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At the start of this week I adamantly stated that sour mix is terrible. But, I have to tell you I hadn't ever really tasted that much sour mix. So, for the greater good, I picked up a bottle of Freshies Sour Mix, invited some friends over and put it to the test. We started with a quick amaretto tasting.
Romeo – 28% ABV – This was definitely our bottom shelf amaretto for the evening and it was apparent from the first sniff. There was a disturbing sharpie (as in the marker) note to the aroma and the almond smells you'd expect were very light. The flavor was quite sharp and for only being 56 proof the spirit burned more than I'd expect. There was little to no almond flavor which truly echoed what we experienced in the aroma. This exchange summed it up. "Reese – 'It doesn't taste almondy at all' Sean – 'Oh, but it does. . . In the Matrix!'"
Disaronno – 28% ABV – Disaronno is the liqueur most people think of when they hear amaretto. But there's an interesting twist. It seems Disaronno is trying to make themselves into something other than an amaretto. To that end you won't find the word amaretto anywhere on the front of a bottle of Disaronno anymore. In fact, the only place I found mention of it was on the back in rather small type. Pouring yourself a bit you'll note the aroma is fairly non-descript although very pleasant with a very light hint of almond. The almond flavor too is lighter than I expected. Thankfully there was none of the burn we found in the Romeo. Overall a good liqueur but not as complex as I'd like.
Luxardo – 28% ABV – At Tales I had the opportunity to meet and share a drink with Matteo Luxardo. He introduced me to Luxardo Amaretto explaining the use of apricot kernels in the mix. The aroma is more fruity and has very pleasant subtle almond notes. I think the flavor could best be described as buttery. The fruity flavors and almond come through wonderfully as well. I like the additional complexity of this liqueur. For me this is definitely my amaretto of choice. That said, in this application both the Luxardo and the Disaronno are excellent choices.
Now on to some cocktails. We first sampled the drink using lemon juice (2 oz amaretto : 1 oz lemon juice). The sourness of the lemon juice cuts the sweetness of the liqueur perfectly. The resulting drink is very flavorful and refreshing, although a bit sweet for my taste. Next came the sour mix varieties. First one made with the same ratio (2 oz amaretto : 1 oz sour mix). Good lord is this sweet. The sour mix increases the sweetness of the drink and doesn't have enough sourness to stand up. Finally, I looked up a recipe online (specifically the one from the American Bartending School) and we mixed that up (1 oz amaretto : 2 oz sour mix). Oh, good god. Really, seriously nasty. The sweetness is even more pumped up and the amaretto gets lost completely.
So, the final result of all this? Freshies Sour Mix is actually not bad, as sour mixes go. It has 20% real fruit juice and actually requires refrigeration. Will I be buying more? Not likely. The resulting cocktail simply wasn't good no matter how I mixed it. I did learn some other useful information along the way, though. First, I like my amaretto sour with a touch more lemon juice 1 1/4 – 1 1/2 oz. Second, stirring an Amaretto Sour doesn't work. It doesn't dissolve enough water and it doesn't chill enough. Shake please. Finally, I like the Amaretto Sour but I can't see myself drinking a lot of them. Still too sweet. But one every now and then. Now you're talking.
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London's fabulously fuzzy foursome return with their third album, Stranger Things.
Mixing anthemic super-fuzz (Hold Me Closer, Cannonball) with spaced-out dreamscapes (As I Walk Away, Yr Face), there is an overwhelming sense of fun in all that Yuck do, reminiscent of early Flaming Lips, with some Bob Mould, Pavement and Silversun Pickups thrown in.
Done well, as it is here, this kind of music doesn't age. Yuck could be an original shoegaze act, or they could be part of the Nineties revival we're living through.
In truth, they're neither, forming in 2009.
It's heartening to hear a rock band of some experience still using overdrive, at a time when everyone else seems to be disappointingly dabbling with electronica.
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Yale Seeks Fourth Straight Win In New York
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - New York City has been anything but a house of horrors for the Yale men's soccer team in recent years. The Bulldogs have come away victorious on their last three trips to Columbia and will be looking to make it four in a row when they visit the Lions on Saturday. Kickoff at the Columbia Soccer Stadium is set for 7 p.m.
Yale (4-7-3, 1-3 Ivy) hasn't scored since its 4-3 victory over Cornell on Oct. 17 but it isn't from lack of effort or opportunities. The Bulldogs outshot sixth-ranked UConn in a 2-0 loss and created chances against Penn despite difficult weather conditions in last Saturday's 1-0 loss at Penn. Brad Rose leads the team in points (12) and assists (4), while Scott Armbrust has a team-high five goals.
The Lions (4-8-1, 2-2 Ivy) pulled off perhaps the biggest upset of the Ivy season last Sunday, knocking off 15th-ranked Dartmouth 2-0 in Hanover, N.H. Bayo Adafin scored his team-leading fifth goal and Nick Ayers added an insurance goal. Alexander Aurrichio has played every minute of every game in goal with a 1.20 goals against average and a .787 save percentage.
Yale is 7-3 in its last 10 meetings with the Lions. Last year in New Haven, Aden Farina-Henry scored a pair of goals to lead the Bulldogs to a 4-2 win at Reese Stadium. Yale leads the all-time series 30-23-5.
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The public is invited to the 15th annual Soup and a Bowl fundraiser at the Arts Center located at 400 N. Queen Street. Soup will be served any time between 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tickets still are available and may be purchased at the Arts Center. Price of admission includes a salad, beverage, dessert, unlimited soup and a handcrafted pottery bowl. Adult tickets are $20, and children�s tickets, age five to 12, are $12. There is free admission for children under 5, but children won�t receive a bowl. Complimentary children�s activities will be offered during the event.
Each year, friends of the Community Council for the Arts share their culinary talents and contribute a variety of soups for this fundraising event. Soup makers and soup varieties for this year's event include:
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Kristi Blizzard - Gluten free Chicken Pot Pie Soup
Rose Clark - Corn and Crab Chowder
Michael Finizio - Bacon Cheeseburger Soup
Honey Fuller - Vegetable Soup
Lyndon Fuller - Chicken Noodle Soup
Stephen Hill - Stuffed Potato Soup
Mary Jo Jefferson - Chive Soup
Tammy Kelly - White Bean Chicken Chili
Rick Landis � Shrimp and Corn Chowder
John McPhaul, Chick-Fil-A Chicken Tortilla Soup
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Bruce Parson - Giant Limas with Sausage
Jan Parson - Tomato Bisque
Leraine Tolston, Queen Street Deli - Clam Chowder
Scott Turik - Chili
Gordon Vermillion - Shrimp Stew
Tom White - Down East Clam Chowder
Jeff Yourdon, LCC - Roasted Red Pepper and Smoked Gouda Bisque and a Buffalo Chicken Soup
Soup selections and availability are subject to change and additional participants are expected. The Arts Council is appreciative of all volunteers and donations, and looks forward to hosting this experience for the community.
