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Visitors to the Fort Dodge Public Library Thursday got a history lesson on the many ways Iowans used grain and flour bags in their everyday lives during the Great Depression.
The presentation, which was part of the Friends of the Library's Brown Bag Briefing, was given by Michael Zahs, a biology and history teacher from Ainsworth.
Zahs said the practice of turning bags of feed into clothing came about after World War I. He said the bags were made of cotton, which was also used to make ammunition during the war. Because Germany didn't have cotton, Zahs said people had fears that if they threw out their sacks it would fall into the wrong hands.
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Michael Zahs, of Ainsworth, shows off a Lay or Bust poultry feed bag Thursday afternoon during a Brown Bag Briefing at the Fort Dodge Public Library. Zahs showed off an extensive collection of old flour and seed bags, items made from them and he shared how the companies marketed them towards women by making the fabric reusable.
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Sugar sacks from the Sea Island Sugar Company sometimes had printed doll patterns on them, as the example above. Two of the dolls that were made from a sack are resting above the bag.
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Michael Zahs, of Ainsworth, shows off a set of "Day of the Week" embroidered towels made from flour sacks in the 1930s during his Brown Bag Briefing presentation at the Fort Dodge Public Library. Zahs said that it would have been considered a fine wedding gift at the time. The embroidery pattern was printed on the sacks by the company selling the flour, sugar, feed, seed or other bulk commodities.
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Adrienne Weiss, of Fort Dodge, looks over a toy made from fragments of old flour and sugar bags that came printed with patterns so they could be reused by consumers.
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A quilt made from thousands of pieces of flour sack is displayed during Zahs' presentation Thursday. One of the pieces in his collection featured more than 11,000 squares.
"If you threw out a flour sack you were helping the enemy," Zahs said. "So people decided to do something with it so they could keep it. If they did that they weren't going to throw it out."
Gradually the practice caught on and more people started converting bags and sacks into clothing.
"The cloth was handspun and handwoven," Zahs said.
Bags were used for a variety purposes.
"I've met a number of people who've said growing up, every piece of cloth at home had either been a feed or a grain bag," he said. "Every article of clothing, every towel, washcloth, sheet, quilt, comforter. Absolutely every piece of cloth in the house had been something else first."
According to Zahs, the practice of recycling cloth bags caught on after the companies began marketing their products to women.
"Women didn't buy things and women didn't go to the store," he said. "So they started being marketed towards women. Is Mother's Best flour going to have a marketing advantage?"
Eventually, companies began putting different designs and patterns on their bags to make them more visually appealing. During the Great Depression, companies also took that one step further.
"The companies would put dolls and animals on the back of their bags," Zahs said.
It allowed families to buy not only a necessary product like sugar, but also a toy for their children to play with.
Other designs on bags included Walt Disney characters and reenactments of World War II battles.
Zahs said there were even parties designed solely for people to exchange what they had.
"They would have a sack party," he said. "You'd bring strips and bags you didn't want and trade with someone."
The popularity of recycling bags and sacks led producers to also market them more broadly.
"If a pattern sold and sold well, they would be introduced into the fabric stores," Zahs said.
About 40 people attended the presentation, including Alice Wiles, of Fort Dodge. She still uses recycled bags in her home.
"I have a dish towel that was made from a feed sack," she said. "I remember picking out all the designs with my family when I was younger."
Norma Johnson, of Fort Dodge, attended the presentation without knowing what to expect.
"It was very entertaining and informational," Johnson said. "I couldn't imagine all that they could do with bags."


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McNair Academic seniors in Jersey City showed up to school yesterday expecting to throw a pillow fight as part of their senior class prank. However, their plans were busted after they were caught violating the school's business-casual dress code.
Students who were had a change of clothes were allowed to return to class, but those who did not served an "in-school suspension" in which they had to sit in a classroom for the day without personal interaction.
Some parents, however, thought the penalties were too harsh for an innocent attempt at fun. A few even received calls from their children asking them to bring appropriate clothes to school.
So with graduation looming and school coming to a close, the question on everyone's mind this season is: Where does one draw the line with senior pranks?
In Michigan's Kenowa Hills High School, administrators set declared new rule that banned senior pranks after a discussion of what constitutes a practical joke turned out to be inconclusive.
But in an effort to end their year with some sort of surprise, the school's graduating class organized a massive bike ride to school. The students arranged police escort for safety and the town mayor even provided them with doughnuts.
The principal, however, was not amused despite the legal and and harmless nature of the incident. In her mind, the students had broken the "no pranks" rule.
In different case last year, three students from Woodbridge, New Jersey faced criminal charges after releasing chickens into a school through a window overnight. The students were also banned for attending prom and the graduation ceremonies.
In what has become a rite of passage to many students over the years, the debate of handling senior pranks continues. Though few pranks breach the limits on vandalism and social deviance, many pranks are intended as harmless fun -- further raising the debate on how seriously practical jokes should be taken
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A former state official who was on loan to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey before he became an executive there is entitled to have his time with the bi-state agency counted toward his pension, an appeals court ruled today.
But Michael Francois, now chief of real estate and development at the Port Authority, cannot have pay raises he received with the agency counted toward his pension calculations, the court said.
The unanimous decision addresses a little-used arrangement called a mobility agreement that allows one state employee to work for another agency within the state government and still have that time counted toward his or her pension. However, this case was slightly different because Francois worked for the New Jersey Economic Development Authority — an autonomous agency — and was on loan to the Port Authority which has a different pension system.
"It was unfair to penalize him by taking away those years of service. It's a service that benefited the state of New Jersey and the Port Authority," said West Orange attorney Samuel Halpern, who represented Francois. "The court reached the right result and we are very happy about the decision."
Francois, who joined the Economic Development Authority in 1981, was tapped by then-Port Authority Chairman Anthony Coscia — Francois' former boss at the EDA — in April 2003 to join the bi-state agency. The EDA and Port Authority worked out an arrangement — the mobility agreement — whereby Francois' salary would be funded by the Port Authority but paid by the EDA.
He was assigned to work on negotiations for the redevelopment of the World Trade Center and on the development of brownfield sites in urban areas.
The state Division of Pensions said Francois' 2 1/2 years with the Port Authority did not count toward his pension and although the EDA and the Port Authority had arranged the mobility agreement, Francois had not applied for approval from the division.
An administrative law judge sided with the pension division and the state pension board upheld that decision. Francois has been collecting a pension that does not include those 2½ years with the Port Authority, but now those years will be factored in, Halpern said.
Halpern said Francois did not quit his EDA job and join the Port Authority outright because he was not at the eligible retirement age and would have been forced to take a reduction in his pension.
Francois earned $124,800 at the EDA. At the start of his mobility agreement, his salary jumped to $155,000 and in two years he received four increases until he was earning $175,000. He retired from the state Jan. 1, 2006, when he was 55 and had accrued more than the requisite 25 years.
He earns $4,515 a month from his pension, state Treasury Department spokesman Andrew Pratt.
The court, however, said Francois' pension cannot be based on his salary at the Port Authority because he surpassed the range of his salary guidelines at the EDA.
Officials at the EDA and the Port Authority proposed the mobility agreement "to protect him," Halpern said.
The court said the pension system has to be protected against frauds and schemes, but said that in this case "there can be no doubt New Jersey had a great interest after the September 11th attacks in working with its Port Authority in redeveloping the World Trade Center and promoting real estate development throughout the region," the court wrote. "The times permitted some fluidity, including in the use of personnel."
The state Attorney General's Office, which represented the pension board, is reviewing the decision and had no immediate comment, spokesman Lee Moore said.


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Enterovirus D68: What Every Parent Should KnowParents should be prepared for a new virus that is infecting the Midwest and looking to sweep the nation.
HealthWatch: UC Davis Study Finds Higher Autism Rate Among SiblingsA new study suggests that nearly 20 percent of children who have an autistic older brother or sister will develop the disorder too. That's a rate much higher than previously thought.
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text: I was shocked and then saddened to learn of city manager Thad Taylor's un-ceremonial dismissal. Thad has served the city well, and in my opinion, can be extremely proud of his service to our city. It was without question an undeserving end to a job well done. I applaud Councilman Sexton and Mayor Pro Tem Eiler for adding some dignity to the situation; as well as proving loyal to Thad's faithful service. I know Alpena's loss will be another area's gain. It seems some concrete examples of direction offered by council not followed by Mr. Taylor would have been warranted, given his performance and reviews. I guess we can sit back and see where Council's "vision" takes us. This old sailor wishes "Fair Winds and Following Sea's" to Thad and his wife. One has to wonder who would step into the position, given the treatment displayed to Thad.


