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| Jasmine
ミカン Mikan
|"The Steel-Clad Defense Girl"
Art from HeartGold and SoulSilver
|Eye color
|Blue*, Light brown*
|Hair color
|Light brown
|Olivine City
|Grandpa Myron (anime)
|Trainer class
| Gym LeaderGSCHGSS
Pokémon TrainerB2W2
|Gold, Silver, Crystal, Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Black 2, White 2, Pokémon Stadium 2
|Leader of
|Olivine Gym
|Mineral Badge
|Specializes in
|Steel types (formerly Rock types*)
|Anime debut
|Fight for the Light!
|English voice actor
| Tara Jayne (EP208, EP224)
Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld (DP180)
|Japanese voice actor
|Yumi Kakazu
Jasmine (Japanese: ミカン Mikan) is the Gym Leader of Olivine City's Gym, known officially as the Olivine Gym. Her specialty is Steel-type Pokémon, and she gives the Mineral Badge to Trainers who defeat her in battle. She also appears in Sinnoh to give Trainers HM07 (Waterfall) and to compete in Sinnoh's Super Contests.
- 1 In the games
- 1.1 Pokémon
- 1.1.1 Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal
- 1.1.2 Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum
- 1.1.3 Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
- 1.1.4 Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
- 1.1.5 Pokémon Stadium 2
- 1.2 Quotes
- 1.2.1 Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal
- 1.2.2 Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum
- 1.2.3 Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
- 1.2.4 Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
- 1.1 Pokémon
- 2 Artwork
- 3 In the anime
- 4 In the manga
- 5 In the TCG
- 6 Trivia
- 7 Names
In the games
Jasmine appears in Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver as the Gym Leader of the Olivine Gym. Her title in these games is "The Steel-Clad Defense Girl." She also appears in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum.
Jasmine is a very shy girl and has trouble speaking. She is a compassionate girl, and when the Ampharos in the Glitter Lighthouse (nicknamed Amphy) falls ill, Jasmine is so worried she cannot even smile. Amphy and Jasmine appear to be close, because once medicine is brought for Amphy, it will only take it from her.
Typically Jasmine is the sixth Gym Leader to be challenged in the Johto region, although she is the fifth to be encountered. When she is first met she will refuse to battle the player, as she is busy taking care of a sick Ampharos. She requests that a special medicine be brought from the Cianwood City pharmacy. When it is retrieved, she will heal the Ampharos and return to the Gym. In battle, she uses the newly-discovered Steel-type Pokémon, but it's said that she used to train a different type until recently. A Gentleman in the Lighthouse says she used to train Rock-type Pokémon, like Onix. Once defeated she will yield the Mineral Badge and TM23 (Iron Tail).
In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, Jasmine can be fought multiple times in Saffron City's Fighting Dojo. She will use a stronger team here but will not appear until her Pokégear phone number has been obtained at the Olivine City diner. She goes there every afternoon, between 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM, and will afterwards travel to Kanto for battles on Wednesday afternoons. After defeating all of the Kanto Gym Leaders, visiting Jasmine at her Gym in Olivine will cause her to offer to make a trade with the player. However, the player will need to talk to Jasmine a second time because she will be nervous. She offers a Steelix nicknamed Rusty (Japanese: ネール Neil) that holds a Soothe Bell. She will accept any Pokémon in exchange, being the first in-game trade where this is possible. Rusty isn't the same as her battling Steelix, as Rusty is male whereas the other is female.
In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, Jasmine is staying in Sunyshore City for a while, which she says reminds her of home with its lighthouse and its location on the sea. She also occasionally enters Super Contests with her Steelix, which is nicknamed Rusty. She gives the player HM07 (Waterfall) after defeating the eighth Gym Leader, Volkner. A conversation with Erika in HeartGold and SoulSilver places Jasmine's appearance in Sinnoh after the main plot of the Johto games.
Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal
Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum
Pokémon Super Contests
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
Gym match
| Stamina Course
Supreme Cup
Traded to the player
|HeartGold and SoulSilver
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Pokémon World Tournament
Jasmine uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles.
Johto Leaders Tournament
Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament
Gym Leader Tournament
Pokémon Stadium 2
Round 1
Round 2
Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal
Glitter Lighthouse
- Before obtaining the SecretPotion
- "... This Pokémon always kept the sea lit at night. ...But it suddenly got sick... It's gasping for air... ...I understand that there is a wonderful Pharmacy in Cianwood... But that's across the sea... And I can't leave Amphy unattended... ...May I ask you to get some medicine for me? Please?"
- After obtaining the SecretPotion
- "...Will that medicine cure Amphy?"
- No: "...I see..."
- "Amphy, hang on!"
- Yes: (after handing over the SecretPotion) "...Um, please don't be offended... ...Amphy will not take anything from anyone but me..."
- No: "...I see..."
- "... Amphy, how are you feeling?"
- "...Oh, I'm so relieved... This is just so wonderful... Thank you so very, very much. ...I will return to the Gym..."
Olivine Gym
- Before battle
- "Thank you for your help at the Lighthouse... But this is different. Please allow me to introduce myself. I'm Jasmine, a Gym Leader. I use the steel-type. ...Do you know about the steel-type? It's a type that was only recently discovered. ...Um... May I begin?"
- Being defeated
- "...You are a better trainer than me, in both skill and kindness. In accordance with League rules, I confer upon you this Badge."
- After being defeated
- "Mineral Badge raises Pokémon's Defense. ...Um, please take this too..."
- "You could use that TM to teach Iron Tail."
- "Um... I don't know how to say this, but good luck..."
Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum
Sunyshore City
- When first talked to
- "...Er...um... M-my name is Jasmine, and I'm a Gym Leader. Oh, I'm sorry, not the Gym Leader of this town... I'm a Gym Leader in the Johto region... ...Er...um... It would be nice if you knew about the Johto region..."
- If talked to again
- "...This city makes me feel at home somehow. It's next to the sea, and there's a lighthouse..."
- If the player hasn't won the Beacon Badge yet
- "Oh, if you don't have the Gym Badge, you'll be forced to turn back."
- If the player has won the Beacon BadgeDP
- "Oh, that's this town's Gym Badge. You must be very good. ...Er...um... P-please, take this, too."
- "...That Hidden Machine... It contains Waterfall. If you use it, you can get to the Pokémon League. ...Um... I... I don't know how I should say this, but good luck."
- "...I came from very far away because I wanted to get stronger. On the way, I met all sorts of people with their Pokémon... They all looked like they were having fun. I felt happy seeing it."
- If the player has won the Beacon BadgePt
- "...Was that your friend? Seeing how you two got along made me happy somehow. It must be wonderful having a friend like that. A person that you can share anything and everything with. A person you can compete with without fighting. ...Um, it made me feel sort of warm seeing you two. It may seem odd, but I'd like you to have this as my thanks. This isn't much, but..."
- "...That Hidden Machine... It contains Waterfall. If you use it, you can get to the Pokémon League. ...Um... I... I don't know how I should say this, but good luck."
- "...I came from very far away because I wanted to get stronger. On the way I met all sorts of people with their Pokémon... They all looked like they were having fun. I felt happy seeing it."
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
Glitter Lighthouse
- Before obtaining the SecretPotion
- "...This Pokémon always kept the sea lit at night. ...But it suddenly got sick... It's gasping for air... ...I understand that there is a wonderful Pharmacy in Cianwood... But that's across the sea... And I can't leave Amphy unattended..." (opens the gate to the elevator)
- If talked to again
- "...May I ask you to get some medicine for me? Please?"
- After obtaining the SecretPotion
- "...Will that medicine cure Amphy?"
- No: "...I see..."
- "...Amphy, hang on!"
- Yes: (after handing over the SecretPotion) "...Um, please don't be offended... Amphy will not take anything from anyone but me..."
- No: "...I see..."
- "... Amphy, how are you feeling?"
- "...Oh, I'm so relieved... This is just so wonderful... Thank you so very, very much. ...I will return to the Gym..."
Olivine Gym
- Before battle
- "Thank you for your help at the Lighthouse... But this is different. Please allow me to introduce myself. I'm Jasmine, a Gym Leader. I use the...clang! Steel type! ...Do you know about the Steel type? They are very hard, cold, sharp, and really strong! Um... I'm not lying."
- After sending out last Pokémon
- "Properly tempered steel won't be made rusty by things like this!"
- When last Pokémon is at critical health
- "Steel will hang on to the very last!"
- Being defeated
- "Well done..."
- After being defeated
- "...You are a better Trainer than me, in both skill and kindness. In accordance with League rules, I confer upon you this Badge. With that Badge, all Pokémon, including traded Pokémon up to Lv. 70, will obey you without question. Um... Please, take this, too..."
- "It is called Iron Tail. Your Pokémon will hit the target with its hard tail, occasionally lowering the target's Defense..."
- "Um... I don't know how to say this, but good luck..."
Fighting Dojo
- Before battle
- "We're here as we promised... Are you prepared?"
- After being defeated
- "True to your reputation..."
Pokégear Registering (Olivine Cafe)
- "Hi! ...! These empty dishes in front of me are not all mine... Er... Actually, the person who sat here ahead of me ate a lot... Anyway, do you want to exchange phone numbers?"
- Yes: "Now we can contact each other anytime. I should be able to battle you around noon on Wednesdays. I'll be waiting for your call!"
- No: "Oh... I understand..."
- "Did you change your mind? Will you exchange numbers?"
Pokégear Phone
- Calling her:
- "Hello... How are you? I'm doing well, thanks. There are so many other Trainers out there who are much stronger than me... You should challenge them and see."
- "Hello... How are you? I'm doing well, thanks. I'm usually free on Wednesdays around noon. I could spare some time... Why don't you call me again then..."
- On Wednesdays
- "Hello... How are you? I'm doing well, thanks. Amphy's gotten better lately. I've also been able to take some time to myself. What do you think? Would you like to battle me again?"
- Yes: "Got it... Well, I'll see you in Saffron city at the Fighting Dojo, OK?"
- No: "I see..."
- Her calling the player:
- "This is Jasmine. How do I sound? Healthy? Warden Baoba at the Safari Zone... He came over to my Gym once to introduce himself... He talks a little differently, doesn't he? I heard it's called anastrophe..."
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Pokémon World Tournament
- Before battle (first round)
- "I am Jasmine. I use the... Clang! Steel type!"
