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Well, I finished the 3rd of 3 quilts comissioned by one person. That leaves me with 3 more from others. It's been a marathon of quilting! Here are my 2 most recent ones.
Just finishing the binding on the memory quilt for my BIL. Got my sisters quilt on the longarm. Good new is the owner of my LQS called with two jo for me! Fist one will not be a lot of money but a project dear to y heart. Our local 4-H is making quilts for the wounded warrior program. I also volunteered to help ut with the girls who are sewing. Nexr project is piecing a top of a charity auction. First two paying jobs :)
Tammy, great quilts. I love Pebbles on the bottom one. You did a great job.
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I hadn't been on since Sunday. Wow, there are wonderful quilts being showed here. Congratulations to each and everyone for completing UFOs, or creating new blocks and quilts . They are just amazing. I love to see what is being created. It gives me the kick in the pants I need to get on with what I need to do.
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I just saw your post Elizabeth. Gongratulations on getting those first paying jobs. It sounds like your work is really admired and appreciated. Way to go!
Fabulous quilts, folks. Makes me salivate just seeing them -- wonderful eye candy. I'm working on blocks for a swap on another forum. 16 rustic cabin + a hostess block. I've been dithering with fabric for a couple of months but finally settled on what I think is a pleasing combination. Mailing deadline is this Friday, so I need to get cracking and finish these puppies up.
Tammy wonderful quilts .Congrads on the jobs.
WTG Elaine.
Belfrybat, I would love to see those rustic cabin blocks. Sounds interesting. Ginny
Thanks Melissa. I just use what they give me. :) That one is hard to see, but I free-motioned around each of the hearts in the sashing and their trails. That one was a lot of fun.
Great Quilt Tammy! If my back stops hurting I'll sandwich my other mq6.
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Has everyone seen the 3 for 2 sale on Eleanor Burns site? The fabric is $5 per yard and if you order 2 yards she will throw in an additional yard free. That's a huge deal. I've gotten from her before and have been happy with the fabrics.
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Congratulations on the jobs!!!! That is fantastic!
Great job on these! Love the pebble quilting. How do you have the patience?
Cute quilts Tammy, and very nice quilting. You did a great job.

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Humans pushing Sumatran Tigers to extinction
A subspecies of tigers called the Sumatran Tiger is nearly extinct due to human involvement in its habitat, according to a new research paper. These tigers are found exclusively on the Indonesian island of Sumatra and only 400 of them live today.
According to researchers from Virginia Tech and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the number of existing Sumatran tigers is much lower than the current estimate. Their study showed that a high level of human activity in this region has led to a decline in the tiger population.
The WWF says that deforestation and poaching is pushing the rare Sumatran tigers towards extinction, just like its cousins, Javan and Balinese tigers that are now extinct.
Sumatran tigers have heavy black stripes on orange coats and are extremely elusive, with just one tiger living in 40 square miles. In the study, researchers compared tiger density in various forests in the region and even a previously unstudied peat land.
"Getting evidence of the tigers' presence was difficult," Marcella Kelly, associate professor of wildlife in the College of Natural Resources and Environment. "It took an average of 590 days for camera traps to get an image of each individual tiger recorded."
Fewer tigers were found in the central Sumatran region despite the area being abundant with its prey, which is probably due to extensive human activity in the region, researchers said.
Sumatran tiger photo via Shutterstock.
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Q. You wrote a story months ago about a bike-sharing program in Anaheim. I know it made some appearances at community events and the like, but is it up and running? What's the status?
– Daniel Perez, Anaheim
A. The bike-sharing program has hit a few roadblocks in the bike path to its debut, reports Bike Nation spokesman Derek Fretheim, but is undergoing "beta testing" and should be up and running – at least in part – by mid-January.
Plans approved by the City Council last spring include 10 kiosks and 100 bikes throughout central Anaheim. But at least initially, three kiosks will operate. They've already been set up for testing at the Honda Center, the Amtrak/Metrolink station next to Angel Stadium and the Convention Center (facing Katella Avenue.)
Fretheim said the company had to work through liability and technical issues before securing an operating permit from the city. That came in September. And the company – which has also signed deals in Fullerton, Long Beach and Los Angeles – is undergoing testing to ensure that all the kinks in the unmanned kiosks are worked out.
With the program, users can pay a membership fee to join the program (from $6 per day to $75 for a year), then rent bikes for free for the first 30 minutes. Bikes kept longer than that will cost users depending upon the amount of time they are checked out.
Bike Nation is next trying to secure a location near City Hall. The company has a yearlong contract with the city – Anaheim is not paying any money into the system – to conduct a pilot program. The council will evaluate the program after that and decide whether it should be allowed to continue or, perhaps, expanded.
Q. One thing I love about Angel Stadium is that it's called Angel Stadium – it's where the Angels play. I get confused about the Pond – I mean Honda Center. I'm just getting used to that name but wondering, will it get yet another name just when I remember to call it that?
– Kenny Sheldon, Orange
A. In the interest of full disclosure, Mr. Anaheim talked with Kenny while out reporting on the Bike Nation update and asked him if he had any questions about Anaheim. The giant Honda Center sign over my shoulder – and actual Honda Accord on an outdoor platform – might have had some influence.
That said, Kenny did seem to have a genuine concern about the name confusion.
Many folks still seem to refer to the place as "The Pond" – which makes sense because that is, after all, where ducks play. Unless those Ducks are in a lockout.
The 18,000-seat arena was originally just called the Anaheim Arena during construction, then called the Pond of Anaheim for a brief period before Arrowhead water company paid $15 million to have its name on the arena for 10 years. Problem there might have been that many hockey fans and concert-goers rarely used "Arrowhead" when referring to the arena, referring to it simply as "The Pond."
Honda jumped into the mix in October 2006, acquiring the naming rights for 15 years at a cost of $60 million. A splashy re-naming ceremony included race-car driver Danica Patrick.
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[1]By Christopher Holwey, Department of Sacred Music Chair
One of the great things about watching a very good movie, and being on the edge of your seat for the whole two hours or more, is waiting for the sequel of that great movie to come out the following year, and be even better. Well, that's what we have with our Youth Music Ministry (YMM) Program. As Paul Jabara, our Sacred Music Institute (SMI) Coordinator, said to the potential YMMers this year, "Once again, and back by popular demand, the Sacred Music Institute will be hosting the second Youth Music Ministry Program at the Antiochian Village, being held from July 10–July 14, 2013. We have listened to your suggestions from last year and promise that this year will be even better, with more singing, more fellowship and more chanting!"
We have been sponsoring the Institute for 28 years now. During that time, we have had mostly adult musicians from our parishes around the Archdiocese. Sometimes we hosted young adults, but not many teens, since they have always been a part of the programs at the Antiochian Village. When Paul took over coordinating the SMI five years ago, the wheels started turning. We all knew that the SMI was a wonderful and inspirational music conference for adults, but Paul realized after his second year as Coordinator that we had never structured anything for our teens. As he said, "After all, without them, who will be our future choristers, chanters and directors?"
At our department meeting held in Atlanta, Georgia, in October, 2011, Paul proposed a structure for the YMM. We formed a committee and the first YMM was held last summer with great success. At the same time, he created the Young Conductor Apprentice Program, where each year one teen is selected to work privately and intensely with an experienced choral conductor. Last year, Maria McClatchy worked closely with Paul, and the results were phenomenal. Today the YMM committee includes Paul Jabara, Chris Farha (who now serves as the YMM coordinator), Charlie Marge, Mareena Boosamra Ball and Regina Roum.
The mission of the YMM is to bring together young Orthodox Christians between the ages of 14 and 18 with a love for music and a desire to serve their Church, to work toward the common goal of understanding the theology of Orthodox hymnography through Choral and Byzantine settings, to the glory of God.
Our program this year will again focus on sight-reading, Byzantine chant, conducting, vocal and choral techniques, rehearsing a choir, and even private vocal instruction, as well as our Young Conductor Apprentice Program. If you know of someone in your parish who is between the ages of 14 and 18, who would like to learn more about the sacred music of our Church, please go to our website [1] and look at the YMM Application Form. Then go to page 2, and contact the coordinator for your diocese as soon as possible. We may have some scholarships available for those who need assistance, but call soon. This year, the sequel will be even better!


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Discussion in 'Science Fiction & Fantasy' started by JD, Aug 30, 2011.
^ You pretty much got it all.
I wasn't sure, I assumed it was, and that's why they chose to walk when they did, that their ending of the arc they wouldn't change.
The article if I read it correctly, clarifies their final run which included the wedding which would have been the conclusion. So the confrontation between Bruce and Kate. The reveal of Director Bones' past and his connection to the Kane's, etc all of it leading to the wedding.
Just read Justice League 24 and it was pretty good. So are we going to see a good Darkseid? Or is there just one evil Darkseid out to destroy all worlds?
Any bets on who the menace from Earth-3 is? Since it destroyed Krypton I assumed it was Brainiac, but I'm hoping for something different.
Isn't it true the New Gods exist outside of our normal universe, so that there is only a single version of them in the 52 Multiverse? So could the menace be our Darkseid from the main continuity? I recall in the "52" weekly series that when they directly translate from their native dimension they appear as a skyscraper sized giant, and Mother Box usually converts them down to human size.
