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To everything, there is a season, and to every season here, there is a car.
Not that this isn't the case in a lot of America, but in Orange County, life takes place in transit. Meals, naps, bad-hair days, proposals, births, deaths, divorces—more stuff than you would expect takes place on the freeway. After a few years, your whole history sorts itself into makes and models. Your old boyfriend's motorcycle becomes mental shorthand for high school; your first job turns into an extended montage of you in a dinged-up Fiat.
I was driving a '66 Mustang with a pony interior and bad brakes when I met my husband, a single father. That meeting was the beginning and end of a season; in the time it takes to say "U-turn," this single woman became a parent. You could almost hear life turn, turn, turn, as the song goes. Or maybe that was just my brakes screeching. In any case, I got a Volvo and from then on, it was baby-on-board season. Never again would I imagine the road of life without kids in the back seat.
Until now.
This year, for the first time in a quarter-century, no one in my family needs me to drive them anywhere. I have officially been terminated as an unofficial chauffeur.
No more getting up at dawn to take somebody to sports practice. No more rising at midnight to retrieve somebody from an aborted sleepover. No more listening to people bicker about who gets to ride shotgun, or fielding complaints about how lame our car is compared to the cup-holder-rich SUVs of the other parents. No more hauling this one to this doctor appointment and that one to that music lesson while loose socks and backpacks pile up like a traveling episode of "Hoarders."
Just the jangle of keys and a cheerful, "See ya!" as the last 16-year-old in the house slams the door.
This is a big deal, the moment when all your children are licensed, and it doesn't get talked about much, not even here. It sneaks up on you in a way that doesn't happen with life's other game-changers. Pregnancy, retirement—everyone knows those will be adjustments. But parents always seem shell-shocked when they find themselves alone again in the car for the first time. My theory is that when you're down in the trenches of child-rearing, your horizon narrows until you simply can't see a day when you'll ever stop carpooling. You go into a fugue state. It's just you and the road and Radio Disney, forever. Then, a decade and a half passes and you're there.
Suddenly, adolescents no longer are gossiping in the back seat, and you can't say for sure what music your children are listening to. Those moments on the way here or there, where you could chat or nag or joke or sit quietly, just another parent and child trapped together in a moving vehicle—that season is over. Now they're separate people, driving themselves.
And you're alone at the steering wheel, remembering how you did Lamaze breathing for this one all the way down the Santa Monica Freeway. And how that one used to fall asleep in her car seat the minute the SUV started to move. And how the other one smiled as if you were an old friend when she realized that you, too, knew that the obscure song on the radio was by Joy Division. Remembering when everyone you cherished could be safely buckled into one, big, mobile unit. Wondering what you're going to do with all this leftover legroom.
Now, for better and worse, it's a new season. Time to start the engine. Time to get in gear. Time to merge with the generation of solo commuters asking: What's the best make and model for empty-nesting season? Because that's how we roll here—we remember our road rules: No stopping. Objects will always be closer than they appear.
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(a) Portions of annual Human Rights Reports
The Ambassador at Large shall assist the Secretary of State in preparing those portions of the Human Rights Reports that relate to freedom of religion and freedom from discrimination based on religion and those portions of other information provided Congress under sections 2151n and 2304 of this title that relate to the right to freedom of religion.
(b) Annual Report on International Religious Freedom
(1) Deadline for submission
On September 1 of each year or the first day thereafter on which the appropriate House of Congress is in session, the Secretary of State, with the assistance of the Ambassador at Large, and taking into consideration the recommendations of the Commission, shall prepare and transmit to Congress an Annual Report on International Religious Freedom supplementing the most recent Human Rights Reports by providing additional detailed information with respect to matters involving international religious freedom. Each Annual Report shall contain the following:
(A) Status of religious freedom
A description of the status of religious freedom in each foreign country, including—
(i) trends toward improvement in the respect and protection of the right to religious freedom and trends toward deterioration of such right;
(iii) particularly severe violations of religious freedom engaged in or tolerated by the government of that country; and
(iv) wherever applicable, an assessment and description of the nature and extent of acts of anti-Semitism and anti-Semitic incitement that occur in that country during the preceding year, including—
(I) acts of physical violence against, or harassment of, Jewish people, acts of violence against, or vandalism of, Jewish community institutions, and instances of propaganda in government and nongovernment media that incite such acts; and
(B) Violations of religious freedom
An assessment and description of the nature and extent of violations of religious freedom in each foreign country, including persecution of one religious group by another religious group, religious persecution by governmental and nongovernmental entities, persecution targeted at individuals or particular denominations or entire religions, the existence of government policies violating religious freedom, including policies that discriminate against particular religious groups or members of such groups, and the existence of government policies concerning—
(i) limitations or prohibitions on, or lack of availability of, openly conducted, organized religious services outside of the premises of foreign diplomatic missions or consular posts; and
(C) United States policies
A description of United States actions and policies in support of religious freedom in each foreign country engaging in or tolerating violations of religious freedom, including a description of the measures and policies implemented during the preceding 12 months by the United States under titles I, IV, and V of this Act in opposition to violations of religious freedom and in support of international religious freedom.
(D) International agreements in effect
(E) Training and guidelines of Government personnel
A description of—
(i) the training described in section 6472 (a) and (b) of this title and section 6473 (b) and (c) of this title on violations of religious freedom provided to immigration judges and consular, refugee, immigration, and asylum officers; and
(F) Executive Summary
An Executive Summary to the Annual Report highlighting the status of religious freedom in certain foreign countries and including the following:
(i) Countries in which the United States is actively promoting religious freedom An identification of foreign countries in which the United States is actively promoting religious freedom. This section of the report shall include a description of United States actions taken to promote the internationally recognized right to freedom of religion and oppose violations of such right under title IV and title V of this Act during the period covered by the Annual Report. Any country designated as a country of particular concern for religious freedom under section 6442 (b)(1) of this title shall be included in this section of the report.
(ii) Countries of significant improvement in religious freedom An identification of foreign countries the governments of which have demonstrated significant improvement in the protection and promotion of the internationally recognized right to freedom of religion during the period covered by the Annual Report. This section of the report shall include a description of the nature of the improvement and an analysis of the factors contributing to such improvement, including actions taken by the United States under this chapter.
