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A Call Beckoning the Hundredth Sheep
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Let's not get too complicated here. Not everyone was exactly 'all in', at least not from the start. Consider -
Thomas…one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. [Jesus showed up at a closed door meeting of the disciples the evening of resurrection day, without opening the door by the way, so the apostles could see Him and His wounds…and to instruct them to FORGIVE!]. The other disciples therefore said to [Thomas], 'We have seen the Lord.'
So he [Thomas] said to them, "Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.'
[who could blame Thomas? He had presumably been born a twin. However no mention is ever made of his unknown sibling, so it is possible his twin had died. One who has lost a close family member, particularly a twin sibling, would not likely be quick to give in to speculation and giddiness]
And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, 'Peace to you!' Then He said to Thomas, 'Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing."
And Thomas answered and said to Him, 'My Lord and my God!'
Jesus said to him, 'Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.' John 20:24-29
[years later, while on one of his numerous trips to India, establishing new groups of believers, Thomas is said to have been martyred for his faith…being continuously stabbed with spears! Not exactly the type of life and death we might expect from one wavering in his faith and love for Jesus!!]
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Anyone appreciate a little first hand, expert eye witness, written testimony?
[Note: the word 'was' would likely indicate that the crucified Jesus Christ of Nazareth was indeed old history…DEAD!]
Timeline for Crucifixion of Jesus Christ -
Testimony of Miriam to the Legionnare who crucified Jesus in the Book, The Robe
The Robe is a 1950s vintage novel/movie by Lloyd C. Douglas, an historical fiction account of the crucifixion. The main character of the story was a roman legionnaire named Marcellus, who had just been banished from Rome to Jerusalem for displeasing the emperor. Marcellus arrived the day of the trial and crucifixion of Jesus. Since Marcellus was the new man in town, his initiation was conducting the horrible public execution.
Within hours after dutifully carrying out his orders to conduct the ghastly crucifixion, Marcellus received a reprieve from the emperor due to the influence of his powerful father. Immediately Marcellus headed back to Rome. However, despite his familiarity with death and blood and dying, he was beyond distraught…unstable …because, in looking into the eyes of Jesus, Marcellus KNEW He was innocent. Marcellus had in his possession the robe of Jesus, which he had won in a drunken roll of the dice.
Back in Rome, his physicians told him he needed to go back to Jerusalem to find out what 'curse' it was that tormented him. So, Marcellus returned to the place of the ghastly crucifixion, but not as a fearful roman legionnaire. Rather, Marcellus travelled incognito…as a simple garment merchant, curious about folks who made garments such as the robe had had with him.
Marcellus came upon a young lady named Miriam, a wonderfully gifted singer…and paraplegic. She shared her complete devotion and love of Jesus with Marcellus. Marcellus listened, but scoffed at the talk of a resurrection; he, as a roman soldier, KNEW when a man was dead! He had left Jerusalem in the evening only a few hours after the crucifixion, and therefore had not seen what others had seen. He mocked Miriam, asking her if Jesus was so powerful and could perform such wonderful miracles at will, why didn't He heal HER?
Miriam explained that Jesus DID heal her…and Marcellus countered 'you cannot walk even a single step!' Miriam agreed, but added how after her injury but prior to meeting her Lord, she had been deeply angry, bitter and depressed. In fact she wished to DIE. In her chance encounter with Jesus, He had somehow given her new joy…new peace…new hope! As well as deeper compassion for the plight of others and a gift for singing!
How very blessed is the one who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers. But his delight is in the loving instructions of the loving heavenly Father, and in this counsel he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree growing by ceaseless streams of fresh water, and bears fruit in its season, whose leaf does not wither; in whatever he does he shall prosper. (The ungodly are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind drives away….) Psalms 1:1-4
And Marcellus again pointed out that she still could not walk even a single step.
Miriam explained that Jesus could easily have healed her legs, and had He done that, of course she would be joyful… because of her good fortune! But instead, He chose to not heal her legs, but restored joy to her heart……………………………EVEN
Psalm 22 [written approximately 500 years prior to the 'invention' of crucifixion as an execution, and 1000 years before Jesus's crucifixion!]
1 My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Why are You so far from helping Me, And from the words of My groaning? 2 O My God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not hear; And in the night season, and am not silent. 3 But You are holy, Enthroned in the praises of Israel. 4 Our fathers trusted in You; They trusted, and You delivered them. 5 They cried to You, and were delivered; They trusted in You, and were not ashamed. 6 But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised by the people. 7 All those who see Me ridicule Me; They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, 8 "He trusted in the LORD, let Him rescue Him; Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!" 9 But You are He who took Me out of the womb; You made Me trust while on My mother's breasts. 10 I was cast upon You from birth. From My mother's womb You have been My God. 11 Be not far from Me, For trouble is near; For there is none to help. 14 I am poured out like water, And all My bones are out of joint; My heart is like wax; It has melted within Me. 15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd, And My tongue clings to My jaws; You have brought Me to the dust of death. 16 For dogs have surrounded Me; The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me. They pierced My hands and My feet; 17 I can count all My bones. They look and stare at Me. 18 They divide My garments among them, And for My clothing they cast lots. 19 But You, O LORD, do not be far from Me; O My Strength, hasten to help Me! 20 Deliver Me from the sword, My precious life from the power of the dog. 22 I will declare Your name to My brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will praise You. 23 You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him, And fear Him, all you offspring of Israel! 24 For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Nor has He hidden His face from Him; But when He cried to Him, He heard. 26 The poor shall eat and be satisfied; Those who seek Him will praise the LORD. Let your heart live forever! 27 All the ends of the world Shall remember and turn to the LORD, And all the families of the nations Shall worship before You. 28 For the kingdom is the LORD'S, And He rules over the nations.
Note: Three occupied tombs; ONE EMPTY Tomb!
The Twilight Zone, Part 1: Distressing gleanings from a current report published by Pew Research
§ An average of more than 100 churches are dying in the United States every single week.
§ The average amirikan spends 86 hours a month on a cell phone. [3 hours each day!]
§ Overdosing on drugs has now become the leading cause of death for Americans under the age of 50. Suicide is now the second leading cause of death for Americans from age 15 to age 24
§ Americans are now more likely to die from an opioid overdose than they are from a car accident. [in one major amerikan city, almost one out of every four babies is born as an opioid addict.]
§ The teen birth rate in amerika is higher "than in any other industrialized country in the world".
§ McDonalds 'feeds' approximately 70 million people a day globally. Pornhub gets more than 78 million visits a day. (dem contender John Hickenlooper confirms watching porn with his mom!)
§ According to the Pentagon, 71 percent of our young adults are ineligible to serve in the U.S. military because they are either too dumb, too fat or have a criminal background.
§ Approximately one-fourth of the entire global prison population is in the United States.
§ The number of amerikans with "no religion" has increased by 266 percent over the last three decades.
