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We've always been told to eat our greens, but now there's another incentive - saving the planet.
Climate change campaigner Al Gore believes turning vegetarian could aid the battle against global warming.
But he's stopped short of asking everyone to turn their back on meat, acknowledging getting a global agreement on fighting climate change is already hard enough.
The former US vice-president turned environmental campaigner said on Wednesday he agreed with the UK's Nicholas Stern that meat eaters have contributed greatly to increased global carbon emissions.
"I'm not a vegetarian, but I have cut back sharply on the meat that I eat," he told ABC Television from New York.
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"You could add in the health consequences as well."
Substituting more fruit and vegetables in an everyday diet was the responsible thing to do, he said.
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Fruit and vegetables aside, Mr Gore was confident a global agreement can be reached when the world's leaders meet in Copenhagen for climate change talks.
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Much depended on the US's ability to pass climate change legislation before December, but he said the odds were favourable that would happen.
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With aggressive monetary policy shifts in Japan, trading the weakening Yen has been one of the best trades of the year, and the most popular. Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe continues to pressure the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to enact massive monetary easing programs to help stimulate the economy. The policy shift has caused the Yen to tumble against the dollar to a level not seen in almost five years. News on Wednesday morning helped accelerate the sell off causing the March Japanese Yen futures contract to gap lower. The news was that the BOJ's governor would be stepping down earlier than expected. Although Abe has not yet named a successor, he undoubtedly will choose someone who will fall in line with his monetary policy. The short Yen trade has been one of the more crowded trades this year, but this recent development should continue to push the Yen lower as the easing in Japan is likely to accelerate.
So how much more can the Yen fall? With the Yen trading in a range that it has not seen in such a long time, picking a specific downside target level can prove to be difficult. Consideration also must be paid to the fact that we have seen the Yen rally occasionally only to see those rallies sold. So you would want to look at a strategy that can be profitable if the Yen continues to fall, consolidates or sees some profit taking.
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By John Goralski
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The scramble has already begun to overcome a late start, but Southington wrestlers have already shown a hint of what's in store.
The Blue Knights only sent eight wrestlers to the annual Lancer Tournament in Waterford as they continue to play catch-up following football's run to a Class LL title. The Knights weren't at full strength when they took on opponents at the Frank Chaves Invitational in Simsbury on Saturday, Dec. 28, but the Knights are already proving themselves in tournament competition.
In two tournaments, Zach Murillo has already claimed a pair of tournament titles. Southington wrestlers have already amassed a 9-0 record in medal round competition.
The Knights still have a long way to go to overcome their late start, but early indications show that Southington is up for the challenge.
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Zach Bylykbashi (126) scrambled for a pin and two decisions to claim his tournament title. Zach Murillo earned a pin and a 3-1 decision to earn the 106 pound championship.
On Saturday, Dec. 21, the Knights sent just eight wrestlers to the annual Lancer Tournament in Waterford, but the team came away with four tournament medals.
Austin Abacherli (113) bounced back from an early loss in his varsity debut with a pair of wins to place third overall. With a pin in the second period of the consolation finals, Abacherli scored his first varsity medal.
Alex Martin bounced back from an early loss in the 160 pound division to come away with a third place medal with a 7-0 decision in the consolation finals.
Waterford scored 124 points to claim the team title. East Providence Rhode Island (108.5) edged Killingly (99.5) for second place. Southington battled for 83 points and finished ninth overall despite six holes in their lineup.
Frank Chaves Invite
On Saturday, Dec. 28, Murillo finished undefeated for the second straight tournament as he led the Knights to sixth place at the Frank Chaves Invitational Meet in Simsbury. With a 6-3 decision in his final bout, Murillo came away with the 106 pound title.
Once again, Southington stayed undefeated in medal round bouts. For the second time in as many chances, Abacherli (113) scored a win in his final match of the day, earning his first tournament title with a 10-4 decision in the finals.
Zach Maxwell made his winter debut with an undefeated march through the 195 pound division. Maxwell capped his first senior tournament with a 6-4 decision. It was his first varsity contest since the football championship game.
Tyler Hyde also got off to a fast start with just one loss in his first tournament since football. Hyde scored a 7-2 decision in the consolation finals to earn third place in the 170 pound weight class.
Alex Martin scored a 9-0 major decision in his consolation final to claim the third place medal in the 152 pound division.
Southington will open their dual meet season on Thursday, Jan. 2 with a conference rivalry at Hall in West Hartford. Then, the Knights will throw themselves into the season with the annual SHS duals on Saturday, Jan. 4.
To comment on this story or to contact sports writer John Goralski, email him at jgoralski@ southingtonobserver.com.


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We're just a day away from the start of the 2013 MLB Draft …. eeeeeeeeeeee ….
- A change of heart from BA's Jim Callis this morning has the Houston Astros now maybe willing to take Mark Appel at the top of the Draft, assuming the money is reasonable. Remember, the Astros can generally afford to pay Appel more than anyone else, so even if he gets under slot from them, it's probably more than he'd get if he slipped a spot or two in the Draft (which is to say he's got a strong incentive to play ball with them). Previous scuttlebutt had the Astros locked in on either Jonathan Gray or UNC third baseman Colin Moran (who would theoretically sign well under slot, allowing the Astros to sign some more big names later in the Draft). If the Astros take Moran, the Cubs would have their choice of Appel or San Diego third baseman Kris Bryant, without having to make the tricky Gray decision.
- Callis now says his sense is that the Astros will go with Appel, and the Cubs will take Gray. The implications here are huge, even moreso after Gray's reported positive test for Adderall. While the positive test has generally been regarded by most as a blip, some nervousness about future conditioning issues would not be unreasonable. On the flip side, if the Cubs believe the talent is there, they could leverage this positive test into a lower signing bonus, and end up with more talent in the Draft than otherwise would have been possible. We'll have to see what develops over the next 24 hours. It still seems like any of Appel, Gray, or Kris Bryant are a possibility for the Cubs, with Colin Moran having a slim, outside chance.
- Jesse Rogers spoke to one of Appel's coaches at Stanford, and it's a pretty good read for more background on the righty.
- Obviously things change rapidly, but as of Keith Law's latest mock draft – on Monday afternoon – he had the Astros taking Colin Moran first, and the Cubs taking Mark Appel second.