- Before battle (second round)
- "I am Jasmine. I use the... Clang! Steel type! ...Do you know about the Steel type?"
- Before battle (final round)
- "I am Jasmine. I use the... Clang! Steel type! ...Do you know about the Steel type? They are very cold, hard, sharp, and really strong! Um... I'm not lying."
- When defeated
- "Well done..."
- If the player is defeated
- "I'm glad... I won..."
- After being defeated
- "...You are a better Trainer than me, in both skill and kindness. Um... I don't know how to say this, but good luck..."
- After winning
- "Properly tempered steel won't be made rusty by things like this! If you keep training without giving up, I'm sure we'll see each other again."
- In the lobby, after the tournament
- "The blend of your kindness and your Pokémon's strength brought this victory to you. Um... Keep on doing your best... with your Pokémon."
| Headshot from
Generation II
|Ken Sugimori artwork from the Game Freak website
| Sprite from
Generation II
| Sprite from
HeartGold and SoulSilver
| Sprite from
Black 2 and White 2
| VS sprite from
HeartGold and SoulSilver
| Overworld sprite from
Generation II
| Overworld sprite from
Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum
| Overworld sprite from
HeartGold and SoulSilver
| Overworld sprite from
Black 2 and White 2
| Portrait from
Stadium 2
In the anime
Jasmine appeared in Fight for the Light!, Throwing in the Noctowl, Nerves of Steelix! and Four Roads Diverged in a Pokémon Port!.
In the anime, Jasmine runs the Glitter Lighthouse in Olivine City. She used her Ampharos to light the way over the shore, but when it became ill, she asked Ash to fetch it some medicine from Cianwood City. Ash and his friends retrieved the medicine and sent it back with one of Jasmine's young apprentices, Janina.
Much later, Ash and his friends returned from the Whirl Islands and Ash challenged Jasmine to a Gym battle. In the final portion of the battle, Ash used Cyndaquil and was able to defeat Jasmine's Steelix.
She reappeared in Four Roads Diverged in a Pokémon Port! in her HeartGold and SoulSilver outfit, where she was having a special training session with Kenny. She later asked Flint if she could battle him and he accepted. The battle resulted in his Infernape knocking out her Steelix.
In her first appearance, Jasmine was closer to her game persona; gentle and soft-spoken. However, in her second appearance, Jasmine was markedly more confident, and even aggressive during the Gym battle. She made a powerful introduction, leaping from a cliff and gracefully landing on her Steelix. She was not afraid to take on Team Rocket, and was quite vocal in letting Ash know she wouldn't go easy on him during battle.
This is a listing of Jasmine's known Pokémon in the anime:
| Jasmine's Magnemite was seen for the first time in Fight for the Light!, riding on Jasmine's shoulder through the whole episode. It was also the first Pokémon that Jasmine used in her Gym battle with Ash in Nerves of Steelix!, sending it against Ash's Pikachu. Despite proving itself very fast and pretty strong, it was finally knocked out by Pikachu's Quick Attack.
Magnemite's only known move is Thunder Wave.
|Fight for the Light!
|Voice actors
|Eric Stuart
Steelix is Jasmine's main Pokémon. It was seen for the first time in Nerves of Steelix!, when Jasmine used it to stop Team Rocket's Wobbuffet mecha and send them blasting off.
|Nerves of Steelix!
|Voice actors
|Unshō Ishizuka
|Unshō Ishizuka
In the lighthouse
Amphy, as Glitter Lighthouse's Ampharos was called in the games, was renamed Sparkle in the English dub of the anime. While it is never explicitly stated that Sparkle belongs to Jasmine, the young Gym Leader cares for the Ampharos as she does in the games. It illuminates the Glitter Lighthouse to prevent ships and airplanes from crashing.
It first appeared sick, as Amphy does in the games. Ash, his friends, and Jasmine's assistant Janina traveled to Cianwood City to get a medicine to heal Sparkle. When Ash returned to challenge Jasmine, Sparkle had been cured, but was not used in battle.
It later appeared in one of Lyra's presentations about the Johto region in An Egg Scramble!.
|Fight for the Light!
Voice actors
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Jasmine initially left her Gym to see Togebo, the Egg of her two Togetic that Gold hatched for her. However, on her way Jasmine was caught in an earthquake caused by Team Rocket while traveling through Ecruteak City. Gold was to journey there to help her as instructed by the elderly couple at the Day Care. She had climbed the Tin Tower to get away from the shaking and had been caught in some rubble. Using Ampharos to send off a distress flare, she caught the attention of both Gold and Silver. Silver originally saved her, but Gold believed that Silver had in some way contributed to her injuries. Silver handed her over to Gold and was later given to Amphy, who rushed her out of the tower under Gold's orders before it collapsed, leaving the young rivals trapped in the tower.
Jasmine later managed to recover, unaware of Gold and Silver's efforts to rescue her (as she had not the consciousness to have any memory of the events). At the Pokémon League Tournament, she fought against Brock. She covered her Steelix in rubble to make it look like an Onix, thinking that the newly-discovered Steel Pokémon would be too horrifying for people to see. Steelix's type advantage gave it away, and the rubble was eventually cleared off to reveal her Steelix's nature. She later reasoned that she doesn't like to show off.
Jasmine once specialized in Rock-type Pokémon before Crystal and Professor Oak discovered Steel-type Pokémon.
Jasmine's two Togetic are the parents of Gold's Togebo.
In Perturbed by Pachirisu, Jasmine appears briefly in the background with Fantina, entering the Master Rank Super Contest. In VS Parasect it is pointed at that she traveled to the Sinnoh region to take part in Pokémon Super Contests.
This listing is of Jasmine's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.
Jasmine disguised her Steelix as an Onix when it first appeared as she did not want to show off. It was used in the Gym Leaders' Tournament against Brock's Onix, its pre-evolved form. Although Steelix's hide was revealed, it was able to defeat Onix with a Crunch attack.
|Capital Kabutops
|This couple formed by a male and a female Togetic gave birth to Togebo.
|Gligar Glide
|These two Magneton were briefly seen with Jasmine's other Pokémon while she was choosing. They were also seen with her during the city-wide quake in Ecruteak City.
|Capital Kabutops!
Amphy was used against Brock's Kabutops and was quickly subdued despite the type advantage, forcing her to switch Pokémon. It is also Jasmine's Lighthouse Pokémon, and assisted her in escaping the Bell Tower.
|Ampharos Amore
In the Pokémon Gold and Silver: The Golden Boys manga
Jasmine first appears in A Spectacular Battle To Save Ampharos informing Gold that their battle is canceled due to the fact that her Ampharos is sick. Later, when Gold was battling Black's Gyarados in order for him to borrow Gyarados, she takes Gold's place and defeats Steelix, only for Steelix to be far too powerful against the atrocious Pokémon.
Ampharos is the Pokémon that is used to light up the lighthouse in Olivine City.
|A Spectacular Battle To Save Ampharos
Jasmine sent out Steelix to take Gold's place in battling Black's Gyarados.
|A Spectacular Battle To Save Ampharos
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
Red encounters Jasmine in Light Up The Lighthouse!! at the Olivine Lighthouse taking care of her Ampharos. They meet each other again in Tyrogue's in Love?!.
Steelix ♂
In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Jasmine or her Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
| Jasmine's Pokémon
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a silver background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
| English
| Japanese
|Jasmine's Raichu
|Tyranitar Half Deck
|Pokémon VS
|Jasmine's Magneton
|Pokémon VS
|Jasmine's Electabuzz
|Pokémon VS
|Jasmine's Jolteon
|Pokémon VS
|Jasmine's Ampharos
|Pokémon VS
|Jasmine's Steelix
|Pokémon VS
| English
| Japanese
|Jasmine's TM 01
|Pokémon VS
|Jasmine's TM 02
|Pokémon VS
|Mary's Request
|T [Su]
|EX Unseen Forces
|Golden Sky, Silvery Ocean
|Meganium Constructed Starter Deck
|Typhlosion Constructed Starter Deck
|Feraligatr Constructed Starter Deck
- Her Japanese Leader title is 鉄壁ガードの女の子.
- She is the only female Johto Gym Leader that is not voiced by Megan Hollingshead in English.
- Jasmine appears in the audience of the Contests in Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald and in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum. Whitney and Pryce appear in the audience as well.
- Jasmine is the first Gym Leader to appear outside of her home region in the games.
- When rematched in HeartGold and SoulSilver, Jasmine's levels are the highest of all of the Johto Leaders, despite her typically being the sixth Leader; her Steelix reaches level 62, while the maximum of any other Johto Leader is level 60.
- In the Gym Leader rematches in HeartGold and SoulSilver, she is one of two Gym Leaders to not have any items on any of her Pokémon, the other being Blaine.
- Jasmine is currently the only female Steel-type specialist.
- In HeartGold and SoulSilver, Jasmine's Trainer ID number is 26491.
- Her Trainer ID number is the same as an NPC in Generation II games who offers an Aerodactyl for a Chansey in Route 14.
|ミカン Mikan
|蜜柑 mikan, a citrus fruit, which is derived from 蜜 mi(tsu), (sweet as) honey, and 柑 kan (citrus fruit). Generic name for citrus fruits but it is also for unshiu mikan. Her hair accessories look like the fruit.
|English, French, Italian
|A jasmine is a sweet-smelling flower; the mine refers to mineral, or an actual mine.
|As above.
|As above.
|규리 Gyuri
|May be referring to the word 귤 (Gyul), which is a citrus fruit.
|Chinese (Mandarin)
|阿蜜 Ā Mì
|蜜 (honey) is taken from 蜜柑 mikan.
|Non-player characters in the core series games
|This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.
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December 6, 2012
QVC crew gets feedback from Aaron Yancey and Isaac Harden about 50 Cent's new headphones which launched Tuesday at the West Chester, PA studio.
On Tuesday, Vice President of Student Affairs and Student Life Suzanne Phillips and Rev. Elisha Morris, Coordinator of Internships, accompanied a group of Cheyney University students to the QVC headquarters in nearby West Chester. Not only was it an opportunity to see QVC's studios and learn about the world's leading video and ecommerce retailer, the outing was also a chance to meet one of the most popular rap performers in history - 50 Cent.
He was in town for a launch party for his new line of headphones - The STREET by 50 Cent. The headphones stream music from MP3 players, Smartphones or stereo systems and also feature full onboard controls and a 3.5 mm transmitter that allows up to four listeners to sync into one single source within a 50-foot range.
