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Developing a Farm Newsletter
Joe Parcell and Bob Wells
Department of Agricultural Economics
The 1997 U.S. Census of Agriculture indicated that more than 40 percent of all U.S. agricultural land is rented. Furthermore, farm management associations in various states have found that tenants typically rent from three to as many as 20 landowners. In this potentially complex relationship, as in any other, good communication is a key to success. One way to improve communication and the chances for success of tenant per landowner arrangements is for the tenant to develop a farm newsletter.
Because of increased competition for land by tenants seeking to benefit from economies of scale, and because an increasing percentage of absentee landowners do not understand production agriculture, successful leasing arrangements are difficult to develop and maintain. It is not uncommon for a tenant to have little contact with landowners outside of the initial agreement and periodic rent settlement. A farm newsletter can take several forms, from a colorful and technical publication to a single, typed page. As a tenant, your goal for the newsletter is to establish a regular communication link with your landowners.
Communication begins with knowing your audience
The type of information contained in the newsletter should be appropriate for the type of rental arrangement you have with the landowners and also the background, interests, and goals of the landowners. The landowner in a cash rental agreement may not be interested in technical information or may have inherited the family farm and have a personal attachment to it. The landowner in a crop-share arrangement is more likely to have an understanding of production agriculture and might like more information since the tenant's management decisions have an impact on the landowner's profit. If a tenant rents from multiple landowners with different interests, providing general summary information is a safe approach.
In addition to reports on current farming conditions and progress, newsletter topics can include items of general interest, such as the importance of biotechnology in farming or how precision agriculture, intensive grazing, and other new technologies work. A mutual understanding of the costs and benefits of adopting new technologies can be helpful in discussing changes in the farming operation or leasing arrangement. As more people without agricultural backgrounds become landowners, tenants may need to help them understand the basics of production agriculture.
Timing of the newsletter as a regular quarterly or semiannual update can be helpful to you the tenant as well as the landlord. You can plan newsletters to reflect significant progress or activities in the operation (planting, harvest, etc.), and the landowners learn they can depend on you to follow a schedule.
In addition to the newsletter, landowners might appreciate receiving management information you have compiled for the farm, such as yield maps, historical information on yields, fertilizer and pesticide applications, and crop rotations. Your interest and willingness to provide information can be a positive factor in future lease negotiations. Note that there may be concern over ownership of field maps. You should determine the landowner's willingness to provide this information on a case-by-case basis.
Putting the newsletter together
Important aspects of a newsletter include readable print, clear and concise wording, and a friendly tone to keep the reader interested. A computer is not necessary for the production of a newsletter, but it provides many opportunities — developing a professional-looking design, ease of editing, maintenance of mailing lists, personalizing information for individual landowners, and possible electronic transmission. As a minimum, a farm newsletter should include the following elements, as illustrated in the sample newsletter.
The title should be catchy but not wordy. The same title should be used for several years so you don't appear indecisive. Because the title may be used for several years, be sure you like it before beginning the newsletter.
Point of contact
As with any written communication, information on how to contact the author is important. Include contact information in the newsletter to assure the landowner that you (the tenant) are always willing to visit.
Informational content
The body of the newsletter should describe "what is going on" on the farm. Sections of the newsletter, such as those listed below, can help the landowner become more familiar with the farming operation and the struggles and successes involved.
Overview of happenings since last newsletter
This section should be a short synopsis of what has been accomplished since the last newsletter — planting, harvest, land improvements, fence repairs, etc. Use general statements. For example, "We wrapped up harvest on the second week of November."
Crop progress, pasture condition, livestock development
If the rental arrangement is a commodity-share (or flexible cash) agreement, the landowner will have particular interest in knowing crop progress or livestock development. Even the landowner in a cash rental arrangement will feel more a part of the farming operation with this information. Let's face it, what landowner doesn't like to discuss, or even brag about, the land they own? And this newsletter can provide the information to do that.
Weather update
Farmers and nonfarmers have at least one area of interest in common — weather. Everyone understands the impact of too much or too little rainfall. If landowners are not aware of severe weather at the farm, such as high winds and hail, then they need to be made aware of its impact on the operation and property. Landowners who have lived on the farm may have personal interest in weather information because they remember events of the past — the big flood that broke the levee, the record snowstorm, the drought. Landowners who live in another part of the country may not be familiar with the midwestern climate or have access to weather information for the local area.
Commodity prices
Provide the landowner a brief synopsis of relevant commodity prices and price trends. Discuss what futures markets are suggesting for prices. Relate current prices to historical prices, and remind the landowner of the historical variability in prices.
This can be an educational section to help the landowner better understand technological changes in farming. Be honest and provide your opinion when necessary. Discuss why you have (or have not) adopted Roundup Ready soybeans, Bt corn, intensive grazing, no-till planting. Point out advantages and disadvantages, expected costs and returns, and benefits to the environment or sustainability of the farm. An example of no-till adoption is in the sample newsletter.
Upcoming events
Let the landowner know what is planned for the coming months. For instance, a winter newsletter may discuss planting intentions and the crop acreage mix planned for spring. Landowners may be interested in upcoming sales or auctions, fairs, community events, road improvements, or business changes at the elevator or sale barn, depending on their involvement in the operation or ties to the community. An invitation to visit and tour the operation will let landlords know their involvement is welcome. A personal visit by the landowner provides a unique opportunity to show off accomplishments on the farm, discuss plans and goals, and develop a cordial personal relationship.
Try to keep the newsletter to two pages (preferably front and back of one page). More or less information may be appropriate to individual situations.
