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MIDDLEBURY — Organizers of the 2012 Addison County CROP Hunger Walk are hoping this year's event on Oct. 7 exceeds the record $25,161 raised last year toward the local and worldwide campaign to end hunger.
Middlebury residents Beth Stamway and Patty Hallam are organizing this year's Addison County campaign. The CROP (Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty) Hunger Walk was launched back in 1969 by Church World Service, an international relief, development, and refugee resettlement agency.

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The Breastfeeding Baby Doll had garnered opinions from just about everyone at this point. It's made national news, in fact! Check out a few recent posts about it and then tell us what you think:
Mom blogger Jessica Gottlieb debated the doll in a TV segment with Dr. Keith Ablow. The issue of whether or not this doll sexualizes breastfeeding and/or little girls came up (par for the course in discussions of this doll). That clip ended up on The Daily Show! See the clip: (skip to 3:40 for the relevant bit)
And thanks to Mom-101, we learned that it's a gateway babydoll!
Let your kid have a Breast Milk Doll and the next thing you know, she'll want a co-sleeping doll. Can you imagine? A doll that is made for you to sleep with it! The downfall of independence in our country! The end of democracy as we know it!
It's great to see a doll come out that doesn't come packaged with a bottle (as though that's the only way to feed a baby!). Most moms would probably say that their kids have pretended to breastfeed everything from stuffed animals to toy trucks, though, so maybe we don't need a special doll for this purpose.
So, Babes: Is the breastmilk baby doll a boon or bane to breastfeeding? You tell us!
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The Giants can't lose on Sunday if they want to make the playoffs and their chances of winning are off to a good start.
Eli Manning hit Rueben Randle with a three-yard touchdown pass a few plays after the first Eagles possession of the game ended with a familiar sight. Michael Vick was intercepted while throwing a pass under pressure as the Giants sent six men through the line to hurry Vick into a poor throw over the middle. Safety Stevie Brown picked it off, his NFL lead-tying eighth of the season, and returned it deep into Eagles territory.
Vick's pick came just after the Eagles pulled off a successful onside kick on the opening kickoff of the game. Andy Reid, who might be coaching his final game for the Eagles, won his gamble when the ball caromed off Justin Tryon of the Giants into the waiting hands of Brandon Hughes. That good turn was followed by another reminder of how wrong everything's gone over the last two years, though, and the Giants lead 7-0 with less than five minutes gone in the game.


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Photo, Print, DrawingBird's eye view of Philadelphia Bird's-eye view of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with the Schuykill River in the foreground.
- Contributor: Bachmann, John - P.S. Duval & Son
- Date: 1868
Photo, Print, DrawingView of Pittsburgh & Allegheny Bird's-eye view of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers; Birmingham, Pennsylvania is in the right foreground and Allegheny is in the distance on the left.
- Contributor: Krebs, Otto
- Date: 1874
Photo, Print, DrawingPittsburgh, Allegheny & Birmingham Bird's-eye view of Pittsburgh at the confluence of the Monongahela, in the foreground, and the Allegheny Rivers; Birmingham is in the right foreground and Allegheny is in the distance on the left.
- Contributor: Krebs, Otto
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- Date: 1833
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One of the most hard-fought campaigns for Congress in Minnesota this year will be the battle for the 8th District in the northeastern part of the state.
Two years ago, Republican political newcomer Chip Cravaack dealt the DFL a stinging blow by defeating 18-term U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar. Democrats want the seat back but are concerned a primary battle could hurt their chances.
So far, the candidates include former U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan, former state Sen. Tarryl Clark and Duluth City Councilman Jeff Anderson.
Minnesota Democrats view the 8th District as their turf. DFL Party chairman Ken Martin is determined to recapture the seat.
"It is the most Democratic district in the country currently represented by a Republican," Martin said. "As we start to look at starting to take back the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, there's no doubt that the majority runs straight through Minnesota eight and we're fairly confident given the numbers in that district that we should be able to take that back this fall."
But before Democrats can challenge Cravaack they must settle on a candidate. Oberstar is not running and there are early indications of an intra-party battle among three DFLers. Only one, former U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan has made an iron-clad promise to abide by the party endorsement and not run against a fellow Democrat in a primary election.
"You know, quite frankly running for Congress at this stage of my life was not something that I had ever contemplated ever for a moment," he said.
Nolan, who served three terms in Congress, chose not to run for re-election for his southwestern Minnesota Congressional seat more than 30 years ago. He left Congress to pursue a career in business. Now he said he wants to return to Washington to help reduce the influence of special interests in politics, to raise taxes on wealthy Americans, and to end what he calls "wars of choice."
Nolan said his experience makes him the best DFL candidate.
"It's given me a good feel for what is wanted, what is needed, what's expected," he said. "Secondly, don't ever underestimate the difficulty of defeating an incumbent member of the Congress of the United States. I have run as a challenger. I have run as an incumbent. I know how to win a congressional election."
Former State Sen. Tarryl Clark, of St. Cloud, said her current-day experience trumps Nolan's.
"There's a big difference between being actively engaged over the last two decades and being engaged at a different period of time," she said.
Two years ago, Clark lost a bid to defeat Republican U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann in Minnesota's 6th District. Clark's campaign said she decided to run this time in the 8th district because she expects St. Cloud to be part of it after redistricting.
Clark is leaving the door open to a primary run. She said she intends to abide by the endorsement, but only if it's arrived at by a fair process. Clark said there have already been problems including a straw poll last fall she said was out of order.
"We're the party of enfranchisement. We should bring in as many people as possible," she said. "So I do intend to abide by the endorsement, so long as it's done the way it's been done in the way it's been done in the past which is [in a] fair and straightforward way with no monkey business."
Also running is Duluth City Councilman Jeff Anderson, who was born and raised in Ely. Anderson said if he's elected he'll help create jobs in northeastern Minnesota by promoting mining and forestry and local manufacturing. Anderson said he's the most electable of the three Democrats.
"Just speaking electorally, I think that in order to beat Congressman Cravaack we need a candidate who has strong ties to Iron Range and who has strong ties to the Duluth area," he said. "I have both of those."
Anderson says he hasn't decided whether he will honor the endorsement.
If all of the DFLers running in the 8th District abide by the endorsement, Democrats could begin their general election campaign against Cravaack in early May. If there's a primary, it will be mid-August before Democrats have a candidate.


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Less bladder cancer in frequent painkiller users
People who use painkillers such as ibuprofen on a regular basis may be less likely to get bladder cancer, according to a new review.
The researchers found a smaller chance of the cancer in people taking medications called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, more than twice a week. That includes drugs such as naproxen, marketed as Aleve, and ibuprofen, or Advil.
They did not find a reduced risk of bladder cancer in people who regularly took aspirin, also an anti-inflammatory.
"There's quite a lot of (research) showing that NSAIDs do protect against a variety of cancers," Dr. Daniel Djakiew, a cancer researcher at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C., told Reuters Health.
The review, which was published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, adds support to previous studies that have suggested that people who take NSAIDs may have a smaller risk of bladder cancer as well as colon cancer and prostate cancer.
It's possible, said Djakiew, who did not participate in the current study, that "people that chronically consume ibuprofen and maybe other NSAIDs may be getting an anti-cancer benefit that they're not aware of."
Bladder cancer is the sixth most common cancer in the U.S. According to the National Cancer Institute, there were about 70,000 new cases diagnosed nationwide in 2010, and close to 15,000 deaths from the disease.
Researchers led by Dr. Sarah Daugherty from the National Institutes of Health combined data from three previous studies. The authors of each of those studies had asked participants how frequently they took different kinds of medications, including aspirin and other NSAIDs, and then tracked how many of them were diagnosed with bladder cancer over the following years.
The studies included a total of more than 500,000 people who were an average of 62 years old at the beginning of the study. Researchers followed them for an average of 7 years.
During that time, about 2,500 people were diagnosed with bladder cancer. More than 4 out of 5 of them were men.
Of people who never took NSAIDs other than aspirin, about 0.54 percent - or 1 in 185 people - developed bladder cancer. In comparison, 0.41 percent of people who took non-aspirin NSAIDs more than twice a week got bladder cancer, or 1 in 244 people.
