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Jimmy Snuka, Jon Chattman to celebrate "Superfly: The Jimmy Snuka Story" in Stamford
Jon Chattman may have been too young to see Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka in his prime.
But being a fan of the WWE, he was well aware of the superstar's legacy: his 20-foot leap off the steel cage at Madison Square Garden; his appearance on "Piper's Pit" when Rowdy Roddy Piper smashed a coconut over his head; his stint as a cornerman for Hulk Hogan and Mr. T when the duo faced Piper and Paul Orndorff at the first-ever Wrestlemania.
"I think I just missed the golden era of Jimmy, but I grew up knowing full well who he was," said Chattman, of Westchester County, N.Y. "I had his action figures growing up."
As an adult, Chattman's admiration for the WWE Hall of Famer grew as footage of his matches surfaced online. But he would learn a lot more about the high-flying Fijian icon -- and come to call him "brudda" -- when he chronicled Snuka's life for a new biography.
Snuka and Chattman will celebrate the release of "Superfly: The Jimmy Snuka Story" (Triumph, $22.95) with a signing and discussion at the Barnes and Noble in Stamford on Saturday, Jan. 12.
Known for his finishing maneuver, the Superfly Splash, Snuka wowed wrestling fans with his feats of daredevil athleticism. Climbing to the top turnbuckle (or, in the case of his match at MSG, the top of the steel cage), Snuka would leap into the air and land stomach first across his opponent, delivering a devastating, bout-ending blow.
"He was an innovator," said Chattman, adding that "without Snuka, you wouldn't have any of the high-flyers" -- Rob Van Dam, Matt Hardy and "Macho Man" Randy Savage, among others.
But as Chattman stressed, Snuka's rise to fame was a "gradual progression." Stardom didn't come overnight.
Born James William Reiher in the Fiji Islands in 1943, Snuka was raised by his grandmother and wouldn't meet his biological father until he was a teenager.
As a kid, he would dive off cliffs for fun, dubbing himself Superfly Snuka -- a name that reflected his thrill-seeking nature and his hotshot attitude. (Snuka means "billiards" in Fijian, and for Snuka, "the cool guys were snuka guys," Chattman said.)
In the 1960s, Snuka became active in amateur bodybuilding in Hawaii. While working at Dean Ho's gym in the state, Snuka met many of the wrestlers who worked in the South Pacific region and decided to try the sport. After competing for a decade in smaller wrestling territories, he joined the WWE in 1982.
At the time, he was already in his late 30s. Although it was uncommon for wrestlers to enter the WWE at that age, Snuka came to the WWE with a fully-formed identity.
"A lot of wrestlers were repackaged over and over again," Chattman said, referring to the various gimmicks adopted by wrestlers over the course of their careers. "But you couldn't repackage Snuka. There was no one else like him."
Snuka also was unique in that he was authentic, Chattman said. There was little separating Snuka the man from Snuka the superstar. And, when it came time to conduct interviews for "Superfly," Snuka spared no details: He talked about his cocaine addiction, his infidelity and his feelings (good and bad) toward WWE CEO Vince McMahon.
"He didn't hold anything back," Chattman said.
That's something Chattman didn't necessarily expect -- Snuka has long been known for his quiet intensity.
Not only that, Snuka quickly warmed up to the author. Chattman may have missed Snuka's "golden age," but by the time their conversation was over, he felt as if they were old friends.
"Within 10 minutes of talking to him, I got an `I love you brudda,' " Chattman said, laughing. "He really means it; he loves his fans. When we talked, he would always come back to that one thing: that he loves the fans."
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Hello everybody! I'm Vanessa Wilson, a.k.a- Crafty Gemini. I am sooooo excited to share my first Moda Bake Shop recipe with you! Enjoy!
1 Jelly Roll in MODA Lollipop by Sandy Gervais
1/2 yard cream fabric (7521 441 from Lollipop)
1 1/4 yard fabric for backing & binding (17555 13 from Lollipop)
Batting measuring ~15″ x 85″
5″ strip of ribbon
Spray basting spray (recommended)
I came up with this idea earlier this year after watching the season finale of Desperate Housewives where Mike used a crowbar to remove the panel off the front door jamb that was used as a growth chart for Julie because they had to move out of the house. A light bulb went off in my head! I can make a quilted growth chart that is portable yet permanent. Since nowadays almost no one lives in the same house for their entire childhood, I thought to make a quilted one that can be rolled up and transported but keeps the sentimental value and history intact. Here is my step-by-step tutorial! I hope you and your family enjoy this project for years to come!
Note: You can make this growth chart any length you want. I made this one 80″ long because it's for my son and we anticipate him having his family's height genes. All seams are 1/4″ unless otherwise specified.
2. Trim selvages and cut 4″ wide units from both of your strip sets. You can get 10 cuts out of each strip set for a total of twenty 4″ units.
TIP: When you are cutting these 4″ units line up the lines on your ruler with the seam lines that run perpendicular for a more accurate cut.
3. Rearrange 10 of your 4″ units to get two long strips in a combination you like. For my son's growth chart, I made four strip sets (instead of just two) to get more variety with the fabrics. Jelly Rolls have so many fabrics that you can play around with these strip sets as much as you like.
4. Sew together the 10 rearranged 4″ unit pieces to make one continuous strip. Repeat with the remaining 10 units. You will end up with two continuous patchwork strips that will measure 80″ when finished. (You can trim now if you don't want yours as long.)
5. From your cream fabric (I used #7521 441 from the Lollipop line), cut two strips measuring 5″ x WOF (width of fabric). Trim selvages and sew strips together along their short sides. Press seam open.
6. Line up all three of your pieced strips with the cream strip in the center and sew together. I recommend sewing with the patchwork strips on top so you can help those seams lay in the right direction as you sew. Press seams toward the outside (patchwork strips).
7. Backing: Cut two strips measuring 14″ x WOF (width of fabric). Trim selvages and sew strips together along their short sides (just like you did for the cream strip). Press seam open.
TIP: My two-ruler shortcut: The backing strips are wider than my rulers so, I line up a ruler that is long enough to cover the width I need by placing the ruler's 14″ mark on the right-side edge of my fabric and then line up another ruler perpendicular to the horizontally placed ruler. Now remove the horizontally placed ruler and cut fabric.
8. Lay your backing piece on a long table or floor with the pretty side of the fabric facing down. Then layer your batting piece on top and finally your front. I used two aerosol cans as weights to hold the backing flat, then use a basting spray to help the layering process along. Smooth out all the air pockets until your quilt sandwich is completely flat. Pin all over to secure the layers together.
