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RYE — "When you've done something all your life, it's really hard to give it up," Rand Lumber Company owner Jim Rand said Friday in realizing he would soon be closing the lumber company his family has owned for the last 107 years.
RYE — "When you've done something all your life, it's really hard to give it up," Rand Lumber Company owner Jim Rand said Friday in realizing he would soon be closing the lumber company his family has owned for the last 107 years.
The company's closure, which is slated for next week, means Rand and his family will look to liquidate all of their business assets, including 92 acres of land located in the heart of town.
Rand, a third-generation owner of the business along with Ken and Kathy Rand, said the decision to shutter the business after so many years was not an easy one to make.
However, because of declining pine sales, poor economic conditions and the fact no one in his family was interested in taking over the business, Rand said it was decided that now is the time to say goodbye.
"The Rand family would like to thank the many customers they have had, both past and present, who have become longtime friends for their business all these years," Rand's family said in a statement released Friday. "Without the support of their customers, vendors, bankers and the community, they could not have survived as long as they have."
Many things have changed since the lumber business was founded by Edgar J. Rand in 1905.
The first mill was run by steam that was produced by burning pine slabs.
In those days, two-person crosscut saws, work horses and oxen pulling wagons, mixed with hard physical labor, were the tools of the trade. Eventually, in the 1950s, electric motors took the place of steam engines, meaning chain saws and trucks made logging a lot easier.
When the family's second generation, Charles and Wilford Rand and their wives Nancy and Irene, took over, they saw the retail yard flourish. The addition of a dry kiln helped the second-generation owners because it helped speed up the lumber drying process.
When Jim Rand took over the business with his siblings, the third generation of the Rand Family saw the addition of hydraulics on the saw carriage, debarker and chipper, as well as a boom truck for deliveries.
Despite taking over a healthy business at the time, Rand said things have since gone downhill.
Today, the lumber yard is virtually barren. The company has gone from as many as 14 employees to only two part-time workers in addition to family members.
On Dec. 7, the lumber business will be closed for good.
Rand said coming to the realization that he would have to close has been difficult.
"We've really worked to build relationships with people and have tried to take care of their needs," he said. "It's been hard the last few months not being able to meet their needs."
The next step in letting go of the business will be to liquidate all remaining business assets.
Rand said the family has hired Paul McInnis, president of Paul McInnis Inc., to oversee the sale of all business assets, most notably the roughly 92 acres of real estate. Rand said the lumber yard makes up about 18 acres of the land. A tree farm accounts for another 65 acres, he said.
As the family's representative in the liquidation, McInnis said the real estate consists of multiple parcels, which are located in both the residential and commercial zone. He said the land has many possible future uses and is perhaps the largest remaining and most significant amount of acreage available in the region.
McInnis said the real estate company will seek offers for the land both individually and in combination.


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Lucknam Park Hotel and Spa in Colerne and The Manor House Hotel and Golf Club in Castle Combe both picked up Gold awards at the South West Tourism Excellence Awards 2013-14 on January 30, as part of an impressive haul for the county.
Lucknam Park won a gold award for large hotel of the year, with The Manor House scooping a close silver.
The Manor House's Bybrook Restaurant also won top prize in the Taste of South West category, sharing gold with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's River Cottage deli in Plymouth.
The awards were held in Plymouth, with nearly 350 entries considered and 213 visited by a crack team of mystery shoppers. Many of the winners will now go on to represent the region at the National Enjoy England Awards for Excellence in May.
Chair of Judges Alistair Handyside said: "This year we have had the most entries ever and the most challenging judging, the list of finalists really does look like a who's who of the best in the South West.
"Once again the entrants have surpassed themselves in showing that investment, innovation and creativity remain at the heart of the visitor economy in the region."
Elsewhere in Wiltshire Warminster's Longleat Estate won gold for Large Visitor Attraction of the Year, beating Cornwall's Eden Project, and the Ageas Salisbury International Arts Festival was named Tourism Event of the Year.
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Ok. It was one of those impulse buys that I am trying not to do these days. But there was a 1.5 pound bag of new potatoes in red. blue and yellow (not white). I hefted it in my hand, remembering a recipe from a Bon Appetit for Red, White and Blue Potato Salad. The little bag of tri-colored root vegetables went into the cart.
After browsing over 10 years worth of the magazine stashed in my hall closet (I really need to figure out what to do with them.) I found it. It is in the June 2003 issue, page 124 if you have it. I didn't really follow the recipe (because I rarely do). Here is my take on it.
2 cups of low fat Mayo
1 good-sized hand full of chives (fresh from the garden, flower buds attached) chopped
Caper juice from 1 jar of capers
2 T of capers
salt to taste
a few grinds of multi-colored pepper
Mix it all together. I thinned it out with a little (2T) powered buttermilk (I keep it in the freezer, not like the real stuff, but it will do in a pinch) and water.
Boil the unpeeled potatoes in salted water. I cut them in half and threw them all in the pot. The recipe says to boil them all in separate pots. (Maybe because of color bleed? That didn't happen to me. ) Drain them with they are fork-tender. Throw on a few T of white wine vinegar while the potatoes are still hot. (dry white wine works too) I spooned a few tablespoons of dressing on the warm potatoes. Don't forget to add onion. I would have used red but all I had in the house was white.
The recipe for the dressing is for 2 pounds of each color (6 pounds. yikes. I had 1.5 pounds. No, I did not read the whole recipe before I started the process.) So I have extra dressing sitting in a jar in the fridge. Darn. I guess I'll have to get more potatoes.
I made this on a lark and took it for a birding outing gourmet picnic lunch. Yum.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Red, White and Blue Potato Salad
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Caper juice, huh. Sounds interesting. I never know what to do with them.
- May 27, 2008 at 9:56 AM
- djbrown said...
Here, here, I am witness to the savoriness of this recipe, as well as your assortment of olives, tomato salad (w/fresh parsley from your garden), pesto pasta salad and Irish cheddar. That, after a morning of birding--life is good!
(And I promise not to make fun of your picnic basket any more).
- May 27, 2008 at 7:13 PM
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December 6, 2012
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Ireland flanker Stephen Ferris has undergone surgery on an ankle injury but there has been no time frame placed on how long he is set to be out of action for.
Ferris sustained the injury against Edinburgh on November 2 and subsequently missed Ireland's autumn Test programme. With Ulster coming into a key time in their season both on the RaboDirect PRO12 and Heineken Cup front, the news that Ferris is set for a spell on the sidelines will come as a blow to the Irish province.
