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Yet again, an Obama official says "Muslim," right-wing media freak-out follows
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During a recent interview on Al Jazeera, NASA administrator Charles Bolden discussed President Obama's efforts to improve Muslim outreach and said that Obama "wanted me to find a way to reach out to the Muslim world and engage much more with dominantly Muslim nations to help them feel good about their historic contribution to science ... and math and engineering." Bolden said that this wasn't "a diplomatic anything. What it is is that [Obama is] trying to expand our outreach, so that we can get more people to contribute to the things that we do." Bolden then discussed examples of other countries' valuable contributions to the International Space Station and added: "So it is a matter of trying to reach out to get the best of all worlds, if you will. And there is much to be gained from drawing the contributions that are possible from Muslim nations."
Of course, since an Obama official made completely noncontroversial comments about reaching out to the Muslim world in order to gain contributions to the fields of science and technology, the right-wing media freaked out.
For instance:
- Byron York: "Obama's new mission for NASA: Reach out to Muslim world." In a July 5 Washington Examiner column, Byron York highlighted some of Bolden's comments about "reach[ing] out to the Muslim world," and wrote that in a June 15 speech, Bolden discussed the fact that "in the past NASA worked mostly with countries that are capable of space exploration. But that, too, has changed in light of Obama's Cairo initiative." York quoted Bolden saying: "He asked NASA to change ... by reaching out to 'non-traditional' partners and strengthening our cooperation in the Middle East, North Africa, Southeast Asia and in particular in Muslim-majority nations ... NASA has embraced this charge.'"
- Hot Air: "Congress needs to either get the White House to redefine its mission for NASA or cut off its funds until the self-esteem party is canceled." Seizing on York's column, Hot Air's Ed Morrissey complained that all of the "new mission[s] of NASA" have "one thing in common: they have nothing to do with space." Absent from Morrissey's criticism was the fact that Bolden specifically mentioned the potential for Muslim nations to contribute to the International Space Station. But more to the point, York quoted Bolden saying: "NASA is not only a space exploration agency, but also an earth improvement agency." NASA's Earth Sciences Division and global climate modeling are a testament to that fact. Nonetheless, Morrissey demanded that Congress "either get the White House to redefine its mission for NASA or cut off its funds until the self-esteem party is canceled."
- Krauthammer: "This idea of 'feel good about your past' scientific achievements is the worst kind of group therapy, psycho-babble, imperial condescension and adolescent diplomacy." On Fox's Special Report with Bret Baier, Charles Krauthammer attacked the administration for prioritizing this outreach, saying, "This is a new of fatuousness. NASA was established to get America into space and to keep us there. This idea of 'feel good about your past' scientific achievements is the worst kind of group therapy, psycho-babble, imperial condescension and adolescent diplomacy. If I didn't know that Obama had told him this, I'd demand the firing of Charles Bolden."
Hoft: "Don't hold back, Charles." In a July 5 Gateway Pundit post, Jim Hoft highlighted Krauthammer's comments, saying, "Don't hold back Charles." Hoft also linked back to York's Washington Examiner column.
- Atlas Shrugs: "Obama's obsession with ceding the free world to the umma" is "positively scary." In an Atlas Shrugs post, Pam Geller wrote of Bolden's comments: "How bad is Obama's obsession with ceding the free world to the umma (the Muslim world community)? It's positively scary. Not only did he slash NASA's key programs and cut space exploration, but also he told them to redirect their efforts towards Muslim countries."
- Bolling: "should we really go so far as to make sure that Muslims are cool with our space program?" On the July 6 Fox & Friends, co-host Steve Doocy introduced video of Bolden's remarks by saying Bolden made "such an extraordinary claim." After airing a portion of Bolden's interview, Doocy said, "Huh? Huh?" Guest host Eric Bolling asked, "Should we really go so far as to make sure that Muslims are cool with our space program?"
Of course none of these conservatives can come up with a single reason why working with Muslim countries to "get more people to contribute" to advancements in science and technology is a bad thing.
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Donation Drive 2007
The 2007 Linkstation Wiki Donation Drive
Since mid 2005 until now, the Linkstation Wiki has had quite a history. Just in the past year, the Linkstation Wiki community has worked hard to keep the site from ever "dying" and has done well with support from many individuals. In the past month, with our loss of quality service from Powweb, the senior members have switched to dedicated host and even that has shown to not be able to handle size and requirements needed. (A special thanks to NAiL for the temporary solution)
The senior community members were recently approached by senior nslu2 community members with a proposal for indefinite dedicated hosting at OSUOSL who host servers for various large open source projects including Apache, Debian, Gentoo, Gnome, KDE, kernel.org, Mozilla, MythTV, OLPC, openoffice.org and PHP. New slots are no longer available at OSUOSL due to power budget constraints, and the nslu2 project leader and infrastructure managers noticed the hosting problems the Linkstation Wiki community was having and figured that they could help out related Linux communities by sharing one of the slots (a higher specced machine with same power usage means more communities hosted). OSUOSL have already agreed with the idea.
The deal is that in exchange for the rackspace (unlimited bandwidth etc) and a donation that we pay for the server (specced by nslu2) which will be hosted for an indefinite period of time at OSUOSL.
The machine will cost $3949.00/€2900.18 and will be shared via XEN instances (opensource virtual machines) by LinkstationWiki.net including sister communitities if arranged ( i.e. kurobox.com, terastation.org) and by nslu2-linux.org.
Hosting at OSUOSL along side nslu2-linux.org means stable, reliable, and fast hosting for at least 2 to 3 years (the nslu2 folks have already been there 2 years, and expect to be there indefinitely). Furthermore, though the administrative team would have full access to the server, we would be greatly assisted by a trusted community, nslu2, with our maintenance of hardware, software, etc.
We therefore are asking the community for donations to help us in purchasing this server.
(remember, we are talking about years of hosting, huge file storage space, and almost unlimited download bandwidth).
1) paypal
click on the paypal-button below and follow the instructions.
Either send money from your paypal-account or do it over your credit card.
You do not need to have a paypal-account if you donate via a credit card.
Note: If you are seeing a German page, go to paypaland login first, then come back here and click on the paypal link
2) bank transfer (only europe)
send an email to mindbender at gmx dot at (this is no typo..."at" is the extension for austria)
you will be provided with details for donating via bank transfer (no fees)
EDIT: i received several mails asking me for the bank details. Some of my replies bounced back from mail-servers who stated that these email-addresses are not existing. Everyone who did not get an answer from me, please message me again somehow (PM via the forum or another mail) - Mindbender 13:59, 22 June 2007 (CEST)
You can monitor our progress with reaching this goal by looking at the donationspage and here:
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- Thanks to all who donated.
We still need funds for the installation of the server and other ongoing development. If you haven't donated, please consider supporting this project.
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Our target date for obtaining the server is August 15, 2007, however that date is not fixed. We do have other 'short-term' options available if we really need be, but we believe that our great community will ensure that is not necessary.
