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HASTINGS, N.Y. -- Has Glenn Donnelly created a better dirt?
The 73-year-old entrepreneur, who built a racing empire on dirt, is betting he has.
Donnelly and his investment partners plan to build a $50 million racing complex in the Oswego County town of Hastings around a track of synthetic dirt that he says will not throw up dust. His trademarked dirt is called SYNDI. He's applied for a patent for it.
Donnelly's vision is grand and the stakes are high, starting with the Hastings track.
"It's probably going to cost us five times more than if we just put on clay or dirt, but in the long run it will work out better for us because we can do more and it will cost less maintenance," he said. "But we don't want to make a $5 million mistake."
New York is betting on Donnelly's success, too. State government has committed $2.75 million toward the project, for which major construction has not yet begun. Donnelly's investment group has already sunk $10 million into the project to acquire land and pay for engineering and other costs, he said.
The U.S. has more than 800 dirt racing tracks. Donnelly has his eye on a lot of them. While dirt racing guidelines can specify dozens of rules for cars - size of tires, body construction and horsepower range, among them -- there are no restrictions on the dirt composition of a dirt track.
"We're planning to mass-produce tracks," Donnelly said.
In 2004, Donnelly sold Drivers Independent Race Tracks, or DIRT, for about $9 million to Boundless Motor Sports Racing, a publicly traded company. Boundless has since become World Racing Group Inc., a private company.
Under Donnelly, DIRT grew to 27 member racetracks in the Northeast and Canada. His annual Super DIRT Week in October drew hundreds of race teams and tens of thousands of campers to the State Fairgrounds.
When Donnelly sold DIRT, he signed a five-year non-compete agreement. During that time Donnelly visited lots of sites that use synthetic dirt and brought back samples.
Making dirt muffins
Now, in a renovated farmhouse on the 150-acre-site of his planned Central New York Raceway Park, a kitchen pantry is cluttered with buckets, bowls, jugs and bags of various materials.
A portable
handmixer sits on a counter. On a table
are what appear to be muffins. They are in fact different synthetic dirt mixes,
compressed as solid as a baseball, each with a varying degree of tackiness.
The tackiest is SYNDI -- a mix of roughly 60 percent clay from the Hastings farm site, 40 percent wax, and Donnelly's secret blend of polymers and resins.
Dust reduction is Donnelly's first objective. It's a problem at car races on dirt.
"You have to be really passionate to this sport to know you're going to go to a facility and get dirty," said Tom W. Deery, president and chief operating officer of the World Racing Group. "To get the casual fan you have to be sure they can go in there and have a good experience."
Especially when those casual fans are women, who make up just 15 percent of dirt race spectators. That's compared to 40 percent at NASCAR races, which are on paved tracks.
Donnelly has been experimenting with ways to reduce dust for 15 years, working with Carl Meyers, the founder of Sweeteners Plus Inc. in Wayland.
Sweeteners Plus makes the sweetener for your coffee at Dunkin Donuts and its environmental division makes some ice melting products spread by trucks in the winter.
Donnelly and Meyers tried things like calcium and magnesium to harden dirt tracks, but found that those materials corrode cars and become worse than dust when airborne.
Working with a chemist at Sweeteners Plus, Donnelly and Meyers have come up with a formula of clay, waxes, resins and polymers. Because SYNDI sheds water, drainage at Donnelly's proposed Hastings track needs to be designed to catch surface water.
Donnelly tested a version of SYNDI three years ago. The wax/resin/polymer solution was sprayed directly on Brewerton Speedway's clay track.
Car handling on the tacky surface was better, especially on curves, he says. He and Meyers have also developed a sandy variant of SYNDI to use for racing smaller vehicles, like go-carts and motorcycles. The sandiness will allow lower-powered vehicles to skid, Donnelly said.
Donnelly also plans to spread a patented synthetic dirt for harness-racing - one he has not developed -- on top of SYNDI to extend his racing season into cooler months, racing trotting horses after dirt car racing has stopped.
Donnelly has applied to the New York State Gaming Commission for a harness track license. If all goes according to plan, Donnelly will be racing either horses or cars at his new track from March to December.
Will SYNDI be a success?
Not everyone considers synthetic dirt an improvement. Synthetic dirt has been around since at least the late 1980s. It's used on horse racing tracks, golf course bunkers, and soccer and baseball fields.
Horse racing is where it began. Synthetic tracks were developed for winter horse racing in England, where temperature swings are modest. The mix of waxes, polymers, sand and bits of carpet fiber that are in horse track synthetic dirt can feel like brown sugar.
Racers found that synthetic dirt was better for horses in some ways.
They also discovered that as temperatures changed, so could track consistency. When waxes warmed, racing times could be slower.
Some major tracks that had switched from dirt to synthetic material have switched back to natural dirt. Among them, Keeneland Race Course in Kentucky, and Santa Anita Park and Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in California.
"They (horse tracks) were kind of sold a bill of goods," said Jon Hubbs, president of Stabilizer Solutions in Phoenix, Ariz. "They thought this would be a lot less maintenance."
Hubbs entered the synthetic dirt business selling horse track material. But when he saw resistance rising in the horse racing community, he broadened his offerings. His company built the synthetic warning tracks for the New York Yankees, the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Angels. Why build a warning track with synthetic dirt? Again, dust.
"Everybody has a mascot that drives a car around the (warning) track and throws out T-shirts, and it just creates dust," said Hubbs. "All the major ticket holders sit in those nice seats, so we eliminated that (dusty) portion of it."
Donnelly is confident that SYNDI will work for car racing, and that SYNDI topped with a few inches of horse racing synthetic dirt will work for horses, even if the material slows racing times.
"I don't care about that," he said. "We want to run our horse racing November, December, March and April. Those are months you don't want to set records. You want do what's best for horses and keep the same group of competitors running in the northeast instead of going somewhere else to compete."
Donnelly is planning to have his first synthetic track - a half-mile oval - built and operating by October. That will be a big test that lots of people will be watching, including Joe Skotnicki, World Racing Group's director of series and sanctioning.
"If he (Donnelly) succeeds, it could change the face of what we do," said Skotnicki. "We've been racing on dirt since the 1900s. We haven't eliminated dust yet."
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Yesterday saw the launch of BT MyDonate, an online fundraising portal for registered charities in the UK, and there are plans to bring it to iPhone and other mobile devices in the form of an app.
"It's something we're definitely going to look at," Caroline Sheridan, BT's director of Corporate Responsibilty BT, exclusively told pocket-lint. "What we didn't want to do, from day one, is delay [the website] and develop everything we could possibly ever develop. But, in terms of an iPhone app, absolutely! We definitely want to do that."
Currently, MyDonate is a website that allows those who wish to donate to a UK charity online, and for those who want to take part in a fundraising activity or sponsor someone who is. It is a service run and maintained by a dedicated team at BT, who takes no money from either the hosted charities or the donations given. Not a single penny.
"We cover all the costs," said Sheridan. "If you think about what BT's done, we've been supporting charities for 30 years - from the very first Children in Need telethon. And for the last nine years, behind the scenes, we've been supporting, with our technical ability, online donations for telethons and disaster appeals. So, actually, [MyDonate] is a natural place for BT to extend what we currently do and build on.
"Also, the overall charitable giving market is growing. The statistics from the Charities Aid Foundation say that last year the market is worth £10.6 billion, and the year before it was worth £10.2 billion, so it's growing. But of the people who give, only seven per cent give online. Which is still tiny, so the most people are still using cash."
Hence the need for a site such as MyDonate.
One area that does put people off of giving online, though, is that, often, other administration fees are taken from a donation before it gets to the chosen charity. And while it is admirable that BT is taking nothing, surely credit card companies will take a fee?
"That's their business," Sheridan told us. "But we've negotiated really good rates. For a credit card, it's 1.3 per cent, so on a £10 donation, that's 13p. And, on a debit card, it's 15p.
"We've also made sure that at the end of the week, when we've collected donations and we pass them all to charities, if there's any interest on that money in the bank accounts, at the end of the year we pass that on as well. So we are funding everything."
And you can't say fairer than that.