§ Over half a million people are homeless in the United States right now, but more cities than ever are passing laws making it illegal to feed them.
The Twilight Zone, Part 2: Ominous, distressing headlines this week
§ ASSANGE ARRESTED!! Charged With Computer Hacking; Marks a Dark Day for Press Freedom
§ Time For FEDS To Charge Twitter, Facebook, Google And YouTube With Election Meddling And Racketeering
§ Brink Of War: Pakistan On High Alert, Indian Military Ready To Strike Tripoli; Libya Under Attack NOW
§ Russia, Amerika, and Now China Deploy Troops to Venezuela
§ Ten Largest Corporations Have More Wealth Than Most Nations Combined'
§ Duke University to Pay $112.5 Million for Faking Scientific Research Data
§ 13 Plead Guilty In University Admissions Cheating Scandal – Bribing to Gain Admission to Top Schools
§ Canadian man fined $55,000 for "®misgendering"Æ a "®transgender"Æ- '
§ Canadian tribunal fines Bill Whatcott $55,000 for expressing Christian views on 'transgenderism'
§ Putin Bans Fluoride In Russia
§ Proposed law would provide free abortions to students in all California universities
§ Millions of Amerikans Have Anxiety and Depression!! Society is TOXIC!
§ Chinese Government Offers a $1,500 Bounty to Informants Who Identify Leaders of Christian House Churches
Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men!
(Martin Luther King, Jr.)
Heartwarming and Scripture-affirming headlines
§ The eyes really ARE the window to the soul: A person's eyes can reveal a lot about them as a person, and scientists discovered they often have telltale signs indicating when a person is stressed; our pupils reveal stress levels in just 200 milliseconds
§ Stress…is a Killer [be anxious for nothing!]
§ Sound Therapy…Heals [make a JOYFUL noise unto the Lord!]
§ Mississippi Governor Signs Abortion Ban: I Want to Tell the Lord "I Fought for Innocent Babies"
[photo - Gov. Phil Bryant]
As Peter summarized –
…I perceive that God shows no partiality.
But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him.
Acts 10:34, 35
Knowing the Bible is one thing; knowing the Author is another!
In these troublesome times, it is 'human nature' to seek the best way to conduct business. The best way to interact with others, particularly those who can seemingly offer us no benefit in return. And many of us wishing for a blessing, hoping for a blessing, praying for a blessing, thinking we cannot survive another single day without a blessing?
For those who seek to approach life with more than merely 'human nature', to go about life GOD's way, we need to find our instructions and answers and examples in God's Word?
First, God's Word teaches that there IS a better way…NOT the 'show of power and control' believed to be afforded in the lying, cheating, deceiving, stealing, denigrating, terrorizing and killing we see so commonly in so many places in these times. NOT the accrual of wealth and riches. The ways of 'human nature'.
Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like…
Galatians 5:19-21
There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
Proverbs 14:12 and 16:25
…but the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, and self-control.
Galatians 5:22
An excellent example of this 'better way' was told by Jesus in parable -
…A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. Likewise a Levite, when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side. But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion. So he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, 'Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you.'
Luke 10:30-35
If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need
but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person?
1 John 3:17
There are six types of humans in the parable 1-the dying man; 2-the thieves; 3- the priest; 4-the Levite (a full time 'church' employee who at the time ministered to the priests and watched over the temples; descendants of Moses and Aaron); 5-the Samaritan man; 6-the innkeeper
Attacking another and leaving him for dead won't get it! Nor will attacking and robbing another for one's own greed. If, as a self-professed believer, one feels like minding his own business is God's best plan, he might want to tighten up his faith a few notches, and reconsider his own relationship with his loving heavenly Father! One only willing to do exactly what his is paid to do, what is in his 'job description', a pure 'capitalist', it is likely he are missing out on a LOT in life, not to mention the favor (blessing) of your loving heavenly Father! However, if a bitter enemy of your nation or family is in need of a dose of human kindness, time, compassion…love, it is easy to imagine the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob smiling at you and your household!
Other examples from God's Word?
Job, a very respected and wealthy 'mayor' figure in his region back in the day, with a gift of giving! Consider –
I delivered the poor who cried out, the fatherless and the one who had no helper. …and I
caused the widow's heart to sing for joy…; I was eyes to the blind, and I was feet to the lame. I was
a father to the poor, and I searched out the case that I did not know. I broke the fangs of the wicked, and
plucked the victim from his teeth. …Men listened to me and waited, and
kept silence for my counsel…
Job 29:12-13, 15-17, 21
The 'virtuous wife' of Proverbs 31–
Who can find a virtuous wife? [valuable, loyal, trustworthy, hardworking, enterprising, and no doubt a wonderful example to her household and beyond!] … She extends her hand to the poor…the needy…
Proverbs 31:10, 20
King Lemuel (by directive of his mother!) -
Open your mouth for the speechless, In the cause of all who are appointed to die. Open your mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy. Proverbs 31:8-9
The 'poor widow' –
Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put money into the treasury. And many who were rich put in much. Then one poor widow came and threw in two mites… So He …said to His disciples '…this poor widow has put in more than all those who have given…for they all put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all that she had… Mark 12:41-44 [is how much you put in more significant, or how much you hold back??]
The 'sinful woman' –
Then one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And He went to the Pharisee's house, and sat down to eat. And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil, and stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil. …He said to her, "Your sins are forgiven…Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.' Luke 7:36-38, 48, 50
Then you have Matthew's stunning admonishment -
Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'" The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.' Matthew 25:37-40
Other applicable 'one-liners' from God's Word –
Jesus sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, 'If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.' Mark 9:35
Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. Philippians 2:3-4
Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all… Galatians 6:10
Owe no one anything except to love one another… Romans 13:8
He who has a generous eye will be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the poor. Proverbs 22:9
But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Joshua 24:15
…you must support the weak…It is more blessed to give than to receive. Acts 20:35
So let each one give as he purposes in his heart…for God loves a cheerful giver. II Corinthians 9:7
He who gives to the poor will not lack, but he who shuts his eyes his eyes will have many curses. Prov. 28:27
Command those who are rich in this present world…to put their hope in God, who richly provides… I Tim 6:17
You are to help your brothers until the LORD gives them rest, as he has done for you… Joshua 1:14-15
By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another. John 13:35
Finally, your own personal 'compensation' as a Kingdom worker -
Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors… Matthew 11:12
A faithful man will abound with blessings… Proverbs 28:20
By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches and honor and life. Proverbs 22:4
Has Scriptures given us example s set by Jesus for us to emulate regarding conducting our business God's way? Well, plenty of prayer and pondering Scriptures and 'alone time' are mentioned repeatedly. But there is no mention of even a single 'busy' day with one scheduled meeting after another necessitating a day-timer calendar, no rolex watches with countdown timers and programable alarms with musical chimes, no desperately flagging down a taxi or dashing through airports; seemingly never 'busy' with 'life'. Jesus just went about doing things…letting His Heavenly Father 'sweat' the details!
