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Warm temperatures and good soil moisture potential spurred many cotton producers to begin planting in late April and early May. By May 25, they had planted almost 95 percent of the region's irrigated cotton crop. A 20-county area surrounding Lubbock comprises the South Plains, and annually produces roughly one-half of the state's 5- to 6-million acre cotton crop.
High winds and blowing sand damaged several thousand acres of young cotton in eight counties on May 20, and a May 26 storm hailed out several thousand additional acres in western Dawson County. The largest storm occurred May 30 rolling northwest to southeast, and leaving crops, livestock, barns, houses and equipment in nine counties damaged in its wake. A June 1 storm then caused considerable damage in three counties north and west of Lubbock.
It is still too early to tell the exact extent of crop damage from these storms, but preliminary estimates from county agents, Extension specialists, and agribusiness point to a projected loss of 360,000 to 500,000 acres of irrigated cotton and more than 10,000 acres of crops such as sunflowers, wheat and hay.
"For many producers, the latter storms came right on top of the final cotton planting date for crop insurance coverage," said Randy Boman, Extension cotton agronomist-Lubbock. "They may not be able to replant an insured crop. Those farming south of Lubbock have a little more leeway. Their crop insurance planting deadline ranges from June 10 to about June 20."
Even though the South Plains' year-to-date rainfall total is well above average at slightly more than 8 inches, many dryland producers are still waiting for a rain to provide planting moisture or to get their planted crop up.
If that rain doesn't come, the region's lost or abandoned cotton acreage (irrigated and dryland) could exceed 1 million acres.
Even producers with no weather losses are facing a tough year. Higher input and energy costs, low market prices, and the prospect of higher costs for pest control could stretch producers' crop budgets dangerously thin.
"Economically, it is a bad year to have to nurse a sick or damaged crop along," Boman said. "In that situation, your crop can rapidly become a money pit."
During the next week, many producers will have to make crucial decisions on acreage abandonment, replanting or switching to another crop entirely.


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Mets will improve, only question is how
The Mets are going to get better this offseason. Significantly better. More interesting, too. That's the bottom line in all of this. As for how we get from here to there, well, that's the tricky part.
I've got Jhonny Peralta, Shin-Soo Choo, Nate McLouth, Phil Hughes and Scott Kazmir penciled onto the roster as new Mets.
The Mets are going to get better this offseason. Significantly better. More interesting, too. That's the bottom line in all of this. As for how we get from here to there, well, that's the tricky part.
I've got Jhonny Peralta, Shin-Soo Choo, Nate McLouth, Phil Hughes and Scott Kazmir penciled onto the roster as new Mets.
But I digress.
Maybe you've heard they've got a couple of holes to fill in Flushing. They do, no secret there. But for the first time in general manager Sandy Alderson's four offseasons, he has money to spend -- perhaps as much as $30 million in 2014 payroll commitments.
If you're hoping for a splashy move, that's probably not going to happen. Alderson simply has too many needs to go for the big-ticket guys. But his money probably matches up with some intriguing talent that would also fill needs.
Since Alderson took over the team three years ago, he has spent cautiously and begun replenishing the Minor League system, while getting out from under the weight of some large payroll commitments (Jason Bay, Johan Santana, etc.).
That Alderson has done. If nothing else happens this offseason, Mets fans should at least know that the worst is over, and the most fun part of the reconstruction of the franchise has begun.
In a perfect world, Alderson would like to land two outfielders, two starting pitchers and a shortstop.
Oh, and a new bullpen.
Piece of cake, right?
To fill all those needs for, say, $30 million may not happen. But it would be stunning if the Mets didn't take a huge step in the right direction in 2014. Will they be good enough to contend in '14?
Some of that will depend on how much progress Lucas Duda, Jon Niese, Dillon Gee and Travis d'Arnaud make. At times, all of them have looked like they're good enough to be part of the long-term future.
But this is an important year for them. As the Royals and Mariners have taught us in recent years, young players don't come with guarantees, and it's silly putting a timetable on them.
To compare these Mets with the 2013 Red Sox would be a silly mistake. But here's one legitimate comparison: Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington had a similarly long shopping list after the '12 season. He, too, was committed to staying away from long-term salary commitments and to increasing his payroll in any dramatic way.
When Cherington began signing Jonny Gomes, David Ross, Mike Napoli and others, he wasn't universally praised. One Boston columnist called his work a big stack of mediocrity, or something close to that.
What Cherington reminded 29 other general managers is that roster building is more an art than a science. It's about adding talent, but it's about also adding chemistry, teamwork and work ethic.
Cherington needed a new atmosphere and a bunch of pieces to plug into the lineup card here, there and everywhere. His advantage was that in Dustin Pedroia, David Ortiz, Jon Lester, John Lackey and Clay Buchholz, he had a core of talent on which a champion could be built.
Alderson does not have that championship core -- at least not yet. At least not that we can see. He's got one of the five best players in the game in third baseman David Wright and a solid second baseman in Daniel Murphy.
After that, there are questions almost everywhere. If you hear that Alderson has contacted the agents for Jacoby Ellsbury, Matt Garza and Brian McCann, you should not be surprised. He's going to attempt to find out exactly what he's capable of doing.
But there are other good options that may not require a mega-contract. How about Peralta to play shortstop? Choo might be within the Mets' budget as well. He's an on-base machine who would dramatically upgrade the club.
As for improving the rotation, Alderson probably will have to let the market play out behind Garza, Tim Hudson and others. There are going to be interesting names available -- Kazmir, Scott Feldman, Josh Johnson, Bronson Arroyo -- but the market will take time to develop.
So be patient, Mets fans. This is a new kind of offseason, one filled with possibilities. It may be agonizingly slow. Just know that by the time the Mets gather in Port St. Lucie, Fla., in February, they're going to be far different -- and better -- than they are today. That's worth waiting for, isn't it?
Richard Justice is a columnist for MLB.com. Read his blog, Justice4U.

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Boynton Leads Lady Bisons to Top of A-Sun Standings Lipscomb's Courtney Boynton Earns A-Sun Women's Basketball Weekly Honor
Macon, Ga. - Lipscomb's Courtney Boynton (Sr./Wing/Hendersonville, Tenn.) led the Lady Bisons to a perfect 3-0 week and moved the squad atop of the A-Sun Standings. For her efforts, Boynton has been named the Atlantic Sun Conference Women's Basketball Player-of-the-Week as announced by the conference office on Monday.
