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WWE Saturday Morning Slam Results 11/24/12
WWE Saturday Morning Slam 11/24/12 Commentators: Josh Matthews & R-Truth
-El Local vs. Justin Gabriel
They exchange arm drag take overs and pins attempts until El Local hits a tilt-a-whirl slam for a near fall. Local delivers a vertical suplex and applies a lateral press for only a two count. Gabriel turns the tide with a monkey flip and follows up with a roll through belly to back sit out power bomb for a two count. Gabriel whips Local but Local reverses the whip into the corner and charges in but Gabriel moves and Local hits the turnbuckle hard. Gabriel hits a springboard moonsault from the second turnbuckle out of the corner and turns it into a scorpion death drop for the 1-2-3.
Winner: Justin Gabriel
-The 3rd Degree: What are WWE Superstars thankful for?
Eve: Friends and family
Drew McIntyre: The beautiful music of 3MB
Mick Foley: His hair, his one ear, and winning smile
David Otunga: Spending time with family and friends
Santino: The companionship of the cobra
Dolph Ziggler: Thankful for being such a gift to the world and the WWE universe and he is most thankful that he remained humble.
-Thanksgiving Pie Eating Contest
The Miz host the contest between R-Truth, Santino and Zack Ryder. They will have one minute to eat as my pies as possible. Before the contest begins, R-Truth informs Miz that Little Jimmy needs a seat and Miz gets him a chair. Miz provides the play-by-play as the pie eating insanity ensues. Time is up and the winner is…..SANTINO MARELLA. A food fight taks place with the three contestants until Brodus Clay arrives with the Funkadactyls and Santino passes out due to a sugar crash
-3MB (Heath Slater and Jinder Mahal) vs. The Usos
Slater arms drags Jey and celebrates in the corner with some air guitar. They exchange some quick covers and Jey moonwalks into the corner and tags Jimmy. Slater and Mahal gets mad at their dancing and charge after them but the Usos back body drops them over the top rope and on to the floor as we go to commercial
-Antonio Cesaro with a "Don't Try This at Home, School or Anywhere" PSA
We are back and Mahal hits Jimmy with a sidewalk slam and applies an abdominal stretch. Jimmy hip tosses Mahal to break the hold and tries to tag his partner but Mahal brings him back to his corner and tags Slater. Slater applies a reverse bear hug but Jimmy arms drags Slater to break the hold and follows up with a Samoan drop. Jimmy crawls to his corner but Slater grabs his leg to prevent the tag but Jimmy makes a desperation dive and makes the tag. Jey hits Slater with a shoulder block off the top rope and follows up with a flying forearm. Jey covers Slater but Mahal breaks it up and Jimmy clotheslines him out of the ring and follows in pursuit. Jey goes to the top rope and Drew McIntyre tries to stop him but Jey knocks him off the apron which provides enough of a distraction for Slater to run up to the ropes and powerslams Jey off the top rope for the win.
Winner: 3MB (Heath Slater and Jinder Mahal)


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Miniature hard plastic top hats for dolls, favors, snowmen, . . . and so on. There are no loops or holes on these pieces. Measures about 5/8" tall, 1-1/8" diameter brim, 1/2" opening. 12 pieces.
The additional picture depicts a comparison of the small top hat and larger top hat. Listing is for the larger top hat.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Lite goes up for pre-order in Russia, rather high price attached
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Lite was announced last week after having been leaked many times. However, Samsung hasn't said anything official about its price. So all we had to go on until today were some past rumors that claimed the Wi-Fi-only model would be sold in Europe for €100 and in the US for $129.99.
That may still happen, but today the tablet has gone up for pre-order in Russia for a lot more. Before you go any further, you have to keep in mind that electronics in general (and smartphones and tablets in particular) are always more expensive in Russia than in other parts of Europe (where they're already more expensive than in the US). So this may just be a case of that happening.
Still, the Wi-Fi-only Galaxy Tab 3 Lite is being offered by well known retailer Svyaznoy for 6,490 rubles, which is about $191, or €141 at the current exchange rates. The version that also gets 3G connectivity is listed at 9,990 rubles, or around $294 or €217. So a 40% premium on the rumored pricing compared to the European price, and an almost 50% increase compared to the one in US dollars. That's quite a difference, but we're still hoping that it applies solely to Russia.
Otherwise, Samsung is going to have a really hard time selling such a low-end device for such prices.


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I'm going to be away from the Internet all day, so I thought this would be a good time to answer some frequently asked questions:
1. How many movies do you see in a week?
About three for publication, but then I might see two or three more just for pleasure — though the ones for pleasure often turn into DVD reviews. If this sounds like a lot, add it up. At most 12 hours of viewing — and then balance it with the fact that I don't watch any TV, aside from the occasional limited run cable show once a week. There are no network shows currently running that I've ever seen even one episode of. I'm sure some are good, but for me it's important to get away from other people's stories and cultivate some kind of inner life. If I watched as many movies as I do and watched as much TV as other people do, I wouldn't be able to think straight.
2. Who chooses who reviews what movies?
I choose the movies I review, but I don't choose on the basis of what I think I'll like, but what I figure will be the most talked about and written about movies of that given week, because as film critic, those are the movies I should be weighing in on. However, I do make a point of seeing as many French and Italian movies as I can — Italian, because I like Italy; French because I particularly like French cinema. The rest of the films are assigned by the invaluable Leba Hertz, my podcast partner and editor, with whom I consult closely in choosing which movies I'm doing.
3. My kid wants to be a film critic. What should he/she do?
Yes, but why does the kid want to be a film critic. Because he or she likes movies? Then why not do something else and just go see movies? After all, being a film critic is not a going-to-the-movies job. It's a writing job. Does your kid like to write? That's the question. In a given week, I pound out seven blog entries, two DVD reviews and three movie reviews. That comes to about a thousand words a day, seven days a week. And if I happen to be writing a novel or a book, add another seven thousand, easy. That's hours and hours of writing every day. So what I'd say to you is, does your kid like to write? Does your kid get A's on his or her term papers? Does your kid like critical reasoning? Because if your kid doesn't, your kid will not only hate writing but end up hating movies. And you KNOW there are film critics out there who hate movies.
Willie Nelson said about singing something that I think applies to writing. You have to be self critical, or else you'll be self-indulgent, but ultimately you have to more or less be in love with the sound of your own voice. It's really almost a requirement, because if you don't, you could end up hating everything.
4. When do you write the ASK MICK column?
I usually write it between 12 and 15 days before publication.
5. Doesn't all the hate mail bother you?
Actually, to be honest, most of the mail I get is really nice, and I'm in awe of the time people take to write intelligent, thoughtful emails and letters to me. As for the hate mail, much of it I don't even see — the spam blocker gets it and deletes it without my setting eyes on it. What's left is what you read in the column — the fun mail.
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The Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Royals in an afternoon game today by a final score of 5-1. The win was the Tribe's third in the four game series against the Royals and returned the club to .500 with an 11-11 record. For those of us who care about such things, the Indians were 9-13 after twenty-two games last year, so they are two games better at the same point in the season this year.