How often people took aspirin was not linked with how likely they were to get bladder cancer.
Djakiew said there are lots of possible reasons why people who take NSAIDs regularly might be less at risk for bladder cancer. One of those possible explanations, he said, is that inflammation caused by bacteria or a virus, for example, makes the DNA mutations that lead to cancer more likely. By definition, NSAIDs cut down on inflammation, and could therefore reduce the chance of a cancer developing and spreading.
In an email to Reuters Health, Daugherty said that NSAIDs may prevent the growth of bladder cancer cells - and that anti-inflammatories other than aspirin might be better at it than aspirin.
But the study cannot prove that NSAIDs are responsible for lowering the risk of bladder cancer, and the findings don't mean that taking NSAIDs every day is the best choice for everyone. Such drugs have side effects, including ulcers.
"Based on our results, it would be premature to make recommendations to patients" to take NSAIDs, Daugherty said.
SOURCE: American Journal of Epidemiology, online March 2, 2011.


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November 16, 2006
Wabash alumni, parents, and friends attended approximately 50 different telecast parties organized in various cities throughout the country. Several hundred people witnessed the 23-20 Wabash victory over DePauw in the 113th Monon Bell Classic even though they were unable to get to campus that day. We have received reports from several party hosts and many included photos. Photo Album#1 and Photo Album # 2.Many thanks to each and every Wabash alumnus who served as a party host/organizer. Your efforts to bring the game to everyone in your area are much appreciated.Wabash now leads the overall series with a record of 53-51-9.


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Cary News: Community
Community Notes: April 16
Veterans Vendor Fair
The Cary VFW Ladies Auxiliary is looking for artists and crafters to participate in the Veterans Vendor Fair on Saturday, July 12. For details, email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Rex Healthcare seeks golf tournament volunteers
Volunteer at this year's Rex Hospital Open from Monday, May 19, through Sunday, May 25, at Wakefield Plantation, 2201 Wakefield Plantation Drive, Raleigh. The event will require more than 500 volunteers. For details, contact volunteer coordinator Patty Nogle at 937-478-0101 or firstname.lastname@example.com or go to www.rexhospitalopen.com.
Story time
Barnes & Noble will host "It's An Orange Aardvark" story time and activity for kids at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 24, at 760 SE Maynard Road, Cary.
N.P. Simpson at Barnes & Noble
N.P. Simpson will talk about "B.O.Q.," her new novel, at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 24, at Barnes & Noble, 760 SE Maynard Road, Cary.
Breakfast in Bed Race
The Caring Community Foundation's Breakfast in Bed Race to raise money for local cancer patients will be Saturday, April 26, on Academy Street in Cary. Pits open at 6:30 a.m., the bed parade is at 8:30 a.m., and races start at 9 a.m. Five-person teams will design, build and race beds. There will also be kids' activities, music and local food trucks. Team registration costs $130; teams are encouraged to get donations. For details, go to www.caringcommunityfoundation.org/breakfast-in-bed-race.
Litter Sweep
Groups of volunteers will clean up around Morrisville on Saturday, April 26. Trash bags, safety vests, gloves, suggested routes and refreshments will be provided. For details, go to www.townofmorrisville.org. To get involved, call 919-463-6194 or email Shannan Campbell at email@example.com.
Neighborhood yard sale
The Windward Pointe neighborhood of Holly Springs will host a yard sale from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 26, along Cayman Avenue and its side streets. For information about the neighborhood, go to www.windward-pointe.org.
Migration Walk
North Carolina Museum of Nature Sciences junior curator Lucas Bobay will lead a walk from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 26, starting in the Longleaf Shelter at Harris Lake County Park, 2112 County Park Drive, New Hill. Learn about birds migrating north. Bring a water bottle, walking shoes and binoculars. To register, call 919-387-4342 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Spring Daze
Cary's 21st Annual Spring Daze Arts and Crafts Festival will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at Fred G. Bond Metro Park, 801 High House Road. There will be arts and crafts, food, live entertainment and activities for kids. In a special Earth Day Lane area of the festival, all ages will learn about caring for the environment. For details, go to www.townofcary.org.
Saturday for Kids
Barnes & Noble's Saturday for Kids at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 26, will celebrate the 45th anniversary of Eric Carle's "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" at 760 SE Maynard Road, Cary.
Fashion for Food
The second annual Fashion for Food fashion show and luncheon fundraiser for the Holly Springs Food Cupboard will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 26, at Sunrise United Methodist Church, 5420 Sunset Lake Road, Holly Springs. Tickets cost $25, and all of the money from ticket prices will be given to the Food Cupboard. For more information, contact Mary at 919-285-9191 or email@example.com.
Explore the Greenways
All ages and skill levels can explore Cary's greenways from 2-3 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at Thomas Brooks Park, 9008 Green Level Church Road, Cary. The event is free, but registration is required. To register, go to bit.ly/1hy6LP3. For details, go to www.fitandable.net.
Nearly New consignment sale
The Nearly New kids' clothes and more consignment sale will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 1, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, May 2, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at High House Crossing, 2791 N.C. 55, Cary. Admission is free. For details, go to www.nearlynewkidsclothes.com.
National Day of Prayer
Fuquay-Varina will host a National Day of Prayer service at noon Thursday, May 1, at Town Hall, 401 Old Honeycutt Road.
Morrisville CERT Basic Training Class
The Morrisville Community Emergency Response Team will hold a Basic Training Class for residents who want to get involved in the program. Class sessions are from 6:30-10 p.m. Thursday, May 1, 6-10 p.m. Friday, May 2, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, May 3, and 2:30-5 p.m. Sunday, May 4, at Fire Station #1, 200 Town Hall Drive. For details or registration, contact Shandy Padgett at 919-463-6122 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Relay for Life barbecue fundraiser
The Fuquay-Varina Relay for Life team will host its barbecue fundraiser from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday, May 2, at Town Hall, 401 Old Honeycutt Road. Barbecue lunch costs $8. To pre-order for $8 per pound and free delivery with an order of 10 or more, call Teresa at 919-567-3907 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Rock Your World
RallyPoint Sport Grill will host the Rock Your World benefit concert from 6-11 p.m. Friday, May 2, at 837 Bass Pro Lane, Cary. The free concert with Sidewinder, Band of Brothers and Davis Messina Band will raise money for the Hope For Haiti Foundation and Dew4Him Ministries. For details, go to www.rockyourworldraleigh.com.
Sequins and Spurs Gala
The ninth annual Sequins and Spurs Gala fundraiser for nonprofit Horse and Buddy will be at 6 p.m. Friday, May 2, in the Grand Ballroom at Prestonwood Country Club, 300 Prestonwood Parkway, Cary. Tickets cost $100 at www.horseandbuddy.org/gala.htm.
Holly Springs Farmers Market
The Holly Springs Farmers Market grand opening for the new season will be from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, May 3, in downtown Holly Springs.
Purple Cloth 5K and Kid's Dash
The third annual Purple Cloth 5K and Kid's Dash, organized by Genesis United Methodist Church in Cary to raise money for the community-service programs of Dorcas Ministries, will be on Saturday, May 3, at Fred G. Bond Metro Park, 801 High House Road, Cary. Last year's three-mile run for all ages raised $3,500. There will be a bounce house for kids, food, awards, a raffle and an award for the best purple outfit.
For details, go to www.purplecloth5k.com. Registration for the 5K costs $25; the Kid's Dash costs $5. Register in person at Genesis United Methodist Church, 850 High House Road, Cary. To register online, search for "purple cloth" at sportoften.com.
Celebrate Cary
A celebration of Cary's community will be from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at Koka Booth Amphitheatre, 8003 Regency Parkway, Cary. There will be live music, free activities for kids and athletic events. Admission is free. This event is organized by the town of Cary, Koka Booth Amphitheatre, the Cary Community Foundation and Fit & Able Productions.
The Friends of the Page-Walker Hotel will host the fifth annual Herbfest from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at the Page-Walker Arts & History Center, 119 Ambassador Loop, Cary. Vendors will sell food, gardening supplies and cooking supplies. There will be a silent auction, information about gardening from the Wake County Extension master gardeners and kids' activities with Cary Teen Council volunteers. Butterflies will be released at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Admission is free. For details, go to www.friendsofpagewalker.org.