Jesus…went about doing good… Acts 10:38
… the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches….choke the Word, and it becomes unfruitful. Mark 4:19
For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen,
being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power
…so that they are without excuse. Romans 1:20
Photos courtesy of Sandra Larimore, and others
And one [angel] cried to another and said: "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!" Isaiah 6:3
Photo after 2018 Calif. Wildfire, courtesy of Tamara Truman Luevano
The first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb while it was still dark [sneaking through the shadows of the locked down city]…then she ran [back to the safe house where the 'men' were still hiding] and said [to Peter and John] 'we do not know where they took the body!' [casting aside all fear and caution] Peter and John then both RAN to the [reportedly empty] tomb! John 20:1, 2, 4
When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them –
"Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. Mark 8:34
…peace be with you!
John 20:21


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Yes the seasons are still coming and going. We have had temperatures of around zero and plus 13 degrees within the last week! It's just ridiculous.
However, in between the showers and frosts I have managed to get into the garden and do a bit. Tidying up being one of the uncompleted tasks – in particular in the 'flower' part f the garden – old stems, and annuals that have hung on, cutting donw a whole bunch of penstemons – which because of the weather had not 'died off'. They are under-planted with a load of daffodils and some tulips, which to my surprise were almost ready to flower when I cut down the penstemons! The penstemons are now covered with some compost to make sure they survive any winter that we may eventually have.
In the veg section I've cleared up most of the raised beds now, adding compost from the growbags as needed and liming a couple as well as adding some pelleted chicken manure.
One bed has been dedicated to strawberries this year – I ordered up 24 plants of various varieties (they were on offer!) and the intention was to plant them in a hedge border which is rampant with 'alpine style' plants as well as some 'proper' strawberries after clearing it out completely and improving the soil. However, the plants turned up quicker than expected and when I started on the bed it was clear that it was going to take far too long to tidy it up – so they have gone into the nearest raised bed instead – most seem to be producing new leaves – see below
I did try to buy some new garlic bulbs before Christmas, but the garden supplier I was at had sold out. That's how it stayed until the other day when I finally had a look at the bulbs stored from last year – which we have been gradually working our way through in cooking. Some were staring to sprout – so it seemed a good idea to use them as new plantings for this year. We seem to go through some much that I've dedicated a whole raised bed to them – I've planted around 30 bulbs – and they occupy a whole raised bed, so if they all produce we may have enough to see us through to the next harvest. Meanwhile there are still enough bulbs to see us through a few more months I think.
The 'winter green manure' has grown ok on the beds it's been planted in – won't be long before I dig it in.
Some seed potatoes turned up as well (a 'free' offer added onto another garden order) – they are 'charlotte' and currently in the greenhouse waiting to 'chit'.
A trail camera watching a bird ground feeding station near the house captured some movies of a mouse nipping backwards and forward to collect some scraps in the middle of the night.
The birds have been a bit more active, the robins seem to be arguing about territory now for instance but there haven't been any unusual bird sightings – we have the 'great garden birdwatch' this weekend – an annual survey in which all who want to participate are asked to spend a certain amount of time watching for birds in one location (garden usually) and noting the species and numbers of birds – the results help to identify declines or increases in the common species.

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By Paul LaRosa Cynthia Lennon actually wrote two memoirs during her lifetime, the one when John was alive and the real memoir, written after John's death and published in 2005. That's the one to read -- titled just "John." She wrote the first one in fear of legal action from John & Yoko; the second memoir … Continue reading Remembering Cynthia Lennon, the cruelty of John and the kindness of others….
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Jul 26, 2018Drones hone precision ag
Drone scouts are poised to make precision agriculture even more exact as technology advances.
Drones have already arrived at farms, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Seventeen percent of all commercial registered drones in 2017 were used for agriculture, making it the third-highest use for the machines behind real estate/aerial photography, at 48 percent, and industrial inspection, at 28 percent.
Specialty agriculture is a part of that precision agriculture market for drones. Aeronautics firms such as the French-based company Delair-Tech and the American defense drone contractor AeroVironment are marketing their integrated sensor agriculture drones to specialty crop producers, and the Northwest is a target market.
Seattle-based MicaSense, which sells a multi-spectral drone sensor called RedEdge-M, has been attending growers' meetings such as the fruit tree growers gathering that took place in Kennewick, Washington. At that meeting, MicaSense CEO Gabriel Torres discussed cropload management analytics that the company is working on.
"We continuously work with farmers and industry leaders in exploring how imagery can influence a certain management practice or help resolve some of the subjectivity around a decision making," said MicaSense Director of Enterprise Solutions Manal Elarab. "We are committed to continuously exploring new ways to apply imagery analytics in day-to-day farm decisions."
Academics, too, are studying drone uses for specialty crops. Vegetable Growers News in February 2018 wrote about a partnership between the Rochester Institute of Technology and Cornell University to develop a drone program for identifying snap bean susceptibility to white mold. At Penn State University, two researchers – an engineer and a horticulturalist – are working on a drone program to determine individual blossom coverage and crop load in tree fruit.
From soldiers to soybeans
Evolving drone technologies cross from one sector to another. AeroVironment's ag drone Quantix's earliest predecessor was a military drone named Pointer that the U.S. Army and Marine Corps used 30 years ago. The company became a major supplier of the U.S. Department of Defense after 9/11 and during the Gulf War and has five programs of record to date with the DOD.
Although Quantix is meant for surveying plants rather than hostiles, its vertical take-off and landing concept came from a military program. The fixed-wing drone launches from a vertical position, like the space shuttle, but levels out like an airplane for long sweeps of crop imagery.
"It's really the best of both worlds," said AeroVironment Director of Commercial Sales Mark Dufau.
Technology continues to evolve and companies are finding new features that work best for precision agriculture. One of the basic remote sensing technologies, the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), came from satellites programs in the 1960s and 1970s, said MicaSense Remote Sensing Applications Specialist John Sulik.
"There's a lot you can do," Sulik said. "It's just a lot of the older remote sensing techniques aren't relevant to these higher-value crops. They don't tell you as much of a story as you need to know."
MicaSense's RedEdge-M features five cameras that measure red, green, blue, near-infrared and red edge.
"Multispectral imagery has shown to be a very insightful tool when it comes to scouting your field for stress," Elarab said. "Indices built from the multispectral imagery aid in understanding the variability within your field and thus guide you to the locations of stress so you collect representative samples that can narrow down the stress cause."
A few different multi-spectral drone sensors are on the market for growers. Minneapolis-based Sentera on March 28 announced it was selling its AGX710 gimbaled sensor for plug-and-play use with DJI-brand Matrice 200 Series industrial drones. Sentera CEO Eric Taipale said the match makes it "incredibly simple for our customers to gather actionable data from the field."
