Welding and Farming – The Two Go Hand-In-Hand
Welding and farming? They have more in common than you might think. In fact, one astute farmer recently noted, « you can’t run a farm without welding. » This farmer was absolutely correct — to keep equipment in working order for the critical seasons of planting and harvesting, welding and hardfacing during the off-season are musts. A good working knowledge of these processes also comes in handy when your equipment breaks down during off-hours and you need to quickly fix so you can continue your work.
In this article, we will introduce you to some of the key concepts in welding and hardfacing. When we refer to welding, we are talking about joining metal pieces together to build something. The weld is primarily for strength purposes. Hardfacing, on the other hand, is depositing (by welding with special hardfacing electrodes) wear- resistant surfaces on existing metal components which are under stress to extend their service life. Hardfacing is very commonly done to metal edges that scrape or crush other tough materials -like the blade on a road grader.
We will discuss different applications, ways to identify metallurgy, basic welding procedures and safety. So often, the beginning or novice welder will not get the desired results and assume his welding machine or electrodes are not working properly. In many of these instances, though, the farmer did not take the necessary preparations before welding or has chosen the wrong process, parameters or consumables. In this article, we hope to educate you so that you will know what to use in a few applications and can get the best results. Realize that although a little welding knowledge could help you a lot, there is a lot to becoming a true welding expert, which would cover many books!
Farmers constantly need to repair and modify machinery and equipment to suit their specific needs. This instant ability to alter steel gates, chutes, animal pens, and machinery is such a tremendous benefit to the farmer. Repairing a broken plow or combine in the field by welding it where it broke in minutes can literally save an entire crop. The needs of beef cattle can usually be taken care of with mild steel. Dairy cattle, and virtually their entire milk-handling system require stainless steel. Two similar appearing animals with very different welding needs. But both needing welding to succeed.
There are many different items that could potentially benefit from hardfacing on the farm. They can basically be put into three « wear » categories – abrasion, impact, and metal-to-metal. Abrasion is one of the most common wears you will see on a farm, in this category falls all earth engaging implements such as tractor buckets, blades, teeth, grain handling products and feed mixers. Under the impact heading you will find equipment used to pound and smash such as crusher hammers. Metal-to-metal refers to wear from steel parts rolling or sliding against each other. Metal-to-metal wear occurs on such items as crane wheels, pulleys, idlers on track-drives, gear teeth and shafts.
Although farmers use welding and hardfacing techniques to rebuild old, worn-out components, Lincoln recommends hardfacing many new components as well. By hardfacing something that is new, it may increase the overall life expectancy of that product.
Before you can weld or hardface, you first need to identify the parent metal. A good rule of thumb on the farm is that nothing is mild steel. Almost all implements are high strength steels (either high or low alloy) and many are higher carbon steels. But how do you tell the difference? There are a couple of tests that can help.
The first is a magnetic test. If a magnet will stick to the implement then it is likely iron-based. A magnet that will not stick indicates probably a manganese or stainless product. Secondly, try the spark test. If you take a grinder to the item, do you get 30″ long, moderately large volume of yellow sparks with just a few sprigs and/or forks indicating mild steel, or do you achieve 25″ long, slight to moderate volume of yellow orange sparks, a few forks with intermittent breaks but few if any sprigs to indicate alloy steels or do you get 15″ long short, red sparks in large volume with numerous and repeating sprigs, which are telltale signs of a high carbon metal? Another test, the chisel test, will help indicate the type of metal as well. If the metal fractures in large chunks when you take a chisel to it, this means you have cast iron, which can be very difficult to weld unless using special high-nickel electrodes and heat-treating. On the other hand, if the chisel yields corkscrew-like shavings, you are looking at a weldable steel.
What Is the Goal?
Now that you have identified the base material, you need to assess your final goal. In a farm type setting, you need to ascertain whether you need to strengthen the item or prevent wear? If the item in question is a hitch bar on a tractor, the ultimate goal is strength and ductility so that it will not break. WELD IT! If you are talking about an earth-engaging tool, you don’t want it to wear out. HARDFACE IT!
Identify What Method to Use
There are three types of welding methods to consider. They differ by speed and cost. The methods are all available to all welding and hardfacing products. However, specific products often have properties that are somewhat unique and not exactly duplicated when utilized by a different process.
Manual or stick welding requires the least amount of equipment and provides maximum flexibility for welding in remote locations and in all positions. Typically, each rod permits welding for about one minute. In seconds, one can change from mild steel to stainless to hardfacing. In seconds, the electrode can change from small to large diameter for small or large welds. Although simplest, this type of welding takes the greatest operator skill.
This type of welding uses wire feeders and continuously fed electrodes. The welding gun is hand-held by the operator. The gun keeps feeding wire as long as the trigger is depressed. This is also much easier to learn than stick welding. This type of setup is becoming more popular on farms, which do more than minimal repair work. Semiautomatic welding increases deposition rates over manual welding because there is no need to stop after burning each rod.
Requiring the greatest amount of initial setup, automatic welding has the highest deposition rates for maximum productivity. The welding gun is carried by a mechanized carriage and the welding operator just pushes a start button. This would rarely be found on a farm, but is common at repair centers for heavy equipment that would rebuild your parts for you if the schedule was mutually acceptable.
There are five basic steps when welding that must be followed.
- Proper Preparation – You first need to ensure that the metal you are welding is clean and dry. Remove rust, dirt, grease, oil and other contaminants by wire brushing. If not removed, these contaminants can cause porosity, cracking and poor weld deposit quality. You must also remove badly cracked, deformed or work-hardened surfaces by grinding, machining or carbon-arc gouging.
- Proper Preheat – The combination of alloy content, carbon content, massive size and part rigidity creates a necessity to preheat in many welding or hardfacing operations. Most applications require preheating, as a minimum to bring the part to a room temperature of 70ƒ-100ƒ F. Medium to high carbon and low alloy steels may require higher preheat to prevent underbead cracking, welding cracking or stress failure of the part. Preheating can be done with either a torch, oven or electrical heating device. Special temperature-melting crayons can help you verify proper preheat. Too much heat and you can often ruin alloy materials!
- Adequate Penetration – Correct Welding Procedure – Identify the correct amperage, travel speed, size of weld, polarity, etc. Make sure the completed weld meets your expectations in regards to size and appearance. Welds should be smooth and uniform, free from undercut or porosity. If possible, watch a video showing the type of welding you will be doing so you know what things are suppose to look like.
- Proper Cool Down – Preheating is the most effective way of slowing the cooling rate of massive or restrained parts, which are inherently crack sensitive. Insulating the part immediately after welding with dry sand, lime, or a glass fiber blanket also helps minimize residual cooling stresses, weld cracking and distortion. Never quench a weld with ice or water as this will lead to greater internal stresses and potentially weld cracking.
- Post Weld Heat Treatment – Some items may require tempering or heat-treating. What this means is that you warm the item up with your torch after welding and allow it to slowly cool.
There are a few rules you should follow as you are welding/hardfacing:
- Protect yourself from fumes and gases – Always weld in an open, well-ventilated room and keep your head out of the fumes – especially with hardfacing
- Wear protective clothing – Protect your eyes and face with a welding helmet designed for arc welding, not just gas welding goggles. In the same manner, protect your body from weld spatter and arc flash with woolen or cotton clothing, a flameproof apron and gloves, and boots. Also make sure to protect others around you from the arc rays as well.
- Beware of electric shock – Do not touch live electrical parts and make sure that your welding machine is properly grounded. Never weld if you are wet or if your gloves have holes in them.
- Fire/explosion hazard – Never weld in an enclosed space or near hay, feed bags, gasoline, diesel, hydraulic fluids or anything else that can be within the reach of your welding sparks that would cause a fire or explosion. Never weld alone. Always have a buddy nearby in case of an emergency.
After reading this article, you should be able to reap the benefits of welding in much the same way as you already reap the benefits of the earth on your farm.