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Ferris, who last played for Ireland back in March, said of the injury on Twitter: "Thanks for all the MSG and tweets that I have received, it's been overwhelming. Operation went well and I'm on the road to recovery."
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"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." I like the hint of sarcasm behind this quote by Roman philosopher Seneca, said some 2000 years ago. If you catch his drift, you'll note that preparation is the behavior that seems to lead one to "luck".
So, that kind of brings us to a chicken & egg type of question, that being: "Does luck even exist, or is it simply what we have come to call the catalyst of preparation meeting opportunity?"
To answer that I would need to share my philosophy on failure. Based on an experience I had last year, I feel that 99% of failure is prompted by the fact that you know you aren't prepared for what you're contemplating and the antidote to that is my biggest lesson learned in 2015: the importance of preparation.
I was asked to speak at a charity event that I was actively involved in and that was very close to my heart. People who know me well know that at that time I had an incredibly strong aversion to speaking in front of a group any larger than two people. Thankfully, last year I was focused very much on doing things that scared me. Why, you might ask? No substantial growth ever really comes from doing things you already know you can easily do. I have an insatiable hunger for growth and despise stagnation, so when I was asked to speak I said, "Yes." Then as I walked away from the conversation I thought, "What am I doing?!"
However, I prepared months in advance for this speech and began delivering it to myself daily several weeks out from the event. I got to the point where the notes were only needed as an outline (and in case of a total deer in the headlights moment.)
I made sure that I wrote the speech to read as I would naturally talk so that it wouldn't feel forced. The 30 minutes before I went up on the stage I had more butterflies that I'd felt in a very long time, but I also knew that I knew my stuff. I walked up, looked the audience of 600 dead in the eye and began. My nerves were gone within 30 seconds. My speech was a total of about 8 minutes and when it was over I could not have been more proud of myself.
It was incredible experience for me. It cured my aversion to speaking. Since that speech, I've been able to step up to the plate for more events that require poise and calm delivery. When I was truly honest with myself though, I realized that the fear of speaking stemmed from a time when I had spoken in front of a crowd and done so with the completely naïve approach that I could wing it and just "go with the flow." This almost ruined my ability to even imagine speaking again, but it was due to my own lack of preparation.
I'm so thankful that I didn't let it hold me back from ever trying again. (Apparently 3 years is all you need to get over something.)
I believe that good is the enemy of great and I never want to be 'average'. If you're experiencing ho-hum results in any area, be it business, fitness, parenting or finances, take a step back and truly be honest. Ask yourself if you have really leaned in and prepared yourself to improve in this area. Not sure?
Here are a 5 signs that you are probably NOT on your way to preparing to improve:
- Your plan to improve is to just "do your best"
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- When you think about this particular topic you get a little twist of icky-ness in your stomach and immediately feel better if you choose to think of something else. Anything else.
Avoidance and excuses are easy to spot in others, but harder to spot in ourselves. The things above were a list of my own excuses as to why Heather Hudson speaking in public would never again happen in history. I was living in a world of denial and vagueness. It didn't work for me. I'm glad I prepared and faced my demons head on. The scariest part ended up being the moment when I said, "YES, I'll l do it!"
Is proper preparation always the key to going from good to great? Let's see.
How could someone prepare to be a better parent?
- Read 5 books on parenting.
- Schedule time with the child daily and make it an appointment that is as important as if your boss scheduled a meeting with you. Make it a 'no phone zone' so that there are no interruptions. This would require prepping in advance so that you don't have an emergency 'interrupt' your precious time.
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- Read 5 books on finances.
- Evaluate what you really spend each week/month.
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- Schedule the times with your spouse (if applicable) to have the conversations needed to plan for your future properly
- Have the self-control to put the money where it goes first and then all other expenses come after that.
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Sunday, August 21, 2011
Mint and Watermelon Juice
As most of my French readers will know, August is really a national holiday month in France. Every year, most of the locals leave the crowded city for a couple weeks and make their way to the many beach towns in France. Growing up, August was always that month where things got relaxing, where you forgot about the busy rhythm of everyday life and just enjoyed spending time with friends, family or both. For us, it usually meant making our way the South West of France, near Biarritz and feasting on deliciously fresh dishes, relaxing by the water and catching up with one another.
This year is the first that I am not making the trip back home. I started working for Styleathome.ca and have been busy setting up shop here in Toronto. With the warm days still in full swing and a big balcony that I am attempting to transform into an urban oasis, I've had no other choice but to bring the holiday bliss to my doorstep. One of the best ways to do that has been to sit back with an ice-cold drink, a sundress and some good company. This watermelon juice recipe has been my go-to drink for the past couple summers. It's inspired by the watermelon juice from Cafe Gitane, one of my favourite restaurants in New York. while I was a student at the French Culinary Institute in nearby Soho, I often made my way to this quaint little cafe for a late afternoon snack or early dinner. Their watermelon juice is amazing. This is my version of the drink - it's a perfectly refreshing glass of bright pink goodness.
Mint and Watermelon Juice
1 large watermelon, seeded and cubed
1/4 cup of sugar
1/4 cup of water
1/2 lemon, juiced
A small handful of fresh mint, coarsely torn
Put the sugar and water in a small saucepan and cook on medium heat until the sugar has just dissolved. Let cool. Place the watermelon pieces in a blender and blend until smooth. Place in a pitcher and add the sugar water. Stir. Add the lemon juice and mint. Serve in large glasses with ice cubes and a slice of fresh watermelon.
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6 comments:
- MaryBeth said...
I love watermelon, this drink not only looks refreshing but also sounds amazing.
- August 22, 2011 at 1:51 PM
Love the picture - well seen picture with great colour. I have to say that I prefer gazpacho to watermelon, but they look so similar that I'm sold on the idea.
- August 23, 2011 at 8:37 AM
- Jeanette said...
My kids have been enjoying watermelon juice this summer, although I haven't tried adding mint - will have to give it a try.
- August 31, 2011 at 8:37 PM
- Chocolate Shavings said...
Jeanette: The mint definitely adds a nice touch of freshness!
- August 31, 2011 at 9:00 PM
- Nippon Nin said...
I have all the ingredients to make this juice. I'm so lucky! This looks so refreshing. Great photos!
Thank you for your comment on my blog.
- September 2, 2011 at 3:12 AM
- stampedconcrete said...
this looks so refreshing .. i like it .. i think it tastes good ..
