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The Minnesota Wildlife Tracking Project partners with research and conservation organizations throughout the state to conduct wildlife tracking surveys.
The lead trackers on our survey are certified in Track & Sign Identification through trackercertification.com, and have decades of experience in wildlife tracking and wildlife research.
The Cedar Creek Wildlife Survey is a joint venture between the Minnesota Wildlife Tracking Project and the University of Minnesota's Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve. It is a unique opportunity to improve your tracking skills, connect with nature, and help Cedar Creek scientists learn about the wildlife living on their property.
The diverse, pristine habitat supports a wide variety of mammals. The property includes 25 miles of sand roads, which catch tracks beautifully. The roads will be grated shortly before our surveys, offering optimal tracking conditions for us to locate and identify a rich diversity of species. Public access to the Reserve is limited. The Cedar Creek Wildlife Survey program offers you the rare opportunity to explore this exceptional landscape.
We conduct formal surveys once per quarter. Members of this project who have participated in at least one formal survey can apply for a permit to access the property to track at other times. See our calendar for upcoming survey dates and contact us if you are interested in participating.
The Minnesota Metro Otter Survey is a collaboration between the Minnesota Wildlife Tracking Project and the U.S National Park Service's Mississippi National River and Recreation Area. The National Park Service began surveying otter populations in the Metro Area Mississippi River in 2009 to assess water quality and ecosystem health. As an apex predator, otters provide a good indicator of water quality and also help keep lake and river ecosystems in balance.
This project has two components: systematic surveys done be trained trackers, and casual observations contributed by members of the general public. Contributing your sightings will help us learn where otters are living in the Mississippi Watershed and give us clues about their movement patterns and population dynamics, improving the quality of Park Service research and conservation efforts.
Please join us on iNaturalist to contribute sightings of otters, otter tracks or otter sign seen anywhere in the broader Twin Cities Metro Area.
Members of the club take part in this long-standing citizen science program. One of our long term interests is to establish a sister program here in Minnesota to monitor wolf populations throughout the state. You can get more information at the Wisconsin Volunteer Carnivore Tracking Program website.
If you are interested in helping us build a volunteer network here in Minnesota, please contact us, and plan to join us at our monthly Tracking Club.


It's taken four years, but everything finally seems to be lining up favorably for Arizona State defensive lineman Jalen Bates.
The redshirt junior is healthy and needed with the departures of Tashon Smallwood and JoJo Wicker. He's playing with the first team in spring practice and making enough of an impression on the new coaching staff to suggest he'll be a starter in the new 3-3-5 system in the fall.
Defensive coordinator Danny Gonzales said Bates "is the guy up front right now playing the hardest. Shannon (Forman) and Jalen can run with anybody in the country. Jalen's athletic ability is giving us the opportunity to do some different things with those guys.
"You try and find who has the ability to make special plays when you need a big play. It doesn't necessarily always have to be a linebacker or a safety that we blitz. We've got some stuff we can design for guys like Jalen and Shannon."
ASU has had high hopes for Bates since he arrived from Kaplan, La., in 2015. He pushed for playing time as a true freshman before redshirting and played in only five games combined in the last two seasons. Late in the 2016 season, he suffered a leg injury during warm-ups at Washington that stalled his progress.
"I got in a little bit against Utah last year and got my feet wet," Bates said. "With this whole new staff, it's a real aggressive scheme that requires a D-lineman that's in pretty good shape. That's kind of what I am. I like playing fast. This is like a perfect situation for me."
ASU offensive coordinator Rob Likens on Ryan Jenkins, Abe Thompson moving to offense and the offensive line.
Bates understood why he wasn't in the defensive line rotation last season and appreciates what he learned from those ahead of him. "Being behind them helped me develop as a man and develop good practice habits," he said while admitting thoughts of transferring crossed his mind.
"Every player has that when they're not in the starting 11. Being how I was raised, my dad and my mom didn't take the quitting thing from me since I was 5 years old. My dad works 14-hour shifts (as a sandblaster) out there in the sun in southern Louisiana. It's not an easy job. Him doing that is really hard compared to what I have to do here. Quitting is not in my DNA. I stuck it out, and it's all coming together for me."
Bates, Forman (also from Louisiana), Renell Wren and Darius Slade, a transfer from Ohio State, and George Lea (another from Louisiana, out this spring due to injury) are among the leading candidates to play in the defensive line. Gonzales wants them to be versatile enough to play multiple positions.
"This thing is effort first," new defensive line coach Shaun Nua said. "Once we get the culture down then we put you where you're best. You've just got to get to their heart and have them believe in our system. We just tell them that's our only way of getting a win."
Nua said Bates has the size (6-4, 242 pounds) has the size and speed to be an impact player. "I'm excited for him, and I just want to take it one day at a time and pray he stays healthy because he has the right mindset and that's why he's separating himself from the rest of the crew. He's a hungry play on and off the field. That's the leadership we're looking for."
Abe Thompson, who came to ASU from Arizona Western as a linebacker, is now playing running back, a position where the Sun Devils are thin this spring after Nick Ralston moved to linebacker.
Thompson, 6-2, 232, played on both sides of the ball at Yuma Cibola High School and as a fullback at Northern Arizona in 2015 before switching to defense in junior college.
"He has the body to be what you're looking for in short-yard goal line and a blocking back," offensive coordinator Rob Likens said. "Today is the first day I've ever seen him carry a football. We'll give him some more reps and continue to look at him. He has the body to be what you're looking for in short-yard goal line and a blocking back."
ASU adds four running backs in the summer although none are as big as Thompson.
Gonzales said the late Pat Tillman would be perfect to play the safety position that now bears his name in ASU's defensive secondary.
The position is versatile, though, and could go to a player as big as Jay Jay Wilson, 6-3, 243, Gonzales said. At New Mexico, linebacker Brian Urlacher played what ASU is calling the Tillman.
"We've got a couple of guys making progress to who we want that guy to be," Gonzales said. "If anybody can find us another one like Pat, we'll be blessed.
When Gonzales was at San Diego State, players ranging from 5-10 to 6-3 played the Tillman position. "The one thing all those guys had is they were fast," he said. "They were really good just natural football players. You didn't have to teach them where the ball was going. We don't make those guys take on linemen. It's designed so that guy can run up there and use his athletic ability and jump around and do it however they want."
Evan Fields, Tyler Whiley and Jalen Harvey have taken turns playing at Tillman in the first eight spring practices. "Jay Jay keeps telling me let me be the Tillman," Gonzales said. "If he can do it, we'll design the defense a little bit different and use those four guys behind him to be four corners. There's a bunch of different ways you can skin that cat."
ASU completes its third week of spring practice at 6:35 p.m. Friday at Kajikawa practice fields. Practices are open to the public.
New ASU head coach Herm Edwards, leading the Sun Devils through spring practice for the first time, talks about yelling and cursing, player leadership and Friday night practices.


