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The Apparition or, the Genius of Ireland ; Complaining of Her Present Misery, and Imploring Speedy Relief From England. Dedicated to Duke Schonberg. Written by Edm. Arwaker
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The University of Westminster thought it would be a good idea to invite a number of chief interpreters to an open and interactive discussion on visions of tomorrow during the Future of Conference Interpreting conference. It was my pleasure to chair the session.
Linguistic distortion reflects distorted values, just as linguistic redundancy reflects poor quality thinking. Let's take at look at language use and misuse.
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I'm safely back in New Hampshire and beginning to settle in. Most of my time has been taken up with packing and unpacking -- moving into a house that was already fully lived in is quite a task. My father's aesthetic was not minimalist, and he'd lived here since the early '70s. I'm also discovering all the many joys of home ownership as I realize how much work needs to be done here (windows that really should be replaced before winter; dry rot that has to be dealt with; the many surfaces that need a coat [or five] of paint; the flying ants that have a secret entrance into one room...)
It's magnificently peaceful here, though, and more than anything else I needed some peace, so really I have no complaints.
Posting will resume within the next day or two. (During my absence, the entire internet seems to have gone insane, but I shall not confuse correlation and causation...)
Readercon is coming up next week, where it looks like I'll be on a couple of panels: one on "Triumphing Over Competence" (ways of finding -- and writing -- short fiction that is more than competent) and one on the career of James Patrick Kelly (for which I am currently now rereading Jim's first novel, Planet of Whispers, and will, I hope, have also reread Look into the Sun and a lot of the short stories by then. We shall see...)
For now, though, I shall leave you with an image from my back yard, a sign my father put up a long time ago and that has survived the passage of years surprisingly well:


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There are two major trends happening in the hardware space today. The first is that most hardware is becoming a commodity. With commoditization comes significant decrease in costs – trending to zero cost. The second is that hardware in general is becoming more pervasive and connected with every passing year. As an example, there's an estimated 45+ million iPhones out there, and that's still well below the industry average of one-billion units (e.g Nokia, Windows Mobile).
These two trends are bringing about a change in how the physical world interacts with the digital world – generally referred to as ubiquitous computing (also pervasive computing, the Internet of things, or simply "everyware"). Imagine a refrigerator that knows about the items it contains via RFID tagging. Then extend that to the Internet and via a recipe web service you have a machine that can recommend a menu for you. Connected via wireless to your scale, and it could further automatically customize your diet for your weight goals.
The only problem then is how do you, the open source developer, leverage this convergence? If you're a web developer, contributing to the numbers above by creating more content, then electronics hardware probably seems like a completely foreign world.
This session will begin by exploring electronic hardware basics with the open source prototyping platform, Arduino. We will explore basic sensors such as light and temperature, and then take a look at wireless integration. Once we have access to this abundance of real-time sensor data, we will want to display it. Using the charting components from the open source Adobe Flex SDK, we will be able to display this data in near real-time, despite being a web deployment that generally lives in a page refresh world.
Kevin Hoyt is a Group Manager of Platform Evangelism at Adobe, Inc. where he's been actively involved in furthering web technologies for almost ten years. As a Platform Evangelist, Kevin is responsible for covering a broad array of Adobe technologies, and spends upwards of seventy percent of the year presenting keynotes, session and hands-on labs at conferences and user group events across the globe. Prior to joining Adobe, Kevin held various information technology roles ranging from web design to enterprise infrastructure. Kevin lives in Denver, CO and enjoys photography and general aviation in his free time.
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I thought the Adobe slides at the beginning were overly heavy, to the point where I thought I was in the wrong talk. Once he got past those, the talk was great, and his point about the importance of data visualization a good one.
great session huge props for running code and the demo, need more of this
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Boots, straps or strapless: Find your style!
pro rider Lasse Girolstein's views on boots, straps and strapless
The connection between you and your kiteboard generally falls into three broad categories: bindings, straps or
strapless. So what makes kiters choose boots over straps? Or strapless over straps?
Not so long ago, fixed bindings were quite exotic. Today, they are a common sight. It makes you wonder whether fixed bindings have suddenly become fashionable. Are they more functional than straps? Or, is strapless the holy grail of kiteboarding?
I'm asked these questions often. And the answer is simple. They all work for different reasons. The question you should be asking is which method is best for your riding style? Now that we have a better question, let's discuss some considerations.
The fixed binding trend can be seen at...
the Virgin Kitesurf World Championships and just about any other freestyle competition. And there is a reason for this. Boots work best for extreme unhooked freestyle. Just like wakeboarding, you can edge much harder in boots. This provides huge pop with a low kite. The additional leverage boots create also explains why bigger boards and smaller fi ns are used. I am a good example. I ride a 140cm Bolt with fixed boots. Yet, I ride a much smaller 134cm Choice with straps.
On the other end of the spectrum, you see strapless kiting on surfboards, wakeskates and skimboards.
Going strapless is more a question of choice. Some riders prefer the challenge. Others prefer the freedom and the feel. And for some, it's a lifestyle thing. Going strapless requires a bit more experience and board control. But not much. Strapless wave riding is as close to surfing as it gets. And the feeling is magical. The idea that there are no "feet belts" to save you makes your connection to the board and water that much closer. Strapless is mainstream. And it is here to stay.
However, strapped surfboards are preferred by pros in huge waves and some experienced riders in smaller waves.
They provide pros more control and safety when getting tubed by a 50 footer. And straps allow experienced wave riders to, in part, jump bigger. Straps are still the most common sight in kiteboarding, though. In a way, straps are the middle ground for many reasons.
Straps generally come standard on most boards.
They are much easier to slip into and out of than boots. Straps are easier to exit if you expect a hard landing. Straps also allow the ankle to share some of the impact with your knees.
I still prefer straps for freeriding and big air. Straps give me the freedom to pull off sick board-offs, one footers and other air-style tricks. I wouldn't even consider boots for this.


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Two police detectives who work together are polar opposites. One has the ability to communicate with ghosts and the other doesn't believe anything he can't see or touch. Detective Yang Si On (So Yi Hyun) and her partner, Detective Cha Geon Woo (Taecyeon), are in charge of the lost-and-found center within the police department. But after coming out of a coma after six years, Si On has the ability to see the spirits that are attached to the objects in the lost-and-found center. Gun Woo tries to help her resolve these unclaimed items, reluctantly believing Si On's abilities, especially as he starts to fall in love with her. But what happens when one of the ghosts hanging around is Lee Hyung Joon (Kim Jae Wook), Si On's former boyfriend who was killed in the line of duty? "Who Are You" is a 2013 South Korean drama series directed by Jo Hyun Tak.
- Original title
- 후아유
- Romanized title
- Hooayoo
- Volunteer Team
- The "BOO!" Team
- Broadcast Network
- tvN
- Broadcast Period
- 07-29-2013 to 09-17-2013
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I've never met her, but she's part of my vernacular. I know she's a good friend of Meira's and that's about all I need to know. Well, that and her salads. Every year or so, Randi sends Meira a salad recipe. She's sent many many salads. But this one – the one that Meira got from Randi who got it from Shevi – is the only one that matters in my book.
Shevi-Randi Salad
This salad is a great, very different from anything I've ever tried, summer dish. Only make it when you can find fabulous mangos and avocado. I made a few modifications, but for the most part, this salad is the same one Meira forwarded along to me nearly a decade ago. A decade. The cucumbers are a recent addition, so recent, in fact, that they didn't make it to pictures.
– 1/3 to 1/2 cup canola oil
– 1/3 cup cider or white vinegar
– ½ t garlic salt
– 2 T sugar
– 2 t spring onion or vidalia onion
– 1 tsp curry powder
– 1 tsp soya sauce
– Lettuce – I usually use baby spinach or red leaf
– Avocado
– Paw Paw (papaya) or mango
– Cucumber
– Caramelized nuts – I use almonds
Blend dressing. Add dressing before service.


