vermont, and Topnotch is an ideal hub for exploring all the Green Mountains have to offer
In Stowe
Mountain Attractions
Adventurous fun, featuring an Alpine Obstacle Course, Zip-lining , and Climbing Wall
The Swimming Hole
A community pool including a child pool with a water slide
Movies at the Stowe Cinema
First-run movies and afternoon matinees on three screens
Cold Hollow Cider Mill
Watch apple pressing, taste warm homemade cider donuts, and get free cider pops for the kids
Once Upon a Toys
A specialty toy shop with an interesting, imaginative selection
Laughing Moon
Delicious handmade chocolates, and daily demonstrations
Beyond Stowe
Echo Center
A lake aquarium and science museum with hands-on explorations and permanent and changing exhibits
Vermont Teddy Bear Factory
Make your own teddy bear, and learn the story of this historically favorite toy
Rock of Ages Granite Quarries
Tour a granite quarry nearly 600 feet deep and watch stone sculptors at work, bowl on a granite bowling lane, and make your own granite treasures
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Rosie June Rapp, 64, of rural Wabash, Indiana, died at 1 a.m. Sunday, April 28, at Wabash County Hospital.
She was born Jan. 29, 1949 in Wabash, to Vaughn Richard and Glenna (Harrell) Pogue.
Rosie was a 1967 graduate of Southwood High School. She married Charles R. Rapp at the Asbury United Methodist Church on June 21, 1968. She retired from Singer Controls in North Manchester after 11 years, and also worked at Magnatech in Huntington, and Ames department store in Wabash. She enjoyed cooking, yard work, going to flea markets, and collected cookbooks.
She is survived by her husband, Charles R. Rapp; son, Robert C. (Leales) Rapp; granddaughter, Crystal Rapp; and mother, Glenna Pogue, all of Wabash; and her brother, Von (Cheryl) Pogue, Huntington. She was preceded in death by her father.
Funeral services will be held at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 10 a.m. with Rev. Melissa Rice officiating. Burial will be in LaFontaine I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
The memorial guest book for Rosie may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.


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Re: Normalize Player Ratings (Average = 0)
Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 9:59 am
jrh_cardinal wrote:Metsfanmax wrote:The former ought to be corrected, don't you think?
no, casual gaming site, ratings aren't even a part of the game. People are NOT and SHOULD NOT be forced to rate in any way.
For example, I know I almost never rate 2 or 4 stars. I am just playing for fun, rating is not fun. I only rate if I feel very strongly about someone*, either positively or negatively, so they almost always get ones or fives
* I have mass rated 5's once or twice when waiting for a speed game to start, but that's just because I'm bored and medal hunting is the only thing available
And if you don't care about ratings, don't leave any. You're effectively giving average ratings, sure, but you're not being forced to do anything actively.


text: Hi Mark I have no idea what ITIL means, but would probably prefer to keep > it that way :) actually it is not that bad, the section of ITIL "Information Technology Infrastructure Library" that is related to this thread can be seen here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Configuration_Management_%28ITSM%29 a standard that forces use of specific and commercial packages > is not a standard at all... It does not, it is how different vendors interpret/present it differently to managers.Commercial vendors are known to have better PR than OSS projects, one exception i have seen lately is Zenoss which is riding the ITIL wave too :) none of those require any node-local changes. as I mentioned, nfs-root > solves many of them, though it's common to use ldap/nis/AD. it's uncommon > to change the NFS mounts on a compute node, but also quite easy to change > the fstab and then something like "pdsh -a mount -a" > I do like nfs-root, and I am advocating for it some problem with nfs-root are the following 1- dependency:if the nfs server goes down, all nodes will be affected by this at least waiting for it until it comes back, probably if i use the same netapp filer that host the users data, and applications, then i can argue if the filer has a problem or has to go down, the system follows 2- What if the file that was changed on the server was wrong, all cluster nodes, if not all clusters will see the same mistake I would be interested on other ways of distributing configurations files safely, and in a timely manner. regards Walid -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://www.beowulf.org/pipermail/beowulf/attachments/20070830/14a211a8/attachment.html>


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The posting of this week's iPod Devotional was briefly delayed so I could fulfill my civic duty. Today was jury duty and I always approach that opportunity with mixed emotions. I am not a person who desperately wants to escape jury duty. I think it is a privilege and a fascinating chance to participate in democracy. But jury duty makes me a bit melancholy when I see the devastating power of sin.
Today I was chosen to a potential jury pool. Outside of several court venues I watched as well dressed attorneys huddled with their clients. Some of these sad souls were visibly frightened. Some seemed defiant and angry. Some were crying as they were comforted by friends and family. I wondered how they got to this sad place. What was their story? It was such a sad scene. I know that some are guilty and unrepentant. Others have made terrible decisions that will result in lifelong consequences.
I was so grateful to not be in that position of having violated the law. I remember the pit in my stomach when I received a warrant for my arrest a few years ago. Let me explain.
October 22nd in 2007 dawned sunny and pleasant in scenic Garland, Texas. I blissfully strode to the mailbox to retrieve my daily dose of catalogues, junk mail and bills. I sorted through the stack.
"No annual fee for 12 months" – Correct. I am tearing it up.
"A Special Invitation from Miracle Ear" – I don't like what I can hear. No thanks.
"A Charming Way to Show off Your Cleveland Browns Pride" – After last Sunday??? How about therapy?
"A Special 14 Hour Sale Just For You" – I can't be there. If it is just for me you can go ahead and cancel it.
And then the heart stopper.
Please be advised that Judge (I don't want to make him mad), City of Waco Muncipal Court Judge, has issued a warrant for your arrest.
This got my attention.
This may be your last opportunity to pay.
This is Texas…that is a scary statement.
You also can be arrested at your work or home.
They would have a hard time finding me working but this is serious stuff!
My mind raced. I thought that this is going to hurt the very modest sales of my Christian books when I am cuffed and dragged off to the big house. The next thought was what the blazes had I done to be a wanted man? I called the City of Waco offices and gave them my case number (my first time to have a case number). I was thinking insanity would be my plea…witnesses would be no problem. The clerk informed me that my offense was actually a parking ticket picked up and ignored by my firstborn while he attended Baylor University. The car was registered in my name so I was guilty in the eyes of the state. I could simply admit my (his) guilt, give them a credit card number, and avoid having a humiliating mug shot on file. She turned to the records to enter my payment.
"Oh wait," she said. "This was paid in full in 1999."
"So if I had been pulled over in Waco last weekend I would have been cuffed and jailed for an offense that has been cleared?"
"Sorry Sir, I will fix that."
Later I thought how scary that notice was and I was innocent! I can't imagine the fear I would have experienced had I been guilty and received that warrant.
I remembered a song from the Bobby Fuller Four about fighting the law. The song talks about a young man who ends up in prison for his bad choices.
(A') Breakin' rocks in the ... hot sun
I Fought the Law and the ... law won
I Fought the Law and the ... law won
I needed money, 'cause I ... had none
I Fought the Law and the ... law won
It made me think of another life experience where I fought the law. As I examined God's Word I realized that I could not keep the law and live a sinless life that would allow me to be declared innocent in front of a Holy God. For a while I fought the law, and the law won. But I realized I could never reconcile with a Holy God on my own merit. James says if you break one part of the law you have violated all of it.
For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. (James 2:10, NIV)
I had not just stumbled on one point. I had broken large chunks of the law. But when I read further I found out something very interesting. My debt had been paid in full over 2,000 years ago. Even though I had incurred the debt it was paid in full by Jesus. I would not get a notarized copy from a county clerk but I would get the reassuring presence of the Holy Spirit. If I was terrified to face the City of Waco what would it be like to face a Holy and Righteous God with a sin warrant that had not been paid?
