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It's April 25th... do you know where your Mother's Day present is?? No worries if you don't. Sew4Home has you covered with four fast, easy and very pretty projects for your mommy. Today, we start it off with our Market Tote. It's a simple lined, box-bottom bag, featuring fun double-ruffle ribbon accents. But there's nothing simple about the result – it's a truly beautiful bag that Mom (or sis or auntie or grandma or....) will love.
We chose Tula Pink's Parisville for all our Happy Mother's Day print fabric with coordinating Designer Linen Solids. Our thanks to our friends at Free Spirit for providing all this wonderful fabric. Tula's Parisville came out late last year, but can still be found at many retail and online outlets, such as Fat Quarter Shop, Fabric.com and Hawthorne Threads. Thanks as well to everyone at The Ribbon Retreat for giving us the cool specialty ribbon. All the beautiful ribbons we used are available online now directly from The Ribbon Retreat in the colors we selected as well as many, many more.
The finished bag is approximately 12½" high x 13" wide with 2½" boxed bottom corners.
Sewing Tools You Need
- Any Sewing Machine (we recommend the Janome Memory Craft Horizon 7700QCP... you could use a more basic model, but I just LOVE my Horizon, so I have to recommend it now and then)
Fabric and Other Supplies
Our fabric cut recommendations are generous to allow for fussy cutting.
- ½ yard of 44-45" wide fabric for the the bag top exterior: we used Parisville Sea of Tears in Pomegranate by Tula Pink for Free Spirit Fabrics
- ½ yard of 44-45" wide fabric for the the bag bottom exterior, inside pocket and handles: we used Free Spirit's Designer Linen Solids in Burgundy
- ½ yard of 44-45" wide fabric for the the bag lining: we used Parisville Topiary in Sky by Tula Pink for Free Spirit Fabrics
- ½ yard of lightweight batting: we used Kyoto Bamboo Batting from Fabric.com
- All purpose thread in colors to best match both fabric and ribbon: we used deep burgundy
- 3 yards of 7/8" ribbon: we used Double Ruffle in Wine from The Ribbon Retreat
- Fabric adhesive strips, such as Steam A Seam
- See-through ruler
- Fabric pencil
- Seam gauge
- Iron and ironing board
- Scissors or rotary cutter and mat
- Straight pins
Getting Started
- From the fabric for the bag top exterior (Parisville Sea of Tears in Pomegranate in our sample), fussy cut TWO 18" wide x 9" high panels.
- From the fabric for the bag bottom exterior, inside pocket and handles (Burgundy Linen in our sample), cut the following:
TWO 18" wide x 8" high panels
ONE 12" wide x 7" rectangle
TWO 4" x 30" strips
- From the fabric for the bag lining (Parisville Topiary in Sky in our sample), fussy cut TWO 18" wide x 15" high panels.
- From the batting, cut TWO 18" wide x 15" high panels.
- Cut the ribbon into TWO 30" lengths and TWO 15" lengths.
At Your Sewing Machine & Ironing Board
Create the bag lining and inside pocket
- Find the 12" x 7" pocket piece.
- Fold in half, right sides together, making it 6" x 7".
- Using a ¼" seam allowance, stitch around all sides, pivoting at the corners. Leave an approximate 2"-3" opening along the bottom for turning.
- Clip corners. Turn right side out. Push out the corners so they are nice and sharp. A chopstick or long knitting needle works well for this.
- Fold in the raw edges of the opening so they are flush with the sewn seam. Press well.
- Pin the pocket in place on one 18" x 15" lining piece. The pocket should be centered side to side (5¾" from each edge) and 3" from the top.
- Edgestitch the pocket in place along both sides and across the bottom, pivoting at the corners and with a generous backstitch at the beginning and end of the seam, ie. at the pocket top. This is a stress point for the pocket and it's smart to secure the seam well.
- Place the lining piece with the sewn pocket and the second lining piece right sides together, aligning all raw edges. Pin in place along both sides and across the bottom.
- Using a ½" seam allowance, stitch both sides and across the bottom, pivoting at the corners.
- With the lining still wrong side out, the next step is to box the bottom corners of the bag.
- Using both hands, pinch and pull apart one bottom corner.
- As you keep pulling, the fabric will begin to make a little peak with the corner point at the top with the seam line running down the middle of both sides. Precisely match the two seams front to back. Repeat for the opposite corner.
- Our bag is sized for 2½" sides and base. To create this width, you need to figure your boxed corner seam at half that finished width. Therefore, in our sample, we measured 1¼" from the tip of each corner peak.
- Draw a horizontal line at this measurement on each side.
- Pin your folded and measured 'peaks' and stitch along the drawn lines. Remember, your seams should be perfectly lined up.
- Stitch back and forth along the line two or three times to reinforce. Trim away the peak on each side to about ¼" from the seam line.
- Turn right side out and push out to form the boxed corners.
- Press under the top raw edge of the lining 1" all around, creating a nice folded edge around the entire finished lining piece.
Create the bag exterior
- Find one top exterior panel and one bottom exterior panel (Parisville Sea of Tears in Pomegranate and Designer Linen Solid in Burgundy in our sample).
- Place the two panels right sides together to create a horizontal seam. Pin in place.
- Using a ½" seam allowance, stitch together.
- Open the sewn bag, pressing the seam allowance open.
- Repeat steps 1-4 with the remaining top and bottom exterior panels.
- Place a piece of batting against the wrong side of each finished exterior panel.
- Align the bottom edges and the sides; the fabric will extend 1" at the top. Be very careful to make sure both pieces are super flat. Pin in place all around. Check again that both layers have stayed flat and the raw edges are flush. If need be, once everything is layered and flat, trim the batting so it is completely flush with the fabric.
