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As Peter Crouch will surely learn over the coming weeks and months, you cross the sisterhood at your peril.
It's been an image-shattering fortnight for Crouchie, who has morphed from being football's gentle giant, into some kind of horny Nosferatu, forking out for filthy stag night sex with a prozzie, and smearing his long skeletal fingers all over a group of blondes on holiday.
And now, it's not just Abbey Clancy burning with an inner rage - her Liverpudlian sister, Princess Danielle Lloyd, has muscled in to share her thoughts on the matter with the popular feminist info-tainment magazine, Reveal.
She said this (as reported in today's Sun):
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Sending positive vibes your way, Kel! Best of luck! A lot of us aren't too far behind you in having inspections! Be sure to let us know how it goes, and have a great holiday weekend at the Inn!
Please keep your fingers crossed for us and send out positive thoughts and good energy. We have the Building Inspector and the Fire Marshall coming out on Wednesday to conduct a final inspection! :shock: Talking about down to the wire! We have until then to get the rest of our checklist completed and it's still a page and a half! We have our Orientation and Safety Training on Wednesday evening. I just finished with interviews today, 6 more interviews. We've just about got a complete Fright Team, but we still need a few more people for security. I'm locked into the inn for the holiday weekend with a full house, which means that Tuesday is D-Day for completing everything. I have a feeling it's going to be a long day and night on Tuesday! We'll push through Wednesday with the inspection (fingers crossed) and then the following Wednesday we have our first official Dress Rehearsal of the season! :twisted:
Sending positive vibes your way, Kel! Best of luck! A lot of us aren't too far behind you in having inspections! Be sure to let us know how it goes, and have a great holiday weekend at the Inn!
Inspections? Already? Are you guys about to open? Around here we have to get all 4 of our inspections like 2-3 days before opening. Well, Good luck!
Kel, let us know some of the things that the Fire Marshall and the Building Inspector took a interest in. I know that they are looking for code violations but, everyone has their pet peves. I think knowing some of them helps, It can't hurt. Good luck, I'm sure you will have no problem.
Thanks everyone! I appreciate it! I know they're primarily interested in seeing that we have a minimum of 36" clearing all the way through the haunt; they are interested in the location of the Emergency Exits and seeing them clearly marked; they are interested in the electrical (how many outlets, the power being pulled on each, the number of things plugged into each outlet, the chords all being overhead and out of the way of patrons; they want to see fire extinguishers at each Emergency Exit, they will be inspecting the egress and the access points to the egress, as well as the distance to the perimeter exits; they are also going to verify that we have lighted emergency exits with battery backups. They've already tested the sprinkler system and the pull stations. I'm sure there are a number of other things they'll be specifically looking for, but these are the items that immediately come to mind...
Good Luck Kelly!
uh-o i have no sprinkler system in our new warehouse.what building inspector are you speaking of?we just baught a warehouse and started building.i thought if the inner walls are temp.you dnt need to get a building permit.
You may be in for a rude awakening my friend. In most jurisdictions, any building that is over 1000 sq ft that will be use as an assembly occupancy must have a sprinkler system installed. A haunt is considered an assembly occupancy and it does not matter what the building was used for before you purchased it. You will need to obtain a certificate of occupancy before you can open the doors to the public.
As far as permits are concerned you may not need a building permit to build your maze, but all electrical work will need to be performed by a licsensed electrician and will have to be inspected and approved by a building/electrical inspector. Of course, this requires a permit to be pulled by the electrician. Also, your venue will have to be inspected by the local fire marshall/inspector to make sure the appropriate fire safety systems i.e. sprinklers, emergency exits, emergency lighting are in place. Your liability insurance carrier will require proof that you have passed a fire safety inspection. Inspections and signoffs will be required to get your certificate of occupancy.
In my area, I did not need a permit to build my maze. The building inspector will come through and make sure the maze is safe for patrons.
We had to have electrical work done and the city required it to be done by a "Master Electrician". We had to provide bluepronts of the haunt with an indication of each outlet and the specifics of what would be plugged into each outlet, including the wattage/voltage of each light, prop, speaker, fog machine, etc. We had to have an initial inspection by the Building Inspector to get approval to go ahead with the electrical installation. Before we could start assembling the walls, we had to present a blueprint to the Fire Marshall and get the construction approved. We even had to get a permit to have the billboard painted in front of the attraction. The electrician was required to be licensed in the state of Arkansas and to have a Eureka Springs business license. Not all cities require a local business license, but it's up to the city. The electrician also had to obtain a permit from the Building Inspector to do the work. We had a second inspection after we had all the walls up and we'll be having our final inspection on Wednesday with everything pretty much operational. Of course, we'll still have a lot of tweaks to make on the props and sets, but nothing that would be a concern to the city safety officials.
Of course, I think our situation is worse possible case scenario (I like to think best case scenario because I'm a safety freak these days!), but hopefully this will help to give you an idea of some of the requirements you may face. Best of luck to you!
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Diabetes Humor
Learning daily lessons in diabetes, humor, and motherhood.
By Deanna Glick
Editor's Note: While this columnist is no longer writing for dLife.com and we have ceased to update the information contained herein, there is much to be read here that is still applicable to the lives of people with diabetes. If you wish to act on anything you learn here, be sure to consult your doctor first. Please enjoy the column!
April 2010 — If you don't yet know about the comedic relief illness can provide, you either a) are newly diagnosed, b) don't have a sense of humor at all, or, c) need to learn how to laugh at the things that are truly funny about having diabetes. Diabetes humor is everywhere.
It's never too soon or too late to learn how to appreciate diabetes humor. Or rediscover it. When you're a mother, opportunities abound almost daily. Sometimes, things aren't funny at all until seen or heard through a child's eyes and voice.
Take, for example, sitting on the bed having just woken up a little too early and ill with a less-than-ideal blood sugar reading. Your kid is crowding you in bed and cartoons are already on the TV in your bedroom. Not ok. Then, you pull the tube of your pump to retrieve it and do the correction bolus your body needs when your kid looks on and says:
"Mommy! Your pump was hiding under the pillow!"
She erupts in giggles. And it's contagious and infectious, but in the way the congestion in my head and lungs isn't. It's a welcome respite from the seriousness and responsibility of being an adult, having diabetes and being a mother. For all my daughter demands that takes away some of my ability to care for myself in all the tangible, optimum ways one can imagine, she gives it all back and then some in humor, innocence, and humility.
And she makes me think.
Like one recent day when she was watching me put a new site in and load a new insulin cartridge in my pump.
"What are you doing?" she asks.
I have to think about the answer. I find myself thinking a lot about the answers to questions – many of them in a day in fact – when it comes to conversations with my kid. You can't go over their head. But you can't underestimate their intelligence, either. And you definitely can't lie. They are too smart for that. They know.
After several seconds, I settle on a response.
"Taking my medicine," I say.
Apparently I lied.
"That's not medicine. That's diabetes," my daughter quips. Like I said. Smart.
And so I think. What's the difference? I realize that, to her, there is definitely a difference. She knows what medicine is and when she takes it; when her tummy hurts or she's coughing or feverish. I wasn't presenting any of these symptoms as I poked my stomach with the cannula and pushed the plastic tube into my pump. She knows diabetes is something I have every day. She sees me deal with it every day. It's not sickness. It's in a class by itself, for better or worse. I realize that she's right. There is a difference.
It's interesting. My daughter helps me to see the obvious so much more clearly than I'm capable of on my own. And then, sometimes, there's no analysis or questioning or thinking required. Like when I opened a package of mail-order diabetes supplies the other day and she says:
"Wow, that's cool diabetes, Mama."
And all I can do is laugh. And love her for making me do it.