I will never know. My debt has been paid by Jesus. If your warrant is still active may I encourage you to get it cancelled? Jesus fought the law and won.
Paul said it beautifully to the Church in Rome.
Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God's grace. (Romans 6:14, NLT)
You don't have to fear the condemnation of the law and sin. Accept the gift of grace. Your debt has been paid and you can live in freedom. Why wouldn't you?


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Physical Sciences
Research Highlights
December 2010
INCITE Award Leads to Insights about Interfaces
Scientists from US and Switzerland use supercomputers to gain answers about water, sulfur dioxide
Christopher Mundy led several scientific teams from the United States and Switzerland that gained answers about water and sulfur dioxide. This work was made possible by a 2008-2010 DOE INCITE award. Enlarge Image
Results: Whether inside a solar panel or the human body, reactions occur where liquids and vapors meet. While the location of the reactions is well known, the details are not. Scientists from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and their collaborators completed three studies of interfacial reactions using leadership-class computers that provided previously elusive details about the reaction processes. This work was made possible by a 2008-2010 Department of Energy Innovative and Novel Computational Impact on Theory and Experiment (INCITE) award.
Why It Matters: Understanding how to control interfaces is one more step toward controlling complex chemical processes, such as transforming solar power into chemical fuels. Modeling these reactions requires a detailed knowledge of the behavior of electrons, atoms, and molecules inside complex chemical systems. One example is systems that could be a new form of solar cell, designed to harness sunlight. Using supercomputers at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the team developed insights that shed new light on a host of experimental results.
"The challenge is that experiments of liquid/vapor interfaces are very difficult to interpret," said Dr. Christopher Mundy of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, principal investigator on a series of liquid/air interfaces studies. "Our goal is to provide sound theoretical benchmarks to aid in the interpretation of experimental results."
Methods: Funded by the INCITE award, the team published three research papers.
"Toward an Understanding of Complex Chemical Systems," SciDAC Review. This 12-page paper highlights computational chemical physics in interfacial reactions and describes results from several studies. For example, combining experimental data and supercomputing power, the team elucidated the structure of rhodium clusters. Experimental data had pinpointed the clusters as the active agents in stripping hydrogen off aminoborane, but the arrangement of each cluster's 100 atoms was unknown until the team's study. The SciDAC Review article also highlights other INCITE studies and covers foundational information on models and the efficacy of a modeling tool known as CP2K.
The authors highlight a realistic model of a key interface in dye-sensitized solar cells, which graces the cover. Using the model, they can accurately predict the level of electrons across the system. This prediction is needed to understand and control the efficacy of moving electrons across the interface to their destination.
"Hydroxide Anion at the Air-Water Interface," Chemical Physics Letters. The team discovered that the hydroxide anions have a slight affinity for the surface. The team reached this conclusion by modeling and studying a slab of 216 water molecules. The slab provided them with the opportunity to study two interfaces between water and air. The team's results are in direct contrast to empirical models, which predict the anions are kicked away from the surface. This research may help resolve a long-term question as to whether water's surface is charged. The answer to this question influences controlling interfacial reactions.
"Interpreting Vibrational Sum-frequency Spectra of Sulfur Dioxide at the Air/Water Interface: A Comprehensive Molecular Dynamics Study," Journal of Physical Chemistry B. In this study, researchers determined the structure of sulfur dioxide and water on the surface. The structure of these complexes has been in contention for some time. The team found that sulfur dioxide molecules push toward the surface, displacing water molecules. This research was an international collaboration involving Mundy, who brought INCITE resources and knowledge to the problem, and scientists from Ruhr-University at Bochum in Germany, PNNL, University of Wisconsin at Parkside, and California State University.
What's next? Taking off from the paper in SciDAC Review, the team is investigating complex chemistries, specifically, the fundamental migration of charge, kinetics and associated processes, which occur in at the interfaces of catalysts.
Acknowledgments: This work was made possible through resources afforded by DOE's INCITE award. These resources were the Cray XT4 and XT5 at ORNL and the IBM Blue Gene/P at ANL. Additional computing resources at EMSL and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) were used on different studies.
All three studies received funding from the DOE BES Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division. The study of hydroxide anions was also funded by the National Science Foundation, a summer research initiative and the Cahill research fund at University of North Carolina Wilmington, and LLNL.
References: Christopher Mundy, Shawn Kathmann, Roger Rousseau, Greg Schenter, Joost VandeVondele, and Jureg Hutter. 2010. "Toward an Understanding of Complex Chemical Systems." SciDAC Review, Number 17, pp. 10-21. Cover.
Christopher Mundy, I-Feng Kuo, Mark Tuckerman, Hee-Seung Lee, and Douglas Tobias. 2009. "Hydroxide Anion at the Air-Water Interface." Chemical Physics Letters 481(1-3):2-8.
Marcel Baer, Christopher Mundy, Tsun-Mei Chang, Fu-Ming Tao, and Liem Dang. 2010. "Interpreting Vibrational Sum-frequency Spectra of Sulfur Dioxide at the Air/Water Interface: A Comprehensive Molecular Dynamics Study." Journal of Physical Chemistry B 114(21):7245-7249.DOI:10.1021/jp100310s


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The Head of the Global Species Programme, Dr Jane Smart, recently visited the Eastern and Southern Africa Region. Dr. Smart, who is also the Director of the Biodiversity Conservation Group, first visited the ESARO Regional Office in Nairobi and held discussion with the Regional Director ad interim, Hasting Chikoko, and other staff on a range of topics. She also made a presentation on the Species Programme and the Red List process to staff, local IUCN members and Commission members, and met IUCN partners
Dr Smart then accompanied IUCN's Global Invasive Species Coordinator, Geoffrey Howard, to Zambia to visit members and partners there and to learn about Zambia's UNEP-GEF project "Removing barriers to the management of Invasive Plants in Africa".
While in Zambia, the team made an aerial survey of the infestation of the invasive shrub, Mimosa pigra, on the Kafue Flats – which were inundated by the annual flood. The project pilot field sites infested with Lantana camara amongst the "rain forest" of the Victoria Falls were also visited to see the clearance of the invasion and the return of native vegetation – as well as preparations for enhancing the restoration of previously invaded areas. The sites are within the Mosi-oa-tunya National Park as well as inside the joint Zambia-Zimbabwe World Heritage Site.
Dr Smart returned to Kenya and held further meetings with IUCN partners and officiated at the opening of an IUCN Species Programme Red Listing training workshop in Nairobi.
Mr. Chikoko said of the visit: "Dr. Smart's visit is in keeping with the "One Programme" approach that IUCN is encouraging. ESARO is urging secretariat staff, members and commissions to interact with the different components of the union whenever they visit the region.''


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Mark Wiest
Lecturer in Anthropology
Graduate Research Fellow, Center For Environment & Society
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
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- Ph.D. Student, University of Georgia, Department of Anthropology
- B.A., Washington College, Anthropology and Environmental Studies, summa cum laude
Research Interests
Mark is a Ph.D. student at the University of Georgia in the Department of Ecological and Environmental Anthropology. His research focuses on natural resource governance and the conflict and cooperation that stems from interactions between state-level agencies and resource appropriators such as farmers, fishermen, loggers, and hunters. For his dissertation Mark will be working with Chesapeake Bay watermen and fishery managers. He is interested in understanding the impacts to local fishing communities of recent state initiatives aimed at privatizing elements of the oyster and blue crab fishery.