I was laughing my head off at Ultraman's origin. That was just brilliant. "Shut up and die, Lara."
Then when Black Adam showed up, I had to let out a "fuck yeah!"
Yup. I thoroughly enjoyed that issue. Explains Ultraman snorting Kryptonite like cocaine.
I just finished a marathon re-reading of the entire Morrison Batman run and I realized that he does over and over and over again. He has the characters shout everything in exclamations, and they always shout the name of the character they're addressing.
Batman! I've caught you in a trap you'll never escape from. etc
Part of it is homaging the 60's show.
Probably an homage of the entire Silver Age, since Morrison has a definite affinity for that time period.
Now I gotta try some of his non-Bat comics and see if he always does that or not
I just read Superman #24 this morning. I wonder if Lois is gong to remember that Clark is Superman when she comes out of her coma.
Picked up the TPB of Green Lantern: The End today. I'm still undecided about whether it's best to just leave it there (though I also plan to get GLC TPB 3 to fill in their parts of the battle against the First Lantern) or bother with any of the Lights Out stuff.
While that does make a good ending for the whole Green Lantern saga (I still can't believe they let Johns do that) the new stuff has been pretty strong. Lights Out is already better than both Rise of the Third Army and Wrath of the First Lantern combined (last issue not withstanding.) Red Lanterns especially has gotten the shot in the arm it needed, with Guy Gardner making the jump over. I never could have imagined it would become my favorite Lantern title.
Why's the ending so hard to believe they let him do that? It's not like any of the new writers will have to adhere it. I took it as like Morrison's alternative Batman Beyond universe or his now alternate apocalyptic future. More like a glimpse of possible futures for those characters rather than definitive ones. I didn't think it was a big deal and a nice treat to bookend his run. Plus he's Geoff Johns...I don't think he gets told "No" that much from DiDio.
Ture, Johns can pretty much do whatever he wants. It's just that when you're making a monthly publication, you never give people a jumping off point that good. Especially not when you're talking about one of DC's most iconic and best selling characters.
The future of the characters is "far" in the future though. There is nothing ever going to be written that says any of those glimpses of the future will not happen.
I'm keeping an open mind, but I like to peek at individual issues as they come out before I look at TPBs. The First Lantern is an interesting antagonist, and I'm not sure if I can judge the same of Relic yet. He seems to be kind of like Invictus with a higher level of power, and even less willingness to consider the possibility that those who can wield the spectrum aren't an inherent threat.
Did you read Relic's Villains Month book? It fleshes him out quite a bit. He's nowhere near the complexity of say, Sinestro, but he's at least more interesting, and his motivations far more clear than Volthoom. I really felt Volthoom was a weak-sauce villain for the finale of such an epic run.
The problem with Volthoom is that he was only revealed toward the end of the arc. If his motivations and backstory had been integrated with the story during the Third Army arc, for example, then it might have been more effective.
I got the feeling that he could have been an excellent tragic villain that generated a lot of sympathy in the reading if he had been fleshed out a little earlier and some of his backstory with and prior to meeting the guardians had been explained.
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Discussion in 'Trials' started by vander, Oct 7, 2011.
The smiles machine :)
2 stroke
6 gear
74kgs dry
I'd say it weighs considerably less than that at this point. I hope they build it though.
Anda, anda...... Tírate de la motoooo.....
I've been looking for a 348 trail for years..... I'll believe this when I see it.... But definitely will not buy a bike without a seat.
I don't have a lot of use for a trials bike with a seat, but it'd make the perfect technical-trails bike for someone not in a hurry - for that matter it'd make a good technical trail bike for my wife. I hope they build it and would personally get all hot and bothered if they did a competition-level, light, 6spd, two-stroke off road bike with DI. Still waiting for someone to make a two stroke that's better than my '01 CR. Some of the pumpkin bikes are close I think, but not enough difference to make the change.
I'm in love!
Do I see lights/gauges/etc? Street legal?
that is a "rendering" ie not a real picture, computer generated.
Ossa might be out of business, (slight chance) already,
they needed investors to keep going, investors expect "guarantee" so they (ossa) applied to the city/country the plant is in, for guarantee. Nobody has said anymore yet about how that is going?
sure, could be seen 2 ways, they could just move and be ok, in this case just trying to get more "help" when just about every country is sick and tired of helping the super rich investors make guaranteed moneys...
Or they need money/investors badly to stay open?
Marc Colmer left, (all my above is from the "web" so dont have a cow on me). It was uncertain if it was salary issues? they said personal reasons.
It dont take much to "bet" it was becuase possibly (even if slight and a guess on my part) about getting paid, and or seeking employment with a future in his opinion?
I would love to see that company keep going, and produce those bikes, but Ill be damned if Warren Buffett and his ilk should be "guaranteed" that they wont lose money investing in the company.
I mean shit, I could use a deal like that, for a company I'd like to start, sheesh.
This isnt supposed to be a politcal rant, just a finance rant,
Make it street legal, rack on the rear fender, easy to ride trails and momma can go on a dual sport ride with boys.
Remember how many Reflexes Honda sold?
One too few- I ain't got one.
I just did some checking around on prices. The OSSA site says that the Explorer will be 5,900 Euros. I'm surprised that it would be less than the trials version.
The 2011 OSSA TR280i trials bike sells for 6,640 Euros. It's $8495 here in the States.
The math would indicate that the Explorer would be ~ $7548.
It isnt TOO hard to believe, some of the TRIALS specific stuff, (extra lightweight) parts are probably pricey, compared to "normal" bike parts, which can probably be sourced cheaper, I imagine?
with the "rendering" we dont know much about what part is where.
Found another view today that I haden't seen before..
In the press release it also hinted at a future "Enduro" model - maybe a new Pioneer?
The old Ossa Explorer was the Mick Andrews Replica trials bike with a bigger fuel tank and more padded seat so the next logical step would be to recreate the Super Pioneer model and make it more of a dual purpose bike.
Still got the 1972 Pioneer I bought new.... would love to add one of these to the garage.
NEW PICTURES, looks like actual bike?
I see the Canondale engineers finally found a new place to work.
That is one weird looking bike. I hope it is crazy good to ride.
looks to share a lot with the TR280 ossa trials bike
Not to be Trials OT, but....
Getting warm? Over in Thumpers
Think of how many man-hours are in the welding for that expansion chamber alone! Although truthfully it is probably done by robot.


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on Nov 3, 2012 at 2:37 pm
I was really surprised to see the letters of support for Ken Dauber lauding him as a person who will be collaborative if he is elected to the School Board. [Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.] Even though he says he does not believe in top-down decision making, this is exactly what he is advocating in his attacks on the Gunn counseling program. He believes he has all the right answers to Save Our Schools. Our schools do not need saving. Many Palo Altans do not realize how lucky we are to have such fantastic schools with dedicated teachers and staff. All schools can improve but we should also celebrate what a great system we are so lucky to have. I am proud that my children went to Palo Alto schools and wish that all children could be so fortunate to attend one of the best school districts in the country. Our schools do not need to be "saved" by Ken Dauber.
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on Nov 3, 2012 at 6:38 pm
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I disagree strongly with you about Ken Dauber and I am personally offended by the level of vitriol that has been posted on paloaltoonline today. I voted for Ken because he wants to improve counseling at Gunn, implement best practices at all our schools, improve student health, reduce academic stress, close the achievement gap and other helpful things. He has great ideas, cares about kids, and is brilliant -- he's a Yale graduate, a former college processor, and a Google engineer. He's a smart, high quality individual who will serve on a board that could use some intellectual horsepower and improved clarity.
These attacks are just creating more support for Ken while punishing the candidates and others who are behind them. It is ironic that Ken, who has run a clean, positive, issue oriented campaign which is widely regarded as one of the best campaigns that anyone has seen for years in Palo Alto and asked the voters to judge him on his ideas, is being viciously attacked for being "negative." Do your preferred candidates have so few real accomplishments that you have to resort to tearing down another candidate?
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on Nov 4, 2012 at 9:23 pm
Citizen Gray is a registered user.
It is fair to offer the qualifying comments from the Palo ALto Weekly:
"For voters looking for an alternative to Kniss, either out of principle or because of her views, Tim Gray is the best alternative. Gray is a CPA and financial consultant specializing in recovering overpayments by companies that have gone through mergers or acquisitions. He lives in south Palo Alto with his wife and three school-age kids, and he wants to contribute his financial skills to the city's budget issues and to evaluating development proposals. He is concerned that the council is too responsive to developers and that continuing to approve new commercial development will lead to the city being forced to provide more housing to compensate for the jobs being created and that will lead to unwanted intensification."
In addition, in Palo Alto Daily and Daily Post endorsements, those two newspapers said:
"We're also pleased to recommend Tim Gray, an accountant who has been on the civic scene for years,
consistently arguing against overdevelopment and for spending restraint.
"...For those who are unhappy with the status quo at city hall, Gray is absolutely their best choice in this election."
Thanks for checking in on this additional information.
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on Nov 5, 2012 at 11:22 am
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on Nov 5, 2012 at 11:29 am
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From cited editorial:
Proposition 37: No on genetically engineered food labeling
Prop. 37 would require that genetically engineered foods sold in California be specifically labeled as such. Genetic engineering has been used for some 15 years to make plants grow bigger, stronger, faster and resist spoilage or insect damage. It is estimated that more than 40 percent of food products contain some genetically engineered ingredients. Although no studies have found any health impacts, the industry is too young to know with certainty. Labeling isn't a bad idea, but imposing it by initiative in California prior to further studies and absent any evidence of harmful effects seems premature, and better addressed on a national level by the FDA or Congress.
