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They may be handing out millions of dollars and making many a lottery winner happy, but staff at the National Lotteries Control Board (NLCB) are down in the dumps.
In fact, they have written to Finance
Minister Larry Howai, who has ministerial responsibility for the NLCB, complaining about what they say are
unfair hiring practices, breach of established policies and alleged ill-treatment of staff.
They have also copied their four-page letter, dated November 8, 2013,
to Prime Minister Kamla-Persad Bissessar, chairman of the Integrity Com-
mission Ken Gordon and Comptroller of Accounts Roslyn Ramdin Doobraj, asking for an investigation and action to be taken about their concerns.
For fear of "victimisation", the aggrieved staff apologised to the Prime Minister for not signing their names on the cover letter, telling her, "We mean no disrespect and we sincerely apologise if having taken this action, there is any element of negative PR."
NLCB chairman Winston Siriram confirmed staff had written to Howai and the letter was authentic.
They told Howai the NLCB office in
Port of Spain has become an "unbear-
able" place to work and believe "some-
body has to make a serious attempt to halt the absolute madness that is taking place within and even outside the walls of the NLCB".
Claiming low staff morale, staffers said this started in January 2012, following the appointment of director Camille Forde by the Statutory Authority Services Commission (SASC). They claim another NLCB employee and deputy director Gemma Joseph, who had over 35 years of experience, was "bypassed".
They allege over the past two years,
senior and qualified staff are being bypassed for promotional opportunities in favour of junior and temporary staff while "service providers" are reaping the benefits at NLCB. Staff meetings with managerial heads are non-existent and the human resource department is just a rubber stamp for hiring decisions taken elsewhere.
"Communication is non-existent and members only know that something is taking place if and when
they see an advertisement or when it actually happens," workers said,
adding they are no longer involved in the planning or co-ordinating of events since such activities are being outsourced to friends and family of certain top members.
They also told Howai never before has the office of the director of NLCB been provided legal advice without going through proper tendering procedures and pointed to a new service provider who they claim is now intimately involved in the processes involving "sponsorship and the procurement of give-away items".
They point to inconsistencies in the award of sponsorships and multimillion-dollar give-away transactions as they called on Howai to "launch a speedy and thorough investigation into the affairs of what is this country's richest State board outside of the energy sector".
They explained further that some staff who have been employed at NLCB
for 17 years are yet to be confirmed in their positions despite positive appraisals and some are being threatened with termination or told their contracts shall not be renewed.
In a stated appeal to the prime minister, NLCB staff warned she may have lost the local government election last year because of the actions of those in authority that "are largely responsible for the growing unpopularity of your Government".
They called on her to immediately investigate the affairs of NLCB and to protect the employees.
In confirming a letter was sent to the Finance Minister, chairman Siriram told the Sunday Express it is the SASC who appointed the current direc-
tor and because of the structure of the organisation, this director is not a director on the board.
Pointing to serious communication problems at NLCB, he said: "Forde has a very different style, and I think she means well, but there is little communication between staff. Her communication skills are poor, and the situation has gotten worse since that letter was written last year.
"I have been in there trying to make things work since people must have confidence in this place. I have been trying very hard to bridge the gap between the two parties—the staff and the director."
In December last year, Siriram's pre-
decessor, Mitra Mahabir, had raised the issue of Forde's performance with the permanent secretary, Ministry of Finance and recommended she receive training.


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In the midst of all this to-do about Khloé Kardashian Odom and Lamar Odom relocating to Dallas, did anyone stop to think about what's going to happen to the rest of their household?
We mean Rob Kardashian, of course!
Khloé's little brother and Lamar's favorite brother-in-law played a big part of the first season of Khloé & Lamar, considering he moved right in with the couple when they purchased a home in the L.A. area. Subsequently, rumor has it that Rob is planning on joining them in Dallas—where Lamar will be playing his first game with the Mavericks on Christmas Day.
But what about the life Rob has carved out for himself in L.A.?! Hang onto your extra key, kids, because this story is...
So true!
"I'm definitely going to move there, especially in the initial run to help Khloé pack and be with her," Rob said. "Khloé is going to be alone for the majority of the time because half the time Lamar will be on the road. We're going to be filming and I'll be keeping her company."
Plus, we have a feeling that every Kardashian—and the occasional Jenner—will do his or her fair share of flying back and forth from L.A.
As they do already!
And no, the Dancing With the Stars runner-up isn't just assuming that he's welcome in Khloé and Lamar's new digs. At the Mavericks' media day on Tuesday, Lamar said that the "whole family" will be in Dallas when asked if Rob would be joining them.
Season two of Khloé & Lamar, which will prominently feature the big move, premieres Feb. 19.

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A lecturer at the London School of Economics announced the results of a survey that alleges "black women are uglier than other races."
In the past, Dr Satoshi Kanazawa, i.e. the guy who will live to regret that conclusion, postulated that sub-Saharan Africans have poorer because of lower I.Qs., not poverty.
His "research" about beauty isn't a thing of beauty, The Mail Online reports.
Not only does Dr Kanazawa fail to provide any evidence to support his conclusion, he fails to say how many people took part in the research and does not even mention the race of the women – for example whether they are Afro-Caribbean.
His colleagues aren't happy about it…
Professor Paul Gilroy, a sociology lecturer at the LSE, said: 'Kanazawa's persistent provocations raise the issue of whether he can do his job effectively in a multi-ethnic, diverse and international institution.
…nor is the school, which has begun an investigation.
Hallie Berry, Beyonce Knowles, and Freema Agyeman, among others, couldn't be reached for comment.


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Obama Leaves FEC Short Staffed
I write this as an American liberal, more concerned about the need for honest government than I am about the fortunes of any particular politician. It's alarming to me to see Democrats who blasted corruption in the Bush Administration give Barack Obama a free pass.
Barack Obama claims to oppose the Citizens United decision by the Supreme Court, which opened up unlimited independent expenditures to interfere in political campaigns for federal office – money that is largely impossible to trace. Yet, Obama has done nothing to actually end the corrupt influence of independent expenditures.
In fact, Obama has embraced independent expenditures. He has actively encouraged organizations and wealthy individuals to exert influence over his campaign. Corporate money has poured in to help Barack Obama get re-elected, and Obama has welcomed it.
What's more, Obama has acted to ensure that the government body that has the job of ensuring that campaign finance regulations are complied with, the Federal Election Commission, is hobbled. According to Pro Publica, President Obama has decided not to 'nominate anyone to fill five out of the six vacant positions at the FEC.
The consequence is that the FEC has been deadlocked, unable to take any significant action to protect the American people from corrupt campaigns for public office.
Yes, Mitt Romney has terrible ideas for eliminating campaign finance regulations to an even greater extent. It isn't enough, however, for Democrats to find fault with Mitt Romney. There's no space on any ballot for "Not Romney". Democrats are asking us to vote FOR Barack Obama, and Obama has a rotten record on campaign finance reform.
Alternatives to both Romney and Obama exist. One of them is Jill Stein, the Green Party candidate for President. Jill Stein supports strong campaign finance regulation, and, unlike Obama, has not accepted support in the form of any big corporate independent expenditures.


