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Remembering Isabelle Muckerheide as a special Valentine tribute
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Feb. 14, 2019 – Washington Co., WI – On this Valentine's Day we turn back the clock and remember a very special lady who touched a lot of hearts in this community.
Isabelle "Isy" Muckerheide of Kewaskum was 98 years old when she died in September 2016. Isabelle was a great storyteller and a good student of history and human nature.
Isabelle grew up in Neshkoro, WI and later in life she was a collector of "things".
A lover of flea markets, rummage sales and Mike Paul's Auctions, Isabelle would tell the story about being at the flea market in Cedarburg where she bought a clear baggie full of used greeting cards. She purchased it without really knowing the contents until she searched through the bag on her return home and found an unexpected treasure.
It was a Valentine with a note in pencil scribbled on back. Isy recalled the person the Valentine was addressed to and then noted it was signed "Isabelle".
Yes… that Isabelle. The one from Neshkoro who was in Cedarburg nearly 50 years later picking up a clear bag of cards which contained a Valentine she gave to a friend while in grade school.
A couple more fun stories about Isabelle Muckerheide are below.
Muckerheide, 98, was part of the fabric of the community in Kewaskum. She'd been a staple with her card table and $1 loaves of homemade banana bread at the VFW Farmers' Market.
In May 2015 Mike Paul from Paul Auction Co. in Kewaskum officially retired Isabelle's bid card No. 1 after she sold her home and moved in with her "kid" sister, age 94.
How Isabelle became the official holder of card No. 1, is best told by Paul.
"One time, for reasons no one remembers, Isabelle and her husband were late to the sale and No. 1 was issued to somebody else. It was not well received," he said. "A hasty discussion between mom and dad established that the Muckerheides would permanently be No. 1 – and they have been, for the last 46 years."
Paul said "Al and Isy" were regulars back in 1969. "Isy had been a fixture for so long we always just assumed she'd be there," he said. "If she couldn't make it, she'd call ahead to let us know."
Every year Muckerheide could be found sitting in a wood rocker in the entryway of the old log cabin, knitting during Kewaskum's Early Farm Days. Under her frock would be her trademark brooch, something she'd worn since she was 6 years old.
Born in 1918 when Woodrow Wilson was president, Muckerheide remained sharp, telling stories of seeing Liberace in concert in Appleton. "He played after dinner and had dancing water with colored lights," she recalled.
She also cooked for Hollywood actor Spencer Tracy in 1941. "He was receiving an honorary degree from Ripon College and the dinner was held at a private home. My boss brought him back into the kitchen and Spencer Tracy shook my hand. I didn't wash it for a week," grinned Muckerheide.
A walking history book and sharp until the end, Muckerheide would share her experiences and insight on common things. She went to school in Neshkoro and reminisced, "I had a pencil and a tablet of paper for five cents. We practiced our cursive and we also had to memorize poems."
Muckerheide enjoyed circle word books, watching Mass on TV, and contributing homemade goods for funerals. She was an avid bingo player and gambler. When she won she quietly shared her joy and when she lost she would say, "The Indians can go buy some new shoelaces."
Muckerheide had been living in West Allis with her sister. She would often share, "We haven't had to call the cops on each other yet."
The story below was posted after Isabelle's funeral.
A nice gathering of friends and family was held at Holy Trinity Church in Kewaskum on Tuesday to remember Isabelle Muckerheide, 98.
Isabelle was part of the fabric of Kewaskum. She died Monday, Sept. 19, 2016 – a day after checking in to hospice.
During visitation there were a lot of great memories and photos shared as family and friends came appropriately dressed in their favorite brooch – or they borrowed on from Isabelle; it was her subtle signature fashion statement and she owned it.
Prior to the start of Mass, members of the Muckerheide family shared stories of Isy; some did it with a poem in tribute to her gift of prose.
One relative spoke about helping Isabelle clean out her home prior to her move to West Allis about a year ago. "I found 27 potato peelers," she said. "Help yourself when you leave church."
The woman also said they teased Isabelle about all the things she had collected/acquired. "Isy said each thing she saved had a story…. and then she came out of a room with a stack of letters from my father when he was in service in WWII. The letters were as thin as tissue paper. I guess she saved a lot of treasures, too."
One of the more poignant moments came as Isabelle's niece, Pat Celek, read the poem "Isy Eulogy":
It was July the sixth of 1918 when Isabella was born
Her parents said her birth brought peace to a world that was war-torn.
Anton and Stella welcomed Isy as did his sister and two brothers
A hard life kept her folks quite busy but still they bore two others.
Neshkoro was the name of the place where they put down roots so deep
Their parents taught them of God's grace and the blessings it would reap.
When school is over and times were lean Isy left for where the grass was green
She worked as a maid, a cook, and baker – the beginnings of a great homemaker.
Her world was broader for a while; her customers she would beguile
Spencer Tracy was the name that gave her a little claim to fame.
Then her mom said I am tired and coming home was now required
And though it wasn't in her plan, back in Neshkoro she met a man.
His name was Al, he was in town to help with bridge construction
He found out who the new girl was and made his introduction.
It didn't take long for love to grow and Isy married Al her beau
They were together nearly 40 years; lots of laughter and a few tears
They made a home in Kewaskum, proud to say there they hailed from
On that plot on 28, each lived with their one true soul mate.
Auctions, gardens, cooking, baking, a smile with every undertaking
Canning, weeding, canning, quilting; working hard and never wilting.
Together they became town fixtures; see what they did and all the pictures
Helped the museum, joined the Legion; made things better in this region.
But then her husband, her true love, was called home to their God above
A great loss that was hard to bear, a love like theirs was truly rare.
She kept up her home when Al was gone; had many friends she could lean on
Watching out for her were neighbors; she was grateful for their labors.
But then Father Time knocked at her door; living alone was an option no more.
So she sorted through her stuff and what she kept was just enough
To fit into the home she'd share with a sister who had a room to share.
It was a difficult decision to make such a major life transition.
Her friends and neighbors she'd leave behind and they had to her been kind.
But to West Allis she did go and go, go, go she would
She was busy living there for life was still quite good.
Bingo, State Fair, and the word search, sheepshead, garden and to her church
Concerts, shows, her veggie plot, rummy games she played with Dot.
Selling hot pads, read the home news. Take time with neighbors to schmooze.
Fish fries, parties, the hairdresser visit – at 98 she looked exquisite.
She continued until her body failed; her final breath at last exhaled
We asked God to take her in His care and He gave an answer to our prayer.
This woman of faith this woman of grace has a crown awaiting in a heavenly place
She was welcomed home by God's own Son, he greeted her and said, "Well done."
Isabelle video
Posted by Bernice Wendel February 15, 2019
Loved the article on Isabel. We had the same likes. I don't know if I"ll get to 98 but at 91 I'm trying. See you in April at the Boltonville shop.


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Q: expected number of nodes with degree two? Question

$\text{A simple graph with n vertices is constructed by randomly and independently placing an }$ $\text{edge between every two vertices with probability p. What is the expected number of nodes }$ $\text{ with degree two?}$

My Approach
For $2$ degree there must be $2$ edges from a vertex.
Therefore expectation
$$=n \times p \times p +(n-1)\times p \times p + ...1 \times p \times p$$
$$=p^{2} \times \frac{n \times (n-1)}{2}$$
Is it correct?please help

A: Guide:
We are working with a simple graph with $n$ nodes.
Let's introduce an indicator variable $X_i$ that takes value $1$ is its degree is $2$ and takes value $0$ otherwise.
$$P(X_i=1)=\binom{n-1}{2}p^2(1-p)^{n-1-2}$$
That is
$$E(X_i)=\binom{n-1}{2}p^2(1-p)^{n-3}$$
The expected number of nodes with degree $2$ would be $\sum_{i=1}^n E[X_i]$. Hopefully you can take it from here.

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Q: PlayFramework 1.x routes with classic query delimiters In my routes:
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The deal is with the second param (pwd)..  I should not use "&"?

