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Fair time is a great chance to see and taste the bounty of the county. From the ice cream at the front gate to the corn on the cob back at the grandstand, there are plenty of opportunities to experience the many facets of agriculture.
Boone County was part of the wheat belt when the first settlers arrived. When the fair moved from Spencer Park to today's location, farms had transitioned to a varied mix of crops, livestock, and especially dairy. One might hear farmers talking about the pea crop or debating the size of the sweet corn harvest for Green Giant.
Today's farms are likely growing field corn and soybeans. Both crops will be sent to nearby markets or overseas to produce grocery ingredients, livestock feed, or biofuels. Look and listen a bit more and you'll hear farms changing again with a return to local farm fresh foods for farmer's markets and city restaurants.
Big or small, local or export, each farm is an important part of the economic engine that makes Boone County a good place to live. Corn, soybeans, fruits and vegetables all need one thing — land. At the fair, imagine peeling back the grass and taking a look at what's under your feet. You'll see a soil called Waupecan Silt Loam or Kishwaukee Silt Loam. If you're adventurous pick some up in your hands — feel the texture, take a sniff. But be careful, this soil is powerful stuff, some would say addictive. The land will hold you as if it knows it needs a steward. Generations of family's lives — the good and the bad — get tied up into farmland.
The Waupecan Silt Loam under your feet is rated prime farmland by the USDA Natural Resources and Conservation Service. All the ground beneath fairground property and a majority of land surrounding it is prime farmland.
The Waupecan Silt Loam soil type has a productivity index of 139 out of a maximum value of 147 which places this soil type in the highest group as rated by the state of Illinois for assessing farmland values used to calculate property taxes. Ask the Conservation Districts how much prime farmland is in the state, nation and world. Their answer? Not much. If climate and available water are included, the number of acres for growing crops gets even less.
But prime farmland is disappearing under asphalt and concrete. Some would say development is done. Travel Interstate 90 from McHenry County to Wisconsin, and you'll find buildings that did not exist five years ago. The fair has hosted generations of farmers and town residents. Some worked at National Sewing Machine Company, Barber Colman, or Chrysler. Two of the three companies are gone, but the farms remain. Which will the next generation still see?
From the time of the first settlers, towns tended to grow as the need arose. After World War II, we as a society adopted the common mantra for towns of "grow or die."
Rockford has increased land area by five times since the war. Poplar Grove's land area has more than doubled in the last 20 years. Is the quality of life in those towns better or worse?
Society's status quo is wasteful in spending town's dollars on infrastructure, wasteful in improving town's quality of life, and wasteful in accelerating the loss of farmland. When you see your elected official, tell them to work at filling existing factories and storefronts before building on farmland.
Save the farmland to save the towns. Save the farmland to save the fair.
Ken Ramsay serves on the Farmland Protection Project, a volunteer 501(c)3 organization that promotes the preservation of farmland


