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By Zadina
Many players - initially from Korea, but then from all regions - have received a survey about Hearthstone and the latest expansions. One of the questions of the survey asks players how likely they would be to to play the card game within the next 30 days, if there were no Blizzard sponsored tournaments.
The question has made a lot of people nervous, given that Heroes of the Storm esports were recently axed and the game will go in maintenance mode in the near future. The climate is already heavy with the latest WoW expansion not being received that greatly and all the rumours about Activision meddling into Blizzard. The recent news about two Activision Blizzards CFOs leaving the company and Bungie (the developer of Destiny 2) jumping ship from Activision only managed to spark the rumours that things aren't going that well for Blizzard. Hearthstone also saw its game director and public face, Ben Brode, leave this year - along with other notable Hearthstone devs.
Significant changed to the structure of the Hearthstone Championship Tour were announced less than two months ago, so Hearthstone esports have a future for 2019 at least. Of course, the conspiracy lovers immediately pointed out that HotS devs promised that HGC would continue in 2019, only to announce its cancellation less than a month afterwards.
The full survey was shared on Reddit by u/HelixFossil89.
It is important to put this matter into perspective without panicking. First of all, this was a single question in a 35-question survey about the game in general and Rastakhan's Rumble in particular. The conductors of the survey obviously want to get the general opinion of their playerbase on major issues. Just because they asked this particular question, it doesn't necessarily mean they are considering axing Hearthstone esports.
Second, there is no indication that Hearthstone isn't doing well. Sure, it may have lost some players but it probably still is Blizzard's second best earner. Its competition has definitely not managed to thwart it and the latest balance changes - while they weren't exactly successful in creating a healthy meta - were received with excitement and positivity by most of the community.
On the other hand, Blizzard has spent quite a lot of money on the Hearthstone professional scene and perhaps there is a limit of how much they can keep throwing at it. There is also the matter that even though Hearthstone has been successful as an esport, it has managed that without being taken totally seriously - even by its own players. The 2019 plans also seem a bit vague-ish, although it should be noted that the January qualifiers are well underway.
By Zadina
This brand new Tavern Brawl challenges you to build a deck with cards from 2 Wild expansions and 2 Standard ones.
Specifically, you will need to construct a deck using only cards from Goblins vs Gnomes, The Grand Tournament, The Witchwood and The Boomsday Project. We remind you that this month is dedicated to Wild mode with a new Wild Bundle and thematic Tavern Brawls being available.
Newer players or players that don't have a lot of Wild cards in their collection can pick a Class and a single card and the game will autofill a deck for them with cards they don't have!
If you don't have cards from GvG and TGT, but still want to make your own deck, Baku the Mooneater and/or Genn Greymane are your best bets. Odd Rogue and Odd Paladin are performing well and Even Shaman is also a decent choice.
If you have all the cards needed, then it's a great opportunity to show off your Mech power. Mech Hunter and Mech Paladin are absolute beasts, with the Mechs from GvG and The Boomsday Project synergising perfectly.
This is a very interesting Tavern Brawl, since it creates a whole new meta on its own and it satisfies the players who are asking for yearly/monthly rotations with a specific amount of random sets from all of Hearthstone's history. Sometimes, Tavern Brawls foreshadow future games modes so perhaps this is a small hint on something different being worked on!
By Starym
Here comes another update, once again focusing on Arena balance as classes get the appearance rates of cards tweaked so everyone has a comparable win rate. We're seeing Hunters, Rogues and Warriors getting their rates nerfed, while Druids, Mages, Paladins, Shamans and Warlocks get theirs buffed. This is coming after the more comprehensive update last month that saw some bigger Arena changes, including the removal of Mind Control Tech.
We're also getting changes to Rumble Run in this update, featuring better synergy for your shrine with new cards picked, boss deck adjustments and the ability to re-pick the shrine you lost with. Check out the full details below:
January 10 (source)
This Hearthstone update mixes Rumble Run up for a refreshing new change, while also bringing in some updates to Arena buckets together with the cessation of December 2018's dust refund. Read on for details!
Arena Updates
Following our Arena update last December, we have adjusted the appearance rate of each individual card available in Arena to ensure the overall win-rate of each class remains as close as possible to our ideal of 50%.
Hunter, Rogue, and Warrior have had the average quality of their Arena picks lowered. Druid, Mage, Paladin, Priest, Shaman, and Warlock have had the average quality of their Arena picks raised. December Update
The dust refunds that were available following our last update in December 2018 are no longer available as of this post.
Rumble Run Changes
Champions, rumblers, and trolls of all sizes! We've watched you spend a month punching faces in the Rumble Run, and we think there's room for some changes based on how things have gone. Here's what's new with the Rumble Run.
Weighted Card Rewards We've increased the possibility of synergistic cards for your shrine appearing more often. One of our primary goals with this mode was to showcase the nine troll champions and have you really get to know them. We wanted you to "live the dream" of fighting in the Gurubashi Arena, and to do so, we had to make sure that each Run had its own strong theme. Adjusting the card bucket offerings for decks and re-adding bonus buckets will help strengthen that experience.
Boss Deck Adjustments One of our design goals with the Rumble Run was to provide huge, overpowered combat. Balancing at such a high power level is a challenge. When it works, it works great. You get epic, monumental combat against overwhelming odds. But when it doesn't work, it feels random and swingy – like when the AI pulls an overwhelming combo. And since no one likes being repeatedly hit in the face with a club, we've pruned some of the power from the boss decks so that your Runs will play out more moderately. We have a lot of data about which bosses have the biggest body counts, and we've used that to target the worst offenders. Rumble Runs are now a little easier, but more importantly, they'll feel a little more fair.
Shrine Selection Changes In early builds of the Rumble Run, we allowed players to pick a class and shrine before playing. What we found was that playtesters immediately picked their favorite class, gravitated to a certain shrine, and played that shrine repeatedly.
We had wanted to encourage players to try different shrines, especially to experiment with stuff they normally wouldn't, so we put the current random shrine drafting in place. While that helped achieve our initial goal, it removed that feeling of mastery – the ability to choose a shrine and play with it until you feel you've mastered it or exhausted its possibilities.
So we want to bring that back. With this update, whenever you lose, you can expect to always be offered the shrine you just lost with. The shrine that the boss used to beat you in your last run will also be offered, per the status quo.
Some Final Rumble Ruminations
We always prefer to experiment, try extreme ideas, and get feedback rather than play it safe. In true troll fashion, we went big with the Rumble Run and tried some different ideas to give this expansion a unique feel and to capture the thrill of stepping into an arena against known opponents for some superpowered brutality. It's wallop or be walloped in there, for better or for worse.
One of the things we experimented with—and heard great feedback on—was about the earlier pack rewards for the Rumble Run. Previous Hearthstone missions awarded packs via quests for completing content. For The Boomsday Project, we gave packs out without a quest to celebrate the launch of the expansion's missions. This time around, we front-loaded the rewards and gave players three extra packs on launch day instead of during the Rumble Run. We felt that packs might be more interesting to people during the initial weeks of the expansion.
As many of you have pointed out, this decision just made the missions feel especially un-rewarding. It's always more gratifying to earn packs by competing a quest, rather than just being given them. To this end, we're adding the new quest described above, and going forward, we'll keep this feedback in mind for the launch of new single-player content.
We had a ton of fun making mode and really appreciate the time that many of you took to write out thoughtful feedback. Everything we learn helps make future content better.
And now, it's back to the Rumble Run!
By Zadina
This January is dedicated to the Wild format: apart from the Wild Open qualifiers taking place this month, you can now get a card Bundle with packs from previous expansions that are not usually available.
The Wild Bundle contains 10 packs from each of the following expansions, that have rotated out of Standard: Goblins vs Gnomes, The Grand Tournament, Whispers of the Old Gods and Mean Streets of Gadgetzan. The Bundle costs 25 Euros or 25 USD.
If you are interested in the Wild format - or perhaps you even want to complete in it, the Wild Open qualifiers will be taking place this January.
Lastly, most Tavern Brawls are in Wild and this will continue being the case throughout this month.
By Stan
It's been a while since we last heard of Ben Brode who left Blizzard in April 2018 to form the Second Dinner game development studio. In the latest update, we learn that Brode along with former Hearthstone developers are currently working on a Marvel game and the studio received $30 million in funding from Netease in China.
Netease is currently co-developing Diablo: Immortal with Activision Blizzard. Here's the latest press release posted on the Second Dinner website. The company now has enough funds to expand and grow beyond its five co-founders.
They also released a video talking about exciting news in the new office.


