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In boardrooms and coffee shops, on conference calls and in social media, Minnesota Republicans are trying to figure out what went so disastrously wrong on election night and how to make it right.
After a DFL rout that left them distinctly in the minority, powerful forces within the Republican Party are planning major changes, aware that time is already running short. In 2014, DFL Gov. Mark Dayton and U.S. Sen. Al Franken will be up for re-election, along with the Minnesota House and all U.S. House seats.
"It was ugly, from the top of the ticket to the bottom, and all across the country. It was a bad night," Republican Party Chairman Pat Shortridge said in a blunt, post-election e-mail to supporters. "We have to learn from Tuesday night and move on because the cause is important and there is no time for self-pity."
The severity of the losses nationwide has Republicans reassessing their stances on immigration, taxes, polling and organizational issues.
Among the party faithful in Minnesota, some are saying out loud what they previously only whispered: Their fiscal message was muddied by the now-failed constitutional amendments; their long-sacrosanct party endorsement system has become harmful; and the tendency to boot members who stray from party orthodoxy has to end.
Minnesota Republicans were emboldened when they took control of the Legislature for the first time in more than 40 years during the 2010 mid-term elections. But that triumph aside, party leaders must deal with a hard fact: Republicans have not won a statewide race since 2006 and even their last two gubernatorial victories were by pluralities, not majorities.
The new reality is this: Democrats control both bodies of the Legislature, the governor's office, every other constitutional office, both U.S. Senate seats and a majority of Minnesota's U.S. House seats.
"We have to look at everything ... and say, 'Does this give us the best chance to win?'" Shortridge said in an interview.
Some Republicans fear that without an overhaul, they could be out of power for years.
"There is no question that if we present the exact same product in 2014 that we did in 2012, we are going to lose again," said Andy Brehm, a former press secretary for U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman and a Republican activist.
A lost message
For many, the reassessment starts with the message. Few Minnesota Republicans are willing to toss aside their smaller government, lower taxes ideals, but many admit that they failed to give voters enough specifics on how electing Republicans would help achieve those goals.
"It's not that Republicans have the wrong message. It is how we are delivering the message and who is delivering the message. ... Not snarking. Not just banging on the governor. It can't just be all about 'Oh, he's raising taxes,'" said former Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch, R-Buffalo.
"The message completely got lost this election," said Koch, who led the GOP to its historic takeover of the state Senate in 2010 only to see the majority evaporate two years later. She resigned from Senate leadership last year after an affair with a staffer.
"As Republicans, we need to spend more time on issues that are important to Minnesotans and less on issues that make us look out of touch," said Maureen Shaver, a strategist who worked with Tim Pawlenty when he ran for governor. "I think the Republicans we just elected are sane and thoughtful and will do just that."
Some Republicans now believe that by putting two constitutional amendments on the ballot, a ban on same-sex marriage and an attempt to change the state's voting system, the GOP-controlled Legislature may have mobilized the Democratic base.
Stanley Hubbard, the chairman of Hubbard Broadcasting who with his family gave at least $100,000 to Minnesota Republicans this year, said of putting the marriage amendment on the ballot: "When you do stupid things like that, you invite yourself to get beaten."
Picking winners
The party's endorsement system, in which a convention picks the candidate and others are supposed to step aside rather than run in a primary, is also getting a close look.
Vin Weber, a longtime Washington lobbyist and presidential campaign adviser to both Mitt Romney and Pawlenty, said the party has hurt itself by insisting on fealty to the caucus system.
"We've narrowed it down to the smallest subsection of Minnesota," he said, referring to the few thousand delegates who participate in the endorsing process.
This year, Republican convention delegates chose freshman state Rep. Kurt Bills to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar. Bills ran a low-profile, low-budget campaign and was beaten by 32 percentage points -- the worst drubbing of a Republican Senate candidate in a generation.
Weber, a former Minnesota congressman with connections throughout the party, wants candidates held to a new standard. "I'm going to be very reluctant to support a candidate if he or she doesn't say that they are ready to go to the primary," he said.
Coleman, now a Washington lobbyist, is familiar with running the endorsement gauntlet. This week he tweeted, "The system is broken."
Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson, a Republican national committeeman for Minnesota and a possible candidate for governor in 2014, said change is coming.
"I do expect, regardless of what I think, that we will probably see primaries for statewide office going forward."
Opening the party to primaries could also open the party itself.
"We have to have a bigger tent," said Brehm, who is active in Republican politics. "If we want to be a party of 30 percent and have absolute purity amongst our ranks on every issue, we are just never going to win."
Shortridge, who said he will step down as chairman when his term ends in April, largely agrees.
"We have to spend less time trying to vote people off the island and more time figuring out how we can work together behind common goals," he said.
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With the presidential inauguration days away, the Food and Drug Administration wants to assure us that the food to be eaten amidst all the pomp and circumstance won't give anyone a nasty case of food poisoning.
"This week, at the request of the U.S. Secret Service and D.C. Department of Health, we've assembled a team of 35 FDA staff from across the U.S. including 18 experts in retail foods and field inspection," FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg said on the FDA blog.
"Their mission? To work closely with the D.C. Department of Health, local county health departments in Maryland and Virginia, and the FDA Baltimore District Office to make sure that the food served at the inaugural ceremony and parade, balls and galas is safe to eat."
The crack team will review menus, observe food preparation, train workers in safe food handling and make sure they have the data they need to trace any contamination back to its source.