Roaring Twenties Benefit Party
UnVined Wine Bar will host the Roaring Twenties Benefit Party from 5-9 p.m. Sunday, May 3, at 201 W. Chatham St., Cary. There will be live jazz music, hors d'oeuvres, drawings and more. Tickets cost $30. The event will raise money for the Alliance of AIDS Services – Carolina. For details, go to www.unvinedcary.com.
Spring Craft Fair
The Western Wake Farmers' Market's Spring Craft Fair will be from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 10, at 1225 Morrisville Carpenter Road, Cary. The regular market will be open and the event will feature local artisans and crafters. For more information, go to www.westernwakefarmersmarket.org.
Teen Day Fuquay
Fuquay-Varina police will host Teen Day Fuquay from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 10, at the Fuquay-Varina Community Center, 820 S. Main St., Fuquay-Varina. Teenage drivers will learn about driving safely with food, prizes, live music and a chance to test their skills. For details, go to www.teendayfuquay.com.
Compost bin sale
The town of Cary will offer compost bins for $45 to residents through Thursday, May 15, at www.townofcary.org. The town will also host free workshops that include tours of the Compost Education Center, a guide book and three bags of compost. Here's the schedule of workshops:
• 10-11 a.m., 2-3 p.m. and 6-7 p.m. Thursday, May 8.
• 11 a.m. to noon and 3-4 p.m. Friday, May 9.
• 8-9 a.m., 10:30-11:30 a.m. and 1-2 p.m. Saturday, May 10.
For details and registration, go to bit.ly/1e7TzFk.


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In a large skillet over medium heat, cook a tortilla about 2 minutes on each side. Spoon some pork onto the tortilla and top with 4 to 5 avocado pieces and cilantro. Heat up another tortilla until toasted and add cheese. Cook until cheese is melted. Place the second tortilla cheese side down on top of the pork and avocado. Cut into 4 slices and repeat process. Garnish with cilantro and serve.
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Clover Lineman Challenge shows hog mollies some love too
Big boys need love too, and they got some Wednesday at Clover High School's lineman challenge.
Generally, the summer fun is reserved for skill position players and their tag football 7-on-7 competitions, and Clover is holding those at the town's Memorial Stadium almost every Wednesday in June and July. But at the same time, back at the high school, the Blue Eagles' football program is hosting visiting schools' offensive and defensive linemen, a refreshing change of pace for the hog mollies, who can't really participate in the 7-on-7s.
"Coach (Chad) Smith, our head coach, wanted to do something for the linemen, besides just the 7-on-7 for the skill guys," said Jeremy Smith, Clover's offensive line coach. "Before the summer started, we said we'll do it while they're doing the 7-on-7s."
On Wednesday, Clover welcomed South Pointe, Union County and Blacksburg's heavies to its practice field. The star attraction of the three-hour session was the John Deere Gator push. Teams of three took turns pushing the oversized golf cart in 30-yard increments. The first team to push the Gator the full 90 yards won.
"Gator push, man, you've got to have some good legs on you," said Clover rising sophomore Preston Vang. "And you've got to know how to transition, keep it rolling."
While 90-plus temperatures squeezed buckets of sweat out of the teenagers, the mood was positive and determined. There were laughing howls when a South Pointe Gator pilot neglected to hit the brake at the end of a push and nearly plowed over some equipment, and there were even more when the Stallions lost in the finals to Union County after accidentally punching the brake during a transition, curbing all of the team's accrued momentum.
The teams also battled it out in the kettle bell relay, where linemen had to tote a 70-pound kettle bell in each hand for 10-15 yards, a pro skills relay that involved a number of tasks completed by a team of about six players, and a tug-of-war competition, won by Union County. Finally, the day ended with board drills, one-on-ones where the players finally got to strap on helmets and go at it for brief spells, a major tease well in advance of the fall season.
All of the drills, while fun and abnormal for football practice, served an added purpose.
"All of this stuff we do, it relates to our position," said Smith. "Low pad levels, stuff like that."
South Pointe offensive line coach Mike Zapolnik said that the team-building aspect is crucial for offensive and defensive linemen groups, which have to work as a unit.
"It's good for the team to come out here and get better chemistry," said hulking South Pointe defensive tackle Elijah Duncan, who checks in at 6-foot-5, 320 pounds and proved very useful during the Gator push.
Wednesday's workout was a welcome shift for linemen, normally confined to the role of plus-sized cheerleaders during 7-on-7s, or tucked away in some rusty-smelling, windowless weight room.
Around noon, the big fellas were worn out. The axles on the Gators were too, the wheels bent inward like knock-knees. Under Armour shirts were ripped from the one-on-one scraps, and palms were blistered from the tug-of-war. And no one could wait for the chance to do it again.
"You get to summer workouts and it's all 7-on-7, so they feel kind of left out," said Zapolnik. "It's awesome to get these guys out here and get all the schools out here competing against each other."


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San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Randy Moss made news earlier this week when he called himself the best wide receiver in NFL history.
Some have taken Moss to task for his personnel evaluation skills, but I didn't think it was that crazy an assessment. Moss is probably the best deep threat in league history and he certainly has a case to be in the top-five receivers overall.
So who are the best five players at any position? Moss was asked that at the 49ers' final media availability. He immediatley took quarterbacks out of the mix because he believes they have their own group. Moss' choices:
"Walter Payton, Jerry Rice, Barry Sanders," Moss replied immediately. And then, a pause. "Ummmmm ... you gotta put Terrell Owens in there."
No, no you don't. This choice is not going to help Moss get a general manager job. So, that's four.
"How many is that?" Moss then asked. (Four, we told him.) "Did I say me?"
This was a light moment in a week Moss dominated in so many ways, speaking on issues silly and heavy. Moss won Media Day and it was outstanding hearing him talk the rest of the week too.
It would be even cooler if Moss some noise on Sunday. Moss has one more chance to change the way you think about him.
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United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) said Tuesday it will set rates for all U.S. ground shipments based on package size, following a similar move by rival shipper FedEx (NYSE:FDX).
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UPS plans to expand dimensional-weight pricing, which determines cost by measuring exterior package size, beginning Dec. 29. Shipping prices are based on dimensional weight if it exceeds the actual weight.
The Atlanta-based company already applies this method for domestic and international air services, as well as UPS Standard service to Mexico and larger packages sent to Canada. UPS said it will also start using dimensional-weight pricing for all packages shipped to Canada through UPS Standard.
"UPS has been researching the potential expansion of dimensional-weight pricing for a number of years because it enables us to more appropriately align rates with costs which are influenced by both the size and weight of packages," UPS chief commercial officer Alan Gershenhorn said in a statement.
Last month, FedEx announced it will apply dimensional-weight pricing to all shipments starting Jan. 1, 2015. Like UPS, FedEx has used size-based pricing for express shipments and certain large packages.
The switch to dimensional-weight pricing comes in response to rising fuel costs and the increasing popularity of online shopping. With retailers like Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) often putting small items in large boxes, lightweight packages can take up a lot of space on delivery trucks but are priced at lower rates.
UPS explained that recent shipping trends have resulted in declining package density, saying shipments are getting larger compared to the package weight. UPS hopes its rate changes will convince customers to match box sizes to the items inside.
"The company believes that as a result of the dimensional weight pricing method, more shippers will seek to optimize their packaging practices," UPS said. "These efforts will reduce excess packaging materials and overall package sizes, leading to related reductions in fuel use, vehicle emissions and transportation costs."
For some UPS Freight customers, the company recently began offering an optional density-based pricing program. The new pricing method uses a shipment's weight and cubic volume rather than the National Motor Freight Classification system.
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I am simulating DG MOSCAP with Metal gates.
Metal1 and 2 WF – 4.3eV Voltage – 0 to 4 V SiO2 thickness 1 nm (100) crystal Voltage varying on both gates
In the plot for subband energies vs Voltage, the E11 is exactly overlapping with E21. THis is also seen in subband occupancy vs Vg plot.
