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This year's annual gathering of the trade-union-related research institutes (TURI) network took place on 1 and 2 June in Amsterdam and was hosted by its Dutch members The Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies (AIAS) and The Scientific Bureau for the trade union movement 'De Burcht'.
During the first morning of the conference the participants were able to enrich their knowledge of industrial relations and social dialogue in the Netherlands and participated in a debate on the challenges facing trade unions in the Netherlands and Europe. Although the so called 'Polder model' achieved strong employment growth up to the year 2000, this was mainly due to female labour market participation concentrated in part-time jobs. The trade unions are faced with declining membership and, at the same time, difficult socio-economic realities. One important challenge in this respect is whether they will succeed in reclaiming the initiative and leaving their mark on future socio-economic policies and labour market development in the Netherlands.
Bernadette Ségol, the ETUC General Secretary, also present at this gathering, spoke about the current debates in the ETUC in the run-up to the Congress in the autumn. She stressed that in these difficult times for trade unions in Europe, it is crucial to preserve the unity of the organisation and to remain a reliable and stable partner in the dialogue with the EU institutions.
The afternoon sessions were focused on issues such as inequality and trade union organising strategies. Wiemer Salverda, Professor of Labour Market and Inequality at the Amsterdam Centre for Inequality Studies, introduced the topic of inequality, arguing that below the surface of the GINI coefficient there are huge differences in poverty levels between, on the one hand, low-wage earners in single households and, on the other hand, low-wage earners in multi-earner households, making it very hard to find a mechanism to reduce income inequality. The inequalities in Bulgaria and Lithuania which were subsequently presented by TURI members made it clear that the socio-economic realities in the Central and Eastern EU countries are much worse than in Southern Europe but are insufficiently reported.
This year external speakers have been invited to feed the discussions with some new insights based on their current academic research. Melanie Simms from the University of Leicester spoke about the tensions in the way organizing has developed in the UK and its effectiveness, while Hajo Horst from the University of Osnabrück showed how IG Metal has reoriented its representation strategy towards young people as a consequence of their changing pathways to the labour market.
The morning of the second day was devoted to alternatives to the economic and social policies put forward by the unions in different countries. Andrew Watt from IMK presented the 3rd independent Annual Growth Survey demonstrating that austerity is blocking the recovery in Europe, bringing about high long-term and youth unemployment, income inequality, regional divergences and deflation. The gloomy picture was completed by Thorsten Schulten from WSI and Torsten Müller from the ETUI who showed some of the results of the second edition of one of the most successful TURI collaborations – the CAWIE project – dealing with collectively agreed wages in Europe. Fourteen TURI members who are taking part in this project called for a reconstruction of wage-setting institutions in Europe including a European minimum wage policy. After this, the new Director of the Greek Institute INE-GSEE Giorgos Argitis presented his view on the Greek socio-economic situation and explained the alternative policies which his Institute has put forward.
At the end of the conference, the network members exchanged information on their current research projects and events, and confirmed their satisfaction with the cooperation possibilities provided by the TURI network.
Find here the agenda of the conference and download the presentations.


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Long time, no see!
It's been a lovely break, I must admit, from posting about clothing, or vacationing, or rearranging furniture, or tackling school work, etc. But I do miss the writing, reflecting, and over-sharing that blogging encourages. I probably make up for it by over-instagramming, but c'est la vie! That's the way I like it! :)
It just seemed like a real shame if I chose to omit this next part of my teaching journey from my blog. After all, I did start my first blog (Unpretentious Teacher) with the purpose of sharing my educational path to becoming a teacher. Now, here I am (4 years later) at the end of that journey, ready to begin my 12 weeks of student teaching...TOMORROW! I've reached the pinnacle of this whole adventure! This is where things get crazy and fun and sleepless and challenging! This is where I probably won't have time to blog, but will try to anyway. Because, why not?
Let's get caught up on what I'm getting myself into, okay?
- I'm in a first grade classroom! This is truly awesome. I'm an early childhood grad, so I sort of have a soft spot for the little learners. Plus, the funny things they say are pretty much the key to happiness.
- I met with my Clinical Supervisor for coffee, over the break. When she first saw me, she said, "Oh my gosh, the kids are going to love you! They're going to think you're Elsa from Frozen!" That was awfully nice. I mean, I could be Elsa's mother, but hey! I'll take a compliment. :) Her email has the word "sweet" before her name and it's because it's true (even though she says it isn't). She's a retired teacher/lawyer - super smart. She'll tell it like it is, which is super refreshing for me. She gave me ideas for my Teacher Work Sample and then sent me PowerPoints which she created, to use for creating my lesson plans. Sweet, right?
- My Host Teacher is also a sweetheart. I visited her classroom and got the grand tour, while the students were at PE. I haven't met them yet, but they know I'm coming! I wrote a letter to their parents and it will be sent home with the kids on Monday. Woot woot! The teacher also gave me the Math curriculum book to take home over the break, for some light reading. Honestly, I looked at a couple of pages. I get it, it's Math. It's Common Core. It's going to be something new.
So, what am I worried about? This sounds easy.
- Husband is a traveling maniac these days. I worry about it just being me and the kids. The kids are really going to have to help out and suck it up at times. They are old enough to take on more responsibilities and be more independent, it's just that we haven't had a lot of practice with that yet. No time like the present!
- I'm going to be exhausted. I'm not even making this up. Like, all my instructors/mentors are telling me I will be exhausted for at least the first two weeks. I'm taking vitamins, I'm eating good food, I'm going to get good sleep, but I'm going to be tired. I'll be up with the roosters, getting lunches made, kids up, do the drive to school, use so much energy with the students, drive home, make dinner, watch a basketball game or pick up a kid from practice, write papers, plan lessons, shower, put out my clothes, toss in a load of laundry, feed the cats, and go to sleep. Repeat daily, no problem.
- I have to be formally observed six times, during the 12 weeks. I'm trying not to be freaked out by that.
Those are my fears, in a nutshell. Not bad, in all. I'm mostly excited about this adventure and try to push my anxieties aside, when they sneak inside my head. I have no time to be nervous. I have worked so hard. I prepare to prepare. I'm ready. Everyone else tells me so and I know some pretty smart people. They wouldn't lie.
Let's do this thing.

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Taming cravings, rules and strategies, weighing, and counting calories represent some of the things that make dieting a real burden. Learn how to stop the vicious circle of your inefficient slim-down plan, forget about too restrictive guidelines and take a look at these diet rules you can break and get ready for a successful weight loss.
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I know a good camera doesn't make a good photographer, but I just want to be mediocre. That's why Mom got me a camera over Black Friday: to satisfy my aspirations toward the average with the cheapest expensive option.
I wanted to try out an actual camera not embedded in a smartphone for our winter break trip to Florida and Cuba. Just for fun, I wanted to up the photography ante. I've been trigger-happy on past trips (and in general.) So I figured, at some point, if I'm going to have too many photos anyway, they might as well be good.
(For context, below are pictures I took the summer of last year in Alaska, one from a cruise ship. Some more gems like these can be found in that post, I Can't Believe I'm Not a Master Photographer Yet)
According to a fellow cruiser I met in Havana, Cuba, a sweet old man who launched into a lecture on photography framing and proceeded to show me the most pixelated photo of his wife I'd ever seen—though I guess to be fair it was the only picture of his wife I'd seen—cameras are good enough nowadays that any bozo can take a thousand pictures and have several turn out great.
I'd planned on employing the technique of taking shots from wildly random angles so that, statistically, at least one would be artistic. Then I found out Mom hadn't bought a memory card manufactured within the last decade so I had only 300 photos to use wisely.
I knew exactly what I'd spend my storage on.