- Machine baste the two layers together around both sides and across the bottom, staying about ¼" from the raw edges. Press well.
- Place the layered front and back exterior pieces right sides together and pin together along both sides and across the bottom. Be careful to line up your center seams along the sides.
- Using a ½" seam allowance, stitch together along both sides and across the bottom, pivoting at the corners.
- Following the same steps described above for the lining, box the bottom corners of the bag exterior.
- Remember that 1" of fabric that extended beyond the batting? Fold it to the back, pin in place, and press well.
Handles and ties and finishing the bag
- Find the two 4" x 30" strips, which will become your two handles.
- Fold one strip in half lengthwise (so it is now 2" x 30"). Pin in place along the long raw edges.
- Using a ½" seam allowance, stitch the one long seam, leaving both ends open.
- Trim the seam allowance back to ¼"
- Turn right side out through the open ends. Press flat.
- Repeat with the remaining 4" x 30" strip.
- Run a thin strip of Steam A Seam, or similar type of fabric adhesive, down the exact center of each handle piece.
- Center one of your 30" lengths of decorative ribbon on top of this adhesive strip and finger press in place.
- Using a thread that matches your ribbon as closely as possible, stitch the ribbon to the handle, using a zig zag stitch or a decorative stitch. If you use the same cool Double Ruffle ribbon from The Ribbon Retreat that we did, go slowly so you can keep those ruffles feeding evenly under the presser foot.
- I used a simple zig zag stitch.
- Turn the lining wrong side out and slip it inside the bag so the lining and the bag are wrong sides together.
- Align the side seams of the lining and the bag. The top folded edges of the bag and the lining should be flush with one another.
- Pin the lining to the bag along these top folded edges all the way around the opening of the bag.
- Find the two 15" lengths of ribbon. Make a tiny hem on one end of both pieces. These will be your closure ties.
- Insert one handle and one tie on each side of the bag between the exterior and the lining. The outside edge of the handles should be approximately 3½" from each side seam and the ties should be dead center. Insert the raw ends in between the layers at least 1". Securely pin the ends in place.
NOTE: If your ribbon has a right and wrong side, as ours did, make sure the right side is facing out. Also make sure that your handle loop is not twisted.
- Stitch all around the top opening of the bag ¼" from the folded edges, attaching the lining to the bag.
- Tie a pretty bow with the ties, add a tag and you have a gift to go.
Project Design: Alicia Thommas
Sample Creation: Liz Johnson


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Arthur "Art" Blakey (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990), known later as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina, was an American jazz drummer and bandleader.
Along with Kenny Clarke and Max Roach, he was one of the inventors of the modern bebop style of drumming. He is known as a powerful musician and a vital groover; his brand of bluesy, funky hard bop was and continues to be profoundly influential on mainstream jazz. For more than 30 years his band, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers included many young musicians who went on to become prominent names in jazz. The band's legacy is thus not only known for the often exceptionally fine music it produced, but as a proving ground for several generations of jazz musicians; Blakey's groups are matched only by those of Miles Davis in this regard.


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Prudential Americana Group, REALTORS Announces 2013 Sales Achievements
CEO Mark Stark and president Gordon Miles recognize top-achieving real estate sales executives and teams in Nevada and nation
March 13, 2014 (Newswire.com) - Today Prudential Americana Group recognized its top individual real estate sales executives and teams at its annual sales event held in the Encore Las Vegas. The company, which operates the largest Prudential Real Estate franchises in both Nevada and Arizona, posted a record $2.5 billion sales volume in 2013.
During the program, CEO Mark Stark welcomed two of the most recent brokerage teams to have joined the company. "We are honored they chose to join the Americana family, feeling our environment, tools and support would be the best vehicle for them to grow and support their real estate business and clients." Stark said. Among the teams joining the company were Sullivan Luxury Homes, which closed $11.9 million in sales volume in 2013 and Lopez Cosmopolitan Group with $12.6 million closed. "We look forward to helping these groups achieve all their goals for 2014 and beyond," said Stark.
Stark recognized the company's real estate teams that achieved national recognition, as part of the Top 10 Prudential Real Estate teams in the country. The McGarey Group and Jack Woodcock team achieved Top 10 status in commercial real estate and The Napoli Group, The Mulling Group and Shapiro & Sher Group achieved Top 10 status in residential real estate. All five teams will be recognized at the Prudential Real Estate national conference in Nashville next week.
Prudential Americana Group also recognized its Top 10 individual sales executives and teams in 2013. The Top 10 individuals were:
#1-Mark Weinberg
#2-Avi Dan Goor
#3-Stacey Heroy
#4-Jana Shore
#5-Lianna Alvarez
#6-Nichole LaVigne
#7-Rochelle Vannoy
#8-Virginia Krieger
#9-Jay Bravin
#10-Melissa Machat
The company's Top 10 Teams for 2013 were:
#1 -Shapiro & Sher Group (this is the 7th year the team has received this designation)
#2 - The Mullin Group
#3 - The Napoli Group
#4 - The Tonnesen Team
#5 - The McGarey Group
#6 - The Carver Team
#7 - Brown Blankfeld Group
#8 - Team Egbert
#9 - Adams & Vogel
#10 - The Craig Tann Group
For the third consecutive year, Prudential Americana Group's Summerlin office was named Branch of the Year. Karen Javier, brokerage administrator, was named Employee of the Year and Kris Williams was named Rookie of the Year.