The first four and a half innings made it seem as though the game would be a pitcher's duel. Corey Kluber and Royals starter Bruce Chen had held both teams scoreless until the bottom of the fifth inning when the Indians finally struck. Carlos Santana led off with a double, ending an 0-for-16 slide. Michael Brantley then singled home Santana to give the Tribe a 1-0 lead. Ryan Raburn then walked and Yan Gomes singled to load the bases. David Murphy then singled home Brantley and Raburn. Mike Aviles moved Gomes and Murphy to second and third with a sacrifice bunt, and Asdrubal Cabrera drove both men in with a double to left field.
Kluber was dominant today, allowing one unearned run in the Tribe's first complete game effort of the season while striking out eleven. The Royals scored that run in the top of the seventh inning, when Omar Infante hit a two-out single and then scored when a Mike Moustakas grounder rolled into the right field corner on a Nick Swisher error at first base. This game dropped Kluber's ERA on the season by a run and a half, from 5.40 to 3.90. If Kluber can return to being the pitcher he was last year that would do wonders for the Indians' rotation.
After drawing less than 9,000 fans on Tuesday and not much more last night, today's paid attendance of 10,440 was actually an improvement, as sad as that is. Hopefully the Indians will prove last season was not a fluke and the attendance will improve as the weather warms up. After a disappointing season by the Cavaliers and with a Browns team that hasn't been competitive in years, Terry Francona and his players deserve the fans' support. The Tribe now heads out west for a weekend series against the San Francisco Giants followed by three games next week against the Los Angeles Angels.


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I have a few clematis to plant over 2-3 arches and trying to look ahead to their pruning requirements.
I believe these are all group2 and would therefore be ok together;
snow queen,
the president,
Then I have pruning group3 ;
blekitney aniol
And group 1;
montana tetra rose
These are in pots and not yet attached to the arches.
I have the following planted in the ground;
I have planted against a fence, but would consider moving;
bee's jubilee (group2)
And already on one arch;
Pamela Jackman (group 1)
this is with solanum glasniven (movable) same side as PJ and rose Generous Gardener on the opposite side.
There's an ivy knocking about as well but I doubt I'll use that.
Sorry for the long list!
Your ideas of combinations over a total of three arches would be most helpful.


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Chocolate frosting sandwiched between vanilla sugar cookies
Know what tomorrow is? Pancake Tuesday, maybe one of my favorite dinners of the year!
I can't make pancakes to save my life, but I try every year. Experimenting with different recipes, changing cooking methods, nothing's worked so far.
Last year I had quite the fiasco. Honestly, I don't remember the pancakes. I guess they were good (or gasp! maybe we used a mix last year! – don't tell 😉 ) The real story starts after dinner. I came back to the kitchen and the electric griddle's leg was sizzling away on the front eye of the stove!
Believe me when I say this is not like me at all. Yes, I'm a real klutz, but when it comes to safety (locking the doors, making sure the oven's off,) I'm really careful – like OCD careful.
So, what happened was, after everything cooked – the pancakes and Field Roast Sausages, I put the griddle on the hot, but off, eye, and didn't think about it again – until the smell of burning rubber emanated the kitchen!
This year I guess I'll be pancaking with a three legged griddle. Wish me luck!
Something else I thought I'd never be able to make – sugar cookies! Probably last year, I finally got it.
These specific cookies were created thanks to leftover birthday frosting and a dream to pipe pretty designs on cookies.
I hope you all have a wonderful Valentine's Day. Sending you lots of love and cookies 🙂
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup cashew milk
- 1/4 cup margarine
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp cashew milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp boiling water
- food coloring, optional
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In measuring cup or medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, use a fork to combine sugar, brown sugar, canola oil and vanilla extract. Add cashew milk.
- Add dry ingredients to liquid.
- Divide dough into 48 equal balls. Roll into balls, flatten with palm of hand.
- Bake for 6 minutes. Leave on baking sheet 5 minutes. Then transfer to wire racks to complete cooling.
- While cookies are cooling, cream margarine in medium bowl. Add cocoa powder and fully incorporate. Then alternate adding powdered sugar and cashew milk. Once combined, beat until fluffy.
- Whisk powdered sugar and boiling water. Add food coloring if desired.
- Spread frosting between cookies. If desired, use a piping bag to decorate cookies with icing. Tip: Draw desired shape. Allow to set. Then fill with more icing.
More Valentine's Treats:
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Home -> Community -> Mailing Lists -> Oracle-L -> re: ordering tables changes cost/plan in 220.127.116.11
Are there function based indexes included?
I ran into a bug appr. a year ago where even the resultset of a query could change(!) if:
A) A function based index on (UPPER(cola)) was available B) The FBI was created before the index on (cola) was created C) The where clause contained predicates on UPPER(cola)
This bug was reproducable from 8i till 10gR1.
It was fixed, and we got a backport to the 9i version at use by then.
If you like I can send you the script to reproduce the bug. I've no details at hand where I am now. I can give more details later today if anyone is interested.
Regards, Carel-Jan
If you think education is expensive, try ignorance. (Derek Bok) ===
> hello all,
> I was under the impression that one would not have to worry about the
> table order in an OPTIMIZER_MODE=CHOOSE type query. I was recently
> presented with a query whereby the cost did not change that much, but
> the plan did change drastically by just changing the tables' order in
> the "FROM" clause.
> What can I infer from this? Is this "phenomenon" pretty widespread?
> thx,
> Cos
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I have seen pple recording turn-ins for the netherwing eggs and such repeatable quests. they do it in one hell of a speed. I wonder if it is an add-on which does this, or is it just in fast forward? anyone know of an add-on that can do this?
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imperial moth, Eacles imperialis(noun)
large American moth having yellow wings with purplish or brownish markings; larvae feed on e.g. maple and pine trees
Eacles imperialis
The Imperial Moth is a Nearctic member of the family Saturniidae and subfamily Ceratocampinae.
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Millions of South Africans commute to work and back using buses, trains and taxis, and while public transport is convenient and cost effective, it is not without its dangers. Here are some tips to protect yourself.
|Safety In Taxis
|Taxis are everywhere and, unlike trains and buses, they don't run on a fixed schedule – you can hop on or off whenever, which makes them a super-convenient option. According to Arrive Alive, taxis transport 65% of the country's population, making them SA's primary means of transport. However, they can still be hazardous, and there have been many reports of people being kidnapped, raped and even murdered on taxis. Remember, never get onto a taxi when all the occupants are men, even though women have been known to collude in crimes inside taxis. Choose a taxi that is relatively full as 'safety in numbers' really does apply here. Also, avoid travelling in a taxi at night where darkness makes you vulnerable. Don't flash gadgets like your phone or iPod because these attract potential attackers. Ensure that you keep track of the route you're travelling, and make sure you don't get left alone when all the other passengers disembark. It may seem extreme, but if you're about to be the last person on a taxi, it's advisable to get off with the last passenger and wait for another taxi to arrive – one that has people in it.
