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- Blade Length:4.50"
- Cutting Edge:4.10"
- Blade Thickness:0.19"
- Blade Material:1095
- Hardness:55-57 RC
- Blade Style:Drop Point
- Blade Grind:Flat
- Finish:OD Green
- Edge Type:Plain
- Handle Length:4.50"
- Handle Thickness:0.56"
- Handle Material:G-10
- Color:Orange
- Weight:7.45 oz.
- Sheath:Molded Polymer
- Knife Type:Fixed Blade
- Brand:ESEE Knives
- Model:ESEE 4
- Model Number:4P-MB-OD
- Country of Origin:USA
- Best Use:Camp/Hike, Tactical
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The ESEE-4P-MB-OD fixed blade knife features orange G10 scales and an OD green finished blade with a plain cutting edge. Includes a black Kydex sheath, paracord, cord lock and Cordura MOLLE back.
This is the "wilderness" model of the popular ESEE-3 tactical knife with a longer thicker blade. The 1095 steel blade is 3/16" thick with a full flat grind. The handle has removable Micarta scales and a rounded pommel with a hole for lanyard attachment. The ESEE-4 line of knives are designed to serve as a primary backpacking and wilderness survival knife, or fitted to your modular system for duty carry in a tactical environment. The sheath is fully ambidextrous in any carry mode. It can be belt carried, drop-leg carried or lashed to a pack. Sheath instructions are in the pictures above and included with the knife.
ESEE knives are made from high carbon 1095 steel. While 1095 is a top choice for professional cutlery designed for hard use, it will rust and stain if not properly cared for, especially on the cutting edge and around the laser engraving. It is the user's responsibility to keep the blades properly lubricated and cleaned. We suggest using a dry film rust inhibitor such as TUF-GLIDE or TUF-CLOTH.


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The Government of Grenada, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) recently organised a high-profile two-week course on multilateral environmental law.
The Ninth Annual Course on Negotiating Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) took place in Grenada on 19-31 August 2012. International environmental law is becoming increasingly important as the world strives to adjust to climate change, pollution, and competition for natural resources. Negotiating environmental agreements is essential for finding ways to live with environmental change.
The Course is a forum for transferring past experience in international environmental law to current and future negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs). The Course also fosters North-South cooperation. Topics for lectures and discussions included recent developments in negotiations, and taking stock of actual implementation of MEAs and the diplomatic practices in use in the arena of international environmental law.
Each year the UEF-UNEP Course has a special theme and takes place in a different country. This year the theme was ocean governance, and the venue was the Grenada Grand Beach Resort in Grenada. A highlight of the Course was an intensive two-day workshop in which a model ocean governance agreement was created. Facilitators for the course were experienced diplomats, national and international civil servants and university academics.
The Minister for the Environment, Foreign Trade and Export Development of Grenada, Ms Glynis Roberts, gave the opening address for the Course on 20 August. Ambassador Pasi Patokallio, Special Representative of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland, and Ms Sylvia Bankobeza, Legal Officer of UNEP/DELC, also addressed participants at the opening.
The Coordinators for the course were Ms Sally Anne Bagwhan Logie, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of the Environment, Foreign Trade and Export Development of Grenada, Professor Tuomas Kuokkanen of the University of Eastern Finland, and Ms Sylvia Bankobeza of UNEP. Prof. Kuokkanen also serves as a Counsellor for the Ministry of the Environment of Finland.
This is the Ninth UEF-UNEP Course on MEAs. This year 28 participants, most of them experienced government officials responsible for MEAs, attended the course. Also present were representatives from related NGOs, the private sector, and researchers and academics in the field of international environmental law. Over the last nine years, 303 participants from 107 countries have completed the UNEP-UEF course.

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"I've personally never taken Jezebel seriously and this is just reinforcing that decision," reads a comment on a Racialicious post about that thing I hastily wrote about Yemen. Well, you know? Good. Because I don't have time to take Jezebel seriously. If I did, I would never have posted that IM exchange. I would have waited to have the time to tackle some questions more complex than "So tell me about the amphetamines!" I was honestly hoping to revisit Sarah for a much more nuanced picture of the situation. But she needed to go and I needed to post and I wrote a silly, superficial joke-laden missive meant simply to draw the attention of readers who had not seen my earlier posts to the problems of people who are not Lauren Conrad. I wanted to remind readers that they should probably find out more. So let's start with the ever-present stench of urine, because that seemed to get a lot of people riled up.
Urine unites us. Everybody pisses, everyone shits. Philadelphia, like Yemen, smells like piss in a lot of corners. Piss smell is what happens when people are too poor to piss into elaborate sewage systems that eventually carry the scent to some far-off neighborhood you hope you never get stuck in traffic in. I do not feel superior for living in a country where my exposure to the smell of human waste is tied to the frequency of my own bowel movements; to the contrary, my general sense has long been, "I am someone who deserves to smell human waste everywhere I go," but I do not, and I cannot help but feel bad for people who do, and even worse for people forced to drink said piss, like the Lost Boys of Sudan I read about in that Eggers book, and in turn, bad for feeling bad about that, because maybe they don't know any better. For all I know they have been smelling piss on every street corner for so long that they would actually prefer it to, say, Glade, but it's part of my long-held set of assumptions about the species that the smells of piss and shit and period blood are fundamentally unpleasant to the olfactory senses of most people, probably because Evolution wanted to remind us not to eat that stuff and also, maybe, remind us that our proverbial shit proverbially stinks, which is sort of the essence of humanism.
Now, if humanism is the foundation of your worldview, and I try to make it mine, you are bothered by suffering and pain. An eight-year-old gets sold into arranged marriage to a 30-year-old child molester by a father gone crazy and desperate from the humiliation of losing his job and that bothers you. You learn that this is actually not so uncommon an occurrence and that is sad. Maybe, despite the fact that you don't take your blog that seriously, that you don't have time for a thorough examination of the Whole Story, you'd rather call attention to this thing than that thing. You're pretty sure the big thing fucking everything up is poverty, and that maybe reminding people that, you know, most of the problems dividing us as humans, perpetuating tribalism over pluralism and war over peace and anger and (oh my!) bitterness over the freedom to laugh in the streets are rooted in that. So you try to remind people to take the plutocracy to task for that. And you try to remind people that this stuff is too complex to leave to the blogiverse, that there are nuances and subtleties and that the same politician lobbying to free young girls from sex slavery in the name of God led an effort to get all concerts banned from the country in the name of God, and that the singer who defied Al Qaeda threats to come play her concert anyway credits that same God with protecting her, that God is unpredictable that way, and maybe one day we can all learn to laugh together about the funny little misunderstandings and misinterpretations that make us hate one another, but only if a few of us do like the "Yemenista" and try to understand it all a little better.
On the way, we will learn each other's prejudices and stereotypes, societal phenomena, uppers of choice, sexual proclivities, whatev. Maybe we'll shed light on them or "perpetuate" them or however you'd judge it, in letters and writings and blog posts. But of the most disturbing things about our own exchanges with Racialicious and some of these other blogs is the sense that they are standing by, waiting to catch us being insensitive. One said Jezebel had a history of "fucking up racially" by, I think, acknowledging or poking fun at cultural and ethnic stereotypes.
But are stereotypes the problem? Only if your assumption is that Yemenis oppress women — or black men get sent to prison more often, or women get raped more often or white humor bloggers are invariably irreversibly incapable of empathy — because on some level one group is inherently, irredeemably inferior to another. And if that's your assumption, you know, fuck you, don't read this blog. Because the point of it is not to preach some dogma but to start discussions, discussions that will hopefully involve a few decent penis jokes but also lead to conversations that enhance our understanding of one another, and understanding is really only a legitimate goal if you think other humans are capable of independent thought. And if you don't think that after reading about Nojoud Nasser, well...God willing I hope you change your mind.