There are, currently, 15 charities on MyDonate, including Cancer Research UK, Children in Need, and Scope, and the site is now open to all other UK registered charitable organisations to apply for inclusion. Each charity gets the same online exposure and aesthetic - no single one is given preferential treatment.
If you run a charity, visit www.btplc.com/mydonate for information on how to apply for your own space on the portal, or if you want to donate to one that's already present.

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When we hiked up Sierra Negra (on Isabela Island) for the first time it was exciting, but when our guide asked us if we wanted to continue on to Volcan Chico we decided against it.
That was a mistake.
A few months ago, we had another opportunity to make that hike. Volcan Chico was worth the extra time and effort. It was the strangest landscape I've ever seen. We felt like we were walking on the moon!
The Sierra Negra caldera is huge, the second largest in the world. It's rim is covered in vegetation and the vegetation continues down the sides of the rim until it reaches the floor of the caldera.
Volcan Chico is different.
Why Volcan Chico Is Worth Seeing
Volcan Chico was a completely different experience than Siera Negra. We walked through the volcanic landscape.
We saw lava tubes winding their way across the top of the landscape. They looked like huge pythons that had been encased in stone when the volcano erupted.
We felt hot moist air coming up from a vent near the path. We also saw large craters that once spewed molten lava. The colors of the rocks near the mouth of the craters were beautiful.
Our daughter was amazed with the lava rocks she saw. She kept picking them up to show us their shape and texture. They were full of tiny holes and reflected the light creating a rainbow type effect.
Two Volcanoes In One Day
I don't know were else we would have the opportunity to hike two Volcanoes in one day. It was so interesting to see how different they were in shape and texture.
The first time we hiked Siera Negra it was rainy so we didn't think it would be worth hiking the extra hour to Volcan Chico. Since then we've been told that even on rainy foggy days when you can't see much at Siera Negra you can often see a lot at Volcan Chico because the climate is different.
After you reach Siera Negra there is a place to sit and rest if you don't feel like continuing on to Volcan Chico, but if you have the energy, don't stop. Keep going and take in two Volcanoes in one day.
When you reach Volcan Chico you can take in the scenery without hiking across the volcanic landscape, but if you have the stamina it's an experience you wont forget.
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Geology And Coal Bed Methane Resource Potential Of The Gondwana Barapukuria Coal Basin, Dinajpur, Bangladesh
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Journal Article: Geology And Coal Bed Methane Resource Potential Of The Gondwana Barapukuria Coal Basin, Dinajpur, Bangladesh
AbstractWith an area of 5.16 km2, the Barapukuria coal deposit is one of the five largest Gondwana coal basins in Bangladesh, and is located in the north west of the country close to the towns of Dinajpur and Saidpur. The existence of the basin was initially indicated by a negative gravity anomaly in oil and gas exploration. Exploration for the deposit was commenced by the Geological Survey of Bangladesh (GSB), with seven surface boreholes that confirmed the existence of a significant coal deposit. The deposit occurs as an asymmetrical synclinal structure with an axis striking approximately N-S. The deposit is limited to the east by a large normal fault which has displaced Archaean metamorphics against the Gondwana sediments. The coal-bearing sediments are comprised of Gondwana Permian-age sandstones, siltstones, subordinate carbonaceous shales, and six correlated coal seams. The Gondwana sediments are unconformably overlain by Tertiary and Quaternary deposits, against which the coal seams are successively subcropped to the west. Within the structural limits of the basin, approximately 377 Mt coal in-situ has been quantified in the six coal seams that range in depth from 118 to 518 m below surface. Due to the synclinal nature of the deposit, the upper coal seams, designated I to V, occur over diminishing areal extent with decreasing depth. The principal seam of interest is the lowermost Seam VI, with a variable thickness across the deposit from 22 m in the northern part of the deposit to more than 42 m in the southern and eastern areas. Development of the Barapukuria Mine, the country's first coal mine, commenced in 1996 with the construction of two vertical shafts. Coal production from Seam VI began in 2005 and continues at the present time. Seam VI coal is high volatile B bituminous rank. About 34 Mt of coal has been estimated as recoverable resources, utilising descensional multi-slice longwall mining. The mine design and development have been severely constrained by adverse seam gradients and the presence of the overlying water-bearing Tertiary Dupi Tila sediments. The potential of coal bed methane extraction has been investigated as an alternative to underground mining. The study considers the Barapukuria deposit in terms of its geological structure, geothermal gradient, and the rank, porosity and permeability of the coal seams as determined by several phases of exploration of the area. The methane content of the bituminous coal at Barapukuria varies within the range 6.51-12.68 m3/t, representing a potential resource of more than 5 Gm3 of gas.
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- Md Rafiqul Islam and Daigoro Hayashi
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- International Journal of Coal Geology, 2008
- 10.1016/j.coal.2008.05.008
Md Rafiqul Islam,Daigoro Hayashi. 2008. Geology And Coal Bed Methane Resource Potential Of The Gondwana Barapukuria Coal Basin, Dinajpur, Bangladesh. International Journal of Coal Geology. (!) .


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Of course all that power would completely overwhelm the front wheels, so Volkswagen gave the Golf R all-wheel drive and a choice of DSG or traditional six-speed manual sits between the engine and awd system. The awd system is more advanced than the one found in the R32 Golf and can send nearly 100 percent of the power to the rear axle if needed. Impressively, the Golf R uses less fuel than the R32 while producing an extra 20 hp and a 0-62-mph time of 5.5 seconds with a DSG transmission.
Visual changes from a standard Golf are minimal, but any VW fan will appreciate the LED marker lights in the unique front bumper, a rear bumper with centered tailpipes, and a side skirt upgrade, and bi-Xenon headlights. Gloss black paint covers the mirrors and grille. Black trim and a smattering of R badges spruce up the interior and race seats are optional equipment.
Electronic upgrades include a more lenient stability control program and an optional dynamic chassis control system that modifies steering for comfort, normal, or sport modes.
Golf Rs will ride about an inch lower than standard Golfs and everything from the spring rates to the stabilizer bars have been modified for the R. Upgraded 13.6-inch discs up front and 12.2-inch in back hide behind 18- or 19-inch rims.
We know the Golf R will go on sale in Germany by the end of the year, but no mention of sales in the U.S. has been made yet. There's a good chance VW will import the R if enough buyers can be found. We know the R32 sold out quickly and that speaks well for this R model's chances in America.


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With millions of Vietnamese and Cambodians relying on its waters for survival, the mighty Mekong is a limitless source of intrigue as it takes you through a spell-binding mix of humble villages and world renowned cities.
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Information on Treating Ear Infections
Chiropractic and ear infections? Here's a small collection of interesting research on ear infections (Otitis media).
From a Postgraduate Medicine, Oct. '87, review article by Moshe Frenkel, M.D., Acute Otitis Media; Does Therapy Alter its Course?:
Eichenwald (1985): no bacterial cause can be identified in 1/3 of cases; spontaneous resolution in 60% within ten days of onset
Fry (1958): 85% of those not receiving antibiotics had complete resolution; no differences in recurrence or hearing loss.
Townsend (1980): study showed that a placebo-treated group had no greater incidence of recurrence, or of middle-ear effusion than an antibiotic-treated group.
Van Buchem (1981): children with symptomatic treatment alone did as well as those treated with antibiotics and/or myringotomy (ear tubes); no differences were noted in effectiveness of pain reduction, hearing levels, or incidence of complications.