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GET /rest/trafficstats.
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Printer security: Canon offers 'fix' after researcher plays Doom
Printer giant Canon is to provide a security fix "as quickly as is feasible" after a researcher exploited vulnerabilities in one of its wireless PIXMA products to run the classic shoot 'em up game Doom on its colour display.
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Security researcher Michael Jordon told the BBC in an interview, "Running Doom: that's real proof you control the thing. The web interface has no username and password on it."
Digital Trends said that the vulnerability, which allows access to printer controls via an unsecured web page, highlighted the problems not just of printer security, but that of the entire emerging "internet of things."
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Printer security: Deeper worries?
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Persuading the printer to run Doom took "months", he admits, but the issue is a serious one. Even printers not directly connected to the internet can fall victim, he said, by persuading their owners to click on a bogus link.
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Jordon writes, "Even if the printer is not directly accessible from the Internet, for example behind a NAT on a user's home network or on an office intranet, the printer is still vulnerable to remote attack."
"A colleague (thanks Paul Stone) demonstrated this by making a web page that first scans the local network for vulnerable printers (using a technique called JavaScript port scanning). Once the printer's IP address has been found, the web page sends a request to the web interface to modify the proxy configuration and trigger a firmware update."
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Herbert Jack Rotfeld essays, notes and observations
Published in a variety of academic journals, newspapers, magazines, professional newsletters and internet commentary lines, the essays selected below examine the conventional wisdom of business education, discuss common marketing practices, comment on the role of advertising and marketing in modern society, and critically assess the nature of higher education activities.
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→ A University Pandemic Teaching Guide for managing teaching & students during COVID-19 infection dangers
→ Analysis of the inherent limits to the power of business (& advertising) self-regulation, Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, 11 (Spring 1992): 87-95
→ "Fear Appeals and Persuasion: Assumptions and Errors in Advertising Research," Journal of Current Issues & Research in Advertising, 11 (#1, 1988): 21-40
→ "The Textbook Effect: Conventional Wisdom, Myth, and Error in Marketing," Journal of Marketing, 64 (April 2000): 122-6
→ "The Advertising Regulation & Self-Regulation Issues Ripped from the Headlines with (Sometimes Missed) Opportunities for Disciplined Multidisciplinary Research," Journal of Advertising, 38 (Winter 2009): 5-14 [with C.R. Taylor]
Teaching, higher education and other campus illusions
"Advertising in Communications: Home Is Where the Scholars Live," Journal of Advertising Education, 23 (#1, 2019): 53-59
"Annual Report Guidelines," The Irascible Professor (October 29, 2012)
"Slacker Profs Make for Slacker Students," The Irascible Professor (July 28, 2008)
"Please Waste Your Money On Me," The Irascible Professor (January 11, 2005)
"Classes for the Sake of Research," AMS Quarterly, 6 (January 2004): 12
"Endowed Faculty Chairs are a Waste of Money (Except Mine)," Journal of Consumer Marketing, 21 (#2, 2004): 94-6
"School for the Sake of Football,"Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (October 14, 2001): F3
"Evaluating the Point of Grades," AMS Quarterly, 4 (June 2000): 7
"Lights!! Cameras!! PowerPoint!! Now. . . Lecture!!" AMS Quarterly, 3 (February 2000): 7
"More Eclectic Stories I Didn't Want to Hear," AMS Quarterly, 3 (November 1999): 8
"The Life of Homo Academicus," Marketing Educator, 18 (Summer 1999): 4
"Directives for Quality Control of Faculty Activity," AMS Quarterly, 3 (Spring 1999): 5
"Marketing Wisdom of Dagwood, Hagar or Charlie Brown," AMS Quarterly, 2 (December 1998): 5
"Hello, Bird, I'm Learning Ornithology," Marketing Educator, 17 (Fall 1998): 4, 6
"Libraries, Learning and Dirty Sandals," Marketing Educator, 17 (Summer 1998): 1, 8
"Grades, Grief and Gratuitous Genial Graduations," Marketing Educator, 17 (Spring 1998): 8, 10
"Are These Lists Really Necessary?" Marketing Educator, 17 (Winter 1998): 6
"Schola Gratia Doctrinae [school for the sake of education]," Marketing Educator, 16 (Summer 1997): 2
"Students Need More From Professors Than Facts," Mobile Register (November 17, 1996): 1D, 4D
"Excuse Me, I Thought You Had a Ph.D." Marketing Educator, 15 (Summer 1996): 7
"Phantom Disabilities," Mobile Register (May 12, 1996): 1C, 4C
"Are You a Comedian?" Marketing Educator, 15 (Spring 1996): 3
"Noticing the Students' Notes Not Written," Marketing Educator, 14 (Fall 1995): 8, 11
"Why Students Should Study Marketing," Marketing News, 29 (July 17, 1995): 8
"How Students Choose a Marketing Major," Marketing Educator, 14 (Spring 1995): 1,3
"Marketing Degrees and the Illusion of Job Training," Marketing Educator, 14 (Winter 1995): 3
"Chris: A Professor's Memory," Marketing Educator, 13 (Fall 1994): 4
"Confusions & Assumptions of Marketing Scholarship," Marketing Educator, 13 (Winter 1994): 2, 8
"What Should Marketing Students Learn?" Marketing Educator, 12 (Spring 1993): 1,6
"Instead of Job Training," Journal of Advertising, 18 (#1, 1989): 3
"Marketing Educators Must Become More Scholarly," Marketing News, 19 (July 19, 1985): 35-6
Business practices against the consumers' interest
"A Pessimist's Simplistic Historical Perspective on the Fourth Wave of Consumer Protection," Journal of Consumer Affairs, 44 (Summer 2010): 423-9
"Function and Problems of Brand Name Pharmaceuticals," Journal of Product & Brand Management, 18 (#4, 2009): 240-1 & 18 (#6, 2009): 392-3
"Mistaking Demographic Segments for People: Another Source of Customer Abuse," Journal of Consumer Marketing, 24 (#6, 2007): 332-3
"Movie Theaters' Suicide-by-Advertising With Income from Abusing Customers," Journal of Consumer Marketing, 23 (#7, 2006): 480-2
"Depending on the Kindness of Strangers," Journal of Consumer Affairs, 40 (Winter 2006): 407-9
"It's Just Business," Journal of Consumer Affairs, 40 (Summer 2006): 196-9
"For the Drugs We Need," Journal of Consumer Marketing, 22 (#7, 2005): 365-8
"Consumers, People and Kim," Journal of Consumer Affairs, 38 (Winter 2004): 355-8
"The Consumer as Serf," Journal of Consumer Affairs, 38 (Summer 2004): 188-191
"Information You Can't Use," Journal of Consumer Affairs, 36 (Winter 2002): 299-302
"'Mine is the Blue One on the Left': Function and Dysfunction of Pharmaceutical Brand Names," Journal of Consumer Marketing, 19 (#5, 2002): 377-9
"Slapping Down Dangerous Information," Journal of Consumer Affairs, 36 (Summer 2002): 127-30
"Wham! Spam! And Direct Misplaced Marketing," Journal of Consumer Marketing, 16 (#1, 1999): 7-8
"Model Numbers Meant to Confuse Shoppers," Marketing News, 31 (December 8, 1997): 11
Marketing abused: serving the "wrong" consumer benefits
"The Largest Segments That Should Not Be Served: Higher Education Marketing Serving the Growing Slacker Segment," Journal of Consumer Marketing, 25 (#6, 2008): 378-80.
"Mistaking a Marketing Perspective for Ethical Analysis: When Consumers Can't Know What They Should Want," Journal of Consumer Marketing, 24 (#7, 2007): 383-4
"And a Comedian Shall Show Journalists the Way," Journal of Consumer Marketing, 22 (#3, 2005): 119-20
"The Cynical Use of Marketing to the Unwitting Consumer," Journal of Consumer Marketing, 22 (#2, 2005): 60-1
"'It Hurts. Fix It.' The Patients' Lament and Unhealthy Medical Care Marketing," Journal of Consumer Marketing, 20 (#1, 2003): 7-9
"Marketing's Potential Harm to Education," AMS Quarterly, 4 (May 2001): 14
"When Marketing Misplaces the Benefits of Education," Journal of Consumer Marketing, 16 (#5, 1999): 415-7
"Are We Teachers or Job Trainers," AMS Quarterly, 2 (August 1998): 2
"Gratuitous Graduations," Mobile Register (March 22, 1998): 1D, 4D
"What Do Students Want?" Marketing Educator, 13 (Spring 1994): 1, 4
Marketing myths and common misunderstandings
"The Pragmatic Importance of Theory for Marketing Practice," Journal of Consumer Marketing, 31 (#4, 2014): 322-27
"The Public as the Problem for Public Health," Journal of Consumer Affairs, 45 (Spring 2011): 165-8
"The Marketing Myths and Consumers' Fear of Marketing," Journal of Consumer Marketing, 26 (#5, 2009): 309-10
"Imitation as the Sincerest Form of Ignorance," Journal of Consumer Marketing, 25 (#4, 2008): 254-5
"Financial Aliteracy," Journal of Consumer Affairs, 42 (Summer 2008): 306-9
"The Stealth Influence of Covert Marketing and Much Ado About What May Be Nothing," Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, 27 (Spring 2008): 63-8
"A Snapshot or a Painting? Metaphors, Myths, Misuses and Misunderstandings of Marketing Research Information by Journalists and Other People Who Should Know Better," Journal of Consumer Marketing, 22 (#1, 2005): 4-5
"Political Polls, Samples and Research Misinformation," AMS Quarterly, 6 (November 2004): 10
"Misuse and Misdirection of Sex in Advertising," Journal of Consumer Marketing, 20 (#3, 2003): 189-91
"Who Do You Hire When the Advertising Audience Isn't You?" Journal of Consumer Marketing, 20 (#2, 2003): 87-9
"The Social Harm of Public Service Advertising," Journal of Consumer Marketing, 19 (#6, 2002): 465-7
"The Real Reason for the Real Bad Advertising," Journal of Consumer Marketing, 19 (#4, 2002): 299-301
"Imagine the Television Commercial: 'No Stems, No Seeds That You Don't Need, Baja Gold's a Real Smooth Weed'," Journal of Consumer Marketing, 18 (#5, 2001): 389-91
"The Textbook Effect: Conventional Wisdom, Myth, and Error in Marketing," Journal of Marketing, 64 (April 2000): 122-6
"Social Marketing and Myths of Appeals to Fear," Journal of Consumer Marketing, 16 (#2, 1999): 119-21
"Fear of Audience Segmentation," Journal of Marketing, 63 (January 1999): 121-3
"Condom Companies Face Unfair Marketing Limitations," Marketing News, 32 (May 11, 1998): 14
"Public Broadcasting Should Not Seek the Largest Audience," Marketing News, 32 (February 16, 1998): 15
"Fear Appeals and Persuasion: Assumptions and Errors in Advertising Research," Current Issues & Research in Advertising, 11 (#1, 1988): 21-40
Marketing regulation & self-regulation
"The Advertising Regulation & Self-Regulation Issues Ripped from the Headlines with (Sometimes Missed) Opportunities for Disciplined Multidisciplinary Research, Journal of Advertising, 38 (Winter 2009): 5-14 (co-author Charles R. Taylor)
"Privacy Crimes, Annoyances and Self-Defeating Business Practices," Journal of Consumer Affairs, 43 (Fall 2009): 538-42
"Health Information Consumers Can't or Don't Want to Use," Journal of Consumer Affairs, 43 (Summer 2009): 373-7
"Toward a Pragmatic Understanding of the Advertising & Public Policy Literature," Journal of Current Issues and Research in Advertising, 29 (Spring 2007): 67-80 (co-author Marla Royne)
"Do-Not-Call as the U.S. Government's Improvement to Telemarketing Efficiency," Journal of Consumer Marketing, 21 (#4, 2004): 242-4
"Desires Versus the Reality of Self-Regulation," Journal of Consumer Affairs, 37 (Winter 2003): 424-7
"The Boob Tube: U.S. Networks Avoid Bare-Breasted Commercials," Marketing News, 32 (April 13, 1998): 7
"Media Managers Mustn't Allow Ads That Mislead Consumers," Marketing News, 32 (March 16, 1998): 14
"'Ban on Liquor Ads Not What It Seems," Marketing News, 31 (May 26, 1997): 12
"Power & Limitations of Media Clearance Practices and Advertising Self-Regulation," Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, 11 (Spring 1992): 87-95
"The Compatibility of Advertising Regulation and the First Amendment--Another View," Journal of Marketing & Public Policy, 1 (1982): 139-47
Doing & publishing research: authors, editors and reviewers
"Parting Perspectives from an Aging Editor (& thanks for all the fish)," Journal of Consumer Affairs, 45 (Fall 2011): 539-46
"Researchers, Scholars and Ivan," Journal of Consumer Affairs, 45 (Summer 2011): 358-64
"Editors Talking," Journal of Consumer Affairs, 44 (Fall 2010): 615-9
"Adventures in Misplaced Mentoring," Journal of Consumer Affairs, 44 (Spring 2010): 265-70
"Disciplined Conduct of Interdisciplinary Research," Journal of Consumer Affairs, 43 (Spring 2009): 181-3
"Looking Forward by Looking Back," Journal of Consumer Affairs, 43 (Spring 2009): 1-3
"Can You Really Say That?" Journal of Consumer Affairs, 42 (Fall 2008): 484-7
"How Do You Know That?" Journal of Consumer Affairs, 42 (Spring 2008): 123-6
"Theory, Data, Interpretations and More Theory," Journal of Consumer Affairs, 41 (Winter 2007): 376-9
"Mistaking Precision for Reality," Journal of Consumer Affairs, 41 (Summer 2007): 187-91
"Impact, Influence and Fame," Journal of Consumer Affairs, 39 (Winter 2005): 414-7
"Alliterates' Scholarship," Journal of Consumer Affairs, 39 (Summer 2005): 229-32
"Convenient Abusive Research," Journal of Consumer Affairs, 37 (Summer 2003): 191-4
"Pusillanimous Paranoia in Pedagogical Publishing," AMS Quarterly, 6 (April 2003): 12
"So Now I Are One," AMS Quarterly, 5 (October 2001): 12
"It Gets in the Way," AMS Quarterly, 4 (September 2000): 7
"The I.C.O.M. Offense," Marketing Educator, 18 (Winter 1999): 6
"Short Stories We Shouldn't Hear," Marketing Educator, 18 (Spring 1999): 3
"We Unequivocally Do Not Thank the @#$*& Anonymous Reviewers," Marketing Educator, 16 (Fall 1997): 6
"Contribution Calculating & Credit Counting," Marketing Educator, 16 (Spring 1997): 2
"Research Sense? Or Nonsense?" Marketing Educator, 13 (Summer 1994): 1, 3
"I'm Sorry You Dislike My Research, But Thanks for the Brochure," Marketing Educator, 13 (Winter 1994): 8
"What If They Published a Journal That Was Never Printed?" Marketing Educator, 12 (Winter 1993): 1,3
Comments on presumptions of journal quality, via book review in Journal of Advertising, 14 (#2, 1985): 62-3
Comments on narrow definitions of marketing scholarship, via book review in Journal of Advertising, 10 (#2, 1981): 44-5
Conference "discussants" & other bystanders
Comments composed during the American Academy of Advertising's 2013 Global Conference in Honolulu
"Dear Watson Arnold Guy," AMS Quarterly, 5 (September 2002): 10
"Are Discussants Worth Keeping?" Marketing Educator, 15 (Fall 1996): 2
"How Discussants Prevent Discussion," Marketing Educator, 14 (Summer 1995): 7
Businesses' too-common production orientation
"Brand Image of Company Names Matters in Ways That Can't Be Ignored," Journal of Product & Brand Management, 17 (#2, 2008): 121-2
"Is There a Strategy Behind Buying Advertising Time and Space?" Journal of Consumer Marketing, 24 (#3, 2007): 131-2
"Understanding Advertising Clutter," Journal of Consumer Marketing, 23 (#4, 2006): 180-1
"Mismanagement of Misfocused Trade Association Leaders," Journal of Consumer Marketing, 20 (#4, 2003): 291-3
"Training Book for the New Store Clerk: 'Go and Be Charming!'" Journal of Consumer Marketing, 19 (#3, 2002): 185-7
"A Service Economy Whose Employees say: 'Customer Service Is Not My Job!'" Journal of Consumer Marketing, 18 (#2, 2001): 99-101
"Meanwhile, At the Service Desk: 'Hello! Is Anyone Here?'" Journal of Consumer Marketing, 17 (#7, 2000): 573-4
"'Dumbth' Adventures in Retailing," Journal of Consumer Marketing, 17 (#5, 2000): 384-5
"Misplaced Marketing of Product 'Life' After the Sale," Journal of Consumer Marketing, 16 (#4, 1999): 312-3
"Misplaced Marketing -- When Consumers or Society Are Not Satisfied," Journal of Consumer Marketing, 15 (#6, 1998): 523-4
"How I Met the Late Howard Gossage," on the 2006 disk companion for The Book of Gossage, 2nd Edition
Dean of Commerce 1999 Distinguished Erskine Lecture, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Professor Herbert Jack Rotfeld
103-C Hargis Hall
122 S. College St.
rotfehj@auburn.edu
U.S. Central time zone
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Copyright 2019 Herbert Jack Rotfeld


