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Impact of New Medical Marijuana Law on West Virginia Employers
The new West Virginia Medical Cannabis Act, which does not become effective until July 1, 2019, should have little impact on most employers in West Virginia. Only someone with a serious medical condition and who is issued an identification card by the West Virginia Bureau of Public Health is eligible to get a prescription for medical cannabis. Even then, the person must take the medicine in some form other than smoking it (i.e., pill, topical use, liquid).
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Date: March 22, 2017
Everything ISSOS - March News from ISSOS
Testimonials - what better way to learn about ISSOS
The ISSOS tag line is "The experience of a lifetime" and we could spend hours explaining why that tag line fits ISSOS so perfectly, but who better to explain, whyISSOS is a unique experience that makes a genuine impact, than students and staff who have experienced ISSOS first hand.
Over the last few months we have been profiling students and staff on social media and asking them to tell us their ISSOS story and why it has been The experience of a lifetime for them. To see all the testimonials click here: Testimonials
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We are often asked what it is about debate that makes it such a popular academic and why every summer nearly 200 ISSOS students choose debate.
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Long and wide boards have long been considered the crème de la crème of timber flooring. They provide an amazing aesthetic which can easily be the most eye catching part of any project.
Achieving this level of decadence can come with a hefty price tag, but there are a few lesser known factors which can heavily effect the cost of supplying this kind of raw material. It usually comes as a surprise to our customers whenever we mention that we can supply the exact same product as dearer competitors – and achieve the same overall look at a reduced overall cost. When you consider the enormous costs involved in sourcing the material, finding a safe method of shipping to your nearest port, ensuring all customs and fumigation issues are sorted, it becomes quite an expensive risk with all the potential issues that can go wrong. We've heard nightmare scenarios from customers where there has been damage to materials during shipping transport, massive difficulty managing the minefield that is our import procedures and documentation with Australian customs and bigger problems like fumigation issues which can result in your large investment being destroyed in an incinerator. Not to mention the possibility of purchasing incorrect materials and only realising once you have physically sighted the material in your home, at which point it will be too late to rectify. You'd be surprised how often this happens – as unlikely as it sounds.
We can guide you step by step to ensure you choose the right product for your project. Working hand in hand with your architect or designer, we then assist your builder and any finish related trades to ensure the final result meets your high expectations. Market Timbers can also offer a complete supply, install and finish service to further simplify this tedious process. Our trades people are at the top of their game, as we only use first class installers and finishers who take immense pride in their workmanship.
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Ohio students could soon get a full dose of the documents that helped shape this state and the nation. New requirements regarding what historical documents must be taught to Ohio students were among the bills that passed the Ohio House today.
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Ohio students could soon get a full dose of the documents that helped shape this state and the nation.
New requirements regarding what historical documents must be taught to Ohio students were among the bills that passed the Ohio House today.
Also, House members unanimously passed a new public notification for sex offenders in nursing homes.
Legislators engaged in an extensive debate today over a bill that would require students in grades 4-12 to be taught the original texts of the Declaration of Independence, Northwest Ordinance and the U.S. and state constitutions. Starting in high school, more social-studies time would be dedicated to American history and government classes, which would have to include study of the documents.
It also would require that, by July 1, 2014, at least 25 percent of questions on new end-of-course exams for American history and government relate to the founding documents. The State Board of Education would be ordered to develop the new standards by July 1, 2012.
� Would not one better understand social problems, economics, foreign affairs ... if they first had a grounding in the foundation of this country�s origins through the study of these founding documents?� said Rep. John Adams, R-Sidney, before the bill passed 62-31.
The bill, Adams said, was sparked by a February report from the Fordham Foundation that was critical of Ohio�s history-education standards. Children, Adams said, cannot be expected to defend the rights and freedoms that the founding fathers intended without an understanding of the documents.
But Democrats raised a number of concerns. Rep. John Patrick Carney, D-Columbus, questioned the cost at a time when schools are facing major budget cuts. Adams said there would not be additional cost because they are not adding hours of instruction, and are modifying tests that are already being prepared.
Others, including Rep. Debbie Phillips, D-Athens, said lawmakers were micro-managing classrooms.
� The bill seems so overreaching,� she said. �To get into this type of specificity of saying what percentage of what test is going to cover what material doesn�t seem, to me, to be our job.�
Rep. Ron Amstutz, R-Wooster, countered that while the bill was something he would normally have concerns about, �This is core curriculum, so I am able to support this. We really need to get focused on the things that brought our country to where it is today.�
Multiple Democrats also said they were troubled that the bill specified the teaching of �original� documents, which they said could limit the full story of U.S. history. A Democratic amendment to change that to �historical� documents was defeated.
� By teaching the Constitution without teaching the whole truth, this is where we come into problems,�n said Rep. Clayton Luckie, D-Dayton. �Three-fifths of a human being; women not able to vote. ... You teach it all. When you leave parts out, you let individuals put their own thoughts into that and twist why things happened in our history.�
But Amstutz said it was clear that the bill, under a change approved by the House, would allow for the teaching of amendments to the original Constitution.
� We can�t direct how each instructor is going to teach this material,� he said. � Come on, they are going to put it in context.�
The bill now goes to the Senate for agreement on the House changes.
In other action today:
The House voted 91-0 to fix a loophole in Ohio�s sex-offender notification law, in which residents, their families or employees of a nursing home are not notified when a registered sex offender moves into such a facility.
� This gap in the law places those living and working in long-term care facilities directly in harm�s way,� said Rep. Courtney Combs, R-Hamilton, pointing to a 2009 Dispatch investigation that found 110 nursing-home residents in Ohio were sex offenders.
House Bill 24 now goes to the Senate.
The House gave final approval to a bill designating Feb. 20 as John Glenn Friendship 7 Day, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of his becoming the first American to orbit the Earth. The measure, which got an emergency clause, now returns to the Senate.