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According to the results of the just released 2014 AfterCollege Career Insights Survey, 83 percent of the responding graduating seniors said they didn't have a job lined up as of last month, despite 73 percent reporting they were actively looking for one. This is a slight increase in the number of graduating seniors who didn't have a job lined up at the same time last year.
This lack of job offers applies even for graduates with the degrees most in demand, with 82 percent of engineering, technology, and math majors and 85 percent business students reporting they didn't have jobs lined up.
Michael Price, author of "What Next? The Millennial's Guide to Surviving and Thriving in the Real World," believes the biggest problem for most graduates is that they are "lazy" when it comes to how they conduct their job search."They simply post their résumé on job sites and sit by the phone hoping it rings."
He suggests using job staffing agencies instead. These companies are paid to fill jobs, so they're highly motivated. Typically, these jobs are temporary contract-to-hire.
"Because the vetting process is much less stringent, there is a strong likelihood that (a graduate) can get a job despite a lack of extensive job experience," he said.
My experience with college students is not that they are "lazy," but rather they simply don't understand proper job-search techniques in a difficult employment environment and default to the tools that they are familiar with, like applying for jobs via the internet.
Richard Lewis, author of "Why Hire Jennifer? How to Use Branding and Uncommon Sense to Get Your First Job, Last Job and Every Job in Between," puts it this way: "Job boards are like buying a lottery ticket, given the chances of success against hundreds or thousands of applicants." The solution, he suggests, is to "select the companies you want to work for and contact them." He adds, and "avoid the human resources department," instead going directly to the department where you want to work.
With little to differentiate them, graduates need to connect with potential employers to set themselves apart. This can be done in many ways.
Ola Danilina, CEO of public relations firm PMBC Group, advises new graduates to "take whatever opportunity comes their way, even if it is an unpaid position." She points out that most companies have a difficult time finding hardworking, diligent workers. Therefore they will eventually hire the intern they know has a superior work ethic, rather than risk hiring someone else who may not be willing to do what is necessary to be successful there.
Video producer David Burckhard, of PicturePoint On-line, suggests standing out from the mountain of résumés employers receive by creating a video résumé. A video, he notes, can enable a candidate who lacks substantial experience to "convey accomplishments, energy, motivation and the brightest parts of their personality in a way that no written résumé can."
Gary Miller, CEO of GEM Strategy Management, reminds graduates that networking is the best way to get a job. "If done right," he points out, "it opens the doors to job opportunities that are not published or opportunities that are created on the spot."
He suggests researching which are the most active professional organizations in your field of interest and using them to network. Next, he suggests seeking out high growth organizations and offering to "to assist on research projects or other short-term assignments that can showcase your strengths."
Alex Parker, an 18-year-old entrepreneur running his own internet marketing company, offers a different approach. "Graduates should not be searching for a job," he advises, "but instead creating a job." Parker notes that jobs remain scarce and there are not enough of them for every graduate, "but there are still many markets that are not satisfied and countless businesses that could be started to fulfill them."
Whether starting your own company, networking your way into a job or demonstrating as an intern or volunteer that you are enthusiastic and hardworking, your personal qualities, not your résumé, are what likely will get you that first job. Employers tend to hire based on perceived potential. There is no better way to convince an employer that you have what it takes than to find a way to demonstrate that potential in person.
A veteran human resources executive, Lee E. Miller is a career coach and the author of "UP: Influence Power and the U Perspective — The Art of Getting What You Want." Mail questions to firstname.lastname@example.com


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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- A longtime school system volunteer on Monday announced her candidacy for the District 3 seat on the Huntsville school board.
Elisa Ferrell, 51, made her bid official after outgoing school board president David Blair, who on Monday announced he would not seek re-election to the District 2 seat, endorsed her. Ferrell hopes to take the seat being vacated by Jennie Robinson.
"I care about the future of our children and want to work to ensure all students have a world class education and be prepared to compete globally," Ferrell said in her announcement. "I want to continue the great leadership that Jennie Robinson provided and work to keep our school board strong. I believe we are heading in the right direction."
Ferrell, who works in adult education at Willowbrook Baptist Church, served two terms as president of the Huntsville Council of PTAs. Her work was awarded the National Legislative Advocacy award by National PTA.
She is married with five children.
Ferrell joins on the ballot for District 3 Ellen Brusick, Anson Knowles and Sarah Katherine "Kathie" Rooker.
The District 2 and District 4 school board seats are also up for grabs in the Aug. 26 Huntsville city election. In the District 2 race are Richard Buchanan and Beth Wilder, who each hopes to replace Blair.
Vying to replace Topper Birney in District 4 are Kimberly Battle and Walker McGinnis.
Updated at 9:08 a.m. on Tuesday, July 1 to include Ellen Brusick, who announced her candidacy in April.


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Latest on Garza…what's the hold up
Apparently a trade for Matt Garza by the Rangers has been held up because the Cubs had some questions about one of the players they were getting in return. According to Major League sources the questions weren't major but "fair" concerns.
The two sides are considering alternative ways to make the deal. Nothing is imminent. It could happen. It may not, according to sources.,
THe Cubs could also trade him to another team.
No word which player raised the concerns but Mike Olt has been dealing with some vision issues earlier in the season although they appear to have cleared up. Pitcher Neil Ramirez, who has also been mentioned, has had to deal with some minor shoulder issues lately.
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Why has Ramirez who has taken an eternity to develop and is still at AA even considered an important part of this deal?
He may or may not be bro. Just chill
Have you seen him throw? Grade A cheese
Because he throws in the mid to high 90's and has a big league breaking ball. If the Rangers had made the decision to develop him as a two pitch reliever rather than a starter, he'd likely be in the big league bullpen right now. Maybe the Cubs scouts view him as a potential set up man or closer. Who knows? But the fact is that a guy with that kind of stuff and has struck out more than a batter per inning in the high minors still has value at age 24.
He was never protected from the rule 5 draft though and he still isn't on the 40 man. Surely some other team would have gone with the relief route and snagged him during the rule 5 if he had that kind of power arm.
Isn't he a minor league free agent anyways after this season? I think this is his 6th year.
Ramirez was put on the 40 man roster in 2011 and is still there.
My bad….I looked it up and somehow skipped over his name.
Appears that Olt's vision problems may have deminished his value to anyone. Striking out three times in a game just prior to a potential trade sure didn't help.


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"It is quite the honor to be recognized," said Maillette, who served in the Navy's 1st Class Bureau of Ordnance during World War II. "I feel like we were the forerunners for the women today who are commanding and flying helicopters, and I would like to do it all over again."
Hundreds of veterans, active military members, friends and familiy attended the Veterans Day ceremony organized by the Bay County Veterans Council.
The ceremony began at 11. a.m. Sunday, Nov. 11. at the site of the USS Edson destroyer in Essexville.
Mike Kegley, president of the Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum, thanked veterans for their service. A color guard stood by as a firing squad shot a 21-gun salute.
John DeWyse, a museum member and veteran, helped to organize the event, which is typically held at the war memorial outside of the Bay County building, 515 Center Ave. in downtown Bay City. Dewyse said that the turnout exceeded expectations, and veterans who attended agrreed.
"This gathering is amazing, and it just puts a tear in my eye," said Diane Yearkey, who works for Bangor Township Schools and was called to serve in 2006.
Christopher Yearkey, who has served in the Army for 28 years, said that veterans ceremonies are opportunities for old friends to keep in touch.
"There is a lot of good comraderie here," Yearkey said. "It's a great way to say hello to strangers and friends from the past that you don't often run into otherwise."
"Taps" played as veterans raised the American flag from half-mast onboard the USS. Edson. After the flag-raising, Maillette dropped a wreath into the river as a tribute to those who have served. Don Pletzke, a fellow veteran and member of the Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum, stood by her side.
Clarence Satkowiak of Portsmouth Township said that the gathering of veterans at the USS Edson was much larger than the small group of veterans who attended the ceremony at the former location in years past.
"The Edson is a very nice exhibit for Bay City, and I think that it serves as an important landmark for a lot of veterans," Satkowiak said. "It will do a lot of good for the community."
A flyover of several A-10 Warthogs was scheduled to take place, but as of 2:30 p.m., the planes had not flown by.
"We're very disappointed and haven't heard what happened yet," Kegley said. "I'm sorry that those who stopped by to see the planes missed out."


