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10 things that happen when your kids get sick.
or 10 things that happen when you end up in the emergency room. I have been in many ERS over the past year (no, not just for my children, my Dad was sick last year and we were looking out for him etc etc,I tell you this because if I didn't you would be like WTF is wrong with this Mom). Let's cut out the insanely verbose scrappiemomma monologue and get right to it. I write what I know:
1) My son recently got the bubonic plague. The above diagram indicates how the puking episodes transpired.
2) They feel like biscuit fireballs with the fever. On day 2 of da plague, he said his body felt like it was stretching. I almost passed out myself when the thermometer spiked to 104.5 in like seconds, threw it across the room, grabbed keys, my son & didn't even finish taking his temperature.
3) Frantically sped towards emergency room with hazards on blast and screaming at red lights wondering; "is it really necessary to have traffic lights in the middle of the night?" I suppose the tractor trailers barreling down the road, deems traffic control mechanisms necessary. To a panicked Mom, though, anyone being on the road seemed unnecessary.
4) There is really NOTHING worse than and ER doc who is "dismissive". I am being gentle here. The other word I had chosen when I first write this started with an A and ended with a Hole. I KNOW they are busy, I understand they are overwhelmed, but there really is no greater feeling of complete helplessness when it comes to your family needing medical attention and the ER people act like you are at Starbucks complaining that your foam isn't foamy enough.
- Funny, Funny caveat. Last year the few times my Dad was in the ER, not so funny at the time; there was this one particular ER where instead of an actual NURSE or Attendant coming in to ask you registration questions, THEY WHEELED IN A GIANT MOBILE CART WITH A FREAKING PERSON ON SKYPE. Ever watch Big Bang Theory where Sheldon decides to only travel TO AND FRO via Skype on his computer? Seriously SAME SCENARIO. Coincidentally, while I was providing pertinent information to "Shelbot", a patient came running down the hallway, half dressed banging on the window, jumping up and down, pointing to my phone saying she needed to make a call. At this point in the scenario, I was rendered speechless, and if you know me, it TAKES A LOT TO SHUT ME UP.
5) This past ER visit. I had forgotten I cut and stubbed my pinkie toe on this fabulous garden paverkeepsgrassfromgrowingintoflowergarden thingies ( (seriously I'm HGTV illiterate) my husband had put out front a few days before. I looked down at cut on my toe and I FREAKED. I was convinced I had contracted the flesh eating bacteria while in the ER and almost had a panic attack and passed out until I remembered that I'm extremely clumsy and the majority of the bumps, bruises and scrapes I bequeath are due to my inability to walk a straight line. Sober.
6) You will do anything for your kids when they are sick. I was ready to donate any body part needed at any point in time. We compromised by ordering an overpriced Minecraft bat on Amazon and then got really distracted and decided I needed to order the "tangle free brush" for my daughter. I was so incredibly distracted (there is a lot of ANXIETY RIDDEN DOWN TIME (#ARDT) and waiting in ERs and hospitals) I ended up order SIX Ultimate De-tangling brushes.
- Note, I capitalized ANXIETY RIDDEN DOWN TIME and coined/hash tagged the term (ARDT) to indicate there is a HUGE difference between REGULAR DOWN TIME (#RDT…watching HGTV and Walking Dead) and #ARDT where ordering things on Amazon seems to alleviate anxiety. Buy now with one click is a highly dangerous button while undergoing #ARDT.
7) There is a vast difference in aesthetics, food, activities, Nursing Staff, at a regular hospital and a Children Hospital. I do not know how else to elaborate other than the fact it's like Disney versus Chuckie Cheese.
8) I had a giant fever blister on my lip the entire time my son was in the hospital which if you know anything about fever blisters, they THRIVE on stress, so it like grew exponentially, hourly. To make me laugh, my friends kept saying that the Nurses were saying "High Maintenance Fever Blistered Mom in room 235 needs us again, no it's YOUR turn to deal with her…"
9) Even "funnier", somehow in the process of being in two 3 ERS shuttled through Atlanta in ambulance transports etc etc , somehow someone forgot to write down the name and number of my son's pediatrician; therefore, it was written on his chart "Family has no pediatrician". So I am downstairs in the Disney Cafe, when my husband texts me from my son's room "Social Services is here, we do have pediatrician right?"
Fever Blister Ridden Mom Drops salad on floor and screams "DON'T TAKE MY BABIES". Yes, I have a pediatrician for my children.
10) No disrespect to ANY of the staff in medical facilities , even if you are "dismissive" like # 4, because I'm sure Anxiety Ridden Fever Blistered Moms are no picnic for the medical community either. Even with all the ARDT that comes with having a really sick kid, being in the ER, or being hospitalized, I am eternally grateful for ERs, Hospitals, Children's Hospitals and Nurses!
Happy Nurses Week 🙂
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This blog is like the ridiculous sweater I bought at Anthropologie a few years ago. It was on sale and the sales lady told me "it looks awesome on you." It's the most bizarre sweater, and whether it looked good on me or not, is highly debatable. Like these blogs, I look at them at say "Yeesh, what was I thinking,," or laugh or bath in their cathartic qualities. The sweater stays for the same reasons.


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Theatre Studies Program Overview
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The Theatre Studies program combines studies in theatrical subjects with broad preparation in the liberal arts to prepare students for a wide range of careers. Graduates have gone on to pursue careers in professional theatre, education, public service, and countless other fields. Because of the focused curriculum, the Theatre Studies program allows the student to take a second major or to pursue minor concentrations in two or three other academic areas.
Due to the strength of Wright State's theatre production program, the Theatre Studies student can acquire a high level of both practical and theoretical knowledge and experience, a distinction not afforded theatre students in programs with less extensive production emphases.
Theatre Studies students are encouraged to diversify their education in a variety of disciplines. The major in Theatre Studies is generally considered to be preparation for further study at the graduate level.
The Theatre Studies program at Wright State University operates on open admission. If you qualify for admission to Wright State University, you may elect Theatre Studies as your major.
Admissions Process
Prospective students should:
- Apply online for admission to Wright State University.
- Provide copies of academic transcripts to Wright State University Admissions and the Department of Theatre, Dance and Motion Pictures.
Transfer Credits
Transfer students may be accepted into the program after a university admissions process. The university generally follows a liberal policy in accepting credits, allowing virtually all credits earned at an accredited institution from courses in which the student earned a "C" or better. The Office of the Registrar is responsible for determining which credits are eligible for transfer.
The Department of Theatre, Dance and Motion Pictures offers an array of scholarships based on talent, academic performance, and financial need. For first-year students, the audition will determine qualification for a scholarship.
