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We have made great progress in reducing SIDS. The largest decline in SIDS rates occurred between 1992 and 1999. Between 1994, when the Safe to Sleep® campaign (formerly known as the Back to Sleep campaign) started, and 1999, the overall SIDS rate in the United States dropped by more than 50%. During that same time period, the rates of back sleeping more than doubled:
U.S. SIDS Rate and Sleep Position, 1988—2010 (Deaths per 1,000 Live Births)
But the numbers don't tell the whole story.
While SIDS rates were declining and then stabilizing, rates of other sleep-related causes of infant death—such as "accidental suffocation or strangulation in bed (ASSB)"—were increasing. Several recent studies suggest that much of the decrease in SIDS rates since 1999 might be explained by changes in classification9 of cause of death. Some deaths that were once classified as SIDS were now being classified as other causes of death, such as accidental suffocation or other ill-defined and unspecified causes.
This shift in classification is one of several reasons the Safe to Sleep® collaborators expanded the focus of the campaign to include other sleep-related causes of infant death. By providing information about safe sleep environment and other health issues for infants, the Safe to Sleep® campaign aims to reduce the rates of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID), including SIDS and other sleep-related causes of infant death.
Even taking into account the change in classification, African American and American Indian/Alaska Native babies are at higher risk for SIDS based on their numbers within the U.S. population than are Hispanic American, Asian American, or white babies.10 The Safe to Sleep® campaign is working with and within these communities to reduce the risk of SIDS and other sleep-related causes of infant death.
There is no certain way to prevent SIDS, but there are ways to reduce the risk of SIDS and other sleep-related infant death.


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Four track and field members awarded for academic success through career seasons
MACON, Ga. (March 2, 2012) – The Atlantic Sun Conference unveiled its first-ever men's and women's indoor track and field Academic All-Conference Teams on Thursday, with ETSU junior thrower Jasmine Foster (Johnson City, Tenn.) and sophomore jumper Lexie Burley (Johnson City, Tenn.) landing on the women's team, and senior throwers Justin Burton (Bastian, Va.) and Cornell Sneed (Miami, Fla.) earning spots on the men's team.
The A-Sun's Academic All-Conference Teams are comprised of student-athletes who embody the conference's mission of Building Winners for Life. Each member of the team carries a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.30 and has competed in at least half of its team's contests.
Foster boasts a 3.598 GPA in Physical Education, and has competed in all five of ETSU's meets during the indoor season. In those meets, the Science Hill product earned a combined seven top 10's and five top fives in the weight throw and shot put. Foster's best finishes were a third place weight throw at the Appalachian Collegiate Indoor (Dec. 2-3) and a third place shot put with a personal best 13.22m launch at the A-Sun Indoor Championships (Feb. 17-18). She also set her personal best in the weight throw with a 16.20m mark at the Niswonger Invitational (Jan. 27-28).
Burley, another former Science Hill track and field star, carries a 3.88 GPA in Exercise Science and also competed in all five of the Buccaneers' indoor meets. The Johnson City native set her personal best in the long jump (5.55m) at the Penn State Sykes and Sabock Challenge Cup (Feb. 4) and also set a new personal mark in the triple jump (12.22m) at the Virginia Tech Invitational (Jan. 13-14). Burley combined for eight top 10's and four top fives in the two events, including winning the triple jump at the A-Sun Indoor Championships, and is ranked No. 1 in the A-Sun in the triple jump.
Burton competed in four events for ETSU and holds a 3.32 GPA in Sport Management. In his senior indoor season, Burton earned three top fives and set new personal bests in both the weight throw and shot put. The Bastian, Va. native set both of his career marks inside the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center with a 15.23m shot put at the Niswonger Invitational and a 15.20m weight throw at the A-Sun Indoor Championships. Both performances earned Burton fourth in the events.
Sneed competed in all five events, setting personal bests in each of the throws while also hauling a 3.752 GPA as a Criminal Justice major. The 6-foot senior went through the indoor season earning six top 10's and two top fives, saving his best performances for the A-Sun meet. At the indoor championships, Sneed earned a spot on the podium with a personal best 15.75m weight throw to take third place, and set his personal best in the shot put as well with a 15.05m toss to take fourth in the event.
The Bucs will now send seven men and six women to the Virginia Tech Last Chance Qualifier, set to take place in Blacksburg, Va., on Saturday.
For more information on ETSU track and field, please visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the track and field links.Complete A-Sun Academic All-Conference Teams Men@Gilbert Kemboi, USC Upstate (Junior | Distance | GPA: 3.45 | Sociology)Tyler Newkirk, Belmont (Sophomore | Distance | GPA: 3.84 | Music Business)

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08 September 2011|
The second to last round of the DMCC season was a big one. It was a special event where drivers from the XDC series came up to Canada to compete in a Canada VS USA battle. There are already a few XDC drivers that compete in the DMCC series but this event was done in partnership with XDC. Chris Forsberg came up to help judge the event and sign autographs under the NOS Energy tent and we even had the voice of drift himself J-Rod as a guest announcer. The event took place at the Autodrome St-Eustache which is about 20 minutes north of Montreal and is pretty much the DMCC version of the house of drift as it's the track where DMCC first started.
For this event the layout of the track was changed so that the drivers would have a much faster entry speed that made it really exciting for the fans.
Practice and qualification took place on the Sunday for both Pro and Pro AM drivers. One shocker of the event was that Pat Cyr blew his engine after only a few practice laps, which was going to leave one of Canada's best drifters watching from the sidelines. It was over cast all day and right near end of qualification for the Pro's mother nature opened up and a huge rain storm started and resulted in putting the final few drivers to make their second pass on the Monday morning. The problem with the ASE track is that when it rain the track turns to ice and of course it was raining Monday morning. The top 3 drivers had to make their second qualification pass's on the wet slippery track. On Dave Briggs's pass it all went wrong as he came in way to fast for the conditions and slid his car right into a tire wall that was around a light pole.. Thankfully damage was not too bad considering the impact. Marc Landreville was driving great all event no matter if it was rain or dry and was putting on a great show with his car running an anti lag set up it was had the fans going crazy. He secured the top qualifying spot.
In order to have a good show the top two Pro Am drivers were also able to qualify and compete with the Pro's for the main event. The Pro Am main comp was right before the main Pro competition with Marc Andre Claude taking the win against Alexandre Michaud and Joel Coutu in 3rd.
The main competition was full of action from start to finish. Winner of the Pro Am event Marc Andree Claude went up against Jeff Laflamme in top 8. Marc-Andree was doing great all weekend but he would not have it easy going against Jeff until it all went wrong for Jeff.. On the exit of the last clip Jeff went a little too high and put his car into the wall hard enough to end his day moving Marc-Andree into the final 4 battle. An other crazy battle was Dave Briggs going up against his arch rival Marc Landreville.. Everytime these guys get paired together its always a good show and this time was no different. On Daves chase run he stuck to Marc like glue and actually got a little too close and made contact about 4 times with him. Daves lead run was good but with the contact from his chase run the win was given to Marc.
Top 4 came down to a battle between two Americans and two Canadians. Marc Andree Claude did not have it easy and was facing off against Nate Hamilton. Nate was awesome to watch all event with some crazy entries but on his chase run he over shot it and spun. He pushed hard on his lead run and the pair were given a OMT where he was able to get the win against Marc Andree. It was great for both drivers since Nate wanted to at least podium and Marc said he would have been happy with a top 8 finish.. The final match up was Marc Landreville matched up with Miro, two drivers that are super consistent. It was an epic tandem! Ive never seen Miro chase as aggressive as he did especially against Marc. Marc's chase run was really good too. It was very close to call but Miro was given the win.
It was a super exciting event that will hopefully happen again next season with more XDC drivers showing up to compete. The final event will be at Icar where we will see who will become the next DMCC champion.
For more info check out www.dmccdrift.com.


