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The Department of Defense (DOD), Department of State (State), and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have been heavily involved in stabilization and reconstruction efforts in both wartime and peacetime environments to re-establish security, strengthen governance, rebuild infrastructure, and improve social and economic well-being in foreign countries. These efforts have cost the U.S. government a substantial amount of moneyabout $72 billion since 2002 for programs to secure, stabilize, and develop Afghanistan, and about $62 billion since 2003 for relief and reconstruction in Iraq. DODs role in stabilization and reconstruction efforts has increased, with several new programs emerging in recent years, including the Commanders Emergency Response Program (CERP), DODs Task Force for Business and Stability Operations, and the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund. DODs efforts are often similar in nature to State and USAID efforts, and thus interagency coordination is critical for avoiding unnecessary overlap, wasted resources, or fragmentation.
DOD has been conducting stabilization and reconstruction efforts that are similar to those of USAID and State; and the three agencies face challenges in project evaluation and information sharing which, if not addressed, could result in the potential for unnecessary overlap, wasted resources, and a fragmented approach to U.S. assistance efforts.
As the table below illustrates, DOD has expanded its programs over the past several years. In fiscal year 2011, Congress made available a total of $950 million for CERP, DODs Task Force for Business and Stability Operations, and the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund. State and USAID have also pursued a variety of efforts to help rebuild Afghanistan, including projects to construct roads, develop water and electrical infrastructure, and build the capacity of its government. In Iraq, State and USAID projects have involved education, health, water and sanitation facilities, and building the capacity of the Iraqi ministries. Outside of Iraq and Afghanistan, funding for DODs peacetime humanitarian assistance efforts has also increased.
Key DOD Stability, Reconstruction, and Humanitarian Assistance Efforts
Program (Key agencies involved)
Estimated program funding
Commanders Emergency Response Program (CERP)
This program began in 2003 and has enabled commanders to respond to urgent humanitarian relief and reconstruction needs in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Philippines. It has evolved in terms of project cost and complexity. Projects include new construction or rehabilitation of existing infrastructure, ranging from small scale projects like water wells to dormitories and roads. DOD uses some CERP funds to increase agricultural production with projects focused on irrigation systems, wells, and ditches; canal cleanup; and water sanitation.
At least $7.9 billion made available for FYs 2004-2011
Security and Stabilization Assistance Program (also known as the Section 1207 Program)
(DOD, State)
Created in 2006, this program authorized DOD to transfer funds to State for nonmilitary assistance related to stabilization, reconstruction, and security. Activities could include removing unexploded ordnance or reforming extremist educational programs. The authority for the program expired in 2010, but Congress authorized a similar program for DOD and State in fiscal year 2012, called the Global Security Contingency Fund.
Over $350 million provided by DOD to State for FYs 2006-2009; at least $250 million made available in FY 2012 for the new fund
Task Force for Business and Stability Operations
Established in June 2006, the Task Force supports economic stabilization efforts, first in Iraq and now in Afghanistan. Activities include developing businesses, creating jobs, and attracting foreign investment in sectors such as agriculture, energy, banking and finance, and communications and technology.
$828 million made available to the Task Force for FYs 2007-2012
Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund
(DOD, State)
Established in 2011, the fund supports a joint DOD/State program for high-priority, large-scale infrastructure projects that support the U.S. military-civilian effort in Afghanistan.
$800 million for FYs 2011-2013
Peacetime Humanitarian Assistance Programs
DODs two key programs are the Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid-funded humanitarian assistance program and the Humanitarian and Civic Assistance program. Activities, which are typically performed outside of war or disaster environments, include renovating schools and hospitals, drilling wells, providing basic health care, and providing training to prepare for natural disasters. From fiscal years 2005 through 2010 DOD obligated about $328.4 million to support the Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid-funded humanitarian assistance program, which represented an increase in obligations of about 60 percent over the time period (figures in constant FY 2011 dollars).
$383 million obligated for FYs 2005-2010 outside of Iraq and Afghanistan
Source: GAO analysis of data from DOD, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan, relevant legislation, and GAOs prior work.
Note: While direct comparison among dollar figures cannot be made, the table is intended to highlight examples of various programs and estimated funding associated with them.
In some cases, especially during the early stages of a wartime environment, it may be advantageous for DOD to conduct stabilization and reconstruction efforts because it can provide its own security. However, questions have been raised as to DODs role in performing some of these efforts given that DOD efforts can overlap with those of State and USAID. For example, officials in State, USAID, and DOD have questioned whether DODs Task Force for Business and Stability Operations, which has funded economic stabilization efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, should continue to reside in DOD or be transitioned to another federal agency, such as USAID, whose role includes providing economic, development, and disaster response assistance around the world in support of U.S. foreign policy and development goals. In 2011, Congress directed that State, USAID, and DOD jointly develop a plan to transition the Task Forces activities in Afghanistan to State, with a focus on potentially transitioning activities to USAID. To that end, DOD has requested that an outside organization conduct a study that would develop, describe, and assess organizational options for a continued Task Force for Business and Stability Operations for the U.S. government in Afghanistan through 2014 and beyond. According to the Task Force director, as of January 2012, the transition plan was still being developed and will incorporate the results of the outside study, which is due to be completed in February 2012.
As GAO reported in February 2012, some DOD humanitarian assistance efforts outside of Iraq and Afghanistan potentially overlap with those of State and USAID in areas such as health care, infrastructure, disaster preparation, and education. For example, both DOD and USAID have provided basic medical care in Yemen, built schools and education facilities in Azerbaijan, and upgraded and rehabilitated water wells in Pakistan. GAO found that it can be difficult to determine whether DODs projects necessarily or unnecessarily overlap with those of the other agencies and suggested that Congress consider the role of DOD in providing humanitarian assistance and clarify the relevant legislation of DODs largest humanitarian assistance program, taking into account the roles and similar types of efforts performed by the civilian agencies.[1]
In addition to potentially overlapping efforts, GAO also found that DOD, State, and USAID face challenges in monitoring and evaluating stabilization, reconstruction, and humanitarian assistance effortswhich makes it difficult to determine whether projects are effective at meeting their goals. According to Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government,[2] U.S. agencies should monitor and assess the quality of performance over time, and GAO has reported that key practices for enhancing interagency collaboration include developing mechanisms to monitor, evaluate, and report on the results of collaborative programs.[3] However, several challenges exist with monitoring and evaluation, including:
Another theme that has emerged from GAOs work relates to challenges the agencies face in sharing information with each other about their respective efforts. Information sharing is a critical tool in national security, but GAOs work has shown several instances of fragmented information sharing among DOD, State, and USAID that could lead to poor coordination, wasted resources, and potentially duplicative efforts. For example:
Without enhancements to information sharing, agencies do not have full visibility over each others efforts, which could lead to stove-piped agency planning, potential for overlap, and an inefficient use of resources. Moreover, improved information sharing could identify opportunities for synergy and avoid potential duplication among agencies.
[1]DODs largest humanitarian assistance program is the Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid-funded humanitarian assistance program.
[2]GAO, Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government, GAO/AIMD-00-21.3.1 (Washington, D.C.: November 1999).
Stabilization, reconstruction, and humanitarian assistance efforts have the potential to provide tangible benefits to foreign populations and advance U.S. interests. While the agencies have taken steps to address some of GAOs recommendations, additional actions are still needed to improve information sharing and project evaluations.
USAID, along with DOD and other relevant agencies still need information on all U.S. government development projects in Afghanistan. Progress has been made, but further effort is needed to ensure that information is accessible and used by all U.S. government agencies involved in U.S.-funded development projects in the country.