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The Stark County Courthouse is open for business, but the plummeting coldness is postponing some trials.
The Stark County Courthouse was open Monday, but some trials have been postponed due to the cold temperatures gripping the area.
Marc Warner, court administrator, said it's rare that cases are rescheduled due to the sinking temperature as opposed to heavy snowfall.
"We just want to limit as much as we can, under the circumstances, ... the number of jurors that we're having come in, trying to be mindful of ... the potential hardship it creates," he said.
Criminal pretrials were not affected Monday. However, a medical malpractice lawsuit that was to start Tuesday in the courtroom of Stark County Common Pleas Judge Frank Forchione will now start Wednesday, Warner said.
Experts are coming from out of town for that case.
However, a criminal trial has been postponed, moved from Tuesday to Wednesday. The decision is up to each judge, he said. Some cases are easier to reschedule than others, Warner noted.
The courthouse has closed previously because of snow, Warner said. "It's been several years," he said.
Those on jury duty are asked to follow the regular procedures, Warner said. The summons mailed to jurors includes an automated phone number that tells them whether to show up.

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samuelzz10 wrote:Personally, I am not a fan of the wings. Compared to the industrial main body, the wings look flimsy and fragile. I would made a smaller, black and red demon using the same techniques you used to make this one, but sleeker and use the wings on those. Just my 2 cents.
I think that I'd advocate for either heavier wings or the jetpack/rocket pods. Something like a drill/buzzsaw attachment for one arm might also be a good idea, since it's part of the Zupponn Mining Co. It would be more versatile in both combat and noncombat roles. Otherwise, nice work. It looks solid, something that can take punishment and then dish it back out.


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When it comes to planting major crops like corn, farmers aren't just throwing seeds in the ground and hoping for the best.
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In this edition of Conference Room, Nutech Seed district managers Jack Powers and Lance Blythe join FBN's Jeff Flock, along with farmer Clayton Casteel, to discuss the more sophisticated approach favored by today's farmers.
"I got started in the late 70s – I dealt with antique tractors compared to what the guys have to do today," says Powers. "Everything is technology, from the seed that's developed to how the farmers plant the seed."
In order to ensure that farmers have a successful harvest every year, no matter the weather conditions, Blythe says Nutech Seed takes pains to develop and test seeds that take stressful conditions in stride.
"It utilizes the water a lot better through the plant," he explains.
Casteel, a grain and livestock farmer, says he takes a scientific approach to his farm, by grid-mapping and testing the fertility of the soil. He's also rigorous when it comes to choosing the right seeds for his crops, testing 23 varieties last year to see which fared best.
"Nutech wants to bring the best genetics and hybrids to the farmers so they can perform," says Powers. He says testing multiple varieties, as Casteel did, helps farmers spread their risk.
"When you put that seed in the ground in April, you just don't know what it's going to do," says Powers.


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People are often advised to turn a passion into a career, but for many of us that doesn't seem feasible. But we met a guy who's gainfully employed pursuing a hobby he's had since childhood.
Slotmods president, David Beattie, was once the devoted corporate employee of a highly-respected company who found himself sitting in his basement, contemplating the next move. He'd developed a talent for building impressive slot car racetracks - a hobby that kept him sane.
Slot Racers
Slot cars were a cultural phenomena well before Gran Turismo or Forza Motorsport. Clubs and magazines proliferated around the country, dedicated to 1:32nd scale racers. After all, this was the closest many people would get to owning and racing their dream cars. Authentic livery, micrometer detail and high-speed thrills were the attraction to these fun playsets.
While many of today's kids are distracted by smartphones, tablets, game consoles, online videos, etc, David has managed to turn his hobby into an art form and created a wonderful story of success through his passion.
An Enterprise Begins
When he started Slotmods, David simply needed something to do. His first creations were 4x16ft and cost around $700. Before he could blink, he was commissioned to build 20x30ft tracks and these would reach into six-figures!
His personal track remains in the basement and was declared the largest personal slot car track in the US. It's a staggering 170ft, six-lane racetrack snaking through a 20x30ft structure with lane changes and a functional pitlane.
The first commission led David down the path to building some of the most impressive slot car tracks in the world. In fact, one of his early creations was an accurate replica of Laguna Seca for Ford executive, Jim Farley. The track maintained every trademark corner, including the Corkscrew, and was topographically correct with scaled elevation changes.
It's one thing to assemble a slot car track from a box and shove books under it to see cars perform accordingly, but Slotmods takes it to another level, with scaled trees and environment. In doing so, David's recreated a childhood dream most of us forgot about long ago. He's made it possible to imagine what it would be like to race on world championship tracks with your own slot car.
Taking things further, Slotmods is able to create any track imaginable. With a CNC router they can produce any track configuration and shape the environment around the car.
Can't find a 1:32nd scale version of the car you're after? No problem, Slotmods can 3D print almost any bodyshell to capture the experience you want.
We ran into David at this year's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and discovered his latest creation; a track built into a Sunoco-liveried '69 Camaro racecar. From hood to trunk, the car was bursting with slot car thrills.
His next creation is rumored to be set inside a Porsche 917 body and will be unveiled in New York this Christmas, so keep an eye out for it.
David still accepts commissions for less ambitious projects, or you could just search through the garage to find that slot racer track you put away years ago and rekindle the fun you used to have.