College financial aid workshop Thursday
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The session will cover applying to college, filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), avoiding too much debt, finding scholarships and grants, saving for college, choosing a career, and more. Financial aid personnel from Lenoir Community College will be available to answer questions.
Next month, Lenoir Community College will be one of the host sites for the Saturday, February 22 FAFSA Day event sponsored by CFNC, the N.C. Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators and State Employees� Credit Union to assist families across the state with completing their FAFSA forms.
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The developer, Polish Energy Partners, has ordered 29 Siemens SWT-2.3-108 turbines, designed for light and moderate wind speeds.
They will be the first turbines in the country to use a 108-metre rotor and will be mounted on higher-than-usual steel towers for a hub height of 115 metres.
Delivery is scheduled to start in May 2014 with the two projects, one for 18 turbines, the other for 11, due to start generating electricity later in the year.
Siemens has also secured a five-year service agreement.
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I thought I would dedicate a post to Ivan Walter "Bud" Lloyd since he just recently passed to the other side of the veil. He was born 5 April 1919 in Riverton, Salt Lake, Utah. His parents were Madeline Cascutti and Walter Graham Lloyd. His father purchased a ranch about 1932 near Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho. He lived, married, and raised his family there. Around 1989 or 1990, he met my Grandma, Colleen Mary Andra (whose married name at that time was Jonas). She was in Montpelier for work and Bud told me he met her in a restaurant. Here is a picture from early on, although it is not a great picture.
They loved each other and that is quite evident from the letters and cards. The two were married 31 January 1998 in Dingle, Bear Lake, Idaho. Here is a picture from later that year, you can see how much they enjoyed each others company.
Grandma passed away from a surgery that went wrong 14 November 1999 in Boise, Ada, Idaho. Bud moved back to Montpelier from Paul and remained there the rest of his days. He still worked hard maintaining yards and doing other work despite growing older and passing 90. He mowed one last lawn and then didn't feel well and went to the hospital. He died a few days later on 27 September 2011 in Montpelier.
His funeral was held on 1 October 2011 in Dingle. His family referred to him as "the last of the great cowboys who lived his life on his own terms, his determination and hardworking ways, always peppers with a head tilt, sly grin, and a laugh." This was true and my memories are of his blue eyes that twinkled, big smile that showed his worn down teeth, and that slight tilt to the head so he could hear you a little better. We stopped to visit him a few weeks ago so we could get a picture with the last of Aliza's Great Grandparents (the others had already been captured). Unfortunately we missed him. Now we really miss him.
The family took out the last of the great cowboys in a wagon. A true tribute. Rest well Bud, I look forward to seeing you again.


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A Report From DEMO Fall 2012
Once again, I was delighted to be invited to serve as a Sage (judge) at the DEMO Fall 2012 Conference in Santa Clara. DEMO, as many of you may know, is a series of conferences sponsored by IDG/VentureBeat that identify tomorrow's cutting-edge technologies. More than 80 start-up companies brought their new products and services to the DEMO stage to sell the audience of venture capitalists, IT professionals, industry analysts and news media on their ideas.
Along with three other industry experts from Google, Flite and Andreessen Horowitz, I judged the "big data" category of demonstrators – and there were some fascinating technologies introduced.
I'll share my thoughts on my three favorites.
The company I liked the most – and it is certainly very timely – is a firm called ElectNext, described as a civic engagement startup. It is building a large political database that enables users to name their top 10 political issues and then evaluate candidates that matching their stance. ElectNext's President Keya Danennbaum presented it beautifully. ElectNext is smart, simple, elegant, engaging and educational, and another big plus for me – it cuts through all of the negative campaign noise that bombards us during election season. Ms. Danennbaum noted that John F. Kennedy introduced television to politics and Barack Obama introduced social networking to politics. ElectNext introduces knowledge about candidates that matches your views. Great concept!
I also loved a company called AppEnsure. This firm ensures the performance of business applications as they move into the cloud. The company offers incredible virtualization. AppEnsure can evaluate the root cause of a problem in five easy clicks. The company founder showcased connectivity and dependencies between applications which are available on multiple devices and platforms. In my view, AppEnsure will really help streamline usage, deployment and adoption of apps inside the enterprise.
Last, I'll give honorable mention to a startup call 4sync, a firm designed for a "fast-growing American audience that wants no limits on storage and access, on any device, anywhere in the world." 4sync is interesting play for consumers. It securely stores and streams all your photos and personal content, and it synchronizes this data across all platforms. It also backups your files automatically. Even better, it is priced very competitively. This is a very promising concept considering that most consumers haven't yet made the move to the cloud.
It's always fascinating to view new ideas powered by technology – kudos to all of this fall's presenters!
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Idzik is a business guy. Never picked a player in his life.
No other NFL team wanted Idzik, interviewed him, or had him on their radar.
Jets interview process included no football men. Woody, Korn/Ferry, Glat. This is a business hire not a football hire.
Jets will not change Tannenbaums draft staff.
Idzik told he makes the Rex Ryan decision next season, has authority to fire him.
You're making this board really tough to read, Scott. And this is coming from someone who usually can enjoy your schtick.
Well you should be happy he can fire Rex next season. Isn't that what you wanted?
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Shockjock Sars 1''s JI ratings are down so he had to post something....
we all know this is only a business venture for woody.
this sets up the ineviteable failure and the sale of the team to the la based firm.
psls season tickets will be worthless when the jets pull an art modell and move this team to la.
1. Fair point but I don't think anyone gets to pick a player unless they are an owner, HC or GM. So take that FWIW.
2. Is this true? Did he interview anywhere else? This would be a legit knock if true. Would make me think K/F went through their rolodex to make sure the Jets got someone.
3. It was reported that Polian sat in on some interviews. Not sure how many b.c he was at the ESPN "Senior Bowl" this past week. Either way it doesn't bother me b.c I have little faith in our "football people" anyways. Could be a good thing that they weren't involved.
4. I am OK with Bradway staying on as a scout. I would be hugely disappointed if we didn't change a lot of the staff. Makes me think Idzik has no relationship with personnel people of his own. Not a good thing.
5. Glad to hear it. Ryan is as good as gone.
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This was a great hire for the Jets. Time will prove me right. This guy is exactly who our team needs at this time.
If you think I'm going to base my opinions on what Mike Francesa has to say, you're nuts.
I am far too educated then to let others dictate how I feel or think.
He's saying this SARcastically guys.
Get it?


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Houston will begin what it hopes is another unlikely, against-the-odds run today when the Cougars take the field at 3 p.m. today against crosstown rival Rice in the Conference USA baseball tournament at Trustmark Park in Pearl, Miss.
