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If the 2013 cotton-growing season could be described in terms of bedtime stories, Goldilocks and the Three Bears comes to mind. Some regions of the Cotton Belt were much too rainy, and others were much too dry. But in a few regions, everything was just right, with nearly perfect combinations of sunshine and precipitation.
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In recent years, cotton varieties are being judged not only by their ability to break records when weather is ideal, but to hang in there under extremely stressful environmental conditions. For 2014, seed companies are offering new cultivars that suit a range of grower tastes, including new insect control technology, root-knot nematode resistance, wide adaptability, improved fiber quality and higher yield potential. Descriptions are provided by the seed companies.
Americot (Americot and NexGen brands)
Americot, Inc., is announcing a new NexGen variety for the High Plains and Rolling Plains.
NG 3306 B2RF is a Bollgard II/Roundup Ready Flex variety with early- to mid-maturity and about a week earlier than NG 1511 B2RF.
"NG 3306 B2RF is well-adapted to the High and Rolling Plains," said Americot director of technical services, Ken Legé. "The semi-smooth leaf variety has very good tolerance to Verticillium wilt, very good storm tolerance and excellent seedling vigor."
NG 3306 B2RF, tested earlier as NGX3306B2RF, yields higher than NG 1511 B2RF in the northern High Plains and yields equally to NG 1511 B2RF in the southern High Plains. "NG 3306 B2RF was the highest yielder of seven popular varieties in the High and Rolling Plains," Legé says. "It averaged 1,688 pounds per acre and a 56.34 cent loan. That's according to all university and internal trials in the Americot technical service database."
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In addition to excellent yield potential, NG 3306 B2RF has an outstanding fiber package, according to Legé. It features a staple range of 36 – 37, strength 28 – 30, micronaire 4.0 - 4.7, and a 32 – 36 percent turnout. NG 3306 B2RF will be available in an introductory supply in 2014.
For more information on NexGen brand and Americot brand cotton products, go to www.americot.com.
Bayer CropScience (FiberMax and Stoneville brands)
Bayer CropScience announces seven new FiberMax and Stoneville cotton varieties for the 2014 season. Four new varieties from FiberMax and Stoneville contain new TwinLink technology with two Bt genes for season-long protection against lepidopteran pests. All seven of the new FiberMax and Stoneville varieties incorporate stacked GlyTol LibertyLink technology for a wide window of over-the-top applications of Liberty herbicide and glyphosate.
"Cotton growers want high-yielding, high-quality varieties with traits that give them flexibility to control the yield-robbing pests in their field, whether those are hard-to-control weeds or worms," said Jeff Brehmer, U.S. product manager for FiberMax and Stoneville cotton. "Our newest FiberMax and Stoneville varieties provide just that: the best germplasm with the latest proprietary traits from Bayer CropScience."
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New Bayer/FiberMax varieties available in 2014 include:
FM 1830GLT and FM 2334GLT offer the GlyTol, LibertyLink and TwinLink trait package for full tolerance to both Liberty herbicide and glyphosate and two proprietary Bt genes for effective management of major lepidopteran pests. Both varieties offer excellent yield potential and fiber quality with the added benefit of Verticillium wilt tolerance. Both are adapted for the High Plains. FM 1830GLT is an early-medium maturing variety. FM 2334GLT, a medium maturing variety, has very similar characteristics to FM 2484B2F, with better fiber quality.
FM 1320GL and FM 2322GL have the GlyTol and LibertyLink traits for adaptation in the Texas High Plains. FM 1320GL is the earliest maturing variety offered by FiberMax. It has excellent yield potential and good fiber quality. FM 2322GL is a medium-maturing variety with excellent yield potential and outstanding fiber quality.
New Bayer/Stoneville varieties available in 2014 include:
ST 5032GLT and ST 5289GLT offer the GlyTol, LibertyLink and TwinLink traits. ST 5032GLT has an early-medium maturity with strong yield potential and excellent fiber quality. This variety complements ST 4946GLB2 and FM 1944GLB2 in the cotton-growing regions east of the Mississippi River. ST 5289GLT is a medium-maturing variety similar to ST 5288B2F, the No. 1 variety planted in the south Delta last season. ST 5289GLT has excellent yield potential, especially on marginal soil types and good fiber quality.
ST 4747GLB2 has the GlyTol, LibertyLink ,Bollgard II trait package. ST 4747GLB2 has a broad adaptation with one of the earliest maturities in the Stoneville portfolio. With two years in the Cotton Agronomic Performance trials, ST 4747GLB2 set new yield standards in the Mid-South and Southeast for an early-season variety, with improved fiber length and micronaire in the Stoneville brand.
For more information on how these and other FiberMax and Stoneville cotton seed varieties can work on the farm, visit www.FiberMax.com and www.Stoneville.com.
Croplan by WinField
According to Robert Cossar, regional agronomist and product manager for Croplan by WinField, these two varieties are available in 2014.
CG 3428B2RF is an early-mid variety with a staple length of 36 – 38, strength, 29 – 31, micronaire, 4.4 – 4.7 and uniformity, 84.1. The variety fits throughout the Cotton Belt as an early-maturing variety.
CG 3787B2RF is a medium-maturity, with a staple length of 36 – 38, strength, 29 – 31, micronaire, 4.4 – 4.7 and uniformity of 84.1. It has been consistent in the southern Cotton Belt from Texas to Georgia. It is susceptible to bacterial blight.
For more information, see www.winfield.com.
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Crop Production Services (Dyna-Gro and All-Tex brands)
CPS/Dyna-Gro is offering one new variety for 2014:
DG 2355 B2RF is a new Bollgard II/Roundup Ready Flex upland variety shown to have excellent seedling vigor. It has a medium-tall plant height, early-medium maturity and has broad adaptability with very good yield potential and fiber quality characteristics throughout most of the U.S. cotton growing areas. This semi-smooth leaf variety particularly offers advantages in fiber length and strength for its maturity group. The open boll storm tolerance of DG 2355 B2RF has been rated very good. Plant architecture is semi-columnar with semi-compact boll positions. This variety has shown very good tolerance to southern root knot nematode with some limited tolerance to reniform nematode.
For more information, visit www.dynagroseed.com.
CPS/All-Tex Seed is now offering these varieties in expanded markets:
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Edge B2RF is an early-medium, semi-smooth variety that is excellent for short season or late planting. It is a good dryland or irrigated option and is adapted to Texas and the East Coast. Very good storm tolerance for delayed harvest.