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BusinessWeek is joining the Verizon iPhone game with a rumor that the near-mythical device will launch sometime after CES and before Valentine's Day -- in other words between mid January and early February 2011. Attributed to "a person familiar with Apple's plans" (boy he gets around!), BW says:
Apple (AAPL) will likely host one of its splashy product introductions to announce a new version of the iPhone that works on Verizon's (VZ) network. Customers are expected to stampede to the new pairing, leaving AT&T (T), until now the exclusive U.S. distributor of the iPhone, with an enormous problem.
Or just leave AT&T with less network congestion and a happier remaining customer base? While AT&T will no doubt lose some customers to Verizon, and other manufacturers will lose users to the iPhone on Verizon, BW also points out that at least both of them will be in the game, unlike Sprint and T-Mobile US.
Is Verizon enough carrier choice for you, or do you think Apple should do in the US what it does pretty much everywhere else now -- offer iPhone on all major carriers?


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CAMPUS LIFE AND SAFETY AND SECURITY (CLASS) TASK FORCE 2009 Annual Report
CLASS Task Force Background
The Campus Life and Safety and Security (CLASS) Task Force was created by an Executive Order from Gov. Brad Henry in April 2007, following the tragedy on the Virginia Tech campus, where a single shooter, Seung-Hui Cho, killed 32 people and wounded many more before committing suicide.
The purpose of the task force is to review and evaluate current safety and security plans and student counseling services already in place for higher education and career technology institutions and to make recommendations for any needed changes. In addition, the task force researches methods for recognizing students in need and delivering to them appropriate services such as counseling, substance abuse treatment and mental health management. At Gov. Henry's request, the task force submitted a final report to him and the legislative leadership Jan. 15, 2008.
On Feb. 12, 2008, at the request of the task force, Gov. Henry issued Executive Order 2008-8 extending the activities of the task force for the purpose of implementing the recommendations of its final report and continuing to review and evaluate safety and security at higher education and career technology institutions and make recommendations for modifications as needed. The task force will submit annual reports, and a final report will be submitted by Dec. 31, 2010.
Dr. Glen D. Johnson, chancellor of the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, serves as chairman of the task force. Vice chairman is Dr. Phil Berkenbile, state director of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education. The task force also includes 13 members from Oklahoma higher education, career technology education, public safety and health services.


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Digital Production Manager – Digital Domain Vancouver
Location: Vancouver
Reports To: Producer
Status: Non-Exempt
Classification: Full Time, Project Based
The Digital Production Manager (DPM) is responsible for the scheduling and management of all aspects of digital production for feature film visual effects.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
• With the Digital Producer, creates a schedule for all phases of production and works ..with Digital Artist Managers to assign digital artists to the work
• Responsible for tracking billed artist weeks against the bid
• Maintains the hold schedule and authorizes releases for all digital artists
• Creates and maintains task assignments for the teams; anticipates potential staffing ..changes based on development or creative shifts through the show
• Responsible for artist timecard and vacation requests
• Maintains and publishes information regarding client notes and changes in planned ..work for Supervisors and Artists
• Provides information to support the VFX Producer with bidding and change orders
• Provides support to VFX and show Supervisors as needed
• Manages the task assignments and priorities for the VFX Editor
• Works with the DFX and CG Supervisors to create the render processor, disk space, and ..software projections for the duration of the show
• Manages daily digital resource utilization and acts as the primary contact person on the ..production team with regards to allocation of show resources; communicates daily.with ..the show DPA regarding changes to priorities, etc.
• Oversees the setup of show-specific production needs including view stations, war ..rooms, etc.
• Manages show space planning and artist moves with the Digital Artist Managers and ..Facility Operations
• Responsible for end of show wrap up with key artists, Production Services and Video I/O • Participates in Production performance appraisal process
• Attends show post-mortems, documents and identifies action items for Digital Production ..team
Education, Experience and Skills Required:
• Bachelor's degree in film, art, communications, or related field
• 5+ years production experience including
• 3+ years experience in a Production Management or a Supervisor role in feature film, ..visual effects experience preferred
• Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Office applications required
• Knowledge of Gmail and Google Apps for work is a plus
• Experience with production tracking software (ShotGun) and asset management ..software a plus
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks in a high pressure environment
To apply for this position submit an application at http://careers.digitaldomain.com/application.php?job_id=10_2_0066 Please select Vancouver from the drop down location menu
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With the new year comes several staffing changes at the Times Community News Division that includes the Glendale News-Press, Burbank Leader and Pasadena Sun.
Jason Wells will be promoted to managing editor, news, overseeing coverage for all three of the newspapers.
Wells joined Times Community News in 2007 and was named city editor in 2009, and received the division's top internal award in 2011.
Mark Kellam — business and politics reporter since 2011 — will be promoted to fill the expanded role of city editor for the New-Press, Leader and Sun.
In addition, Carol Cormaci will assume oversight of news coverage for the La Cañada Valley Sun and in her new title as managing editor, opinion, will continue editing letters to the editor for all four publications in the division.
In other staff changes, reporter Daniel Siegal, who currently covers La Cañada news, will move to the division-wide business/politics beat.
Taking his place in La Cañada will be Tiffany Kelly, who will also continue to cover the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Caltech.
Bill Kisliuk, city editor of the Pasadena Sun, is leaving to work in media and publications for the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at UCLA.
Kisliuk, who joined Times Community News in 2010, helped launch the Sun in 2011. The newspaper won several awards, including an "EPPY" last year from the industry publication Editor & Publisher for best weekly news website with fewer than 1 million monthly unique visitors.
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CosmoProf Beauty Full Time and Part Time Sales Associates job in FRANKLIN, TN
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Retail Sales Associate
CosmoProf, a Sally Beauty Holdings company, is currently searching for enthusiastic Retail Sales Associates to join our growing team! At CosmoProf, we dedicate ourselves to licensed professionals in the Beauty Industry and are committed to making our salon professional customers feel inspired to be their best!
As a Sales Associate, you will be a part of a team-oriented and dynamic environment dedicated to servicing customers in the beauty industry. Working for CosmoProf, you will be providing superior customer service to our professional clientele by offering and explaining features and benefits on our products to ensure they are choosing the brands best suited for their business.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Excellent customer service skills with prior cash handling and computer experience
- Availability to work a flexible schedule including weekends
- Ability to lift up to 25 lbs occasionally, unassisted as well as ability to perform light cleaning duties and unpack and stock shipment
- Must have reliable transportation
- Must be age of 18 years or older with education level of a High School Diploma or equivalent
- Possess a strong work ethic, demonstrating the highest level of ethical standards
- Prior retail experience or holding a license in cosmetology is desirable but not required
Work where we treat you and our customers as a priority
- Competitive wage and other incentives
- Comprehensive training program
- Excellent benefits including store discount, sample products, 401(k), and paid time off
- Opportunities to grow your career within the company
- On-going product knowledge programs and customer experience coaching
- Great hours- no late nights or evening weekend hours. Closed most holidays
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, age, religion, nation origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability or other categories protected by law.
