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Blog of Dr. Miland Brown that features different aspects of world history. Not everything can be covered but sites dealing with any historical issue or topic are possible future posts. Also includes sites which discuss teaching history. Dr. Brown is an academic in North America.
Friday, September 09, 2005
Main Causes of the Great Depression
This paper was originally published in Gusmorino World (May 13, 1996).
One interesting quote from the paper, "The large and growing disparity of wealth between the well-to-do and the middle-income citizens made the U.S. economy unstable. For an economy to function properly, total demand must equal total supply. In an economy with such disparate distribution of income it is not assured that demand will always equal supply. Essentially what happened in the 1920's was that there was an oversupply of goods. It was not that the surplus products of industrialized society were not wanted, but rather that those whose needs were not satiated could not afford more, whereas the wealthy were satiated by spending only a small portion of their income."
Does a disparity of wealth cause an economic depression? If so, does this only occur when the majority of those on the lower end are poor? Does this apply if there is a large disparity but most of those on the lower end are middle class? These are interesting questions and we may see some answers in the near future in the United States if the concentration of wealth becomes more and more uneven. Yet, early 20th Century America is far different than early 21st Century America. I don't think the poor are as poor now as they were in the last century. And it has been argued credibly that the distribution of income in the USA is not as uneven as it is being portrayed.
4 comments:
- hank_F_M said...
If the level of individual wealth is on a scale from 1 to 10; and there is a general increase in prosperity of 10%, the scale will now be from 1 to 11, on average every one will be better off except for those who started at zero.
If on the other hand there is a general decrease of prosperity the scale will change from 0 to 9,on average every one will be worse off except for those who started at zero.
While certainly not the whole story, all other things being equal, an increase in the difference between the rich and poor is usually positive; and a reduction in difference between the rich and the poor is usually negative, especially in a relatively modern economy.
Many other factors were involved but I think one of his major premises falls to 6th grade arithmetic.
The usual factors cited, intentionally deflationary monetary policy, the Smoot-Hawley tariff, and an excess of unsecured credit, in themselves and together make a good case the cause of the depression, and point to policies to advocate and avoid to prevent another depression.
- Miland said...
Thanks for the comment. BTW, my name is Miland. :]
- hank_F_M said...
- Miland said...
No Problem. I only mention it because this is the second post you had called me Midland.
I will admit economics is not my strength as I also acknowledge the importance of economics to history...
But I still doubt an extreme increase in the difference between the rich and poor is usually positive. We will always have different economic classes (and should!) but how extreme should we be willing to go?
Mind you, I post this as a capitalist, not a communist or socialist.


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If you're a fan of Microsoft Bing's image of the day, then you are about to get excited. The folks over in Redmond have teamed up with social photography sharing site 500px to "bring select photos from their site to the Bing experience."
What does this mean exactly? We aren't a hundred percent sure. It is obvious that Microsoft will now be using photographs from the site to enhance their own front page (and yes they give credit to the photographer). Whether they simply search for royalty free imagery or actually reach out to each individual photographer is up for debate.
You can see the first example of the experience on today's Bing homepage. The beautiful photo taken is a shot from the top of Burj Khalifa in Dubai; it is currently the tallest man-made structure in the world. If you click to learn more about the photograph you do get a short profile about the photographer, Alisdair Miller.
Bing plans to feature over 2.5 million members of the 500px community thru "selected parts of the Bing.com experience." Stay tuned and we will start to see exactly where these images pop up.
Are you on 500px (www.500px.com)? Right now might be the time for photographers to jump onboard.
Source: Bing Blogs


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Low-phytate corn may be a remedy for animal waste concerns
Poultry and swine producers in environmentally sensitive areas around the world know the headaches of animal waste handling. Dutch producers are even taxed for the levels of manure their hogs generate. Could it happen here? It's possible. That's why more livestock producers are showing interest in low-phytate corn.
Low-phytate corn may not be the answer to all manure-handling problems, but it can help reduce phosphorus levels. "That's where its main value lies," says Alex Fink, consultant with Context Consulting, West Des Moines, IA, and coauthor of a study of quality traits.
Most phosphorus in corn is in a salt form (phytate) that is indigestible by monogastric animals. It passes through the animal and results in high phosphorus concentration in manure.
Animals need phosphorus for bone development, so producers must supplement rations with digestible phosphorus. However, because low-phytate corn contains more digestible phosphorus than conventional corn contains, producers may replace supplements with low-phytate corn. Use of the low-phytate corn will lighten the phosphorus load in the environment, which will be important if government agencies broadly mandate phosphorus levels in the future.
Ready for spring planting. Several seed companies are now testing low-phytate corn. ExSeed Genetics LLC, Owensboro, KY, will be the first company to make low-phytate corn available for spring planting in 1999. ExSeed is releasing NutriDense LP and Yellow Dent LP in limited quantities. (For more information, contact the company's Web site at www.exseedgenetics.com.)
Kim Kuebler, ExSeed's director of marketing, says ExSeed was one of a handful of companies that signed a license with the USDA's Agricultural Research Service to insert the trait into corn genetics.
University of Illinois poultry feeding trials have shown that ExSeed's low-phytate corn contains 84% digestible phosphorus, says Kuebler. Available phosphorus in standard yellow dent corn is about 28%, Kuebler notes. Hybrids containing the low-phytate trait from other companies will likely be commercialized in 2000.
Pioneer Hi-Bred International is currently evaluating yield data on two corn products but eventually intends to offer low-phytate hybrids in all maturities, says Linda Wyss, Pioneer product manager, corn feed traits.
Wyss adds that Pioneer may contract with midwestern growers in the spring of 1999 to produce low-phytate grain for feeders in more environmentally sensitive areas.
Although Ontario does not legislate nutrient management planning, swine producers there are "keenly interested in the low-phytate trait," says Tim Welbanks, technical information manager, Pioneer Hi-Bred Ltd., Chatham, Ontario. "This is because we are surrounded by lakes and farms in an urban environment." No sacrifice. At Pioneer, corn hybrids featuring the low-phytate trait will undergo the samescrutiny as all of the company's products. "We will not sacrifice any trait," says Wyss. She says Pioneer has completed several third-party feeding trials with both swine and poultry that look encouraging. Preliminary tests indicate that Cargill's low-phytate corn lines perform agronomically as well as its conventional lines, says James Ulrich, grain quality traits specialist, Cargill Grain Division, Wayzata, MN. He adds that Cargill breeders are working to make sure that no agronomic traits are sacrificed. The trait has positive effects on rate of gain and feed efficiency, which will vary depending on the specific feed ration, says Ulrich. Because phytate binds other nutrients, such as zinc, magnesium and calcium, these nutrients will be more available in low-phytate corn, he says. Cargill will test low-phytate lines for yield this summer.
Dekalb Genetics will initially target areas where high phosphorus levels are an issue. Some states are taking a proactive environmental approach to phosphorus utilization in intensive livestock production areas, says John Hemingway, Dekalb product manager, corn quality and specialty traits. "We're looking at all of the traits in our pipeline and sizing up where they'll fit," he says.
Hemingway notes that Dekalb will test low-phytate corn for yield before releasing new products. "New traits must add value per acre. However, environmental issues in some locales may override what would otherwise be normal production decisions for the grower," he says.
Companies will need to show that yields of low-phytate hybrids are equal to or better than yields of elite hybrids on the market, says Tray Thomas, president, Context Consult-ing. This is because the trait has little impact on reducing the cost of dicalcium phosphate supplements, which do not cost much. Ulrich explains that producers who replace supplements with low-phytate corn in the future may save only $1/ton.
Fink adds that the trait's replacement value will depend on the growth stage of the animals being fed. "Different rations require different levels of dicalcium phosphate," he says.
Stacking traits. Fink notes that hybrids will be more valuable to feeders if the low-phytate trait is combined with other traits, such as high oil, high lysine and high methionine. Contract growers probably would not receive premiums for low-phytate grain alone, unless phosphorus management is mandated.
The price for low-phytate grain will depend mainly on the feeder's level of interest, suggests Fink. Some feeders may go directly to growers, asking if they can provide a steady supply of value-enhanced grain, and pay them on a per-acre basis, he says.
ExSeed's NutriDense LP corn has other desirable traits in addition to low-phytate. It has a minimum of 1% more oil and two to three more units of protein than No. 2 yellow corn. ExSeed reports that it contains about 28% more lysine, 16% more threonine, 25% more of both methionine and cystine, and 100% more tryptophan than conventional hybrids.
