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Honda brand tops all other mainstream competitors in long term value

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For the second straight year, Honda is the recipient of multiple 2014 Residual Value Awards from ALG, including the top honor of Best Mainstream Brand. Additionally, the Honda Accord (http://automobiles.honda.com/accord/), Honda Odyssey (http://automobiles.honda.com/odyssey/), Honda Fit (http://automobiles.honda.com/fit/) and Honda CR-V (http://automobiles.honda.com/cr-v/) each received individual Residual Value Awards as the highest ranked vehicles in their respective segments. As the leading provider of residual value information to the automotive industry, ALG's annual Residual Value Awards (https://www.alg.com/insights/residual-value-awards/) recognize automakers' outstanding achievements for vehicles that are predicted to retain the highest percentage of their original price after a conventional three-year period.

"Providing long-term value for our customers is a top priority at Honda," said Michael Accavitti, senior vice president of automobile operations at American Honda. "Honda's commitment to retail sales leadership through top-quality, well-equipped vehicles is a major differentiator for our brand that will pay dividends to our customers for years to come."

The Honda brand was named the Best Mainstream Brand for 2013 and now again in 2014, recognizing the entire Honda lineup for exceptional vehicle quality, strong brand desirability, and long-term reliability. The Accord ranked the highest in the ultra-competitive Midsize Car category for the second straight year. The Odyssey prevailed in the Best Minivan (MPV) category, retaining the top spot for the third consecutive year. The Fit received a Residual Value Award for the sixth consecutive year in the Sub-Compact Car category. The Honda CR-V secured the top position in the Compact Utility category. Since 2000, the Honda brand has earned 32 model awards and eight overall brand awards from ALG.

"Honda used solid fundamentals to earn its second consecutive mainstream brand award," said Eric Lyman, Vice President of Editorial for ALG. "The brand's lack of fleet, lowest-in-industry incentives and quality reputation make it a continual frontrunner in the battle for best residual values."

Award winners are determined through careful study of the competition in each segment, historical vehicle performance and industry trends. Vehicle quality, production levels relative to demand, and pricing and marketing strategies represent key factors that impact ALG's residual value forecasts.

Additional media information, including detailed pricing features and high-resolution photography of the 2014 Accord, CR-V, Fit and Odyssey are available at www.hondanews.com. Consumer information is available at automobiles.honda.com.

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Honda offers a complete lineup of cars and trucks through a network of more than 1,000 dealerships in the United States. Honda has more than 30 years of experience producing automobiles in the region, which began with the Accord in Marysville, Ohio, in November 1982. Having produced more than 25 million vehicles in North America through 2012 using domestic and globally sourced parts, Honda currently operates 14 major manufacturing facilities in North America, producing a wide range of Honda automobiles, all-terrain vehicles, power equipment products, engines and transmissions.

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Based in Santa Barbara, California, ALG is a leading provider of data and consulting services to the automotive industry. ALG publishes the "Automotive Lease Guide" ? the standard for Residual Value projections in North America, and has been forecasting automotive residual values for 50 years in both the U.S. and Canadian markets. ALG is a subsidiary of TrueCar, Inc.

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I just saw this on the official Mount Diablo Parks page:
What is a Road and Trail Plan?I'm glad they asked.
A Road and Trail Plan is a recommended management plan for the roads and trails within Mount Diablo State Park. At this time Mount Diablo State Park is developing a Road and Trail Plan for the park. The staff at Mount Diablo State Park is very excited to be able to a part of this process. This plan will be used as a long term guiding document and takes into consideration all of the elements of the park's values, goals and mission.
Key components in the Road and Trail plan are:
Public input An essential part of the Road and Trail Plan is creating an opportunity for the public to provide meaningful input. The park staff of Mount Diablo State Park will be setting up a series of public meetings during which time comments will be accepted. Times and dates of these meetings will be posted in the near future.
- Maximize visitor uses and experiences.
- Reduce potential safety conflicts.
- Minimize natural and cultural resource impacts.
- Coordinate with local and regional planning efforts.
- Provide access to surrounding public lands.
The problem with Mt Diablo is the summit road. It's a gorgeous 4.2 mile road from the junction to the summit. It carries moderate car traffic.
The mountain would be a much more serene place if it wasn't for all of these private cars driving up and down to the summit. It's simply silly. Instead I propose to the park service to close that road to cars. Run an electric shuttle bus every hour for those who can't hike or bike. The experience on the mountain for everyone would be improved. The only roar one should have to hear during a hike should be the roar of a swiftly flowing stream, not of an 8-cylinder engine, the only risk should be from mountain lions, not from getting hit by a speeding vehicle when crossing the road.
So how does this proposal compare with the priorities enumerated by the park?
- "Maximize visitor uses and experiences": unless those "experiences" involve driving on a dangerous mountain road, clearly the experiences of hiking and admiring the natural serenity of the hill are maximized if there's fewer cars driving.
- "Reduce potential safety conflicts": no brainer; big win.
- "Minimize natural and cultural resource impacts": no brainer, even bigger win. Few things have a more negative natural and cultural impact than private automobiles on winding, hilly roads.
- "Coordinate with local and regional planning efforts": neutral.
- "provide access to surrounding public lands.": that is adequately addressed with a shuttle bus or even, I would argue, maintained trails.
Indeed, a few years ago the road was closed due to repaving. Toward the end of the project I went around the barriers and rode it on my bike: the few sections of gravel were trivially passable and not a problem at all, especially since I saw them during the climb and so couldn't possibly be surprised by them on the subsequent descent. I wasn't the only scofflaw: there were a few groups of hikers and even other cyclists I saw during my trip. It was wonderful: no worries about cars speeding around corners, no loud engines to break the peace.
It's a very 1950's mentality that people access = car access. I'd like to hope we're able to move beyond that very flawed vision. It's unfortunate our parks, which should be leading in this movement, are actually well behind the standard set by our more enlightened cities.