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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says farm groups need to put aside issues about the size of farms and concentrate on getting the message out about the impact U.S. agriculture has on all segments of the U.S. economy.
Vilsack also urged Republican members of Congress to give some thought to the impact of the draconian reductions they're seeking in spending on farm payments and other discretionary programs before "mistakes are made."
The question of whether USDA has been focusing too much time addressing small farmer problems is one that has dogged the Agriculture Department for months. The issue was the subject of the first question Vilsack received when he met with reporters following his presentation at the Commodity Classic in Tampa, Fla.
"To me, this is not about pitting one size farmer against another size," he said. "We need to talk about all the farmers, and the reason we need to talk about all the farmers is that they represent less than 1 percent of the population. We need to convey a message to the other 99 percent that farming is important regardless of size or type of operation."
The wide range of size in farming operations is one reason U.S. consumers enjoy such a diversity of foods. "It allows us to have the safest and most affordable supply of food anywhere in the world and perhaps, as (House Agriculture Committee) Chairman (Frank) Lucas said, at any time in our history," he noted.
"Secondly, all these folks help to generate economic activity that provides some degree of vitality to rural communities. About 56 percent of rural counties lost population in the 2000 Census. I haven't seen the recent Census data, but I suspect it reflects this trend as well."
That's why it's important for agriculture to speak "with a unified voice in farming and not pit ourselves against each other."
Vilsack defended USDA against claims it has been spending too much time addressing issues of local food and organic farmers, citing efforts to expand crop insurance opportunities, making sure the disaster program is working, promoting exports, creating research centers for biofuel feedstocks, for initial bio-refinery investments and providing support for producers.
"There's a lot going on, and it's difficult to talk about any one thing," he said. "You have to kind of talk about all of them. And sometimes when you talk about all of them, folks think you're not talking about their thing."
Vilsack delivered the keynote address to an audience of about 4,500 farmers and commodity group representatives during the Commodity Classic's general session. He followed Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Okla., the new chairman of the House Agriculture Committee.
Ag trade records
American farmers, ranchers and producers have helped lead the United States' economic recovery by shattering agricultural trade records, creating jobs at home and ensuring affordable food for U.S. families, he said.
"We are all fortunate to be living through one of the most productive eras in history for U.S. agriculture," said Vilsack. "American farmers and ranchers are seeing record sales of farm goods abroad and looking forward to some of the best net incomes in decades. U.S. agricultural exports for fiscal 2011 are on course to enjoy a record $47.5 billion trade surplus."
The increased productivity is creating employment across a variety of sectors, including transportation and storage. Moreover, because American agriculture produces 86 percent of the food we consume, U.S. families spend less at the grocery store than do consumers in much of the rest of the world.
He also suggested that House members who have been demanding massive cuts in government spending should back off and give some time for changes to be made.
"The president made an important point about shared sacrifice and shared opportunities when he met with the governors earlier this week," he told reporters in the press briefing. "Here's my point: You've got to give me time to manage it. If you try to stick into six months a solution to budget problems that have accumulated over the course of 10, 15 or 20 years, mistakes are going to get made."
The administration's call for a freeze on federal spending in the new fiscal year, he said, would give agencies time to figure out how to make changes in an orderly manner without creating more problems than the reductions will solve.
The Commodity Classic is a joint effort of the American Soybean Association, National Association of Wheat Growers, National Corn Growers Association and National Sorghum Producers. Besides a near-record number of farmers, this year's Classic had 860 exhibitors at the trade show in the Tampa Convention Center.


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Friday, December 4, 2009
Cookie-topped Cream Puffs (and a little rant)
Baking was meant to be a passion. It is still, but sometimes I simply do not have any time or energy left after school work. But trust me, after spending hours and hours working on an Extended Essay in the library, and trooping back home heaving a boulder-weighing school bag, the welcoming hot shower and cozy bed is way more attractive than say, the butter in the fridge. Which is why I've completely abstained from baking, and blogging, for so long.
Alright, enough ranting. I feel so much happier after I've vented out my frustration, and I'm sure you all understand! Thank you for the patience in reading the un-baking-related words above :)
Back to this post's main intention, which is to present some delectable cream puffs I made, the moment I threw down my school bag after EE deadline day. My first attempt at choux pastry was nearly half a year ago. The cream puffs from that attempt were good, but real ugly in appearance! Quoting myself from that time - "can't wait to recreate a cream puff that tastes as good as, or better, than the ones from beard papa!", I was indeed determined to get the hang of making a neat cream puff.
And I sort of succeeded! On this second attempt, I chose to make Cookie-topped Cream Puffs, a replication of the same flavour they sell at Beard Papa. It's a classic choux pastry shell, filled with vanilla pastry cream and a cookie topping.
My rendition turned out to be pretty identical to the store bought ones, as all my friends from fellowship (where I bought them to) were squealing "Oh!! They taste just like the ones from Beard Papa!!". Which is when I decided to grab one myself before the were all gone and bit into it. The choux shell's flavour was enhanced with the chocolatey cookies sablee-like crumbs on top and the rich, vanilla bean-speckled pastry cream helped meld the whole thing together perfectly.
So if you, like me, have a special affinity for cream puffs, please do try this twist on it! I'm sure you'll love it these scrumptious little sweets!
Cookie-topped Cream Puffs
Adapted from Chou Cream No Hon by Junko Iida (Original recipe in Chinese)
For the choux pastry
30g cake flour, sifted
30g bread flour, sifted (If you don't have cake and bread flours, I'd suggest just using 60g all-purpose)
40g unsalted butter, cut into cubes
100ml water
5g sugar
1g salt
2 eggs (around 100g)
1. Preheat oven to 200C. Line a baking sheet with baking parchment.
2. Place water, butter, sugar and salt into a small saucepan and heat over medium flame until butter is all melted and water is at a rolling boil.
3. Remove from heat, and add in the flours in one go. Mix together with a heatproof spatula until a dough forms.
4. Back on the heat, stir the dough continously until a thin layer of dough coats the base of the pan.
5. Transfer dough into a large metal bowl. Slowly add in the egg whilst mixing with a spatula until the egg is absorbed and formes a soft dough. An indicator is the formation of a 'triangle' when you lift the dough up using a spatula. Set aside the left over egg if not all of it was added.
6. Using a piping bag with a 1-cm tip (I just snipped off the end of a plastic bag), pipe around 10 mounds of dough, each around 4cm in diameter.
7. Brush over the left over egg, and with a wet finger, lightly press down any peaks on the dough.
8. Bake at 200 C for 30 minutes until golden brown.
For the chocolate cookie topping
20g cake flour
5g cocoa powder
25g unsalted butter, softened
25g sugar
1. In a small bowl, cream together the butter and sugar.
2. Fold on the flour and cocoa powder.
3. Press together the dough, and shape it into a log with 2-cm diameter. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least 30 minutes.
4. Slice into 10 portions (or enough slices for the number of puffs you got using the recipe above). Place them on each mound of dough, and bake as per instructions above.
For the pastry cream
1/2 vanilla pod
250ml milk
40g sugar
3 egg yolks
25g cake flour
20g unsalted butter, cut into chunks
1. Split the vanilla pod lengthwise and scrape out the seeds.
2. Place the vanilla seens and pod into the milk in a small saucepan, along with half the sugar. Heat until the mill is just about to boil.
3. Whisk together the egg yolks and remaining sugar in a large bowl. Sift in the cake flour and whisk until well incorporated.
4. Remove the vanilla pod from the milk. Add the milk into the egg yolks in portions, stirring well after each addition.
5. Strain the mixture back into the saucepan. Cook mixture over low heat, stirring constantly until the mixture thickens into the consistency of thick cream and bubbles start to form.
6. Remove from heat and beat in the butter chunks.
7. Let cool completely before chilling and filling the cream puffs.
17 Responses to "Cookie-topped Cream Puffs (and a little rant)"
Omg they look good!!
Recently, a friend told me she's going to make some chocolate eclairs, and I thought I should make some choux pastry too!
I've heard about how awesome is Beard Papa (sister who went to HK :)) and I hope I will have time to eat something from there!
I didn't have a recipe for cream puff (only french chouquettes, which are "empty" cream puffs), I save yours :)
Good luck with school! Holidays are coming, I'm sure you will have time to bake!
It does take a lot of time to bake and then get your thoughts together to come up with a post. Not to mention the time it take to photograph your subject too. The movie was great, I'm glad you got a chance to see it!
You have so many wonderful creations on this blog. These creampuffs look amazing!
You definitely can't force any passion including this one and shouldn't have to. Blog when you feel like it and we'll enjoy whatever you offer :). These look fabulous - I love the contrast between the filling and the cookie topping.
I am in a bad-blog-moment too, but I think that if you reserve some time to bake and relax (because for you "baking" stands for "relaxing"), you will be happy, and you will be able to juxtapose this passion with your school work. You only have to get accostumed with it again. It's simple to forget how much rewarding doing cookies can be. :)
I always loved cream puffs, but I always thought they were impossible to do...
I find those cookies on the top really interesting! But..... where do they disappear?? :P It seems like they melt over the cream puff... Cool :D
Wendy, bake and relax yourself during holidays! ;)
You did a great job with these cream puffs! Thanks for sharing :)
Wendy, I swear your photography is amazing :) I'd LOVEEEE to hav a cookie topped cream puff too. Please update more!!=P
Love, Doreen from Singapore
How do you fill the puffy puffs?
Re: Anonymous
I filled them by poking a hole at the side with a chopstick, and filled a piping bag with the pastry cream. I don't have a proper tip, so I just snipped off a small opening and squeezed the cream into the puffs. Or alternatively you can cut them in half and just spoon the cream in.
Hey, I'm the same anonymous as before and I just made these with your recipe. I haven't had the original but these were very good. :) They were really light and yummy. I don't think the pastry cream is quite sweet enough but they were still really good. I've had two already. :) Thanks for the recipe.
Re: Anonymous
I'm glad you enjoyed them! I have a tendency to cut down the sugar in most recipes as most of my friends and family do not have much of a sweet tooth, but feel free to increase the amount!
Hi! I just tried out your recipe! Thanks a lot(:
My attempts with other recipes have failed. So glad I found yours! I will definitely try it with the cookie top next time!
Hi! I just tried our your recipe! Thanks a lot. My attempts with other recipes have failed .. So glad to have found yours<3 I will definitely try it with the cookie top next time.
Hi...how many puffs will the recipe make?
Re: Seline
Around 12, depending on the size you pipe the puffs
Hi Wendy,
I want to make these puffs to give to my teachers as a thank you gift, so I was wondering how long do these puffs stay fresh? Also, will the puffs still be good if you put in the pastry cream a night before serving the puffs?
How long did it take you to make all of this? Is it necessary to strain the pastry cream if you aren't using a vanilla bean?
Thank you for reading this. You are so talented. I wish I could read and write Chinese as well as you can.
Re: Esther
I'm afraid these puffs are best eaten fresh. They tend to get soggy quite quickly and they're best eaten after they are filled, maybe after a maximum of 2-3 hours? I also think that if you fill them the night before the shells will almost definently get soggy in the morning!
Yes, straining the egg mixture after you add the hot milk is necessary so no cooked egg bits will end up in your pastry cream.
I don't remember how long it took, sorry! The choux dough and pastry cream is pretty easy to make, its just that the cookie topping needs to be chilled, the puffs need to be baked and pastry cream cooled that takes the most time.
Happy baking :)
Hi Wendy, thanks for answering all my questions. I just ended up baking it for home consumption instead. Here's my post on it. http://x3baking.blogspot.com/2010/09/cream-puffs-w-cookie-topping.html
It was a very good recipe.