As GAO recommended in February 2012, the Secretaries of Defense and State as well as the Administrator of USAID should
As GAO recommended in February 2012, the Secretary of DOD should also
Congress may wish to consider DODs role in conducting peacetime humanitarian assistance efforts. As GAO recommended in February 2012, Congress should
Addressing these issues could lead to a more efficient use of the billions of dollars devoted to U.S. stabilization and reconstruction efforts abroad.
The information contained in this analysis is based on findings from the products in the related GAO products section. GAO generally analyzed agency documentation and interviewed cognizant agency officials. For example, GAO interviewed DOD and USAID officials, including Army units that had returned from Afghanistan about the type of management and oversight that exists for CERP. GAO analyzed documents and interviewed officials in Washington, D.C., Afghanistan, and Iraq as appropriate. GAO analyzed funding, project evaluations, and other program data and documents, and interviewed officials at DOD, State, USAID, nongovernmental organizations, and U.S. embassies.
GAO provided a draft of its November 2010 report to DOD and USAID and its February 2012 report to DOD, State, and USAID for review and comment. DOD and USAID generally agreed with GAOs November 2010 recommendations to improve planning and coordination of water sector projects in Afghanistan, with DOD noting that a centralized U.S. government database for U.S. development efforts in Afghanistan, if designed to allow easy data access and sharing among partners, would make a positive contribution. GAO notes that progress has been made in designating a database since GAOs report was issued but that the agencies need to ensure that the database is accessible and used by all U.S. government agencies involved in U.S.-funded development projects in Afghanistan.
DOD generally agreed with GAOs February 2012 recommendations to review and modification project evaluation requirements for its peacetime humanitarian assistance efforts to measure long-term effects and ensure compliance with the requirements. DOD noted that it is developing an appropriate method to encourage compliance with the new project evaluation requirements. However, as noted earlier, DOD acknowledged that the absence of project evaluation data will require that it take at least a year to collect data in order to formulate a significant and reliable risk-based approach to project evaluations requirements.
DOD, State, and USAID agreed with GAOs February 2012 recommendation that they should jointly develop a framework to formalizing their information sharing on peacetime humanitarian and development assistance efforts. DOD stated that it will engage State and USAID to determine what mechanisms could be used to enhance information sharing among the agencies. State noted that it is currently in discussions with DOD and USAID about broadening one particular information-sharing mechanism it uses to include DOD efforts, and USAID said that it will continue to explore opportunities to share information with the other agencies. As part of its routine audit work, GAO will track agency actions to address the extent to which progress has been made to address the identified actions and report to Congress.
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Google brings Star Trek to the real world
Is Google Glasses the next step in mobile evolution?
If you're a fan of Star Trek: The Next Generation, you've seen Google Glasses. The villainous cyborgs knows as the Borg have tiny transparent screens in front of their eyes that constantly feed them information on their systems and the world around them. In fact, Enterprise chief engineer Geordi LaForge had some wild, computerized glasses, as well. As has been the case in the past, Star Trek predicted new technology decades ahead of time.
Google Glasses, dubbed Project Glass at Google HQ, look like silver, wraparound eyeglasses but with only one small lens. On that lens a person can see text messages and directions and video calls, you name it. It's a form of augmented reality technology beyond anything yet seen.
Google employees are testing the glasses now out in the real world. So if you live in Mountain View, Calif., keep your eyes peeled for these staffers. They'll be the ones stumbling into light poles. OK, maybe they won't be walking into things, but one has to wonder just how disruptive this technology can be. I pray these Google employees don't wear them while driving.
What do these glasses mean for the world of mobile technology? Probably that things are just going to continue to evolve at the frenzied pace they have been for years. We have little idea today what mobile technology will look like in five years. Though I'd wager these glasses will be part of that world. Put on these glasses and one of those earpiece phones and before you know it you'll become a Borg.
Some experts agree that this is another step in mobile's evolution, and that augmented reality will have a big part to play in the future.
"What this means for retailers is that location-based and augmented reality programs will become more important," says Tom Nawara, vice president of digital strategy and design at web and mobile marketing firm Acquity Group LLC. "As we've begun to see with mobile devices in general, the geofencing of store, product and offer information will become more necessary, and the need to personalize that information based on the user and associated conditions—time of day, weather, etc.—will become not only more important, but more possible. Retailers also need to be cognizant of the fact that devices such as Google Glasses will change the way we interact with television and advertising."
I don't know if I'd like Google Glasses. Call me old-fashioned, but I like my smartphone. (Are smartphones already old-fashioned?) The glasses seem very intrusive, and I can get everything I need, and I'd bet more, on my smartphone. Once the glasses hit stores, it will be interesting to see if they take off. I'd say the 13-18-year-olds will love them. But if they gain any traction, they'll be yet another mobile device that retailers have to contend with.
I'd also suggest that for your well being if you see someone with Google Glasses heading toward you, get out of the way.

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FUDU wrote:aoxo it's simply disingenuous to consider any of these examples as a hint more so than any other examples. One could say the fact he showed up is proof he leans toward staying.
The only thing that is certain in all this is IF LeBron knows he is staying then by him waiting and holding the org hostage it is completely undermining any common goal of success they each have.
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Hi, i helped developing a site for a flooring company, and i have created a map showing their existing clients using google map, but i haven't included the map in the final site because i am not sure about the terms and conditions for commercial use, and i admit i didn't have time to read them. I am just curious if i can use google map any way i want. Anyone care to point the right direction for me? Thanks


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flextint wrote:well,here is the question....He was with the beatles when it was written and released so wouldn't that make it a beatles song?Just askin.
efghijiloveyou wrote:Aha...so it's a Paul McCartney demo, NOT a never-heard-before Beatles song...as I suspected. And no plans to release it? Say it ain't so!
efghijiloveyou wrote:Aha...blame it on your english, as I suspected...just kidding, eggman. Actually, my scepticism was based on the link you posted. I figured whoever had this long lost demo was claiming it to be a Beatles song to increase curiosity and so when I read the specifics, my scepticism was validated. But that being said, I still think it's pretty cool.
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Commercialization of the technology has been limited because acceptable performance could only be achieved from very small cells, and configuring commercial scale power systems with small cells is not cost effective. Versa has successfully scaled the technology to produce larger cells and stacks than any other planar SOFC developer. The potential target market for SOFC is sub-megawatt applications, which would be complementary to the megawatt-class market for DFC power plants.
We have incorporated the larger-scale SOFC components into fuel cell stacks as large as 60 kilowatts (kW) as part of FCE's project under the U.S. Department of Energy Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA) program. The SECA program has a long term objective to introduce low-emission, high- efficiency SOFC based systems operating on coal gas in the size range of hundreds of megawatts. Smaller sub-megawatt scale natural gas or renewable biogas fueled systems are expected to be near term spin-off products from this developmental activity.
The high efficiency and fuel flexibility of SOFC technology also makes it attractive for select portable power applications as contracts with the U.S. Navy and a sub-contract to a U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) program illustrate. The U.S. Navy is evaluating the use of SOFC power for propulsion and ship power of unmanned submarine applications as the virtual lack of emissions, high efficiency, and quiet operating nature are well suited for stealthy operations. DARPA is evaluating SOFC based systems for unmanned airborne applications. The DARPA airborne system is an example of SOFC technology deployed for energy storage. The complete system incorporates both SOFC and solar power generation. During the day, the solar power generation is used to power the aircraft and excess solar power generation is converted to hydrogen by the fuel cells as they operate in electrolysis mode. At night, the fuel cells run in fuel cell mode, converting the stored hydrogen to power. SOFC based energy storage systems have the potential to provide unprecedented round trip energy efficiency as the storage application of the technology is further developed.


