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Washington - Results released today by World Wildlife Fund of the first assessment done in two years in one of Nepal's premier national parks reveal an alarming decline in tiger and rhino populations, indicating widespread poaching. The area only became accessible for visits since the ceasefire between the Maoist insurgents and government troops a month ago.
Since 1986, 70 rhinos were translocated to Bardia National Park, but only three were found last week in the Babai Valley. Thirteen tigers were reported in the area between 1998-2001 but the WWF team found evidence of just three. This significant decline is due to poachers who took advantage of the absence of antipoaching patrols in this critical rhino and tiger habitat, which was under the control of Maoist insurgents.
"It became too dangerous to send staff to that area in 2004 when Maoist insurgents detained and assaulted four members of a rhino monitoring team. The recent ceasefire between the government of Nepal and the Maoists allowed us to enter the area and conduct a study of the wildlife for first time in two years," said Mingma Sherpa, director of the Eastern Himalayas Program at WWF. "The results are discouraging, but WWF will take advantage of a new climate of peace to revisit and revamp strategies for antipoaching operations, forge new partnerships, and translate commitments into action."
The May 2006 assessment, done by a 40-member team on elephant back that included Bardia National Park staff, IUCN (the World Conservation Union) and WWF, also apprehended two poachers armed with locally made muzzle guns. Four weapons and a large cache of ammunition were seized along with more than 660 pounds of smoked Sambar, spotted deer, barking deer, and four-horned antelope -- all important prey species of tiger and other carnivores. Virtually all the guard posts inside the Babai valley were found to be destroyed by the Maoists.
Based on these recent developments, WWF immediately conducted emergency meetings with the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation and the Nepal Army, who committed to conducting regular anti-poaching patrols in Bardia National Park before the monsoon rains begin. One new antipoaching post will be established inside of Bardia as soon as possible, while arrangements are being made to create new antipoaching posts around the entire Babai Valley.
"This is clearly a very disturbing situation, and one that needs urgent action. But with the strong commitments already made by the Nepal government and given the new political climate of peace we are confident we can turn this situation around like in the remaining protected areas in Nepal, where tigers and rhinos are still doing well," said Sybille Klenzendorf, acting director of WWF's Species Conservation Program.


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After 2002 field trial evaluations, Case IH engineers say they have identified and remedied cooling system problems in new Axial-Flow 2300 series combines. Company spokesperson Claudia Garber states, "The rotary air screen was not performing to the expectations of our engineers and customers."
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From Cradle to Grave: Having Students Create their Own PowerPoint VoiceThread
This is a guest post by educator and VoiceThreader, Curtis Izen. In my online and f2f business information courses, I have used VoiceThread for a variety of assignments. This includes an "ice breaker" , transforming discussion boards, group PowerPoint, individual research assignments to be shared for the entire class to learn from, and using … Continued


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Sex therapy is a type of psychotherapy — a general term for treating mental health problems by talking with a mental health professional. Through sex therapy, you can address concerns about sexual function, sexual feelings and intimacy, either in individual therapy or in joint therapy with your partner. Sex therapy can be effective for individuals of any age, sex or sexual orientation.
Sex therapy is usually provided by psychologists, social workers, physicians or licensed therapists who have special training in issues related to sex and relationships. Certified sex therapists have graduate degrees and can demonstrate their competence in sex therapy by becoming credentialed by the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT).
Certified sex therapists do not have sexual contact with clients, in the office or anywhere else. Sexual coaching that involves physical contact is not part of mainstream sex therapy.
Sex therapy is usually short term, with a limited number of sessions. The treatment plan depends on the concerns to be addressed.
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Prepare for your appointment by making a list of:
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Talking about sex and intimacy may initially feel awkward. But certified sex therapists are trained at putting you at ease and are skilled at identifying and exploring sexual concerns.
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Sex therapy is usually short term. Some concerns can be addressed quickly, in just a few visits. Typically, however, several counseling sessions are needed.
As sex therapy progresses, you can use your home experiences to further identify and refine the issues you'd like to work on. Remember, sexual coaching that involves physical contact is not part of mainstream sex therapy and is against the ethics of licensed mental health providers.
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Of course, I wasn't at all surprised to read about Mahesh Bhatt's outrageous announcement - he will be making a movie on Neeraj Grover! Come on, Mahesh. The poor guy hasn't been dead for a month, and you are ready to exploit the tragedy ? I guess Maria gets to play herself? The murderer Jerome, isn't too bad looking either.... has he also been signed on?
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Yeah, this would be a great idea!...imagine if the real time murderers could be signed on to enact, we'd get the first hand information on how they went about this ghastly, absolutely remorseless, heart wrenching act by first murdering and then chopping the body to 300 pieces...all against humanity I must say!!!!
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As a teacher and consultant, one of the things I see people struggle with the most is the concept that they should be the servant of their story rather than the master. That means that as a storyteller you make decisions based on the needs of the story rather than personal preferences.
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The Toleman TG184-2 that Ayrton Senna piloted in his debut season of Formula One racing will cross the block at a British Auction in May.
Senna finished 3rd in the British GP, 7th in the Canadian GP and most famously 2nd in the rain drenched Monaco GP at the wheel of the Toleman, giving the world a first glimpse at his amazing driving talent.
The car has been privately owned for the last 16 years so there is no real reference point on what kind of price the Toleman will bring. However, if the sale of a signed Senna helmet last month for a staggering $114,000 is any indication we'd guess when the auction gavel finally falls on this amazing piece of racing history the price will be absolutely stratospheric.
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Take a look at the fellow in the cap and gown and let me know how old you think he is. (Answer below.)
|William J. O'Hara (L) and Henry Gorra
A few weeks ago, as I was preparing to publish a small booklet about my grandfather through Lulu, I found myself at my parents' house, browsing his old yearbooks. I hadn't meant to take them out - the thought of using his school pictures as illustrations hadn't occurred to me - but I went into the bookcase looking for something else, and walked away with yearbooks in hand instead.
I went through the Regis yearbook first, and this picture wasn't even in the back of my mind - until I saw what appeared to be a graduation day photograph, rows of boys seated upon a stage, all wearing jackets and ties, but not in caps and gowns. If I was right about that being graduation, then Regis would be ruled out, because the students didn't graduate in caps and gowns. The caption, which I don't recall exactly at the moment, was just explicit enough to make it clear that this was the graduating class (Class of 1948), but not quite specific enough to state whether or not they were actually graduating that day.
Next, I started going through the Fordham yearbook, now with this graduation picture very much on my mind. I got pretty far into the book without coming across anything that looked like a graduation picture, but then I saw something better. There was a shot of some other people standing outside of a building that looked like it very well might be the building behind my grandfather in our mystery picture, and it was identified as Reidy Hall. I went right to Google, and searched on the name of the building, which led me to Fordham University Library's digital collection, where a few further searches, and a few new images, left me with no doubt that Pop had been on the Fordham University campus when he was photographed, in his cap and gown, with his childhood friend Henry Gorra.
|Blessing of Reidy Hall. Father at entrance, blessing plaque
October 10, 1947
With permission of Fordham University Archives and Special Collections
It's clear that this building has the same siding, same doors, same plaque.
Reidy Hall, according to the Fordham University website, was "a war barracks structure . . . named Reidy Hall in memory of Daniel Reidy, Class of 1935, who died in the assault on the Anzio beachhead in southern Italy."* I had tried to decipher what I could see of the plaque in the original picture of my grandfather, but it didn't tell me much. In this new picture, from Fordham, you can see that the entire plaque reads
Sgt DANIEL C. REIDY
FROM SCHOOL of BUSINESS '35
Had I been able to read the entire plaque in the original photograph, of course, it would have shortened my search significantly.