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After reading a review for this DVD on a Mod website i thought i'd hunt it down and give it a go. Thinking there wasn't much more to know about this I was suprised to find that it makes a great companion to the album and film as well as serving as a in depth look into a scene which has almost been forgotten as different trends have come and gone. There is some great footage of the original Mod movement which will leave all of the scooter and parka lovers thinking (like me) that you were born too late, and unlike other documentarys i have seen, doesn't dwell too much on the coastal brawls of the 60's. I would highly recommend this to anybody with an interest in The Who and/or the Mod scene. 5/5!!

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How do I cite a poem by line numbers if the numbering of the lines begins again at each section?
Note: This post relates to content in the eighth edition of the MLA Handbook. For up-to-date guidance, see the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook.
Provide the section number as well as the line number:
As Wordsworth writes in his series of sonnets The River Duddon, “Child of the clouds! remote from every taint / Of sordid industry thy lot is cast” (sec. 2, lines 1-2).
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When they aren’t fretting concerning the American greenback or Chinese language debt, policymakers in rising economies maintain an in depth eye on the oil market. The worth of Brent crude has risen by almost 50% prior to now yr to round $80 a barrel. It ranks because the 11th-biggest spike prior to now 70 years (adjusted for inflation), based on UBS, a financial institution. So ought to rising markets now fear that oil costs will stick with it rising above $100, or that they are going to tumble beneath $50? The reply is sure.
Many rising economies import oil; others export it. As a rule, larger costs damage the primary group and decrease ones damage the second. However it may be extra sophisticated than that. Indonesia, for instance, is a internet importer of oil, however a internet exporter of “vitality”, extra broadly outlined, together with coal and palm oil. Since coal, palm and oil costs are likely to rise roughly in tandem, Indonesia would profit total from $100 oil, based on UBS. Mexico, like America, can also be a internet importer of crude. However in each nations a better oil worth will assist funding and employment within the oil trade by greater than it hurts family spending.
The influence of a worth change additionally is determined by the value degree. A soar from low cost to expensive oil works in a different way than a soar from expensive to even dearer. In America, many rigs that aren’t worthwhile at $40 grow to be viable at $60 or extra. Conversely, most rigs that will be profitable at $120 are already viable at $100. So a rise in worth from $40 to $60 would possibly encourage a number of further funding and employment, whereas a rise from $100 to $120 would possibly induce much less. In the meantime, the injury to family wallets will increase relentlessly.
As a consequence, the connection between oil and development is just not straight however curvy. Costs beneath $50 and above $75 appear to harm world prospects, based on calculations by Arend Kapteyn of UBS. In between, they seem to assist.
Thus if the oil worth stays inside its current vary, the worldwide economic system ought to undergo few unwell results. However that could be a large if. It’s perilous to foretell whether or not the oil worth will lurch up or down, safer to foretell that it’ll do one of many two.

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The continuation of the program ''depends on whether the case is made,'' Mr. McCain said. ''There is no doubt that the enthusiasm for the whole space effort has waned over the years. Most Americans don't know what we are doing in space.''
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Mr. Lampson, whose district includes the Johnson Space Center and who serves on Mr. Rohrabacher's subcommittee, wants a return to the earlier, more spirited days of the space program. He said he favored a sweeping agenda that would someday include manned flights to Mars.

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مقالههای Golchin Amani
توجه: محتویات این صفحه به صورت خودکار پردازش شده و مقالههای نویسندگانی با تشابه اسمی، همگی در بخش یکسان نمایش داده میشوند.
اطلاعات انتشار: سومین کنفرانس بین المللی پژوهشهای کاربردی در مطالعات زبان، سال ۱۳۹۴
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This paper tends to find out if the materials of forming changes are created by the very individuals themselves (individuals' self–government) or a socially constructed apparatus. Studying One Hundred Years of Solitude, the three perspectives in Raymond Williams's "Dominant, Residual, and Emergent" are entirely examined. In addition, the present research explores the role of individuals in creating cultural changes through discussing various concepts like culture, ideology, transformation, unsuccessful emerges, original balance and equilibrium, self government, customer\service, colors, books\parchments, music, borders, and finally gift and gift giving. The present research comes up with the conclusion that individuals are the most influential rule–definers and the ones who welcome the emergent perspectives just to make them the dominant ideology of their society. As an illustration, the individuals themselves help the transition from polygamy to monogamy in the family structures. Furthermore, the very fact that most of the emergent perspectives were at some times dominant and have been covered in cobweb–like layers and are now recalled in the form of novel things is manifested<\div>
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Approximately 90 properties are to be offered when the annual delinquent tax sale is held Monday morning, August 23, at the Grundy County Courthouse. The sale, open to the public, begins at 10 o’clock.
Of the 92 properties, more than half are at Leisure Lake in Madison township, which has 51. Others to be offered include 20 within Trenton township, ten in Liberty township, six in Franklin township, and five in Wilson township. Figures were provided as of this morning.
The collector’s office has a listing of properties for sale, including a separate list of the locations that have gone beyond the third sale. Barbara Harris is the ex-officio collector and treasurer for Grundy county. Her office is on the second floor of the courthouse in Trenton.