Department scholarships include:
- The Tom Hanks Scholarship
- The Augsburger/Estevez Scholarship created by Martin Sheen
- The Theatre Arts Talent Scholarship
- The Rising Star Scholarship
Talent scholarships are awarded for one year to students in acting, dance, motion picture production, and design/technology. Students in all majors are eligible to apply each year for merit scholarships. Although competition for scholarships is keen, the department provides generous support to qualified students throughout their four years of study to enable them to complete their degree.
Theatre Studies (B.A.)
Theatre Studies majors working toward the Bachelor of Arts degree combine the breadth of a liberal arts education with specialized preparation for a career in theatre or theatre-related areas. The department encourages students to maintain a balance between theory and practice, as well as among the various arts of the theatre, gaining insight and perspective by studying art, history, literature, music, philosophy, religion, and science.
Students master the fundamentals of acting, directing, history, literature, and design/technology. They may choose to concentrate in one of these or other areas through their choice of electives.
Course Work
Theatre Studies is a flexible major that incorporates Wright State's general education requirements with department requirements and electives.
The four-year B.A. curriculum in Theatre Studies includes:
- A broad range of theatre-related courses
- Language and research methods
- General education requirements
To see the entire four years of curriculum and course schedules for the Theatre Studies major, please visit the Undergraduate Catalog.
Theatre Studies students must maintain a grade of "C" or better in all classes required of their major to be retained. Students who are not making satisfactory progress, even with a grade of "C" or better, may be advised by the faculty to withdraw from the program. An overall GPA of 2.5 is required for graduation.
Faculty & Staff
- Dr. W. Stuart McDowell, Area Coordinator
- Sheila Ramsey, Faculty Associate
- Dr. Abe Bassett, Emeritus
Theatre Studies students can apply their education and experience to a variety of professions, particularly if they pursue an advanced degree. With the advanced degree, students can find positions in professional theatre as a playwright, critic, dramaturge, or journalist. Other possibilities include positions in public relations, business, or government. College or university teaching is an option for those who earn a graduate degree.

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At the Arctic Studies Center office in Anchorage, Alaska, Native peoples, scholars and museum associates work together on a broad range of collaborative research, exhibitions and education programs. More...
Living Our Cultures
Sharing Knowledge Project
Looking Both Ways:
Kenai Fjords Oral History and Archaeology Project
Harriman Expedition Retraced
New Dynamics of Cultural Research
More about the Arctic Studies Center - Alaska
The National Museum of Natural History cares for many thousands of items that represent the cultural heritage of Alaska's diverse Native peoples, including clothing, tools, basketry, carvings and ceremonial art. In 1993, the Arctic Studies Center opened an Alaska regional office at the Anchorage Museum of History and Art to make these resources more accessible to Alaskan scholars, artists, educators, students and the general public.
In addition to exhibitions and field studies, the Alaska office of the Arctic Studies Center works with the University of Alaska and with Alaskan museums and cultural centers to offer lectures, workshops and courses in cultural research and museum skills. A wide range internship and fellowship opportunities is available.
The ASC Alaska Office is located at the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center.
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Hello and happy New Year. As we start the New Year, so starts a new session in Frankfort. The 2013 session of the Kentucky General Assembly is 30 days long and is known as the "short" session. During the first week, both caucuses are traditionally busy choosing their respective leaders and making committee assignments.
Monday night I left the office well after dark and headed home just like I do every week day. But Monday was different because I ended up doing something I had never done before — I called in what I thought could have been an impaired driver.
The driver didn't cut me off and wasn't weaving violently between the lines, but several things – including the vehicle's slow drift into the median and slow drift over the right-hand line, speeds 15 miles below the limit and braking while driving under a clearly green light – caught my attention.
When going back over our newspapers from 2012, our staff recognized the tragedies that befell our dear county throughout the year — but we also noticed how the community has pulled together time after time, event after event to help those in need.
At first, we decided to make our "community of giving" one of the top stories of the year, but we quickly realized there had been such an immense amount of giving in 2012 that it warranted a year-in-review-type story all to itself.
Changes are coming regarding The Spencer Magnet's editorial and advertising deadlines, and if you ever buy ads, submit letters to the editor, community announcements, wedding or birth announcements — or anything really — you will be affected.
Beginning the week of Jan. 7, The Spencer Magnet will begin printing its paper in Shepherdsville due to its company's Shelbyville plant closing.
When I left The Spencer Magnet office on Thursday, I had the images of happy, dancing children with brand-new shoes on their feet fresh in my mind, courtesy of the One Sole Purpose campaign's recent work at Spencer County and Taylorsville Elementary schools.
Because I only work part time, I left work that day not to return until Tuesday. I had already made plans with my editor to write a column on the exciting experience of witnessing hundreds of local preschool, head start and elementary-aged children receive a free pair of Converse tennis shoes Thursday.
Spencer County High School is undergoing a transformation in the next school year, but passersby won't be able to tell from the outside.
The Spencer County Board of Education passed a resolution last month to support SCHS as a location for a career and technical education site.
We applaud the board members, as well as Principal Curt Haun and Assistant Principal Steven Rucker, for pushing forward to fill this need in the Spencer County educational community.
We are rapidly approaching Christmas and festivities, dinners, and all forms of celebrations that can create a massive overload of excessive trash. Everything from Christmas cards to Christmas trees must be put away or eliminated, usually after the mess we have made with our New Year's Eve parties.
I'm a huge football fan. Most Sunday afternoons you'll find me plopped down in front of a TV keeping up with as much NFL news as possible. I follow more NFL experts on Twitter than my husband does, and I use my spare time to stay up-to-date on the latest news.
So, checking my Twitter feed on Saturday, I was shocked and saddened by the news coming out of Kansas City.
I recall, as a little girl, frequently opening my closet door to pull out toys or clothes — as little girls do — and getting sidetracked by a large, heavy hunk of metal laying flat in my closet floor.
The hunk of metal was inscribed with my grandfather's name, date of birth and death, and years of service in the United States Armed Forces.
He was not killed in action, but, as a veteran of World War I, he died before I was born. Before my parents were married, I believe.
When you think you have heard it all, something new or different surfaces to rock the boat.
This being near the end of the year, we are now in the middle of deer hunting season. I got a call about an issue in a remote area of our county where hunters were taking what they wanted from their kill, and leaving the remainder to rot on the edge of the roadway.
I see roadkill almost daily on our main roads, but for someone to leave a carcass on the edge of a road after stripping what they wanted to harvest is really stepping over the line.
As we approach Thanksgiving, I for one have plenty for which to be thankful and I hope that all of you do, too.
