^ The average commercial electricity rate in Tower, MN is 11.27¢/kWh.
^ The average residential electricity rate in Tower, MN is 13¢/kWh.
^ The average industrial electricity rate in Tower, MN is 9.23¢/kWh.
The average commercial electricity rate in Tower is 11.27¢/kWh.
This average (commercial) electricity rate in Tower is 27.49% greater than the Minnesota average rate of 8.84¢/kWh.
The average (commercial) electricity rate in Tower is 11.69% greater than the national average rate of 10.09¢/kWh. Commercial rates in the U.S. range from 6.86¢/kWh to 34.88¢/kWh.
The average residential electricity rate in Tower is 13¢/kWh.
This average (residential) electricity rate in Tower is 14.54% greater than the Minnesota average rate of 11.35¢/kWh.
The average (residential) electricity rate in Tower is 9.43% greater than the national average rate of 11.88¢/kWh. Residential rates in the U.S. range from 8.37¢/kWh to 37.34¢/kWh.
The average industrial electricity rate in Tower is 9.23¢/kWh.
This average (industrial) electricity rate in Tower is 41.13% greater than the Minnesota average rate of 6.54¢/kWh.
The average (industrial) electricity rate in Tower is 38.38% greater than the national average rate of 6.67¢/kWh. Industrial rates in the U.S. range from 4.13¢/kWh to 30.82¢/kWh.
Tower is a city located in Saint Louis County in the state of Minnesota, and has a population of approximately 500.
For more information about Tower electricity, or for additional resources regarding electricity & utilities in your state, visit the Energy Information Administration.


LA VERNE, CA — The University of La Verne women's soccer team's defense held tight against the high scoring Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens.
But the Leopards let one goal slip past and couldn't find the back of the net themselves, falling 1-0 Wednesday night.
Jasmine Valadez picked up two saves in the game.
The Leopards got some urgency late in the game, attacking the Sagehens' box. But La Verne had trouble getting off shots, finishing with just three in the match with two of them coming on goal.
The Leopards drop to 2-8-2 overall and 2-7-1 in SCIAC Play. The Sagehens improve to 10-2-1 and 7-2-1 in the conference.
The Leopard host the Cal Lutheran Regals this Saturday at 7 p.m.


Pramiracetam (N-[2-[di(propan-2-yl) amino] ethyl]-2-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl) acetamide, CI-879, Pramistar, Neupramir, Remen) is a fat-soluble nootropic in the racetam-class of compounds.
Pramiracetam was first synthesized by scientists at Parke-Davis in the late 1970's. It was first tested with Alzheimer's patients. Seeing mixed results, the company tried it with major depressive disorder. And licensed Pramiracetam as an orphan drug to Menarini who continued research on using it for dementia.
In 1991, the company licensed Pramiracetam to Cambridge Neuroscience Inc. (CNI).[i] The nootropic was then tested for restoring cognitive function after stroke or traumatic brain injury.
Researchers found that Pramiracetam was up to 30-times more potent than the original Piracetam. In Europe this nootropic is prescribed for the treatment of dyslexia, ADHD, dementia and other memory problems. Brand names for prescription Pramiracetam include Pramistar, Neupramir and Remen.
Pramiracetam has gained a reputation in the nootropics community for optimizing cognition. It's a favorite with students and executives for boosting cognition, focus, memory, and recall.
Neurotransmitters: Pramiracetam has a profound effect on the synthesis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh).[iii] ACh is critical for encoding new memories, concentration, cognition and neuroplasticity.
Cerebral Blood Flow: Pramiracetam increases nitric oxide (NO) activity in your brain.[iv] NO acts as a vascular dilator which means it relaxes blood vessels allowing for the freer flow of blood. Increased blood flow delivers more oxygen and nutrients to brain cells promoting better learning and memory.
How does Pramiracetam work in the Brain?
Pramiracetam (N-[2-[di(propan-2-yl) amino] ethyl]-2-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl) acetamide or CI-879) is one of the newer nootropics in the racetam-family.
Pramiracetam was developed by Parke-Davis in the late 1970's from Piracetam by substituting the amide group with a dipropan-2-ylaminoethyl group. Parke-Davis was once America's largest and oldest drug maker. It has since been acquired by Pfizer as part of their acquisition of Warner-Lambert in 2000.
Pramiracetam as a nootropic is legal, and sold in many parts of the world as the prescription drug Pramistar, Neupramir, or Remen. In the United States, Pramiracetam is sold as an OTC 'research compound', and readily available to the nootropics community.
Pramiracetam shares a unique quality with Coluracetam in the racetam-class of nootropics. Its primary method of action is boosting high affinity choline uptake (HACU) in the hippocampus. It helps increase acetylcholine synthesis and function which helps overall cognition, improved memory and recall, learning, and focus.
Pramiracetam has been shown in the lab to not directly influence GABA, dopamine, norepinephrine, or serotonin in the brain.[vi] So don't look to Pramiracetam to correct mood and anxiety issues.
Pramiracetam does increase nitric oxide activity in your brain. Helping to increase cerebral circulation which improves the efficiency of brain cells needed for motor function, learning and visual function.
Pramiracetam boosts brain health and function in several ways. But two in particular stand out.
Pramiracetam improves memory. Several animal and human studies show that Pramiracetam has a significant impact on memory.
In this animal study researchers administered Pramiracetam to rats in a one-trial test. This is significant because it proves that Pramiracetam works right out of the gate. It doesn't take multiple doses, or a couple of weeks to build up in your system. It works on the first day you use it.
As we get older, our brain chemistry and metabolism changes. And it seems these changes are affecting younger and younger people.