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dd'ing went to pot ...
I don't know where to post this question or who to share this information with since it seems to be an technical issue with FreeBSD 8.1 for i386 and AMD. I read at other forum outside this one, where they say "if you have an technical question, take it to the one out tens of thousands of open source NEWS GROUP where you might get a single response within a year or two" ... heehee .. They lost their minds...
Maybe I can ask/show here. I'm not set-up for FreeBSD 8.0 anymore, but if I remember correctly, dd'ing was near equal in speed with Fedora-12 and Arch-2009-08 ... Btw, both went to pot on many newer machines if you don't use a few tricks. Fedora 13 and 14 no good either.
FreeBSD 8.1 lost something and I bet they know it. (New rule "Sorry your thread is an technical issue and has been closed") ... WTH Linux talks about EVERYTHING. They have nothing to hide. For what I been reading lately, we will never, ever learn anything outside getting something just INSTALLED to work.
Anyway, what's up with this? Any ideas for a repair job?
I notices this tooooo many times in the pass but this time I documented it for proof because I thought it was my imagination sometimes. Machine don't matter... old or new P3-800 - 512MB RAM or Phem-965-QUAD - 8GB RAM, same results.
Hands Down!!! ½ hour for Linux vs 4 ½ hours for FreeBSD 8.1
I did it twice, last night as I sleep and today, as I watch!!!
...................................................... dd if=/dev/ad4s1 | gzip -c | split -b 3500m - /12/PcBSD-Partiton-dd-By-FreeBSD.gz. ARCH-2009 - 1,504,432,145,920 bytes - 150GB = 2118sec = 35min - 1/2 hour - 71 MB/s FBSD 8.1 - 1,504,432,145,920 bytes - 150GB = 16652sec = 277min - 4 1/2hour - 9033694 b/s 293,812,785 + 0 record in 293,812,785 + 0 record out
What's the problem? you're not specifying a block size.. so dd(1) is reading/write 512 blocks at a time from an unbuffered device.
Try increasing the block size a bit.
I get around 14MB/s on my OpenBSD system with a blocksize of 64k.
If you get around 14MB/s on your OpenBSD system and Arch plus Fedora get 71 MB/s and better ... Don't this tell you something is lagging and there may be a possible fix elsewhere in the system. They both use the same open-source dd code I believe, so it seems like it's a BSD I/O thing or Arch and Fedora both has a higher default, but not likely. I still think for what I remember, this did not happen with FreeBSD 8.0.
I would like to bump it up a bit but this is not an average dd command. It's using gZip and I'm not sure where to place the numbers like bs=1M to this appending type dd command. One screw up and my work would be gone! So I ask.
dd if=/dev/ad4s1 | gzip -c | split -b 3500m - /12/file-name.gz.
You may have a point... Arch and Fedora could have higher default build-in if one do not specify a block size, but if not than what? I don't like overlook anything I use. I'll do an search because after noticing this for over a full year I need to get to the bottom of this.
I use dd on a regular basis to copy disks on FreeBSD, you *need* to specify a block size otherwise it will *always* be slow.
In general, I just choose 16MB.
# dd if=/dev/ad0 of=/dev/ad1 bs=16M
Using a variety of WD disks, I get about 100MB/s transfer rates.
I just tested your command, and it's also very slow on my system, even with a larger block size.
A "normal" dd without pipes to gzip and split works fine.
# dd if=/dev/ad1 bs=16M | gzip -c > /data/tmp/img
Is also very slow. If I look at top, I notice that gzip is using 100% CPU.
Note that this is on an Intel Atom system, so that's not particularly fast, but the point is that the problem may be in your pipies to gzip or split and not in dd.
dd if=/dev/ad4s1 bs=16M | gzip -c | split -b 3500m - /12/PcBSD-Partiton-dd-By-FreeBSD.gz.
UNIX was not designed to stop you from doing stupid things, because that would also stop you from doing clever things.
Whenever I do a standard dd and specify the size it does in fact match linux in speed or better. The only thing I can figure in this case (where no size is specified for each); I beleive that ARCH-LINUX must be bumping up the default size with-out the user knowledge when no size has been specified by user (running like a bat–out-of-hell with no size given is strange). This may prove that most of these bench-marks are un-fair. Some Linux distro's might be in-a-since cheating. Out the box, with FreeBSD we have to do our own configuration, there are no hand-holding (favors), as should be. I have seen FreeBSD using raw dd at 124M/s or better when a size is given, in ALL cases I only bs=1M. I never tried bigger before other than bs=4096 which I did not trust for some reason. I Never knew I could say bs=16M. Thanks Carpetsmoker for the information, I can't wait, I'm going to try it tonight. Don't get me wrong, to me Arch and Fedora are #1 Linux. Arch is like minimum and use a BSD init. Fedora running Gnome is like the best so far and don't take over your root like Ubuntu. PcBSD is the future as a desktop and FreeBSD as everything that will never change.
I put my money on the ARCH and Fedora be during users favors. That's great for common users but not for people like me. I dd all the time so I going to start recording all results for now on, but it really make no difference because FreeBSD excel in many more areas anyway. I just like to know if it can be done here also. For now I think this has been solved. I'll post a comparison list in the future for the record.
Thanks again
I mentioned this in my initial reply to you, there is a subtle difference.. on Linux people use "block" (..buffered) device nodes to access drives, but BSD's generally use "raw/character" (..unbuffered) devices instead.
As stated in the FreeBSD handbook, block devices don't even exist in a traditional sense anymore:
OpenBSD still has block devices, but it's always recommended to use the raw character device, the only exception is when mounting.
Because you're dealing with character devices, you may even wish to trying substituting dd(1) for cat(1) when using BSD.
That explains it all BSDfan666!!!
and here's real-time, living proof, to what you just said and with links you posted.
I just used my usual command to restore but this time I am using ARCH first:
cat /12/PcBSD-Partiton-dd-By-FreeBSD.gz.* | gzip -dc | dd of=/dev/sda3
I never done this before under ARCH "I open another TERMINAL and ran TOP".
Within one minute I get:
I running this on the Gigabyte GA-880GA-UD3H mb, Phem-965 processor with DDR3 8GB1600MHz DUAL Viper. Unbelievable!!! My P3's was more than enough all along and never gave me these kinds of issues.
That goes to show, you can turn top on with BSD but not LINUX when using this kind of command. I never knew this until now.
After pulling the plug I tried again, but with-out turning anything on as usual and it replaced it even faster:
ARCH-2009 - 1,504,432,145,920 bytes - 150GB = 1851sec = 30min - 1/2 hour - 81 MB/s
edit:: I thought it was a problem but it did work just fine.
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Spilt is fun to use and may even be equal to or faster than straight dd. I notice the longer it runs the CPU usages grows slowly than drop way back down again for gzip on my machine. But for LINUX with TOP OPENED it hit 100% with-in seconds and it crashed again.
FreeBSD 8.1
dd - 2.20% adv - 2.55% max
gzip - 76% adv - 88% max
split - 0
dd - 0.22% adv - 1.67% max
gzip - 62% adv - 96% max
split - 0
ARCH-2009 --- 1,504,432,145,920 bytes - 150GB = 1851sec = 30min - 1/2 hour - 81 MB/s FBSD-bs=1M -- 1,504,432,145,920 bytes - 150GB = 2302sec = 38min - 1/2 hour - 62 MB/s FBSD-bs=16M - 1,504,432,145,920 bytes - 150GB = 3002sec = 50min - 1---hour - 47 MB/s
BSDfan666, what a lesson. I never had a clue. Who would have thunk it.
I did a lot of googling and now have a much better understanding of BLOCK and RAW devices. I found and lost a thread that some believe BLOCK device is still in FreeBSD and used only by the system, (That the kind of stuff I alway find) but was removed from /DEV. Kind of make since. It could break the OS if they strip it all out. It took over 30 year to write that multi-million lines of code, even before it changed hands. It takes a life time to circle Pluto twice.
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What are the chances that the cube you have has some sort of relation to the book?
How do you mean? As in: it's got an RiSC CPU in it? I'm afraid not... Plain ol' 040 as far as my eye could see (and the photos I've put up)
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How do you guys get so lucky? I have to work hard to just find a zip drive and even then I still have to drive halfway to hell to pick it up.
I will admit, I was very very lucky to find THIS cube and friends, but, at the same time it wasn't luck in finding a cube and friends: I've been looking to get my own black NeXT hardware since around 1997, when I first beheld one of these machines in my sights. I became obsessed right then and there, at my univ. comp. lab. Nobody paid attention to them, they would just look at you and keep on humming away. When I found a friend had 2 of them, I was immediately taking steps to have one come to my place. His father passed away a few years before and the machines were still password protected. As an aspiring Unix "hacker", I wanted to try my hand on them. Finally figured out how to use the ROM menu and single usered into the machine and was able to take over. The other machine had no HDD, and we had no SCSI CDROM, so I actually devised the "dd method" myself (using Linux's dd to dump the CDROM image directly to a SCSI hdd and thus fool the NeXT into thinking it's a bootable CDROM!) and was able to install a fresh copy of NeXTSTEP on a newer and much faster 3.5" SCSI disk (IBM I think it was). My friend let me keep that one for a while. I did a lot of my programming homework on that machine, simply because I was in love with the keyboard. One of the best (actually, the best ever) keyboards as far as tactile sense and feel! I would use the NeXT as a terminal and run the CPU-heavy assignments on my SMP Linux boxes via telnet/ssh. The machine was a beast! I had it running for around 180 days, and the only reason I shut it down was because I needed to swap out the multi-plug it was plugged into! I remember I took a screenshot of that, with some cursewords included for Bill Gay-tes and co.
For years since I returned that machine (after of course I fixed it up, installed Doom and a whole slew of GNU tools, and also backed up any important software), I dreamt of getting my very own. Finally it happened, but I digressed: it took long long searching.. I'd be crawling various sites, ebay, and craigslist to find any sorta deal. I've had my share of driving to hell and back to get some hardware. There was once a great freebie: NeXT cube, printer and color monitor (maybe dimension too), at a locked garage, about 50+ miles away. I saw the ad about 30 mins after initial posting. Got up and left immediately. Unfortunately, by the time I got there and $10 of gas later, all I found was a rummaged, garbage filled garage and only a lone 17" B&W Megapixel display :~( Needless to say I took whatever dose of NeXT I could, and cursed all the way back home... This has happened a bunch of times with other items, and part of the reason I don't take CL too seriously... People are unreliable and never think about the cost of going to pickup something and realizing it's gone. Anyways, as always some luck helps! :)
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I'll post them at some point when I have time. They're very interesting reading to say the least!
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I'm looking to repair my NeXT N4006 Monitor which powers down after 30 seconds of switching on.
You mentioned you had the schematic and service manual..
I also have the repair/tech manual for the N4006 with all the schematics etc. I'll have to check on channelu.com to see if they're already there..
Would you be able to scan and post these somewhere in the file archive
I have not been able to locate schematics anywhere with google.
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I'm looking to repair my NeXT N4006 Monitor which powers down after 30 seconds of switching on.
You mentioned you had the schematic and service manual..
Crap. I missed that original note. I had a 4006 with the same problem as you. Suspected a shorted electrolytic so I poked at it a bit but eventually gave up, tossed it and bought an LCD that doesn't frame the video correctly. Ditto the Hitachi I had. *sigh*
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From googling around, I understand that auto power down is from cathode ray tube anode over-voltage detection circuit designed to prevent overdose of x-rays. Possible cause can be either 1. too many volts from low voltage switched mode power supply, 2. problem with over-voltage detection circuit, 3. problem with high voltage circuit driven from low voltage switched mode power supply. Any of these can be caused by open open or closed circuit capacitor or resistor amongst other things.
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Not since "Garbo Talks!" has a public figure's decision to speak attracted such attention. I'm referring, of course, to the media sensation created this week when Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas broke an almost seven-year-long silent streak to crack a joke during oral arguments in a case involving the adequacy of counsel in a Louisiana murder case.
As The Times' David Savage reported, most of what Thomas said was drowned out by cross-talk, but apparently he had some fun with the idea that one of the lawyers in the case should be considered qualified because she attended Yale Law School, Thomas' alma mater but an institution about which he has mixed feelings.
Thomas' comment ignited a firestorm of snarky commentary. Some people revived the argument that his silence proves that he is incompetent or unserious. Jeffrey Toobin in the New Yorker rehearsed Thomas' complaint that he was admitted to Yale Law School under an affirmative-action program -- "and, as a result, suffered from a stigma that tainted his judicial career."
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Bryan O'Sullivan, Don Stewart and John Goerzen announced today that they are working together on a book for O'Reilly that covers Haskell programming. Their mission is to cover the topics that are left uncovered in Haskell texts that focus on being undergraduate textbooks. The draft outline reads like a set of diffs that a Java/Perl/Python/Ruby programmer needs to understand to solve the problems they already know in a new language. And that is a very good thing indeed.
Last week, Eric also announced that he is working on a Haskell book for the Pragmatic Programmers.
It sounds like at least two publishers think there is pent-up demand for a decent, practical Haskell book that could sell more than "30 units per month". And that is certainly a good thing.
Good luck, everyone. I can't wait to read your books. :-)
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You are entirely too modest, leaving out your own article!
- May 24, 2007 at 1:35 PM
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Yes, well, I have my reasons. :-)
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The above top line is a clear indication that the sporting puns made available by the naming convention of Campagnolo's Record 11 Skeleton Brakes don't exactly stop the presses, but the brakes themselves stop your bike just fine. The brakes are a pair of dual-pivot (front) and mono-pivot (rear), which puts the big stopping power in the front where you need it while minimizing weight in the back where the extra power won't produce as much stopping force.
The forged skeleton design of the brakes' bodies is similar to the previous generation's, which was and remains focused on stopping power, ease of use, and lightness. The entire body is forged, so no part of the body is CNC machined. That means there are no artificial weak points where structural failure might become a problem — a comforting thought when you're braking hard on a tight corner during a fast descent.
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Moshe goes in and talks to the typical little Jewish tailor behind the counter, telling him how impressed he is that for once the Irish and the Jews, often at one another's throats, have come together like this...
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On Jan. 1, 1846, after spending four months in Ireland, former slave Frederick Douglass delivered his impression of the island to the readers of the abolitionist newspaper "The Liberator":
NEW BEDFORD — On Jan. 1, 1846, after spending four months in Ireland, former slave Frederick Douglass delivered his impression of the island to the readers of the abolitionist newspaper "The Liberator":
"I can truly say, I have spent some of the happiest moments of my life since landing in this country," he wrote. "I am covered with the soft grey fog of the Emerald Isle. I breathe, and lo! the chattel becomes a man."
Douglass' trip to Ireland, where he met Daniel O'Connell, an Irish statesman who pushed for the emancipation of slaves and Catholics, will be the focus of an event Thursday at the Nathan and Polly Johnson House, where he first established himself as a free man.
A symposium that is open to the public will follow at 5:30 p.m. downtown at the Corson Building, 33 Williams St.
The event will serve as the formal launch of the Frederick Douglass/Daniel O'Connell project and is part of a broader push by Ireland to strengthen ties with the U.S. and raise its tourist profile, particularly among members of its 70 million person global diaspora. (A Frederick Douglass in Ireland itinerary is in the works.)
About 8,000 people in New Bedford claim Irish ancestry, according to data from the American Community Survey.
"There's no large city or town near Boston that doesn't have a connection to Ireland," said Michael Lonergan, the consul general of Ireland in New England, who will attend the event Thursday. "While Boston has a lot of history, it doesn't have the monopoly."
During Douglass' own visit to Ireland, he saw conditions similar to slavery among the peasantry, and his relationship with O'Connell proved formative. That prompted him to endorse non-violent, political struggle as the best path to end slavery, a break with some of his early abolitionist mentors.
"The presumption was that he got some very wise counsel from Daniel O'Connell," said Dennis Hale, a political science professor at Boston College and one of Thursday's panelists. "They both rejected participation in armed uprisings and both felt that political activity was the only way to achieve the ends that they believed in, the justice that they sought."
The warm welcome Douglass received in Ireland stood in stark contrast to the poor relations between African-Americans and Irish in the U.S., an irony he noted later in his book, "The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass."
"It's very often that people don't deal with some of the complexities of history," said Lee Blake, president of the New Bedford Historical Society. "How the Irish who were in Ireland related to African-Americans was very different from how the Irish in America related to African-Americans in America."


