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Phone: (801) 402-8207
Fax: (801) 402-8274
Welcome to Clearfield High! We are always excited to serve students and families. As a comprehensive guidance team, we follow the Utah State Board of Education guidelines of the Utah College and Career Readiness School Counseling Program. We support students with College and Career Readiness as we offer a variety of post-high school planning.
What do counselors do?
Plan for College and Career Readiness
- College application assistance
- Utah College Application Week--UCAW
- Letters of recommendation
- Course scheduling (requests, registration, and class change night coordination)
- Graduation tracking and monitoring
- Quarterly senior letters to guardians
- Military opportunities assistance
- NCAA eligibility
- Online course assistance
- Plans for Career and College Readiness (group and individual)
- Promote advanced coursework
- Concurrent Enrollment (CE)
- Advanced Placement (AP)
- International Baccalaureate (IB)
- Davis Tech programs (DTC)
Collaborative Classroom Instruction
- Classroom presentations
- Senior English class presentations
- Sophomore History class presentations
- College Day
- Counselor Check-Up lessons
- ACT testing and preparation
- College applications and financial help
- Post high school programs
- Career pathways
- Falcon Preview
- Parent University during parent teacher conferences
- Scholarships
- Advanced Coursework at CHS
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- Course Requests
Systemic Approach to Dropout Prevention with Social/Emotional Supports
- Academic recognition
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- Community resources connection
- Crisis counseling
- Drop out prevention
- Home and hospital coordination
- Homeless student resources and assistance
- HOPE squad membership
- IEP and 504 referrals
- Local Case Management and student interventions
- Parent/Teacher/Student mediation
- Promote diversity and related programs
- Latinos in Action (LIA)
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- College and University coordination
- Community council representation and presentations
- Data projects for program improvement (annually)
- District counselor meetings and committee memberships
- Needs assessments (every 3 years)
- Professional development
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Under the agreements, Clearview Intelligence are responsible for all Traffic Measuring Equipment (TME) installed on the A1M & A419/A417, and associated items related to the maintenance of the traffic counting system, as well as the continuous monitoring and reporting of traffic flows and video verification of the data that is collected.
This is the second occasion, since originally being awarded the DBFO contracts for these areas back in 1996, that Clearview Intelligence (then Golden River Traffic / Clearview Traffic Group) has been re-awarded the contracts for an additional 10 years.
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Nick Lanigan, Managing Director of Clearview Intelligence said: "We are proud to have successfully been awarded the new maintenance contracts for a further 10 years and we very much look forward to the continuation of our successful partnership with RMS".
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Friendship Edit
Isabela values fun, money, freedom and getting ahead; she responds well to sarcasm but actually responds best to sweetness. She likes jokes, flirting and Hawke trying to squeeze a little extra coin out of the people they help or solving problems in particularly clever and devious ways, but in direct interactions with her, being kind rather than irreverent gains the most approval. She also approves if you seem a bit selfish in your dealings with other people.
Act 1Edit
- Act of Mercy: Agree to kill Ser Thrask for the Apostates (+5)
- Act of Mercy: Agree to tell Ser Thrask that you killed the Apostates (+5)
- Bait and Switch: Agree to help Anso in return for payment (+5)
- Bait and Switch: Tell Fenris "You tricked me!" (+5)
- Bait and Switch: Demand payment from Fenris in return for helping him deal with Danarius in his mansion (+5)
- Blackpowder Promise: Help Javaris Tintop in return for payment OR say you'll do it to hunt outlaws (+5)
- Enemies Among Us: Kill Idunna (+5)
- Finders Keepers: Agree to help retrieve Martin's cargo (+5)
- Finders Keepers: Tell Martin where the Raiders stored his cargo ; or refuse to tell him followed with "I'll tell you for a price." (+10)
- The First Sacrifice: Tell Ghyslain to shove off (+5)
- Grand Cleric Elthina: When talking to her, choosing the option "That wasn't the Maker." (must not investigate) (+5)
- Isabela's Contact: Peaceful option is chosen during initial conversation Isabela: friendship (+10).
- Loose ends: (Athenril path) Let Pryce have the goods and lie to Athenril (+5)
- Loose ends: (Meeran path) Don't kill Lord Harriman and then lie to Meeran (+5)
- Magistrate's Orders: Kill Kelder (+10) ( (+15) if you choose the Confrontational Choice)
- Wayward Son: Tell Feynriel that there must be an alternative to joining the Circle and in the end tell him that he should do what he thinks is best (+5)
- The Unbidden Rescue: Say "This is clearly not my affair," after returning Saemus Dumar to his father. (+5)
- The Wounded Coast: When you encounter a Dalish elf accusing a human for killing her mother when he was an werewolf, select "Do what you will". (+5). available only when a save is imported from Origins where Dalish elves were spared.
Act 2Edit
- A Bitter Pill: Choosing "We go after them." (+5)
- A Bitter Pill: Choosing "Not our problem" when talking to Orana (+5) or choosing to give Orana coin (+10)
- A Bitter Pill: Allow Fenris to decide Hadriana's fate (+5)
- A Ship for Isabela: All options lead to (+10) Note: This may be for Friendship path, see below when on Rivalry path.
- All That Remains: Kill Gascard in Darktown after completing the quest (+10)
- Fool's Gold: Refuse to help Yevhen (+5)
- Hawke Estate: Sleep with Isabela (requires previous flirt, and existing friendship) (+10)
- Isabela's Ongoing Search:
- Choosing all peaceful, all humorous, or all aggressive responses (+5)
- Choosing the humorous response "Are you sure?" or the aggressive response "Give it up." and then choosing the peaceful response "I'll do what I can." (+15)
- Choosing the peaceful response "You don't need it." and then choosing the flirt option "I'll do it for a kiss." (+15)
- Choosing the humorous response "Are you sure?" or the aggressive response "Give it up." and then choosing the flirt option "I'll do it for a kiss." (+25)
- Note: This may be due to friendship path; untested for rivalry path by editor. Confirmed that the above is the same approval received on rivalry path (PC patch 1.04)
- Isabela's Apology: "I forgive you" (doesn't matter what else you choose) (+10)
- The Long Road: Tell Aveline "No excuses! Arrange a patrol." (+10)
- Night Terrors: When being tempted by the desire demon, choose "I can't beat that" (+5)
- Questioning Beliefs: If you choose the peaceful/humorous/flirt options (+20). If you choose the aggressive/flirt option or all aggressive options (+10)
- Talk to: In Hanged Man when she comments on romance with Merrill, choose "I am" or "You've noticed?" (+5)
- Talk to: In Hanged Man when she comments on romance with Fenris, choose "What do they say" (+5)
- Talk to: In Hanged Man when she comments on romance with Anders, choose any response other than "None of your business" (+5)
- To Catch a Thief: Tell her she can keep the relic (+15)
- Viscount's Keep: When you talk to Saemus, choose "I don't like or hate Qunari." (+5)
- Demands of the Qun: If you say "You can't have her" to the Arishok (+15)
Act 3Edit
- A New Path: Battling the Dalish (+10)
- A Rivaini Talisman: Give gift to Isabela (+10)
Legacy DLCEdit
- Altar of Dumat Place all four of the offerings to the Altar of Dumat (+5)
- Legacy (quest) Side with Janeka (+5)
Rivalry Edit
Getting involved in other people's business tends to annoy Isabela, so helping an NPC just for the sake of helping and not asking for a reward will often earn her ire. She also generally disapproves of rules and authority and attempts by Hawke to enforce rules on other people (especially her).