All of these changes are contributing factors to age-related cognitive decline. Early signs of these effects can be seen in poor decision-making, difficulty learning, and even recalling simple things like an important appointment.
But even if you're not concerned with the signs of aging, Pramiracetam can help.
Pramiracetam helps boost acetylcholine (ACh) synthesis and use in your brain, and increases cerebral circulation.
As a nootropic, Pramiracetam easily crosses the blood-brain barrier.[xi] And since it is fat-soluble, it must be taken with a healthy fat to ensure absorption.
Pramiracetam increases the amount and efficiency of acetylcholine by influencing the high affinity choline uptake (HACU) system in your brain. This increase in ACh can have a profound effect on overall cognition and memory.
With Pramiracetam, you'll find it easier to focus and learning ability will improve. This increase in ACh in your hippocampus helps with logic and understanding complex mathematical and technical subjects if that's your thing.
Increased neuroplasticity from more acetylcholine and improved cerebral circulation affects long-term potentiation.[xii] So you may find it easier to recall long-forgotten memories.
Many neurohackers report that taking Pramiracetam quickly gets your brain firing on all cylinders. There is an intense increase in focus and possibly even a boost in confidence.
But once you get accustomed to this laser-like focus, the novelty wears off and you become used to being able to focus at will.
Pramiracetam is reported to be great for intense, long study sessions. Or when you face logical, attention-based tasks where you need sharp focus. Like when you're doing a presentation before the Board, or a group of VC's.
This nootropic makes burning through tedious, arduous tasks that require a level of sustained focus easier, and that would otherwise seem difficult.
Others report improved recall ability, fluidity of thought, and ease of verbal communication and numerical calculations.
Researchers working with old Fisher-344 rats found that the aged rats had a consistently different EEG profile from young rats. They found slow brain waves were present in both the frontal cerebral cortex and hippocampus. Theta brain wave activity was missing altogether but was dominant in the brains of young rats.
Theta brain waves are associated with creativity, integrative experiences and relief from trauma. Theta waves are commonly experienced by meditators. An "ah-ha moment" is a burst of Theta waves in your brain.
This research team found that Pramiracetam normalized brain wave activity in the old rats. And even more interesting was that its older sibling Piracetam did not produce this effect on brain waves. And that tolerance to Piracetam was a problem.
Researchers in Italy investigated Pramiracetam effects on memory, and memory training by a therapist. Types of memory measured were objective memory and metamemory performance.
Metamemory is both the inner-knowledge of one's own memories combined with the processes for formulating new memories with no inner-knowledge.
35 healthy volunteers were chosen with an average age of 64.8 years. 10 subjects received memory training only, 8 received Pramiracetam, 10 received both memory training and Pramiracetam, and the control group received nothing.
Results of the study showed that those receiving both memory training and Pramiracetam experienced a significant improvement in memory. Followed by the Pramiracetam group. The memory training-only group and control group scored the lowest.
This double-blind placebo-controlled study worked with young males who suffered cognition problems due to brain injuries. The men had problems with memory and recall.
One group received 400 mg of Pramiracetam daily for 18 months. And the other group a placebo. Memory was measured during the trial and for 1-month after Pramiracetam was discontinued.
Recommended Pramiracetam dosage is 250 – 400 mg up to 3-times per day. One Pramiracetam dose in the morning, and one in the early afternoon, and if you're doing a 3rd dose do it later in the afternoon.
Pramiracetam is fat-soluble so for best results take it with a quality fat like extra virgin, cold-pressed unrefined coconut oil, MCT oil or olive oil. If you don't take Pramiracetam with supplemental fat, don't expect much of an improvement in cognition.
Pramiracetam is one of two racetams (the other is Coluracetam) that have a profound effect on high affinity choline uptake (HACU). This means it will help your brain make more acetylcholine (ACh) and boost the use of ACh.
Acetylcholine is synthesized from the available choline in your brain. Which means for best results you should stack Pramiracetam with supplemental choline. We recommend a good quality choline source like Alpha GPC or CDP-Choline.
Pramiracetam tastes particularly nasty. So you may want to get capsules or tablets rather than powder (unless you're making your own capsules).
DO NOT try to take Pramiracetam sublingually because it will literally burn the lining of your mouth.
Pramiracetam is non-toxic. So is considered well-tolerated and safe.
As with many of the racetams, Pramiracetam can cause headaches because it boosts the use of acetylcholine in your brain. Choline supplements like Alpha GPC or CDP-Choline can help you avoid this side effect.
Many neurohackers also find that stacking Pramiracetam with a choline supplement boosts the effect with improved memory and cognition. And this is supported in several research studies.
Some users report that Pramiracetam blunts their emotions. Decisions when it comes life and work issues are logic-based rather than emotional. This can be good or bad depending on the situation of course. You could call it "emotional objectivity".
Pramiracetam is sold in tablet, capsule and powder form. Tablets and capsules are usually 250 or 300 mg each.
In Europe, Pramiracetam is a prescription drug under brand names Pramistar, Neupramir, or Remen.
We recommend using Pramiracetam as a nootropic supplement.
Your body does not make Pramiracetam on its own. So to get its benefits you must take it as a supplement.
Pramiracetam is especially helpful for those suffering from age-related cognitive decline. Its boosts high affinity choline uptake (HACU) which means more acetylcholine (ACh) is available in your brain. Providing a significant improvement in cognition and memory.
Pramiracetam is also particularly useful to students and executives who want to boost cognition, focus, learning and memory.
Pramiracetam is fat-soluble so stack it with a good quality fat like coconut oil, olive oil or MCT oil.
You should use Pramiracetam with a choline supplement like Alpha GPC or CDP-Choline. It helps boost neural acetylcholine, so demands the presence of more choline in your brain.