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In the late 1990s, when Pascal Dangin was one of the few people who knew how to retouch digital images — fixing the folds of a dress, adding more sunshine — he was something of a genie in a bottle. A former hairdresser, he had taught himself to perform a new kind of magic in a world of artifice. It brought him wealth and the top fashion photographers and art directors.
Mr. Dangin (pronounced DAHN-jin) knew the value of enigma: If he was the subject of an article, he posed in the shadows. Darkness, which is central to photography, was part of his aura, along with his fuzzy hair and rumpled clothes. But nowhere were his intentions clearer than with the name he gave his company: Box Studios. Located in the meatpacking district, Box's facade is, naturally, black.
And so one night this fall, in a fancy restaurant in Paris, where Mr. Dangin. 48, had gone for the collections, it was funny to hear him declare, for this article: "No more being photographed in a cave. I want to be out in the open." In fact, the spot he later chose for his portrait was the Staten Island Ferry.
Mr. Dangin wasn't being cute. For months he had been preparing to split his business into two distinct entities. He would keep Box, which has expanded from images and small-press publishing to video and postproduction film work — Madonna is a client, as are the directors Ridley Scott and Noah Baumbach ("Frances Ha") — and relocate it to a larger facility in Brooklyn.
But he also created a new company whose mission was to bring ideas to luxury giants like Louis Vuitton and Calvin Klein. To Mr. Dangin, the industry needed to re-engage with powerful images, and it needed visionary art directors who could surprise and inspire. Within a month of the dinner, he had opened his agency, calling it KiDS.
"I really want to concentrate on branding," he said. "This is where I think my future lies."
To help, he enlisted Mark Fina, a former executive vice president and creative director of Grey Advertising, whose clients included CoverGirl. Mr. Fina first met Mr. Dangin on a photo shoot in the mid-90s, when the latter was still doing hair. Ten months ago, they reconnected when Mr. Dangin made a pitch for a marketing tie-in between CoverGirl and "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire." Instead of presenting his ideas in a web document, Mr. Dangin created an entire book.
"I just saw that he was seeing things the way I was seeing them," Mr. Fina said, explaining his decision to join Mr. Dangin. He added, coyly: "A lot of people ask: 'Why is Pascal doing this? Isn't he just a retoucher?' I say, 'Well, no, he's a creator.' "
Mr. Fina acknowledged that some people draw a blank at the name KiDS, thinking its target is juveniles. But, he said, "KiDS is really about keeping an open mind."
So far the agency has snared Alexander Wang and Balenciaga. Last month, Mr. Dangin was in London with the photographer Steven Klein to shoot a campaign for Alexander McQueen, a new client. But whether he can ultimately succeed may depend on factors beyond his control: mainly, the willingness of big brands to actually be open-minded in their media choices.
His timing, then, is worthy of note because the industry seems at a standstill, with too much work that looks familiar and not enough fresh blood. Despite the playful ring of KiDS, can a self-taught color maverick make a difference?
Although it would be an exaggeration to say that art directors supplanted designers in influence in the '90s, it is true that they made people notice advertising and branding. Remember when a new Prada campaign could spark as much debate as a Prada show? Well, even if you didn't know that David James was behind those decisions at Prada — or that Ronnie Cooke Newhouse was involved in Lanvin, or Peter Miles in Céline, to name a few top directors — it was a delight to ponder the images.
But today much of that pleasure has been soured by too many images, from print, social media, behind-the-scenes videos.
"Everyone is drowning in their own thing," Mr. Dangin said.
Also, there are probably more bad pictures than good ones out there, just as there are too many poorly executed videos.
"First of all, they're terrible editing cuts," Mr. Dangin said of fashion videos. "People in the film business see this, but not fashion. They accept this mediocrity, and it just amazes me."
But, for now, people don't have an expectation that fashion videos will reward their attention — the way, say, a beautiful print by Irving Penn would or the more contemporary work of stars like Steven Meisel, David Sims and Mario Sorrenti. Until fairly recently, people kept magazines to enjoy later, just as photographers took days to produce a handful of images and designers spent months creating a collection. But today the entire business, high and low, expects everything faster and indeed is set up to reward those who understand that.
Mr. Dangin points out that Mr. Meisel, who does the Prada and Lanvin campaigns, among others, and whose editorial work appears regularly in Italian Vogue, was the first to have a big studio structure.
"And you see the result," he said. "He's able to shoot a lot. He created the blueprint of photographers today — he and Annie Leibovitz."
Both photographers have worked with Mr. Dangin, who additionally designs gallery exhibitions.
This hyper-industrialization of style simply reflects a booming global market for images and, of course, luxury products. Given those conditions, and pressure from brands to push moneymaking accessories, Mr. Dangin asked: "And how can you do great images all the time? It's just not possible. So everything gets diluted."
Choosing his words with care, he added, "It's probably time to be suggestive, and arresting, as far as a brand is concerned."
Mr. Dangin is passionate and shrewd.
"He's a super-streetwise guy," said the artist Roni Horn, a friend. "And he's got this extraordinary skill set, not just for manipulating images but also this worldliness."
But, as his friends lovingly concede, he's a man of excess enthusiasm. It isn't a question of believing him so much as knowing which of his many plans will come true.
"Pascal always has a lot of ideas," the artist Philip-Lorca diCorcia said. "I wait until they actual materialize before I get too excited about them. He's spoken to me about everything from having a book store to selling art."
And what did he think of Mr. Dangin's opening a creative agency?
"I think two things," Mr. diCorcia replied. "One, it's more power to him. And, two, half the time he thinks he can do a thing better than the person doing it."
Ms. Horn has heard Mr. Dangin say he wants to be a sculptor.
"What do you do with that?" she said. "I'm waiting for him to evolve, is all I say to him. Pascal is long-term."
She added, echoing what others say about his instincts: "He has almost organic insight into the whole, the big picture, and can work his way back to the details of realization. That's the easy part for him. The thing that engages him is bringing the whole thing together."
In any case, Mr. Dangin's decision to open KiDS is in part financial. Many photographers now do their own retouching. And while book publishing is a creative outlet (his imprint is with Steidl), it's not lucrative.
"If I were him, I would do the same thing," said Fabien Baron, one of the most successful art directors, with clients that include Calvin Klein, Dior and Chloé. "Pascal knows that there is automatically an end to his color thing."
Asked if he thought Mr. Dangin, a friend, could be successful in his new role, Mr. Baron said, mildly: "I have no idea. I knew he could do the film thing, but an agency — I don't know if he can do it. But he wants to be in there, he should try. He has opinions."
The two are now competitors, so Mr. Baron has reason not to really comment.
But the fact is that what Mr. Dangin proposes — a return to those "arresting" campaigns of the '90s — is something that sounds good in theory. It isn't at all clear, since he plans to utilize his existing relationships in the industry, how he will be able to pull that off.
Mr. Baron explained: "The clients are in a different space today. They don't want to take risks. They want to see the advertising campaign before it is shot. It's not like 10 years ago. That's finished. You have to bring the clients so many references. So everyone's work is referenced. There is not one picture that is new, let me tell you this. And the clients don't want a new picture."
He added: "When you go into a meeting and people put millions of dollars on the table, they want to know what they're getting. The lighting, the color of the carpeting. The one who wins is the one who executes those boards to perfection."
With so many fingers jammed into so many pies, Mr. Dangin may be underplaying his real strength: film. As more and more fashion campaigns shift to film, and with a decided need for better storytelling, that seems an opportunity. Of course, he will have to persuade clients that values like narrative are worth the effort.
Mr. Baumbach, who has worked on three movies with Mr. Dangin, said he helped bring out the look of "Frances Ha," which was shot digitally in color but was meant to evoke both film and black and white.
"Our focus was how do we make this movie look the most what it should be?" Mr. Baumbach said. "Pascal is just great at that. I love him as a guy and I love talking to him about film."
He has worked on trailers and commercials for Ridley Scott's company, RSA, including a gorgeous Bacardi ad. RSA is one of the largest makers of commercials in the world, with clients like Coke and ESPN. Its president, Jules Daly, said that while RSA would continue to work with traditional ad agencies, she would like to collaborate with KiDS.
"It brings us back to the creative idea, and to think about where the world should be going," she said.
Meanwhile, after years of freely sharing his ideas with art directors, Mr. Dangin may find that the fashion playground is suddenly not so hospitable. After all, as Mr. diCorcia wisely observed, Mr. Dangin's mobility in that clubby world has always depended on not being a threat to anyone.
"I imagine if he gets bigger, those attitudes might change," Mr. diCorcia said.
In fact, it's probably already begun to happen.