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C. T. Asplund, D. E. Berwick, D. R. Stinebring (Oberlin), M. A. Walker (Sydney University)
Recent scintillation observations of pulsars have revealed surprising features of the ionized ISM. Scattering of radio waves from pulsars by density inhomogeneities in the interstellar medium causes an interference pattern at the Earth. High sensitivity single-dish observations of this pattern contain a wealth of information about the ISM on AU-size scales. Furthermore, we have shown recently that discrete features can be tracked for more than 30 days as the pulsar scans past them.
We report on an effort to obtain an image of the scattered signal with milliarcesecond resolution. The time development of the interference pattern can be used to resolve image ambiguities since the scattering material is seen from different perspectives. We will present preliminary results for an imaging event of the pulsar PSR~B0834+06 obtained in 2004~January.
This work was supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation (PI: DRS) and is based on observations obtained with the Arecibo Observatory, operated by Cornell University under cooperative agreement with the NSF.
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BOSTON — Both branches of the Massachusetts Legislature are now on record in support of legislation authorizing retail liquor stores in Massachusetts to open for sales at 10 a.m. on Sunday, rather than noon.
The House approved the legislation (H 228) in March and the Senate on Thursday approved the bill without debate. The Senate rejected a motion by Sen. Robert Hedlund to postpone consideration of the bill until July 24.
Rep. Elizabeth Poirier, one of the sponsors of the legislation in the House, said she and other lawmakers have pushed for earlier alcohol sales for years.
Poirier, a Republican from North Attleborough, said it will particularly help retailers who border Rhode Island and New Hampshire. Game-day football tailgaters, beachgoers, and others hosting parties would be able to buy beer and alcoholic beverages on Sunday morning rather than waiting until noon.
The restriction on the sales is a remnant of the state's so-called blue laws. Named for the color of the paper they were printed on in the 1600s, the blue laws used to mandate the closure of most retail stores on Sundays.
The bill can reach Gov. Deval Patrick's desk following enactment votes in both branches.


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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- What do Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, CNN, FedEx and Disney have in common?
For starters, they're all successful companies worth studying for quality and innovation.
And they were all launched during a recession.
It goes against natural intuition, doesn't it? Diving headfirst into the marketplace with a new idea or technology during uncertain and sometimes unfunded times feels a little more than risky.
But this is not just a good time, but "the perfect time" to look at starting a company, according to Gary Tauss, the CEO and executive director of BizTech, a technology business incubator in Huntsville.
"A business that gets started now will be maturing in a few years when the economy will probably be better," Tauss explains in our 10 Questions. And he says a person's ability to take a risk at the right time is more important than what the economy is doing.
So, if you've had an idea for a new product or service bouncing around in your head for years, this edition of Business First might be what you need to put down your scheme on paper or a spreadsheet.
Consultant Everett Brooks tells us that market research of your product or service is a first step for the entrepreneur and gives some key questions to ask potential customers.
Of course, getting the funding for a startup is another major part of a successful business plan. Dick Reeves, chair and executive director of the Huntsville Angel Network, describes a growing group of investors in Huntsville who want to help new businesses succeed. John Thornton, small business adviser at Riverside Capital, gives other alternatives to finding the money to get off the ground.
Another strategy for startup success may surprise some - using social media. Matter of fact, not having a presence on social media sites like LinkedIn, Facebook or Twitter may be a red flag to customers that your business is not tech-savvy.
David McElhaney, managing partner for Global Recruiters of Huntsville, tells writer Paul Gattis that he can account for nearly 40 percent of his corporate income coming from connections his company made via LinkedIn. Now that's worth the extra time and effort spent on social media. And John Cote, owner of Rocket Social Marketing, says businesses should be spending much more time on the sites to grow business.
Writer Mike Marshall sat in on a Women's Business Center of North Alabama seminar that breaks down the planning process into "Five Steps to a Simple Business Plan."
The people attending the class were there for different reasons. One had been laid off and now needs to create her own job. An X-ray technician is thinking about starting a scrub business near the new hospital in Madison.
Their dreams are being written down, getting closer to reality. They still have a long way to go, but they have taken the first steps to starting their own business. Maybe this issue of Business First will inspire you to do the same.


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The incident prompted State Police to issue an Amber Alert for young Wilmer Hernandez, less than 12 hours after Attorney General Paula Dow announced revisions to the alert system.
Armed with a baseball bat, the unidentified suspect dragged one of Hernandez's parents out of their red 2010 Nissan Rogue shortly after 6 p.m. at Elizabeth Avenue and Third street, according to the alert.
With the 18-month-old in tow, the unknown thief sped out of the city and onto Route 1 northbound as Elizabeth police officers gave chase, authorities said. The pursuit continued into Newark, where Elizabeth police lost track of the vehicle near the McCarter Highway and Broad Street.
Police found the vehicle, with the child inside and seemingly uninjured, shortly before 8 p.m. at the intersection of Fabyan Place and Voorhees Street in Newark's South Ward, according to Lt. Michael DeLancey of the Elizabeth Police Department.
The suspect remains at large, according to city spokesman Bill Reyes, who described the carjacker as a black male standing roughly six feet tall and between 30 and 35 years old. He sports a thin, scruffy beard, according to Reyes, and was last seen wearing blue jeans and a light blue shirt with short sleeves.
It was not immediately clear if the suspect knew the Hernandez family, or which one of the toddler's parents were driving the Nissan when it was stolen.
Earlier today, Dow announced revisions to the Amber Alert system guidelines, making it clear that State Police should issue alerts in connection with family kidnappings if a child is thought to be in danger.
The revisions were spurred by the tragic death of three-month-old Zara Malani-Lin Abdur-Raheem, who was allegedly thrown to her death from the Driscoll Bridge by her 21-year-old father Shamsid-Din Abdur-Raheem earlier this year.
In that case, the East Orange Police Department tried to activate an Amber Alert within hours of the toddler's abduction, but the alert was never issued.
Previous coverage:
• N.J. Amber Alerts to be used in family kidnappings after father threw baby into Raritan River case
• N.J. Attorney General Paula Dow will announce changes to Amber Alert system
• N.J. Amber Alert system review, changes are expected to be announced
• N.J. Amber Alert review prompted by baby kidnapping is in final stage
• N.J. Amber Alert rules could change after East Orange baby kidnapping case
• N.J. Attorney General probes four-hour gap between baby abduction, Amber Alert


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I have always thought of gardening as a "green" activity. Indeed, the business that includes wholesale nursery growers, retail nurseries and landscape installation and maintenance companies has long been known as the "green industry."
Times are changing, however, and the term "green" today describes businesses and activities that focus on sustainability and lessen our effects on the environment. That includes finding alternative energy sources, conserving energy and using recycled or sustainable building materials and techniques.
Some of the things we do in gardening -- using gas-powered equipment, over-applying fertilizers and the too-frequent use of pesticides -- are not green at all. There are ways, however, for gardeners to make their efforts more sustainable and have less environmental impact.
Cut back on pesticides
The first thing we can do is to increase our tolerance for damage from insects and diseases. If a pest is not life threatening or liable to cause serious damage, then the use of pesticides is not critical.
We can also choose plants that are not prone to major insect or disease problems. Native plants are well adapted to the conditions here and can recover from pests on their own. Using natives in the landscape also provides food for native animals and helps replace native vegetation that is lost through building and development.
When pest control is needed, seek methods that do not require the use of pesticides -- chemical or organic. This includes biological controls (beneficial insects, Bacillus thuringiensis), hand picking insects, barriers and traps. When pesticides are used, the least toxic effective product should be applied carefully only to the affected plants.
Herbicides are, perhaps, the most commonly used pesticides in the landscape. They can be invaluable in helping to control difficult weeds. Mulches, which can be used anywhere in the landscape except lawns, are the best way to prevent weeds without the use of herbicides. Keeping lawns healthy and vigorous will help minimize the need for herbicides.
Personally, I'm not bothered by a few lawn weeds, but if you feel a situation warrants an herbicide, choose one that does not include fertilizer and spot treat -- that is, apply it only to areas where the weed is an issue.
Mow less
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Labor Day Weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway is already one of the top events on the NASCAR schedule. Thanks to Denny Hamlin, it has become even bigger.
Despite missing multiple races earlier this season, Hamlin still has a chance to earn a spot in the Chase for the Championship, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship format.
To qualify for the Chase, a driver must either be ranked within the top ten in the points standings or be among the top two drivers in wins among positions 11th through 20th.
Historically, drivers ranked between 11th and 20th have needed multiple wins to clinch wild card positions, so odds are that one win may not be enough for Hamlin to claim a spot in the Chase.
That's why the AdvoCare 500 could loom very large for Hamlin.
"There's all upside and really no downside to what we have in front of us," Hamlin said in a recent interview with USA Today. "We have an opportunity to have a great story at the end of the year if we can make it and be competitive in the Chase. And if we don't, we had a hill we just couldn't climb - and we're going to be tougher because of it."
Hamlin is currently 26th in the points standings, 74 points out of 20th place. His chances of a second top-five finish in a row were derailed Sunday with a blown tire late in the race. Hamlin has also won the pole position in the past two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
In short, Hamlin needs to win to make the Chase. There is no plan b. That journey rolls right through Atlanta Motor Speedway on Labor Day Weekend in the AdvoCare 500, where Hamlin is the defending race winner. If Hamlin and another driver come into Atlanta tied for a the final wild card spot, chances are pretty good that the mentality of the No. 11 team will be something along the lines of win or else.
There likely won't be any room for Hamlin to log a top-10 or even top-five finish. It'll be win or go home.
It is storylines like these which make Labor Day Weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway all the more compelling - as a fan or competitor!