Design considerations
Choose a simple, flexible design and stick with it. Stability in the design of a newsletter, as in its title, reflects on you. If you use a computer to prepare the newsletter, your word processor may include one or more templates, or patterns, from which to choose. Resist the temptation to decorate your publication with computer clipart or with lavish use of the many typefaces that may be available on your computer. Effective design contributes to the clarity and credibility of what you have to say.


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A feature film iteration of the popular video game Metal Gear Solid has gone through quite a few ups and downs over the years, but it now sounds like development on the film is moving forward…again. Konami has confirmed that Metal Gear Solid is in the works with Spider-Man's Avi Arad onboard to produce. For those unaware, Metal Gear Solid is a stealth action video game that centers on a solider named Solid Snake who infiltrates a nuclear weapons facility in order to neutralize a terrorist threat.
Arad is the former chairman and CEO of Marvel Studios, but his track record is a tad hit and miss. Hit the jump for more on the Metal Gear Solid movie.
The announcement of the Metal Gear Solid film was made at the Metal Gear Anniversary event in Tokyo. Via Kotaku, Arad appeared onstage and had this to say about his intentions:
"For many years I fought to bring comics to theaters. Comic books are now biggest genre in cinema, [and] video games are the comic books of today… We will take our time and tell the story with all the nuances, ideology, cautionary tales needed."
While at Marvel, Arad was responsible for some truly great adaptations like Sam Raimi's Spider-Man films and X-Men, but he was also behind Fantastic Four and Elektra. He hasn't exactly found great success since leaving the studio, with The Amazing Spider-Man acting as his only recent hit. In addition to MGS, he's also developing film versions of Mass Effect and Uncharted.
This isn't the first time that a Metal Gear Solid movie has tried to get off the ground. The Social Network producer Michael De Luca was previously attached to the property in 2008, but by 2010 the project had fallen apart. De Luca cited the difficulty of aligning the interests of everyone involved to make a singular film as the reason the movie didn't move forward, and it's no secret that video game companies are ridiculously precious when it comes to adapting their properties.
There's no guarantee that Arad's version will get further than De Luca's, and based on his comments at the Metal Gear Solid event it sounds like they're not rushing to get this thing into production. I wouldn't hold my breath for the Metal Gear Solid movie to go before cameras anytime in the near future, but Konami committing to development of the film is certainly a step in the right direction.

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The end of the Middle Ages was probably the point in time when people were the most pious and God-fearing, the most dogged by evil and tormented by devils, demons and nightmares. Fear and worry dominated earthly life, plagues and disasters were seen as portents for the imminent end of the world, a certain fate that seemed to have arrived in 1520, when the Turks led by Suleiman the Magnificent laid siege to Vienna. Yet, the Renaissance was a time when commerce, the arts and science were flourishing. Inventors, explorers and conquerors created a new perspective on the world, a world that had grown with the discovery of the Americas. Rapid developments in geography, cartography and navigation made it possible to undertake the great voyages of discovery of the time. New trading routes brought valuable goods to Europe, and increased the prosperity of the merchant cities. Printing had been invented a few decades earlier, bringing Luther the certainty that "The printed word has power". The teachings of humanists such as Erasmus of Rotterdam focused on people as individuals, and artists such as Titian, Leonardo da Vinci, Brueghel and Albrecht Dürer looked to the classical period in their attempts to portray people and their surroundings in a realistic manner. The first pocket watches appeared, and in 1543, during Luther's lifetime, Nicolaus Copernicus declared that the sun was the centre of the universe, thereby ushering in the greatest paradigm shift of the millennium. Luther disagreed with this finding and criticised it, saying "This fool wants to turn the whole art of astronomy on its head". The fact that he was wrong does not alter his tremendous achievement of fomenting a revolution in faith and spirit. Voices everywhere were raised in criticism of the clergy's behaviour, claiming that cardinals, bishops, priests and monks were preaching water and drinking wine. A note made in 1516 by a contemporary chronicler proved that the time was ripe for Luther when he stated: "Many, many people here are just waiting for the right man to speak out against Rome". He was right, and just one year later Luther nailed his theses to the church door in Wittenberg.
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Man, LOOK at these photos.
Thanks, Eric.
It's always exciting to see a zipped file from you.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
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Man, LOOK at these photos.
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5 comments:
- Jay's Shadow said...
Damn, this place must be huge...
- September 22, 2010 at 6:57 PM
- Pam Morris said...
I so wish I lived closer to this...makes me think about taking a year off from haunting and instead go to various "haunts" throughout the country--a 'Halloween Vacation' type thing.
- September 23, 2010 at 7:21 AM
- Grim said...
That is so cool.
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Man...one of these days I HAVE to make a trip to check this place out!
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I want to live IN it.
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Calm and distinguished, The Hague is the seat of the Netherlands' government and its European institutions lend it a distinct international character. Enjoy medieval architecture, stately mansions and top-class museums, or hit the sand at nearby Scheveningen, one of the Netherlands' best beaches.
The Hague begs to offer. Indeed, there are less canals, and the reconstructed town, after World War 2, offers more space and parks than in any other Dutch city.
Although being the house of many European and international institutions, The Hague also has many charms. Masterpieces of Vermeer and Escher are to be seen in museums, wonders of medieval architecture can be witnessed at the Binnenhof and Ridderzaal, and nightlife is usually lead in the city center or at the sea-front in summer. The Hague was also the place were Steven Soderbergh shot Ocean's Twelve.
The famous band Coldplay also recorded its Viva La Vida video there.
