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The list of shops in The Old Town
Du og jeg mamma
Du og jeg mamma is a charming and sweet shop in the heart of Old Town, in Raadhusgaten 16 in Fredrikstad. Clothes from size 44 (premature) to about 16 years, but you will also find some women's and menswear, nostalgic and retro inspired toys, games and trinkets, designer jewelry, a little gift related shabby chic, shoes and accessories for children from about str 24- 38. You'll also find some souvenirs. And of course we have baby and child related goods, and stuffed animals.
The store carries a variety of brands that you will not find so easily, and some brands are we alone either in Fredrikstad, Østfold, or Norway.
Rådhusgaten 16, 1632 Gamle Fredrikstad
Tlf 97021037
E-post: firstname.lastname@example.com
Galleri Mimosa
Our ambition is to offer some of the finest brands in interior, furniture and accessoires. We have a shop in historic surroundings in Kirkegaten 28, in the Old Town in Fredrikstad. With our inspiring and charming location, we always give the best service.
Address: Kirkegaten 28, 1632 Gamle Fredrikstad
Telephone: 69 32 01 20
Hygge og Lykke
This is an industrial design inspired gift and lifestyle shop. We have much tough and rough with a dash of nostalgia, in a price bracket you can afford!
Addresse: Torvgaten 64, 1632 Fredrikstad
Telephone: 970 21 037
Blå Himmel
Shop with clothes and shoes from natural materials, colours, craftsmanship and unique design.
Address: Kirkegata 28, right by the Old Town Square in Fredrikstad
Phone: 400 62 596
Galleri eM
We are a group of artists working at Bastion5, arts and crafts center. Come and visit our open workshops and experience ceramists, painters and glass artists at work. There is a particular tranquility and atmosphere of our old fortresses. In this unique atmosphere we have established arts and crafts center Bastion5. With green meadows, ancient walls and many activities, we hope that the center will be a gathering point.
Address: Toldbodgaten 105, 1632 Gamle Fredrikstad
Telephone: +47 986 39 149
Libris Gamlebyen
Norway's biggest chain of bookstores in the Old Town.
Address: Voldportgaten 75, 1632 Fredrikstad
Telephone: 69313573
If you want something you can't find in other stores, you should pop into Regnbuehuset! Interesting selection of clothing, jewelry and gifts.
Address: Voldportgaten 73, 1632 Fredrikstad
Telephone: 69 32 07 68
Gamlebyen Papir og Kortevare
Old and exciting shop with a variety of gifts and interior.
Address: Rådhusgaten 16, 1632 Fredrikstad
Telephone: 69320735
The shop is located in the idyllic old town of Fredrikstad, but delivers products to the whole country.
Address: Plus-gården, Kirkegaten 28A, entrance from Voldportgaten, The Old Town in Fredrikstad
Telephone: 69 32 03 60
Lille Special
Our desire is to be a counterweight to the major food stores and give our customers something special. We offer exciting products of high quality from small-scale producers in several countries. Specialties of Italian cuisine, many exciting products from New Zealand, Britain, France, Denmark and Sweden.
Address: Rosenborgveien 3A, 1630 Gamle Fredrikstad
Telephone: 99274412
Gamlebyen Elektriske AS
Gamlebyen Elektriske has a shop that sells what you need for your electrical everyday. We have small electrical appliances, lamps, light bulbs, vacuum cleaner bags and much more. Pop in for a look at our assortment.
Address: Voldportgata 75, 1632 Gamle Fredrikstad
Telephone: 69 32 12 50
Kong Frederiks Dame
The shop offers a treasure trove of women's wear from various Scandinavian and international designers. Visit us in the heart of Old Town!
Address: Voldgata 8, 1632 Fredrikstad
Telephone: 69324435
Therese M
This is a fashion shop with clothes, shoes and accessories geared towards her. We are located in the Old Town of Fredrikstad. We look forward to seeing you!
Address: Voldgaten 10, Gamlebyen Fredrikstad
Telephone: +47 993 28 169
Glasshytta i Gamlebyen
Glasshytta in Old Town is the first studio glass cabin in Norway. It was started as part of the PLUS - organization. PLUS was founded in November 1958 and had its business until 1978. The purpose was that the workshops that were created during the organization's protection would act as laboratories to develop designs for large and small businesses. The flammable Glasshytta was placed on Rave Linet, outside the other buildings. PLUS started with nine workshops in operation, and the peak was fourteen. Glasshytta amounted, in addition to three textile and ceramics workshops, the core of PLUS, but was already in 1962 made into a separate corporation and separated from the rest of PLUS - organization.
Glasshytta was from the outset a popular pastime for city tourists.
Glass blowers in Glasshytta was in the first period drawn from both Hadeland Glassworks and Magnor Glassworks. It was the simple and primitive, and glazing their individual differences, which were highlighted in glasshyttas products.
ARNE LINDAAS (1924) was the first artistic director for both PLUS and Glasshytta. He was on the 50s and 60s one of the most versatile designers and designed in many materials. In glass he designed purpose-objects in simple shapes with colors green, antique gray and blue.
The next leader of Glasshytta was RICHARD DUBORGH (1932 - 2007) who was responsible for Glasshytta from 1960 to 1970. He spent the first years the same colors as Lindaas and forms were very simple and often variations on basic forms. Cylinder shape was used in both vases and platters. In late 60s took Duborgh use a larger color gamut, and he let various effects into the glass mass.
From 1970 to 1979, Benny Motzfeldt (1909-1995) artistic director. She was basically draws and debuted in 1936 on the exhibition Høstutstillingen. It was a study in Italy, visiting Glass cottages in Venice, including contributed to her interest in glass art. Although she says about the interest for glass in this way: "How I got into glass? When I was asked the same of an Englishman, I said that it was an accident - an accident or an accident, but it was alredy an incident - a coincidence - I meant. "
From 1970 until the year she died, 86 years old, worked Benny Motzfeldt at Glasshytta in Old Town, Fredrikstad. It was here that she seriously began experimenting with glass, and her creativity established her as a glass artist of international renown. Benny Motzfeldt told that her daughter as a child called her Mom antics, and that it was important for her to keep her creative imagination also on older days. Benny Motzfeldt had exhibitions that gained great response in both home and abroad, and she perceived the dialogue with the audience as important.
Benny Motzfeldt was dependent on skilled craftsmen and questions if she did not wish to blow their glasses even she replied: "No, why should I do it ... I can intervene in the middle of the process, more or less control the development of the pulp. Without glassblowers I could not have made glass, but I do not think they could make these things without me. "(Source: Benny Motzfeldt Universitetsforlaget AS in cooperation with Gallery Acantus, Oslo 1984)
ABEL Sawe (1958) started at Glasblower in 1987, has been a partner in Glasshytta since 1991 and from April 2008 the sole owner of the Glass Factory. In Fredrikstad he began glassblowing skills for Benny Motzfeldt, but started in 1991 also to blow glass himself designed. Since 1995, he has essentially blown own design (see separate review).
Glass Blowers as shorter or longer periods has worked in Glasshytta: Henry Svensrud, Ragnar Pettersen, Jack Johannesen, Finn Kristiansen, Solveig Pettersen, Ebba Von Wachenfeldt Bjorn Stern, Petter Hagen, Erik Dreyer and Jon Sorensen. In addition, several assistants worked at Glasblower.
Adresse: Glasshytta AS, c/o Abel Sawe, Færgeportgaten 84, 1632 Gamle Fredrikstad
Glasshytta: 69 32 28 12
Abel Sawe: 480 95 239


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No. 1 USC Wins Uytengsu Opener With 22-7 Victory over Bakersfield
March 7, 2014
LOS ANGELES - The No.1 USC women's water polo team celebrated its home opener on Friday with a comfortable win over Bakersfield 22-7 at the newly built Uytengsu Aquatics Center, extending its winning streak to 14. The Women of Troy remains undefeated in the 2014 season and take a 2-0 start in MPSF play.
The Trojans kicked off the game with a quick start as they finished the first quarter with a 9-2 lead. Ioanna Haralabidis completed a swift hat trick before the first buzzer. In addition, Ioanna's sister Stephania Haralabidis and Kelly Mendoza collected a brace respectively in the first frame.