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Pustules, papules and comedones, oh my! Acne vulgaris is the medical term for acne, a common skin disorder that has no one cause or cure. It's the over production of oil which results in clogged pores called blackheads and whiteheads or outbreaks of lesions called pimples, nodules and cysts. Acne blemishes can appear allover the body, but they are especially visible on the face, neck, chest and back. Acne vulgaris can be divided into two categories: mild to moderate and severe.
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How does acne happen?
Hair, oil and skin cells can sometimes clump together to form a hard plug. Bacteria inside results in swelling, the plug breaks down-and poof! A pimple appears. But remember: that pimple didn't happen over night. It most likely took weeks to manifest. Before you can put an end to acne, you've got to go back to the beginning.
What triggers acne breakouts?
For the most part, heredity and hormones determine your complexion. Dermatologists (doctors who specialize in skin disorders) have linked acne to the following combination of factors:
Genes You can change your jeans, but you can't change your genes. Heredity determines your height, hair and eye colour. Thank your parents and accept the way you are.
Hormones Hormonal changes during puberty, the female menstrual cycle, pregnancy and menopause can increase oil production and trigger acne breakouts.
Stress From studying for exams to juggling work and children, stress and acne go hand-in-hand. As tension builds, the body emits stress hormones, which increase the production of oil. Habitual stress can also slow the healing process, allowing blemishes to persist.
Hygiene Heat and sweat can create a breeding ground for bacteria, clogged pores and body acne. Backpacks, tight straps and non-breathable fabrics can also provoke breakouts.
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Girls Around the time that girls welcome a monthly cycle and curvier body, they develop blackheads and pimples around their noses. Then, depending on the individual, little red pimples and pustules may appear on the forehead, chin and cheeks.
Boys Boys develop a little later than girls. They also usually experience longer bouts of acne than girls, due to booming testosterone levels. Their voices deepen. Their hair thickens and then, out of nowhere, they've got to face blackheads, whiteheads, pimples, pustules and sometimes worse, cysts and nodules. Boys who play a lot of sports tend to breakout on their backs and chests.
Adults Believe it or not-many adults aren't in the clear when it comes to acne. Whether you're 15 or 50, acne appears on about half of women and a quarter of men. Since hormones continue to shift, blemishes tend to show up, especially on the chin and jaw-line. And much the same as teens, adults must deal with feelings of insecurity on top of daily stress.
Men So now you know-it's not just a teenage skin disease. While many adults continue to experience acne, most men have seen their last breakout by their mid to late 20s. After puberty, skin clears up as hormones balance out. While it's more common for adult women to show signs of acne, adult men will usually have more severe acne, even deep cysts that may scar. Folliculitis (razor bumps or razor rash) is also a common occurrence on the face and neck. It's important to lather up with warm water, shave with a clean razor and finally, hydrate sensitive skin with a gentle moisturizer.
Monthly Cycle Many adult women have more oil and breakouts on their skin about a week before their cycle starts. Oral contraceptives are one option women can discuss with their physician or dermatologist. Some birth control pills have been shown to help clear up acne blemishes by stabilizing specific hormones.
Pregnancy Nausea, stress-and pimples, are you kidding? Acne breakouts frequently occur during the first trimester of pregnancy as a result of fluctuating hormones. While estrogen production increases, skin continues to clear and improve over the next two trimesters. Following childbirth estrogen levels plummet and this may cause blemishes to return, but often for short periods of time. Salicylic acid is a gentle solution that clears skin without over-drying.
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Hall of Fame Inductee Andre Dawson Important in Fight Against Baseball Collusion
This Sunday, power-hitting outfielder Andre Dawson will earn his induction into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. To many, Dawson is best known for his 438 career home runs, 314 stolen bases, and 1987 MVP Award.
However, from a sports law perspective, Dawson is also important for having signed a blank contract with the Chicago Cubs during the 1986-87 off-season--an act that helped to expose Major League Baseball's collusive practices during that era.
According to labor arbitrator George Nicolau's 1988 arbitration ruling, he notes that Dawson was so willing to leave the Expos during the collusion era that he called a unilateral press conference to announce he would sign a blank contract to play for the Cubs. Embarrassed by these events, Cubs management then offered the all-star outfielder a contract for $500,000—almost half of his previous season's salary.
After accepting this 50% pay cut, Dawson won the 1987 National League MVP for the last-place Cubs--becoming the first play in baseball history to win that award for a last place team.
(Cross-posted on SportsJudge Blog)
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Man, didn't know about this! Awesome for sharing.
Congrats to Andre Dawson. Long awaited and well deserved.
He also was awarded over a million once the owners were found guilty of collusion, so made out pretty well in the end.
Marc - Another interesting labor relations aspect of Dawson's career to me is that he is one of only six Cubs to ever go to a salary arbitration hearing with the team. Chicago and the Milwaukee Brewers both had cases this past February although they are both teams with a record of few hearings since the process began in 1974. Dawson lost his hearing in 1988 when the exchanged figures ($1,850,000 and $2,000,000) were actually pretty close. Dick Moss was his agent, and he put together a two-year deal for Dawson in March 1988. Steve Goldberg was the arbitrator who decided for the Cubs, and he holds the distinction of being the most prolific of all salary arbitrators.


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Stagging for Main Street Bridge project in works in preparation for April 1 start
- Published in Local News
LACONIA — In preparation to begin work on the Main Street Bridge reconstruction project next week, R.M. Piper, inc., the general contractor, has begun working around the site.
Although there will be no traffic detours this week, traffic on Beacon Street East may be delayed occasionally for short periods as the job site is being prepared. The detour plan for the first phase of the project, when Beacon Street East will be closed to through northbound traffic between the foot of Main Street and Hanover Street is expected to begin Tuesday, April 1.
A staging area has been established at the north end of the City Hall parking lot. City Manager Scott Myers encouraged commuters to park in the parking garage where space is plentiful. A construction trailer will be placed in Rotary Park this week.
Information about the project, including construction plans and detour maps, is posted on the city website — www.city.laconia.nh.us. Click on the detour sign on the home page then on "today's update" on the next page for the most current information.


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Have you enjoyed some soy milk today? Perhaps a nice juice pack? Or added to your soup with a broth in a box? It's so convenient, having packaging that allows you to not depend on refrigeration, and not be limited by short expiration dates. Most of those packages are created by Tetrapak. They seem benign, these aseptic packages, keeping the germs at bay, and storing well for another day.
And yet, there's a problem: To get this level of non refrigerated packaging, it requires layering multiple materials upon one another, including cardboard, polythene, and aluminum. Add to this the plastic spout at the top, yet another material, and you'll find that recycling these is beyond the means and willingness of most places.
According to this article, in Germany people must pay to dispose of them. Perhaps this is why some people have taken to bringing them to Tetrapak itself to recycle them. But even here, it only gets 70% of the particles, and with the popularity of these, it adds up quickly. What to do?
Apparently in Bogota, Columbia, they've been working on a method that gets 100% results. How do they do it? Nature. As they say in Biomimicry circles, nature knows best, and in this case, it works like this:
The solution involves the use a gel made out of extracts from fungi and algae on the shredded packaging. The process is helped by bacteria, the type usually found in the waste from the residues of fruit juice and milk, and would not be active in landfill sites. The different components can then be separated out by centrifuge because of the different specific gravities. The paper pulp will float, the plastics and aluminum separate due to their specific weight.
It is possible to fully separate the layers – and it can be done affordably, without any need for heat or pressure. Now it's time to start training all engineers to really be innovative and start to think about how they will take their new products apart as well!
A little forethought can save a lot of time and energy afterwards fixing things. If you can prevent there even being a need to do a process such as this, you'd minimize even further the energy and effort required to take it back, making new use of these resources.
This train of thought was brought to you courtesy my research into the Five Kingdoms based model of design, which is a way of looking at how nature operates to achieve the goal of zero waste. More on that in a future article…
Paul Smith is a sustainable business innovator, the founder of GreenSmith Consulting, and an MBA in Sustainable Management from Presidio School of Management in San Francisco. His overarching talent is "bottom lining" complex ideas, in a way that is understandable and accessible to a variety of audiences, internal and external to a company.