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Jennifer Smith portrayed Lavender Brown in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban[1], she replaced Lavender's former actress Kathleen Cauley who played her in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Though Smith had a non-speaking role she appeared frequently in the film.
Smith was not asked to return for either of the following two films and in the sixth film, white-British actress Jessie Cave was recast as Lavender for Half-Blood Prince and has been cast again for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.[2] Jessie Cave became the third actress and the first actress of a different racial-colour to play Lavender.
For several years there was confusion over who Jennifer Smith was as another black-British actress, Kandice Morris, played a notable Gryffindor female and for a long period it was believe she was Lavender. However it later was discovered she was a character made for the films called Kellah, much like the character Bem.


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Brand new HYT TC-780 This is a fully featured VHF portable, with DTMF, MDC, Channel annunciation, etc.
I bought it because the deal was too good to pass on, but other than taking it out and programming it a bit, I've never actually used it and it is sitting in the box on my desk. Seems to be a nice little radio and I know that one of the local radio shops has sold quite a few of these to local PS agencies.
Retails for $600 for just the radio a battery and charger. This package also includes two upgraded 2100 mAh Li-ion batteries (extra $120), an extra belt clip (extra $12) and the programming accessories (extra $50). Also includes 2 year warranty based on my late Jan purchase date.
More details here...
Actual pics of unit on request via e-mail.
They seem to be on e-bay in the mid $400s, just the radio. Just looking to get something near what I paid- $350 OBO shipped or to trade for a P25 VHF Moto portable (XTS3, AS3, etc) plus cash.
Kyle KC9BVR
-First time posting here, but I'm on batlabs under kyledooley and ebay under jgdwkd. Also active on some of the Subaru boards with above username so references on request. Don't forget, you can always look up my callsign in the FCC database.


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R.I. Kitchen & Bath wins 2012 Gold Contractor of Year Award
R.I. Kitchen & Bath, a design-build firm specializing in kitchen, bath and interior renovations throughout Rhode Island, Southeastern Massachusetts and Eastern Connecticut, is the recipient of a Gold 2012 Contractor of the Year (CotY) Award – Eastern Massachusetts region – in the "Residential Kitchen $100,001 - $150,000" category. R.I. Kitchen & Bath is located at 139 Jefferson Boulevard, Warwick.
The annual CotY competition, sponsored by the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI), is renowned throughout the remodeling industry recognizing exceptional achievement in remodeling and construction. Their "Evening of Excellence" awards presentation was hosted by Sean McAdam, renowned sports writer, and held Nov. 14 at the Showcase Live venue at Patriot Place in Foxboro, Mass.
For their winning project, R.I. Kitchen & Bath reworked the existing first floor layout to open up the floor plan for a more spacious kitchen and dining area. Highlights include creating enough kitchen space suitable for two to three chefs, building a large island to accommodate the homeowners' three children, creating a desk area for a computer, and improving the lighting. The end result is a creative and practical kitchen.
"We are extremely pleased to be honored by the National Association of the Remodeling Industry," said R.I. Kitchen & Bath president Steve St. Onge. "I'm proud of our team, Dave Meegan, Shea Ferace and interior designer Nathan Reynolds; they did an amazing job on this project taking a dark and dated kitchen and transforming it into an airy and light filled space."
Established in 1989, R.I. Kitchen & Bath offers a team of design, production and installation professionals who provide a complete solution for kitchen, bath and interior renovations. The company's 3,000-square-foot showroom features a wide selection of kitchen and bath vignettes, offering products for any size or style remodeling project, including lifestyle modifications and universal design. The recipient of two previous CotY awards from NARI, R.I. Kitchen & Bath is a member of the Rhode Island Builders Association, National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA), National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), and the Central Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce.


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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's newest casino had revenues of nearly $10 million in its first two months of operation, while revenues at the state's other casino in Bangor have fallen since the new casino opened.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's newest casino had revenues of nearly $10 million in its first two months of operation, while revenues at the state's other casino in Bangor have fallen since the new casino opened.
Oxford Casino opened June 5 in the western Maine town of Oxford and had net revenues — the amount lost by gamblers — of $9.8 million in June and July combined. It paid nearly $4.1 million in taxes, according to the Maine Gambling Control Board.
Those numbers are strong, and revenues from the casino's table games are nearly double what was projected, said Clyde Barrow of the Northeast Gaming Research Project at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth. In July, the casino was winning an average of $2,471 per table game per day.
"We had originally projected them to start out at about $1,300 per table per day and gradually ratchet up to $1,700," Barrow said. "Those numbers are comparable to Atlantic City."
Oxford Casino is planning to add 10 more table games and hundreds more slot machines in October, said spokesman Scott Smith. It now has 529 slots and 12 table games including blackjack, craps and roulette.
"We're off to a very a good start," Smith said.
Net revenues at Bangor's Hollywood Casino, about 120 miles from Oxford, totaled $5.5 million in July, down from $5.9 million the same month in 2011. Hollywood Casino has 923 slot machines and 16 table games.
Some of the fall-off can be attributed to the opening of Oxford Casino, said General Manager John Osborne. This July also had fewer weekend days, the busiest days of the week, than 2011.
There's a lot of curiosity about Oxford Casino, but it's too soon to determine its long-term effect on the Bangor facility, he said.
"We believe long-term customers will still frequent their casino of choice, and we hope that will be Hollywood Casino in Bangor," he said.
It would be surprising if Hollywood Casino didn't feel any effect of the Oxford opening, Barrow said.
"That was always projected to be the case because they were going to siphon off some of the convenience gamblers in the immediate area around Oxford," Barrow said. "For a small facility, Hollywood draws people from much further distances that would normally be the case, but that's because people don't have any alternatives. Once alternatives are presented to them, convenience gamblers will go to the closest facility."
Members on the Gambling Control Board are interested in seeing the impact the Oxford facility will have on Hollywood Casino, said Patrick Fleming, executive director of the board.
"We are looking at those numbers and will be making some comparisons, but we don't have a whole lot of data at this point," Fleming said.


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More hardcover copies of Rowling book on the way
NEW YORK (AP) — Readers eager for hardcover copies of the detective novel J.K. Rowling (ROHL'-ing) wrote under another name will have to wait at least a couple of days.
Little, Brown and Co. imprint Mulholland Books announced Monday it has commissioned 300,000 more copies of "The Cuckoo's Calling" and the books will be shipped this week.
"The Cuckoo's Calling" was released in April and credited to Robert Galbraith. Demand for it soared after it was revealed Saturday that Rowling wrote it. It has sold out on Amazon.com and elsewhere as a hardcover but is available as an e-book.
The new printing will include a note saying Galbraith is a pseudonym for Rowling.
The British "Harry Potter" author says she had wanted "The Cuckoo's Calling" to be judged on its merits. The novel received strong reviews but had sold poorly.