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The Hydra-Alert Dehydration Watches with Fluid Check measure sweat loss during exercise. The Fluid Check monitors the key elements that affect fluid loss, and Hydra-Alert uses on-board temperature and humidity sensors. Once the user programs the watch with personal data, such as age, weight, resting heart rate and maximum oxygen consumption value or maximum heart rate, the watch displays sweat loss in ounces and percentage of body weight lost in sweat, alerting the user to replace lost fluids equal to the sweat loss rate. The price ranges from $150 to $350 depending on the model. Contact: Acumen Inc., 101A Executive Dr., Suite 200, Sterling, VA 20166; phone: 800-852-7823; fax: 703-904-0218; www.acumeninc.com.
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The Certified Pool and Spa Inspector Training CD helps public and environmental health officials conduct effective inspections and helps pool and spa operators maintain facilities. This national training program, jointly launched by the National Swimming Pool Foundation and the National Environmental Health Association, is designed to increase the consistency and effectiveness of inspections, ultimately protecting the public by reducing the potential for injury and illness. The interactive CD-based program has extensive imagery and more than 25 minutes of video to help the student recognize potential issues and understand safety aspects. Contact: National Swimming Pool Foundation, 4775 Granby Circle, Colorado Springs, CO 80919; phone: 719-540-9119; fax: 719-540-2787; www.nspf.com.
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Groundlink has partnered with Azamara Club Cruises® to provide private ground transportation at most Azamara arrival and departure ports and many Azamara worldwide ports-of-call. Groundlink is a worldwide provider of ground transportation that offers car services, SUV, van, and limo services in over 172 countries, 45 departure/arrival ports and 5,000 airports worldwide. They can pick you up at your home, take you to the airport, drive you from the airport to the pier, and then back home on your return. Groundlink also offers private transportation at many Azamara worldwide ports-of-call.
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Reservations can be made through their secure website or you can call their toll free number at (800) 685-6084.
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- Does Groundlink offer service anywhere worldwide?
They service many Azamara ports-of-call, arrival and departure ports and 5,000 airports around the world. They can provide you with a car, a van or a limo almost anywhere worldwide.
- What types of vehicles can I reserve?
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- Sedans: up to 4 passengers, and three 27" bags.
- Minivan and SUV: up to 6 passengers and 4 bags. If less people, more bags will fit.
- Full size van: 14 passengers with no luggage or 10 passengers and 10 bags.
- Stretch Limousines: 6, 8 or 10 passengers and three 27" bags
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Inside pick up: The driver waits for you at the baggage claim area with a sign that has the passenger's name on it.
Outside pick up: After the flight has landed, the passenger needs to call Groundlink at (800) 685-6084 after they either go through customs if it's an international flight or pick up their luggage if it's a domestic flight. The driver will be alerted to which pick up location or terminal the passenger is exiting from. Your car will be waiting curbside at this location.
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Groundlink monitors your ship's arrival time. If your ship is delayed, Groundlink will update your pickup time.
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Guests have 45 minutes of free waiting time from the pick-up time that they have provided Groundlink. If you need to update your departure time in the event the ship is delayed or there is a delay in the departure process, please call Groundlink at (800) 685-6084.
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Groundlink constantly monitors flights automatically adjusting the pick up time in accordance with the latest arrival time of the flight. As long as you remain on the same airline and flight, you do not need to contact Groundlink as they will check the flight's status. Only in the event that you have changed airlines or flights, will you need to call Groundlink and give them the new information for your pick up.
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- Is there an additional cost for Meet and Greet service?
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Nissan FAST is an electronic parts catalogue for all Nissan vehicles released in the Japanese Domestic Market.
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- Collegiate Track Conference Championships, hosted by Stockton College, Pomona, N.J. -
Pomona, N.J. - The Farmingdale State men's and women's indoor track teams competed in the Collegiate Track Conference Championship's on Saturday, February 11th at Stockton College in Pomona, N.J. The Rams finished 3rd in the men's team totals with 85 points, while the women finished tied for 13th place with 22 points.
The men were led in their 3rd place finish by junior Donnell Jones (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and sophomore Alix Lamarre (North Bellmore, N.Y.). Jones took 2nd in the 60 Meters with a time of 7.22 and finished 3rd place in Long Jump (6.38m - 20' 11.25"). Lamarre won the Long Jump with a leap of 6.80m (22' 3.75"). He then took 4th in Triple Jump with a distance of 12.92m (42' 4.75").
Senior Russell Darress (Lynbrook, N.Y.) took 3rd in the 1000 Meters with a time of 2:39.93. Freshman Sean Bonney (Sayville, N.Y.) placed 2nd in the High Jump at 1.88m (6' 2").
The Rams took the top three spots in the Weight Throw.Junior Edward Brown (Bay Shore, N.Y.) took 1st place 17.30m (56' 9.25"). Mike Jang took 2nd place and improved his ECAC qualifying distance (56' 1.25") - moved to #2 on the All-Time list. Freshman Ieshawn Johnson (Queens, N.Y.) rounded out the top 3 at 16.63m (54' 6.75"), he is #4 All-Time.
Jang also took 4th place in the Shot Put (14.01m - 45' 11.75").
The 4x200 Relay of Donnell Jones, Joseph Papa, Frederick Harris, and Nick Bellacosa took 5th place (1:36.31). The 4x800 Relay of Sean Tiernan, Darress, Eddie Lopez, and William Frederic took 4th place (8:25.27).
On the women's side, junior Victoria Mandat (West Babylon, N.Y.) finished in 6th place of 35 runners in the 200 Meters with a time of 27.03, while junior Kathleen Clermont (Uniondale, N.Y.) finished in 7th place with a time of 27.11.
Sophomore Melissa Bonilla (Massapequa Park, N.Y.) ran the 500 Meter in a time of 1:28.01, moving her into 8th place on Farmingdale's All-Time list. Junior Joanna Pavone (West Islip, N.Y.) improved her best in the Pole Vault with a 2.60m Vault (8' 6 1/4").
The women's 4x200 Relay ran an ECAC Qualifying 1:48.66, moving into 3rd place on the All-Time list. The 4x400 Relay finished in 5th with a 4:31.13 time and moved into 8th place on the All-Time list.