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Comparing Sherron Collins to other NCAA basketball winners
[Taylor Witt is a Kansas University senior from Prairie Village majoring in Journalism. He is serving an internship with The Lawrence Journal-World sports staff.]
Sherron Collins will be remembered for winning games, not padding his statistics. We heard it throughout his entire senior season, in a number of fashions. Always a leader, never a stat–stuffer. A pure winner, not scorer or rebounder or assist ... er.
So after a heartbreaking loss to Northern Iowa left Kansas with 130 victories since the start of Collins' freshman season, I wanted to see just where he stands, statistically, with all of the other players with that many victories.
So I hit the record books.
What may surprise some people is that, of the litany of statistics kept about basketball players, the "career victories" stat is inaccurate at worst and misleading at best.
Unlike pitchers in baseball or goalies in hockey, no statisticians keep victory totals for individual players. It makes sense, of course.
With the hundreds of Div. I programs and complete roster turnover every four years, and with basketball being a team sport, it doesn't make a whole lot of sense on the surface to keep track of wins based on the players and not the schools. Thus, some digging was required.
The NCAA record book is a very neat document if you're a stat-rat like myself, and among the records kept is "Winningest Teams Over Periods of Time." The seniors on those teams that won the most games in a four year period seem like a good place to start looking for the winningest players of all time.
I eliminated any "scrubs" (sorry C.B. McGrath) based on games played, and the Memphis teams that are involved with the 38-win team in 2008.
I also chose to eliminate any player who played before 1986, first because the three-point shot was implemented then and, I feel, completely changed the way basketball is played. Second, statistics just aren't widely available before about 25 years ago.
So yes, Bill Walton, Oscar Robertson, Pistol Pete Maravich, Wilt Chamberlain and all other dominant players before 1986 are not included. But even if they were, teams generally played around 30 games a year up until the early '90s, so they more than likely wouldn't have made the cut anyway. The players that did make the cut are:
Shane Battier — Duke (133 wins)
Jeff Sheppard, Allen Edwards — Kentucky (132 wins)
Scott Padgett, Wayne Turner — Kentucky (132 wins)
Sherron Collins — Kansas (130 wins)
Stacey Augmon — UNLV (126 wins)
Danny Green, Tyler Hansbrough — North Carolina (124 wins)
Anthony Epps — Kentucky (124 wins)
Brian Davis, Christian Laettner — Duke (123 wins)
Billy Thomas, Raef LaFrentz — Kansas (123 wins)
Quentin Thomas — North Carolina (123 wins)
Collins checks in at sixth on this list, but as I'm sure you might remember, Collins missed six games in 2008. And in fact, no player on that list played every game of his entire career.
So, I then eliminated any player with 15 or more career games missed, which kicked out Scott Padgett (30), Quentin Thomas (16), and Allen Edwards (15). The only players on the list to miss a game that resulted in a loss were Raef LaFrentz (2), Brian Davis (2), and Anthony Epps (1), so those games missed don't count against their wins.
That made the list:
Shane Battier — 131 wins
Wayne Turner — 131 wins
Stacey Augmon — 125 wins
Sherron Collins — 124 wins
Danny Green — 123 wins
Anthony Epps — 123 wins
Christian Laettner — 122 wins
Jeff Sheppard — 121 wins
Tyler Hansbrough — 120 wins
Billy Thomas — 120 wins
Brian Davis — 117 wins
Raef LaFrentz — 116 wins
Now, keep in mind that these results are pulled only from the teams that won 123 or more games in a four-year period. So even though a player like Raef LaFrentz is on this list with 116 personal victories, while a guy like Ryan Robertson (who played in all 121 victories during his four years) is left off, there is simply no data available to me for any player whose team won less than 123 games in four years.
If someone finds a player they think is worthy of being in this discussion, please post a reply here and I'll see what I can do about adding them to these rankings, but as of right now, I feel like this is the most complete list of winningest players since 1986 that I can find.
Yes, red shirts also throw this for a bit of a loop, so again I ask you, find me a player who red-shirted a year and still had enough of an impact to make this list, and I'll include him. But as of now, that is the list. Also, please don't ask me about Brady Morningstar. He missed a year and a half of his "official" victories and doesn't belong on this list.
So where does Collins rank among those 12 players? Let's take a look.
What stands out to me here are his assists and steals. As a point guard, assists and steals come with the territory. While he ranked first among the 12 winningest players in assists per game at 3.86, his steals are pretty minuscule at 1.01 per game, good for ninth out of the 12 players. Perhaps that's a testament to his playing style, where solid defense suits him more than risky steals.
Also, 13.20 points per game, for a "winner not a scorer" is pretty impressive, as only four other players had a higher total, and he was nipping on Battier's heels for fourth place. Nobody would be surprised to learn he ranked low in blocks and rebounds, because the best 5–foot–11 players in the world would do the same.
What Kansas fans may also note is that Raef LaFrentz holds his own against the very best of them, ranking first in rebounds per game, second in winning percentage, third in points per game, and third in blocks per game. I know many KU fans remember Raef with the fondest of memories, but I was really impressed by his showing statistically.
But this post isn't about LaFrentz, it's about Collins. The senior guard, when compared to every player since 1986 whose teams won at least 123 games in their four years, "stuffed the stats" pretty well. And although it was interesting to look at Collins' career through his stats, they are just numbers, and don't tell his entire story.
So while many Kansas fans could be sore with him for having a poor performance at one of the worst possible times of his career, please remember the incredible impact this player had on his school, his team, his fans and his peers. You won't see someone like him come around that often, even at Kansas.
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mine went out Tuesday fingers crossed last year lost over half to slugs this year using seashells and fleece at the moment because its a windy site ,trying a stringless variety so it will be interesting to see what they are like
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ooh thanks philippa can find the spaces fingers crossed for the weather
help me please ,I have to supply unending spring onions I find them hard to germinate they take ages.at the moment im sowing Lisbon and a red one the name escapes at moment does anyone know of a fast cropper?I sow every 2 weeks to try to keep up with demand but they are so slow don't know what im doing wrong please ,any suggestions
thankyou for your replies,will try one in the greenhouse with the toms and find aplace in the veg patch for a couple and maybe one in the border with the flowers looking forward to the learning curve
good luck mine were in a terrible state the chillis ok but the toms well im amazed they are alive
I have been given four golden berry seedlings has any one else grown them my friend says they are delicious! I need a guide on how to grow on ?
I had that problem last year too going to be a bottle trench this time with any thing I can get my hands on sheep wool horse hair,crushed shells,to name a few good luck with yours
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V$sql and statspack would qualify. :)=20
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[mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Seema Singh Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 4:28 PM
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Does any one know any free tools thru which we can capture more resource
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What is the boot camp referral program?
It costs us money to get the word out about how great Gwinnett County Adventure Boot Camp really is and how it helps so many people achieve their fitness goals and so much more! Our best advertising is always from people who are already attending out camps. They tell their friends, family, coworkers, (especially when everybody starts seeing results), and pretty soon they are registering for boot camp too! Since this saves us money, we want to give back to you, as a thank you for telling your friends about our program. So you will get a $50 bill handed to you by Montrell whenever someone you told about boot camp signs up!
What do I have to do to be eligible for referral credits?
All you have to do to be eligible is pay for one full boot camp (2 day, 3 day or 4 day). So you can't get credit for the first camp you pay for. But if you sign up and pay today, and your friend signs up tomorrow, and puts you down as their referral, you'll already have a $50 credit waiting for you the next day!
How do I get the credit applied to my account?
It's easy. When your friend, family member, coworker, etc. registers for boot camp for the first time, they just need to put your email address on the registration form (at the bottom of page 1). By putting your email address in the Referred By field, it does two things - proves that they really do know you, and also immediately applies the credit to your account, since that's also your username on our website!
Do I need to do anything else?
Nope. Once they register and pay for camp, you automatically have that credit waiting for you. The NEXT time you register for a boot camp, you should see your Referral Credit(s) subtracted before you pay for your boot camp!
Is there a limit to how many referrals I can get?
Not at all. If you tell three friends about how great Gwinnett County Adventure Boot Camp is, and they all register and pay for boot camp for the first time, you'll have $150 waiting for you!
Any other restrictions?
It doesn't apply to past camps or deal sites. We do recognize that many of you have told friends and family and coworkers about us and those people have attended camp. And we appreciate that greatly. Referral credits can only be earned on alumni or returning campers. Referral credits cannot be combined with special promotions.
What if I don't see a credit I think I should have?
Just shoot us an email and let us know. We'll look into it and fix any issues. But remember, the new camper MUST put your email address in the appropriate field when they register.


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I bought the Dell Inspiron 1720 in February, 2008. There are several keys on the keyboard that do not work now. Would the fix be to send the computer back to Dell for service? Thank you,
The keyboard is a customer-replaceable part - costs about $30 and is replaced in about 10 minutes:


