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In a July 19 Technology, David Auerbach referred to a woman who, while promoting Microsoft's Zune media player in 2007, admitted that she owned an iPhone. She admitted that she owned an iPod.
In a July 19 Weigel, David Weigel misidentified a Wall Street Journal editorial as a Kim Strassel column.
In a July 18 Brow Beat blog post, Aisha Harris misidentified the silent-film-era practice of shooting scenes with two separate cameras as a "two-reeler."
In a July 18 Map of the Week, a Game of Thrones chart misstated the fates of several characters and misnumbered others.
In a July 18 Moneybox blog post, Matthew Yglesias said that Judge Richard Berman of the Southern District of New York took senior status in 2001. He did so in 2011.
In a July 18 Slatest blog post, Josh Voorhees referred to the women thought to be Rep. Steve Cohen's long-lost daughter (who wasn't) by the wrong first name. She is Victoria Brink, not Jessica Brink.
In a July 18 Vault blog post, Rebecca Onion misidentified the National Institute of Mental Health as the National Institutes of Mental Health.
In a July 18 XX Factor blog post, Katy Waldman stated that the American Girl doll Addy has been retired. It is still available. The reference was removed and replaced with Felicity, one of the dolls that has been retired.
In a July 17 Culturebox, Jack Hamilton misstated that Augusta, Ga. is the state's capital.
In a July 17 Food, Daniel Engber misspelled the surname of medical researcher John Ioannidis.
In a July 17 Map of the Week, Chris Kirk suggested that gay marriage is now legal in all of the U.K. It is legal only in England and Wales.
In a July 17 Politics, David Weigel misstated Cesar Conda's former title. He was an aide to Vice President Dick Cheney, not chief of staff.
In a July 17 Roiphe column, Katie Roiphe misspelled the name of writer Alissa Nutting.
In a July 17 Weigel blog post, David Weigel said the New Republic had two articles on small states being overrepresented in the Senate. There was one such article. He also misidentified the writer as Molly Redden, rather than Nate Cohn.
In a July 17 XX Factor blog post, Amanda Hess misstated who did the research on the gender of New York Times sources. It was Alexi Layton and Rochelle Richards, not Alexi Layton and Alicia Shepard. Shepard is a professor at UNLV, where Layton and Richards are students, and she oversaw the research but did not gather it.
In the July 16 Future Tense, David Biello wrote that farmer Kevin McCullough uses a combine to till his fields. He uses a tractor. The piece also gave an incorrect first name for the head of the National Farmers Union. He is Roger Johnson, not Robert Johnson.
In a July 16 Weigel blog post, David Weigel misspelled Gov. Bob McDonnell's last name.
In a July 15 Bad Astronomy blog post, Phil Plait misspelled Annalee Newitz's first name.
In a July 15 Moneybox blog post, Matthew Yglesias misinterpreted a sample household budget as leaving no money for food or clothing. Those items were categorized as daily rather than monthly expenses.
In a July 15 Moneybox blog post, Matthew Yglesias wrote that Washington, D.C.'s Office of Planning was proposing to change parking requirements near mass-transit hubs only for residential structures. The proposal was for across-the-board changes.
In a July 15 Moneybox, Jeremy Stahl misstated the date that the Hollywood Stock Exchange was founded. It was 1996, not 1999.
In a July 14 Jurisprudence, Emily Bazelon stated that during George Zimmerman's trial a witness testified that a person wearing a red or a light-colored shirt was straddling the person below during a fight. The witness actually said that person wearing a red or light-colored shirt was below and was being straddled by the person on top.
In a July 13 Moneybox blog post, Matthew Yglesias said Virginia governors are subject to a one-year term limit. They are limited to a single four-year term in office.
In a July 10 History, Errol Morris listed the dates of the Lyndon B. Johnson administration where he intended to list the dates on which Robert McNamara assumed and then left his position as secretary of defense. McNamara held the position from 1961 to 1968, not 1963 to 1969.
In a June 28 Double X, Jessica Winter misrepresented philosophy professor Eric T. Olson's position on whether a person can ever be said to have been a fetus. In his paper "Was I Ever a Fetus?" Olson answers yes.
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Two suicide bombers penetrated a government compound in the country's south Sunday, killing five people, Afghan officials said. There were no reports of foreign troops or civilians at the site.
In neighboring Helmand province, a bomb planted at a bus station killed one policeman and wounded another person, a provincial official said.
The suicide attack was in the district of Spin Boldak in Kandahar province in one of the nation's most violent areas. The district is a major infiltration corridor for Taliban fighters from Pakistan as well as a smuggling route for weapons and narcotics.
A Taliban spokesman, Qari Yousef Ahmadi, said the group was responsible for the Spin Boldak attack. He said the Taliban did not orchestrate the bombing in Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital of Helmand.
Mohammad Hashim, district chief of Spin Boldak, said the two militants were targeting a meeting of local officials at a compound in the district of Kandahar province near the Pakistani border. Hashim said the two attackers arrived in a car, killed a guard and entered the facility firing weapons before blowing themselves up along with their vehicle. The compound houses offices of the district chief and district council as well as other government buildings.
The head of the provincial council, Hafiz Abdul Haleem, said five people died including one policeman and four civilians. Fifteen were wounded.

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Trailer thrash: Ariel Atoms amok
Every good story starts with an Ariel Atom towing a trailer full of Spam.
And if you think we've gone mad, let me reassure you that an unhealthy amount of processed pig is not the only thing in there. We also have a Teasmade, a gazebo and a portable loo. These are stacked on top of jerrycans and bottles of oil and a full set of alloy wheels and tires. To be honest, we were only supposed to transport the tires. But then I accidentally ordered a massive trailer, so I thought we might as well top up with other stuff. Spam. It'll be useful at lunchtime.
You might reasonably ask what the hell's going on here. So allow me to explain. The Atom is a road-legal racer you can drive to the track, race, then drive home again. But as it turns out, you need lots of stuff to go racing. Things like spare tires and spanners and Teasmades. Unfortunately, the Atom has less storage space than a pencil case. Some race teams would solve this by spending millions on lorries and motorhomes, but that's not the TG way. Why would you trailer the car when the car could trailer your stuff? So when we received our invitation to race in the Atom Cup at Castle Combe circuit, there was only one thing for it…
Which is why we've just hooked up our Atom to 450kg of Brian James CarGo (see what they did there?) Shifter, complete with side fences so things don't fall off. Coupling all this to a 570kg Ariel Atom is not only preposterous, but also technically challenging. Flyweight track cars don't come with towbars, so we've had to fashion one onto the naked chassis using nothing but welding torches and raw hope. And after some sweating and pinched fingers, we're all hitched. Everything we need to go racing, right here, including the car. Genius, eh?
And so here I am, strapped into the Atom in the Top Gear garage. I glance over my left shoulder, and my entire vision is filled with the CarGo, looming large like a large loomy thing. As I release the clutch, I feel the trailer drag slightly, like a reluctant dog on the end of a lead. And as I pull away, it feels like the Atom's tethered to a bungee. Never has this famously skinny machine felt so immensely heavy. As I gently accelerate, it feels like the nose should be packed with ballast to stop it raising like the bow of a speedboat. I'm not driving. I'm floating. Maybe not so genius after all.
When you're up and running, and provided the road isn't dented or curved, the articulated Atom mostly behaves itself. But admittedly it's not perfect. On the roads around Castle Combe, I hit a few bumps, and the whole set-up threatens to jackknife. And it starts to rain, which makes the front wheels skitter over the surface. This isn't fun. But then, with history's most unlikely accident averted, I spot a brown road sign: "Competitor Entrance 100 Yards". Phew. So I peel off the road, thread my rig through the paddock and find a place to unload my lunch. With all that trucking, I've worked up quite an appetite.
