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25 April 1915
**MUST SEE** ANZAC video at bottom
also see Lest we forget - Be proud of our Australian Forces
ANZAC Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand. It is commemorated by both countries on 25th April every year. This day is to honour the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who fought at Gallipoli during World War I.
ANZAC Day is now more broadly commemorates all those who served and died in military operations for their countries.
Birth of Nations
In 1915, Australian and New Zealand soldiers formed part of an Allied expedition that set out to capture the Gallipoli Peninsula
The campaign was the first major battle undertaken in the war by Australia and New Zealand. This event marks the birth of national consciousness for both countries.
The ANZAC force landed at Gallipoli on 25th April 1915, meeting fierce resistance from the Ottoman Army commanded by Mustafa Kemal (later known as Atatürk).
What had been planned as a bold strike to knock the Ottomans out of the war quickly became a stalemate, and the campaign dragged on for eight months.
Though the Gallipoli campaign failed to achieve its military objectives of capturing Constantinople and knocking the Ottoman Empire out of the war, the actions of the Australian and New Zealand troops during the campaign bequeathed an intangible but powerful legacy.
The Casualties of Gallipoli
There were nearly half a million casualties during the Gallipoli campaign, according to the Australian Department of Veterans' Affairs.
Turkish casualties were estimated at 87,000
At the end of 1915, the Allied forces were evacuated after both sides had suffered heavy casualties and endured great hardships.
ANZAC casualties killed and wounded was about a quarter of those who had landed on the peninsula.
• Australia - 8,709 killed ... 19,441 wounded
• New Zealand - 2,721 killed ... 4,752 wounded
In addition to these casualties, many soldiers became sick due to the unsanitary conditions, especially from centric fever, dysentery and diarrhoea,estimated that 145,000 more Allied soldiers became ill during the campaign. Turkish sick are given as 64,000
"The last of the ANZACs"
Alexander William ("Alec") Campbell was born 26 February 1899 in Launceston, Tasmania. He died at the age of 103 on 16 May 2002 in Hobart, Tasmania.
Alec Campbell was the last surviving Australian participant of the Gallipoli campaign during the First World War.
His death broke the last living link of Australians with the Gallipoli story.
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You should seriously consider the F-One Trax 2011.
I have one. It has some rocker and then it flexes a lot. Actually it is so soft that the freestyle champs around here say I should get another board because it is no where near stiff enough for uh freestyle.
They might be right and I do consider changing it for that reasons. But it is actually a pretty excellent freeride board and it must be very gentle on the knees !!


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California Lake Berryessa's Glory Hole to spill over for first time in 10 years
Morning Glory Hole spillway was last used in 2006
Morning Glory Hole spillway was last used in 2006
For the first time in 10 years, water is expected to flow into Lake Berryessa's unique spillway, called the Monticello Dam Morning Glory Spillway -- but commonly known as the Glory Hole.
The spillway, which operates similarly to a bathtub drain, wasn't fully spilling over Thursday morning. But when a boat buzzed across the swollen lake, or a gust of wind blew over, waves send platters into the mouth of the 8-foot-wide pipe that dumps excess water down a 200-foot-long pipe into Putah Creek.
"I would say it's a big drain in the lake," Bureau public affairs specialist Sarah McBride told the SF Gate. "It's unusual to see a spillway like that. We have people coming out there. It's definitely a sight to see."
The last time the Glory Hole spilled over was 10 years ago in 2006, and the Bureau of Reclamation thinks it could happen again soon.
"A rough estimate is we expect it might start spilling tomorrow, Friday, or this weekend," McBride said.
The lake level was at 439.8 feet as of 9 a.m. Thursday and needs to rise about two inches to reach full capacity and kick the Glory Hole into full operation.
This will require heavy rain as Solano County officials have been releasing water down the main spillway of the Monticello Dam to create room for future runoff.
"We're waiting breathlessly, but not sure it's going to happen because they're also letting out water from the main spillway," said Peter Kilkus, the editor and publisher of the Lake Berryessa News. "Hopefully, this next batch of rain is what puts it over."
If this happens, the water pouring into the hole will be a sight to see. Kilkus imagines the Dam Parking Lot, offering the best views of the Glory Hill, will be busy.


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Penicillium chrysogenum
|Penicillium chrysogenum
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|P. chrysogenum
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|Penicillium chrysogenum
Thom (1910)
Penicillium chrysogenum or P. notatum (formerly) is a species of fungus in the genus Penicillium. It is common in temperate and subtropical regions and can be found on salted food products,[1] but it is mostly found in indoor environments, especially in damp or water-damaged buildings.[2] It was previously known as Penicillium notatum.[3] It has rarely been reported as a cause of human disease. It is the source of several β-lactam antibiotics, most significantly penicillin. Other secondary metabolites of P. chrysogenum include roquefortine C, meleagrin, chrysogine, xanthocillins, secalonic acids, sorrentanone, sorbicillin, and PR-toxin.[4]
Like the many other species of the genus Penicillium, P. chrysogenum usually reproduces by forming dry chains of spores (or conidia) from brush-shaped conidiophores. The conidia are typically carried by air currents to new colonisation sites. In P. chrysogenum, the conidia are blue to blue-green, and the mold sometimes exudes a yellow pigment. However, P. chrysogenum cannot be identified based on colour alone. Observations of morphology and microscopic features are needed to confirm its identity and DNA sequencing is essential to distinguish it from closely related species such as Penicillium rubens. The sexual stage of P. chrysogenum was discovered in 2013 by mating cultures in the dark on oatmeal agar supplemented with biotin, after the mating types (MAT1-1 or MAT1-2) of the strains had been determined using PCR amplification.[5]
The airborne asexual spores of P. chrysogenum are important human allergens. Vacuolar and alkaline serine proteases have been implicated as the major allergenic proteins.[6]
P. chrysogenum has been used industrially to produce penicillin and xanthocillin X, to treat pulp mill waste, and to produce the enzymes polyamine oxidase, phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, and glucose oxidase.[4][7]
Science and history
The discovery of penicillin ushered in a new age of antibiotics derived from microorganisms. Penicillin is an antibiotic isolated from growing Penicillium mold in a fermenter. The mold is grown in a liquid culture containing sugar and other nutrients including a source of nitrogen. As the mold grows, it uses up the sugar and starts to make penicillin only after using up most of the nutrients for growth.
Penicillin was discovered in 1928 when Alexander Fleming's lab assistant accidentally left a window open overnight and mold spores covered his Staphylococcus bacterial specimens in a Petri dish.[8][9] At first, Fleming was very irritated at the contamination, but as he was about to throw the specimens away, he noticed something interesting. He looked under the microscope at the bacteria surrounding the blue-green mould and noticed that many were dead or dying. This later turned out to have been due to the mould's prevention of the bacteria from making new cell walls and reproducing. He identified the mold as Penicillium notatum, which releases the antibiotic penicillin G into the medium (his identification has been subsequently shown to be incorrect: the fungal species was actually the related P. rubens).[10] After this, he did some testing on humans and animals and discovered that not only did it kill bacteria, but it was also suitable for use as a medication in humans and animals. However, the discovery did not attract much attention until the 1940s, when Howard Florey, Norman Heatley, and Ernst Chain developed methods for mass production and application in humans, incited by the urgent war-time need for antibacterial agents. The work of Andrew J. Moyer was important in these early developments.
