RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J., September 6, 2023 – Samsung Electronics America, Inc. returns to CEDIA Expo 2023 this week to debut its largest screen and audio portfolio ever with new innovations including its ultra-large 98” class Samsung Neo QLED 8K TV (model QN990C) with mesmerizing picture quality, along with a new Samsung Dealer Service Portal to better support integrators and custom installation (CI) professionals.
The 2023 Samsung lineup at CEDIA Expo (booth #1912) features Samsung Neo QLED 8K and Neo QLED 4K TVs, OLED TVs, and Lifestyle screens like the new outdoor 85” class The Terrace and The Frame. The Samsung booth will also showcase The Wall All-in-One portfolio of LED displays in sizes up to 146”, groundbreaking new gaming screens including the Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 – the world’s first 49” OLED gaming monitor, the Samsung ViewFinity 5K Monitor, and more.
“Only Samsung offers the largest portfolio of connected screens with innovative solutions for every spec, and every setup – and we’re always innovating to ensure we provide custom installers the support they need to turn their clients’ dream spaces into reality with Samsung,” said James Fishler, Senior Vice President, Home Entertainment & Display Divisions at Samsung Electronics America. “We’re proud that our partners and customers trust Samsung – the #1 global TV brand for 17 years running – to deliver the best innovations for any space and we’re excited to reconnect with them at CEDIA.”
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The Samsung 2023 line-up features an entire portfolio of ultra-premium Neo QLED 8K and 4K Smart TVs. Now, Samsung is introducing the 98” Class 8K TV (QN990C) – the largest-ever Samsung 8K TV, delivering unparalleled 8K precision and mesmerizing picture quality along with enhanced audio. Its Neural Quantum Processor uses AI-based formulas to upscale any content to stunning 8K. It’s designed with Quantum Mini LEDs, delivering more than a billion colors and intense contrast, which make every detail on the screen spring to life. The Samsung 8K AI depth enhancer enables the TV to precisely boost lighting around the objects that viewers’ eyes gravitate toward, while dimming lighting elsewhere – providing not only better visuals, but also improved power consumption from the screen. The 98” Class 8K TV is also built with Dolby Atmos and Cinema Object Tracking Sound, so every sound comes through clear and balanced, no matter the space.
The display features a 360-degree All-Metal Design, impossibly slim profile, and Slim Fit Wall Mount, allowing the TV to fully blend into its surroundings. Plus, with its Anti-Glare screen and Ultra Viewing Angle technology, you won’t need to draw the shades or turn off the lights to see the picture clearly. Instead, any seat becomes the best in the house – with pristine color across the entire screen.
Also on display at CEDIA is the Samsung Neo QLED 4K TV portfolio. Ranging in size from 43” to 85” class sizes, Samsung Neo QLED 4K TVs offer 4K AI upscaling, Dolby Atmos and Object Tracking Sound, and stellar brightness for an immersive viewing experience no matter the time of day.
The new 85” Class Terrace Full Sun Neo QLED 4K TV is part of the Samsung line of smart 4K TVs designed for permanent outdoor installation. The 85” class model is the largest size of The Terrace yet, with a Neo QLED 4K screen that stay bright even on the sunniest of days, thanks to Direct-Sun Protection. It also includes new features like enhanced water and dust resistance (IP56) for improved durability, and ships with the rechargeable Samsung SolarCell Remote, which uses a solar panel for convenient charging. The TV also newly supports Samsung Gaming Hub, giving gamers fast and easy access to their favorite titles from a portfolio of over 3,000 games – no console required.
CEDIA attendees can visit the Samsung booth to experience Samsung OLED picture quality that’s so real, it’s surreal, across both the S90C and S95C. With the Samsung OLED TV (S95C), you can watch your favorite movies, games, and more in a whole new light – with mesmerizing and color-accurate picture quality. Designed with Quantum HDR OLED+, the TV delivers Hollywood-level content that leaps off the screen, and is boosted by the Neural Quantum Processor with 4K upscaling. The S95C also offers built-in Dolby Atmos and Object Tracking Sound+, so the audio is projected with pinpoint accuracy. With its Infinity One Design with Slim One Connect, this TV is easy for integrators to install and hide cable clutter, ensuring viewers can enjoy the screen without distraction.
Complementing its portfolio of stunning screens, Samsung delivers the sonics with its premium soundbar lineup, including the flagship HW-Q990C. With 11 front-facing speakers, one subwoofer, and four up-firing speakers with Dolby Atmos, it delivers a seamless, surround sound experience that can fill the room with audio from all angles. With wireless Dolby Atmos built directly into the soundbar, no additional HDMI cables or plugs are needed when connecting to your Samsung TV, enabling installers to arrange the space exactly how they want without compromising on the audio experience. Samsung soundbars sound even better when paired with a Samsung TV through Q-Symphony, transforming the TV’s speakers into an additional channel for a more immersive experience.
The Wall + All-in-One Series
The Samsung The Wall All-in-One 146” IAB transforms your luxury space into an immersive experience. Eco-friendly packing includes a control box and brackets in one, to accelerate install time to just over two hours. The Wall IAB series is available in two sizes, 110” and 146”, and delivers up to 4K resolution.
This year, Samsung will add the LED All-in-One IAC 130” as the newest addition to the lineup designed for home entertainment rooms including gaming, gym, art and more. It’s a 2K screen with a 1.5 mm pixel pitch delivering the same features as the All-One-One Series turning any content into HDR-level quality. Click here for more details on the All-in-One series.
The ViewFinity S9 Monitor 27” is a stunning 5K resolution screen that delivers exceedingly detailed picture and text quality for creative professionals. It brings vivid colors to life with its wide color gamut of 99% DCI-P3 and accurate color picture. Its slim metal design works for any space and its ergonomic adjustable design provides comfort to improve productivity. The monitor includes a detachable 4K SlimFit camera for video conferencing and has a Thunderbolt 4 port to connect to Windows and Mac devices. Its Matte Display limits light reflection and glare, preserving color accuracy.
The Odyssey OLED G9 Monitor is the world’s first 49” OLED gaming monitor. The QD-OLED screen featuring a 1800R curvature offers a truly immersive gaming experience like no other thanks to its incredible image quality with true blacks, vivid colors, and crisp details. The monitor uses DisplayHDR™ True Black 400 to deliver incredible details and features a 0.03ms response time and 240Hz refresh rate for smooth gaming. It supports content on multiple screens via Multi View, cloud gaming via Samsung Gaming Hub, and includes versatile connectivity options – like HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4 and more – to create cleaner connections from one USB hub.
