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From Apple to Zuma, these unusual baby names of the rich and famous run the gamut from strange to silly.
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When she was asked during an interview on Oprah why she named her daughter Apple, actress Gwyneth Paltrow said: "When we were first pregnant, her daddy [Coldplay frontman Chris Martin] said, if it's a girl I think her name should be Apple. It sounded so sweet, and it conjures such a lovely picture for me, you know apples are so sweet and they're wholesome, and it's biblical." In other words, they had a whole, uh, bushel of reasons for naming their daughter after fruit.
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Actor Nicolas Cage and wife Alice Kim named their son Kal-El. No, they didn't make it up; for those not in the comic-book know, Kal-El was Superman's name when he was a tyke on Planet Krypton. With a name like that, who's going to blame him when he tries to fly off the couch, or runs around the house in his undies?
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Bronx Mowgli
Personifying the concept of "urban jungle," Bronx Mowgli, son of singer Ashlee Simpson and Fall Out Boy frontman Pete Wentz is a Disney exec's dream come true. Picture it: "Jungle Book Three: Lost in New York."
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Actress Courtney Cox likes the sound of her own name so much that she wanted her daughter to have the same name. Alas, that didn't jibe well with husband David Arquette's Jewish upbringing, so they compromised and named their daughter Coco, which apparently was Cox's name as a young girl. And here we thought it was important for children to have an identity separate from their parents.
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Apparently, director Woody Allen loves neurotic characters so much that he set his own son (pictured) up for a childhood of unhappy memories on the playground when he and then-partner Mia Farrow chose to name the poor kid Satchel. Satchel has since changed his name to Ronan Seamus. And who can blame him?
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Seven. It isn't just a number—or a really creepy movie. It's also a name. Maybe singer Erikya Badu and Outkast's Andrea 3000 meant to name their child Steven, but the birth certificate person screwed up, and so they just went with it. But that still doesn't explain why Badu named her other kids Mars and Puma.
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Rogue and Rebel
Director Robert Rodriguez and producer Elizabeth Avellan really set themselves up for fun times during the teenage years when they named two of their children Rogue and Rebel. Or maybe this was really a genius maneuver in reverse psychology, and their kids will go "rogue" and "rebel" against their names and become chess club champions and straight-A students.
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Call it blasphemy (or some serious delusions of grandeur), but rapper T.I. and then-girlfriend Lashon Dixon named their son YaMajesty Messiah. Those are some big shoes to fill. Also, it's kind of hard to convey authority when you're saying: "go clean your room, YaMajesty Messiah."
And speaking of delusions of grandeur, singer Jermaine Jackson and Alejandra Genevieve Oaziaza named their second child Jermajesty, a spin on the same strange idea.
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Moon Unit
Singer Frank Zappa and wife Gail Zappa set their daughter (pictured) up for a childhood of teasing with the name Moon Unit (the taunt "Space Cadet" comes to mind). The Zappas went on to make equally judicious choices when naming their other three children: Diva Thin Muffin (now, there's a name for a future Supreme Court chief justice), Dweezil (which sounds like a cross between "dweeb" and "weasel") and Ahmet Emuukha Rodan (which actually sounds pretty normal compared with the other three.)
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Pilot Inspektor
Actor Jason Lee and then-girlfriend Beth Riesgraf achieved new heights of celebrity ridiculousness when they named their son Pilot Inspektor. According to Hollywood legend, the couple chose the illustrious name after listening to the song He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's the Pilot by Grandaddy. Way to build your kid's self-esteem, guys. Let's hope Pilot appreciates the irony when he realizes that he knows how to spell "inspector" and his parents don't.
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Actress Alicia Silverstone and husband Christopher Jarecki named their boy child Bear Blu, and we admit, it's kind of cute. But as he grows up, we fear it's going to be put him in the cute and cuddly "I like him as a friend" category, not the totally handsome leading man one.
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Fifi Trixiebelle
Irish singer and songwriter Bob Geldoff and the late British media personality Paula Yates named their daughters Fifi Trixibelle, Peaches Honey Blossom and Little Pixie. And here I thought our job as parents is to dissuade our children from a career in exotic dancing.
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Denim and Diesel
Singer Toni Braxton and husband Keri Lewis named their sons Denim and Diezel. Maybe Braxton is hoping that if her next album tanks, she can finagle a deal with Diesel jeans.
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Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale sealed their child's fate as surfer dude with the name Zuma Nesta Rock. Seriously, the name reeks of baja hoodies and good times at the beach.


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President of Mexico Enrique Pena Nieto Unveils National Tourism Policy
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MEXICO CITY, Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- President Enrique Pena Nieto yesterday unveiled Mexico's National Tourism Policy in the Riviera Nayarit. The administration's tourism policy is designed to strengthen the sector and turn Mexico into a world class destination through four guiding principles, namely, legislative and sectorial transformation; innovation and competitiveness; development and promotion; and sustainability and social wellbeing.
President Pena Nieto said, "We will open Mexico to the world, and the world will visit Mexico. Tourism is a fundamental component of our economy and a key driver of national development."
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Claudia Ruiz Massieu, Mexico's Secretary of Tourism, said tourism is a priority as a driver of growth and employment. She also highlighted that Mexico sets the standard of the global tourism industry.
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Sean Kilpatrick, a guard for the Brooklyn Nets who was born in Yonkers and played for White Plains High School, has been immortalized in bobblehead form.
The Brooklyn Nets gave out Kilpatrick bobbleheads to fans at Sunday's game against the Toronto Raptors. Kilpatrick, who was signed by the Nets last season, is averaging 14 points a game and shooting 45 percent from three point range.
At White Plains, Kilpatrick averaged 28.4 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, finishing as the second-leading scorer in the school's history. He was a three-time all-state, all-section, all-league, and all-county selection. He later starred at the University of Cincinnati.
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Seven tornadoes have swept through their town since they were born, but as new graduates donned caps and gowns to say goodbye to their high schools Saturday, they vowed they wouldn't say goodbye to Moore.
"I wouldn't want to be in any other place. It's our roots. Tornadoes are a part of life here," said 18-year-old Brooke Potter, whose current college aspirations take her to two neighboring towns.
Saturday's graduations for Westmoore, Southmoore and Moore high schools are another step toward normalcy for this Oklahoma City suburb ravaged by an extremely strong tornado. Monday's twister killed 24, including seven children at Plaza Towers Elementary School.
"I want to end up back here," Madison Dobbs, 18, said. "I've been here my whole life and can't picture myself anywhere else. Tornadoes happen anywhere."
While that's true, few other places have the amount and severity of tornadoes like Oklahoma — and no other place has had a tornado like Moore. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman says the Oklahoma City area has been struck by more tornadoes than any other U.S. city, citing records that date to 1893.
When the current graduating class was in second grade, Moore experienced an EF4 tornado with winds approaching 200 mph. And three months before they started pre-kindergarten, a twister with the highest winds on record — 302 mph — sliced through their town.
"Crazy storms happen; the goods outweigh the bads," said Potter, who wants to attend Oklahoma City Community College, and then transfer to the University of Oklahoma in neighboring Norman.
With graduates wearing red or black caps and gowns, Westmoore was the first of three schools to hold commencement ceremonies Saturday at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City.