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The Jeep Liberty, a compact crossover SUV, was a replacement for the Jeep Cherokee. First released in 1974, the Cherokee was always very popular. While the nameplate continued on the upscale Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep tried to go in a new direction and introduced an SUV for the average driver. Jeep purists hated it and so did most critics. So, now they've brought back the nameplate to replace the Liberty, but should the name, which references a Native American tribe, have stayed dead? Is it politically incorrect and insensitive?
Auto manufacturers have long used Native American names and grotesque caricatures to sell cars. Perhaps the most glaring example is Pontiac. Their brochures used to have cartoon Indians dancing in canoes to "demonstrate" how fast their cars were. They also even put an image of Chief Pontiac as a hood ornament.
Jeep too is no stranger to abusing Native American imagery. What's far worse than using the name Cherokee was naming a car the Jeep Comanche Eliminator, which was released in the late 1980s! Yikes.
Even worse offenders than car manufacturers have been sport teams with names like the "Redskins" and the "Savages," accompanied by fans in "tribal" makeup and offensive mascots. While some teams like the Washington Redskins have held out, most of these teams have changed their names and abandoned their mascots. Oh the times they are a changing.
So what's going on with Jeep then? It seems that, when looking at press materials for the 2014 Jeep Cherokee, you can see that things have changed. There are no explicit Native American references or broad caricatures and stereotypes.
So with risking accusations of racism and political incorrectness, why would Jeep return to the Cherokee, which carries an estimate cost of $50 million just to revive the name? It comes down to the difficulty and cost of choosing a new nameplate. With a new name, it requires legal and trademark fees and focus groups, which can be very sensitive.
There are also fewer viable names that manage to stick out while not causing offense. This is why you see more cars with names that just seem to be nonsense like the Volkswagen Tiguan or random letters like the MKX. Jeep went back to a nameplate they know was successful, and thankfully, they aren't drawing any extra attention to the origins of that name.


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This tutorial will demonstrate the use of Gnuplot on a PC. If you do not
have Gnuplot, you should get it from http://www.gnuplot.info
for your machine.
Other tutorials are available from http://www.gnuplot.info/help.html
Once you have Gnuplot installed, fire it up by clicking on the
Gnuplot icon:
When Gnuplot first starts on a PC, it will display plots to your screen
by default. This can be noted by the phrase " Terminal type set to 'windows' "
displayed on the screen. If this is not displayed, you must explicitly type
in "set terminal windows" (no quotes), at the gnuplot prompt:
We will first demonstrate Gnuplots built in functions. You can see which
functions are available by pulling down the Functions menu at the top of
the gnuplot window. At the gnuplot prompt type "plot sin(x)" (no quotes).
You should have a window pop open with the following:
Now, let's add some fine-tuning to this plot. At the gnuplot prompt,
enter the following five lines:
set xlabel 'x-axis'
set ylabel 'y-axis'
set time
set grid
plot [-2*pi : 2*pi] sin(x) title "Sine Wave" with point
From the output below, you should be able to figure out what the above
commands accomplished.
To turn off the grid, you would "set nogrid", to turn off the xlabel,
you would type "set xlabel ' ' ".
Type "set" (no qutoes) at the gnuplot prompt to see all of the options
you can turn on and off, and how to use them.
Now, Let's make some plots from some data files. Let's say you have a file
with two columns, the first represents the time in seconds, the second represents
the amount of bacteria in a petri dish. Here is the data
file. For a two-dimensional plot, Gnuplot assumes the first column to be
"x-values", and the second column to be "y-values".
I will plot this by typing "plot" (no quotes), choosing Plot from the file menu
at the top of the GnuPlot window, choosing Data filename ..., and then
browsing to the location of the file "squares.dat" on my hard drive. (You could
make your own file called "squares.dat" and follow this tutorial.) I also added
"with lines" to my command, so my entire command was:
plot 'squares.dat' with lines
Notice I changed what the x-axis and y-axis say.
Now, Let's make a 3-D plot! I hava a data file with
3 columns of information. Here I use "splot" instead of plot since it it a
3-dimensional plot. Note, the first column in the data file represents x-values, the
second y-values, and the third z-values.
splot 'glass.dat' with lines
Finally, to save the above image as a ".gif" file instead of displaying it to
the screen, enter the following commands:
set terminal gif
set output 'glass.gif '
splot 'glass.dat' with lines
This will create a .gif image called "glass.gif" of the previous plot.
It will be placed in the same folder the .dat
file was located in. You can then place this image into html pages or word processor
documents for display!
Remember, the plot will not appear on the screen when you
redirect the output to a .gif file, so it may appear as if nothing has happened.


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Branson is the founder and president of Virgin Group, a worldwide-recognized brand of more than 300 companies in 30 countries. He was the keynote speaker for the opening session Sunday, June 26, 2011, at the Society for Human Resource Management's (SHRM) 63rd Annual Conference & Exposition in Las Vegas, and took questions from general session emcee Juana Hart Akers and via text and Twitter from audience members.
Virgin has expanded into air and rail travel, hospitality and leisure, telecommunications, health and wellness, and clean energy.
He was knighted in 1998 for "services to entrepreneurship," which has included pledging 100 percent of profits of Virgin transportation companies to clean-tech investments.
In 2006, Branson launched Virgin Unite, the global charitable leg of Virgin Group. That came about from a feeling, he said, that "nobody was out there trying to resolve conflict" in the world.
In 2011, he launched the Carbon War Room, which focuses on bringing together successful entrepreneurs, business leaders, policy experts, researchers and thought leaders to find market-driven solutions to climate change.
"I don't think it's worth starting a business unless you're going to make a real difference in the world...and get in the fat belly of a company and giving it a prod," he said, drawing laughter from the crowd.
"Every single company...should be a force for good" and HR can be a part of that influence, he said. For smaller companies, that can mean making a difference in their communities.
Branson credited luck and inquisitiveness as ingredients to his success. "I've been pulled out of the sea five times" in various attempts to break world records traveling the globe. In 1986 he crossed the Atlantic Ocean in his "Virgin Atlantic Challenger II" in the fastest recorded time.
He also takes pains not to cut corners.
"It doesn't cost that much extra to make your product sing and dance," he observed.
He also often promotes from within at his companies. The key is finding the right people and then giving them the "freedom to make mistakes," and empower them to run the company as if it were their own.
Don't "always think of the switchboard operator as the switchboard operator and the cleaning lady as the cleaning lady," he said, noting that a former cleaning lady at one of his companies now runs his record label.
He also tries to keep the number of employees to 100 in any one building so that people get to know each other, and advocated that employers have 100 percent trust in their HR professionals.
Not everything he's tried has succeeded, he told Akers.
"You wouldn't be a proper entrepreneur if everything was a success," he said, pointing to a soda company he created with the dream of unseating Coca-Cola. It's number one in Bangladesh, but not in America, he said to laughter.
Branson is the author of several books, including
Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur (Virgin Books, 2010) and
Losing My Virginity: How I Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way (Crown Business, 1999).