Turns out the Atom Cup has a fine hospitality unit with platters of smoked salmon and a whole bar of delicious drinks. But while the other drivers nibble their vol-au-vents, I hack off a lump of Spam and sit on the ground. Castle Combe. This is not a place to be taken lightly – a throwback to days when the only thing hairier than the drivers were the tracks. As one instructor helpfully puts it, it's the most dangerous circuit in the UK. Run-off areas are merely strips of grass. Beyond those, you'll be greeted by earth banks or crash barriers, both of which should stop you exploring the surrounding woodland at speed.
Still, time for qualifying. Now, I've done a spot of racing before, but mostly in older cars at a gentlemanly pace. And usually on smooth circuits such as Silverstone, with their vast run-off areas. Not in razor-sharp Atoms on a track with many lumps and nowhere to hide. At some points, the bumps are so severe that my feet jump around, and it's hard to line them up with the pedals. The pit of my stomach jumps up and whacks my diaphragm. The only option is to pin my right foot to the throttle and keep it there for a worryingly long time. If I had more guts, it'd stay there for longer, but the sensible part of my brain tells me to lift off sharply. Think of the return journey, Piers…
There's no flattering way to put this: I qualify third from last. The race is just two hours away, which gives me time to invent some excuses and fiddle with the Atom's set-up. Nothing major, but we've gone slightly softer on the dampers and given the front brakes more say in proceedings, which should encourage the nose to find an apex with more confidence. I say "we", because all this is done by the mechanics that come as part of the service for the Atom Cup. Costs vary depending on the level of attention you want, but different packages are available from £50,000 to £60,000. That includes the cost of the car, 16 races over eight weekends, and even the most basic investment gets the full hospitality treatment, which includes catering from the same people who do the food for the McLaren F1 team. It's mercifully Spamless.
Better to have a light lunch, I say – it'll help the power-to-weight ratio. And as I line up for race number one, I need all the help I can get. It's a standing start, and, given how things have gone so far, it's no surprise that I fluff it. My initial reactions are OK, but I hit the limiter in first, and the only two people I out-qualified are immediately threatening to come past. I don't know the other racers at all, but I spotted a couple in the paddock with some meaty-looking fists. And I'm not sure how much they use their mirrors. If I go for that gap, will they know I'm there? If not, will I taste those fists? So I hang back, hoping one of them makes a mistake.
They don't. So I pass some time by analysing my lap times. I know these to the millisecond, because the Atom is fitted with a data logger, which displays not only your lap time but also sector times. It doesn't hesitate to tell you when you're slower in one particular place or another. Or that blue isn't your colour and that stripes make you look fat. Looking at all this on the digital dash is like having a personal trainer constantly bawling right in your face. Unfortunately, the encouragement is lost on me, and I finish one place worse than I started. Second to last.
For race two, the late afternoon sky is heavier than a wet towel. It's raining over half the circuit, but I'm using dryweather tires. This should be interesting, especially as I'm lining up second to last on the grid. And sure enough, in some places, grip is nothing but a distant concept. And to make matters worse, I've lost my rhythm. Sometimes, I understeer; other times, I oversteer. Sometimes, I don't steer at all. I'm in last place, and it looks like it's the wooden spoon for me until, finally, I try a lunge down the inside into the final corner.
Through a blend of bravery and good luck, I complete the move, and there's a ripple of applause in my head as I cross the finishing line. From what I can tell, the car is undamaged, so I won't be hiring donkeys to get the trailer home. Back in the paddock, I back the Atom up to the CarGo and re-hitch. The load will be a little lighter on the way home, and so will the one that weighed upon my shoulders. As I change into my clammy waterproofs in preparation for the moist drive to London, a few of the other drivers go past in their big saloons and posh SUVs. I don't receive a single jealous glance. Gentleman drivers? Hmm. Let them eat Spam.
This story originally appeared in the October 2013 issue of Top Gear magazine.


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Vanilla Ice Convinces Hipsters to Be His New Fans
For a guy who has often been mocked in the 20-plus years since 'Ice Ice Baby,' Vanilla Ice has a good sense of humor. Ice stars in a new comedic video in which he pretends to move to the L.A. neighborhood of Echo Park to try to win over hipsters with his reinvented indie rock sound.
"These hipsters … They have way more disposable income than most kids who listen to hip-hop," Ice says while performing at a bookstore and coffee shop. Surrounded by a crowd of hipsters, some of whom claim to buy Vanilla Ice records once a month for ironic purposes, the rapper delivers an acoustic guitar-based rendition of 'Ice Ice Baby' featuring harmonies and actual singing.
The entire crowd gets involved in the sing-along, and one observer with a glockenspiel is invited to join the performance. "The fact that I bought this glockenspiel from a vintage toy store as a total joke, and then Vanilla Ice is doing this as a total joke … It becomes real somehow?," he wonders.
"Nobody can tell if it's cool or people just think it's cool," Ice says. "By the time they figure it out, I've already been booked at Coachella and sold my line of ice cube trays called Ice Ice Baby Makers."
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It takes great talent to mess up a Nicoise Salad. I mean, it can be served many ways but basically it has the same ingredients - tuna, potatoes, capers, a lush bed of buttery greens, red onions, a pile of cornichons, a tangy mustard-y vinaigrette, some quickly-blanched haricot verts, maybe a strip or two of anchovies from a tin. And of course, the olives. The briney little suckers that make the salad, that salad.
I was going to be tricky. I was going to sub-out the tuna and replace it with delicate terrines of seafood - the kind I was tasked with making for this Charcutepalooza "binding" challenge - and create a funky take on Salad Nicoise. I was quite sure you would never miss the tuna. I made the terrines the night before. Rock shrimp (Lucy's favorite) and crab (Edie's favorite). I got all my ingredients ready in the morning. I tasted the terrines. Beautiful, light, delicate, still tasting of the sea, and slightly reminiscent of the shrimp salad sandwiches my mother made for me as a child.
Then, that thing happens where you have this idea that you should ask your husband for advice about something. Like how to set up your photo. It seems like a good idea in the moment, I mean he is competent about so many things. So you do it, you ask him, and then 10 seconds later you realize asking your husband about food photography might be the biggest mistake ever, because pretty soon, he is arranging beans and peppers into an aerodynamic, architectural, 1980's era Nouvelle Cuisine-inspired tower and waxing poetic about food photography.
He produces theatre and concerts. He is not Penny De Los Santos. Still, he made me stop and shoot his plate.
Then, it was my turn. I called my version "rustic". I denounced his blatant use of a single nugget of lettuce. I called it un-real, ridiculous. He countered by telling me my rustic interpretation was "throwing lettuce on a plate". He talked about precision and design. I talked about homey-ness, comfort and practicality.
I mocked his perfectly-placed pickles. I asked him how many people he thought four pickles was going to feed. He accused me of using more ingredients to beef up my photos. He whined about unequal treatment and standards. He lectured me about how photography is art, not a literal plate that he would bring to the table. He mocked my deconstructed salad, calling it "silly". I countered with an oration about cooking, the ins and outs of actually producing food so that real people, not tiny mice, could eat it. He used this is an opportunity to remind me how mind-numbingly literal I can be.
We bickered. We bitched. We criticized. We blasted each others creations. We accused each other of secret sabotage. We were merciless, as only a husband and wife can be, safe on ground we created together, with rules we both understood.
It was absurdly fun. More than once, we caught each other smirking. It was all safely violent, all that sparring and squaring off.
And that is why, when I took my picture, and my head was full of theories and ideas and one-upsmanship, while driven to be right and make a better plate, a prettier plate than David, with my head in this game we created, I served a table full of guests at tea and promptly forgot the potatoes, the olives, the anchovies and the hard boiled eggs. Just left them in the fridge. Forgot they existed.
It was an Idiot's Salad. And I'm pretty sure that's all David's fault. But yours will be different. You will refrain from asking your spouse about food photography. Or what's happening in Congress. You'll stay on task, and make these adorable little terrines. They are very light, perfect for tea, easily adaptable with different herbs and seasonings, and if you remember all of the heartier ingredients you left in the fridge, perfect with a Nicoise Salad.