Dekalb is evaluating a wide array of nutritionally enhanced traits (such as high lysine and high tryptophan for swine, high methi-onine for poultry and modified oils) to stack with low phytate, says Hemingway. He adds that it is important to stack grain quality traits to increase the value of corn because more players (trait suppliers, growers, grain elevators and feeders) must capture value from output traits. With input traits, such as the Roundup Ready trait, the trait supplier and the grower are the main beneficiaries.
Selling the low-phytate trait. Kuebler says that NutriDense seed corn (without the low-phytate trait) costs $18.50 more per unit than conventional hybrids. NutriDense LP will carry the $18.50 premium plus a small royalty for the low-phytate trait.
ExSeed has not yet priced Yellow Dent LP. Kuebler says it will be priced much lower than NutriDense because it carries only the single low-phytate trait.Pioneer's Wyss says it makes sense to stack the low-phytate trait along with the elevated oil and amino acid traits. It would make inventory management less complex for seed suppliers and grain elevators, and end users would benefit from having several enhanced traits in one package.
Moreover, there already is an infrastructure in place for the contracting, identity preservation and delivery of high-oil corn through the value chain network of Optimum Quality Grains LLC (a joint venture between Pioneer and DuPont). Premium ranges have been established for high-oil corn. Companies could calculate premiums for other added traits using the high-oil corn pricing model.The low-phytate trait is most valuable to growers and feeders when stacked with other feed quality traits. However, if nutrient management planning is mandated, the low-phytate trait will become more valuable by itself. Fortunately, should that time come, low-phytate hybrids will be available.


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As great as last year's cotton crop was in many parts of the Cotton Belt, it would've been even better had producers not lost an estimated 1.17 million bales to pests.
The lost cotton was worth $337,024,194 (based on 480-pound bales and 65-cent cotton). Adding in related costs pushed the total to $1.076 billion.
While insect losses were down slightly last year, compared to 2002, the arthropod complex still claimed 4.16 percent of the crop, according to data compiled by Michael R. Williams.
"That was down from 4.61 percent the previous year," Williams says in a report prepared for the National Cotton Foundation, and "reflects not only a year of low insect pressure over the Cotton Belt, but also a year in which management technologies were more responsive to the needs of production."
Research, development, and management are currently "rising to the challenge presented by new pest species," says Williams, who is with the Entomology and Plant Pathology Department at Mississippi State University and serves as Cotton Insect Losses Coordinator for the national assessment project.
Cotton losses coordinators from each cotton state collect and submit the data for the estimates.
The bollworm/budworm complex again ranked No. 1 on the pest list, reducing yields beltwide by 1.39 percent.
Lygus was No. 2, at 0.89 percent; stink bugs were third at 0.735 percent; cotton fleahoppers ranked fourth at 0.322 percent; and thrips were fifth at 0.261 percent.
The boll weevil, once the most devastating pest of U.S. cotton, came in at ninth place, infesting 2.097 million acres and reducing yield by 0.077 percent. Boll weevil eradication costs for U.S. cotton were $9.96 per acre, for a total of $112,810.36. Pink bollworm program costs were $4,754,686.
Other pest loss rankings were spider mites, sixth place; aphids, seventh; fall armyworms, eighth; and a collection of other pests (silverleaf whiteflies, beet armyworms, cutworms, loopers, banded-winged whiteflies, cotton leaf-perforators, and other arthropods) were lumped together in tenth place.
Costs for direct management of arthropod pests averaged $58.88 per acre across the belt, Williams says.
"These pests and their management continue to be a vital factor in U.S. cotton production," he notes. "In the last few years, management has successfully reduced losses to well below previous years. Only Oklahoma and Missouri reported a greater than 10 percent loss to these pests in 2003."
The national average is always affected the most by Texas, which had 4.7 million acres of cotton, Williams says, and losses in the state last year were the lowest on record, at 1.90 percent.
"Although management of the bollworm/budworm complex – primarily by transgenic cotton – has greatly reduced their impact, they remained the number one pest for 2003. They infested about 74 percent of the U.S. cotton crop, second only to thrips, which were found in more than 91 percent of the crop."
Largest insect losses were in Oklahoma, 11.7 percent of the crop, representing 30,403 bales, and Missouri, 10.27 percent, or 89,589 bales.
Other state rankings were South Carolina, third, 8.09 percent; Alabama, fourth, 6.86 percent; and Mississippi, fifth, 5.86 percent. Arizona, Tennessee, Arkansas, Kansas, Virginia, and Florida reported losses greater than 5 percent.
Texas reported more bales lost, 181,687, than any other state, and Mississippi was second, with 178,306 bales lost.
"Pest status continues to change, and minor pests now cause losses," Williams notes. "Yellow-striped armyworms, western flower thrips, darkling beetles, saltmarsh caterpillars, striped flea beetles, southern armyworms, and clouded plant bugs all contributed to a new look in pest losses."
Bollworms and budworms were the "undisputed top pests" in 2003, he says, "and once again, bollworms were the dominant species, at more than 85 percent."
While total losses by the two species have actually dropped over the last few years, Williams points out that losses to all pests have been low.
Bt cotton acreage increased to 6.04 million in 2003, at an estimated cost of $11.61 per acre beltwide. "This represents about 19 percent of the cost of arthropod management, and is second only to foliar application costs," he says.
U.S. producers spent a total of $45,657,098 for at-planting insecticide applications, according to the study. An estimated 3,147,379 acres of Bt cotton were sprayed at a cost of $145,758,116.
Approximately 43 percent of the U.S. cotton acreage was treated aerially, at a cost of $10,719,003, while 53 percent had ground treatments, for a total cost of $14,259,802.
Cotton was scouted an average of 1.25 times per week beltwide; for the 7,858,484 acres scouted the total costs were $57,398,987.
Copies of the complete report or further information may be obtained from Williams at email@example.com


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Bauer, Carrasco do heavy lifting to help Tribe
CLEVELAND -- Carlos Carrasco stepped onto the mound in the seventh inning on Monday with a one-run lead and one of the toughest lineups in the American League standing in his way. Two innings later -- even with Mike Trout, Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton due up for the Angels -- his team called on him to pitch one more.
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CLEVELAND -- Carlos Carrasco stepped onto the mound in the seventh inning on Monday with a one-run lead and one of the toughest lineups in the American League standing in his way. Two innings later -- even with Mike Trout, Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton due up for the Angels -- his team called on him to pitch one more.
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"He was stoic, like he kind of expected it," pitching coach Mickey Callaway said. "I didn't notice that he was over-anxious or too pumped up. He just said, 'OK.'"
Down went Trout on a groundout to second. Then Pujols flied out to left field. And by the time Hamilton had whiffed on a two-strike slider, Carrasco had gone seven outs for his first career save, and the Tribe had done just enough to edge the Angels, 4-3, at Progressive Field.
It was a fresh feeling the right-handed reliever more than welcomed after struggling to a 6.95 ERA as a starter to begin his season.
"My mentality is way different," Carrasco said. "Attacking the hitter and everything ... because the game was on the line, 4-3. I used more breaking stuff."
Of Carrasco's 33 pitches, only 11 were fastballs.
Carrasco ended his night with 2 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing just one hit while striking out four to send the Indians (36-35) above .500 once more. In doing so, he became the first Cleveland pitcher to record a seven-out save in a one-run game since Rod Nichols in 1991.
"I think today there was no reason to take him out of the game," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "It's a one-run game and you kind of have to prepare for that. But he executed pitches. Even after the leadoff walk, he speeds up his delivery, makes a pitch."
Adding to Carrasco's excellent effort out of the bullpen was yet another solid start from Trevor Bauer, who lasted 6 2/3 innings, holding the Angels to three runs on eight hits while striking out six. Perhaps more important, the Tribe was able to ride Bauer for a career-high 119 pitches and protect its depleted bullpen, which had combined to pitch 15 2/3 innings over the previous three games.
Of course, Bauer maintained that he could have gone deeper if needed.
"I would've liked to last longer, be more efficient," Bauer said. "I pitch every fifth day, so I'd rather go out there and be able to do that for the 'pen and throw a lot of pitches. I train to be able to do that. Hopefully as time goes along I'll be able to throw more pitches, especially on nights when I'm not as efficient as I could be."
For the Angels, who left 10 men on base and went 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position, it was a night of frustration and missed chances.
"We had a lot of opportunities," manager Mike Scioscia said. "A lot of opportunities and couldn't cash in on enough of them to get the game where we wanted, but we certainly had some opportunities."