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Can it be flown?
I have heard many rumours about the Skyhook, one mainly about it will not be flyable. In one of the missions and a couple of screenshots, not Luis (The BOGT protaganist) is flying it, he is just standing on it. Anybody heard rumours about it, any suggestions?. GSF4L 28 October 2009, 19:58 (UTC)
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Friday, February 10, 2012
I Would Like to Thank I-Tunes.....
First, I cut all of my scraps into 1.5 inch strips--then I cut those strips into pieces no longer than 4 inches and no shorter than 2 inches. This process took approximately 3 episodes of 'Downton Abbey', 2 episodes of 'Private Practice' and 1 episode of 'Parenthood'. Then I sewed the 1.5 inch pieces randomly into what felt like one very long never ending strip. {I can't believe I didn't take pictures of this process}
That process took an entire season of 'I Used to Be Fat'.
The never ending strip was then cut into 12.5 inch sections. Surprisingly, this only took one episode of 'Biggest Loser'.
Twelve 12.5 inch sections make one block....
I made 32 blocks....
and watched the rest of 'Downton Abbey' Season One.
So I would like to thank I-Tunes for this quilt top--because without their steady stream of entertainment--I might have lost my mind and never finished this scrap top!
Amanda Jean's 'Finish It Up Friday'- Did you finish anything this week? Join the link-up and show it off!
41 comments:
- April (Polkadot Sparrow) said...
This is amazing! That piece took a LOT of time it man, is it cool! AND you used so much scraps. :). Happy quilting it!
- February 10, 2012 at 5:16 AM
- Emily {Creative Chicks} said...
Oh.my.goodness! That is one crazy awesome quilt! Please tell me you are keeping it for yourself!
- February 10, 2012 at 5:54 AM
- kelly said...
that is glorious! i can't imagine how many little seams are in that. wow.
- February 10, 2012 at 7:07 AM
- amandajean said...
amazing!!! i crown you queen of all scrappy quilts! :) this is just wonderful, Carin!!!
- February 10, 2012 at 7:26 AM
- Rachel said...
Wow. That is a fantastic scrap quilt! It really inspires me to do my own.
- February 10, 2012 at 7:35 AM
- tubilinha tiacarminha said...
MENINA!!!!!!Eu só trabalho com sucatas, e nunca pensei sequer na possibilidade...Agora já sei...será????MARAVILHOSA,TRABALHOSA,e...QUENTINHA.PARABÉNS.
- February 10, 2012 at 7:44 AM
- Cassandra said...
Congratulations on your finish! Your quilt top is so cheerful! :)
- February 10, 2012 at 7:51 AM
- Caroline said...
Holy SCRAPS, Batman! That is amazing! Good job. I will forever think of this quilt when my husband asks me to do a scrappy, crazy quilt.
- February 10, 2012 at 7:57 AM
- Shawn said...
Wow amazing quilt!!
- February 10, 2012 at 8:01 AM
- Nicole said...
Gorgeous! That is one beautiful scrappy quilt. You inspire me to dig into my scraps!
- February 10, 2012 at 8:28 AM
- Heidi Staples said...
Incredible! I'm so impressed!
- February 10, 2012 at 8:37 AM
- Melissa said...
WOW!!! This is so fantastic!!! I'm pinning it to my pinterest :) I just love it!
- February 10, 2012 at 8:48 AM
- mtnquiltr said...
That quilt is just amazing, I love it! Great use of your scraps.
- February 10, 2012 at 9:46 AM
- Char said...
Outstanding! What an amazing scrap quilt.
- February 10, 2012 at 9:47 AM
- Pieces of Cotton said...
Oh my word - just, oh my word.
I can't imagine - and it's beyond amazing that you have everything lining up so well and looking so straight with 400 seams per block...
- February 10, 2012 at 10:23 AM
That is AMAZINGGGGG!!!!!!!!!
- February 10, 2012 at 10:27 AM
- Jean Burke said...
WOW - there aren't enough letters in wow to describe the wow-ness of this quilt. Way to go.....
- February 10, 2012 at 11:01 AM
- QuiltinMama said...
Words fail me...wow, just wow!
- February 10, 2012 at 11:28 AM
- Alycia said...
I absolutely adore that quilt!!! and I loved that you got so many episodes watched LOL.. That is a really great idea for scraps - Thanks for sharing!
- February 10, 2012 at 11:53 AM
- Crystal Hendrix said...
Wow what an AWESOME quilt! I love it! So colorful and wow....that is all I can say! WOW!!
I have added it to my list of eventually make list and since I have TONS of scraps I think I can pull this off!
- February 10, 2012 at 12:53 PM
- Jennie said...
Only three episodes of Downton? I would have needed both seasons. It's stunning. Well done!
- February 10, 2012 at 1:10 PM
- Marsel said...
What a fabulous quilt!
- February 10, 2012 at 1:44 PM
- Anna said...
suh weet!!! I so want to do one of these. love how you set the blocks on point. did you just cut regular 12.5" blocks on the diagonal to make the side setting triangles, or did you make those differently? thanks for sharing!
- February 10, 2012 at 2:37 PM
- Sew Lovins said...
love how you time it by episodes...I do the same thing!! Downton, greys, bones:)amazing quilt
- February 10, 2012 at 7:58 PM
- pizzaeater said...
I love the patchwork-i-nes of it. I want it!
- February 10, 2012 at 8:29 PM
- Linda said...
oh that is so lovely! And you got to watch some great programmes while doing it!
- February 11, 2012 at 2:50 AM
- beth lehman said...
AWESOME!! Love it!
- February 11, 2012 at 5:54 AM
- Debbie said...
AMAZING! I would show it off too and proudly. A great use of scraps.
- February 11, 2012 at 7:58 AM
- notes of sincerity said...
Oh my. What an awesome quilt! :o) I love how you posted how long different processes took you, according to shows and movies. :o) I do that too. I typically hand quilt with the A & E version of Pride and Prejudice. :o)
Have a nice weekend.
Sincerely, Trish
- February 11, 2012 at 3:04 PM
- Lisa said...
I am laughing so hard because I sew during some of the same shows on Netflix....amazing!
- February 12, 2012 at 4:32 PM
- Heather said...
I love it! What a great scrap idea!
- February 16, 2012 at 11:48 AM
- J said...
- February 20, 2012 at 6:29 PM
- Mishka said...
I am in love with this quilt... it's fabulous. Question, did you set the blocks on point or is it just the photo that you took on an angle?
- March 3, 2012 at 7:57 AM
- Jana said...
Absolutely wonderful.
- May 25, 2013 at 8:00 PM
- Michelle said...
I just found this through a Pinterest pin -- are those Lego blocks set on point, or is it just the way the picture is angled?
Now I'm loving the idea of an on point Lego quilt, if I ever get my first one finished!
- March 22, 2014 at 6:04 PM
- prettytasty said...
I know I'm late to the party, but I just found this two minutes ago and it's SPECTACULAR! I especially thank you for sharing how you did it. And how long it took you! You time things like I do: by episodes, lol I was drawn to your site by this quilt top and look forward to exploring the rest of your site :D
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- March 22, 2016 at 1:00 PM
I love the idea of thin strips but I wonder about doing a jelly roll race type thing with the original long strip instead of blocks
- November 23, 2018 at 5:53 AM
WOW!!!!!!! I recently went through my fabric stash of fat quarters and half yards (some 20+ yrs. old and still in beautiful condition) and cut it into different frequently used size strips. If I didn't have enough left for a 2" then 1 1/2" it was. I have a very good size box of this size and now I know just what to do with them. Thanks! :)
- December 9, 2018 at 8:37 AM
- JeanInMaine said...
love your top. What if, after you get that long, long strip sewn together, you treated it like a jelly roll race quilt til you had twelve rows, then cut it into 12.5 sections. They'd all be different because of the shortness of the pieces. This might speed the process for you. Don't quote me because I've never tried it, but it seems like it could work.
