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Closing speech by Ilham Aliyev at the conference on development of cotton-growing in Azerbaijan
28 march 2017, 11:45
This year cotton will be sown in 22 districts. According to the latest available data, the area under cultivation will constitute 136,000 hectares. The breakdown of acreage by districts is as follows. I want to voice these figures. Let both the public and the working people know that there are huge opportunities for work here.
In Agjabadi District cotton will be sown on 8,800 hectares, in Agdam on 3,000, in Agdash on 3,000 hectares, in Agsu on 2,500 hectares, in Beylagan on 8,500 hectares, in Barda on 8,500 hectares, in Bilasuvar on 11,000 hectares, in Jalilabad on 500 hectares, in Fizuli on 2,000 hectares, in Goranboy on 5,000 hectares, in Hajigabul on 1,200 hectares, in Imishli on 18,000 hectares, in Kurdamir on 4,000 hectares, in Neftchala on 10,000 hectares, in Saatli on 17,100 hectares, in Sabirabad on 15,000 hectares, in Salyan on 7,000 hectares, in Samukh on 30,000 hectares, in Tartar on 3,000 hectares, in Ujar on 2,500 hectares, in Yevlakh on about 2,000 hectares, in Zardab on 3,100 hectares. This is a good indicator which is three times higher than last year. Of course, we must try to expand the areas under cultivation in the coming years.
The average yield is expected to be around 20 quintals. Of course, it may be more and less. For example, last year it was 17 quintals. Last year, of course, we lost a little time. In addition, the weather conditions were not very favorable. It was noted here that cotton was harvested even in January. But large-scale gathering lasted until December. Of course, this year all the work should be done in a timely manner. All the preparatory work has been carried out in a timely and thorough manner. The sowing has already been launched. Of course, we must carry out the harvesting campaign in a timely manner. If we get an average of 20 quintals per hectare, it would mean the harvesting of 270,000 tons of cotton. If we consider that only 35,000 tons of cotton were harvested in 2015, this is an excellent indicator achieved in a short time. The work done in a short time has led to such an excellent result. This shows that when there is government support and when work is organized correctly, one can achieve everything. It is possible to say that we have already restored cotton growing in Azerbaijan, and we will go only along the path of development in the coming years.
Good working conditions must be created for workers in all the fields. As the acreage is increased, the necessary infrastructure, the measures and the field camps should be organized at the highest level, of course, to make sure that workers are satisfied.
We need to minimize losses both in the fields and on the roads. The roads leading to cotton fields are being overhauled. In general, the repair and construction of rural roads, the laying of new roads in our country have already assumed large proportions. In recent years, we have implemented many projects. This year alone, more than 40 projects linking hundreds of villages are being implemented. In my opening remarks I already noted that one rural road project in Saatli District remains outstanding. After it has been implemented, there will be no unrepaired rural road left. This program is being implemented in all our districts. In the current and next year, major funds have been and will be allocated for this. We link villages. This provides great convenience for the people. At the same time, we build roads to the key sowing areas to avoid losses and reduce fuel consumption, so that farmers could deliver products to markets or processing enterprises in a short time.
Continuous power supply should be provided at reception stations and at ginneries. At the same time, power should be continuously supplied to pump stations. Looking at the example of the new substation I inaugurated in Saatli today, we can see a renewed energy infrastructure. In all the regions we are building substations. New lines are laid and pylons changed. In other words, continuous power supply is essential both for the population and the economy. In particular, continuous power supply of the cotton-growing process is of great importance. Last year, this work was done at a good level and it should be provided at the highest level this year as well.
Taking into account the expansion of acreage, more than 200,000 people are and will be provided with jobs in the field of cotton production this year. Last year this figure was 64,000. This means that employment opportunities here are three times as high. Of course, this will increase employment and reduce unemployment. People interested in working will be able to find a job.
I already noted that the price of cotton was increased by 9 gapiks last year. In addition, a subsidy of 10 gapiks is paid. This shows once again that the state attaches great importance to this sector. At the same time, this indicates that, in general, the state provides farmers with tangible support. I think there are no such conditions for farmers in any other country. Our farmers are exempt from all taxes except for the land tax. The incentive mechanism for both investment and export is already in place. This gives farmers additional incentive and creates additional opportunities for them. Today, all the main branches of agriculture, including cotton-growing, are subsidized.
Fertilizers are provided on favorable terms. Farmers pay only for 30 per cent of the fertilizer cost. Fuel and loans are provided on preferential terms as well. I have already mentioned that the lowest-interest loans worth 2 billion manats have been allocated to the real sector of the economy. These funds mostly go to the regions. Methodical guidance is provided, rural and main roads are built. so all of these infrastructure projects, all this represents help and tremendous financial support provided by the state. We are doing this for people to live even better, so that farmers and working citizens could earn more and improve their standard of living. This year, 200,000 new have been opened in 22 cotton-growing districts alone, and this figure will increase further in the coming years. Therefore, all relevant agencies need to analyze the policy associated with our future human resources in general and make suggestions.
I have already noted that thanks to successful economic policy, stability and tranquility, the population of Azerbaijan is growing and will continue to grow. We must rationally use labor resources. Measures are being taken to create new jobs. At the same time, in connection with the jobs to be created, we must mobilize labor resources so that there is not a gap or shortage of manpower here. At the same time, unemployment should not grow. Therefore, it is necessary to pursue a very thoughtful policy. In particular, it is necessary to take into account the rapidly growing jobs in the cotton-growing sector.