"Our customers produce dozens of different index products, and use automated analysis tools across so many different applications in agriculture, forestry and environmental protection," he said. Sentera's sensor is packaged with a year of access to a software analytics platform called FieldAgent that delivers crop-scouting insights to help detect disease, pest, and other pressures, identify deficiencies, and assess nutrition status."
Drones are also traveling longer distances. In France, Delair's DT18 ag drone is approved for flying beyond visual line of sight, or BVLOS operation (the U.S. FFA requires a waiver for BVLOS flying). The DT18 can be controlled by a 3G wireless phone network and thus can be flown for miles without a control tower.
"In one flight you can cover more than 2,500 acres when regulations allow you to fly high," said Agriculture and Forestry Product Manager Lenaic Grignard. "We sync our system so that productivity of the crop assessment is very high."
Wide enough to watch
Drones are expensive and are mostly useful for scouting hard-to-reach areas. So how large does a farm have to be in order to justify the expense?
Independently, both Delair's Grignard and AeroVironment's Dufau came up with the same ballpark figure: 1,000 acres.
"In the U.S., when you start to have more than 1,000 acres, it starts to be interesting," Grignard said. Dufau said that at the thousand-acre threshold, "growers through the Midwest really start to see utility in the system."
But both were quick to add that in many ways specialty crops are much different than row crops and show a higher return on investment.
"It really comes down to revenue per acre," Dufau said. "When you get involved in comparisons between Midwestern row crops and specialty crops, those numbers change substantially because of the amount of effort and revenue that's at stake with a specialty crop vs. corn and beans. That number is substantially smaller as you get into the specialty crops."
One example, he said, is winegrape growers who are known to deploy drones for a last, quick check of a vineyard as small as five acres.
"It's not necessarily, 'What do you find?'" Dufau said. "It's what you don't find that gives you that level of assurance that you're doing what you can to manage it. … (Not) only can they spot problems out there but they also can sleep better at night knowing that there aren't any problems."
The higher crop value is one reason drone companies think specialty crop growers are more likely to buy into the technology.
"The adoption rate is slow in row crops, and one of the reasons for this is when you look at the price of the corn, you don't have the investment capacity to go to this kind of a technology," Grignard said.
Elarab, of MicaSense, said that specialty growers seem quicker to adapt to the technology.
"High-value crops have been early adaptors of the technology, like vineyards and fruit trees and such," she said. "There's also a lot of interest in other crops like coffee and vegetables.
"A lot of people are interested in precision ag and there are various rates of adoption within certain crops. The market is increasing every year. There's a lot of people getting more excited about incorporating imagery into their management decisions, so definitely there's a lot of growth going on."
From data to decision
Making drone data and imagery relevant to growers' management decisions is essential.
"Sensors create data," said MicaSense's Sulik. "What growers need is information. So, what the industry needs is a timely way to reduce the data into actionable information that's relevant. That's what needs to be smoothed out. And we are working on that."
Grignard, of Delair, calls the task a data "bottleneck."
"The idea of the whole solution is to remove some of the bottleneck with the data at the different steps of the workflow, from acquisition to data processing – that's not the burden of the crop consultant or the grower."
One of the analytics tools creates a map for growers to reference.
"We assess the plant health and the plant needs for nutrients and then create a map," she said. "This map can be valued for prescription, for example, a nitrogen map." Delair's DT18Ag also has the capability to count plants or identify gaps in plantings.
But Grignard added that algorithms are not one size-fits-all and results will vary between crops. With strawberry plants, for instance, the plant-counting algorithm works well at early stages, but later the algorithm fails as the plants grow and canopies begin to interlock.
AeroVironment is working on a plant counting algorithm for tree fruit crops, which Dufau said in March was about two to three months away from being available as an add-on to the current system.
Variable rate applicators are another technology developing quickly in precision agriculture. A possible use for drone data, Dufau said, is to make the data transferable from the drone to a variable-rate applicator of fertilizer, pesticides and/or fungicides. Drone data on individual plants joined to a variable-rate applicator that would mean individual plants only get the chemicals they need.
But wherever new technology leads, Dufau said drone-built maps are just going to become more precise in the future.
"You're going leaf-to-leaf, branch to branch, eventually evaluating plant health out there," he said. "Those types of precision maps are only going to get better long term. And I see this type of technology just driving some of the areas, especially in specialty crops that haven't really been implemented."
– Stephen Kloosterman, VGN Assistant Editor
Top photo: Delair-Tech D-18Ag integrated drone. Photo: Delair-Tech
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AeroVironment – Quantix
Quantix is a vertical-takeoff, fixed wing agriculture drone with a fully integrated sensor.
Website: https://www.avdroneanalytics.com/quantix
Sensor: Red, green, blue true color and near infrared (NIR)
Software/analytics: Quantix seamlessly integrates with the AeroVironment Decision Support System, which automatically performs advanced image processing, analytics, and comparative and historical reporting.
Price: The manufacturer's suggested retail price for Quantix with one year of access to the AV DSS software is $16,500. Access to the software is $3,000 per year after the first year.
Delair– DT18Ag
Delair is a horizontal take-off, fixed-wing agriculture drone with a fully-integrated sensor.
Website: http://delair.aero/dt18-ag/
Sensor: Red, green, blue, red edge, NIR
Software/analytics: Delair offers some analytics services and is compatible with many third-party tools.
Price: Manufacturer did not respond.
MicaSense – RedEdge-M
RedEdge-M is a sensor agnostic to the drone platforms.
Website: www.micasense.com/rededge-m/
Sensor: RedEdge-M records five different spectral bands: Blue, green, red, red edge and near-infra-red.
Software/analytics: Third-party software os needed for mission planning as well as stitching the imagery together after each mission. The sensors support making a chlorophyll map as well as normalized difference vegetative index (NDVI), a digital surface model and RGB image.
Price: $4,900
Sentera – AGX710
AGX710 is a sensor for plug-and-play integration for the DJI-brand's Matrice 200 Series industrial hover drones.
Website: www.sentera.com
Sensor: AGX710 delivers a variety of products including high-resolution RGB, normalized difference vegetative index (NDVI), normalized difference red-edge (NDRE), and other specialized index products.
Software/analytics: Sentera's FieldAgent Platform has advanced insights help detect disease, pest, and other pressures, identify deficiencies, and assess nutrition status. FieldAgent's mobile app offers complete flight planning and execution support for the new solutions.
Price: The AGX710 gimbaled sensor is bundled with one year of FieldAgent platform access and retails for $4,299.


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Communicative involvement in public discourse. Considerations on an ethnographic inventory and a proposal for the analysis of modes of citizenship (2006)
The following analysis explores the nature of everyday activities of people in economic leadership positions. It inquires as to the institutions and people they are in contact with, and the way they communicate with them. First, I will present existing studies in this field and the ethnographic procedure of this study. I will then describe the communicative activities of high-level personnel and their communication networks based on observations. These are then linked to their communicative tasks and types of interaction. Finally, I will discuss some characteristics of the communicative style.