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Eight of John Lennon's solo albums and other recordings have been digitally remastered and will be re-released in October to celebrate his 70th birthday on Oct. 9, Capitol Records/EMI announced Tuesday.
The reissue project, overseen by Yoko Ono, is called "Gimme Some Truth" and will be launched on Oct. 4 in most of the world and Oct. 5 in North America with the release of eight remastered studio albums and several new titles.
The highlight will be the re-release of "Double Fantasy" in a newly remixed 2-CD set with a new "stripped-down" version remixed and produced by Yoko Ono and Jack Douglas, who co-produced the original mix with John Lennon. The release will pair the new version with Lennon's original remastered mix. News of the project had been floating around for some time.
"'Double Fantasy Stripped Down' really allows us to focus our attention on John's amazing vocals. Technology has advanced so much that, conversely, I wanted to use new techniques to really frame these amazing songs and John's voice as simply as possible. By stripping down some of the instrumentation the power of the songs shines through with an enhanced clarity. 'Double Fantasy Stripped Down' will be complemented by the original album in the 2CD format. It was whilst working on the new version of this album that I was hit hardest emotionally, as this was the last album John released before his passing," Ono said.
Also announced for release: a hits compilation in two editions titled "Power To The People: The Hits"; a 4-CD set of themed discs titled "Gimme Some Truth"; and an 11-CD collectors box with the remastered albums, rarities, and non-album singles, titled "The John Lennon Signature Box." All of the remastered albums and collections will be available on CD and for download purchase from all the major digital download services.
Also being reissued are the Lennon albums "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band" (1970); "Imagine" (1971);
"Some Time in New York City" (1972); "Mind Games" (1973); "Walls and Bridges" (1974); "Rock 'n' Roll" (1975); "Double Fantasy Stripped Down" (2010) / "Double Fantasy" (1980) and "Milk and Honey" (1984).
The albums have been digitally remastered from Lennon's original mixes by Yoko Ono and a team of engineers led by Allan Rouse at EMI Music's Abbey Road Studios in London and by George Marino at Avatar Studios in New York. All of the remastered titles will be packaged in digisleeves with replicated original album art and booklets with photos and new liner notes by noted British music journalist Paul Du Noyer, according to EMI/Capitol Records.
"Power To The People: The Hits" gathers 15 of Lennon's songs, and will be available as a 15-track single-disc and digital package, and as an Experience Edition with additional content. Both versions will be packaged in digisleeves with booklets including a new liner note essay by Du Noyer.
"Gimme Some Truth," which will be packaged in a slipcase with rare photos and a new liner notes essay by American music journalist and author Anthony DeCurtis, presents 72 of Lennon's solo recordings on four themed CDs: "Roots" – John's rock 'n' roll roots and influences, "Working Class Hero" – John's socio-political songs, "Woman" – John's love songs, and "Borrowed Time" – John's songs about life.
The "John Lennon Signature Box" is a deluxe 11-CD and digital collection of the eight remastered albums, a disc of rare and previously unreleased recordings, and an EP of Lennon's non-album singles. The CDs will be housed in digisleeves within a deluxe box including a collectible limited-edition John Lennon art print and a hardbound book featuring rare photos, artwork, collages, poetry, and new liner notes by DeCurtis.
"In this very special year, which would have seen my husband and life partner John reach the age of 70, I hope that this remastering / reissue programme will help bring his incredible music to a whole new audience. By remastering 121 tracks spanning his solo career, I hope also that those who are already familiar with John's work will find renewed inspiration from his incredible gifts as a songwriter, musician and vocalist and from his power as a commentator on the human condition. His lyrics are as relevant today as they were when they were first written and I can think of no more apposite title for this campaign than those simple yet direct words 'Gimme Some Truth,'" Yoko Ono said in a statement.
Announcements of updates and additional events to celebrate Lennon's birthday will be at John Lennon's website http://www.johnlennon.com.


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So far, HSCAZ had adopted an average of one animal per day since the first of the year. That's pretty good, considering we're a smaller shelter in a smaller area of Arizona. Since it's March and we're feeling lucky, we're hoping to increase those adoption numbers even more with a few upcoming mobile adoption events. The first event taking place is Saturday, March 31 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Yavapai Broadcasting is rolling out its 10th annual Petapalooza and it's all new! The Town of Camp Verde will host this year's event and there will be plenty to see.
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HeliVert Sells Five AW139s; Russians, PANH to Study Civil Expansion
Russian Helicopters and AgustaWestland joint venture HeliVert has secured an agreement to produce five VIP and utility-configured AW139 helicopters for Exclases Russia.
AW139 in flight. Photo courtesy of AgustaWestland
Additionally, Russian Helicopters has inked a partnership memorandum with PANH Helicopters to study the civilian role of commercial helicopters in Russia and other countries. The two companies will conduct a joint assessment of the competitiveness abroad for new and modified Russian-built helicopters.
Exclases signing ceremony at Heli Russia. Left to Right (Standing): HeliVert Director General Alexander Kuznetsov, AgustaWestland Head of Region Alberto Ponti and AgustaWestland Senior VP Commerical Business Emilio Dalmasso. Left to Right (Sitting) Russian Helicopters Director General Dmitry Petrov, AgustaWestland CEO Daniele Romiti and Aaron Frankel with Exclases. Photo courtesy of AgustaWestland
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About the Author: Cheryl D. Mills serves as Counselor and Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
The Obama Administration is forging a new vision for development -- one that fundamentally elevates development as a central pillar of our foreign policy alongside diplomacy and defense, changes the way we support development in new and innovative ways, and integrates development much more deeply with defense and diplomacy to address some of the world's greatest challenges. The Administration's core vision is to build a safer, more prosperous, more democratic, and more equitable world. The Feed the Future Initiative is central to achieving that vision. Recognizing the importance of food security to our collective environmental, economic and human security, President Obama asked Secretary Clinton to lead a robust whole-of-government effort to make food security a reality for millions in need.
Today, I am honored to be in the presence of leaders such as Liberian President Sirleaf, Ministers of Agriculture, Administrator Shah, U.S. members of Congress, government colleagues, and representatives from civil society and the private sector to discuss the development of Feed the Future. In a world where over a billion people suffer from hunger, and more than 3.5 million children die from under-nutrition each year, the challenge can be daunting. Feed the Future, the U.S. government's global hunger and food security initiative, renews our commitment to invest in sustainably reducing hunger and poverty. We will work through partnerships with countries vulnerable to food insecurity and most committed to creating rigorous investment plans which will strengthen the entire agricultural chain -- from the lab, to the farm, to the market, to the table.
We have come far since global leaders met in L'Aquila, Italy, last July and committed to act with the scale and urgency needed to achieve sustainable global food security. Just last month, Treasury Secretary Geithner announced our $475 million investment in the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program, a new multi-donor trust fund administered by the World Bank that will support country-led plans for food security.
Women and girls are at the heart of this initiative. There's a proverb that speaks to a central lesson of development: "Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day, but teach a man to fish and he'll eat for a lifetime." Secretary Clinton has offered an addition to that proverb: "If you teach a woman to fish, she'll feed her whole village." As the status of women improves, agricultural productivity and nutrition improve as well. Greater gender equality is a force multiplier in all of our development efforts.