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|Five bratwurst stands are located on the south side of the Münster church.
The other three are on the north side (©BZ/Schneider)
|Hauber's Grillwürste.
Note the hand-written note in the background asking for supporting signatures.
Before Christmas all tenders for the five remaining bratwurst stands were in with vendors Uhl and Hauber failing. A storm broke loose. The Badische Zeitung received hundreds of angry letters to the editor, petitions were launched, and signature lists are circulated to support the two "losers". The most reasonable letter to the editor I read said: Five bratwurst-selling stands are sufficient.
Red Baron was quite neutral in this quarrel until he discovered the best invention made since the birth of the Lange Rote. How often were you frustrated eating a bun rather than a bratwurst? While the two ends are sticking out you start eating the sausage until you are left with a tiny rest of bratwurst hidden in the bun. What a sad end!
|The Lange Rote in a bun at Meier's Wurststand
|The bratwurst "hang-over" is smaller in a baguette than in a bun.
I took the photo of my Lange Rote in portrait mode with my iPhone 7 plus.
Hauber's traditionally also sells bratwurst in buns visible in the background.
My only conclusion: the Hauber's Grillwurst stand must remain.


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The Pros of Motorcycle Helmets
By JERRY GARRETT
Published: July 13, 2008
YEARS ago, three surgeons were in the cafeteria of a hospital here that specializes in organ transplants, discussing the California Legislature's effort to enact a mandatory motorcycle helmet law. Recently, one of them recalled a conversation that went like this:
''This looks as if it might pass,'' one of the doctors said. ''This could have serious consequences for the hospital.
''Motorcycle fatalities are not only our No. 1 source of organs, they are also the highest-quality source of organs, because donors are usually young, healthy people with no other traumatic injuries to the body, except to the head. Studies have shown that when helmet laws are enacted, motorcycle deaths drop significantly.
This doctor added: ''The hospital already has serious financial issues. This could put us out of business -- or at least the business of organ transplants.''
The second doctor responded: ''I'd never thought of it that way. What do we do?''
''A motorcyclists' rights organization has contacted the hospital and asked us to join their coalition supporting what they call 'freedom of choice,' which is essentially the right not to wear helmets,'' the first doctor said. ''Is this something we could in good conscience support?''
The third doctor said: ''I'm a member of the hospital's ethics committee, and I can tell you, as physicians, we can't even have this conversation.'' With that, she left the room.
The third doctor is the one I talked with last year. She insisted that her name and those of her colleagues not be used because all three are still affiliated with the hospital.
The law passed, and after it took effect in 1992 deaths from motorcycle head injuries did significantly drop. Transplantable organs from dead motorcyclists became harder to come by.
So it's all good, right?
Not, I suppose, if you listen to the Brotherhood Aimed Toward Education, a motorcyclists' rights organization, and the American Motorcyclist Association, which fights helmet laws. They have said that motorcyclists deserve the freedom to choose to wear a helmet.
This freedom of choice argument puts those organizations at odds with just about every insurance, medical and safety group.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that head injuries are the leading cause of motorcyclists' deaths; that helmets reduce the likelihood of a fatality by 37 percent; that helmets are 67 percent effective in preventing brain injuries; and that unhelmeted motorcyclists involved in crashes are three times more likely to suffer brain injuries.
Years ago, my father held a convulsing, helmetless motorcyclist as the young man died. He had fallen off his bike and hit his head on a curb in front of our family's gas station. He had pictures of two children in his wallet. How do you reconcile your right to ride with the wind in your hair with my right not to have to watch you die?


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In one of his more delightful articles, Jonah Goldberg tackles Justice Ginsburg's disingenuous claim that the most "conservative" thing the Supreme Court can do is to pick its way through all 2,700 pages of the ObamaCare bill and save all the good bits. After politely decimating Ginsburg's word choice, Goldberg has this to say:
The conservative thing to do — and I don't mean politically conservative — is to send the whole thing back to Congress and have it done right. Leaving aside the fact that Obamacare largely falls apart if you remove the mandate, it's not the Supreme Court's job to design our health-care system from the scraps Congress dumps in its lap. What Ginsburg proposes is akin to a student handing in a sloppy, error-filled term paper, and the professor rewriting it so as to give the student an A.
Goldberg's charming analogy reminded me of something a friend told me. Although a conservative, she's a strong, brave woman, and still listens to NPR. (I don't, because I find myself screaming at the radio too much, especially with NPR's Israel coverage.) During a call-in show, she said that several of the callers were deeply offended that the conservative justices used analogies, such as questions about broccoli and cell phones, to discuss ObamaCare's provisions. The tone seemed to be "How dare those evil conservatives dumb down a sophisticated act to appeal to the rubes in America in order to justify destroying the best legislation ever."
I was actually reminded of someone who used analogies with incredible grace to simplify (not destroy, but make accessible) challenging ideas:
Behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested him, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
He said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you read it?"
He answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind [Deuteronomy 6:5]; and your neighbour as yourself [Leviticus 19:18]."
He said to him, "You have answered correctly. Do this, and you will live."
But he, desiring to justify himself, asked Jesus, "Who is my neighbour?"
Jesus answered, "A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. By chance a certain priest was going down that way. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side. In the same way a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a certain Samaritan, as he traveled, came where he was. When he saw him, he was moved with compassion, came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. He set him on his own animal, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, and gave them to the host, and said to him, 'Take care of him. Whatever you spend beyond that, I will repay you when I return.' Now which of these three do you think seemed to be a neighbour to him who fell among the robbers?"
He said, "He who showed mercy on him."
Then Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise." — Luke 10:25–37, World English Bible
He told them this parable. "Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep, and lost one of them, wouldn't leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one that was lost, until he found it? When he has found it, he carries it on his shoulders, rejoicing. When he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!' I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance." — Luke 15:3-7, World English Bible
I don't call this dumbing things down. I call it the wisdom to drill down into something's essential element and the skill then to communicate those core principles (whether they are good, as with the parables, or bad, as with ObamaCare) to others.
P.S. I am not likening the conservative Supreme Court justices to Jesus Christ. I'm just saying that smart analogies are a staple of intelligent communication, and should be admired, not denigrated.