The second quarter started off slowly as both teams struggled to score for as long as four minutes until Monica Vavic broke the stalemate at 4:15 with a beautiful loop shot into the top right corner. Under Vavic's lead The Women of Troy fired up their engines and expanded the score gap to 14-2 before the halftime. Trojans' fearless defense suffocated the Roadrunners in leaving them scoreless in the second quarter. Meanwhile, Stephania Haralabidis completed her halftime hat trick along with Vavic.
The Trojan loosened their grip on defense in conceding two penalty shots during the third quarter. Kristen Jensen of the Bakersfield took the chance and completed the team's first and only hat trick of the game. However, Trojans' offense remained consistent, adding four more goals to the scoreboard. Olivia Cummins also completed her own hat trick with a goal that ended the quarter as a 18-5 USC lead.
In the fourth quarter, the Women of Troy remained dominant. Nikki Stansfield started out with a bang as she, too, had herself a hat trick in just four minutes. Natalie Lavinsky also placed her name on the scoresheet en route to the commanding 22-7 victory, which concluded USC's first gamin the the state-of-the-art Uytengsu Aquatics Center.
USC will to return to Uytengsu Aquatics Center next week with a Saturday (March 15) matchup against California. The game will be broadcast live on Pac-12 Network at 4:30 p.m.
#1 USC 22, Bakersfield 7
SAVES: Flora Bolonyai (USC) 2 [3 periods), Alegra Hueso (USC) 1 [4th period), Melanie Slater (USC) 0 [4th period], Courtney Wahlstrom (BAK) 6.

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Fairoozan Abdullah
Drawing, Mixed Media, Painting
249 Sandhurst Rd. Columbia, SC 29210
Facebook: fairoozangallery
Directions: From the SC State House, take US 1 (Gervais St.) west. Turn right on Huger St. Keep left to I-26. Take exit 106A for St Andrews Rd. west. Turn right on Tram Rd. Turn right on Sandhurst Rd.
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Learning From Schools
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
£29.95 | $44.95
28 x 23 cm | 11 x 9 in
208 ills | 160 pages
Authors Peter Clegg, Dean Hawkes, et al
Learning from Schools is the third title to be published of Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios by Artifice Books on Architecture. Following Dwelling Accord, Education Architecture Urbanism and Three University Projects, Learning from Schools focuses on the work of the practice given their award-winning school building programme.
Learning from Schools is organised in three sections: Pedagogy, Technology and Architecture. Each of these sections provides a way in to Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios' work across a wide variety of school buildings. Learning from Schools touches on how concerns such as acoustics, circulation spaces and the use of different materials have been deployed in the practice's architecture so as to improve student performance and wellbeing.


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Sunday, May 25, 2008 | 2:02 a.m.
It seems somehow a miscarriage of justice that after all of his myriad malefactions as governor Jim Gibbons should be undone by his treatment of his wife.
But after newspaper editors in the heart of Gibbons country excoriated their man and defended his lady, and after I had conversations last week with Dawn Gibbons and her attorney, I am beginning to wonder whether the governor can survive until his inevitable announcement that he will not be seeking a second term.
I have previously expressed my discomfort with writing about the private lives of politicians, a queasiness that makes those in the blogosphere want to vomit and some other journalists want to topple me from my high horse. But I have become convinced that the first family's dissolution has now risen not only to a level of patent newsworthiness, but also to a volume that could drown out Gibbons' robotic shouting of "no new taxes" and make his otherwise-loud supporters stand silent.
For the governor, it seems, all trauma begins in Elko. The rural Nevada city where Gibbons delivered his infamously plagiarized rant against liberals has now delivered a crushing blow. This time the words were not stolen and they made sense.
The Elko Daily Free Press published an editorial Wednesday afternoon that reverberated across the state, accusing the media of abdicating their responsibility by regurgitating the governor's spin and implying Gibbons had mistreated the first lady and misled the public about the divorce. "Common sense tells us now would be a great time for the governor to show some human decency and be civil to his wife, in public and in private," the editorial read.
This from a newspaper in a county that voted almost 3-to-1 for Gibbons in the 2006 race. If this is a sign the governor's support in rural Nevada is crumbling, not because he has been so masterfully incompetent but because he has been a cad, that is ominous news for him.
"I thought the Elko editorial was outstanding and extraordinary not because it sides with my client in a number of respects but because it seemed to me that they were calling for journalists throughout the state to require public officials in general, the governor specifically, to be open and honest about what they are doing in their public and private lives," said Cal Dunlap, the relentless former Washoe district attorney who represents the first lady.
As for Dawn Gibbons, I won't reveal details of my conversation with her because much of it was so intensely personal. But she clearly was stunned by the editorial's publication while simultaneously grateful that the newspaper had printed what so many have whispered.
The chat with the first lady, ironically, occurred at a fundraiser for state Sen. Joe Heck, who some believe wants to reside in the mansion starting in January 2011. Indeed, the very fact that speculation continues about a primary challenge to Gibbons — or the potential for an open seat — shows how the vultures are circling less than a year and a half into the governor's term. (For the record, Heck said he was focusing on his reelection — yes, that was rote — and that he wasn't thinking about a race for governor "at this time" — not sure that was intentional.)
There are common threads running through the governor's public tenure and his private life that help explain why he is a dead man walking. His penchant for secrecy, which began with that clandestine swearing-in ceremony with the phony homeland security pretext, is one. And his tone deafness when it comes to public relations, with examples too numerous to list, is another.
What did "Gang Gibbons," as the Elko paper sneered, expect the first lady to do when they tried to keep the divorce proceedings secret and portrayed her as some kind of mansion-squatter? Now the gang that couldn't govern straight is confronted with a pit bull of a lawyer challenging the constitutionality of the statute that allowed the governor to seal the case.
For a while, just as with the infamous Chrissy Mazzeo affair, I wanted to give the governor the benefit of the doubt. He deserved the presumption of innocence then and a zone of privacy now.
But after what the Elko newspaper printed and what Dawn Gibbons and Dunlap seem committed to do, to show the governor is as dishonest in his private life as he is in his public life, he seems entitled to very little. And the Mazzeo case, once viewed as a he said/she said conundrum, now appears to many voters, including Dawn Gibbons, as a warning beacon.


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Back in Canada, Folks.
Feels pretty good. Relaxing. Vancouver. I'm going on tonight (Sunday) so I can't let you know how the show went. Hopefully it went well. I am feeling the nag of something wanting to occupy my body. Like a cold trying to take hold. I have limited bullshit preventatives with me: oregano oil capsule, a few EmergenC packets and some mysterious Chinese herb capsule. I'll take that one first. Who knows? Maybe something exciting will happen.
I played Seattle last night at The Moore. It was a great show. Great crowd. I've been stretching out doing close to two hours trying to find the hour I like. I love my fans and I appreciate that many of you know me pretty well and have a weekly relationship with me but if you are sitting in a room with 1500 other people we can't really have a one on one conversation—at least not for more than a couple exchanges—or I might get aggravated. In other words, there was an annoying fan sitting right up front and I might have gotten a little harsh. There seemed to be drinking involved so maybe she doesn't remember it as clearly as I do. If you are in an audience it's nice if you act like an audience member. If there is a beat or a moment of quiet, it's good. Don't feel compelled to fill it. Just wait. I'm a professional. You might miss something if your mouth hole is making sound.
On Friday night I performed in Oakland at The Fox Theatre. What a beautiful theatre. Loved the place and the crowd. It was pretty wild. Some old friends of mine came down. People who had never seen me do that big a venue. People who knew me when was just a sweaty, angry guy in a half-filled club yelling at the crowd. I think they were proud of me. Sometimes I don't acknowledge how far I've come and it's nice to get a reality check on that. I just blow through life. Maybe enjoying it and being proud of myself would be good. I don't want to get too big in my head though. Have to keep that tempered with panic and insecurity. On it.
I recorded today's show a few days early because I lost my discipline around some dangerous behavior. How long after you dump a cup of coffee on the keyboard of your computer before you start stupidly putting the cup of coffee right next to your computer again? It feels like I was on top of it for a while but apparently not the other day when I knocked half a cup over right on the thing. Coffee will end up on computers and iPhones will end up in toilets. Rules of the universe. Somehow I acted quickly enough, sopped it up, turned the machine over, put it outside and didn't touch it for hours and it worked. I couldn't be sure though. I was going to record today in Vancouver but I didn't know if I could send the file if my computer had wet brain. Seems good now. Getting a new one anyway. No cups of coffee next to computer! No. Never again.