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New for 2023 is the Samsung Dealer Service Portal which enables Samsung authorized dealers to initiate, track, and finalize any service issue in real time, 24/7. The program demonstrates the commitment Samsung makes to its trusted partners to provide support for any service challenges they may face.
Additionally, installers can join Samsung at CEDIA Expo to learn about its Samsung Direct Dealer Platinum Program. It offers many benefits, including improved dealer margins, comprehensive regional distribution support, and provides Samsung partners with simplified access to consumer and commercial products under one umbrella—making it easier than ever for integrators to spec jobs based on client needs. Continuing this year, Samsung is offering a charitable matching program through which Samsung will match a portion of a custom installer’s volume incentive rebate as a donation to one of three organizations – the Robert Preston Tisch Brain Tumor Center, Foundation Fighting Blindness, or Autism Speaks.
CEDIA 2023 attendees can virtually experience the latest in connectivity online at https://cediaexpo.com/, and check our Samsung at CEDIA (booth #1912).


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>Try telling Muslims that the difference between socialist and Islamic
>states is that the former allow independent unions, strikes, etc.
>whereas the latter don't -- no Muslim would believe you.
I don't think it should be posed in this manner. The overarching question
is the mode of production. Cuba has abolished capitalism, while Iran has
not. For that matter, I am not sure what the point is of recommending
Venezuela as a model for Iran. Venezuela is a capitalist country, isn't it?
Our interest in Venezuela is not just that it dispenses oil profits to the
poor, but that its leader has defended socialism far and wide and even
hails the hated Lenin. There is a certain *dynamic* at work in Venezuela
that is not at work in Iran. Facile comparisons between Chavez and
Ahmadinejad are useless unless we take into account the relationship of
class forces. In Venezuela, the peasants and the workers are pressing
forward with support from the President. In Iran, there are no open
struggles against the bazaari and the mullahs. Why? Because the cops and
the revolutionary guards would drown them in blood, just as they smashed
the student protests in 1999.
Moreover, the problem is that "telling Muslims" anything is rather a moot
point when it comes to Iran. You can get beat up, tortured or killed for
talking up socialism in Iran. I keep harping on this question of democracy,
even though people like Yoshie, Lou Paulsen and Walter Lippmann might think
that democratic rights are some kind of imperialist conspiracy hatched by
the NED. If the Iranian people are not free to discuss ALL ideas, then how
in the world will socialism get a hearing? Yoshie goes on at length about
the wonderful Iranian elections that allowed a wider variety of viewpoints
to be put forward by candidates than exists in the USA. She neglects to
mention that this does not include anything that is remotely radical or
We need political democracy and we need social and economic democracy. If
you want mullahs to arbitrate what choices are permissible, then at least
don't confuse that with the Marxist project.
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Tomorrows: The Night Chorus 1 review – sonic adventures into the darkness
The Night Chorus
The immediate takeaway from Tomorrows’ sophomore release, The Night Chorus 1, is that the seven nocturnally-led arrangements (which get the ball rolling on a two-part project, with The Night Chorus 2 due later this year) reveal a marked progression in the depth of the Dublin quartet’s sound.
Previously, Tomorrows basked in the aural equivalent of a sunset – songs drenched by gleaming guitar lines complemented by breezy vocals. Their accomplished debut album, 2016’s Another Life, echoed tonal traits that gave Lonerism by Tame Impala and O Emperor’s Vitreous their respective sonic patinas. On The Night Chorus 1, a darker soundscape casts a shadow over excellently executed arrangements, reflecting various strands of anxiety detailed in the lyrics, borne from rural claustrophobia and technology-induced paranoia.
Tomorrows - The Night Chorus 1
There are many moments to relish, from thundering drum samples offsetting Conor Deasy’s gorgeous, meandering vocals and swirling textures bolstered by a glorious saxophone injection on Nightshade, to the slumberous instrumental Morning Star Avenue, whose melody is punctuated with trembling guitar lines. Elsewhere, the O Emperor influence perpetuates throughout the buoyant Borrowed Time.
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Not everyone rushes to read the periodic reports of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon to the Security Council, but they do represent important statements of policy and everyone from rebels to world leaders carefully parse their meaning. All the more disappointing then that the Secretary General’s latest report on Sudan gets the facts badly wrong in talking about the Lord’s Resistance Army. The report claims, “Increased insecurity in Southern Sudan related to the faltering LRA peace process is a further concern.”
Faltering peace process? The LRA peace process is undeniably dead, and as John Norris noted on Enough Said recently, the LRA’s brutality in southern Sudan and eastern Congo since September 2008 shows that they are “truly a living horror” and more of a threat than ever to hundreds of thousands of civilians in several countries.
Enough’s Uganda-based field analyst Julia Spiegel also commented here that unless LRA leader Joseph Kony is apprehended, “the ruthless bloodletting across the region will undoubtedly continue.” We understand that the U.N. is inclined to err on the side of supporting peace processes, but right now there are no talks with the LRA, and the conflict has moved back into a decidedly military phase.

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Welcome to Mystery Monday…
Just what is Mystery Monday? It’s whatever might be in my bag of tricks for the day. Could be a book recommendation or a review. Might be an excerpt from a story or even a piece of prose. One never knows what I might target.
Let’s roll the dice and see what shakes out…
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Title: Reckless Devotion
Author: Jennifer Domenico
Genre: BDSM, Erotica
Cover Designer: Wicked by Design
Editor: Mad Hatter Press
He’s a dom, she’s not even a little submissive. It shouldn’t work, but they can’t walk away from each other.
Boundaries will be crossed, trust shattered, secrets revealed. Both need to give up control. Both need to find middle ground.
When it’s easier to walk away, there’s only thing strong enough to bind them together.
One day, many months ago, Jennifer Domenico went to sleep and a beautiful love story played out in her dreams.
When she awoke, she felt compelled to write it down. So she did. The result was her first novel, Turn Towards the Sun and a writing career was born.
Ms. Domenico lives in Scottsdale, Arizona with her very Italian husband, a dog that adores her, two cats that tolerate her, and a wicked sweet tooth.
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For the last few weeks, the PPP has been accusing the government of implicating its party leaders, including former president Asif Zardari, in a fake accounts case in order to reverse the 18th amendment.
The PPP leaders and others were named in the report by a JIT formed by the Supreme Court of Pakistan to probe the fake accounts case.
Haider Waheed, the host of SAMAA TV’s programme Agenda 360, believes that it wouldn’t be easy for the ruling party to undo the 18th amendment.
“Of course legally that change can be brought about by way of a two-third majority,” Mr Waheed said. “The ruling party will need a two-thirds majority.”