- September 5, 2011 at 11:35 PM
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Creole Grits and Grillades*
Clementines, mandarin oranges or tangerines
South American-Style Hot Chocolate* (recipe below)
Lemon-Ginger Pistachio Biscotti or Cranberry-Orange-Pecan Biscotti*
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Vegan Creole Grits and Grillades
The main course is one of my favorite recipes in the book because I love corn in any form and the creamy corn grits reminds me of soft Italian polenta. But combined with a heavenly braised vegan steak (the Grillades--pronounced gree-yahds) in a rich Creole sauce-- not to be missed! (This makes a good supper dish, too, BTW.) My version is much lighter in fat than the traditional one, but it is luxurious all the same. I assure you that this is one of the best seitan "beef" dishes you'll ever have the pleasure of savoring.
Two kinds of vegan biscotti
The fruit, hot chocolate and biscotti on the menu make a festive but not-too-sweet ending to the brunch. Buttery, lemon-scented biscotti studded with candied ginger and pistachios, or a biscotti perfumed with orange zest and bursting with jewel-colored cranberries and toasty pecans are both irresistible. (I make these twice-baked treats every Christmas, but you don't have to wait for the holidays to enjoy them with coffee, tea, hot cocoa, or wine.) These biscotti are larger, a little richer, and more "buttery" than the biscotti in my book, Nonna's Italian Kitchen. Consequently, they can be enjoyed on their own, whereas the drier biscotti are best when dunked into one of the above-mentioned beverages. But we like them with this rich South American hot chocolate recipe from the book:
Serves 2 SFO, GF
Frothy, rich, intensely chocolate and only slightly sweet...
2 cups almond milk or full-fat soy milk
2 ounces bittersweet dark eating chocolate, about 70% cocoa solids, chopped (dairy-free, organic, fair trade)
1 tablespoon organic sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 tablespoon (or more) favorite liqueur or liquor(rum, brandy, Peruvian Pisco), optional
1.) Heat the milk until almost boiling, in a medium saucepan on the stove or heat the milk in a
1-quart microwave-safe measuring pitcher in the microwave at 100% power (default setting) for
1 to 1 1/2 minutes. Stir in the chopped chocolate and stir until it melts. Stir in the sugar and vanilla.
2.) Now froth the chocolate. You can use a traditional molinillo, which you roll between your hands; or use a whisk, a plunger-type cappuccino frother (or electric version), or a hand-held immersion blender. Another option is to whiz the mixture in a regular blender for a few minutes, but be sure to leave the cap off the middle hole in the blender top and cover it with a folded towel, so that the steam doesn't explode the hot chocolate all over you! You can microwave the chocolate for about 30 seconds at 100% power (default setting), if you like– the froth rises up nicely in the microwave! Add the liqueur, if using, and serve hot.
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- Caity said...
This look amazing. I grew up drinking hot chocolate almost everyday... This must be tried! :)
- Sun Oct 09, 09:16:00 PM PDT
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If you're looking for effective, economical and easy weed control that won't limit your marketing flexibility or leave you with a crop you can't sell, you won't find any perfect solutions this year. You will, however, find a few refinements that might just spread your risk and provide the extra oomph you're looking for in your weed-control program. In addition to helping you manage grain marketability, some of this year's new tools can provide enough variation to keep resistant weeds on the run.
GMO resistance? United Ag Products Marketing Manager David Schramm says he's seen the farmer's cost of weed control per acre go down significantly because of Roundup Ready (RR) and other herbicide-resistant crop technology. And he notes that although almost everyone is casting a cautious eye toward uncertain markets for genetically modified (GM) grain, it seems that most farmers who've used herbicide-resistant corn aren't about to entirely give up on the convenience and cost savings. Herbicide companies have obliged on RR crops in particular, with more than half a dozen suppliers now offering their own glyphosate products. "It's a matter of weighing benefits against risks," Schramm says. "And I think farmers are going to view all of their choices very carefully. It's always a good idea to understand all the issues that surround particular weed-control choices."
Interview a dozen farmers about what they're going to plant four months from now, and 10 will likely say they're going to "wait and see." Most are at least thinking about hedging their bets in the grain markets, possibly leaning toward a balance between herbicide-resistant crops and conventional weed-control strategies. Although this may add to their cost of weed control per acre, it could provide some peace of mind. Plus, an unintended benefit of this diverse approach to weed control could be that it helps preserve the usefulness of existing technologies in a program to manage resistant weeds.
Resistant weeds? Even though many university weed scientists are sounding the alarm that repetitive cropping and weed-control practices will likely result in more resistant weeds, most farmers don't seem very concerned. In a recent Iowa State University study, less than half of the 1,000 growers surveyed rated rotation as very important in controlling weeds in corn. And although 81% ranked individual herbicide effectiveness as very important, 59% said concerns about herbicide resistance in weeds did not influence their herbicide selection.
The view from the front lines isn't much different. Schramm says most customers are not very concerned about herbicide-resistant weeds. "We expect resistant weeds to be a problem down the road, so we're working with customers to do a better job of thinking ahead on rotations. But until resistant weeds show themselves, very few growers seem willing to spend more dollars per acre on a resistance management program."
Meanwhile, leaning toward the "ounce of prevention" strategy, weed scientists such as University of Wisconsin-Madison Agronomy Professor Gordon Harvey believe resistance management should be a formal part of every weed-control system. Harvey says that any overused herbicide program, even Roundup, is ultimately vulnerable to species shifts and potentially resistant weeds. "I would not use Roundup Ready more than twice in four years," Harvey says. "We already have documented species shifts in RR systems, the biggest problems being yellow nutsedge and velevetleaf. Rotating between RR row corn and RR soybeans doesn't help. But following RR drilled soybeans with conventional row corn would help. Winter wheat and alfalfa rotations also help prevent species shifts."
So, will dominance of GM products decline because of market concerns? Will resistant weeds become more or less of a problem? It's hard to say. But one thing is clear: Farmers are still placing most of their faith in chemical companies to provide products that will solve their current and evolving weed problems. Let's hope this year's new corn herbicides are up to the challenge.
The new crop. With all the mergers, alliances and spin-offs within the chemical industry this year, it's hard to know exactly what every new herbicide will be for the coming season. Some of the new offerings from several companies are described below. Be sure to check with your chemical supplier for the latest updates.
