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Where You Live Made A Difference:
Americans' Involvement in Presidential Nominating Process Varied Substantially From One State to the Next
State-by State Rankings Candidate Knowledge Questions
Americans' attention to the 2000 presidential nominating campaigns varied substantially from one state to the next. Residents in some states paid relatively close attention to the election while those in other states took much less notice. These differences were closely associated with the time and attention a state's nominating contest received from the presidential candidates and the national press.
These findings are based on nearly 40,000 survey interviews conducted during the past eight months by the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. Since early November, the Shorenstein Center has conducted a weekly national poll of more than 1,000 respondents as part of its Vanishing Voter Project. Each weekly poll has included four questions designed to measure the level of citizens' campaign involvement: whether citizens are currently following the campaign, whether they can recall a recent campaign news story, and whether they have recently thought about or talked about the campaign. The four questions together are the basis for the Voter Involvement Index a weekly measure of how engaged Americans are in the campaign. When the results of all of the weekly polls are combined, state-to-state differences in involvement levels during the nominating phase emerge.
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Not surprisingly perhaps, New Hampshire residents had the highest average involvement level. They were more likely than residents of other states to have been following the campaign, and talking and thinking about it. Residents of Arizona and Massachusetts ranked second and third on this involvement measure. Wyoming residents were at the bottom end of the Involvement Index with Alabama and North Dakota just above them. On a typical day during the nominating process, New Hampshire residents were nearly twice as likely as Wyoming residents to be following the campaign or thinking and talking about it.
Involvement levels within a state were closely related to whether its primaries or caucuses were actively contested. On average, residents of Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Michigan, and the eleven Super Tuesday states each of which held its contest before the nominations were decided were more likely than residents of the other states to score high on the Index. While this pattern is not particularly surprising, it is significant that the impact of a contested primary extended beyond the time at which it was held. Stimulated by a competitive race, residents of these states continued to think and talk about the campaign at a heightened level even weeks after the campaign had moved on to other states. "Our data strongly suggest that once hooked in the early, contested primaries, voters tend to retain their interest and enthusiasm for an extended period," says Marvin Kalb, co-director of the Vanishing Voter Project and the Executive Director of the Shorenstein Center's Washington Office.
National news coverage also served to engage states' residents. Although coverage of the campaign was heavier in the period before Super Tuesday than afterward, not all states that held their contests on Super Tuesday or earlier received the same amount of attention from the national press. The New York and California contests, for example, received substantially more coverage than those in Ohio and Missouri, and New York and California residents had higher involvement levels than Ohio and Missouri residents.
Differences in involvement levels were related to residents' awareness of election issues. The higher the average level of involvement in a state, the more likely its residents of the state were to know the candidates' policy stands. "We know from past studies that involvement affects what voters learn in a campaign," says Tami Buhr, research coordinator at the Shorenstein Center. "And here we have dramatic evidence that, as involvement levels vary across states, so does the level of information in these states. When the campaign activates a state's residents, they are better informed. When it fails to activate them, they know less."
These findings highlight the influence that the structure of the nominating process has on public engagement. Although the nominating process in principle involves all the states, the sequence of the primaries and the media's tendency to highlight particular contests affects people's ability to engage and learn from the campaign. "Whether people think and talk about the campaign, and pay attention to news about it, is influenced by the attention that their state's contest receives from the candidates and the media," says Thomas Patterson, Bradlee Professor at Harvard's Kennedy School and director of the Shorenstein Center surveys. "To paraphrase Orwell, all citizens are equal, but are some are more equal than others. If we want to engage Americans more fully in the nominating process, we need to design it in a way that gives residents in all states a meaningful opportunity to influence the outcome."
The impact of the structure of the campaign on involvement is substantial enough to override traditional differences in participation levels. For example, North Dakota, Minnesota, Utah, and Idaho are states where voter turnout in the November elections is always among the highest in the nation. Yet all four of these states ranked near the bottom on the Voter Involvement Index. And all four states had nominating contests that were more or less meaningless in the selection of the 2000 presidential nominees.
Figures are based on 39,436 interviews conducted in the 48 contiguous states between November 14, 1999, and July 9, 2000. Respondents were randomly selected and interviewed by telephone. The Voter Involvement Index is calculated by averaging the responses to four questions whether people say they are currently paying close attention to the campaign, and whether in the past day they were thinking about the campaign, talking about it, or following it in the news.
The Vanishing Voter Project is a study by the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. Funding for the project is provided by The Pew Charitable Trusts. The project is co-directed by Thomas E. Patterson, Bradlee Professor of Government & the Press at the Shorenstein Center at Harvard, and by Marvin Kalb, Executive Director of the Shorenstein Center's office in Washington.