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Midwest family offers their gulf front vacation rental for your families enjoyment..... Worried about being new to the vacation area???? Don't want to waste vacation time finding new favorite places???? With my entry package we offer best bang for the buck -quick start-dining, shopping and roaming information time tested by us for up to 30 years.
Join the list of those that have found the old vacation beauty and relaxed low cost offerings that this totally unique beachfront vacation paradise has to offer with the renting of your vacation condo by my reduced owner rental rates. Both the beauty of Lake Powell and the Gulf of Mexico are offered at Pinnacle Port. No other condo compound in Panama City Beach can show both the natural shared environment of both lake and gulf with the beachfront isolation that we have to offer. Our 1/4 mile sound barrier from hwy 98 and low discounted prime time rates will add to your quality of rest in this west end beach front vacation rental retreat.
To the west our compound is joined by an open and undeveloped bird sanctuary to Inlet Beach, next to Rosemary and Inlet Beaches at the 30A turnoff, and to the east the beach of beautiful Carillon, who shares the gated entry.
As beach offerings are in Panama City Beach we are the beach of yesterday with all the amenities of current expectations and more at low money saving by owner rental rates. Not one but 2 pools and 4 lighted tennis courts for your use without charge. Both male and female saunas with an exercise room are available. Our rentals offer a children's playground and 2 grilling areas. There is an open internet and game room area. For the slower pace there are several shuffle board lanes and horse shoe pits. Access to Lake Powell by boat ramp and docking is present. Both children and adults enjoy fishing and crabbing from this pier. Both a shaded gazebo and family swings are present as viewing stations.
Our Pinnacle Port 2 bedroom 2 full bath rental is on the fifth floor of the C2 building, the building directly inline with the tennis courts. This Panama City Beach rental sleeps with 1 king, 2 twins, and a queen sleeper/sofa.
Our condo is in the C2 midrise building on the fifth of seven floors. Each, of the six, mid-rise buildings is serviced by an elevator for their seven levels of 4 units each. The beach is just around corner of the 2 bedroom buildings. From the elevator it is about 15 seconds to the white sand beach with no roads, bridges, underpasses, or dunes to separate you from the beach. It is a flat surface.
With your entry/key package we offer mapping to Pinnacle Port and to your unit building. We also supply you with FYI information about Pinnacle Port, your unit, and some activities that we have enjoyed as well as some restaurants to start you off after a long day of travel.
We have stayed on the property several times, and this was one of the nicest condos. It was clean and well-equipped, and very comfortable. The owner was extremely helpful in renting the condo and advising us about shops and restaurants in the area. Close to the grills and the beach. We look forward to staying here again!
My choice of star is Good as I was pleased with the condo and thoroughly enjoyed the beautiful view of the beach and gulf. There were also many amenities that could be taken advantage of. It is a wonderful place to have a vacation and suitable for people of all ages. I also found Steve to be very cooperative and helpful. I would be very happy to spend another vacation here and hope that I can.
We really enjoyed our stay in the condo. It was very clean and we just loved the location. We would definitely stay there again if we are ever in the area.
We have been going to Pinnacle Port for years and years and have rented this condo the last couple of times as well as his 3 bedroom unit. Steve is a great person to work with! We WILL be staying here again, and again!!!
We love Pinnacle Port because of its unique location, the clean, spacious beach and the condo's amenities. Although we have rented units at Pinnacle Port from others, we prefer to work with Cheryl and Steve. They take great care in the details. I know I will receive the unit's keys in advance of the trip, along with detailed instructions about use of the unit and a tip sheet of local recommendations. Our family has rented the 2-bedroom and the 3 bedroom units and both have been clean and appointed as promised. We have made some wonderful family memories during our vacations at Pinnacle Port and look forward to return trips. Thank you Steve and Cheryl for being trustworthy hosts!
The condo was great and had everything thing we needed for our one week stay. Good view of Ocean and easy access to the beach, pool,playground,etc. Would love to stay there again!
We were very pleased with this condo. The view from the balcony was beautiful. Looking out the only thing we saw was the gulf and the condo next door. The property was very well maintained. The condo was spotless when we arrived and had all the amenities necessary for a comfortable stay. Also, the renters were very nice to deal with.
THIS IS TRULY ONE OF THE BEST VACATION PLACES THAT WE HAVE VISITED. WE HAVE BEEN COMING HERE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, AND HAVE NEVER BEEN DISAPPOINTED. THE OWNERS ARE WONDERFUL, TRUSTWORTHY PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH. IT'S VERY FAMILY ORIENTED WITH SOMETHING TO DO FOR EVERYONE. THE CONDO HAS ALWAYS BEEN VERY CLEAN WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE NEED. THE GROUNDS ARE BEAUTIFULLY KEPT, AND MAKES A WONDERFUL BACKGROUND FOR PICTURES. PIER PARK IS A GREAT PLACE TO VISIT AFTER A LONG DAY IN THE SUN. THE AREA IS VERY CONVENIENT TO GROCERIES, SHOPPING AND RESTAURANTS. WE HOPE TO KEEP COMING BACK FOR YEARS TO COME AND THIS WILL DEFINITELY BE THE CONDO WE RENT. WE WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS PROPERTY AND CONDO TO OUR FRIENDS.
We had a wonderful family vacation staying here at Pinnacle Port. The view was gorgeous from the balcony--the sunsets absolutely breathtaking! The condo was clean and well-maintained, and furnished with all the necessary amenities. We had no problems with our stay, but the owners were very friendly and helpful during the booking process. Pinnacle Port is such a unique place, with nice pools and a long stretch of beautiful beach, quietly tucked on the West end of PCB. It offers a very family-friendly atmosphere, with activities for kids. I felt very safe vacationing with our children here. We will definitely return--hopefully sooner than later!
My husband and I vacationed at the west end of Panama City Beach at Pinnacle Port with our three children and were very impressed. This was a very unique vacation environment for our family in that there were two beautiful heated pools, security gate, shuffle board, basketball/tennis court, and playground. Of course the beautiful sandy white beaches is where we spent most of the time :-) We were also very glad to be so close to grocery stores and very affordable dinning options. Steve and Cheryl were very knowledgeable and helpful in assisting us as we planned our stay. Their F.Y.I. information which was included in the key package, was very useful in selecting things to do and places to eat. Steve and Cheryl are VERY enthusiastic about giving advice to make your stay full of wonderful lasting memories. We have experienced spring, summer, and fall and always left with looking forward to our next vacation stay in either their two or three bedroom condo! Guaranteed to make your family vacation the best!
ONE REASON WE ARE ABLE TO OFFER OUR UNITS AT A LESSER AMOUNT IS BECAUSE MOST FOLKS PREFER TO PAY WITH PERSONEL CHECK, BANK DRAFT OR OTHER 2 PARTY MODE . ACCEPTING THE USE OF A CREDIT CARD COST US AN ADDITIONAL 3.02% WITHIN THE "LOWER 48". OUTSIDE THIS AREA THE RATE IS 4.2%. MANY BUSINESS PRE PRICE THIS COST INTO THE ITEM / SERVICE SO MANY THAT PAY CASH ACTUALLY PAY MORE THAN THE C/C USER.