In Key West, FL, our first stop, one of the main attractions is the Hemingway House. Ernest Hemingway was a Nobel Prize and Pulitzer-winning American writer famous for his economical prose, and he wrote around 70 percent of his works during the decade he lived in his Key West residence.
The Hemingway House was perfect. I always tell people I love reading and writing, a passion exemplified by my toxic relationship with Hemingway's novel A Sun Also Rises. By which I mean I keep starting the book, reaching the middle, getting too busy, coming back, forgetting where I was, starting over, repeat. I've read the beginning at least three times and thus think I understand it but really don't.
Imagine being a fake fan of even your own self-professed interests.
If I'm being honest with myself, beyond my admiration of his concision, the part of Hemingway's legacy I was mostly there for was the six-toed cats. Hemingway famously owned a polydactyl cat, Snowball, and now ~60 such cats (and who knows how many toes) freely roam his estate.
Earlier I mentioned my limited storage of around 300 photos. This meant every photo I took would need to be arranged for and taken with care. Obviously, I planned to use all 300 on high-quality cat photos.
At entrance to Hemingway House
Mom: Is it really worth the $14 entry fee just to see a bunch of cats?
Me: *clutching camera* This is important to me.
Walking in… there were cats. Everywhere. Perched on fences. Peeking through shrubbery. Languoring on trash cans. Collectively they took a look at me and looked away, unimpressed.
It was the most beautiful thing I'd seen.
The cats were great photographic subjects on account of how they didn't acknowledge me as a living being and stood still as I hovered around them in 360 degrees. They did have a knack for turning their heads away from the lens, but my persistence won out. Looking through pictures intermittently and observing the differences, I adjusted my approach.
Pleased with myself, I briefly considered a career as a cat photographer as I exited the grounds. I mean, I revel in my work and my work is unappreciated, especially by my subjects, which is what I imagine makes a true artist. Beyond logistical issues of signing releases with six toes, it'd be perfect.
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by Ron G
Think of this as a primer if you will. It is written to cover the basics that will matter most to you as a prepper. I am intentionally leaving out a lot of technical jargon; there are others willing to throw that out at you. There will be some terms and concepts that do need to be understood. One I will use a lot is Ground Zero (GZ).
Ground Zero is that point on the surface of the earth directly under, at, or over, a nuclear detonation. Your location, distance, and direction, from GZ is very important.
It's important that you understand that there are four types of nuclear detonations or "burst". Sub Surface Burst, Surface Burst, Air Burst, and High Altitude Burst.
All nuclear burst will produce the same basic effects, blinding light, tremendous heat, massive blast wave, radiation, and the electromagnetic pulse. However, the type of burst will greatly determine the degree of each effect upon the target.
A Sub Surface Burst is one that occurs underground in which the fireball produced does not break thru to the atmosphere. The ground will shake and there may be a surface collapse at GZ but on the surface, there will be no radiation or EMP released or blast wave. Really nothing to be concerned with and I mention it only because they have been used during weapons design testing programs in the past.
A Surface Burst is a detonation on or near enough to the surface where the fireball touches the earth's surface. This is the one we almost always see in the movies and in illustrations for articles like this. There will be a brilliant flash of light, a massive fireball, and an intense outward-bound blast wave outward from GZ. As the fireball starts to rise a second blast wave, this time returning towards GZ, arrives and brings with it massive amount of debris.
This debris is forced upward into the fireball and creates the stem of the familiar "Mushroom Cloud". At GZ there is total destruction and depending on the size, design of the weapon, and to a degree, the terrain, the area of total destruction can be considerable. Large areas of partial and incomplete destruction will extend even further.
Meanwhile, the Mushroom Cloud continues to rise through the atmosphere, the stem discontinues and temperatures inside the fireball start to cool down. As it cools the prevailing winds will start to push the fireball downwind. The material inside the fireball, now radioactive, cools and starts to fall, largest, heaviest material first.
By the time it reaches 30,000 feet the fireball will appear to be just another cloud but this cloud will be leaving behind a trail of radioactive fallout for several hundred miles.
GZ will not be survivable and will be radioactive for a long time. The further away from GZ you are the better your chances. A safe distance downwind will be much further then a safe distance cross or upwind.
An Air Burst is a detonation in which the fireball does not touch the surface of the earth. It has all the other characteristics of a Surface Burst but there is no Mushroom Cloud and most important there will be no significant fallout. What the Air Burst will do however is create a much larger area of destruction. It does this by creating three blast waves.
As the expanding blast wave (or initial wave) strikes the surface of the earth, it is reflected off the ground to form a second shock wave traveling behind the first. This reflected wave travels faster than the initial wave since it is traveling through the air already moving at high speed due to the passage of the initial wave.
The reflected blast wave will merge with the initial wave to form a single wave. This is called a Mach wave. The overpressure at the front of the Mach wave is generally about twice as great as that at the initial blast wave.
If you have trouble picturing this try thinking of a ripple hitting the edge of a calm pond. This deflected wave becomes a second wave. The third wave will be the displaced air mass returning to GZ.
These types of detonation will double the area of destruction without the messy fallout. You can see the military advantage of this type of detonation. GZ will not be survivable but will not be radioactive for long. The distance from GZ you will need to survive the destructive blast are much greater but fallout will not be an issue.
Last of all is the High Altitude Burst. A detonation above 100,000 feet is a High Altitude Burst. No blast damage. No fallout. Your personal physical threat from this would be the potential flash blindness from the initial burst. The purpose of this type of detonation is the Electro Magnetic Pulse.
Lets review. A Sub Surface Burst is really not a military option. Surface or Air Burst, if you are at or are too close to GZ you are either toast or soon to be toast. If it was an Air Burst fallout is not a threat. If it was a Surface Burst and you are located far enough up or cross wind you should be in good shape. If you are downwind…
Fallout. Fallout is material that was made temporarily radioactive in the fireball through a process called ionization. It has a known decay rate.
There are multiple layers in the atmosphere; each layer is capable of having different wind speeds and directions. As the fireball becomes a fallout cloud and raises and lowers thru each layer the winds in that layer will have an effect. Lower levels will have less effect while upper levels will have more. In predicting where the fallout will go it helps to be a weatherman.
Generally, Continental US weather patterns flow from the South to North and West to East. But, there are seasonal variations. Understanding Highs and Lows and where you are in relation to them, would be useful information.
Knowing that your westerly winds are the lower part of an upper-level low that is moving south you can determine that the fallout will mostly travel south and east. (I once had to explain why surface winds have no effect to an Air Force General. The Major who ran the DoD weather school just sat there and grinned.
Fallout Protection is all about Time, Distance, and Shielding. The longer it takes for fallout to arrive the less there will be. If you are in a safe space, the longer you wait to go out the less you will be exposed to. The greater the distance between you and fallout that has arrived the less radiation you will be exposed to.
The more mass between you and the fallout the less radiation will reach you. I think everyone understands these concepts well enough.
The next thing topic is very important. Targeting in Nuclear War.
In an all-out war the first strikes will be against an enemy's ability to strike back. Missile Silos, Bomber and Submarine Bases, and Command and Control Centers will be the first targets. Major military bases, seaports and manufacturing centers would be secondary.
In a nuclear war, most targets are going to be hit with Air Burst. Let me say it again. In a nuclear war, most detonations are going to be Air Burst. (ICBM Silos and Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado will be exceptions to this). The fallout will be a problem, but probably not to the extent most of us think. Nuclear Winter? Forget about it. Totally made up bull!
One last thing, if you are outdoors and see an unexplainable, sudden, intense, flash of light and cannot identify the source, immediately drop to the ground, close your eyes, and cover your ears and open your mouth. You want to protect against flash blindness and the oncoming overpressure of the blast wave.