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Orthros, also called Matins, is the longest and most complex of the daily cycle services. Unless it is celebrated as a vigil in the evening, orthros (Greek for early dawn or daybreak) is celebrated in the morning.
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General Structure of Sunday Orthros
While some sections of Orthros follow the eight-tone cycle, others follow the eleven-part cycle of the Resurrectional Gospels.
- Sunday Orthros opens with the priest's exclamation Blessed is our God ..., Heavenly King ..., and the Trisagion Prayers. (Note: Heavenly King ... is omitted between Pascha and Pentecost.)
- The chanter or reader reads the Royal Troparia (Lord, save your people and bless your inheritance ...).
- The deacon offers a brief litany.
- The six psalms (3, 37, 62, 87, 102, and 142 - Septuagint numbering) are read.
- The deacon intones the Litany of Peace.
- Theos kyrios and the apolytikion are chanted.
- The small synapte is offered by the deacon.
- The kathismata are chanted.
- The reader chants the evlogetaria (Blessed are you, O Lord, teach me your statutes).
- The small synapte is offered again by the deacon.
- The Hypakoe is read by the chanter to prepare for the message of the Gospel reading.
- The Anavathmoi (hymns of ascent) are chanted.
- The Prokeimenon are chanted.
- The order of the Gospel is followed: the deacon intones Let us pray to the Lord ..., the priest responds with a prayer, and the chanter sings three times, Let everything that breathes praise the Lord. One of eleven Gospels is read; these Gospels each address a different part of the Resurrection narrative, because it is Sunday, the feast of the Resurrection. Having beheld the Resurrection of Christ ... is read by the chanter.
- The 50th Psalm is chanted.
- Glory ..., both ..., and a hymn are chanted.
- The deacon prays, O God, save your people and bless your inheritance ...
- The canons are chanted: first and third odes; small synapte; mid-ode kathisma; kontakion, oikos, synaxarion (commemorating the saints of the day); and katavasies (odes 1-8).
- The chanter sings the Magnificat while the deacon censes the church.
- The ninth ode of the katavasiai is chanted.
- The deacon again prays the small synapte.
- The chanter sings Holy is the Lord our God three times.
- The Exapostilaria (hymns related to the day's Gospel, or the day's feast) are chanted.
- The Lauds or Ainoi are chanted, slowly (Let everything that breathes praise the Lord.), followed by the doxastika.
- The Great Doxology is chanted. (Many consider the doxology to be the first part of the Divine Liturgy, as this often follows the Sunday Orthros.)
Orthros Services
There are seven types of Orthros:
Basic Forms
- Sunday Orthros: the longest of the regular orthros services. If this service is celebrated in its entirety it can last up to three hours. It contains three canons, apart from any additional festal canons which may be added. As a result, in most practical situations, abbreviations are made. Often, this Orthros is part of a vigil.
- Daily Orthros: there is no Gospel.
- Feast-day Orthros with Gospel.
Special Forms
- Lenten Orthros: penitential material added (hymns and prayers).
Orthros services related to the Paschal feast:
- Great and Holy Friday Orthros: there are twelve Gospel lessons; Antiphons are used (originating in a different office). The troparion sung at the 15th antiphon: Today is hung upon the cross... (Simeron krematai).
- Great and Holy Saturday Orthros. This contains some elements of the old cathedral office: procession with epitaphios, reading of three pericopes (OT, epistle, Gospel) at the end.
- Paschal Orthros. This is celebrated from Pascha Sunday until Thomas Sunday. The six psalms and the praises are not part of this service.
- A handout given to seminarians participating in the 2004-2005 altar groups at the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (Brookline, Massachusetts)
- Orthros for Sunday: Resurrectional Hymns in the original Greek, with a new English translation by Spencer T. Kezios, Protopresbyter, published by Narthex Press, 2nd edition, 1998.