At this point, though the drug had shown success in treating numerous bacterial diseases, it was still so difficult to produce and so dilute that it was not feasible to produce quantities large enough for mass production, so an effort was begun to find a strain of Penicillium with a higher rate of production of penicillin. Army pilots sent back soil from around the world to be tested for the right kind of mold. Even the people of Peoria, Illinois, were told to bring in any molds that they found around their homes. P. chrysogenum was discovered by these means, on a cantaloupe from a grocery store in Peoria, Illinois.[11] The fungus isolated from this cantaloupe produced several hundred times as much penicillin as Fleming's original cultures. Subcultures of this fungus were then irradiated with X-rays and UV rays in an attempt to cause a mutation in the fungus that would lead to an increase in penicillin yield. The effort was successful, and a mutant strain that yielded more than a thousand times the penicillin of Fleming's original culture was produced and cultured. This discovery, in combination with vastly improved methods of culturing the fungus based on the principle of aerating the culture medium, resulted in the ability to mass-produce penicillin in quantities great enough for distribution and mass use in the United States Army, and also in the British army during the World War II.
Genetics and evolution
The ability to produce penicillin appears to have evolved over thousands or millions of years, and is shared with several other related fungi. It is believed to confer a selective advantage during competition with bacteria for food sources. Some bacteria have consequently developed the counter-ability to survive penicillin exposure by producing penicillinases, enzymes that degrade penicillin. Penicillinase production is one mechanism by which bacteria can become penicillin resistant.
The principal genes responsible for producing penicillin, pcbAB, pcbC, and penDE are closely linked, forming a cluster on chromosome I.[12] Some high-producing Penicillium chrysogenum strains used for the industrial production of penicillin contain multiple tandem copies of the penicillin gene cluster.[13]
- ↑ Samson RA, Houbraken J, Thrane U, Frisvad JC & Andersen B. (2010). Food and Indoor Fungi. CBS-KNAW- Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Utrecht, the Netherlands. pp. 1-398.
- ↑ Andersen B, Frisvad JC, Søndergaard I, Rasmussen IS & Larsen LS. 2011. Associations between fungal species and water damaged building materials. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. In Press
- ↑ Samson RA, Hadlok R, Stolk AC (1977). "A taxonomic study of the Penicillium chrysogenum series". Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 43 (2): 169–175. doi:10.1007/BF00395671. PMID 413477.
- 1 2 de Hoog GS, Guarro J, Gené J, Figueras F (2000), Atlas of Clinical Fungi - 2nd Edition, Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures (Utrecht)
- ↑ Böhm J; Hoff B; O'Gorman CM; Wolfers S; Klix V; Binger B; Zadra I; Kürnsteiner H; Pöggeler S; Dyer PS; Kückde U (2013), "Sexual reproduction and mating-type–mediated strain development in the penicillin-producing fungus Penicillium chrysogenum", Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 110: 1476–81, doi:10.1073/pnas.1217943110, PMC 3557024
- ↑ Shen HD, Chou H, Tam MF, Chang CY, Lai HY, Wang SR (2003). "Molecular and immunological characterization of Pen ch 18, the vacuolar serine protease major allergen of Penicillium chrysogenum". Allergy. 58 (10): 993–1002. doi:10.1034/j.1398-9995.2003.00107.x. PMID 14510716.
- ↑ Raper KB, Thom C (1949). A manual of the Penicillia. Williams & Wilkins Company (Baltimore).
- ↑ Diggins F (1999). "The true history of the discovery of penicillin, with refutation of the misinformation in the literature". Br J Biomed Sci. 56 (2): 83–93. PMID 10695047.
- ↑ Ligon B (2004). "Penicillin: its discovery and early development". Semin Pediatr Infect Dis. 15 (1): 52–7. doi:10.1053/j.spid.2004.02.001. PMID 15175995.
- ↑ Houbraken, J; Frisvad, JC; Samson, RA (2011). "Fleming's penicillin producing strain is not Penicillium chrysogenum but P. rubens". IMA Fungus. 2 (1): 87–95. doi:10.5598/imafungus.2011.02.01.12. PMC 3317369
- ↑ http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/timeline/penicillin.htm
- ↑ Martín JF, Gutiérrez S, Fernández FJ, et al. (1994). "Expression of genes and processing of enzymes for the biosynthesis of penicillins and cephalosporins". Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 65 (3): 227–243. doi:10.1007/BF00871951. PMID 7847890.
- ↑ Fierro F, Barredo JL, Díez B, Gutierrez S, Fernández FJ, Martín JF (1995). "The penicillin gene cluster is amplified in tandem repeats linked by conserved hexanucleotide sequences". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 92 (13): 6200–6204. doi:10.1073/pnas.92.13.6200. PMC 41670
External links
- "Penicillium chrysogenum". Tom Volk's fungus of the month.


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Pope Francis has named a new Catholic bishop for Houma-Thibodaux.
Pope Francis has named a new Catholic bishop for Houma-Thibodaux.
Shelton Fabre, auxiliary bishop of New Orleans for the past six years, will be installed at a Mass Oct. 30 at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral in Houma.
The Houma-Thibodaux Diocese introduced Fabre as its new bishop during a 9 a.m. news conference.
Fabre replaces Bishop Sam Jacobs, who has reached the Catholic Church's mandatory retirement age of 75. Jacobs has served as Houma-Thibodaux bishop since 2003.
"I am humbled and excited by this appointment by the holy father, and I pledge to serve the needs of the church here in the diocese of Houma-Thibodaux," Fabre said during the news conference at the diocese's offices in Schriever. "In all that we do, it is the Lord Jesus Christ whom we praise and serve, and I am confident that together we will grow in faith."
As bishop. Fabre will serve as the spiritual leader and top administrator of a diocese that claims a membership of about 125,000 Catholics throughout Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes, Morgan City and Grand Isle.
He is the diocese's fourth bishop and the first black to hold the position.
"Bishop Fabre for me has been a true brother in ministry," New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond said in a news release issued early this morning. "He has been a great coworker in the ministry of this archdiocese, and I have a great deal of respect for him and for the way in which he lives out his ministry as a bishop. ... I will sincerely miss him and our ministry together. At the same time, the people of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux are very blessed to receive a loving and gentle shepherd who will walk with them and lead them in the ways of Christ."
Fabre, who will turn 50 Oct. 25, is a native of New Roads. He was ordained a priest in 1989 in Baton Rouge.