Issues of personnel training are of great importance. In general, vocational training in Azerbaijan should assume large proportions. There is a great need for that. A process of creating vocational schools is under way. It should go even faster. This process should be linked to the overall development of the economy. We plan our economic development. Our regional development programs are published. We prepare a five-year plan of activity. At the same time, we are shown the way by the programs related to industry, agriculture and other branches. So professional training should be conducted in accordance with this. How many professional schools are needed and what direction should they focus on? There is a great need for vocational schools specializing in agriculture, industry and tourism, because these areas will continue to develop fast in Azerbaijan.
It is necessary to train personnel in agricultural specialties, such as agronomists. As far as I know, there is a certain shortage of that. We should involve young people in this sphere and stimulate it, so that it knows that professionalism will significantly improve their standard of living. Work in this direction was carried out last year and will be continued in the current year as well.
Pivot irrigation systems have been imported to our country. In previous years, private businesses used these systems in some districts. We cannot be content with their number, of course. Therefore, the government has started to provide support for this sphere. Pivot systems are the most modern and effective irrigation systems. They can increase yield several times. These systems are and will be used in Azerbaijan – of course, not only in cotton-growing, but also in other sectors. These systems will create a big turnaround. As yield increases, farmers and the state will benefit, of course.
Considering the fact that we have major plans associated with the development of agriculture, in particular, irrigation and land reclamation, we should produce pivot irrigation systems ourselves. I know that such an initiative has already been put forward. It must be supported. Government agencies should provide support, so that we could provide ourselves with pivot systems soon.
In general, the major funds allocated to the field of land reclamation in the past and recent years are already yielding results. In recent years, we have created four large water reservoirs. The largest of these are Takhtakorpu and Shamkirchay water reservoirs. Also, the water reservoirs of Goytapa and Tovuzchay have been put into operation. As a result, tens of thousands of hectares of new lands are now in circulation. The entire work is being done now. Work in this direction should be continued. A very serious program of actions is being prepared in relation to irrigation. Of course, the cleaning of canals, the construction of new canals and pivot systems on the sown areas are of great importance.
At the same time, it is very important to create a pesticide production plant in our country. We buy pesticides abroad. We can arrange this in the country, so that the currency does not go abroad. As you know, a large fertilizer plant is under construction in our country. It will begin to operate next year, and we will fully provide ourselves with nitrogen fertilizer and export it abroad. It is also necessary to establish a pesticide plant.
I have already talked about this at the previous meeting and I want to reiterate that we will need new cotton gins in a few years. It was said here that a new plant is to be built in Imishli. But we should link the construction of plants with the predicted harvesting of cotton. I have been informed that we have only 22 plants with a processing capacity of 400,000 tons. In Soviet times, the processing capacity of these plants was 900,000 tons. Many of these plants are already inactive and there are 22 plants. If we develop cotton growing at the given rate, then we will reach 400,000 tons in about a year or two. Therefore, it is necessary to do all the work now. The Ministry of Economy, the National Fund for Entrepreneurial Support, the Ministry of Agriculture and private bodies should work and inform me. We should waste no time.
As a result of the measures taken this year, water supply to rain-fed lands of 150,000 hectares will be ensured. I see this as a historic achievement. The provision of water to such a large number of land plots is a great achievement indeed. We resolved this issue very quickly, in a short period of time. We achieved this both through the "Melioration and Water Management" Joint Stock Company and as a result of the activities of local executive bodies. A significant portion of these 150,000 hectares is intended for cotton-growing. Of course, if we hadn't done that, we could not talk about today's figures.
We must continue this work. I have already received proposals for the next year. According to preliminary estimates, we can provide water to an additional 90,000 hectares of land next year. Work in this direction is already beginning. This should definitely be included in the State Investment Program. We still have unallocated resources. We can add funds this year too, so that water is available for next year's sowing season.
Of course, we are not setting ourselves major goals. Twenty quintals per hectare, of course, is a very low indicator. I was told that the cotton field I visited today would provide 40 quintals. It was noted here that some farms collected 50 quintals. These, of course, are good indicators. In Soviet times, the average yield was 30-35 quintals. So we must strive for this. In fact, there were no modern irrigation systems, modern tractors and harvesters at that time. So it is possible. We need to expand the areas under crop and also increase the yield.
Last year, about 90,000 tons of cotton were harvested from about 51,000 hectares. As I have already mentioned, 270 thousand tons are expected from 136,000 hectares, maybe even more. But I do not want to set a goal or a plan. Of course, life, natural conditions and the weather will show. This also plays a big role. But we need to know the real possibilities and try to do the work more efficiently.
According to the information available to me, it is easy to collect 35-40 quintals of cotton per hectare with the aid of the pivot irrigation. I think that a figure of 25 quintals is quite realistic with open irrigation. I think that in 2020, through open irrigation, we can plant cotton on an area of 140,000 hectares, while approximately 60,000-65,000 hectares can be provided with pivot systems. If we achieve that, the average yield will reach 30 quintals, which means harvesting of 600,000 tons of cotton per year. These are realistic figures. To achieve these figures, the state will do what it is supposed to do, allocate as much as necessary, this will be provided for in the State Investment Program, additional equipment will be purchased and new canals will be laid. The workers, farmers and local executive authorities should simply be prepared for that. I am announcing these figures today so that you are ready for them, not because I am setting a plan. No, those days are already gone. We must plan everything correctly. In this case, the result will be even better. As a result, we can grow cotton on an area of 200,000 hectares. These jobs will benefit 300,000 people daily.