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USGS Assists with Science Fairs in Falmouth, Massachusetts
Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)'s Woods Hole Science Center in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, were impressed with the innovative scope of student projects in this year's science fairs in the neighboring community of Falmouth.
The 2009 science-fair activities came in three phases. Before the science fairs began, USGS personnel acted as mentors at the Lawrence School, where they assisted 6th- through 8th-grade teachers by giving students constructive criticism on project outlines and guiding them in the setup and methods of their chosen projects. Eight USGS scientists served as judges at the first fair of the year: the annual Science Fair competition at Falmouth Academy, where science projects are a core part of the school curriculum. A week later, Falmouth High School hosted the Falmouth Public Schools Science Fair, where students in grades K-12 enjoyed a wide variety of activities that included hot-air balloons (part of a physics experiment) wafting to the rafters. An inflatable whale model from Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary gave students a chance to step inside and receive a briefing from Anne Smrcina, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) educator who interacts on occasion with USGS staff to develop material for outreach activities. To help inspire students to think about careers in science, Kama Thieler, liaison for the Woods Hole Science and Technology Education Partnership (WHSTEP), arranged for five major science institutions to have a presence at Falmouth High School. The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the Sea Education Association, the Marine Biological Laboratory, the Woods Hole Research Center, and the USGS Woods Hole Science Center all displayed examples of their Earth-science work.
USGS researchers who served as mentors at the Lawrence School included Brian Buczkowski, Neil Ganju, Claudia Flores, Kama Thieler, and Bill Waite. Those who judged at Falmouth Academy's Science Fair were Uri ten Brink, Brian Buczkowski, Jason Chaytor, Debbie Hutchinson, Elizabeth Pendleton, John Pohlman, Dave Twichell, and Bill Waite. Participants in the Falmouth Public Schools Science Fair at Falmouth High School were Mike Bothner, Jane Denny, Claudia Flores, Chris Polloni, Kathy Scanlon, Bill Waite, Bill Winters, and Chuck Worley.
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Erosion Doubles Along Alaska's Arctic Coast
Shrinking Beaufort Sea Coastline
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Effects of Climate Change on Infectious Diseases
Science Fairs in Falmouth, MA
Coastal Erosion Workshop in Ghana
USGS Findings Used to Preserve Health of Coral Reef
Ted Melis Receives DOI Meritorious Service Award
High-Flow Experiment from Dam Leads to Awards
Researchers Receive DOI Meritorious Service Awards
Miles Receives Diversity Award
Group Honored for Research on Alaska
Government Communicators Award
Team Wins Silver in Curling Club Nationals
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This weekend my husband and I raced against more than 660 tough-looking dudes and gals to run, cycle and kayak across Scotland, from Nairn in the east to Ballachulish in the west. We managed the whole thing in just under 14 hours over two days, and although we were not attempting to win any prizes (our two aims were to survive and have fun; both targets definitely achieved) we were pleasantly surprised to find that we'd finished far further up the leader board than we'd anticipated.
We drove home today, and once we'd unloaded the car of muddy bikes and even muddier trail shoes, we both promptly fell asleep on the bed. At about five o'clock I woke up and … this is becoming a familiar theme… remembered that it was Monday and there was something important still to do. The light was already failing, and as I prefer to photograph in natural light I was going to have to look smartish if I was going to get my vase made and photographed in time. Out in the garden, after a week of warm, wet weather, the sweetpeas, Verbena rigida, and Ammi visagna had gone berserk. But better than that, my first 'Café au Lait' dahlia had finally bloomed. And what a bloom! Big as my face, with creamy flames bursting forth like one of those stylised suns that inhabit the corners of old maps, nibbled here and there by an appreciative insect, it seemed to need nothing alongside it in this plain blue vase but a sprig of foliage, and even that sprig's a moot point. I put it on the mantelpiece in our west-facing sitting room, which was gloomy as the back of a cave by now. Thank goodness for my tripod and Lightroom's exposure adjustment. Another half hour and this photograph would have had to have waited till tomorrow.
Because my last few vases have been so simple and because there were so many other lovely things to pick in the garden today, I also filled a frothy, frilly, fussy vase full of sweetpeas, verbena, ammi, fuchsia, and the last tiny buddleia blooms to make a shamelessly vintage arrangement for our bedroom. By the time I had finished, the final efforts of this afternoon's daylight was falling upon this window seat in our kitchen.
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In my earlier post documenting some of the steps I took to make Ethiopian injera bread in the UK, I mentioned that it took close to a full month to get a vigorously healthy starter going. Also, I used cheaper flour that contained gluten in it for the beginning steps.
Well, just five days ago I tried to start another starter from scratch, this time with gluten free white flour from Dove Farms. Well, in just four or five days, I found my container nearly overflowing when I arrived home tonight! Witness:
A day and a half ago, the container was only half full, but on it's own, the active yeast cultures caused it to rise all on it's own. I'm not sure if it was the gluten free flour, the slightly warmer temperatures we've been having this past week, or some combination thereof, but I'm very happy with this. Also, I've read multiple places that once you have done some baking (although you don't technically bake the injera) with yeast-gathering processes, it causes more yeast to be in the air, so that may have been it as well.
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I'm torn on this subject--truly torn. I can't see any fault with transparency, with holding those who occupy our highest offices accountable, perhaps even more accountable than any others. But if we are to go into it with Krugman's presuppositions--basically asserting that there was abuse even before it's been proven--than aren't we waging a political vendetta more than seeking justice?
I'm sorry, but if we don't have an inquest into what happened during the Bush years — and nearly everyone has taken Mr. Obama's remarks to mean that we won't — this means that those who hold power are indeed above the law because they don't face any consequences if they abuse their power.Let's be clear what we're talking about here. It's not just torture and illegal wiretapping, whose perpetrators claim, however implausibly, that they were patriots acting to defend the nation's security. The fact is that the Bush administration's abuses extended from environmental policy to voting rights. And most of the abuses involved using the power of government to reward political friends and punish political enemies.
Krugman declares that "the fact is" the Bush administration committed various abuses, though really, sans the inquest, how can he possibly know what any of the facts are? This isn't necessarily meant as a case against an inquest, but it certainly reveals Krugman's argument to be more emotionally based than anything. The fact is, we don't know anything. I think this is a pretty good argument in and of itself to do an inquest. But until that time we should be asking questions, not stating opinions as though they were facts.
Krugman's a smart guy. He should know better. A far better case could be made from a more nuetral standpoint. Hell, I think the case should be made that all outgoing administrations will be wihout fail investigated thoroughly by an independent inquest upon their departure from office. We should set precedent that regardless of a President's popularity or perceived honesty or dishonesty he or she, and the men and women in their cabinet, will be investigated for wrong-doing while in office.
We should keep all our elected officials honest. But honesty doesn't necessarily equate with popularity, and Bush's unpopularity should not be reason enough to investigate him, no matter how politically opposed we may be to his decisions. This should simply be status quo. Take the politics out of it, and demand the rule of law above all else.


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Fatehgarh is a small town in the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Those with a keen interest in India's mythological as well as medieval history must visit this place as well as this region. The nearest major urban agglomerations to the town are Kanpur, Lucknow and Agra at the distances of 135 km, 176 km, 182 km respectively.
Places to Stay
Compared to any other city in the region, Agra still offers a wide variety of good budget hotels. Some of the options you ought to try are Sakura Hotel (Tariff – Rs. 500), Aditya Palace Hotel (Tariff – Rs. 540), Aryan's Taj Resort (Tariff – Rs. 900) and Vanshika Palace Hotel (Tariff – Rs. 800).
The official language of the area is Hindi.
The important festivals celebrated are Holi in March, Hanuman Jayanti and Dusshera in September-October, Diwali in November and the two Eid(s).
Places of Interest
The most important place worth a visit while in this region is Agra. Taj Mahal is a major attraction without doubt. The structure has been designed with architectural brilliance by experts from Central Asia, Persia as well as India. The other important sights which are bound to hold the visitor in awe are Agra Fort and Akbar's Tomb.
How to Get There
The nearest airport is the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow at a distance of 172 km.
The nearest major railway station is the Kanpur Central Railway Station at a distance of 136 km from the town.
Various state transport buses connect the town to different parts of the state as well as cities of neighbouring states such as Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi. Private buses are pretty active in the area too. Cheap bus tickets are available on several travel portals like Ticketgoose.com.