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Porites astreoides
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Porites astreoides Lamarck, 1816
Common Name(s):
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Least Concern ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Aronson, R., Bruckner, A., Moore, J., Precht, B. & E. Weil
|Livingstone, S., Polidoro, B. & Smith, J. (Global Marine Species Assessment)
The most important known threat for this species is extensive reduction of coral reef habitat due to a combination of threats. Specific population trends are unknown but population reduction can be inferred from estimated habitat loss (Wilkinson 2004). This species is widespread in the Caribbean and very abundant throughout its range, is found in deeper waters, exhibits high levels of recruitment, is less affected by disease than other Porites species, and therefore is likely to be more resilient to habitat loss and reef degradation because of an assumed large effective population size that is highly connected and/or stable with enhanced genetic variability. Therefore, the estimated habitat loss of 10% from reefs already destroyed within its range is the best inference of population reduction since it may survive in coral reefs already at the critical stage of degradation (Wilkinson 2004). This inference of population reduction over three generation lengths (30 years) does not meet the threshold of a threat category and this species is Least Concern. However, because of predicted threats from climate change and ocean acidification it will be important to reassess this species in 10 years or sooner, particularly if the species is also observed to disappear from reefs currently at the critical stage of reef degradation.
|Range Description:
|This species occurs in the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, the Bahamas, Bermuda, and the Eastern Atlantic.
In Brazil, this species is reportedly from Cape sao Roque to Abrolhos, and the oceanic Fernando de Noronha Archipelago and Atol das Rocas (Pires et al. 1992, Echeverria et al. 1997).
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Benin; Bermuda; Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (Saba, Sint Eustatius); Brazil; Cameroon; Cape Verde; Cayman Islands; Colombia; Costa Rica; Côte d'Ivoire; Cuba; Curaçao; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Gambia; Ghana; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Jamaica; Liberia; Mauritania; Mexico; Montserrat; Nicaragua; Nigeria; Panama; Saint Barthélemy; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Martin (French part); Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Sao Tomé and Principe; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Sint Maarten (Dutch part); Togo; Trinidad and Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands; United States; United States Minor Outlying Islands; Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of; Virgin Islands, British
|FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Atlantic – western central; Atlantic – southwest; Atlantic – eastern central
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|This species is extremely abundant, and in some places this may be the numerically dominant coral. These corals are short-lived and generally small sized but exhibit extremely high rates of recruitment.
There is no species specific population information available for this species. However, there is evidence that overall coral reef habitat has declined, and this is used as a proxy for population decline for this species. This species is more resilient to some of the threats faced by corals and therefore population decline is estimated using the percentage of destroyed reefs only (Wilkinson 2004). We assume that most, if not all, mature individuals will be removed from a destroyed reef and that on average, the number of individuals on reefs are equal across its range and proportional to the percentage of destroyed reefs. Reef losses throughout the species' range have been estimated over three generations, two in the past and one projected into the future.
The age of first maturity of most reef building corals is typically three to eight years (Wallace 1999) and therefore we assume that average age of mature individuals is greater than eight years. Furthermore, based on average sizes and growth rates, we assume that average generation length is 10 years, unless otherwise stated. Total longevity is not known, but likely to be more than ten years. Therefore any population decline rates for the Red List assessment are measured over at least 30 years. See the Supplementary Material for further details on population decline and generation length estimates.
|Current Population Trend:
|Additional data:
|Habitat and Ecology:
|This species is found in all reef and near-reef environments. Porites astreoides dominates on the shallow exposed fore reef where other massive species are rare, and it is found on the deep reef and in the back reef; depths range from 0.2-70 m, with the highest abundance from 1-15 m (Goreau and Wells 1967, Lang 2003). Also present in subtidal rocky environments and seagrass beds. They commonly inhabit disturbed reef surfaces (and are often the first to recolonize areas following disturbance), and are also common in areas of high sedimentation and high turbidity.
|Major Threat(s):
The major threat to this species is disease (white plague), although this is one of the less affected species. Other threats include bleaching and predation by Sparisoma viride (Stoplight Parrotfish) (Frydl 1979, Bruckner and Bruckner 1998, Rotjan et al. 2006). Localized declines may be taking place due to pollution (oil spills) and physical damage from storms.
In general, the major threat to corals is global climate change, in particular, temperature extremes leading to bleaching and increased susceptibility to disease, increased severity of ENSO events and storms, and ocean acidification. In addition to global climate change, corals are also threatened by a number of localized threats. Localized threats to corals include fisheries, human development (industry, settlement, tourism, and transportation), changes in native species dynamics (competitors, predators, pathogens and parasites), invasive species (competitors, predators, pathogens and parasites), dynamite fishing, chemical fishing, pollution from agriculture and industry, domestic pollution, sedimentation, and human recreation and tourism activities. The severity of these combined threats to the global population of each individual species is not known.
|Conservation Actions:
Listed on CITES Appendix II. In the US, it is present in many MPAs, including Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Biscayne N.P., Dry Tortugas National Park, Buck Island Reef National Monument and Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Also present in Hol Chan Marine Reserve (Belize), Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park (Bahamas). In US waters, it is illegal to harvest corals for commercial purposes. (Aronson, R., Precht, W., Moore, J., Weil, E., and Bruckner, A. pers. comm.)
Recommended measures for conserving this species include research in taxonomy, population, abundance and trends, ecology and habitat status, threats and resilience to threats, restoration action; identification, establishment and management of new protected areas; expansion of protected areas; recovery management; and disease, pathogen and parasite management. Artificial propagation and techniques such as cryo-preservation of gametes may become important for conserving coral biodiversity.
Having timely access to national-level trade data for CITES analysis reports would be valuable for monitoring trends this species. The species is targeted by collectors for the aquarium trade and fisheries management is required for the species, e.g., Marine Protected Areas, quotas, size limits, etc. Consideration of the suitability of species for aquaria should also be included as part of fisheries management, and population surveys should be carried out to monitor the effects of harvesting.
|Aronson, R., Bruckner, A., Moore, J., Precht, B. & E. Weil. 2008. Porites astreoides. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T133680A3861919. . Downloaded on 20 September 2018.
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Solar Astronomy Materials Arrived
I wanted to say thanks to fellow CBSAP member, James Ambrister, and his friend at NASA's Goddard Spaceflight Center for the box full of materials on solar astronomy. I am preparing a talk to the students at the Coosa Valley Elementary School along with hand's on with the telescope and other activities. This will help out a lot. Thanks again. I am also trying my hand at uploading pictures which I haven't done before on solarchat.
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Mosin sight-in messup
So a friend and I go out to the range to do some shooting and for him to sight-in his hex receiver 91/30. We put it on my lead sled and eventually got it on paper. We used my new front sight adjustment tool to get the windage and then worked on the elevation. As is common, it shot high so we added a little piece of tubing on the front sight and got it dialed in. With his last cartridge he was going to shoot the 400 yard gong so he went to adjust the elevation on the sight. Guess what...it was already set at 400 the whole time we were sighting in. What a couple of knuckleheads!! So I guess we start over.
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I always remember FORS when sighting in any milsurp.
Front-Opposite; Rear-Same
I have made it standard practice to bring a hammer, a brass drift, and a file to the range when shooting a new milsurp. I have had to file down front sites on more than one occasion as people next to me ask- WTH.
Rarely have I ever found a milsurp that I did not need to site in. Yes I have made mistakes like you but chalk it up as learning.
One other interesting note in regards to milsurps involves the ammo IE: SMLE#4 used 174 mil ball ammo @ 2440 fps. As mil surp ammo is no longer around, it is common to shoot the easy to find domestic ammo 150gr @ 2600 fps, so naturally it will shoot high.
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I had read somewhere, possibly on this site, that all these old full-figured turn-of-the-century battle rifles were originally sighted-in at a minimum of 400-500 yards. War was different then.
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The US Army used 200 yards for a battle zero...so did the Soviet Union. With a 200 yard zero, you'll be "close enough" to hit a human sized target out to 400 even if you forget to adjust the sights.
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Re-consulting the vast (but inconsistent) internet gun forums and sites still places the battle zero of most battle rifles between 300-400 yards, with most around 300. Now, <they> could all be wrong or...
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H&R Block Inc.'s loss widened by 7 percent in its fiscal first quarter, as the tax preparer booked higher operating expenses and other costs, offsetting a sharp rise in revenue.
The company, based in Kansas City, Mo., typically reports an operating loss in the May-July quarter, which follows the peak U.S. tax filing season.
In a conference call with Wall Street analysts on Tuesday, President and CEO Bill Cobb said he expects next year's tax season will be smoother than this year's, during which the company faced hurdles including last-minute tax law changes, a delayed start to the filing season and new fraud controls.
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SNL alum, comedian, and actress Rachel Dratch returns to Beantown for a wicked funny reading of her new book Girl Walks Into a Bar. In her sidesplitting new memoir, she tells of her life in the limelight and her unexpected journey to motherhood.
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The scene is the same across the country. After opening day of gun season, garages, dining room tables and even barns are converted into makeshift butcher shops. Many hunters pull out their sharpest knives, grab a roll of freezer paper and start the process of "making venison."
Handmade Knives Stay Sharper
And then, there's the other half of the hunting population — the ones who strap deer carcasses to their car roofs or shove them in pick-up truck beds and head to the closest meat processor. This segment is growing. In part, because of chronic wasting disease and other disease concerns. Some hunters are rethinking the way they process venison. But don't misread this and think that home processing is unsafe or that meat processors should suddenly be avoided like a trip to the dentist. On the contrary, both options can be safe — given the proper circumstances.
A Meat Scare?
Let's start with the basics. First of all, science hasn't proven, although speculation exists, that CWD can affect humans. Secondly, the abnormal prions that cause CWD have never been found in the muscle tissue of wild of captive cervids. Instead, naturally occurring prions are centralized in the eyes, brain, spleen, spinal cord and lymph nodes, which can easily avoided by taking simple precautions.
Whether you're taking your meat to a processor, or doing the cutting yourself, your work begins as soon as you shoot a deer.
When field dressing, make sure you wear rubber gloves. Take your time, and avoid breaking the intestines or stomach, which can contaminate the meat. And, make sure you keep the meat clean. After all, food born bacteria, such as E. Coli can be picked up from soil or manure contamination. If you kill a deer, field dress it, and then drag it through a cow pasture, you can be sure that CWD isn't your greatest worry.
In case of hot weather, you should pack the carcass with ice.
Also, you shouldn't think about eating any animal that looks sick. The same is true of livestock. If a butcher cuts open a beef carcass and finds it riddled with tumors, you can bet that no one will be sitting over that meat at the dinner table.
As extra precautions, you should also be careful that your knife is only used for deer hunting and that it is cleaned properly afterward. The University of Wisconsin Extension recommends that you use a solution of 50 percent bleach and 50 percent water to sterilize equipment.
You've probably heard that the lymph nodes are the main culprits to avoid. Luckily, as you're field dressing, you really don't have to worry about them. The spleen is generally removed when you gut your deer, along with several other main lymph nodes. The remaining lymph nodes are either in the skull or along the leg joints.
The Processing Issue
If you're planning to take your deer to a meat processor, you might want to think twice about whom you choose. Venison processing is highly unregulated, so basically anyone who wants to set up shop during the hectic month of November can do so. This means that plenty of processors are working in conditions that are less than ideal.
Your best bet is to reach for the phone book and find a processor who works year-round with meat. Because these business are regulated by the state, they must conform to certain sanitary standards, regardless of whether they're working on beef, bison or venison.
Long before CWD was discovered east of the Mississippi, meat processors were already required to take precautions when working with venison. First of all, they must notify the Department of Agriculture if they plan to process deer, they can only accept healthy game animals, and generally, they must keep things sterile and separate from other inspected meats.
Therefore, if a meat processor is working on venison, he can't be working on other meats, which helps prevent cross-contamination.
Deer should be numbered as they come in, and then processed individually. That way, if meat must be recalled after finding out the results of a test, the customer can be sure the meat he received is from the deer he brought to the processor. As you choose a processor, make sure you ask if your meat will be kept separate, especially if you're requesting sausages or hot sticks.
The Home Butcher
For decades, hunters have converted their kitchens and basements to temporary meat shops during deer season. In my home, we've often cut up several deer in one sitting — packaging and labeling our own meat. Although it requires more work, some hunters prefer this method because they know exactly what is going in their freezer, and where it's been.
However, if you're processing your own meat, you should take a few extra precautions. First of all, avoid contact with the eyes, spleen, brain tissue, spinal cords and lymph nodes. Then, try to bone out as much meat as possible without splitting the carcass down the midline.
If the deer is shot in the spine or there is damage to bones, discard at least 2 inches of meat from the area, which is the recommendation meat processors have received from the state. It's a good idea to wear latex gloves, using separate gloves when handling the head. After the meat is boned out, remove the head with separate saw used only for that purpose.
Hunters should also label each deer separately when packaging. That way, if a deer tests positive for a disease later, it would be easy to discard meat from the infected animal.
After you're done processing, clean and sterilize everything with a solution of water and bleach.
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There's just something satisfying about knowing you've done it all yourself — from pulling the trigger to washing up the dishes. Even better is the fact that you didn't have to pay someone else to do it for you! Gut It, Cut It, Cook It: The Deer Hunter's Guide to Processing & Preparing Venison by Eric Fromm and Al Cambronne guides you every step of the way from the field to the table. No detail is left out — from proper field dressing and butchering to storing and preparing your venison. You'll find checklists and descriptions of tools you'll need to get the job done right and affordably; advice for shot placement and ammunition so you don't damage valuable meat; step-by-step photos and instructions for proper field dressing and skinning; butchering cut by cut; and best practices for wrapping and freezing venison. Plus this 256-page guide features a BONUS CD with 50 venison recipes, field dressing chart and meat cuts chart!
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When you're chasing a trophy buck, you want to have the best possible tools for the job. The same goes for after you have that buck on the ground. Deer & Deer Hunting is pleased to announce that we have teamed with Bark River Knives to produce the ultimate, custom deer hunting knife.
The Deer & Deer Hunting Hunter's Knife is hand-crafted exclusively for us by Bark River Knives. It's a slimmer, more compact version of a modern classic pattern that is simply the perfect for field-dressing tasks and all around use in the hunting camp.
It features a Deer & Deer Hunting logo engraved on blade and includes a lifetime warranty and a beautiful leather sheath. It is hand-crafted in Escanaba, Mich. and features an overall length of 7.875 inches.