2004-05 A-Sun Women's Basketball Player-of-the-Week Date Student-Athlete School 11/22 Brandi Miller Bel
11/29 Shontavia Williams FAU
12/6 Courtney Boynton Lip
12/13 April Clyburn GSU
12/20 Hollie Davis Bel
12/27 Brittany Harmon GWU
1/3 JoAnn Smith Stet
1/10 Courtney Boynton Lip
Boynton started the week with a 13-point, six-rebound, five-assist effort in a win over Belmont in the first "Battle of the Boulevard" of the year. The senior hit 6-of-6 from the free throw line while swiping four steals. On Thursday, Boynton scored 14 points and swiped three more steals in Lipscomb's win over Gardner-Webb, while hitting all four free throws she attempted. Boynton finished the week with a 24-point, four-rebound effort in a win over Campbell. Boynton knocked down four three-pointers and all four free throw attempts in the victory.
For the week, Boynton averaged 17.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 3.7 steals per game. The wing player hit 15-of-30 from the field and 7-of-18 from three-point range, while knocking down all 14 free-throw attempts. Boynton currently leads the NCAA in free throw shooting percentage, hitting 32-of-33 free throws this year.
Boynton currently leads the A-Sun with 17.4 points and 3.64 steals per game, while shooting 97.2 percent from the free-throw line, tops in the league. Boynton is also second in the league with a 44.1 percentage mark from behind the three-point line.
This marks the second time this season that Boynton has earned A-Sun Player-of-the-Week honors, previously on December 6th.
Lipscomb (8-3, 5-0 A-Sun) returns to action on Thursday when they travel to Georgia State for a 6:00 ET tip-off.


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Alpha-H Balancing Cleanser with Aloe Vera
A gentle creamy cleanser that softly hydrates and cleanses the skin without drying. Removes all traces of face and eye make-up (including waterproof mascara) whilst balancing and hydrating the skin. Three in one action. Contains soothing Aloe Vera and bursting with anti-oxidant Vitamin E to deep cleanse without stripping or dehydrating.
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Malli wrote:Lisa....
I have a couple of questions....
I'm looking for some fabrics for a soft collar
I'm thinking like faux fleece or something kind of squishy to line the collar and a flexible material for the face or "outside" of the collar, I'm wanting washable for this one. Also durable
Oscar has such sensitive skin with his allergies so he gets irritated easily, so I'm thinking soft would be nicer for him, and less irritating. Washable because allergies call for that
Any ideas?
CinderDee wrote:Diana, you can also choose of font from here.
airwalk wrote:CinderDee wrote:Diana, you can also choose of font from here.
Oh my...there's like 41 pages of Magic's ... thanks, I think Dee. Okay everybody go look and tell me what you like.
amazincc wrote:Lisa!!!
I was afraid you had gone on extended vacation.
amazincc wrote:Not me... it's all I can do to make my own choice.
I would hold her up for MONTHS.
airwalk wrote:Yep Lisa, they are helping me right out of my $$ You'll be seeing an order with a ton of questions.
amazincc wrote:The martingales are fabulous, Diana... they are literally beast-proof, and that's saying a lot.
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Welcome to Midnight Oil, where we keep you awake with pornographic images of cars that are sure to haunt your dreams.
God the Brera is sexy. When it was first released, I wanted one. In silver. Big wheels. V6, all-wheel drive. I still do. It's the bees knees.
This show comes courtesy of Davor Manojlovic, who also has a fetish for the Brera.
And, of course, here it is in full size. Enjoy it kiddos.
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Yahoo Inc. reported second-quarter results on Tuesday.
Chief Executive Marissa Mayer said she and her team are \"not satisfied\" with the company\'s second-quarter results. Yahoo reported a 3% drop in adjusted revenue and its GAAP net income fell 72% year-over-year.
The one upside for investors appeared to be news that Yahoo will be required to sell fewer shares of Alibaba when the Chinese search company goes public.
Here\'s a recap of the conference call with analysts.
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Yay! for $YHOO shareholders who will get a one-time cash distribution event! A windfall like Alibaba will happen every quarter, right?
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Good afternoon!
Welcome to our live blog of the Yahoo earnings call which starts in about a half hour. Meanwhile, stock is up a fraction, after rallying more than 2%.
Alibaba was a factor as expected. The Chinese tech powerhouse has agreed to let Yahoo sell fewer shares after its initial public offering which should be good news for Yahoo investors.
More soon.
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Initial reactions to Yahoo results on Twitter
Fair to wonder when exactly Yahoo will be judged as an online ad business again. Which – BTW – is not growing. http://t.co/syOGhYJviU $YHOO
— Dan Gallagher (@djtgallagher) July 15, 2014
bit concerned that $YHOO revs fell again .. & what will they do after #alibaba #IPO .. Still own some shares but not sure I want to do here
— Stockguy22 (@stockguy22) July 15, 2014
If $YHOO is returning half the $BABA proceeds to shareholders, does that means it's not buying #AOL?
— Rick Newman (@rickjnewman) July 15, 2014
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Chief Executive Marissa Mayer said she and her team are "not satisfied" with the company's second-quarter results.
Yahoo reported a 3% drop in adjusted revenue and its GAAP net income fell 72% year-over-year.
"While several areas showed strength, their growth was offset by declines," Mayer said in a statement.
A key area of concern is display ads in which Yahoo reported adjusted revenue of $394 million, down 7% year-over-year. Analysts were expecting $426 million. "Display remains an area of investment and transition," Mayer said. "In Q2, we saw display revenue decline, further highlighting the fact that we need to work faster to ameliorate the negative trends."
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Yahoo shares now down a fraction.
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Yahoo's after-hours Alibaba rally is pretty much over. Stock mostly flat now.
BGC Partners analyst Colin Gillis tells MarketWatch, "The quarter was very unimpressive," noting that it was the weakest GAAP revenue result since Marissa Mayer took over.
"They missed on display materially," Gillis says. "And that's the one piece of the business they have direct control over."
Now, Yahoo "is selling less stock of Alibaba, which some people are excited about," he added.
Earnings call to start in a few minutes.
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Call is starting. CEO Marissa Mayer and CFO Ken Goldman to lead the discussion.
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Yahoo's Mayer says company transformation will take time.
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Mayer touts gains in integration of Tumblr.
"We are proud of that 65 of the ad age top 100 brands are already leveraging the Tumblr platform to create and share content, she says.
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Mayer points to "lower-than-expected contribution from premium advertising, resulting in an unfavorable mix shift."
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CFO Ken Goldman now speaking.
Another reason for a short-lived rally was the statement from Goldman who said, "We are aware that there has been much discussion around the allocation of the Alibaba IPO proceeds."
Goldman said Yahoo is "committed to return at least half of the after-tax IPO proceeds to shareholders, in line with our overarching commitment to maximizing shareholder value through prudent capital allocation."
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But Goldman says on the call, "We are not pleased with the financial results we delivered this past quarter," adding, "We are in fact making good progress on a number of our important growth initiatives."
Yahoo stock now down about 1%.
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Goldman reaffirms that Yahoo is committed to returning "at least of the after-tax IPO proceeds to shareholders."