But the truth of the matter is that there are plenty of our neighbors that could use a hand up this year.
Luckily for them, there are plenty of opportunities to give and make someone else's holiday season a little brighter.
I wrote a column similar to this one last year, but decided to do so again because this year's needs are no less than last year's. In fact, they may be greater.
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In the past several years since I retired from the Taylorsville Police Department, I have at times regretted that I left after only 20 years with them. It is my belief that as we walk this life we only have a certain amount of minutes to do what we were put here to accomplish. So I must ask: "why look back, and why walk those minutes with regrets?"
We hear it all the time in Kentucky, especially during presidential election years — "Why should I vote? My vote doesn't count anyway."
And we certainly understand the frustration and the sentiment. During presidential primaries, before Kentuckians even have a chance to have their say, the candidates are selected through the number of elections held in other states prior to ours in May.
Perhaps the most level-headed person in the discussion between the city and the county regarding our emergency responders' radio system actually isn't an employee or elected official of either the city or the county.
During a special meeting of the Taylorsville City Commission, Sgt. Scott Herndon, with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife — who is very much a Spencer Countian — reminded us all of why we even care about this radio business in the first place.
Probably nobody who walked through the gates of Friday night's playoff game between Spencer County and Nelson County expected a 56-14 blowout win by the visitors. I know I didn't, the fans didn't and I'm quite certain the players in blue didn't.
Last Thursday's city commission candidate forum went off without a hitch, and we couldn't be more thankful.
Our staff, along with the Chamber of Commerce board of directors, put a lot of time and effort into coordinating Thursday's forum, but we couldn't have made it happen without you — the citizens and the candidates who attended.
Thursday was a model night of how, in an ideal world, elected officials would cooperate, collaborate and, let's just say it, get along.
When you read this article, Octoberfest will be a fond memory, and thoughts of Halloween will be dancing through the minds of the younger members of our county.
I hope everyone had a good time during the fest, because 1 know for a fact a lot of work was expended by a large number of our citizens to make it work.
Did Susan King of Mount Eden murder her former boyfriend Kyle "Deanie" Breeden of Shelbyville in 1998?
That question, which for years haunted investigators and Mr. Breeden's family, was thought to be at rest in 2008, when Ms. King was sent to prison.
But now we have our own new set of questions about this case, including not only how the investigation has been handled but also who has a responsibility to ensure that Ms. King in fact did commit this crime.
I am proud to share my conservative principles with the State Representative of the 55th District, Kim King.
A district representative is our connection to state government, and beyond to the federal level, and I believe she represents us well.
King takes her personal pride of our community into state government, representing us, as Kentucky continues to play its vital role in the nation. King's principles guide her to attract new business and good paying jobs to our community, as she embraces economic development, not condemns it.
On Sept. 22, we had the inaugural Elk Creek Benefit Event with the American Red Cross/Military Disaster Relief Fund. We have a great community that we live in and we would like to give a special thank you to the following for their donations and help with putting on this successful event.
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Maker's Mark Brined Pork Sandwiches with Smoked Gouda and Maker's Mark Jus
Maker's Mark Brined Pork Sandwiches with Smoked Gouda and Maker's Mark Jus
By Bradford Thompson, Bellyfull Consulting and Miss Lily's Restaurant
This sandwich is a cross between an awesome pastrami melt and a French dip. The allspice, garlic, thyme and pepper give a Caribbean jerk flavor that hits the right note with the spice in Maker's Mark®.
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- 3 cups Maker's Mark® Bourbon
- 4 pounds pork butt, boneless
- 2 gallons water
- 1-1/2 cups salt
- 15 whole allspice berries, crushed
- 2 cups dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup kosher salt
- 3 tablespoons butcher ground black pepper, coarse grind
- 12 whole allspice berries
- 10 cloves garlic
- 4 sprigs thyme
- 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
- 2 tablespoons yellow mustard seeds
- 1 tablespoon allspice berries
- 4 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 cup reserved roasting juice
- 1/2 recipe (4 sandwiches)
- 4 thick slices whole grain bread
- 16 ounces cooked brined pork, thinly sliced
- 3/4 cup Maker's Mark® jus
- 1 piece green apple, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup caramelized onions
- 1/2 cup cooked mustard greens
- 8 slices smoked gouda
- For Brined Pork Butt, combine the salt with half the water, boil to dissolve salt and allow to cool down.
- Combine 2 cups Maker's Mark® Pork Butt, crushed allspice berries, dark brown sugar and remaining water with cooled salt water and submerge pork butt overnight, no longer than 12 hours.
- For Roasted Pork Butt, preheat the oven to 300°F.
- Combine kosher salt, pepper, allspice berries, garlic and thyme in a food processor and pulse until well-combined and the spices are broken down.
- Remove the pork butt from the brine and pat dry.
- Rub the garlic mixture all over the butt and place the butt in a medium roasting pan with 1" water on the bottom.
- Cover the pork butt and roasting pan tightly with aluminum foil.
- Roast until tender, about 3 hours.
- Check occasionally to make sure the water doesn't dry out.
- Remove from the oven and let the meat rest in the juice for 30 minutes.
- Take the pork butt and wrap it in plastic wrap a few times to lock in the juice and chill overnight in the refrigerator.
- Reserve the roasting juice.
- To make the Maker's Mark® Jus, crush the spices and toast in a dry pan, then add the sugar and allow it to caramelize.
- Remove the pan from the heat, add 1 cup Maker's Mark® Bourbon, then allow it to flame and burn off.
- Reduce the liquid by half and add 1 cup of the roasting juice and then strain the sauce.
- Keep warm or refrigerate until needed.
- To assemble the sandwich, lightly oil and toast the bread slices.
- Warm the pork slices in any leftover roasting juice and place 4 ounces of meat on each piece of toast.
- Top each one with equal amount of apples, onions and greens and then top with an ounce of the finished sauce and cheese.
- Place under a broiler for a minute to melt the cheese.
- Serve the open-faced sandwiches hot.
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Thank you so much for the personal emails, wishing me a Happy Birthday! I feel so special.
I'm giving a shout to my husband, Craig, who is my "Prince Charming". Thanks to my husband's hard work, we had an intimate soiree with my immediate family (a day earlier, since Sunday works best for everyone). Today is my official birthday, but I don't mind stretching it out a few more days! My family is small, since both of my parents have passed. I have two older brothers, who are both musicians. I'm the "baby" and I can't play an instrument. But I can sing-- though a little flat!