Let's see, GMO have been used for 15 years and we have had several big problems with them - like putting them in the public food without labels, and because this is an initiative and not perfect we should wait until some future imaginary legislation comes along that is better in some kind of way? Absolutely idiotic.
GMOs should never have been foisted on people and forced down their throats - ever, without information and labelling.
I am a teckie, and there is are many places with genetic engineering, but forcing it on people is not the right way, but I see no mention of that or an opinion on it.
Of course this is just pressure from the bio-sciences industry who somehow we are supposed to imagine is much better and more responsible than the nuclear industry?
This recommendation impeaches any other comments or suggestions Palo Alto Online has about anything and proves they are just a political tool.
By the way, I am pro-nuclear, but these industries and scientists and politicians in general have to stop forcing their opinions on people. We need a more educated populace, so why don't you force some media corporations to start really educating people on these issues instead of expanding the apathy and ignorance of the population with the absolute garbage the airwaves are full or now?
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on Nov 5, 2012 at 11:33 am
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oops ... many good places ( and applications ) for genetic engineering ...
The past and present wrongs and irresponsibilities of the purveyors of genetic engineering in food in releasing this crap into the environment and what is going on in India around cotton and other agricultural industries has not even been addressed and somehow we are pushed to move forward on this anyway? Unilateral insanity.


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With New York's state primary election just two days away, the campaign advertisements in some races have taken a nasty turn, spewing racial and homophobic language and sometimes cloaked in secrecy.
In a New York City Senate primary pitting incumbent Democrat Shirley Huntley against city councilman James Sanders Jr., a flier using racially charged language accuses the state attorney general of a "political lynching" for indicting Huntley on felony corruption charges.
Huntley is black and her Queens Senate district is largely black. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is white.
"We as black folks should immediately be able to identify this method of political lynching," wrote Rochdale Village Vice President Joe Evans. "The community knows this is a political hanging."
Evans did not immediately return a call Tuesday seeking comment.
A Huntley spokesman said the campaign had nothing to do with the flier but won't disavow the personal views of a constituent who "like everybody else benefits from the senator's activism in Albany."
Rochdale Village has received tens of thousands of dollars in "member items" sponsored by Huntley.
"It's not for us to disavow or not to disavow," Huntley spokesman Michael Roberts said. "If a campaign decided to disavow everything that a private citizen did, we'd spend our entire campaign disavowing. It may be objectionable and it may be poor taste, but the Huntley campaign will not and cannot get involved in what a private citizen does."
In western New York, a mysterious email was sent to about 300 people containing the image of what appears to be a mailer using stark homophobic language and images, a dig at incumbent Republican Sen. Mark Grisanti, whose vote in June 2011 helped New York pass same-sex marriage. The image, credited to The Committee to Save The Erie County Republican Party, was not sent via traditional mail anywhere. There's no evidence that the committee exists.
Grisanti's opponent, lawyer Kevin Stocker, opposes same-sex marriage and said Grisanti betrayed voters in the district with his vote. He called the flier "disgusting" and accused his opponent of engaging in the same malicious tactics.
"I disagree with all this nonsense," Stocker said. "A lot of negative is being addressed at me.
"It's usually hidden by nameless people," he said. "It's disturbing and it's embarrassing."
Doug Curella, a spokesman for Grisanti, would not address the email, saying only that the senator is focused on serving his district.
In the Bronx/Manhattan district where Sen. Adriano Espaillat is fending off a challenge from Assemblyman Guillermo Linares, Espaillat produced a flier that accused his opponent of betraying Latinos by supporting U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel instead of Espaillat when those two faced off in a congressional primary in June. Espaillat and Linares are both of Dominican descent.
The mailer, which lists Espaillat's campaign office as the return address but otherwise makes no indication of who produced it, reflects a sentiment that arose among some in the Dominican community during the Rangel-Espaillat primary, said Angelo Falcon, president of the National Institute for Latino Policy.
"It's troubling within the Dominican community there's a feeling that everyone has to be in lock-step," he said.
Espaillat spokesman Ibrahim Khan said the mailer is "reflective of the community's sentiments."
One questionable mailer was chalked up to a typo.
Ben Akselrod, running for Assembly in Sheepshead Bay, sent a mailer in August that said his opponent, incumbent Steven Cymbrowitz, "has allowed crime to go up over 50% in our negrohood so far this year." He called it a typo and wouldn't say if he meant to use the word "neighborhood." He apologized to anyone who was offended.
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Discussion in 'Tennis Tips/Instruction' started by mbm0912, Dec 1, 2012.
Is your index finger base knuckle always on bevel 2 when serving?
No, there are no absolute's in tennis, especially regarding grip for whatever stroke.
The vast majority of good tennis players hold with some form of continental grip, usually their volley grip, but not always.
For a flatter ball, some players switch slightly towards eForehand.
For a spinnier ball, some players switch slightly towards eBackhand.
And at least half the servers don't switch at all between different kinds of serves.
In your case, practice your serves, and use the grip that works for each serve.
Your opponent/s know what serve you are going to hit.
thanks LeeD!
for me the first joint of the thumb and the first joint of the index finger are pinching exactly the middle of the two biggest bevels.
So you use exactly the same grip on EVERY serve?
Not saying it's bad, but to use the exact same grip on a flat first serve as a heavy twisted serve just is not the best use of pronation and efficientcy.
actually I do have same grip for all my serves. but I don't think everyone should do the same. as for pros I'm not sure if they vary their serving grip depending on the serves. don't have enough info.
We might think this through....
Say you have an effective flat fast first serve, conti grip.
Isn't it a good serve because the mechanics are good?
Now picture an AmericanTwist serve. If you held the racket exactly the same way, you'd have to LESSEN your pronation to hit the serve, since it's more an upward brush than a flattenning of the racketface to the ball.
Lessening your pronation would mean less efficient?
there is so many possible control points to vary the serve. stance angle, stance width, hip push or rotation, timing delay of shoulder motion, etc on top of arm and wrist control. changing grip could be another control point but I don't think it necessarily reduces the effectiveness of pronation to have conti for any serve. there always is a way to compensate due to so many options above.
I'd think that a flat first serve technique is the most efficient, would'nt you agree....for hitting a ball fast, under some control.
So why would you choose to use another technique, less pronation, for your twist serves?
Just some food for thought. I used to NOT pronate much for twist serves, and it's jump up around forehead heights on the good ones. Now I pronate as much as a flat first serve, and the ball SEEMS to be jumping a hair higher, but also has more up and out spin. More spin is good. Height appears to be influenced by how deep I arch the twist serve in....so maybe a consistency issue. I don't practice at all.
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Ticks are not only unsightly, they also can transmit infectious diseases such as ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, and piroplasmosis to horses. Severe infestations can cause skin irritations and even anemia (a decrease in number of healthy red blood cells).
Ticks spend most of their lives on the ground in areas with some shade and humidity and congregate along trails, in overgrown areas, and in margins of wood openings. Direct sunlight and low humidity are their enemies. Keeping brush cut back and clipping
Repellents and insecticides containing permethrin or cypermethrin will provide horses with several hours of tick protection. These insecticides are very irritating to ticks, so the insects tend to drop off before attaching to the horse. Products based on natural ingredients, such as botanical oils, might give some protection for short periods of time.
Thoroughly check horses for ticks (especially on the lower legs and mane) when grooming. Relatively large American dog ticks are easy to find, but smaller ticks can be overlooked. A final insecticide/repellant application before turning out the horse will help to dislodge any missed ticks.
Ticks wander on animals for some time before they settle and begin to feed. Barbed mouthparts, along with cement secreted by the tick, allow it to attach firmly to the skin. Removing a tick requires a firm but steady pull. After donning latex or nitrile gloves, grasp the tick very closely to the skin and apply steady traction. While patience is required, this method is the one most likely to remove the entire tick from the skin.
Once attached, ticks cannot just decide to "let go," even if encouraged with a hot match tip, fingernail polish, or other home remedy. There is no substitute for pulling the tick off manually.
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Over 200 million records sold. 18 number one hits. The third best-selling female music artist of all time. Yeah, Mariah Carey just might have a few worthwhile pointers for those "American Idol" aspirants.
As Carey takes her place on the refreshed judges panel of the singing competition (alongside stalwart Randy Jackson and fellow newbies Nicky Minaj and Keith Urban), she's ready to dispense the accumulated wisdom of nearly a quarter century of hitmaking. A couple of hints to prospective contestants: work on your own songwriting, and if you're singing one of her classics, put your own spin on it.
What do you want to get out of 'Idol,' personally?
I think mainly it's working with up-and-comers, when I know how I started as an up-and-comer, and I know how hard it was for me. I like being able to be in here with them and see them rise. To me that's the ultimate in giving back.
What's the thing you wished you would've known when you started out?
Not to sign a bunch of stupid contracts. I gave away a lot of stuff!
When one of the contestants sings one of your songs, do you tend to judge them more harshly?