9. Quilting: Using your walking foot, stitch around the entire perimeter of the quilt about 1/8″ away from the edge. I make the stitch line nice and narrow to make sure my binding will cover up those stitches. Stitch-in-the-ditch on the right and left sides of the cream center strip. Trim away excess batting and backing.
10. Binding: I like to make my own binding from 2 1/4″ x WOF (width of fabric) strips. You will need 5 strips if you are making a growth chart as long as mine.
11. Make and attach your binding (using your preferred method) to the front of the quilt only. Cut a 5″ long piece of ribbon, fold the ends together and pin to center back of the underside of the binding. You may want to fold the quilt in half lengthwise to get that center mark. Stitch back and forth a few times to secure those ribbon edges to your binding. Then stitch your binding down however you like and your loop should be facing down.
TIP: In case you are wondering about the zig-zag stitches… I zig-zag my edges to help make it easier for me to hand stitch the backing on the back. It flattens out the three layers beautifully.
Note: If your batting is thick or really heavy you may want to make two end loops of ribbon instead of one center one to hold it up better.
Vanessa Wilson
{Crafty Gemini}

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LTSP is an abbreviation for "Linux Terminal Server Project". Installed on a server it can supply many workstations (so called thin-clients) with identical environments. All applications run on the server and therefore you can use old PCs and convert them into XTerminals. This reduces costs and maintenance especially in an environment where you need to have an uniform workspace on each computer you login, e.g. in schools or firms.
All of the examples in this document presume that your server's IP is 192.168.0.254, your domain is named yourdomain.com and your network is 192.168.0.0/24.
First of all, you must have a working Gentoo system. Please read the
Gentoo Installation Manual for your architecture on
Then lets begin with the easiest step, installing the ltsp package:
# emerge ltsp
This will install the following packages as dependencies:
After the emerge process has finished all services must be configured:
To analyze problems easier, the system logger must be configured to
accept remote connections. Please read the documentation of your
system logger on how to achieve this. If, for example, you are using
sysklogd, all you need to do is edit
SYSLOGD="-m 0 -r" KLOGD="-c 3 -2"
Next step is to edit your
/opt/ltsp-4.1/i386 192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0(ro,no_root_squash,async) /var/opt/ltsp/swapfiles 192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0(rw,no_root_squash,async)
Now start NFS.
# rc-update add nfs default # /etc/init.d/nfs start
TFTP requires a bit of configuring to get it to work properly. First, edit
INTFTPD_PATH="/tftpboot" INTFTPD_OPTS="-s ${INTFTPD_PATH}"
The -s flag specifies that TFTP is to run in secure chrooted mode
(recommended). This means that you don't need to include the
Next, configure xinetd to run TFTP and allow remote connections. By default
TFTP won't be started by xinetd, so edit
service tftp { disable = no socket_type = dgram protocol = udp wait = yes user = root server = /usr/sbin/in.tftpd }
Now edit
# rc-update add xinetd default # /etc/init.d/xinetd start
In order for the workstation to reach all resources, a correct name
resolving must be available. There are several ways to achieve this. One
is to configure a DNS server for the local network, the other (and more
simple) is to have almost identical
All workstations must be listed in
127.0.0.1 localhost 192.168.0.254 server server.yourdomain.com 192.168.0.1 ws001 ws001.yourdomain.com
This is the most complicated step in my opinion, you have to create a
valid DHCP Config (
Some general optionsdefault-lease-time 21600; max-lease-time 21600; use-host-decl-names on; ddns-update-style ad-hoc; Bootp optionsallow booting; allow bootp; Network Optionsoption subnet-mask 255.255.255.0; option broadcast-address 192.168.0.255; option routers 192.168.0.254; option domain-name-servers 192.168.0.254; option log-servers 192.168.0.254; option domain-name "yourdomain.com"; LTSP Path Optionsoption root-path "192.168.0.254:/opt/ltsp-4.1/i386"; filename "/lts/vmlinuz-2.4.26-ltsp-2"; If your workstations have ISA NICs uncomment the following lines and alter the driver and IO#option option-128 code 128 = string; #option option-129 code 129 = text; #option option-128 e4:45:74:68:00:00; #option option-129 "NIC=ne IO=0x300"; shared-network WORKSTATIONS { subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { Distribute dynamic IPs to the workstationsrange dynamic-bootp 192.168.0.1 192.168.0.16; Workstation specific configuration for PXE booting#host ws001 { # hardware ethernet 00:E0:06:E8:00:84; # fixed-address 192.168.0.1; #} } }
If your workstations support PXE, you should list each one of them as we
have done with
For more documentation on this item read the official dhcp handbook:
Now start DHCP as you did with NFS and xinetd:
# rc-update add dhcp default # /etc/init.d/dhcp start
There are many options to configure your workstations, visit
As a few suggestions to get started, you will want to first copy
MODULE_01 = usb-uhci MODULE_02 = mousedev MODULE_03 = usbmouse X_MOUSE_PROTOCOL = "IMPS/2" X_MOUSE_DEVICE = "/dev/input/mice"
Now you have to change your displaymanager's configuration to also accept remote connections.
First change your
#* #any host can get a login window
Now change the configuration of the displaymanager you use:
XDM: In
KDM: In
GDM: In
Then start the displaymanager:
# rc-update add xdm default # /etc/init.d/xdm start
Remember, if your display manager is already running, restarting the X server via CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE doesn't restart the display manager.
If your workstations don't support PXE booting, you can create a boot-floppy
which is used to start your workstations and connect to the terminal server.
Go to
# cat nicfile.zdsk > /dev/fd0
There are a lot of things that can be the source of trouble, but there are also several resources around which help you solve your problems:
Q: My workstations have Pentium II CPUs, but my server is compiled
A: This is no problem, because all applications run on the server.
Q: Which CPU and how much RAM should the server have?
A: There is a good document with suggestions at
Q: Do you have more information about this PXE stuff?
A: Yes, take a look at
Q: Is it possibly to use 3D-Accelerated software on the workstations?
A: If you are using NVidia cards take a look at
Q: In some applications the fonts look crappy, what to do?
A: You have to setup the XFontServer, add
Q: How can I use the soundcard of my workstation?
A: There is a ltsp-sound package in gentoo, for more instructions read
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Having paid tribute to the 60th anniversary of Fausto Coppi's famous 1949 stage win in Pinerolo last year, this season a more sobering Coppi anniversary is remembered. It is 50 years since the premature death of the Italian legend. There is a mountains prize in his home village of Castellania. Tribute is also paid to another Italian great, Costante Girardengo, who was from Novi Ligure. Neither of these climbers would have fancied today's route that should suit the sprinters perfectly.