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Charity joins forces with shops to distribute food hampers in Harlow
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A CHARITY has been distributing food hampers across Harlow.
Founder Bharat Thakrar told YH.
"This weekend, we prepared food hampers to be distributed to individuals and families in Harlow who are struggling or living below the poverty line.
"We also packed 150 winter bags (consisting of hats, scarf, gloves, socks) as part of our winter warmer campaign. These will be distributed in London to those on the streets, along with blankets, sleeping bags etc which were generously donated.
"A team of Poverty Pound volunteers helped put all the packs and hampers together. We also had the support of local businesses in Harlow (Argos and Coop) who donated items generously towards this.
"Argos donated sleeping bags and duvets in large quantities. Special thanks to Daniel Thomas (Argos store manager – from Argos store based inside Sainsbury) and to Gary Fenn (Argos store manager, Harlow Retail Park)
"Coop donated food items towards the hampers. Special thanks to: Christopher Jordan (Newhall branch), Amy Witt (Bushfair branch) and Rebecca Ratcliff (Old Harlow).
"We would also like to thank Alison Taylor for allowing us to use Potter Street Baptist Church.
"Sadly due to the pandemic more and more people of all ages are struggling.
"As a Charity, Poverty Pound hope to reach out to as many people and make a difference in society and support those struggling, living below the poverty line and the homeless. We are only able to continue with our efforts due to the support and kind donations from the readers and through word of mouth.
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I managed to get through college without opening a credit card account, which if you consider the stupid temptations that most college kids face – free frisbee! free t-shirt! free movie tickets! – for signing on the dotted line, was pretty impressive. Instead, I dealt solely with a debit card linked to my checking account. When my parents sent me money, they made a deposit there. I had to keep track of all my expenses in the ledger that came with my checks (ah, the good old days before online banking and seeing all your transactions!), including those made with the debit card. Before I went to grad school, in talking with my parents, we decided I probably needed a credit card to begin establishing credit, and the first card I applied for…I was rejected. Because I had no credit. Because it turns out that if you have no history of payments on anything, they can reject you. Instead, I called up my bank, and we got me an initial student card with a low credit limit (I think it was something silly like, $300), and after a few months where I proved I could pay it back on time, it was transferred to a regular account with a higher limit.
That first time having a credit limit in the thousands – that was intimidating. And it should be. Someone out there thinks I would be able to pay back thousands of dollars at a time, and if you're going to be able to charge that kind of money, you have to be prepared to pay it off. And the first lesson I ever learned about credit cards is this: pay them off every month. The reason for this is that if you don't pay off a credit card when it's due, unless you are in some kind of 0% interest period, chances are you'll be penalized upwards of 15% (and sometimes in the area of 25%) for your leftover balance. You're paying 15-25% for the privilege of paying back later. Think about that the next time you buy something expensive on sale and then don't pay off your credit card later. If you can't pay off the entire balance due, pay as much as you possibly can, and then pay the remainder when you're able. This means the total amount that will have interest charged against it will be lower, and you'll still be in the habit of making that big payment.
My first point-earning card was with United. I got 1 mile per dollar spent that could be applied towards United flights, and 2x miles spent on United flights. The interest rate was low, there was no annual fee, and the bonus for signing up was low also. But I was in. I'm not sure I ever earned enough miles in that time period to redeem for much, but it was a start, and I was growing my bank of miles from which I would draw in the future. And when a couple years later I started planning a few bigger trips, I made moves to upgrade my credit card game.
The first step was getting a card that charged a fee. In my case, this was the United Explorer card. Cards with annual fees when it comes to points and miles tend to be ones that also give you better benefits, and it's usually waived that first year. The Explorer card gave me not only 1 mile per dollar spent, and 2 on United travel, but 2 miles per dollar at restaurants, and 2 miles per dollar on hotels. This was a step up. PLUS, if I spent a certain amount of money in the first 3 months, I would earn a big chunk of bonus miles. The current offer for this card gives you 40,000 miles after spending $2000 in the first 3 months. That's enough for a "Saver Award" round trip flight . I think when I applied, the bonus was a little higher, but it was enough to take me over the top for a trip I had been planning, and still leave me with a nice chunk of miles for the future.
When I had the dates set for my next trip, I heard from a cousin about a card I should really get since it would give me even better benefits, especially since my next big trips would be foreign. That was the Chase Sapphire Preferred. This was another card with a $95 yearly fee waived the first year, but gave really great bonus points for all travel spending, and was not limited to purchases with United, and includes things like taxis/Uber and parking fees. It too had a multiplier at restaurants, but would also count on things like vending machines. And while I would be earning points and not miles, these points could be transferred to a variety of programs, including my preferred United program at a 1:1 rate. And if I spent $3000 in the first 3 months, I would earn 50,000 points. This was again enough to put me over the top for the trip I had planned, and with putting all my regular spending on this card and paying it off every month, I would have enough for another trip soon after.
And those cards were where I stood for a long time, until this past summer when I began to plan for a trip that the Boy and I are planning to take with all our girls to visit my sister and her family next year. The flights would be super expensive, but being able to do at least one or two tickets on points would make the pain of spending that much more bearable. And so I downgraded my Sapphire Preferred card to one with no annual fee, but still with decent earning (the Chase Freedom Unlimited, which gives 1.5% cash back on all purchases, no matter what), and applied for a big girl credit card with a hefty annual fee: the Chase Sapphire Reserve. This monstrosity of a credit card gives 3x points on travel, 3x points on dining (which is better than most anything out there), and an annual travel credit of $300 (on ANY travel spending – most of mine so far has gone to pay for Ubers!), in addition to a host of other benefits. But this card would give me another 50,000 points after spending $4000 in 3 months (easy enough when you're putting purchases for a family of 5 on there!), and along with the slew of points I'd earned in years past which had piled up, along with my stack of miles in my United account, I will be able to buy 2 international round trip tickets, and have a bunch left over.
But if it were all about just putting your regular spending on there, I'm not sure I would be able to do it. So I'm going to share with you my tips and tricks for using your credit cards.
Pay off the balance on your card every month – or enough so that the interest charged is nominal. I said it in the beginning, but I'my saying it here again because it's so important. The value of any points you earn disappears the moment you start owing big slugs of interest to the credit card companies. Use your credit card to pay for things you could pay for with cash or debit card, but are instead using it for convenience and bonus earning benefits.
Choose an airline or airline alliance, and focus your earning there. But how do you choose an airline if you're just starting out and don't have (many) points earned with any particular company? Look at your closest airport(s). Who has the most flights out, and are they going places you want to go? I'm lucky to live close enough to IAD, which is a major international hub for United, so it's made sense for me to choose them. However, the boy does a lot of domestic travel for work, and since we live closer to DCA, that's where he flies out of, and since American Airlines have non-stop flights to more cities, and frequent flights to American hubs which can get him to even more niche locations, American has been his airline of choice for a while. Search for your local airport's website and see where different airlines fly directly, and figure out how that's of interest to you.Now – why is committing to one airline important? If you don't commit, then you're potentially leaving opportunities for status on the table. Generally, if you fly a certain number of times each year, and spend a certain amount of money on those flights, you'll earn status, which will get you things like priority boarding, better mileage earning, and the chance for upgrades to a better seat. Choosing the cheapest flights every time is a legitimate strategy too if you have lots of options, and if you care less about how you get someplace than the fact that you get there at all.
Don't limit yourself to one credit card. This may seem to fly in the face of item 1 up there, but the fact is, no one is going to make you spend any money on a credit card once you're milked the benefits from any initial points or miles you earn off of it. And if it has no annual fee, there's a very good reason to keep it in your wallet sitting unused: credit history. The longer you have an account open, the better it's seen by credit agencies. It also leave a chunk of credit unused, so your "credit utilization ratio" is better. For information on how credit scores are calculated, take a look at this quick intro.But having a couple different cards is good for another reason – it gives you options. When the spending bonuses are different across cards, you'll want to put different payments in different places to earn the maximum amount. For me, any time I go to a restaurant, or spend money on anything related to travel, I pull out the Sapphire Reserve, because I'm getting 3x the points for how much I spend (e.g. $20 on a Lyft? That becomes 60 points that can be put towards future flights). But for literally everything else now, I'm using my Freedom Unlimited, because I'll get 1.5 points back on every purchase. Other cards may have rotating categories which earn bigger bonuses for a season (sometimes it's Gas Stations, Amazon, Warehouse stores – they change each year). Or if you have a new card, you may put ALL your spending on that particular one until you hit the amount needed to earn your reward. Using the right card at the right time can make a huge difference. Spending $100 on dinner? If I used my Freedom Unlimited instead of the Sapphire Reserve, I'm missing out on 150 bonus points, all because I used the wrong card.
Take advantage of shopping portals. All the airlines and credit cards have these online shopping portals where you can earn bonus points for spending money online. I'm not saying go on a shopping spree. No – do your regular shopping how you would in any case. BUT, before you commit to spending those dollars, go into your portals and see if the shop that you are already in will give you some kind of bonus. Sometimes it's just another 1 point per dollar spent. A good bonus is something where you get 3 points per dollar spent, and a really good one is when you're doing 5, 10 or 15x your spending and getting that much back in points. Planning on sending flowers, chocolate, or something else that's gifty? TAKE ADVANTAGE, because florists are always doing generous points offers. It may take you another few minutes, but you can usually leave your items in the cart, and when you click through the link on the portal, it will all still be waiting for you there.Related to this, United has their own app that is similar, but can be combined with the shopping portal to stack your earnings. It's called MileagePlus X, and you use it to buy gift cards (which can also be used in person). Spending money on the gift cards earns you bonus points (looking now, it seems to have 3x be average), and it still counts as spending with the shopping portals, so you're earning points there too. In 2018 alone, I've earned more than 7000 United Miles spending money on things I was already planning on buying.
[Advanced] Keep an eye on special promotions. This takes a little more effort, but not much. Mostly because it involves not unsubscribing from airline emails, and reading a few blog posts every once in a while (from people more knowledgeable than I am). I get emails from United, and every once in a while, they'll let me know that if I spend X dollars through their portals, I can earn a bonus X points. Or that there is a special on (usually) flowers through their portal, and instead of the regular 15 miles per dollar, I could earn something like 40 points per dollar. This is serious business. It's the kind of thing where if you were considering doing a thing now or in the future, it might change your timeline a little, or temporarily change which card you use, or which portal you use.
[Advanced] Keep up with points and miles news. You'll notice that I haven't talked a lot about spending your miles, because I'm not the best at doing that. But there are LOTS of people on the internet who are good at that, and have put information out there so you can learn from them. My favorite points and miles site is The Points Guy. The site has airline and hotel news, information about all the different programs, reviews of flights, and lots more. They also do a monthly evaluation of how much points are worth, which gives you a good idea of whether the value you're getting for them is worth the flight that you'll spend them on.
I'm sure there are other tips you can follow, and The Points Guy even a post that is an even further introduction to starting out with points and miles, but that site is not the only one. There are lots of people out on the internet who have used their regular spending to make travel possible. If you have a dream vacation, you can make it happen. It may take a while, and some strategic saving and moves with credit cards, but it's possible, and can be done in a way that is responsible towards your credit and your budget.
So – any questions? Any tips from others who use credit cards for points and miles? Anyone else have a big trip coming up that they're planning on paying for with points?


Even the Glorious Fourth was in some sense a failure, for it rained hard, there was no procession in consequence, and the greatest man in the world (as Tom supposed), Mr. Benton, an actual United States Senator, proved an overwhelming disappointment—for he was not twenty-five feet high, nor even anywhere in the neighborhood of it.
A circus came. The boys played circus for three days afterward in tents made of rag carpeting—admission, three pins for boys, two for girls—and then circusing was abandoned.
A phrenologist and a mesmerizer came—and went again and left the village duller and drearier than ever.
Becky Thatcher was gone to her Constantinople home to stay with her parents during vacation—so there was no bright side to life anywhere.
By and by the tempest spent itself and died without accomplishing its object. The boy's first impulse was to be grateful, and reform. His second was to wait—for there might not be any more storms.
The next day the doctors were back; Tom had relapsed. The three weeks he spent on his back this time seemed an entire age. When he got abroad at last he was hardly grateful that he had been spared, remembering how lonely was his estate, how companionless and forlorn he was. He drifted listlessly down the street and found Jim Hollis acting as judge in a juvenile court that was trying a cat for murder, in the presence of her victim, a bird. He found Joe Harper and Huck Finn up an alley eating a stolen melon. Poor lads! they—like Tom—had suffered a relapse.