Craig has a fear of cooking, but he's becoming pretty darn good with a grill. We give a lot of credit to this book:
The book "How to Grill" is "grilling for dummies" with great photos and everything you need to know about grilling on on a gas grill or with coals. Even an experienced griller would love the recipes. I've made several and have bookmarked many more.
We love to include grilled veggies with any meal ...
My husband did 99% of the work, with the help of my brother and son-- I helped to set up a burger bar with all the condiments...
"Fred" (the oldest) gave me the most amazing gift. He has copyrighted his photos and he is getting ready to market (to galleries) his collection of photos he's taken of famous rock bands and the Monterey Pop Festival. I have always loved this photo of Roger Daltrey (I had a young girl crush on him in "Tommy") and Keith Moon of "The Who".
This is my tiny kitchen. Both of my brothers and my husband are standing in it. This is it! Tiny, isn't it? But, as my foodie friend Stacey says (and I'm paraphrasing)-- a cook can pull it all together anywhere-- or something like that. (Look closely and you can see peach jam that I made that morning. I have BBQ sauce plans for that jam!) My brother, Alan (far left) is standing right were my refrigerator is located. My kitchen is so small, that I have to hang my pots to utilize my small and minimal cabinets! (My pantry is in my garage.)
This is Fred's Feisty British Girlfriend (Susan) -- she's a lot of fun and a fellow foodie. She gave me (as did Fred) a new digital camera bag and great accessories. One thing I can't fault my tiny kitchen for-- lots of windows and bright light! This is food bloggers heaven, except that counter space is at a high premium for me!
Unless you are familiar with San Francisco's rock history of the 70's, you would not appreciate these collector postcards for concerts with groups like "Iron Butterfly", "Canned Heat" and "Big Brother and the Holding Company". "Woodstock" and Haight Ashbury "Summer of Love" is my generation. These were also given to me, framed, as gifts. These will not be on eBay. Mine!
Today, I'm going to enjoy reading cookbooks and to enjoy the day at home. My house is clean, thanks to my husband and son. Tonight, we are going out to dinner. I'd love to sneak in my camera, but my family still can't get used to me photographing food. We shall see...
No recipe to post, today. I just wanted to share a little bit more about myself.


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Hanging for peace
Highliners from around the world will convene in the Dolomites Sept. 2-8 for the Highline Meeting in Monte Piana, a vertiginous hammock event dedicated to peace.
Highliners from around the world will convene in the Dolomites Sept. 2-8 for the Highline Meeting in Monte Piana, a vertiginous hammock event dedicated to peace.
Every summer, safari fans gather in the Masai Mara reserve in Kenya to see one of the world's greatest natural spectacles: the mass migration of over a million wildebeests across the Serengeti savannah.
Sebastian Erras travels the world with his eyes on the ground, taking pictures of fanciful mosaic floors and snapping characteristic patterns in Paris, Barcelona and London (photo). The signature detail is the German photographer's stylishly shod feet at the lower edge of every picture.
The Hawa Mahal in Jaipur, India, was built in 1799 for the sole purpose of allowing the ladies of the royal household to watch processions unobserved. Hence the 953 intricately screened windows in its facade.
Summer and water sports are a perfect combination of fun and activity. But why not take it up a notch by building your own surfboard, sailing boat or raft? See you in the water!
At a top speed of three kilometers an hour, a rafting trip on Sweden's Klarälven River is a leisurely drift. But first you have to build your own raft – using whole tree trunks.
Build your own kayak, row- or sailboat in only a week at the Great Lakes Boat Building School in the U.S. state of Michigan. Then set sail straight into the water sports arenas that are the Great Lakes on the doorstep.
Foam surfboards are a dime a dozen. At Patrick Burnett in Cape Town, you can make your own beautiful, ecofriendly, custom wooden board – and then test it at South Africa's top surf spots.


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Couples Quiz
Answer four questions about who makes the decisions in your house, and determine how your relationship stacks up against others who responded to a national survey.
Women Call the Shots at Home; Public Mixed on Gender Roles in Jobs
A new survey finds that in 43% of all couples it's the woman who makes decisions in more areas than the man. By contrast, men make more of the decisions in only about a quarter of all couples.
Revisiting the Mommy Wars
Who makes better candidates — moms or dads? And more broadly, what impact do both the gender and parenting status of candidates have on their chances to win an election?


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Sonia Nazario will visit Adams State
Pulitzer Prize-Winning author and journalist, Sonia Nazario, will visit the Adams State University campus on September 6. Nazario is the author of "Enrique's Journey," the book chosen for the 2012 freshman read. Her book reading and signing begins at 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6, in Nielsen Library's second floor and she will present a public lecture at 7 p.m. that evening in McDaniel Hall room 101. Both events are free and open to the public.
Nazario has spent 20 years reporting and writing about social issues, most recently as a projects reporter for The Los Angeles Times. Her stories have tackled some of this country's most intractable problems: hunger, drug addiction, and immigration.
She has won numerous national journalism and book awards. In 2003, her story of a Honduran boy's struggle to find his mother in the US, Enrique's Journey, won more than a dozen awards, among them the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing, the George Polk Award for International Reporting, the Grand Prize of the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Guillermo Martinez-Marquez Award for Overall Excellence.
Expanded into a book, Enrique's Journey became a national bestseller and won two book awards. It is now required reading for incoming freshmen at dozens of colleges and high schools across the US.
In 1998, Nazario was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for a series on children of drug-addicted parents and in 1994, she won a George Polk Award for Local Reporting for a series about hunger among schoolchildren in California.
Nazario, who grew up in Kansas and in Argentina, has written extensively from Latin America and about Latinos in the United States. She has been named among the most influential Latinos by Hispanic Business Magazine and a "trendsetter" by Hispanic Magazine. In 2012, Columbia Journalism Review named her one among "40 women who changed the media business in the past 40 years."
She began her career at The Wall Street Journal, where she reported from four bureaus: New York, Atlanta, Miami, and Los Angeles. In 1993, she joined The Los Angeles Times. She is currently at work on her second book. She serves on the advisory boards of the University of North Texas Mayborn Literary Non-fiction Writer's Conference and of Catch the Next, a nonprofit working to double the number of Latinos enrolling in college. She is also on the board of Kids in Need of Defense, a nonprofit launched by Microsoft and Angelina Jolie to provide pro-bono attorneys to unaccompanied immigrant children.
She is a graduate of Williams College and has a master's degree in Latin American studies from the University of California, Berkeley. In 2010, Sonia Nazario received an honorary doctorate from Mount St. Mary's College.
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Melissa King, Miss Delaware Teen USA reportedly resigned her crown today amidst claims she appeared in a sex video shortly after her 18th birthday.