On the other end, the Indians recorded only six hits, but they managed to make the most of them, plating four runs on five hits off Angels starter Jered Weaver. Two were a product of Asdrubal Cabrera's two-run homer in the first inning, while a third -- which gave the Tribe a one-run lead it never relinquished -- came on a fourth-inning solo shot by Carlos Santana.
Santana is hitting .343 with two home runs and eight RBIs since returning from the disabled list on June 6.
"He's starting to swing it. I think it was inevitable. He's too good a hitter," Francona said. "They're not just singles. He's going to take walks, hit home runs, have extra-base hits. It'll help us."
The Indians and Angels went back and forth through the first four innings.
Following Cabrera's home run, the Angels countered with two runs of their own in the next frame on Chris Iannetta's two-run double.
Each team tacked on one more run -- Cleveland on a Michael Brantley RBI single and the Angels on a John McDonald sacrifice fly -- and remained in a deadlock until Santana put the Tribe up for good on his solo shot.
As for Carrasco, who was moved to the bullpen after struggling as a starter earlier in the season, he says he is finally growing comfortable in his new role as a long reliever. Since losing his spot in the rotation, he owns a 2.18 ERA in 12 relief appearances, striking out 18 while walking just four.
"Before the [ninth] inning, I just went and set out in my mind what I need to do in the last inning," Carrasco said. "Because Mickey told me, 'Get going.'"
If Callaway has his way, perhaps the strong outing will get even more going for the 27-year-old Carrasco.
"Hopefully, that's an 'I'm a Major Leaguer' moment," Callaway said.
Alec Shirkey is an associate reporter for MLB.com.


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Andre Roberson might be on the verge of making a huge mistake.
All the evidence we have at our disposal indicates NBA general managers, scouts and coaches don't see the Colorado forward as a first-round pick in this year's draft and some question whether he's a second-round pick. There just isn't any reputable evaluator of NBA talent or Internet mock draft making the case that Roberson should forgo his senior season in Boulder and turn pro.
If Roberson eschews that evidence and decides to turn pro anyway on the advice of some snake oil salesman, he does so at his own peril. And what a sad day that would be.
Yet, with each day that passes without a decision, it at least gives the impression that is where this is heading.
Of course he wouldn't be the first. Already this year there have been a handful of underclassmen who have decided to turn pro despite significant holes in their game. The hole Roberson must fill is his lack of a consistent perimeter shot and the ability to create a shot when he has the ball in his hands 25 feet from the basket, which is where he will be much of the time at the pro level.
Roberson has succeeded in college playing stellar defense, rebounding better than anyone in the nation and scoring in transition or after offensive rebounds. But at 6-foot-7, he will play further away from the basket on both ends of the floor as a pro, somewhat negating his rebounding. And he will have to score against and defend some of the best players on the planet if he manages to stick in the NBA.
The draft is only getting deeper with other underclassmen declaring and that is only pushing Roberson further down the draft boards and in some cases, completely off it.
You wonder what the hold up is. You wonder who is telling him not to listen to the NBA underclassmen advisory committee, a panel made up of talent evaluators in the league which review individuals who are considering turning pro and offers a projection of where they might be drafted.
Worse yet, who is telling Roberson not to listen to coach Tad Boyle, the man who recruited him to Colorado three years ago when his best offers were from smaller schools in lesser conferences? Boyle has helped Roberson develop into a very good college player who, at this point anyway, falls just a little bit short of being good enough to play at the highest level.
Boyle hasn't come right out and said so, but after listening to him talk about Roberson on Thursday at his end-of-the-year press conference, it became clear he believes Roberson would be best served by returning to school for his senior season.
He compared Roberson's choice to the one faced by former Buff Alec Burks two years ago. Remember Burks was considered an NBA lottery pick and that held up on draft night when he was selected No. 12 overall by Utah in 2011.
"Andre, it's almost just the opposite," Boyle said. "The reward is iffy. The risk is pretty drastic, pretty major."
ESPN analyst Chad Ford is among the most respected NBA draft prognosticators going. Ford lists Roberson as the 54th best prospect among the top 100 this year. If that held up on draft night, Roberson would be a late-second round selection and very likely destined for at least a year or two of playing in the NBA Development League or overseas.
NBA teams do not give million dollar guaranteed contracts to guys picked 54th in the draft.
The NCAA says Roberson must make a decision by April 16 to keep his eligibility intact. But the real deadline doesn't arrive until April 28 when the NBA mandates all early entry candidates declare their intentions.
Boyle said he has done all he can do to make sure Roberson has the best information at his disposal for making the decision. He said he reviewed players with similar résumés from the past four drafts and showed Roberson where they ended up being picked and where they are today.
"One of the things I talked to Andre about is, 'Andre, you're going to develop next year as a basketball player. You're going to develop next year,'" Boyle said. "'The question is, where do you want to develop? Do you want to develop in college? Do you want to develop in the D League? Do you want to develop overseas? Do you want to develop on an NBA bench where you're working out with an assistant coach on game day and getting better? Where do you see yourself? Where would you be comfortable? Where would you be most happy?' That's really the decision he has to make."
When Burks had the opportunity to turn pro and make millions two years ago, I wrote that he would be crazy not to do so. Money isn't everything in this world, but it certainly opens plenty of doors and solves a lot of problems.
By going and earning that money while it was available to him, Burks could easily return to school at some point in the future and complete his degree, making sure he always had something to fall back on.
Roberson won't be making millions next year, but he could work his tail off here in Boulder to make sure he gives himself the best shot possible of earning that big pay day a year from now in the 2014 draft. And he could have a lot of fun doing it.
He's already the big man on campus. Imagine how his stature, reputation and legacy at CU will grow if he decides to return and be the leader of what is looking like the best CU team in history on paper.
In the meantime, he can also become the Buffs' all-time leading rebounder and the most accomplished player in the program's history. Yep, if Roberson returns for his senior year and produces at or near the kind of results he has the past two years, he would supplant Chauncey Billups as the most valuable player in the history of the program while smashing the career rebounding record and probably several other marks.
If Roberson comes back, the Buffs will certainly be ranked among the top-25 in the nation to start the season, something that has happened only once before more than 40 years ago.
In some ways, there will be much less pressure on Roberson next season in Boulder. He won't have to spend the entire season thinking about turning pro. He won't have a choice in the matter.
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DENVER—A proposal restricting how much state-chartered entities spend on travel is up for debate at the Capitol in response to a pricey golfing trip by a state-chartered insurer.
The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to hold a hearing on the measure on Wednesday. It would limit travel expenditures for public agencies to twice the maximum federal daily rate for food and lodging.
Democratic Rep. Sal Pace of Pueblo said the bill is a response to a golfing trip by Pinnacol Assurance last year. The company spent more than $300,000 on a trip to Pebble Beach resort in California.
State statute established Pinnacol to serve as Colorado's workers compensation insurer of last resort but it competes with private insurers.
Pinnacol has said its incentive trips are modest compared to competitors.


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Big voting changes coming to the South in 2014
BRENTIN MOCK | 1/13/2014, 10:36 a.m.
(NNPA) – Legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin blogged in The New Yorker recently that voting rights cases will be one of the top seven legal stories of 2014.
"After the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act in the Shelby County case, several Republican-dominated states immediately tightened their laws to make it harder to voter," he wrote.
While legal decisions on voting rights are pending right now in Northern states including Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, many of the big stories will come from the South. With new election rules in place, next year will prove pivotal for observing how these changes might disrupt voting practices, especially for the upcoming mid-term elections.
Here is a round-up of Southern states where voters face major shakeups:
North Carolina
The section of North Carolina's far-reaching new elections law that has gotten the most attention is the requirement for certain forms of photo identification to vote, but that provision won't kick in until 2016 – unless ongoing litigation overturns it. However, the law makes other election changes that voters should be aware of.
One is a change in how provisional ballots will or won't be counted. Since 2007, if you happened to be in the wrong precinct when attempting to vote – what's been dubbed "right church/wrong pew" voting – you could cast a provisional ballot and prove later that you are registered and eligible to vote. But as of 2014, those who show up at the wrong precinct will not be allowed to vote.
Also changing in 2014 is the number of days for early voting – 10, down from the 17 that were available before. The new law also eliminates same-day voter registration. North Carolina is currently tied up in litigation around those two changes, along with the voter ID requirement, because of possible racially discriminatory effects.