Today on the show I talk to someone I feel had been part of my life for decades because he has. I've been seeing Paul Shaffer off to the side on my TV screen in some form or other for years. It was great being able to talk to him. On Thursday I talk to Paul Beatty who wrote 'The Sellout.' Loved that book. Smart guy. Good talks.
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Crenshaw Promoted to Succeed Andy Landers at Georgia
Assistant coach Joni Crenshaw, a member of the Georgia staff for the past four seasons, including the last three as associate head coach, has been named the Lady Bulldogs' new head coach.
Her choice was likely directed by outgoing coach Andy Landers and makes sense. It helps fans buy into continuity and the players certainly know the coach who recruited them. She has seen the success and -- this past season – what a key injury can do to wreck one.
The program considered assistants at several other schools – including Final Four teams from the most-recent tournament.
"After a national search, it became evident that Joni was the perfect person to lead our program," McGarity said. "Joni brings the intangibles that parallel success – character, experience and a tireless energy to lead our program. We are confident she will do a tremendous job leading Georgia basketball into the future."
"I am extremely honored to be the next coach at Georgia," Crenshaw said. "I want to thank President Morehead, Greg and Carla for trusting me with the program.
Crenshaw sports 13 seasons of coaching experience at the Division I level, the last seven within the Southeastern Conference.
During each of those coaching stops, Crenshaw has displayed the ability to both sign premier prospects and then help those recruits develop into highly successful players.
In the Lady Bulldogs' four signing classes since Crenshaw's arrival, Georgia's 16 scholarship newcomers arrived on campus with a combined 18 high school state titles. That group also featured seven standouts ranked among the nation's top 100 prospects and included a quartet of state Player of the Year honorees.
Crenshaw helped Alabama and LSU land Top 5 individual prospects in the classes of 2010 and 2011, respectively, and also spearheaded the Crimson Tide's recruiting class for 2010 that ranked among the nation's top 10.
"Georgia Basketball is in great hands," Landers said. "Coach Crenshaw is a person who has deep-rooted values and morals, which are two of the cornerstones of Georgia Basketball's success.
Crenshaw herself was a highly sought after basketball prospect. She was the 1997 Gatorade Player of the Year for Mississippi after leading Meridian High to a 67-7 record during her junior and senior seasons. She also won three state titles in track and field and was selected as the school's Homecoming Queen.
At Alabama, Crenshaw was a significant contributor to four teams that reached post-season play – the 1998 and 1999 NCAA Tournaments and the 2000 and 2001 WNITs. She was a two-year starter and scored 716 points, grabbed 555 rebounds and blocked 103 shots, which is No. 4 among the Tide's career leaders.
Crenshaw was a standout off the basketball court. She was recognized as one of the most influential African Americans on the Alabama campus in 2001, was named to the SEC's Community Service team for women's basketball in 1999, 2000 and 2001 and was awarded a post-graduate scholarship from the SEC for her community service record. She received her bachelor's degree in Education from Alabama in 2002.
And here's a nice competition idea: She is engaged to marry Darius Taylor, an assistant coach for the South Carolina women's basketball team. Their wedding is Aug. 1.
She replaces, of course, the venerable Landers, who came to Georgia in 1979.
For our original report on his retirement: http://womhoops.blogspot.com/2015/03/mike-sirokys-sec-commentary-legendary.html
The other assistant coaches, Rob Mosely and Angie Johnson (each with three seasons) seem assured of remaining in staff.
Among the returning player are a freshman and sophomore class from this year which are a solid foundation.
Landers started playing more and more of them as the season deconstructed so all have plenty of playing time in the toughest conference is America.
The seniors will be Schacobia Barbee, Tiaria Griffin (11.4 points per game, started all 30 games), Merritt Hempe (7.5) and Marjorie Butler (4.8, started 27 games) and seldom-used Terryuana Godwin.
It was the loss of Barbee to a season-ending injury – a right leg bone break -- with nine games to go, that really doomed the season. The team leader averaged 12.4 points and 6.9 rebounds game.
The 'Dawgs lost all direction after that, losing eight of the last nine in the regular season after starting the year in the Top 25. She was second-team all-conference her sophomore season.
The new juniors are Hannahkohl Almire and Halle Washington.
The sophomores will be Haley Clark, Jasmine Carter, Krista Oliver and all-SEC freshman Mackenzie Engram (7.9, with 20 starts).
Non-roster players who will become eligible are 6-3 Samantha Gloddis, Sydnei McCaskill and Jasmine Carter and Nasheema Oliver


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It is early days at the farm bill conference and, so far, conferees are playing nice. During the first meeting on Wednesday afternoon (October 30), opening statements were largely pleasant and not full of the vitriol that marked much of the House farm bill debate in recent months.
It may be a tall order, but if simply left unbothered by leadership in both chambers, the conferees will produce a workable farm bill, said Minnesota Rep. Collin Peterson, ranking member on the House Agriculture Committee. "I believe if the conference committee is left alone and allowed to do our work, we'll be able to find some middle ground and finish the farm bill. … We're actually at the point where most of the staff work has been done. Really, it's time for the members now to start making the compromises necessary to put this bill together."
One major hurdle for the conferees to jump is nutrition program funding. Finding an acceptable compromise between the House's call for $40 billion in cuts and the Senate's $4 billion will be difficult.
Iowa Rep. Steve King said the nutrition title is "at the forefront of people's minds. … I will continue to work with my colleagues to implement reforms in the SNAP program, to cut back on waste, fraud and abuse in the program to ensure those funds are available to those who are needy. The cost of SNAP has more than doubled from 2008 to 2012 (and) enrollees have gone from 28.2 million to 47.7 million."
King is also the author of an amendment that was repeatedly derided during opening statements. Despite his colleagues' unhappiness, King said the amendment "will remain one of my top priorities moving forward. … This is a simple, straight-forward amendment. I developed it on the premise ... that the commerce clause in the constitution prohibits trade protectionism between the states. It became relevant after California passed a law in 2010 that mandates that beginning in 2015 no eggs be brought into, or sold, in the state unless they're laid by hens housed in facilities that will effectively double the infrastructure costs to our producers. … The bottom line is no state should be allowed to regulate the production in other states."
King promised to "go deeper" into the reasons for the amendment in later meetings.
Regional conflict in the commodity title reared its head with Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts' comments. "I do have some significant concerns with two proposed commodity titles. The 2010 Senate-passed farm bill contained real reform. We ended federal subsidies that encouraged farmers to plant for the government – target price programs. This year's version created a new Adverse Market Program (AMP) tied to decoupled historic-based acres. The House Price Loss Coverage (PLC) program went further backwards, in my view, and we coupled production to planted acres and set high fixed target prices."
A modern farm bill, continued Roberts "should not create planting, marketing, or international trade distortions. Let me be clear: target prices should be decoupled and the government should not set prices at a level that practically guarantees profit instead of acting as a risk-management tool."
Roberts also warned such programs, if kept in the farm bill, invite "serious problems with a WTO complaint. Let me assure you that WTO stove is hot."
Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss pushed back against Roberts' worries. "While I understand there are different ideas about what safety net is best, I urge my colleagues to recognize that one program doesn't work for all crops. Both bills before us attempt to provide producers with options to find what works best for them. That's certainly a step in the right direction."
Chambliss said during the Senate farm bill debate "there was general concurrence that the AMP program complements crop insurance and crop insurance complements the AMP program. Producers who don't feel the revenue-based or shallow loss programs work for them need to be provided an option to manage their risk."
This view was earlier backed by Oklahoma Rep. Frank Lucas, chairman of both the conference and House Agriculture Committee. "When you understand what farmers do for a living, you understand the need for an effective safety net. When you understand that these catastrophic events can happen all across the country impacting different types of agricultural producers at any given time, you understand the safety net cannot be one-size-fits-all."
Chambliss, nodding towards the WTO complaint brought by Brazil, also said the upland cotton policies in both farm bill versions "embody fundamental reform that meet our (WTO) commitments. Legislation eliminates or changes all programs providing direct support to those involved in cotton production."
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Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin, a veteran of eight farm bills, favors conservation compliance – meaning farmers receiving taxpayer money must practice conservation on their land. "The vast majority of producers already (are involved in conservation). Are we going to say to the few that might be bad actors that they can still get their insurance and stuff" and not be involved in conservation?