"I would like to confirm to you that the Miss Delaware Teen USA pageant has received a resignation letter from Miss King's attorney," pageant spokeswoman Dara Busch wrote in an e-mail this morning.
King's resignation came after a video found on the website GirlsDoPorn.com on Monday allegedly starred a woman that looked and sounded like King, the Delaware Online reported.
When asked if it was her who in the video, King told the publication she was aware of the video but denied it was her.
"Absolutely not," she said. "It is not [me.]"
According to Gawker, in the clip, a woman who resembles King explains that she just turned 18, that she went into porn because she needed the money, and that she participates in beauty pageants.
King was crowed Miss Delaware Teen USA last year and will be replaced by runner-up, Hailey Lawler of the Newark area, according to the pageant's website.


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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Coker women's volleyball team will play host to the Anderson University Trojans and the Newberry College Wolves in its first home and South Atlantic Conference matches of the 2013 season this weekend. The Cobras will take on the Trojans on Friday (Sept. 13) at 7 p.m. and they will play the Wolves on Saturday (Sept. 13) at 1 p.m. Both matches will be broadcast live online at www.cokercobras.com.
The women enter the weekend with an even 3-3 record. In their most recent match the Cobras lost a tough 3-1 decision to Barton College.
Taylor Willis has been the driving force behind the Coker offense so far this season. Through six matches the senior right-side hitter has 65 kills, 11 services aces and 10 blocks.
Anderson (0-4) comes to Hartsville after failing to pick up a win at the FSC/Terrace Hotel Classic, hosted by Florida Southern last weekend. Preseason All-SAC selection Shannon Gillespie led the Trojans with 52 kills, including a pair of double-digit efforts over the two-day tourney.
Newberry (4-0) enters the match riding a four-match winning streak. All four victories came during the Wolves season opening tournament at Francis Marion last weekend. Senior outside hitter and preseason All-SAC selection Samantha Parrish leads the Wolves attack with 56 kills, seven aces and 45 digs.
Tickets for both matches are $5 for adults, $3 for students and free to all Coker faculty, staff and students.


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Despite the current trend to segment your audience as much as possible it's still easy to overlook the art of meta description writing.
After all Google search still reaches all of your target market and beyond.
Here's a reminder of the important considerations for meta description writing with some examples.
Ah meta descriptions… the last bastion of traditional marketing! The only cross-over point between marketing and search engine optimisation! The knife edge between beautiful branding and an online suicide note!
It's been a long time since Google read the meta description tag and ranked your site accordingly. It is true that Yahoo & Bing do still pay some reference to it.
However, the real and most-misunderstood value in this important 156 characters of real estate is that it represents the first touchpoint with your brand to the world.
Indeed in this world of split testing and persona development one thing is still for sure: everyone uses search. Whilst you may have the right RGB to attract the C suite executive through your site, presenting yourself ineffectively in the SERPs can still spell a disaster.
What is it?
The meta description is the snippet that appears below the blue link in Google search. Words that matched the user query get pulled out in bold.
Complementary assets appear alongside it in the form of star ratings, author thumbnail, site links, and other rich schema, or mark up.
The art of writing the meta description
The art to writing the meta description is a simple one, and one which the present day author may see akin to composing a tweet, with its strict character limit (156).
There are some key elements to ensure you feature:
- Search Terms. Don't forget that keywords matching the users query will be matched in bold and therefore draw the eye's attention to your result and increase your chances of click through.
- Brand message/strap line. An important differentiator in a crowded marketplace. Really, what sells you? Be honest now.
- Compelling marketing message. AHA! The last bastion of traditional marketing! Write something that markets the contents of this page.
- USPs/value adds/discounts/offers.
- Make it unique. If you don't, Google Webmaster Tools will tell you off! It must be unique to the contents of the page.
So here's how you can put it together in 156 characters:
Search term relevant to page – why us – why now? Our name – why we're the best
Improvements here can obviously be measured (if measured in isolation) as increased click through rate.
What happens if you don't write a meta description?
In the best case scenario Google's automated system will pick up a useful string of text from the page which reads well and features search terms and helps encourage the click through.
In the worst case scenario Google will publish a suicide note. Or possibly even no meta description at all. What's better: commercial suicide or a derelict store?!
Here are 33 examples of great meta descriptions (based on Google Zeitgeist 2012).
33 examples of great meta descriptions
A couple of extra tips:
- Use the =len() function in Excel to word count your meta description in spreadsheet format.
- Use SEO Mofo's Snippet Optimizer for an online character count tool.
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If you don't overcook it, using symbols can make your listing stand out. E.g. Read ★★★★★ product reviews from customers like you!
Tip: don't begin your meta description with the symbols, Google won't display it.
Nice work. If only we had the stats...
I always tells clients to treat the Meta description like ad space. What are you going to say to convince someone to click on your listing out of all the others?
It's also what comes up on Facebook when someone shares your URL. So important to try and attract that person's Facebook friends to get them to click on the link.
Absolutely Mark, but I deliberately didn't want to go into the social side of meta descriptions as it's a new field and there are different criteria. Alex Moss gave a great talk at BrightonSEO about this which you can read more about here: http://www.stateofsearch.com/social-structured-data/
Great article Tim.
Nice to see some real examples too - rather than just some instructions.
It's got me charged to review the meta on the sites i manage.
It's notable that allmost all of the given examples contain one or more complete sentences as meta description. In my opinion it might be more valuable to use your USP's as bullet points seperated by a | or (as mentioned) a symbol.
And don't forget that the meta description and title are not measured in characters but in pixels! (http://www.seomofo.com/experiments/serp/google-snippet-07.html)
Awesome examples of meta description. One element you have missed to point our here is "call to action" in meta description. The page itself has it's own goal. e.g. requesting to submit quote, sign ups, downloads, placing an order for a product, subscribing to a blog, etc. Highlighting these in meta description will be helpful for user to confirm you are also offering the same.
Great Examples!!! Thanks for sharing them Tim!.
Having an effective and compelling Meta descriptions won't secure you the top position in SERPs but it's the first information your customers will see when searching for something.
I've noticed that the power of unique meta description is often forgotten and we can see tons of auto-generated Meta descriptions.
Quotes from your article can also work well, giving an extra bit of validation to your search result. Also whilst you are at it, think about changing your social snippet which is shared on different networks, adjusting to suit your audience, and testing which connects. Maybe a question work's best?
If you do have great PPC ad stats - review and use part of these, but don't include prices, as they usually do not update quick enough. PPC ads have stricter restrictions than meta descriptions so you have a lot more freedom to go a bit nuts on the call to action.