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Obama is my shepherd, I shall not want.
He leadeth me beside still factories.
He restoreth my faith in the republican party.
He guideth me in the path of unemployment.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the bread line, I shall not go hungry.
Obama has anointed my income with taxes,
My expenses runneth over my income,
Surely, poverty and hard living will follow me all the days of my life.
The democrats and I will live forever in a rented home.
But I am glad I am an american,
I am glad that i am free.
But I wish I was a dog
and Obama was a tree.
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Despite only launching in the UK last Friday, Blighty's gamers have already grabbed almost 100,000 Nintendo DSis.
UK retailers shifted a whopping 92,000 DSi handheld consoles on Friday and Saturday last week, according to figures from market watcher GfK-ChartTrack.
However, last week's UK DSi sales still weren't enough to eclipse the 188,000 unit sales achieved by Sony's PlayStation Portable during its first week on the UK market – week 35, 2005.
The DSi's sales weren't even enough to secure it second or third sales place – the console actually came fourth.
Second place is still held by Sony's PlayStation 3, with first-week UK sales of 165,000 units. Third place was retained by Nintendo's Wii – which sold 106,000 units during its first sales week in the UK.
Nonetheless, Dorian Bloch, UK Director of GfK-ChartTrack, told Register Hardware that the DSi's UK first week sales are still "pretty good going".
He added that pre-orders will have been a big part of the figure and hinted that the ongoing school Easter holidays are likely to help Nintendo maintain strong sales over the coming weeks. ®


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"Reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it"
-Lily Tomlin
-Lily Tomlin
At the close of 2010, I'm looking forward to 2011 with much anticipation. I am so grateful for the opportunity you've all given me to share the things that inspire me, make me laugh, make me cry and make me reach for the "happy pills". Thanks to all of you for your friendship - I'm so very thankful that this past year brought each and every one of you into my world! I will see you after a few days of fun, family and goofin' off.
Here's to a little less stress and reality, for that matter, in 2011!
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You see that smoldering pile of ashes in the corner?
Yeah, that one.
That would be the game film of this one, burned into a heap.
A screen (Jason Williams setting up to deflect a drive out of mid air), a scrum (three Blackhawks crashing the net on a power play, Jonathan Toews stuffing the puck in), and a scream (a rocket from Yanic Perreault over Olaf Kolzig's glove), and the competitive portion of the evening was over barely nine minutes into the game.
And that was that…the rest is details. Details not really worth chewing again, except to say that there was nothing good to say about anyone in this one…


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Farmingdale State - 4, Purchase College - 0
Farmingdale, N.Y. - Four goals in a nine minute span gave the Farmingdale State men's soccer team a 4-0 victory over Purchase College (5-6-1, 2-4) today in a Skyline Conference game. The Rams improved to 6-7-1 overall, 4-2 in conference play.
Neither team scored in the first half, while Purchase held a 5-4 shot advantage, but Farmingdale State's junior goalkeeper Angelo Viteritti (East Northport, N.Y.) made four saves to keep the game scoreless.
In the second, freshman midfielder J.T. Famularo (Levittown, N.Y.) got the Rams on the board in the 47th minute with an unassisted goal. Senior defender Brian Anderson (Massapequa, N.Y.) scored on a penalty kick in the 49th minute for a 2-0 lead.
Freshman forward Orlandy Charleston (Rosedale, N.Y.) scored in the 52nd minute for the 3-0 advantage and the final goal came at 55:53 with Famularo's second goal of the day, assisted by junior midfielder Joe Lipsky (Plainview, N.Y.).
Viteritti finished with seven saves for his sixth shutout of the season.
Farmingdale State will now host NYU-Poly on Saturday, October 13th at 1:00 p.m. The game will mark last regular season home game for Brian Anderson, Ricky Meschkow, and Jose Ipince.


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FDA might tighten reins on Vicodin
- CDC calls prescription painkiller abuse an epidemic
- DEA wants to elevate Vicodin to the most restrictive category
- FDA will hold a hearing in January on it
The DEA for nearly a decade has pushed for tighter restrictions on Vicodin, the nation's most widely prescribed drug. The chronic abuse of such painkillers, and devastating toll associated with this abuse, has reached epidemic proportions in the United States.
The agency could get its wish later this month when the Food and Drug Administration considers the DEA's request to put Vicodin in the same category as OxyContin and other powerful narcotics.
A recommendation from the FDA has proven elusive and is far from certain, but such a reclassification would allow the Drug Enforcement Administration to elevate the powerful painkillers from Schedule III to Schedule II, the most restrictive category of medically accepted drugs.
For the millions of patients across the nation who rely on Vicodin for relief from severe pain, the new rules could sharply restrict the number of pills they can get and drastically increase the number of doctor visits necessary to get them. Many patients who can now get a six-month supply would need to visit their doctors every 30 days to renew a prescription.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls prescription painkiller abuse an epidemic. Opioid painkillers, such as Vicodin and OxyContin, cause 75% of prescription drug overdoses, the CDC says. In recent years, such overdoses have outpaced cocaine and heroin deaths combined, the CDC notes.
"This is a real problem for the country," said Lynn Webster, president-elect of the American Academy of Pain Medicine and a board-certified anesthesiologist. He will speak before the FDA committee that meets Jan. 24-25 to consider the DEA's request.
This is the DEA's second attempt to get the FDA to elevate the powerful painkillers from Schedule III to Schedule II. In 2008, the FDA rejected the DEA's initial request submitted in 2004. The reasoning: The hydrocodone combination drugs have less potential for abuse than the other drugs in Schedule II, including oxycodone.
The DEA counters that abuse, trafficking and diversion of the drug have grown since its first request, causing a "devastating effect" on public health.
"Schedule III controls are not adequate," DEA Deputy Assistant Administrator Joseph Rannazzisi wrote Feb. 13, 2009, in a letter to the FDA requesting a scientific and medical evaluation of the drug for rescheduling.
Emergency room visits involving hydrocodone jumped from 37,844 in 2004 to 57,550 in 2006, the DEA says. In 2010, the most recent year available, the number had doubled from just four years earlier: 115,739 people were treated.
The FDA committee will evaluate the DEA's evidence, hear comments from the public and vote on its recommendation to the FDA commissioner and the Department of Health and Human Services.
The vexing question during the last review, and surely this one, is whether changing the classification will stem the misuse of the drug, or simply inconvenience patients. An analysis completed last year and submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services in advance of the meeting concluded the painkillers are "widely abused," but found no evidence to support that rescheduling would curb abuse.
Vicodin is a combination of hydrocodone and acetaminophen, the medicine in Tylenol. As a Schedule III drug, doctors can authorize up to five refills on one 30-day prescription, giving patients a six-month supply before they must visit a doctor.
Doctors wrote nearly 131 million prescriptions for the combination hydrocodone painkillers for 47 million patients in 2011, the FDA found in its analysis. IMS Health, a consulting and research firm, put the number of prescriptions at 137 million.
If Vicodin and other hydrocodone combinations, such as Lortab and Vicoprofen, are elevated to Schedule II, doctors cannot prescribe refills of a 30-day supply or phone a prescription in to a pharmacy. Rescheduling the painkillers would add another layer of regulations for manufacturers and pharmacies, including more extensive record-keeping and tighter security.
"On the surface, it looks like it might be the right thing to do," Webster said. "With increasing availability, we've seen an increase in the amount of harm from the drug, but I'm not sure rescheduling is going to reduce that harm."
Webster predicts that a reclassification would change prescribing practices because the restrictions on such drugs place burdens on physicians who have to do more paperwork and see patients more frequently. Patients who need the drug could face higher costs and more co-pays with increased doctor visits, he said.
"If we're talking about the problem of abuse, it's not just about the drug," Webster says. "It's also about the person and the environment. Part of the solution is for us to not focus only on the drug but also on the risk factors that lead to a substance-abuse problem."
Ed Michna, an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School who is board-certified in anesthesia, pain and palliative care, says the hydrocodone combinations have the same abuse potential as oxycodone, so there's no medical or scientific reason why they are not in the same category.
"It's one of the most abused drugs in the country," Michna said.
But he points out that changing the classification won't end abuse and might cause other problems.
"The other side of it is there's going to be an impact on patient care," Michna said. "Certainly, there will be less Vicodin prescribed. What's going to happen is that patients who probably deserve to have this as a treatment option are going to suffer."
Doctors, the DEA and the FDA have wrestled with the drug since 1999 when a physician petitioned the DEA to change the classification, citing increasing reports of abuse. The DEA, after compiling abuse data, in 2004 asked the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research for a scientific and medical evaluation.
On March 6, 2008, the FDA recommended against changing the classification. A year later, on Feb. 13, 2009, the DEA resubmitted its request with new data.
The January hearing is the final step in the FDA's latest evaluation.
Last year, the Senate unanimously passed a measure offered by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., to elevate the hydrocodone combinations to Schedule II as an amendment to the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, but the House did not include the measure in its bill.
The DEA's administrator could issue an emergency order that would reschedule the drugs for two years, as it did when drugs such as K2 and Spice, synthetic forms of marijuana, emerged as a problem. The DEA declined to say Wednesday why it had not issued such an order.
Though the DEA and experts concerned with painkiller abuse are urging quick action, FDA spokeswoman Morgan Liscinsky defends the pace, and method, of the deliberation.
"Because this issue would impact millions of people, it has to be handled carefully and we have to make sure we are evaluating all the available data we have and make a really informed evaluation."


