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Gonzaga's T&D courses are taught by engineers in the power industry with decades of research and design experience. Here are some of the research topics they are involved in.
Gonzaga T&D Faculty Research and Publications:
Cummins, H. PI-Smart Grid Investment Grant Program (SGIG) administered by the Department of Energy. Avista
Cummins, H. The Distribution System of the Future...Today. Webcast Event, Thursday Mar 31, 2011. Energy Central. http://www.energycentral.com/events/23444/The-Distribution-System-of-the-Future-Today
Cummins, H. Building a Network for Distribution Automation - Case Study and Best Practices for Smart Grid Deployment. Smart Grid Virtual Summit. June 29-30, 2011
Flerchinger, W., et al. Solar Generation Control With Time-Synchronized Phasors. PV Powered, Northern Plains Power Technologies, and Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. 20100914 TP6453-01. http://www.selinc.com/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=8494
Gers, J. Arc Flash Protection, TECSUP IV International Symposium of Energy, Lima Peru, August 2010
Gers, J. Distribution System Automation - Pennsylvania State University - Annual course given in November each year since 2001 in Monroeville, PA Campus
Gers, J. Distribution System Automation and Analysis - Pennsylvania State University - Course given to PEA engineers in Thailand in 2002 and 2010
Gers, J. Generator Protection Setting Criteria, TECSUP Course, Arequipa Peru, May 2006
Gers, J. Generator Protection Fundamentals and Settings, Course on Protections for PEMEX, Tula Mexico, February 2010
Gers, J. Setting of Power Swing Blocking & Out 0f Step Relays Considering Transient Stability Conditions, MEGGER Technical Seminar, Dallas TX, October 2006
Gers, J. Protection of Distribution Systems, TECSUP Course, Lima Peru, August 2007
Gers, J. Protection of Distribution Systems, Beckwith Relay School, Clearwater FL, August 2010
Gers, J. & Holmes, E. (2011, 3rd Ed.) Protection of Electricity Distribution Networks. Institute of Engineering & Technology, Herts, UK. 1998, 2004
Gers, J., & Ariza, J. Setting and Testing of Power Swing Blocking and Out of Step Relays Considering Transient Stability Conditions, IET Conference on Protections, Glasgow U.K., March 2008
Gers, J. Stability Concepts and Setting of OOS Relays, III Seminar on Operation, Control and Stability of Power Systems, Barranquilla Colombia, September 2010
Haldar, A. Yenumula, P., Bursey,A., & Tucker, K. Residual life assessment of existing transmission line with particular reference to grillage foundation corrosion problem. Electrical Transmission in the new age, A specialty conference on the design, maintenance and constructability of Electrical Transmission Line and Substation structures, Organized by ASCE, Omaha, Nebraska, 2002, pp. 373-381.
Haldar, A. Yenumula, P., Estimation of probabilistic longitudinal load on a Transmission Tower due to ice shedding using Monte Carlo Method. 18th Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics (CANCAM -2001), St. John's, Canada, pp. 19-20, 2001.
Haldar, A., Yenumula, P., & Chari, T.R., "Full scale tests on directly embedded steel pole pole foundations," Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Canadian Geotechnical Society, Vol. 37, No.2, pp. 414-437, 2000.
Haldar, A. Yenumula, P., Field observation of In-cloud icing on a test transmission line. IWAIS, Iceland, 1998.
Haldar, A., Yenumula, P., & Chari, T.R., Moment rotation behavior of directly embedded steel pole foundation,. Paper presented to CIGRE SC22 (WG07) on Foundations, 1999 (Presented by first author).
Henville, C. 2006 RAS and Stretched Power Systems, Western Protective Relaying Conference, October, 2006.
Henville, C. A Trial Application of Optical Transducers for Protective Relaying, IEEE Power Systems Conference and Exposition, 2006.
Henville, C. One Utility's Experience in Justification and Implementation of Relay Replacement projects. IEEE Power Systems Conference and Exposition, 2006.
Henville, C. An Out-of-Step Event in the Peruvian Power System, Western Protective Relaying Conference, October, 2007
Henville, C. Blackout Experiences and Lessons, Best Practices for System Dynamic Performance, and the Role of New Technologies, IEEE Task Force Report, May 2007
Henville, C. IEEE Standard C37.109 Guide for the Protection of Shunt Reactors, 2008
Henville, C. Secondary Arc Extinction and Detection - Real and Simulated, IET 9th International Conference on Developments in Power System Protection (DPSP 2008)
Henville, C. SIPS and Stretched Power Systems. Carilec conference July, 2008
Henville, C. Main 1 and Main 2 Protection - Same or Different?, Western Protective Relaying Conference, October, 2008
Henville, C. Application of Overvoltage Protection to the Peruvian power system, Western Protective Relaying Conference, October, 2008
Henville, C. One Utility's Experience with Class TPY Gapped Core Current Transformers, Omicron International Conference on Testing of Current Transformers, October, 2009
Henville, C. An Example Distance Protection Application with Complicating Factors, Western Protective Relaying Conference, October, 2009
Henville, C. Transients (Old and New) Affect Protection Applications, Western Protective Relaying Conference, October, 2009
Henville, C. Multifunctional Protection IEDs - How Much Functionality is Too Much?, PAC World Conference, Dublin, Ireland, June 2010 and ISA Jornadas, Medellin, Colombia, August 2010.
Henville, C. Best Practices in System Simulation for Relay Testing, Omicron International Conference on Protection Testing, Salzburg, Austria, October, 2010
Henville, C. Evolution of Backup Protection in BC Hydro. Western Protective Relaying Conference, Spokane, WA, October, 2010
Osborn, M., & Flerchinger, W. Portland General Electric (PGE) Solar Highway, Project: Advanced Island Detection and Control. Electric Energy T&D Magazine Jan 2011
Reidt, J. Distribution Automation - Connecting the Next Smart Grid Frontier. PennWell Webinar. October 27, 2010. http://video.webcasts.com/events/pmny001/viewer/index.jsp?eventid=36237
Reidt, J. Avista Case Study: Considerations in Selecting a Distribution Area Networks. Smart Grid Road Show. November 2-3, 2010
Reidt, J. Building the Smart Grid Network from Visioning to Planning to Implementing to Training. DistribuTECH 2011. February 2, 2011
Reidt, J. A Wireless, Synchronized, Multi-point Distribution Feeder Monitor System. Western Power Delivery Automation Conference. March 30, 2011
Schaerer, R. Evaluating and Maintaining Existing Substation Grounding Systems. NorthWest Public Power Association. Engineering and Operations Conference, Reno, NV. April 2011
Schaerer, R. Substation Grounding Analysis and Testing. Energy Council of the Northeast. Engineering and Operations Conference, Killington, VT. October 2010
Schaerer, R. Substation Grounding System Design and Analysis, American Electric Power (Columbus, OH), December 2010
Yenumula, P., & Clairmont, B. EPRI Solutions Rating Study on 138 kV Line. EPRI Increased Power Flow Conference, Boston, MA, Aug 2006
Yenumula, P., & Adapa, R. Probabilistic Transmission Line Ratings. 8th International Conference on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems, IOWA State University, Ames, IOWA, Sept, 2004
Yenumula, P., Probabilistic ratings of transmission lines using Monte Carlo simulations. First Annual Increased Power Flow Conference By Electric Power Research Institute Bostan, USA, 2003.