Procycling's favourite to win:
The Giro looks set to be a sprinters' summit. Oscar Freire, Alessandro Petacchi and André Greipel have it in their sights and Garmin's Tyler Farrar will be revved up to improve on the two second-place finishes he had last year. The in-form Daniele Bennati will also add considerably to this battle if Liquigas decide they can accommodate a sprinter as well as their maglia rosa contenders.
Zomegnan says:
"Stage 5 is obviously intended to pay homage to Fausto Coppi, finishing in Novi Ligure, where he started his working life in a butcher's shop, and passing through his home village of Castellania on the way. On paper, it looks like a stage for attacks but it could also be one for the sprinters.
"This year is the fiftieth anniversary of Coppi's death but also of a remarkable exploit by Jacques Anquetil in Carrara, which is where stage 6 finishes the next day. "
Flashback: Fausto Coppi remembered
As part of a tribute to some of the Giro and cycling's greats, this stage visits Fausto Coppi's birth place of Castellania and finishes in Costante Girardengo's home-town of Novi Ligure.
It is 50 years since Coppi died at the age of just 40. Stricken with a raging fever following his return from a racing and hunting trip, the five-time Giro winner was misdiagnosed with flu. In fact, he had malaria. His outstanding feats are now remembered in a museum at the house where he and brother Serse were born.
Costante Girardengo was the first major star of Italian racing. Twice winner of the Giro, six times victor at Milan-San Remo, he was the first rider to be dubbed campionissimo, the champion of champions, a title that Coppi made his own. Like Coppi, Girardengo lost many of his best years to war, in his case the World War One.
Stage Details
Distance: 162km
Vertical climb: 850m
Highest point: 409m
Terrain: Mostly flat
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Health & Family
Chloe Jenkins, pink nail polish on her tiny toes, laid it out as honestly as only a little kid can for Father's Day: "I want my dad around on Father's Day. I don't want my daddy to die."
Now Miss South Carolina, Brooke Mosteller, is trying to help Chloe's dad stay alive.
Chloe, 8, and her sister, McKinley, almost 2, will live this summer with their grandmother because their parents will be waiting near a North Carolina hospital. The wait is for the heart and lungs from some person who dies. Those organs will replace the heart and lungs damaged in Richard Jenkins' body when an apparent black widow spider bite, left untreated more than seven years ago, led to an infection that decimated his body.
"There's no telling how long we will have to wait; it just will happen when it happens," said Jenkins, 31, of the transplant.
After reading about the Jenkins' family plight, Mosteller and her mother, Cyndi, offered to help. The Mostellers, from Charleston, have reached out to area pastors and are working to raise the needed money. Brooke Mosteller is scheduled to appear today at Catawba Baptist Church's morning service to talk about Richard Jenkins.
Mosteller even has taken a "cold water challenge" fundraiser where people donate for the chance to throw cold water on her for what she is calling the Richard Jenkins spider bite fund. The Mostellers also are working on a video appeal to be sent out to churches.
"This just seemed like a way for us to try and help another family in South Carolina that needs it," Cyndi Mosteller said.
To get ready for his transplant, Jenkins was given a Father's Day present: a Build-A-Bear Workshop bear covered with a Spider Man outfit. He also went to a tattoo parlor and had a giant black widow spider tattooed on his left forearm. It is far larger than the tiny black widow tattoo he has on his leg near the spot where he believes he was bitten by the spider while working as an exterminator.
"I can't change what happened," Jenkins said. "I get these tattoos to remind me to keep faith in God that I will be healed and can watch my kids grow up and be a husband to my wife."
Chloe calls her dad's tattoo: "The Spider Man one."
But she knows even at her young age that the spider bite is why her father is fighting for his life. Her father is no superhero, even if she believes him indestructible.
Jenkins has been unable to work for years since his bacterial infection illness caused severe organ damage. The share of the huge cost of the surgeries that Richard and Laura must come up with, even with Medicaid, is $25,000. Since The Herald first reported on Jenkins in March, more than $17,000 has been donated , but the family still is short more than $7,000.
"People have been so generous, we thank them all," said Laura Jenkins.
Laura Jenkins, a young mother, said it is difficult to think that her husband's eventual new heart and lungs likely will come from a young person, probably a teen, who dies from a car crash or some other terrible accident.
"Richard is so small the new lungs and heart have to be the same size as he is," Laura Jenkins said. "Imagine – that young person's heart will beat in his chest, keeping him alive."
A church group in Durham, N.C., where Jenkins will live as he awaits the call from nearby Duke University hospital, has found free housing for Richard and Laura Jenkins.
On Wednesday, Laura and Richard Jenkins left for North Carolina. They left their children with grandparents. But they took their hope and their faith that Richard will get a new heart and lungs with them, because Chloe said she doesn't want her daddy to die.


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Connecting the Dots of the Raeburn families and related surnames from Ireland to North America.
April 14, 2012
Ethel, Ernie & the Titanic
Ethel and Ernie were just a few months away from getting married. The anticipation and excitement was in the air, the dress, the church, the dream of a life beginning. This was certainly a consuming vision in any bride's dreams. Ernie would have to take time away from his job for the wedding, as he worked a bit far from their soon to be home in the Soo. They were to be married in St. Luke's Cathedral in Sault, Ontario on July 6, 1912.
As the couple both worked through the months to the wedding, they woke to news one morning that would rattle the nerves of many, and send them to despair and grief. The world was small, and this was the kind of news that would reach around it quickly and hard.
The biggest ship ever built, with a reputation as the 'Unsinkable' dove to an icy grave at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, on its virgin voyage. Just a few days after it set sail from Southampton, England, the Titanic did the unthinkable. It sank on April 15, 1912 and took over 1500 of its passengers with it, only some 700 managed to survive the horror. We can only imagine the terror that went through the minds of those fated people that night. The frightening knowledge of fate of those left on the ship. The grief and pity of those who had to leave their loved ones behind as the lifeboats floated them away in the frigid night air.
What was the sentiment of the people around the world? Outrage, most definitively, the builders of the ship never had enough life boats to accommodate all of its passengers. The wealthy lives were regarded higher than any other passengers. People beginning new lives had them preempted by way of arrogance.
What was the sentiment of my grandparents, I wondered. Ethel, was a feisty outspoken young suffragist about to marry…. a steamship captain of the Great Lakes. Ernie, who had been sailing on the Great Lakes since 1905 as a first mate took his first command in that ill-fated year of 1912. Captain Ernest Raeburn took the helm of the City of Chatham, a passenger ship that sailed between Sault Saint Marie and the Blind River. He went on to sail the Great Lakes from The Superior through to the St Lawrence Seaway to Montreal for 46 years. The Great Lakes may not have been the treacherous Atlantic Ocean, but the lakes could take the lives of those who rode the waves just as cruelly.
