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If Climate changes that are predicted as a result of global warming turn out to be true, the U.S. Corn Belt will be one of the winners in a world where many agricultural regions will decline. But climate change will still present challenges for Corn Belt farmers, even though the region as a whole will retain its advantaged position for producing corn and soybeans.
"The Corn Belt, no matter what climate scenario you choose, will continue to be the best place in the U.S. to grow corn and soybeans," says Otto Doering, a Purdue University agricultural economist who has studied the potential impact on agriculture of climate change predicted by major computer models.
Climate change induced by global warming won't be uniform across the Midwest, the United States, or the world, says William Easterling, director of the Penn State Institutes of the Environment and formerly with the University of Nebraska. "Greenhouse warming is not likely to be the same in pace and magnitude everywhere," he says.
Within the Corn Belt, the climate change models suggest that there will be regional differences that will reduce productivity in some areas. Other regions within the Corn Belt will benefit from changes that will make farming more productive and potentially more profitable — at least for a time.
The winner is …
The Northern Corn Belt is a clear winner under major climate change scenarios that play out through the middle of the century. As the climate warms, this region will be able to successfully support the growing of longer-season corn hybrids and soybean varieties. In general, precipitation will be adequate to allow these more productive cultivars to produce higher yields compared with crops grown in this region today.
Meanwhile, in the Central and Southern Corn Belt, corn could suffer as higher temperatures make the climate less hospitable to corn, despite an expected increase in annual precipitation. Soybeans and winter wheat could be a bright spot here, however.
The Western Corn Belt is a wild card. Some models suggest that dryland farming could be the beneficiary of more annual precipitation, which would help crops cope with expected higher temperatures. But Steve Hu, a climatologist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, says that other models suggest dryer conditions, which could make dryland crop production more challenging.
Regardless of the region, the future laid out by climate change models will place a premium on adaptability. To be successful, farmers will have to alter management practices to compensate for weather that is likely to be hotter, wetter and more variable, with longer periods between rains.
Global warming basics
The popular image of global warming is of a drought-stricken, heat-laden future. But major climate change models paint a more nuanced picture of higher temperatures and higher moisture for much of the Midwest through the middle of the century. After that, crystal balls get cloudier and the outlook bleaker.
Here's a quick take on what is likely to happen, based on major climate change models: As levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases rise, the earth holds more heat. This causes more moisture to evaporate, inducing more precipitation. This additional moisture may be enough to allow crops to compensate for higher temperatures, at least for several decades, in many areas.
"What goes up has to come down," Easterling says. "Across the entire earth, precipitation will have to increase."
The catch is that at some point, when average temperature rises about 5°F, "you begin to rev up plant evapotranspiration and you actually start to dry out," Easterling says. This could begin occurring in the middle to the later part of the century.
Signs of change
Weather patterns in recent decades suggest climate change already is under way, says Gene Takle, an Iowa State University climatologist with the Regional Climate Modeling Laboratory.
The increasing length of the growing season is clear evidence. "Over the past 50 years, the number of frost-free days in central Iowa has increased by eight or nine days," he notes.
In Nebraska and other parts of the Plains, the heading/flowering date of winter wheat, which is dependent on cumulative heat units during the growing season, has moved up a full two weeks over the past 70 years, notes Hu, the Nebraska climatologist.
Temperature records corroborate a general warming trend, Takle says. In recent decades, across much of the Midwest, average nighttime temperatures have gone up, both in winter and summer. Winter daytime temperatures are up as well.
However, summer daytime temperatures have actually fallen in parts of the Midwest, possibly due to trends toward higher precipitation, which cools the atmosphere as it evaporates, Takle says.
"Observations show that in the center of the Midwest [centered on the western edge of the Corn Belt], daytime maximum temperatures have gone down 2°F in the past 20 years," he notes.
"If you think about what it is like the day after a rain, it is muggy and the temperature doesn't go up as fast because the heat is being used to evaporate moisture," Takle explains. "That is part of the reason we are seeing the cooling of daytime maximum temperatures."
Increasing cloud cover in the Midwest could be another related factor, says Michelle Wander, a University of Illinois soil fertility specialist who studies climate trends. "Because of increasing average summer temperatures, we have more evaporation, so we are cloudier, which helps hold down temperatures. We are already in this humidified experience. We would be in a worse position if this weren't occurring."
Both Takle and Wander note that, while precipitation is likely to increase with climate change, rainfall is likely to be more infrequent and more likely to come in large amounts when it does fall. That could mean more potential for soil erosion, drought stress between rains, and planting and harvest difficulties, if excessive rain occurs at these critical times.
Regional details
A book titled Effects of Climate Change and Variability on Agricultural Production Systems, edited by Doering, the Purdue University ag economist, and several others, takes a detailed look at the implications of global warming on crop production systems across the Central Corn Belt through about 2060. The researchers conclude that corn, soybeans and winter wheat will continue to be the major crops grown in the Central Corn Belt. They expect farmers to manipulate crop maturities, planting dates and the relative proportion of the crops in rotations, among other factors, with changes in the growing environment. States included in the study were Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin.
The researchers used two climate change models to evaluate the potential effects of environmental changes. Projected yields, among other factors, varied depending on the model used and the specific cropping area within regions. For simplicity, projected yield changes from only one of the models are reported here. The book did not make projections for the Western Corn Belt, so none are included here for that region.
Northern Corn Belt changes
The climate change model predicts that corn yields from full-season hybrids will increase up to 45% compared with current yields in parts of the Northern Corn Belt. In other parts of the region, corn yields will remain relatively flat compared with today's yields. These yield projections are based on productivity of current hybrids and do not include potential gains from genetic improvements.
The study projects soybean yields from full-season varieties to climb 20 to 50%. Winter wheat yields will almost double, although they will still be lower than yields farther south in the Corn Belt. The crop is projected to continue to be a minor player in rotations.
An economic analysis of the impact of these productivity changes reported in the study shows that a corn/soybean rotation will continue to dominate in most parts of the region, although soybeans could play a stronger role than is currently the case. Overall, economic returns could go up $50 to $100/acre compared to today's returns because of higher productivity.
Midsection Corn Belt changes
The model predicts that corn yields from full-season hybrids will hold their own at best and could conceivably fall as much as 45% compared to current yields in parts of the midsection of the Corn Belt (central Illinois and central Indiana). It projects soybean yields from full-season varieties to climb 10 to 50% and winter wheat yields to go up 50 to 100%.
An economic analysis of changing productivity of these crops shows that, despite higher winter wheat yields, a corn/soybean rotation could crowd out the limited winter wheat now grown in the region. Average returns could hold at today's levels, or be up slightly.
Southern Corn Belt changes
The study predicts that corn yields from full-season hybrids could fall as much as 30% compared with current yields across much of the region as daily maximum temperatures begin to resemble those of states to the south, where corn is less productive. Soybean yields from full-season varieties could climb 10 to 30% across much of the region. Winter wheat yields could be up 10 to 20%.
An economic analysis of the impact of changing productivity of the three crops shows that a corn/soybean rotation could nearly crowd out the winter wheat now grown in the region. At best, average returns are projected to hold at today's levels or could fall about $30/acre compared with today's returns.
Behind the yield changes
Varying productivity changes of the three major crops are partly the result of the crops' ability to benefit from — or withstand — higher temperatures and rainfall, according to the Doering book. Higher CO2 levels are another factor. Soybeans and wheat, and to a lesser extent corn, could benefit from higher levels of the greenhouse gas. Although the impact of CO2 "fertilization" is a matter of debate in the scientific community, for the purposes of the study, the researchers assumed that soybean and wheat yields could increase up to 30% because of higher CO2 levels, while corn yields could go up 5%.