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Coll 6/65 'Relations between Saudi-Arabia and the Yemen.' [228v] (456/917)
The record is made up of 1 file (457 folios). It was created in 30 Apr 1934-27 Jan 1938. It was written in English and French. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers.
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This file concerns Saudi-Yemeni relations, beginning with the final weeks of hostilities between the two countries before going on to cover peace negotiations and the reoccupation of Hodeidah (also transliterated as Hodeida) by the Yemeni authorities, following the gradual withdrawal of Saudi troops.
Related matters discussed in the correspondence include the following:
- The situation at Hodeidah, as reported by the Commanding Officer of HMS Penzance .
- Arrangements for the simultaneous withdrawal of foreign warships from Hodeidah.
- The progress of Saudi-Yemeni treaty negotiations, and the wording of the resulting Treaty of Taif, concluded between Saudi Arabia and Yemen on 20 May 1934, and ratified on 22 June 1934.
- Costs recovered from the Imam of Yemen [Yaḥyā Muḥammad Ḥamīd al-Dīn] by the British for the internment of Yemeni soldiers in Aden during the Saudi-Yemeni conflict.
- Details of other costs incurred by the British during the Saudi-Yemeni War, as calculated by the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. at Aden [Bernard Rawdon Reilly], and discussion as to whether any part of these expenses should be borne by Government of India revenues.
- The reported presence of members of the Idrisi [al-Idrīsī] family in Mecca.
In addition to correspondence the file includes the following:
- Extracts from Aden, Bahrain, and Kuwait political intelligence summaries.
- Copies of an English translation of the Treaty of Taif.
- A copy of an English translation of the Treaty between King Ibn Saud ['Abd al-'Azīz bin 'Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa'ūd] and the Idrisi [Sayyid Muḥammad bin 'Alī al-Idrīsī], signed on 31 August 1920.
- Copies of extracts from reports from the Senior Officer of the Red Sea Sloops, as well as copies of reports from the commanding officers of HMS Penzance and HMS Enterprise respectively.
The file features the following principal correspondents: His Majesty's Minister at Jedda (Sir Andrew Ryan, succeeded by Sir Reader William Bullard); His Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires to Jedda (Albert Spencer Calvert); the Secretary of State for the Colonies (Philip Cunliffe-Lister); the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir John Simon); the Senior Officer of the Red Sea Sloops; the Commander of HMS Penzance ; His Majesty's Ambassador in Rome (James Eric Drummond); the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Yemen; officials of the Colonial Office, the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. , the Foreign Office, the Admiralty.
Although the file includes material dating from 1934 to 1938, most of the material dates from 1934. The French material consists of three telegrams addressed to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs by Yemen's Minister for Foreign Affairs.
The file includes two dividers which give a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. These are placed at the back of the correspondence (folios 2-3).
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Another busy day around the Cubs minor league system as Iowa played their second straight double-header. Regardless of how busy they might be, a couple of teams are red-hot, let's see if they continue their torrid pace, here is the recap for June 9th…
Five in a row for the red-hot Peoria Chiefs as they knocked off the Kane County Cougars 4-1 in Peoria. Kyler Burke was outstanding as he tossed seven almost un-hittable innings giving up no runs on two hits while striking out nine, doesn't get much better than that. Burke got just enough offense as the Chiefs put up a four spot in the first inning, it was enough but it was all they would get. Anthony Giansanti back from a scary injury went 3-for-5 at the plate, he's now hitting .333 on the season. Paul Bunyan, I mean Paul Hoilman and Wes Darvill each had two hits in the victory, each guy had a double as well. Zeke DeVoss, somewhat overshadowed but a great prospect in his own right, was 1-for-2 in the lead off spot with three walks, and a stolen base, doing his job right.
Daytona had a rough go of it tonight as they were blanked by Tampa 7-0. Not much went right at all as the D-Cubs only managed three hits while making two errors. Frank Del Valle started for Daytona and didn't pitch too poorly but he didn't get any help from his defense. Del Valle lasted five innings giving up three runs, two earned on four hits while walking two and striking out four. The loss drops Del Valle to 4-2 on the season while his ERA sits at 4.28. As I mentioned not much going on for the D-Cubs at the plate, only Arismendy Alcantara, Ronald Torreyes, and Rubi Silva had hits, all singles.
The Smokies are on fire as they beat Mississippi tonight 6-4 for their sixth straight victory. Dallas Beeler started for the Smokies are had a decent outing but did not figure in the decision as he gave up three runs on five hits in five innings of work. Frank Batista worked the final two innings of the game to earn his first win of the season as he gave up one run on three hits, his ERA is now 1.96 on the season. Nate Samson had a big day at the plate going 3-for-4 with two runs scored. Rebel Ridling gave the Smokies the lead in the 3rd inning with his seventh home run of the season, a two run shot on his way to a 1-for-4 day.
Pitching stole the show in game one as the I-Cubs scratched out a 1-o win over Nashville. Brooks Raley was outstanding as he went the distance (7 innings in a DH) to earn his second victory of the season for Iowa. Raley held Nashville scoreless while giving up six hits, walking no one, and striking out six. Matt Tolbert was 2-for-3 at the plate with the big blow, a solo shot in the first inning providing the only run of the game. Dave Sappelt also had a good game at the plate as he went 2-for-2 and had a big outfield assist gunning down a runner at second.
