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Thanks for the info. I'm definitely going to have a few made.
Thanks for the info. I'm definitely going to have a few made.
Do not forget its Holiday time so there might be a delay in answering from Kev.
I was worried something bad might have happened to Dan. My recent family problems made me have some darker thoughts than usual. But Dan just answered me being happy I let him know about the site issue, and explaining he was very busy. And we all have to know it's Holiday times as well. Can't wait to see his cool site back online
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Thats good to hear about Dan. For awhile, I was thinking he might have got burnt out and decided to get out of the prop making business. Glad to hear he's still in the game.
I wont be ordering any plaques for a little while as I'm trying to decide what I want on them.
Happy New Year.........in about 12 hours.
Here is my RSPropmasters ANH stunt trooper helmet. I took some of the pics with the flash and then the rest without in hopes of trying to capture some of the detail this helmet has. I really think this is the best stunt trooper helmet out there. The details are absolutely amazing. Every little wrinkle, wart, & divot the original had is present on this one. Its also endorsed by Brian Muir, one of the creators of the stormtrooper. Its truly a work of art.
I have some armor pieces, also from RSPropmasters, that are on their way right now, basically shoulder pieces and the front/back chest pieces. I thought I'd make a display like the TIE pilot.
Here's my CFO ROTJ Stormtrooper helmet. I opted for the clean version since I didn't think the money to make it dirty was really worth it. I did opt for the webbing on the inside like the originals had. The CFO doesn't have as many warts and wrinkles like the RSP has, but it is far more deformed. I took a couple of comparison pics with the RSP to kinda illiustrate this. Interesting that it turned out this way considering that the original ROTJ helmets were recasts of ANH helmets.
Congrats on two very cool helmets!
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Heres a sandtrooper helmet that I acquired off of ebay a couple of years ago. Its a fan made replica based on the "move along" helmet. I really couldn't tell you whose kit was used by looking at it. Its made of styrene, which makes it really light compared to ABS & PVC. The physical features of the helmet seem pretty sharp and I think they did pretty well on the paint job. I like the job they did on the raised brow and also the chipped paint as well. I put it up alongside the RPS stunt trooper helmet for a comparison. It does seem a little narrower in the face, but I think they had to "squish" it to get the the raised brow to work. Not a bad helmet for what I paid for it.
This is my EFX ANH Luke Skywalker X-Wing helmet that I purchased from Redfordfilms last year. For being a scanned prop, they really got the overall shape of it correct, as far as I can tell. Its made out of fiberglass, so its pretty heavy. I think the originals were ABS, so its not the original materials, but I think thats alright. When you pick it up, it actually feels like a piece of military equipment. They seemed to do a good job on the paint and decals. I know that some showed up with decals that were creased, crooked, or improperly placed. Thankfully I didn't have to deal with that. I thnk they could have done a little better on the weathering, but its not bad. It does have this cable coming out the back which I have no idea what the heck its for. It comes with ear pads that velcro to the fabric lining on the inside, so you can adjust it to however you like it. Its a really nice prop to own plus I think I got 20% off when I purchased it.
Here's a couple of non SW props. First, the efx BSG Colonial Viper helmet. I think I heard on this particular prop they scanned the original and then squared up the assymetry on it, so its not an exact duplicate of the original. They did supposedly make a cast of the eagle directly off of the original. The paint job is excellent. Its very hard to find any kind of flaws with it. Its made of fiberglass, which makes it heavy but also seem more realistic. The helmet lights are a very nice feature, but I've heard complaints from others that they used two different color of LEDs. I could only find one LED that was different, so count me as one of the lucky ones. It came with a placque that was supposed to have Richard Hatch's and Dirk Benedicts's signatures on it, but mine was missing in Dirk's. I sent it back in and haven't heard anything since. Guess I'll have to do some more complaining.

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|Single Family: $409,990
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|Single Family: $409,000
5 Beds | 3.00 Baths | 4,267 sq. ft.
Like trees? This amazing home has some gorgeous ones! Open floor plan w/ a master retreat that will make your head spin! 4 additional bedrooms upstairs,multiple living areas- Media, gameroom perfection! Stellar solid wood floors,dedicated office,Kitchen complete w/ granite counters tops and stainless steel appliances abundant Covered front & back patio, overlooks a massive private well-manicured landscaped w/ mature ...
|Single Family: $400,000
3 Beds | 2.00 Baths | 2,900 sq. ft.
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|Single Family: $399,990
4 Beds | 3.00 Baths | 3,435 sq. ft.
Stunning Craftsman Style Home. Featuring a gourmet kitchen w/ breakfast bar, granite counter tops & built in appliances. Unwind in the living room by the fireplace while the kids play upstairs in the game room. The elegant master suite features dual vanities, garden tub & separate shower. The Texas heat can't touch this shaded backyard while you BBQ under the large covered patio. Sit on the expansive front porc...
|Single Family: $399,000
5 Beds | 4.00 Baths | 4,312 sq. ft.
Gorgeous 5 bedroom/4 bath home,with office, Covered Outdoor kitchen with Builtin grill, sink, 2nd office/media room,Walkin Texas Basement (~200+sqft) Hand Scraped Wood floors .Large Open Kitchen with Granite countertops. Guest room with full bath on 1st Floor. 3 Car Garage. Every room has many functions.
|Single Family: $399,000
4 Beds | 3.00 Baths | 3,656 sq. ft.
Highly Desirable Bella Vista Home. Open floor-plan... The only 1 in the area! When you walk into the grand entrance of this home you'll be impressed with the magnificent spiral stair case. Master down, Over-sized Closets, Granite Counters, Cathedral Ceilings. Island Kitchen open to living area. Great for families and entertaining. Enjoy the oak trees while feeling the south breeze on your covered patio. This home has i...
|Single Family: $395,000
5 Beds | 4.00 Baths | 3,767 sq. ft.
Excellent neighborhood! Deer Creek Ranch featuring exemplary schools, two community pools, sport court & nearby parks . Quality Morrison built homes with many extras! Greenbelt views, lush landscaped yard for extra privacy, huge stone patio & planters along with a covered back patio and extended deck. Quality built-in desks within large office w/french doors, 7 way surround sound, extra deep 3 car garage. Great ar...
|Single Family: $395,000
5 Beds | 4.00 Baths | 3,673 sq. ft.
|Single Family: $395,000
5 Beds | 4.00 Baths | 3,662 sq. ft.
Impressive 2-story home on a corner lot ~ Gourmet kitchen w/granite counters, island & huge walk-in pantry ~ Plantation shutters ~ Master on main level ~ Master bath w/double vanity, jetted tub, separate shower & large walk-in closet ~ Guest bedroom on main level with full bath ~Game Room up ~ Addl 3 bedrooms and two full baths up ~ Surround sound inside and out ~ Incredible back yard patio with pergola, built-in...