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Kevin, Aug 25th, 2003 @ 3:52am
big big picture in my opinion(This might be obvious to everybody but I'll babble it anyway)
Whether the music industry are screwing the consumer or being screwed by the consumer I think theres a bigger picture.
Record companies historically made their business by discovering or creating talent, then marketing the talent to millions, and finally distributing their product.
As it turns out there is now something much bigger than them that can do all those things even better, more efficiently and in a more democratic process. I dont need to tell you what that is.
But what will become of the poor millionaire musicians now if their music was freely traded? Well it turns out they make a LOT of their money from tours (so much the record companies try to get a piece of it)
There probably is a hard limit to touring (factors of time and audience size) so Britneys unrealized extra millions will probably distribute out over smaller acts.
This will hurt the talent that prefers to stay in the studio or maybe they can figure something else out after the boy bands are crashing and burning without relentless record company marketing and promotion.
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noclu, Aug 25th, 2003 @ 5:52am
poetic justiceThe Music Industry, artists and recording companies alike, grew rich over the last 40 years by corrupting the youth of the world. Their current troubles are an illustration of Karma in action. What goes around comes back to bite you in the butt.
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Anonymous Coward, Aug 25th, 2003 @ 6:58am
No Subject GivenMike, you really need to let go of this vehement attitude you have towards music companies and their policies. Yes, they suck. I constantly have this picture of you writing your take on articles concerning music sharing/RIAA etc and see you raving at your keyboard and getting worked up in a lather.
Take a pill dude. The music companies will eventually get it or die. And if they die, you can dance on their graves then.
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Joe A., Aug 25th, 2003 @ 7:15am
Absolutely trueThere's no question that there are very few (if any) popular AND innovative music acts out there. You can only sell so much to the least-common-denominator audience before you've dilluted the potential for profit.
It is my belief that the Internet is the only thing that can save music right now. If given a wider selection of music to choose from, the bigger audiences will find something novel to latch on to -- and then the music industry can snap up these new acts and bastardize them like they did with Dave Matthews. :)
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Hillary Rosen, Aug 25th, 2003 @ 8:18am
Re: No Subject GivenIf you're going to @ least bust Mike's chops for his opinion ... it would help to post your email ... or sign your name ...
I may post anon ... but its usually just MY opinion and not ripping others for theirs ...
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Anonymous Coward, Aug 25th, 2003 @ 8:48am
Re: big big picture in my opinionI agree completely. The record companies are realising that *they* are going to be replaced by P2P - the musicians don't need them.
The "talent" can still make their money from tours and videos etc - hey at $40+ a concert ticket, they're making much more than $15 for a CD...
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Anonymous Coward, Aug 25th, 2003 @ 11:02am
Re: No Subject GivenI'm hardly 'ripping' mike for his opinion, just noting this is one horse he beats with a bit of extra venom.
As for posting my email address ... nah, I've got enough spam coming in. I can hold conversation here on the boards and let others (such as yourself) chime in as desired.
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Re: No Subject GivenThe vehement attitude is because it's stunning to me that an entire industry can have so much opportunity at their fingertips and not get it so badly.
My posts are because I'm hoping that with enough pounding, some folks in the music industry will get it and do something about it.
Anyway, it seems that with the entertainment industry's own publicity campaign convincing too many people that their views are correct, there needs to be someone pointing out the inconsistencies in their arguments. Besides, I try not to post the same types of posts over and over again, but pick up on different facets of what the industry is doing wrong.
Anyway, I appreciate your input on what you like me to post and what you'd prefer that I skip. I'll keep it in mind.
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Hillary Rosen is DEAD !, Aug 25th, 2003 @ 1:55pm
P2P file sharingPlease keep discussing the Music Industry & file sharing ... I not only like it, but agree wholeheartedly with your method of educating people so that change can finally be made ...
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Jeremiah, Aug 25th, 2003 @ 3:41pm
music, et alY'know kids, there *are* (gasp) artists out here worth a listen AND YOUR MONEY....
Mike: I appreciate the ear-to-the-ground Techdirt has on the music biz. We're in an interesting time for music artists, as a new medium (internet) is becoming the de-facto delivery infrastructure for a growing population of music lovers all over the world.
What the exact implications are for business models (read: how money gets from consumer to artists and points in between) and artists themselves is yet to be seen. One aspect I find particularly exciting is how the web has given artists a great deal of personal control over how their music is marketed, consumed, etc.
The immediate difficulty is one of physics. Literally, there is more recorded music in the human catalog than can be heard in a single lifetime. In other words: competition for your eardrums is significant. An accompanying difficulty (especially in the internet age) is finding new music and artists. Because the bar of entry to the musical marketplace is lower than ever before, more people are producing music and making it publicly available.
Traditionally, it is the role of record labels and publishers to act as a filter - theoretically choosing only the most fit artists for public exposure. What has yet to emerge on the internet is a relatively consistent filtering standard, in the form of a rating system or simply a stamp-of-approval, that promises a potential listener they're not about to waste their time listening to some kid and his first foray into ACID loops.
Currently, the best that's available is word-of-mouth (in the currency of the internet, that means hyperlinks).
The last major piece of this puzzle to be figured out, however, is the money. Again, there's not really a reliable micro-payment system in place yet (PayPal is getting there) that allows patrons to directly support artists. We're still pretty much relegated to pressing our music onto shiny plastic discs and then selling the disc at a markup to create income. At some point in the near future, all these elements will fuse into *something* that will allow music fans to find new music that's listenable *AND* provide a simple, secure means for listeners to support the artists whos work they enjoy.
I really, really look forward to that day.
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krowe, Mar 18th, 2004 @ 9:14am
Do nothing and nothing will changeEvery one needs a pill, but if we sit back and wait on the companies to "get it or die" the music industry, which is slipping fast, will be severly crippled in the process. Standing together for change is our only hope. Peace
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Jamie Daugherty, May 4th, 2004 @ 5:23am
Music Industry Killing ThemselvesHere is the deal. Around 1991 or 1992 the Music Industry changed for the worse!! Segrams (a beer company) Merged a bunch of Labels together so the first problem is you have a beer company trying to run the music industry! Second problem is the new era of the music business proves there is no need for talent to be signed! that in turn releases albums that cost the record labels money and not good enough for people to buy. Just look at the 70's and 80's, there were thousands of artist that were selling records. Why? because each artist had talent, they had songs that touched people and they all had a huge fan base. I have personally not walked in to a record store and bought a CD in the last 10 years!!! there has not been any new band come out that could compare to what has already been there. Take Bon Jovi for example (being that they are still selling out huge stadiums and not stae fairs)There is not one new band that can compare with the talents and songwriting abilities these guys have! Record Labels want to place the blame on the internet downloading but the real problem is they are releasing pure shit! Country Music labels are not complaining, they are still selling records. It is the rock industry that has been flooded with Rap, Kid-Rock and other non talented dumb asses. Until the record business wises up and starts chopping off their rosters and start signing actual good talented bands they will suffer for some time to come!
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john, Jun 9th, 2004 @ 9:42pm
the anti intellectual movement and musicThese people who run the music industry and media are not very intelligent, and the public who is supporting this non art is just a dumb.
There is something very wrong when mc.donolds is on every corner, and applebees. there is no indivisuality.
I know of a singer songwriter who really has a amazingly beautiful voice, but that is why she isn't signed and is the real thing...
she should get support, but people keep talking about commerical crap, because they love it.
She has a corkboard filled with interesting links to other real artists and virtuosos.
She is unique.
but people are closed minded to non commerical music.
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Keenan Thompson, May 11th, 2006 @ 1:57pm
I AGREE WITH ALL OF YOUR ISSUES ABOUT THE MUSIC INMY NAME IS KEENAN THOMPSON AKA KTEE, I AM THE CEO OF AN NEWLY EMERGING LABLE, EATNGOOD ENTERTAINMENT INC. "feeding the hungry artist". OUR SLOGAN COMES FROM THE FACT THAT THERE ARE SO MANY TALENTED ARTIST OUT THERE, WHO HAS LOST THEIR DRIVE FOR RECOGNITION, BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF SUPPORT AND PROMOTIONS OF THESE BIG TIME RECORD LABLES. TODAY IN THE INDUSTRY, IT IS ALL ABOUT WHO YOU KNOW, NOT WHAT YOU KNOW , AND WHAT TALENT YOU POSSES. WE HAVE TO BE HONEST WITH OURSELVES, A LOT OF THESE ARTIST THAT ARE IN THE LIMELIGHT, ARE REALLY OVER- RATED, AND THEIR MONEY, SHINY JEWLERY, BIG CARS, AND SEXY WOMEN, IN THEIR VIDEOS IS A COVER UP FOR THERE LACK OF PURE, RAW TALENT. AT THE SAME TIME, THERE ARE SO MANY HUNGRY ARTIST WITH REAL TALENT, THAT WILL BLOW A LOT OF THESE ALREADY ESTABLISHED ARTIST OUT THE WATER, BUT THEY HAVE YET TO FIND A LABLE THAT WILL STICK THEIR NECK OUT FOR THEM, AND EXPOSE THEM TO THE THE PUBLIC. EATNGOOD ENT. WANTS TO QUINCH THE HUNGER THAT THESE ARTIST POSSES TO BE HEARD, WE ARE A LABLE THAT CATERS TO THE HUNGRY ARTIST, WE WANT TO PULL THE DRIVE OUT OF THE BELLY OF THAT ARTIST, AND PUSH HIM/HER TO THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL. I MYSELF AM NOT AN ARTIST, I AM A BUISINESS MAN WITH A DREAM THAT IS ALREADY COMING TO LIFE, I BELIEVE IN MY PROSPECTS, AND THEY WILL BE HEARD.
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Jon, May 17th, 2006 @ 11:26pm
Re: I AGREE WITH ALL OF YOUR ISSUES ABOUT THE MUSII think that the idea of starting alternative lables is great. However I can only giv you the best of wishes in compeating with large companies like Columbia Records. And in saying so I do not dought that you could open a grand venue for the real artists of this world. Infultrating(advertising to the general population), as well as re-edjucating the culturally inept and blind millions would be a daunting task and may take nothing short of a revolution to accomplish.
With the limmited choice of music available I find people.(espesially the youth of America) have no idea what music is about. It is sad but true. Best of luck to you. I hope that your label not only takes off but also that you can bring new life into our "Cultural Dark Age"
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Patrick Hosey, May 5th, 2007 @ 5:39pm