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I was hoping you could do a pocadst about the errors that crop up in the Golden Age Comics. I can provide you with details about two of them:In CAT-MAN #32, the last Deacon story features a movie director who aims to kill his ailing wife in order to benefit from her estate and to marry his nurse, a former champion swimmer. On the last page, the Deacon exposes the plot and the director is shot by the nurse, who is then disarmed by the Deacon. In the last two panels, although it appears that the directors wife has now recovered, her dialogue comes out of the mouth of the nurse! Apparently, she was originally supposed to have died but the ending was changed at the last minute, and it was too late to change the artwork.In SHEENA #7, in the second story, an African prince named Mogo arrives in his homeland after being educated abroad. He has brought with him many things from Europe and has been thoroughly contaminated by the Western culture in a very negative way. Sheena, a white woman raised in the jungle, has to stop him from exploiting the natives for profit, which she does. It is a good tale, and very well written from start to finish. However, the Prince is drawn as either a Caucasian or Hispanic and coloured as a Caucasian. Most likely, he was not intended to be an African prince at all: more probably, he was intended to be either an Axis agent or a greedy tutor corpsman. However, again at the last minute, this apparently had to be changed due to the ending of the war, and the character became Prince Mogo even though the artwork remained unchanged.


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My mother could not bring herself to consent her daughter's education to Chicago Public Schools. On my first day of school, I sported a nifty chocolate plaid pleated skirt with matching yellow blouse and brown button down sweater. This was all due mostly in part to the financial generosity of my grandmother. It was expected that this was the best thing for any child in Chicago's inner city, to send them to a school where the teachers were good and the influence of the streets were diminished. It was rare to see a single mother on welfare send her child to a private school but I was the exception. While African American like me, most of my classmates came from two parent families in which mom and pop had jobs. They were bus drivers, postal carriers, retail salesmen, factory workers- they had skills. Food stamps or welfare checks were never spoke of in front my classmates and my father died in Vietnam. That is what we told the nuns when I was admitted. Uniforms were a good front for having few clothes. The nuns hardly let the girls speak to boys as to insure our virginity.
The word of God according to Catholics was taught at least one hour a day. Religion and morality could be found in everything from arithmetic to why I must share my tater tots with fat, clumsy Theresa who tripped and spilled her lunch tray on the floor. Yes the nuns engaged in corporal punishment by twisting our cheeks and paddling us with a two by four but we were in the minds of our parents, safe from the failings of Chicago Public School.
Private education is of course a luxury that comes with a price. A price that my mother could no longer afford after my grandmother had a heart attack which lead to her retirement from housekeeping.
In 1981, the feet of young Afrocity touched public school ground for the first time in her eleven year life. Now granted this was Oak Park, Illinois- a suburban school so it was not considered the true hell that I would later experience in Chicago Public School. Although young, I knew that my choice to a top notch education was locked. My mother was poor, hence the quality of my education would be proportionate to her income.
If there were educational vouchers then, mother and I did not know about them. I would have loved to be the recipient of one as my grades slid into an abyss once I was enrolled in the Chicago system. The teachers thought we were all lost causes except for myself and several others. Our reward for being "teacher's pet" was a daily dose of ridicule from envious classmates. High School was somewhat better than junior high as I had tested well enough to attend a "school for the gifted". Magnet schools provide a marginal escape for ghetto kids. Black faces peppered a sea of Caucasian, Asian and Middle Eastern grammar school superstars; often it was futile to compete for the instructors attention. If you were African American and ran tops at cross country meets then and only then were you likely to be a teacher's favorite. Afrocity disappeared into the sea of faceless kids. CPS student # 1453768235 and so on and so on. She did not reemerge until graduate school.
I remember the entire experience with sadness and anger. First through fifth grade in parochial schools, sixth through 12th in public schools. Truthfully the former was the better of the two halves. Imagine my feelings when I notice this article in the Chicago Tribune:
Illinois House kills school voucher bill
Fervent lobbying by unions sinks idea to give students $3,700 to switch to private or parochial schools
May 5, 2010
SPRINGFIELD — A measure to let students in Chicago's worst-performing and most-overcrowded elementary schools use taxpayer-funded vouchers to attend private schools was defeated in the Illinois House on Wednesday, giving teachers unions a major victory.
The landmark legislation would have made Chicago Public Schools the site of what experts said would be the nation's largest voucher program. Up to 30,000 of the district's 400,000 students could have left the weak schools they now attend, setting up competition for public schools.
The legislation got through the Senate in March after being championed by Sen. James Meeks, D-Chicago, and suburban Republicans. But by Wednesday, teachers unions had regrouped and its supporters found themselves pleading with opponents to overcome a furious lobbying effort to stop the bill.
"Think back to why you ran for office," said sponsoring Rep. Kevin Joyce, D-Chicago. "Was it for a pension? I doubt it. Was it to protect the leadership of a union? I doubt that. Actually in all cases, I believe each and every one of us here got involved to try and make a difference in the lives of our fellow man."
Joyce could muster only 48 of the 60 votes needed to pass a bill that would have allowed students to get vouchers worth about $3,700 to switch to private or parochial schools beginning in fall 2011.
Joyce said the bill would have passed if it had not faced the union opposition. The bill got support from 26 Republicans and 22 Democrats, fewer votes than Joyce had expected from his fellow Democrats.
Fighting back tears during the lengthy debate, Rep. Suzanne Bassi, R-Palatine, called on fellow lawmakers to "search your souls" to support the measure because "we have failed these kids in the inner-city schools."
"I'm pleading with you," said Rep. Ken Dunkin, D-Chicago, who represents an area with four public schools where students would have been eligible for vouchers. "I'm begging you. Help me help kids in my district."
A bit of background here. Democrats like President Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, are notoriously opposed to educational vouchers. Both men hail from Illinois. This decision to kill the Illinois voucher program is of no surprise to me. Like most liberal hypocrites, the Obama's daughters attended not Chicago Public Schools but nice comfy private schools. On the issue, the Democrats never practice at home what they preach to their voters. Unions and the need to improve Chicago Public Schools should come second to the welfare of the children. If a child wants out now, then I feel that the child should be allowed assistance to attend whatever school its parents pleases. What if that voucher is a matter of life and death? What about Derrion Albert? Remember him? The young boy that was beaten to death in a public school last year. I wonder if his fate would have resulted in a happier and longer life had he not been in a public school ridden with gang violence and drugs?
Here are a few comments from opposing sides of voucher assistance at the Tribune blog:
"Under different economic circumstances, I might support school vouchers for private schools, but during these bleak economic times, public dollars should be spent on public education. Rather than providing school vouchers to a small number of CPS students, however deserving, city and state policymakers should be concerned with providing schools with the funds needed to prevent cutbacks in teaching staff.
Pry more money out of the Obama administration. Raise our taxes if you must. Otherwise prepare to have an even greater proportion of Chicago's public schools classified as "low-performing.""
— Woman in Chicago
Voucher questions
As many as 22,000 or more children who go to the weakest Chicago Public Schools could be getting vouchers to go to private schools ("More kids, more choices," Editorial, April 28). Why have the staff members at these schools not been fired and replaced with better teachers? Also what part does the parent play in the failure of the student? How will these children get to the new schools? What will happen to the children who stay at the poor-performing schools? Will those schools still be left open and have to be funded?
Yes the voucher program seems nice. But as a taxpayer, a lot of questions still need to be addressed.