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Bredfeldt will have more time to play facilitator for businesses in his new role as economic development and innovation director. He was named to the position in December.
Dave Ferro was indignant, his gaze intent as he told his you-won't-believe-what-just-happened story.
A client of the commercial Realtor was told by a city planner that his auto repair business could not add collision repair to a new location "six weeks and tens of thousands of dollars" after he had said it could.
Within a week after wanting to scandalize city government, Ferro's tone changed after Erik Bredfeldt pulled together a meeting in his office on the second floor of the Thomas Center to iron out the details. Collision would be allowed after all and the deal proceeded as planned.
"It was extraordinary how helpful Erik Bredfeldt was," Ferro said. "After walking out of that meeting, I felt a lot more like we had a voice at the city … I was ready to throw Erik a parade."
Bredfeldt isn't ready for the roses to rain down on him just yet, calling the issue a simple miscommunication. He said they just went over what the business wanted to do, what the permitted uses are and "it resolved itself."
"That's all it took was really putting the parties together and providing a little bit of consensus-building facilitator role," Bredfeldt said.
Bredfeldt will have more time to play facilitator for businesses in his new role as economic development and innovation director. He was named to the position in December, but has continued to serve as planning and development services director as the city looks for someone to fill that post.
"The sense is that in some cases somebody has to take ownership of certain projects from the city's perspective. That's going to be my role," Bredfeldt said. "That will mean that if something is being proposed that needs some follow-through that I will probably get involved with that. Some of that I do now and have been doing the last five, six years in my current role as well. I think the point is I'll be doing it more full time."
Bredfeldt, 47, has a bachelor's in economics from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa. He came to the University of Florida in 1990, where he earned master's and doctorate degrees in Urban and Regional Planning.
After nine years as assistant director of community development in Largo, he was hired as Gainesville's economic development director in 2003. He said a lot of his job was to oversee the Enterprise Zone program and the Gainesville Technology Enterprise Center, work on the Airport Industrial Park and help businesses through the permitting and regulatory process.
He kept that role when he was also put over planning and building in 2007, but with a staff of 40 and most of his time taken up by planning, he said his economic development work dropped to about a quarter of his workload.
Once a planning and development services director is hired, Bredfeldt will be going back to City Hall for the economic development role.
"It's an acknowledgement by the (city) commission that there are probably enough things happening now because the economy is starting to come back a little bit that it warrants somebody working on it full time."
Bredfeldt said the word "innovation" was added to the title because of the community's focus on the innovation economy but also as a push to do more innovative things within city government.
That means trying to improve some of the processes that slow or confuse the development and regulatory processes. He will be in a position to help implement suggestions that came out of a committee made up of developers and city board members.
For example, the committee recommended coordinating development review between general city government and Gainesville Regional Utilities so they are on the same time frame.
Business people say they appreciate his responsiveness.
"I can call Erik on his cellphone evenings and weekends now rather than trying to get ahold of the planner of the day who doesn't know near as much as Erik," said Beau Beery of Coldwell Banker Commercial M.M. Parrish Realtors. "He's saving a lot of time and has been great to deal with so far."
Bredfeldt seems to have the temperament to walk the tightrope between business and city government. He is measured in his responses.
When asked at a real estate forum in January whether city government is a help or hindrance to business, he thought a moment before answering that the city has many constituencies and a very engaged and deliberative citizenry that can sometimes complicate the approval process.
"You couldn't do this position if you had sort of a type-A personality because you really do have to help get involved in helping facilitate and manage through certain things and really trying to get to 'yes' in many respects," he said in a recent interview.
"I've always tried to be sort of a peacemaker, a consensus-builder."