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Deputy Deese and his dog, Bailey, were on their way to a domestic dispute when Mr. Phillips' wife, Ashley, flagged them down. She said her husband had a loaded shotgun.
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MYRTLE BEACH -Democratic presidential candidate Carol Moseley Braun visited the Grand Strand this weekend, but she didn't visit Georgetown Steel to talk about job loss like most of the candidates.
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Trey Duling was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee and grew up around the travel industry. His father, Albert Duling III, is the founder of Affordable Travel of Orlando and has owned many hotels, including the Ramada Inn in downtown Nashville, where Trey worked every summer. He took hands on approach to learning nearly every aspect of the business, from running the front desk, to housekeeping, to light maintenance work.
Trey earned his Marketing and Advertising degree from the University of Mississippi and his MBA from the Jack C. Massey School of Business Administration at Belmont University. After completing his MBA, Trey joined forces with his father at Affordable Travel.
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So we start the sixth year of doing these monthly Wot I Done Read Last Month reports. Back in 2008 I started doing them to at least record something about the books I'd read, as I felt guilty about falling behind with my booklog; something which hasn't been solved yet. Oh well.
In the meantime, I've read five books this month, somewhat below par.
Soul Music, Interesting Times — Terry Pratchett
Two Pratchett novels, of which the latter shows the return of Rincewind and the former stars Susan the first time. Decent but not the best of the Discworld series.
Exit Music — Ian Rankin
The last Rebus novel, as he's finally retiring. Some loose ends are cleaned up, some aren't. Even more melancholy and sombre than usual.
The Dark Reign of Gothic Rock — Dave Thompson
A decent chronological history of a sometimes deservedly, much maligned genre, that is smart enough to limit itself to a specific period and grouping of bands, the original English gothic bands like Bauhaus, the Cure and the Cult.
Maskerade — Terry Pratchett
Another Discworld novel, starring the Lancre witches. Doing opera this time.


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Gulbarg case verdict: Prosecution want all convicts severely punished
Prosecution in the Gulbarg case has sought the strictest punishment for all convicts; court has deferred further hearing of the quantum of sentence on Thursday
Ahmedabad: The prosecution in the 2002 Gulbarg housing society massacre case yesterday sought death penalty or life imprisonment till death for all the 24 convicts, calling the attack "barbaric and inhuman" even as a special court deferred further hearing on sentencing to June 9.
Awaiting justice: Gulbarg housing society in Ahmedabad. FILE PIC
Pleading for maximum punishment, the prosecution said capital punishment could be considered by the court or the convicts be sent to jail and ordered to remain there till their last breath.
As arguments over the quantum of sentence that lasted for over two-and-a-half hours remained inconclusive, the special SIT court judge PB Desai adjourned further hearing in the case to Thursday.
The court had on Friday convicted 24 and acquitted 36 others, while dropping conspiracy charges in the killings of 69 persons including former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri in Gulbarg housing society on February 29, 2002 in post-Godhra riots when Narendra Modi was Gujarat Chief Minister.
Public prosecutor representing the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT), R C Kodekar in his arguments before the court said, "The manner of the crime was cruel, barbaric and inhuman. Victims' bodies were roasted alive, in the crime for which there was no provocation, much less in case of women and children who were defenseless."


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Michael M Nisselson, former president of the Amalgamated Bank of New York, has been appointed director of development of Yeshiva University, Dr. Samuel Belkin, president, announced here today. Mr. Nisselson will be responsible for developing and planning the financing of the University's expansion program, including the direction of the national $25,000,000 campaign to establish a medical center under the University's auspices.
Mr. Nisselson, who was until recently assistant executive vice-chairman of the national United Jewish Appeal, has a background of 30 years of service in the fields of banking, philanthropy, sorial welfare, inter-group relations and community service. He served as assistant executive vice-president of the Federation of Jewish philanthropies, and has been a member of the Mayor's Committee on Unity since 1946.


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Local governments know their local affordable housing needs. HB 1797 gives them more ways to meet them.
HB 1797 is our best chance this session to ensure local governments can fund the affordable housing development and preservation that their communities need.
What's HB 1797?
This bill, sponsored by Rep. McBride (D-48), would help city and county governments support development and preservation of affordable homes in their own communities. If enacted, it would give local governments the ability to implement a 0.1% sales tax for affordable housing, give them the flexibility to use REET dollars for affordable housing, and the the ability to get a one-time reimbursement from the state for their investments in affordable housing.
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Housing Gaps in Milton
To meet the county-wide proportional need for affordable homes in 2030, Milton needs:
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Goth looked upon his subjects from atop the new pyramid. Their colony was small, but Goth new that one day it would be large. Large enough to bring Cama Zotz back to life. He couldn't risk losing any large or even small amount of his colony. The jungle was still an evil, dark, and dangerous place, full of predators.
He looked across the jungle; soon his second in command would be back and Goth would go and hunt. As his second in command approached, Goth noticed something. This bat looked very much like Goth's own father. It was uncertain if they were truly related and if they were Goth wouldn't tell him, out of fear of being overthrown. For his second in command was older than him.
As Goth set out to hunt he spotted some delicious looking prey. He swooped down and snatched up a rodent. He flew to a sturdy branch and devoured his catch. He flew on to find something larger to feast upon. He heard a screech from a far distance. He thought nothing of it. Considering it wasn't a bat cry and his subjects were ordered not to go too far away from the pyramid.
When he returned to the pyramid for the day and made a roll call, everyone was accounted for. Everyone settled down for the day and all was quiet. Goth watched as they slept making sure no harm came to them. Most of the bats roosted in pairs. Goth always roosted alone, following Zotz' orders and awaited the day Phoenix would return to the world of the living.
Goth awoke the next night, everyone was still asleep. Goth quietly slipped outside. He looked out into the distance and watched the sun set. His second in command roosted beside him. "Lord Goth," the bat spoke with concern," I know you are following the Cama Zotz' orders, but it could be years before Phoenix comes back". "What are you trying to say, Blaze?" Goth asked. "I'm just saying that you're the king of Vampyrum Spectrum, and you deserve to be happy," Blaze replied. "Who is to say I am not happy?" Goth asked quickly. "I just noticed that you're not as happy as everyone else seems to be ," Blaze answered. Goth looked down at his feet. He was about to say something when they heard a loud scream. "Stay here I'll be back" Goth stated and flew off towards the scream.
"Help!" Goth heard again. Goth came into a clearing. All was quiet until something dark dashed past him. He looked down to the ground and saw a cowering female Vampyrum. Goth looked up; an ocelot was right above him perched on a branch ready to pounce. Goth did the only thing he could do, he jumped. The ocelot landed on top of him. Goth flipped over on top of the ocelot and punched it in the gullet. It scratched Goth across the chest with his extendable claws. Out of rage Goth bit down hard into the ocelot's neck. Although Goth was about the same size as the ocelot it did very little damage. They hit the ground and the ocelot ran up a tree.