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1. Re: S1200BTS in Supermicro SC846E16 got sudden deathedwardzh Oct 19, 2011 9:01 PM (in response to bj_orion)1 of 1 people found this helpful
Could be power, thermal or vibration issue. You may try to start with minimal configuration first, and add components one at a time to isolate the cause.
2. Re: S1200BTS in Supermicro SC846E16 got sudden deathDoc_SilverCreek Oct 19, 2011 10:41 PM (in response to bj_orion)
Any thing reported in the SEL log?
3. Re: S1200BTS in Supermicro SC846E16 got sudden deathedwardzh Oct 19, 2011 11:07 PM (in response to Doc_SilverCreek)
It's a "S" SKU, which doesn't have BMC...
4. Re: S1200BTS in Supermicro SC846E16 got sudden deathbj_orion Oct 19, 2011 11:14 PM (in response to bj_orion)
Thank you, Edward. Thank you Creek.
Could be Power:
The three units of 24-bay server were put together in the same 19" 42U rack. So, we pulled power source from the next rack to support two of the three 24-bay servers. In the left rack, we have one 24-bay server and three 2U Dell servers. The other two 24-bay servers used the power cords from the right rack which contains nothing but the two 24-bay servers. 20 hours passed, the one using the power source of left rack got sudden death. After 6 hours, one of the 24-bay server using the power source from the right rack got sudden death. Holly, should not be the power source problem.
However it's a good idea to add components (like HDD I guessed) especially we prepared another two chassis (Supermicro SC846E16-R1200) which will be tested with S1200BTS and 24 x HDS 2TB 7.2k 6Gb SATA drives.
Anything in SEL ?
I can say it's not thing in the SEL related to the sudden death. No screen (black), nothing we can find or read but the LEDs (power, NIC, post code diagnostic) all looked normal. The dead one has the same LED status as the alive ones. But yes, we did see something after the re-power-on but were not telling anything about the hang/dead/black-screen/... I have read through all the logs including the huge stuff related to Microsoft, all didn't say anything about it. Nothing for us to investigate.
However, the weird thing was, just replaced the S1200BTS with S3420GPLC solved the problem. It's that simple. Replacing it with another two new S1200BTS didn't help. We found the systems were all not busy working when it got sudden death -- from the Windows system event logs. We doubt it could be the BIOS ver. I don't know, we will try the new version of BIOS 029 dedicated for S1200BTS (the ver. 030 is for S1200BTL only).
5. Re: S1200BTS in Supermicro SC846E16 got sudden deathDoc_SilverCreek Oct 20, 2011 12:45 AM (in response to edwardzh)
ahhh, missed that. Guess we are even.
6. Re: S1200BTS in Supermicro SC846E16 got sudden deathbj_orion Nov 29, 2011 2:59 AM (in response to bj_orion)
hi everyone, it has been a while and seems no progress on this issue. we at last replaced all those S1200BTS with new purchased S3420GPLC which is relatively reliable and more proven compatibleness we believe. And it wroks well without any strange things. So that business was secured finally and fortunately.
7. Re: S1200BTS in Supermicro SC846E16 got sudden deathbj_orion Mar 7, 2012 8:48 PM (in response to bj_orion)
NOPE, even the S3400GPLC didn't solve the problem with the Supermicro SC846E16 chassis (with 6G SAS expander). It's 3 months passed, this combiniation did't win the customer satisfaction. Because, the new system got reboot sometimes. Reboot looks better than sudden death with black-screen. However, it's still a very big problem for a server (or servers) here. We have not yet resolved the issue. We heard rumours that,
"when you purchased the Supermicro chassis, just use their server board. Their own server board matches the special design of their power system."
I forgot to mention,
We built a new system with a new purchased Supermicro 846E16 24-bay chassis (with 6G SAS expander inside) and a new S5500-HCV with E5605 CPU. Yeah, a new set with latest firmware. We spent three day-and-night to test it with enthiusiasm. The new system reboot every night. We are sure now have to test with the Supermicro server board for this g.d. chassis.
Whatever, we just placed the order to buy Supermicro X9SCL server board. It probably would come in 2 weeks. We will see. No tears, all in the stomatch.


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@ed: I think your code is not microformat because it does not follow any standard microformat rules, at least not the hCard microformat.
As far as I've understood them, microformats are ways of describing your data using regular (X)HTML and CSS class names. The trick is using the same HTML frame and class names so that machines (programs, scripts etc) could follow them and understand what that specially marked up piece of text actually means.
So, putting your full name in whatever html tag with the class
full_name is not hCard microformat, but using class name
fn, is.
You only need to take a look at microformats.org and understand what are the guidelines for coding every special microformat, then you can use it in your web pages without breaking the layout, standards etc, but preparing your data for the Semantic Web.