Yenumula, P., Design guide for transmission line foundation design. A design guide prepared for American Transmission Company, USA, 2002-2003.
Yenumula, P., Haldar, A. Full scale tests on grillage anchor foundations for high voltage transmission lines. 54th Canadian Geotechnical Conference, Calgary, September 2001.
Yenumula, P., & Callahan, Ryan, Life cycle Cost and risk assessment of steel & wood transmission poles. A design guide prepared for American Transmission Company, USA, 2002-2003.
Yenumula, P., Clearance study of transmission lines using PLSCADD. A design guide prepared for American Transmission Company, USA, 2002-2003.
Yenumula, P., & Haldar, A. Upgrading of Transmission lines under heavy icing areas, Presentation made to Working group on 'loading, strength & line design' of Transmission lines at IEEE summer meeting, Seattle, USA, 2000


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PHOENIX (Thursday, April 28, 2011) -- Attorney General Tom Horne today announced that a (Maricopa) County Superior Court judge entered a judgment against an Mesa telemarketing company, which conducted business under the name Consumer Benefits Group. The court found that the company and its principals, Cory McCormick and Robert Meier, deceived elderly consumers throughout the country, claiming to sell an identity-theft protection program.
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The court found the company and its owner in violation of the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act and Telephone Solicitation Statute and assessed penalties, restitution and costs of $455,000.
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text: Engaging on climate change Society faces a dual energy challenge: We need to expand energy supplies to support economic growth and improve living standards, and we must do so in a way that is environmentally responsible. One of the most critical parts of meeting this dual challenge is to understand and address the risks posed by climate change. We believe that the risks of climate change warrant action. A careful analysis of global needs and aspirations make it clear the world will need hydrocarbons to lift billions out of poverty. That is why it will be essential to find ways to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions associated with energy use. At ExxonMobil, we are committed to engaging in dialogue about climate change at all levels of society – with governments, NGOs, academia, and the public. 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Artistic Ambivalence in Clay: Portraits of Pottery, Ceramics, and Gender
Jan 1, 2011 - ongoing
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
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Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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This book is a collection of glimpses into the lives and works of fifteen prominent women artists in contemporary ceramics. Spanning multiple genres, generations, and geographies, these potters and ceramic sculptors describe nuances, contradictions, and tensions surrounding their artworks, artistic processes, and professional lives. Within this text, artistic ambivalences are questioned and analyzed in terms of myriad gender issues. Featured ceramicists include: Maureen Burns-Bowie, Esta Carnahan, Ellen Day, Cara Gay Driscoll, Dolores Dunning, Heidi Fahrenbacher, DeBorah Goletz, Lynn Goodman, Joan Hardin, Beth Heit, Tschai Johnson, Kate Malone, Norma Messing, Elspeth Owen, and Mary Trainor. The qualitative research summarized within this book draws influence from feminist methodologies and the visual arts methodology of portraiture. Artists, art historians, and art educators interested in ceramics and gender will find detailed discussion of unexpected persistence of gendered associations within ceramic technology, social binaries of gender identity in symbols and traditions of clay, and subtle sexism surrounding ceramics in education. At the same time, this text celebrates women's work in ceramics as an often neglected set of perspectives, highlighting the intricate complexities of artistic ambivalences and lived experiences of art within a dynamic dialogue.
Documentation for this event is housed in The Feminist Art Project Archives at Rutgers University.
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|Winnebago County Sheriff's OfficeNews Media Release
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Narrative: Sheriff Richard A. Meyers is announcing that the "No Wake Zone" implemented on the Rock River has been lifted from the Riverside Bridge south to the Fordham Dam in Winnebago County. The No Wake Zone is still in effect for the entire Rock River north of the Riverside Bridge within Winnebago County, due to the high water and hazardous river conditions. Upon inspecting the Rock River this morning by the Sheriff's River Patrol Unit and Command staff it was determined that the river was still over its banks in several areas north of the Riverside Bridge. Boaters are encouraged to use extreme caution when using the river for recreational purposes during this time as the presence of debris in the river creates hazardous conditions, which are difficult to detect. Additionally, the increased water flow creates a much faster current than what has been experienced over the past few months with the lower water levels. These conditions increase the likelihood of problems for boaters, which results in exposing first responders to dangerous conditions should a rescue situation develop. The Sheriff's Department will continue to monitor the river levels during the week and the National Weather Service is forecasting that the river level should continue to fall over the next several days. For current river conditions, and any further updates, contact the Sheriff's Office at (815) 319-6300, or the Rock River information telephone line at (815) 316-8888.


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Open Up Remixes (1993)
Leftism + Bonus Disc (w/original Release the Pressure versions) (1995)
A Final Hit (Best of - includes 1991's More Than I Know, Not Forgotten)
The production team which brought house music back from the brink of commercial mediocrity, Leftfield made it safe for artistic producers to begin working in a new vein termed progressive house. Paul Daley (a former member of A Man Called Adam and the Brand New Heavies) and programmer Neil Barnes combined the classic soul of early Chicago and New York house with the growing Artificial Intelligence school of album-oriented techno to create classic, intelligent dance music. When legal hassles over ownership of the Leftfield name prevented the pair from recording their own music after the release of their 1991 debut "Not Forgotten," they turned to remixing, establishing their early reputation for reworking tracks by artists ranging from Stereo MC's and David Bowie to Yothu Yindhi and Renegade Soundwave. Finally, with their courtroom battles successfully behind them, they formed their own Hard Hands label in late 1992 and issued the single "Release the Pressure," featuring reggae vocalist Earl Sixteen; "Song of Life" followed, and in 1993 Leftfield scored their first major hit with "Open Up," recorded with John Lydon. Their debut LP Leftism was released in 1995.


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For centuries, teaching has been acknowledged as one of the most rewarding careers that one can pursue. It is also one of the most complex and intellectually demanding professions as well. Throughout history, teachers have directed the education of students and influenced generations through the interpretation and application of knowledge, skills, and values.