Van Buchem (1985): in a large-scale study of 4,860 children, 90% recovered with "minimal" treatment (nose drops and analgesics)
Dr. E. Cantekin did a study of amoxicillin treatment of otitis media and fund that it was not effective for secretory otitis media (fluid behind the eardrum.) He also found that the antibiotics Pediazole and ceflaclor were not effective. (JAMA, Dec. 1991)
A number of recent studies have shown that for earaches, 2, 4, 5, and 7-day courses of treatment with antibiotics were just as effective as the usual 10-day course, when effective at all. (Schmidt, Beyond Antibiotics, 1993, p. 29)
A 1974 study showed that children with acute otitis media receiving antibiotics within the first few days of the illness had up to 2.9 times more recurrence that those in whom antibiotic use was delayed or avoided. (Diamant, Arch Otolayrngol, 1974)
A 1991 article in the AMA Journal stated that children with chronic earaches who received antibiotics experienced two to six times more recurrent middle ear fluid that those receiving placebo. (Cantekin et al, JAMA, 1991, 266(23)
A two-year study of myringotomy (surgical incision of the tympanum) and tymapanostomy (ear tubes) found that they did not alter the long-term course of otitis media; eardrum scars and tympanum thickening were 3X more frequent in the group receiving tubes. (J Laryngol. Otol. 86:881-888, 1972)
Many chiropractors and natural health doctors experts feel that recurrent upper respiratory infections, including otitis media, may be the result of allergies, including food allergies and intolerance. Cow's milk is the most frequently-mentioned allergen. An ENT specialist in Florida who exclusively does tympanostomies (ear tubes) first puts all patients referred to him on a diet free of dairy products. As a result, he claims three-fourths of them never need the tubes. (cited in Schmidt, Beyond Antibiotics, 1993, p. 76)
Below are some great books to help you understand more about your options in helping childhood ear infections.
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The Saffron Vanilla Snickerdoodle Cookies sold at Blue Bottle Coffee are a favorite of mine. I like to sit in the sun on the beautiful stone slab benches across from the Blue Bottle Coffee kiosk in Hayes Valley, San Francisco with a macchiato a snickerdoodle to share. This, the first Blue Bottle Coffee location, is just a short walk from my house in an alleyway. A not-so-secret spot, slightly off the main strip – source of excellent coffee and cookies! I also love to have lazy breakfasts beneath the tall ceilings, light streaking through the massive windows, in their cafe at Mint Plaza. I've known there was a Blue Bottle Coffee book in the works, and each time I go, I find myself uttering the same nine words, usually with my mouth full – I really hope this recipe is in the book. In addition to their coffee, which I'm more than happy to brave a line for, I have a list of go-to favorites from their beautifully concise and inspired menu. My hope was that all would be in the book: these Saffron-Vanilla Snickerdoodles, the Pickled Fennel Egg Salad, the Sesame Absinthe Cigars, and Catalan Eggs with Braised Greens. Check, check, check, and check! Every one is in the book. And like all things Blue Bottle, this is worth the wait. The Best Snickerdoodle Cookies The book will be released October 9th (I originally posted this in 2012), but I've been hassling Ten Speed to get me an early copy for months. In part because I wanted to bump up my coffee know-how, but (no surprise) I was particularly excited about the recipes – the Saffron Vanilla Snickerdoodle Cookies were first up. In contrast to traditional snickerdoodles, Caitlin describes them as having "an unusual butterscotch flavor from the combination of saffron, brown sugar and vanilla." If you love snickerdoodles, please try these! Now, I know these cookies well, and this recipe delivered a version that is a dead-ringer of the original. The same as the ones I would buy at the kiosk – buckle in the middle, kiss of saffron, a thin golden crust that gives way to a fudge-textured center. Thank you. Arguably the best snickerdoodle cookies I've ever had. I made a double batch for a family trip to Lake Tahoe last week – baking half for the drive there, freezing the remaining pre-scooped dough to bake at the cabin. Everyone loved them. I hope you like these as much as I do, make a double batch and freeze half of the pre-scooped dough for later baking. And be sure to measure the saffron carefully -it's easy to go too light/heavy. xo -h Continue reading Saffron Vanilla Snickerdoodle Cookies on 101 Cookbooks
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Nice B&B but hosts are not onsite. And seem a little jaded by tourists and the community. I would think there are better B&B's to stay at where the hosts are local and appreciate the area. Look for local owners that like their community.
"If the weather is warm, stay in the room downstairs or, if upstairs on the back of the building as these..."


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Thought I'd try something a bit different. The result is my first animated cartoon. For those that may of been living under a rock lately: The Gulf oil spill disaster started when a BP oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. Killing eleven workers, the explosion also left oil leaking from a drill hole over a mile below the surface. With an estimated 200,000 gallons leaking per day (since April 20th), efforts to stop the oil spill have to date failed. Dead fish anyone?
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Hate crime is a term which covers a range of crimes founded on prejudice based on race, religion, homophobia, transgender, disability and age. Last year more than 50,000 hate crimes were reported across England, Wales and Northern Ireland last year and the Crown Prosecution Service, prosecuted 15,284 hate crimes – 10% more than the previous year.
The presentations at the conference covered a whole range of issues. These three films contain some of the highlights; apologies if editing has not helped in understanding the presentations.
1/3 Is Hate Crime Legislation Unfair? A clip from the keynote speaker Roger Coulson Director of Equality Partnership – includes brief overview of work by Dr Paul Iganski. See: http://stroudcommunity.tv/is-hate-crime-legislation-unfair-hate-crime-conference-1-of-3/
2/3 Why we need the Human Rights Act? Another clip from the talk Roger Coulson. See:
3/3 Hate Crime; numbers, definitions and more. Keynote speaker Roger Coulson plus clips from other speakers, Robin Agascar MBE from GAYGLOS and Chief Superintendent Nigel Avron. See: http://stroudcommunity.tv/hate-crime-numbers-definitions-and-more-hate-crime-conference-3-of-3/


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Get your disinfectant approved by Defra
Find out about the process and costs to apply for Defra disinfectant approval.
If there is an outbreak of a notifiable animal or zoonotic disease, only Defra approved disinfectants can be used for cleaning and disinfecting hard surfaces like buildings, farm equipment, crates, and vehicles.
You are breaking the law if you market and sell as Defra approved a disinfectant that has not been tested and listed as approved.
To get your product approved by Defra it must:
- conform to the Biocidal Products Directive
- pass efficacy tests at a Defra approved laboratory
This scheme is underpinned by the The Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) (England) Order 2007
The costs are set out in The Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) (Fees and Amendment) (England) Order 2011
Before you apply
You need to decide which dilution of your product you want to have tested. Defra and Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) can't advise you which formulation or dilution will pass the tests.
You must make sure your product meets the following Health and Safety Executive (HSE) standards:
- chemicals legislation such as Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures Regulation (CLP Regulation)
- General Products Safety Regulations (GPSR)
- advertising requirements in the Biocidal Products Regulations (BPR) 2001
You must also:
- inform the National Poisons Information Service
- check liability for the General Industry Charge
Apply for disinfectant approval testing
You must complete the DDA1 application form and post or email a signed copy to:
Defra Disinfectants Approvals Administration Office
Room SE175, Stewart Stockman Building
Animal and Plant Health Agency
New Haw
Tel: 0208 026 9609
Email: email@example.com
APHA will assess your application and decide if your product can be accepted for testing for Defra approval. They will let you know their decision within 5 working days.
Download details of thefor more information.
Submit samples
If your product is accepted for testing you will be told where to send your samples and your purchase order for the tests you want.
See the application form for instructions on how to submit samples and packaging labels. You must not send any samples until APHA asks you to do so, or make a payment to APHA until you have received an invoice raised for your purchase order..
Approval testing fees
You must pay in advance for testing, but should wait until you know your product has been accepted for testing. You can pay by bank transfer, credit card or by cheque once APHA has sent you an invoice for your purchase order.
UK companies will have to pay VAT on the fees shown in the following table. Companies outside the UK do not have to pay VAT.
|Approval tests
|Fees per test (£)
|Foot and mouth disease
|Swine vesicular disease
|Diseases of poultry and the avian influenza and influenza of avian origin in mammals:
|- single dilution test
|- triple dilution test
|- single dilution test
|- triple dilution test
|General Orders:
|- single dilution test
|- triple dilution test
|Administrative charge
You should receive the results within 12 weeks of submitting your samples. This may take longer due to urgent statutory work (eg responding to a disease outbreak).
Product approval
You will get a 'conditions of approval' letter if your product passes the APHA tests.
This letter will include a text box with some wording specific to your disinfectant and you must add this to your label. Email firstname.lastname@example.com,gov.uk for more information about this wording.
You need to sign and return the letter with a copy of your prepared label to Defra Disinfectants Approvals Administration at APHA before your product can be added to the list. Your product is usually listed within 5 working days of APHA receiving your signed letter.