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PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago White Sox are going in different directions as they head into their final series before the All-Star break. The Phillies, recently thought to be trade-deadline sellers like the White Sox, have played perhaps their best baseball of the season the past last two weeks. Philadelphia has won seven of 10 and now might be a buyer before the deadline. Chicago (36-53) is in the cellar of the A.L. Central and will likely be a target for contending teams looking to add players for a late-season stretch drive. The Phillies and White Sox got an unexpected Friday night off when rain postponed the opener of their weekend series. The game will be made up as part of a split doubleheader on Saturday with games starting at 3:05 and 8:15 p.m. The weather is the only thing that has slowed the Phillies lately. "Our batting average has been going up," manager Charlie Manuel said Friday. "Weve been improving as far as our offence, getting runners on base, things like that." Philadelphia, which won five straight NL East titles from 2007-2011, has won four of its last five series, including taking two of three against division leaders Atlanta and Pittsburgh. The Phillies entered Friday 7 1/2 games behind the Braves in the NL East and need one win to get back to .500 for the first time since June 7. White Sox left-hander John Danks (2-6, 4.31) will face right-hander Jonathan Pettibone (5-3, 3.84) in the doubleheader opener on Saturday. Chicago lefty Hector Santiago (3-5, 3.49) will take on Philadelphias John Lannan (2-3, 4.23) in the nightcap. Manuel hopes the Phillies can carry their hot play into the All-Star break. "It would be real good if we could win a series before we go into the break," Manuel said. "Its what we need to do, start winning series. If you do that every day, youre right there, youre sitting in good position." The White Sox began Friday with the third-worst record in baseball, and they trailed Detroit by 13 games in the AL Central. They will likely take a look at young players in the second half. If that happens, manager Robin Ventura said winning wont be sacrificed for development. "You try to teach them the right way to do things," Ventura said Friday. "Ultimately, its to win the game. They have to learn how to win and get better at the same time. Thats part of the process." One young player who has shown promise for the White Sox is Josh Phegley, who was called up last week and homered in three of his first five games. He hit the go-ahead grand slam in Thursdays 6-3 victory over Detroit. The Phillies also have been getting production from young players to climb within reach of playoff contention. Twenty-five year-old Ben Revere, who struggled at the start of the season, has batted .441 while hitting safely in 13 of his last 14 games. He raised his average from .200 on May 1 to .304. 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See a penny, pick it up . . . then all day you'll have good luck. But British children born the same day as the first child of Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge will be extra lucky — they'll be receiving a special silver penny from the British Royal Mint.
Shane Bissett, director of commemorative coins at the Mint, told the Daily Telegraph that not only will the royal couple be celebrating, but so, too, will lots of other families.
"It will be a special day for many mothers and fathers across the country as they too welcome the arrival of their new baby," he said. "That is why we wanted to extend this historical moment to them with a lucky silver penny."
The Telegraph explains that parents whose children are born the same day as the royal baby will have 60 days after the birth to apply to receive the free coin.
According to the Mint's website, the penny comes in a little blue or pink drawstring pouch with a message: "Solid sterling silver good luck penny."
The Mint's website notes that "commemorating a baby's birth by crossing the palm of the child with silver has long been a tradition handed down through families. A very special event for all, the lucky silver penny is the perfect way to maintain this custom today."
The BBC reports that more than 2,013 coins have been created, each featuring the shield of Royal Arms.
July 13 is the widely reported due date of the royal bundle of joy, but speculation over the last few days suggests the baby could come at any time.
Mothers-to-be need not worry if their due date doesn't end up being the same as Kate's. They can also buy a shiny lucky penny directly from the Mint — for $44.


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Hawa sun Hawa from Ada: Lyrics and Translation
It's a beautiful song with simple but beautiful lyrics by Nusrat Badr (I like how the wind is treated as a being, and use it as a proper noun). Here they are with my translation. Taking a slightly different approach to this, and noting them in one voice (male). The Alka Yagnik lyrics are almost identical (with the occasional additional aaja re, but they are the same otherwise), so this encompasses the entire song in a way. You can listen to the song (and other songs from Ada) at this link. Enjoy!
12 comments:
- prasanna said...
Thank you so much for the lyrics cum translation. My Hindi bilkul basic hai, and I wouldn't be able to enjoy this wonderful song fully. I've been listening to it for hours already, caught in an endless loop… It's great to hear Alka again, she had been silent for so long.
- Sunday, June 01, 2008
- theBollywoodFan said...
Prasanna: It is a beautiful song; glad you enjoyed the translation, and thank you for your comment. I really like the vocals by Alka and Sonu Nigam (and of course the music!).
In addition to Alka, Sonu too seems to have dialed down on his Bollywood numbers -- I think his latest solo album titled 'Classically Mild' is fantastic. It is great to hear them again!
- Sunday, June 01, 2008
At first pass I like Ada even better than Jaane...although I need to listen more to both.
Am v. glad you are sharing translation of the lyrics for this too :-)
- Sunday, June 01, 2008
- prasanna said...
Thanks for the hint about Sonu's solo album. Beside the beautiful melody in the above song, these are the crystal-clear and soft voices of Sonu and Alka that are so mesmerising. They both seem to sing without any exertion, and I like the echoing lyrics too. Definitely one of the greatest duets. Another one I love, "Sakhi Piya" from Khoya Khoya Chand, was sung by Shreya Ghosal and Pranab Bhiswas. It has got completely wasted as a short piece of background music in a quite touching scene, but the track on the CD is really overwhelming. In contrast to Sonu and Alka, the voices of Shreya and Pranab sound more complementary. The song is in classical style, and the lyrics are based on a poem by Amir Khusrau. Simply beautiful.
- Monday, June 02, 2008
- theBollywoodFan said...
Thank you Memsaab: Ada has a very interesting soundtrack, although it'll be a couple more listens before I can confidently review it.
Its flow is atypical, but that's what I said of the music to Jaane Tu... :)
Prasanna: Agree with your comments on the duet. I think you'll like Sonu Nigam's solo album (here's my review). Also agree with your assessment of 'Sakhi Piya' -- it's an amazing song (I didn't realize it was a poem by Amir Khusrau -- thanks for that info). I wrote about my fondness of the song in my review of Khoya Khoya Chand and in my notes of another album I was listening to.
- Monday, June 02, 2008
- bragadeesh said...
Dude.. I need lyrics for Tu he zubaan song from ADA.. Can you please post it??!?!
- Thursday, June 05, 2008
- bragadeesh said...
May be i should start a blog named "Thebollywoodfan's fan.com" :)
- Thursday, June 05, 2008
- theBollywoodFan said...
Time permitting, Bragadeesh. That song (Meherbaan, I think) is beautiful! Thank you for your kind words, as always.
- Friday, June 06, 2008
- theBollywoodFan said...
Bragadeesh: I just added the lyrics to Meherbaan in this post.
- Monday, June 09, 2008
- Unknown said...
yeah! undoubtedly the best music from Rahman...
lucky to have him :)
- Saturday, June 14, 2008
- theBollywoodFan said...
Agreed, Sach. The songs to Ada might have taken some time to grow (on me at least), but most of them are wonderful!
- Saturday, June 14, 2008
- al said...
lovable ,melodious,heart felt song...i get goose pricks each time i listen n at the same time hv tears in my eyes.soulful connection.thanx for the beautiful translation.
- Saturday, June 05, 2010


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To be raining very heavily. Primarily heard in UK. We have a football match scheduled for tomorrow, but if it keeps tipping down like it is today, I'm sure that it will be cancelled. Looks like it's tipping it down outside again. I guess I won't be cycling to work this morning.