The history of education according to Dieter Lenzen, president of the Freie Universität Berlin 1994, "began either millions of years ago or at the end of 1770". The evolution of education and culture, and human beings as a species, depended on this practice of transmitting knowledge. In pre-literate societies, this was achieved orally and through imitation, (story-telling) and continued from one generation to the next. Later, oral language developed into written symbols and letters, thus increasing the depth and breadth of knowledge that could be communicated exponentially.
UNESCO has calculated that in the next 30 years more people will receive formal education than in all of human history thus far.
Employment & Training
Who was your favorite teacher? What made them so special that you remembered and admired them for years to come? Some say they love to teach out of a desire to help children learn and grow. Others say they feel a sense of commitment to the community or the nation, an intellectual fascination with a particular subject (e.g., science or math), or they have been inspired by one of their own teachers. What are your reasons? Whatever your reason may be, now it can be your turn to inspire the next generation of astronauts, nobel prize winners, or even presidents of the Unites States.
Today, teachers play a variety of roles in the classroom including: educator, motivator, guide, role model, coach, and disciplinarian. A teacher must also be prepared for the demands on their time outside of the classroom: grading papers, planning lessons, field trips, school functions, and dealing with a myriad of administrative tasks.
In the state of Oregon, a person who wishes to become a teacher at a state-funded schools must first obtain professional qualifications or credentials from a university or college. When a student completes a teacher preparation program with The Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC), the college/university recommends to TSPC that the candidate be awarded a license. In addition to teaching licenses, TSPC also awards licenses for school counselors, school psychologists, school nurses, and school administrators (e.g., assistant principals, principals, superintendents). The TSPC web site is www.tspc.state.or.us.
Check specific school district web sites for application processes and additional information.Visit the Bureau of Labor Statistics for specific information on teaching salaries in Portland.


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Apple has unveiled local iPad pricing ahead of the tablet's May 28 down under launch, while Telstra, Optus and VHA have all announced pricing of their iPad data plans.
The Apple iPad will be available in Australia for $629 (16GB), $759 (32GB) and $879 (64GB) for Wi-Fi–only models and $799 (16GB), $928 (32GB) and $1049 (64GB) for Wi-Fi + 3G models.
The iPad will be sold in Australia through the Apple Store, Apple's retail stores and select Apple authorised resellers, and will not be available through telcos (unlike the iPhone).
Apple also confirmed that the iPad's iBooks app, which includes the iBookstore, will be available as a free download at launch. The iBookstore's launch was widely expected to be delayed in Australia.
Telstra was the first telco to announce it will offer dedicated data plans for iPad 3G, starting with its prepaid SIM for Apple iPad kit which includes 1GB of data for $30. Telstra is offering $20 (1GB), $60 (6GB), $80 (9GB) and $100 (12GB) data plans, but all have a 30-day expiry. All data plans are available without a contract.
Telstra also revealed it will provide a bonus 2GB of data for customers who activate the iPad prepaid SIM kit before June 30.
"Telstra's pricing for iPad 3G gives customers control and flexibility to access the Internet on-the-go while connected to the Telstra Next G network," said Ross Fielding, executive director, Telstra Mobility Products.
Telstra customers can recharge their data allowance using Bpay or by buying recharge vouchers at selected stores. Users can also recharge by visiting myprepaid.telstra.com/ipad on their iPad. This "My Account" menu allows customers to check their balance, recharge, use a credit card for payment and view account history.
Optus is offering both prepaid as well as BYO month-to-month iPad data plans. The telco is offering three month-to-month plans ($20 for 2GB, $30 for 3GB and $60 for 8GB) as well as a range of prepaid plans. An Optus prepaid starter kit will cost $30 and includes 2GB of data, twice the amount that Telstra includes in its starter pack.
Optus recharges start $15 for 500MB of data with a 15-day expiry and range up to $130 for 14GB of data with an expiry of 60 days. Other prepaid Optus options include $20 (1GB/15 day expiry), $30 (3GB/30 day expiry), $40 (4GB/30 day expiry), $50 ($5GB/30 day expiry), $70 (9GB/60 day expiry), $80 (8GB/186 day expiry), and $100 (12GB/60 day expiry).
Optus announced the new plans as "mobile broadband plans for micro-SIM devices" without referring to the iPad specifically. Currently, the iPad is the only device in Australia that uses the micro-SIM format.
"Optus' new mobile broadband plans for micro-SIM devices provide a range of prepaid and post-paid options for Optus customers looking to make the most of the Internet on the go," said AustinBryan, marketing director for Optus Consumer. "With our great value, data rich mobile broadband plans we are confident more people will choose Optus."
All Optus post-paid and prepaid iPad plans will be available from May 26, and Optus will also give customers a bonus 1GB of data whenever they recharge before 30 September.
VHA (Vodafone Hutchison Australia) was the last telco to announce its dedicated iPaa data pricing, just two days ahead of the iPad launch in Australia|.
3 mobile will offer both dedicated prepaid and monthly data plans for iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G models, while Vodafone has strangely only announced prepaid plans.
Vodafone is offering six prepaid data plans, starting at $9.95 (250MB/30 day expiry) and ranging up to $150 (12GB/365 day expiry). Other prepaid options include $14.95 (1GB/30 day expiry), $29.95 (4GB/30 day expiry), $49.95 (Unlimited MB/30 day expiry) and $100 (6GB/100 day expiry).
3 mobile has a smaller range of prepaid data plans, but offers "bonus data" each time customers recharge. The plans are are follows: $15 (500MB+1GB bonus/30 day expiry), $29 (2GB+2GB bonus/ 30 day expiry), $49 (4GB+2GB bonus/30 day expiry) and $149 (12GB/365 day expiry). 3 claims the bonus data will not be available immediately upon recharge but will be credited to an account and available for use within 48 hours of a recharge.
All Vodafone and 3 mobile iPad 3G data plans include a free micro SIM starter pack and conveniently, if you recharge before the end of the credit expiry period any unused data will be rolled over to the next month — provided you don't exceed the maximum balance of 14GB.
In addition to prepaid plans, 3 mobile also offers two month-to month plans — $15 for 1GB and $29 for 3GB.
"Vodafone and 3 are bringing consumers the best value iPad data plans, with the best $15 plan from 3 and Australia's only truly 'unlimited data' plan on Vodafone - so consumers can spend as much time as they like doing what they love online," Nigel Dews, CEO of VHA. "Vodafone and 3's iPad plans are simple, affordable and packed with unbeatable value."
Apple will also launch the iPad in Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK on May 28.
To pre-order the iPad, customers can visit Apple's Web site.