Among his positions with the church, he has served as a priest at churches in Greenwell Springs, Baton Rouge, Baker and Grosse Tete.
Jacobs said he has known Fabre since he was appointed as auxiliary bishop in New Orleans.
"I believe he is the right person at this time in the life of this great diocese," Jacobs said.
Jacobs said he plans to live in Houma and continue his religious ministry.
"I am grateful to God for my 10 years as shepherd of this diocese," he said. "I know it is time for me to pass the torch of administration and embrace more fully the priestly ministry I was ordained for."


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OSLO, Norway, June 18 (UPI) -- A Norwegian regulator said Tuesday it was selected to conduct a review of the prospects for LNG as a fuel source in North American shipping lanes.
The International Maritime Organization selected Norwegian maritime regulator Det Norske Veritas to conduct a review of prospects for liquefied natural gas as a fuel source for international shipping in the North American Emission Control Area.
NECA encompasses the eastern and western maritime borders of Canada and the United States, including offshore Hawaii.
North America is rich in natural gas. The U.S. and Canadian governments are weighing the prospects of natural gas exports via LNG.
DNV said LNG is limited in the region and major investment decisions would have to be made when considering the resource as a fuel source.
"In developing LNG as an alternative fuel for short-sea shipping, we foresee significant market opportunities for manufacturers, ship designers, and yards with focus on LNG technology," DNVs' regional business chief Tony Teo said in a statement Tuesday. "But there are many variables and risks that have to be assessed and managed first, and we hope this study will contribute to this."
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Back-to-back asteroids harmlessly fly past Earth
(AP) PASADENA, Calif. - A newly discovered small asteroid has harmlessly zipped close to Earth - just as scientists expected.
The 16-foot-long space rock, discovered Monday, passed by early Tuesday at a distance of 8,950 miles from the Earth's surface.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which tracks such flybys, said the asteroid - dubbed 2012 KT42 - was the sixth closest asteroid approach.
It was the second asteroid encounter this week. On Monday, another asteroid, measuring 69 feet across, flew by at a distance of 32,000 miles.


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- Fish Oil: Nature's Miracle Ingredient
- Announcing Brand-New Beachbody Nutritionals!
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Give a man a fish and he has food for a day; teach him how to fish
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Fish Oil: Nature's Miracle IngredientBy Steve Edwards
For a number of years now, I've been telling our members that the simplest way to improve their diets is to take fish oil for its omega-3 content. I'm happy to announce that we've developed a fish oil supplement that's up to Beachbody's strict standards. Let's take a brief look at what fish oil is and how it will improve your diet and your health, and why you will benefit from Beachbody's all-new fish oil supplement, Core Omega-3™.
Fish oil is made up of two long-chain omega-3 fatty acids. These are hard to find in the modern American diet and, thus, our bodies tend to lack necessary omega-3 levels, leading to myriad poor health conditions. Though our diets may not satisfy our omega-3 needs, fish oil supplementation can prove helpful and has been linked to multiple benefits, including:
- Heart health and normal cholesterol levels
- Immune system health, improved mood and memory, joint health, blood sugar health, and stress relief
- Increased energy levels and greater cognitive function
- Nutritional support for pregnant women
- Regular cell growth and division
- Skeletal system strength
- Healthy inflammatory response
Why fish oil?
To reiterate, fish contains two omega-3 fatty acids. They are DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid), which are hard to find elsewhere and support healthy cardiovascular and immune health. ALA (alpha-linolenic acid), another omega-3 fatty acid, can be found more readily, but ALA is not easily converted into EPA and DHA. Flaxseed is an example of a good omega-3 source that is all ALA. While flaxseed is healthy, fish oil is a far more efficient way to get your omega-3.
While you could just eat fish for your omega-3 needs, there is a downside—mercury contamination. Doctors now recommend limiting the number of servings of fish you have in a week. A good fish oil supplement puts you at no risk for mercury poisoning. For this reason, care should be taken when choosing a good fish oil supplement.
Health benefits of fish oil
The benefits of the omega-3 oils found in fish oil are still being studied. These benefits seem to begin at conception and increase throughout one's life—including contributing to a reduction in Alzheimer's disease. Studies have hinted at advantages like increased intelligence levels, fewer headaches, reduced incidences of and pain from arthritis, heart disease protection, fewer occurrences of depression and bipolar disorder, and even protection from breast cancer and prostate cancer.
In Europe, patients who survive heart attacks are typically given a prescription for purified fish oil, which has significantly improved the survival rate. One study of 11,000 patients showed a 20 percent reduction in deaths and a 40 percent reduction in sudden deaths for those who took fish oil. Studies done in 2003 at Harvard Medical showed that taking fish oil on a daily basis can help protect the heart from damage and disease. Recent human trials have proven that when using fish oil that includes EPA and DHA, you can expect a decrease in the incidence of and the pain associated with inflammatory diseases such as arthritis, colitis, and cystitis.
Further studies suggest that fish oil intake during pregnancy can contribute to healthy pregnancies, and omega-3 supplementation, along with the restriction of omega-6, helps support brain function and mood both during pregnancy and post-partum. Infant formulas are beginning to include DHA as studies suggest improved cognitive function in adults who were breast-fed up to nine months while the mother was supplementing with fish oils. After conception, the new baby's brain calls on the mother's store of omega-3 fatty acids to develop a healthy brain. Fish has always been rumored as a "brain food." What's interesting is that recent research has shown that nearly 70 percent of a baby's brain and more than 60 percent of an adult brain are made up of the long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, like DHA, that come from fish.
Fat as a supplement
We've discussed this before in my article "Fat Is Where It's At" and Denis Faye's "Fat: It Does Your Body Good." Fat as a supplement is a tough pill for many to swallow (pun intended) because our most basic sense of aesthetics tends to confuse dietary fat with body fat percentage. As we've stated many times, these two things are not the same.
Your calories come from proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. And these are needed in the proper ratio to maximize your body's functional capabilities. But all carbs, proteins, and fats are not created equal; and it's probably more variable in the fat category than the others. The types of fats we tend to consume on a daily basis don't give us the nutrients we need to fulfill our bodies' potentials. Therefore, like with any nutrient we're lacking, supplementing is a good option.
The skinny on fat
We need dietary fat to be healthy. But our diets don't often provide us with good dietary fat and, thus, our diets lack balance. We should maintain close to a 1:1 ratio between our omega-3 and our omega-6 consumption; however, it's estimated that the typical American diet is somewhere between 1:20 and 1:50! When you look at the list of benefits above and the things preventing this harmonious ratio (and leading to out-of-balance diets), it's no wonder we have so many health problems related to improper fat consumption.
How much do I need?