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For some reason, when I divide the total by the total file bytes, I continuously get zero as a result.
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As part of my responsibility as a good parent, I try to be informed about the television shows and movies my son is watching. I often sit and watch them with Atom and we discuss the content. I certainly don't think kids shows should have to demonstrate a skeptical perspective. It is pleasing though, to occasionally find shows that take on a problem with the tools of science and critical thinking.
I have seen excellent examples of this on Arthur, which has an episode debunking an urban legend and another taking on UFO claims. We enjoy several PBS Kids programs such as Curious George, Cyberchase, and Sid the Science Kid, all of which regularly use scientific thinking to solve problems. The Nick Jr. series Backyardigans (pictured) has a great episode about the Yeti that challenges both extreme credulity as well as knee-jerk skepticism as it lets the evidence lead viewers to the answer. Of course there's also good old Scooby-Doo, the prototypical skeptical cartoon.
Cartoons get it very wrong sometimes too. The above-mentioned Curious George, a program funded in part by the National Science Foundation, featured and episode with a naturopath and a bunch of ridiculous claims. Even the beloved Scooby-Doo has a number of later episodes with supernatural solutions to the mysteries and there are always the elaborate conspiracies to blame when the supernatural won't do.
Nothing gets it more wrong than the Robert Zemeckis directed animated feature, The Polar Express. I won't go into too much detail here, as I intend to write an entire post on The Polar Express but it isn't just a credulous fantasy film. I have no problem with that. Kids do a great job of navigating the line between fantasy and reality. The Polar Express is an outright attack on skepticism. The film takes an intelligent kid with actual evidence that Santa doesn't exist and bullies him into believing by making him look like a bad person for having doubts. Let me stress that I don't think kids films should have to be skeptical. They are often intended only to entertain. I just find the core message in The Polar Express to be anti-skeptical and that is a little troubling.
I would be very interested in hearing from others about skepticism and woo in children's TV and films that they have stumbled across. Perhaps I will compile a list of shows and movies that get it right as well as those that get it wrong.


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Stanczyk, was overjoyed at the announcement of the newest FamilySearch.org database:
Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952
The URL / Link is: https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1968532 [bookmark it]
They just published it 29 April 2013 [after some issues were discussed]. No your eyes are not playing tricks, the FamilySearch.org website has had a makeover recently. It may be a unsettling if you have not visited the site in a while, but persevere, it is worth it.
Hurry and grab your dead relatives in case any controversy causes this database to disappear!