S&P Capital IQ analyst Scott Kessler tells MarketWatch that that got Yahoo investors excited shortly after the results were released.
"It was their way of saying: 'Don"t worry about us making a string of large acquisition. We still have buybacks on top our list."
But Yahoo's core business results eventually dampened investor enthusiasm. Yahoo stock now down nearly 2%.
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S&P Capital IQ analyst Scott Kessler also tells MarketWatch: "They have a lot of work to do. … Execution is definitely an issue here."
Yahoo posted weaker-than-expected display ad revenue.
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Goldman says higher operating expenses were due to workforce expansion saying, "We continue to hire in key areas of product and engineering."
Yahoo headcount rose 5% year-over-year to 12,300 employees.
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Goldman says Yahoo expects third-quarter results will be comparable to the second-quarter.
Yahoo expects adjusted revenue of $1.02 billion to $1.06 billion in the third quarter. Analysts were expecting $1.1 billion.
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Marissa says she expects more than 80% of display ads in the U.S. will be bought programmatically by 2017.
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"Yahoo today is a mobile first company," Mayer says.
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"We see Tumblr as the best platform for brands on the Internet," Mayer says.
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Q&A begins. Analyst asks about display ads and Alibaba. Mayer says it is working to make its tools more efficient at showing the right ad to the right user and it will get better price appreciation in the coming quarters as it improves its technology.
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Mayer says that this is probably the last quarter of Yahoo earnings before the Alibaba IPO. Both Mayer and Goldman talk about the great partnership the company has with Alibaba. The fact that Yahoo will sell fewer shares at the IPO is a demonstration of Yahoo's belief in Alibaba's future going forward.
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Analyst asks about the lack of shareholder returns and no revenue growth in the last two years. Mayer says this quarter included a set back in PC display ads but she feels good about the business. Goldman points out that the company has returned over $6 billion to shareholders in stock buybacks.
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Mayer says advertisers want to advertise on beautiful products and Yahoo has made big improvements in its product portfolio for advertisers and that the Yahoo Ad Manager is a big improvement. "There is still a lot more to do," she said but the company has more relevant modern advertising solutions today.
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Yahoo's Goldman said in answer to a question about the Alibaba stake, the company will be under a lockup and not able to sell the rest of its Alibaba shares for about a year after the Alibaba IPO. And that's a wrap.


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That's the good news. It had been a very sad coffee-less existence around here … all because I was
alternately too busy or too lazy or too reluctant to sit in traffic to get to the grocery store. So dining hall coffee it was.
Dining hall coffee is not happy coffee.
Rainbow baby sweaters, however, are very happy.
Very happy, indeed. I finished up the sleeves last weekend, and now it's just waiting for blocking and buttons. The rainbow Boku is so cheery — I just hope the weather doesn't turn too warm too quickly for this to get at least a little bit of use.
So I should probably get on those buttons.
My other project at the moment is a wedding shawl. I love knitting wedding shawls — and this one looks like it will be no exception. For a while, I was thinking of going the Rock Island route, but then after some further consideration, I decided that Trousseau was just too perfect to pass up. I mean, trousseau? Perfect.
And this Sundara silky merino (in orchid) is beyond magical. So soft and silky. And I think the color — pinky lavender purple — will be a nice contrast to the bride's blue shoes. Practical lady that she is, the color is also just neutral enough to work with a lot of different wardrobe staples … at least, that's my hope.
Finally, we're obviously a wool-loving household around here. It still tickles me that Alice loves her kitty Kureyon blanket. Obviously the perfect spot for a morning bath.
And now, time to get back to work. The semester is almost over and I think I might just make it. There's a lot to be done this summer …


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print "Enter a number\n";
$number = stdin
chomp $number;
$root = sqrt $number;
print "The square root of $number is $root\n";
Ha! It worked and she used it. Perl to the rescue!
Oops. Looks like line three needed the angle brackets around stdin escaped.ReplyDelete
use 5.010;
say "Enter your number: ";
chomp( my $number = );
my $root = sqrt $number;
say "The square root of $number = $root";
Actually, you don't need the second variable; instead of these two lines:
my $root = sqrt $number;
say "The square root of $number = $root";
The following single line would be better:
say "The square root of $number = ", sqrt $number;
And for a proper program, you might want to include the ability to get the root of as many numbers as you like, plus add checking for invalid numbers:
use warnings;
use strict;
use 5.010;
# This program calculates square roots for user-defined (and valid) numbers:
say "Enter a number, or press to exit: ";
chomp( my $number = );
if ( $number =~ /^\s*$/ ) {
say "Have a nice day!";
elsif ( $number =~ /^-/ ) {
say "Sorry, we can't take the square root of a negative number!";
say "Try a postive number this time.. ";
elsif ( $number =~ /\D+/ ) {
say "That's not a valid number! Please try again: ";
else {
say "The square root of $number = ", sqrt $number;
say "next number, please: ";
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By Emily Anderson
One in a series
LOURDES, France — Yesterday, we visited Lourdes to see the grotto where Our Lady appeared to St. Bernadette. Lourdes is, in so many ways, a peaceful and intense place. There are not words to describe what it is like to be in a place where Mary actually appeared!
There are probably a million graces from visiting yesterday, but I just want to talk about one for now. Yesterday we started with the Way of the Cross. This is no joke in Lourdes. It started with us going to the stations up stairs on our knees. It is seriously uphill from there. There were a few times where I thought I was going to literally keel over. If you know me, you know I am not in the best of shape, so this was literally a labor of love for me! The Way of the Cross is not typically prayerful for me, but this time around it was great. I was a sweaty mess, but I actually prayed through it. There is something unifying about hearing the stations in a ton of different languages.
One of the reflections was about Jesus falling for a second time. The reflection spoke about forgiveness for the times our sinfulness caused others to fall! What a thing to walk with and reflect on. How many times has our sinfulness kept others from heaven? Whoa! Think about it! I carried this with me for the day and really thought about the people I have affected with my sinfulness! What a great day. I have a lot more to share about Lourdes, but for now, we are off to the next adventure. Thanks for the prayers!
Emily "Em" Anderson, 28, is the director of youth ministry at St. James Catholic Church in Falls Church, Va. She is excited to be traveling with seven teens and two other adults from her ministry. This is her second World Youth Day, having trekked across the world to Sydney with 10 teens for World Youth Day in 2008. She enjoys laughing, singing at the top of her lungs — rather badly — praying liturgy of the hours and planning her next party.


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Solange Knowles Accuses Cop of Trying to Deflate Her Giant Banana
Perhaps in an attempt to upstage big sis Beyonce's pregnancy, singer Solange Knowles had gotten herself into a bizarre incident involving Miami Beach police, accusations of racism and a five-foot inflatable banana.