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Procter & Gamble's quarterly revenue and adjusted profit beat Wall Street expectations on Tuesday, sending shares to a record-high even as the world's No.1 personal goods company took an $8 billion charge on its Gillette shaving business. Procter & Gamble reported a net loss of about $5.24 billion, or $2.12 per share, for the quarter ended on the 30th of June, due to an $8 billion non-cash write-down of Gillette.
While the brand is admitting that it's reversing course on the social issues messaging, Gillette is presenting its new focus as simply a return to what it's always done. "We will continue to represent men at their best," Gillette said in a statement reported by News Corp Australia. Instead of the "social issues" focus, the brand will begin to highlight positive portrayals of "heroic" masculinity, as seen in its new ad starring Ben Ziekenheiner, an Australian firefighter and personal trainer.
We wrote an article a few weeks ago (reference the previous Gillette article ) where we told you how Gillette was sticking to their guns throughout the internet backlash debacle pertaining to their ad on the nature of masculinity and the #metoo movement. Perhaps the new advert by Gillette will be more 'heroic' but we certainly don't think that should diminish the message that Gillette was trying to put forward with their #metoo ad (a message that was received loud and clear by many – if not most – of us) understood in it's entirety.
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Hi Friends!
Time for another round of Sunday Food Prep Inspiration.
Here's what I did last week:
I actually did most of my food prep on Saturday night last week:
- Greek Black Bean Burgers
- Salmon
- PB Avocado Cookies
- Quinoa Breakfast Bars
- Black Beans
- Quinoa
- Chicken
- Whole Wheat Tortillas
On Sunday, I had a little time to make a few more things:
- Froyo Bites
- Sweet Potato Bites
- Green Beans
- Carrots
- Salad
Here's what some of you guys have been up to:
Chelsea from Chelsea's Healthy Kitchen :
– Chili bean burgers from Moosewood Low Fat Favourites cookbook to eat for lunches and dinners
– Roasted sweet potato to take with a burger one day for lunch (in hindsight, I should have roasted more than one!)
– Short grain brown rice
– Baked tofu
– Chopped up cabbage, carrots, and cucumber with an Asian dressing to combine with the rice and tofu for lunches
Having all this food ready was a life saver this week, so I'm definitely going to try to keep up the habit this year!"
Amanda at Eat Hard, Work Hard :
Johanna :
I prepped some oatmeal in jars for a quick grab and go breakfast, sauteed some spinach and steamed broccoli, an heirloom tomato and ricotta tart, cut up some watermelon, made eggplant "boats", and made some chicken and potatoes for quick week night meals! The best part? Almost everything I used was from my CSA share this week!
Christi :
- Chicken stir fry
- Paleo pumpkin cookies
- Tacos w lean beef
- Salads
- Grilled chicken
- Grilled pork chops
- Fruit in baggies for kids' lunches – we always keep prepped fruit in the 'fridge, but just recently I started pre-portioning in baggies ahead of time for lunches. This makes lunchbox making in the mornings a lot quicker and ensures that I'm not always just opting for an easy grab-n-go applesauce container.
- Lemon-Raspberry Muffins – for quick morning breakfast and pre-workout snacks.
- Chocolate-Walnut Bars – for my afternoon chocolate fix 🙂
- Egg White Sandwich Stackers – 6 tablespoons 100% egg white or 2 beaten egg whites per cup, microwaved in a small bowl for 70 seconds each; makes the perfect size for morning breakfast sandwiches.
- Sliced Cucumbers – what I eat with my hummus while cooking dinner at night; keeps me from loading up on crackers
Are you food prepping this weekend? Want to submit a pic to be featured in an upcoming post?!
Here's what I need from you:
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Every Sunday, I'll post a roundup of the photos I received that week so that you guys can see what others are preparing and hopefully get some inspiration and ideas! I'll keep this series going for as long as I receive photos, so send one every week if you want to!
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Tweet and Instagram your pics as well to inspire others!! Use the hashtag #sundayfoodprep . Remember that in order for a pic to be included in the post, you have to email it to me! If you have more than one pic, please make them into a collage before sending!
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The StG 44: The First Modern Assault Rifle
Widely considered the first modern assault rifle, the StG 44 was developed by Germany during World War II to fill the need for a weapon to serve in an intermediate role between rifles and submachine guns
According to David Westwood's book "Rifles: An Illustrated History of their Impact," the Germans had found that most infantry engagements took place within 400 meters, close enough that a high-powered rifle cartridge was excessive (though still desirable for snipers and machine guns), but too far for the small-caliber rounds fired by submachine guns to be effective.
During the 1930's, multiple similar intermediate rounds were designed, but the German government ultimately chose the 7.92 x 33 mm kurzpatrone (short cartridge). The round was shorter than the 7.92 x 57 mm cartridge used in Kar98k rifles, but longer than the 9 x 19 mm Parabellum rounds used in pistols and submachine guns like the MP40.
Westwood says that the German government desired a light, shoulder-fired gun that used this new cartridge and wanted it to have selective firing options, all-weather compatibility, good accuracy up to 400 meters when fired in semi-automatic mode, and controllable automatic fire.
The Haenel firm, with design director Hugo Schmeisser, designed the weapon by 1940, a prototype wasn't built until 1942 because the company had little experience with building guns out of sheet metal.
At about the same time, Carl Walther and his company designed a similar rifle. The prototype "machine carbines" were dubbed the Mkb 42 (H) and ( W ), to denote their designers. The German government chose Haenel and Schmeisser's design over Walther's, and it went into production as the MP 43.
Gordon L. Rottman, author of "The AK-47: Kalashnikov-Series Assault Rifles," says Hitler wanted manufacturers to focus on existing machine pistols and machine guns. The Führer was apparently wary of spending too much time on new designs that might bring only marginal improvements while slowing the production of proven weapons and over-stressing the military supply system.
Rottman says that because the Mkb 42 had been so well-received, the German Army Weapons Office designated it the MP 43 so production could continue.
After a few minor changes in 1944 it became the MP 44, and finally, the StG 44, or Sturmgewehr, which literally means "assault rifle." Legend has it that Hitler chose the name as a propaganda tool, but Rottman and other sources say it was probably chosen by the weapons office.
The rifle was accepted into service in March 1943, but according to Rottman, 35 of the first 50 prototypes had been parachuted into the Kholm Pocket to aid 5,500 surrounded German troops in their fight against the Soviet Army in April 1942.
Between September 1943 when regular production started and May 1945 when Germany surrendered, nearly 426,000 of these weapons were made.
While the final version was shorter than the Kar98k, as desired, it was 2 pounds heavier (1 kilogram) when unloaded, and three pounds heavier when loaded with its 30-round detachable box magazine.