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An unusual thing happened on "Jeopardy" Thursday (March 12) — there was only one person playing in Final Jeopardy.
What happened is pretty simple (though a little unbelievable, in one case). Contestants Brad and Stephanie ended Double Jeopardy in the negative and as fans know, if you're in the negative, you don't get to play in the finals because you have no money to wager. Rather hilariously, Brad was only negative $200, but good ol' Stephanie apparently just could not stop ringing in because girlfriend was negative $6800.
RELATED: 'Jeopardy' spoils all the TV deaths
So contestant Kristin was the only one left standing in regulation, which means she played Final Jeopardy all by herself. The category was the U.S. Government and Kristin did not get the question right, but she smartly only wagered $1600. So at least somebody was using her head today. #poorstephanie.
Twitter was a-buzz with the LOLZ about how it all went down:
#poorstephanie #Jeopardy pic.twitter.com/UxlCpX0y8f
— Amber Thomas (@Babysprites) March 13, 2015
.@conrad_401 the fake handshakes he did to the empty stalls after final Jeopardy was a boss move, too
— Adam Russell (@ACRussellTweets) March 13, 2015
Though this tweet is particularly delicious:
Tonight's Jeopardy had 2 contestants that new less answers than I did. Feeling smart.
— Sara Says Stop (@PetrickSara) March 13, 2015
In another fun bit of (ahem) trivia, this was a clue during the episode as well:
And finally, in case you were curious — this has happened at least one another time, back in 2011.


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Every school has Career Day, where kids can show off their parents and say what cool jobs they have. Well, Jubal is pretty sure there isn't a cooler parent in the world than Mr. Joe Nadds. Joe's a male stripper and he's ready to give the children all the life lessons they need to succeed in life… JUST. LIKE. HIM. Hear how the teacher reacts in the PHONE TAP.
(Image Courtesy: irina slutsky. Creative Commons)


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Summer Candy
Nothing beats the long, lazy days of summer or, for that matter, living in a warm, sunny climate. But adding delicious candy can make anything better. We hope this section of non-perishable candies will make it easier to enjoy tropical climes and candies together.
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Your Counselling Appointments With Linda
As the head, heart and soul of Source Centre, Linda understands how challenging it can be to get through life relatively unscathed.
There are many emotional impacts which occur throughout life that provide us with opportunities to carry on, find courage within ourselves, let go, forgive, be vulnerable, stand up, heal and love.
Source Centre specialises in the areas of grief and loss, and the ending of relationships. These are areas in life where we are often unprepared to deal with the depth of emotion, whether they occur suddenly or following an illness or souring relationship. Linda has overcome the challenges in both of these areas within her own life.
She was able to find something within her that encouraged her to go on, to be stronger as a result, to feel all the feelings associated with such grief and to ultimately be grateful for the experience. (read her articles in the resource section for some insights into Linda's journey – see if you can relate)
Through the delivery of high quality services and programs and operating to very clear ethical guidelines, Source Centre standards are continually being raised. We are compassionate, supportive and always open to finding a better way that works for you. Dedicated to being real and authentic and offering open hearted support towards you finding your way to healing and wholeness also.
Life has not always been kind to us, we understand this and offer resources to assist in the healing of those impacts which remain unhealed. Through letting go of the past we can free ourselves and begin to look towards a future.
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This unique, modular, multiweek laboratory course with cloning and sequencing lab kits is designed to guide students through a molecular biology workflow identical to that performed in a working science lab, with DNA cloning and sequencing of real-world samples. Students clone, sequence, and analyze a housekeeping gene in the GAPDH family, taken from a plant of their choice. The final sequencing and bioinformatics module allows each class to produce unique, novel data — the real thing!
Prepare your students for the real world of scientific research. Engage them with the opportunity to perform novel, relevant research that can actually contribute to scientific knowledge. In this unique modular lab series, students are guided through an innovative research workflow identical to those performed in genomics labs worldwide. Over a multiple-week lab course, students will combine traditional and cutting edge molecular biology techniques and bioinformatics to clone, sequence, and analyze a housekeeping gene from a plant of your choice ensuring each class produces unique and novel data. The real thing. As a research and diagnostics manufacturing company, Bio-Rad brings unique strengths to the education market, including credibility, high quality products (kits and equipment that work), novel inquiry-based curricula, cutting edge kit applications, competitive pricing, superior teacher professional development programs, long-term strategic partners and allies, and strong personal endorsements from customers across all levels of education.
The complete Cloning and Sequencing Explorer series is a 6–8 week series of laboratory activities in which students clone and analyze a portion of the GAPC gene. Activities range from DNA extraction to computer-based sequence analysis.
The first step in a gene cloning lab, the Nucleic Acid Extraction module allows students to extract all nucleic acids from plant cells using tissue grinding and lysis, followed by purification using column chromatography.
An advanced PCR lab that utilizes nested PCR, the GAPDH PCR module allows students to amplify a portion of the GAPC gene, a housekeeping gene in the glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) family, from a plant of their choice.
These DNA electrophoresis reagent packs are available in small, medium, and large sizes. Students can pour their own gels to visualize the products of PCR reactions, ligations, and restriction digests or perform dye electrophoresis.
The PCR Kleen Spin Purification module uses size exclusion chromatography to remove unincorporated primers, nucleotides, salts, and enzymes from PCR products.
This module allows students to directly ligate purified PCR products into the pJET1.2 plasmid vector and immediately transform freshly prepared competent bacteria with the ligation reaction.
The Microbial Culturing module contains the materials necessary to teach basic sterile technique, culture and transform ampicillin-resistant E. coli, and grow cultures for plasmid minipreps.
In this module, students can rapidly purify up to 20 µg of plasmid DNA from transformed bacteria using a three-step alkaline lysis procedure followed by mini column chromatography.
The sequencing and bioinformatics module is used to analyze a portion of the GAPC gene isolated from a plant. Students are guided through a sequence analysis that allows them to make a real contribution to science!
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When KB gets a new case out and all the good figures are missing, they always show up at Chubby13's shop.
When KB gets a new case out and all the good figures are missing, they always show up at Chubby13's shop.
I have some interesting news: Wormser has children!
Burbank Target had new Saga Legends today. I found Zev Senesca at noon, clones were no where to be found. Looked like only one case went out, even though the pegs are practically empty. I don't understand this store anymore.
The acrylic car display case I found at TRU has been discontinued- dangit!
Update: I found a guy on Ebay who had three of them for retail price. I'm set...
I stopped by Burbank TRU earlier and Wormser was asking where Speck was.
Apparently Speck had promised to babysit his kids today and he didn't show up as scheduled. Wormser looked p1ssed.
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If anyone sees extras of GI JOE wave 7: Hiss driver, Wild Bill, Viper, Spirit, Flag Duke, and Snake Eyes please stash.