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text: Measures to help hog and dairy producers were sought last week by both of Minnesota's senators. U.S. Sen. Al Franken, DFL-Minn., and U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., were joined Oct. 1 by 23 other senators in requesting U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack buy $100 million of pork from struggling hog farmers. Earlier, an amendment cosponsored by U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, DFL-Minn., to provide additional relief to dairy farmers passed a Senate-House conference committee. It would help dairy producers struggling with plummeting dairy prices by providing the U.S. Department of Agriculture with $350 million to buy milk and other dairy products. "Right now pig farmers across Minnesota are facing a crisis," Franken said in a statement about his measure. "This isn't the result of bad financial planning, just bad luck and a worse economy. Farmers are the backbone of our state, and I'm going to do what I can to help them." Since September 2007, the U.S. pork industry lost $4.6 billion, with farmers losing an average of more than $21 on every hog sent to market, Franken said. A number of factors contributed to the severe losses, including rising farming input costs and a worldwide recession. The losses were only exacerbated with the outbreak of the H1N1 virus misnamed swine flu, and that misinformation that caused unwarranted export bans, he said. Franken and Barr also asked Vilsack to work with federal agencies to help monitor the H1N1 virus on farms and work with the U.S. trade representative to re-open export markets to U.S. pork around the world, especially China. Klobuchar's amendment is part of the 2010 agriculture appropriations bill and would provide USDA with $60 million in additional funds to enable it to increase the level at which the government buys surplus dairy products off of the market for food banks and other nutrition and feeding programs, and $290 million in direct support to dairy farmers using guidelines to be determined by the Secretary of Agriculture under an expedited process. "Minnesota's farmers are at the heart of our agriculture industry," said Klobuchar. "The dairy farmers I've met with around the state are bearing the brunt of market forces beyond their control. We must continue to fight for Minnesota's farmers during these difficult times." As a result of the economic crisis, the dairy industry is struggling to survive during a difficult time of low commodity prices, unusually high costs and a drop-off in international demand, she said. Over the last several months, Klobuchar has advocated for a host of actions to help dairy farmers get through the crisis. In July, Klobuchar sent a letter with Vermont Sens. Pat Leahy and Bernie Sanders asking Vilsack to temporarily boost price supports for dairy farmers. She then met with Vilsack, and soon after that meeting, USDA raised the federal price supports effective August through October, increasing farmers' revenue by $243 million. In May, after working with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and USDA, Klobuchar announced that USDA would launch a program to help dairy exporters compete with world prices, which are kept artificially low through subsidies. In February, she joined with other senators to send a letter to Vilsack asking him to take action to help stabilize prices and protect Minnesota's farmers from the rapidly declining milk prices. Klobuchar announced that USDA would create a program to purchase dairy products from the market and provide them to food shelf programs in order to stabilize prices and boost demand, effectively leveling the playing field for U.S. dairy producers.


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The U.S. restaurant industry grew by 1.4 percent in 2010, interest in new food co-operatives is at its highest level in 30 years, and sales of packaged ethnic foods are booming, fueled by adventurous Gen Yers raised on the Food Network. Even venture capitalists, long focused on technology startups, are grabbing plates and getting in line: Tech entrepreneur Jonathan Kaplan, creator of the Flip camera, reportedly snagged $10 in million in venture capital funding for his grilled-cheese restaurant concept, The Melt. For more than two decades, CPA Karen Burns has worked as a partner at San Francisco consulting firm Sensiba San Filippo to help startup entrepreneurs break into the food and beverage industry. The market may be sizzling—particularly for organic, sustainable products—but poses extra challenges to new entrepreneurs, says Burns. She spoke recently with Smart Answers columnist Karen E. Klein. Edited excerpts of their conversation follow.
Karen E. Klein: Are you seeing a lot of interest from entrepreneurs who want to break into the food industry?
Karen Burns: It has really increased within the last five years. I think what's driving this trend are the many medical studies that are being done about issues like obesity in children, diabetes, and allergies. A lot of entrepreneurs are making products to help their customers with medical issues.
Gluten-free is an example. No one ever heard of these products just a few years ago. Now you can go into a major market and there'll be an entire aisle with products that are gluten-free.
What basic advice do you give to people who contact you for help?
Know your product and do that product well. Don't bite off too much, too early. Have a go-to-market strategy and be very successful with it before you expand. You can have a very tiny menu to start. You don't have to have 18 different SKUs [stock-keeping units] of products that you're selling.
Are you seeing venture capital funds get interested in food startups?
Definitely, especially within the last three to five years. An organization called the Pacific Community Ventures Fund is focusing specifically on the food and beverage industry. Now some other funds are cropping up that want to get in on it, too.
What other areas are particularly hot right now?
Ethnic food is big, particularly some of the Asian foods that have not traditionally been so popular in the U.S., like Taiwanese and Filipino. Being in the San Francisco Bay Area, there are so many Asian entrepreneurs who have come to our country in the last generation, all of them with family recipes. They locate in ethnic communities initially and serve people from their own niche, but eventually other people also want to try their menus and they take off in the mainstream.
What are the particular challenges of getting into the food business?
From day one, there are compliance issues: tax returns that need to be filed, even if you don't owe anything; product ingredient labeling; health department inspections. Like any business, startups need to do budgets and take their cash-flow forecasting to banks and outside investors.
If you want your company to be able to market itself as environmentally conscious, there are green initiatives that you can use to get various certifications in different states. There are some credits you may be able to get for that from a tax perspective and some programs that you may be able to find on your state or local level to help you finance it.
What do you recommend for early startups that want to get their products consumed?
So many of them start at farmer's markets, which is a great idea. Trader Joe's and Whole Foods (WFM) walk the farmer's markets looking for the next great thing. Of course, it can be a trap to get very wide distribution early on because the retailers' demands are extensive and the margins are very thin. I tell clients to watch their overhead very closely if they do get picked up by a volume retailer.
What's the funding picture like for small food companies?
I think it's getting a little bit better. We're starting to see that financial institutions have cleaned up their portfolios, bad debt is off their balance sheets for 2011, and they're willing to take on some new risk. Also, there clearly is an awakening in the [venture capital] market to invest in this area.
A lot of food production companies are family businesses, however, and they don't want to take on outside money. And all startup entrepreneurs should expect to have to personally guarantee the funding. That's a hard nut—but from the financial institution's point of view, if you're not willing to stand behind your business, why should they?
As people are coming out of the recession and trying to get financing, I'm advising them that it's okay to forecast a break-even quarter and then maybe have a slight profit. The bank would rather see you hit or exceed your forecast than have you forecast all roses and not hit it.
Q: Do you have any tax tips?
Definitely look to take advantage of [research and development] credits and enterprise zone credits at the federal and state levels. If you can locate your business in an inner city area, not only do you get tax relief but you might also get hiring credits and access to advisors that will give you low-cost or free consulting help.
If you're doing research on making a new product or making your existing products better, you can claim the R&D credit. Even if your business is not making money early on, you can start capturing the data and claiming the credits because there are carry-forward provisions that can be used in the future.
If your company is doing its production domestically, you can file for something called DPAD, theDomestic Production Activities Deduction. You fill out a form that calculates what your deduction is, based on sales relative to domestic production. Companies that do everything domestically get a higher permanent deduction. It's worth looking into.
Karen E. Klein is a Los Angeles-based writer who covers entrepreneurship and small-business issues.
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Autopsy: Minnesota Man Died of Hypothermia
MAHNOMEN (AP) — Authorities say a 61-year-old man who was found in a Mahnomen storage building this weekend died from exposure to the cold.
An autopsy lists the preliminary cause of Gary Goodwin's death as hypothermia with complications from possible drug use. Results of a toxicology test are pending.
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Bicycled the Walkill Valley Trail northern extension. They bought up the right-of-way, got permission for the parts they didn't own, and decked over the Rosendale Trestle, so now the Walkill Valley Trail extends from practically Kingston down to New Paltz and beyond. GPS track has horrible accuracy, probably due to lots of trees.


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The three-day test allows race drivers to take part this year as long as they are carrying out tyre testing for Pirelli, which will revise its tyres from the Hungarian Grand Prix onwards. However, Mercedes is not taking part in the test as punishment for its part in carrying out a three-day tyre test with Pirelli using its 2013 car in Barcelona earlier this year.
Asked if Mercedes would be included in the debrief following the test, Paul Hembery said the team would not be left completely in the dark.