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In the escalating debate over reforms to Michigan's no-fault auto insurance, Republican Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson finds himself in the rare position of being on the same team with Michigan Democrats.
Patterson, no stranger to bluntly making a point, used a pocket comb as a mustache Thursday to compare Michigan House Speaker Jase Bolger to World War II Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler after the House Insurance Committee refused to let Patterson submit testimony opposing no-fault auto reforms.
The reforms proposed by Republican Gov. Rick Snyder and backed by Bolger include a $1 million cap on medical payments for catastrophic auto injuries. Currently, there is no cap.
"He's being a bully," Patterson said Friday about Bolger, a Calhoun County Republican, who Patterson referred to as "Herr Bolger" in his continuing criticism.
"One of my guys pointed out to me that when Hitler did take office, take power in Germany, the first thing he did was to round up the sick and the handicapped and send them off to camps, and we never saw them again because he was trying to protect the purity of the Aryan race.
"That's really what we're going to do here," Patterson said. "We're going to round up the really, really seriously injured and ship them off to nursing homes."
Patterson referred to his driver Jim Cram, who was left a quadriplegic from an accident last August in which Patterson was also injured.
"He has two nurses 24 hours a day because he can't do anything," Patterson said. "He's absolutely totally incapacitated so these nurses do everything for him. And you're going to take that away from these people."
Democrats followed up Friday with a news event of their own, continuing their attack on House Bill 4612, which the committee that snubbed Patterson reported out, shifting the political battle to the full 110-member House controlled by Republicans.
Democratic Party Leader Tim Greimel, an Auburn Hills Democrat, and others announced the entire Democratic Party caucus opposes the no-fault reforms.
Progress Michigan, a group founded by Democrats, estimates as many as 10 Republican lawmakers also oppose the no-fault reforms, indicating enough votes to defeat the bill when it comes up for a vote.
"This is a bill that every member of our caucus agrees would hurt the residents we represent," Greimel said. "It is clear to each of our members that this is another example of Gov. Rick Snyder and some legislative Republicans choosing big corporations over Michigan residents, and this time insurance companies win over the catastrophically injured."
Among the criticisms of the reforms is that a $1 million cap on medical benefits will have the effect of shifting the bill for catastrophic care to taxpayer-funded Medicaid.
Snyder and backers of the bill say rising premiums indicate reforms are needed, and that the proposal will mean a $125 per vehicle drop in auto insurance rates.
It is extremely rare for Patterson and Democrats to agree on policy.
But Patterson said some issues transcend politics.
"Sometimes you have to do what you think is right and this fight over no-fault is one of those instances," he said. "Politics be damned. I'm on the side of the angels trying to protect the most vulnerable in our society."
Patterson also said he believes there's enough votes in the Republican-controlled House to defeat the reforms. He predicted that Bolger would be leaning on Republican lawmakers in a bid to see the reforms passed.
"You need 56 to pass it," he said. "If we can pick up eight or nine Republicans, plus all the Dems vote against, there's enough to block it in the House.
"One by one, Republicans who favor the status quo are going to be brought in and waterboarded by Herr Bolger, and they're going to try to turn them and threaten them," Patterson said. "And we'll see. We'll see how tough they are."
Some Republicans, however, believe Patterson's attacks on Bolger have crossed at least a line of civility.
"In the course of discussion over controversial policy issues, sometimes tempers flare," state Rep. Hugh Crawford, a Novi Republican said in a statement. "But to compare a respected leader of the state of Michigan to Adolf Hitler is a step too far.
"Policy differences aside, Brooks has hurt us all with this personal attack. We need to bridge the gap where our differences lie, not widen it, and Brooks needs to apologize immediately for his words and actions."
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Steaming service deal (for outside Ireland) announced. No terms of the deal or the service been made available anounced yet.
http://www.the42.ie/fai-trackchamp-medi ... 0-Dec2015/
FAI announce deal to live stream League of Ireland games around the world
THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION of Ireland (FAI) has this morning announced a groundbreaking media partnership which will see every SSE Airtricity League game streamed live around the world.
The four-year deal with TRACKCHAMP will provide an additional source of revenue for the sport's governing body with League of Ireland fixtures being shown outside of this island.
From next season onwards, more than 250 domestic fixtures will be brought to a new audience, enhancing the league's global reach, brand awareness and granting players further exposure.
"We are constantly striving to improve the SSE Airtricity League," John Delaney, FAI CEO, commented.
"The introduction of exciting new technologies which will increase global reach and will allow clubs to gather increased technological analysis can only be good for the national game."
TRACKCHAMP becomes the FAI's official video and data partner and the partnership is expected to create up to 15 jobs.
The service won't, however, be available in Ireland with the current broadcasting deals with RTÉ and Setanta Sports presumably preventing an agreement to be made.
"For us, this is about the democratisation of football," Martin Fureder of TRACKCHAMP added.
"TRACKCHAMP is designed specifically for the ambitious leagues to help bring them closer to the likes of the Premier League and Bundesliga. We are confident that our technology will widen fan engagement and generate new commercial revenue streams for our partner leagues."
The new season begins on 4 March 2016.
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I approached fai about doing something like this about six years ago and they laughed at me saying it would never work.
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Yeah I remember talking to someone who was involved with a guy who did as past of a degree or masters etc a business plan to sell tv coverage of the LOI to overseas audiences. It looked so good that they tried to being it to the FAI and get a deal done but again no interest.
On this one I see they (Trackchamp) seem to be a video analytical software company also so possible they are hoping to sell the data back to the clubs or maybe that will be available to the clubs as part of the deal. I'm only guessing maybe its just a straight tv/stream deal.
On this one I see they (Trackchamp) seem to be a video analytical software company also so possible they are hoping to sell the data back to the clubs or maybe that will be available to the clubs as part of the deal. I'm only guessing maybe its just a straight tv/stream deal.
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vkn: Good Friday Seventies
Seventies: hello vkn...its more like snow storm Friday! lol
vkn: http://news.discovery.com/human/genetics/african-american-earliest-man-130307.htm
Seventies: Hello Selma
Selma: Good afternoon seventies and vkn You have snow seventies?
vkn: Howdy Selma and Daviss
Selma: Afternoon Daviss
Seventies: Hi 'Daviss Great news....
'Daviss: hmmmm hello there Selma, Seventies and vkn
vkn: Did y'all see the dna news
Seventies: now, who are the Mbo?
vkn: http://news.discovery.com/human/genetics/african-american-earliest-man-130307.htm
'Daviss: what dna news
Selma: Don't have a clue seventies
vkn: http://news.discovery.com/human/genetics/african-american-earliest-man-130307.htm
'Daviss: oh no, I had not seen that vkn