The 18th Amendment, passed in 2010, gives the provinces greater autonomy under the constitution. At least 16 departments were transferred from the federal government to the provincial governments under the 18th amendment.
The anchorperson said that the PTI would find it problematic to reverse the 18th amendment because the party didn't tell its voters before coming into power that it intends to do so.


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WWII Army Air Forces Collection
Original World War II Army Air Forces documents. Here you will find a collection of old books, manuals, pictures, postcards and papers about the United States Army Air Forces (AAF) during World War II. The AAF was sometimes called the Army Air Corps. This is an ever-growing collection of information about Army Air Fields and training facilities, including pilot, navigator, bombardier, radio and gunnery schools.

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Life in the fast lane. Well, technically, the far left lane.
It’s a space that most drivers understand to be for passing cars + faster moving traffic – but as you likely know, not everyone abides by these unwritten rules of the road.
Several South Carolina lawmakers are working to change that by proposing laws that would allow officers to pull drivers over if they’re traveling too slowly in the left lane of major roads. Surprised these laws didn’t already exist? You’re not alone. In fact, North Carolina + South Carolina are the only Southeastern states without this type of legislature.
There are two bills currently in the works – one in the House and one in the Senate. While they essentially serve the same purpose, the exact wording of the restriction + the outlined repercussions are slightly different.
H. 4835, introduced in the House on January 14, 2020
The House bill, sponsored by House Majority Leader Gary Simrill, states that “a driver may not continue to operate a motor vehicle in the furthermost left-hand lane if the driver knows or reasonably should know that he is being overtaken in that lane from the rear by a motor vehicle traveling at a higher rate of speed.” The penalty would be a fine of $200 plus two points assessed against a driver’s record.
S. 9, introduced in the Senate on January 8, 2019
The Senate bill, sponsored by Senate President Harvey Peeler, states that, “a vehicle may not be driven in the furthest left lane of an interstate highway except when overtaking and passing another vehicle.” The penalty would be a fine of $100 and no points would be assessed against a driver’s record.
The Senate Transportation Committee voted unanimously to pass the bill last week. The House bill has not yet been taken up in committee.


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7 Tips For Interior Decorating With Aquariums
An aquarium teeming with colorful fish and vibrant plants can make a beautiful centerpiece and focal point in any room. Watching fish swimming in a creatively aquascaped fish tank also has proven health benefits too.
So, it’s little wonder that more and more homes and workplaces are incorporating aquariums into their interior décor scheme.
Read this guide for seven tips for interior decorating with aquariums to see how a fish tank could enhance your living space.
1. Where To Put The Tank
The first thing to consider is where you want to put the aquarium, as that will determine the size of fish tank you can have.
There are a number of practical considerations when it comes to incorporating an aquarium into your room.
Safety is your first priority. Fish tanks are typically heavy and, if not placed correctly, can present a danger to your visitors and pets.
For example, freestanding aquariums should always be put in an alcove or against a wall where they can’t be knocked over, and small, countertop setups must be placed well away from the edge of the counter. A coffee table aquarium needs to be positioned close to power sockets or where underfloor cabling is an option.
Fish are very sensitive to water temperature, so aquariums should not be placed in direct sunlight or close to heat sources, such as heaters or radiators, or in a drafty spot.
2. What Size Tank?
There are many different sizes and shapes of tanks to choose from, depending on what space you have available.
For example, in a small home, a nano tank housing one beautifully colored betta fish can add a touch of style to a kitchen counter or office desktop, while a 120-gallon panoramic corner tank mounted on a natural oak cabinet will look stunning in a large lounge.
The size of the tank will also influence what fish species you can keep. Generally, the bigger the tank you have, the more small fish you can keep. However, some species are aggressive and must be housed alone. So, do your research first.
3. Fish Species
The stars of the show in any aquarium are the fish. To ensure a healthy, happy community tank, you need to choose your fish carefully.
Freshwater fish are generally easier to take care of than marine, saltwater species. There are many beautiful, brightly colored species of freshwater fish to choose from, including coldwater and tropical types. Generally, freshwater fish are not as expensive to buy as their saltwater counterparts, and they tend to be hardier, too.
For something a little different, you might want to consider setting up a paludarium, containing living plants, invertebrates and fish. Jellyfish tanks are also becoming increasingly popular, although these creatures are very delicate and can be challenging to care for.
4. In-Wall Fish Tanks
If you have a large space and you don’t want to use a freestanding tank, an in-wall aquarium can look absolutely stunning. In-wall fish tanks basically look like windows, presenting the onlooker with a captivating peek into a magical underwater aquascape.
On a variation of the same theme, you can use thin, wall-mounted aquariums that are designed to resemble TV screens, showing an endlessly changing vista of fish swimming among vibrant, lush plants.
5. Room Dividers And Islands
Aquariums can be used to create room dividers in very large spaces and are extremely effective in public buildings such as high-end restaurants. Islands can also provide a captivating focal point in a mall or gallery, where visitors will gather to admire the fish.
These incredible aquariums give the impression that the fish are gliding through mid-air.
6. Cylinder-Shaped Tanks
Towering cylinder-shaped aquariums have been incorporated into spiral staircases and even escalators in shopping malls, making a truly jaw dropping feature.
You can recreate that look on a smaller scale by using a more modestly sized cylindrical fish tank placed in a corner of the room or in an alcove.
7. Tropical Reef Aquariums
If you have experience keeping marine fish, a large tropical reef setup can make an eye catching focal point in any room.
Reef tanks can be home to many species of rare and beautiful fish, living corals, and anemones, as well as a range of other aquatic creatures, such as starfish, urchins, lobsters, and shrimp.
Marine reef aquariums do take a fair amount of maintenance and expertise if the environment and its creatures are to thrive. Corals need bright illumination in the right spectrum, as well as a good flow, and flawless water quality. Also, corals take minerals from the water column to feed their internal skeleton, meaning that you need to regularly test the water parameters for mineral content and make any adjustments as necessary.
Imaginatively designed and crafted aquariums can make a wonderful focal point in any room. Before you set about choosing an aquarium style and size, consider where in your home the tank is to live and choose fish species that are compatible.


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When Will The Coronavirus Be Behind Us
Q: Gerald, when will we finally get past the Coronavirus epidemic? Dale, Orlando, Fl
A: Contrary to popular belief, weather forecasts are reliably accurate. If there is a 30% chance of rain, it rains 30% of the time. The problem is that most people are looking for something that the weatherman and most health experts in the middle of the COV-19 crisis can’t provide: certainty.