Remember, there will be a second blast wave in the opposite direction, so don't be in a hurry to get up. Of course, you may be far enough away that the wave(s) may never get there. Count that as a blessing.
M.D. Creekmore
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Medicare vs. Medicaid: Healthcare Plan Cost Differences You Need to KnowHere's what you need to know about Medicaid vs. Medicare: what they cover, what they don't and who they're designed to serve.
Medicare and Medicaid are both government healthcare programs that benefit different segments of the population. Medicare is a federal program for older Americans or those with ailments and disabilities. Medicaid, on the other hand, helps lower-income people secure health coverage. Some differences exist in how the two programs are governed and administered. With change on the political horizon, new legislation could impact Medicare and Medicaid.
Here's what you need to know about Medicare and Medicaid.
Medicare vs. Medicaid: How They Compare
Here's a quick guide to compare Medicare with Medicaid.
|Medicare vs. Medicaid
|What It Provides
|A selection of insurance plans that cover different medical expenses, such as doctor visits, hospital care and inpatient care
|A series of mandatory coverages that states must offer as well as several optional coverages
|What It Does Not Provide
|Free healthcare for most seniors
|Coverage for anything that could be covered by Medicare or an employer plan
|Who's Eligible?
|Americans over the age of 65; Some younger Americans with certain ailments and disabilities
|Low-income Americans
|Depends on a range of variables, including premiums, deductibles, copays and chosen plans
|Depends on a range of variables, including premiums, deductibles, copays and state rules.
|AHCA Changes
|No direct changes
|Closes Medicaid expansion in 2020 to people and states; Puts caps on per-person federal funding to states
Find Out: 10 Ways to Survive Rising Healthcare Costs
Everything You Need to Know About Medicare
The federal government runs Medicare, which is a health insurance program for Americans over the age of 65. Medicare also covers people of all ages with certain ailments like ALS and chronic kidney disease.
Medicare coverage depends on which of three available healthcare plans a recipient chooses.
- Part A: covers services and care at skilled nursing centers, hospitals and inpatient facilities
- Part B: covers outpatient care and doctor visits; certain preventative care is also covered
- Part D: covers prescription drugs
- Medicare Advantage: combine parts A, B, and frequently D, all in one plan
Just as with most health insurance plans, Medicare healthcare costs are steered by variables like coinsurance, deductibles, premiums and copays. If you're not one of the many Americans enrolled in parts A and B automatically at age 65, check your eligibility with a Social Security office near you. Some people may also be eligible for a Medicare Savings Program, which allows recipients to use state money for help with premium payments. Other qualified recipients may be entitled to a Medicare Extra Help program.
President Trump and House Republicans recently revealed their long-promised Affordable Care Act replacement: the American Health Care Act. The act echoes President Trump's healthcare plan promises from his campaign, including the repeal of the long-contested individual insurance mandate enforced by the IRS. Although the House GOP crafted the bill, if the president signs it into law, it will become the de facto Donald Trump Healthcare Plan. The House GOP web page exclusively dedicated to the bill does not mention Medicare once.
The AARP recently came out against the GOP plan, stating that it "weakens Medicare," turns too much power over to insurance companies and shifts too much risk and cost to seniors. The AARP also says the plan harms older Americans who are nearing the age of Medicare eligibility.
Related: 50 Things Every 50-Something Should Know About Retirement
Everything You Need to Know About Medicaid
Medicaid exists to offset healthcare costs for low-income Americans. Like Medicare, Medicaid is funded by the federal government, but those funds are distributed by the state. Because each state runs its own program, Medicaid comes with many extra variables. How much recipients pay and how they get coverage, for example, depend on the rules of the individual state.
Although states govern their own programs, they are required to follow certain federal guidelines. States can choose not to offer some optional benefits, but all states must provide several mandatory benefits, including:
- Doctor care
- Nurse, midwife and certified pediatric practitioner services
- Licensed freestanding birth centers, qualified health centers and rural health clinics
- Skilled nursing home care
- In-hospital care
The Affordable Care Act expanded Medicaid to anyone under the age of 65 who earns up to 138 percent of the federal poverty line, which USA Today reported to be about $16,643 a year. The extension — and the federal funding that comes with it — is only available in states that chose to implement the expansion. In the end, the ACA added 11 million new people to Medicaid.
If enacted, the GOP plan would result in significant changes to Medicaid.
- The plan stops all new enrollment after Dec. 31, 2019.
- Anyone who enrolls before 2020 stays on the program, but if their coverage lapses for more than a month, they cannot re-enroll.
- Any state that doesn't expand by Dec. 31, 2019 is locked out for good.
- The bill also limits the amount of federal money states can receive for each enrollee, unlike the ACA, which guarantees matching funds to the states without regard to cost.
Related: 21 Hacks to Reduce Your Healthcare Costs This Year
Medicare and Medicaid are government-run programs that date back to 1965. Medicare is for older Americans, no matter how much they earn. Medicaid eligibility is limited to low-income individuals and families who wouldn't be able to afford coverage on their own. Some Americans are dual eligible and receive assistance from both programs at the same time. Both programs–especially Medicaid–are likely facing changes in the near future with the proposed American Health Care Act.


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Clyde River history committee member Joanne Turner recommended to us that we view this series that she had enjoyed, Tales from the Green Valley, on YouTube. I had a chance to view it over the past week and thoroughly enjoyed it. Did you ever want to know what it would be like to live in 1620? Here's your chance. Five history scholars agreed to live for one year on a farm in a valley near the Wales border. Did they work hard? Yes, it mentions that they burned over 4000 calories a day – equivalent to a high-performing athlete of today. Nothing, and I mean nothing, was wasted. A thatched roof takes a lot of material, patience and skill. Some of their chores would still be similar to those in the 1800s when our ancestors moved to Prince Edward Island e.g. clearing the land, churning butter and making soap. Click on the screen below to link to the YouTube series and enjoy. Please feel free to share your comments and insights below after viewing the series.
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Tales from the Green Valley
Posted in Farming, History, Seasons on October 17, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Don Northcott hosting Haskap Berry Open House, Saturday, July 15th, 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Posted in Farming on July 11, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Have you had a chance to see and taste Haskap berries? This Saturday, you try them on ice cream at Don Northcott's farm, 43 MacNevin Drive in Clyde River. You will also learn about this burgeoning berry industry where Don's company Phytocultures is taking a lead to support its commercial success for growers. Phytocultures has spent the past 10 years focusing on production and berry variety development and also mechanized harvesting methods to make it a viable commercial venture.
The event begins at 11:00 a.m. and includes the following activities and displays:
- Berry variation display – varieties include Indigo Treat, Indigo Gem and Borealis
- Pruning results – poster
- Easy Harvester poster/video operation
- Berry cleaning equipment
- Deep Roots Distillery – Haskap liquor
- Noronha Elaterid Light Trap – Insect trap demo
- Koppert bumble bee hive demo
11:30 a.m. – Welcome Remarks
12:00 noon – Tour of Haskap Berry Plots
- Breeding and selecting a plot
- Objectives and future developments
- High density planting – rationale for this configuration
- 2008 plot – 10 years of observation – trial and error
12:30 p.m. – Harvest Demonstration
- 2008 plot with pruned and un-pruned bushes
- Reciprocating bush shaker – Easy Harvester demo
- Berry cleaning demonstration
1:00 p.m. – Haskap Berries over Ice Cream!
The unique advantage of Haskaps is they are a berry that can be grown in cooler regions. For many years, they have grown successfully in Japan and Russia. The Haskap bush flowers can survive -3 to -5 degrees Celsius. Haskap berries ripen in June, so they offer the first delicious taste of the summer. They exceed blueberries in antioxidants and are very high in Vitamin C along with potassium, Vitamin A and dietary fibre.