They look like this : http://i5.ebayimg.com/03/i/000/ec/8d/0b1b_1.JPG
GI Joe wave 7???? Heck, I'm not seeing GI Joe wave anything lately!
Stashed at La Brea Target - Kashyyyk Trooper, Utapau Shadow Trooper, Covert Ops Troope. Also stashed a DCUC Harley Quinn there as well. PM me if you want any of them.
I bought an Aquaman along with an Evo and Jump Trooper at that same store today.
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I was delighted to find my great-grandfather, Milton E. Kerr, listed in the 1892 Chicago City Directory, which is online at ChicagoAncestors.org. I've been wanting this for some time, as I knew he was living there for a few years around the time of his son's birth in 1891.
I was hoping to find out where Milton was working. Unfortunately, it appears that either this directory had no section for looking up an address to see who was located there, or else that part of the directory is not online. Hence, while I know that Milton worked at 385 W. Madison, I still do not know the name of the company he was working for.
A great timeline at Encyclopedia of Chicago served up a bit of local history for the period when Milton and Kate Pettis Kerr lived there. Kate gave birth to their son in May 1891. That year, 2,000 Chicagoans died in an epidemic of typhoid fever, and 4.300 more died of bronchitis and pneumonia. Would that have been alarming in a city of 1.1 million people? I would think so.
Telephone service began between Chicago and New York in 1892. Hard to imagine, isn't it, in these days of cell phones and Skype? And in June of that year, Chicago's first elevated railway began transporting commuters around town. Good photos in this half-minute video:
"Those who made observation runs early in the day were well repaid," noted a Tribune reporter, "for the people living on either side of the track had seemingly forgotten the warning about the start, and the passengers saw bits of domestic life usually hidden from the gaze of passing crowds."


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Boot-strapping perl.
So I've joined in on the Perl 6 developer's mailing list (this link will allow you to subscribe). I've been on lists before - most recently the Xerces and Xalan lists at Apache, but I left fairly quickly, as it seemed that the core list contributors had already arrived with a large piece of code from Sun, and were already at least halfway to their goal. I didn't like the feeling of joining a work in progress.
This project should be different - its a blank slate. While Larry Wall is still the "language pumpking", most issues of implementation, documentation, etc. have been left up to the members of the list.
So far there have been some interesting postings, largely regarding the "big picture" of how Perl 6 is going to be built. Here are some of the suggestions:
- Build it straight from source code using a C-family language (C, C++, Objective-C). This seems to pick up the thread of the now deceased Topaz project, which was an exploratory project to rebuild Perl in C++.
- Build Perl using perl. Huh? Well, what is proposed is to generate a compiler target (almost certainly C) using Perl 5 or microperl. This code would then be compiled to produce Perl 6. The code producing the C code could then be rewritten in Perl 6 (or Perl 6's microperl), thus providing a self-generating tool.
- The third is similar to the second, except to use some more esoteric compiler target such as Scheme (even CAML was suggested).
The second suggestion sounds interesting, but frankly I feel that this type of code generation (on this scale) doesn't translate very well from the whiteboard to the keyboard. Because this approach is so convoluted, it would limit the number of people who we could reasonably assume would approach and extend the source code (increasing source code accessibility is a primary goal of Perl 6).
The third option is almost certainly not going to happen. Introducing an even more esoteric language into the mix may have its advantages (i.e., garbage collection for free), but it would simply scare off too many potential developers.
We'll see what happens - there are a number of strong personalities on the list and already you could see some antagonism. I suspect some huge ego wars will take place before this is over.


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Beginning yesterday, residential customers in Washington, Washington Park, Chocowinity and parts of Beaufort County, N.C., can get our High-Speed Internet MAX 107.0 service. MAX 107.0 features a download speed up to 107 megabits per second (Mbps) and an upload speed up to 5 Mbps, the fastest residential service in these communities.
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I could take that one of two ways. for the sake of the forum I'll go with the polite one.
BAD needs: HK-50 torso, right arm and head
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I went to Las Vegas this weekend to see Spamalot. Saw Phil Collins as an audience member, too. But I found a few SW slot machines ($.01 slots) and snapped a pic of me (I'm the non-green skinned guy) there.
I predict that the upcoming Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi film will include the word "and." Multiple times.
What's wrong with your hat? It seems to be making a giant sucking noise. Odd...
It's a blacked-out blur but I'm pretty sure it ruled.
It seems the fashion police is on duty..........
¡Que la fuerza te acompañe!
BAD Pts Need: R5-C7 lf leg (x2), , R4-P44 right leg BAD Pts Offered For Trade: PM me - I have lots of parts now including BG-J38!. New Kyle Katarn is also available.
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Deeplinks Blog posts about Development Agenda
Treaty for the Blind: A Watered Down Agreement Moves Forward at the World Intellectual Property Organization
Last Friday, the World Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO) 185 country-members concluded another round of negotiations on exceptions and limitations for the blind and persons with printing disabilities. However, they did not reach a consensus on many of its most contentious issues, such as allowing exports of adapted works across borders and circumventing technological protection measures to enable accessibility. People with hearing disabilities were also written out of the draft. In addition, US negotiators were able to block exceptions and limitations for audiovisual works, under the pressure of MPAA. Who loses? All of us, but especially the 285 million visually impaired people in the world.
Civil Society Urges World Trade Organization to Give the Poorest Countries in the World More Time To Implement International Intellectual Property Agreement
The relentless expansion of intellectual property from the developed world to the developing world is rooted in a key international agreement: it's called the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (colloquially, "TRIPS"), and it was enacted in 1994 by the World Trade Organization (WTO). TRIPS was envisioned as a means for expanding markets for intellectual property (IP), and of reducing barriers to international trade in intellectual property, through the effective protection of intellectual property rights. For some, effective protection of intellectual property is associated with high standards of protection and enforcement.
There is a chronic lack of material in formats accessible to the world's visually impaired and print disabled citizens. Visually impaired people face a "book famine" in which 95% of books published in rich countries and 99% in poorer countries are never converted into accessible formats such as audio, large print or braille.1 The fastest way to address this famine is to change the copyright law: create exceptions and limitations that permit shifting of content into formats accessible to the blind, and allow cross-border exchange of content in accessible formats.
A new international treaty will add another layer of legal restrictions on audiovisual performances by giving the performers—actors, musicians, dancers and others—a new copyright-like right that will exist alongside copyright.
On June 24, 2012, the World Intellectual Property Organization Diplomatic Conference adopted the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances. As this treaty may be implemented into national laws, it provides an opportunity for the powerful copyright lobby to expand its already excessive rights while restricting some of our routine activities in the digital environment. The effects on digital rights and consumer rights are yet to be measured.