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Outside the former Valley Hill School, there is evidence of what was once a basketball court. A small amount of net still clings to the rusty rim of a basketball goal. The hard-surfaced playing court is fast being reclaimed by weed and grass.
Outside the former Valley Hill School, there is evidence of what was once a basketball court. A small amount of net still clings to the rusty rim of a basketball goal. The hard-surfaced playing court is fast being reclaimed by weed and grass.
The windows of the school are boarded up.
Inside, the building is cold and unfriendly.
The paint from the walls of the hallway is peeling and, like confetti, dropping onto the long dark corridor floor. I look into the boys restroom and see old auditorium seats, still connected in a row, being stored there.
The scene is surreal.
Valley Hill School has a rich history, but where do you find it?
I read once that to study history without studying the heart of the people who made the history is like learning the alphabet without making words.
The Education History Initiative committee had a "desk sale" Oct. 25 and 26. Revenue (amounting to $1,044) from the sale of 41 old student school desks and 11 chairs will be used to support initiative projects. Committee member Nancy Edwards spearheaded this money-making project. The sale was made possible by the generosity of property owner Mark White.
We were all there, on the Wednesday before the sale, to make preparations. I worked with Buddy West to free the desks stacked high in one of the deserted classrooms and then line them down the hallway.
Several of the workers, including Barbara Blaine and Patsy Farmer Jones, wore face masks to guard against the dust and mold. The school has not been occupied since 1982. Standing in the deserted school building, I was aware there is history to be discovered and preserved. The history of the school can be found in the lives of students who attended the school.
I remember a picture of Walter Drake (deceased) and his Valley Hill School classmates (1920-21). He is standing in the back row. Walter Drake was later to become a splendid clothier who worked for many years in Patterson's Men's Store on Main Street. How do we unlock the stories locked in pictures?
Bill Orr shared his memories of the school while the two of us waited for haircuts in the Druid Hills Barber Shop.
Apparently there was a grocery store near the school, and students were known "to escape" the campus long enough to go buy a candy bar or package of crackers — and to return without being caught.
Active boys and girls once occupied these desks, walked these halls. They pledged the flag, took tests and enjoyed physical education or recess.
Some defiantly chewed gum and nefariously deposited what had been used underneath the writing surfaces of their desks. Chewing gum, in different colors, can be found stuck to strategic places of many of the desks.
The building, the desks, the basketball goal, and, yes, even the hardened chewing gum are clues to education history. History is far more than the facts by which we record it. To understand history is to learn about "the players" and their stories.
Rick Wood, HCEHI chairman, points to a closed door blocked by several desks. Centrally located, it is the principal's office. Mesdames Clara Babb and Julia Redden, two pioneer educators, once occupied that space.
Meanwhile, Lisa Edwards, a member of the committee and also a school board member, works her way down the hall cleaning each of the desks selected for sale.
No school in Henderson County was accredited until 1920. Until the era of "Supt. R.G. Anders and consolidation," there were as many as 53 school districts. The story of consolidation is a powerful chapter in Henderson County education history.
The HCEHI Committee is researching all the early schools, which were systematically absorbed into fewer and larger schools.
My sister-in-law (Carole Beck Orr) gave me a paperback booklet titled "Committeemen's Record Book." The date is May 1905. It is a piece of education history to be preserved — a record book made available by the state of North Carolina.
"Committeemen's Record Book" is large enough to furnish a record for several years. There are forms for the following: "Order for Teacher's Salary," "Teacher's Contract," "Teacher's Final Report," "Order for District School Expenses."
The Public School Law outlines the duties of School Committeemen: "This book is intended to assist public school committeemen in carrying out those sections of the public school law which prescribe their powers and duties."
As I am looking over the Record Book, I notice that a piece of colored paper falls to the floor. I pick it up and discover it to be a part of a supply order — for two buckets priced at 40 cents; two brooms, at 40 cents; and two dippers, at 10 cents; also, one load of wood for 50 cents. A Mr. Robert Bryan was paid one dollar for work on blackboards.
On Dec. 8, 1905, J.H. Beck, secretary, recorded that the School Committee for District No. 9 elected Mrs. J.L. Redden for the year 1905 to teach for four months at a salary of $28.62 per month. (J.J. Bryan, president; Jesse Brock and J.H. Beck.)
There are questions to be answered by the teacher: What is the grade of your certificate? Salary per month? Term?
Has your school a rural library? How many volumes in your school library?
Finally there are several very telling questions that address teacher preparation: Have you a high school diploma? Have you a college diploma? How many years experience in teaching?
There is a commemorative marker in front of the Valley Hill School honoring long-time principal/teacher Mrs. Julia Trimble Redden. She is remembered for the more than 40 years she served as educator.
Mrs. Redden believed strongly that she did not teach subjects, but boys and girls. Her belief is an important part of education history. It breathes life into an empty building.


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If you are a parent of a child in the school system, weather you have already dealt with this issue or never want it to
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text: 8 Grain Storage Tips for Your 2013 Crops October 3, 2013 12:00 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By University News Release Email (Shared by Charles Hurburgh, Iowa State University) Following basic principles of grain management will be important this year, as the high variability in quality will not leave much room for error. Here are some good management tips: 1. Immediate cooling after harvest (and drying) - shelf life begins right away. 2. Have adequate aeration (0.1 cfm/bu or more) - all bins with all grains should be aerated. 3. Run a cooling cycle every 10-15 degree average change in outside temperature, starting at harvest. With 0.1 cfm/bu, a cooling cycle will take about 150 hours; proportionately less for higher airflows. 4. Get grain below 40F as quickly as possible. 5. Take out the center core of fines. Variable quality and lower test weight will mean more fines. 6. Inspect grain and monitor temperature weekly until December; every two weeks thereafter. Automated temperature cable systems are very useful; the larger the bin the less likely a manual check will be adequate. 7. Responding to temperature change is as important as the actual temperature. A 3 to 5 degree change between readings, even if from 40 to 45 F, is indicative of spoilage if the fan had not been run in the interim. 8. Stay within temperature-moisture guidelines. Charles Hurburgh is a professor in the Iowa State University Department of Ag and Biosystems Engineering. For More Information Go to the Corn Harvest Map Check the Soybean Harvest Map Watch Aerial Harvest Footage Read Crop Comments Back to news