Shrimp & Crab Mini-Terrines with Cilantro & Chives
This is a simple take on Michael Ruhlman's "Maryland Crab, Scallop, and Saffron Terrine". The secret here is to keep it no frills, and use shrimp so fresh that they smell of the sea the minute you pop off the lid. When I made this dish with four curious six year olds - too nosey and curious not to join in - they passed the container around and "smelled the ocean". That's how fresh it should be – kids should think it smells great. I use backfin crab with the rock shrimp. It's sweeter than lump, has a stronger crab taste, and it's more affordable.
One other note – since the kids made this terrine, the herbs are cut roughly, certainly more rough than I would've preferred, but their big chunks of herbs made for a much more visually appealing terrine once sliced. I might try it their way next time.
¾ cup cream
1 lb. rock shrimp, chopped
½ lb. crab, back fin, in chunks
2 large egg whites
Chives, a handful, chopped
Cilantro, a handful, chopped
Juice of a medium-sized lemon
Salt (to taste)
Pepper (to taste)
Chives for garnish
Put the blades and bowl of your food processor in the freezer and chill for 15 minutes or so. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line four small terrines with plastic wrap, so they are ready when you need them. You'll want the wrap to hang out a bit so you can fold it over and cover the top of the terrine.
When the gear is cold, assemble processor and combine shrimp and egg whites in the processor and puree until smooth. While the machine is still running, add cream to the mixture and process a little longer, just until everything is mixed well. Turn off the machine, add chunks of crab to the mixture, and season with chives, cilantro, lemon, salt and pepper. Gently mix everything together.
Push spoonfuls of your shrimp mixture into the terrines so that it touches all edges and sides and fills the mold. Pack the shrimp mixture into the terrine with the back of your spoon, so it's even on top and fills the terrine completely. Cover with the remaining overlap of the plastic wrap and place terrines in a roasting pan. Pour hot water, from the tap or boiled on the stove, into the roasting pan until it comes half way up the sides of the terrines. Bake for about a half hour. You'll know it's done when you feel it get slightly spongey like a cake.
Remove terrines from the water bath and cool them a bit before putting them in the fridge. I put stones from my kid's rock collection on top of each one to weigh it down. Let it rest just like that overnight in the fridge.
When you're ready to serve, remove the rocks, unwrap the plastic wrap from the top and turn over the terrine. The little shrimp cakes will pop right out. Garnish with freshly cut chives. Serve with crackers and a hearty salad where you remember all the ingredients. Perfect for an afternoon tea out on the deck.
Here are the best of the Charcutepalooza Posts for July. The challenge was Blending. Love the dogs!
1. Sir Foodalot
Hot Dog Emulsion is F*ugly.
2. Healthy Green Kitchen
I made Hot Dogs and that's something I thought I'd never say…
3. Nic Cooks
The One I Didn't Want to Do
A really great survey of hot dogs in various countries.
4. Eat Live Travel Write
How Hot Dogs can be Dangerous to Your health
5. Sir Food A lot
Second That Emulsion (Sir Food A lot Holds Nothing Back)
6. Inspired By Wolfe
Ode on a Mortadella Sausage (with apologies to Keats)
7. Do Love Walk
July 4th and Half Smokes
8. Dabblings and Whimsey
Muffaletta Salad
9. Locavore in the City
A Daughter Makes Dogs with her Dad
10. Bite Me New England
Janis kisses the bung. Literally.
Best Pictures!
1. Cookbook Archeology
Gorgeous step-by-step Mortadella-making pics
2. Lighter and Local
Chicago Hot Dog
3. Taste Food
4. Leave Me The Oink
Pigs Wrapped in Brioche Blankets
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In the first four games of the season (Holmes was injured in the fourth quarter of the fourth game), the offense averaged 284 yards per game. Shockingly, the offense in fact improved to average 304.25 yards per game after the Holmes injury. So without a player whose absence Ryan claimed negatively impacted the team, the Jets actually averaged 20 yards per game more without Holmes.
Of course though those numbers don't exist in a vacuum, since the Jets played a bunch of really bad team at the very end of the season. Even so, it's not good that their offense was better without him than with him. The real determiner of Santonio against the team (we think) is Jeremy Kerley.
Since we're a bit of a numbers wonk, we closely watched how Jeremy Kerley performed after the absence of Santonio. At the start he was ripping up defenses. Once teams got wise to defending him, his numbers sagged somewhat. Still, the point is that at the end of the season without anyone else to work with to take away double teams and the like, Kerley ended the year even in terms of value with where Santonio had been done after his first month with the team ... right at the replacement level of receivers (ranking in the 60s).
In my mind, that's not very flattering to Santonio's prospects but a commendation of the work that Kerley did. Without much help from the quarterback spot or his fellow receivers, Kerley had the same level of output as a guy who is supposed to be better than him with a player of Kerley's caliber helping to take pressure off him.


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At the Creative Catalyst: Design for Change Contest by Veer you can create a design to support a social project of your choice. Veer: "We would like you to create a design for a project which is important to you personally. You can choose any theme as long as it has a social focus, i.e. a theme that is concerned with people. Your design should be fascinating and have a clear message. Good luck!" First Place wins a € 2000 donation for your project, a public presentation of your work in Berlin and London, as well as a two page presentation of yourself and your work in Computer Arts Magazine and 2000 Veer credits. Submission for your work will be accepted from 15 October to 14 November 2011. For more information visit the official website.
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By Liz Waytkus and Francine Moralles
Endangered historic site lists, as a tool for advocacy, are being announced and promoted by many preservation organizations and architectural advocacy groups across the country. As these lists seem to proliferate, it's interesting to step back and look at their genesis, the inclusion (or perhaps exclusion) of modern sites as a subset, the limits to modern site inclusion (mostly iconic by star architects), and endangered lists overall effectiveness.
Although initially composed of sites built before the 20th century, many endangered lists now include a wide-variety of places including those of the modern movement, historic ballparks and landscapes. The inclusion of modern properties on these lists has seen a steady increase since the mid 1980's when national battlefields and historic districts made up the bulk of the listings. One of the first lists, America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places from the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP) began in 1988 and within a few years, included Detroit's National Register for Historic Places listed Tiger Stadium in 1991.Considered an early 20th-century concrete and steel ballpark with rich cultural and historic significance, Tiger Stadium had been the site of the Detroit Tigers since 1912 and saw baseball legends from Hank Greenberg to Babe Ruth on its field. Although Tiger Stadium was demolished in 2009 in the face of local, state and national efforts to save it, by that time 20th century sites were a mainstay on endangered lists and have included high profile projects such as Eero Saarinen's TWA Flight Center (1962) and Century Plaza Hotel (1966) by Minoru Yamasaki.
Today there are in upward of one hundred or more built heritage endangered lists across in the United States. Endangered lists are primarily annual or every two year efforts that are developed by local, regional, state and national organizations. One such list, Landmarks Illinois Ten Most Endangered Historic Places, includes two modern movement sites on their 2012 list. Those sites include the long-embattled Bertrand Goldberg designed Prentice Women's Hospital (1975) and the Blair House designed in 1955 by the architectural form of Keck & Keck. The Landmarks Illinois list, which dates back to 1995, has a long history of including 20th century and modern sites reflecting the region's rich architectural history and contributions to the development of architectural design and technology. In discussing the recent Landmarks Illinois list with Lisa DiChiera, Director of Advocacy, she suggested that preservation advocacy organizations are increasingly confronted with threatened mid-20th century properties. DiChiera went on to say that "dealing with these sites has become a consistent part of our work load. The threat to this era of architecture is increasing yearly and there is no doubt in my mind that from this point on there will always be a mid-century building of significance on our annual Ten Most Endangered Historic Places list."