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Call Me Daddy (France) went into the tournament final against Edisons (Germany) unbeaten, meaning Edisons would have to beat CMD twice in order to become European Champions.
Edisons beat CMD in the first game, forcing a rematch, which CMD then won, crowning them Champions for a 2nd year in a row.
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Facebook is reportedly building a $1.5bn data centre in the US state of Iowa - but for now the company is remaining quiet about its plans.
According to local newspaper, the Des Moines Register - which cited legislative sources - the free content ad network is apparently behind "the most technologically advanced data centre in the world."
However, when approached by The Register, Facebook declined to comment.
The paper reported that the proposal, which is dubbed Project Catapult, would involve a build in two $500m phases on a 1.4 million square foot site near Altoona in Iowa.
The final cost of the facility, which was "fiercely" competed for by Iowa and Nebraska, is expected to be around $1.5bn.
Facebook currently owns three data centres: one in Prineville, Oregon; another in Forest City, North Carolina; and a yet-to-be-completed facility in Luleå, Sweden. ®


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The Internet's Finest Tropical Fruit Discussion Forum!"All discussion content within the forum reflects the views of individual participants only and do not necessarily represent the views held by the Tropical Fruit Forum as an organization."
In the Wild do Paw Paw trees reproduce by suckers? Somewhere i read that few trees can make a little bush sharing the same roots..is it true?
What's the reason for grafting? Do you not have trees on your own property? From a conservation stand point I can't help but feel like this is a threat to the genetic diversity of the PawPaws in that area. Most might not see this as an issue but it's important to preserve the genetics of wild populations as they are.
Awesome, definitely seems like an interesting project.Will definitely be interesting to see what comes out of that patch one day. Have you gotten lots of fruits from this area in the past? I definitely hope to get eastward and check out some PawPaws.
WOW! Congratulations my friend. I never eat any paw paw but i will try to buy some from north EU countries. By the way if there are any friend from EU that can send some paw paws to me i'm interested to buy some fruit.
Congratulations, they look like quality fruit.I'm hoping to finally get a first taste of Pawpaw this year. I'll be going to a local Pawpaw festival in the east of the Netherlands in mid October. Still two months away, but I'll post pics when I get there.
Nice find Triloba Tracker! You got your hands on some good sized fruit! I've been collecting fruit from my trees this past week too. I need to forage around in the nearby woods to get my hands on some more fruit. Pawpaws are great eating!
Correction of my previous comment. I am unable to send the PICTURES I have taken of the 3 pawpaw plants loaded with fruits and the harvested fruits. Triphal
Quote from: Triphal on September 19, 2017, 05:59:49 PMCorrection of my previous comment. I am unable to send the PICTURES I have taken of the 3 pawpaw plants loaded with fruits and the harvested fruits. TriphalAnother forum member sent me some of the pictures (thanks!) Here are the links:https://postimg.cc/image/h32jg46qd/https://postimg.cc/image/74hktmxat/


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A dozen therapy dogs from around the country arrived in Orlando, Florida, earlier this week to comfort the grieving community shaken by the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.
The Trinity Lutheran Church in downtown Orlando, in coordination with Lutheran Church Charities, a Chicago-based nonprofit, flew the animals and their handlers to the city Tuesday afternoon.
The 12 golden retrievers have met with thousands of community members including survivors of the Orlando nightclub rampage, family members and first responders.
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Some of the 53 people wounded in the shooting visited with the pups at an intensive care unit on Wednesday.


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by Jennifer Reed
"At least the leak isn't at our end of the boat."
I was living abroad when I first clipped that headline out of a London newspaper. I am reminded of it whenever I read articles about famine and drought, mudslides and wildfires, public education, unemployment and corporate bailouts. Really, I can apply that phrase to almost any current events topic. It perfectly illustrates our disconnect from one another and our environment.
As polar ice caps melt, deserts expand, violent storms increase along with oil, gas and coal shortages, it seems that we are only shielded from these problems because the water hasn't yet gushed to our end of the boat. The correlation between our lifestyle and current crises happening all over the globe are dots that we are choosing not to connect. Our nonchalance in this regard is one of our largest hurdles to a successful outcome, and by that I mean life.
We all will eventually face the looming catastrophes of peak oil, climate change, loss of irreplaceable biodiversity, food scarcity, lack of clean water and economic collapse. These are the holes in our boat and the water's rising. Not believing there are holes will not keep it from sinking.
These are the critical questions that Ellen LaConte addresses and astonishingly answers in her recently released book, "Life Rules: Why so much is going wrong everywhere at once and how Life teaches us to fix it."
LaConte, editor of Farmstead magazine and other nationally distributed newsletters, discusses the intimate relationship we have with the Earth, our part in its destruction, the results of living beyond the Earth's means and the decision to walk a path that will lead us out of the catastrophic mess we've gotten ourselves into before it's too late.
"Nature" she says, " is not part of our life. We and our lives are part of Nature. Getting this relationship wrong was the cause of our present crisis."
The Earth is so large that it's difficult to imagine running out of anything, but if humans continue to consume 20 percent more natural resources than the planet can produce (2004 report by the World Wildlife Federation), it doesn't take a brainiac to see a bit of a problem on the horizon. Humans are the only specie that takes more than it needs to survive, becoming a robber baron that plunders without restoring its own habitat. This is living beyond Earth's ability to renew and restore itself – living beyond its means.
"Live beyond Earth's means long enough," LaConte writes, "and in due course you will run out of what you need to live, and you will destroy the other-than-human species and natural communities on which you actually depend for your life."
This is simple eco-nomics. Worldwide, approximately 150 species of plants and animals are lost each day because of deforestation, pesticide use, and pollution. The naturalist John Muir once said, "When one tugs at a single thing in Nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world."
So with the loss of each species, this web that we are a part of and depend on becomes more tenuous. If we lose bees, for example, the pollination of $30 billion in crops is at stake. Imagine what other anonymously miraculous species are already extinct.
The author notes that the culmination of this crisis, which she describes as "critical mass," is analogous to AIDS in the human body. For years AIDS was misdiagnosed because its wide variety of symptoms were thought to be related to other diseases. LaConte suggests that worldwide problems, such as bankrupt local and national economies, declining resources, crumbling infrastructures, disastrous weather, corrupt governments and a widening gap between rich and poor, are interconnected and can't be dealt with as discrete issues. Any effective cure for the disease, she argues, must be rooted in an understanding of how we got into this predicament.
The book's title," Life Rules," has an interesting double meaning. First, it suggests that there are guidelines that all life, including humans, must follow in order to survive. But there is another, more ominous, meaning: If we ignore these rules, life will have the last word.
LaConte shows that these rules are meant to be followed down to life in its smallest forms and that if we follow the survival instincts programmed into these organisms, we can learn to save ourselves.
One survival strategy is the organizing and strengthening of communities into smaller self-governing, democratic bodies. It was interesting to read in the book about the Chestnut Hill Community Association as an example of neighborhoods taking back their power within the context of a larger government. But before we all swell with pride, it is also noted by Lloyd P. Wells, founder of the Chestnut Hill Local and former president of the CHCA, "that in recent years the CHCA has fallen prey to the same sorts of failures –diminished democratic vision and energy, resident passivity, personal ambitions and fiscal corruption and irresponsibility – that plague many modern American communities, but that a fresh batch of "Hillers" and some of the old guard who are distressed with the loss of consensual process may be shaking things up in Chestnut Hill again."
I took a break from reading doom and gloom books because, well, they're gloomy. One can take only so much bad news in a day, and radio, television and the Internet are already full of it. LaConte, however, gives us plenty of evidence of why we should be worried – very worried. But she also lays the groundwork for our rescue from ourselves. We all like a happy ending, and it exists. We just have to make it happen because it's not going to happen on its own.
As I read in my Water Department bill every month, the time to prepare for an emergency is not in the middle of it. We are all afraid of collapse – the sudden and complete failure of everything that we currently take for granted. But "collapse" is a word that will describe the situation that comes when we sit back and do nothing to prepare. We can no longer afford to remain ignorantly blissful.
To prepare, start reading about the problems we will have to face, and "Life Rules" is an excellent start. To get an idea of how many Earths we would need if everyone lived an American lifestyle, take the Ecological Footprint Quiz at www.myfootprint.org.
Order "Life Rules" at Amazon.com or any other major bookseller or from a local, independent seller, such as Big Blue Marble in Mt. Airy. Reserve it at the Chestnut Hill Library, where Ellen LaConte has donated a copy.
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It's easier, happier – and characteristically human – to deny the seriousness of the fix we're in than to face what it would take to fix it. – Ellen La Conte, "Life Rules"