Take some time on Saturday to learn about farming innovation happening right here in Clyde River.
Steer escapes from tight spot, only pride hurt
Posted in Farming, Genealogy on April 30, 2017| Leave a Comment »
I was out touring around the original Ward family property on the "upper" Bannockburn Road in Hampshire this weekend with James and Carol Ward from Arizona who were on PEI for the first time on a genealogical quest.
There are two Ward houses still there at the jog in the road, one was the home of Benjamin and Hattie (Beer) Ward and across the road, the farm owned up until 13 years ago by Milton Ward. After friendly visits with the new owners, they suggested we should make sure to visit with Milton who now lives in North River.
James and Milton are 4th cousins and their first meeting was a great homecoming. James is a descendant of Alex Spurgeon Ward, one of the boys who moved to Boston around 1900. He asked Milton if he had any good stories to tell about the farm, and Milton pulled out a newspaper clipping for him to read. Always on the trail for a good story myself, I asked Milton if I could share it on the Clyde River website. Apparently, the story made The Guardian and CBC-TV news back in March, 1987.
Steer escapes from tight spot, only pride hurt
Hampshire – One of Milton Ward's steers might think twice before he tries to escape again.
The 1000-pound steer pulled a chain over its head in the barn stall sometime Monday night and while wandering around the barn fell into Mr. Ward's well, where it was trapped until discovered early Tuesday morning.
When Elizabeth [Lizzie] Ward got up Tuesday, she couldn't get any water out of the kitchen tap. She couldn't figure out what was wrong until Mr. Ward checked the barn.
"I figured it was a fuse," he said. But when he discovered the steer stuck in the well it wasn't hard to figure out the problem. While the animal was attempting to get out of the well, it broke a pipe connecting the tank to the pump, so no water could be pumped out.
After recovered from his surprise, Mr. Ward phoned a neighbour who had a hydraulic hoist.
Getting ropes around the steer was no easy task since the opening only measured six feet by four feet. It was accomplished by putting a rope around the steers head and pulling it to one side so the rope could be pushed down the side. Then the steer could be pulled to the other side so the rope could be brought up again.
Although the whole operation took about three hours from the time the steer was discovered, the actual lift only took about half an hour, Mr. Ward said.
"It wasn't easy, but we managed."
Although the steer has a few bruises it probably sustained in attempts to get out of the well, it appears none the worse for wear.
The well had been covered with two-by-five boards and a half-inch sheet of plywood "but it was made for man, not beast," Mr. Ward said. He thought there was no need to put a heavier cover on it since it wasn't near where the steers were kept. But now he admits he'll have to put a heavier cover on it.
I asked Milton what the price of beef was back then and he said around 70 cents a pound, so on top of it being a prized Holstein, it was $700 they pulled out of the well that day.
Editor's note:
- The farm is now owned by Peter Cairns.
- The Wards named the farm "Montrose" after the beautiful varieties of rose bushes at the front of the house.
- Hattie (Beer) and Benjamin Ward were Davis Ward's parents. Davis sang in the Clyde River Presbyterian Church Choir for many years. Their house is across the road from the farm.
Thank Offering Service, Sept. 18th, 7:00 p.m.
Posted in Events, Farming on September 15, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The Clyde River United Baptist Women's Missionary Society is hosting their Annual Thank Offering Service on Sunday, September 18 at 7:00 pm. Special speaker Teresa Mellish will talk about her involvement with Farmers Helping Farmers in PEI Schools and in Kenya. Special music will be provided by Vans and Emily Bryant. The Church is located at 726 Clyde River Rd. All are welcome. The offering will go towards our missionary work. A light lunch will follow the service. For more information, you can contact Jo-Ann at 902-675-4335.
Teresa's Bio:
Teresa is a founding member and coordinator of Farmers Helping Farmers. She is a farm partner in Kings County where they breed sport horses and has worked in PEI in small-farm development. Teresa has a M.Sc. Degree in Adult Education focused on soil conservation practices in potato production.
Farmers Helping Farmers, a small non-government organization based in Prince Edward Island, has helped groups of farm women in rural Kenya to grow food for their families. They have improved the lives of over 100,000 Kenyans through their work with groups of Kenyan dairy farmers and Kenyan women who grow crops.
Link to Farmers Helping Farmers website, click here.
My Time with the Old Farmer's Almanac
Posted in Business, Farming, Feature Stories, History on March 6, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Editor's Introduction: We are pleased to feature an article from guest writer Peter Rukavina. Many will know Peter from his very popular blog www.ruk.ca. He was also recently our guest along with his son Oliver and Oliver's dog Ethan at the presentation, The History of Clow's Store. You may not be as aware of his work with Yankee Publishing's The Old Farmer's Almanac.
In Clyde River, the "Farmer's Almanac" as we call it has shared an important place in our farming history and continues to across Prince Edward Island. Many times around a kitchen table as a child, I would hear farmers talking about what the Farmer's Almanac was predicting in terms of weather for the coming season with almost as much reverence as to the gospel the minister had preached on the past Sunday. Inevitably, there would be some reference to the behaviour of animals in weather predictions. I thought there must be some very wise people living in New England, because other sources could not seem to achieve the same level of accuracy in their predictions or fully garner these farmers' respect.
I am pleased to find out that we have an Island contribution to this highly respected publication. Thank you, Peter, for sharing your story with us and for offering a glimpse into the history of this fine publication and the dedicated team behind it. On behalf of our community, our farmers and gardeners, we thank you all for your great work.
My Time with The Old Farmer's Almanac
I've spent every workday for the past 20 years deep inside the heart of a publication that was founded during George Washington's first term as U.S. President.
That publication is The Old Farmer's Almanac, first published in 1792 and every single year since, without exception – making it North America's oldest continuously published periodical.
Since 1939 The Old Farmer's Almanac has been owned by Yankee Publishing, based in the tiny village of Dublin, New Hampshire. While Dublin is, technically, my "workplace," I do my work from a desk in downtown Charlottetown, collaborating remotely with a team of designers and editors in New Hampshire to make Almanac.com, the web version of the publication. While I missed the founding of the Almanac by 174 years, I was there for the birth of Almanac.com, and have helped nurture it along ever since.
As you might imagine, it takes an interesting cast of characters to make a publication as storied as The Old Farmer's Almanac, and beyond the technical challenges of keeping one of the continent's busiest websites humming (with almost 50 million visitors in 2015), my work remains interesting because of those people and the ramshackle collection of buildings they call their working home.
Yankee Publishing is right in the middle of Dublin, population 1,597. You can see Yankee yourself, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, on the Almanac Webcam, online at almanac.com/webcam. Right across the road is Dublin Town Hall; up the hill in the other direction is the Dublin School, a private prep school founded in 1935, the same year as Yankee. Down the road a bit is the Dublin General Store – an excellent place to pick up a sandwich for lunch – and up the road and around a bend or two is Dublin Lake, surrounded by the homes of summer residents from across New England.
Yankee's headquarters have evolved over the years as the company has grown, and as you walk the hallways you pass through various buildings that have been joined together, from an old house at the front – I've been in the basement and seen its ancient foundation – through more modern additions as you walk back through the company's offices.
On the northeast corner of the main building – named the Sagendorph Building for Robb Sagendorph, the company's founder – is a chalk board inscribed "This Bulletin Board is owned and maintained by YANKEE for the benefit of the citizens of DUBLIN." On the board you'll find notices about deaths in the village, about church suppers, and about the annual community gathering down the hill at Yankee Field.