A teacher in the district said despite being big enough to have three high schools, the 56,000-strong community is still tightly knit.
"This is such a big district, but this is a small town," said Tammy Glasgow, a second-grade teacher at Briarwood Elementary, which was also destroyed but didn't have any deaths. "When you see somebody in the street, it's not a 'hi' and a handshake, it's a hug."
Some students lost everything in the violent storm. Southmoore senior Callie Dosher, 18, said she sifted through the debris of her family's destroyed home in the past few days, looking to recover precious possessions — her mom's two Bibles and the teddy bear Callie's granddad gave her shortly before he passed away.
But Dosher, too, wants to stay: "These people, I've grown up with them. I have all my friends here," she said.
Miranda Mann, an 18-year-old Southmoore grad whose family also lost their home, couldn't recognize her own neighborhood because of the damage. Yet the family has vowed to rebuild on the same ground.
"We loved the house we were in," she said. "But we get to make new memories in the new house."
Westmoore Senior Alex Davis, 18, will attend University of Oklahoma after graduation partly so he can stay close to friends and family.
"It speaks to how the community's banded together," he said. "We're not going to let a natural disaster beat us."


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Ain't nobody got time for Beyoncé's pregnancy? We're not sure if Mrs. Carter is really with child or not, but rumors are flying fast after Bey cancelled her concert in Belgium on Tuesday (May 14) due to exhaustion and dehydration. Her reps have yet to confirm or deny the pregnancy. So yeah, Beyoncé might possibly be experiencing the miracle of birth for a second time. Fans, however–some of them jokingly–just want to make sure they see the Mrs. Carter Show first. Click through for their reactions.


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STOCKTON - Speculation over whether a Lodi man murdered his friend or accidentally shot him on May 17 continues to mount as lawyers and investigators gather evidence in the case.
STOCKTON - Speculation over whether a Lodi man murdered his friend or accidentally shot him on May 17 continues to mount as lawyers and investigators gather evidence in the case.
Richard Welker, 34, appeared in court briefly Tuesday morning before the case was postponed until Sept. 5. The case is nearing a preliminary hearing where prosecutors will try to convince a judge that Welker should go to trial for murder.
Witnesses and authorities both say Welker did shoot Arlie Druen, 34, inside the Central Avenue home they shared with a third roommate. Police said multiple shots were fired while witnesses have told The Record that Welker was showing off a small pistol when it accidentally discharged.
Aaron Garcia, 18, a mutual friend of Druen and Welker, told The Record in May that he saw Druen get shot once in the chest.
Lodi police initially arrested Welker on charges of voluntary manslaughter and were careful in their wording, saying the shooting was "not an accident" but have said it was also "not intentional."
The San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office later enhanced the charges to first-degree murder.
Welker was on parole when the shooting occurred, and he was not supposed to be in possession of a gun, police said.
Family members in court on Tuesday said they have received little information on the case.
"All I know is what I find out in court," said David Bradley, Druen's brother. "We haven't been told autopsy results. We don't know how many times he was shot."Bradley and his family are eager to learn more facts and want Welker to be held accountable if it is proven that multiple shots were fired.
"Multiple shots is not an accident," Bradley said, adding that if multiple shots were fired that Welker and his friends were attempting a cover-up.
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In many homes across America today, the kitchen is the main gathering place, the room where family members get together to play games, eat, talk, and do homework, all around the kitchen table. Since you likely spend so much time in your kitchen, you should be happy with the way it looks, and if not, then it may be time for a little kitchen remodeling project. You have many options when it comes to your kitchen remodel, you can slap some paint on the walls and linoleum on the floor and call it done, or you can literally start all over again, redoing the entire room, even the kitchen sink.
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BiologyVery little is known about this shark's social and mating behaviour, but they are thought to be solitary, coming together only to mate. Males are believed to nip a female's fins to entice her into mating (2). Reproduction in this shark is ovoviviparous; the young hatch from eggs retained within the mother so that she then gives birth to live young (2) (3). The exact gestation period is unknown, but it is thought to be longer than two years. Each litter can number from 22 to 108 pups and this incredibly large litter size suggests that juvenile mortality rates are high (2). Age determination is difficult in this species but males are believed to mature at 11 to 14 years, females at 18 to 35 years, and longevity to reach 80 years for both sexes (3). The bluntnose six-gill shark is a skilled predator and may also scavenge, feeding nocturnally on a wide variety of marine organisms including other sharks, rays, bony fishes, squid, crabs, and seals (1) (2). Although reported as being sluggish in nature, they can reach remarkable speeds when chasing prey (2).


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I already purchased a regular game ticket to the same game as a Group Event. Can I still receive the Group Event giveaway item?
The only way to receive a Group Event giveaway item is to purchase a specific Group Event ticket. Tickets can be purchased using the Group Events website or going through each specific Group Event website.
I already purchased a ticket to the same game as a Group Event. Can I exchange them for a Group Event ticket?
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Group Event giveaway items must be collected on the day of the game at Safeco Field. The pick-up location for redemption will be listed on the Group Event website. Giveaway items can be picked up with a Group Event ticket at the game and are only available while supplies last or through the end of the 4th inning.
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Born on 26th January 1877, in Delfshaven, a suburb of Rotterdam in mid polder, Kees Van Dongen studied at l'Académie des Arts et des Sciences de Rotterdam for four years. Three paintings evoke his youth and his beginnings as a painter in The Netherlands, including the impressive Autoportrait of 1895, kept in the Musée national d'art moderne in Paris.
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In 1899, he moved to Paris where he joined his partner, Augusta Preitinger, or Guus. Her sensitive nature subsequently brought him closer to radical milieus. He met the writer Félix Fénéon with whom he formed a deep and lasting friendship. For a while, he abandoned painting to devote himself to the illustration of political and social publications. His favourite subject was the environment of prostitutes and courtesans, a central theme that he was to develop further (Les entraîneuses, circa 1905; Nini la parisienne, between 1906 and 1910; Les péripatéticiennes, circa 1920).
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FRESNO, Calif. (March 11, 2010) - Senior catcher Trisha Massenzo (Russellville, Tenn.) blasted a two-run home run in the top of the third, but it was not enough offense to carry the Lady Bucs past Fresno State, as the Bulldogs defeated ETSU, 7-2, on Thursday night in the opening game of the Bayer CropScience Classic.
Senior right-hander Marissa Hardy (Rocklin, Calif.), who was pitching in front of her home crowd for the first time as a Lady Buccaneer, suffered the loss (1-5) after allowing five runs (four earned) on four hits in four innings of work. Fresno State's Mackenzie Oakes entered in relief to earn the win (5-3) after limiting ETSU to one hit in the final 4.1 innings. Michelle Moses started in the circle for Fresno, but allowed two runs on three hits in 2.2 innings.
The Lady Bucs have now lost five of their six games out west and dipped to 8-10 on the year. Meanwhile, Fresno State, who is receiving votes in the USA Today/NFCA Top 25 Poll, improved to 12-8.