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Is the Undertaker versus Brock Lesnar match as one-sided as many seem to believe. Does Lesnar, a former UFC World champion, actually not stand a chance against a Dead Man? Or is he the man to end The Streak? Find out what our writers think!
MATTHEW ASHER: This one should be a no-brainer. With both men being part-timers, having Lesnar break The Streak would be meaningless. The WWE also hasn't done a great job setting this match up. Yes, Brock Lesnar is "the Beast Incarnate" but there's no real motivation for him. Triple H tried three times to do what his best friend HBK couldn't do. Since Hunter owns a �Mania win over Brock from last year, it wouldn't make sense for Brock to do the unthinkable. In order for someone to have a chance at ending The Streak, it needs to be a full-time wrestler who will turn that win into their crowning achievement.
MATTHEW BYER: Who here thinks it would have been better to have The Undertaker vs John Cena as there would have at least been at least some belief that John Cena might win? This match is either going to be one of the best on the card or a disaster and there's really no way to predict which it'll be. A lot of that is due to The Undertaker not having wrestled in a year and how he'll take the rougher in-ring style of Brock Lesnar. As for a winner there's no doubt that The Undertaker is taking the win as I can't see WWE Management having the streak ended by a part-timer.
NOLAN HOWELL: Every year, the WWE plays puppet master and gets you believing "The Streak" is done. This year, I'm not buying it. While this will be a spectacle to behold, Brock Lesnar is not the future of the company that Undertaker would surrender himself to. Winner: The Undertaker.
BOB KAPUR: Though I'm looking forward to this match, I actually think they could have built this one up a bit better - maybe by having Heyman call out Brock's MMA past - something to the effect of, "Brock's a fighter, you're an entertainer", something to suggest that Brock isn't like anyone else that Taker has faced during the Streak. Taker takes a beating, but wins.
MATT MACKINDER: This is a toughy -- for the 30th Mania, do we celebrate The Streak or do we celebrate �Taker's career and he calls it quits the next night on Raw? Lesnar is nothing more than a part-timer out for the money, so to have him go over a legend is asinine, in my opinion. If Brock wins, expect a riot, but 'Taker wins, so expect a standing 'O.'
DALE PLUMMER: The Undertaker is not losing this match to a guy that is a part-timer and a mercenary at that. As for the match itself, it was good to see that Taker can take a bump after eating an F5 on Monday. This match will be stiff, brutal, and probaly bloody, but don't expect Lesnar to get the win. The streak will be broken some day, just not this day.


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He's at it again.
Bryan Baeumler, the contractor who has saved countless homeowners from renovation disasters on HGTV's Disaster DIY, is about to do it all over but this time with a bit of a twist.
With 91 episodes of Disaster DIY under his tool belt, Baeumler, who is in town next week headlining the 2011 Edmonton Home and Garden Show at the Edmonton Expo Centre, is back on the renovation sawhorse once more.
In a new, still-unnamed series to air on HGTV next year, Baeumler is looking for homeowners in need of a reno.
"The concept is that everyone needs a reno, its just that what they want isn't necessarily what they need," says Baeumler.
"For example, this guy may want a home theatre or a man cave, but the shingles on the roof are falling off; the siding is falling off the house. In that case, we're going to come in and prioritize, put the budget to best use and do a reality check for these people."
Currently in its casting stage, the show is seeking homeowners in the Greater Toronto or Oakville areas. Episodes will be 30 minutes and the series is scheduled to air on HGTV in January 2012.
But Baeumler, who will be talking about his experiences as a builder, renovator and TV renovation show host while at the Edmonton Home and Garden Show, isn't stopping there.
After finding success with House of Bryan, the HGTV series where he tore down his family's 1,000-square-foot bungalow and built a 4,000-square-foot dream home in its place, Baeumler is about to do it once more -well, almost.
This time he's leaving the main home intact.
Instead, the second House of Bryan entry, House of Bryan on The Rocks, will see him build his family a cabin on a piece of property they already own.
Considering that it was chaos the first time, why go through this again especially with a camera crew following every move you make?
"I was so busy filming Disaster DIY that it really came down to a family ultimatum. It was time to do it (build a bigger home) and the network said why don't we film it.
"It's one of those things you're so excited to start and three quarters of the way through you say you'll never do it again," says Baeumler, noting that it was really stressful and crazy at times.
"Actually, Sarah (Baeumler's wife) likened it to child birth, it's the same progression of thoughts and then you want to do it again."
There will be 13 half-hour episodes of House of Bryan on The Rocks, currently scheduled to air in the spring of 2012.
However, even though it will debut after Baeumler's new reno show, it will be filmed before the unnamed series starts shooting.
Meanwhile, Baeumler's career plan never did include becoming a celebrity contractor.
After graduating from university, he opened his own cargo company but realized his passion was in the construction industry. That in turn would lead to a television career, even if he didn't know it.
"I ended up offering to do some labour for free for a show. It was just for the advertising (of my construction company). I heard about a show in development and they would give us some advertising.
"It was a good phone call at the end of the day. We offered to do the free job. They sent someone down with a camera to interview me, and (next thing) I was on the phone with the network for a contract for a show. It was a real quick turnaround, a surprise."


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text: For the first time in history, a record has been transferred to the DVD format in its entirety! Accompanied by incredible visuals that the band's live set is known for, A SUN THAT NEVER SETS DVD is the complete Neurosis experience for your living room. Like listening to glorious shades of light, in all their contrasting degrees, Neurosis' seventh album blends unprecedented beauty and radiance with their classic use of dynamics and power. Region 0 DVD.


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April 29, 2008
Sophomore Philip Therp of the UC Santa Barbara men's tennis team was announced today the 2008 Big West Player of the Year. UCSB's Marty Davis and Pacific's Guido Gaumann were also honored Big West Co-Coaches of the Year.
Therp, a native of Birkeroed, Denmark, posted a 13-11 dual match record for the Gauchos in 2008, including a 7-7 mark at the No. 1 singles position. He had a 5-2 record against Big West opponents with wins against three members of the all-conference first team. Therp's victories at No. 1 singles against Andy Gerst of Cal Poly and Moritz Stark of Pacific played a key role in launching the Gauchos to their third consecutive Big West tournament title this past weekend in Indian Wells. Therp becomes the first player in Big West history to capture the premier honors of Big West Player and Freshman of the Year, the latter of which he received in 2007.
Davis earned the top coaching honor for the third straight year and fifth time overall. In his ninth season at UCSB, Davis led the Gauchos to an overall mark of 15-9 and a Big West co-regular season title. He also guided UCSB to its third consecutive Big West Tournament title after the Gauchos defeated Cal Poly and Pacific last weekend. The championship qualified UCSB for the NCAA Championship for the fifth time under Davis.
Along with Therp, junior Bijan Hejazi received first team honors seizing seven wins in 21 attempts in dual match play. Most of his work in the first half of the season came at the tough No. 1 position where he garnered a 4-6 dual match record. For Hejazi, this is the second time he has been awarded this honor.
Senior Jack Hui was selected to the second team Big West squad. Playing primarily at the No. 3 slot for the Gauchos, the native of Hong Kong came away with an 11-7 at the No. 3 position and an impressive 14-8 dual match record.
In doubles, Alex Konigsfeldt and Josh Finkelstein were honored Big West first team singles. The duo came up with two pivotal wins in the Big West Championships this past weekend to improve their remarkable dual match record to 14-8. Konigsfeldt also earned a spot on the Big West honorable mention list in singles.
Lastly, the duo of Philip Therp and Jack Hui took home second team honors in doubles play. The pair ended the season with a 7-11 dual match record playing mostly at the No. 1 slot.