And the changes don't stop there: North Carolina voters will no longer have the option to vote for all the candidates of a preferred party – straight-ticket voting – in one action. There will be more partisan poll observers allowed in precincts, even if not from the same neighborhood. And it will be easier for any voter to challenge another's eligibility, which can slow down if not halt challenged voters' access to their ballots.
It's for these reasons that North Carolina's voting law has been called the "most restrictive" in the nation.
Alabama was among the first states to adopt a voter ID law, passing one in 2003 and then in 2011 tightening restrictions around what kind of ID could be used. The state delayed the effective date of the law until 2014, bypassing all of the legal challenges that have confronted and stymied other states that tried to implement voter ID earlier, such as Texas and South Carolina.
Like those two states, Alabama once had to submit its election laws to the federal government for approval under Section Five of the Voting Rights Act because of its history of racial discrimination at the polls. But a U.S. Supreme Court decision this summer invalidated the coverage formula for Section Five and released those states and others across the South from this obligation.


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Duffy leaves it late
Substitute Darryl Duffy grabbed the winner as Cheltenham came from 2-0 down to beat Northampton 3-2.
The Cobblers raced into a 2-0 lead against the npower League Two high-flyers only to be pegged back before the break.
Top-scorer Adebayo Akinfenwa gave Northampton a second-minute lead with his 14th goal of the campaign, firing home from just inside the box after Emyr Huws set him up.
The hosts doubled their advantage in the 14th minute when Robins defender Billy Jones could only manage to put the ball past goalkeeper Scott Brown.
But the Robins shot-stopper kept his side in the game, foiling Lewis Hornby, Ishmel Demontagnac and Keith Lowe as Northampton looked for a third goal.
Cheltenham got back on level terms with two goals in three minutes.
Darren Carter reduced the arrears in the 25th minute after Chris Zebroski did well to pull the ball back for the midfielder to net from close range. And Zebroski equalised two minutes later when he headed home a cross from Jones.
Former Cobblers striker Shaun Harrad went close just after the restart but Brown thwarted Akinfenwa who also headed wide.
And it was Cheltenham who won it in the 80th minute when Duffy scored after being picked out by Carter's pass.
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A little bit of history, a little bit of history in the making.
Welcome to Grovedale Winery and Vineyards where you'll experience a little bit of history and a little bit of history in the making. We believe that great wines start with great grapes. We have eight acres of vines planted with nine varieties of Minnesota and Vinifera grapes. Each year we strive to increase our knowledge so that the best grapes possible are grown to formulate the distinctive tastes of our Grovedale wine. We use simple wine making techniques that focus on letting the grapes determine the type of wine they will become. Our wine selection includes a nice balance between dry reds/whites, semi-dry wines, and a variety of sweet wines.
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CRESTVIEW � A sports complex's proposed site appears inadequate and might generate a $400,000 annual loss, but that doesn't mean death to the project.
CRESTVIEW � A sports complex's proposed site appears inadequate and might generate a $400,000 annual loss, but that doesn't mean death to the project.
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The city still is researching feasibility of such a facility, said Council President Ben Iannucci III, who raised the concept of a sports complex � built and operated by a sports management company at no expense to Crestview taxpayers � early last year.
In addition to providing sports and recreational opportunities for locals, the complex would attract out-of-town traveling sports tournaments, he said.
He reported on recent communication with the Institute of Retired Professionals, tasked with conducting a feasibility study, at the Jan. 28 council meeting. Among preliminary findings, the group questioned the suggested location, an 18-acre city-owned tract of land behind the Brookmeade Drive public safety building.
"Their determination is it may not be big enough for what we're proposing," Iannucci said.
The group's early estimates indicate the facility would cost between $1 and $3 million.
"There are ways to get this paid for that won't come out of the taxpayers' pockets," Iannucci said.
The retired professionals estimated the complex itself had the potential to lose up to $400,000 a year, but it would generate revenues between $5 and $10 million annually for the city's hospitality industry, including hotels, restaurants and service providers.
The north county could use a sports complex, Councilman Charles Baugh Jr. said.
"We don't have enough recreational opportunities for our youth," he said. "Roughly, there's 40,000 people living in this area, and this is the county seat, so maybe we can get some partnership from the county to make this happen."
The project has drawn support from the county Economic Development Council.
"You've heard before that this would be an excellent development for the city and would contribute greatly to the quality of life in the area," EDC interim President Kay Rasmussen said.
RESTORE Act money � from BP's fines for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill � might apply to the sports complex project, Rasmussen said.
The institute will meet next week and soon will deliver a formal report on its findings and recommendations, Iannucci said.
Former Okaloosa County Tourism Development Council Director Mark Bellinger addressed the city council and the Community Redevelopment Agency in the spring of 2012 to advise on funding the project with a Crestview tourism development tax, or "bed tax," levied on guests at area hotels.
A sports complex that attracted more visitors to the community would be a permissible use of the tax, Bellinger said.
"The bed tax is a very strong option for you in the future if you decide to go down that road as a funding source for this type of development," Rasmussen said.
While researching the concept, the institute requested copies of a proposal for a combined community arts and sports facility presented to the agency by Rae Schwartz, representing Friends of the Arts and the Okaloosa Arts Alliance's Crestview area committee.
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The Schedule
Game 8 Saturday, Dec. 17, 2005 2:00 p.m. Santa Barbara, CA
UC Santa Barbara vs. #24 UCLA The Thunderdome (6,000)
Game 9 Monday, Dec. 19, 2005 7:00 p.m. Santa Barbara, CA
UC Santa Barbara vs. Arizona The Thunderdome (6,000)
2005-06 Gaucho Record
1-6 overall/0-0 Big West Conference
1-1 home/0-5 away/0-0 neutral
Gauchos Begin Five-Game Homestand, Their Longest Since 1992-93
After playing five of its first seven contests on the road, the UC Santa Barbara women's basketball team begins a five-game homestand - its longest in 13 years - by hosting a pair of Pacific-10 Conference teams in the Thunderdome. On Saturday, Dec. 17, the Gauchos face their second nationally-ranked opponent of the young season when No. 24 UCLA (5-3 overall) comes to town for a 2:00 p.m. showdown. It will mark the first meeting between UCSB and the Bruins since Nov. 27, 1993. Two days later, Arizona (4-3 entering this week) invades the Thunderdome to battle Santa Barbara at 7:00 p.m. The Gauchos enter this homestand looking to avoid their worst start to a season since 1983-84, when they won just once in their first 22 games.
Gauchos on the Air and Web
Both upcoming games will air live on KTLK 1340AM in Santa Barbara with "Showtime" Steve Wendt handling play-by-play duties. Former UCSB assistant coach Kristen Koch will handle play-by-play for the UCLA contest, while "$1.98" Don Ford will do the same when the Gauchos battle Arizona. Broadcast begin 15 minutes prior to tip-off with the "Gaucho Pregame Show". All of Santa Barbara's games in 2005-06 can also be heard live via the internet by pointing your browser to www.ucsbgauchos.com and purchasing the "UCSB All-Access Pass".
UCSB Falters Early and Loses 79-52 at Loyola Marymount
The Gauchos are still searching for their first victory this season away from Santa Barbara, with their most recent road setback being a 79-52 loss at Loyola Marymount (2-6) on Sunday, Dec. 11. UCSB scored the first five points of the game in Gersten Pavilion, but that would be its only lead of the afternoon. LMU quickly answered with a 15-0 run spanning the next six minutes, nine points of which came from sophomore guard Amanda DeCoud. Trailing 30-10 at the 8:21 mark, the Gauchos would fight back as Kat Suderman's free throws with 3:29 before intermission cut the Loyola Marymount lead to 34-22, but the home team went on a 9-2 spurt to end the first half and take a 43-24 cushion into the locker rooms. The visitors were then held scoreless for the first five minutes of the second half, and LMU never let its lead dip below 20 points en route to ending a five-game losing skid.
Poll Position
The Gauchos opened 2005-06 receiving votes in both the ESPN/USA Today Top-25 Coaches' Poll and Associated Press Writers' Poll, but have subsequently dropped out of both. Meanwhile, if Big West Conference coaches and media members are accurate prognosticators, then the Gauchos will win their unprecedented 11th consecutive regular season conference title in 2005-06. In polls conducted Wednesday, Nov. 2 at the league's annual media day in Irvine, Calif., six of the eight coaches picked Santa Barbara to repeat yet again, while nine of 10 media members in attendance did the same. Long Beach State was tabbed second in both polls.