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April 23-27, 2007 Hyatt Regency Crown Center Kansas City, Missouri
Click Here for the 2011 NCER Conference
l List of Exhibitors
l CEUs for NCER 2007
l Registration Information
l Upcoming Deadlines
l Speaker and Poster Presenter Confirmation Forms & Info
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You are invited to interact in an interdisciplinary setting to experience state-of-the art science and engineering planning and policy in a partnership environment and to formulate goals and approaches to ecosystem restoration. The conference will provide many opportunities to learn about ecosystem restoration efforts throughout the country and to learn absout ecosystem restoration programs including Missouri River Basin, Parks, Canada, Agency efforts, Louisiana Coastal Area, Columbia River, Everglades, San Francisco Bay/Delta, Chesapeake Bay, Great Lakes, Puget Sound, and the Mississippi River Basin just to mention a few. Throughout the conference, participants will investigate challenging restoration-related questions, such as:
How do we effectively partner to integrate planning, policy and science such that each contributes to the other in an effective, relevant and timely manner?
What are the state-of-the-art approaches, technologies, tools and data available for ecosystem restoration. Who is leading the way?
Are there local, regional and national policies guiding restoration? For restoration projects involving multiple governmental agencies, non-government organizations, tribal governments and other partners, how do we ensure continuity and completion of large-scale, multiyear restoration projects?
How do we ensure that restoration policy facilitates integration of new science, new and improved technology, and new and improved modeling into restoration planning and implementation?
How can the scientific information be used to achieve environmental sustainability in restoration programs? How do we set restoration objectives and define success?
Are there opportunities for innovative win-win solutions that sustainably integrates humanity and nature in the restored ecosystem?
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The purpose of 2nd NCER is to provide a forum for physical, biological, and social scientists, engineers, resource managers, planners and policy-makers to share their knowledge and research results concerning ecosystem restoration throughout the United States. The public forum will exchange information and "lessons learned" on opportunities for and challenges of achieving ecosystem restoration through partnership. Conference participants will have the opportunity to learn about multi-scale ecosystem restoration programs (e.g., Missouri River, Great Lakes , Everglades, San Francisco Bay/Delta, Chesapeake Bay Columbia River, Louisiana Coastal Area, Puget Sound, Mississippi River) and what has contributed to success, as well as lessons learned from these programs. The roles of policy, planning and science in establishing goals and performance expectations for achieving successful and sustainable ecosystem restoration will be explored. Successful partnerships and means to leverage resources will be an important component of these meetings.
The conference is designed to bring together scientists and engineers, policy makers, planners and partners who are actively involved in and/or affected by all aspects of ecosystem restoration regardless of project or program size. Participants will interact in an interdisciplinary setting to summarize and review state-of-the-art science, planning, means to create partnerships and leverage resources, management activities, and to formulate goals and approaches to ecosystem restoration. This includes federal, state, and local agency personnel, tribal governments, non-government organizations, private interests, water resource engineers, water resource managers, environmental consultants, environmental policy managers, ecological scientists and researchers, hydrological modelers, students, and environmental interest groups.
1. Science of Restoration
Ecology and Hydrology
Water Quality and Contaminants
Fish and Wildlife Population Responses
Restoring Processes Below and Through Barriers
Integrating Restoration and Water/Land Management Needs
Restoration and Invasive Species
Geographic Information Systems
Preserving Genetic Diversity
Flow Regimes
2. System Responses and Trends
Effect of Global Change
Detecting and Understanding Change
Interim Objectives for Long-Term Trends
Performance Measures/Standards /Indicators
Trend Analysis
Dealing With Natural Variability
Linkages and Integration
Predicting Outcomes
Effective Population Growth
Balance Between Created vs. Natural Systems
3. Planning for Restoration
Defining "Success" and Setting Objectives
Conceptual and Quantitative Models
Landscape Scaling
Budget Development
Leveraging Resources Through Partnerships
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Scoping (including interest of stakeholders)
Opportunities and Limitations
Considering Human Factors
4. Adaptive Management
Theory to Application
Risk and Uncertainty
Master Manuals
Framework for Learning
Effective Collaboration
Engineering for Project Robustness
Monitoring Program Design
Coupling Models and Observations
5. Partnering and Communication
Integrating Science Throughout Institutional Structure
More Effective Communication and Information Sharing Tools
Strategic Input of Science in Management Decisions
Getting Past Data
Role and Obligation of Science to Communicate to the Broader Restoration Community
Examples of Effective Partnering/Success
Governments and Agencies at Work
Public Education
6. Priorities for Ecosystem Restoration
National Policies and Programs to Facilitate Restoration
Establish National Priorities
Lessons Learned from Large Scale Case Studies: Chesapeake Bay, Everglades, CALFED, Great Lakes, Glen Canyon, Louisiana Coastal Area, Missouri River, Columbia River, Puget Sound, Upper Mississippi River
Synthesis of Lessons Learned
Future Direction and Needs
Science based planning
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Plenary Session Speakers
Panel Session Summaries
Monday, April 23, 2007
7:30am – 5:30pm
Registration Office Open
7:30am – 12:30pm
Authors to set up Session I poster displays and Exhibitors Move-In [Exhibit Hall]
9:00am – 12noon
Adaptive Management Workshop [New York B]
1:00pm – 5:30pm
Opening Plenary Session: Restoration in the Spirit of Cooperation [Hallmark Hall]
6:00pm – 8:00pm
WELCOME RECEPTION [Crown Center Square]
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Early Morning Refreshments [Exhibit Hall]
8:30am – 9:35am
Plenary Session: 2007 Farm Bill as a Potential Tool for Ecosystem Restoration [Hallmark Hall]
9:50am – 4:00pm
Six Concurrent Sessions
12noon – 1:00pm
Boxed Lunch Provided in Exhibit Hall
4:00pm – 5:30pm
RESTORATION COFFEE HOUSE 1: Major Challenges in Ecosystem Restoration Programs: Defining Success [Hallmark Hall]
5:30pm – 8:00pm
Formal Poster Session I & Networking Reception [Exhibit Hall]
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
7:30am – 8:30am
Plenary Session: Partnering for Sustainable Success [Hallmark Hall]
10:00am – 12noon
1:00pm – 3:30pm
3:30pm – 5:30pm
Ad hoc meetings & Informal Networking; Poster & Exhibit Hall Open for Viewing
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Plenary Session: Priorities and Measures for Restoration [Hallmark Hall]
10:00am – 3:30pm
4:00pm – 4:30pm
Plenary Session
4:30pm – 6:00pm
RESTORATION COFFEE HOUSE 2: Major Challenges in Ecosystem Restoration Programs: Setting Priorities [Hallmark Hall]
6:00pm – 8:30pm
Formal Poster Session II & Networking Reception [Exhibit Hall]
Friday, April 27, 2007
7:30am – 8:00am
8:00am – 9:30am
RESTORATION COFFEE HOUSE 3: Major Challenges in Ecosystem Restoration Programs: Measures for Determining Success [Hallmark Hall]
9:50am – 12noon
Conference Concludes - Assembly and Break for Field Trips
12:30pm – 5:30pm
Terrestrial Restoration Trip ORGANIZER: Jeff Robichaud, U.S. EPA
River Restoration Trip ORGANIZER: Chris White, USACE, Kansas City District
(NOTE: Government Employees– Please be sure to note meals as provided when filing your travel paperwork.)
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Restoration Coffee Houses
A major goal of NCER is to provide participants with a unique opportunity to collectively identify vitally important issues faced by ecosystem restoration programs around the country. It is important we understand what practices and processes are used for dealing with issues, determine what has worked and what hasn't, and most importantly, why.
Approaches taken by four of the major restoration programs in the country, Chesapeake Bay, Everglades, Missouri River, and California Delta, in dealing with challenging issues faced by all ecosystem-scaled restoration programs will be tracked through three special Restoration Coffee House (RCH) sessions. Open discussions between session panels and the audience are intended to explore and evaluate different approaches, and to create syntheses of useful information for wide applications. These sessions will explore three such vital issues including:
(1) approaches for defining and agreeing upon successful restoration endpoints,
(2) setting priorities for implementation of program components in the context of constraints and trade-offs, and
(3) integration of system-wide assessments of ecosystem responses.
Following NCER, conclusions of these RCH sessions will be converted into a "restoration strategies" white paper.
Click on the links below for detailed descriptions of each session.