Did Ethel wish Ernie had picked a different profession? Did the fate of the Titanic spark conversations of prudence, safety and….arrogance of man? Would they weather this life with strength and courage? Absolutely! Did I say Ethel was feisty? Outspoken? A strong woman that was able to keep up with this salty ol' character….who would have never given up this love of the water, it flowed through his veins. Observances were made and lessons were learned and taught. She kept any fears in check. She lived their married life on land and raised a family, and when the ice froze the path he came home to her, every winter. And they never sank.
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- AnonymousSaturday, April 14, 2012
Nice job sis. DuaneReplyDelete
Thank you my brother :)ReplyDelete
I really like the way you wove the Titanic tragedy and family history together.You resemble your grandmother, and I bet you get your feistiness from her!ReplyDelete
I love how you related the story of the Titanic to the lives of your grandparents. It must have been very difficult for Ethel when Ernie was sailing. Stories of sinkings must have increased the anxiety of the possibility of a ship going down even on the Great Lakes.ReplyDelete
Wonderful post, Holly!ReplyDelete
Thanks Ladies! I rather miss this blogging! Dawn- could be true could be true, would love to think so [feistiness]. A few of the men in our family followed in Ernies footsteps. Maybe not captains but shipmates for awhile, including my Dad during WWII, Merchant Marines. So Grandma had at least two of her men out there at the same time on the water, one on the GL and one on the Atlantic. [I am told]Grandpa had some stories of the storms on the GL.ReplyDelete


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5.0 Mustang & Super FordsNews & Views
Tuned In - Bench Racer
Every now and again when I sit and process the broad scope of my association with late-model Mustangs, it amazes me that I've been around long enough to witness so many things that have helped change the game. Now, don't get it twisted. I'm not so old that I can remember the day the first 5.0- powered Pony rolled off the assembly line. But I must confess, I really do have considerably more years under my belt than a lot of you may think.
"You're only as young as you feel," is one of many popular anectdotal statements (made by the proverbial wise men who get credit for coming up with such thoughts) that we occasionally repeat. While I agree with this in most cases, I recently spent time with a car friend who shared an experience that he says made him "feel about a hundred years old," despite his actual age of 30.
Before I get into the details, let me start by saying that Al is an awesome mechanic. When it comes to conceptualizing and then building/making pieces for cars—especially Mustangs—he really is beyond gifted. Al also has plausible aptitude when it comes to engines—the ability to build the bullets for his own Ponies, and he has even helped other friends with their own small-block-Ford builds. The tricky thing about this is that despite his age, Al is a "carburetor guy," admittedly ignorant to the ways of making Mustangs run with electronic fuel injection.
In all honesty, I didn't believe such a creature still existed (at least not one so young), but when thinking about things on a larger scale, Al's Mustangs all have carbs (from an OEM Holley 600 on his '84 GT, to twin Dominators on his race Mustang).
"I just never got into the whole EFI thing," Al told me. "Yeah, they're [fuel-injected 'Stangs] smooth and all, but I don't want to mess with a computer in order to get it to run.
"I came to realize I'm living in the Dark Ages, far behind the times, when I got caught ... well, stuck in a buddy's turbocharged '13 GT, when the engine completely suddenly started to run really rough, stopped, intermittently started but wouldn't stay running, and eventually refused to fire altogether.
"With a carbureted engine, I probably would've been able to determine what was wrong and make things right. That wasn't possible with the EFI. When it comes to that technology, I'm far, far behind. The only thing I know how to do with a laptop is check my email," Al said.
The confession led me to really think about today's street Mustangs and the manner in which their engines are tuned for increased performance, and/or improved driveability—by laptop and with aftermarket tuning software. Tuning, as we currently know it, is a general way of life for late-model Mustang enthusiasts. (I'm even including injected-Fox owners in this group, as aggressive mods and performance for pushrod engines warrant PCM calibration that is as detailed as the tuning required for hopped-up modulars.)
Does anyone (besides Al) still use a small screwdriver, a half-inch wrench (for loosening the distributor hold-down bolt), a jet-removal/installation tool, and a timing light to tune their 'Stang's engine? Sure, there probably is a very small minority of OGs—and I'll include myself because I came into the hobby by way of a carbureted '84 GT—that have such skills. However, nowadays it's guys like Jon Lund, Chris Johnson, Chris Jones, Ken Bjonnes, Brian Macy, Eddie Rios, Justin Burcham, Brent White, Bob Kurgan, Brian Schapiro, Rick Anderson, Tim Matherly, and many more tuners around the country who have risen to near rock-star status because of their ability to manipulate an engine's fuel, air, and spark values (and make big steam) by way of laptop computers, smart phones, and the Internet.
Of course, EFI tuning is not for everybody, and by no means is it as easy as simply pecking a few keys on the computer's keyboard, hitting Enter, and instantly creating hundreds of horsepower. Some engine gurus actually are able to transition from carburetor to fuel injection and tuning technology in self-taught fashion without missing a beat. However, for those who aren't as savvy or comfortable with diving head first into EFI, but have the desire to learn and become hands-on with tuning, there are options. Courses are offered by such aftermarket fuel-injection companies as FAST, SCT, and Holley, and traveling schools like the EFI University program taught by Brian Macy.
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The NYPD has finally rid Times Square of the annual post-New York Auto Show gang-initiation violence that plagued the area for years, police sources told The Post on Tuesday.
Bloods and Crips took to Facebook and Twitter to alert fellow gang members that there were too many cops in the area this year and to stay away, the sources said.
"It was pretty much dead. It was really quiet this year," said one source, noting that it felt "like Disneyland."
Detectives from the NYPD's Intelligence Unit, which monitors social media, learned that the crew members were instead going to congregate in Coney Island, Brooklyn, following the show, the sources said.
And gang violence erupted in a McDonald's on Mermaid Avenue at around 11 p.m. Sunday. One man was stabbed to death while another was seriously wounded in the knife attack, cops said.
A law-enforcement source told The Post there were other gang attacks across the city that night, but no confirmed assaults linked to crew members in Manhattan.
Another factor in the decline of Times Square violence is that the show closed at 7 p.m. this year rather than 9 p.m. as in past years, the sources said.
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MADRID (MarketWatch) — A positive start for Wall Street on Tuesday helped lift European stocks out of deeper losses that had been plaguing bourses earlier, though investors still struggled against an uphill battle of dented confidence and worries about global growth.
Earnings news drove shares of UBS AG, but weighed on ARM Holdings PLC.
Logging its third straight losing session, the Stoxx Europe 600 index SXXP, +0.22% closed 0.2% lower at 317.58. The index is nearly 6% off its 52-week high of 337.65 on Jan. 21, so not yet in a technical correction like what has been seen in Hong Kong and Tokyo's major markets. A technical correction occurs when an index is 10% off a recent high.