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The five members of a New Jersey National Guard unit who nearly drowned trying to drive underwater are not receiving punishment for what officials described to The Star-Ledger as their "over confidence."
According to a National Guard spokesperson, the two trucks were en route to another part of the state when they were dispatched to Manville. Unaware of the water depth and the 46-inch fording depth of their LMTVs they proceeded deeper and deeper into the water until they were stuck forcing other rescue units to rescue the rescuers.
"The chain of command is taking the incident seriously," the spokesman said. "They know the soldiers went in with the best intentions. They were perhaps a bit too confident."
America's National Guard: Over-confident and under-prepared.
Photo Credit: Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-Ledger
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Press Release: For Immediate Release
Date: 6/19/06
Subject: Ride To Work Day 2006
Motorcycle and Scooter Ride to Work Day is Wednesday, July 19, 2006
This year's fifteenth annual motorcycle and scooter commuting demonstration will increase the number of riders on the road, according to Ride to Work, a non-profit advocacy organization. "Riding to work on this day shows the positive value of motorcycles and scooters for transportation. For many people, riding is an economical, efficient and socially responsible form of mobility that saves energy, helps the environment and provides a broad range of other public benefits," states Andy Goldfine, the event organizer. Motorcycle and scooter enthusiasts and rider organizations worldwide encourage their members to ride to work on this day.
According to the United States Census Bureau and the Department of Transportation, over eighty million cars and light trucks are used for daily commuting on American roads, and about 200,000 motorcycles and scooters are a regular part of this mix. On Ride to Work Day, the practical side of riding becomes more visible as a larger number of America's 8,000,000 cycles are ridden to work.
Ride to Work Day helps demonstrate how these vehicles make parking easier and help traffic flow better. Studies have shown that across equal distances commuting motorcyclists reach their destinations in less time than those using automobiles, that motorcycles and scooters consume less resources per mile than automobiles, and that they take up less space on roads. Motorcycle and scooter riders seek improved employer recognition and support for this form of transportation, and more public and government awareness of the positive value of riding.
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- Ride to Work Day, a 501 c4 nonprofit organization, can be reached at:
- POB 1072, Proctor, Minnesota, 55810 USA
- http://www.ridetowork.org
- 218 722 9806
- Christine Holt firstname.lastname@example.com
- Andy Goldfine firstname.lastname@example.com
- Ride to Work Day Mission Statement:
- To advocate and support the use of motorcycles for transportation, and to provide information about transportation riding to the public.
- Affiliated Ride to Work Day Countries:
- Germany, Philippines, England, Germany, Israel, Turkey, Ecuador, United States, and many others.
- Newsletter:
- Sample issues of 'The Daily Rider' newsletter are available for download at:
- http://www.ridetowork.org/dailyrider
- History:
- A brief history of Ride to Work Day is available for viewing at:
- http://www.ridetowork.org/history
- Fact Sheet:
- A transportation motorcycling fact sheet is available at:
- http://www.ridetowork.org/facts
- RTW Day Photos and Artwork:
- Motorcycle commuting photos, ads, posters, banners, photos, illustrations and other artwork is available for view and download at:
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BETHESDA, Md., Wed., Dec. 8, 2004 - An international research consortium has found that chickens and humans share more than half of their genes, but that their DNA sequences diverge in ways that may explain some of the important differences between birds and mammals. The consortium's analysis is published in the Dec. 9 issue of the journal Nature.
The International Chicken Genome Sequencing Consortium analyzed the sequence of the Red Jungle Fowl (Gallus gallus), which is the progenitor of domestic chickens. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health, provided about $13 million in funding for the project, which involved researchers from China, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The chicken is the first bird, as well as the first agricultural animal, to have its genome sequenced and analyzed. The first draft of the chicken genome, which was based on 6.6-fold coverage, was deposited into free public databases for use by researchers around the globe in March 2004. Over the past nine months, the consortium carefully analyzed the genome and compared it with the genomes of organisms that have already been sequenced, including the human, the mouse, the rat and the puffer fish.
"The chicken genome fills a crucial gap in our scientific knowledge. Located between mammals and fish on the tree of life, the chicken is well positioned to provide us with new insights into genome evolution and human biology," said NHGRI Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. "By comparing the genomes of a wide range of animals, we can better understand the structure and function of human genes and, ultimately, develop new strategies to improve human health."
In their paper published in Nature, members of the International Chicken Genome Sequencing Consortium report that the chicken genome contains significantly less DNA than the human genome, but approximately the same number of genes. Researchers estimate that the chicken has about 20,000-23,000 genes in its 1 billion DNA base pairs, compared with the human count of 20,000-25,000 genes in 2.8 billion DNA base pairs. The difference in total amount of DNA reflects a substantial reduction in DNA repeats and duplications, as well as fewer pseudogenes, in the chicken genome.
About 60 percent of chicken genes correspond to a similar human gene. However, researchers uncovered more small sequence differences between corresponding pairs of chicken and human genes, which are 75 percent identical on average, than between rodent and human gene pairs, which are 88 percent identical on average. Differences between human and chicken genes were not uniform across the board, however. Chicken genes involved in the cell's basic structure and function showed more sequence similarity with human genes than did those implicated in reproduction, immune response and adaptation to the environment.
The analysis also showed that genes conserved between human and chicken often are also conserved in fish. For example, 72 percent of the corresponding pairs of chicken and human genes also possess a counterpart in the genome of the puffer fish (Takifugu rubripes). According to the researchers, these genes are likely to be present in most vertebrates.
"Genomes of the chicken and other species distant from ourselves have provided us with a powerful tool to resolve key biological processes that have been conserved over millennia," said Richard Wilson, Ph.D., of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, the consortium's leader and senior author of the Nature article. "Along with the many similarities between the chicken and human genomes, we discovered some fascinating differences that are shedding new light on what distinguishes birds from mammals."
Like all birds, chickens are thought to have descended from dinosaurs in the middle of the Mesozoic period and have evolved separately from mammals for approximately 310 million years. Chickens were first domesticated in Asia, perhaps as early as 8000 B.C.
As might be expected, genomic researchers determined that chickens have an expanded gene family coding for a type of keratin protein used to produce scales, claws and feathers, while mammalian genomes possess more genes coding for another type of keratin involved in hair formation. Likewise, chickens are missing the genes involved in the production of milk proteins, tooth enamel and the detection of hormonal substances called pheromones, which researchers say may mirror the evolution of the mammary glands and the nose in mammals and the loss of teeth in birds. But other results of the analysis caught even the researchers by surprise.
The analysis showed that a group of genes that code for odor receptor proteins is dramatically expanded in the chicken genome - a finding that appears to contradict the traditional view that birds have a poor sense of smell. And, as it turns out, birds might not have such a great sense of taste. When compared with mammals, chickens have a much smaller family of genes coding for taste receptors, particularly those involved in detecting bitter sensations.