You can only label, market and sell your product as Defra approved when it is on the approved list. You can find the complete list of Defra approved disinfectants on the approved disinfectants list.
Approval lasts for 2 years. There is a renewal procedure and conditions to extend approval. There is no fee and you may not need to submit samples but APHA will ask you to provide some information.
Product changes
You must tell APHA if you change the formula of your approved disinfectant, or if any details you originally supplied have changed. APHA and Defra may decide to retest a product to make sure it is still effective. You will have to pay for these tests.
Product check tests
APHA runs random check tests on approved disinfectants. You will only know if your product has been chosen for check testing if it fails the tests.
You will be told the test results as soon as possible. Your product may be suspended from the list. You can re-submit the product for testing for which you have to pay the full test fees.
Fish farm disinfectant approval
To get your product listed as an approved disinfectant for fish farms, visit the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) website
Disinfectant enquiries
Email APHA for a list of frequently asked questions.
Last updated 1 October 2014 + show all updates
- AHVLA documents have been re-assigned to the new Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
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Relevant exclusively premieres 'His Name' lyric video
Band joins Rend Collective on 'As Family We Go' Tour
Urban Rescue, an LA-based revival band, has released "Wild Heart" EP, their first official release with Rend Family Records - a partnership between Irish worship band Rend Collective and Capitol Christian Music Group.
"My prayer for people when they hear our music is that they find the beginning of hope. A new start," frontman Jordan Frye said. "That the love of God would touch their heart in such a way that they would know that Jesus is real. I know what it feels like to be hopeless and at the end of your faith and left wondering what there is on the other side. My hope is that for the person who feels hopeless, lost or brokenhearted, that they would find in our music a spark that ignites the flame of faith again or for the first time. A faith that knows there is something more to Jesus than just another religious practice. A faith that believes Jesus is alive and is close to the brokenhearted."
Last Thursday, Relevant exclusively premiered the lyric video for "His Name," a track from "Wild Heart." Watch the video here.
Urban Rescue is set to join Rend Collective on their "As Family We Go" U.S. tour this fall, playing more than 30 venues across the country, followed by a nine-city U.K. run in May. For dates and additional information, click here.
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One hundred million pounds and counting. On Oct. 6, 2008, the Ag Container Recycling Council (ACRC) will celebrate a significant milestone — collecting and recycling one hundred million pounds of High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) plastic agricultural and specialty pesticide containers.
To mark this achievement, ACRC will host a celebration and public barbecue at the largest collection site in the United States, the Southampton County Fairgrounds in Courtland, Va. As part of the celebration, ACRC's contractor, U.S. Ag Recycling, will grind more than 15,000 containers that have been triple-rinsed and delivered to the site by area pesticide users.
ACRC has planned the One Hundred Million Pounds Recycled Celebration to recognize and thank all the organizations in the pesticide container supply chain, and local, state and federal government agencies for their participation and support over the years.
The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 6 and includes a program and barbecue lunch. Participants are asked to RSVP by Sept. 30 to Joyce Jarvis, via [email protected] or 877-952-2272. Directions to the Fairgrounds are available at www.acrecycle.org.
In Virginia, the state's Plastic Pesticide Container Recycling Program has made a significant contribution to the one hundred million pound total. Since it got under way in 1993, the program has recycled 853,730 plastic pesticide containers which weighed more than one million pounds. The Virginia program is a cooperative effort among the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), the Virginia Pesticide Control Board, Virginia Cooperative Extension and local governments.
It is administered by local governments under national guidelines developed by the ACRC. VDACS provides grant monies to participating local governments to defray the costs.
The Ag Container Recycling Council's nationwide collection and recycling program, which ACRC calls "arguably the oldest industry product stewardship initiative in the U.S.," has been in operation since 1992. By collecting and recycling triple-rinsed plastic pesticide containers, the program promotes public health and safety, environmental responsibility, resource conservation and customer convenience.
Plastic recovered in the program is fabricated into products such as field drain tile, treated lumber substitutes and underground utility conduit.
Find additional information about ACRC at www.acrecycle.org and about the Virginia Plastic Pesticide Container Recycling Program at http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/pesticides/recycling.shtml.


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Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is almost 3.2 million and that of the Madrid metropolitan area, around 6.3 million. It is the third-largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the third-largest in the European Union after London and Paris. The city spans a total of .
The city is located on the Manzanares River in the centre of both the country and the Community of Madrid (which comprises the city of Madrid, its conurbation and extended suburbs and villages); this community is bordered by the autonomous communities of Castile and León and Castile-La Mancha. As the capital city of Spain, seat of government, and residence of the Spanish monarch, Madrid is also the political, economic and cultural centre of Spain. The current mayor is Ana Botella from the People's Party (PP).
The Madrid urban agglomeration has the third-largest GDP in the European Union and its influences in politics, education, entertainment, environment, media, fashion, science, culture, and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world's major global cities. Due to its economic output, high standard of living, and market size, Madrid is considered the major financial centre of Southern Europe and the Iberian Peninsula; it hosts the head offices of the vast majority of the major Spanish companies, such as Telefónica, Iberia or Repsol. Madrid is the 17th most livable city in the world according to Monocle magazine, in its 2014 index.
Madrid houses the headquarters of the World Tourism Organization (WTO), belonging to the United Nations Organization (UN), the SEGIB, the Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI), and the Public Interest Oversight Board (PIOB). It also hosts major international regulators of Spanish: the Standing Committee of the Association of Spanish Language Academies, headquarters of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE), the Cervantes Institute and the Foundation of Urgent Spanish (Fundéu BBVA). Madrid organizes fairs such as FITUR, ARCO, SIMO TCI and the Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week.
While Madrid possesses a modern infrastructure, it has preserved the look and feel of many of its historic neighbourhoods and streets. Its landmarks include the Royal Palace of Madrid; the Royal Theatre with its restored 1850 Opera House; the Buen Retiro Park, founded in 1631; the 19th-century National Library building (founded in 1712) containing some of Spain's historical archives; a large number of national museums, and the Golden Triangle of Art, located along the Paseo del Prado and comprising three art museums: Prado Museum, the Reina Sofía Museum, a museum of modern art, and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, which completes the shortcomings of the other two museums. Cibeles Palace and Fountain have become the monument symbol of the city.
Madrid is home to two world-famous football clubs, Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid.
The first documented reference of the city originates in andalusan times as the Arabic مجريط Maǧrīţ (AFI), which was retained in Medieval Spanish as Magerit). A wider number of theories have been formulated on possible earlier origins.
According to legend, Madrid was founded by Ocno Bianor (son of King Tyrrhenius of Tuscany and Mantua) and was named "Metragirta" or "Mantua Carpetana". Others contend that the original name of the city was "Ursaria" ("land of bears" in Latin), because of the many bears that were to be found in the nearby forests, which, together with the strawberry tree (Spanish madroño), have been the emblem of the city from the Middle Ages.
The most ancient recorded name of the city "Magerit" (for *Materit or *Mageterit?) comes from the name of a fortress built on the Manzanares River in the 9th century AD, and means "Place of abundant water". If the form is correct, it could be a Celtic place-name from ritu- 'ford' (Old Welsh rit, Welsh rhyd, Old Breton rit, Old Northern French roy) and a first element, that is not clearly identified *mageto derivation of magos 'field, plain' (Old Irish mag 'field', Breton ma 'place'), or matu 'bear', that could explain the Latin translation Ursalia.
Nevertheless, it is also speculated that the origin of the current name of the city comes from the 2nd century BC. The Roman Empire established a settlement on the banks of the Manzanares river. The name of this first village was "Matrice" (a reference to the river that crossed the settlement). Following the invasions carried out by the Germanic Sueves and Vandals, as well as the Sarmatic Alans during the 5th century AD, the Roman Empire no longer had the military presence required to defend its territories on the Iberian Peninsula, and as a consequence, these territories were soon occupied by the Vandals, who were in turn dispelled by the Visigoths, who then ruled Hispania in the name of the Roman emperor, also taking control of "Matrice". In the 8th century, the Islamic conquest of the Iberian Peninsula saw the name changed to "Mayrit", from the Arabic term ميرا Mayra (referencing water as a 'tree' or 'giver of life') and the Ibero-Roman suffix it that means 'place'. The modern "Madrid" evolved from the Mozarabic "Matrit", which is still in the Madrilenian gentilic.