Much of the same in game two as offense was at a premium, this time Nashville came out on top 3-2 scoring the game winning run in the top of the 6th inning after the I-Cubs rallied from two down to tie it in the 5th. Esmailin Caridad got the start for the I-Cubs, tends to happen when you play four games in two days. Caridad was good, and provided the innings the Cubs needed, he last four innings giving up two runs on two hits while walking three and striking out three. The I-Cubs couldn't get much going offensively, Ty Wright was 2-for-3 at the plate with a double. Josh Vitters drove in one of the I-Cubs runs and was 1-for-2 at the plate with a walk, he's now hitting .271 on the season.
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Industry analyst sceptical on IBM EUV results
Keywords:IBM? EUV? scanner? Semiconductor Advisors? wafer?
IBM's most recent test of its extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) scanner was met with scepticism from one industry watcher, who said the results were deliberately misleading. IBM called the results as a breakthrough but admitted the test was limited to certain aspects of the EUV system.
IBM announced this week that the ASML NXE3300B scanner installed at its facility in Albany, N.Y., produced 637 wafers in 24 hours at a steady rate of 34 wafers/hour with a light source delivering 44W. Dan Corliss, IBM's EUV development program manager, said the system had a 77 per cent uptime and delivered a 20mJ dose across 83 image fields/wafer with full wafer coverage, including partial die.
But Robert Maire, president of Semiconductor Advisors LLC, took issue with the findings. "It wasn't a real test of EUV printing," Maire said.
The facts are that they used blank wafers with no resist, therefore no images were ever printed. Nothing was processed, nothing was printed and nothing was produced. All that happened was that wafers were moved from the input FOUP to the output FOUP.
In fact IBM in New York didn't even have 637 wafers so they just recycled the same blank wafers through the machine taking them from the output and feeding them back in. The only thing that was proven was that the tool could mechanically move 637 wafers in a day which even a 30 year old stepper can easily do. The other problem conveniently left out is that the quoted "exposure" level of 20mJ is not adequate with current resist technology to actually produce a usable image.
Maire also said the 14 per cent increase in ASML's stock price after the news was the motivation for the announcement. "Both IBM and ASML are obviously desperate for some good news."
In a blog, IBM's Corliss responded to criticism of the test.
One of the primary challenges holding back the insertion of EUV is the source's power and reliability. Imaging performance is not a primary concern as it is well characterised, robust and operational on IBM's NXE3300.
The upgrade to our EUV source was intended to improve its power level and reliability. The 24 hour performance test was intended to stress those two parameters. It was never the intent of the test to generate 637 wafer exposures. That result was a by-product of the source operating correctly, at the increased power and reliably during the test period.
Putting resist on the wafers would have had no value whatsoever, other than to test how well our rework process was working.
It was unintended output that our source performed so well.
However, the result did provide the first data point in the industry that demonstrates that the current source technology does have the capability to achieve near term performance goals (wafer exposures per day). Since this result was significantly better than previously reported performance, IBM decided to share this with the semiconductor industry so that all could understand the significance and adjust their EUV activities accordingly. For IBM and our Alliance partners, this secured the EUV capability to support our 7nm technology node development.
In a separate email exchange, an IBM representative provided more details of the company's test.
"The parameter settings used for the 24-hour EUV test were established for imaging 22nm dense lines (horizontal and vertical) with a single mask and single exposure," the representative said. "We used 20mJ/cm2 dose and conventional illumination shape. We did not break the imaging level into multiple masks nor did we employ SMO solutions."
EUV is the leading candidate for printing fine patterns needed for next-generation chips. But the complex technology has been in the lab for more than a decade. Most chip makers, including IBM, said they do not expect EUV to be ready for the 10nm chips that could start production within two years.
In an email exchange, Intel fellow Mark Bohr said his company is exploring ways to make 7nm chips without EUV. "Intel has a way to achieve good density and good cost-per-transistor on our 10nm technology without the use of EUV. We are continuing to explore EUV and non-EUV options for our 7nm technology."
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text: If the Benkatine Turbine by Leviathan Energy finds its way into homes, your bowel movements will be able to help generate free electricity. Using the same technology found in other hydroelectric devices, the Benkatine turbine uses the water that passes through the pipes in your home to produce power. According to the company, that means you could make use of the water flowing from any number of sources—including your gutter drains. It is a simple idea, but simple ideas are often the most useful. Plus, you pass off your excessive drinking and overeating as your little way of helping the environment. [Wired via Inhabitat via DVICE]


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Our Mammoth Monthly Playlist is dedicated to the artists performing live during each month as well as highlighting great discoveries & new releases from our ever-expanding database of new and wonderful music.
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Indeed you have been away too long, Soundgarden.
Playing its first show in the state of Ohio in two decades, the band ripped through a 90-minute set that included staples such as "Outshined," "Fell On Black Days" and the recent success "Been Away Too Long" to close out Rock On The Range 2013 at Crew Stadium Sunday night. Soundgarden showed little age in support of its latest release King Animal, the band's first album in 16 years.
Whether he's fronting Soundgarden, Audioslave, trading lines with Eddie Vedder in Temple of the Dog or hitting the road as a solo act, Chris Cornell remains one of rock's great lead singers of the past 25 years. Guitarist Kim Thayil still brings heavy, blues-influenced riffs to compliment Cornell's nasal growl and provides a trippy solo here and there when needed despite a little more gray in his signature beard than the band's inital days of success in the early 1990s.
Late in the set, Soundgarden tore into the headbanging favorite "Spoonman" before slowing things down with "Black Hole Sun" to satisfy the crowd's hunger for the band's classics as Cornell and crew saw this year's edition of Rock On The Range off into the sunset.