Sidebar:Team fin herbicide buys
Finding a balance between service and price
Bob Zarse, Reynolds, IN
A competitive price on herbicides is nice, but we don't necessarily look for the cheapest cost per acre. Service is much more important. We do our own spraying, but we have a "don't touch" policy on herbicides. That means we don't do any of the mixing ourselves. It all gets premixed at the local fertilizer plant in an agitated, 1,600-gal. stainless steel tank mounted in our truck. We rely on the plant manager to make recommendations on the specific tankmix to use for each particular situation.
Though we've noticed some yield drag on Roundup Ready soybeans in the past, we'll be going with 100% RR soybeans for 2001. We believe it's worth sacrificing some yield to get the superior weed control. But none of our corn will be genetically modified because our local elevator has a "no GM corn" policy.
Steve Webb, Needham, IN
Pricing is important to me and I do shop price. But it is not as important to me as performance. Believe me, there is a lot of difference in the way dealers react when you call to tell them you have an escape and in what they will do to help correct the situation.
I sometimes wonder if farmers don't take their buying habits a little too far. I have friends who will not buy any of their chemical inputs close to home because they can get a better deal 70 or 80 miles from home. When I take a pencil to their "deal," I see savings of less than a dollar per acre and a lot of extra work and risk. I simply don't think it is worth it. If I'm going to be the least-cost producer on the block, I cannot afford poor weed control. My experience says that the highest-cost control is the one that works the poorest, regardless of price.
Brad McIntosh, Hannah, ND
Service or low price - it's tough to find both in one place. So I go with two different dealers depending on my needs. Sometimes I don't need much service, like when I'm buying a herbicide I've used before and know what to expect. In those cases, I go to the local seed plant that also sells chemicals for a few cents over cost. But if I'm trying a new product, I definitely want service support. And I'm willing to pay a bit more to get that support.
I've thought about buying chemicals on the Internet, maybe one of those sites that sells excess supply at a low price out of season. But if I buy out of season, I'll need a heated warehouse to store it. Plus, we're not always sure what we'll want to use several months down the road; markets, weather, lots of things can change. Who knows? A better, cheaper product might come out after I've stocked up. I don't want to get stuck holding obsolete chemicals.
Second Sidebar:New solutions for crop protection
Balance Pro.
New Balance Pro is a new liquid formulation that replaces Balance WDG and eliminates the need for a preslurry. Aventis says that better dispersion with the new product and instructions that remind applicators to pay attention to rates and soil types should help reduce the crop injury problems sometimes seen with the old formula. Balance Pro can be used as a one-pass program in combination with other preemergent herbicides or in tankmix with a low rate of atrazine. Glufosinate-resistant LibertyLink corn allows a two-pass program with Balance Pro followed by Liberty herbicide.
Aventis has teamed up with Bayer to co-introduce new preplant corn herbicide Define. The active ingredient, flufenacet, is already used in Bayer products such as Epic and Axiom. Define controls most grasses and some key small-seeded broadleaf weeds. It can be mixed with Balance Pro or followed by Liberty herbicide. This dry flowable product comes packaged in two 25-lb. containers per case in an Accu-Bin bulk delivery system. Each 25-lb. container treats between 20 and 40 acres in any tillage system.
Products previously sold under the Wilfarm, Class and Riverside names will now be sold under the AgriSolutions brand, including herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, seed and grain protectants. Agriliance says it will introduce several new products in the coming season.
BASF's newest herbicide since its merger with American Cyanamid, Outlook, will be available in limited quantities for 2001. This chloracetamide controls or suppresses many key grasses with extra-strong control of small-seeded broadleaves. It can be applied preplant surface, preplant incorporated, preemergence and post-emergence on corn up to 36 in. tall. BASF says Outlook is designed to provide season-long control with consistent performance in wet or dry conditions. Application rates range from 10 to 21 oz./acre.
Dow purchased Zeneca's acetochlor product line as part of Zeneca's merger with Novartis. That means Dow now provides grass control products such as Surpass, TopNotch and FulTime. Dow is recommending that these products be tank mixed with Hornet WDG to provide a one-pass soil-applied grass and broadleaf program in corn.
Hornet WDG.
Dow is offering a more "farmer-friendly" reformulation of the broadleaf herbicide Hornet. Rates with the new formulation are now 3 oz./acre for post-applied treatments and 4 oz./acre for soil-applied applications. This change delivers the same amount of active ingredient per acre as the original formulation and improves the human handling classification on the MSDS sheet from "danger" to "warning." Hornet WDG is available in both water-soluble packets or 6-lb. jugs.
Dupont's new sulfonylurea product, Steadfast, provides postemergence residual control of many tough grasses as well as suppression of many broadleaf weeds. This combination of nicosulfuron and rimsulfuron can be tank mixed with many broadleaf herbicides for broad-spectrum control. For best results, Dupont recommends application 3 to 5 weeks following planting when the first flush of weeds is 1 to 3 in. tall. Steadfast may be applied to corn up to 12 in. tall at a rate of 3/4 oz./acre with a crop oil concentrate plus ammonium nitrogen fertilizer adjuvant system. Residual activity is enhanced by rainfall 5 to 7 days after application.
Dupont's popular Basis herbicide is now labeled for fall application. Used after harvest but prior to ground freeze, it controls tough winter annual weeds such as dandelion, henbit and chickweed. Winter annual control in the fall can reduce planting delays and reduce egg-laying sites for stinkbug and cutworm moth. Recommended rate is 1/3 to 1/2 oz./acre with 1 gal. of crop oil concentrate/100 gal. of spray solution plus 2 qt. of 28% N or 2 lbs. of spray grade ammonium sulfate/acre.
Roundup UltraMax.
Glufosinate-based Roundup UltraMax is a concentrated formulation that allows treatment of more acres with fewer refill stops. With a 26-oz. use rate, a 30-gal. drum treats 30 more acres than Roundup Ultra. The product continues to use TranSorb technology to enhance plant uptake and rainfastness.
Degree, Degree Xtra.
Monsanto now has a label for post application of both Degree and Degree Xtra. The company introduced Degree as a preplant corn herbicide last year. The soil temperature-activated formulation of acetochlor (Harness) premixed with atrazine for corn features encapsulation technology that releases acetochlor as soil temperature rises above 50F. Below that temperature, no acetochlor is released. Because the atrazine in the mix is not encapsulated, it provides contact and residual weed control immediately after application. The capsule releases the safener in Degree Xtra faster than the herbicide and thus reaches the corn seedling first, resulting in less stress on the seedling.
Sipcam Agro USA
Laddok S-12.