Blogging WIPO: News on a possible international treaty on copyright exceptions & limitations for education
From July 16 to July 25, 2012, roughly 185 states are meeting in Geneva at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to discuss three international treaties on copyright exceptions and limitations, as well as to negotiate alleged content rights of broadcasting organizations. Specifically, it is the meeting of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), a subcommittee of WIPO that leads discussions on the means to protect copyright.
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Kardashian Family Portrait.
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Is Lea Michele too skinny? She's a vegan. But still.
Kevin McHale ... standing on two legs!
Kardashian Family Portrait.
We love Jimmy but he is SUCH a dork sometimes.
It's our boyfriend. We don't pose together because we don't want to "exploit" our relationship.
The lovely Lucy Hale of "Pretty Little Liars."
Ashley Benson, also of "PTL."
Chace's piercing Husky eyes are working overtime.
Cory Monteith wears sunglasses after getting Lasik (we suspect).
Mark Salling = liquid male sex.
Nikki Blonsky looks quite sophisticated.
Selena! Selena! I want your autograph!!
Victoria Justice does justice to the color blue - zing!
Look! It's Inappropriate Texter Justin Long!
Sarah Hyland, another striking vision in blue.


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Public Meetings Scheduled on Higher Education
Sandy Connolly
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Public meetings to gather ideas, opinions and information on financial aid and other higher education issues will be held in Hibbing, St. Paul, Albert Lea, St. Cloud and Moorhead in November, the Minnesota Office of Higher Education announced today.
The public meeting schedule:
- Hibbing, Wednesday, November 8, 2006: 4 to 6 p.m., Hibbing Community College, 1515 East 25th Street, Hibbing
- St. Paul, Thursday, November 16, 2006: 4 to 6:30 p.m. Hamline University, Law Grad Building 1492 Hewitt (near corner of Hewitt and Pascal.)
- Albert Lea, Monday, November 27: 1-3 p.m., Riverland Community College, 2200 Riverland Drive, Albert Lea
- St. Cloud, Tuesday, November 28, 2006: 10 to 11:30 a.m. St. Cloud State University, Atwood Memorial Center, 6th Street, Voyageurs Room North, St. Cloud. (Parking: go to campus public safety building on the corner of 6th Street and 4th Avenue to pick up a parking permit and directions.)
- Moorhead, November 28, 2006: 4 to 6 p.m. p.m. Minnesota State University Moorhead, Comstock Memorial Union, 614 14th St. South, Moorhead. (Parking: lots A-1 or A-2.)
The Office of Higher Education provides students with financial aid programs and information to help them gain access to postsecondary education. The agency administers a large need-based grant program, a student loan program, a child care grant program, Minnesota's 529 college savings plan and provides consumer protection to students through the licensing and registration of non-public institutions. In addition, the agency collects and reports statewide data on postsecondary enrollment, financial aid and trends. A Textbook Advisory Task Force was recently convened by the agency to explore options to bring down the cost of textbooks for Minnesota students.
"To be effective in our work, we need to be out listening to the people we serve and learning how changes in policy impact students and institutions," said Susan Heegaard, Director for the Office of Higher Education. "We look forward to these listening sessions."
The Office of Higher Education invites comments on a range of topics including state financial aid programs, state funding for higher education, student concerns and development of a state's higher education accountability report. Comments are invited specifically on the following topics:
- 2006 State Grant Review: A recently-completed written review of the Minnesota State Grant program. The State Grant program is a need-based grant program providing about $124 million in assistance to 73,000 Minnesota students annually.
- Governor Tim Pawlenty's ACHIEVE scholarship program: A proposal to provide two years of free tuition to any Minnesota high school graduate attending a public Minnesota college or university who graduates in the top 25 percent of their high school class. Students pursue degrees in mathematics, engineering, science or technology at a Minnesota public university would be eligible for free tuition for an additional two years.
- Higher Education Accountability Report: A project currently underway at the Office of Higher Education to develop a public report on the higher education sector's progress in meeting five state goals. The framework includes 32 indicators, and is based on input from education and business stakeholders.
Written comments are also welcome. Please direct written comments to the Office of Higher Education Communications, 1450 Energy Park Drive, Suite 350, St. Paul, MN 55108-5227, or faxed to 651-642-0675, or via e-mail to email@example.com.


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VIDEO: Eagles hang on to beat Sam Houston St.
CHENEY, Wash. - The numbers were dizzying.
Eastern Washington University broke a 21-year-old Big Sky Conference record with 16 blocked shots to help the Eagles to an 81-76 men's basketball victory over Sam Houston State Saturday (Feb. 23) at Reese Court in Cheney, Wash., in the ESPN Ramada Worldwide BracketBusters series of college basketball games.VIDEO: Eagles hang on to beat Sam Houston St.
The Eagles opened a 16-point lead in the first half and needed every bit of it in holding off the comeback attempt of the Bearkats from the Southland Conference. Four Eagles scored in double figures, and senior guard Jeffrey Forbes became the 16th Eagle in school history to hit the coveted 1,000-point mark.
Eastern attempted a season-low 38 field goal attempts, but made them count for a 61 percent shooting night. Eastern made a season-best 56 percent from the 3-point line (10-of-18) as Collin Chiverton led four Eagles in double figures with 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting.
Sam Houston State, meanwhile, had 29 offensive rebounds and a 45-29 rebounding advantage. Fortunately, the Eagles held SHSU to 33 percent as the Bearkats finished with 78 total shots -- a high against EWU this season.
Eastern improved to 9-18 overall and Sam Houston State fell to 14-13.
"I thought our guys were playing a very athletic team, but we kept enough poise to finish it out," said Eastern head coach Jim Hayford. "I am really proud of them. Obviously, (it helps) when you block 16 shots. We knew we had a height advantage, and they maybe had a quickness advantage. We knew it (the height advantage) would show up somewhere."
Sophomore Martin Seiferth had a school-record eight blocks as the Eagles broke the previous league and school record of 13 set on three occasions, with the last coming in 1992. The previous individual school record was seven set earlier this season by Seiferth and his teammate, Venky Jois.
"To block 16 shots in one game -- I have never seen anything like that in my life," said Hayford. "For us to shoot 61 percent from the field shows how we are really improving. Our theme today was great effort, great execution and great efficiency. When you look at us offensively, you see all three of those things."
Sophomore Parker Kelly finished with 17 points and Jois and Forbes each had11. Jois also has six assists and four of EWU's blocked shots.
Freshman redshirt Tyler Harvey made the first start of his career, and finished with seven points, eight rebounds, four assists and three blocked shots at point guard.
"The best thing Tyler did today was have eight defensive rebounds," said Hayford. "Part of that was chasing down blocked shots. Tyler continues to step up and seize the opportunity. There is a lot of pressure on a freshman point guard that started off as the fourth-string point guard at the beginning of the year. I am very proud of him. He is an outstanding teammate as his teammates will say."