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Facing $6.2 million deficit and without a…
Facing $6.2 million deficit and without a budget for the new year, West Covina to resume talks
By Christopher Yee | cyee@scng.com | San Gabriel Valley Tribune
PUBLISHED: June 30, 2018 at 8:22 am | UPDATED: June 30, 2018 at 11:08 pm
West Covina is set to continue looking for ways to close its $6.2 million budget deficit at a special meeting Monday night.
The special meeting is set to begin at 6:30 p.m. Monday in City Hall Council Chambers, 1444 W. Garvey Ave. South.
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During the last budget workshop in June, city staff estimated the general fund deficit to be $7.2 million. However, with additional cost sharing for school crossing guards and cuts to several departments, the deficit is now estimated to be $6.2 million, according to a city staff report.
El Monte is in a near-$9 million hole, hasn't passed a budget yet for 2019-2020
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Montebello could balance its budget by not filling its many vacancies
Compounding the crisis, the city needs an additional $1.4 million to replenish the city's budget reserves, considered its rainy-day fund, meaning a total of $7.6 million is unaccounted for in the draft budget set to be presented Monday.
The current fiscal year ends Saturday, so the City Council agreed to spend at 2017-18 levels until Monday's meeting. The council will have to vote to extend those spending rates again Tuesday if it does not give final approval to a 2018-19 budget that night.
Christopher Yee
Christopher Yee is a reporter for the Pasadena Star-News and San Gabriel Valley Tribune covering cities in the west and central parts of the San Gabriel Valley. He grew up in Monterey Park and studied journalism at East Los Angeles College and UC Berkeley. You may find him at Dodger Stadium or at the Staples Center for L.A. Kings games.
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According to The Atlantic, there are over 4 million people in the United States who are currently wearing braces and that number only continues to double since the year of 1982 to the year of 2008. More and more people are considering getting braces to straighten and perfect their smile. Many people have considered straightening their teeth and getting braces simply because they understand that having a straighter smile could possibly give them a better life. The reason is that the more confident you are in your physical appearance, the more confident you become as a person. Your life will soon begin to improve in many areas, such as your job, your personal relationships, your friendships, as well as future opportunities. It is very important to understand that the straightness of your teeth can help you benefit in all areas of your life.
According to Nature, studies show that 1 in 3 adults believe that having straight teeth can help overcome being embarrassed about the way they look as well as 46 percent of people believe that a straighter smile can improve your overall appearance. More and more people are convinced that by fixing your smile, you can be able to appear more attractive in the eyes of many. The reality of it, is that having an attractive smile can make you appear more trustworthy and responsible, which in the eyes of many is viewed as attractive. There have also been studies that demonstrate the connection between having an attractive smile and the overall success in the job market. In the job market, the more clean and responsible you appear, the more successful you will be. When you can demonstrate that you adhere to practicing good oral hygiene, you make yourself appear to be responsible and hard-working.
If you have suffered in some areas in your life due to the unattractive smile that you may have, you may want to consider having braces. You never can be too old to have your teeth corrected. There are many different types of benefits that you can take advantage of by getting braces. Not only will you have a boost in your self-esteem due to improving your smile, but many other areas in your life can also improve. You can get yourself a better job, or in yourself a promotion, perform better in your current job or maybe even find confidence in yourself to begin dating again after a divorce. Whatever the situation is, you can never be too old to make an improvement to yourself. You can start by conducting an online search for your nearest orthodontics by typing: orthodontics joliet il.
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Photos: The French Laundry installs its temporary kitchen
By Paolo Lucchesi on February 20, 2015 at 2:11 PM
Photo: Photo / Oscar De La Villa Jr.
Photo: Oscar De La Villa Jr.
This week, the shipping container that will serve as the French Laundry's customized temporary kitchen arrived in full force on the sleepy streets of Yountville, complete with a giant crane.
The French Laundry, which is currently closed for substantial renovations to its kitchen and campus (but not dining room, remember), is slated to reopen later this spring in its "Under Construction" mode. In the interim, the French Laundry staff is staying occupied with their pop-up restaurant at Silverado, Ad Lib.
But for now, let's consider the craziness that one of the country's most famous — and most expensive — restaurants will be cooking out of a shipping container for a few months later this year, though it's probably safe to say that the French Laundry's temporary kitchen will be larger and fancier than most other restaurants' versions.
For more on the renovations, refer back to our report from late last year; stay tuned for updates surrounding the restaurant reopening.
· Previously: Scenes from opening night at Thomas Keller's temporary restaurant at Silverado: Ad Lib [Inside Scoop]
· Previously: The French Laundry readies for its remodel, temporary closure and more [Inside Scoop]