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Steve Carrell was in 2 of those movies. He doesn't count? He was in Horton more then Carol Burnett was
Drew Barrymore??? She only had a cameo in Batman Forever. Val Kilmer, Chris O'Donnell, Tommy Lee Jones and Jim were the stars in that one
and how about Jeff daniels and Ewan Mcgregor?
He doesn't need to change anything. The reason why most of them are females cause they are usually playing his girlfriend or wife. I don't think many men could play that role well accept maybe Ewan Mcgregor.lol


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Carcinoid NeuroEndocrine Tumour Society Canada (CNETS CANADA).
Toronto Local Support Meeting
PLACE: Wellspring House, Sunnybrook Hospital Campus from 2.00-5.00.
Wellspring House is located on the North side of Sunnybrook Hospital
Campus at 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5. Wellspring
is about 30-40 feet back from Bayview Ave.
PARKING at Wellspring House Sunnybrook. $2.00 per half hour. Free
parking across Bayview Ave on side streets. There is a traffic light,
at Dawlish Ave at the north Sunnybrook entrance at Wellspring House
HOW TO GET THERE. Take the 401 across Toronto and go down Bayview
Ave. Take the Don Valley Parkway to Eglinton, go west to Bayview and
then north up Bayview.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. Take the 124 bus from Lawrence Subway
station, at Yonge St. Get off at the first traffic light south of
Lawrence Ave at the north end of the campus. Or take the 11 bus from
the Davisville subway up Bayview.
PURPOSE: This will be a Support Meeting where people can get to know
one another and share their concerns and feelings at a comfortable
We will also share information about the Virginia Conference, and the
June 2007 Toronto Seminar.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Wellspring House has been upgraded with lots of nice
comfortable chairs. It consists of a number of smallish rooms, with
the largest holding about 25 people. Our group will have the whole
house to ourselves, at no cost. We are welcome to make this our home
for regular support meetings.
REFRESHMENTS: There will be simple refreshments. There is no real
kitchen, but there is a microwave, toaster oven, fridge and kettle,
plus sink.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 73 diseños de 20 diseñadores freelance.
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I am a small business owner in San Diego. I service high-end outdoor furniture. The kind of peices I work on cost around $300-$400 a chair brand new. I offer sling replacements, powder coating, strapping. Also, I will be offering consultative services.
My typical client is a Business Professional in their 50's and 60's. Wealthy, high disposable income. The inside of the home is clean and decorated toward a theme. Right now it is generally the Tuscan style. Usually Keeping up with the Jones'. Large yard with a pool and bbq area. The furniture is not used often, mainly for entertaining. They are internet savy, have smart phones.
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Regarding the letter "Give it back," by Joseph Matson, published Nov. 26.
At its Dec. 2 meeting, the Butler Township board of commissioners unanimously authorized me to respond, not intending to imply that citizens' opinions are not respected, but to set the record correctly.
It is a credit to the elected officials and department heads that they adopted a budget that increases funding for paving and related infrastructure without increasing property tax or tapping into the public money derived from the sale of Deshon Woods and is now held in an investment account.
Every well managed municipality maintains a cash balance, including Butler Township, and we have done so for many years.
The writer stated he couldn't care less if the VA medical center is built at the Deshon site. The Veterans Administration facility is extremely important to the current and future well-being of the township, not only for the potential increase in real property taxes but more importantly, those taxes paid by the VA employees.
For the record, it is the intent of the current board and, hopefully, of future boards, to reinvest the proceeds from the sale of Deshon Woods in a deliberate and controlled manner.
There are many capital projects needed in Butler Township, most related to aging infrastructure. We are always looking to find means to accomplish meeting these goals to better serve the residents — and at times it is challenging.
One of the many benefits to having the money from the sale of the Deshon site is that it will aid in acquiring state and federal matching grants and funds, something the township might not accomplish without a reserve.
The reserve will allow Butler Township the opportunity to acquire more grant funding and ultimately the ability to better serve residents moving forward.


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NWSB Insider and Northwest sports fan Brett Bivens profiles Washington State Nascar driver Greg Biffle in his latest Northwest athlete profile. At the highest level of NASCAR racing Biffle drives the number 16 for Roush Fenway Racing. Greg finished second to Jaimie McMurry in the Rookie-of-the-Year award in 2003. Greg Biffle has made the Chase 3 times in his career but has yet to grab the Championship.
Northwest Athlete Profile: Greg Biffle
July 2, 2012 By Brett Bivens
Filed Under: Coffee Shop Tagged With: Benny Parson, Busch Series, Camping World Truck Series, Carl Edwards, Craftsman Truck Series, Greg Biffle, Jack Roush, Nascar, Nationwide Series, Nextel Cup, Northwest Athlete Profile, Northwest athlete profiles, Portland Speedway, Roush Fenway Racing, Sprint Cup, Tony Stewart, Tri-Cities Raceway, vancouver, Washington, Winston Cup


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Join John Haslum for some inspirational drawing around The Lightbox.
Suitable for 16 years and above. Advance booking required. All materials included.
Wed 7 June 2017 | 10.30am – 12.30pmFree entry | Suggested donation £2
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In a month, the blue lot will be filled and West Virginia University fans and friends will be waiting for the kickoff of the 2012 football season.
As you anxiously await the start of the Mountaineers' season on Sept. 1, ESPN is allowing you to represent the Mountaineers and pledge your allegiance to WVU as part of the College Colors Day Spirit Cup.
WVU will compete with 165 colleges and universities from across the country to be crowned the winner of the online voting contest. In addition, the school with the most votes on Aug. 31 will receive $10,000 toward its general scholarship fund.
By visiting www.espn.com/collegecolorsday, Mountaineer fans can register to pledge their allegiance to WVU as the school with the most college spirit and loyal fan base. All registrants are entered to win weekly $50 gift cards from ESPN Shop and one of two grand prizes including a $500 college shopping spree at ESPN Shop.
Fans can pledge just once in the competition, so it is encouraged that all Mountaineer fans tell their friends, family and all other members of the Mountaineer Nation to pledge before Aug. 31, as well.
"West Virginia fans have historically kept the Mountaineers at the top or close to the top of these online contests. This should be no different," said Nikki Goodenow, WVU Trademark Licensing coordinator. "We want to encourage all students, alumni, staff and fans to show their support for the Mountaineers by registering for West Virginia as the institution with the most school spirit."
College Colors Day is an annual celebration dedicated to promoting the traditions and spirit that embody the college experience by encouraging fans across America to wear their favorite college or university apparel throughout the day on Aug. 31, the day before WVU takes on Marshall at Milan Puskar Stadium to open the 2012 football season.
The inaugural national spirit competition is presented by The Collegiate Licensing Company, a division of IMG College and NCAA Football.
"We are excited to engage fans in the first-ever College Colors Day spirit rivalry competition on ESPN.com," said Catherine Gammon, Senior Vice President- Brand Development, The Collegiate Licensing Company, a division of IMG College. "We encourage all fans to cast their pledge and spread the word with fellow fans to ensure their favorite school is crowned the winner of the College Colors Day Spirit Cup."
WVU fans are also encouraged to share the Pledge Your Allegiance for College Colors Day competition through Facebook.
WVU also continues to ask all students, faculty, staff, alumni and other fans to wear gold and blue each Friday as part of Mountaineer Fridays.
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Modern conservation helps farmers prosper in the drylands
In the Lyantonde district of Uganda, farmer David Muhoozi Kiseetula is seeing big changes in his harvest – and his life – after his farmers' cooperative received a grant for education and instruction on new farming methods.
"I used to harvest less than 100 kilos of maize from my garden. Today, I harvest 250 kilos," says the 58-year-old father of eight. David owns a one-acre banana plantation, a large maize garden, beans, stretches of eucalyptus trees and several pigs.