Mark is also active in the National Science Foundation community. He received an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship to fund his graduate education and research and is a Research Assistant in the NSF's Long Term Ecological Research network, where he works in both the Coweeta LTER site in North Carolina and the Baltimore Ecosystem Study LTER site in Maryland. Additionally, Mark attended the NSF's Summer Institute in Research Design for cultural anthropologists at the Duke Marine Lab in Beaufort, North Carolina.
Mark is a graduate of Washington College and before beginning graduate school worked as a program manager at the Center for Environment and Society. While at CES he worked in ecological restoration, volunteer coordination, and rural community planning. Some of Mark's projects included the Chester River Oyster Restoration and Stewardship program at Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge and assisting with the development of Washington College's prestigious Chesapeake Semester program.


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- Boxing news
Team GB captain Stalker turns pro
Thomas Stalker, the captain of Great Britain's boxing squad at the London 2012 Olympics, has signed to go professional with Matchroom.
Stalker becomes the second member of the Team GB 2012 squad to turn pro after Anthony Ogogo joined Golden Boy.
He did not win a medal in London, losing a controversial bout in the quarter-finals to Mongolian Munkh-Erdene Uranchimeg. Stalker blamed the judges for the disputed decision.
The 28-year-old is now set to appear on the undercard of Tony Bellew's March 30 bout against Isaac Chilemba at Liverpool's Echo Arena.
"I feel I am going to be exciting to watch as a professional boxer," Stalker said. "I felt it was time for me to turn professional now and see how far I can go. I have done everything I could possibly do as an amateur, bar winning an Olympic medal.
"Even though I didn't medal myself, as a team I have captained the most successful amateur boxing team we have ever had and that was a big thing for me. It wasn't just a three-week tournament, it had been four years of trying to qualify to win those medals so to see all the lads and women do so well and win medals was amazing and I am very honoured to have captained that team.
"Since the Olympics I haven't had a goal and I have been a bit depressed, especially seeing the other lads doing all sorts of stuff but now I have that hunger back and to get in that ring and fight is going to be amazing.
"The one for me is going to be March, boxing a homecoming in Liverpool. It is going to be amazing for me to be boxing in front of all my friends and family in Liverpool and that is when I will really feel like a professional."


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Svo lengi mcdonalds kostar það of mikið að frábær stærð mig. That means "so long McDonalds. It costs too much to super size me." McDonald's hasn't been voted off the island, but it just simply can't afford to stay there. Seems that Mickey D's has to import it's materials from mainland Europe to supply its two franchises in Iceland. Because of changing currency rates, that means that they would have to raise the price of the Big Mac to the dollar equivalent of $6.36 to turn a profit. The Hamburglar must be doing pretty good in Iceland because that's a crime. And apparently the pooh-bahs at McDonald's agree. They are taking down the golden arches and leaving the island. Ambrose Evans-Pritchard thinks Icelanders will survive quite well without Ronald and the gang. But, how does he know? I mean, Iceland now joins Albania, Armenia,Bosnia and Herzegovinia and Vatican City as the only countries in Europe that don't have McDonalds and I dont think any of those places are exactly economic powerhouses, though Vatican City has revenues of between $300 million and $400 million.
So much for religious freedom:
On this date in 1659, two men gained infamy in the Boston Commons as the first Quakers executed in the New World for their religious beliefs. Mary Dyer and William Leddra soon followed. After that, those who were sentenced to death had their sentences commuted to simply being whipped out of the colony. Marmaduke Stevenson and William Robinson had left England to seek freedom of religion. Their first mistake was to settle in the Massachusetts Colony where the Religious Society of Friends, the formal name of Quakers, was banned with the punishment of practicing their Faith being death by hanging. Seems that the Quakers opposed a central church authority and preferred to seek spiritual counseling through local Quaker meetings. They stood for a truely egalitarian society in which there was equality between men and women and they opposed the notion of slavery. Oh…such dastardly people those Quakers. Robinson and Stevenson left a legacy of staying out of Massachusetts as others who followed found refuge in Rhode Island and other colonies. But, the legacy of Massachusetts lives on. While we are taught in school that Massachusetts was the cradle of liberty, we must remember the fate of the Quakers, those who were to be bussed to get equal access to schools in the early 1970's, the tax system in the Commonwealth and of course, all of the anti-global warming folks who opposed windmills off the coast of Cape Cod because the clean-energy devices spoiled their view. Yes, indeed. Quite a history of freedom in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
So Much for the Free Range: On this date in 1873, Joseph Glidden applied for a patent on his version of barbed wire. He had seen the barbed wire of Henry Rose at the DeKalb County Illinois State Fair but he was not impressed. He came up with a new design that used two wires to hold the barbs firmly in place. His proved to be the first to be mass produced and his inexpensive wire fencing was up to 80 million pounds in production by 1880. By making it available to farmers en masse on the plains, it effectively brought to an end the big cattle drives because ranchers driving their cattle to market suddenly found their routes cut off by barbed wire fencing all across the plains.
So Much for Commercial Free TV
It all started on this date in 1946. Geographically Speaking debuted as a travel show on TV. It showed travel films. It was about as exciting to viewers then then as it would be today as it only ran until Dec. 1, 1946. Real clunker. But, it was the first TV show to have a sponsor, Bristol-Meyers. And we've had commercials on TV ever since.
Today with everyone having a remote, advertisers have had to get more creative in order to keep us from changing channels during commercials. It's called zapping. We see an ad and "zap" we change channels. That's why so much money is spent on ads for TV in production. We need to be entertained as well as informed. It doesn't work with me when there are various sports on.
Remember when cable TV first came out? It was initially promoted as the public paying for TV so we wouldn't see commercials any more. Well, that quickly evaporated. Many of the original cable TV outlets were "superstations." We thought it was so cool getting a New York station and a Chicago station and of course Ted Turner's WTBS. But we quickly realized we were paying to see shows with other areas commercials. Now, we pay for cable networks so we can see more commercials. Some time when you have nothing better to do, look at the Weather Channel and count how many minutes in an hour are devoted to weather and how many to commercials. You'll be surprised. Then you will get mad when you realize you are paying for the privilege of watching all of those commercials. At least ESPN commercials are funny.
So, now I have all of these "premium" channels that show no commercials and all movies. Of course it costs me another $15 a channel on top of the premium cable charge so I don't have to watch commercials.
It all began on this date in 1946 on a crummy show. But, without advertisers, I'd be out of a job so by all means, frequent all of our advertisers and watch their messages. In fact, I'd recommend that, when you are tuned in to another channel and they show a commercial, zap over to channel 32. Odds are the commercial is just as good as the one you were watching and you know the news that follows will be much better…especially the weather!
So Much for the Curse of the Bambino:
On this date in 2004, the Boston Red Sox won that franchise's first World Series since 1918. They had suffered from what is known as "the curse of the Bambino." See, a young pitcher who was also developing as a slugger at the plate played for the Red Sox. His name was George Herman Ruth, known as Babe Ruth. He was a pretty good pitcher. He still shares the American League record for most shut outs by a left hander in a season with Ron Guidry with 9 white-washings. But, his hitting became apparent as he was hitting home runs when no one else was doing so at the time. By his 4th complete season, Ruth only pitched in 17 games but hit 29 home runs to lead the league…a new record at the time. The Sox won 4 world championships between 1903 and 1918. Ruth went to the Yankees in 1920. The story has always been that the owner, Harry Frazee sold him to finance a play. I think that is how all of the
movies have portrayed it. But, other sources claim that Ruth had demanded a double in his pay to $20,000 and the owner refused. When he tried to trade him, the league president supposedly wanted to mess up Frazee's enterprise and force him to sell so he talked most of the owners out of dealing with him. The White Sox though supposedly offered Shoeless Joe Jackson and $60,000 but the Yankees, who were terrible at the time, offered $100,000. Imagine what might have happened if Frazee took the White Sox deal? As it was, Frazee took the bigger wad of cash and the Red Sox never won another World Series until 2004. So, the team was cursed. But that's not as good as the Cubs' curse.