Epic RF is a medium-maturing, smooth leaf type with outstanding yield potential that performs very well, dryland or irrigated. It is broadly adaptable for use on most soils.
Nitro-44 B2RF is a medium, semi-smooth leaf variety with premium fiber quality and performs very well, dryland or irrigated. It is adapted to Tennessee, and the East and Gulf Coastal growing areas for use on most soils.
For more information, visit www.alltexseed.com.
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Dow AgroSciences (PhytoGen brand)
Dow AgroSciences will also be unveiling its new WideStrike 3 insect protection trait in a limited quantity for 2014. WideStrike 3 features the Cry 1Ac and Cry F proteins and a vegetative insecticidal protein (Vip3A) from Bacillus thuringiensis for control of a wide range of lepidopteran pests, such as cotton bollworm and improved resistance management.
PhytoGen plans to introduce six new varieties for 2014 to help build on its 20 percent market share.
PHY 222 WRF is the earliest of the new PhytoGen varieties. It is a very broadly adaptable variety. It has a medium-tall plant height, exceptional yield potential and is a hairy leaf variety. It is a west Texas, northern High Plains variety that is early-maturing, determinate and has excellent storm tolerance. It can be stripper or picker harvested.
PHY 333 WRF is a very high-yielding variety. Its turnout is higher, micronaire lower and length, strength and uniformity very similar to PHY 499 WRF. It will start fruiting a little lower than PHY 375 WRF.
PHY 417 WRF and PHY 427 WRF are root knot-nematode resistant varieties and are similar in characteristics. PHY 417 WRF is more stormproof and possibly earlier. "They're both very early-maturing, and have excellent yield potential in root-knot nematode environments," said Joel Faircloth, cotton development specialist for Dow AgroSciences. "These are varieties that we don't expect to win straight yield trials. We expect them to win when you put them in a root-knot nematode environment. The varieties showed a 90-plus percent reduction in root knot nematode populations, when samples are taken at the end of the season."
PHY 495 W3RF is the introduction of the first 3-gene, Bt cotton to the market. Called WideStrike 3, it is very similar in growth to PHY 499 WRF, which is in its background. It offers exceptional lepidopteran protection.
PHY 599 is a full-season variety, with medium- to tall plant height. It's a smooth leaf with superior yield potential in full-season environments, such as lower South Carolina through Georgia and Florida to the Coastal Bend of Texas.
For more information, visit www.dowagro.com/phytogen.
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Monsanto (Deltapine brand)
More than 200 cotton farmers helped to select three new high-yielding Deltapine products for 2014. Growers across the Cotton Belt participated in the Deltapine New Product Evaluator program and voted on which varieties they saw fit for advancement.
DP 1454NR B2RF is a full-season variety for the west Texas and Georgia markets. This product has been bred for resistance to root knot nematode and showed excellent yield potential across a range of root-knot nematode pressure.
DP 1410 B2RF is an early-season variety for the west Texas and Texas northern High Plains regions. It has very good to excellent storm resistance, outstanding yield potential, an excellent fiber package and an excellent rating against bacterial blight and Verticillium.
DP 1441 RF is a mid- to full-season variety for the west Texas market. This variety is easy to manage, according to farmers who grew it in 2013, and fits well in dryland and areas of limited water.
Visit the New Product Evaluator page on deltapine.com to learn more about how these varieties were grown, evaluated and brought to market.
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Seed Source Genetics
Seed Source Genetics will offer one new conventional cotton variety for 2014. The variety was developed by Arkansas cotton breeder Fred Bourland.
UA 103 is a conventional, okra-leaf with a long staple, 1.18 to 1.22. Micronaire is around 4.5 and strength is 30-31.5. The variety is highly resistant to bacterial blight, moderately tolerant to Verticillium wilt and root-knot nematode. It is resistant to Fusarium wilt and moderately resistant to tarnished plant bug. It showed good lint yields at a trial at Judd Hill in west Tennessee with high Verticillium wilt pressure.
For more information, visit www.seedsourcegenetics.com.
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WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. - Selwyn Days, the man who stood charged in connection to a pair of murders more than two decades ago in Eastchester has been found not guilty in his fifth trial, releasing him following 16 years of incarceration.
The 47-year-old Days, of Mount Vernon, was charged with murder in the deaths of Eastchester millionaire Archie Harris and his aide, Betty Ramcharan at their mansion in 1996. Previous trials have ended with mistrials, including a conviction that was later overturned. He has spent more than 15 years in jail for the charges.
Following two days of deliberation, a jury cleared Days' name and determined that he was not guilty of the murders on Tuesday.
Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. said In a statement, "Though we are disappointed in today's verdict, we respect the decision of the jury in this case."
Days was arrested in 2001 for the double murder, and subsequently sentenced to a pair of 25-years-to-life prison terms. The first hung jury came in 2003, and he was sentenced to 50-years in prison the following year when the conviction was upheld by an appellate court.
On Sept. 2, 2015, the guilty verdict from his fourth trial was thrown out by a state appeals court, which led to the upcoming fifth trial. The conviction was dropped after Days appealed that he wasn't allowed to introduce certain expert testimony in his 2011 trial.
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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; http://www.thenewsstar.com/html/9475...807D23C2.shtml This is an online-only bonus report Staff and Wire Reports Posted on April 7, 2003 New Orleans wide receiver Joe Horn, as perhaps expected, has not appeared for the Saints' offseason conditioning program. Horn, the only player without permission ...
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New Orleans wide receiver Joe Horn, as perhaps expected, has not appeared for the Saints' offseason conditioning program.
Horn, the only player without permission to stay away, is also one of the few Saints players under contract who hasn't shown up.
The reason: A contract disagreement.
It's costing Horn a $100,000 workout bonus. He hasn't yet said whether he'll be at the team's May minicamp.
"Horn's agent, Ralph Vitolo, is seeking a deal similar to the seven-year, $40 million deal Denver gave Rod Smith in 2002," according to the Times-Picayune. "That contract included an $11 million signing bonus."
Horn, 31, is the same age Smith was at the time of that deal - and he also has two years left on his original contract.
The rest of the comparison breaks down like this:
-- Smith averaged 97 catches, 1,321 yards and seven touchdowns in the three seasons before he signed the extension.
-- Horn has averaged 88 receptions, 1,305 receiving yards and eight touchdowns in three seasons with the Saints - "by far the most prolific three-year period by a receiver in club history," according to the New Orleans paper.