While I've been a "telecommuter" to Yankee for 20 years, an important part of my relationship with the company has been travel to Dublin three or four times a year, something I've been doing since the very beginning. Telecommuting is great, and with tools like email and Skype, it's almost like "being there." But you can't have lunch over Skype, and it's hard to get to know people by email. So my regular visits are an important way of connecting us.
One of the characteristics of the company is the strong "Yankee" sense of self-reliance: if there's a need for a desk or table in an office, the Yankee sensibility is to find someone to build a desk or a table. The idea of simply ordering one from a catalogue isn't in the Yankee DNA. That makes for a lot of wonderful desks and tables that will last lifetimes. True to form, my part-time office, in the "crow's nest" on the third floor, has a hand-built table that's built like a tank. And contrasting the modern computer and monitor on the table is a room filled with everything from a decades-old barometer to a wreath of unknown origin that's been hanging on the wall for as long as I've been there.
One of the highlights of my early days working on the Almanac was the chance to work with the late John Pierce, the Almanac's Group Publisher. John died suddenly and unexpectedly eight years ago; his death was a huge loss for his family, for me, and for the enterprise. In a blog post about John at the time, titled My Friend the Poet Biologist, I wrote, in part:
More than anyone else John understood how important the sheer improbability of Yankee is to the success of the enterprise. He was able to simultaneously understand that it made no sense at all to run a national publication with a circulation of 4 million from a rambling campus of cobbled-together old buildings in rural New Hampshire and also to celebrate that very fact as being integral to the spirit of the place.
While more a polymath than an eccentric himself, John certainly appreciated the eccentricities of others (a good quality to have working at Yankee, of necessity a company made up almost entirely of eccentrics — how else do you find staff equally skilled in begonia planting schedules and the position of the Moon in the astrological zodiac?).
That spirit of eccentric improbability, one that John understood so well, oozes from the walls of Yankee: the editors and designers that toil diligently over each year's edition of The Old Farmer's Almanac take the charge of its founder, Robert B. Thomas, to be "useful with a pleasant degree of humour" very seriously. And they are the perfect lot for this task: the editors know more about the sun, the Moon and the stars, about the weather and how to predict it, about cooking and gardening, about the best time to wean a calf and the best day to cut your hair, than you can possibly imagine; the designers are well-versed in using modern technology while, at the same time, preserving the visual spirit of the Almanac. They are a fascinating group of people to work with.
The beating heart of the Almanac itself can be found on the second floor of the Sagendorph Building in the library around which the editors' offices are arranged. On the shelves of that library are a complete set of editions of The Old Farmer's Almanac back to 1792, there for both practical reference, for inspiration, and to reinforce the duty we all have to the publication's history.
One summer night last July, after everyone else had gone home, I went down to the library and pulled the bound volumes off the shelf. What things to hold: hand set in metal type, printed on a letterpress, and, in 1792, yet to gain the "Old" in the title for another 56 years.
But yet at the same time as being relics of the past, these early editions bear many similarities to the Almanac that I spend my working life helping to craft: they are, indeed, "useful with a pleasant degree of humour"; and in their pages you'll find the same guide to the rhythms that you'll find in the pages – digital and printed – of today's editions.
If you do the math you'll realize that 2017 minus 1792 is 225 and so next year's edition of The Old Farmer's Almanac will be the 225th. To mark this occasion there's much work happening now to refresh the pages – on a visit to Dublin in February I saw some of this work, and it is stunning. When you see the 2017 Almanac on the newsstand this fall – it goes on sale in early September – it will look like the book you remember, yes, but with a renewed sense of its past. I'm looking forward to it.
It may seem an unusual thing to work for a centuries-old publication from 630 miles away and in another country. But you don't get to be 225 years old without knowing how to evolve with the times, and, after two decades of working with The Old Farmer's Almanac from here in Prince Edward Island, it seems like the most natural thing in the world to me.
One of the tools I built early-on in the development of Almanac.com was a tide predictions calculator – you can see it online at almanac.com/astronomy/tides. As part of testing the tool, I pulled a reproduction of a 100-year-old edition off my shelf – reproductions of the 100 and 200 year-old editions are issued each year – and compared the tides for Boston, MA listed there with the tides that the new online tool reported. They were accurate to within a minute of each other, reinforcing that while so much of life is unpredictable and topsy-turvy, the cycles of the natural world have an unceasing rhythm to them: making those rhythms more accessible and more obvious is a pleasant, fulfilling task, and one I hope to keep at for years to come.
If you happen to be passing through Dublin, NH – it's on Route 101 between Nashua and Keene – be sure to stop in and say hello. Give a knock on the front door and Linda, the unceasingly helpful and pleasant receptionist, will welcome you in, and you'll be able to pick up a copy of the latest Almanac, get updated on the weather, and get a sense, in a small way, of the joys I've experienced having Robert B. Thomas's yearly guide at the centre of my work life.
The Old Homestead on the Linwood Road
Posted in Family connections, Farming, History on January 9, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Here is a tribute written on May 11th, 1928, by Minnie M. (Fraser) Murray of Henniker, New Hampshire, to her parents. This piece of writing was given to me by Joanne Turner to share with our readers.
In the year 1863, my father and mother started on their life long journey. Their names were William Foster Fraser and his wife Mary Ann (Howard) Fraser. They purchased a tract of land from the Landlord Neal McCallum of Brackley Point.
The land was situated on the Linwood Road between Clyde River and Kingston, Lot 31, 81 acres of land covered with pine, spruce, white birch and maple. My father worked very hard and cleared the land, which took some time. He was a very good carpenter and he erected a very comfortable set of farm buildings, dwelling house, large barn and a number of smaller out buildings in the yard. He dug a well and the water was drawn with a windlass and the old oaken bucket.
He had a large fruit orchard, apples, plums and cherry trees. He also planted a lot of ornamental trees and shrubbery and an abundance of beautiful flowers. He had a market garden, small fruit, black currants, red currants, gooseberries and all kinds of vegetables.
The farm was almost square. He cleared it all except a three-acre spruce lumber lot in one corner of the farm. He reserved lumber to build fences. There were no wire fences in that day. He built a short piece of fence out of pine stumps (about 50 years ago). That fence is in quite good condition yet.
The farm is quite level with the exception of a small steep hill. It was called the Mount.
During father's lifetime, he had two coats of fertilizer spread over his farm which consisted of mussel mud. The mud was taken from the river bed of North River. The work was done during the winter when the ice on the river was frozen hard. They cut holes in the ice, mud diggers placed in position, the mud taken up with large mud forks resembling scoops, put in sleds and drawn to the farm.
My father grew wonderful fine crops which consisted of wheat, barley, oats, buckwheat, potatoes, turnips and mangles.
His stock was what was generally kept on any up-to-date farm. He always kept good farm horses as he had to draw his produce to market in Charlottetown, eight miles away.
He paid for his farm with pounds, shillings and pence, that was the kind of money they used in his time. He made all his wheels as he was a wheelwright, also his wagons and carts. He kept a strict account of all raised on the farm, all he sold, and all he bought.
My father and mother had many privations and hardships that came to early settlers' lives.
Of this union, there were born nine children, eight girls and one son. The son's name was Charles Howard Fraser. When he was three years old, he took sick and passed away (1884). That was one of the great trials of their lives, the loss of their only son. One of his young sisters planted a peony rose on his grave. They tell me it has bloomed every year for 44 years.
My parents were very firm but also very kind to their family. The word "disobey" was never spoken in the home.
My father kept a beautiful-spirited driving horse named Jan. This horse was very kind and gentle. Any member of the family could drive it. This horse had all the kindness and affection bestowed on it that any animal deserved.