UC Santa Barbara alumnus Mark French is in his 19th season as head coach of the Gauchos and the 27th year of his immensely successful career. He currently owns a UCSB record of 381-170 (.691) and an overall mark of 479-284 (.628). Since the 1991-92 campaign, a period spanning 14 years, French's Gauchos have won 11 Big West Conference titles and advanced to 11 NCAA Tournaments - including five second rounds and a Sweet 16 appearance - as well as one Postseason WNIT. Individually, French has earned an unprecedented seven Big West Coach of the Year honors, while in 2002-03 he was named WBCA District 8 Coach of the Year and a finalist for the Naismith National Coach of the Year award. He is the dean of Big West coaches, with nine more years of experience in the league than any of his current counterparts.
Probable Starters Notes #34 Autumn Nichols Sr. F Had scored in double-digits three straight games until Sunday #33 Jenna Green So. C Big West Conference-leading 16.5 points per game #5 Jessica Wilson So. G Averaging 7.0 points, 2.5 steals over last two games #32 Karena Bonds Sr. G Team-leading +1.4 assist-to-turnover ratio (19 to 14) #40 LaShay Fears Fr. G Career-high 12 points, four assists vs. Saint Mary's
Reserves Notes #2 Whitney Warren Fr. G Averaging 15.3 minutes per game in reserve duty #10 Kim Smith Fr. G Scored second basket of career at Loyola Marymount #22 Erin O'Bryan Jr. G Tallied seven points at LMU in return from head injury #23 Ana Onaindia So. G Back in action Sunday after missing three games with head injury #35 Shantel Thomas Fr. F Season-high 15 minutes played during Sunday's loss #42 Kat Suderman So. F/C Hauled down six rebounds in each of last three games
Bruin Banter
UCLA's showdown with the Gauchos will be its first game following an eight-day break from competition, the last being a 93-56 win over Pepperdine at home on Dec. 8. Senior Lisa Willis and junior Noelle Quinn lead a high-powered Bruin offense at 19.4 and 18.4 points per game, respectively. In the last meeting between the two schools, UCSB fell 71-54 at UCLA on Nov. 27, 1991, while their last clash in Santa Barbara occurred way back on Dec. 7, 1985, a 78-51 decision in favor of the Bruins. UCLA leads the all-time series 13-1.
Scouting the Wildcats
Led by senior guard Natalie Jones' 17.9 points per game, Arizona will first travel to Fresno State on Saturday, Dec. 17 before heading south to the Thunderdome. The Wildcats and Gauchos are no strangers to one another, having met seven times in the past eight seasons. UofA scored a 96-80 home victory over UCSB on Dec. 16, 2004 that ended a two-game winning streak by the Gauchos. That triumph gave Arizona a 6-5 edge in the all-time series.
Conference Dominance
Santa Barbara's decade-long dominance of the Big West ranks as the longest current streak of outright conference championships in the entire nation. Louisiana Tech has captured 13 straight league titles - split between the Sun Belt and Western Athletic Conferences - but has shared top honors with other schools three times during its run. Meanwhile the Gauchos have never finished fewer than two games ahead of the pack, posting an 151-9 (.944) league record since 1995-96. UCSB has won its last 43 contests against current members of the Big West, postseason included.
Field Goal Frustrations
UCSB has yet to reach the 40% field goal percentage plateau in 2005-06, a streak that is actually eight games long including last season's NCAA Tournament loss. That has translated into a Big West-worst 33.5% shooting mark and an even more forgettable 19.3% clip from three-point territory. In fact, during one stretch that spanned from the end of the Richmond game on Nov. 23 to the first half of the match-up with WSU on Nov. 28, Santa Barbara missed 20 consecutive trifectas, including 0-of-13 at BYU. Take junior guard Erin O'Bryan out of the equation, and the rest of the Gauchos have made just 12-of-99 (12.1%) "trey" attempts on the year.
With their shots refusing to fall, the Gauchos have had to ramp up their defesive intensity this season. After finishing 2004-05 with averages of 7.57 steals and 2.33 blocks per game that both ranked among the lower half of the Big West, UCSB has boosted those marks to 10.14 and 2.50 in the early season. Santa Barbara has already amassed double-dgit steals four times in 2005-06 after doing so on just eight occasions all of last year.
Board Games
A solid indicator of UCSB's fortunes this season has been the battle of the boards. While opening their campaign with five straight losses, the Gauchos were out-rebounded each time, the first four by double-digit margins. Santa Barbara appeared to correct its problem by owning a commanding 53-31 edge on the glass while defeating Saint Mary's on Dec. 4, but was back to bad habits with a nine-board deficiency last Sunday at LMU. UCSB's -8.1 rebounding margin thus far is especially alarming considering the squad ranked seventh in the entire nation last season at +8.2.
Turnover Talk
One area the Gauchos' have shown consistency in this year is taking care of the basketball...relatively speaking. UCSB has not committed more turnovers than any of first six opponents and owns a cumulative 115-139 edge on the season. Curiously, while coughing the ball up fewer times than any of the six teams that beat them, the Gauchos had an equal number of miscues (15) as Saint Mary's.
Green Day
The tallest Gaucho player has also been the team's most productive in 2005-06, and is showing little lingering effects of the torn left MCL that sidelined her nearly all of last season. Sophomore center Jenna Green shattered virtually all of her previous career highs in the win over Saint Mary's, including new personal bests of 23 points and 12 rebounds while spearheading the victory. Those totals also accounted for her first career double-double. The San Jose, Calif., native has recorded double-digit scoring totals in each game this year and currently leads the Big West with a 16.4 points per game average, while her 56.2% field goal mark currently ranks second and shows why she was included on the preseason all-conference team. Green is the only Gaucho currently shooting over 50%, and is connecting at an even better rate than the 53.3% clip she posted en route to earning Big West All-Freshman honors in 2003-04.
Nichols and Dimes
After three straight impressive games in which she averaged 14.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 57.1% shooting - scoring in double-figures each time - senior forward Autumn Nichols came back to earth against Loyola Marymount with just five points, three boards and just a one-of-eight performance from the floor. Gaucho fans will hope that's not a return to her early season struggles when the Bakersfield, Calif., native posted 5.0 points and shot 35.3% over the first three contests of 2005-06. Nichols has obviously worked on her outside shot during the off-season, burying three-of-eight three-point attempts so far in 2005-06 after misfiring on her only shot from beyond the arc last year.
Bonds, Karena Bonds
The Gauchos' jack-of-all-trades through seven games has been senior guard Karena Bonds, who owns steals (2.14) and assists (2.71) per game averages that rank fourth and eighth in the Big West, respectively as well as an 82.4% free-throw mark that is second best. She's also UCSB's fourth-leading scorer and rebounder, and can already boast two blocked shots after not recording a single stuff in any of her first 93 games as a collegian. The Morro Bay, Calif., native played a spirited game at Weber State, recording 12 points and a personal best 10 rebounds for her first career double-double. All but two of Bonds' points and all of her game-high four steals came after halftime when Santa Barbara was down to just seven healthy players.
She Dropped the Bomb on Me
Erin O'Bryan has excelled in two areas early this season - shooting three-pointers and free-throws. The junior guard buried 13-of-28 trifectas to open the year - including a six-of-10 effort at Louisville to account for all of her career-high-tying 18 points - before suffering a head injury at BYU that sidelined her for the next two games. O'Bryan returned to action Sunday at LMU and sunk one-of-four tries from beyond the arc. Against the Lions she was also perfect on four attempts from the charity stripe, extending her streak of consecutive made free-throws to 17 dating back to last season. Through six games played, all two of her 52 points have come from three-point land or the free-throw line.
No Fears
UCSB has a tradition of great point guards, and may have found the next player in that long lineage in the form of freshman LaShay Fears. She has started each game thus far, including the season opener at 2005 NCAA runner-up Michigan State where she did not commit a turnover in 24 minutes of work. The Palmdale, Calif., native has gotten the green light to shoot more as of late, which translated into a personal best 12 point effort during the Gauchos' lone win of the season. She is also one of three UCSB players ranked among the Big West's top-10 in steals at 2.00 per outing.