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Where the Wall Street Protests Might Matter
By tapping into discontent, the new movement might lift Obama, Democrats, in 2012 races. But the road is long and obstacles abound.
Does the simmering anti-Wall Street sentiment represent a moment or the birth of a movement?
For now, it's closer to the former. The protest groups in New York City and elsewhere are loosely organized and have eschewed a formal political agenda.
But conditions for a lasting coalition are ideal, given widespread griping about income gaps, debit card fees, job prospects, underwater mortgages and a slew of other grievances, large and small.
So expect the protests to grow and spread, tapping into the deep well of American discontent and altering the political landscape for next year, much as the tea party movement did in 2010.
Next year's elections, with the White House, control of the Senate and every House seat up for grabs, is shaping up as a clash of cultures: tea partyers vs. the Occupy Wall Street crowd, fighting for the minds — and votes — of those in between.
It's more than just the haves against the have-nots. And it's not, as some are trying to portray it, a fight over capitalism.
It's really about Washington, not Wall Street, a showdown over the size and reach of government that will shape policy for at least the rest of the decade.
The ultimate success of the anti-Wall Street movement hinges on its finding a dance partner. Don't be surprised if labor unions step up their backing, looking to cut in after a period of declining influence and diminishing membership numbers. Other liberal groups may get involved, too, as they sense an opportunity to fortify a coalition that has fallen on difficult times since the heady days of President Obama's election three years ago.
But there's a potential downside for the movement. Linking too closely to some specific causes on the left may cost the protesters some public support, much the way the tea party lost some early backing by identifying too closely with the conservative wing of the Republican Party.
As the anti-Wall Street sentiment spreads, look for the GOP's united stand against tax hikes to crumble — eventually. Republicans will hold their ground in next November's debt cutting negotiations, but that will only fuel public anger and force a preelection GOP retreat in 2012. Fighting against higher taxes for millionaires is too big a risk in an election year if Republicans have any hope of broadening their appeal to independents and moderate Democrats.
Both parties will agree to cut the corporate tax rate, but probably not until 2013. In return, Congress will raise revenue by eliminating some popular deductions.
But protesters won't get far trying to curb big business's sway in Washington. Efforts to restrict campaign contributions from corporations are doomed. Both parties count on money from wealthy donors to fund their reelection bids. No major overhaul will happen as long as the Senate remains so evenly divided, no matter which party wins the White House or controls the House.
Also, bids to limit executive compensation will fail. Most elected officials have roots in the private sector and are reluctant to mandate any kind of ceiling. They'll count on the higher tax rate for millionaires to tamp down protester outrage.
In political terms, the president might end up the biggest winner. The tea partyers already have energized the GOP. Now the anti-Wall Streeters are reengaging the young and restless Americans who helped Obama win in 2008. Obama's challenge is to keep them fired up without alienating others in the year between now and Election Day.


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Hybrids are the future.
Everyone is certain of this. Current sources of fuel are not only exhaustible, they are also ultimately dangerous to the planet as a whole. The government in Kidder County, ND certainly agrees. Every year, new measures are proposed to encourage the adoption of Hybrid cars by the public. It seems despite its purchase price owning a hybrid car is a cheaper option. How much cheaper? Well, you get to save a lot of money on gas. You enjoy deductions on your tax from government sponsored incentives, and insurance houses now offer discounts.
Yes discounts.
By owning a hybrid car it is possible to earn discounts as high as 10 percent on your premium rates. That's money that you can put to other use. Insurance companies are lenient towards hybrid car owners and here is the reason why. Hybrid cars are responsible cars. With all the warnings about the resultant effect of carbon emission on the environment, driving a hybrid is a public statement of concern and responsibility. Simply put, driving a hybrid makes you a good citizen. And insurance companies love good citizens.
Insurance companies appreciate people who are stable and prone to less associated acts of risk. People who fit this profile fall into the category of "Preferred insured category". People in this category are less likely to file for a claim because of their habits and personality. For instance a 60 year old man who drives a simple sedan once a week, for 20 minutes is less likely to get involved in an accident than a 31 year old salesman who travels a lot in a sports car. Rates are calculated based on perceived risks. The lower your risk, the lower your rates.
Hybrid car owners fall within the safe category. Statistics show that majority of hybrid car owners are married and above the age of 40. This qualifies them as being more stable, financially and morally. Stability is an important factor in the insurance industry. Stable people are deemed less likely to have an accident. This is why owning a hybrid earns you a discount. Having a hybrid gives your positive points in just the same way a DUI record will earn you negative points and rates increase.
So why don't you consider buying a Hybrid. The benefits of owning one are numerous. You get to save a lot of money on tax and your insurance rate. You will also feel less guilty when documentaries complain about the planet's health. There seems to be really no down side to owning a hybrid. Whilst hybrids are yet to match the top speed of gas fuelled sport cars, they can easily hit the 120mph mark. Not that you're going to be speeding in them. Insurance houses don't want you speeding on the highway. They prefer if you remain a firm stable and responsible policy holder.
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DreamWorks Animation is known for being prolific, but the studio has just announced a massive 12-picture slate that runs through 2016. Here's a brief look:
- The Croods – March 22nd, 2013
- Turbo – July 19th, 2013
- Mr. Peabody & Sherman – November 1st, 2013
- Me and My Shadow – March 14th, 2014
- How to Train Your Dragon 2 – June 20th, 2014
- Happy Smekday! – November 26th, 2014
- The Penguins of Madagascar – March 27th, 2015
- Trolls (working title) – June 5th, 2015
- B.O.O: Bureau of Otherworldy Operations – November 6th, 2015
- Mumbai Musical (working title) – December 19th, 2015
- Kung Fu Panda 3 – March 16th, 2016
- How to Train Your Dragon 3 – June 18th, 2016
Hit the jump for more details on this ambitious line-up of animated films.
This release slate announcement comes on the heels of the news that DreamWorks Animation struck a distribution deal with 20th Century Fox, who will handle the studio's films after DWA's contract with Paramount Pictures expires at the end of this year. This November's Rise of the Guardians will be the final DWA film released by Paramount.
This slate (per THR) hips us to a title change on the Seth Rogen-voiced B.O.O: Bureau of Otherwordly Operations, which was previously referred to as Boo U. The 2010 iteration of the film centered on a ghost who must return to ghost school in order to learn how to be a better spook, but it's unknown how much of the plot has changed in development. Tony Leondis (Igor) is directing.
The How to Train Your Dragon 3 announcement isn't a shock since DWA head Jeffrey Katzneberg previously announced that he envisioned the series as a trilogy, but we now know that Dean DeBlois will be returning to direct for Dragon 3. DeBlois previously wrote and directed the first two Dragon films, so it'll be nice to see him bring the trilogy to a close.
As you can see, DreamWorks Animation plays things a bit differently than rival animation house Pixar. In addition to announcing their full slate through 2016, the studio is aiming to release at least three films a year, with a whopping four new films set to open in 2015. John Lasseter and the folks at Pixar are remiss to even announce a project until it's a ways through development, and the studio has yet to release more than one new feature a year. DWA must be confident that all of these projects will be completely seen through, even though 2016 feels really, really far away right now. Hopefully we'll get more films along the lines of How to Train Your Dragon and less Megamind.


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QUESTION OF THE WEEK- What's the greatest threat to air travel?
Joe McCully:"Pilot fatigue. I really worry that pilots don't get the amount of rest they need. I also worry they might imbibe a little too much alcohol before their flight, but it's mostly do they get enough rest so their reactions can be sharp."
Evonnea Minor: "Worrying about the engine failing. "
Randy Haines: "Engine failure. I'm not that worried about terrorism– I think they got that under control now."
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Ken Jamme September 2nd, 2010 | 3:06pm
Airlines being run by businessmen
yo yo September 2nd, 2010 | 3:54pm
Goverment regulation
Bob September 2nd, 2010 | 9:52pm
an outdated air traffic control system
HarryD September 5th, 2010 | 5:29pm
Weather is the greatest threat to air travel. Regardless of the condition of the planes, the crews and terrorism, weather will stop any progress that airlines make on a daily basis.
Bullet Tooth Tony September 8th, 2010 | 8:51pm
Profit margins
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Intel has made public details about its upcoming multi-processor servers that are based on Intel's 6-core processor codenamed "Dunnington" and its new Itanium processor codenamed "Tukwila," along with disclosing technical features of its previously announced "Nehalem" and "Larrabee" processors.
- Dunnington, the first IA (Intel Architecture) processor with 6-cores, is based on the 45nm high-k process technology, and has large shared caches. It also supports FlexMigration technology, which allows a single compatible virtualization pool that supports live VM (Virtual Machine) migration across both 65nm and 45nm high-k Intel Core microarchitecture-based servers and 45nm-based servers.
- Tukwila is Intel's next-generation Itanium processor with four cores, 30MB total cache, QuickPath Interconnect, dual Integrated Memory Controller and mainframe-class RAS features. It is a 2-billion transistor microprocessor and projected to deliver more than double the performance of the current generation Itanium processor.
- Nehalem is scalable with future versions having anywhere from 2 to 8 cores, with Simultaneous Multi-threading, resulting in 4- to 16-thread capability. Nehalem will deliver 4 times the memory bandwidth compared to today's highest-performance Intel Xeon processor-based systems. With up to 8 MB level-3 cache, 731 million transistors, Quickpath interconnects (up to 25.6GB per second), integrated memory controller and optional integrated graphics, Nehalem will eventually scale from notebooks to high-performance servers. Other features include support for DDR3-800, 1066, and 1333 memory, SSE4.2 instructions, 32KB instruction cache, 32KB Data Cache, 256K L2 data and instruction low-latency cache per core and new 2-level TLB (Translation Lookaside Buffer) hierarchy.
- Larrabee includes a high-performance, wide SIMD vector processing unit (VPU) along with a new set of vector instructions including integer and floating point arithmetic, vector memory operations and conditional instructions. In addition, Larrabee includes a major new hardware coherent cache design enabling the many-core architecture. The architecture and instructions have been designed to deliver performance, energy efficiency and general purpose programmability to meet the demands of visual computing and other workloads that are inherently parallel in nature.
- The AVX instruction set will increase performance in floating point, media, and processor-intensive software. AVX can also increase energy efficiency, and is backwards compatible to existing Intel processors. Key features include wider vectors, increasing from 128- to 256-bit wide, resulting in up to 2x peak FLOPs output. Enhanced data rearrangement, resulting in allowing data to be pulled more efficiently, and three operand, non-destructive syntax for a range of benefits.