It's estimated that nearly 20 percent of Americans have such low levels of DHA and EPA that test methods are unable to detect any in their blood. Recommended intakes of DHA and EPA have not been established by the FDA. The American Heart Association recommends two servings of fish per week to support cardiovascular health. The American College of Cardiology recommends that heart patients increase their intake of omega-3 fatty acids to 1 gram a day. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recommends that adults consume at least 1,000 mg (1 gram) a day of pure omega-3 fish oil and 1,200 mg for pregnant and nursing mothers.
How do I make sure it's safe?
International fish oil standards are increasingly being regulated, but it's important, at this stage, to ensure that you chose a brand committed to the highest quality and the strictest purity guidelines. The two most important criteria are that your brand is free of mercury, PCBs, and other contaminants and that the fish are exposed to low oxidation levels during processing. Since there is no regulatory agency doing this on a broad scale, it's important to spend a little time researching your brand of choice.
As far as our supplements go, quality is our most important criteria, and this is true of Core Omega-3. According to Beachbody Nutritionals Director of Product Development, Aaron Lowe, "It's safe to say that the oil is protected from oxygen during processing and tested for impurities during the entire process. There is a certain baseline it has to meet before it even undergoes processing, and if it does not meet this spec, it's not accepted for production." To further drive this point home, Lowe adds, "Who are you going to trust with your health? Beachbody has built a reputation of providing excellent products and our nutritional supplements are no exception. Our customers can trust our products for their friends and families because we trust our products for our friends and families too."
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"Providing supplements to our customers is a tremendous responsibility," says Beachbody Nutritionals Director of Product Development Aaron Lowe while discussing our latest supplement, Core Cal-Mag. "It's not as simple as bottling up what is popular." Supplement safety and quality have become as important when buying supplements as the supplement's nutritional value. Let's examine why you'll want to make a calcium and magnesium supplement a part of your daily regimen and why Beachbody should be your brand of choice.
Why we need calcium
Calcium is the major mineral found in our bones and teeth. Along with phosphorus and other nutrients, calcium builds the hard structure that makes bones and teeth strong. We also need calcium for proper muscle and nerve function, blood clotting, and other body processes. These functions are so critical that our bodies take calcium from our bones to maintain normal blood calcium levels if dietary calcium is inadequate.
We need calcium throughout our lives to support us. We build most of the structure of our bones and teeth before we reach 30 years of age. So if we don't get enough calcium to make our bones strong when we're young, we will be at risk for osteoporosis as we get older. Since studies continually demonstrate that most of us don't get enough calcium in our diets, supplementing is a major element (along with exercise) of a program to reverse this risk.
Why we need magnesium
Magnesium is necessary for the proper function of all living cells. It supports the immune system, blood pressure regulation, blood clotting, heart health, and the proper performance of the entire cardiovascular system. As we exercise, it becomes even more vital, helping control nerve and muscle function under duress.
Why combine calcium and magnesium?
In combination, calcium and magnesium are required for over 300 critical metabolic and biological processes. Taken together, along with vitamin A, they have a symbiotic effect because nutrient absorption is maximized. According to Lowe, "Most of us want fast results when it comes to fitness and/or weight loss, and there are plenty of products that we offer to support those goals. However, we are also dedicated to helping the customer achieve lifetime optimal health through exercise and proper nutrition. It is critical to get those core nutrients every single day in order to allow the body to perform its basic functions as well as to perform under and recover from the stress of exercise."
The Beachbody Nutritionals difference
Not all supplements are created equal. A few high-profile athletes have been busted because they consumed supplements with ingredients that are not permissible. Beachbody has always been concerned with supplement safety, contracting watchdog agencies to audit our labs and only choosing those with excellent track records. Since arriving on the scene last year, Lowe's involvement has elevated those already strict standards.
"We make sure our products are manufactured in the best possible environment. Our partner facility has an FDA drug manufacturing license. They do not make drugs, but the license holds them to a much higher standard for quality control. They even hold approval for the TGA (Therapeutic Goods Administration), which is Australia's version of the FDA. The TGA is considered the toughest in the world and very few U.S. manufacturers hold this approval. These safeguards ensure the products we send to the customers are of the highest quality available. Period."
Instead of flooding the market with every trendy supplement to make a splash, Beachbody Nutritionals has remained focused on a small number of core products. "We look at each raw material for its long history of safe use," says Lowe. "Even if it's very popular and new and effective, if we can't prove its safety for use in humans, we won't use it. Optimal nutrition is a lifetime commitment, and putting a concentrated nutrient in your body for 5, 10, 20 years means there is no chance for error in safety."
On the difference between our supplements and our competitors, Lowe sums up the problems the large chains have in trying to produce everything that's on the market. "The 'big box' stores sell thousands of different products and cannot possibly be experts at them all. We focus on one task, providing only the best nutritional supplements possible."
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Match the vitamins with their sources (of course, if you're not that hungry, you can just take an ActiVit®, which contains the RDA for all of these vitamins).
- Vitamin A: (3) Liver, carrots, broccoli, sweet potatoes, kale, spinach. Deficiencies in vitamin A can seriously affect vision, even leading to blindness. A lack of vitamin A can also compromise the body's immune system. Vitamin A can be formed from many carotenoids and antioxidants, including beta-carotene.
- Vitamin B: (5) Potatoes, bananas, lentils, chili peppers, brewer's yeast. Vitamin B is actually a complex of B vitamins, including: thiamine (B1), riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), pantothenic acid (B5), pyridoxine (B6), biotin (B7), folic acid (B9), and cyanocobalomin (B12). Deficiencies in any of these vitamins can cause, among other things: beriberi, irregular heartbeat, and edema (B1); light-sensitivity and dermatitis (B2); insomnia and diarrhea (B3); acne (B5); and anemia, depression, and high blood pressure (B6).
- Vitamin C: (1) Black currants, red pepper, parsley, guava, kiwifruit. Lack of vitamin C can cause scurvy, which can cause liver spots, bleeding from mucous membranes, tooth loss, and ultimately, death.
- Vitamin D: (2) Cod liver oil, catfish, salmon, mackerel. The human body can also produce vitamin D through exposure to sunlight. Not getting enough can cause liver and kidney disorders and many bone diseases, such as rickets.
- Vitamin E: (4) Wheat germ oil, sunflower oil, hazelnuts, walnut oil, peanuts. Vitamin E deficiencies are rare, but proper supplementation has been linked to myriad advantages, including cardiovascular benefits.
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The HPC in the cloud space continues to evolve and one of the companies leading that charge is Cycle Computing. The utility supercomputing vendor recently reported a record-breaking 2012, punctuated by several impressive big science endeavors. One of Cycle's most significant projects was the creation of a 50,000-core utility supercomputer inside the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud.
Built for pharmaceutical companies Schrödinger and Nimbus Discovery, the virtual mega-cluster was able to analyze 21 million drug compounds in just 3 hours for less than $4,900 per hour. The accomplishment caught the attention of IDC analysts Chirag Dekate and Steve Conway, who elected to honor Cycle with their firm's HPC Innovation Excellence Award.