Music Is A Dieing ArtIt's really sad because I know first hand about the trouble of the industry. My band didn't want to be the duplicated band and because we didn't, we condemned ourselves to sleeping in a van the rest of our career. Friends of ours got signed to majors and were kicked out of their own bands by the big guys calling the shots. Bands now are put together and not discovered. Making it in music the way you want to is almost like a meteor crashing into a baseball field during a night game. I'm sure it might have happened before.
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Jack Abbott, Aug 24th, 2007 @ 11:40am
It's all in the creativitySluggin' it out in the 60's, 70' and part of the 80's was a boone to the creativity of the music scene. The political forces of the major cities recently have discouraged the growth of art and music by limiting the participants to sponsor oriented shows where the politicians could collect their baksheesh.
The record companies are getting exactly what they deserve for inflicting the public with the horrible crap they have been releasing since the 'corporate' types realized there was real money to be made and the radio stations are in cahoots with their "play for pay" standards.
With sooooo many people playing instruments and the great variety of music available today, I do often think there HAS got to be new good music that could make a big difference if it could get radio airplay, but like Patrick above, I do agree, like in his case, I'd rather be lucky than good, but I'd really rather be good n lucky. That's all ya' need.
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Sweet Talk, Nov 29th, 2007 @ 2:01amHaving just signed up to study music at university I have found this forum very interesting. It has spanned over four years and is a great insight into the progression made with the rise of music downloading. I have to say that although a lot of new bands/solo artists that have immerged into the music scene of late are (painfully) non-talented, there is still a lot of hope for the future of music! With new bands such as The Killers, who have amazing musical talent and sound like they have been around an eternity, and old artists still producing very good and exciting stuff, like U2, for instance, I really don't agree that the music industry is "dying" any time soon, if ever! Music downloading is the way of the future. Just like in many industries, musicians will have to come to terms with the rise of the powerful internet, and so, should try and take advantage of this as much as possible. iTunes I think is a great success for the music industry. Artists can benefit from receiving good publicity and at the same time can track really well how their sales are doing. There is still a lot of money to be made out of this process. Having said that, however, there are loose ends that need to be tied, and maybe there always will be, but resolutions can be found. It's all about working towards the future and following the trends of technology.
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Tommy, Aug 9th, 2009 @ 2:20pm
Music Business is just that!The music business is just that, a business. There in lies the problem. Don't get me wrong. I don't have anything against business. It is important. There just has to be a balance! As someone from the inside once said, "The problem with the music industry is that it is run by businessmen and drug addicts! If it was run by musicians, it would be everything we dream of and more because the music would come first!!!!. As long as the Music conglomerates control the radio station, MTV (what does it have to do with music anymore anyway?) and put out dumming down guitar hero, the public will continue to be held hostage to garbage! They decide what we hear!!! And that sucks. Once upon a time there was balance. Talent, Money and variety. Now the music industry has become this talentless, narrow money machine that people who don't know better simply buy up without question. Bottom line, until the musicians can take over radio & TV and put out a quality product, sadly nothing will change! -Power to the Musicians!!! We control our destiny!!!!!!! Rock On!!!!!!
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kap freebird, Apr 17th, 2010 @ 9:02am
ahemhey peeps I'm Kap I'm a singer songwriter and i just wanted to say, numero uno the industry has always been about money, capitalism and the extortion of both the artist and the consumer, this has and always will be the case for the popular music industry as long as the people who run and are in control of it are business men and women who have no talent themselves and practically no understanding of music or any other art form other than how to make the most profit from other people's talent and creation. The music industry is full of blood sucking illiterate philistines who happen to luck into positions of influence through blind sighted bluffing and verbal diarrhea mixed with sycophantic networking and sickly saccharine wordplay (most of which makes no sense and is 100% subjective). Music is art not produce and should be treated as such. How can the manufacturing of art be a good thing? Secondly, and most importantly the internet (however much i personally hate technology myself) is a fantastic medium for art to be distributed for public viewing and as it takes away some of the control from the big companies it seems like a great thing to me. Anyway having said that to reply to a previous comment a record Co. owned by a beer company? :O how much more rock'n'roll can u get! woop woop
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Kdawg, Apr 17th, 2010 @ 9:06am
Re: poetic justicehey leave the artists alone! i agree with the industry and companies screwing up the youth but not the creators! the artists have been extorted by the disgusting industry goons for years and don't deserve to take blame for any of the corruption that has turned the world into a seething bit of junkies and animal rights protestors
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tanner, May 21st, 2010 @ 6:41amFUCK LADY GAGA
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Jackie Jones- Artist since 1976: Fan since 1966, Dec 15th, 2010 @ 11:24am
Re: Music Industry Killing ThemselvesThank you Jamie (Daugherty) for writing the MOST truth that's EVER been spoken since the 80's. There is no reason for me, or most of us anyway, to add anything to that! Too bad the majority of people still don't understand (or just wont say it) The industries philosophy is basically: "Why pay for REAL talent when brainwash marketing, and cheap, shallow "Mc Formula's" continue to work wonders on the stupid, valueless masses of today" A real quote from an "inside" acquaintance of mine by the way. (It just goes to show what these people REALLY think of us) Your words are truth my friend!
Cheers! Jackie
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Jackie Jones, Dec 15th, 2010 @ 12:16pm
Re: Sweet TalkI admire your positive attitude! And hopeful outlook; the world needs more of that! However, most of us have been around a LONG TIME, and therefore have a perspective that, quite frankly, Collage students cannot yet see. That having been said, The world (including the music industry) did not come into existence when you took notice of it. These issues have been problematic for quite some time, and require a much more serious analysis than "I'm here NOW,and I SAY such n such!" That's why there are so many thoughtful comments on this issue. Mabee you should listen to "OLD GUYS" like me, and others here. But what do I know? I,m just a washed up Veteran of this "SPORT".
Cheers! Jackie
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Jackie Jones, Dec 15th, 2010 @ 12:35pm
Re: TannerI think that's what she's trying to say, Tanner!
Remember, When musical talent fails, just rely on pornography, it will allways sell! LOL
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Jackie Jones, Dec 15th, 2010 @ 12:53pm
Re: Music Is A Dieing ArtLadies n Gents! Patrick has just showed everyone the cruel truth!
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Jackie Jones, Dec 15th, 2010 @ 12:56pm
Re: Re: No Subject GivenI love your passion, but they hear the cash register, not you or me.
Cheers Jackie
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Jackie Jones, Dec 15th, 2010 @ 1:54pm
Re: music, et alY'know kids, there *are* (gasp) artists out here worth a listen AND YOUR MONEY.... No offence et al, but how can you possibly explain the constant promotion of SampleLoop Crap-Hop, American Idol, DisneyPop Garbage, exc. to the absolute EXCLUSION of ANYTHING that even SMELLS like it might be ORIGINAL, GENUINE or (G-D forbid) OLD SCHOOL! What do we have to do? Go back in time, and get all the people who played the Live Aid concert in 85 to join us in the phone booth? LOL Or start digging up all the dead MOTOWN artists and proping them up on stage? Why can't we AT LEAST have some choice instead of being FORCED to listen to the same GENERIC sounding industry manufactured CLONES, and look at their phony CONTRIVED image on the video? I tell you Al, we better start remembering what USED to be good, or things ARE gonna get worse than a Sci-Fi parity! Remember The Demolition Man! What about Orwells 1984! Our society is becoming just as stupid and brainwashed! Think about it friend..
Cheers Jackie
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Anonymous Coward, Apr 5th, 2011 @ 8:31amyou shouldnt even have this blog. music does not suck these days, if anything its growing dumb bitch
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Accident on 25 July 2000 at "La Patte d'oie" at Gonesse
On 25 July 2000 at 16 h 44 the Concorde registered F-BTSC, operated by Air France, crashed in the commune of Gonesse (95) shortly after takeoff from Roissy Charles de Gaulle aerodrome. The airplane was undertaking charter flight AFR 4590 to New York. The one hundred passengers, nine crew members and four persons on the ground were killed.
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Accident on 17 june 2011 to the Piper PA-39 "Twin Comanche" registered G-AYZE at Peille (France). Final Report published in English on 15 October 2012.
Accident on 28 October 2010 off Adélie Land (Antarctica) to the AS 350 B3 Squirrel registered F-GJFJ operated by SAF HELICOPTERES. Final Report published in English on 24 September 2012.
Serious incident on 15 April 2010 south-east of Brive-la-Roche (19) to the Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Beech B200GT registered F-HSFA operated by SEFA. Final Report published in English on 20 August 2012.
Accident on July 12, 2010 to the Bombardier CRJ700 registered F-GRZN at Bilbao Airport (Spain). Final Report published in English on 25 July 2012.
Accident on 4 April 2011 to the Robin DR400-120 registered F-GABB at Le Touquet Paris-Plage aerodrome (62). Final Report published in English on 24 July 2012.
Accident on 25 July 2010 to the Schweizer 269 C helicopter registered F-GJGQ at Coullons (45). Final Report published in English on 24 July 2012.
Accident on 24 May 2012 to the aircraf Embraer ERJ 145 MP registered F-GUBF at Ljubljana aerodrome (Slovenia), runway 31. Final Report published in English on 24 July 2012.
Serious incident on 17 January 2011 to the Boeing 777 registered F-GSPM in cruise, over the Atlantic ocean. Final Report published in English on 16 July 2012.
Accident on 7 January 2011 to the Beech 200 registered F-GMPO at Montpellier Aerodrome (34). Final Report published in English on 23 March 2011.
Accident on 31 May 2010 at "Col des Boeufs", Saint-Benoît (Réunion Island), to the Robinson R22 helicopter registered F-ORGB). Final Report published in English on 28 Novembre 2011.
Accident on 5 February 2010 to the Airplane McDonnell Douglas MD-81 registered OY-KHP operated by Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS). Final Report published in English on 7 October 2011.
Serious incident on 16 August 2008 on take-off from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (95) to the Boeing 737-800 registered SU-BPZ operated by AMC Airlines. Final Report published in English on 29 August 2011.
Accident on 1st June 2009 between Rio and Paris to the Airbus A330-203 registered F-GZCP, flight AF 447. Final Report, published on 5 July 2012.
Incident on 2 May 2009 on approach to Antalya (Turkey) to the Boeing 737-300 registered F-GFUF operated by Europe Airpost. Final Report published in English on 14 April 2011.
Accident on 25 August 2007 at Vannes-Meucon (56) Aerodrome to the Piper PA 39 registered N13PF. Final Report published in English on 14 March 2011.
Incident on 2 June 2010 Bordeaux FIR, OLRAK Point between the A318 registered F-GUGJ operated by Air France and the PC 12 registered EC-ISH. Final Report published in English on 10 February 2011.