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Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) extended Richard Schulze's deadline to deliver a formal bid for the company so he can examine the consumer-electronics giant's holiday sales figures and full-year results.
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The announcement comes a day after reports surfaced that the former chairman could bid $5 billion to $6 billion for the ailing retailer as early as Friday to meet a Dec. 16 deadline.
Schulze, who stepped down from his role of chairman earlier this year following a scandal involving ex-CEO Brian Dunn, will now be required to make a formal effort to take Best Buy private between Feb. 1 and Feb. 28.
"Both parties believe that allowing Mr. Schulze to bring his offer after the holiday season and fiscal year end is in the best interests of shareholders and provides Mr. Schulze and his potential partners with an opportunity to include the company's full year results as part of their due diligence review," Best Buy and Schulze said in a joint statement.
The board would review the proposal and make a decision within 30 days.
Shares of Richfield, Minn.-based Best Buy slumped nearly 12% to $12.46, virtually erasing the prior day's gains.
Schulze, who has been mulling a buy of the Richfield, Minn.-based retailer for months, first offered informally to take the company private for up to $8 billion, or $26 a share, however the company's stock has fallen some 40% since the August bid, fueling speculation that his offer would be reduced to reflect the decline.
Schulze first requested a 30-day extension a month ago from the original deadline of mid-November in an apparent effort to digest the company's plunging stock price and to re-evaluate his bid.
Best Buy in November swung to a third-quarter loss as the big-box retailer recorded a drop in same-store sales and a large restructuring charge related to its broader overhaul. The company's first- and second-quarter earnings also suffered double-digit percentage declines.