Great post, thank you! Meta descriptions seem to be often overlooked or ignored, being considered less important than other factors, but this is so not the case! Great to see someone highlighting their value, with examples to boot.
This is awesome! Meta Description that has a compelling message attracting the audience can get clicks for sure!!
Interesting! These days I have found people using Schema markup reviews to enhance their web presence in the search engine and I guess this would be compelling for visitors to enter the site by checking the reviews.


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Now that the days are chillier, with much needed rain, my Dutch oven is being put to a lot more use. This is the time of year, when I become a lean and mean "Searer" and "Braiser". The aroma of a savory stew, wafting from the kitchen, is comforting. My Perfect Pot Roast recipe rules as one of the most appreciated slow-cooked dinners that I make. Cooking an inexpensive cut of beef, in a braising liquid, for a long period of time yields tender meat and a succulent sauce. Drool.
Last week, I had a craving for Beef Burgundy -- aka "Beef Bourguignon". I couldn't stop thinking about the first time I had this dish, at a catered party. I really wanted to recreate this stew, with it's rich and flavorful sauce.Visions of Julia Child, popped into my head. I've never read-- let alone, made --the esteemed Julia's recipe-- and I assumed her recipe would be a lot of work. Still, it was 1:00 in the afternoon and I had Christmas cookie dough to make. I realized that I didn't have the time to make this classic French stew and I needed my oven! The slow cooker was out-- and then it hit me.
Pressure cook it! I know, I know... pressure cookers scare a lot of newbies. There is a fear of an explosion. I tell you the truth-- It's an unfounded fear. My first pressure cooker was a stovetop model, with the regulator (that "thingie" that rocks back and forth with a chhh-chhh-chhh sound). Not once, did I have an explosion.
About 9 years ago, I invested in an electric digital pressure cooker, and I love so many features of this model. Mine has a browning cycle, and a non-stick removable insert and I love it's oval shape. The brand is "Cook's Essentials" and I bought mine from QVC. I see that the newer model is completely different than mine, and has less stellar reviews. The day mine breaks, I would buy a 5-quart model all over again.
Don't worry. If you don't own a pressure cooker, you can make this in a Dutch oven. If you want to make this in a slow cooker-- I beg you to not do one thing that makes my skin crawl. Please, don't throw in raw meat! To me, the best tasting stews come from taking the time to sear and brown the meat, first. All that beautiful brown crusty build-up, in the pan is what gives the sauce great flavor.
First, we build flavor. I keep frozen bacon, so it's easier to cut into "lardons". In a heavy skillet, cook the bacon until crispy. Remove with a slotted spoon onto a paper towel lined plate. Set aside.
Pearl onions are traditional in this stew. Peeling them takes work, so I used frozen onions. I simply rinsed them, shook them dry and then sauteed them until they were lightly golden.
When you buy stewing meat, ask your butcher about Chuck Eye Roast. I pay about $7.00 a pound, but it's worth it. Seriously. It's the perfect meat for stewing, and is far more tender than buying "stew cut meat". With stew cut meat, you don't know what the butcher has thrown together, and I've had my fair share of chewy stew.
I cut the meat into bite-size pieces and make sure that it's dry. Season the meat with salt & pepper and flour and toss together to coat evenly.
In the same pan that I cooked add a little vegetable oil, and bring the pan to medium-high. Open up the windows and turn on your vents. We're about to do some seriously searing. The key to searing is to get the pan very hot. Don't crowd the meat and leave it alone for 2-3 minutes. If you keep moving the meat around, you won't get the sear = less flavor = bummer. It took about 3 batches to get all the meat nicely browned. Pile the seared meat into a big bowl.
I then added a heaping tablespoon of tomato paste, and stirred it around the dark "fond" that was built. Now, we're going to "deglaze" with 1-1/2 cups red wine. I used burgundy, but any kind of red wine will do. Scrape the pan and stir the liquid around, loosening up the brown bits.
In a Dutch oven, place into a 275 degree oven for 3 hours or simmer on low on the stove top.
Slow cook for 6 hours, on low.
Pressure cook for 40 minutes! Yes, 40 minutes.
Clean the same skillet, and on medium heat, melt the butter and oil until bubbling.
Add the cleaned and dry mushrooms and saute the mushrooms for about 5 minutes— shaking the skillet intermittently until the mushrooms are lightly golden (about 7 minutes total). Remove from the skillet and set aside.


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He plays an active role in the Chicago community on the World Economic Forum's Chicago Global Shapers Hub. He's an advisor to the Los Angeles Moneythink chapters and Foshay Learning Center's Academy of Finance. His work has been featured in the Chicago Tribune, Huffington Post, WSJ, Forbes and more.
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Fangs & Stilettos
"Fangs and Stilettos" by Anthony DiFiore is witty, humorous and fun. If the "Devil Wears Prada" and "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" were to hook up and make a book baby, this would be it. Gucci, Prada, Coach - the brands that you bring into your home, monsters created them.
"Fangs and Stilettos" unveils a 2,000-year-old secret: the fashion industry is run by paranormal creatures. Vampires, werewolves, witches, ghouls, mummies, zombies, telepaths, they dictate the latest trends. Ugg boots? Werewolves. V-necks? Vampires. From the people in the retail store, to the designers, to the runway models, every one of them is a supernatural - and they are at war.
The characters are well developed, and it is their vuluptous backstory and personalty quirks that make "Fangs and Stilettos" so hilariuos. Each character is eccentric in every way. Their dialogue, actions and thoughts are ridiculous, odd and inappropriately out of the norm, but in this world that DiFiore created, it all fits. The storyline is strong, but it is the richly and absurdly painted characters that DiFiore brings to life that make "Fangs and Stilettos" such an engaging and hilarious read.
You don't have to dig fashion to dig your teeth into this book. When I first opened the book, I knew close to nothing about the fashion industry and had no real interest in it, but I loved "Fangs and Stilettos" nonetheless, and the fashion backdrop added to the books eccentricity and made the story that much more enriching.
With "Fangs and Stilettos," you will get the centuries rich history of how supernatural beings were created, the politics that developed among the paranormal races, the inside scoop within the fashion industry and a fight for power that has been brewing for hundreds of years. If we are lucky, it looks like DiFiore has set up a sequel that will have us equally entertained as "Fangs and Stilettos" did.
Fangs and Stilettos
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Review: i7 is the fastest, but Core 2 Quad still the best choice
Every year we change our benchmark configuration and run several CPUs and boards through our benchmark-parcours. Interestingly it revealed some unexpected results.