I want to voice some figures concerning equipment, so that you and the public of Azerbaijan could know. Last year, 1,800 units of equipment were purchased, including 94 cotton harvesters and about 300 tractors. This year, 3,811 units of equipment have been ordered, including 209 cotton harvesters and 810 tractors. $150 million was spent to purchase this equipment last year and this year. This is just one sign of the real attention the state is paying to cotton-growing. If we add to this the equipment, reclamation work and other necessary measures, we can see how much attention we are paying to this only for people to live even better.
Of course, the development of cotton-growing will bring additional revenues to our country. But I want you to know that these revenues cannot be compared to those from oil. The sale of oil fetches billions of dollars in currency. If oil prices are at the level of $40 this year – this figure is provided in our budget – our country will receive currency of more than $5 billion. Therefore, cotton-growing is being developed primarily to increase employment and improve the living standards of people in these districts. We are investing our oil money in this sector, so that people could live even better, work and earn their living by honest work. We are creating opportunities for good incomes. Therefore, the development of cotton-growing for me as President is, first of all, a social, then an economic project and only then a project that brings currency.
Whoever grows cotton earns, of course. The state is interested in more currency coming into the country. But it would be wrong to compare this with oil and gas, of course. Therefore, as a result of the acquisition of this equipment, both the yields and the volume of output will grow, of course.
I want to mention one more issue. I was informed that about 50 per cent of cotton was collected manually and 50 per cent with the help of technology last year. Of course, the use of equipment is more effective and more beneficial to companies. However, I believe that we should first of all take into account the social factor in this sphere. If people want to collect cotton manually and more people can be involved in that, it is necessary to create conditions for this work to be done manually as far as possible because in the case of manual collection, it is people who earn money, while when harvesting machinery is involved, it is mainly companies that earn money. I am interested in people working in cotton-growing bringing money to their homes every day. Therefore, it is necessary to create conditions. I know that people in some places even said last year that equipment should not be engaged, protested against this and wanted to collect cotton themselves. It was said here that people collected the cotton that opened after the rain in January. Why? Because it brings an income! This should be the case this year too. It is necessary to ensure that, as far as possible, the collection is done manually and equipment is used only in the absence of such opportunities. It will be fair.
The development of cotton-growing will give a major impetus to the development of light industry in Azerbaijan, of course. Last year, the foundation of an industrial park was laid in Mingachevir. Nine plants will be built there, including a spinning mill. The first plants should begin to operate before the end of this year. This is also a major and serious economic initiative. As a result of the operation of these nine plants and the industrial park as a whole, at least 5,000 people will be provided with jobs. For a city like Mingachevir, this is an excellent indicator. As you know, unemployment is higher in some cities than in rural areas. Therefore, the establishment of the Mingachevir Industrial Park is of great importance from this point of view.
At the same time, we will sell finished products, not yarn not fiber. We must try to sell ready-made products, textiles, to access foreign markets. I want to say again that in my contacts with colleagues, I raise this issue to the fore. I raise the issues of increasing the turnover and exports of Azerbaijani products, so that new markets open up for us. There are traditional markets, and we work with them. We must access new markets. This is the goal behind the creation of trading houses. I have already noted this and want to repeat: our trade missions will begin to function in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, China and the United Arab Emirates in the near future. I believe that these are the main markets for us at this stage. At the same time, we should also access the markets of the European Union, and do that more broadly. We do export there now, but I think not at the proper level. We are working in this direction.
To fulfill all these instructions, we should work very hard in the next few months. Local executive bodies have a serious task to meet. They also worked well last year in a short time because we were a bit late last year. In addition, the weather conditions and rains did not allow us to do the job properly. Despite this, we picked a good harvest last year. They should organize this work at the proper level this year too. As I have already noted, it is necessary to rationally use labor resources. As for the equipment, I am sure that there will be no problems. The equipment will be engaged on the field in a timely manner. Procurement companies should work closely with local executive bodies. Our central and local bodies must also interact. The Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Agriculture, the "Melioration and Water Management" Joint Stock Company, representatives of local executive bodies should all work together. General administration and coordination issues are entrusted to the Presidential Administration. Last year, I tasked the Administration of the President and they worked well on its implementation. So it will be this year as well. I am confident that due to the ongoing and forthcoming work, we will get good results in cotton-growing this year too.
I hope you have a good harvest. Thank you.