So how old was he? If Pop was graduating from Fordham, then the photograph dates to June 1952, making him 21.5 years old. I'm eating a bit a crow, since I was on the side of "he looks too young to be graduating from college!" when we initially tried to figure out how to date the photograph last year.
*Howe, Bob, ed. "The College of Business Administration: 90 Years of History." Inside Fordham Online. N.p., 04 Oct 2010. Web. 4 Jan 2013.


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A thief stripped Playhouse Merced's Black Box Theatre of some vital dramatic gear.
But the show went on.
Playhouse's Artistic Director Rob Hypes confirmed that the Black Box, 452 W. Main St., was broken into sometime between 10 p.m. Saturday and noon Sunday.
The thief or thieves took a light board, CD player, bass guitar, amplifier and a piano keyboard. The cost to replace the items is probably well over $5,000, Hypes said.
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Merced Police Lt. Andre Matthews said it's unknown if the thief acted alone or with others, but entry was made by forcing open the front door of the theater.
Hypes said he has no idea who might have broken in or why the specific equipment was taken. The light board is an especially odd choice because it's used to control theater lighting. Hypes suggested the board looks similar to equipment that mixes songs, and the burglar might have misunderstood its purpose.
"We have a great core of community performers, musicians and students. I would hate to think that it would be any of them. They know how hard it is for us to keep our head above water," Hypes said.
Hypes said he went to the theater Sunday to prepare for that night's finale performance of "Company," a musical comedy about a 35-year-old man pondering if he should get married.
"We walked in, and everything that could make the show run had been stolen," Hypes said.
The musicians and actors decided they wanted to go ahead with the show, borrowed a light board from the Playhouse's other venue, brought in a piano and staged the show anyway after a brief explanation to the nearly sold-out audience.
"And we did it. It was probably one of the best performances of that particular show. They loved it, and the show must go on," Hypes said.
Hypes is investigating how much of the loss Playhouse Merced's insurance will cover. He's also concerned when reimbursements might come even if much of the equipment is replaced. Playhouse Merced has two shows left for the season and needs the equipment to put on those performances.
Residents or businesses wishing to help Playhouse Merced can call (209) 725-8587 or e-mail Hypes at email@example.com
Lt. Matthews said anyone with information about the crime or the stolen equipment should call Detective Sgt. Scott Skinner at (209) 385-4702 or the department's anonymous tip line at (209) 385-4725.
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It is official... the store is finally open for business!
As I announced a couple of weeks ago, I've been working on compiling a collection of "entertaining essentials" that I've loved over the years. So many times you have asked me, "Where do you get those kraft boxes for cupcakes?" or "How can I get those labels custom printed?" Here is my answer.
You can find a link to the store above in my navigation bar, or on the right hand side where is says "Shop my Favorite Entertaining Essentials" or click here :
Everyday Occasions - The Store
Why a store? So much of what we do as home entertainers is about presentation and style. In my store, I have put together all of the things that I rely on when I'm putting together a party - linens, candles, labels, packaging and baking supplies. My selections are classic and simple that will let your own style show through. Another area of focus for the store is gifts - everything from classic hostess gifts to elaborate collections for the Bride-To-Be.
My favorite part of the store is the Color Collection. As I posted a couple of weeks ago, I designed a large selection of color swatches that can be applied to many of my products like monogrammed linens, custom printed labels and candles. The names of the colors have special meanings to me - like Bliss Blue is from my first company, and Edgartown Sand from the time we spent in Martha's Vineyard. You can shop specifically by color... for example, if you want to see everything that is available in "Seaside" you can click the "Seaside" button.
Click here to see the Color Collection.
Here are the "Celebration Candles" in "Seaside" - aren't they the most perfect color? Fun and festive, but subtle and sophisticated. They come in 8 colors - all gorgeous.
All of my candles are made by Creative Candles - a 50-year-old factory that is only 1 mile from my house. I was first introduced to them by years of flipping through the pages of Martha Stewart Living. They are one of Martha's "secret sources" and have been used in her magazines for years... and on Oprah's birthday cake, the pages of Elle Decor, House Beautiful. You get they idea. They are fabulous and I'm so excited to have them be a part of my collection. They make the most stunning colors and shapes - many of them I'll feature here along with coordinating monograms and labels.
This is an example of a great gift idea in the color "Falmouth Grey." The gift includes Monogrammed Hemstitch Napkins, Monogrammed Cocktail Napkins and Classic Taper Candles. It would be perfect for a wedding shower or birthday gift for someone special. As you can see, the napkins come wrapped in Everyday Occasions cotton twill ribbon and also comes with matching matches.
Shop this collection.
Here is a closeup of the monogrammed hemstitch napkins in "Seaside." I love a clean, simple monogram - the essence of classic.
Here are the Celebration Candles (6") atop cupcakes - they can turn any simple dessert into something special. And, those cupcake papers are something special, too...
These aren't just any cupcake papers.
Most cupcake papers are only 1 inch tall and 2 inches in diameter and Jumbo papers are taller, but are 2 1/4 inches in diameter - too big to fit in a standard cupcake pan. These liners are 1 1/2 inch, for a nice and tall cupcake, but are only 2 inches in diameter, fitting perfectly in a standard pan.
It took me forever to find these perfect cupcake papers... Sometimes it is the little details that help make your treats look their best.
Six of these cupcakes fit perfectly into my kraft paper cupcake boxes. I'm planning on giving this exact gift idea to Emma's teachers when school starts again.
All of my orders are packaged just like this with kraft packaging with logo printed cotton ribbon... and shipped for just $5. I wanted it to be easy!
It makes the perfect thing to send a friend as a gift... or to yourself!


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Advocates of locally sourced, sustainably produced food are often portrayed as elitists(most often by those with a vested interest in the agricultural status quo) and granted, it doesn't get much more elite than His Royal Highness Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales.
Last May, just a day after his son William's eagerly anticipated marriage to Kate Middleton, Prince Charles flew to Washington D.C. to give a speech at the Future of Food Conference, in which he outlined the social and environmental problems associated with industrial food systems and some pragmatic solutions to them. Author and environmentalist Laurie David was in the audience that day and like many others (including Ecocentric bloggers Chris and Kai), was deeply impressed. Laurie immediately set out to convince the Prince – and Rodale Press – that an essay adaptation of the speech would make a great small book.
Today, that little book is out in print and called The Prince's Speech: On the Future of Food, with a foreword by poet and farmer Wendell Berry, and an afterword co-written by urban farmer/MacArthur genius Will Allen and longtime food journalist Eric Schlosser. (Disclosure: GRACE was a sponsor of the Future of Food conference and is working to promote the book, primarily through the creation of this website.)
Why would you care what a prince from the UK has to say about the future of food in the US?
First off, Prince Charles knows what he's talking about. He has been farming – yes, farming – sustainably and touting the benefits of organic agriculture for decades. A friend of mine who was invited to a private tour of his Highgrove farm told me that when she shook his hand, it was calloused, and she insists without a smidgen of cynicism that she is sure he really spends three days each week working the land.
Second, his message makes sense. He observes something not often addressed by industrial solutions to problems like yield or water scarcity: that agriculture does not exist in a vacuum. He points out the interrelated nature of food, water, energy and global economics, and that local production is systemically more resilient than its centralized counterpart.