vkn: 338 thou Black dna living in SC
'Daviss: hello alt
alt: wow, y'all gotta seat for me? LOL
Selma: Afternoon alt
vkn: Good morning alt what does it all mean http://news.discovery.com/human/genetics/african-american-earliest-man-130307.htm
alt: Hello 'Daviss, Selma, Seventies & vkn
Seventies: That means this man's DNA came from a man who lived in Cameroon 338,000 years ago.. lol Nothing to do with nationality...
alt: that's too deep for me vkn
vkn: Okies alt and seventies
alt: question I have .... was there a "Cameroon" 338.000 years ago?
Seventies: There was a Mbo long before there was an African-American... that's for sure. Context is everything.
alt: another question.. was there at tribe/clan called Mbo 338,000 years ago?
Seventies: Yep.
vkn: announcing a major acquistion to include small town papers to its historical news database
alt: really????
Seventies: Yep
Selma: Great news vkn
alt: gonna soon rival 'chronicling america' with the volume of online newspapers????
vkn: How did the BTR with AYW go last night? I slept through it all
Selma: very well vkn..except I kept losing my sound..I don't know why
'Daviss: hopefully the papers will go beyond the 1920's
alt: I listened this morning... nice conversation, wide ranging, heard Selma's name being dropped LOL
Selma: Thats the info I sent AY..anytime I see Arkansas I send to her. I think I sent you all too...
vkn: What means "A mitochondrial DNA hypervariable region 1 (HVR1) match has been found between kit 213543, and another person(s) in the Family Tree DNA database.
Selma: Lots of folks landed up in other states immediatley after the war on Labor Contracts
alt: yes, I remember Selma... good example of labor contracts and the wide reach of the Freedman's Bureau.
Selma: So when you find them in 1870..don't mean that were there before the War
vkn: Help me anybody
Selma: Help you how vkn?
vkn: A mitochondrial DNA hypervariable region 1 (HVR1) match has been found between kit 213543, and another person(s) in the Family Tree DNA database.
alt: or the slave owner took them from an eastern State.. good examples Selma
Selma: That is alt's area of expertise vkn
alt: oh, oh... y'all want me to show my ignorance LOL LOL
vkn: I need to get the DNA Dummy series
'Daviss: It just means that someone matches him vkn..You will probably get a msg on that same person on the HVR2
vkn: Duh
Selma: LOL
'Daviss: its regional
vkn: Why is your name changed 'Daviss
'Daviss: His haplogroup and hers just match in that region vkn
vkn: ahhhhhh okies effen you say so
'Daviss: mistake vkn but don't want to take chance on logging out and not being able to come back in
alt: HVR1= hyper variable region 1... really only means same haplogroup, but it could be significant vkn.... you won't know until you follow up.
'Daviss: I was down all day yesterday
Selma: When you say region..exactly what do you mean a geographic region..here in USA or in the mother land
vkn: Followup with the matching person
'Daviss: depends, it could be several
alt: in this case Selma, I think "region' refers to an area of DNA materials tested. not necessarily a geographical region
vkn: aaahhh "sound and fury" Selma lol
Selma: What do you mean by "ahhh"...do you understand what alt is talking about.. LOL
alt: and this can be confusing because haplogroups are "geographical' in their populations.
'Daviss: I have many matches in both HVR's .....all mine are geographical alt that I have seen so far. example 1 or 2 in cuba, mabe 10 out 0f 120 in Gr Britian etc
vkn: Not at all Selma. I said 'sound and fury' = nothing lol
Selma: Keep explaining alt..we will get it at some point.. lOL
alt: that's where the matches are currently "living" 'Daviss, may not be where the haplogroup originated.
vkn: There you go alt and Daviss showing off yo smarts lol
Selma: Smarty pants ... both of them
'Daviss: friend of mine Celcelia we match on both HVR 1 and 2 but no match in dna
vkn: indeed
'Daviss: not even on the x
vkn: Y'all talking in expletives lol
alt: no match on "autosomal DNA" 'Daviss .. you & Cecelia
'Daviss: nope we were hoping {sigh}
vkn: (sigh) is on target
'Daviss: both of us texas, and really not that far in the areas but no match no match with her with siblings or my 1st cousins
alt: vkn, FTDNA has a "problem" in that their African ancestored databse is relativlely small, but that can be a good problem if your haplofroups are of African origin.
vkn: i see
alt: and most AA FTDNA customers have only done Y & mtDNA testing... it is the autosomal, or admixture test such as Family Finder where one really needs to follow up on those matches.
vkn: Alt there are still no Y findings
alt: not to be alarmed with that vkn, again it may be due to the small number of AA men who have tested with FTDNA.
vkn: okies gotcha
'Daviss: I uploaded my brothers and x hubbys over on y-search all 33 y33 not sure I need to go any higher
alt: 'Daviss, those are the allele values for the 33-37 markers tested?
'Daviss: yes
vkn: Not as far as I am concerned lol
'Daviss: hmmmm it may be 37 instead of 33
alt: going further is a "mixed bag" to me ex. I have like 1,200 matches at 12 Markers, 500+ at 25 markers, 70+ at 37 markers & 4 at 67 markers on the FTNA Y-DNA testing.... so I would really only want to follow up on the 67 amrker matches.... they would have a 90% chance of a common ancestor within 4 generations.
jhonora: Hello Daviss, alt, Selma, vkn!!
vkn: Howdy Jhonora wassup
alt: hello jhonora, good to see ya, why ain't you in school? LOL LOL
'Daviss: lots of names came up for my cousin on the 37.. so how close would they be alt
Selma: Afternoon jhonora
'Daviss: cousin who is R1b has the most matches
jhonora: I don't generally have classes during this time, but have been busy alt lol
'Daviss: hello Jhonora
alt: I think the 'grid' say something like 50% chance of a match within maybe 6-7 generations back 'Daviss
'Daviss: ok
alt: not match, bad term.... but rather a "common ancestor" cause you already "match" on a goodly number of markers at the 37 marker level.
jhonora: I have a question - the DNA infor goes right over my head - can DNA testing confirm kinship for descendants of a brother and those of his sister?
vkn: My head and shoulders aussi jhonora
alt: autosomal DNA is the way to go for those types of relationships jhonora .... Y & mtDNA are for sure matches when siblings have the same parents.
Selma: So nice you came in twice aviss
jhonora: Thanks alt, that helps a great deal.
Selma: Afternoon History buff
HistoryBuff: Hey all
vkn: Howdy History. Glad 2 see ya
daviss: dang whats with me
alt: a very good overview for beginning DNA is found at www.issog.com Hi HistoryBuff, how are ya?
Selma: Good grief daviss..you might have to change your name completely
vkn: Good Grief Daviss
daviss: skerd!! lol I dont remember signing out
alt: I was surfing Find A Grave this morning.... scary stuff put out there 10 years ago.
vkn: How scary alt
alt: by people on some of my ancestors & I don't even know of these people
Selma: Folks..have to run.. have a great day
alt: one cemetery has placed all of their index cards for internment on Find A Grave... something like 15,000 internments.
vkn: hmmm alt you will need to check with PF lol
jhonora: That ts very helpful, because Find a Grave shows up through a google search
alt: you bet jhonora, I found birth, death & burail dates for relatives I have been looking for over a period of years and had no previous luck on them
jhonora: It has been very helpful for relatives who moved up North, I don't find that they have many Southern graveyards
alt: is that right jhonora
jhonora: I know that in Houston they have captured just about every graveyard possible, which is incredible. But in places like La. and Ms., the surface hasn't been scratched
vkn: jhonora I understad that an old book of 20 somr previously narratives have been found
jhonora: Really, from what state?
vkn: jhonora I understand that an old book of 20 some previously unknown narratives have been found unknown LA
jhonora: Thats's interesting, I didn't see that in the news
vkn: and they are to be published by Genealogical Publishing Not External news as yet Will send you an email
jhonora: Thanks
vkn: laters