Image (R): Blair House courtesy of Landmark's Illinois, Photo credit: Hedrich Blessing, Architectural Record, February 1957
Since 1996, the internationally-minded World Monuments Fund organizes the Watch List every two years which, "calls international attention to cultural heritage around the globe that is at risk from the forces of nature and the impact of social, political, and economic change." While the Watch List includes very well-known sites such as Strawberry Hill in the UK, many of its listings are little-known and increasingly the Watch List has included modern sites like Alvar Aalto's Viipuri Library and The White City in Tel Aviv, Israel. Recent domestic additions to the Watch List include now saved Hilario Candela's Miami Marine Stadium, Manufacturers Hanover Trust building designed Gordon Bunshaft, and Paul Rudolph's Orange County Government Center. The latter of which continue to be high profile advocacy efforts in New York State garnering even higher profile media coverage due at least in part to their inclusion on the WMF Watch List and star architect designers.
Image (Above): 510 Fifth Avenue courtesy of Liz Waytkus
Alternatively, Civic Arena (formerly Mellon Arena or warmly "The Igloo") in Pittsburgh, PA was listed on Preservation Pennsylvania's list in 2002 but in the ten years between its listing and its demolition in 2011/12, Civic Arena was unfortunately excluded from additional endangered listings. Considered the world's first and largest indoor sports arena, Civic Arena was an engineering and modern architectural marvel (not to mention incredibly beautiful and elegant much like some of Eero Saarinen's work). Civic Arena was surely worthy of being included on any one of these listings but 20th century architecture has one big disadvantage: people remember it being built, they remember what was torn down to build it, and that sentiment or stigma is often harbored regardless of the objectivity of building advocates. Beyond listing, the federal and state steps put in place to review such historic sites (National Register eligibility, the Section 106 Process, etc) were similarly compromised or manipulated for an outcome advocates of the site see as predetermined.
Image (R): Civic Arena by David Roth via the Reuse the Igloo page on Facebook
While not all advocacy attempts are destined to be successful, inclusion on an endangered list with its increased media attention and outreach to the general public, does seem to have a positive effect on public sentiment or at least the perception of positive public sentiment. The listing of iconic modern sites designed by known or star architects, also contains an education impact for the general public as it raises the awareness (and one might argue the significance) of modern architecture in general as well as those considered to be of a regional design or by a lesser known designer.
The NTHP advocates America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places as "one of the most effective tools to save our country's irreplaceable architectural, cultural, and natural heritage". Notably, Landmark's Illinois quantifies their Ten Most list and states the program has saved 52 sites, 40 have been demolished or substantially altered, 70 continue to be threatened, and 13 have a rehab pending/underway. How influential endangered lists are may be hard to determine but quantifying effectiveness provides an excellent source of justification for preservation and perhaps more so, a positive reinforcement to both its recipients and its listers.


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Here are instructions to make a quilt with a single large star. The Star finishes at 48". Borders can be added to enlarge. The photo shows a quilt with 4" borders.
There are 2 star colors and one background.
For a 48" star ONLY (no border or backing, but there will be enough for a scrappy binding):
1 1/8 yard background
3/4 yard star color A
3/4 yard star color B
From the background fabric, cut 4 13.5" squares and 4 12.5" squares
From both the main star colors, cut 4 13.5" squares
Make 6 pairs using the 13.5" squares as follows:
2 Sets one A and one B square
2 sets one A and one Background square
2 sets one B and one Background square
Make the HSTs:
Take 2 13.5" squares and place them right sides together.
Draw a diagonal line from corner to corner.
Sew a seam on each side of the line, 1/4" from the line.
Cut on the line
Cut the resultant HSTs down to 12.5"
Assemble the HSTs and squares using this picture as a guide:
HST note: you usually add only 7/8" to the finished size to cut the starting squares, which would be 12 7/8". Because of the large size, I had problems, so I cut them larger, 13.5".
Background Yardage note: If you only have 1 yard of background fabric, you could cut the squares from all the fabrics at 11" and 12" (rather than 12.5" & 13.5"). Use the 12" squares for the HSTs, recutting them to 11" The squares will finish at 10.5", which would make the whole star 42" rather than 48".


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Expanding or honing your skill set as an IT professional is part of the job. The rapid evolution of technology certainly forces the need for ongoing education and updated certifications. But a desire to accelerate your own professional growth can also ignite a passion for learning. In today's competitive business environment, it's the ability to master non-technical skills, or soft skills, that quickly boosts your reputation as an effective IT pro.
By 2020, employment in all computer occupations is expected to increase by 22 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) biennial update of employment projections. This rise in IT jobs goes hand-in-hand with the shift in expectations of IT candidates in the workforce. According to a recent report from Wisegate, the vast majority of IT executives, managers and employees surveyed said they recognize that business proficiency is just as valuable to their careers as new technology skills. In fact, the number-one noted skill IT workers cited as most worthwhile for them to focus on for career advancement was "being business savvy." Rounding out the top three responses were "influencing others" and "building relationships."
As IT becomes more tightly integrated into the business process, the experienced IT professional is expected to be able to understand the business, communicate ideas with coworkers and clients, negotiate, and even lead. This is the case because, as within any career, the further you advance, the more it becomes a matter of working with others. The countless technical certifications hanging on your wall still matter (and always will), but if you aren't able to communicate that knowledge effectively, you may have fewer opportunities for advancement.
In this slideshow, Digium shares a list of five soft skills to master in order to move up the IT chain.
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The 49ers advanced past the Packers in Green Bay on Sunday, setting up a rematch with the Carolina Panthers.
The Panthers beat the 49ers 10-9 in Week 10, a game that cemented the Panthers as a team with a chance of making noise in the NFC this season at the same moments that it raised questions about the fitness of the 49ers for another long playoff run. It was an especially troubling performance by quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who was 11-of-22 for 91 yards and an interception in one of his worst outings of the year.
After Sunday's win, Kaepernick was asked about the chance to face the Panthers again.
"We owe them," Kaepernick said, via the San Francisco Chronicle.
That game also came with linebacker Aldon Smith in his first game back from a stay in rehab and wide receiver Michael Crabtree missing from the lineup while tight end Vernon Davis was lost to a concussion during the game, leaving the 49ers without some of the players who have really spurred their current seven-game winning streak. And then there's Kaepernick, whose run of strong play includes a clutch performance against the Packers capped by his 11-yard run after pulling the ball down on third-and-eight late in the fourth quarter.
In other words, it's a better 49ers team than the one that lost to Carolina. It will need to be to get payback against a Panthers side that brings an exciting quarterback, effective running game and overwhelming defense of its own to the table in what looks like a memorable playoff matchup in waiting.


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Current Law Students / Re: Denied loans...what to do?« on: July 02, 2005, 07:34:12 AM »
Hey ppl. I applied for my school loans with a cosigner who has pretty good credit, but was denied at both access group and citibank, both online. Does anyone have any suggestions on what i should do? I obviously won't be able to contact my school fin aid office for a couple days, but i want to get on this now. If anyone knows a lender that is a little easier to get some money from, it would greatly been appreciated.
I will start pulling all of my long, beautiful hair out in a few days if this doesn't get resolved.
Where are you going to school? I am not sure how easy these lenders are, but here is a link provided by Stetson's Web site for lenders theat they recommend:
Is your credit that bad... or do you need an excessive amount of money?


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Canon PowerShot N Digital Cameras Driver
Software & Drivers Details
Operating systems: Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 (x64), Windows 8, Windows 8 (x64), Windows 7, Windows 7 (x64), Windows Vista, Windows Vista (x64), Windows XP
Languages: English, Français, Español, Italiano, Deutsch, Русский, 日本語, 한국어, 简体中文
CameraWindow DC 8.10.2b for Windows
Description: CameraWindow DC 8.10.2b for Windows is software that will install CameraWindow DC on your computer or update a previously installed version of CameraWindow DC to CameraWindow DC 8.10.2b.