This all depends upon us deepening our understanding of the relationship between food, energy, water, and economic security, and then creating policies which reward producers who base their farming systems on these principles. Simply because, if we do not consider the whole picture and take steps with the health of the whole system in mind, not only will we suffer from rising food prices, we will also see the overall resilience of our economies and, in some instances, our ecological and social systems too, becoming dangerously unstable.
….Imagine if there were a global food shortage; if it became much harder to import food in today's quantities, where would countries turn to for their staple foods? Is there not more resilience in a system where the necessary staple foods are produced locally, so that if there are shocks to the system, there won't be panic? And what is more, not only can it be much more productive than it currently is, strengthening small farm production could be a major force in preserving the traditional knowledge and biodiversity that we lose at our peril.
Prince Charles does not oversimplify the problems (including but not limited to overuse of water and energy; pollution of water, soil and air; and unjust labor conditions) created by our current methods of food production, or the solutions he puts forth – instead, he acknowledges the complexity of feeding a rapidly growing global population. He recognizes the complex nature of the Earth herself and does not, like so many proponents of "solutions" like transgenic seeds, seek to tame her wilderness, but rather holds a reverence for biodiversity and an interest in preserving all manner of plants and microorganisms, and working with them to create healthy, thriving agricultural systems. He draws on the wisdom of the IAASTD report, published in 2008 by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation – with 400 contributing agricultural scientists from 57 different countries – the gist of which was that developing nations know how to feed themselves and don't need genetically engineered seeds, but instead need infrastructure and access to local markets. He points out that if one billion people around the globe are hungry, so too are one billion obese and another billion suffering from "hidden hunger," or malnutrition, and that all three of these are symptoms of an unhealthy system.
Finally, the Prince makes his bravest statement, a call for a "more honest form of accounting."
Nobody wants food prices to go up, but if it is the case that the present low price of intensively produced food in developed countries is actually an illusion, only made possible by transferring the costs of cleaning up pollution or dealing with human health problems onto other agencies, then could correcting these anomalies result in a more beneficial arena where nobody is actually worse off in net terms? It would simply be a more honest form of accounting that may make it more desirable for producers to operate more sustainably – particularly if subsidies were redirected to benefit sustainable systems of production. It is a question worth considering, and I only ask it because my concern is simply that we seek to produce the healthiest food possible from the healthiest environment possible – for the long term – and to ensure that it is affordable for ordinary consumers."
This more honest form of accounting would include what economists refer to as externalities, which are costs (or benefits) incurred in the production of a material – in this case, food – that are borne by someone outside the transaction between buyer and seller. Our current system relies on society to pay for the negative externalities (environmental cleanup, public health costs and more), while Big Food pads its profit margins by not being made to pay for the messes it creates. Conversely, local and sustainable agriculture is not only more "honest" and fair, but in fact creates positive externalities like stronger local economies and eaters who have reconnected to traditional food knowledge, the places they live and even each other (farmers' market patrons have been found to have four times as many conversations there than visitors to the average supermarket).
It's worth pointing out that it's not in the Prince's interest to go around sounding off on the perils of the industrial food system. Sure, he's in a better position than some – as Wendell Berry points out, he is no "mere citizen." And he's not a politician, so he's not beholden to Big Food's contributions for his next election campaign. However, his position ensures that he will be in the public eye throughout his entire lifetime, so upsetting the proverbial apple cart has lasting implications for him. And though he doesn't expound, His Royal Highness hints at the dangers of speaking out on food issues, and his honorable reason for doing so.
Questioning the conventional worldview is risky business. And the only reason I have done so is for the sake of the younger generation and for the integrity of Nature herself. It is your future that concerns me and that of your grandchildren, and theirs too.
In his foreword, Wendell Berry calls Prince Charles the only eminent person with "both the clarity to see and the courage to speak candidly about the obvious failures and dangers of industrial agriculture." Eminent though he may be, speaking honestly and acting for the good of society as a whole by preventing wealthy and powerful agribusiness interests from compromising public health and environmental quality to earn profits seems to me to be the opposite of elitist.
If advocating for cleaner, more just food systems and supporting small scale farmers and local economies through the purchase and enjoyment of locally grown, sustainably produced food makes me an elitist, then let them eat (organic) cake.


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Lasers come to level measurement
Laser-level technology is expanding options in sensor applications, and CONTROLs favorite sensor expert, David Spitzer, writes about the good and bad points of this new measurement technique.
NON-CONTACT, level-measurement sensors, such as laser, non-contact radar and ultrasonic technologies, were developed for applications where contacting sensors were seen as problems, either through false readings or high maintenance. Non-contact sensors are generally located above the material and aren't directly exposed to the material. These sensors are exposed to the environment of the material in normal operation, and can come in contact with the material when the level of the material is excessively high. Level sensors mounted externally to the vessel, such as nuclear, ultrasonic (bottom-up), and laser (sight glass) technologies, do not come in contact with the material.
All non-contact, level-measurement systems consist of a level sensor located above the material surface that emits a signal and processes the returns (reflections) of that signal. These technologies measure level continuously, but they do so at essentially one point in the vessel. This generally doesn't pose a problem for liquid applications where the gas/liquid interface is horizontal. Liquid applications with multiple interfaces affect the performance of ultrasonic level devices, while low-dielectric-constant interfaces affect the performance of radar level devices.
In addition, in solids applications, material entering and leaving the vessel affects the solid/gas interface. For example, a rat-hole may form as solid material leaves the vessel. If the level measurement reflects a point in the rat-hole, the measured level will decrease (as expected). However, if the material remaining on the sides of the vessel falls and fills in the rat-hole, the level will abruptly (and unexpectedly) increase. If possible, sensors should be located such that the measured level represents the actual level, while avoiding rat-hole affects. Multiple sensors or scanning sensors may be needed if an appropriate location can't be found.
Similarly, laser-level measurement sensors emit a laser beam towards the material, and measure the remnants of the beam reflected from the material. These systems determine the level of the material by measuring the time that the laser beam takes to travel to and return from the material. The distance between the sensor and the material can be calculated as one-half of the measured time-of-flight multiplied by the speed of the laser beam. Mechanical dimensions can then be used to determine the percent level in the vessel.
Laser-level technology isn't limited by the dielectric constant of the material (as is radar-level technology) nor its propagation velocity in the vapor space (as is ultrasonic-level technology). In addition, the laser beam emitted by the sensor doesn't diverge much, so it can target smaller areas than radar- and ultrasonic-level technologies. Further, in some applications, laser-level transmitters can be aimed to sense the level in locations that can be difficult to measure using other technologies, such as inside the chute of a bin.
However, degradation of the laser beam's strength between the sensors and the material can cause laser-level measurement systems to fail. Degradation can occur at the sensor, in transit to/from the material, and at the surface of the material. Dirt, dust or other coatings on a laser transmitter/receiver can cause the received laser signal to be weak. Because accumulations over time are normal for the process, routine maintenance may be required to keep the transmitter/receiver operating properly. In many applications, the sensor may be shielded in a tube and/or continuously purged with gas to keep it working. Similar concerns exist when the laser beam travels through a sight glass that can become dirty and cause attenuation of the beam.
Also, accuracy can be degraded based upon the surface on which the laser beam is reflected. For example, the laser beam will likely measure the top of a layer of foam by reflecting off the top of the foam. If the foam is transparent to the laser energy, the beam may reflect from the foam/liquid interface and measure the liquid level. Translucent foam might cause the level measurement to represent a location within the foam. Further, foam conditions may vary over time and cause erratic level measurements.