As the students approached the studio set, the QVC hosts encouraged them to plug their smart phones into the colorful headphones for a test run. Many students were interviewed on camera for the production which aired that night. They all raved about the sound quality and feel of the equipment. Senior Fashion Merchandising and Management major, Sam Prather, liked the style as much as the sound quality of the turquoise headset he was wearing. "I like them - they are so quiet. His use of color is fabulous. The colors are very international."
"It's like being in the studio with 50 - like he is recording an album - it's poppin,'" remarked junior Malik Williams. Dr. Phillips was also a fan. "Back in the day, there wasn't sound cancelling - these are great! I loved the bass - it's really robust." Alton Warren, criminal justice major, felt "They're better than the Dre beats. I love the cushioned ear pads and the colors are better. When you're wearing them, they block out the outside world."
Without any fanfare, 50 Cent arrived on stage to meet the students and hear their feedback. The hostess warned students, "He's shy. Make him feel comfortable." True enough, he was was very quiet but friendly as he autographed photographs and posed for pictures with every guest.


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The "football players," as former Chargers punter Darren Bennett calls them, trudged out of the sun and disappeared into the locker room after sweating through the first practice of the first day of training camp. Just then, a well-scrubbed Nate Kaeding, looking like a bright college freshman with a backpack, was leaving through the side door, done for this Thursday morning.
"The life of a kicker," he said. "I'm going to catch up on my reading."
Ah, yes. The place-kicker. I like kickers but I don't like kickers, if you know what I mean. They're off by themselves, usually part of a band of brothers living in their own little rooms discussing big bang theories. Most of them just played soccer before Pete Gogolak was the first to go sideways in the NFL. They seem unnecessary until they become necessary, which is all too often. And the real good ones are hard to find — at every level (ask San Diego State, which has had trouble culling one from the herd of thousands of kickers in Southern California).
Think about it. No position more determines the outcome of games. Despite the presence of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick, the Patriots would have zero Super Bowl rings if not for Adam Vinatieri. The Bills would have at least one if not for the Great Miss of Scott Norwood. Maybe even the Chargers, had Kaeding not stubbed his toe on a couple of makable playoff attempts. Never know.
As it is, the Chargers now find themselves with a rarity — two incumbent kickers. They have to make a decision, and they probably won't make one of more importance this summer. Nate Kaeding or Nick Novak? It could have an enormous bearing on their season.
Kaeding, San Diego's kicker since 2004, entered 2011 as the most accurate kicker in NFL history. He kicked off in last year's opener vs. the Vikings and in an attempt to stop Percy Harvin from a touchdown return, failed, and in the process tore the ACL in his left (planting) knee and was lost for the season. On this occasion, Kaeding played the part of "football player," and it cost him.
Enter journeyman leg for hire Novak, who was 30 and had been kicking on and off for the Chiefs, 'Skins and Cardinals. Blessed with a stronger leg than Kaeding, Novak made his first 11 field goals, 16 of his first 17, and it appeared as though Nate eventually might have to find a new place of work. But Novak cooled down some, missing two tries in a 16-13 loss to Denver, and finished 27 for 34 (79.4 percent). Hardly awful, but not good enough to put a halt to a Kaeding-Novak kick box off in this camp.
You would think, as the unwritten fight game rule states (except for Las Vegas judges); you must knock out the champ to win. Novak didn't. The general feeling is Kaeding will get his job back. But Chargers coach Norv Turner has declared an open competition, so it's time, may I say, for these guys to put their best feet forward.
Kaeding doesn't believe he's going to be dethroned.
"I don't," he said. "I've put a lot on my plate since missing the entire season. I'm focusing on improving and getting better; it's a little tougher task coming off an injury. But I know what I'm capable of doing when I'm strong and healthy. I feel good. It's been a prolonged challenge. The knee feels good and now it's a matter of getting the rest of my body in line.
"I feel as good as I did driving to the stadium last Sept. 11 for the opener. It was a tough time. You feel like you're on top of the world and then get knocked down at the knees. I've fought through adversity; I've always been a fighter."
Kaeding has tried 200 regular-season field goals and missed just 27, but people don't remember those misses. They remember the ones against the Patriots and the Jets, in the playoffs (where he's 8-for-15), tries that would have won games.
"It's part of being a kicker," Kaeding says with a shrug, "part of the process. I've made a lot of kicks, too, you know. We all expect to be perfect. I'd like to have a few mulligans. But I've done an awful lot of positive things. I'm damn proud of what I've been able to accomplish. I know what it takes to be good for a long time.
"My intent, absolutely, is to win this job."
Novak isn't as bold with his words as Kaeding, but he welcomes the competition.
"To be honest, I'm just trying to get better every day," he said. "I feel like I've had a great offseason. I'm excited, ready to get out there."
Asked if he thinks the job is his to win or lose, he politely replied: "I'm not going to answer that. I'm very confident in my ability and I know I'm kicking with a very good kicker in Nate Kaeding. There are only 32 of these jobs and I'm very privileged to be a Charger."
I told him he sounds like General Manager A.J. Smith. He laughed.
"I've been in a lot of competitions," he said. "I'll approach this like every competition I've been in."
What about the rumors that the two aren't friends (unusual for kickers) and that they're often apart on the practice field?
"We are good friends," Novak says. "We admire and respect each other."
Says Kaeding: "Nick's a great guy. Everybody has their own work to do. All kickers relate to each other."
Honestly, should we really care if they're not meeting every day in Monk's or Central Perk?
Anyway, there is a dilemma here. What if both kickers have brilliant preseasons? Don't miss? Kick from every distance? Both healthy?
"It is an unusual situation," Norv agreed. "When the time comes, we'll sit down and talk about the pluses. What we have to see is where Nate is after the injury. You want to make sure he's back. If he is, he will be hard to unseat."
Even Kaeding wonders what it will be like when he kicks off for the first time and chases a returner.
"Talk to anyone coming back from an injury and there's anxiety," he said. "There will be some on the first few kickoffs."
And, as usual, with fans every time either one of them lines up for a field goal. Kickers. Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em.


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Wells takes last visit to Safeco's changing outfield
By Greg Johns and Josh Liebeskind / MLB.com
What surely would have been two home runs and three RBIs in the new configuration, instead turned out to be a pair of long outs in an 0-for-4 day for Wells.
Did he wonder "what if?" at all on those fly outs?
"I guess so," Wells said with a shrug. "I don't make excuses though. If I was a little stronger, they'd have got out. If it was next year, that would have been a couple home runs, so that would be cool."
But Wells wasn't taking any great positive out of knowing things might be different next time.
"No. It's over," he said. "I hit the ball hard, that's the only thing that's optimistic. I had nothing to show for it, but I did my job and hit the ball hard. What are you going to do?"
Wells previously played for the Tigers and noted that Comerica Park remains "a graveyard in center" even after the fences were brought in there in 2003. So he's used to playing in big parks. He said the second long ball he hit Tuesday definitely felt like it should have gone out anywhere.
"The first one was a slider and I didn't swing as hard," he said. "The second one had to be a mid-90s fastball down and that one was a no-doubter in my mind. The pitcher put his head down. But, hey, if I get stronger, maybe they're out by 100 feet next year."
Mariners name top Minor League players of 2012
SEATTLE -- A breakout season by infielder Stefen Romero earned him the honor of the Mariners Minor League Player of the Year.
Reliever Carter Capps was named the Pitcher of the Year, infielder Brad Miller won the Heart and Soul Award and right-hander Brandon Maurer took home the Most Improved Player to round out the 2012 Mariners Minor League Awards, as announced by general manager Jack Zduriencik on Wednesday. All four were honored at Safeco Field during the final Major League game of the season on Wednesday.
Romero, 23, hit .352 with 23 home runs and 101 RBIs in 116 games combined between Single-A High Desert and Double-A Jackson. The infielder finished third among all full season Minor Leaguers in average and was named to the Baseball America 2012 Second-Team All-Star team.
"I just put my mind frame in situational hitting, that's one of the things they preach down on the farm a lot," Romero said. "Luckily, I had a lot of guys get on base for me in High Desert and in Jackson."
"Stefen had an outstanding offensive season combined between High Desert and Jackson," Zduriencik said. "He not only led the organization in many offensive categories, but was one of the top players in all of the Minor Leagues."
Capps, 22, went 2-3 with 19 saves and a 1.23 ERA in 39 games with Jackson and Triple-A Tacoma, and was selected by the Major League club on July 31. The hard-throwing reliever averaged 13.2 strikeouts per nine innings in the Minors.
With the Mariners, Capps has a 3.96 ERA in 18 appearances, including 28 strikeouts in 25 innings.
Miller, 22, who received the Heart and Soul Award for his exemplary play and leadership skills both on and off the field, hit .334 with 110 runs, 15 home runs and 68 RBIs in 137 games with High Desert and Jackson.
"Just a huge honor to be recognized," Miller said. "To get to represent the organization is huge. Just exciting. Totally out of the blue. I had a lot of fun my first pro season and this is just something else I'm proud of and excited about."
Maurer, 22, rebounded from an injury-filled 2010 and 2011 seasons to finish 9-2 with a 3.20 ERA for Jackson. He was named the Southern League Most Outstanding Pitcher.
Iwakuma non-committal on future with Mariners
SEATTLE -- Shortly after Hisashi Iwakuma finished up one of the best rookie seasons ever for a Mariners starter, the 31-year-old from Japan was asked about his thoughts on returning to Seattle next year.
But Iwakuma, one of five pending free agents on the Mariners roster, declined to offer any hints as to his future after wrapping up a 9-5 season with a 3.16 ERA.
"I didn't try to think anything of it. I just wanted to finish up," Iwakuma said through interpreter Daisuke Sekiba. "What's going to happen next, I'll think about later."
The Mariners certainly liked what they saw from Iwakuma, who went 8-4 with a 2.65 ERA in 16 starts after moving into the rotation in midseason. His ERA was the lowest as a rookie in club history for anyone making 10 or more starts, edging the 2.67 of Felix Hernandez in 2005.
Iwakuma obviously isn't your normal rookie, having been a standout in Japan for the past decade. But he was new to the Majors and it took time to adjust, which is why his initial time in the bullpen this season paid off in the long run.