Banks and financials pitched in on the upside to help European markets shake off the worst of earlier losses. UBS UBS, -0.53% CH:UBSN jumped 5.4% after the heavyweight Swiss bank returned to a profit in the fourth quarter following a sizable year-earlier loss.
Among other heavyweight banks, shares of BBVA SA BBVA, -0.09% BBVA, -1.72% rose 1.1% and BNP Paribas SA BNP, +1.13% gained 1.9%.
Premier Oil PLC PMO, -0.59% was also near the top with an 8.6% gain after the company said Chief Executive Officer Simon Lockett will step down. He will stay in the role until a successor has been announced.
The top Stoxx 600 loser was ARM Holdings PLC US:ARMH UK:ARM which lost 5.9% after the U.K. microchip designer swung to a loss on higher operating costs. However, the company said it has a strong order backlog and posted higher revenue, lifted by global smartphone demand.
Wall Street traded higher after heavy selling on Monday. Asia was unable to escape that pain with the Hang Seng Index HSI, -0.54% dropping 2.9% and officially entering a technically correction, joining the Nikkei 225 index NIK, +0.50% which dropped 4.2% on Tuesday.
Rebecca O'Keeffe, head of investment at Interactive Investor, said in a note that investors are struggling at a major crossroads and opting for the bearish path as worries about the effects of Federal Reserve tapering, a spate of weak data and rising concerns about China and other emerging markets.
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Sterling Archer, the star behind the animated spy sitcom airing on the FX network (also called Archer!), is hands down one of the biggest jerks on TV. We're talking like, someone so awful that he makes Walter White from Breaking Bad look like a nice, upstanding guy.
He's rude. He's self-centered. He's a womanizer. He's brazen. He has some serious mommy issues.
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When two people don't like each other, the first thing they go to is to call each other gay. They start spreading all sorts of rumors about their rival dipping with others of the same gender. Usually it's all just gibberish but it gets tons of attention.
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Superhead and Jamie Foxx – Superhead has claimed Jamie Foxx is gay for a while. Probably because he didn't let her hit it.
Nas and Jay-Z – Nas dropped "Ether" and said all sorts of stuff about Jay being gay. It was probably all just rap rhetoric though.
Gillie Da Kid and Lil Wayne – Gillie released the pictures of Wayne and Baby kissing in order to accuse him of being gay.
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They are at it again, planning more research trips. They should be planning Thanksgiving and Christmas, instead they are already looking to spring when they will take off on a big trip.
In case you don't know the You Go Genealogy Girls, they are my Mom and Aunt Cheri. They both speak nothing but genealogy-talk. And they really aren't girls. The are grandmothers, but don't tell them they aren't girls. Sometimes they giggle and act like teenagers.
Their big trip 2009 will be to Salt Lake City to use the Family History Library. It will be Aunt Cheri's first trip there. Mom thinks it might be scary just taking her there. The problem is apparently on how to get there. There are various options.
At first they thought about going on Amtrak. That would mean Aunt Cheri driving to Mom's house and then me taking the "two girls" about 70 miles south of here in the middle of the night to get on the train. Same for return home. They both agreed, given their age and night time habits, it would be best to have a sleeping room with toilet and sink. After all, who wants to see an old granny wandering around a train the the middle of the night looking for a toilet?
The next obstacle is that such a sleeping room on Amtrak has a lower and upper sleeping compartment. Now the squabble is on as to which one has to climb the ladder to the top bed. That shows their age! They were delighted to learn that they would have a table that they could set up their laptop computers. Another squabble. Mom uses a Mac and Aunt Cheri uses a PC. While they don't work on the same genealogy, they occasionally compare notes and one wonders why she can't get something to work on her laptop that does on the other.
They are now thinking about driving to Salt Lake City. They will go to my cousin's house in Cheyenne and after visiting him and resting up at least one night, they will go to Salt Lake City. That means they will wait until at least mid-May so the mountain passes in Wyoming are clear. They now think this would be fun as they could stop as they want, they could possibly extend that one week trip on Amtrak to just a little bit more, as long as they still have some money. Coming home, they might even go somewhere else...who knows they might end up in Denver. One reason Aunt Cheri wants Mom to drive them there is because she can load the car with everything imaginable and buy to her heart's content.
When it comes to the You Go Genealogy Girls, anything goes. They dream in living color and compare notes on genealogy and trips by phone and e-mail. It's nice that older people can have so much fun!
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ussoccer.com and Studio 90 are both on the road to continue filming with MNT players for an upcoming video series to air later in 2012. Having spent time in February with Michael Bradley in Verona and recently with Jozy Altidore in Alkmaar, the crew is in Hannover to check in with defender Steve Cherundolo.
Respect is the first word that comes to mind when you hear the people of Hannover talk about Steve Cherundolo.
Whether they are teammates, fans on the street, or the diminutive Italian transplant who serves him espresso every morning, they speak of respect for his play. They respect his commitment to the club after 13 years. And they respect how he treats everyone in his adopted city.
Cherundolo is so well-liked that he has been given the nickname "The Mayor of Hannover," but he is quick to point out it wasn't his idea. Ask if he minds, and you just get a big grin…
Hannover 96 is enjoying an amazing two-year run that includes a fourth-place finish in the Bundesliga and the quarterfinals of the Europa League. Sitting in seventh place with three matches remaining, Hannover is knocking on the doorstep of another trip to European competition.
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"We're a very opportunistic team," Cherundolo said. "Teams don't like to come here. We have a really good way of luring our opponent in and countering them at our own pace. Most away teams now should know that is our game plan, but for some reason we find a really good mix of creating the game, giving the opponent a little bit of the game, luring them in and countering them. It's something we've learned over the past two years, and we've done a very good job maintaining that."
The people of Hannover (with a population of approximately 600,000) are passionate about their team, filling the 49,000-seat AWD-Arena whenever the gates are open. They are enthusiastic, but respectful; Cherundolo is constantly approached as he goes about his life here, and he graciously greets all those in search of an autograph, a photo or simply a quick conversation about the club.
One price of the team's success is its notoriety: he cannot go to a restaurant or club at night without it turning into an autograph session.
On the day after a difficult loss to Hamburg, the team is in early for a regeneration session that consists of a 30-minute bike ride around the city. Players and coaches remained affable and accessible – not the first image that comes to mind for a German squad. A Studio 90 videographer rides alongside the group to film, while the reserves wander out to the training ground adjacent to the stadium where any fan or member of the media is welcome to observe. It almost feels … relaxed.