You can safely boost daily intake of Pramiracetam to 1500 mg if needed. But most find that lower doses are more effective.
[v] Sutin, Lawrence (2000). Do What Thou Wilt: a life of Aleister Crowley. Macmillan. p. 253. ISBN 978-0312252434.
Nice write-up. I should use your site more often for this type of thing.
My experience with pramiracetam was that a 400 mg dose was way too much for me, making me feel like thinking was a chore, and made me more tired and lazy. Smaller doses, such as 50 mg, seem to be more beneficial. So far, with that size dose, I think I find myself recalling pertinent information at the right time, where I would normally overlook it.
Ben, thanks for sharing your experience with this racetam. It's why I always say Your Mileage May Vary (YMMV). And that stands for any supplement because each of us is unique. Are you using an acetylcholine precursor with Pramiracetam like Alpha GPC or CDP-Choline?
No. Although I bought it with alpha-gpc, I haven't taken them together yet. I wanted to see how the pramiracetam affected me on its own.
Do you think higher doses will work better with alpha-gpc?
Pramiracetam like any of the racetams nearly always work better when stacked with something like Alpha GPC. I find that I don't get nearly the effect with Aniracetam unless I stack it with Alpha GPC or CDP-Choline.
Pramiracetam has a "profound effect on the synthesis of acetylcholine". Which means you need the precursor to make the ACh that your brain is demanding. If not, the racetam will not work as well. And you could very well get a racetam-headache.
Mainly Nootropics I have spent a fortune and not much seems to work, when I say " work " I mean I want to feel it , feel stimulated and just "there" Modafinil is the best yet I have no access to it anymore as I had a prescription when I lived abroad.
As far as Nootropics I have bought everything I have seen in yur videos but with little to no results, perhaps because I do not know how to stack it.
Today for the first time I tried racetams, yes I have watched all your racetam videos but still, it is complicated.
Shockingly the amounts in the bottle are so so small. as I got the sample from nootropics depot.
But I wanted your videos on all and played around has I bought empty pill caps I put a small amount of each in them some more than others and took fish oil will all of then and ALCAR yet nothing is happening, should I take more?
Again I want the stimulation and motivation and fluency they you get from vyvance , progigil etc.
At any rate thank you so much for your amazing content.
Justin, you should get great results that you can feel with something like Phenylpiracetam. Other racetams can be more subtle but still work really well. It really depends on your unique chemistry and experimenting until you find the right ones.
But dosage is absolutely key to experiencing any results with the racetams. For example, most of them affect acetylcholine in some way. Most of us do not have nearly enough choline in our body and brain to start with. So we need to assist the racetam and our brains with a choline supplement. The best acetylcholine precursors when stacking with the racetams are Alpha GPC or CDP-Choline.
You are on the right track with healthy oils. But I would use unrefined coconut oil (1 tablespoon) each time you dose a racetam stack. Because the amount of oil in fish oil capsules is not nearly enough to improve the bioavailability you are looking for.
I've also found that racetams work better with a highly bioavailable B-Complex stack (i.e. Life Extension). B Vitamins are required for neurotransmitter synthesis, brain cell signaling, DNA and RNA maintenance, gene expression and more.
And you are correct that some of the racetams require very small doses (like 30 mg). So making sure that racetam has all the support it needs in your stack is key to making it work well.
Many supplements I have invested in provided no results like alpha GPC, perhaps because I took it by itself(?) I also read somewhere that you can use ALCAR as a substitute.
I did dose a little more of what you suggested and I did feel it just slightly more.
Thank you again for your channel and know people are watching and learning a great deal, I love how you really dive into the science of it and explain it so everyone can understand, Fish oil for example which I knew it was important I had n idea about DHA and EPA etc I am surprised you advised against DMAE as I thought it was considered to be a good nootropic.
I have watched your video on NALT quite a few times because I am taking a supplement that contains N-Acetyl – tyrosine but it's a workout supplement ( Lipo 6 Stim free) is it the same as the nootropic?
I would love more videos that suggest what you should not take with certain supplements as well, I just went on a "break" from Rhodiola Rosea , Licorice root, and dandelion root pills.
lastly, I do not think you have a video that covers types of protein, I go to the gym so I drink a lot of protein shakes of course Protein has BCAA's including quite a bit of L-tryptophan so why does it not make us sleepy? Also consuming tofu as a protein source, it gets complicated. Future video ideas . Thank you so uch for your work !
Justin, ALCAR is NOT a substitute for Alpha GPC. Please carefully read the review of each to understand why. ALCAR donates a methyl group to help produce acetylcholine. Alpha GPC is a byproduct of phosphatidylcholine (PC). Your brain uses Alpha GPC when it needs more choline (NOT acetylcholine). But it will help contribute the choline needed to make acetylcholine when needed. I realize the neuroscience can be confusing. So just understand that one is not a replacement for the other. I use both for a couple or reasons which I won't go into here. But each brain is unique and you need to find out what works best for you.
If you are using any of the racetams, you need what Alpha GPC or CDP-Choline can provide. ALCAR on it's own will not be enough.
A high quality Omega-3 that is high in DHA is absolutely required for a healthy brain. Quality once again is key.
I do not recommend DMAE because it is useless for the most part. We have far better alternatives for enhancing choline in our system. I use DMAE 5-days per week only because I also use L-Carnosine. DMAE helps reduce the lipofuscin produced with L-Carnosine use.
The NALT you have in your workout supplement is considered a nootropic of course. Quite a few sport-related supplements include one or two nootropics as part of their stack.
As a male I would never use Licorice root (or anything with licorice in it) because it kills testosterone. Rhodiola and dandelion are great.
I plan on doing a review of BCAA's later this year. This site is devoted to brain optimization so the review will be from that point of view.