The Napoli Group was recognized as the company's top contributor to the non-profit Sunshine Kids Foundation. The Americana Charitable Foundation supports dozens of organizations including Opportunity Village, Toys For Tots, The American Cancer Society, Move For Hunger, the Las Vegas Rescue Mission and the Sunshine Kids Foundation. Hundreds of real estate sales executives also donate to individual charities and give a percentage of their earnings with every home sale to non-profit organizations, amounting to hundreds of thousands donated over the years.
Americana Holdings, which includes Prudential Americana Group, REALTORs and Prudential Arizona Properties, is an award-winning firm that has been recognized as one of the Inc 5000 fastest growing private companies in America in both 2012 and 2013.
CEO Mark Stark is an industry leader and in 2013 was named Broker of the Year by Prudential Real Estate. His is the fourth largest Prudential Real Estate franchise in the country with nearly 2,000 real estate sales executives and staff as well as 20 offices in Nevada and Arizona.
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If I rotate my right wrist, it sounds like someone is walking on gravel or grinding something. It feels like a knuckle that needs to be cracked, but if I get a pop sound it doesn't really alleviate the discomfort. The only solution that works is to stop using it.
The interesting thing is that it only happens when I'm using a computer. I practice kung fu, drive, do card magic, and anything else just fine. Further troubleshooting has led me to believe that it's due to pointing and clicking. I started using my iGesture pad with my left hand, and just using the right to type. It seems to be working amazingly!
I put one of those gel-filled squeezy balls where my iGesture used to be, and if I reach for it reflexively with my right hand I end up grabbing it, then I squeeze it a little for exercise. It works out well.
The iGesture seems to automatically recognize when I'm doing the mirror of a right-handed gesture with my left hand, which is awesome.
So, if any of you have a huge problem with one wrist and not the other, consider switching your touchpad/mouse/whatever to the other side and leave it there. It took me maybe 9 years of computer use to get this bad, so I figure I can use my left wrist until there is a revolution computer input devices, or maybe switch back to the right when it starts to hurt in 8 or 9 years. ;o)
Has anyone else noticed anything similar? It doesn't matter if I'm using a mouse or a FingerWorks product. It's always painful after a while. I think it's because I'm making such fine, precise movements all the time. If you think you're not, try doing it left-handed for a while. ;o) I'm still kind of learning to do it lefty, but it's working for me.
Oh yeah, one other weird thing. Since I switched, I am feeling something that is extremely difficult to describe. As I type (touch-type, Dvorak layout), my right hand sometimes feels weird, as though it's a little unsure of itself, and is now secondary to the left hand, which feels dominant. I don't make typos or anything, it just feels *weird*.
Comments or other people's experiences are requested. Is anyone else experiencing similar things?


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Financial Markets Watching Fiscal Cliff Talks Closely
The Dow Industrials gained 166 points today. That's about 1.3 percent. Before today, the stock market had been steadily drifting lower, losing ground for five straight days. Joining us now to talk about the market is NPR's Jim Zarroli. And, Jim, of course, we don't know how today's talks in Washington will ultimately turn out, but it does appear that before the markets close today news of a deal was moving the markets. True?
JIM ZARROLI, BYLINE: Yeah. Stock prices were kind of up and down throughout much of the day. And then in the afternoon, it became apparent that, you know, some kind of deal was in the works, and you saw prices go up quite a bit. You know, I have to say that, you know, given how serious this issue potentially is to the economy, the movements weren't enormous, and that's really been the case for weeks. I mean, you've seen movement in the markets but, you know, this is something that could push the U.S. economy into a recession. So it's really surprising that prices haven't fallen more.
SIEGEL: Why do you think that is? Why haven't investors more been worried about what's happening in Washington until now?
ZARROLI: I think it's possible a lot of investors just have seen this as kind of political theater. I mean they thought that in the long run that Congress and the White House would come to some kind of agreement. And, you know, this hasn't been a really volatile year in general. There's been this kind of disconnect between Wall Street and Washington. You didn't see big swings, for instance, you know, after the election. You didn't see it after the Supreme Court ruling on health care. You know, whatever movements there have been have been pretty gradual.
SIEGEL: How would you say 2012 turned out to be as a year in the financial markets?
ZARROLI: It was a good year, especially for some parts of the market. I mean, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 7.3 percent. The broader stock market did even better. Bond market was pretty strong. What makes this really remarkable is, you know, where - when you consider where we were a year ago, at the start of 2012 everybody was worried that China was going to slow down dramatically. People were worried about the euro collapsing. None of that happened. And the financial markets actually ended up doing pretty well.
SIEGEL: Does this mean that we're seeing investors coming back into the market?
ZARROLI: Well, some of them. I mean, you know, the stock market did well. The Standard & Poor's 500 index was up more than 13 percent. But a lot of that is being driven by the big investors, the hedge funds, the mutual funds. You know, they had to invest their money. They figured the stock market was a good place to invest, and they were right. A lot of small investors, though, they're still staying away. You know, they were very badly burned over the past decade, so they stopped putting their money into the markets, into stocks and, you know, we don't see any signs that they're coming back.
SIEGEL: Well, what was the best place to put your money if you are an investor? Was it the stock market?
ZARROLI: Well, surprisingly, you know, some of the best places to put your money were some of the places that you might have considered the riskiest a year ago. For instance, you know, corporate junk bonds did very well. They were up, I think I saw about 15 percent according to one measure. Housing market has really turned around, so some of the housing sector stocks have done well. Here's a real surprise: Some of the stock markets in Europe, in countries like, you know, Portugal and Ireland and Greece did well.
Now, that's mainly because they were doing so badly. I mean, they had been beaten down so much. At one point, I think the valuation of the entire Greek stock market was lower than that of Costco, which is sort of ridiculous when you think about it. So, you know, I think the Greek stock market had nowhere to go but up, and in the end, it went up.