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LOVING THE STRANGER OR HOW TO RECOGNIZE AN INVERT by Alistair Newton (Ecce Homo Theatre). Factory Mainspace (125 Bathurst). See listing.
Times: January 7 at 2:45 pm, January 8 at 5:15 pm, January 9 at 6:15 pm, January 11 at 8:30 pm, January 12 at 9 pm, January 13 at 5:15 pm, January 14 and 15 at 7 pm. $12-$15. 416-966-1062. Rating: NNNN
Loving The Stranger Or How To Recognize An Invert functions exactly as writer/director Alistair Newton intends: it amuses while it informs.
Offering a packed history of the battle for queer rights in the 20th century - much of it in Germany but with references to the United States and Canada - the show is styled as a 20s cabaret, with whiteface figures singing, dancing and performing comic sketches against a backdrop of flickering silent-film projections.
Newton organizes the material around the life, art and memories of Peter Flinsch, a gay German who lived in Canada from the 50s until his death in 2010.
The writer's interview with Flinsch is the spark of the production, and Flinsch (played by Hume Baugh, capturing the man's humane spirit and awareness of his lifelong luck) gives the material its strongly beating heart.
The musical numbers, including some wonderful gay period songs by Mischa Spoliansky, an appropriate male duet by Verdi and Marlene Dietrich classics Lili Marlene and Falling In Love Again, are some of the show's best parts. Under musical director Dan Rutzen and accompanist Adam Weinmann, performers Seth Drabinsky, Matthew Eger and Geoff Stevens do them full, camp justice. Kimberly Persona is a standout cabaret performer, capturing just the right blend of wickedness, send-up and insouciance.
One highlight is a dance number, originally choreographed by Graham McKelvie and here restaged by Sky Fairchild-Waller. It's a fascinating combination of elements, with Flinsch's painting En Vitesse, seen first as a projection, coming to life as dancer Laurence Ramsay; the sensuality of his movement absorbs Baugh's appreciative Flinsch, while Persona provides musical accompaniment with Falling In Love Again.
If there's a problem with Loving The Stranger, it's that too much is compacted into one hour. The historical material is striking, but some passes by so quickly that its meaning barely registers. I wouldn't mind seeing a longer show, with some sections presented more leisurely.
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With barely seven weeks until the midterm elections, Americans have an overwhelmingly negative view of the Republican-controlled Congress, with substantial majorities saying that they disapprove of the job it is doing and that its members do not deserve re-election, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.
The disdain for Congress is as intense as it has been since 1994, when Republicans captured 52 seats to end 40 years of Democratic control of the House and retook the Senate as well. It underlines the challenge the Republican Party faces in trying to hold on to power in the face of a surge in anti-incumbent sentiment.
By broad margins, respondents said that members of Congress were too tied to special interests and that they did not understand the needs and problems of average Americans. Two-thirds said Congress had accomplished less than it typically did in a two-year session; most said they could not name a single major piece of legislation that cleared this Congress. Just 25 percent said they approved of the way Congress was doing its job.
But for all the clear dissatisfaction with the 109th Congress, 39 percent of respondents said their own representative deserved re-election, compared with 48 percent who said it was time for someone new.
What is more, it seems highly unlikely Democrats will experience a sweep similar to the one Republicans experienced in 1994. Most analysts judge only about 40 House seats to be in play at the moment, compared with over 100 seats in play at this point 12 years ago, in large part because redistricting has created more safe seats for both parties.Continue reading the main story
The poll also found that President Bush had not improved his own or his party's standing through his intense campaign of speeches and events surrounding the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The speeches were at the heart of a Republican strategy to thrust national security to the forefront in the fall elections.
Mr. Bush's job approval rating was 37 percent in the poll, virtually unchanged from the last Times/CBS News poll, in August. On the issue that has been a bulwark for Mr. Bush, 54 percent said they approved of the way he was managing the effort to combat terrorists, again unchanged from last month, though up from this spring.
Republicans continued to hold a slight edge over Democrats on which party was better at dealing with terrorism, though that edge did not grow since last month despite Mr. Bush's flurry of speeches on national security, including one from the Oval Office on the night of Sept. 11.
But the Times/CBS News poll found a slight increase in the percentage of Americans who said they approved of the way Mr. Bush had handled the war in Iraq, to 36 percent from 30 percent. The results also suggest that after bottoming out this spring, Mr. Bush's approval ratings on the economy and foreign policy have returned to their levels of about a year ago, both at 37 percent. The number of people who called terrorism the most important issue facing the country doubled to 14 percent, from 7 percent in July; 22 percent named the war in Iraq as their top concern, little changed from July.
Across the board, the poll found marked disenchantment with Congress, highlighting the opportunity Democrats see to make the argument for a change in leadership and to make the election a national referendum on the performance of a Republican-controlled Congress and Mr. Bush's tenure.
In one striking finding, 77 percent of respondents — including 65 percent of Republicans — said most members of Congress had not done a good enough job to deserve re-election and that it was time to give a new people a chance. That is the highest number of voters saying it is "time for new people" since the fall of 1994.
"You get some people in there, and they're in there forever," said Jan Weaver, of Aberdeen, S.D., who described herself as a Republican voter, in a follow-up interview. "They're so out of touch with reality."
In the poll, 50 percent said they would support a Democrat in the fall Congressional elections, compared with 35 percent who said they would support a Republican. But the poll found that Democrats continued to struggle to offer a strong case for turning government control over to them; only 38 percent said the Democrats had a clear plan for how they would run the country, compared with 45 percent who said the Republicans had offered a clear plan.
Overall discontent with Congress or Washington does not necessarily signify how people will vote when they see the familiar name of their member of Congress on the ballot, however. Democrats face substantial institutional obstacles in trying to repeat what Republicans accomplished in 1994, including a Republican financial advantage and the fact that far fewer seats are in play.
Thus, while 61 percent of respondents said they disapproved of the way Congress was handling its job, just 29 percent said they disapproved of the way their own "representative is handling his or her job."
The New York Times/CBS News poll began last Friday, four days after the commemoration of the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, and two weeks after the White House began its offensive on security issues. A USA Today-Gallup Poll published Tuesday reported that Mr. Bush's job approval rating had jumped to 44 percent from 39 percent. The questioning in that poll went through Sunday; The Times and CBS completed questioning Tuesday night. Presidential addresses often produce shifts in public opinion that tend to be transitory.
The nationwide poll was conducted by telephone Friday through Tuesday. It included 1,131 adults, of whom 1,007 said they were registered to vote, and had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three percentage points.
As part of the Republican effort to gain advantage on the war in Iraq, Republicans have accused Democrats who want to set a timetable for leaving Iraq of wanting to "cut and run." But 52 percent of respondents said they would not think the United States had lost the war if it withdrew its troops from Iraq today.
The poll also found indications that voters were unusually intrigued by this midterm election: 43 percent said they were more enthusiastic than usual about voting. However, with turnout promising to be a critical factor in many of the closer Senate and House races, there was no sign that either party had an edge in terms of voter enthusiasm.
Evidence of the antipathy toward Congress in particular — and Washington in general — was abundant: 71 percent said they did not trust the government to do what is right.
"If they had new blood, then the people that influence them — the lobbyists — would maybe not be so influential," said Norma Scranton, a Republican from Thedford, Neb., in a follow-up interview after the poll. "They don't have our interest at heart because they're influenced by these lobbyists. If they were new, maybe they would try to please their constituents a little better."
Lois Thurber, a Republican from Axtell, Neb., said in a follow-up interview: "There's so much bickering, so much disagreement — they just can't get together on certain issues.
"They're kind of more worried about themselves than they are about the country."
Incumbents and challengers nationwide are trying to accommodate this sour mood. Democrats are presenting themselves as a fresh start — "Isn't it time for a change?" asked an advertisement by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee directed against Senator Jim Talent, Republican of Missouri.
And Republican incumbents are seeking to distance themselves from fellow Republicans in Washington. "I've gone against the president and the Republican leadership when I think they are wrong," Representative Christopher Shays, a Connecticut Republican locked in a tough re-election battle, said in a television advertisement broadcast this week.
The Republicans continue to be seen as the better party to deal with terrorism, but by nowhere near the margin they once enjoyed: it is now 42 percent to 37 percent. When asked which party took the threat of terrorism more seriously, 69 percent said they both did; 22 percent named Republicans, compared with 6 percent who said Democrats.
Voters said Democrats were more likely to tell the truth than Republicans when discussing the war in Iraq and about the actual threat of terrorism. And 59 percent of respondents said Mr. Bush was hiding something when he talked about how things were going in Iraq; an additional 25 percent said he was mostly lying when talking about the war.
Not that Democrats should draw any solace from that: 71 percent of respondents said Democrats in Congress were hiding something when they talked about how well things were going in Iraq, while 13 percent said they were mostly lying.
Robert Allen, a Democrat from Ventura, Calif., said: "We're in a stalemate right now. They're not getting hardly anything done." He added, "It's time to elect a whole new bunch so they can do something."Continue reading the main story