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This is a lesson about spacecraft communication. Learners will explore the concepts of "signal" and "noise" by listening to a computer-generated signal from two different distances with no additional background noise, and then with background noise,... (View More) and compare their experiences in a science journal page. (View Less)
Learners will explore the concept of parallax (the apparent displacement of an object caused by a change in the viewer's position) and then simulate the discovery of Pluto with a Blink Comparator via an online interactive.
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In this activity, the class will brainstorm, write, create, and produce a play in which they represent how all the Earth systems are interconnected. This play can be based on the Elementary GLOBE book All About Earth: Our World on Stage. Uses... (View More) commonly-available materials (e.g., chart paper and markers) and materials for costumes and props, which can be as simple or elaborate as time and money afford. This is the concluding activity of a series of companion learning activities to this book. Includes teacher implementation guide. (View Less)


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Learn more about Wofford's residence halls, where you will be living, and what to expect!
Resident Assistants (RAs) are more than just student employees of the College. They are mentors and student leaders. Do you have what it takes to be a Resident Assistant? If you are considering applying, take a look at the job description and prepare for the interviews!


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The diesel engine manufacturer known for high-powered engines has gone in reverse. Cummins announced it is producing a line of low-horsepower engines called the A series that range from 18 to 60 hp and 0.9 to 2.3 liters displacement. Until now, the smallest diesel engine with the Cummins name on it produced 65 hp with 3.3 liters displacement. The largest engines from the company offer 3,500 hp.
The engine manufacturer made the switch to lower horsepower to follow the agricultural market. "The diesel market is stable, but compact equipment is a growth market," reports David Goggin with Cummins. "Before we were not able to sell into this market. Now we are looking at equipment from skid steers and irrigation pumps to portable welders."
For the farm
The A series is designed to maximize equipment performance in agricultural applications. Features include same-side serviceability, integrated starting aids, hydraulic pump mounts and crank-mounted PTO. Three engine families are included in the line with six different power ratings. The naturally aspirated A2000/A2300 engines provide 45 to 60 hp. The A1400/A1700 engines with 31 to 37 hp and the A900 with 18 hp are designed with three cylinders.
Goggin adds that this new line will be in full production by next summer. Growers should see the engines in farm equipment by January 1, 2004.
Emissions reduced
Cummins also announced that its mechanical and electronic B and C series engines for off-highway use now meet EPA's Tier 2 standards. The B series engines have 60 to 185 hp, and C series engines have 185 to 260 hp.


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When it comes to debates regarding abortion, there often seems to be a disagreement on what term to use when referring to the unborn.
Pro-choicers tend to call it a "fetus" and pro-lifers often use the term "baby" or "child". And I've seen arguments flowing both ways of accusing the other of intentionally using the term which will help their viewpoint instead of using the most objectively correct term.
And I think a pretty simple way to determine whether one is accurately using the term in regards to the debate is to look how they use the term outside of the abortion debate.
So let's say someone is throwing a party and one of the guests says "I'm brining my baby along". What is clearly being communicated in this instance is that the person is bringing an infant, not a fetus. If the guest was pregnant and brining the fetus that resides in her womb with her, she would not say she is bringing her baby along and if she did say that, the host would be expecting her to bring along an infant as opposed to just being pregnant.
So it seems pretty clear that the pro-lifers are altering the definition of the word "baby' when the use the term to communicate a fetus in the abortion debate and therefore are not using the term for accurate communication but to equivocate the fetus and a born child.