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Rupert Murdoch Gets Schooled on Twitter
Look out Kardashians and Ashton, there's a new Twitter sensation in town. Rupert Murdoch joined Twitter recently. The 80-year-old mogul who once poo-pooed the Internet as a place solely for predators and porn, has joined the ranks of celebrities, politicians and big brands in trying to use Twitter marketing to help re-invent his image. See, 2011 wasn't so kind to Murdoch, and Twitter is a great way to have a friendly chat with tweeps to say "Hey, I'm just like you — just richer!"
The billionaire scooped up more than 40,000 followers in less than 48 hours and looked like he was taking to Twitter like a Jersey Shore star takes to spray tanning. Yet it wasn't long until Murdoch got a taste for how quickly the Twitter tides can turn.
Yesterday Murdoch tweeted "Maybe Brits have too many holidays for a broke country!" in reference to England's many winter holidays. As it usually rolls in TwitterLand, it only took a few minutes for Murdoch to get flooded with angry replies. Even his wife tweeted, "RUPERT!! delete tweet!!" Punsters, critics and tweeps filled with UK pride all lined up to smack Murdoch for his comment. Later, his wife defended him saying, ""EVERY1 @rupertmurdoch was only having a joke PROMSIE!!!" While Murdoch himself lamented "I'm getting killed for fooling around here and friends frightened what I may really say!"
Still, it wasn't a total loss: The media mogul again apologized and quickly turned the tables by answering questions from followers and sharing his New Year's resolutions. Good for you, Rupert! While we can't commend all of Murdoch's business practices, we have to give the old dude props for being himself on social media.
Twitter marketing specialists often see this kind of thing happen to business owners. We help clients smooth over these kinds of Twitstorms on a fairly regular basis, and can tell you this: The smart move isn't to hop off of Twitter but to keep tweeting and keep communicating.
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Duck, Duck, Porcupine! by Salina Yoon; illustrated by the author; Bloomsbury, 2016. 64 pages; $9.99 (hardcover); reading level: Grades K-2.
The characters in this collection of three (very!) short stories for beginning readers are Big Duck, the self-appointed boss; Porcupine, the passive worrier; and Little Duck, who says not a word but who knows, in the story "A Perfect Day for a Picnic," that a little rain can be fun and in the story "I Think I Forgot Something" what Big Duck has forgotten, and in the story "The Campout" that marshmallows are the most important thing on Big Duck's 100-item list. The words (aside from the camping list and some "sloshes," "pecks," and "pops") appear in comic book-style speech bubbles and are easy to sound out; the illustrations, digitally-created in bold colors outlined in black, seem to pop right off the pages. Proud new readers will appreciate the table of contents and the fatter-than-a-picture-book format (very grown-up!) but will also enjoy "reading" Little Duck's wordless attempts to enlighten his larger friends. Simple and sturdy, this book bridges the gulf between the "read to me" and the "I can read it myself" genres.