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Don't worry about it. The good news is that even if someone does swipe your credit card info, you're liable for $50 at most and I've never used a bank that actually charged me that $50. If your credit card company notices it before you do, their fraud office will call, ask you about the charges, and remove the ones that aren't yours. If you notice before they do, you'll just have to call and dispute the charges. I like to imagine the next step is the credit card company dragging the thief into a dark room and going all casino-worker-catching-a-card-counter on them but I don't think it really works that way.
Of course, that's assuming you're really using a credit card. I'm not sure about the rules as far as debit card fraud goes. I don't use them thanks largely to the horror stories I've heard from the early days of debit cards. I'm sure they're worked things out now but it just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. That was certainly something you didn't want to be an early adopter on.
I'm in Canada. I guess they charge taxes for us Canadians eh.


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Interim 2011
Political Science
W40 American Political Conservatives. This course is an introduction to the varieties of conservative thought in the United States, both historically and today. Conservatism is an umbrella term for a range of views, though conservatives tend to support a relatively free market, a strong military, a relatively small federal government, and a unique role for American values in world affairs. But conservatives disagree, for example, on the emphasis on social and foreign policy in political action. Rooted in the ideas of American founders such as George Washington and Alexander Hamilton, conservative beliefs and their advocates are found throughout American political history. Most recently, Ronald Reagan won the presidency in 1980 by building a victorious conservative coalition composed of traditionalists, libertarians, anti-communists, and religious Catholics and Protestants. While political conservatism for the moment has lost formal power at the national level, many Americans still describe themselves as politically conservative, and they significantly outnumber political liberals. This course exposes students to the range of conservative thought, with particular attention to original sources. It also includes conservative, liberal, and Christian critiques of various conservative ideas. Reading requirements for the class include original sources, informed commentary, and contemporary essays. Evaluation is based on class participation, several short writing assignments, a paired or small group research presentation, and a final examination. This course may fulfill an elective in the Political Science major and minor. There are no formal prerequisites, although an interest in American politics and current political issues is expected. D. Koopman. 8:30 a.m. to noon.
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The Hall
Wythenshawe Hall was the home of the Tatton family for over 600 years, and is now owned by Manchester City Council. The Hall, and the surrounding 250 acres of park land, were given to the city by Lord and Lady Simon in 1926, to be enjoyed by the people of Manchester and beyond. The Hall served as an art gallery and museum until its temporary closure in 2010.
In 2012 Wythenshawe Park hosted a 9-day community replica of the London 2012 Olympics. During this time the Hall was open every day with a variety of cultural, educational, historical and fun activities for people of all ages. The event was a huge success, with over 5000 visitors to the Hall, many of whom expressed an interest in setting up a friends group.
The Friends of Wythenshawe Hall have been working in partnership with the council to open the Hall on a regular basis since. There have been Christmas and Easter open days and also a very popular Garden Party which joined up with the Big Lunch to host a community picnic with over a 1000 visitors on the day.
Please check our online events calendar for information on when the Hall will be open next. If you'd like to get involved, find out more by visiting the Friends of Wythenshawe Hall website. (external site)
Whilst the Hall was still an art gallery and museum a number of information sheets were made for the public to print off and keep. They contain information on how the rooms were used in the Hall as well as some pictures and much of this information is available to download from our website.
There are a selection of pages from the Scrapbooks of Eva and Alice Tatton, Room Guides, House Detective - a special guide for children and A Park for the People - Memories. There is also the Memory Box Trail, showing images from a special outdoor sculpture trail inspired by people's memories of the park.