Middle Ages
Although the site of modern-day Madrid has been occupied since prehistoric times, and there are archeological remains of Carpetani settlement,[1] Roman villas, a Visigoth basilica near the church of Santa María de la Almudena[2] and three Visigoth necropolises near Casa de Campo, Tetúan and Vicálvaro, the first historical document about the existence of an established settlement in Madrid dates from the Muslim age. At the second half of the 9th century, Emir Muhammad I of Córdoba built a fortresses on a headland near the river Manzanares, as one of the many fortress he ordered to be built on the border between Al-Andalus and the kingdoms of León and Castile, with the objective of protecting Toledo from the Christian invasions and also as a starting point for Muslim offensives. After the disintegration of the Caliphate of Córdoba, Madrid was integrated in the Taifa of Toledo.
With the surrender of Toledo to Alfonso VI of León and Castile, the city was conquered by Christians in 1085, and it was integrated into the kingdom of Castile as a property of the Crown. Christians replaced Muslims in the occupation of the center of the city, while Muslims and Jews settled in the suburbs. The city was thriving and was given the title of Villa, whose administrative district extended from the Jarama in the east to the river Guadarrama in the west. The government of the town was vested to the neighboring of Madrid since 1346, when king Alfonso XI of Castile implements the regiment, for which only the local oligarchy was taking sides in city decisions. Since 1188, Madrid won the right to be a city with representation in the courts of Castile. In 1202, King Alfonso VIII of Castile gave Madrid its first charter to regulate the municipal council, which was expanded in 1222 by Ferdinand III of Castile.
The first time the Courts of Castile were joined in Madrid was in 1309 under Ferdinand IV of Castile, and later in 1329, 1339, 1391, 1393, 1419 and twice in 1435. Since the unification of the kingdoms of Spain under a common Crown, the Courts were convened in Madrid more often.
Modern Age
During the revolt of the Comuneros, led by Juan de Padilla, Madrid joined the revolt against Emperor Charles V of Germany and I of Spain, but after defeat at the Battle of Villalar, Madrid was besieged and occupied by the royal troops. However, Charles I was generous to the town and gave it the titles of Coronada (Crowned) and Imperial. When Francis I of France was captured at the battle of Pavia, he was imprisoned in Madrid. And in the village is dated the Treaty of Madrid of 1526 (later denounced by the French) that resolved their situation.
In June 1561, when the town had 30,000 inhabitants, Philip II of Spain moved his court from Valladolid to Madrid, installing it in the old castle. Thanks to this, the city of Madrid became the political center of the monarchy, being the capital of Spain except for a short period between 1601 to 1606 (Philip III of Spain's government), in which the Court returned to Valladolid. This fact was decisive for the evolution of the city and influenced its fate. A famous expression indicated that identity: "Sólo Madrid es corte" (Madrid is the only court) which, conceptually, is also understood backwards: "Madrid es sólo corte" (Madrid is just court).
During the reign of Philip III and Philip IV of Spain, Madrid saw a period of exceptional cultural brilliance, with the presence of geniuses such as Miguel de Cervantes, Diego Velázquez, Francisco de Quevedo and Lope de Vega.
Philip V built the Royal Palace, the Royal Tapestry Factory and the main Royal Academies. But the most important Bourbon was King Charles III of Spain, who was known as "the best mayor of Madrid". Charles III took upon himself the feat of transforming Madrid into a capital worthy of this category. He ordered the construction of sewers, street lighting, cemeteries outside the city, and many monuments (Puerta de Alcalá, Cibeles Fountain), and cultural institutions (El Prado Museum, Royal Botanic Gardens, Royal Observatory, etc.). Despite being known as one of the greatest benefactors of Madrid, his beginnings were not entirely peaceful, as in 1766 he had to overcome the Esquilache Riots, a traditionalist revolt instigated by the nobility and clergy against his reformist intentions, demanding the repeal of the clothing decree ordering the shortening of the layers and the prohibition of the use of hats that hide the face, with the aim of reducing crime in the city.
The reign of Charles IV of Spain is not very meaningful to Madrid, except for the presence of Goya in the Court, who portrayed the popular and courtly life of the city.
From the 19th century to present day
On 27 October 1807, Charles IV and Napoleon I signed the Treaty of Fontainebleau, which allowed the passage of French troops through Spanish territory to join the Spanish troops and invade Portugal, which had refused to obey the order of international blockade against England. As this was happening, there was the Mutiny of Aranjuez (17 March 1808), by which the crown prince, Ferdinand VII, replaced his father as king. However, when Ferdinand VII returned to Madrid, the city was already occupied by Joachim-Napoléon Murat, so that both the king and his father were virtually prisoners of the French army. Napoleon, took advantage of the weakness of the Spanish Bourbons, forcing both, first the father then the son, to join him in Bayonne, where Ferdinand arrived on 20 April.
In the absence of the two kings, the situation became more and more tense in the capital. On 2 May, a crowd began to gather at the Royal Palace. The crowd saw the French soldiers pulled out of the palace to the royal family members who were still in the palace. Immediately, the crowd launched an assault on the floats. The fight lasted hours and spread throughout Madrid. Subsequent repression was brutal. In the Paseo del Prado and in the fields of La Moncloa hundreds of patriots were shot due to Murat's order against "Spanish all carrying arms". Paintings such as The Third of May 1808 by Goya reflect the repression that ended the popular uprising on 2 May.
The Peninsular War against Napoleon, despite the last absolutist claims during the reign of Ferdinand VII, gave birth to a new country with a liberal and bourgeois character, open to influences coming from the rest of Europe. Madrid, the capital of Spain, experienced like no other city the changes caused by this opening and filled with theaters, cafes and newspapers. Madrid was frequently altered by revolutionary outbreaks and pronouncements, such as Vicálvaro 1854, led by General Leopoldo O'Donnell and initiating the progressive biennium. However, in the early 20th century Madrid looked more like a small town than a modern city. During the first third of the 20th century the population nearly doubled, reaching more than 950,000 inhabitants. New suburbs such as Las Ventas, Tetuán and El Carmen became the homes of the influx of workers, while Ensanche became a middle-class neighbourhood of Madrid.
The Spanish Constitution of 1931 was the first legislated on the state capital, setting it explicitly in Madrid.
Madrid was one of the most heavily affected cities of Spain in the Civil War (1936–1939). The city was a stronghold of the Republicans from July 1936. Its western suburbs were the scene of an all-out battle in November 1936 and it was during the Civil War that Madrid became the first European city to be bombed by aeroplanes (Japan was the first to bomb civilians in world history, at Shanghai in 1932) specifically targeting civilians in the history of warfare. (See Siege of Madrid (1936–39)).
During the economic boom in Spain from 1959 to 1973, the city experienced unprecedented, extraordinary development in terms of population and wealth, becoming the largest GDP city in Spain, and ranking third in Western Europe. The municipality was extended, annexing neighbouring council districts, to achieve the present extension of . The south of Madrid became very industrialized, and there were massive migrations from rural areas of Spain into the city. Madrid's newly built north-western districts became the home of the new thriving middle class that appeared as result of the 1960s Spanish economic boom, while the south-eastern periphery became an extensive working-class settlement, which was the base for an active cultural and political reform.[3]
After the death of Franco and the democratic regime, the 1978 constitution confirmed Madrid as the capital of Spain. In 1979, the first municipal elections brought Madrid's first democratically elected mayor since the Second Republic. Madrid was the scene of some of the most important events of the time, such as the mass demonstrations of support for democracy after the foiled coup, 23-F, on 23 February 1981. The first democratic mayors belonged to the leftist parties (Enrique Tierno Galván, Juan Barranco Gallardo), turning the city after more conservative positions (Agustín Rodríguez Sahagún, José María Álvarez del Manzano, Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón and Ana Botella). Benefiting from increasing prosperity in the 1980s and 1990s, the capital city of Spain has consolidated its position as an important economic, cultural, industrial, educational, and technological centre on the European continent.[3]
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I've been doing PE off/on since 2011 and, naturally, as a member of MoS I;ve always been aware of Titan Pills.