Restoration Integration Issues in the Mississippi River Basin
Several sessions of the conference, including the Tuesday morning plenary session, an open discussion session, and focused concurrent sessions throughout the week, will address ecosystem restoration within the Mississippi River basin, especially ideas related to cumulative project benefits. These sessions will be organized to foster the flow of planning and policy information from relevant agencies and organizations to field practitioners, and the experiences and recommendations of field staff to high level decision makers. The Tuesday plenary session will explore ways by which the next Farm Bill might facilitate greater attention to multi-scale spatial restoration approaches that support both site and downstream objectives. The Tuesday open discussion will provide an opportunity for practitioners to explore common questions and to present collaborative suggestions to a selected set of management and policy representatives from relevant restoration organizations. Common questions, prepared in advance by polling the restoration community, could include:
• What is intended in the concept of river restoration integration or "scaling-up"?
• Why is "scaling-up" important, and to who?
• What are the major existing constraints to "scaling-up"?
• Which agencies or organizations are, or should be, responsible? What new or modified management/institutional structures might be necessary?
• What resources, tools, and programs (ie. Farm Bill) are available?
• Who is currently interested/committed to moving forward with restoration integration within the Mississippi River Basin? Concurrent sessions focusing on programs at the sub-basin scale (i. e. the Upper Mississippi, Lower Mississippi, Missouri, and Ohio rivers will be promoted.
USACE Staff Gathering
SPECIAL SESSION: Informal USACE Staff Gathering to Share Ecosystem Restoration Information Including Lessons Learned
Wednesday, April 25, 2007 4:00pm – 5:30pm
There will be an informal gathering of USACE staff involved with or interested in large-scale ecosystem restoration programs and projects from around the country. The purpose of the meeting is to allow conference attendees from Corps Districts, commands and research facilities to meet their counterparts and share lessons learned and exchange information through a series of interactive questions to a panel which will include opportunities for audience involvement. This informal meeting was organized by Jim Boone of the Jacksonville District, South Atlantic Division. It will be moderated with introductory comments by Ed Theriot from Corps Headquarters and the new National Environmental Community of Practice Leader with help by Sandra Brewer of Rock Island District, Mississippi Valley Division and David Vigh, NCER07 Conference Chair, Mississippi Valley Division. At the panel table will be Ken Barr, Rock Island District, Mississippi Valley Division, Mike George, Omaha District, Northwest Division, Troy Constance, New Orleans District, Mississippi Valley Division, and Cheryl Ulrich, Jacksonville District, South Atlantic Division.
Adaptive Management Workshop offered by CAMNet
Monday, April 23, 2007 9:00am – 12:00pm
CAMNet is offering an introductory course on adaptive management (AM) free of charge to conference attendees. The objective of the course is to introduce AM principles to natural resource practitioners as an alternative to traditional management approaches. The workshop will be taught using a combination of lecture and practical group exercise designed to provide participants with "hands-on" experience in developing a mock AM program. Topics to be addressed include: experimental design, monitoring and evaluation, collaboration, and consensus building with stakeholders and environmental organizations.
This workshop is intended to help participants:
Gain an understanding of what AM is and is not and when it is appropriate to use AM;
understand some of the real world challenges involved in the implementation of an AM program designed to enhance restoration success;
identify strategies to overcome institutional barriers in order to improve the effectiveness of AM efforts; and
ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Because of the interactive nature of this workshop, attendance is limited to the first 50-registrants, and advance registration is required. Please indicate your interest in participating on the conference registration form. As seating space is limited, should you need to cancel your registration, please notify us no later than 14-days prior to the workshop so that another registrant may fill your seat.
The Adaptive Management Workshop is full.
Click here for additional information on the AM Workshop. (PDF format)
OPTIONAL FIELD TRIPS (Advance registration by March 1st required - Registration for Field Trips is CLOSED)
NCER 2007 will feature two field trips highlighting ecosystem restoration in the Kansas City area. Indicate your desire to participate when you register online. Both field trips include lunch, refreshments, transportation and private guides. As outdoor travel is involved, dress comfortably and be prepared for the weather. Advance registration by March 1st is required.
Field Trip #1: Rocky Point Glades & Jerry Smith Park (Limited to first 60 registrants.)
Friday, April 27, 2007 1:00pm – 5:30pm Join Kansas City WildLands, Kansas City (MO) Parks and Recreation Department, the Missouri Department of Conservation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for an exciting guided half-day tour. Biologists and wildlife ecologists familiar with ongoing restoration efforts will guide you on a tour of two efforts to restore and manage the remnants of Kansas City's original landscape, including native prairie. Rocky Point Glades (Swope Park) Located in Swope Park (Kansas City's largest park), Rocky Point Glades contains a mosaic of small limestone glades set within a fire-maintained oak woodland. An aggressive restoration of this site was initiated in 1999 and has been accomplished with volunteer labor. Restoration including woody removal, exotic species control, native plant reintroduction and prescribed burning is still in progress. Here chinkapin and post oaks preside over a part forest, part prairie herbaceous flora atop a dramatic layer of Bethany Falls limestone outcrops. Nearly 200 species of native plants have been identified at this site which showcases the forest/prairie ecotone of this region. Jerry Smith Park & Saeger Woods Conservation Area These two contiguous tracts contain remnant native prairie. An approximately 40-acre area on the west side of Smith Park has been the subject of intense restoration efforts since 1998 involving tree removal, prescribed burning and control of sericea lespedeza. The site contains the largest population in Missouri of the state-listed eared false foxglove. Smith Park contains the largest remaining tract of remnant prairie on the Missouri side of the metro area and the only one in the city limits of Kansas City. Prairie forbs grown at Powell Gardens from locally collected seed have been planted here at KC WildLands public workdays in recent years. The smaller east prairie of Jerry Smith Park was cleared of woody invasive encroachment in the 2004, and the newly opened prairie underwent its first prescribed burn in the fall of 2004. This area has a diverse spring flora which includes a number of conservative prairie forbs.
Field Trip #2: Missouri River - Kansas City Reach (Limited to first 100 registrants.)
Friday, April 27, 2007 1:00pm – 5:30pm This guided boat trip on the Missouri River through the Kansas City area will include several informal presentations on the Missouri River Recovery Program along with many developed and natural sights to see. The conference field trip fee covers the cost of a bus ride to and from the boat along with a box lunch. If you do not wish to ride the bus or eat lunch you are welcome to drive up on your own. The Corps' tour of Missouri River Recovery sites is free to the public. We will be on a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers inspection barge pushed by a Corps boat. The barge has both outside and inside covered spaces, plenty of seating, and restroom facilities. Participants will be bussed from the conference hotel, board the barge in Parkville at the English Landing boat ramp (Rivermile 377), and travel downstream on the Missouri River for about three hours (25 river miles) to the La Benite Park boat ramp.
Remember to bring your binoculars and a light coat if windy or overcast.
Field Trip Fee: This fee includes lunch, transportation to the barge, and refreshments. The barge tour itself is a free service provided by the Corps. Please refer to the web site for detailed field trip information.
For Attendees with Professional Certifications
If you maintain a professional license issued by a society, an association, an occupational licensing board or a department of professional regulation within your state, you may be eligible to earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for your participation in NCER. You will need to contact the appropriate authority who manages your professional certification to verify your organization or individual state's licensing requirements, and to confirm what documentation is required. While we are not approved as an official CEU provider, your state may recognize this event as a qualified program, and you may be eligible to earn CEUs for your participation. A Record of Attendance Log will be maintained at the conference where you can sign in and sign out each day and create a record verifying your daily attendance. Within 30 days upon conclusion of the conference, we will mail you a formal "Certificate of Attendance" indicating the actual number of contact hours you accrued based on your participation hours recorded in the attendance log. It is your responsibility to compile all necessary paperwork and provide it to the appropriate licensing board or professional organization with whom you are certified, and to confirm this program content is acceptable based on their individual standards.
IMPORTANT NOTE: In general, one Continuing Education Unit (CEU) is defined as 10 hours of instruction. One hour is calculated as 50 minutes of face-to-face instruction. If you have any questions regarding CEU requirements as they pertain to your professional certification or license, please directly contact the appropriate licensing board within your state. The University of Florida, Office of Conferences & Institutes and its employees are not authorized to act on your behalf or to provide consult regarding CEUs.