Solange tried to take said banana into South Beach's Club Cameo Saturday night, only to be rebuffed by an apparent no-banana rule. Solange claimed the rejection was a matter of race, and an off-duty Miami Beach cop, who was working the door at Club Cameo, walked her across the street for a chat. Then, according to Solange, the officer pulled out a switchblade and threatened to deflate her banana.
Soon after the confrontation, Solange took to Twitter and, in a series of tweets, repeated her charges of racism and her complaints about the behavior of the off-duty cop.
Miami Beach Police have confirmed there was an incident involving Solange and a giant inflatable banana, but deny race played any factor in their officer's reaction to Knowles or the blow-up toy. Solange, we can only imagine, is deflated herself after the incident.
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From Karlsruhe, About Karlsruhe, After Karlsruhe
Von Karlsruhe, Über Karlsruhe, Nach Karlsruhe
Längin, Bernd G. "From Karlsruhe, About Karlsruhe, After Karlsruhe." Globus Spezial, 1990, 185-190.
Translation from German to English by Alma M. Herman, Fargo, North Dakota
An anecdote from a Russian German village on the North American prairie:
"A Russian German, one of our homesteaders, had a boil on his behind," said Sheriff Wald with an amused smile. "So what does he do? He goes to a department store in Minot. Naturally, he knows no English; and so he doesn't know what to call a pillow in English. Yet, he desperately needs a pillow to sit on. He goes to a saleslady and asks for a 'kissje'. She feels flattered and obligingly points to her lips. "No, no," says the fellow, and points to his behind...you should have seen how quickly he flew out of that department store."
Sheriff Wald is very surely met in Karlsruhe, North Dakota.
At Highway No. 14, the numbered unknown between Towner and Balfour, two metal signs, saying next to nothing, at least point in the right direction. A field track, that only by chance meets the pavement, cuts nine miles through the prairie land. It is the only measuring guide for the eye. Nine miles to Karlsruhe in North Dakota; nine miles that in early winter lie gray-green, like moldy milk.
Ranch next to ranch; farm upon farm, snow and clinking frost have long since covered corn and wheat fields, and buffalo grass with an ice blanket. And in between only the narrow dirt road, smooth as a half-licked bon-bon. However most motorists let Karlsruhe lie to the left, drive around it like a merry-go-round. Since those days when the pioneer spirit was still a sign of the times, the place has fallen more and more into oblivion.
Here, for the Dakota-American are only Levis and no Lederhasen (leather pants); the next Oktoberfest will be celebrated in Minot, forty miles farther away. Karlsruhe belongs to the Karlsruhers and the farming circle with a radius of seven miles; to those who send their children to school there. Exactly so did the early settlers in this area want it.
The distant parts, here still more distant and impersonal, was the end of their rainbow after 200 years of wandering. It reminded them of the monotony of the Russian steppe, and that in isolation one is the surest that he can remain German.
In 1874, twelve years after the battle over Neu-Ulm, Protestants and Catholic scouts of the Russian Germans advanced to the North American prairies. This was an area that earlier pioneers and trappers considered uninhabitable-in view of the deadly snow and flat plains. What did one in Russia give up for this? How much was the worth of the faith of a group of people that knew hard work in the final analysis could overcome all obstacles...as high as the prairie after a blizzard; as deadly as the rage of the Native Americans, as numerous as the swarms of grasshoppers, and as destructive as the dry poisonous breath of the hot summers.
From the first road sign on the Highway No. 14, it is just a few minutes to the second indication of the existence of Karlsruhe in McHenry County in North Dakota. Here is a fork in the road; here the prairie flourishes. The sign post is found only by him who looks for it in the street dust. It sticks to the ground seemingly over-grown by it. The first letters on the signboard have been erased by time, rust, with only ruhe (rest) is clear to read. The road sign shows no more direction, tells no distance, as if it had become meaningless.
For the Russian Germans who on the other side of the globe were pioneers once before; who had culture shock behind them; and a long wondering road with elements of the Odyssey (Epic poem by Homer recounting the wonderings of Odysseus), distances have never played a large role.
Freedom from military service for all time, 30 deszatine of land, freedom in religious and educational fields, freedom from taxation for a defiant period; all promised by Katherine II by the grace of God. "Empress and ruler in command of all Russians at Moscow, given at Peterhof in the year 1763," had enticed them to go east. In Russia, one remained German, settled according to religious point of view-Mennonites together, Catholics and Lutherans for themselves, occasionally separate in villages as Schwaben, Badener, Pfälzer or Elsässer; maintained speech and customs which in the old Heimat (homeland) were overtaken by the time and technology until Russification made strangers of them.
In about 1873 around 300,000 German Russians again chose the road of emigration. Most of them tried it in North America, a land they did not know, whose language was strange to them.
The attempt to organize village life, like in Russia, in Canada and the USA succeeded only in the frontier days. The attempt to live peacefully together with one's neighbors largely failed, far in the following years "Russia" stood for Communism, "Germany" for the Imperial Crown and National Socialism. American patriots questioned the build up of the Ku-Klux-Klan. But the Russian Germans obviously gave America more than any immigrant group; with the introduction of winter wheat (Turkey Red) they made the prairie into the grain granary of the world.
From the fork in the road it is only about two miles to the center of Karlsruhe; two miles through flat farmland and stunted bushes to the main street that divides the strictly laid out Karlsruhe into two halves. The visit to the settlement begin yet ends with sorrow: neatly fenced in, beyond the entrance, lies the cemetery of St. Peter and Paul, last resting places for the Böhmes, Leiers, Kleins, Schieles, Schwans, Lauingers, Eberles, Schwabs, Schneiders, Gutenbergs, Böchlers, Kellers, Zieglers, Walters or Basserts. At the back, about half a mile into prairie, life goes on.
The Karlsruhers in winter at 40 below Celsius freeze their ears off. In summer, the flies plague—half a mile—in the spring the wind penetrates. In harvest time when twilight descends on afternoon coffee time, the increasing frost indicates to the visitor how wrong it is for him to be in that place. Here Karlsruhe documents something like its peculiarity, a logical American compromise over which the world that once stood for Godfather of the place, might smile. The area is prairie provincial; never had much in common with its origin in German lands and so it doesn't admit any objective, separate explanation. She (Karlsruhe), like so many of the small villages in large America, forces description impotence.
The so-called future of the settlement is also quickly treated. Among the Dakota villagers, Karlsruhe, that never had more than 200 residents, can hardly speak about itself. One might even say that Karlsruhe is nothing more than a former pioneer village like all the others although the "megaphone" of the place, Mayor Nikodemus (Nick) Bossert claims it is meanwhile a town. A town to be sure from which one must assume that it in the not too distant future will be a ghost town. The children and grandchildren of the immigrant generation that built Karlsruhe have overnight accepted the worth measuring staff of the North America, shaken off its origin and early youth with the third generation, at the latest, in order to put on the thin varnish of adaptation, the basic terms of acknowledgement and result of the American life standard.