Expecting certainty is unrealistic and potentially dangerous because it gives people a false sense of security as they wait for things to magically play out the way they expect. People seem to naturally desire things they can’t have. The world we live in is a complex system with multiple variables that affect it that are constantly changing. The most leverage you have over the world around you lies in what you do with the things you control (i.e. social distancing, how often you follow up on prospect leads for your business etc.) Con artists exploit people’s desire for certainty by making big promises they never intend to keep–Bernie Madoff did this by promising a high fixed annual return to his clients. The only thing we have complete control over is our thoughts and our actions–the good news is that this gives us plenty to work with! The trajectory and effects of the coronavirus depend in large measure on our behaviour and actions today–whether we choose to listen to scientists and adhere to social distancing norms and build a robust testing apparatus so we can reopen society in a smart and deliberate way. It depends on us more than the virus. Coronavirus has certainly caused changes that will be with us for some time–don’t kid yourself, things are not going to be the same, there will be a new normal which is why we have to create the new normal ourselves every day. Many people right now are frozen–paralyzed with fear waiting to see what happens. Unfortunately, being passive multiplies the effect of the actions of others. Creating the new normal ourselves means not waiting for other people to act, but taking the initiative now every day to rebuild our communities and our economy. As Emerson said: “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” Thanks for your question, Dale.
For more real estate tips and information visit my blog at geraldlucas.com.

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SA-2 Guideline Missile at the Udvar-Hazy Center
Developed and made in the Soviet Union, the SA-2 has been used more widely than any other air defense missile in the world. In the Soviet Union it was called the Dvina; in the West it was known by its NATO code name, SA-2 Guideline (SA meaning surface-to-air). The SA-2 became operational in 1959 and was acquired by all Soviet client states. In 1960 an SA-2 downed the American U-2 spy plane piloted by Francis Gary Powers.
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Perioperative management of anticoagulation during device implantation-the UK perspective.
de Bono J., Nazir S., Ruparelia N., Bashir Y., Betts T., Rajappan K.
BACKGROUND: Increasing numbers of patients taking oral anticoagulation are presenting for device implantation. Cessation of anticoagulation in the perioperative period may expose patients to increased risk of thromboembolic events, while continuing anticoagulation may increase the risk of bleeding. There are few guidelines or randomized controlled trials to guide perioperative management. METHODS: We carried out a questionnaire-based study of all cardiologists implanting devices in the United Kingdom to establish if there was consensus on management of anticoagulation in patients undergoing pacemaker implantation. RESULTS: There is significant variation in management of these patients. Eighty-nine percent of doctors stop oral anticoagulation a mean 3.7 days prior to pacemaker implantation in patients with a mechanical mitral valve, with 94% using heparin to provide preoperative anticoagulation: 58% unfractionated heparin, 40% low molecular weight heparin. The maximum accepted international normalized ratio for implantation ranged from 1.4 to 3 (median 1.8). Postoperatively, 86% restart heparin after a mean 8.5 hours. Only 11% continue oral anticoagulation throughout the implantation period. There is a hierarchy of perceived embolic risk with doctors using progressively less anticoagulation in patients with prosthetic aortic valve, high-risk, and low-risk atrial fibrillation. In contrast, only 7% of implanters stop theinopyridines prior to device implantation in patients with a 2-month-old drug eluting stent. CONCLUSION: Perioperative anticoagulation management of patients undergoing device procedures is currently performed with little consensus. This emphasizes the need for careful national and international audit of periprocedural anticoagulation management and its associated complications with a view to developing international consensus guidelines. (PACE 2010; 389-393).

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Background: Staphylococcus aureus is an important human and animal pathogen that can cause a wide range of infections due to
numerous virulence factors. Aims: The aim of this study was to compare biofilm formation ability with different virulence factors
such as bacterial motility, genes encoding biofilm associated proteins, and Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) among human and
canine isolates of S. aureus. Methods: A total of 60 human (30 methicillin sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) and 30 methicillin resistant S.
aureus (MRSA)) and 17 canine (all MSSA) isolates of S. aureus were tested for the capability of biofilm production, motility assay,
and presence of genes encoding virulence factors: ica (encoding intercellular adhesion), bap (encoding biofilm-associated protein),
fnbA (encoding fibronectin-binding protein A), cna (encoding collagen-binding protein), and pvl (encoding PVL). Results: Animal
isolates of S. aureus performed better biofilm production than the human strains (P=0.042), as well as human MSSA compared to the
MRSA isolates (P=0.013). Our results showed that cna, fnbA, and ica genes (67.5%, 66.2%, and 42.9%, respectively) were more
prevalent than bap and pvl genes (0%, and 7.8%, respectively). The ica gene was significantly more prevalent in human isolates
compared to animal isolates (n=31/60 vs. n=2/17, P=0.008), whereas the cna gene was more frequent in animal isolates than in
human ones (n=15/17 vs. n=37/60, P=0.0201). Significant correlations were found between the biofilm formation of animal isolates,
and the presence of fnbA (P=0.029) and ica genes (P=0.001). Conclusion: This study showed a correlation between biofilm
production and the presence of certain biofilm-related genes in animal isolates, as well as stronger biofilm production among MSSA
human and animal isolates.

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PROGRAMS WE OFFER
Excelsior Foundation for Family Wellness is dedicated to offering services at a low cost to all of Savannah and it's surrounding communities. We have been offering services to our community since March of 2019. For dates and times, please visit our home page and click the "Learn More" button under each service. For pricing, contact us directly via email or phone (call or text).
PARENTING SKILLS AND SUPPORT GROUPS AND SEMINARS
At Excelsior, we offer parenting skills seminars to teach the 1-2-3 Magic program (developed by Dr. Thomas Phelan) to parents. We combine behavior modification with cognitive behavioral techniques to help parents develop a greater understanding of parenting techniques and philosophy to help children best succeed.
SOCIAL SKILLS GROUPS
Excelsior provides social skills groups for children and teens to help them develop the necessary skills to feel more comfortable and effective in our social society. Group ages, dates, and times can be found on our home page. Pricing varies depending on donations. Please contact us via phone or email for registration and pricing.
SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVOCACY AND CONSULTATION
Excelsior offers IEP/504 consultation and advocacy to parents in an effort to help them navigate the complicated special education system.


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Industry Outlook: Commercial Real Estate
For the commercial real estate industry, 2016 was a banner year. The question on the minds of our panel of real estate executives is whether that growth can continue at the same pace into 2017—and beyond. With construction costs and interest rates on the rise, tenants and owners are becoming more conservative with their real estate footprint.