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Life sure has taken an unexpected turn for Joe Manganiello.
On Monday’s How I Met Your Mother (CBS, 8/7c), Marshall sets up his struggling law-school classmate Brad (Manganiello) with a job interview. But as you can see in the following exclusive video, there’s only so much he can do to help — even though his buddy is played by the True Blood hottie.
First, Brad, who’s packed on some pounds, can’t keep his paws off the pastries. (Relax; Manganiello’s only sporting a fake gut.) Then he starts spouting his psychic’s thoughts on a case — not exactly the most sound legal argument.
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EYEWITNESS LOCAL NEWSMan Released From Hospital, Arrested In Connection With Stabbing
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Reported: Aug. 20, 2013 4:10 AM EDT
Updated: Aug. 21, 2013 10:19 AM EDT
Nitro , Kanawha County , West Virginia
A suspect in a Nitro stabbing was released from the hospital and was arrested, police said.
Samuel Scott Miller, 22, of Huntington was released from the hospital Monday afternoon and will be taken for processing. He then will be transported to Kanawha County Magistrate Court for arraignment.
Miller is accused of stabbing Marshall Sanders, 24, of Nitro after a fight at a party in Nitro. Sanders was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Miller also was taken to the hospital to be treated for minor injuries.
Nitro police have identified both the victim and suspect in Tuesday's stabbing.
Samuel Scott Miller, 22, of Huntington stabbed Marshall Sanders, 24, of Nitro after a fight at a party in Nitro, police said. Sanders was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Miller was also taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
Miller is charged with malicious wounding. Police said he would be taken to jail when he is released from the hospital.
The Nitro Police Department is investigating an early morning stabbing, Tuesday.
Nitro police said that a group of people were partying at a house on Lock Street when two men got into an argument in the street. It happened around 2 a.m.
They say one of the men pulled a knife and stabbed the other. Police said that man's injuries are pretty serious. He was taken to the hospital.
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Midler touring, in Chicago June 18
Grammy-winning singer and legendary performer Bette Midler's first major tour in a decade, "Divine Intervention," has launched.
She started her tour with shows in the Florida cities of Hollywood and Tampa, and she's slated to stop by Chicago's United Center on Thursday, June 18.
Accompanied on stage by a 12-piece band as well as backing vocals by the Harlettes, the show features a stage production courtesy of stage designer Michael Cotton.
For complete tour and ticket information, visit bettemidler.com and www.livenation.com .
Chicago Children's Museum hosting free LGBT family event
Thursday, June 4: In celebration of Pride Month, the Chicago Children's Museum is once again hosting a free LGBT Family event from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Families are invited to make Family Portraits in Artabounds (ask at the admissions desk for free tickets for the 5:30 or 6:30 session). Add a ribbon to the 3-story Rainbow Staircase. Have a snack and pick up resources in the All Families Matter Hospitality & Resource Room. Listen to LGBT family-friendly books during story time at 6 in the hospitality suite. Add a comment to the "What Makes a Family?" wall. Explore the "Boats" exhibit. Admission is free for both adults and children from 5 to 7:30. If you were unable to attend the last event, this is a good opportunity to meet up with other LGBT families and enjoy the museum on a special evening.
Pride Fest set for June 20-21
Chicago Pride Fest returns to Boystown June 20-21 with a mix of national headliners and festival favorites.
The annual event, which the Northalsted Business Alliance hosts, is debuting the "Keep Pride Proud" catch phrase.
On Saturday ( June 20 ), Deb Gibson, Jessica Sutta and The Veronicas take to the Main Stage. Sunday ( June 21 ) will feature Big Freedia, Crystal Waters, Estelle, Cazwell and St. Lucia.
The event will take place on Halsted Street from Addiston to Grace streets, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. There is a $10 suggested donation.
EXPO Chicago names exhibitors
EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary & Modern Art, announced the list of premier galleries that will exhibit Sept. 1720 at Navy Pier's Festival Hall, 600 E. Grand Ave.
President/Director Tony Karman released the 2015 exhibitor list of 140 leading galleries representing 15 countries and 40 cities from around the world. Countries represented at the 2015 exposition include: Austria, Belgium, China, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the United States.
Some of the Chicago exhibitors include casati gallery, Corbett vs. Dempsey, Stephen Daiter Gallery, Douglas Dawson, McCormick Gallery, Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Carrie Secrist Gallery and Volume Gallery.
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'Dance for Life' on Aug. 15
Seven of Chicago's dance companies will once again come together for Dance for Life on Saturday, Aug. 15.
The gala reception will be at Hilton Chicago, 720 S. Michigan Ave., at 5 p.m. The performances will take place at Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 E. Congress Pkwy., at 7:30 p.m.
Participating companies include Giordano Dance Chicago, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Joffrey Ballet, River North Dance Chicago, C5, Chicago Human Rhythm Project and Same Planet Different World Dance Theatre.
Tickets are $15-$75 ( performance only ) and $250-$600 ( includes admission to the gala reception and premiere seating at the performance ); call 312-922-5812 or visit www.danceforlifechicago.org .
Black Alphabet Film Festival July 23-26
The Black Alphabet Film Festival ( BAFF ) returns for its third outing of showcasing films and other works that highlight and explore the Black LGBTQ and same-gender-loving ( SGL ) experience on July 23-26.
This year BAFF's international film festival will now take place beginning Thursday, July 23, and closing on Sunday, July 26, at Center on Halsted and a venue to be determined in the near future.
Tickets will be available for purchase as of early June.
BAFF is conducting an Indiegogo campaign at igg.me/at/BAFF2015. The campaign ends July 17. Last year, the festival raised $3,120; this year's goal is $5,000.
Also, BAFF is accepting film and video submissions. For details on how to submit a film or video, visit blackalphabet.org/submission or https://filmfreeway.com/festival/baff.
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Let’s Talk about Swallowing
There are some symptoms associated with Parkinson’s Disease that you might recognize as being fairly common. These include slow movement and short shuffling steps, a masked face, and shaking at resting positions. What we often do not think about, however, are the swallowing problems (dysphagia) that might not be recognized unless we see drooling or hear coughing or choking when someone is eating.
For people with Parkinson’s Disease, research tells us that approximately 80% will experience dysphagia1. Dysphagia is common throughout the course of Parkinson’s Disease, which means it could happen anytime at any stage of the disease.
The problem is that most people with Parkinson’s Disease, their caregivers, or healthcare providers are usually unaware of the presence of dysphagia until later stages when the disease progresses and dysphagia gets more complicated1,2. This is because some swallowing difficulties are not visible or apparent, even to the person with Parkinson’s Disease. Therefore, in Parkinson’s awareness month, we wanted to increase awareness of swallowing disorders in Parkinson’s Disease, which will help the early detection of the condition and lead to early intervention.
To begin, what is normal swallowing?
Swallowing is a vital function for providing us with necessary nutrition and hydration. It also is highly related to our social needs, as most social gatherings, events, and activities involve a drink or a meal. We likely never think about it when we are eating a meal, but swallowing is complex. There are many muscles and nerves in the head and neck region that work together so that you are able to swallow smoothly and safely. Any disturbance of this process can lead to an impairment of swallowing, and is referred to as dysphagia.
Why does dysphagia occur in Parkinson’s Disease?
There are multiple reasons related to nerves and muscles that contribute to the presence of dysphagia in Parkinson’s Disease.
Having an intact nervous system is important for being able to feel what is happening when eating. When swallowing is disrupted, food and liquids might “go down the wrong way” and be inhaled (aspirated) into the lungs. When this happens, the body’s normal response is to cough forcefully to clear the food/liquid when it hits the airway. However, in Parkinson’s Disease, the sensory nerves that detect inhaled materials can be impaired. Because of this, the cough reflex is often impaired. This can result in silent aspiration, which means that saliva, liquids or food particles go into the lungs without a person feeling it. With reduced sensation in other parts of the oral cavity and throat, people with Parkinson’s Disease also might not realize that they are experiencing other dysphagia symptoms.
From a muscular perspective, movements during swallowing are quick and timely to safely pass food/liquids through the mouth and into the esophagus and stomach. Bradykinesia (slow movement) is one of the cardinal motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease. When the swallowing muscles act slowly, it may lead to incoordination of the normal swallowing process, and delay airway closure and protection. This is another reason why liquids and food may go down the wrong way and into the lungs. Hypokinesia (decreased movement) is another symptom in Parkinson’s Disease. This may be associated with difficulty in chewing food, incomplete closure of the lips to keep food/drink in the mouth, reduced larynx (voice box) elevation as required to close the airway, and a reduced squeezing motion of the throat to move food into the esophagus.
For a safe swallow, the breathing-swallowing cycle is coordinated. Atypical breathing-swallowing coordination is common in Parkinson’s Disease3, which may contribute to reduced airway protection during swallowing, and is associated with aspiration of liquid and food into the lungs.
What are the common symptoms of dysphagia in Parkinson’s Disease?
Take note if you or your loved one present with any of the following:
- Difficulty chewing
- Difficulty swallowing medications
- Food getting stuck in the mouth or the throat
- Needing to swallow repeatedly to clear food
- Coughing during or after swallowing
- Frequent throat clearing
- Needing a long time to finish a meal
- Unexplained weight loss
- Avoiding certain foods/liquids
What are the consequences of having dysphagia in Parkinson’s Disease?
People with Parkinson’s Disease who experience dysphagia commonly report disrupted physical and psychosocial functions affecting their quality of life. When swallowing becomes difficult, tiring, and lengthy, people might reduce their food intake and avoid specific foods or liquids. This can lead to unintended weight loss, dehydration, and malnutrition. Moreover, aspiration of liquid or food particles into the lungs might contribute to aspiration pneumonia (lung infection). This is a leading cause of death in Parkinson’s Disease4,5.
Swallowing is a daily activity that is usually pleasurable and accompanied by social events and activities. Difficulty swallowing and controlling saliva, and requiring longer times to finish a meal while dealing with the fear of coughing or choking can make people with Parkinson’s Disease feel anxious, embarrassed, and can affect quality of life.
Some people may experience reduced joy in eating or drinking and avoid eating in public6–9. Dysphagia also may require significant lifestyle changes for people with Parkinson’s Disease and their caregivers, and may increase the caregiver burden.
We also need to consider that Parkinson’s Disease has a wide array of symptoms, challenges, and side effects of its treatment that also may have an effect on swallowing. Some of the symptoms that people with Parkinson’s Disease may experience are cognitive impairments, depression, anxiety, apathy (loss of motivation), and fatigue. All of these may impact different aspects related to the act of swallowing such as grocery shopping, meal preparation, and self-feeding skills.
What is next?
If you think that you or your loved one have dysphagia, or have some concerns about swallowing, share these concerns with your primary care physician or neurologist. A referral to a speech-language pathologist (S-LP) should be made as necessary.
The S-LP will first administer a swallowing assessment to confirm and detect swallowing abnormalities that may or may not be visible on the outside. A swallowing treatment plan is then designed by the S-LP for each person, based on their swallowing deficits. The primary goal of swallowing therapy is the safe intake of liquids and food to remain hydrated and nourished. Along with the S-LP, a multidisciplinary team may participate in improving swallowing. This may include physicians, dietitians, nurses, occupational therapists, and physical therapists. Caregivers also play an essential part in dysphagia treatment.
In Parkinson’s Disease, pharmacological and surgical interventions have not shown definitive positive effects on swallowing. However, considering that medication used to treat Parkinson’s Disease may improve swallowing in some people10,11, mealtimes can be adjusted with medication times for a better effect.
Dysphagia treatment in Parkinson’s Disease also involves rehabilitative and compensatory techniques. Rehabilitative intervention targets muscular exercises for the laryngeal, respiratory, and orofacial muscles. These exercises are planned to strengthen muscles for swallowing, improve swallow coordination, improve breathing/swallowing coordination, and to create a more efficient cough to protect the airway. Compensatory techniques include modified postures during meal intake, to alter the swallow more safely. Diet modifications also may be considered for a safer swallow and reduced risk of aspiration. These include modifications to the texture, temperature, or taste of liquids and food.
Since Parkinson’s Disease is progressive, swallowing requires continuous follow-up for monitoring and assessments. Changes to intervention strategies may be undertaken to maintain swallow function.
There is hope, and there are many ways to bring joy back to eating, even when there are limitations. The first step is to communicate with your S-LP, discuss the use of technology to help with swallowing exercises or enhance respiratory muscle strength and capacity for a forceful throat clear. Navigating through the continuously advancing treatment plans available for maintaining healthy swallowing is worthy.
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2. Groher ME, Crary MA. Dysphagia – E-Book: Clinical Management in Adults and Children. Elsevier Health Sciences; 2020.
3. Troche MS, Huebner I, Rosenbek JC, Okun MS, Sapienza CM. Respiratory-Swallowing Coordination and Swallowing Safety in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease. Dysphagia. 2011;26(3):218-224. doi:10.1007/s00455-010-9289-x
4. Fall PA, Saleh A, Fredrickson M, Olsson JE, Granérus AK. Survival time, mortality, and cause of death in elderly patients with Parkinson’s disease. A 9-year follow-up. Mov Disord. 2003;18(11):1312-1316. doi:10.1002/mds.10537
5. Beyer MK, Herlofson K, Årsland D, Larsen JP. Causes of death in a community-based study of Parkinson’s disease. Acta Neurol Scand. 2001;103(1):7-11. doi:10.1034/j.1600-0404.2001.00191.x
6. van Hooren MRA, Baijens LWJ, Vos R, et al. Voice- and swallow-related quality of life in idiopathic Parkinson’s disease. The Laryngoscope. 2016;126(2):408-414. doi:10.1002/lary.25481
7. Kim JS, Youn J, Suh MK, et al. Cognitive and Motor Aspects of Parkinson’s Disease Associated with Dysphagia. Can J Neurol Sci J Can Sci Neurol. 2015;42(6):395-400. doi:10.1017/cjn.2015.304
8. Manor Y, Balas M, Giladi N, Mootanah R, Cohen JT. Anxiety, depression and swallowing disorders in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2009;15(6):453-456. doi:10.1016/j.parkreldis.2008.11.005
9. Plowman-Prine EK, Sapienza CM, Okun MS, et al. The relationship between quality of life and swallowing in Parkinson’s disease. Mov Disord Off J Mov Disord Soc. 2009;24(9):1352-1358.
10. Monte FS, da Silva-Júnior FP, Braga-Neto P, Nobre e Souza MÂ, Sales de Bruin VM. Swallowing abnormalities and dyskinesia in Parkinson’s disease. Mov Disord. 2005;20(4):457-462. doi:10.1002/mds.20342
11. Warnecke T, Suttrup I, Schröder JB, et al. Levodopa responsiveness of dysphagia in advanced Parkinson’s disease and reliability testing of the FEES-Levodopa-test. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2016;28:100-106. doi:10.1016/j.parkreldis.2016.04.034