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Keep in mind at this point it was now late afternoon/early evening and we planned to make our final decision on choosing Heritage first thing the next morning (Thursday 12/24). We then spoke with the case work team at MGH so that a scheduled discharge for Thursday morning could be put into motion for transfer to Cape Heritage. The MGH team had also spoken directly with the Director to assure a smooth process would ensue. We all agreed to speak at 9am regarding the now schedule 11am discharge for my Mom. The next morning (Thursday 12/24), my father, sister and I were all still very confident in our decision to choose Heritage to have my Mom transferred to. So around 8:50am EST we called the case worker at MGH to let her know of our decision. At that point she lets us know that she had just gotten off the phone with the Director at Heritage, and had been informed unexpectedly that the bed was no longer available, they had given it to someone else. You could imagine our surprise and disappointment to find this out, because not only had barely any time passed between when we had last talked directly with the Director the day before and the bed was still available with no interest from anyone else besides our family. We were not informed when interest had been expressed by someone other than us by her, even though we asked her not once, but at least twice to please let us know if anything having to do with the open bed's status had changed. All it would have taken was one phone call (which she said she would do), and my Dad would have picked up, and we could have made our decision right then and there. We had every intention of deciding to go with Heritage, but as this is an extremely difficult decision that was new to our family, we wanted to make sure that we were giving it the weight it deserved without being too frivolous or quick to come to a conclusion (within reason of course). We saw Cape Heritage on Wednesday and really liked it by the end of that day, and by Thursday morning we had our final decision. Any later than that is of course pushing it I would say, but again, not even a full 24 hours had passed and we needed to come to a decision so we were doing the best we could under the circumstances we found ourselves in. We wanted to do what was best for our Mom (or what we thought was best) and put her in the nicest, most open and seemingly loving facility we could. And if we had been contacted by the Director before Thursday morning (which only really leaves Wednesday night/very early Thursday morning), we would have made the decision then as opposed to when we did at 8:50am Thursday morning. But we never got a call from the Director at Cape Heritage saying that someone else was interested in the bed as she promised that she would do. And we put all of our trust in that, which obviously we really shouldn't have. That's our mistake. But in our opinion, the larger shortcoming was the Director assuring us that she was on our side, had our family's best interest in mind and actually cared about the process we were going through. Instead, one may conclude that the situation was not handled with sincerity, honesty and professionally which has been a very disappointing realization for us. How she chose to handle this was, in our opinion, extremely insensitive and not in keeping with the appropriateness of our family's interest for a loved one. Once we heard the news from the case worker at MGH on Thursday morning (not from her) that this had happened, my father tried to call her and left her a voicemail asking that she please call him back. She has yet to do so. We also never received any kind of explanation or apology as to why this was handled in the manner that she did. And if this is the conduct of a care focused business, then I hope that this can be investigated and that proper recourse will be taken to make sure that such outcomes are not experienced or continue happening to other families. Because the Director took what was already the extremely painful and difficult experience of having to transfer a loved one into a long term care facility like this and made it that much more upsetting and unpleasant. And the worst part is that we didn't even see it coming. We assumed that honest, friendly, accommodating and reliable interaction would be a priority and it turned out none of those things seemed to prevail for our family. We have requested that the Mass General Patient Referral Case Network has been so annotated with regard to this set of circumstances and will be reflected for future considerations on secure placements at Cape Heritage. So not only do I hope this experience doesn't befall anyone else (in terms of having to put a parent or loved one into one of these facilities), but if this does happen and you are considering the Cape Heritage facility in Sandwich, MA, I hope you do not have to encounter similar impediments occurring without notification or follow up the way my family was. And if that is any reflection on the way intimately personal family decisions are conducted in this business, then I can't imagine how that trickles into the rest of the facility. Certainly no one wants to imagine that in an established skilled nursing atmosphere that there is anything that might be evidence of callous or untrustworthy outcomes, at least that's how I see it. So maybe it's a good thing my mother didn't end up there, we'll never know for sure, but we have to take it as some sort of sign, maybe we avoided even greater tragedy that could have occurred in the future.
April 23, 2015
I am a friend or relative of resident
We had a horrific experience with mom being there and ended up pulling her out. Repeated requests for simple things were ignored. No involvement with activities or chance for interaction. Dietary needs ignored. Was treated like an invalid. It has taken us weeks to recover from the experience. Mom refers to herself as having been neglected.
January 27, 2013
I visited this facility
My Father was there with cancer, first off he was not receiving good care, they really never cleaned him up when needed, we had a family meeting which was a joke for his care. When he went to go for a blood transfusion, thye forgot to attach is transfusion bracelet before he went out the door! He got to the hospital and they had to redo everything. The Doctor (Espinosa) never listens to the families when it comes to hteir loved one, and is afraid to make descisions and let the patients make descisions when it's not in their best interest. After the transfusion the administrator tried to tell me that my father had cut the bracelt off himself, in fact the night before when visiting I noticed no bracelet on him. They stated they fount it in his top drawer. My father was so week I don't think he would have cut his bracelet off! what a joke this place is, then they tried to tell me he did not qualify for hospice, now he is in hospice outside of that facility. Thanks God!
July 31, 2012
I visited this facility
Staff does the best they can, but unfortunately there just is not enough staff, especially CNA's. Athough my father is on an "Alzheimer's" unit, the staff, Rn's, LPN's, & CNA's do not seem to be trained in dealing with the specific needs that are unique to residents with dementia. They get more just custodial care as opposed to care that meets individual needs. My sister & I feel we need to go everyday to make sure his needs are being met. We constantly have to question & tell them information repeatedly. The director is outstanding though, if we really want results & something done, we go to him & he always listens & does his best to assist us. My advice, stay very involved when your loved one is in a nursing home!
July 28, 2011
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Patients are not kept clean and dry regularly. Patients are often left to fend for themselves at mealtime (those with a problem feeding themselves). Staff does not take responsibility for their own actions.