Karlsruhe has become a village of the old, apart from rain and school affairs for the surrounding farmers—not too much more than a word in the book of the German emigration, without point and counterpoint. It is an airy built-up place established in hurried pioneer fashion with little grass plots as extras. There are a pair of squarely arranged buildings on a maximum of space (not like singles of European style), nine short streets, among them the Odessa, the Moskau, the Karl and the Lenastranze. There are a couple of trees, a church, a gas station, a bar, a post office, and finally a train station with the charm of a rusty grater where trains go by. The place is a mixture of reminders of Germany and Russia; of low and high German speech splinters; dusty streets, longing and hope, motor oil and the evidence of village trouble-makers, a few fat women and muscular men, of boundless distances and unlimited hospitality. It is the autumn scent of an old generation, where sons want something better than their fathers had.
Karlsruhe in North Dakota is yet always still the Badenish and Schwabianish idiom. A "Stuttgartulm-freiburgmannheim" where one feels at home. Too much has here in the passing years fallen through the wide meshes in the sieve of history to be patterned after. Whoever wanted to conquer the prairie of the American north in 15-hour days, of whom bare survival demanded gigantic effort, had to have a one-time ready culture fall-out of the gap in his work pocket.
But the language of their fathers and forefathers has been presented by the old Karlsruhers in amazingly genuine ways. With only ten of the 170 residents, can Mayor Bossert, in his German with a universal French-Schwabian accent, not converse anymore.
Bossert: "Auf unser Versammlungen schwaetze Mr. Deitsch." (In out meetings, we speak German.) Sheriff Kasimer Wald, of Baden family tradition: "Mir sin Deitsche aus Karlsruhe" (We are Germans from Karlsruhe). The past we have overcome in this place. One is materially satisfied; is American. Besides, even more Germanisch; uses the German language as advertising for his origin even if the choice of words is not always expressed in Germanistic categories.
Their speech is for the Karlsruhers in North Dakota also a reality in itself, a reality that cannot be proven in those things that it describes, but by what it brings about. In any case, the old ones, some of whom were born in Czarist Russia, Karlsruhe has made Americans out of them in person and German in their hearts.
Mrs. Emanuel Böchler represents the American mail in Karlsruhe. Besides that Frau Böcheler carries on something like family research without being very successful at it. "Die deitsche Sproach und die deitsche Kuech" (The German language and the German Church ?) in her opinion still remind her of the origin of the pioneers. The mail women believe her own ancestors located in Lothringgen as Germans. The family of her husband had, for freedom's sake, left the Baden area and was said to have moved to one of the southern Lustdorf Grosz order Klein Leibenthal, surrounding the Ukrainian Odessa at the Black Sea. By way of Strasburg, North Dakota, between 1870 and 1880 they arrived at the place that since 1902 has been called Karlsruhe. Grandfather Philip Böchler together with Michael Bohm, bought the site for an auction. Fifty dollars was paid for it at the old church place. In those days that was a large amount of money for the farmers to pay.
The second offer was from Sedan, but his advocates could not come to an agreement with the Karlsruhers. Who received the money was not disclosed. The Böhm family, like the family Klein, stemmed originally from the area of Karlsruhe, Baden-Baden, and then toward the end of the 18th century they settled in the Crimea, Krim.
It is regrettable that the place has found no room for its own history and that biographical announcements were missing. Yet in the pioneer era in Karlsruhe it was thought that a few dollars did not make it into Sedan, but one entertains the idea of how the Indians once freely ruled the Dakotas. Reportedly, it was proven that in the area of Karlsruhe in the year 1868 in the last battle between members of the Sioux tribe eight white men lost their lives on the way from Fort Totten to Fort Stevenson. When Karlsruhe became Karlsruhe, a good Indian was a dead Indian...and most of these native inhabitants had become "good" Indians. Footprints of that time lead closely past the place. Only an afternoon's outing away from Karlsruhe lies the famous war Cheiftan, the Hunk-papa-Sioux, Sitting Bull, buried.
Nick Bossert, owner of a lumberyard and for 30 years mayor of Karlsruhe, lives in a one-room frame house, washed out by the rain, that leans on its wooden base. Nick and brother Mike, who runs an iron and steel warehouse besides being treasurer of the town, is often quoted in his "old wisdom". After a few years in North Dakota he tried to re-discover the particular history, but here also there was a trivial answer to the question "Deutsch, Deutsches order Deutschtum im Karlsruhe?" (German, Germans or Germanism in Karlsruhe?) printed on the side of a pocket book. Historically one just lives in a vacuum without time factors. Karlsruhe was obviously God-chosen. Or better: the railway chose that "Great Northern" should arrange to take on water here on the way to the western depots. As a result, the area developed.
Contacts between Karlsruhe, North Dakota, and Karlsruhe in Baden-Württemberg generally did not exist. For years a policeman of Karlsruhe-Ubersee wrote to the local sheriff. Just recently a Karlsruhe newspaper placed research notices. Here and there a few curious private persons from Germany were interested in the Dakota village. But no one in the place had time to answer the mail. No one felt competent. Finally the similarity of names was considered co-incidental by the present generations.
The German picture (image) of the Karlsruhers is basically realistic even if vague and extremely lacking in information. The press and broadcasters ignore the Federal Republic of Germany to a large degree. But the German picture curves of American television are also received on the prairie from stations that would rather show a Himmler than a Genschev; rather show the manufacturer of a V-bomb than a Volkswagen. So, sad to say, one knows the Germany between 1925 and 1945 better than the Federal Republic of today. Yet always the present day Germans are known as the reliable partners of the USA.
The Boserts regret, with a Badenish accent, that the research process will not hold up in Karlsruhe. The Scandinavian immigrants in North Dakota maintain that they will build the strongest ethnic group in the state. This distinction is due to the Germans because every second a Dakotan citizen is of German descent and it is mentioned that in the village, because of his origin, the German is still always the anvil; the environment, the hammer. Now, more than ever, the ethnic northlanders in sports events like baseball and the national scene environment, the Karlsruhers, when things get rough, will continue to be insulted as "dumb schwabe," "dumb Badeners," or "dumb Russians." Yet we, in the interim, did become Americans and have no complicated relationships with our neighbors.
The German-speaking Karlsruhers who, in the last presidential election voted convincingly for Regan, had earlier delivered a plastic model for political behavior. Not by chance did the sons of this place serve overseas in both World Wars; kneel before America and kiss its flag as the law ordered. For its veterans who wore the U.S. uniform, a separate grave row was arranged in the cemetery of St. Peter and Paul with in-between miniature, fringed banners on the stone-frozen earth mounds. During the second World Wars it happened that a Karlsruher from Dakota for the first time came to Karlsruhe, Baden, in uniform, serving under the of German-origin army General Eisenhower, USA.