"One thing that has been really good about this group for the past two years is that we are able to stick together and put things behind us," Cherundolo said. "There are no stars on the team. When we play as a group, we can beat anybody. There's a really good atmosphere around the team, and that's been a huge part of the results we've had."
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As in their first meeting this season, the outcome of last Thursday's soccer rematch between the Mount St. Joseph Magic and Gwynedd Mercy Academy was decided by a single goal, and once again it was the Monarchs who pulled out the victory, 1-0. After a scoreless opening period, Emily Kennedy scored for the visiting Monarchs with 7:32 elapsed in the second half, the in the last half-hour the Mounties were unable to come up with an equalizer.
In their first meeting, back on September 12 at Gwynedd, the Monarchs took a 3-2 decision in overtime.
"That was sort of an emotional game, and things got a little chippy," related Mount head coach Catherine Kulp. "This time there was just good, high-energy soccer on both sides. I thought we played good defense, but we let in the one goal and we couldn't finish any of our chances, so the one was enough for them."
The two teams had been tied in the loss column in the Catholic Academies standings, so with the win Gwynedd advanced to 7-3 in the league (9-5 overall), while the Mount (10-4 overall) slipped to 5-4.
Two of the Monarchs' three AACA losses came against league leader and defending champ Villa Joseph Marie, and the third setback occurred in a road game at Villa Maria, 5-4. Gwynedd has a home rematch against Villa Maria still on the docket, as well as a second game against Merion Mercy, a team it beat easily the first time around.
Aside from coming out on the short end of the season series with Gwynedd, the Mount lost in the first round to Villa Joseph Marie and St. Basil. The Magic defeated Villa Maria twice, and will finish league play with rematches against Villa Joe, Basil's, and Nazareth.
Last Thursday, the Mount controlled the ball off the opening whistle and got of the first shot of the afternoon, and a little later Gwynedd had a chance on a corner kick but couldn't get off a bona fide shot. About 15 minutes in, Gwynedd's Kim Sanford burst across the Mount 18 with the ball, but fired it a little wide to the left.
On a nice transition sequence, the Mounties advanced up the left wing, but here, too, the attack culminated in a shot wide of the mark. The home fans got a real scare just past the midway point in the half, when GMA's Emily Sullivan launched a long shot from the right flank that struck the Magic's left goalpost.
With a dozen minutes left, freshman Angela Gervasi entered the game for the Magic and quickly had a shooting opportunity. The ball was not struck particularly hard, and in the middle of the goalmouth it was swallowed up by Gwynedd's keeper, Laura Lutes, for one of her 10 saves in the game. The play had originated with the ball being transported up the right wing by MSJ senior Natalie Bohner.
The MSJ crowd again let out a gasp thanks to an episode deep in their defensive half. With eight minutes left in the period, the second of two GMA corner kicks produced a high shot where the ball was tipped straight up in the air by the Mount's sophomore goalie, Charlotte Sands (seven saves). Gwynedd's Sanford was first to reach the ball when it landed, but she popped her shot over the crossbar. The half ended with the count still 0-0.
The action continued to flow from end to end as the second period got underway, and finally one of the teams was able to convert for a score. On a ball that rolled loose momentarily about 10 yards out in the right side of the box, MSJ's Sands started out from the cage but didn't reach the ball in time, and Kennedy kicked it past her for the lone goal of the match with 32:28 left on the clock.
At the far end a few minutes later, Magic junior Devon Conway was out along the right endline and tried to bend a shot into the near side of the cage. It was a worthy attempt, but the ball curved a little too much and ended up outside of the right post.
After that, the Magic had some more chances to tie the game, and Gwynedd had just as many opportunities to add an insurance goal.
Mount mentor Kulp noted, "Later in the game I tried to overload the offense, putting a few more attacking players up front."
The Mounties were awarded a direct kick out near the right corner, but didn't get off a shot. Shooting from the middle of the box, junior Maryanna Solecki had a shot saved by GMA's Lutes, and with five minutes left the visiting keeper charged out to beat senior Courtney Higginson to a ball the Mount sent into the right side of the box. Before long, the Monarchs were able to celebrate.
With a league tournament no longer being held, Mount St. Joe will soon part ways with its AACA peers, seeing a berth in the District 1 Class AAA playoffs while most of the other teams look to advance in the double-A category.
"We've done well in our matches against district teams outside of our league; we've beaten all of them so far," said Kulp.
Her squad has knocked off Council Rock North, Lower Merion, Plymouth Whitemarsh, Radnor, and St. Hubert, with always-tough Strath Haven left on the schedule.
Although Kulp, like every coach, would like to see her offense finish more of the scoring opportunities it creates, she has few complaints on the defensive end.
"In the central defense, I think Colleen Steinmetz is one of the best, if not the best, players in the league," stated the Magic skipper. "Noelle [Buchanan] has been wonderful, and I have her back for another year. Mary Grace [McIntyre] is just that spitfire who gives you pure energy, and Sarah [Lynch] gives us a lot of speed all over the defensive half."
Steinmetz, McIntyre, and Lynch are all seniors, and Buchanan is a junior.
"In the goal, Charlotte is still only a sophomore, and she's coming along nicely and maturing," Kulp added. "They're a strong group on defense, and we've given up a lot fewer goals than anyone in our league besides Villa Joe."


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Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Mum is Home
My Mom has been traveling most of August. Her latest trip was with my brother to London. That's as in England! It was her first trip there and his one of many. She said her first experience was going through immigration when the man referred to her as my brother's Mum. Otherwise she was pretty much known in London and England as Madam. I never think of my Mom in terms of either Mum or Madam!
What did my Mum enjoy most about the trip? Cemeteries, cemeteries, cemeteries! She doesn't seem to deviate. She would walk miles to get to a cemetery. The first she visited was Highgate Cemetery (west) where she took a tour. She had walked a long ways to get there and soon realized the tour would be a breeze. The elderly man guiding them was slightly overweight and winded, giving her adequate time to snap photographs.
On her trip to Salisbury and Stonehenge she said the coach would not stop at all the quaint Norman churches so she could walk the cemeteries. That means Mum will have to go back some day.
She said the best part of visiting St. Paul's Cathedral and Westminsters Abbey was exploring the crypts. That's my Mum!
The day before she left to fly home, she informed my brother that she was taking her own personal tour by herself in the Brompton Cemetery. Off she went on the tube in search ofa cemetery. Mom was snapping a photograph of tombstones when a man approached her saying to not trip over the squirrels. there were squirrels around her feet in search of food.
I am sure she is still dreaming of London, riding the tube, old cemeteries and crypts and trying to calculate how long she has to wait for trip number two. That's my Mum!