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The primary method for opening up individual chakras is to meditate upon the physical, emotional and psychosomatic issues relevant to each. Such meditation can sometimes be accompanied by specific postures, prayers, chants and minerals, particularly crystals, linked to healing each chakra.Continue Reading
Traditional Eastern thought identifies seven individual chakras located in the human body: the root, sacral, solar plexus, heart, throat, third eye and crown. The health of these chakras is believed to be closely integrated with the health of organs found in the same region, as well as with various mood disorders and emotional deficits. The root chakra, for example, deals with issues of dread and survival, demanding the practitioner to face her inner fears to open it. Alternatively, the heart chakra is connected with love and compassion, requiring meditation upon love and other living things.
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MANCHESTER, N.H. (April 18, 2017) – Junior first baseman Dalton Davis (Birmingham, Ala.) seemed certain he had kept his foot on the bag. The Franklin Pierce infield seemed certain he had kept his foot on the bag. The Franklin Pierce dugout and head coach Mike Chambers seemed certain he had kept his foot on the bag. The one who was uncertain he had kept his foot on the bag was the one who mattered: base umpire James Dion, who observed the scene from the middle of the infield.
The call came: "safe".
Davis reacted in visible astonishment. Senior second baseman Kyle Hood (Arlington, Mass.) stood with his hands on his head in disbelief. Chambers came out to object. A discussion ensued, as Dion went to confer with the plate umpire, Michael Finn.
The call stood: "safe". Replays would show it was incorrect.
It all added up to the beginning of a disaster for the Franklin Pierce University baseball team on Tuesday night at Penmen Field. One run scored on the call, which also allowed the inning to continue. The next batter cracked a two-run single as a 2-2 tie turned into a 5-2 lead for No. 5/8 nationally ranked Southern New Hampshire in a span of two batters. It was all downhill from there for the Ravens, who also surrendered one in the sixth and two in the seventh to fall, 8-2, on the road in Northeast-10 Conference Northeast Division play.
With the loss, Franklin Pierce falls to 22-11 (12-5 NE10, 8-3 NE Div.), while SNHU improves to 26-7 (12-2 NE10, 7-1 NE Div.). The win, combined with a 1-0 triumph at Franklin Pierce on April 5, allowed SNHU to claim the three-game season series between the two teams, who will meet again on May 2 at SNHU.
Things started well enough for the Ravens on Tuesday, as they put runners into scoring position in each of the first two innings before striking for a 2-0 lead in the top of the third. The frame started at the bottom of the order with freshman shortstop Joe Napolitano (Port St. Lucie, Fla.), who reached with an infield single and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by senior center fielder Lucas Luopa (Keene, N.H.). Two batters later, junior third baseman John Friday (Southborough, Mass.) clubbed a double deep into the gap in left-center field to open the scoring. Junior catcher Stephen Octave (New Windsor, N.Y.) followed and dumped an RBI single into center field to plate Friday.
SNHU would set about tallying its eight unanswered runs with a pair in the bottom of the fourth inning to tie the game at 2-2. Junior shortstop Kyle Pangallo started things with a one-out single to left-center, setting the table for senior designated hitter Derek Bauer. Bauer unloaded on the fifth pitch of the at-bat and drove a 3-1 pitch the other way, over the fence in the left-center field power alley for a two-run home run, his fifth of the season.
The aforementioned bottom of the fifth inning would serve as the game's turning point, as the Penmen plated a trio of unearned runs to take a 5-2 lead. Junior left fielder Caleb Potter was hit by a pitch leading off and moved around to third two batters later when sophomore second baseman Kyle Ruth shot a double down the left-field line. Two batters later, the lineup flipped back to the top for graduate student third baseman Zach Goldstein, who came to the plate with two outs and the runners still at second and third.
Goldstein bounced to third on the second pitch for what appeared to be an inning-ending groundout. Instead, Friday's throw forced Davis to stretch, and the former would be charged with a throwing error after Dion ruled Davis had left the bag. Potter scored on the play to give the Penmen the lead, and then Goldstein stole second to put two in scoring position for Pangallo. Pangallo worked the count full before drilling the seventh pitch of the at-bat into the hole on the left side of the infield. Napolitano got to the ball, but could not come up with it, as the shot went for a two-run single to further open the lead.
SNHU tacked on a run in the sixth and two more in the seventh to add some insurance and create the 8-2 final. In the sixth, Potter drove a solo home run -- his second of the season -- to left-center field with one out. In the seventh, Goldstein and Pangallo reached on a single and a walk, respectively, to open the inning. Later, with two outs, sophomore right fielder John Stanton hit a hard ground ball right at Friday, after narrowly avoiding being rung up on a check swing. However, the ball took a tough hop, sprung over the shoulder of Friday and escaped into left field for a two-run single.
Making his longest start of the year thus far, junior right-hander Mike Lundin (Kingston, Mass.) took the ball on Tuesday for Franklin Pierce and threw 81 pitches, but just 49 strikes, over five innings of work. He was charged with five runs on five hits, walked one, hit two batters and struck out five while taking the loss (2-2).
On the other side of the ledger, junior right-hander Mitchell Powers (3-2) went the distance against Franklin Pierce for the second time this season. The Ravens were able to put together more offense against him this time around, though it was still not enough. Powers surrendered two runs on seven hits, walked one, hit a batter and struck out 11.
The Ravens return to the field on Saturday, April 22, when they return home to host Stonehill in an NE10 Northeast Division doubleheader. First pitch is set for noon at Pappas Field in Rindge.