Thank you very very much, This is very helpful and it does get very confusing!
I take licorice root on purpose to decrease my libido.
Thanks again for your amazing content.
I got a few question I want to ask you.
I use to take, Madafinil ( I can feel the affect bodily and mentally 100% no subtel), Armadafinil ( I can feel the affect bodily and mentally 100% no subtel), Nootpet (subtle mental affect), Pramiracetam (subtle mental affect), Oxiracetam (subtle mental affect), Magnesium Threnote (subtle affect), Alpha GPC (subtle bodily affect) and now I will try Phenylpiracetam and Alpha Brain.
Which nootropics or medine listed above will show a false positive, or fail drug test? I am really scared to continue taking this drug because of that I have job that does extentive drug test.
And why is it when I take Madafinil I feel the effect? I can feel it like wow I am sharply awake, alert, motivation, focuse and the body energy level is so powerful.
Why do I only get subtle affect when taking all the nootropics I have listed above?
Is it because Madafinil and Armadafinil are in tablets form not capsules ?
Please also give me website links I can purchase all nootropics in tablets form, can you do that please?
I read your post aswell you said something about taking vitamin B to feel nootropics full benefits affect! Is it true when I take vitamin B and nootropics e.g. the affects will become more powerful as I want? Because I take high dose I still feel mild affect not full power affect of these nootropics.
Please get back to me I am dying to read your replies to the questions I have asked you.
Modafinil and Armodafinil both act as dopamine reuptake inhibitors which causes more dopamine to be available in your brain. Dopamine gets converted into the other catecholamines including norepinephrine and epinephrine. This mechanism of action increases alertness, motivation and it feels like an energy boost.
Most of the racetams affect acetylcholine in your brain. Do a little research on dopamine and acetylcholine and what they do and you'll understand why prescription stimulants like Modafinil work as they do.
The closest in action to stimulants in the racetam-family of nootropics is Phenylpiracetam because it increases the density of receptors including dopamine receptors.
How these compounds are delivered (i.e. capsules vs tablets) is important of course. But it's the mechanism of action in your brain that is what you should focus on.
As for drug tests, it all depends on the tests being conducted. I would think most would test for prescription stimulants. And a couple of the major athletic organizations have banned Phenylpiracetam at one time or another.
The B-Vitamins are involved in and required for making all the major neurotransmitters in your brain. And some are involved in the cycle that fuels mitochondria. If you are missing or are low in any of these critical B-Vitamins, the nootropics in your stack that affects those neurotransmitters will not work. Because your brain cannot make those neurotransmitters without the B-Vitamins.
I will be publishing a "buyer's guide" within the next couple of months with ideas on where to buy these nootropics.


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It's almost too easy to make fun of business jargon. The volume of content satirizing corporate lingo is infinite, and much of it is savage and biting. It's cliche to point out the cliches, and it's all been said before. We know better now. And we've heard it from clients: less jargon, more precision. Noted.
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Perhaps some measure of corporate-speak is here to stay. If so, maybe we can take a more generous view, even as we experience the instinct to satirize. It's inevitable that we'll seek new ways to say the same thing, as much to enliven our daily conversations as to clarify our positions. We're ruled by jargon, and we should accept it. After all, content is king.


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The Buzzer Game
The Buzzer Game Information
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The Buzzer Game is a test of patience and concentration. It requires nerves of steel, as the Techo that runs it will try his hardest to knock you off your game. If you manage to master these traits, you may even win an avatar!
The point of this game is to guide the hoop from one end of the wire to the other without touching it. If the metal hoop touches the wire, the buzzer will go off - this causes you to lose a life and restarts the level.
There is no time limit for each level, but you will receive bonus points if you manage to complete a level in under 30 seconds, for a total of 1 point per second remaining on the "bonus clock". Take note that you only have three lives in this game, and there are no opportunities to earn more.
The only control used in this game is your mouse. Click the green circle on the leftmost end of the wire to begin a level. After you have clicked it, the hoop will move where your mouse moves. You do not have to hold down the mouse button during the game; use your cursor to guide the hoop. Each level finishes when your hoop crosses over the red circle at the other end of the wire.
Beginning at level 3 the game will throw many distractions at you in an attempt to make you lose a life. The main distraction is random noises, so you should mute your computer while playing. The Techo will also make faces at you, his eyes can glow red, and he sticks his tongue out whenever he pleases. In addition, a variety of fruits and other items will fall from the top of the screen, behind the wire, at random intervals.
Each level is worth 20-50 points upon completion (see the table below). The only other way to earn points during the game is through bonuses received for finishing levels in under 30 seconds. If you receive no bonus points, you will have to play 11 levels in order to receive the avatar. There are no bonus points for ending the game with remaining lives.
You are guaranteed to receive the avatar if you are able to complete the game.
The below table reflects completion of the levels without bonus points being awarded.
Buzzer Game Scoring
Level Points Received Total Game Points
There is actually a fairly simple and nearly foolproof strategy to playing this game successfully.
First, use the cheat code cheese OR hit your "Ctrl" button before playing the first level. Activating this cheat will make your mouse cursor pop up on the screen and remain there for the rest of the game. This allows you to use your cursor to guide the hoop, instead of trying to guess based on what you can see. As long as the tip (point) of the cursor remains in the center of the black wire, you're in the clear.
Second, do not be afraid to play each level as slowly as possible. It is not worth losing a life in an attempt to receive a bonus from the level.
Mute your computer to decrease in-game distractions.
Use the largest game resolution to make the wire easier to see.
Type the code cheese at the beginning of the game to show the cursor.
Type the code salamander while the timer is ticking to skip a level. You will not receive any points, however you can use this code as many times as you want.