No. Honestly, I can't say it's all the same, but if someone comes and does a really nice rendition of one of my songs, I love it. A couple of years back, David Cook sang my song. He sang 'Always Be My Baby,' and I was mentoring. He was great. It was a day that…it was just like, 'Wow.' He took 'Always Be My Baby,' which was a number one song for me years ago and he did a great acoustic twist on it. And that's what I love to see, when people get creative, because you see the artist within them. It's not just a sound alike or a this or a that.
Have any other aspiring 'Idols' sung your songs this season and what songs have they been?
Right now I'm blanking. Did someone sing 'My All'? Somebody sang 'Hero' – shocking! I'm trying to think if they sang 'We Belong Together.' It's like there are so many different moments that have happened out of it. We did this thing: I brought Santa Claus out for everybody and we all did 'All I Want For Christmas This Year.' That's probably not going be seen by anybody, but it was seen by us, because I'm festive and we were going to Aspen and I was like, 'Let's bring Santa.' He was my security guard, but the real Santa was in Aspen, waiting. They know that I know the real Santa.
What are the things that the contestants are doing that makes you want to invest even more in them?
Just the humanity. Like, when you see the families at the end and how supportive some of the people's families can be when they've been watching them and they come out at the end and they're hugging them and they're crying, it's uplifting. It's not fake. It's just real and you realize, 'Wow, this could be a total scam,' but it's not.
When you give someone a real honest opinion and you can see that they're devastated, does that stick with you?
It's tough, but I think it's about the way that you say it. But if you're like, 'You know what, Mariah? Your dress is nice and I'm sure it's a good designer, but maybe you should pull it down a little bit more while you sit here and talk to us, in terms of why it's sticking up over here,' I'd be a little bit like, 'Okay, thanks...' But I'd take it in and I'd remember.
Do you want to encourage a lot of songwriting and producing aspirations?
Absolutely. I think that's one thing that's been a big deal for me from day one. I would ask a lot of the people who seemed more bluesy or guitar playing, I would say, 'Do you write songs? Do you write your own songs?' Because for me that's such a huge part of legendary artistry. A lot of people, they tend to not think about that when watching a TV show, and for me, songwriting is above singing, for me as a singer, which sounds weird to most people. But I love writing.
What are the moments that you really want to make sure that you have, nannies aside, with your kids?
Well, every moment is incredible and a blessing, and I was just performing in Sydney, at an arena, and I brought them out on stage because I want them to have these little experiences when possible. Some people might disagree with that, but for me, I was like, 'I know,' especially Monroe, that's my daughter, 'was going to love this.' She did not want to get off the stage, and it's on YouTube.
How are their personalities as twins?
Actually he can be a little bit more aggressive, but not in a bad way. It's just that he'll give her a little tap and she's trying to hug him. She's like a real sweetie, and he's great. He's my buddy. We watch movies together. We watch 'Baby Can Read,' and they're only a year and a half. So it's like, 'Wow, how are they doing this?' It's just such an amazing thing that I never thought I would experience because I always said I don't think I would do it because my career was always my life, but when you find the right person and you go through with it…I had a very tough pregnancy, really tough, physically, gestational diabetes and stuff, but we got through it and here we are.
How is your next album shaping up?
Great. I'm super excited. I cannot wait. I have a lot of ideas!
Is there a flavor that you're starting to see emerge at this point?
Oh, yeah. A little too many ballads, but no one ever gets mad at me for that.


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The U.S. Under-17 Women's National Team faces France at 6 a.m. ET on Saturday, Sept. 22, to open Group B play of the 2012 FIFA Women's World Cup in Lankaran, Azerbaijan. More than 10,000 tickets have been sold for the match and the crowd at the 12,000-seat Lankaran Stadium is expected to be near capacity. The match will be broadcast live on ESPN3.
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U.S. U-17 Women's National Team vs. France
2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup – Group B
Lankaran Stadium; Lankaran, Azerbaijan
Sept. 22, 2012
U.S. U-17 WNT OPENS WORLD CUP GROUP PLAY AGAINST FRANCE: The U.S. Under-17 Women's National Team faces France at 6 a.m. ET on Saturday, Sept. 22, to open Group B play of the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Lankaran, Azerbaijan. More than 10,000 tickets have been sold for the match and the crowd at the 12,000-seat Lankaran Stadium is expected to be near capacity. The match will be broadcast live on ESPN3. Fans can also follow the match on ussoccer.com's MatchTracker and on Twitter @ussoccer_ynt. The USA was drawn Group B, perhaps the most difficult of the tournament, along with France, Gambia and Korea DPR. For full tournament results, visit the FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup tournament page on ussoccer.com.
16 NATIONS, ONE TROPHY: At the U-17 FIFA Women's World Cup, each confederation (aside from the smallest Oceania) is given three berths to the tournament to help better facilitate the growth of the game for young girls around the world. The 16 nations competing in the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup are host Azerbaijan; two additional teams from Europe in France and Germany; three Asian teams in Japan, Korea DPR and China PR; three from Africa in Nigeria, Ghana and Gambia; the USA, Canada and Mexico from CONCACAF; Brazil, Colombia and Uruguay from South America; and New Zealand from Oceania.
Result/Time (ET)
U.S. Goalscorers/TV
Sept. 22
6 a.m.
Lankaran Stadium; Lankaran, Azerbaijan
Sept. 25
8 a.m.
Dalga Arena; Baku, Azerbaijan
Sept. 29
Korea DPR
8 a.m.
Bayil Stadium; Baku, Azerbaijan
GOALKEEPERS (3): 1-Jane Campbell (Concorde Fire South; Kennesaw, Ga.), 18-Cassie Miller (Sereno FC; Cave Creek, Ariz.; 20-Morgan Stearns (McLean MPS Power; San Antonio, Texas)
DEFENDERS (7): 3-Brittany Basinger (FC Virginia; Purcellville, Va.), 5-Maddie Bauer (Slammers FC; Newport Beach, Calif.), 7-Gabbi Miranda (Colorado Rush; Highlands Ranch, Colo.), 12-Mandy Freeman (Lady Renegades SC; Royal Palm Beach, Fla.), 13-Lizzy Raben (Colorado Rush; Greenwood, Colo.), 14-Morgan Reid (Chelsea Ladies; Cary, N.C.), 15-Claire Wagner (Chelsea Ladies, Cary, N.C.)
MIDFIELDERS (6): 4-Joanna Boyles (Chelsea Ladies; Raleigh, N.C.), 9-Lauren Kaskie (Heat FC; Las Vegas, Nevada), 10-Morgan Andrews (FC Stars of Mass.; Milford, N.H.), 11-Toni Payne (Concorde Fire South; Birmingham, Ala.), 16-Morgan Stanton (Colorado Rush; Lakewood, Colo.), 17-Andi Sullivan (Bethesda SC; Lorton, Va.)
FORWARDS (5): 2-Emily Bruder (Utah Avalanche; Sandy, Utah), 6-Summer Green (Michigan Hawks; Milford, Mich.), 8-Amber Munerlyn (So Cal Blues; Corona, Calif.), 19-Margaret Purce (Freestate Soccer; Olney, Md.), 21-Darian Jenkins (Sparta SC; Riverton, Utah)
USA'S PATH TO 2012 U-17 WWC: The USA won the CONCACAF U-17 Women's Championship, played in Guatemala City, Guatemala, in May, scoring 26 goals and allowing zero. In group play, the USA rolled over the Bahamas (10-0), Trinidad & Tobago (5-0) and Mexico (3-0) on a hat trick from Summer Green. The USA then met Panama in the semifinal for a berth to the Women's World Cup and triumphed 7-0 as Green scored three more times. In the final, the USA faced an extremely tough Canada team and earned a 1-0 victory on a goal from Amber Munerlyn, who was sent through on a breakaway via a back-heel flick from Green.
Ten players scored for the USA during WWC qualifying. Green had 12 goals and four assists, playing a part in 61 percent of the USA's goals. Margaret Purce scored three times, Emily Bruder, Toni Payne and Andi Sullivan added two goals apiece while Morgan Andrews, Jo Boyles, Darian Jenkins, Munerlyn and Sarah Robinson had a goal each.
- 2008: The inaugural FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was held in 2008, when the USA won the CONCACAF Qualifying Tournament, advanced to the World Cup Final in New Zealand and came within minutes of winning the title before falling in overtime to Korea DPR.
- 2010: The USA failed to qualify for the 2010 event in Trinidad & Tobago, losing in penalty kicks in the semifinal despite outscoring its opponents 38-0 in the qualifying tournament. The 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was won by Korea Republic, which defeated Japan in a wild match that ended 2-2 through regulation and 3-3 after overtime as each team scored in the extra 30 minutes. South Korea then won 5-4 in the penalty kick shootout.
- 2012: Korea Republic did not qualify for this year's tournament, marking only the second time in the history of FIFA Women's competitions that the reigning champion is unable to defend its title. The other occasion was the 2004 Olympics, when Norway did not qualify after winning the gold medal in 2000.
U-17 Home Page:
Studio 90:
The WNT Blog:
- Historic Women's World Cup for Azerbaijan
- Ready for Les Bleus
- The World Cup is Almost Here
- Azerbaijan Arrival
- Birthday Girls
- Airport Games
- Travel Day to Azerbaijan
- Cyrpus Camp Complete
- Pre-WWC Camp Winds Down
- Island Training
- U-17s Touch Down in Cyprus
● The USA has compiled a 12-0-2 record this year, with the two draws coming against England's U-19s and China's U-20s.