Doering and other researchers warn that there are plenty of wild cards that could disrupt these global warming scenarios, not the least of which is the imprecision of projection models themselves. Agronomic factors could include increased disease and insect pressure as a result of warmer temperatures, which could also hamper yields.
The climate scenarios used in the Doering book may be too mild, adds Wander of the University of Illinois. In the years since the book was published in 2002, many studies suggest that shifts in patterns and intensity of rainfall and challenges from pests, ozone and other factors are likely to result in growing conditions that are more challenging than previously thought.
"In general, I think the directions suggested in the book are correct, but problems suggested for the southern part of the region, including losses in potential productivity and increased yield instability, are likely to be experienced more widely," Wander says. "There already is research showing mid-season water stress frequently reduces yields in central Illinois, where we farm some of the region's best soils."
Given the changes already being seen in rainfall distribution, including more intense spring and fall events, Wander stresses the importance of soil protection and water management. "In order for farmers to cope with this effectively, they need to implement soil-conserving practices now and not in 30 or 50 years," she says.
Planning ahead
Climatologists acknowledge that climate models used to project the impact of global warming on climate change are rife with assumptions that can't be proved — or disproved for that matter. So does it make any sense to pay attention to these projections?
"We can't trust the models for specifics, but the trends can help identify possible futures," says climatologist Hu. "Models are helpful for strategic planning to help plant breeders and others to prepare for possible changes. We should be prepared for the worst scenarios."
On the farm level, being aware of the potential effects of global warming can keep producers alert to strategies that help them adapt to the changing environment, Doering says. "As things begin to change, farmers can begin to play with the date of planting and maturities to move the sensitive times for the plant to a different time period," he says.
"You don't have to be a converted climate-change fanatic" to learn from this sometimes controversial discussion," Doering adds. "Our feeling is that these projections aren't necessarily about predicting disaster, but about providing a framework for assessing risk in the future."


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After doing more than 4,000 episodes over the last half-century of his iconic daytime
"TV's Big Dealer" is receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 40th
His wife of 65 years, Marilyn Hall, beat him to the podium nearly 30 years ago, winning an Emmy as a producer of the 1985
"I'm going to place the Emmy on a shelf next to my wife's Emmy and maybe one day we'll have little
Hall is a few months shy of his 92nd birthday — not that he shows it. He announced with great pride that he still does the
He's an owner of the series and a consultant, plus he's made several appearances with Brady on the series, including the recent 50th anniversary show. In fact, Hall says he's hosted "Let's Make a Deal" every decade since it began on
He loves what Brady is doing with the series.
"He's making it his show," said Hall. "He's learning the star of the show is the contestant and to make them feel at home, make them feel like they came to your party."
The concept for "Let's Make a Deal," which was created and produced by Hall and Stefan Hatos, was inspired by "The Lady, or the Tiger," Frank R. Stockton's short story about a person who has to make a choice between two curtain-draped tents — behind one is a tiger, the other a lady.
Hall and Hatos got rid of the tiger, expanded the choices to three curtains and introduced the word "zonk" into the lexicon of popular culture. Over the last 50 years, thousands of contestant have gotten zonked after choosing the wrong curtain or box. Instead of winning money, furniture, cars or a trip, they ended up with such gag gifts as barnyard animals and broken-down cars.
The original series' announcer, Jay Stewart, lived for zonks, Hall said. "I said at his funeral, 'He would come in the morning and look at the script and if there wasn't a zonk for him to dress up like an old grandmother with a spinning wheel or a baby in a cradle, he would sulk.'"
Hall got his first taste of performing while at the University of Manitoba in his native Winnipeg, Canada, during World War II.
"I got a job at a radio station while I was going to college," he said. "I worked from 6 p.m to midnight. I did everything. I had a singing show, a cowboy show. On Saturdays, I would get up and emcee at army shows."
Eventually, he made his way to Toronto, where he worked in radio and TV. The summer of 1955, he tried his luck in New York. After a few lean months, Hall got a meeting with an executive at NBC and was offered to take over the daytime series "The Sky's the Limit."
Sometimes, he had only a night to prepare for a hosting gig, such as in 1960 when he took over the reigns from Jack Narz on the CBS game show "Video Village." A personal issue caused Narz to suddenly quit the New York-based series and go to Los Angeles.
"I got a call," Hall said. "They yanked me off the golf course somewhere and said whatever you are doing come to this hotel and learn the game. You are going on the air live tomorrow morning. That night they taught me the game."
Hall recalled that in the early planning for "Let's Make a Deal," he and his staff would try out a simple version of the game for clubs and organizations to see what would work.
"We would call and say when you have a meeting, we'll be your entertainment. We did it for lawyers' groups and we did it for the Latter-day Saints quilting bee at 8 in the morning. Everywhere we showed it, they loved it."
But there was no plan for contestants to dress up in wacky outfits to get Hall's attention.
"They came to the show in the first week in suits and dresses," he said. "The second week, a woman, noting I am picking people at random, came with a sign that says 'Roses are red, violets are blue. I came here to deal with you.' I read the sign and I picked her. The next week everybody had a sign. Then the next week, came the
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In this week's Roundup we have; What makes Linux compelling to use? Ubuntu moves away from GNOME, Learning Linux the hardcore way with Linux from scratch, Microsoft is a dying consumer brand, Why Unity in Ubuntu is good for the future and Ronald trip's response to why Unity is clouding up the desktop. Enjoy!
Linux: What Makes Linux Compelling to Use?: I find Linux to be an excellent general purpose computing platform for day to day personal and small business use. I like the fact that Linux does not cost me money. No, my time is not worthless, but I have wisely spent the time I needed learning how to install, configure and use Linux and the free, open source software that comes with it.
Leaving the OpenOffice.org project: Today is a special day. I feel both sad and relieved, happy and somewhat disgusted. I have officially resigned from all my duties, roles and positions inside the OpenOffice.org project. My resignation is effective immediately and I am leaving the project. I will now be contributing to the Document Foundation, while of course continuing to work at Ars Aperta and at the OASIS as a member of its Board of Director, eGov Steering Committee and ODF Committees. These past days have been tense. In a sense it was to be expected, but on the other hand I feel that it was in fact quite surprising and unprofessional.
Ubuntu moves away from GNOME: The big news at the Ubuntu Developer Summit? Moving to Unity as the default interface for Ubuntu Desktop with Natty Narwhal (11.04), rather than GNOME Shell. Earlier this year, Canonical representatives had to deny that they were forking GNOME with the work on the Unity interface. (Quick disclaimer, I'm a GNOME Member and help out with GNOME PR.) Unity is a Canonical-sponsored project that was initially delivered for the Ubuntu Netbook Remix. GNOME Shell is the interface being developed for GNOME 3.0, which was delayed to spring 2011. Apparently, Canonical were being asked the wrong question. During the opening keynote, Mark Shuttleworth has announced that Canonical is committing to making Unity the default desktop experience "for users that have the appropriate software and hardware."
What's The Fastest Linux Filesystem On Cheap Flash Media?: Compact Flash and SD storage cards are everywhere; gigabytes for cheap in a tiny form factor. Most come formatted with VFAT. So what is the fastest Linux filesystem for these little devices? Flash drives and SD Cards are getting bigger, faster and cheaper. They're not just for sucking down snaps from your pocket camera any more: they're backup storage, portable homedirs, netbook expansion … you name it.
Learning Linux the hardcore way: Linux From Scratch: I was excited to see that the Linux From Scratch (hereafter, LFS) project just released a new and stable documentation "build" for version 6.7 this past September. I have known about the LFS project for many years but I didn't start experimenting with it until not too long ago.