Fletcher memorial: The family of Saints Grounds Superintendent Tim Fletcher, who passed away on March 25, requested that friends of Tim who wish to remember him can do so in the following ways:
-- Donations can be made to the Tim Fletcher Fund at the following address: Tim Fletcher Fund, c/o City of Harahan, 6437 Jefferson Highway, Harahan, La., 70123; ATTN: Mayor Paul Johnston. Payment should be made payable to Tim Fletcher Fund.
-- Donations can also be made to any charity of your choice in memory of Tim Fletcher.
Safety in numbers: The Saints have targeted two veterans and hope to draft a safety prospect in the first three rounds, according to the Sporting News.
The vets they're looking at: Anthony Dorsett, Lethon Flowers, Victor Green and Arturo Freeman.
"They let safety Sammy Knight and linebacker Charlie Clemons flee via free agency and would like to solidify both areas," writes Jay Glazer of CBS's Sportsline.com. "The Saints have been trying to swing a trade for New England's Tebucky Jones, a deal that may get done closer to the start of the draft or during the selection process itself. If not, they will go after a safety."
Whoever is signed with compete with Mel Mitchell and Jay Bellamy for the two starting spots, which TSN's Jeff Duncan says are open.
Mathis to visit: KFFL.com reports that the New Orleans Saints will have DB Rashean Mathis from Bethune-Cookman in for a pre-draft visit.
Backed into a corner: Saints coach Jim Haslett is now saying he wants a cornerback in the first round, according to the Times-Picayune. "The player for which he would be willing to trade up, perhaps into the top 10, is Kentucky junior defensive tackle Dewayne Robertson (6-1, 324 pounds)."
That's expected, writes Jay Glazer for CBS's Sportsline.com.
"When the smoke clears," Glazer says, "Jim Haslett and Loomis's needs are pretty well-defined: Priority numero uno is a top-notch cornerback. Unless they work a deal to move into the top three they probably will not get Kansas State's Terence Newman, touted by many as a better corner than last year's elite youngsters Quentin Jammer and Philip Buchanan."
Glazer says Carolina might move down if Marcus Trufant is available at its pick. The Cowboys and Bears, he writes, would also be willing to move out of the top five.
"We would like to get a corner and improve our speed on defense," Glazer quotes an unnamed Saints official as saying. "We don't have any glaring holes on offense but we have put a priority on getting a tight end. That's our highest priority on offense. After the first round, we'll get into the mode of taking the best available guys irrespective of the positions they play."
Robertson, who was nagged by ankle and knee injuries in 2002, ran the 40 in 4.84 seconds at his pro day workout, according to the New Orleans paper: "He reminds many scouts of Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Warren Sapp. Getting Robertson might be a tall order for the Saints because Robertson is not expected to get past the Minnesota Vikings at the seventh pick."
Over there: Chris Finlen, a Saints allocation to NFL Europe from Northern Illinois, had a big day as overseas league play got underway.
Finlen, coming in on Barcelona's first possession, marched the Dragons down the field - then found tight end Gabe Crecion for an 11 yard score, making it 6-6. Jesus Angoy's extra point gave the Dragons the lead.
Other Saints NFL Europe assignments are: Tackle Jovon Bush from Clemson, to the Berlin Thunder; wide receiver Kerwin Cook from Tulane and guard Melvin Paige from South Carolina, also to Barcelona; and defensive tackle John Schlecht from Minnesota to Frankfurt.
Quote, unquote: "The philosophy of every team that I've been with and every GM I worked for has been to be aggressive," said Loomis. "The teams I have been with made a lot of trades. I don't see that changing. We'll be open-minded about moving up and open-minded about moving back. We'll be aggressive if the right opportunities arise. If not, we are completely happy with where we pick."
Life of Riley: Offensive tackle Victor Riley has come back to camps looking a good bit slimmer. The Sporting News says he reported to the offseason conditioning program at 328 pounds, down from 350.
"Riley's potential is unfulfilled, but his renewed commitment may mean the team will let Jerry Fontenot leave as a free agent," Duncan writes. "Then it could move Kendyl Jacox to center and Spencer Folau to left guard, with Riley on the right."
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U.S. Marshals Hawaii Fugitive Task Force Officers comprised of Deputy U.S. Marshals, Hawaii State Sheriff's Department, Maui Police Department, Hawaii County Police Department, and Kauai Police Department located and arrested 32 state fugitives clearing 45 warrants during a warrant Operation which began on Monday and wrapped up yesterday afternoon. Task Force Officers targeted fugitives with extensive criminal histories to include kidnapping, robbery, possession of narcotics and firearms.
Task Force Officers began the Operation on Monday by arresting Arizona native Sean Patrick Carroll at Full Life in Kealakekua. On February 13, 2013, the State of Arizona- City of Gila issued a warrant of arrest for Carroll, 21, charging him with three counts of Sexual Assault, a class two felony. The alleged crime took place in August 2011 involving two female victims both under fifteen years of age. Carroll is being held at Hawaii Community Correctional Center pending extradition back to Arizona. He is being held on $100,000 bond.
On Tuesday, Qshawane Argeme Pryor, 26, was arrested without incident for violation of parole. Pryor was paroled from the Kansas Department of Corrections Facility on October 13, 2011. He has since violated the terms and conditions under which he was released and a warrant was issued on October 1, 2012 for his arrest. Pryor was on parole for Sale of Opiates and Possession of Depressants, Stimulants, and Hallucinogenic. The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force in Topeka, Kansas received information that Pryor fled Kansas and was residing in Kona. The Hawaii Fugitive Task Force picked up the investigation and tracked Pryor to a residence in Waikaloa. Pryor is being housed at Hawaii County Correction Center where he awaits an extradition hearing back to Topeka, Kansas.
On Tuesday, Task Force Officers arrested 26 year-old Garrett Teaua Tehaamatai at a residence in Kailua-Kona. Tehaamatai was wanted for four State warrants charging him with two Probation Violations, Terroristic Threatening in the second degree, Burglary in the first degree, and Theft in the second degree. Tehaamatai has been convicted of Terroristic Threatening in the first degree, Abuse of a Family and Unlawful Imprisonment. He is being held on two bonds totaling $45,300.
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House of Delegates met at the usual hour.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Phelps, of the M. E. Church.
The following resolution of the Senate was read by the Clerk.
Resolved, That with the consent of the House of Delegates, the Senate will proceed by joint vote of the two Houses, on Monday next, to the election of Public Printer.
The consideration of the resolution was passed by for the present.
House bill, authorizing the issue of small bills, which had been passed and sent to the Senate, returned with an amendment limiting the issue to ten per cent on the capital, the amendment disagreed to, and sent again to the Senate, was again received from that body insisting on the amendment.