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You don't need an Allen wrench to bring these plywood earrings to life. Made by OOO My Design in Spain, the space-saving ear hooks ship flat like a postcard, ready to be assembled into a wearable menagerie of horses, flamingos, rhinos, poodles, cows, turkeys, and kangaroos. Use the remaining "stencil" to clone your critters from corrugated cardboard and stage a diorama—or several.
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I love getting emails from readers, especially when they include pictures of their houses. One reader, Deanie, started sending me pictures of her house last year while she was redecorating it. Deanie lives in Grapevine, Texas and at one time was an antique dealer. But now, she had a dilemma – unpainted brick walls versus her husband. You see, Deanie's house had several interior brick walls, including the fireplace wall, which didn't fit in with her new all white décor. The problem was that Deanie's husband was partial to the yellowish-orange brick walls and wouldn't bend on the subject. He absolutely refused to allow Deanie to paint the brick!
If I have heard this story once, I've heard it a 1,000 times. Usually the decorating dilemma is dark stained paneling or furniture that husbands refuse to paint light. Why do men just love dark stained wood? It's the mystery of the ages. My solution to this problem is always the same: look your husband squarely in the eyes and ask him "and where exactly did you get your degree in interior design?" This tactic may not work of course if you husband is like mine who retorts "the same place you got yours," which is a stab at me because he knows I didn't graduate college after attending it for four years! Deanie came up with a much better game plan to persuade her husband. She enlisted the help of her daughter, Dana. Dana wrote a faux legal brief, acting as the attorney to her client, the lowly unpainted brick. The gist of the legal argument is summed up in this paragraph:
By Dana
My case is as follows. The aforementioned male house recipient has trusted his wife and devoted partner with countless creative updates and ideas for almost 40 years of their marriage. Although he prides himself in NOT reversing his decisions on most occasions; hopefully I have made a good enough case for him to reconsider his prior position regarding the future of my Client. Questions: Why is he preventing my Client from receiving the FULL benefit of his wife's talent? Why won't he succumb his willful determination to keep my Client in its most basic natural state? Why won't he give her the best 65th birthday present by taking a trip to Home Depot, purchasing a single lifeless brick…paint it creamy white, wrap with a ribbon and give the best gift of all….PERMISSION TO PAINT MY CLIENT????!!! It behooves me to also mention that ALL family, friends and professional interior designers support my Client's transformation.
Needless to say that when Deanie's husband received the fake legal brief from his daughter begging him to let Deanie paint the brick, he finally relented. Of course, once the brick was painted he loved it! Isn't that always the case? Is there anyone out there that has finally gotten their husband to agree to paint the dark stained wood lighter, only to be made to repaint it dark again? Of course not!
Over the course of the past year, I have received periodic updates from Deanie showing me the changes she has made to her house as she transformed it from colorful to all white. She also sent me pictures of her daughter Dana's house. I also received pictures of Dana's sister in law Leslie's house. And I was sent pictures of Leslie's mom's house. More pictures came from Leslie's aunt showing me her daughter's house and a friend's house! I had serious problems keeping up with the family tree. But apparently, everyone in this extended family loves antiques. They love decorating and they love shopping for their houses – they even go to Round Top, although some of them live in Tennessee and Louisiana. I thought it would be fun to look at one extended family's decorating approach.
Deanie's House: The problem with the brick walls
BEFORE: How Deanie's house looked when she moved in.
When Deanie moved into her house many, many years ago – it looked like this. The large fireplace wall was clad in brick and was the undesired focal point. Perhaps if the brick was another color, or if it was stone, it would be less bothersome, but this was not the case. For years and years Deanie had to decorate around the brick because her husband refused to allow her to paint it. Apparently he is quite fond of yellow-orange brick, though no one else is! The blue carpet was replaced with terra cotta tiles. The kitchen is located on the other side of the fireplace – and yes, the brick is there too!
After Deanie started redecorating her house in all white – the brick wall bothered her more and more.
In the middle of the redecorating, Deanie had yet to repaint the armoire, but all her upholstered pieces were now slipped in white.
The armoire has since been painted gray.
And finally, after her daughter Dana, sent her husband the fake legal brief – the brick wall was painted.
Behind the shutters is the sunroom, which also had many brick walls. Those were painted too!
And for Christmas this year. The furniture is arranged to make room for the white (of course) flocked tree.
The painted fireplace is so pretty and soft looking now!
Since it has been painted white, the fireplace is an asset and the focal point of the room.
The sunroom was enclosed – it was once a porch. So, of course the walls are made of brick.
Here is how the sunroom looked before the walls were painted.
And, after the walls were painted. Deanie also painted all the wicker furniture gray, for a more trendy look. She also added grain sack pillows.
I think this room looks so cute! I love the wicker painted gray and I love the coffee table.
And looking at the other side with the now painted brick wall.
I should paint my white wicker gray like this. It really gives it an entirely updated look.
Now, let's take a look at her daughter Dana's house.
Dana, Deanie's Daughter's House
Dana recently moved to a rental house. The house came furnished but Dana didn't like the furniture, so Deanie came to Nashville and moved the owner's furniture into storage so Dana could use her own!
Dana also loves white slipcovers, and she likes to add touches of blue to her décor. I love this slip with the gathered ruffle edge, so cute!
Looking the other way towards the living entry hall.
The alabaster lamps and shades are really cute. The sofa table is an English antique.
Imagine that these rooms were painted a dark green when Dana moved in.
The white paint makes all the difference – it's so bright and cheery and fresh looking now.
The dining room has a white table with black chairs. Nothing looks better than a crystal chandelier.
Many of the pieces in the house came from Deanie's house or were bought by Deanie and Dana at antique fairs.
A close up of the entry hall with its antique buffet painted white. I have that same exact lamb!!!
Dana's house is so cute, especially for a rental, and I'm sure they'll be happy here for years.
Now, I also received pictures of Dana's Mother-in-Law and her daughter's houses. So, that makes two sets of mothers and daughters in an extended family. Of her family, Deanie says: "We are definitely partners in our madness over all things old and making our homes look the best we can. Its in the blood I guess. We all love a lot of the same things but our houses are completely different with our different tastes." Her daughter Dana says of the bunch "We ALL love Roundtop, decorating(we NEVER stop), laughing, great food and company, cultivating 'anything' we see and just living beautifully and full!"
Elizabeth's House:
Dana's mother in low, Elizabeth, recently moved back into her house in Nashville, after living in Texas. While in Texas, her house was rented and it was painted by the renters. It now all has to be repainted and just the front rooms have the new paint. Here is the living room with its gray buffet and darling blue and white slipped sofa. Deanie said that when she started decorating with white – Elizabeth didn't understand it or like it. Now, she has many white and painted pieces herself.
The dining room is in the prettiest shade of blue gray. I love the color of the walls!!
She mixed a crystal chandelier and a dark table with a painted console.
Elizabeth's family room is still to be painted, but you can see her large white slipped chair and ottoman.
I love her green lantern – it is one of a pair. The hide rug adds another trendy touch.
The bedroom has a white slipcovered headboard with white and pale blue bedding, along with painted white end tables.
White with light blue is my favorite color combination for a bedroom these days.
Leslie's House:
Elizabeth's daughter Leslie (who is Dana's sister in law!) painted her living room a light blue gray, just like her mother.
She mixes urns and columns and mirrors – as did her mother, Dana and Deanie.
The entire family all has white slipcovered sofas! And they all have crystal chandeliers. Leslie mixed in baskets and mirrored furniture.
The antique French armoire is a real focal point. When starting out, you should try to buy one large antique for each room, then build around it when decorating.
The antique will last through any decorating style or trend and is a great investment.
Elizabeth and her daughter in law Dana both moved to Nashville to start a church. Elizabeth and her husband are the pastors and Dana is head of the Children's Ministry. Dana's husband also preaches there. Besides her work with the ministry, Dana has four children who keep her quite busy. Needless to say, Deanie is very proud of her daughter, and who wouldn't be!
Looking at these four families – two mothers and two daughters – and how similar their houses are, yet different at the same time, think about your own family. Does your house resemble your mother's or your sister's? Or do you have totally different styles than theirs? In my own family, it is similar – my mother and sister and I all love the same things, but in different ways. We all love antique furniture and accessories. They don't love slipcovers and seagrass like I do, but we all three love French design. On my husband's side, the daughters in law also all love decorating.
I wonder if all families are like this? Do the women all love to decorate in your family too? I would love to see more extended family houses and look at how the decorating is related from house to house. I think it would be hard to be the only one in the family who decorated. If you spent money on your décor but your in laws didn't, would they think you were extravagant or wasteful? My mother always advised me to "put your money into your house and not into your clothes," which I do. I would much rather buy a new accessory than an pair of shoes. It helps that most everyone in my extended families – on both sides – have the same mindset.
A huge thank you to Deanie, Dana, Elizabeth and Leslie for sharing pictures of your beautiful homes!!!!
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The guys were in the living room, catching up over beers and watching football on the big-screen TV. The turkey was in the oven; Aunt Cheryl was prepping the sides. Gabbie, a kindergartner, dashed around the house, alternately dispensing hugs and hiding under the table.
This Thanksgiving on a quiet street in Stoneham was distinctly normal, perhaps even unremarkable. And for the Norden family, that was something worth celebrating.
On April 15, brothers Paul and J.P. Norden each lost a leg below the knee when the second Boston Marathon bomb exploded near where they were standing on Boylston Street.
"If you'd asked me seven months ago, I couldn't tell if I was going to feel better or anything. I was just so hurt," said J.P. Norden, who uses crutches to walk with his prosthetic leg. "But they tell you things get better, and they have."
After months filled with surgeries, physical therapy, and intense pain, the Nordens said this year's holiday has taken on new significance. But unlike those many long days, Thursday would not be defined by the bombing.
Asked if this Thanksgiving was different, J.P. cracked, "Yeah, I'm missing a leg," to big laughs. Is this healing?
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Rockingham County dispatch fee divides big, small townsBy JASON SCHREIBER
Union Leader Correspondent
June 11. 2013 9:44PM
Rockingham County commissioners are considering charging towns that use the county's dispatch center $1 per resident for police dispatching and 50 cents per resident for fire calls to pay for a $950,000 upgrade and maintenance at the center.
"I think the whole thing is really outrageous," Epping Selectman Jim McGeough told board members Monday night. "There is no way that three commissioners have a right to say to Epping, 'Here's a $10,000 tax.'"
Rockingham County Sheriff Michael Downing met with police and fire chiefs last week to outline the payment plan. Towns that use the county for both police and fire dispatching would get a discounted rate — a total of $1.25 per resident.
Epping Police Chief Michael Wallace opposes the $10,000-a-year charge and brought the issue to selectmen, who voted to send a letter to commissioners voicing their displeasure.
Rye Police Chief Kevin Walsh shared his opposition to the charge with Rye selectmen Monday night. That board also plans to send a letter to commissioners expressing concern about the charge, which could cost Rye close to $8,000 a year.
Walsh said there's nothing in the initial proposal that says specifically where the money will go, but more importantly, "everybody is paying their county taxes and this is part of their service."
Rockingham County Commissioner Kevin Coyle of Derry disagrees. He said the time has come for towns that use county dispatch to start paying up.
Coyle represents larger towns like Derry and Londonderry, which pay for their own dispatch centers and don't rely on county dispatch centers. Exeter, Hampton, Portsmouth and Raymond are also among the communities that provide their own dispatching.
Coyle said towns and cities operating dispatch centers shouldn't have to pay for "capital upgrades" to a county dispatch center they don't use.
"I don't think the bigger communities should subsidize the smaller communities. They've got to recognize they're getting a service that other communities don't get, and they're getting it for free," he said, adding that all residents in the county pay county taxes, but "Rockingham County dispatch is not there for everybody."
Coyle said it is less expensive for towns to pay for county dispatch services than funding their own center or contracting with another municipal dispatch center. He pointed out that a small town like Chester pays the town of Derry an estimated $40,000 a year to provide dispatching for its fire department.
Londonderry Police Chief Bill Hart said the cost of upgrading the county dispatch center would have little impact on Londonderry taxpayers.
"It's a marginal increase at best," he said.
Sheriff Downing said the idea to charge came from a management study done in 2011.
"A lot of communities that dispatch for other communities charge. It's not something new or unique. The commissioners decided that's the route they want to take," he said.
But Downing stressed that the financial aspect is still being worked out and could change.
"It's premature to start putting figures out," he said.
Commissioners plan to hold a meeting with police and fire chiefs on Wednesday, June 19 at 5 p.m. at the county complex to discuss the proposal.
County Commissioner Tom Tombarello of Sandown said he's still looking at the options, but added that while the county could increase taxes to pay for the dispatch upgrades, "I just can't see charging towns that provide their own dispatch."