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ATHENS, Greece - Greece’s government spokesman says more than 200 people have tested positive for the coronavirus among thousands of asylum-seekers admitted to a new camp on the island of Lesbos after the old one burned down.
Speaking during a regular briefing Monday, Stelios Petsas said 7,064 people who entered the new camp at Kara Tepe had been tested, and 243 of them were found positive.
The average age of those confirmed positive was 24, and most were asymptomatic, Petsas said. A further 160 people, mainly police and administrative staff who had come into contact with the migrants, were tested and all were negative for the virus.
Petsas said the positive cases from Lesbos would be added to Greece’s official coronavirus figures Monday. Health authorities release daily statistics of the virus’s spread every evening.
More than 12,000 asylum-seekers were left homeless nearly two weeks ago after fires on two successive nights destroyed the notoriously overcrowded Moria camp. Greek authorities have said the fires were deliberately set by a small group of Afghans angered by lockdown and isolation orders imposed after 35 people in the camp tested positive for COVID-19.
The migrants spent several nights sleeping rough by the side of a road in makeshift shelters, and held at least two protests, attended by thousands, to demand to be allowed to leave the island.
Authorities have constructed a new facility consisting of family tents erected on an old shooting range in a coastal area of the island. They launched a campaign over the weekend to persuade those who had been sleeping rough to go to the new camp, and thousands have complied.
But others are still sleeping rough in fields and in an olive grove outside the remnants of Moria. Authorities were expected to attempt to have them move into the new camp over the coming days.
Nationwide, Greece has been experiencing a resurgence of the virus, with the number of new daily cases often topping 300, and both deaths and the number of those in intensive care units rising.
Greece has had just over 15,000 confirmed positive cases and 338 deaths in this country of nearly 11 million people.
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One of my favorite streets, Via dei Cappellari is tucked away on a side street of Campo de’ Fiori. It used to be longer, ending at the Theatre of Marcellus, and like many of the streets in the area, its name originates from the profession of its inhabitants. So go ahead and wander down the “hat-makers” street.
The street’s one-of-a kind shops ooze style and character, making this street ideal to stroll around. Narrow, full of cobbles and quiet, via dei Cappellari makes you feel as if you’re in a small village, not a buzzing capital.
Via dei Cappellari is full of creativity. I was lucky enough to see an artist painting in the street, showing his work to people passing by. With clothing, accessories and homeware shops, there is something for everyone on this picturesque street. Once a place for accessory makers, via dei Cappellari is now a unique street full of various creative havens.
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February 20, 2013
WASHINGTON — Last semester, when a student in her class casually commented that “soldiers don’t care who they shoot at,” professor Marilyn McMorrow wasn’t sure how the Iraq War veteran a few seats away would react.
“And I wasn’t sure if I should make him respond,” the Georgetown University instructor said. “I didn’t want that to go unchallenged, but I also didn’t want to put (the veteran) on the spot.
“I did talk to the class about wrong assumptions of troops in war, but I didn’t know if that was enough.”
McMorrow’s dilemma is increasingly frequent for faculty at college campuses, as tens of thousands of veterans return from Iraq and Afghanistan and enroll in classes.
Many universities have made a push to reach those students (and their generous education benefits) but still aren’t fully prepared for having those veterans alongside 19-year-olds with little exposure to the military.
Last week, veterans advocates at Georgetown hosted their first Vet Ally seminar, designed in response to that problem. The event brought about 70 faculty members together to cover basic military terms, discuss their classroom experiences and hear common student veteran complaints.
The format and topics were based off similar events popping up across the country in recent months. David Shearman, coordinator of the school’s veterans office, said the number of current and former military members on campus has jumped in recent years from a few dozen to more than 500.
“The professors know stuff on how to deal with veterans day to day, help them with basic issues that come up in class,” he said.
“But they don’t always know why students joined the military, what serving overseas really means, what they mean when they talk about a FOB.”
So the Vet Ally organizers brought body armor and helmets for faculty to handle, and invited West Point professor Elizabeth Samet to talk about her classroom interactions with officers-to-be.
Student veterans and current servicemembers enrolled at the school spoke about their headaches (“Some teachers don’t recognize that I have more life experience than my classmates”), their successes (“The younger students did teach me how to dress like a civilian again”), and the way they approach college (“We have careers and families, so we don’t stick around after class.”)
Security Studies professor Elizabeth Stanley, an Army veteran who served in Kosovo, talked about her experience with post-traumatic stress and how to recognize signs in student veterans.
But she also warned not to stigmatize all veterans as potential threats, and not to single them out as classroom experts. She praised McMorrow’s response to the callous civilian remark in class, saying the comment needed to be challenged, but not necessarily by the only veteran in the room.
Army Maj. Paul De Leon, an event organizer and a literature graduate student at Georgetown, said the goal is to create an ongoing conversation about what it means to have combat veterans on campus. The group hopes to repeat the seminar next semester.
Meanwhile, school officials say they’ll continue the push to get more viewpoints – and more veterans – into their classrooms.
“We have many people on campus who have no idea what military life is,” said Joseph Ferrara, chief of staff for Georgetown. “We need to see our veterans as a national resource. Bringing them in meets a real need for higher education, and our country.”