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ADOLFO MANTILLA OSORNIO
Adolfo Mantilla Osornio studied ethnology, German studies, art history, and anthropology. Throughout his work, he focuses on the fields of anthropology, art history museology, cultural management, postcolonial studies, as well as in semiotics, communication, and culture economics. He is the published author of several articles regarding critical aspects of the relationship between art, anthropology, and museology. He was a coordinator of the departments of Indo-European languages and an ethnologist at the National School of Anthropology and History (ENAH), and since 2002, has also been part of the department of ethnology at the same institution. He was also deputy director of exhibitions at the National Museum of Art (MUNAL) and at the Museum of Fine Arts (MPBA) in Mexico City and has been employed to coordinate and/or curate dozens of national and international exhibitions. Since 2017 he's been an Academic Coordinator for the Academy of Arts, in Mexico.
Profile of Adolfo Mantilla Osornio on the web page of Academia de Artes Mexico
Interview with Adolfo Mantilla Osornio
Apocalyptic and Post-apocalyptic Imaginary in Mexican art: From the 16th century to the Present Day
Employing a trans-disciplinary perspective, the project Apocalyptic and
Post-apocalyptic Imaginary in Mexican art: From the 16th Century to the Present Day departs from the premise that apocalyptic and postapocalyptic imaginary in Mexican art is one of the most powerful cultural dimensions to explore the experience of a radical
changes in living conditions. Considering these premises, the project identifies a main research area to study such representations through the art of Mexico (from the 16th century to the present day). This historical process focuses on the events that were perceived as apocalyptic over more than five centuries, until the COVID-19 pandemic. The project will analyse not only the apocalyptic figures of Christian imaginary but also the various notions of the end of the world in the Mexican culture.


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Review: January's Paradigm by J. Conrad Guest
I hate this man, Joe January. Hate him. Even as my respect for him grows, possibly even… a begrudging sort of affection. Who knows? Maybe someday we will see eye to eye and I will be able to say – January, you're a helluva man, and I'm enriched to know you.
This is precisely what makes January's Paradigm such a remarkable book. I have read it once, twice, and will read it yet again. January and I have an ongoing relationship, and that's how alive, how real, how tantalizingly, aggravatingly vivid his author has made him. J. Conrad Guest has created a kind of anti-hero, a Bogey sort of tough guy, a man's man who I suspect, deep in his isolated, walled-in heart, would very much like to be understood, appreciated, and… oh shivers, but yes, loved. His motto in life is to move through it unscathed by petty emotion. His relationships are not relationships at all – they are brief physical encounters. He cheats on the one woman who matters most in his life, and that is unforgiveable. Or is it? Because here is the intrigue of the book, here is Guest's sheer mastery of the art: he has created a character who transcends boundaries of reality and fiction, who pops through the shell of the author's skull and speaks to him, speaks from inside of him, and one man transforms the other and is then transformed himself in the process. He is the strength of a man as well as his most despicable weakness. He is the muscle as well as the whimper. He is the beacon in the storm as much as he is the shadow every man winces to find in himself if he is a man at all. If nothing else, January has courage. The kind of courage necessary to face his own weakness, his own shadow, his inner beast. He has the courage to recognize his cowardice in seeking only the most shallow of encounters with the parade of women in his life. How many men can do so? For all his fist-fighting, damsel-rescuing, tough-talking bravado… this is January's true gold. He can look in the mirror, and he is willing to see.
Infidelity is a wound inflicted on so many of our relationships, yet it scarcely draws the attention of anyone, save those involved. So many marriages split at the seams, so many families are broken, so many lies told, so many temptations succumbed to for so little, if any, reward. But have we the courage to understand why? Have we the courage of Joe January? Society has taken a microscope to the suffering of women caused by infidelity. Women, after all, are the warm-hearted sex that speaks freely of emotional pain, and sheds tears in public forums. Women's emotions are socially acceptable. Men, on the other hand, are encouraged from boyhood to be tough and thick-skinned and to hide their softer side. Joe January is very much a man society has created. If he is a man closed off from emotional intimacy, from the ability to love, have we the courage to acknowledge that we have required him to be this way? That we have made this sort of man our hero? While whining about the lack of sensitive men, have we indulged in doubletalk, still stubbornly giving the nod of respect to the man who is mean and hard and difficult to pin down? Have we encouraged the warm-hearted man to wear his heart on his sleeve, while secretly still pining for the bad boy? J. Conrad Guest has written a novel that reveals this conflicting message society sends to its men. He has created in "January's Paradigm" a hero who struggles with his emotional barriers. He writes about a male perspective on infidelity. Yes, men hurt, too.
January's Paradigm is the first of a promised trilogy – books that will, the author says, stand alone but also show a continued evolution of this intriguing character, Joe January. I am most eager to read the next one, "One Hot January." I expect at some point I am going to be won over by this tough character. The process is well underway.
Zinta Aistars is the published author of three books (a short story collection, a children's book, and poetry). She is an editor for LuxEsto, the Kalamazoo College alumni magazine and contributing writer to Encore magazine. Her work has also appeared in Welcome Home and Parade of Homes magazines. She has published poetry, travel essays, stories, and articles in the United States, Latvia, England, Sweden, Germany, and Australia. Her work also appears on several Web sites – webzines and ezines – including The Surface (upcoming August 2004 issue), River Walk Journal (upcoming Sept/Oct 2004 issue and again in the Nov/Dec 2004 issue), The Redbridge Review, The Moon, Bobbing Around, Burning Word, Insolent Rudder, coilMagazine, Poems Neiderngasse, The Paper, Poetry Life & Times, QuietPoly Writer's Magazine, and others.
Zinta is the recipient of the J. Jaunsudrabins Latvian Literary Award, the Erik Raisters Young Latvian Writer's Award, the Goppers Fund Latvian Literary Award, and has won two prizes in both the short story and poetry categories in the Kalamazoo Community Literary Awards 2000. She is currently at work on a second collection of poetry as well as a compilation of essays that describe her many travels both as a physical journey and as an exploration of an inner landscape. Also freshly underway–a novel called Beds, in which all scenes take place in and around beds.
Review: Brooklyn Noir by Tim McLoughlin
An Interview with Richard Gilbert by David F. Hoenigman
An Interview With Peter Schwartz by Timmy Waldron


