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The movement to 'personalize' cancer treatments continues to grow, with researchers making advances in identifying targeted therapies and understanding what drives them. Physician scientists at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey are aiming to build on that momentum with the development of innovative early-phase clinical trials examining genomic and therapeutic biomarkers. Supporting this effort is a $4.25 million grant (UM1CA186716) from the National Cancer Institute. The initiative led by Cancer Institute of New Jersey Director Robert S. DiPaola, MD, includes the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center and aims to provide patients in New Jersey and nationwide with access to new targeted therapies through clinical trials.Learn more
Mira Hellmann, MD, a gynecologic oncologist at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey is the first in the central New Jersey region to have performed a single-incision hysterectomy using a robotic method at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. The 'single port' method strategically places the incision near the belly-button to achieve a somewhat 'scarless' surgery. Hellmann is also an assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.Learn more
Richard Drachtman, MD, interim chief of pediatric hematology/ oncology at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey has been appointed as Vice Chair of the National Cancer Institute Pediatric Central Institutional Review Board (PedCIRB). The PedCIRB reviews NCI-sponsored pediatric clinical trials conducted by the world's largest pediatric cancer research entity known as the Children's Oncology Group. Drachtman, a professor of pediatrics at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, is widely recognized for his clinical expertise and research in childhood cancer and sickle cell disease and has served as a panel member since 2009.Learn more
Marking a decade of supporting research at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the Century for the Cure charity bike ride is gearing up for another successful year. This year's ride will add to the $1.2 million already raised to support innovative early-stage clinical trials in leukemia, lymphomas and kidney cancer. Registration is now open for the September 14 event.Learn more
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In the 1960s, far from civilisation and regular roads, stripped down desert bikes based on Triumph twins and fitted with high level exhausts, dirt bike tyres and suspension were being used for hard recreational fun and competition on tough terrain.
The Scrambler takes its inspiration from these very bikes.
Front - Single 310mm disc, Nissin 2-piston floating caliper
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Front - 36-spoke 19 x 2.5 in
Rear - 40-spoke 17 x 3.5 in
Front - 100/90-19
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5 ′ 4 ″ 277 lbs
Here is the answer to the question: 5 ′ 4 ″ 277 lbs. Use the calculator below to compute any BMI value.
Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to adult men and women. BMI is a rapid way to discover if you are overweight, obese, underweight or normal. See more about BMI below in this page.
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For most people, BMI provides a good measure of obesity. However, BMI does not provide actual information on body composition (i.e. the proportions of muscle, bone, fat, and other tissues that make up a person's total body weight), and may not be the most appropriate indicator to determine health status for certain groups of people. For example, athletes with dense bones and well developed muscles or people with large body frames may be obese by BMI standards (i.e. they have BMIs greater than 30), but yet have little body fat. On the other hand, inactive people may seem to have acceptable weights when, in fact, they may have too much body fat. Similarly, a petite gymnast may be considered underweight but not unhealthy. BMI, when used for children and adolescents who are still growing, pregnant women, people with large body frames, or petite and highly muscular individuals, should be interpreted cautiously. source: http://origin.www.cnpp.usda.gov/ Publications/NutritionInsights/ Insight16.pdf
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BMI, is calculated as weight divided by height squared. It is a simple measurement of body weight in relation to height. See the formulas below both in the metric system and in the US customary units or imperial systems of measurements:
BMI Chart - Understanding Body Mass Index
The table below applies for any person aged 18 years and over. These thresholds do not change with age and are the same for both men and women. Sources: Body Mass Index as a measure of obesity - NHS, Body Mass Index and Health - USDA.
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I am someone who has always been interested in power play. Freely giving up their will, succumbing to temptation, the craving of dominating someone mind and will. Gives me goose bumps just typing it.
I write stories where people are finally able to submit to their desires. True some of them do not know it is their desire to submit to someone more powerful off the get go; but by the end of the tale they are a happy, compliant sub.
For me personally, I have always had a thing for hypnosis. From the time I was a teen wondering why I would get these intense feelings when I saw women and men being enslaved and hypnotized, to the first time I read an erotic mind control story and nearly gushed over the chair I was on. Something about it clicks. Something giving you permission to be as filthy, erotic and sexual as you want. Those deep desires you could never admit in real life. I use it as a tool in a lot of my stories.
That is not to say I do not have a romantic side. Even then I like my stories to have a certain amount of power play, a certain taboo to the nature of the relationship. What is hotter than a burning desire for someone that you just are not supposed to have?
So step up and find the desire you wish to explore. Hopefully it is something that captivates, arouses and makes you crave more.
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Technique inactivates Down-causing chromosome
Early-stage research could eventually lead to gene therapy
Borrowing a trick from nature, researchers have switched off the extra chromosome that causes Down syndrome in cells taken from patients with the condition.
Though not a cure, the technique, reported July 17 in Nature, has already produced insights into the disorder. In the long run it might even make the flaw that causes Down syndrome correctable through gene therapy.
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Six Hope College graduating seniors or recent graduates have received either Graduate Research Fellowships or honorable mention through the program from the National Science Foundation.
"Given the size of Hope College, this is an exemplary accomplishment and it is a testimony to the value of pursuing productive research in undergraduate education," said Dr. Moses Lee, who is dean for the natural and applied sciences and a professor of chemistry at Hope. "For the natural and applied sciences, this moves the division closer to the Vision 20/20 strategic goal of reaching a higher and uncharted level of academic excellence."
Named fellowship recipients this year were Kristin Dittenhafer of Midland, who graduated earlier this month; Rebecca Lathrop, a 2007 graduate from Gladwin; and Emily Timmons, a 2007 graduate from Kalamazoo. Recognized with honorable mention were Jamin Dreyer, a 2006 graduate from Holland; Alicia Hofelich, a 2007 graduate from Midland; and Jonathan Moerdyk of Paris, who graduated earlier this month.
The NSF awarded 1,236 fellowships this year and presented another 1,836 students with honorable mention.
The awards are for students in the early stage of pursuing a research-based master's or doctoral degree. Fields of study supported by the fellowships include chemistry, computer science, engineering, the geosciences, the life sciences, the mathematical sciences, physics and astronomy, psychology, and the social sciences.
The fellowships are for up to three years, and pay a $30,000 annual stipend, a $10,500 cost-of-education allowance and a $1,000 one-time international travel allowance.
° Kristin Dittenhafer, a chemistry major with a biochemistry emphasis, is pursuing graduate study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
° Rebecca Lathrop, an engineering major with a mechanical engineering emphasis, is pursuing graduate study at The Ohio State University.
° Emily Timmons, a geology major, is pursuing graduate study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
° Jamin Dreyer, a biology-education major, is pursuing graduate studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
° Alicia Hofelich, a psychology major, is pursuing graduate studies at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
° Jonathan Moerdyk, a chemistry major, is pursuing graduate studies at the University of Texas at Austin.


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The Wright SWCD applied for, and received, a Soil Erosion and Drainage Law Compliance grant in 2015. This grant was used to inventory Joint Ditch 15 (JD 15) for areas that could benefit from the installation of Side Inlet Control Structures (SICS) and vegetated buffer strips (buffers). JD 15 is known to have areas of significant erosion that effect both benefited landowners as well as a number of impaired waters downstream. The impaired downstream waters include Sucker Creek, Cokato Lake, and the North Fork Crow River. The JD 15 Inventory was completed during the summer of 2015.
The Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation District will hire an Accelerated Water Quality Technician to focus on projects in the Middle Sauk area showing the greatest pollution reductions. After identifying and prioritizing targeted sites with the highest pollution potential, the Stearns County SWCD will begin surveys and designs and complete them in a timely fashion while current implementation funds are available. The accelerated survey and design in Stearns County will relieve our natural resources of the current strain put on them by the environment and land use.
The AgBMP Loan Program provides needed funding for local implementation of clean water practices at an extremely low cost, is unique in its structure and is not duplicated by any other source of funding.The AgBMP loan program provides 3% loans through local lenders to farmers, rural landowners, and agriculture supply businesses.
Peer Engineering, Inc. (Peer) will evaluate and recommend to MPCA groundwater monitoring staff prospective sites/locations for the installation of groundwater monitoring wells to evaluate contaminant/pollutant concentrations from various sources. Peer will oversee the installation of monitoring wells by retaining a state drilling contractor or preparing bid documents to retain well driller through the Department of Administration. Superfund staff will assist in the project by providing oversight of contractual requirements and provide technical assistance as needed.
The Wright County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) will implement a targeted fertilizer application program in the Ann Lake watershed, allowing producers to measure soil fertility and apply needed fertilizer more accurately, preventing over-application and consequent runoff of nutrients, especially phosphorus, into surface waters. Phosphorus reduction will help meet the goals of the County's Water Management Plan and the TMDL implementation plan for Ann Lake.
Once thought to have an essentially inexhaustible groundwater supply, Minnesotans are now realizing our rates of use are regionally unsustainable. Recent advanced modeling by the MN DNR and Metropolitan Council of aquifer supplies, in conjunction with predicted demand, indicate the major metropolitan area aquifers are currently subject to extraction rates that exceed recharge. Simply stated, we are mining our groundwater.
The primary objective of this workplan is to demonstrate the ability of the City of Paynesville to meet the current and future wastewater treatment needs and achieve beneficial use of wastewater effluent, to replace the use of groundwater.
The Wright Soil and Water Conservation District has partnered with the Crow River Organization of Waters (CROW) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) on phase two of this comprehensive sediment reduction project to focus on stabilizing five of the most active gully erosion sites in targeted subwatersheds on the North Fork Crow River, as well as use the installed best management practices to help promote future conservation practices.
The Wright Soil and Water Conservation District (Wright SWCD) has partnered with the Crow River Organization of Waters (CROW), the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Wright County Planning and Zoning on this bacterial impairment reduction project to bring feedlot operations into compliance in the targeted North Fork Crow River (NFCR) impaired Unnamed Creek watershed. An analysis of the NFCR TMDL for Bacteria, Nutrients, and Turbidity was done to determine the area to be prioritized for further review of livestock operations in order to reduce the E.
The Wright Soil and Water Conservation District has partnered with the Crow River Organization of Water and the Natural Resources Conservation Service on phase three of a comprehensive sediment reduction project that focuses on stabilizing seven of the most active gully erosion sites on the North Fork Crow River. These seven areas were chosen due to the high level of turbidity and low dissolved oxygen within that stretch of the North Fork Crow River, which has led to biological and turbidity impairments.
This project will conduct a 2017 revision of the South Fork Crow River, North Fork Crow River and Sauk River Watershed Hydrological Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) models and review of the Pine River Watershed HSPF model.
This project focuses on preventing and reducing sediment related turbidity problems throughout the Crow River Watershed and contains three main tasks; Best Management Practices (BMP's) installation, public outreach and administration.
The purpose of this project is reduce peak flows in the North Fork of the Crow River through culvert sizing. Culvert sizing will typically result in smaller culverts, which will provide short-term temporary storage within channels and on adjacent lands upstream from road crossings. In addition to reducing peak flow rates, flood damage and downstream erosion, increased sediment and nutrient removal through extended detention time is expected.
This project will support a civic engagement cohort that will be offered in southwest Minnesota to foster partnering and build capacity of local government, organizations, and residents for effective civic engagement in water protection and restoration. This project will also build networks and the skill set of local resource professionals to do effective civic engagement work for water restoration and protection. The cohort will be administered through the Minnesota River Board (MRB), established in 1995 with a goal of focusing water management efforts on the local level.
This project will complete a pollutant source identification and subwatershed information report and support the development of a Draft Restoration and Protection Plan (RAPP). It will also support the devlopment of a Implementation Plan that will identify target areas for BMP implementation for bacteria reductions.
The primary focus of this project is the collection of lake core samples to aid in the completion of lake TMDLs for Dean, Malardi & Fountain lakes. This work will enable completing tasks included in the North Fork Crow River Watershed Restoration & Protection Project (WRPP). Additional data collection is needed to update lake response models. This new data will provide a cohesive and comprehensive data collection for Dean, Malardi and Fountain lakes.
This project will promote positive land use changes, along with a sense of watershed stewardship and awareness throughout the Crow River Watershed. This project contains three main tasks: BMP installation, public outreach and administration. This project will also work with the Big Swan Lake Association in Meeker County to host a shoreline naturalization workshop.
This project will evaluate and prioritize approximately 13,000 lineal feet of Lake Koronis shoreline for shoreline erosion and vegetative buffer condition. Those property owners with the most erosion, stormwater and vegetative buffer issues will be targeted to stabilize, infiltrate and buffer their shoreline. This project will also evaluate an additional 300 properties in the subcatchment area and target those properties that are best able to capture and treat stormwater from impervious surfaces.
The Middle Fork Crow River Watershed District is home to many natural resource organizations, all of which have a vested interest in the quality of local and regional resources. The District will provide financial assistance in the format of sub-grants to local partners to implement Best Management Practices to improve water quality.
Diamond Lake and its neighboring lakes feature numerous public water accesses, resorts, parks, and trails and are supported by the recreational and aesthetic values that good water quality provides. In 2006, Diamond Lake was placed on MPCA's List of Impaired Waters. Improving water quality in Diamond Lake to meet state standards is a top-ranking priority for the district.
The Sauk River Watershed District (SRWD) is the drainage authority for Stearns and Pope Counties. The SRWD manages 12 public drainage systems totaling over 90 miles. The majority of the public systems provide drainage for agricultural land uses and were constructed in the early 1900s.
The Drinking Water Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CEC) program identifies environmental contaminants for which current health-based standards currently do not exist or need to be updated, investigate the potential for human exposure to these chemicals, and develop guidance values for drinking water. Contaminants evaluated by CEC staff include contaminants that have been released or detected in Minnesota waters (surface water and groundwater) or that have the potential to migrate to or be detected in Minnesota waters.
The goal of this project is to develop a watershed-wide, multi-parameter Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) and Implementation Plan that will collectively address all water quality impairments throughout the Elm Creek watershed.
The goal of this project is to construct, calibrate, and validate three HSPF watershed models. The project will result in HSPF models that can readily be used to provide information to support conventional parameter TMDLs. The models are expected to generate predicted output timeseries for hydrology, sediment, nutrients, and dissolved oxygen which are consistent with available sets of observed data.
This project will support construction of three watershed framework models built using the Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF). These executable models will simulate hydrology at the subbasin scale. An HSPF model will be built for each of three major watersheds: the Crow River/North Fork Crow River, the South Fork Crow River, and the Sauk River.
The goal of this project is to finalize HSPF watershed models for the St. Louis, Cloquet, and Nemadji Rivers.