I think it was in 1945, when the owner of a tavern tried to bring his lucky goat into Wrigley Field for the
World Series. He was denied and he put a curse on the Cubs, who have not won a World Series since 1908. You can visit the Billy Goat Tavern on Lower Michigan Avenue right by the Wendella Boat Tours in Chicago. Get a cheese burger and ask for a coke and see what happens. Snow White went there and asked for fries. Try that out too. BTW, I hope the curse is never broken…Go Astros.
Weather Bottom Line: Okay…I took one on the chin. I knew we'd get rain but I held out the prospect we wouldn't see any until late in the day or the evening. Only made it through midday and then the rain came. It was dreary. The system will move out of the area leaving us with a good Wednesday and Thursday. Thursday night, a system approaches and rain chances go up. It still remains to be seen if we get any thunderstorms or possibly strong storms. The convergence area is in the lower Mississippi Valley and will probably cut off any big stuff our way and the SPC outlook area goes that way with the severe risk area for Thursday night into Friday from around Memphis to the south. Weekend looks good but with highs in the mid to upper 50's on Saturday and near 60 on Sunday.


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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oakland on Wednesday sought to avert a rare federal court takeover of its police department, striking a proposed deal in a civil rights suit to give a new official sweeping power to force change but leaving day-to-day operations in city hands.
The northern California city, with a history of civil unrest and police violence, in 2003 settled a civil rights case in which police allegedly planted evidence and beat suspects.
But nearly a decade later, the city has failed to complete work on a list of promised reforms. Images of Oakland police in riot gear using tear gas to subdue members of the Occupy protest movement a year ago raised a global outcry.
Federal District Judge Thelton Henderson has been considering taking the police force into receivership, a first in recent U.S. memory. The deal between the city and plaintiffs, disclosed in a Wednesday court filing, would preclude that step.
The proposed order, which Henderson must approve, calls for the court appointment of a city "Compliance Director" who would report to Henderson and could order actions up to and including removing the police chief.
But the city would still run the police force and could appeal decisions to the federal judge.
Rockne Lucia Jr., an attorney representing the Oakland Police union, called the tentative deal a cross between the current system and federal receivership.
John Burris, an attorney for the plaintiffs, called the move "receivership-light" with no significant differences from a formal court-appointed receiver. City officials in a statement said the deal showed their commitment to reforms.
The proposed order also calls for a hearing on about June 1, 2013, for the court to review the police department's progress and possibly take new actions.
Under the 2003 settlement of what was known as the Riders case, the city agreed to reforms, including changes in the way officers are investigated and disciplined, along with measures designed to stop racial profiling.
Henderson told Reuters this year that reforms had stalled, and he cited a report that showed an unusually high number of internal affairs investigations were being closed as "unfounded," which clears an officer's record.
That issue is listed among the goals of the Compliance Director in the proposed agreement. The case is Allen vs. City of Oakland, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 00-4599.
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|Vol. V, No. 3, Winter 1992
Winter 1988
William Aden French came from Tennessee to Shannon County, Missouri, in 1905, to "pioneer." He was 14. His logs and diaries reveal a life-long enthusiasm for hunting, farming, and writing. In addition to these occupations, he taught school and learned the printer's trade at the old Eminence Current Wave office, where he worked from youth to old age. In 1937, he acquired the paper and was its editor-publisher for the next quarter century.
He remained a ruralist, but one whose life became woven into the culture of the modernizing Ozarks village. Evidences of both worlds are apparent in his voluminous diary --farming, hunting, fishing, camping out, rural school teaching, and writing rustic romances on the one hand; and, on the other, a cash-paying regular town job, formal education, music, participation with Sunday school organizations, facility with standard English, and regular attendance at the movies.
The selections which follow, edited for brevity, are but a small sample. A copy of the original journal is in the Center for Ozarks Studies, courtesy of Edibeth French Chilton.
Robert Flanders
Enrollment. First Day, July 10, 1911
|George Fry
|Katie Fry
|Lue Anna Counts
|Laura Fry
Wednesday, August 7, 1912. Enrolled 3 new pupils in 3rd and 4th grades. Makes 10 in all; but one of the others was absent on account of chills, so my attendance was only 9.
Saturday, August 10. I finished reading my "State Course of Study" through. Read in Tales from Shakespeare. Went up to School house in forenoon and wrote chapter 26 of my story Oscar of the Ozarks in about 3/4 hour. Sent my preliminary report to be mailed at Shawnee by Stone Ramsey. I went over to see the Fancher Spring, also called Blue Spring, on the other side of Current River � mile from my Boardng House. Some fishermen set me across the river in their boat. Found a regular hunter's paradise at the Spring -- to my surprise and delight. Saw two muskrats playing in the Spring and saw a big mink along the shore of the Spring branch. It was a scene to rest and recreate tired human nature -- one of those corners of Nature which have not yet been ground beneath the heels of Ruthless Man. I staid an hour at the Spring, enjoying its wild beauties, then came away, refreshed in spirit, and fully determined to make many future visits to the spot.
Sunday, August 11. Finished reading Tales from Shakespeare and began reading Shakespeare' s Macbeth. Helped a gang of fishermen from Eminence seine the Booming Shoal in the River in the forenoon. Caught 105 fish --some good ones weighing as much as 4 lb. apiece.
Friday, August 16. Took up School at 8:45, gave 40 minutes at noon, and using our extra 35 minutes, I turned out at 3 o'clock, and still put in 10 minutes extra. Lost a lot of time trying to borrow a horse to ride home. Finally got one from James Harrison, and started on my 13-mile ride at 4:13. Got home a few minutes past 8 o'clock, a good while after dark, pretty tired. They had got the Current Wave for Aug. 8, in which was printed my news items, Shawnee Siftings --- no. 12.
Saturday, August 17. Brought my girl--Miss Maude Stevenson --to the singing on Big Shawnee and took her back home. Got back about midnight.
Wednesday, August 21. Only had 4 pupils in forenoon and 8 in afternoon, on account of rain. Began raining some time in the night and rained steadily until 10 o'clock, a.m. More trouble! Kept 3 boys after school and brought in some switches. Getting ready for the battle! It's bound to come! Read some in the School Law and in Kenilworth.
Three years later, French is back on the home farm, a few miles from Eminence.
Thursday, September 9, 1915. Walter and I went back to Winona after my Jersey bull calf that
cousin Fred had given me, if I would pay express charges -- ($2.16).
Sunday, 19. Went to Sunday School at Munsell Chapel in forenoon and to baptizing in p.m. To church at night.
Wed., 22. Went to singing at Deweese's at night.
Friday, 24. Cut corn.
Tuesday, 28. Rained. Walter and I went hunting. I killed 2 squirrels. Walter, 1 snake.
Monday, October 4. I went hunting my stray heifer. Got 2 squirrels and 3 rabbits. Shot squirrels with 25-20. Dogs got 2 rabbits. Caught other one in hollow tree. Sister Ida came on a visit from Arkansas. Boys got wagon-load of apples up the creek.
Wednesday, 6. Finished digging potatoes. Went to singing at Deweese's at night.
Thursday, 7. Baled 21 bales of hay. Saturday, 16. Went to sale of horses at W. Eminence. Bid on 2 fillies. Thought I had bought one, but they wouldn't let me have it. Bought a 6-month old horse colt from Walter Webb for $40.00 -- ($20.00 in hay and $20.00 on 3 month's time). Had musical at our house at night.