On level 13, you can skip over the entire loop, simply follow the wire to the right when you reach the intersection.
If you wait until the bonus reaches "0" and then lose a life, your bonus will reset to 30 and stay there! You can only use this trick twice per game, though, as you only have 3 lives.
Level Solutions
In total, there are fifteen levels. You will not need to play all of them in order to achieve an avatar-worthy score, as long as you receive bonus points from some levels.
Skip To: Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 Level 8 Level 9 Level 10 Level 11 Level 12 Level 13 Level 14 Level 15
If you're inactive for a short while, the Phantom Orange Shirt Guy will appear at the back of your screen. He also appears in several other games!
Techo - The Buzzer Game / Guide
Send a score of 300+ points in The Buzzer Game.
When activated, the 2019 Charity Corner perk, More for Less, decreases the score needed to 240+ points.
This game guide was written by: noileh
This page was last updated on May 7, 2018.

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The "Big Freeze" of 1947.
The winter of 1947 is even now remembered as one of the harshest recorded and is still the subject of quite fierce debate as to whether it was harder than that of 1962/63. In the Forest in 1947, fairly isolated as it then was and suffering from the after-effects of World War II, the severity of the weather forced those living in the Forest and the Forest towns and villages almost into a state of siege. At least that is how we hear it told.
These photographs give some idea of what it was like and a little bit of how some people responded to it. In this Photo the young ladies were enjoying themselves climbing up Littledean Hill ... and then we read this report and all our thoughts about "How It Really Was" changed.
Read what it was really like in Cinderford on the night of Thursday, March 6th, 1947.


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Caption trustees standing behind honorary degree recipients: Louis V. Gerstner Jr. Class of 1963, former IBM chairman and CEO, philanthropist, Dartmouth alumnus; Susan Desmond-Hellman, Oncologist, biotech leader, and chancellor of the University of California, San Francisco; Judith Jamison, Dancer, choreographer, and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater artistic director emerita; (Carol L. Folt, President of the College); Geoffrey Canada, Canada, president and chief executive officer of Harlem Children' Zone, Inc., a nonprofit organization that provides educational opportunities to children from underprivileged areas in New York City' Harlem; Alanis Obomsawin, Canadian filmaker, singer, and social activist; Subra Suresh, Engineer, scientist, and former director of the National Science Foundation; William H. King Jr, Class of 1963, Litigator, civic leader, Dartmouth alumnus, and former trustee, posted June 9, 2013, on Dartmouth Now, Interim President Carol Folt (center), and members of the Board of Trustees and several Trustees Emeriti with the honorary degree recipients prior to Commencement on June 9. The Board was on campus for its June meeting and to participate in Commencement ceremonies.
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Dennis W. Kelly Named Inaugural Dean of the Q. William Hammack, Jr. School of Business at Oglethorpe University
Atlanta, GA (04/25/2018) — Dennis W. Kelly has been named inaugural Dean of the Q. William Hammack, Jr. School of Business at Oglethorpe University, effective October 15, 2018. Kelly currently serves as Interim President of Smithsonian Enterprises in Washington, D.C., and brings a long legacy of corporate and nonprofit leadership in Atlanta and beyond.
In September 2017, Oglethorpe announced the largest gift in its history, a $50 million commitment from alumnus Q. William "Bill" Hammack, Jr. '73, to establish the school of business while supporting its core tradition of liberal arts and sciences. The Q. William Hammack, Jr. School of Business will open in fall 2019.
"After an extensive nationwide search, Dennis Kelly proved to be the ideal leader to launch Oglethorpe's Hammack School of Business," said Oglethorpe University President Larry Schall. "Dennis has deep roots in Atlanta's business and nonprofit communities and has an impeccable track record of working with complex education and research organizations and identifying the resources necessary to support those institutions."
As the inaugural Dean, Kelly will serve as chief academic officer of the business school, responsible for developing a strategic plan to grow programs, both in variety and enrollment, generating philanthropic support to implement the vision, and working with faculty to train future liberal arts business leaders.
"Oglethorpe is not only unique in Atlanta, it is unique because of Atlanta. Creating a business school within a small liberal arts and sciences university in the heart of one of the world's great cities is a one-of-a-kind opportunity," said Kelly. "I'm ready to collaborate with the Oglethorpe faculty, students and community to build programs that are truly distinctive in the marketplace."
Dennis W. Kelly is currently the interim president of Smithsonian Enterprises, the revenue-producing organization at the Smithsonian Institution with three primary divisions: media, retail, and business development and licensing. The media division includes Smithsonian and Air & Space magazines and their online products; Smithsonian Books; goSmithsonian, a brochure and online guide for visitors; and the Smithsonian Channel. The retail operation includes museum and airport stores, the Smithsonian Catalog, two IMAX Theaters, food concessions and adult and student travel programs. Consumer-product licensing encompasses agreements with more than 40 companies permitting the use of the Smithsonian name following collaboration with Smithsonian staff and curators.
Kelly also served for seven years as the director of the Smithsonian's National Zoo. Kelly oversaw the 163-acre facility in Rock Creek Park and the 3,200-acre Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia. He was responsible for the operations of the public Zoo in Washington, which has nearly 2 million visitors a year, and managed the Zoo's research programs, including groundbreaking work by Zoo scientists in conservation biology around the world. He oversaw the fundraising and education programs coordinated by the Zoo's membership organization, Friends of the National Zoo. In 2016 and 2017 Kelly served as the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, the accrediting body for the field.
As president and CEO of Zoo Atlanta from 2003 to 2010, Kelly enhanced that institution's scientific and animal welfare programs and visitor experience and rebuilt its marketing, government relations and fundraising capabilities. He raised more than $40 million in public and private funds for Zoo Atlanta during his six-year tenure.