Why Unity in Ubuntu is good for the future..: The hype is all about cloud and the end of the desktop as we know it. The recent move from a "pure" gnome desktop to Unity by Ubuntu/Canonical is clearly a sign that of a fast-track type of (r)evolution. Why is it good for the key-players (Ubuntu/Debian, Canonical, Gnome and … the User), what are the risk associated with this somehow bold move?
Microsoft is a dying consumer brand: After several missteps, MS is dying as a consumer brand. Consumers have turned their backs on Microsoft. A company that once symbolized the future is now living in the past. Microsoft has been late to the game in crucial modern technologies like mobile, search, media, gaming and tablets. It has even fallen behind in Web browsing, a market it once ruled with an iron fist.
Using an IMG instead of an ISO to put Debian on a USB Flash drive: Now that I have a laptop that boots from USB, I've been using IMG images instead of ISOs when they're available to test new Linux and BSD systems because they're so easy to deal with.
Adoption of Unity is the Most Significant Change Ever for Ubuntu, Says Mark Shuttleworth: It's going to be Unity all the way for Ubuntu's next major release codenamed Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal". During Ubuntu Developer Summit (UDS) at Florida, Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth announced that the Unity shell will become Ubuntu's default interface not just for netbook editions, but also for Ubuntu desktop editions.
Unity Clouding Up The Desktop: Mr. Des Ligneris wrote that the adoption of Unity is a bold move and a good one for Canonical and Ubuntu, as the focus of computing is shifting wholesale to the internet and "The Cloud". It is an interesting viewpoint from Mr. Des Ligneris. I don't see the Unity plans as a blessing though. There is no point in turning a full fledged desktop machine into a "Mobile Internet Device". Their use cases don't overlap. While a desktop is certainly capable of performing MID tasks, it is not the intended operating area of a desktop machine.


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Is Comcast A Threat To The Internet?
from the competition-is-the-thing dept
The key point in all of this is that the guiding star of anyone trying to keep the internet vibrant should be making the market truly competitive with no dominant power able to make significant shifts in the core underpinnings of what makes the internet work. Lee uses the Comcast/Level3 dispute from a few years ago to suggest that Comcast is potentially shifting the traditional contours of the internet's competitive market:
Comcast's large share of the broadband market, along with the fact that most of its customers have few if any comparable alternatives, gives Comcast significant leverage in negotiating with backbone ISPs. Comcast has traditionally been a customer of Level 3, one of the largest internet backbone providers. When a Comcast user exchanged data with a network that was not directly connected to Comcast's own network, Comcast paid Level 3 to carry that traffic.There's a lot more to this -- and Lee highlights some of the more detailed nuances as well, so don't just go on this brief summary -- but he argues it's a sign of the power that Comcast has been building up. I highly recommend reading the full thing if you're thinking at all about the issue of regulations on broadband service providers, and the future of the internet.
But in November 2010, the two firms became locked in a bitter dispute. Level 3 had just won a contract to deliver content for Netflix, one of the internet's largest video services. Anticipating that Netflix would generate more traffic than the existing links between the Comcast and Level 3 networks could accommodate, Level 3 proposed installing additional links between the networks. Ordinarily, Comcast, as a Level 3 customer, would gladly accept what was essentially a free upgrade. Instead, Comcast refused to accept the new connections unless Level 3 agreed to pay Comcast for the additional traffic. And Level 3, after voicing strong objections, paid up.


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Rams Fall to Centenary 12-6 in Non-Conference Action
Centenary - 12, Farmingdale State - 6
Hackettstown, N.J. - The Rams fell at Centenary
College today in non-conference men's lacrosse action in
Hackettstown, N.J. Seniors Nate Small (Great Mills, MD/Great
Mills), Ryan Mangold (Hillsborough/Hillsborough) and Rory Murray
(Cranford/Seton Hall Prep.) each recorded a hat trick to lead the
team in the Cyclones 12-6 victory over the Rams.
Centenary started off strong scoring the first two goals of the game but Farmingdale answered back with one of their own. The two teams traded goals for the remainder of the first quarter and then in the second quarter the men scored three goals to Farmingdale's one to finish the half with a score of 6-3.
The Cyclones out shot Farmingdale 30-11 in the first half alone and picked up more than double the ground balls but the Rams won seven out of the 11 face-offs.
Centenary led by three at the end of the first half but the Rams added two after halftime to cut the men's lead to one. Centenary retaliated with goals by Mangold and Jason Reig (Long Valley/West Morris) to increase their advantage to three once again. Farmingdale was able to get one more before the end of the third but the fourth quarter was all Centenary as the men scored four unanswered goals to finish the game with a score of 12-6.
Murray, Mangold and Small all recorded three goals and one assist to lead their team while Reig tallied two goals and three assists. Joe Swantkoski (Whitehouse Station/Hunterdon Central) rounded out the Cyclone scoring with a goal in the match.
For Farmingdale, Jo Stroessenteuther and Eddie Rifice both found the back of the net twice while Thomas Weil and Paul Randazzo scored once a piece.
Centenary's Brian Triolo (Whitehouse Station/Hunterdon Central) recorded 11 total saves in net for the Cyclones while the Rams keeper Teddy Leone notched 17.
This victory moved the men to 5-10 overall while Farmingdale drops to 2-9.
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Apr.7 (GMM) A secret of Mercedes' 2014 dominance has been compared to the game-changing 'double diffuser' innovation of a few years ago.It emerged in Bahrain that, beneath the skin of the dominant Mercedes-powered cars in 2014, the new turbo V6 features its turbine and air compressors uniquely packaged at either end of the 'power unit'.It means that, although McLaren, Williams and Force India are also benefitting from the sleek layout, the works Brackley based team had vast lead-time in designing the aerodynamic concept of the dominant W05 around it."We're talking about 2014's double diffuser with the exception that you can't copy it this year," Mark Hughes, a highly respected F1 technical analyst, told the British broadcaster Sky in Bahrain."Its impact is maybe not quite as big as active ride (suspension), which was in the order of two seconds per lap, but it's certainly a major technical advantage that they've engineered themselves in for the rest of the season."Hughes explained that, although the customer Mercedes teams are running precisely the same innovation, it is the works squad that is taking most advantage."They gave themselves a big head-start -- it was the chassis team's concept to ask for this from the engine people, and they delivered it."The difference (for the customer teams) is that they found out about the detail of the engine when they signed the contract."But the works team gave themselves three years to conceive the car around that feature."For the (customers), it's presented as a little bit of a surprise, but they're still getting an advantage from the system," he added. comments powered by Disqus
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Governor Deval Patrick unveiled a plan Monday to push lenders to provide 10,000 mortgages over the next five years for first-time home buyers who have modest incomes.
Patrick said the goal is to help potential buyers with earnings below median income levels to qualify for loans through MassHousing — the state's affordable housing bank — and the public nonprofit, Massachusetts Housing Partnership.
"By giving more young people and families the opportunity to own a home, we retain our talent pool and create sustainable long term economic growth," Patrick said in a statement.
The median income for a family of four varies significantly by county. For example, in Suffolk and parts of Middlesex counties, it's about $94,400, according to the Boston-based Massachusetts Housing Partnership. In Barnstable, it's $74,900, and the median in some Franklin County communities is $64,400.
The governor's plan includes loan programs in existence as well as new offerings. The Massachusetts Housing Partnership is overhauling its decades-old first-time home buyer program as part of the new initiative.