Eight years later, at age 32, French is chief printer for the Current Wave, has bought a farm of his own near town to which he intends moving, and is courting his future wife.
Monday, September 10, 1923. I laid off from my work at the Wave office in Eminence. Intend to take about a 3-weeks vacation. Went down to the river in morning on a squirrel hunt.
Monday, 17. Went out home early and got the team to haul lumber for a cross fence on my farm. Rained nearly all day. Hauled three loads of lumber and one load posts (160 planks and 54 posts). Drove a few posts, P.M., and tied up 25 shocks of corn. Rained me out at 4 o'clock. Music at night.
Wednesday, 26. Started up to Springfield, Mo. to have my teeth fixed. Rode to Birch Tree in truck with Ben Hensley. Took 1:55 train there for Willow Springs. Arrived there at 3:30 P.M. Got out on main line train at 5:05 and got to Springfield at 8:30 P.M. Got a room at the Baltimore Hotel for $1.00, took bath and went to bed.
Thursday, 27. Went up to town to the Square and saw Dr. Magruder, dentist. He told me crowns for my teeth would cost $5.00 each. He ground down some teeth today for crowns and bridge work. Filled two teeth also. Went to movie show at the Grand Theatre in P.M., and to one at the Electric at night -- movies and vaudeville. Stayed at Baltimore again.
Friday, 28. Dentist pulled one tooth, put on two crowns and two bridges of 5 teeth each -- total 12 teeth -- price $60.00. Paid him. Running short of money. Went to Farmers and Merchants Bank and got Wm. Chilton to cash $5.00 check for me. Took street car ride over city. Went to shows at Grand and Jefferson.
Monday, October 8. Fine autumn weather. I began working again at the Wave office after a 4 week vacation.
Thurs 11. Printed and mailed this week's Wave.
Friday, July 18, 1924. About 8:30 P.M. Grace and I were talking on the porch at her home when a large crowd of our friends gave us a charivari. They had found out our secret, by accident. I slipped out....'went to town and bought cigars and candy for the crowd. A jolly occasion.
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Giving doesn't get much more personal than donating blood.
Marina High School is hosting a blood drive from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday.
The aptly but grossly named UCI Medical Center Blood Mobile will be in front of the school that day. Donors must be at least 17, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health. They must have eaten breakfast the morning of the donation and not have had any piercing or tattoos in the last year.
The school is at 15871 Springdale St. Information: (714) 893-6571, ext. 4408
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Reservations: 352-493-6072
A first magnitude spring, Manatee Springs discharges an average 100 million gallons of water every day. This water comes from rain that falls on lands within a 40 mile radius from the spring. Geologically the surrounding lands resemble a sponge, with sand and the underlying limestone quickly transferring rainfall into deep caverns that deliver the water to the spring from every direction, but mostly from the south and east. The spring is a source of life for many species of fish, reptiles, mammals, birds and invertebrates. From November through April, manatees use the spring's life-giving waters for warmth. During those months the Suwannee River and Gulf of Mexico waters are colder than the constant 72 degrees of the spring. Popular for swimming, snorkeling and scuba diving, the headwaters of the spring are an outstanding year-round experience for people as well. The spring run forms a sparkling stream that meanders through towering cypress, tupelo and other wetland trees to join the Suwannee River. During the summer months, huge prehistoric-looking Gulf sturgeon can be seen leaping out of the river as they have done for eons. Enjoy the spring run view by canoe/kayak or on foot along our boardwalk. Children can enjoy a playground in the picnic area, where tables, grills and pavilions are available for family fun. Hiking and biking adventures await on the north end trail system. The full-facility campground is surrounded by hardwood hammocks and upland pine habitats.
Nature of the Area
Excellent wildlife viewing is available along the boardwalk that winds through the cypress swamp from the spring to the river as well as along the hiking trails.
History of the Area
Humans have been coming to Manatee Springs for thousands of years. Once a major Timucuan Indian village stood at the springs. The Seminoles hunted the forests and fished the rivers.
Europeans and Americans are the newest visitors to Manatee Springs. All cultures came for the same reason: the natural resources.
In 1949 the State of Florida began buying the springs and the adjacent land to forever preserve it. Manatee Springs opened as a state park in 1955 for the enjoyment of Florida residents and visitors.
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Launch Ramps
Water/Electric Sites
Manatee Springs State Park has an 82-site campground with electricity and water in each site. 71 of these sites are available for tent or RV use. There are comfort stations centrally located in each of the loops. Comfort stations provide hot showers, toilets and sink facilities. Even numbered sites 14-34 are for tent camping only. Located in the Magnolia 1 camping area, these sites allow park visitors to camp in a more rustic setting. Pets are allowed in all camping areas. Any pet that is noisy, dangerous, intimidating or destructive will not be allowed to remain in the park.
RV Camping
Manatee Springs State Park has a 82-site campground with electricity and water in each site. 71 of these sites are available for tent or RV use. There are comfort stations centrally located in each of the loops. Comfort stations provide hot showers, toilets and sink facilities. Even numbered sites 14-34 are for tent camping only. Located in the Magnolia 1 camping area, these sites allow park visitors to camp in a more rustic setting. Pets are allowed in all camping areas. Any pet that is noisy, dangerous, intimidating or destructive will not be allowed to remain in the park.
Youth Camping
Organized groups of six or more can camp in the Primitive Youth Camp Area. These facilities offer drinking water and an outdoor shower. These areas are reserved for non-profit, organized groups.
Swimimg activities can be enjoyed in the natural feature of this beautiful first magnitude spring. Use caution, the current is swift.
Motor boats can tie off at our floating dock located on the river. The park can be accessed by the 300 yard boardwalk into the spring?s area.
Canoeing and kayaking is available year round down the famous Suwannee River. The Park offers rentals and livery service via contracted Concessionaires. There is a canoe launch into the spring run, portage of canoe or kayak over a distance of about 200 feet from vehicle drop off area to the launch is required. Between December 1 and March 30 each year, the spring run launch site is closed for the protection of manatees. During this four month period canoes/kayaks can be launched from a floating dock on the river by portage of canoe along a 1200 foot boardwalk. Canoes/kayaks can also launch from two boat ramps on the river, one located on the north end of the park and one on the south end, each is about 1 mile from the park?s main entrance. Both of these are accessible by driving outside the park. Ask for directions at Ranger Station.
Freshwater fishing from the park's boardwalk along the spring run and in the Suwannee River is always popular. Largemouth bass, catfish and a variety of panfish will delight the lucky angler.
Scuba Diving
Scuba divers must present their certification upon registration. Open water, cavern and cave diving is available in Manatee Spring or Catfish Hotel Sink. Dive instructors are required to purchase a Commercial Dive Permit. All divers are required to register with the office prior to diving.
Snorkeling can be enjoyed in the natural feature of this beautiful first magnitude spring. Use caution, the current is swift.
Nearby Parks
Fanning Springs State Park
Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge
Bicycles are welcome on all the park's roads. Mountain bikers can enjoy over eight miles of wooded off road trails within the park.
Manatee Springs State Park offers 8.5 miles of nature trails that wind through cypress swamps, sinkhole ponds and uplands.
Nature Programs
Guided Tours
Rangers present guided tours along Sink Trail, the waterfront boardwalk, and an occasional night walk. Conestoga Wagon rides are offered seasonally (fall and spring) along the north trail system. Ranger led paddling programs are scheduled throughout the year. Most ranger led programs are free with paid park admission. Call the park at 352-493-6072 for more information.