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text: I am running a multiserver setup and need to move some of the servers (mail and db). I took a look at this : http://www.howtoforge.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2717 but I am not sure if this can be used for a multiserver setup. My servers are running Debian Lenny. The new setup will be on a VirtualBox with Bridged Network, but still Debian Lenny. I am using ISPonfig 184.108.40.206 Hope someone can come with a good guide or hints.


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Leftover dessert doubles as guest favors when packaged in boxes that are as pretty as, well, pie. Photocopy template at 400 percent; trace onto card stock. Cut out the image with scallop scissors along scalloped edges and regular scissors on solid lines. With a straightedge and a bone folder, score paper along dotted lines. Fold along scored lines, and secure tabs with double-sided tape. Line box with parchment paper, place a slice inside, and tie on a tag.


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Last week, Grand enjoyed a bye week while Millard faced the South Sevier Rams in a play-in game at Millard on Friday, Oct. 19. Although South Sevier took an early 6-0 lead in the contest, Millard went on to earn a convincing 55-18 victory and improve its overall season record to 8-2. Grand is 6-3 overall this season, but earned a No. 2 playoff seed thanks to a favorable coin flip that broke a three-way tie for second place in the 2A South division.
"Millard's a tough team, but if we play like we're capable of playing, I like our chances," GCHS head coach Dennis Wells said earlier this week. "I like our defensive game plan."
Red Devil quarterback Jacob Francis said another key will be controlling the pace of the game.
"We just have to play our game and dictate the tempo from the first snap, and not let them set the tempo," Francis said. "I know that if we show up and play Red Devil football we will walk away happy with the end result."
Because Friday's game is a state playoff game, ticket prices are set by the Utah High School Activities Association. Tickets will be $8 for adults, $6 for students and seniors, and school-issued passes and activity cards won't be accepted, school officials said.
The winner of the Grand vs. Millard game will face the winner of Manti and Beaver in the semifinals, which will take place Saturday, Nov. 3 at Southern Utah University in Cedar City. The 2A state championship will then take place the following Saturday, Nov. 11.


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"No one around here has been doing it for 15 to 20 years, so you can't go to another farmer and ask questions about the right and the wrong way to do certain things," says Lazenby, who installed a subsurface drip irrigation project last year in one of his cotton fields.
Lazenby, who farms in Lee County, buried the irrigation tape from eight to 15 inches deep. "The biggest reason we went down 15 inches was to give us some flexibility if we ever decide to do a different type of tillage. In other places, we felt the tape shouldn't be buried so deep," he says.
The drip tape, explains Lazenby, is placed between every other middle. Emitters are located every two feet along the row. They put out about three tenths of a gallon per hour per emitter.
The first year of the subsurface drip experiment was encouraging, he says. "In 2001, we came in and picked about a bale and a half per acre on the first go-around. Then, we picked a little over a bale on the second trip. We don't expect the same results this year. We put in a new filtration system and had some down time in July when we lost a pump. So things don't look as good as they could have been," he says.
Lazenby is pumping water from a lake — about 1,500 feet from the source to the field. In principal, subsurface drip irrigation does a very good job, he says. But problems can arise.
Crop rotation is a big question mark with using subsurface drip irrigation, says Lazenby. "If we come back with a different crop, we don't know if we want to stay directly on top of the old row. If we get off that row, we're not sure how that'll affect us if we want to grow vegetables or other hand crops for which you use disposable tape on the surface of the ground."
So far, the system has worked well for Lazenby's cotton crop. "Our planters are equipped with sunken row cleaners. So we can go in, burn down the cover, and brush the old stubble out of the way. Unless we change up our rows, we know we'll be in line with where the tape is buried."
Subsurface drip irrigation is a new approach to irrigating row crops in Alabama — new to farmers and researchers alike, says Larry Curtis, Auburn University Extension engineer.
"We've been conducting research at the experiment station in north Alabama's Tennessee Valley for about six years. And we'll be harvesting our third crop this year at south Alabama's Headland experiment station," says Curtis.
Growers should be prepared for a large-scale undertaking when installing subsurface drip irrigation, he says. "Installation is a big and difficult job, and it must be done correctly. Damage can occur during installation, and precautions must be taken to prevent this from occurring. Proper installation is very critical to the success of subsurface drip irrigation," says Curtis.
Materials for such a system can run in the $500-per-acre range, he continues. "After adding in labor costs, you're in the $750-per-acre or better range by the time you've installed the system, not counting any water resource development costs."
Another important factor in subsurface drip irrigation is keeping the lines flushed, notes Curtis. "You have to chlorinate the system, and you may have to acid-treat it. But there are farmers in Texas and Arizona who have been using this type of irrigation for 15 years. If things are done correctly on a timely basis, you can keep these systems open and running."
Research planned for north Alabama will look at using a guidance system along with drip irrigation, he says. "By putting information about the location of the drip system in the guidance system on the planter, we can plant exactly where we want in relation to the drip.
"This is where we need to be headed with this type of irrigation. We need to install the drip tape with the guidance system so we'll know exactly where the tape is located. Once the information is in the system, it'll help us in future plantings."
Research being conducted in Headland is looking at subsurface drip irrigation in a cotton-peanut-cotton rotation with drips under every row, between rows and in twin-row peanuts, says Curtis.
It's important, he says, that subsurface drip systems be planned to achieve uniformity in the field. Uniformity, he adds, depends upon factors such as correct pipe sizes and runner lengths.
"The products we currently use must be installed on relatively flat ground or uniform to sloping land. We plan to install some in north Alabama that will operate on rolling terrain. This is something I've been pushing manufacturers towards for some time. We need this type of product for many of our locations in Alabama."
Yields have been very good in subsurface drip trials in the Tennessee Valley, notes Curtis. "In the five to six years of the experiment at Belle Mina, we've harvested cotton in the two to three-bale range. Average yields over all the trials have been 2.25 to 2.5 bales per acre."
There currently are two farm-scale subsurface drip installations in Alabama, he says. One is at the Tate farm in north Alabama while the other is at the Minter farm in the central part of the state, near Selma.
"These farms are in their second year of using these systems. Yields were good last year, but we're still on a learning curve with this method of irrigation. There's still a lot we don't know. These farmers are applying fertilizer and other materials through their systems, and they're doing it successfully."
It's important, however, that growers don't "plug up" these systems with other materials, says Curtis. "Some of these fertilizers contain clay-based materials. If you put those in the system, you can close it up and destroy it if you're not careful."
In north Alabama field trials, subsurface drip systems were used to put out six gallons, 4.5 gallons, three gallons and one gallon per minute per acre, says Curtis. The mid-range — 4.5 gallons per minute per acre — did as well as six gallons, he says.
Total water use from subsurface drip irrigation has proven to be "at least comparable" to sprinkler irrigation systems, he says. "I'm not sure we can't conserve more water with these systems, but we're not seeing that at this time. There are innumerable ways we could look at it. For example, we could run the system every third day, putting out one inch. But we haven't tried that."
Horsepower requirements for subsurface drip irrigation depends upon the location of your water source, says Curtis. "There are potential savings in the area of horsepower because these systems operate at lower pressures. I'd say one half to three quarters horsepower per acre is a good rule of thumb if you have a typical lift and a typical pumping distance.
"If you have an extremely high lift and you're coming out of a very deep well where the pump is set deep, horsepower requirements would be higher."
Subsurface drip systems can be a good fit for small fields, says Curtis. "If you're in an area where you can use a relatively small well, you could use that well hooked directly to a system to irrigate small fields. You possibly could use a 7.5 horsepower single-phase pump to irrigate 20 acres. If you can get 80 gallons per minute out of a four-inch well — with a 7.5 horsepower pump — that would irrigate some of our smaller cotton fields in Alabama."