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WYKLE, Letha V
b. 4 June 1854
parents: George & Margaret Wykle
reported by: G. Wykle (father)
WYKLE, Robert C
b. 14 July 1854
parents: Alexander & Eliza Wykle
reported by: A. Wykle (father)
WYKLE, [no first name]
at: Turkey Creek
b. Jan 1855
parents: James & Mary Wykle
reported by: S. Wykle
Source: List of Births, 1853 – 1855, Monroe County, Virginia, Microfilm Reel 3, Library of Virginia, Richmond.


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Tips For Bonding With Baby
8 Ways to Bond With Your Newborn
8 Ways to Bond With Your Newborn
There's no bond quite as strong as that between mother and child. Once a baby enters the world, it is just assumed that mum and newborn will gaze into each other's eyes and fall in love. For some this is the case, but for many others, the relationship isn't quite as natural. If mommy needs some help feeling that connection, she can take a tip from these eight pointers.


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Maje denim jacket, American Apparel turtleneck top, vintage Versace tee, BDG jeans, vintage belt, Jeffrey Campbell 'Cienega' ankle boots, Sandro 'Aida' cross-body bag, Furla __, Ray-Ban frames.
I recently showed you an oversized Canadian Tuxedo, so here's a fitted one. This particular shade of denim blue is what comes to mind if you close your eyes and imagine jeans. In top-to-toe quantities, it gives me major retro vibes, so I chased that feeling with '70's-inspired layers and some of my favorite vintage pieces. You've seen this vintage Versace Jeans Couture tee star in a more feminine ensemble, and while this Western belt is super on-trend right now, it makes a solid throwback statement when sandwiched between two pieces of snug blue denim.
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About two months ago, my daughter Charlotte came to me with a book in her hand. She handed it to me, then held open her arms for me to pluck her up on my lap. And then she began to flip the pages and listen as I read her a story.
It was the very first time that story-time in our home just CLICKED.
I receive a few e-mails a week from people who have questions about reading to their children. Their baby is trying to eat the books! Their toddler is ripping apart the pages! How do they stop their kid from flipping the pages at lightning speed? How do they convince them to sit still during reading time instead of running around like a loon?
They appeal to me, they tell me, because they've seen the photographs of us reading with Charlotte. And it looks like we know what we're doing.
I tell them all the same thing: we don't.
Some days, my daughter tries to eat the books. Some days, she rips out pages. Some days, she flips the pages at lightning speed and runs around like a loon while I read passages out loud from books I'm reading. At fourteen months, Charlotte has heard just as many excerpts from Michael Crichton as she has from Mem Fox. Some days, she screams during story-time. Some days, she walks over a pile of books or bends back the spines. Or throws them off the shelf.
Most days, she wants me to read the same book fifteen times over. And then fifteen times over again. And maybe again while we're at it.
The truth is that reading to your young child is like any other part of parenting: an evolution. There is no one-size-fits-all cure for the kid who loses interest after two pages, there is only patiently enduring your baby's reading-related phases and keeping your fingers crossed that they will come out on the other end loving books. The key is to listen to them, watch their cues, follow their lead, and just keep trying. Keep visiting the library. Keep talking about books. KEEP READING.
If you do, one day you'll look up to see your child climbing into your lap, eager to share a story together. And it will make your heart sing.
What do you do to keep your child(ren) interested in reading?