Billions of dollars are spent by people who pop antioxidant supplements in an effort to stave off cancer, keep the heart healthy, and protect against a multitude of diseases.
But Nobel laureate James Watson - one of the scientists who discovered the structure of the DNA, said such supplements do not contain the "solution to health", despite what many commercial companies claim.
"If I have any message, it is that you won't be healthy by taking antioxidants," said the 87-year-old, who is chancellor emeritus at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Long Island, New York.
The American molecular biologist and geneticist was in Singapore recently to deliver a public lecture, in conjunction with a symposium and exhibition to celebrate fellow Nobel laureate Sydney Brenner's life in science.
Antioxidants slow down oxidation, a process that is part of normal bodily functions but which also damages cells. So, it would appear that antioxidants such as vitamin C, vitamin E, and others found in various foods, are a healthy choice.
But some studies have shown that, when taken in high-dose supplement form, the opposite has happened: Antioxidants actually increased the risk of certain diseases.
This could be because people are taking the wrong doses, or that different antioxidants have different effects on people.
Dr Watson said antioxidants, found in fruit and vegetables and produced naturally in cells, exist in a fine balance with oxidants - which are also produced, in small quantities, in normal cells.
He said: "The public has the perception that because oxidants kill cells, you would be better off with antioxidants."
But he said conflicting research has shown that oxidants are not all bad. For instance, exercise, which is known to reduce one's cancer risk, produces oxidants, which have been largely portrayed as the villains that cause cancer.
Studies have also shown that antioxidant supplements may do more harm than good.
In a 2013 paper, for instance, Dr Watson, who has spent decades studying cancer, wrote that anti- cancer therapies such as chemotherapy and radiation depend on oxidants to kill cancer cells.
So, consuming too many antioxidants could very well work against cancer patients, he said.
So eat blueberries "because they taste good, not because their consumption will lead to less cancer".
Antioxidants are found naturally in foods such as berries and prunes but companies also market them as supplements in pill form, or in other products such as drinks, sports bars, cereals and cosmetics.
And they are growing in popularity. According to a report by market research firm Transparency Market Research, the global antioxidant market is expected to grow from US$2.1 billion (S$3 billion) in 2013 to about US$3.1 billion in 2020.
Yet, despite the miraculous claims on some bottles, the medical benefits of many are unproven, and - unlike drugs - they do not have to go through stringent trials to ensure they are safe or actually work.
So, when it comes to staying healthy and living longer, Dr Watson has only one piece of advice - and that is to exercise.
"Now, at my age, the chief disease I worry about is dementia. And we know that exercise somewhat prevents, or helps prevent, dementia. So, my advice is, if you want to live longer, you have to exercise," he said.
He still keeps fit by playing tennis with a tennis pro every week.
"I play tennis with a racquet given to me on my 80th birthday, which (tennis star) Roger Federer once played with, so it's got Federer's signature on it," said Dr Watson.