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Tuesday, 16 November 2010
Burning - Illustration Friday
35 comments:
- Stefanie Hess said...
This is absolutely amazing! Her (his?) expression, the dragon, the flames, the details...! And I like it black and white!
- 16 November 2010 at 22:13
- Jack Foster said...
Wow Kathy! You are amazing! It is so hard to render fire... but you did it and you did it perfectly! I love the glow from the flames. That dragon is splendid! I like the angle you chose. Great character design! Another perfect illustration for the theme this week. You are on fire! :o)
- 16 November 2010 at 22:19
- Forrest Illustrations said...
This is really nice. Love the pencil effect on the shading your have. Nice work.
- 16 November 2010 at 22:24
- mustavcoffee said...
WOW, fabulous, the light is reflected in the child's eyes and what a brilliant expression, one of wonder, bit like mine now! LOL
The detail of the dragon and it's flames is amazing:0) xx
- 16 November 2010 at 22:59
- Gise said...
Hi Kathy, this illo so beautiful and expressive and I also love the softness of your technique.
- 16 November 2010 at 23:12
- Michelle Henninger said...
This is beautiful! You have such a lovely style. It's soft and warm. I love the way the light is reflected. Very nice!
- 17 November 2010 at 00:35
- Tammie said...
Oh Kathy,
This is superb! I love the expression of both of them. And the light on his face is so soft and alive. It is such a talent to express so much with pencil and paper, no color!
- 17 November 2010 at 02:13
- Amalia K said...
Good God, Kathy! Is there anything you can't draw?? This is without a doubt my new favorite of yours! Such a contrast between the burning and the tender soft expression...
- 17 November 2010 at 03:09
- Heather said...
WOW, how utterly enchanting. xo
- 17 November 2010 at 03:12
- momo-tomo said...
How amazing! I respect you.
- 17 November 2010 at 03:42
- Cally Johnson-Isaacs said...
Seriously stunning Kathy! Your work blows me away!
- 17 November 2010 at 09:33
- Sab said...
Wonderful ! I like your new way of drawing the eyes of your characters !^_^
- 17 November 2010 at 12:00
- Mr. Spoqui said...
this is one of the best illustrations I've seen this week about "burning", AMAZING!
- 17 November 2010 at 13:32
- Missy said...
Such a beautiful and magical illustration!
- 17 November 2010 at 15:19
- Linda Hensley said...
Sweetly done. Very nice!
- 17 November 2010 at 15:34
- theartofpuro said...
Wow!It's amazing!Love the characters!
- 17 November 2010 at 15:50
- Danielle said...
Beautifully rendered!
- 17 November 2010 at 17:41
- Lisa M Griffin said...
Gorgeous!!! LOVE the expression, love the imagination. THanks for sharing.
- 17 November 2010 at 20:10
- June said...
The softness of this piece, the expression, the flames are all done with such skill.
Beautifully done :o)
- 17 November 2010 at 20:51
- panda no ko said...
oh deer.. your art is amazing, I'm almost speechless :O so soft and detailed and beautiful...
- 17 November 2010 at 22:49
- Vincent Desjardins said...
Your work is beautiful! I love it! This piece reminds me of the work of Adrienne Ségur, who illustrated a number of children's books in the early 1960s.
- 18 November 2010 at 00:42
- Fotf said...
Outstanding :)
- 18 November 2010 at 12:34
- Vanessa Brantley Newton said...
Oh, but this is just breath taking Kathy! My goodness! It never ever stops with you does it??? Every piece is always, ALWAYS excellent and filled with wonderment. You leave us speech and in awe of the wonderful gift that you have been given and that you share with us all. I am consistently blown away by your awesome work. It is always timely, and beautiful and full of life. You are an amazing illustrator and it is my pleasure and joy to know you are out in the world creating beautiful visions like this. I am so blessed to see your magic with my own eyes. I am thankful for your very special gift of creative goodness. I wish you and yours a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving. I am thankful for you Kathy! Keep on doing your thing cause it's beautiful!
- 18 November 2010 at 12:50
- Jon Davis said...
Really really nice.
Lovely image.
It's a great technique you've got there too.
I'm impressed by how well you've done the hair, especially :)
- 18 November 2010 at 13:01
- Coreopsis said...
Lovely illustration! This was one, though, that I really wish were in color. I can just imagine the colors! But it's so beautiful--the gentleness and wonder on the child's face, and the little dragon born in fire.
- 18 November 2010 at 13:27
- Hannah Sommerville said...
I am so flattered that you commented on my blog since your work is so amazing! The girls face in this one is so soft and beautiful, I could stare at her all day.
- 18 November 2010 at 14:08
- dthaase said...
wow - incredible...do come and play at WHimsical Wednesday: http://dthaase.blogspot.com
- 18 November 2010 at 14:27
- aintshakespeare said...
- 18 November 2010 at 21:34
- lucrezia said...
This is a lovely piece of work!
- 19 November 2010 at 01:02
- Owl Eng said...
absolutely marvelous!!
- 19 November 2010 at 02:21
- Juan said...
Fantastic piece Kathy!!
- 20 November 2010 at 15:52
- Mighty Kwan said...
WOW!!!! Gorgeous! You rock my socks!!!
- 20 November 2010 at 19:24
- Andrew Finnie said...
Hah, I came the other day and thought I commented, well oh dear this is .... like.... err made me speechless. Whcih is unusual. I think its the delicacy, the glow of the light in the texture that does it - apart form everything elze that is. Softness and dreams eh? What else do we want in life? Hmm a baby dragon err dwagon :)
- 22 November 2010 at 09:28
- Andrew Finnie said...
Actually I think uyou are high on my list of best illustartors - you know rather than fix typos it's easier to type them again :)
- 22 November 2010 at 09:29
- Tracy said...
This is simply amazing...wonderful work!
- 26 November 2010 at 04:34


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What started out as a hobby for Southington residents Stephanie Johnson, Shane Quadrato, and Dan Carbone turned into an annual event that reaches out to a variety of charities.
Shane and Dan were on the boys volleyball team at Southington High School. When they entered college, Shane, Dan, and Stephanie gathered together with a group of friends every summer to continue playing the sport for fun. Three summers ago, the trio decided to organize a beach volleyball tournament at Casey Field in Bristol. The teams that come to the event register for a fee, and the winning team earns half the money raised during the event. The three friends then donate the rest of the money to a different charity each year.
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"We figured that would be a great way to help out [our friend] and her family," Stephanie said.
Last year, the trio raised $200 for the YMCA Strong Kids Campaign when Stephanie worked with children at the Southington YMCA summer camp. She wanted to make a difference for children who could not afford summer camp. Two years ago, they raised $100 for the American Cancer Society because they know firsthand how cancer affects every family.