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The Prime Minister provoked outrage in Pakistan when, during a trip to India last week, he said Islamabad could not "look both ways" when it came to tackling terrorism. Some Pakistani politicians urged Asif Ali Zardari to cancel his meeting with Mr Cameron in protest, but the visit will go ahead.
Mr Zardari arrived in Paris last night. He will travel to London tomorrow and meet Mr Cameron at Chequers on Friday. Downing Street stressed that Mr Cameron would not back away from his remarks about Pakistan promoting "the export of terror" and he would not apologise. "He stands by his comments," a senior source said. "We are not looking to inflame the situation and we made clear that his comments were not directed at the Pakistan government, but what he said was clear. We are glad the president's trip is going ahead and we are looking forward to the talks."
The talks are certain to be tense. Qamar Zaman Kaira, Pakistan's information minister, said at the weekend that Mr Zardari would seek to correct Mr Cameron's "misperception" when they met. A meeting between Pakistan's ISI intelligence agency and British security experts was cancelled in protest after the Prime Minister's comments.
David Miliband, the shadow foreign secretary, stepped up his attack on Mr Cameron yesterday, saying he should have recognised Pakistan's suffering at the hands of terrorists and its democratic progress over recent years, rather than highlighting allegations of covert support for the Taliban in Afghanistan.
On Saturday, Mr Zardari is expected at a rally of his governing Pakistan People's Party (PPP) in Birmingham, where, according to reports in his homeland, he is planning to launch the political career of his son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.
The 21-year-old, who completed a history degree at Christ Church, Oxford, in June, has been under special protection by Thames Valley police since the assassination of his mother, Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan's former prime minister, in December, 2007. He was appointed the PPP's nominal president a few days after his mother's murder.


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I met with Bruno, Ewan, plus several other friends and business owners in the Electric Bike Scene at this years 2017 Taipei Bike Show. It was great fun and we even managed to look at a few bikes too 🙂 Lots of Electric Bikes, Ebikes and Electric Bike Batteries were on display at the Show. After the Show, Bruno and Ewan (E-Max) managed to get over to China and we were very happy they could spend a couple of days in Changzhou with us at our Electric Bike Battery Factory. This was a video Bruno shot during their visit. It was really great fun having them over. You can read more about Bruno's visit here, on our EM3ev Facebook page. Feel free to Like or Follow our page if you like what you see.
You can find some of our Electric Bike Batteries in this section of our website. If you have any special requests or would like to know more, please get in touch with us via the contact page and we'll be happy to discuss. As you can see in the video, EM3ev are not just a supplier of Ebike Parts, we are also a manufacturer of Ebike Battery Packs (we have been building batteries for around 6 years) and we have also built battery packs for larger EV applications, even a car. Our battery packs have numerous safety features that you will not find on most other battery packs and we use only premium Grade A 18650 cells from the best Cell Manufacturers. We are constantly improving and developing our batteries and also our Electric Bike Battery Factory.
If you like the video, please make sure to Subscribe to Bruno's YouTube Channel where you will find a whole range of interesting and fun info on Ebikes, Batteries and just about anything related with the Electric Revolution 🙂
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Sorry for your comments were mixed up spam. For the most part, yes. As long as the motor is not part of a proprietary set-up - it is compatible. Though the discharge lead connector will have to match.
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Ive watched the video on burno's channel. I love your work and would one day love to own a battery. As of right now i dont have the money but i plan to buy one soon. Keep up the good work!
I lasted 14 minutes into Bruno's video before putting in my first order with you guys. I didn't know that there was this much engineering going on at EM3EV ! Just thought you were a store like Luna, but hell no ! Keep up the good work !
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MediaSmarts has partnered with the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) to develop the Online Commerce Cyber Security Consumer Tip Sheet – the fourth in a series of tip sheets on cyber security issues.
This winter the Olympics return to Canada for the first time since the Calgary games of 1988. For many people, the most vivid memories of that Olympiad are the colourful stories of some of the less accomplished athletes, such as British ski jumper Michael "Eddie the Eagle" Edwards and the members of the Jamaican bobsled team. It's unlikely, though, that there will be any charming underdogs in this year's Olympiad, as the games become more and more the province of professionals. As audiences and advertising revenues drop, however, will the professionalization of the Games spell their downfall?
The famous comedian Bill Cosby once said, "Nothing separates the generations more than music. By the time a child is eight or nine, he has developed a passion for his own music that is even stronger than his passions for procrastination and weird clothes." Cosby was certainly correct about the power of music, but he may have failed to recognize that characteristics youth become 'passionate' about may not actually be separate from their musical affiliations.
New York's Gramercy Park is a curious institution: two acres of fenced-in greenspace that is accessible only to those who own the houses surrounding the park. (Non-residents must either stay at the Gramercy Park Hotel or join the Players Club or National Arts Club if they want to visit, and each of these institutions has a limited number of park keys.) Private parks like it are the exception, of course, not the rule: since the days of Frederick Law Olmsted, who campaigned for and designed city parks across North America (Central Park, in New York, and Montreal's Mount Royal Park among them) we have come to expect most of our recreational spaces to be public. Cities and neighbourhoods are routinely rated on both the quantity and quality of their parks, and any suggestion that these services should be cut back always receives violent reactions from taxpayers; playgrounds, too, are public by default.
One of the most unusual things about Internet-based businesses is that few of them try very hard to make money. Of course, with a very few exceptions (such as Wikipedia) making money is certainly in the business plan, or there wouldn't be all that venture capital floating around, but in general the approach has been to come up with a good product or service first, and only look for ways to make it profitable after it's acquired a steady clientele. Hugely important and successful ventures like Google, YouTube and Facebook all started out operating at a significant loss. This pattern continues today: it's already hard to imagine the Internet without Twitter, but so far that service isn't earning its makers much money (though you can be sure they're looking for ways to do that.)
This is the second part of a two-part blog. The first part looked at some of the more straightforward ways of making money online such as sales, fee-for-service, subscription and brokerage.
After the controversy surrounding last year's proposed copyright bill C-61, which eventually died on the order table when Parliament was prorogued, the Federal government has decided to hold consultations across Canada before introducing a new version of the bill. While only time will tell how responsive the government will be to the public's submissions, the series of town halls and round tables is definitely a good start in making the process transparent and taking the views of a wide variety of Canadians into account. Below is an expanded version of MNet's submission to the Round Table held in Gatineau, Quebec on July 29th 2009.
The issue of copyright is one that many of us probably know a little bit about. Copying is stealing – and stealing is bad - but it can still be a grey area in a social media world which is very PRO sharing.
To teach students to be media literate, they – and their teachers – need to be able to critically engage with media. That may seem obvious, but until last year teachers' ability to use media texts in the classroom was extremely limited by the Copyright Act.
I feel like such an old lady when I'm listening to the radio sometimes. When I'm in the car with my husband we often find ourselves having the I Can't Believe What Kids Are Listening to These Days conversation, one that often ends with me hitting the OFF button in disgust.


