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Print your savings card. Bring this to your pharmacy along with your prescription
(New patients allowed 2 fills in the first month)
May save more than $170 each monthb
aFor eligible patients using insurance, this card covers up to $75 each month on your copay. Limit 1 fill per month. For eligible new patients using insurance, this card allows for 2 fills the first month for a total copay savings of up to $75 off. Patients who have used a savings card for SUBOXONE® (buprenorphine and naloxone) Sublingual Film (CIII) in the past 12 months are not eligible for the additional new patient offer.
bFor eligible patients not using insurance, this card covers up to $0.96 off per individual 2 mg Film (up to 90 Films or $86 per month), $1.92 off per individual 4 mg and 8 mg Film (up to 90 Films or $173 per month), and up to $3.84 off per individual 12 mg Film (up to 60 Films or $230 per month). Maximum of 4 redemptions per month (7 film minimum per redemption).
You must present the savings card to your pharmacist, along with your insurance card (if applicable) and a valid prescription for SUBOXONE Film to receive your savings off of each SUBOXONE Film prescription. When you use this card, you are certifying that you understand the program rules, regulations, and terms and conditions. You may take advantage of only one savings program from Indivior Inc. at any one time. By using this card, you certify that you will not seek reimbursement for the value received from this card from any third-party payers, including a flexible spending account or healthcare savings account. Use of this offer must be consistent with the Full Prescribing Information. Patients enrolled in any SUBOXONE product patient assistance program are not eligible to receive this offer. Void where prohibited by law, taxed or otherwise restricted. The selling, purchasing, trading, or counterfeiting of savings cards is prohibited by law. Offer valid only at participating pharmacies in the US.
Indivior Inc. reserves the right to rescind, revoke, or amend this offer without notice.
Your offer has its own unique ID number. You can't transfer it or provide a copy to another person; only you can use it. If you lose your offer before the first time you use it, simply print or download a new copy at suboxone.com and bring it to the pharmacy. Patients are encouraged to call OPUS Health at 1-877-678-7493 with any questions.
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SUBOXONE® (buprenorphine and naloxone) Sublingual Film (CIII) is a prescription medicine indicated for treatment of opioid dependence and should be used as part of a complete treatment plan to include counseling and psychosocial support.
Treatment should be initiated under the direction of healthcare providers qualified under the Drug Addiction Treatment Act.
Do not take SUBOXONE Film if you are allergic to buprenorphine or naloxone as serious negative effects, including anaphylactic shock, have been reported.
SUBOXONE Film can be abused in a manner similar to other opioids, legal or illicit.
SUBOXONE Film contains buprenorphine, an opioid that can cause physical dependence with chronic use. Physical dependence is not the same as addiction. Your healthcare provider can tell you more about the difference between physical dependence and drug addiction. Do not stop taking SUBOXONE Film suddenly without talking to your healthcare provider. You could become sick with uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms because your body has become used to this medicine.
SUBOXONE Film can cause serious life-threatening breathing problems, overdose and death, particularly when taken by the intravenous (IV) route in combination with benzodiazepines or other medications that act on the nervous system (ie, sedatives, tranquilizers, or alcohol). It is extremely dangerous to take nonprescribed benzodiazepines or other medications that act on the nervous system while taking SUBOXONE Film.
You should not drink alcohol while taking SUBOXONE Film, as this can lead to loss of consciousness or even death.
Death has been reported in those who are not opioid dependent.
Your healthcare provider may monitor liver function before and during treatment.
SUBOXONE Film is not recommended in patients with severe hepatic impairment and may not be appropriate for patients with moderate hepatic impairment. However, SUBOXONE Film may be used with caution for maintenance treatment in patients with moderate hepatic impairment who have initiated treatment on a buprenorphine product without naloxone.
Keep SUBOXONE Film out of the sight and reach of children. Accidental or deliberate ingestion of SUBOXONE Film by a child can cause severe breathing problems and death.
Do not take SUBOXONE Film before the effects of other opioids (eg, heroin, hydrocodone, methadone, morphine, oxycodone) have subsided as you may experience withdrawal symptoms.
Injecting the SUBOXONE Film product may cause serious withdrawal symptoms such as pain, cramps, vomiting, diarrhea, anxiety, sleep problems, and cravings.
Before taking SUBOXONE Film, tell your healthcare provider if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. If you are pregnant, tell your healthcare provider as withdrawal signs and symptoms should be monitored closely and the dose adjusted as necessary. If you are pregnant or become pregnant while taking SUBOXONE Film, alert your healthcare provider immediately and you should report it using the contact information provided below. *
Opioid‐dependent women on buprenorphine maintenance therapy may require additional analgesia during labor.
Neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) is an expected and treatable outcome of prolonged use of opioids during pregnancy, whether that use is medically-authorized or illicit. Unlike opioid withdrawal syndrome in adults, NOWS may be life-threatening if not recognized and treated in the neonate. Healthcare professionals should observe newborns for signs of NOWS and manage accordingly.
Before taking SUBOXONE Film, talk to your healthcare provider if you are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed your baby. The active ingredients of SUBOXONE Film can pass into your breast milk. You and your healthcare provider should consider the development and health benefits of breastfeeding along with your clinical need for SUBOXONE Film and should also consider any potential adverse effects on the breastfed child from the drug or from the underlying maternal condition.
Do not drive, operate heavy machinery, or perform any other dangerous activities until you know how SUBOXONE Film affects you. Buprenorphine in SUBOXONE Film can cause drowsiness and slow reaction times during dose-adjustment periods.
Common side effects of SUBOXONE Film include nausea, vomiting, drug withdrawal syndrome, headache, sweating, numb mouth, constipation, painful tongue, redness of the mouth, intoxication (feeling lightheaded or drunk), disturbance in attention, irregular heartbeat, decrease in sleep, blurred vision, back pain, fainting, dizziness, and sleepiness.
This is not a complete list of potential adverse events associated with SUBOXONE Film. Please see full Prescribing Information for a complete list.
*To report pregnancy or side effects associated with taking SUBOXONE Film, please call 1-877-782-6966. You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
For more information about SUBOXONE Film, SUBOXONE® (buprenorphine and naloxone) Sublingual Tablets (CIII), or SUBUTEX® (buprenorphine) Sublingual Tablets (CIII), please see the respective full Prescribing Information and Medication Guide at www.suboxoneREMS.com.


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Image: Feeding the Five Thousand by Eularia Clark
Homily for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
(Readings for this Sunday's liturgy)
Some folks believe in miracles and some folks don't.
Still other folks just aren't sure.
But I'll wager that even folks who don't believe in miracles
wouldn't run away if one landed on their doorstep.
And I'll bet skeptics might become believers
if a miracle landed in their lap
And isn't it something that people who do believe in miracles
- and pray for them earnestly but don't get one –
still continue to pray for and believe in miracles!
The scriptures report two miracles for us today.
Both the prophet Elisha and the Prophet Jesus
feed hundreds and even thousands from a very meager supply.
I'm sure that some among us believe that Jesus, with divine power,
multiplied the five loaves and two fishes
right before the very eyes of those who were watching.
And maybe others will wonder if the real miracle
was Jesus somehow convincing all these people
to share with one another whatever they'd brought along with them
for this mountainside revival meeting.
And others among us just don't know:
maybe he really did this or maybe it's just an allegory.
Of course the Church has always understood this to be a true miracle
and interpreted this scene in terms of the Eucharist:
Jesus takes some simple elementsAnother age might not have questioned miracles but we look at life
(here bread and fish, later bread and wine)
gives thanks for them, breaks and shares them,
and feeds everyone,
drawing the many into one through himself.
through the filters of scientific knowledge.
We ask questions about such things and try to reason things out.
But our faith does not ask us to put those questions away.
Faith never asks us to believe something contrary to our reason.
Faith and reason are friends, not enemies of each other.
If reason can live in harmony with our passion for those we love
so can our reason live in peace with faith in realities spiritual.
One need not abandon reason to trust in love, in hope, in faith.
In fact, it's the blending of reason with faith, hope and love
that yields a life marked by depth, trust and intimacy.
Thousands of years after the event,
we're not able to submit Jesus' deed to scientific inquiry.
But there are harder, deeper questions we might apply here
and their answers may be more telling
than wondering whether or not we believe in miracles.
Here are the questions I have in mind:
- Do we believe our hearts hunger for something
a word from God can feed and nourish?
- Do we believe we might find in ancient words
a wisdom of value for today?
- Do we believe that even today, this morning,
Jesus might use our prayer and our hands,
to take, bless, break and share bread and wine
to feed us with his life and love and make us one in him
in the bread and cup of the Eucharist?
- Do we believe that Jesus is with us here,
speaking to us in his word, praying with us in our prayer,
offering himself for us at this altar as once he did on the Cross,
feeding us as once he fed the thousands on the mountainside?
- Do we believe?
I believe we DO believe these things:
that we come here every Sunday
for more than meets the reasoned eye
and leave here strengthened in faith,
comforted and challenged, healed and fed
by Jesus himself, present in Word and sacrament.
If that's what you believe, too,
then come to the table, with reason and with faith,
remembering that the most reasonable thing we can do
is to give ourselves,
in faith,
to love
- and therein find our hope.