Key Highlights
- The project has benefitted 400 farmers, increasing crop yields among pilot communities by 200 to 300 percent.
- The project was implemented by Uganda's Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries in six districts, home to 1.5 million people
- The Norwegian Government provided funding of US $1,644,000 for the two-year project through the UNDP/Drylands Development Centre in South Africa.
- Uganda made a US $23,040 contribution, which supported the installation of rain gauges in the six districts and training for district officers on how to use the new equipment.
His group, the Kiyinda Cooperative Society, received a US $21,000 grant from a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) pilot project on sustainable land management, providing education for David and other farmers about farming methods that have improved their crop yields and enabled them to improve the marketing of their produce.
To prevent soil erosion and conserve water during dry spells, farmers have been taught how to dig trenches in their gardens and use dry grass and other manure to trap moisture in the ground, as an alternative to irrigation.
Many of them have also planted trees to replace those damaged or cut down for charcoal and firewood, making this income source more sustainable in the long-term.
In addition to facilitating learning, part of the grant to the Kiyinda farmers' society was used to purchase livestock, and construct water tanks. Two engines were purchased to run a maize mill owned by the association, which is providing farmers with affordable chaff, which they mix with other feed for livestock.
About 200 kilometres north, Stephen Musisi and his wife Nakato have seen similar improvements.
The couple had seen their crop harvest grow smaller each year as a result of poor farming methods, erratic rainfall and reduced soil nutrients in the Nakaseke district – part of the cattle corridor and one of the driest regions in Uganda.
But after their farmers' cooperative received a grant from the pilot project, Stephen and 100 other farmers in his village set up demonstration farms on small plots of land, where they piloted and then adopted different sustainable agricultural practices.
In addition, farmers were supplied with seeds, chemical fertilisers and spray pumps. As a result, Stephen and his wife saw their harvest double.
"I can already see the difference in the maize and beans we have grown this season compared to the past season," notes Musisi.
At least 400 farmers have benefitted from the project. As a result, yields have increased by 200 to 300 percent for maize and beans among pilot communities. These practices are now being adopted by local authorities and farmer groups, and replicated by other farmers in these regions.


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"Striking Gold" was the theme as 56 Grand Island High School DECA students traveled to Rochester last week in search of success in the business world.
New York DECA has 102 school chapters and Grand Island was one of the largest to represent Region 12, which accounts for 15 of those chapters. DECA is an international, co-curricular business and marketing club with 170,000 members worldwide. Membership can even continue into college. Twenty-eight students medaled in the top 10 of their events as there were over 1,700 students competing at the conference. Some of the top winners were Mary Kneer and Marissa Gress, pictured, who won first and third respectively in broadcast advertising; Kourtney Hoppel won second place for a yearlong chapter scrapbook; Anthony Cataffo took fourth place for sports and entertainment marketing; and the team of Lydia Bernatovicz and Keelan Erhard won first place for buying and merchandising team decision making.
Cataffo, Bernatovicz and Erhard were in national-based events and qualified for the International Career Development Conference in Anaheim, Calif., next month.
In addition, eight students from Grand Island were accepted into the New York DECA Honor Society: Sara Carlson, Sarah Chamberlain, Sam Clarke, Courtney Collignon, Ruby Kaur, Marina Scerra, James Rustowicz and Joshua Ungaro. GI DECA was also recognized on stage for fundraising efforts for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society this past year through events at Casey's Corner School Store. Advisor Cheryl Chamberlain was honored to receive the "Outstanding Advisor" award and was presented a plaque on stage at the conference.
"I have the greatest students who took time to nominate me for this prestigious award," said Chamberlain. She also offered, "This conference is such a great experience for students because they utilize everything they learn in school about acting and behaving in a professional business manner; it is truly career and college readiness skill building."
Local business leader Andy Bernatovicz volunteered his time to judge various events at the conference and Grand Island High School Vice Principal Mike Lauria visited during the competition on Thursday to see, firsthand, what students were competing in.
"People are always amazed at how much goes into preparing students for competition," according to Chamberlain. "With the size of our chapter at Grand Island Middle and High School, it is a great help that Christopher Simpson and Mary Jane Fonte are also involved as co-advisors. I share my award with them because they are always willing to help the students achieve in DECA."


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|2004-01-14, 11:28
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Well, I've seen SMLA and the Boogiepop Phantom live action thingy, and It's going to take an awful lot to motivate me to explore the area any further. SMLA was awful of course, but I was expecting that. What is far more significant, (albeit also expected) is that the live-action Boogiepop was a bit pathetic. The anime is of course fantastic, but the dominant thoughts when watching the live action were of the type "Sapphire and Steel does this sort of thing so much better."
As a general rule, British television is the best in the world, with the field of animation being a very notable exception. I see no evidence that there's another exception from what I've seen. We do have really good live-action television over here, and I suspect that's the difference. Though if someone has seen things like the Second Coming and can identify something that can stand amongst them, then I'll gladly give the field another shot.
|2004-01-14, 22:31
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Talking about dorama makes me feel old since I was a big fan in the 90s.
The last dorama I watched was Hero, which was pretty average.
I recommand some of these classics..
I avoid dorama based off manga/anime since 90% of them are really bad such as Psychometrer Eiji, Kindaichi Shounen No Jikenbo, Shota No Sushi, the female GTO version, etc.
|2004-01-15, 07:00
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Due to their short length, the Japanese probably produce close to 40 series per year?
With that kind of production rate, there's bound to be some series that are sub-standard. At the same time, there will be some that will shine and stand out from the rest. Its not fair to judge their standard by just a couple of show. To add, I agree with Bleed Kaga that most anime/manga-to-live-action drama are not up to standards, GTO is an exception. I am hoping for a Kimi ga Nozomu Eien LA, since its style is most akin to those soap dorama classics.
Bleed Kaga has a good list there. Other classics like Ice World and the Heaven's Coin series are good too.
|2004-01-15, 18:20
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Location: Bremen / Germany
Age: 42
After Anime, there came Asian Dramas...
the first, of course, was GTO....
but there are other good Dramas
Beautiful Life \
Home & Away \
Beauty or Beast > all Japan Dramas
Virgin Road* /
Summer snow /
Currently I'm watching
Summer Scent
Winter Sonata
Happy & Lucky
*same Character as in GTO: Sorimachi Takashi
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|2004-01-17, 01:18
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I just watched Episode 3 of Good Luck, and it was great. I love this series so much I'm grinning from ear to ear. And the episode 4 preview had me going OMG I NEED THE NEXT EPISODE NOW! Its official, JDrama has surpassed anime in my eyes
|2004-01-17, 04:12
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Does anyone know anything about a Korean Comedy called "Sex is Zero"? I stumbled accross a French (I think) bittorrent site and they had it on there with a few screen shots. I got curious and looked around some more and found this review on aznfilms.com
"You cannot believe how good this film really is. Korea's rehash of the cult-classic The Last American Virgin, Sex is Zero is one of the best comedies to ever come out of Korea. You can quote us on that. Looking at the cover and combined with the silly title, you'd think that the film is some poor attempt at slapstick humor. It is not. It has tons of American Pie teenage sex comedy, gross-out Beavis and Butthead styled silliness with a touch of romance and even a great story to boot. Sex is Zero is nothing we've come to expect and it has taken our staff reviewers completely by storm. It is funny as hell. There are films where you just smirk every now and then and then there are others that have you laughing so hard you just gag to catch your breathe. Sex is Zero is one of those. The comedy is outrageous and the romance is touching as can be. This film is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED by the staff of AznFilms.com. We know our review is rather brief, but to give you any more insights on the comedy or the story would really ruin it. It's one of those films where the audience must experience it themselves. Again, we can't emphasize enough how insanely funny this film is. It's like watching a cross between Jackass and American Pie, except the comedy is about 10 times more potent."