The House again refused to concur in the amendment.
Mr. WILSON was appointed to notify the Senate of the refusal to concur, and asking a Committee of Conference to consider the amendment.
Mr. HOOTON, from the Committee on Privileges and elections, to whom was referred the credentials of Greenbury Slack, of Kanawha county, as a member of the House of Delegates, reported adversely thereon.
The Senate resolution relating to the election of Public Printer, was, on motion of Mr. Kramer, taken up.
Mr. SNYDER moved to amend by substituting Tuesday for Monday, which amendment was adopted, and Mr. Hooton appointed to notify the Senate.
Mr. BOREMAN offered the following, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of reporting a bill to organize a battalion of sharp shooters for special service.
Bills on their second reading were taken up.
House bill No. 13, fixing the compensation of the members of the Executive Council; House bill No. 12, to amend an ordinance relating to the collection of revenue; House bill No. 13, to amend the 2d and 9th sections of chapter 42 of the code of 1860; House bill No. 14, to regulate the sale of munitions of war during hostilities; and House bill No. 16, authorizing the sale of uncurrent bank notes, and authorizing the Governor to determine what bills shall be receivable in payment to the State, were read a second time and ordered to be engrossed.
House bill No. 15, to amend the 33d section of chapter 49 of the code of 1860, was read and recommitted.
House bill No. 17, appropriating the public revenue for the fiscal years of 1860-'61, and part of 1861- '62, was read and ordered to lie upon the table.
House bill No. 18, altering the compensation of the Adjutant General was read a second time and ordered to be engrossed.
House bill No. 19, authorizing the county court of Brooke county to direct a levy sufficient to reimburse private citizens for sums advanced to maintain citizen soldiers prior to their having been mustered into the U. S. service, was read and ordered to lie upon the table.
A message from the Senate announced that that body had concurred in the amendment of the House, fixing on Tuesday for the election of public printer. Also, that the Senate had appointed a committee to confer with a like committee of the House in relation to the amendment of House bill No. 3.
The Chair appointed on the committee Messrs. Wilson, Hawxhurst, and Williamson, of Wirt.
The House then took a recess until two o'clock P. M.
The House met at two o'clock and proceeded to the consideration of the special order, it being the substitute for House bill No. 5, for preventing offences against the Commonwealth and to provide for the organization of patrols, and after a protracted discussion on its provisions, adjourned without acting upon it. Previous to adjourning, however, the following resolutions were offered and adopted:
By Mr. Kramer,
Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs inquire into the expediency of reporting a bill authorizing the appointment of a sufficient number of competent drill officers to drill and instruct the volunteers of the State not mustered into the service of the United States.
By Mr. Logan,
Resolved, by the General Assembly of Virginia, on behalf of the loyal people of the Commonwealth, That our firm acknowledgments and heartfelt thanks are hereby most gratefully tendered to Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, and the officers and troops under his command, for the brilliant victories achieved by them in the battles at Rich Mountain, Laurel Hill and Carrick's Ford.
Resolved, That the determined bravery and patriotism exhibited by the volunteer troops from among our fellow citizens of Indiana, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Virginia, who have united their arms for the maintainance of constitutional liberty on this continent, and for the protection of the liberties and fortunes and lives of our own people, against the despotic usurpations and assaults of the so-called Confederate States, justly entitle said troops in the timely succor they have afforded us, to be honored as our true benefactors and friends. Our prayer to the God of battles shall be for their health, for their success on the battle field, and for their long and continued enjoyment of the permanent peace, soon to conquered by their valor.
Resolved, That the Governor of this Commonwealth be, and is, hereby requested to transmit a copy of these resolutions to the commanding officer of each division of the Union forces in Western Virginia.
Senate met at ten A. M.
Prayer by Rev. Wesley Smith.
A message from the House announced the passage of House bill No. 10, to regulate the salaries of the officers of the Exchange Bank of Weston.
The bill was read a first and second time. Upon its second reading, Mr. Jackson proposed to amend the bill so as to allow the Cashier $1800 per annum, and dispense with second clerk altogether, which was agreed to.
The bill, as amended was read a third time and passed.
Mr. FLESHER was appointed to notify the House of its passage.
A message from the House announced that that body refused to concur in the amendment of the Senate to House bill No. 3, in relation to the issue of small notes and requesting a Committee of Conference.
The President appointed Messrs. Flesher Stewart and Gist such committee; and Mr. Flesher to notify the House of the appointment of said committee.
Message from the House announced concurrence in Senate resolution to go into election of Public Printer, with the amendment of Tuesday instead of Monday, in which amendment Senate concurred.
Mr. BURLEY offered the following resolution, which was adopted.
Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary inquire into the expediency of so amending chapter 188 of the code, as to authorize any Justice of the Peace to issue suggestions in favor of any judgment creditor for any amount that a single justice may have jurisdiction over as to the rendering judgment on, to be returnable before said Justice instead of the County Court, which Justice shall have full jurisdiction over it, the same as the County Court has under present law.
The House substitute for the Senate resolution relating to the $27,000 taken from the Exchange Bank at Weston was taken up, and pending the discussion, the Senate adjourned.
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Recovering from drought and getting back to sound production will be the focus of the Cattle Trails Cow-Calf Conference Jan. 14 in Wichita Falls. The event is a joint effort between Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service.
This annual conference provides cow-calf producers the most up-to-date information on topics that influence cattle profits, said Stan Bevers, AgriLife Extension economist in Vernon.
The slogan of the annual conference is "driving your operation to profits," but Bevers said the last few drought-influenced years have been pretty tough to generate any profit. However, many areas of north Texas and southern Oklahoma have received enough moisture for ranchers to consider re-stocking and returning to normal production practices.
"Returning to 'normal' production will require a new level of understanding and pencil pushing," Bevers said.
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The conference, which alternates between Texas and Oklahoma each year, will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the MPEC Center, 1000 5th St. in Wichita Falls.
Registration is $25 per person and includes educational materials, a copy of the Cattle Trails Cow-Calf Conference materials, a noon meal and refreshments. Additional information can be obtained at http://agrisk.tamu.edu.


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JOHNS ISLAND, South Carolina (Reuters) - A group trying to preserve the centuries-old Angel Oak near Charleston, South Carolina, is racing against a fall deadline to raise the $3.6 million needed to protect surrounding land from development that environmentalists contend would harm the tree.
The Angel Oak, with a massive canopy stretching more than 1,889 square yards (1,580 square meters) and trunk of more than 25 feet in circumference, has drawn generations of visitors to Johns Island near historic Charleston.