This project will finalize HSPF watershed model construction and complete the calibration/validation process for the following three watersheds: North Fork Crow River, South Fork Crow River, and Sauk River.
Construct, calibrate and validate 3 Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) watershed models for the St Louis, Cloquet, and Nemadji River Watersheds.
The Middle Fork Crow River Watershed District will conduct a river assessment to determine the scope of eroding riverbanks and a stormwater modeling project to identify targeted locations for stormwater management. The river assessment will: 1) verify that streambank erosion is the major contributor of pollutants, including sediment, Phosphorus, and Nitrogen; 2) catalog and quantify the erosion, and; 3) provide an assessment of reductions that could be achieved using specific solutions.
When completed, this Lake County-wide culvert inventory project will have multiple direct benefits to water quality protection, natural resource planning, and municipal asset protection. This inventory will be used to provide local and state authorities accurate information on the condition of road crossings, better calibrate hydrological modeling tools crucial to the inter-agency Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPS) process, and assess how road crossings in Lake County are affecting the water and sediment transport capacity of our waterways.
This project provides fiscal resources for Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District for civic engagement activities in the Lake Superior South, North, and Cloquet watersheds for Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPS). This project also includes provide funding for water chemistry monitoring assistance and diagnostic field work that will fill identified monitoring gaps and stressors within the Lake Superior South watershed.
LEQA is a Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) program to help livestock producers address, using a non-regulatory approach, the unique water quality issues on their farms. The MDA has contracted with Ag Resource Strategies, LLC, to recruit farmers to enroll in the LEQA program. The company trains technicians to assess different areas of each farms, such as the farmstead, livestock facilities, fields and wooded areas. The technicians then develop an environmental assessment and identify financial assistance for these projects.
This project will develop, implement, and evaluate civic engagement activities within the Rainy River Headwaters and Cloquet watersheds. In addition, Lake County will also assist in expanding water quality monitoring efforts in support of the Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) process.
St. Louis County's Comprehensive Water Management Plan Update 2010-2020 identifies providing financial assistance to qualifying homeowners to upgrade or replace failing septic systems as a Priority 2 action. Funds from the FY-16 Clean Water Fund Projects and Practices Grant will be used to provide funding to low-income homeowners to repair or replace SSTS identified as Imminent Threat to Public Health (ITPH) within the following watersheds: Lake Superior South, St.
McLeod County will create an inspection database for 103E ditches under their drainage authority. The County will acquire a database software solution to conduct field inspections and to track ditch maintenance projects. This software will be used to facilitate statutory compliance including developing a process for completing the annual inspection and reporting requirements. The project will lead to improving the County's data management capabilities and better identification of drainage system needs that could lead to helping improve water courses that are impaired for turbidity.
Ensuring natural resource practitioners are applying state-of-the-art approaches is the best way to achieve optimum Best Management Practice (BMP) selection, design, and placement in the landscape, thereby maximizing Clean Water Fund (CWF) benefits. To that end, it is critical to train new staff, create modeling protocols for new BMPs, refine and calibrate models, and test ever-advancing modeling applications.
This project will create a culvert inventory database for county and township roads in the southwest portion of St. Louis County that contains the St. Louis River watershed. Data will be used by the County Public Works Department to identify and prioritize stream crossings in need of replacement or increasing upstream storm water retention to reduce the potential for culvert failure during large runoff events, factoring in stream health (fish habitat and passage, sediment transport and hydrologic connection) while protecting infrastructure.
This project aims to improve water quality in the Middle Fork Crow River, as outlined in Middle Fork Crow River Watershed District 10 year Comprehensive Plan. This will be done by evaluating current water quality impacts, implementing best management practices already in the planning stages, and by promoting BMP's to landowners with the support of a low interest loan program.


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International Students and Scholars
47th Annual International Fair
Date: 11:00am - 4:00pm PST March 3, 2012 Location: Agnes Flanagan Chapel
Agnes Flanagan Chapel
Do you want to know what Ubuntu means? Or from which language it is taken? Do you want to see performances and taste traditional dishes from 13 different world regions?
You can do all that and more at the 47th Annual International Fair on Saturday, March 3rd.
The International Students of Lewis & Clark (ISLC) invite you to join students, alumni, parents, faculty, and staff at the Fair! This year we present you with:
- Japanese Takikomigohan, Korean DakGalbi, Indian Chicken Biryani, and many other traditional dishes.
- a fashion show featuring national dress from around the world.
- performances of dances and music, choreographed and put on by students.
Ubuntu (Zulu for "togetherness"):
47th Annual International Fair Schedule
International food and cultural displays
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Templeton Campus Center
Admission: $8 for adults, $4 for children
Fashion show and performances
2 - 4 p.m.
Agnes Flanagan Chapel
Admission is free
We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, March 3rd on campus. No registration is necessary, but if you have any questions, please contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Asraa Jaber '14ISLC Vice President and International Fair Chair


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QUESTION Speech recognition will no longer load on my Windows 7 PC. Unless I first switch off User Account Control, I get the error message: 'C:\Windows\Speech\Common\sapisvr.exe. A referral was returned from the server'. According to my online research this is a common problem, but I can't find a solution. System Restore and a full restore from my backup temporarily fix the problem until the next reboot. Any ideas please? Harry Leeming
HELPROOM ANSWER As you say, this problem is widely reported, but solutions are few and far between, even on Microsoft's own support forums. However, a fix for a Vista PC is likely to fix a Windows 7 PC, since the two platforms are so similar.Check that your sound card and microphone drivers are correct and up to date. You can then create a batch file that contains a series of commands - you simply double-click it and the computer will proceed through each task.
Head to Start, Control Panel, Folder Options, View and disable the setting 'Hide extensions for known files types'. Right-click the desktop and select New, Text Document. Name it 'speech.txt' and double-click to open it. Type in the following commands, with each on a new line:c:cd\cd windowscd speechcd commonsapisvr -SpeechUX
Save the file as 'speech.txt', then close Notepad. Right-click the file and select Rename, then change the .txt extension to .cmd. Press Enter to confirm the change. To use the file, right-click it and select 'Run as administrator'. You may find it helpful to drag the file to your Windows Taskbar for easy access.
An alternative solution is to run the Windows System File Checker. Click Start and type CMD in the search box. Press Enter. In the black command box that pops up, type sfc /checknow and press return. Windows will then check all its system files and repair any corrupt versions it finds.
If the problem keeps occurring, you may need to reinstall Windows.
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The winner of last week's challenge, chosen at random, is:
The newest sheet in the shop is Sheet 544 with more being added all the time! Isn't it adorable?!?
REMINDER - there is a Brand New Daisy May and Friends Cd containing over 150 Whoopsi Daisy images PLUS toppers and backing papers ...you can purchase my Cd Here and Here
We have members of our fabulous DT providing the inspiration for you this week and as always, their creations are stunning. If you would like to take a closer look at the DT's beautiful work or leave them comment, click on the name above their card and it will take you straight to their personal blogs.
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Following a much needed week off, the PGA Tour returns to action this week at Cog Hill Golf and Country Club in Lemont, Ill., for the third leg of the Playoffs for the FedExCup - the BMW Championship.
Dustin Johnson, who currently occupies the No. 2 spot in the latest FedExCup standings, is the defending champion at the BMW, which certainly makes him a favorite this week, says PGA Director of Instruction Kevin Weeks.