The StG 44 fired at between 550 to 600 rounds per minute and was effective at about 300 meters when fully automatic, and 600 meters when fired semi-automatically.
A U.S. report on the rifle published in Tactical and Technical Trends in April 1945 that downplays the quality and effectiveness of the weapon nonetheless calls its accuracy "excellent for a weapon of its type."
The report also says the gun was heavy and unwieldy when compared to the M1 carbine, but it's important to note that the StG 44 was intended to replace light machine guns, while the M1 carbine aimed to increase the capability of the standard infantry rifle.
A closer comparison can be made with the Browning Automatic Rifle, the United States' first light machine gun. The StG 44 and the BAR were developed to fill similar roles, and the German weapon was lighter, shorter, fired faster, and held more bullets than its U.S. counterpart, though the BAR fired a more powerful round.
In Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, the StG 44 is first encountered the "Die Sturmgewehr" (translated as "The Sturmgewehr" or "The Assault Rifle") mission, a phase of the game's final mission.
According to a letter from Col. Stanley Hargrove to Lt. Mike Powell following the latter's destruction of three 20 mm FlaK anti-aircraft guns in the forest along the Siegfried Line, Powell must infiltrate a secret German facility that's producing the StG 44, steal its blueprints, destroy the weapons cache, and get out.
Hargrove calls the StG 44 a "fine weapon," "truly revolutionary in its design," and admits that there are no other firearms in the Allied or Axis arsenal that match its "superior qualities."
He notes that it's 5 pounds lighter than the BAR, and it certainly feels that way in the game. While the BAR seems to slow Powell down when he's running, the StG 44 doesn't appear to do so, at least noticeably.
The Allied Assault version fires from 30-round magazine at about 600 rounds per minute, and it's devastating in close quarters. While it's more accurate than the Thompson at longer ranges, burst fire is still preferable in these types of engagements, but it's out-performed at long range by German and U.S. rifles.
Hargrove also says the StG 44 is "new" and that Powell should steal the "latest version" of the gun. While the gun wasn't exactly new by January 1945, it had been known as the MP 44 until mid-to-late 1944, so the StG 44 was technically the "latest version."
It could also be argued that the gun was new to the U.S. and British militaries because the assault rifle had been predominantly distributed to the Eastern Front to combat the Soviets and their submachine gun-heavy infantry.


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Curt Espeland, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN), will address the Diversified Industries Conference, sponsored by JP Morgan, in New York City, on June 5 at 3:30 p.m. ET.
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Sunday, October 16, 2011
In My Mailbox is a weekly meme that was started by Kristi at The Story Siren with some inspiration from Alea at Pop Culture Junkie. It features books or book-related things that have been bought, borrowed, won, or received in the mail. Be sure to check out The Story Siren for a list of all the other blogs participating!
Well, I haven't participated in IMM in the last couple of weeks. My Mail Box has been REALLY lonely!!
THis is what I have won in the last couple of weeks.
OH!! and if you happen to visit today, I know, I'm a little late, I do have a Blog tour going on right now for Mine Until Dawn and an ecopy of the books will be given away. So PLEASE sign up....It is an ADULT book, so over 18 only please.
1. I won this really cute t-shirt with Twilight on it from Inspired by Twilight wich is co-owed by my wonder author friend Mary Ting, of Crossroads!!
2. I also won this awesome charm from Beth Revis that has to do with her new book that is coming out, A Million Suns, the sequel of Across the Universe. The charm has "something" to do with A Million Suns, I just don't know yet! I also received a signed bookplate and bookmark from her!
3. THe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, won thru the Banned Books Hop
4. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, also won thru the Banned book hop.
I did purchase a book this week.
Neptune's Son, the second book in the Lost Heros series by Rick Riordan. This is one of my son't favorite authors, and he has been waiting for this book. SO, i bought it and sent it to him for some FUN reading....he is a Junior at Northern Illinois University...
and that's about it for me this week? What did you get or buy??
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Another trip to Colorado means another trip down memory lane. In the all-time weird foods that I have eaten, this definitely ranks in the top 5 and surely deserves it's own post. ***WARNING*** If you are vegetarian, vegan, an animal lover, a rabid squirrel enthusiast, or easily disgusted, this post is definitely FOR you! You see, … Continue reading
Battle L.A. Kinda Sucked. Seeing 2 Lead Singers and 3 Movie Stars Didn't.
Only in Hollywood can "seeing a movie on a Tuesday night" turn into so much more. To think that I almost didn't go out because it was "late". Who am I? This whole career thing lurks behind the scenes seizing every opportunity to force feed me crazy things like responsibility and other old people stuff. … Continue reading
How Colorado Kicked my A$$
It's surprising what 6 months can do to you. I'm sure the 7 ½ pounds of peanut m&ms and lack of cardio didn't help my case -_- . Nonetheless I made my triumphant return back to the land of red (well some shade of red but that's neither here nor there since none of you … Continue reading


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QUINCY- Construction is well underway on the new, 80-million dollar, state-of-the-art High School in Quincy. In an exclusive NCWLIFE interview, Quincy School District Superintendent John Boyd tells us about the project.
Boyd says the 120-million dollar project is all part of the re-configuration of the Quincy School District.
Along with a state of the art Gymnasium, the new Quincy High School will also feature a 550-seat performing arts center and should be completed by the beginning of the school year in September 2019.


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Fern Street Circus to Entertain at Final Day of "Bench Party" Temporary Public Art Project Saturday May 20th
May 19, 2017 12:37PM
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At the final event on May 20, Fern Street Circus will be entertaining guests with puppets, jugglers, aerialists and more. Attendees will have a chance to test out their circus skills in interactive workshops in tightwire, hooping and puppetry. Additionally, guests will enjoy free food and refreshments, a photo booth and face painting.
"Bench Party" is presented by the Port of San Diego's Office of Arts & Culture as part of its curatorial program and will be on view through May 20, 2017. The Office of Arts & Culture is focused on creating a vibrant waterfront destination with innovative artworks, cultural programming, and activation opportunities that enhance the visual excitement and cultural richness of District tidelands. With a permanent outdoor collection of over 70 artworks, combined with more than 30 tenant-commissioned artworks, and a dynamic curatorial plan focused on contemporary exhibitions, there is something for everyone around San Diego Bay. One can enjoy the many artworks on permanent display year-round and return to see new temporary pop-up exhibitions.
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Fern Street Circus serves families and transforms neighborhoods through performance and teaching of circus arts. Professional artists collaborate with children and adults in neighborhood settings, recreating a circus experience using their own talents and available resources.


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Have you seen the results of the third MUJI competition?
I think my favourite is the "cameila washing-up liquid" by Huang Yi Tang. This clever taiwanese has remembered what was used in past for washing the dishes – a powder-like residue from making camelia oil, which has antimicrobial and oil absorbing capabilites.