Harkin also touched on nutrition program funding. "The fact is, we have a lot of low-income people out there, a lot of kids. People say, 'There are a lot of single adults out there and they should be working before they get food stamps.' We learned a long time ago that there are a lot of people out there that have been deinstitutionalized, that have mental health problems. They can do a bit of work here and there but they can't hold full-time jobs. Yet, we made the decision a long time ago to provide them with access to food. … They don't qualify for disability but they can't work full-time. They fall into a grey area."
Harkin wrapped up saying that Americans have "always looked to this committee to ensure we don't have beggars on the streets."
The rising average age of U.S. producers is of particular concern to Minnesota Rep. Tim Walz. "We must look at long-term demographics. There will be nine billion people on the planet, soon. That's a 60 percent increase in food that we'll need. The American farmer averages 57 years old. The average web-site producer is 35. You can't eat web-sites. … We (must have) robust beginning farmer and rancher legislation."
Texas Rep. Mike Conaway laid out five goals for the conference.
- Cutting the budget.
- Crop insurance.
"We better not screw up crop insurance. Crop insurance has already been reduced by some $17 billion in spending since 2008. That's enough.
"Due to Brazil's WTO case, crop insurance is about all my cotton farmers have left."
- A strong commodity title.
"Unfortunately, there is a lot of misinformation about planting distortions. We've gotten this far in the farm bill process with zero thanks to the groups who recklessly obsessed over this issue. They ought to know that nobody at this table is talking about going back to pre-1996, when farmers had to plant for the farm bill. They also ought to know that the House and Senate farm bills both use planted acres while capping them at different levels."
- Food stamps.
"I'm not so much concerned about (reduced funding) as I am about getting policies that promote work and dignity in the effort."
- Regulatory burdens.
"Throughout the conference I will be working to avoid placing additional undue regulatory burdens on our producers."
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Oregon Rep. Kurt Schrader had a warning for his fellow conferees. "If we don't get this job done here, I can guarantee you (House and Senate leadership) will be glad to get it done. They do not know what you know about nutrition. They do not know what you know about farm country policy.
"If we do not reach agreement in a bipartisan manner – emphasizing what we agree on not what we disagree on – we will lose control of the farm bill and we'll have disaster before us."


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07/16/12 - 09:13 AMDF Gabe Cinquepalmi:
I tried out the first two chapters of TellTale's Walking Dead over the weekend. Super fun/disgusting!
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"Haha! He said coin slot! Sadly, I only predict woe for the future of their romance.."
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Rickkay L.T. King is President and CEO of The Now Boarding Corporation, a non-profit organization he founded in 2015. Born and raised on Chicago's Southside he is the eldest of ten siblings. As a minority male from an inner city he personally relates to the difficulties numerous youth face growing up in lower socioeconomic backgrounds. As an undergraduate at Clark Atlanta University, Rickkay had the opportunity to spend a summer semester abroad in Barcelona, Spain. This experience forever changed his outlook on the world and sparked his love for travel and exploration. Upon returning home he noticed how rare it was for his peers and others in his community to even have thoughts about such an experience. Being plagued by the constant reminder that such experiences are perceived to be only for the rich who can afford it creates a barricade of negative thoughts, which often prevents many minorities from leaving their home cities or even neighborhoods. To prevent this endless cycle of self-doubt and missed opportunities Rickkay has decided to attack the problem at its core through the young minds of the very individuals this dilemma faces daily. Rickkay received his bachelor's degree from Roosevelt University in Psychology, 2011. He obtained a master's degree in Psychology from Pepperdine University, 2015 and is currently pursing his PhD in Global Leadership & Change at Pepperdine University.
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Brad M. McRae is Chief Financial Officer for The Now Boarding Corporation. Brad oversees all fiscal affairs of the organization and has a strong financial background. He is currently a Finance Manager at FOX and has previously held key roles at IBM & Raytheon. Brad has a bachelor degree in Business Management from Albany State University and holds a Master of Business Administration degree with a concentration in Finance from Keller Graduate School of Management. Currently, Brad is pursing a PhD in Management with a specialization in Leadership and Organizational Change from Walden University. His primary area of focus is on non-verbal communication and the effects it has on leadership decision-making.
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Saturday, May 25, 2013 | 12:50 a.m.
A feeling of apprehension consumed Firefly Tapas Kitchen & Bar owners Tabitha and John Simmons moments before it opened the doors to its new location on Paradise Road on Friday.
Almost a month prior, the restaurant's old location was shut down by health inspectors after a major salmonella outbreak sickened 294 patrons. The restaurant may have moved only a couple of blocks to its new location, but they wondered, would the customers follow?
Tabitha Simmons knows the question can't be fully answered on Friday, but the results have calmed her fears for the time being. In the first three hours of opening, nearly 90 patrons dined at the restaurant, ordering plates of tapas and glasses of red sangria just like they always had.
Still, many of the diners were regulars of the restaurant before it closed. Simmons understands the average consumer's trust has been shaken after the devastating outbreak. Friday was the beginning of a fresh start to earn the customer's trust again.
"We were nervous, what was going to be a very exciting thing has been influenced by what's gone on the last couple weeks," Tabitha Simmons said. "We wanted to take this moment to shine and impress and put our best foot forward."
Before Firefly was ready to reopen its doors, the Simmons made sure to take added health precautions to prevent another outbreak and ensure their customers feel safe eating at the restaurant.
Last month, the outbreak appeared to originate in cooked chorizo, according to Southern Nevada Health District inspectors. The genetic fingerprint from the salmonella found in the chorizo had not been found anywhere else in the country, suggesting that it originated at the restaurant.
They added a food safety expert with over 25 years experience, use only certified managers and chefs to handle food, conducted food safety training for all employees, and instituted a program to monitor the safety of food.
Customer Jerry Turner knew about the outbreak, but came to the restaurant anyway. He sat at the bar with his next-door neighbor munching on a plate of lamb and drinking a glass of red wine. He's already worked his way through a plate of tuna tartare and camarones al ajillo. He has no fear of another salmonella outbreak.
This is his favorite restaurant; he comes at least twice a month. When he heard the restaurant was reopening on Friday, he knew he had to be there in support. Besides, he figured with the restaurant's increase in safety precautions, there might not be a safer place to eat in America on Friday.
Still, the nine other neighbors he asked to join him didn't see it that way.
"I didn't go so far as to order the chorizo, but of any diner in the world, this is the safest time to eat anything you can order tonight," Turner said.
Across the bar, Barbara Dahl, Wendy Kaufman and Becky Watson chat and laugh during their usual girls' night out outings. They almost always host it at Firefly and eat there two times per month. They were excited to return to their old haunt, even if it is in a new place.
"I told all my friends to come," Dahl said. "Some had plans, but no one seemed concerned."
Longtime patron and friend of the Simmons, Heather Vanek has so much trust in the restaurant, she brought her 9- and 11-year-old kids. The family ate their usual stuffed dates, ribs, sliders and french fries.
In all, the turnout has been a pleasant reaffirmation for Tabitha Simmons. Still, on an average night the restaurant was serving 1,000 people. She knows it will take time to earn back the average patron, but until then, they plan to take it one dinner at a time to regain the patron's trust.
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After practicing personal injury law for over thirty-four years I believe I've figured out a perfect answer to this question. To demonstrate whether or not you have the ability to represent yourself I would like you to make something simple. But first, a lesson in investing to make sure you understand how easy this self-representation can be.
LOMBARDI's INVESTMENT PHILOSOPHY
When I invest I like to think in terms of deep value and investing in something people will need forever. Deep value means whatever it is I'm buying has to be on-sale at fire-sale prices. When thinking about what to buy I focus on the products or services the publicly traded company sells or provides. For this, I think in terms of basic human needs. When deciding whether to buy the Orchids stock that the answer to this question in the title came to me.
Like indigestion or gastritis I get this question quite often. So to answer your question about whether you can, not should, but can represent yourself I would like you to make something a lot simpler than handling a personal injury case.
I want you to make yourself a roll of toilet paper. Voila'!
Henceforth, before I answer this question for anyone else I will require them to first demonstrate to me they have the knowledge and the ability to manufacture one good roll of toilet paper.
I think this is only fair since making one roll of toilet paper, that actually works, and being able to do it in less than eighteen months, should be a lot easier than learning all that you will need to know to become your own personal injury lawyer.