Waiting in the Wings
On Wednesday, Nov. 9, UCSB announced the signing of two high school seniors to National Letters of Intent. Jordan Franey, a 6-0 forward from La Mesa, Calif., and Sacramento native Meagan Williams, a 5-10 guard, will join the Gauchos as true freshmen in 2006-07. Both were named to the Cal-Hi Sports All-State Junior First Team last season, with Williams also earning Sacramento Bee 2005 Player of the Year acclaim. In 2006-07 Santa Barbara will also gain the services of a pair of junior transfers who helped Baylor capture the 2005 national title. Emily Niemann, a 6-1 forward, scored 19 points in the NCAA Championship game against Michigan State en route to Final Four All-Tournament acclaim. In her two-year BU career, the Houston native averaged 9.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and a school-record 45.1% three-point percentage. Meanwhile 5-7 guard Chisa Ononiwu will begin practicing with the Gauchos in January and becomes eligible to compete following fall 2006 academic quarter at UCSB. The Houston native averaged 1.3 points and 0.7 rebounds in 13 games as a Lady Bear freshman in 2004-05.
Taylor-James Leaves UCSB
On Monday, Nov. 14, head coach Mark French announced that 6-0 sophomore swing player Brittanie Taylor-James had left the Gaucho program due to personal reasons. The Evanston, Ill., native finished the fall academic quarter and is now seeking a transfer. In 2004-05 she averaged 2.2 points and 2.4 rebounds in 22 games played, with a career-high of eight scored against UC Irvine on March 3.
Doozy of a Schedule
In the annual quest to make their non-conference schedule one of the toughest in the nation, the Gauchos have once again succeeded in 2005-06. UCSB will play five games against teams which also reached the NCAA Tournament last year, including three straight to open the regular season. In addition to facing national runner-up Michigan State, a February showdown looms at Elite Eight participant Stanford. In addition, Santa Barbara will host regional rivals UCLA and Pepperdine in the Thunderdome after not facing either school for more than a decade.
On the Horizon
The Gauchos will take a 10-day break from competition to celebrate the holiday season before continuing their homestand on Friday, Dec. 30, hosting Pepperdine in the Thunderdome at 7:00 p.m. It will be UCSB's final tune-up before beginning defense of its 10 consecutive Big West Conference regular season titles.


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In this week's odd Japanese innovation news, we bring you an interactive poster concept designed by a research group from Keio University in Tokyo. Using screen captures from a cute female model, the poster screen senses when a user kisses the poster and brings up reactionary photos as an aftermath.
The poster works by recognizing distance between the kisser and the screen. As the user's head inches closer to the screen, the face inside the poster changes to indicate anticipation. When you give the poster your smooch, the poster's face gets all shy and giggly, and starts blushing. Weird. We wonder if her reaction is different between good and bad kissers.
"I'm a big fan of pop idols, and I have posters of them in my room. It bugged me that the posters didn't move at all," says one of the team's researchers during the Keio University's XD Exhibition last week. "We built this system because we thought, if a poster could move to match people's movements, that would be interactive and fun."
Developers also believe this system could be built for commercial use, allowing the technology to become part of an interactive digital advertisement theme or selling the system as an iPad application. To make it compatible as an iPad app, they will have to figure out how to get the tablet's camera to recognize images with its light sensor and react to shadows of the user approaching the screen. The team also plans to make the poster react to other senses, such as smell, taste, and hearing.
"The current system only produces visual changes, but we could also include the scent of shampoo from the person's hair, or a lemon-flavored film on the lips, or a speaker that whispers 'I love you,'" a team member explains.
We kind of think this digital signage is rather creepy, but being incorporating a sense of smell for advertising could be more interesting than pretending to kiss a 2D girl. Still, if this were to be a public ad display, we worry about the hygiene issues of multiple lips and faces pressed up against the same poster. Plus, why would I want to tell a poster "I love you"?
In the below video where a team member shows how the technology work, the girl in the poster also seem to have only one reaction. That alone gives a sense of robotic-ness, and we think it would probably make the user feel kind of lonely. This is some My Strange Addiction stuff. All signs point to being forever alone so we'll just stick with static, boring ol' posters, thanks. Just watch the video and see for yourself.
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This is another card that I made using justjohanna's Odd Bird Planet's June Newsletter Sketch for my layout. Love that black with light blue polka dot paper? Actually, it was the backing to some Making Memories embellishments that Kim gave me. It was too cute not to recycle.
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- Kim H. said...
I love this card and the fact that it is so green :)
- June 4, 2008 at 6:06 PM
- Noel said...
Wow, my gosh, how darling!!! I love those leaves, too.
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- Thanh said...
This is just lovely, Heather! Two thumbs up for recycling too
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- Alison Gibbs said...
These flowers are beautiful Heather
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- The Other Side of Me said...
Hi Heather,
How is sunny California? What a pretty card. I love the polka dots. Have a good weekend.
- June 5, 2008 at 5:32 AM
- Mandy said...
Oh, Heather! What a great use of this stamp and of this sketch! Love it!
- June 5, 2008 at 10:55 AM
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Excellent! Not only is it beautiful, but it's environmentally responsible. Gotta love that!
Great job on the sketch.
- June 6, 2008 at 1:28 PM
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Adorable. I love the colours of the flowers and how they have real leaves.
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I really really LOVE this card!!
So beautiful:)
- June 12, 2008 at 7:23 AM
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The Collie Smooth TAG-A-LONG measures (without wood & hardware) about 4 3/4" x 3 1/2" (12.065 x 8.89 cm). You get one crate tag, your choice of available colors. Choose one color from #1, #2, #3, #4, or #5 in the photo. (Don't forget to email me and let me know what color you will like to receive.) TAG-A-LONGS are made of plastic canvas, yarn, 2 lobster claw clasps, 2 jump rings, 2 split rings and a blank wood tag. (Please Note: ** Wood and jewelry findings used may vary slightly due to available supplies. In most cases you'll most likely never notice a difference.) The large clasp on my crate tags will attach to nearly every type of dog crate.
Besides their obvious use as a crate tag (for both at home and dog shows) they can easily be used as a decorative display, wall hanging, car rear view mirror decor, or hung on glass via suction cup. Customers have even used them as remembrances for a beloved dog that has passed. Wherever you display these stitched gems they are sure to attract attention.
Need a perfect gift for a for dog lover in your life? From breeders to pet owners everyone will enjoy receiving one or more of these unique crate tags as a gift. I constantly receive complements from excited customers that are impressed that the crate tags are even lovelier in person.
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Not only are they a useful piece of art you can also customize them, as the wood tag is left up to you to personalize any way that takes your fancy. On the wood tag, you can write your dog's name, kennel name, sayings, phrases, or whatever you wish. (I am sorry but I do not do any personalizing on the wood tag.)
My crate tags have sold all over the world and to nearly every state in the USA. I have had orders from Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, and the UK just to name a few places.
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Changing the underappreciated art form of needlepoint on plastic canvas from cross-stitch's ugly stepsister into Cinderella, one creation at a time.
BarLee Creations was created over 15 years ago, back when I finally decided to sell my English Springer Spaniel artwork. Then in 2005, I began branching out with a line of all breed dog crate tags. My latest line is Pet jewelry, Pet and Owner jewelry sets, and jewelry for Dog Lovers.
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PowerPC LinkStation overview
This article originally based on work by frontalot and admin. Originally by admin at Linkstationwiki.org
HD-HLAN PowerPC (LS1)
HD-HLAN PowerPC (LS1) CPU 200Mhz Freescale MPC8241 with MPC603e Motorola PowerPC core. RAM 64MB Micron MT48LC16M16A2-75 SDRAM Flash ROM 4MB ST M29W320DT HG003 USB 2 type A(rear - /dev/usb/lp0, front - /dev/usb/lp1) - NEC D720101GJ NIC 10/100Mb ADMtek AN983B PCI ethernet controller IDE Controller Silicon Image SiI 0680acl144 Stock Firmware 1.x AVR AT90S2313-4SC AVR Analysis powerpc-hdhlan AVR Analysis Benchmarks powerpc-hdhlan Benchmarks Bootloader powerpc-hdhlan Boot Loader Overview Flash ROM powerpc-hdhlan Flash ROM Analysis Hardware powerpc-hdhlan Overview Kernel powerpc-hdhlan Kernel LED powerpc-hdhlan LED Analysis Software powerpc-hdhlan Filesystem contents Serial Access Add a Serial port to the PowerPC Linkstation
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MPC8241 : Integrated Host Processor
The following information is taken from: MPC8241. The MPC8241 hardware specification data sheet is a highly technical but excellent read.
The MPC8241 Integrated Host Processor fits applications where cost, space, power consumption and performance are critical requirements. This device provides a high level of integration, reducing chip count from five discrete chips to one, thereby significantly reducing system component cost. High integration results in a simplified board design, less power consumption and a faster-time-to-market solution. This cost-effective, general purpose integrated processor targets systems using PCI interfaces in networking infrastructure, telecommunications, and other embedded markets. It can be used for control processing in applications such as routers, switches, network storage applications and image display systems.