Goth knew the ocelot would be back. He scuttled over to the terrified female. He noticed her badly hurt wing and knew she wouldn't be able to fly, making her vulnerable to other predators. "Get on my back," Goth stated. The female looked up in confusion, "What?" she asked. "Your wing is hurt badly; you can't fly, making you vulnerable to predators, so I will take you back to my colony," Goth explained. She crawled onto his back and he pushed off into the air.
Chap 2
The pyramid was within seeing distance now. Goth would have made it back to the pyramid by now, but he had to make sure the female didn't fall off, for she had fallen asleep on his back. As they grew nearer to the pyramid Goth noticed that no one was out hunting and Blaze wasn't on guard. He flew into the pyramid and all was silent. Everyone was crowded in the corner. "Sire, you're back!"; Goth looked around in confusion, "Sire, ocelots came!", Blaze exclaimed. "Was anyone taken? " Goth asked. "No" Blaze replied," They didn't see us". "I need Konia," Goth stated.
Goth flew to his perch and set the female down on a ledge. Konia was their healing bat. She approached them. She observed the females wounds and created a healing paste to apply. Everyone continued on with their normal lives and went to hunt. Goth stayed behind and watched over the female until she awoke.
"You're the one who saved me, right?" she asked. "Yes" Goth replied. "My names Kiara, what's your name?" Kiara continued. "Goth, would you like something to eat?" Goth wondered. She nodded in reply. She was about to get up when Goth extended his wing and pointed out her wounds. She wrapped herself in her wings and began to cry. Goth pushed off and went out to find her some food. When he came back with a plump rat, Kiara was talking to Blaze. Goth had an odd feeling in his stomach, which he had never felt before.
"Hope your wing gets better," Blaze said as he went to his own roost. Goth flew down and roosted beside Kiara. He handed her the rat. "I'm sorry you can't fly" Goth soothed. "It's not your fault, in fact without you I'd be dead," she noticed the scars across his chest," I'm sorry you were wounded trying to save me,". "It was a risk worth taking to save you" Goth exclaimed. She nuzzled him with her nose. Soon everyone returned for the day and settled down to sleep.
Kiara awoke in the pyramid, but it was empty. Something dashed past her. "Goth?" ,Kiara called out. The dark figure dashed past again. "Goth is that you?" ,Kiara called out again. A pair of bright yellow eyes stared at her. She looked down and saw the bodies of the colony including Blaze and Goth. She looked back at the glowing yellow eyes. It dashed quickly through a path of light and knew instantly it was an ocelot. The ocelot pounced. She screamed and everything went black.
Kiara opened her eyes. Goth looked at her with concerned eyes. She shifted over to him and buried herself in his comfortingly warm fur. Goth wrapped his wings around her and pressed his head against her. She began to cry. "It's ok, I'm here to protect you, and it's going to be alright" Goth said hoping to comfort her.
The next night Goth had awoken before everyone else, as usual. Kiara was still wrapped up in his wings, fast asleep. He had a feeling of peace and serenity, feelings that he hadn't felt in a long time. He looked over the pyramid, all was right within the colony. He looked down at Kiara, she slowly opened her eyes and looked back at him. She smiled warmly, and nuzzled him.
Goth roosted atop the pyramid next to Kiara. "Are you ready for this" He asked her. She nodded, and pushed off and flew into the air. Goth followed behind her," Does your wing hurt at all" Goth asked. "No just a little stiff, but I'll be fine" Kiara replied. "I must attend to my royal duties so I shall see you later" Goth stated. Kiara nodded.
Goth stood at the pyramid awaiting Blaze's report. Blaze approached and roosted next to him. "You know I'm not clueless right?" Blaze asked. "What?" Goth retorted. " I saw you and Kiara last night and you like her" Blaze stated. "You're acting like a gossiping newborn, and besides I was just comforting her because she had a bad dream" Goth explained. "But am I wrong?" Blaze said with a smirk on his face. Goth looked at his feet. "I need to go strangle something" Goth grumbled as he leaped off the pyramid towards the jungle. Konia roosted next to Blaze. "When will he learn?" Konia asked. "I don't know dear, I truly don't know," Blaze replied.
Goth roosted himself on a branch, and devoured an oriole bird. As he ate, Goth felt like he was being watched. He looked up from his dinner and saw a pair of glowing ocelot eyes. "You're the one who tried to attack me," the ocelot stated. "To whom may I be speaking to?" Goth asked. "Sharise, queen of the ocelots, you stole my dinner!" she exclaimed. "I didn't steal your dinner, I saved it," Goth stated harshly. "Now whom may I be speaking to anyway" Sharise asked. "Goth, king of Vampyrum Spectrum" Goth answered. "Well your highness, I'll be back and with plenty of friends too, so you can kiss your kingdom goodbye" Sharise stated evilly. Then she leaped off into the jungle.
Goth flew back to the pyramid and ordered there be extra guards on look out. Goth roosted on his perch, shortly before being accompanied by Kiara. "What's going on?" Kiara asked concerned. "Well, a threat has been made by ocelots" Goth explained. "This is my entire fault", Goth looked at her confused, "If I hadn't gotten in trouble and you save me, you wouldn't be in this mess,". Goth looked at her with a smile and said, "It's not your fault, and we will get through this together,".
Ocelots are sometimes day creatures too so Goth spent the night watching over the colony. Every one slept peacefully, even Kiara who slept next to him. Goth snuck outside to the top of the pyramid, all was quiet, too quiet. "I know your standing there," Goth said in a hushed voice. Kiara came out of the shadows. " What are we going to do, if they come, the ocelots. What if they take me, what if they take you!" Kiara exclaimed. "That's not going to happen because I'm here to protect you," Goth said inviting her into his arms and wrapping his wings around her.
Suddenly something rustled in the bushes. Goth hid Kiara behind his wing. Something dark emerged from the foliage. Kiara peered over Goth's wing. "Thatch?", Kiara called out, "Thatch!". Kiara jumped over Goth's wing and dove down, to what was now obviously a bat. "Thatch, it is you!" Kiara exclaimed. Goth hovered close to them. "Goth, help me get him into the pyramid", Kiara pleaded.
Chap 4
Goth watched as Kiara and Thatch were reunited. They hugged for what seemed to be an immensely long time. Goth had the feeling in his stomach he felt earlier when Kiara and Blaze were talking but stronger. "Goth, meet my good friend Thatch" Kiara introduced. "I here you saved my girl and have been taking care of her," Thatch exclaimed. "Oh stop it Thatch" Kiara said playfully. Goth would have wretched right then and there if he had no self-control. He looked over this bat, he wasn't quite as big as Goth, he was and ugly greyish- green color, and he obviously wasn't as strong as Goth was either.
Goth stood guard atop the pyramid, keeping a look out for ocelots. Every once and a while, Goth's eyes would trail off towards Kiara and Thatch. He kept wondering what they could be talking about. Blaze roosted beside him. "Don't tell me you are going to let this Thatch guy, take your girl?" Blaze asked. "She's not my girl, she never was, and she's Thatch's Girl. And why are we having this conversation?" Goth said coarsely. "Because I know you like her," Blaze replied. "You're acting like a gossiping newborn again," Goth reminded. "Now I'm going to strangle the life out of something, and pretend its Thatch's face," Goth grumbled.