Here are the five simple rules:
- What you make has to actually work.
- It can't just work sometime; it has to work, all the time.
- What you make has to impress at least eight people who are unfamiliar to you; and your impression to them is that it works all the time.
- It has to impress at least one Judge that what you made makes complete sense. Pick a smart judge because they too are probably familiar with all the mistakes I have made and therefore will know when you are making some of those same mistakes.
- And you have to do it in an open forum where the judge and jury vote on whether or not, what you made actually makes sense and has a feel-good quality to it.
It wouldn't be fair for me to just ask this of you without providing references, so please allow me to direct you to your reference materials. And good luck representing yourself in your very complex personal injury case.
- The Toilet Paper Encyclopedia where you will be able to secure answers to questions such as the difference between 1 ply and 2 ply, which is cheapest, 1 or 2 ply and how many sheets are in a roll? Here is an example of TP facts readily available at your finger tips while trolling the TPE.
- How many sheets are on a roll?
- Traditionally, industrial rolls of toilet paper have 1,000 per roll of one ply and 500 per roll of two ply. Manufacturers also produce jumbo toilet paper rolls with 2,000 sheets which are generally used in public restrooms. These require special jumbo toilet paper dispensers and are good for public use bathrooms because they last longer and help reduce maintenance/replacement costs.
- The consumer market has many different size rolls. Some rolls only have 200 sheets! Some of the sheets are smaller than the standard industrial size of 4.5″ x4.5″. I've seen sheets as small as 4′x 3.8″. Be careful. Small rolls have to be changed more often and generally do not cost less. Don't get fooled!
- Wikipedia, All about Toilet paper
- Wikipedia, Hotel Toilet paper folding made easy
- Fun Trivia: Toilets & Toilet Paper
- Orchids is a publicly traded company that specializes in making toilet paper and selling it to companies like Dollar General
Orchids Paper Products Company (Orchids) is an integrated manufacturer of tissue paper products serving the at home private label consumer market. The Company's operations in northeast Oklahoma, produces a full line of tissue products, including paper towels, bathroom tissue and paper napkins, to serve the value through premium quality market segments. The Company provides these products to retail chains throughout the United States. Its products are sold primarily under its customers' private labels and under its brand names, such as Colortex, My Size, Velvet, Big Mopper, Linen Soft, Soft & Fluffy, Tackle and Noble. The Company's customer base discount retailers (including dollar stores), grocery stores, grocery wholesalers and cooperatives, and convenience stores.


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How old would you be if you didn't know how old you were? ~Satchel Paige
There's a debate I hear about every now and then: Is it better to grow old gracefully or screech to the finish line all used up? Personally, I have a fantasy (right up there with losing 5 pounds overnight) of gracefully screeching to the end. Why not have it all? Truth is, no matter how I get there, I want to get there with my girlfriends.
Writter PHYLLIS COLETTA shares one of her stories about getting older with girlfriends in today's guest blog. What are your plans and hopes for the future with your friends?
Women suffer from the mistaken belief that if they're married they'll grow old with their hubbies and never be alone. Truth is, not only do the guys die first, they die badly first and we end up spending about a decade changing old man diapers when we could be learning how to salsa dance. If you should have the bad fortune of getting frail or sick before your husband does, put aside the notion that he will dote on your sick self. He will golf, and put you in a home.
A girlfriend would never do this.
"Hey, will you come by the hospital when I'm old and sick and pull my long grey chin hairs out?" I asked my buddy Carol.
"Of course, you dork," she said with her usual nonchalance, "And I'll try to do something with your hair, if possible."
"Above and beyond," I said.
Carol and I once drove together from New Jersey to Colorado, like a middle-aged version of Thelma and Louise, without the sex or violence. That basically leaves two old broads driving around in a car, but we're simple folk and that was fine. I was 48 and had quit my job and sold my house. Had no real plan, but I was going to Colorado to be wild and free and mate with a cowboy. Carol was worried about me.
"You're an idiot for the most part," she intoned as my planless plan progressed, "But I'm here for you."
Carol is wire thin and about six inches taller than me and we look silly together. I'm all earth-dark, muscular and lithe like a cat while she's sort of bone-white, scrawny and gangly with bleach blond hair and a "screw you" attitude that inevitably endears her to men, especially those drunk guys in the bar who love to hear her hold forth on any manner of insubstantial subject. We are improbable, all right, and impossible to screw with when teamed up. Brutal honesty and loyalty are the hallmarks of our bond.
"You can't bring much on this trip," I told her, "I don't have room for your junk. I'll have my whole life in that car so we can afford you space for maybe a paper bag with underwear in it."
"No problem," she replied, not skipping a beat, "It's a three day trip, right? I'll only need one pair of underwear anyway. You just turn 'em inside-out."
How can you not love her? So on June 19, 2005, after checking the air pressure in my tires under the watchful eye of her doting husband, Carol folded herself tightly into the passenger seat of my little Honda, squished like a slinky, uncomplaining, and we set out on our adventure. With my cheap and steadfast buddy by my side I felt safe.
We agreed that we would be sick of each other in no time. This is the cool thing about a friend you don't have sex with. There's nothing at stake. It's honesty and love, as pure as it gets on this planet. Arguing about who would get to be Thelma (or Louise) and thus sleep with Brad Pitt, we hauled ass east on Route 70. Carol and I know that we share a destiny, and that this trip was just a blip on the radar screen. I have promised to take care of her when Roy dies and she gets old and saggy. It's the "who's gonna change my Depends" conversation we've had on several occasions. With no kids to catch her in old age, Carol needs that safety net. Her love and loyalty will not go unanswered. I will change her Depends.
By Sunday evening we had made it through Pennsylvania, Ohio, and most of Indiana. Terra Haute looked inviting, what with the strip malls and a Super 8, so we called it a day. Plopping into a booth at a local Applebee's for dinner, I couldn't help but be astounded at how innocent all the kids seemed.
"Hi!" the bouncy waitress yelped, "My name is Mary and I'll be serving you tonight!" as if serving us was exciting, fun, an adventure of sorts.
"Geez," I exhaled after she left skipping off to the kitchen to get our salads, "What's the matter with the kids here? Nobody's wearing body piercing. I don't hear the 'F' word. The girls have their bellies covered and the guys are wearing pants that stay up." I stared around warily, "Are we in the Twilight Zone?"
"Get used to it." Carol snapped closed the little dessert book she'd been reading, undoubtedly discerning recipes for Bonzo Blueberry Pi. "This is the Midwest darling. The kids here say grace before meals. They have pep rallies where no one gets murdered. You're not in New Jersey anymore."
I was a little nostalgic let me tell you, for those murderous pep rallies. Fresh faced kids who obeyed all the rules made me nervous. I'd rather know the animal I'm dealing with. I could only hope as Bouncy Mary came hopping back to our table, pony tail swishing to the music, that she would find loud and crazy somewhere in her life.
The next day, Carol continued to educate me on life in the Midwest. We had a lot of time to waste watching highway so she determined that I needed a lesson on the proper name for all manner of livestock. This excruciating diatribe took place as we drove through Kansas, the Never Ending State.
"You think cows are cattle don't you?" she queried, eying me suspiciously.
"Oh for God's sake yes, of course I do jackass."
"Well, you're wrong my friend," she gloated, as if I cared about the nomenclature for leather. "Ha. Very, very wrong."
"Oh great. Do tell," I said. It was 10:15 a.m. and we were in Kansas for the love of God. Talk about your personal hell.
"A cow, my friend, is a female. So is a heifer. Bulls and steer are guy cattle. Bulls have balls, steer don't."
"Wow, it always comes down to that, doesn't it?" I asked.
"Can you just not make this about sex for once?" Carol responded. She was serious as a heart attack regarding this cow lecture so I sat up straighter and tried to be a good listener.
"Okay, all that leather is cattle," I repeated. "Out of the four categories of cattle, three are ball-less. The bull is like a stallion. Cows or heifers are like mares in the horse world and steer are gelding, those poor guys who lose their testicles early on. See, it is all about sex. Why do we have to emasculate cattle and horses? Because left unchecked, all species would be running around getting laid all the time. Nothing would ever get done. I think it's kind of the animal equivalent to our obsession with money," I was on a roll. "If men didn't have a reason to leave the house, why, I think they'd sit around all day whacking off, don't you?"