Other intriguing findings from the Nature paper include:
Besides providing insights into gene content and evolution of genes, the consortium's analysis offers new perspectives on the evolution of portions of the genome that do not code for proteins. Less than 11 percent of the chicken genome consists of interspersed segments of short, repetitive DNA sequences, compared with 40 to 50 percent of mammalian genomes. With genes comprising another 4 percent of the chicken genome, researchers say that leaves them with no explanation for the function of more than 85 percent of the chicken genome. They hypothesize this genetic "dark matter" may contain previously unrecognized regulatory elements, but also may include ancient DNA repetitive elements that have mutated beyond recognition. Furthermore, researchers said it appears that the 571 non-coding RNA "genes" that they identified in the chicken genome may use different duplication and/or translocation mechanisms than do regular protein-coding genes, opening the door to a whole new realm of scientific inquiry.
In addition to its tremendous value as a resource for comparative genomics, the chicken is widely used in biomedical research. It serves as an important model for vaccine production and the study of embryology and development, as well as for research into the connection between viruses and some types of cancer.
Recent outbreaks of avian flu have accelerated agricultural researchers' interest in learning more about the chicken genome and how genetic variation may play a role in susceptibility of different strains to the disease. The chicken genome sequence will also serve as a resource for researchers seeking to enhance the nutritional value of poultry and egg products. Furthermore, as the first of 9,600 species of birds to have its genome fully sequenced and analyzed, the chicken genome will help to further understanding of avian genomics and biology in general.
To download a high-resolution photo of the Red Jungle Fowl, go to: http://www.genome.gov/dmd/img.cfm?node=Photos/Animals/Red Jungle Fowl&id=2120.
For more on the rapidly growing field of comparative genomic analysis, go to: http://www.genome.gov/11509542/comparative-genomics-fact-sheet/. To read the white paper outlining the scientific rationale for sequencing the chicken genome, go to: www.genome.gov/Pages/Research/Sequencing/SeqProposals/Chicken_Genome.pdf.
NHGRI is one of the 27 institutes and centers at the National Institutes of Health, which is an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services. The NHGRI Division of Extramural Research supports grants for research and for training and career development at sites nationwide. Additional information about NHGRI can be found at www.genome.gov.
Geoff Spencer, NHGRI
(301) 402-0911
Joni Westerhouse
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
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Feature-rich online project management platform. Includes plenty of integrations with other services. Easy setup and use. Responsive. Good value.
Bug-tracking costs extra. Could support more drag-and-drop functionality.
Bottom Line
Online project management service Zoho Projects has a clean and straightforward interface, an excellent array of features, and plenty of support for integrating other business tools.
Zoho Projects (which begins at $25 per month for the Express plan) continues to lead in the field of project management (PM), having freshened up its look and added features that all teams can use to work collaboratively. It's one of only a few PM applications that still offer a truly free level of service so that you can try it fully and without any time restrictions before you upgrade to a paid version with more features and support. If you buy Zoho Projects, then you'll be getting a great product with ample add-on tools and services that allow your Zoho Projects account to grow as your business and team grows.
Similar Products
The only other tool that compares in excellence of plan options and value is Teamwork Projects, which also offers a free account level. Both Zoho Projects and Teamwork Projects are Editors' Choice services for online PM, and this is reflected in the 5-star editor rating we've given it in that category. A third Editors' Choice product, LiquidPlanner, is better suited for organizations of 50 people or more, and it excels specifically in the areas of scheduling, reports, and interactive Gantt charts. Zoho Projects is also a good time tracking tool and earns a 4-star editor rating in that category.
Price and Plans
Zoho Projects offers a few levels of service, including a free tier, which supports integration with Google Apps. The paid plans are competitively priced. I'll explain the details of the free account first and then explore some of the added benefits of the paid plans. For complete details, see the comparison chart for Zoho Projects.
Zoho Projects' free plan lets you manage only one project with a meager 10 MB of storage space, although there is no cap on the number of people you invite to join your team. I'm pleased to see a free level of service at all because not every PM platform offers one. A free offering lets people try out the platform at their leisure. With any of Zoho Projects plans, you can also sign up for a free 15-day trial. There are some limitations, however. You don't get tools for time tracking, budgeting, invoicing and expensing, recurrences and reminders, subtasks, and task duration. Those features are included in all the paid service levels.
Other PM services that still offer a truly free level of service include Teamwork Projects, Wrike, and Volerro. Wrike has a fairly generous free account. It supports up to five users, does not have any limit on the number of projects you can create, and includes 2 GB of storage space. See PCMag's head-to-head comparison of Zoho versus Wrike for more details.
Paid tiers of Zoho Projects offer a little more. The Express account, at $25 per month or $249 annually, lets you manage 20 projects and comes with 5 GB of storage. For this price, you get unlimited projects and unlimited users. The Express package limits you to eight project templates. Another big limitation is that you can only view but not edit Gantt charts. There are other limitations as well. While Zoho Projects Express is a good deal, very small teams managing five or fewer projects might be enticed by Teamwork Projects' Personal plan, which costs only $12 per month.
The next tier of service is Zoho Projects Premium, which costs $50 per month or $499 per year. With this plan, you can have 50 active projects in any given month. It includes 100 GB of space and 10 project templates. That's more space than you get with a similar deal from Teamwork Projects, which charges $49 per month for 40 projects but only 20 GB of space. At the Premium level with Zoho Projects, Pages and Chat work across all projects (you're limited to just one project in the Express tier), and you can edit your Gantt charts (hooray!).
A special bug-tracking feature, which is essential for most teams working on software or interactive Web projects, is included to try out in the free account, but it's an add-on service for Express and Premium users and costs an additional $25 and $50 per month, respectively. That's on the expensive side. At least you can import bugs from CSV, XLS, and XLSX formats, as well as from Atlassian JIRA. Bug import is included in all tiers of service.
I love that with Zoho Projects, no matter the tier of service, you don't pay per user per month. You just pay a monthly fee for as many users as you need. Many other PM platforms charge by the seat. For example, Comindware charges $9.99 per user per month. Volerro charges $19.99 per user per month for its Pro plan. It's not hard to do the math and see that Zoho Projects has serious financial appeal for any organization with more than a handful of people that need access to PM software.
Zoho Projects does offer an Enterprise level of service for $80 per month or $799 annually, although enterprise features are not considered in this review.
Features and Interface
The Zoho Projects site has a clean and up-to-date appearance. The look was updated in early 2017. The site is intuitive so you can figure out the basics of how to use it within a few minutes of creating an account.
Business owners and team leads will appreciate that Zoho Projects prompts people to enable two-factor authentication to help keep accounts safer and more secure. Who doesn't appreciate a simple security nudge for those employees who are guilty of setting weak passwords or reusing passwords?
Setting up projects is simple, with plenty of room to create even very complex projects. As you invite other team members to join your project workspace and start adding milestones to your calendar, you'll find the tools you need without having to search for them. Zoho Projects has an excellent layout and puts relevant options at your fingertips at the right time. You can customize your dashboard to show whatever charts or updates you need to see first. For example, there's a Task Status widget showing both a pie chart and a raw number count of how many tasks are open versus closed. Whether you're concerned with timesheets or individual workloads, you can modify your dashboard accordingly.