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Area Campgrounds
Suwannee River Hideaway Campground
1218 SE 346 Hwy
Old Town, FL
The Original Suwannee River Campground
28872 South East 19 Highway
Old Town, FL
Yellow Jacket Campground / RV-Resort
55 South East 503 Avenue
Old Town, FL
Otter Springs RV Resort
6470 SW 80th Avenue
Trenton, FL
Area Accommodations
(over 20 miles away)
The Gulf Side Motel
Cedar Key
The only motel in Cedar Key that is located directly on the Gulf of Mexico and is a short 5-minute walk to downtown shopping and entertainment. You can fish from our private, covered pier and boat dock, relax by the water and enjoy our covered picnic area and swings or rent a bicycle, golf cart or kayak and explore all that Cedar Key has to offer
22.2 miles from park*
Well-behaved dogs are welcome at Manatee Springs State Park. They must be kept on a 6-foot leash at all times and can not be left unattended for more than a half-hour. Dogs are not permitted in buildings or swimming area.
Because the close proximity can lead to problems between dogs meeting on the boardwalk, pets are restricted from boardwalks. Pets on a leash and controlled by owners can wade into the spring run at the canoe launch facility.
Pet Camping
Pet camping is available in our campground. Florida law requires that pets be vaccinated against rabies. Pets must be confined, leashed, or otherwise under the physical control of a person at all times. Leashes must be hand-held and may not exceed six feet in length. Pets must be well-behaved at all times and must be confined in the owner's camping unit during designated quiet hours (11:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.). Unconfined pets must be leashed and cannot be left unattended for more than thirty minutes. Pet owners are required to pick up after their pets and properly dispose of all pet droppings in trash receptacles. Pets considered a nuisance are not allowed to remain in the park.
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The Warm-Up Drill
Get the blood flowing and the heart pumping before you start your soccer practice and touch a soccer ball with this soccer drill designed for the beginning of soccer practice.
In this warm up soccer drill, you'll drop the soccer ball from your hands to your foot, kicking it straight up into the air. The goal is to have your ankle locked so there is no spin on the ball and it comes right back down to you.


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OCZ Octane 512GB SSD Full Review - Indilinx Has Returned With Everest
Introduction, Specifications, and Packaging
A few months back, OCZ acquired Indilinx. Ever since, we've been wondering if the next generation Indilinx offering could stand up to the competition, who has made leaps and bounds since the first generation SSD controllers were released.
- 128GB Max Performance
- 256GB Max Performance
- 512GB Max Performance
- 1TB Max Performance
Here's a basic block diagram of the new Everest controller from Indilinx. All of the usual bits are present, of particular note being the ability to drive 8 channels, with each channel rated at 4-way. This should mean an Everest could theoretically drive 32 flash chips.
Continue reading our review of OCZ's new Octane Indilinx Everest 512GB SSD!
The Octane comes packaged like many other SSD's out there, with a few extra presents like the "My SSD is faster than your HDD" sticker seen with Vertex units.
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Great review and an interesting product. I am finally tempted to put an SSD in my Laptop. To bad about the compatibility issue. There is no way I would do a fresh install.
also, on the pc per File copy test page, you haev a small typo :
''Even with a laege cache''
Thanks, fixed!
When making screenshot :
Please do not using JPEG , use PNG
It looks a lot better with PNG.
Took me about 1/2 sec to spot the JPEG artifacts ...
blocked and cleaning now
It is still made by OCZ and that alone is reason enough to go no where near this product.
Times are changing... keep your eye on them.
My vertex recently failed and it took over a month to get a replacement from them. In the mean time, I had to buy another ssd for my system. I got the intel 320 because I was more interested in reliability than having the fastest drive out there. Really two issues come up here: one is that the vertex failed; and two is that it took over a month to get a replacement. I too will stay clear of OCZ for the foreseeable future. I just hope my vertex 3 max io edition that I bought previous to my vertex debacle hangs in there.
Your perception is based on a first gen product. Look at the reviews of the Vertex 3 (or all SF-based drives) and you'll see that they've become a lot more reliable. I've had a Vertex 3 since launch and never had a single issue.
Now at OCZ is developing their own products (own controller), they'll be able to respond much quicker to compatibility issues. Keep in mind they're a relatively small company. As they grow their support and subsequent reliability will improve.
Can you say anything as to the effectiveness of trim on the drive?
It's too bad that OCZ handed out all 512GB drives, considering the price, that's probably more than what the majority of buyers are going to consider as viable option. I'd love to see a review of something smaller since the specs are worse, I'm not sure it would keep up to any SF-2281's or other competitors.
Rumor has it OCZ is being qualified at a major OEM who wants to put SSD's in every laptop across their product line, either all SSD or as part of a hybrid system. This is part a response to the recent HDD shortage. I'd assume that's where the 128GB and 256GB drives are being shipped at the moment.
I just read a relevant review on tom's hardware. Honestly, based on my knowledge of SSDs, I think their test approach is more complete, especially if your are evaluating a new controller.
The worst case scenario and steady performance they pointed out is orthogonal to what you've tested here (sequential/random I/O). I don't see many other websites doing the same thing, and it would be great if you can try similar methodology if possible. Thanks.
First - I am the original source for review sites conducting this type of testing:
http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Storage/Long-term-performance-analysis-Inte... (dated Feb of *2009*).
The part of the Tom's article you speak of:
...is a dated method that is no longer relevant when using an SSD with an OS that continually issues TRIM commands to the drive. Benchmarks can not accurately test for this as they are unable to issue TRIM commands directly to the drive while doing all of those random writes. The closest you can get is to run something that fragments the drive, but then to partition and format the drive under Windows 7, *then* run the HDTach pass and see what happened. I do this to all drives as part of my testing, and the Octane behaved as all other modern SSDs do - performance had returned to normal. This was actually noted below the basing portion on that page of the Tom's piece.
That said, I'll revive my "Performance Over Time And TRIM" page for future pieces.
you will see that they've become a lot more reliable. I've had a Vertex 3 since launch and never had a single issue.


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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Cottage Sampler Block 3
16 comments:
- sunny said...
Great blocks! I love houses, too. I'm working away on Farmer's Wife blocks these days. How fun.
- January 24, 2012 at 6:28 AM
- Nanna said...
love those blocks! I checked her site & she's sold out of the pattern kits, I'm working on a pinic quilt offered froma tutorial from http://fredashive.blogspot.com/2011/02/scraptacular-tutorial-for-family.html
- January 24, 2012 at 6:46 AM
- Lynn said...
This is so cute Candace. I was so tempted to sign up for the BOM. I guess I'll just have to enjoy this quilt virtually while you put your blocks together. Adorable!
- January 24, 2012 at 6:58 AM
- Nanette Merrill said...
The blocks are really great. I love that fence.
- January 24, 2012 at 8:21 AM
- Florida Farm Girl said...
I'm doing a BOM using FatCat Patterns Funky Chicken blocks. I'm also ready to square up a baby quilt and then sandwich it and quilt. I've got a few other tops that need some final touches, too. And I have a Bella Luna quilt from Lisa Moore that I started in her workshop well over a year ago and I want to work on it. Course, I'll have to relearn all the techniques she used, cause its been so long! Oh, well.
Your blocks are lovely. Isn't it amazing how we can be so inspired by such differing subject?
- January 24, 2012 at 8:51 AM
- Stephanie said...
Oh gosh that is so pretty. What a wonderful quilt it will be. I do love the fencing. What am I working on -- folding patterns and secret stuff!!! :o)
- January 24, 2012 at 8:53 AM
- Beverley said...