MPC8241 Features
- 166-266 MHz RISC processor core
- 32-bit PCI interface operating at up to 66 MHz
- Memory controller offering SDRAM support up to 133 MHz operation, support up to 2 GB
- General Purpose I/O and ROM Interface Support
- Two-channel DMA controller that supports chaining
- Messaging unit with I2O messaging support capability
- Industry-standard I2C interface
- Programmable interrupt controller with multiple timers and counters
- 16550 compatible DUART
Typical Applications
- Wireless LAN
- Routers/Switches
- Multi-channel modems
- Network storage
- Image display systems
- Enterprise I/O processor
- Internet access device (IAD)
- Disk controller for RAID systems
- Copier/printer board control
- Embedded Computing
Processor Core and On-Chip Peripheral Logic Features
- MPC603e processor core
- High-performance, superscalar processor core built on Power Architecture technology
- Floating-point unit, integer, load/store, system register and branch processing unit
- 16K instruction cache, 16K data cache
- Lockable portion of L1 cache
- Dynamic power management
- Software-compatible with processors built on Power Architecture technology
On-Chip Peripheral Logic
- Memory interface
- 133 MHz memory bus capability
- Programmable timing EDO DRAM or SDRAM
- High-bandwidth bus (32/64-bit data bus) to DRAM
- Supports one to eight banks of 16-, 64-, 128, 256 or 512Mbit DRAM
- Supports 1 Mbyte to 2 Gbyte DRAM memory
- Contiguous memory mapping
- 272 Mbytes of ROM space
- 8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit, or 64-bit ROM
- Supports bus-width writes to flash
- Read-modify-write parity support (selectable)
- ECC support (selectable)
- SDRAM, DRAM buffer data-path
- Error injection/capture on data path
- LVTTL compatible
- PortX: 8-, 16-, 32- or 64-bit general-purpose I/O port uses ROM controller interface with address strobe
- 32-bit PCI interface operating up to 66 MHz
- PCI 2.2 compatible
- PCI 5.0 V tolerant
- Support for PCI locked accesses to memory
- Support for accesses to all PCI address spaces
- Selectable big- or little-endian operation
- Store gathering of processor-to-PCI writes and PCI-to-memory writes
- Memory prefetching of PCI read accesses
- Parity support (selectable)
- Selectable hardware-enforced coherency
- PCI bus arbitration unit (5 request/grant pairs
- PCI agent mode capability
- Address Translation Unit (ATU)
- Run time register access
- PCI configuration register access
- Two-channel integrated DMA controller
- Supports direct or chaining modes
- Scatter gather
- Interrupt on completed segment, chain, and error
- Local to local memory
- PCI to PCI memory
- PCI to local memory
- Local to PCI memory
- Message Unit
- (I2O) Intelligent Input/Output Message Controller
- Two door-bell registers
- Inbound and outbound messaging registers
- (I2C) Inter-Integrated Circuit Controller
- Full master/slave support
- Embedded programmable interrupt controller (EPIC)
- Five hardware interrupts (IRQs) or 16 serial interupts
- Four programmable timers
- Integrated PCI bus and SDRAM clock generation
- Programmable memory and PCI bus drivers
- Debug Features
- Watchpoint monitor
- Memory attribute and PCI attribute signals
- JTAG/COP - Common On-board Processor for in-circuit hardware debugging
- Dual UART
- 16550 Compatible
IDE 3.5" Disk
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- LS160: Western Digital WD1600
- LS250: Samsung SP2514N or V120CE(HA250JC) / Western Digital WD2500BB-22GUC0
- LS300: Western Digital WD3200JB-00KFA0
Power Supply
- 25W Univive Co., Ltd. "open frame" dual voltage power supply, from the UOP25D/325D series ([1], [2]). The power supply is actually a "brick" power supply without the usual plastic case. The UOP25D/325D series comes in different variations. The differences are the input voltage ranges, and the maximum output current and output voltage stability. 5V ±5%, 0.1A - 2A and 12V ±6%, 0.1A - 1.5A are typical output values.
Crossover switch
- The powerpc-hdhlan LinkStation can also be identified by the presence of a crossover switch located at the rear of the unit; the mipsel-hdhlan and powerpc-hdhglan LinkStations do not have a crossover switch as they are auto-switching.


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Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 4:20 pm
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As usual, another nitpicker who dots the i's and crosses the t's.
My old Kinetic 95 was as wide as I don't need to windsurf.
The current L-8 is wider. That is wide enough.
Why windsurf? Why not go FlyingDutchman, or Aussie18?
I rode that olld Kinetic for maybe 30 days. Have logged the current borrowed L-8 two days. It's still wide.
I also raced motocross on 2 wheeled bikes, not quads or tris.
And I don't surf on longboards.
But I do use hiking sticks on walks in the wilds.
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Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 4:37 pm
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not nitpicking, only pointing out an obvious over-statement. I came to windsurfing from small boat sailing, using sunfish, lasers and several such small boats. To me, a windsurfing rig is nothing more than a very small boat that i can fit in my car ( or on top).
if i lived right on the water i'd have stayed with a sunfish.
not everyone shares your view that something 39 inches wide is HUGE and while i'm sire i'm in the minority, i don't care to sail in high winds.
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Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 5:08 pm
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Point of view.
I come from a surfing background, where a 6' long, 18" wide, 2.45" thick is considered NORMAL. A small board would be 5'4" long, 19" wide, and the same thickness.
When I rode my very first ever windsurfing board, a Rocket99, I thought it was TOO BIG. It was, in retrospect, too small.
4 days after my initial beginner lesson after that first day, I was riding my bud's 9' long, 23" wide surfboard after I glassed in a track and footstrap inserts, woodied the finbox, and added 5 layers of heel patching.
ONE day later, ordered my 9' x 21.5" RandyFrench slalom. Got it in 3 days, and never looked back.
I live where the winds blow over 18mph averages at least 200 days a year. I have 300 days a year to windsurf.
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Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:46 pm
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Tons of fun on Formula. Nearly Skunk Proof too. Here is some Freestyle windsurfing on a ML Formula Board and 10 meter sail.
Some of the WIND SUP's are great too.
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Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 7:02 pm
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Dave has since opened up his own shop in SanRafael, 101 Sports.
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Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 3:12 am
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If formula is the answer why is it not the best selling and most common windsurfing activity? (And please, the notion that you can't understand something without first trying it isn't relevant. I've never stuck a red hot poker up my ass, but I'm quite sure I'd dislike it.)
Formula and giant rigs seem best suited to specific conditions and locations if used just for pleasure. (Racing aside.) Those conditions rarely apply to most places where we windsurf. A couple of locals tried it when it was at its height a few years back, but they soon found that, on balance, the cons outweighed the pros. Yes, at times they were the fastest things on the water, but at a cost. As one feelingly put it, 'It's a bloody fight to the death and that's not what I came into windsurfing for!'
As all sports get more and more specialized and equipment orientated there seems to be a growing desire for simplicity. Why else would S.U.P. (inferior windsurfing) have taken such a hold?
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That video was great! Very graceful and free flowing, he makes it look easy, though I am sure it is not. I have watched a number of videos now , and I notice all the good sailors look smooth and graceful. To get proficient at this will require lots of time on the water, and if you make it a " fight to the death" you will surely not succede. Never go against the grain, If you are fighting it change something. I sold all my lightwind gear 23 years ago. Last year a friend gave me the Bic Techno 283, and I bought a 7.5 sailworks retro for it. Prior to this my big board was 107 litres, and my big sail is a 5.8. First time out on the bic I hated it! I could not make a single turn, nor could I tack it as easily as a long board. However I decided to persist, and now I am having some fun with it. Also I met a local friend who owns a formula board, which I'll be able to try out. Handling large sails takes some getting used to. Gurgletrousers, why do you say stand up paddle is inferior to windsurfing? have you tried it? Im giving serious thought to getting one, since what we have here more often than not is no wind, or 5-10 mph. wind. For the short term I'll stick with what I have, maybe look for a 9.0. I have a 50cm. curtis race fin for the techno. Getting proficient with the equipment I have now will likely make the transition to formula less difficult I should think. Thanks for all the differing points of view.
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Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 7:39 am
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But it makes perfect sense to me that shoreline terrain -- be it cliffs, mountains, high-rises, or forests -- will pinch sideshore wind to various degrees. And we laugh, but the wind at Jones Beach/Nuclear Alley, on the Columbia 30 miles from the ocean, surely seems to correlate with the tide.