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Events At The Winery
June 1, 2018
Music in the Vineyard
Join us this Friday, June 1 from 6:00-9:00 for our next music event! Gray Wolf Band will be playing classic rock.
Our music events are held at the vineyard and tasting room at 2391 Independence Ave, Letts. Please bring your picnics & snacks. We will have tables, chairs & a tent but you are welcome to bring your own seating as well. There is a $10 cover charge per person for the event (under the age of 16 are free). Call the Tasting Room at 563-506-8044 with any questions.
Hope you can all make it out!
Music In The Vineyard
Come enjoy some great music and wine in the vineyard! Bring your snacks & picnics! We have a tent for inclement weather and plenty of seating but you are welcome to bring your own as well. Cover charge will apply.
Sunday, May 27 1:00-4:00 Blessing of the Vines, Music provided by Chris Avey and Monica Bell (country and blues music). The blessing will be done by local priest, Father Troy.
Friday, June 1 6:00-9:00 Gray Wolf Band, classic rock
Friday, June 15 6:00-9:00 The Frydaddies, resort rock & folk
Friday, June 29 6:00-9:00 The Ernie Peniston Band, jazz
Friday, July 13 6:00-9:00 The Night People, 60s classics & early 70s
Friday, July 27 6:00-9:00 Cruisin', 60s band from Muscatine
Friday, August 10 6:00-9:00 The Tailfins, classic 50s -80s rock
Friday, August 17 6:00-9:00 The Night People, 60s classics & early 70s
Friday, August 24 6:00-9:00 The Wild Oatz Band, country rock
Friday, August 31 6:00-9:00 Third Degree Burns, R&B, blues & rock
Friday, September 14 6:00-9:00 Gray Wolf Band, classic rock
Upcoming Local Tasting
Try Ardon Creek's latest wines at one of our local wine tasting events:
Friday, November 10: Iowa's Premier Beer, Wine & Food Expo: 4:00 – 9:00 p.m.,
Hy-Vee Hall at Iowa Events Center, Des Moines
Saturday, November 11: Iowa's Premier Beer, Wine & Food Expo: 1:00 – 8:00 p.m.,
Hy-Vee Hall at Iowa Events Center, Des Moines
Saturday, November 11: Iowa City Holiday Market: 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.,
Robert E. Lee Recreation Center, Iowa City
Friday, November 17: Brothers' Market – Sigourney: 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.,
118 S Main St., Sigourney
Friday, November 17: Ft Madison Wine & Beer Walk: 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.,
Downtown Ft. Madison
Saturday, November 18: Hy-Vee Indianola: 10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.,
910 N Jeffferson Way, Indianola
Tuesday, November 21: Fareway Monticello: 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.,
420 N Farley St., Monticello
Tuesday, November 21: Fareway Muscatine: 2:30 – 5:30 p.m.,
2100 Cedar Plaza Dr., Muscatine
Friday, December 1: HyVee Holiday Wine & Beer Event: 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.,
Coralville Marriott
Friday, December 1: HyVee Davenport: 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.,
4064 E 53rd St., Davenport
Friday, December 1: West Point Community Club Winter Wonderland Wine & Beer Walk: 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.,
West Point
Saturday, December 2: Fishers Oquakawa: 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.,
607 Schuyler St., Oquakawa, IL
Saturday, December 2: Holiday Thieves Market: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.,
Iowa Memorial Union
Saturday, December 2: HyVee Creston: 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.,
600 Sheldon St., Creston
Sunday, December 3: Holiday Thieves Market: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.,
Iowa Memorial Union
Sunday, December 3: Bloomin' Ideas Holiday Party: 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.,
321 Cedar St., Wilton
Wednesday, December 6: Economart Holiday Party: 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.,
103 Walnut St., Columbus Junction
Saturday, December 9: Iowa City Holiday Market: 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.,
Robert E Lee Recreation Center, Iowa City
Saturday, December 9: HyVee Winterset: 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.,
923 N 1st Ave., Winterset
Saturday, December 16: HyVee Ankeny: 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.,
Special Events
Join us for these upcoming special events at Ardon Creek:
Small Business Saturday Sale – Ardon Creek Tasting Room
Saturday, November 28 – 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 10 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Wood Sign Painting (with Gena's Designs of the Heartland)
Saturday, June 23 8:00 a.m.
Yoga in the Vineyard
Sunday, June 24 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Watercolor Painting
Saturday, July 14 8:00 a.m.
Yoga in the Vineyard – CANCELLED
Sunday, July 15 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Wood Sign Painting (with Gena's Designs of the Heartland)
Sunday, July 29 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Watercolor Painting
Saturday, August 4 8:00 a.m.
Yoga in the Vineyard
Sunday, August 12 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Wood Sign Painting (with Gena's Designs of the Heartland)
Saturday, August 18 8:00 a.m.
Yoga in the Vineyard
Sunday, September 9 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Watercolor Painting
Ladies Wellness Night (more details to come!)
Sign Up For This Event Today!
Book Your Next Event!
Ardon Creek is an ideal location for your next meeting or gathering. Be it an office party, bridal shower, wedding, reception or tasting, our beautiful sweeping views of the vineyard will make your event memorable. We are a short drive from Muscatine, the Quad Cities and Iowa City and offer an expansive patio area and access to a covered tent structure that can accommodate small to large groups.
For more information please contact Diane in the Tasting Room at 563-506-8044.


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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Nebraska's Senator Ben Nelson today announced that $1,925,000 in federal funds for City of Omaha and City of Lincoln public works projects was approved Thursday by the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee as part of the 2004 VA/HUD appropriations bill that funds the Veterans Administration and the Department of Housing and Urban Development and other items.
The City of Omaha has been awarded $875,000 for North Omaha revitalization projects, including $250,000 for a North 24th Street Corridor Revitalization project and $625,000 for a North Omaha Housing Initiative. The City of Omaha also has been awarded $675,000 for sewer separation projects including $300,000 for separation of combined sewers and $375,000 for construction of combined sewer separation systems. The City of Lincoln has been awarded $375,000 for construction of combined sewer separation systems.
The City of Omaha is undertaking a project to "return 24th Street to its historic place as the main street of North Omaha". The enhancement of the street landscape and attractive public destination spaces will make North 24th Street the backbone for revitalizing N. Omaha. New residential and commercial developments will tie together the public and private investment made in ongoing redevelopment projects adjacent to the corridor. The "Housing Initiative" portion of the project will remove deteriorated structures and reuse vacant lots in an effort to create 25 new affordable housing opportunities.
The City of Omaha's combined sewer separation program will separate storm and sanitary sewers that are over 100 years old and serve approximately 1/3 of the City's residents. Wet weather conditions result in discharge of untreated wastes into the environment and residents' basements. A plan to separate the system began in 1990 as a back-up prevention program and has expanded in to a more aggressive approach to separate as much of the system as is economical. Since 1990, 78 projects have been completed or are in the construction phase. The majority of the separation work has been scheduled for the eastern portion of Omaha.
"Now more than ever, this infusion of federal dollars is critical to Omaha's redevelopment efforts. It allows the city to aggressively pursue improvement plans ranging from new business to affordable housing to streets and sewer separations. It's important the great momentum generated by our Missouri Riverfront redevelopment is not lost but rather pushed into our neighborhood communities and smaller business districts. This funding helps make that happen in particular in our redevelopment work on the North 24th Street corridor," said Omaha Mayor Mike Fahey.
The City of Lincoln will use the $375,000 of funding toward upgrades to the Theresa Street wastewater treatment facility, which currently serves two-thirds of the city. The upgrades are the most immediate need in the City's Capital Improvement Program's comprehensive effort to address the City's aging water infrastructure system which serves Lincoln's existing neighborhoods.
"The Lincoln community is very pleased that the Senate Appropriations Committee concurs that Lincoln's sewer system is in need of repair, and we are grateful to Senator Nelson for his attention to this vital matter," said Lincoln Mayor Coleen Seng, "We are hopeful that the EPA budget ultimately approved by Congress contains sufficient funds for this project."
The 2004 VA/HUD Appropriations bill will now go to the full Senate for consideration.
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Category : Business Plan.
Topic : Business plan template sba.gov. Author : Cohen Hamish.
Posted : Thu, Nov 29th 2018 19:21 PM.
Format : jpg/jpeg.
Most of all if you are seeking funding for your business, it will be absolutely crucial to go along and show someone an actual plan, because there will be very few people who will loan you money on the basis of whats just in your head. So its pivotal to have a plan and be committed to preparing that document. If you are someone who shies away from planning, or you do not like writing or preparing documents, nevertheless you are going to have to force yourself on this occasion. I say that because it is such a key document for the future success of your business, such a tool throughout its development to return and refer to.


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This Item is part of a complete bedroom range comprising of various chest of drawers, dressing tables and wardrobes.