Cog Hill Golf & Country Club is the venue for this week's BMW Championship. Have you played it? If so, click on its name to write a review of your experience. Also, be sure to check out our PGA.com Course Guide to review all the courses you've played and to find the perfect course for your next round.
Weeks knows Cog Hill inside and out and shed some light on what we can expect this week.
PGA.com: As always, thank you for taking the time to join us, Kevin. The third leg of the PGA Tour Playoffs for the FedExCup -- the BMW Championship -- starts up Thursday at Cog Hill. As it is right now, your defending champion Dustin Johnson is No. 2 in the standings, thanks to his win at The Barclays. Does he have the advantage going into Cog Hill this week on a course where he won last year along with the fact that he's riding high on confidence?
Weeks: Dustin seems to be playing well now and this course - at least in the past - seems to favor the long, high-ball hitter. Let's just say he'd be one of those players that you wouldn't want to bet against.
PGA.com: Midwesterner Mark Wilson is No. 17 in the standings. From what I understand, you had the chance to play a practice round with him over the weekend. Mark had such a great start to 2011. What is it about his game that has allowed him to play so well this season? Was there anything in particular that really caught your eye when you played with him?
Weeks: We played a few holes on Sunday and he drove the ball exceptional. He didn't just hit in the fairways, but he hit the ball where he wanted to in the fairway. He really drove it well. His caddie was telling me that they've been working on in-between shots and half shots with 7- and 8-irons and if Mark doesn't have perfect yardage, now he can hit it where he wants, unlike last year. They spent a lot of time on that aspect of the game and it shows.
PGA.com: After a hot start to this week temperature-wise, it looks like things will really cool off once play begins. How, if at all, will that impact the way the course plays?
Weeks: It'll dry out some. We got the remnants of a storm last week with cool, damp weather. It was still humid, but damp and the course softened up. The greens are remarkably firmer today than they were on Monday. It'll just get firmer and faster throughout the week.
PGA.com: Unlike last year, players had a built-in week off this time around to recharge after the Deutsche Bank Championship. Did that make this week any less stressful for the players at the BMW Championship?
Weeks: The players are much more relaxed. There's no doubt about it. Now they can prepare for the golf course.
Last year, they traveled Monday, they were tired Tuesday and had to play in the pro-am Wednesday. It was a short, but long, hard week for them. They were tired and didn't have their legs under them. It was sloppy for some guys - not unlike an NFL team with a short week, playing a Monday night game followed by a Sunday afternoon game. It just throws your preparation off and messes with your routine. I think everyone is much happier this time around.
PGA.com: Final question, Kevin. What are you most looking forward to this week?
Weeks: I've got my eyes on the course. It wasn't in good shape last year. We had a tough summer.
This year it's in so much better shape. In fact, one guy said to me it was the best conditioned course he's seen all year. I'm looking forward to seeing what we can do with the golf course fully covered in grass. This year it's great. Last year, we had to put tees maybe in spots we didn't really want to but had to because they were the only spots with full grass cover.
I'm interested to see what they can do with the course. You could see somebody not in that typical group of guys that play well here pull out a win - a shorter-hitting guy with more control shots like a Luke Donald or David Toms. It'll be fun to watch.


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Bevin, McConnell and TARP
Matt Bevin, who is challenging Sen. Mitch McConnell in a Republican primary, calls the 2008 federal bailout of banks and Wall Street giants "irresponsible" and says he would have opposed it as a senator.
Yet back in 2008, as an investment fund president, Bevin backed the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program, as well as the government takeover of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. McConnell supported TARP, and the Bevin campaign repeatedly reminds voters that the Senate minority leader calls that vote "one of the finest moments in the history of the Senate."
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Bevin also supported the Federal Reserve's decision to begin buying commercial paper issued by banks.
( WATCH: Bevin takes on McConnell)
The widespread government intervention in U.S. financial markets during the economic crisis — and the debt shouldered by the federal government as a result — is a sore point for conservative groups, some of which are supporting Bevin's challenge to McConnell in this year's Kentucky Senate primary.
A Bevin spokeswoman said the GOP candidate has not changed his position on these issues, although Bevin's statements from that time are different from what he is saying now. Bevin campaign spokeswoman Rachel Semmel said, "Matt has always opposed the TARP bailout and similar misuses of taxpayer dollars" in a statement to POLITICO.
Bevin has made McConnell's support for TARP the centerpiece of his challenge to the powerful incumbent senator. It was part of Bevin's first campaign ad, and he raises McConnell's views repeatedly in stump speeches and media interviews.
( Also on POLITICO: FreedomWorks backs Bevin)
"It was the government picking winners and losers. It was an abdication of free market principles. I had a problem with how it went down," Bevin said in an interview with Breitbart in late November.
A former U.S. Army officer, Bevin opened an investment fund when he moved to Louisville, Ky., in 1999. The businessman has since sold several of his investment companies, reaping millions of dollars in profits. He is currently CEO of a Kentucky-based hedge fund, according to media reports.
An Oct. 28, 2008, report for investors of Veracity Funds obtained by POLITICO — signed personally by Bevin as president of the fund — praised the federal government's unprecedented intervention in the U.S. financial markets at that time.
"Most of the positive developments have been government led, such as the effective nationalization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the passage of the $700 billion TARP (don't call it a bailout) and the Federal Reserve's intention to invest in commercial paper," wrote Bevin and Daniel Bandi, chief investment officer and vice president of the fund. "These moves should help to stabilize asset prices and help to ease liquidity constraints in the financial system."
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Bevin and Bandi added: "The government actions to date have been reasonably swift and substantial. The Federal Reserve seems to understand the magnitude of the problem and the underlying issues involved."


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TAHLEQUAH — The Poteau High School cross country teams each placed fourth in Thursday's Early Tiger Meet, while both Heavener squads were eight.In the girls' 2,000-meter race, the Lady Pirates scored 93 points, coming in behind champion Coweta (39 points), host Tahlequah (58) and Keys (Park Hill) (83). The Lady Wolves scored 208 points.Poteau's Sheridan Hoyer was the highest LeFlore County placer as she was 13th (8:41.34), right ahead of teammate Deven Bond (8:43.55). Poteau's Colleen Peterson was 26th (9:08.62), Poteau's Tabitha Waldrop was 30th (9:22.92), Poteau's Jazmine Warren was 34th (9:33.43), Heavener's Araceli Farias was 47th (9:59.43), Poteau's Shandee Staton was 51st (10:04.71), Heavener's Melyssa Lynch was 53rd (10:07.93), Heavener's Johna Enger was 56th (10:15.49), Poteau's Edys Ocampo was 61st (10:32.9), Poteau's Sonia Guerrero was 62nd (10:35.08), Heavener's Gloriann Staines was 68th (10:48.43), Heavener's Caitlin Carson was 78th (11:04.08), Poteau's Haley Clark was 82nd (11:09.24), Heavener's Mayte Vasquez was 84th (11:14.95) and Poteau's Kim Ocampo was 90th (11:50.14).In the boys' 4K run, the Pirates scored 104 points, coming in behind champion Coweta (48 points) — which swept the team titles — followed by host Tahlequah (52) and Sequoyah-Tahlequah (83).Poteau's Nico Hall was ninth (14:22.11) to be the only local in the top 10. Poteau's Ashby Clark was 18th (14:50.34), Poteau's Daniel Stacy was 24th (15:09.02), Heavener's Jose Farias was 25th (15:16.05), Heavener's Arturo Ortega was 26th (15:24.55), Poteau's Dylan Fox was 30th (15:40.24), Poteau's Tyler White was 32nd (15:50.84), Poteau's Bobby Graham was 37th (16:14.99), Poteau's Jeff Ridner was 43rd (16:27.81), Heavener's Dakota McGee was 46th (16:33.11), Poteau's Erik Sanjuan was 55th (16:54.21), Poteau's Cuco Bustos was 56th (16:57.49), Poteau's Allen Daniels was 58th (17:02.9), Poteau's Carlos Panduro was 60th (17:11.33), Poteau's Daryl Callaway was 69th (17:36.3), Poteau's Noah Martin was 70th (17:37.05), Poteau's Wesley Reeves was 71st (17:37.68), Poteau's Jayson Davis was 74th (17:48.81), Poteau's Hunter Martin was 76th (17:51.43), Poteau's Josh Anderson was 77th (17:54.46), Poteau's Alex Garcia was 79th (18:01.43), Poteau's Charles Graham was 84th (18:22.3), Poteau's Isaac Stacy was 85th (18:24.08), Poteau's Bobby Elkins was 88th (18:29.21), Poteau's Carlos Garcia was 92nd (18:49.78), Poteau's Matt Carmack was 95th (18:53.46), Heavener's Octavio Sanchez was 98th (19:06.18), Heavener's Levi Chuculate was 115th (21:16.34), Heavener's Kames Cinocca was 116th (21:22.08), Poteau's Cody White was 118th (22:45.08) and Heavener's Alanzo Aguirre was 122nd (21:41.68).The only county runner in the junior high division was Heavener's Teresa Duncan in the girls' 2,000-meter run, where she placed 32nd with a time of 11:53.84.Both schools' teams will return to action next Thursday. The Poteau runners will be at the Coweta Invitational beginning at 5 p.m., while the Heavener runners will be at the East Central University Invitational in Ada.