A season ago, the Cougars came into the C-USA Tourney with little momentum and its only hopes of a postseason berth coming if they won the conference tournament. They rallied to win the first two games in their pod and earn a berth in the C-USA championship game, where they led Rice until the sixth inning before falling to the Owls 4-3 in 10 innings.
Today, they'll again meet the rival Owls, who are ranked no. 4 in the country and took three of four games from the Cougars this regular season. It's the first of three guaranteed games in the tournament over the next three days for the Cougars.
Our Rice beat reporter, Joseph Duarte, is on location in Pearl to cover both Houston and Rice so be sure to follow him on Twitter: Follow @Chronicle_Owls
I'll also be following the game and tweeting live with Joseph during the action today. You can follow me here: Follow @skhanjr
Here's a glance at the full tournament schedule and notes on every team in the field: Conference USA Tournament Central.
Here's a glance at the Cougars' pod, schedule and probable starters:
Pod 1: No. 8 Houston, No. 5 Memphis, No. 1 Rice, No. 4 Southern Mississippi
Pod 2: No. 2 Central Florida, No. 6 East Carolina, No. 3 Tulane, No. 7 UAB
Houston schedule:
Wednesday: Houston vs. Rice, 3 p.m. UH live audio / Rice live audio /Live video
Thursday: Houston vs. Southern Miss, 3 p.m.
Friday: Houston vs. Memphis, 7 p.m.
Championship game is at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
*All games at Trustmark Park in Pearl, Miss.
*All games streamed live on ConferenceUSA.com (subscription required, I believe) except the championship game, which will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network.
Probable starters:
UH: LHP Jordan Lewis (3-7, 5.15) vs. Rice: RHP Andrew Benak (7-2, 2.32)
UH: RHP Austin Pruitt (3-4, 4.06) vs. Southern Miss: TBD (LHP Jake Drehoff, 6-2, 3.35 OR LHP Mason Robbins, 1-0, 4.13)
UH: TBD vs. Memphis: TBD.
Despite the fact that the Owls have dominated the series between the two teams for the last decade, including in recent years, the Cougars have been competitive with Rice dating back to the Conference USA championship game last season.
In a four-game stretch from the C-USA title game through the teams' third meeting this year on May 5, Houston led or was tied with the Owls in 31 of 38 innings played, including leading in 19 of those innings (Rice led in seven of those innings).
If you include all five games dating back to the C-USA title game last year, it's more even: Houston has led for 19 innings, Rice has led for 16 and the teams have been tied for 12. But the Owls have won four of five games in that time, with Houston's only win coming on May 4.
Houston senior lefthander Jordan Lewis has put together some solid numbers against the Owls.
- In his career against Rice (three appearances), Lewis is 0-1 with a 2.02 ERA. He has allowed nine hits, eight runs (only three earned), walked five, struck out eight and hit a batter in 13.1 career innings against the Owls over the last two seasons.
- Lewis is 1-0 with a 0.64 ERA against teams currently nationally-ranked (Baseball America). In starts against no. 4 Rice and no. 25 Arkansas, the senior lefthander went 14 innings and allowed seven hits, three runs, one earned run, five walks and struck out nine batters.
- Lewis did face another team that was ranked at the time of the meeting but recently dropped out of the national rankings; Mississippi. Lewis went 2 1/3 allowing eight hits, seven runs (six earned) in a 9-0 loss to the Rebels.
- Lewis has gone at least seven innings in three of his last four starts, but the Cougars are 0-4 in that span. He has thrown more than 100 pitches in his last four starts and he has a 2.19 ERA in that four-game stretch.
- However, when things have gone badly, they've really gone badly: Lewis has had five starts go fewer than five innings this season. Houston is 0-5 in those starts while Lewis has gone 0-5 with a 15.00 ERA.
Houston has a host of injuries going into the tournament. Here's a glance at the ailments affecting the team at the moment:
- Senior closer Mo Wiley (jaw). Wiley suffered a broken jaw on May 2 but has been given clearance to compete and is probable for the tournament.
- Senior infielder/pitcher Codey Morehouse (shoulder). Morehouse has a slight separation in his non-throwing shoulder and is still experiencing soreness but is expected to play.
- Junior infielder/outfielder Jacob Lueneburg (back). He has a back strain and will be up in the air depending on how he feels. If he's able to go, he'll play first base with Morehouse likely playing third and Landon Appling playing in center field. If he's unable to go, look for Morehouse at first and Appling to move to third.
- Junior first baseman Casey Grayson (hamstring). Grayson has been ailing from a hamstring injury ever since the Oklahoma State series and the injury requires surgery, which he will have after the season. He is expected to be available for designated hitter and pinch-hitting duties, however.
- Sophomore outfielder/infielder Landon Appling (knee). Appling has been battling a knee injury for weeks but is expected to be able to play.
- Senior infielder Jake Runte (hand). Runte has ligament damage in his glove hand but has been playing through it and will likely do so in the C-USA tournament.
- Freshman outfielder Zack Gibson (eye). Gibson has an eye infection that he has been playing through and will continue to do so.


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(CNN) -- Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords lambasted the 46 senators who voted against an ill-fated bipartisan proposal to expand background checks on firearms sales and vowed to continue her fight for tougher gun laws.
"Speaking is physically difficult for me," Giffords wrote in a New York Times opinion piece published online after the Senate rejected the compromise on Wednesday. "But my feelings are clear: I'm furious. I will not rest until we have righted the wrong these senators have done."
Giffords, a Democrat, was seriously hurt in a 2011 shooting that killed six and wounded 13. She and her husband, Mark Kelly, have been vocal advocates for stricter gun laws since the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, in December.
Together, the two gun owners formed a nonprofit group, Americans for Responsible Solutions, which lobbied Congress and tried to beat back efforts from the powerful National Rifle Association.
Opponents argued the compromise struck by West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin and Pennsylvania Republican Pat Toomey to expand background checks to gun shows and Internet sales infringed on Second Amendment rights and wouldn't go far enough to prevent gun violence.
It was offered as an amendment to an underlying package of proposals and needed 60 votes to pass. It received 54.
Giffords stood alongside President Barack Obama at the White House after the Senate vote. Obama sharply criticized lawmakers for failing to pass the amendment, as Giffords nodded her head.
"Some of the senators who voted against the background-check amendments have met with grieving parents whose children were murdered at Sandy Hook, in Newtown," she wrote in the op-ed.
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"These senators have heard from their constituents -- who polls show overwhelmingly favored expanding background checks. And still these senators decided to do nothing. Shame on them," Giffords said.


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- A Coast Guardsman dies after a panga boat rams his boat, authorities say
- The panga flees, but it is eventually intercepted and its 2 occupants detained
- The 2 Mexicans are charged with killing a U.S. officer and held without bond
- They told investigators they were transporting gas to another panga boat
Two Mexican nationals were charged Monday in the death of a U.S. Coast Guardsman, whose succumbed to a traumatic head injury after his boat was rammed off the Southern California coast.