"I learned a lot of things, physically how to pitch against hitters and afterward as I became a starter I got good experience because of the bullpen pitching," he said. "There's nothing different between the pitching, but the hitters have more power here than Japanese players."
And what did he learn about facing those power hitters?
"Don't pitch the cookies," Iwakuma said. "They're going to hit home runs, so I try to think about how to pitch to them."
His overall thoughts on his first season in the Majors?
"I'm very happy for the year," he said. "I finished up strong, so I feel very happy now."
The team's other pending free agents are catcher Miguel Olivo and pitchers Kevin Millwood, Oliver Perez and George Sherrill. Olivo has a club option for 2013, but isn't expecting to return. Millwood is pondering retirement, Sherrill is coming off Tommy John surgery and Perez had a nice comeback season as a reliever this year on a Minor League deal.
Wedge has his eyes on playoffs next season
SEATTLE -- As Mariners players sat in their clubhouse before Wednesday's season finale with the Angels, they watched with interest as the A's and Rangers battled for playoff positioning on TV.
Is it realistic for the Mariners to be in that position next year?
"That's what we're hoping to do," manager Eric Wedge said of playoff contention. "It may be a little quick when it comes to 'Rebuilding 101,' but it's not beyond the realm. Ultimately, what I want us to continue doing is getting better and doing it the right way.
"I came here to build a championship team and sustain that level of success. If that timetable is next year, then that's great. If not, I know we're going to continue to be better and get closer to that."
Wedge feels the Mariners made a successful step forward in 2012, improving from 67-95 in his initial year to 75-87 after Wednesday's season-ending 12-0 win over the Angels. He likes the young offensive core, the pitching and the defense. He likes the potential of some up-and-coming Minor League talent. And he knows more help is needed this offseason.
"The first thing that comes to mind is to continue to get better offensively," he said of winter plans. "If we can continue adding to that mix, that would be ideal. Without breaking it down looking at the free agent market and potential trade possibilities, you really can't dive too deep into it right now. But a veteran presence, particularly in the middle of the lineup, would be great. Easier said than done though."
Worth noting
• Manager Eric Wedge said he sees Brendan Ryan as his starting shortstop again next year. Ryan is in the final season of arbitration eligibility, so he remains under team control even though his two-year contract expires this year.
"I think he's going to hit better," Wedge said. "He's a much better offensive player than .195. If there's ever a player that gets in his own way offensively, Brendan Ryan is it. We're going to try to help him get the hell out of his own way next year. I think he's the best defensive shortstop in the game. A game changer."
• In addition to Ryan, the other Mariners eligible for arbitration this offseason are catcher John Jaso and pitchers Shawn Kelley, Josh Kinney and Jason Vargas.
• Asked about his coaching staff returning next year, Wedge said he was meeting with the coaches individually in the next day or two and would sit down with GM Jack Zduriencik, team president Chuck Armstrong and CEO Howard Lincoln early next week before finalizing things for next year.
Greg Johns is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @GregJohnsMLB as well as his Mariners Musings blog. Josh Liebeskind is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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It's getting pretty cold around this time of the year. I guess you can say winter is one of the most fashionable season. Fashionistas gets to demonstrate your abilities to set a trend. One of this season's popular trend is to look stylish while rockin' out to some of latest hits on your mp3 player. It's out with the small earbud headsets and in with the full ear cover headphones. You can get them from a department or electronic store for a resonably good price. Now for the stylying part. Cut out enough fur trim to cover each side of the headphones. Use hot glue gun to attach it the headphones. Let it dry and in just minutes, your gift is ready for wrapping. For the price of the headphones and one yard of fur trim, you can make a few of theses for friends and family. Happy Holiday!


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The only problem with Jonathon Gatehouse's new book on the NHL's commissioner, "The Instigator: How Gary Bettman Remade the League and Changed the Game Forever," is that the ending has not yet been written. Sure, the book ends, after 335 pages of crisp, revealing, unbiased reporting on the commissioner's two decades on the job, but the story itself is not yet complete.
Gatehouse wraps things up at this year's Stanley Cup presentation in Los Angeles, in the present tense: "The instigator's role is to be feared, not loved. And Gary Bettman is way too good at the job to stop now." It is true—Bettman has not stopped, pushing through this summer and into the fall with the same hard-driving, force-of-boardroom will that has helped, well, change the game forever.
IN PICTURES: 15 Shades of Gary ... Bettman
The reason that the book concludes right before the third lockout of Bettman is that right now is the perfect time to release a book about him—no commissioner is ever in the news so much as during labor strife. If there had been a settlement over the summer, instead of fruitless negotiations, the timing also would be right for interest in the man who guided the NHL through as thorough a transformation as the title suggests.
In the absence of a new labor deal, though, Gatehouse's work—especially his telling of Bettman's early days on the job—makes a reader wonder if maybe all that should be missing from the book is an epilogue on the 2012 stalemate and the end of Bettman's tenure.
When Bettman became the NHL's first commissioner in 1992, the league was a mess, perhaps best exemplified that summer by the Quebec Nordiques trading Eric Lindros to both the Philadelphia Flyers and the New York Rangers. The chaos went beyond front offices, with both Lindros and Mario Lemieux involved in embarrassing off-the-ice incidents (which were detailed in the book) a month before Bettman came on the job.
Bettman's challenge was to clean up the NHL—a job that he was well-suited to take on, both because of his personality ("To me, driving around with the roof down in Florida for twenty minutes is a vacation," he says in the book) and because he was an outsider, having been third-in-command at the NBA during basketball's explosion in popularity in the 1980s.
The thing about outsiders, though, is that as time goes by, they naturally become insiders. To read the reporting of The Hockey News and the CBC over the past few days, it is painfully clear that Bettman is now the ultimate insider, the driving force behind the NHL's hardline stand in labor negotiations, along with Boston Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs.
Another owner who has been key in formulating the league's approach is Ed Snider of the Philadelphia Flyers, who told Gatehouse a story that is unintentionally illustrative: "When we got into the league, we had very small revenues, as did all the other expansion teams. We couldn't afford anything. So we wanted to pay a percentage of our revenues to the league office as dues, and (Toronto Maple Leafs president) Stafford Smythe refused. 'No, we're all equal, we all pay the same amount.' That was my first of many frustrations."
These days, Snider's frustrations stem from more recent expansion teams suckling at the Flyers' teat. Things also have shifted for Bettman, who arrived in office the same year that Bruins GM Harry Sinden made a resolution at the league meetings, seconded by Snider's son Jay, to ban fighting from the NHL. It was also the same year that Quebec Nordiques enforcer John Kordic died of a heart attack and collapsed lung after trashing a drug-filled hotel room. As Gatehouse writes, "The traditionalists won handily. The only change made to the rulebook in the wake of the Kordic tragedy was a slight toughening of the instigator rule."
Early in 1993, Bettman told the Toronto Star that fighting, the two-line pass and icing were main areas for on-ice focus of his regime. It took 12 years and a lockout to get the ban on two-line passes lifted. Icing rules may change next season after entirely more debate than would ever be thought necessary. Fighting remains, with Bettman giving little public credence to the idea that the 2011 deaths of Wade Belak, Derek Boogaard and Rick Rypien should make the NHL think twice about its vestigial tradition.
Even for an outsider, change is not easy. But it is particularly difficult for someone who has built a reputation. It is even tougher in an institution like the NHL, where Bettman still runs into trouble because of the simple fact that he is an American who did not grow up playing what Canadians call "our game," and was the man behind the NHL's great southern expansion. In a league where so much is made of tradition, one of the great hypocrisies in the criticism of Bettman is the notion that hockey in the Sun Belt is a failure, even before the new teams have had the opportunity to make generational inroads.
Bettman has done his job, and done it well, but after 20 years, it becomes more evident all the time that the commissioner has made just about all the change he can, and that once again, new voices and new ideas are needed to take the NHL forward.
"Then the conversation turned to the problems the NHL was facing coming out of a lockout that had killed an entire season," Gatehouse writes. "The league needed to find a new identity and better ways to connect with both fans and advertisers."
Those words apply in the present, but they actually were about Bettman's hiring of John Collins, the former NFL vice president who has been one of the driving forces behind not only the Winter Classic, but the NHL's rapid rise in prominence with sponsors. Collins was an outsider, too, and with that status came a willingness to take risks. Making him the NHL's chief operating officer has been one of Bettman's best moves.
But while the game and the business have changed since the last lockout, Bettman appears to have dug harder into previously trod ground. Gatehouse titles his book, and ends it, by comparing Bettman to an on-ice instigator, a job that continues trending toward the margins as the NHL game changes. It's fair to wonder if the same is true of Bettman himself.


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Want to give OpenStack a try? You know you do. So go for it.
A handful of OpenStack community members have launched TryStack, a free OpenStack sandbox for developers to explore, test and play around with their apps on the OpenStack open source cloud operating system. Rackspace, Dell, HP and NTT are leading the TryStack charge to give developers, end users and others a way to check out OpenStack without having to set up and launch their own deployment.
"They can try OpenStack in a real live OpenStack cluster to get familiar with OpenStack before a private cloud implementation and a preview of OpenStack before Rackspace Cloud migrates to OpenStack," said Soo Choi, director of Rackspace Cloud Builders.
Here's how it works: TryStack users can launch OpenStack Compute instances that last up to 24 hours. Once they reach that limit, those instances are reclaimed and made available to other TryStack users. Registered users each get a set amount of Stack Dollars that they use to lease instances within the 24-hour testing period. TryStack trials expire when Stack Dollars run out or a full day has passed, whichever comes first.
Users can launch instances in different TryStack zones, each of which represents a different OpenStack reference architecture and geographical location. The first zone, which developers can use now, has 156 cores, 1040 GB of memory and 59.1 TB of disc storage running on OpenStack's latest release, code-named Diablo, Dell PowerEdge C6100 and C6105 servers and libvirt/KVM. Rackspace Cloud Builders, Dell, HP Cloud Services and NTT helped deploy, test and administer TryStack for community use.
"We want to provide a test bed for users to try OpenStack easily," said Nachi Ueno, researcher at NTT Information Sharing Platform Laboratories, adding that TryStack helps developers answer the questions "What is OpenStack? What can I do with OpenStack?"
While the main focus is to give developers a place to test out OpenStack, it also serves as an area in which OpenStack developers can flag any problems with packaging and deployment, and where end-users can beef up their experience in administering an OpenStack cloud on a variety of heterogeneous hypervisors and network topologies. Users can also document differences in behavior, functionality and performance between various reference architectures.