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Contest Results
Known World Petanque tournament: RS-15/CM-10
Events Open to All
Kendrick of the Haunted Bookshop will be doing a booksewing demo and discuss the history of bookbinding at the Haunted Bookshop in Bookseller's Row Daily at 11:00AM and 3:00PM
12 step meetings daily at 4 PM. E07, Denys the Decadent's Camp. All welcome. AA, NA, OASA, etc. Open meeting.
Weather permitting, the Tribute-Longship will sail & burn at full dark, Sat the 21st. Come and paint a shield or place a note of love in the ship.
Midrealm is now accepting submissions at Herald's Point.
Metalsmiths' Symposium 3 - Shire of Montevale and Shire of Silver Rylle - Nov 12-14, 2004. Forging, casting, glasswork of all sorts, jewelry making classes! Plus pottery making, herb classes, calligraphy and illumination, perfume making, and more for forge widowers! Children's clases as well! For info on the event or to teach a class, contact Carowyn Silveroak and Corwyn Ravenwing at email@example.com or check out the event at the SCA website under East Kingdom Events! Come and have fun! Other kingdoms are more than welcome to come play! (Let us know if you are planning to bring a forge!)
If you have consulted at Herald's Point and have not yet paid for forms or submissions, you must do so by 1pm Saturday. Unpaid submissins will not be sent to the Kingdom submissions heralds.
Rose Tourney, Sept. 18, in Brendoken. C/ck from the MK calendar.
"Hunt for the Beast" Labor Day weekend. September 3-5 NW Ohio. Very west site has cabins and camping, fields, woods, feast hall, showers and flushies. Heavy, archery, thrown weapons, hawking demo, feast. See Pale/Midrealm events website. email@example.com
For Sale
Apartment for rent, 3 beds, Pittsfield, MA, $675/month. Sarah (203)345-6728 or camping with Lurkr, N20
GLASS MULLERS FROM ENGLAND. Also nibs, vellum, parchment and hand-bound leather books - The Guild of Limners, #24
BABY BIBS - SCA-THE NEXT GENERATION - $4. Claus the Toymaker
THE GUILD OF LIMNERS habitantes in platea mercatores vendunt encausto, penna, libri, pigmenti, colorum diversi, rubia, quadone, omnimodes tinctori et instrumenta clericis necessaria.
Evil Abra has awesome Middle Eastern and the price is right! Baubles, Belts, and Bangles. Chokers, beaded belts, and more. New order just in and more coming! The Gypsy Caravan - open 9 till late. 107 Street of Gold.
BAD GARB I and BAD GARB II - NOW AVAILABLE FROM Claus the Toymaker - How do you know you are not in them unless you read them?
VELLUM - Opaline vellum (sheepskin) direct from England. Finest quality. $15-30 per sheet. The Guild of Limners #24, across from the barn.
If you ran out of money or time and didn't buy something you saw at Cabochons - don't despair! We do mail order! Call us at (603)654-2601. Don't forget our masks, hand dyed silk scarves, ceramic cookie stamps and shortbread molds, god, goddess and saint images, miniatures, woodburning, painted boxes and all the rest! If we make it we can custom make it for you! Write us at firstname.lastname@example.com
Majesty of Morocco. SCA tour April 5, 2005 from $1250 + air. email@example.com / Rich @ merchant #72
Portraits painted in great and small. Oil, charcoal and watercolor. Cabochons on Bow Street, #19
Benefit the Chirurgeons -- buy an original Pennsic XXXIII T-Shirt. $10. Available from Claus of Burzee, #24 Merchants Row
Four Seasons Tentmasters - We offer the best tents you will ever own. Come see us and let us help you stay warm and dry. Space 81 Gold Road.
COSTUMES BY LOREN All cloaks $45 and under! New specials every day. Located at Ursula's Alcove. Space 137 on Plunder Ln.
TRAVEL SAFE!! See you next year! Dragon's Magic
20 x 20 period tent and 7ft tall walls $1200 OBO Sabastian booth 139.
Henna body art - Serengeti fence line - by only 2 trees.
ATTENTION WOAD WARRIORS! Feeling blue? I have the real thing! Genuine woad imported from Scotland. $4. Limited supply, buy early. Guild of Limners, #24
Come visit Evil Abra's. Acres of silver, 3000 + sterling rings, every cross imaginiable. Tons of knotwork pendants, pins, bracelets and barettes. The Gypsy Caravan - open 9 till late. 107 Street of Gold.
20' x 40' canopy kit $175; Most of a 16' yurt $895; Convertable table/bench kit 2 $750. Immediate pick-up. Michael at the Village No3 and Sedalsias 631-455-4690 cell.
Tend and bed - period 10x27 foot merchant style, no center poles so it's 100% usable space. Asking $1500. Take home at end of war. Queen size takedown bed. Packs failry flat, Ugly, but sturdy enough to dance on. $100. Will consider package deal. See Peregrine or Amind. Meridies Royal (N01).
Garb Closeout! Combat Boots for ladies, trews, tunics, children's garb. All must go! Lowering prices all week. Cloak & Dagger, Space 15.
Pennsic the War on DVD! At Sleeping Unicorn, space 91 Street of Gold behind the barn.
16' yurt w/ 2 doors, 6' walls. $1000 OBO. Clan Kerr, E02.
Medieval Games #23 now has Blank Shield Goose Game.
14x24 oval marquee - blue and white $900 or best reasonable offer. See Maira or Torguiil in N16, Sternfeld
Two handmade Ukrainian/Russian belt knives. Must see to appreciate. $75 each or $125 for pair. Also have a Toledo sword with a brass hilt. Castle on one side and rampant lion on the other side. See Erik at Haus Nein House Camp in N-30.
Rapier Armor Drop Tester for sale, $30. Contact Aelfwine Pyttel, Mustard's Field on block N03.
Armored Combat - an illustrated training manual of SCA heavy fighting by Duke Paul of Bellatrix. Available free online at www.bellatrix.org. New video demos coming soon. Group trainings by arrangement.
Pirate shirts $20, Pirate pants $15. Handmade jewelry in 65 in different stones and silver. We do custom work. Space #21. Heeter's Haven 814-720-5314.
PERIOD PAVILION - 13' and slant round, all incl. Tentsmiths $1000 - see Kender, Clan Kindred E31
Has your Mystic Mail delivery disappointed you this year at Pennsic? If so, please visit our new business, amazinglaptops.com, after next week!
Sidesaddle-western style. Suitable for pagents. Medium tree, 18 inch seat $300 OBO. firstname.lastname@example.com
Going home sale - Horse Tails camp furniture. Folding tables, trunks, bed orders taken, site #4. See Mawsho.
Pavilion Rental - See me for renting a period pavilion with a clothes bar for next Pennsic. Many sizes. Site #4. See Mawsho.
T-SHIRTS $5. Pennsic t-shirts. Hammond Crafts, Bazaar #1, booth Z13.
The Marche of Alderford presents: Known World Costuming Symposium IV, September 24-26, 2004. Four Points Sheraton North Canton, OH 330-494-6494 Fax 330-494-7129. Featured speaker will be Mistress Drea di Pelligrini. http://sca.4th.com/alderford/events/kwcs2004
Once again I would like to thank all of the lords, ladies and good gentles of the Pennsic War for their support of our urchins. Each year their coverage of Pennsic improves with your support. Thanks to you all! Your urchin wrangler, Lady Aurora
Help Wanted
Wanted: Large, burly man with good organizational skills to help pack up the Pennsic Independent on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. Newspapers and compensation. See Heirusalem at the Pennsic Independent.
Claus the Toymaker still needs wandering merchants to sell t-shirts for the Chiurgeon's Fund. Come to site 24.
Twelve year old on the serengeti will babysit for a couple of hours and will also do ice runs. Leave messages at Rivenstar for Smerelda the Helpful.
Sign of the Black Rose takes great pride in Congratulating our beloved Artist-in-Residence Lady Savant, on her triumphant graduation as a BS w/Honors Cum Laude in Psychology & Philosophy. We invite you to join us in wishing Her the best of luck in Graduate School—PooBah!
AnnaRousse...Je t'aime pour toujours...Rneld
Ask Auntie Arwen (#184) if she is drinking enough WATER!
Taern McGregor and L. Catherine Seton belatedly wish to announce their engagement - date to be set later.
NOTICE TO THE FRIENDS OF SOLOMON BEN JACOB (SHERWIN KADER): He is ill this war and was not able to come. He is ill and not able to make it this War. All are welcome to stop at merchant booth #56, Darkcraft's Wandering Mercantile. I am collecting a book of get well wishes to send him after the War. Keep him in your hearts and we will see him next year. Isak Darkcraft.
Barbara J. Smart : please return to the Merlion's Tail.
Armand - too long til next yr. Hugs n smooch! Miranda
KUMIHIMO - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kumi2
Thing one and thing two say neener neener boo boo.
Winner! of the Robin Wood Midnight Madness raffle: #652351 - Lynn McMillen
Unto Caitlin of Enniskillen, CONGRATULATIONS and a very big hug from Mistress Christina O'Riain - I wish I could have been there for your big day. Well deserved, Mistress. I expect to see pictures and hear tales of the festivities once you return from the plains of Pennsic. Safe travels.
'Till the end of time Annarousse will love" The Boy's Dad
Basha, we're sorry. We will no longer know the delight of your body. Congratulations! Love, Morningwood.
To friends not here -- I raise my glass. We miss you Robert - Pennsic Independent.
Papalou n'est plus! Papamou! Papamou!
To Yellow From Stripe - I love you. I thank you.
Heirusalism of the day "I'm living a surreal life." Have you been Heirusalated? Have you seen anyone Heirusalating? Share your Heirusal-love! Congratulations to our Proto-Pelican!
Fergus - My life, both mundane and SCAdian, is wonderful because I share it with you. I hope that all our Pennsics are as special as this one. You are the twinkle in my eye, the laugh on my lips, and the love of my heart. Now and forevermore - Maggie
You who struggled the rough road with your burden,
Armor to fight a waiting foe,
Your view of the natural order of things,
is most desperately flawed.
A lady who stopped to let you pass by,
A lady whom you did not know,
said, "Lord, I yield the way to you."
No courtesy did you show.
You said, "It's the natural order of things."
Meaning that you should come first.
But, you made a serious misstep, my lord,
For the lady you did not know.
I am said lady and I am a bard,
And I have a mem'ry of steel,
For all of your burdens you never have carried,
A wound such as stories can wield.
I know not your name or the camp where you rest,
I know not your purpose in war,
But the natural order of things demands grace,
Of which you have none rest assured.
The natural order of things, my lord
Is that ladies and bards deserve thanks,
One is for chivalry, the other for words,
Above all your rude ways they rank.
On this particular day, for this particular reason, we send this message bearing our good wishes. Happy Birthday Oswald. Love, from House Bluebrick.
To the people who took Misty Highlands and Greenwood's signs: You are the most dishonorable, unchivalrous, disrespectful low-lifes at Pennsic. Using our heraldry to test your idiotic theories of hydroengineering in a ditch is neither amusing nor appropriate. I hope you develop some remnant of honor and courtesy.
Sorcha - Thank you for sharing my war and my life and making each that much more magical. We have our foundation now, let's build the rest of our lives together. As always, these words are inadequate to the feeling in my heart. I love you very, very much - Alasdair


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Would Upton Sinclair be jailed as a terrorist for working incognito in meatpacking plants before he wrote "The Jungle," considered a landmark of U.S. investigative journalism?
Under a new Iowa law, he very well might spend up to two years in jail. Under a federal law Congress passed in 2006, when combined with the Iowa law, Sinclair might spend up to 20 years in jail if public reaction to his journalism cost a meatpacking company a major loss of profits.
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad signed the so-called "Ag Gag" bill (House File 589) into law March 2, 2012. The bill makes it a crime to obtain access to an agricultural facility "under false pretenses" — without defining "false pretenses."
Is a hidden camera "false pretenses"? Language outlawing hidden cameras was removed from earlier versions of the bill — but the enacted bill simply leaves that interpretation open and unresolved. Animal rights activists have often resorted to hidden cameras — and shared with news media photos and videos of shocking cruelty to animals.
The Iowa law also makes it a crime if a person "Makes a false statement or representation as part of an application or agreement to be employed at an agricultural production facility, if the person knows the statement to be false ... ."
What if a journalist applies for a job at a food production facility under his or her real name, but omits the fact that they are employed as a journalist? Is that illegal? Unethical?
There is some debate today in journalistic circles about exactly where those lines are drawn in investigative projects. While many think it was unethical for Peter Gleik to use a false name in getting documents from the Heartland Institute, few have questioned whether it was ethical or legal for journalists to base stories on the documents that Gleick supplied to them.
But questions arise. Will journalists now be visiting their activist sources in jail? Will they refuse to name sources who have violated Iowa's ag gag law? Will journalists themselves go to jail to protect those sources?
The Iowa law gains added import because of the fact that seven other states' legislatures are considering similar bills: Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, and Utah.
State ag gag law could gain leverage by synergy with a federal law known as the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act. That law, passed in 2006, makes it a federal crime punishable by up to 20 years in jail to do certain things that cause an animal enterprise the loss of a million dollars or more in profits. But it seems to exempt, for example, a newspaper article about salmonella-tainted eggs that causes an egg wholesaler's sales to drop. The final answer might only be settled by a court case, and the federal law's penalties don't apply if the activity in question is "lawful." The question is: will the Iowa law, by making a broader swath of activities unlawful, bring down the heavier penalties of the federal anti-terrorism law?
- Previous Stories: "Is Documenting Cruelty to Animals a Federal Terrorist Crime?" WatchDog of January 12, 2012; "Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act Fought by Activists," EJToday Headlines of December 15, 2011; "Congress Sends Bush Stricter Animal Enterprise 'Terrorism' Bill," WatchDog of November 15, 2006; and "Ecoterrorism Now a High Priority at FBI, Congress," WatchDog of July 15, 2004.
- "Iowa Law Sets Up Fight Between Animal Activists, Farms," Washington Post, March 6, 2012, by Dina ElBoghdady.
- "Iowa Governor Signs Law Penalizing Animal Rights Activists," Reuters, March 5, 2012, by Kay Henderson.
- "Iowa Makes It Crime To Lie To Record Animal Abuse," Associated Press, March 3, 2012, by Mike Glover.
- "While Iowa Ag Gag Becomes Law, FIC Fights in Utah," Food Integrity Campaign, March 5, 2012, by Sarah Damian.
- "'Ag Gag' Bills Would Stop Undercover Animal Abuse Investigations," The Blotter (ABC News), February 29, 2012, by Cindy Galli.
- "Op-Ed: Cedar Rapids Gazette – Proposed Ag Gag Hurts Whistle-Blowers, Not Just Animals," Food Integrity Campaign, March 5, 2012, by Amanda Hitt.
- "Monsanto Cash Helped Fund Bill To Stifle Whistleblowers In Iowa," Grist, April 7, 2011, by Tom Laskawy.
- "Iowa Approves Nation's First 'Ag-Gag' Law," Food Safety News, March 1, 2012, by Dan Flynn.
- "'Ag Gag' Bill May Gag Free Speech, Say Legal Scholars," Des Moines Register, March 1, 2012, by Jason Clayworth.