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Posted: 9/11/2013 11:46:44 AM
Article in the Post regarding DC Jimmy Burrow's son. Hoping to make it to town Friday night to see this kid in action, as I have not seen him play yet this year.
http://thepost.ohiou.edu/content/athens-high-school-star-...
Last Edited: 11/23/2014 9:55:17 PM by BillyTheCat
A-townBound
Location: Georgetown, KY
RE: Athens QB Joey Burrow
Posted: 9/13/2013 5:45:12 PM
BillyTheCat wrote:
From the article above ~ �I like Ohio a lot. My dad being a coach there is cool, and they were my first offer,� Burrow said. �They�ll always be high on my list. I�m open to all schools that want to come in and recruit me.
There is still hope...
Last Edited: 9/13/2013 5:45:46 PM by A-townBound
Bleed Green and GO OHIO!!
Posted: 9/28/2013 7:52:58 AM
492 yards and 8 TD's last night according to the on-line paper.
Last Edited: 9/28/2013 7:53:34 AM by BillyTheCat
C Money
Almost went to that game b/c it was against my HS alma mater. Sounds like it was #MACtion Jr.
brucecuth
Posted: 10/11/2013 9:14:19 PM
Joey Burrow is pitching a perfect game against Albany Alexander. First half: 11 for 11, 282 yards, 5 TDs.
At the half, Athens 77, Alexander 7.
And oh yeah, the Bulldogs star running back, Trae Williams is keeping pace. 8 carries...253 yards, 3 scores.
cbarber357
Posted: 10/11/2013 10:51:17 PM
Gotta love way outmatched high school games. I remember when my high school had a guy who ran for 400+ yards in almost half the games one season. Gameplan was give Cannon the ball
Monroe Slavin
Location: Oxnard, CA
Posted: 10/12/2013 11:21:59 AM
I hope that the young man considers Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. The way that Coach and staff are loading up with talent via the recruiting path--a fine qb looks to be the last piece to put us right up there.
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I can only imagine the posts after Joey Burrow signs with Nebraska......
Can somebody hit a pull up jumper for me?.....
How is this guy doing?
Surprised one of the top QB's in the Midwest and Bobcat fans would rather talk of others.
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/o/1520086/
After hearing so much about him in A-town, I decided I had to check out a game. I only lasted the first half because that's all I needed to see.
His first half stats: 11 for 11, 282 yards, 5 touchdowns, plus a 50 yard TD pass called back.
It was 77-7 at half.
p.s. sorry, just realized bruthcuth had this above.
Last Edited: 10/28/2013 12:19:41 AM by stub
Bcat2
Posted: 10/28/2013 7:16:13 AM
Ohio69 wrote:
Not sure where Joey wants to play, but, there would have to be happier places to play than Bo Pelini's Nebraska. Honestly, were he my son I would be very pleased for him to choose to play for coach Gdowski, throwing to Dixon's receivers. If he were to go elsewhere I would hope for him to still be in green, still to an OU, only to be a Duck not a Bobcat. Only two choices I see,
"Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men." JFK
I'd be fine with him going to Michigan as a 4 year starter with a 4-0 record against OSU :)
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Location: Athens, OH
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If he were to come to OHIO, it would remind me of the Todd Snyder recruitment. O$U wanted him very badly, and Woody never did understand how the mere fact that his father was the OHIO basketball coach could have influenced Todd to sign with OHIO rather than Ohio State.
Last Edited: 10/29/2013 12:01:39 AM by OhioCatFan
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OhioCatFan wrote:
If he were to come to OHIO, it would remind me of the Todd Snyder recruitment. O$U wanted him very badly, and Woody never did understand how the mere fact that his father was the OHIO baseball coach could have influenced Todd to sign with OHIO rather than Ohio State.
well, er, Snyder's dad won 300 games as the Bobcat BASKETBALL Coach, And for every Todd Snyder, there's a Mike Wren. Mike's dad was the legendary Bobcat baseball coach...and Mike starred at Miami in basketball. It would be very interesting to ask Mr. Snyder what prompted him to stay at home. Maybe, just maybe, Bill Hess told him he planned to throw the football while Woody detested the forward pass. Bill Hess, a former Hayes assistant, would have known all about that.
There is a huge difference between the Snyder family and Burrow family, and kids who played HS sports in the mid 60s and those today.
Well, Mike Wren had a great career at Miami. He was even instrumental in an NCAA win over Notre Dame. He would have been even better in the era of the three-point shot. All that being said, he was not quite in the same league as Todd coming out of high school. Todd was the kind of athlete that was on almost everyone's recruiting radar. That was not the case with Mike. Todd once told me why he decided on Ohio, but I don't think it's correct to talk about that here in any specificity. I'll just say that it had more to do with loyalty and less with how many passes might be thrown his way. I also know how much Woody wanted Todd. After the North-South All Star game in Canton, Woody literally drooled over Todd. He couldn't believe that Todd wouldn't sign on with the Buckeyes. I suspect Woody was not used to getting rebuffed like that. Sure, the Burrow family does not have the long association with Ohio that the Snyder family did (and does), but there is a certain potential parallel here -- hometown boy sought by colleges all across the nation decides to stay home. It might or might not happen, but it's certainly a possibility. That's all I was saying. Go OHIO!
Edit: Yes I corrected the "baseball" typo in my original post. I'm blaming it on the spellchecker. Must have mistyped "basketball" in such a way that the spellchecker thought it was "baseball." That's my excuse and I'm sticking with it.
Ted Thompson
Location: MAC Play
FWIW, a recent Rivals article says Ohio remains his only offer. Illinois is close to offering and Burrow may visit in November. Ohio St. is showing a little interest and WVU has been in contact.
Follow Ohio Football recruiting on the BobcatAttack.com football recruiting database.
Antonio Pierce
Posted: 11/3/2013 7:09:02 AM
I watched Joey against Nelsonville the other night. He does look like a D1 college quarterback in my uneducated opinion, but the lack of competition is concerning. Most of the schools Athens plays are very very weak.
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Antonio Pierce wrote:
The Messenger's recent article on TT puts it all in focus. What the QB must do. If the staff is seeing Mr. Burrow doing this better than other hs QBs then there are really no concerns.
For Tettleton, it's all a part of the same formula — play after play. Get the information, decipher it, and then make the right read, the right throw.
He makes it sound ordinary. It isn't.
"For me, it's just about taking what the defense gives us," Tettleton said. "You go through your reads. You see what's there.
"And then you make the throw."
Last Edited: 11/3/2013 7:46:50 AM by Bcat2
Bobcatzblitz
Scout believe insane production overrides a lack of quality comp in some cases. Joey is doing that.
Posted: 11/4/2013 8:09:49 PM
There are people on this site who will take this the wrong way, so let me be clear:
I AM NOT ADVOCATING THE FOLLOWING. AGAIN, I AM NOT ADVOCATING THE FOLLOWING.
That stated, this is what I believe would be the scenario that would give the Bobcats the best chance of getting Joey Burrow to play for them.
At some point next year, perhaps on his 70th birthday, September 8, Frank Solich announces that he will retire as Ohio University Head Football Coach at the conclusion of the 2014 season.
After a nationwide search for a successor, the university announces that defensive co-ordinator Jimmy Burrow will become the next Heard Coach of the Bobcats.
Even this might not be enough, but it would give Ohio a fighting chance.
Has Jim Schaus ever hired from within?
bobcat72
Posted: 11/6/2013 11:03:48 PM
Not here, at least...but has he had reason to? Probably not...
Women's Basketball: Awful program, coach fired. Uhhhh, 'nuff said
Men's Basketball: None of the assistants were ready when Groce left. Let's be honest, here.
Soccer: Mediocre team under previous coach. Needed a change.
Baseball: Best case for internal hire here. Was disappointed, but it's understandable. Program was rather mediocre under Carbone.
If we had the combination of a great program and an assistant coach that was ready, I'm sure he wouldn't hesitate to do it. We just haven't had a scenario like that.
Location: matthews, NC
Posted: 11/8/2013 11:10:52 AM
While coaches in some cases look at prolific numbers over quality of competition, sometimes they do not. The lack of interest is odd - and concerning. While only a junior, most of his peers have extensive offers and interests, and some have already committed (non-binding of course).
http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=9&c=4&...
Either coaches are not looking past the competition, or, perhaps, they feel the kid is going to stay home. Does look like someone worth keeping in the zip code.
Last Edited: 11/8/2013 11:13:41 AM by cc-cat
Casper71
Thought we were not going after 3 star type QBs.
Guess I should retract that, Duckworth is a 3 star guy.
Last Edited: 11/8/2013 3:00:03 PM by Casper71
MonroeClassmate
cc cat wrote:
On the flip side. Do coaches/scouts give too much benefit to players that are on powerhouse teams? Taking a look at OHIO recruit Duckworth's team, Louisville. They finish 10-0 regular season without the projected starter at the helm. Either an outstanding backup took over or the team is super or perhaps both. Does this team success give a kid a boost where if he were on an average team his relative attractiveness suffers? (Louisville lost first playoff game to Aurora/Kent St recruit as QB would have faced OHIO had Duckworth been healthy)
I'd imagine that once Athens moves along in the playoffs and faces stiffer competition, much will be said about this young man.
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16 Experience Report about the Inclusion of People with Disabilities in the Process of Testing an Accessible System for Learning Management
Authors: Marcos Devaner, Marcela Alves, Cledson Braga, Fabiano Alves, Wilton Bezerra
This article discusses the inclusion of people with disabilities in the process of testing an accessible system solution for distance education. The accessible system, team profile, methodologies and techniques covered in the testing process are presented. The testing process shown in this paper was designed from the experience with user. The testing process emerged from lessons learned from past experiences and the end user is present at all stages of the tests. Also, lessons learned are reported and how it was possible the maturing of the team and the methods resulting in a simple, productive and effective process.
Keywords: experience report, accessible systems, software testing, testing process, systems, e-learning
15 Microscopic Visualization of the Ice Slurry Ice Particles
Authors: Juan José Milón Guzmán, Herbert Jesús Del Carpio Beltrán, Sergio Leal Braga
Visualizations of ice particles of ice slurry are performed. The form and size of ice particles is investigated by optical microscopy. It permits to evaluate statistically the geometrical shapes of the ice crystals. The observed particle size corresponds with the different solutes (sugar, salt, propylene glycol).
Keywords: ice slurry, visualization, ice particles, solutes
14 Simulation of Surge Protection for a Direct Current Circuit
Authors: Pedro Luis Ferrer Penalver, Edmundo da Silva Braga
In this paper, the performance of a simple surge protection for a direct current circuit was simulated. The protection circuit was developed from modified electric macro models of a gas discharge tube and a transient voltage suppressor diode. Moreover, a combination wave generator circuit was used as source of energy surges. The simulations showed that the circuit presented ensures immunity corresponding with test level IV of the IEC 61000-4-5:2014 international standard. The developed circuit can be modified to meet the requirements of any other equipment to be protected. Similarly, the parameters of the combination wave generator can be changed to provide different surge amplitudes.
Keywords: combination wave generator, IEC 61000-4-5, Pspice simulation, surge protection
13 Increase of Atmosphere CO2 Concentration and Its Effects on Culture/Weed Interaction
Authors: J. I. Santos, A. E. Cesarin, C. A. R. Sales, M. B. B. Triano, P. F. R. B. Martins, A. F. Braga, N. J. Neto, A., A. M. Barroso, P. L. C. A. Alves, C. A. M. Huaman
Climate change projections based on the emission of greenhouse effect gases suggest an increase in the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide, in up to 750 ppm. In this scenario, we have significant changes in plant development, and consequently, in agricultural systems. This study aims to evaluate the interaction between culture (Glycine max) and weed (Amaranthus viridis and Euphorbia heterophylla) in two conditions of CO2, 400 and 800 ppm. The results showed that the coexistence of culture with both weed species resulted in a mutual loss, with decrease in dry mass productivity of culture + weeds, in both conditions of CO2. However, when the culture is grown in association with E. heterophylla, total dry mass of culture + weed was smaller at 800 ppm. Soybean was more aggressive in comparison to the A. viridis in both the concentrations of CO2, but not in relation to the E. heterophylla.
Keywords: plants interaction, increase of [CO₂], plants of metabolismo C3, glycine max
12 Employer Learning, Statistical Discrimination and University Prestige
Authors: Paola Bordon, Breno Braga
This paper investigates whether firms use university prestige to statistically discriminate among college graduates. The test is based on the employer learning literature which suggests that if firms use a characteristic for statistical discrimination, this variable should become less important for earnings as a worker gains labor market experience. In this framework, we use a regression discontinuity design to estimate a 19% wage premium for recent graduates of two of the most selective universities in Chile. However, we find that this premium decreases by 3 percentage points per year of labor market experience. These results suggest that employers use college selectivity as a signal of workers' quality when they leave school. However, as workers reveal their productivity throughout their careers, they become rewarded based on their true quality rather than the prestige of their college.
Keywords: employer learning, statistical discrimination, college returns, college selectivity
11 A Full Factorial Analysis of Microhardness Variation in Bead Welds Deposited by the Process Cold Wire Gas Metal Arc Welding (CW-GMAW)
Authors: R. A. Ribeiro, P. D. Angelo Assunção, E. M. Braga
The microhardness in weld beads is a function of the microstructure obtained in the welding process, and this by its time is dependent of the input variables established at the outset of the process. In this study the influence of angle between the plate and the cold wire, the position in which the cold wire is introduced and the rate in which this introduction is made are assessed as input parameters in CW-GMAW process. This paper looks to show that ordinary changes in the frame of CW-GMAW can improve microhardness, which is expected to vary as the input parameters change. To properly correlate the changes in the input parameters to consequent changes in microhardness of the weld bead, a full factorial design was employed. In fact, changes in the operational parameters improved the overall microhardness of the weld bead, which in turns can be an indication of improvement in the resistance to abrasive wear, constituting a cheap way to augment the abrasion wear resistance of welds used for cladding.
Keywords: abrasion, CW-GMAW, full factorial design, microhardness
10 Automated Irrigation System with Programmable Logic Controller and Photovoltaic Energy
Authors: J. P. Reges, L. C. S. Mazza, E. J. Braga, J. A. Bessa, A. R. Alexandria
This paper proposes the development of control and automation of irrigation system located sunflower harvest in the Teaching Unit, Research and Extension (UEPE), the Apodi Plateau in Limoeiro do Norte. The sunflower extraction, which in turn serves to get the produced oil from its seeds, animal feed, and is widely used in human food. Its nutritional potential is quite high what makes of foods produced from vegetal, very rich and healthy. The focus of research is to make the autonomous irrigation system sunflower crop from programmable logic control energized with alternative energy sources, solar photovoltaics. The application of automated irrigation system becomes interesting when it provides convenience and implements new forms of managements of the implementation of irrigated cropping systems. The intended use of automated addition to irrigation quality and consequently brings enormous improvement for production of small samples. Addition to applying the necessary and sufficient features of water management in irrigation systems, the system (PLC + actuators + Renewable Energy) will enable to manage the quantitative water required for each crop, and at the same time, insert the use of sources alternative energy. The entry of the automated collection will bring a new format, and in previous years, used the process of irrigation water wastage base and being the whole manual irrigation process.
Keywords: automation, control, sunflower, irrigation, programming, renewable energy
9 Analysis of Gas Transport and Sorption Processes in Coal under Confining Pressure Conditions
Authors: Anna Pajdak, Mateusz Kudasik, Norbert Skoczylas, Leticia Teixeira Palla Braga
A substantial majority of gas transport and sorption researches into coal are carried out on samples that are free of stress. In natural conditions, coal occurs at considerable depths, which often exceed 1000 meters. In such conditions, coal is subjected to geostatic pressure. Thus, in natural conditions, the sorption capacity of coal subjected to geostatic pressure can differ considerably from the sorption capacity of coal, determined in laboratory conditions, which is free of stress. The work presents the results of filtration and sorption tests of gases in coal under confining pressure conditions. The tests were carried out on the author's device, which ensures: confining pressure regulation in the range of 0-30 MPa, isobaric gas pressure conditions, and registration of changes in sample volume during its gas saturation. Based on the conducted research it was found, among others, that the sorption capacity of coal relative to CO₂ was reduced by about 15% as a result of the change in the confining pressure from 1.5 MPa to 30 MPa exerted on the sample. The same change in sample load caused a significant, more than tenfold reduction in carbon permeability to CO₂. The results confirmed that a load of coal corresponding to a hydrostatic pressure of 1000 meters underground reduces its permeability and sorption properties. These results are so important that the effect of load on the sorption properties of coal should be taken into account in laboratory studies on the applicability of CO₂ Enhanced Coal Bed Methane Recovery (CO₂-ECBM) technology.
Keywords: coal, confining pressure, gas transport, sorption
8 Greenhouse Controlled with Graphical Plotting in Matlab
Authors: Bruno R. A. Oliveira, Italo V. V. Braga, Jonas P. Reges, Luiz P. O. Santos, Sidney C. Duarte, Emilson R. R. Melo, Auzuir R. Alexandria