Strapped in her little seatbelt, my lanky friend managed to turn full body towards me, jamming her spine against the door. She just stared at me until I had the heebie jeebies. I was a little worried about getting yelled at, because I had taken her lesson in animal husbandry and denigrated it into an indictment of all living things. I accelerated a little, thinking I could get through this god-forsaken Kansas a little quicker and then we wouldn't have to talk about cows versus bulls anymore. But Carol was nonplussed by my conclusions. In fact, she was intrigued.
"I think men would whack off for a while," she said thoughtfully, "And then go to the garage and do stuff with duct tape."
Carol and I will no doubt go a long time without seeing each other. Neither one of us is a great phone talker and Carol has some intractable principal about not using e-mail so our communication will be sparse to say the least. But this I know: in six months or a year when we spend some time together somehow we will pick up exactly where we left off – best buddies forever, the same two friends who have been through birth, divorce, and death together. She is my wing man and I am her co-pilot. Like Thelma and Louise, we would drive off a cliff together if we had to, likely arguing the whole way down.
PHYLLIS COLETTA is a recovering litigation attorney, former high school teacher, current EMT, writer, erstwhile cowgirl, and soon-to-be Zen Buddhist chaplain. Her life has been full of adventure and her books are available at www.books4broads.com. She raised three amazing sons as a single mom and now lives in the mountains of Colorado with her third and final husband, Cowboy Bob, and their dumb but faithful black lab, Chopper.
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Welcome to the second ever installment of the Made-Up Mailbag. In case you missed last week's, this is where I take made-up questions and spin them into the real answers you're looking for.
We start with the elephant in the room for Miami sports this past weekend and sift through the mail to get to an interesting slate of NFL games.
Q: What exactly did Miami lose to UC in the game on Saturday?
A: Objectively, the Victory Bell for the dozenth year and an early season, non-conference football game. Mid-American Conference play hasn't even begun, the team showed it could get hot late last year, and a MAC championship is still within reach. But for anyone who was at the game, it doesn't feel like any of that matters. What good would a MAC championship won in Detroit do for the students who will tune out Miami football for the next three and a half years after Saturday? The whole program had a palpable momentum. Tailgates? Check. Night game? Check. Rivalry game with a trophy on the line? Check. Miami felt like a football school. Redshirt senior Heath Harding said he'd "never had that experience here" in his life. A page was about to turn, until the book slammed shut. After a completely, totally, inexplicably, asinine delay of game penalty followed by a pick-six, left a rowdy Yager stunned. The only sound remaining was all the too familiar din of the away bench sending dejected students shuffling out. The team can definitely recover from a mid-September loss. As for the program, that remains to be seen.
Q: Who were this week's fantasy football breakout stars?
A: I think 'breakout' and 'star' may be a stretch for anyone I could name. However, this week we had a few new starters who should sustain their role moving forward.
Running back Javorius Allen was the Baltimore Ravens' leading rusher and second leading receiver in the first week the Ravens were playing without injured running back Danny Woodhead. Allen led the backfield in snaps, carries, and targets as well, so expect him to continue to be the guy in Baltimore. His work in the passing game was most encouraging, for the Ravens will not always be playing with a commanding lead over a young Browns or struggling Bengals squad. Today's NFL teams are entirely willing to abandon the run if they get behind, so receiving backs are most likely to salvage a bad week and have a respectable weekly floor.
Running back Chris Carson also became the leader in Seattle's backfield. After an excellent pre-season and pedestrian outings from his competition, Carson took the starting job and now looks to run with it. He got 80 percent of the Seahawks' running back carries, and head coach Pete Carroll entrusted him with icing the game late. His limited involvement in the passing game concerns me, fellow running back (and converted wide receiver) C.J. Prosise handling those duties, but Carson is the only one who has shown any ability to run behind Seattle's poor offensive line.
Wide receiver Marqise Lee garnered 12 targets in the Jacksonville Jaguars' first game after losing wide receiver Allen Robinson for the season to injury. Quarterback Blake Bortles was back slingin' it in garbage time, so the number one wide receiver role in Jacksonville will be a fantasy commodity on a week-by-week basis.
Around the league, running backs Derrick Henry, D'Onta Foreman, and Tarik Cohen may also have changing workloads. The Tennessee Titans' Henry saw 14 carries to fellow running back Demarco Murray's nine while doing significantly better with the carries he got. It is unclear how much the Titans' lead or Murray's possibly lingering hamstring injury had to do with Henry's big game, but the possibility of Henry unseating Murray full-time needs monitoring. Houston Texans' rookie Foreman also saw more carries than expected — garnering 12 carries to supposed full time starter Lamar Miller's 18. Foreman has looked good thus far, so he has upside moving forward. Chicago Bears' Cohen, who showed up in the mailbag last week, had eight catches to salvage a respectable outing on an abysmal day running the ball for the Bears. It appears backfield mate Jordan Howard is injured, and that the Bears will continue to play from behind. Cohen will continue to have a safe weekly floor in PPR leagues.
Q: Was the firing of Bengal's OC Ken Zampese the most shocking result of week 2 in the NFL? I know other stuff happened, but come on, look how long they let Mike Nugent kick for.
A: The Bengals are indeed an organization that is glacial to respond to change. This is the first time in their 50 years firing a coordinator midseason. Loyal to a fault, it was only surprising because it was the Bengals. For most other teams, it would have been a no-brainer after such anemic performances back-to-back at home. For the Bengals, who still think the 2014 version of running back Jeremy Hill is coming back, it was, like you said, shocking. It came down to the Bengal's inability or unwillingness to get their playmakers the ball — as all-world wide receiver A.J. Green lamented after the game.
Elsewhere around the league, Seattle, Arizona, Carolina and both participants in the Broncos vs Cowboys game surprised me. Seattle's offensive struggles thus far are a major concern. The Packers and 49ers both stymied the Seahawks despite being easily handled by other offenses. Russell Wilson has not gotten in a rhythm at all. A road trip to Tennessee next week means we may have to wait until October for a home game against the Colts to see the Seattle offense come to life. Arizona and Carolina also put up stinkers on offense against defenses that were not expected to pose much of a challenge. Arizona should be on high alert after a second straight week of disappointment, but they get a battered secondary that was suspect to begin with at home against Dallas next week on Monday Night Football.
The Dallas secondary, and the entire defense, was seemingly exposed against Denver. Many were puzzled last week that the Cowboys were able to contain the Giants despite losing nearly their entire secondary to free agency, but it looks like a mirage after Trevor Siemian and company moved the ball at will to open the game. On at least three separate occasions, Cowboys defenders were juked out of their shoes on a route. Meanwhile, the vaunted Cowboys running game managed a misleadingly high 40 yards. Star running back Ezekiel Elliott had nine carries for eight yards against what was formerly the best line in football. The off-season retirement of right tackle Doug Free caught up to the Cowboys in the game, as the Broncos' Von Miller abused the new right tackle, La'el Collins, surrendering 11 pressures. Most talking heads picked the Cowboys to win, so Denver's dominance and Dallas' dud was unexpected.
Thanks for making it through another Made-Up Mailbag, and see you next time. Also, if you'd like to make the mailbag slightly less made-up, send me questions at firstname.lastname@example.com or @Nschlete on Twitter, and I'll (probably) ascribe the question to whoever you'd like.


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Mia is a very creative and talented photographer. She had great ideas but was willing to work with my ideas as well. My portraits are beautiful and I couldn't be happier.
Words could never express the profound gratitude I feel for you as an artist, photographer and friend. Your time, commitment and patience combined, show in your art. You have captured the true essence of an important time in my family's life. Each photograph more stunning than the next. I will cherish these photographs for the rest of my life.
We hired Mia for a 100th birthday party & the were thrilled with the photos we received. You know you have a great (& patient) photographer when your family portrait of 29 comes out amazing (& 7 family members are under the age of 10). Her candid shots can make you laugh & cry. Mia "gets" what family is all about. We are forever grateful for the wonderful memories she captured for us.
Mia is warm, friendly, and down to earth, And also a fabulous photographer. She has captured so many beautiful pictures of my family, and for that I'm very grateful!!! She delivered the pictures to me beautifully packaged which gave it a special touch. I would highly recommend Mia to capture your family's story!!!
We love our beach photos with our daughter! Mia was very professional and communicated with us throughout the entire process. I would definitely recommend her to anyone who wants family photos!