The site is also responsive. Click on a title to change a project name or enter the number of hours someone has worked on a task, and the app moves in time with you. That's the kind of responsiveness that's easy to take for granted when it's available, but that you'd really miss if it weren't there. The PM app Easy Projects is one of the most sluggish applications I've used. Compare it directly to Zoho Projects for speed of use, and the winner is obvious.
My favorite features in Zoho Projects are the ones related to chat and notifications. Zoho Projects has a live chat component built right into the workspace, so you don't have to flip to another app when you need to quickly ask a colleague a question. You can create a chat with multiple people in it and return to the thread as needed. The chat history won't disappear when you log out. While many teams rely on internal company chat apps, such as Slack and HipChat, I love to see the option to use one that's included in the online tool where you are already working. If your team doesn't live and breathe in a PM app, having a chat function may not be so important to you, but at least the option is available.
The notifications are well implemented; you can open some of them and interact directly from the notification itself. This interaction mechanism lets people reply to or comment on important matters quickly without leaving the screen on which they were getting more important work done. That's good for productivity.
Zoho Projects gives you easy links in that left rail to jump among views. The project calendar and your timesheet, documents, and forums are all reachable with one click. You can also jump to Pages. Like webpages, Pages are static content, where team member or project leaders might put important information that doesn't change frequently.
You can reach even more information about your project in the areas labeled Tasks and Milestones. The Tasks area, in particular, has some great options for letting you change how you view tasks: Classic, Plain, Dependency, and Kanban. The Task area also opens up the option to see Gantt Charts and Task Reports. Task Reports show how many tasks various people on the project have assigned to them, how many tasks are unassigned, as well as completion state as a percent.
Time Tracking isn't included with the free account but it is available at the Express levels and higher. A Time Sheet Approval feature doesn't come with the Express account but it is available for Premium and Enterprise users. When you use Timesheets, you'll find a Start-and-Stop Timer icon appears next to some of your tasks to help you keep track of how long you work on them. You can also log hours manually by typing them.
Zoho Projects also has a newer feature that lets you add start and end dates to tasks, milestones, and projects so that you can estimate how long it takes to get work done, rather than simply assigning a deadline. There's also an option to set your project times to "strict," meaning the system prevents you from assigning due dates for milestones that are outside the time scope of the project.
If you're really into planning work around time, however, then LiquidPlanner is the best tool available. It's an online PM and management tool that tightly ties project tasks and other work together through time and dependencies. In LiquidPlanner, for example, if someone on the team enters their upcoming vacation, all tasks that are dependent on that work's presence will be flagged for attention so that you can reassign the work. If the work isn't reassigned and the worker turns in everything a week late, all the other tasks in the project will be pushed by the appropriate amount of time. LiquidPlanner is expensive, but you do get some unique and powerful features for your money.
Apps and Integrations
One great aspect of Zoho Projects is that it works with many other apps and services. You can integrate it with other Zoho software and services, such as Zoho Books or Zoho Invoice if you want to manage budgeting and invoice easily.
As mentioned, Zoho Projects also works with Google Apps, meaning you can connect your Zoho Projects account to your Google account to import files directly from Google Drive. You can track high-priority events by exporting them to a Google Calendar. Finally, you can use Gmail to create tasks and record working hours even if you can't log into to your Zoho Projects account.
Dropbox, Box, Evernote, Github, Microsoft OneDrive, and Bitbucket are all supported as integrated or add-on third-party services, too. It's not an especially long list, but it does cover many of the basics.
For the mobile worker, Zoho Projects is available as an iOS app and an Android app. While I did not test these mobile apps as part of this review, their availability makes Zoho Projects an attractive option for groups with mobile team members.
Time Tracking for Professional Services
Zoho Projects, like Mavenlink and other PM-focused tools, offers a basic time tracking module that lets users punch into and out of tasks throughout the work day. Within tasks, users can log hours retroactively, choose the number of hours they will work each day, choose a percentage of the day they will focus on specific tasks, or just add a total of hours they will work on a task period. Alongside each task a user is assigned lives a tiny Stopwatch icon, which users can click to start tracking hours for that specific task. When the work is done, just click the timer again and the system will stop tracking your time. You can also enter time within your time sheet retroactively: simply choose your date, choose your users (if you're an administrator), select the task, and add hours and notes. Zoho makes it possible for users to clock in and work on multiple tasks at once, which is a nice feature that you won't find on most time tracking tools. Unfortunately, workers won't be able to add time for future tasks, a feature that's available in other time tracking modules like the one in Mavenlink and Wrike.
Time tracking for admins is a breeze on Zoho Projects. Within your main dashboard, you'll see how many approvals you need to make in numeric form via a very small but noticeable icon next to the timesheets module. If you click the icon, then you'll see all tasks and approval requests. Zoho gives you the option to make all work billable or not billable by default, and you can also default whether time sheets need to be approved when they're submitted. You can group approvals by date or by user. Click the checkbox and press approve. If you have dozens, then you can approve all with one check.
Time tracking reporting in Zoho Projects isn't very robust. There are no custom reports and, because you can't add any advanced custom tracking items such as mileage or quantities, these elements won't show up in your basic canned reports. However, once you begin to run the simple reports Zoho has given you, it's easy to filter logged and unlogged users by date view or by custom periods. This makes running simple "who did what and when" or "how many people were staffed for this project" reports easier to run than reports on other systems.
Because of its professional services and PM focus, Zoho Projects shouldn't be compared to tools like Hubstaff and TSheets. Those tools are pure play time tracking solutions that get down to the nitty gritty of how admins require users to clock in and how they make staffing decisions for shifts and specific projects or work locations. For example, with Zoho Projects, you can only track by hours as there is no phone-to-clock-in feature, and you can't track clock-ins by GPS location or IP address. These are pretty standard time tracking elements that you'll find on almost all of the pure play time tracking solutions on the market. So, if your goal is to make sure workers are showing up on time, that they're working where you need them to work, and that they're picking up shifts ahead of time, then Zoho Projects isn't the right solution for you.
However, Zoho Projects' PM focus and integration options with other Zoho and third-party apps gives you a world of opportunity those pure play solutions won't give you. For example, you could theoretically plug Zoho Projects into Zoho Books, Zoho CRM, Zoho Invoice, and Zoho Recruit to create a comprehensive overview of how an employee performs from their first interview with the company through their last interaction with a white whale account. When the account is signed, the project is closed in Zoho Projects, the interaction is entered into Zoho CRM, and the payment is made through Zoho Books. This kind of software cohesion makes data transfer and automation easier, which some companies prefer to using disconnected tools.
An Outstanding Service for PM
Zoho Projects packs more features than most other PM tools, and the free trial really does give you enough functionality to test the waters. With the latest update, its user interface (UI) is more streamlined and easier to use than ever. It offers the tools teams need to manage projects and puts them into relevant places where anyone can easily find them. It still takes some time to get the hang of Zoho Projects but not much. Overall, it's an excellent tool, does well as a time tracking service, and garners PCMag's Editors' Choice for PM.