In less than two months, the Lowcountry Open Land Trust has collected almost $700,000 from more than 9,000 donors. With local governments contributing additional money toward the purchase, the land trust still has about $500,000 left to raise by November 21.
Many donations were dropped into jars at local Piggly Wiggly grocery stores, Director Elizabeth Hagood said, but some funds have come from as far away as South America.
"It's amazing the connection people have to this tree," she said. "It's very passionate."
Named for 19th-century rice and cotton plantation owner Justus Angel, the oak stands 65 feet high and is estimated to be between 400 and 500 years old.
While it is not the oldest or the biggest tree in South Carolina's low country, the grandeur of its weighty branches draws about 36,000 people from around the world each year, said Cam Patterson, director of special facilities for the city of Charleston, which owns the Angel Oak and the small park around it.
The tree also has historical significance, Hagood said.
"All during segregation, the Angel Oak was the only public place on Johns Island that was not segregated," she said. "People didn't have air conditioning then, and it was a cool place for a church picnic."
The fundraising effort is part of a fight that began in 2008, when about 40 acres of forest land around the tree and park were slated to become a large commercial and residential village.
Development pressure is strong on the once-rural island, whose roads lead to multimillion-dollar beach houses, Hagood said.
Samantha Siegel, a 31-year-old waitress, said she decided to try to stop the building plan when it appeared to threaten the tree she visited each day on her way to work.
"This was my happy place, my sanctuary, the only place that ever felt like home," she said.
Siegel co-founded a nonprofit organization called Save the Angel Oak, began a petition drive against the development and called on city leaders and environmental groups to take action.
"Nobody really listened to me at first," she recalled as she sat on a bench near the tree last week. "They all said it's a done deal, there's nothing we can do, good luck. It was the penniless nature girl versus the rich developers."
Her nonprofit and the Charleston-based Coastal Conservation League sued to block developer Robert DeMoura's application to fill wetlands for the project. A botanist with the conservation group said filling the wetlands and cutting surrounding forest would alter the water table and disturb the oak's shallow, wide-spreading root system.
As part of a settlement last spring after the property fell into foreclosure, the bank that took ownership, Coastal Federal Credit Union, agreed to let a local trust buy 17 acres of land near the Angel Oak, said Dana Beach, executive director of the Coastal Conservation League.
Charleston County voted in July to contribute $2.4 million toward the purchase. The city of Charleston and the nearby beach islands of Seabrook and Kiawah have also donated.
The land trust learned late last week that it has until November 21 to secure the remainder of the money, after the bank granted an extension from the original deadline of Monday.
Hagood said the land trust also hoped to conserve another 17 acres that the bank has optioned to a new developer but has not yet begun raising money for that effort. The trust's planned Angel Oak Preserve would be a forested park and site of educational programs, she said.
"The Angel Oak is emblematic of the history of the Lowcountry," Beach said. "It takes constant, persistent and long-term effort to preserve this landscape."
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NEW YORK: November 6, 2012
The Divine Liturgy of Mikhail Konstantinov is Sung at New York's
Synodal Cathedral of Our Lady "of the Sign"
According to Christian writers, "Church singing can fill the soul with heavenly ecstasy, or tears of endearment. They can elevate our thoughts above the entire world, reconciling us with ourselves and with our neighbors, mitigating our weaknesses, lightening our sorrows and warming our hearts with heavenly love" (Hegumen Gury of Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY, from Pravoslavnaya Rus', 1992, No. 20).
Just such consolation was imparted to the clergymen and worshipers of the Synodal Cathedral of Our Lady "of the Sign" on Sunday, October 28, 2012, in New York City. The 30th anniversary of the death of the renowned choir director and composer of the Russian diaspora, Mikhail Sergeevich Konstantinov, was marked in New York by the performance by the Cathedral Choir of his Divine Liturgy under the direction of Peter Fekula. The service was headed by the cathedral's Senior Priest, Protopriest Andrei Sommer, along with Priest Nicholas Olhovsky, caretaker of the Kursk-Root Icon of the Mother of God "of the Sign," the cathedral's clergymen and those of St Seraphim Memorial Church of the Reconciliation of the Russian Orthodox Church in Sea Cliff, NY, the singers of which also sang at the cathedral service that day.
The magnificent singing of the compositions of Konstantinov revealed the great soul of the composer to those in attendance, enabling them to piously participate in Divine Liturgy. He harbored great love for the Russian Church, her traditions, divine services and the New Martyrs and Confessors.
Protopriest Serafim Gan, Rector of St Seraphim Church, read a sermon on the day's Gospel reading following the singing of "Blessed be the Name of the Lord."
Before the veneration of the cross, Fr Andrei expressed gratitude to Mr Fekula and the singers, and proposed singing Eternal Memory to Konstantinov; Protodeacon Pavel Wolkow then intoned the commemoration prayer for the composer.
During the trapeza luncheon that followed, prepared by the cathedral's sisterhood, Fr Andrei shared his recollections of the life, divine services and celebrations of the San Francisco cathedral under the late Archbishop Anthony (Medvedev, +2000), its priests, Mikhail Konstantinov and his singers, who also participated in his spiritual growth. Peter Fekula expressed his profound gratitude to the singers for their work, their efforts during rehearsals of Konstantinov's Divine Liturgy, and also read aloud a greeting from Vladimir Krassovsky, student and successor to Konstantinov in leading the Cathedral Choir in San Francisco.
In 2006, with the blessing of Metropolitan Laurus of blessed memory, the Synod Cathedral Choir marked the 150th anniversary of the birth and 80th anniversary of the death of Alexander Kastalsky, and in 2009, the 65th anniversary of the death of Pavel Chesnokov, performing the works of these composers at divine services in the Synod Cathedral. Mr Fekula and his singers intend to mark important anniversaries of Russian composers in the future, whose works reflect the sounds of our Fatherland, in order to continue the good work of bringing people to the wealth of the spiritual culture of Holy Russia.
It is good to see in our difficult era the good efforts of these workers in the harvest fields of church music. They honor the memory and works of their predecessors, who in turn followed in the footsteps of the great hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church: Bishop Amvrosy (Klyucharev) of Dmitrovsk, who in the 1980's founded the Society for Lovers of Church Singing; Holy Hieromartyr Arseny (Stadnitsky) of Novgorod, who published the Sputnik psalomshchika [The Psalmist's Companion] and convened church music conferences; these singers heed the words of the great leaders of church capella music AF Lvov: "All the power, all the importance of church music is contained in the words of the prayer. The goal of singing is to give the words of prayer clearer expression. It is clear that such singing should not only concord with the meaning of the words of prayer they convey, and submit to their meaning, but the very musical notations must submit to the rhythm of the words."