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Designed for light concrete and stucco applications, concrete sand is a course-washed material that's an ideal base for under pavers and flagstone. Its fine-grained counterpart, mason sand, is a cost effective and better alternative to beach sand. Use it in kids' sandboxes, on volleyball courts or as an additive to cement to make mortar for laying bricks.
Cedar Hill sells concrete and mason sand by the cubic yard. Our minimum amount to deliver is one cubic yard.
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When layered on a subgrade (properly excavated and compacted to a 90-95% maximum density), quarry processed aggregate offers excellent performance as a base material. The appropriate depth depends on the application – roughly three inches for walkways and five inches for driveways.
Cedar Hill sells quarry processed aggregate by the cubic yard. Our minimum amount to deliver is one cubic yard. We also deliver Tandem Tri-Axle loads by the ton. A CY equals about 1.3 to 1.5 ton.
To determine the number of cubic yards to order, calculate the number of square feet to cover. Then find the number in the table below that corresponds to the desired depth of coverage. Divide the total number of square feet by that number to arrive at the number of cubic yards (cy).
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Use this finely crushed material as a strong, compacted base for pavers. While seemingly light, its weight and stability increases when moistened. Lay enough stone dust to bring pavers to the desired level, tamp and level while moistening with water.
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Predominantly grey, this ¾" crushed stone compacts well and provides a lasting stone layer. Its sharp edges ensure the material stays in place, without rolling away from high spots.
Driveway Stone has many uses including Driveways, as an ingredient in Asphalt, for high pressure concrete mixes, a base under concrete foundations, and for drainage in septic systems, around foundations, or in gullies.
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This maximum density mix produces ideal compaction and conforms to Department of Transportation (DOT) standards. Apply to a minimum 4-6" depth on a properly graded surface. Because it is near maximum density there are little to no separation during placement.
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The proper infield mix is vital to the success of baseball and softball fields. Keep in mind these important facts when selecting your next infield mix.
- Gravel Content - Infield mixes should contain less than 4% gravel (material retained on the #10 sieve).
- Clay Content - The clay content of an infield mix should range between 12%-20%. A higher clay content will result in fields that require excessive maintenance, watering, and raking. Insufficient clay content will result in fields that are either loose and sandy, or wet and muddy.
- Sand Content - Sand content should be 70%-85%. Too much sand will cause a field to be "loose" and dusty, while not enough sand will inhibit drainage and make a field unplayable even after small amounts of rain.
- Silt Content - Silt content should be 2%-15%. With higher amounts of silt the field retains too much water, causing it to become muddy and slick. An insufficient amount of silt will prohibit the field from holding moisture, causing it to become dusty and dry.
Cedar Hill's standard infield mix contains the perfect balance of these components, providing an optimal environment for a high level of play while requiring minimal field maintenance.


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Before I begin, let me tell you how I got the inspiration for this post.
So, I got up at my usual 6am, Mum's already in the shower and I'm hunting around my room for something to wear. My legs are aching from the sprints we did yesterday, but I know I'll be fine once I get moving. I've already checked the workout for the day (strict barbell press, double unders, hang power cleans and air squats) so I'm excited for the next hour and I happily grab my Reebok skipping rope.
It's raining a little this morning when I get in the car, but it won't matter for this workout. I get to the box in good time and the previous class is just finishing up. I was going to get the foam roller out and tackle my sore legs, but then I spot Sadie the little black Pug. She was crying from lack of attention and there's no way I can resist going over to cuddle her.
It gets to 6.30am (when class is due to start) and nobody else has shown up. Usually someone comes in later than me, but not today. Our typically small class was just down to me after some cancellations, so I decided to just come back for the mid-day class since there's no fun in doing it by yourself. It wasn't all bad though because I got to chat to my coach and had some more cuddles with Sadie.
I came home, grabbed a coffee and yogurt, then sat in bed to watch the rest of Fittest On Earth (CrossFit documentary surrounding the games, stream it on Netflix!) I only got more inspired by these athletes and each time I watch this film, I remind myself of why I should train harder.
Believe me when I say that I know how tough it can be to get out of bed some days. When you're sore and tired already from the week, the last thing you wanna do is go do a max-effort workout. These are some things that I have to remind myself of every once in a while. I hope you find them helpful too!
Doing the things you suck at is the only way you're gonna get better
This is especially true for CrossFit, simply because of how many different movements there are. There are definitely some that I'm confident at: deadlifts, cleans, hand-stand push ups, running etc) but on those days where we focus on a movement that I suck at, I always need that extra mental push to get out the door. It's natural to want to stick to the things you like and are proficient at. But it's not going to help you progress on your fitness journey. That's one of the reasons I love CF, my comfort zone is always being tested. So I've been sticking to a mentality where I look forward to those tougher classes, because it means that in a months time I will be way better at that movement than if I didn't show up to class. I might even start to like doing them more!
Knowing the difference between being burnt out and muscle soreness
When you're active, the real test in the morning can be getting out of bed and seeing how much your body hurts. Some weeks I'm totally fine. Other times, it's Tuesday and my body is wrecked already. But being someone who runs regularly, I know that when my muscles are sore they need to be stretched out and worked again as part of the healing process. It sounds weird, but it's better for them to get used to the movements, so that you're not sore the next time. Obviously there have been times where I have to step back and listen to my body when it's trying to tell me to rest. But being sore shouldn't be an excuse to skip your training that day, and if you need to just have an active recovery session with some light cardio/lots of stretching.
What would Katrin Davidsdottir do?
Most of you won't be familiar with this gorgeous lady, but she has been crowned the Fittest Woman On Earth two years in a row (and hopefully go for a third time in 2017!) She's an incredible athlete and always has the perfect mentality for any challenge. Sometimes when I'm training, I'll ask myself what I would do if she was there training with me. Would she put the bar down or would she keep going? It can be a powerful motivator when you imagine your fitness hero is standing beside you. Seems a little weird, but trust me it works.
I'm definitely not perfect when it comes to early morning training. I'm consistent and I'll always be there ready to go. But there have been mornings when poor Steve has had to drag me out of bed to go train. It's only going to get harder in winter when the cold hits and I'm wearing ten jackets and a beanie into the gym. But hey, no excuses. I truly believe that being active gives you the best quality of life and I'm yet to regret a single workout.
What are some of the things that motivate you to go exercise?
Remember why you started!
Steph x.


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Senior Portrait session. We had one of those days that is few and far
between in Cape Coral, Florida...a VERY gloomy day filled with clouds.
A few clouds to diffuse the direct sun is a photographers friend...these
clouds reminded me of the winters that I spent in Detroit, Michigan!
Emily was a great sport, we got a few shots and made a plan to come
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Gold prices steady as interest rate outlook pressures dollar
BENGALURU, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Gold prices held near seven-month highs on Thursday as the dollar was pressured by rising expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve will keep interest rates steady this year, while investors also waited for further news on Sino-U.S. trade talks.
* Spot gold was a tad lower at $1,292.46 per ounce at 0141 GMT, hovering near Friday's peak of $1,298.42 - a level last seen in June.
* U.S. gold futures rose 0.1 percent to $1,293.20 per ounce.
* Palladium dipped 0.8 percent to $1,316.00, having scaled an all-time peak of $1,342.43 per ounce on Wednesday after a Chinese official said the government was contemplating policies to increase domestic buying of automobiles.
* The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against major currencies, was marginally lower during early Asian trade.
* A range of U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers said last month that they could be patient about future interest rate increases and a few did not support the central bank's rate increase that month, minutes from their Dec. 18-19 policy meeting showed.
* China's commerce ministry said on Thursday that trade talks with the United States this week were extensive, deep and detailed, and established a foundation for the resolution of each others' concerns.
* Asian shares began cautiously on Thursday, struggling to rise after a multi-day rally.
* U.S. President Donald Trump stormed out of talks with Democratic congressional leaders on Wednesday over funding for a border wall with Mexico and reopening the government, complaining the meeting in the White House was "a total waste of time".
* The U.S. government is currently on the 19th day of a partial shutdown caused by the dispute over the wall.
* Meanwhile, British Prime Minister Theresa May suffered an early defeat to her Brexit plans on Wednesday when parliament demanded the government come up with a plan-B within days if she loses a vote on her deal to leave the European Union.
* Holding in the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, SPDR Gold Trust, rose 0.33 percent to 799.18 tonnes on Wednesday.