First we introduce our test rig which should represent a standard machine which will suffice for the most needs, so there is no RAID or dual graphics-cards setup.
Power-Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer 500W:
We will review this product at a later date. Just to let you know, it's a 80Plus power-supply with typically about 84% (at 230V) efficiency. It provides one PCIe 6-pin and one PCIe 8-pin power connector, so it will have no troubles doing Crossfire or SLI, at least with two cards with only one PCIe power-connector. To power your CPU you get one EPS12V and one P4 connector, besides the standard ATX 2.x power-connector, 6x SATA, 6x HDD and 1x floppy connectors give you plenty of headroom.
Graphics-Card: MSI R4850-2D1G-OC:
Any HD4850 should satisfy your gaming needs up to 1920x1024. Higher resolutions are possible but with less details or without anti-aliasing. This card is a good compromise between bangs and bucks. Furthermore the MSI model has a custom PCB with lower power-consumption compared to a standard PCB. The only downside is the lame cooling solution which does not support fan-management. Sanjin will have a look at this card shortly.
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The best boards for 'Lynnfield' Core i5s and i7s
Gigabyte P55M-UD4
Gigabyte sent us its P55M-UD4 motherboard which stands out by virtue of its Micro-ATX form factor. Despite the small size, you still get dual PCI Express graphics slots. However, the P55M-UD4 only supports CrossFireX - not SLI.
We're in two minds whether this is a serious omission. On the one hand we find the appeal of dual graphics cards is rather limited as a single GeForce GTX 285 or Radeon HD 5870 delivers oodles of gaming pixels. On the other hand, you can be sure that someone, somewhere will attempt to run twin Nvidia cards in the Gigabyte's two slots and will be disappointed when it doesn't work.
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The United Jewish Federation of Tidewater nurtures a vibrant, engaged, inclusive and caring Jewish community whose collective action is guided by our values.
TJF's B'nai Tzedek Teen Philanthropy Program
The Tidewater Jewish Foundation is excited to debut an exciting new program just for teens! The B'nai Tzedek Teen Philanthropy Program encourages teens to become involved in tzedakah by establishing a fund for Jewish charitable giving. Opening B'nai Tzedek fund gives your teen a chance to play a part in improving your community and the world. In essence, we are empowering Tidewater's teens to take ownership of their own philanthropy—a valuable lesson that we know pays off!
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From starting periods to starting to shave. All you need to know about what happens at puberty.
The average age for girls to begin puberty is 11, while for boys the average age is 12. But there's no set timetable, so don't worry if your child reaches puberty before or after their friends. It's completely normal for puberty to begin at any point from the ages of 8 to 14. The process takes about four years overall.
Children who begin puberty either very early (before the age of 8) or very late (after 14) should see a doctor to rule out an underlying medical condition.
Read more about puberty problems.
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After a year or so of puberty beginning, and for the next couple of years:
After a year or so of puberty starting, and for the next couple of years:
Puberty can be a difficult time for children. They're coping with changes in their body, and possibly acne or body odour as well, at a time when they feel self-conscious.
Puberty can also be an exciting time, as children develop new emotions and feelings. But the "emotional rollercoaster" they're on can have psychological and emotional effects, such as:
For more information on what to expect and how to handle puberty-related mood changes, read our articles on teen aggression, coping with your teenager and talking to your teen.
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Give plants the right lights, and they'll grow in any season
Plants don't like freezing temperatures any more than we do. But many will be perfectly happy to grow indoors, encouraged by fluorescent lights.
Under lights, you can grow plants, including vegetables, up to 10 inches tall.
Success depends on choosing the right setup. Many systems are on the market, but not all are of equal quality. Beware of those made entirely of chrome-plated steel. They are susceptible to rusting from the fertilizers used for growing. Chrome-plated shelves and trays are especially vulnerable. Stainless steel or plastic-coated shelves and trays will outlast all others.
Nearly all the lighting fixtures are designed to hold Grow-lux fluorescent bulbs. Grow-lux lights emit both the blue and red rays of light, and both are necessary for photosynthesis and flower production. For maximum effectiveness, the uppermost foliage of the plants must be placed within inches of the light source. Grow-lux lights are recognized for their light quality and not for their light intensity.
To improve the light intensity of your growing chamber, consider including a warm white fluorescent bulb for every two Grow-Lux lights in the light bank. Adding warm white bulbs is especially important when growing tall plants or plants with varying heights. Only warm white fluorescent bulbs emit the red light essential for photosynthesis with sufficient intensity to penetrate the foliage to a depth of eight to 10 inches. Cool white fluorescent bulbs emit only low levels of blue light, which is not as essential for photosynthesis as red light.
High intensity lighting fixtures can be built using a combination of power-groove fluorescent tubes and 60-watt incandescent bulbs. This sort of setup is used to supply lighting in commercial growth chambers. However, these power-groove fluorescent tubes generate so much heat that fans must be used to circulate the air.
Meeting the irrigation needs of plants growing under artificial lights can be challenging. Plants growing under Glor-lux lights require less water than plants growing under warm white fluorescent lights due to cooler rooting media temperatures. Because the red waves from warm white fluorescent bulbs penetrate deeper, rooting media are warmer and dry out faster.
Avoid overcrowding plants under artificial lights. As the plants increase in size, provide additional space for them. A good rule of thumb is to never allow the foliage of one plant to touch that of an adjoining plant. Allowing the plants to grow under crowded conditions will give you tall spindly plants with weak stems and yellowing leaves at the bottom.


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Arizona Housing Not So Distressed Any More
December 3, 2012
For the last 6 years, distressed properties sales (REOs and Short Sales) have had a major impact on the housing market here in Arizona. In many cases a higher percentage of distressed sales negatively impacts pricing in the market, creating even more distressed sales as home values fall further. It's a self-sustaining cycle that we seemed to be stuck in.
That being said, the housing market has improved significantly in the last year. Let's take a look at where distressed properties are now as a factor in the market.
In November 2012 61% of the closed residential sales were non distressed, while only 39% were distressed.
For comparison, a year ago (November 2011) only 46% of the closed sales were in fact non distressed, with 54% distressed.
In Phoenix the shift is even more dramatic. November 2012 saw 69% of the closed residential sales being non distressed, while only 31% were distressed.
For comparison, a year ago (November 2011) only 46% of the closed sales were in fact non distressed, with 54% distressed.
What Does It Mean to You?
The housing market in Arizona is improving. Less bank owned properties and short sales means price stabilization and appreciation, which is already happening.
These statistics are based on information obtained from the TARMLS and ARMLS using Brokermetrics software on 12/3/2012. Information is believed to be reliable, but not guaranteed.