Aaron Gornstein, undersecretary for the state Department of Housing and Community Development, said Patrick wants to motivate lenders to assist lower-income borrowers as the signature affordable loan program changes.
"The governor wants to recommit to the first-time home buyer programs,'' Gornstein said.
He said the goal of 10,000 home mortgages over five years, or 2,000 a year, would exceed the number lenders currently write for lower-income borrowers on an annual basis — about 20 percent more for the Massachusetts Housing Partnership alone.
Six local lenders have joined a state "compact" to meet the goal by 2018. Ruston F. Lodi, a spokesman for the Massachusetts Housing Partnership, said the agency is working to sign up more lenders for the program. About 25 were involved with the agency's SoftSecond program, which is being phased out.
The state will also launch a website to provide more information on the loan programs.
Tom Callahan, executive director of the Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance, said he is excited about the initiative and the governor's effort to make home ownership more feasible for people with modest incomes.
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At any given time 12 to 15 volunteers spend a day at the Cape Coral Caring Center assisting people needing a little help with food supplies and other services. That's especially true around the holidays even though the food shelves tend to clear off.
"Friday is our third day of handing out turkeys and meals to people for Christmas," said program operations manager Wendy Wootton. "We've been busier this year, but we have a lot of givers, too. We received a lot more toys this year, so we are able to help about 500 kids. Plus, we'll give out more than 300 Christmas meals."
Since the center opened in 1990, the agency has helped more than 70,000 Cape Coral residents on a short term basis. Most clients just need a boost to get through an uncomfortable time in their life because of economic, temporary financial crisis or other circumstances.
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Volunteers Ron Metz and Dottie Brown, left, assist Cape Coral Caring Center program operations manager Wendy Wootton and volunteer Becky Thompson, right, bag canned goods and bags of toys to be handed out to people who need help over the holiday season.
"We are fortunate and blessed to live in a very giving community," said executive director Julie Ferguson. "We are constantly looking to the churches and community businesses and individuals for donations."
Last year alone, more than 12,000 individuals representing 4,000 families received assistance from the Caring Center. All it takes to get assistance is by showing a driver's license or Florida ID with a Cape Coral address, but the staff stresses they can not provide long-term assistance. They only bridge the gap caused by some emergency.
"We've been known to hand out gift cards for food items when necessary," said Wootton. "That's usually a once-in-a-lifetime thing, like handing out a bus pass that lasts a month or helping someone pay their electric bill (when funds are available) in the summer when the bill tends to be higher."
Wootton added that they will be handing out food and toys through Christmas Eve. The center will be open on Monday, 9 a.m. to noon, in case any family in need walks in.
While the stock on the shelves disappears from time to time, especially around the holidays, they always seem to fill up through the generosity of individual and business donors along with the city of Cape Coral, civic and fraternal organizations and the United Way.
"We never turn people away," said Wootton. "It's an absolute blessing that we can get donations from the community and the churches."
The center also served up more than 300 meals to families for Thanksgiving.
The Caring Center thrives because of a dedicated core of volunteers who interview clients, inventory items donated and assist with the operation of the center.
"Needless to say we couldn't do this without our volunteers." said Wootton.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - As MIT men's basketball makes the trek to North Dartmouth for Friday's tip-off tournament, the team will be looking to build on an extremely successful preseason. Head Coach Larry Anderson's mantra "play hard, play together, play smart," will be vocalized more than ever, but the consensus is that the Engineers could be priming for a special season.
MIT has always prided itself as one of the toughest defenses in the nation, however the Engineers boast a significant scoring punch, and will have the ability to spread the floor if and when they decide to run. Push and Pressure are defining terms for this year's hardwood unit. On offense, the Engineers will be looking to create easy baskets and test the opposition by pushing the ball. The defense will aim in supplying heavy pressure on the ball, while playing the strong, man-to-man half-court defense that has resulted in numerous national rankings. Despite the excitement surrounding the upcoming campaign, coach Anderson is quick to point out that a lot of work lies ahead of the Cardinal Red and Silver Gray.
"We're going to bring it all along slowly," noted Anderson. "We may not be the team we want to be right away, but we'll be ready to compete for the NEWMAC Conference Championship."
Leading the way for the Engineers' attack is the backcourt duo of junior Mike D'Auria and senior Adam Gibbons. D'Auria, the only player in the NEWMAC to finish among the top 15 in the league for points, rebounds and assists, is the epitome of MIT basketball. A fiery competitor with a tenacious work ethic, D'Auria is a fearless player and a gifted scorer.
Gibbons is a lock-down defender, and showcases the most complete game on the squad. Injuries have often plagued Gibbons tenure, but he enters his senior campaign in the best physical shape of his career. His health is strong and the coaching staff has noticed a huge improvement in focus and leadership. Above all else, the success of MIT's dynamic duo will factor in considerably to the team's postseason aspirations.
The rest of the backcourt is filled with potential contributors despite being heavy-laden with youth. Freshman Will Mroz, who served as Tech's best shooter in the preseason, leads this exciting group. Mroz is a gym rat and a lethal scorer with plenty of range. Sophomore Alex Krull also spreads the defense with a feathery jump shot and has upped his game both physically and mentally heading into the new season. Rahmin Kandil was named the team's most improved player after last season, and the 6'4" sophomore continues to get better. Kandil has a nose for the ball; a testament of his work ethic, which is also his greatest asset.
Rookie Alex Bagley should also play prominently in the mix. "Bags" brings size on the perimeter, while boasting a strong understanding of fundamentals and a solid feel for the game. Tech rounds out its deep back with freshmen Jack Genberg and Alan Ho, two quick studies that will look to work their way into the lineup. Although MIT features an extensive collection of perimeter players, the Engineers will be without one of their top freshmen from a year ago as Ryan Richardson will be forced to the sideline in the wake of injuries.
"Not having Ryan in the lineup is a blow to our team," Anderson reminded. "His vision and skill sets are unique, and he is the team's only true point guard."
Because every team in the NEWMAC is so powerful on the perimeter, MIT will need to rely on improved play from the low post in order to conquer its championship quest. Tech's frontcourt used the preseason to successfully shift its image and deliver a new sense of optimism. Senior Mike Huhs paces that change with an aggressive presence in the post. In the past, Huhs would sometimes fade from the Engineers attack, although this season, Huhs has been one of MIT's key catalysts with explosive play on both ends of the floor. He has also managed to use his experience to create more room and display his talents.
Joining Huhs under the hoop is the upper-class trio of Gary Atkins, Phil Murray and Evans Boney. Atkins is the team's most fundamentally sound big man. A great shot blocker, Atkins is the only player on the squad that can guard all five positions on the floor. Murray features soft hands and a fantastic scoring touch from the baseline, while Boney also offers a great shot and is the club's ultimate competitor. During the preseason, the rotation in the frontcourt worked masterfully. The cohesive mindset will allow each of these players a chance to shine and supplies the MIT coaching staff with multiple options.
Freshmen Barnett Koryan and Hamidou Soumare should also earn minutes during the campaign, and will be counted on to nurture their understanding of the game and advance their skills. Fortunately, Koryan is a quick learner and is committed to elevating his game. "Dou" is extremely athletic and has a tremendous upside. An exciting player, his combination of size and speed could create mis-match problems for opposing teams.
While it's difficult to tell how this group will develop over the long haul, it's clear that this team will be one of the most competitive units in the New England region. If the coaches are successful in getting the players to surrender themselves to the program's mission, all signs point to a memorable season. For the Engineers, the tumultuous road to the NEWMAC Championship and a berth to the NCAA Championship start tonight in North Dartmouth, Mass.