Giants of their time with Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains, Soundgarden's return has assured the band a prominent place on the face of modern rock. As a result, hopefully Cornell and company will grace Ohio with their presence more than every couple of decades.


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, delivery of an infant by surgical removal from the uterus through an abdominal incision. The operation is of ancient origin: indeed, the name derives from the legend that Julius Caesar was born in this fashion. Until advancements in the late 19th cent.
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Imagine you are well fed, clothed and sheltered. Everything you need, right? Not satisfied? When the mind yearns for something other than bread, when the heart palpitates for feelings other than warmth from the cold Outside, when the naked soul NEEDS something beyond the clothed body . . . These are wishes. It's the job of The Good Witch to keep wishes in balance, to grant and to withold. And occasionally, to pass the torch when she's fed up with the job. Now the latest Chosen One has The Power. Only she's using it to grant her own wishes. And she's got a lot more in mind then all that stupid "Peace and Luv" crap. She's got an Agenda . . .


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Honda FCX Integrates Hydrogen Station Locating Navigation SystemUsers will be able to find stations using voice-activated systemHonda announced today that all hydrogen fuel cell-powered 2005 FCX vehicles will be equipped with a Honda developed navigation system. This new navigation system is the first in the world to incorporate the location of hydrogen stations, including stations being developed as part of California's "Hydrogen Highway" Initiative.
Based on Honda's popular navigation system offered in many Honda and Acura models, this voice-activated system is standard on all second generation FCX vehicles equipped with Honda's originally developed fuel cell stack. It includes features such as the capability to find and display hydrogen (H2) stations through voice commands, including directions and driving distances. Offering national navigation coverage, the system currently includes a total of 26 H2 stations in its database with nine of them outside the state of California. There is also a feature included that will allow the user to add stations to their personal address book. As the infrastructure develops further, periodic system updates will be performed by Honda to include any new stations to the directory. Honda recently delivered an FCX to the world's first retail customer, the Spallino family. The Spallinos' FCX, is the first to be equipped with a navigation unit. This marks another first in the development of a hydrogen economy by becoming the first retail consumer to utilize the
The Honda FCX is the first and only hydrogen vehicle to ever be certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California's Air Resources Board (CARB). The EPA certified the 2005 FCX as a Tier-2 Bin 1, and CARB certified the FCX as a Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV). The FCX was the first fuel cell vehicle to be listed in the EPA's Fuel Economy Guide in 2003. The 2005 FCX carries an EPA city/highway rating of 62/51 miles per kilogram and a range of 190 miles. It also features the breakthrough capability to start and operate at sub-freezing temperatures as low as -4 degrees Fahrenheit, along with increased performance, range and fuel efficiency compared with earlier models.
Honda (NYSE: HMC) is one of today's leading manufacturers of automobiles and power products and the largest manufacturer of motorcycles in the world. With more than 120 manufacturing facilities in 30 countries worldwide, Honda now attracts nearly 20 million customers annually. More than 75 percent of the automobiles and light trucks that Honda sells in the U.S. are built in North America using domestic and globally sourced parts. Increasingly, many of these products are developed in America as well, including the Honda Ridgeline, Civic Coupe, Element and Pilot, and the Acura TL and MDX.
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Mr. Monticello, Dan Jordan, to exit
Perhaps no man since a certain "Sage" has one man been more closely associated with Monticello than longtime head Dan Jordan, but Jordan plans to say farewell next year. He has set November 1, 2008, as his departure date to give the Thomas Jefferson Foundation's board of trustees plenty of time to seat a successor. Already renowned as a scholar before his 1985 appointment, Jordan proved himself a master power-broker as well. He built support for the concept of viewshed protection, garnered several million in federal funds for a new park and popular trail, and, in a $15 million stroke in early 2004, acquired Montalto, the only turf overlooking what Jefferson called his "Little Mountain." Jordan, 69, has also marked his tenure with sweeping changes including embracing and emphasizing the contributions of slaves and by acknowledging the 1998 revelation that one of them, Sally Hemings, probably bore several children by Jefferson. Jordan took over an institution known only for venerating an icon. But by sponsoring extensive archaeology and original research and creating an multi-million-dollar endowment, he kept it so cool to talk TJ. During his time, the Foundation added the the Jefferson Library as well as the Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants. More recently, Jordan unveiled a bold plan to sweep away 20th century buildings from the mountaintop and create a new visitor center at the base of the mountain. With 22 years as Monticello's president, Jordan (who was named Outstanding Virginian last year) has met every U.S. president since Jimmy Carter. Through it all, he always embraced the third president's controversies. "Jefferson was controversial," he told the Hook in 2002. "That's what makes him more interesting." #


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For the moment I am lucky to be in a country where Sodomy is illegal.
If he went and spent that 5mill in Nana Plaza he would be cured of homosexuality.
LOL. So true, unless he wanders into one of the trans-testicle bars that are there.
he is a fat fag / 5 mill dowry, was he charged by the kilo Chameleons wonderful creature that can change colours and look in two directions at once, he is armed with a tongue you have to see to believe, this guy might need a 360 degree arc of vision to keep his eye on the rest of his money
They're just jealous because the Thai women are far superior than them in the pussy department Yes i think they are a bit jealous as thais make better partners than western women. They don't complain as much, like leaving the bog seat up, western women would ramble on about it for hours. It's a matter of taste of course, for me gimme the thai girl any day.Anyway they have nicer figures and are more attractive.


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Digitization of Charles Darwin's Manuscripts Underway main content.