SIEGEL: Well, thanks for those reflections on the year in the market just ending. Jim Zarroli, thanks.
ZARROLI: You're welcome.
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Seib & Wessel: Main Street-Wall Street Disconnect
Stronger consumer optimism and upbeat economic comments from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke are good news, right? Not for the markets, which worry the Fed may cut off its easy money sooner. WSJ's Sudeep Reddy and David Wessel explain why.
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the ... the classic situation ... the economy gets better ... the markets get worse ... that's a story that we think ... he really is to tell us why ... right now in the economy is getting better probably better than it's been in each of the prior three or four years we've been in this recovery in the latest evidence is housing's improving on all fronts housing's improving and consumers are really showing some ice fairly strong optimism that are powering this recovery right now as the diversions were seen ... consumers are optimistic businesses are still relatively cautious and businesses are seeing the troubles around the world brewing ... and ... perhaps throwing more cautious as we go in and this week ... Fed chairman Ben burn Anqi basically said we think things are getting a little better to everybody in the market so my guess was out ... exactly set ... the ... perfect scenario for markets has been ... a modestly improving recovery because that means ... the stock market continued rising the Fed were to continue easing ... and you'd be in a Goldilocks scenario where things are getting ... too hot now fears are seeing this and what the Fed chairman did this week was the way the marker for when the Fed is going to pull back on its easing ... as I'm planning gets down to seven percent ... were to see that the Fed really pulling back it's what I don't know why that wasn't exactly a Goldilocks moment within Rene Kyi said this week as he said we think it's getting better but not really it's too fast when in a way to see before we do anything maybe will slowly start to taper off for bond purchases ... and maybe next year will of will actually be out of this phase but maybe we won't be a mean that's like that old Goldilocks prescription I think that to some extended illustrated how the markets have become addicted to low rates and easy money ... and when Rene Kyi said we're not going cold turkey or the start to get a little less of this stuff that seems to ... take effect ... some people in the markets may think that the Fed ... all this adds up to the Fed raising if it's a little sooner in twenty fifteen in a previously anticipated ... so that is just ... crazy volatility animal spirits and you never quite I'm very difficult time ... getting around the idea of the Fed ... some day not being involved in the way it has been we've had foreigner half years ... of near zero interest rates ... we've had year after year of different bond buying her hands ... and were probably Guinea get to the six year mark a zero interest rates before there's any prospect of coming out of it but that's a very long time for the summer destiny this weekend and a logical question you mentioned businesses are quite convinced yet so if interest rates are near zero what would you fewer business people are in as much money she possibly could in investing in in ... in a plant equipment workers because ... you don't have this money for a long time that no interest rates and a bench little payoff why are they doing ... will the growth in the U S around two percent is still two percent growth is not good enough ... to to expect much more in the coming years if you look her up around the world ... a lot American business again after ... their revenue from around the world ... and Europe is still in a meltdown in ... Asia are showing more signs of leaking just about every emerging market ... is watching their ... equity market going through ... a tailspin right now ... you have to be a little cautious if your business owner ... wondering what's gonna happen and the Fed has to be a little bit cautious two year after year even as the U S economy started to firm ... you've seen things in Europe and Asia start to fall apart and it could happen again today he made clear yesterday when this thing is the thing doesn't perform as I expect we're not going to go through with throttling back ... on ... raising interest rates stuck to the trading day


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Herman Cain
Herman Cain is the retired businessman and lobbyist from Georgia who in 2011 ran for the Republican nomination for president. Herman Cain came to politics late in life, rising to prominence after a public debate in 1994 with President Bill Clinton over the president's plan to reform health care. At the time, Cain was the chairman on the board of directors of the National Restaurant Association, a lobbying group, and the president and Chief Executive Officer of the Godfather's Pizza chain. Herman Cain grew up in Atlanta, Georgia and has a degree in mathematics from Morehouse College (1967) and a graduate degree in computer science from Indiana's Purdue University (1971). After working as a civilian analyst for the U.S. Navy, Cain worked in the early 1970s for the Coca-Cola Company and then joined Pillsbury in 1977, where he worked his way up to the position of vice president. He had great success running hundreds of Burger King restaurants (at the time a subsidiary of Pillsbury), and Pillsbury made him president of their Godfather's Pizza chain in 1986. He and a team of investors managed a buyout in 1988, and he joined the National Restaurant Association's board that same year. Cain resigned his post at Godfather's in 1996 to act as the Association's full-time president and to work as an economic adviser to the unsuccessful Republican candidates for president and vice president, Bob Dole and Jack Kemp. After leaving the National Restaurant Association in 1999, Herman Cain joined the world of politics as a columnist, author and on-the-air commentator. He ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in 2004, and in 2008 landed his own radio show out of Atlanta. By 2010 Cain was a popular speaker at political rallies for what was called the "tea party movement," a group of disaffected conservatives drawn to Cain for his views on taxes (he doesn't like them), abortions (he doesn't like them), and President Barack Obama's policies (he doesn't like them). Cain announced in May of 2011 that he would run for president. He suspended his campaign in December of 2011, after he was accused of sexual misconduct during his time at the National Restaurant Association, and after another woman came forward to say she and Cain had carried on a multi-year affair.
Herman Cain describes himself as black and says he prefers that term over "African-American"… He is married to Gloria Cain and they have two grown children… Herman Cain was treated in 2006 for liver and colon cancer.
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Angela Black and David Crass
Wisconsin Lawyer
Vol. 78, No. 4, April
Qualified farmers may participate in the EPA's new two-year
study of air pollutant emissions from certain types of farms. The study
results will lead to the development of standards for measuring and
regulating emissions from live-stock operations. Help your farming
clients decide whether they should participate, but do it soon –
study enrollment ends July 1, 2005.