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EU protected food names: how to register food or drink products
How to apply to have the name of your food or drink product added to the EU protected food name register.
If you're a food or drink producer, you can apply to the EU to have the name of your product protected under EU law.
This means that another producer can't market their product using that name unless they both:
- produce it in the area you have agreed with the EU
- use the methods you have agreed with the EU
You can also add a wine name to the EU protected wine register
See a list of protected food names registered in the UK and a list of UK applications being considered.
It can take up to 4 years to get the name of your food or drink product legally protected by the EU.
Protection you can apply for
There are 3 protection marks you can apply to the EU for:
- protected geographical indication (PGI)
- protected designation of origin (PDO)
- traditional speciality guaranteed (TSG)
Protected geographical indication (PGI)
To get your product protected under PGI, it must be produced, processed or prepared in the geographical area you want to associate it with.
The EU will only give a product the PGI mark if they decide it has a reputation, characteristics or qualities that are a result of the area you want to associate it with.
Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese or Cornish sardines are examples of foods protected with the PGI mark.
Protected designation of origin (PDO)
To get your product protected under PDO, it must be produced, processed and prepared in one area and have distinct characteristics from this area.
PDOs differ from PGIs in that all 3 production stages must take place in the area you want to associate with the product.
The EU will only give a product PDO status if they decide it was made using distinct local knowledge.
Jersey royal potatoes and Stilton blue cheese are examples of foods protected with the PDO mark.
Traditional speciality guaranteed (TSG)
To get your product protected with the TSG mark, it must have a traditional name and characteristics that distinguish it from other similar products.
These characteristics can't be due to the area the product is made in or based purely on technical advances used in production.
Traditionally farmed Gloucester old spots pork and traditional farm fresh turkey are examples of foods protected with the TSG mark.
Once protected, your TSG product can be produced in any country within the EU
Eligible products
You can apply to register and protect most food and drink products intended for humans to eat, including:
- meat, dairy and fish
- honey
- fruits and vegetables
- drinks made from plant extracts
- bread, pasta, pastries, cakes and biscuits
- sweets and chocolate
- beer and cider
If you're applying for a PDO or PGI protection mark, you can also apply to protect:
- natural gums and resins
- hay
- essential oils
- mustard paste
- cork
- cochineal
- flowers and ornamental plants
- wool
- wicker
- scutched flax
- cotton
- salt
If you're applying for a TSG protection mark, you can apply to protect:
- prepared meals
- beer
- bread, pastry, cakes, confectionary, biscuits and other baker's wares
- beverages made from plant extracts
- pasta
- salt
Who can apply
You can apply as an individual food producer or you can form a group with other interested parties, eg someone who supplies you raw materials or someone who sells your product.
You can include as many people as you want in your group.
Make a draft product specification
To apply to have your product name protected, you need to make a draft product specification.
You should make your specification as clear as possible - it needs to show how another producer in the area you associate with the product could make the same product.
Your product name
You must include your product name and the protection mark you're applying for.
The product name you choose must be in current commercial use and recognised by consumers - you should provide evidence of its commercial use.
Applicant details
You must include:
- your name and the names of anyone in your applicant group
- contact details for your group, eg postal and email address, a phone number or a fax number
A group means any number of people working with the same agricultural product or foodstuff.
You can apply as an individual if you meet both of the following conditions:
- you're the only producer of the food or agricultural product in the area you want to associate it with
- the geographical area you define for the product differs substantially from neighbouring areas, or the product itself differs from products made in those areas
If there are are other producers of the same product, the authority you apply to may may ask you to form a group with them.
Your product class
Include the European Commission class your product is in - check Annex XI.
Name your product
Include the name of the product you want to add to the EU protected name register.
If you're applying for a PDO or PGI mark, the name you use must reference the area you want to associate with the product.
Your product name doesn't have to reference the area if you're applying for a TSG mark.
The name you pick should be one that's already commercially used to describe your product.
You can pick a name that someone else has already trademarked for another product - if your application is successful, that trademark will no longer be valid.
Describe your product
When describing your product, include:
- details of the raw materials, if relevant
- the main physical, chemical, microbiological or organoleptic (taste and smell) characteristics
Define the area
Define the area you want to associate with your product name by explaining how the 2 are linked.
Your description should allow other producers or inspection bodies to know where your product is grown and made.
This is only area in which you can produce the product - if you are applying for a PDO mark then all stages of production must happen in this area.
Prove your product's origin
You should show how your product is produced and that any raw materials, feed or other items you use to make it come from the area you want to associate with it.
You need to explain:
- the raw materials you use and where they came from
- why the source of your raw materials matters for your product
- the criteria raw materials must meet to be used to make your product
You should also explain the records anyone producing your product must keep to:
- allow someone to trace raw materials and the outgoing finished product traceable back to source
- show the internal quality checks that the product goes through
Describe your method of production
Your method of production is the way the product must be made for it to use the name you're applying to protect.
You should describe the local methods that must be used and any variations that you'll allow.
If your application includes rules that mean the packaging must take place in the area you want to associate with the product, you should describe how this must be done.
You should also explain why you want restrictions about methods of production to be part of your product's protected status.
Link the product to the area
Explain the link between specific qualities and characteristics of your product and the area you want to associate it with.
To do this, give details of the geographical area, including natural and human factors that influence the quality or characteristics of the product.
Check the list of protected food products to see how other products have done this.
Nominate an inspection body
You must nominate an inspection body who'll check that your product matches your description of it.
You should include name of the inspection body along with the following contact details:
- postal and email address
- telephone number
- fax number
The body you nominate must meet the principles of the UKAS accreditation scheme.
Labelling information
Include information about existing labelling requirements which your product may have - eg any producer group logos or local branding.
Where to send your draft product specification
In England
Send your draft product specification to:
Protected food names
Area 1A
Nobel House
17 Smith Square
London SW1P 3JR
Telephone: 020 8026 1121
Email: email@example.com or email@example.com
In Scotland
Send your draft product specification to:
Fraser Dryburgh
Scottish Government
Food, Drink & Rural Communities Division
B1 Spur
Saughton House
Broomhouse Drive
Edinburgh EH11 3XD
Tel: 0300 244 9290
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: www.scotland.gov.uk/food
In Wales
Send your draft product specification to:
Welsh Government Food Team E bost/Email:firstname.lastname@example.com
In Northern Ireland
Send your draft product specification to:
Paula Magill
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA)
Room 131
Dundonald House
Upper Newtownards Road
Belfast BT4 3SB
Telephone: 028 905 24045
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
The relevant body will assess your application.
They may write to you or arrange a meeting with you if they think your application needs more detail - they'll work with you to get your application ready to submit to the EU.