For more information on Franklin Pierce Athletics, please visit the official website of Franklin Pierce Athletics (http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu). Also be sure to follow the Ravens through the Department of Athletics' official Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/FranklinPierceRavens), its YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/franklinpiercesports) and its Twitter feed (http://twitter.com/FPUathletics). Fans wishing to purchase Franklin Pierce baseball apparel can do so at the Department of Athletics' online store (http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/store).


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Medics are to be used on the London Underground to help speed up the response when passengers fall ill.
Transport for London (TfL) said the move would enable faster response times to help reduce service delays.
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TfL said a third of all delays on the Tube were passenger incidents, with ill people accounting for most of these.
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It seems all I do here is apologize for being absent... yeah I ignore this blog so much, so this time I won't make any promises ill just do my best.
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Skipping the first trimester where I just wanted to kick everyone and felt sick all the time, am glad I survived it! lol
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Peter Belegrinos, 30, was arrested at Amsterdam's Schicpol Airport in February 2011 after used his his name popped up in database for people with arrest warrants and he has been fighting extradition since.
The suspect, who lived in Astoria, approached three children — a boy and a girl both 9-years-old, and a 12-year-old girl — in the park on Aug. 8, 2005.
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"We have waited more than six years for the defendant to once again face justice," Brown said in a statement. "That long, overdue day has finally arrived."
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21st July 2011
This looks amazingly delicious.
But in the end CT won out – I've never made him an almond tart before and it is his birthday this month. I made no attempt to find a recipe for this and made it up as I went along. I used my new found love, cardamom sugar (caster sugar infused with cardamom pods), for both the chocolate pastry and the almond filling. In a cunning move to double the apricot factor in this tart, I thought I'd get some Amaretto in there too, as this is made with apricot kernels. So, this is what I did:
CT was suitably impressed and I had to put the tart under lock and key. It had a lovely contrast of flavours with the chocolate pastry, almondy filling and sharp fruity bursts of apricots.
21st July 2011
This looks amazingly delicious.
Fabulicious Food
21st July 2011
Ooh I love Amaretto, what a delicious-looking tart, love it.
21st July 2011
21st July 2011
That looks lovely and sounds delicious! A little of the apricot curd under the frangipane might have made a good addition.
Susan's blog
21st July 2011
VERY VERY nice!
21st July 2011
Looks beautiful! The dark pastry against the tart filling looks amazing!
Suman Singh
21st July 2011
What a delicious looking tart..nice and easy recipe..shld try this sometime..thanks!
21st July 2011
Cardamom sugar? Sounds very decadent.
21st July 2011
look absolutely yumm!!!! gloria
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21st July 2011
That looks so good!
21st July 2011
What an absolute treat- I'm sure it vanished within seconds of being unlocked!
22nd July 2011
Happy Birthday, CT! Beautiful looking tart Choc – love the geometric layout of the fruit! 🙂
Sally - My Custard Pie
22nd July 2011
This is one of my favourite combinations of flavours. I find it difficult not to wield the Amaretto bottle! I'm bookmarking this recipe now – lovely.
22nd July 2011
How lovely. I am an apricot afficionado and also an Amaretto addict, yum yum yum!
Paula...SweeetHarts Cakes and Bakes
22nd July 2011
That looks really,really good!
23rd July 2011
Simply Food – thank you.
Ren – thank you. Love Amaretto too. First introduced to it by an Italian waiter who used to give us students a free one on the house after our bowl of pasta 🙂
Victoria – you've hit the nail on the head there 😉
Suelle – you're a genius. Why didn't I think of that?
Susan – thank you.
Hanna – thank you. I'm always keen on a bit of colour contrast.
Suman – thank you. I try and stick to nice and simple if I can 😉
Angela – cardamom sugar is fabulous.
Gloria – thank you.
Anna – it certainly didn't last as long as I'd intended!
Kate – see above 😉
Celia – thank you. It's not quite CTs birthday yet, but hey, it is his birthday month. Artistry is not my strongest point, so glad the tart pleases.
Family Recipes – thank you.
Sally – thank you. Amaretto is wonderful stuff.
Janice – this has must have your name written all over it.
Paula – thank you.
Johanna GGG
23rd July 2011
cardomom chocolate and apricots – be still my beating heart! I made cake pops this week with some white chocolate and thought if only I had added apricots these would be superb – next time I must and maybe a pinch of cardomom
23rd July 2011
Oh man that does look good. If there is any left I'll gladly take some off your hands ;0)
23rd July 2011
Wow that looks stunning! Great colour and flavour contrasts, have never tried chocolate pastry. Yummy! By the way the apricot curd and white chocolate cupcakes in your previous post also look amazing.
24th July 2011
It certainly looks beautiful, I bet CT was over the moon! I love the idea of doing a chocolate crust for the tart – chocolate, but more subtle!
24th July 2011
Johanna – cardamom and chocolate works really well – with white, milk or dark.
Chele – as if there would be any left with greedy gannets like CT and myself around 😉
Jo – thank you. Apart from the fact I have a chocolate blog – I really like contrast in colours and chocolate pastry can work really well in this respect.
C – think I earned a few brownie points there and he hasn't even had his birthday yet 😉
Dom at Belleau Kitchen
27th July 2011
AMAZING!, truly amazing, this is exactly what I love, I bet it's incredible… and that crust! boy oh boy…
27th July 2011
Dom – thanks. I might let you come to tea one day 😉
28th July 2011
I really, really want to eat this. Like really really.
Baking Addict
28th July 2011
It looks really delicious. No wonder you had to keep it under lock and key!