The Bulldogs jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead after the first two innings. Moses helped her cause in the circle by belting a solo homer down the right field line with two outs in the first - and some control issues by Hardy led to a pair of Bulldog runs in the bottom of the second. After the Rocklin, Calif. native issued two walks to start the frame; Fresno State's Rebecca Walker advanced the runners into scoring position with a sacrifice bunt. Then, with one out and runners on second and third, Diane Runge singled to left - scoring Caitlin Stiglich and moving Nicole Angene over to third. Following Jody Badorine reaching on an error, Angene scored on Haley Gilleland's sac-fly RBI - putting Fresno up 3-0.
ETSU finally cut into the lead when Massenzo flexed her muscles and belted her second home run of season - making it a 3-2 game as she and Lucy Schneider (Dade City, Fla.) trotted home on the bomb in the third.
Unfortunately, the Bulldogs got those two runs back in the bottom half of the inning when Stiglich's two-run home run put Fresno State back up three runs, 5-2.
From there, Oakes silenced the Lady Bucs' offense and the Bulldogs broke the game open by plating two runs in the fifth - putting the Fresno State ahead 7-2.
ETSU returns to action on Friday afternoon when the Lady Bucs face Cal State Northridge (2:30 p.m.) and Georgetown (5 p.m.).
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Intersolar and SEMI PV Group Announce Plans to Co-organize Solar Event in China
Intersolar China / SOLARCON China 2011 Poised to Become Leading International Exhibition and Conference in Asia
Freiburg / Pforzheim, Germany, and San Jose, Calif., June 10, 2010 – The organizers of Intersolar, Solar Promotion International GmbH and Freiburg Management and Marketing International GmbH, and SEMI PV Group, organizers of SOLARCON, have finalized arrangements for their latest collaboration, Intersolar China / SOLARCON China 2011. The event takes place from March 15-17, 2011 in Shanghai, China and expects over 200 exhibitors and more than 25,000 trade visitors. This collaboration closely follows their joint success working together on Intersolar North America and Intersolar Europe.
The annual event, co-located with SEMICON China, takes place at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. Intersolar China / SOLARCON China 2011 will become an industry flagship event, presenting cutting-edge technology and market opportunities in the photovoltaic industry. The co-location of events also provides a robust cross-industry platform to semiconductors, an integral part of photovoltaic production and overall cost reduction of panels.
Intersolar China / SOLARCON China 2011 will feature both domestic and international companies who will contribute to the rapid growth and profitability of the Chinese market. Further, the event will represent a diverse audience of international trade visitors including, purchasers and investors included among the many thousands of solar professionals.
"Our joint success with SEMI is based on our overlying goal to organize first-class exhibitions and conferences for the solar industry in the most influential solar-regions around the world," said Markus Elsaesser, CEO of Solar Promotion International. "The Chinese government, on both a national and provincial level, has begun an ambitious program of incentives to develop the solar energy industry. We are delighted to support and help accelerate the rapid growth of this dynamic market in China."
Intersolar China / SOLARCON China 2011 brings together all solar energy technologies and the entire supply chain, including: equipment and materials suppliers; cell and module manufacturers; balance of systems (BOS) suppliers (inverters, tracking and mounting systems, integrators); distributors and project developers.
"As China aspires to become a world-player in solar technology and production, Intersolar China / SOLARCON China 2011 will help guide both domestic and international solar companies to further stimulate the progress already being made in China," said Dan Martin, Executive Vice President of SEMI PV Group. "SEMI is pleased to work closely with Intersolar in organizing what we expect to become the region's premier exhibition and conference."
SEMI has a long-standing presence in the Chinese market and has collaborated with major solar-energy companies in the region. The PV Group's commitment to serving the manufacturing supply chain will cater to the manufacturing-focused Chinese solar market and continue to help reduce costs.
"Building on our partnership with SEMI PV Group in North America and Europe to now include China, reinforces our commitment to providing a world-class solar event for the Chinese and Asian solar industries." said Klaus W. Seilnacht, CEO of Freiburg Management and Marketing International.
About Intersolar
With over 2,600 exhibitors and 80,000+ visitors spanning three continents, Intersolar is the world's leading exhibition-series for the solar industry.
Intersolar China / SOLARCON China 2011 takes place annually in Shanghai from 2011. Its strong background in the global solar industry and decades of experience from the organizers provides a valuable platform for solar companies to exchange knowledge and further develop the dynamic Asian solar market.
Intersolar's storied history of international exhibitions and conferences spans almost 20 years. Taking place in addition to Intersolar China / SOLARCON China in Shanghai are Intersolar North America in San Francisco and Intersolar India in Mumbai. The world's largest exhibition for the solar industry is Intersolar Europe in Munich.
The organizers of Intersolar Europe are Solar Promotion GmbH, Pforzheim and Freiburg Wirtschaft Touristik und Messe GmbH & Co. KG. The exhibitions in North America, India and China are organized by the international subsidiaries Solar Promotion International GmbH, Pforzheim and Freiburg Management and Marketing International GmbH (FMMI).
For more information on Intersolar China, visit http://www.intersolarchina.com/ and http://www.semi.org.cn/solarconchina/en/
About SEMI PV GROUP
The PV Group is a SEMI special interest group dedicated to serving the PV manufacturing supply chain. Members of the PV Group provide the essential equipment, materials and services necessary to produce clean, renewable energy from photovoltaic technologies. The PV Group is committed to lowering costs for PV energy and for expanding the growth and profitability of SEMI members serving this essential industry. The SEMI PV Group organizes SOLARCON exhibitions in Korea, China, Singapore, and India along with the annual PVJapan and PV Taiwan events. For more information, please visit www.pvgroup.org.
Intersolar Contact:
Solar Promotion International GmbH
Mr. Markus Elsaesser
Kiehnlestr. 16
75172 Pforzheim, Germany
Tel.: +49-(0)7231-58598-0
Fax: +49-(0)7231-58598-28
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SEMI PV Group Contact:
Mr. Steven Buehler
3081 Zanker Road
San Jose, CA USA 95134
Tel.: +1.408.943.7049
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Just talking as usual....nothing gets done! No more money for you! On Dec 11, 2007, at 11:33 AM, Robert McGwier wrote: > John Marranca, Jr wrote: >> This is strictly opinion, but I think the Phase 5/Mars concept is >> foolish. >> > > > John, Fred, AMSAT members: > > Phase 5A is a dream of Karl Meinzer that has been adopted by AMSAT-DL. > It is not a distraction from delivering communications satellites. > Many > of the subsystems needed to support the P5A mission are being put into > P3E for testing. These include the IHU-3, the ultrastable oscillator, > an all SDR telecommand link, etc. Even though these are going into > P3E, > they are not the impediment to getting HEO payloads up. That said, > nothing has been built for P5A while P3E is sitting waiting to be > buttoned up for a ride to HEO to materialize. > > The space world has changed absolutely, totally, completely in a way > that cannot be easily understood by those not living it daily. For > years, space was an adventure for lots of engineers and developers. > Either NASA or ESA was doing develop of rockets and it was easy to > work > out some kind of relationship with the "steely eyed rocket men" to get > our payloads hoisted into orbit. > > During the middle of the P3D campaign, ESA handed over the Ariane to > Arianespace completely. ESA is "like NASA" and Arianespace is a > purveyor of space services and they care about the quarterly > report. It > left the hands of the steely eyed rocket men and went under the > control > of the bean counters. The concern of the latter group, being the > counting of beans, is for the rider to make a business case for > riding. > Period, end of story. > > No one is better than Karl Meinzer at figuring a case for someone > giving > us a ride. He has done this again. If you have N million dollars, > where N is a number no one can afford, you can get a ride. When > all of > this really began to become apparent to AMSAT leadership > everywhere, we > began to pursue all sorts of avenues. For years we went down all > sorts > of blind alleys desperately trying to find a way to get a bird into a > usable orbit by any means that we could afford. > > Last summer, we heard of Intelsat's changed position on the ride-share > situation. We have relentless pursued this since we learned of the > opportunity at exactly the same moment as THE REST OF THE WORLD. > > The all volunteer staff of AMSAT is trying very hard to finally pull > together the complete tapestry needed to build a real mission to high > earth orbit. It is as close as I have seen it since AO40 barely > made it > to orbit. We need support to get some things done. Either > volunteer to > be useful, send some money, or find another way to use your hobby > hours > and support that you can believe in. > > Bob > > -- > AMSAT Director and VP Engineering. Member: ARRL, AMSAT-DL, > TAPR, Packrats, NJQRP, QRP ARCI, QCWA, FRC. ARRL SDR WG Chair > "An optimist may see a light where there is none, but why > must the pessimist always run to blow it out?" Descartes > _______________________________________________ > Sent via email@example.com. Opinions expressed are those of the > author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite > program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via firstname.lastname@example.com. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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NHL discipline czar Brendan Shanahan today announced he would not be giving Milan Lucic any supplemental discipline for his hit on Buffalo goaltender Ryan Miller in Saturday night's Bruins win.