Feed the Future requires the best of our government, including effectively leveraging diplomacy and development to work with host governments and other donors. Perhaps most importantly, this inclusive approach invites stakeholders from all segments of society to concentrate on food security for all. What will your role be?
Related Content: USAID Administrator Shah's remarks and Agriculture Secretary Vilsack's remarks.
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William C. in Rhode Island writes:
As World hunger grows, protein energy malnutrition(PEM), the world's most lethal death, explodes, hundreds of million child die, along with our ocean, lets save our children and our oceans. WorldAquaculture
Josh in Kansas writes:
A blind adherance toward "aid" must be seriously looked at as a possible detriment. I reccomend that everyone who is interested in the assistance of the poor read a book entitled, "When helping hurts".
When I bring up the possibility that we should, perhaps, not provide some kinds of aid, liberals almost always cry foul. What they fail to do however is too analyze the particular situations, and realize that a broad strategy is not always the best idea. Each culture in the world is unique, and we must adapt how we work with each of them individually.
I think that Obama's intentions are pure, however he insists on carrying out those intentions in an extremely ideological way, meaning he is not open to pragmatic solutions that might buck his statist bent.
Phil C. in California writes:
RE: "If you teach a woman to fish, she'll feed her whole village"
Globally, women are engaged in various aquaculture activities from fish hatching to harvesting and as a majority in processing. In Bangladesh, women make up about 60% of all fish farmers and many are successful entrepreneurs playing central roles in collectives for implementing conservation measures for increased fish abundance. In Cambodia, higher yields are obtained from fishponds managed mainly by women.
Mariculture would provide developing countries a competitive edge in the fastest-growing global food industry while relieving strain on natural marine and agriculture water resources. It would also increase employment, income generation, women empowerment, exports, and foreign exchange.
See Mariculture: An Opportunity for Donors and Developing Nations tinyurl.com/2unn3y6
John L. in the Netherlands writes:
The most neglected crop is the coconut tree. Only 5% is utilized worldwide. To change this we have developed cattle feed and fish feed from coconut wastes. And are developing more added value products. Revitalizing this sector means 100.000's (better paid) jobs, new opportunities, less GHG emission, etc in stead of new palm oil of soya plantations.
Manuel in Puerto Rico writes:
Madame Secretary,
It's a great honor to be able to address you and humbly present my point of view in matters I am no expert but just want to share a thought.
I wonder if our enemies have a wise heart and for a valid reason would entertain reconsideration in the name of those we love and mankind. For love has yet to bring us together, in the meantime let's ensure survival.
It was said that mankind should not worry about surviving the challenges of the Universe for mankind would not survive itself. This is a challenge for living. We will survive ourselves but will we then be able to survive the challenges of the Universe. All returned to dust?
Thank you for the honor,
David in Oklahoma writes:
Government is seldom successful in the implementation of new programs, and is also often ineffective in most crisis response efforts. Current plans to provide more food for the hungry seem to be focused on forcing "factory farming" methods and "biotech" on the developing world --- more for our benefit than for those living on the "brink-of-starvation." The net result may be a sustained growth of frustration and anger in many developing nations, as we fail and actually "feed" future conflict.


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Hi all,
A quick question about high mountain tea. I've been drinking quite a lot of oolong tea recently. I prepare this gong fu style in a pot of about 4/5 oz capacity. When I went to my local Tea Shopto take home some high mountain tea I was told I would need a smaller pot, around 2oz, to brew the high mountain tea. Just wondering if it is common knowledge and also how much difference it would make to brew it in the larger pot.
I am not completely convinced that the larger pot can make a great deal of difference, however the owner of the shop is very experienced in tea preparation and insists on using the smaller pot, she seems wary of selling me the tea when she knows I do not have the correct pot.
Does anyone have much experience of high mountain tea.
For those going pale at the prices listed on the site the prices are for 40g and not per 25g as shown, still not cheap but very nice tea.


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having trouble accessing the returned cookies in my functional tests. First thing is that I cannot access it by cookies[:name] but rather have to do it by cookies["name"]. Not sure why this is but its no biggie.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 3, 2011) – The U.S. women's beach volleyball team of Jen Kessy and April Ross won its first two matches on Thursday at the Phuket Thailand Open, the final event of the 2011 FIVB Swatch World Tour.
The second-ranked team of Kessy (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) and Ross (Costa Mesa, Calif.) have advanced to Friday's third round, where they will face Czech Republic's seventh-ranked Kristyna Kolocova and Slukova Marketa.
The 11th-seeded U.S. team of Lauren Fendrick (Carlsbad, Calif.) and Brooke Hanson (Woodland Hills, Calif.) lost its second-round match and will play in consolation on Friday against Great Britain's 21st-ranked Shauna Mullin and Zara Dampney.
Kessy and Ross opened play on Thursday with a 21-12, 21-15 victory in 34 minutes over Latvia's 31st-seeded Inguna Minusa and Inese Jursone. In the second round, Kessy and Ross topped Canada's 18th-seeded Heather Bansley and Elizabeth Maloney, 21-10, 21-14 in 33 minutes.
Fendrick and Hanson scored a first-round defeat of Mexico's 22nd-ranked Candelas Bibiana and Mayra Garcia, 21-17, 21-15 in 36 minutes. However, they fell in the second round to Brazil's sixth-seeded Taiana Lima and Vivian Danielle da Conceição Cunha, 21-17, 21-15 in 36 minutes.
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If you have never heard of Life After The Oil Crash, it's a site that is worth checking out. They have a great "Breaking News" section.
They don't create news, they simply gather headlines from major AP papers and put them in a feed.
If you have been paying attention to the news, States are feeling the pressure of state budgets.
Most notable is California with their $41 billion short fall. They just announce they will not return income tax to people who over paid last year.
But Michigan and Ohio are getting a lot of press because of the collapsing economy. The auto collapse has devastated Detroit, average home prices are $18,000!
And now Ohio is feeling the heat. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported Ohio State Employees Union Stunned and Aghast at $250 Million in Concessions, Prospect of Layoffs.
I wrote last week Here, about Ohio's unemployment fund being broke, and now rumors that welfare will be bankrupt in a couple of weeks.
Mike Ruppert who is a long time blogger and founder of "From the Wilderness" blog has written some really tough stuff about Ohio.
This is little more than hunch at the moment. The three likeliest states to have civil unrest first are Michigan, California and Ohio.
These are the states hardest hit by job cuts. Ohio is of most concern to me. California is just huge and fragmented. The "fires" here would be rapidly "extinguished" by a state that has well-developed and longstanding historical plans for civil unrest going back to the 1960s. There are really probably five states in California and the fire is unlikely to spread from one "region" to another because each region has a different economic base and a different culture. Michigan is geographically off to the side of the board and already something of a "wasteland". There are no densely-packed masses of dry kindling nearby.
But Ohio is entirely different. Already devastated by auto layoffs and other massive corporate failures, Ohio's industrial areas border and are in close proximity to Kentucky, West Virginia, Indiana and Pennsylvania. Lots of kindling in those states. At the same time as Ohio is devastated by DHL, auto and other layoffs, much of the nation's high-tech wind turbine industry in Ohio is also shutting down at the same time… just when we need it. The snake eats its own tail for nutrition. It is the way money works… for now.


text: Agent Scott Boras told Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald that a contract extension is possible between the Red Sox and client Jacoby Ellsbury. Boras noted that Ellbury likes playing in Boston and would be happy to continue playing there, but the agent will be looking for superstar money in a new deal. "The only thing I can say about Jacoby is that there are few players like him. He is a proven successful player in Boston and in the American League East environment, and he plays a premium position at Gold Glove levels. He is a franchise player," Boras said.