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When it comes to coupons—it's time to get personal.
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No more clipping coupons from the Sunday paper or sorting through daily deals sent out to a mass audience, now promotions are increasingly targeting consumers' specific shopping habits. And customers are reaping the benefits.
Retailers, marketers, credit card companies and even banks are using consumers' shopping history to serve up coupons and while there are concerns of privacy breeches, it seems as if saving money trumps any worries.
"There are both pros and cons to this type of personalization," says Ann Mack, director of trendsetting at marketing communications company JWT. "We conducted a survey last November and asked American and British adults about their attitude on this type of predictive personalization, and 65% 'feel like big brother is watching', but 64% said 'it was OK if it saves me money.'"
Thanks to advances in technology, discounts are getting more personalized with the goal of only showcasing applicable ads in an email or text messages.
"Retailers, credit cards and banks know your purchasing patterns and history and are offering coupons based on what products and brands you previously shopped at it," says money and consumer savings expert Andrea Woroch. "Sometimes the coupons will pop up at your bank statement online. You'll always see it browsing certain websites."
Personalized advertisements are become more prevalent as data analysis is getting more cost effective, according to Mack. What's more, the science behind data mining and analysis is getting more sophisticated and consumers are generating more measurable data.
All of this helps brands predict consumer behavior along with their wants and needs. To get shoppers in the door, stores are targeting them with coupons via mail, email, pop ups and text messaging. Some retailers are offering location-based deals to shoppers via their mobile phone in real time when they are in close proximity of a store.
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Website Shop It To Me finds targeted deals by having users complete a profile listing favorite brands, styles and size. The site then sends emails featuring deals on clothes and accessories that match these specifications. Along the same lines, Hukkster is a free browser add-on that will sends alerts on pre-determined items go on sale.
While personalized deals can bring hefty savings, they can also make consumers spend more than planned and increase unnecessary purchases. To combat this, Woroch suggests setting up a separate shopping e-mail address so deals don't flood a personal inbox.
"This way you won't get distracted," says Woroch. "Allocate some time to see what comes in and pick apart what you want to take advantage of."
Consumers should not feel obligated to share their e-mail address with every retailer over fear of missing a deal. Woroch says most retailers post the same deals on their Facebook and Twitter accounts.
"When you know you need something, look online for a deal instead of signing up," she says.