Now, this age old taiwanese invention has been translated into new context, thanks to MUJI, the world famous brand with talents like Naoto Fukasawa and Jasper Morrison, this time in the role of judges at the MUJI award 03 competition.
See other winners at MUJI award 03 site or read on for a resume of awarded works.
The first prize went to Yuki Iida and her invention, or shall we say remembrance of what was here for hundreds of years – the "straw straw". It is a straw made of … well, you`ve guessed it – a straw. You know, the one coming from wheat. Or wheat coming from it 🙂
The second prize is trash pack – a paper wastebin, suitable for camping and outdoors, as it does not tip over easily. By Ken Sugimoto/Eri Sugimoto (USA)
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"Louie is an inspiration to everyone! He really motivates all the children to take part in Marathon kids and to run alongside him. He has inspired his little sister in reception to go for it too and she has just reached her half marathon milestone!
After enjoying the programme so much in reception and yr 1 he has now joined Leamington Athletics Academy because he wants to run all the time and be the next Mo!
He has even inspired his mum to start running with RLAG because we all see how much good it does him so we all want that feeling too! Louie helps me to deliver whole school assemblies on Marathon Kids goals and target setting and he will even stop mid lap running to spur others on and have a turn at giving out bands!"
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Dry stock farms in Northland and Otago have been confirmed as properties infected with Mycoplasma bovis.
The Northland farm is the first confirmed in the region. There are four active infected properties in Otago out of eight in total.
Both properties are connected to previously known infected properties (IP) through animal movements, the Ministry for Primary Industries said in a statement.
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Tracing work from these properties was taking place.
There are 37 currently active IPs in total, made up of 21 dry stock properties, 14 dairy farms and two lifestyle properties.
MPI said it had lifted 245 legal notices for M. bovis (both Notices of Direction and Restricted Place Notices). These farms had either undergone surveillance and tested negative, or went through depopulation and cleaning, and completed their 60-day stand-down period.
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Warren-Prentis Historic District
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|Warren-Prentis Historic District
|U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Corner of Second and Hancock.
|Detroit, Michigan United States
|42°21′15″N 83°4′4″W / 42.35417°N 83.06778°WCoordinates: 42°21′15″N 83°4′4″W / 42.35417°N 83.06778°W
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The Warren-Prentis Historic District is a historic district in Detroit, Michigan, including the east-west streets of Prentis, Forest, Hancock, and the south side of Warren, running from Woodward Avenue on the east to Third Avenue on the west. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]
The district includes residential, commercial, institutional, religious and other buildings, and the majority of the pre-1930s building stock remains.[2]
The land included in the Warren-Prentis Historic District was originally the Park Lots, the Cass Farm, and the Jones/Crane Farm; these parcels were subdivided in the late 1800s.[2] Due in part to the large lot sizes and trhe streetcar lines along Woodward and Third, the district became popular with upper-class Detroit businessmen and professionals moving away from downtown. A number of these citizens moved into the area in the period between 1880 and 1895, commissioning residences.[2]
In the late 1880s, apartment living became more popular, and the construction of duplexes and small apartments increased while the construction of single-family homes dropped off.[2] Commercial development in the area increased in the early 1900s, peaking in the years between World War I and the Great Depression.[2]
The area declined during the Depression, as the larger single-family homes became too costly to keep up.[3] These homes were divided into rental units, and the area was fully utilized during the boom years of World War II. The area again began declining after the war, but in the 1990s signs of revival have been evident, as the nearby Wayne State University and the Detroit Medical Center draw people to the area.[3]
There are 108 individual historic structures in the Warren-Prentis Historic District.[2] These include some buildings of individual historical significance:
- Perry McAdow House (4605 Cass Avenue, at Prentis)
- William C. Boydell House (4614 Cass Avenue, at Prentis)
- Thompson Home (School of Social Work) (4756 Cass Avenue, at Hancock)
- George W. Loomer House (71 W. Hancock Avenue)
- Mulford T. Hunter House (77 W. Hancock Avenue)
- Mackenzie House (4735 Cass Avenue)
- First Church of Christ, Scientist (Hilberry Theater) (4743 Cass Avenue, at Hancock)
- Central High School (Old Main) (4841 Cass Avenue, at Hancock)
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://www.nr.nps.gov/.
- ^ a b c d e f Warren-Prentis Historic District from the city of Detroit.
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My cat Midnight and I spent every waking hour together. I often think we even walked together along many dreams, as we slept side by side.
Because Mom was impressed by his gentleman-like manner, the doors to our family home swung wide open to the animal kingdom shortly after his arrival. We took in many a stray — cats, dogs, fish, birds — you name it! After Midnight, mom never said NO and me and my siblings were delighted! Midnight opened my heart. He was my first animal friend and he has never left me since.
My Mom was always so aware and diligent about each one of her "chicklets" as she use to call us kids. I was withdrawn and oh so shy. My relationship with my Midnight changed me! Unconditional love I suspect! I was his special friend. Oh how happy I was to get home after school, quickly finish homework and then be off to play with my best friend Midnight!
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Who am I? I am Midnight's best friend in the world. So yes, I must be special! As I began to grow, I clearly could hear Midnight. Listening to and following my heart ensued. I must be an animal doctor when I grow up, and only that. I remember Mom being so pleased. She was not surprised!
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While South Africans and opposition parties wonder when to expect the next round of rolling blackouts, President Cyril Ramaphosa says his restructuring proposal for Eskom is gaining more traction after initially being met with considerable opposition.
Government pulled back on its load shedding programme on Sunday, just days after announcing how complex the issues were at Eskom and that it had no clue how long the power outages would last.
The president was responding to questions raised over the state of Eskom during a public engagement with members of the Hellenic, Italian and Portuguese Alliance of South Africa on Tuesday evening.
The discussion also focused on the future direction of the country in business, politics and government.
Ramaphosa told guests - who filled the venue to capacity - that more and more people were warming to his proposal to restructure Eskom.
He announced during his State of the Nation Address in February that government would seek to unbundle Eskom and allow for it to be split into three companies operating under one large holding company.
The news was met with resistance from some within both the ANC and its alliance partners as well as unions affiliated with Cosatu, which is a member of the tripartite alliance.
"The wrong things that were done at Eskom have impacted the nation and the chickens have come to roost," said Ramaphosa.
He said government then invested its money in power stations Kusile and Medupi only to find those were designed badly. The president also cited damage to electricity infrastructure caused by Tropical Cyclone Idai in Mozambique as another problem that led to the recent bout of load shedding.
The president said one of the reasons the risk of load shedding was reduced was because the South African National Defence Force had managed to restore one pylon in Mozambique.
"Eskom is a huge risk to our economy, to our country, and that's why we came up with a restructuring proposal. Restructuring is starting to make sense in their own minds," he said referring to those who had been skeptical about this idea.