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Perfect addition to pants, dress or long sweater
Adds a touch of glamour to your look
Double bowknot buckle
Color: Pink
Material: Artificial Leather
Length: approx. 39.4 inch / 100cm
Width: approx. 0.51 inch / 1.3cm
Package Includes:
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Just wondering which one is better? I have both. I don't have iga for body yet.
My gear is
Main - Hochomasamune
Off hand - Kamome
Head - Iga Zukin +1
Feet - Ballerines
Hands - Iga Tekko +1
Legs - Iga Hakama +2
Ears - Suppa/Brutal
Ammo - Qirmiz Tathlum
Neck - Agasaya's Collar
Rings - Rajas/Epona's
Back - Atheling
Waist - Twilight Belt
Still working on iga feet +2
Still not close to black belt :( Twilight will work til then
What body piece would you recomend for my tp build? And anything else you would change?
Sorry if this has been discussed but I could not find topic anywhere.
Lol wow, got my two mains mixed up there monk is other job I play
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Helena-West Helena City Council got down to some serious budget talks Monday and Tuesday evenings as they rolled up their sleeves in an effort to come to a consensus on the 2013 budget.
Helena-West Helena City Council got down to some serious budget talks Monday and Tuesday evenings as they rolled up their sleeves in an effort to come to a consensus on the 2013 budget. Council members aired their personal opinions regarding the financial status of the city generating a wide range of emotions. Council members questioned several of the department heads hoping to gain insight into each department's financial endeavors while attempting to save as much money as possible. District court, the sanitation and the police departments all came under scrutiny. According to City Clerk Sandi Ramsey, the city receives funds from the municipal court fund, which is currently being placed in an account separate from the general fund for payment for prisoner care. This, she said, will create a paper trail as to where that money is being filed. Ramsey confirmed that salaries come out of general funds. District Court Clerk Dionne Carter presented the council the financial information needed to help them move forward with their caseload in a more effective and timely manner. "We handle about 100 cases a day," said Carter. "We feel that we would be able to get more accomplished with a new server." Councilman John Huff suggested the council consider hiring a part-time staff member to help. Sanitation Department Director Bobby Jones was asked about department salaries and equipment needs. "Our trucks are constantly breaking down and we're a little over on our overtime," commented Jones. Huff reintroduced the idea of consolidating the streets and sanitation departments, which would require only one director. Police Chief Uless Wallace confirmed that the department is currently in a contract for fuel but are looking into other options to reduce fuel costs. "The only officers that take their vehicles home are myself, Assistant Chief Scott and CID crew," reported Wallace. According to Scott, the department is looking into the best rates the state has to offer including statewide fleets. "We may experience some bumps in the road because the city's credit is not up to par for the needed vehicles," said Scott. According to Wallace the H-HWPD has managed to decrease overtime, ensuring that everyone has the proper 2 days off a week. "Right now we're hanging in there," he said. "We're still 10 officers short and only have 2 salary paid employees, myself and my assistant chief." Councilman Christopher Franklin asked each department head present concerning their strategy for saving money. "We're too top heavy," explained Franklin. Huff agreed stating that the city should focus on saving money beginning with the Parks and Recreation Department. "We should zero the director position out," stated Huff. Anthony Banks, parks and recreation director, is facing two counts of sexual assault, one count of indecent exposure and abuse of authority. Banks is currently out of a $50,000 bond. "We don't need to leave this position open right now. We currently can't afford to pay him if there are no services rendered for payment and the money that is afforded to the director should be used elsewhere," commented Franklin. Councilman Jay Hollowell stated that the council's main focus should be to pass a budget and amend changes to the line items after. "I'm all for listening to proposals as far as saving money, but until we pass a budget before Feb. 1, it makes no sense to discuss changes that can be incorporated later," commented Hollowell. Huff and other council members disagreed stating that they would rather discuss the line items that present problems than to pass a budget that they feel will not be amended correctly. "As we're talking cuts, I feel that we need to eliminate the deputy attorney as well," commented Huff. City Attorney Chalk Mitchell explained that based on his "forever growing piles of cases," the deputy attorney position needs to remain. "I take this as a personal attack against me as you are requesting that this body take away any extra help from me," commented Mitchell. According to Huff, unless the council approved the contract, the deputy attorney shall be paid out of the city's attorney's salary. The pressure of the tight time frame hung over the council as they reviewed their limited options. "I understand that there are several issues that we wish to discuss but the truth is we have to approve a budget before we can move forward," stated council member Vivian Holder. Huff commented that he doesn't see how the city is saving money when the mayor continues to hire someone in the positions that are made vacant by the manpower cuts that already have been made. "We are steady spending money that we don't have," he stressed. The council continued to debate several line items based on the numbers reflected by the 2012 budget. "It makes no sense to take the numbers from each department head that were pulled from last year when we know based on this previous years results that they don't work," commented councilman Don Etherly. The council agreed to pass the proposed budget but with a recommended motion to zero out the parks and recreation's directors pay. The council agreed that there is still more that needs to be addressed but are hopeful that the line items and the possible consolidation of the Street and Sanitation departments would be reviewed in the near future.


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Why are options on cotton futures critical to your business? Find out at a workshop on hedging with options Tuesday, Feb. 27, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis.
For beginners, instructors Judith Ganes-Chase and Eric Matsen will provide the basics on using options on futures to manage risk.
For intermediate level marketers, they will discuss when and how to use a variety of option strategies including fences, three-ways and calendar back spreads.
The workshop will also include a production cost outlook by John Robinson, Texas A&M University, a market outlook by Carl Anderson, Texas A&M University, and information on hedging a countercyclical payment by Kelli Merritt, CropMark, Inc., Lamesa, Texas.
There will be no attendance fee and lunch will be provided. Register to reserve your seat. Contact Raquel Allen at (212) 748-4094 or [email protected], or Kay Wriedt at (919) 678-2271 or [email protected].
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Simple necklace with 5 little 18k gold vermeil nuggets and a gold filled chain and spring ring clasp. Or create your own mixed metal look by choosing from the options below.
Oxidized (black) sterling silver
Regular sterling silver
Gold filled
Oxidized (black) Hill Tribe fine silver (99% pure silver)
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18k gold vermeil over Hill Tribe fine silver - Pictured.
16¨ pictured on model.
Let me know if you prefer a different length in the notes at checkout.
I am always happy to make multiples or custom orders. For example: if you like a particular design, it can be made using different gemstones and colors. If a particular stone or pendant appeals to you, it could be fashioned into the design of your choice.
I love making Wedding Jewelry and multiples as Bridesmaid Gifts.
VERMEIL is Sterling Silver with a 1-2 micron plating of 18k - 24k gold on top.
GOLD FILLED is an actual layer of gold, pressure bonded to another metal. Gold filled is not to be confused with gold plating, as filled literally has 100% more gold than gold plating. Gold filled is much more valuable and tarnish resistant. Gold filled jewelry is an economical alternative to solid gold!
STERLING SILVER is 92.5% pure silver with some base metal for strength.
FINE SILVER from the Thai Karen Hill Tribe is 97-99% pure silver, a little softer than sterling but very tarnish resistant.
If you'll be ordering multiple gifts please request separate boxes during checkout.
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Because of the nature of these items, unless they arrive damaged or defective, I can't accept returns for:
Buyers are responsible for return shipping costs. If the item is not returned in its original condition, the buyer is responsible for any loss in value.
Measurements for the pictured items are included in each item description. However, as all items are made to order, it is often easy to make a necklace a little longer or shorter at no extra cost. Please let me know in the notes to seller at checkout if you would like a custom length.
To ensure a perfect fit, I recommend that you use an existing necklace or piece of string placed around your neck and positioned as you like it; then measure it open, unclasped from end to end. That way you can let me know your ideal length. Extender chains are also available.
Many items are available wholesale. Contact me for a link to my wholesale site. My work is available in many boutiques from Los Angeles to London.
All items are gift wrapped in a pretty box with a ribbon. Let me know if you are buying multiple gifts and would like each one individually wrapped. Personalized gift cards are also available, just let me know what you'd like to say in the notes to seller at check out. No charge for gift wrapping and gift cards :)
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To clean Sterling Silver chain/charm scrub into a mound of baking soda + drop of water on your palm then rinse, you may also try toothpaste + water, or silver jewelry cleaner. For Gold-Fill use dishwash liquid & warm water OR jewelry cleaning solution. Be careful not to tangle chain.
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Um, I'm in the process of looking for a new job. And it's annoying me. I hate lying to my employer (i'm sick, again…cough!) and the nervousness is just not healthy.
But I need to say some things and get them off my chest….call it my "Job Seekers Manifesto"
Dear Potential Employers:
Read my resume please. Actually look at. I fit it on two pages, like you asked. I printed in a nice font and I took extra care to be concise but clear. READ IT.
I'm sorry if I'm not from your state. Consider me anyways. I'm not applying to out of state jobs for my health. I'm applying because I'm actually interested. If I didn't want to live in your state and I wasn't serious I wouldn't apply. Ask the libraries in Idaho, they have not gotten a single resume from me. I don't want to live in Boise. (no offense, Boise.)
It was a cover letter. Don't analyze every single freaking word, because quite frankly I don't remember the exact "unique project your library has" when I wrote it. It took you three months to respond to me, so no, I don't know what I was referring to. Okay, you have a right to analyze every freaking word, but I'm nervous enough so don't be so f***ing critical.
Call me, email me, do something. I jump through hoops to fax my forms, in a particular order, on a particular day so that you will get it and be happy. I'm busy too. But I do it. Now just take three seconds and write me a note saying "I got your resume, thank you. We will let you know if you have an interview or not in three weeks. Please don't call again, you over-anxious loser." At this point, I'd be super freaking happy with that.
Pay me what I'm worth. I worked my a$$ for my masters. I've got bills to pay back. At least pay me a competitive wage. (And to those of you taking jobs at a less then competitive wages, stop it. You're screwing over your working buddies and it's pissing us all off…)
Okay, I feel better now. Thanks.