Shanahan had Lucic on the phone for an afternoon hearing.
"I had the hearing because I did make an initial assessment of the play as I do with all plays, but I did have some questions for Milan and I wanted to hear directly from him," Shanahan told NHL.com. "They were regarding his intent; at what point did he know there was going to be a collision; and whether or not he felt he had the time to avoid the collision. I was satisfied with his answers."
Shanahan continued: "The minor penalty called on the ice was the correct call. And, while it's unfortunate that Miller was hurt I saw nothing egregious about this hit that would elevate it to supplemental discipline."
This afternoon after practice in Wilmingon, Mass., Lucic again reiterated his point of view on the play.
"It's the same thing as I explained after the game. I blocked a shot and I pushed the puck a little too far ahead of me," said Lucic. "At first I was skating as hard as I could after the puck and I looked up and he was still in his net. And when I looked down at the puck, I was continuing on and the next thing I look up and he's coming out full speed at me. Obviously it was a hard collision and I didn't everything I could just to brace myself. Like he said, I have 50 pounds on him. So that's probably why he might've got the worst of it. Even if you look at the video, I was cringing after the play too because I was winded, because it was such a hard collision. He got a good piece of me as well and that's pretty much it."
You can read more about Lucic's comments in my NHL.com story.


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0_The_Oracle Imperator Open Casket Sunday 25/11/2012, 11:05
Hi guys! so because I have seen some inactivity in the forum, I have decided to do this. Basically, I am going to name a clan and a * number and can u guys please contribute to nmbering the best to worst card for that star number. Lets start off with Junkz, 4 stars.
imo: Rowdy, Qubik, Eibeza, Gibson, fizzle, nobrodroid, malmoth,(and then rest are pointless)
ok lets see what you think of this tier
0 ComeAtMe Titan aussie crusaders Sunday 25/11/2012, 12:18
All Stars 3 stars:
Saki, Robb Cr, Karen (in ELO), Randy, Nathan, Kang, Amelia, (rest are not worth mentioning)
jeber89 Titan Perfect Defect Effect Sunday 25/11/2012, 17:08
Ulu Watu 5 stars (assuming Extended format):
Tan Man, Lulabee, Hikiyousan, Stanly, Serena, Oraya, Miss Lulabee
They are *ALL* awesome though. Such a good clan for extended. =)
jeber89 Titan Perfect Defect Effect Sunday 25/11/2012, 17:24
Haha, sorry... forgot that this was supposed to be ELO.
Shanks Guru Colossus E X C A L I B U R Sunday 25/11/2012, 18:08
Seeing as this thread is more generalized i think it would do better in the strategy and tactics:general
about4turtles Imperator URBAN MADNESS Sunday 25/11/2012, 18:27
Skeelz 2*
Sasha (mono-only), Redra, Belle, Liam, Milton, Otto, Jessica, Wilhem, Todd, Anton
Skeelz 3*
Chiara, Sandro (mono-only), Andy Ld/Lorna/Snowflake, Praxie/Zeke, Cley/Danae, Deebler, Drake, Chwing, Saho
Some (as noted by the "/" depend on the deck and what your preference is though they are in order w/ considering preference
Skeelz 4*
Dr Falkenstein, Greem, Belgosi, Manfred, Jay, Corvus, Carter, Damian, Aigwon. Aigwon Noel
Skeelz 5*
Caelus Cr (if he comes is ever unbanned), Michael, Tomas, Eloxia, Logan, Dwan, Aylen
0_4DPaladin Veteran Monday 26/11/2012, 01:27
Well, I can accurately tell you ELO: (Mono-clan)
Piranas 2*
Hawkins, Tula, Amiral Coco, Puff, Spycee, Kalder, Dante, rest are useless.
Piranas 3*
Taljion, Ector, Tyd, Baba, Andsom, Rhed Cr, rest are really, really, REALLY unplayable.
Piranas 4*
Scubb, Raeth, Kristin, Sheryl, Sting, Coleridge, Katan
Piranas 5*
Selma, Dahlia, Lizbeth, Bloodh, Ahkab, rest are not worth it.
0_The_Oracle Imperator Open Casket Tuesday 27/11/2012, 03:30
I actually give snowflake like second priority....
liam is better than belle skeelz REALLY lack SoA
wow aylen is really powerful i think she comes second or third logan just sucks
amiral coco/ puff > tula
for 3 star i actually think its worth mentioning greesh a REALLY underrated card very good for dealing damage (something piranas lacks)
hahaha might be just me but after tan man i go with oraya that damage is really appealing
5 stars are all debatable but selma does not come first (personally i really like bloodh) but lizbeth and dalhia both provide better round- winability capabilities
0_4DPaladin Veteran Tuesday 27/11/2012, 14:37
Tula>Puff - 4 damage is more than 2, she's a good counter to Toro/Robb etc. Even though the 9 power might seem better, the 2 damage isn't worth it. Protower and SOA destroy Tula, most times you can play her so she doesn't face it.
Selma>Lizbeth - Selma has a lot of damage, *AND* pill manip. Lizbeth has strong power and damage, but fails miserably to SOA. 7/7 vs. 6/4 against SOA, I'd definately take Selma.
Selma>Bloodh - Bloodh is a nuke, but since theres no other cards that gap really well in piranas, you most likely have to win 3/4 rounds, and +3 life doesn't do that.
Selma>Dalhia - Dahlia is only effective in the first rounds, and she doesn't help with the damage problem of the piranas. Selma can be used any round, and has more damage.