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I got a call this morning from someone who had picked up the VERBATIM book and needed one of the answers in Larry Urdang's Pairing Pairs explained. Which I did (possibly even to his satisfaction) ... but that motivated me to put up a link to Pairing Pairs here on the blog. Enjoy!
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I'm no musician. Heck, I have a barely functional sense of rhythm and am the only person I know to have actually failed out of a high school band. But one question has always bugged me, maybe you can help:
If, say, Middle C on a guitar resonates at the same frequency as Middle C on a piano, what causes the difference in tone? Shouldn't they sound identical to one another?
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Milan's Salone del Mobile is by far the biggest and best furniture fair in the world. More than 324,000 visitors from 160 countries flock to Milan each April to see the novità or new launches from leading Italian and international furniture brands. The fair, made up of I Saloni, is held in the Mr Massimiliano Fuksas-designed fairgrounds in Rho, where 2,500 exhibitors fill more than 200,000sqm of exhibition space, and Fuorisalone, meaning outside of the fair, where 400 others show in the city itself. The fair's protagonists are the world-class architects who, when not busy building museums, factories, hotels, homes or retail cathedrals, put their talents into product design. We met up with a handful of these clever chaps during the fair and talked to them about what makes Milan a design capital, what is Italian design and what the fair means to them.


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Once the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater is connected with a router (for example FRITZ!Box) over wireless LAN (WiFi), its wireless network name (SSID) "FRITZ!WLAN Repeater..." is no longer displayed in the network list of wireless devices, such as example computers, tablets, smartphones.
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Every family has their Christmas traditions and icicle pickles are one of ours. These pickles just taste like Christmas to me. My Great Grandmother made them every year and my mother continued the tradition and it is still is being passed down through the generations.
Once you commit to them, the house fills up with the heavy smell of boiling vinegar for days. But at the end you have crunchy tart/sweet delicious Christmas pickles. It's a marathon though...
Here's the recipe exactly as given to me.
Icicle Pickles
12 Quarts small cucumbers
2 ½ Quarts white vinegar (10 cups)
16 Cups white sugar
1 Tbsp celery salt
1 Tsp cassia buds
Day 1-4
Make a brine by adding 2 ½ cups salt to 6 Qt water.
The brine should be strong enough to float an egg; if not add more salt.
Clean and quarter cucumbers and put them in the brine. (or slice thinner if cucs are larger)
Stir once a day for 4 days.
Day 5
Drain off the brine.
Fill with boiling water enough to cover the cucs.
Measure the alum, in your hand, about the size of an egg.
(This is old farm people measurement technique.)
Add alum to the water.
Day 6
Drain again.
Combine white vinegar, white sugar, celery salt, cassia buds
Bring to a boiling point to make a syrup. Pour syrup over the cucs.
Day 7–8–9
Drain syrup off and bring it back to a boiling point.
Pour syrup back over the cucs again.
Day 10
Sterilize your bottles, lids, seals.
Drain syrup off and put cucs in bottle.
Bring syrup back to a boiling point.
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There are so many apps out there, it hard to pick apps without thinking about kids age and subject. Over time, I have created lists of best educational apps for different age groups by subjects. You can find the lists here: http://ow.ly/j83P3.
In general, I like the apps that show creativity and good understanding of child development. Some examples are: Faces iMake (http://ow.ly/iWmSx), Toca Doctor (http://ow.ly/iWnJO), Leo's Pad (http://ow.ly/iWo3y). For older kids, the Smithsonian series (http://ow.ly/j4GDu), Science360 (http://ow.ly/j4H5A), and Middle School Confidential series (http://ow.ly/j4Hcj) are clearly the ones having their audience in mind while they design the apps.


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The college entrance exam (Scholastic Aptitude Test) now requires an online photo registration form and a separate photo identification for test admission.
While some of these students do not have their photo driver's licenses at this age (permits do not have photos), they still are required to produce some type of government or official identification that includes a photo.
If teenagers are required to produce such identification for this important test, shouldn't every adult be required to produce one official document to do another important act, which is voting?


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Elizabeth Olds:
An Inventory of the Emmett L. Hudspeth Collection of Elizabeth Olds in the Art Collection at the Harry Ransom Center
|Elizabeth Olds, 1896-1991
|Emmett L. Hudspeth Collection of Elizabeth Olds
|1921-1986, undated
|25 boxes, 1 document box, 21 flat file drawers, 21 framed paintings (853 items)
|The bulk of the collection comprises original works by Olds: 452 drawings, 109 paintings (oil, gouache, watercolor), 218 prints (lithographs, woodcuts, screen prints), 7 posters, 51 mixed media works, and 9 wood blocks. Included are several works from her studies in Paris during the 1920s, many Depression-era works, and later works from her travels in Canada, France, Guatemala, Mexico, and the United States (especially New England and the Pacific Northwest). There are also nature studies and a few children's book illustrations.
|Open for research. A minimum of twenty-four hours is required to pull art materials to the Reading Room.
|Gifts (G2506, G10589), 1986, 1996
|The Elizabeth Olds Collection of Emmett L. Hudspeth was the gift of University of Texas at Austin physics professor Dr. Emmett L. Hudspeth and his wife Mary Hudspeth. Mary Hudspeth was the niece of Elizabeth Olds.
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The University of Texas at Austin, Harry Ransom Center
|Elizabeth Olds was born December 10, 1896, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Fred Allen Olds and Harriet (Trussell) Olds. As a girl she had an interest in drawing; she also participated in competitive swimming and horseback riding. After studies at the University of Minnesota (1916-1918) and the Minneapolis School of Arts (1918-1921), she attended the Art Students' League in New York as a scholarship student, where she studied under George Luks and other Social Realists. She would accompany Luks to New York's Lower East Side and other ethnic neighborhoods where the two would sketch the immigrant culture. Olds soon became Luks' assistant. Through Luks' friend Edward Root, she spent some time with James Agee and Alexander Woollcott.
|In 1925 Olds traveled to Paris. There she produced numerous crayon and watercolor sketches and drawings; she also performed as a trick bareback rider with the Fratellini Brothers' Cirque d'Hiver. The next year she became the first woman to win a Guggenheim Fellowship, which she used to continue her studies in Europe until 1929.
|After returning to the United States, Olds stayed in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Tamworth, New Hampshire, where, although initially sheltered from the Great Depression, she observed the misery others endured. Her response resulted in the development of a new style with a focus on workers as subject matter.
|In 1932 Olds accepted a commission to produce a series of portraits of the prominent Samuel Rees family in Omaha, Nebraska. Although she was a proficient portrait artist, she quickly found the work boring. Samuel Rees, aware of her frustration, encouraged her to visit the Rees Printing Company where she could learn lithography from the printer. Olds learned the entire process and soon was creating lithographs. In 1934 during her stay in Omaha, Olds went to the Swift and Company slaughterhouse and asked permission to sketch the men working in the plant. She was allowed to take her sketchpad to the killing floor and her sketches resulted in The Stockyard Series, a set of lithographs that received critical acclaim in New York.
|Olds returned to New York in 1935 and worked for the Federal Art Project's graphic division. She continued creating lithographs depicting people struggling with the hardships of the Depression. She joined the Artists Union, the Artists Congress, and the Graphic Division of the Works Projects Administration's Federal Art Project (FAP). In 1939, she participated in the FAP's silkscreen unit as it worked to develop serigraphy as a fine art medium. Committed to the idea that art should be democratic and available to all people, Olds found silkscreen to be a medium suited for this purpose. In 1936 and 1937 Olds also did political illustrations for The New Masses.