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Off to a new, Untamed Land
"Off to a new, Untamed Land." Prairies 7, no. 7: June/July 1984, 79-81.
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The Jenner farm has had five generations living on it. It was started by Jacob and Magdalena (Lammle) Jenner after they had left Bergdorf, South Russia, during the early part of 1887. At the time, Jacob was 26.
They reached Menno, Dakota Territory, early the same year, and then traveled to Ipswich and Eureka.
In Eureka they bought two oxen, a horse, plow, harrow, and wagon, after which they headed northeast of Eureka to within 10 miles of Ashley. There they homesteaded with nothing but a wagon box and a few personal belongings. Soon, Jacob built a house and barn of sod.
The Jenners had eight children, two who died in infancy: Elizabeth (Mrs. John Jesser of Long Lake), Jacob of Ashley, John of Aberdeen, Fred of Ashley, Lydia (Mrs. Andrew Bertsch of Eureka), and Ida (Mrs. Ted Hoff of Mandan).
The original homestead consisted of 160 acres. Their homestead papers were signed by President William McKinley.
Jacob increased his holdings to 1,200 acres, and, at the time of his retirement in 1917 when they moved to Ashley, he gave each son 400 acres.
Fred took over the homestead, farming it until 1950. In 1920, he married Anna Bertsch of Ashley. They had four children: LaVern (Mrs. Elmer Diede of Jamestown), Vernon of Ashley, Frances (who married Ervin Grenz, and, after his death, married Milbert Schick of Eureka), and Alvera (her first husband was Ewald Ebel; following his death, she married Al Richardson of Jamestown).
Fred had the misfortune of farming throughout the seven terrible years of drought in 1930s.
During that time, grasshoppers were so thick that they covered complete sides of the house. At other times, when they swarmed, they shaded the sun! Grasshoppers chewed on fenceposts so that the weathered wood looked like clean wood again. They absolutely destroyed all vegetation.
It was a frustrating, agonizing time. People looked anxiously up
into the skies whenever rain clouds appeared. Many times it looked
like big rain storms were coming from the northwest as huge dark
clouds rolled across the heavens. But only a few drops would fall—and
then it was sunlight again. No rain of any consequence fell. That
was the pattern for years.
Hundreds of families gave up and moved west. Others hung on.
Finally, the rains came in 1940. The land had rested so long that the crop that year was good. And the crops got better. Since then, there have been many lean years and good years, but no crop failures of the magnitude of those in the '30s.
Despite those troubles, Fred saw transportation change from horse to automobile to tractor.
In 1950, Fred and Anna moved to Ashley for retirement, and Vernon and Ruth (Luebeck) took over the farm. When they started, the farm consisted of 400 acres, which they expanded to 1,600 acres.
Under them, the mechanization of farming continued, such as from tractors which pulled two-bottom plows to diesel four-wheel-drive tractors to enable them to do more work.
From 1950 through 1970, Vernon imported thousands of Wisconsin grade and pure-bred dairy stock to the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, and Montana. Cheese plants were being built in many small towns in those states. For that reason, dual purpose cattle were replaced with pure dairy breeds causing a great demand for better quality cattle. Ruth spent much of her time managing the farm as the business took at least three days a week of Vernon's time.
Other changes to the farm made by Vernon and Ruth included remodeling all of the farm buildings. No rebuilding or extensive repair could occur during the Depression, of course, and so certain improvements became necessary. A new home was built in 1958.
Their children are David (who married Deborah Meidinger), Judith (married to Dr. Steven Meier of Des Moines, Iowa), and Rhoda (special education director in Ellendale of Dickey and LaMoure counties.)
In 1976, Vernon and Ruth moved to Ashley, and David and Deborah moved to the farm. David had taught vocational agriculture in Oakes for three years, and Deborah was an elementary school teacher there for the same time.
David had always been interested in farming and livestock, and decided he wanted to farm with his parents. He has since added another 900 acres, and made improvements in machinery and buildings.
He and Deborah have two daughters: Gretchen, 4, and Christen, 2.