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The $25 billion mortgage servicing settlement means more due diligence work for servicers when assessing the work of law firms and other third parties assisting with foreclosures and bankruptcies.
The national mortgage servicer settlement involving the nation's top five mortgage servicers shows firms taxed with ensuring that all law firms, trustees, subservicers and other third parties handling foreclosure or mortgage servicing activities are in line with best practices outlined in the settlement agreement.
The settlement, agreed to in February, was officially filed with the court on Monday.
Servicers are required to survey the firm's qualifications, practices, information security for document handling and financial viability, according to settlement documents.
The agreement with the state attorneys general requires servicers to amend their agreement and engagement letters to ensure they comply with all federal and state policies and procedures.
Servicers also are on notice via the settlement that they must deliver timely notice of a third-party provider's failure to adequately perform a given task or comply with procedures.
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Foreclosure law firms are of particular concern in the settlement.
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Extract from Lady Maria Nugent's journal. Maria was the wife of George Nugent, the Governor of Jamaica from 1801-1806. Her journal provides information about life in Jamaica, from its oppressive heat to details of the social engagements enjoyed by the ruling elite. In this extract she recalls the deaths of Mr Sandford and Lord Hugh Seymour, and describes the work of the enslaved people of the Pepine and Hope Estates.


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beyerdynamic revolutionizes mobile music market: thanks to Tesla technology, listening on-the-go now sounds just as good as at home.
Technological breakthrough in headphone development
Heilbronn, August 2010: High quality mobile headphones - something audiophiles could only dream about until now. Due to the audio restrictions of smaller, in-ear headphones and general poor acoustics of buses, trains or planes, to date it has been very difficult to achieve high quality audio when using portable headphones on-the-go.
beyerdynamic GmbH is ready to change all of this. The Heilbronn-based audio specialist's range of new mobile high-end headphones have been designed to offer the most natural and detailed sound available. This has been made possible due to Tesla technology, a revolutionary in-house development by beyerdynamic. Named after the electrical engineer Nikola Tesla, who was born in 1856 in what is now called Croatia, the technology generates magnetic flux density. In other words: it generates a powerful magnetic field which allows the delivery of energy-efficient audio signals via the headphones' speakers.
As this new Tesla technology delivers such a pure, uncoloured yet refined sound, the use of acoustic gimmicks to emulate larger headphones is not required. Overextended, booming bass and biting treble are not traits that you would associate with the new beyerdynamic mobile T-series.
The engineers chose the name Tesla for a good reason. The pioneer in alternating current and godfather of our modern power supply was fascinated by seemingly unsolvable problems. Thus he was the first to experiment with the wireless transfer of energy and transmitted Morse Code by wireless over many kilometres, years before Guglielmo Marconi and Ferdinand Braun received a Nobel Prize for the invention of wireless telegraphy.
The beyerdynamic T50p mobile headphone, which received the prestigious 2010-2011 EISA Award and the new T5p mobile headphone, which will be introduced at the beginning of September, mirror this pioneering spirit by setting new standards in mobile audio reproduction. As such, they credit the Tesla name and bring to the streets a listening experience that beyerdynamic customers will already be familiar with from the highly-rated T1 model. With one decisive difference: their high efficiency converts as much magnetic power into acoustic energy as possible, making the mobile T-series ideal for MP3 players, notebooks, iPods or iPads.
Mario Gebhardt, Head of Development for audio products at beyerdynamic, explains the special technical aspects of the new type of headphone construction.
What does the term 'Tesla technology' actually mean?
Mario Gebhardt: In beyerdynamic headphones, "Tesla" stands for our latest system technology that is distinguished by a very powerful magnetic drive and sound reproduction free from colouration with a low distortion factor.
What benefits does this drive bring to mobile use?
MG: The additional magnetic power can be converted into acoustic energy, giving the reproduction more power and impact. The mobile Tesla models have a very low impedance 32 Ohm voice coil, which can play particularly loud. In this way, we have an ideal partner for mobile devices with low output power.
How did you achieve this higher magnetic power?
MG: In principle, it was a question of designing a system that permitted the lowest possible degree of loss in magnetic flux. We achieved this with a new type of system geometry that permits us to transfer the magnetic force optimally to the voice coil. Previously, a neodymium magnet was used at the center of the system, and its size was naturally limited inside the headphones. With the Tesla principle, the magnet is mounted as a ring around the coil. This enables us to divert more energy to where it is required: to the membrane.
Is too much sound volume damaging to hearing?
MG: Certainly, but every device has a volume control and with Tesla headphones, you do not have to listen at high volumes. The good thing about a high level of efficiency is that it is also effective at lower volume levels, providing a finer and more elaborate sound. Therefore, we were able to tune out mobile Tesla models very linearly. It does not have a "bathtub" sound as many other mobile headphones do, but reproduces all frequencies just as loudly. The midrange sounds, which are important musically, can be heard with all their detail even at a low volume.
Can the powerful magnetic field lead to health problems?
MG: No, certainly not. The strength of the magnetic field in a headphone system should not be confused with electromagnetic radiation. Inside the headphones, there is a static magnetic field, similar to the earth's magnetic field which is also concentrated upon a tightly limited area: the air gap with the voice coil.
And none of this magnetic field penetrates outside?
MG: Our Tesla systems are indeed optimised so that as little magnetic power as possible escapes from the system, because this would be a loss in efficiency. Naturally, audio signals in the voice coil generate a tiny degree of electromagnetic radiation, as is the case with all headphones. But this is lower than with conventional systems anyway, because the high degree of efficiency requires a very small level of power.
What accounts for the particularly clean sound?