Act 1Edit
- Bait and Switch: Agree to help Fenris without accusing him of tricking you (+5)
- Enemies Among Us: Hand Keran over to the templars (+5)
- Enemies Among Us: If you don't kill Idunna (+5)
- Finders Keepers: Refuse to tell Martin the location of his cargo (+10) (Unless you follow with "I'll tell you for a price, which results in (+10) total)
- The First Sacrifice: Agree to help Ghyslain (+5)
- The First Sacrifice: When talking to Emeric after the fight in the meeting place, choose "Can I help in any way" (+5)
- Get Back to Work: Offer the workers a raise (+5)
- Isabela's Contact: When accepting the quest choose "I'm not a charity" (+10)
- Magistrate's Orders: Take Kelder back to the city (+15)
- Grand Cleric Elthina: Choose the pious reply when discussing the blight (do not Investigate) (+5)
- The Wounded Coast: By defending the human in the confrontation with the Dalish elf. Otherwise, a diplomatic Hawke has a special option to convince the elf to spare the human. (+5) This encounter is available only if the Werewolves were killed or cured during the events of Dragon Age: Origins.
Act 2Edit
- A Bitter Pill: After the ambush, tell Fenris "Now they're dead" or "Calm down" (+5)
- A Bitter Pill: Tell Orana to come work for you and tell Fenris that you plan to pay her or "Do you want help or not?" (+5)
- A Ship for Isabela: All options lead to (+10) Note: When on Rivalry path, see above for Friendship path.
- All That Remains: Let Gascard go after completing the quest (+10)
- Following the Qun: By choosing the diplomatic dialogue option while talking to Mother Petrice outside the Chantry at the end of the quest. This can take place only if Petrice is still alive (+5)
- Fool's Gold: Agree to help Yevhen (+5)
- Hawke Estate: Sleep with Isabela (requires previous flirt, and existing rivalry (+10) Note: Choosing to end the romance with the broken heart "Maybe you're right." option results in no approval change (PC v1.04). This works for Friendship path too.
- Isabela's Apology: "You backstabber" (doesn't matter what else you choose) (+10)
- Isabela's Ongoing Search: Choosing the peaceful response "You don't need it." and then choosing the humorous response "Rats." or the aggressive response "We'll see." (+5) Note: See Friendship approval above for results when using flirt option "I'll do it for a kiss." while on Rival path.
- The Long Road: Have Isabela in your party when you meet Donnic at the Hanged Man. Choose "A friendly ultimatum" when talking to Aveline (+10)
- If you visit Sundermount before starting Night Terrors and if you sent Feynriel to the Dalish or let him choose at the conclusion of Wayward Son, you may encounter Templars demanding a group of Dalish hand over Feynriel. During the conversation you can side with either the Dalish or the Templars in in the following fight (+5) (leaving the conversation has no Friendship/Rivalry affect)
- Night Terrors: When the desire demon is tempting her, choose "Don't turn on me" (+5)
- Prime Suspect: At the end of the quest, allowing Gascard DuPuis to live (+5) (PC v1.04 may not occur)
- Questioning Beliefs: If you choose the humorous or aggressive option (+15)
- Talk to: When she comments on romance with Fenris, any response other than "What do they say" (+5)
- Talk to in Hanged Man: When she comments on romance with Anders or Merrill, choose "None of your business" (+5)
- To Catch a Thief: Demand she give the relic back to the Qunari (+15)
- Demands of the Qun: If you say that "We will punish her" to the Arishok (+10)
Act 3Edit
- A Rivaini Talisman: Give gift to Isabela (+10)
- xbox360On the Loose: Refuse to let Emile de Launcet stay for the night at The Hanged Man and bring him to the Gallows immediately (+15)
xbox360Best Served Cold: At the end of the quest when speaking with Meredith, at the last dialogue choice choose to say "I'll name names" (+5)
Legacy DLCEdit
- Legacy (quest) Side with Larius (+5)


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Early life and career
Born Frank George Fakety (or Faketty) in Michigan in 1919 to Hungarian immigrants, and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, Von Hess was a lifeguard and swimming teacher before entering the navy in World War II serving aboard the USS Montpelier in the Underwater Demolition Corps. Upon his discharge, he worked the carnival circuit for several years, then worked in various regional wrestling promotions.
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The athletic workout queen has just released a new workout DVD and has completed research for her new book, Prime Time: Creating a Great Third Act. The typical stereotype of older men and women neglecting the former workout routine they once had at a younger age is something Fonda says should change.
In a recent AP article, Fonda discusses that as she got older, she realized she was in a great position to help and teach older men and women the keys to staying active and being healthy.
I know…you're still confused. What Jane Fonda has done with this new workout DVD and book is something any author can do when they realize their book is a little out-of-date. Instead of retiring and living with her millions of dollars made when she was young, and hip, she's taken what she knows and assured her followers she's still young and hip. She didn't just sit back and think, "Well, I've had my moments, it's over now." She found a way to use what she knew to further her success as a professional workout guru.
Take a country old-time cookbook for example. Typically country, old-time recipes call for nearly a million tablespoons of butter, and another fifty cups of vegetable oil. But with health conscious news articles on the rise, and the public well aware that they should start monitoring their cholesterol, this cookbook seems, well…old.
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We don't care how public officials spend their free time as long as they are conscientious stewards of the public's money and trust.
Today we hear of the Cameron County constable election, in South Texas, where one candidate, accidentally if you believe such a thing, texted she-male photos to the other.
The photos came to sitting Constable Robert Lopez from his opponent, Joe Rodriguez, who is police chief in the town of Primera. Lopez was reportedly using a county-issued phone; Rodriguez, a personal phone. The details are he-said-he-said, but then we learn more from a news report by KGBT Channel 4 in Harlingen:
Back in 2007, Chief Rodriguez was terminated from the Rio Hondo ISD. It was the result of an investigation over adult web content searches he allegedly made from school computers as a district cop.
And of course we recall Metro CEO George Greanias and his porn-surfing troubles from the summer. Now it's been found that the legal bill from his escapades cost taxpayers thousands of dollars, this report from Houston Community Newspapers says.
Outside legal bills resulting from researching possible disciplinary actions against Greanias, along with related matters such as studying case law concerning the Open Records requests that would likely follow, cost $14,560, according to Metro.
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Publicly Available Specifications (PAS) are fast-track standards, specifications, codes of practice or guidelines developed by sponsoring organisations to meet an immediate market need following guidelines set out by BSI (British Standards Institution). Within 2 years they are reviewed to assess whether they should be revised, withdrawn, or become formal British Standards or international standards. PAS 1192-2:2013 is the Specification for information management for the capital/delivery phase of construction projects using building information modelling. It is sponsored by the Construction Industry Council (CIC) and published by The British Standards Institution. It came into effect on 28 February 2013. PAS1192:3 Specification for information management. PAS1192:3 Specification for information management for the operational phase of assets using building information modelling What is it?
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Process Standard – Information Delivery Manual (IDM) BuildingSMART processes (IDMs) capture (and progressively integrate) business process whilst at the same time providing detailed specifications of the information that a user fulfilling a particular role would need to provide at a particular point within a project. To further support the user information exchange requirements specification, IDMs also propose a set of modular model functions that can be reused in the development of support for further user requirements.
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Sonya Barlow was surprised after her first class, scroll down to see her impressions of tango after her first class. You know, she's not the only one to think tango is something totally different. I've lost count of how many people come to class expecting something like Strictly, and how many people don't come because they expect something like Strictly.
The only way to know is to try it, you may be surprised. Click the link in profile to book your places on the taster workshop on 14th April
If you can't wait that long the new class rotation starts on 27th Feb, tune in here for more details on that tomorrow.
For those who have started their journey, more of what you need tonight at 7pm at Harry Gosling School. See you shortly!