The suspects -- Jose Meija-Leyva and Manuel Beltran-Higuera -- are charged with killing a U.S. government officer while that officer was on duty in the death of Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne III, the U.S. attorney's office for the central district of California said in a news release.
Neither man was asked to enter a plea when they appeared Monday afternoon in federal court, where Magistrate Judge Victor Kenton ordered them held without bond, U.S. attorney's office spokesman Thom Mrozek said. A preliminary hearing is set for December 17, and their arraignment is set for December 21.
Calls placed Monday evening to the separate attorneys representing the two suspects were not immediately returned.
Early Sunday morning, the crew of a Coast Guard patrol aircraft spotted a panga boat near Santa Cruz Island, suspecting "it was engaged in illegal activity," said Capt. James Jenkins. A panga is an engine-powered work boat often used off the coast of Mexico or Central America and is typically 25 feet to 45 feet long, Jenkins said.
The aircraft's crew alerted the captain of the Cutter Halibut, an 87-foot patrol boat, which headed to the scene and noticed the panga "operating with no lights." A small boat was dispatched from the Halibut, and it headed closer to the suspect vessel.
Then, the panga accelerated and slammed into the small boat, forcing Horne and another Coast Guard member overboard. Two Coast Guard colleagues on the same small boat recovered their shipmates, and all four boarded the Halibut as it headed to the nearest port.
Having suffered a traumatic head injury, Horne was pronounced dead by emergency medical personnel upon his arrival on shore at Port Hueneme. The other Coast Guardsman tossed overboard was treated at a hospital for "relatively minor injuries" and released later Sunday morning, Jenkins said.
The panga boat fled.
Around 5 a.m. Sunday, about four hours after the initial crash, the panga was located about 20 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border, according to the criminal complaint.
Coast Guard officers pulled up and ordered the boat's occupants, at gunpoint, to exit the boat. They refused to comply, and the panga raced away. It then stalled, refused further orders, and sped away again, the complaint said.
In the third try, a Coast Guard officer pepper-sprayed both men on the panga. That boat's driver was detained after a struggle with Coast Guard officers, while his passenger was "detained without incident," the criminal complaint said.
The suspects had entered the United States "illegally from Mexico," according to the document.
Meija-Leyva told investigators "he was taking gasoline to some lost friends north of Los Angeles," and Beltran-Higuera said he'd been offered $3,000 to transport gas to a waiting panga boat off the U.S. coast. As for what happened early Sunday, Beltran-Higuera said he heard people yelling "Stop! Put your hands up!" then "a series of gunshots before the Coast Guard vessel collided with the panga," the criminal complaint stated.
The same day the two suspects were in court, colleagues of Horne remembered him as a devoted Coast Guardsman and beloved friend. The Redondo Beach, California, resident, 34, was second-in-command on the Cutter Halibut.
"Words cannot express (the) admiration that I have for him," said the ship's commander Lt. Stewart Siebert, as he fought back tears. "He was my friend, he was my confidant, he was the glue that held my crew together."


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I'm back here at Family Tree Magazine after being on maternity leave long enough to forget my computer password and have no idea which issue I should start working on.
But I didn't forget all about genealogy. Monday was our practice day at the sitter with Norah and her big brother, so I used my "me time" to go to the library.
Courtesy of the Kenton County (Kentucky) Public Library's Northern Kentucky Newspaper Index and Northern Kentucky Genealogy Index (you can search both free online, then email yourself a list of results), I have a long list of newspaper and record look-ups about my maternal relatives. It's been on my to-do list for a shameful length of time.
Since I only had a couple of hours at the library, I prepped by organizing my lookups according to the newspaper and date (for articles) or the church and volume number (for church records). That way I'd be able to find all the articles on one roll of film, then move right on to the next. I also highlighted the most important items so I'd be sure to get to those if time ran short.
Even though I knew where the library is, I checked out the visitor info onlinee (good thing— the regular lot was closed due to construction). I couldn't find the details about making copies, so I gathered up change and singles just in case. Turns out I should have brought a flash drive for the microfilm reader that makes digital copies. Live and learn.
The librarian showed me the newspaper and church record microfilm, gave me a refresher on the microfilm readers and changed my dollars for dimes (required to make paper copies). I got all my priority articles and one church record in the two hours. I wrote the newspaper or record title, date, volume number, etc. on each printout.
As a woman on a mission, I only glanced at the rest of the local history collection. Oh, the time I could spend there if I had all day.
Now, I'm reading the newspaper articles and trying to sort out who's who and how (or whether) they're all related in this big family full of Josephs, Bernards and Marys. Every time I read in an obituary that the deceased was survived by "a wife and children" or see a married woman identified as "Mrs. Joseph so-and-so," I want to pull my hair out. Names! I NEED NAMES!
So I've still got some work to do. In the mean time, I'm glad to be back with you!


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Family History: An Invitation
It is no coincidence that FamilySearch and other tools have come forth at a time when young people are so familiar with a wide range of information and communication technologies. Your fingers have been trained to text and to tweet to accelerate and advance the work of the Lord—not just to communicate quickly with your friends. The skills and aptitude evident among many young people today are a preparation to contribute to the work of salvation.
I invite the young people of the Church to learn about and experience the Spirit of Elijah. I encourage you to study, to search out your ancestors, and to prepare yourselves to perform proxy baptisms in the house of the Lord for your kindred dead (see D&C 124:28–36). And I urge you to help other people identify their family histories.
As you respond in faith to this invitation, your hearts shall turn to the fathers. The promises made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob will be implanted in your hearts. Your patriarchal blessing, with its declaration of lineage, will link you to these fathers and be more meaningful to you. Your love and gratitude for your ancestors will increase. Your testimony of and conversion to the Savior will become deep and abiding. And I promise you will be protected against the intensifying influence of the adversary. As you participate in and love this holy work, you will be safeguarded in your youth and throughout your lives.
. . . Any young person can do what I am suggesting using the modules available at lds.org/familyhistoryyouth.


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Adoption: Intercountry
Karen Smith Rotabi
The practice of intercountry adoption is considered from a historical framework, beginning with World War II to other conflicts and the global dynamics of child circulation for adoption. Significant sources of children are presented, including Russia, China, and Guatemala, as well as moratoriums related to poor practice and fraud. Framed from a social justice perspective, the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption is presented with an exploration of child sales and abduction into intercountry adoption. A global market for children creates significant practice challenges for social workers who engage in assessment, both in the country of child origin and in the destination country. Follow-up care includes case management to support families and children in the intercountry adoption process. In conclusion, the significant decline in the practice is reflected upon pragmatically; the need for true reform in the practice is necessary to preserve intercountry adoption for orphaned and vulnerable children.