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Registration Deadline
Early Bird Discounted Registration
By February 16
Regular Reduced Registration
By March 16
Late Registration
AFTER March 16
*Photocopy of valid student ID required. The student fee does not apply to post-docs. Fee payments must accompany all registrations by the deadline to qualify for the applicable discount.
GUEST FEE (10 years of age and older)
The Guest Fee is not for use by co-workers.
OPTIONAL FIELD TRIPS: Friday, April 27, 2007 (1:00pm - 5:30pm)
TRIP #1: Rocky Point Glades & Jerry Smith Park
TRIP #2: Missouri River Restoration Projects
By March 1
Field Trip Fee includes lunch and transportation. Advance registration by March 1st required.
What Does the Registration Fee Include?
Meeting & Student Attendee: The NCER 2007 registration fee provides full participation in the conference including registration materials, an abstract book, a nominal environmental restoration donation, a customized conference portfolio and canvas tote along with almost all meals throughout the workshop including morning, mid-day and afternoon refreshments every day; a Welcome Reception on the Plaza Monday evening, a Poster Session & Networking Reception on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and a boxed lunch on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Field Trip Fee: This fee includes lunch, refreshments, transportation and access to tour sites by private guides. Please refer to the web site for detailed field trip information.
Guest Fee: The NCER 2007 guest fee allows guests 10 years of age and older to attend the Monday Welcome Reception, and the Tuesday & Thursday Poster Session & Networking Receptions.
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Before clicking on the Register Now! link below, we recommend that you have payment information on-hand, such as credit card, check number or purchase order number, if we are to invoice your institution.
We are delighted you wish to register for this event. Advanced registration is closed, however, we will be happy to register you onsite and look forward to your participation.
Refund Policy: All refund requests must be received in writing by April 1st, 2007. A processing fee of $125.00 will be deducted from all meeting participant refunds, $25.00 from all guest refunds and $10 from each field trip refund.
Special Needs: Participants with special needs can be reasonably accommodated by contacting the Office of Conferences & Institutes at least 21 working days prior to the conference. We can be reached by phone at 1-352-392-5930, by FAX at 1-352-392-4044, or by calling 1-800-955-8771 (TDD). The TDD number can only be accessed from within the State of Florida.
The Midwest Natural Resources Group and US Geological Survey are proud to sponsor an Internet Café at NCER 2007. This service will feature comfortable computer stations and allow conference attendees to stay "connected" to their offices, check e-mail, and search the Internet.
The Internet Café will be conveniently located in the foyer of the Exhibit Hall - please feel free to stop by and take advantage of this service, which will be available from 1pm on Monday, April 23 through conclusion of the conference at 12noon on Friday, April 27.
On behalf of the organizing committee of NCER 2007, it is our pleasure to announce the conference will feature nearly 50 exhibits on hand to showcase the latest in restoration services at this premiere national event. Attendees will be able to meet exhibit representatives individually and personally, and network with colleagues from around the country. Ample time is available to explore the exhibits and learn about cutting-edge products, publications, tools, and services available to restoration practitioners.
Exhibits will be on display during early morning refreshments and mid-day and afternoon refreshment breaks each day. There will also be two evening poster session receptions and two boxed lunches served in the exhibit hall on Tuesday and Thursday.
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Hyatt Regency Crown Center 2345 McGee Street, Kansas City, Missouri, USA Tel: 816 421 1234; FAX: 816 435 4190 Web Site: crowncenter.hyatt.com
The conference will be held at the beautiful Hyatt Regency Crown Center. The Hyatt is the ultimate central location in Kansas City, and is connected by an enclosed walkway to the fascinating Crown Center, an office and shopping complex featuring numerous restaurants and specialty shops where attendees are sure to find the fare of their choosing - all at affordable prices. Room Rate Information: The Hyatt Regency is offering the prevailing Government Rate for the conference, which is currently $96 per night with one or two people in a room (single or double occupancy) and $121 a night with three or four people per room, plus sales and occupancy tax (currently 15.225 percent) plus $1.50 per night (plus tax) city development fee. You may upgrade to the Hyatt's Regency Club Level for an additional $30 per night. Please note these room rates are non-commissionable, and may change depending on federal per diem established for Kansas City at the time of the conference. TO MAKE A RESERVATION: To make a room reservation, contact the Hyatt's Hotel Reservation Department by calling (816) 421-1234, or 1-800-233-1234. Be sure to specify you are attending the National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration (NCER). All hotel reservations must be made by Friday, March 9, 2007. After this date, reservations will be accepted based on availability at the hotel's prevailing rates. (To receive tax exempt status, payment must be made in the form of a government issued check, credit card or purchase order, and, be accompanied by a Missouri sales tax exemption certificate presented at check-in.) Special Instructions: A first night's room deposit must be made with a credit card, check or cash within 10 days of placing your reservation. For any reservations that "no show" or, are canceled within 72 hours of arrival, the deposit will not be refunded. Check-in time is after 4pm and check-out time is 11am. Should you arrive early or depart after these times, baggage storage areas are available for early arrivals and late departures. SPECIAL NOTES: - Adults are 18 years old and over. Children under 18 are free. - Rollaway beds are available for $20 per day plus current taxes. - Self parking is $13/day.
PLATINUM LEVEL SPONSORS ($25,000 or more)
Ronnie Best
Barry Gold
Mike Sullivan
GOLD LEVEL SPONSORS ($10,000 or more)
Ron Ott
John Engel
SILVER LEVEL SPONSORS ($5,000 or more)
Joanne Chamberlain
Tom Denes
Patricia Strayer
Vince Shay
Raed El-Farhan
Tim Feather
BRONZE LEVEL SPONSORS ($2,500 or more)
Stephen Parker
ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTORS (Up to $2,500)
Pamela J. Wilson
Partnership Opportunities
NCER provides an excellent opportunity for organizations and companies to become an active partner in hosting this conference as a sponsor and an exhibitor.
Displays, poster presentations and exhibitor booths will be situated in the Exhibit Hall. This area will be the primary gathering place for attendees where morning, mid-day and afternoon refreshments and daily lunches are served. The agenda also features two Poster Session & Networking Receptions which are heavily attended and provide interaction during evening hours.
By becoming an active partner, your company will:
Strengthen its prominence as a leader in providing ecosystem restoration services
Increase brand recognition and national exposure
Enhance product awareness
Reinforce visibility in the environmental and restoration arena
Showcase new products and services
Network with colleagues who make decisions for small and large-scale restoration projects
Be featured on the conference web site with a link to your home page
Be recognized in the conference program
Partnership Levels NOTICE: As of March 27, exhibit space is no longer available and sponsor recognition materials have gone to print.
3 free 8' x 10' booths (no longer available)
3 free conference registrations
Company name on conference signs
Company logo & link on conference website
Sponsor recognition at a plenary session
Complimentary insert in attendee packets
2 free 8' x 10' booths (no longer available)
2 free conference registrations
1 free 8' x 10' booth (no longer available)
1 free conference registration
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Jim Boone Chief, RECOVER Branch US Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville, FL
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Becky Brown Administrative Support Assistant US Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg, MS
Tom Denes National Planning Program Director URS Corp Gaithersburg, MD
Steve Emmett-Mattox Vice President Restore America's Estuaries Niwot CO
David Erne Senior Associate Booz Allen Hamilton McLean, VA
Beverley B. Getzen Former Chief, Office of Environmental Policy RET; US Army Corps of Engineers Wadesboro, NC
Barry D. Gold Marine Conservation Initiative Lead The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation San Francisco, CA
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Dave Koran US Army Corps of Engineers Washington, DC
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Jeffery Robichaud Chief, Data Integration & Support Operations Branch Environmental Services Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Kansas City, KS
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Charles Simenstad Research Associate Professor, Coordinator, Wetland Ecosystem Team University of Washington Seattle, WA
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Here are the three internal panels for the 10'5" Hotkurl. Three layers are used rather than the usual two, so that they can be made thinner, this allows them to be bent more easily to the required rocker and the bottom concave.The central panel has frames and blocking running athwartships. Since the central panel is on the neutral axis, fore and aft orientation is not necessary for strength.http://www.roystuart.biz/2013/02/mak...rl-part-3.html
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Thread: Building the 'Hotkurl' 10'5"
Feb 25, 2013, 03:33 AM #1Senior Member
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Building the 'Hotkurl' 10'5"
Last edited by Roy Stuart; Feb 25, 2013 at 03:35 AM. Reason: Because because because because, because of the wonderful things I does...