"TryStack provides a simple way to get hands-on experience with OpenStack and it is a great starting point for exploring OpenStack's ecosystem of distributions and products," said Jesse Andrews, director of development for Rackspace Cloud Builders. "TryStack provides an OpenStack deployment that users can explore and that is updated as new releases occur."
Users are invited to register for TryStack at TryStack.org and to attend a webinar on Thursday, February 23 for a TryStack demo.


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Holstein Association USA offers several awards to recognize outstanding achievements of members and their work with Registered Holstein cattle. Applications for the Distinguished Young Holstein Breeder, Elite Breeder, and Distinguished Leadership Award are due to the Holstein Association USA office by February 28, 2013, and are available at www.holsteinusa.com.
The Distinguished Young Holstein Breeder Award recognizes significant accomplishments of young Registered Holstein Breeders, ages 21 to 40. Applicants may nominate themselves or be nominated, and may apply as individuals, a couple, or business partners. The winning applicant will receive travel and lodging expenses for two to the 2013 National Holstein Convention and a $2,000 cash award. Jonathan and Alicia Lamb of Oakfield, N.Y., were honored as the 2012 Distinguished Young Holstein Breeders.
The Elite Breeder Award honors a living Holstein Association USA member, family, partnership, or corporation who has bred outstanding animals and thereby made a notable contribution to the advancement of U.S. Registered Holsteins. The applicant must have been a member of Holstein Association USA for at least five years. Applications will be considered for three years. The 2012 Elite Breeder honor went to Regancrest Farm of Waukon, Iowa.
The Distinguished Leadership Award is given to an individual who has provided outstanding and unselfish leadership, and contributed to the improvement of the Holstein Association and/or dairy industry. This is a unique award, as the recipient does not necessarily have to be a member of Holstein Association USA. Applications for this award will also be considered for three years. Dr. Robert Walton of DeForest, Wis., was recognized with the Distinguished Leadership Award in 2012.
Additionally, a scholarship is available to students interested in agriculture who plan to pursue their Master's Degree in Business Administration. The Robert H. Rumler MBA Scholarship awards $3,000 to a qualified individual pursuing their MBA at an accredited university. Applications for this scholarship are due to the Holstein office by April 15, 2013.
For more information on any of the Association's awards, visit www.holsteinusa.com, or contact Lindsey Worden, Communications Manager, at 800.952.5200, ext. 4096 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- A New York man whose lawsuit claiming part ownership of Facebook got him arrested wants his criminal case halted.
Paul Ceglia (sehg-LEE'-uh) of Wellsville filed a complaint in Buffalo federal court Monday seeking to stop the U.S. government's prosecution of him on fraud charges.
Ceglia was arrested last October in what the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan called a multibillion-dollar scheme to defraud Facebook and its chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg. Prosecutors accused Ceglia of doctoring a contract he signed with Zuckerberg in 2003 to make it appear Ceglia would eventually receive half-ownership in the Menlo Park, Calif., company.
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Looking for something to listen to? Aren't we all. CBS Local asked pop sensation Olly Murs, fresh off his stint opening for One Directionin the U.S., to give us some playlist suggestions. And he brought a few surprising choices and one UK ballad we'd never heard.
"I really like David Guetta at the moment," Murs started. "Randomly for me. David Guetta probably isn't the kind of artist that my fans would probably say that I like, or even my friends and family, but I really like his music at the moment. I like the remixes I've been downloading, the Nicki Minaj [track, "Turn Me On"]. I think he's done some really great songs this past year."
Naturally he had to mention his pals in One Direction.
"One Direction of course, I'm on their tour. I'm obsessed with their songs at the moment."
And he picked a classic we knew he had to be a fan of.
"'Forget You,' Cee Lo Green? Think it's a great song. I love it because it's a bit cheeky…but it's a little bit of a dig at that girlfriend, you know, forget you but we all know that it's f-you. I love the concept behind it and it's one of them songs I really wish I'd wrote."
This one we didn't know at all, but it sounds like Murs is someone you don't want to break up with…or else!
"There was a song called…it's Another Level wrote it, an old UK boy band. They wrote a song called 'Guess I Was A Fool For Loving You.' It's that kind of…whenever I break up with someone, it's always the end of it. I'm never like, 'That's it, I'm going to go back to them.' If they don't want to be with me anymore, they've upset me then…if anyone upsets me, that's it. I can't forgive them if it's really bad. I'm just like, 'Yeah, see you later.'"
Finally, we asked Murs what his pick for the summer song for 2012 was. He didn't go Carly Rae, but he did pick a good one.
"I'd probably say, I think because — I don't think she's realized it just yet — but I think Rita Ora is going to be the sound of the summer. I think she's got some great songs coming out. I think she's hit hard the last couple of months."
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The Kentucky Farm Service Agency State Office Management Team will hold a public meeting on Feb. 1 at 10 a.m. at the Bullitt County Extension Office located at 384 Halls Lane in Shepherdsville.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that USDA is seeking applications to provide assistance to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to complete a variety of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. Funding is available from USDA's Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) authorized by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Farm Bill).
USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced that the ranking period cut-off date for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) is Jan. 27. Producers interested in CSP should submit applications to their local NRCS office by the deadline so that their applications can be considered during the first ranking period of 2012.
Most people would say that there is not much going on in the garden during the winter months. I beg to differ. There are dozens of plants out there doing something interesting. Some are just showing their pretty bark or their sculptural quality bare of leaves. Others are just beginning to emerge and will be blooming soon. And others just have some crazy quality that allows their foliage to look as fresh and clean as a spring garden despite the fact it is winter in Kentuckiana.
Children can learn many valuable life lessons while working with livestock, and everyone loves to see children and animals working together. However, it's important to remember livestock can be dangerous. Injuries from livestock-related accidents are a major source of injuries to children in agricultural settings.
We visited friends in Boulder, Colo., over the Christmas holiday and had an opportunity to visit the Celestial Seasonings Tea Company that is headquartered there. In fact this one factory produces all of their tea sold worldwide.
Celestial Tea had humble beginnings with a group of "passionate young entrepreneurs" (i.e hippies in 1969) who began collecting herbs from the slopes of the Rocky Mountains and crafted their own herbal teas to sell to local health food stores. Today Celestial Seasonings is one of the largest specialty teas companies in North America.
Orchids are becoming increasingly popular as houseplants. One orchid you are likely to encounter is the Phalaenopsis, or moth orchid. It gets its name from the shape of the flower that resembles a moth in flight.
Most of us are not fluent in Latin so distinguishing between an Aesculus parviflora and an Aesculus pavia may take some extra effort. Throw hybrids and cultivars into the mix and our plant choices may increase with our confusion.
The latest Marketbasket Survey, conducted by the Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation in December 2011, indicates that average retail food prices in supermarkets across the state have decreased by 1 percent during this last quarter. According to the survey, the total cost of 40 basic grocery items was $115.90. This reflects a decrease of $1.16, or 1 percent, from the same list of items reported in the previous quarter.
Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan, along with leaders from food and agriculture organizations, introduced recently a free online tool to help U.S. producers of all sizes achieve good agricultural practices harmonized standards and certification, helping to further expand economic opportunities for American agriculture.
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Discussion in 'Racing' started by Anders Green, Dec 23, 2012.
Easy NORRA hires me to ride Baja all year and make sure non of these cheathers are pre-running
I think ALL pre running and Air support should be BANNED!! at ALL OFF ROAD RACES!
and YES it can be done!
Yea, sign me up for that!
Perhaps the new SCORE will see the benefits of a multi-day rally and do one of their own for the pro guys and all of you all-out fast guys on modern bikes and trophy trucks that want a mini-Dakar and all that goes with it.
Roadracer - the reason to run a vintage bike or car has nothing to do with costs or wanting to win. It's about celebrating and reliving the past of off-road racing. That is why the M1K is going through a transformation which just may end the vintage and pure "fun" aspect that was its initial intention. Because the more trophy trucks that enter, the more the course is going to look like the Baja 1K course, and the vintage bikes and cars just can't do the 4-foot whoops.
I see more and more people resurrecting vintage cars to run specifically in this race, but as the number of modern entrants increase, if care is not take to preserve the vintage aspect, it will become simply a multi-day Baja 1000. And that would probably be a very popular route and NORRA might just see the numbers grow. But at what cost??
Running a vintage vehicle in a multi-day, 1200 mile race, and just finishing is a challenge and huge accomplishment in itself. It becomes more about keeping the vehicle moving forward and still making some decent time. This is just a totally different experience than running something modern or built for this type of racing, where you can actually win the overall. Some like it, some don't. Again, apples and oranges, which is why having both types in the same race and trying to grow numbers is going to prove to be a real challenge for NORRA without alienating either group.
I don't know. I'm just glad I am getting to experience it while it is still a fun race for anyone who does not live in SoCal or the southwest and who does not desert race for a living. And I hope I can still run it again on my SL350 when when I'm done with the rally car fun.
And is far as pre-running; It doesn't bother me a bit if everyone else does it, because I am there for my own experience. You can prerun the course 10 times and still have a mechanical that puts you out on day 1. Again, the guys looking for the overall win are the ones who will prerun a multi-day, fun-paced rally, which many pro riders told me is similar to their pre-running experiences in the first place
Roger has been in Lima since the 26th...
And I'm wondering why there's the subject of air support. I know the McMillins had a fixed-wing 2 years ago but have there been others? Any helo's used at Mex1k? I don't think so.
And as for banning ait support, no way would I ever suggest that unless the promoter had at least a few Helo's in the air. Fixed wing can only relay info via radio (just as McMillins did 2 years ago when a biker hit a ranch truck). So if teams have a helo that's great because there's a possibility it will come in handy to another team. Even the JCR helo has stopped to check on non-team riders at the B.1000.
I am talking SCORE and any other OFFROAD RACE !!!
They talk to the rider all the time just like a spoter at NASCAR!!
They drop of parts in the middle of no where!!
They fly the back up rider around !!
unless you are LOADED
It just holds the poor man down ! lol !!
People who are against air support simply don't understand what they do and commonly think the main reason they are there is to cheat.