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Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend has asked an appeals court to disqualify the Oscar winner's attorneys handling a bitter custody dispute because she consulted with one of their partners in a paternity dispute with another actor.
Attorneys for Oksana Grigorieva asked the California 2nd District Court of Appeal to intervene in the case on Monday. They sought to either disqualify Gibson's attorneys or require a judge hearing the case to review records of the Russian musician's dealings with the firm.
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Grigorieva met with a partner in the firm of Kolodny and Anteau in 2008 at Gibson's suggestion, while she was dealing with custody issues involving her son with British actor Timothy Dalton, according to court filings.
The appeal said Gibson's attorneys sought records of the dispute with Dalton, including emails, text messages and other correspondence between the former couple. Dalton played James Bond in two films in the late 1980s.
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Stephen Kolodny, one of the Gibson's attorneys handling his dispute with Grigorieva over their infant daughter, said in an email that he would not comment on Grigorieva's appeal.
His partner, Ronald Anteau, has not appeared in the case, but Grigorieva's filing named her discussion with him as important to her current fight with Gibson.
"The matters discussed with Mr. Anteau concerned the same subject matter that has been inquired into in the present case by Stephen Kolodny both in open courtand at deposition," her filing said.
Grigorieva asked the court to issue a ruling before a key hearing this month.
Last month, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Scott Gordon ruled that Grigorieva waited too long to raise the issue of a potential conflict with Kolodny's representation of Gibson. She claimed she did not make the connection between her consultation with Anteau and Gibson's attorneys until recently.
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Grigorieva wants the appellate court to require the judge to review Anteau's notes of his meeting with her and reconsider the ruling or disqualify Kolodny and Anteau's firm outright.
Gibson and Grigorieva's custody case is by law confidential, as would be any case she had involving Dalton. Her efforts to disqualify Gibson's attorneys have been heard in open court.
The case has spanned 65 hearings and the judge had issued more than 100 rulings. There were thousands of pages of pleadings in the case, and most of Gibson's filings were handled by Kolodny's firm, Gordon said.
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Arthritis Can Be a Real Pain
Many times dogs are affected by canine arthritis (osteoarthritis) which is caused by the degradation of the cartilage within a joint. The cartilage functions as a buffer between the bones – once the
Many times dogs are affected by canine arthritis (osteoarthritis) which is caused by the degradation of the cartilage within a joint. The cartilage functions as a buffer between the bones – once the cartilage breaks down, it reduces the function of the joint and creates pain and/or stiffness. While minimal breakdown of the cartilage can produce an uncomfortable condition, severe arthritis – which can progress to bone on bone contact – can become a debilitating and extremely painful disease.
All dogs will inevitably exhibit some signs of arthritis in their senior years, normally between the ages of 10 to 15 years old, but canine arthritis is not only limited to older dogs. Inactive and overweight dogs are the most likely candidates for canine arthritis though it can appear in younger dogs as well – sometimes due to an accident or injury. Hip dysplasia for instance, is a condition characterized as the malformation of the hip socket and is one disease that may leave a young dog crippled by arthritis.
There are several different types of arthritis – the most common variation being osteoarthritis. There are several symptoms that can be used to diagnose this condition. Some of the most common ones are:
Stiffness of the joints after exercise
Difficulty sitting, standing, or jumping
Hesitancy to jump
Reduced activity level
Trouble getting up in the morning
Lagging behind on walks
Yelping in pain when touched
Personality change resisting touch
Loss of appetite or unusual weight gain
Unusual urinating in the house
Depression or withdrawn behavior
Minor relief from arthritis conditions can be gained by adding a glucosamine and chondroitin supplement to your pet's daily food regimen, but be aware that it takes time to gain the benefits from these supplements. Using omega essential fatty acids – like those found in Alaska Natural oil – have also been successful to control inflammation. This is a much safer approach than the use of harmful steroids which only provide temporary relief.
Diet plays an important role in arthritis treatment especially in controlling the dog's weight. Excess weight causes more stress on the joints and exacerbates existing arthritis pain. For puppies, it is important to prevent too rapid weight gain which can be caused by kibble diets that contain high levels of carbohydrates.
Arthritis and stiff joints can also be a telltale sign of a nutrient deficiency. A subclinical deficiency means that the body's nutrient stores of vitamins, minerals and trace elements have been drained, resulting in a loss of optimal health and impairment of body processes leading to a variety of degenerative diseases. (1)
The destruction of many of the vital and essential nutrients in processed canned or kibble diets have led to a subclinical deficiency in many of our higher performance dogs. Obviously, the more stress that is put on the joints, the higher demand for greater nutrient levels to maintain the animal's mobility. The fact that most of today's commercial pet food choices are deficient in these essential nutrients compounds the problem. Thus our veterinary offices are now filled with cases of arthritis, obesity and allergy issues.
Canned and kibble diets – which are heat-processed – do not provide a 100% balanced diet for our dogs and cats. Once the vital nutrients are altered or destroyed by extreme heat, you cannot substitute synthetic vitamins and minerals back in and have them be anywhere as effective and utilized in the body compared to the way nature has provided them. So it is best to feed your pet fresh, raw foods like the BARF Diet, and eliminate as many processed pet foods as possible. This will provide the best possible defense against a subclinical nutrient deficiency.
(1) Bergner, P., The Healing Power of Minerals, Special Nutrients and Trace Elements (Prima, 1997)
Robert Mueller, BSc, Pharm. is a registered pharmacist, author of "Living Enzymes: The World's Best Kept Pet Food Secret", and co-developer of BARF World's BARF diets patties, nuggets and supplements – the first company to make the Biologically Appropriate Raw Foods (BARF) diet conveniently available to animals everywhere. He and his wife love to travel around the world with their dog, Moxie – a Yorkshire Terrier/Maltese mix. For more articles like these and to learn more about the benefits of raw food for your pets, sign up for "The Intelligent Pet" monthly e-zine at barfworld.com/ezine
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"BARF®" is our acronym that means Biologically Appropriate Raw Food. It is a complete and carefully balanced blend of raw meat, fruits, vegetables and bone. Our formula mimics what nature has designed our pet's to thrive on in the wild. The result is a pet free of allergies, digestive problems, and full of life!