MG: It is the result of many details. What should be specially mentioned is the ring-shaped magnet that allows a central drilling to be positioned immediately behind the centre of the membrane in order to minimise resonances. Apart from that, we use a special multi-level membrane that effectively suppresses unwanted break-up vibrations and consequent distortion.
Why do the Tesla headphones not use noise cancelling?
MG: There are different ways of eliminating ambient noise. We did not choose the electronic method of noise cancelling because our ear pads made from special acoustic foam provide excellent insulation. Unlike with active noise cancelling with out-of-phase sound, users do not experience any pressure on the eardrums at all, there are no background emissions or other unpleasant side effects. With our passive noise cancelling, headphones are lighter, and you do not need to worry about batteries.
Is there a market for such uncompromising mobile headphones?
MG: Admittedly, it does take some audacity to present a headphone like the T5p. These headphones are not for everyone, but are aimed at people who do not want to make any compromises in sound quality when on the go. Traditionally, specialised music listening is done at home. People were willing to lower their standards outside their home. But things are changing. People spend a lot of time travelling, and mobile devices are increasingly replacing the home stereo system. Audiophile demand should not be left behind. We believe the time is ripe for headphones like the T5p. This exceptional headphone brings the pure home listening experience out onto the street - for real high-end sound wherever you are.
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There's a rudimentary depth chart on Bryan Lewallyn's desk. It's a work in progress for the University of South Carolina Beaufort's new head baseball coach.
"I'm glad the season is finally approaching," Lewallyn said. "If I had six more months, I'd still be moving names around."
The Sand Sharks begin the 2012 season Friday in Mount Vernon, Ga., against Brewton-Parker College in the first game of a home-and-home series. USCB's home opener is at 1 p.m. Saturday against the Barons at the Richard Gray Baseball/Softball Complex in Hardeeville.
Lewallyn took over the USCB baseball program in November when founding head coach Rick Sofield left for a big league job with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The former assistant coach inherited a wealth of experience; he has 16 seniors, many of them original Sand Sharks.
"We've got a lot of options, a lof of guys doing good things to give us a chance to win," Lewallyn said.
The senior-heavy squad is a luxury for Lewallyn and assistant coaches Nolan Fuller and Kyle Jones, who can evaluate and nurture the freshman players.
"For the younger guys, it's a chance to learn how we do things.... There is a development process," Lewallyn said.
"Any other year they might come in and get a lot of playing time right away, but right now we have a chance to take it slow and not let them get overloaded. But that doesn't mean they're not going to play. If they're playing the best baseball, they're going to get a chance to play this year," he said. "We don't think about it as senior versus freshman or scholarship player versus walk-on. It's who gives us the best chance to win."
Five of the seniors played well Saturday in the Sun Conference preseason all-star game, helping the North team defeat the South squad 4-0 at Babson Park, Fla.
Left-handed pitcher Adam Miller of Savannah started for the South and threw two scoreless innings in the combined shutout, allowing on his and striking out two.
Ty Main of Middletown, Md., started in left field and hit leadoff. Main was 2-for-3 at the plate, singled in a run and scored another.
USCB southpaw Michael Heesch of Crystal Lake, Ill., pitched a scoreless eighth inning with two strikeouts.
Second baseman Gabe Torres of Safety Harbor, Fla., was 1-2 at bat and handled four chances in the field; third baseman David O'Neil of Ludlow, Vt., walked and recorded an assist on defense.
Heesch "really threw the ball well," Lewallyn said. "There were a lot of scouts there to see Mike and he helped himself out."
The coach hasn't settled on a three-man weekend rotation, but knows Heesch will be in it somewhere, as will Miller.
"The way the schedule works, you like to have three guys you can go to on the weekend; and the goal is always to win the first game," Lewallyn said. "There's no defined No. 1 starter, but if I had to put somebody in that role it would by Mike Heesch. If I had to win one game, he would get the ball."
Also among "a handful of guys in the mix" as starting pitchers are: Caleb Daniels, a freshman from Norton, Va.; Stephen Richards, a sophomore from Austin Town, Ohio; and Kyle McCullough and Miles Galvin, both juniors and both from Deerfield Beach, Fla.
From the bullpen, Lewallyn said he can count on "big left-hander" Matt Barger, a senior from Atlanta, and Colton Rudd, a senior from Fort Pierce, Fla. "We gave the Colton the ball in some jams last year and he got some outs and kept us in some games and gave us a chance to win," the coach said.
"Every inning is important. If you give up four in the first or four in the ninth, it's not going to go well for you either way," Lewallyn said.
McCullough has played a bullpen role in the past but is coming off Tommy John surgery, which is tough on a reliever, Lewallyn said.
"You're really better off starting them because they can take as much time as they like to warm up and you can keep them on a pitch count. In the bullpen they're sometimes getting up, warming up, then sitting back down."
Before Sofield left he sent Lewallyn on a mission to find catchers, the only thin position on the USCB roster. The then-assistant recruited transfers Mitchell Johnson of Danville, Va., and Dylan Nasiatka of Bakersfield, Calif.
"They're both older guys who have played a lot of baseball," Lewallyn said.
Both would describe themselves as "defensive guys," he said. "It impressed me when I was recruiting them that they understand pitchers."
Nasiatka, a transfer from Hofstra and a President's List student in the classroom, "also has become a real student of the game," Lewallyn said.
Main is one name that Lewallyn can ink into the starting lineup as the left fielder and leadoff man.
However, center field "Is wide open," with R.J. Neal of Boynton Beach, Fla., Keifer Youmans of South Effingham, Ga., and Denzel Campbell of College Park, Ga., competing for the starting job.
In right field, West Virginia transfer Dominick Hayes of Brooklyn, N.Y., and DeShontay Berry, of Lithonia, Ga., are potential starters. Both are seniors and both bat left handed.
"It's hard to argue against O'Neil" at third base, Lewallyn said, with junior David Greene of Columbia in a backup role.
Weldon Smith of Beaufort, a senior and original Sand Shark, has the edge at shortstop with competition from senior Keenan Ivy of Chauncey, Ga., and freshman Ashley Morris of Savannah.
Both, along with junior Terry McClinton of West Palm Beach, Fla., also will back up second baseman Torres.
Erik Armstrong, a sophomore from Jupiter, Fla., and Brandon Collins, a senior from Savannah, are in a possible platoon situation at first base. Armstrong hits right handed, Collins is a lefty.


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Bill to ban 'vampire voting' would end night sessions of the NYS Legislature
ALBANY >> A bill to ban vampires is advancing in the state Legislature, but the only creatures of the night it targets are Senators and Assemblymen.
Sen. Terry Gipson's bill, officially known as the Vampire Voting Act of 2013, prohibits votes on bills between 9 p.m. and 9 a.m. The freshman Democrat from Rhinebeck says he introduced the measure out of frustration with the Legislature scheduling votes for the middle of the night when most constituents are asleep.
"The state Senate has a long history of doing work in the wee hours of the morning at the last minute at times, in what seems to be an effort to rush things through so they are not exposed to the light of day," he said Friday.
He said the Legislature's habit of sitting around during the day then going into night sessions for votes on controversial bills must stop. He said this view is shared by many of the 213 members of the Legislature he's spoken with.
"Why don't we just start in the morning and work in the daytime?" he added. "There's really no logical explanation to keep the status quo."