Orvill A. Myhr is Superintendent of the Karlsruhe Public School, from an early age, one-hundred thirty-seven children from the surrounding area attended, from an early age on, classes in the modern school building whose financial means are not sufficient to organize instruction in German. Myhr's ancestors came from Norway. He knows Frankfurt and Munich, but Karlsruhe in Baden is unknown to him. Also for the pupils, reference to the origin of the village, Karlsruhe in Germany means not much more than a "hoopla experience." They will perceive as detrimental a nationalistic claim of emotional or ideological barrier based on origin. They are the rear guard of the German immigrants, but only the rear guard, that one cannot compare with the front point.
In the village school, the organized assimilation of the immigrant families was clearly felt. The pioneers came into the country speaking the German language and in their status of newcomers, supported the keeping of their mother tongue. Then a generation was switched in between who mastered the speech of their parents and also of America. The third generation has accepted primarily English and holds fast to that one language.
It was not so much a pre-mediated transition that turned young Karlsruhers of their "Dieschen Day" (German village-Sheriff Wald) into Americans. The onset of the pendulum's swing came much more involuntarily and automatically an inevitable swing into the rhythm of the new world. Between Europe and America no transplanting took place. Here a new people originated and are still originating. Karlsruhe is also Karlsruhe in North Dakota, a reminder of the origin of the pioneers whose names slowly dissolved, but whose works remained—well timed, sentimental, but superfluous.
For the Karlsruhers it also became increasingly more meaningless as to who or what in America was German, yesterday and remained so today; what let itself be identified with the wanderings of its people: those identified with the gold rush Bavarian Levi Strauss who invented jeans perhaps, or the teaching methods of the Württembergers Berlitz, the Santa Claus symbol of Landaner's Thomas Nast, the Chrysler automobile from the House of German immigrants, the German-American firms of Boeing, Firestone, Goodyear, Maytag, or Singer.
The eight U.S. presidents from Hoover (Huber) to Johnson, who had German ancestors, even the movie starts from Clark Gable to Grace Kelly, to "Tarzan" Johnny Weissmüller; an Antoine Feuchwanger of Bayern who provided the first Hot Dog, the Hamburger steak-the "Hamburger" was first brought to the American market by a German immigrant. Neil Armstrong, whose ancestors came from Westfalen was a part of the first moon landing of people, the execution of German anarchists after the famous massacre at the heumarket (hay market) in Chicago was a sign of the labor movement in the whole world that set aside a Day of Labor on May first with a monument.
The Karlsruhe students in the year 1975 put the known history of this place together in rough form in the official newspaper of McHenry County ("Presse für die Mouseflusz Farmer") The Mouse River Farm Press. It is about the French researcher Verendrye, the Sioux Indians and that time when the herds of buffalo grazed their way through the gama grass of the later Dakotas.
According to the student reckoning, the Russian Germans Gottfried Ackermann, Anton and Joseph Massene, and Siegfried Hausler were the first settlers in this region. Then came the Böhms, the Böchlers, Schieles and Kleins, to whom the new world offered homesteads. After that the sod houses, the decisions concerning place names, and the railroad. Then Karlsruhe as a unit overcame the prairie and developed like the neighboring places—Voltaire, Norwich or Drake.
From here on, the detail of the chronicle is missing. Local German speech newspapers like "Dakota Rundschau," (Panorama) "Der Deutsche Farmer" (The German Farmer) or "Der Landmann," (The Countryman) three titles, from time to time 200 German publications in the USA have long since been discontinued. Chronicles like the Dakota journalist Warner have disappeared from the scene forever.
Walter School, at that time, union President in Boston, once said, "The International interweavings built an extremely complicated mechanism. And they, the Germans abroad, are, as far as our land is concerned, the oil in its functions. The attempt in Dakota; that typical emigration land for Russian Germans who designate themselves as Schwabian, Badeners, and Pfälzers by the way of their origin, to look for that oil must, like each attempt, finally end.
German cultures and traditions were a little like yeast in the fermentation process of the state. A people which has migrated from one place to another, brings its ideas, its skills and knowledge along. The shortest truth, never the less, here today is called America. All else has been swallowed by the dark-room of the story.
The dialogue between the Dakota village Karlsruhe and Karlsruhe in Germany ends with the epilog of sorrow at the cemetery of St. Peter and Paul where the trail of the German pioneers ended. The relatives of the earlier generation of the immigrants that lie buried here were doubtless bound by the chains of their own time. Indeed, they made use of the natural scientific thinking methods and had the tools that were used to produce a moderate well being. But one still felt their unchangeable lifestyle, their irrational discomfort over their belief that they could not live up to standards unquestionably accepted in this land.
The new generation of Karlsruhe is different. They are not dull and faded. To this extent; as it was Americanized, all national differences disappeared. "German-American" became for them a base show that could no longer conform to reality. It let itself no longer be touched by their German names – without a tabu – from Germany, Russia, or their story.
The German pioneer lies in his grave at St. Peter and Paul. Over
his bones burns the new world, roar the exhaust pipes, and Düsen
jest paint vapor lines against the sky. And only he who looks back
might still see him as he stands fast frozen by winter, the weather-beaten
face with prominent cheekbones turned away from the icy wind, suspicion
in his eyes. Thus can one imagine him; how he sees the new world
with a feeling of curiosity, but also with the knowledge of being
at the place without fault, and presumably he is scolding himself.
But youth hears him no more. It has turned its back to him and calls
with outreached arms: "We are Americans, Americans from Karlsruhe!"
Our appreciation is extended to Alma M. Herman for translation of this article.


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Monday, 7 November 2011
Hanspun : Picking up my drop spindle
11 comments:
- Renee Anne said...
I've tried and tried to love my drop spindles (I have three)...I just can't love them. I love my wheel, however...
I'm glad you've caught the spinning bug, even if it means you're cheating on your knitting :)
- 7 November 2011 at 12:03
- Tanis said...
Even when handspun yarn isn't "perfect" it's always beautiful!
- 7 November 2011 at 12:05
It's gorgeous! I'm dusting off my spindle today :) Thanks for the inspiration!
- 7 November 2011 at 12:25
- Maryse said...
Beautiful! You're a fast learner!
- 7 November 2011 at 12:47
- Audry said...
I'm so happy you had an ah-ha moment. It's so exciting when drafting finally makes sense.
Also, the good news about spinning is that if you can always add more twist if you need to. I found myself not putting enough twist when plying yarn, so I often will run it through my wheel again. (Or spindle before I had the wheel)
- 7 November 2011 at 16:36
- Evelyn said...
Majorly impressed! I have always wanted to try my hand at spinning but I haven't plucked up enough nerve ... or maybe I should say patience. Looking forward to seeing what this beauty becomes knitted.
- 7 November 2011 at 20:08
- Katie said...