Last year, BASF completed a marketing agreement with Sipcam Agro USA for its improved formulation of Laddok. Now Sipcam will offer this longtime standard for herbicide crop safety in field corn, seed corn, sweet corn and popcorn. With equal parts Basagran and atrazine, Laddok S-12 should be applied early postemergence for control of a broad spectrum of broadleaf weeds.
The 4L and 90DF formulations of simazine are now labeled for fall application for control of winter annuals. This gives Dupont's Basis, which received a similar label this year, some friendly competition.
Crop protection products that once sold under the Novartis and Zeneca brands will now come from the new company Syngenta, except for a portfolio of acetochlor products that was sold to Dow and a fungicide sold to Bayer in order to complete the Syngenta merger. Two Syngenta corn herbicides are new for 2001.
Syngenta expects that its new all-in-one herbicide, Expert, will be registered in time for use on the 2001 corn and milo crop. The one-pass product contains S-metolachlor, atrazine and glyphosate for rapid burn down and season-long grass control. It also contains benoxacor for enhanced crop safety in corn. Expert is targeted for use in no-till and reduced tillage systems as well as herbicide-tolerant corn.
In the gridiron battle of the glyphosate herbicides, one point of differentiation may be each product's crop friendliness. Syngenta says its newest formulation of Touchdown wins high marks in that realm with a unique corn-based balanced adjuvant delivery system branded "IQ Technology." This formulation is designed to deliver the glyphosate ion to weeds more efficiently while also being more gentle to Roundup Ready crops. Syngenta says Touchdown also foams less than other glyphosate formulations and mixes well with a wide range of tankmix partners, including triazines, sulonylureas, phenoxys, acetamides and diphenyl ether herbicides and insecticides. Cost per acre should be comparable to that for Roundup UltraMax. Recommended rate will be 1 qt./acre, with a range of 8 to 48 oz./acre, depending on weed species, height and density.
Mesotrione, the active ingredient in Syngenta's new broadleaf herbicide Callisto, was discovered following the observation that weeds are less likely to grow around the Australian bottlebrush plant Callistemon. Further investigation of the plant's natural defense against broadleaves led to the development of the new weed-control chemistry. Because it uses a unique mode of action, Callisto is expected to be useful in controlling triazine and ALS-resistant broadleaf weeds while providing excellent crop safety. Syngenta expects to receive registration for Callisto as a postemergence broadleaf weed control for corn in 2001. Registration for a mixture with acetochlor on corn is expected in 2002.


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Installing Slackware 9.1
I have noticed a new tutorial on installing Slackware 9.1 and it really just skimmed through the basics of installation so I decided to write a tutorial that is a little more in depth and made for someone who is coming to Slackware or even linux for the very first time. Another good one is http://www.antionline.com/showthread...hreadid=251388 by gore.
Your first order of business is to get ahold of two seperate ISO images: Slackware 9.1 disk One and Dropline Gnome. You only need disk one of Slackware because Gnome is on the other cd. Dropline is a version of Gnome that has been optimised for Slack. They Can be found at the following two sites:
Dropline: http://www.dropline.net/gnome/download.php
Once you get the ISO's you will need to burn them onto two cdroms. After this is done you are ready to move on.
You will now need to set your BIOS to boot from cdrom if you haven't already. This will allow us to boot into the Slack installation. When it boots you should get a screen that asks which kernel you will want to use, unless you are using SCSI drives your best bet is to just press enter. When you do this it loads
the kernel and you are on your way...
Now you should have a prompt that asks you to select a keyboard map. Most will choose 1, because you have a us keyboard. You should now log in as root and partition your hard drive. Most will swear that you should use fdisk but if this is your first time partitioning your drive it is much easier to just use cfdisk. I can't tell you exactly what size your partitions are going to be but it is a good rule of thumb to make your swap partition twice the size of your physical ram. For simplicity make the next partition the rest of the drive and make sure you flag it as bootable. When you are done save your changes and exit.
When back at the prompt type 'setup' and you will be presented with a nice colorful menu. Press the down key until 'Addswap' is highlighted and press enter. This will format your swap space and turn it on for immediate use. Now after that is finished it is time to set your source drive which in our case we will want it to probe for the cd in its drive, it is also time to chose a filesystem for your system. Reiserfs is probably your best bet.
Now you will be asked to choose which packages you want to install we want to leave everything checked except KDE and Gnome (we will install Dropline Gnome later, remember?). When it prompts you for the type of install just do the full. Many will argue against this but it is waaayyyy easier like this when you are new. It helps you from not installing something that was needed. You will be able to trim your system down later when you get more comfortable with it.
After the packages are installed it is time to congiure your new system, all of this is very simple and straight forward, but somethings that need to be noted are:
If you have a cdburner you will have to trick linux into thinking it is SCSI. To do this all you have to do is type 'hdx=ide-scsi' at the append part of the prompt where x is the drive letter corresponding to the burner.
hda = Primary Master
hdb = Primary Slave
hdc = Secondary Master
hdd = Secondary Slave
Also, when you start choose the services you will want started just leave everything off except sshd, smbd, inetd. You will need the ssh daemon running if you plan on logging into your box from another *nix machine on your network. You will need the smb daemon on if you plan to share files with a windows machine on your network also. One more thing make sure you chose fluxbox as the window manager to start with.
When everything is done highlight exit and press enter and you will be taken out of set up and the Slackware cd will eject, remove it and press Ctrl+Alt+Del and your machine will reboot. Congrats you just installed Slack!
Now when it reboots you will need to log in as root.
Type 'adduser', so you can add a user to your system. This is done as a procaution so you won't accidentally screw something up. When this is done type 'logout' and log in as your new user. When you are logged in type 'xf86congig' and read through the prompts and answer all of the questions it asks. When it asks you about your monitor I think that safe choices are 8 and then 4. When this is done and you are back at your prompt type 'startx'and hope that X loads. If it doesn't go into xf86config again and toy with the settings a bit.
When X is up open a command prompt and type 'su' and enter your password for your root account. Type 'emacs /etc/fstab'. The file should look a little bit like this one:
for example if you have a cdburner and a seperate dvd drive the two entries for those would look like this:
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,usr,ro 0 0
/dev/dvd /mnt/dvd auto noauto,usr,ro 0 0
when you are done editing fstab press 'f10' then 'f' then 's'. This will save the file. Then press 'f10' again and then 'f' then 'e' to exit. Next you will need to change to the /dev directory with 'cd'.
Now you are ready to remove the old entries for the cdrom and the dvd drive. Type:
rm /dev/cdrom
rm /dev/dvd
Then you are ready to create new links, type:
ln -s /dev/sr0 /dev/cdrom
ln -s /dev/hdx /dev/dvd (where x is the corresponding drive letter for the dvd drive.)