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Last year, the tournament had 17 teams, and this year the trio hopes more communities will flock to the event—whether they are volleyball veterans or not.
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Giving Thanks Through CSAs: Building Relationships Between Farmers + Consumers in Fort Collins
In light of Rachel Armstrong's webinar, "Business as Unusual: Building the New Food Movement with Business Law," Thanksgiving seemed an especially appropriate moment to consider the role Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) arrangements play in their communities. I spent the holiday home in Fort Collins, Colorado—a perfect place to highlight how CSAs engage with their community, and how the legal guidance Rachel Armstrong outlined in her webinar can equip local farms with staying power in similar towns across the country.
Arriving home, my stepmom, Tonya proudly showed me her homemade yogurt (amazingly creamy!), fermented cabbage, grown on a nearby farm, and kombucha (her latest experiment). She dreamt of having chickens and finally making a go at a vegetable garden in the spring. The next day, my mom, Aimee, opened her storage freezer to show me their "harvested" chickens that she was planning to use in a stew. As much as she might like to have goats in the backyard, and despite her insistence that my stepdad wouldn't have to mow the lawn anymore, Jeff is not so keen on the idea. Tonya is religious in her CSA memberships every summer and Aimee is the most doting mother chickens could possibly have (up until the moment they are "harvested" that is). They are both reflections of their Fort Collins community.
If not oriented toward meeting the needs of a single household, Fort Collins local farms take the form of community-supported agriculture or CSA. The CSA format is both a marketing and philosophical approach in which customers make a non-refundable payment ahead of the season's harvest, for regular deliveries of produce. This way, the farmer does not carry all the production risk, and the producer and consumer build a more direct and reciprocal relationship, something Fort Collins residents like my parents are coming to appreciate.
Nestled at the foot of the Rockies, Fort Collins residents have access to some of the country's cleanest water, abundant sunshine, and to numerous sources of locally grown produce. Over the last decade, the city has seen urban farms sprout up in backyards throughout Old Town and small farms emerge at the city's edge. These farms are a part of a local scene that supports and embraces local producers. The city, in fact, recently adopted a revised city code that allows residents to scale their chicken flocks according to property size, raise ducks, keep bees, and tend dwarf or pygmy goats for household milk production. These new rules allow more citizens to engage in urban agriculture, and they help create markets in more areas for farmers. More than that, however, they are an indication of increased collaborationbetween the city and the farming community.
The local university, Colorado State University, historically an agricultural school (Go Aggies!), also supports urban agriculture through the Extension Office, which offers a wide variety of programs and services for new farmers. CSU manages the 2014 Building Urban Farmers Program, maintains an urban "land-for-lease" list that connects landowners to farmers, and catalogues urban farming internships and volunteer opportunities. CSU students are also becoming more involved in the CSA scene. Though the up-front cost is hard for some students to meet, the cost per pound of food is less than grocery store prices. One farmer, Justin Norton, a CSU student and owner of Donoma Farms, offers a 15-week winter share (from December through March) of salad greens grown in raised beds under greenhouses in his backyard. A share costs students just $55.
Fort Collins and the Be Local Northern Colorado organization host local farmers markets throughout the year, including the winter months, and provide farmers and artisans regular opportunities to market their goods to local consumers. Such markets, along with local and state-wide directories of CSAs and blogs dedicated to bringing farmers of "the Fort" together, lend greater access and transparency to the movement as farmers find more ways to reach consumers.
Local farms such as Jodar Farms, which specializes in free range poultry, eggs, and pork, Native Hill Farm, Cresset Farm, Garden Sweet Farm, and Happy Heart Farm provide the Fort Collins community with organic and, in some cases, biodynamic, produce. Some farms, such as Happy Heart and Native Hill offer working shares, and volunteer or internship opportunities that reduce the cost of a member's share and engage the individual more directly in the processes of food production.
Recently, however, the CSA community in the area has been prompted to consider what community-supported agriculture is and how large such farming enterprises can be while still adhering to the intent and philosophy behind the concept. During the summer of 2013, a particularly large CSA, Grant Family Farms, which had a membership of more than 5,000 members, declared bankruptcy. Grant Family Farms struggled with many of the same challenges Armstrong described in her recent webinar: large debt burdens, managing volunteers, and giving choice produce to grocery stores, where they can demand higher prices, rather than to CSA members. Grant Family Farms distributed produce throughout Colorado's Front Range, and though the reason for its closure might not have been related to its size, others in the farming community are left wondering: can a CSA get toobig? Some farmers seem to think so; for others, the critical issue is the integrity of the relationship with customers. According to one biodynamic farm owner, Jean-Paul Courtens in New York, "When size becomes a factor in dehumanizing the whole transaction, yes, you are too big…Where is that? I don't know."
Fort Collins farmers and CSA farmers across the country are, in fact, confronting the "tricky business" of figuring out how to communicate to customers the risks inherent in farming each year, and balancing the distribution of produce to local markets, restaurants, and members. They are tasked with finding the right size to meet demand while not inviting disaster if a bad weather year drives away customers, disappointed and unfamiliar with the risk-sharing concept. Scaling up a CSA farm, though tempting, can pose significant legal and financial challenges and the stakes, a farm's reputation for example, are high. Farmers looking to grow may be faced with a lack of data about what can work financially and economically, though this picture is slowly changing nationally. In this light, as Rachel Armstrong explained, legal advice becomes an equally vital component in giving small farms the support and guidance they need to maintain strong relationships with their customers while still protecting their investments.
Although the legal measures Armstrong proposes for the farming community may seem alien or, perhaps, impersonal, they touch on highly relevant topics for farms even in my own home town. In Fort Collins, the issues Armstrong brings into focus are as apparent as anywhere else in the country. As vibrant as this farming community may seem, and as thankful as residents may be for it, local farms are still vulnerable to the capriciousness of weather, insects, and even customers. Armstrong's pioneering work in re-formulating the legal apparatus to work forfarmers and protect the fruits of their labor may, in fact, go a long way in preserving that all-important relationship between farmers and customers, and building more resilient local farming businesses.
A link to a recording of Armstrong's webinar can be found here: https://vimeo.com/80411482
Avana Andrade is a first year Master of Environmental Management candidate at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. She earned her B.A. in International Studies and Western European History at Colorado State University in 2010. Before returning to school, she worked as a public historian and backcountry ranger with the Student Conservation Association and the National Park Service in both Northern Arizona and Southern Utah. Her work has focused on the history of grazing and cultural resource management in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Canyonlands National Park. Work and recreation on the Colorado Plateau motivates her primary interest in grad school, environmental conflict mediation. Avana is a Colorado native and an avid backpacker and gardener.


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