Dana Baird, Cushman & Wakefield Commerce
Jim Balderson, JLL
Bruce Bingham, Hamilton Partners
Bryce Blanchard, Newmark Grubb ACRES
Jake Boyer, The Boyer Company
Andrew Bybee, Stack Real Estate
Mary Ann Callister-Day, Keller Williams Commercial Real Estate
John Dahlstrom, Wasatch Properties
Karin Fife, CREW
Brandon Fugal, CBC Advisors
Bret Mackay, DLM Development
Greg Shields, Pentad Retail/Hospitality
Daniel Thomas, St. John Properties
Kip Wadsworth, Wadsworth Development Group
Scott Wilmarth, CBRE
Eric Woodley, Woodley Real Estate
A special thank you to Brandon Duke, vice president, KeyBank Real Estate Capital, for moderating the discussion.
Generally speaking, was 2016 a positive year for local commercial real estate market?
FIFE: We design and furnish commercial spaces and commercial businesses, and for us, 2016 was a fantastic year. We broke every record that we’ve had before. And 2017 is slated to be just as good. We’ve been lucky enough to start and work on the CHG corporate campus and several other large projects over the past two years. It’s been a great thing for us to learn about the changing market, changing workspaces, and attracting and retaining the millennials and the workforce that’s needed today.
FUGAL: I think 2016 was a historic year for all sectors of the market, perhaps the best year we’ve seen on record. Record new construction in Salt Lake and Utah County. And the absorption has never been more dynamic. But as we look to the future, I think all of us in this room are looking forward with a degree of caution based on changing velocity.
WADSWORTH: I’m out of the construction business and have been for a few years, but based on what I do know, construction was brisk last year. The biggest issue contractors have is finding people to manage the work. TIs and new building costs seem to increase. Price is going up. It’s going to be a challenge for the owners going forward. And the pro forma, with the cost rising, it’s a challenge to contractors to bring the people and the resources they need to meet the demand. So construction is on its way up and kind of hitting the top.
SHIELDS: I think 2016 was not necessarily the best year to be repping a lot of retail tenants. In certain categories we’re fine, but it’s very difficult to find a spot for your restaurant or for your retail shop because it’s been tight. Toward the end of the year, as some new developments started to come online, it’s loosened somewhat, but it continues to be a little bit of an issue. I’ve got a national restaurant group I’m bringing in from Dallas and they’re a little particular and they want their first site to be a great site, and I think we finally have their first site landed after about a year and three months of looking.
Let’s dovetail that in with the articles we’re reading every day about retailers shuttering stores across the country.
SHIELDS: Most of the retail shuttering is concepts just going out of sync, such as department stores that have been around for a long time. We saw that in the early ’80s, when the concept of the local department store disappeared. Castleton’s, Auerbachs, the Paris Company, Maycoff’s—they were institutions when I was growing up in this town and they all got swept away because they became functionally obsolete.
Retail sales are actually very high; it’s just that we’re going through a concept change where people no longer shop at the places they used to shop at 20 years ago. And department store sales have gone down I think from $90 billion a year to $60 billion—and yet T.J. Maxx and Marshalls and those guys are doing great. So it’s just different concepts.
MACKAY: We have an example of that. At Home in Sandy has a concept that’s very different. It’s still a big box but they use it completely differently. If you compare an At Home to a Home Goods—Home Goods tends to have a much smaller footprint. You go in and there is, like, one table, and if someone buys that table, then they have the warehouse ship out another table. At Home actually uses it’s space partially in a warehouse configuration. So if you go into At Home, instead of having one table, they’ll have five or six of them right at the space. So we are seeing that shift of how the space is used. Even though we have a tenant that’s, in theory, a big-box tenant, they are using it in part as a warehouse facility, as kind of that last connection, instead of having a large warehouse.
SHIELDS: E-commerce is only about 10 percent of all retail sales right now, although it’s expected to grow to 20 percent by 2030. That affects certain businesses—really, really hits them. Like the office supply business, paper and products, it’s really hurt because of technology. But most of it is because the businesses are just functionally obsolete.
BALDERSON: Looking ahead 10 years, how things are going to change in retail is pretty substantial. Amazon is going to be rolling out grocery stores and virtual reality shopping, where you put on a headset and you are able to try on all the different outfits with just your eyes. That’s going to change how people shop and how customers interact with Nordstrom and these other soft goods retailers; it’s probably going to trigger a pretty big change.
How was 2016 for the industrial sector?
MACKAY: There are a couple of large projects that are under construction right now: the Post Cereal building that’s being built on 56th West, and UPS is constructing a very large building that is going to be doing essentially last-mile distribution. So you really do start to see that fulfillment, that e-commerce driven demand.
In 2015 and the first part of 2016 there were several large buildings developed by five industrial developers in the community that were multitenant buildings. They were 300,000 or 400,000 square feet, but they were made for two, three, four different tenants. But we didn’t see that space lease up as fast, so we ended up with a little bit of an overhang condition in 2016. And we didn’t see the price support in 2016 that we thought we would see. We actually had some reversals on some of our pricing in rents on the industrial side if you weren’t doing that big-box, single-tenant, build-to-suit.
We got some support on the really small-end, multitenant buildings where the tenants are about 10,000 square feet, but even that kind of got overbuilt. So even though we had really good numbers in 2016, the rents didn’t reflect what we had hoped they would be. In 2017, as that space gets leased up, we may start to see some rent support in that big industrial stuff.
WILMARTH: CBRE does a national investor survey every year, and for the first time in five years investors rotated out of multifamily and their number one product was industrial, which is interesting because multifamily has been bulletproof, and everywhere you go there’s multifamily going up on every corner. But there is some sentiment nationally that it’s maybe run its course a little bit and that yield may be leaning toward the industrial. I don’t know if that’s just big box or—
MACKAY: I think it’s across the board. And cap rates, especially on the west coast, but in all the major markets, are phenomenally low, almost regardless of the product type we’re talking about. Our cap rates are in such low, single digits, you kind of scratch our head and say, “How does this really happen?”
What will be interesting is whether or not we’ll continue to see really aggressive low cap rates as we get some adjustment in the interest rates going forward. My guess is there is enough room for some increases in the interest rates without losing the benefit of that cap rate depression we’ve seen.
BLANCHARD: The thirst for investment product is as high as it was in 2014, when we set an all-time record, and ’15 and ’16. Nothing has changed yet short of a blip in the fundamentals. I wouldn’t expect there will be because Utah has a great story relative to the other competitive marketplaces in our region.