May the Lord help them in their work!
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - For consumers who have ever had a problem getting a mistake in their credit report fixed, there's a new tool that can help.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is launching a new website to help resolve issues with credit bureaus, giving consumers one extra layer of protection when they have an issue on their credit report.
Instead of just filing the issue with the credit bureau, credit card users can follow up with the bureau to make sure their issue gets attention.
The bureau started watching companies like Equifax, Experian and TransUnion, and now they're helping individuals who have issues with these companies. It's the first time a federal agency has been able to do that, and Martha Cox, vice president of Family Foundations, says it's an improvement.
"What would happen before is I would look at my credit report, I would see something that was inaccurate, and I would report it to the credit bureau, and generally, not very often, but occasionally that complaint would have just fallen to the wayside, and then consumers may feel that they didn't have a next step," Cox said. "And what this really does is give them that next step to take to a different level to hopefully get the attention they need."
Those who have an issue still report it to the credit bureau, but if it's not resolved, they can go to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau website and file a complaint by just filling out a form detailing the issue. It can be anything from incorrect info, a credit bureau investigation or problems with credit monitoring or identity protection services.
This is the first time a government agency has been able to help people individually and examine and supervise credit bureaus. But Cox says it's still up to consumers to stay on top of their credit score.
"Be aware of what's on your credit report because you know what's happening with your life," Cox said. "You shouldn't rely on someone else to take responsibility for that. That's your job. What this does is, this provides one more place that people could go to resolve mistakes."
In addition to filing a complaint online, consumers can call toll free, fax or mail a letter.
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I felt mixed emotions when my friend Kate asked me to design her wedding dress. I felt honoured, excited and even a little anxious. Sure, I had designed my own wedding dress but it was the first time I'd designed one for another person, let alone a friend. Designing a wedding dress is a lot different to designing a collection. I see it as selecting every perfect piece of clothing from the persons wardrobe that they love and feel good in and including it in their wedding dress. Now it wasn't going to be difficult for Kate to look incredible as she is an absolute beauty and would look good in a paper bag. It actually made my job a lot easier.
In this post I will share the entire process involved in designing Kate's wedding dress.
In this post I will share the entire process involved in designing Kate's wedding dress.
The wedding was taking place in Byron Bay which meant the dress had to be appropriate for a beach wedding and Kate didn't want to look too formal. Kate initially came to me with three dresses that she loved; Kate Hudson's famous yellow dress from the movie 'How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days,' Rebecca Twigley (now Judd) in her J'Aton wedding dress and finally Mila Kunis wearing the incredible lavender Elie Saab dress from the Oscars. Each of the three dresses are so different however small elements from each were used to help finalise Kate's dress design. The simplicity and elegant low back line from Kate Hudson's dress, The french lace trimming with soft draping and neckline in Mila's Elie Saab dress and the elaborate, detailed lace on Rebecca Twigley's wedding dress.
I always believe before you get a wedding dress made it's essential to go and try wedding dresses on. You may have always dreamt of wearing that simple elegant strapless empire line dress on your wedding day but then find that the shape is not right for you. Kate tried on some dresses at Collette Dinnigan and found a shape that worked well on her as well as the fabric that she liked. She found she loved soft flowing silk. Then I asked Kate to try on my wedding dress (which of course finished at her knees due to the slight height difference..ha ha!) My dress was made with hand beaded french lace on the bodice and this inspired Kate to consider the idea of using beaded lace.
Below are some initial sketches. Here I experimented with shapes and details. Without the final selection of fabric it was a little challenging to make a final sketch because I find as a designer, fabric often inspires my designs.
Kate did some fabric shopping in Sydney where she is based and I did some in Melbourne. She really wanted an Art Deco themed lace and not floral. That became quite a challenge as there were few laces without floral details.
After many MMS and emails Kate fell in love with this incredible Art Deco style French Chantilly Lace shown below.
Once the fabric was in my hand I had some fun draping on my mannequin. This made me realise that the fabric was so beautiful it really needed to stand on its own and just rest on the body and shine. Below are some photos of draping throughout the design process.
After draping I was able to come up with this sketch which took on the base shape of the final design:
I had suggested the idea of putting a brooch on the back to help finish off the dress but nothing really stood out to us until the actual wedding day. Dustin and I were having breakfast the morning of the wedding and the cafe happened to be next to Mimco where I discovered this beautiful white brooch in the shape of a rose. It was the perfect finishing touch to the dress. It looked like a match made in heaven when we put it on the dress. You wouldn't have guessed it was bought a couple of hours before the wedding.
After working closely with my amazing dress maker we finished the dress and Kate looked absolutely incredible.
Here's the final piece!
Here's the final piece!
Thank you so much Kate for inviting me to share your special day. I had so much fun working with you.
Kate's wedding was absolutely perfect. I had the most incredible time. I will never forget this experience.
Kate's wedding was absolutely perfect. I had the most incredible time. I will never forget this experience.
Kate used amazing photographers on the day.
Andrew McIntosh (Ocean Photography) and Dean Mansbridge.
Check out their websites below:
Kate used amazing photographers on the day.
Andrew McIntosh (Ocean Photography) and Dean Mansbridge.
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Globe Trekker "Eastern Canada" Our 3,000km journey starts on the Avalon Peninsula, in Newfoundland & Labrador, the oldest and most easterly part of North America. Though it was the first province discovered by Europeans, it was the last to join Canada in 1949 - a testimony to its independent spirit.G
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Outdoor Idaho "Birders, Banders & Binoculars" They can be fierce predators and some of the gentlest of creatures. Some are rare, others are quite common; but they all have the power to bewitch and bedazzle. Birds live in a world that for us is the stuff of dreams and wonder. We take to the field to celebrate birds and the people who study, care for, and watch them.G
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Dialogue "Thomas Cahill: Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers' Conference" Host Marcia Franklin talks with the former director of religious publishing at Doubleday. He has authored four books of a seven-volume series entitled The Hinges of History, which recount turning points in Western civilization.G


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Manna Manager necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 37 diseños de 9 diseñadores freelance.
Manna Manager
We are an online software company selling an gift card fundraising software.
Our audience we are targeting are school and organizations fundraising administrators looking for a gift card management software.
We have an established online website. We are looking to keep our general design and color scheme for our site. What we need is a new home page that will 'sell' our product. We need to highlight our features and what it can do.