29th July 2011
Aveen – thank you. Go on, spoil yourself 😉
Baking Addict – he he, will have to do that more often 😉
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I was amazed to see Cal Thomas' column "Lobbing Fluffy Queries At Obama and Clinton" [Feb. 1, Opinion]. containing scurrilous, deliberate religious misinformation likely to spread religious hate and bigotry: Nowhere in the Quran are Jews described as "descendants of apes and pigs."
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Actor Park Si-hoo is going to watch the last episode of "The Princess' Man" with fans.
The last episode of KBS 2TV drama "The Princess' Man" will be played at the CGV Theater in Sindorim, Seoul on October 6th with Park Si-hoo.
Park Si-hoo has watched the last episodes of dramas, "Prosecutor Princess" and "Queen of Reversals" with fans until now and this time he's doing it again. Other than watching the drama, he will have a simple talking session with the fans and give out presents like a mini fan meeting...
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Even if you're taking a class, its best to supplement it with your own daily tai chi workout.
Here are some strategies for establishing your tai chi workout routine, and how to best structure your workout:
• Practice several times a week, at the same time of day. Try to aim for workout sessions of 20 minutes or more. Make this your regular tai chi workout routine.
• Establish a place for your tai chi workout.
• Structure your tai chi workout with warm up exercises, form repetitions, and closing exercises.
• Wear comfortable clothes.
Set a regular practice time. Everyone has a number of competing demands on their time. The thought of adding another component to an already filled day may be daunting. But, establishing a regular tai chi practice is the best way to start gaining its health and stress control benefits.
Practice at least several times a week. A daily practice of tai chi is recommended, but you can start with sessions several times during the week. Find a time that works for your schedule and set a regular practice time.
Make your workouts 20+ minutes. Once you've established your practice time, try to spend at least 20 minutes in your workout. This is the minimal amount of time needed for the blood to completely circulate throughout your body.
Read more about the importance of setting up a regular tai chi practice time and duration.
Set your workout location. Make it a habit to practice in the same place, from the same starting point. The fixed reference points will make it easier for your to learn and to execute the form correctly.
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Tai Chi Clothes. Many beginners have questions about the appropriate clothes for their tai chi practice. The best are simply those that are comfortable and allow you to easily execute the moves. Read more about tai chi clothing, tai chi uniforms, and tai chi shoes here. Next: Read about structuring your tai chi workout with warm up exercises, tai chi set repetitions, and closing. Top


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Cloudnutrition.net is a web site where food banks can come together and share resources that support good nutrition in food banking. They can also use the CHOP™ (Choose Healthy Options Program) ranking tool to assess nutrition of a specific food product. CHOP™ compares like foods to each other using the Nutrition Facts Label (NFL) and the USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010. The simple ranking system enables food banks to include the nutrition quality of a food as a criteria when considering food to acquire and distribute; and to track and achieve strategic goals for food. CHOP™ rankings provide an easily understood and effective tool that can be used to educate all those involved in emergency food solicitation, distribution, and consumption.
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Widening its online offerings, Warner Music Group has pacted with member-based digital download service eMusic to sell tracks from its catalog.
The deal encompasses titles from WMG's labels Atlantic, Warner Bros. and Rhino plus labels distributed through the company's indie distributor Alternative Distribution Alliance not currently sold via eMusic.
A similar association was announced last year between eMusic and Sony Music Entertainment.
Stephen Bryan, senior VP of digital strategy and business development for WMG, said in a statement, "As a leader in the music industry's transition to a predominantly digital music business, we have worked hard to encourage and support innovative partners and creative business models that offer our artists unique ways to reach their fans."
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Climate experts tell us that the US is experiencing a near unprecedented drought, when in fact it is the exact opposite. US drought coverage is near historic lows.
Compare vs. 80 years ago
Brilliant analysis Tony Heller aka Steve Goddard.
And, not to mention that a homeless encampment cooking fire was responsible for the latest Bel Air fire. Yet, California's "climate ambulance chaser" in chief, governor Jerry Brown instead blamed "climate change" as a "new normal" … apparently an easier problem to address than the state's chronic homelessness.
In this video, author and scientist Tony Heller brilliantly debunks ambulance chasing climate scientists who come out of the woodwork every time there is a natural disaster, like wildfires in California. In fact, burn acreage in the US has plummeted over the past 85 years, as CO2 has increased.
"Climate scientists regularly embarrass themselves with "end of snow" predictions, because they are an inevitable consequence of the "projections" (don't say predictions) of their runaway climate models."
Dr David Viner of CRU should have taught the climate catastrophists a lesson or three. Although, that was back in 2000. Short memories them climate "scientists", perhaps ?!
Guest essay by Eric Worrall
UCLA thinks that by the end of the century, Climate will reduce the Sierra Nevada snowpack by 85%.
Climate change puts California's snowpack in jeopardy in future droughts
UCLA research shows how warming trends affect the Sierra Nevada now and in the future
Belinda Waymouth | March 09, 2017
Skiing in July? It could happen this year, but California's days of bountiful snow are numbered.
After five years of drought and water restrictions, the state is reeling from its wettest winter in two decades. Moisture-laden storms have turned brown hillsides a lush green and state reservoirs are overflowing. There's so much snow, Mammoth Mountain resort plans to be open for business on Fourth of July weekend.