This blog, Rambler's Pie: A Slice of Loyola, is something I value very much. When I was given this position as 'blogger' for the Undergraduate Admissions Office freshman year, little did I know how much I benefited from it. This blog gave me a second voice that was stronger, more descriptive, and creative. It allowed me to develop a lot of professional skills such as good communication, being organized and responsible, and having respect for my superiors and co-workers. Personally, I also gained more knowledge of Loyola, better writing skills, and developed a passion for helping prospective students steer towards a college education. Now as a senior just about ready to graduate, this blog must come to an end and this blog will be the last and final chapter. I am sad to see my 4-years worth of hard work come to an end but it is something that must be done. When one door closes, another door will open.
The Undergraduate Admissions office has been my home for the last 4 years and I had the honor of meeting so many outgoing people working in the department. When I was a freshman, I was nervous because I did not know anyone, but these people made me feel comfortable and welcomed right from the very beginning. Throughout the years, I opened my shell more and stepped out of my comfort zone. Because of that, my Loyola experience blossomed. My creativity through social media grew as well as my motivation to help first generation prospective students.
I remember one instance when a family member commented on one of my blog posts and asked to meet in person. Within the next week, I got to meet her and her niece (the prospective student) in person at the office and borrowed my supervisor's office to speak in a more appointment-based setting. From that moment, I knew that I WAS influential and that I DID make a difference through my blog posts. Another time, I was helping another supervisor with the Chicago Public School event downtown and sat with students to chat about anything. I brought many of my experiences including being a part of the Achieving College Excellence (ACE) program, which serves students of minor, first-generation, low-income, and/or disability status. A year after, I was extremely proud to see a couple of those CPS students not only go to Loyola, but be a part of ACE. It is obvious we are now good friends!
Later on, I joined the student worker family at the Undergraduate Admissions Office and things got completely better. Not only did I open myself to others more, but I enjoyed working the front desk and meeting the families. I had experiences I could share with them, I could offer advice about admissions, and most importantly, I could relate to their struggles in many ways (I was in their shoes only 4 years ago!). Therefore Open House, Loyola Weekend, and Weekend of Excellence are my most favorite Loyola events because I get to showcase the university that I honestly appreciate and love.
Open House and Loyola Weekend are awesome because we get to showcase all the best there is to Loyola – labs, dorms, curriculum, and more. As a student worker, I get to help plan these events and I always get excited! For the Weekend of Excellence, things are a little different because it is directed to CURRENT Loyola students, showcasing their talents and abilities. This year, I had the honor and privilege of getting the Motivational Member Award and my organization, Vietnamese Student Association, won 'Best Cultural/Ethnic Organization' and better yet, 'Organization of the Year.' In addition, I attended the ACE banquet and did a speech as well as got my graduation cords.
To say in the least, I have benefited from going to Loyola. It was an amazing experience filled with so many memories with good people including Sister Jean, Natasha Bhamla, and Dr. Rodriguez. I exhausted all my resources and have gained so much experience. I have grown into a young adult and I am proud to say that Loyola helped me shape into the person I am today. This is a bittersweet moment for me as I close this chapter of my life. Specifically, I am now closing my work with the social media team. Very soon, I will close other doors as graduation comes closer however I am quite hopeful for the future and the new experiences I will have.
Thank you for reading my blogs and thank you for traveling with me on my unique Loyola experience. It has been a pleasure serving Loyola and promoting a school that I dearly love.
Earlier this week, my organization (Vietnamese Student Association) had its last event of the academic year. It was a great event to celebrate the Vietnamese Diaspora and the new generation that came out of it. For instance, my mother was a Vietnam war refugee and came to the US for a better life; the new generation would be people like me who are born in the US. This generation tends to be more Westernized and less cultured on their roots in terms of language, traditions, and more.
As a new-generation person myself, I know it is challenging. The culture clash between Western and Eastern was sometimes overwhelming when I was young, especially language. At home, everyone would speak Vietnamese and when I got to school everyone spoke English. There were words and terms I knew in Vietnamese that I had trouble translating into English and vice versa. Not only that, but the culture was extremely different. I had learned a lot of respect and manners at home that were more/less relaxed at school. As time progressed, I understood my background more and accepted the two dynamics I was living in. As a first-generation college student, I realized I was on my own. I needed to learn things for myself because my family could not help (lack of knowledge and experience) with college applications and so much more. Through trial-and-error, I became more independent and took on as many opportunities as I could. I designed the American Medical Student Association t-shirt and participated in its organization, I became an Achieving College Excellence scholar, and finally became a student organization president.
I realize that I have to work so many times harder than the average person, to be successful. Given my background (and other personal reasons), I have to do my best. In order to be successful, you HAVE to take on any opportunities that come your way and build connections. Exhaust all your resources and let things happen. Even if you fail, you gain experience and learn from your lesson. And remember, its better to have experience than not have any experience at all.
At the beginning of my term in August, I wanted to bring a well-known speaker that had ties to Vietnam. I wanted to find someone that exemplified new-generation success, had experience doing VSA events, had a manageable quote, and was someone even non-Asians might even know of (given Loyola's demographic). With all factors considered, Richie Le was the best candidate. With the Fall of Saigon being on April 30, it was appropriate to save this event to the month of April and end the VSA term on a good note.
Richie is an amazing person. He has a successful YouTube channel with over 800,000 subscribers and over 130,000,000 video views of sketches, raps, and vlogs. Not only that, but he now runs his own clothing brand out of Seattle, Washington. He has always had a passion for sneakers, fashion, and Asian American lifestyle & culture. During our event, he shared his story and it was quite interesting to see how he was able to overcome the challenges. With the help of his producer, Gabe Tran, we learned to take advantage of any opportunities that comes our way and to never give up. To say in the least, I know that the students' self-esteem did go up– there was so much positive energy through smiles, laughs, and more.
Applying this to my life, I tend to take on any challenge that comes my way. Though I am an introvert, I make an effort to improve, gain experiences, and connect with others. As Richie is able to connect with the youth through Youtube, I am able to connect the Loyola community through my organization's events. I'll continue to strive for success because ultimately, anything can be at my fingertips if I really try.
What a weekend! I was so excited to see everyone there and make this event a success. From my end of the spectrum, I know that all the student workers and admission counselors have worked hard to bring you a great Loyola experience in all aspects. You got the opportunity to visit all 5 freshman residence halls, see and talk to professors at the department fair, mingle with students and learn about student organizations, visit the actual lab rooms (that are not shown during general tours), and create new memories.
As happy as all of this sounds, this Loyola Weekend event is my last one. I still remember my first Loyola Weekend event, where I took care of the luggage room and alphabetize people's belongings. The year after, I also did the luggage room and ended using barricades out the room because there was no more space. My third year, I helped with check-in and got to speak with so many people, face-to-face. It was exciting to be the first person to welcome prospective students and families to Loyola. This year, I was the photographer. I captured the memories and hopefully, I was able to preserve these moments for a long time.
Some people were even lucky to catch a glimpse (and even take a picture) of Sister Jean. She wanted to go into her office to finish up some paperwork, but unfortunately her office is smack-dab in the middle of the atrium/food court. There was no way she could avoid her 'fans,' trying to get to the room. Either way, I was able to chat with her the next day (after everything died down) and give her a gift that a family wanted to give her. She asked me how Loyola Weekend event, and I told her that it was a complete success, also due to her and the recent excitement from March Madness. She told me she could only hope that she could do more for Loyola and bring more spirit and liveliness to campus. Isn't that remarkable? Even at 98, and even in a wheelchair, she has so much willpower to help Loyola thrive and impress prospective students. The very next day, she was at Wrigley Park throwing the first pitch of the season for the Cubs, and still promoting Loyola!
Future Ramblers! This is YOUR time to come and see what the Loyola Experience is all about. We'll show you around ALL of campus, including talking to people in all the departments, visiting student organizations, and viewing all the Freshman residence halls. This is quite different than your average tour of Loyola, so please take advantage of the opportunity to see the most of our beautiful and amazing university!
Though March Madness is over, our Loyola spirit has not died down yet. Especially in the month of April, Loyola has so many things going on! This weekend, we will have Loyola Weekend, which pertains to incoming freshman and includes Scholars Night at the Field Museum. In the third week, we have Weekend of Excellence, which showcases all the accomplishments and success of the students who go above and beyond. This weekend has over 20 events going on, and I will be attending many of them. Furthermore, the last week of classes is the last week of April and the week after is finals week. The first week of May is finals week and the week after, I graduate. To say in the least, there's a lot of stuff happening!
This is the best opportunity for you to visit campus and see everything to its entirety and begin to meet your future classmates and friends. Still indecisive about which dorm you want to live at? You can walk into the residence halls and see for yourself- Mertz, Campion, De Nobli, San Francisco, and Simpson.
Do you want to get a head start on meeting actual students and getting involved with campus clubs and activities? We've got that at Gentile Arena. You can meet actual students and professors at the department fair and see all the clubs/organizations at the Student Life Showcase! My organization, Vietnamese Student Association, will be there so make sure to stop by and get a free pin to wear!
Throughout the day, there will be presentations on all your lingering questions. Financial aid, student life, academics, and all of the above– our Undergraduate Admissions Office counselors will help break things down so you and your parents can easily understand and know how to proceed. After working at this offices for years and observing other university admission events, I can firmly say that we honestly make effort to answer your questions and reassure you.
Lastly, after Loyola's great March Madness experience, we definitely have a boost of school spirit and sense of community. There's a bigger flame of excitement and with the rest of the things happening at Loyola in the month of April, we are close to setting the world on fire as St. Ignatius said.


Metacognition is a term that spans many sub-areas in psychology and means different things to different people. A dominant view has been that metacognition involves the monitoring of performance in order to control cognition; however, it seems reasonable that much of this control runs implicitly (i.e., without awareness). Newer still is the field of implicit memory, and it has different connotations to different sub-groups as well. The editor of this volume takes it to mean that a prior experience affects behavior without the individual's appreciation (ability to report) of this influence. Implicit memory and metacognition seem to be at two opposite ends of the spectrum -- one seemingly conscious and control-oriented, the other occurring without subjects' awareness. Do these processes relate to each other in interesting ways, or do they operate independently without reference to each other? The relatively novel conjecture that much of the control of cognition operates at an implicit level sparked Reder's desire to explore the interrelationship between the two fields. Developed within the last two decades, both fields are very new and generate a great deal of excitement and research interest. Hundreds of articles have been written about metacognition and about implicit memory, but little if any material has been published about the two areas in combination. In other words, Metacognition and Implicit Memory is the first book attempting to integrate what should be closely linked efforts in the study of cognitive science.