Why now, you may ask? Two weeks ago I made a decision to stop watching porn after realizing how it interfered with my natural sex drive. It never hit my mind that it's not normal to not get morning erections at age 25. It's not that I never get morning wood, but when you PMO(Porn-Masturbation-Orgasm) for years you become conditioned to create an erection via artificial stimuli--and not so much by an actual woman. It is not natural to habitually beat off to humans having sex on a screen; even worse, our brains are not evolutionary equipped to deal with high speed porn. For years, I had to ability to go from video to video, picture to picture with multiple windows opened. When that wasn't enough, I started downloading a collection of pictures and videos, and I would have two apps running simultaneously on my 27.5 inch all-in-one desktop. I actually had the pictures app open, flipping through picture after picture to supply my dopamine rush. along with the video app actively playing a large collection of porn that I had downloaded from various sites(xhamster, pornhub, instagram, etc).
If you're familiar with the coolidge effect as I am sure you am, my mind, and subsequently my sex drive, were under a constant two-pronged attack. Seeing woman after woman turned my brain into a cesspool of dopamine; worse, like any addiction you develop a tolerance to the porn after a period of time. Luckily, I never resorted to insanely violent and unrealistic porn like so many men do, but I constantly needed newer material and newer women to continue to get my erections. I actually would spend at least an hour or two browsing all of the aforementioned porn sits in addition to tumblr looking for more material to kick start the masturbation session. Hell, I even masturbated before having to go to work sometimes--knowing that it would make me directly late to work.
I always knew that this was bad and detrimental. I would force myself to masturbate at least once a day via artificial stimulation even though my dick wasn't fully erect. I was doing it because my brain was so hard-wired to get a nut when I didn't really need it. At all. It robbed me of my natural, innate god given desire to seek and have sex with women and scramble their brains as a result of my mighty wood that has been forged with a couple years of PE thanks to the collective knowledge of the brotherhood!
Finally, going back to the point of me making a thread about Titan pills: I made a strong resolve to completely eliminate pornography cold turkey. I will regain my natural sex drive as well as regain my ability to have rock hard erections at my command! My biggest insecurity is that my dick doesn't reach its maximum size when the time goes to lay down the wood. Since I masturbated often with semi-erections I feel I am conditioned to rise to 60% of my maximum capacity, instead of 100% rock hard every time. In combination with my stretching routine, kegels, and the titan pills which I just ordered, I hope that I can recover much quicker from this condition that has debilitated me physiologically, and be back on the road to being a healthy 25 year old man who can achieve and maintain a rock hard erection with at least 100% everytime, because let's face it: there's no reason that a healthy and sound man at the age shouldn't be walking around with a fucking baton in my pants swinging 24/7 and asserting my masculine energy to every helpless woman who passes by me.
Thanks for reading this semi-long rant that ended up being more of a PSA about the dangers of porn rather than titan pills as a whole. The moral of the story is to stay far away from porn, as your tastes can and will become worse and more nuanced as you become more subtly addicted and attached to the filth.


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Patch 1.02 has just been released introducing 2 new game modes to SSX!
3-2-1 Go! Events
The first new game mode is a completely new way to play SSX online on Global Events.
When looking at your wall or browsing the globe, you will now see certain events indicated as 3-2-1-GO! These events allow you to compete with up to 5 riders simultaneously in fast paced Trick It and Race It Heats.
In these events, the helicopter acts as your lobby. After joining 3-2-1-GO! Event you will be taken to the top of the drop, where you will then wait in the helicopter for other riders to join. As soon as at least one more rider shows up, you can choose to buy into the event and ready-up!
Once at least two riders have readied, a countdown timer will begin, and when it reaches zero the heat will start with all riders jumping out together for a single trip down the mountain with no restarts.
Once everyone makes it down to the bottom, the event ends and everyone collects their credit rewards. You are then given the option to return back to the top or follow a RiderNet recommendation to another 3-2-1-GO Event.
3-2-1-GO! Trick Events introduce a countdown timer for the entire run, so the winner is determined by who can post the highest score AND cross the finish line before the clock hits zero.
The amount of time given on every drop varies based on the length of the track and the Heat Pacing setting - Hyper, Standard or Relaxed.
Regardless of the setting, you're going to want to keep an eye on the clock during your run - if you don't cross the finish line before it reaches zero, you will finish the heat with a big, fat, ZERO!
For 3-2-1-Go! Race Events, it's simple: be the first rider to cross the finish line to win! As soon as the first rider crosses the finish line the heat timer will start a countdown, and you will have a matter of seconds to cross the finish line to qualify. Fail to cross the finish line and you will receive a DNF. Nobody wants that!
Finally, if you want to compete against only your friends or with a specific set of rules on your favourite drop, you can create custom 3-2-1-GO! Race and Trick events that will run multiple heats on that drop for a set amount of time and with whatever rules suit your fancy.
The other new way to play SSX is one of the most requested modes from the community - Freeride. Navigate to any drop on the globe in Explore, and before selecting your track you will now see a button callout in the bottom left of the screen called Freeride.
After going through the regular flow of selecting your rider and gear, the helicopter will drop you off and you will no longer see the HUD.
There are no rules, no ghosts, no clock, no score and no other riders. Just you, the mountain and your music, free to explore your surroundings at your own pace and with your own style.
Once you've reached the bottom, the helicopter will be waiting to take you back to do it all again. Ride for as long as you like and enjoy some of the most breathtaking scenery found in the world of SSX.
Fixes and Improvements
In addition to the new game modes, EA have made many improvements to the title, here are a few highlights:
SSX Update feature: Brings you all the latest information you nee to know about any future updates or fixes to the game.
There was an issue with collecting a large amount of Geotags that resulted in a crash. This issue is now fixed.
There was an issue with earning a large number of Credits in your bank. Having a couple of billion credits in your bank account can now only be considered a good thing!
A fix has been implemented in the lifetime earnings display to reflect the above fix.
If you have not already earned any of these 3 global event badges, the game will grant them to you automatically when you join any Glob Event: "Part of the Crowd", "I Want To Belong" and " Bandwagon". EA have also fixed a rare problem with "The Gold Miner" not unlocking correctly for some players.
If you are a popular player with many friends, you have probably grown frustrated with the speed and performance of the Returned menu. This is now much improved.
Players with many friends have also likely experienced an issue with RiderNet not remembering some of your Global Event information, or even the fact that you had paid and entered certain events from time to time. The saving and loading of this information has also been greatly improved.
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Will say Nick and I met up just now to try the 3-2-1 event and we couldn't find out how to do it.... We'll keep looking...
I would imagine they need to implement the new modes on their servers. I cannot see any 3-2-1-GO! events live yet either.
Just had a quick message from Todd Batty, the patch dropped a little earlier than expected and the 3-2-1-GO! events will be rolled out asap.
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Todd Batty@kingbitty
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|Austin McCormack Memorial Maple Tree
Location: Near the Sculpture Garden on the entrance road (Map - 16)
Plaque Reads: Austin McCormack. Where there's hope of a tree if it be cut down, that it will sprout again and the tender branches thereof will not cease. John 14-7.
Background: Austin was a junior and a business major when he passed away June 21, 1988.
Date: 1988
|Daniel Holmes Memorial Oak Tree
Location: Near Sculpture Park on the main entry road, on Grassy Knoll (Map - 8)
Plaque Reads: In Memory of Daniel Holmes Class of 2000, January 16, 1978 to October 2, 2004. May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.
Placed November 20, 2004 by his classmates and friends.
|Eric Faucher Memorial Tree
Location: Sculpture Park on main entry road (Map - 5)
Plaque Reads: In loving memory of our brother Eric F. Faucher 1976-2000 Class of 2003 "I will not let go of myself until the death of my body."