Prior to Zoo Atlanta, Kelly had joined Green Mountain Energy Co. in 1999 as president and soon after was named CEO and Vice Chairman. Green Mountain Energy provides renewable energy and "sustainable solutions" to residential and commercial customers.
Kelly spent 16 years with the Coca-Cola Company (Atlanta) serving in varied capacities, including Vice President & General Manager, Special Operations (Minute Maid Company); Vice President, Marketing Services - Coca-Cola USA; and Vice President & Director, Strategic Marketing Presearch, Research & Trends. In 1997, Kelly was appointed chief marketing officer for Coca-Cola Europe, overseeing marketing efforts for flagship and local brands in those markets.
Kelly began his career with Procter and Gamble (Engineer/Department Manager) in Jackson, Tennessee, and then Touche Ross & Company (Management Consultant) in Atlanta. Kelly earned a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an MBA from Harvard University.
About Oglethorpe University
Founded in 1835, Oglethorpe University is Atlanta's only co-educational small private college, home to 1250 eclectic and engaged students from 33 states and 38 countries. Renowned for its groundbreaking Core program, Oglethorpe's academically rigorous programs emphasize intellectual curiosity, individual attention, close collaboration among faculty and students, and active learning in relevant field experiences. Oglethorpe joins theory and practice in its A_LAB (Atlanta Laboratory for Learning), an incubator for experiential learning through internships, study abroad, civic engagement, and undergraduate research.
Under the leadership of President Lawrence Schall since 2005, Oglethorpe has entered an unprecedented era of innovation and growth, evidenced by increased enrollment and philanthropic giving, and new strategic entrepreneurial partnerships. Since 2013, Oglethorpe has seen the addition of an award-winning campus center; a residential complex with six state-of-the-art classrooms; and the expansion of arts and athletics facilities. Oglethorpe's partnership venture with LeadAbroad has expanded its global footprint with the development of five global campuses in Barcelona, Cape Town, Greece, London, and Rome. In 2019, Oglethorpe will open the I.W. "Ike" Cousins Center for Science and Innovation and the Q. William Hammack, Jr. School of Business. In 2017, Oglethorpe received a $50 million gift commitment, the largest in its history, from alumnus Bill Hammack '73 to establish the Q. William Hammack, Jr. School of Business.
Oglethorpe is home to the Conant Performing Arts Center, Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, study abroad partner LeadAbroad, and the Piedmont School of Atlanta. The Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels compete in the NCAA Division III Southern Athletic Association. Website: oglethorpe.edu
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Dennis W. Kelly, Inaugural Dean of the Q. William Hammack, Jr. School of Business at Oglethorpe University
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Users who have a Mojang account (the default account type for all accounts registered after November 2012) - In the Minecraft game launcher, click on your username or email address in top right corner - Click "Log Out" - Log back in with your account credentials. If I ban someone on my server, and they change their username, do they stay banned? Yes, and the same is true for whitelisted... Thanks to the Minecraft Game Type Changer, players can now switch back and forth between game modes. Simply run the tool, select the world that you wish to change, and then choose whether you want it to be in creative mode or in survival mode.
Enter a space, and then type minecraft: (or press Tab as a shortcut). Every block in this game has a technical name, such as minecraft:stone , minecraft:planks , or minecraft:redstone_torch . The first part is necessary only for autocompletion purposes, as described in Step 8.


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How will your TV look like in ten years' time?
Imagine, the tv set in your home may be about to be changed into a combination of internet and tv set.
Recently in the US, Google's boss, Eric Schmidt announced that in the next month or so Google TV will go live in the US.
Google joins a host of other internet companies that want to transform our viewing habits by integrating TV with interactive web features. So far, all have failed. The trouble is, some TV services allow viewers only to stream stuff on-demand from the internet, but without any live TV. Others, provide live TV, but with only limited access to the web. Google claims it will bring together live TV and unfettered access to the web for the first time.
In years to come, the most profound change to our TV habits will come via technology that allows us to share and socialise via our screens. Those who gain will be those who work out how to draw on the success of social networks such as Twitter and Facebook.
How social TV work is by allowing people to share and discuss the program irrespective of their location.
Many people think of TV viewing as a solitary experience. But it is not. Social TV could soon make TV guides obsolete. The large number of channels is so overwhelming for viewer to navigate.
How to make the availability of content 24 hours a day? Media owner are unlikely to hand over their programmes to viewers without getting a sure reward. On the other hand, social TV could make it easier for advertisers to target particular social groups.
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Handsworth, West Midlands, in the United Kingdom, has experienced a number of riots in the last few decades.

Handsworth Riots may refer to:

 1981 Handsworth riots
 1985 Handsworth riots
 1991 Handsworth riots
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The latest drops from Kappa Kontroll, Soulland and Patta.
The biggest drop off the week was undeniably Supreme's first online offering of the season, with the New York brand's much-anticipated 2017 fall/winter collection making its way on to the web store. Putting aside the obvious, however, the past week also gave us the arrival of the long-awaited Thames x Fred Perry collab as well as strong Scandinavian pieces from Acne Studios, ARKET and Norse Projects. And the upcoming week isn't shaping up too badly, either: Amsterdam-based Patta is following up its fall/winter apparel drop with a monochrome bag capsule, while Danish brand Soulland has returned with a new collaboration and Kappa Kontroll is back with a new collection.
We've put together all of the best products that are dropping in Europe this week, as well as where you can find them and all the other information you'll need to cop.