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Migration is a monumental undertaking, whether person or food item, it entails adjusting to a new environment, new conditions. As part of Current:LA Food, artists Julio César Morales & Max La Rivière-Hedrick are working with poets, chefs and community members to create a menu that reminds people of "home," wherever that is. Every Sunday for the next month, the duo are exploring the cuisine of nearby neighborhoods and the immigrant stories that undergird them. "New Shores" examines what it means to exist between two homelands, drawing from the immigrant reality: two shores, two languages, two religions and two communities.
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UEFA Champions League: Benfica 2 Anderlecht 0
Jorge Jesus' UEFA Champions League dream got off to a solid start as Benfica beat Anderlecht 2-0 in Group C on Tuesday.
First-half goals from Filip Djuricic and Luisao gave the home side an early advantage that they were not prepared to relinquish, and they now find themselves comfortably off the mark in a tough group.
With Paris-Saint Germain and Olympiacos still to come, Anderlecht now face a tough task to bounce back after struggling against their hosts.
For Jesus, who watched his men fall to Chelsea in the quarter-finals of the competition in 2012, the result represented an ideal home start.
Despite a number of injuries, the 59-year-old named a strong line-up, with 19-year-old Lazar Markovic, who was heavily linked with Chelsea in the close-season, leading their attack.
Meanwhile, Anderlecht manager John van den Brom also opted to showcase youth in his side, with 16-year-old Youri Tielemans named on the bench.
There was a return for goalkeeper Silvio Proto, who was a doubt for the clash with a stomach injury but shook off that problem to be involved.
However, within five minutes he was picking the ball out of the net as Benfica went ahead through Djuricic.
The Serbia international responded quickest when Proto parried an earlier effort back into his path, and he had no problem in converting.
Things did not get any easier for the visitors, and Oscar Cardozo looked set to tee up a team-mate in the 17th minute after easing past two defenders, but his cross was lacking.
And despite the determined resilience of the Belgian side, Luisao doubled Benfica's advantage after half an hour.
The 32-year-old showed plenty of skill to chest down a header from Andre Almeida and then volley neatly past Proto, leaving the Belgium international with no chance.
Anderlecht did have a chance to get back in the game just before half-time, but Luka Milivojevic wasted his effort following a corner.
Whatever was said by Van den Brom at the interval appeared to work as they came out with a renewed fight and immediately began to press their hosts.
They almost had goalkeeper Artur Moraes beaten soon after the restart, but the Brazilian just managed to get outstretched fingers onto a header from 19-year-old Aleksandar Mitrovic after 57 minutes.
However, it was Cardozo who perhaps had the best chance of the half after receiving a ball into the box only to react slowly and prod wide.
Anderlecht had no intention of giving up without a fight and it looked like they had gained a consolation in stoppage time when Matias Suarez connected with a free-kick from Dennis Praet, but his effort was well saved.
Anderlecht will now face Olympiacos on October 2, while Benfica will look for more of the same when they face Paris Saint-Germain.
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To this end, we have developed a comprehensive, innovative, and flexible service program to perfectly complement our products; this program is customized to meet each individual customer's needs. The new KARL STORZ service portfolio covers any customer wishes – from quick, ad hoc, on-site troubleshooting to comprehensive, regular customer care and expert maintenance.
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Urban Outfitters: Chain guns for Thursday opening
Charlottesville may not be "urban" or in need of "outfitting"– just look at the plethora of boutiques and specialty shops serving the downtown community. Yet despite grumbles about the potential for chain stores to dominate the local economy, Philadelphia-based Urban Outfitters is set to open its doors at 10am Thursday, May 21.
Cyd McClelland and Amy Kolbrener of downtown boutique Eloise aren't worried about their new neighbor. Instead, McClelland notes, "I think it's great– more shopping downtown will be better for any of us."
For Eloise in particular, which generally carries higher-end designer clothing and accessories, the competition of Urban Outfitters will benefit the shop, rather than take away from its demographic.
"People who have never been downtown before will come because Urban Outfitters is a well-known name," McClelland says. "We're worried about too many chain stores, but I think Urban will be a nice little addition."
But will it be a necessary economic addition? While the larger economy may still be in the doldrums, several local business owners have reported an "optimistic spring," according to McClelland– while Urban Outfitters' net income dropped a reported 28% this past quarter, according to MarketWatch. Urban Outfitters' CEO Glen Senk said in reports that the company is "well positioned to show improvement over the next several quarters."
Shannon Iaculli, owner of Bittersweet, another woman's fashion boutique, is similarly seeing success in the dull economy. In fact, with business running smoothly downtown, she is in the final stages of opening a second location in Lynchburg.
"It's the right timing, the right space, the right everything," Iaculli says. "I like the boutique experience– for the kind of clothes I sell, people like to touch it, and like the help they get from a boutique."
Will Urban Outfitters be able to recreate the personalized feel their neighboring shops claim to excel in? McClelland touted Eloise's new personal shopping program, where clients can come in before or after hours and shop one-on-one with the store's owners– a policy that does not seem particularly common for stores the size of Urban Outfitters. The company's national appeal, however, may drown out a need for such personalized space; indeed, Urban Outfitters, Inc. is also the owner of Anthropologie, the woman's high-end fashion and home living store, which is set to open in the former Hollywood Video space in Barracks Road Shopping Center in late August– a sure sign the company is confident it will attract enough business despite general economic woes.
Urban Outfitters' hours will be 10am-9pm Monday-Thursday; 10am-10pm Friday-Saturday; and 11am-7pm Sunday.
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Don't have a problem with Urban Outfitters being downtown. I just hate that it's in the old Hardware Store. That space could have been anything. Three story restaurant, sports bar, club, etc.
The LAST thing that needed to be there was a club or late night collection point for idiots. I am glad to see them there.
I'm sorry you haven't been in one. I'll keep you posted.
This is sure to please young people and may stay open later at night than other boutiques on the Mall.
Thank god is isn't going to be some freaking sports bar!!!!!!
yeah FD, cause there are waaay too many of those in town....
FD, let me know where the good sports bars are in town because in 7 years I haven't found them. Please don't say Wild Wings or BW3. Terrible...
"Good" and "sports bar" don't belong in the same sentence.


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Many unhappy OSU can go 12-0 but still stay home
Buckeyes banned from Big Ten Championship this year
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Any other year Ohio State is unbeaten and ranked No. 4 coming into its annual rivalry game with Michigan, its fans would be trolling the internet for the best airfares to the BCS title game.
Not this time.
Due to NCAA sanctions, Ohio State is banned from playing for the Big Ten championship next week and going to a bowl, and isn't a factor in the national title picture.
So a wondrous and surprising season — 11-0 heading into Saturday's home game with the 20th-ranked Wolverines — will come to an abrupt and premature end on Saturday.
Many of the faithful blame athletic director Gene Smith, who gambled and lost that the NCAA wouldn't levy a bowl ban.