(2) Classified addendum
If the Secretary of State determines that it is in the national security interests of the United States or is necessary for the safety of individuals to be identified in the Annual Report or is necessary to further the purposes of this chapter, any information required by paragraph (1), including measures or actions taken by the United States, may be summarized in the Annual Report or the Executive Summary and submitted in more detail in a classified addendum to the Annual Report or the Executive Summary.
(c) Preparation of reports regarding violations of religious freedom
(1) Standards and investigations
The Secretary of State shall ensure that United States missions abroad maintain a consistent reporting standard and thoroughly investigate reports of violations of the internationally recognized right to freedom of religion.
(2) Contacts with nongovernmental organizations
In compiling data and assessing the respect of the right to religious freedom for the Human Rights Reports, the Annual Report on International Religious Freedom, and the Executive Summary, United States mission personnel shall, as appropriate, seek out and maintain contacts with religious and human rights nongovernmental organizations, with the consent of those organizations, including receiving reports and updates from such organizations and, when appropriate, investigating such reports.
Source(Pub. L. 105–292, title I, § 102,Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2792; Pub. L. 107–228, div. A, title VI, § 681(a),Sept. 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 1408; Pub. L. 108–332, § 6(b),Oct. 16, 2004, 118 Stat. 1285.)
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Titles I, IV, and V of this Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(1)(C), (F)(i), are titles I, IV, and V of Pub. L. 105–292, Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2791, 2800, 2811. Titles I and IV are classified principally to this subchapter (§ 6411 et seq.) and subchapter III (§ 6441 et seq.) of this chapter, respectively. Title V amended sections 2151n, 2452, 3965, 4013, and 6202 of this title and enacted provisions set out as a note under section 2151n of this title. For complete classification of titles I, IV, and V to the Code, see Tables.
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b)(1)(F)(ii), (2), was in the original "this Act", meaning Pub. L. 105–292, Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2787, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 6401 of this title and Tables.
Section is comprised of section 102 ofPub. L. 105–292. Subsec. (d) ofsection 102 of Pub. L. 105–292amended sections 2151n and 2304 of this title.
2004—Subsec. (b)(1)(A)(iv). Pub. L. 108–332added cl. (iv).
2002—Subsec. (b)(1)(B). Pub. L. 107–228inserted "including policies that discriminate against particular religious groups or members of such groups," after "the existence of government policies violating religious freedom,".
Effective Date of 2004 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 108–332applicable beginning with the first report under sections 2151n (d), 2304 (b), and 6412 (b) of this title submitted more than 180 days after Oct. 16, 2004, see section 6(c) ofPub. L. 108–332, set out as a note under section 2151n of this title.
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Miami • A year ago when Miami and Indiana faced off in the postseason, there were blood-drawing hits, flagrant fouls, technical fouls, choke signs being directed toward LeBron James and more than a few sharp-tongued comments.
Here they possibly go again, at least on the comment front.
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Friday » Indiana at Miami, 6:30 p.m.
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The Eastern Conference finals between the Heat and Pacers won't begin until Wednesday night, but there's already signs that the animosity present throughout last season's Miami-Indiana second-round series will likely return this time around. The first flare-up appeared to arrive Saturday night, when Pacers coach Frank Vogel called the reigning champion Heat "just the next team that's in our way."
Predictably, the Heat didn't seem to take that as flattery.
"We're a great team," said James, the Heat forward who won the NBA's MVP award for the fourth time this season. "We're very confident. We'll be ready for them. If we're just another team, you don't prepare, you really don't prepare for just another team. We're not just another team. You have to prepare for us."
Pushing, shoving, a few extra words, that's all typical extra-curricular activity in playoff basketball. With Heat-Pacers last season, there seemed to be more. Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem were bloodied at times. Haslem targeted Indiana's Tyler Hansbrough in what was perceived as retaliation for a foul against Wade. And Lance Stephenson — who made the "choke" sign after James missed a free throw in a Game 3 loss — getting leveled by now-former Miami reserve Dexter Pittman in a particularly memorable end to a blowout Heat win in Game 5.
"We don't need bulletin-board material," James said.
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House Tour: New Family Home #1
Name: Small Family of 3
Location: West Village, NYC
Size: 725 sf
Sweet job. We recently embarked on a great Apartment Therapy job with a family that is giving us carte blanche to do up their new home as long as we keep the affordable and turn it around quickly (they want to move in). We going to track the progress in detail every few days. This post contains all the "before" pics, taken before Thanksgiving....
Since then we've quickly repainted each room and done the floors (yes, it's a rental, but it's also a home and we think putting money into the floors is WORTH it).
The apartment is the whole top floor of a small townhouse with great light on the front, back and in the middle (via two skylights). That said, right now it's BORING, and our job is to give it style and comfort asap. Watch us go!
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Can you please tell me what color paint you used for the apartment? I am about to have my rental repainted and would love input on what white you used!!
damn that's a nice apartment. i look forward to the progress and process!
It sounds like he's saying that it has been painted since these photos were taken.
I see a no frills kitchen island in the near future.
Maybe a stainless steel restaurant style prep table with shelf and/or drawer or an Ikea option, http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S79843465
I wish my flat had a washer/dryer. Are you removing the bathtub?
Oh yes it seems they did say It's been repainted....ok then can anyone tell me what white i should use on my pre war apartment that gets great sunlight. The decor is mid century modern with some touches of 70's design. The colors run from beiges to greys with dark wood furniture and some stainless steel. I also collect black and white rock photography and have that hanging on the walls. I just found out today that my place is being repainted monday so any help would be appreciated....
I wonder how much it would cost to move that HVAC unit to our left? If you could, it would be great to be able to cover both of the kitchen walls with a sliding curtain - maybe on hospital track. Remove all that visual noise!
This will be so much fun to watch.
Just curious, you mentioned painting the apartment and refinishing the floors- I thought by law the landlord had to do each of those two things before a new tenant could move in.
I understand painting the rooms to give it your own flair, but the floors should have been addressed, right?
Wow, that is very white. But tons of potential--I can't wait to see what you do.
could this family of 3 be maxwell's own family of 3? :)
Can't wait to see what you do with that ugly kitchen. Yes it's a rental, but I would love to see at least some new cabinets.