I sold a handful of industrial deals last year, all below seven caps. And for every one seller there are 10 buyers, at least. It’s a matter of having a willing seller right now. You have still got to price things. You can’t be crazy on your cap rate. Some brokers are thinking there is this irrational business of putting properties on the market that are garbage properties at six and a half caps. There still has to be quality in the real estate. It still has to be risk-adjusted. But for industrial, the vacancy rate is still below 5 percent, generally.
We just sold a property out by the airport. A company out of San Diego, Westcore, was the buyer. He was willing to skip a lot of risk because we had two tenants in the building, both with fairly short-term leases, but he’s banking on the market, he’s banking on that area at the airport to continue to grow. Just closed on a deal with an out-of-state buyer in West Valley, a big industrial multitenant deal. They can’t find enough of it fast enough. Truly, for every deal I can sell, there is a long list of buyers.
WADSWORTH: What do you think the impact of the airport expansion and the prison relocation will be on that quadrant out there from an industrial standpoint?
BLANCHARD: It’s going to be impactful and it will drive a lot of value in that submarket, for sure. It does dump a lot of new inventory on the market because that’s going to open some surrounding parcels for development. We’ve always had the story that Utah has got a real supply constraint on industrial because of some natural boundaries, and that changes that story a little bit.
SHIELDS: From a distribution standpoint, you’ll never change the fact that this is the geographic center of the west. That helps.
What kind of activity are we seeing in the office market?
WILMARTH: If 2009 did one thing, it reset the way big users look at real estate, because, historically, there was always five to 14 spec buildings under construction. Large users really didn’t have to be all that strategic in their planning because there was always plenty of inventory. If you took any 10 years of time, seven of those were in the tenants’ favor, because we had more supply. 2009 reset that. Now if you are a large user, you really have to be strategic. You have to be thinking about where you are going to be three years from now.
DAHLSTROM: There hasn’t been a lot of spec building. The financial institutions aren’t there for spec building, the tenants aren’t there for spec building. A lot of the tenants are now very careful about their footprint. So you’re seeing more of these companies that come into Utah, and their option really is build-to-suit or look in another market. There are enough opportunities in the build-to-suit arena that people haven’t gotten out and started really speculating.
FUGAL: A lot of office tenants continue to delay evaluating their requirements until you’re within a six-month to nine-month window, and they are relegated to either a product that is already under construction or a second-generation space. So the few developers who build on a speculative basis are the only ones, in the market of the last several years, that have been the beneficiaries of those headquarter requirements.
THOMAS: Historically we aren’t strictly a speculative builder—our portfolio isn’t designed to accommodate a lot of those build-to-suit users because there is not many of them out there nationally. We like the 5,000-square-foot user. And we’ve found you always have to build spec to attract them. So our project in Pleasant Grove will continue to build on a speculative basis, just because that’s the way we feel the market leans.
BYBEE: In the last half of ’16 we experienced a lot of sublease space coming back where tenants were saying, “Hey, you know, we’re not going to grow into this quite as fast as we thought we were,” and that has frozen a little bit of the spec space, because the landlord’s sitting on space longer than they wanted to. And, consequently, you don’t have anything under construction in north Utah County right now because there’s hundreds of thousands of feet that are out there still.
WOODLEY: We love all the sublease space on the tenant rep side. You’re able to lock down space at a pretty easy clip without a ton of foresight. If you’re a tenant that needs up to 50,000 feet, it’s pretty easy; you have options. You go outside of that and you need a 50,000-square-feet-plus solution, it gets a lot more difficult, and that’s where we’re going to start feeling a little bit of panic if we don’t have these developers wanting to take risk on a 150,000-square-foot spec building.
FUGAL: Right now you probably have 400,000 square feet of sublease space available, mostly in the Point of the Mountain/Lehi area. But I would say most of that space is in playbook right now, and the largest block is probably Solar City.
WOODLEY: A lot of that sublease space is providing downward pressure in the shorter term. But if you have any tenant going with any size above two floors, you are still seeing a lot of these 27, 28 rates, and it’s pretty competitive. It will be interesting to see if people can take that leap or if they stay lean and mean and nimble and keep chomping down these one-, two-, three-year deals and aren’t too bothered by being in two different locations waiting to strike.
BYBEE: What’s everybody’s strategy on the sublease space? We paused at Thanksgiving Park. Last year we had Building 5 at Thanksgiving Station under construction, ready to go, and our kickoff tenant started to feel the weight of the additional space they took to grow into. They pulled back, and eventually shut down in Utah, said, “Hey, we got 60,000 square feet and we don’t have a body to go in it.”
So we played musical chairs with some tenants down there. Thank goodness we had some velocity. And we pressed pause on that building because we didn’t want to introduce more supply and compete with the sublease market. That’s been our strategy the last 12 months. Maybe that changes in ’17. I hope it does. Obviously, we want to build if we have enough demand. But we’re going to be super conscious about adding supply while we have sublease space as high as it was the last half of ’16.
SHIELDS: This cautious optimism is really good for the market long-term. So often when you have a 2016 year, certain segments, if not all of them, tend to just drive right off a cliff, where it’s like, “Oh, it’s so good, we’re going to do 2 million feet of spec office.” And 2008 did a remarkable job of that. Now we see people holding off. That’s a really good thing, because what has overbuilt the market in the past is sometimes a mob mentality that does not seem to exist in the marketplace today. That bodes well for more steady growth and not getting things too whacked out.
Is downtown Salt Lake following those same office trends?
WILMARTH: Downtown is a pretty good story that not everybody is talking about. For the first time in probably five or six years, we had as much absorption downtown as we did in the suburbs. When you’re talking about a million square feet of absorption and just under half of it is downtown, that’s pretty significant.
What makes it significant is if you look at the absorption overall, I would say that 65 to 75 percent of it was technology-based. Downtown that’s not the case. Financial services and others have all expanded. That speaks to the economy as a whole and not just perhaps this venture capital that reached our market, started in ’14 and really came to fruition in ’15 and was manifest in ’16.
BINGHAM: There is a demand for office space downtown that’s ready to go. I don’t think that exists in the suburbs. There is just too much stuff out there.
BOYER: The big concern I’ve had, as I’ve watched downtown, is it seems just a shuffling of the deck. If you really analyzed 111 Main, other than the Goldman transaction, several of the transactions that were done there were out of other buildings in the downtown. They weren’t net new to the downtown. Sometimes there’s incremental growth within the law firms or the financial services companies, but in terms of highlighting specific new tech companies—compare it to the suburbs. Let’s take jet.com. They’re coming to the market. They are taking 120,000 square feet. You’re not seeing a lot of that happening in the downtown. I hope that changes.