Placed September 16, 2002
|Ginny Fitzgerald Apple Tree
Location: Outside Martinetti Hall (Map - 28)
Plaque Reads: Ginny Ebare Fitzgerald, Class of 1991, JSC Staff 1989-1998; JSC planted this apple tree in memory of and tribute to our friend and colleague. Planted June 1999.
|Ian Conner Sharkey Memorial Spruce Tree
Location: Above Dibden (Lower) Pond on the knoll (Map - 24)
Plaque Reads: This tree is planted In Memory of Ian Conner Sharkey June 29, 1985-March 19, 2007. "We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." - TS Eliot
Date: 2007
|Jennifer Gonyea Memorial Tree
Location: On entry road to College between College Apartments and LLC (Map - 31)
Plaque Reads: "Our beloved Jennifer was many things to us all, she was kind, caring, understanding, a writer, an advocate, and passionate about people and causes she believed in; she was a ray of sunshine that warmed our lives."
Date: May 2008
|Jennifer Lee Puffer Memorial Maple Trees
Location: Behind Martinetti Hall (Map - 23)
Plaque Reads: In memory of Jennifer Lee Puffer.
Planted in loving memory by her friends.
|Jon Buroff Memorial Trees
Location: Two American Plum Trees above Minaert Fields, beside VAC parking lot (Map - 30)
Plaque Reads: In Memory of Jonathan Peter Buroff, Class of 2010, 1986-2009. A student and friend of Johnson State College, who brought a livelihood to the campus and was especially alive in the outdoors. "In one of the stars/I shall be living/In one of them I shall be laughing/As so it will be/As if all the stars/Were laughing/When you look/At the sky at night" (from The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupery).
Placed Fall 2009.
|John Greenfield Memorial Tree
Location: A Ginkgo tree along the path between Dewey Campus Center and Martinetti Hall (Map - 6)
Plaque Reads: In memory of John Greenfield, This tree is planted by his family and friends. Placed in May 1991.
|John J. Gunson III Memorial Tree
Location: A Mountain Ash in the Sculpture Park on main entry road (Map - 7)
Plaque Reads: *This tree is planted in memory of John "GQ" Gunson III by his friends. Placed in 1987.
|Jon Steven Pringle Memorial Sugar Maple Tree and Marble Bench
Location: Sculpture Park along the main entrance road (Map - 21 & 22)
Plaque Reads: The Vermont Sugar Maple was planted in loving memory of Jon Steven Pringle. Steve, formerly of Essex, was a business major at JSC. On June 8, 1990, a fire destroyed a home in Johnson where Steve lived with his twin brother Scott. Steve's efforts to alert Scott and four other students assisted their escape. During the summer months Steve and Scott worked in landscaping in the Stowe area. This bench is dedicated in memory of Steve Pringle for all his love and concern for all his friends. June 11, 1990. From all his landscaping buddies.
Placed in June 1990.
|JSC Staff and Faculty 1996 Bench
Location: In front of the Library and Learning Center (Map - 10)
Plaque Reads: Donated by Staff and Faculty of JSC 1996.
|Joshua John Lee Memorial Tree
Location: Near Sculpture Park along the main entrance road (Map - 11)
Plaque Reads: In Memory of Joshua John Lee.
Background: Josh was a student who entered Johnson in 1994 and had an untimely death in 1996.
Date: 1996
|Kam Malon Memorial Trees
Location: Three Flowering Crab Apple trees at Governors Hall (Map - 15)
Plaque Reads: Kam Malon, Class of 1999. "The sun is gone, but I have a light." Placed by his friends and classmates in the Spring of 2004.
|Karen Hovland Memorial Trees
Location: Weeping Larch Trees in the Peace Garden behind the LLC (Map - 9)
Plaque Reads: In Memory of Karen Hovland Class of 1998. For 15 years as a member of the JSC Staff until her untimely passing in August 2002. These trees were planted in her memory by her colleagues and friends. Planted in Spring of 2004.
|Keri Sherlock Memorial Willow Tree
Location: Below the Sculpture Garden along the entry road (Map - 25)
Plaque Reads: Keri Sherlock. Her sun won't go down. She is forever in our hearts. From your friends with love, May 1999.
|Madison Grace Stocks Memorial Playground and Bench
Location: Near community garden at College Apartments (Map - 32)
Plaque Reads: This playground was built in memory of Madison Grace Stocks June 4, 1999-October 8, 2000 "We will see you in every smiling face and hear you in every child's giggle" We will love you always, your friends and family.
Date: 2001
|Margaret G. Ottum Memorial Oak Tree
Location: Overlooking the mountains and athletic fields, visible from the VAC Parking Lot (Map - 18)
Plaque Reads: This Oak is planted in Memory of Professor Emeritus Margaret G. Ottum 1935-2006. Margaret Ottum taught at JSC from 1982 to 2003, pioneered the environmental science/natural resources major, and inspired countless through her courage, tenacity, and achievements.
"Be like a tree in pursuit of your cause. Stand firm, grip hard, and trust upward. Bend to the winds but do not break."
Placed in the Summer of 2006.
|Peace Garden
Location: Behind Library and Learning Center, behind hedge (Map - 29)
Plaque Reads: Buddhist Peace Garden, dedicated 3 Sept 2002 in hopes of peace for our world. Asian Culture Grant from Freeman Foundation.
Date: September 3, 2002
|Robert Preston Memorial Red Maple Trees
Location: Beside Dewey Campus Center (Map - 20)
Plaque Reads: Robert Preston Class of 1979. These trees were contributed in memory of Robert Preston by his family and friends.
Date: 1980
|Rochelle Lockman Bench and Sunflower Garden
Location: On the far side of Dibden Pond on the knoll (Map - 13)
Plaque Reads: In Memory of Rochelle Lockman, January 16, 1984 - March 21, 2004. "When I must leave you for a little while, please do not grieve and shed wild tears… and never, never be afraid to die. For I am waiting for you in the sky!" Placed by her classmates and friends in the Spring of 2004.
|Sarah Lizotte Memorial Lilac Tree
Location: In the little garden between Martinetti Hall and the path to Arthur Hall (Map - 12)
Plaque Reads: In Memory of Sarah E. Lizotte, December 24, 1974 - August 28, 2001. Hospitality and Tourism Management Major, Class of 2002. Many people will walk in and out of our lives but only true friends like Sarah leaves footprints in our hearts. Never shall we forget the time we spent with you.
Placed September 2001.
|Scott Townsend Memorial Maple Tree
Location: Above Dibden Pond (Map - 27)
Plaque Reads: In memory of Scott Townsend. PROVE, 1991
|Sharon Burns Bench
Location: Between Bentley Hall and the Library Learning Center (Map - 4)
Plaque Reads: Given in the name of Sharon Burns in appreciation and observance of her 25 years of continuous service in the Physical Plant Department.
Placed June 1995.
Background: Sharon Burns was on the JSC Physical Plant staff from 1971-2003, and was responsible for the beauty of the College's flower gardens and plantings, among other duties.
Date: September 8, 2000
|Spencer Shattuck Memorial Bench and Trees
Location: Behind College Apartments sign (Map - 33)
Plaque Reads: This bench and trees were placed in memory of Spencer Shattuck JSC maintenance employee from 1989-1990 by his family and friends.
|Steven Snyder Memorial Flowering Crabapple Tree
Location: Above Dibden Pond (Map - 26)
Plaque Reads: This tree was planted in loving memory of Steven Snyder 1967-1986 by his family and friends.
Date: 1986
|Sylvia Witmer Bissell Bench
Location: Overlooking the Sterling Range, in front of Martinetti Hall, close to Admissions, between two crab apple trees (Map - 2)
Plaque Reads: A View of the Sterling Range. In Memory of Sylvia Witmer Bissell, Language Lab Instructor at JSC in 1996, her family and friends have placed this bench. Placed November 1997.
|Tricia E. Pettis Memorial Bench
Location: In front of the SHAPE building (Map - 19)
Plaque Reads: This bench is dedicated in memory of Trish Pettis for her love of sports and her love for all her friends. Placed by her teammates and friends in 1996.
|Elizabeth Ann Wiren Apple Trees
Location: Above campus apartments near the College Gardens
Plaque Reads: In Memory of Elizabeth Ann Wiren (Nov. 8, 1967 - March 6, 2011)
Perennial JSC Student, 2005 onward; President of Green Solutions (JSC Student Environmental Club) and inspired founder of this garden, Liz stayed rooted to our campus community even as she branched out to places beyond. These apple trees were donated and planted in her memory in the spring of 2011 by her colleagues and friends.