Lasers can be used in many non-contact applications where radar and ultrasonics don't work.
Jim Van Rems, vice president of Riegl Laser Measurement Systems says, "Laser level measurement systems are among the most expensive level-measurement technologies available, so they tend to serve niche markets where no other level measurement technology is viable." Measuring the level of molten glass and metals at temperatures as high as 2000 C, is one such application, according to Van Rems.
Other typical applications include measuring the level of wet or dry material in tall tanks that pose problems for radar and ultrasonic level technologies. Van Rems warns against installations where the vapor space is opaque to light and/or contains fine particles, reflective surfaces and/or electric charges. For example, the level of flour is difficult to measure using laser level technology because it contains fine particles that reflect light and contain an electric charge that causes light to be obstructed, reflected, and collect on the sensor. Steam is another example of a vapor that reflects light.
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Racing community pays a touching tribute to Pestana
ROSEVILLE — Ron Pestana touched many people in his 60 years — in the racing world, the real estate world and just the real world itself.
Pestana helped the racers he competed against, entertained thousands of sets of ears with his music about auto racing, did everything he could to help people save their homes.
So while it was a stunning site to see every car in the pits take part in memorial laps to honor Pestana the night of July 21 at All American Speedway, it really was no surprise at all.
"It showed me there were a lot of people there that really cared about him," Gina Pestana said of her dad, who died on the track the night of July 14.
Pestana's car crashed during spectator racing. The Placer County Sheriff's Department is investigating whether it was the crash or a medical issue that killed Pestana. There were no skid marks before Pestana hit the wall near the exit ramp in turn two. An autopsy remained pending.
A week later, speedway officials, racers and fans paid tribute to Pestana. The Mini Super Truck he drove to the 2006 championship at Altamont Raceway Park near Tracy came out first, driven by good friend Larry Bohringer.
Pestana's dad, John, built Altamont in the 1960s and served as the track's first general manager. He also knew the legendary Mario Andretti, who bounced a baby Ron on his knee.
There were three divisions on the program July 14, and every car lined up three wide on the track. The drivers exited their cars and stood as "Outback" Andy Foster, a former announcer at Altamont, talked about Pestana. There was a moment of silence, and the memorial laps followed.
"It was really, really nice," said speedway manager Ken Brooks, who counted 52 cars. "The Pro 4 Modifieds were visiting; they all came out and were a part of it. The pits were empty. There were no race cars left."
Several family members attended the event with Gina Pestana — her brother Michael, Ron's mom Lee and his brothers Jim and Ed, aunts, uncles and cousins, and his girlfriend Deb.
"It was a grand event," Gina Pestana said. "It was just really obvious a lot of people cared about him. There has been a lot of support from the racing community. It really meant a lot to the family."
Gina Pestana said she watched NASCAR races with her dad while growing up. Ron taught her how to understand the sport. He was "stoked" about his 2006 title but never disappointed with where he finished in a race.
"He just loved being out there with everyone else that loved racing," Gina Pestana said. "He was always having fun."
Patrick LaPenna owns spectator racing and knew Pestana for nearly 20 years. He said they considered themselves blessed to race.
"To quote him, 'There are millions who want to do what we do. There's only thousands that get to do it,' " LaPenna said.
Pestana graduated from Santa Clara University and hooked up with a band mate in the 1970s to form Broken English, which gigged at restaurants and clubs in Fremont and Hayward. Pestana played guitar, piano, harmonica "and I believe accordion as well," Gina Pestana said.
It was Pestana's producer, Bill Bently, who steered Pestana toward "speedway rock," according to Gina Pestana. Ron Pestana and the Pit Crew were born.
They wrote songs about Stockton 99 Speedway, Altamont, Madera and beyond: Darlington and tracks in Canada and Australia. The band also put out CDs. Brooks said Pestana was writing a song about All American Speedway.
"We came up with the concept to play live after seeing the non-race themed bands playing on TV at NASCAR events," Bently said. "(The) band played in local clubs but focused on racetracks."
LaPenna heard Ron Pestana and the Pit Crew play several times.
"Last year, they came to Roseville and knocked the walls down," he said.
Pestana lived in Byron, near Tracy, and worked in real estate. LaPenna recalled how Pestana did all he could to help people save their homes during a down economy.
"A great deal of (people) are going to say, 'Ronny saved my life. Ronny saved my family,' " LaPenna said. "I remember talking to him, and it would take him weeks, sometimes months, to find something that would work for these people. He's one guy in Tracy, California, and he's getting it done."
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3rdthawkins: hello alt
alt: Hello 3rdthawkins, we're early again LOL
3rdthawkins: yeah, thought I'd log in and wait for others to come
alt: okay, any new thoughts for today?
3rdthawkins: probably but I forgot, maybe it will come back to me
alt: you're too young to be forgetting
3rdthawkins: oh, so it doesn't start at 30 lol hello vicky
alt: nope, much later than that 3rdthawkins
vicky: hello 3rd and alt!
3rdthawkins: guess I have a lot on my mind
alt: hello vicky,,, settled in yet and back to the routine of home?
vicky: almost alt! may be my old age, not quite there yet lol
alt: it takes time vicky... at least for us folks over 30 LOL
vicky: I may need a heaping spoon of Geritol
3rdthawkins: if you're anything like me vicky, you're ready to go back out and travel some more When I came back from AZ, I was ready to go right back out of this State my mother was too
alt: What's happening in Missouri?
vicky: I may be going to Dallas soon. I have a brother that is not feeling so good
3rdthawkins: you mean, as my brother would pronounce it, Misery
vicky: I guess every state has its own culture..Things that are exciting lol
alt: LOL... I'm not sure I would find Joplin too exciting as I remember driving thru on my way to Okla city.
3rdthawkins: Just nothing going on here in Joplin, MO, wouldn't mind visiting family again, always nice to get out and get away
vicky: take NO and Atlanta, lots of happenings
3rdthawkins: you wouldn't alt, trust me Yeah vicky, I have brothers living in ATL
vicky: New York is a bustling place
alt: what's the AA population of Joplin 5%, 10%
vicky: How long have you lived there 3rd?
3rdthawkins: not sure alt, but I don't see a lot of AA's, and those I do see are in interracial families
alt: too much for me vicky.. when I visit my son in the NYC metro area .. bout 3 days and I'm outa there!!!!!
3rdthawkins: since April 28, 2009 vicky families slash relationships hello Selma
Selma: Afternoon 3rd, alt, vicky
vicky: lol I think I could take a 3 day'er alt
alt: Hello Selma.. whas up today?
vicky: hello there Sel!
3rdthawkins: the only attraction is Bonny and Clyde's hideout, my mother and I are thinking of going by, but it's $25 to tour only 6 min from where I live
vicky: why did you move to Joplin 3rd? It sounds like dullsville
Selma: Have you recovered from your family adventure vicky?
3rdthawkins: long story vicky, it has to do with my brother and his church, don't feel like getting into it. But I have a brother here with his family and they seem to like it here, but my mother and I are already to leave, we've tried it, tried his church and everything, but it's time to go. It's great to be near family, but doesn't always seem like family here
vicky: lol not yet Selma.. still trying to find my sea legs
Selma: I know exactly how you feel vicky...takes me longer to recover LOL
vicky: Tyler the little one is even dragging lol
alt: oh, you had family travel with you to Atlanta, huh vicky?
vicky: yeah 3rd that happens alot.. Is your bro a preacher
Selma: Alt..have you been keeping up with the articles in the VA Pilot on the Contraband Camp at Ft Monroe
vicky: oh yeah alt! daughter supported one kid and I supported the other lol lol cheaper that way
alt: just glanced at your original post and what it had to say Selma.