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Nice snowshoe, could use a pair on a day like today (I'm up in Maine). Can you make one a 14" instead of the 10.5"? And what would a pair run me, not looking to spend over a couple hundred. Nice woodwork though, you should try making a surfboard someday. Got any ideas on design?
Feb 25, 2013, 12:24 PM #3
hot Karl? That is actually a sexual innuendo...
Nice design, but bad choice of names. Check urban dictionary....
What exactly is the hot karl? Only saw Garrison talk about it on South Park.
Feb 25, 2013, 01:26 PM #6
Feb 25, 2013, 01:34 PM #7
When do you stuff the board with bricks of cocaine?
Looking forward to more pictures.
ZaGaffer... I'll speak for Roy on this.... that board you have been looking at is inferior. You wanting one just shows the sheep mentality that you have bought into. so why don't you wake up and pay up... I'll sell you my snow shoe for 500k.
btw, I actually got some good surf yesterday, Im no long speaking for Roy here.... I sat waaaaay outside and was on the look out for kids to regulate, even if they didnt drop in on me...
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I've been using this width ( 27") since 2002, you'll see it on many of my boards including the 'Makaha' 12-9 shown on the earlier thread.
The panels shown will be trimmed about an inch on each side so are wider than the finished board. Thickness is only 2.5" so the board isn't for standup paddling.
I actually like the snowshoe-ish outline, it looks similar to a board I've wanted for a while:
I imagine the dimensions and fin setups are slightly different.
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1. Al-Faatiha [7]
2. Al-Baqara [286]
3. Aal-i-Imraan [200]
4. An-Nisaa [176]
5. Al-Maaida [120]
6. Al-An'aam [165]
7. Al-A'raaf [206]
8. Al-Anfaal [75]
9. At-Tawba [129]
10. Yunus [109]
11. Hud [123]
12. Yusuf [111]
13. Ar-Ra'd [43]
14. Ibrahim [52]
15. Al-Hijr [99]
16. An-Nahl [128]
17. Al-Israa [111]
18. Al-Kahf [110]
19. Maryam [98]
20. Taa-Haa [135]
21. Al-Anbiyaa [112]
22. Al-Hajj [78]
23. Al-Muminoon [118]
24. An-Noor [64]
25. Al-Furqaan [77]
26. Ash-Shu'araa [227]
27. An-Naml [93]
28. Al-Qasas [88]
29. Al-Ankaboot [69]
30. Ar-Room [60]
31. Luqman [34]
32. As-Sajda [30]
33. Al-Ahzaab [73]
34. Saba [54]
35. Faatir [45]
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37. As-Saaffaat [182]
38. Saad [88]
39. Az-Zumar [75]
40. Ghafir [85]
41. Fussilat [54]
42. Ash-Shura [53]
43. Az-Zukhruf [89]
44. Ad-Dukhaan [59]
45. Al-Jaathiya [37]
46. Al-Ahqaf [35]
47. Muhammad [38]
48. Al-Fath [29]
49. Al-Hujuraat [18]
50. Qaaf [45]
51. Adh-Dhaariyat [60]
52. At-Tur [49]
53. An-Najm [62]
54. Al-Qamar [55]
55. Ar-Rahmaan [78]
56. Al-Waaqia [96]
57. Al-Hadid [29]
58. Al-Mujaadila [22]
59. Al-Hashr [24]
60. Al-Mumtahana [13]
61. As-Saff [14]
62. Al-Jumu'a [11]
63. Al-Munaafiqoon [11]
64. At-Taghaabun [18]
65. At-Talaaq [12]
66. At-Tahrim [12]
67. Al-Mulk [30]
68. Al-Qalam [52]
69. Al-Haaqqa [52]
70. Al-Ma'aarij [44]
71. Nooh [28]
72. Al-Jinn [28]
73. Al-Muzzammil [20]
74. Al-Muddaththir [56]
75. Al-Qiyaama [40]
76. Al-Insaan [31]
77. Al-Mursalaat [50]
78. An-Naba [40]
79. An-Naazi'aat [46]
80. Abasa [42]
81. At-Takwir [29]
82. Al-Infitaar [19]
83. Al-Mutaffifin [36]
84. Al-Inshiqaaq [25]
85. Al-Burooj [22]
86. At-Taariq [17]
87. Al-A'laa [19]
88. Al-Ghaashiya [26]
89. Al-Fajr [30]
90. Al-Balad [20]
91. Ash-Shams [15]
92. Al-Lail [21]
93. Ad-Dhuhaa [11]
94. Ash-Sharh [8]
95. At-Tin [8]
96. Al-Alaq [19]
97. Al-Qadr [5]
98. Al-Bayyina [8]
99. Az-Zalzala [8]
100. Al-Aadiyaat [11]
101. Al-Qaari'a [11]
102. At-Takaathur [8]
103. Al-Asr [3]
104. Al-Humaza [9]
105. Al-Fil [5]
106. Quraish [4]
107. Al-Maa'un [7]
108. Al-Kawthar [3]
109. Al-Kaafiroon [6]
110. An-Nasr [3]
111. Al-Masad [5]
112. Al-Ikhlaas [4]
113. Al-Falaq [5]
114. An-Naas [6]
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سورة الروم
Ar-Room | 60 verses | The Romans | Sura #30 | Meccan
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Alif-Lam-Mim. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Qur'an, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings].
The Romans have been defeated.
In the nearest land (Syria, Iraq, Jordan, and Palestine), and they, after their defeat, will be victorious.
Within three to nine years. The decision of the matter, before and after (these events) is only with Allah, (before the defeat of the Romans by the Persians, and after the defeat of the Persians by the Romans). And on that Day, the believers (i.e. Muslims) will rejoice (at the victory given by Allah to the Romans against the Persians) -
With the help of Allah. He helps whom He wills, and He is the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.
(It is) a Promise of Allah (i.e. Allah will give victory to the Romans against the Persians), and Allah fails not in His Promise, but most of men know not.
They know only the outside appearance of the life of the world (i.e. the matters of their livelihood, like irrigating or sowing or reaping, etc.), and they are heedless of the Hereafter.
Do they not think deeply (in their ownselves) about themselves (how Allah created them from nothing, and similarly He will resurrect them)? Allah has created not the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, except with truth and for an appointed term. And indeed many of mankind deny the Meeting with their Lord. [Tafsir At-Tabari].
Do they not travel in the land, and see what was the end of those before them? They were superior to them in strength, and they tilled the earth and populated it in greater numbers than these (pagans) have done: and there came to them their Messengers with clear proofs. Surely, Allah wronged them not, but they used to wrong themselves.
Then evil was the end of those who did evil, because they belied the Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, Messengers, etc.) of Allah and made a mockery of them.
Allah (Alone) originates the creation, then He will repeat it, then to Him you will be returned.
And on the Day when the Hour will be established, the Mujrimun (disbelievers, sinners, criminals, polytheists) will be plunged into destruction with (deep regrets, sorrows, and) despair.
No intercessors will they have from those whom they made equal with Allah (partners i.e. their so-called associate gods), and they will (themselves) reject and deny their partners.
And on the Day when the Hour will be established - that Day shall (all men) be separated (i.e. the believers will be separated from the disbelievers).
Then as for those who believed (in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism) and did righteous good deeds, such shall be honoured and made to enjoy luxurious life (forever) in a Garden of Delight (Paradise).
And as for those who disbelieved and belied Our Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, Allah's Messengers, Resurrection, etc.), and the Meeting of the Hereafter, such shall be brought forth to the torment (in the Hell-fire).
So glorify Allah [above all that (evil) they associate with Him (O believers)] when you come up to the evening [i.e. offer the (Maghrib ) sunset and ('Isha') night prayers], and when you enter the morning [i.e. offer the (Fajr) morning prayer].