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Usha Nayar, Priya Nayar, and Nidhi Mishra
The paper presents a global scenario of child labor by placing the issue in a historical context as well as comparing current work in the field. It specifically explains the psychosocial, political, and economic determinants of child labor and the prevalence of different forms as well as its magnitude in the different regions of the world. It features innovative programs and actions taken against child labor by local governments, civil societies, and United Nations bodies—mainly the International Labor Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund. The paper also highlights multilateral collaborations among the UN and other international agencies that stand against child labor in general and the employment of children in hazardous conditions. It illustrates the cooperation among local governments, civic organizations, and child-rights movements that have brought gradual changes over the decades toward ending child labor. Further, it suggests that social work, relevant professional schools, and associations working in various disciplines should be engaged in research-based advocacy and find innovative solutions to control child labor.
Children and Armed Conflict
Susan Mapp
The United Nations has defined six grave violations that occur in war that impact children: killing or maiming of children, recruitment or use of children as soldiers, sexual violence against children, attacks against schools or hospitals, denial of humanitarian access for children, and abduction of children. These violations have a myriad of negative impacts on children, including biological, psychological, and social effects. Culturally appropriate support and care provided at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels can help alleviate these impacts and help children recover from these experiences.
Human Trafficking: Overview
Fariyal Ross-Sheriff and Julie Orme
Human trafficking (HT), also known as modern-day slavery, has received significant emphasis during the last decade. Globalization and transnational migration trends continue to amplify economic disparities and increase the vulnerability of oppressed populations to HT. The three major types of HT are labor trafficking, sex trafficking, and war slavery. Victims of HT are exploited for their labor or services and are typically forced to work in inhumane conditions. The majority of these victims are from marginalized populations throughout the world. Although both men and women are victims of HT, women and children are heavily targeted. Interdisciplinary and multi-level approaches are necessary to effectively combat HT. Combating HT is particularly relevant to the profession of social work with its mission of social justice. To address the needs of the most vulnerable of society, implications for social workers are discussed.
Intercountry Adoption in Australia
Patricia Fronek
Australian research on intercountry adoption in Australia is reported with particular reference to social work, divergent and competing interests of various stakeholders, and the highly political and contested nature of its practice in Australia. The practice of intercountry adoption in Australia is examined from its diffusion into Australia in the 1970s to contemporary times. Government approved Australian intercountry adoption programs began operation in the 1970s and although always small in number, the recent decline is consistent with global trends. Intercountry adoption in Australia is regulated by state and federal governments and social workers are integral to its practice. Controversies surrounding intercountry adoption in Australia have historically been linked to pressure from lobbyists and the support of some politicians. In 2014, Australia was at a crucial juncture with changes to how intercountry adoption is structured under review by the federal government.
Street-Connected Children
Neela Dabir
This article focuses on the long-standing global concern of children who live or work on the street, with developing countries having a larger share of the problem. It reviews the paradigm shift in the way we look at the "street children" phenomenon and the appropriateness of the new terminology, street-connected children. The article maintains that with an increased understanding of different aspects of the life experiences of these children, through research and practice, it is possible to move toward a more precise definition and estimation of the phenomenon. It also elaborates how social work interventions in different parts of the world have demonstrated effective strategies to work with street-connected children and include them in the larger agenda of child protection at the local, national, and global levels.
Unaccompanied Refugee Minors and Migrant Youth: Policy and Practices in the United States
Robert G. Hasson III, Jodi Berger Cardoso, and Thomas M. Crea
Children and adolescents fleeing war, hardship, or natural disasters sometimes migrate to the United States without a parent or caregiver present. These children, classified by the U.S. Government as unaccompanied alien children (UAC), present unique needs based on previous exposure to trauma, including family separation. UAC who are not able to be reunited with family members are typically placed in the federally sponsored Unaccompanied Refugee Minor (URM) foster care program. However, a majority of unaccompanied migrant youth are not served by the URM foster care program. An overview of the defining characteristics of unaccompanied refugee minors and unaccompanied migrant youth (UMY) is given along with the history of legislation and policies related to URM and UMY, the pathways in the U.S. immigration system URM and UMY encounter upon their arrival, mental health, legal, and education implications, and challenges with family reunification. Implications for the social work field are presented.


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I am the owner of a Bluetooth-connected radar detector called an "iRadar" manufactured by Cobra. I have the IRad 150 model, which connects to both Android and Apple devices. Unfortunately after being spoiled by your application, I tried the map application for this device supplied by Cobra, and let's just say it is severely elementary compared to Waze.
It would be great if there were a way to allow the use of these devices within Waze so that I don't have to use their crappy application. Better still, some additional reporting info could be provided by the device, such as the type of speed detection used by reported traffic cameras or police when a Wazer makes a report and radar or laser are detected.
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Both parents are from Broomfield. Jason is stationed at Camp Pendleton in California. Kaleb born in California while Jason was deployed in Afghanistan.
Grandparents are Jeni and Travis DeBrine of Broomfield, Karen and Bruce Jordahl of Broomfield, and Gary Powers of Kiowa. Great-grandparents are Georgia and Bruce DeBrine of Broomfield, and Roberta and Richard Ingram of Tallahassee, Fla.
Kinley Ann Watne was born Oct. 3 at Centura Health Avista Adventist Hospital to Steve Watne and Lindsay Mick Watne of Commerce City. She weighed 5 pounds, 8 ounces.
Grandparents are Scott and Sheri Watne of Thornton, and Jim Mick and Karen Reed of Broomfield.
Lily Elaine Tingle was born Oct. 6 at Centura Health Avista Adventist Hospital to Kyle C. and Barbara A. Tingle of Arvada. She weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces. Grandparents are Dr. Suzanne Bohn of Broomfield, Dr. and Mrs. Martin J. Bohn of Tallahassee, Fla., and Colleen and Tom Tingle of Louisville.
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When trying to volunteer for Arisia, doing so with family can be a challenge. Here's some ways to contribute to the con, get your hours, and still enjoy your family!
-Pre- or Post-Con Jobs: Search the Arisia Help Wanted (located here: http://2013.arisia.org/helpWanted). On the left-hand side, it lists when the job needs to be performed. Doing things before or after the con will make you available to spend time with your kids during the con.
-Coordinate Schedules: Fit your Volunteer time in when kids are in Fast Track or Turtle Track. Make sure to tell your Area Head that you need to be free when they are.
-Take turns being "Parent on Duty:" If there are two of you, take turns being responsible for the little ones so the other can put in volunteer time
-Volunteer WITH your kids: Check with Turtle Track or Fast Track and see if they need help while your children are attending.
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By KAREN KEFAUVER
SANTA CRUZ — Paul Sadoff's small Westside shop is crammed with bicycles.