Forbes went over the 1,000-point mark with 2:39 left on a key 3-pointer that helped EWU maintain a nine-point lead. Later, he made a pair of free throws as EWU made 7-of-8 shots from the charity stripe in the final 54 seconds to hold off the Bearkats. Forbes is also now just two games away from the school record of 119 career games played.
The game was a hiatus from an exciting race for the final five berths in the Big Sky Conference. The Eagles are 6-10 in the Big Sky Conference, but remain in the midst of a logjam in the middle of the conference standings. Eastern is currently ninth in the Big Sky, but is just one game out of fifth and two games out of third place. Only the top seven teams advance to the Big Sky Conference Tournament, and Montana and Weber State have already locked up spots.
Eastern now hosts Northern Colorado on Feb. 28 and North Dakota on March 2 in critical league games. Eastern closes the regular season at Idaho State on March 7 and Weber State on March 9.
Chiverton came off the bench to score 10 points in just five minutes to spark Eastern to a double-digit lead in the first half. He scored seven of EWU's points in a 9-0 run that turned a one-point lead into a 10-point advantage at 24-14 with 9:20 left.
An 8-0 run fueled by 3-pointers by Kelly and Harvey, plus another deuce by Harvey, opened a 34-20 lead. The Eagles scored the final four points of the half – including a three-point play by Daniel Hill – to lead 41-25 at intermission. Eastern made 68 percent of its shots in the first half, including 6-of-8 3-pointers, while holding the Bearkats to 30 percent shooting.
Despite the scrappy play of the Bearkats in the second half, Eastern was able to maintain a double-digit lead much of the second half. Harvey had two key blocked shots in the last 1:21 to help preserve a seven-point advantage. After the Bearkats cut the lead to two with 34 seconds left, three free throws by Chiverton and two by Kelly secured the win.
A total of 122 schools are involved in the final year of BracketBusters, including all 11 Big Sky Conference schools. As part of the agreement, Eastern will play a return game against SHSU in Huntsville, Texas -- probably in the 2014-15 season.


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Ethylene glycol toxicosis is a type of poisoning that occurs after ingestion of anti-freeze or other fluids containing the ingredient ethylene glycol. Ethylene glycol itself is not toxic but it is metabolized in the animal's body to several extremely toxic chemicals that are responsible for its potentially lethal effects.
Potential sources of ethylene glycol in the environment include anti-freeze (the most common source of ethylene glycol poisoning), air-conditioning coolants, brake fluid, heat exchange fluids from solar collectors, and fluids used in color film processing. Dogs and cats that roam outside unsupervised are more likely to encounter ethylene glycol in anti-freeze which has been disposed of improperly. Ethylene glycol has a sweet taste and both dogs and cats will consume it readily.
Cats are more susceptible to ethylene glycol poisoning than dogs (i.e. smaller amounts are required to cause poisoning).


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Freshly picked strawberries from Clagett Farm. Photo by Nikolai Vishnevsky
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Shareholder signups for the 2017 season are now open.
Clagett Farm CSA provides three shareholder options: regular, reduced-price, and workshare.
Regular shareholders pay an annual share price of $590 or $640, depending on where they pick up their share. See table above. There is a one-time only $50 new member fee, which is reflected in the chart above. Households that have been members in the past, even after an absence, are eligible to sign up for shares early and do not pay this fee.
Reduced price shares are available to low-income households. Reduced-price members do not owe the new member fee and are eligible to sign up for shares at any point in the season (although we do run out of space at the Dupont Circle pick-up). A reduced-price share is the same size as the full-price share and includes the same "you-pick" privileges as full-price membership.
Anyone who qualifies for government assistance (WIC, EBT, disability) is welcome to purchase a CSA share at reduced-price. You are also eligible for a reduced-price share if your household income is equal to or below the amount indicated in the chart below (185% of the 2015 Federal Poverty Guideline). Household is defined as the persons living with you with whom you share your food budget.
Clagett Farm's workshare program offers a share of vegetables to any adult who works five hours or more on the farm. If you are interested in doing a workshare (or simply volunteering at the farm) please call 301-627-4662 to schedule a time. We accept worksharers any weekday or Saturday. We need the most help on our harvest days—Wednesdays and Saturdays*. We ask weekday worksharers to arrive between 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. in order to have time to complete your five hours of work. To find us when you arrive, look for a note at the wash station, or call 301-627-4662 to locate us in the fields.
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Janssen Park Place B&B is a turn of the century Georgian Revival style home. This handsome two story home was built for the slower pace of the early 20th century as evidenced by the wraparound front porch graced by eight ionic columns.
Quiet Historic District residential street with plenty of free parking - One block walk or trolley to shops, spas & cafes. A full breakfast is served on our balcony overlooking "America in Bloom" award winning gardens. Some rooms with TWO BEDS
Only B&B located downtown,17 steps up from Main St.shops, restaurants, galleries,clubs.Six Jacuzzi suites,2 hottub cottages.Only B&B delivering breakfast to your suite.Champagne or white wine chilled in your fridge. Offstreet parking.Free WIFI
Hidden Acres offers small, intimate weddings at our chapel or gazebo with professional photographs in digital black and white or color format. You may reserve one of our B & B cottages with its own personal hot tub for a honeymoon package or getaway.
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Today's complex industrial machinery requires multi-skilled employees to keep systems running smoothly and safely. Students in the Manufacturing Engineering Technology Systems curriculum (METS) receive diverse hands-on training in hydraulics, pneumatics, welding and rigging to prepare them for a career as Manufacturing Maintenance Technicians.
LCC's West Campus is proud to offer state of the art lab facilities using industry standard equipment to better acquaint student's to "real life" projects and scenarios. Virtual welding and the introduction to Mechatronics are just a few of the exciting new technologies students' experience.
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Blox BE3
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Looking for a hearty dinner recipe? Then check out this chicken and rice casserole that's baked easily at home using veggies!
For a crunchy topping, don't mix the almonds in with the other ingredients. Instead, sprinkle the almonds over the casserole 10 minutes before it's done baking.
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By Adam Armour/The Itawamba County Times
The Waltons never really planned on turning the front yard of their Ballardsville home into a sprawling Christmas display. As is the case with most hobbies, things just kind of escalated over time.
A wooden cut out here.
A couple of inflatables there.
An outdoor speaker system that constantly blares a selection of Christmas tunes hanging above the garage. Their neighbor helped set up that one.
Before they even knew what was happening, the Waltons were the area's kings of Christmas.
"It seems like everybody enjoys it," Jerry said of the display, adding that they get quite a bit of passing traffic down their way … onlookers eager to see the lights.
Those who make the trip are in for a treat, too: Visitors are greeted with a line of lighted inflatables. Just beyond those, the Walton's house is lined with white lights, their driveway flanked on one side by bright red candy canes. Stopping directly in front of their house reveals a small manger scene and the words, "Happy Birthday, Jesus" in lights.