If you do choose Zoho Projects, then be sure to read 5 Zoho Projects Features to Organize Your Business for help getting started.


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I am a friend of the owner of a company called Proventix. My job is running an ad agency. His job is running Proventix: Proventix™ is a technology company whose mission is to eliminate the spread of infections acquired through these touches in the health care and hospitality industries. We protect patients, visitors, customers and workers. We help reduce the human and economic losses associated with illness. We reduce these losses by providing tools and services for quality compliance monitoring, active point-of-care communication, and successful behavior modification.
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Here is what I want for Proventix. Clean design that appeals to the corporate heath care systems and hospital administrators but also is human and real. Balance trust (big corporation) and trust (these are real people who actually do care).
We want a symbol that is to be used small: on the product, and large on our web and promotional materials. Probably should be able to repo in B&W and 2 color and maybe 4 color if we can and of course on the web.
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Selena Gomez, looking ravishing in a red pantsuit while delivering a heartfelt speech to 16,000 students and educators at We Day (March 26) in California, inspired her Selenators with her words about not giving up on dreams. She also broke down, admitting she lost sight of herself when she changed for others. It was an honest, emotional eight-minute speech.
The adorbs singer first said that she is not changing the world and she hasn't lead any campaigns, and while she doesn't like opening up to the press, she does love direct honesty with her fans. That's the best kind!
In the speech, she spoke about her mother having her at age 16 and working four jobs, dedicating her life to making Selena's that much better. She also recalled the time a casting director told her at the age of 11 (!!!) that she was not strong enough to carry her own show.
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She spoke about the brutal pressure she feels when handlers tell her she has to be cute, sexy and nice, and she knows that her Selenators are dealing with their own unique pressures.
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We are a commercial printing company that has been in business since 1987. We offer a wide variety of offset and screen print services including printing T-shirts for Christian Camps across the country. We need 5 to 10 generic Christian Camp design themes that we can offer to the various camps that we service.
Christian Camps across the country that offer a 'camp shirt' that has a generic camp name to give everyone who attends or works at their program. The shirts should appeal to campers between the ages of 12 and 18 and reflect today's popular teen styles that the campers will want to wear everywhere, not only at camp. The camps use these shirts as a form of advertising, as well as mementos for the campers. Our preference is to give the prize money to one designer who provides us with 5 to 10 of the most creative designs.
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I made this dress in hopes of getting a big job interview. It must be good juju because as I was sewing the armhole facing in, I got the call for the interview. I'll hear back in a few days but for now, here's my new lucky dress!
The dress pattern was McCall's 5637 from 1960.
You can read more about the dress and see lots of pictures on my blog A Few Threads Loose: http://afewthreadsloose.blogspot.com/2012/02/job-interview-dress.html
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Carolina Chambray by Robert Kaufman from fabric.com… I love this fabric and bought it in 3 other colors after sewing this dress.
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Feb 11, 2012, 12.06 PMby Deborah Zimmerman
Great work! Good luck on the job.
Feb 11, 2012, 11.26 AMby anneecharri
looks great!
Feb 11, 2012, 02.38 AMby surbee
great dress! well done. as a recruiter though, i'd say wear it with a blazer though :) bare shoulders/arms at an interview might not fly everywhere… except maybe retail or techie/startup environments. lol, sorry to intrude and give you unsolicited advice. love the dress though!
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Feb 11, 2012, 08.17 AMby latulipenoire
I agree with you completely! I want them looking at my resume, not my skin. I wore a suit jacket with it. I just took it off for the pictures. Also, I'm a big fan of unsolicited advice, sometimes that's what a person needs most!
Feb 10, 2012, 09.23 PMby jadealamode
perfect fit! you did an excellent job indeed
Feb 10, 2012, 05.26 PMby georgiet
Nice work.
Feb 10, 2012, 04.46 PMby Carrie Cochran Cabrera
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My assigned blog is From Apples 2 Zucchini. Pam has a ton of healthy recipes on her blog and there are others I want to try but since the holidays are coming up I couldn't resist trying out her Cream Cheese Crescents. Pam said that she was looking for a cookie that didn't have chocolate and I know I could use some variety in my cookie making as well. I made this recipe as written except I couldn't bring myself to use fat free cream cheese. I guess I don't cook healthy very much! ha ha! That's okay, I think that the recipe works either way. I also mixed pecans and walnuts because I had them not for any other reason. I do love me some pecans!
The cookies were a cinch to make and if you know anything about me you know I can't bake anything that's too difficult so I was definitley pleased at that. The hardest part was cutting them evenly and really I don't think anyone will care if they aren't perfect. Right? I brought these into work (since Steve isn't crazy about nuts) and everyone really enjoyed them. Pam - don't read this very unhealthy tidbit...A coworker mentioned maybe adding a little glaze to them to add a little extra sweetness. That sounds like a great idea to me! Okay Pam you can continue here... I love that these cookies can really be changed up to suit your taste. The dough is like a blank canvas and you can fill and top with whatever you like. As I was making them and smelling the cinnamon and nuts I was thinking that some chopped apple would be so good in this but I'm not sure how that would work as far as cooking time. Anyone have any ideas?
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- Beat the cream cheese and the butter until creamy, then add flour
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Crisis Response Counselors at the Wellness Exchange are on call and available to respond to emergencies 24 hours a day, every day of the year, and can be reached anytime by simply requesting the CRC when calling the Wellness Exchange Hotline at (212) 443-9999. Committed to the health, well-being, and success of all NYU students, we strive to provide the highest quality care by meeting students where they are.
I have worked as a licensed clinical social worker at the NYU Student Health Center for seven years, specializing in college mental health and crisis intervention. Before becoming the Clinical Manager of the Wellness Exchange, I worked as a Crisis Response Counselor, providing supportive counseling and emergency response for students experiencing trauma and distress, including surviving sexual assault.
My educational background includes a BA in Sociology from the University of Michigan and an MSW from NYU, with additional training in clinical practice. I'm currently completing my PhD in Social Work and am interested in and motivated to find new and useful ways to help college students in crisis.
I'm committed to empowering survivors of sexual assault and to working closely with the Wellness Exchange Crisis Response Counselors to provide services tailored to each student.
I have been a licensed master social worker for the past five years and part of NYU's Counseling and Wellness Services since 2010. As a Crisis Response Counselor for the Wellness Exchange, I specialize in assessing the needs of students who are in acute crisis related to mental health issues or have been victims of sexual assault, violence, or who have experienced other traumas. I create interventions to reduce risk factors, evaluate each student's immediate treatment needs, and facilitate access to the appropriate resources. My role also includes providing education and outreach to the greater NYU community. I regularly collaborate with academic departments, Public Safety's special victims' liaison, and Residence Life staff.
My previous social work experience includes crisis intervention and counseling for Planned Parenthood of NYC and short-term psychotherapy for the Puerto Rican Family Institute's Partial-Hospitalization Program. I am a certified HIV counselor and have completed additional
raining in Domestic Violence Intervention from the Harlem Hospital Center for Victim Support.