Spivey: Good afternoon everyone!
alt: Hello Spivey
vicky: hello Spivey
3rdthawkins: no he attends this "holiness" church and they have a lot of religious dos don'ts cans and can'ts, messages are good sometimes, but it's bondage, then they have a "prophet" that comes and prophesies about things happening in the world and stuff, but he, the "prophet" is the Progenitor of the church and churches like it hello Spivey
vicky: oh ok thx 3rd
Spivey: Who are you talking about 3rdthawkins?
3rdthawkins: vicky was just asking about my moving to Joplin Spivey
Spivey: vicky how was your vacation?
alt: I'm planning out my august Genealogy ventures.... Indiana Midwestern Roots Conf Aug 6-8 & then the OGS chapter management seminar on the 28th of Aug.
3rdthawkins: I have a question............after you locate someone in the census that was informant or listed somewhere on the death certificate, what do you do next?
alt: Shamele Jordan from the Philly area will be presenting 3 sessions at the Indiana Conference.
3rdthawkins: so the fall-winter is your Conference time, alt??
vicky: selma, someone brought a tape of the goings on after my fathers funeral in Denver.. They had all of my aunts and uncles making statements. That was a tearful moment because all of them are now deceased as well
alt: well really from April to Sept 3rdthawkins
3rdthawkins: oh, ok, thx alt
Selma: I am sure it was emotional, but what a wonderful thing Afternoon Spivey
Spivey: I have been lucky in that the informants were in my tree already 3rdthawkins and the death certificate gave me clues as to where to look for them and what year to look.
alt: sounds like a moving experience vicky
vicky: I just hope whoever had the recording will make copies
Spivey: Hi Selma!
3rdthawkins: Spivey, I guess what I'm asking, is if the informant or person listed is not necessarily apart of the family
AYWalton: Wow I got in!!! Greetings all! hello 3rd, alt, Ms. Selma, Spivey, Ms. Vicky!
Selma: Afternoon AY...having problems getting in?
AYWalton: I didn't expect to get in the room. I am at the Archives and am using one of their computers.
Spivey: The informant's location still may provide clues to where your ancestor lived 3rdthawkins. An examination of the area might turn up something useful.
Selma: The informant doesn't have to be a family member, but usally has some kind of connection
AYWalton: before getting up I decided to see if I could get in and voila! I made it. though briefly.
Selma: Thats great AY...looking up Bushyhead?
AYWalton: so I am just popping in for a few. Yes, Selma, I am after him. Have ordered his file.
3rdthawkins: thy Spivey, I*'m trying to locate my grgrgr gm in census, at least 1930, she died 1931 in Washington, AR I located the Undertaker in 1930 living in Hope, AR
Spivey: Who was the informant 3rdthawkins?
3rdthawkins: I did a google search for him, but not too much came up R. V. (Rufus) Herndon
Selma: I was able to come to the chat the other day from my libraries computer
vicky: How long does it take to get the file AYWalton or do you pre order
AYWalton: no it will be pulled shortly and then the wait is 1 hour usually.
Spivey: Did he live in the same area as your great ancestor?
3rdthawkins: the informant was her son George Isley
AYWalton: I will look at Freedman's Bureau records until then.
Selma: Oh...wonderful AY
3rdthawkins: He lived in Hope as did the Undertaker
Spivey: Oh, okay 3rdthawkins. AYWalton I heard from Ed Adams.
AYWalton: there are TONS of other records part of the Bureau beyond what is mentioned in their booklet. So I am off to explore You did spivey?
Selma: I was looking at the FB records the other day for Fort Monroe..the ration lists
alt: Shamele Jordan will be presenting on FB records in INdy as one of their 3 presentations
AYWalton: what happened? (that will be a good presentation, alt.)
vicky: sounds like a winner AYWalton
Selma: Yes..dig em out and let us know AY
AYWalton: I shall do that.
Spivey: Yes. He provided me with this wonderful website. I am enthralled with it. http://www.matsontrial1847.org/ He is going to participate in the re-enaction of the trial AYWalton.
vicky: Do you and Ed share the same research area?
AYWalton: that sounds interesting, spivey
alt: yes Spivey, ED posted information on that site and the re-enactment that he is participating in this summer.
AYWalton: looks like a good website.
vicky: is he a re-enactor alt?
3rdthawkins: oh yeah, he mentioned before on the boards that he was doing reenactments of history
Spivey: No, we share some of the same surnames vicky: ADAMS and SPIVEY. We always look for a connection.
vicky: OIC
AYWalton: I had better run, folks. Got stuff to look at. have a great day!
Selma: Have a good time
AYWalton: thanks.
alt: not sure about him being a re-enactor vicky, but he is working with them in some capacity
vicky: AYWalton is where I would not mind being lol
Selma: Me too vicky
vicky: they have an archive (new) in Atlanta that I was supposed to go to on Monday but my Nephew was called away
Spivey: There is also information there, including video, from the previous reenactment alt. I never knew anything about Abraham Lincoln outside of him being a President of The United States. This is also the first time I am hearing of this court case.
alt: yes Spivey .. Lincoln is a great study,,,,he had an exciting life before becoming president.
3rdthawkins: And alt, you would be shocked if someone didn't know anything about MLK outside of him being a CR's leader and at the same time
vicky: 3rd I have Mitchell's and Cryers in Hope Ark. Rather they are my daughters line
Spivey: Why would that be shocking 3rdthawkins?
3rdthawkins: I don't know Spivey, it seems people are have a problem with you not know blacks such as MLK, but it's ok not to know much about whites or anyone else such as Abraham Lincoln, at least among black people
alt: yeah 3rdthawkins, one of my bragging moments is that I had met MLK in Montgomery in Jan of 1956 at Dexter Ave. Baptist church before he became famous. I had known Coretta when she was a student here at Antioch Univ, in Yellow springs, OH.
Spivey: Well 3rdthawkins I think the skewed nature of the knowledge has much to do with what is taught us in school, and in information we gather as adults.
3rdthawkins: that's great alt, of course it's not a surprise you know any of them lol......
Spivey: You have all heard of the video 'Bid 'Em In'?
3rdthawkins: I guess so, either way, Spivey
Selma: Gotta run folks..have a great day
alt: at that time ...you bet... that was in the 52-54 timeframe... and we were both single.
3rdthawkins: lol, ok alt lol that's why I wanna hear your family story alt, you have so much to tell and talk about
Spivey: Someone wrote a blog about the reactions of young black people who viewed the video. He said they knew nothing about, nor seemed to care, about the institution of slavery and considered the auctioneer was just selling a hoe.
alt: that's tragic Spivey
vicky: and 3rd you have a story also to tell
Spivey: Yes, it is alt. He said he himself was not a parent but he was horrified at the responses of the kids.
3rdthawkins: that's is sad Spivey, the young black kids don't have respect for anything older you don't know history, you will lose respect for those over you
Spivey: True that, 3rdthawkins.
3rdthawkins: my nephew asked "Why do I Need History" and I couldn't and didn't answer him at the time, I wish I could have said something, but I think now he's having some kind of respect for his family history
vicky: were you learning yourself at that time 3rd?