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However, Hembery added Mercedes would definitely be losing out by not getting to test the tyres at Silverstone.
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The Phillies have won a game more recently than the Eagles. Nick Foles isn't impressing anyone. The defense can't even grasp "high school" concepts. We've peeked over the horizon ... and it's an apocalyptic wasteland.
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"I was a cynic out of the gate," Allen, marketing manager at managed services provider CyberStreams, said in an interview. "The first time we talked to them, it was pitched like a bit of a miracle product."
That made two of us. An initial PR pitch described SkyKick as an Office 365 migration tool that "automates the entire IT consulting project with a push of a button." That sounded optimistic. Allen thought so, too. When CyberStreams joined SkyKick's beta program, the managed services provider (MSP) began padding its customer estimates to avoid getting burned by pie-in-the-sky promises.
In reality, there's no one-click magic -- but Allen is a convert nonetheless. "It did turn out that my caution was highly unnecessary," Allen said. "We had some very pleased customers [because they received] invoices that were for much, much less than the low end of our estimates."
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The reason, according to Allen, is a more holistic approach to cloud migration that takes into account everything from the sales process to post-migration support. In Allen's view -- and SkyKick's -- other migration applications focus mainly on the actual server-side transfer of data to online platforms while ignoring the other moving parts and pieces. As such, SkyKick is actually composed of four different Web-based products.
-- Web Planner handles the discovery and planning process, such as assessing existing hosts and mailboxes, and automates much of the statement of work and project plan for partners like CyberStreams.
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-- Outlook Assistant configures Microsoft's email client for end users, including their settings and customizations, and helps handle the actual switchover.
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SkyKick, whose team includes former execs from Microsoft's Office and Bing divisions, emerged from beta Tuesday. Its customers are MSPs and other IT providers that comprise the vast universe of "the channel," which depends heavily on small and midsize businesses (SMBs) for its own client base. Microsoft itself put CyberStreams in touch with SkyKick as part of its effort to mobilize its vast partner ecosystem in its push for greater Office 365 adoption among SMBs. "They're trying to push partnerships that can help their channel better deliver to customers," Allen said.
While there's not necessarily a light-switch approach to moving businesses online from legacy servers, Allen said SkyKick has helped alleviate some key pain points for third-party IT providers like CyberStreams. For one, the end customer no longer needs to know much about its own infrastructure to enable a successful migration project. After some initial data input, SkyKick can answer many of the technical questions itself. "If you're talking to a typical business owner and ask questions like 'where is your DNS hosted?' -- they don't necessarily know what that means," Allen noted. Or, they might think they know what it means and give an incorrect answer.


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My nine year old daughter, Tyrah, is enthralled with anything Irish. We have no idea how this happened, but she was excited when her genealogist grandmother told her that she was Irish. Anything green brings a respinse of "Irish" from her. The other day my Mom mailed this letter to her. I think this is a great way to get young people interested in their family history. Genealogy Grandmothers can do something similar and spark that interest.
April 24th in the year of our Lord 2008
Good day wee one named Tyrah,
This is your great, great, great, great grandfather, Patrick Cosgrove decidin' to write you a letter, I am. I hear in a round about way from yer granny Ruby that you are interested in the Irish. As luck would have ye are Irish me lass.
You see, I was born on June 18th in the year of our Lord 1821 in Galway, Ireland. That's along the sea, just as beautiful as can be. But, I was not destined to remain out my life there. When I was a young man in me 20's there came a famine big as could be all over Ireland. Such ye never seen and I'd hope to never see again in me life time.
We Irish, me folks and all, raised potatoes as tenant farmers. Things were goin' along good until in September of the ear of our Lord 1845 when the potato plants just' up and turned black. The leaves curled up and rotted. There came some winds from England that carried that fungus all over the place and the blight did spread. Oh that blight just went all over and we all began to suffer from it. People were hungry and potatoes were our only crops to provide us a livin'.
The only thing we could do was go where we could live and work. Hearing about that great country known as America, I decided to leave me folks and cross the ocean. Oh it was a long trip over those stormy seas. The boat tossed that turned, but I knew there was no other way for me to survive.
Once I got her to America I went to the state called Illinois. I found work and a wife named Maria Regan, Irish lass she was, in Putnam County. In 1852 we were married and Maria and I farmed, had children and went to the Catholic Church here. Never once, mind you, did we forget our homeland of Ireland. I could all me life see those green fields, before the blight and famine, the sea crashing against the rocks in Galway.
Maria and I had eleven children. One of our lasses we named Theresa Mary. She was born in 1867 after the great Civil War here on this soil. Theresa became yer great, great, great grandmother, lass. She married a German lad named Henry Kunkel who lived here in Putnam County.
Yer granny Ruby is so proud of you lass. Maria and I hope you'll always be proud of yer Irish blood flowin' through yer veins. You' make a might fine lass to dance the Irish jig in Galway, with those lovely locks of hir flowing. Before Maria and I died we had hoped to return to see Ireland again, but we never did. It would have been a fine day indeed had we seen our folk and friends.
Love and luck indeed to ye lass,
Patrick Cosgrove
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
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Region's Newest Stretch of Freeway Celebrated on State Route 905
San Diego – Caltrans joined elected representatives and local transportation officials today to spotlight San Diego's newest stretch of freeway on State Route 905. The project, scheduled to open to traffic next week, built three miles of a new six-lane freeway from Siempre Viva Road to Britannia Boulevard. Proposition 1B, a $19.9 billion transportation bond supported by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and approved by voters in 2006, provided $77 million of the total $87 million construction cost of the project.
"As the voters intended, Proposition 1B is paying for vital transportation projects that relieve traffic congestion, improve goods movement, and provide a shot in the arm to California's economy," said Governor Schwarzenegger. "With this freeway project, the people of San Diego can see their tax dollars at work."
The project highlighted today is just one part of a much larger SR-905 project that is critical to the flow of goods between the United States and Mexico:
• In 2005, the first phase of the SR-905 project was completed. It constructed two miles of a new six-lane freeway from the international border to Siempre Viva Road.
• Phase 1B of the project is currently building three miles of a six-lane freeway from Britannia Boulevard to I-805, an interchange at Caliente Avenue, and new off-ramps at Britannia Boulevard. The project received $74 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) and is scheduled for completion in summer 2012.
• Another phase of the project, funded primarily ($19 million) by the Recovery Act, will break ground in spring 2011. It will widen the SR-905/I-805 interchange and add new auxiliary lanes, making it easier for motorists to enter and exit the freeways.
The entire SR-905 project will cost an estimated $610.7 million and will create eight miles of a new six-lane freeway from the Otay Mesa Port of Entry to Interstate 805.
"This is a vital project that will boost California's economy by enhancing the smooth and efficient movement of international goods now and in the future as trade grows through the Otay Mesa Port of Entry," said Caltrans Director Cindy McKim.
Total imports and exports between California and Baja California, Mexico was $15 billion in 1995 – today, it totals more than $36 billion. Ninety-eight percent of this trade is transported by trucks. In 2005, more than two million trucks passed through the California/Baja California border ports of entry, and the volume is expected to double by 2020.
For more information about the SR-905 project, please visit: www.dot.ca.gov/dist11/facts.
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The second annual Silicon Valley Beer Week will kick off next Friday, July 25, with brew-centric festivities lasting through Aug. 2. A total of 75 local venues, restaurants and breweries will host more than 200 events from tap takeovers and food pairings to educational forums and more.
In addition to celebrating the region's vibrant brewing and culinary traditions, the week-long event, sponsored by San Jose restaurant Naglee Park Garage and newspaper Metro Silicon Valley, will provide beer novices and brew masters alike with much to learn, sample and experience.
Chris Esparza, owner of Blackbird Tavern in San Jose and producer of Beer Week's opening and closing events, said the multitude of venues will "light the whole South Bay peninsula with things to do."
"All venues will bring their creative spirit," he said.
In addition to food and beer pairings, venues will aim to prove that beer goes well with music, movies, burlesque dancing and variety shows, to name a few.
Refuge in San Carlos, for example, will host a movie night during which they will screen old cowboy flicks in conjunction with a new brew collaboration called Spaghetti Western, while other venues like Tied House Brewery in Mountain View will go low-key with special food and beer flight pairings.