Mc Million's air support is known by the handle "Beagle" and it is a large private jet. Beagle was a huge part of the communications required to get those involved in the accident between Laguna Chapalla & El Crucero at this last 1000 flown back to the states. Beagle has been a major resource after dark which is huge because private aircraft can not land after dark any where in Baja without having had filed an IFR flight plan. You can land after dark with special permission at Loretto or La Paz and you pay to keep the people in the tower. If you don't have that special permission and you have to set down after dark, you lose your aircraft period.
I've been hanging with the the big Trophy Truck teams since the class was formed. Most of those teams have had air support of some sort. Veneable Rough Riders had an Aerocomander that "loitered" at 15 to 20k ft agl purely for communication just like Beagle does now. In 1991 I flew air support for Robby Gordon in a Cessna 182 with a pilot, co-pilot and me talking on the radio in the back seat. Householder's Heli pilot is a hart surgeon and many teams have a EMT in the chopper. All of them will go to an injured racer as long as they can fly.
Banning air support is short sighted and narrow minded at best.
BTW, no team has yet to use air support at NORRA. We'll see how good NORRA's support is when someone finally get hurt out in the middle of a stage. Maybe everyone should be carrying SPOT Trackers and they can push the "Help Mr. Wizard" button to save their ass.
So I was really excited about going but I think I may have to pull out...
this race is during finals week
Just a question about the 690 class- most Ktm 690s don't displace 690. Are they eligible for the class?
2007-2011 are 654cc, while the 2012 and 2013 are 690cc. If you're reading the rules, it appears that only the 2012 and 2013 qualify for the big bike class. I mentioned this last week actually.
I wouldn't expect the NORRA Tech inspectors to know this, you would be at the mercy of someone in your class protesting you, if you tried to slide by.
I have the big motor in my bike, so I'm good. I'll just crash anyway, so no worries
So, getting back on topic of this years rules.
Anders, last year the rules explicitly mentioned that if you don't finish a day you may still race the next day. I certainly assume norra will still do this but I didn't see it in the rules.
Also one thing that bothered me a bit last year was somebody who had issues on a stage and took longer than the bogey time would get their actual time, then somebody who failed to finish that stage and took the bogey would get a faster time. Seems fixing issues and finishing should be rewarded.
Happened to me and I think a couple others last year. Didn't make a difference in the standings but certainly could some year.
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2007-2011 KTM 690 will race in the MO class then
Yes, of course. The interpretation is simply "since there isn't a DNF penalty listed for it, you can't get a DNF for it".
I agree... but. Having that kind of a rule would lead to situations where racers would, in the field, elect to skip final controls of stages for "strategic" reasons. I put strategic in quotes because there's not going to be a huge difference between getting a 9 hours stage and a 12 hour stage, when everyone else did it in 2.5 hours. However, skipping controls leads to a big tracking problem on the race staff's end. It's the unintended consequences of those sorts of rules that are the problems.
If we divide the competitors into two groups, "lucky bastards" and "survivors", this scenario won't effect the "lucky bastards" who manage to complete the course without large incidents. They'll make up the top half of the field. It's extremely difficult to make a rule set that provides a very solid and correct set of operational rules for the L.B.s while simultaneously being optimized to handle the philosophy of what we would like to encourage in behavior for the survivors. It generally ends up with complicated verbiage and reasoning that's not very clear, leading to loop holes and letter of the law versus spirit of the law confusion.
Hey, I owe you a call too... around tomorrow? :)
It would be great to have a long Baja Rally that had bike routes by bajaboundmoto that Hogwild made roadbooks for. So much country and the Altar dunes in Sonora.[/QUOTE]
plus 10 on that !!
Concerning trackers IRC makes one that Lou Peralta used at his Alta Vista events in Cal city last year and the year before that (i had ran a few) and they are exactly like a beeper and will track inside a backpack.. just a thought about tracking..
How bout a inspection night super special ... super special.. super special somewhere near the Hotel or out on the playa.. inviting all of Mexicali!!
Also wondered why no $$$ break on bike entries or at least earlybird incentives ???
Looks that way
I personally whould rather race a 55hp 5** whatever verses a 60hp 654. The much lighter bike
is easier to ride, hence less tiring. On the other hand the larger heavier 690 will just plow thru stuff rather than being tossed about like rag doll. What say the masses.
Is the 690 in the MO class an advantage or a disadvantage?


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I think this would be a very interesting add up to the site to consider the top collector not by number of pets (because let's face it many pets require high ammounts of money to have) but by pet score which would consider average pet level and rarity of the pets collected.
I think having this option would give some sense of pride on people that level their pets to max level or that collect all the rarest versions of same ones.
Could you please give it a try?
WOuld be nice.
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My delicate flower has expressed a growing aversion to sleeping on the ground. And packing up a wet tent on Sunday mornings as rallies conclude. She thinks we should consider one of those camper trailers often seen at rallies and has offered to pull it behind her 2007 F800ST. I think a good inflatable queen size mattress carried in the sidecar could do the trick. I have a K100RS w/EML GT2 and we both think this bike is already pulling plenty.
Is anyone pulling a camper trailer behind this (F800St) bike? Any advice? Are there wide variations in trailer weights? and handling?
I think I may need to get a solo bike next year that's powerful enough to tow a camper.


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Original post made on Jul 8, 2009
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a resident of another community
on Jul 8, 2009 at 11:37 am
I have been fighting to have millions of pounds of contaminated meat recalled that was produced using a warehouse facility that makes the PBA facility look like the Ritz. The pictures I gave to the USDA and the FDA showed RAT fecal matter and rodents nests on food ingredients and materials, I submitted documents to the USDA proving the use of this contaminated warehouse for years and was denied a recall of my own products .Why –to protect a State institution that was contracted to produce this meat for my company.
Agencies state the manufacturer must generate the recall and the FDA and USDA not having the authority to initiate this action as the reason bad food gets into the system .This is not so ,I am proof of this statement not being accurate. Even when the USDA went and found this contaminated warehouse with live rodents they never tested any product for salmonella and co-operated with the state of Florida to use possible contaminated ingredients in further meat processing.
I appeal to you to visit my blog site Web Link and see the evidence of rat fecal contamination in meats produced by an instrument of the State of Florida department of Corrections. I have been battling with the USDA to issue a recall on the millions of pounds of meat the State of Florida produced under contract for my company. This meat was distributed nation wide to schools, supermarkets and institutions. When we discovered that this Florida State division was storing food supplies and edible ingredients in a rat infested warehouse we began our quest to get this information to the public and get accountability placed on those who allowed this to happen. When you read the information on my blog you will see the validity of both our stories .I support your efforts and request your support of mine. Larry Stone
a resident of Danville
on Jul 8, 2009 at 7:00 pm
This story is just nasty, nasty, nasty. Yuck!
a resident of Danville
on Jul 8, 2009 at 7:01 pm
Many local papers publish the food ratings given to local food establishments. Y'all might want to consider adding such a feature to your paper. You could publish the names of the 3 highest earners and the names of the 3 lowest earners each week or each month.
a resident of Danville
on Jul 9, 2009 at 10:52 am
Food Facility Inspection reports are also on-line and provided by Contra Costa County Health Services. The website is Web Link
Enter your zip code of interest and then be very frightened.
a resident of Diablo
on Jul 10, 2009 at 6:56 am
Maybe Roundtable employees should stop whispering to their pizzas; instead, I'd like them to reassure me that all their toppings are the ones on the menu.
a resident of San Ramon
on Jul 11, 2009 at 11:18 pm
Too Bad the Heath Inspection website seems to be dead when it comes to updating... It used to be refreshed with new reports on an almost daily basis. Its now been more than a month...!
a resident of Alamo
on Jul 15, 2009 at 7:13 am
Rick Pshaw -
Thanks for the County inspection link.
a resident of Danville
on Aug 14, 2009 at 5:58 pm
MMmmmm... bubonic plague.. and rat droppings.. mmm....
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This is an index to Preservation Issues from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The indecipherable locators stand
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more than one article within the issue. These will be hyperlinked
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Articles relevant to Missouri from the African American Archeology e-journal are now included in this index. They are noted by the initialism "AAA" plus the author's surname. Hyperlinks are provided in this index to the article; at the bottom of the webpage there is a live link to the e-journal itself.
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Subject Index
Babler State Park, v2n1 Wright
Basie, William (Count Basie), quote from, v2n1 Fleming1
Bass, Tom, v2n1 Fleming2
battles, v4n1 Holland; v4n1 Grace1
Benjamin Banneker School, and photo of, v6n1 Mitchell;
Bennett, Logan, and photo of, v4n1 Holland
Bergamise, Nelson, photo of, v4n1Holland
Bethel A.M.E. Chapel, v6n1 Mitchell
black churches, v2n1 Fleming2; v2n1 Wright; v4n1 Grace2; v5n1 Mitchell; v6n1 Mitchell; v7n1 Hively
Black Economic Union of Greater Kansas City, v2n1 Fleming1
black fraternal organizations, v3n1 Stepenoff
black ownership of land, v2n1 Wright; v4n1 Grace2; AAA Baumann; AAA Rogers
black troops,
(American Revolution), v4n1 Holland
(Civil War), v4n1 Holland; v4n1 Grace1; v7n1 Grace1; v7n1 Hively
1st Iowa Regiment of African Descent, v4n1 Holland
1st Missouri Infantry of African Descent, v4n1 Holland
1st Regiment of Kansas Colored Volunteers, v4n1 Holland; v4n1 Grace1
2nd Missouri Infantry of African Descent, v4n1 Holland
2nd Regiment of Kansas Colored Volunteers, v4n1 Holland
62nd U.S. Negro Infantry, v4n1 Holland ; v4n1 Grace1; v5n1 Fleming
65th Colored Troops, v4n1 Holland ; v4n1 Grace1; v5n1 Fleming
68th U.S. Colored Infantry, v2n1 Wright
Bonsack and Pearce (architects), v6n1 Mitchell
bordellos, v4n1 Faust
border slave states (Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri), v4n1 Holland
Bronzeville (Chicago hist. district), v7n3 da Silva
Brown Lodge, AAA Baumann
Brown vs the Topeka, Kansas Board of Education, v5n1 Fleming
Brown, Patricia Leigh, quote from, v4n1 Faust
Burgess, David, Rev., v3n1 Mitchell
bushwackers, v4n1 Holland ; v4n1 Grace1
Buzzard's Roost, v6n1 Cunning
CCC see Civilian Conservation Corps.