More than 30 orange, pink, blue and purple bikes dangle like Christmas ornaments from the ceiling, line the walls and fill the floor in various states of assembly.
The music is cranked loud and Sadoff, in jeans and a T-shirt, hunches over a bike stand doing what he loves best -- building frames with artistic fervor.


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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) � The price of gas in New Hampshire has gone up nearly a penny per gallon in the past week.
The average retail price for a gallon of gas averaged $3.72 on Sunday.
The national average has increased 2.9 cents per gallon, also to $3.72.
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Yet again, Brouwer's Cafe rises to the occasion and presented local beer drinkers with the best of local beer. An entire 5 day stint dedicated to Washington state brewers. From Naked City to Silver City, Peaks to Paradise, Snipes Mountain and Iron Horse, it was a tap list to remember.
This post will be more informal then our other event reviews: less time = less beer. One subject that absolutely must be breached is the recent trend in WA to infuse tea with beer. Our first experience was at Naked City, who, in the summer months, released an incredibly refreshing Ginger Peach Hefe where all of the the ginger and peach flavors came from infused herbal tea bags. This night, we must give honorable mention to Port Townsend Brewing Co. for their Green Tea Golden Ale. We are generally not inclined to jump on the golden ale train, but PT gave it a twist and the tea like essence really came through. Several people at our table voted this their favorite of the night. It is flavorful, clean and aromatic. The earthy green tea flavors really pop in the nose and playfully mingle with the light ale malts in the finish.
Yet another example came to us via Epic Ales Mathilda. Though we have very little information about the ingredients used, Timperial's love for both tea and beer seemed most inspired by this concoction. It took some warming up, but this one seemed to grow on us like Ca…stan…za (Seinfeld reference, deal with it). Initially, there was questions about…chamomile…no…mint…possibly both? It was light in color and the epitome of curious in flavor. Respect for ingenuity.
Der Blokken, a brewery out on Bremerton Island which recently opened showcased their Brown Porter. I thought I was ordering an IPA and despite the mix up, was pleasantly surprised. Dark and chocolaty, it had some bittering qualities and a perfect body. Not too thin, not to syrupy, just right!
Next, and is this really a surprise, but Black Raven's All Washington Fresh Hops was amazing! It tasted like peaches with a perfect pairing of a bittering hop profile.
The Iron Horse Fresh Hop was a no brainer for Timperial, who sampled said beverage at the Yakima Fresh Hop fest 2 years ago and was floored. This years version may or may not be the same in recipe, but surely produced a similar reaction as the '08 did in him. A near perfect example of a well balanced wet hopped IPA. It's a cloudy dark amber with amazing lacing. The flavor profile is overwhelmingly syrupy sweet with a slight raw hop skunkiness in the nose and flavor. A sizable pine profile accompanies the cannabus in both fronts as well. Ultimately, very smooth in the mouth and a near perfect finish with little dryness and a lingering malt quality that rears many smiles.
Snipes 2 Fresh was another selection that took little to no effort to choose. If you live in WA and drink fresh hop beers, you have most likely tasted something that Snipes head brewer Chris Miller has had a hand in. He is the local fresh hop guru in these parts and has most recently assisted in the production of Black Raven's and Naked City's fresh hop IPAs. This version, like Iron Horse's had a green hop skunkiness and a respectable pine nose. There was enough residual sweetness to make me happy, but not nearly on the plane of IHB. Here, bitterness takes the reigns above and beyond anything else. This is a great example of balance in a fresh hop and would be a supreme example for the newcommer.
At the recommendation of Brouwer's manager Ian, a Yakima IPA 1 was ordered. Apparently, this is a different brew than the bottled version bearing the same name. It was clear bronze in color with a stark white head. I felt that this would have been a much more appropriate beer to begin with than to follow all of the above. It seemed a bit thin, but the malt core had some legs. This was a bitter bomb of an IPA with very little floral hop flavor. The malt profile made a gallant attempt at bringing balance, but inevitably it failed to compete against the bitter power that assaulted the back of the tongue well into the aftertaste.
Let us know which ones were your favorites!
Filed under: The Events Tagged: Der Blokken, Epic Ales, Iron Horse Brewery, Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Paradise Creek Brewery, Peaks Brewing, Port Townsend Brewing Co., Silver City Brewing Co., Snipes Mountain Brewing, Yakima Craft Brewing Co.


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The Return of Johnny Tundra, Another Engineering Whodunit From the Frozen North
HPAC Engineering Webinar Series:
Wednesday, March 26, 2 p.m. ET
The subject of energy-recovery ventilation is filled with myths and disinformation. To be viable in an energy-starved future, HVAC systems must efficiently process ventilation and make productive use of low-grade energy resources ignored or discarded by classical HVAC strategies. That means air-to-air energy-recovery technologies will be critical and central elements of high-performance HVAC systems that achieve cost-effective "net-zero" building design. As such, they will revolutionize HVAC-system design. Air-to-air energy-recovery technologies take numerous forms, and each offers unique capabilities that are superior for specific applications. Each also presents unique limitations, and there are challenges to their effective application. The HVAC industry is only beginning to learn how to use these important technologies...[MORE]
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The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) is hosting a free satellite broadcast and Webcast, "Integrated Building Design: Bringing the Pieces Together to Unleash the Power of Teamwork." The ASHRAE program focuses on whole-building integrated design. "The broadcast explains what you and other members of the building team must do to advance high-performance buildings with improved design, construction, and operations processes," Bill Williams, chair of the event, said. "Buildings that meet the needs of occupants and truly achieve sustainability objectives can only be created if the building community shares its knowledge and experiences." Online registration will open March 1...[MORE]
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New Season Filled With Opportunity
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – After working its way through a tough fall season, the Yale women's fencing will open its spring season at the Jan. 22 NYU Invitational, held this year at the Coles Sports Center in New York.
The team will look to improve upon the result it achieved at last year's NYU Invitational, when it finished with a 1-4 record. That included a victory against WSU and losses to Notre Dame, Northwestern, Ohio State and NYU.
This year, the Bulldogs will begin competition at 8:00 a.m. Sunday with a bout against Notre Dame. At the conclusion of the first round, the team will line up against Northwestern, Wayne State and NYU, before breaking for lunch. A final match-up against Ohio State after lunch concludes the day's competition.
The NYU Invitational will offer the team a platform upon which to build for the remainder of the season. After Sunday's competition, Yale will return home to compete against Sacred Heart on Jan. 28 and Vassar on Feb. 4.
Those matches will be a prelude to the Ivy League Championships, held at Coxe Cage on Feb. 11-12 and the U.S. Collegiate Squad Championships, again hosted by NYU, on Feb. 26.