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SHERIDAN BRONC GOLF - The Gillette golf invitational wrapped up Tuesday at Bell Knob golf course.
The Sheridan Broncs finished 6th in the team race and Jack Mavrakis was the lone Bronc player in the top ten he tied for 9th place carding a two day total of 164.
The Sheridan varsity golfers are off until next week when they play at two tournaments in Powell and Cody.
The Tongue River, Big Horn and Sheridan JV's will play in a one day tournament tomorrow at Kendrick golf course.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL - The Sheridan Bronc football opens at Cheyenne Central Friday we will broadcast it live for on 14-10 KWYO and on Sports / Talk 87.7 FM broadcast time will be at 5:30 with the First Federal savings bank pregame show.
The Broncs started game week Monday as Head coach Don Julian says they have the players attention as they get ready to start the 2012 season.
Julian says even though several of this year's group saw some action last year there is still going to be some nerves heading into Friday night's game.
And finally today we take a look at Cheyenne Central, Julian says they have a general idea of what central might look like but must be prepared for just about anything.
The Tongue River Eagles and the Big Horn Rams open next week on the road the Eagles play at Lyman and the Rams at Greybull.
WYOMING FOOTBALL - The Wyoming football team opens at Texas September 1st that will be followed by the home opener against Toledo.
VOLLEYBALL - The Lady Bronc volleyball team will open their season on the Friday at a tournament in Riverton.
SWIMMING - The Lady Bronc swimmers and divers open on the Friday and Saturday at the Casper relays and Gillette pentathlon.
X-COUNTRY - The Sheridan high school cross country runners will open at an invitational in Cody Friday and host the "Michelle Ludwig" invitational on the 31st.
TENNIS - The Sheridan Bronc and Lady Bronc tennis teams will open in Jackson tomorrow.
ROCKIES BASEBALL - The Colorado Rockies beat the New York Mets Tuesday night 6-2. The series continues in New York this evening, you can hear tonight's game live on Sports / Talk 87.7 FM broadcast time is at 4:30.
Tomorrow's game is a morning start against the Mets broadcast time will be at 10:30 am.
BRONCO FOOTBALL - The Denver Broncos play at home Sunday afternoon against the San Francisco 49ers.
We will broadcast the game for you on 14-10 KWYO and Sports / Talk 87.7 FM. Broadcast time will be at 12:05 with kickoff at 2:00.


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Get ready to do shake it out with "Dancing With the Stars: All Stars" this fall.
The cast for the newest season was announced on Friday.
Returning are six past champions including Emmitt Smith, Kelly Monaco and Shawn Johnson. And several fan favorites including Joey Fatone, Pamela Anderson and Kirstie Alley.
"I'm crazy! I just heard you announce the cast and I need to take it up a notch," Alley said. "Everybody you announced is amazing.
In a surprise twist, the audience can vote for the 13th celebrity spot. The choices are Kyle Massey, Sabrina, Bryan and Carson Kressley.
The rest of the line-up includes: Apolo Ohno, Bristol Palin, Drew Lachey, Giles Marini, Helio Castroneves, and Melissa Rycroft.
"Dancing with the Stars: All Stars" premieres Sept. 24.


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Commentary on the verse " 'He has given me the Scripture and made me a Prophet'
Allah says in Soorat Maryam: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful (interpretation of the meaning): "He ['Eesa (Jesus)] said: 'Verily, I am a slave of Allaah, He has given me the Scripture and made me a Prophet'" [Maryam 19:30].
My question is: What was the Book or Scripture meant by Sayyiduna 'Eesa (peace be upon him)? Was it the Gospel? If it was, how could it be given to a child in the cradle? Does it mean that he knew it by heart? And how did he teach it to the people?.