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To human eyes, the soil may look like a brown layer of plant mush that fits into the rocks, but it is actually a highly complex living environment. Not only must the bacteria that live within it share their space with small animals, protozoa and fungi, but they also must work around giant complexes of tree roots. These roots are not just static objects but take an active part in shaping the microbial communities around them.
As an ex-biochemist, I am used to the idea of studying plant-microbe interactions by exploring only one plant and one microbe, so I was fascinated by recent research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and other institutions that looked at entire microbial ecosystems. Researchers collected two types of soil from different locations and grew samples of the plant Arabidopsis thaliana in each one. They then collected soil that had grown around the roots and looked at the bacterial species within that soil, as well as the bacterial species growing within the roots themselves. Collaboration with a next-generation sequencing team allowed them to identify the various bacterial species present. They found that a subset of all the bacteria in each soil was found clustered around the roots, and an even smaller subset was allowed inside. Examining the bacteria inside each plant revealed a core microbiome common to all the plants as well as a separate set of bacteria that plants recruited depending on soil type.
Because bacteria help to provide nourishment for plants, such information might help investigators find ways to tweak plant-bacteria interactions in ways that enable vegetation to grow and possibly even thrive in nutrient-poor soils.
Adapted from the Lab Rat blog at blogs.ScientificAmerican.com/lab-rat
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text: Crazy Whitetail Deer! By: Alan Clemons | September 23, 2013 Crazy Whitetail Deer! ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 6 A cougar was photographed recently on a deer at the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in California. Pretty amazing photo to capture a cougar, much less with its soon-to-be dinner. (Photo: U.S. Department of Interior)


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Echo Design Ombre Pleated Infinity Scarf
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- Great year-round
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- Available in 3 colors: Denim/Indigo, Grey/Black and Olive/Camouflage
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Refreshingly modern. Color-saturated ombré scarf with wavy pleating brings a new dimension to your ensemble. Available in 3 colors: Denim/Indigo, Grey/Black and Olive/Camouflage. Made of soft, cozy acrylic. Beginning as a scarf company in 1923, Echo Design has grown to become a worldwide leader in fashion accessories. Four essential elements ¬– Color, Print, Pattern and Texture – have been at Echo's very core since its founding. Today, with these elements in mind, Echo innovatively combines classic worldly design with modern American sensibility. The results are stunning. Echo accessories are fashionable and functional, rich and affordable, inspiring and fun – and all quality-made for lasting enjoyment.


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Is the bishops' message on same-sex marriage unclear, or just unheeded?
Last week, the New York Times reported on a gay man who lost both of his church jobs after announcing his intention to marry his long-time partner, also a Catholic. He never hid his sexuality or the fact that he had a partner, and when he told his coworkers of his plans in a meeting, they applauded. But there was a diocesan official from the St. Louis archdiocese in the room who reported back to home base what was going on, and Al Fischer, a music teacher at a Catholic school, was notified the very next day that he was being fired.
Just a month ago, another gay man was fired from his part-time music director job at a North Carolina parish for getting married to his partner of 23 years. In that instance, the parish priest offered congratulations but said simply that "he couldn't give his blessing to the marriage because of the church position on [same-sex marriage]."
In both situations, the men live and work in states where same-sex marriage is not recognized and had to travel thousands of miles for their marriage ceremonies.
Even if you're not a Catholic, there are repercussions for just expressing support for same-sex marriage as Rev. Faith Whitmore, a Methodist minister who runs Francis House in Sacramento, California discovered. After the Sacramento diocese learned that Whitmore had spoken (as an individual--not as director of the non-Roman Catholic social service agency) in support of the issue, it withdrew financial support (approx. $7,500-10,000/year).
And finally, if you hadn't heard of Barbara Johnson until now, she was denied communion at her mother's funeral because she lives with her lesbian partner. The presider even left the altar when Johnson spoke about her mother. (On a side note, ultra-conservative Catholics have "dug up" a graduate paper written by Johnson as a student in which she describes herself as a "student of Buddhism," igniting the fire behind the self-appointed keepers of Orthodoxy who seem content to equate their faith with drawing battle lines. OMG, she said the word "heteronormative." HERETIC! Sigh. Rant over.)
Last week, Pope Benedict XVI told a group of U.S. bishops that they needed to do a better job expressing the church's position on sexuality (but Andrew Sullivan writes: "they cannot even speak our name"). Given the well-covered events mentioned above, the bishops' stance seems to be coming across loud and clear. It's just falling on deaf ears, and, given the events named above, the message is hardly about love and dignity.