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When the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced the awards of grants for over 200 initiatives this spring, the Darwin Manuscripts Project at the American Museum of Natural History received special mention for its work to digitize the entirety of Charles Darwin's Evolution Manuscripts— some 30,000 pages of manuscripts and letters held by Cambridge University Library.
The project, a collaboration between the Cambridge Digital Library, the Cambridge-based Darwin Correspondence Project, and the American Museum of Natural History's Darwin Manuscripts Project, is now underway with NEH support and will make publicly accessible the world's largest collection of full-color, high-resolution scans of Charles Darwin's manuscripts. Together with the 1,100 letters that became part of Darwin's scientific papers, the Evolution Manuscripts will be made available to the broadest possible audience, with each of the partners distributing the materials through their own channels. The Darwin Manuscripts Project will play a pivotal role through its ongoing transcription work—a critical effort to detect and clearly record the layers of writing in Darwin's manuscripts, which were frequently amended and reused.
The Evolution Manuscripts consist of two parts, Creation of the Origin and Darwin's Evidence, which together represent the main span of Darwin's career and offer what Darwin Manuscripts Project Director David Kohn calls "a documentary treasure house of Darwin's science," revealing two different but complimentary processes. The 10,000 pages that comprise Creation of the Origin provide a portrait of Darwin the theorist actively developing his ideas. The 20,000 pages of manuscripts in Darwin's Evidence, on the other hand—15,300 to support his evolutionary botany work, and 4,700 for human evolution—show a rigorous scientist and observer at work.
Creation of the Origin encompasses all the documents Darwin produced while actively developing his theory of descent by natural selection, dating back to the initial thoughts aboard the Beagle. Through these notes and drafts, it is possible to trace the development of Darwin's ideas to the publication of On the Origin of Species in 1859 and through another five editions as he fine-tuned his argument. These documents map the progression not only of a significant phase in the 200-year history of evolutionary theory but also the thought processes of the scientist who first conceived of natural selection and then set out to persuade the world.
The second set, Darwin's Evidence, documents Darwin's empirical research on plant and human evolution. These observations and experiments, dating from 1837 until his death in 1882, constitute the main body of evidence used in Darwin's six botanical works and two on human evolution, Descent of Man and Expression of Emotions. While Darwin incorporated the research of others, these records contain mostly ideas of his own design: well-formed examples of his theories as they developed and evidentiary proofs of natural selection, many formulated to defend the On the Origin of Species. His inquiries ranged from the evolutionary significance of flowers and the responses of plants to their environment to the power and consequences of sexual selection and the expression of emotion in humans.
The National Endowment for the Humanities grant will carry this digitization project through June 2015. Previous work of the Darwin Manuscripts project has also been supported by other grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Science Foundation.


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Dancing with the Stars Season 17, Week 10 – Dancing by the Numbers
Well. As I said last week, if you score normally, and don't make the margin between the upper tier of dancers super tiny, then you stop having "shocking" eliminations. It only took them ten weeks to figure it out. Or maybe Leah had just served her purpose of getting more famous people in the audience. Either way, she was eliminated and it didn't take much for that to happen. Here are the judges scores for both dances – those in grey are my predictions…well, my second set of predictions. 🙂 I wasn't sure which way they were going to go with. Glad they selected option number 2. 🙂
These scores led to the following vote requirements.
Note that in week 9, the margin between Leah and Liz was less than 7k votes. This week, when they aren't over inflating everyone's score trying to get rid of Bill, Leah needed well more than 17k votes per million votes cast to get to Jack, Amber or Corbin. Here's what caused her to be eliminated – all of the following happened: Read more..


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I was reminded about why this is important to women and public speaking, thanks to this guesswork on the Myers-Briggs personality types of the 2008 presidential candidates (emphasis added):
Introversion/extraversion refer to where people get their energy. Extraverts get their energy from other people, the external world, and experiences. Introverts get their energy from themselves or their own space. Extraverts are often chatty, social and open; introverts are often quiet, reflective and contained. Introverts open up to their close friends; extraverts open up to everyone. Bill Clinton is clearly an extravert; I think Hillary is an introvert...Since 75% of the population is extraverted, extraverts are considered normal...Introverts often have to feign extraversion to succeed in the professional world; their natural style is often not valued. Much of the criticism of Hillary Clinton's authenticity is criticism of her introversion.It's important for speakers to factor in their personality type when considering what works for them as speakers. Introverts may need to schedule some down time before and after a speech or presentation, as the experience might use up much more energy than it would for an extrovert. It's exhausting, colleagues have told me, to stretch themselves in this way. And even though I'm on the extroverted side of the spectrum, I have plenty of introvert in me. I can last a lot longer with a crowd than most introverts, but appreciate my alone time, too. For an easy read on figuring out your own (and others') Myers-Briggs types, check out Type Talk and Type Talk at Work, or check with your human resources office about taking the personality type assessment. It's often a relief to find out how your type reacts in a variety of settings--public speaking included--and to use that knowledge to make your path easier.
Another source of relief for the introverted speaker: My November 27 workshop on public speaking and presenting for introverts. I've used what we know about introverts to create a workshop that omits advice that really only works for the extroverted, using content and format considerations chosen specifically for introverts, to make this a comfortable training environment for you. It's a myth that inftroverts can't stretch to be great public speakers, and I'll give you the tactics you need to support yourself as a speaker, time and time again. Email me at info[at]dontgetcaught[dot]biz if you have questions or need more information about the session. And register today--registration closes November 16. I hope you'll be able to join me for this unique training opportunity!
(This post revises and expands one I published in 2008.)