Perhaps most unique, however, is the live Christmas tree sitting at the end of a small pier. Those who catch it at just the right angle will see its lights mirrored in the placid pond waters.
While theirs certainly isn't the largest or most elaborate collection of lights, wooden cutouts and inflatables ever amassed, Jerry and Sue are working, slowly but surely, towards that.
What makes their house stand out, however, is the way it kind of emerges on the horizon. Visitors can see the glow in the darkness before reaching the Waltons' home, but won't gain the full effect until right on top of it. It makes for a pleasant surprise.
"When you top that hill, it just makes you smile," Sue said.
And every year, numerous people top that hill. Jerry smiled and said that visitors have to work to see the display because their house isn't exactly the easiest to find. Smack at the end of a dead-end road, the Waltons' property is less than ideal for a large display.
People come anyway.
"They've really got to be wanting to see it to see it," Jerry said with a laugh.
The same can be said of the Waltons themselves. After all, setting up a sprawling Christmas display isn't exactly easy. They start setting up before Thanksgiving Day, which Jerry called their "big debut."
As soon as the plates hit the sink, it's time for the lights to come on.
"For us, that's the official start of Christmas," he said.
Sue tried to recall when or why they started in the first place, but couldn't place the exact year or reason. It's been some time, though, because the family just lost the first inflatable they ever purchased … a large snowman that was the unfortunate victim of dry rot. Before his demise, he was patched to heaven and back.
"We tried to save him, but he was too far gone," Sue said.
If she pointed a finger at who instilled them with Christmas spirit, it would land squarely on her parents.
"My mom and dad always put out a lot of stuff … they still do," Sue said. Her father, Curtis Hall, carves his own wooden displays, several of which are featured in the Waltons' yard.
So, Jerry must have been drafted into the world of elaborate Christmas displays, right?
Sue looked over at her husband and laughed.
"Yeah, but he's a pretty willing participant," she said.
He nodded and returned the smile.
"It's work," he said. "But we enjoy it."


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By NEMS Daily Journal
Prize-winning rosarian
to give tips on Monday
The Northeast Mississippi Rose Society will meet Monday at 6 p.m. at the North Mississippi Research and Extension Center in Verona.
Lavonne Glover, a successful rosarian and exhibitor from Winfield, Ala., will share her secrets for growing prize-winning roses. This program will be very helpful for those planning to enter flowers in this year's Rose Show in May.
The public is invited to this free program. For more information, call (662) 842-2769 or (662) 842-2575.
Spring show offers speakers, exhibits
The Union County Master Gardeners present the 2013 New Albany Home and Garden Show "Windows into Spring" on April 5-6, featuring speakers, exhibits and more. (662) 316-0088.
MSU hort club hosts
annual sale April 5-6
Mississippi State University's horticulture club will inspire garden enthusiasts with a wide variety of plants at its annual spring plant sale in Starkville.
This year's sale will take place next Friday, April 5, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 6 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. outside the campus greenhouses behind Dorman Hall on MSU's main campus. The event is free and open to the public.
Student-grown bedding plants, baskets with flowering plants, perennials, herbs and some vegetable plants will be available. Proceeds from the sale support horticulture club service projects.
Contact MSU's Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at (662) 325-2311 for more information.
'Small Space Gardening'
topic of lecture series
Join the Lee County Master Gardeners for the next Learning Series program, "Small Space Gardening" on April 9 at 6 p.m. at the Lee County Extension Office on Cliff Gookin Boulevard in Tupelo.
Master Gardener Russ Hutcheson will share information on how your patios, decks and small yards with full sun can produce a lot of vegetables. You will learn four methods you can use to have a vegetable patch in your small space.
Registration is required. Call (662) 841-9000 to sign up.
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"This project aims to connect open source projects concerning an IDE core library and framework written in Python to avoid the ongoing duplicating efforts."
"This project aims to connect open source projects concerning an IDE core library and framework written in Python to avoid the ongoing duplicating efforts."
The new Python.org website.
I'll hold off commenting on it for a couple of weeks - after I see how effective the new process is in integrating user contributions.
An open response to my last blog entry.
I happened to look at the new beta.python.org today - 'what an improvement!' I thought - impressed with the new look and feel of the site. I was all fired up and ready to contribute - to start moving and creating content. Watch out pydotorg, here I come...
Until I realized I couldn't !
I don't know YAML. I found no samples. The Redesign Site is full of teasers about how much good stuff is in svn.python.org, and how you can build it with Pyramid. Except for one small thing - you don't have access to the content source. That's right - there are a bunch of things to be done but no direction on how to go about doing it! This left me even more exasperated than last week - when I tried to install Pyramid, found that I needed 5 different things (2 of which I never heard of and needed to be compiled) - finally giving up after realizing I'm not comfortable installing Python 2.4 on my Mac OSX just for this.
So this drove me to effbot's efforts. A standard wiki for editing, combined with a front end rendering system - how nice - I can sure write wiki markup! Until I realized there no wiki yet. It's hidden, maybe because the 'HT2HTML-to-MoinMoin converter is about 80% ready'? Aha! at least I can contribute to that code - oh wait, that's hidden too.
My enthusiasm is all gone now - anyone know where the bazaar is?
Some PyCon 2006 sponsors:
Leaves a lot to be desired. Posted my gripes here.
Yes, Titus - the buzzword is agile.
I was creating a bulleted list in Word and using indentation to demarcate a sub-list, when a thought crossed my mind - what would it be like to use delimiter, instead of indentation?
Eek! And yet, while writing programs, we work harder to appease the machine, than to help the human readers. Perhaps we have been working with machines so much, we have lost our ability to recognize human-friendliness?
Yes, you heard that right, and here's why:
Because it offers more proof that dynamically typed, loosely coupled languages can more productive in creating robust solutions than statically typed, stricter languages with deeply nested class hierarchies. Java and C# essentially lead us through the same path for tackling problems. One may be a better version of the other (I like C# more) but the methodology is very similar. In fact the release of C# only validated the Java-style methodology by emulating it (albeit offering a more productive way to follow it).
Enter Python or Ruby, both different from the Java/C# style. Both producing 'enlightening' expreriences in ever growing list of seasoned, fairly well known static-style developers (Bruce Eckel, Bruce Tate, Martin Fowler...). As the knowledge spreads, it pokes holes in the strong Java/C# meme in peoples minds. Then people start to explore and experiment, and discover the Python (or Ruby) productivity gain. Some may prefer one, some the other. Ruby, in the end, validates the fact that Java/C# style methods may not be the best for everything, something the Python advocates have been saying for quite some time.
New HTML Parser: The long-awaited libxml2 based HTML parser code is live. It needs further work but already handles most markup better than the original parser.
Keep up with the latest Advogato features by reading the Advogato status blog.