|After World War II, Olds accepted assignments as an illustrator-reporter for The New Republic and Fortune. She provided illustrations for articles on labor issues and in 1954 she traveled to Florida and New Orleans to gather information for an article on the Lykes Bros. Industry for Fortune. She also wrote and illustrated children's books. Four of these were chosen as Junior Literary Guild selections.
|In 1949 Olds began to spend summers on Long Island Sound, where she spent time observing the shore birds, which became the subjects of numerous watercolors and wood block prints. She visited Mexico and Guatemala in 1951 and made studies of the people, animals, and boats.
|In the 1950s, Olds began to work with multi-media collages, combining her silk screens and wood cuts with scraps of paper. She was also an artist in residence at two artists' colonies: Yaddo, near Saratoga Springs, New York, and McDowell, in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Olds moved to Florida in 1971. She died March 4, 1991.
|Olds, Elizabeth. Elizabeth Olds: Retrospective Exhibition. Austin, Tex.: RGK Foundation, 1986.
|The collection comprises 853 items, including 847 original works, 3 reproductive prints, 2 published portfolios, and 1 printing block. These are organized into two series: I. Works by Elizabeth Olds, and II. Works by Other Artists. A group of photographs is described as Series III., Photographic Materials. Titles of works are transcribed either from the works themselves or from Elizabeth Olds, 1896-1991: an Exhibition at the Live Oak Art Center, Columbus, Texas (1992). Cataloger's titles appear in brackets.
|Series I. encompasses 851 works. The bulk is original works and includes 452 drawings, 109 paintings, 218 prints, 7 posters, 51 mixed media works, and 9 wood blocks. These works span Olds' creative years, with several works from her studies in Paris during the 1920s, many Depression-era works (including work done for the Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration), and later works from her many travels. The series is divided into fourteen subseries, which reflect the periods, subjects, and genres represented by the works: A. European Works; B. Depression-era Works; C. Travel Works; D. Horses and Horse Racing; E. Boats and Fishing; F. Portraits and Images of People; G. Birds; H. Insects and Spiders; I. Other Animals; J. Still Lifes; K. Landscapes; L. Lykes Bros. Industry; M. Miscellaneous; and N. Sketchbooks and Portfolios.
|A large portion of the collection is devoted to workers and industries, especially during the Depression, and Olds' work captures factory workers, garment workers, iron and steel workers, miners and mining (Pennsylvania), printers and presses at the Rees Printing Co. (Omaha, Nebraska), the production of beef, grapefruit, and sugar at Lykes Bros. Industry (Florida and Louisiana), and stockyard and slaughterhouse operations at Swift and Co. (Omaha, Nebraska). Other employment topics, such as unions, the unemployed, and various social programs (especially in the New York City area) are also depicted. Works documenting the peoples and places Olds saw during her travels in Canada, France, Guatemala, Mexico, and the United States (especially New England and the Pacific Northwest) and her observations of the natural world (animals, birds, insects) are also extensive. A few illustrations for her children's books are also present, as are groups of landscapes, nude studies, and still lifes.
|Series II., Works by Other Artists, includes two works, a drawing by Berthold Mahn, and a reproductive print of a work by Rembrandt.
|Series III., Photographic Materials, consists of 785 photographic prints, slides, and negatives. These are mainly of Olds' artwork; there are also a few portraits of Olds herself and a few of her travel slides. Accompanying the photographic materials is a transcript of Emmett Hudspeth's 1985 interview of Elizabeth Olds, with her comments on 314 slides of her work.
|The Ransom Center's Art Collection also has the George Luks Collection (works from Elizabeth Olds' collection given to the Ransom Center by Emmett L. Hudspeth) and the Benjamin O. Rees Collection of Elizabeth Olds. The Ransom Center also has Elizabeth Olds materials in its Manuscripts Collection, its Library, and its Film Collection.


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When less romance is more
Spontaneous getaways and supersize bouquets settle squabbles in rom-coms and other fantasy realms, but in the real world, romantic gestures aren't cure-alls for relationship problems. In fact, unromantic gestures can be the better salve.
Because couples are marrying later and living together before they do, continual improvement of the partnership is more important (and effective) than quick fixes, says Lisa Thomas, a licensed marriage therapist in Colorado.
Nobody is suggesting romance be killed off completely—far from it. It's just smart to add these unconventional strengtheners into the happy-couple mix.
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Consider a love contract
The Convention: Love should be spontaneous, not scripted.
The Counter: "If you negotiate difficult issues up front, your relationship will have a much stronger footing," says Paul Hokemeyer, a Manhattan-based marriage therapist. See: cohabitation agreements increasing 39 percent in the past five years, per the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and couples creating DIY versions, using sites like 4relationshipcontract.com. Even the prince and princess of Silicon Valley, Mark Zuckerberg and his then-girlfriend (now wife) Priscilla Chan, reportedly made one.
The Realistic Approach: When the two of you get serious, discuss how you each want the relationship to work, says Hokemeyer. "Tell him, 'I want us both to be happy, so let's talk.'" Hash out issues like sex, money, religion, and chores. Putting the plan into writing is key, but involving the law is optional.
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Spend time apart
The Convention: The more minutes you spend together, the closer you'll be.
The Counter: Maintaining independence actually solidifies couples. Experts say that constantly learning new things about each other is vital to keeping your relationship as riveting as your Twitter feed. "You can't be glued at the hip to make that happen," says Thomas.
The Realistic Approach: Take regular solo time. Natalie Magaña, 25, and her husband, of Chicago, do their own thing two or three nights a week. "After being apart, I look forward to telling him about the shenanigans I had with my friends, and I can't wait to hear about his," she says.
Schedule sex
The Convention: Penciling in intimacy is clinical.
The Counter: "It gives the message that, at that time, nothing is more important than being together," says Thomas. Plus, the more sex you have, the happier you'll be. Couples who gratify each other's sexual needs are 65 percent more likely to be satisfied in their pairing than those who don't, says a 2011 study in the Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy.
The Realistic Approach: To up how often you undress each other, say "I miss having sex with you," says Thomas, who advises mandated sack time once a week. If you aren't in the mood at that hour, cuddle or kiss instead.
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Welcome the rough patch
The Convention: Focusing only on the positives helps couples through tough times.
The Counter: In fragile unions, having some don't-want-the-neighbors-to-hear disagreements can help the relationship survive, per a study from the University of Tennessee. Doing so helps probe—and repair—what's wrong. "You have to feel free to tell your partner something about them isn't fantastic," says Mary Vandergrift, 35, of Pittsburgh, who practices this with her husband.
The Realistic Approach: Fight clean, advises Thomas. Remember to focus on finding a solution, not KO'ing your sparring partner. If you do get nasty, apologize for morphing into a mean girl and explain why you got upset.


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Streiff '13 Finds Classic Way Into Mathby Ian Grant '13 • August 28, 2012 Share:
John Streiff '13 is the first to admit he's not mathematically minded. But don't tell Wabash math professor Colin McKinney.
The Wabash classics major interned this summer for McKinney, transcribing medieval commentaries of the mathematician Apollonius from their original Greek. The research extends and deepens McKinney's doctoral thesis on the Greek mathematician, whose work on conic sections inspired Isaac Newton and Edmond Halley's calculations of the elliptical orbits of planets.
Thanks to his internship, Streiff "has become far more mathematically minded," the professor says. He sees Streiff's path as an entrée for non-math majors—even the math phobic—into the subject that's an essential part of a liberal arts education.