The bill cleared the Senate Government Operations Committee this week and is now in the Senate Finance Committee. The Senate, which was in session one night until 4:30 a.m. last month while passing a budget, has so far not scheduled a vote on Gipson's bill.
For now, the Vampire Voting Act does not have a companion measure in the Assembly, which has also held late night sessions in the past. A spokesman for the state Assembly could not immediately say Friday if Gipson's bill or a similar one would be taken up.
Late night sessions are not uncommon in other state Legislatures. Wisconsin legislators trumpeted an agreement earlier this year to end the practice there.
"This bill will keep vampire bills from being passed in the middle of the night when controversial bills seem to come alive; bills that would wither and die if they were exposed to sunlight and citizens would have time to look at them," Gipson says in the memo attached to the bill. "No bill, no matter what the issue should be brought to the floor close to, or even worse after, midnight when most people are asleep."
The vampire bill has the support of the League of Women Voters, Common Cause and NYPIRG, three groups often critical of the Legislature.
"At a time where it is commonplace for members of the press and elected officials to call for greater public civic engagement, conducting debates and votes on bills between midnight and 8 a.m., when most New Yorkers are asleep, speaks louder than any rhetorical calls for greater public involvement," they said in a statement issued this week.
The Legislature's voting practices have come under sharp criticism since January, when Gov. Andrew Cuomo pushed through a rushed-vote on a gun control bill. Cuomo said the last minute vote was needed to prevent a rush on gun stores to buy weapons and ammunition, and clips before new rules took effect.
Though Cuomo has promised the most transparent administration in state history, he has been assailed by critics for legislative tactics that have included stifling debate over the 2011 Marriage Equality bill and issuing last minute bundled messages of necessity to rush-vote on controversial bills all at once.
Cuomo also routinely withholds an advance look at bills before they come up for a vote. He told reporters this week that the details are kept secret to minimize scrutiny and neutralize political opposition. The next day, he called into a public radio show to say he was only joking in his comments about withholding bills.


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Granite Garden repairs overseen by sculptor Jesus Moroles
Sculptor Jesus Moroles, who created Granite Garden in 1988, was back in town to consult with The Gardens on maintenance and repairs. A severe freeze last winter, coupled with a power failure that knocked out a heater, resulted in a few broken pipes and small cracks in the granite. People may have noticed that water in several of the uprights had not been flowing. With in-kind assistance from City of Birmingham plumbers and Birmingham Botanical Gardens staff, several of the large base stones were removed and several broken pipes were repaired. Moroles is putting together a plan for continued maintenance, and specifications for fixing the cracks, replacing all the copper piping with freeze-resistant polyethylene pipe, and re-setting some of the base stones.
The Gardens houses more than 30 unique works of original outdoor sculpture.
(Funding for Granite Garden was provided by Arnold and Rose Steiner and the National Endowment for the Arts. The consultation is being funded by The Friends.)


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freezeblade wrote:I'm of the mind that the location only matters a little, and that it's really in how you maintain the starter (what kind of flour, how often you feed it, what hydration, etc.). The concept of how starters change when they move is a very contentious subject.
Shoot me a PM and I can answer any questions you've got the best I can. If you'd like a chunk of my starter, I can provide it as well, it's at least 20 years old, got it from a one-legged, red headed, irish, homebrewer friend of the family about 10 years ago, and has never failed me!
Yep -- the maitnence of it matters a lot more than the location. Having started two different starters with the same method, the taste is fairly similar.
They do differ some though. Probably because I started them with different flours (that have different microbes on them).


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Help Keep Company Data Safe on Employees' Personal Devices
Securing smartphones and tablets used for work protects both the employee and the business.
More of your employees are using personal consumer devices for work than you may realize. The majority of them probably carry an Internet-enabled smartphone, like an iPhone, a BlackBerry, or an Android phone, and some may even be using an iPad for work, too. And employees are using these devices to access and work with the company data they need to do their jobs. Like the computers at your office, employees' personal devices should be secured to protect both the business assets on your network and any sensitive data on employees' personal devices.
Last November, Cisco published the Cisco Connected World Report, which confirms several things small business owners probably already suspect. One, there really is no longer a boundary between professional computers and private devices. Two, people want to use their own devices for work. And three, employees will use their personal devices, especially smartphones, for work regardless of IT policy; the devices are easy to use, convenient, and often imperative for quickly responding to email messages.
This means that your security policies and procedures need to match your employees' behaviors. In the end, your employees will be able to safely work from any location, even with their own devices.
Rewrite your acceptable use policy
The first thing you should do is update your acceptable use policy to include smartphones and tablets. The policy should recognize that everyone benefits from secure consumer devices. After all, employees' personal data is probably as sensitive as much of the business information they're storing on these devices.
The policy also should outline your expectations for these devices, such as who has rights to the data on them, as well as users' responsibilities, including security procedures. You can set a variety of conditions for using these devices at work, such as protecting them with a secure password and requiring that employees access your network only through a VPN (virtual private network) connection. Above all, the new policy should be written in a clear, transparent manner.
Following are three actions your acceptable use policy should include:
1. Employees must register their personal devices with your company if they want to use them for work. This could be as simple as sending their manager an email that says, "I've brought my iPad to work today." Or, it could be a more formal process that includes getting the device authorized with a wireless access point on your network. Employees should also notify your company if their personal device is lost or stolen.
2. Employees must follow strict guidelines about the kind of business data that can be stored on their devices. For example, maybe you allow employees to read and respond to business email but not allow them to download and view attachments that contain confidential information.
3. Employees must install any security applications you make a mandatory condition of using personal devices for work. This could include antivirus and antispam software as well as a firewall and VPN connection to the network. You might also require a remote self-destruct application that will wipe the device clean if it's lost or stolen—just make sure employees understand the app will destroy their personal data as well as any company data and would be of benefit for them.
Secure the network against rogue devices
Even if employees follow all of these actions, their devices can't be completely trusted. They still belong to the employees, and you can't control all of the data and apps they install on their smartphones and tablets. Therefore, you need to take action to protect your network. You can start by setting your wireless access points to only allow access from consumer devices that have been registered and authorized for those access points.
You can also deploy a security system, such as the Cisco SA500 Series Security Appliance or the ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance, that gives you more control over the traffic that's streaming in and out of your employees' personal devices. You can set up a separate VLAN that keeps traffic from personal devices separate from the rest of the traffic on your company's network, and you can create VPN connections just for these devices. Also, you can also add an intrusion prevention system (IPS) to the SA500 that lets you monitor traffic from employees' devices for potential security threats. And, if you have an ASA 5500 installed on your network, you can add a Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, which provides secure connectivity for a variety of mobile devices, including the Apple iPhone.
As with all things related to security, education and awareness are paramount. You should educate employees about the security threats that smartphones and tablets are susceptible to, including what a threat looks like on these devices. And, employees need to know what they can and can't do with their personal devices when it comes to corporate data. Consider implementing a reward program for employees that follow the policies and help report possible security issues.
Have you recently revised your company's acceptable use policy to include employees' personal devices? What guidelines and actions did you include?