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Adam Yauch, one of the founders of the Beastie Boys, died on Friday in Manhattan. He was only 47 years old. He'd been sick with cancer for some time, not well enough to appear at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last month when the group was inducted. Still, the news was quite a shock for his many fans.
As anyone who went to one of his Tibetan Freedom Fests would recall, Yauch was a Buddhist. I was curious how obituaries might remember this important aspect of his life. Thankfully, many did a nice job. For background, first of all, you might enjoy this Tricycle interview with him from nearly 20 years ago.
The Huffington Post had a piece headlined "Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch's Buddhist Spirituality Permeated His Life And Music." It collects some great links related to Yauch's spiritual life, including details about how his religious tradition helped him in his battle against cancer and how it influenced his music.
For more mainstream outlets, the New York Times treated the religious aspect here:
While the Beastie Boys' music continued to offer a crunching, squealing good time during the 1990s, the rhymes it carried grew more mature. Vandalism was replaced by constructive thoughts, and offhand sexism was replaced by explicit respect for women. After travels in Tibet and Nepal, Mr. Yauch became a practicing Tibetan Buddhist. On the Beastie Boys' 1994 album, "Ill Communication," he rapped "Bodhisattva Vow," a version of a pledge taken by devout Buddhists, over a hip-hop drumbeat mixed with the deep chanting of Buddhist monks. The Beasties also brought Buddhist monks to perform ceremonies at the 1994 Lollapalooza Festival.
In 1994 Mr. Yauch started the nonprofit Milarepa Fund, which presented the Tibetan Freedom Concert series to raise awareness of Chinese control of Tibet. The first one, in 1996, drew more than 100,000 people to Golden Gate Park in San Francisco; concerts followed in New York, Washington, Tokyo, Sydney, Amsterdam, Taipei and elsewhere. After Sept. 11, 2001, Milarepa organized New Yorkers Against Violence, offering relief efforts for victims of violence.
In 1998 he married Dechen Wangdu, who survives him along with their daughter, Tenzin Losel; and his parents, Frances and Noel Yauch.
The Washington Post added to these details at the end of the obituary:
On a trip to Asia in the early 1990s, Mr. Yauch met Tibetan refugees while hiking the Himalayas and was inspired to pursue Buddhism.
During the 1990s and 2000s, he organized the Tibetan Freedom Concert, a series of music festivals, most of them lasting two days, that promoted pacifism and Tibetan independence. One was at RFK Stadium in 1998. Proceeds benefited Mr. Yauch's charity, the Milarepa Fund, named for a Tibetan saint who sought enlightenment by composing music.
Having found Buddhism, Mr. Yauch said he regretted his earlier destructive ways.
"I didn't realize how much harm I was doing back then," Mr. Yauch said in 1998. "I had kids coming up to me and saying, 'Yo, I listen to your record while I'm smoking dust, man.' And I'd say, 'Hey, man, we're just kidding. I don't smoke dust.' People need to be more aware of how they're affecting people."
The reader who sent in this Washington Post piece said that it was a "very good obituary that linked the Buddhism to a genuine chance of heart that was reflected in his performances and daily life. We also learn of his secular upbringing by parents of different faiths, and get a good idea of this man's trajectory in life. (And unlike many entertainers, this seemed like a positive trajectory.)." Sounds about right. The reader noted that the obituary was a bit brief on details related to Yauch's marriage and any role she might have played in his religious life, but that for a brief piece, it was quite nice.
I agree. I find many of these obituaries to be somewhat short on details, but very nice, respectful and sympathetic. Do let us know if you see anything worth special mention.


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Great to see the money I spent to get to Thailand with the Plan B team payed off!
Me and my mate Adam both qualifying from the same race, awesome!
That there is a squad of superstars though and unless start winning every one of my next few races solo by 4 minutes with one leg I doubt I'll be riding worlds this year, but I'll just keep chipping away, year by year. Frankly, when half those guys are Pro next year I'll have a good shot!
Wet and windy beach road today. A lot of fiddling with my TT set-up lately, will take a while to really nail it down.
Looking forward to some hilly racing in Eildon this weekend, Blackburn CC really do put on some awesome circuits for road racing.