File version: 8.10.2b
Release date: 04/08/2014
Digital Camera Software 2.2 Windows
Description: Digital Camera Software is software to utilize the camera on computers. The following software will be installed.
ImageBrowser EX: An image management software program for Canon's digital cameras and digital camcorders. Managing or searching images shot with cameras/camcorders is very easy with this software. Please utilize the software for editing, printing or sharing images.
CameraWindow DC: This software is to utilize a camera and a computer with a USB cable (including wireless LAN in case of cameras with Wi-Fi connectivity). This software enables downloading images from camera to a computer or setting of a camera.
PhotoStitch: This software is to compose images shot using the Stitch Assist mode and to create panoramic images.
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Time to show off all your hard work!
Reef Tour is BACK - Saturday May 7th. 10am-5pm
Read the Q & A and leave a comment below if you would like to sign up!Also you MUST PM me or Camille with the following:Your NameYour addressNumber (so when people get lost...it happens)Simplified Directions if applicable.A brief description of your tank and anything else you would like to add to entice people to see your tank.
And a picture of your tank
(Please keep in mind this information WILL be published in the Reef Tour Guide!)First people to sign up in each of the surrounding counties will get a ticket to 2016 MWRF. Next 10 to sign up get 10 raffle tickets to the 2016 MWRF.
We will have additional details soon! Sign up todayParticipants:
Brad Syphus (Tileman) - Murray (MWRF Ticket Winner for SL County - 1 Utah, Davis and Weber county winners remain)
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Chris Holcomb (CHAOS) - Springville (MWRF Ticket winner for Utah County)
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Alfresco Software, provider of the open platform for social content management, has this week announced the availability of a range of new user interface language packs in Alfresco Community 3.4.
The language packs, available in French, German, European Spanish, Italian, and Japanese, are the first to have been developed by Alfresco with support from a leading localization vendor.
Suggesting that this development comes in response to a growing world-wide user base, Alfresco says that more than half of its customers are based in non-English speaking countries, with its largest base of partners, customers and community members located in France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Japan — hence the new language packs.
The company says that the localization process ensures Alfresco's localized products will perform as if it was originally created for use in the intended country. Professional localization teams will help improve consistency of the language and terms used and will greatly enhance acceptance by end users.
The first language packs are available now in the Alfresco Community download and will be incorporated into the Alfresco Enterprise 3.4 release early in 2011.


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Jack Cobb, Longtime Langmuir Manager, Passes Away, July 19, 1999
SOCORRO, N.M., July 16, 1999 -- When Jack William Cobb (Sept. 2, 1916-July 12, 1999) served as field supervisor and manager of the Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research, all of the squirrels which lived around the research facility atop the Magdalena Mountains had names.
During his coffee breaks, Cobb would spend time hand-feeding the squirrels potato chips and peanuts, and, eventually, he got around to giving names to each of them.
But feeding and naming squirrels, although meaningful in its own small measure, is probably not what most of Cobb's Langmuir Lab colleagues will remember about the facility's longtime manager who recently passed away.
To this day, for instance, several of the "old-timers" who still spend summers conducting research at Langmuir will frequently encounter certain situations which invariably require that one of Cobb's humorous yarns, which he was fond of calling "Westerns," be once again recounted.
Although he was born in Texahoma, Okla., Cobb lived most of his life in Socorro County, having grown up and spent most of his young adult years in the Magdalena area.
As a young man, Cobb worked on a ranch west of Magdalena and began honing the blacksmithing and construction skills which would serve him well in later careers.
When World War II called many of the young men of Cobb's generation into military service, Cobb was exempted from active duty because of the strategically important position he was employed in "at the homefront" as a blacksmith and drill bit sharpener at the Kelly mining district in the Magdalena Mountains.
He later worked at the nearby Lynchburg Mine and eventually helped move tons of mining and smelting equipment down to Deming when mining operations "panned out" around Kelly after the war.
Cobb then found his niche in the post-war construction which was going on in Magdalena and built two motels, three houses, and the Trail's End Market.
Cobb's construction skills soon became evident to people outside of Magdalena, particularly to some atmospheric researchers who frequented the village's local restaurants and stores when they weren't "up on the mountain" studying the physics of clouds, thunderstorms, and lightning.
"We first recruited Jack in the mid-1960s because of his construction abilities," relates Charlie Moore, a longtime Langmuir Lab researcher and associate of Cobb's who joined the Langmuir staff shortly before Cobb came on board. "However, it wasn't long after that he became Langmuir Lab's manager."
Cobb designed and constructed many of the lightning research facilities which make up Langmuir Lab, including the mountaintop lab's radar tower, balloon hangar, and cross-canyon cable system.
"While working at Langmuir, he became interested in the ballooning experiments we were conducting," Moore says, "enough so, that he soon became actively involved in inflating an launching our research balloons into thunderclouds."
Cobb also accompanied the Langmuir scientists during their field research to study lightning near the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
In the fall of 1969, NASA's Apollo XII mission had experienced a direct lightning strike on its rocket just before launch and New Mexico Tech's lightning experts were called in to see if field measurements of atmospheric electricity taken just before subsequent launches would better ensure the safety of the ensuing Apollo XIII and XIV missions.
"Jack played an important role when we went to work for NASA for those launches," Moore observes, "and helped us out with electricity measurements and running equipment, as well as logistical support."
Cobb was honored by New Mexico Tech for his numerous contributions to the university in commencement ceremonies in 1977 when he was bestowed with the school's honorary degree of Master of Engineering Technology.
"Jack was a master at taking surplus materials and turning them into usable items," Moore points out. "His last major project at Tech before retiring was to design a carrier to move Langmuir Lab's research airplane sideways into its hangar which was otherwise too narrow for conventional use. . . . His ingenuity in the use of surplus materials alone must have saved Tech literally thousands of dollars over the years."
Cobb officially retired from New Mexico Tech in 1984 after 20 years of service to the university.
He is survived by his wife, Claunese Hinchman Cobb of Socorro; daughter, Arla Greene Pinto of Socorro; sisters Vera Knoblock and Lucille McCarty, both of Magdalena; grandson Kelly L. Greene and his wife, Jennifer, of Socorro; great-grandsons Justin and Dillon Greene, both of Socorro; and numerous other relatives, friends, and associates.


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Extensive amount of fire department radio equipment has been obsoleted as a result of moving to trunked communications in both states and all three counties in which we operate.We would like to sell these as a "lot" but will entertain offers for portions. This gear, not very long ago came to us at a cost of many thousands of dollars.Because we are an "organization" we will have to obtain internal executive approval to consummate the transaction, this should not take long, we are not that big.We believe that most of these radios operate on 33.94 & 33.92, some will be 33.90, there may be one or two that are on mutual aid 154.28.We believe that they all work but can make no guarantees at this point, all were "in service" at the time they were replaced by 800 MHz trunked equipment.We make no warranties or guarantees as to condition or functionality.Antennas (with misc wiring/cables) 2 800 mhz "pig tails" 2 I believe 800 mhz, I believe 5" long 1 Base loaded, not sure what band, believe 33 mhz.RadiosWalkie Talkies 2 Motorola HT1250, with battery 1 Motorola HT1250, with battery & AC charger 3 Motorola MT1000, with battery 1 Motorola MT1000, with battery & AC charger 1 Motorola MT1000-no battery 1 Motorola HT750, with battery & AC chargerBatteries 4 batteries, appear to fit HT750 & HT 1250Speakers Motorola – used for fire comms in the cab GE – used for fire comms in the cab Misc- small approx 2"w x 5"l x 3" hHeads 3 Motorola CDM1250 Heads, I believe all have mics, could be VHF Lo & Hi, 1 may also be transmitter, not sure 1 Motorola M1225 Head 1 GE S550 Head & Mic 1 Kenwood Head, Mic, & Speaker 1 I500 Junction BoxCell Phones - 2 formerly vehicle mounted Nextel phones, one with mount/charger, the other notMisc - Harnesses & Wiring
If available still I would like a CDM1250 head. I don't think it matters which head I take but if possible I'd like the VHF Hi head.