Goth feasted on a rat, its greyish- green fur reminded him of Thatch making his feast even more enjoyable. Goth headed back to the pyramid, he had a few questions for Thatch. "Thatch, exactly how did you get separated from your colony?" Goth questioned. There was a long pause. Kiara looked at Thatch wondering what he would say. "We were attacked by ocelots" Thatch finally said, "I'm the only member of my colony I know of that survived". "How did you find our pyramid anyway" Goth continued. "It's a pyramid, and pyramids are known for being home to Vampyrums, so my first logical idea was to find a pyramid. I had no idea that Kiara would be here. I was glad to find out that I wasn't the only survivor" Thatch answered and smiled at Kiara. Goth couldn't take it anymore, it seemed like Thatch had all the answers, but he was still suspicious of Thatch.
Blaze hovered around the pyramid, watching Goth. Goth was pacing back and forth atop the pyramid occasionally pretending to strangle something or someone. Blaze approached Goth and roosted next to him. "Lord Go…" Blaze said before being interrupted. "Save it! Now I have a job for you", Blaze nodded, "I need you to watch over the colony and keep an extra eye on Thatch" Goth demanded. "Sire, where are you going?" Blaze asked. "Don't worry I'll be back" Goth said. "Should I tell Kiara?" Blaze asked. "No, she probably won't even notice I'm gone, now that Thatch is around" Goth answered sadly and flew off into the jungle.
Goth was out to find Thatch and Kiara's colony. He found what he assumed would be a pyramid crawling with ocelots, but a pyramid covered in Vampyrums. Goth descended down to the entrance of the pyramid. "I'm Lord Goth, and I'm looking for your colony elder" Goth said to introduce himself. An old bat approached him. "Do you know of a Vampyrum by the name of Thatch?" Goth asked. The elder nodded.
"Blaze have you seen Goth?" Kiara asked. "No. Why?" Blaze answered. "Well I was going to ask him if he had seen Thatch, because he's missing too" Kiara stated. Blaze got a terrified look on his face. "What's wrong Blaze?" Kiara asked. "I was supposed to be keeping an eye on Thatch" Blaze answered. "Why?" Kiara wondered. "I don't know" blaze answered.
Goth was confused with what this elder was telling him. "Thatch is a rogue. He believed that we needed protection, provided by the ocelots. We thought he was crazy and was going to doom us all, so we banished him," the elder stated. Goth couldn't believe this, so he went back to the colony to tell Kiara. Little did Goth know, but Thatch had followed him.
Goth went to his perch and waited for Kiara to return, but Thatch had gotten there first. He punched Goth in the face. He continued by kicking him in the stomach. "You will not tell her the truth!" Thatch yelled as he tackled Goth. Goth pushed Thatch off and barred his teeth at him. "STOP!" Kiara screamed angrily. "Don't listen to him Kiara, he'll tell you lies," Thatch stated. "You're the one that's lying, Thatch. You are known as a rogue in your colony. You believed you could be protected by ocelots. Your colony is fine, they banished you!" Goth stated. "Stop it, stop it both of you. You both have been lying to me!" she exclaimed. "Thatch you really thought it was necessary to attack Goth. Even if Goth is lying, you, you," Kiara said as she scuttled off into the corner and, started to cry.
Chap 5
"Sire, Ocelo…", the only words Blaze could say before being tackled by an ocelot. It was about to devour him when, Goth rammed himself against the ocelot knocking it over. "Get everyone out of here" Goth ordered to him. "KONIA!" Blaze screamed as he leaped off the ledge. Goth jumped and followed him. An ocelot scratched Blaze's wing during attempt to save his mate. Goth attacked the ocelot and screamed, "Get out now!". Blaze couldn't fly, so he and Konia had to crawl out. Goth continued on to save other trapped members of his colony.
When everyone got out of the pyramid, Goth realized his problems were just starting. Outside owls were attacking his subjects. Kiara and Thatch were nowhere to be found. Blaze covered his mate to try and protect her. Goth bound over to them and barred his teeth at approaching owls. Kiara watched Goth as he tried to protect Blaze and Konia. An owl was about to attack Goth from behind. Kiara darted towards Goth and the owl aiming at Goth grabbed her. "Goth!" she shrieked. Goth quickly turned his head only to see the owl carrying off Kiara.
He leaped into the air and went after them. He finally reached them and was about to attack the bird. Then another owl tackled him from the side. Goth's body had given out and now he was plummeting towards the earth. The last thing Goth saw was Thatch, laughing maniacally, and flying off towards the owls. Everything went black.
Goth opened his eyes, face to face with Konia. Goth looked to his left and saw Blaze. Blaze was deathly still. Konia helped Goth to his feet. Blaze had helped him through just about every situation, he was a brother to him. Although annoying at times, he was a true friend. Goth admired him, he died trying to save his mate, and succeeded. What had Goth done, failed to save Kiara, and practically got him-self killed in the process. Blaze was gone.
Goth had a feeling Kiara was still alive, he knew he had to go and save her. "Konia I'm leaving you in charge, go find any other survivors" Goth said. "Where will you go, you don't even know where they are?" Konia questioned. "I can't just forget about her!" Goth said. "Why can't you?" Konia asked. "Because I love her!" Goth yelled, "I've already lost Blaze, I can't lose her too,". "Finally!" Konia exclaimed. "What?" Goth said with a puzzled look on his face. "You are excepting your feelings for Kiara" Konia explained. "You are just like Blaze," Goth said. "Why do you think I loved him, now go out and bring Kiara home" Konia stated. Goth flew off into the air.
Chap 6
Kiara looked around, members of her birth colony were perched on tree branches guarded by owls and ocelots. A few members from her new colony were being guarded too. Kiara tried to get up, but she was pinned down by an owl's talons. "Ah, you're awake" Thatch said pleased. "Why are you doing this?" Kiara asked. "You and your father left us in our time of need, some leader he was," Thatch answered. "What?" Kiara said wondering what in the world he was talking about. "Shortly after you and your father left, we were attacked by snakes" Thatch continued. "My father was murdered by a snake" Kiara replied angrily. Thatch laughed maniacally. "I'm going to make you suffer for what you did" Thatch stated.
Goth knew where the owls roosted, he knew where the ocelots slept. There was still no sign of Kiara. Goth wouldn't give up though. Then he remembered, owls have fire. He flew high above the trees and looked in every direction for a glowing light. Goth spotted a faint light out in the distance. So he continued on in that direction.
"Now to make you pay for what you did" Thatch declared. "Thatch, stop this" a Vampyrum called out. "Silence him!" Thatch demanded. An owl pinned the bat down, a cry of pain escaped him. "I can't believe I ever loved you" Kiara called out. "Oh, and you shall love me again whether you like it or not!" Thatch exclaimed. Kiara began to cry.