I am working on a baby quilt in yellow, green and taupe. It's rail fence and was very swift to put together.
Love those blocks.
- January 24, 2012 at 10:11 AM
- Ulla said...
I like the house block even bettern than the lovely heart block. I'm working on a belated secret.
- January 24, 2012 at 10:31 AM
- Sharon said...
Love these blocks, and your house is so cute. I have 4 piecing projects on the go right now, along with 2 hand quilting pieces and a BOM applique (I'm on block 17 of 25) This is the first time I"ve had so many active piecing projects, but it seems to work right now.
- January 24, 2012 at 11:07 AM
- Lisa D. said...
Your sampler blocks are really cute! I saw the full quilt in person at one of the Puyallup shows. It's going to be beautiful!
- January 24, 2012 at 11:21 AM
When you shared this last month I went to try an get it because I really like it....seeing todays block confirms that I LOVE it! BUMMER I missed out.
- January 24, 2012 at 4:21 PM
- Mary said...
I don't know what I am working on. Hopefully something I have already started!
- January 24, 2012 at 5:39 PM
- ferne said...
Very fun blocks! I am working on house blocks too in the Around the Block quilt. Though there is some house cleaning that needs to get done before my sewing time!
- January 24, 2012 at 7:18 PM
- Jackie said...
These 3 blocks look great together! Good for you for keeping up with them. I always seem to get behind.
- January 25, 2012 at 4:05 AM
- Aunt 'Reen said...
Your blocks are beautiful!
I too love this fabric line and the prints look so wonderful in your blocks!
I'm currently working on 2 Dear Janes, a redwork quilt and the JT2 sew-along.
- January 25, 2012 at 4:26 AM
- AnnieO said...
Nice mix of traditional block and modern colorway. Good going! The house block looks especially wonderful.
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Recently, Roll Call analyzed the financial assets of U.S. lawmakers, contained in mandatory annual disclosures, to determine the members of the U.S. Congress that have the highest approximate net worth.
Although these Congressional disclosures are not exact—they are displayed in a range of estimated value over broad categories—Roll Call, a Capitol Hill news and information provider, analyzed the assets and liabilities of every U.S. representative and senator to come up with the 50 richest members of Congress. The 15 richest members are presented here.
Because assets are listed over wide ranges, such as "between $5 million and $25 million," minimum net worth gives an idea of the lowest possible value of real assets, while actual net worth, in most cases, is likely much higher.
Assets may include non-government income, asset transactions, spouse's income, gifts, and more. Listing of non-income generating property (including a primary residence) is not required under disclosure rules. Assets listed were held by members of Congress in 2010.
So, who are the richest members of the U.S. Congress this year? Click ahead to find out!
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By Salynn Boyles
WebMD Health News
Latest Neurology News
Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Sept. 19, 2012 -- An experimental pill is showing promise for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.
In two late-phase studies appearing in The New England Journal of Medicine, the drug BG-12 (dimethyl fumarate) reduced relapses by about half in patients with the most common form of MS.
If approved by the FDA, BG-12, which is being developed by drug maker Biogen Idec, will become the third oral drug for people with multiple sclerosis.
The second -- Sanofi Aventis' pill Aubagio -- won FDA approval just last week.
"This is an exciting time in the development of new drugs for MS, especially considering the fact that we had no effective treatments just a few decades ago," says National MS Society Chief Research Officer Timothy Coetzee, PhD.
BG-12 Reduced Relapses, Lesions
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic disease in which the immune system attacks the insulation that coats and protects nerve fibers of the brain and spinal cord.
With the most common type, people experience sporadic attacks or flare-ups of symptoms that are then followed by periods of remission. Symptoms include numbness, fatigue, vision problems, spasms, and issues with bladder and bowel control.
People with this "relapsing-remitting" form of MS were the target group for the new oral drug.
The two newly published trials were funded by the drug's manufacturer.
In one, patients with relapsing-remitting disease who took BG-12 twice a day had a 44% reduction in relapses over two years of treatment. In the second study, the relapse reduction over the same period was 53%.
The most common side effects associated with treatment were flushing and stomach issues such as diarrhea and abdominal pain. But most patients experienced fewer of these events after the first month of treatment.
Twice-daily treatment was also linked to a 71% reduction in new brain lesions associated with MS in one of the studies, led by neurologist Robert J. Fox, MD, who runs the Cleveland Clinic Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis.
Fox has served as a paid Biogen Idec consultant for projects unrelated to the BG-12 study.
"In my opinion, BG-12 offers a very strong combination of (effectiveness), safety, and tolerability," he says.
Coetzee says it remains to be seen if the new oral drugs will replace standard first-line injectable treatments.
"My guess is that the injectables will remain an important treatment option," he says. "The more options we have the better."
That's because some people do not respond to certain treatments or cannot tolerate them.
Earlier this year, Biogen filed a request with the FDA to market BG-12 in the U.S. A spokeswoman for the company says the agency could rule on the request by the end of the year.
SOURCES: Fox, R.J. and Gold, R., The New England Journal of Medicine, Sept. 20, 2012. Robert J. Fox, MD, medical director, Cleveland Clinic Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis, Cleveland, Ohio. Timothy Coetzee, PhD, chief research officer, National MS Society. Kate Niazi Sai, spokeswoman, Biogen Idec.
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There Are No Secrets to Becoming Wealthy
by SMD
Some thoughts to myself, about what it REALLY takes to become wealthy.
Every time I pick up a money magazine or log on to a website to read about personal finance, I see the same type of stuff. People are always talking about money and the "secrets" to getting rich. Like most of you, I have been trying to find this secret for the entirety of my life, but I have yet to see any real, justifiable basis for believing that one exists. To put it frankly, there is no secret formula to accumulating wealth. Becoming rich is about hard work, a clear vision, and the staunch ability to follow through on that vision.
Getting rich isn't about finding the cure to cancer or creating the next Wal-Mart. You just have to know where you are going and have a plan to get there. That's the easy part, to say the least. Following through on that can be significantly more difficult. Here are some of the not so secret things that rich people do in order to accumulate their wealth.
Have a Passion for your Work It doesn't matter if you're a freelance writer or a pharmacist. If you don't have a passion for your money making machine, then you are going to have a hard time being successful. Research has shown that more than 80% of millionaires in the United States say that they had a true passion for their line of work. (And half of the rest had a true passion for inheriting their parents' fortunes!)
Making a Plan This isn't rocket science, either. You won't ever become wealthy by sitting in the debt cycle or a spending cycle. If you spend every dollar that comes in, whether that's ten dollars or $100,000, you are going to struggle to accumulate real wealth. The key is to be honest with yourself about where you, and then try to map out where you're headed. In order to come up with a good plan, you can't just consider yourself, though. What about your wife, your family, and your job? Make it realistic, and don't plan on hitting the lottery.
Pay Yourself What does this mean? It means that every time you make money, you have to pay some to your investment or savings fund. Even if you are starting small, this is the best way to start learning how to save. Don't put that money in the piggy bank, either. Set it off in a low risk account that will grow at 5% each year. It might not seem like much right now, but remember that you are planning for the long haul. Getting that idea into your mind will help you get better at this whole financial planning thing. The U.S. government has a special section on retirement planning.
Stop Spending!
You might not believe this, but there's probably a millionaire living in your middle class neighborhood. Sure, he or she might not flaunt their money and buy expensive things, but they've got it sitting in the bank if they want to. Most wealthy people are wealthy because they understood from an easy age how to get nice things at a bargain. They don't have to spend every dime on new, fancy things. Instead, they let their money build upon itself.