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A whole lot easier than supercharging. I'm sure a guy building a turbo setup thinks the opposite. Either way, force feeding a sporty is a pain in the ass!
Monday, February 28, 2011
Digger Monday...Turbos
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Sunday, February 27, 2011
James Clark
Ol' James here is the founding father of James Gaskets. He started his parts business in 1977. Not happy with the gasket technology available, he started James Genuine Gaskets in 1979. Unfortunately he passed away on September 7, 2007. Thousands of leak free Harley's owe their gratitude to this man and his gasket sealing innovations. I know my bikes do!
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At it again.
The filthy whore is back on the lift for some more assembly. She still needs to be wired up and the brakes bled. I still need to find the right combo for the ride height, she's way too low. I also have to modify the fender, I'm having clearance issued with the oil tank. Then my favorite part, paint!
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Friday, February 25, 2011
Tits Friday...Patriot Edition
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Thursday, February 24, 2011
Send lawyers, guns, and money
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011
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Labels: Digger, shit I like
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
47 Industries Open House
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Maria Kanellis
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Blown Buell
Sure they're ugly, but this one looks so much fun. Single sided fork is a bit overkill.
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Labels: shit I like
Monday, February 21, 2011
Digger Monday Insanity
This is on racingjunk.com right now. He wants six thousand for it. What you see is what you get!
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Labels: Digger
Saturday, February 19, 2011
47 Industries unfinished bike show
Mike's having an open house and unfinished bike show today, 3pm til he throws us out. The digger is in too many pieces, so I'm dragging the filthy whore down to his shop. Should be a good time!
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One more Mann...
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Friday, February 18, 2011
Mann...and skater girls
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Tits Friday
I'm lazy, so here's a group shot. Worked til midnight on filthy, and got up at 4:30 a.m. for work. Draggin' ass, but she's starting to look like a motosickle again.
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Labels: filthy whore, tits
Thursday, February 17, 2011
J-pan Chop
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Labels: shit I like
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Trike Tuesday
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Monday, February 14, 2011
Digger Monday...Untouchable
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- What can video do to help you get that speaking gig, a guest post from Sarah Milstein, shares the conference organizer's view on why it's important to submit video--and how to do it. Not at all surprised to see this top your choices from the blog this month!
- Do you over-explain? 5 speaker tricks for using data, details wisely just came out this week and is already a favorite. From slides to Q-and-A responses, here's your toolkit.
- Famous Speech Friday: Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman?" looked at one of most-taught speeches in the American canon. Trouble is, we can't prove she said those words, which may have been added by later interpreters. A post that illustrates how poorly we've kept women's speeches or put words in their mouths over the years.
- Make a 'message house' to give your key points context shares a simple form you can use to build--and remember--your three key points. A useful post from last April!
- Davos forum to set quota for women at meeting appeared in January, just before the famous economic forum. Quotas don't get as much support here in the U.S., but this post remains popular months later.
- Tina Fey: Use improv skills, not apologies, to jump in shares secrets from her comedy studies about when and whether to jump in, and how to do it effectively.
- Famous Speech Friday: Helen Keller's "I am not dumb now" and "Strike Against War" appeared in February but is still moving readers. Includes rare film footage of Keller speaking, as well as her stirring anti-World War I speech.
- Using poetry in a speech to add color, connection shares two real-life examples--the president of St. Lawrence University and a spoken-word poet--and how they've incorporated poems in their speeches. A timely post for speakers during National Poetry Month.
- Panelists: Is that the way you look? gives you a glimpse of what the audience might be focusing on instead of your trenchant remarks. Worth reading before you sit down behind that skirted table.
- Roger Ebert rethinks public speaking without a voice of his own shares one of the most moving speaking performances you'll ever see. Ebert, who lost his ability to speak after cancer surgery, uses an electronic voice as well as his wife and friends to read his words in this TED talk (video included). It's a moving, funny, tearful -- and thoughtful -- look at how we use our voices in public speaking and what it means to truly lose your voice.
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(CNN) - Facebook is changing some of its rules in the wake of the mass shooting at a New Zealand mosque.
New rules being put in place by Facebook would have prevented the Christchurch mass shooting suspect from livestreaming the massacre. (Source: Anthony Quintano / CC BY 2.0 / MGN)
Starting Wednesday, people who break Facebook's "most serious policies" will be immediately banned from using Facebook Live for a period of time, such as 30 days.
The company pointed to current community standards that prohibit spreading terrorist propaganda on the social network.
Under the new policy, the alleged Christchurch shooter would not have been able to livestream the massacre from his Facebook account in March.
Facebook's announcement comes ahead of a push by New Zealand and France to encourage tech companies and countries to limit the spread of extremist content online.
The non-binding agreement, called the "Christchurch Appeal," is expected to be announced Wednesday at a meeting of digital leaders for the group of seven nations.
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I'm an adjunct computer science instructor at Amberton University and a full-time high school teacher at Garland High School (Home of the Fighting Owls), both in the Dallas TX area. I'm currently using Wikka to host internal content for a client with my consulting business. I am working to integrate Wikka publicly in both my consulting and automotive businesses. I've been an open source advocate for many years, and try to use open source whenever possible. My contributions to Wikka is a token of my appreciation for a great OSS application maintained and supported by a very knowledgeable group of individuals.
I am a member of the CreditsPage Wikka development team. I help out with general site maintenance, various development and server maintenance tasks, and whatever other issues in the issues database catch my interest. Some of my contributions are listed below.
Why I'm here
I've worked my way through several versions of the Wakka->Wacko->Wikka progeny line. Wakka dead-ended on me, while my Russian never did get any better with Wacko (no, I don't speak Russian, which made it very difficult to work with Wacko beyond the level of an end user). I'm currently using Wikka to host internal content for a client with my consulting business. I would like to see, at some point down the road, a merger of the best of features in both Wacko and Wikka...I believe both have their strong points, and it would be such a waste to see features in one lost on the other.
Wikka stuff
Stuff I've written
- I wrote a perl script to MigrateFromWackoWiki migrate my Wacko pages to Wikka. The code is documented, so I won't bore anyone with the details.
- WordcountAction: Needed a quick and dirty wordcount action. Needs more work when time permits...
- LinkcountAction: Count links in a page. Needs optimization work.
- CloneACLs: A patch you can apply to handlers/page/clone.php that will optionally copy the ACLs from the source page to the new page while cloning a page (slated for inclusion in release 1.1.7).
- HTMLHandler: Export pages as "standalone" HTML documents (without headers, footers, comments, etc.).
- BookmarkManager: A de.lirio.us/de.licio.us social bookmarking clone to handle tagging of bookmarks, notes, etc. Also works nicely as a personal bookmark manager. Currently in beta test here. Please post comments/suggestions to the BookmarkManager project page.
- WikiInAVacuum: More steps to further increase the invisibility of your wiki. This is an extension of InvisibleWiki, so please access that document first before moving on to this.
- PageIndexNotesPatch: Display page notes in output from PageIndex.
- RandomCommentGenerator: Like the name says...used for development of Wikka comment code.
- A screenshot of some code I'm working on to implement threaded comments. Update: This will be included in the upcoming 1.1.7 release.
Skunkworks (stuff I'm researching)
- Integration of CakePHP with Wikka. My goal is to allow for "drop-in" installation of actions and handlers developed as CakePHP apps. I currently have a test app up and running under Wikka and will post my notes and example code soon.
Stuff others have written that I've found useful
- ACLsWithUserGroups Group ACLs -- A very elegant and simple solution for providing group-level granularity to ACLs.
- SpellcheckHack -- Another nice mod. Some typos in the code as posted; see comments for details.
- AnchorAction -- HTML anchors. Again, some minor code changes noted in comments to get this to work.
- MySkin Skins -- Testing this on my own site. Still some minor glitches to work through on this, but it's pretty slick once you get it working!
- FilesManagementSolution -- File upload handler and file list action.
- FreeCap -- CAPTCHA-based registration authentication. I've posted modifications so this will work with trunk. A live version I installed can be found here.
Stuff I'd like to implement if/when I get the time
- A quick and dirty handler (such as {{s}}) to insert a sig in the editor
- A "store and continue edit" button on the editor (user would be able to continue editing from the same point)
- Integrate Wikka with Trac (or at least use the Wikka formatter in place of the currently-used wiki formatter in Trac)
- Create a gopher server (yes, gopher!) capable of serving up Wikka pages. Click the gopher link for a blast from the past (or as a check for browser snobbery).
- Take a closer look at KlenWell's code for refactoring/templatizing some of the Wikka code.
Other interesting Wikka stuff
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Scorpions lose stunner in U.S. Cup
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The Scorpions seemingly had everything going their way.
They entered Tuesday's second-round game of the U.S. Open Cup coming off their first victory of the season. They were facing an inferior opponent, only needing a victory to secure a home game next week against Houston Dynamo of the MLS.
And with all of that as a tantalizing backdrop, the Scorpions fell flat on their faces at Toyota Field.
FC Tucson converted all four of its attempts and stunned the Scorpions 4-3 on penalty kicks after the game finished tied 2-2 after regulation and overtime.
A member of the USL Premier Development league's fourth division, FC Tucson plays the Dynamo May 29 in Houston.
"I would say it's more a case of we have professional players, they have amateur players," Scorpions coach Tim Hankinson said after his team missed two penalty kicks in the extra session. "Tonight we played with amateur mentality. Our lack of intensity throughout the game was inexcusable. Our players should be ashamed of the performance they put in based on who they were playing."
Coming off its first win of the year over the weekend, the Scorpions appeared as if they had turned a corner. That notion only gained steam when Kevin Harmse scored his first goal of the year, running into open space and heading in a pass from Walter Ramirez in the 16th minute.
FC Tucson, though, scored two goals only 10 minutes apart in the early stages of the second half to grab control.
Ivan Garcia scored on a shot inside the left post from about 20 yards out in the 57th minute. Ten minutes later, David Clemens put in a pass from Elijah Galbraith-Knapp.
The Scorpions pushed the game to overtime when Hans Denissen converted on a penalty kick in the 90th minute after FC Tucson was called for a handball in the penalty area.
FC Tucson recovered from giving up the late goal and survived a few tedious moments in overtime before prevailing on penalty kicks.
"You want to build on (your first win of the season)," Hankinson said. "We didn't build on that. We took a big step backward in a very important game. That's not just about football, that's also about the business of football. You lose a packed stadium against Houston Dynamo next week — which is an enormous piece of revenue for the club. We blew it.''