Research Manager of IDC's High-Performance Systems Chirag Dekate explained the award recognizes those who have best applied HPC in the ecosystem to solve critical problems. More specifically, IDC is looking for scientific achievement, ROI, and a combination of these two elements.
HPCwire spoke with Cycle CEO Jason Stowe shortly after the award was announced about the growth in HPC cloud and his company. Stowe really sees 2012 as the turning point – both for the space and for Cycle Computing. "We've basically hit the hockey stick growth period where there's more rapid adoption of the technology," he says. "Relative to utility supercomputing and HPC cloud in general we are definitely seeing a lot of interest in the space."
During the Amazon Web Services re:Invent show in November, some big-name customers, including Novartis, Johnson & Johnson, Life Technologies, along with Hartford Insurance Group and Pacific Life Insurance, came forward to discuss their use of Cycle's cluster-building software. The companies highlighted many of their biggest use cases and described how HPC cloud helps move the needle for Fortune500.
"Utility supercomputing applies to a large variety of companies regardless of their industry," says Stowe, "because it supports business analytics, it supports various forms of engineering simulations and helps get the science done."
Cycle's customer base is well-represented across disciplines. "The majority of the top 20 big pharma companies use our software; three of the five largest variable annuity businesses use our software internally and externally or in combination," says the CEO. The vendor also counts several leading life science companies among its customer base, including Schrödinger, who in addition to their initial 50k core run, continues to use the Cycle-EC2 cluster for ongoing workloads. Manufacturing and energy companies are also plugging into the Cycle cloud.
There are still technical and cultural barriers to cloud adoption, however. Stowe concedes the point, but only half-jokingly he adds that Cycle has solved most of the technical challenges. At this juncture, he believes the lag is more on cultural side, but there are signs of progress.
"We have these traditional companies like Johnson & Johnson and Hartford Life transitioning to a cloud model. That's a huge cultural indicator, and definitely a C-change from four-to-five years ago," he says.
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What about the long-term profit potential for a business that relies on data parallel workloads? The question is met with a three-part answer. First off, Stowe says that Cycle has always been profitable. As a bootstrapped company, they have no investors. They've built a business off of a real cash-flow stream. Second, he insists that the vast amount of growth in computation is in the area of data-parallel applications.
He considers business analytics, the entirety of big data and a majority of even traditional simulation codes to be strong candidates for the cloud or utility supercomputing model.
"Sure, people still use MPI, they still use fast interconnect – but we have cases (and we hope to publish soon) where folks are running Monte Carlo simulations as a data-parallel problem. There's a small MPI cluster that's running the simulation, but the overall structure of the computation is parallel," says Stowe.
Stowe expects these kinds of data-parallel or high-throughput applications to make up the bulk of new commercial workloads. The activity is coming from a range of verticals: genomics, computational chemistry, even finite element analysis.
Stowe's final point in the context of MPI applications might be surprising to some. Cycle has seen at least two examples of real-world MPI applications that ran as much as 40 percent better on the Amazon EC2 cloud than on an internal kit that used QDR InfiniBand.
"The only real test of whether or not cloud is right for you is to actually bench it in comparison to the kit you are using in-house," he advises.
Stowe's team was not particularly surprised. "A lot of MPI applications under the hood are essentially doing low-interconnect, master-worker kind of workloads," he adds.
Stowe readily admits there are applications that require the fastest interconnects and highly-tuned systems – "like weather simulations, nuclear bomb testing, the stuff at Oak Ridge or Sandia" – but he contends that some of the newer applications, especially those written in-house or by a domain scientist as opposed to a computer scientist, often run faster on cloud.
"It's so cheap to do a bench, so why not just verify it. I'm an engineer at heart, so I'm very practical. We can talk about the theory, but it's hard to argue with results," he adds.
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So much of the discussion around HPC cloud focuses on the so-called I/O problem – the bandwidth and latency challenges associated with a general public cloud like Amazon. "What about performance?" critics will ask.
Stowe feels that questions like this point to cloud necessarily replacing large capability machines, but that's not how he sees it.
"I think of it as a radically different kind of capability machine," says Stowe. "The old kind of capability machine required millions of dollars and tons of planning and special environments to be created, heating/cooling/power, expert staff, and so on. These systems are used very heavily for a certain kind of application, and that's the right thing to do."
Stowe looks at utility supercomputing as another tool in the toolbox. It doesn't need to replace traditional capability machines, which will still be needed for certain kinds of applications. In fact, he says you can think of the Cycle-AWS cloud as another kind of capability machine with an attractive set of benefits (on-demand, pay for what you use, scalable, elastic, lower overhead).
It's a different branch of the same tree, he says.
IDC's Dekate takes pretty much the same position. He sees HPC in the cloud and dedicated HPC clusters as complementary.
"The HPC ecosystem is diverse and there's a class of applications that makes sense for utility supercomputing," says Dekate. "Solving the diverse needs of the user community requires different kinds of technological capabilities, including dedicated hardware infrastructure and HPC cloud frameworks. Our argument is that one does not have to replace the other. It's more important to find the right kind of matches for applications that work well in either or both of these cases."


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Lindsay Taylor and Teresa Noyola have enjoyed a long, fruitful soccer relationship. Despite attending different high schools, they have played together for as long as either can remember.
Saturday night's match, scheduled to kickoff at 7 p.m. in front of a sellout crowd, against visiting No. 23 California (5-3-2, 12-5-2) represents the final time the two friends will work together in a regular-season contest.
Taylor played basketball, instead of soccer, at Castilleja, while Noyola became one of the top prospects in the country, winning two national high school player-of-the-year awards as a senior at Palo Alto.
Together they have helped lead Stanford's women's soccer through its most productive span in school history. Along with Camille Levin and Kristy Zurmuhlen, Taylor and Noyola make a senior class that has won more matches over the past four seasons than any other school and has the highest winning percentage, according to collegesoccer360.com. Over the past four years, Stanford is 86-4-4 (.936). In regular-season play, the senior class is 72-1-4.
Taylor and Noyola have played in three NCAA Final Fours and two NCAA championship matches. There's really only one thing missing and that's sharing a national title.
"In order to win the national championship, it's going to take a mentality, a hunger, a drive, a desire, to prove that we deserve to win the whole thing," Stanford coach Paul Ratcliffe said. "But it's not easy getting there. It's a lot of work. And then we've got to finish the job."
The top-ranked Cardinal (10-0, 18-0-1) clinched its third consecutive Pac-12 title last week when Taylor scored twice in Stanford's 2-1 victory over Oregon State, a performance that netted her National Player of the Week.
"L.T. is in great form," Ratcliffe said. "She's getting better and better as the season goes on."