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Approximate distribution of HNV farmland in EU-27
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Estimate based on land-cover data (Corine, 2000) and additional biodiversity datasets with varying base years (roughly 2000–2006). Resolution: 1 km2 for the land-cover data, down to 0.5 ha for additional data-layers. The figures in the map (green shades) correspond to estimated coverage of HNV farmland within 1 km2 grid-cells. Because of the error margins in the interpretation of the land-cover data, these figures are best treated as probabilities of occurrence rather than land‑cover estimates. Occurrence of HNV farmland in the pink, purple and orange areas is most certain, since these delineations are based on actual habitat and species data.
For references, please go to www.eea.europa.eu/soer or scan the QR code.
This briefing is part of the EEA's report The European Environment - State and Outlook 2015. The EEA is an official agency of the EU, tasked with providing information on Europe's environment.
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17 U.S. Code § 506 - Criminal offenses
Four types of criminal offenses actionable under the bill are listed in section 506: willful infringement for profit, fraudulent use of a copyright notice, fraudulent removal of notice, and false representation in connection with a copyright application. The maximum fine on conviction has been increased to $10,000 and, in conformity with the general pattern of the Criminal Code (18 U.S.C.), no minimum fines have been provided. In addition to or instead of a fine, conviction for criminal infringement under section 506(a) can carry with it a sentence of imprisonment of up to one year. Section 506(b) deals with seizure, forfeiture, and destruction of material involved in cases of criminal infringement.
Section 506(a) contains a special provision applying to any person who infringes willfully and for purposes of commercial advantage the copyright in a sound recording or a motion picture. For the first such offense a person shall be fined not more than $25,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. For any subsequent offense a person shall be fined not more than $50,000 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.
2008—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–403 amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "When any person is convicted of any violation of subsection (a), the court in its judgment of conviction shall, in addition to the penalty therein prescribed, order the forfeiture and destruction or other disposition of all infringing copies or phonorecords and all implements, devices, or equipment used in the manufacture of such infringing copies or phonorecords."
2005—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–9 reenacted heading without change and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "Any person who infringes a copyright willfully either—
"(1) for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain, or
"(2) by the reproduction or distribution, including by electronic means, during any 180-day period, of 1 or more copies or phonorecords of 1 or more copyrighted works, which have a total retail value of more than $1,000,
shall be punished as provided under section 2319 of title 18, United States Code. For purposes of this subsection, evidence of reproduction or distribution of a copyrighted work, by itself, shall not be sufficient to establish willful infringement."
1997—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–147 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows:
"(a) Criminal Infringement.—Any person who infringes a copyright willfully and for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain shall be punished as provided in section 2319 of title 18."
1990—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 101–650 added subsec. (f).
1982—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–180 substituted "shall be punished as provided in section 2319 of title 18" for "shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both:
Amendment by Pub. L. 101–650 effective 6 months after Dec. 1, 1990, see section 610 of Pub. L. 101–650, set out as an Effective Date note under section 106A of this title.
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It wasn't easy choosing an Engineer of the year considering we had a strong and diverse field of candidates. Dirak's Dieter Ramsauer, an extraordinary engineer and toolmaker, is the Barry Bonds of metal fastening and related patents. Design Engineer Martin Fisher performs great work in Africa, the world's most challenging continent. Electrical Engineer Michael Dhuey co-developed the iPod and revived Cisco's novel video teleconferencing product known as TelePresence.
By all measures, any one of these three and perhaps thousands of others could qualify as Engineer of the Year, but, alas, we went with Boeing 787 Chief Project Engineer Tom Cogan. Given the scale of the 787 project, the plane's mindshare in 2007 and the fact that the aircraft's development touches all of DN's coverage area, we went with Cogan. He is a passionate aeronautical engineer and anyone aspiring to be an engineering manager overseeing a huge project should read our story about him on page 46. As one of his colleagues says, Cogan's job involves engineering, marketing and a little bit of sales.
Breaking with tradition this year, we also produced profiles of our three finalists. They start on page 51. The final four were narrowed down from a field of 11. We appreciate everyone who voted online for our original 11 candidates. In thinking about engineers deserving of recognition in Design News, I wonder if we should have 12 finalists, one featured each month in Design News and on our website. Call it Engineer of the Month. Then, we'd select our Engineer of the Year from that group. So instead of making it a yearly event, it would be ongoing, capturing more mindshare and looking more in depth at deserving engineers and recognizing them.
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AKRON, Ohio -- From one of America's greatest soap box derbys to a county fair, there are plenty of ways to get outside and enjoy warm Ohio weather this week.
"Local champions from each of the Stock, Super Stock and Masters division Soap Box Derby races throughout the world come to Akron, Ohio, in July each year to compete for scholarships and merchandise prizes in the All-American Soap Box Derby," the All-American Soap Box Derby website reads.
This year Derby Downs will host the 77th annual derby. Some of the top events are below, a full schedule can be found here.
Simultaneously, Summit County is hosting its annual fair. The gates to Summit County Fairgrounds in Tallmadge open at different times each day.
- Tuesday-Thursday: 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.
- Friday and Saturday: 8 a.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday
- Sunday: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Rides open at 1 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday and at noon on all other days. Rides close 30 minutes before close.
Here are top pics for five days in Akron and Summit County the week of July 21-26:
- Tuesday through Thursday derby racers will be registering, conducting speed tests and taking photographs at Derby Downs. Break tests will be held first, from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., on Tuesday.
- The DQ Rally Challenge kicks off from 1:30 to 6 p.m. at Derby Downs.
- The Summit County fair opens its gates at the Summit County Fairgrounds from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Rides are open from 1 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
- Soap box derby racers will be conducting alignment tests from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Derby Downs.
- "Ultimate Speed" racers will be checking in and performing trial runs at the Whitney Wahl Pavilion starting line at Derby Downs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- The Summit County Fair is offering $3 off entry for anyone who brings a used toy to donate to the "Toys for Tots" drive. Gates are open from 8 a.m. to midnight. Rides open from noon to 10:30 p.m.
- The Ultimate Speed Xooter Wheel race will be held from 8 a.m. to noon at the Whitney Wahl Pavilion at Derby Downs.
- Derby race events continue all day, highlighted by the DQ Rally Challenge Finals at Derby Downs from 3 to 5 p.m.
- Thursday is family day at the fair: free admission for those 14 and younger. Check out the county's fleet of police cars, watch K-9 police dog demonstrations and even live bomb squad demonstrations during safety day, held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Youth Arena Complex.
- Roxxymoron performs at 10 p.m., followed by Stoned and Beautiful, no cover charge at Jilly's Music Room for those 21 and older.
- While racers prepare for Saturday's main event, the Super Kids Race will be held at Derby Downs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- See Bob Cortlett at 5:30 p.m., followed by Mo' Mojo at 8 p.m., at Jilly's Music Room with no cover charge for those 21 and older.
- Friday is also the second annual County Music Day at the Summit County Fair. Nashville recording artist Will Hodge performs at 7 p.m., followed by David Fanning, Brynn Marie and Akron's own Mark Leach. Regular tickets are $25, VIP tickets are $35 and all tickets include a free admission to the Summit County Fair.
- Race day at the All-American Soap Box Derby starts off with the opening ceremony at 8 a.m. The first heat of races begins at 8:30 a.m.
- The Mayors Cup race is scheduled to start at approximately 2 p.m., followed by the Final Heats.
- The entire event culminates with the closing awards ceremony, starting at 7 p.m. at The Akron Civic Theatre.


text: Today marks the start of an event that is much anticipated in Escanaba every year. For the 28th year, the Krusin Klassics Fun Run will take place here. For many residents, the event marks the beginning of summer as much as Memorial Day. Whether you are a car enthusiast or not, Fun Run has become a staple in Escanaba.


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Lehigh Valley fans will have to head over the river to the Garden State if they want to see Aerosmith and Slash in concert.
Aerosmith and Slash's "Let Rock Rule World Tour" -- which was teased on Twitter by Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry -- was confirmed today, along with tour dates.
The two rock titans will stop Aug. 31 at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City and Sept. 3 at the Prudential Center in Newark.
Tickets go on sale to the public at noon April 14 through ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000.
Guns N' Roses opened for Aerosmith during the latter's 1988 "Permanent Vacation" tour.
Aerosmith performed in 2012 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
Slash, with Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators, stopped in July at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center in Bethlehem.