Please PM to work further details out if interested.
Please PM/personal mssg me if you have not already
Whoever firstname.lastname@example.com is, I cannot reply to you, this email account is not accepting mssgs no matter what address I send to you from.
To all.
Hopefully we will wrap this up soon.We've had quite a challenging time due to weather and other factors since posting this. In the way of a clue, we have been running some medical calls with snowmobiles towing rescue trailers for the litter so this task hasn't been top of the list. Sorry.
Do you have any Motorola HT1250 UHF available
are those VHF 1250s? High Band or Low?


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Setting up your home office
Working from home can make good business sense, but it's important to take the time to ensure that your workspace meets your needs. Whether you're setting up a home-based business or are already working from home, there are steps you can take to make the most of your space.
To get started, ask yourself the following questions:
- Where are you most productive — for example, do you prefer a space with lots of natural light or does a basement office work for you?
- Will you be meeting with clients or partners at your home office?
- Do you need privacy away from noise and distraction?
- Do you need extra space for filing cabinets or special equipment?
- How much are you willing to spend to set up your office?
Create your space
You may be tempted to start moving furniture and equipment into your new office right away. However, it might be easier to plan out your space efficiently when it is still empty.
- Before connecting any equipment, sit at your desk to make sure the lighting and the layout will allow you to function effectively.
- Decide where to put items like filing cabinets or tables.
- Connect and test all your equipment to make sure everything is working properly.
- Clear out any clutter that is not part of your business operations.
Furniture and equipment
The type of work you do will dictate what you need in your space. You may want a desk and computer, a workspace for creating, or a table and chairs for small meetings. Being comfortable is important, but you don't have to spend a fortune to equip your office. Consider buying used furniture, or looking for sales on equipment.
- Buy a computer or other device with the software and accessories you will need for your daily operations.
- Have a dedicated business telephone line that won't get tied up with other activities.
- Consider going wireless or organizing your cords and cables to de-clutter your space.
- Buy an ergonomic chair that gives you proper support.
Organize your supplies
You may want to position the files and supplies that you use on a daily basis within reach.
- Buy inexpensive materials to create shelving or in-and-out trays.
- If space allows, stack extra supplies in a cabinet or cupboard.
- Free up desk space by keeping small items on shelves, or using a hands-free headset for your telephone.
Taking the time to determine your needs and plan the best home office for your business can help you remain organized and productive.
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Have the following for sale after recent upgrades:
Inon UCL-165M67 wet macro lens. New condition, perfect glass. New price $180. Sell for $130 shipped.
Olympus PMLA-EP01 Macro Lens Adapter for PT-EPxx Series Housings Designed for use with any 67mm wet-mount closeup lens. New price $49.99, sell price $35 shipped.
Super light aluminum tray, padded handle and 16" loc-line arm. New price $150, sell for $75 shipped.
I may have the original boxes for the lens and adapter, if I can't find them they'll be safely packaged for shipping. I've got over 300 100% positive feedback on ebay and have many excellent transactions here and other sites.
Paypal preferred - I'll eat the fees.
Inon ULC-165M67 lens, Oly PMLA-EP01 adapter, tray and 16" loc line arm
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"I hadn't really planned to grow peanuts this year," says Robert Agostinelli, Jr., who farms with his brother-in-law, Charles Balducci, near Clarksdale, Miss.
"The Clint Williams Peanut Co. was holding an informational meeting for area growers earlier this year, and I went mainly out of curiosity, just to hear what they had to say," says Agostinelli, who grew up on his father's cotton farm and has been growing that crop all his farming career, later adding soybeans and corn.
"Their proposal was pretty interesting — basically, they were willing to book acres this year on an all-production basis at an attractive contract price. So, we ended up planting 450 acres of peanuts."
Clint Williams currently has under construction a buying point facility at Clarksdale, said to be the largest in the U.S., and another 60 miles away at Greenwood, Miss.
"They're putting a lot of millions into these facilities," Agostinelli says. "With that kind of investment in infrastructure, they appear committed to the future of peanuts in the Mississippi Delta. That was another consideration in our branching out into a crop that's totally new to us, and in spending money to buy a digger and combine for harvesting the crop."
On the Selfs' Mississippi farm, it's wall-to-wall peanuts this year
In the 1970s, when peanuts were still under the quota system, all the acreage in Mississippi — about 6,000 acres of Spanish-type peanuts — was here in the Coahoma County area, and there was a buying point at nearby Jonestown.
Later, those allotments were sold to growers in south Mississippi, and the Delta was out of the peanut business until the quota system was eliminated in the 2002 farm bill, allowing anyone to grow the crop.
Since then, acres have been added in south Mississippi, the lower Delta, and in northeast Mississippi, but 2011's drought-shortened crop in Texas that sent prices soaring to as much as $1,000 per ton, created widespread interest in growing peanuts.
Mississippi had the highest average peanut yield in the nation last year, and this season it's estimated that plantings have topped 50,000 acres, more than double 2011. Much of the increase has been by Delta and east Mississippi farmers growing the crop for the first time, or those who've been growing peanuts a few years and added acres this year.
Aside from the attractive contract price, Agostinelli says, "We think peanuts will be an excellent rotation with our cotton under center pivots — and with cotton at 70 cents, peanuts are also a good cropping alternative."
Peanuts need less water
And says Charles Balducci, "With increasing concerns about the declining aquifer and water conservation in the Delta, peanuts are attractive because they can get by on less water and still produce a good crop."
Ninety percent of their peanut ground can be irrigated and in early August, on a bone dry day, with dust devils dancing across fields, their peanuts under pivot were being watered for the fourth time.
But, says Agostinelli as he spades up a plant and shows the clump of peanuts that are forming, "The peanuts have been growing vigorously, vines are pegging well, and although we have no prior experience on which to base anything, the crop looks good right now. Some Georgia growers who were here and looked at our crop said it looks better than many in their state, where peanuts have been grown for decades."
They planted GA 06G and FLA 07 varieties, about 50-50, starting April 14 and finishing April 24. All are on their sandier land.
On Taylor farm in Arkansas, peanuts add diversity and rotation benefits
"We've had a little white mold," Agostinelli says, "but fungicides seem to be suppressing that. Our first application was Headline, followed by two applications of Artisan. Since peanuts haven't been grown in this area, we're told we likely won't face the heavy disease pressures they have in the Southeast."
For weed control, their initial burndown application was Touchdown and 2,4-D. "We followed that with Ignite and Prowl for some pigweeds and marestail that had come through," he says. "We've had a few glyphosate-resistant pigweeds, but we're careful to rotate chemistry and if we see any pigweed escapes in the field, we get them pulled out immediately. Thus far, they've not been a significant problem.
"Behind the planter, we applied 3 oz. of Valor and 1 pint of Dual per acre, followed by 3/4 pint of Dual plus Storm. We applied 16 oz. of Select for grass control, and we've done some spot treating with Cobra."
Two applications of boron were made, at 1/2 lb. per acre each time
Looking toward harvest, Agostinelli says they purchased a KMC 6-row digger and a Colombo 6-row combine.
"Based on planting date, we're hoping to start digging about mid-September, and we're just keeping our fingers crossed for good harvest weather, which is critical for peanuts."
If this year's crop turns out well, he says, and there's a good contract price next spring, "We could comfortably expand our peanuts to 600 acres. Any increase would come out of our cotton acreage.
"Cotton has been our mainstay crop, going back to my father and grandfather," Agostinelli says. "But if soybean and corn prices stay strong and peanut acres hold steady or expand, I expect there will be even less cotton next year.