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On Friday August 10, the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) released the first ever U.S. Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence Globally, including their implementation plans. An accompanying Executive Order issued by President Obama was also released, directing all relevant agencies to implement this strategy. These efforts highlight the United States' commitment to preventing and responding to gender-based violence around the world.
Gender-based violence knows no bounds or borders. As the Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, I have met with women and girls around the world, and have heard about the immense challenges they face. Too often I have heard stories of the violence that they are confronted with every single day -- at home, at school, while walking to fetch water. The violence they experience takes so many different forms, from rape to early or forced marriage, from harmful traditional practices such as female genital mutilation/cutting to "honor" killings, acid violence, sexual violence in conflict, and so much more.
Yet, I have also seen the tremendous efforts that women and girls have made to overcome their circumstances, and I have been amazed by their resilience. We must support these strong and determined women and girls as they move from pain to empowerment, and at the same time work to create a world free of violence.
President Obama and Secretary Clinton's commitment to advancing the rights of women and girls and improving their status around the world is embodied in the U.S Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence, and the Executive Order that will set it into motion. The strategy lays out concrete objectives and actions to marshal the United States' expertise and capacity to address gender-based violence, and represents a multi-sector and whole of government approach -- one that includes the justice, legal, security, health, education, economic, social services, humanitarian, and development sectors.
The strategy prioritizes four objectives:
• To increase coordination of gender-based violence prevention and response efforts among U.S. government agencies and with other stakeholders;
• To enhance integration of gender-based violence prevention and response efforts into existing U.S. government work;
• To improve collection, analysis, and use of data and research to enhance gender-based violence prevention and response efforts; and
• To enhance or expand U.S. government programming that addresses gender-based violence.
The terrible consequences of this violence must not be underestimated. Gender-based violence, for example, increases women and girls' overall vulnerability to HIV. The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is working to address the link between violence and HIV and invests in a wide range of programs to address this problem. Children who experience violence are more likely to experience or perpetuate violence later in life. Gender-based violence undermines not only the safety, dignity, overall health status, and human rights of the millions of individuals who experience it, but also the public health, economic stability, and security of families, communities, and nations.
Regardless of the form that gender-based violence takes, it is a human rights violation or abuse, a public health challenge, and a barrier to civic, social, political, and economic participation. The problem of such violence is, at root, a manifestation of the low status of women and girls around the world. Ending the violence requires supporting important prevention efforts that aim to sensitize community members on the importance of raising the value of girls. It also includes working with communities, with police and judges, religious leaders, and with boys and men, as important partners in this effort. It requires a commitment to quality education and economic opportunity for both girls and boys.
With the release of this new strategy, we renew the call to eradicate gender-based violence in every community around the world. In moving forward, we all need to work together -- governments, multilateral organizations, and grassroots-level advocates -- to implement concrete solutions. We need increased advocacy and more interaction between policy makers and practitioners in the field. We need to empower girls to speak up for themselves, and educate boys to speak up for their sisters. And we must ultimately overcome the deep-rooted gender inequalities that either tacitly allow or actively promote practices that are damaging to women and girls.
Related Content: USAID Impact Blog -- Preventing and Responding to Gender-Based Violence Globally
John S. in the U.S.A. writes:
The problem of such violence is, at root, a manifestation of the low status of women and girls around the world.
Jader R. in Colombia writes:
We are non-profit organization works in strategy of equality gender we are looking for helps and specifically international cooperation for ours programmers.
If you can give us any information where we can find helps we appreciate it.
Thank you
International Women's Offices Medellin Colombia.
Nugus K. in Ethiopia writes:
Let us join and work together to end violence against WOMEN and HIV/AIDES
Thank you
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Narcan administered to woman in Pomfret
County's unemployment decreases half-percent
The unemployment rate in Chautauqua County dropped a half-percent during the month of May.
According to the state Labor Department, the unemployment rate decreased from 8 percent in April to 7.5 percent in May.
The unemployment rate in the county is also lower than it was last year. In May 2012, the rate was 8.2 percent, that is .7 percent higher than this year's level.
The number of employed residents increased in May when compared to April. In April, there were 55,700 employed workers and in May there were 57,100. This is an increase of 1,400 or 3 percent. Six job sectors increased in employment in May. The largest increase in workers was in natural resources, mining and construction, rising by 14.3 percent with 300 more employees. Leisure and hospitality increased by 10.6 percent with 500 more workers. Trade, transportation and utilities increased employment by 2.3 percent; manufacturing rose by 2.1 percent; government workers went up by 1.9 percent; and education and health services jumped up by 1.2 percent. The only job sector with a loss in jobs in May was professional and business services, decreasing by 3.2 percent.
New York state's unemployment rate fell from 7.8 to 7.6 percent in May, its lowest level since February 2009. In addition, the number of unemployed state residents fell by 18,300 to 729,800. The federal government calculates New York's unemployment rate based upon the results of a monthly telephone survey of 3,100 households in the state conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
In addition, the New York State economy added 5,000 private sector jobs in May. This raised New York State's private sector job count to 7,449,700. The state's private sector job count is based on a payroll survey of 18,000 New York employers conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor.
"The New York state economy continued to show strength in May 2013 as the state's unemployment rate dropped to its lowest level since early 2009," said Bohdan M. Wynnyk, state Division of Research and Statistics deputy director.
Professional and business services added the most jobs, 40,400, of any industry during the past year. The leisure and hospitality sector had the second largest increase in jobs, rising by 26,300.
During the past year, government lost more jobs, 18,500, than any other sector in the state. Manufacturing also lost employment during the last year, lowering by 13,300 jobs.
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Lorraine Hanner
HUBBELL – Lorraine Hanner, 90, a longtime resident of Hubbell, passed away June 14, 2013, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock.
She was born December 6, 1922, a daughter of Peter and Mamie (Fretter) Forget. She graduated from Lake Linden-Hubbell High School.
Lorraine worked at Lewis's Grocery Store in Hubbell and, for 20 years, worked at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility.
She had been a member of St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Hubbell and the Altar Society.
Lorraine was married to Adrian Hanner on June 29, 1940, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church and he passed away in 1996.
She is also preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Margaret, Marcella and Mary Ellen; a brother, Raymond.
Surviving are four sons, Patrick (Carol) of Brighton, Mich., Paul (Judy) of Howell, Richard (Janet) of Weidman, Mich. and Bill (Dorothy) of Dodgeville; five grandchildren, Jim (Nina) Hanner pf Canton, Mich., Jon Hanner of Plymouth, Mich., Susan Hanner of Howell, Kevin Hanner of Flagstaff, Ariz. and Jeff Hanner of Eleva, Wis.; eight great-grandchildren, Kennedy, Rylee, Carson, Paige, Brennan, Sydnee, Jack and Ella; two sisters-in-law, Beatrice of Westland, Mich. and Carol (Urban) Baril of Hubbell; numerous nieces and nephews.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 20, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Lake Linden with Fr. Martin Flynn to officiate. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday in the Pearce Funeral Home in Lake Linden with a parish prayer service at 6:30. Burial will be in the Mount Calvary Cemetery in Lake Linden.