ARM on Tuesday announced new solutions based on Project Trillium, its suite of technologies comprised of scalable processors, software, and architecture, centered around machine learning (ML), object detection (OD), and neural networking (NN) that's said to be "the industry's most scalable, versatile" machine learning solution. Project Trillium will start out with ARM ML processors scaled to provide the most benefit to mobile devices. These will be used in tandem with ARM's more traditional SoCs, though they'll provide a significant boost in performance. ARM says the platform can offer up to 4.6 trillion operations per second and provide a rise of two to four times the effective throughput through intelligent data management. Moreover, the platforms are highly efficient, offering three trillion operations per second or better per watt, in addition to boasting improvements in terms of thermal performance.
Another piece of the Project Trillium puzzle comes in the form of ARM's new OD processors which the company says offer real-time detection of people and objects with "virtually unlimited objects per frame" in Full HD at 60 frames per second. If the platform is as scalable as the company claims and is sold at a reasonable price, it should result in some interested real-world use cases beyond the relatively expensive object detection processing available today. At the very least, it should cement the company as a real competitor in that market. Meanwhile, the new NN software is meant for use along with the ARM Compute Library and CMSIS-NN. That means it works well with the chipset maker's Cortex CPUs and Mali GPUs, as well as the OD and ML processors. In fact, it is intended to act as a bridge between ARM's components and the commonly used TensorFlow, Caffe, and Android NN neural networks. Finally, as mentioned above, the new tech will be scalable in both directions, which means it will see use beyond mobile in both smaller and much larger applications.
As of this writing, there's no official market branding for the Project Trillium tech that's still referred to by its internal codename and no specific timeframe with regard to when it will become available or how much it could cost. Bearing that in mind, limited availability of the technology for early preview access will be offered in April and the company says the tech will become more widely available toward the middle of the year.