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Tag Archives: Christmas
Singing carols
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If you ask me what I love about Chrtismas, I will say to you – Romanian traditional carols. I find myself every year touched by the carols magic. I sing with my sister to our family, since we were little, 4 or 5 popular carols on the eve of Christmas. You can listen them below, in Romanian language, because the original is always the best.
"O, ce veste minunata!/ Oh, what awoderful news"
"Trei pastori/Three shepherds"
"Am plecat sa colindam/Carol-singing"
Two days ago I sang my first carol this year. It opened the door to winter holiday atmosphere. The weather is a little bit behind, because outside it is raining. I think I will go seeking for snow in Bucovina, a very beautiful area from Moldavian region. But until then, I will look again and again to my favorite films, made especially for remembering winter traditions in Bucovina. Let's watch together!
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The Raiders' offensive line hovered at the so-so line most of last season. Yes, the run blocking was stellar but the pass protection ranged from acceptable to just awful at times.
Penalties were as common as sacks at the tackle positions in particular, making life much more difficult for quarterback JaMarcus Russell than it needed to be.
If Russell and the vertical passing game are to thrive this season, he will need time in the pocket for routes to develop. In other words, as the offensive line goes, so goes the entire passing game.
Here are the five men charged with making that happen.
Projected LT starter: Mario Henderson.
He went from unplayable at midseason — they all but begged Henderson to end the Kwame Harris project to no avail — to much improved in the final two weeks. They did not draft a left tackle because Al Davis wants Henderson to be that guy. They had better hope it works.
If not, Khalif Barnes is there to try and save the day. He will get to compete for the starting job in camp but will have to clearly outplay Henderson to get the nod.
Projected LG starter: Robert Gallery.
The former No. 2 overall pick has finally come into his own as a left guard in the zone-blocking scheme — amazing what a little continuity can do for a former can't-miss star. This is by far the one line position of least concern. Mark Wilson is the leading backup.
Projected C starter: Samson Satele.
For all those glad to see Jake Grove leave, don't be so sure the Raiders improved just yet. The tried like buts to re-sign Grove, who ended up with Miami — which then traded Satele to the Raiders because Bill Parcells didn't think he was better than Grove.
Grove's biggest downside was his lack of size — and Satele is no bigger to handle Jamal Williams when the Chargers come to town. Satele does, however, possess the prerequisite athleticism desired in the ZBS. Plus, he's got far better knees than Grove. John Wade is destined for a second-year of backup duty.
Projected RG starter: Cooper Carlisle.
The veteran continued to be the least-penalized lineman but started to show his age in pass protection during the second half of the season — though he had to help out the center more than a few times on top of his own guy. Cable didn't care: he saw to it that Carlisle was re-signed for a third year. Paul McQuistan and Chris Morris are backup options.
Projected RT starter: Cornell Green.
Then again, maybe not. Green simply was not that good last year with too many penalties and pass-protection problems. Whoever loses out at left tackle — be it Henderson and Barnes — would be considered an upgrade on this side.
Little is known of newcomer Erik Pears. Camp will tell if he's a viable option. Marcus Johnson is another name to consider.


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Milwaukie police chase ends in slew of charges
Two different citizens called 911 at about 11 a.m. Thursday to report a driver of a silver-colored, Mitsubishi Galant with Utah license plates "cutting cookies" and making U-turns in the middle of Highway 224 near 37th Avenue in Milwaukie.
When police tried to initiate a traffic stop April 17, the driver would not stop. A slow-speed pursuit ensued, until officers were able to box-in the car near Washington Street and 23rd Avenue downtown near Milwaukie High School. The school was notified of the activity, but the incident was resolved quickly and did not cause a lock-down situation.
Police said the driver, 24-year-old Josie Marie Worrall from Milwaukie, resisted arrest but was subsequently taken into custody. The passenger, identified as 33-year-old Sorin Nita, was also taken into custody. Both appeared to be under the influence of an intoxicant and were transported to local hospitals for medical observation.
Worrall also was charged with reckless driving, recklessly endangering, attempt to elude and interfering with a police officer. Worrall was later lodged at the Clackamas County Jail on a $37,500 bail.
Nita was cited and released on charges of interfering with a police officer and resisting arrest.
Police are asking for the public's help in locating a medium-size dog described as similar to a salt-and-pepper colored blue heeler/border collie mix that escaped from the suspect's car. Police have not been able to locate the frightened pet.


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genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs of arid North and South America having pink or scarlet flowers and globose fruits
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Columbus Blue Jackets Activate Right Wing Jared Boll Off Injured Reserveby Blue Jackets Staff / Columbus Blue Jackets
COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have activated right wing Jared Boll off injured reserve, club Executive Vice President and General Manager Scott Howson announced October 25. Boll will be a player available for selection for tonight's game against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Boll was injured during the Blue Jackets' season-opening game vs. the San Jose Sharks in Stockholm, Sweden on October 8 and has missed the past six games. The 24-year-old native of Charlotte, North Carolina has registered 13-18-31 and 560 penalty minutes in 219 career games with Columbus.
The Blue Jackets game against the Flyers tonight at Nationwide Arena is set for 7 p.m. ET. Live coverage on FOX Sports Ohio HD begins with the Blue Jackets Live pre-game show starting at 6:30 p.m. The game will also be broadcast live on the Wheeling Island Hotel & Casino Blue Jackets Radio Network, including 97.1 The Fan and online at BlueJackets.com.
Blue Jackets single game tickets are on sale now at the Nationwide Arena Ticket Office, The FOX Sports Ohio Blue Line Team Store at The Mall at Tuttle Crossing, ticket outlets at the Chiller Ice Rinks and all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers. Fans can also purchase tickets by phone at (800) 745-3000 or online at BlueJackets.com and ticketmaster.com. Six-, 10- and 20-game packages for the 2010-11 season are also on sale. For information, call (800) NHL-COLS or visit BlueJackets.com.


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Bats abuzz at Rodeo Show
Updated 11:50 pm, Sunday, February 16, 2014
SAN ANTONIO — Rob Mies held the bat in his gloved hand. It was brown and looked no bigger than a mouse.
And even though its mouth was opening and closing, it was absolutely silent. The ultrasonic sounds it made simply can't be heard by human ears unless you have a special device that can detect them.
Mies pulled out a device that looked like a TV remote-control device, held it next to the bat and his microphone.
A rapid-fire "click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click" burst out over the speakers on the San Antonio Rodeo & Stock Show grounds with the intensity of a Geiger counter.
The small crowd — mostly children and parents — gathered for Mies' presentation Sunday buzzed with excitement.
Waylyn Davis, 6, seemed ecstatic to see the bats and agreed they were cool but was too shy to really say anything.
"I think there's a lot of interest in bats because there are so many around," said Mies, the executive director of the Organization for Bat Conservation. "It's been a huge, huge success."
The shows, which he said are performed twice daily, are a part of an exhibit his organization has set up in the Texas Wildlife Expo at the rodeo. Its goal: to promote the conservation and preservation of these winged mammals. It's the first year Mies' organization has been involved with the rodeo.
The exhibit has a science-fair feel to it. Some bats were in glass cages that people could examine. Large displays about bats also were set up offering key facts about the animals like:
"Scientists believe that bats first appeared 65-100 million years ago, the same time as the dinosaurs" and "bats are the only mammals that are able to fly."
Mies said his exhibit has been packed with people through its run.
"During the week, we have like 3,000 kids come through in like four hours," he added. "You can't see the floor it's so busy in here."
Bats are creatures that have long been a subject of fascination in popular culture, as reflected in the popularity of a series of Batman movies.
People line the Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge in downtown Austin during the summer to watch the bat swarms leave the bridge at dusk, and development possibilities near a bat cave at Bracken have conservationists worried.
Mara Nathan was among the throngs who stopped by the bat exhibit Sunday her with her family.
She said her son was a big fan of Batman, which was one of the reasons they stopped by Mies' show.
Nathan will start a new assignment in San Antonio as the senior rabbi at Temple Beth-El in July, and people suggested that she visit the rodeo to get a feel for the Texas culture.
"The kids got a chance to practice lassoing. They loved that," she said.
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Bond issued to redevelop Franklin Hill housing units
A $9.9 million-tax exempt bond has been issued to purchase and renovate three buildings in the Wayne Apartments complex at Franklin Hill in Dorchester.
The bond was issued by MassDevelopment, the state's finance and development agency.
"Preserving and maintaining affordable housing is critical to the Commonwealth's economic development, opening doors for working individuals and families," Marty Jones, president and CEO of MassDevelopment, said in a statement. "We're pleased to leverage this low-cost financing to benefit Bostonians."
The renovation of the three buildings and their 72 units is part of the larger planned redevelopment of the Franklin Hill Housing Complex, which holds 349 affordable housing units.
The bond was purchased by Eastern Bank and Cruz Development will be the project's sponsor.
Improvements to the units include upgrades to the kitchens, bathrooms, heating systems, roofs, windows, flooring, masonry, paint, and the installation of a sprinkler-system.
Because of the high unemployment in the area, developers have pledged to hire local residents for the project.
"With the help of MassDevelopment's tax-exempt bond program, we were able to take an at-risk property and preserve it as affordable housing for 72 deserving families," Dan Cruz, of Cruz Development, said in a statement. "We will also, in an area where unemployment is double the state average, employ approximately 70 percent of the construction workers and 70 percent of the subcontractors from the inner city. It was a pleasure to work with the knowledgeable folks at MassDevelopment."
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Regardless of what has been displayed on the field by the Ravens during the first five games, this is still running back Ray Rice's offense.
You can talk about Joe Flacco's improvement and quarterback ratings or the Ravens' impressive statistics, but there has only been one constant until now.
It is Ray Rice.
He is still the team's top offensive player not only because of his greatness, but also because he is the equalizer. He always brings his A-game which makes everyone on the offense better.
Flacco still lacks some consistency, so he doesn't always bring his best game. The offensive line and receivers have only about three A-games per season.