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It depends. If someone in your home is pirating movies, TV or music, you'll start receiving warning notices. The first couple of notices will be friendly e-mails or calls telling you someone is pirating copyrighted content on your connection. From there, your ISP could throttle your data speeds or block out certain sites. Your service would go back to normal once you've contacted your ISP.
While this sounds like harsh punishment, it's actually better than the way piracy disputes are currently handled. It gives you a chance to talk to anyone in your house who is misusing the connection, or lock down your wireless network, instead of receiving a surprise lawsuit from the MPAA or RIAA.
How to control a Facebook distraction
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Limiting notifications on your Facebook will do just as well to stop distractions while you're working. To do that, click the upside-down triangle in the top right corner of your profile page and go to "Account settings." You'll see a Notifications tab in the left where you can edit how often you receive notifications. You can opt-out of notifications by hovering over any notification itself and clicking the X that appears, too.
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Katie McQuaid's Scene in Manchester: Something to cheer about
October 27. 2013 9:47PM
Southern New Hampshire University may become the loudest place in the state when it hosts the New Hampshire Youth Football and Spirit Conference Cheerleading Competition this Saturday. And the noise may hit its peak sometime between 1:30 and 3 p.m. when the Bedford Jaguars' Adaptive Cheer Team is scheduled to hit the mat.
My longtime friend Lisa Villemaire is one of the coaches of this newly formed team for girls who want to cheer, but are limited physically and/or cognitively due to a disability. Villemaire recently shared a video with me of the adaptive team's first performance at the NHYFSC Season Premiere Cheerleading Competition earlier this month. I was overjoyed watching it, and can't imagine the thrill of being in the audience.
"At Season Premiere, the crowd went crazy for these girls. They celebrated every moment of the performance with them. When they finished their routine, everyone in the Bedford High School gymnasium gave them a standing ovation. Everyone cheered ... many cried," Villemaire wrote in an email.
The six adaptive cheerleaders are joined by eight "buddies" — members of the Bedford Jaguars 13U Large Blue/Advanced Team. In addition to their own grueling practice schedule, they have weekly practices with their adaptive teammates. Many of the buddies, including Villemaire's 13-year-old daughter, Hanna Paradis, have learned some basic sign language to help communicate with one of the girls on the team who is deaf and non-verbal.
"They are generous, dedicated young ladies," Villemaire wrote. "The girls have researched intellectual disabilities on-line and asked about strategies to keep their buddies focused and positive, even when they are trying something new that might be difficult."Michael Courtney said his daughter, Crystal Courtney, had always dreamed of being a cheerleader. The 17-year-old senior at Bedford High School suffers from a complex heart defect, traumatic brain injury and hemiparalysis resulting from a major stroke suffered early in life.
"Last year, she asked to be on the high school cheerleading team and they gladly welcomed her with open arms, but all she could do was watch. As a member of the Jaguars Adaptive Cheer Team, Crystal now gets to participate with her friends, along with her mainstream friends, cheering for her team on the field," Michael Courtney said. "Crystal tells us that it's the most exciting thing that has ever happened to her, and many of the other adaptive cheer team members share the same feeling."
As a special education teacher in Bedford and former varsity cheerleader at Alvirne High School in Hudson, Villemaire was the perfect candidate to take on this team. She said she was asked to coach by Bedford Jaguars' Spirit Coordinator Kate Spencer, who was named NHYFSC Cheer Coach of the Year in Division 13 and is mom to two mainstream members on the adaptive team, Emily and Megan Spencer. Cari Dudas, a Bedford High School senior and varsity cheerleader, helps out as assistant coach.
Villemaire said she is humbled to be a part of the team, and grateful to the support from all the parents.
"There are 14 girls on this team, not six. Every girl on this team is part of the team. They all help each other and learn from each other," Villemaire wrote. "If you look at any pictures from our games, practices, or competitions, you will see genuine friendship in the eyes of every one of these girls."
Villemaire said she and Spencer hope other towns in the NHYFSC program decide to start their own teams.
"One of the judges wrote 'INSPIRED' on the feedback form /score sheet. That is exactly how Kate and I feel every week at practice. We are so proud of every participant on this team, and we can only hope that this experience inspires others."
For more information about NHYFSC and Saturday's competition, visit nhyfsccheer.org.
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I miss my days as a Manchester "young professional." I like to think I can still pass for "young," but my children keep amending my perception of "professional." Still, I appreciated the invite from Rob Smalley, Manchester Young Professionals Network's treasurer, to the organization's 9th birthday celebration at the newly renovated Manchester Country Club tomorrow night from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. You may see me there trying to pass as a real professional, and hoping no one notices the Play-Doh stuck to the bottom of my shoe.
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Catholic University law school Professors Leah Wortham and Lisa Lerman were among the presenters at "International Legal Ethics Conference V: Merging Worlds, Emerging Discourses," held July 12-14 in Banff, Alberta, Canada.
More than 200 legal academics, practitioners, regulators, and judges from 19 countries attended the conference, which was organized by the University of Calgary.
Professor Wortham organized and chaired a presentation on "Pioneering in Teaching Ethics." She was joined for the session by colleagues from the United Kingdom, Chile, the Czech Republic, and Iceland. The panel examined the primary objectives to be addressed in legal ethics courses in the presenters' respective countries, as well as the obstacles faced in pioneering this kind of teaching.
Professor Lerman's presentation, "Small Group Discussion in Professional Responsibility Classes: A Protocol for Inclusion of Marginalized Students" was part of a panel on Education Innovations in Teaching Legal Ethics.
The fifth International Legal Ethics Conference was designed to focus in particular on the streams of culture, ethics, and society. That broad scope included the consideration of such topics as lawyering for and by indigenous peoples, the philosophy of law and its intersection with questions of legal and judicial ethics, and ethics teaching and regulation of law schools.