Shanks Guru Colossus E X C A L I B U R Tuesday 27/11/2012, 15:23
Well for elo ill throw out some uppers i suppose
2 stars
jose star gail ld wendel bianca samantha jonas colin mickey t
3 stars
harold oxen burt frankie hi rubie lydia pallack stanford
4 stars
nellie kazayan maurice jody wayne stark beetenka
5 stars
dorian hefty/herman(these 2 really boil down to preference) lady glenn jeeves
for ELO imo hope it helps
lets try to stick to ELO cards guys since this is the ELO forum


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February 07, 2013 17:01 ET
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 7, 2013) - Colossus Minerals Inc. (the "Company" or "Colossus") (TSX:CSI)(OTCQX:COLUF) is pleased to provide a development update for its 75% owned Serra Pelada gold-platinum-palladium Mine. The Serra Pelada Mine is a joint venture between Colossus and Cooperativa de Mineração dos Garimpeiros de Serra Pelada ("COOMIGASP") located in the State of Pará, Brazil.
Claudio Mancuso, Chief Executive Officer commented, "We are now within six months of commencing our commissioning phase. Both underground development and infrastructure construction are progressing well towards our initial production target of early in the second half of 2013. Going forward, the Company will provide development updates monthly so that construction and development progress can be tracked as we strive towards our most important milestone; production at Serra Pelada."
David Anthony, President & Chief Operating Officer further commented, "Mobilization of the site construction team is now advanced. All principle materials and resources are in place to enable completion of the process plant and infrastructure projects as scheduled. Our mining team is pleased to have started collection of the bulk sample. Planning and preparations have been made to start mining operations during the third quarter of this year."
Construction and Development at the Serra Pelada Project
Underground Development
As announced on December 31, 2012, the Company reached mineralization in its secondary development and the bulk sample collection process is ongoing with all material being assayed and sorted on surface on the stockpile pad. Geologic controls and assaying of material continue to guide the bulk sampling process. Ground conditions and ground water flow into the mine remain manageable. Development of this secondary access will continue and management expects extraction and sampling of the bulk sample to be complete in the first quarter. The Company is progressing cautiously and prudently, as the bulk sample process is also being used to collect comprehensive geotechnical information and to test different extraction methods. Geotechnical assessment and monitoring indicates that full scale mining operations will be sustainable at planned rates of production.
Underground development is now ramping up and focusing on the development of infrastructure necessary to support initial production early in the second half of 2013. In addition to developing the main decline while developing the bulk access drive, a number of infrastructure projects are well underway or completed. Two new drill bays have been established in the bulk-sample access drive, allowing the Company to drill much shorter holes (maximum total length of 150 metres) resulting in better targeting of the areas the Company plans to include in its first resource/reserve estimate at the beginning of the second quarter of 2013. These drill bays are also being used to gather geotechnical information which will be used in the development of the Company's mine plan.
Former drill bays have now been converted into permanent underground infrastructure to support mining operations. The first underground drill bay has been converted into an electrical substation and a former sump has been converted into a second electrical substation. The second underground drill bay has been converted into a refuge station which was commissioned in January 2013. Work continues on the refurbishment of an artisanal shaft which will be used to provide underground ventilation. This shaft will be enlarged in the second quarter of 2013 and the ventilation system will be upgraded to support expansion of mining operations.
The Company also continues to develop its mine plan. While the geological and geotechnical information gathered during the collection of the bulk sample is yet to be incorporated, the Company believes its ramp-up plans are conservative and achievable. The Company is currently planning an additional 600 metres of development between now and the end of June in order to start initial production at 250 tpd in the second half of the year. This estimate assumes a development rate of three metres per day per development crew. During 2012, the Company achieved improvements in rates of advance as additional equipment and more experienced underground mine personnel were mobilized to site. Development rates for the period from January to July 2012 were two metres per day however an average of three metres per day was consistently achieved during the period from August 2012 to January 2013.
In February and March, the Company will have one development crew and will ramp to two in April once ventilation upgrades have been made and additional mining equipment, scheduled for March delivery, arrives on site. Initial production will begin from two active mining faces and the Company anticipates having a 10,000 tonne stockpile once production begins in the second half of 2013. Ramp-up activities will continue throughout the remainder of 2013 as the Company anticipates having four development crews by August and expects to be at 500 tpd by the fourth quarter of 2013 and 1,000 tpd by the end of the first quarter of 2014. The current plan envisages two active mining faces for 250 tpd of production, three to five mining faces for 500 tpd of production and six to nine mining faces for 1,000 tpd of production. Geotechnical information gathered during the bulk sample process suggests that these production rates may be achievable with less active mining faces than currently planned and the Company is in the process of testing different extraction methods in the bulk sample access drive prior to incorporating these results into its preliminary mine plan.
All equipment required to achieve the development and mining rates discussed above have been ordered and are on their way to site. Three new Atlas Copco scoop trams and two haulage trucks will be delivered to site by mid-March. Two other haulage trucks will be delivered in May and August, respectively. A third rockbolter will arrive at site in June and a fourth jumbo in July.
Process Plant Construction
Process Plant construction remains on schedule for commissioning to begin early in the second half of 2013; the total project is currently 60% complete. The various phases of the processing plant construction, along with respective percentage completion, are presented in the table below.
Civil construction is progressing well and has not been significantly impacted by the seasonal rainfall. Concrete placement is ahead of schedule at 55% complete and this team is fully mobilized, with completion scheduled for mid-April. Sub-grade concrete placement is complete for all process plant buildings and structures and above grade concrete is progressing slightly ahead of schedule. Structural steel for the process plant will begin to arrive by the middle of February and steel erection will begin shortly thereafter. Ball mill refurbishment will be complete in early February with delivery to site expected in early March. Critical contracts for structural steel, plate work, piping fabrication and structural, mechanical, electrical and instrumentation installation have been awarded and site establishment is advanced.
Critical process plant equipment continues to be delivered to site. The tailings thickener was delivered to site in December 2012. The in-line leach reactors, gravity concentrators vibrating screens, vibrating feeder, hydrocyclones and reagent dosing pumps are landed at the port and will be delivered during February.
A pictorial update has also been provided with this press release (and can be accessed by clicking http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/csiphotos.pdf) to provide additional information regarding the progress of the processing plant and other infrastructure construction.
Infrastructure Construction
The 34.5 kV transmission line to bring power to site is currently under construction by Equatorial Energia S/A ("EE"), Brazil's second largest utility company, and is on track to be commissioned by early April. The power house to connect the site distribution lines to the EE transmission line is currently under civil works construction. Concrete placement and structural steel erection for the power house is substantially complete. Mechanical installation is scheduled to start in the middle of February. This facility will be available for use by the end of March. The power house will also be equipped with generators for backup power, which have already been purchased and are on site.
Basic engineering for the tailings dam is complete. Golder Associates are in the process of completing detailed engineering. The earthworks contract has been awarded and this contractor is mobilized to site. Bulk materials for construction are currently being procured and will begin to arrive in the middle of February. The tailings impoundment facility is on track to be ready to receive material by the end of July.
Dewatering activities from surface have proceeded for more than 18 months and the rate of water removal remains consistent. As development has continued into the mineralized zone, our underground dewatering has increased and is now in balance with the rate of production from surface. Dewatering activities remain manageable and these are integrated with the ground control program. Lastly, the water level in the historic pit has been drawn down by approximately twenty metres. The Company's plan is to dewater to within five metres of the solids level and this is now 95% complete.