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We've got a few casting stories to share this afternoon. Briefly:
- Donald Faison is in talks to play Doctor Gravity in Kick-Ass 2.
- Malin Akerman may join Arnold Schwarzenegger in the actioner Breacher.
- Bruno Gunn has been cast as Brutus in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
Hit the jump for more details.
First up, Scrubs alum Donald Faison is looking to play a big screen doctor. Sadly this isn't the feature film adaptation of Dr. Acula, but Deadline reports that Faison is in talks to play the superhero Doctor Gravity in Kick-Ass 2. The character is a physics professor who moonlights as the titular hero, and his signature weapon is a baseball bat-like pole called the "Gravity Pole." Aaron Johnson, Chloe Moretz, Christohper Mintz-Plasse and Nicolas Cage are all set to return with Jeff Wadlow stepping into the director's chair for Matthew Vaughn, who is producing while he preps X-Men: Days of Future Past. Production begins in September in Toronto and London.
Additionally, Malin Akerman is in negotiations to join Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sam Worthington in director David Ayer's (Harsh Times) actioner Breacher. The film is an action take on Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians and centers on a DEA task force who heists a drug cartel safe house, only to start getting picked off by an assassin. Should her deal close, Variety reports that Akerman would play a member of the team. True Blood star Joe Manganiello also recently entered talks to join the cast.
Finally, Lionsgate has announced that Bruno Gunn (Sons of Anarchy) has been cast as Brutus in director Francis Lawrence's The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. The character is a former Career Hunger Games victor from District 2. Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth reprise their roles from the first film with Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jena Malone and more joining the cast as newcomers. Production begins soon for a November 22, 2013 release.


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To properly honor Gustavo Arellano's visit to Albuquerque and his new book, Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America, there was really only one option: an upscale tequila bar that serves gringo tacos, chips and salsa, and leafy salads.
I mean, what better way to pay tribute to Señor ¡Ask a Mexican! himself than getting buzzed on organic mescal in a place named after the Arellano family's home state, Zacatecas?
Truth be told, I was originally gunning for the colitas de pavo at Chicharronería Orozco, on Isleta in the South Valley. I wanted to stare down a big pile of fatty turkey shards with a stack of fresh tortillas and all the fixings, meditating on the taco's myriad forms. A turkey taco, for heaven's sake. Have you ever heard of such a thing? But alas, like any legit Mexican restaurant, it was closed on Good Friday. So, less than two months into business, Zacatecas got the call. (Not literally, of course. I snuck in as usual).
The contrast between Orozco and Zacatecas—neither of which I would call a taquería—pulled me in opposite directions. I'm fascinated, if not infatuated, with the South Valley. I'm so blinded by all that culture and history, I give the area's mystery meats and trans fatty acids and sinus-clogging dairy a pass, even though that's exactly stuff I normally avoid. So while my heart and mouth want to hang in the barrio, my mind and belly are decidedly uptown.
Zacatecas is the new baby of Mark Kiffin, whose Santa Fe restaurant The Compound is renowned for its ingredients and artistry. In 2005, Kiffin won a James Beard award for Best Chef in the Southwest. Given that bio, I didn't expect the fish tacos to suck. And they did not.
The Pacific rock cod was perfectly browned on the outside, juicy on the inside, and oozing with glorious fish grease. Just an awesome piece of fish. It would not be out of the question to find a similarly seasoned chunk of cod in some coastal Baja shack (but eight times larger and at a quarter of the price, of course). With the addition of coleslaw and habanero salsa, this was not the taco of anyone's abuelita.
Another worthy taco was the cochinita de pibil—pork slow-cooked in banana leaves with chiles, then topped with tomatillo-chipotle salsa and queso fresco. Say what you will about trying too hard, this taco was way more satisfying than the lard-laced shreds of mystery meat that sometimes pose as barbacoa in this town, even in the South Valley.
The Pacific rock cod was perfectly browned on the outside, juicy on the inside, and oozing with glorious fish grease. This was not the taco of anyone's abuelita.
Tortillas were the one component where Zacatecas fell short, at least when compared to hole-in-the-floor neighborhood greaseries. It's not that Zacatecas' tortillas were bad, they just didn't make me purr—not like a supple tortilla so fresh I'd happily wolf one down without anything on top. And they could have been warmer.
Arellano would probably consider both ends of the taco spectrum, from greasy to gimmicky, as equally authentic versions of Mexican food. And he'd cite both as evidence of the advance of Cal-Mex food. Like the burrito, he claims the taco for Cal-Mex cuisine, though he considers all Mexican food equally authentic, from Taco Bell to the eight moles of Oaxaca.
To talk about tacos is to talk about salsa. And, as I learned in Arellano's book, it's overtaken ketchup as America's No. 1 condiment. At Zacatecas, two artisan salsas rocked my basket of housemade chips. The avocado, tomatillo and cilantro salsa was foamy, refreshing and smooth. The other, a fire-roasted guajillo salsa, showed off the tomato's sweet, savory and smoky moods. (Adding a bowl of fresh, chunky guacamole raises the chips from $3 to $8.)
If I had a patron saint, and that saint had a favorite drink, then that drink would surely be mescal. The first time I tried it, in Boston, I ate the worm and ended up backstage at an Aaron Neville concert, shaking his hand. Since then, it's only gotten better.
A general term for booze made from agave cactus, mescal is typically made when the plant, or maguay, reaches about seven years of age. Tequila, a type of mescal, is made from the blue agave, which takes longer to mature than most other agaves. Many mescals are made from smoked agave.