I can't find it in english anywhere, so I was wondering if anyone here knew anything about it. I sounds pretty interesting.
|2004-01-17, 12:51
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|2004-01-17, 17:01
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and yeah I watch jdrama every once in a while... it's better than the basic network offerings on American TV but some of the cable-only stuff in America is very good.
|2004-01-17, 19:50
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|2004-01-17, 23:46
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I saw episode 1 of Bus Stop today as well. I found it interesting, because unlike the other drama's I've watched (GTO Live, Beautiful Life, Good Luck, Summer Snow), the main character isn't a cool young man. He's kind of.....a simple-minded idiot to be frank And the main female role is a cocky business woman who could very well be called a bitch. Nevertheless, it was interesting enough to get me to watch the 2nd episode when it comes out. Oh, and the main character's little sister (19 years old) is すっごくかわいい!
|2004-01-18, 19:00
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|2004-01-19, 00:05
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Austin, TX
Age: 36
Also for those who have seen these dramas, I'd like to hear ratings and opinions on them
- A Step Into the Past
- Bright Girl
- Hello Morning
- Long Vacation
- Love & Fight
- Meteor Garden 2
- Monkey King (lol, I wonder what this one is about)
- Take My Word For It
- Young Father
Are there any other torrent sites/subbing groups that do J-Dramas other than Japan-TV?
Also, I'm d/ling Summer Snow DVD Ep 7 right now and there are 21 leechers and no seeds. If anyone can help out, that would be great よろしくお願いしますね
|2004-02-01, 16:27
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GTO the series (live action) was very good, in fact I have never watched the Anime series yet.. I thought the Special was just as good as the series as well. I was happy too see it cuz i wasnt ready for the show to be over yet (I still miss Onizuka!!). Im happy they had a movie as well.. so i could see onizuka again, that was a plus, but i didnt really like the movie either, i was very dissapoint to not see any of the old students or Ms. Fuyutsuji.. in fact iw as curious if he was still with her because he mentions to be single in the movie.. AAhh im getting sad now, would be really nice if they could do another series!! LoL.. i also heard that he married the girl who played Fuyutsuki in real life..
|2004-02-01, 17:52
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Austin, TX
Age: 36
I'm glad somebody brought this thread back up I finished watching Summer Snow on Friday. And man...(BIG SPOILER! Don't read unless you've watched the entire series!)
I think I'm going to start watching Virgin Road next. Also there was a new series released by Japan-TV called koukou_kyoushi_2003_dvd_ep01_[jtv].avi. I watched it and it seems alright. Its about a really (mathematically) smart guy who seems to be dying of some sickness, and a beautiful Japanese high school girl. Hopefully it turns into something special.
|2004-02-02, 00:04
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Location: New Jersey
Age: 40
KouKou Kyoushi is really good and I have a big crush on Aya Ueto who plays Hina. The story is not original but the way they did it seems fresh enough. I'm looking forward for more. I'm also looking forward for Gokusen Live Action after hearing that it is better than GTO Live, so they say. Roots, I told you you'd like Summer Snow but it did mess you up.
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Arizona Swimming & Diving Begin the 2001-02 Season at Home vs. Wisconsin
Oct. 30, 2001
The Week's Schedule: The Arizona men's and women's swimming and diving teams willl open the 2001-02 season at home against the Badgers of Wisconsin. The Arizona men's team finished in sixth place at NCAA Championships, while Wisconsin finished in 18th place. On the women's side the Cats finished the 2001 season in fifth place and the Badgers in 19th place.
On the Horizon: Arizona women's swimming finished the 2001 season with two individual NCAA champions in Sarah Tolar and Amanda Beard. Tolar won the 200y freestyle event with the time of 1:45.21 and Beard captured the 200y breaststroke with the time of 2:09.09. Senior All-American Tolar will return to action this year for the Cats, leading the team in the 200 free, the 400 IM and the relay events. For the women's diving squad the Wildcats look forward to having senior transfer Kelley Persinger active this season after redshirting last year. The Arizona men will be led in the water by senior All-American Roland Schoeman. Schoeman placed second in the 100y freestyle (42.58) at last year's NCAAs and third in both the 50y freestyle (19.29) and the 100y butterfly (46.53). Guiding the Cats men's diving squad will be senior All-American Omar Ojeda. Ojeda placed second on the three-meter springboard at last year's NCAAs, scoring 635.95 points. On the 10-meter platform he scored 562.80 points finishing in third place.
The Newest Members of the Wildcats Squad: This year the Cats welcome eight new women on the team and six new men. On the women's side there are two transfer students in Lindsey Highstrom and April Martin. Highstrom comes to the Cats from the University of Nebraska while Martin comes from Rice University. Highstrom and Martin will bring added depth to the butterfly and backstroke events. Six freshman will join the women's ranks, four swimmers and two divers. For the Arizona men, all six newcomers are freshman swimmers. These men will add depth in the IM, freestyle and breastsroke events.
The Wildcats Next Outing: The Arizona men'a and women's diving teams will host Southern California on November 16 at the Hillenbrand Aquatic Center.
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Last weekend, I spoke at a meeting for one of my favorite groups, the South Dakota Cattlemen's Auxiliary. This dynamic group of women practically raised me, and they have served as mentors to me ever since I was a 10-year-old South Dakota Junior Beef Ambassador. This group works tirelessly in promoting beef, tackling tough issues in the industry and working to share the positive stories of who we are as ranchers. At the meeting, we discussed some very hot topics in the cattle business today, and while most of them don't have easy answers or solutions, I've summed up the top five for further discussion in the blog.
1. National Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Program: BQA is a national program that provides guidelines for beef cattle production. The program raises consumer confidence through offering proper management techniques and a commitment to quality within every segment of the beef industry. BQA is the right thing to do, and at a time when animal rights activists are using videos portraying abusive ranchers, BQA is a way to show consumers that the majority of us in agriculture truly care about our animals and treat them well. BQA also helps provide a quality, safe end product and increases producers' bottom line. So, why aren't more producers BQA certified? Are you? Link here to learn more and get your ranch BQA certified.
2. The Beef Checkoff Program: With fewer ranchers raising fewer cattle in the U.S., there are fewer checkoff dollars available to be used for consumer advertising, marketing partnerships, public relations, education, research and new-product development. The checkoff was established as part of the 1985 Farm Bill. The checkoff assesses $1/head on the sale of live domestic and imported cattle, in addition to a comparable assessment on imported beef and beef products. The checkoff assessment became mandatory when the program was approved by 79% of producers in a 1988 national referendum vote. Although this program has been around for 25 years, there is still great confusion among cattle producers about how these dollars are spent. Did you know that for every dollar invested in the checkoff there is a $5.50 return? How can we educate producers about the benefit of the checkoff? Do you think the $1 assessment should be raised? To how much? Learn more about the program here.
3. Beef Demand: Per-capita consumption of beef has decreased to 58 lbs./year, and in this struggling economy, consumers are choosing cheaper protein alternatives like turkey and chicken to serve their families. This trend started in 2008 at the start of the recession and has continued its downward spiral. How can we boost beef demand? How can we show consumers that they can trade down from higher-value beef cuts to more affordable options and still enjoy a delicious beef meal? What can we do to encourage consumers to choose beef in the summer months?
4. Young Producers: With the competition for land and ag credit getting tougher, and rising input costs for feed, fuel and fertilizer, the challenges producers face in the beef business are huge. It's no wonder the average age of the U.S. rancher is 58 years old! With a growing number of ranches closing their doors, we are losing people in production agriculture. How can we encourage and support young people pursuing careers in food production? What advice do you have for new farmers and ranchers?