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What you need
The biggest problem is that you need a Linux server somewhere that is best constantly running and connected. I sync all my files with an online server. This is not a big deal because with SSH the connection is securely encrypted. Also due to compression and the fact that files are only transferred once, sync is pretty fast even with an ADSL connection. Of course this won't work for slow dial up connections in combination with large files. But as long as there are only small changes in certain files, even dial up might work for you. A Linux server is not really needed, but makes the setup much easier, which is why that's what I demonstrate here. And of course if you only want to sync two computers with each other, then there's no need for a constantly active server. It should work with Mac as a client or even server, but I don't own one so I can't help with that.
You can get your unison downloads for Mac, Windows here and for Linux here (Ubuntu binaries i386 for 9.10 and 10.04 and more in this ppa. I recommend version 2.40.16, read below for why.
For Windows you also need to get Putty Agent (Pagent), Putty Puttygen and Plink get them at http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html. For Linux you also need openssh-server ssh-agent, ssh-keygen (in the openssh-client package) and keychain. You need to setup a working ssh connection with public key authentication for this to work without your interaction in the background. See here how to do this.
Bugs in the past
At the time I found it, over a year ago, it was still pretty buggy. It couldn't handle unicode, special characters or Umlauts properly. Especially between different system you'd end up with two differently named versions of a file unless you restricted yourself to normal a-z characters - very annoying.
But recently new version has come out, which fixes the problem. Now unison is not only a tool to synchronize flawlessly across different systems, it's also faster and prettier "GUI" than older versions and it still synchronized across encrypted ssh connections if you want it to. In my view this makes it the perfect tool for my needs. I've set it up to synchronize my laptop and my netbook with each other and my server system over ssh.
How it works
It's blazingly fast by only copying those parts of the files that have changed. And it doesn't transfer any files to check this. It runs both on the server and the client and only transfers the dates and hash coddes of the files via a secure compressed ssh connection. You can find out more about unison at LinuxJournal.
The easiest setup and the one I will show here is a star topology setup. This means there are several client systems synchronizing with one server. It works because unison knows which files are newer. The great side effect is that you automatically have a distributed backup on all your systems - the server and all clients of all your files.
The script runs automatically every X minutes in the background via cron on Linux (completely invisible) and is called by the Windows Task Manager on Windows (almost invisible).
Important to know
You need to use exactly the same version on all system you deploy it. There are easy to install packages for Debian and Ubuntu and precompiled versions for Windows. I haven't worked with OS X version yet, but they should work as well. I use a Linux server, Windows on the server side should be possible to set up but it's going to be much more difficult. Setting up the client on Windows is already non-trivial.
As you don't modify the same file on both systems at the same time before a server sync, then there won't be any problems. If you do, unison will not sync them. You need to call unison by itself and it will prompt you to chose how to deal with the situation.
The Linux version uses the symlink feature of Linux to let you configure which folders to sync on the go. In Windows this won't work, so all your folders you want to sync need to be inside one parent folder. I know no way around this, though the unison config file might have a solution somewhere...
Sync script:
LOG="tee -a $HOME/logs/mysync2.log"
source $HOME/scripts/functions $HOME/scripts/variables
main ()
echo Starting at $(date)
# exit if running on battery
grep on-line /proc/acpi/ac_adapter/*/state >> /dev/null
if [ ! $? ]; # 1 if not "on-line"
echo Running on battery. Leaving now...
exit 0;
echo Running on AC Adapter.
# use ssh-agent
source $HOME/.keychain/*-sh 2>&1
echo sock $SSH_AUTH_SOCK pid $SSH_AGENT_PID me $(whoami)
ssh-add -l || (echo "SSH Key not active\!"; ssh-add || exit 1)
cd $HOME
unison-2.40.16 sync -batch -maxbackups 2 ${@} 2>&1
echo Exiting at $(date)
main | $LOG
It checks and exits when the system is running on battery. To be able to work in the background, it uses ssh-agent. So you need to setup ssh key authentication.
Unison config in ~/.unison/sync.prf:
# Unison preferences file
root = /home/user/sync
root = ssh://user@syncserver:port/syncfolder
follow = Path *
ignore = Path {scripts/s3.sh}
This is a sample config file. It follows all symlinks in the $HOME/sync folder to syncfolder on syncserver via ssh. The ignore section shows you how to exclude certain files from synchronization.
Windows Setup
This should already work just fine in Linux. Now let's turn to the Windows client.
The Window setup, as you will see, it much more "fun". There are several steps you need: Putty Agent (Pagent), Putty Puttygen and Plink (see above for links) and then a few bash scripts.
You need to copy your private ssh key from your linux box and convert it to putty's format with puttygen. Then copy it into a safe folder. I have it in the same folder as the Unison.exe. Then setup an ssh connection to your server with Putty that uses the key and save it to profile name unisonssh. Copy the following bash files to your unison folder and adjust the path names accordingly.
Putty Agent.bat:
pageant.exe sshkey.ppkThis needs to be a script or otherwise it's not started in the right folder and won't find the key. Try it with the full path of the key file then. This must be linked into Autostart if your and will prompt you for your ssh key password if your key is password protected.
SSH Connect.bat
@plink -C -ssh -load unisonssh -i "C:\unison\sshkey.ppk" -l djtm -P 22 unison -server -autoChange the path to where your ssh key lies and the port to your server's port if necessary.
Unison Sync.bat
cd "C:\unison\"
unison2.4.exe -sshcmd sshconnect.bat -backups -backupdir unisonbackups -backuplocation central -batch -confirmbigdeletes -contactquietly
Testing it
Now is a good chance to try everything works fine. Try creating a file one one system and see how after two syncs it magically appears on the other. Edit it there to see how the edits are transferred back to the first system.
Scheduling it
Once everything works you can schedule it to run regularly without you needing to do anything. In Linux, you should install keychain for this to work in scripts and then enter the following into your cron. (To edit your cron type crontab -e)
*/15 * * * * $HOME/scripts/unisonsyncThe */15 means to sync every 15 minutes. Don't worry, usually nothing will be done - I hardly ever notice anything happening. Of course the path should be where your unison sync script lies.
In Windows it's a tad more difficult again. The most difficult part of it all is to make it run in the background without annyoing you every 15 minutes or so. The following command looks a bit quirky, but that's the best I could do. Enter exactly this behind Execute: in the task scheduler.
cmd /C start /LOW /MIN "Unison Sync" "C:\unison\unison.bat"and "C:\unison" next to execute in. Check both execute only when logged in and, under the settings tab, not to start the task if you're running on battery.
And now - finally - enjoy great, free, in sync folders!
Another older, less detailed guide is available here and here. Thanks to the authors of Unison.


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Opinion: Heritage Needs an Immigration Math Lesson
Editorial board member Steve Moore on the Heritage Foundation's static scoring of immigration reform. Photo credit: Getty Images.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... I ... welcome back to Opinion Journal I'm Mary Kissel ... the Heritage Foundation report this week declined integration will cost the country immigration reform that is ... six point three trillion dollars is coming under increasing fire ... from both the right and the left ... we'll examine the mass in more detail is editorial board member Steve Moore joins me now from Washington ... the state was the biggest flaw in this report in your view ... uh Forstall married people should understand ... you know it's being described in the media to study as an indictment of ... the entire immigration bill in fact originally looking at one aspect of that goal which is you know the legalizing of the title of a million Americans are euro provided an outlook on up to opt out to agree are ... up almost of the other provisions of the bill the heritage does not really address in that study those very positive for the economy unquestionably the ... H1 B visas so we get one of the Brady acts in this country and work every culture or persons solat now ... on this issue of legalizing the ten million are still working or ... there's no question heritage right that there is going to the costs associated ... with that Mary and the reason for that is because ... in some which are illegally you know they don't get access to all sorts of government that so Security Medicare or on welfare benefits so walk when she legalize those people that may actually all after thirteen years spent with marriage then they would become eligible the real issue is how much additional cost are we talking about so see what it what exactly did they do to calculate that caught senior year our numbers guy it ... wasn't planning to ... solve the problems I think with the study of what is that ... in the way it about Americans is any American with a college ... degree ... is a net ... tax contributor to society ... and the American without ... a college degree is not and that's and that's true of immigrants is also true of the native born so Mary if you take the whole logic of that ... heritage study ... essentially what they're saying here is that seventy percent of Americans are not and trades on the American economy ... I mean that's a very conservative message to me in the two is not true Americans make contributions ... were as workers well be on the taxes that they hang ... on to the spot number one ... number two was an awesome cake and look out ... that one of the day economic advantages of Democrats is that they come to the country when they're young or that most Democrats common teenage about eighteen and thirty so we get the benefits of all of their labor are ... known for thirty or forty errors and we don't have to pay their education pasta that's a big deal heritage doesn't take that into account seen it when you look at immigration me Qantas look at the first generation also note that the second and third ... how did the report account for the children of these immigrants ... see here again I have a real problem was the way heritage students what they're basically saying is that the children of Democrats about the way women talk about unskilled immigrants really really good talk about mostly Mexicans Latino us ... and they're basically saying is a very Dollar diner look at this situation a say in all those Mexican cancer scare kids from Cambodia are some of ... that they're never going to catch up to Number gonna be I'm you know and net contributors to society ... I just don't recount that is true of other there is way Mary that's Beery deterministic way of looking at the world that tell somebody who's four and you know with parents that don't have a college degree you are number in the IPO ... you're not going to be a contributor so we don't believe that as conservatives we believe that through individual mention about our work and doing the right thing antibodies can succeed in this economy elite that great examples guys like the late Steve Jobs ... he never ... graduated from college and that they raided ... hundreds of billions of dollars well if if not more it's hard even SMA a slope where they enjoyed the editorial Steve editoral board member Steve Moore ... on doing the math on the heritage Immigration studies thank so much Steve ...