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Supermarkets are unable to predict which products will experience shortages each week
Supermarkets all over the United States are preparing for shortages of popular products. They are forced to change how they operate to deal with the persistent shortages during the supply chain crisis.
Some of the most prominent changes include expanding their storage space to allow them to stock up on more goods, curbing discounts or getting rid of them entirely to deter consumers from purchasing too much of a certain item.
"You don't want to promote when you can't fill the products," said Neil Stern, chief executive of Good Food Holdings LLC, an operator of grocery chain Bristol Farms. Stern and other executives pointed out that consumers find it easier to substitute products or switch brands when their favored products do not have huge discounts on them.
One of the main problems many supermarket executives have is that they are unable to predict which products will run short from week to week.
Some industry experts who spoke with the Wall Street Journal noted that stores could run low on Nutella spread on one week and Prego pasta sauces or Pringles potato chips the following week. These shortages are occurring even though many manufacturers are increasing production to meet the heightened demand for their products.
"I never imagined that we'd be here in October 2021 talking about supply chain problems, but it's a reality," said Vivek Sankaran, chief executive of grocery company Albertsons during a conference call last month. "On any given day, you're going to have something missing in our stores, and it's across categories. The fact is, it's like whack-a-mole."
Many food manufacturers are struggling with labor shortages, a lack of hard-to-find raw materials and are experiencing difficulties shipping out their products.
Those who are not able to properly stock up their stores are forced to figure out alternative options, including finding substitutes for out-of-stock items. Some stores have become so desperate that they are covering up empty shelves or using cardboard cutouts to hide gaps left in their stores by supply issues.
"What orders showed up? And who do we need to call? It's our battle every day," said Kristen Hanson, who deals with the merchandising for New York-based grocery Tops Markets.
Supermarket executives partially blame shortages on hoarding
Many industry executives are at least partially blaming their shortages on people buying too much of certain items. "People are hoarding," said Adnan Durrani, CEO and founder of food company Saffron Road.
"The problem is people buy more of the other products," said Arthur Ackles, vice president of merchandising and buying for Massachusetts-based supermarket chain Roche Bros.
These executives are blaming their customers for rationally thinking ahead and preparing for shortages even though evidence shows the supply chain crisis is being caused by a combination of labor shortages, inflation and transportation problems, among other factors. (Related: There's no such thing as "panic buying," only rational people wisely stocking up on strategic supplies in anticipation of further disruptions.)
In many supermarkets, store managers are preparing to deal with shortages of popular food brands and other staples to continue for at least the next few months, especially since the holiday season is coming up and customers are expected to make more purchases.
Tinglong Dai, a professor of operations management and business analytics at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School in Baltimore, recommends that people buy their holiday gifts as early as they can to avoid possible holiday-induced shortages.
"Buy local, buy American. Shop for holiday gifts as early as you can, if you really have to get that perfect Christmas gift on time. Support local businesses and domestically made products," said Dai.
"We really need to support U.S. manufacturers and brick-and-mortar retailers if we care about the health of our supply chains."
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CJ McCollum on Damian Lillard's Blazers Record: 'I Am Extremely Happy For Him'
CJ McCollum had kind words to say about his former Blazers teammate.
By DavidMacKay@DavidMacKayNBA Dec 20, 2022, 1:16pm PST
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Last night in Oklahoma City, Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard set the franchise scoring record, surpassing Clyde Drexler. He now has 18,048 career points.
Lillard's longtime teammate, CJ McCollum, now with the New Orleans Pelicans, took a moment to acknowledge the achievement when asked about it after his own game on Monday.
"I am extremely happy for him, and I am not surprised. That is something we expected him to accomplish because of his greatness,"
- @CJMcCollum on @Dame_Lillard becoming the @TrailBlazers' all-time leading scorer pic.twitter.com/fSAQDy3rZU
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) December 20, 2022
I'm extremely happy for him. I recorded a video for him a few weeks ago anticipating this moment. I know how hard he's worked. I know, our relationship, what that is and what that will be for the rest of our life. The bond that we have is something special, and I'm just happy for him because I know the type of work that he puts in. A lot of people see the success on the court, but you don't see what goes into the success. The sacrifice, the work ethic, the 6AM's in Vegas, all the stuff that we've done together and all the stuff he's done independently to build himself up for these types of moments and accolades is a testimony to his hard work, his faith, and the coaching staff and organization putting him in a position to succeed. So, I'm extremely happy for him, and I'm not surprised. That's something that we expected him to accomplish, based on his greatness.
Lillard and McCollum played together from the time McCollum was drafted in 2013 to the time he was traded just last season. As a starting backcourt, the pair of guards led the Trail Blazers to six consecutive playoff berths, including a run to the Western Conference Finals in 2019.
This is a classy move we all expected from McCollum, who has maintained a close friendship with Lillard despite the physical distance between them.


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The Rosenstiel School for Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) at University of Miami has announced its new Coastal Sustainability Science and Practice Track through their Master of Professional Science Program. It will be offered for the first time this fall 2012 at the Cape Eleuthera Institute. We are excited to welcome these Masters students to the CEI campus! This course will equip students with advanced training in the expanding field of sustainability, with a combined focus on the practical aspects of systems management and the theoretical understanding of whole-systems design. The goal of this track is to train future leaders who create solutions for sustainability issues at local and global levels. If you are interested in this program or would like more information, visit the program's website here.