At stake Saturday is the possibility of achieving a third straight unbeaten regular season along with a slew of other streaks. Stanford has a regular-season unbeaten streak of 61, and extended several other impressive streaks. Stanford extended its Pac-12 winning streak to 30, its road (non-neutral) unbeaten streak to 28, its unbeaten streak to 19, and its Pac-12 road winning streak to 16.
"We've got to finish strong and prepare well for the playoffs," Ratcliffe said.
Noyola, among the 10 finalists for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award for women's soccer, had her first multi-goal performance in two years and third of her collegiate career when she scored twice against Oregon.
Taylor leads the Pac-12 with 16 goals, giving her 49 for her career and tying her for fifth on the school's all-time list.
Stanford sophomore goalkeeper Emily Oliver allowed just her fourth goal of the season against the Beavers. She's ranked second in the nation in GAA (.272) to Oklahoma State's Adrianna Franch (.229).
As a team, Stanford ranks eighth in GAA and third in goals per game (3.05). Taylor is tied for 12th in goals scored and Noyola is tied for 15th in assists.
The Cardinal will likely host the first four rounds of the NCAA tournament should it continue winning. The first round will be held the weekend of Nov. 11-13. The selection show will be available at ncaa.com on Monday.
The Women's College Cup is at Kennesaw State in Georgia, with semifinals set for Dec. 2. The KSU stadium, with a capacity of 8,300, is the largest women's soccer-only facility.
Taylor and Noyola would love to end their college careers there with a win on Dec. 4.


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Worried that the way your website looks on a smartphone is turning away new clients?
Frustrated at how hard it is to create new content for your website?
Anxious that no one seems to know who you are on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn?
Freaking out because your email list isn't growing, or (gasp!) you don't even have one at all?
Ticked off that your website doesn't show up in Google?
Confused by all the options and choices you see inside WordPress?
What if I told you that YOU can turn your site into a money making machine, all by yourself?
…and that you can start attracting more new clients in just 7 weeks without having to hire a web techie, a social media manager, or a copywriter?
Building an email list and a tribe of social media followers is crucial to getting more clients…
…because without a steady stream of new clients creating income for you, you have no business!
You have what the IRS calls a "hobby".
And frankly, lying awake at night, wondering when the next client will call or email is an awful place to be in. You're running on adrenaline all the time… the stress wears you down… and you feel like a total fraud trying to help people when you can't even help yourself!
As a former office worker myself, I confess it wasn't that long ago that I too felt overwhelmed about how to grow my business.
Give Your Site a Money-Making Makeover in the Website Transformation Workshop…
And get more clients, more followers on social media, and grow your email list in just 7 weeks!
Refresh Your Website
Get More Followers
Grow Your Email List
Create Content Easier
Make Money Online
Get Found in Google
Track What People are Doing
Book Your Clients Online
Refresh & Rejuvenate Your WordPress Site Inside Out
Do you find all the choices and options inside WordPress overwhelming or confusing?
Do you have lots of plugins or themes installed that you are no longer using? But now you're unsure if you can delete them?
And how does your site look on a smartphone or tablet (iPhone, Android, iPad)? Is everything easy to read and pleasing to the eye? Or do you have to squint or search for your glasses to read tiny text on that small screen?
Smart phones and tablets are everywhere now. Some websites see 80% of their traffic coming from these devices.
But here's the problem – many websites cannot be easily read on mobile devices.
Someone comes to your website and they get interested in what you have. They want to give you money, but they can't read your website. And often times they won't even be able to see the order button!
In this module you will discover…
- Essential plugins that are easy to install and make your site easier to use
- Which plugins you can (and should!) delete to make your site secure against hackers
- An easy to install plugin that will make your site mobile ready, converting more visitors to clients.
- Review important WordPress settings so your site looks and functions at its best
- Demystify the options and choices inside WordPress.
Create Content Faster for Your Site (and Reuse it in Social Media)
Creating content for your website can be frustrating for some of us.
Knowing a few simple techniques and tricks can make all the difference in creating content that shows potential clients who you really are and how you can make a difference in their life.
In this module you will discover…
- How to develop a habit and system for creating content for your website (and for later posting in Social Media)
- Finding inspiring images for your articles and blog posts
- How to easily add images and videos to your pages and blog posts
- How long your articles/blog posts should be
- How often to blog
- How to make the right image from your blog post show up when you post it to Facebook.
Get More Followers on Social Media & Watch Your Ideas Go Viral
Every visitor to your website is also a potential new member of your tribe.
But all the different social sites today can make it so confusing…
…how do you know which ones to spend your time on?
Do you really have to be on *every* social site to be successful?
In this module you will discover…
- The pros and cons of the major social media sites
- How to decide which social sites you should be on, and which ones you can safely ignore.
- How to get new social followers when people visit your site with easy to add social media buttons. You'll finally start growing a following to match your expertise!
- How to get people to share your articles, blog posts, and ideas across the web with easy to add sharing buttons. Imagine the excitement when thousands of people share what you have created!
Grow a Big Email List from Visitors to Your Site
Everyone who comes to your website is also a potential new client or customer.
But what do you do when they leave without buying or setting up a consultation?
Chances are they won't come back on their own…
You need to capture their email.
Build a big email list of people interested in you, and you will be able to generate new sales on command.
You need to ask people to join your list on every page of your website. And you need to give them a reason to do it.
Give them a sample of you (like a free report, video training, or consultation). Something so they can get to know and trust you before they buy.
In this module you will discover…
- Email marketing completely explained and demystified.
- Step by step how-to instructions to setup any email marketing system
- How to easily add stylish email signup boxes anywhere on your site: on your sidebar, in the middle of an article, at the bottom of an article, pop-ups, and fly-ins
- How to hookup any of the following email services with your new email signup boxes: Aweber, MailChimp, Campaign Monitor, Constant Contact, Mad Mimi, InfusionSoft, iContact, GetResponse, MailPoet, Feedblitz, SendInBlue, and Ontraport.
Get Found in Google when Your Ideal Clients Search
There are millions of sites on the internet today.
It can be frustrating when you go to Google and search like your customers would, but you don't show up!
To get your site to show up in Google, you need to know what Google is looking for, and how to easily add those things to your pages and blog posts.
In this module you will discover…
- How to write articles that will make you show up higher in Google
- How to optimize any page or blog post for Google rankings
- Simple adjustments to make to your site that will help improve your rankings
- Which plugins you should use to improve your Rankings in Google.
Make Money Online: Sell From Your Website
Selling directly from your WordPress website is just what you need to grow your business.
With WordPress it is easy to add payment buttons for your training courses, your coaching programs, or just about anything you'd like to make for sale.
In this module you will discover…
- How to add easy payment buttons to your site.
- You can use PayPal, Stripe, Amazon, or any shopping cart you like.
- And you can do this in just minutes, no techie skills required.
Gather Your Stats: See What People Are DOING On Your Website
It's one thing to apply all of these marketing tactics to your business, but are they working?