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Acreage: 120
Property Type: Farm, Ranch/Range Ground, Recreational, Residential
Latitude: 43.984925
City: Ashton
Longitude: -111.757895
Additional Features:
Amazing views of the Tetons, Close to Jackson Hole and Yellowston, Workshop
This property would be great to start a small farm. The view of the Tetons is amazing.
Enjoy the breathtaking views and the serenity of this property. Located northwest of the Tetons, this farmland has rich soil that is great for wheat, barley, and alfalfa. With Yellowstone National Park, Island Park and Jackson Hole nearby you can enjoy the great outdoors. The property comes with a manufactured home, a workshop, and an old wood grainery. This is a great location for a small ranch or farm. The immediate area boasts of lots of hunting in the nearby mountains and fly-fishing on the Snake River or Falls River. You'll want to take a look at this property at this price.


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Today I helped moved a friend and her husband to a new home with a group of people from Cornerstone for Second Saturday. It was great to get out and be a light in the community and to fellowship with some wonderful people. Just hearing Debbie's story of how God brought her and husband back together after years of both of them struggling to be single parents on their own was encouraging. And now God has blessed them both with a new home to do life together in. I also enjoyed hearing the many stories of the group around me and how God is working all over the place in people's lives. We had this amazing prayer session afterwards in which we prayed for people and blessed the new home. I love how a simple day of serving turns into a day in which we saw God glorified in people's stories.
Posts Tagged 'God Stories'
Blessings of Serving
Posted in Second Saturday, tagged blessings, church, Community, Cornerstone Chandler, Cornerstone Online, God Stories, Local Missions, Second Saturday, serving on January 14, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Worship, tagged 268 Generation, astronomy, galaxy, God Stories, God's creation, Indescribable, laminin, Louie Giglio, Matt Redman, Passion, space, star gazing, stars, Whirlpool galaxy, Worship on January 7, 2012| 1 Comment »
Visionary pastor Louie Giglio and songwriter Matt Redman team up to write a heart-stirring book about the mysteries of God's creation. Indescribable takes readers on a journey through the vastness of outer space and into the depths of the soul.
I just got this book in the mail the other day. I love it! It has so many amazing pictures of stars and galaxies. I was that boy growing up that love to look up at the stars and read astronomy books. I heard Louie Giglio preach this message live on two occasions about how big and beautiful the universe is. It really puts in perspective how big our God is and how incredible he is! A must-get coffee table book!
"To whom will you compare me?
Or who is my equal?" says the Holy One.
Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens:
Who created all these?
He who brings out the starry host one by one
and calls forth each of them by name.
Because of his great power and mighty strength,
not one of them is missing.
Isaiah 40:25-26
God's Quarterback?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Christianity, Christians, Denver Broncos, ESPN, Faith, football, God Stories, Holy Spirit, My Sites, NFL, Tim Tebow on December 18, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Today is the big New England Patriots/ Denver Broncos game. But more importantly, the story line is Tom Brady vs. Tim Tebow. Tom Brady has proven himself on the football field with 3 Superbowl rings. This is Tim Tebow's rookie year in the NFL. His stats are so/so and he doesn't have the greatest technique when it comes to skills. Yet he has engineered several 4th quarter come-backs in a row. So what's the big deal about this game…? Tim Tebow.
You can't turn on ESPN without hearing about Tim Tebow. What makes him so special? Tim Tebow is very open about his faith and professes it every game he plays in. He reminds me a lot of Kurt Warner in his day. I admire Tebow very much for his faith and I root for him each game. But lately I've been a little concerned with some of the overkill media hype with it. I've been reading comments lately from other players saying they are sick of hearing about him. Now even preachers from different denominations are starting to call him out.
I like reading inspirational lines on Facebook here and there. Sometimes I will read something that makes me stop and pause my day to reflect on Christ. But then there are other times I find myself getting annoyed with people too when they overdo it. The question I am starting to have is if Tim Tebow is starting to annoy people? Is he turning people away or toward Christianity? The Christian community is loving him and are even calling him God's quarterback. I hope we aren't attributing his 4th quarter comebacks to the fact that he loves Jesus. Loving Jesus doesn't make you win football games.
I know we are to live out a Godly life through our actions just as much as our words. I do believe Tim Tebow lives a Godly life. But I like that Kurt Warner has requested him to tone it down a bit too. I do believe we as Christians need to make sure we are winning hearts to the Lord and being careful that we are not turning them away. What happens if Tim Tebow makes a mistake in life? Does it make Christianity a joke because our fearless spokesperson is a human being? We have a tendency to be judgemental and we need to demonstrate the love of Christ through how we act and treat people. I know for a while I got caught up with being a little judgemental on Facebook with my status updates. I had to check myself after seeing occasional non-Christian friends de-friend me here and there. Yet it was a struggle because I want to be open and honest about who Christ is in my life as well and not hide my faith.
I have no answers to what is right or wrong with the Tim Tebow situation. It has been fun to watch him. But I do think we need to be seeking the Spirit more in guidance in how we portray ourselves to the world. We are to be a shining light to others and that comes from the Holy Spirit working in us. That's what makes Christianity attractive to those that don't believe, not our forced actions and words on people.
Story of the Bible
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bible, Church, God Stories, Missio Dei, Missional Community, story on December 5, 2011| Leave a Comment »
This weekend, my church Missio Dei Communities held this cool weekend in which we went through the story of the Bible. We spent 10+ hours on a Friday night and Saturday morning tearing apart the Bible from Genesis through Revelation. There were two houses that hosted this and about 40 people at each one. My good friend Shauna and her roommate Rachel hosted the one I went to and Pastor Kyle facilitated. We had lasagna, salad and humus for dinner and bagels and coffee for breakfast. I love the family environments that Missio provides for these types of events. I was with the younger crowd and I was impressed on how insightful they were. We started with creation and the fall and went all the way to the crucifixion and the return of Christ. It was a great reminder for me of who God is and how much He loves us despite our shortcomings. I think weekends like this are so important for us as Christians as we tend to forget what God has done for us. I also enjoyed getting to know many of the people from the church.
Afterwards, we talked about two different churches. The one in Corinth adjusted to the world and its ways and the one in Acts stayed true to who God is and broke bread together and shared everything. I love being at a loving and caring church like Missio Dei. This family showed this love during my knee surgery with phone calls, cards and bringing over meals for me while I was laid out. I hope I get chances to be a blessing to others as they have been for me. I am thankful for opportunities to learn about the gospel and how Christ is our Redeemer.
Power of Prayer
Posted in God Story, tagged God Stories, God's sovereignty, joy, Redemption, relationships, Restoration on November 5, 2011| 1 Comment »
Aaron Markus captured this powerful photo of a bride and guests of her wedding praying for another couple's separation right after her own ceremony. It's an amazing picture of the power of prayer and true Christian friends who understand God's design for marriage and His sovereignty in the midst of difficult times.
Pray for Kate
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Faith, God Stories, Kate McRae, Pray for Kate, prayer on February 8, 2011| 2 Comments »
I really learned a lot about faith while I was in India. I also learned about the power of prayer. I know there have been times I've told people I would pray for them and didn't. Or there have been times I've prayed for something and once it looked as though God wasn't going to provide, I stopped praying. The McRae family has shown me so much about trusting God in the most difficult of circumstances. Their faith in God has really been instrumental in my own faith and has shown me that I need to trust and rely on God more during trials. Their daughter Kate has been battling this cancerous brain tumor since mid 2009. She has gone through various treatments and surgeries and her story has captured the hearts of not only the Chandler community, but across the nation. Through social media and blog sites, thousands have been on their knees praying for this precious little girl. It has been truly amazing to see so many people come together to ask the Lord Almighty to heal her. God has certainly been glorified through Kate McRae. Even though this week we were hit with more devastating news, we can't relent in our prayers. The Bible says in Thessalonians to pray without ceasing. He is God of healing and we cannot stop praying for anything short of a miracle for Kate McRae. Please take time and pray for Kate.
"Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NIV)
But now, this is what the LORD says—
he who created you, Jacob,
he who formed you, Israel:
"Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.
Isaiah 43:1-2 (NIV)
On February 12, several people gathered at Cornerstone Christian Fellowship to pray for Kate and others for healing.
Posted in Easter, tagged Easter, God Stories, graveyard shift, Myspace blog entries, Passion of the Christ, rescue on March 22, 2008| Leave a Comment »
There are times it feels God isn't around… yet I know he is there. He is always working in all of us. I guess I can't expect to see miracles or amazing things everyday. I'm really trying hard these days to look at the big picture. I know I can't concentrate on just one day and think I can figure out what God is doing. I just go through these times where life is amazing and I see God working. Then I go through times where I wonder where God is. But in the end, the trials I go through seem to always make sense. And he is still working…
I feel pretty focused on God these days. Yet life is a little up and down for me. The past 6 months have been a little crazy for me. Especially with broken relationships and temptations. But I keep looking to the cross for strength. I especially have spent some quality time reflection on what Christ did for us with Easter being here. I see God doing some cool stuff in my life, yet I still struggle as well. Especially this past couple of weeks with stress. I have been asking God to help me get through this rough period.
Just when I wonder where he is….
God goes and does something amazing and makes me remember that through Him all things are possible….
I work graveyards at a hospital in a laboratory. I usually work with the same four people everynight in my part of the lab. A male and a female in their late 40's and a female my age. I've worked with them for over four years. Just over two years ago I knew nothing of their Chistianity. None of them were going to church. That is when I surrendered my life to Chirst after going through divorce. They were all very supportive and caring during that time for me. And I was open to what God was doing in my life and how he rescued me from that situation. But I didn't want to overdue it and just tried to be an example in Christ by showing love to them.
The lady in her late 40's went through her third divorce at the same time I went through mine. She inquired time to time about going to church, but hadn't gone since a child. Her brother had died suddenly. She was at a point where she was trying to find peace in her life. One day I found out that she had attended my church. She drove by one day and decided to check it out. She fell in love with it. She know goes on a regular basis and even brings her ex-husband. We have many wonderful conversations about God at work.
I have known the girl my age for almost seven years. She spent the first five of those years in an abusive controlling relationship. She had a child with her boyfriend. He never worked. She supported him. There were too many nights she came to work crying. I prayed hard for this girl for years. I would occassionally give her a devotional book or a Christian book. But most of all, the other lady we work with and myself just tried to be there for her. Last year, her boyfriend up and left. At the same time, she started to go to Central Christian church with her sister. God caught her. I just went out with her this week and she is doing great. She has started to get very involved with her church and God is working in her. I truly feel someday God will use her testimony for other women that struggle from abuse. Its so awesome when you pray for someone that long and see God do amazing things in their life.
So this leads me to the last person… the guy in his late 40's. Single guy, never been married. Pretty much lived the bachelor lifestyle his whole life. Smokes, drinks, sleeps around, lives alone. I pretty much felt there was no hope for this guy. Over the years he always poked fun at me for bringing my Bible to work and listening to church sermons on my IPod. Yet he saw what Chirst did in all three of us. Last year he ask me to pray for his sick aunt. Then he came to me about his anger issues last month. He told me his struggles with self control and was in tears. He asked me about my life.
This morning he called me and ask me if he could go to church with me….
Wow! I was on cloud nine all day! I just saw God do something amazing. I just saw him completely take a person that I felt had no shot of stepping foot in church and do a complete turnaround in his life. And he loved the church and wants to come back! I'm in awe of God! I can't wait to go back to work (can't believe I'm saying that).
I was unsure of how Easter would be for me this year. I read the gospels on the crucifixion and watched the 'Passion of Christ' movie. Maybe I was hoping for something spectacular to happen. Something to me get past the down times of life. I don't know. But I did see God at work. He is always at work. It doesn't always make sense. But God used me to play a small part in a bigger story. And I have nothing to be down about. I trust God and know he is there. Easter is about rescue. Even though it was all in His timing, God rescued our little night shift… one by one. Its how He works. Its how He uses us. And its all for His glory!


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OpenCart is well known free open source shopping cart. It offers numerous benefits to its customers and thats why became so popular. However, more and more people decide to move their OpenCart store to Magento. All because Magento's flexibility, helpful community, regular updates and numerous features. How to migrate effortlessly? This article will show you the easiest way of moving all your data from OpenCart to Magento.
Cart2Cart presents useful video tutorial and straightforward step-by-step instruction on how to perform your OpenCart migration fast and accurate.
Stage 1. Register an Account
You will have a possibility to sign in with your Facebook or Google account or register a new Cart2Cart profile.
Stage 2. Select Source Cart
Select your present OpenCart cart from a drop-down menu. After that enter your online shop's URL. The next thing you will have to do is download connection bridge on your computer. Extract file from zip archive and move it to root directory with the help of FTP client (Total Commander, FileZilla, etc.) To make bridge setup process easier read our FAQ with video tutorial.
Stage 3. Select Target Cart
Repeat the same procedure with your target platform:
- select Magento as your target shopping cart;
- paste shop URL;
- install Connection Bridge.
Stage 4. Entities Selection
On this step you will be able to choose items which you would like to transfer. Just mark items that have to be migrated or click Check All box. Furthermore, you can expand migration opportunities by choosing additional options.
Note: For OpenCart to Magento migration it is possible to move product and product categories SEO URLs.
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If there is a need you can map currencies as well.
Stage 6. Orders Status Mapping
If you've chosen order migration on Step 4, now you will be able to map their statuses. Proper order matching will help you in future store managing.
Stage 7. Perform Demo Migration
After that you are able to start absolutely free Demo Migration. It is highly recommended not to skip this step, as you will be able to evaluate the process of data transferring. It is going to take only a few minutes. You can find more information about Demo Migration in the article Demo Migration - What, How and Why?
After it is finished you can check a list of migrated orders, customers and products. Your feedback is very important for our team that is why we would highly appreciate if you evaluate Demo Migration results.
Stage 8.Start Full Migration
After Demo migration is completed you can start the last step - Full Migration. Ensure you have enough cash on your account, otherwise you will be asked to charge it with more money. Check the information you've provided and start Full Migration.
Stage 9. Check Full Migration Results
After migration is performed all your customers products and orders will be displayed on target Magento store. We can congratulate you with newly established online shop.


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Posts Tagged: food safety
Summer safety: Tips to avoid foodborne and heat illnesses
Happy summer! It's time to get the barbecue grilling and the pool party started. To keep your summer healthy and fun, UC ANR offers some important safety tips.
Food safety
Food poisoning is a serious health threat in the United States, especially during the hot summer months. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1 in 6 Americans suffer from a foodborne illness each year, resulting in thousands of hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths.
Both the CDC and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) suggest four key rules to follow to stay food safe:
- Clean: Clean kitchen surfaces, utensils, and hands with soap and water while preparing food. Wash fresh fruits and vegetables thoroughly under running water.
- Separate: Separate raw meats from other foods by using different cutting boards. And be sure to keep raw meat, poultry, seafood and eggs away from other items in your refrigerator.
- Cook: Cook foods to the right temperature; be sure to check internal temperature by using a food thermometer.
- Chill: Chill raw and prepared foods promptly.
Here are some additional tips from the USDA. Be sure to check out the CDC's comprehensive food safety website, which also has materials in both Spanish and English. For food safety tips in real time, follow USDA Food Safety on Twitter.
Summer also means more outside grilling, which can pose unique food safety concerns. Before firing up the barbecue, check out these five easy tips from UC Davis.