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Legends of the Star – Larry Brown
Nobody expected Larry Brown to make the team when he was originally drafted by the Cowboys in the 12th round of the 1991 NFL Draft. The smallish cornerback hailed from Texas Christian University and his numbers while in college were good, but not spectacular.
However, Larry Brown will always be remembered for his big game during Super Bowl XXX. Trailing 13-7 in the third quarter, Brown intercepted Steelers quarterback, Neil O'Donnell at the Cowboys' 38-yard line and returned it all the way down to Pittsburgh's 18. It was his second interception and it led to a touchdown run by Emmitt Smith.
Larry Brown's two interceptions led to 14 second-half points and helped lift the Cowboys to their third Super Bowl victory in the last four seasons and their record-tying fifth title overall. For his efforts, he was named the MVP of Super Bowl XXX and became the first cornerback ever to win the award.
Brown became a free agent immediately after his MVP performance and signed with the Oakland Raiders, but returned to Dallas for the 1998 season, which would be his last. He retired with 14 career interceptions, 2 touchdowns, 2 fumble recoveries and was named to 2 Prow Bowls.
Larry Brown is now the cohost of "Countdown to Kickoff" on Sports Radio 1310 The Ticket, the flagship station of the Dallas Cowboys Radio Network.


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Last month, I sentenced Jared Lee Loughner to seven consecutive life terms plus 140 years in federal prison for his shooting rampage in Tucson. That tragedy left six people dead, more than twice that number injured and a community shaken to its core.
Loughner deserved his punishment. But during the sentencing, I also questioned the social utility of high-capacity magazines like the one that fed his Glock. And I lamented the expiration of the federal assault weapons ban in 2004, which prohibited the manufacture and importation of certain particularly deadly guns, as well as magazines that can hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
The ban wasn't all that stringent — if you already owned a banned gun or high-capacity magazine you could keep it, and you could sell it to someone else — but at least it was something.
SLIDESHOW: The 10 trigger-happiest states in America
And it says something that half of the nation's deadliest shootings occurred after the ban expired, including the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn. It also says something that it has not even been two years since Loughner's rampage, and already six mass shootings have been deadlier.


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Alfresco Announces Winners of Annual Partner & Community Awards
Leading Open Source ECM Provider Recognizes Outstanding Global Implementation Partners, Training Providers and Community Contributors
LONDON—June 3, 2008 — Alfresco Software today announced the winners of its Annual Partner and Community Awards. The awards recognize Alfresco's top partners and contributors in the categories of Asia-Pacific, European and North American Partners of the Year, International Training Partner and International Contributor of the Year.
A global company from its inception Alfresco has grown its community to include members from 182 countries, and the Alfresco partner network provides a range of local implementation services, support and training for customers in 44 countries.
"In a period of outstanding business growth, during which Alfresco has added over 270 new enterprise customers, we would like to thank our exceptional community contributors and partner network," commented John Powell, CEO, Alfresco Software. "These awards recognize the efforts of top partners and community members who work with Alfresco to continually deliver innovative business solutions for content management. We are pleased to honor those who have contributed to Alfresco's success and extended Alfresco services and expertise to our customers."
The Winners include:
Asia Pacific Partner of the Year – Lateral Minds
Lateral Minds, one of the first members of the Alfresco Systems Implementation and Training Partner network in Asia Pacific, implemented many successful Alfresco projects across a number of industry sectors in Australia and New Zealand in 2008. Lateral Minds has also contributed to Alfresco's marketing efforts in Australia, and the Alfresco User Community, by hosting Alfresco Community Conferences and Meetups, featuring keynote presentations by Alfresco CEO, John Powell, and other industry experts.
According to Alex Lee, CEO of Lateral Minds: "Asia Pacific is a maturing market for the adoption of open source solutions. We have noticed in recent times a move towards the Enterprise adoption of open source. We believe this trend will accelerate in the next 12 months as the agility and cost effectiveness of open source systems, such as Alfresco, repeatedly deliver value above and beyond the traditional ECM solutions."
European Partner of the Year – Sopra Group
Sopra Group's relationship with Alfresco dates back to 2006. Since then, they have been involved in numerous Alfresco projects and formalized a partnership with Alfresco in 2008. In the first year of the partnership, Sopra Group has won prestigious customers with Alfresco, such as: Maif, Euromaster, Alcatel and Cofidis.
"We have been very pleased by the outcome of our first year of partnership with Sopra Group," said Denis Dorval, VP EMEA, Alfresco Software. "The customers and projects they have secured are prestigious, and the commitment shown by Sopra Group on delivering high quality Alfresco projects has greatly impressed us."
North American Partner of the Year - Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen Hamilton has been recognized in these awards for the firm's significant contribution to the Alfresco roadmap, particularly with respect to their input and thought leadership on DoD5015.2 Records Management certification. Along with innovation and overall thought leadership around open source technologies including Alfresco, and proven by the company's integration of multiple open source technologies into value-added solutions for customers.
International Training Partner - Componize
As the first designated Certified Alfresco Master Training Partner, Componize, has demonstrated its commitment not only to the growth of training within its own company and region, but also to the success of the Alfresco Training Department. Componize is also the architect of an innovative XML-based Component Content Management System featuring full Alfresco integration. Involvement in such supplementary projects, along with unsurpassed business growth, makes the company a clear choice for the International Training Partner award.
"We are delighted and honored to be named "Alfresco Training Partner of the Year". This year we will be celebrating our fourth year of fruitful collaboration with Alfresco. It is interesting to note that the success of our training courses is probably due to our primary activity as a software editor rather than a services company. As well as the years of hands-on experience integrating Alfresco, our instructors can also share their deep knowledge of Alfresco internals. For our clients and students, that's what makes the difference," commented Jean-Luc Borie, CEO, Componize Software.
International Contributor of the Year – Steve Reiner
Steve Reiner, founder and architect at Integrated Semantics, has many years of ECM industry experience. Steve has been an enthusiastic and consistent contributor to the Alfresco Community participating as an expert on the Alfresco Tech Talk Live series and demoing solutions at Alfresco Meetups. His contributions to the Alfresco forge include CMIS Spaces, FlexibleShare+AIR and FlexSpaces, a Flex-based RIA client for Alfresco that runs in browsers and in Adobe AIR. Steve's FlexSpaces forge project is currently the most downloaded project on the Alfresco forge.
Full details of the Alfresco Global Partner network are available on http://www.alfresco.com/partners/.