WILMARTH: There are a number of technology tenants who have put their offices down here. What we haven’t seen is that big corporate headquarters come down here.
BOYER: I think it’s just overcoming all the typical challenges of downtown for a lot of the tech companies. It’s the usual issues of having to pay for parking, a higher cost structure. Your rents are just going to be a little bit higher. But the amenities are downtown. It’s a great place to be. If we could tilt over the edge with one or two tech companies that are 100,000-plus-square-foot users, it would really get the ball rolling, and then we would be viewed more. But right now there is still enough land out south in Lehi, where the cost structure is still much lower.
BLANCHARD: There is a catalyst to the downtown story, and that is the 3,000 new apartment units that we have and are under construction. Those people need jobs, and they are not going to commute to Lehi. They are planning to work, live and play downtown and go skiing on the weekends. So that’s your catalyst for driving a employer saying, “I want to be downtown because my workforce is a millennial generation who doesn’t want to buy a house in Herriman on a third of an acre with four kids.” They want to live here. They are out-of-staters looking for lifestyle and cost of living arbitrage between San Francisco. That is where your employers can say, “OK, I can lease space downtown and not need to fight the commute discussion about living in the suburbs.”
Now, if the apartments that all get developed here struggle, then that thesis might fall on its face. But the amenities continue to be developed downtown to support the theory that office would continue to be absorbed downtown.
DAHLSTROM: When you look at Goldman Sachs, that’s exactly the story. Those are the kind of people who want to have an urban living experience, and they are attracted to this.
BLANCHARD: Of every spot in Goldman Sachs, Utah is the second-highest requested office. So that millennial trend is bigger than anything going on.
DAHLSTROM: The thing that got Workday downtown is the fact that we’ve got this great transportation infrastructure. All points lead to Salt Lake City on the TRAX line. So 50 percent of Workday’s workforce comes in on TRAX or the Frontrunner.
The other point is we’ve had great success in building apartments in our urban area—3,500 new apartments in the last 10 years. There isn’t enough affordable housing in downtown. The fact that more people want to live in an apartment environment has driven up the price of all of the apartments. So one of the real big problems we have is there is not enough affordable housing.
The economists said the recession was over in June 2009, which means that we’re 91 months into our economic recovery. The longest recovery on record is 120 months. It’s not to say we can’t go farther than that, but do you find yourself waiting for that next cycle to arrive?
THOMAS: That’s the reason we’re in Utah. The economy here is a lot more recession-proof, it’s a lot more stable than other parts of the country. A lot of us are thinking much, much beyond 2017—the next three, five, seven, 10 years for the state of Utah. I don’t think anybody thinks this state is going backwards over that period of time.
I kind of hope there is a little bit of a recession. It tends to make things go back to fundamentals in the way that seasoned professionals operate. So I don’t want a recession, but…
BINGHAM: We moved here 15 years ago from Chicago, and there are few, if any, places better to have been in the last 15 years than Utah. The biggest challenge Utah has right now is complacency. We think we’re great, and we are, but so what? We’ve got to come up with the next idea, the next concept or the next improvement. Boise has got two Fortune 500 headquarters, and how many does Salt Lake City have? Zip.
We’ve got work to do. EDCUtah and GOED and all these other folks, frankly, they need to quit looking just at manufacturing spaces up in Box Elder County and start bringing financial headquarters to downtown Salt Lake City and let that radiate to the suburbs.
BOYER: The bigger concern with the state—it’s a great problem to have—is that our unemployment is down at 3 percent. As we go to recruit new businesses to Utah, they are taking a look at our unemployment and they are saying, “Who am I going to hire? I need to bring 400 jobs here, but who am I going to hire?”
BINGHAM: One of the things the state legislature did was $300 million toward education. Those are the kinds of steps that just have to happen. We’ve got a billion dollars toward infrastructure over the next four years. Those kinds of positive steps are going to keep us where we need to be. But we’ve got to keep at it. We just cannot let up.
CALLISTER-DAY: All of you work with big companies, and I’ve worked a lot more with the smaller retail companies, startups. I am feeling that people are really excited about starting their own businesses and getting going with that. I’ve felt that stronger than in the last 10 years. Everybody was kind of scared. I’m finding that there is a new surge for that, which is very exciting.
I see a lot of people that want to get out and take a little bit more of a chance on a smaller level than the large buildings and the large shopping centers. I’m really excited to see that happening. We’ll see how it comes together for 2017. I have several people who are just looking to start up new, maybe more unique and specialty-type companies. It’s been really fun to sit down with clients and listen to their ideas.
SHIELDS: We need to really push our quality of life. As we do things, part of the program is to recruit workers. We need to start talking to people. How do we do it? Through ad campaigns that say, “Have you ever thought about coming to Utah to work, this is the quality of life,”—to start recruiting people, even more than we do now, to come to the state so that people have more workers to hire.
MACKAY: One of our challenges, though, is that sometimes our legislature seems to stub its toe as it’s trying to do those very things. Whether or not you’re a supporter of Bears Ears being a monument, it got made a monument. Rather than the state being the champion of a whole industry that’s already here in our state—we talk about bringing headquarters, and we have a huge component of our industry that’s serving outdoor retailers—and for some reason we weren’t able to figure out, as a state, how to move forward with that issue, where you take an economically depressed area of the state and match that up with taking advantage of another monument. Until we figure out how to do those kinds of things, until we come out, as a state, and become the champion of some of these key issues—I don’t know if the bad press has impacted your hospitality guys, but I would imagine that we’re going to start seeing a real impact. We know there is a $40 million loss that we’re going to see in here.


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From the 2011-12 Millsaps College Catalog
Requirements for major: The Biology Department offers both the bachelor of arts and the bachelor of science degrees in biology. All majors must take Introductory Cell Biology (BIOL 1001/1003), General Botany (BIOL 1011/1013), General Zoology (BIOL 1021/1023), Genetics (BIOL 2000), and Senior Seminar (BIOL 4902 & 4912), plus a minimum of four additional biology courses including at least one from the "Structure and function" category and one from the "Organism and environment" category listed below
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Requirements for minor: Students may elect a minor in biology with Introductory Cell Biology (BIOL 1001/1003), General Botany (BIOL 1011/1013), General Zoology (BIOL 1021/1023), and at least two upper-level biology courses, which may include Genetics (BIOL 2000) plus one course from the lists above or two upper-level courses from the lists above.
No grade lower than a C will be accepted in any course to fulfill a major or minor in biology. For the major, at least four courses plus Senior Seminar must be taken in residence at Millsaps. For the minor, at least three out of the necessary five courses must be taken in residence at Millsaps.