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Texas farmers and ranchers have ample opportunities over the next few months to pick up the latest information on crop management, products and issues. Attendees also have opportunities to earn CEUs to keep pesticide applicator licenses current.
Below are some of the many opportunities available in coming weeks and months.
Jan. 16—The 20th Cotton and Grain Pre-Plant Conference will be held Jan. 16 at the Sam Sparks Auditorium at Rio Farms in Monte Alto.
Rio Farms is located at 25601 Farm-to-Market 88, some 10 miles north of Expressway 83 in Weslaco.
Registration begins at 8 a.m., and the program begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 3:30 p.m.
"With December rains of about 4 inches for most of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, an improved subsoil moisture is providing growers with more optimism about planting cotton and/or grain sorghum this year," said Brad Cowan, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agent for Hidalgo County.
"But there are always other issues to consider before making planting decisions, so this conference is designed to provide growers with research-based information that could help," he said.
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Texas Department of Agriculture and Certified Crops Advisers continuing education units will be available.
Topics and speakers include:
- Rio Grande Valley Boll Weevil Eradication Program; Progress Made, Challenges Ahead; Larry Smith, program director, Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation, Abilene.
- Beltwide Proposal to Assist the Valley with Boll Weevil Eradication; Dr. Don Parker, integrated pest management coordinator, National Cotton Council, Memphis.
- Cotton Varieties for the Valley for 2014; Dr. Gaylon Morgan, AgriLife Extension agronomist, College Station.
- Chemical Treatment of Cotton; Dr. Greta Schuster, AgriLife Extension pathologist, Kingsville, and Jacob Pekar, graduate student, Texas A&M University-Kingsville.
- Cotton Market Outlook for 2014; Dr. John Robinson, AgriLife Extension economist, College Station.
- Grain Sorghum Market Outlook for 2014; Dr. Mark Welch, AgriLife Extension economist, College Station.
- A New Threat? Sugarcane/Sorghum Aphid; Dr. Raul Villanueva, AgriLife Extension entomologist, Weslaco, and Danielle Sekula, AgriLife Extension integrated pest management agent, Weslaco.
- RGV Soil Testing Campaign; Ashley Gregory, AgriLife Extension assistant, Weslaco.
- New Developments from Industry; various industry representatives.
For more information contact Cowan at 956-383-1026, Dr. Enrique Perez, AgriLife Extension agent for Cameron County at 956-361-8236, or Omar Gonzalez, AgriLife Extension agent for Willacy County at 956-689-2412
Irrigation conference
Jan. 16—The annual High Plains Irrigation Conference will be held Jan. 16 in the Regency Room of the Amarillo Civic Center, 401 S. Buchanan St., Amarillo.
The program, hosted by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas Agricultural Irrigation Association, will address a variety of topics of interest to the general public, as well as to agricultural producers, landowners, crop consultants and irrigation professionals, said Dr. Dana Porter, program coordinator and AgriLife Extension agricultural engineering specialist-irrigation and water management, Lubbock.
"We wanted to offer farm owners and managers information on economic risk management tools for limited irrigation conditions, as well as research updates and new recommendations for crop-specific irrigation management," Porter said.
A concurrent trade show also will provide opportunities for attendees to see new products and technologies, and to visit with experts from industry, non-profit organizations and agencies.
Registration will be onsite only, beginning at 8 a.m., with the program starting at 8:30 a.m. The fee is $30. Irrigation Association – five certified irrigation designer – and certified crop adviser continuing education units – 4.5 in soil and water management and one in crop management – will be offered.
Topics and speakers for the program will be:
- Regional Water Issues, Kyle Ingham, Panhandle Regional Planning Commission Regional Water Planning director, Amarillo.
Texas Water Development Board Programs: SWIFT Updates and Agricultural and Rural Water Conservation.
Trends in Agricultural Irrigation, Dr. Kevin Wagner, Texas Water Resources Institute associate director, College Station.
- Crop Insurance and Irrigation Best Management Practices, Jay Yates, AgriLife Extension economist-risk management, Lubbock.
- Risk Management Tools for Limited Irrigation, DeDe Jones, AgriLife Extension risk management program specialist, Amarillo.
- Applied Research Panel: Irrigation Management Strategies for High Plains Crops, Dr. Qingwu Xue, Texas A&M AgriLife Research crop stress physiologist, Amarillo; Thomas Marek, AgriLife Research senior research, Amarillo; and Jim Bordovsky, AgriLife Research scientist and agricultural engineer, Halfway / Lubbock.
- Irrigation Management Tools, Porter.
The meeting will conclude after 4 p.m. with a wrap-up, evaluation and CEU distribution.
For more conference information, go to the Texas Agricultural Irrigation Association website, http://taia.org/HPIC_2014.html. Questions about the program can be directed to Porter at firstname.lastname@example.com. Trade show questions should be directed to Kern Stutler at 806-786-5644.
Jan. 21—All things pertaining to cotton in West Texas summarizes the subject matter of this year's Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Permian Basin Cotton Conference.
The multi-county annual event takes place from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Jan. 21 in the Martin County Community Center in Stanton. Counties involved with conducting the event include Martin, Upton, Glasscock, Howard, Reagan, and Midland.
Individual preregistration is $20 by Jan. 17 and $30 at the door. For more information and to RSVP, contact the AgriLife Extension office in Martin County at 432-756-3316. Five Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units will be available, pending the department's approval.
"This program will be the most comprehensive you are apt to find in terms of cotton information relative to our region," said Rebel Royall, AgriLife Extension agent in Glasscock County. "The AgriLife Extension agents involved with this effort have made every effort to determine what information producers need for the coming crop year and that's what will be offered."
Topics and presenters during the morning session will include:
- Salinity and Cotton Root Rot Control, Dr. David Drake, AgriLife Extension agronomist, San Angelo.
- Legislative Update on Agriculture, presented by a representative of Congressman Mike Conaway.
- Legislative Update, Agriculture and Cotton Policy, Brett Cypert, National Cotton Council.
- Farm Bill Farm Services Agency Update, Jill Halfmann, Martin County Farm Services Agency office.
- How to Prepare a Budget for Your Banker, Dr. Jackie Smith, AgriLife Extension economist, Lubbock.
- Laws and Regulations, Brad Easterling, AgriLife Extension integrated pest management agent for Glasscock, Reagan and Upton counties.
- New Seed Varieties and Technologies, presented by seed company representatives.
- Weed Resistance in Cotton and Dicamba/2-4D Resistant Cotton, Dr. Gaylon Morgan, AgriLife Extension state cotton specialist, College Station.
- Cotton Insect Update, Dr. Mark Muegge, AgriLife Extension entomologist, Fort Stockton.
Caprock Crop Production
Jan. 23—The 19th annual Caprock Crop Production Conference conducted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service begins at 7:00 a.m. Jan. 23 at the Friends Unity Center in Muncy.
"Producers, landowners and those interested in production agriculture are assured a full helping of information at this year's conference," said Caitlin Jackson, AgriLife Extension agent in Crosby County. "This year's conference will be all about new technologies, practices and legislative matters currently affecting agricultural production in Crosby, Floyd and surrounding counties."
Eight Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units will be available.
Participants can pre-register for $35 by contacting the AgriLife Extension offices in Floyd or Crosby counties at 806-675-2347 or 806-983-4912, respectively. Onsite registration will be $45.
Jackson said the educational sessions will include presentations on herbicide resistant weeds, nematode management, High Plains Water District updates, Risk Management Association changes, managing risk, and selection of cotton varieties and other topics significant to the area.
"Added perks at this year's conference will include a chance to win an Apple iPad Mini donated by Vista Bank and $100 donated by People's Bank," Jackson said.
"In addition, we'll have refreshments courtesy of Panhandle-Plains Land Bank and a brisket lunch sponsored in part by Plains Cotton Growers. There will also be a trade show with a number of local agricultural venders."
Jan. 23—The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will conduct a commodities marketing workshop from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 23 at First United Bank, 201 N. Broadway in Dimmit.
"This program will offer a unique opportunity for producers from across our region with an interest in the futures market," said Nancy Andersen, AgriLife Extension agent in Castro County. "We are excited to welcome Richard Brock from the Brock Report to Castro County as our keynote program speaker."
Brock is president of Brock Associates, a commodity marketing consulting firm headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., that provides price forecasting and strategies for sales and purchasing programs to farmers, agribusiness firms and the food industry.
Individual registration, which includes lunch, is $10 due upon arrival. For more information and to RSVP, contact the AgriLife Extension office in Castro County at 806-647-4115.
Jan. 27 and later dates—To help producers understand and manage their way through volatile markets using a variety of marketing tools such as futures and options, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Risk Management Agency will offer a one-day "Intro to Futures and Options" workshop at six locations across three months.
A record corn crop, adequate-to-surplus supplies of all crops in the U.S. and world markets, and the lowest cattle inventory in 60 years are just some of the factors that will lead to volatile markets in 2014, said Dr. Steve Amosson, AgriLife Extension economist in Amarillo.
"Crop and livestock producers need to know how to use all the marketing tools available to help ensure their profitability for the upcoming year," Amosson said.
Specific topics covered will include: an introduction to futures and options markets, margin accounts, short hedges and how these tools relate to cash marketing tools, he said. A number of examples and hands-on exercises will enhance the learning experience.
The workshop will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. The fee is $50 and will cover costs associated with instruction, breaks, meals and materials.
The meeting dates and locations are:
- Jan. 27 – First State Bank, 1601 E. 16th St., Dalhart
- Jan. 28 – O'Loughlin Center, 502 S. Brandt St., Spearman.
- Jan. 29 – Ochiltree Expo Center, 402 Expo Dr., Perryton.
- Feb. 11 – Roberts County Courthouse Annex, 122 Waters St., Miami.
- March 5 – Wheeler County Ag and Family Life Center, 7939 N. U.S. Highway 83, Wheeler.
- March 6 – AgriLife Extension office for Deaf Smith County, 903 14th St., Hereford.
To register and pay for a course, go to http://agriliferegister.tamu.edu. While this is the preferred method of registration and payment, Amosson said, payments also will be accepted at the door. Registrations, however, should be made at least three days prior to each meeting for planning purposes and may also be completed by contacting Leon Guerrero at 806-677-5626 or email@example.com or the appropriate AgriLife Extension county office.
Jan.29—A Field Crop Symposium will be held at the Texas A&M Research and Extension Center, 10345 Highway 44 Corpus Christi.
The planned agenda includes:
- 2013 Outbreak of Sorghum/Sugarcane Aphid on Sorghum—Mike Brewer, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Corpus Christi
- Topguard for CRR Control and Other Disease Management Issues for Cotton and Sorghum—Tom Isakeit, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, College Station
- Prevention of Herbicide Tolerant Weeds—Mark Matocha, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, College Station.
- Optimizing Fertility Management in Cotton and Sorghum—Mark McFarland, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, College Station
- Pre-Plant Cotton Management Strategies—Gaylon Morgan, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension,
- College Station
Feral Hogs
Feb. 4—The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, in cooperation with the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board, will conduct a Feral Hog Management Workshop from 8 a.m.to 3:15 p.m. at the Luling Foundation, 523 S. Mulberry St., in Luling.
"Despite greatly increased public awareness and more effective control methods, Texas feral hog populations continue to grow," said Jared Timmons, AgriLife Extension wildlife associate at San Marcos.
"More feral hogs mean a magnification of some already serious problems such as the polluting of creeks and rivers from the animals congregating around water sources to drink and wallow," Timmons said. "The result is fecal matter going directly into streams, adding often dangerous levels of bacteria and nutrients to the water.
"Our goal for this program is to keep landowners in tune with the latest information available in regards to the feral hog situation in our region and to offer them ways to cope with it."
Workshop topics will include: basic biology of feral swine and their damage to watersheds, feral hogs in the Plum Creek watershed, population dynamics, laws and regulations for hunting feral hogs, agricultural regulations, safety and disease concerns, transportation regulations, control and trap demonstration.
Individual preregistration is $15 by Feb.1 and $25 thereafter. For more information and to preregister, contact the AgriLife Extension office in Caldwell County at 512-398-3122 or email@example.com.
Five Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units – two general, two integrated pest management and one laws and regulations – will be offered pending the department's approval.
Information on controlling feral hogs is available at http://plumcreek.tamu.edu/feral-hogs or http://feralhogs.tamu.edu.
The program is provided through a Clean Water Act nonpoint source grant from the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Feb. 10—The Hale/ Swisher Ag Conference will be held Feb. 10 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Ollie Liner Center. Discussions include insect, weed and disease management, fertility and other topics. CEUs will be offered. Call 806.291.5267 to make reservations. Registration fee: $20. The conference is sponsored by Panhandle-Plains Land Bank, Great Plains Ag Credit and Hale County Farm Bureau.
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H.R.6429 - STEM Jobs Act of 2012112th Congress (2011-2012)
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|Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] (Introduced 09/18/2012)
|House - Judiciary
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|Senate - 12/04/2012 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 559. (All Actions)
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One recent, cold and rainy fall day, the Long Island-based environmental group Friends of the Bay officially announced the completion of its Watershed Action Plan for the Oyster Bay/Cold Spring Harbor Estuary (the cleanest estuary in western Long Island Sound and a vital ecological, economic and recreational resource for the region. I was on hand for the announcement and my inner hydrology nerd knew that, considering all that stormwater runoff I was seeing, this was ideal weather for the release of such a plan.
As I listened to the various speakers, what struck me was the partnership that had been forged after Friends of the Bay, the Town of Oyster Bay and other governmental entities, stakeholder groups and the general public worked closely together to plan for the future of the bay. All recognized the central need to protect and restore conditions throughout the watershed and the estuary using a watershed-based approach.
All levels of government continue to experience belt tightening during these tough economic times, so Watershed Action Plans and the partnerships behind them have become increasingly important. Environmental agencies in particular are looking to non-government groups and citizens to help protect the nation's invaluable environmental resources. In this respect, Friends of the Bay's Watershed Action Plan - and for that matter their State of the Watershed Report - can serve as an example for other groups and communities.
According to Mark Tedesco, director of the Environmental Protection Agency's Long Island Sound Office:
"The key to success of any watershed action plan is the commitment and teamwork of local government, citizen organizations, and community members, with federal and state governments working in partnership to provide technical and financial assistance. The Oyster Bay/Cold Spring Harbor Watershed Action Plan developed by Friends of the Bay is a model of how it can be done."
As Tedesco points out, the local community is a crucial ingredient in the Watershed Action Plan partnership, and Friends of the Bay has found a strong partner in area residents and businesses. Pat Aitken, executive director of Friends of the Bay, was impressed by the degree of community involvement in the Watershed Action Plan process. "There were three public meetings and all were well attended and I am confident the community will remain engaged and active as we implement the programs and initiatives of the Watershed Action Plan," said Aitken.
While Aitken was impressed, she was not surprised by the enthusiastic response given the past civic history of this community: some decades ago citizens had stood up against the likes of Robert Moses, the notorious master builder (aka Power Broker) who was extremely influential behind the scenes in shaping NYC's boroughs and beyond from the 30's through the 60s.
Moses, who once famously said "those who can, build; those who can't, criticize" was determined to build a bridge that would span the Long Island Sound, connecting Oyster Bay to Rye in Westchester County. Moses - not known for his diplomacy when it came to public and community engagement - thought he would get his way as he had on so many other projects, but the community and its elected representatives fought back, citing such concerns as negative environmental impacts on the estuary. Ultimately, then-Governor Nelson Rockefeller had no choice but to cancel the controversial project for fear that a public backlash would hinder his re-election bid.
Indeed, Oyster Bay/Cold Spring Harbor Estuary is a special place and had that bridge been built, this area, which boasts a thriving local shellfish industry, would have been forever changed. The waters of Oyster Bay - home to the famous "Pine Island" oysters, farmed since 1887 by Frank M. Flower and Sons - produce up to 90 percent of oysters and 40 percent of hard clams harvested in all of New York State.
Of course the estuary and watershed continue to face a variety of threats, including stormwater runoff, a primary channel through which pollution (including pathogens) can travel through the watershed and into the estuary. Polluted stormwater runoff is one of the main threats to the ecology and water quality of the watershed and the estuary as well as to drinking water supplies and the local shellfish industry.
In this regard, Pat Aitken of Friends of the Bay agrees: while the weather was a bit gloomy and wet that fall day, it was perfect conditions to herald their watershed action plan.
Want to take action to protect your watershed? Check out the U.S. EPA's "Ten Things You Can Do to Make a Difference in Your Watershed". Some other online EPA resources:
- Surf Your Watershed
- Watershed Central
- "After the Storm" Video and Brochure
Watershed Facts:
- A watershed is the area of land that drains to a common body of water, such as a stream, lake, estuary, wetland, reservoir, aquifer or even the ocean.
- A watershed can be as small as a human footprint or enormous like the 64,000 square miles which comprise the multistate area that drains into the Chesapeake Bay. (FYI: The Chesapeake Bay Watershed is at the center of the debate over the controversial natural gas drilling process, hydraulic fracturing. See here and here.)
- Watersheds play many essential roles: they supply drinking water, provide critical habitat for many plant and animal species, offer recreational opportunities, and sustain all life.
- Watersheds possess significant economic value. More than $450 billion in food and fiber, manufactured goods, and tourism depends on clean water and healthy watersheds.