"My grandfather, Peter, came over on the boat from Italy, and was the first to farm here, growing cotton. My father, Robert, Sr., was a farmer all his life, and he my uncle Pete taught me all I know about the business.
"My father, my brother Mark, and I farmed together after I left college. We had 600 acres between us, and Mark and I were each 25 percent partners. I had attended Delta State University, majoring in business, but I knew all the time that farming was what I wanted to do — that's where my heart was — so I came back to the farm.
Times were tough in agriculture
"I was confronted with the necessity of either getting bigger or getting out of farming. Times were tough for agriculture in the 'restructuring' years of the 1980s, and a lot of people were going under or leaving farming.
"As places became available, I was fortunate to be able to get land from those who were getting out of farming. Now, you can hardly get land here; there's a lot of competition for it, and when it becomes available it's quite expensive."
"About eight or nine years after I came back to the farm, my younger brother, John, was wanting to farm, too, so my father retired, the land was divided, and we set up separate operations. Mark and John began farming together, and Charles joined me here in this operation."
Charles Balducci, grew up at nearby Shelby, Miss., and came from a farming family, too.
"My father and older brother farmed," he says, "and I farmed for 19 years before joining a die casting operation at Shelby. After I married Robert's sister, Gina, he asked me to join him here in the farming operation, and we've been farming together since 1991."
"It was a good move," Agostinelli says. "Charles loves farming, and we work well together."
They now have 3,700 acres in nine different farms, this year growing 2,000 acres of cotton, 850 acres of soybeans, 400 acres of corn, and 450 acres of peanuts. About 800 acres are owned, the rest rented.
They have a 10-year average for cotton of 1,250 pounds, about 180 bushels on corn, and 45 bushels on soybeans. They are also shareholders in the nearby Producers Gin of Belen.
Although Agostinelli's heritage is steeped in cotton, which still constitutes the majority of their acreage, he says, "Corn is the best crop I've ever grown. With irrigation, it's an easy crop to grow, and if weather cooperates, we can get really good yields."
They use both furrow and center pivot irrigation. "Cotton is 95 percent irrigated," he says, "corn 100 percent, peanuts 90 percent, and soybeans 50 percent."
Even though they're new to peanut production, Agostinelli and Balducci agree that the crop appears to be a good fit for their operation, offering diversification and rotation benefits, along with the potential for a good return.
"It has been interesting to watch the crop develop," Agostinelli says. "It's a learning experience for us. Now, we're just hoping for a good harvest."
Peanut field day
The North Mississippi Peanut Field Day, sponsored by the Mississippi State University Extension Service will be held Aug. 29 at Clarksdale, Miss., beginning at 9 a.m. on the farm of Mark and John Agostinelli.
The farm is located in Coahoma County on Monty Martin Road off New Africa Road. Scheduled activities include speakers and a harvest demonstration. Alan Henn, Mississippi State University Extension professor of entomology and plant pathology, and Jeff Gore, assistant research professor at the Delta Research and Extension Center, will be on site to talk about current research in peanuts. Malcolm Broome, executive director of the Mississippi Peanut Growers Association, will also participate, along with Trey Bullock, peanut consultant at Hattiesburg, Miss.
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Cooke says the title track was written by Lambert with Pharrell Williams and evokes a strong Queen vibe with active guitars and a strong bass line. 'Kickin In,' also penned by Pharrell, is described as a club banger with the lyric, "She puts the shot glass down, she asks for another round, girl don't you hit the ground, is it kickin' in."
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Festival of Trees
When we moved here several years ago it was a pleasant surprise to see the signs, "Bedford, The Christmas Capital of Virginia."
We have enjoyed the display at the Elks Home and really appreciate the work involved for the wonderful display at Liberty Lake Park. What a treat for the children to see the Christmas Parade and enjoy the Buggy Rides in Centertown on Fridays.
I want to update Virginians on some of the efforts I am undertaking in Congress to get our economy back on track.
Democrats picked up two more seats in the House on Election Day, winning special elections in New York and California. The party's majority in the House now is such that it won't be seriously threatened for many election cycles.
Most of the media's attention was on New York's 23rd congressional district. There, conservative ideologues wickedly attacked the GOP nominee and forced her out of the race.
A couple of months ago, thanks to some enterprising private citizens, ACORN got caught giving advice on how to break the law.
Videos surfaced in September of employees at ACORN field offices in three different cities advising a pair, posing as a pimp and a prostitute, on how to launder money earned from prostitution. They also got advice on how to evade the law to bring underage prostitutes into the country and house them.
Don't take away our leftovers
Bedford Primary School is the only school in the county without a gym. Earlier this year Dr. Blevins announced at a PTA meeting that the county would most likely begin construction in August of 2009 and complete construction before the end of the school year. Now the county is trying to put the project on hold again.
For Fifth District Congressman Tom Perriello the recently-passed health care reform bill is the best medicine invented since chicken soup. But Sixth District Congressman Bob Goodlatte has a different take — calling the bill a budget buster and a job killer. To him it's nothing more than a bitter pill to have to swallow from a House controlled by Democrats.
The House of Representatives recently passed the Affordable Health Care for America Act, which will make health care affordable for the middle class, provide security for seniors, and reduce the federal deficit. After months of listening to constituents, doctors, and seniors around the 5th District, I cast my vote in favor of this bill because we cannot sit back and let health care costs continue to crush middle-class families and our seniors.
You know what's best for your family when it comes to health care, and it is crucial that any health care reform proposal ensures high-quality health care, protects your ability to make choices, and gives you affordable options.
I want to express my sincere appreciation to the citizens of District 2 for giving me the opportunity to continue to represent you in Bedford County government. I am very committed to representing your positions and want you to feel free to discuss any topic with me at any time. All my contact information remains the same: telephone 297-9321; address 230 Lee Drive, Huddleston, 24104; or e-mail email@example.com. I have quarterly town meetings at the Moneta Library and one is coming up on Nov.14. I will be at the library from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
At the National D-Day Memorial, General of the Army George C. Marshall, VMI graduate, Roosevelt's Army Chief of Staff and "the true organizer of victory" in Churchill's words, is honored with a plaque in the Gray Plaza along with plaques memorializing the commanders of U.S. V and VII Corps.
At the National D-Day Memorial, Joseph Stalin, Hitler's early ally, who, with Hitler, invaded and dismembered Poland in 1939 thus becoming with Hitler the co-architect of WWII, is to be given a prominently located sculpture, a bust.
For a while on Election night, it looked as though Lynchburg Delegate Shannon Valentine, a Democrat, had survived the slings and arrows of a very negative campaign aimed at her by Republican Scott Garrett.
With only one precinct still not reporting, Valentine had 53 percent of the ballots cast, roughly a 1,400 vote lead. But it was not to be, because the one precinct that was out was Heritage Elementary School, where Liberty University students had been shipped out in buses to vote.
City of Bedford School Board member Mickey VanDerwerker asked the most relevant question during last Thursday's Bedford County School Board meeting to discuss a long-range facilities plan for the school system: "What are we going to do about the gymnasium at Bedford Primary now?"
But instead of answers, there are still only questions. And the sad news is the students at Bedford Primary are the ones suffering. It's time for the county and school board to stop putting a decision off and to take steps to solve this problem.
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The president of the United States, Barak Obama, is a tyrant. There, I said it. Before you go on about what a hysterical overstatement that is, or that I am some kind of overzealous, right wing bigot, let's look at some recent moves by the White House.
Last week, a new version of health care reform legislation was unveiled in the U.S. House. I was pleased to see major changes in the bill that move us in the right direction. Though I was unsatisfied with the original bill, I've been working hard for reforms that I can support, because doing nothing would mean that premiums would double over the next decade for the middle class and small business owners. I argued that we could reduce skyrocketing premiums, bring the uninsured into the system, and reduce the federal deficit through an emphasis on prevention and increasing competition.