If you're a C programmer with some spare time, take a look at the mod_virgule project page and help us with one of the tasks on the ToDo list!


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Ochi to be Asian Pacific American Heritage Month speaker, April 30
Posted April 25, 2002; 05:42 p.m.
Ochi, the first Asian-American woman to serve at the U.S. assistant attorney general level, will speak on campus Tuesday, April 30, as part of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
Her lecture, scheduled for 8 p.m. in Multipurpose Room B of the Frist Campus Center, is titled "From Wartime Internee to Assistant Attorney General."
Ochi served as director of the Community Relations Service of the U.S. Department of Justice from 1997 to 2001, a position considered equivalent to assistant attorney general. The agency's mission is to help communities resolve racial and ethnic conflicts. She has been lauded by Asian Pacific American and civil rights communities for her extensive experience in building collaborative partnerships between multiracial communities, law enforcement and governmental agencies.
Ochi's commitment to pursuing equal justice stems from her family's firsthand experience with racial discrimination. During World War II, Ochi and her family were among the 120,000 Americans of Japanese descent interned in detention camps.
Since last August, Ochi has served as vice president of the board of Los Angeles Police Commissioners, which sets policies for the police department and oversees its operations.
Contact: Marilyn Marks (609) 258-3601


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Niue Population: 1,229
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|Niue's remoteness, as well as cultural and linguistic differences between its Polynesian inhabitants and those of the rest of the Cook Islands, has caused it to be separately administered. The population of the island continues to drop (from a peak of 5,200 in 1966 to an estimated 1,229 in 2013) with substantial emigration to New Zealand 2,400 km to the southwest.
One of world's largest coral islands
|Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Tonga
|Geographic coordinates:
| total: 260 sq km
land: 260 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Size comparison: 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
|Land Boundaries:
|0 km
|64 km
|Maritime claims:
| territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
|tropical; modified by southeast trade winds
|steep limestone cliffs along coast, central plateau
|Elevation extremes:
| lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed elevation near Mutalau settlement 68 m
|Natural resources:
|fish, arable land
|Land use:
| arable land: 3.85%
permanent crops: 11.54%
other: 84.62% (2011)
|Irrigated land:
|Natural hazards:
|Current Environment Issues:
|increasing attention to conservationist practices to counter loss of soil fertility from traditional slash and burn agriculture
|International Environment Agreements:
|party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection
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| noun: Niuean(s)
adjective: Niuean
|Ethnic groups:
|Niuen 78.2%, Pacific islander 10.2%, European 4.5%, mixed 3.9%, Asian 0.2%, unspecified 3% (2001 census)
|English (official), Niuean (a Polynesian language closely related to Tongan and Samoan)
|Ekalesia Niue (Niuean Church - a Protestant church closely related to the London Missionary Society) 61.1%, Latter-Day Saints 8.8%, Roman Catholic 7.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2.4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%, other 8.4%, unspecified 8.7%, none 1.9% (2001 census)
|1,229 (July 2013 est.)
|Population growth rate:
|-0.03% (2013 est.)
| urban population: 38% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: -1.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
|Sex ratio:
|Infant mortality rate:
| total: NA
male: NA
female: NA
|Life expectancy at birth:
| total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
|Health expenditures:
|17.4% of GDP (2010)
|Physicians density:
|4 physicians/1,000 population (2006)
|Drinking water source:
| improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population (2010 est.)
|Sanitation facility access:
| improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population (2010 est.)
|Education expenditures:
| definition: NA
total population: 95%
male: NA
female: NA
|School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
| total: 13 years
male: 12 years
female: 15 years (2005)
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|Country name:
| conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Niue note: pronunciation falls between nyu-way and new-way, but not like new-wee
former: Savage Island
|Government type:
|self-governing parliamentary democracy
| name: Alofi
geographic coordinates: 19 01 S, 169 55 W
time difference: UTC-11 (6 hours behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)
|Administrative divisions:
|none; note - there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 14 villages at the second order
|19 October 1974 (Niue became a self-governing parliamentary government in free association with New Zealand)
|National holiday:
|Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)
|19 October 1974 (Niue Constitution Act)
|Legal system:
|English common law
|18 years of age; universal
|Executive branch:
| chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General of New Zealand Anand SATYANAND (since 23 August 2006); the UK and New Zealand are represented by New Zealand High Commissioner Mark BLUMSKY (since September 2011)
head of government: Premier Toke TALAGI (since 18 June 2008)
cabinet: Cabinet consists of the premier and 3 ministers (For more information visit the World Leaders website )
elections: the monarchy is hereditary; premier elected by the Legislative Assembly for a three-year term; election last held on 16 May 2011 (next to be held in 2014)
election results: Toke TALAGI reelected premier in Legislative Assembly vote; Toke TALAGI - 11, Togia SIONEHOLO - 8
|Legislative branch:
| unicameral Legislative Assembly (20 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve three-year terms; six elected from a common roll and 14 are village representatives)
elections: last held on 7 May 2011 (next to be held in 2014)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - 20 independents
|Judicial branch:
| highest court(s): Court of Appeal (consists of the chief justice and up to 3 judges); note - the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) is the final appeal court beyond the Niue Court of Appeal note - Niue is a participant in the Pacific Judicial Development Program; the program is designed to build governance and the rule of law in 15 Pacific island countries judge selection and term of office: Niue chief justice appointed by the governor-general on the advice of the Cabinet and tendered by the premier; other judges appointed by the governor-general on the advice of the Cabinet and tendered by the chief justice and the minister of justice; judges serve until age 68
subordinate courts: High Court
|Political parties and leaders:
|Alliance of Independents or AI Niue People's Action Party or NPP [Young VIVIAN]
|International organization participation:
|ACP, AOSIS, FAO, IFAD, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WMO
|National anthem:
| name: "Ko e Iki he Lagi" (The Lord in Heaven)
lyrics/music: unknown/unknown, prepared by Sioeli FUSIKATA
note: adopted 1974
|Diplomatic representation in the US:
|none (self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand)
|Diplomatic representation from the US:
|none (self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand)
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The economy suffers from the typical Pacific island problems of geographic isolation, few resources, and a small population. Government expenditures regularly exceed revenues, and the shortfall is made up by critically needed grants from New Zealand that are used to pay wages to public employees. Niue has cut government expenditures by reducing the public service by almost half. The agricultural sector consists mainly of subsistence gardening, although some cash crops are grown for export. Industry consists primarily of small factories to process passion fruit, lime oil, honey, and coconut cream. The sale of postage stamps to foreign collectors is an important source of revenue. The island in recent years has suffered a serious loss of population because of emigration to New Zealand. Efforts to increase GDP include the promotion of tourism and financial services, although the International Banking Repeal Act of 2002 resulted in the termination of all offshore banking licenses. Economic aid from New Zealand in FY08/09 was US$5.7 million. Niue suffered a devastating typhoon in January 2004, which decimated nascent economic programs. While in the process of rebuilding, Niue has been dependent on foreign aid.