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Facebook has just released the highly anticipated new version of Facebook for iPhone and Facebook for iPad, a update they've promised would make it better, faster, and stronger than ever before. That's important because Facebook has always been one of the most popular apps on iOS, yet has also been plagued by bugs and other problems unbecoming one of the largest companies in the world. And here's how Facebook's aimed to make it right:
We've rebuilt the app so it's faster and easier to use. * Scrolling through news feed is faster than ever * New banner lets you tap to quickly see more stories – no need to refresh * Photos open fast and close with one downward swipe * Instant access to your notifications
Now, here's the deal: Facebook may have re-architected their app to use native display elements instead of building everything out of HTML5, but they're still pulling almost all their content from the web, and that won't be significantly faster. So, while scrolling and other elements of the user experience are indeed improved, any time you try to pull anything not already cached, it's still going to take its sweet time.
That's why Facebook dedicating themselves to making great iOS apps is much more important than any relative claims of speed improvement or interface implementations. Facebook wanting to be proud of their mobile apps is what matters, and what I hope gets validated going forward.
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SAVANNAH, Ga., February 7, 2013 — The Ocean Exchange proudly announces the launch of its third annual global competition for the 2013 Gulfstream Navigator Award of $100,000 and the 2013 Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics Orcelle Award of $100,000.
The theme for the 2013 competition is LEAP TO ZERO+, the innovative practice of generating economic growth and increased productivity while reducing the use of natures' resources and waste. The Ocean Exchange is seeking innovative, proactive and globally scalable Solutions, i.e. Solutions Inspiring Action, that are positive for our oceans, economies, and cultures and that can leap across industries accelerating the timeline of reaching Zero+.
Christopher Connor, Deputy CEO and Chief Commercial Officer for Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics encourages all scientists, engineers, innovators and entrepreneurs to enter the competition. "Now is the time to share your knowledge and ideas, to help create the solutions that will move our world forward. The giant steps we're looking for might already be in your hands; apply to the Ocean Exchange so we can help you realize them."
To enter the 2013 competition, register your solution in the Ocean Exchange Gallery by 11:59 p.m. (GMT) on May 1, 2013. Register by completing a pre-screening application through http://www.oceanexchange.org. Beginning May 2, Ocean Exchange's international solutions review panel of multi-disciplinary experts will review all applications registered in the Gallery to select:
- Ten Solutions Inspiring Action to compete for Monetary Awards – these organizations, which are in need of financial support and global recognition, will be invited to present at the Solutions Exchange, September 30, 2013 in Savannah Georgia USA. At the Solutions Exchange invited delegates will select the winners of the $100,000 Gulfstream Navigator Award and the $100,000 Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics Orcelle Award.
- Three Solutions Inspiring Action representing Excellence in Corporate Innovation – these Excellence Award winners will be invited to present their Solutions Inspiring Action at the opening of the Solutions Exchange on September 29, 2013.
In 2013 the Ocean Exchange is introducing the Solution Inspiring Action Gallery that will become the go to resource for organizations to identify and connect with Solutions that can advance attainment of their social responsibility goals. In 2011 and 2012, the Ocean Exchange's competition generated applications from North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Middle East with six countries represented in our 2012 Solutions Inspiring Action winners. The Solution Exchange 2012 was attended by delegations from 16 countries with international press reaching from Savannah to Norway, Tokyo to Seattle.
Previous winners:
In 2011, The Wave Glider by Liquid Robotics won the $100,000 Gulfstream Navigator Award. This year Wave Gliders travelled unassisted from California to Japan and Australia, collecting oce
an data and breaking the Guinness World Record for robots. The Wave Glider will soon be on display in the Smithsonian Museum.
In 2012, the Ocean Exchange offered two $100,000 prizes: the Gulfstream® Navigator Award was won by Protei's Open Source Sailing Drone, and the Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics' Orcelle Award was won by the Nonox Ltd Emulsion Combustion System. In 2012, Industry Excellence Award winners were Georgia Institute of Technology, Golder & Associates, IKEA, and Southern Company.
To learn more about how to register for the Gallery and the competition, please visit http://www.oceanexchange.org.
About the Ocean Exchange
Founded in 2010, the Ocean Exchange™ is an international platform for accelerating the adoption across industries of Solutions that positively impact environments, economies and health, while respecting cultures around the world. The Board of Governors includes 30 thought-leaders from around the world who represent diverse backgrounds and expertise and share a commitment to innovation. Working together, we AGGREGATE solutions and EMPOWER organizations to achieve their goals. For more information, please visit www.oceanexchange.org.
About Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics delivers innovative and sustainable global shipping and logistics solutions for manufacturers of cars, trucks, heavy equipment and non-containerized/breakbulk cargo. The company also specializes in handling complex project cargoes such as rail cars, power generators, mining equipment and yachts. WWL's sophisticated supply chain management services ensure an efficient integration of ocean transportation, inland distribution, terminal handling and a comprehensive range of specialised technical services. For more information, please visit www.2wglobal.com.
About Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), designs, develops, manufactures, markets, services and supports the world's most technologically advanced business-jet aircraft. Gulfstream has produced more than 2,000 aircraft for customers around the world since 1958. To meet the diverse transportation needs of the future, Gulfstream offers a comprehensive fleet of aircraft, comprising the wide-cabin, high-speed Gulfstream G150®; the new large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G280®; the large-cabin, long-range Gulfstream G450®; the large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G550® and the ultra-large-cabin, ultra-long-range G650®. Gulfstream also offers aircraft ownership services via Gulfstream Pre-Owned Aircraft Sales®. The company employs more than 12,500 people at 12 major locations. Visit www.gulfstream.com for more information.
At The Ocean Exchange, contact Millicent Pitts at 912-257-0209 or email@example.com