Jinxing Ye of the East China University of Science and Technology used (Tetrahedron Lett. 2011, 52, 2715. ) the Hayashi catalyst to direct the addition of 2 to 1, to give the cyclopropane 3. Jia-Rong Chen and Wen-Jing Xiao of Central China Normal University employed (J. Org. Chem. 2011, 76, 281. ) a urea catalyst for the addition of 5 to 4.
Yasumasa Hamada of Chiba University devised (Tetrahedron Lett. 2011, 52, 987. ) a different urea catalyst for the addition of 7 to 8, to control both the absolute and relative configuration of 9. Jiyong Hong of Duke University showed (Tetrahedron Lett. 2011, 52, 2468. ) that the imidazolium-mediated cyclization of 10 proceeded with high diastereoselectivity, to give 11.
Yixin Lu of the National University of Singapore optimized (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 1726. ) a dipeptide-derived phosphine to catalyze the addition of 12 to 13. Karl A. Scheidt of Northwestern University combined (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 1678. ) a triazolium catalyst with super-stoichiometric Ti(O-iPr)4 to effect the addition of 15 to 4, to give 16.
En route to Malyngamide C, Xiao-Ping Cao of Lanzhou University condensed (J. Org. Chem. 2011, 76, 3946. ) the prochiral commercial monoketal 17 with nitrosobenzene, using proline as a catalyst, to prepare 18. Hong Wang of Miami University showed (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 3484. ) that a lanthanide-complexed α-amino amide was effective for catalyzing the addition of the prochiral 19 to 4, to give 20.
Alexandre Alexakis of the Universite de Geneve and John C. Stephens of the National University of Ireland, Maynooth established (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 5095. ) that the Hayashi catalyst was effective for mediating the addition of 22 to 21, to give the diene 23. Ying-Chun Chen of Sichuan University and Karl Anker Jørgensen of Aarhus University used (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 5053. ) the same catalyst for the addition of 24 to 25. The Hayashi catalyst appeared again in the report (Chem. Comm. 2011, 47, 3828. ) by Magnus Reuping of RWTH Aachen University of the addition of 27 to 28. Xiaohua Liu and Xiaoming Feng, also of Sichuan University, used (Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 936. ) a Cinchona-derived catalyst to add 29 to 30.
Regan J. Thomson, also of Northwestern University, took advantage (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 1799. ) of the proline-mediated intramolecular aldol condensation of 32 to prepare 34. Subsequent oxy-Cope rearrangement established the ten-membered ring of Streptorubin B (35).
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I haven't had much training yet and will need a new owner committed to working with me so that I can continue learning what's expected of us GSDs. I'm sure to flourish with ongoing socialization and training.
I am pretty good with other dogs but need to practice meeting them with polite manners so as not to offend them. And the little dogs can get scared of my rough play style and take it the wrong way. I'm a bit rambunctious like lots of youngsters. However, at a home visit recently I was a model guest and played and behaved well with a small dog. I've shown too much interest in cats; so I hope it's not a deal breaker, but no cats for me. please.
Neutering and growing up a bit will help with my energy level….and so will regular exercise and a consistent, fair leader. I love to play with my GSD friends. I'm a high energy player and enjoy playing chase and wrestling with my GSD friends at my foster home.
I'm easy going in that I will allow all over handling and I love a good belly rub. I'll jump up for a hug too.
I like treats and take them gently.
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1. Even in times of a down economy, kid's tournaments are still something that will get families to travel. We may not be Orlando, Florida, but when we are hosting a tournament of 50 youth soccer teams, that's thousands of moms, dads and siblings that buy tickets, hotel rooms, meals, fuel and more.
2. Greater Lansing has great athletic venues! From ice to turf to ball fields and courts we have the surfaces groups need to get their game on. The GLSA works alongside our local venues and potential groups to work out logistics, help provide solutions and guide the entire process along for both sides.
3. The Greater Lansing Sports Authority works to both draw in events to our community that are looking for a host city AND they work with local groups to help grow the events we already hold. That is a non-profit sports focused entity, that is working with tournament events rights holders, local organizing committees, area sports venues and local hotels to put together amazing events that both color people's lives and inject millions into the local economy. Not all communities have something like the GLSA, and we're proud to bring our energy, attention and ideas to the sports community of Michigan's Capital City.
Check out this write-up on the Greater Lansing community and the GLSA in the National Sports Planning Guide and find out for yourself why Greater Lansing is an up-and-coming Midwestern sports city - and why the Greater Lansing Sports Authority is the hardest working sports commission in the business!
Interested in finding out more about the GLSA? Browse the other pages of our newly redesigned website. Want more than that? Like to possibly be a part of the team? The GLSA is currently for both event volunteers and GLSA interns to help us make all these great events happen. Are you a hard-working, team-focused, sports-fanatic? We need to talk. You might be just the right person to further our goals for the local sports community!


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UW American Heritage Center Creates Virtual Exhibition of Laramie's Maps
The history of Laramie can be told in many ways: It can feature famous people, significant events, the influence of the railroad or the growth of the University of Wyoming.
UW's American Heritage Center (AHC) created a virtual exhibition, titled "A History of Laramie Through its Maps," that tells Laramie's story through 11 maps of the town and the county. It can be viewed here.
The map exhibition was curated by John Waggener, reference archivist at the AHC, and published by Hanna Fox, head of the center's digital Photography Lab. The maps in the collection depict the growth of Laramie.
Laramie owes its existence to the Union Pacific (UP) railroad, which platted Laramie in July 1867. This was almost a year before Laramie was incorporated in May 1868, just a few days before the UP tracks arrived. The plat map shows the narrow lots along First, Second and Third streets and then more sizable lots farther away from the tracks.
The fourth map indicates, in 1887, that West Laramie had just been platted to be 12 blocks wide instead of 10, which was larger than Laramie, as well as a prospective northern addition that did not take off as planned.
"Wyoming University," established in 1887, was originally two blocks wide and four blocks long in an area planned as a city park. By 1913, it was four blocks square, but still on the edge of town. In this collection of maps, the university did not reach 15th Street until 1946.
For many decades, Laramie only had Undine Park as seen first on the 1887 map, next to a new addition called "Park View." Washington Park does not appear until the 1946 map, when Laramie had finally grown eastward to build a residential area near it.
For more information about other AHC virtual exhibitions, click here.


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Q: Is there a pandas function to sum over a new calculated value for the previous X rows I am trying to recreate a portion of the Bollinger Band Width Percentile pine indicator created by The_Caretaker into pandas_ta. The relevant code is:
# Pine Script
float _basis = ta.sma( close, 13 )
float _dev = ta.stdev ( close, 13 )

_bbw = ( _basis + _dev - ( _basis - _dev )) / _basis
_bbwSum = 0.0
_len = bar_index < 252 ? bar_index : 252

for _i = 1 to _len by 1
    _bbwSum += ( _bbw[_i] > _bbw ? 0 : 1 )

_bbwp = bar_index >= 13 ? ( _bbwSum / _len) * 100 : na

I am stumbling on how to recreate the for loop efficiently. The below code has hardcoded in some shifts, how would you do it in a dynamic loop?
import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
import pandas_ta as ta
import yfinance as yf

btc = yf.Ticker("BTC-USD")
df = pd.DataFrame()
df = btc.history(start="2022-06-08", interval="15m", actions=False)

df.index = [x for x in range(0, len(df.values))]
df["BASIS"] = ta.sma(df.Close, length=13)
df["STDEV"] = ta.stdev(df.Close, length=13)
df["BBW"] = ( df["BASIS"] + df["STDEV"] - ( df["BASIS"] - df["STDEV"] )) / df["BASIS"]
df["BBWLEN"] = np.where(df.index < 252, df.index, 252)