Before you take off on a road trip, camping adventure or boating excursion, don't forget to consider food safety. You'll need to plan ahead and invest in a good cooler.
Remember, warns the USDA, don't let food sit out for more than one hour in temperatures above 90 degrees F. And discard any food left out more than two hours; after only one hour in temperatures above 90 degrees F.
If there are any doubts about how long the food was out, it is best to throw it out!
Get more food safety tips for traveling from the USDA.
Avoid heat illness
"Summer can be a time for fun and relaxation, but in warm climates, we need to stay aware of the signs of heat illness and help keep our family members and co-workers safe," says Brian Oatman, director of Risk & Safety Services at UC ANR.
"UC ANR provides comprehensive resources on our website, but it's designed around California requirements for workplace safety." But, Oatman notes, much of the information applies.
"The training and basic guidance – drink water, take a rest when you are feeling any symptoms and having a shaded area available – are useful for anyone at any time."
To increase your awareness of heat illness symptoms – and to learn more about prevention – Oatman suggests a few resources.
"Our Heat Illness Prevention page has many resources, including links for training, heat illness prevention plans, and links to other sites. One of the external sites for heat illness that I recommend is the Cal/OSHA site, which spells out the basic requirements for heat illness prevention in the workplace. It's also available in Spanish."
For those on the go, Oatman also recommends the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) mobile heat safety app.
Get required produce safety training from UC
The food production environment introduces many potential points of contamination risk from the soil to the table. Consumer demand for food safety practices along with new government regulations for fresh produce have raised grower awareness of the need for best practices to reduce microbial risks during the production and processing of nuts, fruits and vegetables.
Produce Safety Courses Available in Northern California
Produce safety training courses offered through the Western Institute for Food Safety and Security (WIFSS) are informing the farming community about Good Agricultural Practices (GAPS) to reduce microbial risks and meet Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) training requirements. The FSMA Produce Safety Rule requires vegetable, nut, and fruit growers, to have at least one supervisor or responsible party on the produce farm who has successfully completed food safety training. The training courses are offered in English and Spanish and run through June 2019.
What to expect
The Produce Safety Alliance team at Cornell University developed the curriculum for the PSA Grower Training Courses working together with many growers, researchers, extension educators, produce industry members, and state and federal regulatory personnel.
Trainers, such as lead trainer David Goldenberg, food safety and security training coordinator at WIFSS, provide approximately seven hours of instruction time, which includes table top exercises and question and discussion time.
Topics include:
- An introduction to produce safety
- Worker health, hygiene, and training
- Soil amendments
- Wildlife, domesticated animals and land use
- Agricultural water, production water and post-harvest water
- Post harvest handling and sanitation, and how to develop a farm food safety plan
Training underway
The Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training courses, underway since January of 2019, have been attended by vegetable, nut, and fruit growers from Butte County to Monterey County. David Goldenberg along with Aparna Gazula, farm advisor for small farms and specialty crops, with UC Agriculture and Natural Resources Cooperative Extension in Santa Clara County, conducted the first WIFSS training class. Assisting in the training with Goldenberg and Gazula were Avery Cromwell with the California Department of Food and Agriculture, and Donna Pahl, Cornell University, Produce Safety Alliance Extension Associate, with the Southwest Region, Riverside.
Benefits from attending the course
Course participants will be eligible to receive a certificate from the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) that verifies training course completion. To receive the certificate, you need to be present for the entire one-day course and submit the paperwork to your trainer at the end of the course.
Costs to attend
Sign up now for training courses to obtain a certificate of completion for the mandatory training to comply with the FSMA Produce Safety Rule. This is a chance to learn about foodborne illness and its impacts to the produce industry and consumers, different types of foodborne illness organisms, why prevention of contamination is critical to produce safety, how to conduct basic risk assessment, and steps involved in monitoring, record keeping, and corrective actions. CDFA, through a contract with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is subsidizing the cost of the training. A $30 cost per registrant will be charged to provide a lunch, beverages and the course manual and certificate completion.
UC ANR working with USDA to strengthen extension and farmer incomes in Guatemala
Two UC Agriculture and Natural Resources emeritus specialists, two UC ANR advisors and a UC ANR vice provost spent a week in March working in Guatemala to help implement a USDA-funded (UC Davis-managed) project that is rebuilding the extension system in Guatemala.
With a population of almost 17.5 million and a per capita income ranked 118th in the world, Guatemala is working to improve the livelihoods and incomes of it's rural population, which represents nearly half of the total population. The project is being implemented in Guatemala with the Universidad de San Carlos. Universidad de San Carlos is the biggest and oldest university in Guatemala and which - when established in 1676 - was the fourth university established in the Americas. The 150,000-student university includes a prominent and well-known agricultural school.
The UC contingent delivered modules on extension and marketing, two of five required for the participants to receive a certificate. Jim Hill, emeritus rice specialist based at UC Davis, is leading the second phase of the project.
The rest of the team for the week were Steve Temple, emeritus agronomy specialist, UC Davis; Jairo Diaz, director, UC Desert Research and Extension Center; Ramiro Lobo, advisor, UC Cooperative Extension, San Diego County; Mark Bell, vice provost, strategic initiatives and statewide programs; and Kate Lincoln, CAES Global Engagement, UC Davis. Bell led the project when he was part of the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
The interactive week-long course worked with 31 participants, mostly from the Guatemalan Ministry of Agriculture extension offices, but also included agriculture teachers. The team shared the essential steps and associated skills required for successful extension. The course used the Spanish acronym ASISTE as a framework (previously developed by Mark Bell, Maria Paz Santibanez and Elana Peach-Fine) as an easy way to remember the key steps. ASISTE stands for audience (audience), soluciónes (solutions), información simple (simple information), transferencia (transfer), and evaluación (evaluation).
As part of the course, participants developed and delivered their own mini-workshops using local issues and context to reinforce workshop discussions. As Guatemala has a large indigenous population with more than 20 languages, one of the participants delivered his talk in Tzutuhil, the main language used for his constituents in Santiago Atitlan, Sonora department.
ANR in the news March 1-11
Western Innovator: Putting biologicals to work
(Capital Press) Padma Nagappan, March 11
Early in life, Surendra Dara decided that no matter which field he chose, he needed to make an impact on it. Always interested in science, he chose agriculture and specialized in entomology.
"It attracted me because it dealt with arthropods and there are a lot of physiological similarities to the human world," Dara said. "It was also critical for growing food and feeding humans."
Dara is now an entomopathologist with the University of California's Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources in San Luis Obispo, and has an established reputation for exploring innovative options to control pests using microbials as biological controls, and showing growers how they can also help with plant growth, drought resistance and fighting diseases.
Group linked to Ocasio-Cortez seeks ag input after Green New Deal backlash
(Politico) Helena Bottemiller Evich, March 11
After watching that drama unfold, Frank Mitloehner, a leading scientist on agricultural emissions at the University of California, Davis, was thrilled when two outreach staff affiliated with AOC's network reached out to set up a call to discuss the potential for climate mitigation efforts in agriculture. The call, held earlier this month, lasted more than an hour, Mitloehner said.
"I was very glad to inform of what I know, and they were very receptive to it," Mitloehner said on Agri-Talk last week. During the segment, he urged agricultural producers to not dismiss the left-wing climate effort.
Sudden surge in an unusual crime in Fresno County: Goat theft
(LA Times) Hannah Fry, March 11, 2019
…Picquette's two sons have been raising goats for the last five years as a 4-H project. Losing their animals has been especially hard for the boys, Picquette said, adding that they had planned to use money won during competitions to pay for college.
"They feel very violated. They don't understand how somebody could just come and take something they worked so hard for," she said. "The bond we have with the goats is incredible. I'm just heartbroken. I don't know if they're scared or hungry. … They've always been treated so well."