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If I were to embellish a cotton quilt with some fancy braid trim, will it hold up in the wash? I believe most of the pretty ones are rayon.
I'm making a quilt for my granddaughter that I have pretty mermaid fabric for (Schmash & Sons, not Disney Mermaid). It's kind of busy, and I was thinking of "framing" each square and trimming the frame with braid to make it more of a focal point. I kind of have the "looking thru a porthole out onto the mermaids" thoughts in my head.


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Monday, June 11, 2012
Weaning Farmers Off Their Crop Insurance HabitTweet
Not all that many years ago, crop insurance was only for the faint-hearted, or farmers whose farmland flooded or burned up without fail every year. Few farmers signed up, in part, because it was expensive and there was rarely any return on their investment. Then Crop Revenue Coverage came along, with an attractive price and the improved opportunity to recoup one's investment. Then USDA's Risk Management Agency created new and improved crop insurance policies that ended up being guaranteed income and the majority of farmers were signing up. But now, with crop insurance being part of the family, and a routine decision that is widely endorsed by lenders, the Congress is considering imposing restrictions on its use to limit the type of farmers which have access to it. And there could be some unintended circumstances.
With the demise of direct payments as a part of the agricultural safety net, Congress is moving that responsibility to crop insurance. That is the only safety net in the proposal the House Ag Committee will be presenting. And in the Senate, crop insurance will be joined with a program call "ARC" that will ease the deductible by 6-8%. But crop insurance will be the workhorse in the 2012 Farm Bill as far as commodity programs are concerned.
But Congress has overhauled the administration of the program over the past few years, reducing its partnership with insurance carriers, while increasing the subsidy of premiums paid by farmers, as a means of attracting more to the program. With a majority of farmers using the program to help manage their risk, and the program becoming more sustainable because of the larger pool of farmers paying premiums, the Congress is considering some major restrictions to limit farmer access and use of the program. Kansas State University ag economist Art Barnaby has outlined several of those restrictions. One is a $40,000 maximum subsidy that farmers could receive on crop insurance. As outlined in the May 28th edition of Farmgateblog, once a farmer received $40,000 in benefits from subsidized premiums, he would have to pay the full premium, which could be the other 50-60% of the cost of the premium. That might be hit at the 50 acre mark for an operation with high value fruit or vegetable crops, or it might be the 1,700 acre mark for a dry land wheat farmer. Barnaby says it is a significant restriction with many unintended consequences for Congress.
Barnaby uses the same comment for another amendment being proposed in Congress for the 2012 Farm Bill, which would prohibit the ability to purchase crop insurance if your adjusted gross income (AGI) exceeded $750,000. In his analysis, Barnaby says the $750,000 threshold will affect only a few farmers, but there was an effort in the House during the 2008 Farm Bill debate that would reduce it to $250,000. How close is your AGI to $250,000, and how would you manage risk without crop insurance if your AGI exceeded that threshold? Farm lobbyists know that no idea ever dies in Congress, although it may just be tabled temporarily, and ready to see the light at anytime. Means tests used to be kept out of the Farm Bill, but the flood gates have been opening a bit wider each time the Farm Bill is re-written. This would be the first time restrictions were placed on crop insurance purchases or benefits. Barnaby says the $250,000 AGI limit will impact about the same number of farmers as the $40,000 premium subsidy limit. But the former will impact more corn farmers and the latter will impact more wheat farmers.
What is the acreage threshold if the limit is $750,000?
1. Michigan corn farmers would need about 4,564 acres or 6,968 acres of soybeans to hit the $750,000 AGI limit.
2. It would require about 13,437 acres of Kansas wheat and 16,499 acres of Oklahoma wheat to hit the $750,000 AGI limit.
3. It would require about 13,437 acres of Kansas wheat and 16,499 acres of Oklahoma wheat to hit the $750,000 AGI limit.
4. Nebraska corn, 3,994 acres; soybeans 5,683 acres; wheat 12,742 acres:
5. Minnesota corn, 4,129 acres; soybeans 7,324 acres; wheat 7,928 acres:
6. Iowa corn, 3,708 acres; soybeans 5,684 acres: would be required to hit a $750,000 AGI limit.
What is the acreage threshold if the limit is $250,000?
1. Michigan corn 1,521 acres, soybeans 2,323 acres:
2. Kansas wheat 4,479 acres:
3. Oklahoma wheat 5,500 acres:
4. Nebraska corn, 1,331 (combined irrigated and non-irrigated) acres; soybeans 1,894 acres; wheat 4,247 acres:
5. Minnesota corn, 1,331 acres; soybeans 1,894 acres; wheat 4,247 acres:
6. Iowa corn, 1,236 acres; soybeans 1,895 acres: would be required to hit a $250,000 AGI limit.
How do you get around this restriction, if it becomes law?
The most immediate concern is the $750,000 AGI limit
1. The Farm Service Agency applies the AGI to tax returns of individuals and corporations, so the corporation and individual stockholders must be under the threshold, or receive pro-rated benefits.
2. FSA now allows a husband and wife to act as separate owners, which would allow a couple to have a $1.5 million threshold, if a tax advisor would certify both would qualify if filing separately. If not, Barnaby says it might pay to divorce, but live together, so each has a $750,000 limit.
3. By shifting expenses and sales many farmers could keep under the limit
4. Chartering a C corporation that would receive farm payments, maintain crop insurance eligibility, and stay below the $750,000 threshold, but paying out rents and other payments to the farmer stockholders.
5. Increase the number of farms by adding family partners, but it may take legal help to achieve.
Barnaby says there are many unintended consequences of the Congressional proposals. Among them is the potential for the crop insurance program to fail for lack of sufficient premiums paid into the program. That would require a federal bail-out of a program it has been cutting. Secondly, many farmers may be unable to participate although required to do so by lenders.
Proposals are being made in the Farm Bill debate on ways to limit participation or limit benefits to certain farmers based on financial thresholds. One would have farmers pay the full cost of the premium for crop insurance after a $40,000 subsidy on premiums. Another would prohibit crop insurance eligibility to farmers with adjusted gross income over $750,000, and possibly as low as $250,000.
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