This project aims to building a controlled greenhouse, or for better understanding, a structure where one can maintain a given range of temperature values (°C) coming from radiation emitted by an incandescent light, as previously defined, characterizing as a kind of on-off control and a differential, which is the plotting of temperature versus time graphs assisted by MATLAB software via serial communication. That way it is possible to connect the stove with a computer and monitor parameters. In the control, it was performed using a PIC 16F877A microprocessor which enabled convert analog signals to digital, perform serial communication with the IC MAX232 and enable signal transistors. The language used in the PIC's management is Basic. There are also a cooling system realized by two coolers 12V distributed in lateral structure, being used for venting and the other for exhaust air. To find out existing temperature inside is used LM35DZ sensor. Other mechanism used in the greenhouse construction was comprised of a reed switch and a magnet; their function is in recognition of the door position where a signal is sent to a buzzer when the door is open. Beyond it exist LEDs that help to identify the operation which the stove is located. To facilitate human-machine communication is employed an LCD display that tells real-time temperature and other information. The average range of design operating without any major problems, taking into account the limitations of the construction material and structure of electrical current conduction, is approximately 65 to 70 ° C. The project is efficient in these conditions, that is, when you wish to get information from a given material to be tested at temperatures not as high. With the implementation of the greenhouse automation, facilitating the temperature control and the development of a structure that encourages correct environment for the most diverse applications.
Keywords: greenhouse, microcontroller, temperature, control, MATLAB
7 Res2ValHUM: Creation of Resource Management Tool and Microbial Consortia Isolation and Identification
Authors: A. Ribeiro, N. Valério, C. Vilarinho, J. Araujo, J. Carvalho
Res2ValHUM project involves institutions from the Spanish Autonomous Region of Galicia and the north of Portugal (districts of Porto and Braga) and has as overall objectives of promotion of composting as an process for the correct managing of organic waste, valorization of compost in different fields or applications for the constitution of products with high added value, reducing of raw materials losses, and reduction of the amount of waste throw in landfills. Three main actions were designed to achieve the objectives: development of a management tool to improve collection and residue channeling for composting, sensibilization of the population for composting and characterization of the chemical and biological properties of compost and humic and fulvic substances to envisage high-value applications of compost. Here we present the cooperative activity of Galician and northern Portuguese institutions to valorize organic waste in both regions with common socio-economic characteristics and residue management problems. Results from the creation of the resource manage tool proved the existence of a large number of agricultural wastes that could be valorized. In the North of Portugal, the wastes from maize, oats, potato, apple, grape pomace, rye, and olive pomace can be highlighted. In the Autonomous Region of Galicia the wastes from maize, wheat, potato, apple, and chestnuts can be emphasized. Regarding the isolation and identification of microbial consortia from compost samples, results proved microorganisms belong mainly to the genus Bacillus spp. Among all the species identified in compost samples, Bacillus licheniformis can be highlighted in the production of humic and fulvic acids.
Keywords: agricultural wastes, Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus spp., humic-acids, fulvic-acids
6 Beak Size and Asynchronous Hatch in Broiler Chicks
Authors: Mariana Thimotheo, Gabriel Carvalho Ripamonte, Marina De Almeida Nogueira, Silvia Camila Da Costa Aguiar, Marcelo Henrique Santana Ulian, Euclides Braga Malheiros, Isabel Cristina Boleli
Beak plays a fundamental role in the hatching process of the chicks, since it is used for internal and external pipping. The present study examined whether the size of the beak influences the birth period of the broiler chicks in the hatching window. It was analyzed the beak size (length, height and width) of one-hundred twenty nine newly hatched chicks from light eggs (56.22-61.05g) and one-hundred twenty six chicks from heavy eggs (64.95-70.90g), produced by 38 and 45 weeks old broiler breeders (Cobb 500®), respectively. Egg incubation occurred at 37.5°C and 60% RH, with egg turning every hour. Length, height and width of the beaks were measured using a digital caliper (Zaas precision - digital caliper 6", 0.01mm) and the data expressed in millimeters. The beak length corresponded to distance between the tip of the beak and the rictus. The height of the beak was measured in the region of the culmen and its width in the region of the nostrils. Data were analyzed following a 3x2 factorial experimental design, being three birth periods within the hatching window (early: 471.78 to 485.42h, intermediate: 485.43 to 512.27h, and late: 512.28 to 528.72h) and two egg weights (light and heavy). There was a significant interaction between birth period and egg weight for beak height (P < 0.05), which was higher in the intermediate chicks from heavy eggs than in the other chicks from the same egg weight and chicks from light eggs (P < 0.05), that did not differ (P > 0.05). The beak length was influenced only for a birth period, and decreased through the hatch window (early < intermediate < late) (P < 0.05). The width of the beaks was influenced by both main factors, birth period and egg weight (P < 0.05). Early and intermediate chicks had similar beak width, but greater than late chicks, and chicks from heavy eggs presented greater beak width than chicks from light eggs (P < 0.05). In sum, the results show that chicks with longer beak hatch first and that beak length is an important variable for hatch period determination mainly for light eggs.
Keywords: beak dimensions, egg weight, hatching period, hatching window
5 Effect of Different Sterilization Processes on Drug Loaded Silicone-Hydrogel
Authors: Raquel Galante, Marina Braga, Daniela Ghisleni, Terezinha J. A. Pinto, Rogério Colaço, Ana Paula Serro
The sensitive nature of soft biomaterials, such as hydrogels, renders their sterilization a particularly challenging task for the biomedical industry. Widely used contact lenses are now studied as promising platforms for topical corneal drug delivery. However, to the best of the authors knowledge, the influence of sterilization methods on these systems has yet to be evaluated. The main goal of this study was to understand how different pairs drug-hydrogel would interact under an ozone-based sterilization method in comparison with two conventional processes (steam heat and gamma irradiation). For that, Si-Hy containing hydroxylethyl methacrylate (HEMA) and [tris(trimethylsiloxy)silyl]propyl methacrylate (TRIS) was produced and soaked in different drug solutions, commonly used for the treatment of ocular diseases (levofloxacin, chlorhexidine, diclofenac and timolol maleate). The drug release profiles and main material properties were evaluated before and after the sterilization. Namely, swelling capacity was determined by water uptake studies, transparency was accessed by UV-Vis spectroscopy, surface topography/morphology by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and mechanical properties by performing tensile tests. The drug released was quantified by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The effectiveness of the sterilization procedures was assured by performing sterility tests. Ozone gas method led to a significant reduction of drug released and to the formation of degradation products specially for diclofenac and levofloxacin. Gamma irradiation led to darkening of the loaded Si-Hys and to the complete degradation of levofloxacin. Steam heat led to smoother surfaces and to a decrease of the amount of drug released, however, with no formation of degradation products. This difference in the total drug released could be the related to drug/polymer interactions promoted by the sterilization conditions in presence of the drug. Our findings offer important insights that, in turn, could be a useful contribution to the safe development of actual products.
Keywords: drug delivery, silicone hydrogels, sterilization, gamma irradiation, steam heat, ozone gas
4 Status of the European Atlas of Natural Radiation
Authors: G. Cinelli, T. Tollefsen, P. Bossew, V. Gruber, R. Braga, M. A. Hernández-Ceballos, M. De Cort
In 2006, the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission started the project of the 'European Atlas of Natural Radiation'. The Atlas aims at preparing a collection of maps of Europe displaying the levels of natural radioactivity caused by different sources (indoor and outdoor radon, cosmic radiation, terrestrial radionuclides, terrestrial gamma radiation, etc). The overall goal of the project is to estimate, in geographical resolution, the annual dose that the public may receive from natural radioactivity, combining all the information from the different radiation components. The first map which has been developed is the European map of indoor radon (Rn) since in most cases Rn is the most important contribution to exposure. New versions of the map are realised when new countries join the project or when already participating countries send new data. We show the latest status of this map which currently includes 25 European countries. Second, the JRC has undertaken to map a variable which measures 'what earth delivers' in terms of Rn. The corresponding quantity is called geogenic radon potential (RP). Due to the heterogeneity of data sources across the Europe there is need to develop a harmonized quantity which at the one hand adequately measures or classifies the RP, and on the other hand is suited to accommodate the variety of input data used to estimate this target quantity. Candidates for input quantities which may serve as predictors of the RP, and for which data are available across Europe, to different extent, are Uranium (U) concentration in rocks and soils, soil gas radon and soil permeability, terrestrial gamma dose rate, geological information and indoor data from ground floor. The European Geogenic Radon Map gives the possibility to characterize areas, on European geographical scale, for radon hazard where indoor radon measurements are not available. Parallel to ongoing work on the European Indoor Radon, Geogenic Radon and Cosmic Radiation Maps, we made progress in the development of maps of terrestrial gamma radiation and U, Th and K concentrations in soil and bedrock. We show the first, preliminary map of the terrestrial gamma dose rate, estimated using the data of ambient dose equivalent rate available from the EURDEP system (about 5000 fixed monitoring stations across Europe). Also, the first maps of U, Th, and K concentrations in soil and bedrock are shown in the present work.
Keywords: Europe, natural radiation, mapping, indoor radon
3 Quantitative Seismic Interpretation in the LP3D Concession, Central of the Sirte Basin, Libya
Authors: Tawfig Alghbaili
LP3D Field is located near the center of the Sirt Basin in the Marada Trough approximately 215 km south Marsa Al Braga City. The Marada Trough is bounded on the west by a major fault, which forms the edge of the Beda Platform, while on the east, a bounding fault marks the edge of the Zelten Platform. The main reservoir in the LP3D Field is Upper Paleocene Beda Formation. The Beda Formation is mainly limestone interbedded with shale. The reservoir average thickness is 117.5 feet. To develop a better understanding of the characterization and distribution of the Beda reservoir, quantitative seismic data interpretation has been done, and also, well logs data were analyzed. Six reflectors corresponding to the tops of the Beda, Hagfa Shale, Gir, Kheir Shale, Khalifa Shale, and Zelten Formations were picked and mapped. Special work was done on fault interpretation part because of the complexities of the faults at the structure area. Different attribute analyses were done to build up more understanding of structures lateral extension and to view a clear image of the fault blocks. Time to depth conversion was computed using velocity modeling generated from check shot and sonic data. The simplified stratigraphic cross-section was drawn through the wells A1, A2, A3, and A4-LP3D. The distribution and the thickness variations of the Beda reservoir along the study area had been demonstrating. Petrophysical analysis of wireline logging also was done and Cross plots of some petrophysical parameters are generated to evaluate the lithology of reservoir interval. Structure and Stratigraphic Framework was designed and run to generate different model like faults, facies, and petrophysical models and calculate the reservoir volumetric. This study concluded that the depth structure map of the Beda formation shows the main structure in the area of study, which is north to south faulted anticline. Based on the Beda reservoir models, volumetric for the base case has been calculated and it has STOIIP of 41MMSTB and Recoverable oil of 10MMSTB. Seismic attributes confirm the structure trend and build a better understanding of the fault system in the area.
Keywords: LP3D Field, Beda Formation, reservoir models, Seismic attributes
2 Most Recent Lifespan Estimate for the Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Plant Computed by Using Borland and Miller Method and Mass Balance in Brazil, Paraguay
Authors: Anderson Braga Mendes
Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Plant is settled on the Paraná River, which is a natural boundary between Brazil and Paraguay; thus, the facility is shared by both countries. Itaipu Power Plant is the biggest hydroelectric generator in the world, and provides clean and renewable electrical energy supply for 17% and 76% of Brazil and Paraguay, respectively. The plant started its generation in 1984. It counts on 20 Francis turbines and has installed capacity of 14,000 MWh. Its historic generation record occurred in 2016 (103,098,366 MWh), and since the beginning of its operation until the last day of 2016 the plant has achieved the sum of 2,415,789,823 MWh. The distinct sedimentologic aspects of the drainage area of Itaipu Power Plant, from its stretch upstream (Porto Primavera and Rosana dams) to downstream (Itaipu dam itself), were taken into account in order to best estimate the increase/decrease in the sediment yield by using data from 2001 to 2016. Such data are collected through a network of 14 automatic sedimentometric stations managed by the company itself and operating in an hourly basis, covering an area of around 136,000 km² (92% of the incremental drainage area of the undertaking). Since 1972, a series of lifespan studies for the Itaipu Power Plant have been made, being first assessed by Sir Hans Albert Einstein, at the time of the feasibility studies for the enterprise. From that date onwards, eight further studies were made through the last 44 years aiming to confer more precision upon the estimates based on more updated data sets. From the analysis of each monitoring station, it was clearly noticed strong increase tendencies in the sediment yield through the last 14 years, mainly in the Iguatemi, Ivaí, São Francisco Falso and Carapá Rivers, the latter situated in Paraguay, whereas the others are utterly in Brazilian territory. Five lifespan scenarios considering different sediment yield tendencies were simulated with the aid of the softwares SEDIMENT and DPOSIT, both developed by the author of the present work. Such softwares thoroughly follow the Borland & Miller methodology (empirical method of area-reduction). The soundest scenario out of the five ones under analysis indicated a lifespan foresight of 168 years, being the reservoir only 1.8% silted by the end of 2016, after 32 years of operation. Besides, the mass balance in the reservoir (water inflows minus outflows) between 1986 and 2016 shows that 2% of the whole Itaipu lake is silted nowadays. Owing to the convergence of both results, which were acquired by using different methodologies and independent input data, it is worth concluding that the mathematical modeling is satisfactory and calibrated, thus assigning credibility to this most recent lifespan estimate.
Keywords: Borland and Miller method, hydroelectricity, Itaipu Power Plant, lifespan, mass balance
1 Lifespan Assessment of the Fish Crossing System of Itaipu Power Plant (Brazil/Paraguay) Based on the Reaching of Its Sedimentological Equilibrium Computed by 3D Modeling and Churchill Trapping Efficiency
Authors: Anderson Braga Mendes, Wallington Felipe de Almeida, Cicero Medeiros da Silva
This study aimed to assess the lifespan of the fish transposition system of the Itaipu Power Plant (Brazil/Paraguay) by using 3D hydrodynamic modeling and Churchill trapping effiency in order to identify the sedimentological equilibrium configuration in the main pond of the Piracema Channel, which is part of a 10 km hydraulic circuit that enables fish migration from downstream to upstream (and vice-versa) the Itaipu Dam, overcoming a 120 m water drop. For that, bottom data from 2002 (its opening year) and 2015 were collected and analyzed, besides bed material at 12 stations to the purpose of identifying their granulometric profiles. The Shields and Yalin and Karahan diagrams for initiation of motion of bed material were used to determine the critical bed shear stress for the sedimentological equilibrium state based on the sort of sediment (grain size) to be found at the bottom once the balance is reached. Such granulometry was inferred by analyzing the grosser material (fine and medium sands) which inflows the pond and deposits in its backwater zone, being adopted a range of diameters within the upper and lower limits of that sand stratification. The software Delft 3D was used in an attempt to compute the bed shear stress at every station under analysis. By modifying the input bathymetry of the main pond of the Piracema Channel so as to the computed bed shear stress at each station fell within the intervals of acceptable critical stresses simultaneously, it was possible to foresee the bed configuration of the main pond when the sedimentological equilibrium is reached. Under such condition, 97% of the whole pond capacity will be silted, and a shallow water course with depths ranging from 0.2 m to 1.5 m will be formed; in 2002, depths ranged from 2 m to 10 m. Out of that water path, the new bottom will be practically flat and covered by a layer of water 0.05 m thick. Thus, in the future the main pond of the Piracema Channel will lack its purpose of providing a resting place for migrating fish species, added to the fact that it may become an insurmountable barrier for medium and large sized specimens. Everything considered, it was estimated that its lifespan, from the year of its opening to the moment of the sedimentological equilibrium configuration, will be approximately 95 years–almost half of the computed lifespan of Itaipu Power Plant itself. However, it is worth mentioning that drawbacks concerning the silting in the main pond will start being noticed much earlier than such time interval owing to the reasons previously mentioned.
Keywords: 3D hydrodynamic modeling, Churchill trapping efficiency, fish crossing system, Itaipu power plant, lifespan, sedimentological equilibrium