# How to do this so it looks back -1...-df["BBWLEN"]?
df['BBWSUM'] = \
  np.where(df["BBW"].shift(-1) > df["BBW"], 0, 1) + \
  np.where(df["BBW"].shift(-2) > df["BBW"], 0, 1) + \
  np.where(df["BBW"].shift(-3) > df["BBW"], 0, 1)

df["BBWP"] = np.where(df.index >= 13, df["BBWSUM"] / df["BBWLEN"] * 100, None)

print(df)

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STV-R hosts St. Ezekiel Book Launching
Ma. Nita Bolo•September 14, 2019
San Carlos City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL–Two books on St. Ezekiel Diaz Moreno were launched at the Sto. Tomas de Villanueva-Recoletos Chapel last September 8, 2019.
Prof. Emmanuel Luis A. Romanillos and Prof. Dennis Madrigal, both co-authors of "St. Ezekiel Moreno: Studies on His Missionary Activity in the Philippines" and "St. Ezekiel Moreno: Recollect Icon of Holiness in the Mission," graced the occasion.
Prof. Emmanuel Luis Romanillos with the Secular Augustinian Recollect San Carlos City Chapter.
Prof. Romanillos, who has authored at least 17 books about the Recollects in the Philippines, mentioned the timeliness of the book launch that coincided with the birthday of Mother Mary. He added that St. Ezekiel was a true Marian.
Prof. Romanillos signs a copy of his book for Atty. Edelyn Celeste, SARF member
Prof. Madrigal, during his speech, mentioned a few of the challenges that he and Prof. Romanillos had to go through during the writing, gathering and editing phases of the two books.
Rev. Fr. Angel Martinez Cuesta and Rev. Fr. Pablo G. Panedas, OAR were also among the contributing writers of the books.
Sr. Ma. Teresita Caberte, directress of Colegio de Sta. Rita, receives a complimentary copy from Prof. Romanillos.
The book launch was the first of its kind in Recoletos de San Carlos Community.
(photo below) (L-R) Rev. Fr. Rafael E. Cabarles, OAR,Rev. Fr. Kenneth Pahamutang, OAR,Prof. Dennis Madrigal, Prof. Emmanuel Luis Romanillos , Rev. Fr. Vicente Ramon, Jr., OAR (local prior) and Rev. Fr. Joel Alve, OAR
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Indeed, it was my first book launch at STV-R Formation House and Colegio de Sto-Tomas Recoletos founded in 1940… the first (79-year-old now) and iconic learning institution of the Order of Augustinian Recollects in the world. It was the second book launch in my cherished hometown. The first was that of SAN CARLOS PARISH YESTERDAY AND TODAY at the Recollect-built San Carlos Borromeo Cathedral in November 1995 when Fr. Rene Paglinawan was vicar provincial and Fr. Lino Agunod prior of Recoletos de San Carlos. May I give my wholehearted thanks to the local prior Fr. Vicente Ramon, Fr. Joalve, Fr. Keneth P, Fr. R. Cabarles, Fr. Renier A, young formands, SARF headed by my sister Engr. Daying Romanillos Villanueva, Recollect Sisters of CSR, CST-R faculty, staff and students, especially Nita Bolo, Georgene Quilaton-Tambiga, Coro de San Ezequiel Moreno of Fr. Caba, CWL member Mary Ann Portuguez, her daughters Jonna & Lelette my book sellers, St. Ezekiel devotees, and of course my co-author Dr. Dennis V. Madrigal who arrived from Bacolod minutes before the Holy Mass and Book Launch. May Saint Ezekiel Moreno, a Marian devotee par excellence, model missionary for all time, who epitomized the "good missionary" of Benedict XV's "Maximum illud" 49 years before its publication, always be the inspiration and dynamo of missionaries today and their missionary activity. Thanks to Fr. Diony Selma and Provincial Council for publishing this timely book! And likewise, of course, Fr. Tol Almayo, Fr. Butch Dosdos, Rev. Robin Plata,Tonette Salcedo and Don Bosco Press! Mabuhay ang OAR! Saint Ezekiel, pray for us always!


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New Products for Unified Communications Strategies
Man vs. machine: Who should be at the wheel?
Widen Releases Version 7.0 of Digital Asset Management Software
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Widen Enterprises has released a new version of Media Collective, the company's flagship digital asset management (DAM) software. Version 7.0 includes nearly 20 new features, integrations and customer-driven ideas aimed at giving marketing and creative organizations a competitive advantage across all digital channels.
A 65 year-old company with roots in photo engraving, Widen began to address the challenges of file management in 1987 and released its first web-based DAM system in 1996. Version 7.0 features the most wide-ranging improvements Widen has made to its software since entering the DAM space.
"The velocity of our teams was incredible over the last year to accomplish a release of this magnitude. We have provided our employees with a better connection to the DAM market and we are seeing the results of that in 7.0," said Widen CEO, Matthew Gonnering.
Collectively, the updates make the Media Collective even more accessible and useful throughout asset creation, management, distribution and preservation, encompassing the full asset lifecycle. The most noteworthy enhancements include:
● WordPress Plugin and Drupal Module – Two of the world's most widely used web content management systems (CMSs), WordPress and Drupal power over 60 percent of business websites. Widen customers can now search and use assets from their DAM site without ever leaving the WordPress or Drupal applications.
● iOS App and Mobile Site – Frontline sales staff can now access images, videos, collateral and presentations from their iOS or Android devices. The app and mobile site are currently designed for fast searching and viewing by frontline teams in the field. Updates were also made to the full Widen Media Collective application so it is fully functional on iOS and Android devices.
● Low-Cost File Archiving – Media Collective 7.0 allows users to store outdated assets in Amazon Glacier, a long-term storage system at a much lower cost than standard rates. Unlike tapes, hard-drives and other cold storage systems where assets are invisible, archived assets can still be managed, searched, previewed and retrieved within DAM if necessary.
● Faster uploads and downloads with Amazon Cloudfront – CloudFront, Amazon's content delivery network (CDN), features servers in more than 42 locations worldwide. When a Media Collective user uploads or downloads files, they will now be served from the nearest server, greatly improving speeds for users around the globe.
● Suttle Straus Partnership – Widen offers improved web-to-print capabilities through a new partnership with Suttle Straus, one of the Midwest's premier printers. The arrangement integrates Media Collective and S4 Marketing Automation, including Suttle Straus's print-on-demand software. This will allow users to quickly build templates and print materials that contain assets from Media Collective.
● Attach Documents – A favorite with customers who attended the Widen User Summit in October, this feature allows users to attach licenses, release forms, video scripts and other key documents to assets in DAM, ensuring that assets are used properly throughout their lifecycle.
"With each update to Media Collective, we aim to make DAM easier to use, more efficient and more capable of addressing all the challenges marketing and creative organizations face when they manage an enormous and ever-growing collection of digital assets," said Deanna Ballew, manager of development and infrastructure. "In Version 7.0, we brought improved functionality, new features and new integrations to every area of the asset lifecycle. This is truly a new level of DAM."
Over the next few weeks, Widen plans to release further details on the new features, integrations and customer-driven ideas.
To view a live demo of the new Widen Media Collective Version 7.0, please visit www.widen.com.
About Widen Enterprises, Inc.
Based in Madison, Wisconsin, Widen has honed its more than 60 years of experience in premedia services and color management specifically for assisting customers with building brand equity and supporting consistent brand representation across print and Web communications. Through its inventive suite of Web-based digital asset management applications, Widen software services provide marketing networks with real-time, Web-based access to clients' digital asset libraries, subsequently eliminating manual search and file preparation time, costs related to replacing images and videos that cannot be located, and added costs for hardware, software and upgrades. For more information, visit:http://www.widen.com.