In addition to venues curating their own spin on the celebration, there will be "a lot of rarity," Esparza said. Seldom-seen quaffs will make local appearances, such as Russian River Brewing Co.'s Yvan the Great, a Belgian-style blonde to be poured at St. Stephens Green in Mountain View, or Allagash Brewing Company's Odyssey, a dark wheat beer aged in oak barrels, which will be available at Steins Beer Garden in downtown Mountain View.
In addition to cult favorite Russian River, Beer Week venues will host other West Coast brewing darlings like Ninkasi from Eugene, Oregon; Hangar 24 from Redlands and San Francisco-based Speakeasy Ales & Lagers.
Esparza said he hopes the events will attract a wide variety of people, from parents of small children or the senior crowd to young, trendy 20-somethings, home brewers, master brewers and casual sippers alike.
Ultimately though, the festival is about enjoying the brew.
"It's a beer lover's paradise," Esparza said.
Special events will punctuate Beer Week on either end. A kick-off party will be held on Friday, July 25, at Blackbird Tavern in San Jose. Blackbird Tavern's chef, along with the kitchen head from Naglee Park Garage, are preparing a menu to pair with specialty beers available for free tasting. Beer Week will culminate with the Summer KraftBrew Fest, which will feature more than 60 American craft beers, Belgian and German imports, home brews, food, craft beer panel discussions and more at Gordon Biersch Brewery in San Jose .
Below are just a few of the local events that will take place during Silicon Valley Beer Week. For more information, visit svbeerweek.com.
Vino Locale (431 Kipling St., Palo Alto)
This downtown Palo Alto wine bar wants in on the brew fun. Vino Locale will give a special nod to local brewer Palo Alto Brewing Company, pairing tapas with a tasting flight that will spotlight favorites like the Hoppy Ending Pale Ale and the Cool Beanz Coffee Porter. Come taste on July 30 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; admission is $5.
Steins Beer Garden (895 Villa St., Mountain View)
Craft breweries Allagash and The Bruery will join forces to take over the taps at this Mountain View beer garden on July 28. With a total of 14 guest taps from the two breweries, Stein's will be pouring specialty brews with names like Sucre, White Chocolate and BeRazzled from 5 p.m. until the beer runs out.
Stein's will also host a pop-up dinner on July 30 from 5:45 to 11 p.m. featuring beer from Redlands-based Hangar 24. Favorites like the Farmhouse saison and chocolate porter will be paired with a specially curated prix fixe menu. There are a limited number of seats available for this one-night-only event, so make a reservation by emailing email@example.com or by calling 650-386-1367 Seating times are available from 5:30 to 9 p.m.
St. Stephens Green (223 Castro St., Mountain View)
This popular Mountain View Irish pub will tap special beers every night from Monday to Friday from 5 to 10 p.m. Come Monday for Yvan the Great, a special release from Santa Rosa's Russian River Brewing Company, and stay all week long for Sierra Nevada's Southern Hemisphere IPA (and IPA-battered fish and chips), Hangar 24's Orange Wheat and Speakeasy's Metropolis Lager. On Thursday night, the pub will serve samplers of all four of these Beer Week brews. View each day's specials here.
Molly Magees (241 Castro St., Mountain View)
Ninkasi dominates at the Irish pub from July 27 to 30, 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. Come join like-minded zealots in a worship of the popular Eugene, Oreg. craftbrewery or just stay for a five dollar pint. Molly Magees will tap Ninkasi's Total Domination IPA, the Oatis Oatmeal Stout the Believer Double Red Ale.
Tied House Brewery and Cafe (954 Villa St., Mountain View)
The Mountain View microbrewery will pair new menu items with flights of its own beer from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. on July 28. Diners can taste combinations like stout-braised lamb shank with the brewery's Oatmeal Stout or house-made sausages served with a malty American amber. View the menu and pairings here.
Refuge Menlo Park (1143 Crane St., Menlo Park)
Refuge's Menlo Park location will feature two farther-flung European breweries with tap takeovers during Beer Week. They'll pour from Brasserie St. Feuillien (a brewery in Le Roeulx, Belgium) on July 26 and Netherlands brewery La Trappe on Aug. 1.
San Mateo County Brewery Festival (2421 Broadway St., Redwood City)
On July 26, eight San Mateo County breweries will join forces in one space to showcase their brewing talents -- and support the San Mateo County Code 30 Foundation, a nonprofit that provides financial assistance to families of injured or deceased county Sheriff's Office employees. The event is 1 to 6 p.m.; $25 pre-purchase online admission includes a commemorative pint glass and 32 ounces of beer samples from local breweries like Redwood City's Freewheel Brewing Company and San Carlos' Devil's Canyon Brewing Company. General admission is $30. For tickets, visit code30.org.
Refuge San Carlos (963 Laurel St., San Carlos)
The gastropub's original San Carlos location will celebrate in true Belgian style by tapping kegs from San Marcos brewery The Lost Abbey and serving tasting portions of all their beers. The restaurant will also sell limited release bottles for on and off-premise enjoyment. Look out for these Belgian favorites on July 26 from noon to 10 p.m.
Staying true to the beer lover's motto that anything is made better with brew, Refuge San Carlos will also host a Spaghetti Western night, at which the restaurant will show old cowboy flicks alongside a new libation brewed up by two craft beer companies. The full-bodied stout, a collaboration between Oklahoma craft brewer Prairie and Italian up-and-comer Brewfist, is aptly named "Spaghetti Western." Come dressed in your finest chaps and spurs for something extra on July 30 from 5 to 9 p.m.
Also of note: The restaurant will tap a collection of barrel-aged beers, a brewing method that ages the beer in barrels often previously used for wines and spirits, on July 31 from 5 to 9 p.m.
Fibbar Magees (156 South Murphy Ave., Sunnyvale)
Located in downtown Sunnyvale, this authentic Irish pub will have several beers on tap and in bottles from Petaluma standout Lagunitas Brewing Company on July 26. The restaurant will also feature beers from Karl Strauss Brewing Company alongside recommended food pairings on July 30.
Faultline Brewing Company (1235 Oakmead Parkway, Sunnyvale)
Whether you're IPA-only, Kolsch crazy or believe that every beer has something to offer the world, celebrate with Faultline in a special reverence to various beer styles, one for each day of the week. From July 28 to Aug. 1, the Sunnyvale brewery will host beer and food pairings, focusing on the brewery's hefeweizen, pale ale, stout, kolsch and IPA.
Online editor Elena Kadvany contributed to this story.


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Architect Matthew Hofmann of Hofmann Architecture prefers small living spaces and he prefers renovating small Airstream trailers to designing all-new homes. In fact, with an eye towards green architecture, he renovated his own 160-square-foot 1978 Airstream, updating it with a new contemporary interior that features bamboo countertops, a dining area that converts to a guest bed, a fully integrated home office and a luxurious bathroom. He demolished the entire interior of the Airstream, salvaging any materials or fixtures that were still usable. He then rebuilt using regional, sustainably produced, recyclable materials. The Airstream uses an integrated propane heating system on colder nights. For cooling, it uses two large awnings on each side to shade windows from direct sunlight. Large operable, screened windows promote cross-ventilation to take advantage of Southern California's ocean breeze. The Airstream uses a low voltage battery system with integrated charger to supply 12-volt lighting and fans, or converted 110v power. Batteries are recharged from the automobile while in tow, and a solar panel battery charging system is currently being installed (October 2011). Low voltage lighting, such as fluorescent and halogen, are utilized throughout the trailer. Water flow control devices are installed on every water fixture. A small hot water tank encourages shorter showers, and an extremely low-flow dual-flush is adaptable to the type of waste. There are two separate storage tanks: one for graywater and one for blackwater. Graywater is diverted from sink and shower drains and used for landscape irrigation. The Airstream is not hooked up to city sewer, so blackwater waste is biologically-treated on-site through a leach field/septic tank. Hofman is currently a roaming architect, roving around the Santa Barbara, California, area in his remodeled Airstream. Airstreams are the iconic silver bullet-shaped, rounded aluminum trailers whose design originated in the 1930s. One of these luxury, mobile recreational vehicles was even used in 1969 as a quarantine station for the crew of Apollo 11 upon their return from the Moon, until it could be determined that they had not brought back lunar pathogens with them. The original Airstream was constructed in 1929 on a Model T Ford chassis, with a platform on it, towed behind Wally's car to a campsite where Wally erected a tent on it. Airstream trailers had the first holding tank, the first ladder frame, the first pressurized water system, and the first fully self-contained travel trailer. Airstream was the only one of 400 travel trailer builders that survived the Depression.