I graduated with a BA in English and Spanish from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee and received my MSW from NYU. I have also completed NYU's Post-Masters Programs in Advanced Clinical Practice and Clinical Practice with Adolescents.
I have nine years of clinical experience working collaboratively with individuals using a variety of treatment modalities. For the last seven years I have been employed at NYU's Counseling and Wellness Services where I have focused on helping students as they struggle with crisis, trauma, and adjusting to the challenges of college life. My specialty is working with survivors of trauma including sexual assault, helping to facilitate a safe and supportive working relationship where the survivor feels heard, understood, and empowered. I hold a MSW from New York University with additional training in clinical practice.
I have been working as a CRC at the NYU Wellness Exchange for the past 3 years where I provide supportive counseling and crisis response to NYU students. Before becoming a CRC, I worked as a Care Manager in Primary Care where I acted as a liaison between medical and counseling services, responding to urgent and emergency situations with students in Medical Services and ensuring continuity of care.
My educational background includes a BA in psychology from Skidmore College and an MSW from NYU. I have also received additional post-masters trainings in advanced clinical practice, working with addictions, motivational interviewing and harm reduction, CBT training, and am a certified HIV counselor. Through my work with the NYU student population, I have counseled students with a wide variety of concerns and have worked closely with students who have experienced traumas, including survivors of sexual assault. These experiences have provided me with a forum to also clinically understand the needs and concerns of a diverse undergraduate and graduate population.
I have worked as a CRC at the NYU Wellness Exchange for almost three years. In this position, I collaborate with a team of CRCs to provide emergency mental health services to students in crisis, as well as general mental health counseling services. Sexual assaults are among the major emergent crises we address through this office, and we as a team are committed to providing compassionate, comprehensive care tailored to meet the needs of each individual student who seeks treatment at the Wellness Exchange.
Prior to working at NYU, I was employed as a therapist at an outpatient community mental health clinic and subsequently worked as a therapist with LGBTQ-identified foster care youth.
My educational background includes a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Performing Arts from Emerson College in Boston, as well as a Master of Science Degree in Social Work from Columbia University.
My name is Hypatia Martinez and I am a Licensed Social Worker in the state of New York. I acquired my Bachelor of Arts degree from Stony Brook University and my Master of Social Work (MSW) from New York University. I have been part of the Wellness Exchange staff as a Crisis Response Counselor at New York University since the fall of 2011. My clinical experience has led me to work primarily in the field of crisis intervention and trauma providing psycho-education, advocacy and supportive counseling to survivors of trauma, abuse, and sexual assault. I strive to understand students on their own terms with a non-judgmental, strength-based, relational approach. Being able to help students begin the process of healing through counseling makes my work so rewarding.
Throughout my education and work experience, my passion has been to respond to critical incidents and tailor treatment to suit individual circumstances, specifically when helping victims of trauma and sexual assault. I have worked as a Crisis Response Counselor at NYU's Wellness Exchange for the past 5 years providing emergency mental health services and coordinating support resources to meet student's immediate needs. I have a BA in Urban Studies from Barnard College, a Masters in Social Work from NYU and additional post graduate training in Advanced Clinical Practice.
I have worked as a licensed social worker at NYU's Wellness Exchange for the past 2 years, first as a Care Manager, connecting students to supportive services in the community, and now as a Crisis Response Counselor, responding to students' needs in the moment. My role at NYU means ensuring all students are provided with a compassionate, supportive space to be heard. My past social work experience includes work as a sexual assault advocate in a hospital setting as well as grief and trauma counseling. I hold a BA in Social Welfare and Justice from Marquette University and a Masters in Social Work from Columbia University.


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Regarding international politics and economics, rice remains king — the food staple of the world.
Rice production worldwide is at 439 million metric tons, with the U.S. producing 2 percent of that total. However, U.S. rice producers play a far greater role in the rice trade than the 2 percent tag implies. U.S. rice significance carries tremendous weight in regard to the export market — as the third largest rice exporter in the world.
As recently as 1980, the U.S. was the No. 1 rice exporter globally, but is now ranked behind Thailand and Vietnam.
Despite ever-increasing tons of rice produced, only a small percent is traded internationally. As glaring examples: China and India are the two largest world rice producers, yet their domestic consumption leaves little for export.
Speaking at the Mid-South Farm & Gin Show, Memphis, Tenn., Carl Brothers presented an update on the condition of the world rice market, and detailed opportunities for U.S. rice producers.
Brothers, senior vice president, Riceland Foods, Inc., Stuttgart, Ark., says the current rice market is cramped, with more rice in projected carry-over than in previous years. "We are still in a very tight situation. We're in a bubble and if there are any problems in any of the major rice-producing countries, things could change rapidly, as happened in 2008, when concerns took prices to over $1,000 per ton."
The outlook for U.S. rice continues to be brighter for medium-grain. Despite overall planted rice acres in 2009 up 5 percent, long-grain acreage dipped 3 percent, and Brothers says medium-grain compensated for the long-grain drop. "Total U.S. long-grain acres were down 3 percent. If you turn and look at medium-grain acres, the picture is quite different. We doubled our medium-grain acreage in 2009 — going from 101,000 up to 226,000 — a 124 percent increase."
Louisiana played a significant role in the medium-grain gains, with acreage increasing 267 percent.
Despite Southern medium-grain increases, California medium-grain quality continues to dominate the U.S. market. California's 2009 medium-grain crop, while not a record, was substantial and continues to draw high prices when matched up against the South's product. Why? "They've got a better product than we have ... I really hate to say that, but if you compare the California Calrose with the Southern medium-grains being produced, there is a big difference.
"If you were going in and buying them yourself, I think you would choose the Calrose. We're working with experiment stations to address that, and would like to get closer to California quality with the product that we produce in the South," says Brothers.
The high-quality Calrose allows California entrance to foreign markets not accessible to Southern medium-grain. "The Japanese are not interested in Southern medium-grain. The Taiwanese, although we got a small amount in there this year, are not very happy with it. I think they mostly bought trying to break the California market."
Even with California dominance, the increased Southern medium-grain acres have found a buyer in close proximity — Puerto Rico. "We will supply Puerto Rico this year and that's going to be the savior of the almost doubling of the size of the Southern crop. Puerto Rico will return to the South for their medium-grain needs and that will pretty much clean up the Southern crop, although there will be medium-grain carried over, but principally in California."
Brothers noted that Puerto Rico consistently buys its rice from the cheapest source available. But with the vagaries of the global rice trade — a prolonged Australian drought, an Egyptian export ban, and a Chinese pullback — the Puerto Ricans have turned to the U.S. for rice. "Most of that rice is coming out the Southern United States and not California."
Rice opportunities
• Iraq remains a key for U.S. rice exports, according to Brothers. In January, the Iraqis balked after Thailand overvalued its rice crop, resulting in an Iraqi purchase of 100,000 metric tons from the U.S. Iraq is currently looking to buy again. Brothers says prices have been offered to the Iraqis and a response is forthcoming. He is not confident of a spring rice sale to the Iraqis. "We're probably not quite as optimistic about Iraqi business as we were the time before. The time before was right in the period when the Philippines was buying up rice for their shortfall and excited the Asian rice crop. The Thais got pie-in-the-sky ideas about what the value of their rice was, and they let us slip in.