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I love when there's an idea for a beer, and following that idea from formulation to execution to watching people enjoy it. It's magic to me.
What's your favorite part of being the brewmaster at Barley's Brewing Co.?
I love when there's an idea for a beer, and following that idea from formulation to execution to watching people enjoy it. It's magic to me.
What did you want to be when you were a kid?
The last thing I really remember really passionately wanting to be as a kid is a professional jazz musician. When I was in school I loved music, and I played all kinds of different instruments.
How much does science play a part in your brewing process?
The science end of it isn't something that just kind of falls into place. I trust my tongue and my experience more than I trust a microscope. And sometimes I'd be afraid I might be missing the big picture by looking at too many details.
What's the worst part of your job?
Paperwork - if I could be specific, Excel spreadsheets. I'm pretty sure that Satan lives in there somewhere.
What's something people don't know about being a brewer?
If I drank all day I wouldn't be able to do my job. I wouldn't make good beer. I taste everything at every stage in the process, but rarely do I get a glass of beer and drink it while I'm at work. After work, that's different.
What's your favorite event to be a part of as a brewmaster?
Our Afternoon with the Brewers has gotten better every year. It's where we announce the winner of our annual homebrew competition, tap the beer that won last year's homebrew competition and invite all the brewers in the region to bring their beer and hang out. Every year is more fun than the last, but last year, with all these new breweries, was a blast.Elephant expert Harry Peachey >>


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The ACC, still stinging from Maryland's surprising move to the Big Ten last week, countered Wednesday by voting to add Louisville as a full member.
ACC athletics directors vetted Louisville, Connecticut and Cincinnati. In Wednesday morning's conference call, the ACC presidents voted only on Louisville's candidacy. Any school would need nine of the 11 votes to get an invite, and Louisville was the only one believed to have such support.
Louisville athletics director Tom Jurich says the ACC was "the perfect fit for us."
Depending on how Louisville is able to negotiate its exit from the Big East, the Cardinals could be playing in the ACC as early as 2014. The Big East requires a $10 million exit fee and 27 month notice for any departing school, but ESPN reports that Louisville is expected to seek an earlier exit by paying an increased fee.
"With its aggressive approach to excellence in every respect, the University of Louisville will enhance our league's culture and commitment to the cornerstones we were founded on 60 years ago," ACC commissioner John Swofford said in a statement. "The University of Louisville is an outstanding addition to the Atlantic Coast Conference and I commend the Council of Presidents for continuing to position our league for the long-term future.
"If you look at what has been done over the last 15 months, the ACC has only gotten stronger with the additions of Louisville, Notre Dame, Pitt and Syracuse."
MORE: ACC comes to its senses by adding Louisville
Why Louisville? UConn and Cincinnati both offer larger TV markets, but the Cardinals were picked, above all, because their football program currently is in a stronger position. Louisville is 9-2 and has been ranked most of the season. And should the realignment wheel keep spinning nationally, Louisville could have found a home in the Big 12. Cincinnati and UConn are perceived to have no such potential alternative and would be available to the ACC at a later date.
UConn and Louisville officials have been lobbying ACC officials for more than a year, since the ACC expanded to add fellow Big East members Pitt and Syracuse in September of 2011. Cincinnati, in recent weeks, joined the push in campaigning for a spot in the ACC.
"I think we are the best choice by far but I am biased," UConn athletics director Warde Manuel told The Hartford Courant.
Should the ACC stand pat -- and suffer no more defections -- the league will have 14 members in all sports going forward with Notre Dame a 15th school in all sports except football. The all-sports schools currently include Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Miami, N.C. State, North Carolina, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest. Pitt and Syracuse will join the ACC in the 2013-14 season in all sports. Notre Dame is still negotiating its exit from the Big East and has not yet a timeline for moving to the ACC.
Louisville now will be the seventh former Big East member to move to the ACC.
"When it became apparent to us that we needed to make a move, the ACC is the perfect fit for us and we are so elated to be joining this prestigious conference," Jurich said. "This will open so many more doors for us both athletically for all of our sports programs, and academically for our university. What I really like about this move is it's terrific for our fans, with the proximity of the institutions and we never have to leave the Eastern time zone.
"This is a credit to everyone at the University of Louisville and our community, as we have all pulled together to position ourselves for this opportunity. It's amazing what has happened here over the last 15 years. We appreciate so much what the BIG EAST Conference has meant to us."
As for the Big East, it's another big loss in a year of big losses. The league has lost Pitt, Syracuse, Notre Dame and now Louisville to the ACC. It has lost West Virginia to the Big 12 and Rutgers to the Big Ten.
The Big East has been busy adding schools, too. SMU, Houston, Central Florida, Memphis and Tulane are scheduled to join the league as all-sports members with Boise State, San Diego State, East Carolina and Navy set to play only football in the new Big East.


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Cockspur Fine Rum
Cockspur Fine Rum 83/100
a review by Chip Dykstra (Aka Arctic Wolf)
Posted on September 1, 2011
Barbados is generally considered the birthplace of rum dating back to 1651 where the first recorded written usage of the word Rum Bullion appears. More than two hundred years later in 1884 a Dane, Valdemar Hanschell, founded a business in Barbados, supplying visiting ships with ropes, sails, salt, fresh fruit, meat and of course Barbados rum. Through the years, business thrived and so too did the popularity of his Cockspur Rum.
Cockspur Fine Rum is the flagship brand for the company. It is distilled from Island cane molasses, aged in American Oak, and brought to bottling strength with Barbados' own coral filtered water. Both column still and pot still rums are used to in the distillation of the rum which bottled at 40 % alcohol by volume.
In the Bottle 4/5
The sample bottle provided to me for review is a typical bar style bottle pictured to the left. In size and shape it is similar to many other bottles in use by other spirits companies. This design is based upon a size and shape which will fit most bartender's shelves and is easy to hold and pour.
The label is quite eye-catching with the large logo of a rooster 'strutting its stuff' on the front of the bottle. The only disappointment for me is the metallic screw cap closure. I despise these caps and have had too many experiences of bottle leakage and of the flimsy cap stripping causing me to replace them with corks.
In the Glass 8.5/10
The Cockspur Fine Rum is an amber coloured spirit which displays dark inky highlights in the glass. A tilted glass shows a moderately oily sheen which very slowly releases slender but stubborn legs.
The initial aroma from the glass is filled with charred brown sugars, tobacco and dark molasses. Allowing the glass to decant reveals the scent of baking spices and other dank pungent scents which serves to give the rum a foreboding character. I sense a building mustiness as well as a touch briny seaweed in the breezes as well. The rum displays nice complexity in the glass.
In the Mouth 49.5/60
I began by sipping the Cockspur Rum in my glass, neat, without ice. The mouth-feel was slightly oily, and the initial flavour was very complex bringing a bevy of pungent flavours forward. I tasted charred caramel (treacle) and dark molasses as well as dry fruit flavours of prunes and dates. There is a real sensation of musty leather and tobacco smoke welling up in the rum which makes it seem dry in the mouth. Bits of orange peel provide a little spiciness, and flavours of roasted nuts and charred coconut provide a light bitterness and adds to that dryness. I found that I enjoyed the Cockspur Fine a little more each time I sampled it.
Having said that, the overall flavour is perhaps just a little more challenging than I would prefer. As a result I decided to mix a little cola in my glass to provide some sweetness. I began by adding a small splash of cola to my glass. I increased the amount to find the balance point which I preferred; but, as I added more and more cola I began to realize that the cola was probably the wrong direction to go with this rum. I then tried a Bajan Rum Cocktail, and I was much more pleased with the result. In my opinion this rum takes much better to fruit juice and punch style drinks than it does to cola.
In the Throat 12.5/15
The finish is of moderate length, slightly dry and slightly bitter. Smokey tobacco and charred coconut seem to leave their imprint on the palate the longest. There is a very light warming at the end with some light spices finding their way to the back of the throat.
The Afterburn 8.5/10
This is a rum which walks on the less traveled side of the flavour path bringing a dryer, less sweet and more earthy experience to the palate. If you are a fan of dry lightly pungent rums, then the Cockspur Fine Rum will be right up your alley. I prefer to mix my Cockspur Fine Rum into punch style recipes, but I certainly would not be surprised by those who prefer this rum flavour straight up with or with ice.
If you are interested in comparing more scores, here is a link to my other published Rum Reviews.
Suggested Recipe
A Simple Punch
3 oz Cockspur Fine Rum
1 oz Triple Sec
1 oz of Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice
1 oz of Fresh Squeezed Pineapple Juice
1/2 oz Simple syrup
Lots of Ice
2 oz Ginger ale
Mix everything over ice in a large glass and garnish as you wish
Note: If you are interested in more of my cocktail recipes, please click this link (Cocktails and Recipes) for more of my mixed drink recipes!
My Final Score is out of 100 and you may (loosely) interpret the score as follows:
0-25 A spirit with a rating this low would actually kill you.
26-49 Depending upon your fortitude you might actually survive this.
50 -59 You are safe to drink this…but you shouldn't.
60-69 Substandard swill which you may offer to people you do not want to see again.
70-74 Now we have a fair mixing rum or whisky. Accept this but make sure it is mixed into a cocktail.
75-79 You may begin to serve this to friends, again probably still cocktail territory.
80-84 We begin to enjoy this spirit neat or on the rocks. (I will still primarily mix cocktails)
85-89 Excellent for sipping or for mixing!
90-94 Definitely a primary sipping spirit, in fact you may want to hoard this for yourself.
95-97.5 The Cream of the Crop
98+ I haven't met this bottle yet…but I want to.
Very loosely we may put my scores into terms that you may be familiar with on a Gold, Silver, and Bronze medal scale as follows:
70 – 79.5 Bronze Medal (Recommended only as a mixer)
80 – 89.5 Silver Medal (Recommended for sipping and or a high quality mixer)
90 – 95 Gold Medal (Highly recommended for sipping and for sublime cocktails.)
95.5+ Platinum Award (Highest Recommendation)
5 Responses to "Cockspur Fine Rum"
January 29, 2014 at 11:27 am
This is my "cheap" gold rum that I enjoy. It's very pleasant and easy to drink. Definetely better than the likes of Bacardi Gold or Appleton Special (or XV).
It's available in England at around £13 a bottle which is only slightly higher than supermarket standard issue.
As an introduction to rum this is a good start much better than Captain Morgan or Bacardi
October 31, 2011 at 2:21 am
IV go a bottle off cockspur clear rum and i cant see any off them on ur site,just wondering is it off value?
October 13, 2011 at 11:59 am
Mr Wolf…..we are trying to get this brand going in Rhode Island. Is there soemthing funny going on with the company? I cannot get to the website..
Thank you, Joe