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NHIAA Football Roundup: Windham belts Trinity, gains first in D-II SouthBy ROGER BROWN
New Hampshire Union Leader
October 26. 2013 10:23PM
NHIAA FootballFriday's scores
Division I
Exeter 41, Timberlane 14
Spaulding 42, Alvirne 13
Winnacunnet 31, Dover 14
Concord 48, West 6
Bedford 55, Merrimack 7
Central 42, Salem 30
Londonderry 34, Memorial 32
Pinkerton 56, Goffstown 21
Keene 35, Nashua South 21
Nashua North 14, Bp Guertin 7
Division II
Plymouth 42, Hanover 14
Kennett 38, Laconia 14
John Stark at Lebanon
Milford 38, Souhegan 7
Monadnock 42, Kearsarge 14
Hollis/Brookline 39, ConVal 0
Division III
Epping-Newm 33, Bp. Brady 21
Farm'ton-Nute 31, Raymond 27
Pelham 48, Campbell 13
Bow 33, Somersworth 27, OT
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Saturday's scores
Division II
Merr. Valley 34, St. Thomas 13
Windham 52, Trinity 20
Portsmouth 51, Pembroke 7
Sanborn 28, Kingswood 14
Division III
Mascoma 59, Newfound 36
Gilford 55, Franklin 28
I-L/Moul'boro 18, Winnisquam 8
Stevens 9, Newport 6
It may have been the Windham High School football team's best performance of the season, and it certainly came at a good time.
Windham's 52-20 triumph over Trinity of Manchester in Windham on Saturday handed the Jaguars sole possession of first place in Division II South.
Windham (7-1) and Trinity (6-2) will meet again when the conference championship game is played in two weeks. Saturday's victory means that contest will likely be played in Windham.
"There are things we can certainly do better, but overall this was a pretty good performance," Windham coach Bill Raycraft said. "We did a great deal of scouting on them. We told the kids they would have to be able to handle a couple of punches from them and we'd have to answer them twofold. They did that."
Windham, which scored 37 points in the second half, received three touchdown passes from junior quarterback Brendan McInnis, who completed 11 of 15 pass attempts for 188 yards. McInnis hooked up with Anthonty Gallo for an 11-yard TD pass in the first half; tossed a 20-yard TD pass to Kellin Bail with 9:32 left in the third; and connected with Joey Frake for a 70-yard TD pass with 10:25 to play.
Windham's other TDs came on a Guillaume Gauthier 4-yard run, Bail's 3-yard run, Kurtis Jolicoeur's 7-yard run and a 16-yard run by Tyler Siverhus. The Jaguars made four two-point conversions, three of them runs by Jolicoeur.
"They're a good football team," Trinity coach Steve Burns said. "They have a good-sized line and they come off the ball, got to our linebackers and created some problems."
After missing three games because of illness, Carmen Giampetruzzi started at quarterback for Trinity. Giampetruzzi was intercepted twice, and the Pioneers also fumbled the ball away twice. Windham scored on three of the four possessions that followed those turnovers.
"I didn't think the offense did too bad," Burns said. "I think we had plenty of yards. The problem became turnovers."
Trinity's Zach Poole ran for two touchdowns (2 and 12 yards). Trinity also scored on a 15-yard TD pass from Giampetruzzi to Ryan Boldwin with 8:15 left.
Division II
Merrimack Valley 34, St. Thomas 13: At Dover, Merrimack Valley (7-1) secured the first playoff berth in the program's history with a win over St. Thomas Aquinas, improving to 7-1.
Ivan Niyomugabo threw for two touchdown passes and rushed for two more to lead the way for Merrimack Valley. Cole Martin had a 12-yard touchdown run and Ryan Simoneau hit a 22-yard field goal as time expired in the first half.
The loss dropped St. Thomas to 6-2.
Portsmouth 51, Pembroke 7: At Pembroke, quarterback Donovan Phanor tossed three touchdown passes and ran for a TD to help the Clippers improve to 7-1 in Division III. Portsmouth's Joey Auger caught a 21-yard TD pass and ran for a 1-yard TD. The loss dropped Pembroke to 3-5.
Division III
Stevens 9, Newport 6: At Newport, Stevens received a 31-yard field goal from Bryan Rouillard and a 1-yard run frm Donald Pellerin. Newport's touchdown came on a 1-yard run by C.J. Lawrence. Newport, Stevens and Mascoma Valley are all 5-2 in Division I West.
Mascoma 59, Newfound 36: At Bristol, wingback Kyle Kosiorek scored six touchdowns to help the Royals raise their Division III record to 5-2. Kosiorek ran for four touchdowns, caught a TD pass and recovered a fumble in the end zone. Mascoma's Andrew Cash had a 9-yard TD run and an 85-yard punt return for a TD.
IL/Moultonborough 18, Winnisquam 8: At Tilton, tailback Nick Brothers ran for two touchdowns and came up with an interception for Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough, which raised its Division III record to 4-3. Fullback Nick Hurd added a 16-yard TD run in the victory.


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SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Chevron Corp. expects fourth-quarter earnings to be "notably higher" than third-quarter profit.
The company said Thursday that its fourth-quarter results will be helped by bigger gains on asset sales and more oil and gas production.
Chevron is the nation's second-biggest oil company, and it earned $5.25 billion, or $2.69 per share, in the third quarter.
Analysts expect the company to report earnings of $3.03 per share when it posts fourth-quarter results on Feb. 1.
The San Ramon company reported a $1.4 billion gain from the 2012 swap with Royal Dutch Shell of stakes in natural gas fields off the coast of Australia.
U.S. oil and gas production rose 39,000 barrels per day during the first two months of the quarter on recovery from Hurricane Isaac and acquisitions that Chevron made in the Permian Basin of Texas.
International production rose even more, up 107,000 barrels per day in the first two months of the quarter, due to the lack of planned maintenance in Kazakhstan and the United Kingdom, Chevron said.
Chevron got an average of $97.61 per barrel for U.S. oil during the first two months, up 27 cents per barrel from the third quarter but below the $105.37 it received in the fourth quarter of 2011. It realized $3.14 per thousand cubic feet of U.S. natural gas, up 51 cents from the third quarter but down from $3.62 in 2011's fourth quarter.
International prices were mixed in the first two months of the fourth quarter, as Chevron got more for gas but slightly less for oil than a year earlier.
Refining margins "decreased significantly" both in the U.S. and overseas compared with the third quarter, Chevron said.
The company said oil for refining in the U.S. declined from the third quarter mostly due to the continued shutdown of a crude oil unit in Richmond, Calif. The company has said it expects the unit to be working early this year.
Before Thursday's update, shares of Chevron rose 93 cents in regular trading to close at $110.47. In extended trading, they were up another 74 cents to $111.21.


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User:Yun-Peng Xu
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Contact Info
- Peng Xu
- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies
- Chemical and Biological Engieering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- 110 Eighth Street
- Troy, NY 12180, USA.
- pxu999 at gmail dot com
I work in the Koffas group at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Before we moved to RPI at February 2011, I have studied at the State University of New York at Buffalo for two and a half years. My PhD projects involve developing synthetic biology tools to engineer the microbial synthesis of natural products and fuel molecules in E. coli.
- 2013, PhD in Chemical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- 2006, MS in Biochemical Engineering, Jiangnan University (Formerly Southern Yangtze University)
- 2003, BS in Biotechnology, Jiangnan University (Formerly Southern Yangtze University)
Research interests
- Metabolic engineering
- Synthetic biology
- Natural Products/Biofuels
- Biochemical/Bioprocess engineering
- Xu P, Gu Q; Wang W, Wong L, Bower A, Collins CH and Koffas MA. (2013) Modular optimization of multi-gene pathway for fatty acids production in E. coli. Nature Communications, 4: 1409.
- Bhan N, Xu P and Koffas MA. (2013) Pathway and protein engineering approaches to produce novel and commodity small molecules. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, Accepted.
- Bhan N, Xu P, Khalidi O and Koffas MAG. (2013) Redirecting carbon flux into Malonyl-CoA to improve Resveratrol titers: Proof of concept for genetic interventions predicted by OptForce computational framework. Chemical Engineering Science, Accepted manuscript, In press
- Xu P and Koffas MA. (2013) Assembly of multi-gene pathways and combinatorial pathway libraries through ePathBrick vectors. Book chapter in Methods in Molecular Biology: Synthetic Biology.
- Xu, Peng; Bhan, Namita; Koffas, Mattheos A.G. (2013) Engineering plant metabolism into microbes: from systems biology to synthetic biology. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 24(2), pp 291-299. PDF
- Xu, Peng; Vansiri, Amerin; Bhan, Namita; Koffas, Mattheos A.G. (2012) ePathBrick: A synthetic biology platform for engineering metabolic pathways in E. coli. ACS Synthetic Biology,1 (7), pp 256–266.PDF
- Xu, Peng; Ranganathan, Sridhar; Fowler, Zachary; Maranas, Costas D.; Koffas, Mattheos A.G. (2011) Genome-scale metabolic network modeling results in minimal interventions that cooperatively force carbon flux towards malonyl-CoA. Metabolic Engineering, Volume: 13 Issue: 5 Pages: 578-587. PDF
- Xu, Peng; Koffas, Mattheos A. G. (2010) Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for biofuel production, Biofuels, Volume: 1 Issue: 3 Pages: 493-504. PDF
- Zhang, Liang; Ding, Zhongyang; Xu, Peng; et al. (2011) Methyl lucidenate F isolated from the ethanol-soluble-acidic components of Ganoderma lucidum is a novel tyrosinase inhibitor,Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, Volume: 16 Issue: 3 Pages: 457-461. PDF
- Xu, Peng; Ding, ZY; Qian, Z; et al. (2008) Improved production of mycelial biomass and ganoderic acid by submerged culture of Ganoderma lucidum SB97 using complex media, Enzyme and Microbial Technology, Volume: 42 Issue: 4 Pages: 325-331. PDF
- Zhang, TX; Xu, P; Sun, J; et al. (2009) Identification of Biological Wort Turbidity Caused by Microbial Contamination of Gairdner Barley, Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists, Volume: 67 Issue: 1 Pages: 33-37


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I'm a firm believer of not going overboard on the first Christmas you spend with your sweetheart. We all see stories and advertisements with couples getting engaged on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day; images of a tiny box with a ring in a stocking or under the tree. I've always stuck to the "TIS The Season" principle: TIS meaning "Take It Slow." Very often I would find myself swept up in the spirit of Christmas to the point where it would cause emotional and rational blindness. You begin overlooking the other person's shortcomings or issues that could turn out to be major issues later on. So I've learned to not make those types of gestures or gifts around Christmas.
Marriages and commitments are a different matter. I went through my genealogy database this morning and realized that there are many of my family members and ancestors who were married on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. It makes perfect sense especially if the happy couple had traveled to be with family. It seems like a no brainer since there is an "instant reception" built right in with a Christmas Eve or Christmas Day dinner. As long as it didn't detract from the real reason for the season and celebration.
Another common marriage date seems to be New Year's Eve. Not only does it still qualify the happy taxpayers for married status at the end of the year, but again it is already "instant party time."