If they decide your application doesn't meet the requirements of the scheme, they can reject it.
National consultation
After you've agreed a final version of your application with the relevant body, it must be published for national consultation.
The relevant body will notify any parties who have stated an interest in products that are similar to yours.
Anyone who wants to comment or object must state their intention to do so within 4 weeks of your application being published.
They'll then have 8 weeks to outline their comment or objections.
The relevant body will deal with objections by discussing them with you and with the person who complained.
Any comments or objections must be addressed before your application can move on to the next stage.
You can see a list of applications that are currently under national consultation.
Once any objections or comments have been addressed and you've finished your product specification, you need to nominate a body to check that your production methods meet the standards you've set out.
When the inspections are finished Defra will check the results and decide if your application can go further.
Submitting to the European Commission
After Defra has approved your inspection results, you must make a 'single document' that provides details of your product.
Defra will check your single document and tell you if they think it needs any changes. When it's finished they'll send it to the European Commission.
The commission aims to examine the document in 6 months and make comments or request further information, but the length of the entire process varies depending on the issues they find.
EU consultation
After the commission have examined the single document, they'll publish it in the EU official journal - interested parties in Europe then have 3 months to lodge a notice of opposition.
If nobody has lodged a notice of opposition after 3 months, the EU will:
- publish the regulation which gives your product's name legal protection, in the official journal
- add the name of your product to its register of protected names
If someone lodges a notice of opposition, Defra will try to resolve it with you and the relevant body in the member state the objection comes from.
If they can't reach an agreement, the EU standing committee will make the final decision about whether your product can get protected name status.
After your product is protected
Your protection goes on indefinitely once it's been granted by the EU.
To use a protected name, you must have your production methods inspected at least once every 3 years by your nominated inspection body.
The inspection body must certify them before they can use the protected name on their products.
Changing product specifications
You can apply to have the product specifications of a protected food name changed, if you're a group with a legitimate interest.
Your application must outline the reasons why you want to change the specifications - contact the person you applied to if you want to do this.
You must include the EU logo that applies to your protected food product on the food label.
The logo must be in 'the same field of vision' as the name of your product (so you can see them at the same time).
You can also include the terms or abbreviations:
- protected designation of origin (PDO)
- protected geographical indication (PGI)
- traditional speciality guaranteed (TSG)
Existing stock
For stock packaged before 4 January 2016 that doesn't have the EU logo on the food label, you can use stickers instead.
You'll need to make sure the stickers are applied in 'the same field of vision' as the name of your product (so you can see them at the same time).
Last updated 8 January 2019 + show all updates
- Updated the contact information for sending draft product specifications in Wales.
- Changed the contact details for Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).
- Updated the address details for England.
- Logos section updated to show new labelling rules from 4 January 2016, and how to label existing stock.
- Updated the logo section, from 4 January 2016 it will be compulsory to use these logos on labelling.
- Updated contact details for where to send your draft product specification in Scotland.
- List of products that can apply for TSG protection mark updated.
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As all of you doubtless know, a movie entitled 300 recently opened to huge box office success and reasonable critical reviews. Most of the raves are coming courtesy of some truly phenomenal Computer Generated Imagery (CGI) which, with 300, has reached a pinnacle many of us couldn't have imagined even a few years ago. But some heavy promotion of the film is also coming from those of us who are fans of freedom.
I wrote a review of 300 that praised the filmmaking technique because it truly was stellar. I often address such things as special effects or edits in my movie reviews because those are particular interests of mine. In some cases, though, and where it's appropriate, I'll also comment on some political message or another a movie may convey. In the case of 300, I wrote (in part; you can read the rest of the review here):
"King Leonidas rallied his soldiers in the film by saying, 'A new age has come, an age of freedom. And all will know that 300 Spartans gave their last breath to defend it.' 2,500 years after the fact, we still know. That's one hell of a legacy for liberty, and one I think not enough people can know enough about."
Interestingly enough, while many people seem to recognize the political content of 300, there seems to be some surprisingly varied takes on it. I've even received e-mails from a few who consider my own viewpoint to be the direct opposite of theirs and call my notions effectively disproved by the "real history" of the Battle of Thermopylae.
One correspondent chastised me rather thoroughly by pointing out that the Spartans weren't exactly poster children for freedom. He noted that they had slaves and that they engaged in the infanticide of children born in some way imperfect. He also mentioned an hereditary ruling class to which the lower echelons of Sparta couldn't ascend. As an aside, he noted that the "boy lovers" (an appellation from the film) in Athens were the ones who actually invented Democracy.
I've read quite a bit about the Battle of Thermopylae, and have read even more since seeing 300. I can't argue the historical facts with the man who wrote the aforementioned e-mail because he isn't wrong. Life in Sparta 2,500 years ago wasn't free for many Spartans by most standards we might use to measure liberty. The Spartans did take an active hand in evolution by determining for themselves the survival of the fittest and killing or abandoning those infants that didn't meet their harsh criteria. Sparta was ruled by kings and a council of elders who, it is said, imposed and enforced laws governing just about everything (Sparta's code of laws was oral rather than written, and as such, we don't know for sure many of the details). In turn, even the hands of the ruling class were tied by obligations to religious authorities.
On the other hand, whoever may have officially been credited with the invention of democracy in the end, the ancient Spartans mixed their totalitarianism with a structure of government based on votes by appointed or elected representatives from among their allies. Though the kingship was inherited, the ruling council was also an elected body. Citizenship was bestowed by virtue of birth; Spartan "slaves" were really in a mixture state-owned serfs and of failed soldiers who stayed at home and engaged in farming, manufacturing, and trade while the elite fought battles. Meanwhile, Spartan women may have been the freest in Greece with rights equal to their men including an identical education, the ability to divorce, and full rights of property ownership.
When we look back with the clarity of 2,500 years of experience, we can say that some of the things the Spartans believed and did were wrong and, in fact, anti-freedom. But in the context of the time and place, the Spartan regime was no worse than many and better than others. It had redeeming qualities well worth admiration even today. Consider, for example, the high esteem in which Spartans placed women, and then recall that American women have only even had the right to vote for the last 100 or so years. Recall, too, the premium the Spartans placed on honor and on doing the right thing solely because it was the right thing. There's a wonderful anecdote from the historian Xenophon in a Wikipedia entry about Sparta that states:
"A strong emphasis was placed on honour and carrying out acts because it was the 'right thing to do.' Xenophon wrote about the Spartans as he observed them during an Olympic game: 'An elderly man was trying to find a place to sit and observe the Olympic Games, as he went to each section. All the other Greeks laughed as he tried to make his way through. Some ignored him. Upon entering the Spartan section all the Spartans stood and offered the elderly man their seats. Suddenly the entire stadium applauded. All the Greeks knew what was the right thing to do, but the Spartans were the only ones who did it.'"