3rdthawkins: no, I was 20, he was like 13 or 14 and I was talking to him about school, he didn't care for history, of course, as a little immature kid, you feel like "What I need this for?" "What Am I going to use this for", but he seem like he's maturing with age
vicky: Its so many of us (me inc) that wished we had known earlier in life maturing with age is the way its done alt can tell you that we learn everyday always something new
Spivey: Reminds me of the kid on the bus 3rdthawkins who loudly proclaimed for all to hear that he didn't 'do' history because he didn't want to know about any 'dead presidents'.
alt: yep, everyday vicky, everyday
3rdthawkins: but I'm learning about kids myself, sometimes you can't always take everything so seriously, and you have to be patient
vicky: oh Spivey I have heard that said about digging up dead folks info period there are those who really dont care about family long ago and cant understand why we do what we do
Spivey: Sad, isn't it vicky? Like 3rdthawkins just said, without knowing the history of your people, you won't respect them as much as you should. I think genealogy is all about writing a history that may not appear in any texts or elsewhere.
vicky: I don't really know if they look at it in those terms (respect) or just that that the focus for others is not on that arena and I agree about your genealogy comment remember some of those who have lived in horrific times don't want to bring it up either
3rdthawkins: right vicky, if they are not interested in genealogy/history like that, doesn't necessarily mean they don't respect it, they are just not interesting in it and don't understand it.........but the respect/disrespect comes from knowing it
Spivey: I am just glad that I don't mind learning new things, like the Matson Trial. The braveness of those blacks who bucked the white man in that day and age is a story everyone should know.
vicky: so to me I am careful about using the lack of respect idea
3rdthawkins: yeah, Spivey, you're probably not interested in sports and can care less about it and those males around you who enjoy it, but it doesn't mean you don't respect it
vicky: I always loved History in school but have gotten into it much deeper because of my research
Spivey: True 3rdthawkins. I an not Catholic or Jewish, for example, but I have respect for the religions.
3rdthawkins: right
vicky: amen to that spivey well the lawsuits on 1070 are being heard today
Spivey: Well, I better go get my clothes out of the dryer. Since I moved into an apartment, I no longer have the luxury of a dryer a few feet away from my computer. LOL.
vicky: here in AZ. I am anxious to see what will be rendered oh Spivey you don't live in your moms place anymore? Where is you sister?
Spivey: No, vicky. I got my own apartment April last year. I love it! Just me and my computer [and a little other furniture as well of course].
vicky: sounds like a good deal to me :?
Spivey: She is still living in that too big house. Refuses to leave it.
3rdthawkins: I don't blame her
Spivey: Well, after my vascular surgery, the three floors in the house became too much for me to handle.
vicky: oh yeah that makes sense Spivey ok go get your laundry and take care
Spivey: This is an elevator building, I live on the 3rd floor, and everything is on one floor. Thanks, vicky.
3rdthawkins: ok Spivey, have a good day
vicky: later
Spivey: Bye for now.
3rdthawkins: either slow day, or time just going by too fast for people
vicky: well its already after 1 oclock for them
3rdthawkins: yep
vicky: 10 for me
3rdthawkins: wow, I'm stuck in the middle at 12
vicky: rather early so I have to scramble to get my work done guess I will go and cruise the boards later 3rd
3rdthawkins: ok then vicky, have a good day


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We are in the midst of a generational change to the Web platform. HTML5 is the shorthand term often used to describe this change, although the new technologies driving this transformation are not limited to the features defined in the HTML5 specification.
<canvas> element, among others.
Ultimately, a feature becomes part of the platform once it is broadly implemented and developers use it regularly to deliver a consistent user experience. The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) plays a role in achieving consistent interoperability by bringing a range of stakeholders to the table, developing standards that can be implemented without royalties, and creating supporting materials such as test suites and validators.
A standard represents a shared agreement and is very useful as such. But the Web platform consists of a great many technologies at different levels of maturity, not all of which are uniformly standardized. Practical questions arise when leading-edge developers start to use them, including:
- How do I minimize the amount of special-case code?
- What features are stable enough for me to use now?
- How do I reach users that do not have modern browsers?
The answers change over time, so developers have devised practical solutions such as fallbacks and "polyfills" (which will be further explained later). These can make content useable in both older browsers and in the latest browsers. In this article, rather than focus on the state of HTML5 standardization, I explore some resources that can help developers start using Open Web Platform technology today. These resources provide the "what and how" for using HTML5 now, complement the standards, and ultimately help accelerate deployment.
How does a busy developer keep up with current feature support, and which fallbacks and polyfills (if any) are available? I put together a site, platform.html5.org, that acts as a dashboard for keeping you up-to-date about the set of technologies that constitute the Web platform. (It's backed by a github repository, and I encourage you to help maintain it by sending pull requests with proposed updates.)
The site groups technologies into categories such as graphics and typography, media, and storage. Icons on the site indicate the level of maturity of each feature. A green flag indicates that a feature is ready to use. A yellow lighting bolt means "use with caution." However, these are minimal indicators; to get a true picture of the readiness of a feature, you need to follow the helpful links that are provided. Each technology links to the specification that defines it as well as other helpful links to sites such as:
- HTML5 Please
- When Can I Use…
- MDN (Mozilla Developer Network)
- other sites that provide a test suite for the feature
The HTML5 Please site, in particular, is worthy of further comment. It was created by the H5BP developer collective (the same group of developers behind HTML5 Boilerplate). It lists features by name and provides a quick way to get a high-level overview of the maturity of each feature. It shows an expandable panel with status information (use/caution/avoid). The "caution" and "use" keywords are in some cases further qualified with the phrases "with fallback" or "with polyfill." In the cases where "with fallback" appears, you can expand the feature for that panel to view information about exactly how to provide fallback for that feature.
The site operators for HTML5 Please make it easy for anyone to contribute by providing an "Edit this info" link in each panel, enabling you to create a copy of its contents, which you can then submit back to the site. (The mechanism is backed by a github repository and your contributions are sent as pull requests for that repo.) The maintainers review and merge contributions.
Sometimes you'll want more detailed status information than what HTML5 Please provides. For example, you might want to know exactly which browsers support a particular feature, and which versions of each browser support it, or what level of support it currently has in mobile browsers, and which OS versions of those browsers. In those cases, the site you'll want to turn to for that information is When Can I Use...
When Can I Use is maintained by Alexis Deveria. He follows the readiness status of a large set of features and updates the site as new versions of browsers are released. And if there is a feature you want to know about, but that is not yet listed on When Can I Use, you can contribute feature suggestions.
Each feature currently tracked at When Can I Use has a table with a column for each major desktop browser (IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Opera); for each major mobile browser (iOS Safari, Opera Mini, Opera Mobile, and the Android Browser); and rows with version numbers for each browser. As in other sites, color codes indicate the level of support for a feature in each particular browser version (support/partial, support/no, support/unknown).
For example, consider support as of today for CSS Counters. A table full of green entries makes clear that the feature is well supported. Other features that are not well supported are shown with red highlights.
Each feature table at When Can I Use provides "see-also" links to tables for related features, as well as links to third-party sites that provide how-to information about actually developing content with that feature.
MDN (the Mozilla Developer Network) is one of the sites that both platform.html5.org and When Can I Use link to. Think of MDN as a "how can I use" feature guide. If, for example, you want to implement Web Workers, and need code examples and links to resources with detailed information, MDN has a page on using Web Workers that's a great place to get started.