There was plenty of work for each member of the family and also plenty of time for pleasure and enjoyment.
My mother was very good to the poor and sick. Many are living today who have blessed her for she gave to the sick and destitute with a lavish hand. For a great number of years my mother would take children of deserving poor from the city and give them a home during the summer months, with fresh sunshine and good food. They returned to their home in the autumn with stronger bodies and rosy cheeks. Mother never received any pay. She enjoyed doing it for free. I think it meant something to mother with her one large growing family.
My father and mother entertained extensively in their home. Their hospitality was unbounded.
My father was a magistrate for a number of years and did a lot of legal business for several communities.
In the year 1908, my father and mother retired from active farming and made their home in the pretty little village of Clyde River. My father worked at the carpenter trade for a few years.
My parents did all in their power for the uplift and community betterment.
In the year 1912, my father passed away. A few years later, in 1920, my mother passed away. My father and mother being dead, yet they speak, all their family rose up to call them blessed.
My father is survived by two brothers, Daniel T. Fraser of Kingston and John Hamilton Grey Fraser, contractor and builder, Denver, Colorado.
Family genealogy notes:
- William Foster Fraser – February 1, 1941 in Seal River, PEI and died in Clyde River, April 1, 1912.
- Mary Ann (Howard) Fraser – born December 24th, 1841 and died May 20th, 1920
- Hannah Fraser – born May 31st, 1865 and died February 14th, 1951
- Mary (Minnie) Fraser – born November 26th, 1866 and died 1940 – married name Murray
- Sarah Bessie Fraser – born April 9th, 1868, married 1st to J.D. Millett and 2nd to (last name) Allen
- Edith Rebecca Fraser – born October 2nd, 1869 and died on May 14th, 1956. Married to Charles David McLean, 1868-1932
- Annie Tyler Fraser – born April 15th, 1871 and died October 6th, 1953
- Harriet Crawford Fraser – born October 28th, 1873
- Ida Jane Fraser – born March 1st, 1876 and died April 29th, 1940
- Ethel Blanche Fraser – born May 1879 and died June 4th, 1953. Married to Dan Jenkins.
- Charles Howard Fraser – born March 1881 and died May 1884, buried in Kingston.
Open Farm Day 2014 – Sunday, September 21st
Posted in Business, Events, Farming on September 17, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Two farms in the area will be participating in Open Farm Day on September 21st. Matos Winery and Distillery in St. Catherine's along with Don Northcott's farm in Clyde River, home of his company Phytocultures.
Matos award-winning wine was offered as speaker gifts at the Clyde River History Lecture Series, and Don Northcott's farm provided apples for our Apple Pie Festival. Both of these operations are innovative businesses, so it will be interesting to see what's new on the farm.
Phytocultures/Don Northcott's Farm:
Open Farm Day hours: 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
1017 Linwood Road, Clyde River
Taste new grape varieties and learn about their exciting new berry crop developments
Matos Winery & Distillery:
Open Farm Day hours: 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
West River Road, St. Catherine's
See their vineyards and visit their shop which features wines, spirits, pottery, and wine-related items. Wine samples will be available for free.
Visit the following link to see the list of PEI farms participating in this year's Open Farm Day.


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Course Outline
1 - Stage One
You will present, for initial feedback, your research and concept for a mascot, including a 2D image of the mascot and a mockup of your client's home page featuring the mascot. You will also present a storyboard and concept for your commercial.
2 - Stage Two
After you have your character concept and rough commercial storyboard, you will start building and compiling a package of assets for your commercial. At least one asset—but not the character itself—will be a 3D element built in Maya. You will present this package of assets along with a rough draft of the character animation in the commercial for the second round of feedback.
3 - Stage Three
In the final stage, you will complete all shooting, animation, and compositing and present a final draft of your full commercial. You will use Adobe After Effects for your final editing. You are expected to present your final work professionally and write a presentation that details your thought process and design techniques.
Course Outcomes
Students in this course can expect to learn to:
- Research design concepts for an animated mascot for a digital technology client. Your research should show evidence of the kind of competitive research required to build professional marketing assets.
- Present URLs from relevant inspirational or competitive Web sites as references along with a written analysis and explanation of how they will contribute to your concept.
- Develop and present initial sketches and 2D images of your mascot, as well as a home page wireframe for a digital technology client.
- Develop and present a written concept and storyboard for a 30 second commercial featuring the mascot and promoting your client.
- Demonstrate the ability to work with instructor feedback to refine your initial design concept.
- Prepare thumbnails for your mascot animation based on the principles of animation. Your work should exhibit a sophisticated use of key poses and the ability to research details that are appropriate for the client and project.
- Prepare animation environments and associated assets for use in a 30 second commercial that exhibit a sophisticated use of masks and overlays.
- Prepare a simple animated 3D asset for integration in a 30 second commercial that demonstrates proficiency in texturing, lighting, and animating 3D models.
- Shoot and edit live footage for use in a 30 second commercial that demonstrates proficiency in scene framing, shot types, camera movements, pacing, transitions, and rhythm.
- Demonstrate the ability to composite all animation, footage, and assets in an After Effects workspace.
- Demonstrate the ability to work with instructor feedback to refine animation, imaging, and asset work.
- Prepare and optimize a complete final 30 second commercial representing a good understanding of the design goals in creating a promotional short.
- Demonstrate the ability to work with instructor feedback to refine your digital media work.
- Conduct a written presentation of an entire project that demonstrates critical thinking ability, professional project presentation skills, and the ability to develop/explain your creative process.
- Create a complete project that exhibits a competence in using a professional design process for digital media including competitive research, thumbnails and storyboards, 3D assets, animation, shot and edited live action footage, and composited final footage.
Course Registration
Interested in this course? This course is available to students enrolled in the Associate of Occupational Studies program.
Software and Supplies
To take this course you'll need:
- Computer with Internet connection (broadband recommended).
- Depending on your choice of project, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Flash/Animate and Autodesk Maya.
- Experience in the above software or equivalent programs.
- An account with an ad-free Web hosting service.
Who's Teaching
Course developed by Greg Marlow
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What Have the Shorts Been Betting Against: These Stocks
The amount of JetBlue shares out on loan near a high for the last year, suggesting that short sellers might have the airline it their sights. According to the latest weekly numbers on stocks out on loan from Data Explorers, the shorts also seemed to be interested in department store chain Dillard's and engineering firm Stantec among others.
The list shows stocks where short interest is hitting 52-week highs. Data Explorers tracks how much of a company's stock are out on loan, and uses the loan numbers as a proxy for short interest. (Quick refresher: Short sellers borrow a stock from a broker and immediately sell it, hoping the price will decline. Eventually, they have to buy shares to replace the ones they borrowed. But if the price drops enough in the meantime, they make a profit.) It's important to note, that not all shorting represents bearish bets against the company. Sometimes short interest can be driven by hedge funds and other investors when a company issued convertible bonds. It's not unusual for investors in convertible bonds – a hybrid bond that can be converted into stock if shares hit a set price – to short the company's stock as a way to hedge against the failure of shares to reach the conversion price.


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Editor's note: This story was originally published on September 7, 2011. It is being shared on the anniversary of 9/11.
HOULTON — Like so many Americans, Cecilia Rhoda knows exactly where she was and what she was doing when the events of Sept. 11, 2001, began to unfold.
For her, it is the day 40 homegrown heroes made the ultimate sacrifice in what has come to be regarded as this country's first victory in a war on terrorism. It was also very, very personal.
"I was at work in my office when my husband's secretary informed me that a plane had flown into one of the twin towers in New York," Rhoda recalled this week. "I thought that perhaps a plane had experienced trouble and was not able to clear the building."