Angela Black & David A.
he U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
recently announced a new federal program to address air pollutant
emissions from certain types of farms. The program provides farmers who
meet certain eligibility criteria with incentives to participate in a
voluntary study that the EPA hopes will ultimately lead to developing
standards for measuring and regulating emissions from livestock
operations. The proposed program, notice of which was published in the
Federal Register on Jan. 31, 2005,1 gives
farmers only until July 1, 2005, to decide whether to participate. This
article outlines the details of the program as well as the benefits and
risks of participating and not participating.
Over the years, the EPA has struggled with how to regulate emissions
of air pollutants from confinement livestock operations, such as those
confining hogs, poultry, and dairy cattle. In these facilities, known as
Animal Feeding Operations (AFOs), animals are housed in confined areas,
thereby concentrating animal populations and their waste. A 2002 report
by the National Academy of Sciences emphasized the need for
scientifically credible ways of estimating emissions from AFOs.2 In recent years, the lack of enforceable standards
for monitoring and measuring farming emissions has been brought to the
forefront by conflicts arising from suburban encroachments on
agricultural areas.
David A. Crass, U.W.
1991, is a partner in Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Madison, and is
chair of the firm's Land and Resources Practice Group, coordinator of
the Agribusiness Special Practice Group, and a guest lecturer at
regulatory and environmental law workshops sponsored by numerous
educational facilities and trade associations. He practices primarily in
environmental/ regulatory law and land use and agricultural law.
Angela Black, U.W.
2002, is an associate in the firm's Land and Resources Practice Group,
focusing on representing individuals and businesses in real estate, land
use, construction, and environmental law.
The authors thank Dan O'Callaghan for his invaluable assistance with
this article.
The problem the EPA has faced in regulating AFO emissions under
current environmental laws, and standards adopted pursuant to those
laws, is that such emissions do not originate from a single point, such
as an industrial smokestack. Instead, AFO emissions tend to aggregate
from the production area of the operation as a whole. In particular, the
EPA has grappled with how the provisions of the Clean Air Act
(CAA),3 the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA),4 and the Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)5 apply to
pollutant emissions from farms. When enacted, those environmental laws
were primarily intended to address industrial air pollutants, not farm
As the trend toward larger, more concentrated farming operations
continues, traditional distinctions between farming and industry have
become blurred. This blurring has caused the EPA to attempt to regulate
AFO emissions through application of traditional air emissions
standards, albeit with much difficulty. After extensive negotiations
with farming industry representatives, state and local governments,
environmental groups, and other stakeholders, the EPA recently announced
a program it hopes will ultimately lead to an effective way to address
the difficulties it has encountered.
The program consists of three major elements: 1) the EPA and eligible
AFOs that elect to participate will sign a consent agreement; 2) a
two-year national study will be conducted to gather scientific data
about emissions from various segments of the farming industry (for
example, dairy, poultry, swine, and so on); and 3) methodologies will be
developed for measuring and monitoring pollutant emissions from farms.
The program's primary goals include: 1) reducing air pollution; 2)
promoting a national consensus for measuring and monitoring farming
emissions; and 3) ensuring that farms comply with existing environmental
laws regulating air pollutant emissions.
In addition to providing certain eligibility criteria, the EPA has
identified the regions and types of farming operations it will likely
target for the program. For example, with respect to the dairy sector,
four operations are targeted for monitoring, one each from the Midwest,
the Northeast, the West, and the South. The EPA anticipates that the
Midwest dairy sector participants will be those with a free stall barn
construction with natural ventilation, manure collection via flush or
scrape, and manure storage in a lagoon. The same types of specifications
are identified for the other animal species covered by the program,
including swine, laying hens, turkeys, and broilers.
Program participants are required to fund a national study,
participate in the study, waive certain rights to challenge the data and
protocols used in and developed by the study, and pay a "penalty" for
presumptive emissions violations. When the study concludes, the EPA is
expected to adopt formal emissions-estimating methodologies based on the
study results.
The program offers several benefits to participants, including a
release and covenant not to sue from the EPA for certain past and
ongoing civil violations related to air emissions, and an opportunity to
be a part of the study that will likely lead to the new emissions
standards applicable to farming operations. Farms that do not
participate will not receive any of the program's protections, thus
remaining potentially liable for all past and ongoing emissions
The results of this program will almost certainly have an impact on
Wisconsin's farm industry. In anticipation of the federal program, the
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has delayed the effective date
of certain state regulations governing air emissions to allow Wisconsin
farmers to participate in the study.6
Wisconsin lawyers should be ready to assist farm clients in
understanding the benefits and potential drawbacks of the federal
program, as well as the interaction between state and federal
regulations governing air emissions.
Briefly, to participate in the federal program a farm must: 1)
operate an eligible type of farm; 2) elect to participate by completing
a written agreement with the EPA; 3) be accepted by the EPA into the
program; and 4) comply with all the obligations imposed by the
agreement. The EPA, in turn, provides to participating farms releases
and covenants not to sue for certain civil violations of the CAA,
CERCLA, and EPCRA committed in the past, during the study period, and
for a limited time afterward.
Eligibility and election to participate. The program
only allows participation by farms meeting the federal Clean Water Act's
definition of "animal feeding operations."7
That definition encompasses operations in which animals are confined for
at least 45 days in a 12-month period, and no grass or other vegetation
grows in the confinement area during the normal growing season.8 The program covers only AFOs in the dairy, egg,
broiler chicken, turkey, and swine industries. It does not cover
open-air operations such as cattle feedlots. As noted above, the EPA has
indicated the types of regional industry operations it will likely
target for program participation.