● Midfielder Summer Green leads the U-17 WNT with 13 goals and nine assists this year. Green has 17 career goals at this age group and is the USA's most experienced player at this level with 21 caps.
● Green's 12 goals in CONCACAF qualifying established a new record previously set by the USA's Lindsey Horan (nine goals) during 2010 qualifying in Costa Rica. The goals mark also is a U.S. record at any level in a qualifying tournament.
● Goalkeeper Jane Campbell is 9-0-2 this year with 10 shutouts. The only match that Campbell has allowed a goal this year was during a 1-1 draw against England in the La Manga Women's U-19 Ten Nations Tournament on March 6.
● All of the U.S. players were born in 1995, but midfielder Andi Sullivan is the youngest player on the USA roster with a Dec. 20 birthday.
● Twenty of the 21 players are still in high school with the exception being Green who graduated a year early and put her freshman season with the University of North Carolina on hold to play in the World Cup.
● Green was named ACC Player of the Week and the MVP of the 2012 Duke Nike Classic. In only five games, Green has posted five goals and two assists for the Tar Heels, leading UNC in scoring before making the trip to Azerbaijan.
● Defenders Maddie Bauer and Gabbi Miranda lead the team with 13 starts apiece for the U-17s this year.
10 Shutouts by goalkeeper Jane Campbell
12 Goals by Summer Green in CONCACAF qualifying, a tournament record
13 Goals by Green in 2012
61 Percent of USA scoring Summer Green was part of in CONCACAF qualifying (12 goals, 4 assists)
French Football Federation (Fédération Française de Football)
Founded: 1919 (Comité Français Interfédéral joined FIFA in 1907)
Head Coach: Guy Ferrier
Best FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Finish: Group stage in 2008
USA vs. FRANCE SERIES
● In the only previous U-17 World Cup meeting between the two sides, the USA played France to a 1-1 draw to wrap up Group C play on Nov. 5, 2008, at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland. Vicki DiMartino had a 57th-minute goal for the U.S. and Lea Rubio scored a 72nd-minute equalizer for France.
● Both teams finished the group stage of the 2008 event with 1-1-1 records and four points while Japan won the group with nine points at 3-0-0. The USA advanced based on goal differential, holding a plus-1 advantage over France's minus-2. Much of that difference can be attributed to how each team played against Japan in Group C. The USA fell 3-2 to Japan in the group opener while France fell 7-1 to Japan.
● Earlier this year, the U-17 WNT played an older France team 2-0 in the La Manga Women's U-19 Ten Nations Tournament on March 5. The USA benefited from a 48th-minute own goal and Andi Sullivan added a goal off of a Summer Green corner kick in the 67th minute.
GOALKEEPERS (3): 1-Romaine Bruneau, 16-Claire Jacob, 21-Cindy Perrault
DEFENDERS (4): 2-Amandine Blanc, 5-Griedge Mbock Bathy, 13-Marion Romanelli, 15-Noemie Carage
MIDFIELDERS (10): 3-Ophelie Gahery, 4-Aissatou Tounkara,6-Candice Gherbi, 8-Laura Blanchard, 10-Sandie Toletti, 14-Ghoutia Karchouni, 17-Alexandra Atamaniuk, 18-Onema Geyoro, 19-Juliane Gathrat, 20-Delphine Cascarino
FORWARDS (4): 7-Lea Declercq, 9-Kadidiatou Diani, 11-Pauline Cousin, 12-Laurie Saulnier
- France qualified for the U-17 World Cup after winning its UEFA semifinal qualifying match against Switzerland 5-1 on June 26. After falling behind 1-0, France rattled off the next five tallies with goals from Sandie Toletti, Laura Blanchard, Pauline Cousin, Kadidiatou Diani and Ghoutia Karchouni.
- In the UEFA qualifying final, France and Germany played to a 1-1 draw through regulation and Germany prevailed 4-3 in a penalty shootout on June 29. Diani gave France a lead in the 57rth minute and Germany's Pauline Bremer equalized 10 minutes later.
- In the shootout, France goalkeeper Romane Bruneau turned away an attempt from Germany captain Sara Dabritz, but Germany goalkeeper Merle Frohms stopped the shots from Chloe Froment and Ghoutia Karchouni and Lena Lueckel nailed the game-winner.
- The first hat trick in U-17 World Cup history came from France's Pauline Crammer, who scored three goals during her team's 6-2 victory against Paraguay on Oct. 30, 2008. Crammer also tallied the first penalty kick goal in the tournament's history that year.
On the field for the USA:
July 29, 2012 – Slovenska Bistrica; Slovenia
U-17 WNT vs. Slovenia Women's National Team; International Friendly
USA 2 Brittany Basinger 62, Toni Payne 90
SVN 1 Kaja Jerina 84
USA: 1-Cassie Miller; 2-Gabbi Miranda, 3-Mandy Freeman, 4-Maddie Bauer (20-Claire Wagner, 84), 5-Brittany Basinger; 6-Morgan Andrews, 7-Andi-Sullivan (17-Toni Payne, 69), 8-Morgan Stanton; 9-Darian Jenkins (13-Emily Bruder, 69) 10-Amber Munerlyn (19-Arielle Ship, 69), 11-Margaret Purce (14-Lauren Kaskie, 84)
Subs Not Used: 12-Summer Green, 15-Morgan Reid, 16-Lizzy Raben, 18-Morgan Stearns
Head Coach: Albertin Montoya
SVN: 1-Lucija Mori; 18-Tjasa Tibaut, 9-Manja Benak, 6-Anisa Rola, 7-Andreja Nikl (5-Lucija Grad, 45); 17-Urska Zganec (11-Vanja Siljak, 77), 10-Fata Salkunic (15-Tanja Vrabel, 59), 14-Anja Milenkovic, 3-Dominika Conc (4-Pamela Begic, 45); 8-Mateja Zver (13-Anja Levacic, 84), 16-Kaja Erzen (2-Kaja Jerina, 74)
Subs Not Used: 12-Ana Kosi
Head Coach: Damir Ro
On the field vs. France:
March 4, 2012 – La Manga Club; La Manga, Spain
La Manga Women's U-19 Ten Nations Tournament
USA 2 Own goal 48, Andi Sullivan 67
USA: 1-Jane Campbell; 2-Brittany Basinger, 3-Maddie Bauer, 4-Mandy Freeman, 16-Gabbi Miranda (14-Lauren Kaskie, 82); 9-Morgan Stanton, 10-Morgan Andrews, 13-Sarah Robinson (20-Toni Payne, 72); 11-Summer Green, 6-Andi Sullivan (12-Amber Munerlyn, 72), 15-Emily Bruder (17-Maggie Purce, 68)
Subs Not Used: 7-Lizzy Raben, 18-Cassie Miller, 19-Morgan Reid
Head Coach: Albertin Montoya
FRA: 16-Amandine Guerin; 5-Marie-Aurelle Awona (18-Justine Le Pauvre, 45), 4-Charlotte Lorgere, 17-Cynthia Viana (6-Gwenaelle Devleesschauwer, 45), 2-Anais Arcambal; 13-Marion Leroy, 15-Marine Morel (14-Makan Traore, 45), 11-Lea Le Garrec (12-Nora Kervroeden, 45), 3-Anne-Sophie Ginestet; 8-Meryll Wenger (10-Vivane Asseyi, 45), 7-Charlotte Fernandes (9-Eva Sumo, 45)
Subs Not Used: 1-Romana Munich
Head Coach: Jean-Michel Degrange
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The daughter of Thalbert and Jewel Wade, she was born Oct. 25, 1946, in Russellville. Judy was a licensed LPN and a member of the LPN Nursing Association. She was a licensed social worker, working for more than 25 years with the Area Agency On Aging as a case manager/advocacy-ombudsman. She enjoyed reading books and served as secretary for the Russellville Book Reading Club. Judy was a member of the First Baptist Church of Russellville. She enjoyed music, piano, spending time with her church family and shopping with her granddaughter.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Left to cherish her memory are her husband of 48 years, Robert McCready of Russellville; son, Robert Todd McCready and wife, Kristen, of Little Rock; one granddaughter, McKenzie Grace McCready of Little Rock.
Graveside service will begin at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, at Oakland Cemetery. Dr. Stephen Davis will officiate. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Humphrey Funeral Service.
Memorials may be made to Arkansas Hospice River Valley Home, 220 John Babish Lane, Russellville AR 72801.
Internet obituary and online guest book are available at www.humphreyfuneral.com.


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Anoa'i v. Lai
TUMUA ANOA'I, Plaintiff,
MICHAEL LIEN SHU LAI, Defendant.
MICHAEL LIEN SHU LAI, Plaintiff,
TUMUA ANOA'I, Defendant.
High Court of American Samoa
Land & Titles Division
LT No. 02-01
CA No. 48-99
January 15, 2002
[1] The sa'o of a communal family has pule or the authority to make decisions about family lands; conversely, an untitled family member has no pule or authority to unilaterally deal in family property.
[2] A lessor without the authority of law or custom cannot lease out family property to a lessee. Consequently, the lessee under the aforementioned lease equally has nothing in the way of a leasehold interest to sublet.