ATRIUM white Benjamin Moore is an off-white that is slightly, slightly pink rather than going yellow or brown the way Linen White does. But it's still white.
meg! u may be on to something! lol i hadn't even thought about that but it makes sense.
Maxwell fibbed before about "someone" with a mouse problem. I bet this will have a toddler bed in it somewhere!
And clean floors are very important to the under 3-foot set.
I just painted my bedroom (the one oasis of modern decor in my pre-war apartment) white. I used Benjamin Moore Alabaster (OC-129) in eggshell, and it is the most perfect, glowing white--pure, without being glaring. I love it, and highly recommend it...
thanks for the responses guys!!
Does it make anyone else crazy when they see that the doors to the fridge open on the wrong side? It is like nails on a chalkboard to me.
I love wood floors. Makes me wish I had some in my own place.
I think an island is essential in the kitchen. I can't believe there never was one to begin with. It's such a huge space!Also, please tell me you have plans to cover up the washer/dryer in the kitchen (or plans to make the kitchen so fabulous it's not the first thing you notice).
did you replace the floors or simply refinish them?
I REALLY hope it's the GRs new place, that would be really exciting. Right now the apt. looks like a blank canvas to me, so fun!
Meg, my thoughts exactly!
no, can't see Maxwell and SKGR leaving behind their HenryBuilt kitchen for a plain vanilla one (they'd replace it for sure)...
I don't agree with the assumptions that this may be the GR's new apt. It would have a Henrybuilt kitchen or something along those lines. Look at me being presumptuous now.
Hey! stop thinking like me!
hmmm...those who suspect this is the G-R's new place might be on to something...very suspicious...
Wow, the w/d right next to the fridge is super-duper inefficient!
Omigosh - what a thrill to have carte blanche on such a marvelous space! I am so envious of that kitchen! I adore seeing empty (clean) apartments, so full of potential.
I just can't wait to see what you do!
P.S. - Sherriann, white is trickier than it seems because there are so many shades. The comment regarding the pinkier white is the way to go. Since you collect b/w photography you definately do not want a white with any yellow in it. The yellow whites look really bad with grey. Be careful not to get an off-white or biegey white as well.
I would love to see your collection of photography - sounds interesting!
I think this apt is nice. It's small but it has good bones. I would try to work out a deal with the landlord to let me update that kitchen space (like no rent for some months or a discount in rent or something).
That kitchen space has so much potential. I would gut it entirely, of course. But I would build it out some with a wall of bottom cabinets (or put in an island) on either the front door side or opposite the sink wall (u-shape kitchen). The washer and dryer should be put into that closet to which they stand right next to,making space for either a full-sized fridge or more countertop.
Love the skylights!!
P.S. Those floors look exactly like mine. Love em!
I'm on the top floor in my building and I dream of putting in a skylight all the time. Alas, it's a rental.
Art, that is too funny!
...however, the idea that it is the G-Rs is starting to grow on me..."small family of three", check; "West Village", check... and Maxwell was just blogging about looking for dining chairs, and it somehow felt like it was him (Maxwell gave it away that they had a mouse problem in other posts before the anonymous mouse patrol post, so that feels familiar too). Still, they only did up their place a year ago...(and the HenryBuilt, the HenryBuilt...)
Wow, skylights, washer/dryer and a dishwasher - all is the West Village. Sigh. A girl can dream.
This could be fun.
I too thought about using the adjacent closet for the w/d but wonder if it is deep enough? On second thought, if that's a bathroom behind that closet door I wonder if the dividing wall could be removed so that the w/d could potentially be accessed from the other side and the area where the w/d is now would be a wall with a cabinet or shelves. Damn! Picture of what's inside that door please!
Being on the top floor an externally vented kitchen exhaust could be put in without too much trouble.
Empty spaces make me drool.
Looks great! Can you post a floor plan?
Saleboat - there is no right or wrong side for refrigerator doors to open. It really depends on where they are located. If this fridge opened the other way, it would open into a corner making access difficult. On most new refrigerators you can actually switch which way they open - sadly, the fridge in my rental predates this convenience and it opens away from the kitchen and drives me nuts!!
P2, I was thinking the exact same thing. It's great to have a W/D but right next to the frig? Yuck!
Sherriann, the decision has to be yours and you'll have to put 3-4 different whites on the walls to see which one takes the light the best way. Does it work during the day? night? with your artwork? Only you can know the answer to that.
This sounds like a fun opportunity,
However, I can't understand how someone would give someone else complete editorial control over the interior design of their home. Advice is great but... it's your own home!


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Once again, you start the game editing your nameless snowboarder and adding little touches such as slapping on different clothing options, picking different nationalities and even customizing your board. You then hop on a helicopter and try your hand at your first mountain such as Almirante Nieto in Chile. With 2008 Transworld Magazine Rider of the Year Wolle Nyvelt as your guide, you begin your run on the mountain as well as start your career attempting to make a name for yourself on the slopes.
Starting on the top of the mountain, you can take on a few tutorial challenges to learn the basics tricks such as the tail grab, grinds, ollie and aerial spins. From there you can freely take on various challenges you'll find scattered throughout the mountain. These challenges usually have you attempting to beat another rider's run or pull off the tricks called out by another rider. Some challenges even have you attempt to string combos together to make X amount of points.
You can also participate in a number of sponsor challenges to earn sponsorship in known companies to the point that even your gear options can change. Before you get a sponsorship, however you must prove yourself in photographer challenges. Your best tricks can be captured in still photographs by sports photographers and later even yourself. Once you're sponsored, you will find yourself competing against the likes of famous snowboarders from around the world including Tadashi Fuse, Bjorn Leines, Nicholas Muller and Travis Rice among a list of others.
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As far as the new features are concerned, you can race many of the snowboarders I just mentioned as you attempt to beat a "ghost" of their run. The races are fast paced and the run is actually quite challenging. There are even new sponsored events such as Big Air and Grind Fest events. There are two new summits as well to join the new mountains to accompany the original summits such as Mt. Fuji or K2. Each mountain as different sides you can ride and, thankfully, at one point you'll even be able to earn the right to pilot a helicopter to find your own spot.