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In 2v2, each person on the team has to touch the ball.
* The last touch has to be a down ball.
* With 1v1, each player can have 3 touches
* Advanced groups can start with a serve
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The player who loses the point is out for the rest of the game.
Last person standing wins!

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Celebrities couples have us seeing double lately.
Whether they are coordinating on the red carpet or just twinning for 'gram, dressing alike seem to be hottest PDA trend in Hollywood. It's certainly a bold statement and says to the world "look how in sync we are!"
Scroll through the gallery below and check out the stars who have met their sartorial matches.
Melissa McCarthy & Ben Falcone
No fashion faux pas! Funny lady Melissa McCarthy, 50, and longtime hubby Ben Falcone, 47, dressed down in Adidas tracksuits for an Oscars afterparty in 2019. “It’s not [less glamorous] to me, guys,” she quipped. “I’ve doubled my diamonds!”
Jeff Goldblum & Emilie Livingstone
Aloha! Jurassic World: Dominion star Jeff Goldblum, 68, and his dancer wife, Emilie Livingston, 38, did date night in style in his-and-hers Prada Hawaiian shirts.
Maisie Williams & Reuben Selby
She’s killing it! Game of Thrones alum Maisie Williams and her fashion businessman beau, Reuben Selby, both 23, matched up in beige Jacquemus ensembles during Paris Fashion Week last March.
Gabrielle Union & Dwayne Wade
Prince Williams & Kate Middleton
Emily Ratajkowski & Sebastian Bear-McClard
Emily Ratajkowski, 29, sizzled in a set from her Inamorata line, which also has menswear — so she and hubby Sebastian Bear-McClard, 39, can complement each other
Joe Jonas & Sophie Turner
Joe Jonas, 31, and wife , 24, turned heads in Louis Vuitton by Nicolas Ghesquière at NYC’s Met Gala in 2019.