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compar. - Bad, ill, evil, or corrupt, in a greater degree; more bad or evil; less good; specifically, in poorer health; more sick; -- used both in a physical and moral sense. 2
n. - Loss; disadvantage; defeat. 2
n. - That which is worse; something less good; as, think not the worse of him for his enterprise. 2
a. - In a worse degree; in a manner more evil or bad. 2
v. t. - To make worse; to put disadvantage; to discomfit; to worst. See Worst, v. 2
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Can you imagine what kind of coverage a major mainstream news organization might give a faith-healing church that took in millions of dollars that seem to have vanished?
Pretty sympathetic coverage, actually, if you're talking about an Associated Press report this week on the financial troubles of the once-flourishing "Brownsville Revival" church in Florida:
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — For years starting in the mid-1990s, millions from around the globe visited a humble church in Florida's Panhandle for lively Pentecostal revival services where believers flocked on stage to be healed by God for cancer, addiction and broken hearts.
At its height, the "Brownsville Revival" drew as many as 5,500 people a night for six years — estimates put the total between 2.5 million and 4.5 million people. Donations poured in as the Brownsville Assembly of God added staff, built a massive new sanctuary and opened a school for preachers.
In the decade after being the home of the largest Pentecostal outpouring in U.S. history, the church has been on the edge of financial ruin. It racked up $11.5 million in debt, to be paid after the out-of-town throngs and its former pastor moved on.
The red ink is mostly unknown outside the congregation.
"Every Monday I find out what the (Sunday) offering was and we decide what we can pay this week," said the Rev. Evon Horton, Brownsville's current pastor. "The good news is last week we paid our mortgage. The bad news is it drained our bank accounts."
Pentecostalism ranks as "one of the fastest-growing and underreported movements in Christianity," as ReligionLink put it in 2006. Think about it: How often do you see secular news reports about Pentecostals? Not too often, I don't think. So I was pleased to see this coverage.
The church involved apparently liked the coverage, as a link to the AP story is featured prominently on its website. It's easy to understand why, as the reporter shows a willingness to report facts (even those that might be difficult for a skeptical journalist to embrace) in a straightforward, non-judgmental way:
In a fundraising effort that Horton said came to him from God in a dream, the church is trying to raise about $7 million by getting people to give $1,000 each for debt relief. Donors' names will be engraved in a "walk of faith" around the old sanctuary.
"We can be debt-free if just 7,000 of the millions of people who attended the revival help out," Horton said.
The story similarly lets the former pastor share his perspective in his own words:
Rev. John Kilpatrick, moved on. He now runs a bustling church and traveling revival ministry based across the state line in Daphne, Ala.
Kilpatrick said Brownsville was never the wealthy church many assumed during the revival years, so loans were the only way to pay for growth. He said the church fell deeper into debt after he departed and membership dropped.
"I resigned (from) the church, and I never would have left if I knew the struggles it was going to have," he said.
Yet, for all the positive attributes mentioned above, something about this story bugs me. I'm not exactly sure what it is. But after reading 1,300 words — a novel by AP standards — the story seems to ring a little hollow.
Maybe there was no way to avoid that. Maybe the journalist dug and pushed as hard as he could. But I can't help wondering if there is no one outraged about the missing money — no one willing to cast blame and raise questions about what really might have happened to the millions given. Surely Ole Anthony is waiting by the phone? (I'm only half-joking.)
At the same time, it strikes me that more context on Pentecostalism — perhaps even a reference to the prosperity gospel and how this fits in, or not — might have been helpful.
Then again, it's entirely possible that I'm being overly critical. That's where you come in, gentle GetReligion readers. It's your turn to read the story and weigh in with journalistic questions and observations.


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Entering action on Saturday, the Winnipeg Jets find themselves somewhere more than a little surprising: on the threshold of a playoff spot, just one point back of the Washington Capitals for eighth in the NHL's Eastern Conference.
One could be forgiven for being taken aback by the Jets sudden success; certainly the season didn't start that way. But the beginning of December has been kind to Winnipeg's hockey team, far kinder than October or November were:
- October record: 4-6-1 (nine of a possible 22 points)
- November record: 5-5-3 (13 of a possible 26 points)
- December record: 4-0-0 (eight of a possible eight points)
The last four games represents the best streak the reborn Jets have enjoyed. They won three straight and four of five in the middle of November (a mini-run which included impressive victories over Washington and Tampa Bay) but this is the first time the club has pulled off four consecutive victories.
Of course, it's not like there's been a big margin for error in most of these wins. The Jets' 4-2 victory over the struggling Hurricanes (they've allowed 3+ goals in nine consecutive games, winning just one of them) was the most lopsided score; in two other contests the Jets won by just a single goal, and the 4-2 win over New Jersey was actually a 3-2 game until Evander Kane put an empty-netter away with 32 seconds remaining.
Still, however tight the actual games, the results on the NHL standings have been undeniable. On November 30th, the night before embarking on their current run, the Jets sat 13th in the East, with a distance of four points separating them from both the Eastern Conference basement and the final playoff spot. This four-game streak has allowed them to double the space between themselves and 15th to eight points, and as already mentioned puts them just one point out of a post-season berth.
This is encouraging news, particularly taken in context with Tobias Enstrom's return to practice. The Jets' best defenseman has been out of the line-up since the end of October with a broken collarbone, but began skating with the team on Wednesday and is now probably just a few weeks away from a return to the line-up. While the team has managed to keep their collective head above water in his absence, there's no doubt that he'll be a major boost to the team's playoff chances once he returns.
Naturally, there's still a long way to go before the team can legitimately claim to be a playoff contender. But given the Atlanta Thrashers' 12th-place finish last season and the poor start the Jets endured, it's fair to say that they've surpassed expectations to be in the thick of the hunt in mid-December.