Date: Spring 2011
|Joshua L. "Sully" Sullivan Bench
Location: Above Pond
Plaque Reads: In Memory of Joshua L. "Sully" Sullivan, Class of 2011. May 14, 1988 - September 23, 2010. May the road rise to meet you / May the wind be always at your back / May the sun shine warm upon your face/ And the rains fall soft upon your fields. / Until we meet again / May God keep you in the hollow of His hand. Placed Spring 2012
Date: Spring 2012


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On April 10, when Chandigarh recorded its highest ever turnout of over 74 per cent, over 40,000 voters could actually check the length of the queue at their polling station before stepping out to vote.
The 'Queue Monitoring System', an initiative of the local election authorities, has received a thumbs-up from the Election Commission of India, which now wants it replicated widely. Voters sent their voter card number, prefixed by the letters "BTH" (for 'booth'), as a text message to a previously publicised number and, within minutes, got an SMS informing them of the number of people waiting to vote at their booth at that time. The same information could be accessed over the Internet at a designated web site.
"We trained our Booth Level Officers to update the length of the queue on the National Informatics Centre server every 15 minutes. The 519 BLOs, one for each polling station, sent an SMS to the system, putting down the number of people in queue at that time," Chandigarh deputy commissioner and Additional Chief Electoral Officer & Returning Officer Mohammed Shayin told The Indian Express.
The BLOs started updating the data at 6.30 am on polling day, a good half hour before voting began, and sent updates every 15 minutes until the poll closed in the evening.
"The response was very encouraging. Over 28,000 voters sent SMSes to check the length of the queue at their booths. And the web page got over 12,400 hits," Shayin said. Enquiries peaked around 11.30 am, the officer said, when over 800 people messaged.
Chandigarh had witnessed a voter turnout of 64 per cent in the 2009 general elections.
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Summer craft classes for children continue at the Crafts Plus store at 1032 Montgomery Road, Altamonte Springs. Kids will paint wooden magnets with acrylic paints at the Monday and Wednesday sessions. Stenciling is the skill to be mastered Aug. 5 and 7, and the basics of drawing animals will be covered Aug. 12 and 14.
Lessons for children age 6 and older run 10:30 a.m. to noon for $5. Supplies are included. Pre-registration is required. Contact Barbara Smith at the store for more details.


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Best Western Airport Inn
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Property Location
When you stay at Best Western Airport Inn in Boise, you'll be near the airport, within a 15-minute drive of Boise State University and Albertsons Stadium. This motel is 3.7 mi (6 km) from Idaho State Capitol Building and 4 mi (6.4 km) from Taco Bell Arena.
Make yourself at home in one of the 50 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and separate sitting areas.
Enjoy the recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or make use of other amenities including complimentary wireless Internet access.
A complimentary continental breakfast is included.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include a business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary (available on request).
Hotel Facilities
- Free airport transportation
- Outdoor pool
- Total number of rooms - 50
- Laundry facilities
- Free breakfast
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Multilingual staff
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Business center
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Free WiFi
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
- Free self parking
- Long-term parking (surcharge)
Room Facilities
- Television
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Phone
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- Free toiletries
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- Microwave
- Premium TV channels
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- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Number of bathrooms - 1
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- The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
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The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
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text: Drones in Action October 16, 2013 02:54 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By AgWeb.com Editors Email The following information is a Web Extra from Farm Journal. It corresponds with the article "Enter the Drone Zone." You can find the article in Farm Journal's 2013 October issue. Back to news


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Texas Voter ID Bill Would Reduce Voters–Which Is The GOP Idea
Why is it that Republicans tend to favor policies that reduce voter registration, while Democrats do the opposite? The Texas House passed a bill, supported by Governor Rick Perry (pictured), requiring photo ID, and it is likely to hurt minority voter turnout. State Rep. Armando Martinez explains how this bill would "undermines every minority in this state."
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Let's dive straight in. It's Honey Swamp!
Like Viperine, Honey has her air brushed looking artwork. I don't really like this image, she looks kinda creepy andnot in the good way. Her hair looks like she glued a sheep to her head rather than it being a proper afro like her doll, and there's just something very off about her face. I get what they were going for, but I really dislike this art style.
Man the aging of MH characters is confusing.
Honey is a stereotypical Southern Belle by the looks of things, which makes a degree of sense, though I keep expecting her to say "Well I do declare"as a spiffily dressed Gargoyle sweeps her off her feet.
This doll was purchased in the UK and i'm delighted to inform the UK collectors that yes, we have the exact same boxes and diaries as the US release. YAY! We often get the "international" version of things, and they suuuuck.
Honey comes with two accessories, a video camera and a clip board.
I find it interesting that the clipboard the doll at comic con was holding had the name "Allie Gator" on it, and the Mattel website even list Honey's replacement arms as "Allie Gator arms"... hmmm... working name? Apparently there IS an Allie Gator in the movie, which is just plain confusing.
Anyway, the camera is just a camera, the clipboard clips. Not hugely exciting but they're cute enough little accessories.
Her hair was a bit flat at the back but just teasing it out with my fingers poofed it up nice.
She has simple bubble? earrings, and her bracelet is similar. Is it frog eggs? Bubbles? pearls? I really don't know.
Honey's colouration is very very vivid. She's a saturated green that really does stand out. She's nothing like any of the other green/blue dolls, she's so much darker and brighter. She practically GLOWS in comparison to Frankie, Scarah, Gil and Lagoona.
She has teeth like Venus, i think they're supposed to be like Gator teeth but they look more like Venus flytrap teeth to me.
Her eyes are very strangely done, with white around the diamond pupils, the pupils in fact stand out over the top of her lashes, which is a strange choice. Usually the lashes go on top, you know.. like a real person's eyes. It makes her eyes stand out, that's for sure, but it also gives her a somewhat starey gaze.
Like Lagoona, she has webbed hands, but unlike Lagoona, the webbing is the same colour as her skin and not translucent.
Her dress is cute, a pastel purple blouse with a lace collar and faux buttons with a patterned poofy skirt with a vine and flower pattern (with monster faces in the flowers... whee. Look at them angry flowers! They so mad!)
Her belt is um... pink... blobby things. I'm not sure, I know nothing about swamps but i'm sure it's supposed to be something swampy.
This is where things get wierd. When I deboxed Honey I thought "hey, what's shedding?" as I noticed a lot of black fluff all over me.
Examining the doll revealed this oddness. Her underskirt, which I had assumed was going to be tuel or something, is actually fake... fur? What?
Dear god she's wearing a tribble!
This underskirt is frankly bizarre and mine sheds like crazy. It's annoying. I'm not convinced about this as a stylistic choice, what does fur have to do with swamps? And since when was it a good idea for a petticoat?
Well I suppose at least her... legs are warm?
Honey's shoes are stylised gator heads, they have teeth! They again remind me of Venus, but a closer look shows there's even a snarky looking gator eye (look at him, he's totally smirking) and nostrils and everything. Nice.
If there IS a gator monster in the movie, I wonder how she feels about the camera girl wearing Alligators on her feet.
Honey's body sculpt is unique again, wow... Mattel really went crazy with detail for this FCA line.
Honey even has custom panties, they're like leaves hahahaha.
She has vines crawling all over her.
There's vines on her legs.
There's vines on her body and arms.
and then there's these markings on her back which are reminiscent of a gator's skin.
The copyright info on Honey's body is shunted to one side to accommodate the vines. I find that interesting. Looks like the torso was designed and sculpted before they thought "oh yeah.. we gotta put copyright stamps here.. uh... "
Unfortunately at this point my camera died on me, so that's all the photos I got.
Overall i'm very impressed by Honey Swamp. I love her hair, her colouration is striking and she's the only character who's tried to pull off a Bratzillaz style fur number lol. Sashabella wants her petticoat back Honey.
I give Honey Swamp 9 leafy panties out of 10.
My only gripe with an otherwise beautiful and detailed doll is that underskirt, it doesn't feel like it's going to hold up to any sort of play and I don't like being covered in fur, I already have a cat to do that!