Certainly that kind of behavior is worthy of respect and emulation even today despite the fact that we have since learned that other aspects of Spartan history might best not be repeated! And I maintain that the Battle of Thermopylae, where King Leonidas of Sparta engaged in one of the most courageous last stands of all time, was fought for freedomthe freedom of his people to continue their way of life, and for his country to endure intact and without forced allegiance to another.
In much the same way I was told that Sparta and King Leonidas weren't "real" freedom fighters, I've also been advised more than once that the American Founding Fathers weren't all they were cracked up to be, either. Although we must acknowledge the fact that they were instrumental in declaring and then securing independence from Great Britain, some would suggest that these men were less than freedom lovers themselves because some of them owned slaves.
George Washington's Mount Vernon estate was worked by more than 300 slaves. Thomas Jefferson also owned a number of slaves who toiled at Monticello. Washington apparently reconsidered the notion of slavery as he fought for the freedom of other Americans, but he didn't free his slaves. It is said that Washington feared the reaction from the numerous other slave owners, particularly in those states where slavery had taken considerable root. Having fought so hard for unity of the colonies, Washington chose not to rock the barely stable boat of the new nation. Jefferson, meanwhile, did free a very small percentage of his slaves both before his death and by virtue of his will. But he, too, chose to largely maintain the status quo.
When we again apply the 20/20 vision offered us by hindsight, we can unequivocally say that Washington and Jefferson (as well as their compatriots) were wrong to have owned other human beings. At the same time, and in the context of the times they lived, it was a perfectly ordinary and acceptable thing for wealthy landowners to do. Some so-called free blacks fought in various and sundry Revolutionary War conflicts (in fact, a free black was the first colonist to die in the Boston Massacre) and were in large part accepted there, but it was another three quarters of a century before the disparity between "liberty for all" and the institution of slavery was definitively removed.
Some 230 years ago, the fact that Washington and Jefferson owned slaves was unworthy of comment, critical or otherwise. But even today, their singular acts of courage to liberate an entire country remain inspirational and worthy of honor that should be undimmed by failings that have only later come to be called failings.
Even the one thing that many believes most defines and refines menreligioncan be similarly criticized. The brutalization of the Middle East in the name of the Crusades is reprehensible. The slaughter of the Aztecs and other native American cultures, some of it in the name of "convert or die" Catholicism, is appalling. The atrocities of the Spanish Inquisition scarcely bear thinking about, at least not in any of its bloody and merciless detail. And yet we condemn the acts themselves without disparaging religion in its entirety.
More recently, take a look back at the men who were the first permanent settlers in North America. They left their native land in large part because they wanted to practice their religion freely. Upon landing on our shores, they promptly began discriminating against everybody else in much the same way they themselves had suffered. Hindsight when it's so close behind is apparently a little blurry!
Since then, however, we've learned that merely founding a country in its early days based on a religious freedom that wasn't doesn't mean we can't appreciate the rationale of the founding even as we correctand learn fromsome of its mistakes. And certainly, the Crusades or the Inquisition notwithstanding, we've not thrown out all religion as bad even when certain parts and pieces of it are best remembered only so we can avoid any repetition of it!
Everybody who loves freedom and who works with that ultimate goal in mind knows full well that any journey toward any goal is takenin increments. To do so with any hope of true success means that we must know what our predecessors have done, and which of their deeds were good and fruitful and which were substantially less. We would do well to imitate the best of them, and to consider the rest to be cautionary. In the end, the latter does us almost as much good as the former. Then we, too, work within the context of our present day to get the job done.
The most important thing that we can do to ensure that we make as much progress as possible for liberty is to ask ourselves what history books will say of us when our actions are considered. When our doings are subjected to the crystal-clear magnifying glass of hindsight, will we be admired for the good we managed to do, or will we be dismissed or disparaged because our efforts weren't unflawed? I suspect the case will consist of both, though we can tip the scales toward the former if we do enough good. Far worse, though, than even the bitterest criticism would be history's footnote that suggests we assumed that when even the greatest of men weren't perfect, we "lesser" souls could avoid similar mistakes and criticisms by doing nothing at all.
In the April, 2007 issue of Playboy magazine (I swear I read it for the articles!), there's a cartoon that stopped me dead in my tracks. It shows two men in suits and ties walking just outside the US Capitol building. One man is saying to the other, "You say it's a free country? My God, when did that happen?" The point, of course, is that our country isn't anywhere near as free any more as we'd like to think that it is. But the counterpoint is that we have it within our powerthe power of the Constitution's much-vaunted "the People"to offer an answer to that question.
The answer I'd like to propose is this: Today. Today is when freedom happened. Today is when we collectively rose up, repealed bad laws, and removed bad government employees from office. Today is when we decided that King Leonidas' unflinching courage, Thomas Jefferson's philosophies, George Washington's principles, and the great sacrifices of countless other freedom fighters throughout history have given us a roadmap to get where we want to go. That they also showed us a few futile detours is only an added bonus that will, if we heed them, make us all the more capable of living up to the possibilities and the hope most men in all times have for freedom. The one thing even history cannot dim nor hindsight ever harm is the simple unchanging fact that freedom itself is never wrong nor is doing all that we possibly can to achieve it.
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The intense disruption that has plagued the entire peninsula, forcing the cancellation of more than just a race, but did not stop the athletes of the class CKI, the president of the Sailing Club "The Dolphins" Scauri Ercole Petraglia and the head judge Federal Babini.
Saturday, April 14, around 14:00, after a heavy rain, the sky has given a respite and entered the West with an intensity greater than 20 knots.The 27 registered athletes have rushed on the competition to kick off in three rounds back to back, with winds increased to nearly 30 knots and has allowed everyone to finish the course within the maximum time.
The races were characterized by a balance between elite athletes with three first places, the Tuscans Vannucci and Santoni and the Roman Beverley, each with different equipment. The result confirms, as was done last year, even as this season continues to surprise.We are beginning to lean out the top ten juniors who are too ready to undermine the dominance of the 2011 champion of the category, the Ancona Calbucci, followed closely by good Tuscan and Neapolitan Chiti Varriale.Only two girls present, an accomplice of the bad weather, the Palermo Piscopo and the ever talented Brunacci which sits in the top ten overall.
The standings after the first rehearsal to first place with Simone Vannucci 6.70 points ahead of Simon and Andrew Beverley Santoni both with 8.70 points, in second and third position.


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In Nancy Dale's 1986 epic tome of Southern California native plants, "Flowering Plants," she says this about toyon — aka California holly, Christmas berry, or, if you're a botanist, Heteromeles arbutifolia: "It is thought that masses of this native shrub growing on the hills above Hollywood gave the community its name."