The gameplay sees some improvements as far as the tricks are concerned so the big air tricks feel a lot smoother to pull off in the game and so is the grinding. Sure, some of the more complex tricks like the Annie Boulanger Crail Boned are still a bit tough to pull off but the rest of the tricks are handled beautifully enough in this version of the game. It certainly makes the trick challenges more fun this way.
Unfortunately, many of the original release's problems are back and they still hold this game back. Never mind the long load times, the problem with the game is that your career feels directionless and you don't feel like you're accomplishing a whole lot. Then there's the fact that the challenges and competitions start feeling alike as well so the fun factor dies down quickly in this game. Even the multiplayer is fun in short bursts.
Visually, nothing has changed in the Big Air Edition of Stoked. The good news is that the summits look decent enough and the weather effects are actually quite spectacular. On the other hand, everything from trees to lodges look awful and so do the riders even though they kick up snow realistically.
The sound of snow falling
The sound hasn't changed at all either, which is fine seeing as the game did have some detailed sound effects as you swoosh down a hill. You'll hear from the pros in the game but it's mostly to criticize your failed attempts, which becomes annoying because there are also invisible hecklers that will get on your nerves. At least the game has a rocking soundtrack with music from artists such as Quietdrive, Thrush and A Kiss Could Be Deadly just to name a few of the indie artists.
Stoked: Big Air Edition for the Xbox 360 is the definitive version of a rewarding and fun snowboarding game. While there are a few improvements to the game, those pesky weak spots that kept this from being a truly great snowboarding title and not just a really good one. Sure, there are even new mountains to play on but it's the gameplay that counts. Still, if you missed out on this game the first time around I highly recommend you buy this version instead.
Review Scoring Details for Stoked: Big Air Edition
Gameplay: 8.0
With two new mountains to conquer, hitting the virtual powder is still just as fun as it was the first time around. Sure, you'll feel like the main career mode doesn't really push you in the right direction in terms of making a name for yourself but it's all about the arcade-styled tricks.
Graphics: 7.0
I must say that this is not the prettiest Xbox 360 game but it does do the mountains and the snow perfectly. We just wish the snowboarders didn't look clunky or the trees to look so lifeless in a game that doesn't give us a lot to look at in the first place.
The sound effects feel like you're on the snow, alright, and that's a very good thing. You'll hear from other real snowboarders in the game and that's even better but what you'll be glad to hear a lot of is the game's excellent eclectic soundtrack.
Difficulty: Medium/Hard
It's not easy pulling off a Stalefish Tuckknee Tweaked or a Chicken Salad Boned without eating snow a couple of times. Some of the challenges will really make you wish your fingers were double jointed to pull off but they're not impossible stunts either.
Concept: 8.0
From Mount Fuji to the gorgeous Chilean mountain of Almirante Nieto, the different locals are sure to add some variety to each of your runs. The emphasis is on fun and the game plays up the tricks and challenges to make the game enjoyable. It's too bad the Sponsor challenges don't have too much variety to them. There's also online multiplayer snowboarding fun to be had in the game.
Multiplayer: 7.5
The multiplayer mode is strictly online so up to eight players can hit any of the mountains and compete in a number of fun challenges. The best part is that your score can be posted on the leader board so you can challenge players in your skill level.
Overall: 8.0
The Big Air Edition of Stoked makes for a bigger and somewhat better game that makes for a far more complete and completely gratifying snowboarding game for the Xbox 360. There are still a few issues that really haven't been improved in this version but we are still looking at one addictive snowboarding game well worth buying.


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As a farm machinery mechanic and writer, Dan brings a hands-on approach that only a pro can muster. Along with his In the Shop blog, Dan writes a column by the same name as well as the Shop Series for Farm Journal magazine. Always providing practical information, he is a master at tackling technical topics and making them easy for all of our readers to understand. He and his wife, Becky, live near Bouton, Iowa.
There was a fad a couple years ago where farmers set up or built super-duty service trucks to make field repairs. They'd buy an old pickup truck or dually, build or add tool boxes, a welder/generator, an air compressor, maybe a fuel and oil tank, and it would be their repair shop on wheels.
Lately I'm seeing a trend where farmers put together a repair "pallet" that they slide in and out of whatever pickup truck is available to go to the field for repairs. One farmer simply took a wooden seed corn pallet, reinforced its surface with a sheet of 3/4-inch exterior plywood, and bolted an air compressor, welder/generator, and a large toolbox to that pallet. Another farmer used thin-wall boxed tubing and sheet steel to make a pallet to which he welded brackets that allow him to temporarily bolt a welder, air compressor, toolbox, etc. to the pallet. Either design allows the farmer to use a forklift to slide his repair kit into the back of a pickup truck during fieldwork so the essentials for repairs are readily available. During the off-season, the pallet is removed and the truck is available for normal farm abuse.
There are dozens of variations on the design. Some are carefully thought out and provide easy access to tools, spare parts and utensils used for repairs. I've noticed the designs evolve year after year, as each farmer customizes which tools are easy to reach and which ones require crawling into the bed of the truck to access.
There are local farmers who stil have dedicated service trucks, but they tend to be large operators with a full-time mechanic who makes repairs at multiple locations throughout the year. Those guys make good use of a truck with a utility box, a hydraulic boom and the benefits of having all their tools and many extra parts constantly loaded in what effectively becomes a rolling repair shop.
But for an average farmer, it makes good sense to have the basic tools and devices commonly used for field repairs set up so they're self-contained and easily loaded and unloaded from whatever pick-up truck is available. It's cool to have a full-time service truck loaded with every possible tool, but slide-in, slide-out field repair pallets are a better "fit" for farmers who don't make all their repairs out of the back of a truck.


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Systematic Teaching Design of Communicative Context in Business English Writing in Chinese Context
It is a heated discussion among researchers of foreign-language teaching on how to enhance the interest of study and teaching effect through the design, organization and implementation of classroom teaching of EFL writing, which is responsible for the enhancement of the student's writing competence. This study is devoted to the systematic teaching design of communicative context in EFL writing within the paradigm of communicative language teaching, concentrating on the exploring of the cultivation of communicative environment in the aspect of macro-view, middle-view and micro-view on the practice of Business English Writing. Contrastive analysis and survey revealed that this overall design of the curriculum was much more effective in the teaching practice compared to the traditional one in arousing the learner's interest and awareness of readers on the chosen topic.