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Abstract: Economic development in Lincoln County is activity that supports, enhances, or diversifies our county's economy. This includes: offering a quality "product" attractive to new businesses (sites, amenities, workforce, infrastructure, etc.); business recruitment (particularly businesses that offer wages equivalent to or greater than the average wage in the county); nurturing of new businesses; the retention and expansion of existing businesses; sound planning for future development.This revised plan is limited to goals and projects that meet the definition of economic development. [From the Plan] Description: 38 pp. Bookmarks modified by UO. 1995-2015 Plan adopted February 7, 1996. Draft for 2000-2020 Plan Captured December 1, 2005. URI: http://www.co.lincoln.or.us/econplan/
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Since you can't really compare the two sets of data due to differing and unrecorded conditions, that's not really an issue. The two data sets stand on their own, you really shouldn't compare them.
It is my guess that the increase in vector is due to lower quality paint being used in this test.
I agree with both points. Each accuracy test is a separate set of data - other than comparing ranking in each test they should all be considered separate. Additionally I think it's fair to say that we have shot paint with lower vectors at the same range - indicating that this paint wasn't as good.
I'm torn. I totally agree that there is a possibility that out paint was obscuring some result in this test. To say otherwise is silly. We know that this paint shot more poorly than other paints we have shot. That said, I will continue to extol the idea that for a system to be useful to a player, any player, it needs to work in sub-optimal conditions.
I'm a low hanging fruit guy. Give me three options to improve something and I'll ask which one matters most. In this case, the low hanging fruit is the paint. If a barrel is going to provide useful performance improvement then the barrel needs to be the low hanging fruit. It needs to be the first move, the obvious choice to improve a system.


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Yesterday a panel of Judges (Lourie, Reyna and Wallach) in Voter Verified, Inc. v. Premier Election Solutions, Appeal nos. 2011-1559, 2012-1016 (Fed. Cir. November 5, 2012) expanded on the Fed. Cir.'s earlier decision In re Lister, 583 F.3d 1307 (Fed. Cir. 2009)(archived under "Prior Art"), which in turn cited In re Klopfenstein, 380 F.3d 1345 (Fed. Cir. 2004), to affirm a district court's holding that a patent on "a self-verifying voting system" was obvious in view of an article (the "Benson article") that had been posted on the "Risks Digest Website" well prior to the 102(b) bar date.
Noting that the "key inquiry is whether the reference was made 'sufficiently available to the public interested in the art' before the critical date", Klopfenstein was quoted as establishing that "Whether a reference is publicly available is determined on a case-by-case basis based on the facts and circumstances surrounding the reference's disclosure to member of the public."


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Area baseball
Panthers, 'Jacks split Camden doubleheader
Two teams battling near the top of the Camden Conference split a doubleheader in softball on Friday in Dawson. Tracy-Milroy-Balaton snuck out a Game 1 win over Dawson-Boyd 4-1, but the Blackjacks responded loudly in Game 2, belting 13 hits for 11 runs.
Jenny Welu was on the mound both games for the Panthers and struck out five and allowed one unearned run in Game 1. All four TMB runs came in the fourth inning, highlighted by a successful bases-loaded suicide squeeze by Alyssa Campbell. A walk, a hit batter and a single brought across the other Panther runs in the game.
Sadie Zaiser worked both games in the circle for Dawson-Boyd, holding the Panthers to just three hits in Dawson-Boyd's 11-0 win in Game 2. Amber Borstad, Mari Lee and Andrea Lee each chipped in with two hits, while Andrea Lee smashed a double.
The Blackjacks (4-3 overall, 3-3 Camden) host Minneota/Canby/Lincoln HI for a conference doubleheader on Monday, while TMB (5-1, 5-1) host Murray County Central in Tracy on the same day in its first non-conference game of the season.
Game 1
T-Jenny Welu; DB-Sadie Zaiser. WP-Welu. LP-Zaiser.
Game 2
DB-Sadie Zaiser; T-Jenny Welu. WP-Zaiser. LP-Welu. 2B: DB-Andrea Lee.
KMS rolls over Vikings
The Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg softball team continued its dominant start to the season with a pair of blowout wins in Minneota Friday against Minneota/Canby/Lincoln HI.
KMS pitchers Samantha Dunn and Erin Haglund combined to allow just one run and five Vikings hits in the doubleheader. The Fighting Saints won the opener 16-1 and took the second game 8-0 to improve to 8-0 on the season.
Dunn gave up one run on four hits in the first game, and Haglund went 3-for-4 at the plate with a pair of doubles to lead the KMS offense to the win.
In Game 2, Haglund took the circle and tossed a one-hit shutout. M/C/L's Brook Bauman tossed a complete game in the loss and held KMS to seven hits.
The Vikings (1-3 overall) play another doubleheader today when they take their home field at noon to face Russell-Tyler-Ruthton.
Game 1
MCL-Kelsea Tolk. KMS-Samantha Dunn. WP-Dunn. LP-Tolk. 2B: KMS-Erin Haglund 2, Dunn, Courtney Olson.
Game 2
KMS-Haglund. MCL-Brook Bauman. WP-Haglund. LP-Bauman. 2B: KMS-Olson 2, Kalli Forsell.
Wabasso 7, Springfield 1
Kimberly Frank kept her opponents in check and provided some offense of her own as the Wabasso softball team defeated Springfield 7-1 on Friday in Wabasso.
Frank struck out six and walked two while picking up the win inside the circle for the Rabbits. She also belted a three-run home run during the six-run sixth inning that proved to be the difference in the game. Frank finished 3-for-4 from the plate with three RBIs.
Springfield had just two hits in the game and committed four errors. One of their hits was a solo home run by Katie Gatzlaff in the fourth inning.
Wabasso (3-1 overall) had its home tournament canceled for today and will, instead, play next on Monday at Minnesota Valley Lutheran in New Ulm.
S-Tiffany Schwanke; W-Kimberly Frank. WP-Frank. LP-Schwanke. HR: S-Katie Gatzlaff; W-Frank.
Area baseball
TMB 7, Dawson-Boyd 5
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton held off a late charge by Dawson-Boyd to capture a 7-5 victory Friday in a Camden Conference baseball game in Dawson.
TMB scored five runs over the first two innings and two more in the fifth to take a 7-0 lead before Dawson-Boyd scored five runs in the final two innings to put a bit of a scare into the Panthers, who move to 5-1 overall and 3-1 in conference play.
Beau Priegnitz had a strong outing on the mound for the Panthers. He worked five scoreless innings, allowing just two hits and three walks with nine strikeouts. Dawson-Boyd struck for five runs (three earned) against TMB reliever Tayler Carlson before Jordan Lanoue came on and got the final out to earn the save.
Austin Gleis and Cory Apperson each had a double for TMB, which had five hits as a team. Dawson-Boyd's Justin Lee was 2-for-4 with a double.
TMB-Beau Priegnitz, Tayler Carlson (6), Jordan Lanoue (7). DB-Zach Stratmoen, Braden Thompson (5). WP-Priegnitz. LP-Stratmoen. S-Lanoue. 2B: TMB-Austin Gleis, Cory Apperson; DB-Justin Lee.
Wabasso 11, NUC 5
A 10-run outburst during the latter innings powered Wabasso to an 11-5 win over New Ulm Cathedral in Tomahawk Conference baseball action Friday in Milroy. The Rabbits trailed 4-1 before scoring five runs in the fifth and sixth innings to knock off the Greyhounds.
Dirk Pistulka was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs for the Rabbits, while Blake Altermatt drove in two runs on a double as well. Altermatt also started on the mound for the Rabbits, allowing four runs on four hits with seven strikeouts in five innings of work. Neil Eichten threw the final two innings, allowing one run on one hit and two walks.