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It is with great pride, a clear sense of accomplishment and personal satisfaction that we announce our departure as Executive Director of NAPHIA, effective January 1, 2011. In the near future, I will be announcing my future plans, and certainly those plans will include continued involvement in pet health related issues and business. During my involvement in efforts to communicate the value of pet health insurance (as Executive Director of NAPHIA, and previously through Salmon Creek PR), there have been many milestones reached that have made a measurable difference in the lives of pets and pet owners. We have been very fortunate to participate and play a small part of communicating the tireless efforts of others and the positive difference that quality pet health insurance provides. There have been enormous investments and countless hours of work of tireless devotion to improve the health and resources for pets. These efforts include the founding members of the Board of Directors of NAPHIA. Founding members are; Darryl Rawlings, CEO of Trupanion, Dennis Rushovich, CEO of Hartville Group Inc. – ASPCA Pets Health Care Plan), Randy Valpy, president and CEO of SecuriCan General Insurance Co. (PetSecure Canada) and Jack Stephens, DVM, Founder and President of Pets Best Insurance. The past and continued success of pet health insurance has a strong and undeniable link to Dr. Jack Stephens. He has invested a great portion of his life in the development of pet health insurance to provide more resources for the good health of pets. His work has directly provided measurable reductions of economic euthanasia and directly has saved tens of thousands of pets and untold hardship of pet owners in the United States. Nearly thirty years ago, Jack put together a group of around 700 veterinarians that each contributed $1,000 to create what is now the largest and oldest pet health insurance provider in the United States. In 2006, Jack's vision and wisdom brought together key pet health insurance providers and leading members of the pet health community to the Summit. From the Summit, the founding pet health insurance providers agreed to form NAPHIA as a non-profit organization to bolster the awareness and quality of pet insurance. The Summit also included board members of The American Veterinary Medical Association, board members of The American Animal Hospital Association, board members of The Morris Animal Foundation, Mary Beth Leininger, DVM, Director, Professional Affairs for Hill's Pet Nutrition, John Francis, Vice President and General Manager of MWI Veterinary Supply, Ronald Brakke, CEO of Brakke Consulting, and Thomas Catanzaro, DVM, of Veterinary Consulting International. The Summit was planned and coordinated by Salmon Creek PR and the objectives were facilitated by Gerald Faust, PhD, of Faust Consulting. The message and the value of quality pet health insurance is now reaching an unprecedented audience of millions and millions of stakeholders. Today this means that fewer pets are being euthanized; more pet owners are being spared the excruciating decision of providing needed care or putting their pet down. And care-providers are able to now continue care in situations where it just was not possible before as more pet owners have pet health insurance coverage. Please continue to support NAPHIA and all quality pet health insurance products. Pet Health Insurance is a measurable means to improve the health and happiness of all that enjoy a connection to a loving pet. Your support is life-saving and is making a difference. Also thank you for the kind and positive support that you have extended personally! Sincerely, Loran Hickton Executive Director - North American Pet Health Insurance Association President and Creative Director - Salmon Creek Public Relations llc. 434 Salvini Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15243 Office Telephone: (412) 319-7730
Hi Loran! Thank you for the add request! I'm new here and you are my first friend! I'm very much into animal rights and thats what brought me to this site. Hope to keep in touch.
Hello Loran, Hoping your weekend is peaceful and fun.
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Susan Worsham was born in Richmond Virginia. She took her first photography class while studying graphic design in college. In 2009 Susan was nominated for the Santa Fe Prize For Photography, and her book, Some Fox Trails In Virginia, won first runner up in the fine art category of the Blurb Photography Book Now International Competition. In 2011 She was named one of Photo District News 30 Emerging Photographers to watch and her work was chosen to represent the United States in The Lishui 14th International Photography Festival In China. Named one of Oxford American's "New Superstars of Southern Art," she has been an artist-in-residence at Light Work in Syracuse, New York, where her work was published in Contact Sheet 168: Bittersweet/Bloodwork. Her photographs are held in private collections, and have been exhibited at the New York Photo Festival, The Australian Centre for Photography, The Photographic Center Northwest, and the Danville Museum in Virginia. Her solo shows include, Candela Books + Gallery in Richmond, Virginia, Light Work in Syracuse, New York, and The Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans.
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District 3A-8 football showdown tonight as Heavener visits Spiro
It may not be the high school football postseason yet, but it will likely feel like it tonight at Spiro's McClain Stadium.The Heavener Wolves will visit the Spiro Bulldogs for a crucial District 3A-8 contest, beginning at 7:30 p.m. tonight.The Wolves (3-3 overall, 1-2 in district play) are coming off a tough loss to the Checotah Wildcats, falling 48-18 last Friday night at Harvey Stadium."They're a good ball team," said Carl Lee, Heavener's first-year coach. "They played well, and we didn't play as well as we could have. They provided some match-up problems, and they exploited some of our weaknesses. We've been working on those this week in practice. We have to bounce back, and get playing the way we know how."The 'Dogs (3-3, 2-1) are on a two-game winning streak after losing their district opener to Stigler on Sept. 21. Spiro routed Eufaula 40-14 last week after blanking Idabel 17-0 in their last home game two weeks ago."They had a lot of turnovers," said Chris Bunch, Spiro's coach, about last week's road win at Eufaula. "They had five fumbles, and it's hard to win games like that. But we took advantage of those. The kids played well, and are starting to catch on to what we're doing."The fact that it's two county teams meeting will likely make it a spirited game for starters, but the playoff ramifications which the game has riding on it is going to add even more to tonight's contest."It's huge," Lee said. "There's a feeling of not just a county rivalry. You throw the playoff ramifications present, this match-up is huge."Tonight's game will likely showcase the complete opposite from an offensive standpoint. The Wolves will likely use smashmouth football with senior tailback Blake Smittle, who's rushed for 1,490 yards and 12 touchdowns this season, running behind a large offensive line. Conversely, the Bulldogs will use their speed and athleticism to combat the Heavener size. However, while both offensive can be potent, it will likely be the defenses which will need to step up to the forefront."It's going to come down to whichever defense plays the best," Bunch said. "Offense is going to take care of itself. The defenses are going to have to step up."— — —District 3A-8 StandingsTeam District Overall +/-Stigler 3-0 5-1 +32Checotah 2-1 5-1 +28Spiro 2-1 3-3 +15Roland 2-1 4-2 +7Heavener 1-2 3-3 -8Valliant 1-2 3-3 -17Eufaula 1-2 1-5 -22Idabel 0-3 1-5 -35


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I knew there was something different about Carbon Expo this year as I looked up during the opening ceremony and noticed the room was packed, with standing room only for late arrivals.
That is when I first asked myself: I know why I am here, but why are you here? I felt like a veteran carbon warrior among a sea of young fresh-faced carbon players.
I started coming to Carbon Expo in 2004, and this year, for the first time, there are plenty of people I don't recognize. So today I took some time to ask people what they were doing here and why there seems to be a growing interest in carbon markets.