"To truly appreciate the liberal arts, you have to read the math," says McKinney. "Even to Plato, math was front and center in the liberal arts. Even if you're reading Thomas Jefferson—Jefferson read Euclid. You can't fully understand Greek thought and philosophy or the ideas that were inspired by people reading that unless you read, or at least understand, a taste of something from the math. Aristotle is great, Plato is great, but you're not getting the whole picture unless you're getting some of the math to go with it."
Streiff's journey from poor math grades in high school to his newfound mathematical mindedness began during McKinney's interview in 2011 for his job at Wabash.
"Jim Martin '13 and John backed me into a corner after my job talk and asked me if I'd offer a course in Greek mathematics," says McKinney. Streiff, whose previous grade in a math course in high school was a D-, wanted a way to fulfill his quantitative skills distribution without sacrificing his passion for the Greek language.
So McKinney worked with Martin, Streiff, and three other students to develop a course that read Euclid in its original Greek.
"My other option would have been to take a calculus class," says Strieff. Instead he was able to practice his Greek while explaining Euclid's mathematical proofs.
"I made them read Archimedes, as well," McKinney says. "They basically were doing calculus—they just didn't know it."
The blending of language and mathematics stoked in Streiff an interest in a subject he had once avoided.
"It's the apprehension about mathematics, knowing I'm just going to have to sit and do numbers. I've always hated that," Streiff says. "But here it's proofs, it's philosophical. It actually explains why I do the things that I do."
McKinney says this approach is important for the mathematically phobic.
"Symbols can be scary, and a lot of algebra is pushing symbols around the page. Algebra can be scary. Students come to me after 12 years of mathematical torture, and many of them need therapy."
By teaching mathematics through a medium the students know—in this case the Greek language—McKinney hopes to make the subject more accessible to non-majors. He finds the study of the history and development of mathematics is even helpful for majors. "I use the history in order to provide an alternate way of understanding, better context for why we're even doing this stuff in the first place. And I have found it never hurts, and, for most students, it is immensely helpful and fascinating."
The research with McKinney has enriched Streiff's endeavors in classics in surprising ways. Ironically, it was delving into the history of mathematics that took the classics major for the first time into a rare book room—at the Lilly Library at Indiana University at Bloomington—to see original manuscripts.
"It was a first for me, as well, to see these manuscripts in person," McKinney says. Streiff adds that the clarity of the originals is often lost in the digital scans they had been looking at.
"One hundred years ago, Euclid was still used as a textbook for the liberal arts, and, to some extent, I'd like to bring that back," McKinney says. "You don't have to read it in Greek, but reading Euclid or these other works is a great way to learn mathematics in a liberal arts way that is going to transcend the pushing around of symbols on paper that you get in algebra. A properly chosen reading could go a long way in supporting a liberal arts curriculum."


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Tokyo (CNN) -- Crews resumed spraying water at the quake-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility early Monday, Kyodo News reported, one day after the Japanese government slapped restrictions on some food produced around the plant.
Workers have begun to see some success in their battle to cool down the reactors, but Japanese officials said they may need to release additional radioactive gas into the air.
The plant's owner, Tokyo Electric Power Co., said electricity was being supplied to a switchboard in reactor No. 2.
But officials said they were monitoring reactor No. 3 to determine whether to release gas to reduce mounting pressure in the containment vessel -- the steel and concrete shell that insulates radioactive material inside.
Power company officials said pressure was higher than previous readings -- but stable -- Sunday afternoon. And Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said the pressure increase did not require "an immediate release of the air at this moment."
Still, "even in the best scenario, there will be a lot of bumps ahead," Edano told reporters as he assessed the situation at the plant in a briefing Sunday.
There are six reactors at the nuclear plant, where workers have been struggling to stave off a full meltdown since a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and ensuing tsunami knocked out cooling systems.
Workers have injected steam to release pressure in previous operations.
The dual disasters, which struck March 11, devastated much of northeastern Japan. On Monday, the country's national police said 8,649 people were confirmed dead, 2,702 were injured and 12,877 remained missing as search efforts continued. In Miyagi prefecture alone -- one of the hardest-hit areas -- police said the death toll could climb to 15,000.
Amidst the gloom came a ray of hope Sunday when medical officials in the Miyagi city of Ishinomaki said they had rescued an 80-year-old grandmother and her 16-year-old grandson, who had been trapped inside their house for nine days.
Police were searching for survivors in the vicinity, Kadonowakimachi, in the southern part of Ishinomaki near the coast. The boy managed to crawl through the rubble onto the roof, the Ishinomaki police department said.
A relative had reported the two missing on March 13, police said.
In Fukushima, authorities have evacuated about 200,000 people from a 20-kilometer (12-mile) area surrounding the plant, but the crisis there has sparked concern across the country.
Very small amounts -- far below the level of concern -- of radioactive iodine have been detected in tap water in Tokyo and most prefectures near the Fukushima plant.
The health ministry said levels of radioactive iodine three times greater than the regulated standard were found in drinking water in a village near the Fukushima plant and asked residents not to drink from the tap, Kyodo News reported Sunday.
The Japanese government has banned the sale of raw milk from Fukushima Prefecture, where the Fukushima Daiichi plant is located, and prohibited the sale of spinach from neighboring Ibaraki Prefecture after finding levels of radioactive iodine and cesium higher than government standards, the country's Health Ministry reported. And officials in Fukushima halted the distribution of locally grown vegetables outside the prefecture.
Edano said the contaminated milk detected in Fukushima prefecture had not been distributed or sold.
On Saturday, officials said tainted milk was found 30 kilometers (18 miles) from the plant, and spinach was collected as far as 100 kilometers (65 miles) to the south, almost halfway to Tokyo.
A person who consumed the tainted food continuously for a year would take in the same amount of radiation as a single CT scan, Edano said Saturday. That's about 7 millisieverts, or double what an average person in an industrialized country is exposed to in a year, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
"Even if you consume the spinach in question for a long time, it will not pose an immediate threat to your health," Edano said Sunday.
Six members of an emergency crew working to restore electricity at the plant have been exposed to more than 100 millisieverts of radiation per hour.
Officials say regaining electrical power could bring cooling systems back online -- a key step in curbing the further emission of radioactive material and preventing a full nuclear meltdown. A meltdown occurs when nuclear fuel rods get so hot that they melt the steel and concrete structure containing them, spilling out into the air and water with potentially deadly results.
The earthquake and tsunami knocked out regular and backup cooling systems at the plant.
It was unclear whether the cooling system in reactor No. 2 was working after power was restored Sunday.
The plan is to get power up and running for the Numbers 1, 3 and 4 reactors soon. Cooling systems at the Numbers 5 and 6 reactors -- the least troublesome of the group -- have already been restored, Kyodo News said.
On Saturday, authorities set up a new system to spray sea water continuously on the troubled reactors for extended periods of time. Previously, firefighters, soldiers and electric company workers had manually done the same in brief intervals to avoid prolonged radiation exposure.
Water was directed at the No. 3 reactor's spent fuel pool on Saturday in order to cool it and prevent the emission of more radioactive material into the atmosphere. Authorities have also started spraying the No. 4 reactor and continued efforts there Sunday.
CNN's Junko Ogura and Yoko Wakatsuki contributed to this report.


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The Economy Is Top Issue for Electorate
One Main Issue, but Exit Polling Shows Very Different Types of Leaders Likely to Be Elected
While voters in both New York City and New Jersey were concerned above all else about the economy, they appeared poised Tuesday to choose very different types of leaders to face the future, according to early exit polls.
In New York City, Democratic mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio built a powerful coalition with his call to address the inequalities between they city's rich and poor. The exit polls suggested he carried a large margin of support from all boroughs and across racial and ethnic lines....