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Scientific name: Anisosticta 19-punctata
Size: Up to 4mm
Distribution: Found in England and Wales especially southern and central areas
Months seen: April to October
Food: Aphids
Habitat: On vegetation near or in water, especially reeds
Special features: Water ladybirds are oval in shape. During the spring and early summer Water ladybirds have an orange pronotum and wing casings with around 19 black spots. From late summer until the following spring the wing casings and pronotum are more beige coloured with black spots.


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The Grain and Grain Processing Information Site
International grain consultant Tom Sewell analyzes the obstacles to E.U. integration of Eastern European countries and discusses probable E.U. strategies.
To many, the European Union already seems large enough. It has been enlarged four times, and each time, there are more headaches.
The European Union started as the European Economic Community in 1958 with six members. The United Kingdom and Denmark joined in 1972; Greece in 1981; Spain and Portugal in 1985; and Sweden, Finland and Austria in 1995.
Legislation has to be written in eleven languages. Taking decisions is laborious, and revising a decision already made is next to impossible. Why add more complications?
The driving force is politics, not agriculture. With the collapse of communism, no time must be lost in tying Central and Eastern Europe into a democratic capitalist framework.
Politicians in Europe consider 10 more countries as candidates: Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Cyprus, Malta and Turkey are on another waiting list. Maybe one day, the states that make up the former Yugoslavia might want to enter. And it has to be remembered that the E.U.-15 now has a common frontier with Russia.
A European Union containing 25 members would create the most important economic body in the developed world, with 475 million inhabitants and a gross domestic product of 6,100 billion Ecus (1993 figures), or 126% of the population and 102% of the G.D.P. of North American Free Trade Agreement members.
Enlargement is a topic in the current E.U. Intergovernmental Conference in Turin, Italy (known for convenience as Maastricht II). At the previous Heads of Government meeting in Madrid, the decision was taken that negotiations with the 10 countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC-10), Cyprus and Malta should start six months after the conclusion of Maastricht II, which is expected to run until mid-1997.
In Europe, it is envisioned that the negotiations will be finished in time for the transition to start in 2000, and total integration for all the CEEC will be completed by 2010. For agriculture, total integration would consist of complete alignment of prices, deficiency payments, set-asides and quotas for milk and sugar. Nobody has forgotten that the next negotiations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade are scheduled to begin in 2000.
Although from the viewpoint of existing members agriculture is a reluctant partner in the process, the European Commission under Franz Fischler has shown courage in adopting a positive attitude to enlargement. For their part, the CEEC-10 countries have shown themselves desperate to join, proving the truth of the old French adage "There is always one who kisses while the other offers the cheek."
In 1994, the European Union commissioned from well-known academics four Reports on Agriculture Policy in the E.U. and Central and Eastern Europe and followed these up with a White Paper last year. Other experts, including Claude Villain and Brian Gardner, have produced useful studies. These are the key documents for anyone wishing to analyze the situation.
Economic indicators and agricultural problems.
If enlargement is to be successful, the current differences between the E.U.-15 and the CEEC-10 must be reduced. Otherwise, the pressures generated could lead to disaster.
Based on 1993 figures, the combined G.D.P. of the CEEC-10 was only 3% of the E.U.'s, and per capita income was only 11%. The CEEC-10 showed a sharp drop in production in the first years of transition from communism — production fell by 6.2% in 1990 — but production now is recovering, with a 3.6% increase in 1995. Indeed, this growth rate is greater than the E.U.-15's 3.2% increase.
The Vienna Institute of Comparative Economics has estimated that by 2010, the most dynamic "newcomers" might outdo the "least performing" of the E.U.-15. Nevertheless, it is clear that the transition to a free market economy in the CEEC is operating at a different pace in the various states and that there is still a long way to go to catch up. The main structural problems result from disruption of production, switch in trade to the West from the former Soviet bloc economic system and the need to create proper financial, banking, administrative and judicial systems on Western lines.
In agriculture, the greatest difficulty probably consists of low production rates and the inefficient use of resources in the CEEC-10. For example, although CEEC farmland is 44% of that of the E.U. and the CEEC employs more agricultural workers than the E.U. (9.5 million or 26.7% of the total workforce compared with 8.19 million or 5.7% of the workforce), CEEC agricultural production in real value terms only amounts to 7% of E.U. production.
These figures illustrate the chronic overmanning in CEEC farms, as well as the social problem of what will become of the surplus labor if farms are brought up to Western standards of efficiency; this problem would be especially acute if other economic sectors do not expand fast enough to absorb those displaced from agriculture. This indication of low living standards is most apparent in Poland, Romania and Bulgaria, while the Czech Republic and Slovenia more greatly resemble the West.
Another important problem consists of the absence or slowness of establishment of a proper system of land tenure and facilities for the transfer of land ownership. The disappearance of large collective farms (or their transformation into cooperatives), the end of consumption subsidies (raising prices and reducing demand) and changes in consumption (less livestock products) are additional complications.
Production and prices.
Commodity forecasts of production and use for the E.U.-15 and CEEC-10 have been produced by the European Commission as a table in its White Paper. It must be emphasized that these projections, as far as the E.U.-15 is concerned, are based on a continuation of the current Common Agricultural Policy — described as the "status quo" option.
As seen in Table 1 on page 20, the projections, based on current trends, show the CEEC grains deficit of nearly 3 million tonnes in 1989 will turn into a surplus of 11 million tonnes in 2010, with average grain yields in the CEEC at 3 tonnes per hectare compared with 4.9 tonnes per ha in the E.U. Meanwhile, the E.U.'s current exportable surplus of 29 million tonnes would almost double by the same year. This is a powerful argument for further reform of the CAP.
Tables 2 and 3 on page 21 show the relationship between wheat and maize prices in the E.U.-15 and CEEC-10. Only Slovenia has higher prices than the E.U., although Latvia and to a lesser extent Poland were above world price levels in 1994. Support prices for wheat in Poland, Hungary, and the Czech and Slovak Republics ranged between 56% and 73% of those in the E.U.
The European Commission's White Paper does not minimize the problems for the future and makes it clear that the CAP reforms have not gone far enough. It poses three possible lines of strategy for the E.U., called Options 1, 2 and 3.
Option 1 is leaving the CAP as it is — the "status quo" mentioned above, which is dismissed for the reasons explained. Option 2 is radical reform of the CAP, including abolition of all supply management measures; this option is not favored because of the social and environmental risks it would pose and the huge sums of additional public expenditures that would be needed.
The third option is to develop further CAP reforms in the direction of higher competitiveness, an integrated rural policy and simplification — for example, switching from yearly price support negotiations to a five-year framework on the lines of U.S. farm legislation. Speaking in London in February, Mr. Fischler made it clear that this is the preferred option.
Specific problems that will surface in the negotiations include the question of compensatory payments to producers, the so-called "arable aid" measures, by which E.U. farmers are currently paid large sums to make up for the reduction in support prices flowing from the GATT Uruguay Round. CEEC countries would dearly like their farmers to get this too, but the E.U. adamantly is saying "no way." No doubt, large sums in the end will have to be paid over to the CEEC countries on the ground of assisting restructuring and rural development.
Lastly, debate remains in the E.U.-15 over whether the CEEC-10 are to be seen as customers or competitors. There is much anxiety among E.U. farmers at the prospect of being out-produced and out-sold by a restructured, low-wage agriculture in Central and Eastern Europe, which those with long memories recall used to be the "breadbasket of Europe." The Commission plays down those fears, pointing out that the European Union now exports more agricultural produce to Central and Eastern Europe than it imports from them.
Such consolation ignores the fact that much of the favorable E.U. balance is based on superior processing facilities, technology, sanitary and phytosanitary levels in the West and that the CEEC countries eventually will catch up — ironically enough, with E.U. financial help. Moreover, the CEEC is only now beginning to return to 1989 production levels and has yet to achieve its full potential.
All in all, negotiations, when they take place, seem likely to contain bitter battles before they bring eventual accommodations.
Table 1: Grain supply balances
in million tonnes
Domestic use
Ending balance
*applying 15% area set-aside under current CAP
Source: European Commission
Table 2: CEEC-10 wheat prices
compared with E.U. and world prices in 1994
Domestic price
as percent
of E.U. price
of world price
Czech Republic
Slovak Republic
Table 3: CEEC-10 maize prices
A.O.M. — 100 years of excellence
More than 1,000 millers, associates and guests from 47 countries celebrated the Association of Operative Millers centennial at the annual technical conference and trade show in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., in May. Here are some highlights from the event, including scenes from the Buhler, Great Western Manufacturing and Latin American receptions.
From left, Harvey McCray, A.O.M. executive vice-president, and Linda McCray; Wendy and Richard Ferrell, chairman of the 100th anniversary committee; and Jim Schroeder, Great Western Manufacturing Co., Leavenworth, Kansas, U.S.
From left, Enrico Rizzi and Ugo Napolitano, both of Ocrim S.p.A., Cremona, Italy; and Mrs. Napolitano. Graziano Rizzi, left, Sangati-America, Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.; and Ely Sotillo, Gramoven, Caracas, Venezuela.A.O.M. board members assisted President Vernon Tegeler, second from right, in cutting the ribbon to open the A.O.M. trade show.
Heinz Baecker, president of Codema, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., received the A.O.M. Allied Trades Technology Award for research and development in milling technology. Mr. Baecker was cited for his continuous support and dedication to the A.O.M.
The trade show featured a special historical display to commemorate the group's 100th anniversary. The display, which included group photos and conference newsletters from past meetings as well as milling memorabilia, was designed by Richard Ferrell, chairman of the 100th anniversary committee, who used items from his Flour Milling History Collection.
Frank Lindholm, right, president of Contract Engineering & Milling, Inc., Crosslake, Minnesota, U.S., received the A.O.M. Gold Medal Award, the association's highest honor in recognition of exemplary service from Dale Eustace, A.O.M. past president. Mr. Lindholm is the 11th recipient of the Gold Medal since the award was created in 1962.
Outgoing President Vernon Tegeler, left, Siemer Milling Co., Teutopolis, Illinois, U.S., passes the gavel to Paul Wiest, Cargill, Inc., Saginaw, Texas, U.S., the A.O.M.'s 1996-97 president.The 1996 A.O.M. trade show drew 100 exhibitors. At far left, Scott Jordan, H.R. Williams, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S., discusses the company's display.Pete Matthews, left, and Pat Childress, both of Satake (U.S.A.), Inc., Houston, Texas, U.S.