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Four months ago, Tony Cortes decided to build a career from the barbering skills he learned in prison. He enrolled in Oak Cliff Barber College, hoping to keep his lifestyle on the right side of the law.
He's veered away from trouble since his release in 2010. Not even a speeding ticket. Now, his wife is pregnant. He's gaining repeat customers. He's feeling better.
He's not sure it will last.
Two weeks ago, he learned Oak Cliff Barber College may close because of disputes between the owners. "It's like we hit a brick wall," said Cortes, 22. "Now I don't know what to do."
Since 1962, the Jefferson Boulevard barber college has offered a trade to those prone to crime, a second start to career-changers, and an employment path for teenagers fresh out of high school. Graduates have populated barber shops throughout Oak Cliff and beyond.
Now, there's fear that the college's supply chain of barbers may end. Several of the current 30 students, who paid $2,500 in tuition for the yearlong program, worry that they might not graduate, and might have to travel farther and pay more to finish elsewhere.
Cortes and the others knew trouble was simmering when the sign seeking new students disappeared from the front window. Their suspicions were confirmed when Generoso Garcia, a co-owner and instructor, told them the college might be shutting down.
The two owners, Garcia and Raul Rodriguez, each have lawyers and have tried working with a mediator, but they disagree on a bevy of business practices, from the pay rate for daily cleaners to employing family members.
Garcia thinks he's being forced to choose between employing family members and keeping his business. "I love my students, I love my customers, but when they put your back to the wall, you have no choice," he said of closing the business if they can't agree.
Rodriguez's wife, Consuelo, said they've put several options on the table, including selling the entire business to Garcia, but he's refused to buy them out. He says her price is "outrageous."
"It's not just that we want to close and we don't care about the students. Not at all," she said. "I love the students."
Short of compromise, the owners will end their partnership and shut down.
"Who suffers? Our students," said Helen Spears, who opened the college in 1962 and sold it about 10 years ago. At 82, with no official responsibility there, she still checks in.
The school is an institution that blends into the well-worn backdrop of Jefferson Boulevard, the once-upon-a-time downtown of Oak Cliff. Parallel rows of barber chairs have lined the walls in the same arrangement for 50 years.
Spears, who keeps her long nails painted and her hair styled, began barbering in rural Mansfield as a 12-year-old standing on a box. She said her brothers opened barber schools in Houston and Lufkin, and she worked at one in Fort Worth. She recognized a void and a business opportunity in Dallas and opened her school.
Back then, she explained, a married woman couldn't get a state license for a barber college; it had to be signed by her husband. For Spears, this was so unacceptable that it was one reason she divorced — to get her name on her business license.
She named her school Texas Barber College and lived apart from her ex-husband, though they've remained close for the half-century since.
Spears said she built clientele through "word-of-mouth, begging and prayers," hiring additional instructors as her business grew. She strongly believes that God drives success.
She also owned a beauty school on Jefferson Boulevard and opened other barber college locations. For 40 years, that was her life, nurturing her students in addition to her two daughters.
Some students with the toughest backgrounds became the best barbers. "They're there from nine months to a year," she said, motioning her fingers up an imaginary little staircase, "and at the end, they're up at the top."
Spears retired about 10 years ago, when she sold her schools and the name "Texas Barber College" to a family-owned chain. The original location changed hands again about six years ago, when it was purchased by Rodriguez and Garcia.
The thought that the school might not survive tugs at her core. "It hurts," she said. "I am a barber. I want to see the barbers progress and do more."
Cortes, a barber-in-the-making, has tattoos up and down his arms and on his neck, but one — Benjamin Franklin's head — stands out. Franklin was an entrepreneur, Cortes said, and his image is a reminder to "make stuff happen" — stuff like opening his own barbershop, maybe several.
Franklin occupies space beside the tattoos Cortes drew while serving time for stealing a car, robbing a house and theft. In fact, it was in prison where he first heard of Oak Cliff Barber College from another inmate. He jotted the advice in his Bible.
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"Some people think it's too good to be true that I'm doing good," he said. He only hopes he can keep it up through his graduation in about six months.
Other students share his worry that their lives will be derailed if the college closes. They want answers about the school's future. They want to know so they can adjust accordingly.
Cortes only hopes he can graduate from the place he knows, rather than traveling elsewhere and trying to start over. Then, he'll have electric clippers tattooed on his left forearm. He has a swath of skin reserved.


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With cracks showing in the partisan stagnation gripping Congress, U.S. Rep Kurt Schrader is cautiously optimistic an updated farm bill will be among the pieces of legislation that emerge in the coming weeks.
Schrader, a Democrat who represents Oregon's fifth district, was appointed to a committee that will attempt to reconcile wildly different farm bill versions passed by the House and Senate. House leadership held off appointing a conference committee for weeks, but relented last Friday and appointed 17 Republicans and 12 Democrats. Rep. Suzan DelBene, a Democrat representing Washington's first district, also was appointed. Both are members of the House Committee on Agriculture.
The previous five-year farm bill expired Sept. 30, leaving future funding for food stamps, crop subsidies, agriculture research, farm loans and other programs in doubt. The Oregon Farm Bureau Federation and others say the impact won't be apparent immediately, because previously approved funding carries over past the bill's expiration date, but severe complications could arise if the bill isn't renewed.
"It has us all worried," said Gail Greenman, the state federation's director of national affairs.
Food stamps, formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is the biggest part of the farm bill — about $80 billion a year — and the biggest sticking point in its passage this year. The Senate in May passed a version that cut an average of $400 million a year from the SNAP program. But the House narrowly approved a version that cut an average of $4 billion a year and earned a veto threat from President Obama.
The House then passed separate nutrition and agriculture sections of the bill.
Schrader said the House's version of the farm bill was "hijacked on the House floor by Tea Party radicals." He said most representatives from both parties want to find a compromise, but Speaker of the House John Boehner must regain control of his party's members.
"If the speaker allows the Senate and House conferees to do the job they're appointed to do, we can get it done," he said. "If it becomes a Tea Party issue, we're doomed.
"This is a big deal," he said. "It will ripple through the farm economy after the first of year."
Schrader acknowledged that crop subsidies, milk supports and SNAP will be tough issues to reconcile.
DelBene, the Washington representative, called the decision to name House conferees and begin talks with the Senate a "significant step forward."
In a prepared statement, DelBene said the original farm bill work done by the House agriculture committee was bipartisan and cooperative.
"I am hopeful that we can continue this positive working relationship in the conference committee and deliver a strong farm bill that's good for our nation's farmers, families and food supply," she said.
Greenman, of the Oregon Farm Bureau, said members strongly believe SNAP funding should continue to be included in the farm bill, because it gets the attention of urban and suburban constituencies who might otherwise not might be interested in agricultural issues.
The organization supports eliminating direct payments, which have been criticized because they often go to non-farmers. Greenman said members agreed the "writing was on the wall" about the program. Oregon supports conservation and energy grants that are typically included in the bill, and makes use of specialty crop block grants, she said.