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I got this press release from the Civil War Preservation Trust yesterday. I adore Trace Adkins even more now!
(Washington, D.C.) – Exactly 150 years after the formal surrender of Fort Sumter, inaugurating a four-year struggle that consumed America and made us the nation we are today, country music sensation Trace Adkins will testify to Congress about protecting Civil War battlefields for future generations of Americans.
Adkins, known for a string of hits including "I Got My Game On" and You're Gonna Miss This," as well as his outstanding performance on NBC's "The Celebrity Apprentice," has long been a champion of Civil War battlefield preservation. Adkins has described a visit to the site where his great-great-grandfather fought as a "spiritual moment" that would not have been possible without the battlefield preservation movement.
Adkins will be testifying at a public hearing of the House Appropriations Subcommittee for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, chaired by Congressman Mike Simpson (R-Idaho). The subcommittee is considering proposed FY2012 appropriations for the agencies and programs under its jurisdiction. Joining Adkins at the hearing will be Civil War Trust president James Lighthizer. The hearing will be held on April 14 at 10 a.m. ET in B-308 of the Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
WHERE: Room B-308, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.


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Investors Rushing Into Alternatives?
By Leo Kolivakis April 20, 2017
A couple of weeks ago, Leslie Picker of CNBC reported, Private equity is breaking records left and right as funds rake in money:
Private equity is taking off, and breaking records along the way.
In some ways, private equity's gain comes at the expense of hedge funds' losses. In others, it is simply emblematic of the tremendous amount of capital sloshing around the world, with few other places to invest after almost a decade of low interest rates.
North American funds secured their highest first-quarter fundraising total ever, raising $62 billion, according to data compiled by Preqin, an alternative assets research firm. Worldwide, 253 private capital funds ended their fundraising process in the quarter, hauling in $156 billion, the data showed, which was the best first quarter since right before the financial crisis.
The momentum is likely to continue into the second quarter, with more than 3,000 funds currently marketing to investors, according to Preqin.
Apollo Global Management hopes to raise more than $23 billion in a fund that it is currently marketing to investors, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. That would be the largest private-equity fund ever, surpassing the nearly $22 billion fund raised by Blackstone in 2007. The closing could come as soon as next month, one of the people said.
Apollo declined to comment. Bloomberg reported last month that Apollo was fundraising.
For most investors in private equity, it all comes down to performance, at least in the long run. In the year 2016 through September, a Cambridge Associates index of private equity returns posted gains of 8.5 percent, which was about half that of any public stock index.
But in the long run — and for those investors expecting some sort of a decline in the public markets, it's all about the long run — private equity continues to outperform most equity benchmarks, with almost 11 percent returns over 10 years, according to Cambridge Associates.
Tough days for hedge funds
Compare those private-equity inflows with hedge funds, which saw investors pull out $106 billion last year, the most since 2009, after posting returns about half that of the S&P 500. Private equity's 8.5 percent gain net of fees surpasses hedge funds' 4.95 percent gain based on HFR's index over the same period.
Ironically, hedge funds also see value in the upswing in private equity. This week, fund manager Tiger Global bumped its passive stake in Apollo to 12.5 percent from a previously disclosed 7 percent, according to a filing.
M&A upswing? Not quite yet
Despite having plenty of capital to put to work, private equity firms have been muted when it comes to making acquisitions. Buyout activity fell in the first quarter to only 970 transactions, representing $53 billion, which was down from the 1,058 deals worth $89 billion during the previous quarter, according to Preqin data.
In some ways, this represents the double-edged sword of having so much capital in private equity. Plenty of managers are ready to deploy it, but as they chase assets, it can drive up prices, making them more expensive. Moreover, valuations in the public markets continue their upward climb.
As interest rates rise, however, private equity executives are hoping that the valuations will compress and they'll be able to become buyers again.
It was less than a year ago when Joe Baratta, Blackstone Group's top private equity dealmaker came out to publicly warn us that these are treacherous times for private equity.
Treacherous times for private equity? Sure doesn't look like it when you look at all the money these PE kingpins are raising in their new funds. No wonder their publicly traded stocks have been on a tear in the last few months (click on image):
The truth is private equity funds have more money than they know what to do with. This isn't a bad thing (for them) as private equity firms typically charge a management fee on committed capital (the size of the entire fund) rather than called capital (the portion of the fund that has been "called" or collected from LPs by the GPs.
Typically fees are based on committed capital on the first 4-5 years. Once the investment period ends, they are calculated on invested capital.
You might think this is ludicrous but as Roberto Medri notes here, fees are computed on committed capital in the interest of aligning GP/LP incentives:
If fees were to be computed on called capital, GPs would have an incentive to invest too early at the expense of potential better deals later in the life of the fund
If on net invested capital (cost basis), GPs would have an incentive to invest early and exit late
If on committed capital, the fees are certain and don't depend on the timing of investments, which is clearly the best setup to focus on getting good deals. Committed capital is certainly the largest number to compute fees from, but you can just lower the fees percentage or come up with a declining fee structure, still independent from the timing of investments.