DATA AHEAD (GMT) 0130 China Consumer prices(Dec) 0130 China Producer prices(Dec) 1330 U.S. Initial jobless claims 1745 U.S. Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks at Economic Club of Washington (Reporting by K. Sathya Narayanan in Bengaluru Editing by Joseph Radford)
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This month, Alphapointe received a Rosa Parks SPIRIT Award for their support of public transportation. Their work has improved the quality of life for workers, residents and visitors to the city.
KCATA's partnership with Alphapointe has resulted in a higher level of customer service and sensitivity for the riding public. Alphapointe and KCATA have accomplished this by including users of the KCATA system in ongoing research, evaluation and quality control.
Alphapointe also works with elected officials to protect the rights of and needs of people with disabilities, especially the visually impaired. This includes lobbying for public transit, which is an essential service for many of Alphapointe's employees and clients.
Learn more about the work of Alphapointe:
Transportation equates to independence! Thanks @Alphapointe for all you do with @RideKCTransit @RMakinen Congrats!— Eileen Weir (@weirIndep4) August 16, 2016
The Rosa Parks SPIRIT Awards recognize people and organiations that have had a positive impact on the Kansas City community, especially in the area of public transportation. The awards are named after civil rights activist Rosa Parks, who refused to give up her seat to white bus passengers in Montgomery, Ala. Her arrest sparked a 381-day bus boycott in Montgomery, an event which is considered one of the significant challenges in the history of racial segregation. In naming these awards after Rosa Parks, we honor her memory, her commitment to equality, her lifetime of service and activism, and her lasting contribution to public transit.


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HIP24226 is the reference name for the star in the Hipparcos Star Catalogue.
BH Aurigae has alternative name(s) :- BH Aur, BH Aur.
More details on objects' alternative names can be found at Star Names .
The location of the variable star in the night sky is determined by the Right Ascension (R.A.) and Declination (Dec.), these are equivalent to the Longitude and Latitude on the Earth. The Right Ascension is how far expressed in time (hh:mm:ss) the star is along the celestial equator. If the R.A. is positive then its eastwards. The Declination is how far north or south the object is compared to the celestial equator and is expressed in degrees. For BH Aurigae, the location is 05h 12m 04.27 and +33° 57` 47.0 .
All stars like planets orbit round a central spot, in the case of planets, its the central star such as the Sun. In the case of a star, its the galactic centre. The constellations that we see today will be different than they were 50,000 years ago or 50,000 years from now. Proper Motion details the movements of these stars and are measured in milliarcseconds. The star is moving -2.34 ± 1.75 milliarcseconds/year towards the north and 0.77 ± 3.26 milliarcseconds/year east if we saw them in the horizon.
The Radial Velocity, that is the speed at which the star is moving away/towards the Sun is 49.00 km/s with an error of about 999.00 km/s . When the value is negative then the star and the Sun are getting closer to one another, likewise, a positive number means that two stars are moving away. Its nothing to fear as the stars are so far apart, they won't collide in our life-time, if ever.
The source of the information if it has a Hip I.D. is from Simbad, the Hipparcos data library based at the University at Strasbourg, France. Hipparcos was a E.S.A. satellite operation launched in 1989 for four years. The items in red are values that I've calculated so they could well be wrong. Information regarding Metallicity and/or Mass is from the E.U. Exoplanets. The information was obtained as of 12th Feb 2017.
|Primary / Proper / Traditional Name
|BH Aurigae
|Alternative Names
|BH Aur, HIP 24226, BH Aur
|Constellation's Main Star
|Multiple Star System
|No / Unknown
|Star Type
|Variable Star
|Milky Way
|Absolute Magnitude
|6.67 / 6.82
|Visual / Apparent Magnitude
|Naked Eye Visible
|Requires a 4.5 - 6 Inch Telescope - Magnitudes
|Right Ascension (R.A.)
|05h 12m 04.27
|Declination (Dec.)
|+33° 57` 47.0
|Galactic Latitude
|-3.17 degrees
|Galactic Longitude
|171.85 degrees
|1997 Distance from Earth
|8.68 Parallax (milliarcseconds)
|375.76 Light Years
|115.21 Parsecs
|2007 Distance from Earth
|9.29 Parallax (milliarcseconds)
|351.09 Light Years
|107.64 Parsecs
|22,202,189.04 Astronomical Units
|Proper Motion Dec.
|-2.34 ± 1.75 milliarcseconds/year
|Proper Motion RA.
|0.77 ± 3.26 milliarcseconds/year
|B-V Index
|Radial Velocity
|49.00 ± 999.00 km/s
|Exoplanet Count
|Variable Star Class
|Variable Star Type
|RR Lyrae type with a
|Mean Variability Period in Days
|Variable Magnitude Range (Brighter - Dimmer)
|11.418 - 12.390
|SIMBAD Source
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All of Sword and Laser audio episodes are Creative Commons licensed and they're all available freely from episode 1 on up. But that doesn't mean it's always easy to get them.
John Kimtis found this to be true and decided to do something about it for us. He took the first 40 episodes of the show and bundled them up as zipped files available as torrents. He got our permission, but he was already acting under the Creative Commons license so it's all good!
A search for "Sword and Laser torrents" will certainly turn them up. But finding torrents out there in the wild Web is frightening. At Sean's suggestion I've taken the torrent trackers and put them in a zip file themselves available for download here.
WARNING: Sword and Laser did not make these trackers. Dealing in the world of torrents and trackers ( as I do myself) is fraught with peril. DO NOT DO THIS UNLESS YOU'RE WILLING TO TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT HAPPENS. Hopefully nothing bad happens at all, but torrent software and torrent search sites are well known for playing host to malware and scurvy ad practices.
If you're saying to yourself, "yeah yeah Merritt, I've used the Internet before, just give me the link already," then know you have been warned.
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Libros Libres is a literacy and community design initiative in Dallas, TX that pairs neighborhood residents and organizations with local designers to build small book shelters, creating new gathering spaces that promote literacy and community building. The global Little Free Library (LFL) movement was the launching point for the program, with its low-resource, high access model to strengthen reading in neighborhoods. Libros Libres built upon this model by creating a collaborative design process that provides literacy resources housed within high-quality, site-specific designs that are relevant to an urban context and meet the needs of a diverse set of users. Libros Libres is organized through a collaborative partnership between Big Thought, [bc], and the Dallas Public Library.
Check out other projects that fall within our POP [People Organizing Place] Initiative here. View the Little Free Library Libros Libres website.


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Ariel is heading our Madrid office where he oversees projects and certifications activities in Portugal, France and Spain.
Pior to working at NEPCon, Ariel was the Rainforest Alliance Representative in Argentina, university professor and external consultant for various organisations and a global forestry fund.
Ariel brings with him 16 years of experience working with FSC and SAN certification, eco-tourism verification and VCS carbon sequestration verification in South America, Turkey and Central America. Before joining NEPCon, he was intensively trained on pine plantations in South Africa, and on FSC certification in Brazil, Bolivia and the United States of America.
Ariel is an Agronomic Engineer from UNNE (Universidad Nacional del Nordeste) in Argentina. He has passed various experts training course for Lead Auditor on different certification systems he works with.
Ariel joined NEPCon in 2016.
I see the natural resources management as a great opportunity to be performed with a sense of community, seeking to connect the rural people with the markets in various ways. It is very powerful to work together with actors that take smart and responsible decisions to make a positive difference.
- FSC and PEFC Chain of Custody auditing
- FSC Forest Management auditing
- PEFC and FSC CoC technical support/expertise
- VCS carbon sequestration auditing
- Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Tourism Programme auditing
- The Long Run (Eco-tourism) auditing
- Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Agriculture Standard Field and CoC auditing
- Countries worked in: Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Suriname, Panama, Belize, Republic of Dominica, Turkey, Spain, Croatia, Albania, Bulgaria, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom, Latvia, Indonesia, and Italy.
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Helicopter Association Intl (HAI) has scheduled a January 20 industry forum in Alexandria, Va. to address questions and issues related to public-use helicopter operations. The meeting comes in response to recent NTSB recommendations to FAA and the U.S. Forest Service as a result of its investigation into the 2008 crash of a Carson Helicopters-operated Sikorsky S-61. As part of its probable cause into the accident, NTSB issued 21 recommendations to FAA, including strengthening oversight of public-use aircraft.For related news


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