[3] The Alienation of Land Act allows only the native proprietor(s) of communal land to lease said land; only after gubernatorial-approval of the lease (signified in writing) can any provisional agreement to lease said land take effect. Notwithstanding such, the term of the communal land lease cannot extend for more than 55 years (except when the lease's purpose concerns mineral and timber).
[4] For the purposes of A.S.C.A. § 37.0221, the term "native proprietor" normally references the family sa'o or senior matai.
[5] Labeling a lease a "house lease" does not exclude a transaction from the requirements of the Alienation of Land Act applicable to native land leases, as communal land on which a structure is located is necessarily encumbered.
[6] The Separation of Structures from Communal Land Act allows the 310
facilitating of secured financing for communal family members who build on communal land, and nothing more. The Separation of Structures from Communal Land Act does not repeal the mandates of the
Alienation of Land Act (including gubernatorial-approval), as the latter regulates the leasing of native lands.
[7] The Separation of Structures from Communal Land Act clearly does not facilitate the automatic encumbrance of the situs realty without the agreement of the landowner (that is, the sa'o of the landowning family). For instance, a mortgagee who takes a mortgage on a separated structure has, without more, only the salvage value of the separated structure in the event of a foreclosure—nothing more. The mortgagee has no interest in the underlying land without agreement of the landowner (the Samoan family through its sa'o) when properly transferred in accordance with the Land Alienation Act.
[8] In the leasehold context, the lease of a separated house or building involves the transfer of possession of the situs realty. The Separation of Structures from Communal Land Act does not claim that the lease of a house or building does not involve the transfer of possession of the situs realty itself, nor attendant real property rights (like ingress and egress).
[9] From a policy point of view, mischief is possible if the "house-lease" rule somehow allowed an untitled person to permit strangers to live on communal land. It would then have the potential of eroding the notion of matai pule, a "cornerstone" of the fa'a Samoa (the Samoan way of life).
[10] The Alienation of Land Act limits the leasing of communal land to terms not exceeding 55 years. If these limits are not applicable to a "house-lease" devoid of any term limits, then the house-lease rule would controvert the Alienation of Land Act. Additionally, the house-lease ruse would open the door to communal property dealings which bypass legislative policy regulating the leasing of communal property and it would open the door for unsupervised "improvident" communal land dealings.
[11] Subleases in violation of the Alienation of Land Act, A.S.C.A. § 37.0221(b), are nullities.
[12] A nonnative failing to comply with the mandatory provision of the Alienation of Land Act is without a remedy.
[13] Where objectors filed objections in the Land Commission that have not been heard and not voluntarily withdrawn, the objections still remain pending. Without any of the other objectors before the court, full and final relief sought by one objector's interpleader action is unavailable. 311
Consequently, the court will invoke the procedural flexibility permitted the Land and Titles Division by A.S.C.A. § 3.0242(b) by finding it "most consistent with natural justice and convenience" to continue and remand such an action to the Land Commission. A.S.C.A. § 3.0242(b ).
Before KRUSE, Chief Justice, and LOGOAI, Chief Associate Judge, and SAGAPOLUTELE, Associate Judge.
Counsel: For Tumua Anoa'i, Katopau T. Ainu'u
For Michael Lien Shu Lai, Jennifer L. Joneson
For Ta'amuvaigafa T. Iakopo, Asaua Fuimaono
This matter concerns a small commercial building in Fagatogo, commonly known as the BP Building ("the building"), located on land claimed by the Ta'amuvaigafa ("Ta'amu") family. The building was built by the Burns Philp (South Seas) Co. Ltd. ("BP"), in the early 1950s and it was used as one of BP's merchandizing outlets. At the time, BP had leased the site from the then sa'o of the Ta'amu family, Ta'amu Faiumu. The lease term was originally for twenty years but it was subsequently extended in May 1972, for an additional ten years, by Ta'amu Iosefo Elisara. In both instances of lease and renewal, the lease process was handled strictly in accordance with the statute governing the alienation and leasing of native (communal) land, A.S.C.A. §§ 27.0221, et seq., (the "Alienation of Land Act"). That is, the lease agreement was routed through the Land Commission and approved by the Governor.
BP's tenancy finally ended in 1982. In accordance with the terms of the lease, the building became part of the lessor's property. Thereafter, the building remained under the control and direction of the family sa'o up until the demise of Ta'amu Iosefa Elisara. Following the death of Ta'amu Iosefa Elisara, the family's matai title remained vacant for many years until the succession of defendant Ta'amu Ta'alolo Iakopo in June 1998. In the interim, however, Le'ala Pili ("Le'ala"), a member of the Ta'amu family, took it upon herself to rent the building out to third-parties. She initially let the premises out to Mrs. Nive Reed for an unspecified rent and term, applying the rental proceeds derived from that tenancy to the use of her immediate side of the family; namely, the heirs of Ta'amu Ma'alona.
Le'ala subsequently entered into another lease agreement, again on behalf of "the Ta'amu Ma'alona heirs, "with plaintiff/cross-defendant 312
Tumua Anoa'i ("Anoa'i") for a term of 10 years at a monthly rental of $800. This instrument, dated April 25, 1995, was accepted by the Territorial Registrar for recording as a "House Lease," without regard to the requirements of the Alienation of Land Act, as more fully discussed below.
According to Le'ala, she has never received any rents from Anoa'i, but it was also evident that she did not pursue the unpaid rents with any vigor. Anoa'i in turn sublet the building to defendant/cross-claimant Michael Lien Shu Lai ("Lai"), a "nonnative." A.S.C.A. § 37.0201(e). This sublease, executed with Lai on June 15, 1996, provided for a term of 5 years with a graduated monthly rental rate of $2,100 during the first year, $2,200 during the second, and $2,300 for the remaining years.
Shortly after the current Ta'amu took office, he intervened on the family's behalf, making a demand upon Lai, who then decided to deal with the Ta'amu family's matai. Consequently, Ta'amu, on behalf of the Ta'amu family, and Lai, as "President Evergreen Corporation, Inc.," entered into an entirely separate lease agreement commencing January 1, 1999, for a term of 5 years, at a monthly rental of $2,300.
The proceedings now before the Court first arose with Anoa'i filing suit against Lai on their sublease agreement. Lai responded with a counterclaim seeking damages against Anoa'i, alleging the latter's failure to renovate the building with rental advances made to him for that purpose. Additionally, Lai filed an interpleader action joining both Anoa'i and Ta'amu. Pending final disposition of the matter, the Court earlier issued an interim order requiring Lai to deposit into registry of the Court the rental proceeds on interpleader.
Le'ala was called by Anoa'i to explain her dealings with the building. She testified that the building was not on Ta'amu land, but on communal land of the Tiumalu family, of which she is also a member. According to her understanding, Ta'amu Ma'alona, who was also a member of the Tiumalu family, dealt with BP not as sa'o of the Ta'amu family but as a member of the Tiumalu family. Le'ala thus, somehow, claims entitlement to lease the building on behalf of the Ta'amu Ma'alona's immediate descendants.1
1 Le'ala's legal theory escapes us. Even if the land is the communal
property of the Tiumalu family as claimed, we fail to see how the land
could have possibly devolved to the issue of Ta'amu Ma'alona, as the
territory's law on descent and distribution does not apply to "communal
land." See A.S.C.A. § 40.0106 and § 40.0206.
The evidence, however, quite clearly shows that the former Ta'amu titleholders who dealt with BP were dealing as Ta'amu titleholders rather than as some dubious sort of agent for the Tiumalu family. The alienation process giving rise to the BP's leases, which included proceedings before the Land Commission and approval by the Governor, is conspicuously void of any suggestion whatsoever that the demised premises in question was anything but Ta'amu family property. We further find that the Ta'amu titleholders who dealt with the Land Commission in 1953 and 1972 were Ta'amu Faiumu and Ta'amu Elisara respectively. Also conspicuous over the years to this day is the lack of any objection or adverse claim to the leasehold site from any of the Tiumalu titleholders.
We find that the building is the property of the Ta'amu family.
A. Le'ala-to-Anoa'i Lease, Anoa'i-to-Lai Sublease
[1] It is black letter law that the sa'o has pule or the authority to make decisions about family lands. See Sagapolutele v. Sagapolutele, 20 A.S.R.3d 16 (Land & Titles Div. 1991); Lutu v. Taesaliali'i 11 A.S.R.2d 80 (Land & Titles Div. 1989); Gi v. Temu, 11 A.S.R.2d 137 (Land & Titles Div. 1989); Coffin v. Mageo 4 A.S.R. 14 (Trial Div. 1970); Lutu v. Fuimaona, 4 A.S.R. 450 (Trial Div. 1964); Tiumalu v. Scanlan 4 A.S.R. 194 (Trial Div. 1961). Conversely, an untitled family member has no pule or authority to unilaterally deal in family property. Malaga v. Alaga, 4 A.S.R. 735, 737 (Trial Div. 1966) ("'Who can act as a matai?' The law in American Samoa is quite clear…only a matai has the powers, the authority, the pule of the matai"); Lolo v. Heirs of Sekio, 4 A.S.R. 477, 481 (Trial Div. 1964) ("[U]nder Samoan Custom, family lands are under the jurisdiction of the matai.... A young man has no authority to permit strangers to live on communal family lands"). See also Gi, 11 A.S.R.2d at 141 ("A unilateral and...secret attempt by [a matai] to give his daughter sole authority over family land to the exclusion of his successors in title would seem to have been inconsistent with Samoa tradition, and would certainly have been contrary to statutory law of American Samoa with regard to the alienation of family land").