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The ever increasing availability of 'online data' provides investors, big and small, with a tremendous new opportunity to enhance their due diligence capabilities. To demonstrate, MediaBadger undertook an analysis of indicators of fraudulent activities discovered through citizen comments in social media channels around a investment fraud case in the Alberta's courts in 2012. Our objective was to see if there were warning signs before the case became public.
Prompting tougher questions from investors, that might have helped them avoid the deal entirely;
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Enabling investigators' to conduct more efficient and comprehensive investigations across borders and time.
This is one of a few cases we have documented where warning signs were present in open Web sources. Securities watchdogs, commercial crime investigators, even consumers and financial firms, have a new resource available to them through public data online; this ranges from social media to news media. An advantage of social media today is that people are speaking their minds and sometimes revealing golden bits of information that when understood, by placing them into context, can lead to critical insights that can save consumers and governments millions and reduce instances of fraud. Keeping in mind this is all publicly available information – people who make public statements online that are visible to anyone. They are not statements made in private channels.


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Sun archives: Elrod Hendricks
Elrod Hendricks waves to fans from the bullpen at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Opening Day of the 1998 season. (Sun photo by Gene Sweeney Jr. / March 31, 1998)
June 23, 2006
Rick Maese: Ian Hendricks builds on a baseball legacy
When we last saw Ian Hendricks, he'd just thrown out the ceremonial first pitch at Camden Yards, the one that opened the Orioles' season. Rick Dempsey gave him a hug and the crowd stood in appreciation of Ian's father, Elrod Hendricks, the Orioles' longtime coach who died in December.
April 4, 2006
John Eisenberg: Elrod's widow can't forget: 'Fact is they broke his heart'
Her late husband's team began another season yesterday at Camden Yards. Her youngest son threw out the ceremonial first pitch.
March 31, 2006
John Eisenberg: O's should do right thing, retire Hendricks' number
Opening Day at Camden Yards is just days away, and the Orioles still haven't decided whether to retire Elrod Hendricks' uniform No. 44.
February 26, 2006
Orioles Notebook
Hendricks gets an early honor at Florida park
While the organization continues formulating plans to honor Elrod Hendricks on Opening Day at Camden Yards, the club has memorialized the beloved coach at its spring training facility.
December 30, 2005
Elrod Hendricks: 1940-2005
A tribute brighter than Elrod's smile
The stoic Hall of Famer, the one with the icy glare and unnerving calm in baseball's most pressured situations, stood outside the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in a spitting rain yesterday contemplating his most difficult challenge.
December 30, 2005
Peter Schmuck: Hendricks' 'Oriole Way' gone, current O's are just wayward
It was an appropriate sendoff. Elrod Hendricks was remembered fondly by his family, friends and former teammates in a heartfelt and spiritual memorial service yesterday that drew 1,000 mourners to the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen. What else would you expect for a man so loved and respected in this close-knit community?
December 24, 2005
Elrod Hendricks: 1940-2005
John Eisenberg: Today's vagabonds can't grasp Hendricks' connection
As I drove in to work yesterday, I listened to radio talk shows still mourning Elrod Hendricks' death. That was all the callers wanted to discuss.
December 23, 2005
Elrod Hendricks 1940-2005
'Ellie's Place' was beloved by all
It is the area directly behind the home team's on-deck circle at Camden Yards, in between the Orioles' dugout and the netting that protects well-seated fans from foul balls.
December 23, 2005
Peter Schmuck: By reaching out to others, Hendricks touched us all
Maybe Elrod Hendricks could only have happened in Baltimore, where our heroes don't have to be bigger than life. They just have to be like us ... or, in Elrod's case, they just have to like us as much as we like them.
December 23, 2005
A character with class, Elrod never failed the fans
It's an old joke, and not a particularly funny one, either.
December 22, 2005
Elrod Hendricks: 1940-2005
Longtime beloved Oriole dies at 64
Elrod Hendricks, an affable and beloved sports figure in Baltimore who spent 37 of his 45 seasons in professional baseball in an Orioles uniform as a player or coach, died last night.
December 22, 2005
John Eisenberg: Elrod's team was community
In his own way, Elrod Hendricks was the most valuable Oriole every year. He was a one-man community outreach program, forever taking the time to sign autographs, chat up fans, make appearances, giggle with kids - the kind of stuff that pro athletes used to do all the time.
May 5, 2005
Orioles notebook
Grateful Hendricks returns to clubhouse for warm welcome
First, Steve Reed came over and put Elrod Hendricks in a bearhug. Steve Kline did the same moments later. Jay Gibbons was next and then Miguel Tejada walked across the clubhouse to Hendricks' locker and gave the Orioles' longtime bullpen coach a firm pat on the back.
April 18, 2005
Peter Schmuck: Orioles' Bancells earns huge save for waving Hendricks to hospital
IT WOULD have been so easy to make the wrong decision. The Orioles were getting ready to return home from St. Petersburg, Fla., on Thursday night, and longtime bullpen coach Elrod Hendricks just didn't feel right.
August 27, 2001
For Hendricks, O's Hall is `icing on cake'
Membership in the Orioles Hall of Fame swelled to 44 yesterday with the inductions of bullpen coach Elrod Hendricks, former pitcher Mike Boddicker and former general manager Hank Peters.
June 20, 1995
Hendricks is welcome O's anchor
In a sport with constant change, the Orioles' Elrod Hendricks is the very soul of stability.
June 30, 1994
Now pitching, Elrod Hendricks?
The best lifetime ERA in the Orioles' bullpen belongs to a man who never drew a paycheck as a pitcher, who took the mound in one game, who blanked the opposition and who gladly never returned.
May 25, 1994
Elrod gives the nod to worst, best and rest
He has spent 26 seasons in an Orioles uniform, most in franchise history, so if anybody knows the best and worst in club history, it is bullpen coach and former catcher Elrod Hendricks.