From left, Enrique Payeras, Harinera del Valle, Cali, Colombia; and Werner Baltensperger and John Schoch, both of Buhler Ltd., Uzwil, Switzerland.
From left, Shawn Gouldie, Miller Milling Co., Fresno, California, U.S.; Hans Wanzenreid, retired Buhler, Inc. vice-president; and Mrs. Wanzenreid.
Art Hibbs, milling consultant, Wayzata, Minnesota, U.S.; and Mrs. Hibbs.
From left, Michael Soder and Albert Soder, both of Buhler, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.; and Robert Soder, Port Harcourt Flour Mills, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
From left, Fred Stivers, Lacey Milling Co., Hanford, California, U.S.; Bob Kice, Kice Industries, Inc., Wichita, Kansas, U.S.; and Mrs. Stivers.
Pedro Malla, Molinos del Caribe, S.A., Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, left; and Antonio Scippa, Sriboga-Raturaya, Semarang, Indonesia.
From left, Janice Marsh, Cereal Ingredients, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.; Carlos Paz, Harinara del Valle, Cali, Colombia; and Fred Norwood, Cereal Ingredients, Inc.From left, Giacomo Calabrese, Molinos Guacara, Guacara, Venezuela; Andrea Saturno, Escuela Latinoamericana de Molineria, Puerto Cabello, Venezuela; and Paul Herre and Chuck Sicard, both of Boston Gear, Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.Past presidents of the A.O.M. Top row, from left, Donald Taman, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; Vernon Tegeler, Teutopolis, Illinois, U.S.; Ted Bownik, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.; Ralph Wolffing, Toledo, Ohio, U.S.; Robert Hare, Mission Woods, Kansas, U.S.; Peter Aizlewood, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and Jack Higginbotham, Mankato, Minnesota, U.S. Bottom row, from left, Dwaine Nault, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.; Arthur Hibbs, Wayzata, Minnesota, U.S.; Frank Lindholm, Crosslake, Minnesota, U.S.; Ronald Copley, Los Angeles, California, U.S.; Robert Reid, Fostoria, Ohio, U.S.; Dale Eustace, Manhattan, Kansas, U.S.; and Gerhard Pickelmann, Frankenmuth, Michigan, U.S.
The Turkish Millers Association presented a silver and copper plaque to commemorate the A.O.M.'s 100th anniversary. From left, Ismail Alapala, Alapala Machine, Corum, Turkey; Harvey McCray, A.O.M. executive vice-president; Vernon Tegeler, 1995-96 A.O.M. president; and Sevket Kurt, Alapala Machine.
From left, Mike Ragsdale, Larry Groce and Bill Winchell, all of Butler Grain Systems, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.From left, Leif Abdon, Abdon Flour Mills, Helsingborg, Sweden; and John Schoch and Rudi Guttman, both of Buhler Ltd., Uzwil, Switzerland. From left, Gene Rydlund, Amber Milling Co., Huron, Ohio, U.S.; Ted Bownik, A.O.M. treasurer; and Art Henry, Creason Corrugating & Machinery, Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Cargill c.e.o. describes keys to successful future for flour milling.
What will it take for the Association of Operative Millers to reach its 200th birthday?
That was the question posed by Ernest S. Micek, chairman and chief executive officer of Cargill, Inc. The keynote speaker at the A.O.M.'s 100th technical conference, Mr. Micek cautioned the group against resting on its laurels; instead, members and the milling industry must push themselves to prepare for a successful future.
"I see a lot of reasons for optimism — if we're smart enough to capitalize on them," Mr. Micek said.
The outlook for flour milling is quite promising, based on expected growth in world food demand, Mr. Micek said. Population increases and rising incomes will push up demand, not just for more food, but for the better diets that are provided by grain-based foods.
"There is a bright future out there, full of opportunities," he said. "But it won't be handed to us. We will have to work for it.
The first key to success is a commitment by the milling industry to maintain its technical and operational efficiency, Mr. Micek said.
"We will need to make massive investments in the development of our global agricultural production, handling, processing and distribution systems," he said. "We will have to grow more food, process it where it is consumed in greater volumes and distribute it to more people in more forms than ever before."
Another key is a focus on serving the customer, Mr. Micek said, and a companion concept is that of "value added." He noted that the term signified more than a process of refining raw commodities, it also reflected the idea that flour milling existed to add value for its customers.
"The people who preserve a role for themselves in this industry over time will be those who adopt this kind of value-adding philosophy," he said.
Mr. Micek said the milling industry should continue to commit resources to develop the skills and capabilities of personnel. Safety is another area in which continued investment is critical.
The current supply/demand situation is as tight as "we have ever seen for food and feed grains," Mr. Micek said, and the underlying culprit is past farm policy that failed to account for the demand growth that was developing.
He expressed optimism that if farmers produced for the market rather than for government programs, the milling industry would be able to serve the coming growth in demand. Consequently, farm policies demand vigilance, he said.
"In the years ahead, we will need to work together across all segments of the agricultural industry to make sure we maintain this market-oriented focus," Mr. Micek said.
Indeed, teamwork may be the most critical element in the industry's future success, Mr. Micek said.
"We can make it to 200 by working together as an industry," he said. "By working together ... we can turn the prospect of a dynamic world marketplace into the reality of prosperity for the flour milling industry into the 21st century."
1996 Milling Operative of the Year
Forty-year milling veteran receives honor.
Robert Hare, plant manager at the Wichita, Kansas, U.S., flour mill of Cereal Food Processors, Inc., Mission Woods, Kansas, U.S., was awarded the 1996 Milling Operative of the Year honor at the 100th technical conference and trade show of the Association of Operative Millers in May.
The award is presented annually by World Grain and its sister publication, Milling & Baking News, to recognize an active milling operative who has made significant contributions to his facility, his company and the milling industry from an operative standpoint.
Mr. Hare, a 40-year veteran in the milling industry, began his career in 1956 as a laboratory technician in what is now the Cereal Food Processors mill at Wichita. Within 18 months, he changed positions to become directly involved in milling, where he continues as plant manager of the Wichita facility.
Mr. Hare is active in the A.O.M. and has held a variety of positions, from district chairman, to national district committeeman to president of the organization in 1988-89. While president, Mr. Hare helped organize the A.O.M.'s Middle East/East Africa District, which was the first district outside the Americas. He also attended the first Middle East/East Africa district meeting in Jordan in 1989.
"What's New?" showcases latest in products for milling industry.
Nostalgia was definitely in the air during the A.O.M.'s 100th anniversary technical conference and trade show, but flour millers still managed to keep an eye on the future as they checked out new developments in milling equipment. The trade show featured 100 exhibitors, including several displaying their products to flour millers for the first time.
And the popular "What's New?" program drew a large crowd of millers eager for the latest updates on equipment and services. The annual program comprises 12 presentations on new products of particular interest; the A.O.M. program subcommittee selects the presentations after evaluating numerous submissions.
An overview of the products introduced at the 1996 program follows.
Tablet water chlorination systems for grain tempering deliver accurate and consistent chlorination to temper or process water. Offered by PPG Industries, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., the system includes a patented automatic chlorinator designed for use with 7.6-centimeter calcium hypochlorite tablets.
The chlorinator can be installed inexpensively to gravity feed available chlorine directly to the tech-novator or temper screw at rates of 0 to 300 parts per million, or it can be modified to deliver up to 1,200 ppm. The chlorinator also can be combined with a complete packaged system from Hammonds Technical Services to meet specialized needs.
The PPG chlorination system offers several advantages over chlorine gas or sodium hypochlorite solutions, including no chlorine gas release, no liquid bleach spills and less corrosion to moisture control equipment and the temper screw. Desired chlorine ppm levels can be maintained even at low water flow, and the solid tablets are easy to handle.
The Vibrograin is a new concept grain separator built by Golfetto, Padova, Italy. The unit's productivity is considerably greater than traditional separators because the system of vibration acts in the vertical plane.
The specially designed internal feeding assembly assures the flow of wheat is evenly distributed across the entire width of the machine before the wheat passes onto the upper screen. The deck inclination and vibration force the wheat through this screen, which is fitted with a perforated plate; coarser material is collected in a chute at the end of the unit. The second screen is fitted with another perforated sieve, through which finer impurities pass and are collected in a discharge hopper.
Sieves are constructed of metal to provide strength, and because they are subdivided into sections, the sieves also are light, interchangeable and offer easy maintenance. High density rubber balls are located beneath the perforated plates, where the vibratory action frees materials that tend to get trapped in the perforations.
The Vibrograin unit is available in three models with capacities of 10, 16 and 25 tonnes per hour for wheat cleaning and 30, 60 and 90 tph for pre-cleaning.
An in-line sifter with a capacity of up to 450 kilograms per minute on hard or soft wheat flour with 40 or 30 mesh screens is available from Great Western Manufacturing Co., Inc., Leavenworth, Kansas, U.S. The In-Line Model 631 sifter features the Tru-Balance drive, which keeps sifting motion in the machine and eliminates the need for massive foundations or supports. Product inlet and discharge are located at the top of the unit, so no floor penetrations are required.
All product contact areas are constructed of stainless steel. The nest-together sieve rings are securely clamped for a pressure-tight seal and can be removed in minutes for inspection, cleaning or maintenance.
Each intermediate sieve consists of two parts, the sieve ring and the lift-out tray. The lift-out tray frame has mechanically stretched and glued cloth; the frame can be re-clothed indefinitely.
The 631 sifter comes in three models with between four and seven lift-out trays, providing a net sieving area of up to 5.6 square meters. Inlet and discharge collars, drive guards and two 1 1/2 horsepower motors are furnished with the machine.
Air supported conveyors, introduced 25 years ago, offer benefits for grain handling and processing, as the dramatically lower friction level enables climate-controlled loads, reduced load agitation and lower maintenance costs. Until recently, such systems have not been widely used in the industry because of several disadvantages, such as uneven air flows, faulty seams and prohibitive installation costs.
A newly designed plenum with air-tight seaming techniques has eliminated many of the problems previously associated with this type of conveyor. Designed and manufactured by Grisley Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., the Airmax ASC air supported conveyor uses a low horsepower centrifugal fan to force air through a series of holes in the plenum. The thin film of air will support loads up to 3 kilograms per centimeter at high speeds, and a single fan supports up to 182 meters of conveyor at an even airflow.
Grisley also has developed a method of retrofitting an existing troughing roller conveyor to an air supported system that complies with current conveyor standards. The cost of this technology is comparable to replacing the old troughing rollers.
In 1992, Roskamp Champion, Waterloo, Iowa, U.S., began a series of projects to improve hammermill efficiency and reduce operating costs. One result is the Champion HM High Speed hammermill.