Caldwell & McCumber Pottery Factory, AAA Baumann
Camp, Monte, photo of, v7n1 Grace1
Camp Clemens, v6n1 Cunning
Camp Thunderbird, v6n1 Cunning
Camp Tom Sawyer, v6n1 Cunning
Canton, Missouri, v5n1 Mitchell
cattle drive, v4n1 Faust
census, v2n1 Wright; AAA Baumann
Chariton County, photo of bldg in, v2n1 Fleming2
Charleston, Missouri, v3n1 Mitchell
African Baptist Church, v2n1 Wright
Bethel A.M.E. Chapel, v6n1 Mitchell
First Freewill Baptist Church, v4n1 Grace2; v7n1 Grace2
Second Baptist Church, v6n1 Mitchell
Washington Chapel A.M.E. Church, v5n1 Mitchell
Circle City, v3n1 Mitchell
Civil Rights Cases of 1883, v1n1 Grace
Civil War, v4n1 Holland; v4n1 Grace1; AAA Baumann
Civilian Conservation Corps Company 1743, and photos of, v6n1Cunning
Coleman, Robert G., v2n1 Wright
Coleman, William H., v2n1 Wright
Confederate troops, v4n1 Holland; v4n1 Grace1
Congressional Medal of Honor, v4n1 Holland
Cooper, Alex, and photo of, v3n1 Mitchell
cultural heritage and tourism, v5n1 Mitchell; v7n3 Blackwell
dance halls, v2n1 Fleming1; v4n1 Faust
Delmo Farm Labor Homes, and photos of, v3n1 Mitchell
Delmo Housing Corporation, v3n1 Mitchell
Desoto, Missouri v6n1 Cunning;
diversity, v3n3 O'Brien
Donnell, Forrest, Governor, v3n1 Mitchell
Dundee (near Washington, Missouri), v7n3 da Silva
18th and Vine (Kansas City hist. district), v2n1 Fleming1; v7n1 Hively; v7n3 da Silva,
education, post Civil War, v5n1 Fleming; v6n1 Price
education, post Civil Rights Era, v5n1 Fleming
Ellis Brothers (land donors), v6n1 Mitchell
Emerson, Lauretta, v5n1 Mitchell
entrepreneurs, v2n1 Fleming1; v3n1 Stepenoff; v3n1 Grace
excavations, v2n1 Wright; v7n1Grace1; AAA Baumann; AAA Rogers
1st Iowa Regiment of African Descent, v4n1 Holland
1st Regiment of Kansas Colored Volunteers, v4n1 Holland , v4n1 Grace1
1st Missouri Infantry of African Descent, v4n1 Holland
Fairgrounds Neighborhood of St. Louis, v1n1 Grace
Farm Security Administration (FSA), v3n1 Mitchell
First Freewill Baptist Church, v4n1 Grace1; v7n1 Grace1;
Florida, Missouri, v6n1 Cunning
Fourteenth Amendment (U.S. Constitution), v1n1 Grace
free blacks (pre-Civil War), v3n3 O'Brien; v5n1 Fleming
freedmen (post-Civil War), v2n1 Wright; AAA Baumann; AAA Rogers
Freeman's Bureau, v5n1 Fleming
Freemasons, v3n1 Stepenoff
fugitive slaves, v4n1 Grace1; v7n1 Grace1; AAA Baumann
Gem Theater, v2n1 Fleming1
George R. Smith College for Negroes, v4n1 Faust
Gobler, v3n1 Mitchell
graffiti, and photo of, v4n1 Faust
Great Depression, v3n1 Mitchell; v5n1 Mitchell; v6n1 Mitchell; v6n1 Denny
Green, David (ex-slave), v2n1 Wright
Green, Jalaal, photo of, v7n1 Grace1
Greene, Lorenzo, mentioned, v4n1 Holland
griots of Africa, v7n3 da Silva
Haggin, John, v4n1 Grace2
Hall, Prince, v3n1 Stepenoff
Handcox, John, quote from poem, v3n1 Mitchell
Hawkins, Coleman, v2n1 Fleming1
Hayti, v3n1 Mitchell
Heart of American Council of the Boy Scouts of America, v7n1 Grace1
hemp farms, v2n1 Wright; v7n1 Grace1
heritage tourism, v7n1 Hively; v7n3 Blackwell, v7n3 Cotter-Evans
Homeless Junction, v3n1 Mitchell
Houston, Virginia, v4n1 Grace, v7n1 Grace2
photo of, v7n1 Grace2
Howard County, AAA Rogers
Hudgen, R.W., v3n1 Mitchell
Independence, v2n1 Fleming2; v3n3 O'Brien
Indian trials, v4n1 Faust
industrialism, AAA Baumann; AAA Rogers
international trade, v3n3 O'Brien
Island Mound, v4n1 Grace1; v7n1 Grace1;
illustr., v4n1 Grace2;
Italian Hill ('The Hill') neighborhood of St. Louis, v7n3 da Silva
Japanese-American internment camp, v5n1 Mitchell
jazz, v2n1 Fleming1;v2n1 Fleming2; v4n1 Faust
listing of prominent venues and musicians in Kansas City, v2n1 Fleming1
Jefferson City, v3n1 Grace, v5n1 Holland
Community Center, and photo of, v3n1 Grace
Jeffreys, John, photo of, v4n1 Holland
Jim Crow, v3n1 Stepenoff
Johnson, James, Dr., archaeologist, v7n1 Grace1
Joplin, Scott, v4n1 Faust
Kansas City, v2n1 Fleming1; v2n1 Fleming2; v3n3 O'Brien
Kansas City Call, v2n1 Fleming1
Kansas City International Airport, v7n1 Grace1
Kansas City Monarchs (National Negro Baseball League), v2n1 Fleming1
Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry Regiment, v7n1 Grace1
Kingston School, v5n1 Fleming
Kraemer, Louis D., v1n1 Grace
Lane, James H., Senator, v4n1 Grace1
Lawrence, Josephine, v4n1 Grace1; v7n1 Grace2
Leavenworth, Kansas, v4n1 Grace1; v7n1 Grace1
Lincoln, Abraham, v4n1 Holland; v4n1 Grace1; v7n1 Grace1
Lincoln School, v5n1 Mitchell; v6n1 Mitchell; v6n1 Price
photo of, v5n1 Mitchell
Lincoln University (formerly Lincoln Institute), v4n1 Holland ; v5n1 Holland; v5n1 Fleming; v6n1 Price; v7n1 Hively;
sketch of, v4n1 Holland ; photo of
Little Africa, AAA Rogers
Little Dixie, v7n1 Grace1; AAA Baumann; AAA Rogers
Lookout Shelter, Washington State Park, v6n1 Cunning
Louisiana, Pike County, v6n1 Mitchell
McAfee, John A., v6n1 Mitchell
Madison, Elijah, (ex-slave), v2n1 Wright
Mark Twain State Park, v6n1 Cunning
Marshall, Saline County, v4n1 Grace1; v7n1 Grace2
Masonic Lodge (Arrow Rock), AAA Baumann
Mexico, trade with, v3n3 O'Brien
Militia Act of 1792, v4n1 Holland
Miller Plantation, v7n1 Grace1
Bootheel, v3n1 Mitchell
internal strife during Civil War, v4n1 Holland
national register listings statistics, v2n1 Fleming2
Missouri Commissioner of Education, v5n1 Fleming
Missouri State Fair, v4n1 Faust
Mitchell, Steve, v6n1 Mitchell
Monroe City, v6n1 Mitchell
Monroe County, v6n1 Mitchell
Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge, v3n1 Stepenoff; v5n1 Mitchell
multi-culturalism, v7n3 da Silva
Murrell Farmstead (Little Africa), AAA Rogers
musicians, v2n1 Fleming1; v2n1 Fleming2; v4n1 Faust
Mutual Musicians Local #627, v2n1 Fleming2
National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1992, v7n1 Hively
National Park Service, v6n1 Cunning
Negro Masonic Hall Assn., v3n1 Stepenoff
Neosho, Newton County, v6n1 Mitchell
New Deal,
housing projects, v3n1 Mitchell
public works projects, v5n1 Mitchell; v6n1 Mitchell; v6n1Cunning
New Orleans, v2n1 Fleming1
nightclubs, v2n1 Fleming1; v4n1 Faust
North Lilbourn, v3n1 Mitchell
North Wyatt (Wilson City), v3n1 Mitchell
O'Neil, Lewis, photo of, v7n1 Grace1
oral tradition, v7n3 da Silva,
Park, George S., v6n1 Mitchell
Parker, Jeremy, photo of, v7n1 Grace1
Paseo YMCA, v2n1 Fleming1
Penny, Joe (ex-slave), v4n1 Grace2; v7n1 Grace2
photo of, v4n1 Grace
Pennytown, v4n1 Grace2; v7n1 Grace1;
plantations, v2n1 Wright; v7n1 Grace1
Plantation Project (Hancock, Georgia), v7n3 da Silva
Platte County, Missouri, v6n1 Mitchell; v7n1 Grace1
Platte County Citizen, photos from, v7n1 Grace1
pottery, AAA Baumann; AAA Rogers
Powell, Antoine, photo of, v7n1 Grace1
Progressive Era, v3n1 Stepenoff
prostitution, v4n1 Faust
Quindaro, Kansas, v7n1 Grace1
racial restrictive covenant, v1n1 Grace
ragtime, v4n1 Faust
Roanoke, AAA Rogers
Roberts Building (housed 1st black auto dealership), v2n1 Fleming1
Rohwer Relocation Center, Arkansas, v5n1 Mitchell
Roosevelt, Franklin D., v3n1 Mitchell
excerpts from speech, v6n1 Cunning
2nd Missouri Infantry of African Descent, v4n1 Holland
2nd Regiment of Kansas Colored Volunteers, v4n1 Holland
62nd U.S. Negro Infantry, v4n1 Holland; v4n1 Grace1; v5n1 Fleming
65th Colored Troops, v4n1 Holland ; v4n1 Grace1; v5n1 Fleming
68th U.S. Colored Infantry, v2n1 Wright
Saint Joseph, v2n1 Fleming2
Saint Louis, v1n1 Grace; v2n1 Wright; v3n1 Stepenoff; v5n1 Fleming
involvement of Delmo Housing Corp., v3n1 Mitchell
Saline County, v4n1 Grace2; v7n1 Grace2; AAA Baumann
Santa Fe Place Historic District, v2n1 Fleming2
Santa Fe Trail, v2n1 Fleming2; v3n3 O'Brien
Attucks School, v2n1 Fleming1
Kingston School, v5n1 Fleming
Lincoln School, v5n1 Mitchell; v6n1 Mitchell; v6n1 Price
photo of, v5n1 Mitchell
Lincoln University (formerly Lincoln Institute), v4n1 Holland ; v5n1 Holland; v5n1 Fleming; v6n1 Price; v7n1 Hively;
sketch of,v4n1 Holland
Sumner High School (Saint Louis), and photo of, v5n1 Fleming
Sumner Public School (Boonville, Missouri), and photo of, v5n1 Fleming; v5n1 Mitchell
Washington School, and photo of, v6n1 Mitchell
Scott Joplin House, photo of, v3n1 PI staff
Second Baptist Church, v6n1 Mitchell
photo of, v6n1 Mitchell
Sedalia, v4n1 Faust; v5n1 Mitchell
Sedalia Hospital No. 2, and photo of, v5n1 Mitchell
segregated neighborhoods, v1n1 Grace; v2n1Fleming1; v3n1 Mitchell; v5n1 Mitchell; v7n3 da Silva; AAA Baumann
segregated schools, v2n1 Fleming1; v5n1 Fleming; v6n1 Mitchell; v6n1 Price
sharecroppers, v3n1 Mitchell
Shelley, J. D., family, v1n1 Grace
Shelley House, v1n1 Grace
Shelley vs. Kraemer, v1n1 Grace
Sikeston, v3n1 Mitchell
slave holders, v2n1 Wright; v4n1Holland ; v4n1 Grace1
slave quarters, v7n1 Grace1;
slavery, v2n1 Wright; v4n1 Grace1; v7n1 Grace1
education during, v5n1 Fleming;
Smith, George, General, v4n1 Faust
South Wardell, v3n1 Mitchell
Southern Tenant Farmers Union, v3n1 Mitchell
Stearn, J. H., comments by, v4n1 Grace1
Sumner High School (Saint Louis), and photo of, v5n1 Fleming
Sumner Public School (Boonville, Missouri), and photo of, v5n1 Fleming; v5n1 Mitchell