5. Planting 2011: The Southwest is gripped in drought. The Midwest is struggling with floods. Earlier this week, my area was hit with a hail storm. Farmers and ranchers alike are closely watching the corn and bean outlook for 2011. What will feed prices look like this fall? Are your crops in the ground? How are things looking in your neck of the woods?
These are the top five topics on my radar this week. What issues are you thinking about? What areas of concern do you wish to discuss in future blog posts? Most importantly, what's your take on BQA, the beef checkoff, beef demand, young producers and planting 2011?
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Crawfordsville, IN — Offering richly varied programs of choral music for men's voices, the Wabash College Glee Club will travel to cities in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Tennessee, and Kentucky March 7-14.
Founded over more than one hundred year ago, the Wabash College Glee Club has earned a wide reputation through its annual tours throughout the United States, its recordings, and its European concerts. Under its current director, Dr. Lawrence Bennett, the members of the Glee Club sing about thirty concerts each year and serve as "Goodwill Ambassadors" for the College.
The Glee Club will kick off its annual spring tour in Pittsburgh by singing twice on March 7. In the morning the ensemble will offer anthems at the Calvary Episcopal Church at 11:00 a.m., and in the evening the men of the Glee Club will join the women of the Chatham College Choir for a special concert, beginning at 8:00 p.m., in Campbell Memorial Chapel on the Chatham College campus. The Chatham Choir is directed by Dr. Margaret Ross Mehl,
On March 8 at 8:00 p.m. the Glee Club will join forces with another women's choir, a group directed by Dr. Sandra Mathias, at the Kerns Chapel on the campus of Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. The concerts at Chatham College and Capital University will include a wide variety of love songs, folk songs, spirituals, and music for theater, as well as sections of the beautiful Mass in G by Franz Schubert.
In Nashville, the Glee Club will be hosted by Hume Fogg High School for a morning assembly on March 10 at 9:25 a.m. In the evening the singers will perform a concert at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, beginning at 6:45 p.m.
Traveling to Louisville, the men of Wabash will offer a full concert at the First Unitarian Church in Louisville at 8:00 p.m. on March 12.
The tour will end with performances at the Anderson Hills United Methodist Church (Cincinnati) on March 14. In the morning the Glee Club will present anthems at the 11:00 a.m. service, and in the afternoon, beginning at 2:30 p.m., the singers will share a special concert with the nationally recognized Delta Kings Barbershop Group.
Wabash College is a private liberal arts college for men located in Crawfordsville, Indiana and was founded in 1832. Long known as one of the nation's finest liberal arts colleges, Wabash is home to the Center of Inquiry in the Liberal Arts. Wabash also is included in Loren Pope's book, Colleges That Change Lives, and is ranked among the nation's best colleges by U.S. News and World Report.


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Participating in my first Geneabloggers daily blogging theme – Surname Saturday!
The surname up this week is Baburs.
The most recent ancestor I have with this name is Karolīne Matilde Baburs, born in Riga and baptized in the Church of Jesus parish in the late 19th century, to Mārtiņš Baburs and his wife Ēde. Mārtiņš' father, Ādams, may have been Catholic – an anomaly in an otherwise Lutheran family.
The reason I bring out this surname isn't that I don't know where my ancestors with this surname were from – they were at least born and baptized in the Latvian-speaking parishes in Latvia, and I have not yet exhausted the records looking for them – but the origin of the surname itself. It is not of Latvian origin, so while it may have been utilized by Latvians (or at least Latvian speakers), it is a borrowing from some other language.
But which one? Most commonly, names would be borrowed from German, Swedish or Russian, but it does not bear much resemblance to a borrowing from any of those. Surname websites – which I consider dubious at best and outright incorrect at worst – say that "Babur" is related to "Baber", an English surname, derived from the given name "Barbara". Otherwise, Internet searches tell me that Babur means "tiger" when it is the name of the Turkic Muslim founder of the Mughal dynasty, and the name of a clan in the state of Maharashtra in India.
Remembering that Latvians only acquired surnames in the nineteenth century, which is more likely for a Latvian family – a name originating with the English or a Turkic group? Both seem equally unlikely, given Latvia's geographical position and historical movements in that time period.
Does anyone have any insight? Could there be a German, Swedish or Russian connection to the name that I have not yet found?


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According to almoslim.net website, the country's president has approved the required funds for founding the Quranic schools in the city, which is known as "city of knowledge".
Mbaba Ma, the president of the city's science academy, said establishment of the new Quranic centers would lead to the development of Quranic and religious education in the city and country.
Apart from Quranic and religious educational courses, the centers will offer other courses as well, he noted.
Kaffrine is the capital town of Kaffrine Region of Senegal.
Senegal is a country in West Africa bordered by Mauritania in the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast, and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest.
Islam is the predominant religion in the country. Some 92 percent of its population is estimated to be Muslim.


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St. Louis, MO – MATTHEW M. HANSEN was sentenced to 20 years in prison on charges of attempting to entice minor boys to engage in sexually explicit conduct for him to videotape between 2007 and 2012.
According to court documents, Hansen was an elementary teacher at the Fort Zumwalt School District, a volunteer fireman and a camp counselor for the school district's fifth grade camps. Investigation revealed that Hansen video recorded over 75 minor boys under the age of twelve undressing to take showers at the camps.
Hansen, Winfield, Missouri, pled guilty in July to eight felony counts of attempted production of child pornography. He appeared today in St. Louis before United States District Judge Jean C. Hamilton for sentencing.
This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and St. Charles County Cyber Crime Unit. Assistant United States Attorney Rob Livergood handled the case for the U.S. Attorney's Office.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Lipscomb men's tennis team picked up their third Atlantic Sun Conference win on Friday when they performed a comeback win to defeat Jacksonville University 4-3 in Jacksonville, Fla.
"Well, this was another tough position to be in," head coach Andrew Harris said. "We didn't execute like we would of liked in the doubles, but to Jacksonville's credit, they did some good things in that doubles point. Having to win four of six singles on the road is a tremendous task, but the guys were up for the challenge though. It took everyone at their best, and, at the end of the afternoon, we were able to come out on top. Tomorrow at North Florida, we will need to continue to raise our level and then let things shape out from there."
The Bison fell early in the match when Jacksonville clinched the doubles point with wins in two of the three matches.
Junior Oliver Strecker and sophomore Miguel Cortez fell just shy of a win at No. 1, losing to Cassagrande and Fantova 9-7.
Junior Tanner Brown and freshman Stuart Tierney lost 8-5 a No. 2 to Heywood and Martinez.
The Bison's only doubles win came at No. 3, where sophomore David Salazar and junior Colby Shaw defeated Banos-Lopez and Condez 8-4.
With a 1-0 deficit, the Bison went into singles play where they pulled out four of their six matches to clinch the win.
Strecker breezed through his match at No. 1, defeating Banos-Lopez 6-1, 6-3.
Freshman Daniel Hernandez picked up another win for the Bison at No. 3, where he took down No. 4, winning 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.
The Bison's final win came at No. 6 where Tierney took down Hansen 6-4, 6-0.
Salazar and Cortez both lost their singles matches at No. 2 and No. 5, respectively.
The Bison will remain in Florida for one more conference match, where they will face North Florida on Saturday.