In a hammermill, fineness of grind is influenced primarily by the energy transferred during impact, which is in turn affected by hammer speed. By increasing the tip speed, it is possible to attain the desired product fineness with a larger screen perforation.
The series of Champion HM High Speed hammermills attains tip speeds of up to 7,500 meters per minute, for a hammer moving at more than 456 kilometers per hour. A specially designed rotor assembly safely contains these high loads, and the rotors are dynamically balanced in the hammermill frame.
The Champion HM High Speed hammermill offers improved grinding efficiency and reduced maintenance costs because the high speeds allow the use of a coarser screen to obtain desired grind size. Coarser screens are made from thicker materials, offering longer life and greater resistance to blow outs. Coarser screens also offer higher transmission rates, for more tonnes processed per horsepower per hour.
The need for a simplified manufacturing process to minimize maintenance, for automation to reduce operator intervention and for compliance with safety and sanitation standards inspired the development of the AUTORO/E rollermill by Sangati, S.p.A., Padova, Italy. The unit reflects new concepts in manufacturing and operations in that it does not require compressed air, hydraulics, chain or gear differentials or oil baths.
Roll differential is achieved by a three-section toothed belt with Multi-V back. This method, successfully used for the past eight years, facilitates constant power transmission and provides low noise, vibration free operation and has a proven life expectancy of approximately 35,000 hours, or five years, of operation under normal conditions. In a Canadian mill, some belts are continuing to operate six years after installation.
Roll replacement can be done singly or by using a cartridge type arrangement in pairs with pre-mounted bearing assemblies. Access to the roll chills is achieved by removing the roll stretcher and corner pieces, which are clipped in place.
An online moisture tester that analyzes the wheat stream on a continuous basis and permits regulation of the water metering rate is one of five components in the complete automatic moisture control system by Buhler Ltd., Uzwil, Switzerland. The automatic moisture control system features direct control of the specific product moisture, accurate water metering and recording, calibration independent of variety, digitally processed data, high reliability and operational safety.
The MYFB moisture tester is installed in a bypass adjacent to the main stream of cleaned wheat. All parts in contact with the material are made of stainless metals, and all elements through which grain passes are streamlined to minimize
The six-pass aspiration column is a patented feature of the Vertical Drop Multi-Clean Aspirator by Carter Day International, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. Material falls freely through the aspiration column, which by its design expands the product stream allowing for more efficient cleaning. The aspirated light materials are pulled through the column into the liftings chamber and either settle out in the closed circuit model or are discharged to an outside collection system in the open circuit design.
The unit features a system of removable full-view acrylic windows and light-weight removable inner panels for visibility, easy clean-down and weight replacement. The panels are fabricated in 71 cm segments that can be stacked together to form a machine of up to 284 cm in width. This system requires no tools, which permits complete cleaning or replacement in minutes.
The V.D.M.C. aspirator also has an individually metered six-pass air inlet control damper module for controlling air entering the column. The dampers allow precise distribution of the air at each of the air passes.the risk of material deposits. The MYFB moisture tester relies on microwave measuring techniques rather than hazardous gamillimetera rays.
Other components of the complete system include the MOZE moisture flow rate controller, which comes in capacities of 10 to 2,500 liters per hour, and the MYEB control unit.
Cracks and splits can damage fragile grain and erode its value. To meet the need for gentle handling, Universal Industries, Cedar Falls, Iowa, U.S., developed its "P" Series bucket elevators. The model's special design and slower handling speeds provide minimal product damage.
The gentle chain speed of 18 meters per minute reduces product damage and machine wear, as the product is carefully poured into the discharge chute. The chute can be installed on either side for preferred direction, and other discharge options are available.
The "P" Series bucket elevators feature welded assembly. This design is dust- and weather-tight, provides a precise fit and greater rigidity and requires a minimum of assembly time. Angle irons welded on outside edges strengthen and protect the corners.
The assembly includes roller chain drive with a factory-set torque limiter. The interior design is self cleaning, promoting maximum cleanliness during operation and minimal operator clean-up. The "P" Series comes with capacities up to 75 cubic meters per hour.
The ScanMaster optical bulk sorter, offered by the Satake Corp., Tokyo, in conjunction with E.M.S. International, Houston, Texas, U.S., uses Enhanced Detection Technology and is so sensitive it handles high capacity sorting challenges with ease. Milling applications include foreign materials reclamation, glass sorting from grains, sorting of entire cleaning house stream for dark objects and ergot sorting.
The 80 channel unit uses nearly 4,000 individual sensing sites with 16 Charge Coupled Device (C.C.D.) cameras on the two-view model; this arrangement means each site is capable of detecting spots smaller than 0.3 mm. One-fourth of the channels may be reserved for the resorting of rejected product from the first-pass sort.
With the flick of a switch, the ScanMaster can sort in a variety of modes, such as front and back lighting for normal inspection or only back lightly for removal of opaque and darker spots. The ScanMaster also incorporates a patented circuit that gives the user control over the size of the spot as well as the color.
The lighting system uses an electronic feedback system that automatically adjusts the driving current on the lamp, and as the bulb ages, the current increases automatically. The ScanMaster is computer compatible and may be connected to a programmable logic controller or personal computer.
A grinding mill with its own air recycling eliminates the need for cyclones or air filters. The Ferkar Universal Mill, from Jaymark, Division of B.D.I. Canada, Inc., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, comes in three models.
The Ferkar Universal Mill can grind all types of grain, as well as spices and flavorings. The closed system means that 100% of the ground products' essential oil is retained and product waste is eliminated.
The mill needs no special base or fixing, as the largest model weighs only 360 kg. Heights of no more than 3,000 mm mean the unit fits easily in most milling facilities.
The Ferkar Universal Mill operates efficiently, with power consumption to quantity running three to five times less than other mills. Grinding and sieving occur at the same time, and sieves and parts are simple and quick to change. Because it is self-contained, the Ferkar Universal Mill also can be used for special applications, such as a mobile mill.
A continuous level monitoring and inventory management system designed with the flour mill in mind is available from Celtek Electronics Inc., Port Huron, Michigan, U.S. The LM7000 will work in all materials, such as flour, wheat, tempered wheat and screenings, and in all types of bins and multiple bins.
The LM7000 uses Celtek's patented "Phase Tracking" technology, which is a radar signal traveling on a high frequency line to measure the empty space in a vessel. Because it uses radio waves, the signal is unaffected by dust, turbulence or noise in the bin.
The LM7000 equipment can be read at all times, even during the dusty filling cycle, and it works in the tall, narrow bins typical in flour milling operations. Its measurement accuracy is not affected by dust, temperature or humidity fluctuations, and the unit is self calibrating.
With an accompanying software inventory package for personal computers and local area networks, the system provides graphic inventory display, numerical inventory display and historical trends in one minute increments. The system can be integrated easily into overall process control systems.
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| themuse19 chapter 17 . 3/31/2012
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Your story is lovely, but when are you going to finish? You're driving me crazy here with this half-baked-cookie feeling. I REALLY want to read the rest! Post please!
| Kate chapter 17 . 12/5/2011
I LOVE YOUR STORY! I love all of the new characters that you've created and how they interact with Glee's already-existing ones. But there is one question that I simply cannot let go: WHEN are we going to get to see Blaine sing? He may be a big-time producer and all that now, and I can understand from the way you write it that he loves it, but really. His sexy voice is like the appeal! Plus you know he'd love to do it again, after so many years, especially for Kurt. It could be a really good opportunity for a bonding moment between them, and a way of getting Blaine to break through the shell that he's been building up for the past six years a little more. Anyway, I'm really glad I read your fanfic! Good luck as you continue to be a writer. :)
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What a wonderful story! It's so lovely to read, you've really captured the emotions of the characters well, and I think I'm definately a 'Myler' fan! ;)
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| QuietLion chapter 17 . 8/24/2011
I actually adore Mel :D She's immense :D
Wanted to actually slap Karl... Also he reminded me of someone I know... Ugh
Kurt and Blaine. They are meant to be!
Tyler melts my heart... But i've always had a thing for guitar playing musicians ;)
| siriuslygleeful chapter 17 . 7/24/2011
You and your writing skills are driving me up the wall in jealousy! I am in LOVE with this fic so far! I was drawn into the summary, and from the prologue, the drama, angst, and fluuf has been a perfect balance to keep me interested! Many chapters had me on the edge of my seat or my hands clamped together tightly from the cliffies! But I loved the excitement I had reading these chapters, and I can tell you without hesitation that I can't wait for more!
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This story! It's just...it's so awesome!
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| Lilynette chapter 16 . 6/16/2011
LOVE the idea of Kurt as a Man of Honor. Good idea!
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| Syaoran-Lover chapter 17 . 6/15/2011
I really love the fact that you're not just throwing them back into each other... that they're taking it slow. This chapter was a perfect opportunity to get them back TOGETHER and you just didn't do it. I'm so happy about it. I mean, as any Klaine shipper, I'd love to see them get to it, but the fact that they're building their relationship back, and not their sex life back is soooo much more important.
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1 large eggplant
1 red bell pepper
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 red onion, chopped
2 T olive oil
2 1/2 cups vegetable stock
1/4 cup tahini
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1 lemon
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Slice your eggplant (don't peel) and lay slices on a sheet tray lined with tin foil. Press paper towels on top of your eggplant slices and let sit for 20 minutes. When done, remove paper towels and dice eggplant. Spray foil with cooking spray and place eggplant back on. Sprinkle generously with salt and roast for 25 minutes, tossing occasionally.
While eggplant is roasting, roast red pepper on a burner's open flame (or just chop and roast with eggplant) until black. Let cool then gently rub off blackened pepper skin and chop up.
Heat the olive oil over medium high heat then add the chopped red onion. Saute for five minutes until soft then add the garlic. Saute for 30 more seconds.
Add the stock, roasted diced eggplant and red bell pepper. Stir in the spices and tahini. Bring to a simmer then carefully transfer soup to blender. Process until smooth.
Ladle soup into bowls and finish with a squeeze of lemon.