Municipalities a 'grey area'
The president also shared some thoughts about the state of the country's municipalities, agreeing with those who complained about local government in the country.
"Some of them don't even have a tax base, they are not even able to raise money, some of them are not even able to pay salaries right at this point in time," said Ramaphosa.
Describing local government as a "grey area", he said greater focus and concentration were required to address those challenges.
Ramaphosa also reminded guests that South Africa had previously identified 57 distressed municipalities - a problem Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Zweli Mkhize has been tasked with addressing.
"When we invite investors, they don't come and invest at the Union Buildings, they don't invest in Premier David Makhura's office, they invest in the local municipality areas where the factories are," said Ramaphosa, who added that this was reason enough to have greater focus on the state of municipalities.
He also promised to look for the right people to help turn around the country's municipalities.
"We are ridding ourselves of many impediments, some were malfeasance, corruption, people who had hidden agendas," said Ramaphosa. He added that clearing these up would allow for the right solutions to come to the fore.
He also insisted that government would still go after those who had stolen money from the state to get the funds back.


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Anna Lappé didn't know it when she read Bryant Terry's name in the ''Future 500,'' a who's-who of youth advocates and organizations, but she would end up writing a book with him. The pair, who were then neighbors in Brooklyn, published ''Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen'' in 2006 as a way to cool-ify healthful, local, sustainable food, with a side of social justice. It was an easy fit. Lappé is the daughter of Frances Moore Lappé, whose 1971 best seller, ''Diet for a Small Planet,'' changed how people thought about world hunger; the two created the Small Planet Institute in 2001 to foster what they call ''a living democracy.'' At that time, Terry — moved by the fact that the inner-city children in his workshops ate the ''worst possible food'' — founded b-healthy! to teach low-income children the importance of fresh food.
Lappé, a frequent public speaker, says her current book project and education campaign is about the connection between the global food system and climate change. ''It's a missing link in people's minds,'' she said. ''We know now that livestock production alone is responsible for 18 percent of all greenhouse-gas emissions — a higher percentage than all forms of transportation.'' Terry, based in Oakland, Calif., is currently a food-and-society-policy fellow of the W. K. Kellogg Foundation and the Fair Food Foundation and is writing ''Vegan Soul Kitchen,'' which he says he hopes will reframe the way people see African-American cuisine. But no matter what he writes or says onstage, said Terry, ''the way I've seen more people connect to food ideas ... is by making them a meal using fresh, local, organic food. It's such a visceral thing.''
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Fissures were found in tea fields on terraced plains
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EYESON THE STREET: Small black kiosks are popping up around Coconut Grove as part of a City of pilot initiative to have more "eyes on the street," Commissioner Marc Sarnoff said. He proposed the idea in May, calling for increased enforcement officer presence. The booths are to serve as bases for police officers "most of the time," he said, and sometimes for code-enforcement officers. During special events, they could also serve as information booths for visitors, he said. The city hopes to complete the booths before the Coconut Grove Arts Festival, which begins Feb. 16. "If this (pilot) works, we're going to bring it up Miami Biscayne Boulevardaround the performing arts center," as well as to the Upper East sideand possibly Little Havana, Mr. Sarnoff said.
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They look like prison guard stations or even worse, Gulag booths. Do they need to be black and do tourists really need an info booth? The Grove is three streets long. The best thing is to let the tourists wander around and go into stores and ask around for things. It will bring more business to stores this way and it makes it a friendlier place than to have a cold black info booth.
We here at Transit Miami like this new approach to keeping our streets safer. The booths will create a place for tourists to seek advice while keeping a vigilant eye on our higher pedestrian areas. They promote safety and tourism while encouraging people to walk about our most urban neighborhoods. I think we could use a few of these along Flagler, Brickell, and Little Havana. Your thoughts?
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Lawyer: Amanda Bynes isn't a schizophrenic
Amanda Bynes doesn't have schizophrenia.
The troubled actress, who completed psychiatric treatment in December following a series of public outbursts, has asked her lawyer, Tamar Arminak, to shoot down rumours claiming she suffers from the mental disorder.
Speaking to People magazine, Mr Arminak said: ''There has been much speculation about Amanda's medical condition. She has remained silent because she believed it was best to keep her mental health diagnosis private.
''However, she asked me to dispel certain rumours. For the record, Amanda does not have schizophrenia, nor has she ever been diagnosed with it.''
The attorney also claims the 28-year-old star, who chucked a marijuana bong out the window of her apartment in New York City last May, has never abused drugs or alcohol and she quit cannabis nine months ago.
He explained: ''She's devoted to living her life as healthy as possible. She's never had a history of abusing alcohol or hard drugs, and she's proud to say she's been marijuana-free for the past nine months.''
The 'Sydney White' actress, who was arrested last July after setting a small fire outside an elderly woman's home in Los Angeles, is now hoping to rebuild her life and has become a student at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM).
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John Batter Named CEO of Gracenote
John Batter has been named CEO of Gracenote and executive vice president of Tribune Media, a new post that comes about six months after Tribune acquired the video metadata and technology company from Sony for about $170 million.
Batter, the former CEO of M-GO, the electronic sell-through and movie and TV streaming service joint venture of DreamWorks Entertainment and Technicolor, assumes his new role at Gracenote on September 2, reporting to Tribune Media president and CEO Peter Ligouri. Batter's tasked with leading Gracenote's day-to-day operations, setting the company's strategic direction, and driving growth for Gracenote's core music and video metadata and technology businesses, the company said.
Before taking the helm of M-GO, Batter was as president of production at DreamWorks Animation, and has previously held exec roles at Electronic Arts, including general manager in the company's mobile and studio groups.
Batter succeeds former Gracenote president Stephen White, who decided to leave the company in May 2014 after 13 years with the company. Tribune Digital president and interim Gracenote CEO Shashi Seth is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities, TechCrunch reported.
"As we look to develop and grow our metadata business, we decided to bring in a CEO with strong operational experience to lead this effort globally," Liguori said in a statement. "John's strong digital experience in on-demand streaming services and video games combined with his studio experience make him a terrific fit to lead Gracenote into the future. As a customer of TMS while at M-GO, John has a deep understanding of the business, the emerging platforms and players, and the role metadata has in reimagining entertainment experiences."
Among other recent M&A action, Tribune Digital Ventures snapped up What's-ON, a TV search and electronic program guide data provider for India and the Middle East, for $27 million.
"As more devices and entertainment services become connected and personalized to users, the importance of Gracenote's metadata is becoming clear," Batter said in a statement. This is a unique opportunity to join the talented team at Gracenote to drive the evolution of data and technologies into new services and features for our customers around the world."
M-GO confirmed that Christophe Louvion, the company's chief technology officer, has assumed the role of COO, and he will oversee day-to-day leadership of M-GO.