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text: Rattlesnake Frontier Answers Brazil's Farmland Shortage September 25, 2013 05:54 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Bloomberg Email Atop a mountain plateau in Brazil's northeastern Piaui state, Luciano Curioni inspects shriveled corn cobs as dust whirls across his rattlesnake-infested farm that has no water, power or a phone. Farmers like Curioni are testing the limits of climate and technology, pushing the country's agricultural frontier into increasingly inhospitable regions, as the world's fourth-largest farm exporter runs out of arable land. Companies providing solutions, such as Deere & Co., Monsanto Co., and Bayer AG, stand to gain. Unable to afford acreage in the productive western grain belt where his family has farmed for decades, Curioni invested 3.5 million reais ($1.6 million) two years ago to clear 2,000 hectares (4,940 acres), the equivalent of 2,801 football fields, of virgin savanna near the town of Bom Jesus. 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Mono-cultures such as soybeans and corn that require large land tracts to gain economies of scale will settle in the plains of the center-west and north, while more value-added horticulture such as apples or berries will concentrate in the south and southwest, where land ownership is more fragmented, said Ferraz. Indigenous Reserves Under-capitalized farmers and less productive ranchers will be bought out, according to Fernando Sampaio, executive director of the Brazilian Beef Exporters Association, ABIEC. Extensive national parks and indigenous reserves limit the amount of arable land in Brazil. The world's fifth-largest country by land mass has the biggest share of protected areas of any major food producer, with about 26 percent of its total territory, compared with 12 percent in the U.S., according to the 2011 World Database on Protected Areas. Brazil currently has 72 million hectares of crop land and 170 million hectares of pasture out of its 850 million-hectare territory, according to estimates by Rodrigues. What's left to claim are 15 million hectares in places with more adverse climate, lower fertility and requiring more advanced technology to be profitable, such as Mapitoba, so-called because the region covers parts of four states -- Maranhao, Piaui, Tocantins, and Bahia. It forms Brazil's last agricultural frontier and includes Curioni's farm. Cash Crops Expanding cash crops such as soybeans, sugar cane and eucalyptus will displace 10 million hectares of pasture and occupy 5 million hectares of virgin savanna in Mapitoba, Sampaio said. Much of the cattle industry has low productivity. Brazil's 198-million cattle herd is more than twice that in the U.S. and produces 22 percent less beef, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In addition, low prices have cut profitability. The result will be a drop in output, said Ferraz. "As output falls, prices will rise over the next two years, prompting a fresh cycle of investments around 2016," Sampaio said. As farmers try to recover degraded pastures and move onto weaker soils, sales of plant food are growing in Brazil faster than in China, India and the U.S., according to David Roquetti, head of the fertilizer association ANDA. Demand in Mapitoba is growing by 18 percent annually, he said by phone. Poor Soils "Brazilian soils require more nutrients," said Lair Hanzen, head of Brazil operations at Oslo-based Yara International ASA, which acquired Bunge Ltd's fertilizer operations in Brazil for $750 million in August. "There is still a long way to go in terms of productivity gains." Brazil is by far the company's fastest growth market, Hanzen said in a phone interview. As Curioni drives his Chevy from Bom Jesus to his farm, he adds up numbers. He avoided bankruptcy this year after the town's mayor declared a state of emergency because of the drought, forcing the bank to renegotiate his debt. During years of good rains his neighbors were able to harvest as much as 60 bags of soybeans per hectare, yields similar to some of the country's most productive regions. Each bag weighs 60 kilograms (132 pounds). With 50 bags per hectare at the current price, Curioni says he would net more than 1 million reais. Soybeans for November delivery fell 0.3 percent to $13.09 a bushel at 9 a.m. on the Chicago Board of Trade. "One good harvest and I'm back in the game," he says. --Editors: Andre Soliani, Harry Maurer, Todd White To contact the reporter on this story: Raymond Colitt in Brasilia Newsroom at firstname.lastname@example.com To contact the editor responsible for this story: Andre Soliani at email@example.com Back to news


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Saturday, October 30, 2010
GTAC was good over all, in the quality of crowd. The talks were interesting. James Whittaker definitely lost my vote when he said something like "Honestly I was not thrilled when I heard GTAC was in India. I did not expect much, <pause>, and I must say, I am not disappointed". Seriously man, next time think before you say something like that, or be dishonest. Btw, some morons clapped at this.
Those aside, I think GTAC was good. Thanks GTAC for letting me be there at least for the second day!
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- Pradeep Soundararajan said...
I saw none of the Indians clap for it. Not even the Indian Googlers.
I am just assuming he may have wanted to tell that India was much greater than what he would have expected it to be. It was a shame though.
- 3:21 am
- Sai Venkat said...
Man.. You never accepted my point when we had the similar discussion. You don't even need two roles in the same team. Why can't they just open the damn code, add ids or add code which generates deterministic ids? (Tooo extreme eh?)
James.. I am never a fan of him from the beginning from the time he came from M$
- 3:24 am
- Sai Venkat said...
Man... You never accepted my point and now you are denying Simon's as well. :P
AFA James is concerned I am never a big fan of him as he came from M$ and carried too much from its culture to Google.
- 3:30 am
- V. Narayan Raman said...
@Sai, that is definitely extreme :D The point is it is not trivial when you are using other UI frameworks. Have a look at applications using extjs, gwt, dojo or zkoss. They generate their own ids and are tough (and unnecessary) to manage from your application.
- 3:36 am
- V. Narayan Raman said...
@Pradeep, I think your assumption may be right, but it did appear very presumptuous. I don't really want to dwell on it, but it was bothering me, so I thought I should let it out.
- 3:42 am
For the record, James Whittaker came from Florida Institute of Technology - he stopped at"M$" for two years on the way to Google. He didn't have a chance to pick up much culture.
- 8:19 am
- V. Narayan Raman said...
OK, no more discussion on JW please. Btw, I love M$, so I don't think that could have corrupted anyone :D
- 9:32 am
- rachit said...
JW's post after GTAC.. Its good that his opinion turned around 360 degrees in just 3 days of GTAC.. http://googletesting.blogspot.com/2010/10/india-withdrawals.html
- 9:53 pm
- V. Narayan Raman said...
Rachit, I sense condescension in his post. "Their hunger to contribute. Their hope for the future." Seriously? And why is it so important for some of us that his opinion turned around?
- 10:36 pm
- rachit said...
I am not suggesting it is important but it is good (i feel). If someone has formed an opinion without any first hand experience and then comes up and says that he was wrong, then I do not see condescension in it. Anyways, that was probably a minor point.
- 11:15 pm