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About Anderson Guncraft
Serial Number 011
The Anderson Guncraft replica Model 1874 Gatling gun, serial number 011, was originally built in April 1987 and sold to a Dr. Hal Fillinger (now deceased). This particular gun was marked in a manner similar to the original with stamps provided by Dr. Fillinger.
This gun first came to our attention in February 1998 by an individual who saw our display at an Ohio Gun Collectors Association show. He had purchased the gun in 1990 from a dealer who guaranteed the gun as a "restored original".
The story told to this individual was that this gun was damaged in the fire at Bannerman's Castle in 1969. It and the other eleven "fire survivors" were then restored. This story, of course, is a total bald-faced lie. In addition, our manufacturer's info, serial number, caliber, and model info, which is mandated by federal law, was removed by persons unknown.
After seeing our replica guns, he had my dad inspect serial number 011 in detail to determine its status. It was determined, by complete disassembly, to be 100% of Anderson Guncraft manufacture and showed absolutely no signs of being in a fire. This individual was able to get his money back, and the dealer apparently consigned the gun to the Rock Island Auction Company and the gun was presumably sold to someone else.
In digging through some files I stumbled across a page my dad had removed from a Rock Island Auction Company catalog. On the reverse he wrote the date, 12/5/99. A scan of the catalog page can be seen at the bottom of this page.
In December 2017 I stumbled across an expired listing (from 2016) on Heritage Auctions site that listed a Model 1874 "musket length" Gatling gun, serial number 011, on a carriage as a "restored original".
Here is the original listing description:
Serial Number 11
U.S. Colt Model 1874 Gatling Gun in 45-70.
Serial number 11, .45-70 caliber, having 10 barrels and as with keeping of the Model 1874's, does not have a barrel shroud. The gun barrels are 32-inches long They have the muzzle end hex shaped to facilitate a spanner [wrench]. All marked with the serial number and from 1 thru 10. As in all Model 1874 models, there is no assembly numbers, only the serial number 11 on most parts. Note: Beginning with the 1875 models there are both serial numbers and assembly numbers. This gun is marked on top of breech end MODEL 1874 and the inspector initials HN. It is also marked MODEL 1874 on the right side of the breech housing. The frame is marked No 011 on the right top near middle of the gun. All bolts are properly marked with the assembly [serial number 11] and match the barrel numbers: 1 thru 10. This particular gun is fitted with a "Horizontal Oscillator" which allows the gun to fire side to side without effort of the gunner. This device is US marked and is from the WATERVLIET ARSENAL. Note: The gun is using a "Bruce Feed". This device fits where a 40 round magazine would normally be inserted and is fed 1-20 round box of ammunition at a time, enabling the gun to fire in excess of 1000 rounds per minute. Amazing for a gun built in 1874! This particular Bruce Feed is also US marked but was made at the Springfield Arsenal. According to the Colt Gatling Gun records, this was one of 29 Gatlings shipped to the United States Army on April 22, 1874. Note: Fewer than 1300 Gatling Guns were manufactured by Colt. Gun comes with letter from noted Gatling Gun Expert, Crockett Keller confirming configuration.
Crockett Keller Collection.
Condition: Fine as configured. Serial number 011 was restored to almost new condition approximately 20 years ago. Reportedly 3 barrels were replaced. It appears the Axel is original where as the tang and wheels are replacements. The hardware/furniture on the gun carriage appears to be original Gatling Gun carriage parts, with the wood being replaced. The wheels are complete reproductions. According to consignor and Gatling gun expert, Mr. Keller, "the gun is in shootable condition and shoots very well, both fast and accurately. If kept well oiled when firing, naming is minimal". Mr. Keller also states, "This gun has been fired with modern ammunition and has performed well. It is my opinion that only "cowboy" loads be fired from their gun. I have seen burst barrels on a couple of Gatling Guns and it is not a pretty sight. Original or reloaded cartridges loaded with black powder substitute is my recommendation. Ten-X out of California is a good source of this ammunition".
I looked up Crockett Keller and found he owns/owned a business in Texas. Finding an email address for him I sent an email on December 27, 2017 only to have it come back as undeliverable. Here is the email I sent:
My name is Barry Anderson, owner/operator of Anderson Guncraft. My shop builds full scale functional replica Gatling guns. I ran across an expired Heritage Auctions listing (LOT #40090) that listed a Model 1874 Gatling serial number 011 as an original gun. According to published Gatling gun serial number information the original Model 1874 Gatling with serial number 11 was a short "Camel gun" not a long barreled gun such as yours.
As you know, current federal law requires that a firearms manufacturer mark the guns they make with certain identifying information. On our replica Gatlings we machine a flat surface on the bottom of the breech casing ahead of where the oscillator mounts. No original Colt built Gatling has this flat surface. This particular gun, serial number 011, was built by my dad, John Anderson, and delivered to the original buyer in April 1987. The original buyer's name was Hal Fillinger and he provided original steel stamps to mark the gun in an original manner.
Sometime between April 1987 and February 1998, persons unknown removed our manufacturer's info from the bottom of the gun in violation of federal law. In February 1998 the gun came to our attention by an owner who thought (and was told) the gun was a restored original. In the course of that episode, my dad inspected the gun by disassembling it and conclusively determined that it is one of our replicas. I retain the letters sent back and forth in our files that detail a previous attempt to pass the gun off as a restored original. The story given being that the gun was one of twelve guns that survived the fire at Bannerman's castle in 1969 and was restored along with the others.
I am disturbed that someone is still using our craftsmanship to cheat others. I strongly recommend that you look at the bottom of the bronze breech casing and determine if there is a machined flat present. If there is, the gun is not an original Colt built gun. This is not the only way to tell one of our guns but it is the easiest. If you would like to have copies of the letters and etcetera, I would be happy to provide copies to you.
Barry Anderson
This particular gun will also have screw thread pitches that are the same as the Unified Thread series that did not exist prior to about 1910. For example, the thread pitch for the six screws that fasten the breech casing to the frame on an original Colt manufactured Gatling is 3/8-18 while serial number 011 has the standard 3/8-16NC thread pitch.
The way the Colt built Model 1874 Gatling was finished from the factory was that all of the steel parts were left "in the white" or "bright", that is, with no surface finish such as blueing or browning applied. If one looks carefully at the frame of the gun close to the muzzles one can see that the paint is flaking off. This gun is finished exactly the way my dad finished his replica guns, polished bronze, blued barrels, screws, and Bruce feed parts, and the frame painted black.
As noted above in my email, in published Gatling gun serial number info, the original serial number 11 is a Model 1874 "Camel" Gatling gun with 18 inch barrels, of which 56 were built in 1874 (serial numbers 1 to 56, inclusive). Only 8 "musket length" Model 1874 guns were built in 1874 (serial numbers 57 to 63, inclusive, and number 105).
I have a sheet of paper listing the locations on the gun where the original stamps were used.
The inspector's initials "HN" are for Henry Nettleton. Mr. Nettleton inspected Lee and Hotchkiss rifles, Colt, Remington, and Smith and Wesson .45 caliber revolvers, and Colt Gatling guns between the years 1876 and 1880. How would his initials have showed up on an 1874 Gatling when he started inspecting Gatlings in 1876?
The gun features an oscillator that is marked "Watervliet Arsenal". It is my opinion, from studying photos of original oscillators, that this is pure fantasy. The oscillator was considered as a part of the gun. Its parts are listed on the parts list of the gun. Since it was a part of the gun, Colt produced the oscillators, not a government arsenal. Also the "lock plug handle" on the back of the gun is not the proper pattern for the early guns (1874-1879) but is actually the pattern used on the guns made in the 1890s. At the time this gun was manufactured (1987) my father did not have access to an original early style handle to copy, so he used the later style handle on all of his replicas. See the photo below of the proper early style lock plug handle.
In studying photos of original Model 1874, 1875, 1876, and 1877 Gatling guns, it seems that the model date stamp on the right breech casing rail was started on the Model 1876 and was not present on the Model 1874. I have photos of original 1874 Camel gun, serial number 40, and there is no "Model 1874" stamped on the right breech casing rail. Similarly I have photos of a couple of other original Model 1874 Camel guns (serial numbers unknown) and they also do not have the model year stamp. The model year stamp is specifically mentioned in the 1877 inspection manual (dated 1878) as to its placement (for the Model 1876 and 1877 guns). It is not mentioned in the 1875 manual, although the model date stamp does show up on at least two original Model 1875 guns that I know of.
Double digit serial numbers on original Gatling guns were double digits. Original Camel gun serial number 40 is marked 40 not 040. The zero preceding the serial number is something Anderson Guncraft does to mark its guns.
Photos (below) of Anderson Guncraft's replica Model 1874 "musket length" Gatling gun, serial number 011 on a carriage from the auction listing. Included is a photo of an original Camel gun showing the proper lock plug handle for the 1871-1879 Gatlings.
I'm providing this information in the interest of setting the record straight and to help prevent the ignorant, dishonest, and unscrupulous from using our craftmanship for the purposes of fraud.
Copyright © 2022 andersonguncraftgatlings.com - All Rights Reserved.


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Gingrich calls GOP debate bickering unbecoming
Gingrich tells CBS's "The Early Show" that harsh exchanges between Mitt Romney and Rick Perry at the Las Vegas faceoff were unbecoming.
He says "you have to have some sense of maturity and some sense of seriousness." He adds that "it hurt everybody to have bickering going on the way it was going on in that debate."
Gingrich, who has been unable to pierce the upper tier of Republicans in poll standings, says "the American people deserve a chance to see us act in a mature and responsible way." The former House speaker says he's looking forward to a one-on-one debate early next month in Texas with rival Herman Cain.