1) Strecker/Cortez vs. Casagrande/Fantova JU Won 9-7
2) Brown/Tierney vs. Heywood/Martinez JU Won 8-5
3) Salazar/Shaw vs. Banos-Lopez/Condez LU Won 8-4
1) Strecker vs. Banos-Lopez LU Won 6-1, 6-3
2) Salazar vs. Fantova JU Won 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
3) D. Hernandez vs. Casagrande LU Won 6-4, 6-1
4) Shaw vs. Martinez LU Won 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
5) Cortez vs. Condez JU Won 7-5, 6-4
6) Tierney vs. Hansen LU Won 6-4, 6-0


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A Clackamas County judge signed off Thursday on the first step to keep a young Happy Valley man from deportation.
Judge Thomas J. Rastetter granted bench probation to Edson Barrera Gonzalez, who has been held in a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement center in Seattle for a year. Immigration advocates for Gonzalez hope to persuade ICE to release Gonzalez for six months while he applies to have his status changed to a misdemeanor criminal, rather than felon.
Gonzalez, then a 19-year-old employee at Macy's department store, was arrested last year for giving unauthorized discounts and ringing up false returns to benefit his parents, whom, he said, were struggling financially.
He pleaded guilty to first-degree theft, a felony, although under the terms of a plea agreement, his crime would be reduced to a misdemeanor once he paid back $1,526 and served 10 days in jail and two years on probation.
(Excerpt) Read more at oregonlive.com ...
Hell no.
wow, a new situation, a 19 illegal is here with his parents who are legal?...right?....they didn't break the law either right?...right?
So Macy's highes illegal aliens?
So Macy's hires illegal aliens?
guess so
This is something the attorney's are doing on our tax dollars many times a day. Crimes are being reduced since they are otherwise good people (!!!) so they can stay and not be deported. Plus, the justice/ICE system takes them for long rides between the courts and their holding places several times until the trials are done.
So, as I told a lady who was pleading for one of these illegals that I could not pray for him or his family since he is not only illegal, taking cash for wages and not reporting to IRS, living large here, then WE HAVE TO PAY HUGE BUCKS TO get him off a crime and then dismiss a former DWI!!!!
So the bottom line is, a good citizen gets heavily fined for minor offenses and if WE break the law, we're toast!!
I have lost my good feelings about being American. I am a Christian and that is all that makes me live day to day with some joy.
Stealing for your parents used to be a crime, as in the Oliver Twist story, but apparently not in OR today. Crazy.
Oregon ... part of Californicate isn't it? A county or something like Washington. I think they used to be states until they were over run by Californicates.
The streets of Laredo, El Paso, Brownsville, etc. are lined with felons who should have been deported but were instead allowed to plea bargain down to a misdemeanor by stupid judges and county attorneys who themselves have no respect for the rule of law.
Guess liberals claim now that working at Macys is a job Americans don't want to do.
Guy has a great future as a Democratic politician.
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|Statement by Counsellor ZHANG Jun'an of the Chinese Delegation at the Thematic Debate on Nuclear Disarmament at the 66th Session of the UNGA First Committee
Mr. Chairman,
The complete prohibition and thorough destruction of nuclear weapons and establishing a world free of nuclear weapons are the common aspiration of all the peace-loving people in the world. We are glad to see that such a proposition has won increasing support and recognition by the international community. In recent years, there have been signs of revival of the international nuclear disarmament process. The international community is dedicated to actively implementing the Final Document of the Eighth Review Conference of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). The United States and Russia have taken some steps in implementing the new START Treaty. China welcomes the above-mentioned positive progress.
Meanwhile, the realization of complete prohibition and thorough destruction of nuclear weapons and establishment of a world free of nuclear weapons remain a long-term and arduous task. International nuclear disarmament process is still confronted with serious challenges. The research and development of new types of nuclear weapons and the development and deployment of missile defence systems have produced negative impact on regional and international peace and stability.
Under the current circumstances, maintaining global strategic balance and stability and promoting international nuclear disarmament process serve the common interests of all parties. We should make full use of the positive elements in current international nuclear disarmament process, take the opportunity of implementing the Final Document of the Eighth NPT Review Conference, champion a new thinking on security featuring mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality and coordination, and work to pursue comprehensive security, common security and cooperative security, with the view of creating an international environment featuring mutual benefit and common security, and fostering favorable conditions for making progress in nuclear disarmament. We should focus on the lofty goal of complete prohibition and thorough destruction of nuclear weapons, and adopt a two-pronged approach of both promoting nuclear disarmament process and reducing nuclear weapon threats, to consolidate and enhance the hard-won momentum of nuclear disarmament. To this end, China would like to reaffirm the following points:
First, all nuclear-weapon states should fulfill in good faith obligations under Article VI of the NPT, and publicly undertake not to seek permanent possession of nuclear weapons. Countries with the largest nuclear arsenals should continue to take the lead in making drastic and substantive reductions in their nuclear weapons in a verifiable and irreversible manner. The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)should be brought into force at an early date. The Conference on Disarmament (CD) is the sole appropriate forum for the negotiations on a Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT). Negotiations on such a treaty with the participation of all relevant parties should commence at the CD as soon as possible. When conditions are mature, other nuclear-weapon states should also join the multilateral negotiations on nuclear disarmament. To attain the ultimate goal of complete and thorough nuclear disarmament, the international community should develop, at an appropriate time, a viable, long-term plan composed of phased actions, including the conclusion of a convention on the complete prohibition of nuclear weapons.
Second, all nuclear-weapon states should abandon the nuclear deterrence policy based on first use of nuclear weapons and take credible steps to reduce the threat of nuclear weapons. All nuclear-weapon states should unequivocally undertake no-first-use of nuclear weapons and negotiate and conclude a treaty on no-first-use of nuclear weapons against one another. Nuclear-weapon states should also unequivocally undertake not using or threatening to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear-weapon states or nuclear-weapon-free zones, and conclude a legally-binding international instrument in this regard at an early date.
Third, nuclear disarmament must follow the principles of promoting international stability, peace and security and undiminished and increased security for all. The development of missile defense systems that disrupt global strategic stability should be abandoned. Multilateral negotiation process to prevent the weaponization of and arms race in outer space should be vigorously promoted.
Fourth, the international community should extend strong support to efforts made by countries of relevant regions in establishing nuclear-weapon-free zones. We hope that all parties make joint efforts and actively participate in the preparatory process, to achieve positive outcomes from the 2012 International Conference on the establishment of a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction.
Mr. Chairman,
China has consistently stood for the complete prohibition and thorough destruction of nuclear weapons and is firmly committed to a nuclear strategy of self-defense. China has adhered to the policy of no-first-use of nuclear weapons at any time or under any circumstances, and made the unequivocal commitment that it will unconditionally not use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear-weapon states and nuclear-weapon-fee zones. This open, unequivocal and transparent nuclear policy makes China unique among all nuclear-weapon states. China has never deployed any nuclear weapons on foreign territory. China has never participated in any form of nuclear arms race, nor will it ever do so. China will continue to keep its nuclear capabilities at the minimum level required for national security.
China is willing to work with the international community to continuously make unremitting efforts in promoting the international nuclear disarmament process and ultimately realizing the goal of complete prohibition and thorough destruction of nuclear weapons and establishing a world free of nuclear weapons.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.


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In a series this week and next, MarketWatch's retirement columnists offer their best wishes for the season—and a few tips to help readers move from wish to reality. Today: Amy Hoak, our "Home Economics" columnist.
My wish for you this holiday season is that your home goes up in value, especially for those of you who have wanted to move but can't because of an underwater mortgage. With more home equity, may you be closer to proceeding with your plans for 2013, be it downsizing, lowering your house payment, moving to a new location or simply trading in your home for one that is more suitable for your situation. If trends from 2012 are any indication, chances are your local housing market will look healthier next year – and you can revisit your once-shelved dreams.
When the time does come to sell, to lure in buyers, get the best price for your home, and make it to the closing table, take the advice of people I spoke with this year about selling a home in a recovering market in these articles:
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