This idea of floral origins for Hollywood is romantic. It's also not true. Hollywood got its name for a much more mundane reason: Someone wealthy liked the sound of it.
In 1886, Harvey Henderson Wilcox, a rich prohibitionist from Kansas, and his wife, Daeida, purchased 120 acres of apricot and fig groves near the Cahuenga Pass at $150 an acre. Harvey, an inveterate businessman, realized he could make a lot of money by subdividing the land and selling the lots for $1,000 a pop. And so the Wilcox subdivision, as Hollywood was then known, was born.
A year later, on a train journey back to Ohio, Daeida Wilcox befriended a fellow wealthy traveler who just happened to own a fine estate in Illinois. Its name was Hollywood. The story goes that Wilcox was so taken with the name that upon her return to California she encouraged Harvey to apply the name to their property. On Feb. 1, 1887, the name was immortalized when Harvey filed a subdivision map to the Los Angeles County Recorder's Office with the name "Hollywood."
But long before Wilcox's chance encounter and the installation of an enormous "Hollywoodland" sign, toyon was growing in the Hollywood Hills. These shrubs and the brilliant red berries that adorn them have been growing in Southern California for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. We're not quite sure how far back they go: Scientists at the Natural History Museum, where I work, haven't found any in the La Brea Tar Pits yet, so it seems they've been here less than 10,000 years.
Before the Europeans showed up, the indigenous peoples of the area used toyon for food, medicine and tools. Making use of a plant isn't unusual, but this plant's name is. According to "California Native Plants for the Garden" (whose authors include Carol Bornstein, the Natural History Museum's director of the nature gardens), "Toyon is the only California native plant that continues to be commonly known by a Native American name." Toyon was the name given by the Ohlone people, and it stuck.
In early summer their showy white flowers are magnets for native pollinators, which help to produce the bright red fruits that catch our attention at this time of year. If you cut open a berry — more technically known as a pome — the inside looks a lot like the core of an apple, and birds love them.
The shrub ranges all the way south into Baja California and north into the Sierra Nevada.
To Angelenos of the early 1900s, toyon was better known as California holly. The shrub closely resembles another winter evergreen, European holly, Ilex aquifolium. Both have green leathery leaves with spiky edges and bright red berries that fruit in winter, and consequently were used to adorn people's homes as yuletide decorations. Lore has it that overharvesting of the berries in the early 1900s led to a California state law outlawing the gathering of toyon on public lands. I couldn't find any evidence for this, but the story is repeated in many places, including on Wikipedia's toyon entry.
Is California holly our state's most apocryphal plant? Perhaps. In 2012, it also earned the distinction of being named L.A.'s official native plant by the City Council. But we remain lucky that it ultimately wasn't a neighborhood namesake. Can you imagine a huge sign over our city that reads TOYONWOOD? No, neither can I.
Lila Higgins is an avid urban nature explorer with a background in entomology and environmental education. She works at the L.A. County Natural History Museum, where she runs the Citizen Science and Live Animal programs. She wrote this for Zocalo Public Square.


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Indie developer Jeffrey Sun brings you the Modern Photo Editor 1.7.1 for iOS, an update to his powerful, full resolution, image editing app, which is one of the few apps of its kind capable of processing and saving photos shot at full resolution on the iPhone's 8-megapixel, iSight camera. A complete image editing solution, the app features 17 Color Effects Filters, 10 Image Adjustments, 10 Spot-Editing Brushes, 15 Texture Effects, 5 Orientation Fixes, 16 Photo Frames, Cropping, Unlimited Undo/Redo and a Photoshop-like Reverting History Log. The update includes a new, scrolling toolbar and improved photo import.
The finest camera made by Apple, its 8-megapixel, iSight, rear-facing camera, offers a maximum resolution of 3,264 x 2448 pixels, and it comes standard on the iPhone 4S and 5. Its hi-res photos produce great results when printed or when displayed on large monitors, but pose a serious challenge to photo editing apps. Modern Photo Editor allows editing, and saving at full resolution with Unlimited Undo/Redo.
Feature Highlights:
* Saves at full, 8-megapixel resolution
* 10 Image Adjustments - Exposure, Vibrance, Gamma, Temperature, Contrast, Sharpness, Saturation, Brightness, Vignette, Focus Blur
* 10 Spot-Editing Brushes - Brighten, Darken, Saturate, Grey, Accent, Dull, Sharpen, Blur, Blemish, Undo
* 17 Color Filters - Dean, Holmes, Dubai, Hansen, California, Knox, Brooklyn, Dublin, Miller, Leone, Plum, Kobold, Elliot, Garrison, Dachshund, Bonne Nuit
* 15 Textures - Stucco, Fabric, Curtain, Wood, Napkin, Steel, Cotton, Ice, Metal, Weave, Paper, Rock, Wall, Cloth, Snow
* Crop Tool
* Reverting History Log - Revert 5, 10, 20 steps back, Undo/Redo one step at a time
* 5 Orientation Fixes - Rotate R/L, Straighten, Flip Vertical/Horizontal
* 16 Photo Frames - Zealand, Greyhound, Keller, Labrador, Matte, Chow Chow, Dennis, Mastiff, Siberian, Terner, Shepherd, Maltese, Russell, Cavalier, Beagle, Jackson
* Crash and Interruption Recovery - History Log of edits is saved permanently
* Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Email, Message sharing
Developer Jeffrey Sun said :
It is a full-fledged photo editor, and it is the only photo editor on the App Store that saves at full, 8-megapixel resolution, and also includes a Reverting History Log. The eight million pixels saved by your iPhone camera ought to be preserved through any editing process...
The key differentiating feature of Modern Photo Editor is that it allows users to save their edited photo at three resolution options: 1 MP, 3 MP, or 8 MP (full). In addition, every edit is recorded in a History Log, and selecting a previous edit will revert the image to that point in time. Undo/Redo buttons facilitate this as well. As a safety measure, the History Log is saved to the device's permanent memory, so that the app can recover in case of a crash or interruption.
Device Requirements:
* iPhone 3GS/4/4S/5, iPod touch (3rd/4th/5th generation), and iPad
* Universal app optimized for display on all iOS devices
* Requires iOS 6.0 or later
Modern Photo Editor 1.7.1 is $0.99 (USD) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Photo & Video category. Category: Graphics & Design, Photography, Art, Video
Jeffrey Sun's Modern Photo Editor
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Palo Alto, California - Based in Palo Alto, California, and an independent iOS developer himself, Jeffrey Sun looks to support creative indie work wherever possible. He is a budding entrepreneur who studies Computer Science in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Copyright (C) 2012-2013 Jeffrey Sun. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.