Current Home Page: http://www.mannamanager.com
- Same color scheme used.
- Showcase our product features (can be found in the features page). You do not need to write the content, just provide us with a good enough idea of what to put where.
- Large "action" buttons.
- Screenshots can be obtained by logging into the demo account
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- Online order entry (anywhere/anytime)
- Order Reminder Emails to users
- "Try it free for 30 days"
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Thank you for joining thousands of your fellow Australians in joining the Australian Republic Movement. For 25 years, the ARM has been the custodian of the simple belief that Australia deserves one of our own as Head of State under a free-standing republic.
Throughout that time, the Movement has been sustained by our members and supporters. And now, 16 years after defeat in the 1999 referendum, we are ready to go again. With the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader on side, as well as every single State and Territory leader and the Chief Justice of the High Court, we have an historic opportunity to grasp the moment and change Australia for the better.
Thanks to proud and patriotic Australians such as you, we are already a grassroots organisation. Now we need to turn the ARM into the biggest people's movement this nation has ever seen. To do so, I am asking a personal favour (I know, I know - you've only just joined!). In addition to signalling your support on social media via the links above, would you consider filling out the form below to send me the names and email addresses of up to five friends or family members who you think might join us? Ten, if you're feeling strong! Should you do so, I would then contact them with a personal invitation to join the Movement. Should they join - ripper, if not, that would be the end of it - they would not hear from me or the ARM again.
One day in the not-too-distant future, Australia is going to become a republic. And when we do, you can stand tall and proud in the knowledge that you did your bit when it counted.
With gratitude,
Peter FitzSimons AM


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"I suppose it's my weakness as a Christian. I never could stand a man carrying a cross."
That's what Sean Connery says just before a critical fight in The Molly Maguires, a fairly
uncompromising story of violence in the 1876 coal mines. It came in a movie year that
saw a lot of social criticism and historical revisionism (Midnight Cowboy,
Little Big Man) considered refreshingly
frank or distressingly liberal, depending on one's point of view. Miner Sean Connery's secret
organization turns to criminal sabotage and murder out of sheer frustration, and Walter Bernstein's
thoughtful script examines the differences between
having a sense of social justice (fighting back) and taking care of one's personal priorities
(informing). It's a good movie to counter the "black-or-white, nothing in between" sensibility of
contemporary politics. Today's world would label the Molly Maguires as terrorists and be done
with it.
Martin Ritt produced a thought-provoking piece of obscure Americana with this authentic look at
the violent end of labor relations in American industry, right after the civil war when the nation
was swollen with immigrant workers. The Pennsylvania mines are a brutal and pitiless place where
strong men are beaten down by terrible working conditions and unfair compensation. It's the basic
root of the song Sixteen Tons, where small wages are further shrunken by crooked company
stores that overcharge for necessities.
Blacklisted television talent Martin Ritt tackled many liberal-issue pictures with class and
mass appeal. His most successful
is surely Norma Rae with Sally Field, but this period picture painted in coal-dust grays
exactly what conditions as a coal miner might have been.
How Green Was My Valley is idealized
compared to this; Roddy McDowall and co. didn't have armed guards threatening them at every turn.
Of course, the Welshmen hadn't become radicalized like these immigrant Irishmen. The only labor
relations in sight is martial law with an army of police to keep order - the owner's order.
Writer Walter Bernstein shows the radicals for what they are, bitter men who have lost hope but
not their pride, and who only want to strike back. If they have illusions, it's that their efforts
will bring about change. In the end, Connery's committed tough guy only knows that he had to make
his mark and make some noise.
Richard Harris' McKenna character has arrived at an alternate, entirely selfish plan to escape the
hopeless poverty. If the only way to get a leg up is to betray his fellow men, that will have to
do. He leads the Maguires on but also tries to talk them out of their crimes (blowing up trains,
murdering the worst of the company men) in honest sympathy. He may benefit from the system, but
we don't know if he'll really have to live in shame and regret as the Connery character predicts.
The Molly Maguires doesn't bring down a moral verdict on this coal-field Judas, even if
his sweetheart does.
Unlike John Sayles' later (very good) labor vs. managment epic Matewan, the right and wrong
of The Molly Maguires is a gray area. The company stands aloof, with a Darwinian attitude
toward industry - workers are owed nothing except the least money they'll take to work, and with the
ready influx of cheap labor, it's a buyer's market. The most rebellious of the workers are too poor
to leave and instead channel their energy into resistance. The private detectives guarding the company assets
use whatever means are most expeditious to root out the troublemakers and make an end to them.
Frank Finlay's supervising Pinkerton man knows that his operative Harris will be breaking the law and
even killing people, but that's what it will take to get the evidence to convict the Mollys.
The Molly Maguires was immediately admired from a production standpoint. James Wong Howe's
Panavision cinematography gives life to the grim coal town and its joyless bars and unhappy wives.
The mine itself is a convincing construction with operating ore cars and a fully-functioning colliery.
Everything is black with soot and dust. When Harris takes Samantha Eggar for a picnic, the only place
to go is a slag heap. The impression is that the entire district is a defoliated wasteland.
Henry Mancini's repetitious flute piece used to bother me but this time it didn't seem so
monotonous. There are actually a variety of themes in addition to the Irish standards
heard in the bars.
Our heroes are a rough, physical bunch and almost the only relief in the picture comes in a rugby
game so brutal, it's funny. The rage all comes out on the playing field. After a pause just long
enough for a trophy ceremony, the action re-commences as an out-and-out fight.
Sean Connery and Richard Harris play well off one another, especially when they break loose by
looting and then burning the company store. Anthony Zerbe is a standout among their cohorts, in an
atypical sympathetic role. Samantha Eggar is appealing as the lass of Harris' dreams, and her
reaction to the revelation of his identity more realistic than emotional. Nary a tear is shed by
the wives of the convicted - things are just too tough all over. The Molly Maguires is a fine
uncompromising movie that's was probably too much of a downer to find widespread popularity.
Paramount brings another good picture to DVD with its plain-wrap edition of The Molly Maguires.
There are some dirt and blemishes, especially up front, but overall the picture has been beautifully
encoded. The difference between this proper 2:35 transfer and the pan-scanned television prints of
the past is like night and day.
The box text (and this review) spill the beans about Richard Harris' identity as an undercover police
agent. But that fact is revealed very near the beginning of the story and isn't used as a surprise.