As it was for so many, that innocence was shattered minutes later when a second plane slammed into a second tower at the World Trade Center, followed by the crash of a plane into the Pentagon.
Rhoda's initial thoughts that morning were of her son who was working at an investment firm in Manhattan.
In those first frantic minutes of trying to contact her son and get as much information as possible, Rhoda said she called her sister Claudette Beaulieu Greene in Greenwich, Conn. As the sisters — both natives of Madawaska — talked, Rhoda learned that her brother-in-law Donald Greene had left that morning from the Newark airport to meet his brothers in San Francisco for a hiking trip.
"I assured [my sister] that the planes that hit the towers had left from Boston and not to worry," Rhoda said. "We were subsequently able to reach our son but nevertheless, continued to stay glued to our computer monitors."
The feeling of relief over the safety of her son was countered about an hour later, however, when Claudette called to tell her Don had been on Flight 93, the plane that had crashed in Shanksville, Pa.
"The rest is a blur," Rhoda said. "Within an hour we had the car packed and were headed for Greenwich."
Ten years later as the nation is reminded of that bright, sunny morning through countless documentaries, news accounts and tributes, those closest to the crew and passengers of United Airlines Flight 93 will gather at the crash sight to dedicate a new memorial to honor their sacrifice.
"My husband and I will be joining my sister and family in Shanksville for a four-day memorial observance of the tragic events of 9-11 specifically remembering the heroes of Flight 93," Rhoda said.
A full schedule of planned public memorial events is available at www.honorflight93.org.
Former President George W. Bush and Vice President Joe Biden will be among the dignitaries speaking on Sept. 10 at the dedication ceremony of the Flight 93 National Memorial.
Rhoda expects that the most poignant event over the four days will be the private interment service on Sept. 12.
That ceremony will take place on what is now considered sacred ground, where Flight 93 crashed and created a large crater in a remote Pennsylvania field near Shanksville.
In September 2002, Bush signed an act creating a new national park in the area to commemorate the 40 passengers and crew who sacrificed their lives to keep four hijackers from crashing the plane into their intended target.
"I can't help but think about the amazing people that this country lost on 9-11," Rhoda said. "The senseless loss of talent and humanity on that day was tremendous and still continues to impact this nation 10 years later."
On a more personal level, Rhoda said, she continues to miss and grieve not only for the loss of her brother-in-law, but for what that loss has meant to his widow — her sister — and their two children.
Claudette Greene did not want to be interviewed for this article, but Rhoda said, "My sister has been nothing short of amazing throughout these past 10 years and has dedicated her entire life since 9-11 to being both mom and dad to her two terrific children, Charlie and Jody.
"After losing her very best friend and partner she has been diligent in fostering the virtues in her children that were so important to Don: truthfulness, integrity, always do the right thing no matter what, compassion and hard work."
Charlie and Jody Greene were 10 and 6, respectively, when their father died on Flight 93. Charlie is now a junior at Brown University, his father's alma mater, and Jody is a junior at Greenwich High School.
Rhoda said there is no doubt in the minds of those who knew Greene — a licensed pilot — that he, if able to do so, was in the thick of things those final moments leading up to the crash and that he lived up to those virtues he held so dear.
"We have no idea what Don's final moments were like," she said. "That being said, Don was a 'doer' who could command action easily and quickly [and] we feel very strongly that if able to do so, Don was instrumental in helping to divert the plane.
"In the media and in other accounts of Flight 93 several passengers are repeatedly featured as the 'heroes' of the flight," Rhoda said. "One however needs to understand that they were the ones who were able to communicate by cell phone. Don's cell phone was in his briefcase [and] we believe he was either much too busy doing strategic planning to use it or was not able to access it due to the nature of the tense and dangerous atmosphere inside the plane."
Regardless of those final details, the result is well documented.
Four hijackers took control of Flight 93 over Cleveland and redirected it on a southeasterly course, in the direction of Washington, D.C.
Passengers and crew members who managed to call out to report the hijacking soon learned about the other hijacked planes being flown into the World Trade Center and into the Pentagon. As they realized that Flight 93 was likely part of the same plot, those on board decided to fight the hijackers.
Somehow, some of the passengers gained entry into the plane's cockpit and forced it down short of its intended target — widely thought to be either the White House or Congress.
"Their actions were courageous and brave [and] children in schools throughout the country should be taught to recognize and emulate such actions," Rhoda said. "The heroes of Flight 93 exemplified the best of our democratic ideals: Service to their country in times of peril [and] service above self."
He was a hero, yes, but Rhoda said her brother-in-law would want to be remembered as an incredible husband and fabulous dad who was never too busy to take a call from one of his children, if only to simply talk about their day.
Greene, she said, was eager, inquisitive and disciplined. He had learned to love opera, to sail, ski black diamond trails and to fly at the age of 14. He was the CEO of Safe Flight Instrument Corp., a White Plains, N.Y., firm that also sponsors the Corporate Angel Network, which flies cancer victims throughout the country for treatment.
"I still miss and grieve for my brother-in-law immensely," Rhoda said. "The biggest regret and intense hole in all our hearts is that Don is not here to share in [his children's] accomplishments [and] that he and Claudette together are not able to ever again share in the joy of being participants and influences in their children's destinies and sharing the togetherness of daily living."
It's a loss she said her sister continues to cope with every day.
As for the manner in which the media has focused more on the victims and the 9-11 aftermath in New York City, Rhoda feels that equal time and concentration needs to be given to all the victims, including the ones of Flight 93 and the Pentagon.
If anything positive can be gleaned from the events of 9-11, it is Rhoda's sincere hope that people can learn and appreciate the importance of religious tolerance throughout the world.
This can be accomplished, she said, not by war but only through education, especially the education of children and of people throughout the world who continue to be oppressed by religious fanaticism.
"First and foremost, cultural differences must be understood and respected. This above all must be an integral part of any educational model," she emphasized.
"We must never forget the events of 9-11-2001 and the individuals who collectively were responsible for potentially saving hundreds of lives," Rhoda said. "Most importantly, the world needs to know and understand that because of the heroic acts of the passengers on Flight 93, the hub of our nation's government, Washington, D.C., was saved and thus, America today is able to continue pursuing its democratic ideals."


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Reinventing Yourself: A Meandering Journey with Joe.
An Interview with Joe Buissink by Rachel LaCour Niesen
Atlanta photographers- hear more of Joe's story tomorrow, July 13th, at the Atlanta PUG Meeting! Then, come back on Thursday for Pictage & ShootQ Business Bootcamp!
"I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone." – Henry Rollins
This is one of my favorite quotes by an artist I admire. He's characteristically irreverent and unconcerned about pissing people off. In fact, he implies that we must define ourselves by reinvention. The last statement is particularly poignant: "To cut yourself out of stone." Notice he didn't say "sculpt." He said "cut." Did you hear that? CUT. Reinvention is a painful process. And it's a process you have to go through alone. Sounds scary, doesn't it? I think so.
Yet reinvention also means renewal, hope for a fresh future. As


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On Wednesday, March 5, 2014, a FIFA friendlies avalanche produced more telling results than routine ones. Some final score lines were downright revelations, peeks at what may come this summer in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. In a series of articles we dissect the significance of 16 of those matches.
England 1, Denmark 0
England prepared for its 2014 World Cup tourney in Brazil by hosting a friendly against old foes Denmark at Wembley. The British side is in Group D with Uruguay, Italy, and Costa Rica, and pundits are split between regarding the 1966 winners as the second, third, or fourth best of the lot.