I got a three-mescal sampler, which came in terra cotta dishes that were bigger than thimbles and shaped like the caps on hurricane fence posts. I couldn't really tell the difference between the three of them. By that point, I was drunk on fish tacos.


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OPREZ!! Povlačenje ZIGZAG Petzl mehaničkog prusika iz upotrebe !!!
Product Recall: ZIGZAG Petzl mechanical Prusik for arborists (Sku. D22)
This information is complementary to and supersedes the Safety Alert issued April 19, 2013 [PDF-153 Kb].
Summary of the facts
On Friday, April 12, Petzl was informed of an accidental fall in a training center in Germany. This fall was related to a failure of the rope end attachment hole of the Petzl ZIGZAG mechanical Prusik.
We have since been informed of another identical failure.
These failures were the result of a particular configuration of a cantilevered and off-axis loaded upper carabiner (see photo).
Petzl believes that this incorrect positioning of the connector could inadvertently occur during normal use with the potential for serious injury or death.
Continued use of the ZIGZAG poses a risk of serious injury or death.
Petzl has decided to immediately recall all ZIGZAGs
As a measure of precaution, we ask that you:
– immediately stop using the ZIGZAG
– return the ZIGZAG, with proof of purchase, to the Petzl distributor in your country (at our costs).
You can then choose from the following options:
– credit for other Petzl products (total equal to the retail price of the ZIGZAG + 30%)
– a complete refund at the purchase price (including taxes and shipping)
For more information about this recall:
– consult the ZIGZAG recall FAQ
– contact the Petzl distributor in your country
A new version of the ZIGZAG is currently being developed and will be available in January 2014.
We are fully aware of the inconvenience caused by this issue. Please accept our full apologies. Thank you for your continued trust.


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Web site: http://ascensiongame.com/
Email: ian (at) garygames.com (Address obscured to fight spam. Replace (at) with @ for real address.)
Category: Non-Collectible / Tradable Card Game
Rules: Ascension (2nd Edition)
Cost: $6.00
Duration: 2 hours
Host: unknown (Gary Games)
Age requirement: Teen (13+)
Experience requirement: None (You've never played before)
Are materials provided: Yes
Location: Indiana Convention Center, room Hall E : Red, table 69-70
Tickets: 8 out of 8 are available (as of 1:30 AM Saturday August 25th, 2012, but this information may be out of date.)
Official site: Check the official site for the most up to date information and to purchase tickets. You must be logged in at the official site for this to work.
Time slot: Sat Aug 18 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Event added: Wed May 23 2:34 pm
PvP Ascension style! These events that fire as soon as 8 people sign up. The winner receives an exclusive Asension playmat and 5 points towards Sunday's Heads-Up Championship!
The event was originally listed with rules of "Ascension (2nd)." It has been changed to "Ascension (2nd Edition)."


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Cardamom Flavored, Egg Less Chocolate Chip Muffins
This recipe is adapted from Nava Atlas' 'The Vegetarian Family Cookbook'.
As it promises, the book has some wonderful recipes for a vegetarian family. We had earlier tried and enjoyed some soup recipes from the other cookbook of hers and so this time, brought this one.
When I was flipping through the pages, a basic egg less muffin recipe caught my attention and I immediately tried it. The first time, I added strawberries and tried making some berry muffins following the recipe. The batter appeared too dry but I went along according to the directions and it was a huge disappointment. In spite of baking them over an hour, they were half done while the tops were on the verge of burning and they ended up in trash.
I still wasn't ready to give up on the recipe and thought of trying it one more time with slight variations. This time, I increased the liquid and sugar quantity, added banana, chocolate chips and of course cardamom. They turned out good with that lovely aroma and flavor borrowed from the cardamom.
We enjoyed these muffins and our little one who loves chocolate chip muffins gave a thumps up.
Ingredients needed for 12 muffins:
(Ingredients mentioned here are what I used and in the parenthesis are the ones used / substitutes mentioned in the book)
2 cups flour (or whole wheat pastry flour)
2 Tbsp ground flaxseeds (or wheat germ)
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup sugar (or natural granulated sugar)
1 tsp cardamom powder
1 banana, mashed
2 - 3Tbsp oil
1 cup homemade yogurt (or apple sauce / soy yogurt / vanilla yogurt)
1 cup milk or as needed (or rice milk / soy milk)
1/2 cup chocolate chips
How to make them:
Preheat the oven to 350 degree F. Place the liners in the muffin cups.
Mix the dry ingredients (the first six ingredients) together in a bowl.
Then mix in the banana, oil, yogurt and slowly go on adding milk as needed to form a batter of dropping consistency.
Then stir in the chocolate chips and divide the batter among the muffin cups.
Bake for about 30 minutes or until a knife inserted into the center comes clean.
These yummy muffins go to
1. Bangalore Baker's Baking from a Book - Breakfast
2. Priya's Cooking with Seeds - Cardamom Seeds.
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Sixers Sign James Nunnally to Second 10-day Contract
PHILADELPHIA, PA. – MARCH 27, 2014 – The Philadelphia 76ers today announced that they have signed forward James Nunnally to a second 10-day contract. He signed his first 10-day contract on March 17, 2014 and was the 37th GATORADE Call-Up of the 2013-14 NBA Development League season.
Nunnally has appeared in five games for the Sixers this season. In 35 games for the Bakersfield Jam and the Texas Legends of the D-League, Nunnally is averaging 18.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists. The D-League All-Star was also called up by the Atlanta Hawks on January 11, 2014 and appeared in four games.