The Sierra Nevada snowpack, which provides 60 percent of the state's water via a vast network of dams and reservoirs, has already been diminished by human-induced climate change…
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The eco-militant EPA's own figures note that slashing America's CO2 emissions, will prevent less than 0.03 degrees Fahrenheit of global warming 85 years from now!
All that pain – destroying jobs and impairing human welfare – for such little gain!
Virtue-signalling politicians "riding their eco-friendly flying pigs" – a far more dangerous threat to life on earth than any minuscule and arguably beneficial, 'global warming' could ever be!
Eco-insanity on stilts.
Costs are rising for Californian Renewable Energy Consumers
Guest essay by Eric Worrall
h/t Breitbart; California has committed to moving forward with its job destroying climate policies, regardless of vocal complaints from business leaders.
California, at Forefront of Climate Fight, Won't Back Down to Trump
"California can make a significant contribution to advancing the cause of dealing with climate change, irrespective of what goes on in Washington," Mr. Brown said in an interview. "I wouldn't underestimate California's resolve if everything moves in this extreme climate denial direction. Yes, we will take action."
When California enacted its climate reduction standards last year, it drew fierce criticism from state business leaders.
The bills "impose very severe caps on the emission of greenhouse gases in California, without requiring the regulatory agencies to give any consideration to the impacts on our economy, disruptions in everyone's daily lives or the fact…
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If greens love nature, why aren't they more concerned about carpeting pristine landscapes with industrial wind turbines?
Duane J. Hyland nails this monumental, virtue-signalling hypocrisy…
"Environmentalists" would, in times past, raise the alarm at obstructions being built by the thousands across the land, but today the "Socio-Enviro-Emotionalists" salivate at the site of these rising monsters, believing they are "saving the planet."
Read on…
Duane Hyland, 82, of Golden, Colorado is a retired software engineer who, horrified at what the wind industry has done to America's Mid-West, penned a pretty solid warning to all-comers: "Steal the Wind Reap the Whirlwind."
Here's the thrust of Duane's call to arms.
Wind turbines to 'mar' horizon for eternity
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South Dakota residents should think carefully before agreeing to give up tax revenue for the privilege of having their landscapes marred by thousands of massive mechanical machines and hundreds of miles of new transmission lines.
I am from Colorado, but I have spent hundreds of hours driving through S.D., while commuting from Denver to southern Minnesota between 2007 and the present.
Rather than traveling east on I-80 and north on I-35, I always chose to travel north on Hwy. 83 from North Platte through the Sand Hills up to…
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"Welcome to the darkness. You thought the Enron trading scam induced blackouts in California around 2000 were bad? Wait til 2025. Let's all sit in the dark and chant kumabahya while we wait for wind and solar to come online again."
Nuff said.
From Forbes:
Diablo Canyon Power Plant, 2009 photo from offshore. The light beige domes are the containment structures for Unit 1 and 2 reactors. The brown building is the turbine building where electricity is generated and sent to the grid. In the foreground is the Administration Building (black and white stripes). Picture: "Mike" Michael L. Baird via Wikimedia
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) issued a press release today stating that they have signed a deal with PG&E PCG +0.10%, IBEW local 1245, the Coalition of California Utility Employees, Friends of the Earth, Environment California, and the Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility.
There is an implied quid pro quo. The groups will support PG&E's request for an extension from the California Lands Commission of its land use permit that allows access to ocean cooling water at the Commission's June 28 meeting. In return, PG&E will agree to withdraw its 20-year license…
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"Siemen's 112 noisy little desert smokers are barely 2 years old, having 70% of them spewing out oil at a rate the Saudis would envy…"
Keep in mind that there are literally hundreds and thousands of these "bat-chomping, bird-slicing, eco-crucifixes." (Delingpole) worldwide.
With each of these Industrial turbines weighing anywhere between 60-260 tonnes, built of Coking coal, Steel, cement and rare-earth magnets.
'Clean, Green' energy they insist!
Yeah right.
These days, the spontaneous combustion of wind turbines is an occurrence so common that STT is thinking about opening a sub-branch that deals exclusively with their terrifying pyrotechnic-melt-downs.
Giant fan conflagrations are 10 times more common than the wind industry and its parasites will ever admit (see our post here).
And these unscheduled fireworks shows have the potential of literally setting the world on fire. Overheating bearings and brakes turn 1,000 litres of gear oil, and a couple of hundred litres of hydraulic fluid, plastics etc into an exploding, toxic fireball (see our post here).
As such, these things make the perfect incendiaries: putting the lives of rural residents at risk – not only because bushfires are a mortal threat, but because the presence of paddocks full of these 160m whirling monsters rules out the use of aerial water bombing to douse the flames, and bring raging infernos…
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Excellent PMD historical drought comparison via Steven Goddard (Real Science):
US Drought Near An Historic Low
Guest essay by Robert Moore
The progression of the Palmer Drought Severity Index for California over the past three years. Source: U.S. Drought Monitor
Is it true that we are in the worst drought in California history? Let's look at the facts for the last 120 years (1895 to present).
As shown in this chart from the Western Regional Climate Center website (http://www.wrcc.dri.edu) — this is not even the 2nd driest water year for California in the last 120 years.
The driest year was 1924 (9.23 inches, or 40% of normal). The current water year (October 2013 through September 2014) ranks as the 3rd driest in the last 120 years (at 52% of normal).
As for the claim that this is the worst multi-year drought in California history – look at the period of 1910-40 on the WRCC chart. Wow… that was really a dry 30 year period.
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