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Narcissists and Scapegoats: A Comparison of Traits and Behaviors
Naomi Soleil
Neurodiversity, personality disorder
By Naome Soleil, Ph.D.
A history of Narcissists and Scapegoats
We are not always loved the way we would like to be loved. – John Campbell, M.D.
For twenty years, I have unintentionally been studying narcissists at home, in workplaces, and throughout society. The frequency with which I met narcissists over the years not only caused me to examine my role as a recurring scapegoat, but also spurred my curiosity to measure the strengths and weaknesses of both narcissists and scapegoats. One significant comparison between narcissists and scapegoats is that people identified with narcissistic traits show lack of empathy, whereas people with scapegoat traits are empathic. (Julie Hall) This single comparison of empathy has a significant impact on relationships in all aspects of our lives from infancy to old age.
This story begins at home. When one or both parents exhibit narcissistic traits and behaviors, they model self-centeredness, control and manipulation, emotional detachment, and inequitable treatment of their children for no logical reason. The parents create an unhealthy climate for children to grow as equally valued people and worthy of their parents' love and belonging within the family. This does not mean that parents treat each child the same in order to be fair to each member of a family unit. On the contrary, it means that the needs of each child, though different, are recognized and nurtured. As Brené Brown and other researchers have stated, humans are imperfect and "wired for struggle", but every individual is worthy of love, respect, and belonging within the family unit.(The Power of Vulnerability)
For many children, home can be a scary place as narcissistic parents impose power and control over their young. Silencing family secrets is one way narcissists maintain control and establish a dysfunctional family dynamic. Distortions of reality created by narcissistic parent(s) divide siblings by creating false beliefs about who they are. Whereas, the good child fits the family worldview and receives praise and rewards, the bad child is perceived as a misfit, as "different" and criticized or punished unfairly. Parents who consistently view one child or children as the "favorite(s)" and one as the "failure" tend to hold fast to their beliefs about their children into adulthood.
Favorites in narcissists
Narcissism is a spectrum disorder that manifests traits and behaviors ranging from healthy narcissism, such as realistic self-esteem and assertiveness to unhealthy coercive arrogance and aggression.( The Narcissistic Spectrum ) For the purpose of this blog, the emphasis is midway along the spectrum to the extent that the narcissistic behavior is an entire way of being that clouds logical reasoning and rational actions. Decisions are not based on understanding and appreciation for each child's interests, talents, potential, and achievements. That would skew the faulty beliefs firmly and rigidly held by the narcissist(s). Until one member, usually the scapegoat, speaks up and finds support, the favorite(s) happily absorb the traits and behaviors of narcissists and enjoy privileged treatment from the parents, as a result.
However, the favorites may be victims, too, by conforming to the parents' distorted view of reality. A favorite child, for example, may resent special treatment that adds pressure to appear flawless in order to retain a sense of entitlement. On the one hand, a favorite who seeks approval to earn conditional love also internalizes a lack of empathy for a sibling who is the recipient of disapproval and withheld love. This veiled disconnect from the heart stunts emotional maturity and moral conscience. The adult who lives on the surface and does not question injustice within the family is unable to change. In one example, a favorite developed more than one personality so that even members of her extended family did not realize her distortions of reality and anti-social behaviors towards her aging parents and scapegoated sibling.
Favoritism can be highly destructive in relations of power and authority over others "as occurs in parent-child, teacher-student, and boss-subordinate relationships" (Favoritism and Scapegoating). While the scapegoat is vulnerable to predatory relationships and may find acceptance in religious cults, gangs, terrorist organizations, or abusive partners, a healthier path is to speak up about abuse of any kind. Abuse involves mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual aspects that cause suffering. Ideally, a scapegoat moves away from unhealthy narcissistic influences to find support with individuals and groups who understand and practice compassion, love, and respect as ways of being and interacting in relationships with others. In fact, Julie Hall has identified ten scapegoat traits that could transform our chaotic, violent world.
Scapegoat traits
Empathic
Justice-seeking
Internalizes blame
Emotionally reactive
Highly sensitive
Protective of others
Questions authority
Care-taking
"Different" in some way
As a recovering scapegoat, I acknowledge these traits and behaviors that have enriched my life. To the narcissists who mistakenly thought I would be more docile, weak, insensitive, superficial, arrogant, self-absorbed, emotionally indifferent to the needs of others (except theirs) and experienced me as "different" and perhaps "difficult", and not fitting in with the status quo, I can only say Mea Culpa. Allan Schwartz writes, "The bottom line is that making someone the scapegoat is abuse, whether that person is a child or adult." (Dysfunctional Family and Role of Scapegoat)
Naome Soleil, Ph.D.
Naome Soleil has a Ph.D. in Language and Literacy Education from the University of British Columbia and First Nations House of Learning (2002). After graduate studies, she focused on holistic and participatory methods in Indigenous studies, teaching, research, presenting at conferences and workshops and writing curriculum materials for adult literacy programs. She has also participated in health advocacy and refugee resettlement projects. Naome practices Taoist Tai Chi, Somatic Meditation, and Reiki Self-Healing and enjoys keeping her different brain active, writing creative non-fiction and unravelling generational trauma with a Body Code therapist.
Autism / Independence – Do All You Can, While You Can
Amalia Starr tells of how the loss of Brandon, her son with autism, highlights the importance of living life to the fullest.
SMILE Miracles: Don't Underestimate Potential on the Autism Spectrum
After three years of operations, Rob & Denise Resnik offer their perspectives on the productive and dedicated SMILE team- a company of talented young people on the autism spectrum.
Replace Autism Awareness With Autism Acceptance
Autism awareness, what does this really mean? Logos, colors and symbols that represent autism awareness are prevalent during the month of April. People equate the symbols with the autism spectrum. However, being aware that autism exists and comprehending what the autism spectrum is composed of, the challenges faced by families, children and adults who live with autism 12 months out of the year is a totally different and pressing issue.
An Employer's Guide to Autism & Neurodiversity
Do We Need Famous People to Generate Dyslexia Awareness?


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7 Songs With Confusing Meanings That Have Puzzled Generations Of Music Lovers
By James Tison
Sometimes you can listen to a song for years, only to discover after loving it for so long that you had no idea what that song was actually about. In fact, there are tons of songs with confusing meanings, misheard lyrics, or double entendre. Often, you discover that you didn't know the meaning of a song at a really inopportune time, like when you choose the song for karaoke and realize onstage that you don't actually know the lyrics. Or when you're driving in your car, and your friend (who does know the lyrics) hears you sing whatever nonsense words you think are in the song and laughs at you for your naiveté.
Don't be too hard on yourself: it's not your fault. Sometimes, musicians have a really difficult time enunciating when they're ripping into a song, and nobody knows what the heck they're saying. In other cases, the lyrics are so vague, or mired in double entendre, that the hidden meaning can completely slip by you. And some songs have such a sick beat or killer music that you're completely distract from how serious, sad, or ridiculous the lyrics are.
Here are seven songs whose meanings slipped by most of us at first...
"Dancing On My Own" — Robyn
RobynVEVO on YouTube
It took me years of drunkenly dancing to this song at hipster bars throughout Brooklyn before I actually listened to the lyrics. It turns out, they're incredibly sad!
"Poker Face" — Lady Gaga
LadyGagaVEVO on YouTube
After this song became a mega-hit, Gaga confirmed numerous times that it's about her bisexuality, much to the surprise of the millions of heterosexuals who had been singing along completely unaware.
"Puff The Magic Dragon" — Peter, Paul, and Mary
60soldies on YouTube
Look, everyone likes to think of this song as being about smoking weed, but, if you actually read the lyrics, you'll see that the song is actually about absolutely nothing. It's complete nonsense.
"Born in the U.S.A." — Bruce Springsteen
anner92 on YouTube
On the surface, this song sounds like one of the most rousingly patriotic tunes ever written, so much so that numerous political candidates have used it on the campaign trail. In fact, the song is about the horrendous mistreatment of soldiers returning from Vietnam after the war.
"Every Breath You Take" — The Police
ThePoliceVEVO on YouTube
"Such a heartfelt song about love," you thought when you first heard it. Listen a little more closely, however, and it's clear that the song is actually from the perspective of an obsessive stalker. "Every breath you take, every move you make, I'll be watching you..."
"Hit Me Baby (One More Time)" — Britney Spears
Granted, I was in about fifth grade when this song came out; nevertheless, all I heard was an infectious beat and addictive chorus. Reading through these overtly vulgar lyrics as an adult, however, I'm shocked that my parents ever allowed me to listen to Britney Spears at all after this hit.
"Semi-Charmed Life" — Third Eye Blind
uesertest on YouTube
So upbeat! Such a glossy video! Who would ever suspect that the song is actually about a couple on a meth binge? Certainly not optimistic 90's music fans...


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November 22, 1908: Movement grows for statue of Duluth's namesake by August Rodin
On this day in Duluth in 1908, prominent Duluthian and mining executive F. E. House of the Du Lhut Monument Association expressed renewed enthusiasm to have a famous sculptor carve a likeness of the city's namesake, Daniel Greysolon Siuer du Lhut, out of Point of Rock. Month's earlier Bishop James McGolrick had suggested that August Rodin, famous for The Thinker and The Kiss, should be given a commission to make a bronze likeness of du Lhut to be placed in Duluth's newly planned Civic Center. He called Rodin "the great master, who is now the Michael Angelo [sic] of the twentieth century." Rodin was apparently open to the idea and had not only done research on du Lhut but had "completed a general scheme for a statue, a monument over seven feet tall carved out of marble." He also agreed to execute the piece for $30,000, a bargain considering he was making a sculpture of Shakespeare for $100,000. The plan also had the approval of former mayor C. H. Graves, who at the time was the American ambassador to Sweden. House had just returned from a trip to Chicago where he met with architect Daniel Burnham; Burnham suggested Duluth act fast, as Rodin was approaching 70. The statue, House and Burnham agreed, would make Duluth a mecca for art lovers. Despite much public enthusiasm for the plan, the project never materialized and was not mentioned in newspapers after November 1, 1909. Today a 1965 statue of du Lhut by Jacques Lipchitz stands at the University of Minnesota Duluth's Ordean Court. Throughout its coverage of the 1908 Rodin issue, the Duluth News Tribune referred to du Lhut as "Jean" though that was never his name—find out why here.
Auguste Rodin.
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Author Archives North Dakota State University
Beef cattle, Livestock
Make sure rations are adequate for lactating cows
The first 60 to 90 days post-calving are the most nutritionally demanding period in the production cycle, and the expectations for a cow at this time are many
By North Dakota State University April 30, 2019
Calving season is in full swing, and the first 60 to 90 days post-calving are the most nutritionally demanding period in the production cycle, according to two North Dakota State University animal scientists. "The expectations for a cow at this time are many," says Janna Block, livestock systems specialist at the Hettinger Research Extension Center.
Country Crossroads
Be prepared for flooding this year
Planning is a vital part of fighting the flood water
By North Dakota State University April 3, 2019
"Knowing what to do will help keep you and your family from panicking and having to make last-minute decisions," says Ken Hellevang, North Dakota State University Extension agricultural engineer and flooding expert, when referring to the threat of flooding. NDSU Extension has several resources to help you prepare for a flood. Visit the NDSU Extension's
Livestock, News
Don't Become Complacent Around Livestock
By North Dakota State University March 12, 2009
Farmers and ranchers who work with livestock need to stay vigilant around those animals. "Most ranchers and farmers who have cattle and horses like working with animals and interacting with them," said Charlie Stoltenow, an extension service veterinarian with North Dakota State University at Fargo. "The more they work with cattle and horses, the more


In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2008-1637, CVE-2008-3217.
For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 3.1.4-1+etch2.
For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 3.1.7-1.
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