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That's a fascinating quote. You can tell what a clever writer he is from the way he explains that situation. Revealing secrets is always hard, it means so much to you but will it mean the same to others? Good post!
Yes! You never know but sometimes it's necessary to do in order to be honest with ourselves and others. . . no matter how hard it is to do or how someone takes it. Thanks for stopping by!
I love quotes too! My husband makes fun of me…but to me, they are like little gems of wisdom, pearls of insight, grains of truth to be treasured.
"When the secret stays locked within, not for want of a teller, but for want of an understanding ear" — Now, this is something on which I was pondering for a few days. Sometimes, one wants to keep certain parts of his/her life to him/herself, so the secret stays locked. Stephen King, in one quote, has packed so many pieces of thoughts.
All said and done, I am also a sucker for quotes and find them very inspirational on many a gloomy day.
Hope you have been well, Pam.
Yes, sometimes one does. . .like buried treasure. However, I've decided, that while the journey for the buried treasure may be exciting, tiresome, or fun, it's the actual unearthing of the secret that is the most anticipated. Without the unearthing, time just sails past harbor after harbor. . .so much may be lost. I was surprised by his words today (pleasantly so).
Glad you liked it Susan!
Life has been busy. Lots of writing. I hope all is well with you too!
Awh, Mary! Glad you liked it! Yes, I know it all too well, friend. Hopefully, when that happens, you have an attentive ear to comfort you and loving arms to hold you.
To not have an understanding ear, that someone who cares when those innermost secrets bubble up, and you wait simmering, slowly condensing the excitement until it is all boiled away, leaving nothing but a burnt crust that is too tough to use.
Thank you for relaying Stephen King's words. I think they probably speak to most poets. Our words reveal more than we know.
Awh, no problem Donna. . .they moved me :-). Yes, I concur!