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Last week, after all the dust from the 2009-2010 school year had settled and the building had been fully cleaned out by the custodial staff, I got the OK from my new principal to come in and visit my new classroom. I'm currently living about 2.5 hours away, so my trips have to be planned in advance to manage things on the home front. (I'll save the drama about the current living arrangements for another day...) I packed up my car with as many of my personal teaching materials as would fit and ventured off to see my new classroom.
The trip was not without hiccups. The temperature was well into the 90s, and the elevator in the school had broken that morning. As luck would have it, my classroom is on the top floor, so hauling all of my stuff upstairs was fairly grueling. That being said, imagine my delight when I saw my new workspace.
Forgive all the stuff on the tables. That was stuff I unloaded from my car, and I hadn't decided on new homes for it all yet. But check out the windows... and I have a couch!
I'm also excited about the prospect of having tables instead of student desks. I used to cluster desks together into tables anyway, but it seemed to create lots of unnecessary problems when the desks weren't all the same height or size, and some students would argue about which desk had group materials on the top. This seems to resolve all of that, and I'm thrilled. Also, have I mentioned the windows?
I was also happy to see a giant blue rug rolled up there and an ActivBoard in the front of the room. There's really not much more I could ask for! (Well, except for more bookcases at a good height for my students for my classroom library. There was only one bookcase in there when I arrived, and my classroom library is large and constantly growing. But I think even that will be taken care of before the school year starts!)
I spent the rest of my afternoon mapping, measuring and photographing everything so I can get it set up on my next trip in July. I'm recruiting my husband to help on that trip since he's very patient with my room arranging idiosyncrasies, and he'll be helpful with moving furniture. I'm deciding on classroom layout issues now.
What thoughts do you have about classroom design and layout? How would you use this space for a fourth grade room? Any arrangement do's and don'ts that you can share?


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Jason Robards, of all people, stars in this AIP version of a gothicky thriller, EXTREMELY loosely based on the famous detective story by Edgar Allen Poe--by which I mean, even less tightly than the 1932 version with Bela Lugosi. Which is to say, not really based on it at all.
Robards plays Cesar, the manager of a Grand Guignol-esque troupe who are performing their smash hit, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, at a theatre actually located in the Rue Morgue in Paris. All is going swimmingly until one night, the actor playing the ape Erik is brutally murdered, and his killer takes his place in that night's performance, which no one realizes on account of the monkey suit. It's only later they realize how meta things have become, as they have a murder at the Murders in the Rue Morgue, IN THE RUE MORGUE. You see what they did there?
Things are twistier here than our old pal Eddie ever imagined, though, as what follows is less a faithful retelling of his pioneering tale of ratiocination than a mash-up of the Rue Morgue, "The Premature Burial", and The Phantom of the Opera, with a little Bloody Pit of Horror thrown in for good measure. A-List baddie Herbert Lom (later famously of Peter Sellers' Pink Panther series) here reprises his Phantom role from 1961 (with almost exactly the same makeup), playing former theatrical star Rene Marot, disfigured in a freak accident on stage and later a presumed suicide. Of course he hasn't stayed dead, and along with his dapper dwarf assistant Pierre (Michael Dunn), he sets out to wreak vengeance on those who wronged him, and to win the heart of Madeline (Christine Kaufmann), the daughter of his former lover (Lilli Palmer), which is of course not creepy at all.
Dark secrets, gothic settings, and batshit plot twists make this one a real barn burner. If you love the old "man in an ape suit" trope (and if you don't, let's face it, YOU'RE DEAD INSIDE), there's plenty to love here, including ape-man bending the bars of his cage, ape-man holding up decapitated head, and even ape-man swinging Errol Flynn-style from a chandelier! In addition, we get multiple acid-disfigurations (including a particularly nasty one with Eurobabe Maria Perschy, who would later co-star with the Mighty Mighty Molina in The Hunchback of the Morgue, Exorcismo, and Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll), some stylishly filmed, borderline surreal dream sequences, and even some Shakespeare allusions via Punch and Judy shows, administrated by the aforementioned dapper dwarf. Really, it's an embarrassment of riches.
The movie might strike some as a bit slight, but I admired its energy and complete dedication to throwing everything it could at the lens to see what would stick. Robards is a bit miscast, but the rest of the troupe do well, with Kaufmann almost Adjani-esque in her "am I crazy or what?" innocent role, and Lom excellent as always in the villain slot. With more than a couple of inventive twists near the end, this one stays entertaining until the final Dummy Death curtain call. Lush production values and period costumes round out the package, earning this one a 2.5 thumb rating. Fun stuff!