Successful people don't get there by accident. They have a plan and they make themselves stick to it. It might seem difficult at first, but after some time and practice, you can start thinking like a wealthy person, too. To read more about retirement planning, check out the resources provided by CNN's Retirement Tips and Advice.


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For many students, winter break means a welcome vacation from books and reading, but for others, it is a long-awaited opportunity to crack open that new, juicy novel. If you belong in the latter category, and if you are looking for a new book to sink your teeth into, this post is for you!
Today we are taking a look at the Serendipity Club, an organization that was founded in Ames in 1936 by a group of women to promote reading and friendship. The fifteen founding members were the wives of Iowa State College professors and administrators. Among them was Mrs. Vera Friley, wife of the Charles E. Friley, president of the college from 1936-1953.
The name for the club was suggested by Mrs. George Godfrey, who discovered the word coined by Horace Walpole (1717-1797), an English earl and man of letters, when he referred in a letter to a fairy tale, The Three Princes of Serendip. Elizabeth Wilkinson, first chairman of the club, writes in the minutes from the meeting:
"These princes in their wanderings were always discovering, either by chance or sagacity, desirable things which they did not seek.
"Hence, the word has come to mean the art of acquiring something that is both pleasurable and profitable without any seeming conscious effort" (Box 1, Folder 1. Journal of Activities (Minutes), p. 6. April 30, 1936. The Serendipity Club Records, MS 358, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library).
The ladies unanimously voted to adopt the name. They decided that, in order to vary the reading, each member would choose her own book to purchase through the club each year and that the books would be passed around amongst the members. At each monthly meeting, there would be no discussion of the books read; instead, the ladies would present information on the author of their chosen book.
Although the ladies did not review their books, there was no lack of lively discussion. At different times, letters would be read aloud that members had sent back from various exotic vacation spots, like California and Italy, or members would show off their souvenirs, such as the time Mrs. Buchanan brought "a most interesting display of textiles who [sic] had been woven in Egypt and it gave us a very definite idea of the garb worn by the shepherds" (Box 1, Folder 2. Journal of Activities (Minutes), p. 35. November 22, 1949. The Serendipity Club Records, MS 358, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library).
At other times, the discussion would verge on news and scandals of the day, such as when
"Mrs. Buchanan entertained the group with an account of her visit to Father Divine, and his heavens in West Harlem N.Y.–how his obscure theological reasoning confounds his followers; how he manages the financial side of his enterprise and how the advent of one of Father Divine's "heavens" in Harlem means a moral cleanup of the entire block.
"The description of his Peace Mission[,] a stone house of fifty rooms, his huge Duesenberg sedan, 22 ft in length[,] his numerous important angels, his habit of midnight banqueting and his Pinninah, the only one of his women followers who is permitted to sit beside him, was of interest to all of us" (Box 1, Folder 1. Journal of Activities (Minutes), p. 60. November 26, 1939. The Serendipity Club Records, MS 358, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library).
The meetings always included refreshments and a social hour. Chairman Dorothy Elwood summed up one meeting: "We had a lovely noisy meeting–the kind Serendipity thoroughly enjoys" (Box 1, Folder 2. Journal of Activities (Minutes), p. 12. September 24, 1947. The Serendipity Club Records, MS 358, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library).
Each year, the members chose their new books from those that had been published in the previous year. It is interesting to see which books have had staying power and are still read today. One of the books chosen during the club's first year, 1936-1937, was Margaret Mitchell's best-selling Gone with the Wind (find it in the ISU catalog) which had just been published in 1936 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1937. Here is just a selection of some other well-known books and authors, chosen by Serendipity Club members throughout the years:
- The Yearling, by Marjorie Rawlings (1938): (find it in the ISU catalog)
- The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck (1939): (find it in the ISU catalog)
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, by Betty Smith (1943): (find it in the ISU catalog)
- Anna and the King of Siam, by Margaret Landon (1944): (find it in the ISU catalog) (This was the basis for the Rogers and Hammerstein musical The King and I)
- Seven Years in Tibet, by Heinrich Harrer (1952): (find it in the ISU catalog) (Made into a 1997 movie starring Brad Pitt.)
- Doctor Zhivago, by Boris Pasternak (1957): (find it in the ISU catalog)
- Franny and Zooey, by J. D. Salinger (1961): (find it in the ISU catalog)
- One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (1967): (find it in the ISU catalog)
- Watership Down, by Richard Adams (1972): (find it in the ISU catalog)
- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, by John le Carre (1974): (find it in the ISU catalog) (Made into a 2011 movie.)
Now doesn't that just make you want to curl up in front of the fire with a good book?
To learn more about the Serendipity Club, check out the finding aid for MS 358, The Serendipity Club Records, or come look at it in Special Collections.


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HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS — Dwight Howard will chase his championships in Houston, not Los Angeles, Dallas or anywhere else the prized free-agent center was rumored to be headed in recent weeks.
The word came down Friday evening, first reported by Sam Amick of USA Today Sports. Howard's agent, Dan Fegan, told Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports Sports that his client was in still finalizing his decision and "He hopes to finalize his decision tonight or tomorrow morning."
But two sources familiar with the situation confirmed to NBA.com that Houston is indeed Howard's choice. This ends a nearly two-year drama for Howard, who would sign a four-year, $89 million deal with the Rockets on July 10. Howard could have signed a five-year, $118 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, the only team that could offer him that fifth year and extra $30 million.
Late Friday night, after a face-to-face meeting with Howard, Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak confirmed it for anyone thinking there was a chance Howard would change his mind:
The Rockets made the first presentation to Howard, just minutes after free agency began at 12:01 a.m. ET on July 1. The Golden State Warriors, Atlanta Hawks, Dallas Mavericks and the incumbent Lakers followed up that presentation over the course of the next two days.
Howard's lone season with the Lakers got off to a tumultuous start, head coach Mike Brown was fired five games into the season and replaced by Mike D'Antoni, who never seemed to find common ground with Howard. A summer that began with so much promise, the acquisitions of both Howard and two-time MVP Steve Nash to go along with Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol, bottomed out into a seventh-seed in the Western Conference playoff chase and first-round elimination at the hands of the eventual Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs.
Howard was coming off of back surgery and didn't appear to get back into regular form until late in the season, but long after the Lakers' championship dreams had faded. Bryant's season-ending Achilles injury just before the playoffs began was the final dagger.
The Rockets won the recruiting battle for Howard and now they have to finish their summer work, the next piece of business being their pursuit and acquisition of Howard's long-time friend and fellow Atlanta native Josh Smith, who is mulling over his free-agent options right now as well.
Smith, who conducted his own round of in-face meetings with teams in Los Angeles earlier this week as well, is believed to be favoring the Detroit Pistons, whose plans for the combo forward were laid out before he and his representatives met with the Rockets. But the Hawks have interest in Houston center Omer Asik, who one source told NBA.com would be the linchpin to any potential sign-and-trade deal between the two teams.
With Howard, a four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year and the league's reigning rebounding champ, and potentially Smith alongside All-Star shooting James Harden, versatile swingman Chandler Parsons and point guard Jeremy Lin, Rockets general manager Daryl Morey will have assembled a core group capable of challenging the Spurs, Oklahoma City Thunder, Memphis Grizzlies, Los Angeles Clippers and Warriors for supremacy in the Western Conference in 2013-14 and beyond.
"That's a team that competes for championships, if not right away, certainly in the next two or three years," said an Eastern Conference executive after hearing of Howard's choice. "It didn't work out with the Lakers and that group they had. But he'll have a coach that will do wonders for him in Kevin McHale and group around him that will make things extremely difficult on anyone that focuses on Dwight in the paint. They're going to give people fits."


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