Then set the permissions and change the groups for the files:
chmod 777 /dev/dvd*
chmod 777 /dev/cdrom*
chmod 777 /mnt/dvd
chmod 777 /mnt/cdrom
chgrp wheel /mnt/cdrom
chgrp wheel /mnt/dvd
Don't forget to change your user to the wheel group!
You should now be able to mount your drives.
Pop the Dropline Cd into your drive and in the command prompt type: 'mount /dev/cdrom'
Change directories to /mnt/cdrom and into the folder that has all the packages. Now type:
'ls -l | grep install' this should show you the dropline-installer package. Type 'installpkg' followed by the file name that was brought up with the ls command. When that is installed you can type 'dropline-installer' and and it will bring up a pretty menu just like when you installed Slack. Go down to "preferences" and change the source to /dev/cdrom and continue. Just like with installing Slack we want to install everything. This will take a while. Once it is done logout of x and type 'startx' and you should load into Dropline. This should be pretty much it.
If I forgot anything please tell me. I hope this has helped some who are first time installers. Have fun! I you need anyhelp just PM me.


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Dualshock 4 Light To Remain Always On
In a tweet to a follower, Shuhei Yoshida revealed that the PlayStation 4 controller's light cannot be turned off – even to save battery.
The light sensor is used in conjunction with the PlayStation 4 camera to detect movement. Some developers also plan to use the sensor for game mechanics. For example, Killzone: Shadow Fall will use the sensor to display the player's health.
While initial reactions to this news has been negative, it is worth noting that editor Matt Helgeson had a favorable experience with the new Dual Shock in his hands-on preview.
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The Dual Shock 4 light sensor's "always-on" policy is leaving some gamers wondering what to do in the case of reflective TV screens. After all, a colorful light can show up as a distracting, reflective glare. And how energy efficient can the controller be with a large light endlessly using up power? The real question is, since the PlayStation 4 camera doesn't come standard, what's the point of keeping the light sensor on at all times? Whether or not Sony reconsiders adding an option to turn off the light is a question that will be answered this holiday season.


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West Haven Twilight League to honor Vieira
Former University of New Haven baseball coach and Bridgeport native Frank "Porky" Vieira will be honored at the West Haven Twilight League's fourth annual Hot Stove Luncheon on Saturday from noon-2 p.m. at West River Hall, 37 Orlando St., West Haven.
Tickets are $25 per person. Members of the University of New Haven staff and local baseball personalities will be on hand to "roast" the legendary Vieira.
Speakers at the event will include George Grande, former Major League Baseball TV play-by-play announcer for the New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals, and Rich Marazzi, the country's foremost baseball rules expert.
Visit www.whtl.org for a printable ticket order form or send your name, address, telephone number and the number of people attending with a check made out to W.H. Twilight League to:
W.H. Twilight League: PO Box 7564; New Haven CT 06519.Reservations due by Thursday. Tickets will not be available at the door and there is limited seating. For more information, call Len Maselli at 203-887-5470 or Vin DiLauro at 203-671-0325.


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MIDDLEBURY — State officials often credit Addison County with having one of the best human services networks in the state.
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I agree, I just pick the first one's I saw.
Both sides in this debate aren't having a reasoned conversation and I don't think they will, too much rhetoric and position going on.
The more time an individual studies this subject the less black and white it becomes.
@ The Galluping One;
I'm a member of the NRA, when anyone asks I tell them: "The hat comes with the membership, the crazy stuff is free." :D
I clicked on Suzanne's link and viewed that poster as well as Richard E. Roberson's link above.
Galluping ShinnyGlass links work, we don't need to shove large posters into each other faces on a forum.
We do need reasoned intelligent conversation.
Stay Armed, Stay Free. ;)
There is no question that guns are dangerous, as are knives and a number of other substances and devices. There is also no question that the introduction of such into the home or the community increases the number of injuries and deaths accordingly. These all have been the subject of previous study and statistical analysis both in the U.S. and internationally. It has also been shown that these items are often easily made, often with surprising quality and effectiveness by otherwise unskilled individuals and the knowledge to do so is ubiquitous making effective control of the distribution of such often difficult or impossible.
In the case of guns in the U.S. is a particularly interesting example of this. In this nation the number of the guns per capita is currently the highest in the world (at least according to Wikipedia). Based on the currently available international data gun deaths in the U.S. are also among the highest in the world (though certainly not THE highest). What has not been presented so far is the ratio of gun deaths to the number of guns in a particular nation. What little statistical data I have personally seen reflects a rather tiny portion of the U.S. causing a disproportional number of gun deaths. Currently available data indicates the vast majority of U.S. citizens who are also gun owners are typically law abiding and not given to extreme violence. It is this group that is the source of social and legal push-back on gun control for the simple reason that the feel that they are being punished for the misdeeds of the very few. "Gun control" is not actually directed at the guns themselves but at the people who currently own, or may own in the future, firearms.It's a simplistic and emotional response to a complex social problem that ignores other civil rights of the persons affected. It violates a fundamental principle of American law that U.S. citizens are not the subjects of the state (yes, this principle has been, and often continues to be violated, but that does not create any justification for doing it). The currently presented gun control paradigm as a means of reducing the number of needless deaths needs to be re-examined and an alternative solution developed (absolute prevention of such is likely a fallacy). Such a solution would have to accept the presence of guns ownership by a large portion of the population. This may not be the desirable for some people but it is a legal and social reality at the moment.
I just heard in KY, some 5 year old got a rifle as a gift and shot his 2 year old sister dead. What fool would give a real rifle to a 5 year old?
Here's the Link
Sad and tragic.
I'm trying to remember when I first shot a gun...I was probably 6 or 7 years old...I got my first rifle while I was still in grade school. It was a single shot 22, similar to the one this 5 year old boy had. I didn't shoot my sister with it, so I guess my parents must have taught me gun safety.
The parents apparently said they didn't know the gun was loaded.
Well, gee, I wonder who loaded it if one of them didn't? I'm suppose it's possible the 5 year old did, but I doubt it.
Who gives a 5 year old a real rifle for their birthday. Well, I saw a view of the kid's home. It was a mobile home, which brings out every "trailer trash" stereotype in my mind. The dad and mom probably entertain themselves by shooting beer cans off each other's heads. Or...maybe off their kids' heads. Hmm...maybe the boy didn't do it at all!