I first met up with Animesh Sourabh, who has been working for Carbon TradeXchange in London for two years. This was his first trip to Carbon Expo and he was pleased to finally meet people face-to-face who he had spoken with by phone for years. He wanted to know what makes Carbon Expo the flagship event for carbon markets. "I know why I am interested in carbon markets, but who are all the other stakeholders?" he asked. "I was curious to meet the 'who's who in the carbon sector'."
I then met Tanya Weekes (photo at left), director and portfolio manager in the carbon finance team at Climate Change Capital. She is here looking for business intel, she said. "I feel that people are steering their businesses in a different direction, and it's interesting to hear the paths they are taking, for example going into new markets, like California, and new environmental products, like renewable energy and biofuels," she said. "People are looking for green projects that also have an added revenue stream, such as a project that generates power, especially if the development cost is high."
Emilie Wieben (at right), a climate finance officer from UNEP Risø Centre, is here for the first time to promote Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects in historically under-represented regions, such as Africa. And Neil Dewet, of AitherCO2 in Dakar, is here to network with established industry and automotive power companies. It's not his first time, and he feels like it's a big family reunion: "It's like a TV show – if you miss an episode, you don't know what's going on. Carbon Expo is a way to keep up with developments."
Ana Meyer of Green Resources is looking to promote her company's reforestation projects in Mozambique, Uganda, and Tanzania. She is here to sell carbon credits and to get a feeling for where the market is going.
So where is the carbon market going? Well, the spotlight is certainly on domestic action. And while international climate negotiations may still be uncertain, everyone is talking about the need to put a price on carbon.
This was particularly important for Fabrice Le Saché, chairman and CEO of Ecosur Afrique. He has been coming to Carbon Expo for seven years and is looking for buyers of carbon credits – Ecosur has developed 40 projects in 17 countries. He likes that everyone is in one place, making networking easy.
And Francois Kabemba (at right with Venan Mabiala Ma Mabiala), is here to find partners for a biogas program in the DRC. "In September, we are launching a cookstove POA, and we are looking for partners, investors, and buyers," he said. "The first phase is financed by UNDP and Climate Corporation in Austria, for 20,000 stoves, but we are hoping to expand to 360,000." The production is taking place in Kenya for now, but he is hoping to bring it over to the DRC. This type of south-south cooperation leads to technology transfer and jobs.
There is clearly a new generation of carbon warrior on the rise. Their interest coincides with the emergence of new domestic markets and bodes well as we all move climate action forward.
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Well said, I have recently joined the carbon warrior army myself! Fraser
I remember, even clearer now 20yrs later, when I was studying Electrical Engineering at University doing Philosophy 101. We were the first year that had philosophy added to the course with the intention to opening the eyes of potential engineers to a frame of reference for the decisions we may one day make as engineers.
The topics I remember were:
• Value judgments, how our personal values influence what's right
• The energy crisis - over reliance of fossil fuels
• Global warming, The Greenhouse effect, man-made CO2 emissions
I very much enjoyed the Value judgments topic. Why do we make bridges only 2.5 times stronger than their maximum loading? What makes your decisions and values more important than others? Does it take into account the potential of natural disasters? Excellent stuff!
The Energy Crisis topic didn't make as much sense to me. So many loaded learnings. We weren't philosophizing, we were being brain washed. I could understand that fossil fuel is a finite resource but I also knew, at the same time I was being brain washed, the constant discovery of more and larger deposits that technology was helping us find were being discovered. We were being told to use Nuclear energy, solar, wind, tidal, etc. etc. This only had me think, what is the environmental cost of those resources? Why aren't we discussing those in philosophy rather than being brain washed? I was sure, even without evidence, the environmental cost of making solar panels was likely to be expensive. Not only were fossil fuels required to make them but how much processing and environmental damage? I knew we weren't being encouraged to think, but to agree. Anyway, so what if I don't agree?
Then the topic of Global Warming. I can't tell you why, it must have been instinct but the whole topic did not sit right with me. Maybe because it was so accusational? It was our fault! And therefore it was our responsibility to fix it. Nope! I didn't have anything to do with our current position at 20yrs of age. I knew it wasn't me, and I was feeling uncomfortable about the whole delivery of this brain washing. I immediately agreed, we probably should stop polluting the planet and reduce our use of fossil fuels but the rest was rubbish.
I was not happy and there was a lack of scientific evidence. And then, the evidence that was produced? Well it was a chart of the earth's temperature related to the suns radiation. I don't have a copy any longer, all these years later and I can't find it online. What I saw, at least in my mind was a direct correlation between the suns output compared to the earth's temperature. It was as clear as day for me. I wanted to find evidence to support my gut feeling and the only piece of evidence that seemed to matter, but there was none. Keep in mind the internet wasn't what it is today. The best thing about the internet at that moment in time was the release of Netscape, so I got to see boobs on the computer. Yes indeed, remember the very first steps into the World Wide Web? I do.
Needless to say, I failed philosophy. I would not spew their lies. I still say, I have never learned more than I did when I failed philosophy.
All these years later I have found a growing movement of educated and intelligent people who share my suspicion towards the global warming lie. Ok, I better clarify that comment. The lie that global warming is due to man-made CO2 emissions.
I encourage everyone to research this for themselves. It shouldn't be a surprise that I refer you to a community I am involved with SuspiciousObservers.
Here is Ben's latest conference which is a great start and overview. Watch this if nothing else. Ben Davidson: The Variable Sun and Its Effects on Earth | EU2014
Their website contains a wide variety of brilliant information including:
• Starwater – water comes from stars and every planet has water
• C(lie)mate – the global warming lie
• Agenda 21
Check out the daily SO news on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/Suspicious0bservers
See weather presented from a space perspective.
It's bigger than you think.
Mr. Fehlberg:
From someone else who remembers the Netscape days and the beginnings of climate politics, some unsolicited and hence likely useless advice:
a. Skepticism is fine, but it does not necessarily follow that people who disagree with you are liars.
b. Just because you might have been told that you - or your siblings, parents - were likely "responsible", for anything, does not mean that you were brain-washed. Nobody can wash your brain without your permission.
c. We all make value judgments constantly, often unawares, and generally have the human frailty of trying to get others to share those judgments by persuasion, force, incentives, or deception. Any intelligent modeler recognizes the value judgments s/he incorporates but few can predict the impact on others' perception, because that might often depend on some other model.


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Currently I'm in doubt:
I'm getting a new Dell Vostro 2520 with 4 gigs of memory. The problem is that I'm Ruby/ ex-PHP developer and may have to work with quite big projects. Probably simultaneously. One option is upgrading a memory up, but I prefer the idea of getting to know available Linux distributions and selecting a more suitable one.
In the end there are two Linuxes on my list:
- Linux mint Xfce
- Xubuntu
What can you advice?