Further, the program only applies to specified types of emissions,
both in source and substance. Covered sources include buildings or
structures housing livestock and facilities used for storage or
treatment of waste, such as manure lagoons. Covered substances are
emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), hydrogen sulfide
(H2S), ammonia (NH3), and
particulate matter (TSP, PM10, and PM2.5).
AFOs that meet the eligibility criteria and that want to participate
must enter into a consent agreement and final order (agreement)9 with the EPA under which they agree to pay a
penalty, contribute to the national study, and meet certain other
obligations.10 An executed copy of the
agreement must be submitted to the EPA no later than July 1,
2005.11 The EPA then has the discretion to
decide whether to enter into the particular agreement. The EPA may
decline to accept an AFO into the program for several reasons,
including, for example, when an AFO has been notified of possible
current violations of federal or state clean air acts.12 If the EPA allows an AFO to participate, it will
return the agreement, signed by the EPA and approved by the
Environmental Appeals Board.
Monetary contributions. Under the agreement,
participating AFOs must make two types of payments: 1) a civil "penalty"
for presumptive violations, and 2) a contribution to the nationwide
emissions study. The EPA calculates the penalty amount based on the
number and size of the farms covered by the agreement: from $200 per
farm for small farms up to $1,000 per farm for large farms. Participants
with multiple farms are subject to a total penalty cap, ranging from
$10,000 for a participant with 10 or fewer farms up to $100,000 for a
participant with more than 200.
The study contribution is the lesser of either $2,500 for each farm
covered by the agreement or a pro rata share of the total amount needed
to fully fund the portion of the study related to that AFO's particular
animal species. In addition, AFOs must make their farms available during
the study for monitoring by both the EPA and the contractor selected to
conduct the study. The contributions for the study will be used, in
part, to set up a nonprofit entity that will then administer the
remainder of the contributions to engage one or more contractors to
conduct the study. The EPA's role in the study generally includes having
the power to ultimately approve the contractor's plan for conducting the
study and having oversight during the study.
EPA's release and covenant not to sue. In exchange
for an AFO's payments and other obligations under the agreement, the EPA
agrees to provide a release and covenant not to sue for certain past,
present, and ongoing civil violations of the CAA, CERCLA, and
EPCRA.13 While the EPA has struggled with
how to enforce these laws with respect to farming emissions, it has
nonetheless attempted to do so in recent years. Thus, the program
benefits participating farms by protecting them from certain EPA civil
enforcement actions.
The EPA release and covenant not to sue generally applies to civil
violations related to: 1) air permitting requirements; 2) reporting and
notification requirements; and 3) violations of state and federal
implementation plans for emissions that violate ambient air quality
standards. However, the agreement provides numerous limitations on the
release and covenant not to sue, including: 1) limiting the
circumstances to which the release and covenant applies; 2) identifying
circumstances that, although outside an AFO's control, may nonetheless
cancel the release and covenant; and 3) enumerating certain obligations
of participating AFOs that, if not met, will void the release and
First, the EPA's release and covenant not to sue does not apply to:
1) criminal liability under environmental laws; 2) circumstances that
"may present an imminent and substantial endangerment to public health,
welfare or the environment"; 3) emissions from other equipment or
activities not specifically covered by the agreement; 4) any expansion
of a farm beyond its design capacity, as of the date the agreement is
signed, that triggers permitting requirements; and 5) lawsuits alleging
nuisance or damage to the property value of others.14
Second, regardless of whether an AFO meets its obligations, the
following circumstances may cancel the release and covenant not to sue:
1) the EPA does not ultimately approve the contractor's plan for
conducting the study; 2) the study, or any part of it, cannot be
completed because of insufficient funding; or 3) the EPA concludes that
methodologies cannot be developed for any or all of the operations or
industries covered by the study.15
Third, and not surprisingly, the agreement provides that the EPA's
release and covenant not to sue is contingent on an AFO meeting all of
its obligations under the agreement. Generally, an AFO's failure to
comply with any requirement of the agreement represents a breach of the
agreement that may void the release and covenant not to sue. More
specifically, the agreement enumerates obligations of participating AFOs
that, if not met, will void the release and covenant not to sue.
A detailed discussion of all the specific obligations imposed on
participating AFOs during the program is beyond the scope of this
article. However, those obligations generally relate to: 1) complying
with local and state nuisance actions related to air emissions; 2)
reporting and correcting violations of federally-approved state
implementation plans or an approved federal implementation plan; and 3)
accepting the protocols and data used in and developed by the study.
Furthermore, certain extremely large AFOs also are obligated to provide
specified notices to local, state, and national emergency response
authorities regarding emissions that may occur during the study
Finally, the release and covenant not to sue will terminate following
completion of the study and will apply only to civil violations that
occurred before the earlier of: 1) the date when the participating AFO
submitted its last required certification under the agreement; or 2) two
years after the AFO submits the required permit applications following
completion of the study.
AFOs' obligations following completion of the study.
In addition to fulfilling obligations during the study, participants
also must take several actions following completion of the study to
maintain the protection provided by the release and covenant not to sue.
Participants must apply the emissions-estimating methodologies developed
as a result of the study to each of their farms covered by the
agreement. Application of the methodologies will help determine whether
airborne emissions from farms are of a quantity that falls within the
scope of the CAA, CERCLA, or EPCRA. Specifically, upon application of
the methodologies to each farm, participants must apply for all permits
and comply with all emissions notification requirements that the
methodologies indicate are required. If application of the methodologies
indicates that a particular farm is not required to apply for permits or
provide notifications, the participant must so certify to the
While some critics are concerned that the EPA program gives too much
protection to AFOs for past violations, the program provides the
necessary incentives for AFOs to become engaged in the process of
developing uniform methodologies for future regulation of farming
emissions. People who believe that the program offers little incentive
for AFOs to participate should keep in mind that despite the EPA's
difficulties in regulating farming emissions under current standards,
the EPA has nonetheless pursued farms for alleged emissions violations.