Join us for a free summertime concert on the lawn in front of the Greenbelt's Carousel for All Children in Willowbrook Park. Included in the program of patriotic music will be two original pieces composted by Howard Fox, President of the Board of Directors of the Greenbelt Conservancy: "An American Folk Tapestry", which is a medley of American folk songs representing various regions of the country, and "Hymn for a Fallen Soldier," a more solemn piece in memory of and in honor of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.
This event is free and open to all. Please bring your own lawn chair or blanket. The Carousel concession stand will be open for purchasing drinks, ice cream and snacks.
The Staten Island Philharmonic will host two additional free concerts on Sunday, July 1 at 4 PM in Conference House Park in Tottenville and on Wednesday, July 4 at 6 PM at the Alice Austen House/Museum in the Rosebank section of Staten Island.


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Q: Как подключить 2-й выделенный IP Приветствую, есть VDS и 2 выделенных IP, один давали с покупкой VDS (и сейчас доступ по нём открыт), а 2-й купил дополнительно.
Как мне подключить 2-й IP адрес к этому VDS, что бы при запросе на него открывались файлы, к примеру, из директории /var/www/site2/ не подключая к доменам?
И доступ к директориям должен быть непосредственно по IP.
Спасибо.

A: Для начала вам нужно назначить этот IP вашем сетевому интерфейсу. Как это делается - зависит от дистрибутива. Это либо файл /etc/network/interfaces для Debian/Ubuntu, либо /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-* для CentOS/Fedora. Вы же знаете какая у вас ОС? Посмотрите её документацию.
Далее вам нужно сказать про этот IP веб-серверу. Если в директории Listen не указан конкретный IP - то Apache слушает все имеющиеся адреса. Если вас это устраивает - оставляйте, в противном случае впишите лишь новый адрес, если вы хотите что бы обращения принимались лишь на него. Далее - у вас уже есть VirtualHost который настроен на директорию /var/www/site2/ или нет? Если нет, создайте его, указав примерно такое:
<VirtualHost <новый_IP>>
DocumentRoot "/var/www/site2/"
<остальные_директивы_по_вкусу>
</VirtualHost>

В конце не забудьте применить новую конфигурацию.

A: Похоже, вам нужен виртуальный хост, привязанный к IP. В конфигурации Apache httpd добавляете раздел
<VirtualHost ваш_второй_ip:80>
    ServerAdmin webmaster@www1.example.com
    DocumentRoot "/var/www/site2/"
    ServerName www1.example.com
    ErrorLog "/www/logs/www1/error_log"
    CustomLog "/www/logs/www1/access_log" combined
</VirtualHost>
Разумеется, подправив адреса и имена файлов в соответствии с вашими.