The Forsyth County Public Library System has its eye on a piece of property the Forsyth County commission recently bought as greenspace.
Director Jon McDaniel told the library board during its meeting Monday that the Wallace Tatum tract, which includes 186 acres in northwestern Forsyth, has the potential to house a library branch.
The county commission bought the site for $8.9 million in December, using funds from a $100 million parks and greenspace bond voters approved in February.
"I'm just starting the process of contacting parks and recreation to see how much planning they have done so we can get in at an early stage, but it isn't a done deal," McDaniel said.
"It's almost half a mile from the dead center of the whole northwest service area if you're using Hwy. 369 as the logical transportation route, so it would be an excellent place for a library."
A library could be a good complement to ball fields and other amenities that McDaniel said are planned for the site.
McDaniel said he also checked out a spot in deep south Forsyth where developer Taubman Inc. plans to build an upscale live-work-play community.
The 164-acre tract is between Union Hill and McFarland roads near the Fulton County line.
The county commission in December signed an incentives package agreement with the developer, sealing the deal.
McDaniel said 22 acres of the property has been given to the county as greenspace, but he doesn't think it can be used for a library.
"I went out to the site, but unfortunately it was all definitely wetlands," he said. "If it wasn't standing water, it was pretty close to it."
The county commission has slated $7.2 million of the most recent extension of the 1-cent sale tax for a library on Post Road.
According to information McDaniel said he has received from Chief Financial Officer Bill Thomas, the library likely won't get the money for two more years.
McDaniel said additional state funding to help cover the costs of a new library branch could come through as early as spring.
"So we were encouraging Mr. Thomas that if we got that money we would go out for an architectural services bid to construct and design the branch and we would prefer to get the money in 2010, if not earlier, to get materials," he said.
"He said right now he's got us penciled in for 2011 so we'll probably need to revisit that."
The board's next meeting is set for March 16.


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The state of Florida is warning illegal immigrants not to migrate to the Sunshine State.
The ongoing influx of migrants along America’s southern border is expected to worsen next month after the termination of a Title 42 order goes into effect.
Texas is shipping some migrants out of the Lone Star State to Washington D.C.
“I hereby direct the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to begin coordinating the voluntary transportation, to Washington, D.C. and other locations outside the State of Texas, of migrants released from federal custody,” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, instructed last week.
Fox News reported that migrants who arrived in Washington D.C. from Texas told the outlet that they plan to go to Miami, Florida.
The executive office of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis provided Fox News with a statement advising people who have entered the U.S. illegally not to head to the Sunshine State.
“To those who have entered the country illegally, fair warning: do not come to Florida. Life will not be easy for you, because we are obligated to uphold the immigration laws of this country, even if our federal government and other states won’t,” the office told Fox News in the statement. “Florida is not a sanctuary state, and our social programs are designed to serve the citizens of our state. The governor will protect the sovereignty of the state of Florida.”
“If you have come here illegally, you have been done a great disservice by the Biden Administration. They have encouraged you to make dangerous treks, oftentimes at great physical distress to you and your family. Sometimes, this has even meant putting your fate into the hands of dangerous coyotes and human traffickers,” the statement said. “There is a legal process to obtain full American citizenship, which is an essential part of the promise of America. In Florida, we will uphold the law.”
Even some Democrats have expressed opposition to the Biden administration’s plan to nix the Title 42 order.
“Title 42 has been an essential tool in combatting the spread of COVID-19 and controlling the influx of migrants at our southern border,” Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia said in a statement earlier this month. “We are already facing an unprecedented increase in migrants this year, and that will only get worse if the Administration ends the Title 42 policy. We are nowhere near prepared to deal with that influx. Until we have comprehensive, bipartisan immigration reform that commits to securing our borders and providing a pathway to citizenship for qualified immigrants, Title 42 must stay in place.”


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Move over kale, there’s a new superfood in town: bacon flavored seaweed! Scientists at Oregon State University have developed a new food item that experts are already saying could be the most nutrient-packed food to date.
When Abalone Food Becomes Human Food
According to Chris Langdon, of Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center, the bacon flavored seaweed was originally developed to be a superfood to feed abalone. The newly announced superfood, known as dulse, had been growing in Oregon State University’s laboratories for 15 years. When researchers fed it to abalone, they found that the resulting growth rate of the abalone was much higher than previously expected. Despite growing interest in developing the lab-grown dulse for human consumption, the researchers had only focused on using it to feed the abalone.
The bacon flavored seaweed began a transition to other possible uses, such as human consumption, after Chuck Toombs of Oregon State University’s College of Business saw it growing in Langdon’s office. He was looking for a new project for his business students to take up, so he collaborated with the Food Innovation Center at OSU and they began to develop food items using the bacon flavored seaweed as the main ingredient.
What is Dulse?
Dulse is a wild seaweed, also referred to as palmaria, which grows along the Pacific and Atlantic coastlines. It is a lucrative ocean plant, as when it is dried out it is known to have gone for up to $90 per pound.
The newly developed strain of dulse created by the scientists at Oregon State University looks similar to red algae and is translucent. It is said to somewhat resemble translucent red lettuce and is packed with 16 percent of protein and several antioxidants when it is dried out. This particular strain apparently takes on a very strong bacon flavor when it is fried.
Bacon Flavored Seaweed Brings Dulse to America
According to Langdon, Europeans have been using dulse in powder or flake form and adding it to their dishes when they cook, but there hasn’t been much interest in the fresh version. Dulse has been a popular food item in Europe for many years, but across the ocean in the United States, no one has really heard of it. Now that there is a possibility of commercializing its production in American labs, however, this bacon flavored seaweed might just grow in popularity and overtake kale as the most talked about superfood.