California's ambitious plan to stop deadly wildfires may not be enough, experts say
(SF Chronicle) Kurtis Alexander, March 9
… "It's not fair to say that fuel treatments won't do any good," said Max Moritz, a UC Cooperative Extension wildfire specialist at UC Santa Barbara. "It may provide some protection in some places. But most of us studying this agree that you can't just do this and (expect to) make much headway."
The plan by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, comes at the request of Gov. Gavin Newsom. On his second day in office, Newsom asked the agency to develop a proposal to address the increasingly destructive fire seasons that have rattled the state and are expected to worsen with climate change.
…In the meantime, many researchers say the most effective approach to fire protection is not in the forests, but in communities. They recommend making homes more resistant to fire with hardier construction materials, and clearing the vegetation around them.
"You have to address the home vulnerabilities themselves," said Moritz at UC Santa Barbara. "If you don't, you're just not going to make a lot of progress on fire."
After more than 140 years, a massive fig tree gracing the plaza where Los Angeles was founded collapses
(LA Times) Matthew Ormseth, March 9
… The four figs were planted at El Pueblo by agriculturalist and City Councilman Elijah Hook Workman, KCET reported in 2013. The Ficus macrophylla was brought from Australia to Southern California in the 1860s and 1870s, probably to provide shade and ornamentation, said Donald Hodel, a horticulture advisor for the University of California's Cooperative Extension.
Hodel described the Moreton Bay fig as a commanding breed of tree with an enveloping canopy that threw plenty of shade.
His reasons for admiring the Moreton Bay fig: "Their grandeur; their size — they have an imposing habit; their root structure is incredible; the spreading nature of their branches."
Hodel said he last saw the El Pueblo figs about six years ago.
"I wasn't too impressed by their health or their size, considering they're 140-something years old," he said.
California's 2018 Was the Worst Ever Recorded for Wildfires
(Gizmodo) Tom McKay, March 9
University of California, Santa Barbara UC Cooperative Extension wildfire researcher Max Moritiz told the Chronicle, "It's not fair to say that fuel treatments won't do any good. It may provide some protection in some places. But most of us studying this agree that you can't just do this and (expect to) make much headway."
4-H leader who taught lost Benbow girls outdoor skills being flown to Washington, DC for recognition
Kym Kemp, March 7
When Leia Carrico, age 8, and her sister, Caroline, age 5, disappeared into the woods around their home near Benbow on March 1, the whole nation held its breath for the next 44 hours until they were found. But, though their 4-H leaders were worried, too, they say they also knew the girls had something many other children don't–they had survival skills from a class taught by their Outdoor Adventures 4-H project leader, Justin Lehnert.
Lehnert is being honored in Washington, DC, on Tuesday for his role in teaching Leia and Caroline outdoor skills.
Researchers highlight plan to eat healthy on a budget
(Consumer Affairs) Kristen Dalli, March 7
Following a healthy diet can come with a hefty price tag, but a team of researchers has outlined a way for consumers to stick to a healthy diet -- and also stick to their budgets.
According to the team, consumers -- and their families -- can have healthy meals if they focus on buying items in bulk and planning meals in advance.
"This study determines the likelihood that families living in low-income households could create meals that meet the USDA dietary guidelines presented in MyPlate nutrition education materials," said researcher Karen M. Jetter, PhD. "In addition to food cost, the other factors considered were access to stores, time for meal preparation, and whether the menus included culturally appropriate foods."
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Sorry, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, but "farting cows" aren't the problem
(New Food Economy) Sam Bloch, March 7
…As it turns out, neither side was accurate. Republicans are likely to continue linking Green New Deal priorities to a supposed hamburger ban. But if you don't hear about cow farts anymore from AOC, it may not be because of GOP criticism. Frank Mitloehner, an animal scientist and air quality specialist at the University of California, Davis, insists cattle flatulence isn't the problem it's made out to be, and says he helped set the record straight.
Here's what seems to have happened. On February 4, shortly before Ocasio-Cortez announced the Green New Deal, she was speaking to school children in Queens, New York. When one asked how they could "combat" climate change, Ocasio-Cortez offered two practical options—stop using disposable razors, and skip meat and dairy for one meal.
Mitloehner tweeted at her.
"Dear @AOC: we all try to help the climate," he wrote. "However, the two options you offered have low impacts compared to the 800lb gorilla, which is to reduce fossil fuel use. About ⅔ of greenhouse gas emissions in the US stem from transport and energy prod&use. Meat/milk = 4 % of total GHG," referring to findings in a recent EPA report.
… "I give her team a lot of credit for reaching out," Mitloehner says. "If we really are serious about making a difference in carbon emissions, you cannot do this without agriculture involved."
California supplies a quarter of the world's sunflower seeds
(Capital Press) Padma Nagappan, March 7
…Khaled Bali is a University of California Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources statewide water and irrigation specialist who has been working since 2016 on a four-year trial on sunflower varieties.
He was asked by the University of Georgia to help ascertain which varieties were drought resistant. He chose to conduct his trial in the low desert region of the Imperial Valley, since it gets little rain during the growing season between February when it's planted, and June when it's harvested. This would make it easier to control and measure the actual water applied to the crop varieties.
"We're looking at 285 varieties of sunflowers, to see which ones do well under stress," Bali said. He has tested different plantings each growing season for the past three years, and will finish the trial this year.
Livestream coverage of fire protection panel discussion in Nevada City
(Sierra Sun) March 7
…Following the films, the community is invited to join an ongoing conversation around the new reality of living with fire in the wildland urban interface. Panelists represent a diverse cross-section of the wildfire prevention community including: Cal Fire, Fire Safe Council of Nevada County, Nevada County Office of Emergency Services, Nevada County Resource Conservation District, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Tahoe National Forest and University of California Cooperative Extension. The panel discussion will be moderated by YubaNet Co-founder Pascale Fusshoeller. [Kate Wilkin, UCCE fire advisor, participates on the panel in the last hour of the video.]
Bees, blooms off to slow start
(Western Farm Press) Logan Hawkes, March 6
…This year, almond bloom started around a normal time, with some early varieties showing a few open flowers in the first week of February," reported Franz Niederholzer, UCCE farm advisor for Colusa, Sutter, and Yuba Counties. "For most of the month bloom progressed very slowly,"
By the middle of February, he says, "bloom for Nonpareil was at least two weeks behind, and bee hours were limited until the last week of the month. Last year, between Feb 1-20, we accumulated 130 bee hours of good honey bee flying weather [55 F., no rain, and wind less than 10 mph]. For the same interval this year, we had around 10 hours and only six of those occurred with open flowers in the orchard."
On the positive side of the slow start, Niederholzer says, the colder weather tends to suppress activity of key bloom diseases such as blossom brown rot and anthracnose. "However, cold weather at bloom was conducive to blossom blast (pseudomonas) bacteria, and some growers were considering adding materials to their normal bloom fungicides with bactericide activity."
Wet winter aids groundwater replenishment
(Ag Alert) Christine Souza, March 6
… Helen Dahlke, a hydrology expert and professor with the University of California, Davis, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, has been working with farmers, studying on-farm groundwater recharge locations and suitability for various crops.
"In many regions, we can definitely do more actively recharging our groundwater aquifers," said Dahlke, who currently has trials on alfalfa at the UC Kearney Agricultural Center. "It really depends on what region, how much surface water is available for recharge, what kind of sediment structure or hydrogeology we have underneath and whether it's suited for conveying large amounts quickly."
Despite abundant precipitation in recent weeks, she said the timing is not the best for studying impact of recharge on certain crops.