And His are all the praises and thanks in the heavens and the earth; and (glorify Him) in the afternoon (i.e. offer 'Asr prayer) and when you come up to the time, when the day begins to decline (i.e. offer Zuhr prayer). (Ibn 'Abbas said: "These are the five compulsory congregational prayers mentioned in the Qur'an)." [Tafsir At-Tabari]
He brings out the living from the dead, and brings out the dead from the living. And He revives the earth after its death. And thus shall you be brought out (resurrected).
And among His Signs is this, that He created you (Adam) from dust, and then [Hawwa' (Eve) from Adam's rib, and then his offspring from the semen, and], - behold you are human beings scattered!
And among His Signs is this, that He created for you wives from among yourselves, that you may find repose in them, and He has put between you affection and mercy. Verily, in that are indeed signs for a people who reflect.
And among His Signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the difference of your languages and colours. Verily, in that are indeed signs for men of sound knowledge.
And among His Signs is your sleep by night and by day, and your seeking of His Bounty. Verily, in that are indeed signs for a people who listen.
And among His Signs is that He shows you the lightning, for fear and for hope, and He sends down water (rain) from the sky, and therewith revives the earth after its death. Verily, in that are indeed signs for a people who understand.
And among His Signs is that the heaven and the earth stand by His Command. Then afterwards when He will call you by a single call, behold, you will come out from the earth (i.e. from your graves for reckoning and recompense).
To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. All are obedient to Him.
And He it is Who originates the creation, then He will repeat it (after it has been perished); and this is easier for Him. His is the highest description (i.e. none has the right to be worshipped but He, and there is nothing comparable unto Him) in the heavens and in the earth. And He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.
He sets forth for you a parable from your ownselves: Do you have partners among those whom your right hands possess (i.e. your slaves) to share as equals in the wealth We have bestowed on you whom you fear as you fear each other? Thus do We explain the signs in detail to a people who have sense.
Nay, but those who do wrong follow their own lusts without knowledge. Then who will guide him whom Allah has sent astray? And for such there will be no helpers.
So set you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) your face towards the religion (of pure Islamic Monotheism) Hanif (worship none but Allah Alone). Allah's Fitrah (i.e. Allah's Islamic Monotheism) with which He has created mankind. No change let there be in Khalq-illah (i.e. the religion of Allah - Islamic Monotheism): that is the straight religion, but most of men know not. [Tafsir At-Tabari]
(And remain always) turning in repentance to Him (only), and be afraid and dutiful to Him; and perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat) and be not of Al-Mushrikun (the polytheists, idolaters, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah).
Of those who split up their religion (i.e. who left the true Islamic Monotheism), and became sects, [i.e. they invented new things in the religion (Bid'ah ), and followed their vain desires], each sect rejoicing in that which is with it.
And when harm touches men, they cry sincerely only to their Lord (Allah), turning to Him in repentance; but when He gives them a taste of His Mercy, behold, a party of them associates partners in worship with their Lord.
So as to be ungrateful for the graces which We have bestowed on them. Then enjoy (your short life); but you will come to know.
Or have We revealed to them an authority (a Scripture), which speaks of that which they have been associating with Him?
And when We cause mankind to taste of mercy, they rejoice therein; but when some evil afflicts them because of (evil deeds and sins) that their (own) hands have sent forth, behold, they are in despair!
Do they not see that Allah enlarges the provision for whom He wills and straitens (it for whom He wills). Verily, in that are indeed signs for a people who believe.
So give to the kindred his due, and to Al-Miskin (the poor) and to the wayfarer. That is best for those who seek Allah's Countenance; and it is they who will be successful.
And that which you give in gift (to others), in order that it may increase (your wealth by expecting to get a better one in return) from other people's property, has no increase with Allah; but that which you give in Zakat (sadaqa - charity etc.) seeking Allah's Countenance, then those, they shall have manifold increase.
Allah is He Who created you, then provided food for you, then will cause you to die, then (again) He will give you life (on the Day of Resurrection). Is there any of your (so-called) partners (of Allah) that do anything of that? Glory be to Him! And Exalted be He above all that (evil) they associate (with Him).
Evil (sins and disobedience to Allah) has appeared on land and sea because of what the hands of men have earned (by oppression and evil deeds), that He (Allah) may make them taste a part of that which they have done, in order that they may return (by repenting to Allah, and begging His Pardon).
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "Travel in the land and see what was the end of those before (you)! Most of them were Mushrikun (polytheists, idolaters, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah)."
So set you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) your face (in obedience to Allah, your Lord) to the straight and right religion (Islamic Monotheism), before there comes from Allah a Day which none can avert. On that Day men shall be divided [(in two groups), a group in Paradise and a group in Hell].
Whosoever disbelieves will suffer from his disbelief, and whosoever does righteous good deeds (by practising Islamic Monotheism), then such will prepare a good place (in Paradise) for themselves (and will be saved by Allah from His Torment).
That He may reward those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism), and do righteous good deeds, out of His Bounty. Verily, He likes not the disbelievers.
And among His Signs is this, that He sends the winds as glad tidings, giving you a taste of His Mercy (i.e. rain), and that the ships may sail at His Command, and that you may seek of His Bounty, in order that you may be thankful.
And indeed We did send Messengers before you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) to their own peoples. They came to them with clear proofs, then, We took vengeance on those who committed crimes (disbelief, setting partners in worship with Allah, sins); and (as for) the believers, it was incumbent upon Us to help (them).
Allah is He Who sends the winds, so that they raise clouds, and spread them along the sky as He wills, and then break them into fragments, until you see rain drops come forth from their midst! Then when He has made them fall on whom of His slaves as He wills, lo, they rejoice!
And verily before that (rain) - just before it was sent down upon them - they were in despair!
Look then at the effects (results) of Allah's Mercy: how He revives the earth after its death. Verily, that (Allah) (Who revived the earth after its death) shall indeed raise the dead (on the Day of Resurrection), and He is Able to do all things.
And if We send a wind [which would spoil the green growth (tilth) brought up by the previous rain], and they see (their tilth) turn yellow - behold, they then (after their being glad,) would become unthankful (to their Lord Allah as) disbelievers. [Tafsir At-Tabari]
So verily, you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) cannot make the dead to hear (i.e. the disbelievers), nor can you make the deaf to hear the call, when they show their backs and turn away.
And you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) cannot guide the blind from their straying; you can make to hear only those who believe in Our Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), and have submitted to Allah in Islam (as Muslims).
Allah is He Who created you in (a state of) weakness, then gave you strength after weakness, then after strength gave (you) weakness and grey hair. He creates what He wills. And it is He Who is the All-Knowing, the All-Powerful (i.e. Able to do all things).
And on the Day that the Hour will be established, the Mujrimun (criminals, disbelievers, polytheists, sinners) will swear that they stayed not but an hour - thus were they ever deluded [away from the truth (i.e. they used to tell lies and take false oaths, and turn away from the truth) in this life of the world)]
And those who have been bestowed with knowledge and faith will say: "Indeed you have stayed according to the Decree of Allah, until the Day of Resurrection: so this is the Day of Resurrection, but you knew not."
So on that Day no excuse of theirs will avail those who did wrong (by associating partners in worship with Allah, and by denying the Day of Resurrection), nor will they be allowed (then) to return to seek Allah's Pleasure (by having Islamic Faith with righteous deeds and by giving up polytheism, sins and crimes with repentance).
And indeed We have set forth for mankind, in this Qur'an every kind of parable. But if you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) bring to them any sign or proof (as an evidence for the truth of your Prophethood), the disbelievers are sure to say (to the believers): "You follow nothing but falsehood, and magic."
Thus does Allah seal up the hearts of those who know not [the proofs and evidence of the Oneness of Allah i.e. those who try not to understand true facts that which you (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) have brought to them].
So be patient (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم). Verily, the Promise of Allah is true; and let not those who have no certainty of faith, discourage you from conveying Allah's Message (which you are obliged to convey).