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Assassin's Creed Unity Begins a 'New Cycle of Assassin's Creed Games' says Director
Ubisoft claims that Assassin's Creed Unity is going to turn things around and is the kickoff to the next era of the franchise.
According to the Examiner, Ubisoft claims that Assassin's Creed Unity is going to be the best time for newcomers to join the franchise since it intends to bring a lot of much-needed changes. There were plenty of missteps taken with Assassin's Creed III that Ubisoft tried to rectify with Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, and Unity seeks to redefine our expectations of the series.
"It's a new start, it's a new narrative start. That is symbolized by a completely new context for the present day. You've seen a little bit of an evolution with Black Flag, [but] we're not going to do the same thing," said Alex Amancio, creative director of Assassin's Creed Unity. "What we're doing with Unity is really the beginning [of] this new cycle of Assassin's Creed games."
"Because it's new, we can actually explain it properly because nobody is going to feel like it's redundant. I would say that Assassin's Creed Unity is the best entry point for the franchise since, [Assassin's Creed]"
Considering that this is the eighth title of the series, then it becomes even more obvious that the wall-climbing, view point-synchronizing standards that have been intertwined with Assassin's Creed need to change. Many of the mechanics that were included with Black Flag, though polished, were still based on the same exact gameplay experiences we had as Altair back in 2007.
Prepare to see the guillotine-filled sights of Paris once Assassin's Creed Unity launches on Oct. 28 for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Here's to hoping Ubisoft drastically cuts back on the modern day sequences.


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I'm not going to wax on about how I've been gone lately, but sometimes, life outside of the blog is important and more energy needs to be put there. That said, I love sharing with you and am glad you're still here!
I made this beautiful dress for a photoshoot I'm planning on doing this weekend and thought you'd like to take a peek! The dress is separate parts as it's "photo ready" right now. I don't have measurements yet to complete the garment.


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Mayor Don Wesely announced today that the City of Lincoln will apply to the state to participate in a unique U.S. Department of Agriculture program to help low-income senior citizens buy fresh fruits and vegetables and to increase sales at the Lincoln Haymarket Farmers Market and other farmers markets.
"This is a terrific nutrition program that can benefit both low-income senior citizens and farmers who sell produce at our local Farmers Market in the Haymarket and other area markets," Wesely said. "We are very pleased that the USDA approved Nebraska to participate in this pilot program. The City of Lincoln will enthusiastically support it. It will help to expand the opportunities for lower income senior citizens to improve their diets by offering them more fresh produce. It will also bring more people to the farmers markets."
The City of Lincoln will submit an application to the State of Nebraska to offer the coupons. The city would operate the Senior Food Coupon Program through the Lincoln Area Agency on Aging (LAAA). LAAA would work with the Nebraska Agriculture Department and the State Division of Aging and Disability Services in offering the coupons. Once approved by the state, the coupons would be available from June 1 through September 30, 2001. Each month, eligible senior citizens will receive up to $20 in coupons that can be used to buy fresh produce at the Lincoln Haymarket Farmers Market. Eligible seniors must be at least 60 years old and meet a low-income guideline. The city will advertise the date when senior citizens can begin applying for the coupons.
"Lincoln has a very popular Farmers Market in the Haymarket and this program will expand the sales at that market and others which will further benefit the city and the farmers who grow the produce," Wesely said.
Wesely said the Senior Food Coupon Program will stimulate the market for farmers who grow fresh produce and give them a chance to improve their income at a time when the farming income has been suffering from low commodity prices. "Farming has been experiencing a slumping economy for a few years now, and anything we can do to stimulate sales is positive," Wesely said.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (October 29, 2005) - The ETSU Lady Bucs gave fans a sneak peek at the upcoming season Saturday afternoon as the squad split in two and competed in the annual Blue-Gold game at the Memorial Center.
The Blue squad topped the Gold 64-44, led by senior Candace Gibson's 17 points. Gibson posted a double-double for the game, grabbing 11 rebounds (ten on the defensive end) to accompany her game-high point total.
Gibson led four Blue members in double-digit scoring, including fellow senior B.J. Banjo, who posted 14 points, including canning three first half three pointers. Sophomores Nichelle Akers and Jenny Norman were the other two Blue players to reach double-digits, netting 16 and 13 points, respectively.
The Blue team blistered the Gold in the second half, shooting 62.5% from the field, converting 15-of-24 attempts, and closed the contest with a 54% shooting percentage.
Junior Holly Moring and freshman Adaeze Azubuike led the Gold squad, posting 14 and ten points apiece. Sophomore Michelle Devault pulled down a team high 11 rebounds, and scored nine points, finishing one point shy of a double-double.


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America Is Back in Love With Pickup Trucks
Pickup truck buyers in the U.S. are returning to their dealer showrooms, after several years of sitting on the sidelines. Joe White has details.
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... the ... old pickup trucks so acquire the driver time he recalls the trailing behind ... trucks that in and sells off when I we decided fuel ... welcomed the pickup was in two thousand to date ... Joe White joins us in the top of the story of how a car this fee is scrambling to outdo each other a minute copper recovery in demand for baby duty vehicles ... when John ... why are you ... to jot what's driving the scenes since the competition the market the large pickups ... big big pickup trucks are one of the most profitable segments in the entire global auto industry for GM Chrysler of their Ram brand on too much lesser extent Toyota and Nissan all make all lot of money and save more money than in a case that any our world otherwise ... this market has been was was very depressed during the recession ... is bouncing back on it was about one point six million vehicles in the U S last year ... industry said it's a disease of one point eight million vehicles this year ... these these vehicles are becoming also pricier if you're thinking of some of those on the already truck ... Nevada also thirty stocks sell for more than forty thousand bucks yet it's an electric cars these days ... I mean what if anything in this month's many aspects of it what is the this this notion that ... what we were to pull the weeds have to be up with is that this is so the cycle right here there's a sweet spot to watch ... the industry's tapping into tentative from its awful ... that's right me to pick it up pickup sales large pickup sales as economic indicator in these things are commercial vehicles are also personal use ... and we've had a dream that people riding around in trucks that are on average eleven years old on his does all those it's been in decades ... seemed upbeat replacement cycle coming ... and you got new trucks than indoor trucks coming to the market just now ... Ram just redid their truck ... for refresh their F one fifty and the GM is coming with a brand new all new redesigned Chevy Silverado coping with the clear this year ... and fuel economy seems to be a key factor in this competition ... yet more so than the more so than in the past in the gas the gas price shocks that we have over the last several years ... of costs the federal fuel Kony rules have got all the players in this segment ... working on fuel economy ... and the mileage figures to be in love with him twenty or less for the highway ... now im remeber says twenty five highway Chevy's new BA gets twenty three for EcoBoost has been a big success higher mileage with that so that it's becoming more competition than ever and ever as ... and this is a very high tech solutions no shifting from from I tuned into force in that instead of tofu with some of the the the white forget Jennifer is this is is is is gone without ... a six cylinder that they can operate on three cylinders when it's in what is cruising in a highly Modelo's like ... tales of the ATP they can transition to four cylinder operation ... I've driven a truck ... it does this seamlessly me you can you can feel it happening ... on Chrysler has an eight speed transmission and some of their new Ram trucks ... and four dozen says it has gotten up they they are the proper bomb from the way that they are marketed as turbocharged six cylinder engine under the banner EcoBoost added to that list for two grand Xstrata up forty percent are trucks are going out with that so people like that stuff ... the aim is to cause big three American companies that ... aam irony The Japanese and Koreans ... getting to this race is well ... Toyota and this time I have had and have tried to get into this and and and they each have trucks of the bills that recall that under a in in ... in Texas ... and assess tight and ... are still in the U S for those Branson just not got a whole lot of traction this is one of his name I think it may be about the only meaningful segment market ... where in the United States the big three still have their old fashioned oligopoly ... of that said Toyota and Nissan both indicated that they wanted ... they won a comeback they want to get bigger shares the same because again ... as the Willie Sutton role as for the money it's ... the ... it's also says that one area lease with the industry is winning thank you Joan heat on appreciate that