|GDP (purchasing power parity):
|GDP (purchasing power parity): $10.01 million (2003 est.)
|GDP (official exchange rate):
|GDP (official exchange rate): $10.01 million (2003)
|GDP - real growth rate:
|6.2% (2003 est.)
|GDP - per capita (PPP):
|GDP - per capita (PPP): $5,800 (2003 est.)
|Agriculture - products:
|coconuts, passion fruit, honey, limes, taro, yams, cassava (tapioca), sweet potatoes; pigs, poultry, beef cattle
|handicrafts, food processing
|Industrial production growth rate:
|Labor force:
|663 (2001)
|Labor force - by occupation:
|note: most work on family plantations; paid work exists only in government service, small industry, and the Niue Development Board
|Unemployment rate:
|12% (2001)
|Population below poverty line:
|Household income or consumption by percentage share:
| lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
| revenues: $15.07 million
expenditures: $16.33 million (FY04/05)
|Fiscal year:
|1 April - 31 March
|Inflation rate (consumer prices):
|Inflation rate (consumer prices): 4% (2005)
|$201,400 (2004)
|Exports - commodities:
|canned coconut cream, copra, honey, vanilla, passion fruit products, pawpaws, root crops, limes, footballs, stamps, handicrafts
|$9.038 million (2004)
|Imports - commodities:
|food, live animals, manufactured goods, machinery, fuels, lubricants, chemicals, drugs
|Debt - external:
|$418,000 (2002 est.)
|Exchange rates:
|New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - 1.2334 (2012) 1.263 (2011) 1.3874 (2010) 1.6002 (2009) 1.4151 (2008)
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|Electricity - production:
|3 million kWh (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 215
|Electricity - consumption:
|2.79 million kWh (2009 est.)
|Electricity - exports:
|0 kWh (2010 est.)
|Electricity - imports:
|0 kWh (2010 est.)
|Electricity - installed generating capacity:
|1,000 kW (2009 est.)
|Electricity - from fossil fuels:
|100% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
|Electricity - from nuclear fuels:
|0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
|Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:
|0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
|Electricity - from other renewable sources:
|0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
|Crude oil - production:
|0 bbl/day (2011 est.)
|Crude oil - exports:
|0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
|Crude oil - imports:
|0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
|Crude oil - proved reserves:
|0 bbl (1 January 2013 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - production:
|0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - consumption:
|NA bbl/day (2011 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - exports:
|0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - imports:
|22.57 bbl/day (2008 est.)
|Natural gas - production:
|0 cu m (2010 est.)
|Natural gas - consumption:
|0 cu m (2010 est.)
|Natural gas - exports:
|0 cu m (2010 est.)
|Natural gas - imports:
|0 cu m (2010 est.)
|Natural gas - proved reserves:
|0 cu m (1 January 2012 est.)
|Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy:
|6,220 Mt (2010 est.)
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|Telephone system:
domestic: single-line telephone system connects all villages on island
international: country code - 683 (2001)
|Broadcast media:
|1 government-owned TV station with many of the programs supplied by Television New Zealand; 1 government-owned radio station broadcasting in AM and FM (2009)
|Internet country code:
|Internet hosts:
|79,508 (2012)
|Internet users:
|1,100 (2009)
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| 1 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 227
|Airports (paved runways):
| total 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2012)
|Airports (unpaved runways):
| total 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2013)
| total 120 km
paved: 120 km (2008)
|Ports and terminals:
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|Defense is the responsibility of New Zealand
|Military branches:
|no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force
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The colors look really faded. Like, faded, washed out. I would like the colors to be richer, bolder, brighter. I don't know if this is possible, but I would really like help in this and to know if this is at all possible to do without a sat/bright tweak adjust.
I'll also post my script below the images.
Before Cleaning Image:
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Sorry, I couldn't make the second image bigger, still learning this thing.
Here is my script so far:
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|Pacific Northwest Sea Run Forum No such thing as rainbow trout, only landlocked steelhead
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RE:The Hunt for Big fish - cited for abuse
What kills me is that of all the reviews of this I bumped into over the web, we're the first to take a clear stand AGAINST the ESPN actor and his film crew. Fortunately, I know the fly angling community in the pacific northwest would almost unanimously oppose that kind of behavior.
Ed Ward and Andre work through a gorgeous Skagit RIver run
RE:The Hunt for Big fish - cited for abuse
I would guess the best way to curtail this activity is hit them where it hurts, the $$$. The question is how do it without creating an image of flyfisherman who fight fish to exhaustion? I would guess the majority of "professionally produced" videos impact individual fish in a negative manner and can teach poor CNR practices as well.
freak'n hillbillies
RE:The Hunt for Big fish - cited for abuse
ABSOLUTELY! Dalhberg isn't alone - a lot of steelheaders have heard of Guide Bob Piggott fishing the FLY FISHING VIDEO MAGAZINE couple on the Sol Duc river for steelhead. When they couldn't get into fresh fish, the started targeting fish on their beds. Got a LOT of flak for that - so much so that Bob's disappeared from the town of Forks.
These Bozos need to be setting an example for the rest of the fly angling public! And the idea that Anything you do is Worth It to get good video doesn't stop with Dahlberg and Piggott. Check out some of the Bubbas posing for pictures with their guides. Fish is out of the water, being passed from Guide to Client, often for over a minute as they get the shots they want.
So I agree - give the game official an award. We need more like him!
The Hunt for Big fish - cited for abuse
Hey did you hear that Larry Dahlberg got written up for abusing a native BC steelhead? He and his camera crew fought it three or four times on a C&R river to get the shots they wanted. Some of the hardcore sporting mags and websites are up in arms calling the official a nutcase, defending Dahlberg. I'll admit I've found LD entertaining at times but if he's so friggin hung up over shooting film he shouldn't be on a native BC C&R steelhead stream to do it. If so, he should settle for the shots he gets instead of keeping a trophy fish on the line four times longer than it needs to be. Larry - go to the Cowlitz, then eat the damn hatchery fish. Or do like us and catch three more for the film!
Kudos to the BC game official! In fact I am going to look him up and maybe we should send him some congratulatory emails. He has received a huge ration of crap from ESPN'ers and even the news media in BC. We should award him the Forum's Esteemed Steward of the Year award... (something I just made up!)
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Another view of my favorite surplus store. Canon G10 with 1.54X telephoto adapter. 3 second GigaPan delay.
The home for everything strange, cheap and potentially useful, Ax-Man is a shopper's dream. Thanks to the fine folks there for permission to photograph. www.ax-man.com / Canon G10 with 1.54X Raynox accessory lens gives an effective 219mm focal length. 6/10 sec. exposure; 3 second GigaPan delay.


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