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Close the Door
Publication Date:
October 2011
Leaders talk about having open-door policies, but what they need is a closed-doorpolicy. This doesn't mean that access, availability, and openness don't matter—far to the contrary. Rather, a closed-door policy actually allows for these things to exist realistically, and perhaps paradoxically, allows productivity to rise for everyone.


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To date, 10 people have fallen ill — and three have died — in the hantavirus outbreak at Yosemite National Park's "signature" cabins in Curry Village, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Hantavirus only infects a handful of people in the U.S. each year, but when it strikes it is deadly about a third of the time, killing by shutting down the respiratory system. Humans can catch the virus by getting bitten by infected deer mice, which carry the disease, or by inhaling virus particles that are shed in mouse feces or urine. Hantavirus cannot pass from person to person.
At Yosemite, deer mice infected with the Sin Nombre strain of hantavirus took up residence in the insulation in the signature cabins. Nine of the 10 human hantavirus cases occurred in guests who had stayed in the cabins, researchers from state public health agencies, the National Park Service and the CDC said in a brief article issued Wednesday in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
The researchers also reported that the 10 patients came from California, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and were between 12 and 56 years of age. Nine had typical symptoms of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, such as fever, chills and aching. There is no treatment for hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, but receiving intubation, supplemental oxygen and other supportive care can boost survival.


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G9217, New January 2006
Collecting a representative soil sample is an important step in developing a nutrient plan for your farm. The goals of your soil-sampling plan should be to
With careful planning and execution, representative soil samples can be obtained from your fields. Careful, comprehensive soil sampling pays dividends in smarter management decisions and efficient use of fertilizer nutrients.
Figure 1
Soil sampling strategy for an 80-acre field.
Grid soil sampling is a method of intensively sampling your field, typically obtaining a sample for every 2.5 acres or less. This method of sampling is typically used when a farmer uses variable rate technology to apply fertilizers or lime. Grid sampling is most justified on high value and high yielding soils, particularly when you anticipate significant variations in soil test levels including low testing areas within a field. It can also be useful the first time you sample the soil in a field with an unknown history.
The key to collecting a good soil sample is to identify variability within a field and sample accordingly.
When creating a soil-sampling plan for fields and farms, the objective is to divide fields into areas that you expect to have similar characteristics or you are likely to manage similarly. Typical sampling areas should not exceed 20 acres.
Sampling while the field is idle allows you to better identify areas according to soil type, topography, and old field boundaries while allowing easy access to the field.
It is best to wait at least three months after application of phosphorus fertilizer, lime or manure before taking a soil sample. Sample your fields every three to five years. It is also recommended that you sample a field at the same time of year as your last sample because some soil test levels fluctuate during the year.
Figure 2
Sampling fields after banded fertilizer applications.
On fields where the location of injection bands for fertilizer or manure is known, the objective is to take 30 cores using the following method:
On fields where the location of the fertilizer or manure bands is not known, take at least 20 cores, randomly scattered over the field.
Without a sampling method like this, the tendency is to take too many cores over the injection point on fields with banded manure or fertilizer. This causes an overestimate of the value of nutrients in the soil.
Your objective is to collect from 10 to 20 cores from the area to be sampled (Figure 1). More cores are needed when you expect more variation within the field. Take 15 to 20 cores on fields with a history of manure, banded fertilizer applications and other expected sources of variation. Fewer cores (10 to 15) are needed on uniform fields with a history of broadcast fertilization. It is better to do a thorough job of sampling with more cores per sample less often than to do a poor job more often.
The best approach is to travel across the entire area to be sampled in a zigzag pattern randomly selecting spots to take a core (Figure 1). Sampling depth is 6 to 7 inches for most objectives. Do not take too shallow a sample as this will overestimate the soil fertility level in your fields. Avoid taking cores near gravel roads. Road dust containing lime can raise soil test pH levels near roads, resulting in elevated levels of pH in the soil test.
A separate sample from 0 to 2 inches should be taken in long-term no-till fields to monitor surface pH. Continuous use of broadcast fertilizer can cause nutrients to build up near the soil surface and reduce soil pH. Low surface soil pH can reduce activity in some herbicides, resulting in poor weed control. Applications of lime may be needed to correct this problem.
The equipment you need for soil sampling includes
Figure 3
Coring devices are best for soil sampling. Augers are recommended on rocky soils. Hand samplers at least 3 feet long are desirable because they reduce back strain.
Figure 4
A power drill can facilitate sampling in rocky or dry soils. A plastic container with a hole in the middle will facilitate collecting the soil as the auger pulls it out of the ground. Empty the soil out of the plastic container into the soil sample bucket after each successful attempt to get a 6-inch core.
The best tool for soil sampling is a coring device (Figures 3 and 4). A core sampler works best in soils with few rocks
. In rocky soils, some type of auger is the preferred tool. If you are doing a lot of sampling, a power drill with an auger can be very efficient. A shovel or spade can be used if a coring device is not available. Always use clean equipment when collecting soil samples. A plastic bucket should be used for collecting and mixing samples. Metal buckets or containers can contaminate the soil with micronutrients.
Break up the soil cores and thoroughly mix the sample soils. Place approximately 1.5 cups of the mixed soil into a soil sample box or plastic bag and discard the excess soil. If the soil is too wet to mix thoroughly, the sample can be set out on a bench and allowed to air dry before mixing.
Label the sample with field and subfield names. Soil sample boxes and soil information forms can be obtained from private soil testing labs or your local MU Extension center or by contacting Extension Soil and Plant Testing Services at the University:
Soil samples can also be submitted to your local MU Extension center or directly to a University or private soil testing lab. Be sure to use a lab that has been accredited by Missouri Soil Testing Association (MSTA), http://soilplantlab.missouri.edu/soil/mstacertified.aspx.
Order publications online at http://extension.missouri.edu/explore/shop/ or call toll-free 800-292-0969.