Without tracking your statistics on your website, you don't really know WHAT is happening.
In this module you will discover…
- How to Add Google Analytics to your WordPress Website
- How to look at your statistics to understand what is happening on your site.
- And you can improve your website to make it more 'sticky' so that people stay there longer, and convert from prospects to customers.
BONUS Module
BONUS: Let Your Clients Automatically Book Appointments from your Website
If you do client work, then you know how much time it takes to book appointments with them.
Either you or your assistant have to go back and forth in email (or by voicemail) trying to find a time that works for both of you.
Now you can eliminate all that back and forth wasted time by letting clients book their own appointments directly onto your personal appointment calendar!
In this bonus module you will discover…
- How take appointments right on your website using an easy to install plugin
- Why you should use this for both paying clients and potential new clients
- How this will save time for you and make your clients happier too.
BONUS: How to Create "One Page Design" Visual Websites
BONUS: Private Facebook Group
Meet Your WordPress Transformation Teacher!
Christina Hills is an expert in simple solutions for WordPress websites and is the creator of the long running Website Creation Workshop Program for non-technical business owners.
Since 2008, Christina has helped more than 2,000 independent experts and professionals create their own websites in WordPress.
She is a 12 year online marketing veteran and a former special effects movie animator, with film credits from George Lucas for Star Wars, Jurassic Park, and ET. She is also a wife and mother and lives with her family in San Diego, California.
Here's How the Website Transformation Workshop Live Coaching Program Works
Live Training Webinars
Live Q&A Coaching Sessions
Downloadable Action Checklists
Downloadable Webinar Replays
The Website Transformation Workshop is a LIVE coaching program. You will discover how to transform your website step-by-step.
For each Module, there will be a live Training Session and then short mini replays of the call.
Then after the 7 weeks we will have 4 follow up Q&A Coaching Sessions.
Plus we will have a Facebook group to answer your questions.
Just do the easy activities that I show you and bring any questions you have to the Live Q&A Coaching Sessions…
…and if you have to miss a call, don't worry. You can submit your questions ahead of time, and listen to the answers by replay!
Website Transformation Call Schedule Spring 2016
Live Training Webinar
Feb 23rd – 4:00pm Eastern / 1:00pm Pacific
Live Training Webinar
Feb 24th – 7:00pm Eastern / 4:00pm Pacific
Live Training Webinar
March 2nd – 4:00pm Eastern / 1:00pm Pacific
Live Training Webinar
March 10th – 4:00pm Eastern / 1:00pm Pacific
Live Training Webinar
March 16th – 4:00pm Eastern / 1:00pm Pacific
Live Training Webinar
March 24th – 4:00pm Eastern / 1:00pm Pacific
Live Training Webinar
March 29th – 4:00pm Eastern / 1:00pm Pacific
Live Training Webinar
April 22nd – 4:00pm Eastern / 1:00pm Pacific
Live Training Webinar
April 29th – 4:00pm Eastern / 1:00pm Pacific
Live Training Webinar
May 2nd – 4:00pm Eastern / 1:00pm Pacific
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May 9th – 4:00pm Eastern / 1:00pm Pacific
Live Training Webinar
May 18th – 4:00pm Eastern / 1:00pm Pacific
Live Training Webinar
May 26th – 4:00pm Eastern / 1:00pm Pacific
Can't make a Session?
Just Submit Your Questions Ahead of Time and I Will Happily Answer Them.
(Everything's recorded so you can download the replays at your convenience)
"I've taken many courses with Christina. And what I appreciate most is how she teaches everything in a step-by-step manner. Her process of layering content in as building blocks, one piece at a time, makes learning so much easier to digest. And what that means as a student is I DO IT, with ease, joy and confidence."
"Christina Hills has been my go-to mentor for building my own website since 2012. Her trainings have empowered me to maintain control over my own website, which has been crucial to updating my website in a timely, affordable manner. When I was ready for my business to expand and take advantage of the modern and very real need to have social media, email marketing, SEO, and appointment tools better organized and managed on my website, I took Christina's Website Transformation Workshop. In fact, I'd been asking her for a course like this! The result for me has been a complete website makeover that I'm really proud of and very excited to unveil. Many of my friends and colleagues have bought into expensive funnel templates or prefabricated websites and experience a lot of frustrations considering the cost. On the other hand, I've learned how to take control of every aspect of my website because of Christina. I would not have been able to pull this off without being a part of the Website Creation Workshop AND the follow up course: the Website Transformation Workshop. I'm so happy with what I've learned that I'm retaking her updated course to stay on top of my business as it continues to grow."
"Christina has an amazing way of making what felt very complex so much simpler! As I listen to her, I realize that I'm making things way too hard and with her guidance, I really can follow along. She teaches creativity as well as technology, and every time I hear her teachings, they take me one step further towards accomplishing my goals. Christina makes it so much simpler and entirely doable!"
"My first attempt at WordPress was frustrating, and then I found Christina Hills. She has a step-by-step approach that makes everything easy to understand. I am convinced that even the most "computer-challenged" will find Christina's courses easy to follow."
"I was that person afraid of anything technical – especially trying anything out of the ordinary on a computer.
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Last month, the Penn State Smeal College of Business Supply Chain Management Association (SCMA), with sponsorship from Chevron, hosted its third annual Chevron Supply Chain Case Competition.
Teammates Shridhar Kumar, Arvind Dutta, Ankit Mahajan and Yasar Awan took first place. More than 30 students participated in the event, which blended first- and second-year students on nine teams.
"We see Penn State as a core partner, and we want to establish key relationships with the University. For the case competition, Penn State provides the theory, and we provide the application."
-- Kira Haynes, recruiting coordinator, Chevron Services Co.
"My concentrations are in supply chain and finance, and the Chevron case competition was a perfect opportunity to work on a supply chain case and put to use much of my first-year knowledge," said Awan. "Working in teams comprised of both first-year and second-year MBAs was a great way to learn from each other and increase our familiarity with the industry."
Chevron began partnering with the Penn State Smeal Master of Business Administration Program on an annual case competition in 2011 to invest in recruitment efforts and provide students with information on the oil and gas industry, according to Kira N. Haynes, recruiting coordinator in corporate procurement at Chevron Services Co.
"We see Penn State as a core partner, and we want to establish key relationships with the University," said Haynes. "For the case competition, Penn State provides the theory, and we provide the application."
Students received the cases on the evening of March 20 and presented with their teams March 22. The extended period of time allowed for deeper analysis of the issues, according to SCMA President Chris Riling.
"We decided to spend the first half of our time familiarizing ourselves with the case and dividing the roles we would take in analyzing the case," said Awan. "In the last half of our time, we all came together in a conference room crunching numbers, creating slides and deciding what we wanted to say."
The case, said Riling, focused on procurement concepts in light of the economic downturn.