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Marbled chocolate brownies
Nutrition and extra info
- Freezable
- Vegetarian
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal379
- fat24g
- saturates14g
- carbs40g
- sugars31g
- fibre1g
- protein5g
- salt0.09g
- 200g dark chocolate (70% cocoa)
Dark chocolatedahk chok-o-let
Dark chocolate means the shiny, dark-reddish brown treat produced from the cacao bean, theobroma…
- 200g white chocolate (we used Green & Black's)
White chocolatewhy-t chok-lit
To purists, this is not chocolate because it is made only from the fat or butter of the cacao…
- 250g pack unsalted butter, cut into cubes
- 300g golden caster sugar
- 4 eggs, beaten
The ultimate convenience food, eggs are powerhouses of nutrition packed with protein and a…
- 140g plain flour
Butter and line a 23cm square brownie tin (or a similar size rectangular tin) and heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Put the dark and white chocolates into two separate large bowls and add half of the butter to each. One bowl at a time, heat in the microwave on High for 1½ mins, stirring halfway, until the chocolate and butter are both melted. Alternatively, melt over a pan of simmering water (making sure the water doesn't touch the base of the bowl). Stir until the chocolate and butter are totally incorporated.
Add 150g sugar and 2 beaten eggs to each bowl, then beat until smooth. Now stir 50g of the flour into the dark chocolate mix and the remaining 90g into the white mix.
Spoon tbsps of the batter into the tin, alternating dark and white chocolate to make a patchwork pattern of blobs. Once the bottom of the tin is covered, go over the first layer, spooning white on top of the dark blobs and dark on top of the white. To marble the brownies, pull a skewer through the pan several times to make feathery swirls.
Bake for 35 mins or until the middle of the brownie is just set and the white chocolate patches on top have a pale golden crust. Leave to cool completely in the tin before cutting into 16 squares. Will keep in an airtight container for up to 3 days, or freeze for up to 1 month.
Recipe Tip
Jane says...Everyone loves a good brownie… rich and dense, with that slight crust on top and squidge in the middle. Marry that with a creamy white chocolate 'blondie' and you've got a great bake for the biscuit tin or a decadent pud to serve warm with vanilla ice cream


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Are you Wife Material? Ask yourself:
1. Am I everything that I want my husband to be? You will manifest who you are. If you have a laundry list of what you want in your husband, be sure you are those things too.
2. Am I expressing myself authentically in my relationships or am I shrinking the greatness of who I am to make others more comfortable? It's very easy to play small in an effort to reach the goal of being in a committed relationship or even marriage. But, I promise you, if you do not fully express YOU now, it will eventually come out and it will not be pretty.
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De islam veroordeelt het terrorisme. Zoek eens in mijn berichtengeschiedenis ofzo.
Islam is terrorisme. Zoek maar eens in de hadith.
Dat terrorisme begon toen Mohammed verhuisde naar Medina met de paar volgelingen die hij had. Hij had geld nodig, en daar begon Mohammed met het overvallen van Karavanen. Jouw held Mohammed was niks anders dan een ordinaire dief.
Dit noem ik terrorisme. Hoe noem jij dit? Zelfverdediging?
Narrated Ibn Aun: I wrote a letter to Nafi and Nafi wrote in reply to my letter that the Prophet had suddenly attacked Bani Mustaliq without warning while they were heedless and their cattle were being watered at the places of water. Their fighting men were killed and their women and children were taken as captives; the Prophet got Juwairiya on that day. Nafi said that Ibn 'Umar had told him the above narration and that Ibn 'Umar was in that army. [Sahih Bukhari: Book 46, Hadith 717]


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BamfurlongMarish in the eastern Shire. It was the home of Farmer Maggot,[1] who (like the other Hobbits in this inhospitable area) lived above ground rather than in a traditional Hobbit-hole. Maggot's farm was well-known in the area for his mushrooms, which he protected fiercely against trespassers with his three fearsome dogs.
The center of the farm consisted of a large farm house with associated farm-buildings. They were all made of brick with thatched roofs, and enclosed within a high wall with a wooden gate to the outside lane.
When Frodo Baggins was young and lived at Brandy Hall he occasionally sneaked onto the farm to poach some mushrooms. On the last visit Maggot had caught Frodo and gave him a beating for his thievery. Years later Frodo remained in terror of the farmer and his dogs.
On 25 September T.A. 3018, Frodo, Sam, and Pippin came to Bamfurlong in the afternoon. There they met Farmer Maggot and learned that earlier a Black Rider had visited the farm and enquired about Baggins. The travelling hobbits gratefully accepted a hearty supper before the farmer drove them to Bucklebury Ferry in his wagon.[2]
[edit] Etymology
The name Bamfurlong represents Old English Beanfurlang "a furlong of beans" or simply "bean-field"[3] A furlong means "forrow-length" and is a division of a common field.
Bamfurlong is a real-life English place-name.
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, "Bombadil Goes Boating"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Short Cut to Mushrooms"
- ↑ David Salo, "Hobbitish Place-names" dated 23 November 1998, Elfling (accessed 9 March 2013)