Fresh from releasing its full fall/winter collection, Dutch streetwear giant Patta returned with a set of bags to accompany the main drop. The monochrome four-piece capsule includes a Neck Wallet and a multi-compartment essentials bag, as well as an adjustable Waist Bag and the Storm Backpack — which comes with a 15 inch laptop compartment. Patta's fall/winter bag collection is available now from the brand's web store.
Copenhagen's Soulland headed down under for its latest collaboration, teaming up with Australian retailer Contra on a T-shirt and sticker pack drop. The tee in question takes its inspiration from a short-term trend for luxury tulips in the 17th century, which led to a widespread price crash, explaining the piece's distinctive flower graphic and accompanying "MADNESS" text. The T-shirt is available now from the two brands, along with the free sticker pack.
Italian brand C. P. Company has earned a reputation over the past 40 years for its technical fabrics and strong outerwear pieces, which continue to stand the test of time with this latest offering. The two coats making up the "Digital Camo" pack come with a unique three-layer fabric and a digital camouflage print which gives the jackets a 3D look. Both jackets in the capsule are available now from the C. P. Company web store.
It's been a busy week for Eytys, with the Swedish footwear brand unveiling a new brutal minimalist silhouette as well as the lookbook for its 2017 fall/winter collection. The latest release features the type of understated and classy sneakers that the brand has become known for since it was founded back in 2013, with the ubiquitous purple heel tab featuring throughout. The collection from Eytys is available now from END. and other retailers.
To celebrate this year's Notting Hill Carnival, Boiler Room has teamed up with Urban Image and David Hoffman on a collection of graphic tees. All of the proceeds raised from the T-shirts will go to the victims of the Grenfell Tower tragedy in London earlier this year. The Boiler Room Carnival T-shirts are available now for £35 GBP (approximately $45 USD) from the web store.
German electrical company Braun has looked back into its archives to reissue two of its iconic watches. The AW10 and AW50 were designed by legendary duo Dietrich Lubs and Dieter Rams and originally hit the markets in 1989 and 1991 respectively. The two subtle, minimalist watches come off the back of eye-catching collaborations with Off-White™, BEAMS and Supreme. Braun's AW10 and AW50 are both priced at £200 GBP, or around $256 USD, and are available now from the web store.
After taking his A-COLD-WALL* brand to dizzy new heights, back in January Samuel Ross announced that he would also be working on a brand of concrete objects called "Concrete Objects." The London-based designer recently took to Instagram to reveal that the first collection of industrial homewares is available now from Italian retailer Slam Jam's Milan store.
Sportswear brand-of-the-moment Kappa recently revealed its fall/winter collection through its Kappa Kontroll line. The new drop features classic sportswear pieces such as track jackets and track pants, as well as more refined pieces such as a standout denim jacket and hoodies combining two of the brand's classic logos. The collection is available now from Slam Jam Socialism's online store.
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A regular-season Big 12 title has long since fallen out of the picture for Iowa State, but over the weekend the Cyclones started building the framework to finish strong and make a postseason splash.
With the re-appearance of some contributors who vanished during a lengthy rut, 21st-ranked Iowa State seeks its first winning streak this month and seventh win in a row over Oklahoma State when it closes its home schedule Monday night.
The knock all season on the Cyclones (20-9, 9-7) has been a lack of depth that shone clearly during a 3-5 stretch from Jan. 30-Feb. 22, thwarting their Big 12 title hopes while Kansas went on to secure its 12th straight.
Though all five starters average at least 10 points, Iowa State ranks 342nd of 346 Division I teams with 10.8 points per game off its bench - by far the worst mark in the Big 12. The average bench production, which would be Iowa State's lowest since the 2001-02 team's 7.8, dipped to 6.6 through the team's month-long lull.
But behind the re-emergence of a pair of key reserves, Iowa State improved to 13-2 in Ames with Saturday's 80-61 win over Kansas State. Jameel McKay and Hallice Cooke combined for all 24 bench points, the most for the Cyclones since scoring a season-high 30 against Coppin State on Dec. 30.
Cooke has averaged only 3.0 points in his first season with the Cyclones after transferring from Oregon State, but he surpassed his nine-point total from his previous 10 games - including four straight without a point - with 10 against the Wildcats.
McKay averaged 14.2 points and 9.2 rebounds in 16 games to open the season, but he lost his starting job earlier this month after returning from a two-game suspension for violating team rules. The senior forward looked rejuvenated Saturday in his second straight double-digit scoring game, posting 14 points and 17 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the season and first since Jan. 6.
Iowa State, which closes the regular season Saturday at Kansas, logged its sixth straight win over Oklahoma State with a 64-59 victory Feb. 6 in Stillwater. Georges Niang tallied 18 points and nine rebounds, but Cooke accounted for all three of Iowa State's bench points while McKay served the first game of his suspension.
Jeffrey Carroll had 18 points to lead the Cowboys (12-17, 3-13), though senior starter Jeff Newberry was held to two while freshman phenom Jawun Evans sat out his first game after suffering a season-ending shoulder injury.
The Cowboys, who have lost four straight and are 1-8 on the road, have struggled to score without Evans, another blow to a team that has played since mid-November without last season's second-leading scorer, Phil Forte, due to an elbow injury.
Oklahoma State has made 38.5 percent of its shots in its last seven games and averaged 58 points, fifth- lowest in the nation in that span.
''When you take your two best players off your team in this league, it's tough for anybody," coach Travis Ford said. "This league is just unforgiving. It's not excuses, it's reality."


A new book on the Trump Administration argues that it's dysfunctional, full of infighting and incompetence.
But a better case for that argument is not the juicy quotes and salacious details in Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House (some of which are contested by the people involved). It's the White House's reaction to the book so far.
Written by longtime New York media columnist Michael Wolff, the book is definitely a scorcher.