About Colossus:
Colossus is a development-stage mining company focused on bringing its 75% owned Serra Pelada gold-platinum-palladium Mine into production. The Serra Pelada Mine is a joint venture between Colossus and Cooperativa de Mineração dos Garimpeiros de Serra Pelada (COOMIGASP) located in the State of Pará, Brazil. Serra Pelada, located in the mineral prolific Carajas region in the State of Pará, is host to one of the highest grade gold and platinum group metals deposits in the world. Between 1980 and 1986 Serra Pelada was host to the largest precious metals rush in Latin American history. Colossus Minerals shares, warrants and notes trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbols CSI, CSI.WT.A and CSI.NT respectively and in the United States its Common Shares trade on the OTCQX under the symbol COLUF. The Company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
Forward-looking statements in this press release include statements regarding the timing and nature of future exploration and development programs that are dependent on projections that may change as drilling continues, or if unexpected ground conditions are encountered. The Company does not currently have any mineral properties that are in production or that contain a reserve as defined by National Instrument 43-101. In addition, areas of exploration potential are identified which will require additional drilling to determine whether or not they contain similar mineralization to areas that have been explored in more detail. Significant additional drilling is required at Serra Pelada to fully understand system size.
Except for statements of historical fact relating to Colossus, certain statements in this press release relating but not limited to the Company's exploration and development plans, activities and intentions, constitute "forward-looking information" within the meaning of the Securities Act (Ontario) or "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements represent management's best judgment based on current facts and assumptions that management considers reasonable. Forward-looking statements are frequently characterized by words such as "target", "plan", "expect", "project", "intend", believe", "anticipate" and other similar words, or statements that certain events or conditions "appear to", "may" or "will" occur. Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management at the date the statements are made, and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. The factors include but are not limited to risks related to the joint venture operation, actual results of exploration activities, the inherent risks involved in the exploration and development of mineral properties, changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, delays in obtaining government approvals, the uncertainties of project cost overruns or unanticipated costs and expenses, uncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing needed in the future, the uncertainties inherent to conducting business in Brazil and the rest of Latin America, the availability of equipment and supplies, unexpected adverse climate conditions, the reliance on only a few key members of management, as well as those factors discussed in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the Company's most recent Annual Information Form filed with Canadian provincial securities regulatory authorities and other regulatory filings which are posted on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Unless required by law, Colossus undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or management's estimates or opinions should change. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
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Jackson, Denorfia ready to step in and contribute
BALTIMORE -- Austin Jackson has played in the American League Championship Series the past three years with the Tigers, has a World Series under his belt and was an integral part of a team that is again leading the AL Central.
So, sure, the 27-year-old had some mixed emotions when he was pulled out of Thursday's game against the White Sox and told he was being traded to a Mariners club fighting for its first playoff berth since 2001. But Jackson joined his new club Friday with a broad smile and an insistence that this was a good thing for him.View Full Game Coverage
BALTIMORE -- Austin Jackson has played in the American League Championship Series the past three years with the Tigers, has a World Series under his belt and was an integral part of a team that is again leading the AL Central.
So, sure, the 27-year-old had some mixed emotions when he was pulled out of Thursday's game against the White Sox and told he was being traded to a Mariners club fighting for its first playoff berth since 2001. But Jackson joined his new club Friday with a broad smile and an insistence that this was a good thing for him.View Full Game Coverage
"It's a new chapter," Jackson said after exchanging handshakes and hugs with his new teammates. "I get to start fresh, to help a ballclub that is trying to advance. I like that challenge. I've always been somebody that is up for a good challenge, and I see this as one of those challenges."
Jackson and Chris Denorfia joined the Mariners on Friday and were immediately inserted into the lineup for Seattle's series opener against the Orioles.
Jackson, acquired as part of a three-way trade from the Tigers on Thursday for Minor League infielder Nick Franklin, was plugged into center field and the leadoff spot by manager Lloyd McClendon, his former hitting instructor in Detroit.
Denorfia, obtained from the Padres for Minor Leaguers Abraham Almonte and Stephen Kohlscheen in another deal just before the non-waiver Trade Deadline, was penciled into right field and the sixth spot in the batting order.
Rookie outfielders James Jones and Stefen Romero were optioned to Triple-A Tacoma to make room for the two new additions.
Jackson said the chance to play for McClendon is part of the allure of his new situation.
"Me and Lloyd go back to the Tigers, and the connection we were able to make was awesome," Jackson said. "I'm looking forward to that same type of connection with him being the manager. I was happy for him when it happened, and I'm more happy now that I'm playing for him."
McClendon worked with Jackson the past four years, taking him under his wing and helping him through some tough times when he led the AL in strikeouts and turning out a very productive center fielder.
"When the strikeouts started adding up, he was patient with me," Jackson said. "He taught me a lot. He taught me how to be a big league hitter. He was the first big league coach I had, so I learned a lot from him and was able to transition over to a better hitter."
Denorfia comes from a different situation, being dealt by a Padres club that was 12 games under .500 in the NL West. He said the trade energized him, even after flying across the country Friday to join his new club.
"I'm going on a couple hours sleep, but I feel like I had a pot of coffee just walking in here," the 34-year-old Denorfia said. "I'm really looking forward to getting off to a good start and a fresh start, too. There were a little bit of struggles this year, teamwise and personally, but none of that matters now. I can look up at the scoreboard and see zeros and our record is above .500. It's a different outlook just coming here to the ballpark."
Denorfia is a career .275 hitter in nine seasons in the Majors, but he was batting .242 with one home run and 16 RBIs in 248 at-bats for San Diego this season.
"The reasons are what they are," Denorfia said. "I'm not one to make excuses. I've been the person up at the plate not getting as many hits as I have in the past, but as far as I'm concerned, it's still a small sample size. We still have two months left in the season, and maybe it just means I'm due to get more hits now."
Denorfia has primarily been a platoon hitter against left-handed pitchers in his time with San Diego, but McClendon indicated he could be used more initially by the Mariners, who are still awaiting the return of right fielder Michael Saunders from the disabled list with a strained oblique muscle.
Saunders is close to going out on a Minor League rehab assignment, but he figures to need a week or more to get his timing back in Triple-A Tacoma once he's cleared for that duty. Denorfia will take whatever comes his way.
"I'm here to play whatever role it is," Denorfia said. "The way I look at it, we're all role players, whether you're a superstar or a bench guy or a bullpen coach or whatever. We all play our role and do our job, and that's part of what makes a good team."
The two rookies sent down just need to play every day and continue working, McClendon said. Jones hit .258/.287/.313 in 79 games after being called up in early May. The 25-year-old leads the Mariners with 20 stolen bases while filling a top-of-the-order spot for much of his stay, but he slumped badly in July, when he hit just .196 and was 1-for-30 over his last nine games with 13 strikeouts.
Romero hit .196/.236/.310 with three home runs and 11 RBIs in 60 games in two different stints with the Mariners.
"They're two young players that are very talented," McClendon said. "It does them no good to sit on the bench. They need to continue to play and develop. They're certainly a big part of our future. They'll go down and play and be back in September."
Greg Johns is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @GregJohnsMLB as well as his Mariners Musings blog.