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By Celia Boyd
San Juan Mountains Association
Autumn is a great time to enjoy our public lands. The trees and shrubs are showing off their fall color. With cooler weather on the horizon, its time to get out and ride.
Although horses have the right of way, being aware of other users on the trail always is a good idea; many trails are multiuse. Before leaving home, check with the local Public Lands Office for current trail and road conditions.
Always make sure a friend or family member knows your itinerary for the backcountry. Even if its a short ride, someone should know where you will be. It is recommended to wear orange clothing, as it is hunting season. Bring proper rain gear and clothing; weather changes quickly in Southwest Colorado. Dont forget to bring a good map, matches and a first-aid kit.
Make sure your horses recently were shod and are acclimated to the area. Take only certified weed-free hay into public lands. The spread of noxious weeds is a serious problem.
Also, be bear aware. This is the time of year when bears are foraging actively in preparation for hibernation.
Remember to use low-impact camping and horse-tethering methods. Do not tie horses to trees for long periods; instead, use hobbles or high lines. Help protect the land by using a high line, temporary fence, hobble or picket to restrain your stock, and always use tree-saver straps.
These are a few of my favorite trails on the Dolores Ranger District. For more information on these and other trails, visit a local Public Lands Office.
Chicken Creek Trail This trail begins at the Transfer campground, 11 miles north of Mancos, where there is a newly constructed trailhead. The trail takes you into the Chicken Creek drainage, where it follows the bottom and, at one point, the east side of the canyon.
The upper portion of the Chicken Creek Trail is motorized down to the junction with the Rim Trail, about 1.5 miles. From that point on, it becomes a nonmotorized trail until you reach the lower end at Mancos State Park.
It is 7.8 miles from the Chicken Creek Trailhead to Mancos State Park. If you prefer, there are shorter loops that will bring you back to the trailhead.
Dolores River from the Pump Station to Slick Rock This is a great trail in the fall because the water is low and easy to cross. It is not recommended to take this route during the spring and summer months.
This trail is about 26 miles long. An overnight trip is recommended with a vehicle picking you up near Slick Rock. It begins at the Dolores Pump Station, where there is parking for trailers.
The trail is an old road that follows the Dolores River. The road changes into a trail along the way and back to an old road again. It is billed as a near Grand Canyon experience. The top of the canyon walls are three-quarters of a mile above the trail.
The next two trails take you into the Lizard Head Wilderness, which offers only primitive forms of travel (hiking and stock animals).
Burro Bridge Trail This trail is two miles east of Dunton on Forest Road 535. If you are camping, there are two side-by-side corrals adjacent to Burro Bridge campground available on a first-come, first-served basis.
The trail has many switchbacks and makes a steady climb through spruce and aspen forests. Once it levels out a bit, it heads north through open meadows into the Lizard Head Wilderness and offers spectacular views of El Diente and Mount Wilson peaks, both Fourteeners.
This trail is not recommended for beginners.
Groundhog Stock Driveway This trail connects with Burro Bridge Trail. At the junction of the Groundhog Stock Driveway and Burro Bridge trails, you will take a left turn and continue southwesterly. Watch for cairns (rock piles and posts that mark the trail). The trail continues through large open parks and spruce/aspen forests at a gradual downhill grade.
This is a great ride to see outstanding views of Dolores Peak. The trail ends at Black Mesa Road (Forest Service Road 611), about 3 miles north of Dunton.
Enjoy your time riding on San Juan Public Lands with friends.
Celia Boyd is a resource assistant with the U.S. Forest Service and a volunteer with San Juan Mountains Association.


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• A January 5 article about the departure of China King Buffet from Shoppers World misstated the price that Federal Realty Investment Trust paid in 2007 for the retail center as $7.2 million. However, that price included just two parcels; two other parcels in the complex sold for $20 million to bring the total price to $27.2 million.
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you know what happens when you assert. You make an ass of er and t!
leave it to this small town magazine to not have gotten their facts and information correct before publication once again...I know people make mistakes but get your act together and realize inaccurate facts are damaging whether intentional or not and this IS your job. Try doing it better.


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My first post, been following a set of tutorials online. And it had been writing an averager, were the number of values to be summed was defined in the code. I wanted this to be "user" set. So I attempted to give it a go. I got quite far through it and ran this. It was at that moment i realized I had an inaccuracy because i had absorbed each number as an int type. What i would like to do is to swap it out so that the program can output a decimal. I understand that this will mean i will have to use floats and doubles. But no idea how because most of what I've done has been copied (/tweaked) from examples within the course.
If anyone could help me alter this code so that it will handle decimal places and output decimal results that would be a great help.
package averager; import java.util.ArrayList; import javax.swing.JOptionPane; public class Averager { public static void main(String[] args) { //Declare variables ArrayList<Integer> list = new ArrayList<Integer>() ; int Number, i; int total =0; int average = 0; Number = Integer.parseInt(JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Please the total amount of numbers to be averaged.")); int[] grid = new int[Number]; i =0; while(i < Number ){ list.add(Integer.parseInt(JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Please enter number" + (i+1) + "of the numbers to be averaged."))); i++; } for(i=0;i<Number;i++){ grid[i]= list.get(i); } for(i=0;i<Number;i++){ total = grid[i]+total; } average= total/Number; JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"The average of your "+Number+" Number(s) is: "+average); } }