As with HTML5 Please, When Can I Use, and platform.html5.org, MDN welcomes contributions and actually makes contributing even quicker and easier than the other sites do: The entire site is a wiki, so once you create an account there, you can edit any page.
Test Suites
There is no better means to evaluate the maturity of a particular feature than to have a complete test suite for that feature, run the test cases for it yourself, and analyze the results. There is no single central repository for all test suites for the Web platform, and no single place to view the results for all of them, but the W3C has started work on a shared test framework site and the W3C CSS Working Group has a CSS-specific test framework site.
These sites allow you to view per-browser and per-browser-version results for a number of test suites. You can also run the test cases in your own browser and submit your results to be integrated back into the framework results database. See, for example, the results data for the CSS Multi-column Layout Module test suite, or the start page that allows you to run the test suite in your own browser.
The aforementioned sites can help you stay current on the emerging Web platform. I expect even more helpful sites to appear as the platform continues to mature and as people share their code and their experience. I encourage you to use the sites I've mentioned here, and to consider contributing updates to them so you can help ensure that quality, up-to-date information about the Web platform is available to us all.
Mike Smith works on W3C core specifications for browser technologies. He previously worked for Opera Software.


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Hot. That's about the only way to describe tonight's SummerSlam pay-per-view in Toronto. Give WWE credit. SummerSlam is one of its "majors" and it certainly looks like it has been slotted as such.
Let's start with Chris Benoit vs. Randy Orton. The legendary veteran vs. The Legend Killer with Benoit's championship strap on the line. I wouldn't be surprised if Orton wins the title, if not tonight, he will at some point soon in his young career. A storyline begging to be told down the line is a power struggle between Orton and Triple H for control of Evolution. Why not now?
John Bradhaw Layfield faces The Undertaker. Logic would dictate that The Undertaker walks away with the title. But you can usually throw logic out the window and perhaps expect some interference from Orlando Jordan burying The Undertaker's chances.
Eddie Guerrero vs. Kurt Angle. I'd say this could be the match of the night, except I could say that about three or four other matches. While Guerrero will get and deserve much of the fan support, I have a feeling Angle's treachery will win out.
Triple H vs. Eugene will likely be a bloodbath. Could Eugene be saved by a returning Shawn Michaels?
Edge vs. Chris Jerico vs. Batista has potential to be dynamic. You've got outstanding Canadian wrestlers in Edge and Jericho in the ring with physically dominating Batista. It also likely begins a feud between Edge and Jericho.
Booker T puts his U.S. title on the line in a best-of-five falls match against John Cena. This will go the limit ... and I've got a feeling Cena could win.
In a six-man tag match, The Dudleys take on Billy Kidman, Paul London and Rey Mysterio. I'm calling The Dudleys to win, unless Spike does another turn and costs his brothers the match.
In a TillDeath Do Us Part match, Kane faces Matt Hardy and Lita must marry the winner. A Lita-Kane wedding has much more TV appeal so I've got to go with the Big Red Machine.
And there'll be a Diva Dodgeball game between the WWE Divas and the RAW Diva Search Girls. Not sure who'll win, but you can bet both sides will stacked.
It would be surprising if WWE doesn't have Trish and Christian involved in the show. The suddenly devilish Trish will have to really work hard to get the local fans to hate her.
- Bret Hart was supposed to be in Buffalo last night for Ballpark Brawl 3. Wouldn't it be wonderful if he showed up in Toronto tonight? Wishful thinking, I guess.
- I keep on making this point, but I really believe WWE's programming has been improving. I must admit I miss some of the wrestlers of days gone by, but today's TVproduct is far superior. It's great to see characters like Kamala and Brother Love pop up every now and then. Wonder what Charles Wright is doing these days? Sure, I loved the Godfather character, but I loved Papa Shango, too.
- Canadian Petey Williams won TNA's International X Division title by winning a 22-man gauntlet match. The last man to be eliminated was The Amazing Red.


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- 1 lb. frozen bread or pizza dough thawed - but not risen.
- shaved meats ham, turkey, roast beef, pepperoni, etc. (8-9 oz. per loaf of dough)
- cup shredded or thin sliced cheese, ~1per loaf
- mayo or Miracle Whip olive oil, or flavored dipping oil, mustard, herbs
- thinly sliced pepper red pepper, onion, tomatoes, etc.
- 1 egg beaten (optional)
- 1 Tbsp. grated parmesan cheese
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Place dough on lightly floured surface; flatten slightly with hands, then roll into 12x8-inch rectangle with a rolling pin. (If dough is difficult to roll, cover with plastic wrap and let stand at room temperature for 30 min. before rolling out.)
- Top dough evenly with meat, overlapping slices slightly and leaving a 1/2-inch border around all sides.
- Spread dressing evenly over meat.
- Top evenly with cheese, leaving a 1/2-inch border around all sides.
- Moisten edges of dough with water. Starting at one of the long sides of dough, fold 1/3 of the dough over filling and then repeat with other long side of dough. Firmly pinch ends of dough together to seal.
- Place, seam side down, on lightly greased baking sheet or on a baking stone.
- Cut three diagonal slits in top of dough with sharp knife or shears.
- Brush evenly with beaten egg or butter; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
- Bake 35 to 40 min. or until golden brown.
- Cool 10 min. before cutting into slices to serve.
Terri's Notes
Use your baking stone and put two, end to end, in a circle.
Ham, scrambled eggs, and cheese for breakfast?
With pizza fillings! Pepperoni or Canadian bacon, mozzarella, black olives, pepper, and a little sauce.
My family really liked the ham and cheese, onion, red pepper, and seasoned dipping oil.
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The Hebrew word for seed has two syllables. The first syllable is zeh, which means this or this is, and the second syllable is rah, which means bad.
But how could a seed possibly be bad? For Kabbalists, an explanation is found in the process of growing grain and turning it into bread, a process replete with violent force and destruction.
To start, you take a nice, untarnished plot of earth and cut disfiguring ditches or furrows in it. Then, after sowing seeds and watching a beautiful crop of wheat develop, you come along and hack it all down with sharp blades. Next, you take your freshly harvested sheaves and, after admiring their potential as a dry, everlasting bouquet, subject them to violent flailing in order to thresh out the grain. This grain is then mercilessly ground up and pulverized into flour. While kneading flour and water into a smooth ball of dough, pounding and punching are required. And then, in a final act of vengeance, you take your doughy mass and place it in a fiery furnace as though your objective was to consign to ashes the end product of all your angry labors.
Each one of the above practices, viewed independently, appears destructive, with each act attributable, ultimately, to planting seeds. Yet the same Hebrew letters that make up the word for seed, when their order is re-arranged, spell out eh-zer, which means help. Without the help of grain, people would starve. With turning seed or grain into bread, as is the case with life generally, you need the proper perspective to understand and appreciate the stages involved. What initially appears arbitrary and bad often turns out, in the end, to be necessary and good.
Planting seeds for a fall or cool season vegetable garden is nothing like planting a field of wheat. When it comes to your garden, you can put away your plow and, for that matter, you don't even need a shovel. The trend, these days, is to simply build a planter box and then fill it with topsoil and compost. You don't have to worry about softening up the dirt in your yard since you will be bringing in designer dirt of your own. You can make your planter box out of wood planks or hire a carpenter to build it for you.