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Deal struck to preserve 1,000-acre wood
Old Saybrook - A 15-year battle to save the 1,000-acre forest known as The Preserve achieved a major breakthrough this week when The Trust for Public Land reached an agreement with the would-be developers to buy the property for conservation.
"We've been talking to them seriously for a year, trying to put this deal together," Kate Brown, project manager at the Trust's New Haven office, said Wednesday. "Now we can start to organize the community to raise the money."
Under the agreement, the Trust would raise $10 million to $11 million from private donations, state and federal grants and other sources to purchase The Preserve from owner River Sound Development. Commitments for the funds must be obtained by June 2014, and a closing would take place sometime after that.
"We put down a deposit, and made certain other commitments, and we bought some time," Brown said.
In a statement issued by the trust, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy called the agreement "a major milestone in our efforts to preserve critical lands in this state," and said the state would partner with the Trust and others "to make this purchase a reality."
Dennis Schain, spokesman for the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, said state grant funds may be made available to cover part of the purchase price. DEEP has been talking with the Trust and other conservation organizations about the best way to manage the property once it is purchased to ensure it is protected and accessible to the public, he said.
Located in the northwest section of town and adjoining 500 acres of town parkland, the property would be made available for passive recreation such as hiking and wildlife watching, the Trust said. It includes 38 vernal pools, 114 acres of wetlands and more than 3,100 feet of watercourses, and is critical to the water quality of the Oyster and Mud rivers and Trout Brook. Wildlife identified on the property include the northern dusky salamander, spotted turtles, box turtles, bobcats, fishers and many migratory birds, the Trust said.
Development proposals for The Preserve date back to 1998, including plans for 200 homes and an 18-hole golf course. Opposition to the various plans generated several lawsuits from conservation groups and residents. Several previous attempts to purchase the land from the developers were unsuccessful.
"Old Saybrook looks forward to working with The Trust for Public Land towards a successful closing on this property, a closing that economically and environmentally favors The Town of Old Saybrook and the region," First Selectman Carl Fortuna said in the statement.
Brown said the Trust hopes to raise $1 million to $2 million in private donations. The town may be asked to contribute some of the funds through a bond referendum, and state and federal grants will be sought, she said.
While most of the property is in old Saybrook, small portions are in the towns of Westbrook and Essex.
Two of the conservation groups most active in the efforts to save The Preserve - the Connecticut Fund for the Environment and The Nature Conservancy's Connecticut chapter - both issued statements applauding the agreement.
"This is a momentous development in protecting Connecticut's open space," said Roger Reynolds, legal director and director of land protection programs for the Connecticut Fund for the Environment. "This agreement finally gives Connecticut the opportunity to conserve one of the last major unprotected coastal wetland and coastal forest complexes between New York City and Boston."
The organization said it would work with the Trust to help raise the funds for purchase and stewardship of the property.
Chris Cryder, a resident of Old Saybrook and special projects coordinator at the Connecticut Fund for the Environment, has worked with local grass-roots activists for years to protect the land.
"From the very beginning, there's been a strong group of local residents who understand the value of this land and are passionate about saving it," he said. "We're looking forward to continuing our work together to get this over this finish line and protect The Preserve once and for all."
The head of The Nature Conservancy's Connecticut office highlighted The Preserve's significance along the state's shoreline.
"There are very few unprotected parcels of forest land this large remaining anywhere in Connecticut, and particularly in our coastal towns," said Frogard Ryan, state director for the conservancy.
Officials at River Sound Development could not be reached for comment.
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Vail Daily column: Apres Expo in Beaver Creek draws businesses
October 26, 2012
After a beautiful day with the first snow blanketing the Vail Valley, business people from throughout the area journeyed to the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek for the Apres Expo. The evening was one of products and services, technology, networking and good old fashioned offseason merriment before everyone gets too busy to think. There were a variety of businesses, from La Tour and Fiesta Jalisco Restaurants to High Altitude Computers and Batter Cupcakes. This show supplants the previous BizTech show and featured a free seminar on 10 digital media strategies to build your business by Eric Bengston.
Loads of business cards were divvied out and lots hands were shook. It is always fun to see men in a proper suit and tie and women in hose and heels as it is such a novelty in our mountain town. A huge highlight of the evening was the presentation by Steammaster of checks of $10,000 to four different causes including a scholarship fund in honor and memory of former employee Steammaster Kim Matthews.
said, "We have helped her children through college and have set up a scholarship fund in her name. We are very excited to present these checks this evening," said Steammaster CEO Raj Manickam.
Vail Valley Charitable Fund and Mountain Hospice were among the recipients of the donations.
There are many new businesses in the area to check out. So, whether you are supporting a business that is tried and true or checking out something new, now is the time to get out and enjoy the off season specials that many of the area businesses have to offer. Venture out and support your local economy and be sure to partake in the Apres Expo next year.
Betty Ann Woodland is a longtime local who covers events including fundraisers for local nonprofits. If you have an event to cover contact her at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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James Madison University is accepting applications for its online Doctor of Nursing Practice program, which will launch in spring 2014.
The DNP program at JMU is a practice-focused degree that puts emphasis on research and analysis of clinical and systems data. The program will prepare students to influence policy and lead health care innovation at the highest organizational level, while allowing students to focus on a particular specialty area.
According to Dr. Linda J. Hulton, professor of nursing and DNP program coordinator, there is a 17-year gap between development of new medical research and its implementation. This program was developed to help bridge that gap. "For example, DNPs may notice a high incidence of diabetes within their community. As an advanced practice nurse, they could develop, implement and evaluate a program to lower the risk for patients," said Hulton.
"This program brings opportunities to form new and expanding partnerships with health care organizations in the valley to work interprofessionally and collaboratively on projects that can improve the health outcomes and the quality of life of the citizens of our area," said Dr. Julie T. Sanford, head of nursing.
The DNP program includes a rigorous capstone project that is heavily tailored to the student's individual interests and specialty area. Throughout the program, students will address significant problems in real time and in real-practice settings.
The program is flexible, with both four-semester and six-semester tracks available. Courses will be offered in various online formats that are manageable for students who continue to work full-time in the field. According to Sanford, "applicants will be drawn to our program because of the reputation of our nursing programs and the expertise and collegiality of our nursing faculty."
Applications will be accepted on a rolling deadline beginning in January 2013 with a priority deadline of Aug. 1. Initially, enrollment will be capped at 12 students due to the intensity of capstone projects. The program's curriculum will consist of 40 to 44 credit hours, including 1,000 course-related practice hours post-BSN.
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Spray-Ready protection package
While spraying, ride free and easy without a respirator when you install the Spray-Ready package, from John Deere, in 6000 TEN, 7000 TEN and 9000 series tractor cabs. The package is comprised of special UltraGard XL cab filters and a cab pressure indicator that lets you know that the cab environment is in compliance and warns when the filters need servicing.
New books
How Agricultural Policy Affects You is an overview of past and current U.S. domestic agricultural trade, food, conservation and environmental policies; Managing Price Risk in Ag Commodity Markets offers marketing skills and savvy; Managing Wildlife as an Agricultural Enterprise shows how managing wildlife for economic gain can be a means of increasing farm revenue; Hydraulic System Diagnostics covers the different types of hydraulic systems and components. Call the John Deere Publishing Group at 800/522-7448.
Hay and forage line expanded
Deere adds a new line of rakes: The 705 handles 9-, 12-, 14- or 16-ft. swaths and features a hydraulic windrow width adjustment that changes from 3 to 6 ft.
The 702 is a carted rake offered in 8- or 10-wheel versions; either side of the rake may be locked in a raised position to turn a single windrow.
The 704 pull-style rake, available in 10-, 12-, or 14-wheel versions, has independent raking wheels with a hydraulically adjustable raking width.
Parts promise
Owners of 8000T and 9000 series tractors have a new CounterParts promise guarantee. It's aimed at offering faster turnaround to keep your new Deeres running. The program covers most maintenance items, and wear and repair parts are available within 2 hrs. If your certified CounterPart dealer cannot supply your part, it's free. Your part then will be located and delivered to the dealership the next day, at no charge. Contact Deere & Company, Dept. FIN, John Deere Rd., Moline, IL 61265, 309/ 765-4714.
Fertilizer applicator
Inject fertilizer into crops with the new mid-mount 8000L applicator from Fast. The toolbar is available as 20- through 40-ft. toolbars in 8 through 16 rows, with 30-in. spacing and fitted with 20-in.-dia. coulters that can place fertilizer up to 4 in. deep. It measures 61/2 ft. from the ground to the top of its 1,000-gal., rear-mounted tank. Price range: ¤11,000 to ¤14, 000. Contact Fast Distributing Inc., Dept. FIN, RR 2, Box 325, Mountain Lake, MN 56159, 800/772-9279.
Wide treads
The 8000T series tractors now are available with factory-installed wide treads. The 120-in. wide axle provides eight different tread settings from 92 to 120 in. to permit straddling of four 30-in. or six 20-in. rows.
Economical cultivator
Orthman adds a new, more economical row crop cultivator to its extensive line of equipment. The 8325 boasts some of the same features as the company's 8000 series, including wraparound parallel linkage, heavy wall mainframe, depth gauge tire wheel mechanism, cutaway disc center coulter and a single sweep. The unit is available in sizes ranging from 4-wheel to 16-wheel configurations with row spacing from 30 in. on up and has a base price range of ¤7,500 to ¤29.000. Contact Orthman, Dept. FIN, Box B, Lexington, NE 68850, 800/ 658-3270.


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Beanie - Muji | Turtle neck - Uniqlo | High-waisted tweed trousers - Henny Wong | Coat - Zara | Sneakers - Converse W...
Beanie - Muji | Turtle neck - Uniqlo | High-waisted tweed trousers - Henny Wong | Coat - Zara | Sneakers - Converse
Winter is probably the holy grail of all the four seasons in the year for any fashion enthusiasts with the love for layering. In my previous blog post, I mentioned about being given the liberty to layer up when all the cold air finally hits, and how I was trying to make the most of it. Although the winter breeze could be a pain in the ass sometimes, or a literal pain to the face, for that matter, there is quite a fun to it. Picking out different pieces to throw on top of the other to add a different dimension to the look, before slapping on the final coat or jacket to go with it. As you can probably tell, this season, I have leaned towards the colour grey a lot more than usual. I had find myself dumping plenty things grey into the shopping bag. Anything from knits, sweats, to even a coat. There's just that versatility to it that allow the colour to be paired with any other colour in the colour wheel. Apart from black and white, it is safe to say that grey is the easiest colour to wear.
Inspired by the Japanese street style, I have chosen to go for a slightly preppy touch in this look with the turtle neck and high-waisted tweed trousers, yet still keeping it pretty casual with some white-off sneakers and a beanie. If there's one thing I like about Japanese street style is the way they incorporate both minimalistic and sporty aesthetics into their daily wear. Stroll around the Tokyo streets and you can probably spot plenty of the Japanese rocking their sneakers with any kind of outfit. Whether it's sweats they are donning, or a tutu skirt.


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This board is 5v & 3.3v friendly.
Examples and instructions for reading and writing to SD Cards can be found at http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/SD
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/* SD card datalogger This example shows how to log data from three analog sensors to an SD card using the SD library. The circuit: * analog sensors on analog ins 0, 1, and 2 * SD card attached to SPI bus as follows: ** MOSI - pin 11 ** MISO - pin 12 ** CLK - pin 13 ** CS - pin 4 created 24 Nov 2010 modified 9 Apr 2012 by Tom Igoe This example code is in the public domain. */ #include <SPI.h> #include <SD.h> // On the Ethernet Shield, CS is pin 4. Note that even if it's not // used as the CS pin, the hardware CS pin (10 on most Arduino boards, // 53 on the Mega) must be left as an output or the SD library // functions will not work. const int chipSelect = 4; void setup() { // Open serial communications and wait for port to open: Serial.begin(9600); while (!Serial) { ; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed for Leonardo only } Serial.print("Initializing SD card..."); // make sure that the default chip select pin is set to // output, even if you don't use it: pinMode(10, OUTPUT); // see if the card is present and can be initialized: if (!SD.begin(chipSelect)) { Serial.println("Card failed, or not present"); // don't do anything more: return; } Serial.println("card initialized."); } void loop() { // make a string for assembling the data to log: String dataString = ""; // read three sensors and append to the string: for (int analogPin = 0; analogPin < 3; analogPin++) { int sensor = analogRead(analogPin); dataString += String(sensor); if (analogPin < 2) { dataString += ","; } } // open the file. note that only one file can be open at a time, // so you have to close this one before opening another. File dataFile = SD.open("datalog.txt", FILE_WRITE); // if the file is available, write to it: if (dataFile) { dataFile.println(dataString); dataFile.close(); // print to the serial port too: Serial.println(dataString); } // if the file isn't open, pop up an error: else { Serial.println("error opening datalog.txt"); } }