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Frese and her husband, Mark Thomas, learned just weeks ago that one of their 2-year old twins, Tyler, has leukemia. Tyler has responded well to treatment and the outlook is positive, but Frese suddenly has a great deal more on her mind than she did when the Terps were headed to their first NCAA title in 2006.
Question: Let's start off with an easy one since you're about to play your first real game of the new season. Tell me why you're excited about this year's team.
Answer: So many reasons to be excited about this year's team. With the returners, I feel like our sophomore and junior class are coming back in the best shape of their lives. They've had a year to be able to understand what it takes to play at the highest level. And then with such a talented top-two recruiting class in the country with our five freshmen. You know, all five are going to be able to make an immediate impact on this program, so just blending this team together to see what we are going to become.
Q: You don't have a senior on this team. How unusual is that at this level?
A: It's very unusual to not have a senior on the roster, but I think what is really exciting for our program is the core and the nucleus of these players is going to be here for a long time — two or three years playing together. We're thrilled by the fact that we're going to have so much time together.
Q: When you have a younger team, does it mean that you provide most of the leadership and then as the team matures there will be players who graduate into the leadership positions who then take some of that responsibility away from you?
A: Yes, absolutely. Our coaching staff will have the majority of mentoring and teaching leadership this season, and then you hope as the season unfolds, it becomes natural for a lot of our players. They all at certain points are going to have to be leaders. To me, it's fun. I love teaching and mentoring and developing young players.
Q: This also is a very tall team. What does that mean from a coaching perspective? Is tall just always good in basketball?
A: It's always great in basketball. Yes, we have eight players who are 6-2 or taller. That's got to be unheard of. I've never coached a team with this kind of length. We feel like we should absolutely be able to utilize our length to [our] advantage. I think there are going to be a lot of areas that we're going to be able to impact this game due to our size.
Q: I gotta tell you, I was looking down your roster — the first young lady on your roster is named Sequoia Austin. I'm from California. Sequoias are a big deal there. They are the tallest trees in the world. So I'm thinking, "What a cool name for a basketball player." She's the shortest on the team, by a lot. What's up with that?
A: That's a great point. I've never actually thought of that. Sequoia's a great story in and of itself. She's a walk-on that had been added to our roster, and going into my ninth year here at Maryland, only the second walk-on we've ever taken. She was someone I had known through the recruiting process when I went out and recruited Tianna Hawkins. Just brings a great presence and energy to herself. Very intelligent student. Got into Maryland on her own. Someone who provides a lot of spark and energy for our team.
Q: And who do you suspect will emerge as the leaders on this team?
A: I think, first and foremost, probably Kim Rodgers and Anjale Barrett, given the fact that they are redshirt juniors, so they've been in this program for four years. Their maturity level and experience help them on the floor, and I think, after that, it will be leadership by committee. I'm already seeing freshmen that are developing into some really neat leadership roles that I think they all can — at individual times — provide some leadership for us.
Q: You're ranked fourth in the ACC preseason poll. The only members of your team who are listed among the award-caliber players were listed under "Newcomers to watch." Does that mean that you're a developing team, or do you feel like you will compete for the ACC championship this year?
A: We feel like we'll compete every time we step out on the floor, and I think the rest will take care of itself. And I think a lot of that is, people don't know what the identity of this team will be, given that it is so young, but that's what makes it so exciting — that people don't have an understanding of the makeup and the dynamics of this team. This team has all the right ingredients, and as long as they stay the course, they are going to be very successful.
Q: You've had success everywhere you've been as a head coach. MAC Coach of the Year in 2000. Big Ten Coach of the Year at Minnesota. You come here and, in a relatively short time, you win the Division I championship. How does reaching the pinnacle of this profession — because that is what that trophy is — how does that change your life? How does that affect the way you coach, or does it?
A: Obviously, that's what every coach and player, that's your dream, and you aspire to be on that stage lifting that national championship trophy. For me, what it represents is an opportunity with a special team of players and coaches who all lined up as one for that season and committed to each other and made a tremendous amount of sacrifices. It's such a special feeling to be able to have that unfold, and I think the most important thing was to be able to bring that back to Maryland — their first national championship. To be able to go down in history is something that's truly amazing. In the scheme of life. A national championship? There's nothing more that compares to the birth of your children and raising your family, so I think you can always put it into perspective of a piece of hardware versus having your own family and those moments that you get to have. I think you have to understand [the difference] between both areas.


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In the span of 15 days, Sacramento authorities have reported the deaths of two men from apparent graffiti attempts at elevated heights.
The latest was discovered Monday morning after employees at a high-rise at 1201 K St. reported seeing a body hanging from rope outside the 16th floor.
Sacramento police spokeswoman Michele Gigante said the victim apparently died accidentally while trying to vandalize the building's exterior.
On March 16, a convicted tagger, Andre Petkov, 22, of North Highlands, was discovered by a street sweeper after apparently falling from the Interstate 80 bridge east of Winters Street.
Petkov had been arrested and convicted in 2009 for vandalism in the Sacramento and Roseville areas and was a member of the Sacramento Graffiti Killers.
On Monday, Gigante said the deaths of the two apparent taggers "look like they are completely independent issues."
The man who died at the high-rise was not identified by authorities Monday pending notification of his relatives.
Authorities said gravity played a role in both deaths.
Petkov fell to his death from the overpass.
Battalion Chief Craig Wiedenhoeft, of the Sacramento Fire Department, said the man they removed Monday accidentally asphyxiated himself.
Wiedenhoeft said the rope that looped around his chest and legs had constricted him. "He got pulled into a fetal position when the rope cinched up on him," he said.
It wasn't known Monday how the man reached the top of the high-rise, known locally as the "Ban Roll-on building."
According to the Wiedenhoeft, the man used an antiquated mountaineering technique to begin his descent. He used a rope left by window washers to descend to a landing on the 17th floor. Then, after retying the rope, he descended to the 16th floor, Wiedenhoeft said.
Local climbing experts said the "classic rappel" technique is seldom practiced. It uses friction from the rope against the body at various points to slow the descent.
"It's not used much anymore. There is equipment that is a lot more efficient, so nobody really does it," said Adam Elfstrand, general manager Granite Arch Climbing Center in Rancho Cordova.