So why are big investors pumping billions into private equity at this time? I've already discussed some reasons. There is a major beta bubble going on in public markets and now that the next economic shoe is dropping and the Fed is considering to shrink its balance sheet, pensions, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, insurance companies and other large investors are all looking to prepare for the next downturn.
The article above states that as interest rates rise, private equity executives are hoping that the valuations will compress and they'll be able to become buyers again.
But what if rates don't rise? What if we have yet to see the secular lows on interest rates? What if a big deflationary tsunami strikes the global economy? Then what?
Well, if that happens, it will be a challenging time for all asset managers in public, private and hedge fund markets. If you're investing in private equity because you think rates are headed higher, you might be sorely disappointed.
But you can make a case that public market valuations are frothy and that there are better deals to be had in private markets. Still, the good old days where private equity offered a big fat juicy premium over public markets are over and no matter what happens next, you need to prepare for lower returns in all asset classes, public and private.
What about hedge funds? Jeff Cox of CNBC reports they saw their biggest inflows in 20 months in March even after badly trailing the market:
After flocking from hedge funds in 2016, investors are beginning to find their way back.
In fact, March saw money came back into the $3.1 trillion industry at the fastest pace since August 2015 — a 20-month span that saw fund managers adjust fees and make other concessions as clients fled.
The month saw inflows of a healthy $15.7 billion, capping off a first quarter in which a fresh $21.9 billion in cash came in, according to industry tracker eVestment.
That follows a dismal year that saw $106 billion in outflows, the worst since the financial crisis, according to eVestment's count.
The interest this year has come despite a period that was nothing special return-wise. The funds that eVestment track saw a 2.63 percent gain, well below the S&P 500's 6.1 percent move for the first quarter. March's jump in cash accompanied returns of just 0.33 percent.
Moreover, investors have been putting their money in the wrong places so far.
More than half this year's inflow — $11.46 billion — has gone to macro-based funds, which have rewarded clients with a measly 0.77 percent return so far. Managed futures have been the biggest laggard class, down 0.3 percent, while still attracting a healthy $6.47 trillion in new cash.
Equity has been the best strategy, with a return just shy of 4 percent, and has attracted $5.64 billion.
Analysts at eVestment figure that clients are going to macro strategies in anticipation of "market turbulence" ahead. The category actually saw net outflows of $9.8 billion in 2016 and just $1.3 billion in inflows for 2015.
During January and February, more than 70 percent of funds produced positive returns; in March the number dropped to 60 percent, but both figures were above the two-year average of 56 percent.
Over the past several years, large funds have performed best, though this year funds with less than $250 million in assets have led, gaining 2.76 percent.
Make no mistake, despite the inflows in March, these are still brutal times for hedge funds. John Burbank's $2.5 billion Passport Capital is shutting its long-short equity fund, which managed about $833 million. According to people familiar with the matter, assets at the firm have been shrinking on the back of underperformance and investor redemptions.
ValueAct's Jeff Ubben, one of the most-respected activist hedge fund managers out there, is returning $1.25 billion to his investors because he is concerned about the stock market's high valuation.
Yesterday, a friend of mine sent me a Bloomberg story that Guard Capital was shuttering its $885 million macro hedge fund. The fund run by former Goldman Sachs trader Leland Lim lost 5.1 percent in 2016, even after recovering from steep declines early in the year.
While equity hedge funds are posting their best start of the year since 2013, macro funds have been struggling and this includes hot new funds run by top traders. Rokos Capital Management, one of last year's best-performing macro hedge funds, lost 4.7 percent in the first quarter as macro funds struggled.
Again, none of this surprises me as I mentioned earlier this week that even Goldman Sachs's trading revenues took a hit last quarter in these brutal markets.
Does it mean that macro hedge funds are screwed and equity hedge funds will continue to outperform? Not necessarily, a prolonged bear market could hammer equity hedge funds that have a lot of beta embedded in their portfolio.
Anyway, faced with high public market valuations, investors are concerned about the next downtrun and they are voting with their asset mix, shifting ever more assets to private equity and hedge funds.
I understand the reasons behind this move but given the high fees and lackluster performance, I'm skeptical if this will help them weather the storm ahead. The evidence at US state pensions investing in alternative strategies has been mixed so I would proceed with caution.
But judging by the inflows into private equity and even hedge funds, it seems like large investors are going to continue plowing billions into these alternative strategies, which tells me that returns going forward will necessarily come down and there will be more attrition and closures in the future.
Below, Matei Zatreanu, System2 CEO, discusses how hedge funds are using big data investing, as well as potential challenges. More evidence of quant funds taking over the world.
A Goldilocks Situation For Stocks?
Canada's Subprime Mortgage Crisis?
New York City's Private Equity Woes?
CPPIB Preparing For Landing?
Vive la République?
Be Very Afraid of These Markets?
Are State Pensions Failing to Deliver?
Beware of QE Sheep?
Is The Next Economic Shoe Dropping?
A Chilean Love Affair?
Canada's Real Estate Mania?
OPTrust Launches People for Pensions?
America's Growing Retirement Angst?
Is The Reflation Trade Doomed?
Big Departures From Pension Land?
OMERS Bets on Data Analytics and Water?
Bigger CPP, Bigger Risks?
CPPIB Sounds The Alarm?