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When the Night Equals a Thousand
The man knew that if he stayed amongst the congregation all would die of thirst and that if he stepped forward he would be humiliated for all eternity.
He raised his hands with a sincerity he had never known before, with a humility he had never tasted, and as tears poured down on both cheeks he said: "O Allah, have mercy on me! O Allah, hide my sins! O Allah, forgive me!"
As Musa (Alahi salaam) and the people of Bani Israel awaited for the sinner to step forward, the clouds hugged the sky and the rain poured. Musa (Alahi salaam) asked Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala), "O Allah, you blessed us with rain even though the sinner did not come forward." And Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) replied, "O Musa, it is for the repentance of that very person that I blessed all of Bani Israel with water."
Musa (Alahi salaam), wanting to know who this blessed man was, asked, "Show him to me O Allah!" Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) replied, "O Musa, I hid his sins for forty years, do you think that after his repentance I shall expose him?"
Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) revealed the Qur'an in the most blessed month; the month of Ramadan, the month in which the Qur'an was sent down.
On the most blessed night, the Grand night: Laylatul Qadr; "Verily, we revealed the Qur'an on the night of Qadr."
Ibn Jareer narrates, on the authority of Mujaahid that there was a man from Bani Israel who used to spend the night in prayer. Then in the morning he would fight the enemy in the Way of Allah during the day, until the evening and he did this for a thousand months.
And so Allah revealed the Surah: "Verily, We sent it down in the night of Al-Qadr" until the verse "The night of Al-Qadr is better than a thousand months" That is, standing in prayer on that night is better than the actions of that man.
Sufyaan ath-Thawree reports, on the authority of Mujaahid (also), that the night of Al-Qadr being better than a thousand months means that the good deeds performed on it, fasting on it, and standing in prayer on it are better than a thousand months' good deeds, prayers and fasting. (Narrated by Ibn Jareer)
It is reported from Abu Hurairah that he said: "When the month of Ramadan came, the Messenger of Allah said: 'The month of Ramadan has come, a blessed month in which Allah has made it obligatory for you to fast; in it the gates of Paradise are opened and the gates of Hell are closed and the devils are chained. In it is a night better than a thousand months, whoever loses the benefit of it has lost something irreplaceable.'" (Narrated by Imam Ahmad and An-Nasaa'i).
It is reported on the authority of Abu Hurairah, that Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: "Whoever stood in prayer on the night of Al-Qadr, in faith and hoping for a reward from Allah, he will have all of his previous sins forgiven." (Narrated by Al-Bukhari and Muslim).
This one night surpasses the value of 30,000 nights. The sincere believer who worries day and night about his sins and phases of neglect in his life patiently awaits the onset of Ramadan. During it he hopes to be forgiven by Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) for past sins, knowing that the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) promised that all who bear down during the last ten days shall have all their sins forgiven. To achieve this, the believer remembers the Prophet's (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) advice in different sayings wherein he used words like "seek", "pursue", "search" and "look hard" for Laylatul Qadr.
Laylatul Qadr is the most blessed night. A person who misses it has indeed missed a great amount of good. The Mu'min should search for it in the last ten nights of Ramadan, passing the nights in worship and obedience.
For those who catch the opportunity, their gift is that of past sins wiped away.
The Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) illustrated for us some of the things we should be doing on this Grand Night. From his blessed Sunnah we find the following:
Abandoning Worldly Pleasures for the Sake of Worship:
It is further recommended to spend more time in worship during the nights on which Laylatul Qadr is likely to fall. This calls for abandoning many worldly pleasures in order to secure the time and thoughts solely for worshipping Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala).
'A'ishah reported: "When the (last) ten started, the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) would tighten his izaar (i.e. he stayed away from his wives in order to have more time for worship), spend the whole night awake (in prayer) and wake up his family." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
And she said: "Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) used to exert more (in worship) on the last ten than on other nights." [Muslim]
Have we estimated Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) correctly?
The opportunity of Laylatul Qadr is coming in the next few days. Life is about people that take advantage of their opportunities to win the love of Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala), and this is indeed one of those chances. Abu Dah Daah was one of those who found an opportunity and won that which is greater than the heavens and the earth. An adult companion of the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) cultivated his garden next to the property of an orphan. The orphan claimed that a specific palm tree was on his property and thus belonged to him. The companion rejected the claim and off to the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) went the orphan boy to complain. With his justness, the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) measured the two gardens and found that the palm tree did indeed belong to the companion. The orphan erupted crying. Seeing this, the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) offered the companion, "would you give him the palm tree and to you is a palm tree in Jannah?" However, the companion in his disbelief that an orphan would complain to the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) missed the opportunity and went away angry.
But someone else saw the opportunity, Abu Dah Daah – radi Allahu 'anhu. He went to the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) and asked, "Ya Rasul Allah, if I buy the tree from him and give it to the orphan shall I have that tree in Jannah?" The Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) replied, "Yes."
Abu Dah Daah chased after the companion and asked, "Would you sell that tree to me for my entire garden?" The companion answered, "Take it for there is no good in a tree that I was complained to the Prophet about."
Immediately, Abu Dah Daah went home and found his wife and children playing in the garden. "Leave the garden!" shouted Abu Dah Daah, "we've sold it to Allah! We've sold it to Allah!" Some of his children had dates in their hand and he snached the dates from them and threw them back into the garden. "We've sold it to Allah!"
When Abu Dah Daah was later martyred in the battle of Uhud, Rasul Allah (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) stood over his slain body and remarked, "How many shady palm trees does Abu Dah Daah now have in paradise?"
What did Abu Dah Daah lose? Dates? Bushes? Dirt? What did he gain? He gained a Jannah whose expanse is the heavens and the earth.
Abu Dah Daah did not miss his opportunity, and I pray to Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) that we do not miss our opportunity of standing to Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) on Laylatul Qadr.
Dear brothers and sisters, we do not obey, worship and revere Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) in a way befitting of His Majesty.
Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) revealed: "No just estimate have they made of Allah, such as is due to Him. On the Day of Resurrection the whole of the earth will be but His handful, and the heavens will be rolled up in His right hand: Glory to Him! High is He above the partners they attribute to Him" (Surat al-An'aam, Ayat 91).
Everything that we have belongs to Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala). When someone dies we say, Inna lillaahi wa inna ilayhi raaji'oon, Indeed to Allah we belong and indeed to Him we shall return. This is not a supplication just for when a soul is lost. It is a supplication for every calamity that befalls a believer, even if his sandal were to tear. Why? Because everything belongs to Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) and everything shall come back to him. Sit and try to count the blessings Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) has bestowed upon you. Have you ever tried to count stars?
"And He giveth you of all that ye ask for. But if ye count the favors of Allah, never will ye be able to number them. Verily, man is given up to injustice and ingratitude" (Surat Ibrahim, Ayat 34).
We have not understood the weight of this Qur'an that we rest on our high shelves, this Noble book that was sent to give life to the dead. For even if our hearts were as solid as rock they would have crumbled to the ground in fear and hope of Allah's (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) punishment and Mercy. Could it be that our hearts are harder than that mountain?
"Had We sent down this Qur'an on a mountain, verily, thou wouldst have seen it humble itself and split asunder in fear of Allah (Surat al-Hashr, Ayat 21).
Dear brothers and sisters, as you fill the Masajid for Qiyamul Layl in the last ten nights of Ramadan, remember what Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) wants you to know:
"Know ye that Allah is strict in punishment and that Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful."
There shall be a night, some night in your life that you shall awaken in Jannah or Hell fire. Anas ibn Malik, on his deathbed, prayed to Allah, (Subhanahu wa ta'ala), "O Allah, protect from a night whose morning brings a journey to hell fire." Think about that morning.