Students planning careers in the health professions should also take General Chemistry I (CHEM 1213) and II (CHEM 1223), with labs; Organic Chemistry I (CHEM 2110) and II (CHEM 2120), with labs; and College Physics I (PHYS 1003) and II (PHYS 1013), with labs. Many medical schools strongly recommend at least one semester of biochemistry.
Students planning further study in molecular biology are encouraged to take Biochemistry I (CHEM 3610) and II (CHEM 3620). Students planning further study in ecology or environmental sciences are encouraged to take General Chemistry I (CHEM 1213) and II (CHEM 1223), with labs; Elementary Statistics (MATH 1150); and The Physical Earth (GEOL 1000).
All biology courses numbered 2000 or higher require two previous college-level biology courses or consent of the instructor.

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By Max Cohen, Daily Sports Editor
Published April 5, 2014
It was Devin Gardner’s first pass in Michigan Stadium in a pressure situation since his potential game-winning overtime two-point conversion attempt was picked off by Ohio State safety Tyvis Powell in November.
The fifth-year senior quarterback dropped back on the first play of the Michigan football team’s Spring Game and saw freshman wide receiver Freddy Canteen in man-to-man coverage down the sideline. Gardner flung the ball to Canteen with the same end result as the play more than four months ago.
This time, sophomore cornerback Jourdan Lewis played the role of Powell, leaping and intercepting Gardner’s heave.
“He was just man-to-man and (Gardner) thought he was open,” Lewis chuckled.
The throw didn’t have nearly the consequence of Gardner’s previous interception, but it signified the possible emergence of a new force in Michigan’s secondary.
Michigan coach Brady Hoke praised Lewis multiple times this spring, and the sophomore showed why when he trotted out on the field with the first-team defense. He began the scrimmage with a bang for the Wolverines, one he hopes was an early indicator of the team’s new defensive mentality.
“Just getting hands on guys and trying to intimidate them,” Lewis said. “That’s our key point right there. Being physical, that’s what (Michigan defensive coordinator Greg Mattison) is always talking about, being a physical defense.”
His first interception was far from his only difference-making, physical play of the day. Later in the scrimmage, Gardner zipped a pass into junior Devin Funchess’ chest. The wide reciver appeared to have it cradled for a moment until Lewis popped the ball loose with a big hit, and it fell to the turf.
Like many physical defensive players, Lewis’ play wasn’t free of consequence, even in the Spring Game. He was flagged for defensive pass interference penalties on consecutive plays, the first time for putting his hands on Funchess, the second for interfering with junior slot receiver Dennis Norfleet.
Lewis disagreed with the second call, but isn’t particularly opposed to taking penalties if it meant he was playing tough defense. Neither is Mattison.
“He said ‘be physical’,” Lewis said. “But he doesn’t care if it’s great defense and we get a penalty.”
In his freshman season, Lewis appeared in all 13 games, but his defensive role wasn’t extensive at first, as he appeared primarily on special teams. As the season progressed, his time in the secondary increased, but like a typical freshman cornerback, Lewis was picked on at times. Lewis registered 17 tackles, but didn’t make game-changing plays Michigan hopes for out of a starting cornerback.
This year, it looks like that could change. During the scrimmage and the practice beforehand, Lewis spent the majority of the time running with the first-team defense, in addition to sharing time returning punts with Norfleet in practice. While his temporary starting spot is far from guaranteed come fall, significant playing time is on the horizon.
“He’s a talented guy, very athletic,” Hoke said. “He’s getting stronger, which helps.”
When he played with the second team for a few reps late in the scrimmage, Lewis displayed that talent once again. On a defense devoid of playmakers last season, the cornerback looks like he might be able to fill that role.
Lewis capped off his day with a second interception, this time off sophomore quarterback Shane Morris, proving he wasn’t picky when it comes to quarterback prey. Yet again, Lewis won a battle against Funchess. After he came away with the ball, Lewis sprinted toward the end zone with an open field in front of him, but was stopped, because it was just a scrimmage after all.
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Delaware County IN United Way brings hundreds together for Day of Action
Volunteers reach out to community groups, those in need
By Rick Yencer
MUNCIE, INDIANA (NEWS) - We'll help has been said hundreds of times for the Day of Action organized by the United Way of Delaware County for plenty of community based groups on Thursday.
For Qiana O'Neal who directs the Buley Center in Whiteley neighborhood, volunteers will paint the community center's gym and a classroom in a day that could easily cost $9,000 and days of work.
Toyota of Muncie employees are giving their days this week to build five little libraries throughout the town to provide literature outside of the school or a paper stand. One goes to the Gaston United Methodist Church.
Rebuilding Together and the outreach for Habitat for Humanity are repairing homes and installing a wheelchair ramp for those in need while neighborhood groups get help with cleanups , planting gardens and landscaping.
Jenni Marsh, chief executive officer of United Way, said more than 300 volunteers will be in the community to make it better by providing help to 19 different non profit organizations.
The hub of activity is at the Horizon Convention Center where morning and afternoon sign ups are held at 7 a.m. and noon. Between those efforts, United Way will hold its kickoff lunch for its yearly fund drive that hopes to raise over $1.5 million to help those in need.
There also will be helping those in age and youth in local day care centers besides all the work going into neighborhoods and community facilities.
The rich history of giving of the United Way has been enormous with millions going to people, places and programs
Marsh and other United Way staff has worked with First Merchants, the local chamber of commerce city government, Ball State University, Shafer Leadership Academy and Muncie Young Professionals Group to pull off such a large event.
And one of the biggest contributors for volunteers comes from the Indiana Academy for Mathematics and Science where community service is built into the school curriculum.
The academy on the Ball State campus led by Aaron Lake is sending 40 students to work throughout the city on various social service and other neighborhood projects.
Vickie Barton, IA's executive director, said students learn how being socially and community active can make a difference and make their world a better place to live.
That common good, as Marsh says, will instill more pride among people and help promote helping others in the community.


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Pyrgus serratulae (Rambur, )
Range: Eurasia from Spain to Mongolia.
Distribution in Bulgaria: Very local in N and E Bulgaria, more widespread in the calcareous mountains in S and SW Bulgaria. From sea level to ca. 2000 m.
Habitat: Grassy places, usually in calcareous terrain.
Bionomics: One generation from June till August. Larval host-plant: Potentilla (Rosaceae) (Tolman & Lewington 1997).
Conservation status: Local but relatively widespread species, does not seem to be of conservation concern. IUCN category: Lower risk, least concern.