text: Prepare for Farm Bill Flux, Attorney Urges Farmers June 27, 2013 12:00 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Nate Birt Top Producer Managing Editor Email While Arkansas attorney Trav Baxter expects Congress to enact a new farm bill before the extension of the 2008 law expires on Sept. 30, he knows there is plenty of uncertainty about what exactly it will say. Because of that, he is--and has been--urging his clients to keep a close eye on activity in Washington. "Most of them have been in the business for so long," says Baxter, a Little Rock tax attorney whose clients include, among others, farmers, landlords and grain elevators in eastern Arkansas. "They understand everything that's going on, they just have to make sure that they keep abreast of it so that they can do their best at getting ready for the future." (Click here for complete coverage of the 2013 farm bill.) If Congress doesn't enact a new farm bill or pass a new extension by Sept. 30, farmers would technically be bound by the last permanent law on the books. That law was adopted in 1949. "At that point in time, the agricultural landscape and the landscape of the U.S. was totally different," says Baxter, whose family has been farming for generations, beginning with his great-grandfather. "So what was good in 1949 is not good now." Baxter doesn't think that will happen. At the very least, he expects another one-year extension would be passed, though his first choice would be for a new five-year farm bill that provides greater certainty and stability for his farmer clients. (Click to read: 10 Things Rural America Wants Washington to Know) In addition to food stamps, the farm bill contains provisions about programs such as commodities, crop insurance, conservation and credit. Young farmers will be hesitant to enter an industry where such uncertainty exists about whether financing and certain support mechanisms will be available to them, Baxter says. As for conservation, many Conservation Reserve Programs (CRP) contracts will expire in the next 10 years, and it is likely that the acreage cap that is in place will be reduced. If parties on both sides of the aisle realize what is really at stake here, a new law can be achieved, he says. On the table are some of the largest issues the agricultural sector has faced in decades. For example, direct payments, which have been of primary importance to Arkansas and Southern farmers where large input costs are required because many acres of crops such as corn, soybeans and rice are irrigated, will more than likely not be a part of any new law. The impact of eliminating direct payments will weigh more heavily on Southern farmers than those in the Midwest. "However, whatever subsidized crop insurance program that they come up with as the primary safety net should take into account either yield reductions and/or price drops," Baxter says. Not everyone will get what they want in this process, but it is important for everyone to come together and get the job done. He encourages clients to begin thinking, if they have not already, about how proposed features of any new law will affect their operation. Until a new farm bill is in place, that's all they can do. "I'm optimistic that the Congress can come back and do something about this," Baxter says. Back to news


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I'm in Phoenix waiting for a weather delayed plane back to Los Angeles. I was in Montreal and Detroit this trip.
While I was waiting I wrote back to about 50 people who'd written me up to 2 years ago. I really don't know how to keep up with the correspondance I get. Apologies to all of you out there with burning questions who've been waiting ages for replies. What you need to do is get enough people to buy my damned books that I can quit my paying job and sit around answering e-mails all day.
While in Montreal I experienced both an isolation tank and one of those sound & light machines that are supposed to produce instant meditation "deeper than a Zen monk." So all of you crumb-bums out there who told me I couldn't say anything about that stuff unless I actually tried it can bite me.
And by the way, the "you can't criticize it unless you try it" argument is total bullshit. I have a reasonably good idea that dog shit does not taste like chocolate without ever doing a blind taste test.
Anyway, I'm writing up my research for Suicide Girls. Watch for it soon.
Plus GO SEE MY GOSH DARNED MOVIE next Wednesday July 25th at 7:30 PM at the Egyptian Thetare in Hollywood, Californy. Do it. You must. Or I'll beat you up.


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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
elsewhere in the webcomicsosphere
But that is beside the point. The point is, when he announced a new story I was like "well ok, I will read this one in real time and it won't be too hard and then I too will be in the crowd of happy happy people who read this comic."
So: Now it is two months later and I am still reading. I think there has been one panel that made me laugh. I kept thinking to myself, "this guy better know what he is doing" and my friends were all like "trust me, it took a while for Problem Sleuth too" and I was like "yeah ok but whatever, he better know what he was doing" and that was before the insanity that was the end of Act 1 and the beginning of Act 2.
And then there was this recent installment, which just bothered me. I don't think the format he has there is conducive to humor, or for that matter, story telling. It takes a long time to find all the content he's put in, it's frustrating to find because of the controls and movement, and I just feel like I'm missing things. His blog says he wants to do this more often, so I retierate: he better know what the hell he is doing.
Also, woah hey, qwantz.com redesign, crazy! I think it looks pretty classy. Oh and I thought today's Pictures for Sad Children was pretty great. Oh webcomics. How I love you, for the most part.
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Tbqh, I never had that hard a time getting into Problem Sleuth. It got into the final boss fight pretty quickly, and then just stayed there for approximately forever. I had fun with it.ReplyDelete
I find it weird that my favorite part of Homestuck is the chatlogs. Normally I think that posting IM conversations is pretty much the antithesis of humor, a few good bash.org counterexamples notwithstanding. But whatever.
WHY HALLO THAR. I happen to be the guy who programmed the Homestuck page in question. Overall it was well recieved (although the easter eggs I tossed in became some what of an obsessive thing by the fans) with some complaints over the open endedness of it all. We are considering ways to improve it for next time. Namely, there will be some weird puzzle shit to do with easter eggs leading to a satisfying conclusion if the user so cares. But ultimately, this page was created as a sort of WHAT IS GOING ON. As it would be annoying to have to re-wander the whole house page by page.ReplyDelete
oh cool famous people read my blog!ReplyDelete
There wasn't really anything wrong with the page on its own, so I don't mean to insult your work, I just don't think it works for the story (or at least, not as I want to read it).
- AnonymousJune 16, 2009 at 11:02 PM
I liked MS Paint Adventures at first but yeah it got really old really fast. It was all like LOL RANDOM and I was all "I am not enjoying this" and so I stopped reading at like 400 in.ReplyDelete
His temporal-CYOA thing for Qwantz last week was brilliant though. I ended up cheating and loaded the image into a thing that let me step through the animation frame-by-frame and even then it was still insane to keep track of everything that was going on.
The "MSPaint Adventures" guy is some sort of savant for the absurd. The more I read, the more it blows my mind just how out there it is, not to mention how much work the guy puts into it.ReplyDelete
I haven't gotten too far either, but probably one of the most important things to keep in mind with the Problem Sleuth story is that it was an experiment in giving a ton of control to the 'players' who submitted commands. I forget how much or in what ways, but it's a lot less structured for a reason.
- AnonymousJune 17, 2009 at 5:52 AM
Don't judge Problem Sleuth by reading the current "adventure".ReplyDelete
Setting is better.
Jokes are better.
Characters are more likable.
I don't really blame him because he's trying something new but do give the original a go too.
Andrew is always experimenting for his stories...ReplyDelete
Jailbreak: Fully user driven, first command said was always used
Bard quest: Uncertain as to the user driven levels (I assume high) but his use of branches became problematic.
Problem Sleuth: Slightly user driven, the infamous example is the "fort feature" which led to the imaginary realm. But ultimately largely Andrew's commands. I highly recommend reading it in its entirety as it is amazing, but it's so long that the rising action is very long and not very steep, but that's not too say it doesn't get VERY CLIMACTIC.
Homestuck: Initially released as flash (you can see that if you change the s=6 to 5 in the url) but Andrew found it too "hamfisted" so now he animates 100% in photoshop and if he wants to use flash for sounds, he imports animations in as .gifs at refines them in flash. This one is only slightly user driven (often for comical relief or such) because there are TOO many users yelling out commands. As of right now the suggestion box has been locked for a week~ and replaced with an image of a crater. It has been like since since "mr. all caps" showed up.
please disregard any typos as am not a grammermatician or very good typist for that matter... evne though typing is my job...
-Gankro the MSPA Ambassador
- AnonymousJune 17, 2009 at 12:13 PM
Malethoth, I feel the exact same way. As Lint of Death put it, he's a 'savant for the absurd', and at the same time he has the brilliant writing style that tickles my funny bone in just the right way.ReplyDelete
The gamebro review was one of my favorites.
- AnonymousJune 17, 2009 at 3:41 PM
According to the FAQ, the control of the flow of Problem Sleuth was more and more driven by the author as the story progressed, because of the frequent changes of the style of the fictional game.ReplyDelete
After all, it starts as a quirky command-line adventure, get some JRPG elements, becomes a full-fledged RPG, then goes through fantasy and adventure, all while throwing weird puzzle shit and free physics, It's random enough to be unnervingly funny, while maintaining its consistency to tell a very, very convoluted plot.
It's really, really long, sometimes it drags a bit for the excess of details, but hey, it's a hella interesting story.
Problem Sleuth is not something that you can try to sit throught in a single read, you definitely have to set aside some time to read it, go make a snack, fanatasize about being a prohibition era private detective, then come back to it.ReplyDelete
It is, however, also somthing that builds quite slowly, introducing RPG-esque elements wherever they seem to fit until it reaches a critical mass and begins to run off of its own absurdity, which is where the real enjoyment is, I think.
Homestuck, on the other hand, is definitely trying as hard as it can to seperate itself from the absurdity of Problem Slueth and be its own world. Though I swear that John's dad looks a whole lot like what PS would be in this new artstyle.
- AnonymousJune 18, 2009 at 10:06 AM
Stick to making fun of xkcd, Carl.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 18, 2009 at 11:15 AM
MSPA is brilliant once you stop looking for humor, and start looking for epic. >_>ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 18, 2009 at 7:13 PM
I don't know, I think it works really well. If you're the obsessive player who needs to check every single item, you can do so. If you're the objective player who wants to check the most important things (for example, Dad), you can bypass all the optional stuff. If you're the lazy player, you can skip the whole page if you want and go right to the next one.ReplyDelete
I confess it is slightly confusing the first time that there is no objective to be completed. It looks like a game, but there's nothing to do other than check stuff.
Really though, Carl. You're the only person who could read a webcomic and be disappointed to find a .swf in place of a .gif. The consensus among fans is that this update was awesome.
Problem Sleuth is truly amazing. I must have spent at least 2 weeks reading it non-stop! Seriously though, you'll need to make some time for this.ReplyDelete
People have different opinions! And sometimes, people who usually agree on things still disagree!
In related news, my penis is HUGE.
- AnonymousJune 18, 2009 at 10:47 PM
Hey do you remember Brunching Shuttlecocks? Lore Sjöberg does a webcomic, Bad Gods. This comic seems to be a perfect thing to respond to every single cuddlefish with.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 19, 2009 at 6:17 PM
Jesus Christ. "Pictures for Sad People" almost makes me like xkcd.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 19, 2009 at 8:37 PM
i sat down to read problem sleuth one day when it was 700 pages, 6 hours later i stood up, my mind completely blown.ReplyDelete