On a scale of Excellent, Good, Fair, and Poor,
The Molly Maguires rates:
Movie: Excellent
Video: Excellent
Sound: Excellent
Supplements: none
Packaging: Keep case
Reviewed: April 21, 2004
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The latest in the line of Hollywood film marketing pranks to hit New York comes courtesy of the marketing team behind upcoming horror flick Devil's Due. Lured in by a suspiciously abandoned stroller and a baby's cries, unsuspecting New Yorkers get the jolt of their life when they realize the little ankle biter is demonic in nature.
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So what have I been doing instead of blogging? Schoolwork, mostly, but I've had time for some game design as well.
I've put together a brief rule sheet for Fortune, the RPG system I'm working on. It's a barebones document that doesn't offer much in the way of explanation, examples, or game worlds, but it's the major rules of the system in a nutshell. It's also a work in progress, so just about everything in the document is subject to change.
If you're interested in RPGs or game design, download a copy of "Small Fortune" here. And of course feedback is appreciated.
Eventually, I hope to draw up a few setting sourcebooks (the two I've brainstormed so far are a 1950s/60s SF setting a la The Twilight Zone, and an over-the-top reality television setting.)
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Sunday, May 16, 2010
Graduation Weekend
This lei is for a University of Hawaii graduate in his school colors.
And this for a young female high school graduate.
I hope you had a joyous weekend too.
14 comments:
- julietk said...
Congratulations to your Graduates such pretty lei's :-)
- Sun May 16, 01:46:00 PM 2010
- Merry said...
What beautiful lei's ....congrats to all.
- Sun May 16, 01:59:00 PM 2010
- Barb said...
Congrats to the Grads...love the leis...
- Sun May 16, 03:17:00 PM 2010
- Army Wife Quilter said...
congrats. love the lei's the high school lei is that made the two colors at once? beautiful. we lived in hawaii for one year, military, and my daughter was born at Tripler army hospital. I am always try to make things from hawaii for her.
- Sun May 16, 04:00:00 PM 2010
- Jackie said...
Lettie, Those are just beautiful leis! Congrats to the grads!
- Sun May 16, 05:36:00 PM 2010
- Annette said...
Congratz to the Grads....
Wow how do you make that... they are so beautifull
- Sun May 16, 10:50:00 PM 2010
- Deb said...
Those are wonderful Arlette. They'll be a wonderful remembrance from their graduation day.
- Mon May 17, 07:14:00 AM 2010
- Quiliting in Mequon said...
Hi Arlette... The lei's are beautiful... What talent you have... Congraulations to the Graduates... :)
- Mon May 17, 07:43:00 AM 2010
- sweetiepie said...
Congrats to the graudates!! I am sure both graduates were very appreciative of all the work that went into the lei.
Thanks for sharing.
- Mon May 17, 07:58:00 AM 2010
- Mary @ Neat and Tidy said...
Very beautiful! And congratulations to the grads; such a fun time in their lives!
- Mon May 17, 10:10:00 AM 2010
- Sanyukta Gour(Bayes) said...
so creative with bful colrs...nice clicks...congrats to grads
- Mon May 17, 10:23:00 AM 2010
- Vila do Artesão said...
Hello Lettie, how are you?
I'm Cris Turek, I live in Brazil and I write the blog Vila do Artesão ( viladoartesao.com.br) , or The Artisan Village. Sorry, but I don't speak English very well.
I'm always reading about your news on Polka Dot Pineapple. I think your blog have nice tutorials.
I would ask your permission to use some of your images in my blog. Of course I'll give all the
credits, including the link for my readers to visit your blog too.
Certainly I imagine I'll bother you sometimes, because the things you post are very interesting and tasteful and here in Brazil people have dificult to translate english.
Maybe you can help us giving permission to put your tutorials on Vila do Artesão blog.
I am anxiously awaiting your reply and your opinion.
Best Regards,
Cris Turek
- Tue May 18, 01:59:00 PM 2010
- Kristin said...
Congrats to the graduates in your family!
- Tue May 18, 08:38:00 PM 2010
- hollidais20002 said...
I love the leis so beautiful. I enjoy your blog very much.
- Wed May 19, 12:34:00 PM 2010


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Problems with the homeless censusThursday, June 10th, 2010
Before you criticize this post as coming from a partisan media outlet, TownHall.com, read its claims over for legitimacy, as it seems to be legitimate:
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Which is how I ended up in the food science section of the public library. The girls love to "help" me cook. I do not love it, but sometimes force myself to involve them. I was explaining to them the other day that you must be careful not to overmix biscuit or pie dough, because overmixing will make the biscuits or crust tough instead of flaky. They wanted to know why.
And then I wanted to know why. In fact, there were a lot of things about cooking that I could not explain. Gluten bonds with water and forms "protein strings," but what exactly is a "protein string"? So I began looking for food science books in our public library. I chose one that looked like an introductory college textbook and brought it home to read during the kids' quiet time.
I have heard the complaint that as fewer people cook, recipes have become more elaborate, and we have reinvented cooking as a spectator sport, a kind of food p*rn. Cooking has been severed from the life of the home and family, and become instead a glossy photo or competitive game. Well, if Top Chef is food p*rn, then food science books are the mechanistic sex education manuals.
This particular paragraph in the opening chapter unnerved me:
Actually one extremely discriminating, painstaking, and unbiased individual would suffice [for testing]. But the human instrument is frequently inconsistent in its ability to discriminate different aspects of food quality, and daily variations in physical condition may cause variations in operating efficiency. A cold, for example, may render a panelist useless for days. Psychological factors such as preoccupation, worry, and other stresses may prevent a judge from operating effectively, as may environmental factors such as distracting noises, extraneous odors, and uncomfortable temperature. Furthermore, it is not always easy for the experimenter to know when a judge is not in optimum adjustment for the job of food-difference testing.
The book is written for people entering the food manufacturing industry, so maybe I'm being unfair to the authors. I like to cook most of my own food, and I can't do that if I can't get safe flour and rice. I am aware of the necessity of food scientists in a large, urbanized society. But the depersonalized view of humans and their palates left me more determined than ever to cook most of our own food myself.
Food is the muscle of the home. Our family sits together at the table for dinner every night. Some days it is the only time that Az and I give our exclusive attention to each other, without half an eye on computer screens or books. We do not answer the phone during meals. Meals are not about calibrating texture and taste, but about making and sharing and enjoying, mostly in unquantifiable ways. Even when it is hard work, I notice that I am more peaceful afterwards. Our meals are the sign and promise that we are committed to this family we have built. Just like we were yesterday; just like we will be tomorrow.