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Colorado Rapids defender Drew Moor following the team's 1-0 home loss to Seattle:
On the team's performance:
"I thought it was a good performance. We possessed the ball well, created chances, obviously we gave up a soft goal but I don't understand how we come out of that game without at least a point. We have to keep our heads up, we did play well. There was a lot of positive play. We can't hang our heads; we were on a nice run going into this game. You know that's one team we need to beat, we need to beat Seattle. I don't know what it is, but we have to take the pieces from this game and don't hang our heads, because it's a quick turnaround."
On facing Houston next week:
"Just play like we played today and finish our chances. We have to stay compact in the back, limit their chances, obviously, that's a fortress we are going into. We have to go in with the belief that we can get three points. We don't go on the road with the belief that we are just going to hang in there or get a point. If we do, that's great, but we have to have belief that we are going to go in and get three points; that we can go in and preform extremely well like we did tonight. Score our chances and limit their chances."
On having so many injuries:
"Yeah, it's definitely more than I'm used to for sure. But that's another thing, we can't hang our heads because of that. Nobody is going to feel sorry for us, nobody is going to play differently because we have some injured guys. I think we have seen in the last couple weeks, we do have a deep team. We have guys who can step in and perform well. Same thing again today, but that's just noise, that's something that we can't think about. We have to step out on the field and play if you're on the field."
On having to adjust to the changing personnel due to injuries:
"As a player you don't really think about that. You are really focused on what you have to do. If everybody goes in there and does their job and does it to the best of their ability and performs well, then everything else will take care of it. Yeah you have to organize other people, you have to talk to other people, sometimes there is a bit of a transition, but that's why we train during the week. All the defenders train together, all the midfielders train together, and we train together as units. And you don't really think about that on the field."
On returning to the starting lineup:
"It was nice. I think I have said it was a tough couple weeks for me. Probably one of the lower points of my career but it's always nice to be back and it was the first time I had prepared to start a game in a month. It was kinda fresh, it was kinda nice, just wish we got the result."


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Coralee just showed up with an awesome present! Pictures for the blog!
Check these out! Tanya teaching. . .
Easy Lace Poncho Multi-directional Scarf Christmas Stocking
(a similar pattern, anyway) made from a pattern found here
A cute scarf made with one strand of sock yarn and one strand of mohair in a 3x3 rib pattern (She's not as judgemental as she looks. . .)
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Nestled along Lake Okeechobee'ssoutheastern edge, the Ericksons farm in the midst of some of the world's best soil for growing sugar cane and winter vegetables. So, why do they focus their efforts on fruit — and rather unusual fruit, at that?
As Dale Erickson sees things, it boils down to achieving efficiencies on the family's land at Canal Point, Fla.
"Why grow the same thing on 60 acres that somebody just down the road is growing on thousands of acres?" he says.
With their comparatively small acreage, the Ericksons choose not to compete with the area's traditional crops. Rather, they stick to higher value, intensive management crops and personally handle the marketing.
Their plan succeeds well enough that the family's fourth generation of south Florida farmers now works enthusiastically on the land, sticking with it through ruinous hurricanes, droughts and whatever else Mother Nature throws at them.
When Dale's grandparents, Alfred and Elfrida Erickson, moved here from Sweden in 1911, Lake Okeechobee still had a natural shoreline. Their home sat near the lakefront. The killer hurricane that presaged construction of the Herbert Hoover Dike would come 17 years later.
In the early days, people living in this area were not only pioneers, but were also isolated from the rest of society. They traveled in boats. Before the canal to the East Coast was built, in order to get to the county seat to do legal business, the Ericksons had to travel west across Lake Okeechobee, then to Fort Myers, and finally onward by boat all the way to Palm Beach.
Alfred Erickson had a knack for finding a way to make a living. He grew amaryllis and sold them by mail order. He became a carpenter and built houses that are still occupied today, along with the local school and hotel. He was an early-day county agent, and ran a commercial fishing operation on the big lake.
When the Great Depression hit in the 1930s, hard on the heels of the big storm that ravaged the area, Alfred Erickson began farming in a serious way. His sons Floyd and William farmed with him, growing winter vegetables like sweet corn, beans, pepper, squash and tomatoes. Floyd, educated at the University of Florida, had an interest in tropical fruit from around the world. He began farming on his own in 1961, and by the late 1960s had established groves of mango and avocado trees.
In 1972, Dale came home from college and began farming alongside his father. "Dad saw that you couldn't make a living on the 26 acres he had then if you were growing crops like green beans, sweet corn or sugar cane," he says.
The family had fruit trees on the place for many years and knew they would grow in the rich muck soil.
"I assume things then were much like they are now," says Kim, who with her sister, Krista, does much of the farm's management these days. "Land acquisition is not the easiest thing. I don't know if it was a Swedish thing or more of a personal thing, but whatever it was, Grandfather Floyd was obsessed with tropical fruit."
Avocados got most of Floyd Erickson's attention for quite a few years. That came to an end when the Army Corps of Engineers raised the lake level, effectively drowning the trees.
Can't stand wet feet
"They can't stand wet feet," Krista says. "Almost all of them died, although we have quite a few avocados on our ridge right now. So, we switched to mangoes — they can handle the water."
Mangoes and other tropical fruits and vegetables the Ericksons grow thrive here. They say the nearby lake creates a microclimate that warms their place and makes freezes rare.
"When there are cold fronts, 95 percent of the time they come from the northwest, over the lake, and that brings our temperature up," Dale says. "We'll usually be 8 degrees higher than is forecast by the alerts from the Homestead tropical research stations. We also have under-tree irrigation that creates fog in the canopy and holds the heat."
However, the rare storms with wind from the east pound their tropical trees. The entire family remembers one that hit Christmas Eve, 1989.
"That's the only white Christmas in my entire life," Kim says. "We had been running overhead irrigation, and ice froze on the trees. It was a memorable Christmas — cold as all get-out, but something to remember."
Being able to withstand most weather events gave the Ericksons confidence to expand into a wide variety of tropical fruit. Mangoes, with 40 acres of trees in production, remain their main crop. But they also grow carambola, sapodilla longan, lychee, papaya and a wide variety of vegetables.
"We grow about 45 varieties of mangoes and are constantly changing varieties," Dale says. "There are at least 1,000 named mango cultivars around the world, so there are a lot to try. We did fairly well with mangoes until about 1995, when the North American Free Trade Agreement dropped the tariffs and imported mangoes just about wiped us out.
"By 2000, we were pretty well out of the mango business — we were removing them by the truckload. Then we stopped growing mangoes that won't ship and started changing the operation over. Every year we find new varieties and try them."
The better-shipping mangoes changed plenty for the Ericksons.
"We ripen them on the tree, which gives them better flavor and less fiber," Dale says. "Imported mangoes are picked up to 42 days before they ripen, which doesn't help their taste. Plus, in those shipping containers, the temperature gets dropped to 34 degrees. A mango can't stand temperatures below 55, so the skin burns.
"Our mangoes just taste better — being ripened on the tree makes a big difference. The old varieties would ripen and drop. These don't. They ripen and over a three- or four-day period, and we've got time to pick. These mangoes are sweeter, too. Their Brix is about 18 or 20, compared to 14 for other mangoes. We have one variety that goes to 22 Brix, which makes the taste a whole lot better."
Dale thinks mangoes could be poised for an image boost in the minds of many American consumers. Mango flavoring, natural or not, is being used in a number of products ranging from shampoo to candles.