"We prefer on-farm recharge to happen in January and February, just because that is considered the dormancy season for most crops," Dahlke said. "With almond trees already blooming, often there is a greater risk of applying water on those crops."
She said recent precipitation has helped groundwater recharge overall, but there is "very little way of estimating how much it is helping."
Drip irrigation improves yields of Imperial sugar beets
(Ag Alert) Padma Nagappan, March 6
Halfway through a two-year irrigation trial to test furrow irrigation versus drip on sugar beet in California's Imperial Valley, Ali Montazar is looking for ways to boost yields with as little water consumption as possible in a region where furrow irrigation is the common practice.
Montazar, irrigation and water management advisor with the University of California department of agriculture and natural resources (UCANR) in Imperial County, is comparing and evaluating sugar beets for crop water use, sugar percentage, and yield, using both furrow and drip, since growers are now thinking of switching to subsurface drip.
Preliminary results from year one of the trial show that yield and crop water use are better with drip. Yield was 21 percent higher, and water use was a few points lower.
NFU says "No" to Green New Deal
(DTN) Jerry Hagstrom and Chris Clayton, March 6
Frank Mitloehner, an animal-science professor and air-quality Extension specialist at the University of California-Davis, reached out to Ocasio-Cortez's team about agriculture and the Green New Deal after seeing social media posts late last month about "farting cows" that drew a great deal of attention.
"I appreciate her interest in climate-change mitigation, but the 800-pound gorilla is the use of fossil fuels, and I told her that even the notion of cow flatulence makes this whole thing sound silly, and that's not what we need this discussion to be," Mitloehner told DTN in an interview.
From Farting Cows to More Beans; Anti-Livestock Claims Fall Short
(AgriTalk) Jennifer Shike, March 5
The EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health is backpedaling as industry leaders and scientists poke holes in its "planetary diet" released in mid-January that is supposed to improve human health and planet health.
Air Quality Extension Expert Frank Mitloehner of the University of California Davis joined Chip Flory on AgriTalk Monday to discuss EAT-Lancet and Green New Deal in more depth.
4-H instructor who taught NorCal sisters how to survive in wilderness speaks out
(ABC7) Dion Lim, March 4
ABC7 News spoke exclusively to the 4-H instructor who taught two young girls the life-saving skills they needed to survive a weekend lost in the woods.
… Their mom, Misty Carrico, says she's not sure her daughters would have survived, if not for their 4-H program.
"The group leader Justin has taught them fire making skills and wilderness survival skills."
Justin Lehnert, the girls' 4-H leader, said, "I'm ecstatic that they did the job that they did. They're very strong girls and they stayed calm."
… Nine-year-old Caroline Gelormini has been a member of the San Bruno-South San Francisco 4-H Program for five years. Thanks to 4-H, she feels like she'd have a shot at surviving in the woods too.
Ocasio-Cortez Seeks Ag Data on Green New Deal
(Drovers) John Herath, March 4
When freshman congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez released her Green New Deal plan, social media lit up with talk of her plan's mentions of "farting cows." That drew the attention of agriculture's preeminent expert on air quality, Dr. Frank Mitloehner of the University of California at Davis, who tweeted back at the congresswoman.
"I don't know whether my tweet was the reason, but a few hours after I tweeted her, all mentioning of cow flatulence were taken off the web pages and of all social media outlets and was never to be heard again," Mitloehner told Chip Flory on the AgriTalk Radio Show Monday.
2 missing Humboldt County girls found — 'absolute miracle
(SF Chronicle) Michael Cabanatuan, March 3
…Little additional information was available on how the girls went missing or how they survived, but Honsal said they had been trained in outdoors survival as members of a 4-H program.
Organic farm east of Denair does its part on climate change. It's getting an award
(Modesto Bee) John Holland, March 2
…The family won in the farmer/rancher category of the Climate Leadership Awards. The others:
- Researcher: Tapan Pathak of the University of California Cooperative Extension in Merced, who helps farmers adapt to climate change.
- Policymaker: Ken Alex, who was director of former Gov. Jerry Brown's Office of Planning and Research
- Legislative staff: Brett Williams, office of Assemblywoman Jacqui Irwin, D-Thousand Oaks
- Agricultural professional: Ruth Dalquist-Willard, UC Cooperative Extension, Fresno
Eructation Inflation: Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Livestock
(Science for the Rest of Us) March 1
Put your nerd hat on -- we cover a lot of ground in this fast-paced discussion with Dr. Frank Mitloehner of the University of California-Davis about the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the meat and dairy we consume. We consider how livestock emissions compare to other sectors of the US and global economies, the carbon footprint of vegetarian diets and what is the most effective way to reduce individual carbon emissions.
Keeping the Carbon Footprint of Livestock in Perspective
(AgNet West) Brian German, March 1
…"It is irresponsible and it's misguiding the public to believe that the true sources of pollution are downplayed, and the impacts of animal agriculture are grossly inflated," said Dr. Frank Mitloehner, Professor and Air Quality Specialist in Cooperative Extension in the Department of Animal Science at the University of California, Davis.
Two UCCE agricultural climate leaders recognized at the 6th California Climate & Agriculture Summit
Five California leaders, including two UC Cooperative Extension scientists, were recognized for their contributions to the field of agriculture and climate change at the California Climate & Agriculture Summit at UC Davis on March 5, 2019, said a news release issued by California Climate & Agriculture Network (CalCAN).
The summit was organized by CalCAN and brought together some of the state's foremost experts in agriculture — including farmers, agriculture professionals, researchers, advocates and policymakers — to grapple with the challenges of climate change and share knowledge about the opportunities facing the industry.
At the summit, CalCAN presented the leadership award for agricultural professional to Ruth Dahlquist-Willard, UC Cooperative Extension small farms advisor in Fresno and Tulare counties.
Dahlquist-Willard helps keep small-scale, diversified farmers in business by providing support with marketing, regulatory compliance, processing of value-added products, water and energy efficiency, and integrated pest management. She has been a driving force behind increasing access by Hmong farmers in the Fresno area to California's State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP). Dahlquist-Willard has promoted the program, provided thousands of hours of one-to-one, culturally-relevant support to farmers on grant applications, and assisted with project design and installation. The farmers she has supported are now benefiting from water, energy and financial savings.
"There are large environmental problems to solve in the Central Valley, and it's time for a different conversation around farming there," Dahlquist-Willard said. "I feel that there needs to be a conversation in the middle to solve problems rather than a conflict-based approach."
The leadership award for researcher was presented to Tapan Pathak, UC Cooperative Extension specialist for climate adaptation in agriculture, based at UC Merced.
Pathak is the chair of the UC Cooperative Extension Climate Change Adaptation Workgroup, which brings together scientists across the UC system to collaborate on research and extension projects related to climate change adaptation in California agriculture. Pathak is the lead author on an important and timely paper that was published in 2018 in the journal Agronomy. It synthesizes the impacts of climate change on California agriculture and offers directions for future research and implementation.
"We need more facilitated dialog with policy researchers and scientists on the science of climate change, and the implications of not taking action," Pathak said. "Given the scale of California agriculture and the pressure of climate change impacts, we need even more substantial funding for incentives for farmers and for research and tools, and we must integrate growers from the beginning of the process."
The other CalCAN leadership awards were presented to the following:
Leadership Award for policymaker: Ken Alex, former Director of Governor Brown's Office of Planning & Research
Leadership Award for farmer/rancher: Ward and Rosie Burroughs, Burroughs Family Farm (Denair, CA)
Leadership award for legislative staff: Brett Williams, Office of Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin


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Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon
For: Playstation 3 and Xbox 360
From: Vicious Cycle Software/D3Publisher
ESRB Rating: Teen (animated blood, mild language, mild suggestive themes, violence)
Price: $40
Before it was cool to love "Deadly Premonition," "Earth Defense Force 2017" was everyone's ironically adored game of choice — a low-budget, sloppily-assembled but wholly lovable Japanese third-person shooter that took bad graphics, terrifying voice acting, comically stiff controls, jerky animation and mixed in a too-ambitious-for-its-own-good scope and some dead simple but absolutely chaotic shootouts to create one inexplicably great time.