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All Hayward® Field Technical Managers - Now APSP® Certified Service Technicians
Hayward is first company of its size to achieve 100% certification of field managers
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ELIZABETH, NJ (December 20, 2010) — Hayward® Pool Products achieved a major training milestone recently when all of its Field Technical Managers became Certified Service Technicians (CST) from the Association of Pool & Spa Professionals® (APSP).
According to Hayward Eastern Regional Training Manager Scott Wiegman, it is unprecedented within the pool and spa industry for a company of Hayward's size and scope to have 100 percent of its field technical staff certified. "The national certification of our entire team validates the incredible commitment that Hayward places on training, professionalism and service," Wiegman said. "The CST certification from APSP is a true mark of excellence."
The CST designation is the second of three levels of service segment certification offered by APSP. The course is a 10-week customized class consisting of required chapter readings, workbook completion, and online group discussions. A second class made up of Hayward's Call Center Technicians is currently taking the CST course and several of the Field Technical Managers who just earned their CSTs are already preparing to take the Certified Service Professional exam and earn their CSP designations. CSP is the highest level of certification for pool and spa service professionals.
APSP Director of Professional Development Michael Reed, said, "We are pleased to be able to support Hayward's investment in their employees with a customized training and certification experience. Going through the CST program together enhanced teamwork and will lead to greater organizational effectiveness."
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I will admit during the whole nine months of my pregnancy, I probably worked out one time. I did the same thing the majority of women do when they find out they're pregnant, I came up with excuses. We believe those nine months are reasons for us to indulge in whatever kinds of foods we want and be as lazy as we want. It sounds like an amazing plan, but it's not healthy for you or the baby. Regular exercise helps you cope with the physical and mental demands of being pregnant. It helps prevent problems that could occur during your pregnancy such as pre-eclampsia or gestational diabetes. Regular exercise can improve your mood, and just as it does for any person with an active lifestyle, it can help you get a better night's sleep. It helps you control your weight gain during, and it makes it easier for you to get back into shape after pregnancy.
Here's a list of just a few benefits you get from staying active:
- It give you a boost of energy (we all need that, pregnant or not!)
- Prepares your body for giving birth
- Helps your body cope easier with the awful aches and pains
Of course there are exercises that pregnant women should avoid if they choose to stay active such as; high-impact exercises or programs. Every woman is different, and most of us go through different pregnancies. Talking to your doctor about what type of exercises you should avoid, and how often you should exercise will give you a better idea of where you should start.
While I was pregnant, I had no idea that I could stay so active without harming myself or my son. I knew there were some mommy-to-be classes such as yoga or Pilates, but I was never interested in those to begin with. If I had known that 9Round was able to help me stay active and fit, I would've been there from day one of my pregnancy. Since I became a member of 9Round, I have seen a few pregnant women kicking butt in there! The trainers were giving work outs to them that fit their fitness level. It's just another great thing the 9Round fitness gym does for you. I know feeling good about your body is difficult during your pregnancy, I experienced that myself, but I truly believe that regular exercise can help improve that feeling. Don't you always feel good about yourself after a great workout? You can experience that same feeling even while you are carrying a beautiful baby.


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BRASILIA (Reuters) - Roberto Azevedo, picked on Tuesday to head the World Trade Organization, is in every respect the quintessential Brazilian diplomat: a well-spoken, competent and smooth negotiator with a knack for wooing adversaries into his corner.
A career diplomat with two decades of experience dealing with trade disputes, Azevedo will need those qualities more than ever to bridge the gap between developed and developing nations if he wants to reboot stalled global trade negotiations and breathe new life into the Geneva-based WTO.
It is a huge task. With the global economy still struggling, protectionism is on the rise and faith in free trade - and the WTO itself - is running low in many countries.
Azevedo has built his career advocating for a country with a less-than-stellar record when it comes to free trade. Brazil is the most closed major economy in the Americas, according to International Monetary Fund data, and it played a key role in derailing talks last decade to create a hemisphere-wide free trade area.
But Azevedo insists that Brazil's oft-criticized trade policies won't influence his actions as director-general of the WTO when he succeeds France's Pascal Lamy on September 1.
"As director of the WTO, I will not be representing Brazil," he told Reuters last week.
Brazil's stance in global trade talks - which critics often describe as obstructionist - frequently put it at odds with the United States and the European Union. But that same stance won plaudits in the developing world, where Azevedo's WTO candidacy had wide support.
Azevedo, 55, has been closely linked to the WTO since its creation in 1995 and is considered an insider, which he says will be an asset as he strives to restore relevance to the multilateral trade body.
"I believe members and negotiators are more ready to follow the lead and accept as broker someone they are familiar with, someone they trust," he said in a recent Twitter message.
Since the "Doha Round" of global trade talks lost momentum in 2008, multilateralism has ceded ground to bilateral trade negotiations and pacts between regional trade blocs, such as the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership under negotiation.
Coming from Brazil, an emerging market with the world's seventh-largest economy, Azevedo believes, will give him greater pull to give the multilateral trade talks a fresh start and lift the WTO from its current gridlock.
"Ambitious solutions are required for more trade liberalization, to eliminate major trade distortions, to use trade to bring development for all, but especially to the poorest countries," he said in a video on the Brazilian foreign ministry website.
An avid soccer fan who plays pick-up games in his spare time, Azevedo is widely admired by fellow diplomats for his negotiating skills and ability to quickly grasp complex issues.
"I remember we had a very complicated case involving subsidies in the air transport industry and I was very impressed at how he figured it out so fast," said Celso Lafer, Brazil's first ambassador to the WTO and a former foreign minister.
Azevedo has represented Brazil at the WTO since 2008. Before that, he was Brazil's chief negotiator for the Doha Round. He has also supervised negotiations between the South American trade block Mercosur and countries outside Latin America, and headed the Brazilian foreign ministry's dispute settlement unit.
In the race to head the WTO, Azevedo beat out Mexico's Herminio Blanco, a key player in negotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement between the United States, Canada and Mexico but seen by developing nations as too close to the interests of rich nations.
Blanco was widely seen as having the backing of the United States, whose plan for a Free Trade Area of the Americas folded a decade ago due to Brazilian resistance.
Brazil's more gradual approach to bringing down trade barriers could bring a swing in favor of developing nations at global trade talks.
Azevedo has vowed to make the WTO dispute settlement system more accessible to developing countries, enabling them to litigate alongside and against the big industrialized nations that bring most of the cases now.
Experts said the choice of a new WTO director from an emerging economy could help encourage more developing nations to open up to free trade.
"This is a major move to bring more developing countries into the liberalization of world trade. It doesn't necessarily mean reinvigorating the Doha Round because it has a lot of political baggage," said Jeffrey Bergstrand, professor of finance at the University of Notre Dame.
Azevedo has led an effort to get the WTO to discuss the impact of exchange rates on global trade, which many members do not consider a relevant issue for the trade body and one that should be dealt with at the International Monetary Fund.
The currency debate is unlikely to gain traction under Azevedo's tenure as head of the WTO because it would need member countries to take it forward.
Azevedo will need persistence and patience to shake up the WTO, qualities a Brazilian diplomatic colleague says he has.
"Even after hours of talks that dragged on until late at night he was always cordial, patient," said the diplomat. "That extraordinary patience is what is needed to revive the WTO. Azevedo will not stop until he finds a solution for a problem that you think was buried and done with."
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Greenpeace Releases Electronics Guide
Eco-friendly, green gadgets are quickly becoming a staple in the gadget world. No one wants a car, computer, MP3 player or even lightbulb that runs on last century's "green technologies." In fact, many energy conscious consumers have started tracking their energy use with gadgets like the Wattson, a sleek and chic tracking device that enables you to learn about your own personal energy use through interactive play. And designers are even creating gadgets made from their own packaging. Amid the growth of eco products, Greenpeace has released the third edition of its Electronics Guide, which looks at electronics manufacturers' policies and practices and their impact on the environment.
It doesn't include any specific consumer tips, but it does help consumers gain some insight into what companies have in store and how they address green gadgetry. For a look at which companies showed improvement,
"Our Green Electronics Guide ranks leading mobile and PC manufacturers on their global policies and practice on eliminating harmful chemicals and on taking responsibility for their products once they are discarded by consumers," says Greenpeace. "Companies are ranked on information that is publicly available and communications/clarifications with the companies." Leo is gonna be so proud!
Greenpeace's Top Rankers
Lenovo - The most improved: from last place to first. Progress on all criteria but loses points for not having products free of the worst chemicals on the market yet.
Nokia - Good on all criteria, but needs clear timeline for PVC phase out for all applications. Needs to better report on how many discarded mobiles it recycles.
Sony Ericsson - The first to set 2008 as its deadline to put on the market products free of the worst chemicals. Some products are already greener, but needs better takeback reporting.
Dell - Still among the top but loses points for not having models free of the worst chemicals. Strong support for takeback. Samsung - Moving up the rank and gaining points for takeback policies. But its take back system is not yet global and needs improvement.
Motorola - Loses points for not providing clear timelines for phase out of worst chemicals.
Geenpeace's Low Rankers
Sony - Some models without the worst chemicals, but loses a penalty point for inconsistent takeback policies.
LGE - In free-fall: it loses a penalty point for inconsistent takeback policies. But scores points for providing a mobile free of the worst chemicals.
Panasonic - Slipping down for failing to keep up with the movement of all the other companies. No commitment to eliminate the worst chemicals, and poor on takeback.
Apple - Holding firmly in last place: low scores on almost all criteria and no progress.