Goth was close now. He could here Thatch's evil laughter, echoing through the jungle. Soon he began to worry if he would be too late. Hoping he wasn't, he continued on to the bright glow. He paused for a minute. Kiara's image appeared in his mind. He remembered her soft, warm, red fur, her smile. Then the image disappeared. What if he can't save her, what if he loses her forever? "Stop thinking like that" a voice told him in his head. So he continued on to the glowing light.
"Bring him in, for he shall be the first to go" Thatch demanded. An owl brought in a bat, one that had fur that was similar to Kiara. Kiara looked closely at this familiar looking bat. "Kiara!" the bat called out. "Silence him! Kiara meet your father, he was never attacked by a snake. I simply captured him." Thatch announced. Kiara wrenched herself out from under the owl and leaped over towards the bat. She let out a small cry of pain, for part of her wing was ripped. An owl smacked her with his wing and she plummeted to the ground.
Goth saw Kiara falling and darted towards her. He caught her and flew up to a sturdy branch and laid her down. "Thatch, you coward" Goth screamed. "Ah, Goth, I was hoping you'd come" Thatch stated. "You're a rat! I've lost my brother to you, but I won't lose Kiara. Now let these bats go!" Goth demanded. "Ocelot's, take him down!" Thatch ordered. Ocelots leaped out of the trees towards him, Goth covered Kiara to protect her. Then a bat dove down towards them. "Do you love my daughter?" He asked. Goth looked at Kiara, "Yes!" Goth answered. "Then take care of her" the bat stated. He then jumped off the branch and tackled the ocelots.
It was a mad house. Owls and ocelots were everywhere. The fire was getting out of control and trees were burning. Bats were running crazy. Goth had to restore order. "Bats of my colony, head back to the pyramid. Guide as many bats from Kiara's colony there too!" Goth ordered. "Kiara! Where's Kiara!" Goth screamed. "Ah, since she can't be mine, she can't be yours either" Thatch said as he began to strangle her. "No!" Goth screamed.
There was nothing Goth could do. Then a dark figure tackled Thatch. Kiara dropped; the fire was burning the entire jungle floor now. Goth darted towards her. He caught her, and immediately headed back to the pyramid.
Chap 7
Goth flew to his perch, and set Kiara down on a ledge and crouched down next to her. Her soot covered body was lifeless. His worst fear had come true, or so he thought. Kiara let out a quiet cough and opened her eyes. "Kiara, you're alive" Goth said happily. He wrapped his wings around her. "Kiara, I love you" Goth told her. She smiled and nuzzled him. "Where's my father?" she asked. "He saved you and died doing so" Goth answered. Kiara began to cry.
Kiara's wing healed and soon she was flying again. Goth and Kiara spent all their time together. Goth felt peace and serenity all the time now, especially when he was with Kiara. He thought he couldn't be happier, but there was one thing that did. "Goth" Kiara said. "Yes" Goth acknowledged. "I'm pregnant" She told him. Goth was filled with joy. He loved her and that's all that mattered.


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Outlook on the future of farmland. As the population and food consumption rises farmland value is expected to follow suit.
So you want to buy a farm. Think again, Old MacDonald.
Contrary to the childhood songs, you'll need more than a barnyard menagerie to make a living in B.C.'s agriculture industry. Farming today takes both dollars and sense.
And as always, it takes real estate. (Sorry, rooftop gardeners and backyard chicken farmers. If you want to make a living as a farmer, you're going to need at least a few acres of that precious and prized commodity, ALR farmland.)
The Fraser Valley is home to some of the richest, A1-zoned farmland in Canada. The valley is also one of the country's fastest-growing metropolitan areas.
That tension is managed through the Agricultural Land Reserve, which prevents urban development in rural areas. Still, data from the last census shows that between 2006 and 2011 in B.C., farm area dropped by eight per cent.
Demand, on the other hand, did not. While still significantly cheaper than residential land, farmland prices have doubled since the mid-1990s - from about $25,000 for one acre of prime Abbotsford farmland a dozen years ago to $50,000 today.
Foreign investment is becoming more common. So are corporate farms. The owners of B.C. farmland vary widely and include Chinese investors and NHL hockey team owners.
Municipalities continue to fight, with differing degrees of success, against the transformation of productive farmland into country estates.
"It's all driven by the price of the land," University of the Fraser Valley agriculture professor Tom Baumann told the Sunday Province.
But let's leave land for a moment. You'll need more than dirt to realize your agrarian aspirations.
A used tractor will set you back more than a new car, not to mention any equipment you'll need for planting and harvesting. Seed, spray, fertilizer - nothing comes cheap.
Costs are even higher if you want livestock. Both the dairy and poultry industries are supply-managed, meaning you'll need to buy quota to sell whatever your animals produce.
Quota, if you can get it, is limited and expensive. In July, there were 77 dairy farmers in B.C. seeking to buy quota, but only two farmers selling it back to the marketing board for distribution.
The average B.C. dairy farm milks about 125 cows, requiring more than $5 million worth of quota, or about $41,500 per cow.
But there is some good news for those who dream of wide open spaces but don't have deep pockets.
Thanks to the local food movement, interest and access to co-operative farming is increasing.
And even supply-managed sectors provide ways for new startups with "graduated entry" programs granting free quota to new farmers who meet certain criteria, or in the case of the poultry industry, win the "chicken lottery."
Census data shows the number of farms in B.C. is holding steady, bucking the national trend, and everyone the Sunday Province spoke to for this story was optimistic about the future of farming.
Here's why: We all have to eat.
Each harvest time, UFV agriculture prof Tom Baumann meets a new crop of students.
Some are farmers already, born into farming families and preparing to take over farms worth millions.
Others will never be able to afford that dream, but will be involved in shaping the industry in other ways. As development continues to push ever harder at the margins, innovation is critical.
The B.C. farm landscape is one in transition, said Baumann.
"Will there still be big farms in the Fraser Valley in 100 years? I don't know. I think more farms are going to move to the Interior and Vancouver Island, where there is cheaper land for crops, and we're going to see more innovation, very high-tech farming happening [in the valley]."
Baumann expects battles over farm smells, noise and environmental impact to heat up on the rural-urban divide.
At the UBC Dairy Centre in Agassiz, for example, scientists are looking at new ways to deal with the manure produced by the Fraser Valley's millions of cows, pigs and chickens.
The finite nature of the land has other implications as well. It creates competition, not just from developers but among farmers themselves.
Agriculture real-estate specialist Gord Houweling said he's seeing fewer large tracts of land coming for sale in the Fraser Valley, with most parcels averaging about 20 to 30 acres in size. Some farmers are beginning to buy cheaper, less-productive land in the Interior to feed livestock in the Fraser Valley.
The crops being grown here are also changing. Census data shows a 77-per-cent increase in B.C. land planted with blue berries since 2006.
"I have many clients who come from different parts of the world," said Houweling, who works with B.C. Farm & Ranch Realty.
"They tell me land prices in Canada are low. The world reached seven billion people a few months ago. We have a bread basket here. I think sometimes we don't even realize it."
Tamara Bonnemaison hated farming as a kid. Growing up on an organic farm in the Interior, she "swore" she would never farm.
But a decade later, married with kids, that's all she wanted to do.