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Before I begin today, I want to say I'm so proud of all of you who commented on Friday. As one person said, it's hard to say something nice about ourselves and I hope this was therapeutic for you. Maybe I'll pop into your head the next time you receive a compliment and you will say "thank you" and actually believe it. You rock!Okay, onward...I'm trying to get myself together to offer a permanent linky party for Tutorial Tuesdays since you guys are so super creative out there. You inspire me every day! But, I want to make it good. I want you to get a reward for all your hard work. So, I was thinking of asking for Tutorial Tuesday sponsors. Want to sponsor a giveaway?
If you have an Etsy shop or some other cool business, I'd love to share this space with you each week. I get between 4,500 - 5,500 page views every Tuesday, so it's a great starting point for a little extra exposure. I'd like to line up the next few weeks and try it out. I can look over your shop and write up a review to feature a different shop each Tuesday. What do you say? You in?
Contact me with your information and I can begin to lay out my schedule. I'd love to begin this regular feature near the end of March. I will not be charging for giveaway spots, and donations of items valuing at least $30 should get us started. Maybe I'll go first to get the ball rolling.
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It's the kind of return investors crave and hedge fund managers are paid outrageous fees to deliver: 11% a year, unaffected by the gyrations of the stock and bond markets. But you don't have to hand some money manager enough cash to build a new wing on a Greenwich mansion to get this type of performance. Commodities futures have been grinding it out for decades, often seemingly independent of interest rates, market crashes and even the prices of commodities themselves.
You probably thought that commodities were nothing but a casino game. A place to double your money in copper if you're lucky or to get wiped out if you're not. Two finance professors, however, have evidence that commodity futures are not merely a form of gambling but an extremely useful tool in a diversified portfolio.
Geert Rouwenhorst of the Yale School of Management and Gary Gorton of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School pawed through 44 years of futures prices maintained by the Chicago-based Commodity Research Bureau. An important distinction: The profs were looking not at spot prices but at futures prices–contracts for delivery of commodities one to three months in the future. Spot prices haven't done particularly well over long periods, barely keeping up with inflation. But futures contracts have delivered handsome returns, averaging almost 1% a month since 1959.
Why the difference? Don't futures and spot prices eventually have to converge? They do, but there's a gain to be made (on average) in buying a portfolio of futures contracts and rolling them as they mature. Paradoxically, it is possible to make money investing this way even during a time when spot prices are falling. Between 1983 and 1994 the spot price of oil fell 53%. Yet someone hypothetically buying futures with short-term maturities during this bear market would have made a cumulative 87% return, the professors calculate.
The reason for the positive result has to do with a strange phenomenon called backwardation. John Maynard Keynes studied backwardation in the 1930s. The topic was then largely ignored by academic finance experts, until Rouwenhorst and Gorton published a paper on the subject in April.
Backwardation occurs when the futures price is below the spot price. As of Apr. 24 the spot price of crude was $75. But you could buy a barrel for delivery in December 2007 for only $70. If you buy the future barrel, and if the spot price does not budge over the next 20 months, then you'll make $5 from the price gain. You will also, as we will explain in a minute, make $5 or so from interest income. Not bad: a $10 gain on a $70 investment, during a time when the commodity in question did not advance in price.
Why are sellers willing to sell future oil at a bargain price? In order to reduce risk. Think about who they are. Putting aside the speculators who step in the middle, you'll note that the ultimate sellers of oil for delivery next year are oil producers. An oil company sinking money today into an offshore well needs to recover that investment in later years. What if the price of oil collapses? It could happen. As recently as 2001 a barrel was worth only $18. By selling oil today that won't be extracted until the end of next year, the oil producer reduces its business risk. People on the buying side take on the risk. They should be compensated for doing so.
Backwardation is rather uncommon in agricultural commodities and is almost never seen in gold. But it's common in industrial commodities, and it enriches futures buyers.
"A spot investor has to feed the hogs and insure the gold," Rouwenhorst says. "We don't have to store any oil here–we're investing in financial assets that are traded in deep and very liquid markets."
Now, about that interest. You can speculate in commodities with very little down, but in our hypothetical example you deposit the full contract amount with your broker. The $70 is invested in Treasury bills. You would pocket the interest earned on the bills as well as the $5 price appreciation. Your cumulative return on your $70 would be about 14%.
In real life the trading is a little more complicated. If the trade goes against you (the futures price falls from $70 to $69), the fellow on the other end of the trade collects the difference out of your collateral; if it goes in your favor, you pick up additional cash and can earn interest on that temporary gain.
Ignoring transaction costs, the two professors found that total returns over the 44-year period were 11% a year, compounded monthly, the same as the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. Of that, about 5% came from the T bills, leaving a commodities "risk premium" of 6%, slightly less than the historic risk premium on stocks.
They looked at almost all commodities on which futures were available, starting with 7 in 1959 and ending with 36. They assumed that investors kept equal dollar amounts invested in all the commodities. So if copper shot up in July, the investor took profits out of copper at the end of the month and redistributed it to gold and pork bellies and so on for August.
What's the point if commodities earn around what stocks do? It's all in the timing. Stock and commodities returns both resemble bell-shaped curves. But they are poorly correlated. Unexpected inflation, for example, hurts both stocks and bonds, but it tends to help commodities. So a large dose of commodity holdings should do wonders to reduce volatility in a portfolio without hurting returns very much.
Stocks tend to have a "fat tail" on the loss side, however, meaning they are more likely to lose a lot than to make a lot in extraordinary periods. In the worst 5% of monthly returns for stocks between 1959 and 2004, losses averaged 9%. Futures gained an average of 1% in those same months, leading Rouwenhorst to say "commodities futures investors make money in crashes." (During the worst 5% of months for commodities, their losses averaged only 6%; however, the important thing is not so much that commodities crash less but that they crash at different times.)
Lately, of course, commodities have been on a tear. In the past two years the prices of both crude and copper have doubled. But that's not why Rouwenhorst and Gorton are advocating the sector. They don't have any formula for telling you when to go into silver or out of cocoa, and hiring a commodities trader to make those moves would defeat the purpose. All they are saying is that a long-term investor can diversify by purchasing a basket of commodities to balance out a stock portfolio.
Now mutual funds from Pimco,
Over five years, a span that covers the entire recent commodities surge, the Goldman index rose an annualized 11.9%, the Dow Jones AIG 9.8% and the S&P just 2.8%.
Pimco's CommodityRealReturn Strategy Fund has the biggest share of the market, with $12 billion in assets. It invests in a portfolio of inflation-adjusted Treasurys and buys derivatives keyed to the Dow Jones AIG Commodity Total Return Index. Its three-year average annual return is 18%, before a hefty 5% load. Pimco's expense ratio of 1.2% is high for something that resembles an index fund.
But still, as a diversification away from stocks, Pimco's and the other commodity funds are a lot cheaper than hedge funds. "When we first saw the graph [of returns on futures], we were astounded," says Rouwenhorst, deputy director of the International Center for Finance at Yale. "This is what hedge funds are trying to do."