"I think that will be one of the best U.S. sales all year — the previous one to Iraq. But this time the feeling is the Thais have woken up."
• In addition to Iraq, Nigeria is a strong focus of the U.S. rice industry. During the 1980s, Nigeria was a strong importer of U.S. parboiled rice. With incessant political instability and a population of over 150 million, domestic rice demands march in tune with Nigeria's economic pulse. Higher rice prices in Asia have factored heavily on Nigerian import decisions. "Nigeria has been a welcome return for us ... We lost that market to the Asians. With the Asian price run-up in recent months, they've returned to the U.S. and I hope we can catch them on our quality — seeing a difference — and we can take over the Nigerian market."
• In Europe, the hurdles for U.S. rice continue to revolve around the GE controversy. Brothers says a reasonable tolerance policy is needed when testing for GE identification. With common conveyance and shared harvesting equipment (rice, corn, wheat and cotton fiber) the probability of positive GE readings remains high.
"These tests are so sensitive they are going to pick that up. So we need a low-level presence policy, which basically I would call it a tolerance. They don't call it a tolerance — no GE being allowed in Europe — so they call it a low-level presence policy," details Brothers.
A low-level presence policy would afford the U.S. valid latitude in accounting for traces of genetically engineered products. For U.S. rice producers, it would offer a variance from Europe's zero tolerance of GE products — essentially interpreting zero as 0.1 or higher. "The first thing they've suggested they would do would be to find a technical answer ... What they're suggesting is to further define zero as 0.1, 0.2, 0.3. If we could get that type of low-level presence, I think we would have a greater opportunity to get our product into the European Union. So we are going to keep pushing on that."
• As for Cuba, diplomatic channels continue to clog. Despite rumors of agreements and relaxations, no benefit to U.S. rice growers appears imminent. "Cuba is slower moving than we'd like. There are several deals in Congress suggesting a relaxing of the situation, mostly about travel and payment. The Cubans got really irritated with us when we typed up the payment restrictions about a year and a half ago, and they haven't bought anything from us since.
"They are just upset with us and our politics. We think the atmosphere is the best that it can be to see something happen with Cuba," states Brothers.
• Regarding Brazil, Brothers says weather, similar to what U.S. growers dealt with last year, had a heavy impact on the 2009 Brazilian crop. He believes Brazil will curtail exports and hold rice for domestic consumption — a boon to U.S. traders. "They'll empty out Argentina, Uruguay, and then lastly they'll come to the United States for rice. If that were to happen, I'd expect it to happen in mid to late summer. That one is worth watching."
Questions always linger in the global rice market, but U.S. growers have confidence in their product. Rice continues as a bellwether crop, unique in its relation to political climates. Brothers believes U.S. producers must be vigilant and continue moving forward. "No one stands still, and we've got to keep getting better; keep increasing our yields, lowering our costs, doing everything we can to stay competitive. The Asians are after our business and we're going to have to fight as we go along. If we relax at any time, then I think we get run over.
"The numbers that I see from the rice industry look very promising for continuing to grow rice, protecting our infrastructure, and employing people. We've seen some other industries struggle in that respect."
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Eve of Destruction: Classic is a free modification of the popular Battlefield 1942 game by DICE/EA, based on the Vietnam war. No other military conflict is comparable to those dramatic years of the 20th century. Most rumors spread about the Indochina and Vietnam War are not honest, even though it was the best documented war in history. No other military conflict was ever so controversial, pointing to an unloved fact: our enemy was not the only source of evil, the evil could be found within ourselves. The "Eve Of Destruction" mod is a tribute to the U.S., ARVN and Vietcong/NVA soldiers who fought and died in Vietnam, and also to the Vietnamese people.
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Group of mayors headed up by NYC's Bloomberg.
Former Mayor Jon Lindgren will speak Monday at an event here sponsored by Mayors Against Illegal Guns.
Lindgren said he was asked to speak at the event, which Mayor Dennis Walaker is not expected to attend.
Walaker, who several years ago joined the group founded by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, said he is an inactive member.
Walaker said gun violence in Fargo is not the problem it is in cities like Boston and New York.
Lindgren, who was mayor from 1978 to 1994, said Wednesday that he favors more stringent gun control to help prevent violence.
"I don't own a gun and I feel safer because I don't own a gun," Lindgren said. "It always makes gun advocates angry when I say that."
The former mayor said he disagrees with the view that gun violence is not a significant problem in Fargo.
"I'm not sure that's true," he said. "We have suicides by guns. We of course have the occasional murder by someone using a gun. Widespread gun ownership contributes to violence in our community as it does elsewhere."
The event is 10 a.m. Monday in Island Park.


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Among the many friends Eunice Kennedy Shriver made throughout her illustrious life was Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement.
Daughter Maria Shriver said in her eulogy during her mother's funeral Aug. 14 that Shriver considered Day a personal hero, along with Mary, Mother Teresa and her own mother, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, and her sister Rosemary.
"She (Shriver) is reading my books," Day wrote April 15, 1976. "Bedside books, she calls them. She is not happy. 'Do you believe in heaven and hell?' she asked me. 'Why?'"
In an entry dated Oct. 30, 1979, Day told about another call from Shriver in which she said her brother, Sen. Edward Kennedy, would announce a run for the White House in nine days.
Several years earlier, July 14, 1975, Day described another call from Shriver in which she said her husband, Sargent, was planning to seek the presidency. Shriver asked Day to sign on as a supporter. Day was a bit flabbergasted. "I am an anarchist," she wrote. "But 'pray for him.' I like her. He is a daily communicant."
The diary excerpts can be found in "The Duty of Delight: The Diaries of Dorothy Day" edited by Robert Ellsberg and published in 2008 by Marquette University Press.


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Blindfolded and gagged, tossed in the back
of a car—it's how they gather up young men
and after tire irons and chains, leave some
lying in the road like dirt, rained on all night.
Some are bundled-up, tossed off a bridge
into the river whose muddy swirls warn:
kick, fight, breathe, twist your arms free.
Some do. They rise, spit out the rags
stuffed in their mouths, limp back to town,
and one begins to sing—slow at first— Lord,
I want to be in that number ... Another moans
a low muted tone where words won't go.
And there's a bridge from verse to verse,
where bodies rise out of thicket and ditch,
out of jail cell, ravine and watery grave,
where gone, invisible hands seem to lift
like drum sticks, and soul sax blood brass
begin to flow, a band improvising
resurrection, until the dead
take to the streets, a spirit insurrection,
dripping river muck and frayed rope—
with crow-pecked eyes, burnt flesh, charred bone,
they rise, every flown soul finding its way
back through troubled air to swell that song.
Betsy Sholl, former poet laureate of Maine, lives in Portland. Her most recent poetry collection is Rough Cradle (Alice James Books).