After a British newspaper published quotes from the book Wednesday and New York magazine put an excerpt online, the reaction from the Trump White House was swift and characteristically excessive against both the book and former adviser Steve Bannon.
All of that squares with Trump's method of hitting back "10 times harder," but it's hard to see how it helped the White House.
For one thing, it only added to the attention the book was getting, helping rocket it to No. 1 on Amazon in a single day. Trump's over-the-top response also reportedly convinced Bannon to cancel a positive statement he'd been planning on making. But, most seriously, it seemed wholly improvised in the moment, only adding evidence to the contention that the White House is incompetent.
The thing about books is that they take a long time to write. Publishers announce when they've signed an author and decided on a publication date. Media rollout plans aren't exactly public, but they aren't hard to figure out. And the White House has visitor logs — not available to the public — which clearly could have tipped them off ahead of time to the fact that, as they now say, Wolff came to meet Bannon 95% of the time.
It's hardly a secret that Bannon has been estranged from Trump lately and people inside the White House would be best positioned to know what he might say about his time there.
In the past, a president's handlers would have anticipated all this, starting with what Wolff claims was a pretty loose permission to hang around the White House in the first year of the Administration. He's been known in the past to cozy up to sources, as he did with Trump staffers, only to burn them harshly in his book. And as a prominent writer in New York City, he should hardly be an unknown to this White House especially.
Even then, presidential aides might have laid the groundwork to fight the book by quietly raising doubts about Wolff's past work, some of which has been criticized as recreating scenes inaccurately. They might have had Trump publicly break with Bannon before the book came out so that his comments would be seen as sour grapes or selectively leaked old internal memos that made him look bad.
Alternately, they might have taken the high road and simply declined to comment, letting the media and the public hash out the trustworthiness of the book's version of events. Or they could have made key players available for extensive interviews with rival publications to set the record straight on some of the key moments described in the book .
Instead, the White House lashed out at a former top campaign official and White House aide seemingly on the fly, giving a vivid example of the very infighting, incompetence and dysfunction the book claims exists.


Awwww they made an angry but great couple together :P Pity they couldn't stay together for long ;(... Thanks for sharing.
Nice work, especially for something you did in your spare time! Too bad these two couldn't find their happy ending in the series. But with Stellar's "problems" that was inevitable to say the least. Thanks for sharing!
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In December 2012 Michael quit his job in Los Angeles and embarked on a world wide trip traveling from East to West. In May 2014 I quit my job in England and started my own round the world trip traveling from West to East. That August we met for the fist time in Phong Nah, Vietnam and spent a couple of hours having a very memorable conversation. A few weeks later we arranged to meet up again and spent 10 days together in Chiang Mai, Thailand. We then both continued on with our journeys as finished our trips as planned.
The following March, Michael returned to Los Angeles and then in April, I arrived to visit him, and we have been together ever since. We spent two months in the States, followed by two months in England. A job opportunity for Michael led to 15 months living in Wellington, New Zealand, before a month of traveling in Indonesia and Malaysia in November 2015 on our way to Los Angeles which is where this blog starts.
For more information on our trips check out our blogs. I also wrote a short book detailing how much my life changed on my trip and in the two years afterwards.


We're in the middle of a Bitcoin boom. The popular cryptocurrency has steadily increased in value – reaching a record value of over $12,000 this year* – and showing no signs of stopping.
While Bitcoin is the highest profile example of cryptocurrency, there are plenty of alternatives on the market. If you're interested in getting involved in mining cryptocurrency, this blog will discuss the different options available – and how to find a currency that balances costs and revenue.
Before choosing a cryptocurrency to start mining, it's worth brushing up on the competitive nature of cryptomining.
All cryptocurrencies are validated against a distributed, peer-to-peer blockchain ledger. Miners that discover new blocks can then add them to the chain, and receive some units of the cryptocurrency in return.
But only the first person to identify and add a new block gets the pay-out, making it a race between all miners to be the first. And for currencies like bitcoin with a finite amount – it means there is increasing competition in the mining space. This can make it very challenging to get started mining big cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum or Ripple.
Lesser-known and upcoming currencies may not see the same level of competition found in Bitcoin mining – but they also potentially lack the longevity of more established currencies, and may not offer the same revenue opportunities.
More competitive mining environments, on the other hand, offer much bigger revenue potential – but much greater risk as well.
That's because the cost to power a mining operation can be vast. Between the cost of dedicated hardware, the power and cooling needed to support it, and the connectivity needed to contact cryptocurrency networks, there's a balance to find between the costs of mining and the potential gains.
Due to the volatility of the cryptocurrency market, I can't offer any concrete suggestions on what currency you should mine – the information might be out of date next week. But what I can do is offer a suggestion of how to balance cost and potential profit.
All cryptocurrency mining will require some kind of upfront investment. But as the mining environment becomes more complex and competitive, so the cost of entry rises.
If you choose to mine a lesser-known and less competitive cryptocurrency, for instance, you will be able to do so with fairly meagre processing power – and fairly meagre requirements for power and cooling. On the other hand, for something like Bitcoin, your mining equipment will need to be significantly more powerful to keep up with large and powerful groups already mining, demanding much higher purchase, power and security costs.
Option 1 may not be possible depending on your current circumstances, and may not be advisable depending on your appetite for risk.
Option 2, however, is not only possible, but easier than ever with hosting options like colocation.
A colocation data centre can help you significantly reduce the power, cooling and security costs of your mining operation. By bringing the costs down, you can enter more competitive mining environments, and work on cryptocurrencies that can offer you the greatest revenue opportunities.
To find out more about more about cryptocurrency, and how colocation can transform mining profitability and risk, take a look at our cryptocurrency mining white paper.
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