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Owning one of these baskets of commodity futures, many of recent vintage, is a good way to zig when stocks zag. | |||||
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Fund | SEC Inception Date | 1-year | 3-Year Annualized | Max Sales Charge | Annual Expenses Per $100 |
Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strategy-A | 12/30/2004 | 4.9% | NA | 3.00% | $0.95 |
Deutsche Bank Commodity Index Tracking1 | 2/3/2006 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Fidelity Strategic Real Return | 9/7/2005 | NA | NA | no load | 0.85 |
Merrill Lynch Real Investment-A | 3/26/2004 | 0.4 | NA | 5.25 | 1.57 |
Oppenheimer Real Asset-A2 | 3/31/1997 | 2.8 | 20.2% | 5.75 | 1.32 |
Pimco CommodityRealReturn-A | 11/29/2002 | 1.7 | 17.6 | 5.50 | 1.24 |
Potomac Commodity Bull-investor | 2/1/2005 | 1.7 | NA | no load | 1.75 |
dow jones-aig commodity index3 | 1.9 | 13.4 | |||
Performance through Mar. 31. 1Exchange-traded fund. 2This fund is not based on an index and is actively managed. Closed to new investors. 3Investors can invest directly in this index if they have opened a futures account. Returns are price only. NA: Not available or not applicable. Sources: Lipper; Morningstar; Bloomberg. |


text: Home > About About Taste About Taste of Cincinnati Taste of Cincinnati is held every Memorial Day weekend in downtown Cincinnati by the Corporate and Community Events division of the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber. Started in 1979, it is now the nation's longest running culinary arts festival. Taste of Cincinnati started as a one-day fest in Piatt Park, then known as Garfield Park, with approximately 5,000 attending the first event. The event expanded to two days in 1981, and in 1988 expanded to three days and moved to Central Parkway. Taste of Cincinnati was the brainchild of Karen Maier, vice president of marketing for Frisch's Restaurants Inc. Maier cooked up the idea after reading about Taste of the Big Apple in the Nation's Restaurant News, an industry trade publication. In 2007, the event was moved to Fifth Street to spotlight the $42-million renovation of Fountain Square and its underground parking garage, and to bring the event closer to Downtown's cluster of hotels, such as The Cincinnatian Hotel, the Garfield Suites Hotel, the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza, the Hyatt Regency Cincinnati, the Millennium Hotel Cincinnati, The Terrace Hotel and the Westin Hotel Cincinnati. Approximately 500,000 now attend the annual food extravaganza, making Taste one of the nation's largest street festivals. Taste of Cincinnati was named Food Event of the Year for 1997 by Events Business News, the recognized authority of the special events business in the United States, selecting it out of 40,000 special events across the nation. Taste of Cincinnati features more than 40 fine restaurants serving up delicious and delectable menu items. In the weeks leading up to Taste each year, menu items are previewed and judged for prestigious Best of Taste Awards. Taste of Cincinnati is also a music festival, with continuous live entertainment featuring local and national recording stars performing on multiple stages throughout the event. Taste of Cincinnati Poster Gallery Please note: Pets, (unless used for handicap assistance), bikes, skateboards, rollerblades, poles and sticks are prohibited in the event site during operating hours. No coolers, bottles, cans, or alcoholic beverages can be brought into the event site.


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Carrots and sticks for new technology: Abating greenhouse gas emissions in a heterogeneous and uncertain world
Many governments use technology incentives as an important component of their greenhouse gas abatement strategies. These "carrots" are intended to encourage the initial diffusion of new, greenhouse-gas-emissions-reducing technologies, in contrast to carbon taxes and emissions trading which provide a "stick" designed to reduce emissions by increasing the price of high-emitting technologies for all users. Technology incentives appear attractive, but their record in practice is mixed and economic theory suggests that in the absence of market failures, they are inefficient compared to taxes and trading. This study uses an agent-based model of technology diffusion and exploratory modeling, a new technique for decision-making under conditions of extreme uncertainty, to examine the conditions under which technology incentives should be a key building block of robust climate change policies. We find that a combined strategy of carbon taxes and technology incentives, as opposed to carbon taxes alone, is the best approach to greenhouse gas emissions reductions if the social benefits of early adoption sufficiently exceed the private benefits. Such social benefits can occur when economic actors have a wide variety of cost/performance preferences for new technologies and either new technologies have increasing returns to scale or potential adopters can reduce their uncertainty about the performance of new technologies by querying the experience of other adopters. We find that if decision-makers hold even modest expectations that such social benefits are significant or that the impacts of climate change will turn out to be serious then technology incentive programs may be a promising hedge against the threat of climate change.
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday accused the Taliban and the U.S. of working in concert to convince Afghans that violence will worsen if most foreign troops leave — an allegation the top American commander in Afghanistan rejected as "categorically false."
Karzai said two suicide bombings that killed 19 people on Saturday — one outside the Afghan Defense Ministry and the other near a police checkpoint in eastern Khost province — show the insurgent group is conducting attacks to help show that international forces will still be needed to keep the peace after their current combat mission ends in 2014.
"The explosions in Kabul and Khost yesterday showed that they are at the service of America and at the service of this phrase: 2014. They are trying to frighten us into thinking that if the foreigners are not in Afghanistan, we would be facing these sorts of incidents," he said during a nationally televised speech about the state of Afghan women.
U.S. and NATO forces commander Gen. Joseph Dunford said Karzai had never expressed such views to him, but said it was understandable that tensions would arise as the coalition balances the need to complete its mission and the Afghans' move to exercise more sovereignty.
"We have fought too hard over the past 12 years, we have shed too much blood over the last 12 years, to ever think that violence or instability would be to our advantage," Dunford said.
Karzai is known for making incendiary comments in his public speeches, a move that is often attributed to him trying to appeal to those who sympathize with the Taliban or as a way to gain leverage when he feels his international allies are ignoring his country's sovereignty. In previous speeches, he has threatened to join the Taliban and called his NATO allies occupiers who want to plunder Afghanistan's resources.
Karzai also denounced the arrest of a university student Saturday by Afghan forces his aide said were working for the CIA. It was unclear why the student was detained.
Presidential spokesman Aimal Faizi said the CIA freed the student after Karzai's staff intervened, but that Karzai wants the Afghan raiders arrested. The president issued a decree on Sunday banning all foreign forces from universities and schools unless they obtain prior permission from the Afghan government.
The Karzai government's latest comments and actions come as it negotiates a pact with the U.S. for the long-term presence of American forces in Afghanistan and just days after an agreement to transfer the U.S. prison outside of Kabul to Afghan authority fell through. They also came during U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's first visit to Afghanistan since becoming the Pentagon chief.
Karzai said in his speech that any foreign powers that want to keep troops in Afghanistan need to do so under conditions set forward by Afghanistan.
"We will tell them where we need them, and under which conditions. They must respect our laws. They must respect the national sovereignty of our country and must respect all our customs," Karzai said.
Karzai offered no proof of coordination, but said the Taliban and the United States were in "daily negotiations" in various foreign countries and noted that the United States has said that it no longer considers the insurgent group its enemy. The U.S. continues to fight against the Taliban and other militant groups, but has expressed its backing for formal peace talks with the Taliban to find a political resolution to the war.
Karzai said he did not believe the Taliban's claim that they launched Saturday's attacks to show they are still a potent force fighting the United States. "Yesterday's explosions, which the Taliban claimed, show that in reality they are saying they want the presence of foreigners in Afghanistan," Karzai said.
In the arrest of the college student, Faizi said the raiders fired shots as they grabbed the student Saturday from a Kandahar university, and blindfolded him before taking him for interrogation at a CIA post that Taliban leader Mullah Omar once used as a home.
The CIA could not be reached for comment.
The CIA has trained an Afghan counterterrorist force several thousand strong, known as the Counterterrorism Pursuit Team that works mostly in insurgent strongholds in southern and eastern Afghanistan. U.S. officials say they work with the Afghan intelligence service, but Karzai frequently complains he lacks oversight over their operations.
Associated Press writers Lolita C. Baldor and Kimberly Dozier contributed to this report from Kabul.


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Have you noticed an evolution in Kim Kardashian's fashion sense over the past few months? Kim says her style has changed. She credits boyfriend Kanye West for influencing her style, in addition to growing personal maturity.
"I've grown up a lot this year. My style's more sophisticated. And that's from my boyfriend, who's a designer, to just having my personality evolve. I think all boyfriends and girlfriends give each other tips and ask, 'Do you like this? Does it look good?'
"It wasn't like he came in and said, 'Oh my God, let me give you this makeover.' I wanted a new stylist and he suggested his."
Did you see the episode of 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' where Kanye went through Kim's closet, saying her wardrobe was too "ghetto"? Kim now says Kanye's overhaul wasn't as dramatic as it seemed on the show.
"I don't think it was as dramatic as it looked on the show. I had this closet full of clothes but I was only wearing a few things and I needed to get rid of a lot of it."
Kim said her style has become more subtle.
"I would overdo it before. I'd wear a short skirt with my boobs out, necklace, earrings, rings, bracelets and high platforms. I cover up more and wear one accessory, if any. Everything is more muted, the colors, my make-up. I don't even wear fake lashes as much any more."
Have you noticed a change in Kim's look? If so, do you love it or hate it?
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