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How low will oil fall? $30 is possible
by Matt Egan @MattEganCNN December 31, 2014: 1:56 PM ET
The story behind oil's plunge
Look out below! The plunge in oil prices may not be over just yet.
Oil took another hit Wednesday, sinking below $53 to a level last seen during the Great Recession. It's hard to recall that crude oil traded for over $100 a barrel as recently as July.
Few saw the energy meltdown coming. Now that it's here, industry analysts warn another move lower is possible as the momentum remains firmly to the downside.
"If this doesn't hold, we could go back to price levels in late 2008 and early 2009 -- down in the $30s. There's no reason why it couldn't happen," said Darin Newsom, senior analyst at Telvent DTN.
That would be good news for the overall U.S. economy, especially consumers who are saving money each time they fill up their gas tanks. If oil fell to around $40 a barrel, that would translate to a national gas average of roughly $1.80 a gallon.
Yet lower prices are also pinching the oil industry, including the previously red-hot Texan economy and high-cost U.S. shale and Canadian oil sands producers. Several thousand layoffs in the energy sector have already been announced.
Related: JPMorgan warns of oil-fueled recession in Texas
Why is oil so cheap? The oil plunge has been fueled largely by excess supply caused by the North American energy revolution.
In an effort to squeeze these new players and maintain market share, OPEC exacerbated the oversupply problem by deciding to keep production steady in late November.
"It really is pretty mathematical. There is more oil than we need," said Tamar Essner, energy analyst at Nasdaq Advisory Services.
Related: The real story behind Saudi Arabia's oil games
Slowing demand for oil: The world's appetite for oil no longer looks insatiable. That's largely due to the slowing Chinese economy. The country's oil demand had been growing at incredible rates, but now it's in the low single digits.
"Their economy is maturing. Just by definition it's going to need less oil," said Essner.
Global demand is also being slowed by the fact that the U.S. and other mature economies have become more fuel efficient.
"If you look out your window and watch cars going by you don't see huge gas guzzlers as much. When the market spiked to $140, we actually saw a change in consumer habits," said Newsom.
Related: 4 New Year's resolutions for investors
Now that the U.S. and Canada have moved towards energy independence, scary headlines out of the Middle East no longer seem to spook the energy markets. The so-called "geopolitical risk premium" built into the price of oil has all but vanished.
"So much supply was contingent on the Middle East where there was always the potential for things to go haywire," said Essner.
She pointed to recent supply disruptions in Libya that had no impact on oil prices. In fact, prices kept dropping.
What's next: This is hardly the first time oil prices have suffered a dramatic tumble. A supply glut and economic turmoil in Asia caused prices to collapse in the late 1990s.
One key difference between then and now is how much oil has grown as an asset class for investors.
That could increase the chances of a downward spiral as investors panic and dump their holdings, said Tom Kloza, global head of energy analysis at the Oil Price Information Service.
"If panic hits those financial companies that have a lot of exposure to oil on the upside, the numbers you may think are burlesque or hyperbole like $35 or even $25 suddenly become real possibilities, if only for a brief period of time," said Kloza. "Anything can happen in 2015."
Related: How to invest like a billionaire
CNNMoney (New York) First published December 31, 2014: 1:20 PM ET


The world, as you know it, is changing, for you are growing. And so, the world as you know it, changes before your very eyes. The world is a reflection of you. As you change and grow, so goes the world. The world is of your making, and the world is of your perception of it.
As you see a beautiful world, the world becomes more beautiful. And so do you. You become more beautiful to yourself and to others. You have always been beautiful to Me. My perception doesn't change. My perception has ever been true. I see. I have never not seen. Wherever I look, I see beauty. I have heard that beauty is in the Beholder. That saying holds Great Truth.
It is also true that how the Beholder sees rubs off on the Beheld. The more beauty you see in others, the more beautiful they will actually become.
You have seen this. When people feel loved or are in love, they light up, and they are beautiful. It is beautiful to see, and you have seen it. Be beautiful, and you will have a glow. See beauty, and what you see will have a glow about it. This is how you light up the world!
You are an expert on the seeking of love. Indeed, you may have been a beggar of love. You have paid a lot of attention to your need of love, yet love is not something to be begged for. You don't want to be good at begging for love.
The thing to do with love is to give it. There is no other recourse but for you to give love.
Be a friend first. There is no need to wait for others to extend their hands to you first. When you greet another, you are greeting yourself. By all means, greet yourself. No ands, ifs, and or buts.
For easy understanding, you have made yourself into an I and so have many others, and I give a lesson in grammar that you and I are a We. We like to be We. You like to be We. You like to be We with Me, and you like to be We with others.
You are in My heart right now. You incubate here. I speak metaphorically. I can only speak metaphorically, you understand. In My Great Love, you are housed. There is no greater than love, Mine, yours, anyone's.
If you want to know how to climb the Golden Ladder to Heaven, I will tell you how to do it. Love. Simply love. Every step of love is a rung up on the ladder. Of course, there is no distance when it comes to love. Love is immediate. It takes no time at all.
If I am God, what are you? Are you a Godling? I think We can call you a Godling. Do you like that? I like that. The Reality is far greater than that, and yet you can do well to think of yourself as a Godling. A Godling is a child of God, and you are certainly that. You are more than that, yet Godling will suffice.
When you put aside the little smallnesses that occupy you, in contrast, what Greatness would you then be? I am talking about the thoughts you carry, how this one hurt your feelings, and that one didn't do right by you, and all the echoes that occupy you so single-mindedly. Beloveds, if you would drop all thoughts like that and think about that which holds value to you and look into the eyes of those whom you are presently peeved at, what Greatness would you be?
What Greatness would the world be? Energy is not lost, and yet you put your energy on small things, little pin-pricks of society that amount to nothing, and yet you let these pin-pricks occupy your thoughts. If they occupy your thoughts, they occupy your life. So what if everything someone says doesn't suit you? So what if everything some people do doesn't suit you? So what, this and that? A crowd of thoughts mill around you, and you are surrounded by them, and your life feeds on them. What do you want your life made of? I know you want your life made of Greatness. Let go of those pesky little thoughts, and Greatness will be yours. Great thoughts yield great crops.
How beautiful are My dreams of you. You come before Me as visions I have had. I see you clearly now, yet you do not see yourself. You may not even see yourself as beautiful. What a pity that is, for you are the apple of My eye. It would be good for you to know this, and to know this as true, that you are beautiful, more than beautiful. You are beauty itself.
This has to be true, for you are made in My image. I do not say this lightly.
Dear Heart of Mine, you, who are reading this right now, I speak to you. Life would indeed be bleak if there were no I. Fortunately, I AM and so are you. As One, We exist. We exist in a state of love. That is the whole story of US. Love loves. Love is in the company of love. Love surges and spins and locates itself wherever you are. For, wherever you are, I AM. I am you. If I am I, I am also you. If that were not so, you wouldn't appear. You are not only the twinkle in My eye. You are also My eye, My heart, My mind, Me.
From your vantage, I might as well be telling you a fairy tale. Yet you are aware that there is Truth even in fairy tales. This Truth I tell you has no exception. This Truth is Reality. Your perception of life on Earth is the fairy tale. Your whole life story is a fairy tale.
There is Truth in your life. You are learning. You are learning Who You are. You are coming to grips with all possibilities.
When We speak of We — when We speak of an I and a you for convenience's sake, perhaps of necessity's sake, and We speak of a We, it is I speaking and there is, in reality, nothing but I. There is no you. There is no We. There is I. There is Oneness.


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Mary Gordon, née le  à Far Rockaway dans le quartier du Queens à New York, est une écrivaine américaine.

Biographie

Œuvres

Romans

Recueils de nouvelles

Distinctions

1978 : Prix Janet Heidinger Kafka pour l'ouvrage Final Payments
1981 : Prix Janet Heidinger Kafka pour l'ouvrage The Company of Women

Notes et références

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Naissance en décembre 1949
Naissance à Far Rockaway
Romancière américaine du XXe siècle
Romancière américaine du XXIe siècle
Nouvelliste américain du XXe siècle
Nouvelliste américain du XXIe siècle
Essayiste américaine du XXe siècle
Mémorialiste américain
Mémorialiste du XXe siècle
Mémorialiste du XXIe siècle
Boursier Guggenheim
Étudiant de l'université de Syracuse
Lauréate du prix Janet Heidinger Kafka


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 Bernard Lorenzo de Robeck, britanski general
 John Henry Baron de Robeck Švedski, britanski general


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Q: SAS libname within macro I am trying to use a libname within macro, but it is generating a lot of errors.
libname result 'G';

%macro datain(yr);

data dc_&yr;
set result.dc_&yr;
end;

%mend datain;

Error
SYMBOLGEN:  Macro variable YR resolves to 2014
SYMBOLGEN:  Macro variable YR resolves to 2014
161: LINE and COLUMN cannot be determined.
NOTE: NOSPOOL is on. Rerunning with OPTION SPOOL might allow recovery of the LINE and COLUMN
      where the error has occurred.
ERROR 161-185: No matching DO/SELECT statement.

A: You need to use run; to end your data step. You wrote end; instead.