I took an oath years ago as a U.S. Federal officer to support the Constitution (per Article VI, Clasue 3) and as a consequence I've spent nearly 30 years studying the U.S. Constitution and related case law. I've done peer-reviewed analysis of the same. My formal conclusion as to gun ownership is that it is protected by more than just the Second Article of Amendment of the United States Constitution (yeah, that's it's full name). This involves some advanced law but in the simplest form our government per the first U.S. Supreme Court (whose members included two members of the Constitution Convention, one of whom was a signer of the Declaration of Independence) our nation is supposed to be something called a "popular sovereignty". Technically every U.S. citizen, separately and individually (according to the ruling of our first Chief Justice, John Jay), were sovereign and more so than our state and Federal goverments. The speculation among professional legal scholars is that the reason this issue has rarely come up in court is that it's so radical, but it has been brought several times over the centuries by the courts themselves. U.S. citizens as a consequence have sovereign rights, not merely common law rights or constitutional rights (but the last two are part of their general legal protections). As a matter of fact this June I'll be presenting this as an argument in a civil case (and I can take all the encouragementa and positive advice I can get right now - this is a scary argument to present!). The 2nd does mostly exist to protect the existence of a popular militia even though the language of the amendment does not restrict it soley to that purpose.
Often times people will point out abuses of the right of gun ownership/possession as the justification for regulating such and ignore the fundamental legal and other errors for that position. They seek to make the ends justify the means. The fact that human beings can, and will, abuse their liberties does not justify removing them. Once you begin trying to find a way to end or limit any right or legal protection of any U.S. citizen or class of such then you have begun to do precisely that - to justify the ending or limiting of any right or legal protection of any U.S. citizen or class of such. This is a VERY dangerous step no matter how compelling the reason might seem at the moment.
Thank you for introducing reason to this dogmatic-belief-versus-dogmatic-belief discussion.
Hm-mm, dogmatic-belief-versus-dogmatic-belief discussion. Isn't that the kind of discussion religious folk have?
Folks, it's been fun. I'm going to stop following this discussion. Ya'll be kind to y'selves.
I didn't confuse the issue or the terminology. "Commonly available means" means just that. Car, bicycle, motorcycle, scooter, tricycle, walking, running, wheelchair... Trying to qualify that as "motoring" is an attempt at compartmentalization. Now if you distinguished between private and commercial usage then you would have an argument, but I should have clarified that I meant it was a fallacy with regards to private activity and not as part of a business activity (which IS subject to direct regulation).
@Gregg - I just feel so sorry for people like this. It makes one wonder, what has happened to them. Maybe they didn't get a smiley face on the back of their hand, or maybe they were bullied at school, and got a wedgie.
I think this person and I may just have to wait for New Years Eve, and see if a ball drops.
Why else would this sad man need so many guns. Major, major appendage extension.
At least he is ready for said masked marauder to come into his home.
Maybe that is it - he wasn't allowed to be Batman as a child.
Do meet with this man Gregg, maybe you can find out what has gone wrong in his life, what childhood trauma he has suffered, let's hope he just doesn't grunt. I wonder if he also wrestles 'gators.
I do know there are a few people like this sad man in Australia, who has slipped through the cracks, and feels it is imperative to have this many guns.
People keep saying we have evolved etc. etc. but obviously not enough. Men have a misconception that having a gun or lots of guns make them more manly, when in fact, intelligent, the truly evolved male, knows, that to get a lot of women, all they have to do is make them laugh. Why are there so many male comedians than female, ''cause that is the true challenge to men - to have a sense of humour, put on earth to entertain the female.
There is the man who doesn't need extensions to his manhood to drool over and polish, constantly.
And of course, he will also have it made if he has a Harley. He may have to keep a stick by his side to keep the women away, no need for guns :)
@Suzanne Olson-Hyde;
LOL that was funny, thanks I needed a chuckle. :D
Suzanne, I now dub you The Queen of Stereotypes. You just love dropping generalizations about Americans, about men, about gun owners, and about many other things I'd be able to name if I knew you a little better.


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Lund: Lousy 4th Quarter Not a Harbinger of Doom
Susan Lund, research director of the McKinsey Global Institute, discusses the short and long-term prospects and challenges for the U.S. economy with WSJ's Jerry Seib and David Wessel.
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the ... I ... he calmly takes its debt but what does it tells about the future ... welcome to siphon was one WSJ dot com on Jerry Sithe along with David Wessel ... we learned this week that the economy actually contracted slightly in the fourth quarter in large part because the government stop spending so much money ... was ever the need more have to be joined by Susan Lyne an economist and ... director of McKinsey global Institute ... thank you for being with us um ... this is a flow wasn't a harbinger of things to come but we learned ... I think it's more of a fluke ... when you look at what drove the decline it was two factors one was the steep drop in government spending mainly coming through military spending ... aam and that had to do possibly as much with contracting as anything else so ... we got a big boost in the third quarter GDP from military spending and a contract in the fourth quarter I think it's more of an accounting aberration ... the long-term tourer and ... on and then we also saw a drawdown of inventories ... that could reflect uncertainty on the part of business about how the fiscal cliff was gonna play out ... what in the next quarter we should see those inventories replenished ... now ... I don't wanna write off what happened to quickly the only thing it is important to keep in mind this was a sharp demonstration that when a somewhat weak private sector recovery ... government spending matters ... and if we were to get some of the SciQuest ration cuts ... coming in March ... it would shave ... Yelp several tenths of a percentage point off GDP growth ... and that the private sector while gaining steam and still a pretty slow recovery ... so we also saw that exports were pretty weak in the fourth quarter ... can we grow strongly if the rest of the world is not growing ... while it's gonna be more difficult so sixteen to seventy percent of U S GDP growth is driven by U S consumer spending ... um ... that said we need to rebalance the bed and exports have helped us in this recovery ... and you're right that they too could get mainly exports I think that reflects a lot of what's going on in Europe because Europe is ... one of our biggest trading partners and the weakness in Europe was seen not only in exports ... we also saw last year of over the years the hole that foreign company investment in the last dropped by thirty five percent ... today a large decrease ... aam there are several factors at play one is probably the situation in Europe because European companies are big investors here ... on the other credit again need the uncertainty about political gridlock and what's gonna happen ... with the fiscal situation of the country posted a little bit David right this week some about the uncertainty in Washington and if that lists what does that really the economy what's the potential for a ... spike if there's certainly a Washington and some these other forces ... that have been looking reasonably good continue to look that way ... I think that they are the health law barring on any fiscal disaster in Washington is ... positive for the U S economy not twenty thirteen will ... probably not see GDP growth as fast as we'd like but you do see improvement for instance the housing market ... aam you seen a pick up an automotive sales ... the job growth is continuing more slowly than we'd like but people are getting jobs ... when you look at household deleveraging in the process of paying down debt from the credit bubble ... American households have made good progress on that happening way out the next ... twelve to twenty four months all these things will gradually add momentum to the recovery ... on in the short term ... I'm not so cool to be on twenty thirteen when you look out over the rises you do it the McKinsey global Institute ... do you see good things for the U S economy bad things what are they ... while I ... I see challenges but also a ... big opportunity so one opportunity for instance in shale oil and gas and coal energy revolution ... aam were doing some more exciting what the impact that could be in it could be quite substantial bike twenty twenty ... not only in the production of hydrocarbons but the fact that the more substituting for imports ... that has a big effect on the trade balance ... aam part of always seen over this perception of the improvement ... in the U S trade deficit has come through the world oil imports in that trend is projected to continue ... and then you might know what happens the downstream industries like manufacturing ... our energy costs exactly so that's a positive now that's not to say the rest of the challengers ... um ... you know clearly that we're gonna unemployment problem we have a worker skill ... problem in the U I should be investing in worker retraining we have a growing number of people now been out of work for six months the year and longer in the longer you're out of work harder it is to get back into the workforce and that's the ... critical challenge ... on there also issues around the U S competitiveness ... on the U S has been one of the most business friendly countries ... in the world but what's happened in the last decade or more is that lots of other advanced economies have made big strides and things like ... infrastructure logistics and supply chain broadband access ... just ease of doing business and the last ... um has made much less pride in ... progress so relatively it were actually falling behind in the ... rankings of where companies wanted to boost its ... so let's go back to the tothe fourth-quarter yen yen in book one of those things it's in the way in which you talk about which lower spending too little or defense spending that that was true in the fourth quarter but it's not aberrational in the sense that we're now ... in barking here in Washington presumably on a ... phase in which that's going to be the norm ... reduced government spending at least discretionary spending and reduce defense spending so ... a long-term drag it or is it to something that people learn to live with what it will be a drag on the economy and reduce government spending at the new government spending as to GDP so will be a drag on the economy well with auto insurance that ... private consumption and business investment continues to be robust and strong enough to offset ... whatever spending cuts are coming ... and what policies he think would ... Quicken the reason for its help offset the contraction of us ... while I am not an end of the idea of getting in place a long-term ten year budget agreement that comprehensively address is your shoes of taxes and spending with this ... country but then in the short term ... embarking on a cut to invest program ... still building up taking this opportunity for instance with very low interest rates ... to build out some of the infrastructure gaps ... Jilin yesterday and worker retraining an education ... aam and and continuing to address that household debt issue both the through mortgages ... and refinancing as well as two lines are becoming an increasing ... issue for the next generation and their ... ability to purchase cars announces ... that this housing look you like it's now in place for can help hold for the economy of the ditch more broadly ... it slowly picking up steam so the long-term average us new housing starts are somewhere in the one point two to one point five million range ... they fell to about five hundred thousand for several years running we're now back up to over nine hundred thousand on an annualized basis new housing starts so we're claiming that the housing th ... I don't expect a quick rebound but I think it will continue to gain steam ... and it's important remember it's not just housing construction when people ... move into new houses there's all sorts of related spending on consumer durables and services that goes on so it is ... a surprisingly big engine of growth ... I don't think there will be rebound I think long term ... I will will climb back one of the interesting things about this perception ... is that it saw many adults with more and ... many more adults living together ... so you see it is June was a exiting college living with her parents to see it ... aam siblings living together so we have many more households in the U S with ... multiple adults can ... aam and by some estimates say there about two million fewer households formed over the last ... four or five years then you would've seen other one is temporary or long term especially the those people will tell you about the impropriety of the of ... I'll boost to the housing rental but for now it's it's kind of the absence of a housing was a big drag on the economy ... it's kind of going to neutral but that's of Conifer Palace to three percent growth ... next ... two years ... it'll be part of the story but it alone will not interrupt when I think it's a long-term question that that people wonder about my was ... further conversation the presidential campaign is is whether the country can find a way to break out of what is in long term ... a ... unit and twenty year long ... cycle of low growth Cunniff consistently chronically low growth ... it is the possible of this fact is you're talking about earlier the shale gas revolution of those enough to change the break that cycle ... it's possible I don't think it's inevitable when you look back until late nineteen nineties it was ... the last two really good economy enough on a sustainable basis that the US ... so you had the IQ revolution you had employment growth you had ... productivity growth that was coming with two new innovations that raised me ... rather than cost-cutting productivity gains that you've seen in this perception ... ALM so getting back to the innovation and dynamism of ... being the new technologies and products that lift demand and create jobs ... the positive stimulus effect I think it ... is possible I don't think it's inevitable I think that we need to focus on ... new business start ups ... are down twenty three percent since the recession ... table to a hundred fifty thousand fewer new businesses being created and she are ... still many businesses are bigger employment generator ... we need to focus on the competitive as a workforce skills ... but I do think that it's possible ... and still to head to look forward to see the US actually ... being really the most robust advanced economy ... and ... Susan that ... blasted to chew on will ... we do know for a long time hoping come back and join us to do it again ... by Tricia at a much thank you ... so Washington move beyond the economy this week to talk about a couple of emotional issues integration and guns will check in on those we joined Wall Street Journal's news meeting in progress coming up next ...


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Today we launch the 2011 edition of The Erotic Mind podcast series. This is the longest running of the four interview series currently underway here on my site. Since it's inception back in early September 2008 we've had an opportunity to meet dozens of brilliant visual and literary erotic artists. It's astonishing that every artist I interview has something unique to reveal about of the creative process involved with this specialized art form. I truly love interviewing these ingenious people. And judging from your comments, I guess you do too.
This week's show takes us to the wilds of St Louis, MO, don't cha know, where we meet an exceptionally talented young man who is making his mark as a sex writer. I have the pleasure of welcoming Johnny Murdoc. And you should note that this is his very first interview.
While researching Johnny and his work for this show, I discovered, to my great delight, that he is a wonderfully old fashioned kinda guy and he is a man with a conscience. He contributes to the world of erotic art on several different fronts — fiction for sure, but also erotic comics and his marvelous nonfiction sex writing that is both thought provoking and stirs the soul.
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