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Lawrence (Lon) J. Wasco passed away from natural causes on Thursday, October 25th, 2012, only six weeks shy of his 87th birthday and almost three years after loosing his wife and life long companion, Ruth, the love of his life.
Born in Passaic, New Jersey on Dec. 5 1925, "Lonnie" Wasco was the only child of Helen and Joseph Wasco, owners of a detergent manufacturing business servicing the suburban communities of Bergen County.
After graduating from East Rutherford High School, Lon found himself in the middle of WW2, where he enlisted in the Army Signal Corp. He was one of the fastest in his group to learn Morris Code, so he became a radio operator and was stationed on the island of Guam in the South Pacific. Lon was proud to have been the one that relayed the astounding radio message that "the country of Japan has surrendered" to America.
On his return home shortly after the War in 1947, Lon wed his High School sweetheart, Ruth Daisy Wander.
With the help of the G.I. Bill, Lon pursued his goals of developing his artistic skills, and studied art at The Cooper Union, The New School, The Art Students League, and received a Bachelor of Science degree at Rutgers University. He studied under such luminaries as, Photographer Bernice Abbott, and hand letterer, Paul Standard. Lon excelled in whatever form of Art he took on. Bernice referred to him as the "Hot shot from New Jersey". As part of a small group of Greenwich Village "Modern Artists", Lon continued to find new ways to express himself. One of Lon's first jobs was an assistant to the iconic portrait photographer, Arnold Newman. Lon accompanied Mr. Newman on a trip to Washington, DC to photograph president Dwight Eisenhower on assignments for NY Times and Life Magazine.
After the birth of their three sons Lon and Ruth started their own freelance photography business, focusing on weddings and architecture. At the same time, Lon started teaching Art in high schools in Wallington and Bergenfield, New Jersey. Liking the security of his teaching job, they decided to move the family to Vermont in 1967 and Lon accepted a position teaching art at the then, brand new, Mount Anthony Union High School in Bennington. The family settled in a small farmhouse on 80 acres, East Road in Shaftsbury, Vermont.
While at M.A.U.H.S., Lon continued to expand his teaching responsibilities, taking on ceramics, stage / theater design, photography, calligraphy, etc. Over the 24 year span as art teacher, Lon made strong impressions on numerous young adults who went off to make their own careers in the arts. Lon was loved by many due to his "hip" style of teaching that at times veered to the unconventional with a "Modern Direction" and most certainly "against the grain" of conventionalism.
Lon was particularly proud of his service during the Second World War, and was a member and supporter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He continued his radio enthusiasm, got his license to operate a radio and joined the local ham radio club. He was a lifetime member of the Hale Mountain Rod and Gun Club and The Society of Architectural Photographers. Lon and Ruth were most proud of being members of their community of friends in Southwestern Vermont.
A huge joy in Lon and Ruth's life was listening and dancing to music, as diverse as Heavy Metal, Funk, Rock, Blues to Jazz, often driving for hours to see a live performance.
Lon was very passionate about his painting. He called his abstract style of painting "non-subjective". When Ruth passed away in 2009, Lon would sign his paintings with both their names because he felt that Ruth was present while he painted, and he promised her he would continue painting when she was gone.
After Ruth's passing, Lon moved to California to be closer to his three sons. For the last three years of his life he lived in Pacifica and South San Francisco. He made many new friends in his Ocean View Senior Living apartment, and was active in the community. Although he lived in California, Lon always considered himself a Vermonter.
Lon is survived by his son David and wife Sandy, son Jim and wife Robin, son Mike, and three grandchildren, Andrew, Alison and Mick.
To remember Lon, a Facebook page has been created as a memorial. Friend him to connect, see his paintings and share in what people are saying about Lon and Ruth's life. http://www.facebook.com
Small donations, in Lon's name can be sent to his wonderful caretakers of the past year.
"Double Happiness" Board and Care Home, 859 Camaritas Circle, South San Francisco, CA 94080.


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A 64-year-old man drowned Friday after he tried to cross a stream behind his apartment complex in Randallstown, Baltimore County police said.
Eugene Purnell Williams was seen trying to cross the stream to get to the apartment complex near the 9600 block of Southall Road and was last seen going underwater, according to police. First responders were able to rescue the man at about 1:30 p.m., but he was unconscious and not breathing. He was taken to a hospital, where he was unable to be revived and was pronounced dead about an hour an a half later, police said.


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7 comments:
- Heather said...
How awesome is that! I love it when I can find exactly what I need for a project. Good to see your hexipuffs are still coming along, they look great!
- January 16, 2014 at 12:54 PM
- Julie Crawford said...
those little skeins are so cute, and what a great way to try out a new yarn, if you haven't used it before.
- January 16, 2014 at 4:43 PM
Oh wow, your hexipuffs look gorgeous and those skeinettes are SO tempting!!!
- January 16, 2014 at 6:15 PM
- Kristine B said...
I bought some of those skeinettes for a friend who makes knitted finger puppets for children's storytimes :) They are great! So colorful and a nice amount of yarn.
- January 16, 2014 at 9:24 PM
- rinebird said...
Craig is wonderful as are all the Loop staff. I am lucky it is my LYS. Love the hexi puffs.
- January 17, 2014 at 3:12 PM
- kathy b said...
awww I have one tiny skein, but no hexiplans. YOURS are so sweet
- January 19, 2014 at 10:13 AM
- Ariane said...
What cute hexipuffs! I started my beekeeper's quilt at the beginning of the month and am absolutely addicted! They are so fun to make and are perfect for mini skeins and skeinettes!
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MSU-Houston game to be broadcast locally
MetroCast Communications and CBS College Sports Network on Friday announced that they have reached an agreement to broadcast today's Mississippi State-Houston football game in the greater Starkville area.
The game will be broadcast at 7 p.m. today on MetroCast channel 16 in Starkville, Maben, Mathiston and on the MSU campus, as well as in several surrounding counties in northeast Mississippi.
The broadcast will be a special preview of the pending launch of CBS College Sports Network on MetroCast Digital Basic channel 165, which was the main thrust of the agreement announced Friday between the network and Metrocast.
After tonight's game broadcast, channel 16 will return to its regulary scheduled programming, and the CBS College Sports Network will begin broadcasting permanently on the MetroCast lineup on Nov. 13.
"We are very close to the communities we serve and know that there is tremendous interest in college sports, said Rick Ferrall, regional manager of MetroCast's Southern Region.
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In all, the network covers over 25 men's and women's sports with more than 250 live games every year.


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