On designing and building his 1978 Airstream Renovation
By Matthew Hofman, Hofmann Architecture
Designer's description:
Often, the creative process succeeds not by adding more, but by taking away what is distracting. The design questions were: "How much does one remove? How much does one keep?"
To me, sustainable practices are a mere starting point for design. This included the use of regional materials and reusable products, such as bamboo for flooring, counter tops, dining room/worktable, along with a recycling management plan throughout construction. Weight was also a huge issue. Less was more. Lighter was better. And like luggage packed on an airplane, the load needed to be properly balanced.
I wanted to create open space in a small space, using honest materials. In Southern California, blurring the distinction between interior and exterior space can be a very successful strategy. The design needed to be bright and airy by nature, yet warm and multifunctional.
Many of my clients are in Santa Barbara, so after looking at some tiny yet still expensive condos and lofts, I purchased and remodeled a 1978, 25-foot Airstream trailer on a whim on Craigslist.
I needed a place to park it -- and not in a trailer park -- so I went back to the most logical place: Craigslist. I arranged to park it on an ocean-view Montecito lot where a home had burned down recently. The city of Santa Barbara had issued temporary trailer permits for homeowners whose homes were destroyed.
Some friends and family don't understand why I've chosen this lifestyle, while others say I'm living their dream. Before the remodel, most expressed some form of "good luck …" with doubt-filled grins. It's pleasant to bring the same folks inside to see the finished product. I enjoy working with clients with gutsy audacity -- like me. Life-changing events, such as a fire, remind people that they can do with much less and be content.
Material scraps from the Airstream were sent to a recycling yard. That included hardware, braces, tracks, rods and plastic paneling. All of the old appliances and fixtures -- refrigerator, oven, sink, toilet -- were sold online or donated. That extended the life of old materials and prevented them from heading to the landfill.
For the new dining area, I replaced the existing tabletop with Cali Bamboo natural strand bamboo while reusing the table posts. The old tabletop was reconditioned and used as shelving in the cabinetry. The dinette doubles as a guest bed. By removing the table posts and lowering the top to seat level, it also converts to what I call a media lounge where I can play movies on my 27-inch iMac.
In the workspace and lounge, the office printer is tucked into a custom-built pullout drawer under the bench. I sold my plasma TV, DVD player, audio receiver, seven-speaker surround sound, desktop PC, laptop computer, wireless home speaker system and portable radio.
The kitchen has a Moen stainless-steel sink with a Euro-modern 23-inch pull-out spray chrome faucet. New appliances include an Atwood Wedgewood three-burner propane stainless gas cooktop, Target countertop stainless-steel toaster oven and Norcold refrigerator.
The cabinets are Hafele, with halogen puck lights overhead to provide more than ample meal-prep illumination. The original overhead cabinetry was removed, redesigned and reinstalled to simplify and clean up the lines. The seating, a custom piece that converts to a full size bed, has Sunbrella indoor-outdoor fabric cushions.
One of my favorite purchases was a Hafele Kessebohmer integrated pullout pantry system. Hafele also makes a very cool Moovit drawer box system and cutlery tray inserts. Those German designers know their driving machines and storage devices.
I'm 6-foot-4, so I designed a generous convertible bed using locally supplied, lightweight materials. I hired a seamstress to hand-sew Sunbrella indoor-outdoor fabric cushions from CushionsXpress. Underneath the bed is the original roll-up cabinets from Airstream. ArchiTech in-wall speakers sound like a high-fidelity surround-sound system.
The bathroom was easily my greatest indulgence. Attractive, durable and sustainable custom-cut counter tops are by Custom Cali Natural Strand Bamboo. The shower was handcrafted with practical and pleasing curves using tiny glass tiles and a custom-built redwood shower pan. Water temperature and power are controlled through a Grohe Euphoria chrome fixture.
A14-inch glass vessel sink sits under a single-handle faucet. The room's custom LED light has two-stage brightness, from ultra-low to high voltage. The towel bars, TP holder and other accessories were from the Grohe Essentials line.
Using the empty shell – the floor, walls and roof – in an existing building requires significantly less energy than new construction. By eliminating the need for building a foundation, erecting walls, installing windows, and placing on a new roof thousands of dollars of resources that would have been required to build these elements can be transferred, or saved all together. My 1978 Airstream project was, at its heart, an exercise in reusing an existing space.
Reuse – to take an existing product and use it for the same function or purpose, this is the most basic and simple method. For example, much of the cabinetry that was existing was saved in the Airstream project. The goucho (bed) was beyond saving, but the storage drawers beneath them made a beautiful base for the new bed. Even the faux wood paneling was reused. The new convertible couch looks like a rich piece of furniture amid the abundance of white walls. The overhead cabinetry was removed, modified, and re-installed to form a more pleasing alignment. All of the overhead cabinetry hardware was saved and reused, including the tambour rollup doors, plastic tracks, and metal pulls. The front dinette set is original, just refinished and painted.
Reclaim – to use an existing product or material, on-site that may no longer be used for its original intended purpose, removing it and reconditioning as necessary, then transferring it to a new use in the same project. A trailer, by its nature, is a very small confined space. A primary design goal was to open up the space by removing unnecessary visual obstacles. In the Airstream, there were several walls that needed to be removed. The old oak table was beyond repair and was also removed. These elements were stored onsite and reclaimed as shelving in the cabinetry.
Recycle – In all projects, there are elements that can not be reused or reclaimed. Instead of sending materials to the landfill, recycle! Recycling comes in all shapes and sizes. Many material scraps from the Airstream were stockpiled and sent to a recycling yard, such as hardware, braces, tracks, rods, plastic paneling, etc. All of the old appliances (refrigerator, oven, sink, toilet) were sold on craigslist or donated to a new user. Giving away or selling old parts that you don't have a use for has three benefits:
1. It keeps the old part from heading to the landfill;
2. Enables the unwanted item to continue its lifespan in a different use.; and
3. Keeps one less new product from entering the market by providing someone with a working unit. New products = energy + resources.
After the interior is completely demolished by an expert craftsman, the unit is cleaned up and the design team coordinates with the production manager and the rough-in begins. Moving plumbing, electrical and any other major issues are confronted at this early stage. Architect Matthew Hofmann creates preliminary designs that are incorporated into a working set of plans and 3D computer renderings and production begins.
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XP On Your Thumb Drive
XP On Your Thumb DriveFred
Langa offers a step-by-step and illustrated guide on how to boot XP from an ordinary USB drive.
By Fred Langa
InformationWeek Jan 23, 2006 12:00 AM
Chances are you already either have a USB "thumb" drive, or you will have one in the near future--these little solid-state flash memory devices are inexpensive, nearly ubiquitous, and very, very handy. Not only can they replace floppy drives for casual file transfers, but the larger capacity thumb drives also can serve as the basis for an excellent, fit-in-your-pocket software repair kit, letting you diagnose and repair PCs, including those that might otherwise be unbootable or that are locked by password or other problems.
We've discussed USB drives before in "What's Behind The USB Drive Revolution". We also looked at ways to make a USB drive bootable from DOS in "Solving USB Boot Problems". We've also mentioned ways to boot from Linux (such as is discussed in this HowTo or in this Google search.) If you missed either of those earlier articles and references, this would be a good time to click back and catch up so we'll all be starting on the same page.
But when we left off our discussion of USB drives, there was no good way to boot XP from a thumb drive because of the way that XP takes over USB control as the operating system starts -- in effect, XP tries to take over the USB system it's already using to boot from, with unpredictable results.
Since our earlier discussions, three things have happened that can make it much, much easier to get XP to boot from a USB device. First, Microsoft released new software that can manage the USB handover much more smoothly. The new software is part of Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2003, but can work fine in booting XP and even Win2K from USB. (We'll tell you how to get free copies of the new software in a moment.)