Sure, but the sailing/kiting areas of Waquoit Bay lies in a large marshland which is flat as a pancake. The seaside trees don't grow very high either due to the wind exposure. Actually, Dan W. should be right, but I am skeptical about these kinds of claims. If the guy with the good windmeter told me I was sailing in 28 m.p.h. winds with my 8.4, I have to believe him. However, I would never have rigged the sail if I thought I was going to be sailing in such strong gusts. Usually, I limit myself to a rare gust to 25 and nothing steady over 22 with the 8.4. In addition, I'm not using my Formula but the 82 cm wide Naish Icon. The Formula was fun with an 8.0, but I would only use it with sails that small if I had no other board.
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If formula is the answer why is it not the best selling and most common windsurfing activity?
IMHO the sport had lost it's popularity by the time Formula rigs came on the scene. The expense of the equipment and the fact that the only shops left did not carry it made it a rather esoteric aspect of windsurfing. Kiting in addition was taken up by the new generation who had parents that windsurfed and were seeking their own sport. However, it did gain a strong following in South America. I think that was due to their sense of national identity in the face of European dominance in windsurfing professionalism.
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Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:23 am
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Slinky - I didn't mean that S.U.P. as an activity was inferior to windsurfing, but that S.U.P. boards being a compromise design don't SAIL as well as dedicated windsurfing boards. My point is that S.U.P. is popular precisely because of its lack of specialization, and consequent all rounder appeal.
The couple of friends who switched to formula were able to master it after practice, but in our often chaotic wind and sea conditions they found it was too much effort for too little obvious reward. They switched back to 'normal' gear.
I agree with Speedy that a large 160 litre freeride with an 8.0 metre sail in that 13+knot wind range (I sometimes use a Bic Techno 160 and 8.0 sail for blasting in sea breezes) can rival formula for fun, yet still remain relatively throwabout. Pump onto the plane and keep going with the assistance of the apparent wind, and all with cheap and simple.
It's all fun isn't it!
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GURGLETROUSERS wrote:
I agree with Speedy that a large 160 litre freeride with an 8.0 metre sail in that 13+knot wind range (I sometimes use a Bic Techno 160 and 8.0 sail for blasting in sea breezes) can rival formula for fun, yet still remain relatively throwabout. Pump onto the plane and keep going with the assistance of the apparent wind, and all with cheap and simple.
It's all fun isn't it!
No, it isn't all fun. It can be rather difficult and lacking in fun. Having the right equipment can make or break your day. I don't want to quibble, but in winds less than 17, I will be using an 11 meter sail and the Formula board. If I decide to do something different, I will rig a small sail, the 5.9 Duke here on the Cape and do some non-planing windsurfing.
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Living on campus at Texas A&M University-Kingsville is more than a fun choice - it is an opportunity to expand your social life and find a sense of community. Whether you're looking for a study partner or someone to play video games with, you'll never have to go too far. Want to flashback to your childhood? Create bunk beds with your roommate! Looking for new and interesting people to chat with? Leave your door open and see who pops in! Life in the dorms introduces you to a diverse group of friendly and interesting people. It also gives you a chance to show your creative side as you and your roommate decide how to decorate. Visit our website at http://www.tamuk.edu/housing or call (361) 593-3419 for current housing and meal plan costs.
One of the best advantages is the close proximity to your classes. You won't have to worry about driving around looking for a parking spot, and if you accidentally press the snooze button too many times on your alarm, you can roll out of bed and still make it to class on time. Your location will also make it easier to be involved in campus organizations, puts you close to a variety of dining options, and ensures that you always have something to do, whether it be attending a sporting event, theater performance, or other social gathering.
Share a room or suite with your best friend or someone within your age group, classification and/or major. We offer two or four bedroom apartment-living style rooms. If you are at least 22 years of age or have more than 90 credit hours, you can apply for automatic private room assignments in Lewis Hall. Living Learning Communities: We offer Living Learning Communities (LLC) in our residence halls so you can live, study and develop friendships with students who share your interests. Current LLCs include agriculture and wildlife, engineering, health and fitness, music, fashionista, honors, and technology areas of study. For more information, please visit www.tamuk.edu/housing/llc.html
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Living on campus gives you an important opportunity to discover the full university experience and be successful throughout your college career. That is why we require students that have completed less than 30 hours of course work or are younger than 20 years of age to live on campus for one academic year. A few of the benefits that living on campus includes.
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U.S. oil stockpiles dropped last week to the lowest level in almost two months as refineries ramped up fuel production, a Bloomberg survey showed.
Crude supplies declined 2.5 million barrels, or 0.7 percent, in the week ended Dec. 7 to 369.3 million, the least since Oct. 12, according to the median of seven analyst estimates surveyed before an Energy Department report on Dec. 12. Six of the respondents forecast a decrease and one projected a gain.
Refinery operation rates stayed at 90.6 percent, the highest since Aug. 24, the survey showed. Oil stockpiles fell 2.36 million barrels in the week ended Nov. 30, down for a third week, the Energy Department reported last week.
"The overall volume of refinery crude runs is likely to have gone up, and that's going to help convert more crude oil barrels into products," said Tim Evans, an energy analyst at Citi Futures Perspective in New York.
Crude oil for January delivery slid 37 cents, or 0.4 percent, to settle at $85.56 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Futures are down 13 percent this year.
The Bloomberg survey also showed gasoline stockpiles probably gained 2 million barrels, or 0.9 percent, to 214.1 million. All seven respondents projected an increase. Inventories jumped 7.86 million the previous week to 212.1 million.
Stockpiles of distillate fuel, a category that includes diesel and heating oil, probably rose 1.5 million barrels to 116.6 million, according to the median of responses. All seven respondents forecast an advance. Supplies increased 3.03 million the previous week to 115.1 million.
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In April, the Vikings used three first-round draft picks. As of this morning, none had signed their rookie deals.
Now, all have agreed to terms, completing a Trifecta that presumably included no salted, cured meats.
Following defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd (No. 23) and cornerback Xavier Rhodes (No. 25) is receiver Cordarrelle Patterson, the 29th overall selection in the draft. The team separately announced all three deals on Thursday morning.
Regarded as a raw but talented prospect whose contribution likely will fall somewhere between Randy Moss ('98) and Troy Williamson ('05), Patterson gives the Vikings a potentially dynamic presence in offense and as a kickoff-return specialist.
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Student Leaders Gather for HELP Session• January 14, 2011 Share:
Before Wabash students begin second semester classes, student leaders gather Saturday for a HELP session addressing a wide range of student issues.
The Wabash Housing and Education Leaders Partnership (HELP) program runs before the start of each semester. The program is sponsored by the Dean's Office and includes fraternity officers and residential assistants. The Saturday session is set for Detchon Hall. The sessions are coordinated by Dean of Students Mike Raters and Associate Dean Will Oprisko.
The students gather Saturday morning and have group meetings with College faculty, staff and alumni. A set of breakout sessions cover a wide range of topics:
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Wellness and Illness: Carol Lamb, R.N.: Substance Abuse - Signs and Response: John Roberts '83, M.D.; First Aid and CPR: Athletic Trainer Mark Elizondo; Fire Prevention and Security: Crawfordsville Assistant Police Chief Hal Utterback, Fire Inspector Mark Evans, Wabash Director of Safety & Security Rich Woods; Understanding Mental Health Issues: College Counselor Scott Cavins '84; Helping Students Transition from Study Abroad: Director of International Studies David Clapp & History Professor Rick Warner: Assisting Students with their Academics: Coordinator of Student Engagement and Retention Heather Hines and Director of Academic Support Services: Julia Rosenberg; Preventing Illegal File Sharing: Director of Technology Brad Weaver '91.
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Malcolm X Institute and Faculty/Staff of Color: Coordinator of Malcolm X Institute Horace Turner; Assistant Director of Admissions Kim King '99, Asst. Professor of Philosophy and Teacher Education Philosophy Sam Rocha; Career Services: Director of Career Services Scott Crawford and Business Immersion and Leadership Coordinator Angie Cook-Smith; How to Utilize Your Fraternity Advisor: Jon Pactor '71 and Professor of Modern Languages Dan Rogers; Changes to Campus Mail and Cable Services: Director of Purchasing and Bookstore Manager: Tom Keedy.
The sessions after lunch will include open discussion and individual house meetings with faculty, staff and alumni volunteers.