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DETROIT – An old-fashioned tube-screen TV set hung from the ceiling of the visitors' locker room as the Bears watched two teams determine their playoff future about 700 miles away.
No flat screen. No high definition. No way to describe the utter strangeness of the moment.
"It's a funny feeling," Bears safety Major Wright said.
Now, it's an empty feeling.
The Bears did their part Sunday by beating the Detroit Lions, 26-24, to preserve their hopes for making the playoffs. But the Bears also needed the Green Bay Packers to beat the Minnesota Vikings, and their rivals let them down with a last-second loss three hours later.
Season over.
The Bears became only the second club since the postseason expanded to 12 teams to miss out after a 7-1 start, according to STATS. The other was Washington in 1996.
Bears players who arrived at training camp with a Super Bowl-or-bust mentality now must embrace a slogan all too familiar to Chicago sports fans: Wait 'til next year.
Instead of preparing for a playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers, the Bears will spend the next couple of days cleaning out their lockers and saying goodbye. The group of players that reconvenes for organized team activities this spring will feature at least a few new faces, and the same could be said for the Bears' veteran coaching staff.
At best, Lovie Smith will have to explain himself to first-year general manager Phil Emery. At worst, Smith will have to search for a new job after nine seasons on the lakefront.
Even if Smith keeps his job, he might part ways with a few of his assistants, including offensive coordinator Mike Tice. The future of 34-year-old linebacker Brian Urlacher, who missed the final four games of the season with a bum hamstring, also is uncertain.
Because a 10-win season means little when the Bears head home to watch a dozen teams compete in the playoffs. Because Smith's successes with his "Tampa 2" defensive scheme cannot change the fact that he has missed the playoffs five times in the past six years.
Curse the Packers if you wish, but the truth is that the Bears are fully to blame for their playoff absence. After a 7-1 start to the season, the Bears lost five of six games to fall out of the top six playoff positions in the NFC and then had to hope for a favor from their oldest rival.
The Bears' season officially ended after a 29-yard, game-winning field goal by Vikings kicker Blair Walsh, but the first signs of trouble arrived months earlier.
The Bears' playmakers could not score a touchdown in a seven-point loss to the Houston Texans on a muddy field in mid-November. The offensive line could not protect fill-in quarterback Jason Campbell in a blowout at Candlestick Park a week after that. A veteran defense wilted two weeks later as the Seattle Seahawks rallied for a win in overtime.
The Bears proved all season that they could beat subpar teams such as the Lions and Arizona Cardinals and Tennessee Titans and Jacksonville Jaguars.
Before he learned the outcome of Sunday's Packers game, Bears cornerback Tim Jennings was asked whether missing the playoffs with 10 wins would be an injustice or deserved.
"You could say both," Jennings said, "because we put ourselves in this situation.
"We got off to a fast start early in the year, but we also put ourselves in this situation to [need] help from another team. It would be a major disappointment."
As has been the case for years, the Bears' offense was the biggest disappointment.
Bears receiver Earl Bennett unintentionally described a long history of the sputtering offense as he described its inconsistent performance in the finale at Detroit.
"We would get a rhythm and then we'd stall," Bennett said. "It was just some miscues that we had. We've just got to get back to the practice field and correct those."
It's too late for that.
As the TV flickered in the corner of the visitors' locker room, veteran Bears center Roberto Garza tried to stay positive. The Vikings had built an early 10-point lead against the Packers, but Garza clung to hope before heading to the airport.
"In our minds, hopefully it all goes our way," Garza said. "But if it doesn't, it was a [heck] of a year. We were able to close it out on a good note."
Like the Bears' season, it wasn't good enough.


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Machines makes me wonder if there is. Things start out swimmingly with the title track, an archetypal Enei tune: slicing drums hang above a flurry of low-end, with a slight bit of hand percussion at the end of each bar. It's a little flourish that goes a long way. Nearly every track has that little something or other to set it apart—the distorted drums on "Centrifuge," the tightly-squeezed vocal and bleepy accents of "I Don't Know" or the organic-sounding drum taps on "Thin Line." Just applying variations on a theme isn't terribly ambitious, however, and those intriguing little details get lost in the pulverizing blur. One might expect that from a producer with a reputation for straight-up club tracks, but it doesn't make it any easier to swallow.
The closest Egorchenkov comes to a shift in mood is the vocal track "Runnin," with an uncharacteristic drum break which blatantly jacks SpectraSoul's recent moves into poppier territory. DRS sounds as ferocious as ever on one of the album's most militant jams, "The Moment," which comes early on before the fatigue sets in. The last stretch is a slog, with an unnecessary VIP version of "Cracker" which fails to improve on the instant-classic original, ending on the same (one-)note Machines began with via the twitchy steamroller "Trainchaser." Again, it's a hell of a banger—but with 11 preceding it, your mileage (and patience) may vary.
The digital version of the album comes with bonus tracks, including a house tune featuring vocalist Georgia Yates. It's almost jarring, considering that digital exclusives are usually saved for blasé b-sides or lazy leftovers. Not this one. Enei's sound translates surprisingly well to house, with a naturally soulful but still bottom-heavy feel enhanced by Yates' equally tasteful performance. It would have provided that much needed variety on the album, and it's enough to make one fantasize about how capable Egorchenkov is outside the drum & bass box he occupies for the entirety of Machines. There's not a weak track in sight, but sometimes it takes more than that to make an exciting album.
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Words /
Andrew Ryce
Tracklist /
01. Machines
02. The Moment feat. DRS
03. 2012 feat. Eastcolors
04. Runnin feat. Gerogia Yates
05. Centrifuge
06. Elephants
07. I Don't Know
08. Saligia feat. Kemo
09. Thin Line
10. Cracker VIP feat. Eastcolors and Noel
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Furious Francis and Hero the Impaler discuss the weeks hottest gaming news. Nintendo's slashed forecasts, EA bold Wii U statements, and shooters. Trust me you don't want to miss this one.
WiiU is NEXTGEN we have way too much concrete proof now i'm not even bothered about these articles.
The WiiU competitors will make WiiU look like this gen (ps3,xbox360) that is why everyone is saying wiiu is not nextgen in comparison. It's because Nintendo didnt want to bother being on par again just like the Wii.
At least have the console specs be a little closer in technological performance rather than so far apart. Otherwise the Ouya is nextgen and the best thing out there.
aww mann . the wiiU isn't next gen ..
ha haaa . but neither is the Gamecube, and the gamecube gots something called Resident Evil 1 remake, and that shihh looks ps3 . so ha!!
weather its the backdrops which by the way are ALIVE, or weather its the modeLs, that game is the most astonishing looking videogame to grace the earth . .any naysayers? . come .. let the schooling begin .
p.s. . if the wiiU isn't next gen, then Nintendo's about to show this generation, how to use this much power properly . .
p.s. at this years E3, Nintendo is gonna damage your souL ...
how can it be next gen when its already here? it's current gen idiots.


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[Verse 1: Young Roddy]
And I do it for the love of my hood;
It ain't no banking
Had a 9 to 5, part-time
But I'm full time slanging
My people would've killed me if they knew
What I was thinking
For the second time
I'm all about my Benjies-my Franklins
Raised in a section where they react without thinking
That's word to the big homie Jada
That we gon' make it
Seen so many niggas get
Caught up in they laces-straight slipping-
Like my first cousin who in that system
Or like my homie who became a victim;
That's cold blood
It's guerrilla warfare, so I load up
Still got a bad bitch to roll up
Still got big money that don't fold up
Still labeled a soulja
Still spazz
Like I got a chip that's on my shoulda
What you expect?
I never had nothing
And now this rap hustling bring a nigga mad money
But I ain't near done
I just got me a tune-up
I riding till my wheel bust, OWW
[Refrain: Tradmark Da Skydiver]
Roll one up, two up (two up)
Roll three up, four up (four up)
Jet set, my nigga
You know what we throw up
Jet misses on us
Cause we so wanted
I'm just getting my dough up
Got them bitches like "Hold Up"
Roll one up, two up (two up)
Roll three up, four up (four up)
Jet set, my nigga
You know what we throw up
Them haters on us
Cause we so wanted
I'm just getting my dough up
Nigga, this is the Blow Up
[Verse 2: Trademark Da Skydiver]
You know Trade, nigga
I'm all about a dolla'
If you ain't with that
You can scat
'Lil homie. Holla
Super villain out the East
I'm chiefed off marijuana
Somewhere, posted, roasted
Is where you'll prolly find him
With them killers behind him
I'm just chillin' and rhymin'
Lames nickel and dime-in'-
I'm on the block with the iron
Stay with the forty anywhere
Niggas'll get to firin'
I keep it G-
I'm just a product of my environment
Growing up in New Orleans, yeah
I've seen a lot of shit
I'm not saying I'm proud of it
But it made this:
A go-getter for chips
Double up and I flip
Never spend it on chicks-
Trying to upgrade the whips
Yeah, nigga, you know how the game go
Stack up, smash hoes-
Tomorrow the same old
Puff Mary Jane, make change
And change clothes
We riding till the wheels go flat
Nigga, let's roll
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