The second piece involved Bart Lagerweij and his justly famous "BartPE" software: The BartPE software is a free and powerful way to create custom bootable, self-contained XP CDs that are ready-to-run and that come with a full battery of software tools for PC diagnosis and repair. The BartPE XP CDs are like the "live" versions of Linux -- everything runs right from the CD. (See "A Must-Have Repair And Recovery Tool").
Bart produced a new USB installer for his tool, making use of the files that came in SP1 for Server 2003. The installer is actually a highly-automated series of scripts that can build a self-contained USB-bootable version of the BartPE XP repair and recovery environment. This gives you what's arguably the most powerful recovery and repair tool ever -- and a self-contained version of XP -- that can fit on, boot from, and run on a modest 256MB USB thumb drive!
The final piece fell into place when some other software authors helped resolve some of the most common remaining issues, so that XP-boot-from-USB now can work in many, many cases.
What Works, What Doesn't
Before we get too far, it's worth noting that there are some kinds of boot-from-USB problems that software fixes can't cure. For example, not all PCs (especially older ones) support boot-from-USB in the first place: If the system doesn't allow it, it's game over. (If your PC supports boot-from USB, it'll be an option in the BIOS setup tool.) There can be compatibility issues with USB 1.0 and 2.0 hardware, and with "High Speed" versus "Full Speed" or "Low Speed" support. And so on.
More subtly, some systems that support boot-from-USB may do so either via hard drive emulation or floppy drive emulation by the USB device; but usually not both. If you try to use a USB drive that's emulating a hard drive, but your system only supports floppy-drive emulation (or vice versa), you may be out of luck. Alas, many PCs aren't labeled as to which forms of USB boot emulation they support, leaving you to experiment. (More on this in a moment.)
And there also can be issues in the USB devices themselves. For a list of many USB drives that are known to work with Bart Lagerweij's tools -- as well as many known not to work, see post #17 in this thread.
Yes, it's a little confusing, but don't worry: If you're not sure that your PC and/or USB drive is suitable, you can simply go ahead and try the full XP boot method we'll discuss: If it fails, it most likely simply won't work. It should do no harm.
But if you want more surety, it may be worthwhile to try any of the simpler DOS boot tools mentioned in "Solving USB Boot Problems". A USB drive that can boot from DOS probably can be made to boot from XP. But a USB drive that won't even boot from DOS probably will be very difficult, at best, to get to work with XP. Thus, running a quick test with the DOS-boot tools can help you decide if it's worthwhile to try the longer, more complex XP boot method we'll now describe.
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Troop History
Troop 39 has a rich heritage of nearly 100 years of service to Chapel Hill, the University of North Carolina, and our country. Founded in 1912, it is the oldest Boy Scout troop in North Carolina and one of the oldest in the nation. We celebrated the troop's centennial in 2011 and 2012 with many different activities. Review these through our website, http://www.troop39nc.org/a-look-back/
Conservation has been a focus of Troop 39 since its inception. Inspired by SOAR (Save Our American Resources), an environmental program started by the BSA, a glass recycling project was initiated in 1970. Over the subsequent decades, the Troop built and maintained a recycling center and recycled over 20,000 tons of glass, 85,000 tons of paper, 10,000 tons of aluminum, and 33 tons of pallets! Our recycling
efforts continue today with delivery of mulch (recycled yard waste) from the county landfill. Troop 39 is also featured in Boys Life magazine for its contribution to the construction of the Mountain to Sea trail in North Carolina.
Troop 39 has helped mold the character of an estimated 1,500 youth since it was established nearly 100 years ago. In the past 50 years, over 200 members have been awarded the Eagle Scout award. Alumni have become leaders in their professions and in their communities. It's a heritage of which we are proud, but we are confident that the best is yet to come!


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Jonathan Ogden didn't have to think hard to decide who would introduce him next weekend at his induction to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
"Ozzie," the former Ravens left tackle said Friday, referring to the team's longtime general manager, Ozzie Newsome. "I chose Ozzie because he brought me into Baltimore. I respect him, and we worked well together. … It just made sense to me."
The two mens' legacies are deeply intertwined. Newsome, himself a Hall of Fame player, was still wet behind the ears as an executive when he ran the Ravens' first draft in 1996. But he set the tone for a brilliant front office career by resisting pressure to take Nebraska running back Lawrence Phillips with the No. 4 overall pick.
Instead, Newsome took Ogden, who rewarded his faith by becoming the signature left tackle of his generation. It didn't hurt that Newsome also snagged linebacker Ray Lewis with the 26th pick that year.
The story came full circle in February, when the Ravens won the Super Bowl in Lewis' last game, the day after Ogden learned he had made the Hall of Fame on his first try.
Ogden chuckled, reflecting on that weekend in New Orleans during a conference call with media members. "That was really just one of those things where you look at it and say, 'This can't really be happening,'" he said. "It could not have been a better weekend. … You get every few chances in life to say that."
Ogden said he only wished that former Ravens owner Art Modell had been selected to the Hall of Fame with him.
He said he's been working hard on his speech for the Aug. 3 induction ceremony in Canton, Ohio. "I've never really been a guy to stand up there and give a speech," he said.
He never felt such dread on the field, where a combination of overwhelming talent and careful study led him to 11 Pro Bowls in 12 seasons with the Ravens.
"The smarter you are, the less hesitation you have," he said. "And I always prided myself on never having hesitation."
Ogden will be the first player drafted by the Ravens to enter the Hall of Fame. He said he didn't think much about that prospect when he played but has come to enjoy his place in the team's history.
"If I step outside," he said of assessing his football life, "I say, 'Wow man, that guy had it pretty good.'"


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The 'Confidence' Kiss-Off
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said this afternoon that Barack Obama has "complete confidence" in flailing Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. Which means he will be fired shortly. How long? Here's a handy guide:
Tom Daschle
February 2, 2009: Obama is asked if he still supports Daschle's nomination as Secretary of Health and Human Services after Daschle admitted his failure to pay more than $140,000 in back taxes. He responds "Absolutely."
February 3, 2009: Daschle withdraws nomination, Obama tells NBC News, "I screwed up."
Lag time: 1 day.
Alberto Gonzales
April 23, 2007: George Bush says Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee "increased [his] confidence" in Gonzales.
August 27, 2007: Gonzales resigns.
Lag time: 4 months, 4 days.
Donald Rumsfeld
April 18, 2006: Bush says Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld "is doing a fine job.... I have strong confidence in Don Rumsfeld."
November 8, 2006: Rumsfeld resigns.
Lag time: 6 months, 21 days.
Harriet Miers
October 5, 2005: Bush says, "Harriet Miers is going to be confirmed and people will get to see why I put her on the bench. She is an extraordinary woman."
October 27, 2005: Miers withdraws her nomination.
Lag time: 22 days.
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Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Scientists at Bangor University in North Wales have inadvertently killed Ming the Mollusc, which it turns out was the world's oldest living animal.
The ocean quahog -- a type of deep sea clam -- was found in Iceland in 2006 and found to be 405 years old. However while taking a closer look at it, researchers found that it may be a hundred years older, pegging it's age at 507 years old. But this process, opening its shell to put it under scrutiny, led to the death of the mollusc.
"We got it wrong the first time and maybe we were a bit hasty publishing our findings back then. But we are absolutely certain that we've got the right age now," said Dr. Paul Butler, an ocean scientist at the university.
This means that the mollusc was born in 1499 -- a time when the Ming dynasty was flourishing, seven years after Columbus reached America and a decade before Henry VIII became King of England.
The quahog's shell grows every year, producing visible rings for each growth spurt, much like a tree. These can be found near the hinge of the clam and on the outer shell. It is generally agreed that the hinge is the best place to estimate the age of a mollusc, as it is shielded from external forces.
Based on the rings on the quahog's hinge researchers estimated it's age to be 405 years but on taking a look at the outer shell they revised their calculations, dating it at 507 years old.
"This is important to our understanding of how much changes in the oceans affect the climate on land," said Rob Witbaard of the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, to ScienceNordic. "And the really amazing thing is that the pattern in the ocean quahog's growth rings actually recurs in tree rings."
[The Telegraph] [ScienceNordic]