Raises awareness
"All of that raises awareness, and that's good," he says. "There is a lot of potential for new mango uses — look at all the different fruit-flavored drinks we're seeing now. We even see mangoes showing up on the Food Network.
"It's a matter of awareness and getting people to try them. That's why I'm an advocate for improving the quality of mango imports, if we hold the imports to the same food safety standards that we U.S. producers have to deal with. Get the fruit tasting good, then take them into stores and give them out free to familiarize people with mangoes.
"Different varieties have different tastes, but most people don't know that. American consumers are starting to learn that certain things have flavor. It's the beginning of a trend. Of course, we believe strongly that our mangoes have the best taste."
The Ericksons are working to develop value-added mango products. Kim is experimenting with mango preserves and jams, and recently sold some.
"We want something we can sell in the off season," she says. "It's a way to get rid of the aesthetically ugly fruit that would be difficult to sell at retail, but otherwise has nothing wrong. At times of the year we have too many mangoes, so we're looking for ways to extend the season."
Frozen mangoes have potential, as well, Kim says. "A mango can be used for anything you can use a peach for. I eat more frozen mangoes than fresh ones — chop them up, throw them in the freezer, and you can eat them year-round."
Of course, growing great-tasting fruit that originated in far-off places can be easier than selling it. Marketing is where the Ericksons excel, moving their products to some unusual buyers far from sunny south Florida. Their biggest wholesale customers are in New York and Chicago. The consumers in New York are mostly Asian, those in Chicago predominately Hindu. A Miami distributor also moves some of their fruit and vegetables.
"We've been very fortunate with markets," Kim says. "Some wholesale clients have been our customers for decades and some, really, for my entire life.
"They've become friends, and they come down here and visit us. They have family businesses — they're cool. We never worry about payment; we work out a price prior to growing the product. We know what they want us to grow. They want quality, and they want it fresh, and that's what we give them."
Transportation is key to shipping quality products. A truck picks up the Ericksons' products at 1 a.m. and pulls into Chicago about a day and a half later. We have an awesome trucker," Krista says. "He's a friend now, too; he understands what we need to do."
For several years, curry leaves bought by Hindus were the Ericksons' second biggest moneymaker, right behind mangoes. They moved as much as 350 pounds of curry leaves weekly to Chicago, New York and Atlanta. But after citrus greening disease hit the state's orange and grapefruit groves, out-of-state shipments of curry leaves were halted due to the possibility of their carrying the disease.
"This was really disappointing because curry was quite a sustaining part of our income," Kim says. "We still have quite a bit of curry. We're just waiting to see what happens. We don't want to pull it all out."
They also sell paan leaves to Indian and Southeast Asian markets. It is touted as a palate cleanser, breath freshener and digestive aid, often chewed at ceremonies.
"A lot of older people use paan as a spice," Kim says. "They crave it, almost. The older generation has to have it — they buy it to use in festivals."
Shipped to Hindus
About 100 pounds of the Ericksons' mango leaves are shipped weekly to Hindus, who make garlands out of them and hang them outside temples, houses and other buildings.
"We already have the trees, so why not?" Krista says. "We're also now wholesaling fenugreek to the Hindu market. It's used as a spice; the leaves are eaten with vegetable dishes. India grows most of the world's fenugreek, but it's a growing market for us. The way things worked out for us, mangoes led to curry, and curry led to everything else."
During mango season, the Ericksons operate an on-farm roadside stand geared toward individual buyers. They will sell one mango at a time or a truckload. Some retail customers have been buying there for several generations.
"People know us and feel they're family," Krista says. "We send out a letter at the end of the season, thanking them for their business. They'll write us, thanking us for being around all this time. We also have 400 customers for whom we do ripe mango shipments. Of those, we probably personally know 200."
In 2007, they tapped into the local food movement with their vegetable business, selling to green markets, restaurants and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) customers who are members of a buying club. In a real sense, this business took the family back to the future. The vegetables are planted with a push planter and each row is carefully maintained.
"We tend to grow things a lot of people don't grow on their own: beets, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, kale, Swiss chard, things like that — no corn, no green beans," Kim says.
"After the hurricanes that hit us several years ago, we had a lot of damage to our fruit trees, and decided we had to get into vegetables. If a hurricane wipes them out, that isn't good, but at least we don't have the investment in them that we do in trees, and we can get back into production pretty fast."
That experience has made them big supporters of the local ag movement.
"The more local you can get, the better off you are," Krista says. "We've been very blessed to have the market options we have. I think starting local is the first step now — start local first, then move on to bigger markets, if you want to do that.
"People really are starting to look at where their food comes from. If they're in New York or Philadelphia, they want apples that came from up there, not Argentina or Chile. People in West Palm Beach want food that comes from this area, if they can get it."
If Alfred and Elfrida Erickson appeared on the lakeside farm today, the technology and machinery would no doubt amaze them, and they doubtless would be proud of how Dale, Kim and Krista have carried on the family tradition.
Krista started working with her father right after graduating from high school. Kim attended Penn State University and spent nine years in Pennsylvania before returning home.
"This is not just a business — it's home," Kim says. "We both find it very draining to be away from here. Growing up, we didn't go to summer camp. We sold mangoes. You could say we did internships on the farm."
Krista agrees: "Our strength comes from the muck."


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British Politician Charged With Sexual Assault On Seven Different Men
British politician Nigel Evans, who has been openly gay since 2010, has been charged with sexual assault on seven different men.
Britain's Crown Prosecution Service said enough evidence had been gathered to prosecute Nigel Evans, a member of Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative party, for eight offenses.
Fifty-five year old Evans, who has been the MP for Ribble Valley in Lancashire in northern England since 1992 and was arrested twice earlier this year, has denied any wrongdoing.
"Lancashire Constabulary has ... been authorized to charge two counts of indecent assault, five counts of sexual assault and one count of rape relating to a total of seven alleged victims," the prosecution service said in a statement.
The assaults, dating from 2002 until 2013, were all on men.
Without citing sources, the BBC said Evans had resigned as deputy speaker but this could not immediately be verified.
Evans was detained in May on suspicion of rape and sexual assault but said the allegations were "completely false".
Police said he was arrested for a second time in June.
Wowza. Evans has a court date set for Sept. 18.
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Blur: Pantone Paint Swatch Album Art by David Marsh
Paint swatch art meets pop art meets the one time I tried to go record shopping after partaking in $3 margarita night at El Cid Tacos; the album covers we know and love, but slightly off-kilter, obscured just enough to be visually stimulating beyond a straightforward band poster.
Artist David Marsh samples paint swatches the way a DJ samples breakbeats, piecing together tones and shades to recreate familiar album covers in a minimalist fashion. Marsh's process revolves around "represent[ing] the artwork in as few colours and shades as possible yet still retain[ing] the realization of the image."
I think the results lend a bit of mystery to the familiar and are definitely frame worthy. These prints are more pop art than a band poster and a far better investment than record shopping after $3 margarita night (I have three really bad cover albums to prove it. My friend said they would be funny. They're not that funny. Anyone down for some klezmer covers of the Bee Gees? I didn't think so. Darn margaritas.).
To see the full collection of artwork and prints, and for purchasing information, check out David Marsh's site.
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