New Ulm Cathedral committed six errors behind their pitchers, with Brandon Beranek picking up the loss. Gabe Knowles was 2-for-4 and drove in two runs for the Greyhounds.
Wabasso (3-2 overall, 2-2 Tomahawk) will host Minnesota Valley Lutheran in Milroy on Monday
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N-Brandon Beranek; W-Blake Altermatt, Neil Eichten (6). WP-Altermatt. LP-Beranek. 2B: W-Altermatt, Dirk Pistulka.
Five errors and 10 walks in the final two innings turned a tightly contested non-conference baseball game between Jackson County Central and Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove into a rout in favor of JCC on Friday. The Huskies led 4-1 after three innings but scored nine runs (eight of them unearned), over the last six outs to earn a 13-2 victory in five innings in Lamberton.
Tyler Schoborg pitched three innings for RRC/WWG, but was credited with the loss. Tyler Martius, Thomas Blomgren and Henry Rogotzke combined to pitch the last two innings.
Offensively Dillion Benson belted a double, while Colby Davis legged out a triple for two of the Falcons' four hits in the game.
With the loss, RRC/WWG drops to 2-4 overall and returns to actions on Tuesday for a road Red Rock Conference doubleheader with the Adrian Dragons.
J-Kyle Luhmann, Josh Thaemlitz (4); R/W-Tyler Schoborg, Tyler Martius (4), Thomas Blomgren (5), Henry Rogotzke (5). WP-Luhmann. LP-Schoborg. 3B: R/W-Colby Davis. 2B: R/W-Dillion Benson.
Area golf
Wabasso teams compete at Tomahawk tournament
The Wabasso boys' and girls' golf teams took part in an 18-hole Tomahawk Conference tournament Friday at the par-72 Oakdale Golf Club in Buffalo Lake for the first a series of three conference meets this season.
The Wabasso girls came in fifth place among eight teams with a score of 430. Sleepy Eye won the team title with a 389.
Carly Schmalz of Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart had the low round of the day. Her 82 was 10 strokes lower than the runner up.
Wabasso's Briana Jenniges and Kendra Haase each shot a 105, and teammate Brooke Maasch was just a stroke off the pace.
In the boys' competition, Wabasso fired a 415 to finish in sixth in the field of nine teams. Springfield took top honors with a 350.
Wabasso's top score came from Kyle Cambpell, who shot a 96.
The medalist for the day was Springfield's Christopher Kretsch. He finished with an 80.
Girls' Team Results: 1. Sleepy Eye 389, 2. Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart 393, 3. Springfield 419, 4. New Ulm Cathedral 423, 5. Wabasso 430, 6. Minnesota Valley Lutheran 455, 7. Sleepy Eye St. Mary's 467, 8. Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop. Incomplete: Cedar Mountain/Comfrey.
Wabasso Individual Scores: Briana Jenniges 105, Kendra Haase 105, Brooke Maasch 106, Sidney Pitzl 114.
Boys' Team Results: 1. Springfield 350, 2. Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart 354, 3. Cedar Mountain/Comfrey 368, 4. Sleepy Eye St. Mary's 368, 5. Sleepy Eye 380, 6. Wabasso 415, 7. Gibbon-Fairax-Winthrop 427, 8, Minnesota Valley Lutheran 461, 9. New Ulm Cathedral 488.
Wabasso Individual Scores: Kyle Campbell 96, Chase Haase 99, Connor Huhnerkoch 107, Shawn Zollner 113.
Lancers duel with Arrows
The Canby golf team had a non-conference dual against Pipestone Friday in Canby. The Lancer girls shot a 201 to defeat the Arrows by 53 strokes, while the Canby boys' score of 193 was seven strokes off the pace of Pipestone.
Kristy Schmidt and Natalie Morris each shot 49 to lead the Lancer girls. Nick Simonton's 45 was the low round for the Canby boys.
Boys' Team Scores: Pipestone 186, Canby 193
Canby Individual Scores: Nick Simonton 45, Dylan Smith 48, Vasu Potla 49, Landon Anderson 51.
Girls' Team Scores: Canby 201, Pipestone 254
Canby Individual Scores: Kristy Schmidt 49, Natalie Morris 49, Taylor Gorder 51, Scarlett Thorston 52.


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Skip to comments.Time Is Ripe To Consider Liability Insurance For Gun Owners
Posted on 01/22/2013 1:44:53 PM PST by Daffynition
As the gun debate heats up, one idea seems particularly suited for Connecticut to consider: liability insurance for gun owners.
This is the kind of mandatory insurance you have to get to drive a car and the kind of protection that costs more if you want to take what the industry knows is a calculated risk. Letting your teenager get behind the wheel is a good example.
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Hey Rick Green, go back to reporting about the Hartford Public Schools. That was your forte.
That's like getting insurance for your right to vote, you ignorant ninny.
Already been discussed by MA Libs. Minimum $500K insurance on each separate firearm owned. For a small collection, annual premium would run between $20K and $50K.
Will the state provide "Obamadork Felon Insurance" to give me some Obamabucks when I successfully defend myself against one of his voters?
Liberal idiots need liability insurance.
Crimes (including negligence) are not insurable. Accidents are few and far between. Guns are less dangerous than other items.
Insurance for the right to vote IS the Second Amendment.
Driving a vehicle on roads paid for by taxing the citizenry is a privilege.
Owing a hadgun in defense of one's life and property is not. It is a right, endowed upon us by our Creator. And per the Constitution, government is enjoined from infringing on that right. Period.
Liability insurance for gun owners? Puhleeze. I will not comply.
That sounds a lot like infringement.
It needs a clause requiring magazines and newspapers and TV stations to pay a truth tax on every issue they print.
It's not the same as car insurance. With auto insurance you put other drivers and pedestrians at risk by driving on public roads. If you own a car but don't register it and simply keep it in your garage, you don't need it insured. So, if you're going to walk around randomly spraying bullets, by all means, lets require insurance for that. Secondly, if the purpose of requiring insurance (stated or otherwise) is to make it prohibitedly expensive for someone to own a gun, then that in and of itself is infringing on ones right to own firearms.
Poll tax.
I'll pay a 2nd Amendment tax when all the libtard journalists pay a First Amendment Free Speech tax for spewing their biased propaganda everyday.
How about actual GUN CRIMINALS being fined/taxed?!?! The law abiding aren't criminals shooting others. And even if they do, shooting in self defense arguably keeps costs down, by reducing the number of people the criminal thug can injure or murder. uncalcuable really, how many future families won't be robbed or injured or murdered because a lawful gun owner shoots that criminal in self defense?
Every shooting, insured or uninsured, legal or illegal will drive costs up.
How convenient.
This is a registration scheme.
Also a huge amount of money, which would attract some people.
Hmm, it's a scheme to get the burbs to pay for urban ER care as well.
The gov't is preparing to bill your family for the bullet used to put you down.
Spot on.
remember folks,
the MAJOR push opposing self defense RIGHTS via stand your ground was from PLAINTIFF's Lawyers.
They mooched off of the home owner insurance. Stand you ground laws WERE TORT REFORM because it eliminated libility and hit the plaintiff's bar in the wallet.
I have a $2 million liability umbrella policy.
Maybe I should review what all it covers.
Hmmm, illegals don't have to get liability insurance for their illegal cars which they drive with illegal licenses which provide them the ability to illegally vote.
(Don't try that "the law says they have to be insured Obamastuff with me...we all know that illegals obey the law about as much as the Obamadork and the Holder "MyPeople" dork.)