At Sacramento Pipeworks climbing gym in downtown Sacramento, climber Jason Bove described the technique as "unorthodox" and "not recommended."
The victim was noticed at 7:50 a.m., and firefighters recovered the body.
Gigante said markers, glass etching tools that could be used to deface glass, and spray paint were found at the scene.
On Monday, Gigante said police have no evidence to suggest the deaths of the two men are related. She described them as a coincidence.
"It just so happens that we had these two deaths within the same month," she said.
The Sacramento Police Department used to have a graffiti unit that focused on identifying gang markings. It was disbanded because of the budget crisis.
In 2009, the Roseville Police Department went undercover to bust the group calling itself the Sacramento Graffiti Killers.
"That was their life tagging," said Officer Ryan Bal. "Whatever else they did, was just to pass the time until they could get tagging."
He said at that time taggers would post pictures of their work on Myspace. He and another officer interacted with them on Myspace until they finally met face-to-face.
He said they idolized well-known graffiti artists, especially those tagging prominent locations. "It's all about visibility," he said. "It's all about getting as many people to see it as possible.
"They all think of themselves as artists. They do have artistic ability, but what they are doing is not art," Bal said. "Artists don't vandalize other people's property."
He said the effort to gain notoriety has been deadly.
"We've had two deaths now in the area," Bal said. "They are putting themselves at risk to get their name out there." Call The Bee's Ed Fletcher, (916) 321-1269. Follow him on Twitter @newsfletch.
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A $300,000 lottery prize awaits some lucky person who played Palmetto Cash 5 in North Augusta a month ago.
Greg's Gas Plus 13, located at 1295 west Martintown Road in North Augusta, sold the winning ticket for the Saturday, September 28th drawing to an as yet unknown player.
The mystery man or woman correctly matched all five winning numbers – 1, 4, 5, 13 and 19 – and "Powered-Up" for an extra $1 to see the would be $100,000 prize tripled to $300,000 when a "3" multiplier was selected.
The odds of winning $300,000 playing Palmetto Cash 5 are about 1 in 1.6 million.
The winner has 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim the $300,000 prize. If not claimed in time, the prize money will support education in South Carolina. Last year, $12.4 million in prize money went unclaimed, with much of the funds used to purchase new school buses.
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Kirkwood is equidistant from Reno and Sacramento -- about two and a half hours. Our Ski.com Mountain Vacation Specialists can put a Kirkwood package deal together for you at this South Lake Tahoe resort. A deal is a deal, and a deal can be found at Kirkwood, just don't expect to be pampered and do expect to be riding and skiing in powder (well, usually). This is a resort without a lot of frills and creature comforts but with some huge snow dumps and, after all, isn't that what it's all about? Yes is our answer here at Ski.com. Call Ski.com for a deal that you will be thrilled with!


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A recent headline from the ViodiView e-newsletter asks whether the National Broadband Plan could trigger rural telco bankruptcies. The author said several people who work for rural operators have told him that we could see bankruptcies as early as 2012 if "the National Broadband Plan continues its current direction." The author adds that smaller carriers also may face significant layoffs. (more…)
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Archive for the 'Independent' Category
FCC Universal Service workshop to feature 4G and satellite demos–but what about fiber?
A workshop organized by the FCC for this Wednesday, April 27, about modernizing Universal Service looks like it should be worth logging in for. The commission held a similar event on April 7 that gave a range of stakeholders the opportunity to offer their take on a range of issues related to inter-carrier compensation reform. This week's event will use a similar approach, tapping representatives from organizations as diverse as CableLabs, the Chicakasaw Nation of Oklahoma, the Consumer Federation of America, Verizon, ViaSat and the Rural Utilities Service. Unlike with the previous event, several manufacturers—including Adtran and Juniper Networks—are also on tap. (more…)
Acceller interactive sales platform could help build telco-utility bridge
There's been a lot of talk over the years about telcos converging with companies in various other industries, especially cable companies. But more recently, we've been hearing more about convergence with a new type of player—the local power company. (more…)
Frontier FiOS fee finally raises ire; Regulator says buy Comcast instead
Frontier Communications has gotten very little complaint from regulators in Oregon since it initiated a $500 sign-up fee for FiOS broadband that seems designed to drive away former Verizon fiber customer that the independent telco no long wants to support. One agency, however, finally has spoken up. The Metropolitan Area Communications Commission tried to get Frontier to explain itself, and when that failed, began to publicly tell consumers they should get broadband service from Comcast instead. (more…)
Better red than dead: Post-bankruptcy FairPoint still living with loss
FairPoint Communications is less than three months removed from bankruptcy, but is again getting attention for being on the losing side of the ledger. According to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, FairPoint lost $282 million in 2010, a year whose entirety it spent under bankruptcy protection. The loss comes as the company is trying to regain lost time, revenue and customers. (more…)
FCC's Mignon: Legislative roadblocks to municipal broadband threaten NBP's goals
As the North Carolina legislature considers a bill limiting the ability of municipalities to build and run their own broadband networks, FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn is speaking out against that legislation, saying it poses a significant barrier to broadband deployment in some communities, and works against the goals of the FCC's National Broadband Plan. (more…)
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Telecom regulatory luminaries to participate in FCC access charge reform workshop
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Google has announced that Kansas City, Kan., (not Mo. Sorry, Mo.) will be the first city to get a 1 Gb/s fiber network on the Internet giant's tab under a plan announced last year. The announcement came a few months later than expected, and comes after a process that saw more than 1,100 U.S. cities apply. Google plans to start offering broadband service at competitive prices over the Kansas City network in 2012. Google also said more cities will be chosen for fiber projects in the months ahead, though judging from reactions across the Web, not getting dibs was a huge letdown to some applicants.
Milo Medin, vice president of access at Google, has more in this blog post:
"We've heard from some communities that they're disappointed not to have been selected for our initial build. So just to reiterate what I've said many times in interviews: We're so thrilled by the interest we've generated—today is the start, not the end the project. And over the coming months, we'll be talking to other interested cities about the possibility of us bringing ultra high-speed broadband to their communities."