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Gerald hosts successful annual Funding Fair with Dawn Bowden AM as over 50 attend
Gerald and Dawn speaking at the fair
Gerald Jones MP and Dawn Bowden AM host successful fourth annual Funding Fair at Merthyr Town Football Club
Over 10 funding organisations including National Lottery and Coalfields Regeneration Trust attend
Venue full as over 50 people from Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney attend
Organisations offer funding support to wide variety of different charities and groups for community projects and initiatives
On 12 July 2019, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney's MP and AM hosted their annual Funding Fair at Merthyr Town FC, which was a great success with the venue full and over 50 people attending.
A wide variety of charities and community groups focusing on areas such as housing, the environment and more were able to apply for funding for their community groups from over 10 different funding organisations.
The event, organised by Gerald Jones MP and Dawn Bowden AM, was attended by over 10 key community organisations, including the National Lottery Community Fund, the Coalfields Regeneration Trust, the Arts Council of Wales, Sport Wales and more.
Charities and groups from Merthyr Tydfil and the Upper Rhymney Valley, across a range of sectors and work areas, such as sport, the arts, health, environment and more were able to apply for funding for projects or initiatives, and get advice from industry experts on how to fund and drive forward a project.
Gerald Jones MP, who has co-hosted and organised the event for four years running, said after the event: "This is the fourth year that we've organised this event, and there was a real buzz around the hall this morning, with a great range of opportunities for funding available to charities and groups from across our constituency.
"I'm really pleased with the level of interest we've had from both funders and groups, and I'm looking forward to seeing the progress these groups make with their applications for funding today."
Dawn Bowden AM, hosting and organising the event along with Gerald, added: "Gerald and I have so many enquiries from constituents about where they can access funding for their projects, so I'm pleased that we've been able to hold this event for four years running now, to bring funders and groups together and help them to move on with their projects."
Nadia Bogdan, Funding Officer with the National Lottery Community Fund, said: "The event today was a great opportunity for us to meet community groups and organisations, and we discussed lots of interesting project ideas that could benefit from monies generated by players of the National Lottery.
"We're looking forward to seeing these funding applications in due course."
Natalie Sargent, Development Officer at the Coalfields Regeneration Trust, added: "This is the third year that we've attended the Funding Fair; it's always very busy, and this year we've had queues at our stand with people wanting to find out more about how we can help with their projects.
"We've met with over 10 organisations today from Merthyr Tydfil and the Caerphilly area about potential funding – it's been a good mix of organisations, and all of them are eligible for support in some way, whether it's funding, development or advice they are looking for."


A shop selling local products from Kumamoto Prefecture located at 5 Chome Ginza, Chuo City, Tokyo. Kumamoto treats and foods such as karashi renkon and Homare-no-Jindaiko, a popular local sweet, are sold on the first floor. The Asobi Bar on the second floor serves traditional cuisine and Kumamoto rice shochu from 28 distilleries.


You can see how Urch families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Urch family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Urch families were found in the UK in 1891. In 1911 there were 7 Urch families living in Alberta. This was about 29% of all the recorded Urch's in Canada. Alberta and 1 other province had the highest population of Urch families in 1911.
In 1880, a less common occupation for the Urch family was Clerk In Store. Farmer, Farming and Laborer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Urch. The most common Urch occupation in the USA was Farmer. 50% of Urch's were Farmers.
There are 642 immigration records available for the last name Urch. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.


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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Attention T-shirt fans: Bag those deep discounts now because come January, stores could have you paying more for your favorite clothing.
The reason: Cotton prices have nearly doubled this year, hitting a near 15-year high following a chain of events among major Asian cotton producers that has choked off global supply.
The price of raw cotton reached 90 cents a pound this year, up from the 40 or 50 cent average, said Mark Messura, an economist and vice president with Cotton Incorporated.
Cotton domino effect: First, a drought in China, the world's largest cotton producer and consumer, damaged crops there and forced the nation to ramp up cotton imports to make up for the shortfall.
Meanwhile, the world's second-biggest cotton producer, India, restricted its exports to protect domestic supplies and prices.
At the same time, Pakistan, another major cotton producer, was hit by devastating floods, further exacerbating the cotton shortage and boosting raw cotton prices even higher.
The impact on your wallet: Facing soaring prices, analysts say textile makers and clothing retailers such as Wal-Mart (WMT, Fortune 500), J.C. Penney (JCP, Fortune 500) and Gap Inc., who source a significant quantity of cotton clothing in China and elsewhere in Asia may have to pass along higher costs to consumers.
"Add $2 to that $12 T-shirt next year," said Ilse Metchek, president of the California Fashion Association, a non-profit group representing the state's apparel and textile industry. And prices could be even higher than that if businesses also factor in higher labor costs overseas, she said.
Wal-Mart and J.C. Penney declined to comment on the story. Gap Inc (GPS, Fortune 500)., the No. 1 clothing chain, did not respond to requests for comment.
Better buy now: Typically there's a four to six month lag time in the order-to-production cycle. Therefore, the most recent jump in cotton prices will be factored into merchandise hitting stores after Christmas.
VF Corp., whose brands include Lee, Nautica and Wrangler, recently indicated that the company may have to increase product prices, citing raw material and labor costs in China.
Between a rock and a hard place: "It's a bit of a double whammy for the U.S. apparel industry," said Messura. Cotton prices had been ticking up before the recession, but stopped climbing as consumers reduced their clothing purchases.
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"Cost inflation is really more of a question for us in 2011. Total apparel imports this June were 30% higher than last June, and capacity has not yet caught up," Wiseman said. "In terms of fabric, prices could be up a few percentage points next year with cotton, the biggest driver for us given our large Jeanswear business."
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"If someone was making 100% cotton T-shirts and jeans, expect them to switch to a 50% poly-cotton blended fabric," said Metchek. "It will happen, but I'm not sure how much."


MN--Victims: Don't donate to predator priest's "healing center"
We urge Catholics and citizens to donate to non-profits with proven records in preventing abuse and healing victims, not to the facility a convicted Minnesota predator priest and others are trying to set up.
We fear that recent publicity about Fr. Gilbert Gustafson's planned "healing center" will bring more donations to this effort. That would, in our view, be unfortunate.
Giving power and prestige to an admitted serial predator is reckless. But it will also likely encourage other predators to work harder to rehab their reputations and seek power and prestige. And we know that predators often use their power and prestige into befriend parents, groom kids and abuse again.
Just like an alcoholic shouldn't seek a brewery job, a predator shouldn't seek a position of power over others, especially already-vulnerable and still-wounded victims of childhood sexual abuse.
If you care about prevention, donate to groups that expose child molesters.
If you care about healing, donate to groups that set up support groups or provide therapy.
If you care about exposing cover ups, donate to groups that help expose cover ups.
And if you care about your donations being effective, donate to groups with proven track records.
But please don't take a chance by donating to this project involving Fr. Gustafson, a convicted predator who's admitted molesting three youngsters and likely hurt even more.


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