It may very well be the case that the EPA will view those farmers who
avoid participation as targets for enforcement actions during the
The new emissions-estimating methodologies that are expected to
result from the study should clarify the extent to which farm emissions
may be regulated by the EPA and the circumstances under which those
emissions violate federal environmental laws. Despite the limitations
and costs of the program, Wisconsin farmers may be wise to participate
to ensure they are protected from potential liability during and after
the national study. Wisconsin lawyers representing farming clients
should not only educate themselves on the details of the program but
also educate their clients, thus ensuring that Wisconsin farmers are
adequately represented in developing the standards that will regulate
them for years to come.
1See 70 Fed. No. 19,
4958-77 (Jan. 31, 2005). On March 16, 2005, the EPA posted a change to
the program extending the enrollment period to July 1, 2005.
2National Academy of Sciences,
Air Emissions from Animal Feeding Operations: Current Knowledge,
Future Needs (2002).
342 U.S.C. § 7401, et
442 U.S.C. § 9601, et
seq. (generally requiring notifications to national response agency
of releases of certain hazardous pollutants above threshold amount
including emissions of pollutants to atmosphere).
542 U.S.C. § 11001, et
seq. (generally requiring notifications to state and local
emergency response agencies of releases of certain hazardous pollutants
above threshold amount including emissions of pollutants to
6See Wis. Admin. Code
§ NR 445.06(d).
7Other than adopting definitions
from the Clean Water Act (CWA), the program does not cover or otherwise
apply to requirements or violations of the CWA.
8See 40 C.F.R. §
9An executable copy of the
agreement can be downloaded from the Internet at www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/agreements/caa/cafo-agr-050121.pdf
10It is important to note that
the agreement is not an admission by the AFO that it is subject to
CERCLA or EPCRA reporting, is required to have a CAA permit, or has
violated those statutes.
11The consent agreement provides
that it shall be binding not only on the participating AFO as an entity
but also on the AFO's officers, directors, employees, agents,
successors, and assigns.
12The EPA also may decline to
enter into a particular agreement if it decides there is inadequate
representation of certain animal groups or types of farming operations
or inadequate funding for the study of such groups or operations.
13The EPA's release and covenant
not to sue an AFO will only apply to those farms and emission unit(s)
specifically designated in the participant's application accepted by the
14For a discussion of
farm-related nuisance law in Wisconsin, see Andrew C. Hanson, Brewing
Land Use Conflicts: Wisconsin's Right to Farm Law, 75 Wis. Law.
10 (December 2002).
15The EPA may conclude that
emissions-estimating methodologies cannot be developed from the study
results for any or all of the operations and industry sectors covered by
the study. In that case, the EPA will provide to AFOs notice identifying
the types of industries, farms, or emitting structures for which it
cannot develop methodologies. To the extent an AFO's operations fall
within those described in the EPA's notice, the EPA's release and
covenant not to sue will only cover potential violations occurring on or
before the date 120 days after the notice is mailed. Following receipt
of such a notice, the agreement will no longer require the AFO to
provide certain compliance certifications to the EPA that it would have
been required to provide on development of the methodology.
16In addition to other
requirements generally imposed on AFOs by the agreement, AFOs housing
more than 10 times the CAFO threshold of a particular animal species
must provide certain notices within 120 days of receiving a copy of the
executed consent agreement from the EPA. The required notices must be
made to the National Response Center and local and state emergency
response authorities (under CERCLA and EPCRA), must describe the AFO's
location, and must include a statement (in the form specified in the
agreement) describing its emissions. A copy of the notice also must be
sent to the EPA at the address specified in the agreement.
17Participating AFOs also may
install systems that process livestock waste to produce energy
("waste-to-energy" systems) but are not required to do so under the
program. An AFO's election to install such systems subjects it to
additional requirements and extended timelines (an additional 180 days)
to comply with the requirements discussed in this article.


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In her new role, Lau will provide direction to Arvest Benton County's mortgage division in addition to being responsible for its generation, evaluation, approval, processing, closing and servicing of real estate loans.
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Lau earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Central Arkansas and has been involved in numerous civic groups in Fort Smith, including United Way's Power of the Purse program, Fort Smith Symphony and Fort Smith Crisis Intervention Center. Additionally, Lau is a member of the Fort Smith Board of Realtors and the Greater Fort Smith Association of Homebuilders, and is a past president of the Western Arkansas Mortgage Bankers Association.
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HIGH POINT, N.C. – King Men's and Women's Golf was well-represented in this year's Academic All-Conference team, naming six to the list. League member institutions stress the role of "Academics and Athletics Working Together" and each sport's Academic All-Conference award winners exemplify this continued league-wide commitment.
Chelsea Gammon, Esther Gandarias, Karissa King, and Malorie McBride comprised the representatives for King on the women's side while Josh Bamberger and Nick Carden made the grade on the men's team. King named six total between the men's and women's teams and was one three schools to top the charts with the most individuals honored.
The 2012 Conference Carolinas Golf Academic All-Conference representatives have been awarded to the following junior and senior student-athletes with a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 or higher on a 4.0 scale in all work completed at their member institution that have played in a conference sponsored sport. The GPA is calculated based on the student-athletes cumulative average through the previous semester and each student-athlete must have attended their member institution for at least one academic year.