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James Hetfield Films New PSA To Help Bring Justice for Murdered Metallica Fan
Many metal fans will remember the tragic story of 20-year-old Morgan Harrington. Back in 2009 the Virginia Tech student disappeared after hitchhiking home from a Metallica concert on the college campus. Three grueling months later, her remains were found in a field just 10 miles from the venue.
With the killer still at large, the FBI has linked the suspect to a sexual assault in Fairfax County in 2005 through DNA, but authorities don't know who the person is and are reaching out to the public to help identify him.
The new campaign includes a PSA recorded by James Hetfield, describing the crime and offering up a sketch of the man in question. The Metallica frontman urges the public to come forward with any information to help solve the case. "Remember, any information -- no matter how small you might think it is - could be that crucial piece investigators need to help solve the case," explains Hetfield in the video.
The metal community has a longstanding reputation of being protective of their own so it's no surprise that the band and metal fans in general remain invested in this case and finding justice for Morgan Harrington.
This isn't the first time the band has stepped up to seek justice for their lost fan. After the crime occurred, the band offered a $50,000 payday to anyone who could help catch the person responsible for the murder.
The campaign urges anyone with information to contact the Virginia State Police at 434-352-3467.


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By the time you read this I am on my way to the Felsziget Festival, where I will be staying for a few days, oh I can't wait! It feels these are my last day of summer because after I return I will have to finish a project for University, so work is needed and to be honest I feel Fall is approaching and I am ready for it.
I am not sure I can update from there but I will come back with some pretty pics I hope!
Have a great weekend darlings!
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Hexo7 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 73 designs submitted by 36 freelance designers.
We are a software company currently developing a tracking system allowing to localize people using small GPS systems. The next step for us is now to build our visual identity. The name of our business has been choosen, now we need the visual identity.
- Hexo7 is a software company. This name shoud not appear in the design.
- The job consists in the global conception of the identity of the business, including a character which will personalize our tracking service.
- The visual identity will be used on several supports (Web site, software, ads, ...). The design on these supports has not to be made now, but should be realized later with another budget;
- The type of the character (human, animal, ...) has not been determined, we are missing ideas in this area
- The business will be oriented towards public, the first market we seek being kids and elders. The designs we've had so far are too kid-oriented. Do not forget that we also have other targets (old people, pets, people in general).
- Detailed description of the capabilities of our system will be communicated to the winner
- Stickers (with the brand and/or the character) will be printed and sticked on the tracking boxes
Very important :
The whole design must be vectorial so that we can resize it without quality loss.
- A long term partnership with the winner of the contest, a reliable, imaginative and professionnal designer
- Advices, idea, comments (even negative)
- Modern, coloured, simple, eye catching design
- Keep in mind that this business geared towards public (not for professionnals, the identity for this market will be designed later)
- The idea of security, protection, permanent tracking is important. But also simple to use, powerful.
- The character (named Spatio) should personalize the protection service and security, and be easily recognized by people. Should also become a child's "friend", but keep in mind that the business is not only for tracking kids.
- Important : later, the character will be used in Flash animations (2D or 3D).
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As the weekend approaches, AccuWeather is saying it is more and more likely that the northeast will be hit by snow for the return to work on Monday.
AccuWeather.com reports -Astorm that has a chance of bringing accumulating snow to a large part of the Northeast will occur on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014.
The train of Alberta Clipper storms that began a couple of weeks ago will continue into next week. The storms originate from the western provinces of Canada, where they get their name.
The pattern will have yielded close to a dozen systems by this weekend. The clipper storms have been of various strength and have taken a variety of paths.
Prior to the potential for accumulating snow over a broad area on Monday, a few locations from the central Appalachians to New England may receive a quick dose of snow on Saturday. The snowiest spots would be from West Virginia to western Pennsylvania, but one or two brief periods of snow can reach the I-95 corridor in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and New England.
After the large, strong clipper storm blasts the Great Lakes with wind, snow and whiteouts Friday night into Saturday night, the next clipper storm could take a path farther south.
The clipper scheduled to take a track across the Ohio Valley Sunday night will reach the mid-Atlantic coast on Monday. The snowfall output from the storm could be similar to the storm from this past Tuesday.
The exact track and strength of the Monday storm will determine how much snow falls and where the cut off to the band of snow that exists to the north and south is.
However, at this early stage, the indications are there is at least a chance of accumulating snow and slippery travel bounded by West Virginia and northern Virginia to the south and New York state and New England to the north.
Yet another clipper storm may take a similar path a day or two prior to the big game at East Rutherford, N.J.
Details on the track and intensity of the snow and the extent of disruptions to travel and other daily activities will become available this weekend on AccuWeather.com.
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Perhaps Gov. Martin O'Malley doesn't remember what the homicide rate was back in the day when he was Baltimore's mayor, or maybe he's just trying to burnish his crime-fighting credentials ahead of his anticipated 2016 presidential bid. Either way, his recent comments criticizing the rising murder rate and declining number of arrests in the city — and his implicit swipe against Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Police Commissioner Anthony Batts — were way off the mark. We would be the last to argue that Baltimore's crime fighting efforts don't need improvement. But we're also certain that whatever is causing shootings and killings in Baltimore to start climbing again won't be fixed by returning to the policies followed by police and prosecutors when Mr. O'Malley was in charge.
On Thursday the governor told Fox News that the city should not "shrug our shoulders while lives are lost," and in recent meetings with city officials he has suggested that violent crime is on the rise again because police are arresting only about half as many suspected offenders as they were during his tenure at City Hall 10 years ago. At one of those meetings he went so far as to present a slide titled "Work Left to Do" that pointed out the divergence between the number of violent crimes and the number of arrests — the implication clearly being that the reason there was "work left to do" was because city police weren't locking up enough criminals.
The number of people arrested in Baltimore has indeed declined since Mr. O'Malley was mayor, from more than 100,000 a year a decade ago to fewer than a third that number today. But Mayor Rawlings-Blake was right to point out there's no direct correlation between crime rates and arrests. Indeed, under the controversial "zero tolerance" policy in force when Mr. O'Malley was mayor, police were locking up thousands of low-level, nonviolent offenders every week, yet yearly homicides were running nearly 20 percent higher than they are today. Locking up more people, the mayor said, doesn't necessarily lower crime.
Moreover, of the 100,000 people arrested yearly under the "zero tolerance" policy of a decade ago, 20,000 were eventually released without being charged with any crime at all, either because prosecutors didn't have enough evidence to convict them or because the offenses they were accused of were so piffling they weren't worth pursuing.
What the governor has never acknowledged is that the years when officers seemed bent only on arresting as many suspects as possible whether or not they posed any real danger to society undermined the bond of trust between police and the communities they serve. The only thing locking up thousands of young people a year for having a joint in their pocket or drinking alcohol on the stoop accomplished was to leave them with criminal records that made it next to impossible for them to find work and that followed them for the rest of their lives.
Only after Mr. O'Malley left City Hall for Annapolis and former mayor Sheila Dixon appointed Frederick H. Bealefeld III as the city's top cop did things begin to change. Mr. Bealefeld shelved the "zero tolerance" approach of his predecessor and adopted a strategy that focused on getting illegal guns off the streets and targeting known violent offenders. During Mr. Bealefeld's tenure shootings and homicides declined steadily until his retirement in 2011, when they again began inching up. Nevertheless, violent crime has continued to decline overall, albeit at a slightly slower pace.
We don't pretend to know what's causing the recent rise in murders from their 30-year low of 197 in 2011. But the answer is clearly not to return to a policy that was in effect when the situation was worse. If police practices have changed in subtle ways since the Bealefeld years, we need to figure that out. If the situation on the streets has shifted due to turf wars and retaliatory violence, as Commissioner Batts has said, then we need to determine the right strategy for 2013. But Mr. O'Malley appears intent on embodying the notion that if all you have is a hammer, the world is full of nails.


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