There are also an increasing number of urban farmers who will construct the box, fill it with soil, install an irrigation system, and even plant and maintain a vegetable garden in it if you so desire. In Los Angeles, services of this kind are provided by Hope Gardens (www.yourhopegarden.com), Farmscape Gardens (www.farmscapegardens.com), and an expanding list of other urban agronomists.
The box you build can be as deep and as long as you wish but it should not be more than 3 feet wide. Planter boxes, or conventional vegetable or flower beds for that matter, will be difficult to maintain if they are wider than 3 feet since you will not be able to reach every plant comfortably due to interference from surrounding plants. If you have back problems and want to garden without bending over, that's not a problem with planter boxes, which can be as tall as you want them to be. I have seen 4-foot tall planter boxes and must report that the people tending them were aglow with tales of how easy it was to garden at such an elevation.
Fall planting
If you are serious about growing vegetables and fruits, you may have to use your front yard. Often, backyards are shady since that's where shade or fruit trees are planted and where tall privacy hedges grow. You will need at least half of the day's sun, if not more, to grow the full spectrum of vegetables and fruits that are suitable for our climate.
As far as soil is concerned, you can find a 50-50 mix, which means 50 percent topsoil and 50 percent compost at a number of locations in some areas. Ideally, the top 6 inches, at least, of your planter box soil profile should consist of this mix. Do a Google search for soil amendments with your location to find a supplier of soil products in your area.
The selection of crops for the fall garden is vast. Any leaf, root, or flower crop is suitable, including lettuce, cabbage, beet, carrot, radish, turnip, onions, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, and broccoli. And don't forget peas, probably the easiest cool season seeds to germinate because of their large size. Make sure you put up trellises in advance of their vining growth.
Summer's heat is spent by the end of this month, so the first or second week in October are good target dates for planting your fall vegetable garden. Fall is also the best time of year to plant strawberries.
By the way, if you are having trouble getting the kids to eat their vegetables, tell them this: There's no such thing as a vegetable. That was the joke around our house as my children were taught to identify the various botanical appendages that were put on their plates. Lettuce and cabbage were just leaves, carrots and beets were roots, cucumbers and tomatoes were really fruits, corn and peas were actually seeds, and artichokes and broccoli were flower buds.
Chinese fruit
I was recently admiring a planting of Chinese arborvitae in Or HaGanuz, a village in Galilee. Or HaGanuz gets as cold as the Antelope Valley. I mention this because the fruit of Chinese arborvitae are a delightful chalky blue but they are not frequently found on plants growing in the San Fernando Valley, where winters are just not cold enough for Chinese arborvitae to flower and fruit. However, as soon as you ascend to the Santa Clarita Valley, you will already find fruiting specimens of this species.
In their habitat, Chinese arborvitae grow into 50-foot trees. However, they are extremely slow growing, especially in our part of the world, and I have never seen a local one that was more than 8 feet tall. Once they have been in the ground a few years, Chinese arborvitae are extremely drought-tolerant. They make a nice screen or barrier and have the look of giant yellowish green gumdrops.


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Wow, looks like it's going to be a fantastic Ice Bowl up there! I will definitely make every effort to come up and support you guys!Just as long as you come down and support J-Towns Ice Bowl in February (which I know you will, Blaine!)
how much is it to play and what time? Me and a friend would like to come play
FVMDGC is dropping off $5785 and over 200 pounds of food to the Kendall County Food Pantry today. Big Thank You goes out to all the sponsors, helpers, golfers, and the Oswegoland Park District for making the Fox Valley Metro Disc Golf Clubs 7th Annual Ice Bowl the best ever! There were close to 300 Ice Bowls world wide this year and we feel we can crack the top ten for our first time. Will post 2013 results when they come out.


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Monday, November 8, 2010
Santa Monica Recreation and Parks Commission Bike Committee To Discuss Bike And Ped Collision Statistics Tonight @ 6:00pm
The Santa Monica Recreation and Parks Commission Bike Committee is having a public meeting tonight at 6:00pm at the Ken Edwards Center to discuss bike and pedestrian safety information in Santa Monica. The recent and sobering statistics cited in the latest city Sustainability Report Card and in the California Office of Traffic Safety Rankings are topics that will be discussed. In addition to the committee members, representatives from the police department and city staff will be on hand to discuss the issues.
I've also heard there are some senior residents who are planning to come and express their frustration with sidewalk bicycling. I plan to come prepared to discuss why sidewalk cycling is a symptom of poor infrastructure design, poor education, and aggressive and often illegal bullying behavior from motorists. The problem of dangerous drivers trickles down to effecting everyone, and represents the biggest threat to all road users.
Really cyclists and pedestrians should be allies with a common enemy in the automobile. In 2008, 110 cyclists and 105 pedestrians in Santa Monica were seriously injured or killed in traffic collisions, and it's certainly not because of cyclists and pedestrians occasionally bumping into each other. Which is not to say there is not an issue with sidewalk cycling, it certainly presents a hazard to pedestrians and cyclists alike. It reinforces the false, but widely held notion that cyclists don't belong on the road and encroaches on the rights and space of pedestrians, and does represent a potential for collision resulting in injury.
We need to keep the situation in context. Some people on foot may be afraid of cycling on the sidewalk, but there is little to suggest it is all that dangerous to the pedestrian. There are some freak incidents in the U.S. were a cyclist has struck a pedestrian and the victim fell in such a manner as to die from their injury, but such incidents are incredibly rare, while drivers killing pedestrians is very common place, happening every day. Transportation for America has put out a report that compares pedestrians struck and killed by cars while crossing the street to being the equivalent of a jumbo jet crashing and killing all passengers every month.
Causalities involving cyclists struck by cars out numbers pedestrians being seriously hit or killed in Santa Monica, despite representing a smaller margin of the populace. Until we make the streets feel safe to ride a bike, no matter what the laws governing sidewalks are, how many tickets are handed out, no matter what cycling advocates say in encouraging street cycling, I think we will find some cyclists on the sidewalk. This is not to suggest bicycling is exceedingly dangerous as an activity, but many of the ways in which a cyclist can significantly reduce their risk of being hit are not being practiced by many riders, either because the cyclist doesn't know what safe riding practices are, are unaware of their legal rights, or are afraid to fully exercise their rights because of intimidation by motorists who either do know their rights, or do not respect them.
It's easy to lose sight of the bloody reality of transportation because the news media filters out most traffic casualties. Serious injury and death from traffic collisions are so common it's generally not considered that "news worthy". I think some people are surprised to discover the most common traffic death of them all is the single vehicle automobile crash, with a driver hitting a stationary object or going off the road. That's not considered interesting to news media unless the driver was famous or the car was very expensive.
We should not resign ourselves to accept traffic fatalities as fate however. Traffic, and traffic deaths are not weather conditions, they are not an act of God, it is a problem of our own doing, and one we can undo as well. There are cities that have made enormous strides toward improved traffic safety with concerted campaigns, enforcement and engineering. The life expectancy of New Yorkers has been going up by notable margins recently (1 year and 7 months increase) in part because of reductions to traffic deaths from their recent re-engineering efforts. Researcher and public health consultant Peter Jacobsen has made a call for a Vision Zero, a goal that we dramatically reduce traffic fatalities until there are none at all. America, with it's 30,000 - 40,000 traffic deaths a year has a long way to go to get there, but it won't change if we don't try.
Hopefully tonight's meeting can kick off a constructive dialogue in Santa Monica on improving the safety of our streets, for the good and livelihood of us all, regardless of what mode or means of getting around our city.
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