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Gold broke the recent trend of following the euro's movements against the U.S. dollar, thanks to safe-haven investment demand that originated from the renewed jitters in Europe. Economic expectations are pessimistic with inflation rising internationally and economic growth declining globally. Investors are searching for a safe-haven investment, such as precious metals. According to Sundeep Sikka, with Money Manager (India) Inc., "The current global macroeconomic environment is very conducive for higher Gold prices." Frank Holmes of U.S. Global Investors echoed this sentiment, saying, "People get so caught up with the next three minutes for Gold, and they should really be focused on the next three years. Does anyone really believe in the long-term strength of the U.S. dollar?" Holmes said the Gold price could double within the next five years. Investors are buying U.S. bullion coins at the fastest pace in over two years, and China is importing more Gold than ever. One analyst noted, "The thing that's caught people's minds is the massive increase in Chinese buying. Gold has demonstrated time and time again its ability to hold purchasing power." A poll of 164 investors conducted by Nomura showed that 19.5% of them prefer to buy Gold and hold it until the end of the year. The poll compared Gold, bonds and stocks as investment choices.
The United States reached a "symbolic tipping point" as the country's national debt surpassed $15.23 trillion, which is nearly equal to the value of its entire economy. Debt projections estimate that the U.S. economy grew to around $15.3 trillion in December, a figure the debt level is expected to surpass in January. Estimated retail sales figures for December were not quite to the levels anticipated, and a reported increase in jobless claims defied expectations. The U.S economy is facing several obstacles to successful growth, including a high unemployment rate, low demand in the housing market, and the European debt crisis. Economists will be evaluating their fourth quarter gross domestic product estimates after data was released Friday morning showing that U.S. exports declined in November, and imports rose. The U.S. trade deficit is at its widest in six months, and is higher than the consensus expectations of economists.
The Federal Reserve's modifications to its communication approach are drawing favorable reviews, with the Fed indicating that it will provide updates four times a year on its plans for short-term interest rates. According to the Fed, the U.S. economy is expanding at a modest pace. The main crux of further improvement continues to be a less-than-stellar jobs market, which has prevented incomes from rising. Residential real estate is still viewed as sluggish, but commercial property markets have shown improvement. Consumer confidence was generally "characterized as firmer than in recent reporting periods." Transcripts released from the Federal Reserve policy meeting showed that as late as December 2006, top Fed officials including Chairman Ben Bernanke believed that the housing market was stabilizing and failed to anticipate the subsequent housing crash. Fed policymakers were seemingly oblivious to the threat housing represented to financial markets and the economy. The housing market's crash resulted in a U.S. banking crisis and the biggest recession this country has seen since the Great Depression, as well as a corresponding increase in the price of Gold.
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy met to discuss Greece's unresolved debt issues and to create a plan to ensure that the euro survives a potentially failing banking sector. The announcement was made that Greece would not receive its second bailout package (which would prevent a debt default in March) until Greece reaches an agreement with creditor banks on a bond swap. This week's bond sale in Italy was not as successful as investors had anticipated. Even though Italy met the planned amount of 4.75 billion euros, hopes had been that the sale would bring in twice as much. The European Central Bank (ECB) decided to keep its key lending rate at 1%. Afterwards, ECB President Mario Draghi warned of the "substantial" downside risks to the eurozone's economic outlook, including increased debt market tensions, and stated that although there are "tentative signs of stabilization," uncertainty remains "very high." Fitch Ratings expressed that the ECB needs to do more to help Italy, the next big euro zone country seemingly in danger of default. The head of sovereign ratings for Fitch, David Riley, described a potential collapse of the euro as "cataclysmic." A French newspaper published a story that said that Standard & Poor's would be downgrading France's "AAA" credit rating by one notch. Although the paper didn't cite any sources and an official announcement wasn't scheduled until late Friday afternoon, stocks experienced a triple-digit drop. Gold and Silver saw drops as well, although they quickly climbed back up to the levels they were at before the news was released. The expectation is that several other euro zone countries will be downgraded; this could force investment funds to sell bonds because they have a requirement that a set percentage of their bonds be AAA-rated. For those countries that would be affected, this could raise their borrowing costs. At a time when debt is rising and GDP (income) is declining, the last thing these countries need is for borrowing costs to rise.
Several hedge funds indicated that they are not willing to accept International Monetary Fund (IMF) proposals to bring Greek debt down to affordable levels by taking a voluntarily 50% loss on bond holdings. Instead, the hedge funds would prefer to either let Greece go bankrupt in the hopes that the hedge funds will be covered by the credit insurance they bought to protect against loss, or to get others involved and force the issue so that the funds will get paid in full. It's a dangerous game being played by two parties with completely different interests. The hedge funds are focusing on what is best for their clients, and the IMF is trying to fix the entire sovereign debt problem in Europe. Greece is preparing to start final talks that could affect whether that country stays in the euro zone. In a move that will probably not sit well with German constituents already opposed to Germany's role in the Greek bailout, German Chancellor Merkel announced that Germany would be willing to pay more funds to help conclude negotiations over the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) permanent bailout fund. The Greek bailout is viewed as the key solution before the European Union can work toward growth and job creation.
Tensions continued to grow in Iran, as one of the country's nuclear scientists was killed by a car bomb on Wednesday. The bombing came as sanctions were being toughened on Iran because of its nuclear program. Although no one has claimed responsibility for the attack, Iran immediately blamed the U.S. and Israel. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has denied any American role in the slaying, and the U.S administration condemned the attack. However, Israeli officials, without admitting involvement, have hinted at covert campaigns against Iran, and Israel's military chief of staff said that similar "unnatural" events could be expected this year if Iran continues along its path of nuclear development. The U.S. is looking for support from the Japanese government on imposing economic sanctions against Iran for its nuclear development program, as Japan is one of the top-three buyers of Iranian oil. President Barack Obama announced this week that the U.S. would freeze out financial institutions that deal with Iran's central bank.
Recent data from China shows an increase in that country's trade surplus for December. Although expectations were met on export growth, import growth declined sharply. China is often seen as a major component of a global economic recovery. Barclays Capital Analysts said, "…the Chinese economy remains on track for a soft landing, with external weakness continuing to pose the biggest downside risk." The U.S. and its allies are looking to impose stronger sanctions on Iran due to that nation's nuclear ambitions, and China, as Iran's top trade partner, seems to be caught in the middle. Hua Liming, former ambassador to Iran, said, "Iran will expect China to support its interests at the U.N. and other international circumstances, while the U.S. will exert tremendous pressure on China and use the Iran issue to judge if China is a 'responsible' major power." Meanwhile, Chinese Gold imports from Hong Kong have climbed to a record high due to investment demand. China bought nearly 103,000 kilos from Hong Kong in November alone.
Gold: Spot Gold prices opened this week at $1,609.20. The high was on Thursday, Jan. 12th at $1,622.90, while the low for the week occurred on Monday, Jan. 9th, $1,605.70. Gold ended the week up $32.10 at $1,641.30. This week, the most popular Gold bullion products were 2011 Gold American Eagles, 1 oz. Pamp Suisse Gold Bars, and 2011 1 oz. Gold Maple Leafs.
Silver: Spot Silver prices opened this week at $28.25. Silver reached a high of $30.68 on Thursday, Jan. 12th, while this week's low for Silver occurred on Monday, Jan. 9th at $28.55. Silver ended the week up $0.86 at $29.81 The most popular Silver products on APMEX.com this week were 2011 Silver American Eagles, 2011 Silver Maple Leafs, 1 oz. Silver Buffalo Rounds and 10 oz. APMEX Silver Bars.
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Palladium: Spot Palladium prices opened this week at $616.80 and ended the week up $22.20 at $639.00. Palladium investors preferred 1 oz. Pamp Suisse Palladium Bars and Palladium Canadian Maple Leafs this week at APMEX.com.
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