With "Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon," we have the third-person shooter equivalent of a cherished unsigned band putting out its major-label debut. An American developer has wrestled away the reigns, and it's clear a bigger budget was in play during development. "Armageddon's" control tweaks — both on foot and in vehicles — are a night-and-day improvement over "2017," and while the visual presentation remains behind the curve, it's considerably more stable and much better equipped to handle the action when everything is collapsing and exploding.
"Armageddon" has similarly matured in terms of content. Four soldier classes — trooper, jetpack, tactical and battle — each have a separate experience points system that unlocks new weapons as you play, and with more than 300 weapon variants on offer, you'll have to play through the campaign multiple times to unlock everything.
For its part, the game includes remixed versions of finished missions and co-op support (four players online, two players offline) to make that prospect more enticing. Per genre custom, an arcade-style survival mode also is available for six players to shoot through together.
All of those frills are well and good, and they make "Armageddon" a technically better game than "2017" even as they take away some of the ricketiness that made that game so lovable.
Fortunately, if you can get over that, what remains is a game that, more polished and Americanized or not, still embraces what ultimately made "2017" a blast to play.
As the subtitle makes perfectly clear, "Armageddon" has not replaced giant insects with soldiers or stuffed the action into claustrophobic corridors. This isn't a cover-based shooter against moderately large bugs: It's an all-out bonanza against absolutely monstrous bugs, robots and spaceships on massive battlefields that are every bit as destructible as the balsa wood buildings from "2017."
That, in this age of every third-person shooter running for cover, is what's most important to preserve, and "Armageddon" hangs on for dear life.
The downside to all this is that, for all the chaos "Armageddon" unleashes, that chaos doesn't change much from mission to mission. New enemy types appear, the remixed levels are a nice touch and the class and weapon variations certainly provide some additional flavor, but the core action — shoot lots of enemies, and then shoot lots more — doesn't change much from the first mission to the last.
"Armageddon" isn't much for storytelling, and that's easily forgiven when your orders are to kill everything that moves and the act of doing so is mostly great fun. But when you don't have much storytelling to do, you also don't tend to mind your rhythm and tempo very closely. In "Armageddon's" case, that leads to missions that start loud, stay loud, end loud and sometimes outstay their welcome.
This, of course, is nothing taking an occasional break won't fix. But it's something to bear in mind if your plan is to blitz through "Armageddon" during a quick rental rather than buy it and play it at a more measured pace.
Wii Play Motion
For: Wii
From: Nintendo
ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+ (cartoon violence)
Price: $50 (includes Wii Remote Plus controller)
The Wii remote has been granted a new lease on life with the news that it will play an integral role in Nintendo's Wii successor. So if you were on the fence about investing in a new remote — in particular, the Wii Remote Plus, which combines the original remote and Wii MotionPlus attachment into one device the size of that original remote — you can invest with a little more confidence.
And if you're going to do that, you may as well repeat history and throw in an extra $10 for another "Wii Play" minigames collection that's much better than its throwaway price suggests.
Similar to its predecessor, "Wii Play Motion" offers 12 minigames whose primary purpose is to demonstrate the versatility of the controller inside the box. This time, with MotionPlus capabilities baked into the included remote, that means games with significantly better motion control fidelity than the much simpler games in the original "Play."
(As a side note, know that while "Motion" scatters two-to-four-player multiplayer support across most of its minigames, any additional controllers you use either must be Wii Remote Plus controllers or have the MotionPlus attachment.)
With increased controller versatility comes an increase in minigame versatility, and while "Motion" never feels like an active game in the "Wii Sports" mold — you very easily can play all 12 games sitting down — it certainly encourages players to do some surprising exercises with the remote.
The most clever example, Spooky Search, even has you pointing the remote anywhere but at the screen, brilliantly using the built-in speaker to clue you into the location of ghosts so you can grab them and struggle, Ghostbusters-style, to pull them into a ghost trap.
Star Shuttle, on the other hand, turns the remote into a virtual space shuttle, using all the buttons as thrusters and tasking you with carefully docking onto a space station. If you ever played the infamous refueling minigame in "Top Gun" for the original Nintendo Entertainment System, this will ring familiar. (Fortunately, it isn't nearly as difficult.)
In a nod to the remote's ability to recognize subtle motions, Treasure Twirl has you raising and lowering a deep sea diver by carefully rotating the remote like a throttle while tilting it to control the diver's lateral movements.
The arguable gem in the package, Teeter Targets, requires an even softer touch: The remote becomes a teeter totter, which must contend with real-world physics to not only keep a ball in air, but guide it into different targets to clear a level.
Other games — an ice cream scoop balancing challenge, an elaborate version of whack-a-mole, a target-shooting game with multiple level themes, a virtual stone-skipping simulation — utilize the remote in less surprising ways. But while some games are deeper and more engaging than others, "Motion" doesn't have any that feel like duds or even filler. All 12 work as expected, and all 12 are blessed with Nintendo's unique brand of personality and presentation.
"Motion" isn't hurting for replayability, either. Teeter Targets, for instance, features 30 levels and three additional endless modes, and each level and mode includes its own high score table. This isn't the exception, either: Every minigame in "Motion" features its own handful of bonus levels and solo/multiplayer modes beyond the original mode, and every level of every mode has a leaderboard that records your and your friends' best scores and times.
Puzzle Agent 2
Reviewed for: iPad
Also available for: iPhone/iPod Touch, Windows PC, Macintosh
From: Telltale Games
iTunes Store Rating: 9+ (infrequent/mild cartoon or fantasy violence, infrequent/mild mature/suggestive themes, infrequent/mild horror/fear themes)
Price: $7
Though not wholly original, "Puzzle Agent" nonetheless felt like a breath of fresh air for adventure games. Instead of more of the same point-and-click cause and effect, "Agent" unfurled its mystery through an intelligent assortment of brainteasers in the same vein of Nintendo's terrific Professor Layton games. The storyline opted for a surprisingly low-key sense of humor rarely seen in video games, and the visual presentation — a mix of color pencils and charcoals, occasionally deliberately zoomed in to give everything an odd blur — remains one of a kind. If you played "Agent" and liked it, the long and short of "Puzzle Agent 2" is that it has more of it on offer. Loose ends from the first game's cliffhanger ending are tied up somewhat, but new loose ends emerge in their place. The tone and visual style confidently migrate to the sequel untouched, and while "PA2" introduces some welcome new brainteaser types and cuts down on a few that were overexposed the first time through, most of what you see — from riddle types to how they're presented — will be at least somewhat familiar (and, unfortunately, mostly easier). Still, for most fans of unsung FBI agent Nelson Tethers' first adventure, this will suffice. The first game made a splash because it was a surprise, but it was the design, polish and variety of puzzles that ultimately made it endure. That, difficulty quibbles or not, applies the second time around as well.


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Dr. Alana Kestelman
I graduated in 2007 from Ontario Veterinary College and joined the clinic in 2013. An area of the veterinary industry that interests me is emergency medicine and senior pet care. I love educating clients, helping them become better owners and ensuring that my patients have the best and healthiest life possible. My favourite thing about the clinic is the wonderful people I get to deal with every day, including our exceptional staff and amazing client base. Fun fact about me is that I share my life with two cats, a dog, a husband and two daughters - life is hectic but full of joy! Also, my first pet was a beautiful brown tabby cat named Grover.