Duluth, Minn.; Syracuse, N.Y.; and Wichita, Kan., were just a few of the cities that appeared to be deeply disappointed at not being chosen. That shows how much these markets really want an alternative, and Google's decision, albeit later than planned, is an important next step in showing that it is committed to doing what it said it would do.
A lot of us thought the 1 Gb/s community network plan was nothing more than a PR and regulatory gambit by Google. Until the Kansas City network is up and running, and until Google lines up more cities for deployment, questions about its commitment and intentions may linger. However, for now, it appears there will be some new broadband competition in Kansas City, Kan., next year. We'll be interested to see how well Google pulls this off and how incumbent service providers respond to the challenge.
Minnesota fiber networks on the rise–and telcos continue to fight them
Few telecom topics today can generate more heated debate than municipal fiber networks, as a report by Minnesota Public Radio last week illustrates. The story highlights municipal projects in the state, including two that are up and running (WindomNet in Windom and FiberNet in Monticello), as well as several that are still emerging, including one in Lac qui Parle county, one in Sibley county and one in Lake county. (more…)


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A Hale County jury deliberated for nearly four hours Tuesday before handing down the minimum two-year sentence for aggravated assault and 60 years for first-degree murder.
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Hi. This product is awful. It comes in a very nice looking cover. But when you unzip the cover and read the tag, you can see that it is only 3/8 of an inch of latex and the rest is standard foam, like the eggcrate foam that they sell at discount stores. I tried it on the bed (under our dustmite cover). It was not comfortable at all, I woke up each morning with back cramps. When I removed it from the bed a few days later, it stunk like urine (and no one has ever wet the bed on our mattress). It was gross and I am returning it. I went out and bought a memory foam pad at a local store and slept much better last night...buyer beware!
I purchased this topper for our guest bed to replace an old down filled type that had gone flat after several years and wasn't doing much to help the mediocre mattress we have on there. First, the topper arrives in a box that is smaller than I expected - folded, rolled and vacuum packed! It's light weight and was easy to carry home from the office and get it into the guest room. After replacing the old topper with this new Invigo one, we gave it a test sleep. My wife was surprised at how great the bed sleeps now - we essentially have a new bed because we ordered this topper. Never slept on latex before, but it's pretty awesome. We're even considering "upgrading" our own bed now, or maybe even switching to the actual mattress they make. I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking to inexpensively upgrade their mattress without having to replace the whole thing. I'm sure our next house guests will feel the same!
We received our Invigo Natural Latex Mattress Topper a week ago. I immediately put it on our queen size bed, put the mattress pad over it, and was certain my fitted sheet wouldn't fit anymore, but it did! We had contemplated buying a new mattress, but chose instead to try the topper to extend our mattress's life. I believe it has! The cushion-y topper is so comfortable & cool. Before the Invigo topper I felt like I was falling off the bed or tilted towards the center. I now feel "balanced" as I sleep. My husband was skeptical towards this purchase. He didn't think a mere mattress topper would make a difference in his quality of sleep, and he assumed he would wake up hot & sweaty from the added material. He was pleasantly surprised that he is sleeping better & actually has a more temperate night's sleep! We are really happy with our new Invigo Mattress Topper and have to convince the kids to go sleep in their own beds ; ) Maybe we'll work on purchasing a few more for their beds!
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I purchased this topper as a replacement for a memory foam topper that was getting worn out. I wanted to try an alternative to the memory foam because I often found the memory foam too hot to sleep comfortably through the night. After doing some research, I decided to go with natural latex and specifically chose the Invigo Fresh topper for it's odor eliminator and anti-microbial protection since our two dogs share the bed with us. The topper arrived at my door quickly -- just two days after I placed my order -- and was very easy to unpack. I found the topper to be a little more firm than I was used to, but after a few nights of sleeping on it, I have adjusted to it and am really liking it now. And, it doesn't seem to hold heat like the old memory foam topper. Best of all, my husband loved it from the first night -- he always thought the memory foam was too soft -- and my two dogs are even sleeping better. With its odor eliminating and stain resistance properties, I will recommend this product to all my dog and cat loving friends. And, I am even thinking of buying one for the old mattress in my horse trailer for those long camping trips.
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Market Summary (courtesy of OLMC)
The current market for prime organic beef remains difficult. The supply volumes have eased a little but still on the whole remain in excess of sales demand. Waiting lists are thus a little shorter. The general quality of beef handled by the group remains good, with many cattle having benefited in both weight and finish perspectives from having waited a few weeks. Price is a real issue for finishers as they try to make decisions for the future - if lower price levels continue their enterprise will likely become unsustainable. Retailers need to take this on board as one day the tap that they turn on and off will not flow freely, if at all.
The organic OTM cow trade has remained at a similar level over the past couple of months, a steady supply meeting the demand for this manufacturing beef.
Organic new season lambs have fared well with the current growing conditions. The trade has started to slide back as it does when the main bulk of the lamb crop reaches marketing weights. Lamb quality has been very good - the lambs have really shown their confirmation this year helped by good grass growth and plenty of mothers milk. Continued attention to detail is a must to ensure that the lambs are sold when in specification - targeting realistic finishing weights for breed is essential
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In spite of the apparent oversupply of finished cattle, the opposite is the case with organic store cattle. The good summer has produced plentiful forage crops and demand for stores is outstripping supply with low numbers of stores coming onto the market. There are two reasons for this. Firstly, with the volume of forage, producers are in no rush to sell stock. Secondly we have seen a reduction in the national suckler herd, with producers either dispersing herds altogether or reducing numbers. This has meant increased demand for organic store cattle as an alternative to breeding cattle. This trend is a cause for concern because without the raw material (the calf), where is the organic beef for the future going to come from?
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The human brain is notoriously bad at repairing itself after damage. However, one part of the body's machinery is capable of this feat. Oligodendrocytes are the cells that produce the myelin sheath, the insulating layer that surrounds nearly all of the nerve fibres in the brain. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is one disease where these are destroyed by the body's own immune system. Robin will describe some of the work carried out recently to develop medicines to promote regeneration in MS – something that until recently was seen as an aspiration. Students will then discuss the Myelin Basic Protein Project, a full research project that has been running at the school for six years.
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