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The first permanent library building in the Henry County town of New London was donated by resident N.J. Nugen in 1935. Nugen accompanied the building donation with a sizable trust fund, with annual interest from the funds used to purchase equipment and books for the library. By the late 1960s, the collection had outgrown its space and the community began looking into a new facility.
Since Nugen prohibited funds from his trust being used for building construction, leaving the library board to look elsewhere to accumulate funds for a new facility. In 1969, $40,000 was secured from a federal grant while area farmer Everett Ramey contributed $30,000. The library board hoped $70,000 would cover library costs, but the lowest bid received was for $92,000.
Instead of compromising plans, the library board appealed to the community to raise the remaining $22,000. After a year of fundraising, construction on the new library began in the fall of 1971. The main floor was composed of book stacks, a children's section, reference section, study cells, and more. The basement featured a large community room.


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Domogan positive over Charter backing-A A +A
Thursday, September 4, 2014
MAYOR Mauricio Domogan is pushing for the approval of the revised City Charter filed by Baguio City Representative Nicasio Aliping Jr.
In his weekly press forum, Domogan shared he was pleased when House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte mentioned in his speech during the Charter Day anniversary his support for the legislation of the current version of the City Charter.
"Makakatulong sa atin pag naipasa yan," he said adding it will settle issues in the city.
He highlighted aside from the distribution of alienable and disposable public lands, the City Charter will help address the boundary conflict between the Summer Capital and Tuba, Benguet.
The city mayor told media there was already an agreement on how to settle the dispute.
In fact a survey which embodies the agreement between the city and the Tuba was already conducted, he added.
"Ngunit itong agreement natin with Tuba municipality cannot be considered final unless and after i-amend yung City Charter para yung description ng Baguio City shall be amended to conform with Tuba municipality," he emphasized.
Domogan said the dispute will be settler through a relocation survey that will not diminish or decrease the total land area of Baguio.
Aside from the boundary dispute, the revised City Charter is most importantly seen to address issues in the distribution of lands in the city.
In the current version of the City Charter, land acquisition will be through free patent law and miscellaneous land sales and no longer townsite sale applications.
Domogan explained alienable and disposable lands will then be made direct sale for qualified or actual occupants of the lands.
While the city mayor cited an existing provision of the City Charter which provides proceeds from the sale of lands in the city of Baguio will go to the city government instead of the national treasury, Aliping earlier told media revisions he made in the measure provides that only a share of the profits from land sales in the city will be given to the city government as part of its annual internal revenue allotment once the revenues are remitted to the national treasury.
Domogan said he already urged Aliping to keep an eye on the revised measure and work for its passage in the House of Congress and reach the Senate.
Aliping said on Monday the veto message of President Benigno Aquino was already considered in the current measure, which gives him more confidence it will be passed.
Hopes are now heightened for the city government the new measure or the act revising the City Charter of Baguio will be enacted soon.
Published in the Sun.Star Baguio newspaper on September 05, 2014.
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