I just learned how to spin on my drop spindle and I am hooked as well! My knitting has been sitting neglected in the corner, hopefully I will be able to pick it back up soon! (After I finish spinning this merino and ply it, of course.)
- 8 November 2011 at 12:09
- Allyson said...
I love that green! I can't wait to see what you are planning to do with it.
- 8 November 2011 at 13:16
- eriven said...
I love that green! You've inspired me to dust off my spindle too, I always did like it better than the wheel :)
- 9 November 2011 at 09:43
Congrats on your AHA moment! You've sure put it to good use ;) Gorgeous colours.
- 9 November 2011 at 17:24
- Holly Marie said...
Lovely spinning! I always get excited when I see other people spinning on drop spindles. I have been spinning for three years now and use only drop spindles. I would love to get a spinning wheel someday but am very happy with my spindles,and have embraced spindle spinning wholeheartedly! I rarely leave home without a spinning project tucked in my bag.
Your singles are beautifully spun, by the way! I look forward to seeing what you do with the yarn.
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Patensie is a small town in the Gamtoos River Valley in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, near Humansdorp.
Patensie is situated in a citrus producing area on the edge of the Baviaanskloof Mega Reserve (part of the Cape Floral Region world heritage site) and the Stinkhoutberg Nature Reserve. The town exists mostly to support the citrus farms surrounding it, but with the stunning views in the valley, proximity to the nature reserves and many game farms, it is also offers a lot of opportunities for tourism.
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Follow the N2 West from Port Elizabeth (about 70km) or the N2 East from Garden Route and take the Humansdorp turnoff (R330). Follow the R330 to Hankey and then the R331 to Patensie. The R330 and R331 both tarred roads in very good condition, but if you intend to explore further into Baviaanskloof a 4x4 is advisable.
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The nearest domestic airport is Port Elizabeth Airport, approximately 110km away, the nearest international airport is Cape Town International Airport, approximately 600km away.
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Kodo utilizes version 2.0 of the JDBC specification, and requires that a driver be JDBC 2.0 compliant. In addition, Kodo uses the JDBC 2 Standard Extensions, which are provided in the Kodo distribution.
Can Kodo integrate with a legacy database schema?
Certainly. Kodo provides a very flexible set of mapping options to be able to integrate your Java object model with almost any relational database schema. In addition, Kodo provides extensible APIs that allow the developer to create their own mappings for those non-standard relational constructs that may not be included with Kodo "out of the box". Furthermore, Kodo provides a reverse mapping tool, which allows developers to automatically generate a Java object model from an existing schema, which dramatically reduces the amount of time the developer needs to spend manually setting up the mappings. To get started with the reverse mapping tool, see ???, Section 2.3, "Reverse Mapping Tool Tutorial".
I am designing a persistent model from scratch and don't want to deal with creating a database schema. Can Kodo generate a schema for me?
Yes. Kodo allows you to design your application in a object-centric fashion, and can automatically generate a consistent relational schema from your object model. This is ideal for developers who are designing a new application that does not need to integrate with an existing schema. See Section 7.1, "Forward Mapping".
I have both an existing object model and an existing database schema. Can I use Kodo without making changes to either?
Probably. Kodo's mapping capabilities are quite flexible, and the Kodo mapping tools provide facilities to deal with this "meet-in-the-middle" scenario. See Section 7.3, "Meet-in-the-Middle Mapping" for a more detailed description.
Can Kodo generate the DDL for my database?
Yes. Kodo can either issue the DDL directly in order to create or update your database, or it can create a SQL script file. This can be done from the command line or using Ant. See Section 7.1.2, "Generating DDL SQL" for examples.
Can a Kodo run against multiple databases?
Yes. Kodo can operate simultaneously against an arbitrary number of databases at the same time. Utilizing XA transactions, you can even ensure transactional consistency across a hetergeneous set of databases when using container managed transactions.
Is there any limit to the number of rows Kodo can handle?
There is no limit to the size of table against Kodo can operate, nor is there any limit to the number of tables in the database. Kodo is used in applications that use databases ranging from just a few tables, to databases that have thousands of tables with millions of rows.
Can Kodo work with foreign keys?
Kodo can work with both deferred and non-deferred
constraints. With non-deferred constraints, Kodo
analyzes foreign key dependencies
before executing SQL. With deferrable constraints, you
should either make deferred the default or
How can I change what schema Kodo is using?
Kodo can be configured to look at a subset of schemas,
assign a default schema to mapping information,
and to ignore the schema altogether. The first is
controlled by the Section 2.7.13, "kodo.jdbc.Schemas"
option which enumerates the schemas to analyze. The
other options are configured at the
What do I have to do when using an external
While Kodo can handle external
How has the schema tool changed since version 2.x?
The schema tool has been redesigned to only manage the schema through XML representations of the schema. The mapping tool now manages the mapping between your classes and database. The mapping tool can optionally use the schema tool to synchronize the database schema and create any missing database objects. For further information on the mapping tool, see Section 7.1, "Forward Mapping".


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When Ben Griffith has to get work done while waiting for a flight, the last place he wants to go is a crowded gate or noisy restaurant.
Instead, he retreats to Delta Air Lines' Sky Club, where he can use a meeting room or grab a healthy snack or beverage for free.
"I can usually get a ton of work done at the Sky Clubs without the noise and distraction of the main concourse," says Griffith, a Cleveland, Miss., attorney.
After years of neglect, airlines are turning their attention back to their airport lounges. As competition for the lucrative business traveler has intensified, airlines are pumping money into their lounges, adding more comfortable seating and power outlets, plus upgrading snacks, drinks and other amenities.
American Airlines is renovating its Admirals Club lounges at New York LaGuardia, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta and other airports. Delta Air Lines has spent about $30 million over the last three years to renovate and open new Sky Clubs in cities such as Philadelphia and Seattle. After closing many clubs in 2008, US Airways is reopening some, including one in Raleigh-Durham, and upgrading others, including one at Washington's Reagan National Airport.
International airlines are also finding value in lounges. After unveiling a new 160-seat Prestige Class Lounge at Incheon International Airport last year in Seoul, Korean Air is now planning to expand its lounge at Los Angeles International Airport. Since 2008, Lufthansa Airlines has invested in more than 10 new lounges and refurbished more than five. And Qantas is constructing first- and business-class lounges in Los Angeles that will be three times the size of the current space. New first-class lounges will also open in airports in Singapore and Hong Kong.
"Lounges really reinforce an airline's image, and they're a strong branding technique," says Penny Pfaelzer, a spokeswoman for Korean Air. "They're often a traveler's first impression of an airline."
Even some airports are realizing the importance of lounges. Mineta San Jose International Airport officials have proposed building a lounge to accommodate travelers on a new All Nippon Airways flight to Tokyo.