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12 months, 5 continents, 2 friends = 1 Ultimate Year Out
Press Release: 2011-08-19
With tough times ahead, Real Gap Experience and i-to-i Volunteering are offering two lucky students the chance to travel the world with guaranteed work placements globally.
Emotions are running high after the A Level results were announced this week. With tuition fees set to soar in 2012, Universities are experiencing an unprecedented demand for places. And with 673,000 students applying for just 192,000 places through clearing, many school leavers could be left disappointed as they miss out on higher education opportunities this year.
Gap travel experts Real Gap Experience and i-to-i Volunteering understand that it is a difficult time for young people either trying to secure a place at university or to stand out in the job market. In a recent nationwide survey of over 500 UK businesses conducted by Real Gap Experience, it was identified that nearly half of employers (45%)* look at work experience first on a young candidates CV, compared to just 21% who look at qualifications first.
Sam Cox, Managing Director says, "We have launched a global search for two lucky candidates to win a once in a lifetime money can't buy opportunity. Not only will they gain an understanding of some of our amazing travel experiences and travel the world, they will also have guaranteed work placements with both companies in our global offices. In the current economic climate students are facing challenging times and research has shown us that it's not just about qualifications; employers want a combination of experiences that will demonstrate key qualities and skills in the work place. This ultimate experience will give two students the perfect starting point.
Sam Cox, continues; "The two lucky winners will travel and discover Thailand, South Africa, Australia and the USA. Whilst visiting some of the world's most stunning destinations we will provide them with the tools to report back via blogs and video. By documenting all of the fantastic experiences on their trip, the students will effectively be creating a portfolio, a potential platform to impress future employers. During this amazing adventure, work experience in Real Gap Experience's and i-to-i Volunteering's international head offices in Melbourne, Boston and the UK are included. This is an opportunity to put the skills they will have learnt to the test back in the office environment".
For two lucky winners this is the beginning of a life-long learning journey. It is apparent in the current economy that employers are looking for a strong record of qualifications as well as seeing what students have achieved outside of the academic world. This is a great opportunity to seize a life enhancing experience and get that much needed work experience under their belt.
Head to www.facebook.com/ultimateyearout where Real Gap and i-to-i Volunteering have developed a fun interactive Facebook application where applicants choose their travel buddy. There is also an opportunity to produce a fun, interactive video to preview what the Ultimate Year Out holds and features yourself and your friends.
Date issued: Friday, 19 August 2011
For further information please contact:
Jenny Spires – Marketing Director
[email protected]
Jennifer Vieira - Marketing Executive
[email protected]
1 Meadow Road
Tunbridge Wells
Notes to Editors:
Survey results: *Carried out by Opinion Matters, the survey results were taken from 505 UK nationwide businesses. Employer groups covered most industry sectors including Arts and Culture, Education, Finance, Healthcare, IT and Telecoms, Retail, Catering, Architecture and Engineering, Media and Sales, and Travel and Transport.
Prize includes:
- Thailand Experience – Real Gap
- Work with children in a Township near Cape Town – i-to-i Volunteering
- Ultimate Aussie Package – Real Gap
- Oz Experience – Bruce Pass – Real Gap
- USA Experience – Real Gap
- Includes round the world flights
- Work Experience in Melbourne, Boston and the UK
- Accommodation and allowance during work experience
- The prize offers two students the chance to work and travel around the world with their best friend.
About Real Gap Experience: Since 2003 Real Gap has been offering worldwide Gap Experiences to 35 countries across 6 continents. Tours run from 2 weeks to a year and can be a full time volunteer project to a hands-on activity with adventure travel itineraries exploring the highlights of the destination. Experiences encourage interaction with locals, helping travellers really get under the skin of the culture. Real Gap and Real Gap for Grown Ups offer a variety of tours from volunteering, teaching, sports coaching and paid work programmes across Africa, Asia, Australasia and the Americas. www.realgap.co.uk
About i-to-i Volunteering: Since 1994, i-to-i Volunteering, based in Leeds, has provided meaningful travel trips to offer fulfilling and life-changing travel experiences to anyone with a desire to get out there and make a difference for the better. Annually 6,000 volunteers are placed on projects to assist in the development of overseas local communities in 24 countries worldwide. The volunteer projects chosen with NGO's are sustainable and produce a positive long-term impact and contribution to the local community. www.i-to-i.co.uk


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2. Mohinder is actually a much cooler character than I previously thought. His role is crucial. He might even be the most important piece in the puzzle that will save New York (NOT exactly the world, but I'm not going to split hairs).
3. Mama Petrelli is as bad -- or worse -- than I thought. And she seems to have control over Nathan. I think I find her creepier than Eric Roberts and Linderman put together. (But not as creepy as Sylar, of course. Zachary Quinto has that market cornered.)
4. If Candace is not just a shapeshifter, but she can make people see whatever she wants them to see, she could make Peter think he is the bomb. She could basically have made anyone in the future episode from a week ago think anything she wanted them to, which is kind of ... another annoying plot device. This character has powers that make it easy for the producers of this show to mess with us and erase what they've done. I don't like that.
5. Micah has something to do with the bomb (judging from that painting of him on fire).
6. Jessica's not all bad. Nikki has some power over her, and she does seem to love both Micah and D.L., in some bizarre way.
7. I'm still up in the air on whether Nathan will be good or bad. Just when I think Peter and Claire could have a positive influence on him, he calls Linderman and his mom comes and asks him to "be the one we need."
8. Sylar is as bad as bad can get after he kills his mother and paints the bomb with her blood. Is that supposed to be some sort of symbolism? I think the blood bomb might symoblize TOTAL INSANITY.
9. With two episodes left, Peter is already about to explode. WHAT?!
10. Someone we know (or multiple someones) must die at some point in the next episodes to make the stakes as high as they're trying to make us feel they are. And I'm not talking about Candace or Ted. Someone we LIKE.


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Calhoun County residential sales totaled 110 units in May, an improvement in sales growth of 10.0 percent from the same period a year earlier. May sales were 7 units above our monthly forecast. The year-to-date sales forecast through May projected 453 closed transactions while actual closings were 464 units.
Calhoun County's best May on record for sales was in 2006 when 133 transactions were closed - this month's total is just 23 units shy of the previous peak and represents encouraging news for the local market.
Click here to view or print the entire May report compliments of the ACRE Corporate Cabinet.
Supply: Calhoun County area housing inventory totaled 1,195 units, a decrease of 2.8 percent from May 2013. Inventory is also 3.4 percent below the prior month. This direction is consistent with historical data indicates that May inventory on average ('09-'13) typically increases from the month of April by 4.1 percent. Inventory remains above desired levels but is moving toward a more balanced market where buyers and sellers have equal bargaining power. The inventory-to-sales ratio in May improved (declined) to 10.9 months of housing supply - the best reading since May 2008 and well below the market's 5-year average of 14.4 months of supply. Restated, at the May sales pace, it would take 10.9 months to absorb the current inventory for sale. The market equilibrium (balance between supply and demand) during the month of May is considered to be approximately 6 months so this represents an area where continued improvement would be welcome news.
Demand: May residential sales slipped 8.3 percent from the prior month which was usually strong for April. Residential sales are seasonal (typically increase from winter to spring/summer) but recent historical data from Calhoun County indicates that May sales on average ('09-'13) typically decrease from the month of April by 7.0 percent in contrast of normal consumer buying patterns. Days on Market (DOM) until a listing sold was 169 days, 12.7 percent longer than last May.
Pricing: The Calhoun County median sales price in May was $91,950, a decrease of 11.2 percent from last May. In addition, the May median price increased 8.3 percent when compared to the prior month. This direction is consistent with historical seasonal data ('09-'13) reflects that the May median sales price typically increases from the month of April by 3.1 percent. Pricing can fluctuate from month-to-month as the sample size of data (closed transactions) is subject to seasonal buying patterns so a broader lens as it pertains to pricing trends is appropriate. We highly recommend consulting with a real estate professional to discuss prices as it can and will vary from neighborhood to neighborhood.
Industry Perspective: "One consistently clear leading indicator for future home sales has been jobs. Simply, more jobs mean more home sales" expresses Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist of the National Associations of REALTORS in this State Employment Job Growth Blog published June 3rd. As outlined in the analysis, Alabama's gradual but less than robust job growth is consistent with home sales posted thus far in 2014.
View the current monthly Calhoun County Residential Report here. Compare Calhoun County with statewide results here.
Calhoun County Residential Monthly Report is work product developed in conjunction with the Calhoun County Area Board of REALTORS to better serve Anniston area consumers. The ACRE monthly report is provided to illustrate the "general" market direction & trends when comparing prior periods with the most current available data. Real estate is local and statistics will fluctuate between areas within a city including subdivisions. ACRE recommends that you consult a local real estate professional for "specific" advice associated with your market.
The Alabama Center for Real Estate's core purpose is to advance the real estate industry in Alabama by providing relevant resources in the areas of research, education and outreach.
ACRE was founded by legislative act in 1996 due to the efforts of the Alabama Real Estate Commission, the Alabama Association of REALTORS and the Office of the Dean, UA Culverhouse College of Commerce to serve the State of Alabama real estate industry and the consumers it serves. ACRE is not a state-funded entity, rather its operates in part because of the goodwill & generosity of Alabama real estate licensees, the ACRE Corporate Cabinet and our statewide ACRE Partners.
For other Alabama real estate resources & news, please visit our website and our ACRE blog. You can also follow ACRE from our facebook page and on twitter @uaacre.


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This deal has ended.
Through 5/4, use code MOM to take 20% off select sale and regular-priced items at Lord & Taylor. Good deals on reduced designer tops include the Kenneth Cole Cap-Sleeved V-Neck Tunic, normally $89, on sale for $42.74 and now $34.19, the Sweet Pea Printed Mesh V-Neck Top (pictured) lowers from $75 to $44.99 to $35.99 and the Michael Kors Tie-Dye Pleated Scoopneck Top reduces from $79.50 to $59.62 to $47.70. Shipping is from $5 and sales tax is charged in states with Lord & Taylor retail locations.No longer available