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Looking for a local, pick-your-own farm in Manitoba, Canada? Scroll down this page and select your region of the state for a list of U-Pick farms in Manitoba, Canada, sorted by county. Farms offering organic or sustainably grown produce are identified by the words "organic" and/or "sustainable" in green, next to their name (see "What does Organic mean?"). If they have a website, the name will be in blue and underlined; click on it and it will open their website. And if you are looking for a local farm stand, roadside stand, farm market or local farmer's market, see our new website, dedicated to those! See your state's crop availability calendar for specific dates of upcoming crops.
If you know of any I missed and want to add a farm, click here! I'm making updates for 2018 as fast as I can - if you find anything out-of-date, wrong or not working - please let me know! This website is supported by purchases you make through the links to products on Amazon. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This allows me to continue to maintain the website and make improvements!
Notes for July 2020: Summer is almost here! Strawberry season is finishing in the South but is going strong now in most areas. Blueberries and blackberries are starting now in the South, then late June and July in the north. Check your area's copy calendar (see this page) and call your local farms for seasonal updates.
Now, more than ever, going to a farm, being outside, away from crowds, getting fresh, local produce, makes more sense than ever before! It's a fun, safe
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See our comprehensive list of easy home canning, jam and jelly making, preserving, drying and freezing directions. You can access recipes and other resources from the drop down menus at the top of the page or the site search. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to write me! It is easy to make your own ice cream, even gelato, or low fat or low sugar ice cream - see this page. Also note, there are many copycat website listing U-pick farms now, using similar sounding names. They have all copied their information from here and usually do not ever update. Since 2002, I've been updating the information every day but Christmas; so if you see anything wrong or outdated, please write me!
Children's Consignment Sales occur in both the Spring and Fall See our companion website to find a local community or church kid's consignment sale!
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Facts and Figures
The Liebherr Group notched up a turnover of € 10,551 million in 2018, breaking through the 10 billion euro barrier for the first time in the company's history. This represents an increase of € 739 million, or 7.5%, compared with the previous year.
|Year company was founded
|Group turnover in 2018
|10,551 m €
|Group investments in 2018
|829 m €
|Group depreciation in 2018
|513 m €
|Workforce by end of 2018
|More than 130 companies
|More than 40 production companies
Sales performance by region
Sales performance by region
Record sales generated in 2018 can be attributed to the very favourable economic conditions and higher demand in several sales regions. Sales continued to increase within the European Union which is Liebherr's most important sales region. This can be attributed, among other things, to renewed growth in Germany, which is Liebherr's largest market, and to the favourable economic situation in France and Great Britain. Sales in non-EU countries fell compared to the previous year due to the downturn in the Russian economy. The business also performed very positively in North America, Central and South America and Asia and Oceania, driven in particular by the markets in the USA, Australia and China. This contrasts with a slight drop in sales in Africa and in the Near and Middle East.
Sales performance by product area
Sales performance by product area
Despite a slight decline in overall economic growth, 2018 was a record year for the Liebherr Group. Both the construction machinery and mining equipment divisions recorded overall increases in sales revenues, as did the other product areas overall. Revenues from construction machinery and mining equipment rose by € 667 million, or 10.8 %, to € 6,833 million, with especially strong contributions from the earthmoving machinery, mobile crane and mining equipment divisions. In the other product areas, which include maritime cranes, aerospace and transportation systems, gear cutting technology and automation systems, domestic appliances, components and hotels divisions, turnover rose by a total of € 72 million, or 2.0%, to € 3,718 million.
Employees worldwide
Staff headcount increased significantly during the 2018 financial year with the Liebherr Group employing 46,169 people worldwide. This represents an increase of 2,300 employees, or a 5.2 % increase compared with the previous year.
* Restatement first time adoption of IFRS 9 / 15 / 16.
Annual Report 2018
The Liebherr Group's Annual Report for 2018 contains not only the principal facts and figures, but a whole lot more besides: major events and topics that influenced last year's results.
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José-Luis Mejia says he's seen a little bit of everything in his work with transitional-age youth.
A few have died suddenly; others wound up incarcerated. Then there are those who beat the odds by attending top-level universities, opening up their own businesses, or dedicating themselves to public service.
When a mentor interacts with youth aging out of foster care, Mejia said, "you don't know what that young person is going through." He himself had the experience of turning his life around as a young person after growing up in a violent household; he credits publically funded programs for at-risk youth with supporting his transformation.
As associate director of Transitional Age Youth San Francisco, Mejia was part of a grassroots coalition that has been working for about two years on crafting a measure that aims to increase funding for youth programs, seeking to give a boost to transitional-age youth services in particular.
The culmination of that effort was today's introduction at the Board of Supervisors of a suite of new proposals to support youth programs, including a pair of charter amendments that will appear on the November ballot.
The first, sponsored by Sup. John Avalos with Sups. David Campos, Malia Cohen, Jane Kim, Norman Yee, and London Breed as cosponsors, would renew the existing Children's Fund, renaming it the Children and Youth Fund, and increasing the property-tax set-aside that supports it from three cents per $100 of assessed valuation to five cents.
Throughout the room at a press conference held in City Hall today with members of the Board and a coalition of youth advocates, attendees sported hats with neon stickers that read: "Our kids are worth two cents."
As part of this measure, funding would be designated for programs set up to aid "disconnected transitional-aged youth," including homeless or disabled youth, unmarried parents, those who identify as LGBTQ or are aging out of foster care, and other specified categories. The amendment would also create a Commission on Children, Youth, and Their Families, to oversee the Department of Children Youth and their families.
"At the end of this process, I hope to have the support of eleven members of the board," Avalos noted. However, members of the Board of Supervisors who are sponsoring the legislation have already received from pushback from Mayor Ed Lee, who has reportedly been pressuring supervisors not to support Avalos' measure. (Lee's press office did not return a call seeking comment.)
"As we all know, San Francisco is experiencing incredible economic activity," Avalos said at this afternoon's press conference. "We're experiencing growth and speculation that is lifting many boats, but not lifting all boats. And some of the people who are not doing so well are children and families – we've seen a decline in our population of families with children, over the past few decades, and it's time that we … put the resources forward that are going to make it possible for San Francsicans and families to find affordability here."
A second, closely related charter amendment, carried by Sup. Jane Kim with Yee as a cosponsor, would renew the Public Education Enrichment Fund, eliminate its expiration date, and provide for universal access to early childhood education for kids between three and five years instead of starting at age four.
The Public Education Enrichment Fund and the Children's Fund, created after being placed on the ballot in 1991, currently set aside over $100 million for children and youth in San Francisco. The funding sources would sunset if action were not taken to extend them.