[2-3] Quite clearly, Le'ala had no authority, cognizable either in law or in custom, to lease out Ta'amu family property to Anoa'i. As she was without right to convey a leasehold estate to Anoa'i, the latter equally had nothing in the way of a leasehold interest to sublet. Moreover, the building, as we have found, is a part of the communal property of Ta'amu family. As such, any lease thereof is subject to the requirements of the Alienation of Land Act, which in pertinent part provides:
(a) Native [or communal] land may, with the approval of the Governor, be leased to any person for any term not exceeding 55 years for any purpose, except for the
working of mineral and cutting timber.
(b) Provisional agreements for the leasing of native land as provided in subsection (a) may be entered into with the native proprietor or proprietors. Every such provisional agreement, stating in full its terms and conditions, shall be submitted with a plan showing the situation of the land to the Governor for approval, and it shall have no validity until such approval has been signified in writing.
A.S.C.A. § 37.0221 (emphasis added).
[4] None of the lease instruments presented to the court are in compliance with statute. The documents pertaining to the lease and sublease involving Anoa'i are not even in contemplation of § 37.0321(b) so as to at least qualify for "provisional agreement[s]" pending gubernatorial approval. That is because the claimed lessor Le'ala does not qualify as a "native proprietor," as that term appears in the enactment. From the cases above discussed, the term "native proprietor" necessarily references in this instance the family sa'o or senior matai Ta'amu.
[3, 5-6] Even if the building was the separate property of the heirs of Ta'amu Ma'alona, and it is clearly not, we fail to see how calling a lease a "house lease" thereby excludes the transaction from the requirements of the Alienation of Land Act, applicable to native land leases. First, the Alienation of Land Act requires the Land Commission to meet periodically for the purposes of "making recommendations respecting the approval or disapproval of instruments affecting...possession of [communal] land...." A.S.C.A. § 37.0203(b) (emphasis added). Leaseholds clearly come within the reach of this enactment. Moreover, the house-lease stratagem too conveniently ignores the reality that the communal land on which a structure is located, is necessarily encumbered. Buildings do not exist in a vacuum, notwithstanding the Separation of Structures From Communal Land Act, A.S.C.A. §§ 37.1501, (the "Separation Act"). This statute provides a vehicle for treating what would otherwise be realty into personalty for the sole statutory aim of facilitating secured financing for family members who build on communal land. The Separation Act does not purport to do anything more. It certainly does not attempt to in any way to repeal the mandates of the Alienation of Land Act as it regulates the leasing of native land.2
2 Cf. Tiumalu v. Levi, 4 A.S.R.3d 291, 294 (Land & Titles Div. 2000)
(leases "for…buildings or portions of a building…are not subject to the
requirement that leases of communal land be approved by the
[7] The Separation Act clearly does not facilitate the automatic encumbrance of the situs realty without the agreement of the landowner (that is, the sa'o of the landowning family). For instance, a mortgagee who takes a mortgage on a separated structure has, without more, only the salvage value of the separated structure in the event of a foreclosure. Nothing more. The mortgagee has no interest in the underlying land without agreement of the landowner (the Samoan family through its sa'o) when properly transferred in accordance with the Land Alienation Act.
[8] Similarly with a leasehold situation, it cannot be sensibly suggested that the lease of a separated house or building does not involve the situs realty. To the contrary, the lease of a house or building also inextricably involves the transfer of "possession," A.S.C.A. § 37.0203(c), of the situs realty. This hard and fast reality simply cannot be blissfully ignored on some vague assumption that the Separation Act has somehow otherwise adjusted property rights.
[8] Moreover, the functionality of any house or building is meaningful only in context that include such real property incidents such as rights of ingress/egress and access to a certain cartilage area for parking and other attendant needs. Again, buildings do not exist in a vacuum, and there is absolutely nothing in the Separation Act that remotely suggests that these sort of rights are part and parcel of the fictional statutory state of separation.
[9-10] Furthermore, and from a policy3 point of view, it does not take too much imagination to picture the sort of mischief potential with the "house-lease" ruse. Among other things, this stratagem is anti-fa'a Samoa. It is in derogation of Samoan custom that recognizes that an untitled person does not have the right to permit strangers to live on
3 AM. SAMOA REV. CONST. art. 1, § 3 provides :
It shall be the policy of the Government of American
Samoa to protect persons of Samoan ancestry against
alienation of their lands and the destruction of the
Samoan way of life and language, contrary to their
best interests. Such legislation as may be necessary
may be enacted to protect the lands, customs, culture,
and traditional Samoan family organization of persons
of Samoan ancestry, and to encourage business
enterprises by such persons. No change in the law
respecting the alienation or transfer of land or any
interest therein shall be effective unless the same be
approved by two successive legislatures by a twothirds
vote of the entire membership of each house and
by the Governor.
communal land. Lolo v. Heirs of Sekio, supra. It thus has the potential for eroding the notion of matai pule, and hence a "cornerstone" of the fa'a Samoa (the Samoan way of life). Fairholt v. Aulava, 1 A.S.R.2d 73, 78 (Land & Titles Div. 1983) ("The Samoan way of life has twin cornerstones, the matai system and communal land tenure"). It opens the door to extended encumbrance of communal lands (situs realty) to the exclusion of the matai and family. The Alienation of Land Act limits the leasing of communal land to terms not exceeding 55 years. A.S.CA. § 37.0221(a). If these limits are not applicable to a "house-lease," such would appear to without any limits as to term. Additionally, the house-lease ruse would open the door to communal property dealings which bypass legislative policy regulating the leasing of communal property, see A.S.C.A. § 37.0221, and it would open the door for unsupervised "improvident" communal land dealings, A.S.C.A. § 37.0203(c).4
B. Ta'amuvaigafa-to-Lai Lease
With respect to the Ta'amu and Lai lease, this instrument, although seemingly dated--it was executed February 22, 1999-- and qualifies as a "provisional agreement" pending gubernatorial approval in contemplation of the Alienation of Land Act, A.S.C.A. § 37.0221(b). The evidence shows that the contracting parties, Ta'amu and Lai with capacity to enter into a lease of communal land submitted their concluded, but provisional, lease agreement, together with a plan of the demised premises as required by § 37.0221(b), to the Land Commission for approval processing in accordance with the requirements of § 37.0203(b). Notwithstanding this statutory mandate, the Land Commission inexplicably altered the whole statutory process by withholding the parties' leasehold instrument from the Governor solely on the unelaborated observation that the "Taamuvaigafa matter is being removed because this is a house lease." See LAND COMMISSION MINUTES, Feb. 18, 2000. This exceptionary treatment appears even less merited given the actual terms of the proposed lease agreement which refer to the demised premises as "that pieces (sic) of land situated in the village of Fagatogo," followed by a detailed description of that land in metes and bounds. The Land Commission thus committed gross error with its apparent theory that land is not land if you call it something else. We remind the Land Commission of the civil penalties that flow from any violations of Chapter 02, of Title 37, see A.S.C.A. § 37.0230,5 which
4 This enactment charges the Land Commission with the duty of
preventing the "improvident alienation" of communal lands. It goes
without saying that provision in the Ta'amu-to-BP lease that kept the
building part of the lessor's property upon the expiration lease, was a
critical term of the lease that would have featured in the Land
Commission's favorable deliberations and the Governor's approval.
5 This enactment in pertinent part provides that "any person committing,
apply equally to private individuals and public officials whose acts thwart the Governor's statutory duties.
A. Le'ala-to-Anoa'i Lease, Anoa'i-to-Lai Sublease.
[11-12] We conclude that the Anoa'i lease and sublease are nullities, being in violation of Alienation of Land Act, A.S.C.A. § 37.0221(b), and being nullities concluded between competent contracting parties, neither can be heard to complain. Anoa'i having had nothing to lease to Lai, he has no claim upon which relief can be based and his complaint should, therefore, be dismissed. As a nonnative failing to comply with the mandatory provisions of the Alienation of Land Act, he is without a remedy. Specifically, A.S.C.A. § 37.0230 provides in pertinent part:
[A]ny nonnative failing to conform to [Title 37] [] chapter [02]...shall be liable to the forfeiture to the owner of land, of all improvements he may have erected or made on the land and no action shall lie for recovery of any payment he may have made or other expenditure he may have incurred in respect thereof.
(emphasis added).
B. Ta'amuvaigafa-to-Lai Lease
[13] We conclude on Lai's interpleader action that Ta'amu, on behalf of the Ta'amu family, has clearly shown superior rights to the land, and hence the building, over Anoa'i's claim. We note, however, from the Land Commission's file on the Ta'amu and Lai proposed lease, in evidence as Ex. "8," that there were a number of objections lodged with the Land Commission, besides Anoa'i's. While Anoa'i has had his day in court, it is not clear to us on the record before us that the other objectors have. Presumably with the tact taken by the Land Commission to avoid meeting on the merits of the Ta'amu and Lai proposed lease, the claims of the other objectors, if not voluntarily withdrawn, still remain pending. Without any of the other objectors before us, full and final relief sought here by Lai's interpleader action is not available at this time. In aid of our jurisdiction, this matter should be continued. We invoke the procedural flexibility permitted the Land and Titles Division by A.S.C.A. § 3.0242(b), and find it "most consistent with natural justice and convenience," to continue and remand to the Land Commission.
or attempting to commit, a breach of a provision of [Title 37] [] chapter
[02]…shall be liable to a fine not to exceed $200."