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There are always three numbers listed on every package of commercially sold fertilizer. These numbers indicate the amount of nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium in the fertilizer. Understanding these numbers is important because using the wrong fertilizer, or too much or too little of a nutrient can affect crop yields and harm plants.
Complete Fertilizer
Complete fertilizers contain nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium, but not necessarily in equal amounts. This type of fertilizer is often formulated for specific types of plants, or as an all-purpose fertilizer. A complete fertilizer may list the ingredients as 10-10-10, 5-3-3 or any other combination of numbers. These numbers represent the percentage of nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium in the fertilizer and are always listed in that order. There will always be a value for each ingredient. Some fertilizers may have a considerably higher concentration of one nutrient than the others. Roses flourish with a steady diet of 7-8-5 fertilizer. Tomatoes, peppers and eggplants on the other hand, can be harmed by too much nitrogen and will do better with a lower concentration.
Balanced Fertilizer
A balanced fertilizer is actually a complete fertilizer, and sometimes is referred to as a balanced, complete fertilizer. This type of fertilizer always contains equal amounts of nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium. They may be 10-10-10, 5-5-5 or some other value. Some products are very low in nutrients while others have higher, yet equal concentrations of the main nutrients. Balanced, complete fertilizers are often incorporated into soil before planting a vegetable or flower garden. They are also used on a variety of fruit trees for annual applications.
Choosing the Right Fertilizer
Different plants have different nutrient requirements. Some need large amounts of nitrogen, others less. Knowing a plant's needs will help determine the right fertilizer for the job. Leafy greens, broccoli and corn are heavy nitrogen users. Some plants, such as peppers, tomatoes and eggplant require less nitrogen once they begin fruiting. Other factors that affect what fertilizer to use are the natural fertility of the soil and the amount of organic matter in the soil. A soil test is the best way to determine the fertilizer requirements of the soil.
Chemical vs. Organic Fertilizers
There are both chemical and organic complete and balanced fertilizers. Chemical fertilizers are made up of synthetic compounds and are formulated to yield fast results. They are quickly absorbed into soil and usually require repeated applications throughout the growing season unless a slow-release formula is used. Organic fertilizers are derived from plant, animal or naturally occurring mineral sources. Most contain more nutrients than chemical fertilizers. Many of these nutrients are converted into inorganic forms by bacteria and fungus in the soil before they are absorbed by a plant, which means they are released slowly into the soil over time.
Slow and Quick Release Fertilizers
Complete and balanced fertilizers are available in both slow and quick-release formulas. By nature, organic fertilizers are slowly released into the soil. The term slow-release has become synonymous with natural or organic fertilizers. Chemical fertilizers, however, are also available in slow-release formulas. Slow-release fertilizers are not applied as often in the garden because they have low water solubility, are slowly released into the soil or require nitrification in the soil. Chemical, slow-release fertilizers may have a sulfur coated urea or plastic resin that slows the release of nutrients into the soil. Applications every two to three months are recommended for slow-release fertilizers. Quick-release formulas often require multiple applications, as often as every week to 10 days during the growing season.
- PBS: Soil 101
- University of Arizona: Soils and Fertilizers: Fertilizers
- Mississippi State University Extension Service: Discover Garden's Fertilizer Needs
- Oregon State University: Here's the scoop on chemical and organic fertilizers
- University of Arizona Cooperative Extension: Easing the Roller Coaster Ride with Slow Release Fertilizer
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Sam Penrod is the Utah County Bureau Chief for KSL 5. He primarily reports on stories in Utah County and frequently travels to cover news in Central and Southern Utah.
Sam got his start at KSL 5 in 1997 during an internship during his senior year at BYU. After graduating, he was immediately hired and worked as a news producer, before moving to reporting. He has been based in the KSL5 Utah County News Bureau since 2000.
Sam had an interest in broadcasting at an early age and worked for KMTI Radio while in high school. He was also the station manager of the radio station at Snow College.
Sam is married to the former Holly Dyreng and they are the parents of two sons. Sam and Holly are also volunteers at the Newborn ICU at Intermountain Medical Center, where they talk with parents who have premature babies.
Sam enjoys reading, hiking and playing with his boys.
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The Great American Desert promotes Lincoln Calling show at KRNU
Story and Photos by Jim Tully, NewsNetNebraska
A cool fall Monday paved the way for another great KRNU: Sessions as The Great American Desert performed in the studio.
The Great American Desert (formerly known as South of Lincoln) is the moniker for the stifle-voiced folk singer-songwriter and guitarist, Max Holmquist, who was in Lincoln promoting his new album, "Carson City," and his 8 p.m. Oct. 9 at The Bourbon Theater for Lincoln Calling.
Holmquist has been a solo act since 2006, and in 2009, he self-released his first album, "Homes." In the fall of 2011, Holmquist released his second album, "The Monsters/Bathroom Sessions," and a year later, he released his most recent album, "Carson City."
"'Carson City' is a lot of story telling of timeless tales of heartbreak, loss and alcoholism," Holmquist said.
On Monday, KRNU listeners got a preview of what's sure to be a great show at the Bourbon Theater. Holmquist played four songs: "Bed sheets," "Brother," "Yellow Flags" and "The Flood," all from "Carson City."
Holmquist also talked with KRNU: Sessions host, Joe Teplitsky, about what he's been up to, his influences and how he got to where he is.
"I'm from a small town of around 200 people," Holmquist said. "A lot of the people are a little older. That place definitely influences the way I write music."
Holmquist looks to have a strong performance for Lincoln Calling, but is always looking forward to what's next.
"I want to see all the Lincoln people," Holmquist said. "It will be my last show in Lincoln for a while. I'll be starting a new project soon."
In addition to his performance tonight at the Bourbon, listeners and fans can find more information about The Great American Desert on his website, www.greatamdesert.com and can also follow him on Twitter @GreatAmDesert.
The next KRNU: Sessions will take place Saturday, Oct. 13 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday's installment will feature Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles.


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Baghdad and Trabzon are more than 1,000 km apart as the crow flies, but football has brought the Turkish Black Sea metropolis and the Iraqi capital much, much closer in spirit. Passion and enthusiasm are emanating from the host nation of the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2013 all the way to the Persian Gulf. Iraq has suffered much in recent years and times are still hard, but the nation has gratefully received the ray of light provided by their young footballing heroes, who are through to the semi-finals at the tournament for the first time, and have emerged as an authentic surprise package.
The team coached by Hakeem Shakir appear utterly focused and determined, shutting out the attractions of lively Trabzon as they prepare meticulously for Wednesday evening's showdown with Uruguay at the Huseyin Avni Aker Stadium. The players are refusing to contemplate anything other than football, and they are utterly committed to the cause. One more victory, and they would be through to the final.
"We want to continue our run at this tournament, because we now have only one target, winning the World Cup," declared defender Ali Adnan. "Our recent results and performances have proved Iraqi football is still very good, and that we have reserves of talent in our country," he added. And that isn't all, because in the wake of a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Korea Republic in the last eight, the Turkish public has taken the Iraqis to their hearts, and they have also become overnight stars at home.
After Shakir's side overcame their long-term Asian rivals from the Far East, people took to the streets in Iraqi cities, dancing and celebrating into the night. For a few hours, it was possible to forget the struggles of daily life. No-one came close to predicting the explosive performances put in by the young Iraqi starlets at the tournament, but it has made their fellow countryman proud and happy.
Farhan Shakor, who has three goals in Turkey so far, made no secret of his delight: "Our game against South Korea was the best thing I've experienced in my career so far. We want to dedicate this victory to the Iraqi people, because we owe them so much. If it wasn't for them, we'd never have come this far. I'm overjoyed, because I was part of a triumph which has made every Iraqi happy."
We want to dedicate this victory to the Iraqi people, because we owe them so much. If it wasn't for them, we'd never have come this far.
Shakor is still only 17 and arrived for the finals as a squad player, but he has emerged as a key member of the team. The FC Sulaymaniya striker converted the decisive penalty against Korea Republic and also put away the extra-time winner to seal a 1-0 victory over Paraguay in the last sixteen. Only Hussain Said Muhammad previously scored three for Iraq at a FIFA U-20 World Cup, back at the inaugural edition in Tunisia in 1977. His successor Shakor is by no means the only man so conscious of the significance of the current winning run.
"I'd love to be in Baghdad right now, experiencing the whole thing live," commented coach Shakir after the victory over the South Koreans, as he visualised the frenzied celebrations in the capital. Keeper Mohammed Hameed explained the reasons behind the party atmosphere: "It's like a public festival for us. We've done magnificent things for the image of our country. I'm certain that what we're experiencing in Turkey at the moment will open all kinds of doors."
Only one Iraqi team has ever made it as far as the semi-finals of a FIFA tournament in the past, when the men's team made the last four at the Olympic Football Tournament in 2004. Furthermore, Shakir's side are the first Asian team to come within one match of the final at a FIFA U-20 World Cup since Japan in 1999.
Of course, the achievement already being what it is, it might be tempting to lose focus on the forthcoming clash with La Celeste. Not so this Iraq squad. Their euphoria quickly gave way to focus and complete attention on the task against Uruguay. "They're one of the best teams in South America, maybe even the best. It'll be tough, but I'm utterly convinced we'll make the final," declared coach Shakir. "We're not scared," added defender Adnan, "we scored three goals against South Korea, and we have enough potential to allow ourselves a dream of the final." He put into words what millions of his fellow countrymen are now thinking, people who are more than 1,000 km away, and yet somehow so close.


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