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Microsoft Corp. said Friday that CEO Steve Ballmer will retire within the next year. Ballmer has worked at the company for the past 33 years, and has held the top job since 2000. Here are some biographic details on Ballmer:
NAME: Steven Ballmer
BORN: March 24, 1956. Ballmer grew up near Detroit. His father was a manager at Ford Motor Co.
OCCUPATION: Chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp., which is headquartered in Redmond, Wash.
EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in mathematics and economics from Harvard University. He attended the Stanford Graduate School of Business but dropped out to start working at Microsoft.
CAREER: Before joining the company, Ballmer worked two years at consumer products maker Procter & Gamble Co. as an assistant product manager. He started working at Microsoft in 1980. Before becoming CEO, Ballmer's roles at Microsoft included senior vice president of sales and support, senior vice president of systems software and vice president of marketing. He was named CEO in 2000, taking over the job from Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
QUOTE: "There is never a perfect time for this type of transition, but now is the right time," Ballmer said Friday in a press release announcing his retirement.


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- UFC on FX 7
Bisping: I'll turn Belfort into a punching bag
Michael Bisping believes Vitor Belfort will be made to look like a 'punching bag' when the two meet in the Octagon at UFC on FX 7 in January.
Bisping is looking to cement his place as the No. 1 contender for Anderson Silva's middleweight title in the January 19 match against Belfort - who is stepping down from light-heavyweight. And the Brit, who is still searching for a first title shot after 17 fights in the UFC, believes the Brazilian is in for a beating on his home turf of Sao Paulo.
"Far be it from me to look past Vitor," said Bisping. "I'm trying to make this fight more significant.
"I'm concerned that I've got my hands full. It's not going to be easy. We're fighting in Brazil. He hits hard. But I think I'll weather the storm and he'll become a punching bag."
Belfort has a reputation for tiring quickly over the course of his fights, and Bisping believes he will be presented with plenty of openings if he can negotiate what is likely to be a high tempo first round.
"It's well documented, rightly or wrongly, that Vitor gasses quickly," the Brit added. "He does slow down after the first round. Obviously, early for me is going to be the most dangerous. The longer the fight goes, he'll start turning into a walking punching bag. At least that's the plan. It's easier said than done.
"He's going to come out hard and fast, and he will be dangerous. He's a big middleweight. But these are the kind of fights I'm going to take if I want to back up my talking."
Even if Bisping does do a number on Belfort, it remains doubtful whether a title match against Silva will immediately be forthcoming. Silva stepped up to light-heavyweight for his last bout, while a catchweight meeting with Georges St-Pierre has been widely mooted for 2013.
Bisping is concerned Silva will not fight in the division he dominates for a number of months - leading him to suggest an interim belt should be awarded.
"Regarding Anderson, I surely don't want an easy road to the championship," said Bisping. "His last fight was at light-heavyweight. His next fight is going to be at a catchweight. When will be fight at middleweight? What if he gets injured and has to be on the sidelines? All that time will have passed.
"All the fighters at the top of the middleweight division are on the sidelines. We all want to be world champion some day. We work so hard and strive for it.
"It's not there if Anderson isn't defending the title. I'm not knocking him. He's the greatest fighter we have. But a champion needs to defend the title or he needs to vacate it. And when he comes back to middleweight, he should get an automatic shot. Or they should create an interim title.
"The division is more stacked than it's ever been but the champion isn't defending the belt."


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Is it time to just accept the fact that CEOs don't have the bandwidth, nor the focus, to be on social media?
CEOs at these top performing companies are focused on balancing capital investments in new and emerging markets, controlling costs, driving innovation and increasing shareholder value and profit margins. Despite the powerful reach of social media, if this medium does not ultimately help them meet these business objectives, there is very little incentive for these CEOs to take the time to tweet, post updates on Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+.
There are obvious benefits for CEOs to be engaged in social media as they provide a unique perspective and business knowledge that are potentially interesting to employees, customers, partners and the general public, not to mention the value of their reach and influence. But if our expectation is simply for CEOs to be social in order to elevate brand awareness and thought leadership, then we're missing the point.
Our job as marketers and social ambassadors is to vet out the social channels first and foremost to see if it even makes sense. Your CEO's time is more valuable than you think, so to justify the return on their influence and investment, you have to help your CEO understand the makeup of the relevant audience across these channels and answer the question of why they should engage. Plus, the social landscape has drastically changed – and with control in the hands of the masses using social as a vehicle to talk about brands, it's an opportunity to understand where and how your CEO gets involved.
Before you ask your CEO to get involved, do some digging into these respective channels. Maybe you'll find out that mostly the audience on Twitter is made up of users who can benefit more from your subject matter experts versus your CEO. You might also discover that blogging and getting on LinkedIn's Influencer Program is a better investment of the CEO's time and that's where you might want to focus. Or, it might just end up being an internal blog where the CEO wants to communicate more frequently with the employees to build goodwill for the company.
Richard Branson is a true leader in the social space. He has amassed over 3.3 million Twitter followers, over 4.7 million Google+ followers, and 2.1 million followers on LinkedIn on his LinkedIn Influencer blog. This level of engagement truly sets him apart and his company.
If you want your CEO to truly succeed in the social world, you have to empower your CEO by educating him or her on the benefits of doing this the right way. The "set it and forget it" mentality just doesn't cut it anymore. It's either all in or out to achieve the engagement that you want with your influencers and audience. Focus on the important and most beneficial social channel and tie that back to the business benefits – whether that's blogging on trends, challenges or ways to help resolve your customer's trigger points in the most effective manner. Or, consider creating a CEO blogging program where your CEO can have a CEO-to-CEO conversation to draw attention and gain mindshare from other CEOs. These are just a few things to consider when you're asking yourself why your CEO won't blog or get on Twitter. Don't just wonder. Research, validate and define a clear roadmap for your CEO to contribute and be effective in driving your business mission.


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Henry Fonda holds a special place in the heart of many who saw him tour with the USO during the Vietnam War. Himself a decorated Navy veteran, Fonda put aside personal beliefs and - as he wrote in his 1981 autobiography My Life - toured with the USO because he believed in supporting the Troops: "It was a trip that this (62)-year-old man didn't want to take, but I felt I had to…for the guys sweating it out and dying in the rice paddies and jungles."
But the story doesn't end there. In 2004, the USO moved its main operations from the Navy Yard in Washington, DC, to new offices in Arlington, VA. Among one of the items found during the move was a letter from Fonda to the USO, dated 27 April 1967. He explained in his distinct handwriting that his USO tour in Vietnam was "the most rewarding experience of my life, and I will be forever grateful that I was given this opportunity."
The picture below was taken during that tour, as a reporter interviews Fonda. We thank him for his service.
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