Supreme Courts decisions, U.S. and Missouri, v1n1 Grace; v5n1 Fleming
tobacco, AAA Rogers
tenant farmers, v3n1 Mitchell
Thomas, Lorenzo, v4n1 Holland
The Thunderbirds, v6n1 Cunning
Thunderbird Ramblers, photo of, v6n1 Cunning
Thunderbird Rumblings (CCC camp newspaper), v6n1 Cunning
Toothman (rebel), v4n1 Grace1
tourism industry, v7n3 Blackwell; v7n3 Cotter-Evans
trade, v3n3 O'Brien
Travel Industry Association, v7n3 da Silva
Troost Avenue (Kansas City), v2n1 Fleming1
Turner, Joe, v2n1 Fleming1
Twain, Mark (Samuel Clemens), birthplace, v6n1 Cunning
Tyler, Henry, v2n1 Wright
Union Army, v4n1 Holland; v4n1 Grace1; v4n1 Faust
see also names of various regiments, infantries, and troops
urban renewal, v2n1 Fleming1
Vandalia, Audrain County, v6n1 Mitchell
the Ville, (Saint Louis neighborhood), v7n3 da Silva
Washington, Booker T., v5n1 Holland
Washington, George (slave), v7n1 Grace1
Washington Chapel A.M.E. Church, v5n1 Mitchell
Washington School, and photo of, v6n1 Mitchell
Washington State Park, v6n1 Cunning;
photo of dining hall, v6n1 Denny
photo of Lookout Shelter, v6n1 Cunning
Western Sanitary Commission, v5n1 Fleming
White House Conference on Travel and Tourism, v7n3 Blackwell; v7n3 da Silva
Whitfield, Owen, v3n1 Mitchell
Williams, James, Col., v4n1 Grace1
Woodson, Carter, quoted, v5n1 Mitchell
Works Progress Administration (WPA), v5n1 Mitchell; v6n1 Mitchell
Young, Hiram, v2n1 Fleming2
Young, Nathan B., and photo of,v5n1 Holland
Baumann, Timothy, AAA Baumann
Beteem, Jane, 2n1
Blackwell, Claire, v7n3
Cotter-Evans, Jackie, v7n3
Cunning, John, v6n1
da Silva, Angela, v7n3
Denny, James, v6n1
Faust, Jean, v4n1
Fleming, Beverly, v2n1; v2n1 (2nd art)
Grace, Karen, v1n1, v3n1, v4n1, v7n1
Hively, Kay, v7n1
Holland, Antonio, v4n1 Holland; v5n1;
Mitchell, Steve, v6n1
O'Brien, Patrick, v3n3
Price, Forest W., v6n1
Rogers, Brett, AAA Rogers
Stepenoff, Bonnie, v3n1
Wright, Patti, et al, v2n1


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Pulse check on private health costs
A new report seeks better ways to monitor fund premiums, writes Lesley Parker.
Leading health fund Medibank has called for ''lighter touch'' regulation of premiums, arguing that allowing insurers to compete more freely on price would help rein in future increases. Consumer groups, however, remain to be convinced.
The reform proposal comes amid a series of changes to government incentives that mean the costs of private health insurance (PHI) are rising more than usual for some.
Each year, health funds must seek permission from the federal government to increase premiums.
The Minister for Health usually decides most applications in February, with increases to apply from April.
These applications are being filed now, with an average annual increase of 5 per cent believed to be on the cards for 2013 for the third year running.
A report authored by Deloitte Access Economics for Medibank says this approach offers funds ''herd protection'' - premium increases tend to cluster around a tight average, it says.
In addition, denied an incentive to compete on price, funds respond by competing on product offerings, only to confuse people with a plethora of policies, and with all sorts of limitations and exclusions.
''The current system that governs the way private health funds set their prices isn't consistent with best practice,'' the head of policy and regulatory affairs at Medibank, Jane French, tells Weekend Money.
''Currently, all funds put their prices up at the same time each year and these increases are generally tightly clustered around an average increase,'' French says.
''This system doesn't offer consumers a great deal of choice and doesn't promote competition between funds.''
The Deloitte report favours a ''price monitoring'' approach that puts private health insurers under the watch of a body such as the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, rather than the minister.
It says this sort of approach would encourage funds to be more cost-efficient, resulting in lower premium increases than might otherwise emerge.
And the government would still be able to re-exert price control if it became necessary.
The report carries the imprimatur of former Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman, Allan Fels, who provides its foreword.
Fels says the goals of the current regulatory arrangements are ''laudable'' but the arrangements ''may have the unintended consequence of inducing greater increases in premiums than would otherwise occur''.
''There is, in my view, great merit in having the discussion the study seeks to start,'' Fels says.
''Having reviewed the report, it does seem clear that a more light-handed approach to price regulation would be warranted.''
Consumer group CHOICE says it supports any move that would ultimately result in more affordable health insurance.
''But it's far from clear that a complete scuttling of controls on premium increases would have this effect,'' spokeswoman Ingrid Just says.
''The private sector has a habit of pushing hard for deregulation on the grounds that increased competition will benefit consumers, but often it turns out that the profit motive is the real driver. CHOICE supports an independent review of the current regulatory framework in principle, as long as the review includes robust consumer representation and input.''
She says the current system works quite well.
For example, this year the minister asked 24 of 34 health insurers to resubmit their applications with further evidence to justify their requested increases. Seven of the 24 funds subsequently reduced their premium increases.
The chief executive of Consumers Health Forum, Carol Bennett, says many people are finding continued premium increases hard to manage.
Australians now spend on average $195 a month, or $2340 a year, for combined hospital and extras health insurance, according to researcher CoreData.
''For consumers, this is not necessarily the best model, and looking at other models is a good idea,'' Bennett says. ''But you have to do that with consumers.''
Groups such as the Consumers Health Forum were not consulted for the Deloitte report.
''We have to be sure that we don't lose the consumer protections that are built into the current system,'' she says.
''Yes, we are happy to look at alternatives, but let's ensure these alternatives protect consumers - and to do that you have to have consumers involved in the process of redesigning and administering the new system.''
In July, the government started means-testing the private health insurance rebate, so that the subsidy tapers off for people earning more than $83,000 a year (or $166,000 for a couple or family).
The 30 per cent tax rebate drops to 20 per cent for individuals (under 65) who earn between $83,000 and $96,000, and to 10 per cent for people on $96,000 to $129,000, after which it cuts out.
Last month, the government also announced that from 2014 the rebate would be linked to consumer price index inflation, not directly to health insurance premiums.
That will reduce the subsidy the government pays because general inflation is lower than health insurance inflation.
An independent comparison of the coverage and costs of individual insurance products can be found at privatehealth.gov.au.
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Hi,I keep seeing the system tray icon which represents:
"ZoneAlarm security software has blocked a communication, but your settings
prevent a full-sized alert from being shown.". (I know I altered
alert setting trying to
lessen the annoyance of the repeated messages about a non-problem. When I browse the alerts,
OS Firewall type, in the log, I see the message
"Cisco Systems VPN Client is trying to replace or set a value in the registry". I have searched this ZA Forums site and see many hits about
Cisco VPN
not working , etc etc. Mine works fine with ZAPro 7.0.408.000 (knock on wood) and Cisco VPN v4.0.2A. This message is logged hundreds of times an hour. I tried turning off OSFirewall protection, no more messages, problem solved. I don't really want to do that, as it neuters the benefit of the firewall, however the overhead of recursive logging of invalid errors is a concern also.
What causes the conflict, or why the error message?
I saw where one of the "gurus"
posted something about
ZAPro and Cisco having a conflict over a common file, or something to that affect? What I'm seeing in the alert log is a registry key conflict, specifically with
HKLM\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\ZAMAILSAFE\DEFAULTICON. Why?
I have seen many suggested "solutions" of different variations,
de-install-to-re-install, etc, etc
with some reporting NO change in outcome. Turning off the OSF seems to be an
alternative, but
if I need to resort to
it diminshes the benefit of the firewall.
What's the correct solution?
Operating System:Windows XP Pro
Software Version:7.0
Product Name:ZoneAlarm Pro