For reasons given, and in aid of our jurisdiction in this matter, the following orders are entered:
1) Anoa'i's complaint against Lai on the sublease is dismissed and Anoa'i shall take nothing thereby.
2) Lai's cross-complaint against Anoa'i on the sublease is dismissed and Lai shall take nothing thereby.
3) The Ta'amu/Lai proposed lease is remanded to the Land Commission and Governor for approval processing in accordance with the requirements of the Land Alienation Act.
4) This matter is continued sine die pending proceedings before the Land Commission and Governor.
It is so ordered.


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This rock caught my eye as it was very diiferent in shape and color to all the other ones I had ever seen.
I have never see such a uniformely dark rock. It has a matte finish, almost as if it were covered with some kind of plastic.
There is a very small part that chipped off, giving way to a more glittery, mettalic aspect. Don't know if you will be able to see this on the third picture (grey fleck.
I am just very curious to know what kind of rock this is as it is simply a mistery to me.
A piece of coal maybe? Where did you find it?
Pretty sure it's not coal although I did find it under my barbecue.
No but in all seriousness, I've never seen coal look anything like this.
I do not know why there would be metallic specks in coal either.
If it can be of any help, this rock interacts with my small fridge magnet.
Very interesting!
Is it the 'coal' they use to carve model trains out of?
Could be called Cannal coal.
If it is you can use it for jewelery but only carbochons, it won't carve into the more intricate shapes like crosses.
Come's from the very edge of the coal seam?
Straight edges will polish up very nicely.
Fantastic find!
Impurities on coal may give the metallic flecks, and cause the magnetic effect. Other than that, or jet (lignite) i'm all out of ideas! Hopefully someone who knows more will help you out
Can you measure its volume (using a water displacement method), weigh it, and hence derive its density, preferamly in g/ml.
Then I can make some suggestions.
Hey Mike,
I measuer the density to be 2.6 g/mL as it weighed 81g and displaced 31 mL when immerged it in a filled to the brim jar. There might be a slight deviation due to the fingertips coming into contact with the water (didn't have a wire for lowering it in). But the jar seemed filled to the brim when the rock was in it.
Hope this helps
OK, thanks.
Assuming the specimen is homogenous (that it is composed of just one substance):
- if it is an element:
- boron (2.34g/ml) is too light, and not found as native boron
- strontium (2.6g/ml) is correct for density but the wrong colour (yellowish 'silver')
- aluminium (2.7g/ml) is too heavy, and the wrong colour
- scandium (3.0g/ml) is too heavy
- if it is a mineral, considering just the black ones:
- cronusite (2.51g/ml) is coal black, but too light (and probably too soft (1.5)); streak black
- melanovanadite (2.55g/ml) is black, and probably too soft? (2.5, finger nail); dark red-brown streak
- bariandite (2.7g/ml) is black, but usually fibrous or bladed; streak black
- Wilhelmramsayite (2.75g/ml) is black or a dark leaden grey, and weakly ferromagnetic, but very rare (only from one place in Russia, I think)
- the more-common magnetic minerals, such as magnetite, are much denser
- coal is much less dense (~1.5g/ml)
- jet similarly (~1.32g/ml)
- if it is a meteorite:
- its density is too low to be a metallic one (need to explain the magnetic character)
- if it is industrial slag:
- its density is too low to be largely metallic (need to explain the magnetic character)
So I think it is either non-homogenous rock or industrial slag, including iron and/or nickel (to explain the magnetic character). Your specimen does not look like slag, but it could have been abraded and polished somewhat, thus altering its appearance. Many black rocks, such as basalt, are too dense, and not sufficiently magnetic.
Petrified wood perhaps? The density and appearance could be right; but the magnetic character is a problem. That might be explained if the specimen includes (fine-grained, black) pyrite, which is weakly paramagnetic. Pyrite itself is too dense (~4.9g/ml), so the specimen would have to contain a significant proportion of less dense minerals as well. Common silicate minerals are around 2.6g/ml (the same as the overall density), so it would have to be something else - and carbon compounds (coal, roughly speaking) would do.
Related: coal balls might be the right density, but I don't think they would show any magnetic character.
I suspect it fell out of your BBQ, having been amongst the 'coals'. Those can contain inadvertent components such as lumps of metal or rock, and I suppose slag. Curiously, when fires occur in coal mines, combustion metamorphism can occur that results in the creation of magnetism, though usually weak (example ref.)
So after all that, a clear ID remains elusive (to me, at any rate; other folks, please chip-in!).
We'd really need to thin-section the specimen and analyse it under a microscope - to see and ID its minerals and textures. That could show cellular structures, indicative of mineralized or permineralized plant material.
Without that mineralogical data, if I really had to guess, I'd suggest pyritized coal.
Sorry about the confusion on the location of discovery. It being under the barbecue was a bad ironic joke to indicate referring to the fact that is wasn't coal.
I found this rock on a pebble beach.
Thanks Mike for your extensive response, it is quite remarkable.
I have never seen a rock quite like this before and that is the reason why I picked it up.
How would I get this specimen thin-sectioned?
Try making a cheeky visit to a local (all things relatve) university earth science dept, and asking if somebody can help. You might find a tech or student who'll pass comment and/or thin-section it and inspect it under a microscope. If you can't see a suitable-looking unsuspecting soul, ask to see the departmental secretary, crawl on knees and ask if there was anybody who could help you.
Keep us posted.
Thanks for the suggestion Mike.
I will try, but in the meantime, if anyone else has suggestions etc. I'm open
Local Lapidary club or geological society could help you id your specimen.
Rub the specimen against a piece of chalk, if it leaves a brown streak - light or dark then it could be Jet or Cannal coal.
Just a quick thought, pick up a rock of a similar size to your specimen and see if your black rock is lighter of heavier.
It does not streak.
I have measured the density accurately.
The streak test needs to be done on an unglazed porcelain tile (or the back thereof).
If done on chalk, many minerals will leave no streak - because they are harder than the chalk.
If it was a porcelain tile that you used, your specimen has a scratch hardness greater than that of the tile (7).
Scratch hardness is measured again the Mohs' scale, for which various common materials can also be ascribed:
1 Talc none
2 Gypsum fingernail
3 Calcite copper coin
4 Fluorite iron nail
5 Apatite glass
6 Orthoclase penknife blade
7 Quartz steel file, porcelain tile
8 Topaz sandpaper
9 Corundum none
10 Diamond none
The scratch hardness of a specimen can be gauged by trying to scratch it with those common materials.
For instance, if a steel file scratches it but not a penknife blade, it has a scratch hardness of about 6-7, and therefore might be orthoclase or quartz or another mineral with similar scratch hardness.
This scale is approximate, for various reasons, eg. minerals can have varying hardness depending on their crystal structure and the direction in which they are scratched, pressure of scratching, condition of the mineral, particular hardness of the scraching implement (steels, especially, vary).
(I state 'scratch hardness' because there is another measure of hardness called 'indentation hardness', which is tricker to assess; need a suitably equipped ore microscope.)
More on mineral hardness - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohs_scale_of_mineral_hardness
You might like to try assessing the scratch hardness of your specimen.
Also, you could try putting a drop of acid on it (try vinegar to start with, as it is the most-readily available), and observing it (perhaps closely, using a magnifying glass). If it fizzes, it probably contains some carbonate.
Have a read of this - http://geology.about.com/od/mineral_ident/ig/acidtest/


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NCUA 2014 Budget Increases 6.7%: On-Site at NCUA
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The NCUA Board on Thursday approved a $268 million budget for 2014. That figure represents a 6.7% increase over the 2013 operating budget.
The budget includes a 6% increase in the cost of employee pay and benefits. No new full-time positions will be added next year.
Also at NCUA on Thursday:
CUSO Rule Gets Nod
No 2014 Corporate Assessment
Of the 6% pay and benefits cost increase, employees will receive an average merit increase of 4%. Another 1.9% will be associated with promotions, staff realignments and hiring and retention costs.
Travel expenses will increase by 2.3%, rent, communications and utilities will increase by 6%, administrative costs will increase by 13.1%, and contracted services costs will increase by 14.8%.
Chairman Debbie Matz said the notion that fewer credit unions should mean a lower budget is a fallacy and a myth.
Rather, she said, credit unions have grown larger and more sophisticated, and require more examiners. Additionally, credit unions have asked for expanded authorities they need, Matz said, which also requires additional examination.


text: TuTh 9:30-10:45am We will look at some of the ethical dilemmas faced by scholars doing research in both the sciences and the humanities. Topics will include plagiarism and collaboration, use of human and animal subjects, and the responsible reporting of data. We will scrutinize some famous cases of malpractice as well as trying to articulate philosophical maxims for good practice. Students will give brief oral reports an participate in debates, so regular attendance is required. The written assignments will range from short essays to a ten-page term paper. You may choose from a wide range of topics for your written assignments.