But we should get gun insurance for what - exactly?
Using a gun to defend ourselves?
I REALLY hate to make snap judgments based on someone's appearance, but his guy looks like your typical East Coast leftard elitist.
In short, he looks like a doooosh.
Anyway, back to my cave.
How about requiring insurance that pays on slander lawsuits before a person can exercise their freedom of speech?
What's amazing is that the $2 million umbrella policy only costs about $50 a year more than the $15K policy I have on a collector bass guitar I own.
Then when some liberal lefty wants a list of gun owners, all he has to do is demand that the insurance companies, or the state insurance commission, provide it.
This could backfire (no pun intended)... once you give the data to actuaries, I expect that they will show that "shooting insurance" risks less money per insured than does car. But this is of course registration via a private back door.
Let's tax homosexuals. Their behavior is far more risky than owning a gun.
I think a more appropriate venue for insurance companies to investigate is insurance for people who abuse the 1st Amendment, as this @sshole and the MSM do on an hourly basis.
I can't even tell if I'm being sarcastic anymore.
No more effective self defense for senior citizens living on social security or anyone else with low to moderate income..
Under no circumstances will any government agency know what guns may or may not be in my house. Drop dead you JBTs.
Until the 2nd Amendment is completely repealed, any law by Federal, state or local government is illegal because they are violating "SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED".
No insurance will write insurance for gun owners. None. Requiring insurance will be like confiscating guns.
And that is their intention.
When anyone who opens their mouth has to have liability insurance, then I'll consider whether guns also need it.
I am at a loss as to how one would create actuarial tables on which one would base a premiums.
Have you read that piece of shiite?
I fear it will pass through the Dem controlled legislature like crap through a goose. I have sent off a couple of steamy letters to my Rep and Senator. I will not comply. This is ridiculous.
Either that, or I will transfer all but one pistol from my collection to a friend who lives in RI until I can move out of this shiite hole state. I am beyond p!$$ed off.
How about liability insurance for free speech to
protect against Assault charges.
Sounds like insurance lobby supports thi$.
Gov. Patrick is pushing it in MA.
If you can be forced to purchase health insurance, then....
This is a very bad development. I give it a 100% chance of passage.
Does the city of Hartford carry liability insurance for attacks on people within the city limits?
The left loves "compromise."
Here's mine:
I'll get gun liability insurance like for my car if they make guns more like cars in other respects:
1. The public funds ranges and widespread other facilities for me to operate my guns. My insurance (at free-marker rates) is needed only for use at those locations, and not for when I'm merely transporting a gun, or storing it at home, or having it with me without operating its mechanisms.
2. I can buy and sell guns to or from anyone with no government involvement or record keeping, except for those guns I will operate on publicly-funded ranges.
3. My right to operate my guns at publicly-funded ranges is the same in all states as in my own, and I can own, possess, hold, transport, and operate on private property any gun of any type in any state.
We just need to Fluke this whole thing...
Since our 2nd Amendment rights are spelled out
in the Bill of Rights perhaps we should demand
like Ms.Fluke that the government pay for any
insurance needed. I won't go into the government
supplying us with guns and ammo, that comes later.
It needs a clause requiring magazines and newspapers and TV stations to pay a truth tax on every issue they print.
A tax paid for by all publishers, setting up a fund to compensate those who were harmed by their errors or lies.
I already have liability insurance, of course. It only makes sense.
Wait, you mean MANDATING all gun owners to buy liability insurance?
Well, hey, let's get an opinion from Chief Jackass John Roberts. If he's for it, there's no stopping it.
Show me where the Constitution recognizes an uninfringeable right to drive a car and we'll talk.
Until then, keep you back-door registration efforts off of my rights.
Show me where the Constitution recognizes an uninfringeable right to drive a car and we'll talk.
Until then, keep you back-door registration efforts off of my rights.
Every ass should have to get liability insurance for his jawbone!
lol....I know the feeling.
Yes, let's rip off the legitimate gun owners. We wouldn't want a criminal to get shot. Wouldn't be fair.
I guess on the rich will be able to protect themselves.
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Accommodation summary
|Victoria Rd, Northcote, 3070 Melbourne, Australia
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Our large house is situated in the popular suburb of Northcote. High Street, Northcote, one of the main streets in the area is within easy reach of our house and features some great cafes and bars.With live music acts, both local and international playing regularly, it is sure to suit all ages. Station Street, Fairfield is also within walking distance and contains many eclectic retailers and some lovely cafes/restaurants.
Public transport is easily accessible with the 86 tram, that runs through the City to Docklands and the 112 tram which stops at Fitzroy Street, St Kilda. Both Hurstbridge and Epping Train lines go to and from the City and are both within walking distance. The 508, 250 and 251 buses all within a stones throw from the house.
I live with my partner Amanda and daughter Caitlin and we are always happy to entertain guests and introduce you to the delights of the local area. We also have a quiet and friendly dog called Sugar.
If just relaxing and doing your own thing is more to your liking then the room is secluded enough to enjoy peace and quiet whilst looking out onto a native garden with its own vegetable patch which you are more than welcome to use when fresh produce is in season.
The garden also has a shed that has been set up with old gramophones turntables and radios and is a ideal area to relax and play music from an old vinyl record collection ranging from classical to punk, and much more in between. Feel free to use this space if a quiet night around a open fire is your way of relaxing after a hard day seeing the sights.
For the energetic there is an Aquatic centre two hundred metres away with heated indoor and outdoor pools as well as a gym, sauna, spa and tennis courts available.
House rulesNo smoking allowed in the house/room. However, smokers are welcome to smoke in the rear garden if they wish.
|Weekly rate for 1 guest
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Reviews of this property
Walter and his family have a nice old house which is comfortable to live in. Although they left for most of the weekend we were allowed to stay there. When we got to know them they were really nice and friendly and made us feel welcome. I can recommend Walter and his family to anyone!
Walter and Amanda are simply lovely, caring and wonderful hosts. They are very helpful in all matters concerning Melbourne and surroundings. Northcote is a cool suburb within reach of the center of the city. So I would highly recommend staying with Walter and Amanda.
A very beautiful family, very pleasant, a beautiful experience, a place calms down with private room.
We recommend and we shall return there :)
Wonderful stay! Very relaxed, homey place, private and comfortable. Lovely host family too! We would definitely return. :)
The privacy room is nice and clean. They are nice family and the little baby is very cute and friendly.
The house is next to bus stop, and you can walk to tram86 for 15 min. It was good location.
Lucky me to stayed in this house and had a good memories in Melbourne.
Thank you Walter family :)
I thoroughly enjoyed my stay here - everyone was incredibly supportive and welcoming, I really felt like one of the family! The room has plenty of space (the photo doesn't do it justice) and the bed was comfortable and roomy. I had a great time and went out and about a few times with Amanda and was always welcomed to hang out and I often stayed around for a chat and a cup of tea. I will definitely be keeping in touch and seeing them again in the future. All the best!
What a lovely family! Walter and Amanda are the perfect hosts, they were very helpful and friendly. They made me and my son feel extremely welcome and nothing was too much bother. I will definitely be keeping in contact with this lovely family. Would recommend highly.
Walter will be your best mate! He is the most loveable host you can encounter! Walter makes you feel welcome as soon as you walk in the door. The room is very comfy and plenty of space. I have fully enjoyed staying at Walter's home, it really feels as home!
The whole experience of staying here has made me realise there are still truly goodhearted and friendly people present on the planet. My thanks and all the best to you Walter and your loved ones! Cheers!
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