"This was the first year we provided a Chevron-specific case," said Haynes. "Subsequent feedback from students indicated that this provided them with key insights on specific oil and gas industry challenges."
Supply chain management as well as communication skills were a large component of the judging.
A panel of Smeal faculty and Chevron representatives judged presentations and selected the winning team. Chevron provided funding for the student-run case competition, including $2,000 in prizes to the top three teams.
"It was a great experience in learning about a new industry, working with new people and working in a real-life scenario with Chevron's supply chain case," said Awan.


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Adam Sanders Surprises With 'I'd Rather Go Blind' on 'American Idol'
Adam Sanders was the last contestant featured on the San Antonio portion of tonight's episode of 'American Idol' (Jan. 30). The emotional 19-year-old Texan teared up more than once during his audition, but he managed to control the waterworks long enough to deliver an impressive version of 'I'd Rather Go Blind' by Etta James.
"I like to keep the soul thing going," said Sanders before launching into the song. He was also sure to emphasize his undying love for 'Idol' judge Mariah Carey. Perhaps he should have foregone the teary introduction and let his amazing singing voice speak for itself. All four panelists – including Carey, Nicki Minaj, Keith Urban and Randy Jackson – were so impressed that they rose from their seats in an enthusiastic standing O.
"You came in here and wrecked the whole thing up … You shocked all of us, dog!" Jackson exclaimed. "You shocked the whole thing!" Minaj was stunned speechless, and Carey was so blown away that she had to sit back and throw her hands up in the air.
"Abso-freaking-lutely," Urban confirmed when asked if the singer should move on to the next phase of 'Idol.' "That's the way to audition!" Jackson called after him as he walked away.
"I got a standing ovation from one of my biggest idols, Mariah Carey, and that means the world to me," Sanders proclaimed, proudly displaying his golden ticket to Hollywood.


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Most Animal Antibiotics Used for Treating, Preventing Disease
Antibiotics Used in Food Animals -- This is a series of PowerPoint presentations from February 2012 that were used at a briefing for the U.S. House of Representatives.
The White Paper from the National Institute for Animal Agriculture's 2012 Antibiotics Conference in Columbus, Ohio, "A One Health Approach to Antimicrobial Use & Resistance: A Dialogue for a Common Purpose" is now available. -- Antimocrobial Use Resistance White Paper
The Animal Health Institute announced February 8 the results of a survey on antibiotic use in animals in the United States that indicates that the vast majority of antibiotics are used to treat and prevent disease. The survey is based on data from 1998 provided to AHI by its members. "Antibiotics are vitally important to veterinarians, pet owners and livestock producers who rely on these medicines to protect pets and farm animals from disease," said AHI President and CEO Alexander S. Mathews. "The Animal Health Institute is hopeful that this data will provide for greater public understanding of the importance of antibiotics in preventing and controlling disease."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that more than 50 million pounds of antibiotics are produced in the United States each year. According to the AHI survey, 17.8 million pounds -- 36 percent -- are used in animals. Of the total used in animals, 14.7 million pounds -- 83 percent -- are used for prevention and treatment of disease. Of all antibiotic uses, only 3.1 million pounds -- 6.1 percent -- are used for growth promotion. Antibiotics may be approved for use in both companion and farm animals. There are more than 115 million cats and dogs, and more than 7 million sheep, 6.9 million horses, 7.5 billion chickens, 292 million turkeys, 109 million cattle and 92 million pigs in the United States. "In addition to protecting the health of America's pets, antibiotics help farmers maintain healthier animals, which helps make America's food supply the world's safest," Mathews added.
The Food and Drug Administration regulates all antibiotics for animals. The approval process is stringent and scientific, requiring that all antibiotics be proven safe for both animals and humans.
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SoonerSports.com offers live statistics for you to view as a home game is in progress. OU Athletics Department staff at the game input statistics into a laptop. The stats are transmitted to the website and can be viewed in OU's GameTracker.
What sports offer live stats?
Live stats from the OU Athletics Department are provided for the following sports when played in Norman:
Baseball | Basketball (M) | Basketball (W) | Football | Soccer | Softball | Volleyball
For away games, the home team normally provides live stats on their official athletics website. For example, if Oklahoma plays at Nebraska, go to Huskers.com and visit their live stats page. Some games away from Norman are considered OU "home" events. Sooner football hosts Texas every other year in the Cotton Bowl. Baseball may play in Tulsa and Oklahoma City as the home team. These events will have live stats offered on SoonerSports.com.
How do I locate the live stats link?
If the sport is listed above and the Sooners are playing in Norman, go to the sport's schedule page on SoonerSports.com. Click the game in the schedule. Next to the schedule, a box with that specific game's details will appear. Click the GameTracker graphic (circled in the schedule example below) to launch the live stats window.
What programs do I need to view live stats?
Please download the latest free version of Macromedia Flash Player. The latest player will enable you to view the flash content in the live statistics window. A broadband connection to the internet will provide the best experience. The content will also pop up in a new window so please disable your popup blocker to allow the window to appear.
Live stats from this site are not matching radio, TV...
OU Athletics Department staff at the game are uploading stats to a laptop as the game unfolds. Staff are usually located in the press box and receive official stats as determined by officials. At times, mistakes can occur. Stats can also be corrected by an official on the field, etc. Remember, the play has to happen, be confirmed, recorded to the laptop at the game and be transmitted to your live stats window. Please be patient. Our live statistics will reflect the best possible information as it happens from the game.
The live stats haven't updated in a long time...
In the unlikely event a program stalls or the connection is lost, please close your live stats window and launch a new GameTracker window. Go to the sport's schedule, find the event and click the GameTracker link.
Where can I find the final box score?
The live stats page only provides information for games that are in progress. For final stats, please view the recap of the game in the sport's home page.


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- I am a professional photographer and I would love to have a tattoo design for the word "believe" I do not want it to be the written "believe" but rather a design that implies or symbolizes believe. And please no photographic related imagery in the tattoo at all.
- A tattoo design for the word "believe" in a non-text format. Preferably in black (for a non color tattoo) or with a small amount of color. I want something that is symbolic to the word "believe". As an idea I love that tatoo on Hedi Klum's arm that looks is according to her - her husband's name (the singer Seal) and three stars to symbolize her 3 children. I love that this tattoo is sybolic rather than a literal spelling of Seal. I would love the same thing for the word "Believe"
- Design must be able to be rendered by a tattoo artist - so the details cannot be too fine. Also, the design should look good small and medium in size. To fit an arm (normal size arm) or an ankle.
- I do love butterflies, sun depictions...thin - delicate lines versus thicker line designs
- Too much design, too much detail, or too much color. I want to keep the design simple but striking.
- I am not too fond of the following: birds, roses, hearts,
- too literal interpretations
- no cameras or anything photography related imagery
- no hearts please
- no "typical" imagery please.
- I am an artist myself so I really do not want "typical" or clip art type of work....