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Apple won't get to leapfrog the three-judge panel in its renewed request for a permanent injunction against Samsung's products. An appeals court ruled on Monday that Apple would still have to face a three-judge panel required as part of the appeals process—a process Apple hoped to skip in order to go straight to a full-court appeal. Meanwhile, Samsung gets to continue selling its devices in the US, despite the $1 billion verdict from 2012 saying the company violated Apple's patents.
Following last year's patent verdict, Apple asked the court for a permanent ban on the sale of Samsung's devices that were found to violate Apple's intellectual property. As we pointed out last August, the devices in question are mostly out-of-date smartphones that customers aren't likely to be buying anyway. Although some can still be purchased for cheap or free through US carriers, most aren't even available on the market in the US simply because of the normal product refresh cycle.
Apple wanted to ensure they couldn't be sold in the US at all, but the company was denied that request because the court felt Apple hadn't proven Samsung's infringement caused "irreparable harm." Apple naturally appealed that decision, but it requested to have the appeal expedited so the devices could be (potentially) banned sooner rather than later.
As noted by Reuters, the request wasn't likely to succeed to begin with, so Monday's rejection by the appeals court isn't a complete shock to those watching the case. However, Apple's petition certainly shows that the company views its own case as worthy of special treatment: it wanted to skip an otherwise required step in the appeals process. Whatever the case, the appeals court clearly doesn't agree, forcing Apple and Samsung to wait a little longer to find out whether Samsung's old phones should indeed be banned from the US.


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With spring planting underway, John Deere is completing the final round of testing of its new iPad app for planters called SeedStar Mobile, first previewed at National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, KY. Due out in 2015, the app is designed to work in conjunction with the GreenStar 3 2630 display, on select planter models.
Depending upon the configuration of the planter, SeedStar Mobile collects and monitors seed population rates, singulation, seed spacing, applied downforce, gauge wheel margin, variety, ride quality, and ground speed on a row-by-row basis. This data is shown to the operator on an iPad in the cab in real-time as performance dashboards and high-definition maps, making it easier for the operator to visualize planter performance.
SeedStar Mobile also wirelessly sends the planting data to the MyJohnDeere web portal. Using this portal, a farm manager can remotely monitor planter performance from any internet-enabled device and see the same data the operator sees in the cab in near real time. The manager can take the planting data on the iPad out to the field, where he or she can use it to make decisions for the following season.
One of the biggest benefits of SeedStar Mobile is optimizing planter performance. By using the performance dashboards and row-by-row high definition maps, the producer can more easily recognize problems with the planter and then perform the necessary adjustments or repairs that are needed to correct the issue. By using SeedStar Mobile, the producer can quickly and easily identify and resolve planter problems, reducing the possibility of improper seed placement or population.
Mike Brandert, Senior Product Manager at John Deere's Intelligent Solutions Group, says that SeedStar Mobile comes at a time when planters are getting larger, faster, and more sophisticated. "John Deere's newest planter, ExactEmerge, can accurately plant at speeds up to 10 mph," Brandert says. "As planting speed increases, tools to help producers understand and optimize the performance of the planter are vital to ensure proper seed placement which maximizes the yield potential of the crop. SeedStar Mobile enables producers to instantly monitor and better understand planter performance. Producers will have the confidence that the planter is running at the highest level of precision and accuracy."
Here's a sneak peak at some of the screens you'll see when the new SeedStar Mobile app is launched in 2015.
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Minetta's Layered & Luxurious Bedroom
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- Minetta
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- New York , NY
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- What do you love about your bedroom?:
- I love that I took the opportunity to allow the space to evolve over time to what it is today. My room has had many incarnations before this point, but none felt right. My goal ultimately was to create a warm, comfortable, luxurious and layered space that would be my refuge from the urban chaos outside my doors. I've incorporated items that really provide a sense of calm to me; family photos, mementos of cultural significance, souvenirs-things that put a smile on my face every time I enter the room... I have to admit a fabulous mattress and amazing bed linens don't hurt either.
- What are your tips for creating a beautiful, healthy and organized bedroom?:
- No matter the size, a bedroom is at its best when it's clean and organized. My space is small, so it can easily become cluttered. The key is to have a place for everything(small boxes and bowls work well), always put things back/away after use, utilize under bed storage and keep non-essential items out of the room in the first place.
- In modern homes, bedrooms have become more than just a place to sleep; they can be a retreat, a home office, a library, a relaxation zone. What are some ways you make the most of your bedroom?:
- I felt it was necessary to make my bedroom a true sanctuary of rest and relaxation. For this reason (and the lack of square footage), there isn't much multi-purpose functionality incorporate into the space. I will sometimes read or bring my tablet to bed, but besides that my room is a space for unadulterated respite, repose and nothingness...Just the way I like it.


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According to historian James Loewen's Lies My Teacher Told Me, the Pilgrims did not start the Thanksgiving tradition; instead, east coast Indians had celebrated autumnal harvests for hundreds of years. In fact, our modern celebration only dates back to President Lincoln's 1863 proclamation of a national Thanksgiving holiday (during the perilous times of the Civil War), when the Union badly needed a boost of patriotism. The Pilgrims of New England were not even incorporated into the tradition for another 30 years.
There are literally only two brief primary sources that deal with what happened in the Fall of 1621 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The most familiar might be Edward Winslow's Mourt's Relation (modernized spelling below) in which he stated:
our harvest being gotten in, our governor sent four men on fowling, that so we might after a special manner rejoice together, after we had gathered the fruits of our labors; they four in one day killed as much fowl, as with a little help beside, served the Company almost a week, at which time amongst other Recreations, we exercised our Arms, many of the Indians coming amongst us, and amongst the rest their greatest king Massasoit, with some ninety men, whom for three days we entertained and feasted, and they went out and killed five Deer, which they brought to the Plantation and bestowed on our Governor, and upon the Captain and others. And although it be not always so plentiful, as it was at this time with us, yet by the goodness of God, we are so far from want, that we often wish you partakers of our plenty.What from the traditional holiday celebration is mentioned and what is left out?
Importantly, the above-mentioned quote lacks historical context. Think about it: why exactly were the Indians so willing to sit down with these "invaders"? Toward answering that question, some historians have argued that our yearly celebrations whitewash the permanent colonization of America that might have been impossible without the devastating (but unintentional) plagues that preceded the Pilgrim arrival. This onslaught of disease might have been the most important single occurrence in the history of America. Lastly, feel free to comment on the traditional painting embedded in this post as another contributor to the Thanksgiving mythology.


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