Each year the Academic All-Conference Team is released while closing out each regular season before starting the tournament championships. Belmont Abbey College will host the 2012 Conference Carolinas Golf Championships in the Pinehurst area at Woodlake Resort and Golf 'Maples' Course in Vass, NC. The championship will begin Sunday, April 22 and will conclude Tuesday, April 24.
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Women's Golf Academic All-Conference Team
Courtney Balcome, Erskine College
Janna Bontreger, Erskine College
Taylor Wolfe, Erskine College
Chelsea Gammon, King College
Esther Gandarias, King College
Karissa King, King College
Malorie McBride, King College
Emelie Andersson, Mount Olive College
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Tegan Skirpstas, Mount Olive College
Anna Padgett, North Greenville University
Paige Donaldson, North Greenville University
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Taylor Threatt, North Greenville University
Anna Stepper, Queens University of Charlotte
Julia Wennerlund, Queens University of Charlotte
Louise Sjoberg, Queens University of Charlotte
Mallory Ruhling, Queens University of Charlotte
Camilla Mallberg, Queens University of Charlotte
Laura Belanger, Queens University of Charlotte
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Diego Polo, Coker College
Matthew Kreider, Coker College
Joseph Anderson, Erskine College
Josh Bamberger, King College
Nick Carden, King College
Ryan Cisler, Limestone College
David Shields, Mount Olive College
Fabrizio Ceppi, Mount Olive College
Kyle Ham, Mount Olive College
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Tucker Macdonald, North Greenville University
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Two vital things have improved for more than 250,000 evacuees still living in makeshift shelters a week after the Japan earthquake: supplies are getting through, and the weather has warmed up for now.
The Watanoha Elementary School, the ground floor of which was flooded by the March 11 tsunami, is home to some 1,000 evacuees from the surrounding Ishinomaki City area who spent the first five days there with no food or water supplies.
"We survived on snacks, cakes, and whatever food we happened to have on us for five days," says Tomio Yamane. "It was so cold, we had no way of warming ourselves and people were getting no proper nutrition. It's amazing nobody died here at the shelter."
The resilient character of the Japanese people has been on international display for the past week as this nation struggles to regroup from the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that erased communities and gave a blow to the economy. For many evacuees, there is now nowhere to go, and Prime Minister Naoto Kan has warned that "life in the emergency refuge centers will continue for some time yet."
"To everyone in the emergency refuge centers, I express my deepest sympathy for the hardships you are undergoing, in the cold, with meager supplies of food and water, and limited access to toilet facilities," Mr. Kan said in statement Thursday marking the one week since the earthquake. "At present, we in the government are working flat out to supply you with the food and blankets and other things you need."
Families reunited
With the ground floor of Watanoha Elementary School still damp and in disarray, the classrooms on the upper three stories have become cramped sleeping quarters, storerooms, and a basic medical room. Medicine is now arriving – the Marine Self-Defense Force has used the school playground as a helipad – and food and water is coming in by road. Communal meals are also being cooked in the playground using wood from the innumerable destroyed houses in the city.
"The ambulances and Army began to arrive after a few days and took the sick and weak to hospitals. There were 1,200 to 1,300 of us here at one point," says Ms. Yamane.
Despite the tough conditions, Yamane's husband was happy to be there, having just arrived after a two-day journey from the Tokyo area. With no electricity or telecommunications lines open, he hadn't been able to confirm whether his wife and their two grown children alive were alive or not until he reached the shelter Saturday.
The scale of the disaster that has struck the region is hard to comprehend. The earthquake moved the coastline of Japan's main Honshu island eight feet and shifted the earth 10 inches off its axis. The latest official death toll as of writing is 8,450, with a further 12,931 people missing.
Tens of thousands have also been evacuated due to fear of a major radiation leak at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, and many more left on edge across the country.
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Fatalities and destruction spread across hundreds of miles of coastline, from Chiba to Hokkaido. Picturesque fishing villages formerly dotting the Oshika Peninsula were annihilated.
"I was working on the seashore, when I heard the tsunami warning on the radio," says Masashi Abe, who farms scallops. "It said it would be three to six meters [10 to 20 feet], and I thought, 'really? We better get out.' "
"Actually it was higher than that, up to 10 meters [33 feet] in places; you can see by where it left debris stuck up high in the trees," says Mr. Abe, who has lived through previous tsunamis.
Still, he is relieved to have food and somewhere warm to sleep at night, though his evacuation center happens to be, of all places, the nearby Onagawa nuclear power station.
"There are no problems at that plant and we can get food from there that the Army and Navy have been bringing in from the air," says Abe. "And it's warm during the days now when we are out trying to find things of ours that were swept away by the tsunami."
Like most people along the peninsula, the Abe family is unable to move due to a nationwide gasoline shortage. They are spending their days sifting through the rubble that used to be their town in the hope of finding some memento of the life they used to lead.


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How Do We Predict the Future of the Stock Market?
The results may seem like magic, but there is sophisticated math behind them. First, we harness the collective intelligence of online investors. Unlike other companies, we don't stop there. The data we collect is just the raw material for our complex analyses. Our founder, Dr. Craig Kaplan, the former CEO of IQ company and professor of computer science, created algorithms that can mine our huge collection of data to determine which of our collective predictions are most likely to be accurate and should be given the most weight.
These two layers — collecting massive quantities of useful data and ranking and analyzing them in subtle ways — combine to produce a model with the power to make market-beating predictions. We then add a third layer of information by identifying which individuals in our user base have been the most accurate in their stock predictions. With PredictWallStreet, you don't have to choose between the collective wisdom of the crowds or the expertise of the exceptional investors. We present you with actionable information from both, filtered through our algorithms that collect the data that has the strongest predictive power.