Austin, Texas has been chosen for the new Gigafactory.
Following a months-long selection process, the location of Tesla's next Gigafactory is now official. Austin, Texas has beaten Tulsa, Oklahoma as the location of the electric automaker's new $1.1 billion factory tasked with building the upcoming Tesla Cybertruck. Aside from the fact that Texas has long been considered to be "truck country," Texas officials offered Musk and crew and a more attractive incentives package. When making the official announcement, Musk also stated that early construction is "already underway."
Texas officials offered Tesla tens of millions of dollars in tax breaks from both Travis County, where the factory will be located, as well as from a local school district. As for Tulsa, Musk said he was very impressed with the state's proposals and will "strongly consider" it for possible future projects.
Unlike other Tesla factories, the Texas factory will be open to the public because it'll also be a park, so to speak, featuring hiking and biking trails and a boardwalk. "It's going to basically be an ecological paradise," Musk said. "Birds in the trees, butterflies, fish in the stream."
The site for the new factory totals about 2,100 acres and runs up against Texas' Colorado River and is located only about five minutes Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and 15 minutes from downtown Austin. Upon completion, the factory will be between 4 and 5 million square feet. Tesla plans to hire up to 5,000 employees with wages beginning at $35,000.
In addition to building the Cybertruck, the factory will also build the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y for the East Coast market, along with the Tesla Semi.
The new Gigafactory will be Tesla's fourth facility in the US, which already includes the Fremont factory in California, a battery factory in Nevada, and a solar facility in New York. Outside of the US, Tesla has a factory in Shanghai, China and one currently under construction outside of Berlin, Germany.
"Tesla is one of the most exciting and innovative companies in the world, and we are proud to welcome its team to the State of Texas," said Texas Governor Greg Abbott. "Texas has the best workforce in the nation and we've built an economic environment that allows companies like Tesla to innovate and succeed."
Assuming construction remains on schedule, the first Tesla Cybertrucks should begin rolling off the assembly line sometime next year.


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ZTE now stands for 'zero tech exports' – US govt slaps 7-year ban on biz
American suppliers barred from selling to Chinese tech giant
The US government has imposed a seven-year export ban on ZTE for repeated violation of trade laws.
The Department of Commerce announced on Monday it is placing a ban that will forbid US companies from doing business with the Chinese phone maker, including supplying it with parts and service contracts.
The surprise move came after the DoC revealed that ZTE had violated the terms of the settlement it had signed in March 2017. That settlement included a provision that, should ZTE again be found to be skirting US trade laws, a seven-year export ban would be imposed.
FCC boss to block 'national security risk' companies (cough, Huawei, ZTE) from US's $8.5bn broadband potREAD MORE
Just one year later, the DoC says it will be exercising that clause after finding that, while negotiating that settlement, ZTE had lied to the department's Bureau of Industry and Security. In particular, ZTE had told the BIS it had disciplined the executives responsible for its illegal deals with Iran and North Korea, but in reality none of the individuals were actually disciplined but rather given bonuses.
"ZTE made false statements to the US government when they were originally caught and put on the Entity List, made false statements during the reprieve it was given, and made false statements again during its probation," said US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross.
"ZTE misled the Department of Commerce. Instead of reprimanding ZTE staff and senior management, ZTE rewarded them."
In response, the DoC says it will opt to implement the export ban, meaning ZTE and its subsidiaries are cut off from getting hardware and software from American manufacturers.
The decision will not only impact ZTE. The company's US suppliers, including Qualcomm and Acacia, will be barred from sending their hardware to China for ZTE to use. In response, Qualcomm shares took a 1.25 per cent drop on Monday, while Acacia, who counts ZTE as a major customer, took a massive 35 per cent nosedive. Qualcomm declined to comment on the matter, while Acacia did not respond to an inquiry.
The decision comes on the heels of a (seemingly unrelated) GCHQ warning to UK companies over potential security vulnerabilities in ZTE products. The unspecified security holes were found to be so severe that intel chiefs warned telcos they could "not be mitigated effectively or practicably." ®


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Estonian Newspaper article on visit or Dr. Doggett to Estonia
- Estonian Newspaper article on visit or Dr. Doggett to Estonia
This is the top part of the first page of a newspaper from Estonia dated August 10, 1926. The article and the newspaper has not been translation, but it appears that the main article on the right side talks about a visit of Dr. and Mrs. Doggett and a visit they made to Estonia. There is a picture of them. The rest of the newspaper has not been digitized. This document was inside the time capsule for Springfield College's Alumni Hall which was opened in June 2017.
August 10, 1926
- Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
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Alumni Hall Records
Doggett, Carolyn D.
Doggett, L. L. (Laurence Locke), 1864-1957
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Text and images are owned, held, or licensed by Springfield College and are available for personal, non-commercial, and educational use, provided that ownership is properly cited. A credit line is required and should read: Courtesy of Springfield College, Babson Library, Archives and Special Collections. Any commercial use without written permission from Springfield College is strictly prohibited. Other individuals or entities other than, and in addition to, Springfield College may also own copyrights and other propriety rights. The publishing, exhibiting, or broadcasting party assumes all responsibility for clearing reproduction rights and for any infringement of United States copyright law.
Contact host institution for more information.
The Alumni Hall time capsule was placed in the cornerstone of Alumni Hall on September 22, 1926. The time capsule was removed from the cornerstone during renovations conducted in 2015. The time capsule was officially opened on June 10, 2017 during reunion weekend.
Only the top part of the newspaper has been digitized. The rest of newspaper (section) does exist in the collection;


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Many choose to deck the halls for Christmas, setting up elaborate displays to show their holiday spirit and encourage the same in others. When planning Christmas dining gatherings, setting the perfect place setting and creating a name card setup that fits the holiday can make the gathering even more festive. Instead of buying these setups ready-made, spend some time crafting place settings yourself, giving your space some seasonal flair.
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Nosegay Place Settings
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Santa's Sack Sachet Place Card Holder
Give a nod to Santa's magical sack that is always filled with perfect presents for good boys and girls. Using Christmas-themed printed fabric, create small pockets of approximately 4 inches by 3 inches, sewing up three sides and leaving the top open. Instead of filling each of these with toys, stuff them with cinnamon-scented potpourri, creating an aromatic, Christmas-y drawer filler. Close the sachets with ribbon, and attach cards containing the individuals' names. Place these near the water glasses at your place settings, allowing them to serve double duty as both a place setting card and a favor.
Petite Present Holder
Fill your table with presents to create an interactive and attractive tablescape. In preparing for your party, purchase an assortment of playful presents that don't cost much but may prove enjoyable to recipients, such as inexpensive glass vases or small handheld games. Wrap each of these gifts and number them, arranging them neatly in the center of your table. Create small cards with numbers corresponding to the numbered gifts, and place each in a petite box, wrapping these as well. Place one of these small boxes at each place setting. As guests arrive, allow them to pick their seats. Near the end of your meal, let guests unwrap these small boxes and collect the present that matches the number the box contains from the center of the table.

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