England coach Roy Hodgson has been obtaining a mixed bag of results with a young-ish team that at times uses their veterans as transient reference points or part-time on-field tutors rather than mainstays. After an encouraging 2-1 win over Brazil at home in February of last year the team tied 1-1 with the Republic of Ireland, 2-2 with Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, a win 3-2 over Scotland in London, and then the 0-2 loss to Chile and the 0-1 loss to Germany before the Denmark match. Not a bad spell but an uneven one particularly against true competition.
The friendly against Denmark produced some good play on both sides and both goalkeepers had to be on their games to keep the score line tight. But in the end neither side seemed to have the goods when it counted and it was not until the 82nd minute that a Daniel Sturridge (wait for it…) header broke the tie in favor of the hosts (http://bit.ly/1ilGOnS).
The English defense seemed better than its offense and yet the Danes were unlucky to at least tie the game given the opportunities they were afforded. Hodgson used 17 players and although some roster slots seem secure (Joe Hart, Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerard, and Jack Wilshire) most others seemed up for grabs. "There are 29 of us here," said Rooney after the match, "and we are all trying to impress the coaches for a spot on the squad."
The bottom line is that the current English team has the same strengths and deficiencies this national team has always had—certainly over the past twenty years. There is a lack of world class players, Rooney perhaps the exception, and the team relies on tough marking and tackling and the hope that a long range shot or a header might just seal the deal. But when facing creative attacking football, or having to overcome dogged defenses, or vying for ball control with true possession teams, English teams have historically fared poorly but with few exceptions. This team does not have the firepower on attack, the creativity in midfield, or the solidity in defense to handle the likes of their better group mates. This game simply accentuated the known, England will probably beat Costa Rica and then go home.
Costa Rica 2, Paraguay 0
Costa Rica, the 34th ranked team in the world according to FIFA, has been preparing for its 2014 World Cup tourney in Brazil by playing a number of friendlies against competition that, on paper, is either at a level or two beneath their stature or quite a bit above it. The results of their post qualifying friendlies have verified their minnows standing with losses to Australia 0-1, Chile 0-4, South Korea 0-1, and their one win, over Paraguay at home. Among these rivals, only Chile is ranked higher than Costa Rica by FIFA.
Their game with Paraguay, the 59th FIFA ranked team in the world, was played in the capital, San Jose, and produced a well-earned victory (bit .ly/1hVKChx), one that the team needed after a string of tough losses to better-playing squads, regardless of ranking. Their last two preparatory games will be against Japan (ranked 48) and the Republic of Ireland (68). A fair prediction would be that those games will produce losses too. But there is a caveat and the game against Paraguay revealed why.
The Costa Ricans qualified second to the USA in CONCACAF and are paired with England, Uruguay, and Italy in Group D this coming summer. No one gives the Ticos a chance to make it out of this group, and their performances have simply underlined their status. But the game against Paraguay did show how this Central American team might surprise foes and give them a match that could well be tougher than expected.
The Ticos have great ball control and play a possession game with a lightning quick counterattack. They are a tough tackling defensive team that allowed the least number of goals in all of CONCACAF's many 2014 qualification rounds. They can also play rough with the big boys. In Joel Campbell and Alvaro Saborio, the two goal scorers in the game, they have some deadly strikers. Keylor Navas, La Liga's Levante goalkeeper, is also a strong and known quantity. What we learned from this game is that Costa Rica might lose to all three Group D contenders, but they will not make it easy and may well surprise someone. They may be the group's deciding factor.


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The Village of Pleasant Valley was incorporated on May 5th, 1814 and not long after the Village trustees set up a fire company. This is verified by a document appointing Jeremiah Clearwater as "a fireman in a company of firemen raised by authority of an act of the Legislature of the State of NY signed and sealed by William Thorn, President of the Pleasant Valley Village Trustees", dated Aug 18,1826.
Time marched on with no further mention of the Fire Company until 1903 when the John Knott Fire Association appears as the agency created to respond to and handle all fire fighting and emergency events in the village. Alfred Leith, Foreman, proposed that the Village accept the services of the fire company which the village did, in turn, accept. In 1907 The Village issued a proclamation (which can be found in a frame of fire hall meeting room) commending the John Knott organization for its dedication to protecting lives and property in Pleasant Valley and acknowledged them as the Pleasant Valley Vol Fire Co. It was from this document and the Pleasant Valley Fire Department drew the line to celebrate our 100th anniversary. The Fire Company incorporated in the State of NY in 1913. That same year the fire company entered into a 5 year lease with "The Hall Co." for monthly meetings and other fire company functions. The lease was agreed upon at $15.00 per year and it included the use of the shed in the rear to house fire company equipment.


text: nukecad 0 Report post Posted May 5 The automatic hotfix is because they pushed it out on the studies channel which is enabled by default when you install FF. It was just the quickest way to get it distributed. If you have disabled studies in your privacy settings then you won't get the hotfix unless you enable it for a few minutes. You can disable it again afterwards. TBH it shouldn't be long before they issue a full fix. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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NoBorders Talk on Health & Migrant Detention in UK
February 23, 2011 Leave a comment
Medsin KCL are organising a series of talks relating to global health and London NoBorders have been invited to talk tomorrow, Thursday 24th February.
In this talk, we want to highlight some issues about health care and migration. With the UK maintaining one of the strictest detention system in Europe, the first part of the talk will deal with the health care situation of migrants in immigration detention. In the second part we want to talk about the issues around access to health care for asylum seekers in the UK in general.
The talk will take place at the Gowland Hopkins LT, Hodgkin Building, Guys Campus, Kings College London. Starts at 6pm.
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The Medical Billing Receptionist is responsible for a variety of functions in a busy medical billing office. The position supports all departments and the office environment. This position performs a variety of clerical duties under general supervision.
- Incoming mail.
- Process all incoming mail and prepare for posting.
- Update returned patient mail address' and or carrier remit to address'
- Outgoing mail
- Fold, Stuff and stamp outgoing mail in a timely manner
- Maintain unapplied payments, both insurance and patient.
- Answer phones and resolve calls accordingly. This will include, but not limited to, negotiating payment plans with patients, accepting payments over the phone, updating patient demographics and information insurance and sending tasks to others for further review and follow-up.
- Process and distribute missed calls, voicemails and facsimiles as appropriate and timely.
- Make past due phone calls, schedule follow up and document actions taken on patient accounts.
- Scan paper work and process as directed.
- Complete all tasks received via the Onpoint dashboard, daily.
- Purchase and stock supplies for the office as needed and approved by supervisor
- Keep a friendly and clean office.
- Other special projects suck as data entry, data corrections, edits and updates as assigned.
- Abide with HIPAA and PHI guidelines at all times.
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
- Proficient with Windows, MS Office, Outlook and Chrome as well as other web browsers.
- Excellent organization skills and attention to detail.
- Demonstrates an independent work initiative, sound judgment and strong work ethic.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Experience with AMD practice management software a plus but not required.
- High school diploma or GED
- One year of experience in a health care setting preferred.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel and employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.


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Forest River RV Vibe Extreme Lite 306BHS Travel Trailer For Sale
Forest River Vibe Extreme Lite travel trailer 306BHS highlights:
- Dual Entry
- Private Bunkhouse
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Belfast Zoo
One of Northern Ireland's oldest and most popular visitor attractions, Belfast Zoo is home to over 130 endangered and different species. Surrounded by beautiful panoramic views across Belfast Lough, the Zoo's vital conservation work both in Ireland and around the world places it among the most important venues in its industry.
The zoo's two cafés are operated by Amadeus and reflect the zoo's educational ethos and passion for protecting animals. At The Lion's Den Restaurant you'll find a wide choice of family-friendly dishes. If however you're looking for a lighter option come feeding time, we recommend heading to The Treetop Tearoom where you can pick up a delicious snack and admire the views.