"Both airlines and airports recognize that there is increased competition, and there's always a need to look at how you can improve the travel experience," says Deborah McElroy, executive vice president of policy and external affairs for Airports Council International-North America.
Lounges became popular after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. When security tightened, passengers had to get to the airport hours before flights. Airlines saw a lucrative opportunity. But as the economy worsened and their revenues dropped, they had to trim costs. Lounges were easy to cut.
As the economy picked up again and carriers consolidated, airlines once again started seeing lounges as revenue generators.
"When we build a new clubhouse, we see a boost in terms of upper-class ticket sales," says Chris Rossi, head of Virgin Atlantic North America, which recently opened a Clubhouse at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. "They're clearly game-changers for us."
Many travelers gain access to lounges through their airline loyalty programs or credit card rewards programs, or by buying a business- or first-class ticket. Travelers can also buy annual memberships, but most airlines now offer day passes, usually for about $50.
Experts say it is yet another way airlines are making money through ancillary fees, or extra fees for extra benefits.
"Airlines have been very successful in their ancillary strategy," McElroy says. "This is the next step. We're going to tailor options and make the traveler experience better for people."
Not only have the lounges gotten bigger, but they've also gotten better. "We're really starting to see innovative and cool lounge products," says Kelley Moore, general manager for Delta Sky Clubs.
Most beer, wine and liquor is free at Delta's clubs. But last year, the airline launched a Luxury Bar with upgraded liquor, wine, champagne and signature cocktails for sale. Passengers are sometimes treated to free tastings.
At Virgin's new lounge at JFK, travelers get one free 15-minute spa treatment, such as a massage. Longer massages, hair styling, manicures and pedicures cost $20 to $40. Food is free, and don't expect just hummus and pretzels — a full menu includes appetizers, entrees and desserts.
Lufthansa's First Class lounges have personal assistants on hand for travelers. The Frankfurt lounge has a spa where passengers can get massages, facials and other beauty treatments.
And to appeal to the business traveler, all lounges have work stations with plenty of cords, free Wi-Fi, computers, printers, fax machines and more.
Don Schmincke, an adviser at an executive education institute who lives in Baltimore, was willing to pay a few hundred dollars for his United Airlines club annual membership.
"When your day is mostly spent at airports, it's kind of the first thing I look for," he says. "You get out of the crowd and, for just a moment, you're able to be in something like a living room."


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The Gathering Albums
- Afterwords (2013)
- Disclosure (2012)
- Afterlights (2012)
- Mandylion (2CD Reissue) (2012)
- The West Pole (2009)
- A Noise Severe (2007)
- Mandylion Deluxe (2006)
- The Musical History Tour (2005)
The Gathering Lyrics
The Gathering's Photo
The Gathering Biography
Creative, classy and highly refined "symphonic metal" outfit from Holland. First album (Always, 1993) was a fairly straightforward death metal album, although heavy use of keyboards made it stand out a bit from other such albums at the time. Followed by Almost A Dance (1994), an album which saw the departure of "growling" vocalist Bart Smits. Smits was replaced primarily by Niels Duffhues, a strange choice for the band; Duffhues' punk-ish tone was decidedly out of step with the music, and the album was largely written off as a result. A shame, because many of the songs on Almost A Dance are quite well written. The album also featured occasional vocals by Martine van Loon, a low-key singer with a pretty tone but one that seldom took to the forefront of a composition. It would appear that the seed had been planted in the band's head to try their uniquely compelling songwriting style with a passionate female vocalist; the result was the addition of the incomparable Anneke van Giersbergen, an incredible singer capable of stretching miles of emotion out of each and every syllable. The next album, 1995's Mandylion, remains one of the very best heavy metal albums ever recorded. van Giersbergen's poetic and haunting lyrics, paired with the band's orchestral ruminations, resulted in darkly important songs that seamlessly blend from one to the next. The follow-up, 1997's Nighttime Birds, acts as a companion piece to Mandylion: similar in tone and delivery, Birds is filled with the melodic and adventurous play that has become the trademark of this very important band. Superheat and If-Then-Else followed in early 2000. After a break with Century Media following the release of IfThenElse, the band took time off before going into the studio to work on the 2003-released followup Souvenirs. The Gathering will be of interest to more than just heavy metal fans: they have the potential to appeal to countless different audiences, from metal to progressive rock to anyone who values excellent songwriting and powerful female vocalists. ~ James Bickers, All Music Guide


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Farmers who lost all or part of their crops due to weather in 2001 will have to wait a while longer to see if any federal disaster assistance will be forthcoming.
Sens. Max Baucus and Conrad Burns of Montana offered an amendment to the defense supplemental appropriations bill that would have provided $2.3 billion in emergency assistance for crop and livestock losses.
The amendment was not considered due to a procedural move, but it faced an uncertain future even if adopted. Baucus included a similar amendment in the Senate farm bill, but House conference committee members objected, and it was deleted from the farm bill conference report.
The good news was the Senate also did nothing with Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley's payment limit amendment to the supplemental bill.
During the final Senate farm bill debate, Baucus argued eloquently that wheat farmers in Montana and other Western states suffering from a prolonged drought were in dire need of assistance. Mid-South cotton and soybean farmers also had their share of misery due to the monsoons that dumped 12 to 15 inches of rain across the mid-Delta last fall. Soaked seed sprouted in the sauna-like conditions, costing growers thousands of dollars.
Other growers took it on the chin, too. Abraham Carpenter Jr., who oversees a 1,000-acre family operation near Grady, Ark., had just irrigated his sweet potatoes when 11 inches of rain fell in September. The family lost an estimated $400,000. Then, they had to replant 200 acres of vegetables this spring when more untimely rains fell.
Besides the expense of disking, bedding and planting, Carpenter points out, vegetable seed can cost $40 to $50 a pound. "That's a great expense when you have to do it all again."
As much as it may be needed, Sen. Baucus' amendment couldn't come at a worse time, given the negative press surrounding the new farm bill. Trying to deflect the criticism, the Bush administration issued a policy statement, saying it supported the new farm bill to give farmers the resources they need, but that it "strongly opposes" any additional agriculture spending.
"The farm bill breaks the bad fiscal habit of needing to pass emergency agricultural spending bills, including drought assistance and other supplemental payments that make it difficult for Congress to live within its budget," the statement said.
Washington observers believe that President Bush might not veto a bill containing a disaster assistance rider, but that he would have to swallow hard before he signed it, knowing what kind of adverse publicity would follow.
The dilemma faced by the White House and Congress shows how much the new farm bill and a viable crop insurance program for all producers are needed.
Texas farmers reportedly had $298 million in crop losses (followed by Montana with $247 million) that were not covered by federal crop insurance in 2001, according to a letter sent by Sen. Burns to the president.
Disaster amendment supporters say they will re-introduce their amendment when Congress considers the agricultural appropriations bill, but it's clear they face an uphill struggle.