"It seemed ideal," she told the Sunday Province.
And so began her search for affordable farm-land. A two-year lease on a small piece of land in the Interior ended when the owners decided to build a house on it. A second lease on another property ended after one year when the owners moved back.
"It was frustrating," she said. Then she heard about an "eco-village" in Yarrow, a Chilliwack community on the way to Cultus Lake.
"I was picturing mud huts and no electricity," she said.
Far from it, the Yarrow Ecovillage turned out to be a co-housing development with special "eco-village zoning" on the edge of a 20-acre ALR-zoned organic farm.
Now Bonnemaison owns her home and rents four acres (at $500/acre per year) from the farm co-operative. She shares a tractor with the eco-village's other farmers, participates in the farm's CSA harvest box program and sells produce at the Kerrisdale Farmers Market.
And yet, "it's unrealistic to think this could be a livelihood," she said. Like 53 per cent of B.C. farmers, Bonnemaison's spouse works off-farm.
Chris Bodnar is also farming without sinking himself millions in debt.
Bodnar leases an eight-acre farm through the Glen Valley Organic Farm Co-op, which is supported, in part, by shareholders who buy a share for $5,000 and receive good karma from helping to preserve the land.
Bodnar's lifestyle may not be feeding the masses, but he's making money producing local food for local markets.
"If you want land, you go out there and figure out a way to make enough money to buy it," he said. "If you want to farm, you figure out a way to farm."
What: 300-acre dairy farm in Vanderhoof 3,000 sq. ft., five-bedroom house Barns to hold 90 mature cows and young stock
How Much: $2.2 million; Price does not include cows/quota
What: 60-acre poultry farm in Abbotsford 4-bedroom house 4 poultry barns
How Much: List price $3.6 million (just sold!). Price does not include birds/quota
What: Four-acre blueberry farm Three-bedroom house, plus 5,000 sq. ft. building with three-bedroom suite Three acres of 10-year-old Duke and Bluecrop bushes producing 30,000 lbs. in 2011
How Much: $1.29 million
What: 9.5-acre former dairy farm in Abbotsford Three-year-old house with three bedrooms, three bathrooms Barns, garage and workshop
How Much: $1.34 million
What: 14-acre "rural refuge" executive estate in Chilliwack Huge 4,500 sq. ft. four-bedroom, five-bathroom house, plus four-car garage And a 32' x 40' shop with heating, hot water & alarm
How Much: $1.69 million
What: Yarrow Ecovillage Seven units left for sale in a 28-unit co-housing development Lease land from the development's 20-acre organic farm for $500 per acre per year
How Much: $240,000 - $400,000
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Cheras is Southeastern suburb of Kuala Lumpur. It used to refer to areas around Jalan Cheras (Cheras Road) which stretch from Pudu near centre of Kuala Lumpur toward Southeast until Kajang district. A large part of the area is developed into housing estate, with numerous mid to small business centres and shopping malls available for local residents.
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*Curriculum Fair!
So I went up to the home school curriculum fair last week. I saw a couple of speakers, bought a bunch of school stuff for next year, and stayed BY MYSELF in a hotel for 3 nights.
My frugal nature beat back my wish for a spa pedicure and room service and only allowed me to stay at Hotel Relatively Inexpensive. They provided mind-numbingly-loud air conditioning and forty channels of soccer (soccer = wtf? I did hear tell of a match where one of the teams scored an entire goal. Sounded absolutely riveting. I'm sorry I missed it). I had to fix the stupid toilet myself because it was running constantly and driving me nuts. Not only the noise, but did you know that a running toilet can waste up to two hundred gallons of water per day? The guilt got me. However, the hotel did have a little fridge and was right across the street from a Target, so I immediately went over and loaded up on Mocha Java ice cream and Pringles. There was a bit of an awkward moment when I schlepped actual grocery bags though the lobby of the hotel, because nothing says "classy" like making four trips to your car for a three night stay away from home. And wearing a six-dollar t-shirt while doing it. I was rocking some cute shoes though.
I LOVE to shop for school supplies. I'm a curriculum junkie. However, I did restrain myself mightily this year, and not just because some of the vendors I was looking for weren't there. Frugal Deb was harshin my shopping vibe.
I am settling into the programs that I like and am planning to use over the long-term, but I would have liked to see more vendors there. I do a lot of research online, but there is no substitute for seeing it with my own eyes and deciding if my kids would find the material engaging. I was disappointed that that I couldn't find most of the things I was looking for, so I don't know if I will go next year. It will depend on the speakers.
I did notice last year when I went that all of the speakers seemed to have a specific worldview. Some of it I agreed with and some of it I didn't. I shrugged off the stuff that I disagreed with and happily immersed myself in the shopping. But since then, I have found out that apparently CHEC does not let vendors in who are not "Christian" enough. Or something. I don't know. I don't know why they would deny Sonlight (which is definitely a Christian company) a spot because they use Usborne books, when I saw Usborne books at other booths. Or maybe because they have not come out firmly with a company-wide young earth position? What about the other vendors? I am unaware if The Critical Thinking Company even has a position on Christianity, never mind the specific age of the earth. Ditto for Miller's Pads and Paper, The Rainbow Resource Center, and the two politicians that had booths there. AND the cost to get in was $80! Which I think is prohibitively expensive, especially considering I couldn't even FIND any history or geography. I mean, the average home school family is trying to make it on one income. Maybe CHEC should be a little more concerned about that reality, rather than examining the metaphysical beliefs of every vendor.
Don't get me wrong – I am a firm believer that private organizations have the right to run things the way they see fit. But keeping people out because they do not share the exact same beliefs as you, down to the smallest detail, does not seem like a good business plan. Or a good evangelical plan, for that matter. And being so inconsistent about it isn't really working for me either. So we'll see if I continue to attend. It's a bummer, really. Because I do get so much out of going – just being around my own kind is refreshing. And there is a lot of encouragement to be had from the speakers – I saw Shirley Solis give a talk on Living Books, and it inspired me so much, I accosted her in the bathroom to tell her how swell she was.
And seriously – can we talk about the young-earth vs. old-earth controversy for a minute? Which I didn't even KNOW existed until about a year ago. I'm not sure what my position is on this issue, but I don't think St. Peter is going to be standing at the Pearly Gates with a quiz on how many years ago Creation happened (oh…sorry, that's the wrong answer. And you were so close too! You can catch the Down Elevator right over there). Are churches really being torn apart by this? It's not that big of a step above fighting over the color of the hymnals, imo. Frankly, I think that being so focused on figuring this out is kind of…arrogant. There are things (like this) that I don't fully understand, and I am fine with that. Not being all-knowing is sort of one of those things that separates us from being, you know, Him. And it really seems cheeky to try to become all-knowing and craftily trying to decipher it by parsing this and re-interpreting that. Which is what that fight looks like from here.
Furthermore, the fact that I am a home schooling parent pretty much indicates that I am prepared to take on the burden of being in charge of my children's education. I don't need CHEC telling me what materials are suitable for me anymore than I need the government doing it.
So that's what that's about.
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