During the Presidential election campaign then Senator Obama called for transparency in the legislative process, even promising that health care reform negotiations would be "televised on C-SPAN, so that people can see who is making arguments on behalf of their constituents and who are making arguments on behalf of the drug companies or the insurance companies."
The holiday season is upon us, starting with last month's Halloween candy-consuming event to the traditional New Year's feast. If you find yourself indulging in tasty, rich holiday fare, don't dispair! Steps to Healthy Holidays will guide you in maintaining healthy habits. During the coming weeks, this eight-article series will be discussing in more detail the following topics in an effort to keep you physically and emotionally healthy.
When this column didn't appear a few weeks ago many people were mystified and some actually made inquiries. Wow….It appears I might have a few fans in my hometown.
I voted yesterday, as I hope you did.
Actually, I wrote the above statement considering the fact that our paper comes out the day after election day. In reality, with deadlines in mind, I'm writing this before I've actually had a chance to go to my polling place and cast my ballot for Bob McDonnell, Bill Bolling and Ken Cuccinelli. I'm assuming that I don't get run over by a big truck, shot by an irate "Democrat," fall off a ladder or croak from natural causes before I get there.
When it comes to talking about progress, the current economic times dictate that a different standard be applied. Just a couple of years ago construction was booming, both commercially and in residential housing. Folks were spending money freely and all seemed well.
But these are different times. The economy has been in recession, money and jobs have been lost and folks are tightening their belts wherever they can.
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With prosecutors concluding that Carlos Ortiz won't be a credible source of evidence and few if any in former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez's inner circle cooperating, it could be difficult to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Hernandez killed Odin Lloyd last June.
As explained by FOX 25 in Boston, that could make Hernandez's barber a central figure in the eventual trial.
Robby Olivares has testified before the grand jury that indicted Hernandez, identifying the apartment Hernandez maintained in addition to his large home in North Attleboro, Massachusetts.
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The DJ, music producer and, yes, former president of France's son, Mr Pierre Sarkozy, has DJed all around the world, from Ibiza to São Paulo to Kiev under his stage name, Mosey. That is, until two weeks ago, when he took to the decks at Queen on the Champs-Elysées. "It was so emotional," he tells me in Paris' Voltaire over Coke Zeros, which were comped by the bartender, an apparent supporter of the country's former Union pour un Mouvement Populaire government. "I was nervous at the beginning because it was my hometown and in front of so many people. But once I started to play it was all pleasure."
It was a fulfilling homecoming, if a long awaited one. But why had he never played in the French capital before? "When my father was president I didn't want that to be the big issue. I wanted to prove my value outside of France first," he says of packing gigs around the world. "Now I can play in France because I've showed people that I'm good at what I do, and not because of who I am." To this end Mr Sarkozy is reluctant to talk about his family.
When my father was president I didn't want that to be the big issue. I wanted to prove my value outside of France first
Music was Mr Sarkozy's passion long before his father became president and married the Italian supermodel Ms Carla Bruni. When he was nine years old, he was already doing remixes of his CDs on cassette tapes and giving them to his friends. "I was a music lover since I was a child. French House was big, Daft Punk, Étienne, Alex Gopher, that Parisian Versailles scene, so I was trying to do this even before I knew it was a career."
His next musical milestone was when, at the age of 14, he was an exchange student in Atlanta, Georgia, which is the Mecca of hip-hop and R & B culture in the US. "I discovered this underground hip-hop scene, and their style," he says, noting that he had heard the music but didn't know it could be an entire lifestyle on the other side of the Atlantic. "I came back to Paris with the baggy pants and the do-rag, and I got a bunch of my friends at school to start a hip-hop band with me."
His band, TK, would rehearse at his house but, he says, they weren't good enough to attract the eye of an actual producer so he started cutting and editing the music himself. "The band was so bad no one wanted to do instrumentals for us, so I started to do it myself," he laughs. "Which I liked much more, to be behind the scenes."
His amateur production experiments lead him to DJ gigs. "Four years ago I went to Ibiza for the first time and was like, yes, now it's time to do both," he smiles, adding that it seems a logical way to promote one's own music. "I figured I could DJ the tracks that I produced too." While he says his personal musical tastes range from Corsican to classical, he mostly creates House music: French House, soulful House, a bit of deep House. He prefers to champion new French artists who haven't made it abroad yet, such as Gesaffelstein and the scene from Reims: Yuksek and Brodinski, and the techno collective known as Shiny Disco Club. "But the track that I love right now is from Amine Edge: 'Going to Heaven with the Goodie-Goodies'."
Michael J Fox in Back to the Future is my style icon - I still have the pump-up sneakers that he wears
Our chat turns to the DJ's wardrobe, and, specifically, Mr Sarkozy's personal style icons. They are amusing, if not a little shocking: "Michael J Fox in Back to the Future is my style icon," he says. "And Johnny Depp in 21 Jump Street." He's smiling when he says this, and pulls his long, shaggy blond locks behind his ear, but he's serious. "I still have the pump-up sneakers that Michael J Fox wears." No, really? "Yeah, I promise. They're hard to find, but I have many pairs of pump-ups." He pairs his sneakers with jeans and T-shirts, which he culls mainly from a T-shirt shop in the 8th arrondissement of Paris but won't divulge the name of. "I'd like to grow up one day, but I'm still into the jeans and the sneakers." In the meantime, he says he's still looking for the flying skateboard that Mr Fox used in the second film, which was set in the "future" year of 2015.
Not that he doesn't understand the importance of a wardrobe, even though he spends most of his time in a DJ booth or a recording studio. Perhaps this politician's son subconsciously learnt the power of a sound bite because he leaves me with a serious final thought. "I've always thought style should be a way to express yourself, but not something that you're devoted to. It's like what we say about money: It's a good servant, but a bad master."


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The Minnesota Vikings will be fighting for a playoff spot when they travel to Houston this weekend. The Houston Texans can lock up a first-round bye with a win. Playoff implications are interesting and all, but the real treat will be the head-to-head matchup between Adrian Peterson and Arian Foster.
Peterson has been the consistent gold standard for NFL running backs since he entered the league in 2007. He basically took the torch for the title of Best Running Back Alive from LaDainian Tomlinson. Peterson is closing in on 2,000 yards and has failed to reach 1,200 yards only once, in 2011, when he missed four games because of injury.
Peterson doesn't get caught from behind, has superb vision and runs with power at the line of scrimmage. Most impressive might be his ability to make defenders miss in small spaces. Peterson doesn't have the Barry Sanders-type juke, but he consistently leaves opponents grasping for air with subtle shakes of the shoulders and hips.
Amazingly, Peterson tore his anterior cruciate ligament last December and has a chance to break Eric Dickerson's NFL record of 2,105 yards one year later. He's in the running for league MVP.
Foster is trying to take the torch from Peterson. He broke onto the scene in 2010 with a career-high 1,616 yards and hasn't been stopped shy of 1,200 yards in the two years since. Foster wasn't a high draft pick and Heisman Trophy candidate like Peterson -- he went undrafted and sat behind Steve Slaton for one year.
Foster's running style is less glamorous than the 40-plus-yard runs that Peterson and Chris Johnson have. He doesn't have Jamaal Charles' speed or LeSean McCoy's elusiveness. But there's no hesitation to Foster's game, and he has bits of all those previously listed players. He's stronger than expected and doesn't look 228 pounds.
Foster is a workhorse back who's just as dangerous in the passing game. He's that consistent back who gets you 4 yards every touch, but he has been less explosive at times in 2012. Peterson has 20 runs of 20-plus-yards, and Foster has eight.
Both Peterson and Foster have been consensus No. 1 fantasy picks of late.
The Texans and Vikings are both run-first teams with something to play for this week. That means a lot of touches for Foster and Peterson, who will be on the same field for the first time outside of Pro Bowl games.
This is the running back matchup of the year.
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